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The animated film from 20th Century Fox is the fourth in the “Ice Age” series and the first in 3-D. The North America performance of “Continental Drift” was on par with previous “Ice Age” movies but well below the opening weekend of the second installment, “The Meltdown,” which opened with $68 million in 2006.

There has now been a decade of “Ice Age” films, allowing the characters voiced by Ray Romano, Queen Latifah and John Leguizamo to become increas-ingly familiar to audiences, particularly international ones. The film had already done robust overseas business ahead

of opening in the U.S. This weekend it earned $95 million internationally, bring-ing its overseas total to $339 million.

“Scrat rules the world,” said Chris Aronson, head of distribution for Fox, referring to the films’ rat-squirrel mas-cot, whose wordless, futile pursuit of a nut is a mainstay of the movies. The “Ice Age” franchise has now surpassed $2.2 billion worldwide, and the studio expects “Continental Drift” to equal the global total of the last installment, 2009’s “Dawn of the Dinosaurs,” which took in $886.7 million.

“There’s really not very many ani-

mated franchises that have had three sequels,” said Aronson. “The perfor-mance of ‘Ice Age’ has been remarkably consistent.” The weekend was inevitably shadowed by two superheroes, com-ing a week after the debut of Sony’s Spider-Man reboot, “The Amazing Spider-Man,” and one week before the highly-anticipated Batman sequel, “The Dark Knight Rises.”

In its second week of release, “Spider-Man” earned $35 million, pushing it past $200 million domestically. It earned nearly $67 million overseas over the weekend, bringing its worldwide gross to $521.4 million. Seth MacFarlane’s R-rated comedy hit, “Ted,” which stars Mark Wahlberg and a talking teddy bear, added $22.1 million in its third week for a total of $159 million for Universal Pictures.

Associated Press Writer

SAN DIEGO — There were no doppelgang-ers at the final panel for “Fringe” at Comic-Con, but there were plenty of tears. “Fringe” stars Jasika Nicole, Anna Torv and Lance Reddick cried while reminiscing about their favorite scenes at the pop-culture convention Sunday.

“You can’t go out and tell anybody this hap-pened,” joked a weepy Reddick after recalling a few heartfelt scenes with Nicole’s character, Astrid, and her double. “Fringe” actors Joshua Jackson and John Noble were also on hand for the panel, which kicked off with a trailer for the final installment that was filmed last season and served as a sales pitch to garner the ratings-

challenged series a final bow.“This was a testament to how much every-

body loves the show,” said executive producer J.H. Wyman. The new season will jump ahead to the year 2036 when the mysterious, pale Observers have taken over the world.

After a group of female fans asked why there were no lady Observers, Wyman told the crowd that the reason would “become apparent this year.” He also said he let the actors in on how the show would wrap up, a departure from past seasons when the cast was left in the dark.

“Just as much as you want the show to end well, we want the show to end well,” said Jackson. The fifth and final season of “Fringe” debuts Sept. 28.

‘Fringe’ cast bids tearful goodbye to Comic-Con

Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

J.H. Wyman, Anna Torv, Lance Reddick, Jasika Nicole, John Noble and Joshua Jackson take a final bow at the “Fringe” screening and panel at Comic-Con on Sunday, July 15, 2012, in San Diego, Calif.

While Batman lurks, ‘Ice Age’ tops box officeAssociated Press Writer

NEW YORK — With Batman lurking, the prehistoric critters of “Ice Age: Continental Drift” ran off with the box office, earning $46 million in their opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

This image released by

20th Century Fox shows Sid, voiced by John

Leguizamo, cen-ter, surrounded by his family in

a scene from the animated film,

“Ice Age: Conti-nental Drift.”

AP Photo/20th Century Fox

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Under normal condition, the visiting hour to Tanah Lot is up to 7:00 p.m. local time. As planned, the visiting hour will be extended until midnight. “It remains a plan, but we have prepared a number of supporting infrastructures,” said Operation Manager of Tanah Lot, Ketut Toya Adnyana.

He described that Tanah Lot and the opportunity to extend the visiting hour at night provided that adequate lighting and other attractions such as culinary delights and cultural show were available. At the moment, Toya said, the existing lighting had not been maximal, especially those set

off on the shoreline up to the temple location. Even, at night the light-ing often went out due to electrical overload. On that account, the night atmosphere of Tanah Lot could not have been en-joyed. Ideally, said Toya, Tanah Lot area got a power substa-tion. At the moment, a substation was shared with some surrounding areas. “We have coordinated with PLN. Hopefully, the additional sub-station can be realized,” he hoped.

Aside from lighting constraints, the management still lacked of

CCTV surveillance equip-ment. At the moment, there were only 11 units of CCTV installed, while the ideal number was 20 units whereas the number of service personnel of Ta-nah Lot had been optimal, totally reaching 200. This

number had increased 20 percent over the previous one. In addition to the visiting hour, the management also planned to organize a cultural event. This would take advantage of the promotional budget routinely allocated every year.

Toya explained the increase in

ticket price did not have an impact on the number of tourist visits. Even, the revenue target could be surpassed. Until the first half of 2012, the revenue had reached IDR 17.71 billion with a total visitor of 1,280,458 people. Of this amount, most of them were domestic tour-ists. The amount rose sharply if compared to the one in 2011 only reaching 1,164,829 people with the revenue worth IDR 10.6 billion. During holiday season, the average visit reached 7,000-8,000 people per day. This figure was predicted to increase during the upcoming Eid holiday season. (kmb30)

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Conflict in the management of Tanah Lot tourist attraction, Kediri, seems to have no impact on the number of tourist visit. To boost revenue, the visiting hour to Tanah Lot will be extended until night. Unfortunately, the extension of visiting hour cannot be accelerated due to restrictedness of lighting infrastructure.

To boost revenues

Visiting hour to Tanah Lot extended

Bali Post

TABANAN - Conflict in the management of Tanah

Lot tourist attraction, Kediri, seems to have no impact on the number of

tourist visit. To boost rev-enue, the visiting hour to

Tanah Lot will be extended until night. Unfortunately,

the extension of visiting hour cannot be accelerated

due to restrictedness of lighting infrastructure.

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Calendar Event for June 30 through July 25, 2012

EvEry Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is con-sidered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

Balinese Temple Ceremony

30 Jun Tumpek Landep. Pura Pasek Gelgel Pedungan Denpasar Selatan.Pura Agung Pasek Tangun Titi kaler TabananPura Agung Pasek Silamadeg TabananPura Pasek Tangkas Kediri TabananPura Kerta Banyuning Barat BulelengPura Dalem Tenggaling Sengguan Singapadu.Pura Kawitan Arya Wang Bang Pinatih Peguyangan SingarajaPura Bhujangga Weisnawa Tegalcangkring Jembrana.Pura taman Desa Bubunan Seririt BulelengPura Penataran Pande Dalem Batur Jati Banjar Pandean MengwiPura Dalem Pingit Br, Taro Kaje TegalalangPura dadia Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Desa Selat Sukasada BulelengPura Batur Arya Warih Kepaon Cengolo Sudimara TabananPura Ida ratu Pande BesakihMr. Pasek Toh Jiwa TangungtitiPura Penataran Pande Kusamba KlungkungPura Penataran Agung Pinatih Desa Tulikup Gianyar. 1 Jul Redite Umanis Ukir Sangah Gede Dukuh Segening Tegal Tugu Gianyar.

3 Jul Purnama Kasa Aci-aci Penaung Taluh Penataran Agung BesakihPura Gunung Kuripan Lombok.Pura Tirta BesakihPura Purnama Cemangon SukawatiPura Amrta Jati Kompleks ALRI Pangkalan Jati Cinere Jakarta SelatanPura Jagatnatha Kota SingarajaPura Dang Hyang Tulus Dewa Desa Apuan-Susut-BangliPura Jagatdhita Selong-Lombok TimurPura Agung Pasek Gelgel Gobleg-Banjar BulelengPura Puseh Batur KintamaniPr. Asah (Alas Harum) Dusun Batur KintamaniPura Dalem Kedewatan Celuk-SukawatiPura Agung Mandara Giri Gunung Semeru-Lumajang Jawa TimurPura Pengubengan BesakihPura Penataran Agung SukawatiPura Bukit Mentik Gunung Lebah-Batur KintamaniMr. Agung Puser Jagat Meranting Batu Kanding-Nusa PenidaPura Nuansa Udayana, Kori Nuansa JimbaranPura Tianyar Pikat, Dawan Klungkung

4 Jul Buda Wage Ukir Pura Pasar Agung Besakih

Pura Pasek Bendesa Pasar Badung Legian KutaPura Gede Gunung Agung Dukuh Munggu BadungHyang Agung Pura Ibuwanasari TegalPura Puseh/Pura Desa Bebalang BangliPura Dalem Perancak BadungPura Pasek Bendesa Hyang Selat Kerobokan Badung.Pura Kekeran Langit Sading Mengwi

10 Jul Anggar Kasih Kulantir Pura Penataran Tangkas SukawatiPura Dalem Lagan Bebalang BangliPura Puseh Lembeng Ketewel SukawatiPura Pasek Gelgel Penulisan Kerambitan TabananPura Gaduh SandingPura Dalem Gandamayu KlungkungPura Sanghyang Tegal Banjar Taro Kaja Tegalalang

11 Jul Buda Umanis Kulantir. Pura Pasek Tangkas kaler Tabanan.Pura Gaduh Benoh Ubung Denpasar

15 Jul Redite Keliwon Tolu. Pura Dalem Alas Harum Banjar Tegal Kepuh

16 Jul Soma Umanis Tolu Pura Puseh/Balai Agung Ubung Kupang Penebel TabananPura Kawitan Sakula Gotra, Pasung Grigih Pura Bhujangga Rsi-Tambak Bayuh Pura Paibon Tangkas Kori Agung Banjar Ceningan KanginPura Batu Madeg BesakihPura Penataran Agung Penatih Banjar Saba Penatih.

18 Jul Buda Pon Tolu Pura Catur, Buwana Sanding Tampaksiring

19 Jul Wraspati Wage Tolu Pura Peninjoan Besakih.

25 Jul Buda Keliwon Gumbreg Pura Pasek Gelgel Kukuh Marga TabananPura Pasek Gelgel Dukuh Selemadeg TabananPura Puseh/Pura Desa Desa Guwang SukawatiMerajan Pasek Ketewel KetewelMerajan Pangeran Tangkas Kuro Agung Jeroan SadingPura Dalem Setra Batu Nunggul Swana Nusa Penida

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Semarapura, DenPostThe price of Nusa Penida,

Klungkung cows with the com-ing Idul Fitri seemed starting to crawl up as seen at Pesing-gahan, Dawan with IDR 500,000 increase per cow which depends on their condition. As said by cow

merchant from Banjar Kangin, Pesinggahan, Dawan, Klungkung, Wayan Sergik last Sunday (15/7), the price have gone up the past two months and it will increase even more during the coming Idul Fitri as buyers who would come will usually be butchers that

settles it straight away after price bargained settled.

Last year’s Idul Fitri, the prices of these cows were IDR 2,500,000 for a 6 months old cow. This year the same kind of cow could reach IDR 3,000,000 – 3,500,000 depending on its condition. Last

year was actually the price was way too low causing losses for a lot of breeders. Yet for sure Nusa Penida cows are still dominating demanded. If they’re not sold at Pesinggahan then they will be moved to Beringkit, Badung or in Karangasem. Sergik predicted

by Idul Fitri it will be high more-over at this time a ready cut cows could reach IDR 9,500,000 per cow with butchers starting to buy from now. Those who came to buy not only from Klungkung bur also from Karangasem, Badung and Buleleng. (119)

The perpetrator bringing the arrack in the bag was Made Suparta alias Ganjul, 31. Apparently, various ways were carried out by arrack vendors in order they could escape from the inspection of police muzzling the ar-rack trade. Similar trick was also committed by Made Suparta on Saturday night (Jul 14). The man from of Beji hamlet, Bungaya village, Bebandem, Karangasem, hid 40 liter of arrack in his bag to deceive police.

However, his effort was fruitless. Police managed to reveal it in a raid held at the border of Karangasem-Klungkung, precisely at Yeh Malet, Manggis, Karangasem. Ganjul was arrested and taken to police station. Evidence in the form of 40 liters of arrack put in the large bag was also seized.

In the raid with the code 21, the vehicles passing on the Amlapura-Denpasar or NTB/NTT route through Padangbai Harbor to Denpasar was stopped one by one. Then, identity of the driver or rider, vehicle’s document and luggage were checked. Around 8:00 p.m. local time, Suparta riding a motorcycle with license plate DK 4116 SU coming from Amlapura direction was also ensnared in the raid. When his luggage was searched, police encountered four medium-sized bags carried by the man. In fact, each bag held a jerry can containing 10 liter of arrack. When police asked about his alcoholic drink trade license (SIUP-MB), he could say nothing as he had not held it.

“All evidences were stored in small red jerry cans,” explained Spokes-person of Karangasem Police, Made Wartama, with permission from the Chief of Karangasem Police, Rudy Efendy, Sunday.

Previously, when interrogated Ganjul who worked in a private company in Denpasar said he was carrying the arrack to be sold nearby his boarding house. “As I happen to go home to Karangasem, I take a small amount of arrack for a side job. It’s known that my salary is not sufficient to meet the daily needs,” he said. (013)

Denpasar (Bali Post)—Monday (Jul 16) was the begin-

ning of academic year 2012/2013. So far, the school activities contribut-ing traffic crowdedness in Denpasar were ascertained to be heavy again with the implementation of new student orientation period (MOS). At the beginning of this academic year, the Denpasar Transportation Agency called the parents or escorts of student not to use car when ac-companying their children but using motorcycle was enough. Moreover, a few schools having many students were located adjacent to the projects worked on by Denpasar Municipality such as the pedestrian way on Jalan Gajah Mada and the sidewalk on Jalan Surapati adjacent to the SMPN 1 Denpasar secondary school.

When contacted on Sunday (Jul 15), the Division Head of Land Transportation Operational Control, Denpasar Transportation Agency,

Ketut Sriawan, said his party had anticipated the occurrence of severe congestion around the schools. He said his agency would intensify the role of officers as well as maximize the school security officers. “As usual, the traffic flows on the first school day will be slightly crowded. However, we will maximize the role of our field officers and intensify the school security officers,” he said.

Is there any diversion of traffic flows considering some large projects are located adjacent to the schools? Responding to this question, he said the diversion of traffic flow would highly depend on field conditions. If necessary, he said, the Transportation Agency would do it. “For a while, there is no a plan to divert traffic flows. However, it will truly depend on the field conditions,” he said.

To avoid the traffic crowdedness, Sriawan appealed to the parents or escorts of student not to use car

during the student orientation activ-ity, chiefly for those who would go to schools passing the Jalan Gajah Mada, Jalan Surapati, Jalan Kam-boja and beyond. “Let us anticipate the problem of traffic crowdedness together. We appeal to the parents of student not to bring a car for a while before the orientation period ends. It is also for the sake of their smooth-ness and comfort. Using motorcycle will be definitely faster,” he said.

Sriawan predicted the density of vehicles would occur on the first school day. Nevertheless, he expected there would be no severe congestion in Denpasar. “To that end, we expect the participation of community and ask their understanding. If relying on the officers of Transportation Agency and traffic policeman, it will be very limited. Let’s jointly understand the conditions on the highway. One of which is by not using car when it is not really necessary,” he hoped. (kmb13)

Raid movement of terrorist, police encounter arrack in a bag

Nusa Penida cows price increase

Amlapura (Bali Post)—Police raids in order to anticipate the movement of terrorist

networks, drug trafficking and other criminal acts, Saturday night (Jul 14) did not encounter any terrorists or drug abus-ers. However, police got the evidence in the form of 40 liters of arrack hidden by a retailer in its luggage bag. Allegedly, it would be brought to Denpasar from Karangasem.

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The students of an elementary school start their first day.

To avoid traffic crowdedness

Student escorts called not to bring a car

3Tuesday, July 17, 201214 InternationalInternational Bali NewsScience Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Ninety-one percent of the 103 known lemur species are threatened, conservationists concluded this week at a workshop of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission in Antanarivo, Madagascar’s capital. Twenty-three of the species are now considered “critically endangered,” 52 are “endangered,” and 19 are “vulnerable” on the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species, compared to 10 percent, 21 percent and 17 percent, respectively, at the time of the previous assessment carried out in 2005.

“The results of our review work-shop this week have been quite a shock as they show that Madagascar has, by far, the highest proportion of threat-ened species of any primate habitat region or any one country in the world.

As a result, we now believe that lemurs are probably the most endangered of any group of vertebrates,” said the pri-matologist Christoph Schwitzer, head of research at Bristol Zoo Gardens in the United Kingdom and the IUCN advisor on Madagascar’s primates, in a statement.

Along with lorises and bushba-bies, lemurs belong to a group called prosimian primates, defined as all primates that are neither monkeys nor apes. Lemurs live in the wild only on Madagascar; their ancestors likely rafted to the island on clumps of vegetation and trees more than 60 million years ago.

Now, scientists attribute the rapid worsening of lemurs’ status to destruc-tion of their tropical forest habitat on Madagascar, where political turmoil

has increased poverty and acceler-ated illegal logging. Hunting has also emerged as a more serious threat to the animals than in the past. As Mada-gascar’s biodiversity is its main tourist attraction, the scientists noted that the loss of lemurs would only exacerbate the economic problems that are caus-ing their demise.

Agence France Presse

Pakistan on Monday postponed a polio immunisation campaign in parts of its tribal belt, jeopardising the health of more than 350,000 children after the Taliban banned in-oculations. Local Taliban and Paki-stani warlord Hafiz Gul Bahadur, whose followers are fighting West-ern troops in Afghanistan, banned the vaccinations in the northwestern region of Waziristan to protest against US drone attacks.

They have condemned the im-munisation campaign, which began nationwide on Monday, as a cover

Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK — A new study has found that YouTube is emerging as a major platform for news, one to which viewers increasingly turn for eyewitness videos in times of major events and natural disasters.

The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Jour-nalism on Monday released their examination of 15 months of the most popular news videos on the Google Inc.-owned site. It found that while viewership for TV news still easily outpaces those consuming news on YouTube, the video-sharing site is a grow-ing digital environment where professional journalism mingles with citizen content.

“There’s a new form of video journalism on this platform,” said Amy Mitchell, deputy di-rector of the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism. “It’s a form in which the relationship between news organizations and citizens is more dynamic and more mul-tiverse than we’ve seen in most other platforms before.”

Lemurs Named World’s Most Endangered Mammals

A prosimian primate, lemur in Latin means “ghost.” In

fact, lemurs’ haunting stares and nocturnal activity have

led many of the Malagasy people to believe they are

ghostlike or spiritlike crea-tures, according to Duke Uni-

versity Lemur Center.

Of all the world’s animals living on the verge of extinction, Madagascar’s lemurs are teeter-ing closest to the brink. A new assessment of these primates reveals they are probably the most endangered group of vertebrates on Earth, beating out all other mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds and bony fish for the dismal distinction.

IBP/ist

Study: Viewers turning to YouTube as news source

More than a third of the most-watched videos came from citizens. Than more half came from news organizations, but footage in those videos some-times incorporated footage shot by YouTube users.

The Japanese earthquake and tsunami was the most-viewed news event during the length of the study, which spanned Janu-ary 2011 to March 2012. The top videos from Japan included foot-age from surveillance cameras, a news network and a Japanese Coast Guard vessel — a typical variety of sources.

Such dramatic events were often among the most watched videos. Other popular news events included the Russian elections, unrest in the Middle East, the collapse of a fair stage in Indiana and the crash of an Italian cruise ship.

“One of the things that emerges here is the power of bearing witness as a part of a news consumption process,” said Mitchell. “Many of the most viewed stories that we’re looking at here have real power-ful imagery around them.”

Polio campaign troubles imperil 350,000 Pakistan children

File photo shows

a health worker

giving polio vac-

cine drops to a

child at a road-

side polio vac-

cination camp in

Peshawar, Paki-

stan, in 2007.

for espionage. Pakistani doctor Shakeel Afridi was jailed for 33 years in May after helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden using a hepatitis vaccination programme as cover.

Fighting between government troops and local warlord Mangal Bagh also made it difficult to innoculate all children in Khy-ber district, officials said. “The campaign has been postponed in North and South Waziristan and Bara (district) of Khyber,” Mazhar Nisar, in charge of the polio monitoring cell at the prime minister’s secretariat, told AFP.

Officials in Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan, said a meeting of tribal elders to discuss immunisation had been postponed due to a military curfew.

In Khyber, administration of-ficial Irfanullah Wazir told AFP that the target was to vaccinate 200,163 children, but conceded the campaign would be affected in parts of Bara and the Tirah valley, where 111,556 children need the drops. “We will make every effort to reach the maximum children in those ar-eas, with the help of security forces and lashkars (pro-government tribal militias),” Wazir said.

IBP/afp

Beauty can stop everyone’s eyes flickering. Beauty of the kid song can lullaby a baby. Similarly, beauty also can toss the imagination, soothe the mind and draw people to get near. Bali has many sources of that beauty offering the charm of nature, culture or adventure.

By maintaining traditions inspired by Hinduism, Balinese people go on running in harmony with the time. In other words, they do not feel inferior because of inheriting those traditions. Beauty in the form of various dance movements has been introduced since early ages. On seeing a dance staged, a toddler may watch it attentively or its fingers move and move as if imitating the movement of the dance.

Virtually all customary villages in Bali have gamelan troupe. This troupe plays important role in expressing their

entertainment arts and accompanying every ritual activity. This existence gives opportunity to villagers from child to adult to express their artistic talent especially in dance, drama and gamelan arts. Young girls under twelve or elementary school age have a chance to participate in performing Rejang Dance. By wearing white and yellow costumes and floral decoration on head, they dance beautifully ac-companied by gamelan music. Rejang Dance is one of the sacred dances per-formed in relation to the organization of temple anniversary or odalan. Other than putting a basic love to their tradi-tion, they also show devotional service or ngatur ayah through the arts.

When they grow older, right on entering secondary school, they join customary village youth club or Sekaa Taruna. Here, with their male friends

and their brothers and sisters start to learn about organization. Many things can be learned through this organiza-tion. Since it has affiliation to custom-ary village, they can learn about the making of some simple oblation under guidance of senior oblation maker and various traditional arts. In Bali, this youth club actually play important role in preparing young generation to maintain their valuable cultural heritages or to prepare themselves for inheriting customary responsibility.

With their male counterpart, here the young girls also learn to play drama or more complex traditional arts. Popular genres of performance showed are pure entertainment and the one in combination with sacred dance. The latter usually features Calonarang. This magical drama involves a com-bination of male and female players.

In essence, this Calonarang drama highlights the endless fight between truth and untruth symbolizing by sanctified effigies or tapakan like Rangda and Barong. By and large, it is also associated with ritual events at local temple.

In the following stage, when wom-an gets married she will enter the new organization, namely customary village. Having learned much about ritual works, it is now the time to practice them in wider social life. They should attend some socio-religious activities when the events engage the members of customary village. At this stage, household mother can remain to show her devotional service through the arts other than social works. Through the arts, they may join the drama or individual psalmodic sing-ing or pasantian. How is about their

private life? It is normal as others. They also have opportunity to build career in their profession. In modern life with heterogeneous professions as today, woman also works as men do. Traditions do not impede them to reach outstanding achievement in self-employee or office job. If they work at daytime, some social works will be held at the evening.

Tradition is not something obsolete. Even, it retains abundant inspirations to create something new and creative that is advantageous for modern life. However, traditions should also be reviewed and adjust to the current con-dition without leaving behind its core. Tradition does not hinder women to get their career achievement. Even, it stays to give them a channel to express their spiritual sense through devotional services. (BTN/punia)

Amidst the busyness of politi-cal parties to conduct a survey of candidates and open the registration for the prospective candidate of governor, the individual candidates also prepared themselves to par-ticipate. For individual prospective candidates of governor and deputy governor were required to include the support of five percent of the population. The support should also spread in 50 percent of the number of regencies and municipality. “The exact number of population has not been submitted. Probably, it’s about 4 million people,” he said.

He said the smoothness and successful implementation of the governor election would depend on the participation of all communities. To that end, his party had made so-cialization early. The communities should have a clear understanding about their rights and obligations in the implementation of the demo-cratic event in order to get the best leader for the region.

He said the success of governor election could be seen from two sides, namely in terms of the pro-cedure and substance. Procedurally successful meant the election could be implemented smoothly, includ-ing the capability of performing efficiency, all voters were registered

and there was legal certainty. Then, substantially successful meant the capability of giving birth to the best leader that could bring the region to a better prosperity. Both factors were crucial, should go hand in hand and could not succeed at one side only.

Welcoming the next gover-nor election, the General Elec-toral Commission of Bali had made preparations from the beginning including the signature of Integrity Pact. According to Udi Prayudi, it contained a self-statement or self-promise related to the commitment in executing the tasks, functions and responsibilities. Besides, it also included the authority and role in accordance with the regulations and capability of not committing cor-ruption, collusion and nepotism.

One of the innovations made by KPU Bali was first performing the voter registration through online system. Due to this achievement, Bali was then used as a pilot proj-ect by central government. Even, he himself had been designated by Central General Electoral Commis-sion as steering committee since 2011 in terms of voter registration to improve the voter data collection in the implementation of General Election in 2014. (020)

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Election of Bali governor in 2013 will be more special than ever before. The election set to take place on May 15, 2013 will enable individual candidates to take part to become the leader of Bali for the tenure of 2013-2018.

Election of Bali Governor

Individual candidate has opportunity to participateBali Post

DENPASAR - Election of Bali governor in 2013 will be more special than ever before. The election set to take place on May 15, 2013 will enable individual candidates to take part to become the leader of Bali for the tenure of 2013-2018. “In the next elec-tion, the candidates are not only from political parties, but also from individual candidate,” said a member of General Electoral Commission (KPU) of Bali in charge of Socialization Division, Ketut Udi Prayudi, in Denpasar.

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Ri Yong-Ho is regarded as one of the key figures who has helped support the young, untested leader in the transition following the death in December of his father Kim Jong-Il, the longtime dictator of the reclusive state.

Ri, 69, who became head of the army in 2009 with the official title Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army, has often been seen accompanying Jong-Un on visits to military bases in recent months.

The North’s official KCNA news agency said a meeting of top officials from the ruling party on Sunday took the decision to relieve him of his posts.

“A meeting of the political bu-reau of the central committee of the workers’ party decided to relieve Ri Yong-ho of all his posts for his illness,” it said.

He was removed from the “pre-sidium of the politburo”, the coun-try’s most powerful body, which only has a handful of members, the agency said.

And he will no longer serve as “vice-chairman of the central mili-tary commission” of the Workers’ Party of Korea, the North’s ruling party, it added.

The general was one of seven top party and military cadres who accompanied Jong-Un when he

walked alongside the hearse carry-ing the body of Jong-Il during his funeral.

The seven -- including Jong-Un’s powerful uncle Jang Song-Thaek -- were considered central figures in bolstering the regime of the new leader, who is believed to be in his late 20s. Ri was also seen accom-panying Jong-Un recently as the leader paid tribute in a ceremony in Pyongyang to his late grandfather Kim Il-Sung on the anniversary of his death in 1994.

Professor Yang Moo-Jin, of the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul, said he was sceptical about the reason given for the “hawk-ish” veteran field commander’s departure.

He said the North seldom re-lieved party or military leaders simply for health reasons.

“He might have fallen into disfa-vor with Kim Jong-Un or lost in a power struggle with other military leaders,” he said.

“His removal from posts is likely to speed up generational changes in the military. This is a message that the principle of the party reign-ing over the military will further strengthen.”

The North’s military has in recent months ratcheted up hostile rhetoric towards South Korea and President Lee Myung-Bak partly

in a bid to burnish its new leader’s credentials.

The North last month denounced US-South Korean drills near the tense border as a “provocation” and vowed to “further bolster up its nuclear deter-rent”, state media reported.

Some 2,000 South Korean and US

troops along with jet fighters, tanks and attack helicopters took part in the live-fire exercises to test responses to any North Korean attack.

It was the latest sign of high ten-sions after the North’s failed rocket launch in April, seen by the United States and its allies as an attempted

ballistic missile test.The North has been developing

nuclear weapons for decades. Its of-ficial position has been that it needs them for self-defence against a US nuclear threat, but that it is willing in principle to scrap the atomic weaponry.

N. Korea army chief removed from all postsAgence France Presse

North Korea’s army chief has been relieved of all his posts due to illness, state media said Monday, in a surprise development that removes one of new leader Kim Jong-Un’s inner circle.

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North Korean soldiers take part in a parade in Pyongyang in April 2012.

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TOKYO — Most of the quarter-million people forced to flee massive flooding in southwest Japan were able to return home by Monday, but weather officials warned the danger had not fully passed from the record rainfall that left at least 26 people dead over the weekend.

Thousands of homes and hundreds of roads were damaged, and hundreds of land-slides were reported. The military airlifted food by helicopter to stranded districts. In Yame, a city of 69,000 in Fukuoka prefec-ture (state), 74 people in three separate areas were stranded by the flooding.

“Our region gets hit with heavy rain every year, but I have never experienced anything like this,” city employee Kumi Takesue said. “Rice paddies and roads all

became water so you couldn’t tell what was what,” she said, adding that she had to wade in knee-high water, even near her home, which was not as hard hit as other areas.

Killed in Yame city were Katsutoshi Matsumoto, a 70-year-old who died when caught in a landslide while he was out looking at his rice paddies, and Shinobu Fueta, 83, whose home was buried in mud. Weather officials warned people to be careful even in areas where rain had subsided, as land was still mushy and prone to landslides. Rain could start again later Monday, fur-ther endangering the area, they said.

Even as some of the water subsided, homes and farms on the southern island of Kyushu, hardest hit by the downpour, were still getting food shipments, al-though mostly by land, local officials said. Kyodo News service said 26 people were dead and police were still search-ing for six missing people in the three prefectures of Kumamoto, Oita and Fukuoka. Nationwide tallies were not

immediately available.The rain was concentrated in

certain spots in a sprawling re-gion of southern Japan, extend-ing as far north as the ancient capital of Kyoto, where rainfall exceeded 90 millimeters (3.5 inches) per hour — a condition in which rain cascades down in

such torrents that seeing ahead becomes impossible. Evacuation orders were gradually being lifted, allowing most to return home by late Sunday.

Fukuoka Prefecture said that as of Monday, damage there extended to more than 4,300 homes, 800 roads and 20 bridges. At least 518 landslides were recorded, it said. More than 2,700 people had evacuated their homes, it said in a statement. Yoko Yoshika, wife of an award-winning Hagi-yaki style potter in Yamaguchi Prefecture, southwestern Japan, said workers had scrambled to carry out a bucket relay with plastic pails to get rid of the water flowing into their shop. “It was like a waterfall,” she recalled. “It was horrible.”AP Photo/Kyodo News

Waterfall-like rain eases in Japan, but 26 dead

A road along a river is partially col-lapsed in Yame, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, Sunday, July 15, 2012. Heavy rain triggered flash floods and mud-slides in southern Japan this week, killing over two dozens of people.

Denpasar (Bali Post)

The kite season caused Bali State Electricity Company (PLN) busy as often kites fell and get stuck on

electricity cables which actually cause danger and damaging the flow moreover causing blackout. For that the company suggested anyone who’s flying kites to play it

far from these as stated by Deputy of Public Relation and CSR PLN Bali Distribution, IGN Agung Mas-tika, when contacted last Sunday (15/7). “Kite season always cause us worrying as a lot of electric-ity cables still opened, if it caught anything little the electricity could be off moreover the person carrying the kite’s string could be electrified. We don’t have the right to forbid anyone flying kits although we suggest for all to avoid flying kites around it,” Mastika explained.

According to this General Head of Indonesian Population Radio (RAPI) for Bali, the kits hitting electricity cables not only cause dis-turbance on electricity distribution but also gives a huge disadvantage. If the whole network got damage, a lot of time and budget will be needed to fix it. “We often get com-plain from customers especially on tourism area. Electricity black out damages Bali tourism image,” Mastika concluded.

Such unfortunate incident took place around 1:30 p.m. lo-cal time where hundreds of kites were put into competition on Padanggalak Beach. Not just kites of big size, hundreds of spectators were also seen to throng the location. Well, suddenly a fish-shaped kite belonging to Batu Yang village, Sukawati, Gianyar, fell and hit the victim. Back part of the victim’s head was hit by the giant kite.

Tragically, the injury suffered by the elementary school student was really horrible because his brain leaked out so that he fell unconscious. “Condition of the victim was unconscious and criti-cal,” said the source on Sunday. Such incident, added the source, made the situation at location noisy. The victim looking bloody and lying on the ground was quickly helped by other people. He was rushed to Sanglah Hospital to get medical treatment.

According to the source, shortly after the incident the victim was still alive and breathing. However, few hours after receiving medical treatment in Sanglah Hospital, the victim’s life could not be saved. The victim died at 4:45 p.m. On knowing the in-cident, the officers of East Denpasar Police directly came down to the scene and performed a scene investigation. A number of witnesses had been questioned by police.

Other than receiving the report, police also collected the data regarding the participants’ kite hitting the victim and recorded the committee, including looking for other witnesses. Chief of East Denpasar Police, I Wayan Parwata, when asked for his confirmation on Sunday confirmed the incident. The case was still being investigated further. “We are still interrogating the witnesses further,” he explained. (kmb21)

Negara (Bali Post) –

The robbery syndicate on night busses lately has been disturbing passengers and it is possible that bus crews could be behind it. A number of victims stated to Bali Post last Sunday (15/7) that they are disappointed with the number of bus crews who ignored what have happened to their passengers so it is suspected that it has been orga-nized such as what’s experienced by Surya (29) PO Restu Mulya Bus passenger with route Denpasar-Yogyakarta who admitted to have lost several of his goods from his bag when actually he was sitting on the back near to his bag but it was near to a crew. “I slept because I was tired then by morning I just knew my goods were gone from the bag. But the bus crew seemed ignoring my report when actually the crew was sleeping n front of the toilet,”

Surya explained. Turns out later his case wasn’t

the only one. When he reported to police, the case has happened a lot of time yet the bus company doesn’t want to know. The syndicate rob-bers would grab any valuable such electricity equipment cell phones, laptop, tablets, camera and more. These robbers would leave before destination. As Police tried to find out, driver nor accompany crew don’t want to know as if they don’t want to be disadvantaged, It is hoped that this will be reveled soon as it is disturbing passengers moreover Idul Fitri is approaching and inter-province busses ‘ passen-gers will increase. “Bus companies should not be like that so it seemed they are ignoring and don’t want to know about it which we suspect there is a syndicate,” Yanto, another victim from Sleman, exclaimed. (kmb26)

Bus robbery syndicate disturbing

Kite season, must clear electricity cables

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The kite is stuck on a electricity cables

Hit by a falling giant kiteAn eight-year child killed horribly

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The participants of kite competition are seen on Padanggalak, Denpasar.

Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Kite Festival taking place in the square of Padanggalak Beach, East Denpasar, claimed a casualty. An eight-year old boy named Made Adi Yudi Sastrawan, a resident of Titih hamlet, Kapal village, Mengwi, Badung, was horribly killed by a falling giant kite, Sunday (Jul 15). Brain of the victim leaked out and he finally died in Sanglah Hospital after get-ting treatment for a few hours.

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BANGKOK — Oil fell slightly in Asia on Monday as the Chinese premier’s downbeat comments on the economy underlined the possibil-ity of weak demand from the world’s second biggest crude consumer.

Benchmark oil for August deliv-ery was down 25 cents at $86.87 a barrel at late morning Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose $1.02 to finish at $87.10 per barrel in New York on Friday. Brent crude was up 6 cents at $101.48 on the ICE futures exchange.

The weekend comments from Premier Web Jiabao came after China reported that economic growth fell to a three-year low of 7.6 percent in the second quarter. Wen said Chi-na’s economy has not yet entered a

recovery and “economic difficulties may continue for some time.”

But the fall in oil was limited by signs that crude supplies are facing some constraints, which could act to push prices higher.

A series of reports last week showed that oil supplies from Iran, the North Sea and the U.S. have declined. Con-tinued decreases would likely squeeze global supplies, while demand is ex-pected to rise to a record of about 90 million barrels per day this year.

Oil has fallen from $106 about two months ago amid expecta-tions Europe’s debt crisis and weak economy would reduce demand for crude.

In other futures trading, heating oil was up 0.34 cents at $2.792 a gal-lon and natural gas added 0.1 cent to $2.875 per 1,000 cubic feet. Gasoline rose 0.28 cents to $2.69 a gallon.

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NEW YORK — Citigroup Inc. may seek per-mission to hike its dividend for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis in the next few months.

The bank’s CEO Vikram Pandit said he expects to start discussing returning some cash to investors by the end of the year.

“I believe we will be in good shape and have the capital to be able to do that by the end of the year,” Pandit told Britain’s Sunday Telegraph in a rare interview. “That’s a decision that will have to be taken with our regulators and we will have those conversations at the end of the year.”

The bank did not ask the Federal Reserve for permission to raise the dividend last month, when it submitted its latest capital plan. Citi currently pays a token amount of 1 cent per share every quar-ter. Pandit had previously promised shareholders a higher dividend earlier in the year.

The Federal Reserve in March said the New York-based bank did not have enough capital to raise its dividend and also be prepared to withstand another financial crisis. That was a blow to Pandit, whose 2011 compensation package of $15 million for last year and $10 million retention pay was rejected by shareholders in an advisory vote the following month.

Citigroup nearly collapsed during the financial crisis and was rescued by $45 billion in bailout money from the government in late 2008. In Feb-ruary 2009, Pandit said he would accept a salary of $1 until the bank was able to turn a profit.

The bank has reported profits for two consecu-tive years now. It is slated to post its second-quarter results before the market opens on Monday. Wall Street expects a profit, albeit a lower one than during the same quarter a year ago.

The global economic slowdown and uncertainty is expected to hurt Citi’s business and also reduce the fees that it can collect from helping corpora-tions with their financial markets transactions.

The growing rate-fixing scandal involving the London interbank offered rate, or LIBOR, is expected to be among the issues Pandit will face when speaking with analysts and investors after the release.

The process for setting LIBOR has come under scrutiny since Britain’s Barclays bank admitted two weeks ago that it had submitted false informa-tion to keep the rate low. Citi is one of the banks that submits data used in setting the rate.

Citigroup shares closed Friday at $26.65, basically flat since the start of the year. Share traded as high as $38.40 during their recent peak in March.

However, markets were waiting for testimony from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke later in the week for any hints of new stimulus to help the economy and this tempered price moves.

There are also signs China’s mon-etary authorities may ease further to support the slowing economy were sup-porting oil and other commodities.

“Spanish and Italian speculation remains at the fore. To me sentiment still feels fragile... we’re just waiting for the next development there,” one fixed income trader said.

The ECB declined to comment on a report in the Wall Street Jour-nal saying President Mario Draghi had advocated imposing losses on holders of senior bonds issued by the most severely damaged Spanish savings banks.

This would be a change to the ECB’s previous stance and worried investors and could set a precedent for future bailout packages.

The euro fell 0.1 percent to 78.55 pence in early London trade, its lowest level since November 2008. Germany’s 10-year bonds gained 1.5 basis points sending its yield down to 1.24 percent

German debt has been the invest-ment of choice for investors seeking shelter as yields have risen on Spanish and Italian bonds as weak economic conditions threaten to overcome the effort to rein in their budget deficits.

European shares edged down on Monday after registering a sixth straight week of gains on Friday. The FTSE Eurofirst 300(.FTEU3) index of top European shares was down 0.2 percent at 1040.50 points.

Debt worries hit euro, German bonds gainReuters

LONDON - The euro hit a three-and-a-half year low against sterling and German bond prices extended last week’s gains on Monday as inves-tors worried the European Central Bank had changed its stance on how some bondholders could be treated under Spain’s bank bailout.

Oil falls below $87 as China cautions on economy

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Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit, center,is joined by representatives of Citi’s local New York City Global Community Day nonprofit partners, rings the New York Stock Exchange opening bell, Monday, June 18, 2012. U.S. stocks are falling after the opening bell as Europe’s debt crisis roils markets despite the victory of a pro-Europe party in Greek elections.

Citigroup may seek dividend increase by 2013

ArChAEOLOGiCAL re-searches in Bali have found a number of archeological heritages, which belonged to prehistoric and historic remains. Prehistoric remains proved the earliest of the people’s life, started from hunting and food gathering through cultiva-tion up to mastering the advanced technology. Such remains indicated the struggle and the achievement of the people’s life gradually, after adapting and exploring their envi-ronment its natural resources for their life, because the nature was still quite dangerous. On the other hands, the remains also demonstrat-ed the relationship of the prehistoric Balinese people to those who lived in Java, Sumatera etc, even to the South-East Asian people.

The most important of the pre-historic live in Bali is the invention of the metallic technology along with the megalithic tradition. Dur-ing the advance technology the Balinese people have produced several kind of bronze goods for ritual purpose such as kettledrums and for daily uses as well such as axes etc. Mastering the advance technology, Balinese people have succeeded to develop stone moulds in the village of Manuaba (Gianyar)

for casting bronze kettledrum. The human-mask decoration, showed a remarkable similarities to the decorations of the huge kettledrums found in the village of Pejeng not so far of the east of Manuaba, but the stone moulds of Manuaba are small in its size.

It should be noted here that bronze kettledrums were not only found in Bali, but also in Java, and Eastern Indonesian Island. Another bronze moulds made of clay were also found in West Java, but not for producing kettledrums, but for mak-ing spearheads, axes, etc. Regarding the human-mask decorations, which were founds on the kettledrums of Pejeng, on the stone moulds of Manuaba and on the number of the sarcophagi found in Bali, was regarded as symbol of the leader’s or the ancestor’s spirits. The people believed that the spirit, who were abode on the top of the mountain or on the inaccessible place have the magic power for protecting the living society. When Hinduism have spread widely in Indonesia, the people believed to the sacred mountain as the place of the Hindu pantheons and the ancestor’s spirit as well. Based on this conception, then the people built their temples

on the mountain area such as as Pura Besakih on the slope of Mount Agung.

Along with the development of the metallic industry, the mega-lithic tradition increased not only in Bali, but also in Sumatera, Flores etc. Several kinds of megalithic remains were founds there namely menhirs, dolmens, menhirstatues, stepped pyramids etc. It is a matter of facts that the megalithic tradi-tion have strongly influenced the people’s life and it is not surpris-ing any more that living megalithic tradition could be found until to present day in Nias, Toraja, Bali and Eastern Indonesians Islands. In Bali, the megalithic remains, exe the sarcophagi are regarded as sacred monuments and functioned for worshipping thje Hindu Trinity, the local deities and the ancestor’s spirit (Sutaba 1984).

Researches on the advanced technology and on the megalithic tradition in Bali in particular, have made conclusions that Balinese people have build their social or-ganization headed by the leaders. The well organizations have made favorable conditions for mastering the advance technology. Then the social and cultural development

became the solid foundation for facing the new era when Hinduism arrived in Bali (Sutaba, 1930).

Bali have got Hindu-Budhis in-fluences nearly at the 9 century A.D. as Proved by the finding of clay stuphikas and seals beared Budhis formula, near the village of Pejeng, Gianyar. Then a pillar inscription was rediscovered in Blanjong Sanur (Badung) which mentioned the name of the king Kesari War-madewa. This inscription was origi-nated from c.10 century A.D. Since this period, Hinduism was spread widely in Bali and went deeply into the life of the Balinese people and then survived until today. Having well developed social organization and cultural life before the arrival of Hinduism, have led the Balinese people successfully modified the new elements in accordance with their characters and became the new one beared Balinese identity.

The wellknown king of Bali is a couple royal named king Udayana and his wife Gunapryadharmapati (c.10 century A.D), then succeeded by their families. During the ancient history of Bali, a number of temples were built nearly in the whole island. In these temple several kinds of historical remains were preserved e.g. statues, inscriptions etc. As the follower of Hinduism, Balinese people regard the temples including the remains in them as

sacred monuments for worship-ing the Hindu pantheons, the local deities and the ancestor’s spirit as well. This religious function was the responsibility of the Balinese people for keeping the monuments in well conditions and the welfare of the living society.

Based on the evidence found in Bali there ere thousand tamples, which then named Bali as “The Is-land of Thousand Temples” or “The Island of Paradise”. Most of the old temples are located in the village between the two rivers called Pak-erisan and Petanu namely the village of Bedulu, Pejengand Tampaksiring (Gianyar). It is remarkable that the temples found here originated from different period, e.g. Pura Goa Ga-jah, Yeh Pulu relief (Bedulu); Pura Kebo Edan, Pura Pusering Jagat, Pura Penataran Sasih, Pura Ukur-ukuran, rock cut temple Kelebutan (Pejeng); rock cut Gunung Kawi, Pura Megening, Pura Tirtha Empul, Pura Pegulingan etc (Tampaksir-ing). The densities of archaeological remains in Pejeng have led the ar-cheologist to conclude that probably Pejeng wasthe capital of the ancient Balinese Kingdom.

Beyond he regency of gianyar, there ere also a number of impor-tant archeological remains e.g Pura Tegeh Koripan, Pura Kehen (Ban-gli); Pura Besakih (Karangasem); the village temples.

It was conveyed by the Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Bali, I Gede Suarsa, Wednesday (Jul 11). Meanwhile, the corn production was estimat-ed to increase 2,603 tons (4.03 percent) and soybean remained stable over the previous year.

He said the fixed amount in 2011 indicated the rice produc-tion during the period of January to April increased by 10,511 tons (3.42 percent), when compared to same period in the previous year. However, for the period of May-August 2011 it increased 1,037 tons (0.42 percent). Therefore, the total production during 2011 decreased 1.25 percent or 10,845 tons.

Gede Suarsa explained the forecast of rice production in the first quarter of 2012 (Janu-ary-April) showed a decrease 31,484 tons (9.90 percent) when compared to same period in the previous year.

Decline in the production happened because the remaining plant area at the end of 2011 was smaller than the remaining plant area at the end of 2010. The re-

maining plant area at the end of December 2011 was only 39,022 hectares, while at the end of 2010 reached 47,394 hectares.

Thus, it showed a reduction in plant area at yearend amounting to 8,372 hectares (17.66 percent) and it caused a decline in harvested area during the period of January-April 2012. In the meantime, in the period of May-August 2012, the rice production was projected to increase 8.28 percent and in September-December 2012 increased 1.09 percent over the same period in the previous year.

Forecast of rice production during the period of May-August and September-December 2012 was purely sourced from the existing models. There was no correlation to other factors such as weather condition, natural disaster, pest attack and farmer behavior. “If the local Agri-culture Agency did not make a breakthrough in the agricultural sector, it is feared the rice pro-duction this year will decrease 7,894 tons,” said Gede Suarsa. (kmb)

Rice production predicted to shrink 7,894 tonsBali Post

DENPASAr - rice production in Bali in 2012 is estimated to decrease 7,894 tons of dry unhusked rice (GKG) or 0.92 percent from the previous year.

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Rice production in Bali in 2012 is estimated to decrease 7,894 tons of dry unhusked rice (GKG) or 0.92 percent from the previous year.

Archaeological heritage in Bali

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The Iranian parliament is considering a bill calling for the strait to be closed. The assembly has li t t le control over national de-fense and foreign policy decisions and, while the bill would be largely symbolic, it would indicate the legis-lature’s support behind any leadership decision to close the strait.

“(Under the bil l) the closure of the Strait of Hormuz will continue until the annulment of all the sanctions imposed against Iran,” lawmaker Javad Ka-rimi Qoddousi was quoted as saying by the Fars news agency. The bill will be taken up by parliament this month, said another lawmaker, Seyed Mehdi Moussavinejad, Fars re-ported.

Foreign and nat ional defence policy rests with Supreme Leader Ayatol-

lah Ali Khamenei and the elite Islamic Revolution-ary Guard Corps. Iran has repeatedly threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz shipping channel, through which 40 percent of the world’s seaborne oil ex-ports passes, in retaliation for sanctions placed on its crude exports by Western powers.

The sanctions were im-posed over Iran’s nuclear programme, which the West suspects is aimed at creat-ing an atomic weapon and Tehran says is for peace-ful energy purposes. The United States has beefed up its presence in the Gulf, adding a navy ship last week to help mine-clearing operations if Iran were to act on its threats.

The I ranian chief of staff of the armed forces, Seyed Hassan Firouza-badi, said on Sunday that

any decision to close the strait would have to come from Khamenei, with the Supreme National Security Council advising him, ac-cording to Fars. Military analysts have cast doubt on Iran’s willingness to block the slender waterway, giv-en the massive U.S.-led retaliation it would likely incur.

Alarmed by the Iranian threats, the United Arab Emirates has completed a long-awaited oil export ter-minal on the Gulf of Oman, loading the first cargo on Sunday. The Gulf OPEC member hopes to increase exports from the new facil-ity to around 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd).

An Iranian official said on Sunday that the UAE pipeline would not be able to meet the world’s oil demand if the Strait of Hormuz were closed.

Reuters

KRYMSK, Russia - Vladimir Putin flew to southern Russia on Sunday for the second time in eight days to meet survi-vors of deadly floods, determined to dis-pel an image of leading a weak state two months after returning to the presidency. Dressed casually in a blue-and-white check shirt, Putin chatted with residents of the town of Krymsk whose homes were damaged in floods that killed 171 people in Russia’s traditional “bread basket” area known as the Kuban on July 7.

“We need to help people in the true sense of the word - to help them clear their homes and lands,” Putin said, promising to send 5,000 servicemen to the region to help provide food, water, medicine and tents for the needy. Lines of military trucks were already parked outside the mountain town of 57,000 people near the Black Sea, where most of the deaths happened.

In the centre, white tents have been erected to treat and shelter survivors, and bulldozers were still clearing mud and debris shortly before midnight. Television footage of the visit was beamed across Russia, and was clearly intended to depict Putin as in control and playing the role of the nation’s leader.

Local authorities have been accused by residents of failing to issue proper flood warnings, and Putin wants to deflect

any blame after being accused of react-ing too slowly to disasters soon after he was first elected president in 2000. Putin often goes to the scene of big natural or man-made disasters but it is unusual for him to go twice in such a short time, un-derlining his nervousness about his image following opposition protests that have undermined his authority.

Just how effective his visit was re-mained unclear. He had met only officials and not flood victims during his first visit a few hours after the flooding began last week. But some residents remained un-impressed on Sunday.

“Putin visited our street but didn’t talk to us. He didn’t talk to any of the people here. He was surrounded by guards and they didn’t let anyone near him,” Galina Matsko, a shop manager in her early 40s, said outside her one-storey home - two of its walls ruined and a wardrobe propping up the roof.

Her neighbor, Sergei Shamanov, said a local official had derided Putin’s appear-ance after he was splattered by mud. He had defended the former KGB spy, say-ing: “Whatever has happened here, he is still our president.”

Shamanov, 50, survived by scrambling on to the roof of his low house and then climbing into a tree where he clung for six hours until rescue workers found him at 9.00 a.m. on the day of the flooding, which followed a month of heavy rain.

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South Africa’s Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma won a closely fought election to become the new head of the African Union Commission, the first woman to hold the post, African lead-ers said. She beat the incumbent, Jean Ping of Gabon, after several rounds of voting.

“Now we have the African Union chair Madame Zuma, who will preside over the destiny of this institution,” Benin’s president and current AU chairman Thomas Boni Yayi said. Dlamini-Zuma, 63, an experienced diplomat, is a veteran of the fight against apartheid. A doctor by training, she has served as health, interior and foreign minister in South Africa.

Her victory brings to an end an impasse that has lasted for the past six months. Her former husband, South African President Jacob Zuma, was one of the first to offer his congratulations after the vote. “It means a lot for Africa... for the continent, unity and the empowerment of women -- very important,” Zuma said.

Voting took place at an AU summit, where, earlier in the day, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo agreed to an international force to neutralise rebels in eastern DR Congo, as the African Union said it was ready to send peacekeepers there.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame told AFP both sides had agreed “in principle” to accept

the force. He was speaking after his first face-to-face meeting with DR Congo President Joseph Kabila since a UN report in June accused Rwanda of supporting Congolese rebels. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the AU summit.

Dlamini-Zuma’s win follows her chal-lenge six months ago to unseat Ping, the former commission chairman, which ended in deadlock after neither won the required two-thirds of the vote, leaving Ping in the post. “She’s a freedom fighter, not a bureaucrat or a diplomat,” said Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, beaming enthusiastically.

Noureddine Mezni, spokesperson for the outgoing chairman, told AFP that Ping had acknowledged defeat. He “has accepted the results of the elections and wishes Madame Dlamini-Zuma the very best. “He expressed his readiness to cooperate with her to work together for the unity of the continent.”

Erastus Mwencha of Kenya was re-elected as deputy chair of the AU Commission, he added. Members of the South African delega-tion smiled and congratulated one another as they filed out of the conference hall. “It’s good for southern Africa. We (in southern Africa) never had this job,” a delegate from Zimbabwe told AFP with a broad grin.

Officials said the elections went to four rounds of voting before Dlamini-Zuma won 37 votes, three more than the required major-ity, to confirm her win over Ping.

Iran renews Hormuz closure threatsReuters

DUBAI - Iran renewed threats on Sunday to close the Strait of Hormuz unless sanctions against it were revoked, though it remains unclear how Tehran could shut down the vital oil shipping channel given the significant American military presence there.

REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi

A general view of an oil dock is seen from a ship at the port of Kalantari in the city of Chabahar, 300km (186 miles) east of the Strait of Hormuz January 17, 2012.

South African becomes first woman to head AU

AntaraJAKARTA - Indonesia’s do-

mestic car production surpassed the average capacity of 88,904 units a month in the first semester due to increasing demand and ex-ports, according to Gaikindo.

“Car production in the first se-mester this year reached 533,429 units with production in June es-timated at 103,000 units. Montly car production meanwhile is only 75,000 units out of a total capac-ity of 900,000 units a year. It means car production in the first semester this year has been above the average by 18.54 percent,” the first chairman of the Asso-

ciation of Indonesia Automotive Industries (Gaikindo), Yongki D Sugiarto, said here on Monday.

Yongki said if monthly pro-duction is above the average brand holder producers (APM) would increase working hours to increase production.

“Production has been started to be increased last year and APMs must add extra working hours with a consequence of increased production cost because total au-tomotive production capacity has surpassed the target,” he said.

Car production in April had reached 84,322 units while the de-mand reached 87,145 units. Pro-

duction in May was recorded at 97,308 units with sales at 95,541 inits and last month sales reached 101,743 units with production at around 103,000 units.

Meanwhile “there has been a sharp increase in completely built-up car exports. In the first semester the CBU exports are estimated to reach 89,063 units surpassing the realization in 2010 at only 85,796 units,” he said.

Compared to CBU exports in the first semester last year which were recorded at only 50,002 units exports of CBU cars in the first semester this year were up by 78.12 percent.

“The need for bureaucratic reforms in getting increasingly urgent because they have a direct impact on the competitiveness of Indonesia, both at regional and international levels,” he said here during the weekend.

“Based on the Global Com-peti t iveness Report 2011-12 issued by the World Economic Forum (WEF), Indonesia ranks 46 among 142 countries, which is quite discouraging,” Sharif added.

“The bureaucratic reforms deal not only with the structure of or-ganization, but also with its work culture, which involves discipline, commitment to performance, and a fair system of reward and pun-ishment,” he noted.

Sharif pointed out that the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries had announced a “Zone of Integrity” programme, which was was aimed at achiev-ing and promoting corruption-free areas.

AntaraBANTEN - House of Representa-

tives (DPR) Speaker Marzuki Alie said political parties should be al-lowed to set up businesses to prevent corruption in the institution.

“To improve the situation the law on political parties must be changed to allow them to set up businesses. However, the businesses must be controlled transparently,” he said at a friendly gathering with newsmen covering parliament activities here on Sunday.

He said one of the factors that had caused corruption cases involving party cadres in the parliament so far was because sources of funding for political parties are not certain.

Marzuki said if the issue of fund-ing sources was not solved, cases of corruption in the parliament would not stop. “That (stopping corruption) would be a dream. The present law is good but is not realistic,” he said.

As an example he referred to a clause in the law stating that the main

source of funding for political parties is members` contributions. However, the system has not worked well so far, he added.

Citing another clause, Marzuki said that the contributions are voluntary and not binding while on the other hand, political par-ties are also obligated to conduct political education for their cadres which certainly also requires a lot of funds.

“So, where all the money comes from. My proposal is that political parties must be allowed to have busi-nesses so that cadres would not be burdened with raising money. That would be more realistic,” he said.

“The next thing to assure is control on the businesses must be transparent, which may be done by the Supreme Audit Board or others,” he said.

Marzuki said he believed change would occur if a change on the issue could be made. “If not, everything would be a mere dream,” he said.

Bureaucratic reforms affect competitiveness of IndonesiaAntara

JAKARTA - Bureaucratic reforms in various sectors, includ-ing marine and fisheries, must be expedited to improve the competitiveness of Indonesia, according to Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sharif Cicip Sutardjo.

Political parties should be allowed to have businesses

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Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr (L) meets his Indonesian counterpart Marty Na-talegawa (R) for talks in Jakarta on July 16, 2012. Carr stopped off in Indonesia after attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations foreign ministers meetings in Cambodia last week.

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The 30-year-old Williams used her experience and know-how to race past the 20-year-old, nailing 21 win-ners. Vandeweghe struck 20 winners but also committed 25 unforced errors. Williams, who had been contending with jet lag much of the week after travelling from Lon-don to California, was satisfied with the title run.

“I played well enough to win, but I can do a lot bet-ter and play stronger,” she said. “But there are a lot of positives and I was fighting and I didn’t quit. “I survived and didn’t play my greatest, but mentally I was there and that really helped me a lot.”

Vandeweghe served for the first set at 5-4 but could not convert her only set point when Williams ripped a cross court backhand return off a second serve. It took Williams six break points to break back to 5-5, but the 20 year-old Vandeweghe finally handed it to her when she double faulted.

“I been serving well all week and I still feel like I served pretty well against Serena, but she’s a great player and she going to take advantage of opportunities, especially on second serves on set point,” Vandeweghe said.

Williams took a 3-1 lead in the second set when Vandeweghe again double faulted and while she pushed

Williams with her huge serve and heavy ground strokes, she could not get a break point on the Williams serve in the set and Williams sealed the title with a forehand winner down the line.

Williams won her 43rd career title, tying her with her older sister Venus for the most titles among active players on the WTA tour. The world number four has now also won 28 of her last 29 matches.

She will now take a couple of days off, play an exhibition match and then head to London to prepare for the Olympics where she will defend her doubles title with Venus and attempt to win the singles gold. “A gold medal will mean a lot to me, but I can’t lay all my hopes and dreams on that,” she said.

Serena Williams, of the United States, holds the winner’s trophy after defeating Coco Vandeweghe, of the United States, during the final of the Bank of the West tennis tournament on Sunday, July 15,

2012, in Stanford, Calif.

Associated Press Writer

Jason Kidd mentoring Jeremy Lin was a nice story last week. Then Kidd was arrested on a drunken-driving charge, Lin’s departure from New York for a “ridiculous contract” in Houston became more realistic, and a posi-tion of strength suddenly was one of turbulence for the Knicks.

Kidd’s arrest came within hours of the Knicks agreeing to a trade for fellow point guard Raymond Felton, raising the possibility they will refuse to match Lin’s offer sheet with the Rockets. Police said Kidd crashed his SUV into a telephone pole in the Hamptons on Sunday, days after signing with the Knicks.

Treated at a hospital for minor injuries after the crash, Kidd was arraigned on a misdemeanor driving-while-intoxicated charge and released without bail, Southampton Town police said.

Phone and email messages were left seeking comment from Kidd’s agent. His attorney, Ed Burke Jr., said in a statement that Kidd was returning from a charity function before his accident, had pleaded not guilty to the DWI charge and was awaiting further court proceedings.

The Knicks, who signed the 10-time All-Star in free agency last week, had no immediate comment. Nor would they comment on their plans for Lin, even as speculation grew that Linsanity was headed elsewhere.

Kidd, 39, was alone in the 2010 Cadillac Escalade when it hit a pole and veered into the woods around 2 a.m. in Water Mill, police said. Water Mill is a serene, mainly resi-dential community east of Southampton Village. Kidd’s next court date wasn’t immediate available. The DWI charge carries the potential for up to a year in jail.

ItalIan Grand Prix winner Jorge Lorenzo said it was not easy to defeat MotoGP title rival Dani Pedrosa at Mugello, despite ultimately coming home five seconds clear.

Lorenzo led every lap of the race on his Yamaha, but admitted he had been surprised that he could not escape from his rivals in the first half of the race, when Pedrosa’s Honda, Tech 3 Yamaha’s Andrea Dovizioso, LCR Honda’s Stefan Bradl and Ducati’s Nicky Hayden kept him under pressure.

“I knew it was going to be a very difficult race because Dani also had a very good pace,” said Lorenzo.

“So I tried to overtake him in the first corner and to open a gap, because I knew they struggle a little bit more with new tyres, but it wasn’t like that. They kept follow-ing me very closely. I couldn’t open the gap for the first 10 laps.

“But then with a little bit of pushing, pushing and pushing and being in the 1m47s, I could open a little gap.

“I tried to keep fighting with the back and open [the gap] a little bit more. Afterwards it was a little bit more easy and I could ride more smoothly.”

The victory stretches Lorenzo’s points lead to 19 over Pedrosa, with Casey Stoner now 37 points back after his disappointing eighth place in Italy.

Serena beats jet lag to win Stanford titleReuters

StanFORD, California - top seed Serena Williams overcame a week fighting jet-lag to beat fellow american Coco Vandeweghe 7-5 6-3 to retain the Stanford Classic title on Sunday. Just eight days after winning her fifth Wimbledon single title, Williams fought off a set point in the first set before overcoming big-serving Vandeweghe, who had reached her first Wta final.

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Lorenzo says his MotoGP victory at

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NY Knicks’ Kidd arrested on DWI charge in Hamptons

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BENOA - Deluang Sari, a little delta overgrown by mangrove forests with coastal white sand and calm waves, is situated overlooking the sea recreation cen-ter of Benoa Harbor. Since it has an intact ecological system, clean beaches and lush mangrove forests, this place was then developed for breeding sea turtles. At low tide, we can get there on foot in the sidelines of the

mangrove trees of Tanjung Benoa, while at high tides we have to cross by boat from Benoa Harbor for about 10 minutes.

Aside from seeing turtle breeding, visitors coming here can also see different types of fighting cocks, animals and wild birds as well as a small temple, As a tourist destination, this small island has also been equipped with restaurants, souvenir shops and animal attractions.

Turtle Breeding at Deluang Sari

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Berbatov, who has scored a record 48 goals for Bul-garia, has lost his starting spot at United even though the club took up an extra year’s option on his contract in March. He joined United from Tottenham Hotspur in 2008 for 30.7 million pounds.

“I read the papers and I see they say 10 million pounds is my price. I go and talk with Sir Alex, and he says to me five million,” the 31-year-old Berbatov wrote on his Facebook page. “So who is telling the truth, what do you think? I love this club but I am not going to be useful to anyone if I am not playing. And I want to play.

“But for unknown reasons it’s not going to happen, or my chances will be limited, so it’s better for everyone if we say goodbye.”

Berbatov scored 14 goals in his first season at United and found the target 12 times in his second season be-fore finishing the following campaign as top goalscorer with 22.

However, last season he found himself behind Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Javier Hernandez in the pecking order for a starting place as Ferguson admitted earlier this year that he would not be able to guarantee the Bulgarian regular first-team action.

Associated Press Writer

BERLIN — The head of Germany’s football league has called on Sepp Blatter to resign over the FIFA bribery scandal. Reinhard Rauball told Germany’s Welt Online that Blatter should step down as soon as possible so that FIFA can make a fresh start.

Blatter has acknowledged he knew about payments by marketing agency ISL to former FIFA chief Joao Havelange but insisted they were legal in Switzerland in the 1990s. Blatter insists “it is difficult to measure the past by today’s standards.”

“Bribery is unacceptable and I neither tolerate nor seek to justify bribery, but this is what I am now accused of,” Blatter told Sunday’s editions of Swiss paper Sonntagsblick in comments provided by FIFA. “The Swiss Federal Court has this week proven wrong all those people, who for years have accused me of having taken bribes.

“Now it is on record what I have always said: I have never taken nor received any bribes ... the people who attack me now know this is the case but still they persist. They want me out.”

Rauball also called for an extraordinary FIFA congress where the members of football’s governing body should strip Havelange of his honorary presidency.

Associated Press Writer

PARIS — Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s agent is hopeful the AC Milan striker will complete his move to Paris Saint-Germain soon, saying Sunday that Serie A is about to lose its last remaining star. Thiago Silva signed a five-year contract with PSG on Saturday and Mino Raiola is in dis-cussions with the big-spending club for Ibrahimovic to join his former Milan teammate.

“Everyone asks me if it is 90 or 99 percent done. But these percentage stories don’t interest me,” Raiola told French newspaper L’Equipe. “In my mind, you have a deal, or you don’t. There is nothing in between. “Today, nothing is finalized yet. We will keep working on this deal. I insist on one point: in a contract, every detail is im-portant. But I really hope to reach an agreement with PSG. This weekend is a time for reflection.”

PSG has yet to agree to Ibrahi-movic’s salary demands with the stumbling block thought to be the French 75 percent tax on wages above a million euros ($1.23 million) per year. Ibrahimovic joined Milan from Barcelona on loan in 2010 and the move was made permanent the following season. The 30-year-old was Serie A’s top goalscorer last season — a feat he also achieved with

Inter Milan in 2009.The Sweden captain spent three

seasons at Inter and two at Juventus, winning the Serie A title every year — although the two he won with Juventus were later revoked because of the match-fixing scandal.

Ibrahimovic also won the Dutch league twice with Ajax and the Span-ish title with Barcelona before lifting another Serie A trophy with Milan.

“Zlatan will make Ligue 1 more interesting and his departure will make Serie A poorer,” Raiola said. “When he goes, there will not be any more big names left in Italy. For me Zlatan is the best player in the world, he has a winning spirit. He is a player who, on his own, can light up a stadium. I hope the French fans will appreciate him.

“His arrival at PSG would be an exceptional event. Usually, we only see this kind of deal in England. Now, it is possible in Paris, this fascinating and magnificent capital.”

Reuters

BURTON, England - An idea first discussed in 1975 and which has overcome a series of planning delays finally becomes reality next month when England’s 100-million-pound ($155.47-million) national soccer centre opens in the centre of the country.

Nearly 50 years after Italy opened its national soccer base at Coverciano near Florence, a quarter of a century after France built its base at Clairefontaine outside Paris, and years after the Ciudad del Futbol centre started near Madrid, England has St George’s Park, its own state-of-the art training centre.

The aims are three-fold: to improve the standard of coaching in the English game, to increased the number of coaches at all lev-els to ensure that England never again needs a foreign coach and to produce English players ca-pable of winning a major title.

While Wembley is the spiritual home of English soccer, David Sheepshanks, the chairman of St George’s Park wants the new com-plex to become the nerve centre.

“It’s a nerve centre, it’s a think tank, I would say a Mecca for the England game. Of the values we have created around this place, one of them is to be accessible because we want it to be aspira-tional. The other part is that it is a meeting place for ideas.”

The complex is set in the heart of the Staffordshire coun-tryside close to the town of Burton-on-Trent. No expense has been spared on the centre which includes 12 training pitches, including a full-size indoor one and one which has the special turf used at Wembley.

There are two luxury hotels where the England team and staff will stay in private areas before matches, but which are also open to the public. The sporting fa-cilities are among the best in the country with anti-gravity running machines, altitude chambers, hy-drotherapy pools with underwater treadmills and an athletics track with built-in pressure pads.

There is a multi-purpose in-door sports hall plus five gymna-siums, an Olympic-sized swim-ming pool, a six-lane 30-degree running hill and jogging routes

on the 330-acre site - and some of the best technical equipment money can buy. Banqueting suites, medical facilities and a conference centre are also on the complex, built in the last 17 months.

Sheepshanks says the current group of elite players will benefit from the place but, the real suc-cess or otherwise of St George’s Park will not be judged for at least 10 years.

“France opened Clairefontaine in 1988 and won the World Cup 10 years later, Italy benefited from Coverciano years later and Spain from their school in due course, and so we are not asking to be judged on immediate results.

“We have identified a number of desired outcomes. They in-clude increasing the number of qualified coaches in this country, increasing the standard of quali-fied coaches and increasing the number of homegrown manag-ers in charge of Premier League teams we would have available to coach our national teams. “So if we get this right, by definition, we should never need to appoint another coach from overseas.”

Associated Press Writer

HARRISON, New Jersey — Second-half substitute Fredy Montero scored his fifth goal of the season to give the Seattle Sounders a 2-2 draw with the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer on Sunday.

Montero took a feed from Brad Evans in the 67th minute and pushed it past goalkeeper Bill Gau-dette, who was making his debut after being acquired from the Los Angeles Galaxy on Friday.

Alvaro Fernandez scored in the 16th minute to give Seattle an early 1-0 lead. Sebastien LaToux, also making his debut with the Red Bulls after coming over in a trade Friday with Vancouver, equalized later in the first half before Joel

Lindpere gave the Red Bulls a brief lead in in the 61st minute with his third goal of the season.

In Sunday’s other match, Brad Davis and Will Bruin scored in the first half, and Oscar Boniek Garcia and Brian Ching scored in the second as Houston extended its unbeaten streak to four games with a 4-0 home win over D.C. United.

Davis opened the scoring in 19th minute from a penalty that hit inside the far post. Houston earned the penalty after D.C. United goalkeeper Bill Hamid was shown a red card for tripping Macoumba Kandji as he was going for a ball in the box.

United’s Branko Boskovic was replaced by backup goalkeeper Joe Willis after Hamid was sent off.

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Berbatov says Ferguson would sell him for five million poundsReuters

LONDON - Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is willing to sell out-of-favour striker Dimitar Berbatov for five million pounds ($7.77 million), the Bulgarian said on Sunday.

German league president calls on Blatter to resign

AP Photo/Markus Schreiber,File

FILE - In this April 28, 2011 file picture Reinhard Raub-all, president of German soccer association, DFL, briefs

the media in Berlin.

FILE - The June 19, 2012 file photo shows Sweden’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic scoring by France’s Philippe Mexes

during the Euro 2012 soc-cer championship Group

D match between Sweden and France in Kiev, Ukraine,

Tuesday, June 19, 2012.

Ibrahimovic’s agent hopeful of agreement with PSG

AP Photo/Sergei Grits

National centre gives England grounds for hopeNew York Red Bulls, Seattle Sounders draw 2-2

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Berbatov, who has scored a record 48 goals for Bul-garia, has lost his starting spot at United even though the club took up an extra year’s option on his contract in March. He joined United from Tottenham Hotspur in 2008 for 30.7 million pounds.

“I read the papers and I see they say 10 million pounds is my price. I go and talk with Sir Alex, and he says to me five million,” the 31-year-old Berbatov wrote on his Facebook page. “So who is telling the truth, what do you think? I love this club but I am not going to be useful to anyone if I am not playing. And I want to play.

“But for unknown reasons it’s not going to happen, or my chances will be limited, so it’s better for everyone if we say goodbye.”

Berbatov scored 14 goals in his first season at United and found the target 12 times in his second season be-fore finishing the following campaign as top goalscorer with 22.

However, last season he found himself behind Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Javier Hernandez in the pecking order for a starting place as Ferguson admitted earlier this year that he would not be able to guarantee the Bulgarian regular first-team action.

Associated Press Writer

BERLIN — The head of Germany’s football league has called on Sepp Blatter to resign over the FIFA bribery scandal. Reinhard Rauball told Germany’s Welt Online that Blatter should step down as soon as possible so that FIFA can make a fresh start.

Blatter has acknowledged he knew about payments by marketing agency ISL to former FIFA chief Joao Havelange but insisted they were legal in Switzerland in the 1990s. Blatter insists “it is difficult to measure the past by today’s standards.”

“Bribery is unacceptable and I neither tolerate nor seek to justify bribery, but this is what I am now accused of,” Blatter told Sunday’s editions of Swiss paper Sonntagsblick in comments provided by FIFA. “The Swiss Federal Court has this week proven wrong all those people, who for years have accused me of having taken bribes.

“Now it is on record what I have always said: I have never taken nor received any bribes ... the people who attack me now know this is the case but still they persist. They want me out.”

Rauball also called for an extraordinary FIFA congress where the members of football’s governing body should strip Havelange of his honorary presidency.

Associated Press Writer

PARIS — Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s agent is hopeful the AC Milan striker will complete his move to Paris Saint-Germain soon, saying Sunday that Serie A is about to lose its last remaining star. Thiago Silva signed a five-year contract with PSG on Saturday and Mino Raiola is in dis-cussions with the big-spending club for Ibrahimovic to join his former Milan teammate.

“Everyone asks me if it is 90 or 99 percent done. But these percentage stories don’t interest me,” Raiola told French newspaper L’Equipe. “In my mind, you have a deal, or you don’t. There is nothing in between. “Today, nothing is finalized yet. We will keep working on this deal. I insist on one point: in a contract, every detail is im-portant. But I really hope to reach an agreement with PSG. This weekend is a time for reflection.”

PSG has yet to agree to Ibrahi-movic’s salary demands with the stumbling block thought to be the French 75 percent tax on wages above a million euros ($1.23 million) per year. Ibrahimovic joined Milan from Barcelona on loan in 2010 and the move was made permanent the following season. The 30-year-old was Serie A’s top goalscorer last season — a feat he also achieved with

Inter Milan in 2009.The Sweden captain spent three

seasons at Inter and two at Juventus, winning the Serie A title every year — although the two he won with Juventus were later revoked because of the match-fixing scandal.

Ibrahimovic also won the Dutch league twice with Ajax and the Span-ish title with Barcelona before lifting another Serie A trophy with Milan.

“Zlatan will make Ligue 1 more interesting and his departure will make Serie A poorer,” Raiola said. “When he goes, there will not be any more big names left in Italy. For me Zlatan is the best player in the world, he has a winning spirit. He is a player who, on his own, can light up a stadium. I hope the French fans will appreciate him.

“His arrival at PSG would be an exceptional event. Usually, we only see this kind of deal in England. Now, it is possible in Paris, this fascinating and magnificent capital.”

Reuters

BURTON, England - An idea first discussed in 1975 and which has overcome a series of planning delays finally becomes reality next month when England’s 100-million-pound ($155.47-million) national soccer centre opens in the centre of the country.

Nearly 50 years after Italy opened its national soccer base at Coverciano near Florence, a quarter of a century after France built its base at Clairefontaine outside Paris, and years after the Ciudad del Futbol centre started near Madrid, England has St George’s Park, its own state-of-the art training centre.

The aims are three-fold: to improve the standard of coaching in the English game, to increased the number of coaches at all lev-els to ensure that England never again needs a foreign coach and to produce English players ca-pable of winning a major title.

While Wembley is the spiritual home of English soccer, David Sheepshanks, the chairman of St George’s Park wants the new com-plex to become the nerve centre.

“It’s a nerve centre, it’s a think tank, I would say a Mecca for the England game. Of the values we have created around this place, one of them is to be accessible because we want it to be aspira-tional. The other part is that it is a meeting place for ideas.”

The complex is set in the heart of the Staffordshire coun-tryside close to the town of Burton-on-Trent. No expense has been spared on the centre which includes 12 training pitches, including a full-size indoor one and one which has the special turf used at Wembley.

There are two luxury hotels where the England team and staff will stay in private areas before matches, but which are also open to the public. The sporting fa-cilities are among the best in the country with anti-gravity running machines, altitude chambers, hy-drotherapy pools with underwater treadmills and an athletics track with built-in pressure pads.

There is a multi-purpose in-door sports hall plus five gymna-siums, an Olympic-sized swim-ming pool, a six-lane 30-degree running hill and jogging routes

on the 330-acre site - and some of the best technical equipment money can buy. Banqueting suites, medical facilities and a conference centre are also on the complex, built in the last 17 months.

Sheepshanks says the current group of elite players will benefit from the place but, the real suc-cess or otherwise of St George’s Park will not be judged for at least 10 years.

“France opened Clairefontaine in 1988 and won the World Cup 10 years later, Italy benefited from Coverciano years later and Spain from their school in due course, and so we are not asking to be judged on immediate results.

“We have identified a number of desired outcomes. They in-clude increasing the number of qualified coaches in this country, increasing the standard of quali-fied coaches and increasing the number of homegrown manag-ers in charge of Premier League teams we would have available to coach our national teams. “So if we get this right, by definition, we should never need to appoint another coach from overseas.”

Associated Press Writer

HARRISON, New Jersey — Second-half substitute Fredy Montero scored his fifth goal of the season to give the Seattle Sounders a 2-2 draw with the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer on Sunday.

Montero took a feed from Brad Evans in the 67th minute and pushed it past goalkeeper Bill Gau-dette, who was making his debut after being acquired from the Los Angeles Galaxy on Friday.

Alvaro Fernandez scored in the 16th minute to give Seattle an early 1-0 lead. Sebastien LaToux, also making his debut with the Red Bulls after coming over in a trade Friday with Vancouver, equalized later in the first half before Joel

Lindpere gave the Red Bulls a brief lead in in the 61st minute with his third goal of the season.

In Sunday’s other match, Brad Davis and Will Bruin scored in the first half, and Oscar Boniek Garcia and Brian Ching scored in the second as Houston extended its unbeaten streak to four games with a 4-0 home win over D.C. United.

Davis opened the scoring in 19th minute from a penalty that hit inside the far post. Houston earned the penalty after D.C. United goalkeeper Bill Hamid was shown a red card for tripping Macoumba Kandji as he was going for a ball in the box.

United’s Branko Boskovic was replaced by backup goalkeeper Joe Willis after Hamid was sent off.

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Berbatov says Ferguson would sell him for five million poundsReuters

LONDON - Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is willing to sell out-of-favour striker Dimitar Berbatov for five million pounds ($7.77 million), the Bulgarian said on Sunday.

German league president calls on Blatter to resign

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FILE - In this April 28, 2011 file picture Reinhard Raub-all, president of German soccer association, DFL, briefs

the media in Berlin.

FILE - The June 19, 2012 file photo shows Sweden’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic scoring by France’s Philippe Mexes

during the Euro 2012 soc-cer championship Group

D match between Sweden and France in Kiev, Ukraine,

Tuesday, June 19, 2012.

Ibrahimovic’s agent hopeful of agreement with PSG

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National centre gives England grounds for hopeNew York Red Bulls, Seattle Sounders draw 2-2

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The 30-year-old Williams used her experience and know-how to race past the 20-year-old, nailing 21 win-ners. Vandeweghe struck 20 winners but also committed 25 unforced errors. Williams, who had been contending with jet lag much of the week after travelling from Lon-don to California, was satisfied with the title run.

“I played well enough to win, but I can do a lot bet-ter and play stronger,” she said. “But there are a lot of positives and I was fighting and I didn’t quit. “I survived and didn’t play my greatest, but mentally I was there and that really helped me a lot.”

Vandeweghe served for the first set at 5-4 but could not convert her only set point when Williams ripped a cross court backhand return off a second serve. It took Williams six break points to break back to 5-5, but the 20 year-old Vandeweghe finally handed it to her when she double faulted.

“I been serving well all week and I still feel like I served pretty well against Serena, but she’s a great player and she going to take advantage of opportunities, especially on second serves on set point,” Vandeweghe said.

Williams took a 3-1 lead in the second set when Vandeweghe again double faulted and while she pushed

Williams with her huge serve and heavy ground strokes, she could not get a break point on the Williams serve in the set and Williams sealed the title with a forehand winner down the line.

Williams won her 43rd career title, tying her with her older sister Venus for the most titles among active players on the WTA tour. The world number four has now also won 28 of her last 29 matches.

She will now take a couple of days off, play an exhibition match and then head to London to prepare for the Olympics where she will defend her doubles title with Venus and attempt to win the singles gold. “A gold medal will mean a lot to me, but I can’t lay all my hopes and dreams on that,” she said.

Serena Williams, of the United States, holds the winner’s trophy after defeating Coco Vandeweghe, of the United States, during the final of the Bank of the West tennis tournament on Sunday, July 15,

2012, in Stanford, Calif.

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Jason Kidd mentoring Jeremy Lin was a nice story last week. Then Kidd was arrested on a drunken-driving charge, Lin’s departure from New York for a “ridiculous contract” in Houston became more realistic, and a posi-tion of strength suddenly was one of turbulence for the Knicks.

Kidd’s arrest came within hours of the Knicks agreeing to a trade for fellow point guard Raymond Felton, raising the possibility they will refuse to match Lin’s offer sheet with the Rockets. Police said Kidd crashed his SUV into a telephone pole in the Hamptons on Sunday, days after signing with the Knicks.

Treated at a hospital for minor injuries after the crash, Kidd was arraigned on a misdemeanor driving-while-intoxicated charge and released without bail, Southampton Town police said.

Phone and email messages were left seeking comment from Kidd’s agent. His attorney, Ed Burke Jr., said in a statement that Kidd was returning from a charity function before his accident, had pleaded not guilty to the DWI charge and was awaiting further court proceedings.

The Knicks, who signed the 10-time All-Star in free agency last week, had no immediate comment. Nor would they comment on their plans for Lin, even as speculation grew that Linsanity was headed elsewhere.

Kidd, 39, was alone in the 2010 Cadillac Escalade when it hit a pole and veered into the woods around 2 a.m. in Water Mill, police said. Water Mill is a serene, mainly resi-dential community east of Southampton Village. Kidd’s next court date wasn’t immediate available. The DWI charge carries the potential for up to a year in jail.

ItalIan Grand Prix winner Jorge Lorenzo said it was not easy to defeat MotoGP title rival Dani Pedrosa at Mugello, despite ultimately coming home five seconds clear.

Lorenzo led every lap of the race on his Yamaha, but admitted he had been surprised that he could not escape from his rivals in the first half of the race, when Pedrosa’s Honda, Tech 3 Yamaha’s Andrea Dovizioso, LCR Honda’s Stefan Bradl and Ducati’s Nicky Hayden kept him under pressure.

“I knew it was going to be a very difficult race because Dani also had a very good pace,” said Lorenzo.

“So I tried to overtake him in the first corner and to open a gap, because I knew they struggle a little bit more with new tyres, but it wasn’t like that. They kept follow-ing me very closely. I couldn’t open the gap for the first 10 laps.

“But then with a little bit of pushing, pushing and pushing and being in the 1m47s, I could open a little gap.

“I tried to keep fighting with the back and open [the gap] a little bit more. Afterwards it was a little bit more easy and I could ride more smoothly.”

The victory stretches Lorenzo’s points lead to 19 over Pedrosa, with Casey Stoner now 37 points back after his disappointing eighth place in Italy.

Serena beats jet lag to win Stanford titleReuters

StanFORD, California - top seed Serena Williams overcame a week fighting jet-lag to beat fellow american Coco Vandeweghe 7-5 6-3 to retain the Stanford Classic title on Sunday. Just eight days after winning her fifth Wimbledon single title, Williams fought off a set point in the first set before overcoming big-serving Vandeweghe, who had reached her first Wta final.

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BENOA - Deluang Sari, a little delta overgrown by mangrove forests with coastal white sand and calm waves, is situated overlooking the sea recreation cen-ter of Benoa Harbor. Since it has an intact ecological system, clean beaches and lush mangrove forests, this place was then developed for breeding sea turtles. At low tide, we can get there on foot in the sidelines of the

mangrove trees of Tanjung Benoa, while at high tides we have to cross by boat from Benoa Harbor for about 10 minutes.

Aside from seeing turtle breeding, visitors coming here can also see different types of fighting cocks, animals and wild birds as well as a small temple, As a tourist destination, this small island has also been equipped with restaurants, souvenir shops and animal attractions.

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The Iranian parliament is considering a bill calling for the strait to be closed. The assembly has li t t le control over national de-fense and foreign policy decisions and, while the bill would be largely symbolic, it would indicate the legis-lature’s support behind any leadership decision to close the strait.

“(Under the bil l) the closure of the Strait of Hormuz will continue until the annulment of all the sanctions imposed against Iran,” lawmaker Javad Ka-rimi Qoddousi was quoted as saying by the Fars news agency. The bill will be taken up by parliament this month, said another lawmaker, Seyed Mehdi Moussavinejad, Fars re-ported.

Foreign and nat ional defence policy rests with Supreme Leader Ayatol-

lah Ali Khamenei and the elite Islamic Revolution-ary Guard Corps. Iran has repeatedly threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz shipping channel, through which 40 percent of the world’s seaborne oil ex-ports passes, in retaliation for sanctions placed on its crude exports by Western powers.

The sanctions were im-posed over Iran’s nuclear programme, which the West suspects is aimed at creat-ing an atomic weapon and Tehran says is for peace-ful energy purposes. The United States has beefed up its presence in the Gulf, adding a navy ship last week to help mine-clearing operations if Iran were to act on its threats.

The I ranian chief of staff of the armed forces, Seyed Hassan Firouza-badi, said on Sunday that

any decision to close the strait would have to come from Khamenei, with the Supreme National Security Council advising him, ac-cording to Fars. Military analysts have cast doubt on Iran’s willingness to block the slender waterway, giv-en the massive U.S.-led retaliation it would likely incur.

Alarmed by the Iranian threats, the United Arab Emirates has completed a long-awaited oil export ter-minal on the Gulf of Oman, loading the first cargo on Sunday. The Gulf OPEC member hopes to increase exports from the new facil-ity to around 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd).

An Iranian official said on Sunday that the UAE pipeline would not be able to meet the world’s oil demand if the Strait of Hormuz were closed.

Reuters

KRYMSK, Russia - Vladimir Putin flew to southern Russia on Sunday for the second time in eight days to meet survi-vors of deadly floods, determined to dis-pel an image of leading a weak state two months after returning to the presidency. Dressed casually in a blue-and-white check shirt, Putin chatted with residents of the town of Krymsk whose homes were damaged in floods that killed 171 people in Russia’s traditional “bread basket” area known as the Kuban on July 7.

“We need to help people in the true sense of the word - to help them clear their homes and lands,” Putin said, promising to send 5,000 servicemen to the region to help provide food, water, medicine and tents for the needy. Lines of military trucks were already parked outside the mountain town of 57,000 people near the Black Sea, where most of the deaths happened.

In the centre, white tents have been erected to treat and shelter survivors, and bulldozers were still clearing mud and debris shortly before midnight. Television footage of the visit was beamed across Russia, and was clearly intended to depict Putin as in control and playing the role of the nation’s leader.

Local authorities have been accused by residents of failing to issue proper flood warnings, and Putin wants to deflect

any blame after being accused of react-ing too slowly to disasters soon after he was first elected president in 2000. Putin often goes to the scene of big natural or man-made disasters but it is unusual for him to go twice in such a short time, un-derlining his nervousness about his image following opposition protests that have undermined his authority.

Just how effective his visit was re-mained unclear. He had met only officials and not flood victims during his first visit a few hours after the flooding began last week. But some residents remained un-impressed on Sunday.

“Putin visited our street but didn’t talk to us. He didn’t talk to any of the people here. He was surrounded by guards and they didn’t let anyone near him,” Galina Matsko, a shop manager in her early 40s, said outside her one-storey home - two of its walls ruined and a wardrobe propping up the roof.

Her neighbor, Sergei Shamanov, said a local official had derided Putin’s appear-ance after he was splattered by mud. He had defended the former KGB spy, say-ing: “Whatever has happened here, he is still our president.”

Shamanov, 50, survived by scrambling on to the roof of his low house and then climbing into a tree where he clung for six hours until rescue workers found him at 9.00 a.m. on the day of the flooding, which followed a month of heavy rain.

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South Africa’s Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma won a closely fought election to become the new head of the African Union Commission, the first woman to hold the post, African lead-ers said. She beat the incumbent, Jean Ping of Gabon, after several rounds of voting.

“Now we have the African Union chair Madame Zuma, who will preside over the destiny of this institution,” Benin’s president and current AU chairman Thomas Boni Yayi said. Dlamini-Zuma, 63, an experienced diplomat, is a veteran of the fight against apartheid. A doctor by training, she has served as health, interior and foreign minister in South Africa.

Her victory brings to an end an impasse that has lasted for the past six months. Her former husband, South African President Jacob Zuma, was one of the first to offer his congratulations after the vote. “It means a lot for Africa... for the continent, unity and the empowerment of women -- very important,” Zuma said.

Voting took place at an AU summit, where, earlier in the day, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo agreed to an international force to neutralise rebels in eastern DR Congo, as the African Union said it was ready to send peacekeepers there.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame told AFP both sides had agreed “in principle” to accept

the force. He was speaking after his first face-to-face meeting with DR Congo President Joseph Kabila since a UN report in June accused Rwanda of supporting Congolese rebels. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the AU summit.

Dlamini-Zuma’s win follows her chal-lenge six months ago to unseat Ping, the former commission chairman, which ended in deadlock after neither won the required two-thirds of the vote, leaving Ping in the post. “She’s a freedom fighter, not a bureaucrat or a diplomat,” said Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, beaming enthusiastically.

Noureddine Mezni, spokesperson for the outgoing chairman, told AFP that Ping had acknowledged defeat. He “has accepted the results of the elections and wishes Madame Dlamini-Zuma the very best. “He expressed his readiness to cooperate with her to work together for the unity of the continent.”

Erastus Mwencha of Kenya was re-elected as deputy chair of the AU Commission, he added. Members of the South African delega-tion smiled and congratulated one another as they filed out of the conference hall. “It’s good for southern Africa. We (in southern Africa) never had this job,” a delegate from Zimbabwe told AFP with a broad grin.

Officials said the elections went to four rounds of voting before Dlamini-Zuma won 37 votes, three more than the required major-ity, to confirm her win over Ping.

Iran renews Hormuz closure threatsReuters

DUBAI - Iran renewed threats on Sunday to close the Strait of Hormuz unless sanctions against it were revoked, though it remains unclear how Tehran could shut down the vital oil shipping channel given the significant American military presence there.

REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi

A general view of an oil dock is seen from a ship at the port of Kalantari in the city of Chabahar, 300km (186 miles) east of the Strait of Hormuz January 17, 2012.

South African becomes first woman to head AU

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mestic car production surpassed the average capacity of 88,904 units a month in the first semester due to increasing demand and ex-ports, according to Gaikindo.

“Car production in the first se-mester this year reached 533,429 units with production in June es-timated at 103,000 units. Montly car production meanwhile is only 75,000 units out of a total capac-ity of 900,000 units a year. It means car production in the first semester this year has been above the average by 18.54 percent,” the first chairman of the Asso-

ciation of Indonesia Automotive Industries (Gaikindo), Yongki D Sugiarto, said here on Monday.

Yongki said if monthly pro-duction is above the average brand holder producers (APM) would increase working hours to increase production.

“Production has been started to be increased last year and APMs must add extra working hours with a consequence of increased production cost because total au-tomotive production capacity has surpassed the target,” he said.

Car production in April had reached 84,322 units while the de-mand reached 87,145 units. Pro-

duction in May was recorded at 97,308 units with sales at 95,541 inits and last month sales reached 101,743 units with production at around 103,000 units.

Meanwhile “there has been a sharp increase in completely built-up car exports. In the first semester the CBU exports are estimated to reach 89,063 units surpassing the realization in 2010 at only 85,796 units,” he said.

Compared to CBU exports in the first semester last year which were recorded at only 50,002 units exports of CBU cars in the first semester this year were up by 78.12 percent.

“The need for bureaucratic reforms in getting increasingly urgent because they have a direct impact on the competitiveness of Indonesia, both at regional and international levels,” he said here during the weekend.

“Based on the Global Com-peti t iveness Report 2011-12 issued by the World Economic Forum (WEF), Indonesia ranks 46 among 142 countries, which is quite discouraging,” Sharif added.

“The bureaucratic reforms deal not only with the structure of or-ganization, but also with its work culture, which involves discipline, commitment to performance, and a fair system of reward and pun-ishment,” he noted.

Sharif pointed out that the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries had announced a “Zone of Integrity” programme, which was was aimed at achiev-ing and promoting corruption-free areas.

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tives (DPR) Speaker Marzuki Alie said political parties should be al-lowed to set up businesses to prevent corruption in the institution.

“To improve the situation the law on political parties must be changed to allow them to set up businesses. However, the businesses must be controlled transparently,” he said at a friendly gathering with newsmen covering parliament activities here on Sunday.

He said one of the factors that had caused corruption cases involving party cadres in the parliament so far was because sources of funding for political parties are not certain.

Marzuki said if the issue of fund-ing sources was not solved, cases of corruption in the parliament would not stop. “That (stopping corruption) would be a dream. The present law is good but is not realistic,” he said.

As an example he referred to a clause in the law stating that the main

source of funding for political parties is members` contributions. However, the system has not worked well so far, he added.

Citing another clause, Marzuki said that the contributions are voluntary and not binding while on the other hand, political par-ties are also obligated to conduct political education for their cadres which certainly also requires a lot of funds.

“So, where all the money comes from. My proposal is that political parties must be allowed to have busi-nesses so that cadres would not be burdened with raising money. That would be more realistic,” he said.

“The next thing to assure is control on the businesses must be transparent, which may be done by the Supreme Audit Board or others,” he said.

Marzuki said he believed change would occur if a change on the issue could be made. “If not, everything would be a mere dream,” he said.

Bureaucratic reforms affect competitiveness of IndonesiaAntara

JAKARTA - Bureaucratic reforms in various sectors, includ-ing marine and fisheries, must be expedited to improve the competitiveness of Indonesia, according to Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sharif Cicip Sutardjo.

Political parties should be allowed to have businesses

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Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr (L) meets his Indonesian counterpart Marty Na-talegawa (R) for talks in Jakarta on July 16, 2012. Carr stopped off in Indonesia after attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations foreign ministers meetings in Cambodia last week.

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BANGKOK — Oil fell slightly in Asia on Monday as the Chinese premier’s downbeat comments on the economy underlined the possibil-ity of weak demand from the world’s second biggest crude consumer.

Benchmark oil for August deliv-ery was down 25 cents at $86.87 a barrel at late morning Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose $1.02 to finish at $87.10 per barrel in New York on Friday. Brent crude was up 6 cents at $101.48 on the ICE futures exchange.

The weekend comments from Premier Web Jiabao came after China reported that economic growth fell to a three-year low of 7.6 percent in the second quarter. Wen said Chi-na’s economy has not yet entered a

recovery and “economic difficulties may continue for some time.”

But the fall in oil was limited by signs that crude supplies are facing some constraints, which could act to push prices higher.

A series of reports last week showed that oil supplies from Iran, the North Sea and the U.S. have declined. Con-tinued decreases would likely squeeze global supplies, while demand is ex-pected to rise to a record of about 90 million barrels per day this year.

Oil has fallen from $106 about two months ago amid expecta-tions Europe’s debt crisis and weak economy would reduce demand for crude.

In other futures trading, heating oil was up 0.34 cents at $2.792 a gal-lon and natural gas added 0.1 cent to $2.875 per 1,000 cubic feet. Gasoline rose 0.28 cents to $2.69 a gallon.

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NEW YORK — Citigroup Inc. may seek per-mission to hike its dividend for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis in the next few months.

The bank’s CEO Vikram Pandit said he expects to start discussing returning some cash to investors by the end of the year.

“I believe we will be in good shape and have the capital to be able to do that by the end of the year,” Pandit told Britain’s Sunday Telegraph in a rare interview. “That’s a decision that will have to be taken with our regulators and we will have those conversations at the end of the year.”

The bank did not ask the Federal Reserve for permission to raise the dividend last month, when it submitted its latest capital plan. Citi currently pays a token amount of 1 cent per share every quar-ter. Pandit had previously promised shareholders a higher dividend earlier in the year.

The Federal Reserve in March said the New York-based bank did not have enough capital to raise its dividend and also be prepared to withstand another financial crisis. That was a blow to Pandit, whose 2011 compensation package of $15 million for last year and $10 million retention pay was rejected by shareholders in an advisory vote the following month.

Citigroup nearly collapsed during the financial crisis and was rescued by $45 billion in bailout money from the government in late 2008. In Feb-ruary 2009, Pandit said he would accept a salary of $1 until the bank was able to turn a profit.

The bank has reported profits for two consecu-tive years now. It is slated to post its second-quarter results before the market opens on Monday. Wall Street expects a profit, albeit a lower one than during the same quarter a year ago.

The global economic slowdown and uncertainty is expected to hurt Citi’s business and also reduce the fees that it can collect from helping corpora-tions with their financial markets transactions.

The growing rate-fixing scandal involving the London interbank offered rate, or LIBOR, is expected to be among the issues Pandit will face when speaking with analysts and investors after the release.

The process for setting LIBOR has come under scrutiny since Britain’s Barclays bank admitted two weeks ago that it had submitted false informa-tion to keep the rate low. Citi is one of the banks that submits data used in setting the rate.

Citigroup shares closed Friday at $26.65, basically flat since the start of the year. Share traded as high as $38.40 during their recent peak in March.

However, markets were waiting for testimony from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke later in the week for any hints of new stimulus to help the economy and this tempered price moves.

There are also signs China’s mon-etary authorities may ease further to support the slowing economy were sup-porting oil and other commodities.

“Spanish and Italian speculation remains at the fore. To me sentiment still feels fragile... we’re just waiting for the next development there,” one fixed income trader said.

The ECB declined to comment on a report in the Wall Street Jour-nal saying President Mario Draghi had advocated imposing losses on holders of senior bonds issued by the most severely damaged Spanish savings banks.

This would be a change to the ECB’s previous stance and worried investors and could set a precedent for future bailout packages.

The euro fell 0.1 percent to 78.55 pence in early London trade, its lowest level since November 2008. Germany’s 10-year bonds gained 1.5 basis points sending its yield down to 1.24 percent

German debt has been the invest-ment of choice for investors seeking shelter as yields have risen on Spanish and Italian bonds as weak economic conditions threaten to overcome the effort to rein in their budget deficits.

European shares edged down on Monday after registering a sixth straight week of gains on Friday. The FTSE Eurofirst 300(.FTEU3) index of top European shares was down 0.2 percent at 1040.50 points.

Debt worries hit euro, German bonds gainReuters

LONDON - The euro hit a three-and-a-half year low against sterling and German bond prices extended last week’s gains on Monday as inves-tors worried the European Central Bank had changed its stance on how some bondholders could be treated under Spain’s bank bailout.

Oil falls below $87 as China cautions on economy

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Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit, center,is joined by representatives of Citi’s local New York City Global Community Day nonprofit partners, rings the New York Stock Exchange opening bell, Monday, June 18, 2012. U.S. stocks are falling after the opening bell as Europe’s debt crisis roils markets despite the victory of a pro-Europe party in Greek elections.

Citigroup may seek dividend increase by 2013

ArChAEOLOGiCAL re-searches in Bali have found a number of archeological heritages, which belonged to prehistoric and historic remains. Prehistoric remains proved the earliest of the people’s life, started from hunting and food gathering through cultiva-tion up to mastering the advanced technology. Such remains indicated the struggle and the achievement of the people’s life gradually, after adapting and exploring their envi-ronment its natural resources for their life, because the nature was still quite dangerous. On the other hands, the remains also demonstrat-ed the relationship of the prehistoric Balinese people to those who lived in Java, Sumatera etc, even to the South-East Asian people.

The most important of the pre-historic live in Bali is the invention of the metallic technology along with the megalithic tradition. Dur-ing the advance technology the Balinese people have produced several kind of bronze goods for ritual purpose such as kettledrums and for daily uses as well such as axes etc. Mastering the advance technology, Balinese people have succeeded to develop stone moulds in the village of Manuaba (Gianyar)

for casting bronze kettledrum. The human-mask decoration, showed a remarkable similarities to the decorations of the huge kettledrums found in the village of Pejeng not so far of the east of Manuaba, but the stone moulds of Manuaba are small in its size.

It should be noted here that bronze kettledrums were not only found in Bali, but also in Java, and Eastern Indonesian Island. Another bronze moulds made of clay were also found in West Java, but not for producing kettledrums, but for mak-ing spearheads, axes, etc. Regarding the human-mask decorations, which were founds on the kettledrums of Pejeng, on the stone moulds of Manuaba and on the number of the sarcophagi found in Bali, was regarded as symbol of the leader’s or the ancestor’s spirits. The people believed that the spirit, who were abode on the top of the mountain or on the inaccessible place have the magic power for protecting the living society. When Hinduism have spread widely in Indonesia, the people believed to the sacred mountain as the place of the Hindu pantheons and the ancestor’s spirit as well. Based on this conception, then the people built their temples

on the mountain area such as as Pura Besakih on the slope of Mount Agung.

Along with the development of the metallic industry, the mega-lithic tradition increased not only in Bali, but also in Sumatera, Flores etc. Several kinds of megalithic remains were founds there namely menhirs, dolmens, menhirstatues, stepped pyramids etc. It is a matter of facts that the megalithic tradi-tion have strongly influenced the people’s life and it is not surpris-ing any more that living megalithic tradition could be found until to present day in Nias, Toraja, Bali and Eastern Indonesians Islands. In Bali, the megalithic remains, exe the sarcophagi are regarded as sacred monuments and functioned for worshipping thje Hindu Trinity, the local deities and the ancestor’s spirit (Sutaba 1984).

Researches on the advanced technology and on the megalithic tradition in Bali in particular, have made conclusions that Balinese people have build their social or-ganization headed by the leaders. The well organizations have made favorable conditions for mastering the advance technology. Then the social and cultural development

became the solid foundation for facing the new era when Hinduism arrived in Bali (Sutaba, 1930).

Bali have got Hindu-Budhis in-fluences nearly at the 9 century A.D. as Proved by the finding of clay stuphikas and seals beared Budhis formula, near the village of Pejeng, Gianyar. Then a pillar inscription was rediscovered in Blanjong Sanur (Badung) which mentioned the name of the king Kesari War-madewa. This inscription was origi-nated from c.10 century A.D. Since this period, Hinduism was spread widely in Bali and went deeply into the life of the Balinese people and then survived until today. Having well developed social organization and cultural life before the arrival of Hinduism, have led the Balinese people successfully modified the new elements in accordance with their characters and became the new one beared Balinese identity.

The wellknown king of Bali is a couple royal named king Udayana and his wife Gunapryadharmapati (c.10 century A.D), then succeeded by their families. During the ancient history of Bali, a number of temples were built nearly in the whole island. In these temple several kinds of historical remains were preserved e.g. statues, inscriptions etc. As the follower of Hinduism, Balinese people regard the temples including the remains in them as

sacred monuments for worship-ing the Hindu pantheons, the local deities and the ancestor’s spirit as well. This religious function was the responsibility of the Balinese people for keeping the monuments in well conditions and the welfare of the living society.

Based on the evidence found in Bali there ere thousand tamples, which then named Bali as “The Is-land of Thousand Temples” or “The Island of Paradise”. Most of the old temples are located in the village between the two rivers called Pak-erisan and Petanu namely the village of Bedulu, Pejengand Tampaksiring (Gianyar). It is remarkable that the temples found here originated from different period, e.g. Pura Goa Ga-jah, Yeh Pulu relief (Bedulu); Pura Kebo Edan, Pura Pusering Jagat, Pura Penataran Sasih, Pura Ukur-ukuran, rock cut temple Kelebutan (Pejeng); rock cut Gunung Kawi, Pura Megening, Pura Tirtha Empul, Pura Pegulingan etc (Tampaksir-ing). The densities of archaeological remains in Pejeng have led the ar-cheologist to conclude that probably Pejeng wasthe capital of the ancient Balinese Kingdom.

Beyond he regency of gianyar, there ere also a number of impor-tant archeological remains e.g Pura Tegeh Koripan, Pura Kehen (Ban-gli); Pura Besakih (Karangasem); the village temples.

It was conveyed by the Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Bali, I Gede Suarsa, Wednesday (Jul 11). Meanwhile, the corn production was estimat-ed to increase 2,603 tons (4.03 percent) and soybean remained stable over the previous year.

He said the fixed amount in 2011 indicated the rice produc-tion during the period of January to April increased by 10,511 tons (3.42 percent), when compared to same period in the previous year. However, for the period of May-August 2011 it increased 1,037 tons (0.42 percent). Therefore, the total production during 2011 decreased 1.25 percent or 10,845 tons.

Gede Suarsa explained the forecast of rice production in the first quarter of 2012 (Janu-ary-April) showed a decrease 31,484 tons (9.90 percent) when compared to same period in the previous year.

Decline in the production happened because the remaining plant area at the end of 2011 was smaller than the remaining plant area at the end of 2010. The re-

maining plant area at the end of December 2011 was only 39,022 hectares, while at the end of 2010 reached 47,394 hectares.

Thus, it showed a reduction in plant area at yearend amounting to 8,372 hectares (17.66 percent) and it caused a decline in harvested area during the period of January-April 2012. In the meantime, in the period of May-August 2012, the rice production was projected to increase 8.28 percent and in September-December 2012 increased 1.09 percent over the same period in the previous year.

Forecast of rice production during the period of May-August and September-December 2012 was purely sourced from the existing models. There was no correlation to other factors such as weather condition, natural disaster, pest attack and farmer behavior. “If the local Agri-culture Agency did not make a breakthrough in the agricultural sector, it is feared the rice pro-duction this year will decrease 7,894 tons,” said Gede Suarsa. (kmb)

Rice production predicted to shrink 7,894 tonsBali Post

DENPASAr - rice production in Bali in 2012 is estimated to decrease 7,894 tons of dry unhusked rice (GKG) or 0.92 percent from the previous year.

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Rice production in Bali in 2012 is estimated to decrease 7,894 tons of dry unhusked rice (GKG) or 0.92 percent from the previous year.

Archaeological heritage in Bali

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Bali News International4 Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Tuesday, July 17, 2012 13International RLDW

Ri Yong-Ho is regarded as one of the key figures who has helped support the young, untested leader in the transition following the death in December of his father Kim Jong-Il, the longtime dictator of the reclusive state.

Ri, 69, who became head of the army in 2009 with the official title Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army, has often been seen accompanying Jong-Un on visits to military bases in recent months.

The North’s official KCNA news agency said a meeting of top officials from the ruling party on Sunday took the decision to relieve him of his posts.

“A meeting of the political bu-reau of the central committee of the workers’ party decided to relieve Ri Yong-ho of all his posts for his illness,” it said.

He was removed from the “pre-sidium of the politburo”, the coun-try’s most powerful body, which only has a handful of members, the agency said.

And he will no longer serve as “vice-chairman of the central mili-tary commission” of the Workers’ Party of Korea, the North’s ruling party, it added.

The general was one of seven top party and military cadres who accompanied Jong-Un when he

walked alongside the hearse carry-ing the body of Jong-Il during his funeral.

The seven -- including Jong-Un’s powerful uncle Jang Song-Thaek -- were considered central figures in bolstering the regime of the new leader, who is believed to be in his late 20s. Ri was also seen accom-panying Jong-Un recently as the leader paid tribute in a ceremony in Pyongyang to his late grandfather Kim Il-Sung on the anniversary of his death in 1994.

Professor Yang Moo-Jin, of the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul, said he was sceptical about the reason given for the “hawk-ish” veteran field commander’s departure.

He said the North seldom re-lieved party or military leaders simply for health reasons.

“He might have fallen into disfa-vor with Kim Jong-Un or lost in a power struggle with other military leaders,” he said.

“His removal from posts is likely to speed up generational changes in the military. This is a message that the principle of the party reign-ing over the military will further strengthen.”

The North’s military has in recent months ratcheted up hostile rhetoric towards South Korea and President Lee Myung-Bak partly

in a bid to burnish its new leader’s credentials.

The North last month denounced US-South Korean drills near the tense border as a “provocation” and vowed to “further bolster up its nuclear deter-rent”, state media reported.

Some 2,000 South Korean and US

troops along with jet fighters, tanks and attack helicopters took part in the live-fire exercises to test responses to any North Korean attack.

It was the latest sign of high ten-sions after the North’s failed rocket launch in April, seen by the United States and its allies as an attempted

ballistic missile test.The North has been developing

nuclear weapons for decades. Its of-ficial position has been that it needs them for self-defence against a US nuclear threat, but that it is willing in principle to scrap the atomic weaponry.

N. Korea army chief removed from all postsAgence France Presse

North Korea’s army chief has been relieved of all his posts due to illness, state media said Monday, in a surprise development that removes one of new leader Kim Jong-Un’s inner circle.

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North Korean soldiers take part in a parade in Pyongyang in April 2012.

Associated Press Writer

TOKYO — Most of the quarter-million people forced to flee massive flooding in southwest Japan were able to return home by Monday, but weather officials warned the danger had not fully passed from the record rainfall that left at least 26 people dead over the weekend.

Thousands of homes and hundreds of roads were damaged, and hundreds of land-slides were reported. The military airlifted food by helicopter to stranded districts. In Yame, a city of 69,000 in Fukuoka prefec-ture (state), 74 people in three separate areas were stranded by the flooding.

“Our region gets hit with heavy rain every year, but I have never experienced anything like this,” city employee Kumi Takesue said. “Rice paddies and roads all

became water so you couldn’t tell what was what,” she said, adding that she had to wade in knee-high water, even near her home, which was not as hard hit as other areas.

Killed in Yame city were Katsutoshi Matsumoto, a 70-year-old who died when caught in a landslide while he was out looking at his rice paddies, and Shinobu Fueta, 83, whose home was buried in mud. Weather officials warned people to be careful even in areas where rain had subsided, as land was still mushy and prone to landslides. Rain could start again later Monday, fur-ther endangering the area, they said.

Even as some of the water subsided, homes and farms on the southern island of Kyushu, hardest hit by the downpour, were still getting food shipments, al-though mostly by land, local officials said. Kyodo News service said 26 people were dead and police were still search-ing for six missing people in the three prefectures of Kumamoto, Oita and Fukuoka. Nationwide tallies were not

immediately available.The rain was concentrated in

certain spots in a sprawling re-gion of southern Japan, extend-ing as far north as the ancient capital of Kyoto, where rainfall exceeded 90 millimeters (3.5 inches) per hour — a condition in which rain cascades down in

such torrents that seeing ahead becomes impossible. Evacuation orders were gradually being lifted, allowing most to return home by late Sunday.

Fukuoka Prefecture said that as of Monday, damage there extended to more than 4,300 homes, 800 roads and 20 bridges. At least 518 landslides were recorded, it said. More than 2,700 people had evacuated their homes, it said in a statement. Yoko Yoshika, wife of an award-winning Hagi-yaki style potter in Yamaguchi Prefecture, southwestern Japan, said workers had scrambled to carry out a bucket relay with plastic pails to get rid of the water flowing into their shop. “It was like a waterfall,” she recalled. “It was horrible.”AP Photo/Kyodo News

Waterfall-like rain eases in Japan, but 26 dead

A road along a river is partially col-lapsed in Yame, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, Sunday, July 15, 2012. Heavy rain triggered flash floods and mud-slides in southern Japan this week, killing over two dozens of people.

Denpasar (Bali Post)

The kite season caused Bali State Electricity Company (PLN) busy as often kites fell and get stuck on

electricity cables which actually cause danger and damaging the flow moreover causing blackout. For that the company suggested anyone who’s flying kites to play it

far from these as stated by Deputy of Public Relation and CSR PLN Bali Distribution, IGN Agung Mas-tika, when contacted last Sunday (15/7). “Kite season always cause us worrying as a lot of electric-ity cables still opened, if it caught anything little the electricity could be off moreover the person carrying the kite’s string could be electrified. We don’t have the right to forbid anyone flying kits although we suggest for all to avoid flying kites around it,” Mastika explained.

According to this General Head of Indonesian Population Radio (RAPI) for Bali, the kits hitting electricity cables not only cause dis-turbance on electricity distribution but also gives a huge disadvantage. If the whole network got damage, a lot of time and budget will be needed to fix it. “We often get com-plain from customers especially on tourism area. Electricity black out damages Bali tourism image,” Mastika concluded.

Such unfortunate incident took place around 1:30 p.m. lo-cal time where hundreds of kites were put into competition on Padanggalak Beach. Not just kites of big size, hundreds of spectators were also seen to throng the location. Well, suddenly a fish-shaped kite belonging to Batu Yang village, Sukawati, Gianyar, fell and hit the victim. Back part of the victim’s head was hit by the giant kite.

Tragically, the injury suffered by the elementary school student was really horrible because his brain leaked out so that he fell unconscious. “Condition of the victim was unconscious and criti-cal,” said the source on Sunday. Such incident, added the source, made the situation at location noisy. The victim looking bloody and lying on the ground was quickly helped by other people. He was rushed to Sanglah Hospital to get medical treatment.

According to the source, shortly after the incident the victim was still alive and breathing. However, few hours after receiving medical treatment in Sanglah Hospital, the victim’s life could not be saved. The victim died at 4:45 p.m. On knowing the in-cident, the officers of East Denpasar Police directly came down to the scene and performed a scene investigation. A number of witnesses had been questioned by police.

Other than receiving the report, police also collected the data regarding the participants’ kite hitting the victim and recorded the committee, including looking for other witnesses. Chief of East Denpasar Police, I Wayan Parwata, when asked for his confirmation on Sunday confirmed the incident. The case was still being investigated further. “We are still interrogating the witnesses further,” he explained. (kmb21)

Negara (Bali Post) –

The robbery syndicate on night busses lately has been disturbing passengers and it is possible that bus crews could be behind it. A number of victims stated to Bali Post last Sunday (15/7) that they are disappointed with the number of bus crews who ignored what have happened to their passengers so it is suspected that it has been orga-nized such as what’s experienced by Surya (29) PO Restu Mulya Bus passenger with route Denpasar-Yogyakarta who admitted to have lost several of his goods from his bag when actually he was sitting on the back near to his bag but it was near to a crew. “I slept because I was tired then by morning I just knew my goods were gone from the bag. But the bus crew seemed ignoring my report when actually the crew was sleeping n front of the toilet,”

Surya explained. Turns out later his case wasn’t

the only one. When he reported to police, the case has happened a lot of time yet the bus company doesn’t want to know. The syndicate rob-bers would grab any valuable such electricity equipment cell phones, laptop, tablets, camera and more. These robbers would leave before destination. As Police tried to find out, driver nor accompany crew don’t want to know as if they don’t want to be disadvantaged, It is hoped that this will be reveled soon as it is disturbing passengers moreover Idul Fitri is approaching and inter-province busses ‘ passen-gers will increase. “Bus companies should not be like that so it seemed they are ignoring and don’t want to know about it which we suspect there is a syndicate,” Yanto, another victim from Sleman, exclaimed. (kmb26)

Bus robbery syndicate disturbing

Kite season, must clear electricity cables

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The kite is stuck on a electricity cables

Hit by a falling giant kiteAn eight-year child killed horribly

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The participants of kite competition are seen on Padanggalak, Denpasar.

Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Kite Festival taking place in the square of Padanggalak Beach, East Denpasar, claimed a casualty. An eight-year old boy named Made Adi Yudi Sastrawan, a resident of Titih hamlet, Kapal village, Mengwi, Badung, was horribly killed by a falling giant kite, Sunday (Jul 15). Brain of the victim leaked out and he finally died in Sanglah Hospital after get-ting treatment for a few hours.

3Tuesday, July 17, 201214 InternationalInternational Bali NewsScience Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Ninety-one percent of the 103 known lemur species are threatened, conservationists concluded this week at a workshop of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission in Antanarivo, Madagascar’s capital. Twenty-three of the species are now considered “critically endangered,” 52 are “endangered,” and 19 are “vulnerable” on the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species, compared to 10 percent, 21 percent and 17 percent, respectively, at the time of the previous assessment carried out in 2005.

“The results of our review work-shop this week have been quite a shock as they show that Madagascar has, by far, the highest proportion of threat-ened species of any primate habitat region or any one country in the world.

As a result, we now believe that lemurs are probably the most endangered of any group of vertebrates,” said the pri-matologist Christoph Schwitzer, head of research at Bristol Zoo Gardens in the United Kingdom and the IUCN advisor on Madagascar’s primates, in a statement.

Along with lorises and bushba-bies, lemurs belong to a group called prosimian primates, defined as all primates that are neither monkeys nor apes. Lemurs live in the wild only on Madagascar; their ancestors likely rafted to the island on clumps of vegetation and trees more than 60 million years ago.

Now, scientists attribute the rapid worsening of lemurs’ status to destruc-tion of their tropical forest habitat on Madagascar, where political turmoil

has increased poverty and acceler-ated illegal logging. Hunting has also emerged as a more serious threat to the animals than in the past. As Mada-gascar’s biodiversity is its main tourist attraction, the scientists noted that the loss of lemurs would only exacerbate the economic problems that are caus-ing their demise.

Agence France Presse

Pakistan on Monday postponed a polio immunisation campaign in parts of its tribal belt, jeopardising the health of more than 350,000 children after the Taliban banned in-oculations. Local Taliban and Paki-stani warlord Hafiz Gul Bahadur, whose followers are fighting West-ern troops in Afghanistan, banned the vaccinations in the northwestern region of Waziristan to protest against US drone attacks.

They have condemned the im-munisation campaign, which began nationwide on Monday, as a cover

Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK — A new study has found that YouTube is emerging as a major platform for news, one to which viewers increasingly turn for eyewitness videos in times of major events and natural disasters.

The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Jour-nalism on Monday released their examination of 15 months of the most popular news videos on the Google Inc.-owned site. It found that while viewership for TV news still easily outpaces those consuming news on YouTube, the video-sharing site is a grow-ing digital environment where professional journalism mingles with citizen content.

“There’s a new form of video journalism on this platform,” said Amy Mitchell, deputy di-rector of the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism. “It’s a form in which the relationship between news organizations and citizens is more dynamic and more mul-tiverse than we’ve seen in most other platforms before.”

Lemurs Named World’s Most Endangered Mammals

A prosimian primate, lemur in Latin means “ghost.” In

fact, lemurs’ haunting stares and nocturnal activity have

led many of the Malagasy people to believe they are

ghostlike or spiritlike crea-tures, according to Duke Uni-

versity Lemur Center.

Of all the world’s animals living on the verge of extinction, Madagascar’s lemurs are teeter-ing closest to the brink. A new assessment of these primates reveals they are probably the most endangered group of vertebrates on Earth, beating out all other mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds and bony fish for the dismal distinction.

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Study: Viewers turning to YouTube as news source

More than a third of the most-watched videos came from citizens. Than more half came from news organizations, but footage in those videos some-times incorporated footage shot by YouTube users.

The Japanese earthquake and tsunami was the most-viewed news event during the length of the study, which spanned Janu-ary 2011 to March 2012. The top videos from Japan included foot-age from surveillance cameras, a news network and a Japanese Coast Guard vessel — a typical variety of sources.

Such dramatic events were often among the most watched videos. Other popular news events included the Russian elections, unrest in the Middle East, the collapse of a fair stage in Indiana and the crash of an Italian cruise ship.

“One of the things that emerges here is the power of bearing witness as a part of a news consumption process,” said Mitchell. “Many of the most viewed stories that we’re looking at here have real power-ful imagery around them.”

Polio campaign troubles imperil 350,000 Pakistan children

File photo shows

a health worker

giving polio vac-

cine drops to a

child at a road-

side polio vac-

cination camp in

Peshawar, Paki-

stan, in 2007.

for espionage. Pakistani doctor Shakeel Afridi was jailed for 33 years in May after helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden using a hepatitis vaccination programme as cover.

Fighting between government troops and local warlord Mangal Bagh also made it difficult to innoculate all children in Khy-ber district, officials said. “The campaign has been postponed in North and South Waziristan and Bara (district) of Khyber,” Mazhar Nisar, in charge of the polio monitoring cell at the prime minister’s secretariat, told AFP.

Officials in Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan, said a meeting of tribal elders to discuss immunisation had been postponed due to a military curfew.

In Khyber, administration of-ficial Irfanullah Wazir told AFP that the target was to vaccinate 200,163 children, but conceded the campaign would be affected in parts of Bara and the Tirah valley, where 111,556 children need the drops. “We will make every effort to reach the maximum children in those ar-eas, with the help of security forces and lashkars (pro-government tribal militias),” Wazir said.

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Beauty can stop everyone’s eyes flickering. Beauty of the kid song can lullaby a baby. Similarly, beauty also can toss the imagination, soothe the mind and draw people to get near. Bali has many sources of that beauty offering the charm of nature, culture or adventure.

By maintaining traditions inspired by Hinduism, Balinese people go on running in harmony with the time. In other words, they do not feel inferior because of inheriting those traditions. Beauty in the form of various dance movements has been introduced since early ages. On seeing a dance staged, a toddler may watch it attentively or its fingers move and move as if imitating the movement of the dance.

Virtually all customary villages in Bali have gamelan troupe. This troupe plays important role in expressing their

entertainment arts and accompanying every ritual activity. This existence gives opportunity to villagers from child to adult to express their artistic talent especially in dance, drama and gamelan arts. Young girls under twelve or elementary school age have a chance to participate in performing Rejang Dance. By wearing white and yellow costumes and floral decoration on head, they dance beautifully ac-companied by gamelan music. Rejang Dance is one of the sacred dances per-formed in relation to the organization of temple anniversary or odalan. Other than putting a basic love to their tradi-tion, they also show devotional service or ngatur ayah through the arts.

When they grow older, right on entering secondary school, they join customary village youth club or Sekaa Taruna. Here, with their male friends

and their brothers and sisters start to learn about organization. Many things can be learned through this organiza-tion. Since it has affiliation to custom-ary village, they can learn about the making of some simple oblation under guidance of senior oblation maker and various traditional arts. In Bali, this youth club actually play important role in preparing young generation to maintain their valuable cultural heritages or to prepare themselves for inheriting customary responsibility.

With their male counterpart, here the young girls also learn to play drama or more complex traditional arts. Popular genres of performance showed are pure entertainment and the one in combination with sacred dance. The latter usually features Calonarang. This magical drama involves a com-bination of male and female players.

In essence, this Calonarang drama highlights the endless fight between truth and untruth symbolizing by sanctified effigies or tapakan like Rangda and Barong. By and large, it is also associated with ritual events at local temple.

In the following stage, when wom-an gets married she will enter the new organization, namely customary village. Having learned much about ritual works, it is now the time to practice them in wider social life. They should attend some socio-religious activities when the events engage the members of customary village. At this stage, household mother can remain to show her devotional service through the arts other than social works. Through the arts, they may join the drama or individual psalmodic sing-ing or pasantian. How is about their

private life? It is normal as others. They also have opportunity to build career in their profession. In modern life with heterogeneous professions as today, woman also works as men do. Traditions do not impede them to reach outstanding achievement in self-employee or office job. If they work at daytime, some social works will be held at the evening.

Tradition is not something obsolete. Even, it retains abundant inspirations to create something new and creative that is advantageous for modern life. However, traditions should also be reviewed and adjust to the current con-dition without leaving behind its core. Tradition does not hinder women to get their career achievement. Even, it stays to give them a channel to express their spiritual sense through devotional services. (BTN/punia)

Amidst the busyness of politi-cal parties to conduct a survey of candidates and open the registration for the prospective candidate of governor, the individual candidates also prepared themselves to par-ticipate. For individual prospective candidates of governor and deputy governor were required to include the support of five percent of the population. The support should also spread in 50 percent of the number of regencies and municipality. “The exact number of population has not been submitted. Probably, it’s about 4 million people,” he said.

He said the smoothness and successful implementation of the governor election would depend on the participation of all communities. To that end, his party had made so-cialization early. The communities should have a clear understanding about their rights and obligations in the implementation of the demo-cratic event in order to get the best leader for the region.

He said the success of governor election could be seen from two sides, namely in terms of the pro-cedure and substance. Procedurally successful meant the election could be implemented smoothly, includ-ing the capability of performing efficiency, all voters were registered

and there was legal certainty. Then, substantially successful meant the capability of giving birth to the best leader that could bring the region to a better prosperity. Both factors were crucial, should go hand in hand and could not succeed at one side only.

Welcoming the next gover-nor election, the General Elec-toral Commission of Bali had made preparations from the beginning including the signature of Integrity Pact. According to Udi Prayudi, it contained a self-statement or self-promise related to the commitment in executing the tasks, functions and responsibilities. Besides, it also included the authority and role in accordance with the regulations and capability of not committing cor-ruption, collusion and nepotism.

One of the innovations made by KPU Bali was first performing the voter registration through online system. Due to this achievement, Bali was then used as a pilot proj-ect by central government. Even, he himself had been designated by Central General Electoral Commis-sion as steering committee since 2011 in terms of voter registration to improve the voter data collection in the implementation of General Election in 2014. (020)

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Election of Bali governor in 2013 will be more special than ever before. The election set to take place on May 15, 2013 will enable individual candidates to take part to become the leader of Bali for the tenure of 2013-2018.

Election of Bali Governor

Individual candidate has opportunity to participateBali Post

DENPASAR - Election of Bali governor in 2013 will be more special than ever before. The election set to take place on May 15, 2013 will enable individual candidates to take part to become the leader of Bali for the tenure of 2013-2018. “In the next elec-tion, the candidates are not only from political parties, but also from individual candidate,” said a member of General Electoral Commission (KPU) of Bali in charge of Socialization Division, Ketut Udi Prayudi, in Denpasar.

Balinese women:

In devotional services through the arts

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Calendar Event for June 30 through July 25, 2012

EvEry Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is con-sidered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

Balinese Temple Ceremony

30 Jun Tumpek Landep. Pura Pasek Gelgel Pedungan Denpasar Selatan.Pura Agung Pasek Tangun Titi kaler TabananPura Agung Pasek Silamadeg TabananPura Pasek Tangkas Kediri TabananPura Kerta Banyuning Barat BulelengPura Dalem Tenggaling Sengguan Singapadu.Pura Kawitan Arya Wang Bang Pinatih Peguyangan SingarajaPura Bhujangga Weisnawa Tegalcangkring Jembrana.Pura taman Desa Bubunan Seririt BulelengPura Penataran Pande Dalem Batur Jati Banjar Pandean MengwiPura Dalem Pingit Br, Taro Kaje TegalalangPura dadia Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Desa Selat Sukasada BulelengPura Batur Arya Warih Kepaon Cengolo Sudimara TabananPura Ida ratu Pande BesakihMr. Pasek Toh Jiwa TangungtitiPura Penataran Pande Kusamba KlungkungPura Penataran Agung Pinatih Desa Tulikup Gianyar. 1 Jul Redite Umanis Ukir Sangah Gede Dukuh Segening Tegal Tugu Gianyar.

3 Jul Purnama Kasa Aci-aci Penaung Taluh Penataran Agung BesakihPura Gunung Kuripan Lombok.Pura Tirta BesakihPura Purnama Cemangon SukawatiPura Amrta Jati Kompleks ALRI Pangkalan Jati Cinere Jakarta SelatanPura Jagatnatha Kota SingarajaPura Dang Hyang Tulus Dewa Desa Apuan-Susut-BangliPura Jagatdhita Selong-Lombok TimurPura Agung Pasek Gelgel Gobleg-Banjar BulelengPura Puseh Batur KintamaniPr. Asah (Alas Harum) Dusun Batur KintamaniPura Dalem Kedewatan Celuk-SukawatiPura Agung Mandara Giri Gunung Semeru-Lumajang Jawa TimurPura Pengubengan BesakihPura Penataran Agung SukawatiPura Bukit Mentik Gunung Lebah-Batur KintamaniMr. Agung Puser Jagat Meranting Batu Kanding-Nusa PenidaPura Nuansa Udayana, Kori Nuansa JimbaranPura Tianyar Pikat, Dawan Klungkung

4 Jul Buda Wage Ukir Pura Pasar Agung Besakih

Pura Pasek Bendesa Pasar Badung Legian KutaPura Gede Gunung Agung Dukuh Munggu BadungHyang Agung Pura Ibuwanasari TegalPura Puseh/Pura Desa Bebalang BangliPura Dalem Perancak BadungPura Pasek Bendesa Hyang Selat Kerobokan Badung.Pura Kekeran Langit Sading Mengwi

10 Jul Anggar Kasih Kulantir Pura Penataran Tangkas SukawatiPura Dalem Lagan Bebalang BangliPura Puseh Lembeng Ketewel SukawatiPura Pasek Gelgel Penulisan Kerambitan TabananPura Gaduh SandingPura Dalem Gandamayu KlungkungPura Sanghyang Tegal Banjar Taro Kaja Tegalalang

11 Jul Buda Umanis Kulantir. Pura Pasek Tangkas kaler Tabanan.Pura Gaduh Benoh Ubung Denpasar

15 Jul Redite Keliwon Tolu. Pura Dalem Alas Harum Banjar Tegal Kepuh

16 Jul Soma Umanis Tolu Pura Puseh/Balai Agung Ubung Kupang Penebel TabananPura Kawitan Sakula Gotra, Pasung Grigih Pura Bhujangga Rsi-Tambak Bayuh Pura Paibon Tangkas Kori Agung Banjar Ceningan KanginPura Batu Madeg BesakihPura Penataran Agung Penatih Banjar Saba Penatih.

18 Jul Buda Pon Tolu Pura Catur, Buwana Sanding Tampaksiring

19 Jul Wraspati Wage Tolu Pura Peninjoan Besakih.

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With Hard Rock’s signature of limitless energy, unparalleled creativity and quality service, your rockin’ holiday will never be the same again.

Centerstage lies at the heart of the hotel and doubles as a lobby, a bar, a live rock venue with performances every night and even a rock museum.

Starz Diner, the Hotel’s hip all day din-ing restaurant serves contemporary Asian flavors.

Enjoy the choicest New York style take-outs at HRBC Deli and check your emails, while you’re here.

Dine Al Fresco at the poolside Splash Bistro, enjoys wood fired pizzas, rockin’ pastas and kool cocktails and watch wet happening by the pool.

Facing the Indian Ocean is the time-

honored catalyst of the resort, the Hard Rock Cafe. With nightly live bands, one is assured of a VIP welcome with the hotel Q jumping backstage pass.

Chill out at the Shack bar, half sub-merged in Bali’s largest free form pool. Relax in a poolside Cabana for the day and enjoy Aqua Rockercise, water polo and Beach Party.

Spanning 252-square-metre, TABU offers a nightclub equipped with multi-purpose DJ Booth, Internet and Gaming Lounge with WII, Xbox Kinetic and PS3 facilities, private cinema area, bar and lounge with chill out area and pool table. Become a TABU member and be the first to feel the new Hard Rock experience.

If you feel like stretching your vocal cords, the “Boom Box” has Karaoke

Rooms as well as Recording Studio, with a Resident Sound Engineer just incase you feel like cutting a few tracks.

Rock Spa offers a wide range of body therapy and treatments to restore and bal-ance the mind, body and soul. Even the kids are taken care of with their very own Lil’ Rock Kids Club, supervised by expe-rienced staff.

The walls of the hotel are adorned with images, icons and memorabilia reflecting the revolution that changed the face of mu-sic, fashion and the arts, celebrating artistes from the 50’s to the new Millennium.

Discuss business strategies, have that team building session or organize themed events, private functions and dinners, in any of our rock ‘n’ roll themed meeting and conference rooms.

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Nestling against the shores of Kuta’s famed surf beach, lies a holiday resort that lays testament to the glories of the past fifty years of rock culture. Covering a prime 3-hectare site in the heart of Bali’s enter-tainment and shopping district, featuring 418 tribute rooms, luxury and deluxe suites, alongside six cutting edge food and beverage outlets. A paradise for couples, families and singles.

Semarapura, DenPostThe price of Nusa Penida,

Klungkung cows with the com-ing Idul Fitri seemed starting to crawl up as seen at Pesing-gahan, Dawan with IDR 500,000 increase per cow which depends on their condition. As said by cow

merchant from Banjar Kangin, Pesinggahan, Dawan, Klungkung, Wayan Sergik last Sunday (15/7), the price have gone up the past two months and it will increase even more during the coming Idul Fitri as buyers who would come will usually be butchers that

settles it straight away after price bargained settled.

Last year’s Idul Fitri, the prices of these cows were IDR 2,500,000 for a 6 months old cow. This year the same kind of cow could reach IDR 3,000,000 – 3,500,000 depending on its condition. Last

year was actually the price was way too low causing losses for a lot of breeders. Yet for sure Nusa Penida cows are still dominating demanded. If they’re not sold at Pesinggahan then they will be moved to Beringkit, Badung or in Karangasem. Sergik predicted

by Idul Fitri it will be high more-over at this time a ready cut cows could reach IDR 9,500,000 per cow with butchers starting to buy from now. Those who came to buy not only from Klungkung bur also from Karangasem, Badung and Buleleng. (119)

The perpetrator bringing the arrack in the bag was Made Suparta alias Ganjul, 31. Apparently, various ways were carried out by arrack vendors in order they could escape from the inspection of police muzzling the ar-rack trade. Similar trick was also committed by Made Suparta on Saturday night (Jul 14). The man from of Beji hamlet, Bungaya village, Bebandem, Karangasem, hid 40 liter of arrack in his bag to deceive police.

However, his effort was fruitless. Police managed to reveal it in a raid held at the border of Karangasem-Klungkung, precisely at Yeh Malet, Manggis, Karangasem. Ganjul was arrested and taken to police station. Evidence in the form of 40 liters of arrack put in the large bag was also seized.

In the raid with the code 21, the vehicles passing on the Amlapura-Denpasar or NTB/NTT route through Padangbai Harbor to Denpasar was stopped one by one. Then, identity of the driver or rider, vehicle’s document and luggage were checked. Around 8:00 p.m. local time, Suparta riding a motorcycle with license plate DK 4116 SU coming from Amlapura direction was also ensnared in the raid. When his luggage was searched, police encountered four medium-sized bags carried by the man. In fact, each bag held a jerry can containing 10 liter of arrack. When police asked about his alcoholic drink trade license (SIUP-MB), he could say nothing as he had not held it.

“All evidences were stored in small red jerry cans,” explained Spokes-person of Karangasem Police, Made Wartama, with permission from the Chief of Karangasem Police, Rudy Efendy, Sunday.

Previously, when interrogated Ganjul who worked in a private company in Denpasar said he was carrying the arrack to be sold nearby his boarding house. “As I happen to go home to Karangasem, I take a small amount of arrack for a side job. It’s known that my salary is not sufficient to meet the daily needs,” he said. (013)

Denpasar (Bali Post)—Monday (Jul 16) was the begin-

ning of academic year 2012/2013. So far, the school activities contribut-ing traffic crowdedness in Denpasar were ascertained to be heavy again with the implementation of new student orientation period (MOS). At the beginning of this academic year, the Denpasar Transportation Agency called the parents or escorts of student not to use car when ac-companying their children but using motorcycle was enough. Moreover, a few schools having many students were located adjacent to the projects worked on by Denpasar Municipality such as the pedestrian way on Jalan Gajah Mada and the sidewalk on Jalan Surapati adjacent to the SMPN 1 Denpasar secondary school.

When contacted on Sunday (Jul 15), the Division Head of Land Transportation Operational Control, Denpasar Transportation Agency,

Ketut Sriawan, said his party had anticipated the occurrence of severe congestion around the schools. He said his agency would intensify the role of officers as well as maximize the school security officers. “As usual, the traffic flows on the first school day will be slightly crowded. However, we will maximize the role of our field officers and intensify the school security officers,” he said.

Is there any diversion of traffic flows considering some large projects are located adjacent to the schools? Responding to this question, he said the diversion of traffic flow would highly depend on field conditions. If necessary, he said, the Transportation Agency would do it. “For a while, there is no a plan to divert traffic flows. However, it will truly depend on the field conditions,” he said.

To avoid the traffic crowdedness, Sriawan appealed to the parents or escorts of student not to use car

during the student orientation activ-ity, chiefly for those who would go to schools passing the Jalan Gajah Mada, Jalan Surapati, Jalan Kam-boja and beyond. “Let us anticipate the problem of traffic crowdedness together. We appeal to the parents of student not to bring a car for a while before the orientation period ends. It is also for the sake of their smooth-ness and comfort. Using motorcycle will be definitely faster,” he said.

Sriawan predicted the density of vehicles would occur on the first school day. Nevertheless, he expected there would be no severe congestion in Denpasar. “To that end, we expect the participation of community and ask their understanding. If relying on the officers of Transportation Agency and traffic policeman, it will be very limited. Let’s jointly understand the conditions on the highway. One of which is by not using car when it is not really necessary,” he hoped. (kmb13)

Raid movement of terrorist, police encounter arrack in a bag

Nusa Penida cows price increase

Amlapura (Bali Post)—Police raids in order to anticipate the movement of terrorist

networks, drug trafficking and other criminal acts, Saturday night (Jul 14) did not encounter any terrorists or drug abus-ers. However, police got the evidence in the form of 40 liters of arrack hidden by a retailer in its luggage bag. Allegedly, it would be brought to Denpasar from Karangasem.

IBP/File

The students of an elementary school start their first day.

To avoid traffic crowdedness

Student escorts called not to bring a car

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The animated film from 20th Century Fox is the fourth in the “Ice Age” series and the first in 3-D. The North America performance of “Continental Drift” was on par with previous “Ice Age” movies but well below the opening weekend of the second installment, “The Meltdown,” which opened with $68 million in 2006.

There has now been a decade of “Ice Age” films, allowing the characters voiced by Ray Romano, Queen Latifah and John Leguizamo to become increas-ingly familiar to audiences, particularly international ones. The film had already done robust overseas business ahead

of opening in the U.S. This weekend it earned $95 million internationally, bring-ing its overseas total to $339 million.

“Scrat rules the world,” said Chris Aronson, head of distribution for Fox, referring to the films’ rat-squirrel mas-cot, whose wordless, futile pursuit of a nut is a mainstay of the movies. The “Ice Age” franchise has now surpassed $2.2 billion worldwide, and the studio expects “Continental Drift” to equal the global total of the last installment, 2009’s “Dawn of the Dinosaurs,” which took in $886.7 million.

“There’s really not very many ani-

mated franchises that have had three sequels,” said Aronson. “The perfor-mance of ‘Ice Age’ has been remarkably consistent.” The weekend was inevitably shadowed by two superheroes, com-ing a week after the debut of Sony’s Spider-Man reboot, “The Amazing Spider-Man,” and one week before the highly-anticipated Batman sequel, “The Dark Knight Rises.”

In its second week of release, “Spider-Man” earned $35 million, pushing it past $200 million domestically. It earned nearly $67 million overseas over the weekend, bringing its worldwide gross to $521.4 million. Seth MacFarlane’s R-rated comedy hit, “Ted,” which stars Mark Wahlberg and a talking teddy bear, added $22.1 million in its third week for a total of $159 million for Universal Pictures.

Associated Press Writer

SAN DIEGO — There were no doppelgang-ers at the final panel for “Fringe” at Comic-Con, but there were plenty of tears. “Fringe” stars Jasika Nicole, Anna Torv and Lance Reddick cried while reminiscing about their favorite scenes at the pop-culture convention Sunday.

“You can’t go out and tell anybody this hap-pened,” joked a weepy Reddick after recalling a few heartfelt scenes with Nicole’s character, Astrid, and her double. “Fringe” actors Joshua Jackson and John Noble were also on hand for the panel, which kicked off with a trailer for the final installment that was filmed last season and served as a sales pitch to garner the ratings-

challenged series a final bow.“This was a testament to how much every-

body loves the show,” said executive producer J.H. Wyman. The new season will jump ahead to the year 2036 when the mysterious, pale Observers have taken over the world.

After a group of female fans asked why there were no lady Observers, Wyman told the crowd that the reason would “become apparent this year.” He also said he let the actors in on how the show would wrap up, a departure from past seasons when the cast was left in the dark.

“Just as much as you want the show to end well, we want the show to end well,” said Jackson. The fifth and final season of “Fringe” debuts Sept. 28.

‘Fringe’ cast bids tearful goodbye to Comic-Con

Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

J.H. Wyman, Anna Torv, Lance Reddick, Jasika Nicole, John Noble and Joshua Jackson take a final bow at the “Fringe” screening and panel at Comic-Con on Sunday, July 15, 2012, in San Diego, Calif.

While Batman lurks, ‘Ice Age’ tops box officeAssociated Press Writer

NEW YORK — With Batman lurking, the prehistoric critters of “Ice Age: Continental Drift” ran off with the box office, earning $46 million in their opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

This image released by

20th Century Fox shows Sid, voiced by John

Leguizamo, cen-ter, surrounded by his family in

a scene from the animated film,

“Ice Age: Conti-nental Drift.”

AP Photo/20th Century Fox

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Under normal condition, the visiting hour to Tanah Lot is up to 7:00 p.m. local time. As planned, the visiting hour will be extended until midnight. “It remains a plan, but we have prepared a number of supporting infrastructures,” said Operation Manager of Tanah Lot, Ketut Toya Adnyana.

He described that Tanah Lot and the opportunity to extend the visiting hour at night provided that adequate lighting and other attractions such as culinary delights and cultural show were available. At the moment, Toya said, the existing lighting had not been maximal, especially those set

off on the shoreline up to the temple location. Even, at night the light-ing often went out due to electrical overload. On that account, the night atmosphere of Tanah Lot could not have been en-joyed. Ideally, said Toya, Tanah Lot area got a power substa-tion. At the moment, a substation was shared with some surrounding areas. “We have coordinated with PLN. Hopefully, the additional sub-station can be realized,” he hoped.

Aside from lighting constraints, the management still lacked of

CCTV surveillance equip-ment. At the moment, there were only 11 units of CCTV installed, while the ideal number was 20 units whereas the number of service personnel of Ta-nah Lot had been optimal, totally reaching 200. This

number had increased 20 percent over the previous one. In addition to the visiting hour, the management also planned to organize a cultural event. This would take advantage of the promotional budget routinely allocated every year.

Toya explained the increase in

ticket price did not have an impact on the number of tourist visits. Even, the revenue target could be surpassed. Until the first half of 2012, the revenue had reached IDR 17.71 billion with a total visitor of 1,280,458 people. Of this amount, most of them were domestic tour-ists. The amount rose sharply if compared to the one in 2011 only reaching 1,164,829 people with the revenue worth IDR 10.6 billion. During holiday season, the average visit reached 7,000-8,000 people per day. This figure was predicted to increase during the upcoming Eid holiday season. (kmb30)

IBP/Budi Wiriyanto

Conflict in the management of Tanah Lot tourist attraction, Kediri, seems to have no impact on the number of tourist visit. To boost revenue, the visiting hour to Tanah Lot will be extended until night. Unfortunately, the extension of visiting hour cannot be accelerated due to restrictedness of lighting infrastructure.

To boost revenues

Visiting hour to Tanah Lot extended

Bali Post

TABANAN - Conflict in the management of Tanah

Lot tourist attraction, Kediri, seems to have no impact on the number of

tourist visit. To boost rev-enue, the visiting hour to

Tanah Lot will be extended until night. Unfortunately,

the extension of visiting hour cannot be accelerated

due to restrictedness of lighting infrastructure.