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Monday, September 5, 2016 Singer Jessie J performs “Domino” during the Season 12 finale of “American Idol” in Los Angeles, Calfiornia May 16, 2013.

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Man-made tourism not run smoothly in Bali

Jessie J beats copyright appeal over smash hit ‘Domino’ REUTERS/Phil McCarten/File Photo

DENPASAR - Man-made or artificial tourism is one of the tourist attractions in addition to the natural and cultural ones. However, in Indonesia, especially Bali, the appeal of artificial tourist attraction remains under eco-tourism and cultural tourism. More specifically, the artificial attraction can be said not to run smoothly in Bali.

“The government should realize that manmade tourism development in Bali does not run smoothly due to lack of public support,” said the Director of Tourism Studies Graduate Program, Udayana University, Prof. Dr. Komang Gede Bendesa, in Denpasar.

CALIFORNIA - British pop singer Jessie J on Friday per- of access unsupported by personal suaded a U.S. appeals court to reject a California songwriter’s knowledge,” Clifton wrote. “The other claim that she stole the melody from one of his songs for her evidence did not fill the breach.”

Michael Gross, a St. Louis-based 2011 hit “Domino.”

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Will Loomis did not show that Jessie J, Dr. Luke, Max Martin and other “Domino” writers had access to his 2008 song “Bright Red Chords,” and that his copyright was infringed.

Vivendi SA’s Universal Music Group and various affiliates were also defendants.

Loomis said he had furnished a copy of his song, recorded in 2009 with his band Loomis and the Lust, to a record executive assigned to “find” and “share” music, and that through her it could have found its way to the “Domino” writers.

He also said Dr. Luke and Martin could have accessed “Bright Red Chords” in 2010 while helping Katy Perry record her “Teenage Dream” album, either from the local music scene or from a former Loomis and the Lust guitarist who had joined Perry’s band.

Writing for the Pasadena, California appeals court, however, Circuit Judge Richard Clifton said the “bare corporate receipt” of Loomis’ song was not enough to let the case go to trial.

“At bottom, the record consists primarily of Loomis’s speculations

lawyer for Loomis, said in an interview he expects his client will seek a rehearing. “If the opinion stands, it could serve as a blueprint for publishing companies to solicit works that make their way into the companies’ own music,” Gross said. “The copyright rule the court relied on was not meant to create that opportunity.”

Christine Lepera, a lawyer for the defendants, said they are pleased with the decision, which upheld a November 2013 lower court ruling.

“Domino” peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached No. 1 in the United Kingdom. Jessie J’s birth name is Jessica Cornish. (rtr)

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A tapestry depicting Mother Teresa of Calcutta is seen in the facade of Saint Peter’s Basilica during a mass, celebrated by Pope Francis, for her canonisation in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican September 4, 2016.

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Mother Teresa borne to sainthood by complex, mysterious process

VATICAN CITY - The canonisation of Mother Teresa of Calcutta marked the culmination of a process - sometimes called “the saint-making machine” - that is long, complex, expensive, opaque and often contentious. The Catholic Church posthumously confers sainthood on people considered so holy during their lives that they are now believed to be with God and can intercede with him to perform miracles.

Such is the status of the nun acclaimed for her work in the slums of the Indian city now known as Kolkata, who Pope Francis on Sunday declared a saint in front of an estimated 120,000 pilgrims. But the path to sainthood is often more bureaucratic than beatific.

Mother Teresa died in 1997 and the late Pope John Paul, who met her

often, bent Vatican rules to grant a dispensation allowing the procedure to establish her case for sainthood to be launched two years after her death instead of the usual five.

He had even considered making her a saint immediately but cardinals convinced him that it would set a dangerous precedent for the future, even though in the early Church people

were acclaimed saints upon their death. The current process, known as a “cause”, begins at the local level when a diocese believes that someone in their community lived a saintly life.

When it is formally open, he or she get the title “Servant of God.” The postulator, in this case Canadian priest Father Brian Kolodiejchuk, sends voluminous documentation to the Vatican, where its Congregation for the Causes of Saints assigns it to a “relator”. The relator oversees it, and together with theologians, recommends if it is worthy enough to continue.

If it does, the candidate gets the title “venerable”. The next step is

beatification. This requires a miracle, which is usually the inexplicable curing of a sick person.

The first miracle attributed to Mother Teresa, and which allowed the Church to beatify her, concerned an Indian woman, Monica Bersa, whose stomach tumour is said to have disappeared after she and others prayed to the nun in 1998, a year after Mother Teresa died.

A medical commission working with the Vatican reviews each case to decide if there is any known medical explanation for the healing.

MIRACLE OR MEDICINE? Critics, such as the late atheist

writer Christopher Hitchens, who made a documentary called “Hell’s Angel” on Mother Teresa, say the system is flawed. One of the doctors who treated Bersa at the time, Ranjan Mustafi, told Indian media the healing was a result of treatment.

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Bendesa cited that Garuda Wisnu Kencana has been dormant for 20 years. However, the government in Bali tends to say that Bali should change. If desiring to bring in more travelers, it should not solely rely on cultural and natural, but also on artificial attractions.

Then, currently there is Benoa Bay reclamation plan. He added that reclamation is not appropriate with Balinese cultural tourism. “Reclamation will change the face of Bali. We worry that Bali will no longer be attractive after the reclamation,” said the former Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business, Udayana University.

On the other hand, continued Bendesa, the government has always hypothesized that if the Benoa Bay is successful it will benefit economically. In addition, there will be 200,000 more job opportunities to reduce unemployment and improve social welfare. In fact, there is no direct relationship between the reclamation and the

reduction of unemployment as well as poverty.

“Working in tourism sector must comply with certain competency requirements while the poor and unemployment occur because of economic restrictions so that they are unable to continue their education pursuant to the qualifications required by the tourism sector,” he explained.

According to Bendesa, the government should adhere to the spirit of tourism development in Bali namely cultural tourism based on Tri Hita Karana. In accordance with the Tri Hita Karana philosophy, the development in Bali should be based on the principle of balance and harmony. Balance in development can be realized by distributing investment in tourism sector from South Bali region to the other regions of Bali.

Earlier, Deputy of Foreign Tourism Marketing Development, Ministry of Tourism, I Gde Pitana, said that the cultural tourism in Indonesia is enthused by 60 percent.

It is much higher when compared to nature tourism enthused by as much as 35 percent and 5 percent

of artificial tourism.

“For Bali, the latest data regarding the culture are approximately 63 percent. So, the cultural tourism becomes the main motivation, main attraction and main perception. After arriving in Bali, travelers may also visit the destination beyond the culture. It does not matter because in tourism there is no single motivation,” he said.

According to Pitana, cultural tourism has been heavily criticized by many circles due to the fact, perception and observation that tourism is claimed to frequently damage culture. In many regions, the development of cultural tourism also makes local cultures marginalized.

“We the government even consider that the criticism is not always true. Evidently, tourism even becomes a vehicle that can revitalize the culture itself. Tourism can also make the culture revived. In terms of the dance, for instance, where does appear more new creations whether in the tourist areas such as Bali or in the NTT having no tourism? I am sure the answer is in Bali,” he explained. (kmb32)

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Tourists are visiting Garuda Wisnu Kencana located in Badung regency

No need luxury, remember to reflect within

“Remember to always make introspection and then repent. Suppose there is something having made others not good or unhappy, please repent to God with all humility,” said Ida Rsi Hari Anom Palguna from Griya in Jembrana, Saturday (Sep. 3).

According to him, repentance

can be done through simple prayer like Tri Sandhya considering that human in general is often more bound to karma, but lacking in prayers. Simple prayers must be really internalized well and wisely.

“After repenting, we will be ready, strong and open to give and

ask for forgiveness. It is the function of shanti or peace. If we chant Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti but do not forgive others, how will we attain shanti? Shanti only happens when we forgive one another. No human is perfect, there must be a mistake. Of course, when we recognize and do introspection, repent, give or apology, there will be a sense of gratitude to enjoy what God has given,” he said.

He continued that we do not necessarily celebrate the Galungan extravagantly. For instance, a few

DENPASAR - The Bali Commerce and Industry Agency guarantees that the price of basic commodities and supplies will be stable ahead of Galungan and Kuningan festivities even though the ritual paraphernalia in particular are still

brought in from outside Bali.

“Some commodities are from Bali, while some others from outside the region but for the time being the price stays stable. In other words, the price remains affordable by the community,” said Chief of

the Bali Commerce and Industry Agency, Ni Wayan Kusumawathi, in Denpasar, Saturday (Sep. 3).

According to Kusumawathi, the price stability of ritual paraphernalia such as coconut, fruit, and others are maintained through

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Moment of Galungan

DENPASAR - A few more days, the Hindus will celebrate Galungan festivity. Starting on Sunday (Sep. 4) or Redite Pahing Dungulan, Kala-Tiganing of Galungan is believed to come down to earth to seduce human beings. Here, human beings are tested so as to restraint and control their emotions in order to really enjoy the victory of Galungan on Wednesday (Sep. 7).

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Hindus spend extravagant budget to establish magnificent penjor.

Unfortunately, in the end they do not understand what the true nature of establishing the penjor.

“So, they put more emphases on the beauty, no longer on the philosophy. Indeed, it is legitimate, but the extravagant one is less good.

The most important is the essence and we celebrate Galungan marked by the installation of penjor and venerate Goddess Durga, the merciful and compassionate mother of the universe,” he explained.

He added that people also often forget to prostrate devotion to their parents on the Galungan day.

Therefore, he urged people to come to their father and mother and apologize. Parents have given great contribution in nurturing their children from the womb until they can enjoy the pleasure of life in the world.

“Maybe if we have more fortunes, we must also share happiness with them both in the form material and behavior, it does not need something luxurious,” he affirmed. (kmb32)

Ritual paraphernalia still brought in from outside Bali low-cost market activities. Likewise, the price monitoring is carried out every day. She hoped that all of these needs are affordable to the community, and the availability remains stable even though the ritual paraphernalia are not

included in the basic and strategic commodities.

“Most importantly, people can safely carry out the ceremony, the commodities in need are available, their price is affordable, that’s all,” she said. (kmb32)

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Woven bamboo tissue box enthused by overseas markets

The Notting Hill Carnival Parade and family day

LONDON - The Notting Hill Carnival is the largest street festival in Europe and originated in 1964 as a way for Afro-Caribbean communities to celebrate their own cultures and traditions.

Taking place every August Bank Holiday weekend in the streets of London W11, the Notting Hill Carnival is an amazing array of sounds, colourful sights and social solidarity.

At the roots of the Notting Hill Carnival are the Caribbean carnivals of the early 19th century – a particularly strong tradition in Trinidad – which were all about celebrating the abolition

of slavery and the slave trade.

The very first carnival was an attempt to showcase the steel band musicians who played in the Earls Court of London every Weekend. When the bands

paraded through the streets of Notting Hill, they drew black residents out on to the streets, reminding them of the Caribbean homes they had left behind.

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SINGARAJA - Woven bamboo craft products made are widely produced by community as a creative home industry. Such woven bamboo craft has long penetrated foreign markets such as Italy and Japan. Similarly, travelers are interested in purchasing due to uniqueness and appeal of the craft design.

Gede Widarma, for instance, is a bamboo craftsman from Wanasari hamlet, Tigawasa, Banjar. He produces bamboo handicrafts with several colleagues and their products are very demanded by tourists overseas. Bamboo is processed accurately in order to produce crafts with high artistic value.

“Quite a lot of foreign travelers like and order the bamboo crafts typically made at Tigawasa village.

Lately, the demand for this bamboo craft is quite high of different models and designs,” he said, not long ago.

He mentioned that typical woven bamboo crafts of Tigawasa village include tissue boxes, photo frames and the like. In order to introduce the distinctiveness of Bali, crafters combine the product with perforated coin and Balinese patterned yarns. The perforated coin is meant to indicate so that buyers know if the product is made by Balinese artisans. “Such unique model is widely on sale in the market and sell well because it offers Balinese

typical characteristics. Buyers purchase it for souvenir in their home country. They often order directly to the artisans or buy at some art shops,” he explained.

Widarma has deeply involved in this bamboo handicraft business from 1999. At the beginning, he had difficulty in promoting the handicraft products due to lack of marketing agents. Over time, Widarma offers his products to a number art shops in Bali to help facilitate the marketing of the woven bamboo crafts.

“Thankfully, within some years his order shows an increase. The delivery can reach 100 to 150 pieces per week or highly depends on the order of clients. The mostly desired craft products are tissue box containing combination of ornaments and variations with the price range of IDR 125,000 to IDR 150,000 per piece,” he said.

He applies dye technique for the coloring. It is meant to give advantage to the handicraft products so that they are able to compete against the other products from outside the region. “We often participate in craft fairs in Jakarta and other regions in the country. We get quite positive response from the community of buyers regarding our products. The demand is high enough so that our craft stock is quickly sold out,” he concluded. (kmb34)

Governor touches bachelors of agriculture

Ask them to help think about progress of agriculture

DENPASAR - All this time, farmers have always been identified with poverty. Actually, this profession is closely related to the sustainability of Bali. Especially it is related to the conservation efforts for the land, people and culture of Bali.

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Typical woven bamboo crafts of Tigawasa village include tissue boxes, photo frames and the like.

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All this time, farmers have always been identified with poverty.

“If you are wishing to make Bali sustainable, be a farmer. But I want to be a smart farmer, know what the market wants,” said Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, in the interactive open house at the Wantilan Hall of the Bali House of Representatives, Saturday (Sep. 3).

Farmers in particular, continued Pastika, has been often dissolved in suryak siu or bandwagon by planting a commodity widely cultivated by other people regardless the market demand. Eventually, the market becomes saturated and it causes the commodity prices to slump in the market. In addition, farmers never try to improve the quality of their agricultural products. Here, the role of the experts and scholars in agriculture is much needed for the advancement of agriculture in Bali.

“So, now I will give you an example. Especially for the scholars of agriculture, it will mean nothing to learn the agricultural science

if you do not want to be farmers, right? Farming does not necessarily need a wide area. I also do farming at the office. Now, I do not need to buy banana. I’m getting bored of it because of having planted banana and so have the papaya, chili and eggplant. We are planting them alone,” he explained.

Pastika added that agricultural experts and scholars should help find solutions if there are diseases or pests attacking the crops of farmers. Primarily, they help improve the quality of agricultural products so as to be more easily absorbed by the market.

“For examples, the grapes of Seririt from my childhood until now remains sour. Where are the wine connoisseurs, please help make it sweet, durable and the like.

So, we do not need to import wine and our farmers will go prosperous.

Hopefully, the scholars could play their role, do not just talk. This is what I mean,” he explained.

According to Pastika, when the

quality is good, the agricultural products will definitely be purchased. One of the buyers is hotel, which actually requires the supply of agricultural products every day.

However, the agricultural products of Bali has only been slightly absorbed into the hotel industry due to the matter of poor quality and non-sustainable production.

“Every day, hotels need papayas, tomatoes and oranges, can we supply them? Cianjur Restaurant, for instance, needs 500 kg of carp every day, but none is produced in Bali because we cannot raise it. The expert of fishery must try to do this.

Chicken betutu of Men Tempeh at Gilimanuk needs nearly 1,000 heads of chicken each day and all of them are brought in East Java.

Why? Because we do not want to raise chicken, why must young coconut leaf be purchased from outside the region? Because Balinese people do not want to climb, they are tired to climb. The wage is more expensive than the price of young coconut leaf. In short, this becomes a paradox, where we think A, and our lips say A, but perform B. It is not appropriate, not synchronous,” he said. (kmb32)

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Panoramic beauty of Angel’s Billabong in Nusa Penida

HONG KONG - Hong Kong voted on Sunday in its first major election since pro-democracy protests in 2014 and one of its most contentious ever, with a push for independence among disaffected younger voters stoking tension with China’s government.

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The pool of Angel’s Billabong is flanked by two cliffs and the very clear water makes visitors able to see the bottom of the pool.

Management of Ujung Water Palace abolishes DSLR camera levies

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SEMARAPURA - Natural beauty of Nusa Penida has now been famous overseas. It is not only known for its spiritual tourism like the Dalem Ped Temple, Goa Giri Putri Temple, Puncak Mundi Temple and some others, currently the panoramic beauty of its beaches also becomes the main attraction for local and foreign travelers. One of them is the Angel’s Billabong.

Angel’s Billabong is located at Sumpang hamlet, Bunga Mekar, Nusa Penida and not so far from Pasih Uug. Angel’s Billabong is a river estuary adjacent to the sea, but the river mouth is clogged so that the stagnant water forms a tosca green pool.

The pool of Angel’s Billabong is flanked by two cliffs and the very clear water makes visitors able to see the bottom of the pool. The pool is formed due to rainwater and seawater trapped at high tide. It is protected by strong walls made of solid golden brown rock. After that, this pool becomes the main attraction for travelers. Other than making selfie, visitors also often swim in the pool. Moreover, at the edge of the beach sits a rock looking like a stone breakwater. It is flat and can be used as a place to relax or enjoy the atmosphere of the sea and the pool.

To be able to enjoy the clarity of this pool, visitors should make a visit during low tide. Thus, visitors can come down and enjoy the pool to take pictures or bathe and swim. Moreover, to get to the pool, visitors must climb down a little steep cliff in advance. However, with a bit caution visitors will easily reach the bottom of the pool.

A visitor from Denpasar, Gusti Ayu Wulandari, when met at the location said that the Angel’s Billabong is a very unique tourist destination and rarely found elsewhere.

Although the Angel’s Billabong is far enough from the harbor, it does not dampen her vivacity to make a visit. “To me, the Angel’s Billabong is the pearl of Nusa Penida. It is very unique and rare attraction that can be found elsewhere. Uniqueness owned by the Angel’s Billabong Nusa Penida is worth categorizing into a unique tourist attraction in Bali,” she concluded. (win)

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AMLAPURA - Management of Ujung Water Palace makes a new breakthrough. The levy of DSLR cameras making trouble among the lovers of photography all this time is abolished by the management. Even though it has not become an official decision, this change will take effect from the implementation of the Ujung Water Palace Festival opened on Friday afternoon (Sep. 2) lasting for seven days.

The assurance is obtained from the new Operations Manager of the Ujung Water Palace, Ida Made Alit, when met at the opening of the festival. He considered the policy of imposing DSLR camera levies is actually detrimental.

Therefore, this policy hinders professional photographers from introducing each interesting object of the Ujung Water Palace. Actually, the photographers play a very important role in continuously introducing the Ujung Water Palace to general public.

“After all, the revenue from the DSLR camera levy is very small. This policy is actually not necessary,” said Ida Made Alit.

He asserted that the abolition of DSLR camera levy will not only apply during the Ujung Water Palace Festival, but will apply forever. He claimed to have a different perspective regarding the levy of DSLR camera.

The imposition of such levies seems unfair.

Some other things, such as the pre-wedding

and photography by foreign travelers for commercial purposes, will be reviewed. “I have just occupied the position of operations manager for only a few weeks. The policies of previous management will be reviewed again,” he said.

Karangasem very much relies on the Ujung Water Palace in pursuing of the target of tourist visit to Karangasem. In recent years, the Ujung Water Palace becomes the largest contributor of tourist visit to Karangasem with the Tirtagangga Water Garden and Besakih Temple. In the first half of 2015, the tourist visit reached 55,863 foreign and domestic travelers, while in the second half reached 68,958 foreign and domestic travelers. This is the highest among the 16 attractions in Karangasem.

Previously, the general public or photographers wishing to take pictures at the Ujung Water Palace with DSLR camera were charged a levy at IDR 50,000. Since the beginning, this policy has been controversial and continuously debated. Ida Made Alit hoped with the abolition of DSLR camera levy policy, the photography lovers could be more motivated to take every corner of the interesting places at this Karangasem royal heritage. In addition, he also hoped that the photographers and general public can enliven the Ujung Water Palace Festival. (kmb31)

The vote is for a 70-seat legislative council in which Hong Kong’s pro-democracy opposition is hoping to maintain a one-third veto bloc in the face of better mobilised and funded pro-Beijing rivals.

The former British colony was handed back to China in 1997 under a “one country, two systems” agreement that promised to maintain the global financial hub’s freedoms and separate laws for at least 50 years, but gave ultimate control to Beijing.

A growing yearning for independence and animosity towards Beijing in the southern coastal city pose one of the central government’s most pressing domestic political issues.

The stakes for Beijing are particularly high this weekend as G20 leaders gather in the eastern city of Hangzhou for a summit.

Hong Kong’s opposition now controls 27 of the legislature’s 70 seats, giving it the power to block policies and some laws including legislation it sees as eroding freedoms.

Some 3.8 million of Hong Kong’s seven million people are eligible to vote and the result is due

early on Monday.

It will give an indication of anti-China sentiment some two years after tens of thousands took to Hong Kong streets to demand full democracy from China’s Communist Party leaders.

A younger generation of voters who joined those protests is openly advocating independence - a push some people warn could jeopardize Hong Kong’s economic and political future.

China’s stability-obsessed leaders have categorically rejected any possibility of independence.

Hong Kong officials are generally supportive of Beijing and keen to preserve “one country, two systems”, though confidence in China’s commitment to the formula has been shaken by recent incidents including the abduction of several Hong Kong booksellers by Chinese agents.

“You may be disappointed by the fact that Hong Kong, the city we love, has not been making more progress,” Carrie Lam, the head of Hong Kong’s civil service, told reporters as she cast her ballot.

“I urge you to vote because indifference will not lead us anywhere.” (rtr)

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Roy Kwong Chun-yu (R), candidate from Democratic party campaigns with party founding chairman Martin Lee (L, below) and Cheung Man-kwong, former legislator on election day for the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, China September 4, 2016.

Turkish tanks roll into Syria, opening new line of attack

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Turkish army tanks and military personal are stationed in Karkamis on the TurkishSyrian border in the southeastern Gaziantep province, Turkey, August 25, 2016.

ELBEYLI - Turkey and its rebel allies opened a new line of attack in northern Syria on Saturday, as Turkish tanks rolled across the border and Syrian fighters swept in from the west to take villages held by Islamic State.

The incursion was launched by Turkey from Kilis province - an area frequently targeted by Islamic State rockets - and coincided with a separate push by the Turkish-backed Syrian rebels, who seized several villages further to the east.

By supporting the rebels, mainly Arabs and Turkmen fighting under the loose banner of the Free Syrian Army, Turkey is hoping to drive out Islamic State militants and check the advance of U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters.

The rebels last week took the frontier town of Jarablus with Turkish support.

The operation, called Euphrates Shield, is Ankara’s first full-scale Syrian incursion since the start of the five-year-old war.

On Saturday the tanks crossed the frontier and entered the Syrian rebelcontrolled town of al-Rai to support the

new offensive, a rebel spokesman and monitors said.

Al-Rai is about 55 km (34 miles) west of Jarablus, and part of a 90-km corridor near the Turkish border that Ankara says it is clearing of jihadists and protecting from Kurdish militia expansion.

The rebels then seized villages to the east and the south of al-Rai, according to one rebel official.

“They took several villages, about eight villages. At first they took two and withdrew from them, but then reinforcements came and there was an advance,” Zakaria Malahifji of the Aleppo-based Fastaqim group told Reuters.

The Turkish-backed operation was putting pressure on Islamic State from both east and west of a stretch of territory it controls along the border between the towns.

“The operations are to work from al-Rai towards the villages that were liberated to the west of Jarablus,” Colonel Ahmed Osman of the Sultan Murad rebel group told Reuters. (rtr)

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With the summit tucked in between Britain’s surprise vote in June to exit the European Union and the U.S. presidential election in November, G20 leaders are expected by observers to mount a defence of free trade and globalisation and warn against isolationism.

But some of the G20 leaders have begun drawing battle lines in disputes over issues ranging from trade and investment to tax policy and industrial overcapacity. The global economy is “at a crucial juncture”, Xi said, hemmed in by sluggish demand, financial market volatility and feeble trade and investment.

“Growth drivers from the previous round of technological progress are gradually fading, while a new round of technological and industrial revolution has yet to gain momentum.”

Other leaders attending the summit in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou include Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Japan’s Shinzo Abe, Britain’s Theresa May, Germany’s Angela Merkel, France’s Francois Hollande and India’s Narendra Modi. Security was extremely tight in Hangzhou, with parts of the city of 9 million people turned into a virtual ghost town as China seeks to ensure that the G20 summit is incident-free.

Obama, who arrived on Saturday, held talks with Xi that ran late into the night. He urged Beijing to uphold its legal obligations in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, and stressed U.S. commitments to its regional allies.

Xi said China would continue to safeguard its sovereignty and

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Police correctly handled Pondok Indah hostage taking: Hendardi

China’s Xi sombre about world economy at G20, warns against protectionism

HANGZHOU - The global economy is being threatened by rising protectionism and risks of high leverage are accumulating, Chinese President Xi Jinping said at the open of a two-day summit of leaders from G20 nations. His warning on Sunday followed bilateral talks with Barack Obama that the U.S. president described as “extremely productive”, but which failed to bring the two sides closer on thorny topics such as tensions in the South China Sea.

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New Zealander Myra Lynne Williams, right, covered with a mask, is escorted by a National Narcotics Agency (BNN) officer for a press conference in Bali, Indonesia, Friday, Sep. 2, 2016. Indonesian authorities arrested Williams on allegations of attempting to smuggle methamphetamines into the tourist island of Bali.

JAKARTA - Setara Institute Chief Hendardi said the police have taken the right steps in handling the case of robbery and hostage taking in Pondok Indah in South Jakarta on Saturday.

“The National Police (Polri) acted expeditiously and took the correct steps in handling the robbery and hostage taking incident in Pondoh Indah,” Hendardi stated in a written statement released on Saturday.

Hendardi emphasized that the Jakarta Police personnel conducted the operation with due caution and in a professional manner.

Moreover, the police personnel did not apply violence or open fire.

The operation to secure the release of the hostages and overpower the hostage takers was managed without any loss of life.

Hendardi claimed the police officers understood the ground conditions and were able to negotiate, ensuring the safety of victims as

well as culprits. The chairman of the Young Betawi Intellectuals Community (KIMB), Ramdan Alamsyah, also praised the steps that the police took in handling the case.

Ramdan pointed out that the Jakarta police personnel acted swiftly and were able to ensure that people around the housing complex felt secure.

He stressed that Polri, under the leadership of General Tito Karnavian, showed professionalism.

Earlier on Saturday, Jakarta Police officers foiled an armed robbery attempt and a hostage taking bid at a house owned by Asep Sulaiman in Jalan Bukit Hijau IX No. 17, Pondok Indah, an elite residential area in South Jakarta.

The police arrested two armed hostage takers, AJ and S. The robbers had held hostage four victims who were also successfully secured and taken to hospital for treatment to deal with trauma they underwent.(ant)

JAKARTA - Indonesian police have arrested a suspected terrorist of the Katibah Gigih Rahmat (KGR) group in Batam, Sumatras Riau Islands province.

“On Saturday, a member of KGR group was arrested from the Maxxis internet service kiosk in Fanindo housing complex, Batu Aji,” the National Polices head of public information bureau Brigadier General Agus Rianto, said in a text message.

The suspected terrorist, identified by his initials as LH (24), is an unemployed resident of Taman Carina housing complex Block 41, Batu Aji. As a member of the KGR, led by Gigih Rahmat Dewa, LH is believed to have been involved in helping wanted terror suspect from Uighur, China, known as Dony, to remain in hiding. He also facilitated Indonesian citizens wishing to go to Syria. Besides, he aided two foreigners from Uighur to enter Batam and in receiving funds from the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) to fund

the duo.

“Together with the KGR group members, he attended a drill using airsoft guns and airguns in preparations for leaving for Syria,” he added.

LH is also believed to have participated in plotting to attack Marina Bay in Singapore.

Earlier, Indonesias anti-terror Densus 88 squad, in cooperation with the Riau Islands police, had arrested six suspected terrorists in Batam on Friday (Aug 5).

The six terrorist suspects are Gigih Rahmat Dewa (31), Tar (21) and ES (35), who were caught in Batam Center, TS (46) caught in Nagoya, HGY (20) and MTS (19), caught in Jalan Brigjen Katamso, Batu Aji, Batam.

MTS was later released because he was not proven to be connected with the network.

Nur Rohman, the suicide bomber who had attacked Surakarta city police resort station some time ago, and Bahrun Naim, an ISIS fighter, were also believed to have links to the KGR.(ant)

60 hajj pilgrims from Police arrest suspected Indonesia die before terrorist in Batam wuquf worship

MECCA - A total of 60 Indonesian pilgrims have died, as of reports on Saturday, even as the peak of Hajj pilgrimage is a week away when the devout Muslims worship and pray in the plain of Arafah.

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Banners and advertisements of retail goods are displayed at the shopping Mongkok District in Hong Kong, China August 29, 2016. maritime rights in the South China Sea. But China is keen to keep the summit focused on economic issues and to prevent other disputes from overshadowing it.

BATTLE LINES On Sunday, Xi held talks with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and told him he hoped Australia would continue to provide a fair, transparent and predictable policy environment for foreign investors. China was angered when Australia blocked the A$10 billion ($7.7 billion) sale of the country’s biggest energy grid to Chinese bidders last month.

China has accused Australia of bowing to protectionist sentiment in blocking the bid for Ausgrid, as well as an earlier one by a China-led

consortium to buy cattle company Kidman & Co. Beijing has also criticised Australia, a staunch U.S. ally, for running surveillance flights over disputed islands in the South China Sea. Meanwhile, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Sunday China must set up a mechanism to address its problem of industrial overcapacity, saying it was “unacceptable” the European steel industry had lost so many jobs in recent years.

“Overcapacity is a global problem but there is a particular Chinese element,” he told a news conference. Britain’s future after its departure from the European Union was also subject to discussion.

Obama reassured Prime Minister

May that Britain’s closest political, commercial and military ally would stand by her, but did not shrink away from his stance that Brexit was a mistake and that London would not be able to jump the queue to arrange a bilateral deal.

Juncker said that if Britain wanted access to the European Union’s common market, it needed to respect the rules of the common market.

Turnbull, meanwhile, said Australia wanted an early free trade agreement with Britain so markets could remain open between them when Britain formally left the European trading bloc.

Obama, now in the last five months of his presidency, is using the visit to put a final stamp on his signature policy shift toward

the Pacific, setting the tone for his White House successor, who will be elected in November and take office on Jan. 20.

His visit began chaotically at the Hangzhou airport, where his staff argued with Chinese security over media access. He was also not offered a staircase to disembark at the front of Air Force One, and staffers had to scramble to find an alternative exit. Obama said on Sunday he “wouldn’t over-crank the significance” of the airport events.

“None of this detracts from the broader scope of the relationship (with China),” he told a news conference. “The bilateral discussions that we had yesterday were extremely productive and continue to point to big areas of cooperation.”(rtr)

Six pilgrims passed away on Saturday following illness of some sort, according to data obtained from the Computerized Information Systems of Hajj Pilgrimage.

The six were identified as Nipi binti Mad Ambri Mungkar (69), Marfuah Amina Toyib binti Mustofa (76), Hawang binti Bungku Ilham (59), Boniatun binti Dulkahir Kartak (60), Hariri bin Mustafa M. Soleh (73), and Dain Nariya bin Satimin (69).

In the last three days, at least five pilgrims died every day, according to the spokesman of the countrys

hajj pilgrimage organizing committee, Dr. Ramon Andrias.

“The Jamaah (hajj pilgrims) have begun to experience fatigue after conducting a lot of Sunnah, part of the pilgrimage,” Ramon pointed out.

On September 11, all the pilgrims including those from Indonesia, will proceed to the plain of Arafah, located around 25 kilometers from Mecca, to conduct the Wuquf before heading to Mina through Muzdalifah.

In the meantime, data obtained from the Computerized Information Systems of Hajj Pilgrimage

(Siskohat) showed that so far, a total of 140,856 Indonesian pilgrims or 90 percent of the total 155,200 pilgrims, have arrived in Mecca.

The Indonesian Religious Affairs Ministry has sent a total of 3,250 officers, including paramedics, to help the countrys pilgrims during the pilgrimage season.

The annual Hajj pilgrimage is the fifth pillar of Islam. It is an obligation for Muslims to undertake a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lifetime, if they are physically fit and financially able.

Thousands of Indonesian Muslims are now in queue and the wait could be of up to 25 years to be able to go for Hajj pilgrimage due to the restricted quota set by the Saudi government.(ant)

Government asked to rehabilitate victims of online prostitution

JAKARTA - The National Commission on Anti-Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has asked the government to immediately restore the rights of online prostitution victims, some of whom are under-aged.

“The government should prioritize the law enforcement and victim

recovery process. We have asked the state to guarantee that similar incidents do not recur elsewhere,” Komnas Perempuan Chairperson Azriana remarked here Friday.

Police on Wednesday night cracked a case of online prostitution involving under-aged children being made to serve homosexuals

in a hotel in Cipayung in Puncak area, Bogor, West Java.

All stakeholders should see the vulnerability of child prostitution in that case, which shows a lack of state protection for children, Azriana emphasized. Moreover, such cases happening in Bogor were not new for Indonesia.

The government should be able to restore the rights of victims, especially those who are still children, and ensure that they are not affected by excessive publicity, she added.

In early August 2016, the police detected an online prostitution business in Puncak area, where boys were traded to serve homosexu-

als via the social networking site Facebook.

Subsequently, the police monitored the Facebook account belonging to AR for several weeks.

Then, in an undercover operation, they struck a deal and eventually arrested AR and two other suspects Wednesday night. (ant)

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Nigerian military: Some officers selling arms to Boko Haram

MAIDUGURI — Nigeria’s military says some officers are selling arms and ammunition to Boko Haram, indicating the corruption bedeviling the country’s fight against the Islamic extremists continues despite government efforts to halt graft.

The admission comes three weeks after the Nigerian army said a military tribunal is trying 16 officers and troops accused of offenses related to the fight against Boko Haram, including the theft and sale of ammunition.

Maj. Gen. Lucky Irabor, the theater commander in northeastern Nigeria, told a news conference on Thursday that military authorities have confirmed that some soldiers were selling arms and ammunition to Boko Haram.

He called it a betrayal of the Nigerian people. He gave no more details.

President Muhammadu Buhari has

blamed corruption for the deaths of thousands in the seven-year Islamic uprising that has killed more than 20,000. Children who escaped Boko Haram are dying of starvation in refugee camps in the northeast, where the government is investigating the alleged theft of food aid.

A soldier on the frontline of the fight told The Associated Press that his brigade commander is among officers standing trial at the court-martial in this northeastern city, which is being held in secret. He said the army is investigating what happened to 21

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FILE- In this Friday Feb. 24, 2006 file photo, Militants wearing black masks, military fatigues and carrying Kalashnikov assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers, patrol the creeks of the Niger Delta area of Nigeria.

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After beatification, which for Mother Teresa was in 2003, a second miracle is required in order for the cause to move on to sainthood.

This involved Brazilian Marcilio Andrino, who the Church says unexpectedly recovered from a severe brain infection in 2008 after his family prayed to Mother Teresa.

The saint-making process has not been immune to corruption and mismanagement, with accusations that the system allowed for favouritism for causes with rich backers.

The conservative Opus Dei group was accused of using its

considerable financial clout to push for the canonization of its founder, Father Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, who was declared a saint in 2002.

In 2015, a commission looking into Vatican finances found that the Vatican’s saint-making office had little or no documentation of funds used by postulators. According to a Vatican source, the Vatican bank in 2014 froze about a million euros in suspect funds held by postulators.

Kolodiejchuk said the cost of Mother Teresa’s sainthood cause - gathering documentation, interviewing witness, paying lawyers - came to less than $100,000 - very low compared to the cost of some canonisations in the past.

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anti-aircraft guns assigned this year to his artillery brigade. He said they only received one gun. The soldier spoke on condition of anonymity because he feared he would lose his job.

In addition, a slew of retired and current military officers are being investigated for diverting hundreds of millions of dollars budgeted to help curb the Islamic uprising. Among them is Alex Badeh, a four-star general whom Buhari fired from his post as chief of defense staff. Witnesses have told a Federal High Court that Badeh stole the equivalent of $24 million budgeted for salaries in 2013 and built a shopping mall in Abuja, the capital.

Civil society groups are demanding the investigation of the current chief of army staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, for allegedly buying with cash two properties worth $1.5 million in Dubai. Buratai has said he bought the property on installment with savings.

Before Buhari took power, soldiers told the AP they were forced into battle with just 30 bullets each and no food rations. They said Boko Haram was better armed and that their officers were stealing parts of their salaries and allowances. Many ran away when the extremists attacked, allowing Boko Haram to take control of a large swath of northeastern Nigeria in 2014.

Under Buhari, a former military dictator, a multinational force has retaken most towns but Boko Haram remains active outside urban areas, carrying out hit-and-run attacks, suicide bombings and abductions of women and girls. (ap)

He said it was covered mostly by a single anonymous donation, that costs were contained because member of the Missionaries of Charity worked for free and that no contributions destined for the poor were diverted Last year, Pope Francis made key changes to the financial side of saint-making with a decree ordering new controls on its costs and demanding more vigilance and transparency at each stage.

It stipulates that contributions from the faithful and groups must go into an account managed by an administrator who must “scrupulously respect the intentions” of contributors, keep detailed documentation, and present budgets to a superior. (rtr)

Tyrrell County Sheriff’s office via AP

In this photo provided by Tyrrell County Sheriff’s office shows a tipped over 18-wheeler in Columbia, N.C., on Saturday, Sept.

3, 2016. Tyrrell County Sheriff Darryl Liverman said that high winds tipped over the 18-wheeler, killing its driver and shutting down the U.S. 64 bridge during Tropical Storm Hermine.

Power outages, flooding as deadly Hermine strengthens in Mid Atlantic

NEW YORK - A powerful and deadly storm churned off the U.S. Middle Atlantic Coast on Sunday, where it was expected to spoil the Labor Day holiday weekend with high winds, soaking rains and surging seas after passing over North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

The storm, dubbed Hermine, claimed at least two lives, in Florida and North Carolina.

It was classified as a Category 1 hurricane until it lost strength while cutting across Florida and Georgia, but forecasters expected winds to return to hurricane force of more than 74 mph (119 kph) by Sunday evening.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) expected the storm to move slowly up the coast before stalling off New Jersey, where it could linger for days.

“It’s going to sit offshore and it is going to be a tremendous coastal event with a dangerous storm surge and lots of larger waves probably causing significant beach erosion, for the next few days,” said senior hurricane specialist Daniel Brown.

The surge was expected to extend from Virginia to New Jersey.

The NHC forecast the storm would turn northeast and north later on Sunday, eventually moving to about 100 miles south of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, by Wednesday evening, and continue on an east-northeast track over the following 24 hours.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie declared a state of emergency in three coastal counties of the state, which was devastated by Superstorm Sandy in 2012.

The town of Beach Haven issued an emergency alert advising anyone planning to leave Long Beach Island, a barrier island that draws summer crowds, to do so before Sunday night’s high tide.

Delaware Governor Jack Markell declared a limited state of emergency for Sussex County,

which includes the coastal resorts of Bethany Beach and Rehoboth Beach.

Hermine, the first hurricane to make landfall in Florida in 11 years, swept ashore on Friday near the town of St. Marks with winds of 80 mph (129 kph).

It left North Carolina with power outages, flooding, downed trees and power lines, while rain and tides brought flooding along Virginia’s coast.

In the northern Florida town of Ocala, a falling tree killed a homeless man sleeping in his tent.

In North Carolina, a tractor trailer overturned on a bridge over the Alligator River, killing the driver.

Overnight, four people suffered minor injuries when a tornado hit a campground in Hatteras Village, Dare County, North Carolina, officials said.

People posted pictures of flooding and high tides from North Carolina to Delaware. “Almost getting blown away from this storm on the boardwalk in Ocean City was so worth it for Dunkin Donuts,” Twitter user Jessica wrote from a Maryland resort town.

In Virginia Beach, Seth Broudy, 45, owner of the Seth Broudy School of Surf, said high winds and tides flooded parking lots by his home on Saturday morning. The water and wind receded, but the ocean remained unsafe on Saturday afternoon, he said.

“Right now it’s rough as hell.

It’s dangerous,” Broudy said in a telephone interview. “It’s just out of control. It’s like sitting in a washing machine and spinning around.”

Life-threatening storm surges are possible Saturday night and Sunday morning around Hampton Roads, Virginia, the hurricane center said. A surge is a rise of water above a predicted tide, pushed by high winds, and is often the greatest threat to life from a storm, according to national weather officials. (rtr)

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Nishikori plays French bogeyman to reach U.S. Open last 16

NEW YORK - Sixth seed Kei Nishikori continued to be a French bogeyman, beating a sluggish Nicolas Mahut 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-2 in the third round at the U.S. Open on Saturday.

With a 10-1 record against Frenchmen this season, Nishikori surely was pleased to see four players from France in his quarter of the draw, and he added the 34-year-old Mahut’s scalp to his growing collection.

While Nishikori, who reached the U.S. Open final in 2014, will not be happy dropping the first set, the 26-year-old Japanese will be upbeat about the finish after surrendering just five games in the next three sets.

Nishikori has now reached at least the fourth round in all four grand slams this season.

Next up is the winner between big-hitting Croatian Ivo Karlovic and American qualifier Jared Donaldson. (rtr)

PEMUTERAN - Melanting Temple nestles in the middle of a jungle on a foot hill in Pemuteran, North Bali. A huge parking lot is available for visitors and some warung stand in the area providing drinks and snacks.

The jungle has turned from wild into a bit civilized with the street lights stretching on the road sides and the parking lot. To reach the area from the Pemuteran main road there is a narrow road passing through a small jungle and the local houses.

From Melanting Temple parking lot you can see the stairs that we need to climb to get into the temple compound. Two huge statues of dragons decorate the main gate and from below the stairway the temple looks majestic. On the way to the main gate there is a small place where the people who are going to pray put their offerings and get the holy water to clean their mind before they go further to the main court.

Like most of the temples in Bali, after the main gate we enter the middle court where people do their preparation for the offering. After that there is the main court where a huge and beautiful temple stands. Melanting Temple building was rebuilt by the government and it was redesigned by a prominent Balinese architect, Ida Bagus Tugur. The tranquility of the place creates a perfect atmosphere and ambience for people to do their prayers and also to meditate. (IBP/net)

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton after qualifying in pole position.

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Formula One sale to Liberty Media to go ahead next week - auto motor und sport FRANKFURT - A sale of Formula One to Liberty Media is to go ahead next week, the sport’s commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone told German trade magazine auto motor und sport on the sidelines of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Saturday.

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Sergio Marchionne earlier said the industry as a whole had a vested interest in stability for Formula One. “I’ve had this conversation with CVC in the past, I’ve had it with Bernie ... I think it’s important that we provide stability and a long-term view. I’m sure that will happen soon,” he said.

Auto motor und sport said Ecclestone left it unclear what role he

would play once a deal had gone through. It quoted him as saying: “I will do what I have always done.

What role I play is my decision.”

Formula One’s biggest shareholders are private equity firm CVC Capital Partners with a 35.5 percent stake and U.S. fund manager Waddell & Reed with 20.9 percent.

Ecclestone holds 5.3 percent of Formula One and his Bambino Trust has another 8.5 percent.

CVC and Liberty Media declined to comment on the auto motor und sport report. Waddell & Reed was not immediately available for comment. (rtr)

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NEW YORK - Venus Williams moved within two wins of a possible sisterly showdown with Serena in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open by beating German 26th seed Laura Siegemund to reach the fourth round on Saturday. The sixth-seeded Williams came up big on the critical points to make quick work of Siegemund in a 6-1 6-2 victory in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The 36-year-old Williams, oldest player in the women’s draw, repelled seven of nine break points held by the German, and

capitalised on six of 10 of her own break opportunities.

“Just doing what I have to do, being able to dominate when I need to,” Williams told reporters.

“Being in control of the points, so even if I lose a point, I feel like, OK, I’m in a position to win the point. That’s where I want to be every single time.”

Williams, a seven-times grand slam singles winner and twice U.S. Open champion, has enjoyed some recent success, reaching

the semi-finals at Wimbledon and the final at Stanford.

Siegemund appeared poised to offer the American a good test, coming off a productive stretch in which she made the semi-finals in Bucharest, won in Bastad and reached the quarter-finals at the Rio Olympics.

But she wilted under the raw power of Williams, who forced her into 32 errors and was gifted with 26 unforced miscues in the 78-minute match.

That moved Williams into a round of 16 clash against big-serving, 10th-seeded Czech Karolina Pliskova, a 6-2 6-4 winner against Russian 17th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Top-seeded Serena advanced to the fourth round with a 6-2 6-1 demolition of Sweden’s Johanna Larsson.

Pliskova showed her prowess last month by winning the title in Cincinnati, where she beat Angelique Kerber in the final to deprive the German of overtaking Serena as world number one. (rtr)

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Sp rt Video replays can provide refs with decisions in 10 seconds

BARI — In 10 seconds, Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers got all the feedback he wanted from the two assistants examining video replays in a truck outside the stadium.

Instead of sending off France defender Djibril Sidibe for a hard foul into the left leg of Italy midfielder Daniele De Rossi three minutes into a friendly, Kuipers pulled out a yellow card instead.

It’s exactly what FIFA was hoping for from video assistance tests for referees — keeping interruptions to a minimum and maintaining the flow of play.

“The feedback I got in just 10 seconds convinced me to give a yellow instead of sending off the player,” Kuipers said Friday, a day after France’s 3-1 win.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino hopes “video assistant referees” will be used at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. “Last night a page of football history was written,” said Infantino, who attended the match

Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers

in Bari. “Finally, after years of words, we’ve moved on to facts.”

Experiments are also being held in national club competitions this season, including Australia’s ALeague, the Bundesliga, the league and cups in Portugal, Major League Soccer, and Serie A. Video replay officiating would be restricted to decisions on goals being scored, penalties being awarded, players being sent off, and cases of mistaken identity.

The only technology currently used in soccer is to rule on disputed goals. “We can no longer allow the entire world to see something big where the only one who can’t see it, because it’s not permitted, is the referee,” Infantino said.

Kuipers also relied on video assistance when Italy protested for

a perceived handball by Layvin Kurzawa following a header from De Rossi in the first half.

“I noticed that the players accepted the decisions more calmly,” Kuipers said. “It’s better for everyone, even for the refs so they’re calmer and surer of themselves.”

The test was considered “semilive” because Kuipers did not review any replays on the field.

FIFA has not introduced onsite screen reviewing yet. Instead, Kuipers was assisted through radio communications.

Getting back to the Sidibe foul, Kuiper recounted how Italy’s players were demanding a red card.

“So I had the moment to speak to the VAR, he gave me the input to give a yellow and the players accepted it,” Kuipers said. “(Giorgio) Chiellini for example said, ‘Clear rosso, rosso (red),’ and I said, ‘It’s a yellow card. It’s enough.’ So they accept it and it’s finished.” (ap)

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Japan’s Keisuke Honda poses for photographs with supporters before training.

Japan’s Honda demands young players step up for Thailand

TOKYO - Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda has berated his younger team mates after their shock loss to United Arab Emirates and demanded more effort from them in their next World Cup qualifier against Thailand on Tuesday.

A profligate Japan lost 2-1 at home to 74th-ranked UAE in their Group B opener on Thursday and defeat in Bangkok would be another serious setback to their hopes of advancing from a section that includes heavyweights Australia and Saudi Arabia.

“A surprising number of players watch and read the news so they know what I say,” Honda, who scored his team’s only goal against UAE, told Japanese media after training in Bangkok.

“I don’t think they are going to change straight away, but maybe become aware of the fact that they have to make more of an effort.

“I want to give them the opportunity to change their mindset. I have to pull the team forward when it needs pulling, and it’s not just me.

There are a number of experienced players on this team that feel the same way.

“The young players can’t expect

others to lead the team and I am sure they are starting to understand that. Everyone has to stand up and be counted. That is what the Japan national team is all about.”

Thailand, ranked 120th in the world, have enjoyed an impressive run to the final phase of Asian qualifying and gave a good account of themselves in a 1-0 defeat to Saudi Arabia in Riyadh.

AC Milan midfielder Honda said Japan, ranked 49th in the world, would need to go “all out” with the intention of winning the rest of their qualifiers. “We have to go into the next game with confidence and with a positive mind-set,” the bleach-blond 30-year-old said in comments published by Kyodo news agency.

“There is pressure right from the start (of the qualifiers) but we have experienced even higher-pressure situations than this before and we have to face it head-on.”

Australia, who beat Iraq at home on Thursday, lead Group B on goal difference from UAE and Saudi Arabia.

The two top teams in the group qualify automatically for Russia with the third-placed team entering a playoff. (rtr)

PARIS — Mario Balotelli turned down offers from other European teams before joining Nice because he was looking for playing time. But his new coach has already warned the former Liverpool player that his superstar status won’t guarantee him a spot in his starting lineup.

Balotelli joined the French club on deadline day this week for an undisclosed fee after being offloaded

by Liverpool, hoping to revive his chaotic career at the Riviera club.

The 26-year-old Italian — the biggest name in the French league since Zlatan Ibrahimovic left Paris Saint-Germain at the end of last season — managed only four goals in 28 appearances for Liverpool and spent last season on loan at AC Milan, where he found the net once in 20 league appearances.

“I’ve told Mario what I expect him to do,” Nice coach Lucien Favre said Friday. “I told him I

don’t make any difference between my players, only the best play. Mario needs to get back down to work.

He went through four difficult years and it will be a long-term endeavor.

But he has enormous skills. When you look at his highlights, he does amazing things.”

Given Balotelli’s antics on and off the field, Nice president JeanPierre Rivere acknowledged that he “took a risk” by signing the striker.

“I think that my career is different from what has been written,” said Balotelli, who was presented to the media on Friday. “For me there is no risk, it’s just that I have been hampered by physical problems over the past two years.”

Balotelli then refused to take a question from a journalist who asked if the numerous night clubs in and around Nice could be a distraction.

Rivere said that the striker also

turned down a last-minute offer that was more attractive financially than the deal he ultimately sealed with Nice.

“My priority is to play, that’s why I chose the Nice project,” Balotelli said through a translator. “To be happy, I need to play.”

Balotelli was signed by thenLiverpool manager Brenan Rodgers late in the 2014 transfer window for 16 million pounds (then $27 million) as a replacement for Luis Suarez. But the gamble never paid off, with the former Manchester City player better known for his controversies than his goals.

“Part of my job is about improving the players,” Favre said. “We don’t know where (Balotelli) stands physically and we’ve got a lot of work to do because this is the foundation for playing good football.

I’m not worried about the rest: his technical level and his efficiency in front of goal.” (ap)

AP Photo/Marco Vasini, file

FILE - In this Sunday, March 6, 2016 file photo, AC Milan’s Mario Balotelli looks down during a Serie A soccer match against Sassuolo, at Reggio Emilia’s Mapei stadium, Italy.

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Asian soccer investigating players using fake passports

KUALA LUMPUR — Asian soccer’s governing body says it is investigating players using fake passports to comply with eligibility rules in national team and club competitions.

The Asian Football Confederation has suspended Brazilian forward Wanderley for 60 days “pending a full investigation into his nationality status.” Its disciplinary committee is judging the case.

In an Asian Champions League quarterfinal first-leg match last week,

Wanderley scored twice to help Al Nasr of the United Arab Emirates beat El Jaish of Qatar 3-0.

The AFC says it acted after authorities in Indonesia said Wanderley’s Indonesian passport “was a forged or falsified document.” Al Nasr faces sanctions before the return match in Dubai on Sept. 14. The AFC news release suggested a trade in fake documents for non-Asian players to comply with a required quota of Asian players in club lineups. (ap)

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Sp rt Video replays can provide refs with decisions in 10 seconds

BARI — In 10 seconds, Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers got all the feedback he wanted from the two assistants examining video replays in a truck outside the stadium.

Instead of sending off France defender Djibril Sidibe for a hard foul into the left leg of Italy midfielder Daniele De Rossi three minutes into a friendly, Kuipers pulled out a yellow card instead.

It’s exactly what FIFA was hoping for from video assistance tests for referees — keeping interruptions to a minimum and maintaining the flow of play.

“The feedback I got in just 10 seconds convinced me to give a yellow instead of sending off the player,” Kuipers said Friday, a day after France’s 3-1 win.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino hopes “video assistant referees” will be used at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. “Last night a page of football history was written,” said Infantino, who attended the match

Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers

in Bari. “Finally, after years of words, we’ve moved on to facts.”

Experiments are also being held in national club competitions this season, including Australia’s ALeague, the Bundesliga, the league and cups in Portugal, Major League Soccer, and Serie A. Video replay officiating would be restricted to decisions on goals being scored, penalties being awarded, players being sent off, and cases of mistaken identity.

The only technology currently used in soccer is to rule on disputed goals. “We can no longer allow the entire world to see something big where the only one who can’t see it, because it’s not permitted, is the referee,” Infantino said.

Kuipers also relied on video assistance when Italy protested for

a perceived handball by Layvin Kurzawa following a header from De Rossi in the first half.

“I noticed that the players accepted the decisions more calmly,” Kuipers said. “It’s better for everyone, even for the refs so they’re calmer and surer of themselves.”

The test was considered “semilive” because Kuipers did not review any replays on the field.

FIFA has not introduced onsite screen reviewing yet. Instead, Kuipers was assisted through radio communications.

Getting back to the Sidibe foul, Kuiper recounted how Italy’s players were demanding a red card.

“So I had the moment to speak to the VAR, he gave me the input to give a yellow and the players accepted it,” Kuipers said. “(Giorgio) Chiellini for example said, ‘Clear rosso, rosso (red),’ and I said, ‘It’s a yellow card. It’s enough.’ So they accept it and it’s finished.” (ap)

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No extra privileges for Balotellli at French club Nice

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Japan’s Keisuke Honda poses for photographs with supporters before training.

Japan’s Honda demands young players step up for Thailand

TOKYO - Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda has berated his younger team mates after their shock loss to United Arab Emirates and demanded more effort from them in their next World Cup qualifier against Thailand on Tuesday.

A profligate Japan lost 2-1 at home to 74th-ranked UAE in their Group B opener on Thursday and defeat in Bangkok would be another serious setback to their hopes of advancing from a section that includes heavyweights Australia and Saudi Arabia.

“A surprising number of players watch and read the news so they know what I say,” Honda, who scored his team’s only goal against UAE, told Japanese media after training in Bangkok.

“I don’t think they are going to change straight away, but maybe become aware of the fact that they have to make more of an effort.

“I want to give them the opportunity to change their mindset. I have to pull the team forward when it needs pulling, and it’s not just me.

There are a number of experienced players on this team that feel the same way.

“The young players can’t expect

others to lead the team and I am sure they are starting to understand that. Everyone has to stand up and be counted. That is what the Japan national team is all about.”

Thailand, ranked 120th in the world, have enjoyed an impressive run to the final phase of Asian qualifying and gave a good account of themselves in a 1-0 defeat to Saudi Arabia in Riyadh.

AC Milan midfielder Honda said Japan, ranked 49th in the world, would need to go “all out” with the intention of winning the rest of their qualifiers. “We have to go into the next game with confidence and with a positive mind-set,” the bleach-blond 30-year-old said in comments published by Kyodo news agency.

“There is pressure right from the start (of the qualifiers) but we have experienced even higher-pressure situations than this before and we have to face it head-on.”

Australia, who beat Iraq at home on Thursday, lead Group B on goal difference from UAE and Saudi Arabia.

The two top teams in the group qualify automatically for Russia with the third-placed team entering a playoff. (rtr)

PARIS — Mario Balotelli turned down offers from other European teams before joining Nice because he was looking for playing time. But his new coach has already warned the former Liverpool player that his superstar status won’t guarantee him a spot in his starting lineup.

Balotelli joined the French club on deadline day this week for an undisclosed fee after being offloaded

by Liverpool, hoping to revive his chaotic career at the Riviera club.

The 26-year-old Italian — the biggest name in the French league since Zlatan Ibrahimovic left Paris Saint-Germain at the end of last season — managed only four goals in 28 appearances for Liverpool and spent last season on loan at AC Milan, where he found the net once in 20 league appearances.

“I’ve told Mario what I expect him to do,” Nice coach Lucien Favre said Friday. “I told him I

don’t make any difference between my players, only the best play. Mario needs to get back down to work.

He went through four difficult years and it will be a long-term endeavor.

But he has enormous skills. When you look at his highlights, he does amazing things.”

Given Balotelli’s antics on and off the field, Nice president JeanPierre Rivere acknowledged that he “took a risk” by signing the striker.

“I think that my career is different from what has been written,” said Balotelli, who was presented to the media on Friday. “For me there is no risk, it’s just that I have been hampered by physical problems over the past two years.”

Balotelli then refused to take a question from a journalist who asked if the numerous night clubs in and around Nice could be a distraction.

Rivere said that the striker also

turned down a last-minute offer that was more attractive financially than the deal he ultimately sealed with Nice.

“My priority is to play, that’s why I chose the Nice project,” Balotelli said through a translator. “To be happy, I need to play.”

Balotelli was signed by thenLiverpool manager Brenan Rodgers late in the 2014 transfer window for 16 million pounds (then $27 million) as a replacement for Luis Suarez. But the gamble never paid off, with the former Manchester City player better known for his controversies than his goals.

“Part of my job is about improving the players,” Favre said. “We don’t know where (Balotelli) stands physically and we’ve got a lot of work to do because this is the foundation for playing good football.

I’m not worried about the rest: his technical level and his efficiency in front of goal.” (ap)

AP Photo/Marco Vasini, file

FILE - In this Sunday, March 6, 2016 file photo, AC Milan’s Mario Balotelli looks down during a Serie A soccer match against Sassuolo, at Reggio Emilia’s Mapei stadium, Italy.

Wanderley

IBP/net

Asian soccer investigating players using fake passports

KUALA LUMPUR — Asian soccer’s governing body says it is investigating players using fake passports to comply with eligibility rules in national team and club competitions.

The Asian Football Confederation has suspended Brazilian forward Wanderley for 60 days “pending a full investigation into his nationality status.” Its disciplinary committee is judging the case.

In an Asian Champions League quarterfinal first-leg match last week,

Wanderley scored twice to help Al Nasr of the United Arab Emirates beat El Jaish of Qatar 3-0.

The AFC says it acted after authorities in Indonesia said Wanderley’s Indonesian passport “was a forged or falsified document.” Al Nasr faces sanctions before the return match in Dubai on Sept. 14. The AFC news release suggested a trade in fake documents for non-Asian players to comply with a required quota of Asian players in club lineups. (ap)

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Nishikori plays French bogeyman to reach U.S. Open last 16

NEW YORK - Sixth seed Kei Nishikori continued to be a French bogeyman, beating a sluggish Nicolas Mahut 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-2 in the third round at the U.S. Open on Saturday.

With a 10-1 record against Frenchmen this season, Nishikori surely was pleased to see four players from France in his quarter of the draw, and he added the 34-year-old Mahut’s scalp to his growing collection.

While Nishikori, who reached the U.S. Open final in 2014, will not be happy dropping the first set, the 26-year-old Japanese will be upbeat about the finish after surrendering just five games in the next three sets.

Nishikori has now reached at least the fourth round in all four grand slams this season.

Next up is the winner between big-hitting Croatian Ivo Karlovic and American qualifier Jared Donaldson. (rtr)

PEMUTERAN - Melanting Temple nestles in the middle of a jungle on a foot hill in Pemuteran, North Bali. A huge parking lot is available for visitors and some warung stand in the area providing drinks and snacks.

The jungle has turned from wild into a bit civilized with the street lights stretching on the road sides and the parking lot. To reach the area from the Pemuteran main road there is a narrow road passing through a small jungle and the local houses.

From Melanting Temple parking lot you can see the stairs that we need to climb to get into the temple compound. Two huge statues of dragons decorate the main gate and from below the stairway the temple looks majestic. On the way to the main gate there is a small place where the people who are going to pray put their offerings and get the holy water to clean their mind before they go further to the main court.

Like most of the temples in Bali, after the main gate we enter the middle court where people do their preparation for the offering. After that there is the main court where a huge and beautiful temple stands. Melanting Temple building was rebuilt by the government and it was redesigned by a prominent Balinese architect, Ida Bagus Tugur. The tranquility of the place creates a perfect atmosphere and ambience for people to do their prayers and also to meditate. (IBP/net)

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton after qualifying in pole position.

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Formula One sale to Liberty Media to go ahead next week - auto motor und sport FRANKFURT - A sale of Formula One to Liberty Media is to go ahead next week, the sport’s commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone told German trade magazine auto motor und sport on the sidelines of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Saturday.

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Sergio Marchionne earlier said the industry as a whole had a vested interest in stability for Formula One. “I’ve had this conversation with CVC in the past, I’ve had it with Bernie ... I think it’s important that we provide stability and a long-term view. I’m sure that will happen soon,” he said.

Auto motor und sport said Ecclestone left it unclear what role he

would play once a deal had gone through. It quoted him as saying: “I will do what I have always done.

What role I play is my decision.”

Formula One’s biggest shareholders are private equity firm CVC Capital Partners with a 35.5 percent stake and U.S. fund manager Waddell & Reed with 20.9 percent.

Ecclestone holds 5.3 percent of Formula One and his Bambino Trust has another 8.5 percent.

CVC and Liberty Media declined to comment on the auto motor und sport report. Waddell & Reed was not immediately available for comment. (rtr)

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NEW YORK - Venus Williams moved within two wins of a possible sisterly showdown with Serena in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open by beating German 26th seed Laura Siegemund to reach the fourth round on Saturday. The sixth-seeded Williams came up big on the critical points to make quick work of Siegemund in a 6-1 6-2 victory in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The 36-year-old Williams, oldest player in the women’s draw, repelled seven of nine break points held by the German, and

capitalised on six of 10 of her own break opportunities.

“Just doing what I have to do, being able to dominate when I need to,” Williams told reporters.

“Being in control of the points, so even if I lose a point, I feel like, OK, I’m in a position to win the point. That’s where I want to be every single time.”

Williams, a seven-times grand slam singles winner and twice U.S. Open champion, has enjoyed some recent success, reaching

the semi-finals at Wimbledon and the final at Stanford.

Siegemund appeared poised to offer the American a good test, coming off a productive stretch in which she made the semi-finals in Bucharest, won in Bastad and reached the quarter-finals at the Rio Olympics.

But she wilted under the raw power of Williams, who forced her into 32 errors and was gifted with 26 unforced miscues in the 78-minute match.

That moved Williams into a round of 16 clash against big-serving, 10th-seeded Czech Karolina Pliskova, a 6-2 6-4 winner against Russian 17th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Top-seeded Serena advanced to the fourth round with a 6-2 6-1 demolition of Sweden’s Johanna Larsson.

Pliskova showed her prowess last month by winning the title in Cincinnati, where she beat Angelique Kerber in the final to deprive the German of overtaking Serena as world number one. (rtr)

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Nigerian military: Some officers selling arms to Boko Haram

MAIDUGURI — Nigeria’s military says some officers are selling arms and ammunition to Boko Haram, indicating the corruption bedeviling the country’s fight against the Islamic extremists continues despite government efforts to halt graft.

The admission comes three weeks after the Nigerian army said a military tribunal is trying 16 officers and troops accused of offenses related to the fight against Boko Haram, including the theft and sale of ammunition.

Maj. Gen. Lucky Irabor, the theater commander in northeastern Nigeria, told a news conference on Thursday that military authorities have confirmed that some soldiers were selling arms and ammunition to Boko Haram.

He called it a betrayal of the Nigerian people. He gave no more details.

President Muhammadu Buhari has

blamed corruption for the deaths of thousands in the seven-year Islamic uprising that has killed more than 20,000. Children who escaped Boko Haram are dying of starvation in refugee camps in the northeast, where the government is investigating the alleged theft of food aid.

A soldier on the frontline of the fight told The Associated Press that his brigade commander is among officers standing trial at the court-martial in this northeastern city, which is being held in secret. He said the army is investigating what happened to 21

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FILE- In this Friday Feb. 24, 2006 file photo, Militants wearing black masks, military fatigues and carrying Kalashnikov assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers, patrol the creeks of the Niger Delta area of Nigeria.

Mother Teresa...

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After beatification, which for Mother Teresa was in 2003, a second miracle is required in order for the cause to move on to sainthood.

This involved Brazilian Marcilio Andrino, who the Church says unexpectedly recovered from a severe brain infection in 2008 after his family prayed to Mother Teresa.

The saint-making process has not been immune to corruption and mismanagement, with accusations that the system allowed for favouritism for causes with rich backers.

The conservative Opus Dei group was accused of using its

considerable financial clout to push for the canonization of its founder, Father Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, who was declared a saint in 2002.

In 2015, a commission looking into Vatican finances found that the Vatican’s saint-making office had little or no documentation of funds used by postulators. According to a Vatican source, the Vatican bank in 2014 froze about a million euros in suspect funds held by postulators.

Kolodiejchuk said the cost of Mother Teresa’s sainthood cause - gathering documentation, interviewing witness, paying lawyers - came to less than $100,000 - very low compared to the cost of some canonisations in the past.

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anti-aircraft guns assigned this year to his artillery brigade. He said they only received one gun. The soldier spoke on condition of anonymity because he feared he would lose his job.

In addition, a slew of retired and current military officers are being investigated for diverting hundreds of millions of dollars budgeted to help curb the Islamic uprising. Among them is Alex Badeh, a four-star general whom Buhari fired from his post as chief of defense staff. Witnesses have told a Federal High Court that Badeh stole the equivalent of $24 million budgeted for salaries in 2013 and built a shopping mall in Abuja, the capital.

Civil society groups are demanding the investigation of the current chief of army staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, for allegedly buying with cash two properties worth $1.5 million in Dubai. Buratai has said he bought the property on installment with savings.

Before Buhari took power, soldiers told the AP they were forced into battle with just 30 bullets each and no food rations. They said Boko Haram was better armed and that their officers were stealing parts of their salaries and allowances. Many ran away when the extremists attacked, allowing Boko Haram to take control of a large swath of northeastern Nigeria in 2014.

Under Buhari, a former military dictator, a multinational force has retaken most towns but Boko Haram remains active outside urban areas, carrying out hit-and-run attacks, suicide bombings and abductions of women and girls. (ap)

He said it was covered mostly by a single anonymous donation, that costs were contained because member of the Missionaries of Charity worked for free and that no contributions destined for the poor were diverted Last year, Pope Francis made key changes to the financial side of saint-making with a decree ordering new controls on its costs and demanding more vigilance and transparency at each stage.

It stipulates that contributions from the faithful and groups must go into an account managed by an administrator who must “scrupulously respect the intentions” of contributors, keep detailed documentation, and present budgets to a superior. (rtr)

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In this photo provided by Tyrrell County Sheriff’s office shows a tipped over 18-wheeler in Columbia, N.C., on Saturday, Sept.

3, 2016. Tyrrell County Sheriff Darryl Liverman said that high winds tipped over the 18-wheeler, killing its driver and shutting down the U.S. 64 bridge during Tropical Storm Hermine.

Power outages, flooding as deadly Hermine strengthens in Mid Atlantic

NEW YORK - A powerful and deadly storm churned off the U.S. Middle Atlantic Coast on Sunday, where it was expected to spoil the Labor Day holiday weekend with high winds, soaking rains and surging seas after passing over North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

The storm, dubbed Hermine, claimed at least two lives, in Florida and North Carolina.

It was classified as a Category 1 hurricane until it lost strength while cutting across Florida and Georgia, but forecasters expected winds to return to hurricane force of more than 74 mph (119 kph) by Sunday evening.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) expected the storm to move slowly up the coast before stalling off New Jersey, where it could linger for days.

“It’s going to sit offshore and it is going to be a tremendous coastal event with a dangerous storm surge and lots of larger waves probably causing significant beach erosion, for the next few days,” said senior hurricane specialist Daniel Brown.

The surge was expected to extend from Virginia to New Jersey.

The NHC forecast the storm would turn northeast and north later on Sunday, eventually moving to about 100 miles south of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, by Wednesday evening, and continue on an east-northeast track over the following 24 hours.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie declared a state of emergency in three coastal counties of the state, which was devastated by Superstorm Sandy in 2012.

The town of Beach Haven issued an emergency alert advising anyone planning to leave Long Beach Island, a barrier island that draws summer crowds, to do so before Sunday night’s high tide.

Delaware Governor Jack Markell declared a limited state of emergency for Sussex County,

which includes the coastal resorts of Bethany Beach and Rehoboth Beach.

Hermine, the first hurricane to make landfall in Florida in 11 years, swept ashore on Friday near the town of St. Marks with winds of 80 mph (129 kph).

It left North Carolina with power outages, flooding, downed trees and power lines, while rain and tides brought flooding along Virginia’s coast.

In the northern Florida town of Ocala, a falling tree killed a homeless man sleeping in his tent.

In North Carolina, a tractor trailer overturned on a bridge over the Alligator River, killing the driver.

Overnight, four people suffered minor injuries when a tornado hit a campground in Hatteras Village, Dare County, North Carolina, officials said.

People posted pictures of flooding and high tides from North Carolina to Delaware. “Almost getting blown away from this storm on the boardwalk in Ocean City was so worth it for Dunkin Donuts,” Twitter user Jessica wrote from a Maryland resort town.

In Virginia Beach, Seth Broudy, 45, owner of the Seth Broudy School of Surf, said high winds and tides flooded parking lots by his home on Saturday morning. The water and wind receded, but the ocean remained unsafe on Saturday afternoon, he said.

“Right now it’s rough as hell.

It’s dangerous,” Broudy said in a telephone interview. “It’s just out of control. It’s like sitting in a washing machine and spinning around.”

Life-threatening storm surges are possible Saturday night and Sunday morning around Hampton Roads, Virginia, the hurricane center said. A surge is a rise of water above a predicted tide, pushed by high winds, and is often the greatest threat to life from a storm, according to national weather officials. (rtr)

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With the summit tucked in between Britain’s surprise vote in June to exit the European Union and the U.S. presidential election in November, G20 leaders are expected by observers to mount a defence of free trade and globalisation and warn against isolationism.

But some of the G20 leaders have begun drawing battle lines in disputes over issues ranging from trade and investment to tax policy and industrial overcapacity. The global economy is “at a crucial juncture”, Xi said, hemmed in by sluggish demand, financial market volatility and feeble trade and investment.

“Growth drivers from the previous round of technological progress are gradually fading, while a new round of technological and industrial revolution has yet to gain momentum.”

Other leaders attending the summit in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou include Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Japan’s Shinzo Abe, Britain’s Theresa May, Germany’s Angela Merkel, France’s Francois Hollande and India’s Narendra Modi. Security was extremely tight in Hangzhou, with parts of the city of 9 million people turned into a virtual ghost town as China seeks to ensure that the G20 summit is incident-free.

Obama, who arrived on Saturday, held talks with Xi that ran late into the night. He urged Beijing to uphold its legal obligations in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, and stressed U.S. commitments to its regional allies.

Xi said China would continue to safeguard its sovereignty and

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Police correctly handled Pondok Indah hostage taking: Hendardi

China’s Xi sombre about world economy at G20, warns against protectionism

HANGZHOU - The global economy is being threatened by rising protectionism and risks of high leverage are accumulating, Chinese President Xi Jinping said at the open of a two-day summit of leaders from G20 nations. His warning on Sunday followed bilateral talks with Barack Obama that the U.S. president described as “extremely productive”, but which failed to bring the two sides closer on thorny topics such as tensions in the South China Sea.

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New Zealander Myra Lynne Williams, right, covered with a mask, is escorted by a National Narcotics Agency (BNN) officer for a press conference in Bali, Indonesia, Friday, Sep. 2, 2016. Indonesian authorities arrested Williams on allegations of attempting to smuggle methamphetamines into the tourist island of Bali.

JAKARTA - Setara Institute Chief Hendardi said the police have taken the right steps in handling the case of robbery and hostage taking in Pondok Indah in South Jakarta on Saturday.

“The National Police (Polri) acted expeditiously and took the correct steps in handling the robbery and hostage taking incident in Pondoh Indah,” Hendardi stated in a written statement released on Saturday.

Hendardi emphasized that the Jakarta Police personnel conducted the operation with due caution and in a professional manner.

Moreover, the police personnel did not apply violence or open fire.

The operation to secure the release of the hostages and overpower the hostage takers was managed without any loss of life.

Hendardi claimed the police officers understood the ground conditions and were able to negotiate, ensuring the safety of victims as

well as culprits. The chairman of the Young Betawi Intellectuals Community (KIMB), Ramdan Alamsyah, also praised the steps that the police took in handling the case.

Ramdan pointed out that the Jakarta police personnel acted swiftly and were able to ensure that people around the housing complex felt secure.

He stressed that Polri, under the leadership of General Tito Karnavian, showed professionalism.

Earlier on Saturday, Jakarta Police officers foiled an armed robbery attempt and a hostage taking bid at a house owned by Asep Sulaiman in Jalan Bukit Hijau IX No. 17, Pondok Indah, an elite residential area in South Jakarta.

The police arrested two armed hostage takers, AJ and S. The robbers had held hostage four victims who were also successfully secured and taken to hospital for treatment to deal with trauma they underwent.(ant)

JAKARTA - Indonesian police have arrested a suspected terrorist of the Katibah Gigih Rahmat (KGR) group in Batam, Sumatras Riau Islands province.

“On Saturday, a member of KGR group was arrested from the Maxxis internet service kiosk in Fanindo housing complex, Batu Aji,” the National Polices head of public information bureau Brigadier General Agus Rianto, said in a text message.

The suspected terrorist, identified by his initials as LH (24), is an unemployed resident of Taman Carina housing complex Block 41, Batu Aji. As a member of the KGR, led by Gigih Rahmat Dewa, LH is believed to have been involved in helping wanted terror suspect from Uighur, China, known as Dony, to remain in hiding. He also facilitated Indonesian citizens wishing to go to Syria. Besides, he aided two foreigners from Uighur to enter Batam and in receiving funds from the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) to fund

the duo.

“Together with the KGR group members, he attended a drill using airsoft guns and airguns in preparations for leaving for Syria,” he added.

LH is also believed to have participated in plotting to attack Marina Bay in Singapore.

Earlier, Indonesias anti-terror Densus 88 squad, in cooperation with the Riau Islands police, had arrested six suspected terrorists in Batam on Friday (Aug 5).

The six terrorist suspects are Gigih Rahmat Dewa (31), Tar (21) and ES (35), who were caught in Batam Center, TS (46) caught in Nagoya, HGY (20) and MTS (19), caught in Jalan Brigjen Katamso, Batu Aji, Batam.

MTS was later released because he was not proven to be connected with the network.

Nur Rohman, the suicide bomber who had attacked Surakarta city police resort station some time ago, and Bahrun Naim, an ISIS fighter, were also believed to have links to the KGR.(ant)

60 hajj pilgrims from Police arrest suspected Indonesia die before terrorist in Batam wuquf worship

MECCA - A total of 60 Indonesian pilgrims have died, as of reports on Saturday, even as the peak of Hajj pilgrimage is a week away when the devout Muslims worship and pray in the plain of Arafah.

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Banners and advertisements of retail goods are displayed at the shopping Mongkok District in Hong Kong, China August 29, 2016. maritime rights in the South China Sea. But China is keen to keep the summit focused on economic issues and to prevent other disputes from overshadowing it.

BATTLE LINES On Sunday, Xi held talks with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and told him he hoped Australia would continue to provide a fair, transparent and predictable policy environment for foreign investors. China was angered when Australia blocked the A$10 billion ($7.7 billion) sale of the country’s biggest energy grid to Chinese bidders last month.

China has accused Australia of bowing to protectionist sentiment in blocking the bid for Ausgrid, as well as an earlier one by a China-led

consortium to buy cattle company Kidman & Co. Beijing has also criticised Australia, a staunch U.S. ally, for running surveillance flights over disputed islands in the South China Sea. Meanwhile, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Sunday China must set up a mechanism to address its problem of industrial overcapacity, saying it was “unacceptable” the European steel industry had lost so many jobs in recent years.

“Overcapacity is a global problem but there is a particular Chinese element,” he told a news conference. Britain’s future after its departure from the European Union was also subject to discussion.

Obama reassured Prime Minister

May that Britain’s closest political, commercial and military ally would stand by her, but did not shrink away from his stance that Brexit was a mistake and that London would not be able to jump the queue to arrange a bilateral deal.

Juncker said that if Britain wanted access to the European Union’s common market, it needed to respect the rules of the common market.

Turnbull, meanwhile, said Australia wanted an early free trade agreement with Britain so markets could remain open between them when Britain formally left the European trading bloc.

Obama, now in the last five months of his presidency, is using the visit to put a final stamp on his signature policy shift toward

the Pacific, setting the tone for his White House successor, who will be elected in November and take office on Jan. 20.

His visit began chaotically at the Hangzhou airport, where his staff argued with Chinese security over media access. He was also not offered a staircase to disembark at the front of Air Force One, and staffers had to scramble to find an alternative exit. Obama said on Sunday he “wouldn’t over-crank the significance” of the airport events.

“None of this detracts from the broader scope of the relationship (with China),” he told a news conference. “The bilateral discussions that we had yesterday were extremely productive and continue to point to big areas of cooperation.”(rtr)

Six pilgrims passed away on Saturday following illness of some sort, according to data obtained from the Computerized Information Systems of Hajj Pilgrimage.

The six were identified as Nipi binti Mad Ambri Mungkar (69), Marfuah Amina Toyib binti Mustofa (76), Hawang binti Bungku Ilham (59), Boniatun binti Dulkahir Kartak (60), Hariri bin Mustafa M. Soleh (73), and Dain Nariya bin Satimin (69).

In the last three days, at least five pilgrims died every day, according to the spokesman of the countrys

hajj pilgrimage organizing committee, Dr. Ramon Andrias.

“The Jamaah (hajj pilgrims) have begun to experience fatigue after conducting a lot of Sunnah, part of the pilgrimage,” Ramon pointed out.

On September 11, all the pilgrims including those from Indonesia, will proceed to the plain of Arafah, located around 25 kilometers from Mecca, to conduct the Wuquf before heading to Mina through Muzdalifah.

In the meantime, data obtained from the Computerized Information Systems of Hajj Pilgrimage

(Siskohat) showed that so far, a total of 140,856 Indonesian pilgrims or 90 percent of the total 155,200 pilgrims, have arrived in Mecca.

The Indonesian Religious Affairs Ministry has sent a total of 3,250 officers, including paramedics, to help the countrys pilgrims during the pilgrimage season.

The annual Hajj pilgrimage is the fifth pillar of Islam. It is an obligation for Muslims to undertake a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lifetime, if they are physically fit and financially able.

Thousands of Indonesian Muslims are now in queue and the wait could be of up to 25 years to be able to go for Hajj pilgrimage due to the restricted quota set by the Saudi government.(ant)

Government asked to rehabilitate victims of online prostitution

JAKARTA - The National Commission on Anti-Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has asked the government to immediately restore the rights of online prostitution victims, some of whom are under-aged.

“The government should prioritize the law enforcement and victim

recovery process. We have asked the state to guarantee that similar incidents do not recur elsewhere,” Komnas Perempuan Chairperson Azriana remarked here Friday.

Police on Wednesday night cracked a case of online prostitution involving under-aged children being made to serve homosexuals

in a hotel in Cipayung in Puncak area, Bogor, West Java.

All stakeholders should see the vulnerability of child prostitution in that case, which shows a lack of state protection for children, Azriana emphasized. Moreover, such cases happening in Bogor were not new for Indonesia.

The government should be able to restore the rights of victims, especially those who are still children, and ensure that they are not affected by excessive publicity, she added.

In early August 2016, the police detected an online prostitution business in Puncak area, where boys were traded to serve homosexu-

als via the social networking site Facebook.

Subsequently, the police monitored the Facebook account belonging to AR for several weeks.

Then, in an undercover operation, they struck a deal and eventually arrested AR and two other suspects Wednesday night. (ant)

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Panoramic beauty of Angel’s Billabong in Nusa Penida

HONG KONG - Hong Kong voted on Sunday in its first major election since pro-democracy protests in 2014 and one of its most contentious ever, with a push for independence among disaffected younger voters stoking tension with China’s government.

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The pool of Angel’s Billabong is flanked by two cliffs and the very clear water makes visitors able to see the bottom of the pool.

Management of Ujung Water Palace abolishes DSLR camera levies

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SEMARAPURA - Natural beauty of Nusa Penida has now been famous overseas. It is not only known for its spiritual tourism like the Dalem Ped Temple, Goa Giri Putri Temple, Puncak Mundi Temple and some others, currently the panoramic beauty of its beaches also becomes the main attraction for local and foreign travelers. One of them is the Angel’s Billabong.

Angel’s Billabong is located at Sumpang hamlet, Bunga Mekar, Nusa Penida and not so far from Pasih Uug. Angel’s Billabong is a river estuary adjacent to the sea, but the river mouth is clogged so that the stagnant water forms a tosca green pool.

The pool of Angel’s Billabong is flanked by two cliffs and the very clear water makes visitors able to see the bottom of the pool. The pool is formed due to rainwater and seawater trapped at high tide. It is protected by strong walls made of solid golden brown rock. After that, this pool becomes the main attraction for travelers. Other than making selfie, visitors also often swim in the pool. Moreover, at the edge of the beach sits a rock looking like a stone breakwater. It is flat and can be used as a place to relax or enjoy the atmosphere of the sea and the pool.

To be able to enjoy the clarity of this pool, visitors should make a visit during low tide. Thus, visitors can come down and enjoy the pool to take pictures or bathe and swim. Moreover, to get to the pool, visitors must climb down a little steep cliff in advance. However, with a bit caution visitors will easily reach the bottom of the pool.

A visitor from Denpasar, Gusti Ayu Wulandari, when met at the location said that the Angel’s Billabong is a very unique tourist destination and rarely found elsewhere.

Although the Angel’s Billabong is far enough from the harbor, it does not dampen her vivacity to make a visit. “To me, the Angel’s Billabong is the pearl of Nusa Penida. It is very unique and rare attraction that can be found elsewhere. Uniqueness owned by the Angel’s Billabong Nusa Penida is worth categorizing into a unique tourist attraction in Bali,” she concluded. (win)

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AMLAPURA - Management of Ujung Water Palace makes a new breakthrough. The levy of DSLR cameras making trouble among the lovers of photography all this time is abolished by the management. Even though it has not become an official decision, this change will take effect from the implementation of the Ujung Water Palace Festival opened on Friday afternoon (Sep. 2) lasting for seven days.

The assurance is obtained from the new Operations Manager of the Ujung Water Palace, Ida Made Alit, when met at the opening of the festival. He considered the policy of imposing DSLR camera levies is actually detrimental.

Therefore, this policy hinders professional photographers from introducing each interesting object of the Ujung Water Palace. Actually, the photographers play a very important role in continuously introducing the Ujung Water Palace to general public.

“After all, the revenue from the DSLR camera levy is very small. This policy is actually not necessary,” said Ida Made Alit.

He asserted that the abolition of DSLR camera levy will not only apply during the Ujung Water Palace Festival, but will apply forever. He claimed to have a different perspective regarding the levy of DSLR camera.

The imposition of such levies seems unfair.

Some other things, such as the pre-wedding

and photography by foreign travelers for commercial purposes, will be reviewed. “I have just occupied the position of operations manager for only a few weeks. The policies of previous management will be reviewed again,” he said.

Karangasem very much relies on the Ujung Water Palace in pursuing of the target of tourist visit to Karangasem. In recent years, the Ujung Water Palace becomes the largest contributor of tourist visit to Karangasem with the Tirtagangga Water Garden and Besakih Temple. In the first half of 2015, the tourist visit reached 55,863 foreign and domestic travelers, while in the second half reached 68,958 foreign and domestic travelers. This is the highest among the 16 attractions in Karangasem.

Previously, the general public or photographers wishing to take pictures at the Ujung Water Palace with DSLR camera were charged a levy at IDR 50,000. Since the beginning, this policy has been controversial and continuously debated. Ida Made Alit hoped with the abolition of DSLR camera levy policy, the photography lovers could be more motivated to take every corner of the interesting places at this Karangasem royal heritage. In addition, he also hoped that the photographers and general public can enliven the Ujung Water Palace Festival. (kmb31)

The vote is for a 70-seat legislative council in which Hong Kong’s pro-democracy opposition is hoping to maintain a one-third veto bloc in the face of better mobilised and funded pro-Beijing rivals.

The former British colony was handed back to China in 1997 under a “one country, two systems” agreement that promised to maintain the global financial hub’s freedoms and separate laws for at least 50 years, but gave ultimate control to Beijing.

A growing yearning for independence and animosity towards Beijing in the southern coastal city pose one of the central government’s most pressing domestic political issues.

The stakes for Beijing are particularly high this weekend as G20 leaders gather in the eastern city of Hangzhou for a summit.

Hong Kong’s opposition now controls 27 of the legislature’s 70 seats, giving it the power to block policies and some laws including legislation it sees as eroding freedoms.

Some 3.8 million of Hong Kong’s seven million people are eligible to vote and the result is due

early on Monday.

It will give an indication of anti-China sentiment some two years after tens of thousands took to Hong Kong streets to demand full democracy from China’s Communist Party leaders.

A younger generation of voters who joined those protests is openly advocating independence - a push some people warn could jeopardize Hong Kong’s economic and political future.

China’s stability-obsessed leaders have categorically rejected any possibility of independence.

Hong Kong officials are generally supportive of Beijing and keen to preserve “one country, two systems”, though confidence in China’s commitment to the formula has been shaken by recent incidents including the abduction of several Hong Kong booksellers by Chinese agents.

“You may be disappointed by the fact that Hong Kong, the city we love, has not been making more progress,” Carrie Lam, the head of Hong Kong’s civil service, told reporters as she cast her ballot.

“I urge you to vote because indifference will not lead us anywhere.” (rtr)

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Roy Kwong Chun-yu (R), candidate from Democratic party campaigns with party founding chairman Martin Lee (L, below) and Cheung Man-kwong, former legislator on election day for the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, China September 4, 2016.

Turkish tanks roll into Syria, opening new line of attack

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Turkish army tanks and military personal are stationed in Karkamis on the TurkishSyrian border in the southeastern Gaziantep province, Turkey, August 25, 2016.

ELBEYLI - Turkey and its rebel allies opened a new line of attack in northern Syria on Saturday, as Turkish tanks rolled across the border and Syrian fighters swept in from the west to take villages held by Islamic State.

The incursion was launched by Turkey from Kilis province - an area frequently targeted by Islamic State rockets - and coincided with a separate push by the Turkish-backed Syrian rebels, who seized several villages further to the east.

By supporting the rebels, mainly Arabs and Turkmen fighting under the loose banner of the Free Syrian Army, Turkey is hoping to drive out Islamic State militants and check the advance of U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters.

The rebels last week took the frontier town of Jarablus with Turkish support.

The operation, called Euphrates Shield, is Ankara’s first full-scale Syrian incursion since the start of the five-year-old war.

On Saturday the tanks crossed the frontier and entered the Syrian rebelcontrolled town of al-Rai to support the

new offensive, a rebel spokesman and monitors said.

Al-Rai is about 55 km (34 miles) west of Jarablus, and part of a 90-km corridor near the Turkish border that Ankara says it is clearing of jihadists and protecting from Kurdish militia expansion.

The rebels then seized villages to the east and the south of al-Rai, according to one rebel official.

“They took several villages, about eight villages. At first they took two and withdrew from them, but then reinforcements came and there was an advance,” Zakaria Malahifji of the Aleppo-based Fastaqim group told Reuters.

The Turkish-backed operation was putting pressure on Islamic State from both east and west of a stretch of territory it controls along the border between the towns.

“The operations are to work from al-Rai towards the villages that were liberated to the west of Jarablus,” Colonel Ahmed Osman of the Sultan Murad rebel group told Reuters. (rtr)

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Woven bamboo tissue box enthused by overseas markets

The Notting Hill Carnival Parade and family day

LONDON - The Notting Hill Carnival is the largest street festival in Europe and originated in 1964 as a way for Afro-Caribbean communities to celebrate their own cultures and traditions.

Taking place every August Bank Holiday weekend in the streets of London W11, the Notting Hill Carnival is an amazing array of sounds, colourful sights and social solidarity.

At the roots of the Notting Hill Carnival are the Caribbean carnivals of the early 19th century – a particularly strong tradition in Trinidad – which were all about celebrating the abolition

of slavery and the slave trade.

The very first carnival was an attempt to showcase the steel band musicians who played in the Earls Court of London every Weekend. When the bands

paraded through the streets of Notting Hill, they drew black residents out on to the streets, reminding them of the Caribbean homes they had left behind.

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SINGARAJA - Woven bamboo craft products made are widely produced by community as a creative home industry. Such woven bamboo craft has long penetrated foreign markets such as Italy and Japan. Similarly, travelers are interested in purchasing due to uniqueness and appeal of the craft design.

Gede Widarma, for instance, is a bamboo craftsman from Wanasari hamlet, Tigawasa, Banjar. He produces bamboo handicrafts with several colleagues and their products are very demanded by tourists overseas. Bamboo is processed accurately in order to produce crafts with high artistic value.

“Quite a lot of foreign travelers like and order the bamboo crafts typically made at Tigawasa village.

Lately, the demand for this bamboo craft is quite high of different models and designs,” he said, not long ago.

He mentioned that typical woven bamboo crafts of Tigawasa village include tissue boxes, photo frames and the like. In order to introduce the distinctiveness of Bali, crafters combine the product with perforated coin and Balinese patterned yarns. The perforated coin is meant to indicate so that buyers know if the product is made by Balinese artisans. “Such unique model is widely on sale in the market and sell well because it offers Balinese

typical characteristics. Buyers purchase it for souvenir in their home country. They often order directly to the artisans or buy at some art shops,” he explained.

Widarma has deeply involved in this bamboo handicraft business from 1999. At the beginning, he had difficulty in promoting the handicraft products due to lack of marketing agents. Over time, Widarma offers his products to a number art shops in Bali to help facilitate the marketing of the woven bamboo crafts.

“Thankfully, within some years his order shows an increase. The delivery can reach 100 to 150 pieces per week or highly depends on the order of clients. The mostly desired craft products are tissue box containing combination of ornaments and variations with the price range of IDR 125,000 to IDR 150,000 per piece,” he said.

He applies dye technique for the coloring. It is meant to give advantage to the handicraft products so that they are able to compete against the other products from outside the region. “We often participate in craft fairs in Jakarta and other regions in the country. We get quite positive response from the community of buyers regarding our products. The demand is high enough so that our craft stock is quickly sold out,” he concluded. (kmb34)

Governor touches bachelors of agriculture

Ask them to help think about progress of agriculture

DENPASAR - All this time, farmers have always been identified with poverty. Actually, this profession is closely related to the sustainability of Bali. Especially it is related to the conservation efforts for the land, people and culture of Bali.

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Typical woven bamboo crafts of Tigawasa village include tissue boxes, photo frames and the like.

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All this time, farmers have always been identified with poverty.

“If you are wishing to make Bali sustainable, be a farmer. But I want to be a smart farmer, know what the market wants,” said Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, in the interactive open house at the Wantilan Hall of the Bali House of Representatives, Saturday (Sep. 3).

Farmers in particular, continued Pastika, has been often dissolved in suryak siu or bandwagon by planting a commodity widely cultivated by other people regardless the market demand. Eventually, the market becomes saturated and it causes the commodity prices to slump in the market. In addition, farmers never try to improve the quality of their agricultural products. Here, the role of the experts and scholars in agriculture is much needed for the advancement of agriculture in Bali.

“So, now I will give you an example. Especially for the scholars of agriculture, it will mean nothing to learn the agricultural science

if you do not want to be farmers, right? Farming does not necessarily need a wide area. I also do farming at the office. Now, I do not need to buy banana. I’m getting bored of it because of having planted banana and so have the papaya, chili and eggplant. We are planting them alone,” he explained.

Pastika added that agricultural experts and scholars should help find solutions if there are diseases or pests attacking the crops of farmers. Primarily, they help improve the quality of agricultural products so as to be more easily absorbed by the market.

“For examples, the grapes of Seririt from my childhood until now remains sour. Where are the wine connoisseurs, please help make it sweet, durable and the like.

So, we do not need to import wine and our farmers will go prosperous.

Hopefully, the scholars could play their role, do not just talk. This is what I mean,” he explained.

According to Pastika, when the

quality is good, the agricultural products will definitely be purchased. One of the buyers is hotel, which actually requires the supply of agricultural products every day.

However, the agricultural products of Bali has only been slightly absorbed into the hotel industry due to the matter of poor quality and non-sustainable production.

“Every day, hotels need papayas, tomatoes and oranges, can we supply them? Cianjur Restaurant, for instance, needs 500 kg of carp every day, but none is produced in Bali because we cannot raise it. The expert of fishery must try to do this.

Chicken betutu of Men Tempeh at Gilimanuk needs nearly 1,000 heads of chicken each day and all of them are brought in East Java.

Why? Because we do not want to raise chicken, why must young coconut leaf be purchased from outside the region? Because Balinese people do not want to climb, they are tired to climb. The wage is more expensive than the price of young coconut leaf. In short, this becomes a paradox, where we think A, and our lips say A, but perform B. It is not appropriate, not synchronous,” he said. (kmb32)

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Bendesa cited that Garuda Wisnu Kencana has been dormant for 20 years. However, the government in Bali tends to say that Bali should change. If desiring to bring in more travelers, it should not solely rely on cultural and natural, but also on artificial attractions.

Then, currently there is Benoa Bay reclamation plan. He added that reclamation is not appropriate with Balinese cultural tourism. “Reclamation will change the face of Bali. We worry that Bali will no longer be attractive after the reclamation,” said the former Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business, Udayana University.

On the other hand, continued Bendesa, the government has always hypothesized that if the Benoa Bay is successful it will benefit economically. In addition, there will be 200,000 more job opportunities to reduce unemployment and improve social welfare. In fact, there is no direct relationship between the reclamation and the

reduction of unemployment as well as poverty.

“Working in tourism sector must comply with certain competency requirements while the poor and unemployment occur because of economic restrictions so that they are unable to continue their education pursuant to the qualifications required by the tourism sector,” he explained.

According to Bendesa, the government should adhere to the spirit of tourism development in Bali namely cultural tourism based on Tri Hita Karana. In accordance with the Tri Hita Karana philosophy, the development in Bali should be based on the principle of balance and harmony. Balance in development can be realized by distributing investment in tourism sector from South Bali region to the other regions of Bali.

Earlier, Deputy of Foreign Tourism Marketing Development, Ministry of Tourism, I Gde Pitana, said that the cultural tourism in Indonesia is enthused by 60 percent.

It is much higher when compared to nature tourism enthused by as much as 35 percent and 5 percent

of artificial tourism.

“For Bali, the latest data regarding the culture are approximately 63 percent. So, the cultural tourism becomes the main motivation, main attraction and main perception. After arriving in Bali, travelers may also visit the destination beyond the culture. It does not matter because in tourism there is no single motivation,” he said.

According to Pitana, cultural tourism has been heavily criticized by many circles due to the fact, perception and observation that tourism is claimed to frequently damage culture. In many regions, the development of cultural tourism also makes local cultures marginalized.

“We the government even consider that the criticism is not always true. Evidently, tourism even becomes a vehicle that can revitalize the culture itself. Tourism can also make the culture revived. In terms of the dance, for instance, where does appear more new creations whether in the tourist areas such as Bali or in the NTT having no tourism? I am sure the answer is in Bali,” he explained. (kmb32)

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Tourists are visiting Garuda Wisnu Kencana located in Badung regency

No need luxury, remember to reflect within

“Remember to always make introspection and then repent. Suppose there is something having made others not good or unhappy, please repent to God with all humility,” said Ida Rsi Hari Anom Palguna from Griya in Jembrana, Saturday (Sep. 3).

According to him, repentance

can be done through simple prayer like Tri Sandhya considering that human in general is often more bound to karma, but lacking in prayers. Simple prayers must be really internalized well and wisely.

“After repenting, we will be ready, strong and open to give and

ask for forgiveness. It is the function of shanti or peace. If we chant Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti but do not forgive others, how will we attain shanti? Shanti only happens when we forgive one another. No human is perfect, there must be a mistake. Of course, when we recognize and do introspection, repent, give or apology, there will be a sense of gratitude to enjoy what God has given,” he said.

He continued that we do not necessarily celebrate the Galungan extravagantly. For instance, a few

DENPASAR - The Bali Commerce and Industry Agency guarantees that the price of basic commodities and supplies will be stable ahead of Galungan and Kuningan festivities even though the ritual paraphernalia in particular are still

brought in from outside Bali.

“Some commodities are from Bali, while some others from outside the region but for the time being the price stays stable. In other words, the price remains affordable by the community,” said Chief of

the Bali Commerce and Industry Agency, Ni Wayan Kusumawathi, in Denpasar, Saturday (Sep. 3).

According to Kusumawathi, the price stability of ritual paraphernalia such as coconut, fruit, and others are maintained through

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DENPASAR - A few more days, the Hindus will celebrate Galungan festivity. Starting on Sunday (Sep. 4) or Redite Pahing Dungulan, Kala-Tiganing of Galungan is believed to come down to earth to seduce human beings. Here, human beings are tested so as to restraint and control their emotions in order to really enjoy the victory of Galungan on Wednesday (Sep. 7).

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Hindus spend extravagant budget to establish magnificent penjor.

Unfortunately, in the end they do not understand what the true nature of establishing the penjor.

“So, they put more emphases on the beauty, no longer on the philosophy. Indeed, it is legitimate, but the extravagant one is less good.

The most important is the essence and we celebrate Galungan marked by the installation of penjor and venerate Goddess Durga, the merciful and compassionate mother of the universe,” he explained.

He added that people also often forget to prostrate devotion to their parents on the Galungan day.

Therefore, he urged people to come to their father and mother and apologize. Parents have given great contribution in nurturing their children from the womb until they can enjoy the pleasure of life in the world.

“Maybe if we have more fortunes, we must also share happiness with them both in the form material and behavior, it does not need something luxurious,” he affirmed. (kmb32)

Ritual paraphernalia still brought in from outside Bali low-cost market activities. Likewise, the price monitoring is carried out every day. She hoped that all of these needs are affordable to the community, and the availability remains stable even though the ritual paraphernalia are not

included in the basic and strategic commodities.

“Most importantly, people can safely carry out the ceremony, the commodities in need are available, their price is affordable, that’s all,” she said. (kmb32)

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Sichaun, Shan and Hmong provinces include an Angus beef braised short rib salad, traditionally the meat is Yak, and a succulent hill tribe beef tartar served with nam prik num.

On the second level a redesign

of space introduces interactive dining that includes dialogue with chefs who prepare food in the style of bartender, engaging diners on their preferences and offering suggestions.

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Monday, September 5, 2016 Singer Jessie J performs “Domino” during the Season 12 finale of “American Idol” in Los Angeles, Calfiornia May 16, 2013.

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Jessie J beats copyright appeal over smash hit ‘Domino’ REUTERS/Phil McCarten/File Photo

DENPASAR - Man-made or artificial tourism is one of the tourist attractions in addition to the natural and cultural ones. However, in Indonesia, especially Bali, the appeal of artificial tourist attraction remains under eco-tourism and cultural tourism. More specifically, the artificial attraction can be said not to run smoothly in Bali.

“The government should realize that manmade tourism development in Bali does not run smoothly due to lack of public support,” said the Director of Tourism Studies Graduate Program, Udayana University, Prof. Dr. Komang Gede Bendesa, in Denpasar.

CALIFORNIA - British pop singer Jessie J on Friday per- of access unsupported by personal suaded a U.S. appeals court to reject a California songwriter’s knowledge,” Clifton wrote. “The other claim that she stole the melody from one of his songs for her evidence did not fill the breach.”

Michael Gross, a St. Louis-based 2011 hit “Domino.”

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Will Loomis did not show that Jessie J, Dr. Luke, Max Martin and other “Domino” writers had access to his 2008 song “Bright Red Chords,” and that his copyright was infringed.

Vivendi SA’s Universal Music Group and various affiliates were also defendants.

Loomis said he had furnished a copy of his song, recorded in 2009 with his band Loomis and the Lust, to a record executive assigned to “find” and “share” music, and that through her it could have found its way to the “Domino” writers.

He also said Dr. Luke and Martin could have accessed “Bright Red Chords” in 2010 while helping Katy Perry record her “Teenage Dream” album, either from the local music scene or from a former Loomis and the Lust guitarist who had joined Perry’s band.

Writing for the Pasadena, California appeals court, however, Circuit Judge Richard Clifton said the “bare corporate receipt” of Loomis’ song was not enough to let the case go to trial.

“At bottom, the record consists primarily of Loomis’s speculations

lawyer for Loomis, said in an interview he expects his client will seek a rehearing. “If the opinion stands, it could serve as a blueprint for publishing companies to solicit works that make their way into the companies’ own music,” Gross said. “The copyright rule the court relied on was not meant to create that opportunity.”

Christine Lepera, a lawyer for the defendants, said they are pleased with the decision, which upheld a November 2013 lower court ruling.

“Domino” peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached No. 1 in the United Kingdom. Jessie J’s birth name is Jessica Cornish. (rtr)

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A tapestry depicting Mother Teresa of Calcutta is seen in the facade of Saint Peter’s Basilica during a mass, celebrated by Pope Francis, for her canonisation in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican September 4, 2016.

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Mother Teresa borne to sainthood by complex, mysterious process

VATICAN CITY - The canonisation of Mother Teresa of Calcutta marked the culmination of a process - sometimes called “the saint-making machine” - that is long, complex, expensive, opaque and often contentious. The Catholic Church posthumously confers sainthood on people considered so holy during their lives that they are now believed to be with God and can intercede with him to perform miracles.

Such is the status of the nun acclaimed for her work in the slums of the Indian city now known as Kolkata, who Pope Francis on Sunday declared a saint in front of an estimated 120,000 pilgrims. But the path to sainthood is often more bureaucratic than beatific.

Mother Teresa died in 1997 and the late Pope John Paul, who met her

often, bent Vatican rules to grant a dispensation allowing the procedure to establish her case for sainthood to be launched two years after her death instead of the usual five.

He had even considered making her a saint immediately but cardinals convinced him that it would set a dangerous precedent for the future, even though in the early Church people

were acclaimed saints upon their death. The current process, known as a “cause”, begins at the local level when a diocese believes that someone in their community lived a saintly life.

When it is formally open, he or she get the title “Servant of God.” The postulator, in this case Canadian priest Father Brian Kolodiejchuk, sends voluminous documentation to the Vatican, where its Congregation for the Causes of Saints assigns it to a “relator”. The relator oversees it, and together with theologians, recommends if it is worthy enough to continue.

If it does, the candidate gets the title “venerable”. The next step is

beatification. This requires a miracle, which is usually the inexplicable curing of a sick person.

The first miracle attributed to Mother Teresa, and which allowed the Church to beatify her, concerned an Indian woman, Monica Bersa, whose stomach tumour is said to have disappeared after she and others prayed to the nun in 1998, a year after Mother Teresa died.

A medical commission working with the Vatican reviews each case to decide if there is any known medical explanation for the healing.

MIRACLE OR MEDICINE? Critics, such as the late atheist

writer Christopher Hitchens, who made a documentary called “Hell’s Angel” on Mother Teresa, say the system is flawed. One of the doctors who treated Bersa at the time, Ranjan Mustafi, told Indian media the healing was a result of treatment.

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