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The fact was stated by Indone-sian President, Susilo BambangYudhoyono, in the opening cer-emony of the World GeothermalCongress di Bali International

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YAZOO CITY, Miss. – MorganHayden and Joe Moton steppedcarefully through nails, brokenglass and pink tufts of insulation,the remnants of their home leveledby a tornado that killed at least 10in rural Mississippi.

The couple had planned to marry

In this handout photo-graph released by theIndonesian President’sPresidensby.infowebsite shows IcelandPresident OlafurRagnar Grimsson (L)and IndonesianPresident SusiloBambang Yudhoyono(R) holding a bilateralmeeting on the side-lines of the WorldGeothermal Congressin Nusa Dua on theresort island of Bali onApril 26, 2010. Indone-sia, the SoutheastAsian country withlargest potential forclean and renewablegeothermal energyhosted the interna-tional conferenceattended over 3000participants from morethan 80 countries

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The Geothermal prospect in Indonesia is very big becauseit has the 40% of the geothermal. If all of the energy is devel-oped, Indonesia could become the biggest user of geother-mal. Unfortunately, only 4.2% of the energy is being used andit becomes 1,100 megawatts of electricity.

Convention Center (BICC) in NusaDua on Monday, April 26th 2010.

The president said that Indone-sia already has the road map forusing the geothermal energy for

2004 through 2025 period where in2025 there energy should cover 5%of the whole energy needed by In-donesia.

Steps had been done to accom-plish the plan such as by the sign ofMoU between Indonesian Electri-cal Company (PLN) and PertaminaGeothermal Energy (PGE) whichconsists of four projects with thehelp of World Bank. “The invest-ment is worth 8.6 billion rupiahwhich will produce 2,885 mega-

watts.The president also explained that

the projects could reduce the defi-cit of energy in Indonesia. The re-duction of the projects will be upto 17.3 million of carbon dioxide.“We admit that Indonesia is notstepping forward aggressively butlast week is already order the min-isters to emphasize in exploring thenatural resource,” the presidentadded.

Dozen dead in violent southern storms; 10 in Miss.in Arkansas on Monday, but withlittle left besides the clothes on theirbacks, they weren’t sure what to do.

“It’ll work out, though,” 27-year-old Hayden said Sunday, a dayafter the tornado ripped through thecountryside. She and Moton, 31,huddled with other relatives in thehome’s bathroom.

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Brothers Jonathan Mitchell, left, and Adam Mitchell siftthrough debris Sunday afternoon April 25, 2010, looking

for anything sentimental left from their family’s lake houseon Sea Island Drive in Warren County, Miss. The Mitchellfamily’s house was completely destroyed by the tornado

that struck the area Saturday.

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Gianyar (Bali Post)Condition of Gianyar Library, Ar-

chives and Documentation Office isnow very apprehensive. The officecomplex located on Jalan CiungWanara, Gianyar, no longer looks rep-resentative to store important docu-ments. If it rains heavily like duringthis season, the roofs of building leakeverywhere.

This apprehensiveness was de-livered by the Head of Gianyar Li-brary, Archives and DocumentationOffice Ida Ayu Suci in the midst ofthe opening of the archival techni-cal guidance in Gianyar, last Sun-

Badra said why until that momentthe Community Health Center ofKarangasem I situated at Seraya usedfor inpatient care could not be oper-ated because there was no residentialhouse for physician. As a result, thephysician of local health center founddifficulty to live at Seraya. In fact, forthe community health center handlinginpatient treatment, the physician incharge should remain to stand by andwas not allowed to leave the center.

Since the community health centerhad not been functioned for inpatientcare, many residents of three villagesat Seraya namely Central, East andWest Seraya should take inpatient ser-vices to Karangasem Hospital. It wasreally a very long distance. Badraasked the government to provide phy-sician assistance along with residen-tial house at Seraya. He hoped that lo-cal residents needing inpatient treat-ment could be treated at the health cen-ter located within easy reach fromSeraya.

In the meantime, Badra also added,the condition of Seraya undergoingdroughts for hundreds of years causedmany local communities remain to liveunder poverty line. The problem layon the majority of local residents thatearned their livelihood as dry landfarmers where they could only grow

In fact, the Bahasa Indonesia sub-ject featured as a ‘killing machine’ inthe main national examination (UN) forsenior high school (SMA/MA) in this2009/2010 academic year. The major-ity of students from the Language Pro-gram, Social Sciences/Natural Sciencesand Religious Program were declaredto have not passed the exam becausethey failed to meet the standard with aminimum score at 4.25 for this subject.Subdivision Head of Secondary Edu-cation, Bali Educational, Youth andSports Services (Disdikpora), IGKNgurah Widiartha, revealed the matterlast Sunday (Apr 25).

According to Widiartha, the num-ber of UN participants for SMA / MAbelonging to Social Sciences / ReligiousSciences in Bali was recorded 11, 328students where 9,339 students (96.86percent) passed and 293 students (3.14percent) did not pass. Out of the 293students who did not pass, 206 of whomfailed to reach a minimum score of 4.25for graduation in Bahasa Indonesia sub-ject, 31 students failed in English, 34students failed in Math, 70 studentsfailed in Economics, 117 students failedin Sociology and 35 students failed inGeography.

For the Language Program fol-lowed by 4,895 participants, he said,5,542 students (92.79 percent) passedand 353 students (7.21 percent) did notpass. In details, the subjects causingthe failure included Bahasa Indonesia(288 students), English (7), Mathemat-ics (72), Indonesian Literature (24),other Foreign Languages (3) and An-thropology (74).

Meanwhile, participant of the UNfor the Natural Sciences program wasrecorded 11,328 students where11,272 students (99.51 percent) passedand 56 students (0.49 percent) failed.Subjects causing the failure included

Visited by Minister of Backward Regions,

Inpatient treatmentInpatient treatmentInpatient treatmentInpatient treatmentInpatient treatmentreported not to operate yetreported not to operate yetreported not to operate yetreported not to operate yetreported not to operate yetAmlapura (Bali Post)

Village Chief of Seraya Tengah, Karangasem, I Ketut Badra, reported to the State Ministerfor Acceleration of Backward Region Development (PDT) H Ahmad Helmi Faishal Zaini andwife, last Thursday (Apr 22) about inpatient services at Seraya community health center untilnow had not been functioning. State Minister of PDT was received at local Tenggang Village Hall.In addition, Badra also conveyed that Seraya had faced drought and local residents were underserious water crisis for hundreds of years during the dry season.

crops for one time a year by plantingcorn as the main crop. Currently, morepeople wished there would be more as-sistance of gamelina (Gamelinaasiatica) seed for greening the area withthe extent of 1,300 hectares at SerayaVillage. Gamelina tree was known bythe public to have a lot of benefits wherethe leaves were good for fodder and itsgreat quality wood was good enoughfor sale. His party needed 200,000 moregamelina seeds.

Meanwhile, the Regent ofKarangasem I Wayan Geredeg beforethe Minister said the not-functioningof Seraya Community Health Centerfor inpatient treatment was caused bythe center was prepared in stages. Thenumber of physician was still limitedand this year would be proposed tothe central government for new ap-pointment of physician as civil ser-vants. In 2009 his party did not re-ceive civil servants including physi-cians because of the budget for sal-ary and allowance stayed limited. Headmitted the residential house in-tended for the physician assigned atSeraya community health center wasnot available and would be builtgradually.

Similarly, Geredeg also recog-nized that Seraya encountered hun-dreds of years of drought. On that

account, his party would initiate thepipeline project for clean water fromits source at Embukan, Tirtaganggawith capacity of 6 liters per second.Installation of the new pipelineprojects had reached Tegallinggah.Related to the limited fund availabil-ity for the clean water pipeline worthIDR 27 billion and only left approxi-mately IDR 4 billion, Geredeg ex-pected there would an additional helpfrom the ministry of PDT, so the pipe-line project could reach Central andEast Seraya.

Meanwhile, regarding to the de-mand of Seraya Village Chief and Re-gent Geredeg, State Minister of PDTsaid such public input had been logged.Then, concerning with the assistanceon the procurement of physician, offi-cial residential house and seedlings ofgamelina (Dutch teak) to be planted bySeraya community Seraya were ex-pected could be allocated in the 2011national state budget.

Given, other than at Seraya, theavailability of physician and medi-cal facilities in other regions, includ-ing the remote areas and borders withother countries such as in Kalimantanand Irian Jaya, was also still very lim-ited. It required a large amount ofbudget to supply it so the central gov-ernment should think hard. (013)

Apprehensive, Archives Office of Gianyarday (Apr 25). Before the entourageof the National Archives of the Re-public of Indonesia (ANRI) presidedby Sriyanto, she apologized for thecondition of the Library Office thatwas less representative.

Nevertheless, she attempted to per-sistently maintain the national and re-gional archives in order their condi-tion stayed safe. The technical guid-ance was also intended to equip theparticipants on the importance ofmaintaining the records.

Similarly, she explained that only asmall portion of government offices,agencies and other institutions storing

their archives in the office they chaired.?This could happen in the library of-fice with deplorable condition. In thefuture, it will be directed that all de-partments, agencies and governmentoffices to save their files in the officeof the Regional Library,? she said.

In the meantime, Sriyanto remindedthat archival documents were very im-portant to be saved for the sake of fu-ture generations. Regarding to the ap-prehensive condition of the office, allparties had to provide an appreciationso that Gianyar could have a represen-tative office and a comfortable libraryfor storing the archives. (kmb16)

Bahasa Indonesia becomes‘a killing machine’

Bahasa Indonesia (34), Mathematics (8students), English (31 students), Phys-ics (9), Chemistry (4) and Biology (36).If the causes of failure were accumu-lated for the three programs held at thehigh school, the Bahasa Indonesiamight be cited as the ?main killing ma-chine.? This condition was very differ-ent from the national exam in last yearwhere the highest cause of failure to stu-dents was English. ?The appearance ofBahasa Indonesia as a killing machineis quite surprising considering thatBahasa Indonesia is our national lan-guage,? said Widiartha regretfully.

In vocational education, saidWidiartha, Bahasa Indonesian also fea-tured as a ?killing machine.? The num-ber of UN participant in Bali for voca-tional high school (SMK) was re-corded 15,425 students where 15,034students (97.47 percent) passed andremaining 319 students (2.53 percent)did not pass. Out of the 319 partici-pants who did not pass the exam, therewere 235 students stumbling in thesubject of Bahasa Indonesia, 135 stu-dents failed to reach a minimum scorein English subject, 138 students failedin Math, 76 students failed in the Vo-cational Theory and 4 other studentsfailed in Productive test.

In order to achieve the UN passedpredicate, said Widiartha, UN partici-pants of SMA / MA level should ob-tain a minimum average score of 5.50for all subjects tested with a minimumscore of 4.00 for at most two subjectsand a minimum of 4.25 for another sub-ject. Especially for vocational school,the score of skill competency test shouldreach minimally 7.00 and they wouldbe used to calculate the average of theUN. The standard of minimal averagescore was imposed in exactly the sameas that applied to the UN in the last year2008/2009. (ian)

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Richie was arrested in front ofBuleleng Market for carrying out mor-phine (sabu-sabu). I Gusti Putu PPAKasatnarkoba Wisana Mandala underpermission of Kapolres AKBPIstiyono, Sunday (25 / 4) yesterday, de-scribed the suspect, known Richie as aDJ at a place of entertainment was ar-rested on Saturday in Singaraja (24 /4) afternoon at about 15:30 pm in frontof Market traffic light area, Buleleng.When arrested, police found threepieces of plastic that contains clearcrystal beads suspected shabu-shabu.

According to Wisana Mandala, thearrest began when membersSatnarkoba received information thatthe suspect who was several monthsout of back to jail drug users. Then onThursday (22 / 4), it obtain informa-tion that the suspect was taking it inillicit goods

Denpasar (Bali Post) -PT Garuda Indonesia continues

to improve services in an effort tobring Australian tourists to Indo-nesia, especially Bali. ‘’With ser-vices we continue to improve, letalone the potential for Australiantourists to Bali market highenough,’’ said General Manager ofPT Garuda Indonesia (Persero)Denpasar, Jubi Prasetyo last week-end.

In between events separated ap-plauds the General Manager ofGaruda Indonesia, Denpasar, JubiBagus Prasetyo replace Bagus YSiregar be served as a Senior AreaManager South West Australia.Jubi said he will form continueprograms that have been planned

Denpasar (Bali Post) -Ayung river flows, Village

Bongkasa, Abiansemal, Badung,Saturday (24 / 4) take casualties.Foreign nationals who are eagerto play rafting (river rafting),China Ding (26) from Shanghai,was killed after his boat over-turned. Alleged victim could notswim that left him breathlesswhen he sank.

According to sources in the po-lice, Sunday (25 / 4) yesterday, onthe river Ayung accident occurredat 14:00 pm. Previously, the vic-

Denpasar (Bali Post) -Bali limit the age of vehicles

outside the area of origin could en-ter this area of international tour-ism as an effort to shelter the is-land does not become an old carand worsen traffic congestion.“This was arranged in Bali Pro-vincial Regulation No. 8 Year2000 regarding restricted Used ofVehicles Entering,” said the Headof Development and Supervisionof Provincial Revenue ServiceBali, Ketut Sudira in Denpasar, onSunday (25 / 4) yesterday.

He explained that local regu-lation (Perda) which regulatessecondhand vehicles that couldenter the island, a maximum of tenyears of age produced by the busi-ness travel services that define theage of tourist transport vehicle,which is now in the discussionmanufacturer. Even for trucks,limited to a maximum five-year-old and a bus up to seven years.Regulation of the age restrictionsused car from outside the area willbe combined with regulation ofthe Bali Provincial Parliament.

Bali Governor Made MangkuPastika, he said, could not agreemore with the desire impose alimit on age of vehicle that is op-erated as a carrier of tourists.With hope, it will be capable ofsupporting the safety, and com-fort of passengers on the high-way. Therefore, regulation ofbusiness travel services cannotstand alone, but relates to Regu-lation No. 8 / 2000 on the Limi-tation of the Used Motor VehicleEntering.

Negara (Bali Post) -The action of Benel Subak,

Pangkung Lip Lip, Kaliakah,Negara I Ketut Artawa which pro-hibits manners subak to grow ricewas protested. Even the manag-ers of subak-yack submitted theirresignations.

According to information onSunday (25 / 4) yesterday, the de-cision was to follow customs kliansubak planting them. Subak habitsafter the rice harvest turn ordinarywater control system to plant crops(gilvar varieties round). But, latelythe manners of subak administra-tors are still growing rice. This con-dition is triggered by muddy ricefield etiquette so as not suitableplanting crops. Especially since thedam benel subak water continuesto flow, accompanied by high rain-fall they sure lasted until June. Sev-eral members then choose to plantpaddy water control system. But afew days after planting, water con-

Recently released from Prison

Richie Re-arrestedRichie Re-arrestedRichie Re-arrestedRichie Re-arrestedRichie Re-arrestedfor Bringing Drugsfor Bringing Drugsfor Bringing Drugsfor Bringing Drugsfor Bringing DrugsSingaraja (Bali Post) -

Just a few months out of jail due to drug cases, suspect Kusuma Syafril Yosef aka Richie (27),resident of Jalan Dr. Sutomo Singaraja, re-arrested by the drug related criminal (Satnarkoba)police ranks of Buleleng. Suspect

Denpasar. ‘’With that informationour members immediately followingsuspects,’’ he said.

On Saturday afternoon, the teamtrailed Buser Satnarkoba Buleleng dis-trict police saw the suspect recently ar-rived from the direction of Denpasar toSingaraja. The suspect who was ridinga motorcycle was dismissed when hereached the traffic light Buleleng mar-ket. Once stopped, police conductsearches and body candy tin found inthe suspect’s motorcycle. Once opened,the in cans, there are three pieces ofcandy filled plastic crystal beads nodes,one pink pill and the pipette. The sus-pect then brought to the Buleleng dis-trict police for examination. In additionto securing suspects, the police alsoseized evidence, three plastic granulescontaining crystal clear pills, one pinkpill, two syringes, one suction device,

and one pipette.‘’After our classification, the drug

was confiscated and the morphinegross weight of 0.7 grams 0.4 gramsnet. Ineks and weighing 0.4 grams net,’’said Wisana Mandala.

According to Buleleng Satnarkobapolice records as described Wisana

Mandala, Richie had been impris-oned for six months on the LP Class IIBSingaraja because drugs early in 2009.Suspect was arrested Monday, Febru-ary 2nd, 2009 at 22:00 pm at his home.

After going through a trial, the de-fendant was found guilty by six-monthjail sentence and substituted a fine of 1million rupiah a month confinement.Singaraja PN was dated May 27, 2009.This means Richie just got out of LPClass IIB around November 2009 andSingaraja and has just been released forabout four months ago. (Kmb15)

Jubi Prasetyo, Leads Garuda Indonesia DenpasarBagus Y Siregar Moves to Australia

by the leaders previously.‘’I will continue programs that

have been planned by Mr. BagusSiregar. One was to provide thebest services, with the expectationsof tourists to Bali will continue torise,’’ he said.

He said, with his new positionas a leader in Garuda Indonesia Is-land of the Gods, to be a challengeto adapt to the citizens communityas well as running the company’sprogram. My presence in Bali’’ re-place the position of Mr. Good, Ihope to be accepted and coopera-tion within the company, so thatthe national airline was able to for-ward,’’ he said.

According to the man who ear-lier has been working in

Balikpapan, East Kalimantan ad-mitted very proud to be serving inBali, because this island is the des-tination foreign tourists. ‘’Bali isvery charming for tourists, thenfrom

I’m sure with the Garuda flightservice will be the liaison to in-crease foreign tourists visitingBali,’’ said the man who was bornon 13 March 1967’s.

While Bagus Y Siregar in op-portunity also to say thanks to thestakeholders in Bali and all partieshas supported work programs. Igive thanks to God’’ and thank toall parties as long as I performtasks in Island of the Gods. Manymemories that I cannot forget inthis island,’’ he said. (RTC / BNS)

Play “Rafting” in Ayung River

Shanghai Residents Drowntim along with his colleagueswant to wade the river Ayung byplaying rafting. Everything hasbeen prepared, such as a safetytool, follow the local officers havebeen giving directions.

They also got a rubber boat andsail along the river rapids. After awhile, the boat carrying the vic-tim was suddenly reversed. Thepassenger boat went free fall intothe swift river current. The atmo-sphere of panic began to be feltwhen the body of the victimdrowned. And her fellow officers

tried to rescue victims. Unfortu-nately, the lives of the victim be-yond help. Victim’s body wasevacuated to the mainland andwas rushed to Surya Husadha hos-pital Denpasar.

Badung police Chief AKBPDwi Suseno when asked, yester-day confirmed the incident. “Thevictim’s body was taken toHusadha Surya Denpasar hospi-tal immediately. The victim waskilled purely because of drown-ing,” said AKBP Dwi Suseno yes-terday. (Kmb21)

Prohibited from Planting RiceSubak BenelAdministrators Resign

trol system suddenly klian pegsawen (warning sign) in the fieldsof manners that. Besides waterchannel, water control system thatshould have closed two months hasbeen closed at that time.

The board, of which I KetutSindu (subak interpreter), INengah Nedrem (Mangku Subak),I Nyoman Restan and I MadeMahardika (rembug members) arein, admitted their resignation. Onthe other hand, Klian Subak BenelKetut Artawa said that the cropsare in accordance to round agree-ment and stated in the perarem. Ifthere was a violation of sanctionswill still receive a penalty. In ad-dition this is also planted in accor-dance with the Klian Gede whocontrols the flow of water sourcedfrom Benel dams. When subak isviolated, then the other water con-trol system such as Subak TibuSalah, Manistutu Pangkung Buluhwould object. (Sur)

Bali Limits VehicleAge Entry

Ketut Sudira warned, thoughowners of thousands of vehiclesfrom outside the area of opera-tions remained on the island wantto pay motor vehicle tax (PKB)in Bali, they still must complywith applicable regulations andprocedures. This was to avoidBali not to be a place buildup ofold vehicles on public roads isoften problematic.

In Bali today there are approxi-mately 1.7 million units of ve-hicles that dominated the motor-cycle. It was considered relativelydense and strategic road links, es-pecially in Denpasar, Kuta andsurrounding areas are often unableto accommodate. “The abundanceof these vehicles, causing trafficjams cannot be avoided, althoughthe relevant agencies have beentrying to put maximum effort toovercome it,” said Ketut Sudira.

He said that Bali did not ob-tain motor vehicle tax (PKB),which is part of local revenue(PAD) of thousands of vehiclesthat operate out of here. “Our in-stitutions are still coordinatingwith the police in order to solicitthe vehicles that operate outsidethe region remain at this resortisland,” said Ketut Sudira.

It has to do data collection onthe outside of vehicles and equip-ment to operate monthly, evenyearly on the island. “We havebegged the owners for transferpayments from the homelands ofPKB in Java or elsewhere in In-donesia to Bali, because more ve-hicles are observed passing byhere,” he said. (KMB)

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It is the highest-profile arrest todate of a member of the CentralAsian country’s recently deposedgovernment. The State Security Ser-vice said Monday that MoldomusaKongantiyev was extradited fromRussia over the weekend in a jointoperation with Russia’s Federal Se-curity Service.

President Kurmanbek Bakiyev

AP

JERUSALEM –Two Jerusalem of-ficials say Israelhas frozen plans fornew construction inthe city’s disputedeastern sector de-spite Prime Minis-ter BenjaminNetanyahu’s decla-rations to the con-trary.

They say the de-cision was takenafter Israel infuri-ated Washingtonlast month by an-nouncing a majornew east Jerusalemc o n s t r u c t i o nproject during avisit by U.S. VicePresident JoeBiden.

Palestinians claim that sector of the city as their future capital andsay they won’t resume peace talks with Israel until construction therestops.

One city councilman says top Jerusalem city hall officials told himNetanyahu’s office verbally ordered a construction freeze. Anothercouncilman says two committees that review construction plans onweekly basis have barely met since Biden visited.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon forfurther information. AP’s earlier story is below.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Two Jerusalem officials say Israel has fro-zen plans for new construction in the city’s disputed eastern sectordespite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s declarations to the con-trary.

They say the decision was taken after Israel infuriated Washingtonlast month by announcing a major new east Jerusalem constructionproject during a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.

Palestinians claim that sector of the city as their future capital andsay they won’t resume peace talks with Israel until construction therestops.

One city councilman says top Jerusalem city hall officials told himNetanyahu’s office verbally ordered a construction freeze. Anothercouncilman says two committees that review construction plans onweekly bases have barely met since Biden visited.

AP

SAN’A, Yemen – The Britishambassador narrowly escaped whatappeared to be a suicide attack onhis armored car while traveling towork Monday morning, Yemeniofficials said.

British Embassy spokeswomanChantel Mortimer said the ambas-sador, Timothy Torlot, was unhurt,but the attack underlined the pre-carious security in Yemen. An im-poverished Arab nation in the south-ern corner of the Arabian Peninsula,Yemen has in recent years becomea haven for al-Qaida militants tak-ing advantage of the government’slimited authority outside major cit-ies and tribal control over the restof the country.

The Yemeni officials said thevehicle was passing through a poorneighborhood in the eastern part ofSan’a when an explosion went offnearby. They said they believed theattacker was wearing an explosivesbelt and that he was killed in theexplosion.

There was no claim of responsi-bility for the attack, but it bore thehallmarks of al-Qaida.

Witnesses said the attacker wasa young man who wore a schooluniform, apparently as a disguise.The officials said the neighborhoodwhere the attack took place waspopular with militants.

The officials spoke on conditionof anonymity because they were notauthorized to speak to the media.

The Foreign Office in Londonsaid the embassy has been closedto the public and warned all Britishnationals in Yemen to “keep a lowprofile and remain vigilant.”

“We can confirm that there wasan incident in San’a this morning.

AFP/File

File photo shows a police vehicle burning during recent anti-government protest in Bishkek.

Kyrgyz ex-Kyrgyz ex-Kyrgyz ex-Kyrgyz ex-Kyrgyz ex-interior ministerinterior ministerinterior ministerinterior ministerinterior minister

arrestedarrestedarrestedarrestedarrestedAP

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyzstan’s security service says it hastaken the former interior minister into custody on unspecified charges.

was overthrown amid violentclashes between government troopsand demonstrators on April 7 thatleft at least 85 people dead. Bakiyevhas taken refuge in Belarus.

Bakiyev’s brother Zhanybek, thechief of the presidential guards, iswanted by the interim governmentfor allegedly issuing the order to fireat protesters.

AP – FILE

In this Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010 file photo, two Yemeni soldiers operate ata checkpoint in

Yemen: British ambassadorescapes explosion

There was a small explosion besidethe British Ambassador’s car. He wasunhurt. No other embassy staff orBritish nationals were injured,” TheForeign Office said in a statement.

“We are working urgently with theYemen authorities to investigatewhat happened,” it added.

Security was visibly tightenedaround the U.S. and British embas-sies following the attack. The areaof the explosion was sealed off asYemeni and British officials in-spected the scene of the attack.

Yemen has been embroiled in awar against the al-Qaida militants,who have threatened to target foreigninterests and diplomatic missions.Earlier this year, a number of West-ern embassies, including the U.S.and British embassies, shut down fordays in response to threats of attack

by an al-Qaida offshoot in Yemen.Meanwhile, the government has

received increased foreign counter-terror aid, aiming to fight the group.

Yemeni troops have been de-ployed in remote areas where al-Qaida is known to have set upstrongholds, and they carried out aseries of U.S.-backed raids againstmilitant hideouts at the beginning ofthe year.

Al-Qaida in the Arabian Penin-sula, an offshoot of Osama binLaden’s terror network, was formedmore than a year ago when Yemenand Saudi militant groups merged.

But the fight against al-Qaida inYemen has gained urgency since thefailed Christmas Day attempt tobomb an American plane bound forDetroit. The suspect in that plot hassaid he received training in Yemen.

AFP/File

An Israeli soldier aims his rifle during an ex-change of fire in the West Bank town ofBethlehem, 2005

City officials: East Jerusalemconstruction frozen

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Denpasar

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

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

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

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

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

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

Badung

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

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

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

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

Kuta ClinicJl. Raya Kuta Phone : 753 268

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

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

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

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

Royal Danish & NorwegianMimpi Resort Jimbaran, BaliPhone +62.361.701 070

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bangli

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

Gianyar

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

Toyo ClinicJl. Pengosekan, UbudPhone : +62 361 978078

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

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

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

Karangasem

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

Klungkung

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

Negara

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

Tabanan

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

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

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

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

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

Singaraja

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

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

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

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The writer, who publishes under thename Zhogs Dung but whose real nameis Tagyal, was among eight authors andintellectuals who signed a letter datedApril 17 that expressed sorrow for thedisaster that left more than 2,000 peopledead — most of them Tibetan — butalso urged wariness of Chinese gov-ernment relief efforts.

Last Friday, a half dozen police of-ficers showed up at the Qinghai Na-tionalities Publishing House, where heworked, and escorted him away, ac-cording to a blog post written by afriend. They searched his home and li-brary, confiscating his computers.

Afterward, they showed his arrestwarrant to his wife, and asked her tobring bedding for him. When his twodaughters went to the police station theywere not allowed to meet with him, theposting said.

There was no way to independentlyconfirm the accusation. On Monday,the Xining Police Department refusedto answer questions regarding hiswhereabouts, saying it had no com-ment. The police referred questions to

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A Tibetan monk stands next to rubble in Jiegu, Yushu county, inChina’s northwestern province

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BANGKOK – Thailand’s “RedShirt” protesters, wary of a pos-sible crackdown, told their follow-ers to ditch their signature crimsonattire so they can go undercover asmore bomb threats rattled the tenseThai capital Monday.

There was no violence in thecentral Bangkok shopping areawhere protesters remainedcamped for a 24th day, but an ex-plosion injured eight people lateSunday near the home of formerPrime Minister Banharn Silapa-archa, who is allied to the rulingcoalition, police said.

A bomb disposal team rushedearly Monday to the city’s finan-cial district amid reports of an-other explosive device at the edgeof Silom Road, where five gre-nade blasts last week left one per-son dead and more than 80wounded. It was a false alarm.

Both sides in Thailand’s pro-tracted political crisis have dug infollowing a breakdown of nego-tiations and a televised appear-ance Sunday by the prime minis-ter that offered no solution to theprotracted crisis.

At least 26 people have beenkilled and nearly 1,000 since theRed Shirts began occupyingBangkok’s commercial centermore than a month ago, closingdown five-star hotels and shop-ping malls, paralyzing daily lifein the city and costing merchantsmillions of dollars a day.

Thousands of Red Shirtscamped in the protest enclaveMonday heeded a call by protestleaders to change into regular at-tire so they will not be visible ifsecurity forces move to clear thearea and send them fleeing intocity streets.

The strategy was also aimed athelping protesters coming in fromrural provinces get past militaryand police checkpoints, one pro-test leader Kokaew Pikulthongtold Thai Rath newspaper.

Meanwhile, a group ofcounterprotesters known as the

AP

BEIJING – A Tibetanwriter who had signed anopen letter critical of theChinese government’s quakerelief efforts in westernQinghui province has beendetained by police, accordingto a family friend.

the Ministry of Public Security.It’s unclear whether the open letter

was the direct cause of his detention.The Chinese government has been atpains to quash any criticism of its reliefefforts in the Tibetan region.

Zhogs Dung, 45, is considered a lead-ing intellectual and thinker who in thepast has written books that largelyaligned with the Chinese government’sviews on modernization, religion andculture in Tibet. However, he publisheda book this year that was far more criti-cal of the government in the wake ofanti-government riots in Tibet in 2008.

The letter urged people to help vic-tims by offering food, clothes and medi-

cine but warned them not to donatefunds to relief organizations, warningof possible corruption.

“Better to send (money) to the di-saster zone with people you trust, be-cause nobody can tell where there’s nocorruption,” said the letter, which wasposted on several websites, includingthe overseas Boxun.com, which is criti-cal of the Chinese government.

“Just as the news from the mouth-piece for the (communist) party orga-nizations cannot be believed, we darenot believe in the party organization,which issued the order stopping peoplefrom going to the disaster zone for po-litical reason,” it said.

Thai protesters toldto ditch red shirts

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Anti-government “red-shirt” protesters block a main road lead-ing into Bangkok

Yellow Shirts have stepped up de-mands that authorities crack downon the demonstrators, implyingthey might take matters into theirown hands if nothing is done soon.

“The government has the re-sponsibility to protect the people,but instead shows its weaknessand inability to enforce the law,”said Suriyasai Katasila, a leaderof the Yellow Shirts.

He also called on his support-ers to join up with civic groupsaround the country to take actionagainst the Red Shirts and theirenclave in the city.

Red Shirt leaders have urgedtheir supporters in provincial ar-eas to confront security forcesbeing brought in to help crackdown on the protests.

More than 1,000 protesters setup a roadblock over the weekendalong a major highway, deflatingthe tires of 13 police vans and pre-venting police reinforcementsfrom reaching Bangkok from thenortheast province of Udon Thani,the government said.

Another 300 protesters set uproadblocks on the outskirts of thecapital Sunday afternoon to stophundreds of other police from en-tering the city, police officialssaid.

Protesters in the Nong Kaiprovince also tried to block policefrom heading to Bangkok, but thesecurity forces changed theirroute, the government said.

The conflict has been charac-terized by some as class warfare.

The Red Shirts consist mainlyof rural supporters of formerPrime Minister ThaksinShinawatra and pro-democracyactivists who opposed the militarycoup that ousted him in 2006.They believe Prime MinisterAbhisit Vejjajiva’s government —backed by the urban elite — is il-legitimate because military pres-sure and complex legal maneuver-ing brought it to power.

Over the weekend, Abhisit re-jected a compromise offer by theRed Shirts dashing hopes for apeaceful end to the standoff.

Currently, Indonesia is tryingto decrease the carbon emissionand through the environmentalfriendly use of energy, in 2020 theemission could decrease 26%.The president said “by the help ofthe international world, we surethat the target can be increased up

Their story and those by other sur-vivors show how much higher the tollcould have been as authorities tried toget a better handle on the destruction.Two deaths in Alabama also have beenblamed on the violent weather thatchurned through a half-dozen South-ern states over the weekend.

Dale Thrasher, 60, had been alonein Hillcrest Baptist Church when thetornado ripped away wood and metaluntil all that was left was rubble,Thrasher and the communion table hehad climbed under as he prayed forprotection.

“The whole building caved in,” hesaid. “But me and that table were stillthere.”

Sunday was sunny and breezy as

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Thrasher and about three dozen mem-bers of the Yazoo City church stood ina circle and sang “Till the Storm PassesBy.” Thrasher reminded the group thatthe church has survived tough timesbefore. They rebuilt after their build-ing was destroyed by arson about 10years ago.

“The Lord brought us through thefire, and brought us back bigger andbetter,” Thrasher said. “The Lord willbring us back bigger and better thistime, if we stick together.”

Hundreds of homes also were dam-aged in the tornado, which carved apath of devastation from the Louisi-ana line to east-central Mississippi,and at least three dozen people werehurt. National Weather Service meteo-rologist Marc McAlister said the tor-nado had winds of 160 miles an hourand left a path of destruction at least50 miles long.

“This tornado was enormous,”said Gov. Haley Barbour, who grewup in Yazoo County, a county of about28,000 people known for blues, cat-fish and cotton. The twister wreaked“utter obliteration” among the pictur-esque hills rising from the flat Mis-sissippi Delta, the governor said.

Mississippi’s Choctaw County hadthe most confirmed deaths: five, in-cluding a baby and two other chil-dren. Sherry Fair rushed to her aunt’shome in the county. She said an hourand a half after the tornado passed, awoman lay dying in a ditch along adirt road beside the body of her hus-band.

“She was laying there just crying,”a shaken Fair said. “She was brokeup bad. It hurt me watching, but no-body could get to her. The ambu-lances couldn’t get through becauseof the trees.”

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While the Indonesian Econom-ics Coordinator Minister, HattaRajasa, said that the governmentis targeting $12 billion on geother-mal investment with the capacityof 3,977 megawatts. The project isa part of the 10,000 megawattsproject.

In the opening ceremony ofWGC 2010, delegations from 85

countries were taking part. Amongthem was also the President ofIceland, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson.He was explaining the use of geo-thermal energy in his country. TheIceland, the geothermal energy isused as electricity and non-elec-tricity need such as heater andcosmetics. Geothermal give manybenefit for our country,” he added.(kmb18)

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PADANG - Rescue workers onMonday continued their search fortwo missing residents of JorongPandan, Nagari Tanjung Sani vil-lage, Tanjung Raya sub-district,Agam district, who were believed tohave been buried by a landslide.

Ira, 25, and Ana, 70, still went miss-ing after their house near ManinjauLake was crushed by the landslidewhich hit the area on Sunday evening,head of Tanjung Raya sub-district,Kurniawan Syahputra, said.

“Together with local residents,rescue workers are still searching forthem manually. But access to thelandslide-hit area is not easy,” hesaid.

AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD

An activist from environmental action group Greenpeace carry portraits of victims from the 1986Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster during an anti-nuclear protest outside Indonesia’s Ministry of En-ergy and Mineral Resources in Jakarta on April 26, 2010 marking the 24th anniversary of the world’sworst nuclear accident in Ukraine and to denounce Indonesia’s plans to use nuclear energy. TheChernobyl nuclear disaster occurred in the early hours of April 26, 1986 when a reactor exploded,contaminating the then Soviet states of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus with fallout which also spreadto other parts of Europe.

“The smuggled goods which in-clude drugs are believed to haveentered the country through illegalports and therefore the Police shouldoversee them and take action againstthe suspected smugglers,” memberof House Commission III from theDemocrat Party faction Edy RamliSitanggang said here on Monday.

Sitanggang made the statement ata working meeting with NationalPolice Chief Gen BambangHendarso Danuri at the legislativebuilding in Senayan, Jakarta.

To fight the flow of smuggledgoods and drugs through illegalports, Sitanggang said, the NationalNarcotic Board (BNN) should alsoplay a more active role.

Meanwhile, Ahmad Yani andSyarifuddin Suding of the UnitedDevelopment Party (PPP) faction at

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BATAM - The operations of PTDrydocks Graha World scheduledto be resumed on Monday (April26) had been postponed indefi-nitely.

“It is true the resumption of op-erations had been postponed as re-pairs have yet to be completed” theBarelang police chief said aftermeeting the management ofDrydocks here Sunday.

He said the damage at DrydocksWorld Graha was serious, and re-pairs appeared to last longer.

With regards to the wages of theworkers during the repair of thedrydocks, he said wages would stillbe paid under the prevailing regula-tions.

In the meantime, Chief ExecutiveOfficer of Drydocks World forSoutheast Asia Denis Welch hopedthe working conditions at DrydocksWorld Graha in Tanjunguncang,Batam, would return to normal sothat orders could be met accordingto schedule.

“We are building several projects,such as a jack-up and a semi-sub-mersible rig which could be oper-ated in only certain areas in theworld,” he said.

Welch said he had already con-

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JAKARTA – The House’s Com-mission III on legal and security af-fairs and National Police Chief GenBambang Hendarso Danuri dis-cussed current issues, including taxmafia cases, at a working meetinghere on Monday.

At the meeting which waschaired by Commission III chairmanBeny Harman, the police chief ex-plained various cases, particularlythe police determination to settle tax

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JAKARTA - Several members of the House of Representatives’ Com-mission III have asked the National Police (Polri) to oversee illegalseaports allegedly being used as entry and exit points for smuggledgoods including drugs.

the House of Representatives alsosupported the National Policechief’s effort to eradicate tax andlegal mafia that involved certain po-lice personnel.

“Take stern action against policepersonnel syspected of involvementin legal and tax mafia,” Ahmad Yaniand Syarifuddin Suding said.

But Ahmad Yani also questionedthe police’s role in dealing with theriot that broke out near the MbahPriok cemetery at Koja in TanjungPriok, North Jakarta recently.

However, the National Policechief denied that his men had left thearea when the riot broke out.

Bambang Hendarso Danuri alsoexpressed the police’s commitmentto eradicating tax and legal mafiaand taking action against police per-sonnel involved in mafia cases.

Operation of DrydocksWorld Graha postponed

tacted the management of two for-eign customers not to worry becausetheir orders would be completed ac-cording to schedule.

Resumption of the company’soperations, he said, was necessaryto maintain the good name of thecompany, Batam city as well as In-donesia.

He admitted, however, thatThursdays’ riots constituted a trau-matic incident for himself as a per-son, as well as for his colleagues.

Drydocks World Graha (PTGraha Trisakti Industri) was beingransacked by thousands of workerson Thursday (April 22) morningwho felt insulted by a statement anIndian supervisor, so that the sub-sidiary of Drydocks World Dubaibecame temporarily paralyzed.

World Graha was set up in 2007after its principal in Dubai took overthe shares of Labroy Pte Ltd.,Singapore, an offshore oil and gasdrilling company sitting on 49.5hectares of land near DrydocksWorld Pertama and Drydocks WorldNan Indah.

Welch said Drydocks Graha em-ployed almost 20.000 people, and asmanagement for Southeast Asia hehas a mission of increasing the num-ber of regular workers and buildinga training center.

House, police discuss tax mafia casesmafia cases which among others in-volved case brokers.

“Police are still investigatingthese (tax mafia) cases,” the policechief said. He also explained aboutthe police investigation of tax casein East Java, the alleged case brokerBahasyim Asifi case and illegal log-ging and mining in Riau.

He said that if there were policemembers who were involved inthose cases, they would be relievedof their positions and their policemembership.

Besides, Danuri also explained tothe House the efforts made by po-lice in the handling of “Mbah Pirok’riot case which killed a number ofpeople and injured tens of others.

On the Mbah Priok riot, the po-lice chief denied the allegation thatpolice forces left the scene when therioting took place in Tanjung Priok.

On the occasion, a number ofCommission III members also askedthe police to explain about the caseof former police chief detectiveComr. Gen. Susno Duadji.

Landslide buries twoManinjau lake residents

Syahputra said he still did notknow the exact number of houses de-stroyed or damaged by the landslidesin the Jorong Talapung and Pandanareas.

“The landslide-affected areas canbe reached by speedboat onManinjau Lake,” he said.

As a result of the natural disas-ter, tens of local residents had beenevacuated to safer places.

According to the head of Agamdistrict’s natural disaster manage-ment unit, Isfaemal, the landslidesoccurred after torrential rains show-ered Jorong Talapung and Pandanfor several hours on Sunday.

Many parts of Indonesia remainvulnerable to landslides.

Last March, a family of three was

buried under the mud of a landslidethat crushed their house in Cianjurdistrict, West Java.

The Cianjur landslide killed tenpeople. Also in March, a landslidedestroyed four houses and an Islamicschool in Cihuni hamlet,Gandamekar village, Kadungorasub-district, Garut district.

There were no fatalities in thenatural disaster but the house own-ers were evacuated to safer places.

On February 23, a deadly land-slide hit PT Chakra’s Tea Plantationin Tenjolaya village, Pasirjambu sub-district, Bandung district, killing atleast 44 people.

Among the dead victims were teapickers and their children, includingthree infants.

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Teguh said that the national prop-erty industry will keep developingbecause the price which is lower thansimilar industry in other countries.In Singapore, the price of propertycould be eleven times the price ofthe similar property in Indonesia.

“The national property businesshas more prospects compare to othercountries,” Teguh added. He also ex-plained that the highest demand willbe on office buildings because manyinternational companies whichclosed their representative office inIndonesia started to re-open theiroffices.

The inflation and the stable eco-

If we view the roots of the termGeothermal, we will find that it comesfrom the Greek language; Geo andThermos. Geo means earth and Ther-mos means heat. So, geothermal meanenergy that generated from the earth.

The use of geothermal energy in theworld is already very popular. In fact,based on articles from Wikipedia, theuse of geothermal has been done sincePaleolithic era. At that time, the geo-thermal water used for bathing. Nowa-days, this energy is utilized for gener-ate electricity.

Worldwide, geothermal powerplants have capacity to meet the needsof approximately 10 Giga Watt ofpower at the year 2007. But on its prac-tice, it was only supplying 0.3 percentof global electricity demand. While asmany as 28 Giga Watt of thermal en-ergy used for heating, spa, industrialprocesses, and other agricultural ap-plications.

Geothermal energy is energy thatis affordable, reliable, renewable, andvery environment-friendly. It is alsoadmitted by the head of geology in theMinistry of Energy and Mineral Re-sources (ESDM) R. Shukyar.

Shukyar said the geothermal energyis commonly found in path of the vol-cano, as one of renewable energy. Infact, the potency in Indonesia is enor-mous. Currently Indonesia is alreadyutilizing 1,194 MW of geothermal

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DENPASAR - Office buildings will keep on dominating Indo-nesian property industry until 2013. The demand of that kind ofbuildings will be greater than the ability to build office each year.The statement was said by Teguh Satria, the head of Real EstateIndonesia (REI) accompanied by the President of Asia-PacificFederation Real Estate International (FIABCI), Pingki Pangestu.

nomics condition is also supportingthe development of property indus-try in 2010 which is predicted will bearound 20%. Based on the data, thecapitalization of the property indus-try last year was 150 trillion rupiah.Teguh said that the number is smallcompare to the previous year.

“The business will keep develop-ing until 2014,” he added. However,Teguh said that there are several ob-stacles in entering property industrysuch as the high interest rate. In In-donesia, the average interest rate inBanks are 13.9% while in other coun-tries such as Singapore and Malay-sia, it is only 5%.

Teguh Satria (middle), thehead of Real Estate Indonesia(REI) accompanied by thePresident of Asia-PacificFederation Real EstateInternational (FIABCI), PingkiPangestu (2left) during thepress conference of FIABCI61 World Congress that willbe held in Bali on May 24 to28, 2010. President is sched-uled to open this worldcongress that will be partici-pated by around 1,000 partici-pants from all over the world.Bali Post/Eka Adhyasa

Pingky Pangestu said that in orderto introduce the property industry inIndonesia, Bali will be come the hostof the 61st FIABCI congress. Repre-sentatives from all around the worldwill take part in the congress whichwill be held on May 24th through May28th 2010. President Susilo BambangYudhoyono is scheduled to open this

meeting on the third day of congress.The topic discusses in the congress

will be about the issue of green prop-erty, innovation, and green tourism.“International speakers also will takepart in the event such as KennethYeang who is the father of green prop-erty, and Tom Wright, the architect ofBurj Al Arab, the most luxurious ho-

tel in Dubai,” he added.Pingki said that the world is in the

condition of healing but in Indonesia,the property business is maintainingits good condition. Actually, the na-tional property can compete with thesimilar business all around the worldbut there are lacks of publications soless people know about it. (kmb18)

Geothermal; clean energy, environment-friendly,and renewable resource

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An Indonesian worker of PT. Pertamina Geothermal Energychecks one of its production wells in Kamojang on April 22, 2010.

World geothermal con-gress (WGC) is held in Balistarting from April 25th to30th. Located in NusaDua, it is estimated thataround 2500 participantsparticipated in this so-called mega event ofgeothermal field. They willbe present and provideconceptual contribution ofscience related to geother-mal development. Be-tween the hustle andbustle of the world-levelmeeting, many people stilldon’t have a clue aboutgeothermal. Actually whatis Geothermal and why it isconsider as an environ-mentally friendly and cleanenergy?

energy that being use as electricity. In2014, Indonesia plan to increase theuse of geothermal to meet the demandfor electricity into 4,000 MW. Thistarget was already expressed by Presi-dent Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in ameeting with governors all aroundIndonesia that had been took place atthe Palace View Siring, Gianyar. ‘’Ofthe ten thousand MW that will be pro-duced according to National Electric-ity Road Map in 2014, 4,000 MW ofwhich came from geothermal,’’ saidSukhyar.

Currently, Indonesia is the thirdlargest country that uses geothermalenergy as a power source. UnitedStates and the Philippines the twocountries ranked in the first and sec-ond in the utilization of geothermalenergy. Based on the data, ‘’The U.S.utilized around 2,900 MW whiles thePhilippines utilizing around 1,300MW,’’ cleared Sukhyar.

In realizing the benefits and theclean energy that being produced bygeothermal, it is why geothermal be-come the energy choice of many coun-tries. But not all countries have asource of geothermal energy. Indone-sia is one of the lucky countries be-cause it is located in the path of thevolcano and has this renewable energysources in massive quantities.

Sukhyar expressed that many re-gions in Indonesia have been kept this

source of energy. Indonesia’s geother-mal potential reached about 35-40percent of existing geothermal re-sources in the world. Bali is one of theareas that have potential of geother-mal energy.

For the utilization of geothermalenergy into electricity in Indonesia,one company focusing on these areasis Pertamina Geothermal Energy(PGE). Pertamina subsidiary that wasestablished in 2006 was mandated todevelop 15 concession working areasof geothermal energy in Indonesia.PGE know have nine locations to tapthe geothermal resources into electric-

ity, ie Sibayak, Full River, Ulubelu,Lumut Balai, Hululais, Tompaso,Lahendong, Kotamobagu, andKamojang.

With the presence of the latest tech-nology of geothermal energy utiliza-tion, the number and magnitude of theresource to be managed are expectedto be larger. Geothermal wells capableof releasing greenhouse gases that aretrapped in earth. However, emissionsare much smaller per unit of energycompared the emissions from fossilfuels. As a result, Geothermal has thepotential to help mitigate global warm-ing if developed widely. (iah)

Balinese Culture

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OVERVIEW:This dish is traditionally prepared after a cockfight,

when the winner receives the loosing chicken as areward.

INGREDIENTS:1 tsp coconut oil½ cup chicken spice paste400 gr boneless chicken, skin removed and minced1 liter chicken stock1 salam leaf1 stalk lemon grass, bruised1 tsp crushed black pepper salt to tast2 tbsp fried shallots

PREPARATION:Heat oil in heavy soup pot. Add spice paste and saute

until fragrant. Add minced chicken and continue to sautéuntil meat is evenly colored. Add stock and all remainingingredients and simmer for five minutes.(www.balistarisland.com/balifood)

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OVERVIEW:Tum, leaf-wrapped bundles of highly seasoned food,

are made with almost any basic ingredient in Bali,ranging from eels, to chicken, pork, beef or duck.

INGREDIENTS :600 gr boneless duck, skin removed and minced1 tbsp fried shallots1 tbsp fried garlic1/3 cup coconut milk, thick3 tbsp basic spice paste4 bird’s-eye chilies, sliced1 tbsp salt1 tsp black peppercorns, crushed12 pieces banana leaf, cut in 20 cm (8 in) squares12 ea salam leaves

PREPARATION:Combine the above ingredients except for banana

leaf and mix well. Fold a heaped tablespoon of themixture into the center of a banana leaf and wrap.Steam parcels for about 15 minutes, until well cooked. Ifbanana leaf, use greaseproof paper in preference toaluminum foil.

The above mixture can also be used for duck satays;simply add 200g of grated coconut and double the quantityof the basic spice paste salt and pepper. Spear 2 heapedtablespoons of the paste around a large satay skewer orstalk of lemon grass. (www.balistarisland.com/balifood)

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UBUD Monkey Forest is a small rain forest dwelt by some group ofmonkeys and other tropical animals. It is strategically located in the hearthof Ubud Village, precisely located in the region of Padang Tegal Village,Ubud Sub district and Gianyar Regency. Monkey Forests in Balinese lan-guage called Wanara Wana are spread out in the island and Ubud MonkeyForest itself own very important function of the continuity the monkeyhabitat in Bali. Meanwhile the local community own important role tokeep this forest naturally in order to all wild animals able to live smoothly.

Ubud Monkey Forest is dwelt by 200 monkeys, pertained to longtail inclusive macaques or macaca fascicularis group which owns thewide disseminating area. Among the amount monkeys living in thisforest, there are 23 adult male, 79 adult female and 98 still baby. Allthe monkeys in this forest consisted of three groups, dwell certain areaand use the certain place and certain time. However, it also happenedthat entire group can use the forest and whenever two groups are exist-ing at same place and time, they will fight each other. These monkeysare believed as Gods Guard of Dalem Agung Temple, The HinduTemple exist in the middle of forest. There are three Holy Temples inthis monkey forest and those are existing surround the forest and it isestimated built in the middle of 14 century, in the early governance ofGelgel dynasty. Dalem Agung Temple is located in northwest from theforest represent the existence of most important temples. Beside oftwo others, that are Permandian Temple, in Westside from this forestand Prajapati Temple which is located in south-east side where theplace of Dewa Siwa (Siwa God), one of the Khayangan Temple inPadang Tegal Village.

It is very easy to find this place since it is located in the hearth ofUbud Village and it is just about 1 hour drive from Denpasar Town.This monkey forest is close to other places of interest in Ubud likeUbud Palace, Ubud Art Market, Tegalalang Rice Terrace, PaintingMuseum and Gua Gajah. (www.balistarisland.com)http://www.edwebproject.org

Ubud Monkey Forest

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BUSINESS

Agence France-Presse

KUWAIT CITY - KuwaitOil Minister Sheikh AhmadAbdullah al-Sabah said on Mon-day that current oil prices of 75to 85 dollars a barrel do not ham-per the global economic recovery.

“So far in 2010, we havewitnessed a stable level of oilprices at between 75 and 85 dol-lars a barrel,” the minister told theopening session of the 18thMiddle East Petroleum and GasConference.

“This price will not createhurdles for the world economicrecovery,” said Sheikh Ahmad.

Oil prices extended gains inAsian trade Monday after a risein US home sales stoked optimismfor a firmer rebound in the world’sbiggest economy, analysts said.

New York’s main contract,light sweet crude for delivery inJune, rose 41 cents to 85.53 dol-lars a barrel.

Brent North Sea crude forJune was up 35 cents to 87.60 dol-lars.

The Kuwaiti minister, whosecountry is OPEC’s fourth largestexporter, said the OPEC cartelwill step in to raise output if oilprices soar above 100 dollars abarrel.

Sheikh Ahmad said Kuwaitwill continue to invest in crudecapacity increases to reach its tar-get of four million barrels per dayby 2020.

“Our current production ca-pacity is 3.1 million bpd and ifcompared with our quota of about2.2 million bpd, it means we havea capacity surplus of around one

Analysts said that the interest rate,or yield on Greek bonds, and by rico-chet on borrowing rates for someother eurozone countries consideredat risk from contagion, reflected un-certainty about how the rescue wouldwork and if it would be enough.

Dealers said hardline commentsfrom Berlin on the tough conditionsthat will be set for any aid deal, andcontinuing delay in specific terms,allows the market free rein to tradedown Greek debt — which in turnonly makes Athens’ problems moredifficult still to solve.

At the same time, concerns thatcontagion from the crisis couldspread to other members of the 16-nation eurozone such as Ireland, Por-tugal and Spain is putting pressureon their government bonds.

The yield or rate of return onbenchmark Greek government 10-year bonds surged on Monday from8.680 percent on Friday when Ath-ens threw in the towel and called onthe EU and International MonetaryFund for help.

The rate had hit a previous

Agence France-Presse

BEIJING - China is likely tointroduce a property tax on residen-tial housing in the first half of theyear as part of its attempts to curbspiralling real estate prices, statemedia reported on Monday.

The levy would be imposed ona trial basis in Beijing, Shanghai, thesouthwestern municipality ofChongqing and the southern city ofShenzhen, the Economic Observernewspaper said, citing sources fa-miliar with the matter.

Government agencies includingthe central bank, the finance minis-try and the State Administration ofTaxation were still working out whento implement the tax, it said.

China currently has no such

Greek borrowingGreek borrowingGreek borrowingGreek borrowingGreek borrowingrate shoots aboverate shoots aboverate shoots aboverate shoots aboverate shoots above9.0 percent9.0 percent9.0 percent9.0 percent9.0 percent

Oil price nothampering economicrecovery: Kuwait

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Kuwait Oil Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah al-Sabah (L) andChristophe de Margerie, chief executive officer of TOTAL, attendthe Middle East Petroleum and Gas Conference in Kuwait City onApril 26, 2010. Sabah said that current oil prices of between 75-85dollars a barrel do not hamper the global economic recovery.

million bpd,” he said. The minister said Kuwait is

targeting 3.5 million bpd in 2015and four million bpd by 2020 and“we plan to sustain it until 2030.”

Kuwait, which discoverednon-associated natural gas for thefirst time in 2006, is still on targetto produce one billion cubic feet(28 million cubic meters) per dayof non-associated, or free gas in2016.

The emirate currently pro-duces around 140 million cubic feetper day of non-associated gas, butthis is way behind its original tar-get for 2010 of 200 million cubicfeet per day.

As a result, Kuwait in Febru-ary signed a technical serviceagreement with Shell to develop itsdifficult free gas reserves.

Sheikh Ahmad said Kuwait“encourages other IOCs (interna-tional oil companies) to follow theShell example,” adding that theemirate is in talks with a numberof oil majors and hopes to make anannouncement shortly.

The chief executive officer ofKuwait Petroleum Corp. (KPC)Saad al-Shuwayeb told reportersthat Kuwait also produces one bil-lion cubic feet of associated gasalongside its crude oil output.

But despite its abundant re-serves, the emirate still has a gasshortfall due to rising domesticpower consumption and started toimport liquefied natural gas by ves-sel in significant quantities at thebeginning of April.

It plans to import an average500 million cubic feet per day ofLNG until the end of October, ac-cording to Shuwayeb.

Agence France-Presse

PARIS - The price the Greek government must pay to borrow fresh funds shot above 9.0percent on Monday for the first time since Greece joined the eurozone in 2001, despite an appealby Athens for EU-IMF help.

record high of close to nine percenton Friday.

Greece now has to offer morethan double the rate the eurozonebenchmark country Germany needsto offer to raise new funds.

On Friday, after months of un-certainty, Athens called on the Euro-pean Union and the IMF to activatea rescue deal worth about 45 billioneuros (60 billion dollars) at about fivepercent in a first year.

The Greek issue dominatedweekend IMF and Group of 20meetings in Washington, with offi-cials trying to nail down the detailswell before May 19 when some 8.5billion euros of Greek debt falls due.

Analyst Padhraic Garvey at INGsaid that the prospect of Greece hav-ing eventually to restructure its debt— meaning holders of its bonds willlose money — cannot be ruled out.

“For the (debt) restructuringidea to go away, the market has gotto play ball and facilitate a fall inGreek yields,” Garvey said.

“The higher that Greek ...yields go the bigger is the hole that

Greece finds itself in and that is whyinvestors are fearing the worst,” headded.

Greek officials insisted overthe weekend that there was abso-lutely no question of Athens seek-ing to restructure its debt.

The rate on Portugal’s 10-yeargovernment bond rose to 4.958 per-cent on Monday from 4.893 percenton Friday. The yield on Spanishbonds rose 4.017 percent, and onIrish 10-year debt to 4.815 percent.

At BNP Paribas bank in Paris,analysts said: “It is clear that near-term doubts will remain on the abil-ity of Greece to exit the crisis viaonly drawing the EU-IMF assis-tance plan.

“In addition, ratings agenciescould decide further downgradeeven if an agreement on a financialsupport is reached.”

They remarked: “Greece willremain under the spotlight withspeculation about debt reschedul-ing-restructuring and concernsover the contagion effects to per-sist for a while.”

China mulls new property taxas prices rocket: state media

levy on residential property but doesimpose a 1.2 percent tax on 70-90percent of the value of commercialreal estate.

Details of the new tax were notyet finalised, the report said, suchas whether it would be levied againstall homes or merely on additionalresidences purchased by an indi-vidual home-buyer beyond the firstproperty.

The report came after Beijingrecently announced a range of newmeasures to prevent the growth ofasset bubbles and soaring propertyprices.

Official data showed real es-tate prices in 70 cities jumped 11.7percent in March, the fastest year-on-year rise for a single month infive years.

The government has recentlytightened restrictions on advancesales of new property developments,introduced new curbs on loans forthird home purchases, and raisedminimum down payments for sec-ond homes.

State media reports last weekalso said banking regulators had or-dered lenders to conduct quarterlystress tests on mortgages as the gov-ernment tries to clamp down on badloans and rein real estate specula-tion.

The new property tax was alsoexpected to help replenish the cof-fers of local governments, whichhave been severely depleted by thegovernment-led investment binge ofthe past year linked to an economicstimulus programme, the report said.

Entertainment InternationalTuesday, April 27, 201012

The tale of a Viking youth and hispet dragon raised its total to $178 mil-lion and is on its way to becoming a$200 million hit. Premiering weakly atNo. 2 with $12.3 million was JenniferLopez’s romantic comedy “The Back-up Plan,” released by CBS Films. An-other comedy, Steve Carell and TinaFey’s “Date Night” from 20th CenturyFox, held up well to finish at No. 3 with$10.6 million, raising its total to $63.5million. Among the weekend’s othernewcomers, the Warner Bros. actionflick “The Losers” flopped at No. 4 with$9.6 million. Disney’s nature film“Oceans” had a solid opening for adocumentary, coming in at No. 8 with$6 million.

“How to Train Your Dragon” nearlyregained the No. 1 spot the previous

BRITNEY Spears and Courtney Love look set to get the Glee treat-ment - creator Ryan Murphy wantsto delve into the blondes’ backcatalog for the hit TV musical.Following the success of theshow’s tribute to Madonna,which aired in the U.S. on Tues-day, Murphy admits he’s consid-ering tackling Spears in a futureepisode.

He tells EW.com, “I’m inter-ested in the Britney Spearsidea. I’ve always loved her.I’m entertaining it. I thinkyoung kids would like that.”And Murphy also wants a shotat the Hole rocker, adding: “Iactually ran into CourtneyLove the other day and talkedto her. She’s interested. Iwould love to have the kidsdo a Courtney Love episodeone day... The key is thesongs in the catalog have tohave a certain degree oftheatricality.”

The Madonna spe-cial, which featuredthe Glee cast perform-ing the pop superstar’ssongs, was a big hit amongTV viewers - 13.5 million peopletuned in to see the episode.Murphy reveals he’s also consider-ing the music of Billy Joel and LedZeppelin for upcoming shows.

ACTOR-turned-environmental-ist Pierce Brosnan is urging U.S.government officials to take a stron-ger stand against whale hunting ininternational waters. The Irish ac-tor has become passionate aboutpreserving marine life since narrat-ing new Disneynature documentaryOceans, which explores the seas andwhat lies beneath them.

And he’s outraged after learningwhale hunting has continued in Ja-pan, Norway and Iceland despite aglobal whaling moratorium, whichtook effect in 1986. The U.S. andother anti-whaling countries re-cently sought to strike a deal to cre-ate an international monitoring sys-tem to ensure a steadily-decliningwhale hunt.

But Brosnan wants officials totake a no-tolerance policy: “They

(U.S. government) seem to be in favor of allowing Japan and Norway togo out and hunt whales again. It means they can go out there and startkilling whales. It’s in moratorium so it’s not determined how many theycan kill. Normally, there’s no justification for killing these creatures.Scientifically, there’s no justification. So if you want to do somethingabout stopping the possible slaughter of whales, then you have to pickup the phone and call The White House.”

And the movie star hopes his new nature film will encourage young-sters to fight to save the world’s whales. He adds, “That is why this filmis so important to be seen. I think it will inspire many young people todo good things for the ocean... That is why I’m so passionate about thismovie, so people can go see it and hopefully oppose this deal agree-ment. “These creatures are in jeopardy once more.”

AUSTRALIAN police Mondayshut down a concert by teenage Cana-dian singer Justin Bieber over crowdsafety fears after young fans were in-jured in surges hours before the freeevent was due to start. Sixteen-year-oldBieber had been slated to sing threesongs from the Sydney Harbour fore-shore venue early Monday but the eventwas cancelled after thousands of fans,many of whom had been camping outovernight, began pushing.

“Police at the event were con-cerned for the 4,000 excited peoplealready in attendance with manymore anticipated to arrive prior to thestart of the performance,” New SouthWales police said in a statement. “Allthose removed from the area have so

AFP/Getty Images/File/Kevin Winter

Singer Justin Bieber apologisedto those who had waited to seehim perform at his only Australiangig, after police cancelled the per-formance over crowd safety is-sues.

Justin Bieber’s Australiaconcert pulled over safety fears

far suffered only minor injuries andhave been treated at the scene.”Bieber, who later sang one song liveon local television, apologised tothose who had waited to see him per-form at his only Australian gig.

“I am so sorry that it got out ofcontrol, we don’t want anyone to gethurt. It gets crazy sometimes,” hesaid. On the micro-blogging siteTwitter, Bieber said that he was “justas disappointed as everyone else”that the concert did not go ahead. “Iwoke up this morning to the policecanceling the show for safety rea-sons,” he wrote. “I love my fans... Ilove it here in Australia... and I wantto sing.” Bieber rose to fame withhis global hit “One Time”.

AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, File

In this file film publicity image released by Paramount Pictures, Hiccup, voiced by Jay Baruchel, rides Toothlessa scene is shown from ‘How to Train Your Dragon.’ ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ continues to breathe fire at the boxoffice, while newer releases are mostly blowing smoke. The animated adventure took in $15 million to reclaim theNo. 1 spot a month after its debut. ‘How to Dragon Your Dragon’ opened in first place in late March, then droppedback into the pack. But it has held up strongly and climbed to the top again amid a flurry of so-so new releases.

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“How to Train Your Dragon” continues to breathe fire at the box office,while newer releases are mostly blowing smoke. The DreamWorks Ani-mation adventure took in $15 million to reclaim the No. 1 spot in its fifthweekend of release. “How to Train Your Dragon” opened in first place inlate March, then dropped back into the pack. But it has held up stronglyand climbed to the top again amid a flurry of so-so new releases.

weekend but wound up a close sec-ond to Lionsgate’s superhero comedy“Kick-Ass.” In its second weekend,“Kick-Ass” slumped to No. 5 with$9.5 million, down 52 percent fromits debut, lifting its total to $34.9 mil-lion. Revenues for “How to Train YourDragon” were off a scant 23 percentfrom the previous weekend. “To beNo. 1 in week five, it’s an excitingtime,” said Anne Globe, head of mar-keting for DreamWorks Animation.“Especially to be decisively No. 1 af-ter last weekend’s box-office shenani-gans.”

The box office had ended in rarephoto finishes for two straight week-ends as movies bunched up tightly inthe rankings. Though “How to TrainYour Dragon” was the clear winner this

time, top movies again were crowdedclosely together as the weekend’s new-comers failed to grab much attention.Overall Hollywood revenues shouldtop out at about $100 million, the low-est-grossing weekend of the year, saidPaul Dergarabedian, box-office analystfor Hollywood.com. Fans may simplybe watching their finances amid theslow economic recovery, saving theirmoney for the onslaught of summerblockbusters that starts May 7 with“Iron Man 2.”

“They may be saying, ‘I want tosee big summer movies, so I’m justgoing to wait,’” Dergarabedian said.“Then suddenly, we’re going to havethis massive weekend when ‘IronMan 2’ opens after we’ve had thesemediocre weekends.” While “TheBack-up Plan” opened weakly, CBSFilms was hoping it would hold upwell in subsequent weekends, as ro-mantic comedies often do. “JenniferLopez’s films have great legs, as doesshe,” said Steven Friedlander, head ofdistribution for CBS Films.

Pierce Brosnan FightsFor Whale Hunting Ban

‘Glee’ Creator Looking ToIncorporate Britney SpearsAnd Courtney Love

International Tuesday, April 27, 2010 13Life Style

Tears trickled down her face asshe saw “how beautiful the worldcould actually be.” That’s howNicky Edlich, 67, began her first-ever trip on a psychedelic drug lastyear. She says it has greatly helpedher psychotherapeutic treatment foranxiety from her advanced ovariancancer. And for researchers, it wasanother small step toward showingthat hallucinogenic drugs, famousbut condemned in the 1960s, canone day help doctors treat condi-tions like cancer anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.

The New York University studyEdlich participated in is among ahandful now going on in the UnitedStates and elsewhere with drugs likeLSD, MDMA (Ecstasy) and psilo-cybin, the main ingredient of“magic mushrooms.” The work fol-lows lines of research choked offfour decades ago by the war ondrugs. The research is still prelimi-nary. But at least it’s there. “Thereis now more psychedelic researchtaking place in the world than at anytime in the last 40 years,” said RickDoblin, executive director of theMultidisciplinary Association forPsychedelic Studies, which fundssome of the work. “We’re at the endof the beginning of the renaissance.”

He said that more than 1,200people attended a conference inCalifornia last weekend on psyche-delic science. But doing the re-

Associated Press Writer

BERLIN – Tired of spinning thatsteering wheel? Try this: Germanresearchers have developed a newtechnology that lets drivers steercars using only their eyes. Raul

AP Photo/Gero Breloer

Scientist David Latotzky of Freie Universitaet Berlin sits in a car turn-ing the steering wheel with his eye movements in Berlin, Friday, April23, 2010. The scientists developed the software ‘EyeDriver’ to steertheir car ‘Spirit of Berlin’ just by the movement of the eyes.

New way to guide a car: With your eyes, not handsRojas, an artificial intelligence re-searcher at Berlin’s Free University,said Friday that the technologytracks a driver’s eye movement and,in turn, steers the car in whateverdirection they’re looking.

Rojas and his team presented the

technology-packed prototype undera clear blue sky at an airport in theGerman capital. The Dodge Caravancrisscrossed the tarmac at the aban-doned Tempelhof Airport, its driverusing his line of sight to control thecar. The car’s steering wheel wasturning as if guided by ghostlyhands. The technology calledeyeDriver lets the car drive up to 31mph (50 kph). “The next step willbe to get it to drive 60 miles perhour,” Rojas said.

Ultimately, however, the Mexi-can-born researcher is aiming foreven more: “The biggest challengeis of course to drive in a city withpedestrians and lots of obstacles.”For now, exercises remain relativelysimple. The Dodge chases a pedes-trian or another car across the tarmacand shows his agility and even drivesbackward — the driver only has tolook into the rear mirror to guide thecar. However, it remains unclearwhen — or if — the technology willbe commercialized as questionsabout safety and practicabilityabound: What about looking at a cutegirl next to the road for a few sec-

onds? Not to mention taking phonecalls or typing a text while driving.

But the researchers have an an-swer to distracted drivers: “TheSpirit of Berlin” is also an autono-mous car equipped with GPS navi-gation, scores of cameras, lasers andscanners that enable it to drive byitself. “The car can do everything. Itcan drive autonomously or it can beguided by a driver’s eyes,” Rojassaid. The compromise is a mode thathas the car driving on its own, bas-ing its decisions on input from scan-ners and cameras, and only requiresthe driver to give guidance at cross-roads. “The car stops at intersectionsand asks the driver for guidance onwhich road to take,” the researcherssay. A few seconds of attention withthe driver looking in his desired di-rection get the car flowing again.

To demonstrate the car’s au-tonomy, Rojas at one point jumpedin front of the car — which was atthat moment driving at perhaps 10miles per hour — and the Dodge wasimmediately stopped by the camerasthat had detected the obstacle. “I waslucky this time,” Rojas said jokingly.

While Rojas escaped, driver DavidLatotzky sat calmly on the passen-ger seat, wearing a bicycle helmet thatis key to the functioning of theEyeDriver: One camera mounted ontop of it monitors the street, a secondone constantly keeps track of thedriver’s eyes’ movements. “We chosea bicycle helmet because they’re themost ergonomic ones,” Rojas said.Selling that technology to customers,however, might be a tough call — itthe driver look like he or she camestraight out of a Star Wars movie.

But if using your eyes for steer-ing seems to tricky anyway, the re-searchers already have an alterna-tive: Use your iPhone instead. In falllast year they presented a technol-ogy that allows to use Apple’s smartphone as remote control for the car.“Autonomous driving systems mayconsiderably change our mobility inthe future,” Rojas said. And shouldthe technology-packed vehicle havea major bug, there’s still an old fash-ioned way of stopping it. Two bigexternal emergency buttons at therear of the car allow people outsideto shut down all systems.

Psychedelic trips aid anxiety treatments in studyPsychedelic trips aid anxiety treatments in studyPsychedelic trips aid anxiety treatments in studyPsychedelic trips aid anxiety treatments in studyPsychedelic trips aid anxiety treatments in studyAssociated Press Writer

NEW YORK – The big white pill was brought to her in an earthenware chalice. She’d already heldhands with her two therapists and expressed her wishes for what it would help her do. She swallowed it, layon the couch with her eyes covered, and waited. And then it came. “The world was made up of jewels andI was in a dome,” she recalled. Surrounded by brilliant, kaleidoscopic colors, she saw the dome open up toadmit “this most incredible luminescence that made everything even more beautiful.”

search is not easy, Doblin and oth-ers say, with government funders stillleery and drug companies not inter-ested in the compounds they can’tpatent. That pretty much leaves pri-vate donors. “There’s still a lot ofresistance to it,” said David Nichols,a Purdue University professor ofmedicinal chemistry and president ofthe Heffter Institute, which is sup-porting the NYU study. “The wholehippie thing in the 60s” and mediacoverage at the time “has kind of lefta bad taste in the mouth of the pub-lic at large.

“When you tell people you’retreating people with psychedelics,the first thing that comes to mind isDay-Glo art and tie-dyed shirts.”Nothing like that was in evidence theother day when Edlich revisited theroom at NYU where she’d takenpsilocybin. Landscape photos andabstract art hung on the walls, flow-ers and a bowl of fruit adorned a tablenear the window. At the foot of thecouch lay an Oriental rug. “Thewhole idea was to create a livingroom-like setting” that would be re-laxing, said study leader Dr. StephenRoss. Edlich, whose cancer forcedher to retire from teaching French ata private school, had plenty of rea-son to seek help through the NYUproject. Several recurrences of herovarian cancer had provoked fearsabout suffering and dying and howher death would affect her family.

She felt “profound sadness that mylife was going to be cut short.” Andshe faced existential questions: Whylive? What does it all mean? Howcan I go on?

“These things were in my headand I wanted them to take a back seatto living in the moment,” she said.So when she heard NYU research-ers speak about the project at hercancer support group, she was inter-ested. Psilocybin has been shown toinvoke powerful spiritual experi-ences during the four to six hours itaffects the brain. A study publishedin 2008, in fact, found that even 14months after healthy volunteers hadtaken a single dose, most said theywere still feeling and behaving bet-ter because of the experience. Theyalso said the drug had produced oneof the five most spiritually signifi-cant experiences they’d ever had.Experts emphasize people shouldn’ttry psilocybin on their own becauseit can be harmful, sometimes caus-ing bouts of anxiety and paranoia.

The NYU study is testing whetherthat drug experience can help withthe nine months of psychotherapyeach participant also gets. Thetherapy seeks to help patients livefuller, richer lives with the time theyhave left. Each study participant getstwo drug-dose experiences, but onlyone of those involves psilocybin; theother is a placebo dose of niacin,which makes the face flush.

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In this April 13, 2010 photo, for a study on the effects of hallucinogenicdrugs on the psychological state of cancer patients, a pill is presentedto the subjects in a chalice as seen here in New York. The pill couldcould either contain a placebo or psilocybin, the psychoactive ingre-dient in hallucinogenic mushrooms. To insure a positive outcome forthe patient, the study relies on historical and cultural rituals that sur-round the taking of a hallucinogenic drug.

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Defeat in two hours, threeminutes denied Roland Garrosfinalist Soderling the honour oflifting his country’s first title inBarcelona since Ken Carlsson 22years ago. “Winning here is justunbelievable,” said Verdasco,whose late entry was only as-sured after his Monte Carlo per-formance a week ago, where helost the final as Rafael Nadalclaimed a record sixth consecu-tive title at the event.

“I’m very excited and happyto win this tournament. I wasn’toriginally going to play thisweek, but I got a wild card andhere I am.

“I’ve been training heresince the age of 15. Watching theBarcelona Open for me has al-ways been a very special tour-nament.” Verdasco followed onfrom compatriots Carlos Moya

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Spanish Fernando Verdascocelebrates with the trophy

after winning the final matchagainst Sweden’s Robin

Soderling during theBarcelona Open tennis

tournament Conde de Godoon April 25, 2010 Barcelona.

Verdasco won 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.

Agence France - PresseBARCELONA – Spain’s fifth seed Fernando Verdasco defeated Swedish second seed Robin

Soderling 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 on Sunday to keep the Barcelona claycourt title at home for the eighthstraight year. Crowds at the Real Club de Tenis were treated to yet another local victory as Verdascoupset the better fancied Swede who held a 4-1 margin in their series going into the final.

(2003), Tommy Robredo (2004)and Rafael Nadal in the five yearsfollowing as he kept the cup firmlyin Iberian hands. The last non-Spaniard to win the title was Ar-gentine Gaston Gaudio in 2002.Spain has put a player into 14straight finals at the club since1997. Victory marked the secondtrophy this season for the ninth-ranked Verdasco, who was beatena week ago for the Monte Carlotitle by Nadal but won indoors inSan Jose.

Soderling was playing his firstclay week of the season as hebuilds up for Roland Garros start-ing on May 23. Soderling came inthe favourite after having beatenVerdasco in both of their previousclay encounters. But the inspiredSpaniard took the early initiativeaway with breaks of the Swede’slast two service game in the open-

ing set to win it after 38 minutes.Soderling returned fire by takingthe second after losing an earlybreak but Verdasco dominated inthe third to claim the heartfelt win.Verdasco improved to 23-6 on theseason and 11-2 on clay as hemoves onto the Rome Masters. Thewinner Verdasco took seven ap-pearances to reach his firstBarcelona final after stalling beforethe quarter-final stage five times.

Agence France - PresseBIRMINGHAM, Alabama – The

United States has advanced to a FedCup final rematch with defendingchampion Italy following a dramatic3-2 semi-final victory over Russia.Americans Liezel Huber and BethanieMattek-Sands defeated Russia’s ElenaDementieva and Alla Kudryavtseva 6-3, 6-1 in the decisive doubles matchof the indoor hardcourt tie after theteams split singles matches Saturdayand Sunday.

The US duo broke twice in the firstset and again in the first and third gamesof the second set for a 3-0 lead. Therivals exchanged breaks to 4-1 beforethe Americans held and broke again towin the match in just 65 minutes. TheUS women lost at Italy in last year’sfinal but will have a chance to avengethat defeat on home soil in the champi-onship showdown November 6-7. TheAmericans were without Serena andVenus Williams, both absent becauseof leg injuries.

Mattek-Sands outlasted Russia’sEkaterina Makarova 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 topull the United States level at 2-2 af-ter sixth-ranked Dementieva had givenRussia a lead by beating MelanieOudin 7-6 (7/4), 0-6, 6-3. The Rus-sians pulled Kudryavtseva, who lostto Oudin on Saturday, in favor ofMakarova for the last singles match,but Mattek-Sands — a loser in threeof four prior Cup singles matches —came through for the hosts.

After splitting sets, Mattek-Sands

Reuters -MIAMI - Dwyane Wade scored

a career playoff-high 46 points tohelp the Miami Heat stave offelimination with a 101-92 victoryover the Boston Celtics on Sun-day. On the verge of being sweptout of the playoffs, Wade eruptedfor 19 points in the fourth quarterwhere the Heat opened with a 25-8 run to cut the Celtics’ best-of-seven series lead to 3-1. No teamhas come back from a 3-0 best-of-seven deficit to win in the play-offs, but Miami at least forced theseries back to Boston on Tuesday.

“We’re always going tofight,” Wade told reporters. “Wefought today and I finally had agood shooting game the way Iwanted to. “I was going to shootall those shots no matter what hap-pened. I got hot at the right time.”Rajon Rondo had 23 points andnine assists while Kevin Garnettfinished with 18 and 12 reboundsfor the Celtics who had previouslydefeated the Heat in all six meet-ings this season. Coming off PaulPierce’s buzzer-beater shot to de-liver the win in Game Three, Bos-ton fell behind by 13 after the firstquarter but settled in to claim a six-point advantage after the third.

But that was when Miami’sAll-Star guard, who becomes afree agent at the end of the sea-son, took over by making three

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Americans face Italy inFed Cup tennis final

broke for a 2-0 lead in the third set.Makarova broke back in the next gameonly to have the American break againand hold for a 4-1 lead.

An errant forehand by Makarovasurrendered another break and gaveMattek-Sands a 5-1 edge but the Rus-sian broke Mattek-Sands in the seventhgame and held to pull within 5-3.Mattek-Sands fell behind 15-30 beforefightng back and capitalizing on herfirst match point for the victory aftertwo hours and 34 minutes. Makarovatook advantage of 6-of-8 break-pointchances while Mattek-Sands convertedonly 6-of-21 such opportunities. InSunday’s opener, Dementieva fell be-hind 2-1 in the third set, Oudin break-ing her for the fourth time in five triesto seize the lead after having rippedthrough the second set.

But Dementieva broke back in thefourth game, broke Oudin again in thesixth game and denied Oudin on abreak-point chance in the seventh gameto hold for a 5-2 lead. “When she cameout for the third set, it was like the sec-ond set never happened. She was readyto go again,” Oudin said. Oudin, 18,held but Dementieva served out the lastgame to love to win after two hours and27 minutes, improving to 22-5 in FedCup play. “This match was most im-portant to the semifinals,” Dementievasaid. “We both were feeling a lot ofpressure.” In Saturday’s singlesmatches, Oudin defeated Kudryavtseva6-3, 6-3, but Dementieva answered bydowning Mattek-Sands 6-4, 6-3.

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Guard Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat steals the ball fromCenter Kendrick Perkins #43 of the Boston Celtics in Game Fourof the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2010 NBAPlayoffs at American Airlines Arena on April 25, 2010 in Miami,Florida.

Wade blows away Celticswith 46 points

quick three-pointers in the final quar-ter on his way to a playoff franchise-record scoring total. In other East-ern Conference action, LeBronJames scored a triple-double and the

Cleveland Cavaliers stormed to a 3-1 series lead over the Chicago Bulls.James finished with 37 points, 12 re-bounds and 11 assists to guide theCavs to a 121-98 rout of the Bulls.

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“The team must change its attitude,its mentality. We played too defen-sively. We must have a more positivemind-set. We need to change tactics ifwe are to progress,” Lisandro told re-porters. The Argentine said Lyonshould be inspired by their perfor-mance at the Bernabeu in the firstknockout round when a 1-1 draw gavethem the edge against Real Madridafter a 1-0 win in the first leg. “We’vemade it once, we can do it again. Thatday, we all wanted to go through.”

Puel said Lyon were likely to be abetter team now that they have theirbacks against the wall. “I prefer this(kind of situation) because we playbetter when we have to go and get aresult,” he said.

Puel, however, has some defensivewoes before the clash at their StadeGerland, with centre back Cris doubt-ful with hip and knee pains, MathieuBodmer ruled out injured and JeremyToulalan suspended after picking up ared card in Munich. Centre Jean-AlainBoumsong has resumed training fol-lowing a calf injury and should at leastbe in the squad.

Following their scrappy 1-1league draw against BorussiaMoenchengladbach on Saturday,

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GERMANY, Munich : Bayern Munich’s striker Thomas Mueller and Olympique Lyonnais’ Bra-zilian defender Cris (L) and Olympique Lyonnais’ French defender Anthony Réveillère vie forthe ball during the first leg UEFA Champions League semi-final football match FC BayernMunich vs Olympique Lyonnais at the Allianz Arena in the southern German city of Munichon April 21, 2010.

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LONDON – Manchester Unitedand England striker Wayne Rooneywon the Professional Footballers’ As-sociation player of the year award ata ceremony here on Sunday and thendeclared his readiness for the WorldCup. Rooney, currently out of actionwith a groin injury, is widely regardedas being central to England’s chancesof winning the World Cup in SouthAfrica later this year.

“I’m good,” Rooney told guestsat the PFA dinner at Grosvenor Housein central London. “I’m disappointedto miss a couple of games. HopefullyI will play before the season finishes.”Asked if he would be fit in time forSouth Africa, Rooney replied: “Noproblems for the World Cup.”Rooney dismissed suggestions En-gland could not win the World Cup,which starts in June, without him:“We’ve got a lot of great players. If Iget injured, so be it.” He added:“Watching games is very frustrating.”

Rooney, asked for a definition ofWorld Cup success, said: “Successwould be to win the trophy. We pre-pared well and hopefully we canbring the trophy back home.” En-gland have won the World Cup justonce, in 1966 when they triumphedon home soil. Reigning championsUnited trail Chelsea by one point in

Reuters -LYON - The spirit which saw off Real Madrid earlier in the

competition will be revived if Lyon are to fell Bayern Munich onTuesday and book their place in a first Champions League fi-nal. Trailing 1-0 after the first leg in which the Germans had toplay most of the game with 10 men after Franck Ribery’s send-ing off, Lyon striker Lisandro Lopez and coach Claude Puelsaid the Ligue 1 side need to up the ante.

Bayern must up their tempo and theywill have to do that without playmakerRibery, suspended following his redcard in the first leg. Ribery will bejoined on the sidelines by CroatDanijel Pranjic, who is also suspended.As Bayern chase an unprecedentedtreble for a German team with domes-tic honours also in their sights, theyare also concerned about a potentialweakness in their central defence.

Martin Demichelis and Daniel vanBuyten picked up injuries in the gameagainst Gladbach and are racingagainst the clock to be fit for the match.“I could not step on my leg after thehit,” Van Buyten said after taking aknock on the thigh and limping off.“It is even worse now and I do notknow if I will have enough time torecover by Tuesday.” Demichelis wastaken off at halftime with a thighmuscle injury. But Bayern sports di-rector Christian Nerlinger soundedconfident both would be fit in time,saying: “As things stand now I assumeboth will be available for the matchagainst Lyon.” Captain Mark vanBommel will add steel to the midfieldwith the Dutchman returning to Cham-pions League action after sitting out asuspension in the first leg.

Rooney wins PFA player of the year award

(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)

Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney has won the Professional Footballers’Association player of the year award and used the opportunity to declare his readiness for theWorld Cup,

the English Premier League title racewith two games remaining and mayneed a favour from arch rivalsLiverpool if they are to overtake theLondon club. “I’m sure Liverpoolwill want to beat Chelsea,” Rooneysaid.

“They are a proud club and theyare still aiming to qualify for Eu-rope.” Asked what had made the dif-ference to a season where he has al-ready scored 34 goals, Rooney re-plied: “The manager (Sir AlexFerguson) is playing me in a morecentral position up front which I’vebeen asking him to do for a few yearsnow and the service has got better.”Rooney, twice a former young playerof the year, topped a poll of his fel-low professionals in England to en-sure the senior award stayed at OldTrafford after Cristiano Ronaldo’sdouble in 2007 and 2008 was fol-lowed by United great Ryan Giggs’ssuccess last year.

Cesc Fabregas, the Arsenal andSpain midfielder, was third withChelsea striker Didier Drogda therunner-up. Aston Villa and Englandmidfielder James Milner won theyoung player of the year award.Former South Africa internationalLucas Radebe, who played inEngland’s Leeds United, won thePFA special merit award for his com-munity work in both countries.

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He made no mistake with his sec-ond effort and the Getafe fans cel-ebrated wildly at the final whistleas the disconsolate Sevilla playerstrudged off. Mallorca had to comefrom a goal down to rescue a pointat home to 10-man Malaga butSevilla failed to take advantage andstayed fifth on 54 points with fourmatches left. The Balearic Island-ers have 56 in fourth, six behindthird-placed Valencia, who beatDeportivo Coruna 1-0 on Saturdaythanks to David Villa’s penalty.

Getafe climbed to seventh on 50,one ahead of Athletic Bilbao, whoplay Osasuna on Monday, and twobehind Villarreal, who recorded a 2-1 comeback victory at RacingSantander. The top two also wonon Saturday, leaders Barcelonabeating basement side Xerez 3-1 atthe Nou Camp and Kaka netting alate winner for Real Madrid in a 2-

FORMULA 1’s likely switchto smaller turbocharged enginesfrom 2013 must include the in-troduction of cutting-edge fuelefficiency technology too, claimsFerrari’s CEO Amedeo Felisa.With teams closing in on plans touse 670bhp 1.5-litre turbochargedengines from 2013, Felisa be-lieves the sport should be evenbolder in embracing the latestknowledge - and pursue the more

AFP PHOTO/Pedro ARMESTRE.

Getafe : Getafe´s football players celebrate a scoring againstSevilla during a Spanish league football match at the AlfonsoPerez Coliseum,on April 25, 2010 in Getafe, near Madrid. Getafewon 4-3.

Sevilla crash to dramatic defeat at GetafeReuters -

BARCELONA - Sevilla missed the chance to climb above Real Mallorca into Spain’s fourthChampions League qualification berth when they conceded a penalty in added time to lose 4-3 atGetafe in a dramatic La Liga match on Sunday. Substitute Daniel Parejo tore off his shirt andran to the corner flag to celebrate after netting his spot kick but the referee made him take itagain as a team mate had encroached into the area.

1 win at Real Zaragoza. Barca have87 points and Real 86.

Adrian Gonzalez, son of Getafecoach Michel, put his father’s side infront at the Coliseum in the 17thminute before goals from strikersLuis Fabiano and Frederic Kanoutefired Sevilla ahead. Pedro Leon lev-elled for Getafe in the 59th but thevisitors edged in front again two min-utes later when Fabiano, who shouldlead the line for Brazil at the WorldCup, bamboozled the Getafe defenceand lashed home. Kanoute was dis-missed for a harsh second bookingand the match looked to be headingfor a draw until substitute Lolochopped Parejo down in added timeafter a mistake by Alvaro Negredo.

In other matches on Sunday,Atletico Madrid warmed up forThursday’s Europa League semi-fi-nal second leg at Liverpool with a3-1 home win over relegation-

threatened Tenerife. Eduardo Salvionetted twice in the first half andSergio Aguero, who returns fromsuspension for the second leg atAnfield with Atletico leading 1-0,added a third with just over 10 min-utes left. In Mallorca, midfielderGonzalo Castro had a 45th-minutepenalty saved before a VictorObinna strike put the La Ligastrugglers on the verge of victory.

Striker Aritz Aduriz, who had afurious argument on the pitch withhis team mate Alhassane Keita, nod-ded the equaliser in added time, leav-ing Malaga in 17th, two points abovethe relegation places. Espanyolmoved closer to safety with a 1-0success at Almeria and RealValladolid, in 18th and enjoying anew lease of life under former Spaincoach Javier Clemente, kept alivetheir hopes of avoiding the drop bywinning 2-0 at Sporting Gijon.

Ferrari: New rules must push technologyeconomical Gasoline Direct Injec-tion concept.

Speaking to AUTOSPORT’s sis-ter publication Autocar at theBeijing Motor Show on Friday,Felisa says that F1 could improveits relevance to the road car indus-try by adopting such engines. “If F1has to develop something helpful forreal driving conditions, then the bestsolution is for an engine that is tur-bocharged and GDI,” said Felisa.

“That is what we would support.“It is the best solution for driv-

ing efficiency and utilisation ofthe engine in a positive way.” Ear-lier this week, Mercedes Benzmotorsport boss Norbert Haugsaid he too expected smallerpower units to be adopted - buturged caution for those whothought it would be possible tomake the sport totally ‘green’.“The fascinating thing about For-

mula 1 is it’s fast, it’sloud, it’s on the limit,” hetold AUTOSPORT. “Wecan discuss green initia-tives, but Formula 1 needsto be technically driven.If you fly from Europe toJapan on a 747, youwould use more fuel thanan entire F1 season. Weneed to see the whole pic-ture.”

“We need to be mind-ful that we are buildingthe cleanest cars we can.The engine will bedownsized in 2013 be-cause the fuel consump-tion has to go down, andwe need to cut carbonemissions. But we mustnot think that a 700bhpengine is going to be thegreenest car ever, becausethat’s not great.”

Formula 1’s likely switch to smaller turbocharged engines from 2013must include the introduction of cutting-edge fuel efficiency tech-nology too, claims Ferrari’s CEO Amedeo Felisa