SUNNY BRIGHT/CLOUDY RAIN

For placing advertisment, please contact: Eka Wahyuni

0361-225764

HOTLINE

PAGE 8

Thursday, November 24, 2011

16 Pages Number 2393rd Year

e-mail: info_ibp@balipost.co.id online: http://www.internationalbalipost.com. http://epaper.internationalbalipost.com.

Price: Rp 3.000,-I N T E R N A T I O N A L

CITY TEMPERATURE OC

WEATHER FORECAST

24 - 33

23 - 33

22 - 31

23 - 32

26 - 34

DENPASAR

JAKARTA

BANDUNG

YOGYAKARTA

SURABAYA

PAGE 12

“Dark KnightRises” prologuehits theatersDecember 21

Antara

PALEMBANG - Vice President Boediono officially closed the 26th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) here on Tuesday evening saying the true winner of the games was the peoples of Southeast Asia.

He said the 12 day-long event had shown to the world that true friendship had been built among the participating countries.

“The flame that has been alight for 12 days will be ex-tinguished but the fire in our hearts will never go out and that will remind us of our friendship as Southeast Asian community,” he said at Jakabaring Sports Complex.

Boediono at the closing ceremony themed “Vic-tory in Harmony” was accompanied by his wife, Mrs Herawati, South Sumatra governor Alex Noerdin, sports minister Andi Mallarangeng and the general chairperson of the Indonesia National Sports Commit-tee (KONI), Rita Subowo.

“It will be remarkably lovely if a vari-ety of information in hotels use Balinese script, Balinese language and English. Other countries have done so because aside from being unique and giving added value, this measure can encourage the pride of its people,” said the humanist I Gede Ardika.

The former Minister of Culture and Tourism said that he was concerned about the younger generation who were unable to speak the local language famil-iarly. Stakeholders and the public were expected to maintain, preserve, use and develop the local language as well as other cultural heritages so they would not be undergoing extinction.

“The wealth of art and culture has widely inspired the creative economic

activities that had supported the Bali tourism,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Regent of Gianyar Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati in the seminar was also sad to see the shift in the concept of cultural tourism that must actually be sustainable, communi-ty-based, and on a small scale.

“Now, the industry has grown bigger. More and more of our people getting involved in local industry have collapsed. To that end, I hoped the creative economy will be able to give a change,” he said.

Cok Ace argued that existence of tourism was to vitalize the culture. As long as the culture could not give welfare benefits, the community would leave their culture.

A signing board using Balinese al-phabet show-ing in this photo. Tourism sector, espe-cially hotels industry, is expected to pioneer the use of Bali-nese language and script as one of the added value of Bali tourism.

IBP/Eka Adhiyasa

Balinese script to be used as language of instruction in hotel

Bali’s garmentexports up 11percent

Bali Post

MANGUPURA - Tourism sector, especially hotels industry, is expected to pioneer the use of Balinese language and script as one of the added value of Bali tourism. The tourism industry in Thailand, for example, has done it. Even, Switzerland has used four languages to draw the intrigue of tourists.

InternationalThursday, November 24, 20112

Bali News

Founder : K.Nadha, General Manager :Palgunadi Chief Editor: Diah Dewi Juniarti Editors: Gugiek Savindra,Alit Susrini, Alit Sumertha, Daniel Fajry, Mawa, Sri Hartini, Suana, Sueca, Sugiartha, Wirya, YudiWinanto Denpasar: Dira Arsana, Giriana Saputra, Subagiadnya, Subrata, Suentra, Sumatika, Asmara Putra. Bangli: Pujawan, Buleleng: Adnyana, Gianyar: Agung Dharmada, Karangasem: Budana, Klungkung:Bali Putra Ariawan. Jakarta: Nikson, Hardianto, Ade Irawan. NTB: Agus Talino, Syamsudin Karim, Izzul Khairi, Raka Akriyani. Surabaya: Bambang Wilianto. Development: Alit Purnata, Mas Ruscitadewi. :Jalan Kepundung 67 A Denpasar 80232. Telephone (0361)225764, : 227418, P.O.Box: 3010 Denpasar 80001. Bali Post Jakarta, Advertizing: Jl.Palmerah Barat 21F. Telp 021-5357602, Facsimile: 021-

5357605 Jakarta Pusat. NTB: Jalam Bangau No. 15 Cakranegara Telp. (0370) 639543, : (0370) 628257. Publisher: PT Bali Post

Bangli government had driven by First Assistant I Wayan Lawe, the Head of Agriculture Division Ir. Wayan Sukartana, M.Si. and Public Relation Division Bangli with all of both printing and electronic media. It held comparative study of agri-cultural sector to Cianjur Regency, West Java on November 15-17. This comparative study will use as one of important element in arranging APBD Bangli 2012. The group of Bangli Regency received by Glono, Plh. Second Assistant of Cianjur Government and all of Agricultural

group also held direct inspection to the central developer of ornamental plantation in Cibodas. It was also reviewing KTA Cibongbong and the location of vegetable stalls in the edge of Cibongbong road.

looked clearly the arrangement of agricultural system and market-ing of agricultural products as it is initiated by KTA Cianjur. All of agricultural site in Cianjur arranged tidy and focused. It is also happened on harvesting season, all of agricul-tural products are marketing directly through KTA. Middleman system which at most harmed farmers were cutting up. Glono, Plh. Second As-sistant of Cianjur Government said 60 percent of Cianjur people are living as farmers. Agricultural pro-duction in this area covers highland

Some varieties of paddy Cian-jur had entering national market

including Ciherang, Cigelis and Bali. Kristin flower also had major markets such as Bali and Makassar. Agricultural sector had contributed 40% of the total region earning Cianjur. Cianjur farmers are per-haps same with Bangli farmers before they are developing them-selves. Middlemen were arbitrarily buying goods and harmed farmers so government cut this chain. Re-gion government met farmers with direct consumers such as hotel, res-taurant and supermarket in Jakarta. They held written agreement about the development of agricultural production with clear market target. So farmers are not confused to look for agricultural markets when har-vesting season has arrived.

Same statement comes from Solihin and some coordinators of Koperasi Tani Andalan (KTA) Cibongbong when this group held

giving some requirements of agri-cultural products that should growth by farmers. Government playing its role as supervisor but it solved the problem between consumer and farmers. All of agricultural products which are entering KTA directly bought. Goods packaging held in KTA before they were sent to the customers through covered box mobile. “Farmers have few assets and payment directly did after agri-cultural products received by KTA so KTA should have enough asset. First asset comes from government through aid,” said Solihin.

So far Kariarta sees no billboard in the area showed local culture and so hoped it can apply Balinese ornaments touches which bring up the locality and culture to the streets. Before, Cleanliness and Grounds Agency Head

for Denpasar, I Ketut Wisada, stated Denpasar advertise-ments have been started to be arranged also lessen by LED screens such as the one that will be on the Sudirman-Dewi Sartika Crossroad also along Teuku Umar Street. This will

give a better face for the city and that they’re not only look-ing for Regional Real Income (PAD). “We hope all advertise-ments will be arranged and so the culture city concept can be integrated as a whole,” Kaiarta explained. (kmb12)

Amlapura (Bali Post) –the raid on passengers and goods

at Padangbai Harbour are still tighten even though ASEAN Summit has

identity checked, as seen last Tues-day (22/11) police raided a closed box truck.

The truck that brought fruits such as bananas and essentials that came from Lembar was raided to check if the truck is as its document as stated by Padangbai Police head, APC Dewa Nila Candra as permitted by Karangasem Head Police GAPC Jefri Torunde. No weapons or explosives were found in the truck yet Candra

who just recovered from an accident stated the ASEAN Summit should be a momentum to remind Padangbai’s security quality. The hope is to keep increased for Bali’s security espe-cially the successful summit has been a positive respond to the nation that Bali is safe to be visited.

As told before, in recent harbours’ security and raids, a case of 0.5 kg gold and silver jewelleries totalling IDR 100 million and IDR 60 million from a ship passenger hand that just came from Lombok was found with-out its documents. Police also failed a seven cow skulls that was going to be sent to Denpasar area. (013)

Singaraja (Bali Post) –The Regional Budget and Ex-

penses of Buleleng year 2012 seemed much to be taken by the coming election for example its security got around IDR 4.2 billion while for the Public Election Com-mittee (KPU) IDR 26 billion also Supervising Committee IDR 2.2 bil-lion. Yet Buleleng Secretary Dewa Puspaka last Tuesday (22/11) stated due to luck, Buleleng got added

budget from central government in Special Allocation Fund (DAK) form which so this big election bud-get won’t affect other areas.

Even so Puspaka will keep on re-observing this budget as it is too much. Buleleng Police, KPU and Supervising Committee will be requested to present what the big budget is for. “This is to know what the expenses will be. If it’s not needed then it can be rationalised,”

Puspaka explained.Regional Public Election secu-

rity budget has been always given to the Regency’s police and it is a responsibility also as stated by government. Even so, the security is actually involving Raider 900 and Kodim members as well. “This needs to be given details on how they will arrange the budget as all will be given to the police,” Puspaka concluded. (kmb15)

IBP/file

The Gajah Mada Street is seen here during high traffic.

Representative asked advertisements at Gajah Mada Street arrangedDenpasar (Bali Post) –

Following Gajah Mada Street as heritage gave a positive response from the people of Denpasar also Denpasar Representatives yet comprehensive arrangements for different sectors such as for advertisements is still totally needed as stated by Vice Head Com-

Tuesday (22/11).

Election security budget IDR 4.2 BillionPolice requested to give details

Fruits contained trucks raided at Padangbai

Bangli Learns Agriculture to Cianjur

3International Bali News Thursday, November 24, 2011

Singaraja (Bali Post)—

Buleleng society, especially

preparation to celebrate the

slaughtering pigs jointly, manyresidents purchased pork in tra-

celebrated in the same manner

-ing lawar delicacy and prepar-ing ritual paraphernalia.

Related to the celebration,

-

kilogram.A pork trader in the Banyu-

asri Market said the bustlingshoppers made her commodi-

sell out the entire stock in one

were also people who madelawar by chicken ingredients.

be processed into lawar delicacy

-

-companied by Made Ariawan, an

passport holder numbering 10 21

the surrounding area attempted to

case, he added, was being handled

Denpasar (Bali Post)—

closely monitor the distribution

to general public and re-used

Other than potentially polluting

-

by using the used cooking oil.

He said the used cooking oil

middle-to-lower community be-cause the price was much cheaper

because it could increase the

used cooking oil was also unclearso that it could become a great

-

-toring so the used cooking oil can-

that was willing to process theused cooking oil into bio-diesel

course, it would be able to reduce

cooking oil to those who wantedto process it into bio-diesel andpeople tended to distribute it

prices. “Here, it is required the

in order the used cooking oilwill not be used as an asset or

hotel should also pay attention-

oil to the parties that are willing

suggested.

his party was currently conduct-

used cooking oil production

cooking oil was distributed againto the public to be used as cooking

to hoteliers, restaurateurs and otherbusinesspeople in order they can

cooking oil to the parties who arewilling to process it into bio-diesel.

he reminded.-

stitution or business generatingwaste should process the waste it-

done by working with third partiesas long as they were responsible

not responsible and potentially

the waste producer must be re-

pollution and especially related to

Semarapura (Bali Post)—

-

One day before Pagerwesi

IBP/file

Tukad Badung River is polutted by waste

Potentially pollute environment

News International4 Thursday, November 24, 2011

Reuter

CAIRO - Egypt’s army chief, seeking to defuse street protests that have left 37 dead, promised a swifter handover to civilian rule but failed to convince thousands of hardcore demonstrators, some of whom battled police through the night. One man was killed in clashes early on Wednesday in the second city Alexandria, one of several towns that saw unrest.

Field Marshal Mohamed Hus-sein Tantawi, who has run the ruling military council since mass protests unseated his long-time ally Hosni Mubarak in February, made a falter-ing televised address on Tuesday in which he promised a civilian presi-dent would be elected in June, about six months sooner than planned.

Confirming Egypt’s first free parliamentary election in decades will start on Monday, the council also accepted the resignation of the civilian prime minister and his cabi-

net, who had incensed democrats with a short-lived proposal that the army remain beyond civilian con-trol under any new constitution.

But Tantawi angered many of the youthful demonstrators on Cairo’s Tahrir Square and in other cities by suggesting a referendum on whether military rule should end earlier - a move many saw as a ploy to appeal to the many Egyptians who fear further upheaval and to divide those from the young activists. “Leave! Leave!” came the chants in Cairo and, in an echo of Febru-ary’s chorus: “The people want to topple the marshal.”

Riot police guarding the ap-proach roads to the interior min-istry near Tahrir Square fired sustained volleys of teargas at protesters who had been battling them with stones throughout the night. rotesters said police had also been using buck shot and rubber bullets.

Agence France Presse

Relatives of 57 people killed in the Philippines’ worst political massacre called on authorities Wednesday to speed up the suspects’ trial as they marked the second anniversary of the murders. Leaders of a feared clan are on trial over the killings but the proceedings have become bogged down, while another 100 suspects -- including other members of the Ampatuan family clan, policemen and soldiers -- are on the run.

Converging on a remote hill in the southern province of Maguindanao, where the massacre took place, fami-lies of the dead offered flowers and

lit candles on a stone marker where names of the victims were etched. Underscoring the fragile security in the area and the sensitivity of the case, police said they found and defused two bombs left by the side of the highway leading to the solemn site.

The devices were not strong enough to badly hurt or kill but were intended to send a warning, they said. “It has been two years and there is still no justice. Some (suspects) have been arraigned (brought to court) but others are still out there,” said Reginald Dalmacio, 28, brother of one of the victims.

While leaders of the Ampatuan clan, who are accused of orchestrat-

ing the killings, have been charged, their trial is still in its early stages and prosecutors fear it could take years more before anyone is pun-ished. Relatives of the victims have complained that witnesses are being killed, intimidated or bribed.

Philippine politics is well known for its violence, but the events of November 23, 2009 in a remote farming area in Maguindanao shocked the world. Andal Ampatu-an Jnr allegedly led a group of about 100 gunmen in stopping a convoy of cars carrying relatives of a rival political candidate, their lawyers and accompanying journalists, then massacring them.

IBP/afp

Photo illustration. Converging on a remote hill in the southern prov-ince of Maguindanao, where the massacre took place, families of the dead offered flowers and lit candles on a stone marker where names of the victims were etched

Calls for justice two years after Philippine massacre

REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

A protester throws a tear gas canister, which was earlier thrown by riot police during clashes along a road which leads to the Interior Ministry, near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 22, 2011.

Egypt protesters battle on to end army rule

Activists said Syrian forces killed 21 civilians and five army deserters on Tuesday. Among those killed were four children shot dead by troops near a school in the central region of Houla and a 12-year-old killed at a protest in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor, the Syrian Observa-tory for Human Rights said.

It was not possible to indepen-

dently confirm the killings as Syrian authorities, who blame the unrest on “armed terrorist groups,” have barred most independent media from the country.

The United Nations says 3,500 people have been killed since the protests erupted in March, triggered by Arab uprisings which toppled the leaders of Tunisia, Egypt and

Libya.“Without spilling any more blood,

without causing any more injustice, for the sake of peace for the people, the country and the region, finally step down,” Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, in his first direct call for Assad to go.

In a further sign that Turkey was stepping up pressure on Syria, Turkish media reported that Tur-keys’ land commander inspected troops near the border.

“Bashar al-Assad comes out and says ‘I will fight to the death’. For the love of God, who are you fight-ing with?” asked Erdogan.

AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi

Pro-Syrian regime protesters carry a huge portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad during a demonstra-tion to show their solidarity with their president, in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday Nov. 20, 2011.

Turkey tells Syria’s Assad: Step down!Reuters

ANKARA - Turkey bluntly told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down for the sake of his people, tightening regional pressure on Damascus while the wider world condemned Syria’s violent crackdown on protests in a vote at the United Nations.

Activities Thursday, November 24, 2011 5International

Temple CeremonyCalendar Event for November 2 through 21, 2011

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

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

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

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

Balinese Temple Ceremony

2 Nov Buda Wage KelawuPenataran Agung Teluk Padang KarangasemMelanting temple Camenggaon SukawatiPenataran Ped temple Nusa PenidaPasek Gelgel temple Pangembungan Bongkase AbiansemalPasek Bendesa temple Reyang Gede Penebel TabananPasek Gelgel temple Br. Jawa Tengah BulelengGaduhan Jagat temple Singakerta UbudMasceti Tegeh Mancawarna Sanding TampaksiringPenataran Batu Lepang Kamasan KlungkungPaibon Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Desa Kedonganan KutaGoa di Besakih, Basukian BesakihOdalan Ida Ratu Pucak Pameneh/Bukit Kiwa Tengen Pe-nataran Agung BesakihMerajan Pasek Gelgel PejengMerajan Pasek Gelgel SonganMerajan Pasek Prateka Pekandelan SidemenMerajan Pasek Prateka Taman Sari SukasadaDadia Pasek Gelgel temple Sidemen KarangaseMerajan Pasek Gelgel Tampuagan Tembuku, Bangli

8 Nov Anggar Kasih Dukut Dalem temple Batuyang BatubulanPasek Gelgel Mengening Kediri TabananPr Pasek Undagi Timpag Kerambitan TabananDesa/ Pucak Banjar Taman Bedulu GianyarMerajan Pasek Tangkas Kori Agung SulahanMerajan Pasek Padang Rata PadangPuser Jagat Dalem Dukut Nusa Penida

9 Nov Buda Umanis Dukut Agung Pasek Gelgel Sibang Kaja AbiansemalDalem Samplangan Gianyar

10 Nov Purnama Kelima Batumadeg temple BesakihKentel Gumi temple Batur BaangliPedarman Agung Satria DenpasarPemerajan Agung Pemecutan Denpasar

Ngusaba di Kehen BangliDesa Pemenang LombokAgung Pasek Gelgel Sumerta DenpasarPasek Gobleg Kekeran MengwiSuranadi temple LombokPuncak Bukit Tampak SiringDalem Puri Agung KintamaniDalem Agung Nongan KarangasemDalem Ubung-Kupang Dukuh Penebel-TabananDalem temple Balingkang KintamaniPr. Tampurhyang Pusat Songan KintamaniDalem Pulasari Bantas Sudaji BulelengMerajan Pasek Gelgel LebihMerajan Pasek Gelgel TulambenPenyusungan Pasek Tohjiwa Selemadeg TabananPasar Agung Besakih Sebudi KarangasemMerajan Pasek Gelgel Tengkulak KajaSuci Desa Tianyar temple Kubu KarangasemBukit Mentik ring Gunung Lebah Batur KintamaniNarmada temple LombokSegara temple Ampenan LombokUlaran temple Seririt Buleleng19 Nov Saraswati Pasek Tangkas Gempinis dalang TabananPasek Gelgel sayan Bongkase AbiansemalWatugunung temple BimaAgung Jagatkarana SurabayaAditya Jaya temple Rawamangun Jakarta TimurPemaksan temple Banyuning Timur BulelengAgung Wira Lokha Natha Cimahi Jawa BaratDadia Agung Bendesa Tangkas Kori Agung Pusat Gerih Desa Gerih Abiansemal BadungGiri Jaya Natha temple BalikpapanAgung Santi Bhuana Brugelette Belgia

21 Nov Some RibekJati temple JembranaKawitan Batugaing BangliTirta Wening Tambak Sari Surabaya

IBP

JAKARTA - The Green Breaking Ceremony of POP! Hotel Kuta Beach-Bali was held on the 31st October 2011 attended by the owning company PT. Pohon Indah Bali, the representatives of TAUZIA Hotel Management as well as the representative of the local community.

”With the POP! Kuta Green breaking event we witness another step towards the expansion of TAUZIA Hotel Management since this is the first Green Breaking of POP! Tree Investment out of 5 projects, which is the investment arm of POP! Hotels”, said Marc Steinmeyer, President Director of TAUZIA Hotel Management.

He also stated that by the end of 2012, there will be at least 6 POP! Hotels in operation within Bali, including POP! Hotel Teuku Umar Denpasar, POP! Hotel Cokroaminoto Denpasar, POP! Hotel Seminyak, POP! Hotel Tuban Waterpark, POP! Hotel Riverview and finally POP! Hotel Kuta Beach.

POP! Hotel Kuta Beach – Bali will feature 220 rooms which is consistent with POP! Hotels concept, 15 sqm room, shower pod, and quick bite area. It is the perfect concept for the smart travelers of Kuta Beach Bali.

POP! Hotels represents’ a network of 22 properties under opera-tion by the end of 2013. With POP! Hotel Teuku Umar, Denpasar – Bali as the first to open, will be followed by 8 in Bali, 7 in Jakarta, 2 in Yogyakarta, Bandung, Solo, Surabaya and Semarang.

“Green Breaking” POP! Hotel in Kuta Beach

IBP/Net

Thursday, November 24, 2011 6 News

From page 1

International

Uni ersity o East Angliaspokesman imon un ord saidthat while academics didn t yetha e the chance to e amine allthe roughly ,000 emails appar-ently dumped into the publicdomain uesday, a small sampleseen by the uni ersity “appearsto be genuine.

he uni ersity said in a state-ment that the emails did notappear to be the result o a newbreach. Instead, the statementsaid that the emails appearedto ha e been stolen two yearsago and held back until now “tocause ma imum disruption tothe imminent U. . climate talksne t week in urban, outhA rica.

I that is con irmed, the tim-ing and nature o the leak wouldollow the pattern set by the

so-called “ limategate emails,which caught prominent scien-tists stonewalling critics and dis-cussing ways to keep opponentsresearch out o peer-re iewedjournals.

hose hostile to mainstreamclimate science claimed the e -changes pro ed that the threato global warming was beinghyped, and their publicationhelped destabili e the ailedU. . climate talks in openha-gen, enmark, which ollowedse eral weeks later.

limategate also dealt a blowto the reputation o the Uni er-sity o East Anglia s limaticResearch Unit, which is oneo the world s leading centersor the study o how world

temperatures ha e aried o ertime. Although a host o re iewsha e since indicated the unit sscience, some o its practicesin particular e orts to hide datarom opponents ha e come

under strong criticism. he uni-ersity says it is now much more

open about what it does.E cerpts quoted on climate

skeptic websites appeared to

Associated Press Writer

olice in ydney may be close to unra eling the mysteryo a man who le t a lot o dough at an upscale pi eria and ca e nearly1 millionAustralian dollars 1 million .

olice say a man wearing shorts and a tank top le t a suitcase at a e

but it turned out to be stu ed with 0-dollar notes.-

ternoon, said enior onstable hris ash, a A ew outh Wales policespokesman. ashsaid theman thensu eredanunknownmedicalproblemand was taken to a local hospital where he remained under police guardWednesday.

ashsaiddetecti esprobablywillha e towaituntil themanreco ersbe-oreaskinghimmorequestionsabout thecash. olicewouldn t saywhether

they think the arrested man is the one who le t the case in the ca e.Aworker at the ca e saidWednesday that the man who le t the case was

“a bit ner ous. He was really ner ous.“It s cra y, it s scary. ow we can laugh about it, but yesterday I was

scared. I called the police, she said. he ended a telephone call to ser ea customer be ore a reporter could ask her name, and a subsequent phonemessage le t at the ca e was not immediately returned.

University hit by new climate leak ahead of talksAssociated Press Writer

L

-

show climate scientists talkingin conspiratorial tones aboutways to promote their agendaand ree e out those they disagreewith. here are se eral mentionso “the cause and discussions oways to shield emails rom ree-dom o in ormation requests.

enn tate Uni ersity pro es-sor Michael Mann a prominentplayer in the earlier contro ersywhose name also appears in thelatest leak said on witter that“the cause he was re erring towas the cause o “communicat-ing science in ace o massi e

disin ormation e ort.In an email e change with

the A he described uesday sde elopment as “a truly patheticepisode, blaming agents o theossil uel industry or “smear,

innuendo, criminal hacking owebsites, and leaking out-o -conte t snippets o personalemails.

He said that the real storybehind the leak was “an attemptto dig out 2-year-old turkey rom

hanksgi ing 0 . hat s howdesperate climate change deniersha e become.

AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File

FILE - This is a Dec. 10, 2009 file photo showing the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England.

Man arrested over $1M suitcase left in Aussie cafe

he ice president said all athletes, coaches and members o the con-tingents had all gi en their best in the matches that had gone airly andhonestly.

“I would like to e press my appreciation to O I, the IndonesiaOlympic ommittee OI , Inasoc Indonesia EA Games organi ingcommittee and all olunteers that ha e worked ma imally to assure thatall matches went smoothly. hank you also to all sponsors and donors thatha e oluntarily worked hard, he said.

On theoccasionhealsoe pressedspecial appreciation to the Indonesiancontingent that had emerged as the o erall champion o the games or the

“ o the Indonesian contingent congratulation or being able to becomethe o erall champion. he Indonesian people are proud o your achie e-ment. hank you also to the people o outh umatra and akarta that ha egi en their best as hosts, he said drawing an applause rom thousands opeople attending the ceremony.

He also specially e pressed condolences to the amilies o two ootballspectators who died a ter being trampled while trying to enter the stadium

“On behal o the go ernment and mysel I e pressed my deepestcondolences, he said.

More than ,000 athletes rom 11 countries took part in the games. In-donesia emerged as the o erall champion a ter winning 1 2 gold medals,1 1 sil er and 1 3 bron e medals. hailand was ranked second with 10gold, 100 sil er and 120 bron e medals.

VP officially...

-ple would be competing to practice, so the culture could sur i e.

“When talking about creati e industry, we are talking in a whole,not just in the orm o goods, materials and technology, but also thecreati e presentation, said the hairman o the Indonesia Hotels andRestaurants Association HRI o Bali hapter.

In the meantime, a tourism obser er, ro . r. I yoman armautra, said the acti ities o creati e economy had accompanied the

Bali tourism rom time immemorial. In the current de elopment, thecreati e economy had been inspired by a lot o e ternal orces, not bygo ernment initiati es.

“ he sector o creati e industries currently launched by go ern-ment, such as per orming arts, design, art and cra t items, when iewedin the conte t o tourism de elopment the design o statues, garments,gold and sil er jewelry, are mostly kindled by the demand o globalmarket or the impact o international production, he said.

arma added that creati ity had become a spirit and practice in thede elopment o Bali tourism.Virtually most o the creati ities pro iding

the public and pri ate stakeholders in tourism, while the role o mostgo ernment agencies to manage the tourism came later.

Balinese...From page 1

Thursday, November 24, 2011 7Indonesia Today International

Antara

JAKARTA - The House of Representatives (DPR) on Tuesday approved Bank Indonesia (the central bank/BI)`s operational budget proposal for 2012 and hoped the realization of receipt budget next year would exceed its target.

At a meeting led by Deputy Chairman of the House Com-mission XI Harry Azhar Aziz, Bank Indonesia Governor Darmin Nasution proposed a receipt budget of Rp27.37 tril-lion and expenditure budget of Rp5.23 trillion for 2012.

The 2012 receipt budget is higher than that of 2011 when the figure was set at Rp22.63 trillion with the expected real-ization of Rp25.4 trillion. Meanwhile, the 2012 expenditure budget is smaller than that of 2011 when the figure stood at Rp5.27 trillion with the expected realization of Rp4.33 trillion.

Darmin said the expenditure budget would be used among others for salaries and other income estimated at Rp2.13 trillion, human resources development and maintenance Rp1.54 trillion, logistics Rp537 billion, supporting activi-ties Rp346 billion, taxes Rp428 billion and unpredictable expenses Rp249 billion.

Last year, the expenditure budget for salaries stood at Rp1.99 trillion, human resources development and mainte-nance Rp1.79 trillion and logistics Rp519.8 billion.

Darmin said the 2012 expenditure budget was mainly directed towards strengthening the capability of Bank Indonesia`s internal management to create more effective organizational management and good governance.

“The focus of the activity is to harmonize business process at Bank Indonesia, integrate information system gradually, implement performance-based budgeting gradu-ally, make preparations for sustainable management of Bank Indonesia`s activities and improve the competence of human resource, and ensure adequate human resources,” he said.

Col. Antonius Wisnu Sutirta, a police spokesman, said the sus-pects admitted to chasing down the primates with dogs, then shooting, stabbing or hacking them to death with machetes.

The men allegedly told authori-ties the owners of several palm oil plantations on Borneo island, eager to protect lucrative crops from be-ing raided, offered $100 for every orangutan killed and $20 for every long-nosed proboscis monkey.

If found guilty of violating the Law on National Resources Con-servation, they face up to five years in jail, Sutirta said.

Indonesia — home to 90 percent of the orangutans left in the wild — has lost half of its rain forests in the last half century in its rush to supply the world with timber, pulp, paper and, more recently, palm oil.

The remaining 50,000 to 60,000 apes live in scattered, degraded

forests, putting them in frequent, and often deadly, conflict with humans.

A study published this month in the journal PLoSOne said villagers in Kalimantan, the Indonesian por-tion of Borneo, admitted to slaugh-tering at least 750 orangutans over a yearlong period — a figure much higher than previously thought.

Some were killed to protect crops, others because villagers thought the animals were danger-ous. A much smaller number were hunted for their meat, the survey showed.

“The simple conclusion is that orangutans will be hunted to ex-tinction unless someone stops the killings,” said Erik Meijaard, main author of the study.

“It’s a blatant infringement of Indonesia’s conservation laws,” he said. “I really hope that both the perpetrators and the plantation

managers who ordered the killings will be punished accordingly.”

The two men were arrested Sunday at their homes in Muara Kaman, a village in east Kalim-antan, after the bones of several orangutans and proboscis monkeys were recovered.

Yaya Rayadin, a researcher from Mulawarman University in the Kalimantan town of Samarinda, said the bones were scattered in 15 different places and that tests in his lab indicated the deaths were vio-lent. Most had hack marks on their skulls, jaws and ribs, he said.

Rayadin said he believes many more people were involved in the killings.

He said he first told authorities in 2008 that palm oil plantations were offering rewards to locals who slaughtered orangutans or monkeys — with pictures or video offered as proof — but that until now no action had been taken.

“The fact police have arrested two people is a sign of remarkable progress,” he said. “But the main thing now is to find a way to protect the orangutans that are still alive.”

Agence France-Presse

TIMIKA - A small Cessna aircraft crashed while trying to land in Indone-sia’s remote Papua region on Wednes-day, killing the Spanish co-pilot and critically injuring the New Zealand pilot, local rescue officials said.

Susi Air’s Cessna Grand Caravan air-craft crash-landed on an airstrip in Paniai district after taking off from neighbour-ing Nabire, local search and rescue chief Sumpeno Yuwono told AFP.

“The New Zealand pilot has been

rescued to a hospital in Timika town and the body of the Spanish co-pilot was sent to a nearby airport,” he said, adding that the accident took place around 9 am local time (0000 GMT).

He said the cause of the crash was being investigated.

Zulfiqar, another search and rescue official who like many Indonesians goes by a single name, said that the aircraft was flying food supplies to remote villages in the Paniai district.

The sprawling Indonesian archipela-

go relies heavily on air transport and has a poor aviation safety record. Turbulent weather conditions in Papua have caused several accidents in recent years.

In September an Australian and a Slovak pilot were killed when their Grand Caravan, owned by the same company, went down in a remote area of Papua province.

Another small aircraft, also trans-porting supplies to remote villages for a Christian organisation in Papua, crashed the same month, killing its American pilot and two passengers.

Indonesia police arrest 2 in orangutan killingsAssociated Press

JAKARTA — Two Indonesian plantation workers have been arrested for allegedly killing at least 20 endangered orangutans and proboscis monkeys as a means of “pest control,” police said Wednesday.

AP Photo/Dita Alangkara

In this Jan. 9, 2011 photo, a recently released orangutan swings on a tree at a release site in Tanjung Hanau, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.

DPR approves BI’s budget proposal

Indonesia crash kills Spanish pilot

AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD

(FILES) This file photograph taken on June 17, 2011 shows a Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft of Susi Air preparing to take off at Jayapura airport in Papua province. Susi Air’s Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft crashed while trying to land in Indonesia’s remote Papua region on November 23, 2011 killing the Spanish co-pilot and critically injuring the New Zealand pilot, local rescue officials said. The aircraft crash-landed on an airstrip in Paniai district after taking off from neighbouring Nabire, according to local search and rescue chief Sumpeno Yuwono.

8 InternationalThursday, November 24, 2011

Bali Today

Indonesia has been elected byacclamation as chie o the com-mittee and host o the meetingby 2 would-be host countriesat the committee s i th sessionin airobi, enya, in o ember

-airs to the education and culture

minister, Wiendu uryanti, saidin a press con erence here on

“Indonesia sees intangiblecultural heritage as a strategicissue and Indonesia itsel has awide range o cultural heritage,

he session will bring togeth-

on ention on the a eguarding

leading international non-go -ernmental organi ations, and

Indonesia has been the 3rdparty to the con ention since

has been acti ely participatingin the sa eguarding o intangible

Indonesia was appointed amember o the 2 -nation inter-go ernment committee or aour-year term at the general as-

sembly o parties to the con en-

he con ent ion is a imedat protecting intangible cul-tural heritage, such as tradi-tion, language, arts show, cus-

tom, knowledge and traditional

“ he meeting will be di idedinto se eral sessions which willlast or se en days, the longestin the con ention s history, with2 items o agenda to be debatedand decided at the meeting,

Indonesia saw the session aso strategic signi icance to builda common knowledge o intan-gible cultural heritage as wellas to encourage internationalcooperation and relations by

In addition, the meeting wasalso important to introduce,promote and gain support or

Antara

-

--

ness e elopment Manager in In-

-

Indonesia had signi icantly de-

said when accompanying ew

-

Antara

PA AR - -

million, making the commodity the

million in the nine months through

section at the Bali pro incial industry

Garment was among the pro ince s

ro en resh tuna and wooden handi-

--

accounted or 1 percent o the o erall

Wooden handicra t goods which

RI hosting UNESCO meeting on cultural heritageAntara

U A UA - U --

IBP/Net

Cattle in the New Zealand farmland. New Zealand businesses grouped in the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) are abiding by the ban on beef exports to Indonesia, a New Zea-land exporter said.

New Zealand abides by RI’s ban on beef export

Bali’s garment exports up 11 percent

Balinese woman weaving to make Tenun Ikat, one of Balinese tra-ditional garment. Bali’s garment exports in the first nine months of 2011 rose 11.6 percent to around US$100 million, making the commodity the province’s biggest foreign exchange earner.IBP/Net

Balinese Culture

9International Thursday, November 24, 2011

Kare Ikan(Fish Curry)

Ingredients

6 Shallots or 1 lg Onion2 Cloves garlic2 ts Ground coriander1 ts Ground ginger1/2 ts Powdered lemon grass or 1 Blade fresh,lemon grass1 ts Chilli powder1 Salam leaf or bay-leaf1/2 ts Turmeric1/2 c Tamarind water1 c Of thick santen (coconut -milk)2 tb Vegetable oilSaltsl CucumberMint

Directions-

chilli, ginger, turmeric, coriander, lemon grass, salam, salt and

Mixed Spicy Chicken(Ayam Bumbu Rujak)

into rying piecescup sliced shallots 3 clo es garlic, sliced

2 cups coconut milk

1 thick slice ginger1 stalk lemon grass

irectionsBlend the shallots, garlic, chili, candlenut, salt and sugar with

lace the chicken, ginger and lemon grass into the wok and

It is ready to be ser ed i the sauce is somewhat thickened

Mangupura (Bali Post)—

Indonesia will allocate a und

to support the preser ation o cultur-

uh, said the unding would be used

“ o support the acti ities o

disco er, identi y, maintain andde elop the culture o Indonesia,then we will pro ide assistance to

said Muhammad uh in the thession o the Intergo ernmentalommittee or the a eguarding o

number o Indonesian treasures ascultural heritage posed an initial

had a responsibility to maintain

On that occasion, M uh also re-

ealed that aman ance had beennominated as one o the intangiblecultural heritages o Indonesia andwould be announced in the meet-ing, and competed against other

“We propose the aman ancebecause we ha e disco ered and

so that now we register it to get the

recognition o Indonesian culture

only be dominated by those o the

be unwise i it only includes the

we also ha e registered the oken,the Indonesia Miniature ark and

Meanwhile, Minister o our-

registration was intended to a oidpiracy being prone to Indonesian

is to a oid the piracy by registering

measures or the protection o our

resume it by preser ation, de elop-

ance would increase the tourist

because it will bring in economic-

the base should be maintained anddocumented, so there will be a

be decided on o ember 2 , she

Irina Boko a, said that amanance had been registered in her

institution and it would come into

this session, the nominees, includingthe aman ance, would get assess-

go ernmental ommittee o the-

ance would compete against othernominees to get recognition rom

Indonesia contributes USD 10 Million to UNESCO

Thursday, November 24, 201110 InternationalDestinations

IBP

Museum is an interesting place to see many things depending on what it displays. In Bali you can find many painting museum be-cause except famous with natural beauty, Bali also famous with its cultural activities, such as painting and sculpture.

The famous and often visited by tourists that holidaying in Bali is painting museum that located about 200 meters from Puri Saren / Ubud Palace and it is dissociated by dell, climb a piece of wide plain with beautiful view call Puri Lukisan.

It is situated in calm and peace-ful area of Ubud Bali so that this place is an ideal place for who wish to see and enjoy result of art from all big actor like I Gusti Nyoman Lempad, Ida Bagus Nyana, Anak Agung Gde Sobrat, I Gusti Made Deblog, Rudof Bonnet, Walter Spies and more.

This museum is opened in the

year 1956 by minister of Educa-tion and Culture, Mr. Moh. Yamin. This museum is consisted of three special buildings in U-shape. In the middle of this museum is the courtyard and fishpond with the beautiful lotus flower. The build-ing no 1 is a place for a permanent exhibition of puppets dressy or puppets style painting. This build-ing is collecting the painting from I Gusti Nyoman Lempad and the clarification about the existence of Pita Maha Organization. The Building no. 2 is also a place for permanent exhibition or still from masterpiece result of all artist of Balinese modern dressy style. The Building no.3 is for a temporary exhibition.

There is only one museum is exist in Ubud Village that is Puri Lukisan Museum, but Ubud sub district area until the year of 2003 is built with 4 new painting museums those are: Puri Lukisan Museum, Neka Museum, Arma Museum and Rudana Museum.

Painting Museum

IBP/Net

Thursday, November 24, 2011 11

BUSINESSInternational

Associated Press

RKmonths o the nationwide Occupy protests,the mo ement that is demanding moreout o the wealthiest Americans cost localta payers at least 13 million in policeo ertime and other municipal ser ices,according to a sur ey by he Associated

ress.

upon law en orcement agencies tasked withmonitoring marches and e icting protest-ers rom outdoor camps. And the steepestcosts by ar piled up in ew York ity andOakland, ali ., where police clashed withprotesters on se eral occasions.

-ment agencies in 1 cities with acti eprotests and ocused on costs through o .1 , the day protesters were e icted rom

ew York ity s uccotti ark, where theprotests began ept. 1 be ore spreadingnationwide. he sur ey did not attempt totally the price o all protests but pro idesa glimpse into costs to cities large andsmall.

Broken down city by city, the numbersare more or less in line with the cost opolicing major public e ents and emer-gencies. In os Angeles, or e ample, theMichael ackson memorial concert cost thecity 1. million.AndAtlanta spent se eralmillion dollars a ter a major snow and icestorm this year.

But the price o the protests is risingby the day along with ta payer ire insome places.

“What is their real agenda askedRodger Mawhinney as he watched policeremo e an encampment outside his apart-ment comple in downtown Oakland.“I e gone up and asked them, What areyou truly trying to accomplish I m stillwaiting or an answer.

he Occupy mo ement has intentionally-

ing instead on a broad message opposingcorporate e cess and income inequality.Aside rom policing, cleaning and repairingproperty at do ens o 2 -hour encamp-ments, cities ha e had to monitor requentrallies and protests.

he spending comes as cash-strappedpolice departments ha e cut o ertimebudgets, tra el and training to respond to

say they ha e no choice but to bring in

shi ts to handle gatherings and marches ina way that protects ree speech rights and

the spending is eating into their o ertimebudgets and lea ing less money or otherpublic ser ices.

rotesters blame e cessi e police pres-ence or the high costs in some places.Andthey note the cost has been minimal in othercities, and worth the spending because theyha e raised awareness about what they sayis corporate greed and the growing inequal-ity between rich and poor.

and they re worried about a lawn saidlark a is o Occupy osAngeles, where

the city estimates that property damage toa park has been 200,000.

In Oakland, where protesters temporar-ily orced the shutdown o a major port, thecity has spent more than 2. million re-sponding to the protests. he cash-strappedcity, which had to close a millionbudget gap this year, was already acingan uphill battle when Occupy Oaklandbegan Oct. 10.

“ he cost o the encampments is grow-ing and putting a strain on our already rag-ile resources police, public works, andother city sta , said Mayor ean uan.“We will continue to be igilant and ensure

and that our downtown businesses are pro-tected rom andalism. We will not toleratelodging on public property, whether inparks or open space. It is illegal.

gt. om Arot arena, president o the

Occupy-related costs will soar past 3 mil-lion when it s all said and done. he city, hesaid, had to pay more or mutual aid whenpolice remo ed the encampment at ityHall or a second time on o . 1 , nearly

raid, leading to do ens o arrests.“A lot o this could e been a oided i

we stood our ground when we went in there

amount o money.ortland, Ore., has spent a total o

about ,000 much o that in po-

mayor s order to e ict protesters romtwo downtown parks because o concernsabout sanitation and public sa ety. Randy

eonard, a city commissioner and ormer

ha e cost the city much more i not or arestrained police response.

“ he amount o money we re sa ing byour ery strategic response ersus send-

ing police out en masse to arrest peopleand cause con rontations dwar s whate erwe e spent so ar, eonard said.

he Fed said it will pub-lish ne t year the results othe tests or si banks thatha e large trading operationsBank o America, itigroup,Goldman achs, Morgan

hase, Morgan tanley andWells Fargo.

“ hey are clearly worriedabout the issue o Europe,said ancy Bush, a longtimebank analyst and contributingeditor at Financial. “In atime o risk a ersion and con-cern, you need transparency.

heFedsaid its globalmar-ket shock test or those bankswill be generally based onprice and rate mo ements thatoccurred in the second hal o200 , and also on “potentialsharpmarketpricemo ementsin European so ereign and

In the Fed s hypotheticalstress scenario,unemploymentwould spike as high as 13 per-centwhileU. . grossdomesticproduct would all by as muchas percent.

he heightened stress testsare part o a larger super isorytest theFedwill conducton the

at least 0 billion in assets.he tests will apply to 1

banks who ha e pre iouslybeen through the process and

-sidered less comple . he testeach bank aces will be basedon its si e and comple ity.

he banks must submittheir capital plans to the Fedby anuary , 2012. he Fedsaid that it plans to respond tobanks by March 1 . It was notclear when the results wouldbe published.

he Fed will use the stresstests to determine whetherbanks are robust enough toraise di idends or repurchasestock, or whether they need toobtain additional capital.

he Fed plans to releasemore in ormation than it didlast year about the tests re-sults. he regulator said it isdoing so to “ oster marketdiscipline.

he Fed will disclose theestimate o re enues, lossesand capital ratios o the 1

biggest banks i they were tosu er a market shock.

his type o disclosurecould gi e in estors and mar-kets more certainty aboutthe strength o U. . banks ata time when there are deepconcerns about theirEuropeancounterparts.

“E entually, this will beiewed as a positi e, and a lot

o people will ocus on this asa way to eri y the iability othese companies, said MattMc ormick, port olio man-ager at Bahl Gaynor in est-ment counsel in incinnati.

Fitch Ratings earlier thismonth e pressed concernthat U. . banks could takea hit rom the debt crisis inEurope.

Analysts at the credit ratersaid their concerns are based,in part, on U. . banks ha ingincreased trading operationsin Europe in the past se eralyears.

“Our concern is with coun-terparty risk, the impact oEurope on global economicgrowthandhowthatweighsonthe economic reco ery in theU. ., saidanalyst oseph cottin the o ember 1 note.

Fears o er U. . irmsEuropean e posure grewa ter brokerage MF Globaliled or bankruptcy on

October 31. MF Globalcollapsed a ter disclosuresabout its massi e bets onEuropean debt spooked in-estors and counterparties.

U. . bank stocks in gen-eral ha e taken a beatingo er the last year with in-estors concerned about the

sluggish economy, Euro-pean debt, and the impact omore intense regulation.

he BW Bank Inde ostocks has allen more than30 percent this year.

Banks ha e been eagerto boost di idends and buyback stock, but the Fedhas indicated it will take atough stance, particularlyi a bank is not ar along inmeeting new internationalBasel capital standards.

In a o ember speech,Fed Go ernor aniel ar-

ullo said the central bankwould be “com ortablewith proposed capital dis-tributions only when it is“con inced a bank is on apath to easily meet the newstandards.

“I don t think anyonecould say that this is any-thing but an e tremelystringent stress test, said

aren etrou, managingpartner o Federal FinancialAnalytics. “It will really putthe burden on the a ectedbank holding companiesto pro e they can make acapital distribution, not onthe Fed to block it.

he Fed is putting inplace a broad stress test-ing regime in the wake othe 200 -200 inancialcrisis when ta payers wereorced to e tend a 00 bil-

system.his will be the second

round o Fed tests o bankscapital plans.

Earlier this year, the Fedrejected Bank o America splan to boost its di idendin the second hal o 2011,while allowing other bigbanks to mo e ahead withdi idend hikes.

Under the 2010 odd-Frank inancial o ersightlaw, the Fed is requiredto conduct stress tests onbanks with more than 0billion in assets.

he latest capital tests areseparate rom this require-ment but the Fed said on

uesday it would try to har-moni e the di erent testingregimes acing banks.

he e pansion o thecapital tests beyond the 1who ha e been scrutini edin the past will likely not bewelcomed by those beingadded to the list.

“It s another layer o Fedo ersight on their capital,and they e ought toothand nail not to be includedin this, said aul Miller,analyst at FBR apital Mar-kets. “ o I don t think anyo those banks are particu-larly happy right now.

Fed to test six big U.S. banks for Euro stressReuters

U R U Occupy protests cost nation’s cities at least $13M

Entertainment InternationalThursday, November 24, 201112

Nolan told the British film maga-zine that the prologue is “basically the first six, seven minutes of the film” and will serve as “an introduc-tion to Bane, and a taste of the rest of the film.” (Representatives for the movie’s studio, Warner Bros., weren’t available for further comment or confirmation.)

Nolan also told Empire that “The Dark Knight Rises” would be set eight years after its predecessor. Christian Bale’s hero is “an older Bruce Wayne; he’s not in a great state,” Nolan said. “Perhaps surpris-ingly for some people, our story picks up quite a bit later, eight years after ‘The Dark Knight.’” The filmmaker

also discussed the movie’s villain.“With Bane, we’re looking to give

Batman a challenge he hasn’t had be-fore,” Nolan added. “With our choice of villain and with our choice of story we’re testing Batman both physically as well as mentally.”

The “Dark Knight Rises” prologue will be screened in advance of Para-mount’s “Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol” and be rated PG-13. This isn’t the first time Warner Bros. has whetted Batman fans’ appetites in this fashion.

In December 2007, the prologue to “The Dark Knight” was shown along with some IMAX screenings of the sci-fi film “I Am Legend.”

Reuters

LOS ANGELES - The Black Eyed Peas have denied rumors that they are breaking up but say they are taking a break from making music together for a while. “We are not breaking up,” band member Taboo told Reuters on Monday at a launch party for their video dance game, “The Black Eyed Peas Experience.”

“We’re going to take a little vaca-tion and focus on our personal things,” added Apl.de.ap, real name Allan Lindo, Jr. who will be focusing on his duties as ambassador for education in

the Philippines. Will.i.am told TV chat show host Ellen DeGeneres, in an in-terview to be aired on Wednesday, that the band “always have two cycles of records and then we take a break.”

“When we take breaks you know, we work on side projects and get our personal stuff in order to then come back and make beautiful music,” added the rapper. The band will play their final concert before the break in Miami on Wednesday and will feature Marc Antony, Cee Lo Green, Flo Rida, Sean Kingston and Jason Derulo.

The four band members have all ventured into solo projects in addition

to their music, including fragrance and shoe collections, acting, and phil-anthropic causes, which they will be focusing on during their hiatus. Their video dance game on the Xbox 360 Kinect and Wii consoles allows gamers to learn the Black Eyed Peas chore-ography while seeing their progress captured on screen.

“I want them to get the excitement of actually having the Black Eyed Peas in their own living room,” said Taboo. The game is also a good workout re-gime. “We have childhood obesity, so it’s a good way for people to work out while having fun,” said singer Fergie.

Associated Press Writer’

NEW YORK — If you ever see Vince Gill shirtless at one of his concerts, you can likely place the blame on Sting. Bare-chested singing is a regular affair for the rocker, and when Gill was asked if he’d go shirtless for the pair’s CMT “Crossroads” special, Sting chimed in: “He will tonight. I’m going to encourage him.”

“What a thought. You know I haven’t eaten in six weeks pre-paring for this gig because of this yardstick over here,” said Gill, looking at Sting before laugh-ing: “Going to look like Laurel and Hardy up there.” “I’ve never been described as a yardstick. Is that a compliment?” asked Sting, joining in the laughter.

The good vibes between the two translate onstage during the special, which will air on Thanksgiving at 8 p.m. and was pre-taped in September. The rock and country veterans had worked together once before, at the 2004 Grammy Awards in tribute to the Beatles. Both said linking up musically was easy because they

have “similar registers. “That’s always appealing — to find guys with guts enough to sing like girls,” said Gill, laughing again.

The “Crossroads” series has featured collaborations from James Taylor and the Dixie Chicks to John Mayer and Keith Urban. This one-hour concert will have Gill and Sting performing hits like “Shape of My Heart,” ‘’Every Breath You Take” and “Don’t Let Our Love Start Slippin’ Away.”

While the singers — who own a combined 36 Grammy Awards — say the collaboration was a com-fortable one, they admit there were some challenges, too, when it came to covering the other’s songs.

“When you immerse yourself in somebody else’s work and the more you get to know the song, you recognize these little inflec-tions in the melody, which you hadn’t noticed the first time,” Sting said. “It demands a lot of respect, a lot of care and attention.”

Gill knew it would be tough to cover Sting’s material, and he told the rock singer he’d need him to step in during some mo-ments.

REUTERS/Bobby Yip

The Black Eyed Peas perform in Hong Kong in July 2006.

Black Eyed Peas taking a break, deny breaking up

AP Photo/Darla Khazei

A combat vehicle, known from the films as a Tumbler, is blown up on the set of the latest Batman film, “The Dark Knight Rises” on Wall Street in New York on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011.

“Dark Knight Rises” prologue hits theaters December 21Reuters

LOS ANGELES - Filmmaker Christopher Nolan is finally ready to remove the shroud from his much-anticipated final “Batman” movie. While the director’s “The Dark Knight Rises” isn’t due in theaters until July 20, fans will be reunited with Bruce Wayne -- and rival Bane -- via a prologue hitting IMAX screens December 21, Empire magazine reported Monday.

AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2011 file photo, musicians Sting, left, and Vince Gill pose for a portrait at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York. Sting and Vince will perform together on CMT’s “Cross-roads,” airing Thursday, Nov. 24 at 8 pm EST.

With good vibes, Sting and Vince Gill team up

Science Thursday, November 24, 2011 13International

Nicknamed Curiosity and sched-uled for launch on Saturday, the rover has a 7-foot arm tipped with a jackhammer and a laser to break through the Martian red rock. What really makes it stand out: It can analyze rocks and soil with unprec-edented accuracy.

“This is a Mars scientist’s dream machine,” said NASA Jet Propul-sion Laboratory’s Ashwin Vasa-vada, the deputy project scientist.

Once on the red planet, Curiosity will be on the lookout for organic, carbon-containing compounds. While the rover can’t actually detect the pres-ence of living organisms, scientists hope to learn from the $2.5 billion, nuclear-powered mission whether

Mars has — or ever had — what it takes to nurture microbial life.

Curiosity will be “the largest and most complex piece of equipment ever placed on the surface of another planet,” said Doug McCuistion, di-rector of NASA’s Mars exploration program. Ten feet long, 9 feet wide and 7 feet tall at its mast, Curiosity is about twice the size of previous rov-ers Spirit and Opportunity, weighs 1 ton and is loaded with 10 science instruments. Its formal name: Mars Science Laboratory, or MSL.

In a spacecraft first, Curiosity will be lowered to Mars’ surface via a jet pack and a tether system similar to the sky cranes used by helicopters to insert heavy equipment in inacces-

sible spots on Earth. No bouncing air bags like those used for the Mars Pathfinder lander and rover in 1997 and for Spirit and Opportunity in 2004 — Curiosity is too heavy for that. It is the kind of precision land-ing that officials said will benefit future human explorers on Mars.

The rover is scheduled to arrive at the mineral-rich Gale Crater next August, 8½ months after embarking on the 354-million-mile voyage aboard an Atlas V rocket.

It’s a treacherous journey to Mars, and the road is littered with failures. In all, more than three dozen missions have aimed over the decades at the most Earth-like planet known, and fewer than half have succeeded. Of this flotilla, only one lander is still working on the dry, barren, cold surface — Opportunity — and only three craft still are observing the planet from orbit.

Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES — Houdini the dog lived up to his name. The lab-shepherd mix, known as a crafty escape artist, was placed in a foster home by Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah. Despite his new owner’s best efforts to keep him close, the dog pushed an air con-ditioner out of a window and made his getaway.

Fortunately the staff at Best Friends anticipated Houdini’s wander-ing ways and had outfitted his collar with a GPS tracking device. The device worked as promised, and Best Friends adoption manager Kristi Littrell found the errant dog in an overgrown lot in Kanab.

About half of the pets that enter animal shelters each year are strays or lost animals, but the growing use of GPS technology may offer own-ers a new option for trying to track down roaming cats, missing dogs and other runaway pets.

Several GPS devices are now being marketed that attach to collars and can be monitored by handsets, cellphones or computers with relative ease. Kristi Littrell, adoption manager at Best Friends, said Houdini was “the same color as the weeds” in the lot where she found him.

“I would never have found him without the GPS device on his collar,” she added. Best Friends is still hoping to find a home for Houdini, and plans to give the GPS device to the new owners to help make sure that if he ever does get out again, he’ll be easily tracked down.

“It’s great these devices are available to us now,” Littrell said. “They will undoubtedly help in a lot of cases where pets would otherwise not be found and returned home.”

Best Friends uses a device called Loc8tor to keep track of Houdini. A handset picks up a signal from a tag attached to the pet’s collar and indicates which way to go to locate the tag. It’s designed to work within a range of 400 feet, though obstacles like walls and floors can reduce the range.

Another GPS tracking device designed for pets is Tagg The Pet Tracker. Its fans include Jessica Vogelsang, a San Diego veterinar-ian who received a free Tagg for review on her blog, Dr. V at Pawcuri-ous.com.

BIRTH rates by teenage and young adult mothers in the United States fell to historic lows last year, while birth rates among women over 40 hit a 30-year high, according to data released Thursday. The birth rate among teens age 15-19 dropped nine percent in 2010

compared to a year earlier, the largest single year dip since 1946-47, the US Department of Health and Human Services said in its National Vital Statis-tics Report.

At 34.3 births per 1,000 among teens, that marks “a record low for the nation,” said the report. Teenage birth rates have been falling steadily since 1991, and are now 44 percent lower than they were 20 years ago. “I am

aware of no other social problem that has improved so dramatically over so many years,” said Sarah Brown, chief executive officer of The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.

“The magic formula of less sex and more contraception is responsible for this great good news.” Tough economic times, combined with some popular reality television shows that have

spotlighted the lives of teenage mothers, have also helped bring down the birth rates. “But at the end of the day, the thanks and ad-miration go to teens themselves,” said Brown.

Women 20 to 24 years old also saw a drop of six percent in birth rate compared to 2009, with 2010’s rate of 90 per births per 1,000 making it the “lowest level ever reported for the United States.”

Births by young US moms reach historic low

IBP/ist

Births by young US moms reach historic low

REUTERS/ NASA/JPL-Caltech/Handout

This artist concept shows NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigat-ing Mars’ past or present ability to sustain microbial life.

NASA launching ‘dream machine’ to explore MarsAssociated Press Writer

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — As big as a car and as well-equipped as a laboratory, NASA’s newest Mars rover blows away its predeces-sors in size and skill.

This undated photo courtesy of Best

Friends Animal Society/Sarah Ause

Kichas shows Houdini in Kenab, Utah. Hou-dini, a lab-shepherd mix, was placed in a foster home by Best

Friends Animal Sanc-tuary in Kanab.

To track their pets, owners are trying GPS devices

AP Photo/Best Friends Animal Society, Sarah Ause Kichas

Thursday, November 24, 201114 InternationalSport

Franck Ribery scored twice and BayernMunichbeatVillarreal3-1 tograbthe topspotin GroupAwith one round remaining.

-ner Manchester United, which now needs

a row.

-poli thanks to two goals by Uruguay striker

second behind Bayern.

With reigning champion Barcelona and

already looking enticing.

current best teams in England.United, which was without England

in the 30th.

cruel game at times.

Agence France Presse

Bayern Munich or Inter Milan.

knockout rounds.

are Inter, Barcelona, Real Madrid or Bayern Munich. “You

Reuters

KUALALUMPUR-

-tions.

headlines since last week when he said there was no

-

AP Photo/Matthias Schrader

Bayern’s Franck Ribery of France, left, challenges for the ball and scores his side’s third goal against Villar-real’s goalkeeper Diego Lopez during their Champions League Group A soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Villarreal in Munich, southern Germany, on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011.

Bayern, Inter,

Associated Press Writer

Thursday, November 24, 2011 15International Sport

Bla ing winners to all corners othe court, the wiss 1 -times grandslam champion was simply unstop-pable as he recorded his most em-phatic ictory against the man whohad beaten him in 1 o their pre i-ous encounters. “ his win ranks highbecause it s against my biggest ri al,probably, Federer, whose gamelooked sharper than e er despite himturning 30, told reporters.

“It was a great match or me romstart to inish. I e elt the power oRa a in the past, so this is a greatmatch or me, a nice win. Worldnumber two adal now aces a winor bust clash with o-Wil ried songaon hursday in his inal Group Bmatch a ter the dangerous French-man produced ireworks o his ownto beat American Mardy Fish - -1and stay in contention.

“It s not the moment to say good-bye. I I win my ne t match I will

be in the semi- inals, adal said. “Ijust ha e to accept today he playedtoo good or me. Federer s da lingdisplay so tened the blow or thehome crowd and organisers a ter lo-cal a ourite Andy Murray withdrewwhen his superb season was cut shortby a groin injury.

Murray, the world number three,announced he was pulling out a teraggra ating the injury during hisopening Group A de eat by pain s

a id Ferrer on Monday. erbia sworld number nine anko ipsare-ic, the on-site alternate, will take

the Briton s place or the remainingmatches.

here was something o a no eltyalue about the e ening match as it

was the irst time the two dominantplayers o the last decade had clashedwith neither at number one in the Arankings and the irst time they hadmet in round-robin play.

Reuters

he BA players mergedtheir two anti-trust lawsuitsagainst the league into one onMonday in an e ort to speed upthe judicial process, local mediareported. he locked-out play-

against the BA in ali orniaand Minnesota last week oncetalks between their union andthe league broke down.

he union then disbanded,

the two anti-trust complaints,though they ha e now com-bined their claims in Minnesota,where the F players scoreda ictory in their own labordispute earlier this year.

he lawsuit has been broughtby plainti s that include te e

ash, e in urant, armeloAnthony and hauncey Bil-lups.

eam owners locked theplayers out on uly 1 and de-spite e hausti e negotiations,

weeks o the season that wassupposed to start on o . 1 andha e since cancelled all regularseason games until ec. 1 .

he owners said they lost300 million last season and

had been seeking a redistribu-tion o re enue under a newcontract.

layers, who recei edpercent o basketball income inthe pre ious contract, rejectedan o er or a 0- 0 split andalso are at odds with the ownerso er rules go erning contractsand ree agency.

Associated Press Writer

RK Antonio Margarito has been granted

Miguel otto on schedule or ec. 3 at Madison quareGarden.

he ew York tate Athletic ommission licensed Mar-garito on uesday a ter a medical e amination determined

Related o erageast week, the commission ordered another e amination

o Margarito s eye, which was seriously injured during hisloss to Manny acquiao last year.

he commission s deliberate decision on Margarito s

per- iew rematch to another state.-

rito anywhere e cept ew York, surprising Arum during apromotional con erence call.

Sublime Federer thrashes Nadal in London

AP Photo/Alastair Grant

Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a return to Rafael Nadal of Spain during their round robin singles match at the ATP World Tour Finals, at the O2 arena in London, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011.

Reuters

L - RR - - A P

-

Cotto-Margaritobout is on after license approved

Players combine lawsuits to speed up process - reports

NETS/FARMAR. REUTERS/Nir Elias

New Jersey Nets Jordan Farmar

“I have called the team and I have informed them of the situation. This was a difficult decision to make, but it is the most reasonable one.

“I also know that LRGP need to prepare for next year, and further extending deadlines would not have been the right thing to do. On a personal level, my recovery is still very encour-aging and my doctors keep being impressed. I just need more time, as I want to be 100 per cent ready before I commit to anything driving related.

“Finally, I regret not hav-ing been able to provide more news and not having appeared in the papers, and I thank my friends of the media for un-derstanding that this has been the best way for me to cope with what has been the most difficult period of my life.”

Renault said Kubica can now walk freely, and move his hand and elbow. The team also said that it “remains committed to helping Robert as much as possible in his recovery process.” Renault said it has a test car ready for

Kubica and a crew on stand-by in case the Pole is ready to drive again.

The team also stated that it is in talks with Kubica’s management about renewing his contract for the 2013 sea-son, with his current contract expiring at the end of next year. Renault said it will now start assessing its options for

its 2012 line-up.“Everybody in the team is,

of course, very disappointed today,” said team boss Eric Boullier. “Robert not driving in Australia at the start of next season is not what we were all hoping for. However, he has taken a very mature decision, acting in the best interests of Lotus Renault GP.

“As a team and as a fam-ily, we remain 100 per cent behind him and we’ll help as much as we can. A pro-gramme composed of simu-lator testing, single-seater and F1 track time is awaiting him. In the meantime, we will start talking to a few drivers in order to finalise our line-up for next year as soon as possible.

“Robert will take it step by step and will jump back in his racing car when he feels it is the right moment to do so. On behalf of all 520 members of the team, I wish him a speedy recovery.”

Thursday, November 24, 201116 SportI N T E R N A T I O N A L

FELIPE Massa has advised Rubens Barrichello to retire from Formula 1 if he needs to be searching for sponsors to secure a drive for next year. Williams driver Barrichello has no deal in place for the 2012 season ahead of the final race of the year in Brazil this weekend.

Barrichello has admitted he is not facing his home race as his final F1 grand prix, as he is still hopeful he will secure a drive for next year, which will be his 20th season in Formula 1.

Ferrari driver Massa, however, believes Barrichello has had what he labelled as an incredible career, and he reckons his compatriot should use

this weekend’s race to have a “proper” retirement from the sport.

“I did give him an advice: to quit,” the Brazilian told TotalRace in an interview. “To me, Barrichello had an incredible career in F1: the driver who competed in most GPs and with many wins under his belt. It is a career most drivers would dream to have.

“He raced for the best teams in F1. I haven’t advise him to quit because I feel he is old or something like that. But today in F1 there are 12 teams, and five or six are asking for money to give a seat. I think this is absurd.

“My opinion, which I told him, is that I can’t see Barrichello searching

for sponsors to race after all he had achieved in F1.

“I told him to quit and to use this last race to have a proper ending. But I know he will do what he thinks is the best for him and, as a friend, I will support him and hoping for the best for him.”

AP Photo/Luca Bruno

Massa advises Rubens Barrichello to retire

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa of Brazil, right, embraces Brazil’s

former national soccer team player Ronaldo ahead of the

Emirates Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina racetrack , in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emir-

ates, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011.

ily, we remain 100 per cent behind him and we’ll help

Robert Kubica has told his Renault team that he will not be ready to start the 2012 season following his accident at the start of this year. The Pole said that, despite his recovery going well, it is too early to commit to the 2012 season. “Even if I’ve been working very, very hard over the course of the last few weeks, I came to the conclusion that I am not yet certain to be ready for the 2012 season,” said Kubica in a Renault statement.