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Based on the inspection yes-terday, the rice field was com-pletely destroyed. The muddrowned the yellowish paddywhich is actually will be har-vested in the next few days.Farmers are trying desperately todig the mud to free their crops.

A farmer, Ketut Darta, saidthat the big flood made theirpaddy badly damaged andsome even can not be seen any-more because fully covered

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan –Afghan forces have recapturedat least 65 of the prisoners whoescaped from the south’s larg-est prison, the government saidTuesday as it scrambled to re-cover from the massive security

A farmer is trying

to salvage some-

thing from a de-

stroyed rice field.

Flood destroyed

almost 9 hectares

of rice field in

Banjar Asem

Village in Seririt

District.

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Flooding destroy ricepaddy in Seririt DistrictSingaraja (Bali Post) –

Flood happened in Banjar Asem Village in Seririt District on Monday, April 25, 2011. Thedisasters made 9 hectares of rice field ruin because it covered with the mud from Banyu LarasRiver pass through the village.

with mud. The rice fields whichsuffer the most are the one nearthe Banyu Laras River.

“We can not harvest it any-more because the crops arebadly damage. Some alsowashed away by the flood,” headded. According to Darta, ifthe flood didn’t happen, he willharvest the paddy next week.Some people even already wantto but his rice. However, the di-sasters made it impossible to be

harvested.“I suffer a loss for more than

8 million rupiah. I can not doanything right now, I lost myentire paddy,” he cries. In addi-tion to rice fields, the flood alsowashed away cattle of the localvillagers.

The people can not save theircattle because during the flood,the water was very high, almost3 meters high. Nine houses arealso badly damaged by the flood.

Water and mud still covered thehouses and yards.

The victims already receivedfood from Buleleng Govern-ment. Based on the information,f lood has happened severaltimes on the village. On the NewYears Eve this year, the flooddestroyed houses and the riverbank almost 100 meters long.

The condi t ion made thepeople of the village move fromtheir houses and stay in theirrelative house where it is moresecure. This is because rain hap-pen every day in the village andthey afraid another flood willhappen. (kmb/kmb15)

Afghan forces recaptureAfghan forces recaptureAfghan forces recaptureAfghan forces recaptureAfghan forces recapture65 from Kandahar jailbreak65 from Kandahar jailbreak65 from Kandahar jailbreak65 from Kandahar jailbreak65 from Kandahar jailbreak

breach that allowed 480 inmatesto be spirited out in a stunningjailbreak.

Prison officials discovered earlyMonday morning that the convicts— nearly all of them Taliban mili-tants — were missing from theircells, and then found the tunnelthrough which they appeared to

have made their getaway.The Taliban said the prison break

was five months in the making, withdiggers starting the tunnel from un-der a nearby house while they ar-ranged for inmates to get cell keysso that they could open their cellson the night of the escape.

The Kandahar provincial

governor’s office said that Afghanand international forces are work-ing together to find the missingconvicts and re-arrest them. Itsaid the troops have alreadycaught 65 and killed two whotried to resist. Authorities havebiometric data on each prisoner,which aids in their identification,the statement said.But even if asizable number of the convicts arerecaptured, the already weak pro-vincial government will likelycontinue to struggle to recoverfrom the blow to its image.Continued on page 6

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Meanwhile, implementation ofthe national exam in junior highschool for the disable (SMP LB) inGianyar was delayed nearly an hour.This could happen due to a technicalerror delivered by the school to thestudents attending the national exam,especially in terms of filling out thecomputer answer sheet. The schoolsuggested crossing the correct an-swer. This method had been informedand practiced by the students ofSMPLB. However, after receivingthe questions and worksheets, it waseven different. The students shouldencircle and discolor the answers as-sumed right. Additionally, the con-straint faced by children having amental retardation was in the matterof filling out their identity.

In response to the problem, theschool held an instant meeting. Ulti-mately, it was decided to teach themfirst how to fill out the worksheet byencircling the number of correct an-swers.

Negara (Bali Post)—After the termination of opera-

tional subsidies to school bustransport, four school buses be-longing to SMAN 2 Negara seniorhigh school are now left unused inthe local school yard. One of thefavorite schools in Jembrana wasno longer applied school hoursuntil 4:00 p.m. Local Time follow-ing the assessment made by theagency for regional development(Bappeda).

So far, the four buses posing theassets of SMAN 2 Negara havenever been used. The drivers op-erating the buses were laid off be-cause the buses were no longer inuse. Now, the students were al-lowed to ride a motorcycle bythemselves. Earlier, the buses weresubsidized by the Jembrana Re-gency Government for schooltransport but the budget allocationhas now been discontinued. Simi-larly, the school hours formerlyapplied until 4:00 p.m. have beenterminated since last February andso has the lunch at school.

Headmaster of SMAN 2Negara, I Nyoman Suandhia,when asked for his confirmationMonday (Apr 25) justified if thefour school buses were no longerused and left at the school yard asthey were school asset while wait-ing for new policy. The schoolauthority was unable to continuebecause the subsidy had beenwithdrawn even though some 60students actually wanted if thebuses could be operated. “Thirtyof them are students fromPekutatan and Mendoyo. Theyactually still need but cannot be

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The Head of Gianyar regency, Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati, left, and other officersinspect the natinal exam in the junior high school

Seven absent in nationalSeven absent in nationalSeven absent in nationalSeven absent in nationalSeven absent in nationalexam for junior highexam for junior highexam for junior highexam for junior highexam for junior highschool in Gianyarschool in Gianyarschool in Gianyarschool in Gianyarschool in GianyarGianyar (Bali Post)—

Implementation of the national exam for secondary school (SMP) starting Monday (Apr 25) inGianyar Regency ran smoothly. Seven participants were absent. Of these students, six were ab-sent due to quitting school and another was sick as getting an accident some time ago.

In the meantime, the Head ofGianyar Education Agency, I GustiNgurah Wijana, when asked for hisconfirmation related to the implemen-tation of national exam in Gianyar saidit was going well as a whole. GianyarRegency got eight additional partici-pants for SMPLB from the province.The total number of participants in thenational exam for junior high schoolin Gianyar was 6,931 students.

Of that number, seven participantswere absent in the first day of the na-tional exam. The seven students werespread in several schools such as SMPDwijendra (2 students) and respec-tively one student in the SMPN 3Ubud, SMP Kerta Budaya Mas,SMPN 1 Payangan, SMP KertaWisata Taro and SMP Santi Yoga,Pejeng. Even, one of the students whowas absent due to quitting school,namely from SMP Kerta Wisata, rea-soned if he joined his parents in thetransmigration program, he ex-plained.

Of the seven students who wereabsent, six quitted school and anotherfrom SMP Santi Yoga was sick on ac-count of accident. “From the infor-mation provided by the school, theconcerned student is now beingtreated in Sanglah Hospital,” he said.He would be given opportunity to takedeferred exam.

At the same time, the Regent ofGianyar, Tjokorda Oka ArthaArdhana Sukawati, in the first daynational exam for junior highschool made a visit to see in per-son the implementation of nationalexam in SMP Wiyata Dharma,SMPN 1 Blahbatuh and SMPSwasta Blahbatuh. The regenthoped the implementation of na-tional exam could run smoothlywithout a hitch. Ultimately, he alsoexpected the students of Gianyarcould achieve the highest score na-tionally like the achievement at-tained by one of the students ofSMPN1 Gianyar last year. (kmb16)

School buses of SMA 2 leftunused at school yard

free of charge. This matter shouldbe discussed as subsidy is nolonger provided,” he explained.

The former headmaster of SMA1 Pekutatan senior high schooladded if he had a plan to summonthe students’ parents and schoolcommittees to utilize the bus again.But, for the time being it shouldbe suspended while waiting for thenew academic year. Moreover, af-ter riding a motorcycle to schoolwas allowed, there were some stu-dents who fell down and had anaccident. “There is student of thirdgrade who was going to attend anexam was forced to wear slippersas he got accident when riding amotorcycle. That’s why we wouldlike to think it again if there willbe a plan to re-operate the schoolbus,” he concluded. Megumi wa-terworks installed in the school didnot run as ever. On that account,the school had no choice but sub-scribed to Municipality Water-works (PDAM).

Previously the schools requiredeight buses to transport about 400students per day, especially for thefirst and second grade. Meanwhile,the third grade students werepicked up by their parents. In ad-dition, SMA 2 no longer receivedsubsidies for the students’ lunch andschool hours were shortened. Al-though it was not as strict as before,this did not affect the discipline ofstudents and teachers. The schoolhaving entered the second year asan independent category of pilotschool (SRKM), according to him,would remain to enforce the disci-pline and personal development ofthe students. (kmb26)

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The buses which are left on the yard.

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The absorption of Mandara BaliHealth Guarantee (JKBM) budgetshould focusing to the increase ofhospital and puskesmas service.Besides this budget also can maxi-mize to increase the professional-ism of medical personnel so thereferral process can be minimize.It is delivered by the Head of Pub-lication and Documentation Divi-sion of Public Relation and Proto-col Bali Ketut Teneng yesterday(24/4).

“JKBM fund should advantagefor empowering region health po-tential through the circle of JKBMfund absorb in certain region,” saidhim. Within much more fund ab-

The Head of Bali GovernmentTourism Office, IB. Kade Subhiksu,said that the US citizens made Balione of his favorite destinations.However, since it had not beenmaximally managed, so most of the30 million people traveling overseaschose to travel to Canada, Mexico,Europe and the Caribbean.

“89.13 percent of the US touristsvisiting Bali for a holiday, only asmall portion came for business pur-poses. Their loyalty to Bali destina-tion is the same as Japanese andAustralian tourists,” said Subhiksuin Denpasar, Monday (Apr 25).

During their stay on the Island ofthe Gods, they mostly (59.78 per-cent) preferred to stay in star hotels.Meanwhile, international destina-tions becoming their favorite werethe Caribbean, Mexico, Europe,

Mangupura (Bali Post)—Badung Regency Government

should conduct in-depth studieson the Nusa Dua-Benoa toll roaddevelopment investment plan.Expectedly, the investment canbe made gradually so as not tointerfere with the developmentpriorities in other sectors such aseducation, health, and povertyalleviation.

It was disclosed by the Headof Commission C of BadungHouse, I GA Jaya Adhiputra, onMonday (Apr 25). He said atleast there were three aspectsthat had to be considered beforegovernment implemented the in-vestment. They consisted of le-gal compliance aspect, socio-economic feasibility aspect andvalue protection aspect.

“In terms of legal complianceaspect, government’s investmentshould refer to the GovernmentRegulation No. 58/2005 and is ar-ranged further in the Regulationof Minister of Home Affairs No.13/2006 concerning with FiscalManagement. These legal instru-ments had set forth the justifiableinvestment for local governmentand investment inclusion of lo-cal government. In the Govern-ment Regulation No. 16/ 2010,section 3 (i), has also been statedthat legislative gives approval tothe plan of cooperation with thirdparties,” said the man familiarlyaddressed as Gung Jaya.

In terms of socio-economicfeasibility aspect, he said, gov-ernment should take into ac-count the cost-benefit of the in-vestment. It was important be-cause investments might not in-terfere with the cash flow andcomposition of regional budgetalthough the toll road posed oneof the solutions to reduce traffic

Spending of US tourists in BaliSpending of US tourists in BaliSpending of US tourists in BaliSpending of US tourists in BaliSpending of US tourists in Balireach USD 136.8 per dayreach USD 136.8 per dayreach USD 136.8 per dayreach USD 136.8 per dayreach USD 136.8 per day

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Tourists are seen passing souvenir shops. Bali Government Tourism Office recorded that ex-penditure of the tourists from Superpower country reached USD 136.81-163.60 per day.

Denpasar (Bali Post)—US citizens are potential market for Bali amidst the slump of Japanese tourist visit to Bali after

the tsunami. Bali Government Tourism Office recorded that expenditure of the tourists fromSuperpower country reached USD 136.81-163.60 per day.

Asia, Latin America and Canada.Especially to the Asia Pacific region,they preferred to choose Singapore,Hong Kong, Seoul and Bangkok.

“To capture the US incentivetourism market, businesspeople inBali are necessary to make an ap-proach to Singapore Airlines andSingapore Tourism Board. It meansto plan a twin package market ofSingapore and Bali to handle theMICE package,” he advised.

An alternative program for Balithat could be offered to draw the UStourists, according to Subhiksu,could take advantage of the spiritualtourism including meditation, en-lightenment on various local cultureand wisdom, yoga, adventure toursthat would provide a special attrac-tion as they could see the naturalbeauty and diversity of flora and

fauna.Herdy D. Sayogha, one of the

tourism perpetrators who activelypioneered new potential marketspreviously had expressed if the USmarket was formerly the leadingmarket sending tourist visits to Bali.However, since the terrorist attackon September 11 devastating theTwin Towers (WTC), the number oftourists visit from the Uncle Samcountry had decreased. Decline inthe number of foreign tourist to Balicontinued after the bomb blast in2002 and even the number of tour-ist visits was at its nadir.

“Bali is a favorite destination forthe US tourism market. Bali oftenwon the votes or direct election ofthe readers of leading travel maga-zines in the country of the Statue ofLiberty,” he said. (par)

Hospital and Puskesmas Got Injectionsorbs by regency/city hospital andpuskesmas, they should increasethe service quality including theprovision of healthy facilities andhuman resource program.

According to him, BRSUDTabanan which since early had in-vested supportive facility of medi-cal service can be example in man-aging the stream of JKBM earning.Within proper absorption and greatservice, Tabanan people shouldhappy to get treatment in his area.“Regency/city should take chal-lenge to give best service to theirpeople. Don’t let people going toanother regency hospital includingSanglah Hospital,” said him.

If many patients got referral,JKBM fund of certain regency willgo out so it will not effective any-more to strong the hospital. Forthose reasons, said him, the lowJKBM fund regency should evalu-ate. In the other side JKBM pro-gram purposes to push regency/cityin preparing proper medical servicecenter and it gains the trust of thepeople. Bali government is supportthis program by allocating very bigfund to serve people’s health. Thelow absorption JKBM fund of cer-tain regency at least can covered byincreasing management profession,proper medical facility, and increas-ing people’s service in puskesmas.

IBP/File

The Dewa Ruci junction at night. Badung Regency Govern-ment should conduct in-depth studies on the Nusa Dua-Benoatoll road development investment plan.

Badung investmentplan on toll roadRegency Govt must make indepth studies

congestion in the region. Gov-ernment should consider therisks that were likely to occur.On that account, in terms of thevalue protection aspect, thereshould be a rigid and bindingagreement so the stocks investedwould be safe from turmoil andfluctuations in the price level.

Regarding to the investmentvalue of the Badung Regencydiscoursed around 10-20 percentGung Jaya stated that BadungRegency should choose themaximum value. In other words,at least the Badung Regency wasready to allocate the fund worthIDR 240 billion. The investmentvalue of 20 percent at five insti-tutions in the consortium was as-sessed to strengthen the bargain-ing position of the Badung Re-gency Government to take devel-opment policy and toll road man-agement in the future.

He explained if it had beenagreed the consortium of fourstate-owned enterprises andBadung Regency Governmentwould further establish a limitedliability company (PT) in rela-tion to financing the toll road de-velopment and management es-timated to spend IDR 1.2 trillion.With the establishment of the PT,the investment worth IDR 1.2trillion was not automaticallydeposited or there was possibil-ity if the financing was made instages. The fund could be paidat 50 percent first, and the restwas borrowed from parties out-side the PT established by theconsortium.

“This is a gap that can betaken advantage by Badung tostrengthen its position as a share-holder, so that we are not just apassive spectator in our own re-gion,” he said. (kmb25)

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The stability of Africa’s mostpopulous nation is at stake as itconcludes voting that began onApril 9 with parliamentary elec-tions.

Hundreds perished in riotingacross the country’s predomi-nantly Muslim north when talliesfrom the April 16 presidentialpoll showed President GoodluckJonathan, a Christian, had won.Mobs set fire to the hostels whereyoung poll workers were staying,leaving at least 11 recent collegegraduates dead. Attahiru Jega,chief of Nigeria’s IndependentElection Commission, paid trib-ute to those who died.

“Some have paid the ultimateprice for democracy and I amsure that I speak the minds of allNigerians if I say that the nationwill be eternally grateful tothem,” he said. “One way of im-mortalizing them is to ensure thatwe complete the remaining elec-tions successfully and not suc-cumb to the designs of peoplewho want to scuttle our collec-tive aspiration for a strong,united and democratic country.”

Some members of Nigeria’s

Reuters

SANAA – The time and venue forthe signing of a Gulf Arab deal thatwould see Yemen President AliAbdullah Saleh finally resign could beannounced by a Gulf envoy in the com-ing days, an opposition official said onTuesday. Mohammed Basindwa toldReuters the Secretary-General of theGulf Cooperation Council, Abdullatifal-Zayani, is expected to visit Sanaawithin a few days to finalize a powertransfer plan that requires Saleh to stepdown 30 days after signing the deal.

“We expect an arrangement andsigning of a deal to be completed —the sooner the better,” he said. Askedif the GCC-brokered agreement couldbe signed within the next few days, hesaid, “Hopefully. It’s possible.”

An opposition coalition of Islam-ists, leftists and Arab nationalists re-moved a key obstacle to implement-ing the deal when they agreed on Mon-day to participate in a transitional na-tional unity government, reversing theirinitial refusal.

Yemen’s Western and Gulf Araballies have tried for weeks to mediatea solution to a three-month crisis in


LONDON – Leaked U.S. military documents reveal that a Guantanamo Baydetainee was freed after informing on 123 other prisoners, despite concernsabout the reliability of his evidence, a British newspaper reported Tuesday.

The Guardian, The New York Times and El Pais are publishing details ofmore than 750 leaked U.S. military dossiers on terrorist suspects held atGuantanamo. They reveal that the detainees ranged from close associates ofOsama bin Laden to seemingly innocent men held even though they werejudged to pose little threat.

The Guardian said the prolific informer, a Yemeni man captured in Paki-stan in December 2001, gave detailed information about al-Qaida activity inAfghanistan’s Tora Bora mountains and identified other detainees as mili-tants. However, the documents also noted that the man often changed hisstory and said some of his claims could not be verified.

Nonetheless the files praised his cooperation and show that he was rec-ommended for release in 2008 and sent to Spain. The Guardian said hiscurrent whereabouts are unknown.

The newspaper said the files also reveal that the U.S. believed an al-leged al-Qaida operative suspected of bomb attacks in Pakistan was aninformant for British intelligence. The leaked files — known as DetaineeAssessment Briefs — describe the intelligence value of the detainees andwhether they would be a threat to the U.S. if released. So far 604 detaineeshave been transferred out of Guantanamo while 172 remain.

The Pentagon has condemned the publication of the documents, whichit said were obtained illegally by the secret-spilling WikiLeaks website.The New York Times said it had obtained the files from another source andshared them with other news organizations.

The Guantanamo files give details of al-Qaida planning and confirm thatLondon’s Finsbury Park Mosque was considered a haven for extremists in theyears before 2001, when it was a base for radical preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri.

After 500 die, Nigeria holdsAfter 500 die, Nigeria holdsAfter 500 die, Nigeria holdsAfter 500 die, Nigeria holdsAfter 500 die, Nigeria holdsanother electionanother electionanother electionanother electionanother election


UYO, Nigeria – Hundreds of poll workers fled their jobs and tensof thousands of displaced Nigerians had nowhere to cast ballots asgubernatorial elections went ahead Tuesday despite violence after thepresidential poll earlier this month that left at least 500 people dead.

AFP PHOTO / Tony KARUMBA

Young men rumage among still smouldering goods at Kafanchan central market on April 25, 2011 in Kaduna,northern Nigeria, as they try to save anything that may have survived the arson attack last week in deadlypost-poll violence.

National Youth Service Corpsvowed to return to duty Tuesdayat poll ing stat ions as voterschoose state leaders who controlbillions of dollars. But YushauShuaib, spokesman for the Na-tional Emergency ManagementAgency, said about 700 corpsmembers already had been evacu-ated from their posts and wouldnot be present for the voting.

“I just left,” said a 25-year-oldwoman who had been serving inthe northern state of Gombe as apoll worker. “Very few corpsmembers are left in the state be-cause we were not safe.”

The one-year service programis mandatory for Nigerians whograduate from college before theage of 30, and rules prohibit themfrom speaking to the media.

Corps members have been lead-ing the team of election staff man-ning the polling stations. At sta-tions where the corps membersdid not show up for duty Tuesday,other election staff took over theleadership of the polling station.Nigeria’s election days are na-tional holidays and neighborhoodpolling stations are small with

only a few hundred voters regis-tered.

In the country’s oil-rich south,corps members came to votingstations but in Akwa Ibom statethey sat without any election ma-terials and there was no visible

sign of security. At one pollingstation at a school complex, thecrowd shouted at election work-ers for being late, and party agentspushed and shoved each other.

Gubernatorial opposition can-didate John James Akpan

Udoedehe said he would onlyleave his own neighborhood underarmed guard, fearing attacks onhim and his family. Udoedehe hasfaced treason and murder chargesin recent weeks, charges his law-yer describe as political smears.

Leaked files: Gitmo inmateinformed on 123 others

Yemen opposition: deal couldbe finalized in days

which protesters, inspired by the top-pling of leaders in Egypt and Tunisia,have taken to the street demanding anend to Saleh’s 32-year rule.

Washington and neighboring oil gi-ant Saudi Arabia fear that a descent intofurther chaos or bloodshed in the im-poverished Arabian Peninsula state,long on the brink of collapse, wouldoffer more room for al Qaeda’s Yemen-based wing to operate in the country. Ithas used Yemen as a launchpad for at-

tempted attacks on U.S. and Saudi tar-gets in the last two years.

In the wake of daily mass protestsand the defection of many army, tribaland political leaders, Saleh agreed inprinciple to the proposal by GCC for-eign ministers to resign in exchange forimmunity from prosecution for himself,his family and aides.

Opposition officials told Reutersthey finally agreed to the plan on Mon-day after receiving assurances from U.S.

AP Photo/Anees Mahyoub

Anti-government protestors run away during clashes with Yemeni se-curity forces, in Taiz, Yemen, Monday, April 25, 2011. Forces loyal toYemen’s embattled president attacked protesters calling for his ousterin a southern city Monday, injuring dozens, according to an oppositionactivist.

Activities Wednesday, April 27, 2011 5International

Temple CeremonyCalendar Event for March 21 through April 23, 2011

EVERY Temple and Shrine has a special date for itannual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days accord-ing to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestralshrine which each family possesses. Because of this prac-tically every few days a ceremony of festival of somekind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are alsotimes when the entire island celebrated the same Holi-day, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswatiday, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, TumpekWayang day etc.

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

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressedwith pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings,decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted withgold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hungin the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placedred, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods areworshipped in the shrines.

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

Balinese TempleCeremony

21 MarBetara Turun Kabeh Ceremony Besakih - KarangasemBukit Jati Temple BangliBatur Temple Kalanganyar - BangliMasceti Pejengaji Temple Tegallalang - GianyarDalem Temple Tangsud,Sukawati - GianyarPenambangan Badung Temple DenpasarLempuyang Madia Temple KarangasemBatur Temple BangliDesa Temple Singakerta,Ubud - GianyarPasek Gelgel Temple Marga - TabananGaduh Temple Ketapian, Sumerta - DenpasarPasek Bendesa Temple Tuakilang - TabananPasek Agung Temple Tatag Kelod,Peguyangan -DenpasarAgung Pasek Bendesa Temple Tonja - DenpasarPasek Gegel Angsri Temple Baturiti - TabananPasek Gelgel Baleagung Temple Braban - TabananDukuh Sakti Belatung Temple Timpag,Kerambitan-TabananPuseh Dukuh Sakti Belatung Rendang - KarangasemPitamaha Temple Palangkaraya - Kalimantan TengahCandra Praba Temple Komplek Polri,Jelambar-Jakarta BaratAgung Jagatnatha Temple DenpasarPemerajan Agung Temple Puri Petak - GianyarDadya Agung Bendesa Tangkas Abiansemal - BadungPuseh Temple Sidemen - KarangasemAgung Giri Natha Temple Semarang - Center of Java

2 AprilPuseh Temple , Village Temple Sukawati GianyarPasek Gelgel-Bebetin Temple Sawan BulelengMaspahit Temple Sesetan DenpasarPasek Bendesa Manik Mas Tegallalang GianyarPanti Pasek Gaduh Temple Sesetan - DenpasarPedarman Arya Kanuruhan Temple BesakihKarangasem

5 AprilKahyangan Tiga Temple Batur Kintamani - BangliBatur Temple Camenggaon, Sukawati Gianyar

Luhur Bhujangga Temple Canggu,Kuta BadungKawitan Kayu Selem Temple Batur, Kintamani Bangli

12 AprilPuseh Temple , Desa Temple GianyarLuhur Dalem Segening Temple Kediri TabananSanghyang Tegal Temple Taro,Tegallalang Gianyar

16 AprilDalem Tarukan Temple Cemenggon, Sukawati-GianyarPenataran Dalem Ketut Temple Pejeng Kaja GianyarPuseh Manakaji Temple Peninjoan - BangliKawitan Gusti Celuk Temple Mengwi Badung

20 AprilSegara Temple Lombok IslandDwijawarsa Temple Malang East JavaPuncak Tinggah Temple Baturiti TabananKawitan Batur Pande Tonja Temple Tonja - DenpasarPenyungsungan Pasek Tohjiwa Wanagiri,SelemadegTabananPenataran Agung Temple Sidemen KarangasemSamuan Tiga Temple Bedulu GianyarKawitan Jati Luwih Bhujangga Jatiluwih Tabanan

21 AprilDalem Taman Temple Peguyangan Denpasar

23 AprilPuri Agung Dalem Tarukan Pejeng,TampaksiringGianyarRambut Siwi Temple JembranaBatu Bolong Temple Canggu,Kuta BadungPasek Temple Klaci,TabananAgung Pasek Temple Dauh Waru - JembranaRatu Pasek Temple Sangsit BulelengPasek Tangkas Temple Gede TabananPedharman Batur Sari Ngiis Temple Jegu,PenebelTabananDesa Temple Banyuning BulelengSrijong Temple TabananPuncak Mundi Temple Klumpu,Nusa Penida-Klungkung

Bali’s upscale lifestyle space,bvilla, turns 10 this year. To cel-ebrate, bvilla held a birthdayparty for exclusively selectedguests on April 8 at thebvil la+spa. More than 300invitees from the industry andtravel media enjoyed cocktailsand acoustic live music duringthe evening’s stylish celebra-tions.

In addition, to recognize thismilestone occasion, on April 7,bvilla management presented anaward to each staff member whohas been with the property sinceopening. All staff are recognizedas being key to bvilla’s successin becoming Bali’s most stylishplace to b—in fact, in almost allguest reviews, the level of serviceis lavishly praised.

And to reward its industrypartners, bvilla presented awardsto its three best-supporting travelagents. These are outstandingbvilla friends who have helpedand continue to help make bvillathe success it is, as recognized bythe management. (BTN/015)

bvilla turns 10; birthday!bvilla turns 10; birthday!bvilla turns 10; birthday!bvilla turns 10; birthday!bvilla turns 10; birthday!

Wednesday, April 27, 20116 News

Russian Orthodox PatriarchKirill led the nighttime servicenear a monument to firefightersand cleanup workers who diedsoon after the accident from acuteradiation poisoning.

“The world had not known a ca-tastrophe in peaceful times thatcould be compared to what hap-pened in Chernobyl,” said Kirill,who was accompanied byUkraine’s Prime Minister MykolaAzarov and other officials.

“It’s hard to say how this catas-trophe would have ended if ithadn’t been for the people, includ-ing those whose names we havejust remembered in prayer,” he


NEW DELHI – The spiraling investigation intoIndia’s troubled Commonwealth Games landed its chieforganizer behind bars on Monday — a long-anticipatedarrest after months of allegations and cries of corruptionover the event.

India had hoped the two-week international sportingcompetition in October would highlight its rapid devel-opment and boost its role on the world stage. Instead, itwas deeply embarrassed by accusations of graft, construc-tion delays and cost overruns as the games’ budget bal-

AP Photo/Volodymyr Repik

In this 1986 photo shows the sarcophagus under constructionover the 4th destroyed reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear powerplant. On May 12, 1986, more than two weeks after the explo-sion, the leading Soviet daily newspaper Pravda published itsfirst photograph from the site for the first time, shot three daysearlier from a helicopter by Repik.

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KIEV, Ukraine – Black-clad Orthodox priests sang solemn hymns, Ukrainians lit thin wax candlesand a bell tolled 25 times for the number of years that have passed since the Chernobyl disaster asthe world began marking the anniversary Tuesday of the worst nuclear accident in history.

said in an emotional tribute to theworkers sent to the Chernobyl plantimmediately after one of its reac-tors exploded to try to contain thecontamination.

Tuesday’s service began at 1:23a.m. (2123 GMT), the time of theblast on April 26, 1986, that speweda cloud of radioactive fallout overmuch of Europe and forced hun-dreds of thousands from theirhomes in the most heavily hit ar-eas in Ukraine, Belarus and west-ern Russia.

The explosion released about 400times more radiation than the U.S.atomic bomb dropped overHiroshima. Hundreds of thousands

were sickened and once-pristine for-ests and farmland still remain con-taminated. The U.N.’s World HealthOrganization said at a conference inKiev last week that among the600,000 people most heavily ex-posed to the radiation, 4,000 morecancer deaths than average are ex-pected to be eventually found.

Several hundred Ukrainians,mostly widows of plant workersand those sent in to deal with thedisaster, came to Tuesday’s serviceto pay their respects to their lovedones and colleagues. Teary-eyed,they lit candles, stood in silenceand crossed themselves to thesound of Orthodox chants.

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New Delhi Commonwealth Games organizingcommittee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, center,who was later fired from his job in January, ar-rives at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)office in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 25, 2011.

Top organizer of India’sCommonwealth Games jailed

looned by billions of dollars beyond the $412 million pricetag organizers initially estimated.

Reports about filthy athletes’ accommodations, unfin-ished construction projects and security woes further bat-tered the country’s image and encouraged scorn againstthe organizing committee chief, Suresh Kalmadi, who hadpromised a spectacle to rival the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

On Monday, the Central Bureau of Investigation— the Indian equivalent to the FBI in the U.S. —took Kalmadi himself into custody after questioninghim at its headquarters. The arrest came as little sur-prise amid the mounting inquiry, during whichKalmadi was fired as parliamentary secretary for thegoverning Congress Party. He had kept his organiz-ing committee job while the investigation continued,but on Monday was suspended from Congress as theparty sought to limit damage from his arrest.

“Let there be no ambiguity,” Congress spokesmanManish Tewari said, “appropriate, demonstrable and vis-ible action will be taken.”

Investigators said the 67-year-old Kalmadi — the high-est-ranking official arrested in the probe — has beencharged with conspiracy, accused of favoring a Swiss com-pany in the purchase of equipment for timing and scoringevents, bureau spokeswoman Dharini Mishra said. Hisaides Lalit Bhanot and V.K. Verma were arrested last monthin the same case.

The bureau said the government was bilked out of1.41 billion rupees ($31 million), paid to Swiss TimingLtd. for equipment available from a Spanish companyfor less. It said competition for the contract had beenwrongfully restricted, with no clear criteria for selectingthe winning bids and alleged coercion and threats againstthose making the final decision. It was not immediatelyclear if Swiss Timing was also accused of alleged wrong-doing. Swiss Timing and Olympics sponsor Omega areboth subsidiaries of Swiss watchmaking giant SwatchGroup.

Swiss Timing is based in Corgemont, near the capitalBern, and says on its website it provides “official time-keeping services at the Olympic Games for the SwatchGroup.”

In addition, Swiss Timing adds, it “remains active onbehalf of Group brands at numerous European and worldchampionships and major multi-sport events” includingthe Commonwealth Games.

Adding to the feelings of inse-curity, the prison break came lessthan two weeks after the Kandaharpolice chief was killed by a sui-cide bomber inside his heavily de-fended office compound.

“How can we trust or rely on agovernment that can’t protect thepolice chief inside the policeheadquarters and can’t keep pris-oners in the prison?” askedIslamullah Agha Bashir, who sellswashing machines and other ap-pliances in Kandahar city. “Lastnight while we were eating din-ner I told my two sons not to goout as much because I am afraidthat now when the morale of theTaliban is high, they will attackmore.”

In Kabul, officials started topiece through the details of the es-cape and place blame. JusticeMinister Abibullah Ghalab sent aformal letter to President HamidKarzai acknowledging that prisonofficials or guards likely acted asaccomplices but also saying thatAfghan and international securityforces should have detected the

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plot.“The escape of all the prison-

ers from one tunnel ... shows thatcollaborators inside the prisonsomehow provided an opportu-nity,” Ghalab said in the letter.

However, he also noted that Af-ghan police searched the com-pound from which the tunneloriginated about two and a halfmonths before the prison breakand he said that Canadian andAmerican forces have been re-sponsible for security improve-ments to the prison. A full inves-tigation was under way.

Kandahar city has been a majorfocus of the international troopsurge over the past year, with NATOofficials saying that establishing se-curity there will be key to securingthe region. Last summer, Afghanforces created a ring of checkpointsaround the city and started pushingout into Taliban bed-down areas onits outskirts in a plan to establishthe government’s authority beforethe rise in attacks that usually comeswith warmer weather in the springand summer.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011 7Indonesia TodayInternational

The president questioned thephrase in his opening address atthe National Convention on Intel-lectual Property Rights (HKI) atthe State Palace.

According to the head of state,the word “property” in the phrase“intellectual property rights”should not be translated into theIndonesian language as“kekayaan” or riches.

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Jakarta - Professor Ian Frazer,creator of the HPV vaccine againstcervical cancer will visit Indonesiafrom 25 to 28 April 2011, the Aus-tralian Embassy here in its officialwebsite said.

Frazer will conduct screenings ofthe “Catching Cancer” documentaryat universities in Jakarta andSurabaya as well meet with Indone-sian scientists and researchers.

“I am proud to welcome Profes-sor Frazer to Indonesia. His workdemonstrates the scientific excel-lence we have in Australia and I hopehis efforts will inspire Indonesianresearchers and medical scientists aswell as strengthen research collabo-ration and people to people linkswith Australia,” said AustralianAmbassador to Indonesia, GregMoriarty.

Screenings of the documentarywill be held on Tuesday 26 April atUniversity of Indonesia, Jakarta andWednesday 27 April at AirlanggaUniversity, Surabaya.

Government officials, membersof the medical profession, university

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Jakarta - PT Samudera Indone-sia is still continuing to negotiatethe release of its MV Sinar Ku-dus‘ 20 crew members held hos-tage by Somalian pirates, a min-ister said. The government keptmonitoring communication be-

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Lahat, S Sumatra - Flash floods in Tanjungsakti Pumi sub-district,Lahat regency, South Sumatra, had flooded scores of home in NegeriKaya village with the flood waters reaching one meter and forced resi-dents to evacuate.

The flash floods on Monday came from the overflowed Manna river,not only inundated tens of houses in Negeri Kaya village, PulauPanggung, but also forced the villagers to evacuate to higher ground.

“The floods came at 4 pm, inundating 35 houses with the floodwaters reaching one meter high, especially in Negeri Kaya village,Tajungsakti Pumi sub-district, and practically all our residents hadevacuated,” Negeri Kaya village chief said.

He said before the rain fell, heavy rain hit the area for about fourhours followed by the overflowing of Manna river inundating thehouses.

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Jakarta - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here on Tuesday questioned the use of the Indonesianphrase “hak kekayaan intelektual” for the English words “intellectual property rights.”

He said the right word inBahasa for the word “property”was “kepemilikan” or “posses-sion” so that the phrase “intellec-tual property rights” should betranslated as “hak kepemilikanintelektual” instead of “hakkekayaan intelektual.”

The president said that in con-ceptual terms the word“kepemilikan” was more appro-

priate to prevent somebody`s in-tellectual possession from beingstolen by somebody else.

But the president left it to thelinguists and lawyers to decidewhich term - Hak KekayaanIntelektual or Hak KepemilikanIntelektual - was more correct forIntellectual Property Rights.

“Anyway, I wholly leave it tothe linguists and lawyers,” Presi-

dent Yudhoyono said when openingthe National Convention on Intel-lectual Property Rights.

The convention was organizedby the ministry of law and humanrights in observance of World In-tellectual Property Day which fallson April 26.

The event was also attended byamong others Chairman of thePeople‘s Consultative Assembly(MPR) Taufik Kiemas, SupremeCourt (MA) Chief Harifin A Tumpa,Attorney General Basrief Arief anda number of cabinet ministers. April26th is observed annually as World

Intellectual Property OrganizationDay (WIPO Day).

This year the theme is: “De-signing for Future” and coin-cides wit the half century ofIndonesia`s first regulation onintellectual property rights,namely Law No. 21/1961 onTrade Brand.

During the event, the justiceand human rights minister pre-sented awards to several figuresand institutions considered havingsignificant contribution in pro-moting and protecting intellectualproperty rights in Indonesia.

Cancer vaccine creatorIan Frazer visits Indonesia

Flash floods inundatetens of houses in Lahat

students and researchers will havethe opportunity to attend the screen-ing as well as participate in discus-sions with Professor Frazer.

Professor Ian Frazer is the Direc-tor of the Diamantina Institute. Heis the creator of the humanpapillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, thefirst vaccine designed to stop a can-cer. He was named Australian of theYear in 2006 for his development ofthe HPV cervical cancer vaccine.

Professor Frazer teaches immu-nology to undergraduate and gradu-ate students of the University ofQueensland. He was recently madea Fellow of the Australian Academyof Science.

In February 2011, the AustralianGovernment released a landmarkstudy,‘Excellence in Research forAustralia‘ which found the major-ity of Australian research units wererated at or above world standard.Areas of excellence included car-diovascular medicine andhaematology, oncology and car-cinogenesis, immunology, medicalphysiology, pharmacology andpharmaceutical sciences and clini-cal sciences.

Negotiations for MV Sinar Kuduscrew‘s release still going on

tween the ship‘s owner and the pi-rates, Foreign Minister MartyNatalegawa said at the PresidentialPalace here on Monday.

“The effort to handle the crewmembers is still going on, and so iscommunication between the ship`sowner and the pirates,” he said.

Marty said the government con-

tinued to monitor any develop-ments including options that hadoriginally been planned to re-lease the hostages.

MV Sinar Kudus carrying nickelore was hijacked by Somalian pi-rates off the coast of East Africawhile on its way to Rotterdam, TheNetherlands, last March.

AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim

Fireworks explode above downtown Jakarta’s Welcome Monument during a special ceremony kickingoff the 200-day countdown to the SEA Games in Jakarta, Indonesia,Monday, April 25, 2011.The 26thSoutheast Asian Games will be held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia in November 2011.

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Bali Today

“All precincts in Bali have car-ried out search operation regu-larly and until now, there is nobomb found in the island. Hope-fully the situation will go on likethis,” he added.

Hadiatmoko told all personnelto stay alert especially in the en-trances to Bali. “Currently, highalert still applied in every en-trance of Bali. We put 2/3 of theforce or 6,700 personnel to se-cure the doors to Bali and othervital objects such as tourist sitesand entertainment places,” he ex-

To mark the pinnacle of the 407thanniversary of Singaraja City fallingon Wednesday (Mar 30) was held themagoak-goakan colossal dance pre-sented by the youth of Singaraja.Magoak-goakan attraction can not beseparated from the history ofSingaraja City founded by AnglurahPandji Sakti. Magoak-goakan is origi-nated from the folk games ofBuleleng that supposedly highly fa-vored by Pandji Sakti.

Before attacking the BlambanganKingdom in East Java, Pandji Saktihad time to play games or magoak-goakan with his soldiers. The gameswere made to kindle the spirits ofsoldiers who was called Laskar Goak(Crow Forces). The game was playedby 20 men from his army. During thegame, every soldier was given thechance to become the gowak or lead-ing crow. If he can catch the tail ofthe crow then the soldier would getanything that they want such as food,houses, and even woman. It wasgiven to the King Pandji Sakti to hissoldier. In the end of the game, it camethe King’s turn.

During the game, Pandji Saktimanaged to get the tail of the line ofcrow so that he could express hiswishes to the crow. “Ratu Anglurah,what do you want I will give you,”said the crow. Panji Sakti requestedthat the soldiers could attackBlambangan vigorously. At that time,the Crow Forces replied enthusiasti-

The Head of Integrated Pest Con-trol from PostGraduateAgroecotechnology Agriculture Fac-ulty Udayana Denpasar Prof DrWayan Supartha said the caterpillardestroying should use natural waylike pathogens. “In nature caterpillarhas natural predator from predatorcategory, parasitoid, and pathogens.

This effort should applied to keepecology balance in Bali,” said him inDenpasar yesterday. In the seminarabout caterpillar control in Bali, hesaid, all of caterpillar enemies candevelop to lessen the improvementof rapid caterpillar growth in Bali.“Instead using chemical substance,we should better using their natu-ral enemies because it generates ef-fective result, and ecology bal-ance,” said him.

He said Bali Government nowkeeping effort to destroy the caterpil-lars which were spreading in Bali.While the researcher of caterpillarfrom Post-Graduate Program FPUdayana Dr. Putu Sudirta said themost effective predator of the cater-pillar is parasitoid. He said the para-sitoid comes from word “parasite”

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The tight inspection is carry out by the police in the entrances of Bali. As seen on the picture,police officers inspect a car entering Bali.

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Denpasar – The Head of Bali Police Department, General Inspector Hadiatmoko said that thedepartment is on the highest level of alert even tough here is no indication that there is electricalbomb found in Bali.

plained.He hoped that there will be no

bomb terror in the future becauseit will be devastating to Bali thatrelay on tourism. It will be greatlost for the people so Hadiatmokourged everyone to report to thepolice if they see something sus-picious.

”I pray that there will be nomore victims of bomb explosionin Bali and I also hope the societyhelp the duty of the police by giv-ing information,” he said.

Previously, there was rumor

that there will be bomb explosionsin some areas in Bali. The rumoralso said that the bomb enter Balithrough the three kilograms of gastubes which is modified into elec-tric bomb.

The rumors had been spreadingsince 19 suspects of book bombarrested by the police. They werearrested in Jakarta and from thepreliminary investigation, Bali isone of their target. The police de-partment act by carry out searchoperation in order to prevent theterrorists and bomb entering Bali.

Magoak-goakanbefore Going to War

cally by imitating the voice of acrow:”Goak ...., goak goak ...” mean-ing they were already well preparedto conduct the attacks.

The King Pandji Sakti needed tocarry out the game becauseBlambangan was a great kingdomwhich had powerful army. It was saidthat some soldiers of Blambangancould not be killed using regularsword or any other sharp object. Thecondition made the King must pre-pare the correct strategy and also in-creased the spirit of his soldier andone of them was by conducting themagoak-goakan game. The traditionaldance is actually only being per-formed during special occasion suchas before the celebration of Nyepi Dayand only exist in Panji Village, around6 km southern of Singaraja.

The name megoak-goakan is takenfrom the name of the crow which isthe main theme of the play. Before,the dance was done to increase thespirit of the soldier before going towar. It played an important role dur-ing the war at Bali olden time. How-ever, nowadays, magoak-goakan be-comes one of the performances to at-tract tourists in Singaraja. The uniquegame attracts the attention of the do-mestic and foreign tourists. Even, thedance is also performed during bigevent such as Bali Art Festival andother. It is noe become the trademarkof tourism in Singaraja. Bali is famouswith its culture and M

Caterpillar ShouldEliminate Naturally

and “oid”. It is pointing an organismlike parasite which is living from theloss of other organism. “We can usethe caterpillar itself to kill other cater-pillar. So we hope Agriculture andCrop Office Bali can instruct thepeople to catch the caterpillar as muchas they can then bring the caterpillarsto the Laboratory of Udayana Univer-sity,” said him.

“Now people should not scare tothe caterpillar”, said him, “catch thecaterpillar as much as they can thenbring them to Lab Unud.” The cater-pillars injected parasite then they willrelease again randomly in entire Bali.“The parasite caterpillar looks likecaterpillar but they will eat other cat-erpillar. This parasite will be adaptivein accord with caterpillar population.If the caterpillar amount was overloadso the parasite will work bigger,” saidhim. Because of those reasons, saidSudirta, he pleased the people to catchthe caterpillar as much as they canthen bring the caterpillars to UnudDenpasar. “The natural enemies likepredator also can develop massivelythen we can release them back to thenature,” said Sudirta.

Balinese Culture

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Bangli (Bali Post)—Vague image of Kintamani

tourism is triggered by a varietyof social issues, starting from theact of hawkers forcing tourists tobuy their goods up to blackmailagainst tourists in the Lake Batur.Kindled by these acts, the Regentof Bangli Made Gianyar chal-lenged the Bangli GovernmentTourism Office on Monday (Apr25) to change the junks ofKintamani tourism into goldmines.

It was said, so far the hawkersremained a scourge for the ad-vancement of tourism and so didthe frequent blackmail. These two

SIAP MEPANGGANG(Grilled Chicken)

OVERVIEW:This is one of Bali’s most traditional dishes and plays

an important role in many ceremonies.

SIAP MEGORENG:(Fried Chicken)This is one of Bali’s most traditional dishes and plays

an important role in many ceremonies.

INGREDIENTS:4 baby chickens, each 400 gr (13 oz)1 cup chicken spice paste2½ cup coconut milk3¼ cups chicken stock4 stalks lemon grass, bruised4 salam leaves2 lemon leaves1 tbsp salt1 tbsp black peppercorns, crushed

PREPARATION:Cut along the backbone of chicken, open butterfly

style and flatten. Heat heavy saucepan, add spice pasteand sauté for 2 minute over low heat.

Add, chicken stock, lemon grass, salam leaves, lemonleaves and bring to boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Addcoconut cream, bring to boild, season with salt andpepper. Add chickens and simmer until three-quarterscooked, turning chicken frequently.

Remove from fire and cool chicken in the sauce toroom temperature. Remove chicken from sauce and drywell in open airy place for 30 minutes. Grill over charcoaluntil dark golden brown. Grilled chicken tastes bestwhen served with peanut sauce, steamed rice andvegetables.

Helpful hints :The chickens can be simmered in coconut milk and

then deep-frozen until required. Be sure to dry themthoroughly after defrosting, either in an airy place or infront of a fan, before frying.

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The beautiful scenery of Kintamani

Regent challengesBangli Tourism OfficeChange junks of Kintamani tourism into gold

junks hampered the aspiration topromote the local tourism. To thatend, his party gave a deadline oftwo years to the Tourism and In-dustry Services in order they couldchange the junks paid half an eyeinto gold.

By doing so, the tourism ex-pected to be one of the backbonesfor producing the regionally gen-erated revenue (PAD) could beginto materialize. So far, the hawkershad been considered a junk and sen-tenced ugly by tourists as well astourism perpetrators of Bali. Hope-fully, it could be improved withinthe next two years. If now thehawkers chased tourists, how about

in two years to come? Even, thetourists would chase the hawkers.“Our challenge is how to makethose hawkers no longer chase tour-ists. On the contrary, when visitorscome to Kintamani they will feel in-complete without taking photo-graph or meet them,” he said.

So far, Kintamani reaping criti-cism and obstacles is actually along pent-pearl. As a matter of fact,Kintamani is the region first knownin the eyes of tourists compared toother tourist destinations in Bali.It is indicated by the art pavilionheritage of the great literati SutanTakdir Alisyahbana at ToyaBungkah, Kintamani.

Popularity of Kintamani has beenincreasingly complete with therhymes composed by Ebiet G. Ade,a national ballad pop singer, ex-pressing his admiration when hesaw little girls peddling rings inKintamani. The two figures actuallyvery much admired Kintamani, butlater on such a name progressivelydisappeared. Therefore, to revive orregain the fame, it required the in-novation and creativity of local of-ficials. “I want the Bangli officialcould give me surprise when hear-ing their achievement. I do not wantif the official inaugurated 17 daysago could only show off an averageor mediocre accomplishments. If heonly makes mediocre achievementI will definitely evaluate him basedon integrity fact that had beensigned,” he promised. (kmb17)

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As usual, the religious ritual will at-tract portions of foreign visitors. Theritual will provide an opportunity with-out precedent for the foreign travellers tothe witness how the local Hindu follow-ers make their ritual. The local Hindu fol-lowers will walk, to say the prayers in theprocession and will cross the ocean in boatloaded before reaching the temple ofSakenan. To the Hindu followers of Ba-linese, the day of Kuningan is a time forthe commemoration because the ancestorsreturn to the sky after dwelling in theEarth by ten days and when the opinionof Balinese is thankful to the Gods by itsmercy to the human races.

Each village in Bali will celebrateKuningan in magnificent style, with severalparts of the island of Bali carrying outfestivales colorful. The post of bamboo orthe locally called “penjor”, that has beenelevated in the front of the door of the en-trance of each compound of the house since

Sakenan TempleSakenan TempleSakenan TempleSakenan TempleSakenan TempleThe temple of Sakenan is located in the island of Serangan, well-known like island

of the turtle. Located in the southern part of Bali, the island of the turtle is one of thepoint more preferred to practice surf. The temple obstruct-will be packed by threedays by the people who use the traditional suits of Balinese. constructed in the thir-teenth century by a Hindus priest which is, “Dang Hyang Dwijendra” in a smallisland closely together of the port of Benoa and the Nusa Dua.

a day before it is Galungan redecorated tak-ing under the white clothes and replaced withthe yellow clothes, symbolizing the prosper-ity. In spite of the persistent crisis, Bali con-tinues being more the preferred destinationof the tourism of the world due to its abun-dance of the culture and the natural beauty.The day of Kuningan offers one of the supe-rior attractions of the tourism of Bali.

To reach the temple, you can go in boator cars If you go in car or bici, you pass abridge that binds to the island of Seranganand the south of Denpasar. It takes the im-pulsion you from around 15 minutes toreach the temple. Now, the east of Kutacan be reached through a way in approxi-mately 15 minutes. Now day the road toreach the temple has been larger, you cango to sakenan by cars until the side of thetemple. But around the way you will feela very bad smell. But now days thegoverment already fixed that thing, andbegin to repair the area.

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BUSINESS

To develop the project, Samsung C&T wasexpected to sign a memorandum of understand-ing with Indonesia‘s PT Land and state elec-tricity company PT PLN in Bali in May 2011on the occasion of South Korea-Indonesia min-isters meeting, he said.

Amir Sambodo, special assistant to the co-ordinating minister for economic affairs saidSamsung C&T was planning to investUS$150-200 million in a solar power plant onthe assumption the project would cost US$3million per megawatt.

To that end, the company had applied for apermit to conduct a feasibility study on the

Reuters

DETROIT – Nissan Motor Co Ltd re-called nearly 271,000 older-model Path-finder and Infiniti QX4 SUVs in NorthAmerica due to the chance that road salt andwater could collect to cause a loss of steer-ing, U.S. safety regulators said. Affected inthe United States and Canada are about225,650 Pathfinders from model years 1996to 2004 and about 45,330 Infiniti QX4 SUVsfrom model years 1997 to 2003.

The recall affects Pathfinders and QX4sin Canada and 20 cold-weather U.S. stateswhere road salt is used to keep roads clearof snow and ice.

Road salt and melted snow can collect in

Reuters

NEW YORK – In the lightest volume ses-sion of the year, U.S. stocks fell on Mondayafter a lowered outlook from Kimberly-Clarkincreased concerns about higher commoditycosts squeezing profits in coming quarters.About 5.4 billion shares traded on the New YorkStock Exchange, the American Stock Exchangeand Nasdaq, below the daily average of 7.74billion.

Kimberly-Clark (KMB.N) fell 2.7 percentto $64.24 after it cut the low end of its full-yearoutlook because the costs of pulp and othergoods rose more than twice as much as it hadexpected.

The threat of rising commodity costs willremain in the spotlight for one of the busiestweeks of earnings, with 180 S&P 500 compa-nies set to report this week, including othermajor consumer names like Procter & Gamble(PG.N) and Colgate-Palmolive (CL.N).

“That is going to be the next thing that hap-pens — the forward guidance is going to startto become impacted because of higher prices,”said Ken Polcari, managing director of ICAPEquities in New York.

“This non-existent inflation that (the Fed-eral Reserve) keeps talking about is elusive,

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The Australian dol-lar hit a fresh 29-year high and South Korea’sbenchmark share index touched another recordintraday high on Monday, suggesting investorswere still eager to embrace risk and higher-yield-ing assets. Commodities pushed higher with spotgold hitting a record high of $1,517.71 an ounceand U.S. silver futures scaling a 31-year peak.

The dollar edged up 0.1 percent against a bas-ket of currencies to 74.086 (.DXY), but remainedwithin sight of a trough of 73.735 struck last week,its lowest since August 2008. The dollar rose 0.4percent against the yen to 82.22 yen, supported bydollar-buying by Japanese importers and as trad-ers took aim at stop-loss dollar buying orders saidto be lurking near 82.50 yen. “The market is thintoday because London is closed today, and peopleare basically just trying to trigger stops,” said atrader at a Japanese bank, referring to Easter Mon-day holidays across much of Europe.

Markets are looking to a news conference byFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke onWednesday after the bank’s two-day policy meet-ing to see how the central bank plans to exit fromits super-easy monetary policy.

Traders are also nervously watching Greece afternewspaper reports that it is considering extendingmaturities on its sovereign debt as one option for apossible restructuring.

Most Asian stock markets were sluggish as theyreopened after the long Easter weekend, but SouthKorea’s benchmark stock index clawed above a

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Jakarta - Samsung C&T of South Korea plans to invest US$150-200 million inIndonesia‘s solar power plant with a capacity of 50 MW. “The Samsung C&T presi-dent has expressed commitment that the company is very serious about developingsolar energy in Indonesia,” Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs HattaRajasa said following a meeting with Samsung C&T President and CEO Shin Kimhere on few days ago.

Aussie dollar hits 29-yearpeak; Seoul shares shine

grounds the solar power plants developed byPLN in 10 different places in Indonesia nowhad a maximum capacity of 1 megawatt, hesaid.

Amir said Samsung was exploring the pos-sibility of developing a special area for solarpower plant in Java, Bali or other islands hav-ing the capacity to develop a power plant witha capacity of 50 MW, he said.

The Korean company was in the process ofapplying for a permit to the Coordinating Minis-try for Economic Affairs, the Industry Ministry,the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry andthe Investment Coordinating Board, he said. (*)

peak scaled last week and hit another record intradayhigh. The benchmark index was last up 0.9 percentat 2,217.59 (.KS11).

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei share average dipped0.1 percent (.N225), but gains in shippers helpedtemper losses. Japan’s Nikkei business daily re-ported at the weekend that earnings sharply re-bounded at three major marine transport compa-nies in the year that ended on March 31.

Mitsui OSK Lines (9104.T) rose 2 percent,Nippon Yusen (9101.T) gained 1.3 percent andKawasaki Kisen (9107.T) added 0.7 percent.

“The shippers’ gains are straightforward. Theexpectations for good results reflect strong demandin the global economy and they suffered relativelylittle damage from the March earthquake,” saidNaoki Fujiwara, a fund manager at Shinkin AssetManagement.

The Australian dollar, which tends to attract buy-ing when the global economy is doing well andcommodity prices rise, touched a 29-year high of$1.0777. It later trimmed its gains to stand at$1.0735, little changed on the day.

U.S. crude futures oil rose as violence in Syriaand Yemen escalated over the weekend, stirringfears of supply disruptions from the Middle Eastand North Africa. NYMEX crude for June deliv-ery edged up 30 cents a barrel to $112.59.

U.S. 10-year Treasuries were little changed inprice to yield 3.396 percent, down about 1 basispoint from late U.S. trade on Thursday. The U.S.Treasury market was closed on Friday for a U.S.holiday. Stock markets in Australia and Hong Kongwere closed on Monday for a holiday

Nissan recalls 271,000 SUVs on steering risk

AP Photo/Mary Altaffer

The Nissan Leaf Nismo RC is on display at the 2011 New York InternationalAuto Show, Wednesday, April 20, 2011 in New York. Nissan Motor Co. willresume taking U.S. reservations for its Leaf electric car on May 1, NissanAmericas Chairman Carlos Tavares said Wednesday.

the strut housing and may cause corrosion thatcould lead to difficulty in steering and evenloss of steering, which could cause a crash,regulators said. Nissan will inform customersof the recall be mid-May, and its dealers willinspect and fix the issue free of charge.

No injuries have been reported due to thisissue and there is a report of an accident thatwas caused by it, but Nissan said that reportcould not be confirmed as linked to the cor-rosion issue. Nissan said their tests have in-dicated that only a small portion of the re-called vehicles are expected to need repair.

Inspection at Nissan dealers shouldtake a half hour to an hour but repair orreplacement will take longer, said a Nissanspokesman.

Inflation jitters interrupt Wall Street rallybecause there clearly is much more inflationthan they care to admit at the moment.” Kim-berly-Clark, maker of Kleenex tissue andHuggies disposable diapers, is among compa-nies highly vulnerable to rising commodity costsbecause its products contain oil-based materi-als and paper.

The Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI)dropped 26.11 points, or 0.21 percent, to end at12,479.88. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index(.SPX) shed 2.13 points, or 0.16 percent, to1,335.25. But the Nasdaq Composite Index(.IXIC) gained 5.72 points, or 0.20 percent, toclose at 2,825.88.

Johnson Controls Inc (JCI.N) fell 2.8 per-cent to $39.60 after the company, one of theworld’s largest auto suppliers, said its fiscalthird-quarter results would be hit by a drop incar production following Japan’s massiveearthquake last month. [ID:nN25139917]Japan’s earthquake has disrupted the supplyof auto parts and forced auto companies to idleplants.

Through Monday, 75 percent of the 151companies in the S&P 500 that have reportedresults have beaten analysts’ expectations. Thatis just above the average over the past four quar-ters but well above the average of 62 percentsince 1994, according to Thomson Reuters data.

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In bright sunshine, thousands oftourists in London took advantageof the Easter Monday holiday toflock to Westminster Abbey andBuckingham Palace to see the twofocal points of the wedding. Therewas a bustling scene around theAbbey as technicians preparedequipment for the world’s media. A10-foot (three-metre) camera plat-form was being erected and dozensof TV reporters were already broad-casting to a global audience.

Opposite Buckingham Palace, atemporary stand has been builthousing 22 glass-fronted TV stu-dios, its facade painted green so thatit blends in with the trees.

The prospect of the wedding ap-pears to have given a boost to the royalfamily’s popularity, with 63 percentof those questioned in the ICM sur-vey for The Guardian saying Britainwould be worse off without the mon-


DETROIT – Eminem and Royceda 5’9" are back recording togethermore than a decade after the Detroitrappers first joined forces. The pair,who met at a concert in their homecity in 1997 and worked togetherunder the name Bad Meets Evil, an-nounced Monday that they’re com-ing out with an EP of new materialin June.

One of the songs they recordedin the late 1990s, called “Bad Meets

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LONDON – As preparations step up for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, an opinionpoll has shown two-thirds of British people believe the country is better off because of the royal family.However, only 37 percent said they were “genuinely interested and excited” by Friday’s nuptials.

archy. And three-quarters of the1,003 adults questioned believe theroyal wedding will give the country“a strong feel good factor”, althoughonly one third of respondents saidthey were “genuinely interested andexcited” by the marriage.

With hundreds of thousands ofpeople expected to line the wed-ding route, forecasters said days ofunseasonably hot weather couldgive way to cloudier and coolerweather, meaning the weddingcould be hit by showers.

“At the moment, it is lookinglike temperatures will probably bea little bit above average and thereis a risk of heavy showers,” saidHelen Rossington, senior fore-caster at MeteoGroup. Big screentelevisions will relay all the day’saction to an anticipated 220,000viewers in Hyde Park andTrafalgar Square with champagne,

Pimm’s, wedding cake and a band alllaid on to keep the party swinging.

Organisers have urged thosewatching on the giant televisions toenter the spirit by turning up in theirbest wedding hats. The British mediapored over the guest list, noting thatwhile football star David Beckham —who befriended William duringEngland’s failed bid to host the 2018World Cup — was invited, there isdefinitely no place for SarahFerguson.

The absence of the ex-wife ofQueen Elizabeth’s second son, PrinceAndrew, will make the wedding a bit-tersweet occasion for their daughtersPrincesses Eugenie and Beatrice, whowill be attending.

Also among the 1,900-strong con-gregation at Westminster Abbey willbe “Mr Bean” actor Rowan Atkinson,a good friend of William’s fatherPrince Charles.

AFP PHOTO / Adrian Dennis

A guest on his way to a wedding stops and buys souvenirs from a stall selling memorabilia for the royalwedding of Britain’s Prince William and Kate Middleton, in London, on April 25, 2011. Britain’s PrinceWilliam is to marry his fiancee Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London on April 29, 2011.

Eminem to release EP withrapper Royce da 5’9"

Evil,” appeared on Eminem’s majorlabel debut, “The Slim Shady LP.”

According to a news release dis-tributed Monday by InterscopeRecords, the rappers pursued solocareers after their initial work to-gether and became embroiled in afeud.

In the years since, Eminem’s ca-reer has reached superstar levels withtens of millions of records sold andGrammy and Academy Award wins.Royce da 5’9" also has seen success,but on a much smaller scale, withthree of his albums charting in theR&B/hip-hop category.

The two mended fences, however,following the shooting death of theirmutual friend and fellow rapperProof in 2006. “Royce and I startedhanging out again and inevitably thatled us back into the studio,” Eminemsaid in a statement. “At first we werejust seeing where it went without anyreal goal in mind, but the songsstarted to come together crazy, sohere we are.”

Royce da 5’9" said he was “ex-cited to see this project come to frui-tion considering the long lapse intime between when we worked be-fore and now.”

The new material will be releasedJune 14 on Shady/Interscope Records.Mr. Porter, who is a member ofEminem’s rap group D12, was a pro-ducer on the EP. Interscope said its titlewill be unveiled “soon.” And, for therecord, Royce da 5’9" is the Bad halfof the duo, and Eminem is the Evil.

AP Photo/Gary Malerba

FILE - This May 19, 2009 showsEminem performing at the SoundBoard theater located inside theMotorCity Casino, Hotel in Detroit.Eminem plans to release an EP ofnew material he recorded with fel-low Detroit rapper Royce da 5’9'.

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LOS ANGELES – Lindsay Lohanwas briefly jailed again on Friday af-ter a rollercoaster day in which ajudge downgraded her jewelry theftcharge, but sentenced the actress tofour months behind bars for violat-ing her probation. Looking confusedand distressed, Lohan — who waslocked up for two weeks last summer— was taken immediately to jail fromcourt after a day-long preliminaryhearing on charges that she stole a$2,500 gold necklace from a store inJanuary.

The “Mean Girls” actress was or-dered to stand trial on June 3 but thejewelry charge was reduced to a mis-demeanor from a more serious felony,and will cut to one year her maximumtime behind bars if eventually con-victed.

Los Angeles judge StephanieSautner, however, felt the evidence onFriday suggested Lohan intended tosteal the jewelry. She therefore ruledLohan had violated her probation fora 2007 drunk driving and cocaine pos-session incident, and sentenced her to120 days jail and 480 hours commu-nity service in a morgue and women’sprison.

Lohan’s lawyer filed an immedi-

Lindsay Lohan out of jailafter rollercoaster day

ate appeal and Lohan’s campscrambled to post $75,000 bail andsecure her release from custody pend-ing an appeal hearing. She was re-leased late on Friday after about fivehours, according to the Los AngelesCounty Sheriff’s Department website.

Lohan, 24, has strenuously deniedthat she deliberately walked out of aLos Angeles store wearing a necklacewithout paying. Her lawyer on Fridayargued that she was distracted and ab-sent-minded when she left with theitem around her neck.

Lohan’s assistant returned it to po-lice after news leaked that a searchwarrant was to be served on Lohan’shouse. “There is a lot of hoopla sur-rounding Ms. Lohan, but at the endof the day, relatively speaking, this isnot particularly serious as grand theftsgo,” Lohan’s lawyer Shawn Holleysaid. “This is a necklace ... that wasreturned 10 days later.”

But judge Sautner did not buy thedefense argument. “I see the intenthere and I see the level of brazennesswith ‘let me see what I can get awaywith’,” Sautner said.

“She thumbs her nose at the court,she walks into court with FU on herfingernails,” Sautner said, referring toan appearance last year by Lohan inanother case.

International Wednesday, April 27, 2011 13Science

The hard, sharp particles of volca-nic ash blasted high into the air couldhave caused jet engines to fail andsandblasted airplane windows to thepoint where it would be impossibleto see out, according to a study ledby Sigurdur Gislason of the Univer-sity of Iceland.

“We showed that the airport clo-sures were justified,” said co-authorSusan Stipp of the University ofCopenhagen, Denmark. Their re-search was being published Tuesdayin the Proceedings of the NationalAcademy of Sciences.

The eruptions began April 14,2010, with an explosive blast at


ISTANBUL – The World War I battlefield of the Gallipoli campaign,where throngs gather each April to remember the fallen, is a place of lore,an echo of ancient warfare that took place on the same soil. Now re-searchers are mapping dugouts, trenches and tunnels in the most exten-sive archaeological survey of a site whose slaughter helped forge the iden-tity of young nations.

Armed with old maps and GPS technology, the experts from Turkey,Australia and New Zealand have so far discovered rusted food cans, un-used bullets and their shell casings, and fragments of shrapnel, Ottoman-era bricks with Greek lettering, ceramic rum flagons of Allied soldiersand glass shards of beer bottles on the Turkish side. They announcedearly findings ahead of annual commemorations on the rugged peninsulaon Sunday and Monday.

The chief aim is to gain a detailed layout of a battlefield whose desper-ate trench warfare, with enemy lines just a few dozen meters (yards) apartin some places, has been recounted in films, books and ballads, acquiringa legendary aura in the culture of its combatants.

“It will hasten a broader understanding of what went on at Gallipoli,”Richard Reid, a researcher and author of the book “Gallipoli 1915” saidof the government-funded investigation. “It will help us as nations thatare always interested in trying to preserve what heritage we have.”

There is heightened interest in the battle, especially among Turks whoare showing more pride in their past, buoyed by economic and diplomaticadvances after decades of internal strife. Australia and New Zealand markthe occasion with a national holiday on Monday, holding dawn servicesand closing off downtown areas for marches of veterans of all conflicts.

Before dawn on April 25, 1915, an Allied expedition under Britishcommand landed at Gallipoli on the Aegean Sea in a bid to reach Istanbuland open a sea route to Russia, an ally whose troops were wilting on theeastern front. But Ottoman armies, allied with Germany, dug in and forcedtheir adversaries to withdraw after a nine-month campaign.

About 44,000 Allied soldiers died, and at least twice as many perishedon the Turkish side. Hundreds of thousands more were wounded or suf-fered debilitating fever, diarrhea and dysentery.


WASHINGTON – Everyother week, 7-year-old twinsAddison and Cassidy Hempelhave an experimental medicineinjected into their spines inhopes of battling a rare, fataldisease. And it’s their momwho made that possible. Fromher home in Reno, Nev., ChrisHempel persuaded scientists toshare their research and man-aged to get the government tosign off on her daughters’ un-usual experiment.

Hempel says getting help tofight a rare disease shouldn’t

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WASHINGTON – The disruptive closing of some European airports after last year’s volcanic eruption inIceland was the right thing to do and may have saved lives, a new study concludes.

Eyjafjallajokull (ay-yah-FYAH-lah-yer-kuhl) volcano, and ash con-tinued to spew for weeks. The eventforced most countries in northernEurope to shut their airspace be-tween April 15-20, grounding morethan 100,000 flights and an esti-mated 10 million travelers world-wide. The shutdown cost airlinesmore than $2 billion.

If the ash particles were suckedinto jet engines they could havemelted onto the whirling blades,causing the engine to fail, the re-port said. And there was a high riskof scouring the surface of the plane,according to the researchers who

conducted tests on samples of the ash.Even two weeks of vigorous stir-

ring of the ash failed to round off theedges of the particles, leaving themsharp and hard enough to turn an air-plane window opaque if encounteredat high speed, the study said.

The report recalled the case of aBritish Airways 747 that flew into anash cloud over Indonesia in 1982, inwhich all four engines failed and thepilot reported the windows were sand-blasted. In that case the pilot was ableto restart some of the engines andmanaged to make an emergency land-ing by peering out through a 2-inchclear area in a side window.

AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand

Smoke and ash bellow from Eyjafjallajokull volcano as it is seen from Hvolsvollur, Iceland in 2010. One yearafter the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano, more than 70 airlines took part in a simulation onWednesday to prepare for another ash cloud closing European airspace.

AP Photo/ Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, File

FILE This 2010 file photo shows a boundary marker which definesthe area of the ANZAC Battlefield according to the Treaty of Lausanne,in Gallipoli, western Turkey.

In Turkey, surveyorsmap a WWI battlefield

Push to spur more drugs for deadly rare diseasesbe so hard.

But it’s a huge challenge togenerate drug company interestin the expensive testing of medi-cines for diseases so rare — likeher girls’ Niemann-Pick Type C— that the market is only a fewhundred or few thousand peoplea year.

There are treatments for just200 of the roughly 7,000 rare dis-eases, illnesses that affect fewerthan 200,000 people, often far,far fewer. Yet add those diseasestogether, and more than 20 mil-lion Americans have one.

Now a movement is beginningto spur more rare-disease treat-

ments: The National Institutes ofHealth this fall will open a centerto speed genetic discoveries intousable therapies, doing some of theriskiest early-stage research inhopes companies then will step in.

A new International Rare Dis-eases Research Consortium ispushing for at least 200 more treat-ments by 2020, in part by poolingthe work of far-flung scientists andfamilies.

Rather than start ing fromscratch, the Food and Drug Admin-istration is pointing the way formanufacturers to “repurpose” olddrugs for new use against rare dis-eases, publishing a list of those

deemed particularly promising.And bipartisan legislation re-

cently introduced in the Senate,called the Creating Hope Act,would offer drug makers anotherfinancial incentive — a voucherpromising fast FDA evaluationof their next blockbuster drug inreturn for developing a therapyfor a rare or neglected diseasethat disproportionately affectschildren.

It’s unclear what the pros-pects for passage are.

“We have to give drug com-panies a reason to go into thismarket,” says Nancy Goodmanof Kids v Cancer, a group push-

ing the legislation. Her sonJacob died at age 10 from atype of brain cancer that has nogood treatment.

“My kids may not be cur-able, but they are treatable,”adds Hempel, the Nevada mom.“Who’s going to take th isover?”

Pharmaceutical giants arestarting to show some new in-terest in rare diseases, tradi-tionally a niche market forsmall biotech companies. Thepractical reason: Blockbustersare drying up, says Dr. EdMascioli of Pfizer Inc., theworld’s largest drug company.

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“It will do his confidence thepower of good,” said Mancini ofa player who had failed to findthe target since his move fromGerman side Wolfsburg in Janu-ary. “Edin is a fantastic striker.He had some problems becausehe hasn’t played more games inthe past and had some difficul-ties because he didn’t score.

“But he deserved to scorewhat was a very important goalfor us. Yes, I have had to speakto him. It has not been easy forhim because he hasn’t beenplaying and he hasn’t scored inthe league. “For a striker it’s dif-ficult when he cannot score.”

Dzeko, who scored after com-


MADRID – Barcelonamidfielder Andres Iniesta is al-ready dreaming of a ChampionsLeague final tussle at Wembleyeven as his side prepared fortheir semi-final against old ri-vals Real Madrid. “I am dream-ing of going out there atWembley. We must think only ofgoing over ( to Madrid forWednesday’s first leg) and scor-ing some goals and then in thereturn our fans will drive us onto Wembley,” Iniesta told a newsconference.

“It would be the cherry on thecake to land another two titles,”said Iniesta, in reference to aleague title as good as retainedand a potential ChampionsLeague success to follow onfrom previous triumphs in 1992,2006 and 2009. “We have tofight to the finish,” he stressed,in the knowledge that Real aredesperate for a 10th Europeancrown having just given coachJose Mourinho his first Spanishsilverware in the shape of lastweek’s King’s Cup win over theCatalan club.

Barca, with their honed high-speed passing game, would nor-mally be rated as favourites asMourinho tries to mould Real inwhat is his first season with the


MADRID – An own goal bykeeper Diego Alves gave RealZaragoza a 1-0 win overAlmeria on Monday whichmoved them out of the relega-tion zone but left their oppo-nents firmly rooted to the footof La Liga. Both teams wentinto the game on the back ofpoor runs but the situation wasmore worrying for bottom sideAlmeria who had lost their lastfour games.

Zaragoza were creating thebetter openings but in-formkeeper Alves was blocking ev-

Manchester City’sBosnian forwardEdin Dzeko (C) vieswith BlackburnRovers’ U.S defenderJermaine Jones (L)and BlackburnRovers’ Senegaleseforward Mame BiramDiouf during theEnglish PremierLeague footballmatch betweenBlackburn Roversand Manchester Cityat Ewood Park,Blackburn, north-west England onApril 25, 2011.

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BLACKBURN, United Kingdom – Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini backed Edin Dzekoto become a regular scorer after the £27 million forward hit his first Premier League goal. Dzeko’ssecond-half strike gave City a 1-0 win over struggling Blackburn on Monday and a four-pointlead over Tottenham in the race to secure the fourth and final qualifying place for next season’sChampions League.

ing on as a second-half substitute,was delighted with breaking hisPremier League goal duck. “I’mvery happy that this goal helped myteam to win the game,” he said.

“Sometimes it’s difficult. I’mnot the first who didn’t make thebest start but I’m happy because Iscored and helped the team.” Theend of Dzeko’s drought came justjust two days after Chelsea’s £50million man Fernando Torres hadfinally opened his Blues accountagainst West Ham.

“Torres scored a lot of goals atLiverpool and changed clubs, I’mhappy for him too because I knowwhat the pressure is,” he said.“Now we have to look at the fu-

ture - it is a new beginning for meand for City.”

Mancini wants City to qualifyfor the Champions League in styleby winning all five of their remain-ing Premier League games. Cityand fifth-placed Tottenham willmeet at Eastlands on May 10 inwhat could be a crucial game.

But Mancini hopes to have se-cured the club’s Champions Leaguespot by then after targeting five winsout of five between now and the endof the season. “We have another fivegames and we shall try to win allfive,” said the City manager.“Tottenham at this moment are fourpoints behind us but every game isdifficult and anything can happen.”

Alves own-goal pushes Almeria closer to droperything that came at him. BraulioRodriguez and Ander Herrera hadseveral good chances saved by theBrazilian shot stopper.

Angel Lafita then shot weaklywith just the keeper to beat andNicolas Bertolo was denied by thepost. Eventually Zaragoza foundthe back of the net in the 70thminute but it was thanks to a doseof misfortune that Alves did notdeserve.

A Gabi Fernandez shot cameback off the woodwork and hit theshoulder of the keeper before go-ing in. Almeria almost equalised butCarlos Garcia hit the post and theresult means they are now 10 points

from safety with five games to go.“It was a typical match between

two teams which were fighting fortheir future. We struggled more thanwe should have done and strangelyenough after we scored was whenwe suffered most,” said Zaragozacoach Javier Aguirre. Almeria coachRoberto Olabe admitted that histeam just had to keep going.

“We have to be professional,honest and be loyal to those whohave believed in us,” he said. “Inthe first few minutes of the gamewe were alright but our own desireand the pressure ended up workingagainst us. We didn’t take our timeand rushed things.”

AFP PHOTO/ANDREW YATES

Iniesta dreaming ofWembley final showdown

AP Photo/Manu Fernandez

FILE — In this Jan. 16, 2011 file photo, Barcelona’s AndresIniesta reacts after scoring a goal against Malaga during theirSpanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium inBarcelona, Spain. Giants of football don’t agree that Barcelonais the greatest team in history, at least not yet.

club. If they do come throughthey will face either 2009 finalvictims Manchester United orGermany’s Schalke on May 28.

But Iniesta admits that his sidecannot be complacentpatricularly after their King’sCup loss, sealed by CristianoRonaldo’s extra-time header.

“We must concentrate on ourown game, try to keep it tight atthe back and attack well to try toget the win, score some goals toensure the first leg leaves us withan advantage,” said Iniesta. “Ev-ery match is different - this onewill be too, as will the secondleg,” added Iniesta, forecastinga pair of “intense” affairs.

He concluded that Barcawould continue to play the gametheir way with a certain flair,knowing that if they did have toclaw back a first leg deficit theywould always have the home sec-ond leg to do so. But, even withthe away leg up first, “our inten-tion is to go out and win - that’sthe only way we know how.”

UEFA has cleared Iniesta forthe game despite allegations heallegedly incurred a yellow carddeliberately in the quarter-finalhome leg against ShakhtarDonetsk. He missed the returnaway to the Ukrainians but has adisciplinary clean slate forWednesday.

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The series resumes Wednesdaynight with Game 5 in OklahomaCity. “This is the biggest game ofmy life,” Lawson said. “I justwanted to come out and just playstrong.”

The Nuggets still face a hugechallenge in trying to become thefirst NBA team ever to overcome a3-0 series deficit, but they finallyfound a formula for beating theirnemesis, and Lawson was front andcenter. “He was great in the pick androll,” Kevin Durant said. “He madesome tough shots. Ty’s a greatscorer. He can do a lot in that pickand roll.”

Danilo Gallinari (18 points) andJ.R. Smith (15) also hit clutch shotsdown the stretch for Denver, whichhad lost five straight times to Okla-homa City this month before finallyfiguring out All-Stars Durant andRussell Westbrook and their amaz-ing supporting cast.

“J.R., he had a bunch of big 3s,Gallo started knocking down 3s,”Lawson said. “When they do that,it stretches the court, so it’s easierfor me to attack. When they knockdown shots, they make me a lot bet-

AP Photo/Jack Dempsey

Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith (5) shoots a three point shotagainst Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) dur-ing the second half in game 4 of a first-round NBA basketballplayoff series Monday, April 25, 2011, in Denver. Denver beatOklahoma 104-101. Oklahoma leads the series 3-1.

Nuggets fendNuggets fendNuggets fendNuggets fendNuggets fendoff eliminationoff eliminationoff eliminationoff eliminationoff eliminationAssociated Press Writer

DENVER – The spark plugs energized the Denver Nuggets. Ty Lawson scored a career play-off-high 27 points and fellow speedy point guard Raymond Felton hit four clutch free throws inthe final 23 seconds to help Denver beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-101 on Monday nightas the Nuggets avoided a first-round sweep.

ter.”In denying the Thunder their first

playoff series win since movingfrom Seattle in 2008, the Nuggetswent to the hoop better than they hadall series, spread the court better andrelied on the smooth touch ofGallinari, who totaled just 13 pointsin the previous two games but fin-ished with 18 Monday night tocounter Durant’s 31 points andWestbrook’s 30 points — on 30shots.

For the first time all series, no-body really stepped up to help theThunder’s All-Star duo. The Nug-gets also started doing somethingthey hadn’t been able to since trad-ing away All-Star Carmelo Anthonyalong with Chauncey Billups: hittheir free throws — at least enoughof them.

Despite shooting just 31 of 44from the stripe, the Nuggets sankeight straight during one key stretchin the fourth quarter as they grabbedcontrol and then sank 6 of 8 in thefinal 23 seconds.

“That’s been our Achilles’ heelthis whole series,” said Lawson,who sank all nine of his foul shots.

“I’m comfortable. I’ve played in biggames, so I embrace the opportu-nity.”

Felton’s pair of free throws with23 seconds left gave Denver a 100-96 lead and snapped OklahomaCity’s 9-1 run. Westbrook’s layupmade it a two-point game again andFelton was fouled again, this timemissing one of two shots, leavingthe Nuggets ahead 101-98 with 15seconds left. Westbrook misfired a26-footer with 8 seconds left, andLawson sank two free throws for aseemingly safe 103-98 lead, butDurant swished a 3-pointer with 4seconds left, making it a two-pointgame again.

After a timeout, Felton wasfouled with 3.5 seconds remainingand missed his first free throw be-fore sinking his second.Westbrook’s desperation 3-pointerwas off-target.

“We kept fighting,” Durant said.“That’s one thing we can take outof this. We kept fighting. We weredown nine with a minute and a-halfleft, cut it down to two and it was afree-throw game from there. Thoseguys make some big shots.”


ESTORIL, Portugal – Two-time French Open fi-nalist Robin Soderling insisted on Monday he hasthe confidence to defeat Rafael Nadal once againon the Spanish superstar’s favourite claycourt sur-face.

“He’s a great player, especially on clay,” theworld number five Swede said Monday as he pre-pared for a second-round start in his debut at theEstoril claycourt tournament.

“But you have to go to the court thinking thatyou have a chance. Otherwise, what’s the point?Nadal is the best on clay ever but he can be beaten.You just have to play your best tennis and have someluck.”

Soderling famously beat Nadal in the fourthround of the French Open in 2009, paving the wayfor a final appearance against Roger Federer whichthe Swiss won. Since that breakthrough, Soderlinghas become a regular member of the world’s topfive and reached the French Open final again lastyear where he lost to Nadal.

Soderling will be playing this week after miss-ing the Monte Carlo event to let Achilles tendonand knee injuries clear. His claycourt season debutlast week in Barcelona ended in failure when helost in the second round to eventual semi-finalistIvan Dodig of Croatia.

But the Swede does not feel he’s in a race againsttime with the Madrid and Rome Masters loomingbefore the May 22 start of the French Open.

“I wanted to play in Monte Carlo but I wasn’tready. The clay season is long and now I’m injury-


GETAFE, Spain – Getafepresident Angel Torres on Mondayconfirmed the sale to the Spanishtop flight club to Royal EmiratesGroup, which is chaired by amember of Dubai’s ruling Al-Maktoum family. “The decision tosell the club is because, logically,the more years that you are in thefirst division, the greater the riskof getting into debt. It is difficultto compete in this league,” he tolda news conference.

“Each year that you are in thefirst division you get into moredebt, we could not put moremoney, the banks were not lend-ing to us, so we had to go out andlook for investors,” he added.Getafe, founded in 1945, has onlybeen in Spain’s top flight since the2004-05 season.

The club finished sixth last sea-son but are languishing in 14thplace in the 20-club league thisterm, four points above the relega-tion zone.

I can beat Nadal again, insists Soderling

AFP PHOTO / JOSEP LAGO

Swedish Robin Soderling hits a return toCroatian Ivan Dodig during their match of theBarcelona Open tennis tournament Conde deGodo on April 20, 2011 in Barcelona.

free. I feel ready to play well. This will be a toughtournament with a lot of guys who can win.

“But I’m feeling good with my game and I’ve hadtwo and a half weeks of practice on the clay. I haveto be counted among the favourites,” said the Swede.The 26-year-old backed world number three Federerto do well on clay this season. “He is always amongthe guys who can win events,” he said.

Getafe president confirmssale to Dubai group

Torres said he managed to ne-gotiate an increase in the club’s an-nual budget to 65 million eurosfrom the current 45 million euroswith the new owners so as to beable to recruit new players.

He said the club’s name andsymbol would remain the sameand the jobs of the 140 people whodepend directly on the club wouldbe maintained. Royal EmiratesGroup announced Thursday it hadsigned a deal to buy the club forbetween 70 and 90 million euros.

It said the “purchase contract”was signed in Dubai by Torres andits managing director, KaiserRafiq. But the finality of the dealwas cast into doubt on Fridaywhen Torres told reporters atMadrid airport on his return fromDubai that Getafe had “not yetbeen sold”.

“First I have to inform theboard of all the things that weredone, then I will give a news con-ference.” Two other Spanish clubshave been bought by Gulf-basedbuyers over the past year.

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Bautista aimingfor Estoril return The newly-constructed track that will host India’s inaugural For-

mula 1 race will carry the name Buddh International Circuit. Thetitle was confirmed during a launch event in India today at which thetrack’s logo was unveiled.

“The name ‘Buddh International Circuit’ has been chosen with refer-ence to the area where the racetrack is situated - Gautam Budh Nagardistrict (near Greater Noida). Because of its location, naming the circuit‘Buddh International Circuit’ was a logical choice for the company,” saida statement from the organisers.The 3.194-mile, 16-turn track willhold its first grand prix on 30 October this year.

However, following three opera-tions on his broken femur, the former125cc world champion now believeshe is ready to return to the track in timefor the opening practice session atEstoril - after which his condition willbe evaluated again.

“I have been working very hard tobe back in time for Estoril and I be-lieve I will be able to take part in therace,” said the Spaniard. “I know it willbe difficult, but I think the sooner I can

Alvaro Bautista is aiming to return to MotoGP at this weekend’s Portuguese Grand Prix afteralmost six weeks out through injury. The Suzuki rider broke his left leg after crashing in prac-tice for the season-opening grand prix in Qatar, and was replaced by John Hopkins in Spainearlier this month.

get on the bike the more it will aid mytotal recovery and help my way to fullfitness.

“I have travelled over 2700 mileswith many journeys to the hyperbaricchamber in Madrid to assist with myhealing - I have been there so manytimes I could close my eyes and gowithout problems. “I have now finishedthe rehabilitation phase and started onthe physical preparation; this involvesa lot of swimming, cycling and other

fitness programmes to build up thestrength so I can ride again.

“It is going to be really tough, but Iam totally focused on being on the GSV-R in Portugal, it’s all I can think about atthe moment and that is my first goal.After that we’ll see what happens andtake everything one step at a time.”

Long-time Suzuki test riderNobuatsu Aoki is on standby to com-pete at Estoril if Bautista is declaredunfit to race.

Sebastian Vettel says that Red BullRacing securing the future of keyteam personnel like Adrian Neweywas vital for him electing to remainat the outfit for the next few years.The world champion announced onthe eve of this season that he had ex-tended his contract until the end of2014 - as part of a series of movesthat included around 50 senior per-sonnel at the outfit also signing newcontracts.

In an interview with Italianmagazine Autosprint, Vettel con-firmed that having the commitmentof key staff – including Newey –played a vital role in his decisionto remain on board.

“Yes, but not only about Adrian,”

Vettel: Staff stability key for new dealhe said, when asked if he sought guar-antees about Newey’s commitment.“It’s difficult to plan for the future; younever know what can happen.

“Perhaps when I go back to thehotel I fall down the stairs, break aleg, and don’t win anymore races thisyear. Touch wood, but anything canhappen. “Adrian is one of the mostimportant people in the team, but youask about everyone - how many yearsare left in their contracts, whetherthey are happy, etc. I wanted tolengthen my contract, but not in acompletely different team.”

Vettel’s decision to commit to RedBull Racing brought a swift end tospeculation linking him with a switchto Ferrari – although the issue is

likely to be resurrected over the nextfew years.

“Ferrari? If I talk about it so of-ten, it’s because I’m often askedabout it,” he explained when queriedabout the ongoing rumours.

“In fact, there are two reasons:first of all Ferrari is something spe-cial, as I’ve said many times. Thesecond reason is that I have to replyto whoever asks me about it. It’s aself-feeding situation.

“For me Ferrari is a legend: oneday it would be an honour for me tohave my name on the list of Ferraridrivers. But that doesn’t mean I wantto go there now: I’m happy where Iam and this is why I’ve renewed fora couple of seasons.”

Indian track titledBuddh International

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