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Police were out in force to pre-vent any large-scale unrest duringthe day-long strike called by themain opposition Bharatiya JanataParty (BJP) and leftist parties in ashow of strength against the Con-gress-led government’s reformprogramme. The response wasmixed, with the greatest impact feltin states with non-Congress admin-istrations, like West Bengal,Karnataka and Bihar.

The day of action virtually shutdown the software sector in India’sIT showcase city Bangalore — thecapital of BJP-ruled Karnataka —where hundreds of software firms,including giants like Infosys andWipro, told employees to stay athome.

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disrupted life across India on Monday, triggering transport may-disrupted life across India on Monday, triggering transport may-disrupted life across India on Monday, triggering transport may-disrupted life across India on Monday, triggering transport may-disrupted life across India on Monday, triggering transport may-hem and sporadic violence in major cities where schools and busi-hem and sporadic violence in major cities where schools and busi-hem and sporadic violence in major cities where schools and busi-hem and sporadic violence in major cities where schools and busi-hem and sporadic violence in major cities where schools and busi-nesses closed down. Flights were grounded in commercial airlinenesses closed down. Flights were grounded in commercial airlinenesses closed down. Flights were grounded in commercial airlinenesses closed down. Flights were grounded in commercial airlinenesses closed down. Flights were grounded in commercial airlinehubs such as Mumbai and Kolkata, while protesters attacked buses,hubs such as Mumbai and Kolkata, while protesters attacked buses,hubs such as Mumbai and Kolkata, while protesters attacked buses,hubs such as Mumbai and Kolkata, while protesters attacked buses,hubs such as Mumbai and Kolkata, while protesters attacked buses,blocked roads with burning tyres and organised sit-down protestsblocked roads with burning tyres and organised sit-down protestsblocked roads with burning tyres and organised sit-down protestsblocked roads with burning tyres and organised sit-down protestsblocked roads with burning tyres and organised sit-down protestson inter-city railway links.on inter-city railway links.on inter-city railway links.on inter-city railway links.on inter-city railway links.

In New Delhi, the governmentsaid it would not be bullied intoreneging on reform promises, andFinance Minister PranabMukherjee insisted there was “noquestion” of rolling back on the fuelprice hikes.

The government scrapped petrolsubsidies last month and an-nounced an across-the-board rise inthe price of other fuels as a key partof its strategy to rein in a yawningfiscal deficit.

The inflationary knock-on effectof the increases is an issue thatIndia’s fractured opposition canunite over, given popular angerover steep rises in the cost of liv-ing.

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A goods truck driver (L) reacts as a rioter smashes the wind-shield of his vehicle during a nationwide strike in Ahmedabadon July 5, 2010. An opposition-led strike over fuel price risesdisrupted life across India on July 5, triggering transportmayhem and sporadic violence in major cities where schoolsand businesses closed down.

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Gambuh artists from Kembang Bang Kedisan art group from Sebatu, Gianyar, perform in the 32nd Bali Art Festival (BAF) onMonday, July 5th 2010.

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Giant snake found in homes inthe area named Mangku interpre-tation Karangsari, Village Melayasecured by a joint team with theWest Bali National Park Bali Re-sort KSDA Gilimanuk.

Mangku interpretation to theteam led by Head of ManagementSection I of Jembrana regionTNBB I Ketut Chess MarbawaSaturday (3 / 7) yesterday said thesnake was found Blimbingsari Vil-lage forest edge, Pigs.

Ketut Chess Marbawa permis-sion TNBB Head Hall said yester-day after being identefikasi spe-cies, the snake Python reticulatusis a species with a diameter size of± 15-20 cm in length ? 4 m.

Snake Python reticulatus spe-cies or Sanca Batik venomoussnakes are not large. The biggestsize is said to exceed 10 meters,which has a pattern of large circlesshaped nets (reticula, nets), com-posed of the colors black, brown,yellow and white along the dorsalside of his body. This snakeberhabitat in tropical rain forestsin many countries including Indo-nesia. Types of snakes are veryliked by all lovers of good snakeswhich have experience or a begin-ner.

Based on the CITES (The Con-vention on International Trade in

Even its ‘labeled’ new creation,‘Karna Gugur’ legong is faithfulkeeping the esthetic rules and theprincipals of a legong dance. Thegreat choreographer’s art pieceseems magnificent and stronglycharacterized as it succeeded incombining abstract expressivemovements with the narrative anddramatic ones harmonically. Thestory taken from Bharata Yudha, apopular story for the art goers ofBali, was made easily understoodthrough this dance.

Sadly the seriousness of the au-dience appreciating the SemarPegulingan saih pitu (seven har-mony) accompanied art piece wasa bit disturbed by audiences get-ting to be in the front. Well theopen theatre couldn’t accommo-

BALI art goers are very luckyas in this 32nd BAF they got achance to see different arts fromoutside Bali and overseas. One ofthose from outside Bali was fromNational House of Cultures(Rumah Budaya Nasional – RBN)“Puspo Budoyo” Ciputat,Tangerang who performed amaz-ingly at Ksirarnawa building lastSaturday (3/7) evening.

With full confidence, the artcommunity actualized the spirit ofuniting the Indonesian Republic(NKRI) through the art creativitymedia by introducing various In-donesian traditional arts (espe-cially traditional arts from coastalarchipelago) to the Balinese.Dances, music and songs were allcaptured in a medley. Thatevening, the art goers were madeto realize how amazing and col-orful it can be if all those culturescomponents became one.Through the arts, uniting spiritstated in the saying BhinnekaTunggal Ika successfully actual-ized in a real action and not onlysomething to watch.

Puspo Budoyo art communitywhich’s supported by 17 dancers

Gianyar (Bali Post)—

Belega Village, Blahbatuh sub-district, Gianyar, better known asthe village of bamboo art craft,last Saturday (Jul 3), held a ritualof Mamungkah MupukPedagingan and PadudusanAgung at the Pura Puseh templeof Belega customary village. Itwas the first ritual held within thepast 52 years ago representing aform of sradha bhakti or faith anddevotion as well as gratitude toGod on the completion of shrineand other building constructionsat the local temple.

Head of Belega customary vil-lage, I Wayan Rata in the midstof the official visit of Gianyar Re-gent said the development under-taken in the village of Pura Pusehtemple of Belega had been com-mitted gradually since 1998through decision of customaryvillage assembly of Belega. ThePura Puseh was supported by 539families divided into four hamletshad been able to finish the build-ing complex, namely all shrine

Mamungkah ritual atPura Puseh temple of Belega

buildings located at UtamaMandala (innermost courtyard),split gates situated at MadyaMandala (middle courtyard), andBale Paebatan at Nista Mandala(outermost courtyard), explainedRata.

The entire ritual procession uti-lizing two buffaloes were con-ducted at Madya Mandala andUtamaning Mandala. MamungkahMupuk Pedagingan and PedudusanAgung ritual were implementedstarting from Saturday (Jul 3) withTawur Agung and then continuedwith Mapepade ritual, Wali/Ngenteg, and would be concludedwith Meajar-ajar on the upcoming19 July. “The whole series of cer-emonial activities is estimated tospend a cost at IDR 1 billion moreobtained from mandatory paymentfrom each villager, governmentassistance and volunteer donationfrom local villagers,” he said.

Such grandiose ritual was carriedout by applying the Tri Hita Karanaconcept. Parhyangan (spiritual) as-pect was implemented throughspiritual development of commu-

nity by prayers, Pawongan (so-cial) aspect through a sense ofmutual cooperation in implement-ing the yajña or sacrifice, as wellas Palemahan (environmental) as-pect through the preservation ofwildlife by the release of fishseedlings, birds and planting 500ritual trees. On that account, it wasexpected to engender a balance ofdevelopment inside and neighbor-hood of the temple. Meanwhile,interaction of Tri Hita Karanaconcept was also seen from the at-mosphere on entering into the ter-ritory of Belega Village on wel-coming the grandiose ritual. Atthe moment of entering the villagearea of Belega, harmoniously chicatmosphere with penjor decora-tion in yellow-and-white ema-nated an atmosphere of highritual.

In addition, the supporting de-velopment of the ritual activitieswere arranged with the art bam-boo crafts, signifying the cour-age and sincerity of the holy sac-rifice organized by Belega cus-tomary villagers. (kmb16)

Giant snakereturn to its home

Endangered Species of Wild Faunaand Flora) or the Convention onInternational Trade in Wildlife andVegetation Types in Endangered,Pyton reticulatus included in Ap-pendix II, which includes specieswhose existence could be threat-ened if trade is not regulated.“Maybe its existence has notthreatened until now,” adds Chess.

According to the Forest TNBBgenerally there are two kinds ofserpent Python which is oftenfound, in addition reticulus Py-thon, Python molurus species wasalso found. Python molurus exist-ence of these two already protectedunder Law no. 5 year 1990 con-cerning Conservation of LivingResources and Ecosystems andGovernment Regulation no. 7 /1999 concerning Conservation ofPlants and Animals.

However, on the grounds to en-sure a balance of forest ecosystemsin Western Bali is also the habitatof some kind of serpent Python,an effort supported the approachof officers who found a highawareness of society, the snakewas eventually handed over to theWest Bali National Park for at-re-lease or released back in their natu-ral habitat in West Bali Forest.

Chess said the serpent Pythonwas re-released by officials in theforest of West Bali National Park inPeninsula area Prapat Court. (021)

RBN “Puspo Budoyo”

Uniting the Nationthrough Arts

and 7 musicians opened their pre-sentation through Lenggang Nyaidance, new from Jakarta. It tellsabout the busy beautiful girls whoare getting ready to welcome greatguests. The attractive ‘welcome’dance then continued withGelipang dance which gave astrong heroism and patriotismmessage to the audience. This EastJavanese dance shows the patrio-tism spirit of the sugar farmers todefend it from being taken by theDutch companies. And then theycontinue the dances with Zapindance from Riau, Jejer Gandrungdance from Banyuwangi, East Javaand ended with Saman dance fromAceh Nangroe Darussalam whichis known to the world.

Besides presenting the richnessof the nation’s traditional dances,Puspo Budoyo also performedRampak Gendang music and re-gions songs in medley. This re-gions songs has fast rhythm anddynamic such as Hujan Gerimis,Kicir-kicir, Jali-jalu and Ondel-ondel Lenggang. As the songswere familiar to the Balinese, theaudience that filled up the build-ing joined in. (ian)

Legong CreationLegong CreationLegong CreationLegong CreationLegong Creation“Karna Gugur”,“Karna Gugur”,“Karna Gugur”,“Karna Gugur”,“Karna Gugur”,The Two KnightThe Two KnightThe Two KnightThe Two KnightThe Two KnightBrothers Great WarBrothers Great WarBrothers Great WarBrothers Great WarBrothers Great War

Presented by the GEOKS – Singapadu, Gianyar at Ksirarnawa Open Theatre on Saturday (3/7) night,the ‘Karna Gugur’ legong (heavenly dance of divine nymphs) dance was not only enjoyed by Balinese butalso by the foreign tourists completed with their digital cameras, gazed at the mass legong dance by Indo-nesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) Denpasar’s Great Teacher, Prof Dr. I Wayan Dibia.

date the overloaded audience.Even though stuck in a very hu-mid atmosphere, the audience stillable to enjoy the 19 female danc-ers’ performance and gamelanplayers from Sanggar PuloCandani Wiswakarma, Batubulan,Gianyar until the end.

Summarily, this legong creationis divided to four acts telling thedeath of Korawa’s commander-in-chief, Adhipati Karna, who is verybrave but has an unstable innerconscience. As the generation ofPandawa, Karna’s inner is alwaysdepressed. Even he was born fromKorawa’s side he has sworn his lifeto defend Duryadana who hasgiven him throne and treasures andyet inside his heart he will neverforget that he’s Dewi Kunti’s son

who is also Arjuna’s mother. Dur-ing the Bharata Yudha war wherehe has to face Arjuna, his burningsense of revenge is not able to burnhis spirit of war. Curse by curse gothim and when his horse cart got intothe mud, Sri Kresna commandedArjuna to immediately release hisarrow towards Karna. In the end,the great war of the two knightbrothers ended on Sang AdhipatiKarna’s death.

Before the main event, thegamelan players from the SanggarPulo Cendana Wiswakarma pre-sented an instrumental legongbased Liyar Samas by I KetutLotring. The music was inspiredfrom Kuta beach’s life which isdecorated with fisherman boatsused to catch fishes. (ian)

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The involvement of the guests isthe effort from Melia Bali to informits activities to everyone including theguests. There is great hope that by theinvolvement of the guests, they cansee and know how their fund is man-aged.

On Friday, July 2nd 2010, Greg andKaren Lockwood from England whois regular guest in Melia Bali since2004, took part in the event. Theywere joining the social program heldby Melia Bali since 2005.

They joined the visitation to a fam-ily who suffer from HIV/AIDS inMengwi and Gerokgak and to Krisna

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Melia Bali once again assisted the government in decreasing the number of poverty in Bali. MeliaMelia Bali once again assisted the government in decreasing the number of poverty in Bali. MeliaMelia Bali once again assisted the government in decreasing the number of poverty in Bali. MeliaMelia Bali once again assisted the government in decreasing the number of poverty in Bali. MeliaMelia Bali once again assisted the government in decreasing the number of poverty in Bali. MeliaBali had arranged the program gradually for the poor people and foundations and also involves itsBali had arranged the program gradually for the poor people and foundations and also involves itsBali had arranged the program gradually for the poor people and foundations and also involves itsBali had arranged the program gradually for the poor people and foundations and also involves itsBali had arranged the program gradually for the poor people and foundations and also involves itsrepeater guests.repeater guests.repeater guests.repeater guests.repeater guests.

Tabanan (Bali Post) –Tabanan (Bali Post) –Tabanan (Bali Post) –Tabanan (Bali Post) –Tabanan (Bali Post) –Rain has caused the cliff in

Penebel village collapsed. A houseowned by Ketut Suma, Banjar Ubung,Penebel Village, damaged by thelandslide as high as seven meters ofsoil struck down last Saturday (3/7)night. The collapse happened around7.30 pm when a shocking thundering

Rajasa orphanage which is alreadyadopted by Melia Bali last year.

The Melia Bali visited Putu GedePertama and Kadek Arya Darma, thechildren of the late AA Erawati fam-ily in Mengwi. They don’t haveenough money to have proper live andeducation.

Then, they visited the family ofPutu Sumastika in Gerokgak,Buleleng. Greg and Karen Lockwoodwere also visiting the Krisna Rajasaorphanage in Jembrana to monitor thescholarship which was given to 32children in the orphanage last year.

Jim Boyles, the General Manager

of Melia Bali, said that Melia Bali isdetermined to help Balinese society.In conducting the noble effort, MeliaBali uses the Tri Hita Karana conceptas the basic. The concept promotesthe harmonic relationship betweenhuman, environment and beingimplemented by serving and lovingamong human (pawongan) and devel-oping houses (palemahan).

Nova Terita, Public RelationsManager, said that Melia Bali re-ceived awards nationally and interna-tionally and one of them in tourismwhere the hotel received the best ho-tel in Bali.

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from left,Karen Lockwood, Putu Sumastika family, and Gede Suarsa as HR Director.

Landslide, Caused House Damagedsound made residents to get out. Theno trees cliff which became paddyfields areal on the west side of thehouse fractured and collapsed to theeast where the house is.

Local residents then explained therain and the rushing water flows onthe paddy fields above the cliffcaused the landslide. The Bali house

sized 8 x 12 meters was severelydamaged with its roofs shattered andwalls collapsed also fractured. Pub-lic Relations Officer Tabanan PoliceResort, Police CommissionerEndung Hardanto said the victim isexperiencing IDR 300 million losses.Luckily there are no casualties as theowner is not at home. (kmb14) (kmb14) (kmb14) (kmb14) (kmb14)

NGELAWANG parade in the arena of 32nd Bali Arts Festi-val (BAF), last Sunday (Jul 4), was closed by attractive appear-ances presented by envoys from Jembrana, Denpasar, Badungand Karangasem Regency. Art presentation of which most sup-porters seemed to remain very young was looked forward byvisitors of BAF. Despite the heavy rains had flushed the areamaking the implementation of Ngelawang Parade delayed, theaudiences were loyally waiting for the rain to stop so they couldsee the art performance until the end.

Apparently, the waiting of audience was not in vain. Eachart envoy from four regencies successfully presented a veryintriguing art attraction. Ngelawang Parade belonging to thelast round was also very thrilling and suspenseful all at onceand raised religious-magical nuances of a very strong attrac-tion because the even was also graced by ngurek (stabbing krisdagger into the chest) and trance. On that occasion, they alsocarried sacred effigies either in the form of sanctified barongor rangda at the arena of BAF.

Splendor of Ngelawang Parade last Sunday was opened byan attractive show by Astha Gina Art Studio entrusted to be-come the envoy of Jembrana. Community of artists from thewestern end of Bali performed a composition of barong ket inthe story entitled Drati Krama. It revealed the story of I WayanBuyar taking a variety of ways to realize his malicious intent towin the love of Ni Kusuma Sari, the daughter of Ki DukuhSiladri. At the end of performance, the art envoy of Jembranafeatured ngurek attraction along with trance.

After that, it was the time for the art envoy of Denpasar City,featuring the show of barong landung (couple of barong in tallhuman figure) entitled Dalem Balingkang. The simple and briefngelawang art composition aimed at creating awareness of Baliresidents to avoid love affairs because it could trigger disas-trous and long-sufferings in the household life.

Coolness scattered by the envoys of Denpasar City was sud-denly turning hotter as soon as the cultural envoy of BadungRegency showed off the barong ket and white –and-red pat-terned barong landung. They played the story entitled PastuDalem Nusa (A Curse of Dalem Nusa) telling the story on thedeath of Gusti Jelantik Bogol by Ki Pencok Saang weapon. Thisstory aimed at creating awareness of mankind that there wasmore enduring power in the world than the power of God Al-mighty. Similar to the appearance of the Jembrana envoy, theBadung artist community also showed off a very tense ngurekattraction. In the final session, the art envoys from KarangasemRegency presented ngelawang attractions by presenting barongNongkling (barong of human puppet). They carried the playentitled Yadnya Meupa Ayu Bumi aiming for neutralizing theBhuta Dungulan and keeping the human beings away from theinfluence of evil spirits that can harm human life.

Observers of Ngelawang Parade, Sang Ketut Sandhiyasa andGede Oka Surya Negara admitted to be amazed when witness-ing the enthusiasm of BAF visitors to watch the NgelawangParade. The area around Denpasar Art Center used as the venueof Ngelawang Parade was always crowded. Meanwhile, in theupcoming BAF, both observers expected the BAF committeecould provide a better and representative space of the apprecia-tion for the event of Ngelawang Parade. By doing so, the artistswere able to show off their art performance perfectly withoutbeing squeezed by the audience.

“In addition, the committee also needs to create a barrier forthe audience so that they can not push into the arena of perfor-mance. With this barrier, artists can perform optimally, whileviewers can also appreciate the art performance better,” sug-gested Sang Ketut Sandhiyasa who among the connoisseurs ofarts in Bali is better known as Gede Tomat. (ian)(ian)(ian)(ian)(ian)

Ngurek attractions jazzup Ngelawang parades

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The decision comes on the eveof Prime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu’s White House.

Officials say Israel will stilllargely restrict desperately neededconstruction materials and otheritems that could have militaryuses.

However, they say Israel willauthorize these items for use in in-ternational projects.

The officials spoke on condi-tion of anonymity because the listis not to be released until laterMonday.

Israel has been under intense in-ternational pressure to loosen itsthree-year embargo on Gaza sinceIsraeli commandos killed nine ac-tivists in a May 31 raid on a block-ade-busting flotilla.

AFP

WARSAW (AFP) – BronislawKomorowski vowed to work to easepolitical tensions in Poland afterbeating conservative JaroslawKaczynski in a presidential election.

Kaczynski conceded defeat lateSunday when exit polls showed hetrailed Komorowski in the race to

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JERUSALEM – Israel is re-leasing a list of goods it will con-tinue to ban from the Gaza Stripafter easing its land blockade ofthe territory.

AP

Liberals in control afterKomorowski’s presidential win

AFP

Bronislaw Komorowski vowed towork to ease political tensionsin Poland

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LONDON – The royal family costBritain’s taxpayers £38.2 million inthe last financial year, according toaccounts released by BuckinghamPalace Monday. The figure, whichrepresents 62 pence per person, wasreleased with Britain facing deep pub-lic spending cuts as the coalition gov-ernment bids to cut the country’srecord budget deficit.

Officials insisted that the royalhousehold was “acutely aware of thedifficult economic climate” and hadtaken action including freezing thenumber of employees.

The figure for 2009-10 representsa 7.9 percent drop on the previousyear, a fall attributed in part to roy-als taking fewer commercial charterflights. But opponents of the mon-

AFP/File/Adrian Dennis

The Royal Family watch a flypast from the balcony of BuckinghamPalace following the Trooping the Colour in London on June 12. Theroyal family cost Britain’s taxpayers £38.2 million in the last finan-cial year, according to accounts released by Buckingham Palace.

Buckingham Palace accountsreveal cost of royals

archy are demonstrating outside thepalace Monday to demand moreclarity on how the royals spend pub-lic money.

“We’ll be demanding real trans-parency and accountability from thepalace, so we can really see howmuch public money they are wast-ing at a time when governmentspending is under the pressure ofhuge cuts,” Graham Smith of cam-paign group Republic said.

“Royal finance reforms promisedby the government are a start, butthey don’t go far enough or quickenough.” Chancellor of the Exche-quer George Osborne announced inlast month’s budget that the royalhousehold would face a fundingshake-up and in future undergo thesame audit scrutiny as other areas ofgovernment expenditure.

Associated Press Writer

MINGORA, Pakistan – A sui-cide car bomber shot at guards anddetonated his explosives at the gateof a paramilitary base in northwest-ern Pakistan before dawn Monday,killing one soldier and wounding atleast seven other people, said secu-rity officials.

The Pakistani Taliban claimedresponsibility for the attack in a tele-phone call to The Associated Press.Hafeez Ullah, who identified him-self as a local Taliban commander,said the goal was to free Talibanmilitants imprisoned at the base.

The bomber first tried to force hisway onto the base in Lower Dir dis-trict by shooting at troops and police-men guarding the gate, said Maj.Suleman Khan, a spokesman for theparamilitary Frontier Corps. He blewhimself up after realizing he couldn’tpenetrate the base, said Khan.

The guards killed a second sui-cide car bomber, preventing himfrom detonating his explosives, andalso killed two suicide bombers whowere on foot, said Khan. The blastfrom the first bomber killed one sol-dier, said the army in a statement.

There were conflicting reportsabout how many people were

replace Kaczynski’s twin brother,Lech, who was killed in a planedisaster in April.

With 95.1 percent of votescounted, the liberal Komorowski had52.63 percent and conservative ex-prime minister Kaczynski 47.37 per-cent. Final results were due on Mon-day. The run-off betweenKomorowski, 58 and Kaczynski, 61,marked the latest chapter in a bitterpower struggle. Komorowski pledgedhowever to end years of bad blood.

“Divisions are an inseparablepart of democracy,” Komorowskisaid late Sunday. “But we havework to do to ensure these divisionsdon’t prevent cooperation.”

Komorowski — who as speakerof parliament became acting headof state after the crash that killedthe president — is a key ally in theliberal Civic Platform party ofPrime Minister Donald Tusk. Ana-lysts said the liberals’ win wouldtest the Tusk government.

The liberals have underscoredthat Poland was alone in the 27-nation European Union in postingeconomic growth last year but saymore needs to be done to plug holesin state coffers.

Suicide car bomber killssoldier in NW Pakistan

wounded in the attack. The army saidseven soldiers were wounded. But alocal police officer, Raffat Ali, said12 were wounded, including 10troops and two policemen. Two ci-vilians also were wounded by retal-iatory fire from guards trying to re-pel the bombers, said Ali.

The Pakistani Taliban has de-clared war on the government be-cause the group deems it unIslamic

and is upset at its alliance withthe United States.

The military has responded bylaunching a series of offensivesagainst the Taliban in the north-west, including one in Lower Dirand neighboring Swat in 2009.The army declared victory in re-claiming the areas from insur-gents, but sporadic violence stilloccurs.

AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary

A Pakistani police officer stands guard at the shrine of popular sufiData Ganj Baksh in Lahore, Pakistan on Friday, July 2, 2010. Twosuicide bombings that killed 42 Thursday night at the popular shrinestirred outrage in this terror-scarred nation Friday.

General Info Tuesday, July 6, 2010 5International

Denpasar

There are 4 major hospitals usually used by foreigners -Denpasar General Hospital(RSUP Sanglah), Kasih Ibu Hospital, Rumah Sakit Wongayaand Rumah Sakit Dharma Husada.

RSUP Sanglah is the main provincial public hospital. Itsfacilities have improved since the emergency ward had beenbuilt in 1991. Difficult/critical cases would not become aproblem anymore since it has complete equipments. It islocated on Jl. KesehatanSelatan 1 Sanglah Denpasar with :Phone : 227 911 – 15Fax : 226 363

Kasih Ibu Hospital is a private hospital which caters forless serious cases such as diarrhea, intestinal disorders, ane-mia, asthma and minor accidents. Kasih Ibu is also equippedto care for pregnant women. This hospital is located on Jl.Teuku Umar 120 Denpasar.Phone : 223 036Fax : 268 690.

Rumah Sakit Wongaya (Public Hospital; Psychiatric Unit)Jl. Kartini, Denpasar.Phone : 222 142.

Rumah Sakit Dharma Husada , (Private)Jl. Sudirman No 50, DenpasarPhone : 227 560, 234 824

In relating with health, Bali also has insurance and medicalevacuation company, thatis:AEA International - SOS Assistance Bali.PT Abhaya Eka Astiti, Jl. By Pass Ngurah RaiNo. 24X, Kuta 80361.Phone : 755 768 Fax : 755 768One thing that should be noted by tourists here is that theBlood Bank in Bali normally carries no stock of Rhesus (Rh)Negative blood.

Badung

Bali Medical ClinicsThere are some medical clinics that are well known by for-eigners in Bali. Some of them are western owned and oper-ated :

Bali International Medical Center (BIMC)Bali International Medical Centre (BIMC) provides excel-lent Primary Health Care & Emeregency Medical Servicesfor tourists, traveler, and expatriate living in Bali.Emeregency Room, Ambulance, Clinic Services, Insurance& Medical Evacuations also available. Open 24 hours Phone: 761 2631. Located Jl. By Pass Ngurah Rai No.100X, Kuta,Bali 80361 - Indonesia. http://www.bimcbali.com

International SOS Clinic BaliOpened in 1999, offers International SOS members and visi-tors to Bali comprehensive primary health care and 24-houremergency medical service.Jl. By Pass Ngurah Rai 505X, Kuta 80361, Bali - IndonesiaPhone : 720 100 Fax : 721 919E-mail : info@sos-bali.comttp ://www.sos-bali.com

Bali Nusa Dua Emergency ClinicJl Pratama No. 81 Phone : 771 324

Kuta ClinicJl. Raya Kuta Phone : 753 268

Dental ClinicDr Indra Guizot, Jl. Patimura 19, DenpasarPhone : 222 445, 234 375

DDS. Ritjie Rihartinah, Jl Pratama No. 81Nusa Dua Phone : 771 324

Retno W. Agung, Jln. Bypass Ngurah Rai No.4ABr. Tamansari – Sanur Phone : 288 501

Australian Consulate GeneralJalan Tantular 32 Renon DenpasarPhone: +62 361 241118Fax: +62 361 221195 (General) +62 361 241120 (Immigration)

Royal Danish & NorwegianMimpi Resort Jimbaran, BaliPhone +62.361.701 070

The Czech RepublicJalan Pengembak No. 17 Sanur, BaliPhone +62.361.286 465

France Consulate AgencyJalan Merta Sari Gang II No. 8 Sanur, BaliPhone +62.361.285 485

The Federal Republic of GermanyJalan Pantai Karang No 17 Sanur, BaliPhone +62.361.288 535

The Republic of HungaryJalan By Pass No 219 Sanur, BaliPhone +62.361.287 701

Italian ConsulateJalan By Pass Ngurah Rai Jimbaran, BaliPhone +62.361.701 005

Honorary Consulate of MexicoJalan Mohamad Yamin 1 A, Renon, Denpasar, BaliPhone +62.361.223 266

Honorary Consulate of The NetherlandsJalan Raya Kuta 127, BaliPhone +62.361.761 506

Honorary Consulate of SpainKomplek Istana Kuta Galleria Blok Vallet 2 No 11. JalanPatih Jelantik Kuta, BaliPhone +62.361.769 286

USA Consulate AgencyJalan Hayam Wuruk No. 188 Denpasar, BaliPhone +62.361.222 426

Consulate General of JapanJalan Raya Puputan No. 170 Renon, Denpasar, BaliPhone +62.361.227 628

Honorary Consulate of BritishJalan Tirta Nadi No. 20 Sanur, BaliPhone +62.361.270 601

Swiss and Austria ConsulateJalan Patih Jelantik, Komplek Pertokoan IstanaGalleriaPhone +62.361.751 735

Honorary Consulate of BrazilJalan Legian No. 186, BaliPhone +62.361.757 775

Honorary Consulate of ThailandJalan Raya Puputan Renon 81, Denpasar, BaliPhone +62.361.263 310

Embassy of IndiaJalan Raya Puputan Renon 42-44, Denpasar, BaliPhone +62.361.241 978

Honorary Consulate of Sweden anf FinlandSegara Village Hotel, Jalan Segara Ayu, Sanur, BaliPhone +62.361.282 223

Honorary Consulate of MalaysiaAlam Kulkul Boutique Resort, Jalan Pantai Kuta, BaliPhone +62.361.752 520

Bangli

Bangli General HospitalJl. Kesumayuda 27, BangliPhone : +62 366 91521

Gianyar

Clinic MasJl. Raya Mas, UbudPhone : +62 361 974573

Toyo ClinicJl. Pengosekan, UbudPhone : +62 361 978078

Permata Bunda ClinicJl. Patih Jelantik 50 X, GianyarPhone : +62 361 942082

Ubud ClinicJl Raya Ubud No.36 Campuhan, UbudPhone : +62 361 974911

Gianyar General HospitalJl. Ciung Wanara 2, GianyarPhone : +62 361 943049

Karangasem

Karangasem General HospitalJl. Ngurah Rai, KarangasemPhone : +62 363 21001

Klungkung

Klungkung General HospitalJl. Flamboyan 40-4, KlungkungPhone : +62 366 21371

Negara

Negara General HospitalJl. Gelar, NegaraPhone : +62 365 41006

Tabanan

Laboratorium ClinicJl. Gunung semeru No. 8, TabananPhone : +62 361 819260

Mengwi ClinicJl. I Gusti Ngurah Rai 46, TabananPhone : +62 361 880550

Darma Kerti HospitalJl. Teratai 16, TabananPhone : +62 361 812359

Tabanan General HospitalJl. Pahlawan 14, TabananPhone : +62 361 811027

Praja Taxi : (0361) 289090Bali Taxi : (0361) 701111Ngurah Rai Taxi : (0361) 724724Pan Wirthi Taxi : (0361) 723366Komotra Taxi : (0361) 758855

Singaraja

Prodia ClinicJl. RA Kartini 12, Singaraja Bali0362 - 24-516

Singaraja HospitalJl. Ngurah Rai 30, Singaraja Bali0362 - 22-573

Pet ClinicsKayumas: (0361) 226934Sayang Binatang: (0361) 483121Satwa Kertha Husada: (0361) 263018Pantai Sindhu: (0361) 287518Sidakarya: (0361) 724492Pedungan: (0361) 720026

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The fires in Victoria state in Feb-ruary 2009 were Australia’s dead-liest, killing 173 people and de-stroying more than 2,000 homes.Brendan Sokaluk is accused of start-ing one blaze that investigators saykilled 10 people.

Sokaluk, 41, pleaded not guiltyin Melbourne Magistrates Court to

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MELBOURNE, Australia – A man pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he deliberatelyMELBOURNE, Australia – A man pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he deliberatelyMELBOURNE, Australia – A man pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he deliberatelyMELBOURNE, Australia – A man pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he deliberatelyMELBOURNE, Australia – A man pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he deliberatelystarted one of the deadly wildfires that swept through southern Australia last year.started one of the deadly wildfires that swept through southern Australia last year.started one of the deadly wildfires that swept through southern Australia last year.started one of the deadly wildfires that swept through southern Australia last year.started one of the deadly wildfires that swept through southern Australia last year.

190 charges, which include 10counts of arson causing death.

The other counts cover seriousinjuries suffered by 21 people aswell as property damage from thefire. He faces life in prison if con-victed of all charges.

Magistrate Simon Garnett saidevidence suggested the fire had

Police hunt suspectafter triple shooting

AFP/File – File photo of police manning a checkpoint.

LONDON (AFP)LONDON (AFP)LONDON (AFP)LONDON (AFP)LONDON (AFP) – Police wereMonday hunting a man suspected ofshooting his ex-girlfriend, killing hernew partner and then gunning down apolice officer.

Raoul Thomas Moat, 37, allegedlyshot his former partner and her newboyfriend early Saturday in Birtley,Northumbria police said. The boyfrienddied and the ex-girlfriend is in a criti-cal condition in hospital.

Less than 24 hours later, detectivesbelieve he shot and critically injured apolice officer in the nearby city ofNewcastle.

The suspected gunman got out ofprison Thursday after serving a shortsentence for assault, and police said hebelieved his ex-girlfriend had been hav-ing an affair with a police officer.

But they said her new boyfriend hadno links to the local police force.

Police have launched a hugemanhunt to track down Moat, whowas still at large two days after thefirst shootings.

Moat had contacted policearound the time of the third shoot-ing to complain he was not beingtaken seriously.

Detective Chief SuperintendentNeil Adamson urged Moat: “Thismust stop now.”

“You have told us that the po-lice are not taking you seriously.We are,” he said.

“I want you to know that youhave our full attention, innocentpeople have been hurt.”

The shootings came about amonth after a taxi driver went on akilling spree through villages innorthwest England, shooting dead12 people.

been deliberately lit.“The charges you are facing are

of the most serious kind,” Garnetttold Sokaluk in court.

Sokaluk did not apply for bail.He has not made any statementsabout the charges against him.

The next court hearing wasscheduled for July 19.

The strike was widely observedin India’s financial capital, Mumbai,where the right-wing Hindu nation-alist Shiv Sena party holds sway.

NEW ORLEANS,NEW ORLEANS,NEW ORLEANS,NEW ORLEANS,NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana(AFP) – Efforts to clean up the Gulfof Mexico oil spill gathered steamMonday after Hurricane Alexprompted a five-day shutdown, amidnew questions over how BP wouldpay for the mounting costs.

Cleanup workers arrived back onGrand Isle, Louisiana by the hun-dreds, spilling off school buses thatshuttled them in from around thestate. In the wake of Hurricane Alex,beaches, shorelines and marshes laysmeared with thick patches of oil andthe sky was still filled with ominous,gray clouds. “This is definitely themost oil I’ve seen. So far,” said oneworker who declined to give his name.

Skimming operations resumed inLouisiana but high seas kept vesselstied up in harbor in three other south-eastern US states and no controlledburns were being carried out.

But officials said other operationsto fend off the spill, including layingprotective boom, were back on track.Skimming was suspended last weekas Tropical Storm Alex, which laterbecame the first Atlantic hurricane ofthe 2010 season, entered the Gulf. Asit faces a massive bill for its efforts toclean up the oily mess — up to 60billion dollars by some estimates —BP is turning to rival oil groups andsovereign wealth funds to fend off apossible hostile takeover bid, reportssaid. The National, an Emirati news-paper based in Abu Dhabi, reportedthat sovereign wealth funds in the oil-rich Middle East have proposed mak-ing a strategic investment in BP,which has pledged to place 20 billiondollars in an escrow account to payfor the cleanup in the Gulf.

US resumes oil skimmingafter Hurricane Alex

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India.... Police had rounded up 1,000“trouble-makers” on Sunday in apre-emptive move to prevent unrest.Flights to and from Mumbai airportwere severely disrupted, with do-mestic airlines cancelling 45 depar-tures and 39 arrivals.

The city’s taxis were mostly offthe streets, and schools, colleges

and businesses closed down, while50 Communist Party activists werearrested as they tried to storm theplatforms of a suburban train sta-tion.

There were clashes in severalother cities, with police chargingwith batons and using water cannonto disperse crowds.

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Members of the New Shanghai from China perform acrobatics in Jakarta on July 4, 2010. The New Shanghaiacrobatics performance is part of the International Circus Festival held in Jakarta from July 2 - 11.

Antara

BANDUNG - A trike aircraft pi-loted by Noto and Panji crashed andwent missing around WayangMountain in Bandung district, WestJava Province, on Sunday.

The accident occurred on the ill-fated aircraft‘s flight from Nusawiru,Pangandaran, to Sulaiman air inBandung district. The crash wasknown after ground people lost con-tact with those on board.

ANTARA learned here Monday

“The ACCSTP itself is actuallyan Indonesian National WorkingCompetence Standard (SKKNI) inthe sector of tourist travel, hotels,and restaurants, making Indonesiato already has an ASEAN Compe-tence Standard,” Head of the Cul-tural and Tourism Natural ResourcesDevelopment Agency I Gusti PutuLaksaguna said in Jakarta Sunday.

The agreement was the result of the

Antara

JAKARTA - Vice PresidentBoediono said the construction in-dustry was projected to grow by 8.4to 9.2 percent in the next five years.

“The construction services andinfrastructure sectors will make rapidprogress in the years to come,” thevice president said at the opening ofan Indonesian Builders Association(Gapensi) national leadership meet-ing here on Monday.

He said of the gross domesticproduct (GDP) Rp5,000 trillion in2009, Rp555 trillion came from theconstruction services sector.

“In fact, the construction services’contribution to GDP was about tenpercent, and it will continue to growby 8.4 to 9.2 percent in the next fiveyears,” the vice president said.

At the meeting which was alsoattended by Home Affairs MinisterGamawan Fauzi and Public WorksMinister Djoko Kirmanto, VicePresident Boediono admitted thatalthough the construction servicessector was making a significant con-tribution to GDP, there were severalobstacles that hampered its progress.

The obstacles, according to thevice president, were among others

Antara

PONTIANAK - The capacity ofWest Kalimantan‘s state power com-pany PT PLN to supply electricityhas much improved following theoperation of a 30 megawatt (MW)power plant to the equatorial systemserving Pontianak, Mempawah andSingkawang Friday afternoon.

“The total capacity of the equato-rial system increased from 175 MWto 205 MW, and the system`s peakload reached 173 MW,” DirectorWest Indonesia operations directorof PT PLN Harry Jaya Pahlawan saidon the sidelines of an inaugurationof the oil power plant.

The West Kalimantan PLNplanned to rent a 50 MW power plantto bolster the equatorial system ser-vices. In the first stage, a 30 MWpower plant had been built.

“Later, 20 MW is still beingworked out and planned to enter theequatorial system in August or Sep-tember this year,” he said.

Harry Jaya Pahlawan said with theincreased capacity, the N-1 criterionof power generation could be met,which means that there will be a bigreserve of a power plant at each ofthe systems,” he said.

Right now the biggest power plantin the equatorial system is the gas andsteam power plant (PLTGU) with acapacity of 30 MW.

West Kalimantan GovernorCornelis said the economic growth

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projected to grow 9.2 percentcomplicated long process of bureau-cracy, and inadequate national logis-tic system or interconnection thatcaused a high cost.

“Therefore the government willdo it best to shorten the bureaucraticprocess, to improve the national lo-gistics system, to cut unnecessarycosts, to optimize production result,and to increase its benefits for thepeople,” Vice President Boedionosaid.

He added that more efficient costwould increase the competitivenessof the construction services sector inboth the domestic and internationalmarket.

“We have great potentials in theconstruction services sector becauseof our strategic geographic locationand abundant energy and raw mate-rial resources, but it should be sup-ported by an adequate national lo-gistics system,” the vice presidentsaid. Boediono said he also sup-ported the partnership between thegovernment and the contractors’community.

“The government is certainly re-sponsible for encouraging and fos-tering the contractors’ communityand increase their mastery of tech-nology,” the vice president said.

West Kalimantan‘sPLN increases 30 MWto equatorial system

in West Kalimantan cannot be offsetby merely providing power genera-tion. He then offered PLN to opti-mize coal potentials in WestKalimantan‘s uper reaches to serveremote places far from the provin-cial capital of Pontianak.

“Such as by building PLTU at themouth of mines in Melawi regencyor Kapuas Hulu to serve the peoplein the upper reaches,” Cornelis said.

West Kalimantan also has a po-tential of other sources of power en-ergy like water, wind, and the sun,which had yet to be used optimally.

General Manager of WKalimantan‘s PLN Widodo BudiNugroho said in the past the powersystem in Pontianak was in a statusof alert.

PLN of West Kalmantan will in-crease the capacity of its powerplants in the Kerapang system byrenting three MW power plant, twoMW in Sanggau, three MW inSekadau, two MW in Sambas, threeMW in Sintang, one MW inPutussibau and one MW in NangaPinoh (Melawi).

While capacity has increased,PLN did not promise that blackoutswould be stopped. “Some of theblackouts are planned, while othersare not. PLN has stopped its plannedblackouts,” Harry Jaya Pahlawansaid. But he also added that in caseof disruptions in the system like byexternal causes like kites, it is beyondPLN‘s plans.

Antara

JAKARTA - ASEAN member countries agreed to uniform theASEAN Common Competency Standard for Tourism Professionals(ACCSTP).

32nd ASEAN tourist meeting held inthe Senggigi tourist resort in WestLombok from June 29 to July 3, 2010.

The meeting was attended by rep-resentatives from Indonesia, Cam-bodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar,Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam,in addition to Japan, China andSouth Korea, and the UNEP as sup-port participants.

Putu said it was no secret if there

was a wish to improve the qualityand personnel of tourism circles inASEAN, for which a competencequalification is a requirement.

The discussion of the competencecertification of ASEAN tourism per-sonnel, known as ASEAN TourismProfessional Monitoring Committee(ATPMC), is a follow up of the Mu-tual Recognition Arrangement(MRA) of tourism of ASEAN level.

MRA was singed by the ASEANtourism ministers on January 29, 2010,and the signing of the MRA agreementmarked a step forward of the ASEANmember countries in liberization ofASEAN tourism in 2010.

Trike aircraft crashes in W Javathat a group of the army and air forcerescue workers had been deployedto the likely crash site.

Pangalengan police chief AdjunctCommissioner Dadang said he hadreceived reports of this crash fromhis men and some people who wit-nessed the trike shortly before crash-ing to the ground.

The trike aircraft might havecrashed at about 02.00 pm localaround the Wayang or Swantosamountainous areas.

“Some local residents heard the

sounds of this trike around the moun-tainous areas before crashing to theground,” he said.

However, as of early Monday, therescue efforts remained unsuccessfulin finding the exact crash site and thoseon board. Another trike aircraft withtwo people on board had safely landedon the Sulaiman airstrip, he said.

“We are continuing the rescue andsearch efforts today,” he said.

In Indonesia, the trikes are usu-ally used by the aerosport modelingand design enthusiasts.

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Bali Today

Time : 10.00 - 12.00Activity : Genjek Kadong Iseng by Seraya Barat village,

KarangasemLocation : Kalangan Angsoka

Time : 17.00 - 19.00Activity : Creation dance and contemporary Balinese instru

ment performance by Sanggar Musik TradisionalRadikal Ceraken Batuyang village, Gianyar

Location : Kalangan Ayodya

Time : 19.00 - 21.00Activity : Prembon mask parade by Sekaa Topeng Kalangen

Tanah Bang Selemadeg Barat, TabananLocation : Wantilan

Time : 19.00 - 21.00Activity : Karawitan by Grup Gamelan Madu Sari of

Vancouver, CanadaLocation : Gedung Ksirarnawa

Time : 20.00 - 23.00Activity : Children Gong Kebyar parade by Sekaa Gong

Putra Samanjaya Jumpai village, Klungkung withaccompanied by SMP Dwijendra Denpasar

Location : Ardha Candra open stage

Tuesday, July 6, 2010BAF AgendaBAF AgendaBAF AgendaBAF AgendaBAF Agenda

However, China remained in third placeafter Australia and Japan among the top tencountries of origin of tourists who came toBali, according to Ida Komang Wisnu, headof the Bali provincial central bureau of sta-tistics, Monday.

In 2009, a total of 206,151 Chinesetourists visited the resort island, up 56.98percent from 131,319 in the previous year.

Bali has 766 tourist guides who speakMandarin.

According to Ida Komang Wisnu,Chinese tourists constituted around 8.77percent of the total of 952,073 foreign tour-ists visiting Bali in the first five months of2010, up 9.43 percent from 870,029 in thesame period last year.

Ida Komang Wisnu said of the top tencountries sending tourists to Bali, five re-corded significant increases, and five oth-ers declines.

This year, Bali received 213,361 Aus-tralian tourists, up 55.72 percent from137,018; 54,828 Taiwanese, up 13.83 per-

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DENPASAR - The number of Chinese tourists visiting Bali was 83,535 DENPASAR - The number of Chinese tourists visiting Bali was 83,535 DENPASAR - The number of Chinese tourists visiting Bali was 83,535 DENPASAR - The number of Chinese tourists visiting Bali was 83,535 DENPASAR - The number of Chinese tourists visiting Bali was 83,535during January-May 2010, down 2.67 percent from 85,828 in the same period lastduring January-May 2010, down 2.67 percent from 85,828 in the same period lastduring January-May 2010, down 2.67 percent from 85,828 in the same period lastduring January-May 2010, down 2.67 percent from 85,828 in the same period lastduring January-May 2010, down 2.67 percent from 85,828 in the same period lastyear.year.year.year.year.

AntaraDenpasar – Currently, there are 20 ethnics in

Bali which is joined in an organization called Na-tional Ethnics Communication Forum (FKPEN).The organization was established in 2001.

I Gusti Made Ngurah, a lecturer in DenpasarHindu Institute (IHDN), said “in addition to the 20ethnics in FKPEN, there are also 4 ethics whichare not joining the organization.” The ethnics areSasak, Bugis, Dayak, and Bali itself.

The FKPEN was established in order to accom-modate the ideas of the people from differentethnics so they can take part in the development of

AntaraDenpasar - Mari Nabeshima, a great artist,

passed away on Sunday, July 4th 2010, in WangayaHospital. The wife of the Balinese artist I KadekSuardana, died after suffering from dengue fever.

Gede Aryantha Soetama, relative of Suardana,said “the late Nabhesima was treated intensivelyfor four days but the doctor can not rescue him.”She was performing in the 32nd Bali Art Festival(BAF) in art center Denpasar.

Nabhesima was also took part in an ethnic fash-ion music entitled “tajen” on Saturday, June 26th

cent from 48,168; 30.388 Dutch, up 45.89percent from 20,829; 29,862 Britons, up3.83 percent from 19,495; and 29,862Singaporeans, up 53.18 percent from19,495.

The other five countries which ex-perienced a decrease were China (83,535,down 2.67 percent from 85,828); Japan(99,473, down 24.71 percent from132,122); Malaysia (53,383, down 8.26 per-cent from 58,192); South Korea (48,531,down 7.03 percent from 52,311); andFrance (35,264, down 5.35 percent from37,256).

Meanwhile, in the first quarter of2010, a total of 563,778 foreign tourists vis-ited Bali, up by 14.95 percent from the sameperiod a year earlier.

Australia took the lead, contribut-ing 67.11 percent of the total, followed bythe Netherlands 59.75 percent, Germany23.96 percent, Taiwan 20.13 percent,France 8.16 percent, Russia 4.14 percent,and China 3.92 percent.

There are 20 ethnics in BaliBali.

It also wants to take part in conserving Bali andsupport the unity of the nation. Gusti Made Ngurahsaid that the organization often take part in manyactivities whether it is social, art, and cultural.

Balinese ethnic didn’t establish any organiza-tion because they already joined in traditional or-ganization such as Desa Adat.

The government supports the organization be-cause it can help in maintaining the safety and unityof the island. The organization also can discuss theproblems which emerge in Bali so they can findthe best solution and develop Bali properly.

Mari Nabhesima passed away2010. She was very keen in learning Balinese artand culture such as gender, wayang, and others.She was mastering many traditional Balinesedances.

The late Nabhesima will be burn in Ngaben cer-emony on Friday, July 9th 2010 in Badung cem-etery. The vice Bali Governor, AAN Puspayogaand the mayor of Denpasar, Ida Bagus RaiDharmawijaya Mantra had come to the house togive their condolences.

Nabhesima and her husband are creative artistsand always take part in every event in Bali.

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Chinese tourists shopping on art market at Bali Island. The number of Chinese tour-ists visiting Bali was 83,535 during January-May 2010, down 2.67 percent from 85,828in the same period last year.

Balinese Culture

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Secluded within the silence ofDenpasar City, the Annual BaliArts Festival (BAF) has becomemore than a vivacious art extrava-ganza for Balinese artists and com-munity. Since few years ago, the artcelebration could have drawn theparticipation of other region acrossthe archipelago. Likewise, it con-jured up the interests of some for-eign art troupes to join. Therefore,BAF has turned into an internationalart rendezvous on a bijou island.

The one-month art season on BaliIsland definitely pampers the thirstand desire of art enjoyers. Since thisevent also presents classical perfor-mance, it simultaneously takes theminto the past time, an age that theydid not experience in person. It isjust like a flash back to the ancientart grandeurs.

Inevitably, this Bali Arts Festi-val has grown into an internationaleven becoming the proud of Ba-linese community. Apart from be-coming an art celebration, it hasposed a great opportunity to show-case some potential of handicraftproducts across Bali and of someparticipating regions throughoutthis archipelago. Through the yearsit has indicated a success of severalsmall and medium enterprises(SMEs). Many art enjoyers andcraft shoppers from across Bali,Indonesia and overseas made theevent as their meeting point. They

Sticky Rice Rolls served withPalm Sugar Syrup

(Lupis)

Ingredients * 200 gr. glutinous rice flour * 1 Tbs. slaked lime water * banana leaves * ¼ grated coconut * pinch of salt * Palm sugar syrup

DirectionsSoak the glutinuous

rice in water for an hourand drain. Add the slakedlime water to make therice rolls more solid, and stir.

Take a piece of banana leaf and fill it ¾ full withglutinuous rice (just like making rice rolls). Secure the endsand tie rolls with string so that they will not burst during theboiling.

Put the rolls in a saucepan and cover with water. Boil for 4hours, drain and allow the rolls to cool. Add more hot waterduring the cooking when necessary.

Serve the rolls by cutting it into 2 cm thick slices.Sprinklethe grated coconut which a pinch of salt has been added ontop of the rolls and pour the palm sugar syrup over them.(http://asiarecipe.com)

Stuffed Pancake Roll(Dadar Gulung)Ingredients

* Stuffing 2 cups fresh-grated coconut * 10 Tbs. grated Java dark brown sugar * 1 Tbs. granulated sugar * 1 3-inch cinnamon stick, broken in half * ¼ tsp. salt

DirectionsStuffing:Mix the grated coconut, grated Java dark brown sugar

and granulated sugar, cinnamon and ½ tsp.salt together.Fry the mixture in a dry pan over medium/low heat,

constantly stirred for approximately 5 minutes, or until themixture is dry. Remove the cinnamon stick, and set it aside.

Ingredients

* Pancake 1 cup rice flour * ½ cup cornstarch * 1¾ cups coconut milk * ½ tsp. salt * 1 egg, beaten * 3 drops green food coloring (optional) * Vegetable oil

DirectionsPancake:Mix the rice flour, cornstarch, coconut milk, ½ tsp. salt,

green food coloring and egg into a smooth batter.Lightly oil an 8-inch frying pan, and pour 3 tablespoon of

the batter into the pan. Make sure the pan is equallycovered with the batter so it becomes a thin layer pancake.Fry for one minute, turn the pancake over and fry for anotherminute. Remove and set aside.

Place 2 Tbs. of the coconut mixture on the near edge ofthe pancake. Fold over once, then tuck in the left and theright sides and fold over once more. Press gently todistribute the filling evenly. (http://asiarecipe.com)

Bali Arts Festival:Cultural Preservation in linewith Tourism Promotion

are eager to see the attraction andbring something unique to theirhome. Is there anything left? Yes,encourage them that Bali will havemore attractions or destinations tobe explored.

At the same time, the event alsopromotes the potential of regencies.Other than arts and crafts, new tour-ist destinations could be ideally in-troduced through this grandioseevent. By doing so, there will bemore choices to be visited by guestsand the destinations are not thoseof very same things. As a result,local people will have more job op-portunities.

This endeavor can be synchro-nized with the local cultural pres-ervation. Destination should beconsidered as a product and eachproduct has a particular life cycle.For instance, tourists visiting a des-tination should find a difference intheir second visit, at least withinfive years. The difference can bedone in terms of landscaping ar-rangement, services, additional at-traction or introduction of new des-tinations. If a product is not wellmanaged, it will immediately growmature and fall down and bepromptly forgotten. To get good ormaximal proceedings, it requires anice cooperation of related govern-ment agencies, private sector andlocal community. Government au-thority in combination with market-

ing management owned by privatesector certainly will yield a sweetfruit.

All regencies surely have theirtypicality. There are beautiful river-side, lakeside, verdant rice terrace,cool tropical garden, unique traditionor distinctive and delicious cuisine.They are initial potential capital. Ifcombined with selected cultural at-traction or local social activities,would engender an amazing attrac-tion. How to empower local farmers,fishermen and other workers in tour-ism activity directly or indirectlyshould become one of the purposesof this program. By doing so, theycould behave more naturally whenphotographed by tourists, notgrumble because they get nothingfrom their pose.

Those attractions can be a chal-lenging adventure, memorablelifestyle (honeymoon, wedding fes-tivity), pilgrimage or others. Typical-ity of the region should be well main-tained and give focus so that theynever become the same product asothers.

If new tourist destinations arelaunched every two years, within 10years there will be 18 additional prod-ucts offered to tourists. Of course,they will enrich the existing desti-nation and attractions. There are al-ways more reasons and inspirationfor tourists to come as Bali has some-thing new. (BTN/punia)(BTN/punia)(BTN/punia)(BTN/punia)(BTN/punia)

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Balinese artists performaced during the Bali’s Art Festival. Secluded within the silence of DenpasarCity, the Annual Bali Arts Festival (BAF) has become more than a vivacious art extravaganza forBalinese artists and community. Since few years ago, the art celebration could have drawn theparticipation of other region across the archipelago.

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UBUD Monkey Forest is a smallrain forest dwelt by some group ofmonkeys and other tropical ani-mals. It is strategically located inthe hearth of Ubud Village, pre-cisely located in the region ofPadang Tegal Village, Ubud Subdistrict and Gianyar Regency. Mon-key Forests in Balinese languagecalled Wanara Wana are spread outin the island and Ubud MonkeyForest itself own very importantfunction of the continuity the mon-key habitat in Bali. Meanwhile thelocal community own importantrole to keep this forest naturally inorder to all wild animals able to livesmoothly.

Ubud Monkey Forest is dwelt by200 monkeys, pertained to long tailinclusive macaques or macacafascicularis group which owns thewide disseminating area. All themonkeys in this forest consisted ofthree groups, dwell certain area anduse the certain place and certaintime. However, it also happenedthat entire group can use the forestand whenever two groups exist atsame place and time, they will fighthttp://upload.wikimedia.org

Ubud Monkey Foresteach other. These monkeys are be-lieved as Gods Guard of DalemAgung Temple, The Hindu Templeexist in the middle of forest. Thereare three Holy Temples in this mon-key forest and those are existingsurround the forest and it is esti-mated built in the middle of 14 cen-tury, in the early governance ofGelgel dynasty. Dalem AgungTemple is located in northwest fromthe forest represent the existence ofmost important temples. Beside oftwo others, that are PermandianTemple, in Westside from this for-est and Prajapati Temple which islocated in south-east side where theplace of Dewa Siwa (Siwa God),one of the Khayangan Temple inPadang Tegal Village.

It is very easy to find this placesince it is located in the hearth ofUbud Village and it is just about 1hour drive from Denpasar Town.This monkey forest is close to otherplaces of interest in Ubud like UbudPalace, Ubud Art Market,Tegalalang Rice Terrace, PaintingMuseum and Gua Gajah.(www.balistarisland.com)

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Toyota Motor Corp. spokesmanPaul Nolasco said recalls in over-seas markets will follow soon, to-taling about 270,000 vehicles glo-bally. That includes: 138,000 ve-hicles in the U.S., 15,000 in Europe,10,000 in the Middle East, 6,000 inChina, 4,000 in Canada, and 8,000in other regions.

Toyota told the Japanese gov-ernment Monday it was recalling91,903 vehicles for flaws in thevalve springs, a crucial engine com-ponent, that could make the auto-mobile stall while in motion. “Weapologize for inconveniencing ourcustomers. We hope to fix the prob-lem soon,” Nolasco said.

The quality problem affectingtop-of-the-line products comes asToyota struggles to move on frommassive global recalls that startedin October. It already has recalledmore than 8.5 million vehicles forvarious problems, including stick-

Troubled Toyota recallsTroubled Toyota recallsTroubled Toyota recallsTroubled Toyota recallsTroubled Toyota recallsabout 92,000 cars in Japanabout 92,000 cars in Japanabout 92,000 cars in Japanabout 92,000 cars in Japanabout 92,000 cars in JapanAssociated Press Writer

TOKYO - Toyota started recalling more than 90,000 luxury Lexus and Crown vehicles Monday in TOKYO - Toyota started recalling more than 90,000 luxury Lexus and Crown vehicles Monday in TOKYO - Toyota started recalling more than 90,000 luxury Lexus and Crown vehicles Monday in TOKYO - Toyota started recalling more than 90,000 luxury Lexus and Crown vehicles Monday in TOKYO - Toyota started recalling more than 90,000 luxury Lexus and Crown vehicles Monday inJapan over defective engines — the latest setback for the automaker beset with quality problems.Japan over defective engines — the latest setback for the automaker beset with quality problems.Japan over defective engines — the latest setback for the automaker beset with quality problems.Japan over defective engines — the latest setback for the automaker beset with quality problems.Japan over defective engines — the latest setback for the automaker beset with quality problems.

ing gas pedals, braking softwareglitches and defective floor mats.

The world’s top automakerwas fined a record $16.4 million inthe United States for responding tooslowly when the recall crisis erupted.

The latest woes come on topof a recall last week for 17,000Lexus hybrids after testing showedfuel can spill during a rear-end crash.

Analysts said Monday’s recalldid little to instill consumer confi-dence after Toyota President AkioToyoda, facing shareholders lastmonth, vowed to improve vehiclequality inspections.

“It is not doing a good job incommunicating a message aboutwhat exactly it is doing to beef upquality checks,” said ShotaroNoguchi, auto analyst with NomuraSecurities Co. in Tokyo. “So it ishard for people to believe Toyota istaking the customer’s view as it ispromising to do.”

The company announced thelatest quality problems last week.Some 180,000 of the defective au-tomobiles were sold overseas,138,000 of them in the United States.

No accidents or injuries havebeen reported because of the defect.About 220 complaints have beenreported.

Toyota said it was replacingthe valve spring in the recalled ve-hicles, produced between July 2005and August 2008 — Lexus modelsGS350, GS450h, GS460, IS350,LS460, LS600h, LS600hL andCrown models.

Toyota also faces more than200 lawsuits in the U.S. tied to acci-dents involving defective automo-biles, the lower resale value ofToyota vehicles, and a drop in itsstock value. The Tokyo market re-acted with calm to Toyota’s recallnews. Toyota shares gained 0.5 per-cent to finish at 3,035 yen.

Associated Press Writer SOUTH DEERFIELD - Maxixe, a Bra-

zilian relative of the cucumber, is relativelyunknown in the U.S., but it may one daybe as common as cilantro as farmers andconsumers embrace more so-called ethnicvegetables.

Agriculture experts at the Universityof Massachusetts at Amherst and elsewhereare teaching farmers to grow non-nativevegetables that appeal to a growing mar-ket of African, Asian and Latin Americanimmigrants. These immigrants and theirchildren already account for more than one-third of produce sales in supermarkets, saidFrank Mangan, a plant and soil sciencesprofessor at UMass. And as other custom-ers become more familiar with ethnicfoods, experts expect sales to grow evenmore.

The number of Massachusetts farm-ers markets that carry ethnic vegetablesjumped by 25 percent in a year, to 202 lastyear, said Scott Soares, commissioner ofthe state’s Department of Agricultural Re-sources.

Bob Ehart, public policy director ofthe National Association of State Depart-ments of Agriculture, said the organizationdoesn’t track the popularity of ethnic crops,but the trend in Massachusetts appears tobe happening in other states as well.

Sales of ethnic vegetables have ben-efited from “buy local” marketing cam-

Agence France=Presse AIX-EN-PROVENCE - ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet

ruled out on Sunday the risk of a new recession, after a week of softeconomic data fuelled market fears of a dreaded double-dip into anew slump. “I don’t think so at all,” Trichet told journalists whenasked if a double-dip recession was on the horizon.

“At a global level it is clear that we are experiencing a recov-ery, which is confirmed particularly in the emerging world but alsoin the industrialized world,” he said at an economics conference inthe south of France.

But he warned that growth could not be taken for granted inindustrialised countries, saying that “it depends on us, it dependson the capacity of the industrialized countries to reinforce confi-dence.” “This is the reason why it is so important that we havefiscal policies designed to reinforce confidence of households ... ofbusinesses ... of savers and of investors,” he said. Trichet also saidthat austerity drives being implemented in several European coun-tries would not hurt the recovery, as some top economists and USofficials have suggested. Global stocks suffered heavy losses andbonds rallied last week as a string of dismal economic data fromthe United States and China raised doubts about the health of theglobal economic recovery.

Agence France-PresseTAIPEI - Dozens of anti-China activists pro-

tested in Taiwan on Monday against a trade pactwith Beijing which they claim is the result of aconspiracy between the two governments.

The demonstrators assembled outside theisland’s parliament, currently in recess, chant-ing slogans against the Economic CooperationFramework Agreement (ECFA) and the island’sPresident Ma Ying-jeou.

“The ECFA is a conspiracy of the Ma Ying-jeou administration and the Chinese CommunistParty,” said Tsai Ting-kui, the leader of thecrowd, waving his fist in the air.

“If it is so good as Ma claims, then whydoesn’t he let the people decide whether or notthey want it?”

An anti-Chinese party has filed a secondreferendum proposal over ECFA after the firstwas turned down by the government’s Referen-dum Review Committee.

The group pledged to continue the protestover coming weeks as parliament mulls an extrasession to ratify the agreement.

The pact, signed last week in the southwestChinese city of Chongqing, is seen as the bold-est step yet towards reconciliation between theformer arch-foes, more than 60 years after theend of a civil war that drove them apart.

ECB chief rules outrisk of new recession

Taiwan activistsrally againstChina trade pact

Farmers find opportunity in immigrant vegetablespaigns and federal farm legislation givingstates grants to expand specialty crop pro-duction, he said. There’s also been a greateremphasis on marketing specialty vegetables,with New York and New Jersey startingprograms aimed at selling produce to eth-nic groups.

Glen Hill, executive director of theMinnesota Food Association, noted thatcilantro was considered a specialty item 25years ago, but “now it’s on everything.” Bokchoy, a Chinese cabbage, also was onceconsidered exotic.

“Now, it’s another leafy green,” Hillsaid. His association helps Hmong, Kenyan,Mexican and other immigrant farmers adaptto U.S. agriculture and introduces them tolocal markets where they’ve been able tosell growing amounts of mustard greens,beans and other ethnic crops.

“We see a huge demand for it acrossthe board, from restaurants to small stores,big stores and farmers markets,” he said.

With maxixe (pronounced mah-SHEESH’), Mangan and others at UMassgrow chipilin (cheep-LEEN’), a legumefrom Mexico and Central America; jilo (hee-LOH’), an eggplant-like crop grown in Bra-zil and West Africa; and hierba mora (eer-BAH’ MOR-rah), a member of the tomatofamily.

They sell vegetables grown at their re-search farm to Whole Foods Market andother groceries in New York, Washington,

D.C., New Jersey, Rhode Island and elsewhere.UMass graduate students, including some fromLatin America, handle the marketing.

Mangan said UMass tries to assemble amarketing package for farmers that includewhere and how to sell their produce and how toprice it. The research farm tests ways to growvarious crops to take the risk out of farmers’work. Even if farmers grow only a few ethniccrops, they benefit by having a greater varietythat reduces the likelihood of serious financialproblems if one or two crops fail, Mangan said.

Bill Barrington, sales manager for the Pio-neer Valley Growers Association, a group of 30farmers in the Connecticut River Valley in west-ern Massachusetts, said ethnic crops represent asmall share of what they grow compared withsuch items as sweet corn, pepper and cucumber,but that could change as immigration increases.

“I don’t know if it’s going to be as big assummer squash or zucchini, but as the marketevolves it will be more important,” Barringtonsaid. Whole Foods Market buys some producefrom Mangan for what the supermarket chainssees as a growing market for ethnic crops. It alsoworks with farmers to spur production of veg-etables that have caught on with consumers,who’ve read about them or tried them in restau-rants, said Bill McGowan, Whole Foods’ re-gional produce coordinator in Cambridge, Mass.

“We tell (farmers) what’s selling,”McGowan said. “Farmers are always interestedin new and unique things. They’re interested inthings that can make it to market.”

Entertainment InternationalTuesday, July 6, 201012

The third chapter in SummitEntertainment’s vampire romance felloff sharply after debuting last Wednes-day with $68.5 million. That was thesecond-best opening-day haul ever,behind its predecessor, last year’s“The Twilight Saga: New Moon,”which opened with $72.7 million.

After that huge first day, “Eclipse”averaged about $23 million dailyover the next four days. That includesan estimate for a slow Sunday aspeople turned their attention toFourth of July activities.

“Weather has a lot to do with aFourth of July opening. I’m not look-ing to make excuses, but betweenbarbecues and fireworks, we have alot of competition,” said Richie Fay,head of distribution for Summit. “Ido think people will come back tothe movie.”

Its total through Sunday came inwell short of the $200 million markset last year by “Transformers: Re-venge of the Fallen,” the record-holder for best five-day start for mov-ies opening on Wednesday.

“Eclipse” easily held the No. 1spot for the weekend, though its $69million Friday-to-Sunday total was

Associated Press Writer

NEW ORLEANS – Janet Jackson enthralled the Es-sence Music Festival audience Friday, kept them on theirfeet for more than two hours and reminded fans why see-ing her in concert was worth waiting two years. From theopening notes of “The Pleasure Principle” to “Control” to“Rhythm Nation,” the Grammy Award-winning singerenticed, teased and brought her fans on a journey throughher No. 1 hits.

“She was unbelievable,” said Ed Downs of Miami. “Itwas definitely worth the wait. I’m happy to see her makea comeback. It was impressive.”

Jackson marked her return by closing the festival’sfirst night inside the Louisiana Superdome in New Or-leans. It was her first time at the festival, which runsthrough Sunday.

Former NBA player Anferenee Hardaway calledJackson’s performance “absolutely perfect,” and said noone could tell she had been off the concert circuit for anylength of time. “She definitely gets better with age,” hesaid, smiling.

Fans got a glimpse of Jackson’s new, sassy, short-cropped hair and her signature, shapely figure on the fi-nale show of American Idol where she rocked classicslike “Again” and “Nasty” and her latest release, “Noth-ing,” from the soundtrack of the movie, “Why Did I GetMarried Too?,” which she also starred in.

But near the end of her show Friday, they were treatedwith even more as she depicted a risque, S&M scene witha male participant from the audience, whose hands andarms were strapped into a straight jacket as Jackson — ina flesh-toned body suit — worked him over, whip in hand.

He mouthed, “Thank you,” and couldn’t take his eyesoff her, getting roars of approval, looks of envy and ap-plause from the crowd.

“I loved it,” said Rose Ellerbee of New York. “It wasone of the hottest shows I’ve seen and then she broughtback so many memories. She didn’t lose a beat.” Michelle

Agence France Presse

ARLES, France – MickJagger is the main attrac-tion at the 41st annualRencontres d’Arles pho-tography festival in thesouth of France, withorganisers hoping that hewill put in a personal ap-pearance. The 66-year-oldRolling Stones frontman isthe subject of about 70portraits on display inArles by the likes of CecilBeaton, Anton Corbijn,Annie Leibovitz and PeterLindbergh, tracing his lifefrom the 1960s until today.

“Now the English areout of the football WorldCup, we have a betterchance of seeing him,”said Francois Hebel, thefestival’s director, recall-ing that Jagger was seen inthe stands in South Africa.

Other highlights atArles include a selection

of works by Austria’s Ernst Haas using Kodachrome slide film, and afirst-ever French retrospective for 90-year-old Argentine artist LeonFerrari.

The festival — which opens on Saturday and runs till September 19— has seen visitor numbers rise by an average of 20 percent a yearsince 2001, with a record 72,000 attending last year.

AP Photo/Chuck Cook

Janet Jackson performs on the first night of the 2010Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdomein New Orleans, Friday, July 2, 2010.

Janet Jackson performs at Essence in New OrleansEbanks, president of Essence Communications Inc., wasas excited as anyone to hear Jackson in person. She saidfestival organizers had invited Jackson numerous timesduring the last 15 years and this year she finally accepted.

“Prayer works,” Ebanks said laughing. The festival iscelebrating the magazine’s 40th anniversary this year andEbanks said they wanted to do so by putting the spotlighton strong, powerful female artists. In addition to Jackson,the lineup includes Gladys Knight, Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott,Alicia Keys, Monica, Keri Hilson, Chrisette Michele, LalahHathaway, Melanie Fiona, Estelle, Ledisi, Laura Iziborand New Orleans’ own Irma Thomas.

French photo festivalputs Jagger in spotlight

AFP/File/Stan Honda

Mick Jagger, pictured in May 2010, is themain attraction at the 41st annualRencontres d’Arles photography festi-val in the south of France, withorganisers hoping that he will put in apersonal appearance

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Actress Kristen Stewart attends the Cinema Society premiere of ‘TheTwilight Saga: Eclipse’ in New York. on Monday, June 28, 2010.

Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES – “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” is waning at the boxoffice but still has gotten off to a blockbuster start with $161 million inits first five days, according to studio estimates Sunday.

only a fraction more than what themovie took in just on opening day.“New Moon” took in $142.8 millionin its first weekend last November,though the movie opened on Fridayand the figure includes its recordopening-day gross.

Summit estimates “Eclipse” willclimb to around $181 million do-mestically by Monday. The moviealso has added $100.2 million in 42overseas markets.

“Eclipse” has found a wider fanbase than “New Moon,” with a big-ger percentage of males turning outfor the latest installment. Femalefans accounted for 80 percent of theaudience on “New Moon” but only65 percent of crowds for “Eclipse,”Summit reported.

The latest adaptation of StephenieMeyer’s best-selling novels,“Eclipse” continues the love triangleinvolving a broody teen (KristenStewart), her vampire sweetheart(Robert Pattinson) and her werewolfpal (Taylor Lautner).

The weekend’s other new wide re-lease, Paramount’s “The LastAirbender,” opened well with $40.7million to finish at No. 2 for the three-

day weekend. The movie took in $53.2million since debuting Thursday. Di-rected by M. Night Shyamalan (“TheSixth Sense”), “The Last Airbender”is based on the cartoon series about ayouth with mythical powers who canunite four warring nations.

“The Last Airbender” found asolid audience despite dreadful re-views from critics, who found theplot muddled and the dialoguestilted.

Disney’s animated smash “ToyStory 3,” which had been No. 1 theprevious two weekends, slipped tothird-place with $30.2 million, rais-ing its total to $289 million. “ToyStory 3” is about to pass last year’s“Up” at $293 million to become No.2 on the chart of Pixar Animation’sblockbusters. The Disney unit’s top-grossing film is “Finding Nemo” at$339.7 million.

Hollywood’s overall businessrose, helping to shore up thissummer’s sliding box office. Totalrevenues came in at about $193 mil-lion from Friday to Sunday, up 19percent from the Fourth of Julyweekend last year, according to box-office tracker Hollywood.com.

Revenues this season are runningat $2.16 billion, down a fraction fromsummer 2009. Factoring in higherticket prices, though, movie atten-dance this summer is down 6.7 per-cent, according to Hollywood.com.

International Tuesday, July 6, 2010 13Life Style

Associated Press Writer

PALO ALTO, Calif. – ToddAtwood says he doesn’t worry toomuch about accidents when walk-ing down the street using his iPhoneto make calls, send text messagesor check his e-mail. But he’s seenthe consequences of paying moreattention to the gadget than what’sahead.

“I saw someone walk right intoa sign,” recalled the 32-year-oldSilicon Valley resident. “She didn’thurt herself but she was startled.She dropped her phone, then herfriends starting laughing at her. Itwas funny but I guess it could’vebeen more serious.”

While using a cell phone whiledriving has triggered the mostalarm bells and prompted laws inseveral states, experts say, pedes-trians are also suffering the conse-quences of mobile distraction —tripping on curbs, walking into traf-fic, even stepping into manholes asthey chat or type while walking.

To help these sidewalkstumblers step out more safely,technology companies are nowstepping in, creating applica-tions that do everything frommake a smartphone screentransparent to transformspeech into text. Whether thetechnologies will prevent in-juries and embarrassment re-mains to be seen, they are be-ing welcomed as a move inthe right direction.

“I don’t think we’re goingto eliminate people fromwalking into things outrightand of course we want peopleto be responsible, but whatwe’re trying to do is eliminatethe friction point ... and givethe user back a little mentalbandwith,” said TravisBogard, the executive direc-tor for product managementand strategy at San Francisco-based Aliph, which makesbluetooth earpieces.

Aliph’s Jawbone earpieceincorporates voice-to-text

Around a decade ago, scientistsdiscovered that people who had atiny gap in the genetic code formaking CCR5 were surprisinglyresistant to HIV infection and tookmore time to progress to AIDS.

This gene variant, known as CCR5delta 32, results in smaller CCR5 pro-teins, which prevents most strains ofHIV from infecting the cell.

Testing a theory, scientists in theUnited States took immaturehaematopoietic cells — whichmake immune and red blood cells— from mice. They modified someof the cells, using a brand-new en-zyme “cutter” to delete the famous

Associated Press Writer

TOKYO – Former world hot-dogeating sensation Takeru Kobayashiof Japan wants to compete in thisweekend’s annual Fourth of Julycontest on Coney Island, but stillcan’t agree to a contract with the or-ganizers.

Kobayashi, one of the world’spremier competitive eaters, won thecontest for six years up to 2007 andthen had to settle for second-placefinishes behind American Joey

FILE - In this July 4, 2006 file photo, Takeru Kobayashi shoves hotdogs in his mouth during Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Competi-tion on Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

Report: Japan hot-dog king hungry for July 4 winChestnut. He moved to New York inMarch so he could train with localhot dogs.

But his chances of getting revengethis weekend against Chestnut, fromSan Jose, Calif., seem slim becauseof a contract dispute with the event’sorganizer. Kobayashi, 32, has balkedat signing an exclusivity clause withthe group, and can’t compete unlesshe does.

“I really want to compete in theevent,” Kobayashi told Japan’sKyodo news agency. In a report from

New York on Friday, Kyodo quotedKobayashi as saying the event “holdsa special place in my heart,” but addedhe did not agree with the conditions.

Kobayashi became a celebrity anda hero in Japan by eating his way tovictory from 2001 to 2006, a feat thatremains unmatched. But Chestnut haswon the title for the last three years,setting a world record by scarfingdown 68 hot dogs and buns in 10 min-utes last year. Two years ago, Chest-nut beat Kobayashi in a five-dog eatoff, after they tied at 59 franks each.

Chestnut says he still seesKobayashi as a rival — and a bitterone. They don’t talk to each other, anddid not shake hands after last year’seat off. Kobayashi lost to Chestnut

last year by only 3 1/2 hot dogs.In May last year, Kobayashi beat

Chestnut in a pizza eating contest,consuming 5 3/4 pizzas in six min-utes. Each pizza weighed one pound(0.45 kilogram). Chestnut couldonly manage 5 1/2 in that time.

If Kobayashi is out of the game,Chestnut’s toughest opponent maybe Bob Shoudt, the world’s No. 2eater, and Patrick Bertoletti, rankedNo. 4 in the world.

The 95th annual hot-dog eatingcontest will take place in ConeyIsland, Brooklyn on Sunday. U.S.TV viewers can catch the spectacleon ESPN. The contest has beenheld every Independence Day since1916.AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File

A researcherat theInternationalAIDS VaccineInitiativelaboratoryworks onsamples inMay, 2010 inNew York. Labwork on micehas openedup a novelway ofclosing agateway tothe AIDSvirus, accord-ing to a studypublished onFriday.

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PARIS – Lab work on mice has opened up a novel way of closing agateway to the AIDS virus, according to a study published on Friday.The doorway in question is called CCR5, a protein that helps the hu-man immunodeficiency virus (HIV) penetrate a cell, its first step be-fore hijacking the cellular machinery and reproducing itself.

CCR delta 32 section.As a result, when these cells ma-

tured and divided, they lacked the keycode for making normal CCR5. Themodified cells were reinjected backinto the rodents, which were then ex-posed to HIV. Twelve weeks after in-fection, the animals had recoveredtheir stock of immune T-cells andtheir levels of HIV were very low.

But “control” mice that had notreceived the modified cells werehighly infected and their immunesystems weak. If the approach isfound to be safe and effective onhumans, it opens the way to creat-ing a long-term generation of HIV-

resistant T-cells in the body — inother words, a patient could suppressHIV without taking powerfulantiretroviral drugs.

The experiment headed by PaulaCannon of the University of South-ern California, Los Angeles, and re-ported in the journal Nature Biotech-nology, is the third avenue that hasopened up for CCR5 investigators .

Drugs that inhibit CCR5 are alreadybeing licensed as “salvage” therapy forpatients whose immune systems havebeen crippled by HIV. Doctors are alsotesting in trials on volunteers a CCRdelta 32 technique, but using T-cellsas opposed to stem cells.

Around two million people diedfrom AIDS in 2008, and 33.4 mil-lion were living with HIV, accord-ing to UN figures published lastNovember. The International AIDSConference, an event held once ev-ery two years, takes place in Viennafrom July 18-23.

Tech firms aim to keepwayward walkers on path

technology which eliminates theneed to glance down at the keypadto send an e-mail or text message. Italso has caller ID that speaks to thewearer so he or she doesn’t have topick up the phone to see who is call-ing and a function that allows wear-ers to call up their contacts usingtheir voice rather than fingers. “Allof this gets rid of the need to touchyour phone, which causes your eyesto move away from what’s in frontof you,” Bogard said.

Other programs also on the mar-ket aim to make it easier to type whilewalking. They tap into a smartphone’scamera to beam an image of what’sin front of the user over the messagescreen so typers can see what’s ahead.They include Text Vision, Type n Walkand Email ‘n Walk.

“See-through screens, yes, wouldsolve part of the problem,” saidClifford Nass, a professor of com-munications at Stanford Universityand one of the authors of a study onmultitasking. “But there’s still a sec-ond problem, which has to do withengagement of the brain.” Samegoes with voice-to-text technology,Nass said.

InternationalSportTuesday, July 6, 201014

“I don’t think you can talk aboutrevenge between two great teams.Both will be going all out to get to aWorld Cup final,” said Del Bosque.

“They recently set out to change a(style of) football which appeared tobe worn out and tired. They have man-aged to refresh the team since the Eu-ros and the proof of that is in theirshowings here.” “They have got a greatgroup together,” the former RealMadrid boss added.

Spain came to South Africa as theEuropean side most favoured to dis-tinguish itself after just one defeat in48 matches. They have generally re-covered well from a shock opening

Associated Press Writer

CAPE TOWN, South Africa –Rooney, then Ronaldo and nowMessi. They were supposed to lightup the World Cup after scoring atotal of 114 goals for their clubsthis season, but left South Africawith only one goal in 13 matches.

Wayne Rooney huffed andpuffed but failed to score beforeEngland was sent packing by Ger-many. Portugal’s CristianoRonaldo scored — once, in gar-bage time — but didn’t run muchat all before being eliminated bySpain. Argentina’s Lionel Messi

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RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil coach Dunga was sacked on Sunday fol-lowing the team’s World Cup quarter-final exit with charismatic LuizFelipe Scolari, who won the title in 2002, immediately being tipped totake over. “The cycle of work started in 2006 and which culminated withthe elimination of Brazil in the World Cup in South Africa is finished,”said a statement from the Brazilian football confederation (CBF).

“The CBF announces the dismissal of the technical commission ofthe Brazilian team. The new commission will be announced at the end ofJuly.” Dunga, 46, who skippered Brazil to the 1994 World Cup, had beennational team coach since 2006. He had already said that he was intend-ing to step down after four years following the five-time champions 2-1defeat to Holland in the quarter-finals in Port Elizabeth on Friday.

However, on his arrival home on Sunday, Dunga did not rule out stay-ing in the job. “I am going to rest before meeting, in one or two weeks’time, the president of the CBF, Ricardo Teixeira to talk about it (extend-ing his stay in charge),” Dunga told a news conference before the CBFquickly shattered his optimism.

Brazilian media immediately started speculating on the identity ofDunga’s successor whose job will be guiding the team on home soil at2014 World Cup. The favourite is Scolari, who won the World Cup in2002, although he has ruled himself out saying he intends to honour hiscontract with Palmeiras which runs until 2012.

“I have a contractwith Palmeiras andit is here that I amgoing to work,”Scolari told ElDorado radio.

“It would be greatto finish my careercoaching a team atthe World Cup to bestaged in Brazil, butI cannot respond toany offer until after2012.” Other namesbeing mentioned areMano Menezes, cur-rently coach atCorinthians, and ex-AC Milan bossLeonardo. Jorginho,who was Dunga’sassistant in SouthAfrica, is also be-lieved to be in therunning.

Brazilian playerswere met with insultsand pushing andshoving from angryfans amid a welter ofrecriminations fortheir poor World Cupshowing when theyarrived in Rio.

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Brazil’s coach Dunga reacts during the2010 World Cup quarter-final footballmatch Netherlands vs. Brazil on July 2,2010 at Nelson Mandela Bay stadium inPort Elizabeth.

Brazil sack Dunga, playersface angry backlash

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Argentina’s striker LionelMessi

Rooney, Ronaldo, now Messi - stars misfire in Cupcouldn’t produce the magic when itcounted, against the Germans in thequarterfinals. All 25 or younger andconsidered three of the world’s bestplayers, they were the World Cup’sbiggest disappointments.

For Rooney, it seemed a case of fa-tigue or injury — he had knee, ankleand groin problems over the last twomonths of his club season. Whateverthe cause, rarely did the 24-year-oldManchester United striker storm pastdefenders with a typically powerfulrun after a season in England in whichhe scored 34 goals to make up forRonaldo’s record transfer to RealMadrid.

Ronaldo’s lone goal — againstNorth Korea in a 7-0 rout — waslittle solace for a player hyped in awell-publicized commercial asPortugal’s savior.

Even with the captain’s armband,the 25-year-old forward did little toinspire his team. He rarely trackedback in defense, lost the ball whendribbling and looked a shadow ofthe player who was selected as theworld’s best in 2008.

That title went to Messi last yearafter he led Barcelona to an historicseries of national, European andworld club titles, and he continuedhis stellar performances with an as-

tonishing 47 goals for his team in the2009-10 season. The 23-year-oldforward has often been accused offailing to reproduce his best form forArgentina, and will have done littleto erase that charge in South Africa.

Diego Maradona has calledMessi his heir apparent. But in hissecond World Cup, Messi failed tofind the target and never conjuredthe magic of Maradona when hisnation needed him, fading out of thematch as Argentina was thrashed 4-0 by Germany. “To see Messi cry inthe dressing room, whoever saysthat he doesn’t feel pride for his shirtis stupid,” Maradona said.

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POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa – Spain coach Vicente del Bosque on Sunday saluted what he sawas a sea-change in Germany’s style of play ahead of the two countries’ World Cup semi-final on Wednes-day. Del Bosque said he did not believe the Germans would be treating the meeting in Durban as a revengemission for their Euro 2008 final loss to the Spanish as his opponents had clearly moved on.

group loss to Switzerland, despite find-ing goals hard to come by - with thenotable exception of five-goal DavidVilla. A young Germany side has incontrast hit four goals on three occa-sions while humiliating both Englandand Argentina. Del Bosque says theGermans have no reason to hark backto their painful loss of two years agoin Vienna.

“I don’t believe anyone looks backto the past and a sportsman alwayslooks forward,” he insisted. He refusedto be drawn on his tactics for stoppingthe German juggernaut. “This it notthe time to speak of the key to stop-ping Germany. I think we have to try

to keep faithful to our style and main-tain this competitive spirit which wehave shown in this championship.”

Del Bosque added he believed that“we have done things really well todate” aside from the Swiss result -where the Spaniards in any case domi-nated the game.

“We started off with the Swiss losswhich was very painful but since thenwe have posted four straight wins toreach the semi-finals,” said the coach.“I don’t think this is the time to reflectbut instead to keep on dreaming,”added Del Bosque, in the knowledgethat Spain have never reached a WorldCup final.

Spain’s coach Vicente Del Bosque kicks aball as he takes part in a training session

at the North West University Sports Villagein Pochefstroom on July 4, 2010 a day afterSpain beat Paraguay 1-0 in their 2010 World

Cup quarter-final football match.

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The 24-year-old felt most underpressure at the start of the second setwhen he allowed Berdych two breakpoints, but he didn’t take long toovercome his jitters and deliver an-other breath-taking display of bru-tal hitting.

“I was a little bit more nervousthan usual,” he said. “I was a littlebit lucky on few moments with thebreak-points, especially when hemissed a backhand into the net. “Butif you are not nervous in the final ofWimbledon, you are not human!”

With his nerves conquered, Nadalwas able to coast to the eighth GrandSlam title of his career in such com-fort that there was hardly any dramato excite the capacity crowd on Cen-tre Court. But that mattered little tothe world number one, who has nowregained the Wimbledon title he wonin 2008 and was unable to defendlast year due to a serious knee in-jury.

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LONDON – Rafael Nadal revealed he had to shrug off a bout ofLONDON – Rafael Nadal revealed he had to shrug off a bout ofLONDON – Rafael Nadal revealed he had to shrug off a bout ofLONDON – Rafael Nadal revealed he had to shrug off a bout ofLONDON – Rafael Nadal revealed he had to shrug off a bout ofnerves before demolishing Tomas Berdych in the Wimbledon men’snerves before demolishing Tomas Berdych in the Wimbledon men’snerves before demolishing Tomas Berdych in the Wimbledon men’snerves before demolishing Tomas Berdych in the Wimbledon men’snerves before demolishing Tomas Berdych in the Wimbledon men’ssingles final on Sunday. Nadal looked ice cool as he routed Berdychsingles final on Sunday. Nadal looked ice cool as he routed Berdychsingles final on Sunday. Nadal looked ice cool as he routed Berdychsingles final on Sunday. Nadal looked ice cool as he routed Berdychsingles final on Sunday. Nadal looked ice cool as he routed Berdych6-3, 7-5, 6-4 to claim his second Wimbledon title, but inside the6-3, 7-5, 6-4 to claim his second Wimbledon title, but inside the6-3, 7-5, 6-4 to claim his second Wimbledon title, but inside the6-3, 7-5, 6-4 to claim his second Wimbledon title, but inside the6-3, 7-5, 6-4 to claim his second Wimbledon title, but inside theSpaniard’s stomach was churning as he tried to deal with the enor-Spaniard’s stomach was churning as he tried to deal with the enor-Spaniard’s stomach was churning as he tried to deal with the enor-Spaniard’s stomach was churning as he tried to deal with the enor-Spaniard’s stomach was churning as he tried to deal with the enor-mity of such a significant occasion.mity of such a significant occasion.mity of such a significant occasion.mity of such a significant occasion.mity of such a significant occasion.

the All England Club will always bethe most special because of the dra-matic nature of his five-set victory overRoger Federer. “It is difficult to saythis one is more special. The other onewas more dramatic in the way I won.So the first title is always very, veryspecial,” he said.

“But for sure after a difficult yearfor me to be back at my favorite tour-nament and to finish with the trophyis amazing for me. “It was very diffi-cult for me to be back at my best afterinjury. But I did it, so it is a very im-portant and emotional moment forme.”

Nadal has now won the FrenchOpen and Wimbledon in the same cal-ender year twice - a feat long regardedas the tennis holy grail before Nadalstarting to rip up the record books.

With just a few weeks between theend of the French Open and the startof Wimbledon, few players had everbeen able to adapt to the change fromslow clay courts to the faster grass sur-

face in time to win both. Nadal admitsit took several years for him to believeit was possible but he insists intensivepractice on grass is the only secret tohis success.

“It didn’t happen since Bjorn Borgbut now in the last three years it hap-pened twice. How crazy is life?” Nadalsaid. “For sure it is difficult to playwell on grass after winning in RolandGarros.

“After a few years I know howimportant the grass court season is.And after winning in Roland GarrosSunday, I am practising on Mondayat Queen’s Club because I know howdifficult is to change and adapt thesurface. “It is difficult but if you haveexperience and a lot of matches ongrass that helps you. “It is importantto have the movement on grass and Imove well on this court. That’s a veryimportant part of the game.

“Sure my serve has improved alittle bit and it is important to playmore aggressive here than on the restof the surfaces. But the main thing isto really want to improve on everysurface.” Nadal celebrated his victoryover Berdych with a somersault acrossthe hallowed Centre Court turf and heinsisted the gesture was purely instinc-tive. “I didn’t think about it. That wasmy reaction in that moment,” he saidwith a smile.

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Spain’s Rafael Nadal holds the Wimbledon Trophy after beat-ing Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych 6-3, 7-5, 6-4, in the Men’sSingles Final at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at theAll England Tennis Club, in south-west London, on July 4, 2010.

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Cancellara of Switzerland retainedthe race leader’s yellow jersey af-ter the crash-marred Tour de Francefirst stage won in spectacular fash-ion by Alessandro Petacchi ofLampre on Sunday. Italian sprinterPetacchi, making his first appear-ance at the race in more than fiveyears, upset predictions when hefinished a reduced bunch sprintahead of Australian Mark Renshawand Norwegian Thor Hushovd.

Numerous crashes occurred inthe closing kilometres of the223.5km ride from Rotterdam toBrussels, leaving some of the topfavourites for stage victory out ofthe running.

Spanish fast man Oscar Freire,of Rabobank, was brought downalong with Cervelo’s Jeremy Huntwhen the Briton took a wrong turnon a tight bend with two kilometresto go. Another massive crash withjust a kilometre to go reduced thepeloton further. British sprint kingMark Cavendish, the winner of sixstages last year, was among the bignames also left out of contention,leaving his lead-out man Renshawto go it alone.

Cancellara in yellowas Petacchi wins Tourde France 1st stage

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guard Joe Johnson has agreed to a maxi-mum contract that will keep him with theAtlanta Hawks, his agent said Sunday.Arn Tellem confirmed an entry he wrotefor the Huffington Post website, sayingJohnson “announced his intention to re-sign with the Hawks for six more years.”

Tellem wrote that Johnson, who couldhave signed as a free agent with anotherteam, chose to remain in Atlanta overChicago and New York, where he wouldhave been reunited with Mike D’Antoni,his former coach in Phoenix. Under NBArules, a team is allowed to pay more tokeep a free agent than other teams canoffer in salary if he opts to move.

In addition to the financial incentive,the Hawks have reached the secondround of the playoffs the past two years,and Tellem said Johnson believed win-ning in Atlanta “would be more mean-ingful”. “When the Hawks offered themaximum - six years - he happily recip-rocated,” Tellem wrote.

The Hawks have not yet commented.While free agent negotiations are in fullswing after the free agency periodopened on July 1, no deals can be signedand made official until July 8.

NBA star Johnsonto stay with Hawks

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NBA All-Star guard Joe Johnson, pictured in April2010, has agreed to a maximum contract that will keephim with the Atlanta Hawks, his agent said Sunday.

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Italy’s Alessandro Petacchi (R)celebrates on the finish line afterwinning ahead of Australia’s MarkRenshaw (L) in Brussels. FabianCancellara of Switzerland retainedthe race leader’s yellow jersey af-ter the crash-marred Tour deFrance first stage won by Petacchion Sunday.

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Pedrosa got the holeshot, thenran wide at the very first turn -dropping him down the order -while Dovizioso led on lap four andstuck with Lorenzo after the Span-iard got back ahead, only to fallfrom a close second place on lap15 of 25.

Ducati’s Casey Stoner, the onlyother threat to Lorenzo, ran wideat the start of lap six and spentmuch of the race unsuccessfullychallenging Pedrosa for what be-came second.

Lorenzo was thus left to cruiseto a five-second home victory,marking his fifth win from sevenstarts and handing him a 52 pointtitle lead over Pedrosa headinginto the German Grand Prix in twoweeks’ time.

“This is very special,” saidLorenzo, who lost out to team-mate Valentino Rossi at the finalturn of last year’s race. “After los-ing so closely last year I washappy but not completely so and

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today I can say I am completelyhappy, winning here at my homerace.

“It was very difficult today be-cause it was so hot and the front tyrewas sliding a lot. I thought I wasgoing to have a big battle withDovizioso because he was pushingvery hard but then he crashed and Iwas alone; it was lucky for me be-cause then I was able to take it moregently to the finish.

“I think I rode a clever race to-day. I am so grateful to my team andto everyone at Yamaha andBridgestone because they are work-ing so hard to make our bike com-petitive at every track. I also wantto say thank you to all the fans thatcame to watch today, it is a greatfeeling for me to win here in frontof them all.” Lorenzo has taken ahat-trick of wins once before in hiscareer, in his 250cc days, and is thefirst Yamaha rider to take three winsfrom three poles since EddieLawson in 1986.

After running wide into turn oneon lap six of Sunday’s Catalan GrandPrix, Ducati’s Casey Stoner spentmost of the race trying to overtakeRepsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa.Pedrosa had also run wide at turnone, at the very start of the race, andthe battle between the rumoured2011 team-mates was initially forthird position, which then becamea fight for second when AndreaDovizioso fell.

But Stoner simply couldn’t finda way past, crossing the line 0.2secbehind Pedrosa to nonethelessclaim his second podium in a row.Race winner Jorge Lorenzo wasfive seconds in front.

“The mistake was my own fault.I got a bit too much speed down themain straight - I got a slipstream offboth Jorge and Dovi - so I decidedto just go wide rather than risk los-ing the front and going into every-one,” said Stoner, who had spent theopening laps battling for the lead.

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Fiat Yamaha’s Spanish Jorge Lorenzo celebrates after winning the Moto GP race of the CatalunyaGrand Prix at the Catalunya racetrack on July 4, 2010 in Montmelo, near Barcelona.

Stoner: Impossibleto pass Pedrosa

“The bike didn’t feel too good. Wechanged the set-up after warm-up andit was difficult to ride at the start, butbetter at the end. I got past de Punietand then as I came up behind Dani Ithought I could run better lap timesthan him. I thought I’d try to pass him,but that was just an impossible battle.“Dani rode really well today, hedidn’t make any mistakes. He wascoming out of the corners good,clean. Didn’t give me an opportunityto get past. I was on his rear wheelfor most of the race, but just wasn’table to get the job done. So hats offto Dani. “But we’ve got to be happywith another podium today.”

Having put his nightmare start tothe season behind him, Stoner has nowmoved up to sixth in the champion-ship, just two points behind fourthplaced team-mate Nicky Hayden.

“I am happy to see that Casey isback to being… well, Casey!” saidteam manager Vittoriano Guareschi.“Even after running off track he re-

covered with a lot of determination andtried his best to the end but he coulddo no more than he did.” Haydenmeanwhile had a ‘tough’ ride to eighth.

“What a tough race!” said Nicky.“We thought we had found somethingin the warm-up this morning using aworn tyre but in the race with the ex-tra grip from a new tyre the balancejust wasn’t the same.

“I was really struggling over thefirst few laps and held myself up onmy elbow a couple of times. The situ-ation improved in the second half ofthe race, I was able to push a littleharder to the point where I thought Icould make up some positions.

“I lost too much time behindMelandri though and we finishedeighth. It’s not a great result but atleast we have brought some pointshome and we’re now fourth in thechampionship. If we want to staythere we have to do much better andget back to the level we were at acouple of races ago.”