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Indonesian activists hold up defaced posters of Indonesian Vice President Boediono and Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawatiduring an anti corruption protest in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. Boediono and Indrawati were accused to beinvolved in a 6.76 trillion rupiah (US$715 million) bank bailout scandal that allegedly benefited President Susilo BambangYudhoyono re-election campaign, a claim he has denied.

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“We’ve arrested three peoplewhom we suspect of taking partin training. They are strongly sus-pected of being part of the Jemaah

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CHARLESTON, S.C. – Acruise line says about 300 guestshave fallen ill with a stomach ail-ment aboard a cruise to the Carib-bean that departed from South

Cruise line: 300 sick aboard ship in Caribbean

Indonesian police arrestthree in anti-terror raidAFP

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) – Indonesian police saidTuesday they had arrested three people after a major raid ona terrorist training facility in a remote region of Aceh prov-ince.

Islamiyah group. We’re still inves-tigating,” Aceh police chief AdityaWarman told reporters.

More than 100 heavily armed

police took part in the raid just be-fore midnight Monday in a forestedpart of Aceh Besar district, about 70kilometres (40 miles) east of the pro-vincial capital Banda Aceh, he said.

Warman said 50 militants werebelieved to be in the area conduct-ing military-style training includingthe use of firearms. Only three werecaught in the raid and rest escapedinto the jungle, he said.

Police found rifles, Malaysianmilitary uniforms and terrorist pro-paganda material including videosof the 2002 bombings on the Indo-nesian resort island of Bali whichkilled more than 200 people,mainly Western tourists.

Al-Qaeda-linked regional terrorgroup Jemaah Islamiyah is blamedfor that attack and others over thepast decade.

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Cynthia Martinez said Mondaynight that passengers aboard theMercury began complaining a dayearlier of upset stomachs, vomit-ing and diarrhea. Martinez said a

total of around 1,800 people areaboard. The ship left Charleston onFeb. 15.

She said the ship’s medical fa-cilities were overwhelmed. Anotherdoctor and nurse came aboard in St.Kitts in the British Virgin Islands.

The ship made four other stops inthe Caribbean.

It’s not clear what pathogen wasinvolved, but samples were beingdropped off in Puerto Rico for test-ing. The ship was scheduled to re-turn to Charleston Friday.

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This matter was confirmed by amember of Audit Agency of the RI,Dr. H. Rizal Djalil when meeting withlocal government throughout Bali,NTB, NTT and Maluku at Sanur onlast Monday (Feb 22).

The meeting of Audit Agency of theRI with a number of local governmentofficials in Bali, NTB, NTT andMaluku took the theme to encouragethe effectiveness for the settlement tofollow-up the examination results ofthe Audit Agency of the RI in order toincrease transparency and accountabil-ity in regional financial management.

Rizal Djalil said the follow-up ofAudit Agency’s findings should beperformed by the officials con-cerned. Position of Audit Agencyrelated to the results of finding onlyreminded. Follow-up was not carriedout by the Audit Agency, but by rel-evant authorities. If the findings wasin the mayor, it was they who didthe action plan. Similarly, if the find-ing took place at the governor, it wasgovernor as the head of the region

Denpasar (Bali Post)—The emergence of rabies sus-

pect case on one of the residentsliving on Jalan Gunung Batur,Denpasar, drew the attention ofthe ranks of Animal Husbandry,Fisheries and Maritime Services(Disnakanlut) of Denpasar. Theemergence of the case did not onlymake the Health Services con-fused, but also many ranks ofDisnakanlut highlighted. There-fore, to prevent similar cases, itwas required the commitment ofall parties to eliminate or vacci-nate the existing dogs.

This was confirmed by theHead of Disnakanlut Denpasar IDewa Made Ngurah in his office,last Monday (Feb 22) on respond-ing to the emergence of rabies sus-pect cases on Jalan Gunung Batur,Denpasar. Before afflicting thevictims of humans, cases on dogsshould be treated seriously first.This is where the importance ofcommitment and sincerity of allparties required. “Disnakanlut isready to do that,” he said.

The emergence of cases on JalanGunung Batur, said Dewa Ngurah,was a reminder for us to be morevigilant. At the very least, he said,the application of the Mayor’sRegulation No. 25/2009 about thehandling of rabies had to be imple-

JUDGE assembly chaired byDaniel Palittin granted the extradi-tion of Timothy Geoffrey Lee. Thetrial judges’ decision was held inDenpasar Court on last Monday(Feb 22).

Timothy having double citizen-ship, namely Australian and Britishcitizenship, was requested by theAustralian government for the ex-tradition. Extradition petition ad-dressed to the Indonesian govern-ment under the Diplomatic Note ofthe Australian Embassy in JakartaNo. P0SC/2009 dated August 20,2009 submitted to the Minister ofJustice and Human Rights throughthe letter of Director General ofLegal Affairs and InternationalCovenant No.773/PO/VIII/2009/59/R dated August 26, 2009.

Timothy was arrested in Balisince January 10, 2010 related to theInterpol report. Holder of Britishpassport of number 70635006 andAustralian passport of number

As for Findings Not Followed Up

Audit Agency ThreatensAudit Agency ThreatensAudit Agency ThreatensAudit Agency ThreatensAudit Agency Threatensto Process the Officialsto Process the Officialsto Process the Officialsto Process the Officialsto Process the Officials

Denpasar (Bali Post)—Forces of Directorate of Drugs,

Bali Police, last Sunday (Feb 2),managed to catch two suspectswho alleged to be drug dealers be-longing to marijuana type. Thetwo suspects consisted of Arp, 23and El M, 37, residents who livedat Jalan Uluwatu No. 24, SouthKuta, Badung Regency. Allegedly,they belonged to the same syndi-cate.

Police could seize more thanone kilogram of leaves, stems andseeds of dried marijuana from thesuspect’s hand. Specifically, thedefendant Arp proved to save1,248.28 grams of marijuana,while the suspects El M brought125.5 grams and 60-rolled mari-juanas used up. “The two suspectshave been arrested at Bali Police,”

Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Audit Agency (BPK) asked the public officials whose financial management was in shamblesand found to deviate, to immediately repair or follow-up. If the findings obtained from the ex-amination results by Audit Agency were not followed up, regrettably the Audit Agency wouldforward the findings to law enforcement officers. Audit Agency provided a time limit to 60 daysfrom the presentation of results to follow-up.

which had to do the follow-up. “Ourposition is only to remind, while tohelp the solution was not allowed.Audit Agency is not the boss of theofficials in the region, position ofAudit Agency serves as an externalauditor,” said Rizal Djalil.

Rizal Djalil said many local offi-cials did not care about the findings.Findings of Audit Agency were of-ten only used as a pillow, without fol-low-up. Luckily, he said, the officialsin Bali were quite proactive provenby the findings where 71 percent ofAudit Agency’s findings had been fol-lowed up. “Hopefully, this can be ex-emplified by officials of other re-gions,” he said.

Given, if it was not followed-up,regretfully the Audit Agency wouldforward the findings related to alle-gations of corruption crime or alle-gation of state’s loss. “Regretfully,Audit Agency should forward thefindings to law enforcement. Thisrefers to the Law No. 15/2006 whichmentions implicitly the Audit Agency

is obliged to report the losses if thereare indications of the state’s loss andcriminal acts of corruption to law en-forcement officers,” explained Rizal.

Audit Agency, he said, currentlydid a very persuasive action. Theproof, Audit Agency came to conductexamination, after that it remindedrelevant authorities to follow up thefindings immediately. It had neversearched for or made up the find-ings. When the rules were clear,Audit Agency was not possible tomake findings. As a matter ofhonorariums received by councilof provincial administration(Muspida) in each region, the rulehas been clear, namely Presiden-tial Decree No. 10/1986.

Meanwhile, Chief Representativeof Audit Agency of Bali Branch, IGede Kastawa, said up to December2009, the Audit Agency of the BaliRepresentative has issued 1,982 find-ings. Of that amount, approximately71 percent or 1,410 findings had beenfollowed up. (kmb12)

Dealers of One Kg Marijuana Arrestedsaid Spokesperson of Bali PoliceGde Sugianyar, last Monday (Feb22).

According to Gde Sugianyar,the arrest of two suspects was heldat each room of their boardinghouse located on Jalan Uluwatu,South Kuta, Badung. The suspectArp was arrested in the room No.1, while El M in the room No. 4.“They were arrested simulta-neously, at 10:45 am Local time,”explained this former Chief ofBalikpapan Resort Police to themedia crew last Monday.

Prior to being arrested, the po-lice first received information thatboth suspects often distributedmarijuana. The police did investi-gation in the field, and the pres-ence of the suspects managed totrack. The room of the suspects

was raided and police found evi-dence of marijuana more than onekilogram. “The evidence waswrapped with rice paper and hid-den under electricity pole near hisboarding house and under usedclothing,” he said.

The suspects and their evidencewere immediately taken to BaliPolice. Both suspects were stillbeing intensively examined. Simi-larly, the case was currently devel-oped, including where and towhom they have sold it. Police alsotraced the origin of the evidenceand at how much the evidence wasbought. “However, based on tem-porary examination results, theevidence was obtained fromJakarta,” he said accompanied byDirectorate of Drugs, Bali Police,Kokot Indarto. (kmb21)

To Prevent Rabies,Government AsksCommitment of All Parties

mented thoroughly by all circles,especially in the ranks of the localhamlet heads. The support and par-ticipation from the bottom line ap-paratus would realize the goal ofthe rabies-free Denpasar. “Thatmeans there must be a high com-mitment and intentions along withsincerity of all parties to eradicaterabies,” he said.

Given, if at an area there wasone of the dogs infected by rabies,local people should extend greatsupport to eradicate. Emergingcases should be promptly re-sponded, so it would not escalate.“Do not let wait for the victims ofrabid dog bites,” he explained.

Various constraints at the scenewere often faced by officers ofDisnakanlut in performing dogelimination. In most cases, whenthe officers came to location theycould only encountered few dogs.“I hope there is a good coordina-tion of all components of societyto avoid the case of rabies appearsagain,” he said.

Dewa Ngurah observed the phe-nomenon in the field on the lessbalance of program launched bygovernment with the response fromlocal residents. If all componentsof society moved in unison, surelythe cases of rabies could be handledand even eliminated. (kmb12)

Timothy Extradition GrantedL3290678 was allegedly involved indrug case of cocaine weighing 1 kgin Australia.

According to prosecutor IBMArgita Candra, his party would im-mediately process the judge’s deci-sion. After a decision of the judges,he would process it for submissionto the Attorney General. Later, theAttorney General would make co-ordination with the Minister of Jus-tice and Human Rights to follow upthe Presidential Decree on the ex-tradition. If the decree was issued,the Department of Foreign Affairswould resume it to Australia. “Ex-tradition process will indeed takelong time enough,” he said.

During the administrative pro-cess conducted, Timothy would beplaced in Kerobokan Jailhouse andthe detention period would be ex-tended every 30 days. For the caseof extradition, according to CandraArgita, there was no detention oftime limit. (kmb)

3Wednesday, February 24, 2010International Bali News

Denpasar (Bali Post)—Within the two months since

the Bali Mandara Health Insur-ance (JKBM) was launched in lastJanuary 2010 until February, theclaims to JKBM reached IDR6.798 billion. It was the totalclaim from Regional Hospitalsthroughout Bali and Sanglah Hos-pital. Meanwhile, the claim fundof community health center of theregency/city reached IDR 470million. The biggest claim camefrom Tabanan Hospital amount-ing to IDR 1.799 billion, followedby Sanglah Hospital IDR1.195billion and Sanjiwani HospitalIDR 1.306 billion. Then for cat-egory of community health cen-ter, the largest claim came fromKarangasem Regency worth IDR208 mill ion, followed byBuleleng Regency IDR 66.33 mil-lion, Klungkung Regency IDR65.6 million and Bangli RegencyIDR 60.03 million.

OBESSION of Governor ofBali Made Mangku Pastika tohave a hotel at luxury resort in-vited the pros and cons of theobservers and practitioners oftourism, last Monday (Feb 22).Tourism practitioner NyomanRutha Ady admitted to be sur-prised why the provincial gov-ernment tried to compete withthe private sector to do busi-ness in the hotel. “There’s nolaw prohibiting the govern-ment to have a hotel or man-age an existing hotel business,”he said. However, he did notagree with the provincial gov-ernment together with regency/city governments to have a ho-tel or manage its business unitsbecause there was no guaran-tee for a better managementthan the private sector.

He mentioned innumerablehotels that went bankrupt orwere sold because they werepowerless in facing strongcompetition, including govern-ment-run hotel. “Indeed, thehotel business looks glamor-ous. However, there werecountless hotels facing bank-ruptcy, ownership changed ordid not strongly compete withthe private sector,” he said.They include Hotel Kuta Jayabelonging to the property ofGreater Jakarta Governmentlocated at Kuta Beach has longgone bankrupt and been sold.

Meanwhile, a professor ofthe Faculty of Animal Hus-bandry, Udayana UniversityProf. Dr. Nyoman Suparta in aseparate location stated interms of priority scale, the ob-session of Governor of Bali tohave a hotel was not appropri-ate. However, it would only beappropriate from the urgencyof seeing Bali as tourist desti-nation. From the scale of pri-orities, the development of ag-riculture in the broad senseshould get serious attention.Therefore, the efficiency of fi-nancial management could bedirected to enlarge the agricul-tural sector budget in a broadsense. “Frankly speaking, thebudget of agricultural sectorremains low,” he said.

Shortage of budget causedthe government capacity lim-ited in this sector. Governmenthas not helped the farmerswhen commodity prices fell atharvest season. This madefarmers less excited aboutfarming. He hoped the serious-ness of government in workingon the agricultural sector witha clear budget allocation and a

The potential development ofthis tourism object is very large.Although tourists continue toflow into the place, Klungkungregency was not seriously work-ing on the object. This can be seenfrom the damaged road whichapparently is the only way toreach the place. Many holes aredecorating the roads which areoften flooded during the rain sea-son. ‘’Yes, the government shouldhave paid more attention becauseof its (Batu Tumpeng-red) strate-gic location,’’ said a public fig-ure from around Batu Tumpeng,Ketut Weneh, on Sunday (21 / 2).

According to Weneh, the prob-lem was not only about the roads,but also unavailability of parkingspots which therefore interferingwith the comfort of the visitors.Moreover, the average touristscome with four-wheeled vehicles.Hence, they are using a vacantland, which is also the parking lotof Batu Tumpeng Temple.

The 60-year-old tells us if thewaves around the coast of BatuTumpeng were in good condition,at least 25 tourists would surf onthe beach. They usually comefrom Japan, Korea, Australia, andFrance. Tourists had deliberatelycome, even when the average ofthem were staying in Legian or

Batu Tumpeng Tourism Object

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Klungkung District should have one more tourist attraction that can excavate the touristarrivals to the Land of Serombotan. The object is Batu Tumpeng Beach, located in the TojanVillage, Klungkung exactly in the east of Watu Klotok Temple. The object has been visited bymany foreign tourists from Japan, Korea, Australia, and France.

Kuta. Most of the tourists claimedto know the existence of the BatuTumpeng Beach after being in-formed by friends.

Surfing the WavesThe tourists wanted to try out

surfing on Batu Tumpeng Beachwhich is famous for i ts longscrolls. On other occasion, localtourists also come to visit.

According to them, althoughthe beach is very good, they wereunsatisfied for there are no avail-able parking spaces. ‘’Not onlythat, the road conditions whichare always inundated by wateralso became the object of theircomplaints,’’ Weneh asserted.

For the lack of parking spaces,there is no parking attendantthere.

The condition has ever trig-gered criminal actions targetingthe vehicles owned by tourists,such as the car break-in happenedeight months ago. At that time, theperpetrators managed to steal thetourist belongings such as bagsand mobile phones.

Head Office of Culture andTourism (Disbudpar) Klungkung,Nengah Wijana, has not givenmuch comment when asked aboutthe development of Batu Tumpengtourism object.

His reluctance to comment isa side effect of allegations of Par-liament against him upon the slowtourism development inKlungkung.

‘’Wow, I honestly just feel lazyto comment. I’ll be alleged of ‘theman with no concrete action’,’’ hesaid. However, he admitted tohave been coordinating residentsabout the Batu Tumpeng object.‘’I’ve been coordinating with tra-ditional villagers. However, I can-not comment more on anything,’’he said.

Similarly, when asked the dis-tribution of tourism to RegionalKlungkung GDP and how manyvisits received by Klungkung ev-ery year, ‘’As for the exact num-ber, I honestly do not knowclearly.

If not mistaken, it is aroundIDR 1.3 billion,’’ he said.

Meanwhile, in relation to theincreasing tourists in car break-ins in Batu Tumpeng, police of-ficers have taken action by rou-tinely holding patrols. Patrols areconducted in various and randomtime. ‘’This is to avoid the per-petrators to get away by knowingour schedule,’’ said Head ofKlungkung Police Partners De-velopment Division, KompolDewa Gede Sugawa. (kmb20)

Within Two Months

Claim of JKBM Reaches IDR 6.7 BillionHead of Bali Health Services,

Nyoman Sutedja when met lastMonday (Feb 22) said that thefunds available for JKBM wasIDR 181.2 billion for one year, inwhich 26 percent was allocatedfor community health centers and74 percent for hospitals. Of thetotal amount of fund, it has beenallocated around IDR 11 billionfor one month.

If looking at the data during thefirst two months of only IDR 6.7billion, there would still havefunds left over, though Sutedja didnot deny that number was quite alot. “We will see the progress firstuntil the end of April. If a declinehappens in claims, there may befunds left over so that the cover-age of JKBM service standards canbe improved,” said Sutedja.

The increased coverage of ser-vice standards in this case meansthe services that were not origi-nally covered in JKBM would be

served later. Meanwhile, manualbooks on technical and operationalguidelines of JKBM, according toSuteja, had been arranged and ifalready published they would bedisseminated to all health servicesproviding JKBM. Operational andtechnical guidelines would be re-evaluated every three months.

To control JKBM services, BaliHealth Services had trained at least35 verifiers which would soon beplaced in every hospital and clinicin Bali extending the JKBM ser-vices. At hospitals with a capacityof over 150 beds would be placedtwo verifiers. One verifier wouldbe in charge in respective regencyhospital. For regencies havingmore than 10 health centers wouldbe assigned 2 verifiers and oneverifier if under 10. “This team isindependent and certainly servesto verify JKBM whether in accor-dance with the requirements ornot,” said Sutedja. (kmb24)

Related to Discourse ofBali Govt to Have a HotelHotel Property of GreaterJakarta in Kuta Bankrupt

clear breakthrough.Other sector that should re-

quire a helping hand of govern-ment was Bali cow breedingbecause most farmers keptcattle in Bali. The main prob-lem was the quality decline ofBali cattle because of the pu-rity of Bali cows diminished.For that purpose, there must bea focus of research and continu-ation through the Livestock Re-search Center of Excellence formaintaining the genetic ofcows. To produce good qualitycows could not only be ob-tained through research. Therole of government in the sec-tor dominating the life of thepeople was highly necessarybut was reluctant to be tilled byinvestors,” he said.

But he did not deny in termsof urgency, the provincial gov-ernment needed to have a hotelfor the purposes of educationand regional income becauseBali became the icon of Indo-nesian tourism.

In the meantime, Rutha Adyadded there was no guaranteethat the government was moreprofessional than the privatesector to manage the hotel.Former Chairman of BadungHotel and Restaurant Associa-tion (PHRI) saw very few gov-ernment-run hotels could de-velop. In fact, the existence ofgovernment-owned hotel fromoutside the region even under-mined more portions of re-gional budget’s ‘cake.’ On theother hand, the budget wastruly needed for the purposes ofpublic interests such as educa-tion, health, agriculture in-creasingly left behind and al-leviation of poverty.

Similar comment was con-veyed by the Head of Commis-sion I of Bali House, MadeArjaya. The reason, a numberof hotels belonging to the Pro-vincial Government of GreaterJakarta were unable to competewith the private sector. If gov-ernment wanted to maintain itsimage in the community, it wasnecessary to notice two things,namely public services and in-frastructure such as roads, wa-ter and electricity. “If publicservices are good and the roadis smooth everywhere, peoplewill be impressed with theirgovernment,” he said. The ideaof Bali Provincial Governmentto establish a star hotel was trig-gered by the Governor MadeMangku Pastika in the morningcoffee with the mass medialeaders, last Sunday (Feb 14).

International4 Wednesday, February 24, 2010 News

At the Rio Group summit of 32countries hosted by Mexico, Argen-tina presented a statement quotingMexican President Felipe Calderonas saying that “the heads of state rep-resented here reaffirm their supportfor the legitimate rights of the repub-lic of Argentina in the sovereigntydispute with Great Britain.”

Calderon did not speak directlyabout the matter. Britain and Argen-tina have long disputed sovereigntyof the Falkland Islands — known asLas Malvinas in Latin America —and fought a war over them in 1982.

The issue had been relativelycalm until a British oil explorationcompany recently announced drill-ing plans there.

Desire Petroleum PLC saidMonday that it has started drillingfor oil about 60 miles (100 kilo-meters) north of the disputedFalkland Islands, despite strongopposition from Argentina. Thecountry claims the south Atlanticislands as its own and calls themLas Malvinas.

“The well is being drilled to anestimated target depth of circa 3,500meters (11,500 feet),” the companysaid in a statement. “Drilling opera-

AFP

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) – Indonesian po-lice said Tuesday they had arrested three people after amajor raid on a terrorist training facility in a remote re-gion of Aceh province.

“We’ve arrested three people whom we suspect of tak-ing part in training. They are strongly suspected of be-ing part of the Jemaah Islamiyah group. We’re still in-vestigating,” Aceh police chief Aditya Warman told re-porters.

More than 100 heavily armed police took part in theraid just before midnight Monday in a forested part ofAceh Besar district, about 70 kilometres (40 miles) eastof the provincial capital Banda Aceh, he said.

Warman said 50 militants were believed to be in thearea conducting military-style training including the useof firearms. Only three were caught in the raid and restescaped into the jungle, he said.

Police found rifles, Malaysian military uniforms andterrorist propaganda material including videos of the2002 bombings on the Indonesian resort island of Baliwhich killed more than 200 people, mainly Western tour-ists.

Al-Qaeda-linked regional terror group JemaahIslamiyah is blamed for that attack and others over thepast decade.

AP

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez gestures during the opening ceremony of the Rio Group Summit

Latin American summit backsLatin American summit backsLatin American summit backsLatin American summit backsLatin American summit backsArgentina on FalklandsArgentina on FalklandsArgentina on FalklandsArgentina on FalklandsArgentina on FalklandsAP

PLAYA DE CARMEN, Mexico – Latin American and Caribbeannations backed Argentina’s claim of sovereignty to the Falkland Is-lands on Monday in a growing dispute with Britain over plans to drillfor oil off the islands in the Atlantic.

tions are expected to take approxi-mately 30 days.”

The dispute over the Falklandsdates back to the 19th century, whenthe islands were seized by the Brit-ish. Argentina has sought their re-turn ever since, invading in April1982 and holding them until June,when British forces retook the ter-ritory.

Full diplomatic relations wererestored in 1990 and both sides havesince largely agreed to disagree onthe issue of sovereignty. But angerover the issue still lingers and hasbeen exacerbated by the prospectthat Argentina could lose out onmineral wealth discovered offshore.

Argentine President CristinaFernandez ruled out any plans to tryto keep the British boats or rigs out.“We do not believe in methods likeblockades,” she told reporters.

One of the primary goals of thetwo-day summit being held in theCaribbean beach resort of Playa delCarmen is the formation of a newregional group that would includeall nations in the Americas — ex-cept the United States and Canada.

A working summit document, acopy of which was obtained by The

Associated Press, suggests diplo-mats are still working on a name forthe organization, with the “LatinAmerican and Caribbean Commu-nity” being one possibility. Thegroup is expected to be establishedby 2011.

The summit meeting was

marked by a strong exchange ofwords between leftist VenezuelanPresident Hugo Chavez andColombia’s conservative AlvaroUribe, said a diplomat with firsthandknowledge of the situation.

The discussion centered on politi-cal differences that have led Venezu-

ela to suspend many of Colombia’sexports, and reached such a heatedlevel that Chavez reportedly got upto leave the meeting before otherleaders stepped in to calm the two,said the diplomat, who was not au-thorized to be quoted by name orcountry.

Indonesian policearrest three inanti-terror raid

Madeira looks for 32 missingafter island’s floods

AP

A policeman with a search dog looks for victims among landslide debris in SantoAntonio

AP

FUNCHAL, Madeira Islands– Emergency crews in Madeiraare looking for 32 people stillmissing four days after weekendlandslides that claimed dozens oflives in the Portuguese island’sworst disaster in living memory.

Authorities have confirmedthe flash foods killed at least 42people.

Rescue teams with snifferdogs, Navy divers and bulldoz-ers are involved search opera-tions Tuesday.

Authorities are checkingwhether bodies might be trappedin piles of debris or in sub-merged underground parkinglots.

But officials suspect the miss-ing may have been swept out tosea when torrents poured downthe Atlantic island’s steep slopes.

Portugal is observing threedays of mourning for the vic-tims.

General Info Wednesday, February 24, 2010 5International

Denpasar

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

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

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

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

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

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

Badung

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

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

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

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

Kuta ClinicJl. Raya Kuta Phone : 753 268

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

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

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

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

Royal Danish & NorwegianMimpi Resort Jimbaran, BaliPhone +62.361.701 070

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bangli

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

Gianyar

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

Toyo ClinicJl. Pengosekan, UbudPhone : +62 361 978078

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

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

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

Karangasem

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

Klungkung

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

Negara

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

Tabanan

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

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

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

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

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

Singaraja

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

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

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

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Wednesday, February 24, 20106 News

Despite the ebbing of violence in thelast year, the U.N. estimates that some300,000 people have died and 2.7 mil-lion have been displaced since ethnicAfrican tribesman in the vast arid west-ern Darfur region took up arms againstthe Arab-dominated central govern-ment.

The government and the rebel Jus-tice and Equality Movement are to signthe truce agreement in Doha, Qatar,after a year of negotiations.

The upturn in relations betweenSudan and Chad gave a major boost tothe truce agreement because the twocountries had once accused each otherof supporting the other’s rebels.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashiris also facing war crimes accusationsabroad and an election in April, mak-ing him eager for some kind of break-through to improve his image abroadand at home.

The signing of the framework agree-ment will be attended by the U.S., theU.N. and Arab representatives as wellas by the president of Chad.

State Department spokesman P.J.Crowley said Monday that the tempo-rary cease-fire agreement is an impor-tant step toward reducing violence inDarfur. The end of the long-runninganimosity between Sudan and Chad —which sponsored the truce only daysafter declaring the end to its long proxy

AP

JERUSALEM – An Israeli ar-chaeologist said Monday that an-cient fortifications recently exca-vated in Jerusalem date back 3,000years to the time of King Solomonand support the biblical narrativeabout the era.

If the age of the wall is correct,the finding would be an indicationthat Jerusalem was home to a strongcentral government that had the re-sources and manpower needed tobuild massive fortifications in the10th century B.C.

That’s a key point of dispute amongscholars, because it would match theBible’s account that the Hebrew kingsDavid and Solomon ruled from Jerusa-lem around that time.

While some Holy Land archae-ologists support that version of his-tory — including the archaeologistbehind the dig, Eilat Mazar — oth-ers posit that David’s monarchy waslargely mythical and that there wasno strong government to speak of inthat era.

Speaking to reporters at the siteMonday, Mazar, from the HebrewUniversity of Jerusalem, called herfind “the most significant construc-tion we have from First Temple daysin Israel.”

“It means that at that time, the10th century, in Jerusalem there wasa regime capable of carrying outsuch construction,” she said.

Based on what she believes to bethe age of the fortifications and theirlocation, she suggested it was builtby Solomon, David’s son, and men-tioned in the Book of Kings.

The fortifications, including a

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FILE - In this June 14, 2006 file photo, Sudanese women take part in a military exercise

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CAIRO – Darfur’s leading rebel group and the government of Sudan have a bitter history offailed cease-fires and peace deals. But upcoming elections and dramatically improved ties withneighboring Chad have raised hopes that a truce to be signed Tuesday will finally put an end toseven years of devastating war.

war with Sudan — could be the decid-ing factor in this agreement’s longev-ity.

“I can’t deny that normal relationsbetween the two countries will help,”Tahir al-Faki, a senior rebel member ofJEM, said in a telephone interview be-fore heading to Doha for the signing.

The deal provides for a temporarycease-fire that is to lead to political ne-gotiations by March 15 on wealth shar-ing, compensation and political repre-sentation.

JEM is the most powerful rebelgroup, but not the only one. The splin-tering of the rebels into dozens of fac-tions threatens to undermine any peaceon the ground.

The dozens of rebel factions havecoalesced into two main groups to unifytheir demands and negotiating positionin the year-old negotations in Doha.They were irked by the separate cease-fire with JEM.

The Sudanese government, however,was quick to assure the rebels of its con-tinuing commitment to a comprehen-sive agreement.

“We believe that Darfur can’t besolved bilaterally. We hope we can ne-gotiate with the other groups to reach afinal and comprehensive agreement,”said Amin Hassan Omar, the officialleading the year-old negotiations. Hehailed the truce with JEM as an “im-

portant breakthrough.”JEM, whose leader, Khalil Ibrahim,

was a government minister before hejoined the Darfur rebellion, is alreadypressing the government to postponeelections so it can take part.

Sudanese government spokesmanRabie Abdel Attie said delaying elec-tions was currently not on the table.

Al-Bashir, meanwhile, faces a toughinternational challenge. He is the firstsitting head of state to be wanted by theHague-based International CriminalCourt, where he stands accused of warcrimes committed in Darfur.

A settlement in Darfur would defusecriticism abroad and boost his legiti-macy at home ahead of the elections.

Skirmishes in Darfur between JEMand government forces followed theannouncement Saturday that a trucedeal was to be signed. Al-Faki of JEMsaid his troops repelled a governmentattack over the weekend in westernDarfur and seized government vehicles.

“On the political side we are negoti-ating. On the military side, we are notlaying down our arms and we are veryvigilant,” he said.

A major rebel group that launchedthe rebellion, the Sudan LiberationMovement, has shunned the peacetalks. Although weakened by splinter-ing, the group’s leader remains popu-lar among Darfur’s refugee community.

Archaeologist seesproof for Bible inancient wall

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Archeologist Eilat Mazar, center in red, who is leading the exca-vation of newly discovered fortifications

monumental gatehouse and a 77-yard (70-meter) long section of anancient wall, are located just outsidethe present-day walls of Jerusalem’sOld City, next to the holy compoundknown to Jews as the Temple Mountand to Muslims as the Noble Sanc-tuary. According to the Old Testa-ment, it was Solomon who built thefirst Jewish Temple on the site.

That temple was destroyed byBabylonians, rebuilt, renovated byKing Herod 2,000 years ago and thendestroyed again by Roman legionsin 70 A.D. The compound nowhouses two important Islamic build-ings, the golden-capped Dome of theRock and the Al-Aqsa mosque.

Archaeologists have excavatedthe fortifications in the past, first inthe 1860s and most recently in the1980s. But Mazar claimed her digwas the first complete excavationand the first to turn up strong evi-dence for the wall’s age: a large num-ber of pottery shards, which archae-ologists often use to figure out theage of findings.

Aren Maeir, an archaeology pro-fessor at Bar Ilan University near TelAviv, said he has yet to see evidencethat the fortifications are as old asMazar claims. There are remainsfrom the 10th century in Jerusalem,he said, but proof of a strong, cen-tralized kingdom at that time re-mains “tenuous.”

While some see the biblical ac-count of the kingdom of David andSolomon as accurate and others re-ject it entirely, Maeir said the truthwas likely somewhere in the middle.

“There’s a kernel of historicity inthe story of the kingdom of David,”he said.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7Indonesia TodayInternational

Dozens of women covered fromhead-to-toe in black chanted “God isgreater” as online publisherMohammed Jibril Abdurahman, 25,appeared in court charged with con-cealing information about terroristcrimes and falsifying documents.

The July bombings killed sevenpeople as well as two suicide bomb-ers and ended a four-year hiatus inattacks attributed to late terror leaderNoordin Mohammad Top and Al-Qaeda-linked regional networkJemaah Islamiyah (JI).

Prosecutors allege MohammedJibril was a close associate of Malay-sian-born Noordin, who allegedlymasterminded the bombings as theleader of his own JI splinter groupcalled “Al-Qaeda in the Malay Archi-pelago”.

In their indictment they say he flewto Saudi Arabia in September, 2008with another member of the networkto secure funds for the hotel attacks.

Before the trip, Mohammed Jibrilallegedly wrote an e-mail to hisbrother in the Saudi city of Mecca tell-ing him about a meeting he had hadwith Noordin a year before the July17 attacks.

He wrote that the Malaysian ex-tremist needed money from the “Arab

AFP PHOTO / Bay ISMOYO

Indonesian Islamic militant Mohammed Jibril Abdurahman attends his trial at South Jakarta court on Feb-ruary 23, 2010. Jibril went on trial accused of helping to finance deadly attacks on luxury hotels in Jakartalast year, charges that risk up to 15 years in jail. The July bombings killed seven people as well as twosuicide bombers and marked the bloody end of a four-year hiatus in attacks attributed to late terror leaderNoordin Mohammad Top and Al-Qaeda-linked regional network Jemaah Islamiyah.

Antara

JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, on Tues-day afternoon summoned a number of ministers for a meeting atthe State Guest House.

The ministers who were summoned included Coordinating Min-ister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto, StateMinister of Cooperatives, Small and Medium EnterprisesSyarifuddin Hassan and Minister of Culture and Tourism JeroWacik.

Besides, State Minister for Administrative Reform EEMangindaan, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources DarwinNasution and Cabinet Secretary Dipo Alam were also invited.

The meeting was held in a closed-door room. The presence ofthe ministers was known to journalists from the police numbersof their cars parked at the Guest House yard.

Journalists wishing to cover the event were not allowed by se-curity officers to approach the budiling because it was a closed-door meeting. Until 11:45 am the meeting was still going on.

Earlier, on Monday evening, the President held a meeting withDemocratic Party leaders in his Puri Cikeas private residence.

After the meeting Monday night, Democratic Party AssociateChairman Anas Urbaningrum said the meeting was initiallyplanned with the leaders of parties in coalition, but it was laterpostponed.

He said Yudhoyono’s planned meeting with the leaders of po-litical parties in the coalition members on Monday night was post-poned at the request of several members of the coalition parties.

“Previously it was planned on Monday night but it was post-poned because some coalition parties had proposed the postpone-ment so that the meeting would be held later with more completeparticipants and each party would be more consolidated,” he said.

Anas said Yudhoyono, who is also chief patron of the Demo-cratic Party, agreed the request of the coalition partners.

About when the meeting with coalition party leaders will beheld, Anas said it was being rescheduled and no definite time hadbeen made. “We are still waiting for the match schedule for theentire leadership of the coalition parties,” he said.

Meanwhile, when asked about an internal meeting of the Demo-cratic Party at the residence of the President that night, Anas justsaid, the meeting was a regular consolidation meeting.

Some Democratic Party leaders were present at Cikeas Mon-day night, among others, party chairman Hadi Utomo, secretarygeneral Amir Shamsuddin, Anas Urbaningrum and Department ofHuman Resources Chairman who is also Youth and Sports AffairsMinister Andi Mallarangeng.

Antara

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs HattaRajasa said that the government is preparing six agreements that wouldbe discussed when US President Barack Obama visits Indonesia inMarch 2010.

“We will use the meeting maximally for our interests. There are sixagreements now being prepared,” Hatta Rajasa said at his office onTuesday.

Hatta said the agreements among others covered the areas of educa-tion and investment. Investment field will range from energy to theindustrial sector.

“Investment will be made from the energy sector, industry, and oth-ers. The value will come later,” he said.

Regarding the development of investment in general, Hatta saidthat after the impact of the crisis some time ago, there has been anincreasing trend in investment, not only in interest but also in real-ization.

“Japan has expressed a high interest, so we must make use of thismomentum. Don’t forget we need Rp2,000 trillion,” he said.

Hatta said that he received a lot of trade and business delegations,including from China and Europe, who considered that Indonesia hadbecame one of the countries of interest for investment.

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JAKARTA - An Islamist blogger who called himself the “Prince ofJihad” went on trial on Tuesday over deadly suicide attacks on luxuryhotels in the Indonesian capital Jakarta last year.

Mujahedeen”, prosecutors said.“Long story. We chatted a lot in the

car. I was surprised. He’s as usual. Alot of heavy tasks. Preacher N needs100 million. Please pray that I’ll gettheir sympathies,” he wrote, accord-ing to prosecutors.

“You know the Arab Mujahedeendistrict in Mecca. One thing beforethey meet me is to look for Arab fund-ing... Ah, mad big. Biggest after WTC.Secret, OK?”

The email apparently referred to theWorld Trade Centre in New York, oneof the targets of Al-Qaeda’s attacks onSeptember 11, 2001. It did not specifya currency for the 100 million.

Police have said they are investi-gating whether any money for the at-tacks on the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels came from Al-Qaeda,which has given financial backing toNoordin and JI in the past.

But prosecutors did not specify ifmoney had reached Noordin and didnot charge Mohammed Jibril with rais-ing funds for a terrorist act.

They said his fund-raising effortswould be part of their case in order togain the maximum 15-year sentencefor the charge of concealing informa-tion about a terrorist attack.

“The evidence for channelling

funds is insufficient at this point, butwe’ll try to prove it in this trial,” chiefprosecutor Firmansyah told AFP.

“We’ll prove he did go to Saudi,not only to carry out a minor pilgrim-age, but also to solicit funds there.”

Prosecutors said Mohammed Jibrilhad “emotional ties” to Noordin, whowas his “psychology” teacher at a re-ligious school in Malaysia in 1998.

Indonesian police killed Noordin inSeptember, putting an end to a cam-paign of bombings designed to bringdown the mainly Muslim country’sdemocratic system and replace it witha Taliban-style regime.

Speaking to reporters outside thecourt, Mohammed Jibril, who is alsothe son of a radical cleric, dismissedthe charges as “lies” but admitted hehad met Noordin twice.

“This case has been engineered,part of a series of scenarios created byGeorge Bush and his friends to makeIslam an enemy. Obama knows aboutthis matter but he doesn’t want to doanything because he’s blind,” he said.

“Although I have to face the court,this is just a challenge. The fight willcontinue.”

He was arrested near Jakarta sixweeks after the bombings.

Police also raided the office of hiswebsite, Arrahmah.com, a well-known source of Islamist propaganda.The website was still in operation onTuesday.Mohammed Jibril also editeda publication called Jihadmagz whichespoused “holy war” against the West.

RI preparing sixagreements aheadof Obama visit

President summonssome ministers

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Bali Today

Tjok. Agung who is also the ViceRegent of Klungkung mentioned inthe report accepted, there were someindications of coastal border viola-tion located in the region Suana,Lembongan, and Ceningan. In rela-tion to the matter, Tjok. Agung calledHead Office of Integrated LicensingServices (KPPT) Klungkung, PutuSuarta, and Chief of Pamong PrajaPolice Unit, Komang Darma Suyasa,to coordinate a visiting time for thelocation, following up on citizencomplaints.

‘’In essence, we must imme-

IBP

DENPASAR – The wovencraftsmen in Bali getting attentionfrom the industry players. To increasethe welfare of woven craftsmen,Garuda Indonesia Airlines in coopera-tion with Cita Tenun Indonesia (CTI)held a woven clothes exhibition atSanur Beach Hotel.

Mutia Hatta of SupervisoryBody at CTI said the woven clotheswere a kind of craft that very uniqueand interesting. That’s for the conser-vation of this woven clothes are veryimportant. Moreover these clothes canbe made into various kind of ready towear products and accessories. ‘’CTI

he knowledge is significantfor life, but it cannot be misused.The Balinese Hindu possess ofspecific way to eulogize knowl-edge. Every six month, accordingto Hindu’s calendar, the Balinesecelebrates Saraswati Holy Day,the reveal of knowledge.

Saraswati Holy Day or alsocalled with Piodalan SangHyangAji Saraswati that be fell onSaturday (Saniscara Umanis WatuGunung), which this year will fallon 27 February 2010. How luckyfor you who are on a vacation inBali to see the Balinese activitiesin eulogizing the knowledge as aprocess to be a judicious figure.

The praying will be cen-tered in schools and also inJagatnatha Temple, in the centerof Denpasar city.

Saraswati means somethingpossessed with flowing character,knowing resource and prudence.The series of the Sarawati ritualwill begin on Sunday with the suc-cession of samadi (meditation) orpraying.

On the pitch day ofSaraswati, all books, lontar, orother holy documents will be at-tached with the offerings ofbanten saraswati, the proceed withpraying to adore GoddessSaraswati, the God’s manifesta-tion as the creator and protectorof knowledge.

The adoration and all things re-lated with brata saraswati (impor-tant things) are carried out in themorning or dawn but not passeddaytime. If it does pass the day,we will only adore for worthless

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The photo shows touristsleft the Nusa Penida Islandto go back to Bali Island byboat. Yustisi Team ofKlungkung Regencythreatened to execute anumber of buildings whichindicate violation ofcoastal border area inNusa Penida. The buildingshad started to generatecomplaints from neighbor-ing citizens. If no immedi-ate action were taken,citizens concern thatsimilar action will continueto increase along with theproliferation of develop-ment process in NusaPenida.

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Yustisi Team of Klungkung Regency threatened to execute a number of buildings whichindicate violation of coastal border area in Nusa Penida. The buildings had started to generatecomplaints from neighboring citizens. If no immediate action were taken, citizens concern thatsimilar action will continue to increase along with the proliferation of development process inNusa Penida. ‘’Yes, I accepted citizen complaints directly and promised immediate action,’’ saidChairman of Klungkung Regency Yustisi Team, Tjok. Gede Agung on Monday.

diately come down,’’ he said. Tjok.Agung claims he does not go easyon violations, but will still put forwardthe structured mechanism in takingaction against it. Any violations willbe dealt by giving advance warningsto the owner of the building. ‘’Afterthe third ignored warning, we mustexecute building. We do not want theteam to lose its ‘fangs’,’’ he said.

The accusation of the weakYustisi Team emerges because viola-tions are more pronounced in the tour-ism areas Klungkung’s mainland,such as: the Tegalbesar, Negari,

Banjarangkan, Sidayu and manyother regions. ‘’Often, buildings sus-pected of violation were inspected bythe Yustisi Team.

Until now, affirmative actionhas not been taken by Yustisi Teamnor Klungkung regency. Their dutiesare limited in educating and remind-ing building owners to comply bycompleting their correct licensingprocess. So far, there has been noevidence that Yustisi Team dare toexecute the buildings standing on thegreen belt area and violate the coastalas well as river borders. (kmb20)

Saraswati Holy Dayin Bali How BalineseEulogize Knowledge

letters not the divine power ofSang Hyang Aji Saraswati.

Before the adoration ofSaraswati is executed and beforepassing daytime, it is not allowedto read or write mantra, aksarasuci (holy letters), and any litera-tures. For those who actualize afull brata saraswati by conductinga meditation, yoga, samadi, arenot allowed to read or write for24 hours.

In learning any kind of knowl-edge should be based with the pureheart, full of homage service to SangHyang Aji Saraswati includingmaintaining our own library.

After the praying is over,when the sun is set, and into thenight, many events will be held bythe sekaa pesantian or kramabanjar (villagers) such as readingthe holy inscriptions, dharma tula(religious discussion), or dharmawacana (religious talkative).

The reading of mabebasan,makidung or mepapawosan istruly interesting, because the per-son who reads the books is notonly able to inspire the meaninginside, but recite a melodiousvoice as well.

A day after Saraswatiholyday is called Banyu Pinaruh,which is on Sunday Paing wukuSinta. On that day, Hindus devo-tees will in crowds take a bath atthe beach and also withkumkuman water (a scent flowerwater) and end with nunas (bidfor) yellowish rice, which meansthat the knowledge will be settledinside our pure soul so it will use-ful for mankind’s life. (BTN/*)

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The staff of one of the stand at Bali’s Woven Clothes andAcessories Exhibition serve his customers. The woven crafts-men in Bali getting attention from the industry players. To in-crease the welfare of woven craftsmen, Garuda Indonesia Air-lines in cooperation with Cita Tenun Indonesia (CTI) held a wo-ven clothes exhibition at Sanur Beach Hotel.

To increase the welfare of woven craftsmenBali’s woven clothes being exhibited

want to increase the welfare of wovencraftsmen and improve their skill sothey can make high quality products,”stated the former minister of womenempowerment.

According to Mutia Bali’s wovenclothes already gain popularity amongpeople in Indonesia and internationalsociety. But, she said, the colors andvariation of products need to be im-prove so it will be able to penetrate in-ternational markets. She also mentionedthe important of keeping basic materi-als continuity so the craftsmen not finddifficulty on creating products.

Achirina the Director HumanResources of Garuda Airlines addedsince 2008, Garuda has been cooperate

with CTI to improve the welfare ofwoven craftsmen. Not only giving thefund support, but also teaching andguiding the craftsmen so they can cre-ate high quality products. ‘’This isGaruda efforts to help Bali’s wovenclothes being recognized by nationaland international society,” saidAchirina.

Through the helping that beingdone by Garuda, it is hoped that some-day groups of woven craftsmen will becreated. Until today, Achirina stated thatGaruda Indonesia already helped somewoven craftsmen from Klungkung andKarangasem. Garuda has been proac-tive in promoting the products to for-eign tourists. (iah)

Balinese Culture

Wednesday, February 24, 2009 9al

Overview:If you are only

accustomed toeating deep-friedsquid, you’ll besurprised by thedifference when it iscooked Balinesestyle. If squid isunavailable, replacewith large cuttlefishor any other firmfish fillets such assnapper or sea bass.

Ingredients:600 gr baby squid, cleaned and diced1 tbsp freshly squeezed limejuice1/3 tsp powdered black pepper1/2 tsp salt1/2 tsp oil5 shallots, peeled and sliced2 large red chilies, seeded and sliced1/2 cup spice paste for seafood1 cup chicken stock5 sprigs lemon basil, slicedFried shallots and sprigs of lemon basil to garnish

Preparation:Heat oil in wok, add shallots, chilies and squid and

sauté for 2 minutes over high heat. Add seafood spicepaste and continue to sauté for 1 more minute. Pour inchicken stock, add the sliced basil and bring to boil.Reduce heat and simmer for 1 minute. Season to tasteand garnish with sprigs of lemon basil, fried shallots andserve with Coconut Rice. (www.baliguide.com/balifood)

Bali Post

DENPASAR - Destructionof water reservoir at Madenan Vil-lage, Buleleng by a mob ofTejakula, last January 13 becamebad precedent for the ProvincialGovernment of Bali in years tocome. Because, reservoir con-struction, procurement and instal-lation of piping at Madenan andKutuh Bangli worked on by PTJasuka Bangun Pratama Bandungworth IDR 2.6 billion was fi-nanced by central government onthe proposal of Buleleng Regencypresented to the Governor of Bali.Thus was revealed in the hearingof Commission III of Bali Housewith the Head of Bali PublicWorks Dewa Puniasa, last Mon-day (Feb 22) at Renon.

It was kindled by a problemin the middle of chaotic issue ofBuleleng Regent and the localHouse having no permanent es-tablishment. “Initially, it approvedthe project but ultimately re-

Overview:Yellow, one of the four sacred colors makes this

festive rice dish strikingly different from the normal,everyday steamed rice. The rice is cooked in lightlyseasoned coconut milk and chicken stock for extraflavor, while the touch of oil in the coconut milk gives it aglistening appearance and keeps each grain separate.

Ingredients:1½ cups long grain rice, washed and drained2½ cups coconut milk¾ cup chicken stock1 salam leaf1 pandan leaf1 stalk lemon grass, bruised2 tbsp turmeric water2 cm laos cut in 4 lengthwise slices1 tbsp salt

Preparation:Combine all ingredients in rice cooker or heavy

stockpot and simmer, covered until don.Helpful hints: if your are not using a rice cooker, cook

the rice over high heat until the liquid comes to the bowl,then lower heat and cook gently so that the coconut milkdoes not catch and burn on the bottom of the pan.Remove the lemon grass and Laos before serving.(www.baliguide.com/balifood)

Destruction of Reservoir at Madenan

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jected,” said a member of Com-mission III, Andi Mahayasa. It wasindicated by a rejection letter ofCustomary Village supported bythe letter of Buleleng Regent aboutthe cancellation of water utiliza-tion project at Baong Kambing,Sukawana Bangli dated July 16,2009. Whereas the reservoir ofMadenan was built on the proposalof local community submitted tothe Governor of Bali dated March28, 2008. Such program was laterincluded in the middle term invest-ment program of Cipta Karya in2008-2012 drafted by BulelengRegency and approved by theHead of Buleleng House.

According to him, the massdemonstration was triggered bymerely an offense because theythought some of their watersources were taken without theknowledge of local communityfigures. “Although it was onlytaken 7 liters per second, it shouldbe discussed carefully and provideclear compensation for the

Tejakula Customary Village,” saidAndi.

Member of Commission III,I.B. Birawa judged other thanlacked of socialization for theproject, the power of struggle ofMadenan and Kutuh society wasalso weak. This condition causedthe mass could perform the de-struction easily. Eventually, theproject became redundant.

Head of Bali Public Works,Dewa Puniasa did not reject thefact. Actually, the flow of the wa-ter springs at Linjong River waslarge enough namely 29.18 liter /second. It was only taken 7 liter/ sec-ond and operated for 6 hours / dayto meet the needs of Madenan andKutuh society Bangli. To clarify theissue, it was proposed to performjoint prayers at Ulun Danu TempleBatur. Besides, it was offered a pro-gram related to clean water serviceimprovement. “If this offer is re-jected, there is no choice but serv-ing the Kutuh and Madenan societyby water tanker,” he said. (029)

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BUSINESS

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LONDON - Britain’s state-res-cued Lloyds Banking Group an-nounced Monday that its chief ex-ecutive Eric Daniels would not takehis annual bonus of 2.3 millionpounds (2.6 million euros, 3.6 mil-lion dollars).

The group, which is 43-percentstate owned after being bailed outwith billions of pounds, revealed thenews in a statement amid intensemedia speculation on the issue be-fore LBG’s 2009 results on Friday.

Lloyds’ remuneration commit-tee decided to award Daniels his fullannual bonus but he waived it forthe second year in a row, said thestatement from Chairman Sir WinBischoff.

“Mr Daniels has taken this ac-tion because he believes that theexcellent progress the group is mak-ing ... is in danger of being obscuredby the current debate on executivebonus awards in the banking sector,”Bischoff said.

The news comes after Barclaysbank last week announced that itstop executives had shunned their lat-est annual bonuses amid growingpublic outrage over pay.

The Financial Times mean-while reported Monday that the bossof the Royal Bank of Scotland —

Highlighting the country’s criticalneed for more financing, Greece onMonday said it had asked Abu Dhabi,the richest of the seven states makingup the United Arab Emirates, to investin a Greek development fund.

Under heavy pressure from itseurozone partners to bring order to itspublic finances, Greece’s Socialist gov-ernment is weighing cuts to benefits, arise in the retirement age and othermeasures that have sparked union re-sistance.

“The strike should be a big suc-cess and should paralyse the wholecountry,” Stathis Anestis, a leader ofthe powerful Greek General Confed-eration of Labour union, known asGSEE under its Greek acronym, toldAFP on Monday.

The strike — the second majorprotest since Greece unveiled the mea-sures — will mobilise thousands ofworkers, bringing ships, planes andtrains to a standstill, as well as shuttingdown banks and newsrooms.

But despite the apparent anger, amajority of Greeks appears to supportthe government’s belt-tightening poli-cies.

Sixty-four percent of those ques-tioned said they considered the auster-ity measures “necessary,” while 32.5percent thought they could be “less se-vere,” according to a poll publishedearlier this month in the To Vima news-paper.

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SYDNEY - Australia will resumestalled free trade talks with its top trad-ing partner China on Wednesday, offi-cials said, ending a 14-month hiatusmarked by a temporary plunge in rela-tions.

Officials from both sides will meetfor three days of talks in Canberra, re-starting a process which stumbled ontechnical issues in December 2008 be-fore diplomatic ties were rocked by anAustralian mining executive’s arrest.

“It’s the 14th round, and it’s on thisweek between the 24th and the 26th inCanberra,” a trade spokeswoman toldAFP.

The easing of tariffs and Chineseconcern about the impact of Australianimports on domestic prices wereamong sticking points when talks werelast held in Beijing.

Two-way trade soared to 76 bil-lion dollars (68 billion US) over theyear to last June as rapidlyindustrialising China bought up Aus-tralian raw materials despite the globaldownturn.

“We see China as an opportunity,a huge opportunity too, in terms of its

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ATHENS - Debt-ridden Greece was bracing for a nationwide strike scheduled for Wednes-day, called by unions to protest austerity measures, and was said to be facing a crucial market testwith a bond issue this week.

Greece has vowed to reduce itsbudget deficit from an estimated 12.7percent of GDP (gross domestic prod-uct) in 2009 to below the EU limit of3.0 percent by 2012 and has warnedmajor cuts in public spending will beneeded.

Strike action will do little to calminvestors, who have dragged downthe value of the euro and boosted therisk premium on Greek bonds amidfears — discounted by most analysts —that the country could default on its debt.

A crucial test of market confi-dence in Greece could come as earlyas this week with the government at-tempting a multibillion-euro (dollar)bond issue, the Financial Times re-ported earlier, citing bankers in Ath-ens.

Prime Minister GeorgePapandreou added further urgency inan interview with the BBC’s “The An-drew Marr Programme” on Sunday inwhich he said Greece’s borrowingneeds were only covered up until themiddle of March.

Papandreou also said that Greeceneeded EU support “so that we canborrow at the same rate as other coun-tries, not at high rates” that underminethe country’s reform efforts.

The yield on 10-year Greek bonds— the interest rate that Greece mustpay on bonds it issues to borrow moneyin the markets — was at 6.411 percentduring trading on Monday, compared

to 3.281 percent for German 10-yearbonds.

A report in Germany’s Der Spiegelmagazine citing German finance min-istry sources on Saturday said theeurozone could aid Greece to the tuneof “between 20 billion and 25 billioneuros” (27 billion and 34 billion dol-lars).

A ministry spokesman dismissedthe report as “speculation.”

The European Union has pledgedpolitical support for Greece and hashinted at more concrete financial as-sistance in the future but it has alsoimposed strict deadlines and monitor-ing for Greece’s deficit-cuttingprogramme.

The Greek government mean-while on Monday said Economy andCompetition Minister Luka Katselishad sought the participation of AbuDhabi in the Hellenic DevelopmentFund during a weekend visit to theemirate.

“The ministry’s objective is forAbu Dhabi to take part in the capital ofthe Hellenic Development Fund withthe European Investment Bank andother international financialorganisations,” the ministry said in astatement.

In his interview with the BBC onSunday, Papandreou said the govern-ment “wouldn’t rule out” selling itsbonds to sovereign funds includingfrom China and Russia.

Posters calling fora nationwidestrike on February24, 2010 are stuckon a pole onFebruary 22 infront of the GreekParliament inAthens. Greecegeared up for anationwide strikeon Wednesdaycalled by unionsto protest cuts asfinancial marketswaited to see howAthens wouldfinance itself outof a debt crisisshaking theEuropean Union.

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Australia to resume freetrade talks with China

essential inter-relationship with oureconomy, its dependence on our re-sources and energy,” Trade MinisterSimon Crean told Indonesian televisionon Monday.

Australia, buoyed by its strong re-covery from the downturn, is also push-ing for free-trade agreements with Japanand China and is studying a further dealwith India.

The country relied heavily on Asiaas it became the only advanced economyto avoid recession during the downturn,with Japan, China, South Korea and In-dia its top four export markets.

“I mean you look at, you look at thestimulus packages of Korea, Japan, In-dia, China, ASEAN as a whole ... this ishuge demand for our resources,” Creansaid.

“And despite the fact that exportstook a huge hit last year, in the globalfinancial crisis, Australia is one of thevery few countries to see growth in ex-port volumes.”

Australia’s free-trade deal with the10-nation ASEAN came into force lastmonth, and it will start negotiating atrans-Pacific pact with the United States,New Zealand, Singapore, Chile, Brunei,Peru and Vietnam in March.

British bank Lloyds says bossgives up annual bonus

which is also state-rescued — wouldrefuse his 2009 bonus.

RBS chief executive StephenHester will waive his right to a pos-sible 1.6 million pounds (1.8 millioneuros, 2.5 million dollars), the bankis set to disclose on Thursday when itwill also unveil its annual results.

“He will do whatever is neces-sary to secure the future of thebank,” the FT quoted one personclose to Hester as saying. RBS is 84-percent owned by the British gov-ernment after a series of enormousstate bailouts.

There is widespread public an-ger about the banking sector’s bonusculture, which some observers blamefor encouraging excessive risk-takingand helping to tip the world economyinto recession.

“2009 was a challenging year forthe UK economy, our group and manyof our customers,” added LloydsChairman Bischoff on Monday.

“In our case, as a retail and com-mercial bank, our overall allocationunder the annual bonus schemes rep-resents a very small percentage of rev-enues.”

Bischoff said that within thegroup as whole, annual bonuseswould be paid in shares and would besubject to deferrals and “clawbacks”in line with principles worked out bythe Group of 20 nations.

Entertainment InternationalWednesday, February 24, 201012

LOS ANGELES - BecauseOscar organizers are pulling outall the stops to promote the Acad-emy Awards on March 7, theymight consider billing the costumedesign category as a smackdownfor the “Project Runway” set.

In what other race this year canyou find a pair of two-time win-ners who have gone head-to-headon five previous occasions?

This year, they’re back again —each for an eighth time.

Sandy Powell, who took homeOscars for 1998’s “Shakespeare inLove” and 2004’s “The Aviator,”is nominated for “The YoungVictoria,” in which her costumeschart the transition the youngqueen made from embattled prin-cess to fledgling monarch.

Joining her once more in thenominees’ circle is ColleenAtwood, nominated for outfittingsome of the most iconic actressesin the world in “Nine.” Atwoodwon Oscars for 2002’s “Chicago”and 2005’s “Memoirs of a Gei-sha.”

Turns out, though, theirs is afriendly rivalry.

“We laugh about it; we’re al-ways up against each other, and wehave enormous respect for eachother,” Powell says.

In fact, on one of the rare occa-sions when Atwood was nomi-nated (for 2007’s “SweeneyTodd”) and Powell wasn’t,Atwood dashed off a note toPowell, telling her how much shemissed her on the red carpet.

One reason the two have earnedso much Oscar attention, Powelltheorizes, “is we’re lucky. We bothwork with the same directors regu-larly.”

Although Powell’s nominationthis year came from collaboratingwith Jean-Marc Vallee for the firsttime, she has worked most closelyin recent years with MartinScorsese. She designed the 1950s-era costumes for his current boxoffice champ “Shutter Island” andis about to begin work on his nextproject, “The Invention of HugoCabret.”

“Nine” marks the third timeAtwood has worked with RobMarshall, and she also frequentlyjoins forces with Tim Burton —the upcoming “Alice in Wonder-land” is their latest film together.

Come Oscar Night, the two de-signers will be part of a group thatalso includes four-time nomineeJanet Patterson for “Bright Star”and Oscar rookies CatherineLeterrier for “Coco BeforeChanel” and MoniquePrudhomme for “TheImaginarium of DoctorParnassus.”

Powell and Atwood’s name rec-ognition aside, it’s a relativelyequal playing field because none

“She couldn’t entertain a deadrat, to be honest,” one fan told lo-cal media outside Monday night’sBrisbane concert.

Houston, 46, only managed twosongs before taking an extendedbreak and relied heavily on herbackup singers, reviewers said,with some remarking she seemeddisoriented and unable to remem-ber the names of her band mem-bers.

The star was seen coughing fre-quently, and paused as she wasabout to hit the epic high note ofher signature tune “I Will AlwaysLove You” to towel herself down

LONDON - Cinema groupOdeon has said it will boycottDisney’s new 3D film “Alice InWonderland” at its cinemas in Brit-ain, Ireland and Italy in protest atplans for an early release date onDVD.

The company took the decisionMonday after Disney said it wouldrelease the eagerly-awaited TimBurton fantasy adventure on DVD12 weeks after its big-screen debut,instead of the usual 17 weeks.

It is the latest rebellion againstthe entertainment giant’s plans topush forward the film’s DVD re-lease. Earlier this month, the Neth-erlands’ four big cinema houses de-cided not to screen the movie in pro-test.

Odeon & UCI Cinema Groupsaid in a statement it had “investedconsiderable sums” in technologyto show 3D films which media gi-ant Disney’s proposals could under-mine.

Disney’s proposal “underminesthe investment made and will inevi-tably set a new benchmark, leadingto a 12-week window becomingrapidly standard in (Britain) for themajority of film titles.”

It could lead to a reduction in cin-ema attendance that would“threaten the continued existence ofmany cinemas, especially thesmaller and medium sized cin-emas,” said Odeon.

The cinema group said it wouldbe showing the film in its Spanish,German, Portuguese and Austriancinemas — “where Disney has in-dicated that it plans to observe thenormal DVD release window.”

Odeon is Britain’s biggest cin-ema chain with more than 100 ven-ues. “Alice in Wonderland”, starringJohnny Depp, Anne Hathaway and

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SYDNEY - Disappointed fans stormed out of Whitney Houston’sfirst Australian concert in 12 years, reports said Tuesday, as the age-ing diva failed to hit her famous high notes and struggled for breath.

Odeon bans ‘Alice in Wonderland’in Britain, Ireland, Italy

and take a sip of water. But pro-moter Andrew McManus hit backat suggestions she was sufferingpoor health.

“It was not a train wreck,”McManus said. “She was hittingmost of the notes, yes her throat wasa little croaky.

“Her health is fine but she’s alsonot 22 years of age anymore.”

McManus agreed Houston wasout of breath in a “couple of songs”and probably wasn’t “up to scratchof the Whitney of 20 years ago”.

“But I don’t apologise for that,she had a red-hot go.”

Houston, who has sold more

than 170 million albums world-wide, suffered a major career set-back after admitting drug use dur-ing an abusive relationship with ex-husband Bobby Brown.

The Australian concerts are partof her comeback “Nothing ButLove” tour which kicked off at theend of last year.

Some fans said they would bedemanding their money back.

“She was not fit to perform,”wrote one on the Courier Mailnewspaper’s website. “She seemedto be on another planet and the con-cert was laughable.” US pop iconBritney Spears attracted the ire ofAustralian fans in November, withconcert-goers reportedly walkingout of her show because she waslip-synching.

Helena Bonham Carter has its worldpremiere in London on Thursday.

Its British release will be onMarch 5, and cinema chainCineworld said it planned to showthe film after reaching an agreementwith Disney.

Bob Chapek, president of distri-bution for the Walt Disney Studios

has previously said the DVD pro-posal was in the best interest of cin-ema owners.

“We remain committed to theat-rical windows, with the need for ex-ceptions to accommodate a short-ened timeframe on a case-by-casebasis, such as with Disney’s Alicein Wonderland,” he said.

Rival costumedesigners hopeto sew up Oscar

of the films in the category is ridingthe coattails of a prospective bestpicture winner.

Adding interest to the race is thefact that in several of the films, thecostumes, far from being mere win-dow dressing, provide a veritablesubtext.

“Coco,” for example, looks at theearly life of fashion designer CocoChanel, played by Audrey Tautou,subtly pointing out the influencesthat would later find expression inChanel’s work as a groundbreakinginnovator of haute couture. Thefilm, which harkens back to a clas-sic like 1939’s “The Women,” evenconcludes with a full-fledged fash-ion show.

Similarly, in Jane Campion’s“Bright Star,” John Keats’ love in-terest Fanny Brawne, played byAbbie Cornish, is herself somethingof a home-taught fashionista whostitches her own outfits, setting her-self apart from the crowd.

Even “Nine,” which swirlsaround Daniel Day-Lewis’ filmdirector Guido Contini, offers ashout-out to designers, with JudiDench playing a costume de-signer on whom Guido leans foradvice.

Although there are no obviousmarkers to suggest which way theAcademy might lean, Powell didearn the corresponding BAFTA onSunday. Although she had won oneBAFTA, for 1998’s “VelvetGoldmine,” Powell had becomeaccustomed to leaving the BAFTAsempty-handed. Nominations for“Gangs” and “Aviator” did not yieldany hardware.

The BAFTA choice isn’t neces-sarily predictive of the Academy’s,though, because two of the Oscar-nominated films, “Nine” and“Parnassus,” weren’t included, withthe BAFTA list instead filled out by“An Education” and “A SingleMan.”

But in a kind of dress rehearsalfor the Oscars, Powell and Atwoodwill go up against each other Thurs-day night, when the Costume De-signers Guild holds its 12th annualawards at the Beverly Hilton. Theyare nominated in the period filmcategory with “Coco,” Ann Roth for“Julie & Julia” and Jenny Beavanfor “Sherlock Holmes.”

Powell, who will be flying infrom London for the event, also isto receive a life time achievementaward, which Atwood received in2006.

Neither Powell nor Atwood hasentered the territory of costume de-signer record-holder Edith Head.Hollywood’s doyenne of designwas nominated 35 times and wonon eight occasions, including herfinal Oscar for 1973’s “The Sting.”But Powell says that with familiar-ity, the awards process has becomeeasier.

International Wednesday, February 24, 2010 13Life Style

Known for twisting classic styles,Smith’s autumn/winter 2010 rangeat London Fashion Week focused onBritain’s horse-riding, dog-lovingaristocracy and their often rebelliouschildren. It all began with a jacketSmith found at Portobello Road sec-ond-hand clothes market in westLondon, which had a label insideshowing it had been tailor-made foran upper-class woman in 1951.

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Designer Paul Smith waves to the crowd after his runway showing of his Autumn/Winter 2010 collection atLondon Fashion Week in London, Monday, Feb. 22, 2010.

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MILAN - After New York andLondon, Milan picks up the threadof the international fashion circuitWednesday with a tighter schedulefor the main shows to meet theneeds of buyers and journalists.

Several thousand buyers fromaround 40 countries are expected inMilan as well as 2,000 journalists.Many of them will then move on tothe Paris shows, which stretchesover nine days, from March 2 to 10.

The tighter-than-usual eventcomes after fashion maven Anna

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MADRID - The famed elBulli,the Spanish restaurant repeatedlycrowned the world’s best, is to be-come a non-profit foundation from2014, its avant-garde chef FerranAdria announced Monday.

The Michelin three-star restau-rant will become a “foundation forall avant-garde gastronomy lovers..,a breeding ground for new ideas andfor new talents,” he told a news con-ference at a culinary fair in the north-western city of Santiago deCompostela.

The private foundation will grantbetween 20 and 25 scholarships an-nually for chefs and other industryprofessionals and one of its long-term aims will be to compile an “ex-haustive and detailed” encyclopediaof contemporary cuisine, he added.

“We want it to be a think-tank ofgastronomic creativity,” said Adria,who is known for his trailblazing ap-proach to cooking which uses hi-tech methods to “deconstruct” andrebuild ingredients in surprisingways.

The foundation’s gastronomiccreations will be available for tast-ing every year from 2014 “by a cer-tain number of customers”.

“The creation of this foundationis another step forward, certainlyvery significant, in our aim for con-stant evolution and permanent com-mitment to creativity,” he said.

elBulli, on Spain’s northeasternCatalan coast, last year came top ofthe World’s 50 Best Restaurants listfor the fourth year in a row follow-ing a poll of more than 800 chefs,restaurant critics and industry insid-ers for Britain’s Restaurant Maga-zine.

Gourmets the world over re-served months in advance for a tablein the establishment, where about 30avant-garde dishes are available ona menu for a price of about 200 eu-ros (270 dollars).

But in a surprise announcementlast month, Adria, 47, said that theestablishment would close for twoyears from 2012, citing fatigue and

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LONDON - Flat caps, floral prints and riding jackets brought alittle bit of English country life to London on Monday in Paul Smith’slatest collection inspired by a single tweed jacket from the 1950s.

“I based the entire collection onmy imagination of that jacket,”Smith told AFP before the show, setamid the old-school glamour ofClaridges hotel.

“It started off quite aristocraticand quite upper-class and very muchabout the countryside, but then it’sgone off into the naughty debutantedaughter, who is up in London ev-ery weekend and parties like mad.

“She often borrows her mum’s orher granny’s rather elegant clothesbut mixes them in a way that’s veryyoung.” The result was a beautifulmixture of pretty rose-print lilacdresses punked up with thick leatherbelts, a peach blouse tucked into tur-quoise see-through trousers, and aBarbour waterproof jacket overpurple tights and orange boots.

A red riding coat with equestrianscenes on the inside lining and abright yellow jacket with matchingcorset underneath were both wornwith tight black trousers, and manymodels sported traditional farmers’tweed flat caps.

Milan fashion show to launch with tightened scheduleWintour, editor of the AmericanVogue magazine, put Italian nosesout of joint this month when itemerged that she could only sparethree days for Milan, rather than thefull week.

“No one, even if she is calledAnna Wintour, can allow themselvesto make or unmake our fashion cal-endar,” Letizia Moratti, the mayor ofMilan, told Italian reporters, callingfor a united front against such pres-sure.

Wintour, who served as the inspi-ration for the book and subsequentfilm “The Devil Wears Prada” which

features the fearsome head of a fash-ion magazine, is regarded by manyas the most influential person in theindustry.

Mario Boselli, president of theItalian National Fashion Chamber(CNMI), also said that designersshould keep in mind their ownstrength and not give in to pressurefrom the “foreign press”.

But the main fashion shows havenevertheless been reorganised overfour days.

This year, young Italian stylistswill open the Milan fashion weekwith a show bringing together sev-

eral newcomers who won their placeon the catwalk in a competition.

Young designers who have bro-ken through in recent years will alsofeature.

Thursday will include shows byDolce&Gabbana, Fendi and Prada,while the highlight of Friday’sshows will be from GianfrancoFerre, Versace and Jil Sander.

Bottega Veneta, Max Mara,Armani and Gucci will follow Sat-urday, with Marni, Roberto Cavalliand Missoni giving their shows onSunday.

While there will be other shows

on Monday, none of the big nameswill take part.

The Milan show will feature some200 collections from Italian and for-eign designers, featuring ready-to-wear women’s clothing for the au-tumn season.

While many designers will stagethe traditional catwalk shows, oth-ers have chosen to present their col-lections in showrooms or by appoint-ment.

In this rather more economicproposition, the clothes and acces-sories are presented much as theywould be in a shop.

‘World’s best restaurant’elBulli to becomenon-profit foundation

a need to plan for the future.In an interview with AFP earlier

this month, he said his restaurant andcooking workshop had been losinga half million euros a year but he saidhis primary motivation for the hia-tus was to maintain the creativespark.

“We are not closing because weare stressed,” he said in a referenceto a string of top French chefs suchas Joel Robuchon and OlivierRoellinger who closed their three-star eateries in recent years to focuson simpler dining.

Under Spanish law, a non-profitfoundation can receive tax breaksand accept grants.

He said the foundation will con-tinue to make the avant-garde cui-sine which he is famous for but itcould branch out into other areas liketraditional cuisine, cocktails andeven breakfasts.

“This is a meal that is tradition-ally ignored by restaurants but whichI am very passionate about,” he toldAFP.

Adria, who joined the kitchenstaff of elBulli in 1984, and Britishchef Heston Blumenthal of The FatDuck outside London, have since thelate 1990s rocked the world of gas-tronomy by using science to“deconstruct” and rebuild food, bothastonishing diners and delighting re-viewers.

Taste-bud treats on the elBullimenu have included oyster me-ringue, hot ice cream, frothy trufflecappuccino and ravioli made fromsquid and freeze-dried foie gras,while vegetables are turned into lol-lipops or whipped foams.

Adria’s creations both astonisheddiners and delighted reviewers, al-though some critics have dismissedhim as elitist and pretentious. He hasalso had to respond to accusationsthat the chemicals he uses make hiscreations unhealthy.

“Criticism is inevitable and I amfine with it as long as they are re-spectful even if they are negative.When you do something avant-gardeyou already know that you becomea target,” said Adria.

Wednesday, February 24 201014 InternationalSport

The Clippers, coming off a 99-89 win over Sacramento on Satur-day improved to 2-5 under interimcoach Kim Hughes.

Baron Davis was back in uni-form for Los Angeles, getting 10points and 10 assists after missingtwo games because of a sore lowerback. Drew Gooden and TravisOutlaw both made their debuts forthe Clippers after joining them inseparate trades with Washingtonand Houston before last Thursday’sdeadline. Gooden, the first playeroff the bench, had 10 points andnine rebounds in 28 minutes.

Gerald Wallace had 32 pointsand 12 rebounds for the Bobcats,and Boris Diaw had 20 points. But,Stephen Jackson was 1 for 16 over-all with seven points in 39 minutesbefore fouling out with 2:08 re-maining and the score tied at 87.

During one 44-second stretch ofthe second quarter, Los Angeles hadfive players on floor who weren’teven with the team last season —Gooden, Outlaw, Butler, CraigSmith and point guard Steve Blake,who was acquired from Houstonlast Tuesday. Hughes, trying to in-corporate a more up-tempo stylewith the Clippers, didn’t get anyfastbreak points by his offense theentire game.

Jackson, the team’s leadingscorer in 10 of the previous 12games, had scored 30 or more

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VANCOUVER (AFP) – Canada’sTessa Virtue and Scott Moir won theOlympic Games ice dancing gold tohelp rescue national pride which wasso badly bruised by the country’shockey team’s shock defeat to America24 hours earlier.

Virtue and Moir delivered Canada’sfirst title in the discipline on Monday,beating Meryl Davis and Charlie Whiteof the US into second spot with worldchampions Oksana Domnina andMaxim Shabalin of Russia winningbronze after the free dance final.

The result meant Russia failed totake the ice dance gold for just the thirdtime since it was first introduced at theGames in 1976. “It’s just perfect. Youcouldn’t write up a better story for thetwo of us,” said Moir.

Virtue added: “We couldn’t haveasked for a better week for us inVancouver. It’s been quite a journey - abit rocky.”

Meanwhile, Austria, Germany andNorway added more gold to their trea-sure chests on Monday.

Austria’s invincible ski-jumperssoared to a convincing win in the teamevent for a record-tying fifth consecu-tive title at major competitions.

Such was their dominance that theyscored 1107.9 points — the highest inOlympic team history — to Germany’s1035.8 and Norway’s 1030.2.

Young gun Gregor Schlierenzauerjust managed to stay on his skis in thefinal jump of the day to lead the ‘Eagles’to victory.

“For me, this has been a perfect firstOlympics,” said the 20-year-old, hadalready picked up individual bronze onboth the normal and the large hill.

Germany surged to the top of themedal table alongside the United Stateswith its seventh gold, courtesy of theirwomen’s cross-country team whoclinched the sprint title ahead offavourites Sweden and third placedRussia.

The winning pair of EviSachenbacher-Stehle and Claudia

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Charlotte Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace (3) drives on Los Angeles Clippers forward DrewGooden (0)

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LOS ANGELES – Rasual Butler scored 20 points and Chris Kaman had 18 points and13 rebounds in the Los Angeles Clippers’ 98-94 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats onMonday night.

points in eight of the last 25 contests— including a franchise-record 43 onJan. 12 against Houston. It was the firsttime the league’s 11th leading scorerfailed to reach double digits in 46games since the Bobcats acquired himin a four-player trade with GoldenState on Nov. 16.

The Bobcats are 3-6 this month,after going 12-4 in January to putthemselves in contention for their firstplayoff berth in the franchise’s six-yearhistory. They slipped into a tie withMilwaukee in the race for the eighthand final seed at 27-28, following theBucks’ 83-67 win at New York.

Charlotte coach Larry Brown hadto improvise considerably without theservices of 7-footers DeSagana Diop(sprained right knee) and Tyson Chan-dler (sore left ankle). NazrMohammed, plagued recently by backspasms, missed his first game afterplaying 12 scoreless minutes with fiverebounds in Saturday’s 93-88 loss atMilwaukee.

Center Theo Ratliff made his firststart in three games since joining theBobcats last Thursday in a trade withSan Antonio, and his fourth start in 24games this season overall, scoring 10points in 31 minutes. Tyrus Thomas,who recorded his first career double-double in the previous game, had only10 points and four rebounds in his thirdgame with Charlotte following lastweek’s trade with Chicago.

The Clippers led by as many as 13

before the Bobcats narrowed the gapto 53-50 by halftime.

Jackson, coming off a 35-point ef-fort against the Bucks in which he was14 for 25 from the field, missed hisfirst eight shots while Los Angeles builta 52-43 lead on Kaman’s 16 footer with3:18 left in the second quarter.

NOTES: Hughes got his firstchance to match wits with LarryBrown, his former coach with the Den-ver Nuggets. “One of my best memo-ries of Kim is that he used to strugglefrom the free-throw line and tell me itwas because he saw people in thestands moving,” Brown said, referringto Hughes’ dismal .333 free-throw per-centage in five NBA seasons (62 for186). “But he was a really, really un-derrated defender and he had a goodfeel for the game.” ... Mohammed’sinjury left F Boris Diaw as the onlyBobcats player to appear in all 55games. “Nazr said he’s going to geton the bike. This might be his Tour deFrance. I don’t know,” Brown joked.“He wants to be dressed, just in case,because we don’t have the bodies.” ...This game began a stretch of four in arow at Staples Center in which the vis-iting team used to be coached byBrown — including Wednesday’sClippers-Detroit contest. The Lakershost Philadelphia on Friday and Den-ver on Sunday. The Bobcats areBrown’s ninth team in 26 seasons asan NBA head coach, including theClippers.

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Gold medallists, Canada’s Tessa Virtue (right) and Scott Moir

Nystad sneaked home in a time of18min 3.7sec, just 0.6sec ahead of theSwedes.

Norway’s Petter Northug pulled offa stunning final leg to lead his countryto gold in the men’s team sprint, withGermany second and Russia third.

Canada’s Olympic plans haven’tpanned out as expected but team bossesdefended their controversial “Own thePodium” campaign.

Before the Games started, Canadavowed to dazzle the world and walkaway with the most medals but withseven days to go they lag behind.

“I think we’d be living in a fool’sparadise to say we could catch theAmericans and win. We’re not throw-ing in the towel. You never do that in afight,” said Canadian Olympic Com-mittee chief executive Chris Rudge.

Canadians needed something tocheer about after their National HockeyLeague-studded ice hockey teamcrashed to a shock 5-3 loss to arch-ri-val the United States on Sunday.

“A Super Sunday, except for TeamCanada fans,” groaned the VancouverSun newspaper while the Globe andMail called it “Black Sunday, on ice”.The Vancouver Province simply said“Damn Yankees”.

It was the USA’s first Olympic vic-tory over Canada in 50 years and con-demned the hosts to a perilous futurein the tournament.

The US, who lost the gold medalgame at the 2002 Salt Lake Olympicsto their North American neighbours,received a bye into the quarter-finalswhile Canada must now play in theeight-team qualifying round on Tues-day against Germany.

US hockey general manager BrianBurke warned his young team againstcomplacency.

“They don’t hand out any medalsfor finishing first in preliminary roundplay,” he said. “If we don’t crank it up,this all goes for nothing.”

In the women’s hockey tournament,it was business as usual with Canadaand the US both cruising into the goldmedal match.

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Tomic, called up after injuries toHewitt and Chris Guccione, will be 17years and 135 days old for the AsiaOceania Group One clash against Tai-wan at Melbourne Park, beating JohnAlexander’s 1968 record by 42 days.

“This is a crucial tie for us,” saidAustralia’s Davis Cup captain JohnFitzgerald. “(Taiwan) has some tal-ented young players and as we haveseen before, anything can happen inDavis Cup.”

Wildcard Tomic, currently ranked

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GILROY, California (AFP) –Robert Guerrero has vacated his In-ternational Boxing Federation superfeatherweight title to be with hiswife, Casey, as she battles leukemia.

Guerrero announced his decisionon Tuesday, a week after he wasforced to drop out of a proposed boutwith Michael Katsidis.

Casey Guerrero is in hospital asshe recovers from a bone marrowtransplant and chemotherapy.

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SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) –Atlanta’s Joe Johnson produced abig-time performance in the fourthquarter to steer the Hawks to a 105-100 win over the injury-hit Jazz onMonday, their first victory in Utahsince 1993.

The Hawks’ All-Star guardscored 11 of his game-high 28points in the last quarter, includinga go-ahead three-pointer with 2:28remaining.

“I thought we were very com-posed tonight,” Johnson told report-ers. “In the fourth quarter when wedid get down we were able to notget rattled and make a run of ourown and kind of close the gameout.”

Winners of 17 of their last 19games entering the contest, Utah

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Australia named Bernard Tomic (pictured in January), 17, as their youngest ever Davis Cupplayer

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SYDNEY (AFP) – Australia named Bernard Tomic, 17, as their youngest ever Davis Cup player onTuesday, shrugging off last month’s Australian Open rant and his ongoing feud with Lleyton Hewitt.

210, took world number 14 Marin Cilicto five sets in the Australian Open’ssecond round before complaining bit-terly about the 2:10 am finish, earninga dressing-down from officials.

Father and coach John Tomic re-portedly threatened to shift his sonto Croatia, during a row with theAustralian Open’s tournament direc-tor Craig Tilley after the controver-sial match.

The teen has also argued openly withHewitt, who said Tomic was not quali-

fied for Davis Cup tennis after he re-portedly snubbed a practice match withthe former world number one atWimbledon last year.

Fitzgerald said he believed there wasa “good balance of experience andyouth” in the four-man side, which in-cludes world number 75 Peter Luczak,Davis Cup veteran Carsten Ball anddoubles specialist Paul Hanley.

The first-round contest takes placebetween March 5 and 7 at Melbourne’sMargaret Court arena.

Hawks swoop for rare victory over Jazz in Utah(36-20) played without starting pointguard Deron Williams (bruised rightquad) and forward Andrei Kirilenko(back) but managed to compete allthe way in a tightly contested affair.

Paul Millsap had 14 points andnine rebounds to lead seven playersin double-figures scoring for theJazz, who led by six with under nineminutes to play.

After Johnson gave the Hawks(35-20) a two-point lead with his latethree-pointer, he then sank a 15-footshot to push the advantage to fourwith 37 seconds left and tacked ontwo free throws.

Josh Smith recorded 18 pointsand nine rebounds while JamalCrawford put up 17 points off thebench for Atlanta which swept itsseason-series with the Jazz andsnapped a 15-game losing streak inUtah.

In the process, the Hawks re-bounded from a disappointing lossto the Golden State Warriors onenight earlier when they squanderedan 18-point lead in the second half.

The Jazz overcame a 25-pointdeficit to defeat the Portland TrailBlazers on Sunday in a game Will-iams exited due to his leg injury be-fore returning to lead the rally. Withthe All-Star unavailable against At-lanta, Utah put together a completeteam effort.

Carlos Boozer recorded 12 pointsand 10 rebounds and reserve KyleKorver had 13 but the Jazz missed achance to tie the Denver Nuggets forfirst place in the Northwest Division.

“We can’t make excuses,” Millsapsaid. “(injuries) just gives other guysthe opportunity to step up. For themost part we did a good job, but wejust didn’t come out with the win.”

Guerrero givesup IBF belt tobe with ill wife

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Robert Guerrero, pictured in 200

Guerrero, who owns a record of25-1-1 with 17 knockouts, won afeatherweight title before his wifewas diagnosed with the disease in2007.

He vacated that title in 2008 tomove up to super featherweight, andclaimed the IBF title last August witha 12-round unanimous decision overSouth African Malcolm Klassen inHouston.

The Guerreros, whose hometownis just south of the San FranciscoBay Area, have two small children.

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Tevez is currently in Argentina, spending time with his family fol-lowing the premature birth of his baby daughter, and, according to Citymanager Roberto Mancini, has ignored the club’s requests for him toreturn.

But Kia Joorabchian, the forward’s long-time adviser, insisted theclub had been kept fully abreast of developments.

“When your child is in intensive care, it is a very serious matter,”Joorabchian said. “When these things happen you have to deal withthem and obviously he is having to go through a very difficult pe-riod.

“The signs are very positive in terms of his daughter’s recoveryand we are all hoping this is the case.

“He was determined to get back for the Liverpool game (on Sun-day) but unfortunately the situation didn’t get much better.“However, she has got better over the weekend and Carlos hopes

things will get better, for his daughter’s sake and because he wants to getback and play.”

Joorabchian added: “Carlos has been keeping the club informed on adaily basis. He is also training daily with the national team of Argentinaout there and spending one and a half to two hours there.

“He is a professional. He understands that side of it.”Tevez’s absence means Mancini has Emmanuel Adebayor as his only

match-fit senior striker and the Italian vented his frustration in the wakeof Sunday’s goalless stalemate with Liverpool.

“We have an important week and we do not have the depth so it is notgood,” Mancini complained. “I have ordered him to come back but hehas ignored us.”

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SAO PAULO (AFP) – DoubleWorld Cup winner Ronaldo said onMonday he would retire from pro-fessional football at the end of nextyear but still had hopes of appear-ing for Brazil in the 2010 WorldCup finals in South Africa in June.

The 33-year-old three-timesworld footballer of the year -widely regarded as one of thegreatest players of all time - told amedia conference in Sao Paolo hewas finally calling time on his il-lustrious but injury-hit career.

Currently playing forCorinthians in Sao Paolo, theplayer known as ‘El Fenomeno’during his prime said he had agreedwith the club to play until the endof 2011.

“I’ve renewed for another twoyears and they will be the last ofmy career. I want to give my all. Ihope to have fun and end withsome big wins,” he said, accord-ing to the G1 news website.

That could include a final ap-pearance for Brazil in the June 11-July 11 World Cup in South Africa,said Ronaldo, who scored 62 goalsin 97 appearances for Brazil.

“We’ll see. I still have a chanceto go (to South Africa). For the nextone (in Brazil in 2014), it’s impos-sible. It’s so far away and time ispassing - including for me,” hesaid.

The former Barcelona, Real

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LONDON (AFP) – Carlos Tevez is aiming to be backin England in time for Manchester City’s trip to Chelseaon Saturday, the Argentina striker’s representative saidon Monday.

Tevez is currently in Argentina, spending time withhis family following the premature birth of his babydaughter, and, according to City manager RobertoMancini, has ignored the club’s requests for him to re-turn.

But Kia Joorabchian, the forward’s long-time ad-viser, insisted the club had been kept fully abreast ofdevelopments.

“When your child is in intensive care, it is a veryserious matter,” Joorabchian said. “When these thingshappen you have to deal with them and obviously he ishaving to go through a very difficult period.

“The signs are very positive in terms of his daughter’srecovery and we are all hoping this is the case.

“He was determined to get back for the Liverpoolgame (on Sunday) but unfortunately the situation didn’tget much better.

“However, she has got better over the weekend andCarlos hopes things will get better, for his daughter’ssake and because he wants to get back and play.”

Joorabchian added: “Carlos has been keeping theclub informed on a daily basis. He is also training dailywith the national team of Argentina out there and spend-ing one and a half to two hours there.

“He is a professional. He understands that side ofit.” Tevez’s absence means Mancini has EmmanuelAdebayor as his only match-fit senior striker and the

Brazil’s Ronaldoto retire next year

Madrid, AC Milan and Inter strikerhelped Brazil to victory in the 1994and 2002 World Cup, shrugging offinjury to end the latter tournamentas top World Cup scorer of all timewith 15 goals.

He last played for his countryin the 1-0 defeat to France in thequarter-final of the 2006 WorldCup in Germany. He scored his lastgoal for Brazil four days earlier inthe 3-0 win over Ghana.

Ronaldo’s stellar career wasovershadowed by injury and fitnessissues. He was sidelined while play-ing for Inter by a knee injury in 1999only to damage the same knee in hiscomeback for the club in February2000, effectively keeping him outof action until March 2002.

Ronaldo was a favourite withfans at the Santiago Bernabeu sta-dium during a prolific spell withReal Madrid, helping them to theSpanish title in 2003, his debut sea-son. That year he also scored a hat-trick in the Champions Leaguequarter-final, second leg win overManchester United. But injuriesand his failure to control his weightled to his departure in 2007 for ACMIlan.

In February 2008 he ruptured atendon in his right knee playing forthe club against Livorno, an injurythat ended his career with the Ital-ian club and triggered his return toBrazil where he signed forCorinthians last year after a longbattle to regain form..Tevez to return for Chelsea clash: agent

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Carlos Tevez

Italian vented his frustration in the wake of Sunday’sgoalless stalemate with Liverpool.

“We have an important week and we do not have thedepth so it is not good,” Mancini complained. “I haveordered him to come back but he has ignored us.”

Tevez to return forChelsea clash: agent

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LONDON (AFP) – Carlos Tevez is aiming to be back in En-gland in time for Manchester City’s trip to Chelsea on Satur-day, the Argentina striker’s representative said on Monday.

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