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Denpasar – Bali EnvironmentAssociation (Walhi) noted on theabrasion which happen on severalbeach in Bali that is not tourismdestination. “The government isonly focusing on handling theabrasion on the beaches which arevisited by tourists while the onethat is not, is being neglected,”said the Head of Bali Walhi,Wayan Suardana.

During the discussion held byWalhi entitled the Irony of Para-dise Island, he said that the gov-ernment seemed to forget the beachwhich is not tourism site. “How-ever, the government doesn’t real-

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People walk in the beach. Many beaches in Bali Island fac-ing serious abrasion and have to tackle immediately to mini-mize the consequences.Continued on page 6

Abrasion become a problem in Baliize that the effect of the damage onthe neglected beaches could lead tothe same problem in the tourism sitebeaches,” Suardana said.

He is giving example on theCandikusuma Beach, Cupel andPerancak which suffer 20 metersof abrasion each year. Based on thedata in 2009, from 437 km ofBali’s coastline, 181 km of it al-ready suffer from abrasion.

Meanwhile, the Vice regent ofJembrana, Made KembangHartawan, said that it is very diffi-cult to handle the abrasion. “Wehope that the Indonesian Govern-ment also assists us in handling theproblem,” he added.

Governor open the 23rd SPS Congress

SPS must uphold thefreedom of press

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Denpasar (Bali Post) –

Bali’s Governor, Made Mangku Pastika, officially openedthe 23rd Congress of the Newspaper Publishers Association(SPS) in Wiswasabha building in the Governor Office, onTuesday, June 7, 2011.

throughout Indonesia. On the oc-casion, the Governor said that thecongress themed “the future ofdigitalization and interdependency

of media” will become the awak-ening of the media in applying thevalue of Pancasila.

There is also great hope that theSPS institution can become theplace to uphold the freedom ofpress and developing the healthierpress industry. Mangku Pastikasaid that press hold a strategic po-sition in the society. As the part-ner of the government, press could

help in the effort to develop thecountry.

“Indonesian press must be ac-tive and work hard to make a con-ducive condition which can createa mentally strong and healthy so-ciety. This is very important to facethe globalization which reducesthe local values,” the Governorsaid.

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Bali Gover-nor, MadeMangkuPastika,open the23rd Con-gress of theIndonesianNewspaperPublishers(SPS) inWiswasabhain BaliGovernorOffice onTuesday,June 7, 2011

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According to Sastrawan, thewaste problem posed the biggestobstacle for the regency/city govern-ment in Bali to achieve a clean andbeautiful environment. It was saidthat poor waste management hadbeen started from the householdlevel as the main source of wasteproduction. Many households didnot comply with the schedule of rub-bish disposal set by local govern-ment.

Disobedience of communitycaused many piles of garbage strewnin the streets that did not get trans-

Denpasar (Bali Post)—Indonesia is vanquished by China

in processing the result of catch fish-eries and aquaculture. Indonesia isonly able to manage 11.9 milliontons per year of the potential esti-mated to reach USD 100 billion.Meanwhile, China is able to man-age its marine and fishery resourcesas many as 45 million tons per year.

Chairman of the National Execu-tive Board of the Association of In-donesian Fishermen (HNSI), MajorGeneral (Ret.) H. Yusuf SoliehienMartadiningrat admitted that Indo-nesia was an archipelagic countryhaving extraordinary potential offisheries and marine resources.However, Indonesia was unable tomanage the potential maximally.

“Indonesia has much better po-tential than China, although has notbeen able to vanquish China. Forthat purpose, to work on the tremen-

Incapability of managing rubbish

A trigger of failure toA trigger of failure toA trigger of failure toA trigger of failure toA trigger of failure toachieve Adipuraachieve Adipuraachieve Adipuraachieve Adipuraachieve AdipuraDenpasar (Bali Post)—

Failure of six regencies in Bali, namely Jembrana, Tabanan, Badung, Gianyar, Klungkungand Denpasar to achieve the Adipura trophy and certificate indicated if the majority of re-gional environmental management system in Bali was not good. From various criteria ofAdhipura assessment, the failure of regencies in Bali to attain an outstanding achievement inthe environmental field was estimated to have been triggered by incapability of managing rub-bish. Level of participation and public awareness of Bali in waste management was also rela-tively low. Head of Bali Environment Agency (BLH), A.A. Gde Sastrawan, told Bali Post aboutthe matter on Monday (Jun 6).

ported by rubbish truck provided bygovernment. Ultimately, this condi-tion led to the formation of illegaltemporary landfill (TPS) and causedthe city to look dirty and shabby.“Considering the existing condition,it can be concluded that most regen-cies/city in Bali failed to achieveAdhipura because of rubbish prob-lem. In addition, the volume of endlandfill (TPA) in Bali was averagelyoverloaded, too. As a result, this con-dition also caused the poor score inthe assessment. Meanwhile, otherparameters in the assessment,

namely air and water pollution fac-tors, I think the condition of our airand water are still relatively good orbelow the required threshold,” hesaid.

Alit Sastrawan added the causeof failure to achieve the Adhipurawas also triggered by drainage sys-tem in the respective regency that av-eragely did not meet the require-ments. Poor drainage was alsocaused by behavior of people whostill liked littering. Sometimes,people disposed their rubbish intodrains so that water channels were

jammed. When it rained, the floodscould not be avoided. Additionally,the rubbish dumped into waterwaysalso potentially reduced the qualityof water in Bali. “So, this rubbishproblem will spread everywhere andcan be a trigger of water and air pol-lution through a process of decaywhich resulted in an unpleasantsmell. Moreover, it can be a mediumof various germs to grow,” hewarned.

Low BudgetWhen contacted separately,

Deputy Head of Commission IV ofBali House, Ketut KariyasaAdnyana, admitted to be not sur-prised if the majority of regencygovernment/municipality in Balifailed to achieve the Adhipura. Interms of physical appearance, thecondition of towns in Bali was stillfar from the clean category. Besides,the level of public awareness to man-age the environment remained low.

Such a condition was also aggra-vated by the attention of local gov-ernment that was extremely low tothe efforts of environmental im-provement. “Low attention of localgovernment can be seen from thevery low budget provision for the en-vironmental remediation efforts,” heobserved.

This people’s representative ofBuleleng pointed out that Bali gov-ernment in fiscal year 2011 only al-located about IDR 13 billion for en-vironmental improvement efforts. Ifcompared to the total budget of Baliin 2011 reaching IDR 1.98 trillion,the budget allocated for the environ-ment was only 0.6 percent. “Thebudget for environment is still verylow. I am sure, the low awareness ofenvironmental remediation effortsalso occurs in the regency/city gov-ernment across Bali. It is very easyto check it. Just count the number ofrubbish truck owned by respectiveregency or city,” he said. (kmb13)

China vanquishes Indonesia in fisheryprocessed products

dous potential, government, fisher-men and stakeholders have to workhard hand in hand. Most importantly,there should be a will,” said Yusufin Denpasar on Monday (Jun 6).

Explained, the catch fishery ofIndonesia had the potential of 6.2million tons per year, but only 5.2million tons per year could be culti-vated. Similarly, the potential ofaquaculture was also quite large.However, in developing the fisherypotential it had not been worked onby fishermen because they werefaced with capital problem.

“So far, the number of fishermenin Indonesia, both fishing cultivationand catch fishery, reaches 3 millionpeople. Due to inadequate capital,some of them are unable to go to seaand to carry out their aquaculture ac-tivities,” he said.

According to him, fishermenwere in dire need of capital assis-

tance that of course did not incrimi-nate them. Central governmentthrough the Ministry of Maritimeand Fisheries Affairs had previouslypromised to provide convenience tofishermen, especially in Bali, to ob-tain non-collateral loan (KTA).Aside from capital problem, 72 per-cent of the existing fishermen did notattend school education. Mostly,they were graduated from primaryschool only.

“At least, the nine-year compul-sory education program of govern-ment can help them. The state alter-natively can provide free educationto fishermen. As consequence, theywill be able to improve their skill andexpectation to be the world’s largestfishery producer can be achieved,”he said.

Separately, Division Head of Re-search and Development, Ministryof Maritime and Fishery Affairs, Dr.

Endhay Kusnendar, stated his partywould increase the economic valueof fishery products as well as sup-port the community sustainability.

He hoped the meeting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperationwould generate a shared commit-ment in the better handling of ma-rine and fisheries because each meet-

ing previously had their own com-mitment. The meeting would be at-tended by delegates from Asia Pa-cific countries, including Japan,Malaysia, China, Chile and the host-ing country Indonesia. “The han-dling of marine affairs cannot bedone alone, but must be shared andsustainable,” he added. (par)

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The arts of reconstruction pre-sented pose the art that formerlyexisted, but no longer survives. Af-terward, the art is rebuilt and thendisplayed in the BAF. Meanwhile,the art of revitalization is strength-ening the existing arts to make themmore sustainable. Last but not least,the art of innovation poses a newart composition constituting thedevelopment of previous arts.

Head of Bali Cultural Services,Ketut Suastika, doubling as Chair-man of the BAF Organizing Com-mittee, said on Monday (Jun 6) thatreconstruction to a number of artswould be presented to the public inthis BAF. For example, human pup-pet from Sidan Hamlet, Petang,(Badung), Joged Gandrangan fromPengotan (Bangli), pelegongan(Denpasar), reconstruction of BarisMemedi from Puluk-Puluk Village,Penebel (Tabanan) and so forth.Meanwhile, the art of revitalizationincluded the Legong from Saba,Gianyar. In the BAF bearing thetheme Desa Kala Patra would alsobe displayed the art of innovation

Gianyar (Bali Post)—Craftsmen, especially the bamboo

craftsmen, have to change their mar-keting strategies in order to survive andincrease the volume of exports. It wasdisclosed by practitioner and owner ofbamboo handicraft business, IdaBagus Made Arjawa, in the midst oftraining activities on Furniture Designand Product Diversification in theworkshop held at Surya Jaya Bamboo,at Bona Village, Blahbatuh, Gianyar,on Monday (Jun 6).

Amidst the free trade and the eco-nomic crisis engulfing the world, es-pecially Europe, the craftsmen andproducers of bamboo handicraftshould be more creative and innova-tive in developing their craft productsespecially in furniture design. Cur-rently, the trend of international mar-ket begins to shift to multifunctionalproduct.

For example, the most favoredbamboo handicraft, especially byFrench market, was gazebo with ad-ditional drawers and cupboards at thetop or bottom, so it could be functionedas seating, beds and storage. Within ayear, the demand for multifunctionalgazebo could reach 3,000 units. “Atthe moment, craftsmen should dare tocome out of the existing fixed designby adding innovative styles that havenever been thought of by others previ-ously, but very interesting and sale-

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A dance perfomed on the opening ceremonoy of the 32nd BAF last year.

The 33rd Bali ArtsThe 33rd Bali ArtsThe 33rd Bali ArtsThe 33rd Bali ArtsThe 33rd Bali ArtsFestival presentsFestival presentsFestival presentsFestival presentsFestival presentsreconstruction artreconstruction artreconstruction artreconstruction artreconstruction artDenpasar (Bali Post)—

The 33rd Bali Arts Festival (BAF) will feature flagship programs—the art compositionsretaining superior ideas and quality in terms of content and presentation. There are someexcellent programs that will be expected to give something different from the previous BAFs,namely the art of reconstruction, revitalization and innovation.

like arja operetta by Mekara DuajaArt Studio from Singapadu,Gianyar, innovation mask by Dr.Catra and so forth.

In addition, the 33rd BAF alsoattempted to display the uniquenessof typical arts from the regencies/city. Some of them were Ketunganclassical dance of Tabanan; gambuhof Karangasem; gandrung of NusaPenida, Klungkung; Cupak dance-drama by SMP Dwijendra,Denpasar and Sedang Hamlet,Badung; Kendang Mebarung ofJembrana; Parwa drama-dance ofAbiansemal, Badung; Kunik arjaoperetta of Nusa Penida,Klungkung; and so forth.

Added Suastika, this BAF wouldbe improved in terms of perfor-mance, type of art, service, comfortand safety. “We’re trying hard tomake it better and quality. Indeed,in the previous years had been good.We want the condition can be main-tained and further improved,” hesaid while adding the efforts to givemore comfort to BAF visitors, whileaccess to the Art Center was ex-

pected to be more spacious. To thatend, the road to the Art Center fromtraffic light until the road to the cam-pus of ISI Denpasar would be madesterile from parking and traders.

On the opening of the 33rd BAF,the committee also invited a num-ber of ministers such as Minister ofCulture and Tourism, Ministry ofHome Affairs, Minister of State Sec-retary, and a number of governorsthroughout Indonesia. The officialswere also expected to join watchingthe cultural parade of BAF.

In relation to the implementationof BAF parade, the committee es-tablished two stages where the of-ficials and other guests would bewatching the parade. The stageswere located in front of Jaya SabhaBuilding with a capacity of 375invitees from various componentsand in front of the Kedaton HamletHall accommodating 325 invitees.

Meanwhile, the Head of Bali ArtCenter, Mantara Gandi, said that theArt Center was ready with all theamenities. Now, it just needed to in-tensify the sanitation. (08)

Denpasar (Bali Post)—Though not spreading out widely

in Bali, people were expected to pro-cess their food and beverages maxi-mally (until completely cooked). Headof Bali Agency for Food and DrugControl (BBPOM), Corry Pandjaitan,when contacted by Bali Post last Mon-day explained that E-Coli bacteria wascurrently not only found in vegetables,but also spreading to various processedfood, eggs and beverages.

“E-coli bacteria are easily carriedaway by wind, flies and water that isnot optimally or well cooked,” shesaid. She also added that food and bev-erage were very susceptible to thespread of disease. Therefore, the foodhandling should receive primary atten-tion. E-Coli bacteria could be causedby feces of humans and animals. Thisdry dirt would be blown by wind inthe form of dust and then would stickto raw food materials and water. Be-sides, the bacteria could be transmit-ted through flies perching on cookedfood. These bacteria were not easilyseen by naked eye. More hazardously,the bacteria could not be completelyeradicated because they were easilycarried out by wind or water.

“These bacteria can be preventedby hygienic lifestyle. Food ingredientsand water should be completely

Change strategies toboost exports

able,” he explained.According to the Head of Gianyar

Industry and Trade, I Wayan Suamba,bamboo handicraft was superior prod-ucts of Gianyar Regency, especially inthe export products. Within the pastone month, the non-oil export productshowed a slight decrease. Cumula-tively, the volume of non-oil exportsdeclined 18.70 percent. In response tothat matter, craftsmen and manufac-turers had to improve the quality bothin terms of product design and materi-als so they could compete against theother exporting countries, chiefly thebamboo curtain country (China).

Meanwhile, the Head of Bali Indus-try and Trade, Gede Darmaja, said thatcraftsmen did not need to worry aboutthe loss of export markets because thebamboo handicraft products of Balihad a different aura and charisma.Therefore, they were much in demand.However, to make it more competi-tive, all craftsmen should be able tomake something different, especiallyin terms of design. Furthermore, otherthan targeting the dominant exportdestinations like the United States,Japan, France, Australia and Spain,currently the handicraft exports be-gan to target the Arabian and Africanregion. Aside from starting to favorthe handicraft products of Bali, theeconomic condition of the regionswas getting better. (kmb16)

BBPOM: E-Coli foundin food and beverage

cooked until done. And avoid eatingsoft-boiled eggs,” she advised. Sheadded that supervision of food process-ing should be improved from now on.It could be executed by simple step,namely by cleansing finely the foodingredients before processed and thencooking them properly. Afterward, shesuggested covering the cooked foodsso there would be no dust exposure orinfestation of flies.

“BBPOM has routinely conductedcounseling to the public about how toprocess and package a good andhealthy food. Hopefully, the E-colioutbreak currently prevalent in Ger-many will not spread to Indonesia, es-pecially Bali,” she expected.

Nevertheless, she stayed to call foran early prevention. One of them wasby making a habit of healthy livingbecause food contaminated by bac-teria was not visible to naked eye.Related to the disease caused by E-Coli bacteria, Corry said that it gen-erally caused gastrointestinal disor-ders with abdominal pain, diarrheaand sometimes accompanied byvomiting. The disease was causedby foods contain a number of patho-genic bacteria or toxins released bybacteria. Such a disease could at-tack all people such as children andparents. (bit)

International4 Wednesday, June 8, 2011 News

If confirmed, the attack in thenorth would be a turning point inwhat so far has largely been apeaceful uprising threatening the40-year rule of President BasharAssad and his family.

Opposition activists were skep-tical of the official casualty toll,saying the authorities were settingthe stage for a new onslaught. Buteven they acknowledged there wasfighting, although it was not clearwho was involved.

Communications were cut to thearea around Jisr al-Shughour onMonday and the details of the attackwere impossible to verify, but therehave been unconfirmed reports byactivists and residents in the past ofSyrians and even mutinous troopsfighting back against security forces.

Adnan Mahmoud, the chief gov-ernment spokesman, acknowledged

Associated Press Writer

BRUSSELS – The European Unionhealth chief on Tuesday warned Germanyagainst premature — and inaccurate —conclusions on the source of contami-nated food that have spread fear all overEurope and cost farmers in exports.

EU Health Commissioner John Dallitold the EU parliament in Strasbourg thatsuch public information must be scien-tifically sound and foolproof before it be-comes public. Over the past days Ger-many first pointed a finger at Spanish cu-cumbers, then at local sprouts, beforebacktracking on both.

EU farm ministers are convening in anemergency meeting in Luxembourg later

Reuters

TEHRAN – Iran has sent submarines to theRed Sea, the semi-official Fars news agencyreported on Tuesday, citing an unidentifiedsource, in a move that could anger Israel. “Ira-nian military submarines entered the Red Seawaters with the goal of collecting informationand identifying other countries’ combat ves-sels,” Fars said.

It did not specify the number or type ofvessels involved but said they were sailingalongside warships of the Navy’s 14th fleet.

State-run Press TV said in May the 14thfleet, comprised of two vessels, the BandarAbbas warship and Shahid Naqdi destroyer,had been sent to combat piracy in the Gulf of

Staff of Berlin’sRobert-Koch-institute wearprotective gear asthey investigate anorganic farm thathad been identi-fied as a possiblesource of thedeadly outbreak ofE.Coli in thevillage ofBienenbuettelsome 300 kmnorth west ofBerlin on June 6,2011.

AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN

EU health chief criticizesGermany over E. coli

Tuesday amid demands from farmers thatthey be paid back for the losses causedby the E. coli outbreak in Europe that haskilled 22 and sickened more than 2,330.

Meanwhile Russia’s chief sanitary of-ficial told the Interfax news agency Tues-day there was progress toward the easingof his country’s ban on imports of freshvegetables from EU nations.

Gennady Onishchenko said that Euro-pean officials had promised to pass onsamples of the strain of E. coli, which wouldhelp Russia gather information for liftingthe ban that was imposed on Thursday.

He singled out Denmark’s cooperationand said exports from that country couldbe resumed soon if officials there sendmore information.

Iran sends submarines to Red Sea: report

AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) meets with a delegation of Egyptian Muslimscholars and revolutionary activists at the presidential office in Tehran on June 1, 2011.

Aden. “The fleet entered the Gulf of Aden re-gion in May and has now entered the Red Seain the continuation of its mission,” Fars said.

Two Iranian warships passed through theSuez Canal in February, the first such movesince the 1979 Islamic Revolution, en route toSyria. Tehran said the mission was one of“peace and friendship” but Israel called it a“provocation.”

Iran announced last August it had expandedits fleet of domestically built 120-tonne Ghadir-class submarines to 11 which it said would beused to patrol the Gulf and the Sea of Oman.

It has deployed warships further afield, asfar as the Red Sea, to combat Somali piratesbut has not previously said it sent submarinesto those waters.

Attack kills 120 Syrian forces; crackdown fearedAttack kills 120 Syrian forces; crackdown fearedAttack kills 120 Syrian forces; crackdown fearedAttack kills 120 Syrian forces; crackdown fearedAttack kills 120 Syrian forces; crackdown fearedAssociated Press Writer

BEIRUT – Armed men killed 120 Syrian security forces and torchedgovernment buildings in a northern region where troops have un-leashed deadly assaults on protesters for days, Syria said. The gov-ernment vowed to respond “decisively,” hinting at an even more bru-tal crackdown by a regime known for ruthlessly crushing dissent.

that Syrian forces had lost control ofsome areas for “intermittent periodsof time” and said residents had ap-pealed to the army to do what wasnecessary to restore security.

“We will deal strongly and deci-sively, and according to the law, andwe will not be silent about anyarmed attack that targets the secu-rity of the state and its citizens,” saidInterior Minister Ibrahim Shaar.

The surprisingly high death tollamong pro-regime troops would sug-gest some sort of major lashbackagainst the crackdown against the up-rising — though by whom was un-known because of the seal over the area.Regardless of who carried outMonday’s attack, it shows new cracksin a rule that has held out throughweekly protests of thousands of people.

Human rights activist MustafaOsso said there were unconfirmed re-

AP Photo/Hussein Malla

Lebanese army soldier and others are seen at the scene of a destroyed gas station after an accidentalexplosion occurred at a fuel tank, in Beirut Lebanon, on Monday June 6, 2011. At least three people werekilled and several were injured.

ports of a few soldiers who switchedsides and were defending themselvesagainst attacking security forces, buthe said the reports suggest the mu-tiny is limited and “does not pose athreat to the unity of the army yet.”

“The protesters have so far beenpeaceful and unarmed,” said Osso.

A Syrian activist speaking on con-dition of anonymity said there wereunconfirmed reports of infightingbetween security forces. “The situa-

tion is very foggy, it is unclear who isdoing the shooting, but the situation isvery serious and appears to be gettingout of control,” he said on condition ofanonymity. He said there were fears thearmy was preparing a major attack.

Activities Wednesday, June 8, 2011 5International

Temple CeremonyCalendar Event for May 25 through July 8, 2011

EVERY Temple and Shrine has a special date forit annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 daysaccording to Balinese calendar, including the smallerancestral shrine which each family possesses. Becauseof this practically every few days a ceremony of festi-val of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali.There are also times when the entire island celebratedthe same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan,Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day,Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is con-sidered its birth day and celebration always takes place onthe same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. Whennew moon is used then the celebration always happens onnew moon or full moon. The day of course can differ thereligious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full daywith some temple celebrating for three days while the cel-ebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is neverless than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days,depending on the importance of the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressedwith pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade,sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimespainted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifullyarranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. Infront of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellasdepending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

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

Balinese TempleCeremony

25 May Buda Pon ToluCatur Temple Buwana Sanding Tampaksiring

26 May Wraspati Wage ToluPeninjoan Temple Besakih - Karangasem

1 Jun Buda Keliwon GumbregPasek Gelgel Kukuh Marga TabananPasek Gelgel Dukuh Selemadeg TabananPuseh Guwang Village SukawatiMerajan Pasek Ketewel KetewelMerajan Pangeran TangkasKuro Agung Jeroan SadingDalem Setra Batu Nunggul Swana Nusa Penida

8 Jun Buda Paing WarigaMerajan Pasek Gaduh Kayubihi Bangli

11 Jun Tumpek Uduh/PengatagPuseh / Village Temple Batuan SukawatiPasek Bendesa Kekeran MengwiManik Mas Besakih - Karangasem

15 Jun Buda Wage WarigadeanKepisah Sumerta DenpasarPasek Gelgel Gerih Abiansemal BadungPuncaksari Penarukan Peninjoan BangliBangun Sakti Besakih - KarangasemAntegsari Kaba-Kaba Kediri TabananPesimpangan Batur Pande Kaba-Kaba Kediri Tabanan

17 Jun Sukra Umanis WarigadeanOdalan Ida Ratu di Penataran Agung Besakih - KarangasemOdalan Ida Ratu Puraus Merajan Salonding Besakih

19 Jun Redite Pon JulungwangiPanti Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Banjar - Singaraja

21 Jun Anggar Kasih JulungwangiTirtaharum Tegalwangi BangliPasek Tohjiwa Wanasari TabananPasek Tangguntiti Jakatebel TabananPasek Bendesa Sangsit Sangsit BulelengDalem Waturenggong Taro Tegalalang

Ibu (Pura Kaja) Wanasari Selemadeg TabananPasek Gelgel Tulikup - GianyarManik Bingin Sidemen - Karangasem

22 Jun Buda Umanis JulungwangiPenetaran Gana Bebalang BangliDalem Gede Banjar Pande BangliPuncaksari Sangeh Abiansemal - BadungDadia Agung Pasek Sanak Sapta Resi GianyarMerajan Pasek Tohjiwa Tohjiwa JakatebelMerajan Pasek Prateka BatusesaMr. Jeroan Dauh CemenggonPuseh Penegil Darma Kubutambahan Singaraja

30 Jun Wraspati Wage SungsangKawitan Tangkas Kori Agung Desa Tangkas KlungkungSiang Kangin Tampuagan Tembuku BangliOdalan Ida Ratu Mas Penataran Agung BesakihMerajan Pasek Gelgel PetemonOdalan Ida Bhatara Bang Tulus Dewa Besakih - Karangasem

6 Jul Buda Keliwon DunggulanWakika Temple Kupang, NTTAgung Girinatha Temple Sumbawa Besar NTBDukuh Sakti Temple Dukuh Kediri-TabananAtambuananta Temple Kutamba NTTWebananta Temple Kupang, NTTGiripati Mulawarman Temple PontianakMustika Dharma Temple Cijantung I Jakarta TimurMustika Dharma Kompleks Kopassus Cijantung Jakarta Timur

7 Jul Wraspati Umanis DunggulanWatukaru Temple TabananLempuyang Luhur TempleKarangasemKentel Gumi Temple KlungkungPasek Gaduh Temple Umadesa Kediri TabananPasek Kubayan Temple Wangaya Gede Penebel TabananMerajan Pasek Temple Tohjiwa Tiyingan - KlungkungMerajan Pasek Gaduh Temple Umadesa

8 Jul Sukra Paing DunggulanUlun Suwi Temple Jimbaran - BadungLuhur Temple Cemenggon, Sukawati - GianyarPasek Ubung Temple Ubung - Denpasar

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Wednesday, June 8, 20116 News

The European CommissionHumanitarian Aid and Civil Pro-tection (ECHO) group arrived inPyongyang on Monday, a Seoulforeign ministry official told AFPon condition of anonymity.

EU officials will travel acrossNorth Korea until June 17 to re-view its food conditions, shesaid, adding they would launch atechnical probe “upon a plea foraid”. The EU delegation office inSeoul said it was aware of the tripbut declined to comment.

Seoul’s Dong-A Ilbo newspa-per said the five-member groupwould visi t hospitals andchildcare centres while inter-

Associated Press Writer

New Zealanders were mourningthe loss of the country’s most famoussheep on Tuesday, a shaggy nationalicon named Shrek who was re-nowned for avoiding being shorn foryears.

Shrek captured the public’simagination in 2004 after he evadedthe annual shearing roundups forseven years by hiding in caves onhis farm on the South Island. Whenfinally found, he was clad in an as-tonishing 60 pounds (27 kilograms)of wool.

In a country where sheep out-number people by nearly 10 to one,Shrek’s story of stubbornness andguile appealed to many.

After his capture, Shrek — aMerino breed of sheep prized forhaving some of the softest wool —was shorn on live TV in a broadcastthat was picked up around the worldand watched by millions. His storyinspired three books. “He was quitean elderly statesman,” said ownerJohn Perriam. “He taught us a lot.”

Until becoming sick three weeksago, Shrek toured the country, com-manding $16,000 for appearancesand getting the star treatment wher-ever he went. In one appearance,Shrek was shorn atop a large ice-berg that was floating near the South

Agence France Presse

SYDNEY – An Irishman at-tempting to row across the IndianOcean naked was rescued Tues-day after he was hit by a largewave and banged his head.

Keith Whelan, 30, was tryingto become the youngest man,and first Irishman, to completethe 6,000 kilometre (3,720 mile)crossing, but came to grief inrough seas off Western Austra-lia.

He was picked up by a Japa-nese ship some 206 kilometres

In this undatedphoto released byKorean CentralNews Agency(KCNA) on Satur-day, May 28, 2011and distributed byKorea News Servicein Tokyo Wednes-day, June 1, 2011,North Korean leaderKim Jong Il, centerright, accompaniedby his son KimJong Un, third right,inspect the con-struction site of theHuichon PowerStation in JokangDo, North Korea.

EU team in N. Korea toEU team in N. Korea toEU team in N. Korea toEU team in N. Korea toEU team in N. Korea toassess food shortagesassess food shortagesassess food shortagesassess food shortagesassess food shortagesAgence France Presse

SEOUL – A group of European Union officials has arrived in North Korea for a two-weekvisit to assess the impoverished country’s food situation amid fears of imminent shortages,officials said Tuesday.

viewing ordinary people, gov-ernment officials and foreign aidworkers.

Some of the delegates willtravel outside the showpiece cityof Pyongyang and will decidewhether to offer aid two or threeweeks after the trip, it said, cit-ing a diplomatic source in Seoul.

US officials made a similartrip between late May and earlyJune. Robert King, the US spe-cial envoy for human rights inNorth Korea, said last week thatWashington was still decidingwhether to provide food.

The North, where hundreds ofthousands died in a famine in the

1990s, suffers chronic foodshortages.

This year Pyongyang pleadedwith the US and other nations forfood as international aid dwindledpartly due to irritation over itsnuclear programmes and tensionson the Korean peninsula.

International relief groupshave voiced fears that parts ofNorth Korea may run out of foodin mid-June.

But some South Korean offi-cials are sceptical about the need,saying North Korea wants tostockpile supplies for handoutsto mark the 100th birth anniver-sary of its founder Kim Il-Sung.

Naked Irish rowerrescued off Australia

northwest of Geraldton. “He washit by a wave overnight and sus-tained a large cut to his head,” aspokeswoman at the AustralianMaritime Safety Authority toldAFP.

“He made a satellite phonecall to a contact in the UnitedKingdom who then contactedAustralian authorities and we di-verted a merchant ship to pickhim up.” On his website, Whelansaid he was attempting the epicvoyage naked to raise money forKeep a Child Alive, a charitydedicated to helping children and

families affected by HIV/AIDS.“At first I thought this was

complete madness but at thesame time it appealed to me,” hesaid of why he was undertakingthe trip. “I am a risk taker andrisking your life to achieve adream is the biggest risk you cantake.”

He init ial ly departedGeraldton on May 7. But badweather hampered his progressand forced him to spend time onthe Abrohlos Islands, off theWestern Australian coast. He leftthere for Mauritius on June 4.

AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service

NZ mourns death of Shrekthe famously shaggy sheep

Island coast.Shrek was one of about 17,000

sheep on the the 27,000-acre(11,000-hectare) Bendigo farm in thesmall town of Tarras. Perriam be-lieves Shrek was able to survive thewinters and avoid detection by mov-ing about a series of sheltered cavesand by munching on small nativeshrubs.

“It’s bizarre that we missed himseven years in a row,” Perriam said.“But from his point of view, it wasthe perfect environment.”

After Shrek became a star,Perriam gave him his own barn andshowroom. Shrek even had a per-sonal caregiver look after him whenhe became sick, before the sheep waseuthanized Monday at age 17.

Perriam said that as well as lay-ing claim to being New Zealand’swoolliest sheep, Shrek may also havebeen its oldest. Most sheep live forno more than six years before beingslaughtered.

Since Shrek’s death, tributes havebeen pouring in online, including onthe Facebook page “R.I.P Shrek theSheep.” One wrote “Swift WingsOld Boy ... There’s a yummy greenpaddock (pasture) waiting for you.”

Perriam is planning a funeral ser-vice and will ask a friend to scatterShrek’s ashes atop Mt. Cook, NewZealand’s tallest mountain.

FILE - In thisApril 28, 2004file, Shrek the 9-year-old merinowether is photo-graphed beforehe has his fleeceshorn at theGolden GateLodge inCromwell, NewZealand.

Bagus Sudibya, the coordinatorof ASITA Bali and Nusa Tenggara,said that the tourism industry alsodonate to the problem. “The devel-

Meanwhile, Satria Naradhafrom the Indonesian Press Boardsaid that the press independencyafter the reform era is getting bet-ter. The development of theprinted media is getting betterthroughout Indoensia.

“The rank of Indonesian pressfreedom is improving in southeast Asia. This is because thecommitment of the government to

AP Photo/FOTOPRESS, Ross Land, File

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opment of villas and hotels on thecoastline also could cause abra-sion,” he added. For that reason,Sudibya urge the government tocreate certain rule to clear the beachfrom such development so the abra-sion doesn’t getting worst.

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support the press and also the ef-fort of the press workers in Indo-nesia,” he added.

Satria Naradha explained thatthe expectation of the people onthe press must be respondedquickly by the press. The futureof Indonesian press must be themajor attention of all elementsincluding the government, thepress itself and the society.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011 7Indonesia TodayInternational

Antara

JAKARTA - Indonesia is tight-ening supervision of the import ofvegetables from Europe to preventthe possible spread of diseasecaused by E-Coli bacteria whichhave been affecting parts of theEuropean population since May.

“We will also coordinate withthe Agriculture Quarantine Agencyto closely monitor imports of veg-etables from Europe. Imports ofvegetables from Europe would beput under close supervision,” thedirector general of standardizationand consumer protection of theministry of trade, Nus NuzuliaIshak, said here on Monday.

Trade minister Mari Elka

Agence France-Presse

JAKARTA – Rescuers on Tues-day plucked 10 more bodies fromthe waters after a passenger shipcapsized off Indonesia’s BorneoIsland, raising the death toll fromthe accident to 28, an official said.

“Rescuers recovered 10 morebodies today so the number ofpeople killed so far is 28. Some weretrapped in the ship while others werefound at sea,” local port authority

The awards, presented on theoccasion of World EnvironmentDay 2011 at the State Palace hereon Tuesday, were given in four cat-egories, namely Kalpataru for in-dividuals and groups, and Adipurafor metropolitan cities, big cities,medium cities, and small cities.

The awards were also given tothe head of the provincial-level re-

Antara

JAKARTA - The government isdiscussing a proposal for the impo-sition of tax on coconut exports, anofficial said.

“It (the proposal) is being dis-cussed. It seems that (coconut ex-ports) would be subject to tax,” Di-rector General of Foreign Trade atthe Trade Ministry Deddy Salehsaid following a working meetingwith the House of RepresentativesCommission VI here on Monday.

The measure was necessary nowthat importers bought Indonesian co-conut at higher price than domesticprice. “The export tax is likely to bethe best instrument like what we haveapplied to cocoa and crude palm oil

Government discussing proposalfor tax on coconut exports

exports. We will use it for industrieswhich need protection,” he said.

However, he did not elaborate onthe mechanism of imposing tax oncoconut exports and the types of co-conut to be subject to export tax.

“Let`s wait and see. Now we arediscussing (export tax on) coconutand will probably discuss (exporttax on) copra too,” he said.

Neither did he mention the currentproduction and export of coconut.

“So far coconut exports have notbeen regulated so we don`t know thevolume of coconut exports,” he said.

Domestic coconut processing in-dustries earlier asked the govern-ment to impose tax on coconut ex-ports to ensure a stable supply ofraw materials.

RI tightens watch overEuropean vegetable imports

Pangestu will also coordinate withthe Drug and Food SupervisionAgency (BPOM) of the ministry ofhealth to counsel consumers, he said.

“We will also study the develop-ments that occur in Europe and inthis case we will also coordinate withthe ministry of agriculture becausevegetables are under supervision ofthe quarantine agency,” he said.

Apart from that, he said, the gov-ernment would increase counselingregarding the need for the peopleas consumers of vegetables includ-ing those from Europe to practice aclean and healthy life style.

“We need to carry that campaignso that the case would not occurhere,” he said.

He said according to the trade

ministry data, in 2010 imports ofvegetables from Europe reachedUS$4.3 million and from Januaryto March 2011 they reached US$1.8million.

“Imports from Europe aremainly from Britain, the Nether-lands, and France. Imports fromGermany are the smallest,” he said.

In the middle of May 2011 casesof illness caused by E.Coli bacteriawere found in Germany and severalcountries in Europe and until June 217 out of 1,733 cases had led to deaths.

Disease from E.Coli bacteriacould usually be prevented with aclean and healthy lifestyle. Thecases have also been found in Aus-tria, France, the Netherlands, theCzech Republic and Norway.

President presents Kalpataru, Adipura awardsPresident presents Kalpataru, Adipura awardsPresident presents Kalpataru, Adipura awardsPresident presents Kalpataru, Adipura awardsPresident presents Kalpataru, Adipura awardsAntara

JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono conferred theIndonesian state‘s highest distinction for environment-related achieve-ments, namely Kalpataru and Adipupra awards on a number of peoplefrom various walks of life.

gions and districts/municipalitiesfor the best composers of RegionalEnvironmental Status 2012 (LHSD2012).

The Kalpataru awards for theenvironmental pioneer categorywere given to Sugiarto of Cowekvillage in the East Java district ofPasuruan, Maramis Asid of NagariSinurui in the West Sumatra district

of Pasaman Barat, and Lulut SriYuliani of Rungkut sub-district inSurabaya, East Java.

For environmental devotee cat-egory, the Kalpataru awards weregiven to Soleman Nugroho of DesaTematana village in Sumba BaratDaya district, East Nusa Tenggara;Surjadi SP of Bebalang village inBangli district, Bali; and Sudarli ofiDesa Purwodadi village in GunungKidul district, Yogyakarta.

The Kalpataru awards for envi-ronment rescuer category were pre-sented to a group of fishermen atSerangan village in DenpasarSelatan sub-district, Bali; Nurul

Hakim Islamic Boarding School atKediri village in Lombok Barat dis-trict, West Nusa Tenggara; andPelopor Sehati Foundation inPadang Mutung village, Kampardistrict in Riau province.

And for environment builder cat-egory the awards were presented toAang Hamidi Suganda of Kuningandistrict in West Java, and KridoSuprayitno of Sleman district inYogyakarta province.

While Adipura awards for met-ropolitan cities category were givento the cities of Surabaya andPalembang.

For big cities category, the

Adipura awards went to Yogyakartacity and Riau provincial city ofPekanbaru.

Adipura awards for medium cit-ies category were given to 32 citiesamong others the cities of Jepara inCentral Java, Parepare in SouthSulawesi, Kendari in SoutheastSulawesi, Gresik in East Java, andProbolinggo in East Java.

Adipura for small cities categorywent to 42 cities, among othersPangkajene in South Sulawesi,Pangkalan Bun in CentralKalimantan, Pati in Central Java,Mojosari in East Java, and Kolakain Southeast Sulawesi.

Death toll from Indonesiaship accident rises to 28

official Hariyono told AFP.“Some reported to be missing ear-

lier had also been found. Only oneor two are still missing and rescuersare searching for them,” he added.

The ship, which carrying fourcrew members and around 100 pas-sengers, was hit by strong winds andhigh waves in the sea off SouthKalimantan province on Monday, hesaid.

“It was raining very heavily yes-terday so weather might have causedthe accident. We’re also investigat-ing if (it was) over capacity,”Hariyono said.

The Indonesian archipelago ofmore than 17,000 islands is heavilydependent on maritime services butthe industry has a poor safety recordand fatal accidents are common. Upto 335 people were killed when aheavily overloaded ferry sank offSulawesi Island in January last year.

Photo taken on June 6, 2011shows rescuers searching thecapsized ferry off Kota Baru inSouth Kalimantan province forat least 18 people missing afterthe passenger ship sank offIndonesia’s Borneo island, withanother 18 people alreadyconfirmed dead, an official said.AFP PHOTO

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Bali Today

“The increase in room occu-pancy rate was closely related to therising number of domestic and for-eign tourist arrivals in the resort is-land,” Head of the Bali ProvincialStatistics Office I Gede Suarsa saidhere on Sunday.

A total of 224,704 foreign tour-ists visited Bali in April, a 21.52percent increase compared withApril last year, he said.

Overall, the number of touristarrivals in the four months throughApril reached 848,899, up 13.37percent from 748,754 in the sameperiod last year, he said.

Gede Suarsa said star-rated ho-tels in the provincial capitalDenpasar recorded the highest roomoccupancy rate of 66.48 percent inApril, followed by Badung district

Antara

DENPASAR - Household wasteif managed and handled profession-ally will produce gas energy to meetthe needs of the homes, HiraJamtani, an environmental activistsaid.

In a discussion themed TowardsGreen Energy, he said he had prac-ticed at his own home and foundthat household waste material pro-

Bali hotel occupancy rateup 0.87 percent in AprilAntara

DENPASAR - Star-rated hotels in Bali saw average roomoccupancy rate in April increase 0.87 percent to 64.03 percentfrom 63.16 percent in March.

65.08 percent, Gianyar district57.90 percent, Karangasem district48.40 percent, Buleleng district48.36 percent and Tabanan district41.85 percent.

No star-rated hotels are found inthe three districts of Jembrana,Bangli, and Klungkung.

Meanwhile, the room occupancyrate of non-star hotels in Bali aver-aged 34.69 percent in April, downfrom 38.37 percent a month earlier.

Tourists sunbathing on KutaBeach. Star-rated hotels in

Bali saw average roomoccupancy rate in April

increase 0.87 percent to64.03 percent from 63.16

percent in March. IBP/Doc

FOTO ANTARA/Prasetyo Utomo

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (right) handing over the Kalpataru Award Environ-mentalist Category to Surjadi (left) from Bangli, Bali during the ceremony of World Envi-ronment Day, Tuesday, June 7, 2011.

Household Waste CanProduce Gas Energy

cessed by fermentation can producegas energy.

“With using the energy I cancook in my kitchen every day up to80 minutes,” he said.

In the meantime, agriculturalexpert of Udayana University andenvironmental activist Dr LuhKartini said household waste ma-terial if managed well will have aneconomic value, and if neglectedwill pose a threat to life in general.

Householdwaste if

managedand handledprofession-

ally willproduce gas

energy tomeet the

needs of thehomes, HiraJamtani, an

environmen-tal activist

said. IBP/Doc

Balinese Culture

Wednesday, June 8 2011 9

C.045 ibp

International

Coconut Sweet Potato Cake(Getuk Lindri)

Ingredients

* 2 lbs.cassava

* 200 gramgranulated sugar

* ½ tsp.vanila

* 1 cupsteamed fresh-grated coconut,mixed with 1 tsp.salt

* 100 cc water * food color

DirectionsPut in sugar and vanila in a large stockpot with

water and bring it to a boil.

Steam cassava until soft. Peel cassava. Mashcassava while still hot and pour the water mixture andfood color (what ever color you like) and blend well.

Use the equipment as shown on the left hand sideto mold the mixture. Then put them onto a servingplatter, and sprinkle with grated coconut.

Serve at room temperature, or refrigerate for anhour and serve chilled. (http://asiarecipe.com)

At first, people knows about themeaning and values behind bratapenyepian (Nyepi fasting) as a partof Hindu’s teaching and one Ba-linese unique tradition. In its devel-opment there’s a want to make thattradition as part of tourist attraction.Now, people want it more than thatwants it as a part to be applied andseen as something important in theglobal environment.

Before this there were some psy-chology problems appearing as inNyepi. Supports did not come fromthose who did not involve in thesepriorities yet it came at last after thepositive appreciation spread havingits approach added or changed andso global priorities got in it.

These global priorities were partof the ongoing three aspects that inintroducing and socializing themeaning of Nyepi with new ap-proaches will let others see the useof having it in preserving the envi-ronment. Nyepi was introduced tothe nation and international not forBali’s tourism priorities but forwider importance, global itself, forongoing development. Nyepi fromglobal perspective can still be as-sessed such as environmental pol-lution.

In this context the Head of In-donesia Delegation for ClimateChange Summit Conference year2007 in Nusa Dua, Emil Salim, re-vealed that Nyepi has a great con-tribution in decreasing CO2 (Car-bon Dioxide) emission not only inBali and not only a day and night

Crisp Sweet Striped Cookies(Kuping Gajah)

Ingredients

* 500 gram wheat flour * 150 gram granulated sugar * ½ tsp. salt * ½ tsp. vanilla * 2 eggs, lightly beaten * 1 Tbs. cooking oil * 100 cc water * ½ Tbs. cocoa powder * 800 cc oil for frying

DirectionsThoroughly mix sugar, salt and vanilla. Add the

beaten eggs and stir well. Add oil, stir once more, andthen divide in half.

Divide the flour in half as well. Take 1 Tbs of flourfrom one part and add it to the other. Mix the flour witheach half of the sugar and egg mixture. Add cocoapowder to the smaller mix. Add 50 cc of water to eachhalf. Knead until smooth and not sticky to the touch.There will be two types of dough, white and brown.

Separately, roll both pieces of dough out on aplastic covered cutting board until they are about 1mm thick. Place the two together, then roll up. Wrapwith plastic and place in the refrigerator forapproximately an hour or until the dough hardens.

With a sharp knife, cut the dough vertically into flatcylinders about 2 mm thick. Flatten once more with arolling pin. Fry in hot oil until crisp. Remove, drain.(http://asiarecipe.com)

Nyepi, Part of Global Environment Prioritiesbut its positive affect spreads andfor that it is not weird if other con-ference attendees were amazed withthe film about Nyepi in Bali. Theywere amazed remembering thisconference was about the reflectionof the world’s complaint againstglobal warming as the earth’s sur-face temperature kept going up withcarbon dioxide and other gasses orgreen house gasses kept coveringearth, keeping heat.

This approach should be devel-oped and has a wider appreciationthat brata penyepian is not only inorder to appreciate certain religionand for Bali’s tourism, but it’s foreveryone, a universal priority andfor the future. Bali is rich with uni-versal characteristic spirits and soto introduce it so doesn’t need a re-ligious approach such as spirit inagriculture is the subak (irrigation)system, tumpek kandang ceremonyfor environment preservation whichis all part of traditional spirit whichamazed others as it has universalmeaning. Other than that would beNyepi itself, kawitan (ancestors),banjar, desa pakraman (traditionalvillages), sekaa (groups) and more.

Those spirits were not only digand united to make the dreamedBali, Bali Dwipajaya, but also toactualize in finding balance pointsin developing variety in purposethose spirits keep protected and be-came an inspiration source in thenew variation. For example Bali tra-ditional spirit taught to build abuilding not just for owner’s need

but also for the environment. Yet itsheight parameter is not “not allowedto be higher than a coconut tree” butit’s “not more than 15 meters”.

These spirits couldn’t be appliedif facing globalization grabbing theworld. Agriculture sector with itssubak system seems no longer seenits role when the international worldhit by food crisis. In other hand, theaffect of higher commodity agricul-ture price in international marketnot felt by the local farmers. Alsowhen soya beans price and othersare being played by overseas trad-ers, the local entrepreneurs couldn’tfight back. This is showing that allthis time we haven’t fully actualizethese spirits that is developing be-neath the people and so the balancepoint in variety hasn’t been found.Moreover those universal meaning-ful spirits starts to go.

The analogue with Nyepi is theTri Hita Karana (three human har-monic connection with God, humanand environment). Tri Hita Karanahas universal values in the conceptand implementation not separatingraces, generations and religions. Forthat in the process to approach andsocialize it to national and interna-tional, Tri Hita Karana not onlyshould be a philosophy that comesfrom certain religion but also to beunderstood as a concept with uni-versal values. So in explaining TriHita Karana academically based onratio and general logic, as started allthis time it needs to be sharpen anddeveloped further. (IBP/Doc)

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SULUBAN Beach is one of theplaces of interest belonging toBadung regency. It is known for itsbeautiful beach along with amazingwave; best for surfing. The naturalbeauty of the southern tip of Bali’shighland with its hollowing wavesand peaceful surroundings has at-tracted more and more visitors toenjoy its serenity and peacefulness.The water is also clear.

Located a few kilometers northof the ancient temple of Uluwatu,the beach is facing the vast IndianOcean. From the parking area onemust descend down stairs and passthrough long narrow gap of cliffbefore reaching the large wavesmake it one of the best places forsurfing in all of Bali, as surfing lov-ers throughout the world have al-ready discovered.

This beach is located not so farto the north of Uluwatu, adjacent tothe surf beach Bingin and LabuhanSait.

Suluban beachSuluban derived from the Ba-

linese language “Mesulub” whichmeans “to run or pass under some-thing.”

Suluban Beach named, becausevisitors who want to go there mustgo through a rock cave on the beachbefore finally reaching abroad,white sand with the waves roaringfun for surfers.

Coastal sea water is very clearand the waves are high enough, sothat is the best known beach amongsurfers. In the afternoon, we couldsee a beautiful sunset views.

Some tourism facilities such asrestaurants, bars, surf equipmentrental and repair shop is available.

This beach is not too crowdedlike Kuta or Dreamland. It is so veryromantic to spend time with yourpartner or a walk with the family.

On the rocks there is a gazebothat allows us to take photos withperfect and is the best place to lookaround.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011 11

BUSINESS

The ECB is expected to usehigher staff inflation forecasts, to bepublished during Thursday’s post-policy meeting news conference, asjustification for higher interest ratesto come — probably starting with arise to 1.50 percent next month.

But it will be careful not to with-draw support to the economy andthe banking system so fast as to stallthe recovery or endanger banks’ability to cope with limited liquid-ity, which would add further pres-sure to short-term market rates.

The ECB raised its main refi-nancing rate to 1.25 percent from1.0 percent in April, its first tight-ening in two years.

ECB President Jean-ClaudeTrichet is likely to say the ECB willexercise “strong vigilance” overprice pressures, deploying a phrasethat in the past signaled a rate risewas only a month away. He used

Associated Press Writer

ATHENS – European countriesmust decide how to plug potentialfunding gaps for Greece next yearbefore the International MonetaryFund can release the next batch ofloans, an envoy from the Fund saidTuesday, as the struggling country’sprime minister convened party depu-ties to discuss further austerity mea-sures.

Senior representative Bob Traasaid EU leaders had “hard nuts tocrack” at an EU summit in late June— agreeing on additional rescue sup-port if needed — before the IMFwould release its part of a euro12 bil-lion July installment, which is dueas part of last year’s Euro 110 bil-lion bailout package.

The initial rescue loan agreementhad predicted Greece would be ableto borrow in the markets for part ofits funding needs next year, but highinterest rates mean that is highly un-likely. As a result, it’s expected thatGreece will need extra help beyondthe current package of rescue loans.

“What needs to be decided is howto fill in the various parts of the fi-nancing side ... I believe there is asummit in Europe by the heads ofstate on June 20, where some hardnuts need to be cracked and they

ECB expected to signal July rate increaseECB expected to signal July rate increaseECB expected to signal July rate increaseECB expected to signal July rate increaseECB expected to signal July rate increaseReuters

FRANKFURT – The European Central Bank is likely to signal a July interest rate rise onThursday while continuing to provide banks with unlimited amounts of cash to help weakerlenders hit by the euro zone debt crisis.

that code in March to flag April’srate rise.

“There will be no actual rate hike(in June), but the ECB will likelyflag a July 25 basis point rate hike,while keeping full allotment on allits operations,” Barclays Capitalrate strategist Laurent Fransolet saidin a note to investors.

“Net, the ECB is likely to send arelatively hawkish message — af-ter all, growth in the euro area hasbeen amongst the most resilient.”

With inflation pressures holdingup, the ECB will want to show it isdetermined to stop higher energycosts seeping into other prices.

In recent months, euro zone in-flation has risen well above theECB’s target of just below 2 per-cent on the back of higher energyand food prices. It slowed margin-ally to 2.7 percent last month, butis seen remaining above 2 percent

for some while.Recent data also shows evidence

of second-round effects — wheresupply-related cost increases beginto have an impact on wage demandsand other prices.

Producer prices in the commoncurrency bloc rose more than ex-pected in April, data showed onMonday.

“The further spike up in eurozone producer prices in April rein-forces belief that they will signalan interest rate hike,” IHS GlobalInsight economist Howard Archersaid.

ECB staff projections are likelyto be lifted, both for inflation andeconomic growth.

In the last set of forecasts, pub-lished in March, the ECB forecastinflation of around 2.3 percent thisyear and 1.7 percent next. Thoseprojections now seem outdated.

“We expect them to feature sig-nificant upward revisions to the2011 GDP and inflation projec-tions,” RBS analyst Silvio Peruzzosaid, forecasting a new midpointfigure of 2.7 percent in 2011 and 1.9in 2012.

The central bank is likely to alsoincrease its euro zone growth fore-cast for this year after a positivesurprise in the first quarter, whenthe annual rate hit 2.5 percent, whileit is seen keeping next year’s esti-mate around 1.8 percent.

The ECB is also due to announceits third-quarter liquidity plans.

While policymakers have saidmoney markets have improved, thesovereign debt crisis — focusedagain on Greece — and fears itmight spill over to the banking sys-tem will keep the ECB from rein-troducing liquidity auctions.

Banks in bailed out euro zonemembers have been shut out of creditmarkets and data from the Bank forInternational Settlements showedGerman banks held $22.7 billion ofGreek government debt at the end ofDecember, down by over $3 billion

in the fourth quarter but well abovethe $15 billion held by French banks.

The ECB started handing out un-limited cash in all liquidity opera-tions in October 2008, after the col-lapse of investment bank LehmanBrothers intensified financial mar-ket turmoil.

Since then, it has scrapped the ul-tra-long six- and 12-month liquidityoperations and moved back to auc-tions in three-month tenders last year.However, it returned to full allotmentfor those operations quickly after theGreek crisis intensified.

Even though the ECB has said theproblem of banks being dependent oncentral bank funds is for governmentsto solve, it will be careful not to re-move their lifeline without other mea-sures in place.

Executive Board member LorenzoBini Smaghi said last week the cen-tral bank might not be ready to an-nounce its plans this week, suggest-ing the bank may make a last minutedecision at its July 7 meeting.

The ECB has committed to keep-ing tenders on an unlimited basis un-til at least July 12.

IMF urges EU faces ‘tough decisions’ on Greece

need to make some decisions,” Traasaid during a banking conference inAthens. “And then we will actuallybe ready to go to our board and dis-burse in early July, but we know thattime is of the essence.”

Last week, debt monitors from theEU and IMF said Greece should re-ceive the euro12 billion installmentin early July — as long as additionalausterity and privatization measuresare deemed sufficient. A final deci-sion is to be taken by the IMF board

and the eurogroup in meetings laterthis month.

The government has been strug-gling to meet the terms of the EUand IMF bailout package despite anausterity package adopted last year.It has found itself forced to announcenew cutbacks and tax hikes, includ-ing Euro 6.4 billion worth of reme-dial austerity measures for this year,and a midterm program to run from2012-2015, two years beyond thecurrent government’s mandate. It is

also pushing through a euro50 bil-lion privatization program.

Prime Minister GeorgePapandreou was meeting with hisSocialist party’s economic affairsdeputies to discuss the issue, a dayafter holding a near 10-hour infor-mal Cabinet meeting, as he seeks toquell internal party discontent. Thenew austerity plans are to be dis-cussed by the Cabinet again onWednesday before the ministers sub-mit the plans to Parliament for a vote.

Papandreou suggested late Mon-day he could hold a referendum onthe measures, which have been im-mensely unpopular even with depu-ties of his own party. The govern-ment also appears rattled by contin-ued anti-austerity rallies in Greekcities, which climaxed with tens ofthousands of protesters thronging themain square outside Parliament incentral Athens on Sunday.

Traa, the IMF envoy, urged thegovernment to quickly make up fora slowdown in structural reforms in2011, but also criticized contradict-ing statements being made from Eu-ropean leaders and talk of a mild re-structuring of Greece’s massive na-tional debt.

“There is no such thing as beinga little bit pregnant,” he said.

The government and several Eu-ropean officials have insisted a re-structuring of debt — which couldinvolve paying back less than the fullamount Greece owes, or at a laterdate — is not on the cards, but therumors have persisted.

“If you want to do a debt restruc-turing that will really make a differ-ence, it needs to be very large,” hesaid. “And if you need a very largedebt restructuring that creates untoldproblems not just for Greece but alsofor the euro area.”

Bob Traa, the IMF’ssenior resident repre-sentative for Greecespeaks during abanking conference inAthens entitled ‘thefuture of banking inGreece’’, on June 7,2011. Europeanleaders must taketough decisions onGreece at a Junesummit before the IMFwill disburse its shareof a vital rescue loan,Traa said today.

AFP PHOTO / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI

Entertainment InternationalWednesday, June 8, 201112

The Academy Award-winningactor — in London Monday forthe world premiere of his newmovie “Larry Crowne” — saysthe film is about not giving up tocynicism.

Hanks directed, co-wrote andalso stars as the protagonist in themovie, which is about a middle-

Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK – It seems thefashion crowd, especially whenfully decked out for Mondaynight’s Council of Fashion De-signers of America awards, canbe pretty intimidating: CNN an-chor Anderson Cooper said so,actress Naomi Watts said so, andeven Lady Gaga said so.

On stage to accept her awardas the year’s top style icon, a soft-spoken, maybe even teary-eyedGaga said she was nervous. “Allof you made me feel like a starbefore I was,” she told the audi-ence at Lincoln Center thatboasted bold-faced names such asMarc Jacobs, Anna Wintour,Diane von Furstenberg, DonnaKaran and Michael Kors.

She talked about how impor-tant fashion was in her life as apathway to self-discovery, art-istry and confidence. As a teen-ager, she’d save her money to buyvintage Thierry Mugler from aneighborhood thrift shop, check-ing in with the salesman regularlyto make sure her favorite pieceshadn’t sold while she was rais-ing the cash. She planned heroutfits for Friday night parties asif she was going to the Oscars,she said.

“As much as this award meansto me personally ... I just wantyou to know how much thismeans to young Americans,”Gaga said. But the music star andstyle risk-taker, wearing a corsetget-up by Mugler, a label nowhelmed by her friend NicolaFormichetti, got her swaggerback as she recalled getting thetext message from Wintour thatshe was picked for the prize.

She said she thought the mes-sage was from a friend namedAnna and replied with a bleep-worthy response. The text backfrom the Vogue editor-in-chief

Agence France Presse

LOS ANGELES – The iconicblack and red jacket worn byMichael Jackson in his “Thriller”video is to go under the hammer ata two-day Music Icons Exhibitionin Beverly Hills.

The jacket is among 600 itemsthat will go on sale at Julien’s Auc-tion Gallery, including memora-bilia from musicians such as TheBeatles, Madonna and Lady Gaga,Frank Sinatra, Elvis and JustinBieber on June 25 and 26.

Jackson’s Thriller jacket becamethe prototype for future costumes

Michael Jackson ‘Thriller’ jacket to be auctionedfor the pop musician. The calfleather jacket includes an inscrip-tion by Jackson on the inside lin-ing.

Estimated at a value of $200,000to $400,000, a portion of the pro-ceeds will go to The Shambala Pre-serve, which is home to Jackson’stwo Bengal tigers, “Thriller” and“Sabu.” Jackson’s personal doctor,Conrad Murray has been chargedwith manslaughter after the popicon died suddenly on June 25,2009.

Prosecutors allege that Murray“abandoned his patient” after ad-ministering the powerful sedative

propofol to help Jackson sleep.Murray has denied the accusa-

tions and said that on the day of the50-year-old singer’s death, he ad-ministered only a small amount ofthe drug. His trial has been post-poned until September.

Videographers photograph areplica of Michael Jackson’sThriller outfit and other cos-

tumes on display at the worldpremiere of the Michael

Jackson?s ?This is it? at theNoika Theatre at LA Live in

2009. AFP/File/Robyn Beck

AP Photo/Joel Ryan

U.S actor Tom Hanks picks up Tyler Sercombe, 5 months old, as he arrives for the World Premiere of LarryCrowne at Westfield in west London, Monday, June 6, 2011.

Tom Hanks launches newTom Hanks launches newTom Hanks launches newTom Hanks launches newTom Hanks launches newfilm at London premierefilm at London premierefilm at London premierefilm at London premierefilm at London premiereAssociated Press Writer

LONDON – Hollywood actor Tom Hanks is in London for the worldpremiere of his new movie “Larry Crowne.”

aged man who reinvents himselfby going back to college after heloses his job.

“I think this film is about a battleagainst cynicism we all have,” saidHanks, 54, on the red carpet.

“Larry is not in a hopeful space... It’s easy to surrender to the cyni-cism, and a lot of people have to face

it, but Larry proves that the forwardmotion of him going back to schoolgives him the faith that something isgoing to happen. That is not only anupbeat message, but a very wise one,”he said. Julia Roberts plays his ro-mantic interest — a jaded teacher ata local college.

Hanks was joined at a movietheater in a London shopping mallMonday evening by fans and ce-lebrities including fellow actorDavid Hasselhoff and The RollingStones’ guitarist Ronnie Wood.

Gaga gives heartfelt thanksat fashion award event

said, “How lovely.” That led tolaughter — and so did Cooper’smontage of his early days as a pre-teen model.

Cooper, a longtime friend ofCFDA president von Furstenberg,said he decided to show his pho-tos to prove his fashion cred sincehe was acting as master of ceremo-nies. (He also is the son of latedesigner jeans magnate GloriaVanderbilt and worked as a fitmodel for both Calvin Klein andRalph Lauren, who made his tux-edo.) “There was no way you’d becritical,” he joked, “or that’s whatDiane said, anyway.”

Watts, dressed in a metallic T-shirt-style gown by FranciscoCosta for Calvin Klein, presentedthe top womenswear honor to JackMcCollough and LazaroHernandez of Proenza Schouler.But she seemed to find the awk-ward walk across a long stage in-timidating in her high heels. “Thatwas easy,” she said as she reachedthe podium. “Fun doing it in aroom full of supermodels.”

AP Photo/Peter Kramer

Singer Lady Gaga attends the2011 CFDA Fashion Awards atAlice Tully Hall on Monday, June6, 2011, in New York.

International Wednesday, June 8, 2011 13Science

Singapore has emerged as Asia’s hot-test new gambling destination with a re-vamped cityscape and billions of dollarspouring into the economy, after the open-ing of two resort casinos in 2010.

The strong growth came after Macau —the world’s biggest gaming hub — leap-frogged Las Vegas in gaming revenue andcontinues to post record-breaking growth,thanks to burgeoning numbers of wealthyAsians. The two resort casinos inSingapore posted $5.1 billion in gamingrevenues in 2010, a figure forecast to riseto $6.4 billion this year, according to FrankFahrenkopf, president of the AmericanGaming Association.

A report citing research by the RoyalBank of Scotland has suggested Las Ve-gas will take $6.2 billion this year.

“Now more than a year old, the two in-tegrated resorts in Singapore have ex-ceeded all expectations and turned the na-tion into Asia’s second global gaming su-perpower,” said Fahrenkopf.

“The country’s gaming market will

Agence France Presse

LOS ANGELES – Sony intro-duced its new-generation“PlayStation Vita” gaming handsetand blockbuster 3D console titles asit sought to shake off the stigma ofcyberattacks on its system.

The Japanese entertainment giantturned the Los Angeles sports arenainto a music and videogame mega-hub starring exciting new game play

Reuters

PARIS – Novak Djokovic sayshis unbeaten run is due to his spe-cial, gluten-free diet and nowSabine Lisicki hopes she too willbenefit in the long run after discov-ering she is intolerant to gluten, aprotein in cereal grains.

German Lisicki was on the vergeof upsetting third seed Vera Zvonarevain the second round of the FrenchOpen on Wednesday but, with the fin-ishing line in sight, she crumbled oncourt and had to be carried off on astretcher sobbing. On Thursday, the21-year-old explained why her healthhad suddenly deteriorated.

“I am sad that my body let medown. Doctors recently discoveredthat I am intolerant to gluten —meaning I can’t eat e.g. pasta, one ofmy biggest energy sources,” Lisicki,who was seen munching on a coupleof bananas on Wednesday, said on herwebsite (www.sabinelisicki.com).

“My body needs to adjust to thebig change and needs some time. Itis good that we found out and it willonly make life better in the longrun.” Gluten is found in wheat, bar-ley and rye, and in products that con-

Singapore to overtake VegasSingapore to overtake VegasSingapore to overtake VegasSingapore to overtake VegasSingapore to overtake Vegasthis year: US gaming headthis year: US gaming headthis year: US gaming headthis year: US gaming headthis year: US gaming headAgence France Presse

MACAU – Singapore is set to overtake Las Vegas as the world’s second-largestgambling hub this year, a US gaming industry head said Tuesday, as Asia cementsits place as a major betting market.

Some tennis stars saygluten-free is best for them

tain these grains or their derivatives.Pasta and bread were once staple

food items for top athletes as theywere the most important sources ofenergy. Athletes on gluten-free di-ets need to find substitutes for theirold standbys.

Serbian Djokovic, who is on a 39-match winning streak in 2011, changedhis diet nine months ago after his nu-tritionist carried out tests and estab-lished he was intolerant to gluten.

Like Djokovic, Lisicki’s bodycannot cope with many carbohydrateproducts and she will need to findsubstitute food items so that she canfind the energy to last the distancein three-set matches. The new diethas definitely paid off for Djokovic.

“I have lost some weight but it’sonly helped me because my move-ment is much sharper now and I feelgreat physically,” Djokovic, who hasbeaten Rafa Nadal in four finals thisyear, said recently.

The gluten-free diet is necessaryfor people who have celiac disease.It has been gaining in popularityamong the general public, but doc-tors warn that people who eliminategluten from their diet can also loseout on important nutrients.

Sony polishes image withPlayStation Vita, 3D games

and hardware on the eve of the Tues-day opening of a premier ElectronicEntertainment Expo (E3).

“This is not the first time I’vecome onto the stage at E3 with anelephant in the room,” Sony Com-puter Entertainment of Americachief executive Jack Tretton told the6,000 people packed into the arena.

He apologized to people who usethe PlayStation Network (PSN) toconnect to games, films, and music

online through PlayStation 3 (PS3)videogame consoles. PSN was shutdown after hackers broke in and looteduser data. Sony brought the systemback online gradually the week beforeE3 after hardening its defenses.

Tretton thanked PS3 fans fortheir loyalty, saying the level ofonline traffic at PSN was alreadymore than 90 percent of what it wasbefore the disruption and that con-sole sales jumped last week.

Sony executives got apologiesout of the way quickly and focusedon a lineup of videogames packedwith vivid 3D titles such as the nextinstallment of the beloved “Drake’sFortune: Uncharted” franchise to bereleased in November.

“Our commitment to 3D is unwa-vering,” Tretton said, noting that Sonywould soon boast more than 100 titlesin the format including a collectoredition of “God of War” titles.

In a bid to make 3D more ubiqui-tous, Sony will release a 24-inch (61-centimeter) display for the formatbundled with special glasses, anHDMI cable, and a copy of the com-ing “Resistance 3” videogame at apackage price of $500. The compo-nents will also be sold separately.

AFP/File/Valerie Macon

Sony presents the new games for PlayStation 3 at the Electronic En-tertainment Expo in Los Angeles.

AFP/Roslan Rahman

A view of the Marina Bay Sands hotels in Singapore with its Skypark, part of a $5.5bn devel-opment by US gaming giant Las Vegas Sands. Singapore is set to overtake Las Vegas as theworld’s second-largest gambling hub this year, a US gaming industry head says.

likely overtake Las Vegas as the world’ssecond-largest gaming centre as early asthis year,” he told a news conference onthe sidelines of the Global Gaming ExpoAsia, which opened Tuesday in Macau.

The first Singapore casino opened inMalaysian-controlled Resorts WorldSentosa on February 14, 2010, with US-based Las Vegas Sands following twomonths later as the world economy wasstill clawing itself out of recession.

The two casinos have largely been cred-ited with turning around Singapore’s tour-ism sector, helping the country welcomea record 11.6 million visitors last year.

Asia’s strong growth in the gaming in-dustry stands in sharp contrast to US venuessuch as the Las Vegas Strip, previously abyword for gambling but which is now suf-fering the effects of the global downturn.

The Sahara, an iconic Las Vegas hotelthat once hosted names like Elvis Presley,Jerry Lewis, Frank Sinatra and the Beatles,closed its doors last month, even as manyAsian casinos are planning expansions.

Wednesday, June 8, 201114 InternationalSport

Defenders Gustavo Cabrera, inthe 61 minute, and HenryMedina, in the 78th, were sent offbut still Guatemala managed todeny their Central American ri-vals all three points during a spir-ited and physical match that wentagainst the early Gold Cup trendof one-sided contests.

Goalkeeper Ricardo Jerez,who needed treatment on mul-tiple occasions in the second half,kept his Guatemala defenseorganised but had to withstandsome heavy Honduras pressure inthe final minutes to secure thepoint. “This tie feels like a win,”Jerez told reporters after he was

Agence France Presse

LONDON – ExperiencedDutchman Martin Jol was namedthe new manager of PremierLeague side Fulham on Tuesday,

Agence France Presse

MADRID – Benfica left-backFabio Coentrao could be on hisway to Spanish giants RealMadrid, according to a Spanishsports daily, which said the twoclubs will meet this week to sealthe deal.

Big-spenders Real are ready topay 25 million euros while theLisbon club wants 30 million, thecost of buying out his contract,the daily Marca said Tuesday.

The 23-year-old, who starredfor Portugal at the World Cup inSouth Africa, is “one of the pri-

Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images/AFP

Goalkeeper Ricardo Jerez (1) of Guatemala collides with HenryThomas (6) of Honduras during CONCACAF Gold Cup qualify-ing match at The Home Depot Center on June 6, 2011 in Carson,California.

Guatemala holdGuatemala holdGuatemala holdGuatemala holdGuatemala holdoff Honduras tooff Honduras tooff Honduras tooff Honduras tooff Honduras toclaim 0-0 drawclaim 0-0 drawclaim 0-0 drawclaim 0-0 drawclaim 0-0 drawReuters

LOS ANGELES, - Guatemala held off Honduras to grab a 0-0 draw in their Gold Cup GroupB opener despite finishing the game with nine men.

named man-of-the-match.Honduras, who captured the

Gold Cup in 1981 and were con-sidered dark horses to break upthe recent monopoly of Mexicoand the United States, had somegood chances to net the winninggoal with attacker Carlo Costlylooking dangerous.

But Honduras, who competedat last year’s World Cup in SouthAfrica, could not make the scor-ing connection much to the frus-trat ion of head coach LuisFernando Suarez.

“The way we played, we defi-nitely didn’t deserve to win,”Suarez told reporters. “The play-

ers who were supposed to createdid not create the space.”

Earlier in Group B, Jamaica,who Guatemala face in Miami onFriday, thrashed Grenada 4-0 totop the standings.

The Jamaicans opened thescoring in the 21st minute on agoal by Luton Shelton andstretched the lead to 2-0 at half-time when Ryan Johnson foundthe net in the 39th minute.

Demar Phillips added anotherfor Jamaica in the 79th minute andOmar Daley completed the scor-ing in the 84th minute, giving the“Reggae Boyz” their most lop-sided victory in Gold Cup history.

Jol named new Fulham managerreplacing Mark Hughes who re-signed last week after one seasonin charge. The 55-year-oldformer Tottenham boss hasagreed an initial two-year con-tract with the option of a further

12 months.Jol, who was sacked by Spurs

in 2007, was linked with theFulham role last year but Dutchclub Ajax refused to release himfrom his post as head coach. He

has been out of work since quit-ting Ajax last December and saidhe was excited at returning to En-gland.

“I am very happy to joinFulham football club, a wonder-ful traditional club,” he toldFulham’s website.

“It is a club with good, solidfoundations and a great fan base.“I am looking forward to beingpart of the Fulham family andthank the chairman for the trusthe’s shown in me.”

Fulham are owned byMohammed Al Fayed, the multi-millionaire former owner of theHarrods department store. Hughesguided Fulham to an eighth-placefinish in the just-completed sea-son before quitting.

Although the Welshman im-mediately brushed off specula-tion linking him with the vacancyat Premier League rivals AstonVilla, it is believed he is now incontention for the job.in Auxerre,central France.

AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, File

FILE - This is a Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. file photo of the then Ajax Amsterdam’s coach Martin Jol,as he smiles during a press conference

Real eyes Benfica’sCoentrao: report

orities” of Real coach JoseMourinho for next season, the pa-per said.

Mourinho, who is also Portu-guese, is keen to rebuild the squadafter the club finished second toBarcelona in the Spanish leaguefor the third successive season.Another sports daily, AS, pub-lished an interview with Coentraoin which he said his dream is toplay for Mourinho, “the bestcoach in the world.”

Coentrao, who can also play inmidfield, last September extendedhis contract with Benfica by oneyear until the summer of 2016.

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The Miami Heat forward hasaveraged a modest 20.3 points andhas been largely absent on offensein the fourth quarter but his teamholds a 2-1 lead over the DallasMavericks. James says all hewants to do is win.

“Anybody that knows methroughout the years, all I careabout is the W,” he said. “I’m notjust a scoring guy. I’ve got a lotof points in my career. “I have hadsome team mates who have givenme great confidence and ability togo out there and score a lot ofpoints. But I’ve done other things.

“I don’t have to score points tobe effective.” James, seeking hisfirst NBA title, said he has noproblem letting his team matesshoulder the scoring burden in the

LeBron James (R) of theMiami Heat shoots

against Shawn Marion (L)of the Dallas Mavericks

during Game 3 of the NBAFinals at the

AmericanAirlines Centerin Dallas on June 5, 2011.

The Heat defeated theMavericks 88-86.

LeBron says winning willLeBron says winning willLeBron says winning willLeBron says winning willLeBron says winning willtake care of his legacytake care of his legacytake care of his legacytake care of his legacytake care of his legacyReuters

DALLAS – LeBron James bristled Monday at the idea his offensive prowess in the NBAFinals has been a disappointment and that his unwillingness to take charge down the stretchcould ultimately affect his legacy.

fourth quarter if they have theopen shots.

The two-time MVP and formerscoring champion said he did nothave to sink the winning shot tohelp the Heat beat the Mavericks88-86 on Sunday in Dallas. ChrisBosh provided the winning mar-gin on a 16-foot jump shot with39.6 seconds left and the Heat heldon to restore their home-court ad-vantage in the best-of-seven se-ries.

“Not only did Chris Bosh makethe game winning shot, but(Dwyane) Wade had a hockey as-sist,” said James. “I got the assistto CB and Udonis Haslem set thescreen on (Dallas’s DirkNowitzki) to get him a wide openshot. “That’s what it’s about. This

is a team game.”James, who had only two of his

17 points in the final quarter,snapped at a reporter who sug-gested he was failing to live up tohis lofty status by not taking con-trol with the clock winding down.

AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON

Associated Press Writer

LONDON – Serena Williams isreturning to the tour after nearly ayear off because of various healthissues. Williams will begin hercomeback at a grass-court tourna-ment in Eastbourne, England nextweek. She then will defend her titleat Wimbledon, which begins June20.

Williams has not played an offi-cial match since winning her 13thGrand Slam title at the All EnglandClub last July. A few days after thatvictory, Williams cut her foot on

Associated Press Writer

LAUSANNE, Switzerland –ESPN made a pitch for U.S.Olympic television rights on Tues-day, citing the “unrivaled” assetsof parent company Disney, its ap-peal to young viewers and plansfor live coverage of all events.

ESPN president GeorgeBodenheimer and Disney CEORobert Iger headed a nine-persondelegation that made a closed-door presentation to IOC officialson the second day of a high-stakesbidding process worth billions ofdollars. ESPN is competingagainst incumbent NBC and Fox.

Fox made its presentation onMonday, while NBC followedESPN on Tuesday with the larg-est bid delegation of 17 people.NBC’s contingent included CEOSteve Burke, Brian Roberts, thechief executive of parent com-pany Comcast, and Bob Costas,the longtime host of NBC’sOlympic coverage.

The ESPN meeting lastedabout 1 hour, 20 minutes — 40minutes less than the allotted two-hour slot.

Ronald Martinez/Getty Images/AFP

Serena Williams watches the Miami Heat play against the Dal-las Mavericks in Game One of the 2011 NBA Finals at Ameri-can Airlines Arena on May 31, 2011 in Miami, Florida.

Serena Williams to return after nearly a yearglass at a restaurant. She wound uphaving two operations because ofthat and later was treated for a bloodclot in her lung.

“I am so excited to be healthyenough to compete again,” Will-iams said in a statement released byher agent. “These past 12 monthshave been extremely tough andcharacter building. I have so muchto be grateful for. I’m thankful tomy family, friends, and fans for allof their support. Serena’s back!”

Shortly after winning her fourthWimbledon singles championshiplast summer, Williams hurt her foot

while in Germany. She played in anexhibition match in Belgium againstKim Clijsters days later. But whenshe returned to the United States shehad the first of two operations forher injury. The second surgery wasin October, and she said she spent10 weeks in a cast and 10 weeks ina walking boot.

The 29-year-old American wasdiagnosed in February with bloodclots in her lung. After that, she saidshe needed treatment for a he-matoma — a gathering of bloodunder the skin — on her stomach.

She returned to practice in April,an event she announced via Twit-ter, posting a picture of herself oncourt in a pink bodysuit.

Williams’ older sister Venus, aseven-time Grand Slam singleschampion, also is returning to ac-tion after an extended injury ab-sence. Venus Williams has beensidelined since injuring her hip dur-ing the Australian Open in January,but her agent said last month shewas on track to play at Eastbourneand Wimbledon.

When healthy, the Williams sis-ters have dominated women’s ten-nis for much of the past decade. Inaddition to their 20 total majorsingles titles, both have spent timeat No. 1 in the WTA rankings.

At Wimbledon, the sisters havecombined to win nine of the past 11championships. In that span, the sis-ters played each other in four of thefinals at the All England Club.

ESPN makespitch to IOC forOlympic rights

“We’re very happy with ourpresentation,” Bodenheimer said.“I believe the assets of the WaltDisney Co. are unequaled. We’regoing to make our formal bidslater this afternoon and keep ourfingers crossed.”

The networks will submitsealed bids Tuesday afternoon.International Olympic Commit-tee President Jacques Roggecould announce a winner by theend of the day or order a newround of bids.

The IOC wants a deal inplace before its general assem-bly starting July 4 in Durban,South Africa.

At stake are exclusive broad-cast rights to at least two Olym-pics — the 2014 Winter Gamesin Sochi, Russia, and 2016 Sum-mer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil. The networks can also bidon a four-games package includ-ing the 2018 and 2020 Games,whose sites have not yet been se-lected.

It’s the first U.S. rights auctionsince 2003, when NBC securedthe 2010 and 2012 Olympics in adeal worth $2.2 billion.

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DANI Pedrosa will miss thisweekend’s British Grand Prix as hecontinues to recover from the frac-tured shoulder he sustained inFrance.

A statement from Pedrosa’sHonda team said that a smaller thanusual plate and screws had beenused to repair the break in the hopeof avoiding the complications thatoccurred with the damage to theother side of the Spaniard’s collar-bone last autumn, but this tech-nique meant a longer recoverytime.

“After dedicating some time en-tirely to recover, I have decided notto take part in the British GrandPrix this week,” said Pedrosa.

“I’ve done everything I could tobe fit in time for Silverstone, butthe conditions are not right to re-turn to compete with guarantees.”

Pedrosa said he did not want tocome back until he was fit enoughto be properly competitive. “I needto feel 100 per cent fit before I geton the bike again and to be sure Ican fight for the victory, I don’twant to go out there just to do laps,”he said.

“I’ve raced many times withpain and the experience tells meI’m still not ready to be competi-

Amid a wave of criticism aboutthe decision to reinstate Bahrain,plus concerns voiced by teams anddrivers about safety in the Gulf stateif the event goes ahead, Ecclestonehas now called for changes.

With the Formula One Teams’Association (FOTA) expected tomake clear its stance towards theBahrain situation later today,Ecclestone is now suggesting thatIndia be reinstated to its originalOctober 30 date.

That would allow Bahrain to begiven a date in December, whichcould much easier be ditched if thepolitical situation in the countrydoes not leave it safe for the raceto go ahead.

Ecclestone told The Times: “Theway things are at the moment, wehave no idea what is going to hap-pen. Better that we move Bahrain

Ecclestone wantsBahrain GP rethinkFormula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is calling for a rethink

over the calendar reshuffle after the backlash that has beencaused by the reinstatement of the Bahrain Grand Prix.

to the end of the season and, if thingsare safe and well, then that is fine,we can go. If they are not, then wedon’t go and there are no problems.”

Although FIA president JeanTodt justified the decision to rein-state the grand prix on the back of areport issued after a fact-findingmission by representative CarlosGracia, the viability of that has beencalled into question.

Campaign group Avaaz sug-gested that human rights groupsconsulted by the FIA had close links

to the government, and Ecclestonehimself now has doubts that thesituation in Bahrain is as good asthe report suggested.

“We listened to that report fromthe FIA and that was saying therewere no problems at all in Bahrain.But that is not what I am hearingand I think we can see that we needto be careful.”

Although F1 teams have keptquiet in public so far, it is under-stood that there is widespread dis-satisfaction at several aspects of theBahrain decision - including thequestions about safety and the factthat calendar is now scheduled torun until shortly before Christmas.

Bernie Ecclestone, president and CEO of Formula OneManagement, left, talks to Antonio Perez, father of BMW

Sauber driver Sergio Perez of Mexico who crashed yester-day during the qualifying session, prior to the start of the

Monaco Formula One Grand Prix, at the Monaco racetrack,in Monaco, Sunday, May 29, 2011. At right is seen Flaviana

Flosi, Brazilian partner of Bernie Ecclestone. AP Photo/Luca Bruno

Pedrosa to miss Silverstone as welltive.

“I’ve decided not to take furtherrisks and will instead continue myrecovery process so I may return inthe best possible way. It’s time forme to be logical and not only fol-low what my heart says, or my de-sire to return.

“I want to return as soon as pos-

sible, but I want to do it when I haveability to fight to win. It’s not thetime yet.”

Pedrosa sustained the injurywhen he collided with MarcoSimoncelli as they battled for sec-ond at Le Mans in May. He had al-ready sat out last weekend’sCatalunya GP.