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The increasingly war-likerhetoric hit Seoul’s financial mar-kets, prompting financialpolicymakers to call an emergencymeeting on Wednesday to look forways to calm investors.

“Should the South side’s intru-sions into the territorial waters ofour side continue, the DPRK(North Korea) will put into forcepractical military measures to de-fend its waters as it had alreadyclarified and the south side will beheld fully accountable for all theensuing consequences,” NorthKorea’s KCNA news agencyquoted a senior official as saying.

The furious war of words — theNorth referred to the South’s gov-ernment as “military gangsters,seized by fever for a war” — fol-

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ANKARA, Turkey – A bus carrying Russian tourists skidded off ahighway in southern Turkey and fell off a bridge Tuesday, killing 16people and injuring 25 others, officials said.

The bus broke through iron barriers, flipped over and fell about 20feet (six meters) onto its roof in a river bed, NTV television footageshowed. Rescue workers struggled to pull the bodies and injured fromthe wreckage, Deputy Gov. Mehmet Seyman of the Mediterraneanprovince of Antalya said.

Fourteen Russian passengers, their Turkish tour guide and the busdriver were killed. It was not immediately clear how many people intotal had been on board.

“We woke up as the bus flipped over,” the state-run Anatolia newsagency quoted one of the injured passengers, Lena Rasuleva, as say-ing. “I fell unconscious and opened my eyes in the hospital.”

At least one baby and a toddler were among the injured, includingRasuleva’s daughter, Diana, Anatolia reported. NTV television, cit-ing local authorities, said the driver was sleeping at the wheel.

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A South Korean conservative activist burns a North Korean flag showing a picture of its leader Kim Jong-Il during an anti-North Korea rally in Seoul on May 25, 2010 after South Korea announced reprisals against North Korea for the sinking of awarship. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il ordered troops and civil organisations on combat alert after South Korea accusedhis country of sinking a warship, a defector group said.

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SEOUL – North Korea on Tuesday threatened militaryaction if the South continued to violate its waters off the westcoast, further stoking tension on the peninsula after the sink-ing of a South Korean warship.

lows a report by international inves-tigators last week which accused thehermit North of torpedoing theCheonan corvette in March, killing46 sailors. On Monday, South KoreanPresident Lee Myung-bak cut tradewith his impoverished neighbor andblocked its commercial ships fromsailing through the South’s waters. Healso plans to take the issue to the U.N.Security Council.

U.S. Secretary of State HillaryClinton said in China on Tuesday thatWashington and Beijing would worktogether to come up with an “effec-tive, appropriate” response to thesinking. Both China and the UnitedStates say they want to see peace andstability on the peninsula, but agree-ing on how to pursue it may be hard. Continued on page 6Continued on page 6

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Denpasar (Bali Post)—2010 Population Census (SP) which

has been running about for one monthin Denpasar seems to have reaped themaximum enough results. At least, 90percent of Denpasar residents had beenrecorded. If waiting until the deadline,the population census in Denpasar isensured to be completed. Head of Cen-tral Statistics Bureau (BPS) ofDenpasar, I Wayan Suta, when con-tacted last Monday (May 24) said hisparty had recorded 90 percent of thepopulation of Denpasar. Even, his offi-cials managed to record a number ofthe ship cabin crews (ABK) and thehomeless who presumably had no per-manent place of residence. In reality,he admitted to find a little difficulty incollecting the data of the homeless.“However, we could resolve such a dif-ficulty,” Suta said.

Furthermore, Suta said since hisparty had reached nearly 90 percent ofthe population having the identity cardof Denpasar, so starting last Monday(May 24) his party opened the BPScomplaint service desk. Such complaintdesk, said Suta, was specifically in-tended for residents of Denpasar thathad not been recorded. “Yes, we haveopened the service today (last Mon-

Head of Denpasar PublicWorks I Ketut Winarta accompa-nied by the Division Head ofHighway Construction Services IWayan Suratha, last Monday(May 24), said that the length ofsidewalks in Denpasar City basedon the existing data reached233.93 km, spreading across thefour subdistricts. Of this amount,only about 135 km was in goodcondition, while other 37 km wasin the medium condition. The re-maining about 61 km was in adamaged condition or flush withthe asphalt.

Related to the damage, hisparty had scheduled regular re-pairs. This was taken because thefunds allocated for the mainte-nance of roads and sidewalks infiscal year 2010 were very limitedreaching only IDR 5.21 billionmore.

“Because of limited budget, the

Denpasar (Bali Post)—Within five months of the year

2010, it was recorded 23,182 casesof dog bites in Bali and around20,103 cases got anti-rabies vaccine(VAR). This means about 80,000vials of VAR had been spent. Thisfigure is not much different from theyear 2009 where there were 53,000bite cases a year and spent about107, 000 vials of VAR. “In terms ofdevelopment of the bite cases forthe year 2010, they are almost thesame as in 2009 so it is predictedthe necessary funds required is al-most the same, maybe even more,”said the Head of Bali Health Ser-vices, Nyoman Sutedja, when metin his office last Monday (May 24).Total funding allocated for the pur-chase of VAR in 2009 was IDR 15billion.

Meanwhile, if seen from the lat-est data where there were some23,000 bite cases, only 20,000 vic-tims getting the VAR, while ap-proximately 3,000 other bite casesdid not get the VAR. Regarding tothis matter, Sutedja said the victimswho did not get the VAR mightthink that bitten by dog was normaland harmless. “Today, some people

Many broken sidewalks in DenpasarMany broken sidewalks in DenpasarMany broken sidewalks in DenpasarMany broken sidewalks in DenpasarMany broken sidewalks in DenpasarDenpasar (Bali Post)—

Endeavors of Denpasar City Government to enhance the infrastructure development, in factstill encounters many obstacles. For instance, a number of existing sidewalks in Denpasar arestill damaged or out of order. At least, there are 61 km of damaged sidewalks in Denpasar.

maintenance of roads and side-walks in the city of Denpasar cannot be conducted simultaneously.However, the Denpasar PublicWorks still put emphasis based onpriority scale, by considering thelevel of damage,” said Winarta.

Winarta also added the totallength of the existing sidewalksdid not entirely belong to the roadof the regency. Approximatelymore than 45.25 km belonged toprovincial roads, while other 61.70km belonged to national roads. Forthe maintenance of sidewalks inthe provincial and national roads,Winarta said, his party remained tomake coordination with the BaliPublic Works. “If the province in-deed had funds for the mainte-nance, we will ask for immediaterepair. Otherwise, Denpasar CityGovernment through the PublicWorks will attempt to fix it,”Suratha added.

According to him, the damagedsidewalks in Denpasar City weregenerally caused by old enoughaged. In addition, it was alsocaused by frequent paving so manysidewalks were flush with the as-phalt. “Aside from being old, thesidewalks being flush with the as-phalt is often used for car parkingso they turn damaged quickly,” hesaid.

Furthermore, Suratha said, ex-cept for being used as a parking lot,the damaged sidewalks were alsocaused by roots of roadside treesand fiber optic cabling. Normally,after installing the cables, theworkers did not return it immedi-ately so that the Office of PublicWorks had to deploy some employ-ees to fix it.

When asked about the length ofsidewalks that had been repaired,Winarta said it was difficult tospecify considering the damage of

sidewalks was incidental. In addi-tion, the funds allocated for mainte-nance had included in to the roadmaintenance. “But from the allo-cated fund in 2010, IDR 4.05 billionis used for the procurement of mate-rials, including asphalt. Having been

put into tender, the value of contractagreed was IDR 3.71 billion more,namely for maintenance in four sub-districts. One of them is the improve-ment of sidewalk located on JalanDanau Tondano worth IDR 95 mil-lion,” explained Winarta. (kmb12)

Within five months, 23,000 people bitten by dog20,000 get VAR, while 3,000 others do not

start thinking if bitten by a dog isnormal. Just like when Bali has notbeen contracted by rabies. Such as-sumption is of course wrong,” hesaid.

He hoped that the public re-mained vigilant and tried to get theVAR if bitten by a dog or other ani-mals transmitting rabies (HPR). Ifthe VAR stock was empty, peopleshould not be afraid if a little late toget the VAR. “Late for one or twodays will not matter,” he said. Otherthan getting the VAR, the awarenessto keep the dog with a tie and to vac-cinate it should be certainly contin-ued. If the dog was released, theowner should let the dog be elimi-nated.

Sutedja continued, out of the19,000 VAR stock purchased by thefunds of Bali Provincial Govern-ment worth IDR 2.5 billion only left1,900 vials. This illustrated the highbite cases. Other than Bali Provin-cial Government, the inventories ofVAR has now been held by regen-cies such as by Denpasar, Badung,Gianyar, Tabanan and in the nearfuture Karangasem was also ex-pected to do so. Total funds ex-pended to purchase the VAR for sup-

plying all regencies was IDR 3 bil-lion. Then, to cover the needs of theVAR supply running low, accordingto Sutedja, his party had proposedadditional funds to Bali ProvincialGovernment as much as IDR 2 bil-lion and VAR support to the centralgovernment.

Regarding to the frequent un-availability of VAR at some rabiescenters in the regencies, such as inTabanan and Karangasem, accord-ing to Sutedja, it required coordina-tion of respective regency. For in-stance, when VAR stock started run-ning low, each rabies center had toquickly contact the Bali Health Ser-vices so it could send the VAR as-sistance. Or if there was regencyhaving more VAR stocks, it could beshared with regencies having a highbite case.

Meanwhile, for the case of a catbite occurred in Buleleng, basedon examination to sample of catbite it showed negative result.“So, there is no indication on thespread of rabies in animals otherthan dogs in Bali,” said Sutedja.For the case in Buleleng, otherthan bitten by cat, the victim hadbeen bitten by dog. (kmb24)

In Denpasar, populationcensus reaches 90 percent

day—ed). And this complaint serviceis intended for residents who had notrecorded previously,” explained Suta.

Nevertheless, since the 2010 Popu-lation Census was not over, officialswould continue to target the populationwhich had not been enumerated directly.This meant that there were some peoplewho had not had time to be interviewedin person by the officials. “Maybe, whenfirst time we visited them the concernedpersons were working or returning totheir home village. Therefore, weshould meet them again because theinterview could not be represented,” heasserted.

But what happened in the field, itremained to be found a number of rogueofficials. One of them was by provid-ing a sheet of paper containing somequestions for the house owner. The pat-tern was used by the officials becausethey found difficulty to meet the houseowner. When asking for confirmationrelated to this pattern, in fact it was notjustified. Suta said the way was not in-cluded in the working patterns of theofficials. “If there were such a pattern,please do not follow them up. Because,other than listing process, the officialsshould meet in person with the resi-dents,” he explained. (kmb12)

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Tabanan (Bali Post) –Tabanan’s Literary artist regret over

the region’s absence in the NationalStudent Arts Competition and Festival(FLS2N) or Arts Provincial Olympicfor Junior High School (SMP) wherethis region actually have brilliantachievements in the arts subject. Lastyear, Tabanan actually succeed in thisfestival and gained 1st place from thewhole nation.

Last Monday (24/5), literary artist,Gusti Putu Bawa Samar Gantang, men-tioned his regret over the art potentialthat’s not dug very well. He admittedthat he knew Tabanan will not join in aTechnical Meeting at Denpasar lastweek. At that time, Samar Gantang saidnot one art supervisors came to themeeting. “We regret over Tabanan’sabsence in this competition. Maybe theTabanan Education Agency was busywith politics so they ignored this com-petition. When the National Identitycard photo copies of the teachers whoare supporting one of the candidates

In addition to the activities car-ried out by holding a tabuh rah(blood sacrificing), during piodalanthe pemedek (worshiper) who camealso pleaded for tirta wewalungan.What is the meaning of this tirtawewalungan?

Villagers, along with rhythmicchants of traditional gamelan, ap-peared amid loud noises of gongsfrom the middle Pura Hyang Api’sfront yard is conducting activitiesof tabuh rah on Monday (24 / 5)yesterday. The temple which is lo-cated between the Tegalalang andPayangan

Chedi Subdistricts indeed has

Tabanan (Bali Post) -A student of SMAN 1 Kediri Made

Agus Mahaputra Giri (16) from BanjarTanah Sari, Pajahan Pupuan hangedhimself in his room in the HousingLand of BTN, Banjar Anyar village,Kediri, on Sunday (23 / 5) night. Be-fore performing the reckless action, heconfided with friends via SMS. He hadtime to say goodbye to his girlfriend.From the SMS, he sounded desperateto end his life because he was hauntedby his fear after a hitting a man to death,and delinquent payment of school fees.

This teenager found hanging by hisuncle Wayan Budiasa (51) at 22:00 pm.He found the victim hanging with a fewlayers of rope that previously pur-chased by his nephew. Budiasa shoutedfor his wife when he saw the victim’sbody hung. He immediately cut therope and immediately lowers the bodyof the victim. When the victim’s bodywas still warm, he then was rushed toBRSUD Tabanan. But it was too lateand the victim’s life was not able to besaved.

In order to continue his educationat SMAN 1 Kediri, Agus was stayingwith his uncle who was a civil servantand live in the Housing Land of BTNKediri. Before performing the action,on Sunday (23 / 5) evening at around17:00 pm, the victim who had justcome back from his home townshowed strange signs.

Without explaining his purpose,Agus told his uncle to buy a rope in a

Pura Hyang Api,

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Too Much Psychological BurdenHigh School StudentsFound Hanged

Artists Regret over Tabanan’s Absence in FLS2N

Implementation of piodalan (ceremonial celebration) in Pura Hyang Api, Kelusa Village, Dis-trict Payangan, which lasted for 42 days (a month in Balinese calendar) became a place for peopleto beg for salvation, especially for those who have cattle.

Denpasar (Bali Post)—The accused Wayan Agus al-

leged to be involved in the mur-der to the husband-wife having theSejahtera Shoe Store, SugiantoHalim—Feny Maria Sulianto, wasfinally sentenced to six years inprison on trial at Denpasar DistrictCourt, last Monday (May 24).Panel of Judges chaired by SigitSutanto declared the accused tohave violated the article 340 inconnection with of article 55 para-graph 1 of the first point of theCriminal Code (premeditated mur-der).

Sentence of six years imprison-ment imposed was immediatelyresponded by cries of theaccused’s mother Made DetiArtini. The woman who faithfullyaccompanied her son every trialcould accept the sentence thatshould be lived by her son. How-ever, it was unfair to her, if Arifwas allowed to roam freely. “I canaccept the punishment because myson is also guilty. However, thelaw enforcement must also be fair

Gianyar (Bali Post) –Hypnotizing crime is back in

Gianyar. This time the victim is aworker for Tradition Village Coop-erative of Gianyar, Dewa NgurahSuyadnya (46), who lives at ManikStreet, Candibaru area, Gianyar Vil-lage. The victim was hypnotized lastMonday (24/5) and reported it to theGianyar Police Sector. The incidentcaused the victim loss around IDR25 Million.

When reporting it to the police,the victim’s statement was all overthe place. Less than half an hour,Suyadnya was still half unconsciousfrom his thoughts. After several min-utes, he was back to normal.

Hypnotized, Millions of Rupiah Gone

uniqueness that is held everypiodalan. Not only the holding oftabuh rah, but also when peoplepray in the temple, they wouldasked for Tirta (holy water) whichare believed able to save their live-stock from the intrigues of the badintention. The Tirta touted as tirtawewalungan.

Chief of Village PekramanKelusa, Wayan Jawi said, whenprayers were held at Pura HyangApi, there are two real tirta peti-tioned by congregation. Startingfrom tirta Ring Panjak and tirtawewalungan. Tirta ring panjak, ac-cording to Jawi as any other regu-

lar tirta is acquired after praying inthe temple. While for tirtaWewalungan, is Tirta specificallyrequested by worshipers for thesafety of livestock or animals be-long to them. Tirta Wewalungan isintentionally asked to be made inthe temple, when there is a wishfrom pemedek. This Tirta requestedfrom the blessings of Brahma wor-shiped in Pura Hyang Api to elimi-nate all the epidemics that threatentheir animals.

This tradition has emergedfrom generation to generationand were proven to be true, heexplained. (Kmb16)

were collected, the Education Agencyjust take their own action. An art com-petition has been disregarded,” SamarGantang criticized.

Said the leak poetry creator, the po-tential of Tabanan’s arts are amaz-ing. In last year’s FLS2N, the craft(carving) competition representedby a National Junior High SchoolNo.2 (SMPN 2) Marga student, suc-ceeded in taking 1st position. In thepoetry creation competition alsosucceeded in being a winner andeven represented Bali in the nationalcompetition. Meanwhile in thenational’s poster competition, repre-sented by National High School No.1 (SMAN 1) Kediri student, excelledin getting 1st position from the wholenation. “Tabanan are very countedas an enemy in the arts yet was of-ten ignored by Tabanan itself. Sci-ence Olympic was much looked af-ter, Art was like the stepchild,” theteacher with the ontel bike com-plained. Samar Gantang mentioned,

Tabanan sub district is very great atliterature and dance, Pupuan andBaturiti are great at painting whilePenebel, Selemadeg, Kediri andKerambitan are great at traditionalarts such as singing traditional bal-lads (mekidung) and nyastra. Thepotential in art should never be astepchild, but a potential that mustbe respected.

Head of Education, Youth andSports Tabanan, I Wayan Adnyana,mentioned this competition was dealtby each Head of the fields. Adnyanaadmitted did not know exactly whichteams were sent and which catego-ries were not joined. Head of High/Vocational Schools Section, I GedeMastaadi admitted have pointedSMAN 1 Kediri as a representativefor High School. While Head of Jun-ior High School Section, KetutAstayoga, was failed to be con-firmed. But for sure, Tabanan’s par-ticipation in this competition was notheard nor clear. (kmb14)

Founded at his house, Suyadnya ad-mitted around 10.10 am wita, a manwearing a white shirt and jeans cameto his small shop to buy cigarettes.After giving the cigarettes andmatches, the man started to smoke.When the smoke was blown twice bythe man, Suyadnya then did not re-member a thing. “After my wifeasked for money to buy a new gastube, I was woken up,” Suyadnya ex-plained.

After conscious, the man whobought the cigarettes was gone fromits place. The cigarettes were not evenpaid. When Suyadnya was going toget the money, it was gone from itsplace. IDR 20 million owned by the

village that was put in a plastic bagwas also gone from the small shop’stable drawer. He then straight awayreported it to the police.

“We are investigating and tryingto find the hypnotizer based on thecharacteristic futures given by thevictim,” Head of Gianyar Police Sec-tor, Adjunct Police CommissionerGede Putra Astawa confirmed. It isunclear about the method used butfrom the victim’s statement it is pre-dicted to be a hypnotization. Thiscase will be continued to be investi-gated. “We can only suggest the resi-dents to be more careful when meet-ing someone you don’t know,”Astawa explained. (kmb16)

stall. After that, he was engrossed in ex-changing SMS. Before entering theroom Budiasa had joked with hisnephew. At around 22:00 pm, when itwas raining, Budiasa went to the cor-ner of the kitchen to check the leak.That’s when he saw the victim hang-ing on his door. The event was imme-diately reported to the Kediri police.Police crime scene did not find anysigns of violence. In order to know themotive of the act, police unpack thevictim’s phone SMS.

From 17:25 o’clock pm until around17:45 pm, the victim sent SMSs to afriend named Mirna for four times, andreceived three replies. Plus, an SMS tohis girlfriend Gek Juliantika Liana, ajunior high school adolescents in gradeIII Pupuan at around 21:32 pm. To GekLiana, the contact called Cynkq, he saidgoodbye and hoping for her to get a bet-ter guy. While to Mirna, Agus claimedto have been tired of his life because alot of problems he’s experiencing.

He admitted failing to pay the tu-ition for five months and then the ac-cident when he hit people to death dur-ing Galungan. He claimed to behaunted by the fear of his guilt. Assomeone who was joking around,Agus had said that he was preparingfor his funeral. His close friend had achance to prevent his actions by say-ing it is a great sin to kill himself andasked him to tell what the problemwas. But it did not discourage his in-tention to hang himself. (RTC 14)

Trial of murder to shoe store’s ownerSon sentenced to six years,mother of the accuseddemands justice

to drag Arif. My son was impos-sible to kill if he was not trapped,”she said while crying.

Meanwhile, Edward Tobing act-ing as legal counsel of the victimagreed with the mother of Agus.His party felt sorry for the penaltywhich had to be lived by Agus.“With the verification of the article340 of Penal Code, police inevita-bly must investigate Arif. No moreexcuses stating the persons respon-sible for this case are only Agusand Fahrudin,” he said.

The judge agreed with prosecu-tors about the deeds committed bythe defendant. Based on investiga-tion in the trial reinforced by testi-mony of witnesses and admissionof the defendant, it was consideredsufficient to prove the defendant’sfault. Objection made by defendanton the involvement in such mur-der case had indeed more justifiedthe deeds of defendant. On thevaluation, the judge declared therewas no justification or forgivingthat could remove the error of de-fendant. (015)

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The gunmen came to the south-western neighborhood of Baiyaa infive cars shortly before noon, theirfaces covered with traditional Arabheadscarves. They set off a road-side bomb near the shops, killingfour bystanders and woundingthree, city police officials said.

Then they opened fire on 12shops, killing nine gold shop own-ers or their workers and two by-standers. They threw percussiongrenades into the shop as a distrac-tion, then fled, police said.

A hospital official confirmed thenumber of casualties. All the offi-cials spoke on condition of ano-nymity because they were not au-

Reuters

S I N G A P O R E / K U A L ALUMPUR – An oil tanker and a bulkcarrier collided in waters betweenMalaysia and Singapore on Tuesdaymorning, spilling an estimated 2,500tonnes of oil, but traffic in Asia’sbusiest shipping lane was not af-fected.

The Malaysian flagged MTBunga Kelana 3 was carrying about62,000 tonnes of light crude oil, thecountry’s coast guard said.

Singapore port authorities saidthe spill measured about 4 kilome-ters by 1 kilometer and was located6 kilometers south of Singapore’ssoutheastern tip at 2:20 p.m. localtime.

Singapore and Malaysia activatedoil-spill response companies and aclean-up operation involving 20 craftwas under way. There were no re-ports of injuries among the 50 crewmembers.

The incident happened in theTraffic Separation Scheme (TSS) ofthe Singapore Strait, 13 kilometers(8 miles) from the tip of the islandnation, the city-state’s Maritime andPort Authority (MPA) said.

The spill, equivalent to about18,000 barrels, is dwarfed by the ap-

Agence France Presse

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia’slong-time ruler Meles Zenawi onTuesday celebrated a landslideelection victory which the opposi-tion slammed as fraudulent andEuropean observers as unfair.

Tens of thousands of ruling partysupporters thronged a city square af-ter the electoral commission releasedpreliminary results late on Mondayshowing the ruling coalition had awide lead across the country.

But the opposition charged the55-year-old strongman, who hasruled sub-Saharan Africa’s second

AFP/File/Simon Maina

Supporters of Ethiopia People Revolutionary Front (EPRDF) hold a posterbearing the image of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi during thelast day of the electiohn campaign on 20 May. Ethiopia’s long-time rulerMeles Zenawi celebrated a landslide election victory which the opposi-tion slammed as fraudulent and European observers as unfair.

Ethiopian PM celebratescontroversial election win

most populous country for two de-cades, had rigged his way to re-elec-tion in Sunday’s polls.

“I don’t see any reason why weshould accept the results that werecompletely fraudulent,” said MeraraGudina, one of the top leaders of themain opposition coalition Medrek.

“They took over all aspects of theelectoral administration, including thecount,” he said, referring to the rul-ing EPRDF coalition.

“We are currently looking at whatmeasures we should take next at aparty meeting today,” he added.

In 2005, the opposition scored itsbest showing ever and claimed Meles

stole the vote, sparking violence thatleft 200 people dead and drew inter-national criticism of the Horn ofAfrica’s ruling regime. The EuropeanUnion observation mission on Tues-day took a tougher line than on elec-tion day and said the campaign andthe polls were marked by restrictionson political freedom and the unfairuse of state resources by the regime.

“The title of our preliminary re-port is high turnout on election daybut marred by narrowing politicalspace and (an) uneven politicalfield,” Thijs Berman, the head of theEuropean Union’s observsationmission, told reporters.

AFP/File/Roslan Rahman

Ships are seen anchored off Singapore’s coastline. Emergencyteams scrambled to contain a 2,500-tonne oil spill near one of theworld’s busiest ports after two vessels collided in the SingaporeStrait, officials said.

Tanker and carriercollide off Singapore

proximately 175,000 barrels of oilthat has poured into the Gulf ofMexico since the deadly April 20offshore explosion that sank theDeepwater Horizon rig.

It was less than a tenth the size ofSingapore’s worst such oil spill sincethe MPA was created. As much as29,000 tonnes of heavy marine fueloil leaked into Singapore watersfrom the tanker Evoikos in 1997 af-ter it collided with the Orapin Glo-bal tanker.

“This is a relatively small amountin the general scheme of things, andit is not like the Gulf of Mexico,which is continuing to leak,” saidVictor Shum from oil consultancyPurvin & Gertz in Singapore.

“If it is contained within an oilretaining booms, it may not disruptshipping traffic. There is no compari-son. That one has really no limit atthis stage.”

In terms of the impact ofSingapore’s spill on the environment,Shum said: “I think certainly the con-cerns are there. Even if it is con-tained, it will take some time to cleanup.” The 1997 Evoikos spill tookthree weeks to clean up. Singaporeand Malaysia were applying oil dis-persants and containment booms forthe clean up, MPA said.

AFP/File/Roslan Rahman

A US soldier on patrol in the Bayaa neighbourhood of southwest Baghdad in 2007. Gunmen swooped onBaghdad jewellers in a morning rampage, killing 14 people and bombing almost a dozen stores afterrobbing them, an interior ministry official said.

Iraq: Gunmen rob goldIraq: Gunmen rob goldIraq: Gunmen rob goldIraq: Gunmen rob goldIraq: Gunmen rob goldshops in Baghdad, kill 15shops in Baghdad, kill 15shops in Baghdad, kill 15shops in Baghdad, kill 15shops in Baghdad, kill 15Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD – Masked gunmen attacked gold shops in Baghdad Tues-day, killing 15 people before they fled with a large quantity of gold,police and hospital officials said.

thorized to talk to the media.As Iraq’s sectarian violence has

ebbed, a new threat from violentcrime has cropped up. Tuesday’s at-tack was one of the deadliest in theupswing.

Many of those involved in thecrime wave are believed to be battle-experienced former insurgents un-able to find legitimate work. Theyoften bring the same brutality to theircrimes that they showed in the fight-ing that nearly pushed the country tothe brink of Sunni-Shiite civil war in2006 and 2007.

The result has been a wave ofthefts and armed robberies, hittinghomes, cars, jewelry stores, currency

exchanges, pawn shops and banks.There are few statistics tracking

the number and kinds of crimes, inpart because the government re-mains focused on the bombings andother insurgent attacks that continueto plague Baghdad and Iraq’s north.

But in the minds of the public,crime has become at least as con-suming as the violence directly re-lated to the war. And like the lack ofelectricity and other services, crimeis now a top complaint of Iraqis.

Some members of Iraq’s securityforces are also involved, perhaps asign that militants are still infiltrat-ing the security services.

In one of the most sensationalcrimes in recent years, several mem-bers of Iraq’s presidential guards —which protect senior officials —broke into the state-run RafidainBank on July 28 and stole about 5.6billion Iraqi dinars, or $4.8 million.

General Info Wednesday, May 26, 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, May 26, 20106 News

Aparicio, 41, suffered the gro-tesque goring Friday evening dur-ing a bullfight at Madrid’s LasVentas bullring. The matador lost hisbalance, fell to the ground and in aninstant the 530-kilogram (1,168pound) bull drove his right hornthrough Aparicio’s throat and out hismouth.

The beast withdrew the horn rap-idly and Aparicio managed to run tothe side of the ring for help.

Aparicio was initially treated atthe ring’s emergency medical unit,then transferred to the city’s Octo-ber 12th Hospital where he under-went a six-hour operation.

The October 12th Hospital saidin a statement that Aparicio’s con-dition was “evolving favorably” andthat his prognosis was “less serious.”

Most major bullrings in Spainand abroad are equipped with topflight teams of surgeons,traumatologists and anesthetists.Smaller bullrings are obliged to haveambulances on standby during fights

Improved medical treatment overthe years has cut down the numberof deaths by gorings, a fact attestedto by a statue to penicillin discov-erer Dr. Alexander Fleming beingsaluted by a bullfighter in name ofhis all his colleagues outsideMadrid’s venue. The last matador todie from a goring in Spain was JoseCubero Sanchez “Yiyo” in 1985.

Maximo Garcia Padros, chief sur-geon at Las Ventas, told reporters onFriday after initial treatment by the

Agence France Presse

BANGKOK – A Thai court onTuesday approved an arrest warrant forfugitive ex-premier ThaksinShinawatra on terrorism charges, whichcarry a maximum penalty of death, inconnection with recent violent protests.

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’sgovernment has accused Thaksin of in-citing unrest and bankrolling the massrallies by the opposition “Red Shirts”,many of whom seek the return of theformer telecoms tycoon.

“A court found there was enoughevidence so it issued an arrest warrant,”Naras Savestanan, deputy chief of theDepartment of Special Investigation(DSI), told reporters after the closed-door hearing at the Criminal Court.

“Now it’s the attorney general’s jobto enforce the warrant,” he said.

Thaksin was ousted in a bloodlessmilitary coup in 2006 and lives in self-imposed exile, mainly in Dubai, toavoid a jail term for corruption.

He said the terrorism charges were“politically motivated” and accused the

Associated Press Writer

BEIJING – A torrent of floodscaused by heavy storms havekilled 115 people in southernChina, with 21 people still miss-ing as weather reports show rainsbeginning to subside.

Emergency rescue teams havebeen dispatched across southernChina to help the 685,000 peopleevacuated as a result of the flood-ing, which has caused $2.2 bil-lion in damages, a statement onthe Ministry of Civil Affairswebsite said.

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MADRID – A Spanish bull-fighter left intensive care Mon-day and was recovering satis-factorily in a Madrid hospitalafter a bull’s horn rippedthrough his throat, pierced histongue and smashed his palate.

medical team that that Aparicio’s lifewas not in danger but they had to waitfor a CAT scan at hospital to rule outbrain damage.

“The horn penetrated into the oralcavity, causing a fracture in the up-per palate,” the hospital said in one

of its report.“A tracheotomy was performed

and the affected structures were re-paired without surgical complica-tions arising.” Most people at thering did not fully realize Aparicio hehad been gored.

(AP Photo/Domingo Botan)

In this photo made Friday, May 21, 2010, Spanish matador JulioAparicio is carried to infirmary after being gored by a bull dur-ing a bullfight during the San Isidro Feria at the Las Ventasbullring in Madrid.

Floods kill 115 in southern ChinaBut one official said Tuesday

that the worst may be over. “Therain was pretty severe earlier, butnow the weather is improving,”said the official surnamed Chenwho answered the phone at theHunan Water Bureau informationoffice. Like many Chinese offi-cials he would give only his sur-name.

China’s rainy season, which be-gan this month, follows the worstdrought in a century for southernChina’s Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxiregions. The drought affected 61million people, leaving millions

without drinking water and 12 mil-lion acres (about 5 million hect-ares) left barren since last year.

The floods hit 13 provinces, in-cluding Guangdong, Sichuan andZhejiang, and damaged more than80,000 homes and affected morethan 10 million people, said astatement posted on the StateFlood Control and Disaster ReliefHeadquarters website.

China’s huge land mass meanssevere storms can cause floods inone region, while other parts ofthe country can experiencedrought.

Thai court approves ‘terrorism’warrant for ex-PM

government of human rights abuses.“During my entire political career I

have adhered to non-violence and theconstitutional monarchy,” he said in astatement issued by his legal adviser.

“I have never supported violence,”Thaksin said. “The arrest warrantagainst me is unfair. I am ready to provethat I am not a terrorist and the accusa-tion is politically motivated.”

If found guilty, Thaksin could intheory face the death penalty, butthe warrant appears aimed at boost-ing attempts to extradite Thaksin,who has found sanctuary in severalcountries.

The government has exerted pres-sure on countries he has visited andmoved to freeze his finances. Abhisitsaid the court ruling and the severity ofthe charge would help the government’sefforts to have Thaksin extradited.

“It will make our work with foreigncountries easier,” he told reporters.

“We still have to monitor his move-ments and seek cooperation in line withexisting agreements. As of now manycountries are banning him, but not all.”

Washington condemned the sinking,while China has been largely silentabout the behavior of its volatile ally.

Russia, which like China and theUnited States holds a veto in the Secu-rity Council, urged restraint. PresidentDmitry Medvedev urged both sides to“prevent a further escalation on the situ-ation on the Korean peninsula.”

Most analysts doubt either sidewould risk a war, which would be sui-cidal for the North and economy-ruin-ing for the South. The initial marketsfalls were triggered by a story by theSouth’s Yonhap news agency quotinga local report that the North was gear-ing up for war. It later emerged that thereport said only that the North wouldfight back if it was attacked.

“The Yonhap report ... chilled inves-tor sentiment as it highlighted SouthKorea’s geopolitical risks. And the tim-ing for such news could not be worse,as market sentiment was already shakywith renewed euro zone financialfears,” said Hwang Keum-dan, a stockmarket analyst at Samsung Securities.

Key economic and financial authori-ties will meet early on Wednesday todiscuss ways to stabilize local finan-cial markets.

Some in the market saw the selling— which took stocks on the main in-dex to their lowest close in 15 weeks— as overdone and triggered mostly

Each year, thousands of peopleare killed in traffic accidents onTurkey’s roads because of carelessdriving or poor road conditions.Many of the roads consist of just twolanes, are badly lit and poorly pa-trolled by police.

The bus was traveling from the

Russian...From page 1 resort of Alanya, which is popular

with Russian and German tourists,to the scenic Pamukkale waterfallnear the central city of Denizli.

About 3 million Russian touristsvisit Turkey annually. Earlier thismonth, Turkey and Russia agreed tomutually lift entry visa requirementsfor visits of up to 30 days in an ef-fort to boost tourism and business.

North Korea...From page 1

by foreign selling.“North Korea and related risks have

always been there. It is like telling in-vestors to quit the Japanese market be-cause it has earthquakes. War is wantedneither by the North nor the South,” onefund manager at a foreign investmentmanagement house said.

FURIOUS RHETORICBoth sides have stepped up their

rhetoric over the Cheonan incident, oneof their deadliest since the 1950-53Korean War.

The North charged South Korea’sgovernment with fabricating the issue,partly to help the ruling party in nextweek’s local elections — important tocement President Lee’s power in thesecond half of his single five-year term.

The incident appears to have donenothing to dent Lee’s popularity, whichone recent opinion poll shows runningat well over 40 percent, unusually highfor recent South Korean presidents half-way through their term.

A strong showing for Lee’s party inthe June 2 local election, which manyexpect, will give him greater authorityto push aside a fragmented oppositionin parliament and continue with sweep-ing pro-business reforms.

His rule has also seen relations withthe North turn increasingly chilly as heturned his back on a decade of gener-ous aid to the North by his predeces-sors which had failed to end its attemptsto build nuclear weapons.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 7Indonesia TodayInternational

Agence France-Presse

JAKARTA - Indonesia’s Su-preme Court said Monday it hadrejected another appeal bySingaporean investment giantTemasek Holdings Pte. Ltd. againstrulings that it had breached anti-

AFP PHOTO/FILES/ROMEO GACAD

In a file picture taken on February 10, 2010 a komodo dragon roams in an enclosure at the Ragunan Zoo inJakarta. A komodo dragon attacked an Indonesian man as he ate lunch at a building site on one of the giantlizards’ protected island habitats, police said on May 24, 2010.

Gita said Chinese entrepreneursmainly invested their money in theindustrial sector in several Indone-sian provinces, namely West Java,Jakarta, Banten, Lampung and Cen-

Antara

JAKARTA - The governmentplans to direct climate change aidcommitment from Norway worthUS$1 billion for saving peat landforests in Sumatra, Kalimantan andPapua, Gusti M Hatta said.

“We will direct it for saving peatland forests and it will be discussedwith governors. We are made moreoptimistic by the aid,” the environ-ment minister said here on Monday.

President Susilo BambangYudhoyono plans to go to Oslo, Nor-way on May 27 to attend an interna-tional conference on climate change

Agence France-Presse

JAKARTA - Indonesian prosecu-tors on Monday sought 10 years’ jailfor the alleged driver of late terrorleader Noordin Mohammad Top.

Amir Abdillah, 34, is facingcharges including plotting to assas-sinate the president, Susilo BambangYudhoyono, and concealing informa-tion about a terrorist group.

He was arrested in the wake oftwin suicide bombings on luxuryhotels in Jakarta last July whichkilled seven people, the last in astrong of deadly attacks blamed onMalaysian-born Noordin and hisextremist network.

Noordin was killed by police ina raid in September.

Abdillah “knew about the plot tobomb the hotels, he knew about theplan to kill President SBY, he hidinformation about terror suspectsand assisted them,” prosecutorChairul Fauzi told the South Jakartadistrict court. Prosecutors did notseek the maximum death sentencebecause the accused had confessedto his crimes, showed regret and wascooperative, he added.

Agence France-Presse

KUPANG - A komodo dragonattacked an Indonesian man as heate lunch at a building site on oneof the giant lizards’ protected islandhabitats, police said Monday.

Construction worker AgustinusJenaru, 20, was having a meal breakwhen the powerful monitor, appar-ently attracted by the smell of food,crept up from behind and bit himon the arm, police official MegaLaksana Putra said.

“The man screamed for help. Heput up a struggle and managed tofree himself,” Putra said.

There are no medical facilities onRinca, a komodo sanctuary in east-

Komodo dragon attacksman in Indonesia: police

ern Indonesia, so Jenaru was flownto hospital on Bali island, he said.

Until recently komodos were be-lieved to hunt with a “bite and wait”strategy using toxic bacteria in theirsaliva to weaken or kill their prey,before descending in numbers tofeast.

But in 2005 researchers found thatdragons’ jaws are armed with highlysophisticated poison glands that cancause paralysis, spasms and shockthrough haemorrhaging.

The world’s largest monitor liz-ard, komodos can grow up to threemetres (10 feet) and weigh up to 140kilograms (310 pounds). They areunique to a small group of islands ineastern Indonesia.

China, Hong Kong investmentsChina, Hong Kong investmentsChina, Hong Kong investmentsChina, Hong Kong investmentsChina, Hong Kong investmentsin RI up after ACFTA’s signingin RI up after ACFTA’s signingin RI up after ACFTA’s signingin RI up after ACFTA’s signingin RI up after ACFTA’s signingAntara

JAKARTA - Capital Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) ChiefGita Wirjawan said Chinese and Hong Kong investments in Indonesiaincreased during the 2003-2009 periods or after the signing of theASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA).

tral Kalimantan.Investors from Hongkong who

became interested in Indonesia afterthe signing of FTA sank funds in thereal estate, industrial zone, office

building, construction and miningsectors in West Java, Jakarta, Banten,Lampung, and Central Kalimantan.

According to BKPM data, realizedChinese investment in the 2003-2009period amounted to an average ofUS$57.4 million per year or about 0.7percent of the overall value of foreigninvestment in e period with the num-ber of workers absorbed recorded at2,996 per year.

The numbers were higher than in

the 1999-2002 periods when the an-nual amount of realized Chinese in-vestment averaged only US$2.5 mil-lion and the number of absorbedworkers was 188 per year.

Hongkong investment afterACFTA’s signing reached US$160million per year and the averagenumber of workers absorbed 5,682per year. Compared to other coun-tries investing in Indonesia, theamount of realized Hong Kong in-

vestment ranked eighth and that ofChinese investment 16th.

On the other hand, realized Indo-nesian investment in China until mid-2009 amounted to US$2.7 million bya total of 511 companies.

Overall, Gita said, the problemsChinese investors were facing whenthey planned to invest in Indonesiamainly had to do with managementconflicts, land-related issues, environ-mental issues and misuse of facilities.

Government to use Norwegianaid to save peat land forests

and forests to be attended by repre-sentatives from dozens of countries.

Along with Norway prime min-ister, Jens Stoltenberg, the Indone-sian president would lead the con-ference which would discuss mecha-nism for reducing emissions fromdeforestation and degradation(REDD) in developing countries.

The conference is aimed at facili-tating voluntary partnership betweenadvanced countries and developingcountries that have tropical forestswith regard to implementing theREDD with a total commitmentworth US$3.5 billion.

Besides discussing further the

Copenhagen meeting that pledgedUS$3.5 billion for developing countriesfor 2010 to 2011, Indonesia would alsosign a letter of intent with Norway forUS$1 billion in climate change funding.

“So far many have already commit-ted to extending climate change fundssuch as from the US, Japan, Australia,Britain, France and Germany but noneof it has been realized,” he said.

He said his side had already soughtconfirmation about it from Australiahoping the aid could be enjoyed bypeople living around the forests up to50 percent while only 10 percent wouldgo to the central government and therest to regions possessing forests.

Indonesia seeks 10 yearsfor Noordin’s driver

Two Islamic extremists carryingbackpacks filled with homemadebombs blew themselves up at theneighbouring JW Marriott and RitzCarlton hotels in downtown Jakartaon July 17. Prosecutors said Abdillahwas in a car near the hotels with fel-low-Islamist Syaifudin Jaelani as heissued the orders via mobile phoneto the bombers to initiate their attacks.

Jaelani was killed by police in thewake of the bombings.

They also said Abdillah droveNoordin to meetings with terrorists,booked a hotel room in West Javawhere the attacks were planned, andtransported explosive materials to ahouse where a truck bomb was be-ing assembled. The truck bomb wasintended for an attack on Yudhoyonoaround Independence Day on August17 last year, but it never took place.

Dressed in a grey shirt and whiteMuslim cap, Abdillah appeared calmthroughout the hearing.

“I regret my past deeds,” he toldreporters at the court.

Noordin led a radical splinter fac-tion of the Jemaah Islamiyah terrornetwork which he called “Al-Qaedain the Malay Archipelago.”

Indonesian court shoots downTemasek anti-trust appeal

monopoly laws.The KPPU ruled in 2007 that

Temasek was guilty of engaging inmonopolistic practices and anti-competitive behavior in Indonesia’scellular phone market through itsstakes in two telephone operators.

It ordered the state-linked invest-

ment firm to divest its holdings ineither PT Telkomsel or PT Indosat,Indonesia’s two largest mobile op-erators by subscriber numbers.

The court ruled against the appealearlier this month but the decisionwas only posted on its website onMonday, without explanation.

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Bali Today

“The workshop contributes to BHA’s en-deavors to furthermore educate and train its em-ployees as part of its social responsibility toprovide a better and cleaner future for all localcommunities”, Gareth Warne, BHA Directorof Environment, and GM of Nusa LembonganResort & Sail Sensations Catamaran, said inDenpasar, Monday.

The workshop covered an unusually widerange of green subjects from solar water heatingto biofuel production, from kitchen oil toconsultancy on sustainable development.

During eight lectures over 100 participantshad been informed of practical hands on solutionson saving energy, water management, recycling,carbon offset, and green corporate social respon-sibility programs.

The available choice of green technologiesand solutions such as LED lighting run on just 20percent of conventional energy consumption.

Also, biodegradable plastic products dis-solving into virtually nothing after about one yearamazed experts and laymen alike.

Certificates of appreciation were given out

As the primary world tourism, Bali also ac-tively plays important role in promoting Indo-nesian tourism and even Bali is preparing it-self to become the driving forces of other re-gional tourism.

Governor of Bali, Mangku Pastika wasoptimistically ready to become a locomotivedriving the tourism for other regions, includ-ing the South Sulawesi Province. Nevertheless,the locomotive could not move very well, if thecarriage it pulled did not support, or even wasdamaged.

This matter was confirmed by Governorof Bali in his speech after signing the agreementand cooperation script (MoU) in culture and tour-ism between Bali Provincial Government andSouth Sulawesi Province in Wiswa Sabha Hallrecently. “Bali is indeed becoming the locomo-tive, but the coach should also run smoothly, oth-erwise, it would be difficult for the locomotive topull,” Pastika joked.

Mangku Pastika warmly welcomed the co-operation in culture and tourism because his partywould like to give an impact to the region having atourist attraction in order it could manage its desti-nation properly. “I know South Sulawesi has suchgreat potential to be developed and restructured tobecome a tourist attraction. At the end, the proceed-ings could make the society prosperous,” he said.

It was said, to manage the tourism sector itcould not be relied on tourist attraction owned, butthe support and participation of citizens was nec-

Are you getting bored with culturalattractions offered by Bali? Do not worry,forget it for a while. Simply divert yourattention to more light things to see aroundBali. Activities of farmers in the rice field,for instance, will have various attractions.From the dawn until the nightfall, they areloyally cultivated their land beyond do-ing other side jobs.

With the subak system inheritedfrom some a thousand years ago, they cul-tivate their land with regular irrigation.The system can survive because it adoptsmodern techniques, too. Both go hand inhand in keeping with the modernization.Mechanization and agricultural technol-ogy are in one side, while ancient tradi-tion in another side. It was Mpu Kuturanwho introduced the ritual guidance forsubak through his famous palm-leaf manu-script Darmaning Pemaculan featuring thepreparation of seedlings up to storing thepost-harvest husked rice in granary.

Other than observing their dailyworks, visitors can also see their ‘struggle’against disturbing birds. When they arepreparing some seedlings, some spotteddoves will steal the sprouts. Farmers areforced to cover the newly seedlings byalang-alang grass until they reach somefive to six days old. Another enemy is theslow white heron along with its friend.Though such long-legged birds do not eatthe sprouts but they disturb enough be-cause usually walk around haphazardly inthe seedling area where their prey likesmall frogs or grasshoppers go. Probably,your coming through bird watching cankeep those birds away from seedling area.

When the paddy plant has bear youngfruit, cereal eater birds will come withoutinvitation. They consist of several familieslike scaly breasted munia, white-headedmunia. In a large crowd, they ordinarily like

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DENPASAR - The Bali Hotels Association (BHA),a group of over 100 star-ratedhotels in Bali held an environment workshop at Kuta’s Hard Rock Hotel, as a part ofseries to provide a new concept of green for everyone.

to 30 BHA hotels participating in EcoBali’s andTetra Pak’s ‘Environmental Awareness and Re-cycling of Beverage Cartons Program’.

The very successful initiative is a major pro-moter of environmental good practice and educa-tion within Bali’s hotel industry.

An MoU signed between BHA, Tetra PackIndonesia, and EcoBali is cementing future co-operation in the recycling and green educationsector.

Presentations were given by Contained En-ergy, Caritas Switzerland; Plant a Tree Today(PATT), Little Tree, Eco-Leadership, GadjahTunggal Plastindo (OXO12), Tetra Pack Indone-sia, as well as EcoBali. The event itself was spon-sored by Gadjah Tunggal Plastindo and Tetra PackIndonesia.

Another BHA workshop on energy andwaste management is planned for the end of 2010.

The Bali Hotels Association is a professionalorganization star-rated hotels and resorts in Bali.Members include general managers from 100 ho-tels and resorts, representing 14,500 hotel roomsand 22,000 employees in Bali.

Bali ready to become thelocomotive of South Sulawesi

essary, especially the comfort and security. “In man-aging tourism, it is needed the comfort and safetyfor tourists. The sector is very risky to conflict andprotests from residents. If this happens, touristswould be afraid to come to the area,” he said.

Meanwhile, Governor of South Sulawesi,Syahrul Yasin Limpo expected through the signingof cooperation agreement in the field of culture andtourism with Bali Provincial Government wouldbe able to increase the tourist visits to the region.“Bali is a world tourist destination. Therefore, weexpect the promotion through Bali could increasethe tourist visits to South Sulawesi region in yearsto come,” he said. The potential tourist objects inSouth Sulawesi were quite diverse, such as culturalattractions in Tana Toraja and natural tourist attrac-tion also truly supported the area.

“Tanah Toraja is one of the mainstays ofour cultural attractions made into the mascot fortourism in South Sulawesi, other than supportingaccommodation, such as hotels and restaurants anda resort development near the tourist area,” ex-plained Syahrul Yasin.

His party is now expanding the existingairport in Tana Toraja, so that tourists could ac-cess directly the tourist attraction having a uniqueand unparalleled culture in the country. “We areoptimistic that cooperation with Bali ProvincialGovernment in the future will give treasures oftourist attraction, not only Bali but also SouthSulawesi Province,” said Governor of SouthSulawesi Syahrul Yasin Limpo. (BTN/014)

Bird watching:Admiring another charmof Paradise Island

to suck the young milky content of the rice,moreover if it belongs to local variety likesticky rice. The latter is more delicious. Ifthis attack is neglected or gets less atten-tion within few days the entire paddy maybe empty. Therefore, farmers attempt todismiss them by generating various sounds.Some of them can be carried out by mak-ing split bamboo log, propeller or even in-stall some scarecrows at every corner. Ofcourse, it will be accompanied by installa-tion of some ropes to move them. To makeeasier in overseeing the birds, farmer willeven build temporary high hut. But, a littlenegligence of farmer will be taken advan-tage by those birds.

If you are lucky enough, your birdwatching may encounter some manyarbirds or golden weaver belonging to muniafamily. Uniquely, this bird builds a hang-ing nest on trees, bamboo higher grass orcoconut made from plaited grasses. More-over, this bird can also make a basinet fortheir baby. When they grow older, they willbe ready to sway on the stalk of rice.

Some other interesting birds to seein the rice field are Javan kingfisher (Ba-linese: tenggek) with its blue feather andred or white beek, white breasted waterhen (krekuwak) usually walk and slip intothe spaces between paddy plants.

In essence, local farmers do nothave a habit to kill the annoying birds.They just dismiss them by eco-friendlymethods such as by generating soundsmanually, by wind or even water. If theattack is rampant and considered stubborn,they will hold ngelepeh ceremony by of-fering sacrifice at Bedugul Temple. Hope-fully, by offering some oblation gods mas-tering the birds could control their sub-jects. Last but not least, have a nice birdwatching while looking closer at farmer’sactivity in the rice field. (BTN/punia)

BTN/FILE

In this file photo show rice field in the Island of Bali. Activities of farm-ers in the rice field, for instance, will have various attractions. Fromthe dawn until the nightfall, they are loyally cultivated their land be-yond doing other side jobs.

Balinese Culture

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Mushroom can become an alternative of meat. When it comeswith other tuber ingredients, it can generate luscious vegetable.Shiitake mushroom, for instance, is an ingredient offering myriadpossibilities of good food. Let’s try to make a soup serving basedon shiitake in combination with assorted tubers like potato andcarrot. With the presence of chicken broth, it turns to become aperfect combination.

Ingredients: 100 gram shiitake (sliced thinly), 100 gram car-rot (sliced cubically), 100 gram potato (sliced cubically), 1 stalkof leek (sliced), 500 ml chicken broth, 10 gram Bombay onion(sliced), 100 gram country bean, 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp refinedsugar.

Spices: 3 cloves garlic (ground), ½ tsp pepper powder, 1 sa-chet of soup spice

Method:· Boil the chicken broth and put all ingredients into the

pan. Wait until all ingredients are done.· Add salt, refined sugar, garlic, soup spice and let them

boil. Then, put Bombay onion and sliced leek into the batter inthe pan.

· Take out and serve while it is still hot. (BTN/punia)

Antara

DENPASAR – Puppet mastersfrom Sidakamoyako art group fromJapan will take part in the 32nd annualBali Art Festival (BAF) which will beheld started on June 12th through July10th 2010.

I Kadek Suardana, the head of ArtiBali Foundation, said “they will per-form electrical wayang show whichcan give different ways to performwayang in the future.” There is greathope that the contemporary wayangshow will give new knowledge to thepuppet masters in Bali.

“In performing the puppet orwayang show, there will be no collabo-ration with the local artists. The artistsfrom Japan will perform it by them-selves,” Suardana said. The local com-mittee will only assist them in prepar-ing for the performance. The artistsfrom japan will perform on June 27th

2010 in Ayodia stage in Art CenterDenpasar.

Suardana said “the people who areinterested with wayang should see theperformance because it will be greatexperiences to see a new perspectivein perform the wayang. He said thatthere are two art groups from Japanthat will take part in this year’s BAF.

INGREDIENTS:175 gr shallots, peeled and chopped150 gr cloves garlic, peeled & chopped450 gr laos, peeled and thinly sliced4 tsp coriander seeds175 gr fresh turmeric, peeled and sliced250 gr large red chilies, seeded & chopped40 gr bird’s-eye chilies100 gr kencur roots, peeled and chopped5 tsp dried shrimp paste150 ml Coconut oil1 tsp salt1¼ tsp black pepper ground4 ea salam leaf, whole3 ea stalk lemon grass, bruised

PREPARATION:1. Combine all ingredients except salam leafs and Lemon

grass, salt and water in food processor and grind coarsely.2. Place ground ingredients in heavy saucepan, add remain-

ing ingredients and simmer over medium heat for approximately60 minutes or until water is evaporated and marinade changesto golden color. (www.baliguide.com/balifood)http://sudewi2000.files.wordpress.com

Puppet master is playing his puppeteers during a show. Puppetmasters from Sidakamoyako art group from Japan will take partin the 32nd annual Bali Art Festival (BAF) which will be heldstarted on June 12th through July 10th 2010.

Contemporary wayangperformance in 2010 BAF

The other art group is “Wyarhita”which consist of 20 artists and they willcollaborate with Balinese artists dur-ing their performance.

I Nyoman Cerita, the head of SuaraKanti Art Group which will collabo-rate with the artists from Japan, saidthat the member of Suara Kanti willbecome the music players during the

performances.There is great hope that the per-

formances will produce somethingunique and interesting. There are nineart groups from six countries take partin the 2010 BAF. Japan, India, andUS send 2 art groups and one artgroup come from Sweden, Canada,and France.

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SUBAK Museum is a museum colleting theBalinese traditional agriculture tools and olddocumentation to remind all young generationabout Subak Organization which has famous inthe world. It is located in Sanggulan country-side, Kediri sub district and Tabanan regencyprecisely 20 Km west part of Denpasar town.This museum is opened for public and to be oneof tourist destinations in Tabanan regency, westpart of Bali. It is strategically located in Tabanantown and close with other tourist destinations inthis regency.

Tabanan regency is one of the regencies inBali own the widest rice field, so that frequentlythis regency is called by the Rice Barn of BaliIsland. Sanggulan countryside has been chooseas a place of Subak Museum because consider-ing that Subak Rijasa in this regency that in year1979 have reached the National Champion inIntensification Program that lifting Bali’s namein the national level. Beside of that Tabanan re-gency owns more Subak Organization if it iscompared with other regencies. The developmentof Subak Museum is inspirited by intention ofall Balinese culture lovers. This museum is ex-pected to preserve Subak as a local cultural as-set which have meritorious in developing andimproving agricultural rice field production, es-pecially rice and traditional irrigation system.This system is very famous in foreign countrieshttp://1.bp.blogspot.com

Subak Museumbecause own the similar irrigating system likeFai in Thailand and Zangera in Philippine withthe chasm and its specification do not like Subakwhich is existing in Bali. Subak is wet farmfarmer organization to get the water irrigationfrom the sources.

Subak Museum is consisted of the closed andopened building. The closed building is consistedof the exhibition stand where we can meet thedemonstration of the object related to farmerwork, visual audio building narrating the Subakactivities in its bearing with the water irrigationmanagement, library and office. Open buildingis the visualization of Subak demonstration inmini form which is consisted of a pool as reloca-tion place of irrigation, a tunnel to flow the wa-ter from pool to the water relocation. The ob-jects and farmer equipments are displayed in theexhibition building is the equipments and objectare arranged in a such manner from the equip-ment for the opening of agriculture farm, mak-ing the irrigation items, farm processing, cropconservation, harvesting, making rice and kitchenequipments.

In tourism effort, this time can be form as atourist destination, especially for incoming tour-ist from the big countries like America , Eu-rope, Japan , etc that this museum as a uniqueplace of interest in Bali.(www.balistarisland.com)

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 11

BUSINESS

Agence France-Presse

WASHINGTON - After monthsof fragile economic growth, fears aremounting that the global recoverycould be derailed by a debt crisis thatbegan in one small corner of Europe.

At first investors voiced onlymild concern about events in Ath-ens. News that Greece had fiddleddeficit figures did little except in-crease the country’s cost of borrow-ing and raise eyebrows at the Euro-pean Union’s Brussels headquarters.

But as world stock markets werepummeled in recent weeks and theeuro fell sharply against the dollar,that concern has given way toscarcely concealed panic.

Respected commentators are be-ginning to echo the twitterverse’sshrill warnings that a once obscuredebt problem could prompt anotherGreat Recession.

If a one-trillion-dollar (750-bil-lion-euro) EU rescue package failsto calm markets, “US GDP growthcould be reduced by half to one per-cent over the next couple of years,”Deutsche Bank analysts warned cli-ents.

“If the rescue program fails alto-gether, we are looking at a poten-tially much more negative picture,with the distinct possibility of adouble-dip recession.”

Greece, with debt of nearly 300billion euros (372 billion dollars),agreed this month to spending cutsand higher taxes in exchange for a110-billion-euro bailout packagefrom the European Union and theInternational Monetary Fund.

Still, with another crisis looming,

The state-run Korea Develop-ment Institute said in a report seenTuesday that the North had a 333million dollar trade surplus with itsneighbour last year.

Seoul on Monday bannedmost cross-border trade after an in-ternational investigation found thata North Korean submarine had tor-pedoed a South Korean warship onMarch 26, killing 46 sailors.

“The sanctions are expectedto bring significant pain to theNorth Korean government,” insti-tute researcher Lee Seok said in thereport.

The South also banned theNorth’s merchant ships from usingits sea lanes, meaning they face big-ger fuel bills from taking longerroutes.

It excluded a jointly run in-dustrial estate at Kaesong, justnorth of the border, from the tradeban.

The institute said the Northhad consistently achieved a surplusin purely commercial trade with theSouth, excluding aid and govern-ment-led economic cooperationprojects. The surplus amounted to333 million dollars in 2009. Thecommunist state’s exports weremainly farm products or seafood.

The North earned another 40million dollars from workers’wages at Kaesong last year, whichare unaffected at present.

The government-funded Ko-rea Institute for National Unifica-tion separately estimated theNorth’s likely annual trade lossesat more than 250 million dollars.This includes an extra one milliondollars in extra fuel costs for ships,it said in a report published byDong-A Ilbo newspaper.

But analysts cautioned thatSeoul’s trade cut-off could push itsneighbour further into the arms ofChina, which is already the North’smain trade partner and energy sup-

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SEOUL - South Korea’s ban on most trade with North Ko-rea will cost the impoverished communist state hundreds ofmillions of dollars a year, according to figures from a Seoulresearch group.

plier. “The North will strengthen its

economic cooperation further withChina to make up for a loss in tradewith the South,” Kim Yong-Hyunof Seoul’s Dongguk University toldAFP. “The South’s economic lever-age is weakening and actually onthe brink of collapse.”

Dong Yong-Seung ofSamsung Economic Research Insti-tute in Seoul agreed that the South’smove could deepen the North’s eco-nomic dependence on China. But hesaid it could also create a shortageof hard currency in the North, caus-ing it problems in settling businessdeals with China.

The trade ban caused jittersamong South Koreans trading withthe North, including those atKaesong, where 42,000 North Ko-reans work at 110 South Korean-funded plants.

Even though the estate wasexcluded from the ban, factoryowners are suffering from chilledrelations.

“That (ban) was like slappinga death penalty on us,” Park Yong-Man, owner of a garment factoryin Kaesong, told Yonhap newsagency. “Orders have completelydried up.”

Lee Kwan-ho, an official atSeopyong Energy, which importssmokeless coal from North Korea,said his company could not surviveif the deterioration in relations con-tinued.

Choi Yong-gwan, head of anassociation of South Korean busi-nessmen that supports inter-Koreantrade, said Seoul was abandoningthe opportunity to open up the re-clusive North.

“North Koreans now under-stand the taste of money,” Choisaid. “Abandoning economic coop-eration is equal to withdrawing ourmost effective means of prying thecountry open.”

Fears grow that banks couldsend euro crisis global

experts point out that the downturn’ssymptoms look eerily similar to thelast one, with nods at the financialsystem, and banks in particular.

Daniel Tarullo, a member of theFederal Reserve’s board, recentlysuggested a repeat of the 2008 cri-sis that saw the near collapse of theUS financial sector was “not out ofthe question.”

“One avenue through which fi-nancial turmoil in Europe might af-fect the US economy is by weaken-ing the asset quality and capital po-sitions of US financial institutions,”Tarullo told Congress last week.

Banks, he said, were goingthrough spasms that “brought backmemories of developments duringthe recent global financial crisis.”

Then, faced with doubts aboutthe health of competitors’ balancesheets, banks began closing downcredit lines, sparking a domino ef-fect throughout the financial system.

The fear is that banks willagain stop trusting each other, ac-cording to Uri Dadush, a former di-rector of international trade at theWorld Bank who is now with theCarnegie Endowment.

“Even though US bank expo-sure is relatively limited... the bank-ing systems in Europe and theUnited States are so interconnected,and European banks have a lot of ex-posure,” he said.

The top ten US banks are esti-mated to hold around 60 billion dol-lars in debt from “peripheral” Euro-pean nations, around a tenth of theirprincipal capital.

Their banking counterpartsacross the Atlantic, particularly in

France and Germany have much moresignificant exposure.

The gap between inter-bank bor-rowing costs in Europe and the UnitedStates has exploded in recent months,which analysts say is a sign of grow-ing concern.

“Broader recovery concerns andpotentially elevated counterpartycredit risk could be the main drivers,”said Geoffrey Yu of UBS.

“Either way, investor concernshave expanded from beyond theeurozone into a broader arena.”

As if to underline the concern,stock markets around the world wereweighed down Monday by news thatthe Spanish government was forced tobailout CajaSur, a local savings bank.

Trade may also be hit. As the euro was pummeled by

investors, US and Asian exports havebecome more costly for Europeans,who many fear will be able to buy lessas the recovery slows.

Around a quarter of US manu-facturing exports go to Europe. Thesector employs an estimated 11.6 mil-lion Americans.

Ironically, the single Europeancurrency’s fall in value may makeEurope more competitive, boost ex-ports and offer the continent an exitfrom the crisis.

“The euro devaluation canhelp,” said Dadush, “a 20 percent de-valuation of the euro is a big deal, buteveryone has to realize that the ben-efits of the devaluation are going tobe spread quite unevenly.”

Regardless, a crisis that beganwith dodgy accounting now looks awhole lot more serious.

AFP PHOTO / Jason Lee / POOL

China’s Premier Wen Jiabao (R) talks with US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) during ameeting at Zhongnanhai in Beijing on May 25, 2010.

Entertainment InternationalWednesday, May 26, 201012

There were no signs of foul playor physical injury to his body, Win-ter said. Prescription medications be-longing to Monjack were found inhis bedroom, but there was no im-mediate indication that he overdosed,Winter said. An autopsy was plannedTuesday, but a final cause of deathwould await results of planned toxi-cology tests, Winter said. Murphydied last Dec. 20 after collapsing inthe home. At his wife’s funeral, a vis-ibly emotional Monjack talked about

PAUL Gray, the bassist forGrammy-winning metal band Slip-knot, was found dead Monday in anIowa hotel room but there was no in-dication of foul play, police said. Ahotel employee found Gray, 38, deadin a room at the TownePlace Suites inUrbandale, a suburb of Des Moines,police said in a statement. An autopsywas planned for Tuesday. “Paul Graywas an awesome person on and offstage. He will be missed by many in-cluding myself,” Jacoby Shaddix, leadsinger of metal band Papa Roach, saidin a statement late Monday. “His spiritwill live on through the killer musiche wrote.”

Gray had been staying at the hotelfor “a couple days,” Urbandale Sgt.Dave Disney said, declining furthercomment. Gray lived in the nearbysuburb of Johnston. Amy Sciarretto,a publicist at Slipknot’s record com-pany, Roadrunner Records, confirmedGray’s death but declined furthercomment. Known for its grotesquemasks, trashing sound and aggressive,dark lyrics, Slipknot released its self-

KATY Perry has dismissed reports she and fiance Russell Brand areto wed in India, insisting pal Rihanna had her facts wrong when sherecently revealed all about the big bash. Rihanna recently told Los Ange-les DJ Ryan Seacrest she was struggling to come up with ideas for the “IKissed a Girl” singer’s Indian-themed bachelorette party, and let it slipthat the couple was planning to return to the place where they becameengaged at the end of 2009 to exchange vows later this year.

But, appearing on the same radio show on Monday, Perry insistedRihanna was “a little confused.” She said, “I heard a rumor that someonedropped where we were getting married on a little radio program... Ihaven’t told her where were are getting married. She thinks we weregetting married in India.” Perry refused to offer any clues about whereshe and Brand would be exchanging vows, but revealed it would be a“location” ceremony. She coyly revealed, “I think it’s better to take peopleout of their comfort zone and mesh the group together.”

Brittany Murphy’s husbandBrittany Murphy’s husbandBrittany Murphy’s husbandBrittany Murphy’s husbandBrittany Murphy’s husbandis found dead at homeis found dead at homeis found dead at homeis found dead at homeis found dead at home

THE husband of Brittany Murphy was found dead by his mother-in-law late Sunday at the Los Angeleshome he shared with the late actress, the coroner’s office said. Simon Monjack’s death was reported as apossible heart attack and appeared to be from natural causes, Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coro-ner Ed Winter said. Monjack was 39. “He was discovered by Brittany’s mom as being unresponsive” in themaster bedroom of the Hollywood Hills home at about 9:40 p.m. Sunday, Winter said. Sharon Murphycalled paramedics, who pronounced him dead.

their relationship and called her hisbest friend and soul mate. The twomarried in 2007. He had said theywere planning a family and contem-plating a move to New York.

Monjack is credited as producerand co-writer of the 2001 film “TwoDays, Nine Lives” and executive pro-ducer of the 2006’s “Factory Girl.”

Murphy, best known for her ma-jor roles in “Clueless,” “Girl Inter-rupted” and “8 Mile,” died at age 32.The Los Angeles County coroner’s

office concluded her death was ac-cidental but likely preventable. Thecoroner’s report said medicationsfound in her system were consistentwith treatment of a cold or respira-tory infection. Monjack andMurphy’s mother had reported theactress was ill with flulike symp-toms in the days before her death.Investigators found numerous pre-scription medications in her home,but an autopsy found no evidencethat Murphy abused drugs.

AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File

In this Feb. 5, 2008 file photo, Simon Monjack, left, and actress BrittanyMurphy, attend the Monique Lhuillier 2008 Fall Collection during Fash-ion Week, in New York. Monjack was found dead at his Los Angeleshome late Sunday, May 23, 2010, five months his wife, actress BrittanyMurphy died, police said

Police: Slipknot bassistfound dead in Iowa hotel

titled debut in 1999, and it sold about 2million copies. Most of the band’s mem-bers grew up in the Des Moines area.

“It’s a devastating loss. Paul was awonderful human being,” said Andy Hall,music director of Des Moines rock sta-tion Lazer 103.3 who said he’d knownGray for 10 years. Hall said Gray was atalented bass player and one of the friend-liest, most caring people he knew. “Thisis a big blow, not only to the communityof Des Moines but fans of metal at large,worldwide,” Hall said, noting that his sta-tion planned to broadcast an hour-longtribute to Gray on Monday night.

Slipknot emerged in the mid-1990swith an aggressive mix of heavy metaland a vocal style that included growling,rapping and singing. The band has beenknown for extreme behavior during liveperformances, including urinating andvomiting on stage, according to biogra-phies. The band won a Grammy in 2006for best metal performance for the song“Before I Forget,” and concert industrytrade publication Pollstar ranked Slipknot18th in its Top 20 Concert Tours list in2009.

In 2003, Gray acknowledged that hewas on drugs when his red 2001 Porschecollided with another car that year in DesMoines. No one was seriously injured.Under a plea agreement, prosecutorsdropped charges of possession of mari-juana, cocaine and syringes. Media re-ports at the time noted that court recordsincluded a handwritten note from Dr. JoeTakamine that described discussions withGray that were “very frank and openabout his sporadic use of various drugsand of the long periods of abstinence inbetween.” Tom Ramirez, a drummerfrom Des Moines who became friendswith Gray in high school, said he ran intoGray at a concert a few months ago andthought Gray “looked great.” Ramirezremembered Gray as someone who al-ways made time for his fans and oldfriends in Des Moines.

AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file

In this Feb. 13, 2005 file photo,Paul Gray from the group Slip-knot arrives for the 47th AnnualGrammy Awards at the StaplesCenter in Los Angeles

Katy Perry Not MarryingRussell Brand In India

Associated Press Writer

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Lind-say Lohan left court Monday with aheavy new piece of jewelry, but itwasn’t her favorite kind of bling.

Lohan sported an ugly, alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet that camewith tough restrictions on her proba-tion that could cut into her careerplans. The measures were ordered af-ter Lohan angered Superior CourtJudge Marsha Revel by failing toshow up for a hearing last week inBeverly Hills and instead attendedthe Cannes Film Festival inFrance.

Photos from Cannes showedthe actress partying on a yacht intothe late hours on the day she wassupposed to be in court in BeverlyHills.

A bench warrant was issued forher arrest then lifted when her law-yer posted bail and Lohan flewback to the United States over theweekend.

Lohan’s lawyer said the actress

Lohan ordered to wear alcohol monitoring bracelethad her passport stolen in Canne andcouldn’t travel in time to attend thehearing.

Lohan, wearing a dark gray pantssuit, arrived in court a few minutes lateand appeared somber and concernedwhen she conferred with her attorneyabout the move to attach the braceletand require drug and alcohol testingevery week in the Los Angeles area.

The bracelet gets a signal through

the skin if a person has been drinkingand sends the signal to the companythat monitors it, court spokesmanAllan Parachini said.

Lohan should be familiar with thealcohol detection device. She wasseen wearing one when she left thePromises rehab center in Malibu in2007. She posed for a promotionalpicture that year wearing a bikini, theankle bracelet and spike heels.

Lohan’s attorney, ShawnChapman Holley, told Judge Revelthat Lohan was planning to travelto Texas to film a movie titled “Ma-chete.”

Revel suggested the actressmight have to delay the project andwas unmoved when Holley sug-gested Lohan could fulfill the pro-bation requirements in Texas.

Revel stressed that she was pre-pared to spend a half-hour readingLohan and Holley a list of her rea-sons for ordering the bracelet, drugtests and an alcohol-education pro-gram. Holley conferred with Lohanthen accepted the judge’s decision

AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, Pool

Actress Lindsay Lohan, left, talks to herattorney Shawn Chapman Holley duringa hearing in Beverly Hills, Calif., Monday,May 24, 2010.

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Wakefield was the first researcher to publish a peer-reviewed studysuggesting a connection between autism and the vaccine for measles,mumps and rubella. Legions of parents abandoned the vaccine, lead-ing to a resurgence of measles in Western countries where it hadbeen mostly stamped out. There are outbreaks across Europe everyyear and sporadic outbreaks in the U.S. “That is Andrew Wakefield’slegacy,” said Paul Offit, chief of infectious diseases at the Children’sHospital of Philadelphia. “The hospitalizations and deaths of chil-dren from measles who could have easily avoided the disease.”

Wakefield’s discredited theories had a tremendous impact in theU.S., Offit said, adding: “He gave heft to the notion that vaccines ingeneral cause autism.” In Britain, Wakefield’s research led to a hugedecline in the number of children receiving the MMR vaccine: from95 percent in 1995 — enough to prevent measles outbreaks — to 50percent in parts of London in the early 2000s. Rates have begun torecover, though not enough to prevent outbreaks. In 2006, a 13-year-old boy became the first person to die from measles in Britain in 14years.

“The false suggestion of a link between autism and the MMRvaccine has done untold damage to the UK vaccination program,”said Terence Stephenson, president of the Royal College of Paediat-rics and Child Health. “Overwhelming scientific evidence shows that

Reuters -

NEW YORK – Consumers who opt for organic foodsoften believe they are improving their health, but thereis currently no strong evidence that organics bring nu-trition-related health benefits, a new research reviewfinds. A “disappointingly small” number of well-de-signed studies have looked at whether organic foodsmay have health benefits beyond their conventionalcounterparts’, according to the review, by researcherswith the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Healthin the UK. Moreover, they found, what studies havebeen done have largely focused on short-term effectsof organic eating — mainly antioxidant activity in thebody — rather than longer-term health outcomes. Andmost of the antioxidant studies failed to find differencesbetween organic and conventional diets.

The review, published in the American Journal ofClinical Nutrition, adds to findings reported last yearby the same research team. In that study, the research-ers combed through 162 articles published in the scien-tific literature over the last 50 years, and found no evi-dence that organic and conventional foods differ sig-nificantly in their nutrient content. For the current re-view, the researchers were able to find only 12 pub-lished studies that met their criteria for evaluating thehealth effects of organic foods. “A surprising and im-portant finding of this review is the extremely limitednature of the evidence base on this subject, both in termsof the number and quality of studies,” write Dr. Alan D.Dangour and his colleagues.

Research in the area does appear to be increasing,Dangour’s team notes; 4 of the 12 studies they reviewedwere published in 2008 or 2009. But in the future, theresearchers add, studies — both in humans and ani-mals — need to be better-designed. Of the 12 studiesthe researchers identified, 6 were short-term clinicaltrials that looked at whether specific organic foodschanged markers of antioxidant activity in participants’

Agence France - Presse

WASHINGTON – New technol-ogy developed by US researchersshould shed light on whether dino-saurs were cold-blooded or warm-blooded animals, a study releasedMonday said. California Institute ofTechnology (Caltech) researchersunveiled what they said was the firstmethod for direct measurement of thebody temperatures of large extinctvertebrates using analyses of isotopesin animals’ bones, teeth, and egg-shells. The findings were publishedin the early edition of the Proceed-ings of the National Academy of Sci-ences (PNAS).

“This is not quite like going backin time and sticking a thermometerup a creature’s back end,” said re-searcher John Eiler, a geochemistryprofessor Caltech. “But it’s close.” Tostudy changes in temperature regu-lation in extinct animals requiresknowing what their body tempera-tures once were. The team’s methodlooks at the concentrations of two rareisotopes — carbon-13 and oxygen-18. “Heavy isotopes like to bond, orclump together, and this clumpingeffect is dependent on temperature,”said lead author Robert Eagle, aCaltech postdoctoral scholar. “Atvery hot temperatures, you get a more

Britain bans doctor whoBritain bans doctor whoBritain bans doctor whoBritain bans doctor whoBritain bans doctor wholinked autism to vaccinelinked autism to vaccinelinked autism to vaccinelinked autism to vaccinelinked autism to vaccineAssociated Press Writer

LONDON – The doctor whose research linking autism andthe vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella influenced millionsof parents to refuse the shot for their children was banned Mon-day from practicing medicine in his native Britain. Dr. AndrewWakefield’s 1998 study was discredited — but vaccination rateshave never fully recovered and he continues to enjoy a vocal fol-lowing, helped in the U.S. by endorsements from celebrities likeJim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy

it is safe.” On Monday, Britain’s General Medical Council, whichlicenses and oversees doctors, found Wakefield guilty of serious pro-fessional misconduct and stripped him of the right to practice medi-cine in the U.K. Wakefield said he plans to appeal the ruling, whichtakes effect within 28 days. The council was acting on a finding inJanuary that Wakefield and two other doctors showed a “callous dis-regard” for the children in their study, published in 1998 in the medi-cal journal Lancet. The medical body said Wakefield took bloodsamples from children at his son’s birthday party, paying them 5pounds (about $7.20) each and later joked about the incident.

The study has since been widely rejected. From 1998-2004, studiesin journals including the Lancet, the New England Journal of Medi-cine, Pediatrics and BMJ published papers showing no link betweenautism and the measles vaccine. Wakefield moved to the U.S. in 2004and set up an autism research center in Austin, Texas, where he gaineda wide following despite being unlicensed as a doctor there and facingskepticism from the medical community. He quit earlier this year. Offitsaid he doubted Britain’s decision to strip the 53-year-old Wakefieldof his medical license would convince many parents that vaccines aresafe. “He’s become almost like a Christ-like figure and it doesn’t mat-ter that science has proven him wrong,” Offit said. “He is a hero forparents who think no one else is listening to them.”

Wakefield told The Associated Press Monday’s decision was asad day for British medicine. “None of this alters the fact that vac-cines can cause autism,” he said. “These parents are not going away;the children are not going to go away and I most certainly am notgoing away,” he said on NBC’s “Today Show.” Wakefield claimedthe U.S. government has been settling cases of vaccine-induced au-tism since 1991. However, two rulings by a special branch of theU.S. Court of Federal Claims in March and last year found no linkbetween vaccines and autism. More than 5,500 claims have beenfiled by families seeking compensation for children they claim werehurt by the vaccine.

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In this photo taken on July 17, 2007 file photo,Dr Andrew Wakefield in London. The doctorwho sparked an international vaccine scare byclaiming autism was linked to a common vac-cine has been banned from practising medi-cine in Britain, the country’s top medical bodyruled on Monday. Dr. Andrew Wakefield wasthe first to publish research suggesting a con-nection between the measles vaccine and au-tism. After the vaccine scandal hit, Wakefieldmoved to the U.S. and set up an autism centerin Texas, where he faces similar skepticismfrom the medical community.« Read less

Paleothermometer could tell ifdinosaurs warm, cold-blooded

random distribution of these isotopes,less clumping. At low temperatures,you find more clumping.”

After proving their method on liv-ing elephants and sharks, the teamturned to the extinct. They examineda 12-million-year-old fossil from arelative of the rhinoceros, as well asfrom a cold-blooded member of thealligator family tree. “We found wecould measure the expected bodytemperature of the rhino-like mam-mal, and could see a temperature dif-ference between that and the alliga-tor relative, of about six degrees cen-tigrade,” Eagle explained. “When welook at tooth enamel, for instance,what we get is a record of the headtemperature of the animal when thetooth grew,” Eiler said. But “if youwant to know what his big-toe tem-perature was two years later, too bad.”

With an accuratepaleothermometer working, the re-searchers want to look further back atbody temperatures of less-known ver-tebrates. “Before mammals and birds,”Eagle said, “we have no good ideawhat physiology these ancient crea-tures had.” Now it is the dinosaurs’ turnto get a closer temperature look.“We’re looking at eggshells and teethto see whether the most conspicuousdinosaur species were warm- or cold-blooded,” Eiler explained.

No evidence organic foods benefit health: studyblood. Those trials showed no strong evidence that or-ganic eating boosted antioxidant activity, but the stud-ies were also very limited in scope: they were small —with the largest including 43 men — and lasted no longerthan a few weeks. Out of the other 6 studies, one foundan association between organic foods and a lower riskof the allergic skin condition eczema among nearly2,800 Dutch children age 2 or younger.

In that study, parents were surveyed several timesabout their children’s diet and any episodes of eczemaover the first two years of life. Researchers found thatchildren who consumed strictly organic dairy productsshowed a lower risk of eczema than those consumedconventional dairy foods. However, the study had sev-eral key limitations, including its reliance on parents’reports of eczema. And the basic design of the studydoes not allow for any conclusions about whetherchildren’s consumption of organic dairy was the reasonfor the lower eczema risk. While questions remain as towhether organic foods have any extra nutritional value,people buy organic for a number of other reasons aswell.

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Chili peppers are displayed for sale from an organic road-side stand in Ranch Santa Fe, California October 5, 2007

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Dressing in the same lockerroom where the Philadelphia Fly-ers celebrated their comeback froma 3-0 deficit against the Boston Bru-ins in the NHL’s East semifinals, theMagic avoided elimination and sentthe series back to Orlando for Game5 on Wednesday night. The Bruinsalso lost Game 4 in overtime. “Weknow that we were down 3-0, andwe didn’t want to go home (for theseason),” Howard said. “It startswith me and Jameer. Me and Jameershowed our leadership by playinghard. We’ve got to be the leadersfor this team. It’s not about points,but just showing everybody, ‘Hey,follow us and we’ll lead the way.’”

No NBA team has ever comeback from a 3-0 deficit to win aplayoff series. “At some point,somebody is going to come from3-0 down and win a series. The onlything I knew for sure was it wouldstart by winning Game 4,” Magiccoach Stan Van Gundy said. “I fig-ured that one out. You have to winGame 4. ... This was a must-win.”

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Orlando Magic guard Jameer Nelson (14) drives past BostonCeltics guard Rajon Rondo (9) and forward Glen Davis (11) inovertime of Game 4 in the NBA Eastern Conference basketballfinals in Boston, Monday, May 24, 2010. Orlando won 96-92

Magic take Celtics toMagic take Celtics toMagic take Celtics toMagic take Celtics toMagic take Celtics toOT and on to Game 5OT and on to Game 5OT and on to Game 5OT and on to Game 5OT and on to Game 5Associated Press Writer

BOSTON – Put away the brooms. Hold off on those “Beat L.A!” chants. The Boston Celticsstill have some work to do before they can play for their second NBA title in three years. DwightHoward had 32 points and 16 rebounds, and Jameer Nelson made back-to-back 3-pointers inovertime to lead the Orlando Magic to a 96-92 victory over Boston on Monday night to avoid afour-game sweep in the Eastern Conference finals.

Paul Pierce had 32 points and 11 re-bounds, and Kevin Garnett had 14points and 12 boards for Boston. RayAllen hit consecutive 3-pointers inovertime, but Pierce missed two triesin the final minute as the Celtics failedto complete the sweep.

“They don’t want to leave. We’regoing to have to throw them out,” saidCeltics forward Glen “Big Baby”Davis. “It’s just like somebody rent-ing a house.” Nelson finished with 23points and nine assists for the defend-ing Eastern Conference champions,who led by 10 in the second quarterand were up 85-78 with 2:24 left inregulation before Boston scored eightof the next nine points to force over-time at 86-all. Neither team scored forthe first 2:18 of the period beforeNelson hit a 3-pointer and then addedanother 43 seconds later. Allen madea 3-pointer and, after Howard dunkedand drew a foul — but missed a freethrow — Allen hit another 3 to makeit 94-92.

Howard followed up Nelson’smiss with 53 seconds left to make it

96-92, then Garnett sailed a pass overPierce’s head and into the crowd.Pierce missed a pair of 3-point attemptsin the closing seconds. “There were acouple of plays down the stretch of-fensively that we botched, plain andsimple. We’re kicking ourselves. Wehad a great opportunity,” Allen said.“There’s no need to panic. We like theposition we’re in. But it’s a lesson: Wehave to take care of the small thingsand we’ll get to where we want to be.”

Orlando’s revival came just in timeto avoid a Celtics walkover that hadfans in the new Boston Garden chant-ing “Beat L.A!” early in the secondhalf of Saturday night’s 23-point Bos-ton victory. The Lakers lead the Suns2-1 in the Western Conference finals,with Game 4 on Tuesday night inPhoenix. But there was no more chant-ing about the Lakers on Monday night.“I know they (the Celtics players)heard it. They had no choice but to hearit,” Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. “Idon’t know if they believed it. Wedidn’t play well, I know that. I hopethat wasn’t the reason.”

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PARIS – Ana Ivanovic, who had the world at herfeet after her sensational 2008 French Open win, ad-mits she cried herself to sleep at night when her ca-reer went into an embarrassing tailspin. The 22-year-old Serbian beauty with the girl-next-door looks andthe multi-million dollar deals, shot to number one inthe world after her Roland Garros triumph.

But then the dream turned sour. Illness and a loss

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champion Roger Federer began hiscampaign for a 17th Grand Slam titlewith a comfortable 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 winover Australia’s Peter Luczak in theFrench Open first round on Monday.Federer, who completed a careerGrand Slam by winning his firstRoland Garros crown here in 2009,will face Colombia’s Alejandro Fallafor a place in the last 32.

The Swiss star was barelytroubled by the 71st-ranked Luczak,who has never won a match at theFrench Open in four attempts. Butthe normally unflappable star mo-

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Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic returns the ball toTaiwan’s Kai-Chen Chang during theirwomen’s first round match in the FrenchOpen tennis championship at the RolandGarros stadium

Tennis star Ivanovicconfident of getting over fears

of form in 2009 saw her ranking slip and she finishedoutside of the top 20 for the first time since 2004.Things didn’t look much better in January this yearwhen she left the Australian Open in tears. “It was nofun at all. There were lots of tears and lots of hardtimes and lots of doubts and fears, everything, but it’ssomething that you learn. You overcome it and it makesyou a better player and person after that,” saidIvanovic, who started her 2010 Roland Garros cam-paign with a straight sets win over Taiwan’s ChangKai-Chen.

Ivanovic came into Paris unseeded and ranked at42 but buoyed by a run to the semi-finals of the Romeclaycourt event, beating top tenners Victoria Azarenkaand Elena Dementieva on the way. She gives credit toher work with Heinz Gunthardt, who coached SteffiGraf, as part of the reason for her more optimisticframe of mind. “I think I’m a completely differentplayer than I was a couple of years ago. The improve-ments are immense. And since I started working withHeinz, it’s really been every day I could see improve-ments.”

“We worked a lot on my serve and also on mygroundstrokes to be more free and actually swingthrough the ball better. It’s just making me feel morecomfortable in the court.” Next up for Ivanovic is asecond-round clash with Russia’s Alisa Kleybanova,the 28th seed. It will be another test, but the formerchampion believes a return to the top 10 is just a matterof time. “I really feel I belong at the top and I can getback to the top,” she said. “It’s just the little steps andtrusting myself when I’m out there, when I’m hittingthe ball, just trusting the movement and the stroke.”

Federer eases intoFrench Open 2nd round

mentarily lost his cool when hesquandered a first set point in theopener and disputed a call with um-pire Emmanuel Joseph. The minordisagreement didn’t shake the cham-pion, who wrapped up the first seton his next opportunity before tak-ing a two-set lead with breaks in thefourth and sixth games of the sec-ond set.

Federer carved out two morebreaks in the fifth and seventh gamesof the third set as his 30-year-oldAustralian opponent ran out of steamand ideas. The match was his after1hr 48min courtesy of a razor-sharpbackhand.

Switzerland’sRoger Federerserves toAustralia’sPeter Luczakduring theirmen’s firstround matchin the FrenchOpen tennischampionshipat the RolandGarros sta-dium in Paris.

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“The manager wanted more ag-gression from the whole team,” En-gland midfielder Steven Gerrardsaid. “They had too much posses-sion in the first half, we stood offthem and let them play. In the sec-ond half we got in their faces andstopped them playing. We need tobe more aggressive.” Returning af-ter a three-year international ab-sence, King headed in England’sopener in the 17th minute afterCrouch’s setup across the net.

And Crouch, King’s Tottenhamteammate, managed to score a sec-ond — with the help of his arm —in the 34th from a rebound after

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ROME – Jose Mourinho’s time asInter Milan coach is over said theChampions League winners’ presidentMassimo Moratti after having dinedwith him on Monday according ton theAnsa news agency. Moratti said thatthe 47-year-old Portuguese’s attitudehad been one that had already madehis mind up to leave and take over atSpanish giants Real Madrid, who de-spite spending hundreds of millions onstar players last summer ended upwithout a trophy.

Mourinho is seen as the obviouscoach to turn to to deliver silverwarehaving become the youngest coach towin the Champions League twice - healso won it with Porto in 2004 - andguiding Inter to an unprecedentedtreble for an Italian club of the Cham-pions League, the league title and theItalian Cup. “I believe yes,” saidMoratti responding to a question as to

England beats Mexico 3-1 inEngland beats Mexico 3-1 inEngland beats Mexico 3-1 inEngland beats Mexico 3-1 inEngland beats Mexico 3-1 inWorld Cup warmupWorld Cup warmupWorld Cup warmupWorld Cup warmupWorld Cup warmupAssociated Press Writer

WEMBLEY, England – England’s players left coach Fabio Capello frustrated at their lack ofaggression in an unconvincing 3-1 victory over Mexico on Monday. While defenders Ledley Kingand Glen Johnson scored and Peter Crouch had a contentious goal, problems on defense made itan uncomfortable night for England at Wembley Stadium. England, which opens its World Cupcampaign against the United States on June 12, relied on goalkeeper Robert Green and a tacticalchange at halftime to beat its fellow World Cup qualifier.

goalkeeper Oscar Perez touchedWayne Rooney’s header onto thecrossbar.

England, though, was beingoutplayed, with Green twice deny-ing Mexico’s Arsenal forwardCarlos Vela, while Carlos Salcidohit the goal post. Guillermo Francoclaimed a goal for the visitors sec-onds before halftime when left backLeighton Baines cleared RafaelMarquez’s header at the far poststraight to the forward, who scoredfrom close range. “Mexico are tech-nically very good — they are fasterthan us and it was not easy gettingthe ball back,” Capello said. “Not

all the teams we play against willbe like this, but it is very importantto press the ball and win it backquickly.”

Capello made several changesat halftime with Green, captain RioFerdinand, who partnered King incentral defense, and Crouch re-placed by Manchester City goal-keeper Joe Hart, Liverpool de-fender Jamie Carragher andTottenham forward Jermain Defoe.James Milner, who had been inef-fective in central midfield withMichael Carrick, was shifted out tothe left, with Gerrard moving intothe middle. “We need to be able to

adapt to different formations dur-ing a game and also for different op-position,” Gerrard said. And twominutes into the second half,

Johnson restored England’s two-goal cushion with a curling shotfrom 20 yards and the home sidelooked more comfortable.

Mourinho’s time at Inter is over, says Morattiwhether he thought Mourinho’s workwas finished at Inter. “His attitude wasthat of somebody who believes he isgoing to Real Madrid,” added Moratti,who said it had been an interesting dis-cussion.

Mourinho’s agent held talks withReal Madrid bosses in the Spanish capi-tal on Monday over the Portuguesecoach’s possible move to the club fromInter Milan. The agent, Jorge Mendes,who also represents Real’s Portuguesestriker Cristiano Ronaldo, held talks forabout 90 minutes with theclub’s director generalJorge Valdano and sport-ing director MiguelPardeza. Spanish sportsdailies AS and Marca, re-ported on Sunday thatMourinho will sign a four-year deal with RealMadrid worth 10 millioneuros (12.5 million dol-lars) a year.

The stumbling block to the deal re-mains the talks with Inter Milan, whoare demanding 16 million euros to lethim leave the Italian side, they said. Hiscurrent contract with Inter Milan wasdue to expire in 2012 but has on sev-eral occasions expressed his dislike forItalian football. Mourinho told Portu-guese television station TVI on Sun-day that the deal is almost a certaintybut he wants to meet with Real offi-cials first to get a clear understandingof what his role at the club would be.

“Things are practically ironed out. Iwant to meet the people, feel the pulse,know exactly what they want from meand the conditions, not the structures,because these I already know, to avoidany doubts when I begin my work,” hesaid.

Mourinho, who won the PremierLeague with Chelsea after leavingPorto, also had a warning for Real’ssquad - which is loaded with stars suchas Kaka and Gonzalo Higuain, in addi-tion to Ronaldo. “The stars now are

Inter, they are the European champi-ons. My message to the players of Real,if I come to coach them, is that they arenot stars, the star is not the coach, thestar is the team,” he said. “If they allaccept this like when I was at Porto,Chelsea or Inter, the victories willcome.” Mourinho, who has not lost ahome match for the past seven seasons,follows Ernst Happel and OttmarHitzfeld as a member of the select bandof coaches to have won the Champi-ons League with two different clubs.

(AFP/File/Christophe Simon)

Inter Milan’sPortuguese coachJose Mourinhocelebrates with thetrophy after win-ning the UEFAChampionsLeague finalagainst BayernMunich at theSantiago Bernabeustadium in Madridon May 22.

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The England football team pose for a group photo before theirinternational friendly football match against Mexico at WembleyStadium in London on May 24, 2010

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“The race in Monaco was ourstrongest performance so far thisseason, but it’s important that thisresult doesn’t make us overoptimis-tic because I think it will be diffi-cult to repeat that pace this week-end,” said Kubica. “However, I stillthink we can be competitive in Tur-key because the circuit characteris-tics are similar to Barcelona wherewe had good performance from thecar. I’m also hoping that the newupdates we have for this race willhelp us close the gap and qualify alittle bit higher up than we did inBarcelona.”

The Pole admitted he has beensurprised by the amount of pointsscored so far, despite a promisingwinter of testing. “We had someidea during winter testing of whatthe car was capable of, we under-stood its strengths and we workedon maximising them,” he added.“But I’m still a bit surprised to havescored so many points, which showswhat a good job we are doing as ateam. We have taken the opportuni-ties that have come our way, espe-cially in unusual races like Austra-lia or the wet qualifying session in

Kubica warns against overoptimism

Robert Kubica has warned his Renault team not to be overoptimistic despite his strong show-ing in the Monaco Grand Prix. Kubica qualified on the first row in Monte Carlo and went on tofinish in third place behind the two Red Bulls, thus claiming his second podium in six races

Robert Kubica has warned his Renault team not to be over-optimistic despite his strong showing in the Monaco Grand Prix.Kubica qualified on the first row in Monte Carlo and went on tofinish in third place behind the two Red Bulls, thus claiming hissecond podium in six races. However, the Renault driver is notgetting carried away, and he is aware that it will be hard torepeat the performance this weekend in Turkey.

Malaysia.“We’ve also taken our opportuni-

ties when the car has been strong, aswe did in Monaco. So I think we canbe very pleased with what we haveachieved and proud of all the hardwork at the factory to bring new partsfor the car every weekend. But weknow there is still a long way to gothis season and we need to continuepushing hard and improving the car.”Team boss Eric Boullier said he isnot making predictions for thisweekend’s race given the differentnature of the circuit when comparedwith Monaco.

“I never like to make predictions,but we have to remember thatIstanbul Park is a circuit with com-pletely different characteristics toMonaco. We know that the car workswell on tight, twisty circuits, but, aswe saw in Barcelona, we still needto find some performance on circuitswith a more classic layout. We willhave some more developments intime for this weekend and theyshould place us somewhere betweenour Barcelona and Monaco pace,which will give us a good opportu-nity to fight well inside the points.”

YAMAHA’S racing chief LinJarvis says the Japanese squadwould like to retain its rider line-up unchanged in the 2011 season.Valentino Rossi’s contract comes toan end this year, but Jarvis is will-ing to retain the Italian and team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, and he reck-ons Yamaha is still a very attractiveteam. “That’s our program,” Jarviswas quoted as saying by Gazzettadello Sport. “They cost too muchtogether? I don’t think it’s just amatter of money. We can give theman adequate retainer for their value,plus a very interesting technicalsituation and bike.”

He added: “I don’t like markettalk so early in the season. How-ever, we must accept it, so we aredoing our talks and we hope to beable to define the 2011 team bymid season, let’s say by LagunaSeca, in order to be able to focuson results during the second halfof the season.” He said, however,that his company is not ready toenter a financial fight with Ducatifor Lorenzo, the Spaniard havingreceived offers from the Italianmanufacturer in the past.

Yamaha willing to retain Rossi, Lorenzo“We certainly have no interest in

fighting over the retainer. Fiat arevery happy and they would like togo on with the same people. In anycase, we’ll sort out the riders first.”HRC vice-president Shuei Nakamotoadded that Honda is also interestedin having Rossi or Casey Stoner inits line-up. “We haven’t drawn a pro-gram for next year yet. Maybe we’lldo it in July. But the four best riders

have their contracts expiring so it’snormal we are interested in all ofthem, Valentino too.

“Because Honda is not contentwith podiums, we want to win.We’ve asked [Casey’s father andmanager] Colin Stoner if theywould like to come with us. How-ever, we absolutely didn’t get intothe details - like number of yearsor retainer - at all.”

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Fiat Yamaha’s riders Spanish Jorge Lorenzo (R) and ItalianValentino Rossi ride during the GP race of the French GrandPrix on May 23, 2010, at Le Mans’ circuit, western France.