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Jay Z, Madonna, Minaj among owners of new streaming service

NEW YORK - Madonna, Rihanna, Beyonce and Jay Z are among the A-List musicians who are co-owners of Tidal, a streaming service being billed as the first artist-owned platform for music and video.

The membership-based service — similar to subscription service Spotify — will provide music and video content that users can stream on computers, tablets and smartphones or listen to offline. It is being offered at two price points: $10 for standard sound quality and $20 for “lossless high fidelity sound quality.”

Few other details were released about the streaming service.

Kanye West, Daft Punk, Alicia Keys, Jack White and Nicki Minaj also were among the artists who announced at a New York City event Monday that they are co-owners of the service that quietly launched in October. Keys said the artists hope Tidal will “forever change the course of music history” and ensure the viability of the industry.

The celebrities — who also included Jason Aldean, Usher, members of Arcade Fire and deadmau5 — stood in a line onstage as Keys spoke to the audience at Skylight at Moynihan Station in Manhattan.

Most of them wore black as a sign of solidarity. Keys called the event “a graduation.”

“So we come together before you on this day, March 30th, 2015, with one voice in unity in the hopes that

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today will be another one of those moments in time, a moment that will forever change the course of music history. For today we announce of Tidal, the first ever artist-owned, global music and entertainment platform,” Keys said.

The venue for the event was transformed to display a walkway paying tribute to the different decades in music, starting with the 1950s.

Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Calvin Harris, who both appeared

via video, are also co-owners.

“Our mission goes beyond commerce, it goes beyond technology.

Our intent is to preserve music’s importance in our lives,” Keys said.

“Music is the language of love, of laughter, of heartbreak, of mystery.

It’s the world’s true, true, without question, universal language.”

Each of the owners signed documents at the event as the audience screamed when they walked to a table in the center of the stage. (ap)

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Ludacris, Chrissy Teigen to host 2015 Billboard Music Awards NEW YORK — Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen will host the 2015 Billboard Music Awards in May. Dick Clark Productions announced Monday that the rapper and model will host the show May 17 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in

Las Vegas.

It will air on ABC. Nominees will be announced April 7.

Teigen is married to singersongwriter and actor John Legend.

Ludacris hosted the awards show last year. (ap)

Selena’s dad: Mixed feelings about fans marking star’s death

SAN ANTONIO — Twenty years after Selena’s murder, the Latin world will remember “The Queen of Tejano” with concerts, lookalike contests, dances and a massive festival. But her father has mixed feelings about the celebrations.

“Of course I’m happy that, today, people remember Selena more than ever,” Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. said via phone from his office in Corpus Christi. “But, as Jehovah’s Witnesses, we don’t celebrate deaths or birthdays, and we don’t want people to think we’re behind all the festivities.

“It’s crazy. It grows every day with events everywhere, but we’re not organizing them. Our family never got together every year on the day of her murder, because there’s nothing to celebrate, and this year won’t be the exception,” he added.

“We remember our daughter every single day. We don’t need a special day to remember her.”

Selena began performing as a child, singing in Los Dinos, a band formed by her father that featured her brother A.B. on bass and sister Suzette on drums. She won a Best Mexican-American Album Grammy for “Live,” had several hits in the U.S. and was about to cross over to the English-language pop market when, on March 31, 1995, she was murdered by Yolanda Saldivar, the president of her fan club.

Her posthumous album, “Dreaming of You,” which was mostly recorded in English, topped the Billboard 200 chart and stayed atop the Latin charts for nine months.

Saldivar is serving a life sentence in her death.

Despite his reservations, Quintanilla has given his blessing to one event — the Festival de la Flor, featuring A.B. Quintanilla and the Kumbia King All Starz; Selena’s widower and former Los Dinos guitarist Chris Pérez; Little Joe & La Familia; Los Lobos and others.

Corpus Christi’s Conventions and Visitors Bureau will host the festival April 17-18. Selena was born on April 16, 1971.

Tickets will cost no more than $5 and the city expects attendance to hit 50,000.

“It will be the first edition of an annual festival that will grow every year,” Quintanilla said.

In addition, Corpus Christi will host a Selena Tribute at Molina Veterans Park on March 31.

But Selena’s celebrations don’t stop there. The Historical Museum of Lake Jackson — the city where Selena lived until age 9 — is showing an exhibition of Frank Herring photographs of the star, through April 18.

California, Arizona, New York, Illinois, Colorado, Nevada and other states will play host to a variety of Selena commemorations, including concerts, lookalike contests, an exhibition, karaoke nights and a drag tribute show. The two main Spanish-language TV networks in the U.S. will air special Selena programming this weekend. (ap)

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National exam try out

Results for high, vocational schools very low

DENPASAR - According to the results of the try out on national entrance exam for high schools and vocational schools (SMA/SMK) held by the Bali Education Agency, many students are still scoring low in mathematics. The Division Head of Research and Development at the Bali Education Agency, Ketut Gede Seputra Aryadi, explained that for the Language Program of the 3,119 students or 88.38 percent, scored 4.0 and under. Likewise, the Social Sciences Program entrance exam written by 8,334 participants, showed 6,200 or 74.39 percent of the students scoring 4.0 and under.

However, the scores for Mathematics for the 13,906 students following the Natural Sciences Program, were relatively high with only 14.65 percent of students scoring 4.0 or less. Scores for Biology were lower with 28.35 percent of students scorning under 4.0.

But in the subject of Biology, the number of students getting scores of less than 4.0 is much higher

amounting to 3,942 participants (28.35 percent).

The scores for Chemistry, Physics and English also still need attention because many students scored less than 4.0. The number of students who scored 4.0 and under in the subject of Chemistry was recorded as 1,048 (7.54 percent), Physics 797 (5.73 percent) and English 402 (2.89 percent).

Mathematics also yielded poor results from the vocational school tryout participants. Of the 25,687 participants, a total of 22,022 participants (85.73 percent) scored 4.0 and under. in Mathematics. As for English, a total of 15,735 participants (61.26 percent) scored 4.0 and under, while the scores for Bahasa Indonesia were relatively good, with only 4,821 or 18.77 percent of students

getting scores of 4.0 and under.

“Based on the results of the national exam try out, it is clear that schools must provide special enrichment for students in mathematics. Nevertheless, it does not mean that the other subjects can be ignored because the percentage of participants of the national exam tryout who scored 4.0 and under in other subjects was also quite high,” he said.

The break down for the results of the national exam tryouts for each high school,went as follows: SMAN 1 Singaraja was recorded as having the best performances for the language program with an average score of 44.47, followed by

SMAN 1 Mengwi’s average score was 42.14, SMAN 1 Kuta Utara (40.93), SMAN 1 Ubud (40.89) and SMAN 2 Amlapura (40.24).

The best five for Natural Sciences Program is achieved by SMAN 1 Denpasar with an average score of 55.32, followed by SMA Harapan Mulia Denpasar (54.71), SMAN 7 Denpasar (54.61), SMAN 4 Denpasar (54.36) and SMA 6 Denpasar (54.32). In the meantime, the best five for Social Sciences Program is achieved by SMAN 3 Denpasar with an average score of 54.10, followed

by SMAN 4 Denpasar (53.43), SMAN 7 Denpasar (53.38), SMA PGRI 2 Denpasar (51.72) and SMA Harapan Mulia (51.59). (kmb) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

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High school students participated on national exam try out that held at Denpasar. Apparently there are still many students that get low score in mathematics.

It can be seen from the results of the national exam tryout for high and vocational school (SMA/SMK) held by the Bali Education Agency. Many participants of the tryout got the score 4.0 and under in the subject of Mathematics.

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Many traffic accidents, awareness campaign has not been optimal

DENPASAR - The high incidence of traffic accidents is raising concern with Bali Police leadership, especially with the Director of Traffic Affairs, I Wayan Sunartha. These days, most of the cases involve people of productive age and mostly take place in the rural areas of Buleleng, Bangli and Karangasem.

The data collected by the Directorate of the Bali Police Traffic Affairs, indicates that the traffic accident victims are on average between the ages of 16-30. In January 2015, there were 49 people involved in traffic accidents. There were 9 victims that were 9 years old or younger and also 9 victims in the 10 -15 year old ranges. The figures for February were no better, with 62 people aged 16-30, 13 people aged 9 or under and 13 people between the ages of 10-15 were involved in

traffic accidents.

The chief of traffic affairs and his staff had already been ordered to intensely disseminate traffic guidance to school aged youth, meant to bring awareness and discipline to driver. “This means that the results of the information dissemination have not been optimal. I have ordered them (chief of traffic affairs) to go into schools as often as possible,” said the former police chief of Denpasar.

In addition, the old program that

had many more officers and traffic posts will be revived. “Just now (Monday), I ordered the implementation of this program from the chief of traffic affairs. Aside from minimizing the number of traffic accidents, it also helps to prevent crime,” he said.

Sunartha considers that public awareness of the need for orderly traffic must be increased because traffic accidents occur due to disorderly behavior and the violation traffic regulations and signs.

“We need to continuously remind people. The chief of traffic affairs must diligently take action in the field and multiply the number of traffic posts,” said the three jasmine officers from Gianyar.

So far, his party has attempted to provide counseling and guidance to minimize the number of offenses.

“Once again I reiterate that every accident begins with an offense.

By multiplying personnel in the field, they will be more responsive and the community will not dare to violate traffic regulations,” added Sunartha.

The Traffic Affairs Director also revealed there should be no complaints of fatigue on the part

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SEMINYAK - Celebrating a global eco-conscious cause with an evening of local culture, fiery flavours and natural romance, Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa along Bali’s sought after Seminyak Beach hosted a special Earth Hour dining event to raise awareness and indulge guests.

of officers, and he is prepared to set an example. There must be personnel in charge of each post and the rotator light must be lit, especially at night. By turning on the rotator light, people are more cautious and call off their intention to violate.

“Dealing with this issue, requires a commitment to raise awareness of orderly traffic and must not be limited to discourse alone. A milestone in tackling this issue will come during the implementation of “Operation Sympathetic” starting April 1. Likewise, when traffic personnel behave in an orderly fashion, they become a role model. Police have to become pioneers in promoting orderliness,” he said. (rah)

Earth Hour is an international event organised since 2007 by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and held annually towards the end of March, encouraging households and businesses all around the world to turn off non-essential lights for one hour to raise awareness about the need to take action on climate change.

As part of its corporate social responsibility initiatives, Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa supported Earth Hour’s annual global campaign on Saturday 28th March 2015 from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm by turning off exterior lights and minimising lighting in all public areas and offices, as well as using candle light in appropriate public areas such as restaurants and bars.

Spoiling guests with a romantic eco-friendly evening and raising awareness for this important green cause, a Fiery Earth Hour Beach BBQ Dinner illuminated by flickering candles, flaming torches and a bonfire was accompanied by a dramatic Balinese kecak dance performance to celebrate Earth Hour.

Clinton Lovell, General Manager of Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa, comments “It was inspiring to see how passionately our associates and guests embraced the spirit of Earth Hour this year, and the success of our special beach dinner makes a powerful statement about how each of us can make a difference.”

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TABANAN - Four residents of Tundak hamlet, Mekar Sari village, Baturiti became victims of rabies positive dogs’ bites.

To deal with these incidents, the Tabanan Livestock Agency immediately eliminated the dogs and coordinated with the Tabanan Health Agency who provided anti-rabies vaccine (VAR) and anti-rabies serum (SAR) for the victims.

The Head of the Tabanan Livestock Agency, Wayan Kotio, explained on Monday (Mar. 30) that the rabies carrying dog bites cases took place before Nyepi, on Thursday (Mar. 19).

Based on the report by residents, the biting dog had a fight with another dog and then headed towards local cemetery before turning towards some nearby houses where the dog bit four residents. Being suspicious that the dog might be infected with rabies, residents reported the incident and then killed the dog.

Kotio continued that after receiving the report, the officer came down to the field and took samples of the dog and then vaccinated the eight dogs that had been in contact with the rabies carrying dog.

The Tabanan Livestock Agency also eliminated two stray dogs that had been bitten by the rabies positive dog. The samples could only be sent to the Veterinary Institute to be examined on Monday (Mar. 23). Vaccine administration was resumed by targeting dogs belonging to local residents and stray dogs too. A total of 73 dogs have been vaccinated so far.

“In addition to Tundak hamlet dogs, in other hamlets including Mojan were also vaccinated at Mojan hamlet, a total of 49 dogs were vaccinated,” said Kotio.

According to Kotio, one victim was bitten several times in the legs and waist, received VAR immediately and serum once the dog was confirmed to be rabies positive. “Having been bitten, all the victims were immediately provided with the anti-rabies vaccine, while anti-rabies serum is only granted to victims, once the biting dog is confirmed to have rabies.

Resident after knowing the dog biting is positive to rabies,” said Kotio. (kmb24)

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Four residents bitten by rabies positive dogs

The dog vaccination is done to prevent the spread of rabies

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

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

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

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land.

Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-16M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Saturday, March 28, 2015. The Russian rocket carries U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly, Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka, and Mikhail Korniyenko.

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Refuelling planes mid-air could cut fuel use by 23%: study

GENEVA - A system for re-fuelling passenger planes mid-air could slash the amount of kerosene needed for a long haul flight by nearly a quarter, researchers said Monday.

MOSCOW - Russia on Saturday announced initial plans to build a new orbital space station together with NASA to replace the International Space Station (ISS), which is set to operate until 2024.

Russia and NASA recently agreed to keep operating and financing the ISS until 2024, but future joint space projects have remained in doubt, as relations between Russia and the US have plunged to post-Cold War lows over the Ukraine conflict.

“Roscosmos together with NASA will work on the programme of a future orbital station,” the head of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency, Igor Komarov said, quoted

by Interfax news agency.

Komarov made the announcement flanked by NASA administrator Charles Bolden at Russia’s Bai-

konur launchpad in Kazakhstan.

“We agreed that the group of countries taking part in the ISS project will work on the future project of a new orbital station,” Komarov said.

The Russian space chief said that the project to build the new station would be “open” and could include countries that are not currently involved in the ISS. “The first step is that the ISS will operate until 2024,” he added.

Russia had threatened to pull out in 2020 but said earlier this year it would keep up its role until 2024.

Roscosmos and NASA “do not rule out that the station’s flight could be extended,” Komarov added.

“Its term of existence will depend on the implementation of our joint projects,” Komarov said.

Russia had said earlier this year it planned to create its own space station after 2024 using its modules from the ISS after it is mothballed.

Russia’s deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin, who oversees the space sphere, appeared to downplay Komarov’s comments on Saturday.

“The Russian government will study the results of the talks between Roscosmos and NASA. The decisions will be taken later,” Rogozin wrote on Twitter.

Late Friday, a spacecraft launched successfully carrying Russian and US astronauts to the ISS, two of whom will spend a historic year-long term on board in an experiment to study the physical effects of long-duration space missions. (afp)

Kerosene reserves make up about a third of the weight on long distance passenger flights at take-off so reducing them and refuelling mid-air could mean huge savings, said the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), which participated in the study.

“The results of our collaborative research indicate a fuel burn reduction potential on isolated aircraft level between 11 and 23 percent for a typical 6,000 nautical miles flight with a payload of 250 passengers,” the researchers said.

The Research for a Cruiser Enabled Air Transport Environment, or RECREATE, project said even the low-end of that scale “is usually considered as large in the aerospace industry.”

The scientists, associated with nine different European research institutes, have for the past three years been studying the feasibility of civil air-to-air refuelling operations similar to those used for military aircraft.

The study said passenger flights could take off with less fuel and retank once they reach an altitude of 10,000 metres.

Refuelling planes would carry

HELSINKI — American mathematicians John F. Nash Jr. and Louis Nirenberg have won this year’s Abel Prize in mathematics.

The Norwegian Academy of Sci-

ence and Letters said Wednesday that the two “mathematical giants of the 20th century” made breakthroughs that have become “essential tools for the study of nonlinear

partial differential equations.”

The 86-year-old Nash, known for the 2001 film about him, “A Beautiful Mind,” is author of a paper about game theory that helped him win the

1994 Nobel prize in economics.

The awarding committee said that Canadian-born Nirenberg, age 90, has had “one of the longest and most feted careers in mathematics”

Russia announces plan to build new space station with NASA

enough fuel to serve between three and five passenger aircraft at specific spots, like petrol stations in the sky, near the main airways and far from inhabited areas.

This would also reduce noise pollution near airports since planes make more noise the heavier they are at take-off, said Leonardo Mafriani, who heads the project for ZHAW. The system would also allow for non-stop flights between destinations as far apart as Zurich and Sydney.

The researchers said they had used simulators to determine that the project is technically possible.

The RECREATE project also includes a second, and far more radical proposal: creating a sort of air-metro system, with giant aircraft circling the globe, and smaller “feeder aircraft” unloading passengers, luggage and waste midair and transporting them to destinations along the way.

The researchers acknowledge though that for the second part of the project, “neither airworthiness nor acceptance of the idea by the general public is within sight.” (afp)

with many results named after him and his collaborators.

The annual 6 million kroner ($820,000) award will be presented in Oslo on May 19. (ap)

American mathematicians Nash, Nirenberg win Abel math prize

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Mahakam block performance feared to drop

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Heather Mack, 19, carried her baby during a trial on Tuesday. Indonesian prosecutors want a man and woman to be sentenced to 18 and 15 years in prison, respectively, if the American couple are convicted of murdering her mother while vacationing on the resort island of Bali.

Prosecutors seek up to 18-year term for US couple

DENPASAR — Indonesian prosecutors want a man and woman to be sentenced to 18 and 15 years in prison, respectively, if the American couple are convicted of murdering her mother while vacationing on the resort island of Bali.

Tommy Schaefer, 21, and Heather Mack, 19, both of Chicago, are being tried separately by Denpasar District Court on a charge of premeditated murder for the death of Sheila von

Wiese-Mack at a hotel last August.

Chief prosecutor Eddy Arta Wijaya asked the judges on Tuesday to declare the defendants guilty and to sentence Schaefer to 18 years and

Mack to 15 years.

Mack appeared at court with her newborn baby.

Their lawyers will respond to the prosecution’s case next week. (ap)

KUTA - The National Energy Council (DEN) warns against a sharp fall in gas production from the Mahakam block during the period of transition, before the block operation is taken over by state oil company PT Pertamina by the end of 2017. Total EP Indonesie will end its contract in the block in 2017 and the operation of the block is to be handed over to Pertamina, Andang Bachtiar, a member of the council, said on Tuesday.

Based on the contract the government may not interfere in the operation of the block even toward the end of the contract.

“The problem is that there is no clause in the contract allowing intervention by the government to ensure that the contractor would make additional investment needed to prevent a drastic fall in production,” Andang said.

The contractors may no longer be interested in making new investment until the end of the contract in 2017, he said. “The block turns out 1.2 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. The production would shrink when there is no more investment. The problem is that it could take up to five to eight years to recover the normal productivity . It would make us suffer badly,” he said.

He said in the future the contracts have to be revised as many oil and gas contracts would expires soon , and there is no guarantee that production would continue normally after the end of the contracts.

President Director of PT Pertamina Dwi Soetjipto said the company would need funds for investment in the event of a decline in the productivity of the Mahakam block.

Price drops, cabbage farmers dissapointed BANGLI - Cabbage farmers at Binyan hamlet, Buahan village, Kintamani, dissapoint at their harvest. This happens due to the falling price of cabbage reaching IDR 1,500 per kg. Not only that, this situation is compounded by the quality of cabbage that is very disappointing as the impact of bad weather.

One of the local farmers, I Nyoman Kari, revealed that cabbage farmers have been confused since about a week ago because the harvest yield is far from expectation. Some

harvested cabbages look to perish. Besides, he is also made scream due to plummeting price of cabbage. Earlier, the price of cabbage reached IDR 2,500 per kg, but now only IDR 1,000 per kilogram. He said the price drop of cabbage happens because many farmers are harvesting at the same time. “Harvest of farmers occurs simultaneously, so that it makes oversupply. As a result, the price is down,” he said.

Such condition is also experienced by another farmer,

Putu Muliarsana. Amid the drop in the price of cabbage, his burden is increasingly heavier because the price of pesticides has increased very sharply.

Pesticide of caterpillars increased from IDR 145,000 to IDR 160,000. Inevitably, this situation makes farmers lose money. “The spending is not proportional to our income, so that many farmers suffer losses,” he said.

This is as a result of heavy rains having occurred since the past few months. Not only that,

the situation makes the production decline by 40 percent.

Farmers hope the situation will get the attention from the government so that farmers do not suffer greater losses.

Other than cabbage farmers, chili farmers at Demulih village, Susut subdistrict also experiences similar condition. Their productive chili has fallen down before harvest. Wayan Sutarja, one of the local farmers claimed to resign to this situation. It is the impact of hostile weather. (kmb45)

“Pertamina would study if it could handle the operation alone or it has to team up with partners.

Pertamina will welcome partnership,” he noted.

He said, however, that Pertamina has been ready for the take over of the operation of the Mahakam block.

He said study was already wrapped up in February or earlier than previously set target in April 2015. “That shows how serious us in the prospect of taking over the operation of the Mahakam block after 2017,” he said.

He said the government has also warned of against a decline in productivity .

Currently the Mahakam block contract is held jointly by Total EP Indonesie of France and Inpex Corporation of Japan with Total as the operator.

Total, which has operated the block for almost 50 years, has indicated strong interest in renewing its contract, but the government has decided to hand its over to Pertamina. Pertamina will take over the gas block from Total E&P after the French oil giant ends its contract for the block in East Kalimantan in 2017.

Head of the performance control unit of the energy and mineral resource ministry Widhyawan Prawiraatmadja said the government will not interfere in determining the Mahakam block share splits. (ant)

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Corridor 8 route of Trans Sarbagita bus re-surveyed

DENPASAR - Bali Transport Agency and Perum Damri will conduct a re-surveying Trans Sarbagita route through Corridor 8. This corridor will serve the Mengwi-Benoa Harbor route.

Perum Damri that will operate in Corridor 8, last week received assistance from the Ministry of Transportation in the form of 30 buses. Now they are just waiting to have the route confirmed in order to operate the buses.

“We will re-survey which route is worth passing through because the buses are large. We are also considering aspects such as passenger comfort, the size of the path, interference with public transportation and costs. There are a lot of things to consider,” said the Unit Head of Trans Sarbagita, I Gede Gunawan.

Gunawan added that previously the Transportation Agency has conducted a survey that yielded three possible routes. The first would start at Mengwi Terminal passing Ubung Terminal and then turn left at the Ubung intersection to Tohpati, Jalan Bypass IB Mantra and turn right to Jalan W.R. Supratman, enter

the city to SMAN 7 Denpasar and finally back to Mengwi.

“We also made a survey of a route from the Ubung intersection, turning left and entering Jalan Nangka and then going to Jalan WR Supratman. However, this route is rather crowded at Satria. At the southern end of Jalan Nangka,

turning left is crowded. Then, we also tried to turn right at the Ubung intersection to enter Jalan Mahendradatta then go directly to Jalan Imam Bonjol and continue to Benoa. On the roadmap, a MengwiBenoa Harbor via the city route is highlighted,” he continued.

Although it is fully managed by Perum Damri, Gunawan said that his party will not close the possibility to assist the establishment of shelter even though there are signs from the central government that they may provide assistance. But clearly, the government

of Bali will no longer subsidize the operation of Corridor 8. Moreover, the income from this corridor will go entirely to Perum Damri.

The Head of Perum Damri Denpasar, Made Suma Artika, said that the operation of Corridor 8 will continue to follow the Trans Sarbagita minimum service standards including the tariff applied to passengers that will remain the same as it is today. However, the transport feeder is submitted to the Transportation Agency of the county or municipality. (kmb32)

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FILE - In this July 31, 2014 file photo, women’s rights activist Wei Tingting, right waits outside a court where the first court case in China involving so-called conversion therapy is held in Beijing, China.

China behind cyberattacks on US sites

BEIJING — Chinese authorities have taken over computers both inside and outside the country to launch cyberattacks against the website of an anti-online censorship group and a U.S.-based web resource that hosts some of the group’s data, according to an analysis released by the group.

Greatfire.org said in a statement Monday that Chinese authorities carried out denial-of-service attacks that have intermittently shut down San Francisco-based Github over the past week. Greatfire.org said it had mirrored some of its content on Github repositories, and that the data were the targets of the

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Dismantled, hundreds of expired billboards

DENPASAR - Hundreds of unlicensed billboards, including Nyepi congratulatory billboards that expired on Monday (Mar. 30), were dismantled by the Denpasar Municipal Police. The dismantling, that was assisted by Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel was done in accordance with municipal rules, and an agreement made between relevant institutions and community organizations some time ago.

The Chief of the Denpasar Municipal Police, Ida Bagus

Alit Wiradana, revealed that the dismantling of the billboards started from the Akasia roundabout on Jalan Hayam Wuruk, and continued through Renon, Jalan Diponegoro, Jalan Hassanudin, Jalan Gajah Mada, and a number of other streets in Denpasar.

Such an action was scheduled to be carried out again on Tuesday.

“Demolition of the billboards will continue until they are all down,” he said.

Alit Wiradana explained that

the dismantled billboards mostly consisted of Nyepi congratulatory billboards. According to the results of a meeting between related institutions and community organizations, the billboards can only be left on display until seven days after Nyepi. Indeed, there are a number of billboards that were dismantled by their owners on time. However, since others have not taken responsibility for taking down their signs, the Municipal Police had no choice but to do it for them. “Since some

billboards are still are display, we are forced to take them down,” he said.

He hoped the billboard owners would understand the steps taken by the government. Other than being in accordance to the agreement made together, the dismantling is also meant to bring awareness about keeping the face of the city clean.

To note, on March 13 a meeting between the ranks of the municipal police, Spatial Planning and Hous-

ing Agency, Sanitation and Landscaping Agency (DKP), Hindu Dharma Council of Indonesia (PHDI), Customary Village Middle Assembly, Forum of Denpasar Headmen, 1611/Badung Military District Command as well as a number of community organizations, was held in Denpasar. The meeting confirmed that the Nyepi congratulatory billboards should be taken down and that the deadline for doing so is seven days after Nyepi. (kmb25)

attacks.

Greatfire.org said Chinese authorities carried out the attacks by installing malicious code on the computers of users visiting the popular Chinese search engine Baidu and related sites and using those computers to overwhelm Github and Greatfire.org websites

with service requests.

The group said the attacks marked the first of their kind blamed on Chinese authorities and represented a dangerous escalation for a country that already tightly restricts what Chinese can see online. Greatfire. org said it was a direct target of similar denial-of-service attacks

earlier in March.

Greatfire.org produces mirror websites that let Chinese users see information normally blocked by government censors.

The group doesn’t reveal where it’s located or who runs it. The Open Technology Fund, a U.S. government-backed initiative to support Internet freedom, says on its website that it provided Greatfire.org with $114,000 in 2014.

The Cyberspace Administration of China didn’t respond to requests

for comment Tuesday.

“Very clearly, the Cyberspace Administration of China is behind both of the recent (distributed denial-of-service) attacks,” Greatfire.org said in its statement.

“Hijacking the computers of millions of innocent internet users around the world is particularly striking as it illustrates the utter disregard the Chinese authorities have for international as well as even Chinese internet governance norms.” (ap)

Lufthansa insurers Thai leader moves to lift martial law, impose absolute power set aside $300 million over Alps crash

BERLIN — Lufthansa says its insurers are setting aside $300 million to deal with possible costs resulting from last week’s crash of a Germanwings jet in the French Alps, in which 150 people died.

Lufthansa spokeswoman Kerstin Lau confirmed a report on the setaside in the daily Handelsblatt on Tuesday. She said $300 million is the amount currently reserved to deal with “all costs arising in connection with the case.”

Last week, the company offered immediate aid of up to 50,000 euros ($54,250) per passenger to relatives of the victims. Those payments are separate from eventual compensation payments.

Prosecutors believe, based on data from the cockpit voice recorder, that the Airbus A320’s copilot locked his captain out of the cockpit and deliberately crashed Flight 9525 from Barcelona to Duesseldorf last Tuesday. (ap)

BANGKOK — Thailand’s military-installed prime minister said Tuesday he plans to lift martial law 10 months after staging a coup, but will invoke a special security measure that critics say is more draconian. The development has sparked concern from human rights groups, lawyers, political parties and scholars who say the measure, Article 44 of a juntaimposed interim constitution, gives Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha unchecked authority over all three branches of government.

Prayuth, the former army commander who led the May 22, 2014, coup that overthrew an elected

government, told reporters Tuesday that he is seeking King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s approval to revoke martial law. The monarch’s approval is considered a formality.

Prayuth has faced growing pressure to scrap martial law, which places the military in charge of public security nationwide and has been criticized as a deterrent to tourists and foreign investors.

Thai media have referred to Article 44 as “the dictator law.”

Under a similar law in the 1960s, a Thai dictator carried out summary executions.

The measure gives Prayuth power over all aspects of govern-

ment, law and order, and absolves him of any legal responsibility for his actions.

“Article 44 essentially means Prayuth is the law. He can order the detention of anyone without charge, without having to put the person on trial and for as long as he desires,” Pravit Rojanaphruk, an outspoken columnist for The Nation newspaper, wrote Tuesday. Prayuth sought to downplay the concerns, telling reporters he would use Article 44 “constructively” to solve security issues. “Don’t worry,” he told reporters after a Cabinet meeting. “If you’re not doing anything wrong, there’s no need to be afraid.” (ap)

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BUSINESS Japan denies plan to join China-led development bank

TOKYO - Japan on Tuesday ruled out any immediate plan to join the Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), categorically denying a news report that its ambassador to China said Tokyo is likely to take part.

The Financial Times reported that Masato Kitera, Tokyo’s envoy in Beijing, said in an interview Japan is likely to join the AIIB within a few months, a move that would leave Washington as the only big holdout.

But Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday the ambassador had not made any such comment and Japan’s position on the AIIB had not changed.

“I have been informed that it is not true that Ambassador Kitera made such remarks forecasting (Japan’s) participation,” Suga told a news conference.

The report comes just before the end-March deadline China has set for participation in the bank as a founding member.

Australia, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Russia have all said they intend to join the

Beijing-headquartered $50 billion institution, despite scepticism in Washington and Tokyo.

China’s neighbour and long-time foe Taiwan said Monday it would also make a formal application to join.

“Japan is dubious about whether (the AIIB) would be properly governed or whether it would damage other creditors,” Suga said. Japan is a key player in the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which would be a rival.

“Anyway, I think it’s impossible for Japan to take part today,” the government’s top spokesman said, adding that Tokyo would work together with Washington, its top ally, and other countries to ask Beijing for clarification.

The new multinational lender is seen as a threat to the World Bank and the ADB, two institutions that are heavily influenced

by the US and Japan.

Washington has been left increasingly isolated in its opposition to the AIIB, which opponents claim could end up as a Chinese vehicle that has low standards on governance, the environment and social issues.

President Barack Obama’s administration has waged an intense but low-profile lobbying campaign against it, but has watched with frustration as allies around the world pile in, with some hoping to curry favour in Beijing and others not wanting to miss out on a lucrative part of the world.

China is expected to foot the bulk of the initial money needed to get the AIIB started, with donations from other members set to increase the size of the overall fund to more than $100 billion. (afp)

Oil prices edge lower as Iran nuclear deadline approaches

SINGAPORE - Oil prices fell in Asia Tuesday as dealers monitored last-ditch efforts between global powers and Iran to reach a deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme and ease sanctions imposed on the crude producer.

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate fell 69 cents to $47.99 while Brent eased 55 cents to $55.74 in mid-day trade.

Singapore United Overseas Bank said prices “tumbled as hopes for a nuclear deal with Iran climbed”.

Foreign ministers of US-led major world powers are racing to beat a midnight Tuesday deadline to nail down a framework deal with Iran they hope will put an atomic bomb out of the Islamic republic’s reach.

“There are marathon meetings happening all over the place. There are several issues that have not been resolved yet. These are important issues,” an Iranian negotiator in the Swiss city of Lausanne said late Monday.

US Secretary of State John Kerry, in Lausanne

since Wednesday for the latest in a series of meetings with Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif that have criss-crossed the globe, said Monday there was still work to do.

“There still remain some difficult issues,” Kerry told CNN. “We are working very hard to work those through. We are working late into the night and obviously into tomorrow.”

Under the deal, due to be finalised by June 30, the powers want Iran to scale back its nuclear programme to give the world ample notice of any dash to make a bomb by extending the so-called “breakout” time.

In return diplomatically isolated Tehran, which denies wanting atomic weapons, is demanding the lifting of sanctions that have strangled its economy.

With the world’s fourth biggest oil and second biggest gas reserves, the energy industry is the cornerstone of Iran’s economy, but it has been hit hard by the American and European embargo imposed since 2012. (afp)

IBM to invest $3 billion in ‘Internet of Things’ unit

NEW YORK — IBM is investing $3 billion to build an “Internet of Things” division aimed at harnessing the massive trove of data collected by smartphones, tablets, connected vehicles and appliances and using it to help companies better manage their businesses.

IBM estimates that 90 percent of all data generated by mobile and “smart” devices is never analyzed. The Armonk, New York, company hopes to change this by teaming up with companies like Twitter and the Weather Co., the owner of the Weather Channel, and developing cloud-based data services and tools for app developers.

IBM is training more than 2,000 consultants, researchers and developers to help businesses come up with new ways to use the vast amounts of data that are now available, said Glenn Finch, Big Data and Analytics Lead at IBM Global Business Services.

This could mean combining Twitter data with economic and weather data to predict what someone might be interested in buying. The new business unit is part of IBM’s shift away from hardware toward spending billions to focus on analytics, cloud computing, mobile services and security.

IBM plans to launch an online service that helps insurance companies extract insight from connected vehicles, to create new pricing and services customized to individual drivers.

Meanwhile, the Weather Co. plans to shift and integrate its massive weather data operation into the IBM Cloud, so that insurance providers could send policyholders text messages alerting them to impending hailstorms and vehicles could be moved before being damaged, for instance. It could also help determine exactly how many people were hit by a natural disaster so insurers could respond to claims faster.

“Most people, most businesses, most governments wait for weather to happen to them and react to it rather than anticipate what it will do to them,” said Mark Gildersleeve, president of the Weather Co.’s WSI division. The IBM partnership “aims to help governments and businesses essentially serve their end users better by making decisions earlier,” he said. (ap)

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In this Feb. 28, 2010 file photo, a worker prepares a booth of IBM at the CeBIT in Hanover, northern Germany. IBM is hoping harness the massive trove of data collected by smartphones, tablets, connected vehicles and appliances as part of a new “Internet of Things” business unit it plans to invest $3 billion in over the next four years.

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Models in gas masks highlight Indonesian environmental devastation

RANCAEKEK - Wearing gas masks and designer dresses, models paraded down a catwalk Cross Switzerland.

The groups found a wide range against a backdrop of polluted, rubbish-strewn paddy fields in central Indonesia, a colourful of toxins -- including aluminium condemnation of the fashion industry’s role in causing environmental devastation.

The women marched up and down in black rubber boots on a runway of wooden planks to dance music, brandishing banners that read “Say no to fashion with a toxic trail”.

The show, put on by environmental group Greenpeace and local designers, was aimed at highlighting the destruction caused by textile factories, including many producing clothes for global brands,

that have for years been spewing industrial waste into the country’s waterways.

“Greenpeace urges the industry to stop polluting the environment with hazardous chemicals,” said the group’s campaigner Ahmad Ashov Birry, who was organising the show.

“We urge the government to take stern action against the polluters

and strengthen regulations related to the management of hazardous chemicals for a toxic-free future.”

Last week’s show took place at Rancaekek, part of the Citarum River Basin on Java island, which is the heart of the Indonesian textile industry.

The area was named as one of the 10 most polluted places on Earth in 2013 by environmental groups the Blacksmith Institute and Green

and manganese -- in the river, which supplies much of the water to the capital Jakarta.

In Rancaekek alone, more than 1,200 hectares (3,000 acres) of paddy fields have been polluted, according to Greenpeace.

The show was part of a Greenpeace campaign called “Detox”, which has been running since 2011 and is aimed at getting well-known brands to ensure that their suppliers

do not release hazardous chemicals into the environment.

Big names such as Spain’s Zara and Germany’s Adidas have committed to the campaign.

Rivers and crops have been poisoned by pollution across the vast Indonesian archipelago by a wide range of industries, from manufacturing to mining.

More than 100 million Indonesians, out of a population of 250 million, have no access to safe water, according to Greenpeace. (afp)

JAKARTA - The Financial Service Authority (OJK) said the Indonesian Stock Exchange (BEI) is one of the best performing stock markets in ASEAN in the first quarter of 2015.

“So far this year, the Jakarta composite index (JCI) of BEI grew 4.05 percent with capitalization rising 4.12 percent. This is one of the best in ASEAN. This is a good start. Hopefully would continue throughout the year,” OJK’s Capital Market Supervision Chief Executive Nurhaida said.

The highest growth in index of 9.25 percent was recorded by the Philippines, with BEI coming second with a growth of 4.05 percent, followed by Malaysia 3.44 percent , Singapore 2.56 percent and Thailand 0.35 percent.

The positive performance of BEI was attributable to good performance of the listed companies and the country’s economic condition, that tended to be positive, Nurhaida said on Monday.

She said in a bid to maintain good performance of the domestic market, OJK would stick to three main principles in market deepening including supply, demand and market infrastructure.

“One factor included in the market deepening is to increase the number of products in the market either through increasing the number of companies launching initial public offering (IPO) or the types of their product such as bonds and mutual funds,” she said.

He said OJK is processing plans of two companies seeking to launch

IPO. In addition, OJK has also issued guidelines for the product of assets backed securities in the form of Participation Letter (EBA SP) related to housing secondary financing.

“There is already regulation on EBA SP, PT Sarana Multigriya Financial (SMF) is in the final phase of issuing the product,” she said.

Nurhaida said in order to encourage increase in the number of products, OJK is drafting a regulation to facilitate issuance of more products.

“The facility given would not be at the expense of investors. The facility offered is expected to attract more investors to the domestic market,” she said.

The ultimate goal of market deepening is creating balance in the

number of foreign and domestic investors in the market,” she added.

The balance in the composition between foreign and domestic investors would better guarantee industrial stability amid the varying sentiments such as it is at present, she said “As we all know that foreign investors still dominate the number of investors in the domestic market.

The role of domestic investors needs to be promoted by offering them facility to enter the market,” she said.

Based on data at PT Kustodian Sentral Efek Indonesia (KSEI), a self regulatory organization of Indonesian capital market, in February 2015, assets of local investors were valued at Rp1,341.43 trillion and those of foreign investors Rp2,002.86 trillion. (ant)

BEI among best performing stock exchanges in Asia Nine Indonesians die after drinking tainted alcohol JAKARTA- Nine Indonesian men have died after consuming alcohol mixed with mosquito repellent, police said Monday, the latest deaths in the country linked to tainted drinks.

The men bought the drinks on the street in the city of Prabumulih on Sumatra island on Thursday and were admitted to local hospitals after falling ill, local police spokesman Djarod Padakova told AFP. The first victim died on Friday, with the ninth passing away on Sunday, he added. A tenth man survived.

Padakova said the alcohol had been mixed with mosquito repellent and energy drinks.

Media reports said the alcohol was a local brand of gin.

There have been many previous cases where people have died after consuming contaminated drinks in Indonesia.

Last year 16 people died after drinking tainted alcohol to celebrate New Year’s Eve on the main island of Java.

The small proportion of those who consume alcohol in Muslim-majority Indonesia sometimes opt for cheap drinks bought on the street, because legally produced alcohol is heavily taxed and much is imported. (afp)

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The Financial Service Authority (OJK) said the Indonesian Stock Exchange (BEI) is one of the best performing stock markets in ASEAN in the first quarter of 2015.

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File--In this file photograph taken on Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, an unidentified woman, left, consoles Arlene Holmes, right, as she leaves the courtroom after a pre-trial readiness hearing in Centennial, Colo., in the murder trial of her son, James Holmes, who is charged with killing 12 moviegoers and wounding 70 more in a shooting spree in a crowded theatre in Aurora, Colo., in July 2012.

Colorado shooter’s mom feels guilt over his mental illness

DENVER — The mother of Colorado theater shooting defendant James Holmes feels guilty for not knowing her son was mentally ill and needed treatment, she wrote in a book of prayers and reflections compiled since the 2012 attack. Arlene Holmes wrote in “When The Focus Shifts: The Prayer Book of Arlene Holmes 2013-2014,” that she can never forgive herself for not predicting the shooting, which left 12 dead and 70 others injured.

Holmes’ parents and attorneys have said he was in the grips of a psychotic episode when he slipped into the suburban Denver movie theater and opened fire during a showing of a Batman movie. But the book offers no new insight into his diagnosis.

Opening statements in his trial are scheduled for April 27. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

“I wrote Jim a letter telling him I am sorry I did not know that he was mentally ill,” she wrote in a March 2014 passage. “The letter did not assuage my guilt. I apologize to the whole world. I was uneducated. So many deceased and so many badly injured, and I am still alive.” Holmes announced the book to the Del Mar Times (http://bit.ly/1IKADqV) in her first interview since the shooting.

She and her husband told the newspaper they are bracing themselves for their son’s trial and still hope his life can be spared through a plea deal.

“This book is being published to raise awareness of the immorality of the death penalty and the futility of seeking justice through execution,” she wrote in the book, which was taken largely from her handwritten journals.

The rest of the book contains prayers for prosecutors and defense attorneys alike, her experiences in the courtroom and reflections on her own struggles with depression after the shooting. She writes that she prays for victims daily, naming each of them. She also laments what she sees as a lack of compassion for the mentally ill.

In an entry from Jan. 12, 2013, she recalled the violence and wrote, “What were you thinking, Jim? And what are you thinking now? Praying for Jim in jail; please don’t commit suicide. You lived so that we could understand you and others could study you and learn to prevent future tragedy.” Some victims’ families questioned the timing.

“I can only think this is some kind of ploy. This is some type of strategy cooked up by the defense to try to save someone’s life,” said Tom Sullivan, whose son Alex was killed in the shooting. Holmes’ mother’s thoughts and apologies mean little to him, he said. “As far as people I think about on a daily basis, they are so far down the list it’s not worth mentioning.” (ap)

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Unease about immigration at core of UK election campaign BOSTON, England — Boston is a typical English town — ancient church, traditional shops, Polish supermarkets, Baltic bakeries. Amid the bargain-hunting crowds on market day, eastern European languages are almost as common as the local Lincolnshire accent. Immigration has transformed Boston in the last decade. At least one in eight residents comes from eastern Europe, and the population is growing at double the national rate.

The change Boston is seeing is not unique — and unhappiness about Britain’s transformation is reshaping the political landscape as voters prepare to choose a new government, fueling support for outsider politicians focused on immigration. With no party firmly in the lead, the race for the May 7 election looks set to produce a fragmented Parliament for a fractured nation.

“I think there are a few too many of the foreign brigade here at the moment,” said butcher Nigel Lote. His customers come almost exclusively from the longsettled English population of Boston, a town of about 65,000 that gave its name and its Pilgrim heritage to the Massachusetts city. “It’s getting to the stage where there’s them and us,” he said. “We don’t mingle.”

A short walk away is West Street, a once-declining commercial strip now lined with grocery

stores, delis and information centers for the eastern European community. Shelves are packed with pickled vegetables and canned fish. Notices advertise rooms to rent, used cars and agricultural jobs in the fields around Boston.

Karolina Mediancevaite, serving customers in a Lithuanian bakery, paused when asked if the locals are friendly. “Some,” she said. “It would be better if they talked to you and not look at you like ‘You are not from this country.’” Robin Hunter-Clarke, local candidate for the U.K. Independence Party, said Boston has “huge social problems.”

“There are some streets that local people won’t walk down because they feel uncomfortable,” he said. “And I think that’s sad. And that’s because of the sheer number of people that have entered one small market town.”

UKIP, which has risen rapidly from ragtag band of right-wing dissidents to serious political force, is the main beneficiary of Britain’s unease about immigration.

The party wants Britain to leave the European Union — closing the door to EU citizens, who currently can work freely in the U.K. — and create a more restrictive immigration system geared to Britain’s labor needs. (ap)

BUENOS AIRES — Many businesses were shuttered and streets were mostly empty Tuesday as the country’s transportation unions called a nationwide strike to protest income tax rates and high inflation in the South American country.

While transportation workers represent only a small part of the workforce, shutting down the subways, trains and buses created a domino effect because many Argentines have no other way to get to work or get children to school.

Many domestic and international flights coming into the country had also been canceled, as transportation unions represent many airport workers.

The unions argue that high taxes and high inflation, which private economists put at more than 30 percent, have eroded away wage gains the last couple of years.

Top officials in President

Cristina Fernandez’s administration have rejected the demands, saying the tax rates are fair and only impact a small percentage of workers who earn more than 15,000 pesos ($1,765) a month.

Unions have long held great influence in Argentina, and currently represent an estimated 30 to 40 percent of the 11 million registered workers.

More than trying to extract concessions from a lame-duck president, the strike was a way to send a signal to candidates before the October general elections, said Patricio Giusto, director of Political Diagnostic, an Argentine-based think tank. Fernandez is barred from running for a third term in October.

“Whoever wins, the next president is going to have to deal with this situation,” Giusto said. “It’s unavoidable if they don’t want to have conflicts” with a large sector of the population.

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Baluk Rening Beach

NEGARA - Baluk Rening is one of the beaches in Jembrana district visited by tourists both local and

foreign countries, is located approximately 10 km to the west of the city state.Black sandy beach is quite

nice and the sound waves are not so great. But it is quite delicious in the morning or the evening watch-

ing the sunset, with a backdrop of mountains in East Java. Tourist attraction of this beach is also very

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Djokovic, Nishikori and Raonic reach last 16 in Miami

MIAMI - Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Belgium’s Steve Darcis 6-0 7-5 on Monday to power into the last 16 of the Miami Open along with Japan’s Kei Nishikori, Canada’s Milos Raonic and American John Isner. The Serbian world number one, who just like last year won at Indian Wells before heading to South Florida, will face Alexandr Dolgopolov, a 7-5 6-4 winner over Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci, in the fourth round.

Djokovic, who is seeking a fifth win at Miami, wrapped up a onesided first set in 26 minutes but faced a sterner test in the second.

Darcis broke to go ahead 5-4 but after the Serb levelled up the set, he broke back and held on to secure the match.

“I managed to come back in the right moment,” Djokovic said.

“I kind of elevated the intensity and started playing a little bit more with depth on the ball. “He’s got a lot of variety, especially from his backhand side. “So I was handling it really good for first 30 minutes, then started to make some unforced errors and started to play a little bit more neutral, a little bit slower, and he got into the match.

“I complicated my own life in the second set but in the end of

the day, it’s a win.” Fourth-seed Nishikori had even less trouble as he crushed Serbia’s Viktor Troicki 6-2 6-2 in 63 minutes.

Troicki, who needed medical treatment to his left side during the match, struggled to cope with Nishikori throughout with the 25year-old converting five of his six break points. “I was almost perfect on the court. It is so exciting that I am playing well here,” said Nishikori. “Maybe he was hurting a little bit but I was still putting him under pressure with my return.”

Raonic also moved into the fourth round after a hard-earned 6-1 5-7 7-6 (3) win over French 31st seed Jeremy Chardy. Raonic was broken when serving for the match at 5-4 in the second and then Chardy went on to force the third set.

“He started playing more freely and I sort of went the other way,” said Raonic. “He played well in the second set and I think he played better than I did in the third.”

Isner provided an upset as the 22nd seed won 7-6(2) 6-2 over ninth seeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov while Belgian 18th seed David Goffin beat Poland’s Jerzy Janowicz 6-4 6-3 and Spain’s sixth seed David Ferrer got past Czech Lukas Rosol 6-4 7-5. (rtr)

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Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley (11) drives against Sacramento Kings guard Nik Stauskas in the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 30, 2015, in Memphis, Tenn.

The Grizzlies won 97-83.

Grizzlies end 3-game losing streak by beating Rockets

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Mike Conley scored 18 points and Jeff Green had 16 as the Memphis Grizzlies ended a three-game losing streak and moved back into the second spot in the Western Conference playoff race with a 97-83 win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday. The Grizzlies are now a half-game ahead of the Houston Rockets, who lost 99-96 at Toronto.

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Novak Djokovic hits a backhand against Steve Darcis (not pictured) on day eight of the Miami Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center. Djokovic won 6-0, 7-5.

Zach Randolph scored 15 points for Memphis, and Marc Gasol had eight points and 11 rebounds. Kosta Koufos grabbed a season-high 12 boards as the Grizzlies outrebounded the Kings 45-41.

In Toronto, DeMar DeRozan scored a career-high 42 points and tied his career best with 11 rebounds as the Raptors earned their eighth straight home victory over the Rockets. Jonas Valanciunas scored 15 points for Toronto, and Lou Williams had 13.

James Harden scored 31 for the Rockets, who had won four in a row. Houston has not won in Canada since March 2007. In other games, Boston beat Charlotte 116104 to move back into the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, Portland secured

a playoff berth with a 109-86 win over Phoenix, and East-leading Atlanta maintained its rhythm heading into the playoffs with a 101-88 win over Milwaukee.

Boston’s Avery Bradley had 30 points and eight rebounds and Evan Turner scored 15 points as the Celtics won for the 10th time in the last 16 games.

The Celtics are now a few percentage points ahead of Brooklyn in the battle for the East’s final playoff spot. Charlotte’s playoff hopes have dimmed after dropping four of its last five games.

In Portland, Oregon, Damian Lillard scored 19 points for the Blazers, who have won four straight to edge closer to their first Northwest Division title since 2008-09. LaMarcus Aldridge added 17 points and seven

rebounds, and Portland led by as many as 31 points. The Blazers rested their starters in the fourth quarter after building a 92-65 lead.

Atlanta has already clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference but is trying to maintain its playing edge while staying healthy for the final two weeks of the regular season. DeMarre Carroll scored 23 points to help Atlanta improve to 56-18, one win away from tying the team record.

Elsewhere, Jordan Clarkson made the tiebreaking basket with 0.7 seconds left in overtime, lifting the Los Angeles Lakers past Philadelphia 113-111 in a matchup of two of the NBA’s worst teams.

Utah’s Gordon Hayward scored 22 points as the Jazz topped Minnesota 104-84. (ap)

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Conte banishes any suggestion of quitting

TURIN - Antonio Conte banished any idea that he was quitting as Italy coach on Monday and said that there was nothing wrong with hard work, in an apparent reply to suggestions he was overworking his players.

Conte was in emotional mood as he returned to the Juventus stadium, where he won three Serie A titles in as many seasons as coach, for an Italy training session ahead of Tuesday’s friendly against England.

“I know it will not be easy but I am carrying on in my work,” Conte told reporters, who quit Juventus in July. “Mennea said that to achieve big dreams, one must make great effort,” he added, citing the late Pietro Mennea, the Olympic champion whose 200 metres world record lasted more than 16 years.

Conte was criticised after Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio suffered a knee injury during an Italy training session on Friday. John Elkann, the head of the holding company which controls FIAT and Juventus, said the Italy coach worked the players too hard during training camps.

Conte was also reported to have received death threats on the internet and some reports said he had considered quitting before Saturday’s 2-2 Euro qualifying draw away to Bulgaria. “Let us work, we need it. We

have not much time, we will do the maximum to qualify, I can promise a great job by all of us,” Conte said.

“Hard work ought to be the norm but it’s an exception,” he added. “I’m told that I work too hard and I don’t know how to respond to that.” Italy have managed five wins and two draws under Conte, yet the coach has never been far from controversy.

In February, there were also suggestions he could resign after clubs failed to reach an agreement to release their players for a planned training camp. “We are going through a significant change in generation and we need a little patience,” said Conte, who is faced with a rebuilding job.

“We are trying to build something good and we need to allow players to settle in the national team without being rejected at

the first opportunity.

“It was a strong emotion to go through the gate of the Juventus Stadium, entering the dressing room and going on to the pitch,” he added. “There were three fantastic, extraordinary years, with many indelible and exciting memories.” (ap) AP Photo/Massimo Pinca

Italy coach Antonio Conte leads a training session ahead of Tuesday’s international friendly soccer match between Italy and England, at the Juventus Stadium, in Turin, Italy, Monday, March 30, 2015.

European clubs win more money, influence in new UEFA deal GENEVA — Europe’s top clubs have agreed to a new deal with UEFA which gives them more money and a bigger say in how European soccer is run. The European Club Association said Tuesday it renewed a working accord through May 2022 which guarantees clubs at least 200 million euros ($214 million) from UEFA’s Euro 2020 income. The current deal is for a flat fee of 150 million euros ($161 million) for the 2016 European Championship.

The new deal tops the $209 million that FIFA agreed to with the ECA two weeks ago to share among clubs worldwide from each of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Including other considerations, UEFA is likely to give even more than the promised $214 million euros in 2020. “Clubs will receive 8 percent of income from broadcast, commercial and ticketing (and) hospitality (for Euro 2020),” the ECA and UEFA said in a statement.

UEFA will also give the 214-member ECA two seats on its policy-making executive committee. “These achievements

are an extraordinary success,” said ECA chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who is likely to take one of the executive committee places.

Rummenigge, the Bayern Munich chairman, said the new accord “will strengthen the solidarity among the clubs and our sense of responsibility for football.” UEFA President Michel Platini said in a statement that Rummenigge “has been a pleasure to work with.”

The deal, announced at the clubs’ assembly in Stockholm, also confirmed increased revenue of 2.24 billion euros ($2.4 billion) for the Champions League and Europa League combined over the next three seasons.

The 32 Champions League group-stage clubs will share 1.2 billion euros ($1.29 billion) each season, up from 957 million euros ($1.03 billion) this season. Each is guaranteed a 12 million euro ($12.9 million) entry payment instead of 8.6 million euros ($9.2 million).

Key to the deal was making the second-

tier Europa League more lucrative, and giving bigger shares to teams eliminated in the qualifying rounds.

The 48 clubs in the Europa League groups next season will share 381 million euros ($409 million) and be guaranteed 2.4 million euros ($2.58 million).

This season, the figures are 232 million euros ($249 million) and 1.3 million euros ($1.4 million). (ap)

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UEFA starts proceedings against Montenegro and Russia UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Montenegro and Russia after Saturday’s Euro 2016 qualifier in Podgorica was abandoned in the second half following crowd trouble and a scuffle among the players.

European soccer’s governing body said on Monday it was probing the “setting off and throwing of fireworks and objects” by Montenegro and Russia fans during the Group G match.

Montenegro’s FA (FSCG) is also being investigated for “holding a match that did not get played in full”, UEFA said in a statement.

The match was goalless when it was abandoned.

The game was first delayed by 33 minutes when Russia goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was hit on the head by a flare thrown from the Montenegro section of the ground soon after kickoff. He had to come off and was taken to hospital with burns.

Midway through the second half a scuffle ensued between players near the touchline and Russia midfielder Dmitri Kombarov was hit by a missile prompting the referee to abandon the game.

The Football Union of Russia (RFS) has lodged a protest with UEFA and wants to be awarded the points. Third-placed Russia and Montenegro in fourth are level on five points from four matches. (rtr)

Kane to start for England against Italy, says Hodgson TURIN - Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane will make his first England start in Tuesday’s friendly international against Italy after an instant impact on his debut last week, manager Roy Hodgson said on Monday. “Harry Kane will make full debut and play from the start and Wayne Rooney will captain the team,” Hodgson told reporters.

“It’s nice to see the two of them on the field together from the start. Harry certainly deserves his chance.” Kane, joint top scorer in the Premier League with 19 goals, headed England’s fourth goal 80 seconds after replacing Rooney in the 4-0 win over Lithuania in Friday’s Euro 2016 qualifier.

Rooney, who has 102 England caps and is on the verge of breaking Bobby Charlton’s 45-year-old England scoring record of 49 goals, was delighted at the prospect of playing alongside Kane for the first time.

“It’s exciting that Harry Kane has done well in the Premier League.

It’s fantastic. Hopefully he continues that form with England,” said Rooney, who has scored 47 international goals..

“It’s a big night for him with his first start for England. I’m sure he’ll be excited. He’ll go out and try and give his best and I’m excited to play with him and hopefully we can do well to t r y and help t h e team w i n .

“Our aim is to reach the Euros. Tomorrow

will be a good test and we are looking forward to it.”

Hodgson declined to follow Italy coach Antonio Conte’s tactic in naming his final 11 on the eve of the match. Instead, all he would say was: “It’s a friendly match and it’s a time to experiment with some of the players.

“We take the game very seriously and it’s a great opportunity

for players who haven’t had the opportunity in some of the qualifiers to show that they really deserve their place in the squad. “It’s an opportunity for players to impress both managers.”

England top Group E in their Euro 2016 qualifiers with 15 points from five matches while Italy are second on 11 points in Group H, two behind leaders Croatia. (rtr)

AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili

Colombia’s Radamel Garcia celebrates after they score against Kuwait during a friendly match in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Monday, March 30, 2015.

Falcao goes within 1 goal of Colombia scoring record

Action Images via Reuters / John Sibley

England’s Harry Kane celebrates scoring their fourth goal

Radamel Falcao went within one goal of Colombia’s scoring record by netting a penalty on Monday to complete a 3-1 victory over Kuwait in a friendly.

Despite Falcao’s struggles for Manchester United this season, the striker has netted three in two games for his country during the international break.

The Colombia captain scored from the penalty spot in the 74th minute, taking his international tally to 24 — one short of retired striker Arnoldo Iguaran’s national record.

Abel Aguilar volleyed in Colombia’s opener from the edge of the penalty area in the 22nd, but Musaed Alenezi leveled on the stroke of halftime for Kuwait.

Edwin Cardona restored Colombia’s lead in the 68th with a longrange striker before Falcao made sure of the victory. Falcao also scored twice in a 6-0 rout of Bahrain in a friendly last week, but he hasn’t found the net for United in two months. (ap)

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Conte banishes any suggestion of quitting

TURIN - Antonio Conte banished any idea that he was quitting as Italy coach on Monday and said that there was nothing wrong with hard work, in an apparent reply to suggestions he was overworking his players.

Conte was in emotional mood as he returned to the Juventus stadium, where he won three Serie A titles in as many seasons as coach, for an Italy training session ahead of Tuesday’s friendly against England.

“I know it will not be easy but I am carrying on in my work,” Conte told reporters, who quit Juventus in July. “Mennea said that to achieve big dreams, one must make great effort,” he added, citing the late Pietro Mennea, the Olympic champion whose 200 metres world record lasted more than 16 years.

Conte was criticised after Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio suffered a knee injury during an Italy training session on Friday. John Elkann, the head of the holding company which controls FIAT and Juventus, said the Italy coach worked the players too hard during training camps.

Conte was also reported to have received death threats on the internet and some reports said he had considered quitting before Saturday’s 2-2 Euro qualifying draw away to Bulgaria. “Let us work, we need it. We

have not much time, we will do the maximum to qualify, I can promise a great job by all of us,” Conte said.

“Hard work ought to be the norm but it’s an exception,” he added. “I’m told that I work too hard and I don’t know how to respond to that.” Italy have managed five wins and two draws under Conte, yet the coach has never been far from controversy.

In February, there were also suggestions he could resign after clubs failed to reach an agreement to release their players for a planned training camp. “We are going through a significant change in generation and we need a little patience,” said Conte, who is faced with a rebuilding job.

“We are trying to build something good and we need to allow players to settle in the national team without being rejected at

the first opportunity.

“It was a strong emotion to go through the gate of the Juventus Stadium, entering the dressing room and going on to the pitch,” he added. “There were three fantastic, extraordinary years, with many indelible and exciting memories.” (ap) AP Photo/Massimo Pinca

Italy coach Antonio Conte leads a training session ahead of Tuesday’s international friendly soccer match between Italy and England, at the Juventus Stadium, in Turin, Italy, Monday, March 30, 2015.

European clubs win more money, influence in new UEFA deal GENEVA — Europe’s top clubs have agreed to a new deal with UEFA which gives them more money and a bigger say in how European soccer is run. The European Club Association said Tuesday it renewed a working accord through May 2022 which guarantees clubs at least 200 million euros ($214 million) from UEFA’s Euro 2020 income. The current deal is for a flat fee of 150 million euros ($161 million) for the 2016 European Championship.

The new deal tops the $209 million that FIFA agreed to with the ECA two weeks ago to share among clubs worldwide from each of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Including other considerations, UEFA is likely to give even more than the promised $214 million euros in 2020. “Clubs will receive 8 percent of income from broadcast, commercial and ticketing (and) hospitality (for Euro 2020),” the ECA and UEFA said in a statement.

UEFA will also give the 214-member ECA two seats on its policy-making executive committee. “These achievements

are an extraordinary success,” said ECA chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who is likely to take one of the executive committee places.

Rummenigge, the Bayern Munich chairman, said the new accord “will strengthen the solidarity among the clubs and our sense of responsibility for football.” UEFA President Michel Platini said in a statement that Rummenigge “has been a pleasure to work with.”

The deal, announced at the clubs’ assembly in Stockholm, also confirmed increased revenue of 2.24 billion euros ($2.4 billion) for the Champions League and Europa League combined over the next three seasons.

The 32 Champions League group-stage clubs will share 1.2 billion euros ($1.29 billion) each season, up from 957 million euros ($1.03 billion) this season. Each is guaranteed a 12 million euro ($12.9 million) entry payment instead of 8.6 million euros ($9.2 million).

Key to the deal was making the second-

tier Europa League more lucrative, and giving bigger shares to teams eliminated in the qualifying rounds.

The 48 clubs in the Europa League groups next season will share 381 million euros ($409 million) and be guaranteed 2.4 million euros ($2.58 million).

This season, the figures are 232 million euros ($249 million) and 1.3 million euros ($1.4 million). (ap)

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UEFA starts proceedings against Montenegro and Russia UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Montenegro and Russia after Saturday’s Euro 2016 qualifier in Podgorica was abandoned in the second half following crowd trouble and a scuffle among the players.

European soccer’s governing body said on Monday it was probing the “setting off and throwing of fireworks and objects” by Montenegro and Russia fans during the Group G match.

Montenegro’s FA (FSCG) is also being investigated for “holding a match that did not get played in full”, UEFA said in a statement.

The match was goalless when it was abandoned.

The game was first delayed by 33 minutes when Russia goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was hit on the head by a flare thrown from the Montenegro section of the ground soon after kickoff. He had to come off and was taken to hospital with burns.

Midway through the second half a scuffle ensued between players near the touchline and Russia midfielder Dmitri Kombarov was hit by a missile prompting the referee to abandon the game.

The Football Union of Russia (RFS) has lodged a protest with UEFA and wants to be awarded the points. Third-placed Russia and Montenegro in fourth are level on five points from four matches. (rtr)

Kane to start for England against Italy, says Hodgson TURIN - Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane will make his first England start in Tuesday’s friendly international against Italy after an instant impact on his debut last week, manager Roy Hodgson said on Monday. “Harry Kane will make full debut and play from the start and Wayne Rooney will captain the team,” Hodgson told reporters.

“It’s nice to see the two of them on the field together from the start. Harry certainly deserves his chance.” Kane, joint top scorer in the Premier League with 19 goals, headed England’s fourth goal 80 seconds after replacing Rooney in the 4-0 win over Lithuania in Friday’s Euro 2016 qualifier.

Rooney, who has 102 England caps and is on the verge of breaking Bobby Charlton’s 45-year-old England scoring record of 49 goals, was delighted at the prospect of playing alongside Kane for the first time.

“It’s exciting that Harry Kane has done well in the Premier League.

It’s fantastic. Hopefully he continues that form with England,” said Rooney, who has scored 47 international goals..

“It’s a big night for him with his first start for England. I’m sure he’ll be excited. He’ll go out and try and give his best and I’m excited to play with him and hopefully we can do well to t r y and help t h e team w i n .

“Our aim is to reach the Euros. Tomorrow

will be a good test and we are looking forward to it.”

Hodgson declined to follow Italy coach Antonio Conte’s tactic in naming his final 11 on the eve of the match. Instead, all he would say was: “It’s a friendly match and it’s a time to experiment with some of the players.

“We take the game very seriously and it’s a great opportunity

for players who haven’t had the opportunity in some of the qualifiers to show that they really deserve their place in the squad. “It’s an opportunity for players to impress both managers.”

England top Group E in their Euro 2016 qualifiers with 15 points from five matches while Italy are second on 11 points in Group H, two behind leaders Croatia. (rtr)

AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili

Colombia’s Radamel Garcia celebrates after they score against Kuwait during a friendly match in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Monday, March 30, 2015.

Falcao goes within 1 goal of Colombia scoring record

Action Images via Reuters / John Sibley

England’s Harry Kane celebrates scoring their fourth goal

Radamel Falcao went within one goal of Colombia’s scoring record by netting a penalty on Monday to complete a 3-1 victory over Kuwait in a friendly.

Despite Falcao’s struggles for Manchester United this season, the striker has netted three in two games for his country during the international break.

The Colombia captain scored from the penalty spot in the 74th minute, taking his international tally to 24 — one short of retired striker Arnoldo Iguaran’s national record.

Abel Aguilar volleyed in Colombia’s opener from the edge of the penalty area in the 22nd, but Musaed Alenezi leveled on the stroke of halftime for Kuwait.

Edwin Cardona restored Colombia’s lead in the 68th with a longrange striker before Falcao made sure of the victory. Falcao also scored twice in a 6-0 rout of Bahrain in a friendly last week, but he hasn’t found the net for United in two months. (ap)

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Baluk Rening Beach

NEGARA - Baluk Rening is one of the beaches in Jembrana district visited by tourists both local and

foreign countries, is located approximately 10 km to the west of the city state.Black sandy beach is quite

nice and the sound waves are not so great. But it is quite delicious in the morning or the evening watch-

ing the sunset, with a backdrop of mountains in East Java. Tourist attraction of this beach is also very

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Djokovic, Nishikori and Raonic reach last 16 in Miami

MIAMI - Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Belgium’s Steve Darcis 6-0 7-5 on Monday to power into the last 16 of the Miami Open along with Japan’s Kei Nishikori, Canada’s Milos Raonic and American John Isner. The Serbian world number one, who just like last year won at Indian Wells before heading to South Florida, will face Alexandr Dolgopolov, a 7-5 6-4 winner over Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci, in the fourth round.

Djokovic, who is seeking a fifth win at Miami, wrapped up a onesided first set in 26 minutes but faced a sterner test in the second.

Darcis broke to go ahead 5-4 but after the Serb levelled up the set, he broke back and held on to secure the match.

“I managed to come back in the right moment,” Djokovic said.

“I kind of elevated the intensity and started playing a little bit more with depth on the ball. “He’s got a lot of variety, especially from his backhand side. “So I was handling it really good for first 30 minutes, then started to make some unforced errors and started to play a little bit more neutral, a little bit slower, and he got into the match.

“I complicated my own life in the second set but in the end of

the day, it’s a win.” Fourth-seed Nishikori had even less trouble as he crushed Serbia’s Viktor Troicki 6-2 6-2 in 63 minutes.

Troicki, who needed medical treatment to his left side during the match, struggled to cope with Nishikori throughout with the 25year-old converting five of his six break points. “I was almost perfect on the court. It is so exciting that I am playing well here,” said Nishikori. “Maybe he was hurting a little bit but I was still putting him under pressure with my return.”

Raonic also moved into the fourth round after a hard-earned 6-1 5-7 7-6 (3) win over French 31st seed Jeremy Chardy. Raonic was broken when serving for the match at 5-4 in the second and then Chardy went on to force the third set.

“He started playing more freely and I sort of went the other way,” said Raonic. “He played well in the second set and I think he played better than I did in the third.”

Isner provided an upset as the 22nd seed won 7-6(2) 6-2 over ninth seeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov while Belgian 18th seed David Goffin beat Poland’s Jerzy Janowicz 6-4 6-3 and Spain’s sixth seed David Ferrer got past Czech Lukas Rosol 6-4 7-5. (rtr)

AP Photo/Brandon Dill

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The Grizzlies won 97-83.

Grizzlies end 3-game losing streak by beating Rockets

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Mike Conley scored 18 points and Jeff Green had 16 as the Memphis Grizzlies ended a three-game losing streak and moved back into the second spot in the Western Conference playoff race with a 97-83 win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday. The Grizzlies are now a half-game ahead of the Houston Rockets, who lost 99-96 at Toronto.

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Novak Djokovic hits a backhand against Steve Darcis (not pictured) on day eight of the Miami Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center. Djokovic won 6-0, 7-5.

Zach Randolph scored 15 points for Memphis, and Marc Gasol had eight points and 11 rebounds. Kosta Koufos grabbed a season-high 12 boards as the Grizzlies outrebounded the Kings 45-41.

In Toronto, DeMar DeRozan scored a career-high 42 points and tied his career best with 11 rebounds as the Raptors earned their eighth straight home victory over the Rockets. Jonas Valanciunas scored 15 points for Toronto, and Lou Williams had 13.

James Harden scored 31 for the Rockets, who had won four in a row. Houston has not won in Canada since March 2007. In other games, Boston beat Charlotte 116104 to move back into the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, Portland secured

a playoff berth with a 109-86 win over Phoenix, and East-leading Atlanta maintained its rhythm heading into the playoffs with a 101-88 win over Milwaukee.

Boston’s Avery Bradley had 30 points and eight rebounds and Evan Turner scored 15 points as the Celtics won for the 10th time in the last 16 games.

The Celtics are now a few percentage points ahead of Brooklyn in the battle for the East’s final playoff spot. Charlotte’s playoff hopes have dimmed after dropping four of its last five games.

In Portland, Oregon, Damian Lillard scored 19 points for the Blazers, who have won four straight to edge closer to their first Northwest Division title since 2008-09. LaMarcus Aldridge added 17 points and seven

rebounds, and Portland led by as many as 31 points. The Blazers rested their starters in the fourth quarter after building a 92-65 lead.

Atlanta has already clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference but is trying to maintain its playing edge while staying healthy for the final two weeks of the regular season. DeMarre Carroll scored 23 points to help Atlanta improve to 56-18, one win away from tying the team record.

Elsewhere, Jordan Clarkson made the tiebreaking basket with 0.7 seconds left in overtime, lifting the Los Angeles Lakers past Philadelphia 113-111 in a matchup of two of the NBA’s worst teams.

Utah’s Gordon Hayward scored 22 points as the Jazz topped Minnesota 104-84. (ap)

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File--In this file photograph taken on Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, an unidentified woman, left, consoles Arlene Holmes, right, as she leaves the courtroom after a pre-trial readiness hearing in Centennial, Colo., in the murder trial of her son, James Holmes, who is charged with killing 12 moviegoers and wounding 70 more in a shooting spree in a crowded theatre in Aurora, Colo., in July 2012.

Colorado shooter’s mom feels guilt over his mental illness

DENVER — The mother of Colorado theater shooting defendant James Holmes feels guilty for not knowing her son was mentally ill and needed treatment, she wrote in a book of prayers and reflections compiled since the 2012 attack. Arlene Holmes wrote in “When The Focus Shifts: The Prayer Book of Arlene Holmes 2013-2014,” that she can never forgive herself for not predicting the shooting, which left 12 dead and 70 others injured.

Holmes’ parents and attorneys have said he was in the grips of a psychotic episode when he slipped into the suburban Denver movie theater and opened fire during a showing of a Batman movie. But the book offers no new insight into his diagnosis.

Opening statements in his trial are scheduled for April 27. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

“I wrote Jim a letter telling him I am sorry I did not know that he was mentally ill,” she wrote in a March 2014 passage. “The letter did not assuage my guilt. I apologize to the whole world. I was uneducated. So many deceased and so many badly injured, and I am still alive.” Holmes announced the book to the Del Mar Times (http://bit.ly/1IKADqV) in her first interview since the shooting.

She and her husband told the newspaper they are bracing themselves for their son’s trial and still hope his life can be spared through a plea deal.

“This book is being published to raise awareness of the immorality of the death penalty and the futility of seeking justice through execution,” she wrote in the book, which was taken largely from her handwritten journals.

The rest of the book contains prayers for prosecutors and defense attorneys alike, her experiences in the courtroom and reflections on her own struggles with depression after the shooting. She writes that she prays for victims daily, naming each of them. She also laments what she sees as a lack of compassion for the mentally ill.

In an entry from Jan. 12, 2013, she recalled the violence and wrote, “What were you thinking, Jim? And what are you thinking now? Praying for Jim in jail; please don’t commit suicide. You lived so that we could understand you and others could study you and learn to prevent future tragedy.” Some victims’ families questioned the timing.

“I can only think this is some kind of ploy. This is some type of strategy cooked up by the defense to try to save someone’s life,” said Tom Sullivan, whose son Alex was killed in the shooting. Holmes’ mother’s thoughts and apologies mean little to him, he said. “As far as people I think about on a daily basis, they are so far down the list it’s not worth mentioning.” (ap)

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Unease about immigration at core of UK election campaign BOSTON, England — Boston is a typical English town — ancient church, traditional shops, Polish supermarkets, Baltic bakeries. Amid the bargain-hunting crowds on market day, eastern European languages are almost as common as the local Lincolnshire accent. Immigration has transformed Boston in the last decade. At least one in eight residents comes from eastern Europe, and the population is growing at double the national rate.

The change Boston is seeing is not unique — and unhappiness about Britain’s transformation is reshaping the political landscape as voters prepare to choose a new government, fueling support for outsider politicians focused on immigration. With no party firmly in the lead, the race for the May 7 election looks set to produce a fragmented Parliament for a fractured nation.

“I think there are a few too many of the foreign brigade here at the moment,” said butcher Nigel Lote. His customers come almost exclusively from the longsettled English population of Boston, a town of about 65,000 that gave its name and its Pilgrim heritage to the Massachusetts city. “It’s getting to the stage where there’s them and us,” he said. “We don’t mingle.”

A short walk away is West Street, a once-declining commercial strip now lined with grocery

stores, delis and information centers for the eastern European community. Shelves are packed with pickled vegetables and canned fish. Notices advertise rooms to rent, used cars and agricultural jobs in the fields around Boston.

Karolina Mediancevaite, serving customers in a Lithuanian bakery, paused when asked if the locals are friendly. “Some,” she said. “It would be better if they talked to you and not look at you like ‘You are not from this country.’” Robin Hunter-Clarke, local candidate for the U.K. Independence Party, said Boston has “huge social problems.”

“There are some streets that local people won’t walk down because they feel uncomfortable,” he said. “And I think that’s sad. And that’s because of the sheer number of people that have entered one small market town.”

UKIP, which has risen rapidly from ragtag band of right-wing dissidents to serious political force, is the main beneficiary of Britain’s unease about immigration.

The party wants Britain to leave the European Union — closing the door to EU citizens, who currently can work freely in the U.K. — and create a more restrictive immigration system geared to Britain’s labor needs. (ap)

BUENOS AIRES — Many businesses were shuttered and streets were mostly empty Tuesday as the country’s transportation unions called a nationwide strike to protest income tax rates and high inflation in the South American country.

While transportation workers represent only a small part of the workforce, shutting down the subways, trains and buses created a domino effect because many Argentines have no other way to get to work or get children to school.

Many domestic and international flights coming into the country had also been canceled, as transportation unions represent many airport workers.

The unions argue that high taxes and high inflation, which private economists put at more than 30 percent, have eroded away wage gains the last couple of years.

Top officials in President

Cristina Fernandez’s administration have rejected the demands, saying the tax rates are fair and only impact a small percentage of workers who earn more than 15,000 pesos ($1,765) a month.

Unions have long held great influence in Argentina, and currently represent an estimated 30 to 40 percent of the 11 million registered workers.

More than trying to extract concessions from a lame-duck president, the strike was a way to send a signal to candidates before the October general elections, said Patricio Giusto, director of Political Diagnostic, an Argentine-based think tank. Fernandez is barred from running for a third term in October.

“Whoever wins, the next president is going to have to deal with this situation,” Giusto said. “It’s unavoidable if they don’t want to have conflicts” with a large sector of the population.

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BUSINESS Japan denies plan to join China-led development bank

TOKYO - Japan on Tuesday ruled out any immediate plan to join the Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), categorically denying a news report that its ambassador to China said Tokyo is likely to take part.

The Financial Times reported that Masato Kitera, Tokyo’s envoy in Beijing, said in an interview Japan is likely to join the AIIB within a few months, a move that would leave Washington as the only big holdout.

But Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday the ambassador had not made any such comment and Japan’s position on the AIIB had not changed.

“I have been informed that it is not true that Ambassador Kitera made such remarks forecasting (Japan’s) participation,” Suga told a news conference.

The report comes just before the end-March deadline China has set for participation in the bank as a founding member.

Australia, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Russia have all said they intend to join the

Beijing-headquartered $50 billion institution, despite scepticism in Washington and Tokyo.

China’s neighbour and long-time foe Taiwan said Monday it would also make a formal application to join.

“Japan is dubious about whether (the AIIB) would be properly governed or whether it would damage other creditors,” Suga said. Japan is a key player in the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which would be a rival.

“Anyway, I think it’s impossible for Japan to take part today,” the government’s top spokesman said, adding that Tokyo would work together with Washington, its top ally, and other countries to ask Beijing for clarification.

The new multinational lender is seen as a threat to the World Bank and the ADB, two institutions that are heavily influenced

by the US and Japan.

Washington has been left increasingly isolated in its opposition to the AIIB, which opponents claim could end up as a Chinese vehicle that has low standards on governance, the environment and social issues.

President Barack Obama’s administration has waged an intense but low-profile lobbying campaign against it, but has watched with frustration as allies around the world pile in, with some hoping to curry favour in Beijing and others not wanting to miss out on a lucrative part of the world.

China is expected to foot the bulk of the initial money needed to get the AIIB started, with donations from other members set to increase the size of the overall fund to more than $100 billion. (afp)

Oil prices edge lower as Iran nuclear deadline approaches

SINGAPORE - Oil prices fell in Asia Tuesday as dealers monitored last-ditch efforts between global powers and Iran to reach a deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme and ease sanctions imposed on the crude producer.

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate fell 69 cents to $47.99 while Brent eased 55 cents to $55.74 in mid-day trade.

Singapore United Overseas Bank said prices “tumbled as hopes for a nuclear deal with Iran climbed”.

Foreign ministers of US-led major world powers are racing to beat a midnight Tuesday deadline to nail down a framework deal with Iran they hope will put an atomic bomb out of the Islamic republic’s reach.

“There are marathon meetings happening all over the place. There are several issues that have not been resolved yet. These are important issues,” an Iranian negotiator in the Swiss city of Lausanne said late Monday.

US Secretary of State John Kerry, in Lausanne

since Wednesday for the latest in a series of meetings with Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif that have criss-crossed the globe, said Monday there was still work to do.

“There still remain some difficult issues,” Kerry told CNN. “We are working very hard to work those through. We are working late into the night and obviously into tomorrow.”

Under the deal, due to be finalised by June 30, the powers want Iran to scale back its nuclear programme to give the world ample notice of any dash to make a bomb by extending the so-called “breakout” time.

In return diplomatically isolated Tehran, which denies wanting atomic weapons, is demanding the lifting of sanctions that have strangled its economy.

With the world’s fourth biggest oil and second biggest gas reserves, the energy industry is the cornerstone of Iran’s economy, but it has been hit hard by the American and European embargo imposed since 2012. (afp)

IBM to invest $3 billion in ‘Internet of Things’ unit

NEW YORK — IBM is investing $3 billion to build an “Internet of Things” division aimed at harnessing the massive trove of data collected by smartphones, tablets, connected vehicles and appliances and using it to help companies better manage their businesses.

IBM estimates that 90 percent of all data generated by mobile and “smart” devices is never analyzed. The Armonk, New York, company hopes to change this by teaming up with companies like Twitter and the Weather Co., the owner of the Weather Channel, and developing cloud-based data services and tools for app developers.

IBM is training more than 2,000 consultants, researchers and developers to help businesses come up with new ways to use the vast amounts of data that are now available, said Glenn Finch, Big Data and Analytics Lead at IBM Global Business Services.

This could mean combining Twitter data with economic and weather data to predict what someone might be interested in buying. The new business unit is part of IBM’s shift away from hardware toward spending billions to focus on analytics, cloud computing, mobile services and security.

IBM plans to launch an online service that helps insurance companies extract insight from connected vehicles, to create new pricing and services customized to individual drivers.

Meanwhile, the Weather Co. plans to shift and integrate its massive weather data operation into the IBM Cloud, so that insurance providers could send policyholders text messages alerting them to impending hailstorms and vehicles could be moved before being damaged, for instance. It could also help determine exactly how many people were hit by a natural disaster so insurers could respond to claims faster.

“Most people, most businesses, most governments wait for weather to happen to them and react to it rather than anticipate what it will do to them,” said Mark Gildersleeve, president of the Weather Co.’s WSI division. The IBM partnership “aims to help governments and businesses essentially serve their end users better by making decisions earlier,” he said. (ap)

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In this Feb. 28, 2010 file photo, a worker prepares a booth of IBM at the CeBIT in Hanover, northern Germany. IBM is hoping harness the massive trove of data collected by smartphones, tablets, connected vehicles and appliances as part of a new “Internet of Things” business unit it plans to invest $3 billion in over the next four years.

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Models in gas masks highlight Indonesian environmental devastation

RANCAEKEK - Wearing gas masks and designer dresses, models paraded down a catwalk Cross Switzerland.

The groups found a wide range against a backdrop of polluted, rubbish-strewn paddy fields in central Indonesia, a colourful of toxins -- including aluminium condemnation of the fashion industry’s role in causing environmental devastation.

The women marched up and down in black rubber boots on a runway of wooden planks to dance music, brandishing banners that read “Say no to fashion with a toxic trail”.

The show, put on by environmental group Greenpeace and local designers, was aimed at highlighting the destruction caused by textile factories, including many producing clothes for global brands,

that have for years been spewing industrial waste into the country’s waterways.

“Greenpeace urges the industry to stop polluting the environment with hazardous chemicals,” said the group’s campaigner Ahmad Ashov Birry, who was organising the show.

“We urge the government to take stern action against the polluters

and strengthen regulations related to the management of hazardous chemicals for a toxic-free future.”

Last week’s show took place at Rancaekek, part of the Citarum River Basin on Java island, which is the heart of the Indonesian textile industry.

The area was named as one of the 10 most polluted places on Earth in 2013 by environmental groups the Blacksmith Institute and Green

and manganese -- in the river, which supplies much of the water to the capital Jakarta.

In Rancaekek alone, more than 1,200 hectares (3,000 acres) of paddy fields have been polluted, according to Greenpeace.

The show was part of a Greenpeace campaign called “Detox”, which has been running since 2011 and is aimed at getting well-known brands to ensure that their suppliers

do not release hazardous chemicals into the environment.

Big names such as Spain’s Zara and Germany’s Adidas have committed to the campaign.

Rivers and crops have been poisoned by pollution across the vast Indonesian archipelago by a wide range of industries, from manufacturing to mining.

More than 100 million Indonesians, out of a population of 250 million, have no access to safe water, according to Greenpeace. (afp)

JAKARTA - The Financial Service Authority (OJK) said the Indonesian Stock Exchange (BEI) is one of the best performing stock markets in ASEAN in the first quarter of 2015.

“So far this year, the Jakarta composite index (JCI) of BEI grew 4.05 percent with capitalization rising 4.12 percent. This is one of the best in ASEAN. This is a good start. Hopefully would continue throughout the year,” OJK’s Capital Market Supervision Chief Executive Nurhaida said.

The highest growth in index of 9.25 percent was recorded by the Philippines, with BEI coming second with a growth of 4.05 percent, followed by Malaysia 3.44 percent , Singapore 2.56 percent and Thailand 0.35 percent.

The positive performance of BEI was attributable to good performance of the listed companies and the country’s economic condition, that tended to be positive, Nurhaida said on Monday.

She said in a bid to maintain good performance of the domestic market, OJK would stick to three main principles in market deepening including supply, demand and market infrastructure.

“One factor included in the market deepening is to increase the number of products in the market either through increasing the number of companies launching initial public offering (IPO) or the types of their product such as bonds and mutual funds,” she said.

He said OJK is processing plans of two companies seeking to launch

IPO. In addition, OJK has also issued guidelines for the product of assets backed securities in the form of Participation Letter (EBA SP) related to housing secondary financing.

“There is already regulation on EBA SP, PT Sarana Multigriya Financial (SMF) is in the final phase of issuing the product,” she said.

Nurhaida said in order to encourage increase in the number of products, OJK is drafting a regulation to facilitate issuance of more products.

“The facility given would not be at the expense of investors. The facility offered is expected to attract more investors to the domestic market,” she said.

The ultimate goal of market deepening is creating balance in the

number of foreign and domestic investors in the market,” she added.

The balance in the composition between foreign and domestic investors would better guarantee industrial stability amid the varying sentiments such as it is at present, she said “As we all know that foreign investors still dominate the number of investors in the domestic market.

The role of domestic investors needs to be promoted by offering them facility to enter the market,” she said.

Based on data at PT Kustodian Sentral Efek Indonesia (KSEI), a self regulatory organization of Indonesian capital market, in February 2015, assets of local investors were valued at Rp1,341.43 trillion and those of foreign investors Rp2,002.86 trillion. (ant)

BEI among best performing stock exchanges in Asia Nine Indonesians die after drinking tainted alcohol JAKARTA- Nine Indonesian men have died after consuming alcohol mixed with mosquito repellent, police said Monday, the latest deaths in the country linked to tainted drinks.

The men bought the drinks on the street in the city of Prabumulih on Sumatra island on Thursday and were admitted to local hospitals after falling ill, local police spokesman Djarod Padakova told AFP. The first victim died on Friday, with the ninth passing away on Sunday, he added. A tenth man survived.

Padakova said the alcohol had been mixed with mosquito repellent and energy drinks.

Media reports said the alcohol was a local brand of gin.

There have been many previous cases where people have died after consuming contaminated drinks in Indonesia.

Last year 16 people died after drinking tainted alcohol to celebrate New Year’s Eve on the main island of Java.

The small proportion of those who consume alcohol in Muslim-majority Indonesia sometimes opt for cheap drinks bought on the street, because legally produced alcohol is heavily taxed and much is imported. (afp)

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The Financial Service Authority (OJK) said the Indonesian Stock Exchange (BEI) is one of the best performing stock markets in ASEAN in the first quarter of 2015.

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Corridor 8 route of Trans Sarbagita bus re-surveyed

DENPASAR - Bali Transport Agency and Perum Damri will conduct a re-surveying Trans Sarbagita route through Corridor 8. This corridor will serve the Mengwi-Benoa Harbor route.

Perum Damri that will operate in Corridor 8, last week received assistance from the Ministry of Transportation in the form of 30 buses. Now they are just waiting to have the route confirmed in order to operate the buses.

“We will re-survey which route is worth passing through because the buses are large. We are also considering aspects such as passenger comfort, the size of the path, interference with public transportation and costs. There are a lot of things to consider,” said the Unit Head of Trans Sarbagita, I Gede Gunawan.

Gunawan added that previously the Transportation Agency has conducted a survey that yielded three possible routes. The first would start at Mengwi Terminal passing Ubung Terminal and then turn left at the Ubung intersection to Tohpati, Jalan Bypass IB Mantra and turn right to Jalan W.R. Supratman, enter

the city to SMAN 7 Denpasar and finally back to Mengwi.

“We also made a survey of a route from the Ubung intersection, turning left and entering Jalan Nangka and then going to Jalan WR Supratman. However, this route is rather crowded at Satria. At the southern end of Jalan Nangka,

turning left is crowded. Then, we also tried to turn right at the Ubung intersection to enter Jalan Mahendradatta then go directly to Jalan Imam Bonjol and continue to Benoa. On the roadmap, a MengwiBenoa Harbor via the city route is highlighted,” he continued.

Although it is fully managed by Perum Damri, Gunawan said that his party will not close the possibility to assist the establishment of shelter even though there are signs from the central government that they may provide assistance. But clearly, the government

of Bali will no longer subsidize the operation of Corridor 8. Moreover, the income from this corridor will go entirely to Perum Damri.

The Head of Perum Damri Denpasar, Made Suma Artika, said that the operation of Corridor 8 will continue to follow the Trans Sarbagita minimum service standards including the tariff applied to passengers that will remain the same as it is today. However, the transport feeder is submitted to the Transportation Agency of the county or municipality. (kmb32)

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FILE - In this July 31, 2014 file photo, women’s rights activist Wei Tingting, right waits outside a court where the first court case in China involving so-called conversion therapy is held in Beijing, China.

China behind cyberattacks on US sites

BEIJING — Chinese authorities have taken over computers both inside and outside the country to launch cyberattacks against the website of an anti-online censorship group and a U.S.-based web resource that hosts some of the group’s data, according to an analysis released by the group.

Greatfire.org said in a statement Monday that Chinese authorities carried out denial-of-service attacks that have intermittently shut down San Francisco-based Github over the past week. Greatfire.org said it had mirrored some of its content on Github repositories, and that the data were the targets of the

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Dismantled, hundreds of expired billboards

DENPASAR - Hundreds of unlicensed billboards, including Nyepi congratulatory billboards that expired on Monday (Mar. 30), were dismantled by the Denpasar Municipal Police. The dismantling, that was assisted by Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel was done in accordance with municipal rules, and an agreement made between relevant institutions and community organizations some time ago.

The Chief of the Denpasar Municipal Police, Ida Bagus

Alit Wiradana, revealed that the dismantling of the billboards started from the Akasia roundabout on Jalan Hayam Wuruk, and continued through Renon, Jalan Diponegoro, Jalan Hassanudin, Jalan Gajah Mada, and a number of other streets in Denpasar.

Such an action was scheduled to be carried out again on Tuesday.

“Demolition of the billboards will continue until they are all down,” he said.

Alit Wiradana explained that

the dismantled billboards mostly consisted of Nyepi congratulatory billboards. According to the results of a meeting between related institutions and community organizations, the billboards can only be left on display until seven days after Nyepi. Indeed, there are a number of billboards that were dismantled by their owners on time. However, since others have not taken responsibility for taking down their signs, the Municipal Police had no choice but to do it for them. “Since some

billboards are still are display, we are forced to take them down,” he said.

He hoped the billboard owners would understand the steps taken by the government. Other than being in accordance to the agreement made together, the dismantling is also meant to bring awareness about keeping the face of the city clean.

To note, on March 13 a meeting between the ranks of the municipal police, Spatial Planning and Hous-

ing Agency, Sanitation and Landscaping Agency (DKP), Hindu Dharma Council of Indonesia (PHDI), Customary Village Middle Assembly, Forum of Denpasar Headmen, 1611/Badung Military District Command as well as a number of community organizations, was held in Denpasar. The meeting confirmed that the Nyepi congratulatory billboards should be taken down and that the deadline for doing so is seven days after Nyepi. (kmb25)

attacks.

Greatfire.org said Chinese authorities carried out the attacks by installing malicious code on the computers of users visiting the popular Chinese search engine Baidu and related sites and using those computers to overwhelm Github and Greatfire.org websites

with service requests.

The group said the attacks marked the first of their kind blamed on Chinese authorities and represented a dangerous escalation for a country that already tightly restricts what Chinese can see online. Greatfire. org said it was a direct target of similar denial-of-service attacks

earlier in March.

Greatfire.org produces mirror websites that let Chinese users see information normally blocked by government censors.

The group doesn’t reveal where it’s located or who runs it. The Open Technology Fund, a U.S. government-backed initiative to support Internet freedom, says on its website that it provided Greatfire.org with $114,000 in 2014.

The Cyberspace Administration of China didn’t respond to requests

for comment Tuesday.

“Very clearly, the Cyberspace Administration of China is behind both of the recent (distributed denial-of-service) attacks,” Greatfire.org said in its statement.

“Hijacking the computers of millions of innocent internet users around the world is particularly striking as it illustrates the utter disregard the Chinese authorities have for international as well as even Chinese internet governance norms.” (ap)

Lufthansa insurers Thai leader moves to lift martial law, impose absolute power set aside $300 million over Alps crash

BERLIN — Lufthansa says its insurers are setting aside $300 million to deal with possible costs resulting from last week’s crash of a Germanwings jet in the French Alps, in which 150 people died.

Lufthansa spokeswoman Kerstin Lau confirmed a report on the setaside in the daily Handelsblatt on Tuesday. She said $300 million is the amount currently reserved to deal with “all costs arising in connection with the case.”

Last week, the company offered immediate aid of up to 50,000 euros ($54,250) per passenger to relatives of the victims. Those payments are separate from eventual compensation payments.

Prosecutors believe, based on data from the cockpit voice recorder, that the Airbus A320’s copilot locked his captain out of the cockpit and deliberately crashed Flight 9525 from Barcelona to Duesseldorf last Tuesday. (ap)

BANGKOK — Thailand’s military-installed prime minister said Tuesday he plans to lift martial law 10 months after staging a coup, but will invoke a special security measure that critics say is more draconian. The development has sparked concern from human rights groups, lawyers, political parties and scholars who say the measure, Article 44 of a juntaimposed interim constitution, gives Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha unchecked authority over all three branches of government.

Prayuth, the former army commander who led the May 22, 2014, coup that overthrew an elected

government, told reporters Tuesday that he is seeking King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s approval to revoke martial law. The monarch’s approval is considered a formality.

Prayuth has faced growing pressure to scrap martial law, which places the military in charge of public security nationwide and has been criticized as a deterrent to tourists and foreign investors.

Thai media have referred to Article 44 as “the dictator law.”

Under a similar law in the 1960s, a Thai dictator carried out summary executions.

The measure gives Prayuth power over all aspects of govern-

ment, law and order, and absolves him of any legal responsibility for his actions.

“Article 44 essentially means Prayuth is the law. He can order the detention of anyone without charge, without having to put the person on trial and for as long as he desires,” Pravit Rojanaphruk, an outspoken columnist for The Nation newspaper, wrote Tuesday. Prayuth sought to downplay the concerns, telling reporters he would use Article 44 “constructively” to solve security issues. “Don’t worry,” he told reporters after a Cabinet meeting. “If you’re not doing anything wrong, there’s no need to be afraid.” (ap)

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The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-16M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Saturday, March 28, 2015. The Russian rocket carries U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly, Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka, and Mikhail Korniyenko.

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Refuelling planes mid-air could cut fuel use by 23%: study

GENEVA - A system for re-fuelling passenger planes mid-air could slash the amount of kerosene needed for a long haul flight by nearly a quarter, researchers said Monday.

MOSCOW - Russia on Saturday announced initial plans to build a new orbital space station together with NASA to replace the International Space Station (ISS), which is set to operate until 2024.

Russia and NASA recently agreed to keep operating and financing the ISS until 2024, but future joint space projects have remained in doubt, as relations between Russia and the US have plunged to post-Cold War lows over the Ukraine conflict.

“Roscosmos together with NASA will work on the programme of a future orbital station,” the head of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency, Igor Komarov said, quoted

by Interfax news agency.

Komarov made the announcement flanked by NASA administrator Charles Bolden at Russia’s Bai-

konur launchpad in Kazakhstan.

“We agreed that the group of countries taking part in the ISS project will work on the future project of a new orbital station,” Komarov said.

The Russian space chief said that the project to build the new station would be “open” and could include countries that are not currently involved in the ISS. “The first step is that the ISS will operate until 2024,” he added.

Russia had threatened to pull out in 2020 but said earlier this year it would keep up its role until 2024.

Roscosmos and NASA “do not rule out that the station’s flight could be extended,” Komarov added.

“Its term of existence will depend on the implementation of our joint projects,” Komarov said.

Russia had said earlier this year it planned to create its own space station after 2024 using its modules from the ISS after it is mothballed.

Russia’s deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin, who oversees the space sphere, appeared to downplay Komarov’s comments on Saturday.

“The Russian government will study the results of the talks between Roscosmos and NASA. The decisions will be taken later,” Rogozin wrote on Twitter.

Late Friday, a spacecraft launched successfully carrying Russian and US astronauts to the ISS, two of whom will spend a historic year-long term on board in an experiment to study the physical effects of long-duration space missions. (afp)

Kerosene reserves make up about a third of the weight on long distance passenger flights at take-off so reducing them and refuelling mid-air could mean huge savings, said the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), which participated in the study.

“The results of our collaborative research indicate a fuel burn reduction potential on isolated aircraft level between 11 and 23 percent for a typical 6,000 nautical miles flight with a payload of 250 passengers,” the researchers said.

The Research for a Cruiser Enabled Air Transport Environment, or RECREATE, project said even the low-end of that scale “is usually considered as large in the aerospace industry.”

The scientists, associated with nine different European research institutes, have for the past three years been studying the feasibility of civil air-to-air refuelling operations similar to those used for military aircraft.

The study said passenger flights could take off with less fuel and retank once they reach an altitude of 10,000 metres.

Refuelling planes would carry

HELSINKI — American mathematicians John F. Nash Jr. and Louis Nirenberg have won this year’s Abel Prize in mathematics.

The Norwegian Academy of Sci-

ence and Letters said Wednesday that the two “mathematical giants of the 20th century” made breakthroughs that have become “essential tools for the study of nonlinear

partial differential equations.”

The 86-year-old Nash, known for the 2001 film about him, “A Beautiful Mind,” is author of a paper about game theory that helped him win the

1994 Nobel prize in economics.

The awarding committee said that Canadian-born Nirenberg, age 90, has had “one of the longest and most feted careers in mathematics”

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enough fuel to serve between three and five passenger aircraft at specific spots, like petrol stations in the sky, near the main airways and far from inhabited areas.

This would also reduce noise pollution near airports since planes make more noise the heavier they are at take-off, said Leonardo Mafriani, who heads the project for ZHAW. The system would also allow for non-stop flights between destinations as far apart as Zurich and Sydney.

The researchers said they had used simulators to determine that the project is technically possible.

The RECREATE project also includes a second, and far more radical proposal: creating a sort of air-metro system, with giant aircraft circling the globe, and smaller “feeder aircraft” unloading passengers, luggage and waste midair and transporting them to destinations along the way.

The researchers acknowledge though that for the second part of the project, “neither airworthiness nor acceptance of the idea by the general public is within sight.” (afp)

with many results named after him and his collaborators.

The annual 6 million kroner ($820,000) award will be presented in Oslo on May 19. (ap)

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Mahakam block performance feared to drop

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Heather Mack, 19, carried her baby during a trial on Tuesday. Indonesian prosecutors want a man and woman to be sentenced to 18 and 15 years in prison, respectively, if the American couple are convicted of murdering her mother while vacationing on the resort island of Bali.

Prosecutors seek up to 18-year term for US couple

DENPASAR — Indonesian prosecutors want a man and woman to be sentenced to 18 and 15 years in prison, respectively, if the American couple are convicted of murdering her mother while vacationing on the resort island of Bali.

Tommy Schaefer, 21, and Heather Mack, 19, both of Chicago, are being tried separately by Denpasar District Court on a charge of premeditated murder for the death of Sheila von

Wiese-Mack at a hotel last August.

Chief prosecutor Eddy Arta Wijaya asked the judges on Tuesday to declare the defendants guilty and to sentence Schaefer to 18 years and

Mack to 15 years.

Mack appeared at court with her newborn baby.

Their lawyers will respond to the prosecution’s case next week. (ap)

KUTA - The National Energy Council (DEN) warns against a sharp fall in gas production from the Mahakam block during the period of transition, before the block operation is taken over by state oil company PT Pertamina by the end of 2017. Total EP Indonesie will end its contract in the block in 2017 and the operation of the block is to be handed over to Pertamina, Andang Bachtiar, a member of the council, said on Tuesday.

Based on the contract the government may not interfere in the operation of the block even toward the end of the contract.

“The problem is that there is no clause in the contract allowing intervention by the government to ensure that the contractor would make additional investment needed to prevent a drastic fall in production,” Andang said.

The contractors may no longer be interested in making new investment until the end of the contract in 2017, he said. “The block turns out 1.2 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. The production would shrink when there is no more investment. The problem is that it could take up to five to eight years to recover the normal productivity . It would make us suffer badly,” he said.

He said in the future the contracts have to be revised as many oil and gas contracts would expires soon , and there is no guarantee that production would continue normally after the end of the contracts.

President Director of PT Pertamina Dwi Soetjipto said the company would need funds for investment in the event of a decline in the productivity of the Mahakam block.

Price drops, cabbage farmers dissapointed BANGLI - Cabbage farmers at Binyan hamlet, Buahan village, Kintamani, dissapoint at their harvest. This happens due to the falling price of cabbage reaching IDR 1,500 per kg. Not only that, this situation is compounded by the quality of cabbage that is very disappointing as the impact of bad weather.

One of the local farmers, I Nyoman Kari, revealed that cabbage farmers have been confused since about a week ago because the harvest yield is far from expectation. Some

harvested cabbages look to perish. Besides, he is also made scream due to plummeting price of cabbage. Earlier, the price of cabbage reached IDR 2,500 per kg, but now only IDR 1,000 per kilogram. He said the price drop of cabbage happens because many farmers are harvesting at the same time. “Harvest of farmers occurs simultaneously, so that it makes oversupply. As a result, the price is down,” he said.

Such condition is also experienced by another farmer,

Putu Muliarsana. Amid the drop in the price of cabbage, his burden is increasingly heavier because the price of pesticides has increased very sharply.

Pesticide of caterpillars increased from IDR 145,000 to IDR 160,000. Inevitably, this situation makes farmers lose money. “The spending is not proportional to our income, so that many farmers suffer losses,” he said.

This is as a result of heavy rains having occurred since the past few months. Not only that,

the situation makes the production decline by 40 percent.

Farmers hope the situation will get the attention from the government so that farmers do not suffer greater losses.

Other than cabbage farmers, chili farmers at Demulih village, Susut subdistrict also experiences similar condition. Their productive chili has fallen down before harvest. Wayan Sutarja, one of the local farmers claimed to resign to this situation. It is the impact of hostile weather. (kmb45)

“Pertamina would study if it could handle the operation alone or it has to team up with partners.

Pertamina will welcome partnership,” he noted.

He said, however, that Pertamina has been ready for the take over of the operation of the Mahakam block.

He said study was already wrapped up in February or earlier than previously set target in April 2015. “That shows how serious us in the prospect of taking over the operation of the Mahakam block after 2017,” he said.

He said the government has also warned of against a decline in productivity .

Currently the Mahakam block contract is held jointly by Total EP Indonesie of France and Inpex Corporation of Japan with Total as the operator.

Total, which has operated the block for almost 50 years, has indicated strong interest in renewing its contract, but the government has decided to hand its over to Pertamina. Pertamina will take over the gas block from Total E&P after the French oil giant ends its contract for the block in East Kalimantan in 2017.

Head of the performance control unit of the energy and mineral resource ministry Widhyawan Prawiraatmadja said the government will not interfere in determining the Mahakam block share splits. (ant)

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Many traffic accidents, awareness campaign has not been optimal

DENPASAR - The high incidence of traffic accidents is raising concern with Bali Police leadership, especially with the Director of Traffic Affairs, I Wayan Sunartha. These days, most of the cases involve people of productive age and mostly take place in the rural areas of Buleleng, Bangli and Karangasem.

The data collected by the Directorate of the Bali Police Traffic Affairs, indicates that the traffic accident victims are on average between the ages of 16-30. In January 2015, there were 49 people involved in traffic accidents. There were 9 victims that were 9 years old or younger and also 9 victims in the 10 -15 year old ranges. The figures for February were no better, with 62 people aged 16-30, 13 people aged 9 or under and 13 people between the ages of 10-15 were involved in

traffic accidents.

The chief of traffic affairs and his staff had already been ordered to intensely disseminate traffic guidance to school aged youth, meant to bring awareness and discipline to driver. “This means that the results of the information dissemination have not been optimal. I have ordered them (chief of traffic affairs) to go into schools as often as possible,” said the former police chief of Denpasar.

In addition, the old program that

had many more officers and traffic posts will be revived. “Just now (Monday), I ordered the implementation of this program from the chief of traffic affairs. Aside from minimizing the number of traffic accidents, it also helps to prevent crime,” he said.

Sunartha considers that public awareness of the need for orderly traffic must be increased because traffic accidents occur due to disorderly behavior and the violation traffic regulations and signs.

“We need to continuously remind people. The chief of traffic affairs must diligently take action in the field and multiply the number of traffic posts,” said the three jasmine officers from Gianyar.

So far, his party has attempted to provide counseling and guidance to minimize the number of offenses.

“Once again I reiterate that every accident begins with an offense.

By multiplying personnel in the field, they will be more responsive and the community will not dare to violate traffic regulations,” added Sunartha.

The Traffic Affairs Director also revealed there should be no complaints of fatigue on the part

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SEMINYAK - Celebrating a global eco-conscious cause with an evening of local culture, fiery flavours and natural romance, Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa along Bali’s sought after Seminyak Beach hosted a special Earth Hour dining event to raise awareness and indulge guests.

of officers, and he is prepared to set an example. There must be personnel in charge of each post and the rotator light must be lit, especially at night. By turning on the rotator light, people are more cautious and call off their intention to violate.

“Dealing with this issue, requires a commitment to raise awareness of orderly traffic and must not be limited to discourse alone. A milestone in tackling this issue will come during the implementation of “Operation Sympathetic” starting April 1. Likewise, when traffic personnel behave in an orderly fashion, they become a role model. Police have to become pioneers in promoting orderliness,” he said. (rah)

Earth Hour is an international event organised since 2007 by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and held annually towards the end of March, encouraging households and businesses all around the world to turn off non-essential lights for one hour to raise awareness about the need to take action on climate change.

As part of its corporate social responsibility initiatives, Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa supported Earth Hour’s annual global campaign on Saturday 28th March 2015 from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm by turning off exterior lights and minimising lighting in all public areas and offices, as well as using candle light in appropriate public areas such as restaurants and bars.

Spoiling guests with a romantic eco-friendly evening and raising awareness for this important green cause, a Fiery Earth Hour Beach BBQ Dinner illuminated by flickering candles, flaming torches and a bonfire was accompanied by a dramatic Balinese kecak dance performance to celebrate Earth Hour.

Clinton Lovell, General Manager of Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa, comments “It was inspiring to see how passionately our associates and guests embraced the spirit of Earth Hour this year, and the success of our special beach dinner makes a powerful statement about how each of us can make a difference.”

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TABANAN - Four residents of Tundak hamlet, Mekar Sari village, Baturiti became victims of rabies positive dogs’ bites.

To deal with these incidents, the Tabanan Livestock Agency immediately eliminated the dogs and coordinated with the Tabanan Health Agency who provided anti-rabies vaccine (VAR) and anti-rabies serum (SAR) for the victims.

The Head of the Tabanan Livestock Agency, Wayan Kotio, explained on Monday (Mar. 30) that the rabies carrying dog bites cases took place before Nyepi, on Thursday (Mar. 19).

Based on the report by residents, the biting dog had a fight with another dog and then headed towards local cemetery before turning towards some nearby houses where the dog bit four residents. Being suspicious that the dog might be infected with rabies, residents reported the incident and then killed the dog.

Kotio continued that after receiving the report, the officer came down to the field and took samples of the dog and then vaccinated the eight dogs that had been in contact with the rabies carrying dog.

The Tabanan Livestock Agency also eliminated two stray dogs that had been bitten by the rabies positive dog. The samples could only be sent to the Veterinary Institute to be examined on Monday (Mar. 23). Vaccine administration was resumed by targeting dogs belonging to local residents and stray dogs too. A total of 73 dogs have been vaccinated so far.

“In addition to Tundak hamlet dogs, in other hamlets including Mojan were also vaccinated at Mojan hamlet, a total of 49 dogs were vaccinated,” said Kotio.

According to Kotio, one victim was bitten several times in the legs and waist, received VAR immediately and serum once the dog was confirmed to be rabies positive. “Having been bitten, all the victims were immediately provided with the anti-rabies vaccine, while anti-rabies serum is only granted to victims, once the biting dog is confirmed to have rabies.

Resident after knowing the dog biting is positive to rabies,” said Kotio. (kmb24)

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

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

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

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land.

Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Jay Z, Madonna, Minaj among owners of new streaming service

NEW YORK - Madonna, Rihanna, Beyonce and Jay Z are among the A-List musicians who are co-owners of Tidal, a streaming service being billed as the first artist-owned platform for music and video.

The membership-based service — similar to subscription service Spotify — will provide music and video content that users can stream on computers, tablets and smartphones or listen to offline. It is being offered at two price points: $10 for standard sound quality and $20 for “lossless high fidelity sound quality.”

Few other details were released about the streaming service.

Kanye West, Daft Punk, Alicia Keys, Jack White and Nicki Minaj also were among the artists who announced at a New York City event Monday that they are co-owners of the service that quietly launched in October. Keys said the artists hope Tidal will “forever change the course of music history” and ensure the viability of the industry.

The celebrities — who also included Jason Aldean, Usher, members of Arcade Fire and deadmau5 — stood in a line onstage as Keys spoke to the audience at Skylight at Moynihan Station in Manhattan.

Most of them wore black as a sign of solidarity. Keys called the event “a graduation.”

“So we come together before you on this day, March 30th, 2015, with one voice in unity in the hopes that

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today will be another one of those moments in time, a moment that will forever change the course of music history. For today we announce of Tidal, the first ever artist-owned, global music and entertainment platform,” Keys said.

The venue for the event was transformed to display a walkway paying tribute to the different decades in music, starting with the 1950s.

Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Calvin Harris, who both appeared

via video, are also co-owners.

“Our mission goes beyond commerce, it goes beyond technology.

Our intent is to preserve music’s importance in our lives,” Keys said.

“Music is the language of love, of laughter, of heartbreak, of mystery.

It’s the world’s true, true, without question, universal language.”

Each of the owners signed documents at the event as the audience screamed when they walked to a table in the center of the stage. (ap)

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Ludacris, Chrissy Teigen to host 2015 Billboard Music Awards NEW YORK — Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen will host the 2015 Billboard Music Awards in May. Dick Clark Productions announced Monday that the rapper and model will host the show May 17 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in

Las Vegas.

It will air on ABC. Nominees will be announced April 7.

Teigen is married to singersongwriter and actor John Legend.

Ludacris hosted the awards show last year. (ap)

Selena’s dad: Mixed feelings about fans marking star’s death

SAN ANTONIO — Twenty years after Selena’s murder, the Latin world will remember “The Queen of Tejano” with concerts, lookalike contests, dances and a massive festival. But her father has mixed feelings about the celebrations.

“Of course I’m happy that, today, people remember Selena more than ever,” Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. said via phone from his office in Corpus Christi. “But, as Jehovah’s Witnesses, we don’t celebrate deaths or birthdays, and we don’t want people to think we’re behind all the festivities.

“It’s crazy. It grows every day with events everywhere, but we’re not organizing them. Our family never got together every year on the day of her murder, because there’s nothing to celebrate, and this year won’t be the exception,” he added.

“We remember our daughter every single day. We don’t need a special day to remember her.”

Selena began performing as a child, singing in Los Dinos, a band formed by her father that featured her brother A.B. on bass and sister Suzette on drums. She won a Best Mexican-American Album Grammy for “Live,” had several hits in the U.S. and was about to cross over to the English-language pop market when, on March 31, 1995, she was murdered by Yolanda Saldivar, the president of her fan club.

Her posthumous album, “Dreaming of You,” which was mostly recorded in English, topped the Billboard 200 chart and stayed atop the Latin charts for nine months.

Saldivar is serving a life sentence in her death.

Despite his reservations, Quintanilla has given his blessing to one event — the Festival de la Flor, featuring A.B. Quintanilla and the Kumbia King All Starz; Selena’s widower and former Los Dinos guitarist Chris Pérez; Little Joe & La Familia; Los Lobos and others.

Corpus Christi’s Conventions and Visitors Bureau will host the festival April 17-18. Selena was born on April 16, 1971.

Tickets will cost no more than $5 and the city expects attendance to hit 50,000.

“It will be the first edition of an annual festival that will grow every year,” Quintanilla said.

In addition, Corpus Christi will host a Selena Tribute at Molina Veterans Park on March 31.

But Selena’s celebrations don’t stop there. The Historical Museum of Lake Jackson — the city where Selena lived until age 9 — is showing an exhibition of Frank Herring photographs of the star, through April 18.

California, Arizona, New York, Illinois, Colorado, Nevada and other states will play host to a variety of Selena commemorations, including concerts, lookalike contests, an exhibition, karaoke nights and a drag tribute show. The two main Spanish-language TV networks in the U.S. will air special Selena programming this weekend. (ap)

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National exam try out

Results for high, vocational schools very low

DENPASAR - According to the results of the try out on national entrance exam for high schools and vocational schools (SMA/SMK) held by the Bali Education Agency, many students are still scoring low in mathematics. The Division Head of Research and Development at the Bali Education Agency, Ketut Gede Seputra Aryadi, explained that for the Language Program of the 3,119 students or 88.38 percent, scored 4.0 and under. Likewise, the Social Sciences Program entrance exam written by 8,334 participants, showed 6,200 or 74.39 percent of the students scoring 4.0 and under.

However, the scores for Mathematics for the 13,906 students following the Natural Sciences Program, were relatively high with only 14.65 percent of students scoring 4.0 or less. Scores for Biology were lower with 28.35 percent of students scorning under 4.0.

But in the subject of Biology, the number of students getting scores of less than 4.0 is much higher

amounting to 3,942 participants (28.35 percent).

The scores for Chemistry, Physics and English also still need attention because many students scored less than 4.0. The number of students who scored 4.0 and under in the subject of Chemistry was recorded as 1,048 (7.54 percent), Physics 797 (5.73 percent) and English 402 (2.89 percent).

Mathematics also yielded poor results from the vocational school tryout participants. Of the 25,687 participants, a total of 22,022 participants (85.73 percent) scored 4.0 and under. in Mathematics. As for English, a total of 15,735 participants (61.26 percent) scored 4.0 and under, while the scores for Bahasa Indonesia were relatively good, with only 4,821 or 18.77 percent of students

getting scores of 4.0 and under.

“Based on the results of the national exam try out, it is clear that schools must provide special enrichment for students in mathematics. Nevertheless, it does not mean that the other subjects can be ignored because the percentage of participants of the national exam tryout who scored 4.0 and under in other subjects was also quite high,” he said.

The break down for the results of the national exam tryouts for each high school,went as follows: SMAN 1 Singaraja was recorded as having the best performances for the language program with an average score of 44.47, followed by

SMAN 1 Mengwi’s average score was 42.14, SMAN 1 Kuta Utara (40.93), SMAN 1 Ubud (40.89) and SMAN 2 Amlapura (40.24).

The best five for Natural Sciences Program is achieved by SMAN 1 Denpasar with an average score of 55.32, followed by SMA Harapan Mulia Denpasar (54.71), SMAN 7 Denpasar (54.61), SMAN 4 Denpasar (54.36) and SMA 6 Denpasar (54.32). In the meantime, the best five for Social Sciences Program is achieved by SMAN 3 Denpasar with an average score of 54.10, followed

by SMAN 4 Denpasar (53.43), SMAN 7 Denpasar (53.38), SMA PGRI 2 Denpasar (51.72) and SMA Harapan Mulia (51.59). (kmb) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

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High school students participated on national exam try out that held at Denpasar. Apparently there are still many students that get low score in mathematics.

It can be seen from the results of the national exam tryout for high and vocational school (SMA/SMK) held by the Bali Education Agency. Many participants of the tryout got the score 4.0 and under in the subject of Mathematics.