Kuta Weekly 23 Sept - 29 Sept 2009 (148) Warung Corner

KUTA WEEKLY Volume 3, Issue 148 23 Sept - 29 Sept 2009 (148)

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Super Sport INDIA vs PAKISTAN amid yet more claims that neighbours who any concerns about the family to police or cases but said all birth defects were
alerted police years before the man was other authorities. reported to the Victorian Birth Defects
Sunday, 27 Sept 2009 eventually charged felt intimidated by the Spokesman for the Department of Register.
man, the Herald Sun reports. Human Services Bram Alexander yesterday A spokeswoman for Southern
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neighbour who helped the woman flee in medical staff. complied with child protection
Super Sports Vitali Klitschko VS Chris Arreola "A child with a congenital birth notification while a spokeswoman for
2007. "One of the other neighbours phoned
police years ago. I don't know what defect is hardly a welfare issue. That is just the Royal Women's Hospital said it was
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8.00pm I C C Champs Trophy have been done a lot sooner. A lot of people parents and say 'hey your child's got a birth offered counselling," the Royal
Women's spokeswoman said.
knew about this. defect, we want to turn your life over'. I
Super Sport SOUTH AFRICA vs ENGLAND "There are people who should burn mean that is just not the way it operates Mr Alexander yesterday
in hell." and it can't." denied DHS had neglected the family
Mon, Tue, , 28, 29, Sept 2009 The woman claimed she and A girl born at the Monash Medical and defended health care workers.
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"I've spoken to them and they are
The alleged victim also gave birth
to three boys at the Royal Women's
there may be people deliberately trying
to hide these facts from the authorities,
Tue : ENGLAND vs NEW ZEALAND doing OK and just trying to get on with
things," the Samaritan said.
Hospital in the 1990s and 2000s - all three
have major health concerns.
from medical people," Mr Alexander
said.

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Kuta Weekly
WTF? PM Kevin Rudd goes f*%@ing ballistic, again
KEVIN Rudd has had another
expletive-riddled brain explosion
- this time directed at Labor's
faction bosses, including three
women MPs.
The outburst, which left
even the hardened ALP operatives
who witnessed it shocked, occurred
two Mondays ago.
The faction leaders had
gone to see the Prime Minister in
his Parliament House office to
object to Government plans to cut
MPs' printing allowances from
$100,000 to $75,000 a year.
The decision was in
response to a report into
parliamentary perks by the Auditor-
General.
Mr Rudd had been given an
advance copy and had decided on
the dramatic cut, fearing a voter
backlash to the revelations about
how the allowances were being
abused.
But the ALP caucus had no
input to the decision and there was
strong resistance to the move. The
faction leaders argued that the
Auditor-General, while critical of
some aspects of the use of the
allowances, had not discovered any
overt cases of rorting.
They asked for the meeting
to put the caucus case that the
decision to immediately slash the
allowances made all Labor MPs
look like they'd acted illegally. The
meeting was attended by Sharryn
Jackson, Maria Vamvakinou and
Muslim lovers to be caned for sex
A MALAYSIAN couple will be
caned as punishment for
having sex out of wedlock in a
car, a court has ruled.
The couple, who pleaded
guilty to the sex charges, were
sentenced to six strokes of the
cane each by the Shariah High
Court in Selangor on
Wednesday, the Associated
Press reports.
The maximum penalty for
having sex out of wedlock was
three years jail.
Religious police had
caught 29-year-old Mohamad
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Senator Carol Brown - all from the Left
faction - and senators Michael Forshaw,
Don Farrell and David Feeney, from the
Right.
According to sources, three of
those MPs put an initial case to the
Prime Minister for retention of the
printing allowances. But it was when
Senator Feeney, a former Victorian
State Secretary spoke up, that the
Prime Minister "exploded''.
According to sources Mr Rudd
said: "I don't care what you f***ers
think!"
He then went on, singling out
Senator Feeney declaring: "You can get
f***ed". Before asking in regard to the
printing allowance issue: ``Don't you
f***ing understand?''
Sources said this was only a
part of what was a much more detailed
expletive-riddled verbal attack on the
faction leaders. The sources defended
Senator Feeney, saying his argument
had been ``reasonable''.
"David's problem was that he
was the third or fourth person to a
question of the Prime Minister.
Obviously Rudd was fed up by that time
and Feeney just copped it both barrels.''
Senior government sources
said the outburst from the Prime
Minister was directed explicitly at
Senator Feeney rather than at all
thefaction leaders.
A spokesman for the Prime
Minister said in response to the claims
of a blow-up: "The Prime Minister
stands by his decision to significantly
reduce the printing entitlements of all
Shahrin Abdul Majid and girlfriend
Nadiah Najat Hussin, 24, at an
office car park in May.
Police say they were
wearing only their underwear at the
time.
Lawyer Shafezan Rusli
today said they will appeal against
the caning as they planned on
getting married in the near future.
The couple had already paid
a court-ordered fine of $1600 each,
he said.
The case is just the latest in
a string of controversial rulings
under by Malaysian Shariah law in
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Senators and Members.''
Contacted yesterday,
Senator Feeney said he did not
comment on private meetings. But
the nature of the exchange has now
filtered through the ALP caucus,
where Mr Rudd's temper is well
known.
The Prime Minister goes out
of his way to publicly cultivate the
impression of being calm,
unflappable and reasonable. This
private outburst will shock some
voters, especially the church-going
Prime Minister's use of the ``f'' word.
Former prime minister John
Howard was never known to swear
in this way, publicly or privately. The
language of both Paul Keating and
Bob Hawke was acknowledged as
being ``colourful''.
Previous temper tantrums
from the Prime Minister have
included a verbal assault on an
RAAF VIP hostess on Mr Rudd's
private plane. The issue on that
occasion was the standard of
service.
The PM, after at first
denying the incident, apologised to
the hostess concerned, declaring he
was ``only human''.
There were also reports that
he lost it on a trip to see Australian
troops in Afghanistan when his
hairdryerwas misplaced.
But the Prime Minister's
office denied those reports.
recent months.
In July, a woman who had
been caught drinking alcohol was
sentenced to a caning. Her
sentence has not yet been
carried out.
This week, an Indonesian
man was sentenced to a
whipping and jailed for 12
months over drinking.
The country's Shariah law
is applied to personal matters of
the Muslim population.
Kuta Weekly
Expert warn new breed of 'supercats' unsafe for family
home
A NEW breed of felines closely
linked to wild cats may be
unsafe for the family home.
The docile domestic kitty is Neville from the Feline Advisory
being replaced by “supercats”
which have been cross-bred with predators. I wouldn't be happy
African or South American
wildcats, the British Telegraph
Comfy cows 'produce more milk’
Comfortable Norwegian cows
are producing more milk and
have less udder infections
since regulations were
introduced allowing them to
relax for up to half a day on soft
rubberised mattresses.
Norway introduced in 2004
rules to gradually replace all
sheds where cows are kept in
stalls with ones that allow them to
On the run: 'Death row' dog and owner offer surrender
Police say a dog owner seems
ready to surrender after being
on the run since he broke his
dog out of 'death row'.
Ron Gilbertson's
staffordshire cross, Max had been
ordered to be destroyed by Grant
District Council in South
Australia's south-east for mauling
sheep and other dogs.
Police say the man went to
visit his dog for a last time at an
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reports.
But animal
welfare experts warn
the new breed of cats
could pose a threat to
other animals and
small children.
The special
cross costs up to
£6000 ($11,244).
One breed, the
savannah, is capable
of jumping 7ft vertically
in the air and can grow
three times bigger than
a domestic cat.
Feline expert Peter
Bureau (FAB) said: “Cats are
with a savannah around a small
child, because of their genes
move more freely and lie down
on a softer surface.
"They lie about half of the
day, which is natural for them,"
doctoral student Lars Erik Ruud
said of the rules, the first of their
kind in the world.
"Production increases by
5 to 6 per cent," Mr Ruud said.
He says a more relaxed
lifestyle boosts the volume of
animal clinic early last week but
cut the dog out of a cage with
wire clippers.
They say the man and
his dog fled, leaving a wife and
two children behind.
Andy Stott from Mount
Gambier police says Mr
Gilbertson has now been in
touch with police and seems
keen to come home.
"He's basically given
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and their size.
“They are going to do a lot
more damage than a normal
domestic cat. Their paws are
bigger, they are stronger and they
will bite deeper. Just because you
can tame one, doesn't mean you
can tame all.”
Claire Bessant, also from
the FAB, said: “This is a scary
trend. The savannah is a big cat
that is close to the wild. We are
introducing something that is likely
to have issues and it worries me a
lot."
An RSPCA spokesman
said: “The savannah cat is likely to
exhibit a range of temperamental
characteristics from both domestic
cats and the wildcat species, and
as such could prove to be
dangerous.”
blood flowing through the cows'
udders, which means more milk is
produced.
But the rules also have a
drawback, he said, as the relaxed
cows' hooves do not naturally
wear down as they would if in
contact with a hard surface.
himself up, so I suggest that he
does the right thing and brings the
dog with and gets the whole
situation over and done with," he
said.
Police say it may now be
the job of a magistrate to decide
Max's fate and his owner may also
face a hefty bill from the council
over earlier court proceedings.
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KUTA Newman hits headlines again after on-stage 'get f----d' rant
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Friend fulfils funeral dress death pact exclusive report on former Sydney

IT WAS a pact that only a true
friend would keep.
Before one of them was
sent to fight in Afghanistan for
the British Army, they made a
deal: If one of them died, the
other had to wear a dress to
the funeral.
So when Barry
Delaney turned up to the
graveside funeral of best
friend Private Kevin Elliott, he
did so wearing a tight
fluorescent dress, The Times
reports.
The green dress was
matched with equally bright
pink leg warmers and black
hiking boots.
Family and friends of
the soldier, who was in the
Army's Black Watch battalion,
were believed to have been
warned in advance of the pact -
and Mr Delaney's intention of
fulfilling it.
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Mr Delaney wept on his
knees during the Scottish service
for Private Elliott, who was killed
while on foot patrol last month. He
was aged 24. Fellow soldiers wore
their regimental uniforms, while
others at the funeral donned T-
shirts featuring a large picture of Boy, 3, caught up in bitter custody battle
Private Elliott in his combat
is based in Dubai, complained that "the the child to Dubai to live, with the
fatigues.
child is finding the travel between two court's permission. It was to be for an
The soldier's father, countries stressful". 18-month period, so the mother could
Sandy Elliott, said it was the Family Court judge Michelle May take up a contract. The father, 41, did
saddest day of his life when said this was "unsurprising" but allowed the not immediately object, because the
he heard about his death. arrangement to continue, while yet another mother told him he would be able to
"Kevin was a appeal is heard. visit.
grandson, a brother, a The case is one of the most When the contract expired,
extreme examples of "shared parenting" to the mother signed an extension; the
nephew, an uncle and a come before the Family Court since new father then went to court to get better
cousin, but more than laws were introduced by the Howard access to his son.
anything he was our son," government in 2006.Under those laws, the In December, the court ruled
he said. Family Court must presume that a child's that the child should live with each
"And although some best interests are served by having a parent on a month-about basis, first
A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy has been
things he did annoyed us, I living one month in Dubai, one month
relationship with both parents after divorce. in Dubai, then in Sydney, while the
The case, known in court couple fought it out.
can't remember being in Sydney and back again, in a
documents as Collu and Rinaldo (2009),
anything but proud of him. roundabout arrangement because his
concerns a couple who met in 2002 and
"The saddest day of parents cannot come to an agreement
had their only child in December 2005.
our lives was hearing he on custody.
So bitter is the relationship
The Family Court admits the
had died - something no between the parents that they cannot agree
deal is far from ideal - the flying time is 15
parent wants to hear. on how long they were together, before or
hours, and the child has been making the
after the child was born. In December
"But for 24 years trip monthly since December - but neither
2006, the Family Court ordered the child,
Kevin brought joy to our lives.” parent has been willing to concede in the
then an infant, to live with the mother, 35,
long, legal battle over their son.
and spend "reasonable time with the father,
The matter has been before the
as agreed by the parties".
courts four times. At the most recent
In March 2007, the mother took
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hearing on September 1, the mother, who
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Ex-AFL star Fabian Francis 'choked his wife' on
Christmas Day
FORMER Port Adelaide AFL star
Fabian Francis choked his ex-
wife during an altercation on
Christmas Day, a court has
heard.
Today, Francis, 35,
appeared in the Holden Hill
Magistrates Court accused of more
than 40 charges, including assault
against his ex-wife, Debra
Buckskin.
In documents read to the
Woman impaled by tree branch in car
AN American woman has
miraculously survived being
impaled in the neck by a 30cm
tree branch.
Michelle Childers and her
husband were driving through a
Deformed snake rattles woman
A WOMAN has made hisstory
after discovering a ONE-
LEGGED snake in her bedroom.
Terrified Duan Qiongxiu
jumped out of her skin when she
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court, Magistrate Kevin Edgecomb
asked the prosecution whether the
charge of threatening life was
appropriate for the 2007 incident.
"The allegations aggravate
the situation to a fairly serious
charge," Mr Edgecomb said.
"The allegations aren't
going to match the charges (if they
remain unchanged), they are very,
very serious allegations."
Prosecution lawyers said
forest in Idaho when
a tree limb crashed
through the
passenger side
window and into her
neck.
Ms Childers
described the
incident as a “green
explosion”.
"I asked (my
husband) 'what
where is it?' " she
told news station
KHQ-TV.
"It's in your
neck," her husband answered.
Ms Childers said all she
could feel was a “strange
pressure” on her neck and
shoulder.
came across the mutant
reptile.
Scientists are now
studying the slithering
creature to see how it
managed to grow a foot
complete with four clawed
toes on its stomach.
Duan, 66, of Suining,
southwest China, said: "I
woke up and heard a strange
scratching sound. I turned on the
light and saw this monster
working its way along the wall
using his claw."
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they would be withdrawing and
amending several of the
charges.
Mr Edgecomb said that
the bulk of the 42 charges stem
from a 85-page police statement
by Ms Buckskin.
Mr Edgecomb remanded
Francis on continuing bail to
next appear in court in
November.
The couple drove for
another hour before meeting with
help in the form of an air
ambulance at a lodge near the
Idaho/Montana border.
It took six hours for
surgeons to remove the branch
from her neck.
Ms Childers said she felt
mixed emotions when looking at
spectacular pictures of the
accident."Some days I can look
at the pictures and say, 'Oh man!
That's awesome!' and other
times I will look at the pictures
and they will make me cry," she
told MyFoxIllionois.
She was so scared she
grabbed a shoe and beat the
beast to death before preserving
its body in a bottle of alcohol.
The creature which is 16
inches long and the thickness of
a little finger is now being
studied at the Life Sciences
Department at China's West
Normal University in Nanchong.
Snake expert Long Shuai
said: "It is truly shocking but we
won't know the cause until we've
conducted an autopsy."
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Children kill Panama 'Montauk monster' by lake
Already dubbed “Gollum” by the
UK tabloids, the 150cm tall
creature emerged from a cave
behind a waterfall on the shores
of a lake near the small town of
Cerro Azul and is drawing
comparisons to the so-called
"Montauk monster" found on the
shores of a New York beach last
year.
The children claim it started
climbing over rocks to get to them.
Saturday Morning Earthquakes Wakes Bali Up
Minor Injuries and Littles Damage
in Bali Resulting from Series of
off-shore Earthquakes
As strong an earthquake as
anyone can remember in recent
memory shook Bali at 7:07 a.m. on
Saturday, September 18, 2009.
Measured at 5.8 by the U.S.
Geological Survey and 6.4 by
Indonesian government sources, the
epicenter was located 101 kilometers
SSS of Bali's capital of Denpasar at
a depth of between 36 and 100
kilometers.
No tsunami warning was
issued in connection with this event
and the early warning sirens located
on Bali's main beaches remained
silent.
The quake which lasted for
perhaps 10-20 seconds was
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TOUR AND TRAVEL
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They defended themselves by centres around whether the
throwing rocks and killing it. “monster” is actually a shaved
The children told their sloth or pit bull terrier.
parents they had thrown the body The shaved sloth theory
back in the lake. has emerged as the most
When the parents went to credible, given these photos
investigate, it had been washed up taken in 1996 of a creature found
on the shore. on a jungle beach between
One of the children told Panama and Cost Rica where
The Sun: "I have only seen that was later confirmed to be a
creature once before - and it was decayed sloth.
in the Tolkien film."
The Metro shows pictures
of it still washed on the shore
several days later, having been
picked apart by buzzards.
The animal is being
investigated at Panama's National
Environment Authority, with one
zoologist suggesting it may be
some form of mutated sloth.
Internet speculation
accompanied by a loud rumbling emanating from approximately
as buildings rattled across Bali's the same area and measuring 4.3
south. Such was the severity of made itself felt on Bali.
the shake that many people ran
outside of buildings. Some www.balidiscovery.com
structural damage in the form of
cracked and
crumbled
walls were
reported,
including the
partial
destruction of
a temple gate
in Lebih, north
of Sanur
Beach.
Minor
injuries
affecting 7
people,
including 3
broken bones
treated at
Bali's main
hospital were
also reported.
At
10:40 a.m. a
second
aftershock
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Schoolboy, 12, becomes girl in holidays
FO O TBA LL SH A SCHOOLBOY in the UK
E OP
has returned from holidays as a
H
schoolgirl.
The 12-year-old is
T
preparing for surgery that could
make him the world's youngest
sex-swap patient and arrived at
school this week sporting pigtails
BIG - BOY
ALL MADE TO ORDER
and wearing a long dress.
His transformation
sparked an emergency meeting
at the school, with teachers
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Angry parents told The
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The Ubud chapter of Rotary
International will host "The U-
BOOO-D Halloween Ball and
FINAL WEEK 2 FINAL WEEK 3 Masquerade Party" on Saturday,
October 31, 2009 at Ubud's Arma
TEAM SCORE TEAM SCORE Resort's Water Garden at 7:00 p.m..
The event is being held to
bring fun to the local community and
to benefit the The Future for
Children Foundation's Muntigunung
Water Project - a non-profit
organization seeking to secure a
clean water supply for the 34
hamlets and over 5,500 residents at
Muntigunung, an area high on the
rugged North Eastern slopes of
P. EELS vs G.C. TITANS 27 - 2 St. KILDA 60 Mount Batur on the northern side of
the island of Bali. A particularly
vs - impoverished corner of the island,
resident struggle to survive in this
B. BRONCOS vs G. I. DRAGONS 24 - 10 WESTERN BULLDOGS 53 dry and desolate landscape. Poor
water supply and little vegetation
have resulted in poor nutrition and
the prevalence of a number of
PIGGY’S BAR health ailments, including
AFL GRAND FINAL LIVE GEELONG CATS 120 tuberculosis. Mortality rates are high
and incomes low, on the order of 10
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standard of US$1 per day needed
AFL Special : Junior Aussie Burger,chips &
cold Bintang Rp. 50,000 COLLINGWOOD 47 to sustain even the most basic
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have been warned so they could hormone treatment.They hoped his
discuss the issues with their disguise would protect him from
children before school resumed. being bullied by his fellow
students, but he was recognised
immediately, according to
reports.
He had been telling his
friends “for years” that he
yearned to be a girl, The Sun
reported.
Teachers also helped to
blow his cover, telling students at
the assembly: "You may notice
one pupil is not present in this
assembly - that is because the
pupil is now a girl.”
The boy's parents have
changed his name by deed poll
and are helping him prepare for
A Night to Remember
Rotarians promise to
make the evening memorable
with live music; a guest
performance by Tom Rigney,
the popular American blues
electric fiddler; DJ Arne &
Guests; fire and belly dance
performances; best costume
contests; raffles for top-end
prizes; scary food and haunted
drinks as well as some special
"tricks and treats."
To help enliven the
atmosphere, costume rentals
or purchase will be available
on-site. There will be a special
children's section with
supervised a play area,
games, and a piñata.
Tickets are on sale
now. Adult ticket price of Rp.
200,000 (US$20) include
admission, a spooky welcome
drink, and a chance to win a
fantastic door prizes.
Special early bird price
of Rp. 150,000 (US$15) or
tickets purchased before
October 1, 2009.
For more information or
tickets, telephone Ibu Coki at
++62-(0) 81 3370 14678.
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Bike-A-Fund 2009 SOS issued for original ABBA jumpsuit
Bike From Kintamani to Ubud on Sunday, feeling overly fatigued. Agnetha Faltskog wearing the the Healesville home with
October 18, 2009 to Raise Funds to Help Rotary The Rotary Bike-a-Fund is being held on white jumpsuit on the cover of the 1970s suit still stored
Put an End to Polio. October 24, 2009, which is World Polio Day with ABBA's Arrival. in the shed.
Rotary Club Seminyak is organizing a funds raised going to the "End Polio Now" project. (www.galeon.com) Police believe the
relaxing 25 kilometer downhill cycling tour from the Open to the general pubic, Rotarians and Victoria Police have issued an suit may have been sold
Mount Batur volcano in Bali and ending in Ubud on their families participants should gather at the SOS to help find a white jumpsuit by the tenants in a garage
Sunday, October 18, 2009. Sobek Bali Utama Office at Jalan Bypass Ngurah originally worn by ABBA sale.
Operated in cooperation with Sobek Bali Rai, near Simpang Siur (the Dewa Ruci monument) songstress Agnetha Faltskog. The tenants will be
Utama - one of Bali's most experience adventure at 8:30 a.m.. Transportation to and from the bike The jumpsuit - which interviewed, a police
sports operations, the trip will cover the "Batur Trail" - course and the Sobek office is included in the Faltskog is pictured wearing on the spokeswoman says.
the downhill trail from Mount Batur that leads through program. cover of the Swedish pop group's Police would also
sleepy villages along little-used roads and tracks. Bike rental for this event is Rp. 225,000 fourth album, Arrival - is believed to like to speak to anyone
Frequent stops along the way are included to give (US$22.50) as compared to the regular price of have been taken from a property at who may have attended a
participants the opportunity to visit temples, US$79 for this program. Participants are asked to Healesville, north-east of garage sale at the Don
plantations and villages along the way. Experience donate an additional Rp. 275,000 (US$27.50) to Melbourne. Road property in May this year.
trained guides, employed from surrounding this fundraising activity.In other words, cost of a fun The suit's owner leased out
communities, will lead the group. day out to help fight polio is only US$50.
The tour is suitable for all levels, including
those who think they have forgotten how to ride a
The price includes:
Transportation: Kuta - Kedewatan -
Indonesia's Peak Holiday Travel Period Underway
bike! With the exception of four 300-meter sections, Kintamani & Ubud Kuta. Bali's Airport, the crossing each day on
the "Batur Trail" is all down hill. Morning Tea in Kintamani. Seaport, Bus Monday, September 9,
Support vehicles follow the group to provide Complimentary Riding Gloves.
support and motorized transpiration for anyone Terminals and Hotels 2009. Port officials expect
Drinking Water & Cold Towels. are Full to
Customized Mountain Bikes with Shimano that figure to increase to
Overflowing Due to 15,000 vehicles per day in
Equipment & fittings.
Idul Fitri Holidays. the 3-4 day period just prior
A late lunch (2:00 p.m.) in Nyuh Kuning.
Bali's traditional to September 20th.
Participants can expect to be back at the
Sobek office in Kuta at 4:00 p.m.
Idul Fitri Holidays will Reports of long lines of
NOTE: Registration and feels must be paid put the entire national vehicles stretching 3-5
TOP AUSTRALIAN STANDARD STROLLERS by October 7, 2009. transportation system kilometers from the portt's
For more information or to book contact Rtn. under heavy strain for entrance, waiting to board
T. Patrick van Kampen a period stretching the ferry at Gilimanuk and,
club_admin@rotaryseminyak.org or Rtn. Anita approximately from to a lesser degree, waiting
Lococo anita@bali-tropical-villas.com . September 14 27, lines at the Port of Padang
2009 while Indonesia's Bai, are being reported by
Www.balidiscovery.com predominantly Islamic domestic holidaymakers.
population travel home To help reduce waiting
for the traditional keep up with demand. Extra time, ferry operators have added
holiday spent with family and flights and larger capacity aircraft two additional ships to the
friends. are in operation between Bali and standard complement of 24
And while Bali is justifiably a number of major cities in ferries plying between Gilimanuk
celebrated as a Hindu enclave in Indonesia, such as Jakarta, and Katapang.
an otherwise Islamic nation, the Bandung (West Java) and While September is
island, too, also experiences peak Surabaya (East Java). To keep up traditionally a high season in
travel activity as many Moslem with demand Garuda Indonesia Bali, the convergence of the Idul
residents travel back to their has added 27 flights while AirAsia, Fitri Holidays with high season in
home islands while tens of Merpati and Mandala have also Bali have left many people
thousands of other Indonesians added flights. Regional carries looking for rooms in Bali in late
take advantage of the extended have also increased seat capacity September, unable to find
holiday period by traveling to Bali between Bali and Singapore, accommodation in popular
for a beach holiday. Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and tourist areas of the island where
Bali's already busy Ngurah Hong Kong. many hotels are fully booked.
Rai International Airport Bali's westernmost seaport
experiences a near-doubling of of Gilimanuk, connecting the Www.balidiscovery.com
flight operations during the island to East Java, recorded as
holiday as airlines add flights to many as 2,900 vehicles making
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Jones Lang LaSalle: Time for Bali to be Optimistic
Major Property Investment
Consultants Gives Their View of
Bali's Tourism Fortunes.
The Friday, September 11,
2009 edition of The Jakarta Post
carried the following overview of
Bali's tourism economy by Djodi
Trisusanto, a consultant to Jones
Lang LaSalle Indonesia:
By Djodi Trisusanto,
Consultant, Jones Lang
LaSalle Indonesia
The JW Marriott and
Ritz-Carlton Bombings in
Jakarta last July may have
caused a setback for the Bali
tourism market that has
performed relatively very well
despite the global financial
crisis and the threat of a
global H1N1 pandemic.
The growth of the Bali
tourism market has been
fueled by regional and
international Meeting Incentive
Conference and Exhibition (MICE)
events and depends not only on the
global economy but also on the
safety and security aspects of the
island.
Recent data derived from
the international direct arrivals to
Ngurah Rai Bali, however, have
shown a relatively stable growth
during the period after the
bombings in July.
International tourist arrivals
for the seven months up to July
2009 were recorded at over 1.2
million, a growth of around 12
percent over that of 2007.
Security measures and
government initiatives to minimize
the effect of recent Jakarta
bombings on the Bali tourism
market as well as efforts to capture
and to bring the perpetrators to
justice have given confidence and
positive perception to international
tourists that Bali remains a safe
tourist destination.
The continued growth of
Bali tourism market, albeit slower
than in 2008, was not anticipated
given the magnitude of the
economic crisis felt during the end
of 2008 and the beginning of 2009.
Most analysts had predicted
that global international tourist
arrivals would decline following the
global financial crisis with
corporations expected to cut travel
and meeting programs.
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Bali was no exception with
many of the feeder countries such as
UK, US and Japan expected to be
greatly affected by the crisis with
unemployment rising and consumer
confidence declining.
As a result earlier in the year
UNWTO (World Tourism Organization)
predicted that international arrivals
would decline between 2 percent and 3
percent.
Contrary to these forecasts,
Bali has again, just as for the past three
years in a row, proven to be resilient.
Arrivals from its key feeder
countries have mostly continued to
increase as indicated on the following
graph showing international arrivals to
Ngruah Rai Bali for Year-to-Date June
(YTD) 2009.
As shown on the graph, aside
from Japan, South Korea, Japan and
Germany, almost all key markets
exhibited growth during the period with
tourists from China, France, and
Australia recording the highest year-on-
year increases of about 55 percent, 40
percent and 39 percent respectively.
This is followed by the growth
in visitors from Malaysia (28 percent),
Singapore (16 percent), Russia (5
percent) and UK (2 percent). Other
source markets grew marginally.
With loyal repeat visitors from
Japan, Europe and Australia and the
ability to always find new markets such
as China, India, and Russia, the Bali
tourism market is expected to
outperform other markets globally.
Civil unrest and political
instability in Thailand and the favorable
tourism environment in Bali have
helped its performance to date. The
outlook of the Bali tourism market
would continue to be positive.
Jones Lang LaSalle has listed
the following factors affecting Bali's
News Corner Kuta Weekly 23 Sept - 29 Sept 2009 (148) Warung Corner
continued tourism market growth:
Improved aviation safety
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including Garuda Indonesia, as from
July 2009.
The popularity of Bali, voted
for the seventh year running as
the "Best Island in the World"
by Travel and Leisure
Magazine in 2009, reinforcing
its position as one of the
world's top destinations
In addition to the
existing luxury brands in Bali
that include Bvlgari, Four
Seasons, Aman, and Orient
Express, the newly opened and
upcoming branded hotel
developments such as St.
Regis, Alila, Banyan Tree, and
the Retreat and Spa will
strengthen Bali's positioning as a
favored travel destinations amongst
affluent international leisure travelers
The diversity of Bali's hotel
supply that has been in the past few
years expanded with different kinds
of accommodation targeting a large
spectrum of international travelers,
from long staying travelers that
demand more privacy and tailored
services to week-end travelers that
demand relatively simple but central
locations. This includes private villas
in cliff locations and mountain
resorts in Ubud and condo hotels in
Kuta, Seminyak, and Nusa Dua
Recovery of the global
economy with expected recovery of
the Japanese, South Korean, and
Taiwanese markets that in the past
have been predominant.
Large and strong domestic
market that has been one of the
main market sources for hotels
particularly in popular destinations
such as Nusa Dua, Seminyak and
Kuta.
Political stability and strong
government for the next five years
following the successful presidential
election in July 2009. This will
ensure continuation of infrastructure
developments and promotion of
sustainable development that is
much needed for Bali's future.
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Image Makers of the Future
Exhibition at Alilla Gallery
Presents a New Generation of
Indonesian Photographers
October 10 November 30,
2009.
On Saturday, October,
10, 2009, BLIPfest in
conjunction with Alila Ubud, will
present "Image Makers of the
Future" - an exhibition
showcasing the works of
emerging young Indonesian
photographers. Hailing from
different areas of the
photographic spectrum, the
exhibiting photographers
represent the future of the
already rich field of Indonesian
photography.
BLIPfest (Bali
Photography Festival) is a major
international photography event
hosting an array of exhibitions,
workshops and seminars in Bali,
Indonesia. A first for Bali,
BLIPfest will take place during
the last week of September into
the first week of October 2010.
The events of BLIPFEST 2010
will be spread over venues
A Solo Painting Exhibition by
Dewa Sugi at the Maya Ubud
Resort & Spa, through
October 30, 2009.
The Maya Ubud Resort
& Spa is featuring a solo
painting exhibition by Dewa Sugi
- "Spirit of Bali" at the resort
through October 30, 2009.
Born in Pengosekan
Ubud in 1970, Dewa Sugi
combines a high degree of
Balinese traditional technical
painting skill with his imaginative
sensitivity resulting in modern-
traditional artwork that is
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around Denpasar, Kuta, Nusa Dua
and Ubud, Bali.
BLIPfest was conceived of
by Indonesian photographer Rio
Helmi as a platform for Indonesian
photography, as a creative impetus
for artistic and aesthetic energies,
and as a venue for intercultural
interaction fostering the
advancement of Indonesian
photography within a global milieu.
BLIPfest has set its sights
on bringing together domestic and
foreign photographers, editors, art
critics, cultural observers, industry
stakeholders and the general public
to help put Indonesia in its rightful
place as a domain of diverse and
outstanding creativities. BLIPfest
aims to be a stimulus for cultural
interaction and collaboration among
Indonesian and foreign
photographers of the world.
BLIPfest curators include
senior Indonesian photographers
Darwis Triadi, Firman Ichsan, Oscar
Motuloh, Rio Helmi and Tara
Sosrowardoyo. Early sincere
interest in participation has come
Spirit of Bali
representative of his views and the
spirit of Bali.
Dewa Sugi is displaying
sixteen of his unique works of art at
Maya Ubud Resort & Spa. In the
creation of these works, Dewa Sugi
is influenced by traditional
Kamasan inspiration with Japanese
motifs resulting in works that are
both unique and pleasing to the
eye. Each piece concentrates on
events and figures that influence
the Balinese way of life, such as the
Barong, epic stories and mystical
deities.
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from several foreign
photographers including San
Francisco of Fine Arts lecturer
Linda Connors, VII agency
photographers John Stanmeyer
and James Nachtwey, as well as
Magnum's Raghu Rai.
Imagemakers of the
Future
An Exhibition Showcasing
the Works of Young Indonesian
Photographers
Alila Gallery at the Alila
Resort in Ubud
Open Daily October 10
November 30, 2009
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Dewa Sugi has held past
exhibitions in Ubud and Osaka,
Japan.
Spirit of Bali
An Exhibition of Paintings
by Dewa Sugi
Maya Ubud Resort & Spa
Open Daily Through
October 30, 2009.
For more information call
Ayu Martiasih at ++62-(0)361-
977888
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Kuta Weekly
Secret's out: Book reveals why women really have sex
RESEARCH has revealed the
reasons women have sex - and men
could be surprised by the results.
It shows that for every woman
expecting the earth to move, there are
two with more practical motives.
From relieving boredom, to
keeping the peace or curing a
headache, women have sex for many
reasons but romance and passion
come rather low on the list, a new book
has revealed.
One woman even admitted to
having sex just so her husband would
put the rubbish out.
"Research has shown most
men find most women at least
somewhat sexually attractive, whereas
most women do not find most men
sexually attractive at all," Why Women
Have Sex authors Cindy Meston and
Contraception crucial to climate change
CONTRACEPTION advice is
crucial to poor countries' battle
with climate change, and policy
makers are failing their people if
they continue to shy away from
the issue, a leading family
planning expert said.
Leo Bryant, a lead researcher
on a World Health Organisation study
on population growth and climate
change, said the stigma attached to
birth control in both developing and
developed countries was hindering
vital progress.
"We are certainly not
advocating that governments should
start telling people how many
children they can have," said Mr
Bryant, an advocacy manager at the
family planning group Marie Stopes
International, who wrote a
commentary in the Lancet medical
journal.
Mr Bryant said 200 million
women across the world want
contraceptives, but cannot get them.
Addressing this need would
slow population growth and reduce
demographic pressure on the
environment.
In most countries with good
access to birth control, average
family sizes shrink dramatically within
a generation, he said. But
policymakers in rich donor nations
are wary of talking about
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David Buss said.
Having apparently discounted
physical attraction, the 1000 women
interviewed by the Texas University
professors gave a huge range of
reasons for sleeping with a man.
One said she did it for a
spiritual experience, proclaiming: "It's
the closest thing to God."
But mostly the explanations
were far more mundane, with 84 per
cent admitting to having sex just to
ensure a quiet life or to bargain for
household chores.
One woman said: "I have sex
to relieve the boredom because it's
easier than fighting. Plus it gives me
something to do."
While it may not come as
welcome news, some women have sex
out of sympathy, with one admitting: "I
contraception for fear of being
accused of advocating draconian
ideas like sterilisation or one-child
policies. "The ability to choose your
family size...is a fundamental
human right. But lack of access to
family planning means millions of
people in developing countries don't
have that right," Mr Bryant said.
Mr Bryant's study of climate
change adaptation plans by
governments in the world's 40
poorest countries showed that
almost all of them link rapid
population growth to environmental
impact, but only six had proposed
steps to tackle it.
"Acknowledgement of the
problem is widespread, but resolve
to address seems to be very much
a minority sport," he said.
Mr Bryant's comments echo
those by the head of Britain's
science academy Martin Rees, who
said this month that the stigma
holding women back from getting
access to birth control must be
removed to reduce the impact of
rising populations on climate
change.
The world's population is
forecast to rise by one third to more
than 9 billion people by 2050, with
95 per cent of this growth in
developing countries.
In a study to be published in
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slept with a couple of guys because I
felt sorry for them."
But many have more selfish
motives, with financial or material
rewards a major factor.
In one survey of students,
nearly one in 10 women admitted to
"having sex for presents".
Others said: "He bought me
a nice dinner", "he spent a lot of
money on me early on", "he showed
me he had an extravagant lifestyle".
And rather than love or
romance, for many women sex is just
about fun.
Six in 10 university students
said they slept with a male friend who
was not their boyfriend.
"Life is too damn short to be
waiting four years to have sex again,"
one said.
the WHO Bulletin in November, Mr
Bryant and colleagues said that
population growth in poorer nations
was unlikely to increase global
warming significantly, as their carbon
emissions are relatively low.
But overpopulation combined
with climate change would worsen
living conditions by degrading natural
resources, they said.
Climate change can also not
only cause more natural disasters
such as storms, but force people to
live in areas at risk of floods, drought
and disease.
Bryant said health policies
targeting family planning must be
combined projects to educate people
about sustainable farming and land
management.
"Then the gains that you
make in environmental sustainability
in the immediate term are going to be
protected in the long term against a
rapidly growing population," he said.
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Year 1 and Year 2 boys allegedly sexually assaulted
classmates in Queensland school
SHOCKING sex assault
allegations against Year 1 and
Year 2 boys have caused
worried parents to pull
children out of a Brisbane
primary school.
The Courier-Mail reports
at least three Year 1 and Year 2
boys were alleged to have
sexually assaulted their
classmates in separate incidents
at the school on the city's
northern outskirts since June.
One girl was pulled out of
the school after she was
allegedly assaulted, with another
Year 1 student, by two boys in
the school toilets on June 16.
The girls' underwear was
removed by the Year 1 boys,
who then allegedly performed
sex acts on the girls.
Police have confirmed
they investigated an incident in
World's tallest man looking for love
The world's new tallest man,
measuring 2.465 metres (8 foot
1 inch) high, said he was
looking for love as he was
presented by Guinness World
Records in London.
Sultan Kosen, 26, posed
for photographs on the banks of
the River Thames in his first ever
trip outside his native Turkey.
He takes over the title
from China's Bao Xishun, who
stands 'just' 2.36 metres.
The Turk also has the
world's largest hands and largest
feet, measuring 27.5 centimetres
and 36.5 centimetres
respectively.
And his giant hands
dwarfed those proffered by
amazed well-wishers as he
turned heads in London, while
reporters strained to get their
microphones within reach of his
head.
Mr Kosen was unable to
complete his schooling because
of his extreme height, but works
occasionally as a farmer to
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June but have refused to say
whether the boys were cautioned.
Children under the age of 10
are unable to be charged.
Two other girls were
allegedly sexually assaulted last
week.
A Year 2 boy is said to have
grabbed a girl from behind and put
his hand up her dress while in a
separate incident, another Year 1
girl was touched inappropriately by
Year 1 boys while in line.
Parents of one of the girls
told the Courier-Mail they reported
the matter to police ''not for
revenge'', but so the boy might
realise the seriousness of the
situation and also to bring about
change at the school.
They said they were
unhappy with the way the school
dealt with it, with the boy returning
to class the next day without his
support his family.
He said he hoped his
newfound celebrity status would
enable him "to travel and see the
world and have a car that
accommodates my size."
"My biggest dream though, is
to get married and have children -
I'm looking for love," he said.
The extreme difficulty of
squeezing into a regular-sized car is
one of the main disadvantages of his
height, but he says it comes in
handy for replacing light bulbs and
hanging curtains for his mother.
Mr Kosen has three brothers
and a sister, who are all normal-
sized, but his rate of growth surged
from the age of 10 because of a
tumour which caused too much
growth hormone to be released from
his pituitary gland.
The tumour was successfully
removed in surgery and he finally
stopped growing last year. He uses
walking sticks and tires quickly if he
is standing.
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teacher being told about the
incident.
It was left to the victim's
mother to warn the teacher that
the boy should be monitored.
The parents said police
were now going to address the
entire school on appropriate
behaviour and praised the
officers and education officials for
their handling of the situation.
They also said the school
had many great teachers who did
a fantastic job.
An Education
Queensland spokesman
confirmed ''an alleged child
protection issue'' at a state
school in the Brisbane area had
been referred to police and the
Department of Child Safety ''as a
matter of urgency in June''.
tallest title, Ukrainian Leonid
Stadnyk, who claims to be 10.5
centimetres taller than Mr Kosen,
fails to qualify for the record
because he refused to be
measured by Guinness World
Records officials.
Guinness editor-in-chief
Craig Glenday travelled to Turkey
to personally validate Mr Kosen's
height under strict guidelines,
measuring him three times in one
day because bodies expand and
shrink throughout the day.
Mr Glenday said: "Sultan's
an imposing figure, but a gentle,
quiet man who's totally relaxed
and unfazed about his unique
standing in the world.”
IG BOY
B Gaya Fusion October 6-30, 2009, is
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Westin Resorts in Bali
Auctioning a 'Heavenly Bed' to
Raise Funds for a Most Worthy
Cause.
Westin Resorts Heavenly
Bed are justifiably famous for the
unequalled quality of sleep they
provide guests staying at their
resorts worldwide. Credited with
creating the best reason yet to
"sleep in," the scientifically
formulated and expertly engineered
beds and accompanying linen
leave guest refreshed and
recharged to face the world's
challenges.
Today there are now more
than 97,000 Heavenly Beds in over
65,000 Westin guestrooms
worldwide. In response to popular
demand from guests who "hate to
get up in the morning," Westin have
Twin Sons of Different Mothers
An Exhibition of Paintings by Ida
Bagus Indra and John O'Sullivan
at Gaya Fusion in Ubud, Bali
October 6 30, 2009.
The concept of creating a
joint exhibition entitled "Twin Sons
of Different Mothers" evolved over
time between two very different
artists hailing from opposite sides of
the globe, but now happily residing
on a single island Bali.
Two souls connected for
over six years this time around;
attracted in a desire to express and
create a mixed medium offering
their past, present and future.
In Balinese terms: A sincere
and divine offering of Sekala (the
tangible) and Niskala (intangible).
One soul from Bali of the
Brahman caste and the other a
Celtic spirit traveling the world in
search of hiding undiscovered
relatives; the ultimate reconnection
of souls in unison.
The spirit of the exhibition at
about opposites and virtual
sameness. The circle of co-
existence and potential. The
combination and blending of all the
senses is heavily implied to
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Let's Sleep on It
sold more than 30,000 Heavenly 5 pillow covers
Beds, 100,000 pillows, 32,000 1 Dacron Duvet Insert
sheets, and 13,000 shower heads 1 Duvet Cover
to consumers hoping to bring 1 Bed Skirt.
home the Heavenly experience. The retail value of the
Here's Your Chance complete set is put at US2,000.
As part of the Starwood Bids are rolling in and have
Hotels & Resorts' commitment to already met the US$1,000 mark.
its Bintang Bali program to supply To place your bid before
protective helmets to children September 25th, email to
riding as passengers on ristiana.manao@westin.com or
motorcycles in Bali, a Heavenly telephone ++62-(0)361-771906.
Bed is now on auction to people
residing in Bali and Jakarta. The Www.balidiscovery.com
auction which runs through
September 25, 2009 will award
the following to the highest bidder:
A 2 meter x 2 meter
specially designed King Koil
mattress and box spring.
2 Bed Sheets
5 pillows
provoke; not in the negative or distracts with quizzical prodding.
positive sense, but in a desire for You are welcomed into the
upward expression of possibilities; joyful and shared worlds of Ida
both in the soul of the artists and Bagus Indra and John O'Sullivam . .
the heart of the viewer. .
From the arrival at the . . .Two sons of different
exhibition, greeted by more than mothers.
35 statues depicting different Twin Sons of Different
earth forms, then on to the "soul Mothers
sound bite" of poetry banners in An Exhibition by Ida Bagus
the main gallery. A choice of Indra and John O'Sullivan
runways is offered to the viewers Gaya Fusion at Jalan Raya
for access. The individual works of Sayan, Ubud - October 6-30, 2009
the artists hang precariously at For more information
different angles from the ceiling telephone ++62-(0)361-979252 or
defining a world of separated and ++62-(0)361-975895
alternative potential; an upside
down world . . . literally. Www.balidiscovery.com
The exhibition continues to
unfold with the paneled wall; each
piece sensitively collaborative in
nature allowing space for Taksu to
blossom generously and
selflessly. A reunion of soul source
regardless of the medium used.
Installation pieces
dispersed throughout the space
infer chaos in an interactive and
almost humorous manner.
The use of poetry and
voice combined with the art
insightfully complements and
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What’s On ?
Playing Around in Ubud
Ubud Writers and Readers
Festivals to Bring Range of
Exciting Play Readings to Bali.
As reported on
Balidiscovery.com, part of the many
exciting offerings during this year's
Ubud Writers and Readers Festival
are a number of theatrical events.
The works of world
renowned visiting playwrights will be
presented in dramatic readings by
several actors, well-known to
Australian audiences through their
work in theatre, film and television.
Two free performances on
the evenings of October 8th and 9th
at the Yoga Barn will showcase a
new play by Italian
actor/writer/director Marco Calvani
and another work by Nobel Laureate
Wole Soyinka.
The Trials of Brother Jero
Wole Soyinka's "The Trial of
Brother Jero" is the first of a "Jero"
trilogies featuring four characters
appearing in four scenes. The play's
namesake "Jero" is a beach prophet
who survives by enlisting the
collaboration of others who rely on
him for insights into their future.
Chume is a government messenger
with aspirations to becoming a
prophet. He suffers under the yoke
of a shrewish wife, Amope, a woman
to whom Brother Jero owes a
financial debt. All actions takes place
in a single eventful day that also
sees a member of Parliament enter
Jero's circle of influence and trickery.
On one level Brother Jero
examines the materialism of
Nigerian society, while on another it
examines the nature of change and
our ability to affect life's outcomes.
The City Beneath
A dark and disturbing look at
modern society and the much
discussed "clash of civilizations" -
this play looks at Western
civilization's decline and loss of
humanity. Set in a city under siege,
a menacing soldier figure proclaims
a series of ad hoc decrees from an
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unseen despot preparing a wave of
ethnic cleansing that are assured will
return society to "normality."
Diana Greentree
The two plays have been
cast and will be produced by
Melbourne actress Diana Greentree,
already in Ubud assisting the UWRF
in a voluntary capacity. Diana is a
veteran of music theatre (e.g. "Rocky
Horror Show" and "Cantebury Tales")
as well as pursuing a distinguished
career with the Melbourne Theatre
Co. and Ensemble Theatre Sydney.
Recent roles have included "The
Night Season" for the Melbourne
International Festival. She also has
an extensive list of television and
screen credits.
The Players
The actors are looking
forward to being directed by Italian
actor/writer/director, Marco Calvani,
author of "The City Beneath" and to
meeting Nobel Laureate Wole
Soyinka, author of "The Trials of
Brother Jero." Both playwrights are
expected in Ubud for the festival.
The same casts will be
performing in both plays. Richard
Piper and Nicki Wendt are traveling
from Melbourne to Bali after
completing lead roles in the hit for
the Melbourne Theatre Company's
World premiere of "Rockabye" by
Joanna Murray Smith. Richard will
portray a mysteries "Man" in "The
City Beneath" while Nicki will present
a shrieking shrew in "Brother Jero.
Kellie Jones and Liz Ralph
from Australia also star. Kellie
recently delighted audiences at the
Melbourne Theatre Company's
smash-hit "Osage: August County."
Completing the casts will be Diana
Greentree and ywo local actors: Jack
Daniels who appears in both
productions, and a Balinese
schoolboy, Agus Darma, in his
theatrical debut.
A highlight of the Trials of
Brother Jero, will be live African
drumming accompaniment presented
by African poet and musician Thando
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Sibanda.
As well as the two English
language plays, there will be one
performance of a play in
Indonesian by prominent
Indonesian writer Cok Sawitri -
"Bubat for Gusmianti Suid>"
Admission to all plays will
be free of charge.
Thursday, October 8,
2009 at 6:00 p.m. "The Trials of
Brother Jero"
English language by Wole
Soyinka. A satire that presents one
day in the eventful life of con-man,
and beach preacher, Brother
Jeroboam. The larger-than-life
characters will delight the
audience and the African
drumming accompaniment add
excitement to this comedic piece.
Lead roles for this reading
will be costumed by Bali's world
famous clothing designer "Paul
Ropp."
Friday, October 9, 2009 at
6:00 p.m. "Bubat for Gusmianti
Suid"
Indonesian language by
Cok Sawitri and Teater Tulius
Ngayah. A dramatic homage to the
perseverance of the country's
single women telling the story of
the late Gusmiati Suid and how
the fate of a single woman divided
the nation.
Saturday, October 10,
2009 at 6:00 p.m "The City
Beneath"
English by Marco Calvani.
A modern drama that explores the
culture clash between civilizations.
It looks, without hypocrisy at the
West, its loss of humanity and
moral decline. Following a reading
at La Mama, New York last year, a
full production of the play is slated
for Paris soon.
www.balidiscovery.com
Kuta Weekly 23 Sept - 29 Sept 2009 (148) News Corner
Close encounter Indian man gambles daughter away
of the kangaroo
kind
A father in eastern India gave
away his teenage daughter to a
fellow gambler after he lost a
the case.
The girl protested but the
victorious Mustafa dragged her out of
card game, with police launching the village, the report said.
A close encounter with a kangaroo a hunt to retrieve the girl.
has left a far north Queensland Ismail Sheikh, from a village as saying the father was a
Family members were quoted
psychologist a little jumpy. in West Bengal, used his 18-year- compulsive gambler with a drink
Suzanne Habib was sitting at old daughter as a stake after he lost problem and they had thrown him out
her desk in Atherton when the 1.5- all his money, The Times of India the house after losing the teenager.
metre marsupial came through the said on Sunday (local time). Gambling is illegal in India but
front door. "Ismail lost the game again thousands of underground dens
Dr Habib says confusion and Mustafa walked away with the operate, attracting poor villagers who
reigned. girl," said Satyajit Bandhopadhyay, hope to make a quick buck.
"I called out, 'there's a a senior police officer investigating
kangaroo in my office'," she said.
"But then just as I called that
out a couple of young guys just ran in
off the street, and I thought it was
their kangaroo, so I started yelling at
them to get their kangaroo out of my
office.
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The kangaroo eventually
found its way out of Dr Habib's office.
Taiwan prison
turns away 96yo
convict
A Taiwan prison has refused to
take in a 96-year-old convict,
saying that he could not look after
himself behind bars, a report said.
Sun Hsin-ming, a retired
worker at Taiwan Railway
Administration, became the island's
oldest convict when he received a
three-month jail term for illegally
occupying the agency's dormitory, the
Apple Daily reported.
Sun could pay a fine to stay
out of prison but he insisted on
serving the full term in a protest
against what he called "unfair
justice", the report said.
However, his protest plan fell
through when the Taipei prison
immediately sent him back to the
prosecutor's office on Friday, saying
he could not take care of himself in
jail, it said.
Prosecutors were planning to
send Sun to a prison hospital ward in
central Taichung city to serve the
sentence, it added.
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IT’S ALL ABOUT BALI
"Karma" literally means
"deed" or "act", and more broadly
names the universal principle of
cause and effect, action and
reaction, which Hindus believe
governs all consciousness. Karma
is not fate, for man acts with free
will creating his own destiny. The
Vedas tell us that if we sow
goodness, we will reap goodness; if
we sow evil, we will reap evil.
Karma refers to the totality of our
actions and their concomitant
reactions in this and previous lives,
all of which determine our future.
The conquest of karma lies in
intelligent action and dispassionate
reaction. Not all karmas rebound
immediately. Some accumulate and
return unexpectedly in this or other
births.We produce Karma in four
ways :
* through thoughts
* through words
* through actions that we
perform ourselves
* through actions others
do under our instructions
Everything that we have
ever thought, spoken, done or
caused is Karma; as is also that
which we think, speak or do this
very moment. Hindu scriptures
divide karma into three kinds :
* Sanchita is the
accumulated karma. It would be
impossible to experience and
endure all Karmas in one life. From
Balinese caste system
The Balinese caste system
is a system of social organization
similar to the Indian caste system.
However, India's caste system is far
more complicated than Bali's, and
there are only four Balinese castes.
The four castes of Bali
are:
* Sudras - peasants
making up more than 90% of Bali's
population
* Wesias - the caste of
merchants
* Satrias - the warrior
caste, it also included some nobility
and kings
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Karma
this stock of sanchita karma, a handful
is taken out to serve one lifetime and
this handful of actions, which has
begun to bear fruit and which will be
exhausted only on their fruit being
enjoyed and not otherwise, is known as
prarabdha karma.
* Prarabdha Fruit-bearing
karma is the portion of accumulated
karma that has "ripened" and appears
as a particular problem in the present
life.
* Kriyamana is everything
that we produce in current life. All
kriyamana karmas flow in to sanchita
karma and consequently shape our
future. Only in human life we can
change our future destiny. After death
we loose Kriya Shakti (ability to act)
and do (kriyamana) karma until we are
born again in human body.
Actions performed consciously
are weighted more heavily than those
done unconsciously. But just as poison
affects us if taken unknowingly,
suffering caused unintentionally will
also give appropriate karmic effect.
Only human beings that can distinguish
right from wrong can do (kriyamana)
Karma. Animals and young children are
not creating new Karma (and thus can
not affect their future destiny) as they
are incapable of discriminating between
right and wrong. However, all sentient
beings can feel the effects of Karma,
which are experienced as pleasure and
pain.
* Brahmans - holy men and
priests
Note the similarity of the castes
to the four varnas (shudra, vaishya,
kshatriya, brahmin) of India.
The members of the four
castes use different dialects of the
Balinese language to address
members of a different caste. Middle
Balinese is generally used to speak to
people whose caste is unknown in an
encounter. Once the caste status of the
participants are established, the proper
language is used to address each
other.
Nowadays, the caste system is
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Sri Tulsidas, a great Hindu
saint, said: "Our destiny was shaped
long before the body came into
being." As long as the stock of
sanchita karma lasts, a part of it
continues to be taken out as
prarabdha karma for being enjoyed in
one lifetime, leading to the cycle of
birth and death. A Jiva cannot attain
moksha until the accumulated
sanchita karmas are completely
exhausted.
The cycle of birth and death
on earth is formed from 8.4 millions
forms of life and only one of them is
human. Only as humans, are we in
position to do something about our
destiny by doing the right thing at the
right time. Through positive actions,
pure thoughts, prayer, mantra and
meditation, we can resolve the
influence of the karma in present life
and turn the destiny for the better. A
spiritual master knowing the sequence
in which our Karma will bear fruit, can
help us. As humans we have the
opportunity to speed up our spiritual
progress with practice of good Karma.
We produce negative karma because
we lack knowledge and clarity.
Unkindness yields spoiled
fruits, called paap, and good deeds
bring forth sweet fruits, called punya.
As one acts, so does he become: one
becomes virtuous by virtuous action,
and evil by evil action.
used more in religious settings
where the members of the lower
caste would ask the members of the
Brahman caste (the Pedandas) to
conduct ceremonies. Since the
Dutch colonial years and more
recently after the Indonesian
independence, the differences in the
economic roles of the members of
the caste system are slowly eroding
as the government prohibits
treatments based on the caste
system.
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k C r
J e n re
her left shoulder and screamed, then she
Ashes to ashes……
more. She pushed her knee and screamed;
Martha recently lost her husband.
screamed. Everywhere she touched made
She had him cremated and brought his
ashes home.
Picking up the urn that he was in, she
poured him out on the Patio table.
Then, while tracing her fingers in the
ashes, she started talking to him ....
"Harold, you know that dishwasher you
promised me? I bought it with the
insurance money!" She paused for a
minute tracing her fingers in the
ashes then said, "Harold, remember
that car you promised me? Well, I also
bought it with the insurance money!"
Again, she paused for a few minutes
and while tracing her fingers in the
ashes she said, "Harold, that diamond
ring you promised me? Bought it too,
with the insurance money! "
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Joke Corner
Broken Finger
A gorgeous young redhead goes into the
doctor's office and said that her body
hurt wherever she touched it.
'Impossible!' says the doctor. 'Show me.'
The redhead took her finger, pushed on
pushed her elbow and screamed even
likewise she pushed her ankle and
her scream.
The doctor said, 'You're not really a
redhead, are you?
'Well, no' she said, 'I'm actually a
blonde.'
'I thought so,' the doctor said, 'Your
finger is broken.'
Rolex & Timex
A girl was visiting her blonde friend, who had
acquired two new dogs, and asked her what
their names were. The blonde responded by
saying that one was named Rolex and one was
named Timex. Her friend said, 'Whoever
heard of someone naming dogs like that?'
'HELLLOOOOOOO......,' answered the
blonde.. 'They're watch dogs'!!
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'Facebook for the dead': catchy or creepy?
As well as writing emails to be
sent after they pass, members can pen
their own eulogy or record a
multimedia message for their own
funeral. (www.sxc.hu: István Benedek)
A Canberra man who watched
his wife struggle to deal with the deaths
of many loved ones has used the
internet to come up with a way to keep
in touch from beyond the grave.
Peter Ingham and fellow
entrepreneur Andrew Slattery have
created a website being dubbed
'Facebook for the dead', which allows
the living to upload videos,
photographs and important messages,
which will then be sent out after they
die.
The site, FromBeyond2u.com,
allows the living to upload videos,
photographs and important messages,
as part of a virtual "time capsule".
Mr Ingham says they saw a
need for the unique service to allow
people to prepare a proper goodbye or
mend past wrongs if they need to.
"The number one aim of the
site is to keep in touch with loved ones,
today, tomorrow and beyond and to
create everlasting love," Mr Ingham
told ABC News Online.
"Predominantly it's a cache of
memoirs of your loved ones - times you
spent with your children, the first day at
school - and these can be continually
added to the site to be shared with
them when you pass away.
"You can also leave farewell
messages, you can leave ongoing
messages into the future so you can
leave messages for birthdays and
random messages."
Mr Ingham says the concept
came about after he watched his wife
struggle to deal with her grief.
"She lost her mother,
grandmother, two best friends, her
aunty and uncle in a two-year period,"
he said.
"Just seeing how her and all
her family had to deal with it especially
those with debilitating diseases, where
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they couldn't even communicate with
loved ones, I just wanted to find a
way to help them out."
Mr Ingam, who has worked in
tourism and electronic security in the
past, says also experiencing the
sudden death of his aunty contributed
to the birth of the concept.
"My aunty had a brain tumour
so she couldn't even communicate at
all about six weeks after getting the
illness," he said.
"She couldn't write, she
couldn't show facial expressions or
speak any more. She couldn't tell her
loved ones anything, and to me I
thought there has to be a way to fix
that, so this is what we've created."
As well as writing emails to
be sent after they pass, members can
pen their own eulogy or record a
multimedia message for their own
funeral.
The site also allows
subscribers to store large multimedia
files for use in the future while they
are still alive, for example to collate
for an upcoming 21st.
The social networking meets
memoir project was launched two
weeks ago after a 12-month trial
period, and Mr Ingham says it is
taking off already.
"We've had an incredible
response in those two weeks ...
there's nothing like this in Australia,"
he said.
Ethics of beyond
Ethics expert Andrew Dutney,
from Flinders University, sees some
value in the idea, but warns against
avoiding proper communication in life.
"It's very important to ensure
that we don't replace face-to-face
communication with technological
alternatives," he told ABC News
Online.
"The memory of a loving word
or a hug or just those ordinary
expressions of affection is probably
more significant than receiving a pre-
recorded message sometime after
your loved one has died.
"The daily communication of
love and respect and appreciation is
crucial."
Associate Professor Dutney
says the benefits of such a service
are more for the person who is dying
than the person who survives and
reads the messages.
"For a person who's dying,
any tools that they can use to
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reassure themselves and to get
themselves ready are going to make
the dying process better for them," he
said.
"For the people who receive
the messages, it's a mixed blessing.
On the one hand, it's good to have the
connection with those you've lost.
"But on the other hand, it can
quite traumatic to be suddenly be taken
back to the place of bereavement."
Associate Professor Dutney's
brother, Supreme Court of Queensland
Justice Peter Dutney, recently died
while on a charity bike ride.
He says in dealing with the
sudden death of his brother, he's learnt
that messages can come from beyond
in unique ways.
"Just yesterday, I took delivery
of his luggage from Coober Pedy
where he died, and that was really
confronting because it was still covered
with dirt and his bike helmet was still
sweaty and that was a message from
beyond," he said.
Associate Professor Dutney
also believes the service leaves itself
open for misuse.
"One would hope that
someone who's dying would use the
time they had in constructive ways, but
you could conceive of someone, either
selfishly or vindictively, spending a lot
of time producing these messages, so
that some who's left behind is
reminded them persistently over a
year, a couple of years or a lifetime,"
he said.
Mr Ingham says there is no
way to stop people from using the
service in unsavoury ways.
"We have no idea what
messages are saved so none of our
staff would know if a harassing
message has been left behind," he
said.
"Everybody's got their own
idea of life and what they want to do, I
guess if they want to do that, they can
do that.
"But the person can easily
unsubscribe to your messages if they
don't want to see them anyway."
But Mr Ingham hopes people
choose to use his site in a positive way.
"Nobody likes talking about
death, but the reality is, we're all going
to go one day so you can share your
memories with your loved ones and if
something does happen to you, it's all
there for you," he said.
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St Kilda footy defined in front of the holy grail
St Kilda footy. In years past, for
decades even, you could say the
term was synonymous with failure,
with never being quite committed
enough to do the hard things
when it mattered.
They were the dark years,
years when the jokes went that there
was more commitment to the Saints
disco than winning the contested
football.
But in the MCG rooms on
Friday night, after St Kilda posted an
extraordinary seven-point victory
over Western Bulldogs in a game
where both sides fought to the
gallows, playing "Saints footy" had
been wholeheartedly re-defined.
Trying to find out exactly
what that term now means to the
players is, strangely, not so simple. It
is a phrase that has been used
occasionally in public this year by
coach Ross Lyon to describe one of
the players he admires most, vice-
captain Lenny Hayes, who plays with
a heady mixture of passion, skill and
steely resolve. "He plays Saints
footy," Lyon has said.
In a similar vein to the way
the Swans dubbed their best form
"Bloods footy", the Saints also have
their trademark, their preferred
method of all-field warfare.
But you get mixed reactions
when you ask St Kilda players to
define "Saints footy", the new-found
game style that has the club on the
verge of its first premiership in 43
years.
Brendon Goddard, whose
long kicking into the forward line was
a feature of the second half fightback
on Friday night, looks as if you've just
asked for the password to the holy
Collingwood forward Anthony Rocca announces his
retirment
Collingwood forward Anthony
Rocca has announced his AFL
retirement.
Rocca, 32, played 242
matches for both the Pies and
previous club Sydney and booted
415 goals.
His last match was the Pies'
qualifying final loss to St Kilda three
weeks ago when he limped off with
an ankle injury - continuing a
horrendous run of ankle and Achilles
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grail that only a Saint should know.
"I won't elaborate on that too
much," Goddard said. "That is a bit in-
house but there is an expectation that
everyone that takes the field plays
Saints footy."
Hayes is not quite so paranoid.
"That is a good question. We pride
ourselves on being hard at the footy and
never giving up," Hayes said. "We talk
about playing to the last minute. We've
got some skill, but we've also got some
hardness in the team, it is the
combination."
Nick Riewoldt, the captain
whose four goals in the second half
clinched the grand final berth, also talks
about perseverance. He believes the
preliminary final win epitomised "Saints
footy".
"Just (being) hard and tough
and playing for the full 120 minutes,
winning the contested ball and
pressuring," he said. "I don't think we
won the contested ball but I thought the
pressure we were able to put on when
the game was up for grabs was really
good.
"It was a prelim and we knew it
would go down to the last minute so we
spoke about that during the week, that if
you keep persevering and grinding it
out, then you give yourself the best
opportunity to come out on top."
It encapsulates how the Saints
have gradually changed since Lyon
arrived in 2007, and how they won 22 of
the 24 games they have played so far
this year. There is graphic evidence in
the stifling defence and team-tackling
efforts that have made the Saints the
hardest side to beat this year.
It is about the last minute, the
final effort, from every player, whether
they are Riewoldt or a 20-game rookie.
tendon problems which dogged his
last two seasons.
Rocca said he was interested
in following his brother Saverio - also
a former AFL player - into American
football.
"I'm keen to try and get into
the punting scene in the NFL, and I'll
try my best to get a job in that arena,
but if not I wouldn't mind doing some
sort of part-time coaching role in the
AFL," Rocca said.
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Thieves steal 17,400
Police search creek after
vodka bottles
fishy $100k find
THIEVES have
used a semi-trailer Police on the New South Wales north coast say they
to remove almost have thoroughly searched the area where two
$600,000 worth of teenagers found almost $100k in cash.
vodka from a Officers were called to a business in Lismore at
business in about 11.00am on Friday when the boys handed over the
Sydney's west, money.
police said today. They told police the stash was found during a
fishing excursion to Tuntable Creek near Nimbin earlier
More than this month.
17,400 bottles of Inspector Greg Moore says officers will
vodka were taken from the Parramatta Road, investigate whether the discovery is crime-related.
Lidcombe business when three men drove onto the
"Look that's obviously one line of inquiry we're
premises about 1am (AEST) on Sunday and looking at," he said.
removed a shipping container holding the bottles. "It could be proceeds of ill-gotten gains but at this
Police believe the offenders then drove the stage we're certainly keeping an open mind."
truck through a rear fence onto the M4 before Inspector Moore says it is not clear what will
fleeing the scene in a westerly direction. happen to the money if no-one comes forward to claim it.
"[The boys] could have a claim to it or it could go
The semi-trailer was later found abandoned
to internal revenue," he said.
on Camden Valley Way, Prestons. "They're pretty philosophical about it. They've
Anyone who saw any suspicious activity in basically said they just want things to go back the way
the area late on Saturday night or early on Sunday
they were before they found the money I think."
morning is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 Police want to hear from anyone with a claim or
333 000. information about the cash.
Bulldogs coach Kevin Moore warns Eels about hitting
Kimmorley high
As Brett Kimmorley prepares to make before he broke it because it's held yourself in a grand final."
his return from a fractured cheekbone together by three titanium plates." While the Bulldogs finished the
on Friday night, Bulldogs coach Kevin Officials are expecting a crowd regular season second, the Eels will carry
Moore has warned Parramatta against of more than 60,000 at ANZ Stadium for better form into the game. Parramatta has
attempting to test the strength of his the match between two of the game's won nine of its past 10 games and boasts
halfback's healed face in their traditional rivals. The sides dominated the form player in the competition, fullback
preliminary final at ANZ Stadium. the 1980s, winning four grand finals each Jarryd Hayne.
Kimmorley erased any lingering . "There are individuals we need to
doubt about his fitness by taking part in a Friday night's game will be the pay attention to," Moore said.
simulated game against the Bulldogs' NSW first time they have met in a preliminary "If you're on your game you limit
Cup side on Sunday, clearing the way for final since 1998, when the Bulldogs those individuals' chances to hurt you. If all
him to be named in the No7 jersey on came back from 18-2 down to win in 13 blokes are working together, you're
Tuesday. extra time. Asked whether facing going to give yourself a chance to limit his
Centre Jamal Idris also took part Parramatta added spice to the game, opportunities.
in the session after recovering from a Moore said: "When all is said and done, "I think you have to make sure as
medial ligament strain. With both available, it's a playoff for a grand final spot. a team you're switched on defensively.
the Bulldogs are back to full strength and Nothing changes there. It was always They're a good side and things are
will head into Friday night's game as going to be a big game for the teams happening for them. They're at the top of
favourites to qualify for the grand final. involved. their game and we have to make sure we're
Kimmorley will be a key to that. "It's an opportunity to get at the top of ours.”
The NSW halfback has been in exemplary
form for the Dogs and was always likely to
figure prominently in Parramatta's planning
for the match.
The ugly facial injury he sustained
against the Warriors on August 30 makes
him more vulnerable. Moore suggested
Parramatta players could find themselves
on the outer with officials if they crossed
the line.
"Any high shot on any player
should be penalised," Moore said.
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Five burning questions and their cool relieving

answers of the AFL finals
You can analyse,
scrutinise, examine, dissect and
inspect the penultimate week of
AFL finals for as long as you like.
Or you can read the five burning
questions, with answers, right
here. The choice is yours.
Then there were two. Who
starts the week as the team to
beat?
Thankfully, for the sake of
the neutral observer, of which there
will be thousands at the MCG next
Saturday, we've got the grand final
we wanted. The two best teams for
2009 will clash in what shapes as a
classic contest. The bookies have
been able to split them - Geelong
will open the week $1.70 favourites
(like they did last year), St Kilda at
$2.10 - but you wouldn't want to be
settling on a winner for your life.
The Cats were the more impressive
victors on preliminary final weekend
against Collingwood, the second
Nick Riewoldt willed his side over the
line on Friday night after he apparently
"jarred his knee up a bit". It looked a lot
worse and was tested by Brian Lake
and Co. on a number of occasions.
Darrel Baldock - the sole St Kilda
premiership skipper - had a proppy
patella in 1966 and played through the
pain. Riewoldt will be channeling 'Doc'
this week as he attempts to join
illustrious company. The big blond has
been the player of the finals series with
two commanding performances.
Baldock is booked in to present the
premiership cup to Riewoldt if the
Saints prevail.
The Cats had their best side
for the season last week. Good luck
or good management?
That's not important, the fact
their best 22, or thereabouts, are up
and going is pivotal. Steve Johnson
was busy in his comeback after hip
surgery. Even better news came on
Sunday for the Cats when the mercurial
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missing the preliminary final due to
groin soreness. Unlucky veteran
Max Hudghton appears certain to
play the grand final victim at St
Kilda.
Hot Dogs, cold Pies.
Both Collingwood and the
Bulldogs had their season end on
the same weekend in contrasting
style. First, the Dogs. The tenacious,
desperate, bold Dogs. Their loss to
the Saints will hurt all summer long.
The missed opportunities will burn.
Rodney Eade is adamant he doesn't
need a big forward to make the jump
from final four to a flag. He may be
right, but Barry Hall is sitting in the
bargain basement bin. Surely he's
worth a season or two. The
Magpies, meanwhile, were out of
their depth in the second half against
Geelong. Very few escaped the
massacre with reputations intact,
nevermind enhanced. The likes of
Travis Cloke, Leon Davis, John
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half as close to their sublime best one pulled up well. Brad Ottens has Anthony and Dale Thomas flopped C R O S S T O K E N

as we've seen in the second half of three games under his belt now and is in the finals. Mick Malthouse has two H R A O I O

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Tadgh Kennelly helps Kerry win All-Ireland final in Dublin the surface of liquids (4) 3. A yellow dye (7) 16
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Kennelly rejoining AFL club performed when the Swans won the “I reckon he'll go back.” 9. Calculator (6) 5. A lake dwelling, usually I K S I M R
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boosted after Kennelly scored

Kennelly made his debut 10. Oxidation (4) built on an artificial island. N I E C E G R A C E

Speaking after the match he with the Swans in 2001 and went on 11. Ships cargo list (8) (7)
twice to help Kerry to beat Cork described the win - Kerry's 36th All to become one of their key players
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in Gaelic football's All-Ireland
final.
The rivals battled it out
before 82,000 fans at Dublin's
famous Croke Park, watched on by
Ireland title - as “very emotional”.
“I'm very, very happy,” he told
RTE TV in Ireland.
“I can barely get the words out.
I'm very, very lucky to come back in my
during his eight years with the club.
13. Motionless (8-5) 6. Guzzle (5)
After his 51-year-old father's 16. Embellish (8) 7. Large bird related to 8 9
sudden death in 2005, Kennelly 19. Long horned goat (4) the ostrich (3)
struggled with questions about 20. A river in W Africa, 12. Mr Stallone (9)
whether he should return home to be flowing West to the Atlantic 14. Parody, (7) 10 11 12

Swans coach Paul Roos and a first year and reach an All Ireland final.” closer to his family.
group of Kennelly's former Sydney Speculation has been He suddenly announced he
(6) 15. Protection for the
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support him. about whether Kennelly will be tempted so he could return to Gaelic football, (6) 17. Nonrural (5)
The 0-16 1-09 win made to rejoin the AFL now he has an All
Kennelly the first player to hold both
an amateur sport in Ireland, so he 23. Polenta (8) 18. Country bumpkin (5) 16 17 18 19

Ireland final win under his belt. could follow in his father's footsteps 24. Strange and 21. Fuss (3)
an All Ireland medal and AFL Kennelly has not ruled out and win an All Ireland final.
Premiership medallion. returning to Australia and Roos has His decision followed string
frightening (4) 20 21 22

It also enabled the 28-year- said he would discuss the idea if the of shoulder and leg injuries which
old to fulfil his dream of emulating Irishman wanted to. blighted his performances in the
his famous father Tim Kennelly, a Kerry fans say they would hold 2007 and 2008 AFL seasons. 23 24

five-time All Ireland medal winner.
As he took his turn to hold
the Sam Maguire Cup aloft in front
of thousands of cheering Kerry
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Medical student 'slays burglar with samurai sword’
A US student has killed a
burglar with a samurai sword,
slicing off his hand and
severely cutting his neck after
he spotted the intruder in his
garage.
The undergraduate
medical student at Baltimore's
prestigious Johns Hopkins
University was being questioned
by police but he may not be
charged if found to be acting in
self-defence.
Samurai swords are legal
in the United States.
Police received a call for
help at 1.20am Tuesday (3.20pm
AEST) after the burglar pried
open a side-door into the garage
of the house, which four students
rented off the campus, Baltimore
police spokesman Anthony
Guglielmi said.
"They asked him to stop
and while they called police, the
suspect lunged at the student. He
then retaliated by striking him with a
samurai sword, severed his left hand
and gave severe lacerations to the
upper torso," he said.
The burglar, who was in his
late 40s, had a history of burglaries
and had just been released from
prison on Sunday, he said.
The student, whose name
was not released as he was not
charged, had recently reported a
burglary in which thieves reportedly
took laptop computers and a Sony
PlayStation video-game machine.
The United States, where the
right to bear arms is constitutionally
protected, has few restrictions on
owning swords although some local
jurisdictions limit the right to
brandish them in public.
"I think everyone has the
right to first of all defend themselves
and defend their home and if this
individual felt that a samurai
sword was an appropriate tool to
do so, I'm not in a position to say
that's good or bad," Mr Guglielmi
said.
The samurai, Japan's
medieval knights, carried swords
as they enforced a code of moral
order. Modern Japan, however,
requires strict registration of all
sizable swords.
England and Wales last
year banned the sale of samurai
swords except to collectors after a
spate of crimes.
Today's incident was the
latest violence involving a top US
university. Police yesterday found
the body of a 24-year-old Yale
University student stuffed in a
laboratory wall.
England avoid Aussie whitewash thanks to Graeme
Swann's five-wickets
Graeme Swann's five-wicket Clarke faced 81 balls for his 38 own heel-kick celebration.
haul denied Australia a whitewash of before being run out, and Swann then When Hussey hit a Bresnan
their series against England in the final accounted for player-of-the-series winner delivery straight to Denly at mid-off, he left
one-day cricket match at the Riverside. Cameron White (one). Hilfenhaus not out two.
The off-spinner's career-best one- James Hopes (11) sent an easy Playing his first match since the
day figures of 5-28 helped bowl the caught-and-bowled to Swann after getting Ashes, fast bowler Hilfenhaus had a poor
Australians out for 176 inside 46 overs, and a leading edge. opening spell of four overs, in which he
England reached their target of 177 with 60 With Mike Hussey (49) looking conceded 32 runs and sent down a rash of
balls to spare for a four-wicket victory comfortable, the Australians needed one no balls along with a beamer that Denly
thanks largely to a half-century by opener of their big-hitting bowlers to stay in the managed to dodge.
Joe Denly. middle. Summing up his day, Hilfenhaus
Australia had to settle for a 6-1 But Mitchell Johnson (10) also overstepped to hand England the winning
series triumph after their bowlers failed to fell to Swann, caught by Anderson, as did run.
make the early breakthrough needed to Brett Lee (nought), bowled and
defend such a small total, with Denly (53) farewelled with a cheeky imitation of his
and Andrew Strauss (47) putting on a 106-
run stand for the first wicket.
Captain Ricky Ponting was
pleased with the character shown by his
side, who dropped from first to third in the
world rankings.
“We got off to a horrendous start
with the ball, but the guys dug deep and
kept trying their hardest right to the end,” he
said.
“To get as close as we did was a
good result. The last few weeks have been

Horoscopes: Predictions for Sept. 21-27 terrific for us.”

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) -- An offer to help with
a stalled project should reassure you that you have a
workable plan in spite of the problems in getting it up
and running. The week's end brings more positive news.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) -- A past problem about
a workplace situation re-emerges early in the week.
Talking things out helps ease tensions by midweek, but
some hurt feelings could linger a few more days.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) -- Optimistic aspects
dominate your efforts. However, expect to confront
some criticism, some of which might be valid, so keep
an open mind. But overall it's your views that will
count.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) -- Social interaction
with new people, especially on the job, could be a bit
strained in the early part of the week. But the
awkwardness passes as you get to know each other
better.
LEO (July 23 to August 22) -- Expect news about a
follow-up to a workplace change that could make a
difference in your career path. Meanwhile, new friends
widen the circle for all you Social Lions who love to
party.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) -- Enjoy your
well-earned plaudits for a job well done. But be aware
that some people might not share your colleagues'
admiration, and you might have to work harder to win
them over.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) -- It's a good
week to recheck your probably already overlong "to do"
list and decide what to keep and what to discard. Lose
the clutter and focus your energy on what's really
important.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) -- This is a
good time to take a new perspective on what you've
been offered. Expanding your view could help to
uncover any plusses or minuses that weren't apparent
at first.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) --
Applying the usual methods to this week's unique
challenges might not work too well. Instead, use your
creativity to find a way to resolve any impasse that
develops.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) -- So
what if fate throws some obstacles in your path this
week? Just keep in mind that the sure-footed and
resolute Goat can get past any barrier by focusing on
the goals up ahead.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) -- This week
calls for better communication with people in both
your private life and the workplace. Start by asking
questions, and then pay close attention to the answers.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) -- Potentially
beneficial workplace changes could be closer than you
realize. Make sure you know what's going on so that
you're not left high and dry when the good things
happen.
IF YOU WERE BORN THIS WEEK:
You're not timid about pushing to have your aims
realized once you've set your mind to
accomplishing your goals.
England counterpart Andrew
Strauss admitted the win was a relief.
“We're not going to get carried
away with it,” he said.
“We still lost the series 6-1, but it
was a good bowling performance today.
“We probably still made heavier
weather of it than we should have done, but
it's a win and something to move forward
with.”
Strauss was out for a fifth time this
series to Australian off-spinner Nathan
Hauritz when he attempted a reverse
sweep and sent a top edge to Ben
Hilfenhaus at short third man.
Denly was run out by a sharp
throw from Ponting to wicketkeeper Tim
Paine, who swiftly removed the bails, but by
then England were cruising.
Even when the hosts lost 3-8 in
the space of 13 balls, they managed to
salvage some pride as Paul Collingwood
(13 not out) and Tim Bresnan (10 not out)
saw them through.
Australia were in trouble early with
England paceman James Anderson striking
on the fourth ball of the match when Shane
Watson (nought) was caught at slip by
Swann.
Paine (four) followed shortly after
when debutant Graham Onions had him
caught behind by Matthew Prior.
Ponting and Michael Clarke
steadied the innings with a 79-run
partnership. But Swann came into the
attack with immediate effect when Ponting
(53 off 67) looked to drive his fifth delivery,
which turned sharply, and spooned the ball
to Collingwood at midwicket.

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What happened in week two of the NRL finals series?
You can analyse, scrutinise,
examine, dissect and inspect the
second week of the NRL finals
for as long as you like. Or you
can read the six burning
questions, with answers, right
here. The choice is yours.
The Parramatta support
cast really rose to the occasion last
weekend to compliment their star
player?
The Eels proved on the
weekend they are much more than
just a superstar backline, or more
to the point, a superstar fullback.
Their 27-2 drubbing of Gold Coast
proved not only are they making
the hard yards in attack, but they
are proving impossible to break
down in defence. On Friday night, it
wasn't the Eels' usual suspect
Jarryd Hayne who stole the show,
but the irrepressible Fuifui Moimoi,
with the support of unheralded duo
Ben Smith and Todd Lowrie.
Moimoi, in particular, delivered the
grunt needed to get the Eels home.
A warning to the Bulldogs: over the
past three months only the
Dragons and Tigers have posted
more than two tries in a game
Parramatta. Opposition defences woke
up to their plays, Jamie Soward's
influence on the game had diminished
and players who had set the world on
fire earlier in the season went missing.
Minor premiers are decided by
consistency throughout the season so
the Dragons were deserved winners
but being premiers takes something
more altogether.
How have Brisbane and
coach Ivan Henjak turned their
fortunes around so quickly?
Remember August 1 - you're
probably trying to forget it if you're a
Broncos fan. It was when Brisbane
were thrashed by Canberra 56-0, their
finals hopes, seemingly, were in
tatters. Now they are just one win
away from the grand final after beating
St George Illawarra 24-10. The
weekend win went against the odds,
too: the Broncos had not won a finals
match at Suncorp Stadium in six
matches dating back to 1995. It was
also a memorable game for AFL-
bound Karmichael Hunt, who
farewelled Suncorp Stadium with two
tries and constantly threatened in
attack. They've now won seven on the
trot and Ivan Henjak looks to have
still floating around in the finals
series. What were they up to over
the weekend?
Melbourne Storm and the
Bulldogs were given a week off as
reward for winning their qualifying
finals. Bulldogs coach Kevin Moore
popped up to say his side wouldn't
lose any conditioning, explaining he
ran an opposed session against
their NSW Cup side. News also
filtered in over the weekend that
Brett “I'll Be Back” Kimmorley
completed a contact session and
will resume his position as key
playmaker for their blockbuster
preliminary final against Parramatta.
The Storm, meanwhile, had
a Saturday night bonding session,
watching their preliminary finals
opponents, the Broncos. Assistant
coach Stephen Kearney said his
side had kept the week "pretty
much the same as we normally
would if we had a long turnaround
between games in the regular
season". And after one masterful
performance in the finals series (a
40-12 win over Manly), Melbourne
will have wanted to keep it low key,
as they now enter the preliminary
Nerve-wracking wait for Mathew Stokes as grand
final approaches
Mathew Stokes admits he
faces a nerve-wracking few
days before finding out
whether he has forced his way
back into the Geelong team
for Saturday's AFL grand final
against St Kilda.
Stokes declared himself
unavailable for last Saturday's
73-point preliminary-final
thumping of Collingwood with
groin soreness.
But he proved his fitness
by training on Monday morning
before a crowd of more than
5,000 fans at Skilled Stadium.
Stokes, 24, expects to
learn by midweek whether coach
Mark Thompson can find a spot
for him in the side.
“It's definitely nerve-
wracking, but exciting as well,”
said Stokes, who played in
Geelong's winning grand final representing the club, we're not
side in 2007 and the one which representing individuals at all.
lost last year's decider to “The coaches will make
Hawthorn. the right decision on the make-
“It's definitely all about up of the side and the best
the team and if I find out I don't structures and I'd imagine they'd
play, I can live with that and I'll make the decision as soon as
be supporting the boys.” they can.”
One of Shannon
Byrnes, Travis Varcoe or David
Wojcinski could be omitted if
the Cats decide to include
Stokes in the grand final
lineup.
“It's a good problem to
have from the club's point of
view,” said Geelong captain
Tom Harley.
“For the individuals it
might be a bit restless, but
we've been team-focused all
along for the past three years
and the team we put out is

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against them.
St George Illawarra have
become the first team since 1993
to bow out in straight sets after
finishing as minor premiers. Where
did all the love go?
removed the apprentice title from his
office door. And with their Toyota Cup
team also just one game away from a
grand final berth, things are really
looking up in Brisbane.
Gold Coast Titans are
finals as the premiership favourites.
What's the go with this
McIntrye System?
The seemingly annual
debate over the relevance of the
McIntyre Finals System has taken

The Dragons were
unquestionably the best team for
22 rounds. But momentum has
counted for everything in this finals
series, something the Dragons left
renowned for their struggles away
from home. Friday night's game at
Sydney Football Stadium was
always a predictable result, right?
While the Titans had won all
ROAST PORK
on a more resonant feeling since
the early departure of St George
Illawarra on Saturday night. The
Dragons became the first minor POPPIES 2
premiers in the McIntyre era to bow

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behind last month. Parramatta
have won nine of their past 10
games, while Brisbane Broncos are
their previous games against
Parramatta before the semi-final clash,
they were written off as no hopers. The
out after just two games when they
lost to Brisbane although
Melbourne came awfully close last
Served with roasted veggies,
riding a seven-match streak. The
Bulldogs have won six of their past
seven. And while Melbourne Storm
men from the golden strip had lost six
of their past nine away matches
heading into the game, and since
year. Calls have increased for the
system to be revamped so the
higher-placed teams are not
potato,pumpkin,carrot,cauliflower KUTA
TOWNHOUSES

and gravy sauce

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would appear the odd team out, entering the competition in 2007 they disadvantaged if they lose their first
having only won three in a row, the had won just six of their 22 matches in game. There is a real possibility that
re-awakening of their much- NSW. Not surprisingly, the Titans were sixth (Brisbane) could play eighth

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vaunted attack, which has never in the hunt in their 27-2 loss to (Parramatta) in the grand final but
amassed 108 points in those the Eels, their plight summed up by does that seem a fair indicator of

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games, is an ominous sign. prop Matthew White dropping the ball the season? The AFL equivalent is

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Dragons supporters were hoping over the try line after a desperate often used in comparison and it's
three defeats in their past four tackle from Nathan Hindmarsh. Now, no coincidence that it has provided

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preliminary round games was just an outcome where first plays
after losing both finals matches in their
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an aberration - but their worst fears
were confirmed with Saturday's
loss to the Broncos, a week after
their qualifying final loss to
first finals campaign, the Titans will
surely be looking for ways to turn
these stats around in 2010.
There are two other teams
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second in this year's decider. This
NRL season may just be an POPPIES I
anomaly but it won't stop the Be EARLY to avoid disappointed
clamour for change.

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F1 credibility on the line as renault await punishment
for race fixing
The Singapore race-fixing scandal,
which has plunged the world's most
glamorous sport into a bitter spiral of
recriminations and resignations, is set
to push Formula One's credibility to
the brink on Tuesday (EST).
It will also go a long way in
helping disgraced paddock superpower
Renault decide whether or not it really
wants to continue in a sport which bleeds
€300 million (A$509m) from its stretched
budget every year.
The French team hope that the
resignations of flamboyant team principal
Flavio Briatore and engineering chief Pat
Symonds, following allegations they
ordered former driver Nelson Piquet to
deliberately crash in Singapore in 2008,
will guarantee clemency when the World
Motor Sports Council meets.
Having admitted they will not
contest the charges against them, the
likelihood is that a heavy fine and a
points deduction will be the preferred
sentence rather than outright banishment
from the championship.
However, even that hasn't
stopped the clamour for blood from
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respected voices within a sport which, in the
aftermath of other recent acts of
skullduggery, are exhausted by the damage
caused to F1's image.
“When I first heard the accusation
that Renault had asked Nelson Piquet to
crash deliberately, the question was
whether it was true or not,'' former
champion Niki Lauda told the Daily Mail in
London.
“If it was true, then it amounted to
the worst thing that has happened in
Formula One.''
Lauda believes Piquet's crash,
deliberately engineered so as to help
teammate Fernando Alonso take a surprise
victory, is a worse scandal than even the
'Spygate' affair of 2007 where McLaren
were found to be in possession of technical
data belonging to rivals Ferrari.
McLaren were fined a record
$US100 million (A$115m) and stripped of
their constructors points for the season.
“Yes, the McLaren spying scandal
two years ago was extremely serious but
mechanics have always discussed technical
data among themselves.
“This, though, is new. The biggest
damage ever. Now the FIA must punish
Renault heavily to restore credibility in
the sport.''
As well as the public thirst for
retribution in a sport watched by an
estimated 600 million people worldwide,
the FIA also faces a delicate balancing
act.
Renault's future in Formula One
has been the subject of speculation for a
long time.
The loss of another
manufacturer would be hard to stomach
following last year's withdrawal of Honda
and the impending departure of BMW.
Former world champion Alonso,
meanwhile, doesn't come cheap with a
salary of around $US25 million
(A$28.8m) although the Spaniard is
widely expected to move to Ferrari in
2010.
Renault's form on the track this
season hasn't created any great
optimism.
After 13 races Alonso is trailing
in tenth place in the drivers' standings
while the team are eighth of 10 in the
constructors' title race - 126 points from
leaders Brawn GP.
twowheels editor Jeremy Bowdler looks at the MotoGP
championship
The MotoGP season has developed a little bit of
Alice in Wonderland weirdness about it lately,
with Alice-sponsored Ducati rider Casey Stoner
choosing to return to Australia post-Donington
to rest and recuperate from a "mystery"
debilitating illness.
While diagnosis at a distance seems to be
a common speciality particularly among the less
medically knowledgeable the fact remains that
Stoner has missed three races and, though
scheduled to reappear at Estoril on October 4, a
fortnight before the Phillip Island round, there is no
guarantee that he will be there.
Of course, there's no guarantee that he
won't either; but his natural reluctance to talk to the
press will merely lead to more speculation about
him, Ducati and his place in the team.
This hasn't been helped by a British
commentator who claimed Ducati was in
discussion with Valentino Rossi's team-mate Jorge
Lorenzo and was keen “to secure the services of a
top-level rider to compete alongside or even
replace Casey Stoner should, their increasingly
fragile relationship with the absent Australian finally
snap”.
While this would have come as some
surprise to Stoner's teammate Nicky Hayden (who
has been re-signed for 2010 and also taken a
podium in the past month), the comment has been
given extra weight since the commentator in
question also writes the Ducati works team's
doesn't get his way as he did in the
Bridgestone/Michelin affair a couple of years ago he'll
leave Yamaha and go to Ducati (I doubt anyone asked
them) and finish his career as an Italian on an Italian
bike and show that pesky Skip that he's not the only
one who can win on a Ducati.
Though how Ducati's team manager Livio
Suppo would take to Rossi joining the team as a
double act with his mentor Jerry Burgess (without
whom he never would have left Honda) is anyone's
guess. Burgess, incidentally has won 11 GP titles as
crew chief, so he's not a resource to be considered
lightly.
No doubt Ducati would dearly love an Italian
rider to win on their machine, and that's part of why
we've seen Marco Melandri and Loris Capirossi on the
team, but wins are wins and Stoner's been the one
able to deliver a world title. It's common knowledge that
he was Ducati's fourth choice as a rider when he
signed originally, and maybe the fairytale romance has
been replaced with a working relationship but, until he
fell ill, Stoner was leading the championship.
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 EVENT CALENDAR 2009
BALI 7th ANNUAL
INTERNATIONAL EVENT KUTA
KARNIVAL
A CELEBRATION OF LIFE
Bali Hotels Association's Bartender Competition
Watch Bali's best bartenders compete on the
beach… the party ingredient is Balimoon!
Time: Wednesday 23 September 2009, 3pm to 6pm.
Venue: Main Tent.
Sunset Dances
Must see! Balinese traditional dances on the beach
every sunset time. This is why Kuta Karnival always
attracts a crowd of admirers.
Time: Wednesday 23 September until Saturday 26
September 2009, 5pm to 6pm.
Venue: Seminyak Beach.
Graffiti Cartoon Expose
Cartoonists from around Bali show off their talents.
Time: Everyday from Saturday 19 September until
Sunday 27 September 2009, 4pm to 7pm.
Venue: Main Tent.
T-Shirt Cartoon Competition
Calling tourists and locals… please join our cartoon
competition and win for yourself great prizes.
Time: Sunday 20 September 2009, 4pm to 7 pm.
Venue: Main Tent.
Mini Cartoon Exhibition
Laugh out loud, visit the cartoon exhibition!
Time: Everyday from Saturday 19 September until
Sunday 27 September 2009, all day.
Venue: Main Tent.
Youth Race
Calling all high-school boys and girls… please join
the amazing race.
Time:(Day 1) Friday 25 September 2009, 10am to 7
pm.
(Day 2) Saturday 26 September 2009, 2pm to
7 pm.
Venue: start at Main Tent.
Movie Screening
Watch a movie on the beach!
Time: Everyday from Sunday 20 September until
Saturday 26 September 2009,7pm to9pm. Venue:
Main Tent.
Barong Reptile Show
Get up close and personal with the friendly
reptiles of Bali… join Reptile Feeding
Contest, workshop, body painting and there is
also a giant snake!
Time: Everyday from Monday 21 September until
Saturday 26 September 2009, 4pm to 7pm.
Venue: Main Tent.
Street Art & Sand Sculpture Competition
Catch art on the streets of Kuta and when the
weekend sunset comes, do art on the beach of Kuta.
Time: Everyday from Wednesday 23 September until
Saturday 26 September 2009, all day.
Venue: Main Tent.
SFO & Oakley Present Open Stage
You want to show off your talent in music, singing or
dancing? Come up to the Open Stage!
Time:(Day 1) Tuesday 22 September 2009, 10am to
3pm.
(Day 2) Wednesday 23 September 2009,
10am to 3pm.
Venue: Main Tent.
Kuta Young Architects
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Kuta Karnival 2009
See what the young ones are building on.
Time: Everyday from Saturday 19 September until
Sunday 27 September 2009, all day.
Venue: Main Tent.
Youth Info Centre
Find more information about how exciting teenage
years are. 009
Time: Everyday from Saturday 19 September until E R2
MB
Sunday 27 September 2009, all day.
EPTE Beach
Venue: Main Tent. 2 7 S u ta
Raremotion Artist Series 19 - o n K
Students of the Arts Institute exhibit their works on Kuta
beach.
Time: Everyday from Saturday 19 September until
Sunday 27 September 2009, all day.
Venue: Main Tent.
Bali Blogger Community
Internet-mania… come and introduce yourself to the
Bali Blogger Community.
Time: Everyday from Saturday 19 September until
Sunday 27 September 2009, all day.
Venue: Main Tent.
Environment Day
Join fun games and learn about what you can do for
our earth!
Time: Saturday 26 September 2009, 9am to 1pm.
Venue: Main Tent.
Surfer Girl Presents the Surfer Girl Big Splash '09
Join two days of fun on the beach… if you surf, try the
competition to win some great prizes however if you
don't, then just join the laughter with friends and family!
Time:(Day 1) Thursday 24 September 2009, 9am to
5pm.
(Day 2) Friday 25 September 2009, 9am to 5pm.
Venue: Main Tent.
Cardinal Music Awards
Listen to fabulous music on the beach and see young
bands compete for the grand prize in the midst of
fabulous fashion shows.
Time: Friday 25 September 2009, 4pm to 10pm.
Venue: Main Tent.
Bali Food Festival
Food, food, food and more of delicious food!
Time:(Day 1) Friday 25 September 2009, lunch and
dinner.
(Day 2) Saturday 26 September 2009, lunch and
dinner.
(Day 3) Sunday 27 September 2009, lunch and
dinner.
Venue: Legian beach.
Fishing Fun
Join the fishermen and come back to cook your own
catch of the day!
Time: Sunday 27 September 2009, 2pm to 6pm.
Venue: start from Bali Food Festival stage on Legian
beach.
Street Parade & Closing Ceremony
At the closing of nine-day event, watch a carnival on
the streets of Kuta with decorated cars, music and
dancing!
Time: Sunday 27 September 2009, 3pm to 7pm.
Venue: Starting from Anggrek Inn, along the streets of
Kuta, ending at the new Kuta Gates/Candi Bentar Kuta.
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