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Bali Safari andMarine Park JoinsL o c a l N G O i nB r i n g i n g t h eEndangered BaliStarling Back tothe Wild.

T h e B a l iStarling - also knownas the Bali Mynah,L e u c o p s a rRothschildi or, to thelocal population asCurik Bali - is abeautiful bird ofabout 25 centimeters in length markedby it white body, a long, drooping crest,black tips on the wings and tail. Mostdistinguishing this species are bluemarkings around the eye and a yellowbill.

Threatened with extinction ther e m a i n i n g w i l dpopulations of this birdare found only in Bali,

limited to the West BaliNational Park.

Living in theleafy tops of tall trees,the timid bird onlydescends to the junglefloor in search of waterwhere it is most at riskto human and animal

predation.

T h eestimated 30-60 birds stillextant in thew i l d m a t eduring Bali'sr a i n ys e a s o n s ,

b e t w e e nN o v e m b e rand April. Themale starlingseeks matesby spreading

its wings and bobbing itshead.

Bali Starling: Threatened withExtinction

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Property Developers Suffer aSetback in Efforts to Al lowForeigners to Own Land in Baliand the Rest of Indonesia.

Both the New York Timesand Jakarta Globe have storiesannouncing that the hopes of realestate developers for a significant

liberalization of rules for foreignproperty ownership in Bali have beendashed by the failure of thegovernment to deliver a promisedmassive revamp of the rules.

Bagus Adikusumo of ColliersInternational Indonesia said: "We allthought they were ready to go for it.But then it didn't happen."

Rules specifically prohibitingforeign ownership of freehold titleand constitutional limits in support ofthose rules remain very much inplace. As a result, foreigners wishingto buy property in Bali and the rest ofIndonesia resort to proxy andnominee legal constructs that are,

s t r i c t l y speak ing, in d i rec tcontravention of the laws of theRepublic. Complicating mattersfurther, the irrevocable powers ofattorney and loan agreements usedby foreigners to secure theirprecarious claim on Indonesianproperty also stand on shaky legalfooting.

There is apparently a largelegal tug-of-war being waged inJ a k a r t a b e t w e e n p r o p e r t ydevelopers eager to tap into a hugepotential market of foreign propertypurchasers and nationalists intent onkeeping the status quo. Thoseseeking change may have to contentthemselves with a revision of the

ru l es a l l ow i ng "au t om a t i c "extensions to the current maximum25-year lease period. And, even ifsuch extensions are approved, theyface the eventual risk of beingr e j e c t e d b y I n d o n e s i a ' sConstitutional Court, repeating an

earlier attempt to grant leaseextensions for foreigners which wasrejected by the Courts in 2007.

Describing the confusionover efforts to change rules forforeign property ownership, one localobserver of the real estate scene inBali said, "It's dj vu all over again."

Adikusumo said, "I think theybacked off first for nationalisticreasons, then secondly, because offears that opening up the market toforeigners would favor luxury house

construction at the expense of low-cost mass housing. They will alsohave to make major changes in thelaw, even perhaps the Constitution,which would take quite a while topush through Parliament.

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W h i l e d o m e s t i c a t e dpopulations do exist at severalbreeding centers, those in the wildare threatened by deforestation,habitat competition with other starlingspecies and poaching by criminalsseeking to sell the starlings for the

very high price paid by private birdcollectors.Many concerned individuals

and organizations work hard to helppreserve and protect the remainingBali Starlings living wild. TamanSafari Indonesia in association withthe Association for the Preservationof the Curik Bali (APCB) are leadingthese efforts. Last year, the thenreigning Forestry Minister, M.S.Kaban, and the APCB released 34starlings into the West Bali NationalPark. The released birds were raised

in captivity by members ofthe ACPB, the Yokohama Zoo andTaman Safari Indonesia.

The chairman of the ACPB,Toni Sumampau, quoted in the BaliPost, said the released starlingscame from breeding programs at theTaman Safari Indonesia, YokohamaZoo and the West Bali National Park.There is currently another breedingcenter in operation at Nusa Penidaisland, located just a short distanceoff Bali's southern coast.

The Bali Safari and MarinePark - a subsidiary of Taman SafariIndonesia, plays an active part in theefforts of ACPB to protect andpreserve the Bali Starling. This year,8 Bali Starlings have been hatched atthe Bali facility. Those visiting the BaliSafari and Marine park can see theBali Starlings in the Barong Lobbyarea of the Fresh Water Aquarium.

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An astronomer says a brightspiralling light spotted in the skyby people across eastern Australiawas probably a satellite, spacejunk or a rocket.

The UFO was seen movingthrough the sky just beforeSaturday's sunrise in New SouthWales, Queensland and the ACT.

ABC News Online has

received dozens of emails, picturesand videos from those who claim tohave witnessed the huge white light.

Some described it as a"lollipop-type swirl". Others say ithovered for a while before graduallymoving in an eastern direction until itwas out of sight. Those who saw theobject say photos do not reflect howlarge it actually was.

Geoffrey Whyatt from theSydney Observatory says it wasprobably a satellite, space junk or arocket.

"The fact that you've got therotation, the spiral effect, is veryreminiscent of the much widelyreported sightings from Norway andRussia last year, which both turnedout to be a Bulava missile which wasbeing adjusted in its orbit," he said.

"So possibly a rocket, I wouldsay, having some sort of gyroscopicstability rocket fired on its side."

Mr Whyatt says it is a rarephenomenon.

"The first I saw of the spiralswas last year when they werereported in Norway and then a fewdays later in Russia," he said.

"The Norway one was veryspectacu lar because of i t ssymmetrical appearance.

"But the one this morningand the one in Russia bear a strikingsimilarity of being the same effectsfrom a rocket trying to be contro lled oradjusted."

A privately-owned rocketlaunched from Cape Canaveral inFlorida on its first test flight isbelieved to be responsible.

But Doug Moffett from UFOResearch NSW says he has a fewproblems with this theory.

"Firstly, the time of thelaunch was 18.45 GMT, whichtranslates to 4.45am EST, theduration of the flight was 9 minutes 38

seconds - this is a full hourbefore the reported sightings," hesaid.

"Secondly, where was theglow from the boosters or from thefriction created by the craft movingthrough the atmosphere, where wasthe tail of the rocket?

"Thirdly, why would anyonelaunch a rocket on a maiden test flight

with a trajectory that would take itover the most heavily populated partsof Australia?

"And how big must thisrocket have been to be seen soclearly, at the same time, over such avast distance?"

'Like a bright star'Canberra resident James

Butcher says he was driving homefrom a night out with his brother whenthey spotted the "strange spiral lightin the sky".

"It had a distinct brightcentre, much like a bright star,indicating an object shedding lighttrails, spiralling and fattening out fromit," he said.

"The effect lasted only two orthree m inutes , mov ing anddescending quickly out of view.

"The colour was yellowishbut this may have been blurred andtinted by the morning fog."

Wollongong man EddieWise says he also saw the lightduring his morning walk just before6:00am.

He says he has never seenanything like it.

"It was like a yellowish,greenish light with a light spiralaround it," he said.

"It sort of moved around,bobbed up and down and then it wentbehind a cloud.

"I'm just amazed. I want toknow what it was."

A caller to the ABC, Robyn,says she saw the phenomenon fromher home on Sydney's north shorejust before 6:00am.

She says it was over withintwo minutes.

"There was this white light upin the sky like a huge revolvingmoon," Robyn said.

"At first I thought it was themoon but it was travelling so fast,

and twirling as it went."It was just amazing and to

be quite frank, I was quite frightenedand my heart's still pounding."

'Lollipop-type swirl'A number of people from

Morayfield and Caboolture inQueensland have reported that theytoo saw a white light in the sky about5:50am.

"It was just the one light. I justcame home from my walk and Ihappened to look up in the sky, andhere it was racing across the sky,"Linda told 612 ABC Brisbane.

"I bashed on the window formy husband to have a look and heflew out.

"It was spectacular."Linda described the light as

like a lollipop swirl.She says the light came from

the west and was headed east, out tosea.

"It was just unreal. Therewas a cloud in the sky - just this lightwith a swirl in the middle," she said.

Peter, from Balmoral, sayshe saw the light while he was on aferry terminal on the Brisbane River.

"It certainly had that lollipop-type swirl ... but it was travelling lowand fairly fast, and as it went past meand I looked up, it looked like a row oflights, maybe four lights," he said.

Denise, at Pine Mountain,told ABC radio in Brisbane that shesaw the lights shortly before 6:00am.

"I got up at about 5:45 to letmy horse out of his stable ... and I sawthis coming from a north-westdirection towards the south-east,"she said.

"There was no noise. It waslike bands of ribbon coming out of itand it looked like it was comingthrough a cloud, yet there were noclouds.

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G'day again people, I hope thisweek has found you all well and

happy. A terrific outcome in the

footy last weekend with the teamthat counts the most, taking a well

deserved win (Pies Ken Pies).

This weekend also brings

the Bali 9's masters Australian

Rules football carnival played at

t h e C a n g g u C l u b . T h e

tournament starts on Friday

afternoon, with Saturday being a

complete day of match's by teamsfrom all over the world. The grand

final will be held under lights on

Saturday night. The last two years

has been won by the Darwin

Waratahs who are proudly

sponsored by the Kuta Weekly

and Kuta Townhouses luxury

Apartments. Should be a good

weekend and if you can manageto drag yourselves away from

your comfort zone, I'm sure you

will have a great day, as you are

all welcome to the Kuta Weekly,

Waratahs marquis at the Cunggu

Club. I will mention the waratahs

after party, hopefully celebrating

the hat trick, This is being held atKuta Townhouses on Sundayafternoon and I suggest it will be a

good afternoon with a few cold

beers around the pool.

Have you noticed things

on the island are slowly

changing??? I remember many

years ago seeing piles of rubbish

on the road side and every few

days when the rats had eaten

their fill a smelly old truck would

turn up and remove the piles.

Nowadays the use of bins has

replaced the rogue piles and a

very efficient waste management

system is evident and in place

compared to 15 years ago. Thesedays the amount of things that are

recycled on the island fascinates

me. The locals could probably

teach us thing or two in Australia. I

see people collecting anything

metal while walking around Kuta

checking bins with a sack over

their back. The same thing with

plastic bottles, Paper, ally cans,empty beer bottles etc etc.

I remember one time

seeing a fellow which clearly had

a big find of cardboard boxes in

the course of his day, which he

had broken down and stackedinto a huge pile, with the only

method of transporting these to

the recycle station for some cashbeing his old clapped out

pushbike. I sat opposite in a

warong enjoying a local coffee

and watched as the fellow

somehow tied the bike to the

stack on the ground then lifted the

bike up and rode off. I rekn he had

gotten about ten metres and the

pile has slipped off the pushy. Iwatched him for another 10

minutes as he strapped the loadon with a little more twine then

lifted the bike up and went on his

way. He was very determined

and no way was he leaving his

catch. Twas funny to watch.

I think it's a great credit to

the Balinese people how they try

as best they possibly can tomanage the island we all enjoy so

much. With more than two million

people expected to visit this year I

just wish they could work out

something with the traffic jams.

These I find, are the worst

inconvenience, amongst other

rudimentary things like power and

water supplies (please help me

pull my tongue from my cheek). Itreally is up to all of us to try and

help with the recycling and reduce

our carbon footprint as it all makes

a difference, as easy as it is to turn

the tap off while you scrub your

fangs, or use the hotel towel twice

instead of sending it out to be

washed is all we need to do.

Ok punters enough fromme for the week.

Next week I'm gonna tell you

about a new bar owner up here

who is selling the cheapest

bintang I have seen since the

increase. It's one of the oldfavouri te pubs which has

completely reinvented its self, and

I reckon a heap of the expats willstart patronizing the place once

they hear about the deal. Karn the

pies,

until next week,

ALIASJ..........................

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BEING a beach bum is theperfect way for some tospend a leisurely NorthQ u e e n s l a n d S u n d a yafternoon.

But tomorrow, beachbums will be the real thing, theTownsville Bulletin reports.

About 200 people willattempt to break the world record

for the largest gathering of nudesnorkellers.

Base Backpackers isorganising the event at Nelly Baybeach as part of Magnetic Island

R o t a r y W o r l dO c e a n D a y , a ninternationally celebratedconservation project.

Base Backpackerbar manager Will Greggsaid it was for a goodcause.

''It's beautiful in the

water, there are no stingers(and) we will have surflifesavers on for safety,'' hesaid.

A registration glitchmeant the attempt could

not be regarded as an officialGuinness World Record tilt, butthose taking part would regard ita s a r e c o r d - b r e a k i n gachievement.

''There is a record forskinny dipping, but not for this,'' hesaid.

''We will be in the water forabout half an hour.

''It kicks off at 2 and it's assimple as people walking in thewater in their birthday suits.''

Mr Gregg said police wereaware of the effort and there had

been no objections.He compared the event to

the 5000 people who posednaked on the steps of SydneyOpera House for a photo by artistSpencer Tunick in March.

It's the second time theisland has hosted World OceanDay, an event aimed at cleaning

every beach around the world.The event begins at Alma

Bay at 10am tomorrow and willclimax with a concert by AshGrunwald from 5pm at BaseBackpackers.

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Super drink creates brain cells,prevents wrinkles

North Korea again threatenedwar with South Kor ea today butfound t ime to spru ik anextraordinary super drink thatit claims will multiply braincells.

The often-shrill KCNAstate news agency softened itstone to advertise an anti-oxidationdrink made by the MoranbongCarbonated Fruit Juice JointVenture Company which contains60 kinds of "micro-elements"extracted from more than 30species of plants.

"It, with effects of bothp r e ve n t i ve a n d cu r a t i vetreatment, helps improve mentaland retentive faculties by

multiplying brain cells,"the agency said.

"It also protects skin fromwrinkles and black spots andprevents such geriatric diseasesas cerebral haemorrhage,

myocardium and brain infarctionby removing acid effete matters intime."

The KCNA says the drinkalso makes skin fair.

Company manager JongSong Ho told KCNA that the drinkwas particularly "efficacious"among workers at a thermalpower station, smelter and atmedical institutions.

"The drink has no sideeffect," the agency added.


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Giant burger puts the bite into world record


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IT TOOK 120 eggs to h oldit together and four burlymen to flip it, but aSydney cafe has set arecord by making theworld's largest burger.

The whopping beef

burger cooked up atAmbrosia On The Spot, inSydney's Randwick, tippedthe scales at 95.5kg, makingit the largest ever created.

The previous recordwas held by an 84kg burgermade in the US.

Owner Joe El-Ajouzsaid the burger would not bea regular feature on thecafe's menu, considering ittook him almost 24 hours tocreate and three months toplan, but he was delighted withthe results.

"I've always wanted to

break a world record andthis is a bit of fun and a

marketing tool to get people in

talking," Mr El-Ajouzsaid.

The burger required81kg of mince, 120 eggs, 16tomatoes, 120 cheeseslices, 2kg of lettuce, 21kg ofbread and half a kilo of

barbecue sauce.Mr El-Ajouz's wifeIman said the trickiest partwas flipping the patty, whichtook 12 hours to cookthrough.

Once the meat wascooked, the burger waslovingly assembled by thecafe's staff, then put ondisplay.

Last night, it wasbeing cut up for staff andsupporters to sample.

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Cop wrestles 8ft alligator - then brings ou t thespecial cuf fs


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A POLICE officerhas managed tohandcuff an 8ft(2 .5m) a l l iga torafter wrestling theb e a s t t o t h eground.

The animalwas spotted at atraffic intersection inPalm Harbour, onFlorida's east coast,a n d c a u s e dmotorists to panic.

Wh i le mos t po l i ceofficers would baulk at beingsent out on such a job,Lieutenant Richard Nalven waseager to try his cuffing skills.

"Maybe I bit off a littlemore than I could chew, but I

wasn't going to back off of the

challenge," he said.He used a self-made

device to rope the reptile'smouth, but the suspect refusedto cooperate.

With the help of a formerdeputy, the officer threw araincoat over the alligator's head

to blind it." ( T h e

former deputy)and I ended up

jumping down ontop of the thing. I

handcuffed hisrear legs with myhandcuffs," hesaid.

A f t e r afew cuts andbru ises, theymanaged to tape

the gator's mouth shut and quiethim down. The alligator wasdestroyed.

Alligators are noticeablyon the move in Florida duringApril and May.

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Has Garuda Lost the Thread on Heritage


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Garuda's Decision toUse 'Fake' Batik for NewUniforms is a Disserviceto Indones ia 's R i chCultural Heritage.

Garuda Indonesia ison a roll. The national carrierhas returned to Europe with

flights to Amsterdam; newaircraft are on order to maketheir already young fleet evenyounger; plans are in hand formore new routes, includingresuming service to America'sWest Coast; the airline has re-established its safety certificationwith IATA and the EU; and, mostimportantly, the airline is turning aprofit.

Clearly, in a world-wideaviation industry where suchsuccess stories are as rare as legroom in the economy section,Garuda's growing success mustearn full marks for the excellent

leadership of the airline's CEO,Emirsyah Satar.

But this record of successand enormity of Garuda Indonesiamission also impose on Emirsyahspecial responsibilities as the man-in-charge of the state-ownedcarrier carrying the Indonesia flagto the far corners of the world. Inthis regard, it appears thatsomeone at the airline dropped theball with the recent launch of newuniforms for Garuda's cabin crew.The Garuda Experience: WhatWere They Thinking ?

In its commitment toimprove in-flight service, Garudamade a significant misstep in theexecution of new uniforms for its1,600 flight crew. As reported bybalidiscovery.com, the airline hireda team of seasoned professionalsto conceptualize and designstewardesses uniforms based onIndonesia's fabled sarong kebaya.Central to the "new look" are batik-styled sarongs incorporating aneye-catching traditional lerengmotif.

So far, so good. Plaudits allround for Garuda's decision to bothupgrade passenger service andcreate uniforms highlighting batik -the cherished textile tradition that isboth an art form and a massivehandicraft industry in Central Javaand other parts of the Republic.

H o w e v e r , c i t i n gexpediency as an excuse, nationalpress reports say that instead ofusing original hand-made batik to

costume their crew, the newuniforms would be made fromprinted batik-like materials churnedout in a modern textile factory.

Such a loose commitmentto a national handicraft treasure isunfathomable, particularly by ourNational Carrier serving the sameCountry that took umbrage andeven began to rattle its sabreswhen it was recently perceived thatneighboring Malaysia was usingtraditional Balinese dances topromote their tourism product.Sadly, an equally ferociouscommitment to culture was sorelylacking when someone at Garuda

signed the order book for the newGaruda uniforms.A Bad Marriage: Efficiency andHeritage

G e n e ra l l y sp e a k in g ,efficiency is anathema to culturalpreservation. Safeguarding aprecious heritage is neverexpeditious; keeping time-honoredtraditions viable in a modern worlddemands tireless efforts that willoftentimes prove i nconvenient.

Garuda's decision to o

forsake true batik infavor of ersatz batik increating their new crewuniforms is regrettable on anumber of levels. Gone is thechance to gainfully employ asma l l fema le a rmy o ftraditional batik producers tobegin the labor-intensiveprocess to produce thethousands of hand-madecloths that could have beenworn by the Country'ss tewardesses as they

traveled the globe. Gone, also, isthe opportunity to allow the millionof passengers flying Garuda toadmire outstanding genuineexamples of Indonesia's centuries-old textile tradition each time a theyare served by a cabin stewardess.

And while we're on thesubject of preserving andpromoting batik, isn't it high time forthe Minister of Culture and Tourism,or a well-meaning legislator, tointroduce legislation outlawing theproduction of batik designs inIndonesia by anything other thantime-honored traditional methods?Such a regulation would do much togive batik it's due place, protect the"brand" and ensure that a labelproudly proclaiming "made inIndonesia" on a piece of batikr e p r e s e n t e d a n a b s o l u t eassurance that the product wasgenuine.A Call to Action

It is not too late for Garudato reaffirm its commitment toIndonesian culture by taking steps

to re-swathe their stewardesses ingenuine Indonesian batik andassign the fake version to the theirrightful place on a nearby bonfire.

While we patiently wait forclearer minds to prevail, we cano n l y p r a y t h a t G a r u d a ' acommitment to improved service ismore genuine than their newwardrobe.

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Poker player folds after record 115-hour game


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Poker star Phil Laak haltedthe longest poker game inhistory at 115 hours early onMonday (US time), nearlytwo days longer than thecurrent mark recognised asthe official world record.

"Wow, 115 hours, I should

have my head examined," saidLaak, as the number appeared onthe running clock on a laptopscreen next to his seat at theBellagio Hotel-Casino in LasVegas. "I am definitely sick."

The 37-year-old probegan playing at 12:00pm (localtime) last Wednesday at thefamous resort and quit at 7:00amon Monday saying he still felt fine

but did not want to "do anymore damage to my body thannecessary".

He was permitted a five-minute break for every hour heplayed and could bank those forlonger breaks. While he vowed hedid not consume any caffeine or

stimulants, he did manage at leastone 30-minute nap.Paperwork and video

evidence to document Laak's featis expected to be submitted thismonth to Guinness WorldRecords, but it was witnessed livevia a webcam by more than130,000 people each day frommore than 90 nations.

The previous officialrecord, 72 hours and two minutes,

wa s h e ld b y L a r r yOlmsted set at the Foxwoodcasino in 2004.

But in poker circles theunofficial record - not sanctionedby Guinness but still part of lore -is Londoner Paul Zimbler's 78-hour, 45-minute stint last

September.Laak is the boyfriend ofAcademy Award nomineeJennifer Tilly, an actress who inrecent years has also become apoker professional.

Laak promised to donatehalf his $US6,766 ($8,345) inwinnings to Camp Sunshine, acamp for children with life-threatening illnesses and theirfamilies.

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Doctors offer cash to examine family jewelsThe University of Tasmaniais offering men money tohelp doctors develop betterg e n i t a l i n s p e c t i o ntechniques.

The university's School ofMedicine is developing what itcalls a MAN-CHECK program, tohelp doctors-in-training becomebetter skilled at performingsensitive men's examinations.

Men will be employed as'clinical teaching associates' andprovide feedback to medicalstudents on their technique andetiquette.

Prostate and bladder

cancer and tumours of thesexual organs are leading causes

of death in men.Professor Richard Turner,

the head of surgery at theh o s p i t a l , s a y s p h y s i c a lexamination plays a major role indiagnosis.

He says MAN-CHECKrecruits will be paid $40 an hour.

"It's a highly professionaland serious business in teachingmedical students," Dr Turner said.

The program is one of thefirst of its kind in Australia andstarts early next year.


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Plans to Build a Bali BridgeBetween Sanur and TanjungBenoa Hits a Ministerial Snag.

Continuing efforts to build abridge linking Sanur-SeranganIsland-Tanjung Benoa have beendelivered a set back due to aregulation issued by the Minister ofTransportation, Freddy Numberi,stipulating that the minimum under-bridge clearance for the proposedcross-channel span is 44 meters.Current plans and costings for theBali project only provide for aclearance of 33 meters.

Quoted in the Bali Post, the

Chairman of Commission IIof Bali's Provincial House ofRepresentatives, Putu AgusSuradyana, said, "this means theMinister has defeated the project."

While refusing to assignany hidden motives for theMinister's ruling, Suradyana saidhe will seek further clarification

from the Minister's office. "Aclearance of 44 meters beneath top ro p o se d T a n ju n g Be n o aSerangan bridge is not inconformance with the master planof the Benoa Port supported by thegovernor's letter of January 21,2008, which also includes technicalconsiderations," explained thelegislator.

The Bali head of theTransportation Department, MadeSanta, admitted that the realizationof the "short-cut" bridge connectionDenpasar with Tanjung Benoapresents many challenges in tryingto balance various competing

interests. On the one hand, the

bridge can not be so highas to interfere with the flight courseof planes taking off and landing atNgurah Rai International airport.On the other hand, the bridge mustprovide an under-bridge leewaysufficient to permit handling shipsof up to 20,000 gross tons dockingat the Benoa port.

In order to address thisi m p a s s e , t h e p r o v i n c i a lgovernment is undertaking theconstruction of a cruise ship port atTanah Ampo on Bali's East Coast atKarangasem.

The Ministerial decreemeans that the preliminary plansand studies for the proposed bridgemust be reworked for eventualp resen ta t ion to cand ida teinvestors. Meanwhile, locallegislators are hopeful the Numberican be persuaded to accept thecurrent plans providing for only 33meters of free clearance beneaththe proposed bridge.

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Twelve Indonesi an children have died aftera suspension bridge collapsed as theywere taking part in a traditional ceremonyto dispel bad luck, a local official said.

The accident took place in a remote villagein Aceh.

"There were about 37 kids gatheredtogether on a wire-cable suspension bridge whenit collapsed and they fell into a river," district chiefIbnu Hasyim said.

Twenty-five children were rescued withminor injuries but 12 others - all below the age of 12- were swept away in strong currents.

The children were watching a ritualceremony to dispel misfortune after a measlesoutbreak in the area.

The adults were throwing offerings in theform of chickens into the river when the bridgecollapsed, the official said.

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In Order to Realize Bali's AgriculturalPotential, Bali's Tourism Sector MustSupport Local Farming Products.

Bali's governor Made Mangku Pastika isurging hotels and restaurants in Bali to use localagricultural produce in the preparation of foodfor the island's visitors.

Quoted by the national news agencyAntara, the head of the public relations

department of the Bali Provincial Government, IKetut Teneng, said: "The utilization of local farmproducts is very import to supporting theprogram of revitalization of the agriculturalsector now underway by local government."Teneng said that the hundreds of starred hotelsand restaurants in Bali should use localagricultural products instead of imported goods.The purchase of local produce will prove vital inraising the standard of living of farmers whohave traditionally encountered problems inmarketing their outputs.

Teneng continued, "governor Pastika, inhis efforts to revitalize agriculture, has alreadyurged farmer to use organic fertilizers in order tocreate products that are environmentally

friendly." The governor has also promoted theplanting of high-quality seeds and the use oflabor-friendly technology, hoping that Bali'sfarmers will be able to generate produce of astandard that will meet local market demand.

Teneng reminded that any revitalizationof Bali's agricultural sector requires the supportof several sectors of society, including thetourism industry, who can purchase localagricultural products for presentation to touristvisitors.

Commenting separately, a leadingprofessor of agriculture at Bali's Udayana

University, Professor Dr I Wayan Windia, saidthat Bali, as a fast-developing tourism destination, has areal opportunity to develop its agricultural, animalhusbandry and fisheries industries. Professor Windiaexplained that, while Bali was a small island, there is stillthe opportunity to create quality agricultural productswith a high economic value capable of improving theincome of people working outside the tourism sector. Headded that Bali was currently only achieving about 70%of its agricultural production potential.

Windia went on to explain that despite thelimited amount of agricultural land available in Bali, thesubak traditional irrigation system is vital to maximizingthe island's farming potential. Similarly, the animalhusbandry sector presents great potential for meetingthe high demand for meat, milk and eggs products tofeed island residents and visiting tourists.

According to Windia, these conditions representboth the challenges and the great opportunity inherentin maximizing Bali's agricultural sector.

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LibraAfter recent difficulties, you'd be wise to resist others'unfair manoeuvres. However, they're really only partof a past that's endingScorpioIf you've already acknowledged certain complexissues, you're ahead of the game. This leads todiscussions about big changesSagittariusThe tough situations confronting you may not seemlike an opportunity to clear clutter from your life, butthey areCapricornUsually you're adept at spotting what's worthwhileand, often more important, potential pitfalls

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American Community in Bali toCelebrate the Fourth of July.Limited Number of CommercialBooths Available to Bali-basedVendors.

After an absence of manyyears, the American Community in

Bali and others will celebrate U.S.Independence Day with fun day outin the best tradition of a home-townJuly 4th celebration from mainstreet U.S.A..

On Sunday, July 4, 2010,from 2 5 p.m. the athletic field at theBali International School in Sanurwill be home to live music,traditional games, door prizes anda bazaar featuring some of Bali'sbest businesses. And, like 4th ofJuly celebrations taking place onthe other side of the world, there willbe abundant quantities of beer,wine, cocktails, hot dogs, apple pie,ice cream and other tempting

offerings available at special pricesmade possible through thegenerosity of sponsors.

Open to American and allothers wishing to join in the fun andcelebrate America's birthday,admission tickets cost Rp. 50,000(US$5.30) for adults and Rp.

2 5 , 0 0 0 (U S$ 2 . 6 5 ) f o rstudents. Please note: adults will berequired to present a picture ID at theentrance to the event.Call to Vendors

A limited number of 3 x 3 meterbooths are available to Bali-based

businesses wishing to promote ormerchandise their products. To beopen from 2 pm 7 pm on Sunday, July4th, the cost of each booth is only Rp.1 million (US$106).

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President Yudhoyono toOpen 32nd Bali Arts Festival.

The 32nd Bali ArtsFestival (PKB) returns June 12July 10, 2010.

Sch e d u le d t o b eopened by Indones ia 'sPresident Susilo BambangYudhoyono, this year's festivalw i l l f e a t u r e l e a d i n gperformance groups fromacross Bali, 20 provinces of theRepublic and 7 foreign nations.

The seven foreigncountries appearing at PKB2010 are the U.S., Japan,Korea, India, Sweden, Belgiumand Canada.

"Sudarmala," signifying

a d e e p c o n t e m p l a t i v eu n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h econscience, has been adoptedas this year's theme.

With the entire festivalcosting an estimated Rp. 5billion (US$543,000), theperformances on each day ofthe month-long event will takeplace at the Denpasar ArtCenter.

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An Irish priest wast ransferred toBallina Catholic ChurchFather O'Malley rose from hisbed one morning. It wasa finespring day in hisnew Ballina

parish.He walked to the window of hisbedroom to get a deep breath

ofthe beautiful day outside. Hethen noticed there wasa Pig

lyingdead in the middle of hisfront

lawn.Not knowing who else to call,he promptly called the local

police station.The conversation went like this:''Good morning. ThisisSergeantJones. How might I help you?""And the best of the day ter yer

good self. ThisisFatherO'Malley at St. FrancisXavierCatholic Church. There'sa Pig

lying deadright in der middle of me front

lawn "Sergeant Jones, considering

himself to be quite a wit, repliedwith a smirk, "Well now Father,

it wasalwaysmy impressionthat you

people took care of the lastrit es!"

There wasdead silence on theline for a long moment and

thenFather O'Malley replied:

"Ah, 'to be sure, that istrue; butwe are also obliged tonotify the next of kin.

THE PIGTwo couples were playingp o k e r o n e e v e n i n g . Jo h naccidentally dropped Somecards on the floor. When hebent down the table to pickthem u p, he Noticed Bill's wifeSue wasn't wearing underwearunder her dre ss!Shocked by this, John upontrying to sit back up again, hithis head on The table andemerged red-faced.Later, John went to the kitchen

to get some re freshments. Bill'swife followed and asked, "Didyou see anything that you likedunder there?"Surprised by h er boldness, Johncourageously admitted that,well indeed He did. She said, "W ell, you can have it but it willcost you $500 ,"After taking a minute or two toassess the financial and moralcosts of this offer, John confirms

that he is interested.

She tells him that since herhusband Bill works Fridayafternoons and John doesn't,John should be at her housearound 2 p. m. Friday afte rnoon.When Friday rolled around,John showed up at Bill's houseat 2 p .m.

Sharp and after paying Sue theagreed sum of $500 they wentto the bedroom and closed theirtransaction, as agree d.John quickly dressed a nd left.As usual, Bill came home fromwork a t 6 p .m. and uponentering the house, asked hiswife abruptly did John comeBy the h ouse this afternoon?Sue answered "Why ye s, he didstop by for a few minutes thisafternoon."

Her heart nearly skipped a beatwhen her husband curtly asked,"And d id he give you $50 0?"Int e r r o r s h e a s s u m e d t h a tsomehow he ha d found out andafter mustering her best pokerface, replied, "Well, yes,in fact he did give me $5 00,"Bill, with a satisfied look on hisface, surprised his wife bysaying,"Good, I was hoping he did . John

came by the office this morningandborrowed $500 from me. Hepromised me he'd stop by ourhouse this after noon on his wayhome and pa y me back."

Now THAT, my friends, is apoker pla yer!!


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It is situated in west side of BaliIsland and close to GilimanukPort or about 4 hours drive awayfrom Bali's International Ai rport.

Some of the Bali WestNational Park Area located inGrokgak sub district, SingarajaRegency and some of the arealocated in Melaya Sub district,Jembrana Regency. It is very easyto locate it from Denpasar directionto follow the main road go toGilimanuk Port or Singaraja town toGilimanuk Port.

Bali West National ParkGenerally

According to RepublicIndonesia Forestry Ministerdecision written on theofficial letter no 493/Kpts-II/1995 that Bali WestN a t i o n a l P a r k o w n

19.002,89 ha which isconsisted of 15.587,89 haland and 3.415 ha ocean.The conservation efforttoward the ecosystem atthis park goes to threeobjective activities as follows1. To protect the ecosystem thosesupport the life

2. Pickling the variety of flora andfauna including the habitat

3. Exploiting everlastingly thenature resources including theecosystem

Bali West National Parkarea is a green are spread outalong the main road Denpasar

Gilimanuk Singaraja about 150kilometers. Topographic of this parkown constant gradation betweenmount, hill, valley, bay and sea. Themountain area is involving up to71% from the total park area asprotected forest with multifariousfaunas like deer, forest pig, lion,birth etc. meanwhile the flat area isabout 29% located in north part ofmain road Gilimanuk Singarajauntil Java Sea.

If we look from the

conception, this area is aGiri/Gunung or mounts which iscompleted by the forest (Wanagiri).According to Kidung Utama Tantriscript there is a word mention NingWana Ukir which gives the direction

that the Wana Giri philosophy is wellwritten to describe the total of this

world.Flora and FaunaBali West National Park own

high potential of flora and faunathose are consisted of 14 variety ofprotected floras involving SawoKecik (Manilkara Kauki), SonoKeling (Dalbergia Latifolia). Fromthe fauna, Jalak Bal i B ir th(Leucopsar Rothscildi) is one of the

endemic fauna in Bali Island thereare pure habitat found in this parkalong to Prapat Agung andsurrounding area. Other faunas canbe found at this park involving cow,deer, mouse deer, venison, wild cat,grey and black monkeys. Beside ofthe above animals, a couple ofreptiles and other 60 rash of birthsalso can be found. The condition ofcoral reef at this park is highly variedwith unique combination and

multifarious of habitats. In year1998, it was recorded 110 kinds ofcoral including 22 mushroom coralsand up to now, it was recorded thatthis park own 222 kinds of fish.

What to do?Bali National Park is

managed base on zone involvingmain zone, forest zone andexploitation zone. The main zone isabsolutely protected and notallowed to change by the humanactivities except the research

purpose. Forest Zone is theprotector for Main Zone and able todo the activities like in Main Zoneand limited tourism activities.Exploitation Zone able to do theactivities like both zones, build the

nature tourism facilities and otherfacilities to support the conservation.The following activities can be doneby visitors when visiting this park asfollows:1. Nature Tourism like junglet rekking, div ing, snorkel ing,camping, bird watching, etc.2. Nature Educational3. Research4. Religion activities especially forHindu people due to there are 2Hindu Temple existing in this park

HistoryTh e f o r e s t

area in west part ofB a l i h a s b e e n

appointed as NaturePark and then famouscalled by Bali WestNational Park basedon the decision ofkings throughout Bali

on 13 August 1947 No. E. 1/4/5. Thisreason is purposing to protect theFauna and the beauty of naturewhich is useful for education andcultures. Since it is appointed asanimal asylum in year 1947 until1970, the management if this park isdone by Government Forestry Affairand then on 12 March 1970 the newNature Protection Affair wasfounded to continue and managesthis park. According to the legendfrom the local community JayaPrana and Layon Sari which is veryfamous history among the Balineseand it is frequently connected to thispark area. In this area, we can alsofind the old grave to remind the tragichistory from Jaya Prana (a youngBalinese man) killed by the highserve empire in order to get his girlfriend Layon Sari as a wife of king.

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2010 BALI 9s MASTERSThe Bal i 9 's mastersAustralian Rules footballcarnival is only a few daysa w a y w i t h a r e c o r dnumber of teams enteredinto the competition thisyear its sure to be afantastic couple of days

f o o t b a l l .So if you support

Aussie Rules or if you are newto the game come out and have

a look at this fast paced action

held at the Canggu Club Friday

night the 11th of June and the

main day Saturday the 12th of

J u n e .

We spoke to the premiers for

the last two years the Darwin

based Northern Territory FootballLeague club side 'Waratahs',

coach Garry "Mr Football"

Gallagher said the boys are all

looking forward to coming over

and competing again this year.We have lost a couple of

players from last year but we still

have the nucleus of players that

have played well over the last

couple of years led by Anthony

"Raging Bull" Hoban, leading

goal kicker Mathew "Golden

Showers" Chilcott, the flashy

Shane "Lemon Squash" Carroll

and pacy Paul "Box Head"

C a r r o l l .

Gallagher said, the Bali

Geckos are again looking goodthey are a massive chance towin with Marky "Diesel"

Parthezius and Stewart "Barge

Arse" Henderson leading the

way the Geckos are in great

kn i ck a t th e mo me n t .

Gallagher went on to say,

I have been putting the boys

th r o u g h so me d r i l l s i n

preparation for another toughcarnival so hopefully we put in a

good effort & retain the much sort

after trophy.

Obama cancels Bali Visit

Gulf of Mexico Oil SpillEf fects Fe l t in Ba l i asPresident Obama CancelsJune Visit.

U.S. President BarackObama has canceled, for thesecond time, a planned visit to theAsia Pacific that included a stop inBali in mid-June.

Citing the "on-goingenvironmental disaster in the Gulfof Mexico," White House PressSecretary Robert Gibbs said:"President Obama spoke tonightwith Prime Minister Rudd ofAustralia, and with PresidentYudhoyono. President Obamaexpressed his deep regret that hehas to postpone his trip to Asiathat was scheduled for later thismonth. The President lookedforward to rescheduling so that hecan visit both countries soon.

President Obamaunderscored his commitmentto our close alliance withAustralia and our deepeningpartnership with Indonesia."

No date has beensuggested for a rescheduledvisit. The U.S. Embassy inJakarta stated that Obamalooks forward to visiting bothAustralia and Indonesia andcontinuing close coordination

on issues of mutual interest.He plans to hold full bilateralmeetings with Prime MinisterR u d d a n d P r e s i d e n tYudhoyono on the margins ofthe G-20 meeting in Canada.

Preparations for thenow cancelled visit to Baliincluded visits by advancesecurity teams for the U.S.President and the positioning ofsupport equipment for the visit

flown in to Bali on specialU.S. Air Force Cargo flights.

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ESTIMATES of t he size andcomposition of Indonesia'sbooming population mayremain just that despite anongoing census, if the"discov ery" of a 157-year-old woman is anything togo by.

Census officials have saidthey believe the woman's claimsto have been born in 1853, whenGiuseppe Verdi's La Traviatadebuted in Venice, the CrimeanWar erupted and San Franciscogot its first street signs atintersections.

"There's no authentic datato prove her age but judging from

her statements and theage of her adopted daughter,who's now 108 years old, it'sdifficult to doubt it," statisticsbureau official Jhonny Sardjonosaid.

The only person verified tohave lived past 120 years of agewas Frenchwoman Jeanne

Calment, who died in 1997 at theage of 122.

South Sumatran villagerTurinah would be fully 25 yearsolder than Calment when shedied, according to officials.

Even more incredible, shestill works around the house andhas smoked clove cigarettes allher life, Mr Sardjono said.

has an incredible memory,clear sight and has no hearingproblems. She speaks Dutchquite fluently," he added.Indonesia was a Dutch colony forhundreds of years until 1945.

He said Turinah burnt allher identification documents toavoid being linked to an alleged

communist coup in 1965.Indonesia is the world's

fourth most populous country witha population of about 240 millionpeople.

P r e s i d e n t S u s i l oBambang Yudhoyono has saidthe census results will beimportant for future governance.

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Recipe for trouble: frozen lamb stuf fed with drugsA man carrying a fr ozen legof lamb in his luggage hasbeen arrested at a NorthernTerritory airport after a bag

of drugs was allegedly foundhidden inside the meat.

The 25-year-old was atthe Nguiu airport on the TiwiIslands when police searched hisluggage.

They say 106 grams ofcannabis were located inside thelamb and some frozen mincedmeat.

A 49-year-oldwoman was arrested atthe same airport after apilot spotted a bag of

cannabis fall from herdress.The pilot alerted

a u t h o r i t i e s , w h oallegedly seized 27grams of cannabis fromthe woman.

The man and thewoman are expected toappear in court at a later date.

Police say the drugs

would have been worthalmost $20,000 if sold on theislands.

Funeral home puts end to 'gr im eaterA New Zealand fun eral homehas stepped in to stop a fakemourner who was attending

up to f our funerals a week tostock up on food, even fillingup tupperware containers totake home.

Harbour City FuneralHome director, Danny Langstraat,told local newspaper TheDominion Post that the "grimeater" appeared at up to fourfunerals a week in March and Aprilto enjoy the finger food but clearlydid not know the deceased.

The funeral companygrew so concerned that it took aphotograph of the man, thought to

be aged in his 40s, and distributedthe picture to its branches."Certainly he had a

backpack with some tupperwarecontainers so when peopleweren't looking, he was stockingup," Mr Langstraat told thenewspaper.

He said the man was"always very quiet and polite, anddid as the rest of the mourners didin paying his respects".

Mr Langstraat says theman stopped coming after onestaff member took him aside and

told him he could come to funeralsbut could not take food home withhim.

F u n e r a l D i r e c t o r sAssociation president, TonyGaring, told the newspaper thatsuch cases happened in theindustry occasionally but it wasdifficult to stop people fromcoming or call their behaviourtheft because funerals wereusually public events.


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C a m e r o n D i a z h a sr e c e n t l y b e e nromantically linked toAlex Rodriguez.

She's also been involvedin a little tiff with Kate Hudson.Diaz is making headlines now asshe graces the cover of BritishVogue and shares her thoughtson everything from A-Rod,plastic surgery and sex as the

fountain of youth.As everyone in America

struggles with staying young,Diaz, 37, shares her advice onhow to stay young.

The fountain of youth?Let's see, she says. I guess it'sexercise, healthy diet, lots ofwater, lots of laughter, lots of sexyes, sex, we need that as humanbeings. It's healthy, it's natural.

A-Rod and Diaz arereportedly getting hot and heavyin their relationship. Diaz isasked if she's in love.

You know what? Yes Iam. I'm in love with life, shesays.

Diaz also shares herthoughts on plastic surgery in

the July issue of BritishVogue.

Yeah, well, hey. I'm notdoing anything right now. Butwe'll see. So far, so good. But I'llnever say never to anything.

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World Cup ball excites scientists more than players

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Australian researchers haveput a new soccer ball, to beused at this year's WorldCup, through its paces.

They say it is likely to bendmore and travel faster thanothers.

Since its release, theJabulani ball has received ahostile reception from players,including Australian goalkeeperMark Schwarzer.

Adelaide University'shead of physics, Professor DerekLeinweber, says the ball iscovered with about 1,000 tiny

aerodynamic ridges."It means that the ball will

respond more, so players that aregood at putting a bit of spin on theball have a really good chance ofsurprising the goalkeepers," heconcluded.

" B y t r i p p i n g t h e

turbulence you keep the air nextto the ball.

"It means that the ballkeeps moving. That's going tomake it very exciting."

The World Cup starts laterin the week.

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SOUTH AFRICA SOCCER STAMPEDESOUTH AFRICA With justdays before the World Cupbegins, the host countryexper iences a secur i ty

scare! An exhibi t ion matchbetween Nigeria and North Koreatook a turn for the worse as 15people were injured whenthousands of soccer fansstampeded outside a stadium onSunday. Among the injured was apolice officer who was left inserious condition.

The event happened atthe Makhulong Stadium inJohannesburg which seatsroughly 12,000 fans. Fans fellunder the rush of people, many ofwhom were wearing Nigeria jerseys. The chaos comes at abad time as the World Cup is onlyfive days away from commencing,t h e f i r s t t i m e t h etournament will be held inAfrica.

At this moment wehave 14 civilians that wereslightly injured in theprocess, one policemanseriously injured, policespokesman L t . Co l .Eugene Opperman said

outside the stadium.Opperman said tickets for thegame were given out for freeoutside the stadium.

What then occurred was

large groups of people gatheredoutside the gates wanting to comein and wanting to get free tickets.Unfortunately in the process, thegates were opened and there wasa stampede, Opperman said.

World soccer's governingbody FIFA said it wished a promptrecovery to those hurt. In astatement, it said the match hadno relation with the operationalorganization of the World Cup, forwhich FIFA remained fullyconfident. The governing bodyadded that contrary to somemedia reports, FIFA had nothing

to do with the ticketing of thegame, which ended in a 3-1 winfor Nigeria.


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Greater Western Sydney willplay its home games at ar e v a m p e d S y d n e yShowgrounds when it entersthe AFL competition in 2012after a change of heart by theNew South Wales Government.

The bulk of the funding forthe upgrade of the existing facility- believed to be $45 million - willbe provided by the stategovernment, with the AFLcontributing a further $10 million.

The stadium crowdcapacity will be increasedfrom 15,000 to 25,000.

Team GWS chiefexecutive officer DaleHolmes says the stadiumr e d e v e l o p m e n t i sf u n d a m e n t a l t o t h eestablishment of the AFL's18th club, whose trainingbase is further west at

Blacktown Olympic Park.T h e p r o v i s i o n o fgovernment funding comes onlyseven months after former NewSouth Wales premier NathanRees said it would be a waste ofmoney spending $45 millionupgrading the Showgroundsvenue.

Rees was replaced aspremier a month later by KristinaKeneally.

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RUN OF THEMILNE.

Love him or hate him,Stephen Milne is a darngood footy player.

The pint-sized Saint wasat his exciting best on Fridaynight, booting five goalsincluding a Milne special from theboundary line in the secondquarter. As he prepares for his200th career game th isweekend, his status as a modern

great is up for debate. He sitsfourth on St Kilda's all-time goalscoring list with 403 and his 11-goal haul against Brisbane in2005 will live long in the memoryof Saints fans. Statistically, hisgoals-to-game ratio puts him onpar with West Coast legendPhillip Matera and formerDemons and Fremantle greatJeff Farmer.


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Blues side still up in the air

New South Wales selectors,with hands temporarily tied byinjuries and the NRL judiciary'sfindings, have named a 21-mans quad i n t he l ead - up t oWednesday week's State ofOrigin II at Lang Park.

With Jarryd Hayne and

Luke Lewis facing a trip to thejudiciary on Tuesday night in a bidto beat striking and dangerousthrow charges respectively andMichael Weyman (groin), BeauScott (adductor) and Josh Dugan(knee) battling injury, Bluesselectors named an extendedsquad for the first time in the 30-year history of the contest.

Scott, Dugan and JasonKing are all in line to play their first

Origin game if they makethe final cut, while veterans TrentBarrett, Paul Gallen, LukeO'Donnell, Nathan Hindmarshand Sydney Roosters playmakerMitchell Pearce were all recalledas part of eight new faces from theside which went down 28-24 ingame one.

Half-back Brett Kimmorleyand prop Josh Perry were bothdropped, while Manly pair JamieLyon (ankle) and AnthonyWatmough (groin) were both notconsidered due to injury.

The NRL agreed to arequest from the NSW RugbyLeague to bring the judiciaryhearings forward to Tuesday inorder to minimise the damage tothe Blues' preparations, withcoach Craig Bellamy hoping tohave his side finalised byWednesday morning.

Bellamy refused to divulge

which players were certain to be inthe final 17, with formationsdependent on the playersavailable.

"Until we get through themedical in the morning andtomorrow night we won't reallyknow what the team is," Bellamysaid.

"If the three injured guysget through and the two guys getoff at judiciary you've got your 17

in mind ... what happens inbetween that's the hard thing."

H i n d m a r s h ' srepresentative career appearedover when he was ignored by theBlues in both 2008 and 2009before Test selectors sent himaway on last year's Four Nationstour where he forced his way into

the Australian side for the final.The 30-year-old intimated

that would be his representativeswansong before changing hismind in the hope of playing in onemore Origin campaign.

O'Donnell and Cronullapair Barrett and Gallen all playedin last year's series, while Barrettalmost took part in game one thisyear when he was placed onstandby for Timana Tahu when hewas batting an ankle injury.

The Sharks skipper islikely to line up alongside Pearce,though Kurt Gidley also remains

an option in the halves with Hayneor Dugan the two leading optionsat full-back.

NSW squad: Trent Barrett,Matt Cooper, Ben Creagh, JoshDugan, Michael Ennis, PaulGallen, Kurt Gidley, Jarryd Hayne,Nathan Hindmarsh, Jamal Idris,Jason King, Tom Learoyd-Lahrs,Luke Lewis, Brett Morris, LukeO'Donnell, Mitchell Pearce, BeauScott, Timana Tahu, TrentWaterhouse, Michael Weyman,Brett White.BAG THE TAG.

For some it's a dirty word whil e others wear itlike a badge of honour.

The role of the tagger is becoming moreand more important in the modern game and someof the best were in top form on Saturday afternoon.Blues midfielder Andrew Carrazzo was all overAaron Davey like a cheap suit at the MCG,restricting the speedy Demon to just 13 disposals.Melbourne captain James McDonald did a similarjob to his opposite number Chris Judd, restrictingthe Blues skipper to 14 possessions for threequarters. But when McDonald cramped up in thefinal term, Judd ran riot, grabbing eight disposals,four clearances and a goal as he guided his side tovictory.

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The code war has escalatedand it seems the AFL islanding all the blows in thebattle for big names.

First Karmichael Hunt,then Israel Folau, and now itseems Greg Inglis is next in line

with Essendon sniffing around theMelbourne Storm star. Who

knows if any, or all, of theconverts will make the grade?What we can be sure of is the AFLclubs are being aroused by theprospect of transplanting thesepowerful athletes into their 22. So,who's next? LeBron James wouldhave to take a massive pay cut if

he lined up at centre half-forwardfor Collingwood, but Eddie is one

man who could make ithappen. Usain Bolt on the wing forCarlton would be hard to stop, theKlitschko boys even harder tointimidate in defence, while MarkSchwarzer is a proven custodianwith plenty of experience. Yourside's been called soft? Perhaps

make a play for Brock Lesnar.

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ON THE RISE.Recent winners of the NABRising Star have been of therunaway variety. But thisseason the race for the bestyoung player is far from overat the halfway mark of theseason.

Nic Naitanui was theraging favourite after four roundsbut the challengers have comethick and fast since then. Tom

Scully and Jack Trengovehave shown why MelbourneDemons took them at No.1 andNo.2 in the most recent draft.Daniel Hannebery is starring forSydney and Todd Banfield hasgiven Brisbane Lions life in theirforward half. Richmond manchildDustin Martin shone against StKilda a week after he wasnominated and the likes of JakeMelksham and Nathan Fyfe have

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Hawthorn president JeffKennett is blaming thep l a y i n g s u r f a c e a tDocklands for anotherserious injury.

Kennett says the soilappeared to shift when Western

Bulldogs midfielder ShaunHiggins rolled his ankle duringyesterday's narrow loss toCollingwood.

He has called for anindependent body to check thecondition of all grounds, and

says hehas written to theAFL to again airhis concerns.

" T h econcern is real,the concern isgenuine, and Ihope this timethat the AFL andEtihad Stadiumwon't just take onboard or rejectour criticism, asthey did last time," he said.

"We're talking about thework environment, the playingsurface, for 700 players, andthey should not be subjected tounnecessary risk."

While Higgins is oncrutches with a rolled ankle, he isexpected to only miss twomatches and the Bulldogs say hewill not need surgery.

The injury happened inthe first quarter and he neededan injection and blood drainedfrom the ankle to play through thesecond and third terms.

Higgins sat out the lastquarter as the Bulldogs rallied tolose by only 10 points.

The AFL continues to saythat the stadium surface is withinits guidelines.

B u t C o l l i n g w o o dmidfielder Dale Thomas hasplayed down the state of thepitch, saying the condition of theground varied.

"It's had a bit of traffic on itand the ground wasn't probablyas good as what the MCG is attimes, but it wasn't that bad," hesaid.

"It was a little bit tackyand a little bit shifty in spots, overthe ground it was different incertain spots, but overall it wasn'ttoo bad.

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It was the weekend when thewhipping boys hit back. Infact, some of the league'smost regular targets of theirown fans have slowly wonover the masses i n 2010.

It started on Friday night

with Raphael Clarke among StKilda's best in their win over

Richmond. Mark Jamardidn't have his best day butwas solid against Carlton,Leon Davis turned it on forCollingwood in his return fromin ju ry , Lewis Rober t s -Thomson was important for

Sydney Swans and RyanHoulihan continued his great

T rav i s Johnstone ,however, was perhaps the bestof the bagged boys with a 37-possession display for theL i o n s i n t h e i r g a l l a n tcomeback. One bad quarterand the knives will be out for

Johnstone and this unfortunategroup, though.

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Player power saves FolauQueensland selectors haveb raved con t rove rsy byretaining Israel Folau fornext week's second State ofOrigin clash with New SouthWales despite his defectionto the AFL.

An injuryand suspension-hit Blues outfit -f a c i n g ahumiliating fifthstraight series lossa f t e r b e i n go u tc l a sse d i nSydney last month- was hoping theMaroons would

follow through ontough ta lk byofficials last weekand drop the young code jumper.

But Folau was named incoach Mal Meninga's 17-mansquad in a major backflip by theQueensland Rugby League,while his young Broncos team-mate Jharal Yow Yeh was addedto Queensland's camp as 18thman.

The only other changes tothe side that beat the Blues 28-24in Origin I see Bulldogs prop BenHannant come in for injured

veteran Petero Civoniceva andhooker Cameron Smith return inplace of Matt Ballin after the Testrake missed the first gamethrough injury.

Folau's six-game Origincareer has been saved by playerpower and a plea from Meninga,initially one of the biggestopponents to the 21-year-oldcontinuing to play for Queenslandonce it became known he was

considering swappingcodes.

Folau appeared sure to bedropped when he announced hehad signed a four-year deal toplay for and promote the AFL'snew Greater Western Sydneyfranchise from next year.

But at Monday's selectorsmeeting, Meninga stronglypleaded Folau's case, citingsupport from from Queensland'ssenior players including skipper

Darren Lockyer and Civoniceva,who also softened their attitude.Queensland: Billy Slater,

Darius Boyd, Greg Inglis, WillieTonga, Israel Folau, DarrenLockyer (c), Johnathan Thurston,Matthew Scott, Cam Smith, DavidShillington, Sam Thaiday, NateMy le s , A sh le y Ha r r i so n .Interchange: Cooper Cronk, BenHannant, Neville Costigan, DaveTaylor. 18th man: Jharal Yow Yeh.


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