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‘Avengers’ + ‘Star Wars’ = big year for Disney

LOS ANGELES — Who would win if Captain America fought Luke Skywalker? Why Disney, of course, which stands to bring in astronomical amounts of money this year from two big installments of two of the most popular film franchises ever.

With its Marvel movie “Avengers: Age of Ultron” just having notched the second-biggest domestic opening weekend of all time and a new “Star Wars” movie coming this winter, analysts expect the company to post not only great movie studio results but a big uptick in merchandise revenue and profits this year. Everything from Captain America mugs to doggy Darth Vader Halloween costumes will likely get a lift.

“Avengers” has hauled in $664 million at theaters globally since its staggered release began two weeks ago, and buzz is already building for “Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens,” set for release Dec. 18. One indicator of the craze surrounding “Star Wars” is that a second teaser trailer for the film released two weeks ago has been viewed over 200 million times.

“The excitement around this movie is unlike anything we have ever seen before,” CEO Bob Iger told analysts Tuesday.

Iger also told CNBC Tuesday morning that “Star Wars” is already the No. 1 franchise in the world for consumer products. The Walt Disney Co. plans

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This file photo provided by Disney/Marvel shows Chris Evans as Captain America/Steve Rogers, in the new film, “Avengers: Age Of Ultron.”

a massive release of new merchandise surrounding the movie on Sept. 4, what it’s calling “Force Friday.”

Second-quarter results released Tuesday are a good start. Earnings in the March quarter came to $1.23 per share, beating the $1.11 expected by analysts.

Studio results were better than projected, given a tough comparison to last year when the smash hit “Frozen” was released on home video. Parks attendance and guest spending were higher domestically even with higher ticket prices, and revenue and profits from goods like Hulk hands, Elsa dolls and

lightsabers rose. Media networks profits slipped despite higher revenue, due to the higher cost of sports programming, including the new college football playoffs rights which ESPN splurged on.

Revenue rose 7 percent to $12.46 billion, also topping estimates for $12.28 billion.

Analyst Robin Diedrich with Edward Jones said that Disney’s studio, its “lifeblood,” is very healthy, as the company is preparing to unleash more Marvel films, a Pixar sequel to “Toy Story” and the start of several “Star Wars” movies over the next several years. (ap)

Entertainment Salman Khan guilty in 2002 case

MUMBAI — One of India’s biggest and most popular movie stars, Salman Khan, has been found guilty of running over five men sleeping on a sidewalk, killing one in a hit-and-run case that has dragged through the courts for more than 12 years.

A Mumbai court on Wednesday convicted Khan of culpable homicide, saying all charges against him had been proved, Press Trust of India said.

Khan, who faces up to 10 years in prison, was expected to appeal.

The court was expected to announce the sentence later Wednesday.

The 49-year-old actor also faces charges of negligent driving and causing grievous harm to the victims.

The prosecution told the court that Khan was drunk when he rammed his SUV into a group of homeless people, sleeping on a sidewalk in September 2002.

Khan has all along denied that he was behind the wheel. In April, his driver told the court that he was driving the vehicle when the accident occurred. Ashok Singh said he lost control of the SUV when one its tires burst.

But Judge D.W. Deshpande dismissed the actor’s claim and accused him of driving the car under the influence of alcohol, and fleeing after the accident.

Khan is one of Bollywood’s most popular stars and has acted in more than 90 Hindi-language films in his 27-year career.

Huge crowds had gathered outside Khan’s house in south Mumbai for a glimpse of the star as he emerged from his apartment block surrounded by security guards. Scores of television crews and reporters followed the actor’s car and thronged the building as the court gave its verdict in a case that has been closely watched by millions of Khan’s fans in India and abroad. (ap)

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Number of tourists visiting historical site in Denpasar rises

DENPASAR - The number of domestic and foreign tourists of mass media and travel agents, as visiting destinations of historical site in the city have increased well as on social media platforms.

On Sunday, May 3, the office further, Head of the Tourism Office of Denpasar Wayan Gurecorded 425 American tourists nawan said.

“The office launched a heritage city tour package towards the end of March 2015 that invites tourists to visit historical tourist destinations in Denpasar city,” he added.

According to Gunawan, most foreign tourists visiting these loca-

tions come to the city via the Benoa Seaport.

He stated that since the office launched the tourism program, the number of holidaymakers in Denpasar has been rising consistently as the package is promoted by means

having arrived in Bali by cruise ships. They visited attractive tourist destinations in Bali and its surrounding areas.

“They enjoyed their tour of the Bali Museum, the Jagatnatha Temple, as well as the Badung and Kumbasari markets,” Gunawans af-

firmed, adding that the tourists were also interested to learn more about Balinese culture and philosophy.

He pointed out that of the nine historical tourist sites, visitors found the Badung and Kumbasar markets the most interesting.

“They spent more time in the markets than in any other destination,” Gunawan remarked.

The city tour package has attracted more tourists, especially

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Sam Smith sees specialist for voice, cancels more shows

LOS ANGELES - Young singing sensation Sam Smith on Tuesday saw a US specialist for vocal cord problems after he canceled more dates following an intense touring schedule.

The 22-year-old British singer, who was the big winner at the latest Grammy Awards, called off shows scheduled Thursday and Friday in Tokyo and Sunday in Manila.

Smith earlier cut short a tour of Australia after doctors noticed a hemorrhage on his vocal cords following a

concert in Sydney.

“Very upset about Japan and Manila dates,” Smith wrote on Instagram, calling the situation “horrid.”

Smith flew from Australia to Los Angeles “to see a specialist to see what to do.”

Smith, who until a few years ago was a bartender in London, quickly amassed a global following with his song “Stay With Me,” a soulful ballad about a one-night stand. (afp)

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Bollywood actor Salman Khan, center, arrives at the Jodhpur civil airport to appear before a court in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, Wednesday, April 29, 2015.

Tourists visited historical site near Badung Kumbasari Market in Denpasar, recently. The number of domestic and foreign tourists visiting destinations of historical site in the city have increased further.

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May and June, peak of dengue fever season SEMARAPURA - Cases of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DBD) in Klungkung are predicted to increase this year compared to last year because of the heavy rainfall that supports the development of the mosquito larvae that grow up to spread dengue to humans.

The peak of “dengue season” is estimated to occur in May and June this year.

The Division Head of Health Problem Prevention, of the Klungkung Health Agency, Wayan Jaya Putra, revealed that the increase in the number of dengue cases this year is due to the five-year cycle of dengue. Wayan Jaya said that such conditions are not unique to Klungkung, but are in fact so throughout Indonesia. This five-year cycle is predicted to occur due to the increase in the intensity of rainfall every five years.

According to the data of the Klungkung Health Agency, since the beginning of January at least 55 people in the area were infected with dengue with the most recent case having occured at Sengkiding hamlet, Aan village. According to Wayan Jaya, one resident of Aan village was rushed to hospital and three neighbours suffered from high fever. The Klungking health Agency subsequently fogged the area in question. According to the Klungkung Health Agency’s predictions, dengue cases will reach a peak in May and June. He asserted that the fogging of residential areas is considered a last

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Tour to Goa Lawah Temple, cash worth IDR 24 million vanishes

SEMARAPURA - Ni Nyoman Sukerti, a 44 year woman living at Kapal hamlet, Batubulan village, Sukawati, Gianyar, was afflicted with bad on Saturday (May2) when IDR 24 million disappeared from her bag while she was accompanying her guests on an excursion to Goa Lawah Temple. She only reported the case to the Klungkung Police on Monday afternoon (May 4) at 5:45 pm.

According to information obtained in the field on Tuesday (May 5), the theft occurred while the victim conducted a tour with a group of American travelers from Bangli town to Goa Lawah Temple on Saturday around three o’clock in the afternoon. Upon arriving at Goa Lawah Temple, the victim put her bag on the passenger seat next to the driver. Before getting out of the car, the

Fogging, one of the effort to reduce teh spread of dengue fever

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resort option for fighting dengue because of the nefarious effects it has on peoples health, particularly respiratory health.

“We have to be selective about conducting foggings because the spraying spreads poisons. If the environment is not conducive to fogging his party does not dare to take such actions,” he explained.

Communities in Klungkung and Banjarangkan subdistrict are expected to be especially vigilant of dengue fever given that both these areas are considered endemic dengue zones. The participation of local residents is needed to protect the environment and officers of the health agency need to be involved as early as Febuary of each year, to implement mosquito nest eradication. “In addition to endemic areas, the mobility of members of these communities can also contribute to the spread of dengue. When we get a report of a case of dengue fever, within 1 to 24 hours our officers go to the site where infection took place, in order to take immediate action,” he concluded. (dwa)

victim asked the driver named Nyoman Sudarsa, 35, from Singaraja to watch her bag because it contained money.

After visiting Goa Lawah Temple with her guests, the victim and her guests headed back to their hotel in Jimbaran around five o’clock in the afternoon. The victim only then realized that her IDR 24 million was gone.

The victim asked the driver about the missing money, but Nyoman Sudarsa claimed to know nothing about it. So finally the victim reported the incident to the the Klungkung police on Monday afternoon.

Spokesperson for Klungkung Police, Nyoman Sarjana, when asked for his confirmation acknowledged that he had received such a report and said that it was still under investigation. (kmb)

Many investors have no permit for their ground water wells

TABANAN - A judicial team from Tabanan County has been working very hard to make Tabanan more lawful.

However, despite having intensified the policing of business permits, many unlawful investors continue to be found.

Evidently, the results of inspections under “operation Sadhu Arta”, the Tabanan joint judicial team comprised of police officers, attorneys, the military and other related agencies, again found a number villas and boutique hotels operating without permits, on Tuesday (May 5). At Beraban and Tegal Mengkeb, East Selemadeg, six of the seven locations targeted for inspection were found to be lacking permits for underground water drilling(ABT), artesian well permits and one villa had an expired permit.

Since the artesian wells are illegal, the villa management is directly handed a summons to the office of the Tabanan Municipal Police. The management will be questioned next Monday, and must apply for permits to drill wells that exploit the underground water.

“Of the seven targeted points, the officers found a villa whose permit has expired, while another villa claims that they had a permit for accessing ground water but that it had expired and that the renewal was still being processed. We will summon them for the process of investigation next Monday. By all means, we still prioritize preventive and persuasive measures rather than post-factum reprimands,” said the Chief of Tabanan

Municipal Police, Wayan Sarba.

Sarba said that the operation was a follow-up on the report from the Environment Agency related to the proliferation of illegal well drilling. “After verifying facts n the fiels, we found that in fact it is correct that most of the underground water being used by budget hotels and villas is being accessed without permission,” he said.

He hopes that entrepreneurs and companies will be aware of hand diligent in making sure their businesses are equipped with permits for accessing groundwater. Moreover, this water is scarce and expensive. Just imagine how this illegal drilling is affecting the sustainability of agricultural production.

“Just one month into the dry season water disappears form the surface due to the proliferation of illegal drilling,” he said.

He also hopes that those who do drill will be controlled and make contributions to help the agricultural sector. “The taxes on artesian wells can be used to improve secondary water channels so that farmers still have a chance of surviving” he advised.

Sarba hopes that the owner of the villa with the expired permit take the necessary steeps to extend the permit, immediately. “We are trying to make investors in Tabanan run their businesses legally, so that they will not have to continualy deal with Municipal Police,” he said. (kmb28)

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Four Season Resort at Sayan launches Dharma Shanti Yoga Bale

GIANYAR - Unfurling from the tropical jungle foliage adjacent to the sacred Ayung River, Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan’s new Dharma Shanti Yoga Bale extends the Resort’s wellness offerings with an uplifting programme of meditation, Life Talks and yoga – including Bali’s first AntiGravity® Yoga classes.

The lotus petal inspired structure – envisioned and created by Balinese bamboo aesthetes, Ibuku, experts in experiential architecture – is constructed entirely from sustainable local bamboo. Environmentally conscientious in design and soul soothing in ethos, it offers shelter from the elements while remaining sensitive – and open – to the undulating curves, gently sloping terraces and rich natural energy of the Ayung River basin.

“The name ‘Dharma Shanti’ is directly connected to that understanding of the experiences at the heart of our lives,” explains Luisa Anderson, Spa Director of Four Seasons Resorts Bali. “Drawing from the spirit of Buddhist philosophy, the concept of ‘dharma’ refers to the intrinsic nature of things, the path – sometimes referred to as your true purpose – while the word ‘shanti’ comes back to peace. Watching the bale take shape felt like the architectural embodiment of those concepts.”

Each hand-carved pole used in the construction of the bale is unique.

Curving and tapering in different ways, pieces were chosen for their

structural integrity, smooth texture or individual beauty. The radial clusters of soaring bamboo columns are bound by rope, and hand-whittled pegs are used in place of nails to connect sections. The result is an incredibly durable structure that utilises bamboo’s natural strengths, whilst delivering an ecologically sensitive space designed to create, support and deepen the experience of all who enter and spend time within it.

At the heart of the Dharma Shanti Yoga Bale experience each week are daily 60-minute AntiGravity® Yoga classes, created and founded by former gymnast and dancer Christopher Harrison. A dynamic and groundbreaking ‘flying’ technique, it uses bespoke hammocks to support bodies of all ages and abilities into enhanced and inverted postures to relieve stress, encourage healthy blood circulation, and, in short, have fun.

In addition to AntiGravity® Yoga, the Dharma Shanti Yoga Bale offers guests 16 complimentary yoga and meditation classes each week. A daily 7am class of Sunrise, Power or Laughter Yoga is complemented

by the popular Life Talk series: a programme of talks hosted by resident Wellness Mentor, Ibu Fera, that guide guests towards inner peace, happiness, stress management and compassion. The Bale is also a sanctuary for private classes, cultural experiences and quiet introspection, with views across the Resort’s lush rice terraces to the Ayung River, which winds through the valley floor just 100 metres away.

Speaking at the launch of the Dharma Shanti Yoga Bale, the Resort’s General Manager Uday Rao said, “Our guests come from all over the world to retreat and rejuvenate at Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan. The Dharma Shanti Bale supports them on that journey – connecting on both an emotional and physical level with themselves and the surrounding nature. Not many expect to be hanging upside-down in the middle of a paddy field, but the intensely therapeutic aspect of AntiGravity® Yoga – and the depth of our entire wellness offering – really showcases the soul and spirit of the whole Four Seasons Sayan experience.”

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

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

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

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

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

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Europe faces massive obesity problem

PARIS - Nearly all Irish adults are likely to be overweight in 15 years’ time, said a study Wednesday that warned of a European “obesity crisis of enormous proportions”.

On current trends, some 89 percent of Irish men will be overweight by 2030, and nearly half obese, said a World Health Organization study to be presented at a European Congress on Obesity in Prague.

This was up from 74 percent overweight, and 26 percent obese in 2010 in one of Europe’s fattest nations.

Of Irish women, 85 percent are likely to be overweight and 57 percent obese by 2030, said the study, also well up on the 2010 figures.

The growing numbers of overweight and obese people are a

growing cause of disease and disability around the world.

“Even in countries with a traditionally lower prevalence of obesity such as Sweden, obesity rates are predicted to rise sharply,” the congress report said.

Over a quarter of Swedish men will be obese by 2030, and 22 percent of women.

People with a BMI (body weight index, a ratio of weight to height) of 25 and higher are classified overweight, and 30 and over obese.

In the UK, “one third (33 percent) of women are forecast to be

obese in 2030, compared with over one quarter (26 percent) in 2010,” the congress press statement said.

Sixty-four percent of UK women and 74 percent of men will be overweight in 2030.

“Overall, the data show no evidence of a plateau in adult obesity in most countries,” said the statement.

Other countries with projected steep rises in obesity over this period include Greece, Spain, Austria and the Czech Republic, according to the study of 53 countries.

An estimated 77 percent of

Greek men are predicted to be overweight by 2030 and 67 percent of women, and the proportion of obese men and women will more than double from 20 percent to about 40 percent.

For Spain, obesity in women is set to rise from 16 percent in 2010 to 21 percent in 2030, and in men from 19 percent to 36 percent, said the statement issued by congress organisers.

About 37 percent of women in the Czech Republic, hosting the gathering, will be obese by 2030 and 36 percent of men.

The Dutch are the thinnest of the lot, according to the study.

About 49 percent of men will be overweight and eight percent

SAN FRANCISCO — Each time 81-year-old Bill Dworsky or his 80-year-old wife Dorothy opens the refrigerator, closes the bathroom door or lifts the lid on a pill container, tiny sensors in their San Francisco home make notes on a digital logbook.

The couple’s 53-year-old son, Phil, checks it daily on his smartphone. If there’s no activity during a designated time, the younger Dworsky gets an automated email, so he can decide whether to call or stop by. “This is peace of mind, really,” he says of the system he installed last year.

The Silicon Valley tech executive lives just across town, but the sensors help him keep an eye on his aging parents while also raising a teenage daughter and frequently traveling for work. While his parents don’t need a lot of assistance, they have stopped driving and his father uses a cane.

“I want to be in the position where I will know when I need to step in,” he says.

Advances in low-cost sensors and wireless networks are fueling a boom in the so-called “smart” home. And companies are looking beyond home security and temperature control to creating products for Baby Boomers trying to balance caring for aging parents and respecting their independence.

It’s a new twist on the notion of personal alarms, such as the Life Alert system that gained popularity with “Help, I’ve fallen and can’t get up” advertisements.

These systems often use simple, inexpensive components such as accelerometers that know when an object is moved. Others use small power sensors to track electricity use or contact circuits that tell when a door is open or closed.

Companies like Lively, Evermind and BeClose charge $50 to $300

for a set of sensors and $30 to $70 a month for wireless monitoring.

Each promises to safeguard clients’ personal information.

A set of motion sensors from San Francisco-based Lively seemed right for the Dworskys, whose son calls them “fiercely independent.” Before hearing about Lively, Phil had raised the idea of a webcam in their home.

“They immediately didn’t want it. It was a privacy violation,” he said. But they agreed to sensors that collect “a more limited set of information.”

Dorothy doesn’t think much about the system tracking her daily routine. “It’s un-intrusive.

That’s what we like about it,” she said. “We want to be able to stay in our home, and this is one way

that makes it possible.”

Electronic tracking does raise issues around dignity and privacy, says Dr. Christine Ritchie, a geriatrics professor at the University of California, San Francisco. She believes some concerns will diminish as more people get used to using fitness bands, “smart” thermostats and other gadgets that track their

obese by 2030, compared to 54 percent and 10 percent in 2010.

For women, overweight rates will remain stable at around 43/44 percent, while obesity is likely to drop from 13 percent to nine percent.

A study last November by the McKinsey Global Institute said more than 2.1 billion people globally -- nearly 30 percent of the world population -- are now overweight or obese.

Obesity was causing about five percent of all deaths worldwide, it said, and costing the global economy $2 trillion (1.8 trillion euros) in healthcare and lost productivity -- or 2.8 percent of global GDP. (afp)

daily lives, though. And independence is attractive.

“Many of my older patients would be totally unenthusiastic about having anyone monitor any part of their life,” says Ritchie.

“But some would be grateful for the prospect of continuing to live in their own home, rather than an institution where they have less control.” (ap)

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Bali’s economy grew 6.20 percent in Q1

DENPASAR - The Balinese economy grew 6.20 percent in the first quarter of 2015, surpassing the national economic growth of 4.71 percent during the same period.

“However, the economic growth slowed down as compared to the same quarter last year when it reached 6.55 percent,” Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Office in Bali Province Panusunan Siregar stated.

On the production side, the financial service sector registered the highest growth, contributing 10.93 percent to the economic growth while household consumption grew 8.42 percent.

As such, the Balinese economy during the January-March quarter of 2015 contracted 1.53 percent as compared to the previous quarter. On the production side, the contraction was 13.66 percent contributed by the extraction business.

The first-quarter economic growth was also fueled by government spending, which grew 13.40 percent; the agricultural sector, which expanded 4.04 percent; and the information and communication sector, which grew 3.80 percent.

Siregar remarked that other services grew 2.01 percent while healthcare and social activities grew 0.83 percent.

The other business fields that contributed more than 6 percent to the local economy included the transportation and warehousing sector, which grew 9.16 percent; construction service, which expanded 9.01 percent; wholesale and retail businesses as well as car and motorcycle repair, which grew 8.30 percent, and the manufacturing industry, which rose 6.54 percent.

On the spending side, household consumption contributed 48.73 percent, followed by the export of goods and services 36.29 percent, and the formation of gross fixed capital of 31.25 percent.

BPS Chairman Suryamin earlier noted in the day that the Indonesian economy grew at a slower pace of 4.71 percent in the first quarter of 2015 as compared to 5.14 percent in the corresponding period last year.

“The economic growth of China as the export destination IBP/Wawan of Indonesian exports coupled with the low global oil prices and declining export and import performances have affected A woman prepare flower offerings to be sold in Badung Traditional Market. The Balinese economy the economic performance in the first quarter,” Suryamin grew 6.20 percent in the first quarter of 2015, surpassing the national economic growth of 4.71 percent added. (ant) during the same period.

Tanah Lot attracts two hundred thousand tourists

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In this March 17, 2015 photo, sensors are attached to pill containers at the home of Dorothy, 80, rear left, and Bill Dworsky, 81, in San Francisco.

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TABANAN - Tanah Lot, located in Beraban village, Tabanan, Bali province, attracted 247,377 domestic and foreign tourists in April 2015, or an increase of four percent as compared to the same period last year.

“In April 2014, we received 237,045 tourists,” Operational Manager of Tanah Lot Tourism Area I Ketut Toya Adnyana said.

Of the total number of tourists, 3,170 were domestic child tourists and 135,464 were adults. Meanwhile, the foreign tourists comprised 2,609 children and 95,802 adults.

According to Adnyana, the increase in the number of tourists visiting Tanah Lot was the result of intensive promotion conducted by the tourism businesspersons.

In March 2015, the total number of domestic tourists reached 121,823, while there were 98,640 foreign tourists.

These numbers have increased as compared to 140,145 domestic tourists and 102,637 foreign tourists recorded in the previous month.

Foreign tourists visiting Tanah Lot were mainly from China and Australia, Adnyana pointed out.

Tanah Lot is a rock formation off the IBP/File Photo island of Bali. It is home to a pilgrimage temple Pura Tanah Lot, a popular tourist and Tanah Lot, located in Beraban village, Tabanan, Bali province, attracted 247,377 docultural icon for photography and general mestic and foreign tourists in April 2015, or an increase of four percent as compared to the same period last year. exoticism. (ant)

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High interest in transmigration, quota restricted

TABANAN - Public interest in Tabanan to join the transmigration program is quite high. It is evident from the queue reaching 180 families.

However, the high interest is not accompanied with the quota obtained

by Tabanan. The Head of the Tabanan Manpower and Transmigration Agency, Tjokorda Alit Juli, explained that in 2015 Bali only obtains a quota for 35 families. “When divided equally, Tabanan gets 5 families for the transmigration program,” he said.

Such high public interest in transmigration program, continued Alit July, was kindled by the success achieved by Balinese people taking the previous transmigration program.

Most of the Tabanan residents joining the program were from Pupuan.

Their favorite destinations for the transmigration are Southeast Sulawesi and South Sulawesi. According to Alit July, both regions are recognized that all the transmigrants can successfully work on their agriculture and plantation. Currently the region to be offered for the transmigration program is North Sulawesi.

Each participant of the transmigration program will be given approximately 1 hectare of land that is ready for planting. “Certificate of the land will be granted after they permanently live at the location for five years,” he said. High interest in transmigration program is also accompanied by a desire to live permanently. According to Alit Juli, the transmigrants from Tabanan admitted to be homey

and chose to settle in their initial transmigration destination. Surely it is different from the condition in the early 1970s when the transmigration was first launched. “In the past, all the participants must pioneer from the beginning so that many returned home because it was difficult to cultivate land on the former forest. Now, the cultivation is getting easier,” he said.

Transmigration program does not only draw the interest of the native residents to Tabanan, but also those of Javanese ethnic born in Tabanan. Like last year, the Tabanan Manpower and Transmigration Agency sent at least 10 families to North Sulawesi. “Approximately 10 families from the Kampung Jawa residents, Tabanan, joined the program. They opted for resettlement to North Sulawesi,” he said. He hoped the high interest of the Tabanan residents for transmigration is also accompanied with adequate quotas so that it can meet their desire. (kmb24)

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In this photo taken on Saturday, April 18, 2015, a Ukrainian border guard officer speaks on a phone near a national flag attached to the fence on the Ukrainian-Russian border near Hoptivka, Kharkiv region, eastern Ukraine.

As Ukraine erects defenses, critics fear expensive failure HOPTIVKA, Ukraine — The flimsy, razor wire-topped fences popping up along bare expanses of Ukraine’s eastern frontier are the first line of defense against a much-feared Russian invasion. Trenches fortified by timber have been hollowed out for soldiers to take up positions. And bulky, metallic obstacles looped together with more barbed wire are laid across the fields to halt advancing tanks and infantry.

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The difficult condition in farming urged some poeple to migrate to other provinces in Indonesia.

Legislator encounters school roof to almost collapse

SINGARAJA - Starting from the monitoring of national examination for junior high school (SMP) in Buleleng, Commission IV of the Buleleng House even encountered school facilities that are severely damaged. At the SMPN 2 Busungbiu, the roof of classroom is allowed to leak for years. The roof even almost collapses, so that the students occupying the classroom are forced to be moved to another classroom.

Entourage of the Commission IV of the Buleleng House was led by the Chairman Ketut Wirsana with a member I Nyoman Sukarmen, a legislator from the local village of Busungbiu, Busungbiu subdistrict.

When arriving at the school, the entourage of the House initially wanted to have a closer look at the national exam implementation

for junior high school level taking place Tuesday.

While doing the monitoring, the House even encountered one of the classrooms was in damaged condition. The roof is allowed to leak for long time, so that the wooden frame is decayed as exposed to rainwater and sunburn. Such condition begins to worry if the classroom is still functioned to support the teaching and learning process and it can threaten the safety of students. To prevent this from happening, the school made a decision to relocate students to another classroom.

Principal of the SMPN 2 Busungbiu, Made Kariadi, told the legislators that the damage to facilities at the school is a serious problem requiring an immediate handling.

Repair has been attempted by the school together with the local

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school committee. However, the effort remains unable to give optimal results, so that the damage was impressed to be allowed. To that end, Kariadi urged the legislators to help fight, so that the damage can be handled as soon as possible.

“Obviously the damage to physical facilities such as leaky roof to almost collapses very much disrupts the learning and teaching process we carry out. We ask the House to jointly struggle, so that the damage can be addressed immediately,” he said.

Other than damaged facilities or classrooms, the school also still experiences another serious obstacle. It is the difficulty to get clean water to support the activities at school. The clean water crisis is also forced to be handled by installing some rainwater tanks at a number of locations in the school

areas. Installation of the water tank is done by using fund raised by local school committee. “The crisis of clean water has become a classical problem and we hope there will be a solution. Clean water is helpful to support our activities at school, and all this time we still take advantage of rainwater,” he said.

Following the finding of the damaged facilities at the SMPN 2 Busungbiu, Chairman of Commission IV, Ketut Wirsana, accompanied by a member from Busungbiu, Nyoman Sukarmen, promised that the House will immediately coordinate with the executive to find a way out for this problem.

The damage to physical facilities like the classroom is so important and should receive the attention of local government. Moreover, the damage is allowed to last long and

as if there was no improvement. The effect of the damage will worsen and threaten the safety of students using the classroom. “We will soon discuss about this issue with the Education Agency. Obviously, the damage to the classroom should not be allowed. To that end, we will strive to fight so that this damage can be dealt with,” he said.

To help alleviate the cost of additional water tank to hold rainwater, the member of Commission IV of the Buleleng House, Nyoman Sukarmen, handed over a cash grant worth IDR 1 million. The assistance was submitted to the Committee of the SMPN 2 Busungbiu. At least the assistance must not be seen from its value, but his party wants to encourage and struggle with sincerity to repair the damaged classrooms at the SMPN 2 Busungbiu. (kmb38)

A little more than a year and-ahalf ago, the very idea of creating such fortifications — reminiscent of World War I trench warfare — would have struck many as perverse. But the project was announced with fanfare in summer as fighting against Moscow-backed separatists reached peak intensity. In December, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that the program, dubbed “Project Wall,” would cost almost $520 million and take four years to complete. Now doubts are creeping in.

With much of eastern Ukraine in the hands of Russian-backed separatists, large swaths of the border remain impossible to secure — meaning enemy troops can just sneak in through areas under rebel control. And cash-strapped au-

thorities have already had to revise budgets downward, so there’s little money for building defenses.

The project is for now centered on the Kharkiv region, which lies north of the conflict zone and shares a 315-kilometer border with Russia. To insulate that region from any separatist offensive, another layer of protection is being built on the frontier with areas under rebel control. Views are mixed among residents in the city of Kharkiv, the regional capital, about the wisdom of building defenses.

Some in the economic powerhouse of 1.4 million people embrace the idea, and look with distress to the fate that befell the neighboring, mainly Russian-speaking Donetsk and Luhansk regions. More than 6,000 people have died to date as a result of fighting between govern-

ment and rebel forces.

“We need to protect ourselves somehow,” said Sergei Kotlyar, 46.

“But, of course, this won’t give us 100 percent guarantees, even if it holds back the enemy for a little time.”

Others believe investing in fences and trenches is a waste of money, noting that anti-tank defenses will be of limited use against the rocket launchers widely deployed over the course of the war.

“Who is it going to stop?” said 22-year old Kharkiv resident Anatasia Duda. “A country like Russia definitely has the means to deal with slabs of metal. And what’s the use of that wall when the border with Donetsk isn’t even under control?”

In earlier times, lines separating the republics of the Soviet Union were viewed as little more than a formality, so families and communities straddled inconspicuously across borders. On paper, that changed with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.(ap)

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Gunman’s hashtag hinted at Texas plot

PHOENIX — About 20 minutes before the shooting at a Texas cartoon contest that featured images of the Prophet Muhammad, a final tweet posted on an account linked to one of the gunmen said: “May Allah accept us as mujahideen,” or holy warriors. Among the hashtags used by the account was “#texasattack.”

Federal authorities were tracking the Twitter account linked to 31-year-old Elton Simpson of Phoenix before he and another gunman opened fire Sunday in the Dallas suburb of Garland, said Rep. Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, who was briefed on the investigation by federal law enforcement officials.

The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI on April 20 also had issued a joint intelligence bulletin to local law enforcement warning that the Garland event was a possible target for a terrorist attack, according to a DHS official who was not authorized to be quoted discussing the document.

Social media accounts linked to “violent extremists” had been focusing on the contest, the bulletin said. According to mainstream Islamic tradition, any physical depiction of the Prophet Muhammad — even a respectful one — is considered blasphemous. And a federal law enforcement official said authorities had an open investigation into Simpson at the time of the shooting. The official was not authorized to discuss ongoing investigation by name and spoke on condition of anonymity.

It’s unclear why Simpson and his roommate, Nadir Soofi, were not stopped. A security guard was wounded in the leg before the gunmen were killed at the scene.

The law enforcement official said investigators will be studying the contacts the men had prior to the shooting, both with associates in the U.S. and abroad, to determine any additional terror-related ties.

McCaul said the Twitter account linked to Simpson included images of Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S-born radical cleric killed in a CIA drone strike in Yemen. But the Texas congressman stopped short of saying law enforcement had missed a red flag. “Was he on the radar? Sure he was,” McCaul said from Turkey, where he was leading a congressional delegation. “The FBI has got a pretty good program to monitor public social media.”

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for the shooting, but counterterrorism experts said IS has a history of asserting involvement in attacks in which it had no operational role. That suggests the two gunmen could have carried out their own lone wolf-style strike.

The evidence does not indicate the attack was directed by the Islamic State group, “but rather inspired by them,” McCaul said.

“This is the textbook case of what we’re most concerned about.”

The postings on the Twitter account linked to Simpson contrast sharply with the impression the jovial man and his quiet, 34-yearold roommate gave to neighbors and the leader of the mosque, which they attended in Phoenix up until recently.

The families of both men say they were shocked by what happened and never saw any signs that either of them was capable of such violence. Both men had had run-ins with the law, according to court records.(ap)

UAE to explore Mars’ atmosphere with probe named ‘Hope’

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates says its planned 2020 mission to Mars will study the planet’s atmosphere and will be appropriately named “Hope.”

The UAE team behind the project revealed new details on the

probe Wednesday.

“Hope” — or “al-Amal” in Arabic — is the Arab world’s first space probe to Mars and will take seven to nine months to reach the red planet, arriving in 2021.

Emirati scientists hope the unmanned probe will provide a deeper

understanding of the Martian atmosphere, and expect it to remain in orbit until at least 2023.

Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced plans for the mission last year. Officials have not said how much it will cost.(ap)

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Raheem Peters, let, and Joseph Offutt, center, hold a sign and a U.S. flag as Conner McCasland, kneeling, makes a poster across the street from the Curtis Culwell Center, Tuesday, May 5, 2015, in Garland, Texas.

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EU raises eurozone forecast despite bleaker Greek outlook

BRUSSELS — The European Union has nudged up its forecast for economic growth across the 19-country eurozone despite a much gloomier outlook for Greece, which is struggling to get its hands on vital bailout cash it needs to pay off debts.

In its spring forecast published Tuesday, the EU’s executive branch said it is predicting 1.5 percent growth for the eurozone in 2015, up 0.2 percentage points from the previous forecast in February. For 2016, the Commission has kept its forecast of 1.9 percent for the eurozone.

It said the eurozone as a whole is benefiting from a number of factors, including lower oil prices, a steady global outlook, the weaker euro, the 1.1 trillion-euro monetary stimulus ($1.2 trillion) from the European Central Bank and less stringent budget policies.

“The European economy is enjoying its brightest spring in several years, with the upturn supported by both external factors and policy measures that are beginning to bear fruit,” said Pierre Moscovici, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs. “But more needs to be done to ensure this recovery is more than a seasonal phenomenon.”

The recovery is being powered

by Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, which is expected to post solid growth of 1.9 percent this year, followed by 2 percent next. Another standout is Spain, which is expected to grow by a healthy 2.8 percent in 2015 and 2.6 percent the following year.

For some it was proof that a relaxation in the government belttightening measures that dominated EU policy for much of the financial crisis is starting to pay off.

“The recovery has arrived because Europe has taken a break from the policies of austerity,” the European Trade Union Confederation said in a statement. “Growth has finally been given a fighting chance.” (ap)

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In this Feb. 23, 2015 file photo, container ships wait to be unloaded at the Port of Los Angeles. The Commerce Department releases international trade data for March on Tuesday, May 5, 2015.

US trade deficit jumps to 6-year high of $51.4 billion WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit in March swelled to the highest level in more than six years, propelled by a flood of imports that may have sapped the U.S. economy of any growth in the first quarter.

The deficit rose to $51.4 billion, the largest trade gap since October 2008 and more than 43 percent higher than in February, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Exports were up 0.9 percent to $187.8 billion, while imports increased 7.7 percent to $239.2 billion. The trade deficit is the short-fall between exports and imports.

The result suggests that international trade played a biggerthan-expected role in the U.S. economy’s anemic growth in the January-March. It could even force the government to further revise down its gross

domestic product estimate for the quarter, possibly into negative territory.

Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at Capital Economics, said the massive trade deficit means the U.S. economy “undoubtedly contracted slightly in the first quarter.” He estimates GDP in the January-March period fell 0.3 percent instead of the 0.2 percent growth the government reported last week.

However, he notes that the surge in imports stems largely from the resolution in February of a labor dispute at West Coast ports, which worked to clear their

backlogs in March.

That means the road ahead should be brighter. Economists are looking for growth to rebound in the current April-June quarter to around 2 percent, climbing to a 3 percent average in the second half of the year. Rising employment is expected to fuel stronger consumer spending, which would help offset sluggish export growth.

Exports have been hurt by an increase in the value of the dollar against other major currencies over the past year. A strong dollar makes U.S. products more expensive overseas while lowering the price of imported products in the U.S. The jump in imports in March reflected greater shipments of foreign-made industrial machinery, autos, mobile phones, cloth-

ing and furniture.

For the first three months of this year, the trade deficit was 5.2 percent higher than the same period a year ago. A larger trade deficit acts as a drag on growth because it means more U.S. producers are losing sales to foreign competitors.

The trade gap with China in March surged 38.7 percent to $31.2 billion. The U.S. trade deficit with China is the largest for any country and is on track to set another record this year.

Imports of petroleum products declined 6.6 percent to $15.4 billion, the lowest level for imports since September 2004. U.S. exports of petroleum dropped 7 percent to $7.7 billion. Both declines reflected the big drop in oil prices over the last year. (ap)

Magical Indian Chhau Mask Dance performed at Royal Pura Taman Ayun MANGUPURA - As part of the on-going Sahabat India – The Festival of India in Indonesia 2015, a 17-member troupe of Chhau artists from eastern India, performed energetic and exciting dancedrama based on Garuda and Vasuki legend at the Royal Water Temple of Pura Taman Ayun Temple in Mengwi, on 4 May 2015.

The event was attended by several eminent personalities, including the Regional Secretary of Badung Regency, Kompyang R. Swandika; Vice Chairman of Regional Parliament of Badung Regency, I Made Sunarta; Head (Pengilingsir) of Puri Mengwi, represented by Anak Agung Prana; Ida Pedanda Gede Ketut Sebali Tianyar Arimbawa, Head of Parishada Hindu Dharma Indonesia (PHDI) as well as Chairman of World Hindu Summit and World Hindu Centre; Consul General of Japan, Noboru Nomura; Head of Department of Culture, Denpasar City, I Made Mudra; Head of Legian Community, Nyoman Sarjana and President of Indian Association in Bali, Ravinder Singh Sodhi, besides Heads of traditional villages (Desa Adat) and junior and senior high school students from the Mengwi region.

The Chhau dancers performed mask dance-drama based on leg-

ends of Mahanayak Garuda (Garuda, a Hindu divinity and mount of Lord Vishnu, is an embodiment of all round excellence and great prowess and hence depicted as ‘Mahanayak’ as a legendary personality par excellence), GarudaVasuki (depicting combat in Chhau dance style between Garuda and Vasuki), Garuda-Bhaskar (narrating the story, in dance, of Garuda going to swallow the Sun), Garuda-Vahana (elaborating Garuda’s request for being the Vahana or vehicle of Lord Vishnu and the fights with Vishnu and his weapons before Garuda being granted his request), and Narakasura-Vadh (depicting killing of Narakasura with Sudarshan Chakra by Shri Krishna, as an avatar of Lord Vishnu). The colourful masks worn by the artists, their graceful and nimble movements and folk music enthralled the audience. After the dance drama, the troupe also

performed famous Chhau Shiva Tandava dance.

In his welcome remarks, Penglingsir of Royal Puri Mengwi, Anak Agung Gede Alit warmly welcomed the Sahabat India Festival at the Royal Taman Ayun Temple and elaborated on the active role played by the Royal Family of Mengwi and Pura Taman Ayun in nurturing arts & culture as well as sustainable environment in and around Mengwi area.

Speaking on the occasion, the Consul General appreciated the support extended by the Regent of Badung and the Pura Taman Ayun in facilitating the Chhau dance performance at the Temple complex.

The Consul General informed that the Chhau dance is an ancient traditional dance from eastern India, performed by male artistes, while emphasizing that the dancers depicts the story and their artistic expressions through body movements, particularly since their face is covered by masks. He also elaborated that the masks worn by Chhau dancers have similarities with masks worn by Noh dancers in

Japan and Wayang Wong of Java.

He elaborated that Chhau dance and the Bali cultural landscape as depicted in the traditional Subak irrigation system around the Royal Pura Taman Ayun have both been recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO. Chhau dance has been inscribed in 2010 on the Representative List of the Intangible Culture Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, while

the Cultural landscape of Bali; the Subak system’ as included in the 18th century Royal Water Temple of Pura Taman Ayun, reflecting the Balinese philosophical concept of Tri Hita Karna has been inscribed as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO, in 2012. The Tri Hita Karna philosophy was born of the cultural exchange between Bali and India over the past 2,000 years and has shaped the landscape of Bali. (r)

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Migrants rescued after 12 days at sea, UN to hear of crisis

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INDONESIA Rare birds jammed inside water bottles

CATANIA, Sicily — Italian crews have rescued a boatload of migrants who say they were at sea for 12 days, as the U.N. Security Council gears up to hear first-hand about the Mediterranean migrant crisis.

The rescue of the 98 passengers — a third of them women and three of them pregnant — was the latest as waves of migrants try to reach Europe aboard smugglers’ boats.

The Italian border patrol police said Wednesday its Monte Cimone ship intercepted the 50-meter migrant boat about 200 miles off Sicily. Passengers reported having been at sea for 12 days, the last two adrift and without food or water and with the ship’s hold flooded.

The EU’s foreign minister, Federica Mogherini, is due to brief the Security Council on the situation Monday. (ap)

2.2 million Iraqis displaced by Islamic State AP Photo/Sunday Alamba

Doctors attends to a sick child rescued by Nigerian soldiers from Boko Haram extremists at a refugee camp in Yola, Nigeria Sunday, May 3, 2015, after being rescued from captivity by Boko Haram fighters.

Nigerian troops save 25 more kids, women from Boko Haram

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigerian troops rescued 25 more children and women from Boko Haram early Wednesday as the soldiers destroyed seven more of the extremists’ camps in a northeastern forest stronghold, the army spokesman said. Many militants were killed in “a fierce encounter” that cost the life of one soldier and wounded five, Col. Sani Usman said in a statement.

The military has reported saving about 700 children and women in recent days as soldiers supported by air raids have advanced further into the last hideouts of Nigeria’s homegrown Islamic extremists. It is unclear if those rescued include the schoolgirls kidnapped a year ago from a boarding school in Chibok town. Dozens escaped but 219 remain missing.

A 3-month-old multinational offensive has driven Boko Haram from towns where it had declared an Islamic caliphate. The militants have retreated into the vast Sambisa Forest, where they have planted land mines to impede

attacks. “Our troops are unrelenting in their determined efforts of vanquishing Boko Haram terrorists wherever they are,” Usman said.

On Saturday, the first group of 275 rescued — about 60 women and the rest children — arrived under military escort to the safety of a refugee camp in the eastern city of Yola.

They brought news that some women have died in the rescue missions: Boko Haram militants stoned about 10 women to death for refusing to flee with them, several were accidentally crushed by an armored personnel carrier, and three died when they triggered

a land mine.

There were some tearful family reunions at the refugee camp this week, the BBC reported in a video showing a teen-age girl being hugged by a woman relative. Most do not know if their husbands and children still are alive or were killed in the attacks when Boko Haram captured them.

They say the insurgents are running out of ammunition, fuel and food — as can be seen by the sad state of some critically malnourished children. One 3-year-old died in a Yola hospital just days after being freed, the BBC reported. (ap)

BEIRUT — A Norwegian humanitarian group says a record 38 million people have been internally displaced in their countries worldwide, with 2.2 million Iraqis alone forced to flee from their homes in 2014 after the Islamic State group overrun their areas.

The study by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Center was released Wednesday.

It says 11 million were newly displaced last year — mostly because of conflicts in Syria, Iraq, South Sudan, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, accounting for 60 percent of the new displacement.

The group says at least 1.1 million Syrians also fled their homes last year.

Syria has the highest number of internally displaced, with 7.6 million dislodged because of the conflict, now in its fifth year. That’s at least 35 percent of the population. (ap)

Text message causes tension in Portugal’s coalition gov’t

LISBON, Portugal — A cell phone text message is straining relations between the two parties in Portugal’s coalition government, which plan to stand together in a general election later this year.

Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho, in a new biography published late Tuesday, spills some secrets about the tough times his government has endured since imposing austerity measures following the country’s 2011 bailout.

He claims Paulo Portas, head of the junior party in the center-right coalition, informed him by text message that he was quitting as foreign minister during a political crisis two years ago that almost brought down the government.

Portas’s Popular Party responded to the embarrassing revelation in a statement, saying the resignation “was naturally formalized by letter.” It added that the book’s author had not consulted Portas about the claim. (ap)

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Four people were killed and nine others remain missing after a landslide buried homes on Indonesia’s main island of Java, an official said Wednesday.

Four dead, nine missing following landslide

SURABAYA - Indonesian police have arrested a suspected wildlife smuggler after discovering nearly two dozen rare birds, mostly yellow-crested cockatoos, jammed inside plastic water bottles in his luggage.

The 37-year-old man was stopped by police on Monday as he alighted from a passenger ship in Surabaya, a city on the man island of Java.

Photographs show the birds, with distinctive yellow plumage, peering out of the bottles after being found by officers. The bottoms of the bottles had been cut off to squeeze the birds inside.

The head of the criminal investigation unit at the Tanjung Perak port, Aldy Sulaiman, said police found the live birds stashed inside the man’s luggage.

“We found 21 yellow-crested cockatoos and one green parrot,” he said.

“All the birds were found inside water bottles, which were

packed in a crate.”

The birds have since been sent to Indonesia’s natural resources conservation office, which deals with wildlife-trafficking cases.

Sulaiman said the man -- whose identity was not disclosed in line with normal criminal procedure in Indonesia -- had admitted to carrying two birds for a friend but claimed to know nothing about the other animals.

If found guilty of smuggling, the man, from near Surabaya, could face up to five years in prison.

Yellow-crested cockatoos are native to Indonesia and neighbouring East Timor and considered critically endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

They are different to the larger a n d m o r e c o m m o n s u l p h u rcrested cockatoo which is mostly found in Australia and New Guinea. (afp)

JAKARTA - Four people were killed and nine others remain missing after a landslide buried homes on Indonesia’s main island of Java, an official said Wednesday.

A landslide triggered by a pipeline explosion on Tuesday engulfed eight homes and trapped villagers in a West Java village.

The pipeline, belonging to a geothermal project in the area, had been damaged in a previous landslide caused by days of tor-

rential rain.

“The search for victims of the landslide continues,” said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for the National Disaster Management Agency.

More than 100 residents, fearing further landslides, had taken refuge

in a village hall, he added.

Landslides are common in Indonesia, one of the world’s most natural-disaster prone nations.

The national disaster agency estimates around half the country’s 250 million population live in areas prone to landslides. (afp)

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Indonesian police have arrested a suspected wildlife smuggler after discovering nearly two dozen rare birds, mostly yellowcrested cockatoos, jammed inside plastic water bottles in his luggage.

Korean investor to build power plant in Central Sulawesi

JAKARTA - A South Korean private company is ready to build an electricity plant using rice husks and coconut fibers as fuels in Palu City, Central Sulawesi, an official said. Assistant Secretary on Economic and Development Affairs of the Central Sulawesi Regional Government

Bunga Elim Somba said here on Wednesday that the South Korean company had made a presentation on its investment plan in front of Central Sulawesi Deputy Governor H Sudarto last week.

Somba however did not reveal the name and amount of investment of the company intending

to build a renewable energybased power plant in Central Sulawesi.

“The Central Sulawesi government hails the South Korean plan to construct the power plant and plans to provide it with assistance and the needed facilities to expedite the investment process,” the

assistant secretary said.

He said that the South Korean private company cooperated with an US firm which would provide it with power generator technology.

Wi t h o u t r e v e a l i n g e x a c t amount of investment, Somba only said the company will invest

trillions of rupiah.

The power plant will have a capacity of 33 megawatts and its location is expected to take place not far from the Palu city because the electricity it will produce will be distributed to meeting the need of Palu’s Special Economic Zone (KEK). (ant)

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Carat Waterfall at Tamblang Village

SINGARAJA - Tamblang Village in Kubutambahan Subdistrict is one of the villages which are quite developed in terms of economy in Buleleng. Such economic progress is indicated by four major banks opening a unit office at the village and coupled with a cooperative unit with a substantial turnover.

One of the sectors growing significantly and giving contribution to the economic advancement of the village is home industry sector. Local people independently work on home industry activities, such as producing taffy cake, peas and others. To further enhance the rural economy, local residents

are now also building community-based nature tourism by relying on the natural beauty such as waterfalls and the curve of the hills.

Headman of Tamblang, Nengah Sudarsana, said the potential of home industry at his village had even gone national. For example, taffy cake and various fresh snacks had penetrated domestic market in Bali and Java. Another product that managed to uplift the name of the village spreading across 728 hectares was the production of peas. It even had three factories outside Tamblang, namely in Denpasar, Bandung (West Java) and Jakarta. “Tamblang as a

trading center in Kubutambahan subdistrict has been able to arouse the public interest in entrepreneurship in accordance with its flagship product,” said Sudarsana.

Having been success with the potential of home industry, the Headman Nengah Sudarsana then glanced to develop tourism, especially waterfall attraction located at Kelampuak hamlet, namely the Carat Waterfall.

At location of the Carat Waterfall sits two waterfalls of large and small size. The larger (higher) waterfall is under the smaller one.

The waterfall itself has a height of about 60 meters. Meanwhile, the higher waterfall is about 100 meters high and surrounded by

high and steep cliff. Therefore, many visitors can only see the higher waterfall from a distance because it is difficult to reach.

According to Headman Sudarsana, many investors had come to develop the waterfall attraction.

This Carat Waterfall can be an alternative tourism in North Bali when supported by the establishment of supporting facilities that are now becoming the main problem for the tourism development. If the object is developed and equipped with adequate infrastructure it will surely become a source of regionally generated revenue (PAD) from the tourism sector.

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OAKLAND, California — Memphis’ Mike Conley returned just eight days after having facial surgery to lead the Grizzlies to a rare 97-90 win at Golden State on Tuesday to square their NBA Western Conference semifinal series 1-1. Atlanta too put its series against Washington on an even keel with a comfortable home-court victory.

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Curry collected 19 points, six assists and five rebounds but had little help from backcourt teammate Klay Thompson, who was smothered by Allen’s aggressive play. The Warriors had 20 turnovers and shot just 41.9 percent, including 23.1 percent from 3-point range. The Grizzlies had 13 steals. “We lost our poise tonight.

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Wall, who finished the series opener with an injured left hand, was scratched just before Game 2, shortly after the Wizards insisted he would play. Ramon Sessions did an admirable job filling in, leading his team with 21 points, but Washington lost for the first time in these playoffs. DeMarre Carroll scored 22 points and Kyle Korver bounced back from a miserable first half to lead the Hawks to victory.

Korver went 1-for-7 from the 3-point line in the first half but kept firing away. He made three 3s after the break, including one from the corner with less than 3 minutes remaining that gave the Hawks a 98-88 lead after Washington had hit consecutive jumpers. Game 3 is Saturday at Washington. (ap)

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Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley (11) shoots against Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) during the first half of Game 2 in a second-round NBA playoff basketball series in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, May 5, 2015. The Grizzlies won 97-90.

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Conley, wearing a clear mask to protect his swollen face and red left eye, stole the spotlight from newly minted league MVP Stephen Curry.

He made his first four shots to get the Grizzlies going, finished with 22 points, and Memphis did the rest on defense.

“I didn’t have too many times where I felt like my vision was impaired by looking too fast or the mask getting in the way,” Conley said. “It does get hot. I had to open it up a few times and let the sweat come down and let the steam out a little bit.”

Zach Randolph had 20 points and seven rebounds, and Marc Gasol and Courtney Lee scored 15 points each to help the Grizzlies end Golden State’s 21-game home-winning streak. The Warriors dropped to 42-3 this season at rowdy Oracle Arena, losing for the first time at home in more than three months. Game 3 is Saturday in Memphis. “Tremendous heart,” Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger said of Conley’s effort. “He gave us an extra element.”

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Sania Mirza of India hits a return during her mixed doubles quarter-final match with compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi against Leizel Huber of the U.S. and Colin Fleming of Britain at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, in this January 25, 2012 file photo.

NEW DELHI - Outside Bollywood films, Sania Mirza might be the only Indian success welcomed as warmly in neighbouring Pakistan and the 28-year-old expects her doubles feats to inspire girls on both sides of the border to pick up a tennis racquet. Mirza has long been the face of the women’s game in India and her high-profile cross-border wedding to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik five years ago placed her in a unique position.

Her rise to the top ranking in WTA doubles was hailed in both countries, though they remain suspicious of each after fighting three wars since independence in 1947.

Malik’s international career has stalled since his last one-day match two years ago, but Mirza last month became the first Indian to climb to the top after winning the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina, her third successive title

partnered with Martina Hingis.

“It feels good,” Mirza told Reuters in an interview. “Me and my husband, we live in a kind of extraordinary situation because we both are professional athletes from different countries who still represent their own country after marriage and I don’t think that happens very often.

“We both are very active, still playing and it’s great if it can inspire not just people in India and Pakistan but hopefully girls can pick up tennis racquets in the whole subcontinent, really think that sports can be a career option.

“That does not come first to the head of any girl or parent ... Whether it’s India, Pakistan or anywhere in the subcontinent, I’d like to believe people hopefully will get a little inspired by this and hopefully things change.”

Once a top 30 singles player with a potent forehand, Mirza was the

first Indian to win a WTA singles title in 2005, but after battling knee and wrist injuries, feels her switch to doubles has been vindicated. “I ended my singles career solely for the reason that my body was not just able to take it anymore,” said Mirza, calling it a “surreal feeling” to top the doubles rankings.

“I had three surgeries in seveneight years and in those years ... it was either playing doubles or not playing tennis at all. I love tennis too much to have given up on it so soon.” Finally at peace, Mirza has set herself a couple of goals.

“It would be great to try and get records on how long I stay there and definitely try and win a women’s doubles grand slam which has not happened. (I) have come close so many times even though (I) won mixed grand slams. Hopefully try and end the year at one, if not this year, next year.” (ap)

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Juventus move a step closer to rejoining Europe’s elite

TURIN - Juventus’s win over Real Madrid has strengthened their conviction that they are good enough to rejoin European football’s elite after years of watching the Champions League final stages from the sidelines. Once regarded as one of the continent’s biggest and most powerful clubs, the twice European champions have had to fight their way back to the top following the Calciopoli match-fixing scandal which saw them stripped of two Serie A titles and relegated. in Italian football and last Saturday wrapped up a fourth successive Serie A title with four matches to spare. “We wanted to prove to ourselves that we can play at this level and face the European champions on level terms,” said goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon The 37-year-old is the only survivor from the Juventus side which beat Real Madrid 4-3 on aggregate in their last semi-final appearance in 2003, having stayed at the club

even when they played in Serie B in 2006/7. Juventus were regarded as relative lightweights in the semifinal draw which also featured Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

They spent around 42 million euros in last year’s July-August transfer window, just over half of the amount Real Madrid splashed out on Colombia forward James Rodriguez alone.

But they have spent wisely over the last few years, plucking

playmaker Andrea Pirlo from a dead end at AC Milan and rescuing Carlos Tevez from a difficult period at Manchester City, in addition to investing in younger players such as Alvaro Morata. “Regardless of whether we get to the final, we have the basis for the future with lads who play with personality,” said coach Massimiliano Allegri, praising newcomers Stefano Sturaro, Roberto Pereyra and Morata.

Juve’s optimism was a far cry from two years ago, when they were outclassed by Bayern Munich in a 4-0 aggregate defeat in the quarter-finals.

Antonio Conte, their coach at the time, launched an impassioned

criticism of Italian football, saying it would be years before a Serie A team could win the Champions League again.

But Tuesday’s win has left them tantalisingly close to Berlin, and with the possibility that Paul Pogba, the jewel in Juve’s crown, could be set for a return after injury in next week’s second leg.

“We need to recognise how important this result is,” said Allegri.

“We’ve played good football this season and above all I’d say we showed signs we are superior (to Real). “I think if we want to make the final, we’ve got to deliver a masterpiece in Madrid. We’ve laid the foundations”. (rtr)

Israeli FA to meet Blatter in effort to avert suspension JERUSALEM - Israel’s top soccer administrators will meet FIFA President Sepp Blatter in Zurich on Wednesday in a late bid to avert a vote called by the Palestinians to suspend Israel from the world body.

An official from Israel’s FA told Reuters that chairman Ofer Eini and chief executive Rotem Kamer would urge Blatter to use his influence to strike the Palestinian FA’s (PFA) proposal from the FIFA Congress

agenda on May 29.

If FIFA were to suspend Israel, it would bar all its teams and clubs from competing in international events, including World Cup qualifications.

Although not uncommon, the world body has suspended nations mainly when a government has intervened in its soccer association’s affairs.

Israel is currently competing in the Euro 2016 qualifying event and its clubs will join European cup

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Al Ahli eye familiar foe in unfamiliar ACL territory

UEFA Champions League Semi Final First Leg - Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy - 5/5/15 Juventus’ Carlos Tevez scores their second goal from the penalty spot

Their life has been further complicated by the steady decline of Serie A, where dwindling budgets means that clubs are no longer able to attract the world’s top players.

Boosted by the opening of their own stadium in 2011, however, Juventus believe that, by investing wisely, they can once again compete alongside the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona.

They have already re-established themselves as the dominant force

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tournaments in July, when Israel is also due to host the European women’s under-19 championships.

Suspension could force the event to be moved. For the Palestinian proposal to pass, it would need the approval of 75 percent of FIFA’s 209 member associations.

The PFA has said Israel continues to hamper its activities, complaining of restrictions on the movement of players between the Gaza Strip and

the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Israel cites security concerns for restrictions it imposes in the West Bank, where the Palestinian Authority exercises limited self rule, and along the border with the Gaza Strip, which is controlled by the Islamist group Hamas.

In a letter to all the FIFA members, Eini appealed for them to reject PFA chief Jibril Rajoub’s proposal, saying it was “a flagrant move that seeks to

mix politics with sport - something that is completely contrary to FIFA’s vision”.

Before leaving Tel Aviv he added: “Our meeting with (Blatter) is very significant as we endeavour to prevent the possibility of a vote ... it is a major part of our efforts.” The IFA official, who declined to be named, said Eini and Kamer would also meet German FA chief Wolfgang Niersbach to garner more support. (rtr)

Al Ahli coach Cosmin Olaroiu was looking forward to the prospect of a local derby with Al Ain in the last 16 of the AFC Champions League after a late rally saw the Dubai side reach the knockout stages for the first time. The Romanian had made a first knockout stage appearance the club’s main goal of the campaign but it looked an unlikely target when they trailed Iran’s Tractor Sazi 2-1 at home on Tuesday with only 14 minutes remaining.

However, Ahmed Khalil came up trumps, scoring two late headers after an otherwise underwhelming performance by the United Arab Emirates striker to snatch a 3-2 win and the Group D runners-up spot.

“Thank God we qualified,” Olaroiu was quoted as saying by UAE daily The National.

“This was a good game to watch

on TV in the stadium but not on the bench. We accomplished the most important target this season and I’d like to congratulate my players and everyone connected to the club. “It wasn’t easy with all the problems we’ve had, but thank God in the end we got what we wanted.”

Ahli qualified at the expense of Uzbek side Nasaf, who wasted several chances in their goalless draw at home to Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli, who had already assured top spot.

Nasaf striker Ilkhom Shomurodov had a particularly difficult night as the draw left the Uzbeks level with Olaroiu’s side on eight points but Ahli progressed courtesy of a better head-to-head record.

Ahli, Arabian League champions in 2014, will likely play Al Ain in the last 16, providing the recently crowned domestic league winners

avoid defeat at home to Iran’s Naft Tehran in Group B on Wednesday.

For Olaroiu, who won two domestic championships with Al Ain before switching to the Dubai side in 2013, it was a clash to eagerly anticipate.

“Any time Al Ahli and Al Ain face each other it’s a big game and it’s also a good thing because we won’t have to travel too much,” the Romanian, who oversaw Saudi Arabia’s group stage exit at the Asian Cup in January, told Sport360.

Elsewhere on Tuesday, last year’s runners-up Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia grabbed top spot in Group C after they beat Qataris Al Sadd 2-1 in Riyadh. A 70th minute Mohammed Kasola own goal handed Hilal victory but Al Sadd, winners of the ACL in 2011, also qualified for the last 16 as runners-up. (rtr)

BARCELONA - Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will have to rethink his tactics ahead of the Champions League return leg after Sergio Ramos came unstuck in an experimental midfield role in the semi-final clash with Juventus. Acclaimed as one of the game’s best centre-halves, Ramos looked like a fish out of water in the middle of the pitch in their 2-1 first leg defeat on Tuesday both defensively in front of the backline and most noticeably in building play.

“I am here to help the team wherever I can,” Ramos told reporters.

“The other day it worked out for me (in midfield) but this was a bad game on a personal and a group level. I have confidence in the coach and I was ready to sacrifice myself for the team.

“I have to run a lot more than in central defence but that is not a big worry for me. We have to be self-critical and learn from our mistakes.” Real have suffered an injury crisis in recent weeks that led Ancelotti to look at different options in midfield to cover for the absence of Luka Modric as he was not convinced by the obvious choices of Asier Illarramendi and Lucas Silva.

Ramos was a surprising but effective solution in midfield as Real overcame neighbours Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals of Europe’s elite competition but it is a strategy

that has not always worked.

He was able to impose himself physically against Atletico but against more mobile midfielders, who pressure him in possession, he is less effective.

Last weekend against Sevilla in La Liga, Real did triumph in the end but Ramos did not look comfortable and Juventus had clearly done their homework.

Arturo Vidal, in particular, hassled him on the ball and his distribution was poor, while there was often a gap behind him which

Carlos Tevez, coming deeper, fully exploited.

However, despite the defeat, Ramos is confident that the reigning champions can turn around the result in front of their home fans at the Bernabeu next week. “In this game nothing went for us. I think that anyone would readily accept our situation now,” he said.

“We are one goal away from the final and we will play the game in our stadium although this does not take away the fact that this was a bad game.” (rtr)

Ancelotti needs rethink after Ramos experiment fails

AP Photo/Andres Kudacki

Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos gestures after a foul, during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Sevilla and Real Madrid at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Sevilla, Spain, Saturday, May 2, 2015.

REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker

Robinho of Santos and his son Robson Jr react after their Sao Paulo state championship final soccer match against Palmeiras in Santos May 3, 2015.

Robinho called up for Brazil’s Copa America squad

SAO PAULO — Veteran striker Robinho was summoned by Brazil for the Copa America, while an injured Oscar was left out of the squad on Tuesday. Neymar and defenders David Luiz and Thiago Silva also were included in coach Dunga’s list for Brazil’s first official competition after the disappointing World Cup elimination at home last year.

Brazil opens against Peru on June 14, then plays Colombia on June 17, and Venezuela on June 21 to close out the group stage of the 12-nation tournament in Chile. Robinho was in Dunga’s team that won the Copa America in 2007, and the coach said he brought back the 31-year-old player to take advantage of his experience. The striker has been playing well since returning to Brazilian football on a loan from AC Milan. “Robinho knows his role in the national team right now,” Dunga said.

“He was called up because of his performances with Santos, but also because of the experience he can bring to the younger players. Back then (in 2007), he was the reference in the squad and had a brilliant tournament.”

Robinho was the top scorer in the 2007 Copa America in Venezuela, and was voted the tournament’s most valuable player, leading Brazil to the title in Dunga’s first stint at the helm of the national team. He was a starter for Dunga in the 2010 World Cup, but did not make it to Luiz Felipe Scolari’s squad last year. Oscar was expected

to play in Chile but Dunga said the playmaker was not expected to fully recover from a muscle injury.

“He got injured in Chelsea’s last practice session, and after talking to the team we found out that his recovery process will take a little bit longer,” Dunga said. “He would not be fully fit for the Copa America.”

The coach said he didn’t want to risk losing Oscar for the World Cup qualifiers that will begin shortly after the Copa America.

“I’m very sad to miss this chance to represent my nation in the Copa America,” Oscar posted on Instagram.

“I’ll be cheering for my teammates so they can bring the trophy home.”

Everton Ribeiro, who thrived with Brazilian champion Cruzeiro before transferring to the United Arab Emirates this year, will be Oscar’s replacement at midfield.

Porto midfielder Casemiro also was added to Dunga’s 23-player list, but the rest of the team is virtually the same from recent victories in friendlies against France and Chile. Daniel Alves, who was in the 2007 Copa America squad and played in the last two World Cups, did not make it onto the list.

Brazil has won all eight matches since Dunga took over after the World Cup. Brazil will play friendlies at home against Mexico and Honduras before heading to Chile. Brazil has won four of the last six Copa Americas. Uruguay won the last tournament at home in 2011. (ap)

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Reuters / Sergio Perez

Juventus move a step closer to rejoining Europe’s elite

TURIN - Juventus’s win over Real Madrid has strengthened their conviction that they are good enough to rejoin European football’s elite after years of watching the Champions League final stages from the sidelines. Once regarded as one of the continent’s biggest and most powerful clubs, the twice European champions have had to fight their way back to the top following the Calciopoli match-fixing scandal which saw them stripped of two Serie A titles and relegated. in Italian football and last Saturday wrapped up a fourth successive Serie A title with four matches to spare. “We wanted to prove to ourselves that we can play at this level and face the European champions on level terms,” said goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon The 37-year-old is the only survivor from the Juventus side which beat Real Madrid 4-3 on aggregate in their last semi-final appearance in 2003, having stayed at the club

even when they played in Serie B in 2006/7. Juventus were regarded as relative lightweights in the semifinal draw which also featured Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

They spent around 42 million euros in last year’s July-August transfer window, just over half of the amount Real Madrid splashed out on Colombia forward James Rodriguez alone.

But they have spent wisely over the last few years, plucking

playmaker Andrea Pirlo from a dead end at AC Milan and rescuing Carlos Tevez from a difficult period at Manchester City, in addition to investing in younger players such as Alvaro Morata. “Regardless of whether we get to the final, we have the basis for the future with lads who play with personality,” said coach Massimiliano Allegri, praising newcomers Stefano Sturaro, Roberto Pereyra and Morata.

Juve’s optimism was a far cry from two years ago, when they were outclassed by Bayern Munich in a 4-0 aggregate defeat in the quarter-finals.

Antonio Conte, their coach at the time, launched an impassioned

criticism of Italian football, saying it would be years before a Serie A team could win the Champions League again.

But Tuesday’s win has left them tantalisingly close to Berlin, and with the possibility that Paul Pogba, the jewel in Juve’s crown, could be set for a return after injury in next week’s second leg.

“We need to recognise how important this result is,” said Allegri.

“We’ve played good football this season and above all I’d say we showed signs we are superior (to Real). “I think if we want to make the final, we’ve got to deliver a masterpiece in Madrid. We’ve laid the foundations”. (rtr)

Israeli FA to meet Blatter in effort to avert suspension JERUSALEM - Israel’s top soccer administrators will meet FIFA President Sepp Blatter in Zurich on Wednesday in a late bid to avert a vote called by the Palestinians to suspend Israel from the world body.

An official from Israel’s FA told Reuters that chairman Ofer Eini and chief executive Rotem Kamer would urge Blatter to use his influence to strike the Palestinian FA’s (PFA) proposal from the FIFA Congress

agenda on May 29.

If FIFA were to suspend Israel, it would bar all its teams and clubs from competing in international events, including World Cup qualifications.

Although not uncommon, the world body has suspended nations mainly when a government has intervened in its soccer association’s affairs.

Israel is currently competing in the Euro 2016 qualifying event and its clubs will join European cup

Thursday, May 7, 2015

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Al Ahli eye familiar foe in unfamiliar ACL territory

UEFA Champions League Semi Final First Leg - Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy - 5/5/15 Juventus’ Carlos Tevez scores their second goal from the penalty spot

Their life has been further complicated by the steady decline of Serie A, where dwindling budgets means that clubs are no longer able to attract the world’s top players.

Boosted by the opening of their own stadium in 2011, however, Juventus believe that, by investing wisely, they can once again compete alongside the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona.

They have already re-established themselves as the dominant force

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tournaments in July, when Israel is also due to host the European women’s under-19 championships.

Suspension could force the event to be moved. For the Palestinian proposal to pass, it would need the approval of 75 percent of FIFA’s 209 member associations.

The PFA has said Israel continues to hamper its activities, complaining of restrictions on the movement of players between the Gaza Strip and

the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Israel cites security concerns for restrictions it imposes in the West Bank, where the Palestinian Authority exercises limited self rule, and along the border with the Gaza Strip, which is controlled by the Islamist group Hamas.

In a letter to all the FIFA members, Eini appealed for them to reject PFA chief Jibril Rajoub’s proposal, saying it was “a flagrant move that seeks to

mix politics with sport - something that is completely contrary to FIFA’s vision”.

Before leaving Tel Aviv he added: “Our meeting with (Blatter) is very significant as we endeavour to prevent the possibility of a vote ... it is a major part of our efforts.” The IFA official, who declined to be named, said Eini and Kamer would also meet German FA chief Wolfgang Niersbach to garner more support. (rtr)

Al Ahli coach Cosmin Olaroiu was looking forward to the prospect of a local derby with Al Ain in the last 16 of the AFC Champions League after a late rally saw the Dubai side reach the knockout stages for the first time. The Romanian had made a first knockout stage appearance the club’s main goal of the campaign but it looked an unlikely target when they trailed Iran’s Tractor Sazi 2-1 at home on Tuesday with only 14 minutes remaining.

However, Ahmed Khalil came up trumps, scoring two late headers after an otherwise underwhelming performance by the United Arab Emirates striker to snatch a 3-2 win and the Group D runners-up spot.

“Thank God we qualified,” Olaroiu was quoted as saying by UAE daily The National.

“This was a good game to watch

on TV in the stadium but not on the bench. We accomplished the most important target this season and I’d like to congratulate my players and everyone connected to the club. “It wasn’t easy with all the problems we’ve had, but thank God in the end we got what we wanted.”

Ahli qualified at the expense of Uzbek side Nasaf, who wasted several chances in their goalless draw at home to Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli, who had already assured top spot.

Nasaf striker Ilkhom Shomurodov had a particularly difficult night as the draw left the Uzbeks level with Olaroiu’s side on eight points but Ahli progressed courtesy of a better head-to-head record.

Ahli, Arabian League champions in 2014, will likely play Al Ain in the last 16, providing the recently crowned domestic league winners

avoid defeat at home to Iran’s Naft Tehran in Group B on Wednesday.

For Olaroiu, who won two domestic championships with Al Ain before switching to the Dubai side in 2013, it was a clash to eagerly anticipate.

“Any time Al Ahli and Al Ain face each other it’s a big game and it’s also a good thing because we won’t have to travel too much,” the Romanian, who oversaw Saudi Arabia’s group stage exit at the Asian Cup in January, told Sport360.

Elsewhere on Tuesday, last year’s runners-up Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia grabbed top spot in Group C after they beat Qataris Al Sadd 2-1 in Riyadh. A 70th minute Mohammed Kasola own goal handed Hilal victory but Al Sadd, winners of the ACL in 2011, also qualified for the last 16 as runners-up. (rtr)

BARCELONA - Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will have to rethink his tactics ahead of the Champions League return leg after Sergio Ramos came unstuck in an experimental midfield role in the semi-final clash with Juventus. Acclaimed as one of the game’s best centre-halves, Ramos looked like a fish out of water in the middle of the pitch in their 2-1 first leg defeat on Tuesday both defensively in front of the backline and most noticeably in building play.

“I am here to help the team wherever I can,” Ramos told reporters.

“The other day it worked out for me (in midfield) but this was a bad game on a personal and a group level. I have confidence in the coach and I was ready to sacrifice myself for the team.

“I have to run a lot more than in central defence but that is not a big worry for me. We have to be self-critical and learn from our mistakes.” Real have suffered an injury crisis in recent weeks that led Ancelotti to look at different options in midfield to cover for the absence of Luka Modric as he was not convinced by the obvious choices of Asier Illarramendi and Lucas Silva.

Ramos was a surprising but effective solution in midfield as Real overcame neighbours Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals of Europe’s elite competition but it is a strategy

that has not always worked.

He was able to impose himself physically against Atletico but against more mobile midfielders, who pressure him in possession, he is less effective.

Last weekend against Sevilla in La Liga, Real did triumph in the end but Ramos did not look comfortable and Juventus had clearly done their homework.

Arturo Vidal, in particular, hassled him on the ball and his distribution was poor, while there was often a gap behind him which

Carlos Tevez, coming deeper, fully exploited.

However, despite the defeat, Ramos is confident that the reigning champions can turn around the result in front of their home fans at the Bernabeu next week. “In this game nothing went for us. I think that anyone would readily accept our situation now,” he said.

“We are one goal away from the final and we will play the game in our stadium although this does not take away the fact that this was a bad game.” (rtr)

Ancelotti needs rethink after Ramos experiment fails

AP Photo/Andres Kudacki

Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos gestures after a foul, during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Sevilla and Real Madrid at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Sevilla, Spain, Saturday, May 2, 2015.

REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker

Robinho of Santos and his son Robson Jr react after their Sao Paulo state championship final soccer match against Palmeiras in Santos May 3, 2015.

Robinho called up for Brazil’s Copa America squad

SAO PAULO — Veteran striker Robinho was summoned by Brazil for the Copa America, while an injured Oscar was left out of the squad on Tuesday. Neymar and defenders David Luiz and Thiago Silva also were included in coach Dunga’s list for Brazil’s first official competition after the disappointing World Cup elimination at home last year.

Brazil opens against Peru on June 14, then plays Colombia on June 17, and Venezuela on June 21 to close out the group stage of the 12-nation tournament in Chile. Robinho was in Dunga’s team that won the Copa America in 2007, and the coach said he brought back the 31-year-old player to take advantage of his experience. The striker has been playing well since returning to Brazilian football on a loan from AC Milan. “Robinho knows his role in the national team right now,” Dunga said.

“He was called up because of his performances with Santos, but also because of the experience he can bring to the younger players. Back then (in 2007), he was the reference in the squad and had a brilliant tournament.”

Robinho was the top scorer in the 2007 Copa America in Venezuela, and was voted the tournament’s most valuable player, leading Brazil to the title in Dunga’s first stint at the helm of the national team. He was a starter for Dunga in the 2010 World Cup, but did not make it to Luiz Felipe Scolari’s squad last year. Oscar was expected

to play in Chile but Dunga said the playmaker was not expected to fully recover from a muscle injury.

“He got injured in Chelsea’s last practice session, and after talking to the team we found out that his recovery process will take a little bit longer,” Dunga said. “He would not be fully fit for the Copa America.”

The coach said he didn’t want to risk losing Oscar for the World Cup qualifiers that will begin shortly after the Copa America.

“I’m very sad to miss this chance to represent my nation in the Copa America,” Oscar posted on Instagram.

“I’ll be cheering for my teammates so they can bring the trophy home.”

Everton Ribeiro, who thrived with Brazilian champion Cruzeiro before transferring to the United Arab Emirates this year, will be Oscar’s replacement at midfield.

Porto midfielder Casemiro also was added to Dunga’s 23-player list, but the rest of the team is virtually the same from recent victories in friendlies against France and Chile. Daniel Alves, who was in the 2007 Copa America squad and played in the last two World Cups, did not make it onto the list.

Brazil has won all eight matches since Dunga took over after the World Cup. Brazil will play friendlies at home against Mexico and Honduras before heading to Chile. Brazil has won four of the last six Copa Americas. Uruguay won the last tournament at home in 2011. (ap)

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Carat Waterfall at Tamblang Village

SINGARAJA - Tamblang Village in Kubutambahan Subdistrict is one of the villages which are quite developed in terms of economy in Buleleng. Such economic progress is indicated by four major banks opening a unit office at the village and coupled with a cooperative unit with a substantial turnover.

One of the sectors growing significantly and giving contribution to the economic advancement of the village is home industry sector. Local people independently work on home industry activities, such as producing taffy cake, peas and others. To further enhance the rural economy, local residents

are now also building community-based nature tourism by relying on the natural beauty such as waterfalls and the curve of the hills.

Headman of Tamblang, Nengah Sudarsana, said the potential of home industry at his village had even gone national. For example, taffy cake and various fresh snacks had penetrated domestic market in Bali and Java. Another product that managed to uplift the name of the village spreading across 728 hectares was the production of peas. It even had three factories outside Tamblang, namely in Denpasar, Bandung (West Java) and Jakarta. “Tamblang as a

trading center in Kubutambahan subdistrict has been able to arouse the public interest in entrepreneurship in accordance with its flagship product,” said Sudarsana.

Having been success with the potential of home industry, the Headman Nengah Sudarsana then glanced to develop tourism, especially waterfall attraction located at Kelampuak hamlet, namely the Carat Waterfall.

At location of the Carat Waterfall sits two waterfalls of large and small size. The larger (higher) waterfall is under the smaller one.

The waterfall itself has a height of about 60 meters. Meanwhile, the higher waterfall is about 100 meters high and surrounded by

high and steep cliff. Therefore, many visitors can only see the higher waterfall from a distance because it is difficult to reach.

According to Headman Sudarsana, many investors had come to develop the waterfall attraction.

This Carat Waterfall can be an alternative tourism in North Bali when supported by the establishment of supporting facilities that are now becoming the main problem for the tourism development. If the object is developed and equipped with adequate infrastructure it will surely become a source of regionally generated revenue (PAD) from the tourism sector.

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Memphis scored the final nine points of the first half to take a 50-39 lead. It was only the second time this season the Warriors were held under 40 points in the first half. When the Warriors started to rally in the fourth quarter, Conley came through again. He made a 3-pointer to give the Grizzlies a 90-80 lead with 2:11 left, silencing the sea of golden yellow shirts for good.

Curry collected 19 points, six assists and five rebounds but had little help from backcourt teammate Klay Thompson, who was smothered by Allen’s aggressive play. The Warriors had 20 turnovers and shot just 41.9 percent, including 23.1 percent from 3-point range. The Grizzlies had 13 steals. “We lost our poise tonight.

We were in such a rush,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said.

The Warriors had won their first five games in these playoffs, including a sweep of New Orleans in the opening round, and were riding the good vibes of Curry’s crown. Curry received the MVP

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Wall, who finished the series opener with an injured left hand, was scratched just before Game 2, shortly after the Wizards insisted he would play. Ramon Sessions did an admirable job filling in, leading his team with 21 points, but Washington lost for the first time in these playoffs. DeMarre Carroll scored 22 points and Kyle Korver bounced back from a miserable first half to lead the Hawks to victory.

Korver went 1-for-7 from the 3-point line in the first half but kept firing away. He made three 3s after the break, including one from the corner with less than 3 minutes remaining that gave the Hawks a 98-88 lead after Washington had hit consecutive jumpers. Game 3 is Saturday at Washington. (ap)

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Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley (11) shoots against Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) during the first half of Game 2 in a second-round NBA playoff basketball series in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, May 5, 2015. The Grizzlies won 97-90.

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Conley, wearing a clear mask to protect his swollen face and red left eye, stole the spotlight from newly minted league MVP Stephen Curry.

He made his first four shots to get the Grizzlies going, finished with 22 points, and Memphis did the rest on defense.

“I didn’t have too many times where I felt like my vision was impaired by looking too fast or the mask getting in the way,” Conley said. “It does get hot. I had to open it up a few times and let the sweat come down and let the steam out a little bit.”

Zach Randolph had 20 points and seven rebounds, and Marc Gasol and Courtney Lee scored 15 points each to help the Grizzlies end Golden State’s 21-game home-winning streak. The Warriors dropped to 42-3 this season at rowdy Oracle Arena, losing for the first time at home in more than three months. Game 3 is Saturday in Memphis. “Tremendous heart,” Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger said of Conley’s effort. “He gave us an extra element.”

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Sania Mirza of India hits a return during her mixed doubles quarter-final match with compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi against Leizel Huber of the U.S. and Colin Fleming of Britain at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, in this January 25, 2012 file photo.

NEW DELHI - Outside Bollywood films, Sania Mirza might be the only Indian success welcomed as warmly in neighbouring Pakistan and the 28-year-old expects her doubles feats to inspire girls on both sides of the border to pick up a tennis racquet. Mirza has long been the face of the women’s game in India and her high-profile cross-border wedding to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik five years ago placed her in a unique position.

Her rise to the top ranking in WTA doubles was hailed in both countries, though they remain suspicious of each after fighting three wars since independence in 1947.

Malik’s international career has stalled since his last one-day match two years ago, but Mirza last month became the first Indian to climb to the top after winning the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina, her third successive title

partnered with Martina Hingis.

“It feels good,” Mirza told Reuters in an interview. “Me and my husband, we live in a kind of extraordinary situation because we both are professional athletes from different countries who still represent their own country after marriage and I don’t think that happens very often.

“We both are very active, still playing and it’s great if it can inspire not just people in India and Pakistan but hopefully girls can pick up tennis racquets in the whole subcontinent, really think that sports can be a career option.

“That does not come first to the head of any girl or parent ... Whether it’s India, Pakistan or anywhere in the subcontinent, I’d like to believe people hopefully will get a little inspired by this and hopefully things change.”

Once a top 30 singles player with a potent forehand, Mirza was the

first Indian to win a WTA singles title in 2005, but after battling knee and wrist injuries, feels her switch to doubles has been vindicated. “I ended my singles career solely for the reason that my body was not just able to take it anymore,” said Mirza, calling it a “surreal feeling” to top the doubles rankings.

“I had three surgeries in seveneight years and in those years ... it was either playing doubles or not playing tennis at all. I love tennis too much to have given up on it so soon.” Finally at peace, Mirza has set herself a couple of goals.

“It would be great to try and get records on how long I stay there and definitely try and win a women’s doubles grand slam which has not happened. (I) have come close so many times even though (I) won mixed grand slams. Hopefully try and end the year at one, if not this year, next year.” (ap)

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Migrants rescued after 12 days at sea, UN to hear of crisis

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INDONESIA Rare birds jammed inside water bottles

CATANIA, Sicily — Italian crews have rescued a boatload of migrants who say they were at sea for 12 days, as the U.N. Security Council gears up to hear first-hand about the Mediterranean migrant crisis.

The rescue of the 98 passengers — a third of them women and three of them pregnant — was the latest as waves of migrants try to reach Europe aboard smugglers’ boats.

The Italian border patrol police said Wednesday its Monte Cimone ship intercepted the 50-meter migrant boat about 200 miles off Sicily. Passengers reported having been at sea for 12 days, the last two adrift and without food or water and with the ship’s hold flooded.

The EU’s foreign minister, Federica Mogherini, is due to brief the Security Council on the situation Monday. (ap)

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Doctors attends to a sick child rescued by Nigerian soldiers from Boko Haram extremists at a refugee camp in Yola, Nigeria Sunday, May 3, 2015, after being rescued from captivity by Boko Haram fighters.

Nigerian troops save 25 more kids, women from Boko Haram

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigerian troops rescued 25 more children and women from Boko Haram early Wednesday as the soldiers destroyed seven more of the extremists’ camps in a northeastern forest stronghold, the army spokesman said. Many militants were killed in “a fierce encounter” that cost the life of one soldier and wounded five, Col. Sani Usman said in a statement.

The military has reported saving about 700 children and women in recent days as soldiers supported by air raids have advanced further into the last hideouts of Nigeria’s homegrown Islamic extremists. It is unclear if those rescued include the schoolgirls kidnapped a year ago from a boarding school in Chibok town. Dozens escaped but 219 remain missing.

A 3-month-old multinational offensive has driven Boko Haram from towns where it had declared an Islamic caliphate. The militants have retreated into the vast Sambisa Forest, where they have planted land mines to impede

attacks. “Our troops are unrelenting in their determined efforts of vanquishing Boko Haram terrorists wherever they are,” Usman said.

On Saturday, the first group of 275 rescued — about 60 women and the rest children — arrived under military escort to the safety of a refugee camp in the eastern city of Yola.

They brought news that some women have died in the rescue missions: Boko Haram militants stoned about 10 women to death for refusing to flee with them, several were accidentally crushed by an armored personnel carrier, and three died when they triggered

a land mine.

There were some tearful family reunions at the refugee camp this week, the BBC reported in a video showing a teen-age girl being hugged by a woman relative. Most do not know if their husbands and children still are alive or were killed in the attacks when Boko Haram captured them.

They say the insurgents are running out of ammunition, fuel and food — as can be seen by the sad state of some critically malnourished children. One 3-year-old died in a Yola hospital just days after being freed, the BBC reported. (ap)

BEIRUT — A Norwegian humanitarian group says a record 38 million people have been internally displaced in their countries worldwide, with 2.2 million Iraqis alone forced to flee from their homes in 2014 after the Islamic State group overrun their areas.

The study by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Center was released Wednesday.

It says 11 million were newly displaced last year — mostly because of conflicts in Syria, Iraq, South Sudan, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, accounting for 60 percent of the new displacement.

The group says at least 1.1 million Syrians also fled their homes last year.

Syria has the highest number of internally displaced, with 7.6 million dislodged because of the conflict, now in its fifth year. That’s at least 35 percent of the population. (ap)

Text message causes tension in Portugal’s coalition gov’t

LISBON, Portugal — A cell phone text message is straining relations between the two parties in Portugal’s coalition government, which plan to stand together in a general election later this year.

Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho, in a new biography published late Tuesday, spills some secrets about the tough times his government has endured since imposing austerity measures following the country’s 2011 bailout.

He claims Paulo Portas, head of the junior party in the center-right coalition, informed him by text message that he was quitting as foreign minister during a political crisis two years ago that almost brought down the government.

Portas’s Popular Party responded to the embarrassing revelation in a statement, saying the resignation “was naturally formalized by letter.” It added that the book’s author had not consulted Portas about the claim. (ap)

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Four people were killed and nine others remain missing after a landslide buried homes on Indonesia’s main island of Java, an official said Wednesday.

Four dead, nine missing following landslide

SURABAYA - Indonesian police have arrested a suspected wildlife smuggler after discovering nearly two dozen rare birds, mostly yellow-crested cockatoos, jammed inside plastic water bottles in his luggage.

The 37-year-old man was stopped by police on Monday as he alighted from a passenger ship in Surabaya, a city on the man island of Java.

Photographs show the birds, with distinctive yellow plumage, peering out of the bottles after being found by officers. The bottoms of the bottles had been cut off to squeeze the birds inside.

The head of the criminal investigation unit at the Tanjung Perak port, Aldy Sulaiman, said police found the live birds stashed inside the man’s luggage.

“We found 21 yellow-crested cockatoos and one green parrot,” he said.

“All the birds were found inside water bottles, which were

packed in a crate.”

The birds have since been sent to Indonesia’s natural resources conservation office, which deals with wildlife-trafficking cases.

Sulaiman said the man -- whose identity was not disclosed in line with normal criminal procedure in Indonesia -- had admitted to carrying two birds for a friend but claimed to know nothing about the other animals.

If found guilty of smuggling, the man, from near Surabaya, could face up to five years in prison.

Yellow-crested cockatoos are native to Indonesia and neighbouring East Timor and considered critically endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

They are different to the larger a n d m o r e c o m m o n s u l p h u rcrested cockatoo which is mostly found in Australia and New Guinea. (afp)

JAKARTA - Four people were killed and nine others remain missing after a landslide buried homes on Indonesia’s main island of Java, an official said Wednesday.

A landslide triggered by a pipeline explosion on Tuesday engulfed eight homes and trapped villagers in a West Java village.

The pipeline, belonging to a geothermal project in the area, had been damaged in a previous landslide caused by days of tor-

rential rain.

“The search for victims of the landslide continues,” said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for the National Disaster Management Agency.

More than 100 residents, fearing further landslides, had taken refuge

in a village hall, he added.

Landslides are common in Indonesia, one of the world’s most natural-disaster prone nations.

The national disaster agency estimates around half the country’s 250 million population live in areas prone to landslides. (afp)

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Indonesian police have arrested a suspected wildlife smuggler after discovering nearly two dozen rare birds, mostly yellowcrested cockatoos, jammed inside plastic water bottles in his luggage.

Korean investor to build power plant in Central Sulawesi

JAKARTA - A South Korean private company is ready to build an electricity plant using rice husks and coconut fibers as fuels in Palu City, Central Sulawesi, an official said. Assistant Secretary on Economic and Development Affairs of the Central Sulawesi Regional Government

Bunga Elim Somba said here on Wednesday that the South Korean company had made a presentation on its investment plan in front of Central Sulawesi Deputy Governor H Sudarto last week.

Somba however did not reveal the name and amount of investment of the company intending

to build a renewable energybased power plant in Central Sulawesi.

“The Central Sulawesi government hails the South Korean plan to construct the power plant and plans to provide it with assistance and the needed facilities to expedite the investment process,” the

assistant secretary said.

He said that the South Korean private company cooperated with an US firm which would provide it with power generator technology.

Wi t h o u t r e v e a l i n g e x a c t amount of investment, Somba only said the company will invest

trillions of rupiah.

The power plant will have a capacity of 33 megawatts and its location is expected to take place not far from the Palu city because the electricity it will produce will be distributed to meeting the need of Palu’s Special Economic Zone (KEK). (ant)

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EU raises eurozone forecast despite bleaker Greek outlook

BRUSSELS — The European Union has nudged up its forecast for economic growth across the 19-country eurozone despite a much gloomier outlook for Greece, which is struggling to get its hands on vital bailout cash it needs to pay off debts.

In its spring forecast published Tuesday, the EU’s executive branch said it is predicting 1.5 percent growth for the eurozone in 2015, up 0.2 percentage points from the previous forecast in February. For 2016, the Commission has kept its forecast of 1.9 percent for the eurozone.

It said the eurozone as a whole is benefiting from a number of factors, including lower oil prices, a steady global outlook, the weaker euro, the 1.1 trillion-euro monetary stimulus ($1.2 trillion) from the European Central Bank and less stringent budget policies.

“The European economy is enjoying its brightest spring in several years, with the upturn supported by both external factors and policy measures that are beginning to bear fruit,” said Pierre Moscovici, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs. “But more needs to be done to ensure this recovery is more than a seasonal phenomenon.”

The recovery is being powered

by Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, which is expected to post solid growth of 1.9 percent this year, followed by 2 percent next. Another standout is Spain, which is expected to grow by a healthy 2.8 percent in 2015 and 2.6 percent the following year.

For some it was proof that a relaxation in the government belttightening measures that dominated EU policy for much of the financial crisis is starting to pay off.

“The recovery has arrived because Europe has taken a break from the policies of austerity,” the European Trade Union Confederation said in a statement. “Growth has finally been given a fighting chance.” (ap)

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In this Feb. 23, 2015 file photo, container ships wait to be unloaded at the Port of Los Angeles. The Commerce Department releases international trade data for March on Tuesday, May 5, 2015.

US trade deficit jumps to 6-year high of $51.4 billion WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit in March swelled to the highest level in more than six years, propelled by a flood of imports that may have sapped the U.S. economy of any growth in the first quarter.

The deficit rose to $51.4 billion, the largest trade gap since October 2008 and more than 43 percent higher than in February, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Exports were up 0.9 percent to $187.8 billion, while imports increased 7.7 percent to $239.2 billion. The trade deficit is the short-fall between exports and imports.

The result suggests that international trade played a biggerthan-expected role in the U.S. economy’s anemic growth in the January-March. It could even force the government to further revise down its gross

domestic product estimate for the quarter, possibly into negative territory.

Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at Capital Economics, said the massive trade deficit means the U.S. economy “undoubtedly contracted slightly in the first quarter.” He estimates GDP in the January-March period fell 0.3 percent instead of the 0.2 percent growth the government reported last week.

However, he notes that the surge in imports stems largely from the resolution in February of a labor dispute at West Coast ports, which worked to clear their

backlogs in March.

That means the road ahead should be brighter. Economists are looking for growth to rebound in the current April-June quarter to around 2 percent, climbing to a 3 percent average in the second half of the year. Rising employment is expected to fuel stronger consumer spending, which would help offset sluggish export growth.

Exports have been hurt by an increase in the value of the dollar against other major currencies over the past year. A strong dollar makes U.S. products more expensive overseas while lowering the price of imported products in the U.S. The jump in imports in March reflected greater shipments of foreign-made industrial machinery, autos, mobile phones, cloth-

ing and furniture.

For the first three months of this year, the trade deficit was 5.2 percent higher than the same period a year ago. A larger trade deficit acts as a drag on growth because it means more U.S. producers are losing sales to foreign competitors.

The trade gap with China in March surged 38.7 percent to $31.2 billion. The U.S. trade deficit with China is the largest for any country and is on track to set another record this year.

Imports of petroleum products declined 6.6 percent to $15.4 billion, the lowest level for imports since September 2004. U.S. exports of petroleum dropped 7 percent to $7.7 billion. Both declines reflected the big drop in oil prices over the last year. (ap)

Magical Indian Chhau Mask Dance performed at Royal Pura Taman Ayun MANGUPURA - As part of the on-going Sahabat India – The Festival of India in Indonesia 2015, a 17-member troupe of Chhau artists from eastern India, performed energetic and exciting dancedrama based on Garuda and Vasuki legend at the Royal Water Temple of Pura Taman Ayun Temple in Mengwi, on 4 May 2015.

The event was attended by several eminent personalities, including the Regional Secretary of Badung Regency, Kompyang R. Swandika; Vice Chairman of Regional Parliament of Badung Regency, I Made Sunarta; Head (Pengilingsir) of Puri Mengwi, represented by Anak Agung Prana; Ida Pedanda Gede Ketut Sebali Tianyar Arimbawa, Head of Parishada Hindu Dharma Indonesia (PHDI) as well as Chairman of World Hindu Summit and World Hindu Centre; Consul General of Japan, Noboru Nomura; Head of Department of Culture, Denpasar City, I Made Mudra; Head of Legian Community, Nyoman Sarjana and President of Indian Association in Bali, Ravinder Singh Sodhi, besides Heads of traditional villages (Desa Adat) and junior and senior high school students from the Mengwi region.

The Chhau dancers performed mask dance-drama based on leg-

ends of Mahanayak Garuda (Garuda, a Hindu divinity and mount of Lord Vishnu, is an embodiment of all round excellence and great prowess and hence depicted as ‘Mahanayak’ as a legendary personality par excellence), GarudaVasuki (depicting combat in Chhau dance style between Garuda and Vasuki), Garuda-Bhaskar (narrating the story, in dance, of Garuda going to swallow the Sun), Garuda-Vahana (elaborating Garuda’s request for being the Vahana or vehicle of Lord Vishnu and the fights with Vishnu and his weapons before Garuda being granted his request), and Narakasura-Vadh (depicting killing of Narakasura with Sudarshan Chakra by Shri Krishna, as an avatar of Lord Vishnu). The colourful masks worn by the artists, their graceful and nimble movements and folk music enthralled the audience. After the dance drama, the troupe also

performed famous Chhau Shiva Tandava dance.

In his welcome remarks, Penglingsir of Royal Puri Mengwi, Anak Agung Gede Alit warmly welcomed the Sahabat India Festival at the Royal Taman Ayun Temple and elaborated on the active role played by the Royal Family of Mengwi and Pura Taman Ayun in nurturing arts & culture as well as sustainable environment in and around Mengwi area.

Speaking on the occasion, the Consul General appreciated the support extended by the Regent of Badung and the Pura Taman Ayun in facilitating the Chhau dance performance at the Temple complex.

The Consul General informed that the Chhau dance is an ancient traditional dance from eastern India, performed by male artistes, while emphasizing that the dancers depicts the story and their artistic expressions through body movements, particularly since their face is covered by masks. He also elaborated that the masks worn by Chhau dancers have similarities with masks worn by Noh dancers in

Japan and Wayang Wong of Java.

He elaborated that Chhau dance and the Bali cultural landscape as depicted in the traditional Subak irrigation system around the Royal Pura Taman Ayun have both been recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO. Chhau dance has been inscribed in 2010 on the Representative List of the Intangible Culture Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, while

the Cultural landscape of Bali; the Subak system’ as included in the 18th century Royal Water Temple of Pura Taman Ayun, reflecting the Balinese philosophical concept of Tri Hita Karna has been inscribed as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO, in 2012. The Tri Hita Karna philosophy was born of the cultural exchange between Bali and India over the past 2,000 years and has shaped the landscape of Bali. (r)

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TABANAN - Public interest in Tabanan to join the transmigration program is quite high. It is evident from the queue reaching 180 families.

However, the high interest is not accompanied with the quota obtained

by Tabanan. The Head of the Tabanan Manpower and Transmigration Agency, Tjokorda Alit Juli, explained that in 2015 Bali only obtains a quota for 35 families. “When divided equally, Tabanan gets 5 families for the transmigration program,” he said.

Such high public interest in transmigration program, continued Alit July, was kindled by the success achieved by Balinese people taking the previous transmigration program.

Most of the Tabanan residents joining the program were from Pupuan.

Their favorite destinations for the transmigration are Southeast Sulawesi and South Sulawesi. According to Alit July, both regions are recognized that all the transmigrants can successfully work on their agriculture and plantation. Currently the region to be offered for the transmigration program is North Sulawesi.

Each participant of the transmigration program will be given approximately 1 hectare of land that is ready for planting. “Certificate of the land will be granted after they permanently live at the location for five years,” he said. High interest in transmigration program is also accompanied by a desire to live permanently. According to Alit Juli, the transmigrants from Tabanan admitted to be homey

and chose to settle in their initial transmigration destination. Surely it is different from the condition in the early 1970s when the transmigration was first launched. “In the past, all the participants must pioneer from the beginning so that many returned home because it was difficult to cultivate land on the former forest. Now, the cultivation is getting easier,” he said.

Transmigration program does not only draw the interest of the native residents to Tabanan, but also those of Javanese ethnic born in Tabanan. Like last year, the Tabanan Manpower and Transmigration Agency sent at least 10 families to North Sulawesi. “Approximately 10 families from the Kampung Jawa residents, Tabanan, joined the program. They opted for resettlement to North Sulawesi,” he said. He hoped the high interest of the Tabanan residents for transmigration is also accompanied with adequate quotas so that it can meet their desire. (kmb24)

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In this photo taken on Saturday, April 18, 2015, a Ukrainian border guard officer speaks on a phone near a national flag attached to the fence on the Ukrainian-Russian border near Hoptivka, Kharkiv region, eastern Ukraine.

As Ukraine erects defenses, critics fear expensive failure HOPTIVKA, Ukraine — The flimsy, razor wire-topped fences popping up along bare expanses of Ukraine’s eastern frontier are the first line of defense against a much-feared Russian invasion. Trenches fortified by timber have been hollowed out for soldiers to take up positions. And bulky, metallic obstacles looped together with more barbed wire are laid across the fields to halt advancing tanks and infantry.

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The difficult condition in farming urged some poeple to migrate to other provinces in Indonesia.

Legislator encounters school roof to almost collapse

SINGARAJA - Starting from the monitoring of national examination for junior high school (SMP) in Buleleng, Commission IV of the Buleleng House even encountered school facilities that are severely damaged. At the SMPN 2 Busungbiu, the roof of classroom is allowed to leak for years. The roof even almost collapses, so that the students occupying the classroom are forced to be moved to another classroom.

Entourage of the Commission IV of the Buleleng House was led by the Chairman Ketut Wirsana with a member I Nyoman Sukarmen, a legislator from the local village of Busungbiu, Busungbiu subdistrict.

When arriving at the school, the entourage of the House initially wanted to have a closer look at the national exam implementation

for junior high school level taking place Tuesday.

While doing the monitoring, the House even encountered one of the classrooms was in damaged condition. The roof is allowed to leak for long time, so that the wooden frame is decayed as exposed to rainwater and sunburn. Such condition begins to worry if the classroom is still functioned to support the teaching and learning process and it can threaten the safety of students. To prevent this from happening, the school made a decision to relocate students to another classroom.

Principal of the SMPN 2 Busungbiu, Made Kariadi, told the legislators that the damage to facilities at the school is a serious problem requiring an immediate handling.

Repair has been attempted by the school together with the local

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school committee. However, the effort remains unable to give optimal results, so that the damage was impressed to be allowed. To that end, Kariadi urged the legislators to help fight, so that the damage can be handled as soon as possible.

“Obviously the damage to physical facilities such as leaky roof to almost collapses very much disrupts the learning and teaching process we carry out. We ask the House to jointly struggle, so that the damage can be addressed immediately,” he said.

Other than damaged facilities or classrooms, the school also still experiences another serious obstacle. It is the difficulty to get clean water to support the activities at school. The clean water crisis is also forced to be handled by installing some rainwater tanks at a number of locations in the school

areas. Installation of the water tank is done by using fund raised by local school committee. “The crisis of clean water has become a classical problem and we hope there will be a solution. Clean water is helpful to support our activities at school, and all this time we still take advantage of rainwater,” he said.

Following the finding of the damaged facilities at the SMPN 2 Busungbiu, Chairman of Commission IV, Ketut Wirsana, accompanied by a member from Busungbiu, Nyoman Sukarmen, promised that the House will immediately coordinate with the executive to find a way out for this problem.

The damage to physical facilities like the classroom is so important and should receive the attention of local government. Moreover, the damage is allowed to last long and

as if there was no improvement. The effect of the damage will worsen and threaten the safety of students using the classroom. “We will soon discuss about this issue with the Education Agency. Obviously, the damage to the classroom should not be allowed. To that end, we will strive to fight so that this damage can be dealt with,” he said.

To help alleviate the cost of additional water tank to hold rainwater, the member of Commission IV of the Buleleng House, Nyoman Sukarmen, handed over a cash grant worth IDR 1 million. The assistance was submitted to the Committee of the SMPN 2 Busungbiu. At least the assistance must not be seen from its value, but his party wants to encourage and struggle with sincerity to repair the damaged classrooms at the SMPN 2 Busungbiu. (kmb38)

A little more than a year and-ahalf ago, the very idea of creating such fortifications — reminiscent of World War I trench warfare — would have struck many as perverse. But the project was announced with fanfare in summer as fighting against Moscow-backed separatists reached peak intensity. In December, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that the program, dubbed “Project Wall,” would cost almost $520 million and take four years to complete. Now doubts are creeping in.

With much of eastern Ukraine in the hands of Russian-backed separatists, large swaths of the border remain impossible to secure — meaning enemy troops can just sneak in through areas under rebel control. And cash-strapped au-

thorities have already had to revise budgets downward, so there’s little money for building defenses.

The project is for now centered on the Kharkiv region, which lies north of the conflict zone and shares a 315-kilometer border with Russia. To insulate that region from any separatist offensive, another layer of protection is being built on the frontier with areas under rebel control. Views are mixed among residents in the city of Kharkiv, the regional capital, about the wisdom of building defenses.

Some in the economic powerhouse of 1.4 million people embrace the idea, and look with distress to the fate that befell the neighboring, mainly Russian-speaking Donetsk and Luhansk regions. More than 6,000 people have died to date as a result of fighting between govern-

ment and rebel forces.

“We need to protect ourselves somehow,” said Sergei Kotlyar, 46.

“But, of course, this won’t give us 100 percent guarantees, even if it holds back the enemy for a little time.”

Others believe investing in fences and trenches is a waste of money, noting that anti-tank defenses will be of limited use against the rocket launchers widely deployed over the course of the war.

“Who is it going to stop?” said 22-year old Kharkiv resident Anatasia Duda. “A country like Russia definitely has the means to deal with slabs of metal. And what’s the use of that wall when the border with Donetsk isn’t even under control?”

In earlier times, lines separating the republics of the Soviet Union were viewed as little more than a formality, so families and communities straddled inconspicuously across borders. On paper, that changed with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.(ap)

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Gunman’s hashtag hinted at Texas plot

PHOENIX — About 20 minutes before the shooting at a Texas cartoon contest that featured images of the Prophet Muhammad, a final tweet posted on an account linked to one of the gunmen said: “May Allah accept us as mujahideen,” or holy warriors. Among the hashtags used by the account was “#texasattack.”

Federal authorities were tracking the Twitter account linked to 31-year-old Elton Simpson of Phoenix before he and another gunman opened fire Sunday in the Dallas suburb of Garland, said Rep. Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, who was briefed on the investigation by federal law enforcement officials.

The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI on April 20 also had issued a joint intelligence bulletin to local law enforcement warning that the Garland event was a possible target for a terrorist attack, according to a DHS official who was not authorized to be quoted discussing the document.

Social media accounts linked to “violent extremists” had been focusing on the contest, the bulletin said. According to mainstream Islamic tradition, any physical depiction of the Prophet Muhammad — even a respectful one — is considered blasphemous. And a federal law enforcement official said authorities had an open investigation into Simpson at the time of the shooting. The official was not authorized to discuss ongoing investigation by name and spoke on condition of anonymity.

It’s unclear why Simpson and his roommate, Nadir Soofi, were not stopped. A security guard was wounded in the leg before the gunmen were killed at the scene.

The law enforcement official said investigators will be studying the contacts the men had prior to the shooting, both with associates in the U.S. and abroad, to determine any additional terror-related ties.

McCaul said the Twitter account linked to Simpson included images of Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S-born radical cleric killed in a CIA drone strike in Yemen. But the Texas congressman stopped short of saying law enforcement had missed a red flag. “Was he on the radar? Sure he was,” McCaul said from Turkey, where he was leading a congressional delegation. “The FBI has got a pretty good program to monitor public social media.”

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for the shooting, but counterterrorism experts said IS has a history of asserting involvement in attacks in which it had no operational role. That suggests the two gunmen could have carried out their own lone wolf-style strike.

The evidence does not indicate the attack was directed by the Islamic State group, “but rather inspired by them,” McCaul said.

“This is the textbook case of what we’re most concerned about.”

The postings on the Twitter account linked to Simpson contrast sharply with the impression the jovial man and his quiet, 34-yearold roommate gave to neighbors and the leader of the mosque, which they attended in Phoenix up until recently.

The families of both men say they were shocked by what happened and never saw any signs that either of them was capable of such violence. Both men had had run-ins with the law, according to court records.(ap)

UAE to explore Mars’ atmosphere with probe named ‘Hope’

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates says its planned 2020 mission to Mars will study the planet’s atmosphere and will be appropriately named “Hope.”

The UAE team behind the project revealed new details on the

probe Wednesday.

“Hope” — or “al-Amal” in Arabic — is the Arab world’s first space probe to Mars and will take seven to nine months to reach the red planet, arriving in 2021.

Emirati scientists hope the unmanned probe will provide a deeper

understanding of the Martian atmosphere, and expect it to remain in orbit until at least 2023.

Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced plans for the mission last year. Officials have not said how much it will cost.(ap)

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Raheem Peters, let, and Joseph Offutt, center, hold a sign and a U.S. flag as Conner McCasland, kneeling, makes a poster across the street from the Curtis Culwell Center, Tuesday, May 5, 2015, in Garland, Texas.

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Europe faces massive obesity problem

PARIS - Nearly all Irish adults are likely to be overweight in 15 years’ time, said a study Wednesday that warned of a European “obesity crisis of enormous proportions”.

On current trends, some 89 percent of Irish men will be overweight by 2030, and nearly half obese, said a World Health Organization study to be presented at a European Congress on Obesity in Prague.

This was up from 74 percent overweight, and 26 percent obese in 2010 in one of Europe’s fattest nations.

Of Irish women, 85 percent are likely to be overweight and 57 percent obese by 2030, said the study, also well up on the 2010 figures.

The growing numbers of overweight and obese people are a

growing cause of disease and disability around the world.

“Even in countries with a traditionally lower prevalence of obesity such as Sweden, obesity rates are predicted to rise sharply,” the congress report said.

Over a quarter of Swedish men will be obese by 2030, and 22 percent of women.

People with a BMI (body weight index, a ratio of weight to height) of 25 and higher are classified overweight, and 30 and over obese.

In the UK, “one third (33 percent) of women are forecast to be

obese in 2030, compared with over one quarter (26 percent) in 2010,” the congress press statement said.

Sixty-four percent of UK women and 74 percent of men will be overweight in 2030.

“Overall, the data show no evidence of a plateau in adult obesity in most countries,” said the statement.

Other countries with projected steep rises in obesity over this period include Greece, Spain, Austria and the Czech Republic, according to the study of 53 countries.

An estimated 77 percent of

Greek men are predicted to be overweight by 2030 and 67 percent of women, and the proportion of obese men and women will more than double from 20 percent to about 40 percent.

For Spain, obesity in women is set to rise from 16 percent in 2010 to 21 percent in 2030, and in men from 19 percent to 36 percent, said the statement issued by congress organisers.

About 37 percent of women in the Czech Republic, hosting the gathering, will be obese by 2030 and 36 percent of men.

The Dutch are the thinnest of the lot, according to the study.

About 49 percent of men will be overweight and eight percent

SAN FRANCISCO — Each time 81-year-old Bill Dworsky or his 80-year-old wife Dorothy opens the refrigerator, closes the bathroom door or lifts the lid on a pill container, tiny sensors in their San Francisco home make notes on a digital logbook.

The couple’s 53-year-old son, Phil, checks it daily on his smartphone. If there’s no activity during a designated time, the younger Dworsky gets an automated email, so he can decide whether to call or stop by. “This is peace of mind, really,” he says of the system he installed last year.

The Silicon Valley tech executive lives just across town, but the sensors help him keep an eye on his aging parents while also raising a teenage daughter and frequently traveling for work. While his parents don’t need a lot of assistance, they have stopped driving and his father uses a cane.

“I want to be in the position where I will know when I need to step in,” he says.

Advances in low-cost sensors and wireless networks are fueling a boom in the so-called “smart” home. And companies are looking beyond home security and temperature control to creating products for Baby Boomers trying to balance caring for aging parents and respecting their independence.

It’s a new twist on the notion of personal alarms, such as the Life Alert system that gained popularity with “Help, I’ve fallen and can’t get up” advertisements.

These systems often use simple, inexpensive components such as accelerometers that know when an object is moved. Others use small power sensors to track electricity use or contact circuits that tell when a door is open or closed.

Companies like Lively, Evermind and BeClose charge $50 to $300

for a set of sensors and $30 to $70 a month for wireless monitoring.

Each promises to safeguard clients’ personal information.

A set of motion sensors from San Francisco-based Lively seemed right for the Dworskys, whose son calls them “fiercely independent.” Before hearing about Lively, Phil had raised the idea of a webcam in their home.

“They immediately didn’t want it. It was a privacy violation,” he said. But they agreed to sensors that collect “a more limited set of information.”

Dorothy doesn’t think much about the system tracking her daily routine. “It’s un-intrusive.

That’s what we like about it,” she said. “We want to be able to stay in our home, and this is one way

that makes it possible.”

Electronic tracking does raise issues around dignity and privacy, says Dr. Christine Ritchie, a geriatrics professor at the University of California, San Francisco. She believes some concerns will diminish as more people get used to using fitness bands, “smart” thermostats and other gadgets that track their

obese by 2030, compared to 54 percent and 10 percent in 2010.

For women, overweight rates will remain stable at around 43/44 percent, while obesity is likely to drop from 13 percent to nine percent.

A study last November by the McKinsey Global Institute said more than 2.1 billion people globally -- nearly 30 percent of the world population -- are now overweight or obese.

Obesity was causing about five percent of all deaths worldwide, it said, and costing the global economy $2 trillion (1.8 trillion euros) in healthcare and lost productivity -- or 2.8 percent of global GDP. (afp)

daily lives, though. And independence is attractive.

“Many of my older patients would be totally unenthusiastic about having anyone monitor any part of their life,” says Ritchie.

“But some would be grateful for the prospect of continuing to live in their own home, rather than an institution where they have less control.” (ap)

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Bali’s economy grew 6.20 percent in Q1

DENPASAR - The Balinese economy grew 6.20 percent in the first quarter of 2015, surpassing the national economic growth of 4.71 percent during the same period.

“However, the economic growth slowed down as compared to the same quarter last year when it reached 6.55 percent,” Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Office in Bali Province Panusunan Siregar stated.

On the production side, the financial service sector registered the highest growth, contributing 10.93 percent to the economic growth while household consumption grew 8.42 percent.

As such, the Balinese economy during the January-March quarter of 2015 contracted 1.53 percent as compared to the previous quarter. On the production side, the contraction was 13.66 percent contributed by the extraction business.

The first-quarter economic growth was also fueled by government spending, which grew 13.40 percent; the agricultural sector, which expanded 4.04 percent; and the information and communication sector, which grew 3.80 percent.

Siregar remarked that other services grew 2.01 percent while healthcare and social activities grew 0.83 percent.

The other business fields that contributed more than 6 percent to the local economy included the transportation and warehousing sector, which grew 9.16 percent; construction service, which expanded 9.01 percent; wholesale and retail businesses as well as car and motorcycle repair, which grew 8.30 percent, and the manufacturing industry, which rose 6.54 percent.

On the spending side, household consumption contributed 48.73 percent, followed by the export of goods and services 36.29 percent, and the formation of gross fixed capital of 31.25 percent.

BPS Chairman Suryamin earlier noted in the day that the Indonesian economy grew at a slower pace of 4.71 percent in the first quarter of 2015 as compared to 5.14 percent in the corresponding period last year.

“The economic growth of China as the export destination IBP/Wawan of Indonesian exports coupled with the low global oil prices and declining export and import performances have affected A woman prepare flower offerings to be sold in Badung Traditional Market. The Balinese economy the economic performance in the first quarter,” Suryamin grew 6.20 percent in the first quarter of 2015, surpassing the national economic growth of 4.71 percent added. (ant) during the same period.

Tanah Lot attracts two hundred thousand tourists

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In this March 17, 2015 photo, sensors are attached to pill containers at the home of Dorothy, 80, rear left, and Bill Dworsky, 81, in San Francisco.

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TABANAN - Tanah Lot, located in Beraban village, Tabanan, Bali province, attracted 247,377 domestic and foreign tourists in April 2015, or an increase of four percent as compared to the same period last year.

“In April 2014, we received 237,045 tourists,” Operational Manager of Tanah Lot Tourism Area I Ketut Toya Adnyana said.

Of the total number of tourists, 3,170 were domestic child tourists and 135,464 were adults. Meanwhile, the foreign tourists comprised 2,609 children and 95,802 adults.

According to Adnyana, the increase in the number of tourists visiting Tanah Lot was the result of intensive promotion conducted by the tourism businesspersons.

In March 2015, the total number of domestic tourists reached 121,823, while there were 98,640 foreign tourists.

These numbers have increased as compared to 140,145 domestic tourists and 102,637 foreign tourists recorded in the previous month.

Foreign tourists visiting Tanah Lot were mainly from China and Australia, Adnyana pointed out.

Tanah Lot is a rock formation off the IBP/File Photo island of Bali. It is home to a pilgrimage temple Pura Tanah Lot, a popular tourist and Tanah Lot, located in Beraban village, Tabanan, Bali province, attracted 247,377 docultural icon for photography and general mestic and foreign tourists in April 2015, or an increase of four percent as compared to the same period last year. exoticism. (ant)

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May and June, peak of dengue fever season SEMARAPURA - Cases of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DBD) in Klungkung are predicted to increase this year compared to last year because of the heavy rainfall that supports the development of the mosquito larvae that grow up to spread dengue to humans.

The peak of “dengue season” is estimated to occur in May and June this year.

The Division Head of Health Problem Prevention, of the Klungkung Health Agency, Wayan Jaya Putra, revealed that the increase in the number of dengue cases this year is due to the five-year cycle of dengue. Wayan Jaya said that such conditions are not unique to Klungkung, but are in fact so throughout Indonesia. This five-year cycle is predicted to occur due to the increase in the intensity of rainfall every five years.

According to the data of the Klungkung Health Agency, since the beginning of January at least 55 people in the area were infected with dengue with the most recent case having occured at Sengkiding hamlet, Aan village. According to Wayan Jaya, one resident of Aan village was rushed to hospital and three neighbours suffered from high fever. The Klungking health Agency subsequently fogged the area in question. According to the Klungkung Health Agency’s predictions, dengue cases will reach a peak in May and June. He asserted that the fogging of residential areas is considered a last

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Tour to Goa Lawah Temple, cash worth IDR 24 million vanishes

SEMARAPURA - Ni Nyoman Sukerti, a 44 year woman living at Kapal hamlet, Batubulan village, Sukawati, Gianyar, was afflicted with bad on Saturday (May2) when IDR 24 million disappeared from her bag while she was accompanying her guests on an excursion to Goa Lawah Temple. She only reported the case to the Klungkung Police on Monday afternoon (May 4) at 5:45 pm.

According to information obtained in the field on Tuesday (May 5), the theft occurred while the victim conducted a tour with a group of American travelers from Bangli town to Goa Lawah Temple on Saturday around three o’clock in the afternoon. Upon arriving at Goa Lawah Temple, the victim put her bag on the passenger seat next to the driver. Before getting out of the car, the

Fogging, one of the effort to reduce teh spread of dengue fever

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resort option for fighting dengue because of the nefarious effects it has on peoples health, particularly respiratory health.

“We have to be selective about conducting foggings because the spraying spreads poisons. If the environment is not conducive to fogging his party does not dare to take such actions,” he explained.

Communities in Klungkung and Banjarangkan subdistrict are expected to be especially vigilant of dengue fever given that both these areas are considered endemic dengue zones. The participation of local residents is needed to protect the environment and officers of the health agency need to be involved as early as Febuary of each year, to implement mosquito nest eradication. “In addition to endemic areas, the mobility of members of these communities can also contribute to the spread of dengue. When we get a report of a case of dengue fever, within 1 to 24 hours our officers go to the site where infection took place, in order to take immediate action,” he concluded. (dwa)

victim asked the driver named Nyoman Sudarsa, 35, from Singaraja to watch her bag because it contained money.

After visiting Goa Lawah Temple with her guests, the victim and her guests headed back to their hotel in Jimbaran around five o’clock in the afternoon. The victim only then realized that her IDR 24 million was gone.

The victim asked the driver about the missing money, but Nyoman Sudarsa claimed to know nothing about it. So finally the victim reported the incident to the the Klungkung police on Monday afternoon.

Spokesperson for Klungkung Police, Nyoman Sarjana, when asked for his confirmation acknowledged that he had received such a report and said that it was still under investigation. (kmb)

Many investors have no permit for their ground water wells

TABANAN - A judicial team from Tabanan County has been working very hard to make Tabanan more lawful.

However, despite having intensified the policing of business permits, many unlawful investors continue to be found.

Evidently, the results of inspections under “operation Sadhu Arta”, the Tabanan joint judicial team comprised of police officers, attorneys, the military and other related agencies, again found a number villas and boutique hotels operating without permits, on Tuesday (May 5). At Beraban and Tegal Mengkeb, East Selemadeg, six of the seven locations targeted for inspection were found to be lacking permits for underground water drilling(ABT), artesian well permits and one villa had an expired permit.

Since the artesian wells are illegal, the villa management is directly handed a summons to the office of the Tabanan Municipal Police. The management will be questioned next Monday, and must apply for permits to drill wells that exploit the underground water.

“Of the seven targeted points, the officers found a villa whose permit has expired, while another villa claims that they had a permit for accessing ground water but that it had expired and that the renewal was still being processed. We will summon them for the process of investigation next Monday. By all means, we still prioritize preventive and persuasive measures rather than post-factum reprimands,” said the Chief of Tabanan

Municipal Police, Wayan Sarba.

Sarba said that the operation was a follow-up on the report from the Environment Agency related to the proliferation of illegal well drilling. “After verifying facts n the fiels, we found that in fact it is correct that most of the underground water being used by budget hotels and villas is being accessed without permission,” he said.

He hopes that entrepreneurs and companies will be aware of hand diligent in making sure their businesses are equipped with permits for accessing groundwater. Moreover, this water is scarce and expensive. Just imagine how this illegal drilling is affecting the sustainability of agricultural production.

“Just one month into the dry season water disappears form the surface due to the proliferation of illegal drilling,” he said.

He also hopes that those who do drill will be controlled and make contributions to help the agricultural sector. “The taxes on artesian wells can be used to improve secondary water channels so that farmers still have a chance of surviving” he advised.

Sarba hopes that the owner of the villa with the expired permit take the necessary steeps to extend the permit, immediately. “We are trying to make investors in Tabanan run their businesses legally, so that they will not have to continualy deal with Municipal Police,” he said. (kmb28)

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Four Season Resort at Sayan launches Dharma Shanti Yoga Bale

GIANYAR - Unfurling from the tropical jungle foliage adjacent to the sacred Ayung River, Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan’s new Dharma Shanti Yoga Bale extends the Resort’s wellness offerings with an uplifting programme of meditation, Life Talks and yoga – including Bali’s first AntiGravity® Yoga classes.

The lotus petal inspired structure – envisioned and created by Balinese bamboo aesthetes, Ibuku, experts in experiential architecture – is constructed entirely from sustainable local bamboo. Environmentally conscientious in design and soul soothing in ethos, it offers shelter from the elements while remaining sensitive – and open – to the undulating curves, gently sloping terraces and rich natural energy of the Ayung River basin.

“The name ‘Dharma Shanti’ is directly connected to that understanding of the experiences at the heart of our lives,” explains Luisa Anderson, Spa Director of Four Seasons Resorts Bali. “Drawing from the spirit of Buddhist philosophy, the concept of ‘dharma’ refers to the intrinsic nature of things, the path – sometimes referred to as your true purpose – while the word ‘shanti’ comes back to peace. Watching the bale take shape felt like the architectural embodiment of those concepts.”

Each hand-carved pole used in the construction of the bale is unique.

Curving and tapering in different ways, pieces were chosen for their

structural integrity, smooth texture or individual beauty. The radial clusters of soaring bamboo columns are bound by rope, and hand-whittled pegs are used in place of nails to connect sections. The result is an incredibly durable structure that utilises bamboo’s natural strengths, whilst delivering an ecologically sensitive space designed to create, support and deepen the experience of all who enter and spend time within it.

At the heart of the Dharma Shanti Yoga Bale experience each week are daily 60-minute AntiGravity® Yoga classes, created and founded by former gymnast and dancer Christopher Harrison. A dynamic and groundbreaking ‘flying’ technique, it uses bespoke hammocks to support bodies of all ages and abilities into enhanced and inverted postures to relieve stress, encourage healthy blood circulation, and, in short, have fun.

In addition to AntiGravity® Yoga, the Dharma Shanti Yoga Bale offers guests 16 complimentary yoga and meditation classes each week. A daily 7am class of Sunrise, Power or Laughter Yoga is complemented

by the popular Life Talk series: a programme of talks hosted by resident Wellness Mentor, Ibu Fera, that guide guests towards inner peace, happiness, stress management and compassion. The Bale is also a sanctuary for private classes, cultural experiences and quiet introspection, with views across the Resort’s lush rice terraces to the Ayung River, which winds through the valley floor just 100 metres away.

Speaking at the launch of the Dharma Shanti Yoga Bale, the Resort’s General Manager Uday Rao said, “Our guests come from all over the world to retreat and rejuvenate at Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan. The Dharma Shanti Bale supports them on that journey – connecting on both an emotional and physical level with themselves and the surrounding nature. Not many expect to be hanging upside-down in the middle of a paddy field, but the intensely therapeutic aspect of AntiGravity® Yoga – and the depth of our entire wellness offering – really showcases the soul and spirit of the whole Four Seasons Sayan experience.”

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

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

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

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

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

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‘Avengers’ + ‘Star Wars’ = big year for Disney

LOS ANGELES — Who would win if Captain America fought Luke Skywalker? Why Disney, of course, which stands to bring in astronomical amounts of money this year from two big installments of two of the most popular film franchises ever.

With its Marvel movie “Avengers: Age of Ultron” just having notched the second-biggest domestic opening weekend of all time and a new “Star Wars” movie coming this winter, analysts expect the company to post not only great movie studio results but a big uptick in merchandise revenue and profits this year. Everything from Captain America mugs to doggy Darth Vader Halloween costumes will likely get a lift.

“Avengers” has hauled in $664 million at theaters globally since its staggered release began two weeks ago, and buzz is already building for “Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens,” set for release Dec. 18. One indicator of the craze surrounding “Star Wars” is that a second teaser trailer for the film released two weeks ago has been viewed over 200 million times.

“The excitement around this movie is unlike anything we have ever seen before,” CEO Bob Iger told analysts Tuesday.

Iger also told CNBC Tuesday morning that “Star Wars” is already the No. 1 franchise in the world for consumer products. The Walt Disney Co. plans

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This file photo provided by Disney/Marvel shows Chris Evans as Captain America/Steve Rogers, in the new film, “Avengers: Age Of Ultron.”

a massive release of new merchandise surrounding the movie on Sept. 4, what it’s calling “Force Friday.”

Second-quarter results released Tuesday are a good start. Earnings in the March quarter came to $1.23 per share, beating the $1.11 expected by analysts.

Studio results were better than projected, given a tough comparison to last year when the smash hit “Frozen” was released on home video. Parks attendance and guest spending were higher domestically even with higher ticket prices, and revenue and profits from goods like Hulk hands, Elsa dolls and

lightsabers rose. Media networks profits slipped despite higher revenue, due to the higher cost of sports programming, including the new college football playoffs rights which ESPN splurged on.

Revenue rose 7 percent to $12.46 billion, also topping estimates for $12.28 billion.

Analyst Robin Diedrich with Edward Jones said that Disney’s studio, its “lifeblood,” is very healthy, as the company is preparing to unleash more Marvel films, a Pixar sequel to “Toy Story” and the start of several “Star Wars” movies over the next several years. (ap)

Entertainment Salman Khan guilty in 2002 case

MUMBAI — One of India’s biggest and most popular movie stars, Salman Khan, has been found guilty of running over five men sleeping on a sidewalk, killing one in a hit-and-run case that has dragged through the courts for more than 12 years.

A Mumbai court on Wednesday convicted Khan of culpable homicide, saying all charges against him had been proved, Press Trust of India said.

Khan, who faces up to 10 years in prison, was expected to appeal.

The court was expected to announce the sentence later Wednesday.

The 49-year-old actor also faces charges of negligent driving and causing grievous harm to the victims.

The prosecution told the court that Khan was drunk when he rammed his SUV into a group of homeless people, sleeping on a sidewalk in September 2002.

Khan has all along denied that he was behind the wheel. In April, his driver told the court that he was driving the vehicle when the accident occurred. Ashok Singh said he lost control of the SUV when one its tires burst.

But Judge D.W. Deshpande dismissed the actor’s claim and accused him of driving the car under the influence of alcohol, and fleeing after the accident.

Khan is one of Bollywood’s most popular stars and has acted in more than 90 Hindi-language films in his 27-year career.

Huge crowds had gathered outside Khan’s house in south Mumbai for a glimpse of the star as he emerged from his apartment block surrounded by security guards. Scores of television crews and reporters followed the actor’s car and thronged the building as the court gave its verdict in a case that has been closely watched by millions of Khan’s fans in India and abroad. (ap)

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Number of tourists visiting historical site in Denpasar rises

DENPASAR - The number of domestic and foreign tourists of mass media and travel agents, as visiting destinations of historical site in the city have increased well as on social media platforms.

On Sunday, May 3, the office further, Head of the Tourism Office of Denpasar Wayan Gurecorded 425 American tourists nawan said.

“The office launched a heritage city tour package towards the end of March 2015 that invites tourists to visit historical tourist destinations in Denpasar city,” he added.

According to Gunawan, most foreign tourists visiting these loca-

tions come to the city via the Benoa Seaport.

He stated that since the office launched the tourism program, the number of holidaymakers in Denpasar has been rising consistently as the package is promoted by means

having arrived in Bali by cruise ships. They visited attractive tourist destinations in Bali and its surrounding areas.

“They enjoyed their tour of the Bali Museum, the Jagatnatha Temple, as well as the Badung and Kumbasari markets,” Gunawans af-

firmed, adding that the tourists were also interested to learn more about Balinese culture and philosophy.

He pointed out that of the nine historical tourist sites, visitors found the Badung and Kumbasar markets the most interesting.

“They spent more time in the markets than in any other destination,” Gunawan remarked.

The city tour package has attracted more tourists, especially

foreign ones, to Bali, particularly to Denpasar city. (ant) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

Sam Smith sees specialist for voice, cancels more shows

LOS ANGELES - Young singing sensation Sam Smith on Tuesday saw a US specialist for vocal cord problems after he canceled more dates following an intense touring schedule.

The 22-year-old British singer, who was the big winner at the latest Grammy Awards, called off shows scheduled Thursday and Friday in Tokyo and Sunday in Manila.

Smith earlier cut short a tour of Australia after doctors noticed a hemorrhage on his vocal cords following a

concert in Sydney.

“Very upset about Japan and Manila dates,” Smith wrote on Instagram, calling the situation “horrid.”

Smith flew from Australia to Los Angeles “to see a specialist to see what to do.”

Smith, who until a few years ago was a bartender in London, quickly amassed a global following with his song “Stay With Me,” a soulful ballad about a one-night stand. (afp)

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Bollywood actor Salman Khan, center, arrives at the Jodhpur civil airport to appear before a court in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, Wednesday, April 29, 2015.

Tourists visited historical site near Badung Kumbasari Market in Denpasar, recently. The number of domestic and foreign tourists visiting destinations of historical site in the city have increased further.

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