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Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas’ divorce finalized

LOS ANGELES — Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas’ marriage is officially over.

Jonathan Hayward, The Canadian Press, File

A Los Angeles judge finalized the actors’ divorce Friday and the judgment was released Tuesday.

Griffith filed for divorce in June

2014 after 18 years of marriage.

They first worked together on the set of the 1995 romantic comedy “Two Much.” Banderas later directed his wife in the 1999 film “Crazy in Alabama.” They have a 19-year-old daughter together.

The pair’s divorce judgment divides the actors’ interests in several

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films, including several movies in the “Shrek” franchise.

Banderas has served as the voice of the animated character Puss in Boots in the “Shrek” films. Griffith has recently turned to television work, guest-starring in “Hawaii Five-0” and “Raising Hope.” The judgment was first reported by celebrity website TMZ. (ap)

NUSA DUA - Vice President Jusuf Kalla is scheduled to open the two-day 8th Bali Democracy Forum (BDF), which will last until December 11, 2015, on Thursday. “The vice president will open the BDF tomorrow at 10 a.m. Central Indonesia Standard Time (WITA),” Easti Handayani, the director general for Public Diplomacy Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated on Wednesday.

A total of 83 countries and three international organizations will be taking part in the annual Asia-Pacific forum. Of the participating countries, three states --- the Philippines, Singapore, and Timor Leste --- will send their ministers, while 16 others will be represented by their deputy ministers.

Although it is not being inaugurated by President Joko Widodo, the interest among Asia-Pacific countries to take part in the forum is still high. The democracy forum, which began in 2008, has become a strategic agenda in the region.

The annual meeting will be themed “Democracy and Effective Public Governance,” the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted in a press release published on its official website on Tuesday.

The ministry said the theme was relevant to the current developments not only at the national but also the global level. Democracy is inseparable from public governance to promote public welfare.

Harrison Ford promises older, SAG nominations bring murky wiser Solo in ‘Force Awakens’ awards season into better focus

LOS ANGELES — When speaking about “Star Wars,” there are few topics that inspire a twinkle in Harrison Ford’s eyes.

The 73-year-old actor is matter-of-fact about almost everything involving the sci-fi series’ latest episode — from his reunion with Carrie Fisher (“It was no big deal.”) to the franchise’s unwavering popularity (“For me, it’s old news.”).

However, when Ford brings up his new costars, he lights up like the Millennium Falcon charging through hyperspace.

“The new, young actors Daisy Ridley and John Boyaga were well cast, well directed and are huge talents,” he said, his gritty voice lifting, during a recent interview. “They come off really well in the movie. They carry the movie.”

After more than 30 years, Ford is reprising his role as smart-aleck smuggler Han Solo in director J.J. Abrams’ “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” out Dec. 18.

The iconic character, who hasn’t been seen on screen since celebrating the fall of the Galactic Empire in 1983’s “Return of the Jedi,” serves as an unlikely mentor to scavenger Rey (Daisy Ridley), defector Finn (John Boyega) and pilot Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) as they team up to take on masked adversary Kylo Ren

(Adam Driver) and his minions.

While the film has been cloaked in an unparalleled level of secrecy, Ford guaranteed that fans can expect the same Solo they fell in love with from the original “Star Wars” trilogy.

(Disney declined to screen “Force Awakens” for this story ahead of the Dec. 14 premiere).

“The shorthand is that he’s older and wiser, but his bones are the same,” Ford said. “He’s not selling real estate now. He’s the same guy — only with the passage of 30 years. While we do not sit down and describe what he’s been doing for those years, we do discover in the context of the story what the complications have been in his life.”

Ford, who infamously wanted George Lucas to kill off Solo in “Return of the Jedi,” had a “why not?” attitude about suiting back up as Solo. He wasn’t surprised by Disney’s Death Star-sized plan to revive the franchise after acquiring Lucasfilm in 2012 for more than $4 billion. The studio is planning to release a stand-alone film about a young Solo in 2018.

Despite embodying the intergalactic scoundrel in three films, the “Indiana Jones” star didn’t feel the need to provide “Force Awakens” filmmakers with much insight into Solo, who is back alongside shaggy sidekick Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew). (ap)

LOS ANGELES — With many of this season’s film awards categories still wide open, the Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations will help bring serious contenders into better focus. Anna Faris and Anthony Mackie will announce the nominees on Wednesday morning in Los Angeles.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards honor the best film and television performances of the year. Nominees are selected by sep-

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arate movie and TV nominating panels, each comprised of over 2,000 randomly selected SAG members.

Many members of the SAG movie panel also vote for the Academy Awards and as a result, the SAG nominees have traditionally served as a helpful indicator of potential Oscar acting nominees. The 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be broadcast live on Jan. 30 from Los Angeles on TNT and TBS. (ap) IBP/Yudi Karnaedi

Assistant Minister for Australia’s Multicultural Affairs, Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, listened to the explanation from Hindu Priest during her visit to Puja Mandala on Wednesday.

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Visit to Puja Mandala

This Jan. 30, 2011 file photo shows a close up of the Screen Actors Guild trophy at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles.

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Australia praises interreligious relations in Bali NUSA DUA - Assistant Minister for Australia’s Multicultural Affairs, Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, during a visit to Puja Mandala in Nusa Dua on Wednesday, praised the inter-religious relations in Bali. Concetta who came to Bali to attend the Bali Democracy Forum (BDF), said that inter-religious harmony in Bali can be seen by the five different shrines found around Puja Mandala.

She said that Puja Mandala serves as an example of how to maintain diversity in a region, an example that should be emulated by others. “To my knowledge, in Australia, we do not have five

shrines representing five different faiths in any one place, such as at Puja Mandala. This is a good example of how to help promote diversity and multiculturalism,” said Concetta who was

accompanied by the Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Paul Grigson.

On the occasion, Concetta took time to visit the Ibnu Batutah Mosque located to the left of the Puja Mandala complex, Bunda Maria Segala Bangsa Catholic Church adjacent to the mosque, and Jagad Natha Temple located to the right of the complex. Concetta admired the fact that the architecture of these places of worship use components of Balinese architecture.

Concetta went on to say that during the Bali Democracy Forum, which will be held between Thursday (10/12) and Friday (11/12), Australia will be making a presentation about their experience in promoting multiculturalism. She said that like Indonesia, Australia also has ethnic diversity. “In Australia there are some 300 spoken languages, and many tribes that interacted peacefully. We hope that by sharing Australia’s ex-

perience as a nation that is running peacefully, this experience can serve as a good example for others,” said Concetta.

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COVER STORY

Police held joint operation practice to secure Bali Democracy Forum that will be attended by delegates from 79 countries.

Activities

The annual meeting will be themed “Democracy and Effective Public Governance,” the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted in a press release published on its official website on Tuesday.

The ministry said the theme

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Democracy and effective public governance will boost comprehensive and holistic development through approaches, which give priority to transparency, accountability, participation, and law enforcement, according to the ministry.

A government, which is heedful to the needs of the people and meets their aspirations, reflects the fulfillment of the public’s rights, particularly in boosting economic growth, poverty alleviation, and sustainable development, it said.

The BDF this time will hold a public debate and three panel discussions focusing on its theme:

was relevant to the current developments not only at the national but also the global level. Democracy is inseparable from public governance to promote public welfare.

Democracy and effective public governance will boost compre“Building Democracy and Effective Public Governance, Challenges to Democracy and Effective Public Governance, and Choices and Prospects of Democracy and Effective Public Governance.”

On the sidelines of the forum, the event’s implementing arm, the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), will organize the Bali Civil Society Forum 2015 and Bali Media Forum 2015 on December 8-9, 2015, in association with its partners and the National Press Council.

At the end of the meeting, the forum is expected to issue a Chair ’s Statement, which will identify important findings from various debates and concrete programs related to democracy and effective public governance. (ant)

hensive and holistic development through approaches, which give priority to transparency, accountability, participation, and law enforcement, according to the ministry.

A government, which is heedful to and meets its people’s aspirations, reflects the fulfillment of the public’s rights, particularly in boosting economic growth, poverty alleviation, and sustainable development, it said.

The BDF this time will hold

a public debate and three panel discussions focusing on its theme: “Building Democracy and Effective Public Governance, Challenges to Democracy and Effective Public Governance, and Choices and Prospects of Democracy and Effective Public Governance.”

On the sidelines of the forum, the event’s implementing arm, the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), will organize the Bali Civil

Society Forum 2015 and Bali Media Forum 2015 on December 8-9, 2015, in association with its partners and the National Press Council.

At the end of the meeting, the forum is expected to issue a Chair’s Statement, which will identify important findings from various debates and concrete programs related to democracy and effective public governance. (ant)

“Democracy and good governance” Indonesia’s theme for 8th BDF

NUSA DUA - Indonesia will host the 8th Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) from December 10 to 11 in Nusa Dua, Bali under the theme, “Democracy and Effective Public Governance.” The theme for the BDF meeting this year is very relevant to the current situation, not only at the national level but also at the global level, said a statement issued by the Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry on Tuesday.

According to the Ministry, the issue of development of democracy and governance around the world is now inseparable from the efforts to enhance social welfare.

“Indonesia believes that democracy and good governance effectively encourage comprehensive and holistic development through an approach that promotes transparency, accountability and law enforcement,” said the statement.

The ministry also stated that the BDF meeting this year will further explore challenges being faced

by Asia-Pacific countries to make governance more effective, and the innovative paths they adopted.

The two-day annual meeting will be attended by representatives of three international organizations and 79 countries, including 19 ministers

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79 countries to attend BDF

NUSA DUA - The ministers and delegates from 79 countries and three international organizations are set to participate in the eighth Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) to be held in Nusa Dua, Bali, on December 10-11.

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and deputy ministers.

At the end of the meeting, the Forum will come up with a Chair’s Statement identifying some key findings of the discussions, related to development of democracy and effective governance, that will be implemented throughout 2016 by the implementing arm of the BDF ¿Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD).

The Bali Democracy Forum, commonly abbreviated as BDF, is an annual forum organized by Indonesia since 2008 as part of its commitment to promote democracy and peace in the Asia-Pacific region. (ant)

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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 “umbul-umbul”, 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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Gene in ‘last resort’ antibiotics resistance found in Denmark

COPENHAGEN - A gene that makes bacteria resistant to lastresort antibiotics has been found in Denmark, a new study has shown, after first being identified by researchers in China.

Scientists had warned on November 19 of a gene -- found in southern China -- called MCR-1 that makes bacteria resistant to a class of antibiotics, known as polymyxins, used to fight superbugs.

“Bacteria with the same resistance gene have now also been

found in Denmark,” the Technical University of Denmark said in a statement on the results of a study published late last week.

Using a Danish database of bacterial DNA samples, the researchers found the gene in a patient who suffered from a blood infection in 2015,

and in five samples of imported poultry from between 2012 and 2014.

The food had been imported “via Germany but if that is the origin we don’t know yet”, Professor Frank Moller Aarestrup, a microbiologist at the university, told AFP on Tuesday.

The find was “very concerning”, said Robert Forest of Statens Serum Insitut, a Ministry of Health institute tasked with surveying and controlling infectious diseases.

“But because the gene has only been found in one patient and the oldest finds in food date back to 2012, it’s not a matter of an urgently critical situation,” he said in a statement.

In Denmark, the gene has so far only been found in bacteria that can be treated with other types of antibiotics.

Scientists warned in November that the new superbugs could erase nearly a century of antibiotic pro-

tection against killer diseases borne by common germs such as E. coli.

The gene -- detected in common but deadly bacteria such as E. coli and K. pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia and blood disease -effectively makes these bacteria invincible.

“These are extremely worrying results,” said Jian-Hua Liu, a professor at Southern Agricultural University in Guangzhou. (afp)

to clinical practice.”

The findings are based on two large sets of medical records, covering about five million patients, of whom 16,888 received a diagnosis of prostate cancer.

Some 2,400 of the prostate cancer patients had received ADT, and had the necessary follow-up records for the data analysis, the study said.

Researchers compared the ADT patients with a control group of non-ADT prostate cancer patients, and found that the ADT group had

significantly more Alzheimer’s diagnoses in the years following the initiation of androgen-lowering therapy.

“By the most sophisticated measure, members of the ADT group were about 88 percent more likely to get Alzheimer’s during the follow-up period,” said the study.

The longer patients took ADT, the greater their risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

About a half million men in the United States take ADT, a therapy

that suppresses production of the male hormones known as androgens, which can play a key role in stimulating prostate cell growth.

Side-effects of reducing androgen activity can include low testosterone levels, impotence, obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and depression.

Previous studies have suggested that low levels of the hormone testosterone may weaken the aging brain’s resistance to Alzheimer’s. (afp)

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Bali posted increase in fish and shrimp exports

DENPASAR - Bali exported US$8.65 million worth of fish and shrimps in October 2015 or an increase of 10 percent from US$7.87 million in the previous month.

Prostate cancer therapy linked to Alzheimer’s risk WASHINGTON - Men taking a treatment for prostate cancer known as androgen deprivation therapy may be almost twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than men not taking ADT, a study has found.

While the research in the December 7 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology stopped short of showing any definitive cause-and-effect between ADT and Alzheimer’s, scientists said the association raises concern and merits further study.

“We wanted to contribute to the discussion regarding the relative risks and benefits of ADT, and no one had yet looked at the association between ADT and Alzheimer’s disease,” said lead author Kevin Nead, a doctor at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

“Based on the results of our study, an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease is a potential adverse effect of ADT, but further research is needed before considering changes

US clears cold cap to save hair during breast cancer chemo

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In this July 10, 2013 file photo, Dr. Hope Rugo, an oncologist and breast cancer specialist, demonstrates the use of a Dignitana DigniCap system at the University of California San Francisco Mount Zion Hospital cancer center in San Francisco.

WASHINGTON — Hair loss is one of the most despised side effects of chemotherapy, and now breast cancer patients are getting a new way to save their locks.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it would allow marketing of the DigniCap to chill patients’ scalps — using a cap connected to a cooling machine — as they receive chemo.

A study found it significantly reduced hair loss.

The near-freezing temperature is supposed to reduce blood flow in the scalp, making it harder for cancer-fighting drugs to reach and harm hair follicles.

It’s an idea that’s been around for decades, and several versions of cold caps are sold around the world. But the DigniCap, made by Sweden’s Dignitana AB, is the first to pass FDA scrutiny. (ap)

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Bali exported US$8.65 million worth of fish and shrimps in October 2015 or an increase of 10 percent from US$7.87 million in the previous month.

“The export earning, however, was lower compared with the same month last year when fish and shrimp exports were valued at US$120.15 million,” head of the regional office of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) Panasunan Siregar said.

Panusunan said fish and shrimp exports accounted for 17.8 percent to the total export earning that reached US$48.64 million in October of the province.

Fish and shrimp were one of five major export commodities from Bali. The other four are gold jewelry, garments, timber and timber products, and furniture and house illumination.

Panasunan Siregar said fish and shrimp are exported mainly to the United States, Japan, and Taiwan.

Head of the provincial marine and fishery office Made Gunaja said Bali’s production of sea fish and shrimps is expected to increase in 2015.

In 20145, Bali’s production of sea fish and shrimp reached 118,241 tons, up significantly from 103,591 tons in the previous year. (ant)

Shrine craft industry facing challenges

BANGLI - Bangli District is not only well known for its abundant agricultural products whose marketing has penetrated the regions outside Bali. The timber industry is also increasingly gaining ground, particularly production of shrine crafts which is evident by the bustle of the crafters, as one enters the town of Bangli going towards Kintamani.

At a glance, the crafters and sellers appear to not be facing any difficulties, however behind the smiles they are facing some serious setbacks.

I Nyoman Dengol owns a shrine craft venture at Sidembunut hamlet, Cempaga, and says that in the ten years that he has been running his business he has seen the ups and downs of the trade and he considers this part of life. Currently, the most serious problem is the increasingly high prices of the raw materials that seem to have gotten out of control and the price of the crafts do not reflects this condition. Champak lumber for example has gone up

form IDR 6 million to IDR 7 million per cubic meter, in a short time. The price of jackfruit timber has also gone up by IDR 1 million from its previous price of IDR 3 million per cubic meter.

The problem is that: “this price increase has been in effect for four months now but the selling price of our product remains the same,” he said.

The ambition to make bigger profits needs to be buried deeply with turnover slumping by 25 percent. I Nyoman Dengol is now just thinking about how to keep his business afloat amid the dire economic conditions. “I am not looking to make a huge profit, it doesn’t matter that my turnover rates are down, as long as I am not loosing money,” he admitted.

The increasing difficulty that this industry has in trying to grow took another hit when the electricity tariffs went up earlier this month.

Dengol and others like him are feeling their burden become heavier “the rise in the cost of electricity

has aggravated the already difficult conditions of this industry, making it hard to develop,” he said.

A similar fate is also being experienced by another industry player, Nengah Wirata, also located in Sidembunut. Apart from the rising costs of raw materials and electricity, unfair price competition is also threatening to make this business stagnate.Many wood craft businesses are selling their products at lowered prices just so they can survive. Such practices however could cause people to go bankrupt. “Price competition can also hamper the development of this industry,” said Wirata who has been involved in the lumber industry for 15 years.

He added that another constraint is lack of capital which means that frequently he cannot fill all his orders for shrine crafts in time. He explained that he has yet to be able to access low interest credit because he lacks information. “Actually I would like to apply for credit, but I do not know how to go about doing so,” he said. (sos)

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Bangli District is not only well known for its abundant agricultural products whose marketing has penetrated the regions outside Bali. The timber industry is also increasingly gaining ground, particularly production of shrine crafts.

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Wondernesia to increase tourist visits

Jordan disputes UN report of 12,000 Syrians stuck at border

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Tourism is conducting a series of massive and aggressive promotional activities through various international media, including a Discovery and TLC channel program that will be aired across Asia Pacific strting on Decemebr 10th 2015. The program will be titled Wondernesia and consists of 12, 23 minute episodes produced by Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (DNAP) in a unique format.

On Tuesday (Dec. 8), Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya, welcomed the Wondernesia program made for the consumption of the international community -primarily those living in the Asia-Pacific region. “The Asia-Pacific region, especially China, Japan, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore are the main markets of Indonesian tourism. Last year, these five countries accounted for 61 percent of the total 9.2 million foreign travelers visiting Indonesia,” said Arief Yahya.

After watching the premiere footage of Wondernesia, Minister Yahya said that Indonesia has many spectacular places and cultural practices but that only a few of Indonesia’s charms are known by the world. Through this TV show, the nature and cultural wealth will be displayed in a creative and appealing presentation for the consumption of the international community.

Wondernesia promote tourism

AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan has disputed a U.N. report that 12,000 Syrian refugees have amassed in a remote desert area on the kingdom’s border, waiting to be let in. Government spokesman Mohammed Momani said late Tuesday that “the number is exaggerated,” but did not give an alternative figure.

The U.N. refugee agency says the number of refugees stranded on the border tripled to 12,000 since November because of intensifying fighting in Syria. It has appealed to Jordan to allow them to enter, saying lives are at risk.

Jordan hosts 630,000 of the more than 4 million Syrian refugees.

Since mid-2013, the kingdom has restricted the influx, citing among other things security concerns Momani says that “our borders are open for refugees” and that “we take care of humanitarian cases, particularly children and women.” (ap)

through international television media that are applying the POS approach (paid media, owned media and social media) thus helping to improve awareness about the brand ‘Wonderful Indonesia’, specifically in Asia-Pacific countries, which in turn will encourage more people to visit Indonesia.

Cipta Award Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya, also awarded Agung Rai (the owner of the Agung Rai Museum of Art or ARMA)-Ubud) the Cipta Award, in acknowledgement of his success in developing sustainable tourism.

Minister Yahya said that the principles of eco-friendly or green tourism are an important part of competing on the global market. “In the face of global competition, we are trying to improve the competitiveness of Indonesian tourism,” he added. (010)

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File - In this Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, file photo, an Israeli emergency service member stands next to the body of Shadi Kaseeb, who was shot by two Israeli civilians as he ran toward them with a kitchen knife near the Kfar Adumim settlement in the West Bank, according to Israeli police.

Indonesian Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya

No rain, corn self-sufficiency under threat

A man is harvesting his corn.

SEMARAPURA - Klungkung District’s efforts to render Nusa Penida self-sufficient in terms of corn production is under threat of failure from lack of rain. Because there has been no rains for over six months, farmers

have not dares to plant their crops, though they have prepared the land for planting. The plan was to plant 500 hectares of land with corn plants in order to meet the needs of the local community.

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Intelligence section chief of the 1610 / Klungkung Military District Command, I Nyoman Tunggu, said that as part of the Application Movement of the Integrated Plant Processing (GP-PTT), the army has

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been assisting farmers to help realize food self-sufficiency but that the goal has not been achieved yet.

Nyoman Tunggu explained that although there are no obstacles in terms of land and seeds, unfavourable weather conditions have hampered corn planting efforts. The land can only be worked on in rainy season,” he explained when contacted on Tuesday (Dec. 8).

Apparently farmers do not dare to cultivate their land, for although the rain is almost certain to arrive soon, the threat of crop failure still haunts them. “The land has been prepared but has not been planted with corn yet because it hasn’t rained yet. Farmers fare afraid. If they are forced to plant, and their crops fail that would be detrimental to farmers,” he explained. He emphasized that the drought is their main obstacle.

Head of the Klungkung Agriculture Agency, I Wayan Durma, acknowledged that the plan to plant 500 hectares of land as a way to ensure food self-sufficiency has yet to come to pass. Nevertheless, there are a few farmers who are preparing their land to be planted soon. He added that corn self-sufficiency cannot be realized this year because: “it takes three months from planting to harvest, so that it cannot be done this year,” he explained.

Durma pointed out however that even though Nusa Penida corn production has not been optimal, the food needs of the District of Klungkung have been helped by the surplus of rice produced this year. “The corn is for consumption in Nusa Penida, but Klungkung has produced a surplus of rice -estimated at about 735 tons,” he concluded. (dwa)

Police arrest S. Korean suspect in blast at Tokyo war shrine

Fueled by rage, Palestinian lone wolf attacks in 3rd month

TOKYO — Police in Tokyo have arrested a South Korean man suspected of causing an explosion last month in a public restroom at a controversial shrine in Tokyo that honors Japanese war dead.

The 27-year-old Jeon Chang-han was arrested Wednesday after he returned to Tokyo from South Korea for voluntary questioning, police officials said.

No one was injured in the Nov. 23 explosion at the Yasukuni shrine.

Police earlier said the suspect was identified from close-circuit TV and had left Japan after the blast.

The shrine, which honors 2.5 million Japanese war dead, including executed war criminals, is a focal point for lingering tensions with Japan’s neighbors over the country’s aggression before and during World War II. Many families and tourists visit Yasukuni, which has a grandiose gate, giant cherry trees and a museum that pays homage to those who died in Japan’s wars, including kamikaze pilots. (ap)

Five days later, in the same West Bank spot, Shadi’s younger brother Fadi rammed his car into two Israelis at a bus stop near a Jewish settlement before being shot dead.

The brothers were among dozens of Palestinians gunned down

by Israeli troops or civilians since September in what Israel says were attempted or actual Palestinian attacks. The attacks, mainly involving cars or knives, have killed 19 Israelis.

Now in its third month, this round of Israeli-Palestinian violence has defied definitions and easy explanations. Almost daily, ordinary Palestinians — many in their teens and without political affiliations — carry out what are essentially suicide missions. Yet most attacks appear to be spontaneous, lacking a guiding hand or clear tactical goal. Political and personal

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 23, 2015 file photo, a police officer stands guard Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo following an explosion in its public restroom.

RAMALLAH — On a recent morning, Palestinian taxi driver Shadi Kaseeb dropped off his two oldest children at school before picking up his first passenger — a seemingly routine start to his day. Before noon, the 31-year-old driver was dead, shot by two Israeli civilians after police said he ran toward them with a kitchen knife. motives appear to overlap.

The violence is playing out in one of the darkest periods of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with Israeli rule over Palestinians wellentrenched. Hopes for a peace deal establishing a Palestinian state are at a low after Israelis this year reelected their hard-line government, which continues to build Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

The killing of dozens of Palestinians by Israeli fire in recent months, including in stonethrowing clashes, has further stoked popular anger. Some rights activists blame what they say is a “shoot-to-kill” atmosphere in Israel, fueled by incendiary comments by leading Israeli politicians and security officials.

Militant groups such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad are further stirring anti-Israeli sentiment among

Palestinians, particularly on their widely watched TV stations. Amateur video of perceived incidents of excessive use of force by Israel is shared on social media, ubiquitous among young Palestinians.

Revenge is also a factor -- some assailants seek retribution for family members killed by Israeli fire.

This mix has helped perpetuate what initially appeared to be just another flare-up, one of many in the century-old conflict. “This popular uprising has continued longer than observers expected,” said political scientist Ahmed Azim at the West Bank’s Bir Zeit University.

The level of violence remains below that seen in two Palestinian uprisings against Israeli occupation since the late 1980s, but has also shown no sign of slowing down.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said the attacks are spontaneous outbursts of Palestinian anger. “No one called for it, but it came from the hearts of these young people who saw everything with their own eyes, the injustice and the attacks by (Israeli) settlers,” he said last month. (ap)

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Archipelagic mask festival to be held again in 2016

Kinder Morgan slashes dividend 75 percent

GIANYAR - The government of Gianyar is organizing another Archipelagic Mask Festival for 2016 that will involve artists from 24 of Indonesia’s provinces and also from a few other Asian countries. Plans and preparations for the festival will start in the new year.

HOUSTON — Pipeline operator Kinder Morgan Inc. slashed its quarterly dividend by 75 percent Tuesday, saying that doing so would allow it to fund expansion, eliminate the need to tap equity markets and maintain its credit rating.

The Houston-based company said its board approved a cut to its quarterly dividend to 12.5 cents per share from 51 cents per share, starting with the fourth-quarter payment payable in February.

Culture Agency starting to prepare

Executive Chairman Rich Kinder said the decision was “not made lightly” and was preferable to asset sales and other options.

The reduced payout comes as commodity prices continue to plummet. U.S. benchmark crude costs just $37.51 a barrel, near a seven-year low.

Kinder Morgan shares dropped 5.2 percent to $14.90 in afterhours trading Tuesday to a new 52-week low. (ap)

China inflation edges higher as food costs rise BEIJING — China’s consumer inflation rebounded in November after vegetable prices jumped due to unusually frigid winter. Prices rose 1.5 percent over a year earlier, accelerating from October’s 1.3 percent, data showed Wednesday. That was driven by a 9.4 percent rise in prices of fresh vegetables.

Consumer inflation had been drifting down after hitting 2 percent in August. Relatively low inflation has given Chinese leaders room to cut interest rates six times since last November to stimulate

the slowing economy.

“Today’s inflation data support our view that domestic price pressures are on the rise,” said Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics in a report. “Looking ahead, we expect inflation to rise going into 2016.”

Also in November, wholesale prices measured as goods left the factory fell for a 44th straight month, declining by 5.9 percent from a year earlier.

Inflation in non-food consumer prices edged up to 1.1 percent from October’s 0.9 percent. (ap) A man walks past a bank electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015.

World stock markets struggled for direction on Thursday as weak oil prices, mixed Chinese economic data and the rising prospect of a Fed rate hike dulled investor interest.

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Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Mitsuhisa Kato poses with a Toyota new Prius at the Toyota showroom in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015.

Toyota starts sales of 4th generation Prius hybrid

TOKYO — Toyota said Wednesday it expects annual sales of its newly-released fourth generation Prius hybrid to reach as many as 350,000 vehicles despite a big drop in oil prices making traditional gasoline cars cheap to run.

The automaker is promising mileage of 40.8 kilometers a liter (96 miles a gallon) in Japan for its latest version of the gasolineelectric car, better than the 40 kpm initially projected.

Mileage tests and driving conditions differ by nation. Toyota Motor Corp. has promised about 52 mpg in the U.S. Executive Vice President Mitsuhisa Kato told reporters at a Tokyo showroom, that the latest Prius made fewer driving experience compromises to achieve better mileage. “There is nothing you feel you are suffering through to get that mileage,” he said.

Improvements in the battery, engine, wind resistance and weight are contributing to the improved performance, according to Toyota.

The new Prius also got a design makeover, although reaction has been divided.

Toyota has sold about 4 million Prius vehicles globally, making it the world’s top-selling hybrid, but its popularity is mostly limited to the U.S. and Japan. Toyota faced skepticism when it first introduced Prius in 1997.

“In my mind, there is no doubt that this new model will be well received,” said Max Zanan, chief executive of IDDS Group, a New York-based consulting company that specializes in auto retailing.

“It will continue to set the pace for, and dominate, the global hybrid car market.”

A hybrid switches back and forth between a gasoline engine and an electric motor to deliver

an efficient ride and reduce emissions. They deliver more of a perk in stop-and-go city driving than freeway driving.

Japan sales started Wednesday, and are set for January in North America and February om Europe.

Toyota says it’s expecting to sell 12,000 Prius cars a month in Japan, with projected annual global sales at 300,000 to 350,000 vehicles.

Kato brushed off questions about how the recent drop in oil prices may negatively affect sales. Energy and ecological worries are here to stay, he said. Japan pre-orders total 60,000 vehicles, and many of the buyers will have to wait several months for their Prius to arrive, as production can’t keep up.

Prices in Japan, also announced Wednesday, are higher than the previous model’s, starting at 2.4 million yen ($20,000), up from 2.2 million yen. Overseas prices have not yet been announced. (ap)

According to the Head of the Gianyar Culture Agency, I Gusti Ngurah Wijana, this years’ Archipelagic Mask Festival that took place between December 5th and December 7th at Wantilan Taman Pule in Mas Village was very successful. Artists showcased the cultural richness of the archipelago and provided inspiration and knowledge about masks to the public. Nevertheless, he admitted that the the organization of festival could be improved in the future.

This was the first year that the festival was eld and only involved artists from 6 different regions due to the short time in which the festival was organized. “In 2016, we be holding the festival for the second time and plan to involve artists from more regions that have mask arts,” he said.

Wijana said in order to ensure the participation of the mask artists from around Indonesia and also from some other places in Asia, the Gianyar Culture Agency will start preparations well in advance including matters concerning the budget for the festival and will be sending out invitations to the artists at the beginning of 2016.

Both Papua and Kalimantan are amongst the areas that will be invited, as they both have a very rich mask art heritage that is little known to the general public. “The mask artists are invited to display the distinctive characteristic masks of each region in Indonesia as a way to highlight the diversity of masks in Indonesia. The archipelagic Mask Festival is also meant to contribute to Gianyar being a Heritage District,” said Wijana. (kmb25)

Topeng Dance, one of the most sacred traditional dance in Bali

IBP/File

Puluran River too shallow

Fear that Taman Temple at Bubunan will be destroyed by floods

The Puluran River is too shallow so the water cannot flow SINGARAJA - This years rainy season that started late, has meant that the paddy filed irrigation channel near Taman Temple, Buburan has become clogged forcing farmers to suspend their plowing activities.

Many farmers’ tractors have become stranded in the middle of Bubunan’s 6,000 square meters of paddy fields. Bubunan village is known for producing high quality rice grain that contributes to the District of Buleleng’s food ssel-sufficiency.

IBP/Dewa Kusuma

According to local farmer, Made Sarjana, the rain that suddenly poored down over several days, flooded the paddy fields and then the rainwater stagnated because the irrigation channels were not functioning properly. “Water could not flow as

smoothly as usual through the irrigation channels, so tractors had to contend with deep muddy water,” said Sarjana on Tuesday (Dec. 8).

Sarjana explained that because Puluran River (Taman Hamalet) is very shallow, the overflowing water just pools instead of flowing. In fact the area is flooded every year because this issue has not received serious attention. “You see if there are heavy rains, the water for the river quickly overflows into the irrigation channels of the paddy fields and the Taman Temple (one of a trinity) gets flooded too,” he said.

Headman of Bubunan, Ketut Sudarmawan Duniaji, explained that the Bali-Penida River Agency (BWS) has already dredged some parts of the Puluran River bed but that they have not had a chance to dredge all the shallow area. What makes matter worse for the villagers is that many peoples homes dare not equipped with revetments, so they end up gutted flooded too. “The whole river has not been dredged yet so there are still some shallow areas,” he confessed.

Duniaji said that many residents have already agreed to dismantle the buildings that do not have revetments along about 1 kilometre of the river. But he added that he did not know where to submit a proposal requesting funding for the construction of revetments and dredging.

“We remain unable to determine which areas fall under the authority of the district or other bodies. We are asking for guidance about where we should apply for assistance and what is the solution for preventing Taman Temple for being destroyed by floods,” stated Duniaji. (kmb34)

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Greece starts removing stranded migrants at Macedonia border

IDOMENI, Greece - Greek police started removing hundreds of migrants stranded on the Greek-Macedonian border and blocking rail traffic on Wednesday, a police official and a Reuters eyewitness said.

Some 1,200 people mostly from Pakistan, Morocco and Iran, were stuck near the northern Greek town of Idomeni, demanding to cross into Macedonia to reach northern Europe after non-EU Balkan states began filtering migrants by nationality.

The police official said the migrants would be taken to Athens on buses and will be accommodated in migration centers before being sent back to their home countries.

Hundreds of thousands of people

streamed into Europe this year, mostly through Greece, but Balkan states began blocking passage last month to all but Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans, who are considered as refugees because they are fleeing war zones.

Clashes have flared in the last two weeks between police and stranded migrants blocking the Greek-Macedonian crossing for refugees and the railway line running between the two countries. A Moroccan man was electrocuted to death on the line last week.

Macedonia has erected a metal fence to keep others out and plans to extend it to cover more than 40 km (25 miles) of the border.

More than 600,000 people have arrived in Greece this year by making the short but perilous journey by boat or rubber dinghy from Turkey to outlying islands. Thousands more have drowned.

In another such incident, Greek coastguard recovered the bodies of 11 people, including five children, after their wooden boat sank off the island of Farmakonisi in the early hours on Wednesday, a coastguard official said. Some 23 people were rescued, while 13 were still missing, the official added. (rtr)

REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Blankets left by migrants are seen on a street after they entered a compound outside the Berlin Office of Health and Social Affairs (LAGESO) for their registration process in Berlin, Germany, December 9, 2015.

Australia police search home of man named as bitcoin founder

SYDNEY — Australian police raided the Sydney home and business premises of a man that technology news sites have claimed is the founder of virtual currency bitcoin.

A statement from the Australian Federal Police on Wednesday said the searches were related to a tax investigation not recent media re-

ports on the virtual currency.

Federal officers and tax officials refused to answer questions as they left the house in a Sydney suburb hauling two black roller suitcases.

Technology publications Wired and Gizmodo published reports this week identifying an Australian businessman as bitcoin’s likely

inventor. Since bitcoin’s birth in 2009, the currency’s creator has remained a mystery.

In March last year, American Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto denied he was the inventor after Newsweek published a 4,500-word cover story linking the currency to him. (ap)

International

Georgia executes man for 1992 killing of his mother’s friend

JACKSON, Ga. — A Georgia man convicted of forging checks belonging to his mother’s friend and killing the man after he demanded money back was executed, correction officials said.

The execution of Brian Keith Terrell, 47, was carried out at earlier Wednesday at the state prison in Jackson, the Department of Corrections said. Terrell was convicted of murder in the June 1992 killing of 70-year-old John Watson of Covington, a community east of Atlanta.

Terrell was on parole in 1992 when he stole 10 of Watson’s checks and signed his name on some, prosecutors said. Watson told police about the theft but asked them not to pursue charges if most of the money was returned. The day he was to return the money, according to the prosecutors, Terrell had his cousin drive him to Watson’s house where he shot Watson multiple times.

Terrell’s lawyers had said their client was innocent. They argued that no physical evidence connected Terrell to the killing and that prosecutors had used false and misleading testimony to secure the conviction that drew the death penalty. State lawyers countered that the courts had already heard and rejected the defense arguments.

The U.S. Supreme Court, without explanation, denied a request for a stay about four hours after the 7 p.m. scheduled execution time.

On Monday, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles had denied Terrell’s request for clemency. A state court on Tuesday dismissed a complaint in which Terrell claimed innocence, and the state Supreme Court declined to halt the execution.

Australia ...

From page 1 The assistant Minister went on to say that Bali is a good example of a tourist destination -visited by people from many different countries (including Australia), where different religious and ethnic groups have good relations.

She also mentioned that Bali and Australia have a special relationship because so many Australians visit, and some even considering Bali as their second home.

Concetta said that she hopes that Australia can improve its relationship with Indonesia and with Bali in particular. “The person to person

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Indonesian vote in elections for regional leaders

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Millions of Indonesians voted Wednesday in nationwide elections for regional leaders in the sprawling archipelago.

Georgia Department of Corrections via AP

This undated photo released by the Georgia Department of Corrections shows Brian Keith Terrell. Terrell is scheduled for execution on Dec. 8, 2015, at 7 p.m. at the state prison in Jackson, Department of Corrections Commissioner Homer Bryson said Monday, Nov. 23, in a statement.

Terrell also had filed a court challenge saying the state cannot ensure the safety or efficacy of the drug it plans to use to execute him. A federal court on Tuesday rejected that challenge, and Terrell appealed to the 11th U.S. Court of Appeals.

Terrell was previously set for execution on March 10, but after Department of Corrections officials discovered solid chunks had formed in the drug that was to be used in another execution on March 2, they temporarily suspended all executions to allow time for an analysis of the drug.

The state has said the most likely cause was that the drug was shipped and stored at a temperature that was too cold. The state has taken precautions to prevent that from happening again, state lawyers have said. (ap) interactions that take place between Australian citizens and members of Bali’s community, are a good example of how connections between individuals can help to strengthen relations between countries,” she said.

Meanwhile, Paul Grigson said that Indonesia is one of Australia’s important partner’s, especially within the context of the Asean Economic Community (AEC). The AEC, he said, will be a good opportunity for Indonesia and Australia to cooperate more intensely in the field of economics. Grigson also pointed out that Indonesia is the number one choice for Australian students wanting to study abroad. (kmb18)

More than 102 million voters across three time zones were eligible to cast ballot at more than 202,000 makeshifts booths, with the government deploying more than 192,000 policemen and 35,000 soldiers in order to ensure security for the first simultaneous elections in 34 of the country’s 36 provinces.

Candidates are vying to become provincial governors, district chiefs and mayors.

Only the capital Jakarta and the westernmost province of Aceh were not holding elections Wednesday. Jakarta will hold its governor election in 2017 while Aceh will pick its regional leaders in February.

Final results were expected later this month. Indonesia, with a population of 246 million, is the world’s the most populous Muslim nation although there are no fundamentalist parties.

Local elections had been held separately in each region, resulting in elections happening frequently in various parts of the country of 17,000 islands. The government decided to hold the simultaneous elections to save costs.

National police chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti said the elections were running smoothly without any significant incidents. (ap)

A woman carries her child as she inspects poster of candidates and list of voters in her neighborhood during the regional election in Tangerang, Indonesia, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015.

AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana

Minister supports decision to delay elections in five regions

Tangerang - Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo expressed high regard for the legal process that led to the delay in elections in five regions.

The implementation of the regional head elections (pilkada) has been delayed ahead of the voting on Wednesday in Central Kalimantan, Pematangsiantar in North Sumatra, Simalungung district in North Suma-

tra, Manado in North Sulawesi, and Fak-Fak district in West Papua.

Kumolo stated that the delay was related to the legal process, and the General Election Commission (KPU), as the organizer, could not be held responsible as it had completed 99 percent of the preparations for holding the elections.

The delay in elections in five regions could be addressed in 21

days, but the home affairs minister said it would be completed within 14 days. The home affairs minister was in Tangerang on Wednesday to monitor the implementation of the simultaneous pilkada at the Polling Station No. 17 in Alam Sutera, Serpong Sub-district.

“The government has declared December 9 a national holiday.

We hope that the people could use

their voting rights in the elections,” Kumolo stated.

At the location, incumbent Mayor Airin Rachmi Diany, who is running for a re-election for a second term, cast her ballot.

Three pairs of candidates are contesting in the mayoral elections in South Tangerang. From Tangerang, Kumolo headed to Solo and Semarang, Central Java, which

is his hometown.

Several eligible voters on Wednesday morning began arriving at the polling stations to cast their ballots in Indonesias first-ever simultaneous pilkada being held in 264 regions.

Initially, the pilkada would be organized in 269 regions, but the KPU announced on Tuesday evening that the elections were postponed in five regions. (ant)

Nigerian sentenced to 15 years in jail in narcotic case Jakarta - The West Jakarta district court sentenced Nigerias Anthony Ejemba Chijoko (34) on Tuesday to 15 years in jail for dealing in narcotic drugs. Chief judge Haran Tarigan, who read out the verdict, also fined the defendant Rp1 billion. In case of non-payment of fine, he would

have to stay in prison for five months more.

Anthony was convicted of having acted as a middleman in a narcotic drug deal and for having kept and trafficked 1.85 kilograms of methamphetamine. He violated Article 114 Paragraph 2, in conjunction with Article 132 Paragraph

1 of Law Number 35 of 2009, on narcotics.

The sentence was for a duration two years less than the prosecutors demand of 17 years in jail. Anthony did not appeal the verdict.

“I accept,” he said after hearing the verdict.

Anthony was arrested by the Ja-

karta Metropolitan police on April 20, following the arrest of Ade Irman Handayani, his girlfriend, who he had asked to return 266.78 grams of methamphetamine to his rented house in Srengseng, Kembangan, West Jakarta.

Ade was arrested while she was on her way to Anthonys house. The

police then asked her to lead them to Anthonys house from where they recovered 1.85 kilograms of meth.

Anthony confessed to have obtained the contraband from a friend of his, named Frank, who continues to be at large since April 19. He later entrusted Ade Irma Handayani with the contraband. (ant)

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Dennis pushing for major off-track changes at McLaren F1 team

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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) warms up before an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015.

Budaga Village

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SEMARAPURA - Budaga Village is about 35 heactares and is located one kilometer west of the City Semarapura, Klungkung. Budaga has a population of 733 people- 367 males and 366 females. Since the village was first founded, it has been divided into two hamlets; Budaga Klod and Budaga

Kaler and the people of this village were involved in agriculture as their main occupation.

But over time, the inhabitants of Budaga have abandoned agriculture. The main reason being that young people have not continued the practice and agricultural lands have been turned into residences. In

recent years many inhabitants of Budaga have turned to the production of brass handicrafts of all different kinds. These products are sold all over Bali and even abroad. Although most of the products that are produced here are made to be used in religious ceremonies, crafts are also made as souvenirs.

Warriors busy early, beat Pacers to go 23-0

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The other division leaders in action Tuesday both recorded victories: Oklahoma City won convincingly at Memphis and Cleveland came from 18 points down to overrun Portland.

Golden State’s Klay Thompson scored a season-high 39 points — including 29 in the first half — and Stephen Curry had 29 points and 10 assists for the Warriors, who led by 28 points early in the fourth quarter before easing up.

Indiana was led by Paul George with 33 points. The 44 points conceded in the first quarter was the worst by the Pacers in the NBA era. Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant

had 32 points and 10 rebounds to steer the Thunder to a 125-88 win at Memphis.

Russell Westbrook added 13 points while matching his season high with 16 assists for the Thunder, who led by 35 points after three quarters, allowing Durant and Westbrook to sit out the fourth.

Mario Chalmers scored 19 points to lead the Grizzlies, who gave up their biggest score of the season.

Cleveland’s LeBron James had 33 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Cavaliers back from the big firsthalf deficit and to a 105-100 win against Portland.

Kevin Love added 18 points for

the Cavaliers, who benefited from a second-half lineup adjustment by coach David Blatt and ended a three-game losing skid.

James, who didn’t play Saturday in Miami to rest, scored 14 points in the fourth quarter, including a 3-pointer and a three-point play that helped seal the result. He shot 14 for 24 from the field.

Damian Lillard scored 33 points for Portland, which also blew a late lead Monday in Milwaukee.

Orlando ended a run of five successive losses to Denver by taking an 85-74 road win, with Nikola Vucevic contributing 18 points and 13 rebounds.

Sacramento established a 12point lead after one quarter and led throughout in a 114-106 win against Utah, with both DeMarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay scoring 23 points.

Brooklyn’s Brook Lopez scored 24 points to lead the Nets past Houston 110-105. (ap)

Ron Dennis is in the process of making major off-track changes he hopes will allow McLaren to compete with Formula 1 rivals Mercedes and Ferrari. Although Dennis has refused to divulge details, Autosport understands the 67-year-old has been working on attracting additional investment into the company.

At present McLaren Technology Group CEO Dennis has a 25 per cent shareholding, along with Mansour Ojjeh, while the Bahrain sovereign wealth fund, Mumtalakat, holds the remaining 50 per cent.

In an effort to revitalise the business, Dennis has been in discussions with potential investors in recent months, notably from China. Asked about the current shareholding, Dennis said: “There has always been movements in equity over the history of McLaren, and there is nothing particularly unusual about that.

“Our objective as shareholders is always to think about growth.

“The process we are going through at the moment is with regard to how we can be bigger, stronger, to build the organisation to match the resources some of the other players have because it’s not easy to race against Mercedes or Ferrari.”

The McLaren group’s diversification - into areas such as roadcars, medical, financial, research, analytics - means its F1 team now accounts for just over a third of the business.

To bring the team back to its former glories, Dennis recognises further off-track efforts are needed, hence his pursuit of other avenues.

“The [F1] business model is not attractive in the long term, not least because 110 F1 teams have come and gone since 1966, and we don’t want to be one of those,” said Dennis.

“The way to avoid it is you build a broader base that supports a Formula 1 team, which is an important part of the business. “It reflects badly when we are not succeeding, but it is part of our brand and part of our business.

“You can achieve growth in two ways in a private company - you take the money you call profit and you invest it in the future.

“Or, if you want to move faster than that, you have to find a completely different approach, and that’s been focusing my mind for four months at least, which has been the primary reason why you’ve not seen me at the grands prix.

“But complex things take time, and as and when we get there, and if we get there, then we’ll take this giant step for McLaren, and I’ll share it with you.” (rtr)

Ron Dennis

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Sp rt Van Gaal struggles to understand United’s European exit

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Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo in action against Malmo’s Kari Arnason.

Ronaldo sets record, Madrid routs Malmo 8-0 in CL

MADRID — Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score 10 goals or more in the group stage of the Champions League, claiming four as Real Madrid routed Malmo 8-0 on Tuesday.

Ronaldo reached 11 goals in six games, surpassing the nine scored by Luiz Adriano with Shakhtar Donetsk last season. Ronaldo also scored nine times in the 2013-14 season group stage.

As well, Ronaldo set up two goals

by Karim Benzema, who scored a hat trick at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Mateo Kovacic also netted.

Madrid secured the biggest margin of victory in the Champions League since Liverpool defeated Besiktas also by 8-0 in 2007.

The game meant little for Madrid because it had already secured first place in Group A, but the convincing victory helped ease the pressure on coach Rafa Benitez and president Florentino Perez. Fans were still angry at the demoralizing 4-0 home loss to Barcelona in the Spanish league and disqualification from the Copa del Rey because of an ineligible player.

“We are very satisfied and happy for all of the Madrid fans who didn’t lose faith in this team,” said Benitez, who was in command of Liverpool when it routed Besiktas in 2007.

“This is football, things change week after week. It’s important for us to keep winning.”

Ronaldo made life easier for his

coach and president with another remarkable performance, helping Madrid end the group stage with three more points than Paris SaintGermain.

“I’m happy that I’ve achieved another record,” said Ronaldo, the Champions League’s all-time leading scorer. “I’m happy with my season so far. There were some setbacks in the beginning but now I’m more confident.”

He scored his first goal from an angled free kick just before halftime to make it 3-0, firing a shot that bounced just in front of the goalkeeper before reaching the far corner.

He increased the lead by picking up a loose ball in front of the goal just after the interval, and notched the third moments later with a low cross shot. His fourth goal came after a cross by Francisco “Isco” Alarcon nine minutes later.

Ronaldo’s previous Champions League goals this season came with a hat trick against Shakhtar Donetsk at home, and two-goal strikes in away victories at Malmo and Shakhtar.

“It always helps to have ambitious players in the team and Cristiano is one of these players,” Benitez said.

“He motivates everyone by always trying to do more on the field.”

Benzema opened the scoring from close range off the rebound of a shot

by Isco. His and the team’s second was a header after another wellplaced cross by Ronaldo. His third came after a breakaway midway through the second half.

It was the second straight game in which he scored at least two, after a brace in the 4-1 win over Getafe in the Spanish league on Saturday.

Those were his first goals since being implicated in a blackmail case in relation to an alleged extortion scam over a sex tape featuring his France teammate Mathieu Valbuena.

After one of Ronaldo’s goals, Real Madrid players ran to the bench and embraced Denis Cheryshev, whose appearance in the Copa del Rey last week disqualified the team because he was carrying a one-game suspension from last season. Cheryshev was jeered by Madrid fans on Saturday, but he was loudly applauded on Tuesday when he came on as a substitute with Madrid up 8-0. Madrid has won five straight games since the humiliating home loss to Barcelona.

Malmo came into the match with a chance to secure a place in the Europa League but finished last in the group.

“We knew that it would be very difficult against Real Madrid here, considering the quality they have,” Malmo coach Age Hareide said. (ap)

WOLFSBURG, Germany Manchester United’s 3-2 Champions League defeat at VfL Wolfsburg on Tuesday was difficult to understand, said manager Louis van Gaal after they crashed out in the group stage for the first time since 2011.

United went into the game needing a win to guarantee a place in the last 16 but were outplayed for long stretches and, having clawed their way back into the match, conceded a late goal to finish third in Group B and qualify for the Europa League.

The irony for a shell-shocked Van Gaal was his team finally found their scoring touch, after two goalless draws in their last three games, but fell apart in defence.

“The result is difficult to understand,” the Dutchman told a news conference. “I am happy we have scored and not happy we have two times in two minutes given a goal away. “I have to analyse why that is happening.

Normally we are very good in that aspect.”

The result will further increase the scrutiny on Van Gaal who has been heavily criticised for a perceived negative style of play.

As well as frustrated supporters, there have also been no shortage of pundits willing to put the boot in.

Within minutes of United’s defeat on Tuesday, former United and England defender Rio Ferdinand described their Champions League exit as “embarrassing”.

“If you strip it back this squad needs a hard look,” he said on BT Sport. “There is no pace or power. People are looking around at each other rather than saying, ‘I will drag you through’.”

That opinion was echoed

by Ferdinand’s co-pundit and former United and England team mate Michael Owen who suggested the players Van Gaal had sold over the last 18 months would beat Tuesday’s team.

The Dutchman is now likely to reflect that United’s elimination has been largely self-inflicted.

When the draw was made, few predicted United would have any problems emerging from a group that also contained CSKA Moscow and PSV Eindhoven but Van Gaal’s men won only two of their six matches, at home to Wolfsburg and CSKA. On the plus side the Champions League exit will allow United to focus their attention on the Premier League, handing them a potential advantage over their title rivals.

“We now have to wait until next year but we have got enough to fight for, the FA Cup and the Premier League,” Van Gaal said. (rtr)

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Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal looks dejected

Lucas and Ibrahimovic score as PSG beats Shakhtar 2-0

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PSG’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic, right, celebrates with Lucas after Ibrahimovic scored the second goal for his team during the Champions League Group A soccer match between PSG and FC Shakhtar Donetsk at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015.

PARIS — Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Lucas set each other up for goals as Paris Saint-Germain beat Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 in their final Champions League group game on Tuesday. With Real Madrid having already secured first place in Group A and PSG guaranteed second spot, there was little at stake for home fans on a chilly night at Parc des Princes.

“The first half wasn’t brilliant, the second was better,” said PSG coach Laurent Blanc, who rested several key players. “It was fairly satisfying given the number of changes we made.” Despite heavy investment, Blanc’s team has fallen at the quarterfinal stage in the past two seasons and still has a point to prove in Europe.

“We know we can challenge strongly when we’re at full strength, and we’ll need to be in February,” Blanc said, adding that he wants to avoid Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

“There are two favorites in the competition, and I don’t think we’re the only ones who want to avoid them

in the draw.”

The inconsistent Lucas took his chance almost an hour in with a clean strike into the left corner. The Brazilian then headed a long ball down into the path of Ibrahimovic, who finished with an equally crisp shot near the end to make him PSG’s all-time leading scorer in Europe with 17 goals.

“It’s not something I was thinking of, the only thing I’m thinking of is enjoying my game,” said Ibrahimovic, who has 10 goals in his past nine games.

He certainly had an eventful night, clearing one Shakhtar header off the line in the second half, and almost scoring an own goal late in the first only for goalkeeper Kevin Trapp to react in time.

Shakhtar, which finished third to qualify for the Europa League, had chances but its star midfielder Alex Teixeira was unusually wasteful in front of goal.

“We didn’t deserve to lose, but the class of PSG’s players showed in the way they took chances,” Shakhtar coach Mircea Lucescu said. “PSG is among the best four teams in Europe now.”

He even rated Blanc’s side higher than Madrid. “Real Madrid relies more on individual players. PSG is better at the moment.” Still, Lucescu’s side — which scored 34 times in eight games before the match — almost caught PSG napping after five minutes.

Left back Ismaily found space down the flank but striker Eduardo somehow skewered wide with the goal gaping. The next to miss was Teixeira, whose nine goals in six games made him a big threat, but he failed to control a ball that landed invitingly at his feet near the penalty spot.

Shakhtar should have punished PSG’s occasional profligacy, but Teixeira scooped well over from eight meters out. It was a costly miss as Lucas struck soon after.

Angel Di Maria added some much-needed urgency when he came on and played in Ibrahimovic with a clever pass, but he poked wide with only the goalkeeper to beat.

Astonishingly, that miss drew jeers from some sections of the crowd — despite Ibrahimovic being the club’s all-time leading scorer with 120 goals. But the fans were indebted to him at both ends, as he headed Yaroslav Rakitskiy’s header off the line when Shakhtar pushed for an equalizer. (ap)

Sevilla’s Fernando Llorente celebrates after scoring the first goal.

REUTERS/Marcelo Del Pozo

Sevilla hunting Europa treble after sinking Juve

SEVILLA - Sevilla will be chasing their third straight Europa League title after Fernando Llorente scored against his former club Juventus to secure a 1-0 win for the Spanish side in Champions League Group D on Tuesday.

Juve and Manchester City were already assured of a place in the last 16 and the English club’s 4-2 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach meant Sevilla finished third, clinching a spot in Europe’s second-tier club competition.

Former Spain striker Llorente,

who joined Sevilla from Juve in the close season, headed past goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon in the 65th minute at the Sanchez Pizjuan while the Serie A champions failed to make a host of first-half chances count.

“We knew that for us it was a final and we started the game in a fantastic way,” Llorente told Spanish television. “We have shown the level of this side and we are happy to go into the Europa League.”

City topped the group with 12 points from six games with Juve in second place on 11.

Sevilla, who qualified for the continent’s elite club competition by winning a second consecutive Europa League title last season, ended with six points and Gladbach finished bottom on five.

“Now we no longer have the disappointment of not being able to continue in the Champions League,” said Sevilla coach Unai Emery.

“We have the excitement of going into the Europa League which is an environment where the team feels comfortable.” (rtr)

FIFA medical chief backs Carneiro in Chelsea case-report

LONDON - The head of FIFA’s medical committee Michel D’Hooghe has stated his support for Chelsea’s former club doctor Eva Carneiro, who has brought a legal case against the club for constructive dismissal, the BBC reported on Tuesday.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, named a respondent in the case, is also the subject of an individual legal action.

“Of course I support Eva Carneiro,” D’Hooghe was quoted as saying by the BBC. “She did her job, she did her duty - when somebody is medically in trouble

she has to intervene. Of course she has my support and the whole medical committee’s.

“I have had email contact with her and she is very happy with the global support of the medical world in football.”

Mourinho called Carneiro “impulsive and naive” and removed her from first team duties after she went on the pitch to treat Eden Hazard during the opening match of the Premier League season against Swansea City at Stamford Bridge on Aug. 8.

Chelsea were already down to

10 men after goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was sent off and, with Hazard having to leave the pitch after treatment, they were temporarily left with nine players.

The match finished 2-2.

D’Hooghe said Carneiro might find it difficult to get another job in football but added he would help her if required.

“I can imagine that in the short term she might have some problems with that,” he said.

“But with her personality and her competence she must certainly have a great future and if I can help her I will do it.” (rtr)

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Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo in action against Malmo’s Kari Arnason.

Ronaldo sets record, Madrid routs Malmo 8-0 in CL

MADRID — Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score 10 goals or more in the group stage of the Champions League, claiming four as Real Madrid routed Malmo 8-0 on Tuesday.

Ronaldo reached 11 goals in six games, surpassing the nine scored by Luiz Adriano with Shakhtar Donetsk last season. Ronaldo also scored nine times in the 2013-14 season group stage.

As well, Ronaldo set up two goals

by Karim Benzema, who scored a hat trick at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Mateo Kovacic also netted.

Madrid secured the biggest margin of victory in the Champions League since Liverpool defeated Besiktas also by 8-0 in 2007.

The game meant little for Madrid because it had already secured first place in Group A, but the convincing victory helped ease the pressure on coach Rafa Benitez and president Florentino Perez. Fans were still angry at the demoralizing 4-0 home loss to Barcelona in the Spanish league and disqualification from the Copa del Rey because of an ineligible player.

“We are very satisfied and happy for all of the Madrid fans who didn’t lose faith in this team,” said Benitez, who was in command of Liverpool when it routed Besiktas in 2007.

“This is football, things change week after week. It’s important for us to keep winning.”

Ronaldo made life easier for his

coach and president with another remarkable performance, helping Madrid end the group stage with three more points than Paris SaintGermain.

“I’m happy that I’ve achieved another record,” said Ronaldo, the Champions League’s all-time leading scorer. “I’m happy with my season so far. There were some setbacks in the beginning but now I’m more confident.”

He scored his first goal from an angled free kick just before halftime to make it 3-0, firing a shot that bounced just in front of the goalkeeper before reaching the far corner.

He increased the lead by picking up a loose ball in front of the goal just after the interval, and notched the third moments later with a low cross shot. His fourth goal came after a cross by Francisco “Isco” Alarcon nine minutes later.

Ronaldo’s previous Champions League goals this season came with a hat trick against Shakhtar Donetsk at home, and two-goal strikes in away victories at Malmo and Shakhtar.

“It always helps to have ambitious players in the team and Cristiano is one of these players,” Benitez said.

“He motivates everyone by always trying to do more on the field.”

Benzema opened the scoring from close range off the rebound of a shot

by Isco. His and the team’s second was a header after another wellplaced cross by Ronaldo. His third came after a breakaway midway through the second half.

It was the second straight game in which he scored at least two, after a brace in the 4-1 win over Getafe in the Spanish league on Saturday.

Those were his first goals since being implicated in a blackmail case in relation to an alleged extortion scam over a sex tape featuring his France teammate Mathieu Valbuena.

After one of Ronaldo’s goals, Real Madrid players ran to the bench and embraced Denis Cheryshev, whose appearance in the Copa del Rey last week disqualified the team because he was carrying a one-game suspension from last season. Cheryshev was jeered by Madrid fans on Saturday, but he was loudly applauded on Tuesday when he came on as a substitute with Madrid up 8-0. Madrid has won five straight games since the humiliating home loss to Barcelona.

Malmo came into the match with a chance to secure a place in the Europa League but finished last in the group.

“We knew that it would be very difficult against Real Madrid here, considering the quality they have,” Malmo coach Age Hareide said. (ap)

WOLFSBURG, Germany Manchester United’s 3-2 Champions League defeat at VfL Wolfsburg on Tuesday was difficult to understand, said manager Louis van Gaal after they crashed out in the group stage for the first time since 2011.

United went into the game needing a win to guarantee a place in the last 16 but were outplayed for long stretches and, having clawed their way back into the match, conceded a late goal to finish third in Group B and qualify for the Europa League.

The irony for a shell-shocked Van Gaal was his team finally found their scoring touch, after two goalless draws in their last three games, but fell apart in defence.

“The result is difficult to understand,” the Dutchman told a news conference. “I am happy we have scored and not happy we have two times in two minutes given a goal away. “I have to analyse why that is happening.

Normally we are very good in that aspect.”

The result will further increase the scrutiny on Van Gaal who has been heavily criticised for a perceived negative style of play.

As well as frustrated supporters, there have also been no shortage of pundits willing to put the boot in.

Within minutes of United’s defeat on Tuesday, former United and England defender Rio Ferdinand described their Champions League exit as “embarrassing”.

“If you strip it back this squad needs a hard look,” he said on BT Sport. “There is no pace or power. People are looking around at each other rather than saying, ‘I will drag you through’.”

That opinion was echoed

by Ferdinand’s co-pundit and former United and England team mate Michael Owen who suggested the players Van Gaal had sold over the last 18 months would beat Tuesday’s team.

The Dutchman is now likely to reflect that United’s elimination has been largely self-inflicted.

When the draw was made, few predicted United would have any problems emerging from a group that also contained CSKA Moscow and PSV Eindhoven but Van Gaal’s men won only two of their six matches, at home to Wolfsburg and CSKA. On the plus side the Champions League exit will allow United to focus their attention on the Premier League, handing them a potential advantage over their title rivals.

“We now have to wait until next year but we have got enough to fight for, the FA Cup and the Premier League,” Van Gaal said. (rtr)

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Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal looks dejected

Lucas and Ibrahimovic score as PSG beats Shakhtar 2-0

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PSG’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic, right, celebrates with Lucas after Ibrahimovic scored the second goal for his team during the Champions League Group A soccer match between PSG and FC Shakhtar Donetsk at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015.

PARIS — Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Lucas set each other up for goals as Paris Saint-Germain beat Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 in their final Champions League group game on Tuesday. With Real Madrid having already secured first place in Group A and PSG guaranteed second spot, there was little at stake for home fans on a chilly night at Parc des Princes.

“The first half wasn’t brilliant, the second was better,” said PSG coach Laurent Blanc, who rested several key players. “It was fairly satisfying given the number of changes we made.” Despite heavy investment, Blanc’s team has fallen at the quarterfinal stage in the past two seasons and still has a point to prove in Europe.

“We know we can challenge strongly when we’re at full strength, and we’ll need to be in February,” Blanc said, adding that he wants to avoid Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

“There are two favorites in the competition, and I don’t think we’re the only ones who want to avoid them

in the draw.”

The inconsistent Lucas took his chance almost an hour in with a clean strike into the left corner. The Brazilian then headed a long ball down into the path of Ibrahimovic, who finished with an equally crisp shot near the end to make him PSG’s all-time leading scorer in Europe with 17 goals.

“It’s not something I was thinking of, the only thing I’m thinking of is enjoying my game,” said Ibrahimovic, who has 10 goals in his past nine games.

He certainly had an eventful night, clearing one Shakhtar header off the line in the second half, and almost scoring an own goal late in the first only for goalkeeper Kevin Trapp to react in time.

Shakhtar, which finished third to qualify for the Europa League, had chances but its star midfielder Alex Teixeira was unusually wasteful in front of goal.

“We didn’t deserve to lose, but the class of PSG’s players showed in the way they took chances,” Shakhtar coach Mircea Lucescu said. “PSG is among the best four teams in Europe now.”

He even rated Blanc’s side higher than Madrid. “Real Madrid relies more on individual players. PSG is better at the moment.” Still, Lucescu’s side — which scored 34 times in eight games before the match — almost caught PSG napping after five minutes.

Left back Ismaily found space down the flank but striker Eduardo somehow skewered wide with the goal gaping. The next to miss was Teixeira, whose nine goals in six games made him a big threat, but he failed to control a ball that landed invitingly at his feet near the penalty spot.

Shakhtar should have punished PSG’s occasional profligacy, but Teixeira scooped well over from eight meters out. It was a costly miss as Lucas struck soon after.

Angel Di Maria added some much-needed urgency when he came on and played in Ibrahimovic with a clever pass, but he poked wide with only the goalkeeper to beat.

Astonishingly, that miss drew jeers from some sections of the crowd — despite Ibrahimovic being the club’s all-time leading scorer with 120 goals. But the fans were indebted to him at both ends, as he headed Yaroslav Rakitskiy’s header off the line when Shakhtar pushed for an equalizer. (ap)

Sevilla’s Fernando Llorente celebrates after scoring the first goal.

REUTERS/Marcelo Del Pozo

Sevilla hunting Europa treble after sinking Juve

SEVILLA - Sevilla will be chasing their third straight Europa League title after Fernando Llorente scored against his former club Juventus to secure a 1-0 win for the Spanish side in Champions League Group D on Tuesday.

Juve and Manchester City were already assured of a place in the last 16 and the English club’s 4-2 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach meant Sevilla finished third, clinching a spot in Europe’s second-tier club competition.

Former Spain striker Llorente,

who joined Sevilla from Juve in the close season, headed past goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon in the 65th minute at the Sanchez Pizjuan while the Serie A champions failed to make a host of first-half chances count.

“We knew that for us it was a final and we started the game in a fantastic way,” Llorente told Spanish television. “We have shown the level of this side and we are happy to go into the Europa League.”

City topped the group with 12 points from six games with Juve in second place on 11.

Sevilla, who qualified for the continent’s elite club competition by winning a second consecutive Europa League title last season, ended with six points and Gladbach finished bottom on five.

“Now we no longer have the disappointment of not being able to continue in the Champions League,” said Sevilla coach Unai Emery.

“We have the excitement of going into the Europa League which is an environment where the team feels comfortable.” (rtr)

FIFA medical chief backs Carneiro in Chelsea case-report

LONDON - The head of FIFA’s medical committee Michel D’Hooghe has stated his support for Chelsea’s former club doctor Eva Carneiro, who has brought a legal case against the club for constructive dismissal, the BBC reported on Tuesday.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, named a respondent in the case, is also the subject of an individual legal action.

“Of course I support Eva Carneiro,” D’Hooghe was quoted as saying by the BBC. “She did her job, she did her duty - when somebody is medically in trouble

she has to intervene. Of course she has my support and the whole medical committee’s.

“I have had email contact with her and she is very happy with the global support of the medical world in football.”

Mourinho called Carneiro “impulsive and naive” and removed her from first team duties after she went on the pitch to treat Eden Hazard during the opening match of the Premier League season against Swansea City at Stamford Bridge on Aug. 8.

Chelsea were already down to

10 men after goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was sent off and, with Hazard having to leave the pitch after treatment, they were temporarily left with nine players.

The match finished 2-2.

D’Hooghe said Carneiro might find it difficult to get another job in football but added he would help her if required.

“I can imagine that in the short term she might have some problems with that,” he said.

“But with her personality and her competence she must certainly have a great future and if I can help her I will do it.” (rtr)

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Dennis pushing for major off-track changes at McLaren F1 team

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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) warms up before an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015.

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Kaler and the people of this village were involved in agriculture as their main occupation.

But over time, the inhabitants of Budaga have abandoned agriculture. The main reason being that young people have not continued the practice and agricultural lands have been turned into residences. In

recent years many inhabitants of Budaga have turned to the production of brass handicrafts of all different kinds. These products are sold all over Bali and even abroad. Although most of the products that are produced here are made to be used in religious ceremonies, crafts are also made as souvenirs.

Warriors busy early, beat Pacers to go 23-0

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The other division leaders in action Tuesday both recorded victories: Oklahoma City won convincingly at Memphis and Cleveland came from 18 points down to overrun Portland.

Golden State’s Klay Thompson scored a season-high 39 points — including 29 in the first half — and Stephen Curry had 29 points and 10 assists for the Warriors, who led by 28 points early in the fourth quarter before easing up.

Indiana was led by Paul George with 33 points. The 44 points conceded in the first quarter was the worst by the Pacers in the NBA era. Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant

had 32 points and 10 rebounds to steer the Thunder to a 125-88 win at Memphis.

Russell Westbrook added 13 points while matching his season high with 16 assists for the Thunder, who led by 35 points after three quarters, allowing Durant and Westbrook to sit out the fourth.

Mario Chalmers scored 19 points to lead the Grizzlies, who gave up their biggest score of the season.

Cleveland’s LeBron James had 33 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Cavaliers back from the big firsthalf deficit and to a 105-100 win against Portland.

Kevin Love added 18 points for

the Cavaliers, who benefited from a second-half lineup adjustment by coach David Blatt and ended a three-game losing skid.

James, who didn’t play Saturday in Miami to rest, scored 14 points in the fourth quarter, including a 3-pointer and a three-point play that helped seal the result. He shot 14 for 24 from the field.

Damian Lillard scored 33 points for Portland, which also blew a late lead Monday in Milwaukee.

Orlando ended a run of five successive losses to Denver by taking an 85-74 road win, with Nikola Vucevic contributing 18 points and 13 rebounds.

Sacramento established a 12point lead after one quarter and led throughout in a 114-106 win against Utah, with both DeMarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay scoring 23 points.

Brooklyn’s Brook Lopez scored 24 points to lead the Nets past Houston 110-105. (ap)

Ron Dennis is in the process of making major off-track changes he hopes will allow McLaren to compete with Formula 1 rivals Mercedes and Ferrari. Although Dennis has refused to divulge details, Autosport understands the 67-year-old has been working on attracting additional investment into the company.

At present McLaren Technology Group CEO Dennis has a 25 per cent shareholding, along with Mansour Ojjeh, while the Bahrain sovereign wealth fund, Mumtalakat, holds the remaining 50 per cent.

In an effort to revitalise the business, Dennis has been in discussions with potential investors in recent months, notably from China. Asked about the current shareholding, Dennis said: “There has always been movements in equity over the history of McLaren, and there is nothing particularly unusual about that.

“Our objective as shareholders is always to think about growth.

“The process we are going through at the moment is with regard to how we can be bigger, stronger, to build the organisation to match the resources some of the other players have because it’s not easy to race against Mercedes or Ferrari.”

The McLaren group’s diversification - into areas such as roadcars, medical, financial, research, analytics - means its F1 team now accounts for just over a third of the business.

To bring the team back to its former glories, Dennis recognises further off-track efforts are needed, hence his pursuit of other avenues.

“The [F1] business model is not attractive in the long term, not least because 110 F1 teams have come and gone since 1966, and we don’t want to be one of those,” said Dennis.

“The way to avoid it is you build a broader base that supports a Formula 1 team, which is an important part of the business. “It reflects badly when we are not succeeding, but it is part of our brand and part of our business.

“You can achieve growth in two ways in a private company - you take the money you call profit and you invest it in the future.

“Or, if you want to move faster than that, you have to find a completely different approach, and that’s been focusing my mind for four months at least, which has been the primary reason why you’ve not seen me at the grands prix.

“But complex things take time, and as and when we get there, and if we get there, then we’ll take this giant step for McLaren, and I’ll share it with you.” (rtr)

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Greece starts removing stranded migrants at Macedonia border

IDOMENI, Greece - Greek police started removing hundreds of migrants stranded on the Greek-Macedonian border and blocking rail traffic on Wednesday, a police official and a Reuters eyewitness said.

Some 1,200 people mostly from Pakistan, Morocco and Iran, were stuck near the northern Greek town of Idomeni, demanding to cross into Macedonia to reach northern Europe after non-EU Balkan states began filtering migrants by nationality.

The police official said the migrants would be taken to Athens on buses and will be accommodated in migration centers before being sent back to their home countries.

Hundreds of thousands of people

streamed into Europe this year, mostly through Greece, but Balkan states began blocking passage last month to all but Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans, who are considered as refugees because they are fleeing war zones.

Clashes have flared in the last two weeks between police and stranded migrants blocking the Greek-Macedonian crossing for refugees and the railway line running between the two countries. A Moroccan man was electrocuted to death on the line last week.

Macedonia has erected a metal fence to keep others out and plans to extend it to cover more than 40 km (25 miles) of the border.

More than 600,000 people have arrived in Greece this year by making the short but perilous journey by boat or rubber dinghy from Turkey to outlying islands. Thousands more have drowned.

In another such incident, Greek coastguard recovered the bodies of 11 people, including five children, after their wooden boat sank off the island of Farmakonisi in the early hours on Wednesday, a coastguard official said. Some 23 people were rescued, while 13 were still missing, the official added. (rtr)

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Blankets left by migrants are seen on a street after they entered a compound outside the Berlin Office of Health and Social Affairs (LAGESO) for their registration process in Berlin, Germany, December 9, 2015.

Australia police search home of man named as bitcoin founder

SYDNEY — Australian police raided the Sydney home and business premises of a man that technology news sites have claimed is the founder of virtual currency bitcoin.

A statement from the Australian Federal Police on Wednesday said the searches were related to a tax investigation not recent media re-

ports on the virtual currency.

Federal officers and tax officials refused to answer questions as they left the house in a Sydney suburb hauling two black roller suitcases.

Technology publications Wired and Gizmodo published reports this week identifying an Australian businessman as bitcoin’s likely

inventor. Since bitcoin’s birth in 2009, the currency’s creator has remained a mystery.

In March last year, American Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto denied he was the inventor after Newsweek published a 4,500-word cover story linking the currency to him. (ap)

International

Georgia executes man for 1992 killing of his mother’s friend

JACKSON, Ga. — A Georgia man convicted of forging checks belonging to his mother’s friend and killing the man after he demanded money back was executed, correction officials said.

The execution of Brian Keith Terrell, 47, was carried out at earlier Wednesday at the state prison in Jackson, the Department of Corrections said. Terrell was convicted of murder in the June 1992 killing of 70-year-old John Watson of Covington, a community east of Atlanta.

Terrell was on parole in 1992 when he stole 10 of Watson’s checks and signed his name on some, prosecutors said. Watson told police about the theft but asked them not to pursue charges if most of the money was returned. The day he was to return the money, according to the prosecutors, Terrell had his cousin drive him to Watson’s house where he shot Watson multiple times.

Terrell’s lawyers had said their client was innocent. They argued that no physical evidence connected Terrell to the killing and that prosecutors had used false and misleading testimony to secure the conviction that drew the death penalty. State lawyers countered that the courts had already heard and rejected the defense arguments.

The U.S. Supreme Court, without explanation, denied a request for a stay about four hours after the 7 p.m. scheduled execution time.

On Monday, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles had denied Terrell’s request for clemency. A state court on Tuesday dismissed a complaint in which Terrell claimed innocence, and the state Supreme Court declined to halt the execution.

Australia ...

From page 1 The assistant Minister went on to say that Bali is a good example of a tourist destination -visited by people from many different countries (including Australia), where different religious and ethnic groups have good relations.

She also mentioned that Bali and Australia have a special relationship because so many Australians visit, and some even considering Bali as their second home.

Concetta said that she hopes that Australia can improve its relationship with Indonesia and with Bali in particular. “The person to person

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Indonesian vote in elections for regional leaders

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Millions of Indonesians voted Wednesday in nationwide elections for regional leaders in the sprawling archipelago.

Georgia Department of Corrections via AP

This undated photo released by the Georgia Department of Corrections shows Brian Keith Terrell. Terrell is scheduled for execution on Dec. 8, 2015, at 7 p.m. at the state prison in Jackson, Department of Corrections Commissioner Homer Bryson said Monday, Nov. 23, in a statement.

Terrell also had filed a court challenge saying the state cannot ensure the safety or efficacy of the drug it plans to use to execute him. A federal court on Tuesday rejected that challenge, and Terrell appealed to the 11th U.S. Court of Appeals.

Terrell was previously set for execution on March 10, but after Department of Corrections officials discovered solid chunks had formed in the drug that was to be used in another execution on March 2, they temporarily suspended all executions to allow time for an analysis of the drug.

The state has said the most likely cause was that the drug was shipped and stored at a temperature that was too cold. The state has taken precautions to prevent that from happening again, state lawyers have said. (ap) interactions that take place between Australian citizens and members of Bali’s community, are a good example of how connections between individuals can help to strengthen relations between countries,” she said.

Meanwhile, Paul Grigson said that Indonesia is one of Australia’s important partner’s, especially within the context of the Asean Economic Community (AEC). The AEC, he said, will be a good opportunity for Indonesia and Australia to cooperate more intensely in the field of economics. Grigson also pointed out that Indonesia is the number one choice for Australian students wanting to study abroad. (kmb18)

More than 102 million voters across three time zones were eligible to cast ballot at more than 202,000 makeshifts booths, with the government deploying more than 192,000 policemen and 35,000 soldiers in order to ensure security for the first simultaneous elections in 34 of the country’s 36 provinces.

Candidates are vying to become provincial governors, district chiefs and mayors.

Only the capital Jakarta and the westernmost province of Aceh were not holding elections Wednesday. Jakarta will hold its governor election in 2017 while Aceh will pick its regional leaders in February.

Final results were expected later this month. Indonesia, with a population of 246 million, is the world’s the most populous Muslim nation although there are no fundamentalist parties.

Local elections had been held separately in each region, resulting in elections happening frequently in various parts of the country of 17,000 islands. The government decided to hold the simultaneous elections to save costs.

National police chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti said the elections were running smoothly without any significant incidents. (ap)

A woman carries her child as she inspects poster of candidates and list of voters in her neighborhood during the regional election in Tangerang, Indonesia, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015.

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Minister supports decision to delay elections in five regions

Tangerang - Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo expressed high regard for the legal process that led to the delay in elections in five regions.

The implementation of the regional head elections (pilkada) has been delayed ahead of the voting on Wednesday in Central Kalimantan, Pematangsiantar in North Sumatra, Simalungung district in North Suma-

tra, Manado in North Sulawesi, and Fak-Fak district in West Papua.

Kumolo stated that the delay was related to the legal process, and the General Election Commission (KPU), as the organizer, could not be held responsible as it had completed 99 percent of the preparations for holding the elections.

The delay in elections in five regions could be addressed in 21

days, but the home affairs minister said it would be completed within 14 days. The home affairs minister was in Tangerang on Wednesday to monitor the implementation of the simultaneous pilkada at the Polling Station No. 17 in Alam Sutera, Serpong Sub-district.

“The government has declared December 9 a national holiday.

We hope that the people could use

their voting rights in the elections,” Kumolo stated.

At the location, incumbent Mayor Airin Rachmi Diany, who is running for a re-election for a second term, cast her ballot.

Three pairs of candidates are contesting in the mayoral elections in South Tangerang. From Tangerang, Kumolo headed to Solo and Semarang, Central Java, which

is his hometown.

Several eligible voters on Wednesday morning began arriving at the polling stations to cast their ballots in Indonesias first-ever simultaneous pilkada being held in 264 regions.

Initially, the pilkada would be organized in 269 regions, but the KPU announced on Tuesday evening that the elections were postponed in five regions. (ant)

Nigerian sentenced to 15 years in jail in narcotic case Jakarta - The West Jakarta district court sentenced Nigerias Anthony Ejemba Chijoko (34) on Tuesday to 15 years in jail for dealing in narcotic drugs. Chief judge Haran Tarigan, who read out the verdict, also fined the defendant Rp1 billion. In case of non-payment of fine, he would

have to stay in prison for five months more.

Anthony was convicted of having acted as a middleman in a narcotic drug deal and for having kept and trafficked 1.85 kilograms of methamphetamine. He violated Article 114 Paragraph 2, in conjunction with Article 132 Paragraph

1 of Law Number 35 of 2009, on narcotics.

The sentence was for a duration two years less than the prosecutors demand of 17 years in jail. Anthony did not appeal the verdict.

“I accept,” he said after hearing the verdict.

Anthony was arrested by the Ja-

karta Metropolitan police on April 20, following the arrest of Ade Irman Handayani, his girlfriend, who he had asked to return 266.78 grams of methamphetamine to his rented house in Srengseng, Kembangan, West Jakarta.

Ade was arrested while she was on her way to Anthonys house. The

police then asked her to lead them to Anthonys house from where they recovered 1.85 kilograms of meth.

Anthony confessed to have obtained the contraband from a friend of his, named Frank, who continues to be at large since April 19. He later entrusted Ade Irma Handayani with the contraband. (ant)

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BUSINESS

Archipelagic mask festival to be held again in 2016

Kinder Morgan slashes dividend 75 percent

GIANYAR - The government of Gianyar is organizing another Archipelagic Mask Festival for 2016 that will involve artists from 24 of Indonesia’s provinces and also from a few other Asian countries. Plans and preparations for the festival will start in the new year.

HOUSTON — Pipeline operator Kinder Morgan Inc. slashed its quarterly dividend by 75 percent Tuesday, saying that doing so would allow it to fund expansion, eliminate the need to tap equity markets and maintain its credit rating.

The Houston-based company said its board approved a cut to its quarterly dividend to 12.5 cents per share from 51 cents per share, starting with the fourth-quarter payment payable in February.

Culture Agency starting to prepare

Executive Chairman Rich Kinder said the decision was “not made lightly” and was preferable to asset sales and other options.

The reduced payout comes as commodity prices continue to plummet. U.S. benchmark crude costs just $37.51 a barrel, near a seven-year low.

Kinder Morgan shares dropped 5.2 percent to $14.90 in afterhours trading Tuesday to a new 52-week low. (ap)

China inflation edges higher as food costs rise BEIJING — China’s consumer inflation rebounded in November after vegetable prices jumped due to unusually frigid winter. Prices rose 1.5 percent over a year earlier, accelerating from October’s 1.3 percent, data showed Wednesday. That was driven by a 9.4 percent rise in prices of fresh vegetables.

Consumer inflation had been drifting down after hitting 2 percent in August. Relatively low inflation has given Chinese leaders room to cut interest rates six times since last November to stimulate

the slowing economy.

“Today’s inflation data support our view that domestic price pressures are on the rise,” said Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics in a report. “Looking ahead, we expect inflation to rise going into 2016.”

Also in November, wholesale prices measured as goods left the factory fell for a 44th straight month, declining by 5.9 percent from a year earlier.

Inflation in non-food consumer prices edged up to 1.1 percent from October’s 0.9 percent. (ap) A man walks past a bank electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015.

World stock markets struggled for direction on Thursday as weak oil prices, mixed Chinese economic data and the rising prospect of a Fed rate hike dulled investor interest.

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Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Mitsuhisa Kato poses with a Toyota new Prius at the Toyota showroom in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015.

Toyota starts sales of 4th generation Prius hybrid

TOKYO — Toyota said Wednesday it expects annual sales of its newly-released fourth generation Prius hybrid to reach as many as 350,000 vehicles despite a big drop in oil prices making traditional gasoline cars cheap to run.

The automaker is promising mileage of 40.8 kilometers a liter (96 miles a gallon) in Japan for its latest version of the gasolineelectric car, better than the 40 kpm initially projected.

Mileage tests and driving conditions differ by nation. Toyota Motor Corp. has promised about 52 mpg in the U.S. Executive Vice President Mitsuhisa Kato told reporters at a Tokyo showroom, that the latest Prius made fewer driving experience compromises to achieve better mileage. “There is nothing you feel you are suffering through to get that mileage,” he said.

Improvements in the battery, engine, wind resistance and weight are contributing to the improved performance, according to Toyota.

The new Prius also got a design makeover, although reaction has been divided.

Toyota has sold about 4 million Prius vehicles globally, making it the world’s top-selling hybrid, but its popularity is mostly limited to the U.S. and Japan. Toyota faced skepticism when it first introduced Prius in 1997.

“In my mind, there is no doubt that this new model will be well received,” said Max Zanan, chief executive of IDDS Group, a New York-based consulting company that specializes in auto retailing.

“It will continue to set the pace for, and dominate, the global hybrid car market.”

A hybrid switches back and forth between a gasoline engine and an electric motor to deliver

an efficient ride and reduce emissions. They deliver more of a perk in stop-and-go city driving than freeway driving.

Japan sales started Wednesday, and are set for January in North America and February om Europe.

Toyota says it’s expecting to sell 12,000 Prius cars a month in Japan, with projected annual global sales at 300,000 to 350,000 vehicles.

Kato brushed off questions about how the recent drop in oil prices may negatively affect sales. Energy and ecological worries are here to stay, he said. Japan pre-orders total 60,000 vehicles, and many of the buyers will have to wait several months for their Prius to arrive, as production can’t keep up.

Prices in Japan, also announced Wednesday, are higher than the previous model’s, starting at 2.4 million yen ($20,000), up from 2.2 million yen. Overseas prices have not yet been announced. (ap)

According to the Head of the Gianyar Culture Agency, I Gusti Ngurah Wijana, this years’ Archipelagic Mask Festival that took place between December 5th and December 7th at Wantilan Taman Pule in Mas Village was very successful. Artists showcased the cultural richness of the archipelago and provided inspiration and knowledge about masks to the public. Nevertheless, he admitted that the the organization of festival could be improved in the future.

This was the first year that the festival was eld and only involved artists from 6 different regions due to the short time in which the festival was organized. “In 2016, we be holding the festival for the second time and plan to involve artists from more regions that have mask arts,” he said.

Wijana said in order to ensure the participation of the mask artists from around Indonesia and also from some other places in Asia, the Gianyar Culture Agency will start preparations well in advance including matters concerning the budget for the festival and will be sending out invitations to the artists at the beginning of 2016.

Both Papua and Kalimantan are amongst the areas that will be invited, as they both have a very rich mask art heritage that is little known to the general public. “The mask artists are invited to display the distinctive characteristic masks of each region in Indonesia as a way to highlight the diversity of masks in Indonesia. The archipelagic Mask Festival is also meant to contribute to Gianyar being a Heritage District,” said Wijana. (kmb25)

Topeng Dance, one of the most sacred traditional dance in Bali

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Puluran River too shallow

Fear that Taman Temple at Bubunan will be destroyed by floods

The Puluran River is too shallow so the water cannot flow SINGARAJA - This years rainy season that started late, has meant that the paddy filed irrigation channel near Taman Temple, Buburan has become clogged forcing farmers to suspend their plowing activities.

Many farmers’ tractors have become stranded in the middle of Bubunan’s 6,000 square meters of paddy fields. Bubunan village is known for producing high quality rice grain that contributes to the District of Buleleng’s food ssel-sufficiency.

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According to local farmer, Made Sarjana, the rain that suddenly poored down over several days, flooded the paddy fields and then the rainwater stagnated because the irrigation channels were not functioning properly. “Water could not flow as

smoothly as usual through the irrigation channels, so tractors had to contend with deep muddy water,” said Sarjana on Tuesday (Dec. 8).

Sarjana explained that because Puluran River (Taman Hamalet) is very shallow, the overflowing water just pools instead of flowing. In fact the area is flooded every year because this issue has not received serious attention. “You see if there are heavy rains, the water for the river quickly overflows into the irrigation channels of the paddy fields and the Taman Temple (one of a trinity) gets flooded too,” he said.

Headman of Bubunan, Ketut Sudarmawan Duniaji, explained that the Bali-Penida River Agency (BWS) has already dredged some parts of the Puluran River bed but that they have not had a chance to dredge all the shallow area. What makes matter worse for the villagers is that many peoples homes dare not equipped with revetments, so they end up gutted flooded too. “The whole river has not been dredged yet so there are still some shallow areas,” he confessed.

Duniaji said that many residents have already agreed to dismantle the buildings that do not have revetments along about 1 kilometre of the river. But he added that he did not know where to submit a proposal requesting funding for the construction of revetments and dredging.

“We remain unable to determine which areas fall under the authority of the district or other bodies. We are asking for guidance about where we should apply for assistance and what is the solution for preventing Taman Temple for being destroyed by floods,” stated Duniaji. (kmb34)

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International

Wondernesia to increase tourist visits

Jordan disputes UN report of 12,000 Syrians stuck at border

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Tourism is conducting a series of massive and aggressive promotional activities through various international media, including a Discovery and TLC channel program that will be aired across Asia Pacific strting on Decemebr 10th 2015. The program will be titled Wondernesia and consists of 12, 23 minute episodes produced by Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (DNAP) in a unique format.

On Tuesday (Dec. 8), Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya, welcomed the Wondernesia program made for the consumption of the international community -primarily those living in the Asia-Pacific region. “The Asia-Pacific region, especially China, Japan, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore are the main markets of Indonesian tourism. Last year, these five countries accounted for 61 percent of the total 9.2 million foreign travelers visiting Indonesia,” said Arief Yahya.

After watching the premiere footage of Wondernesia, Minister Yahya said that Indonesia has many spectacular places and cultural practices but that only a few of Indonesia’s charms are known by the world. Through this TV show, the nature and cultural wealth will be displayed in a creative and appealing presentation for the consumption of the international community.

Wondernesia promote tourism

AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan has disputed a U.N. report that 12,000 Syrian refugees have amassed in a remote desert area on the kingdom’s border, waiting to be let in. Government spokesman Mohammed Momani said late Tuesday that “the number is exaggerated,” but did not give an alternative figure.

The U.N. refugee agency says the number of refugees stranded on the border tripled to 12,000 since November because of intensifying fighting in Syria. It has appealed to Jordan to allow them to enter, saying lives are at risk.

Jordan hosts 630,000 of the more than 4 million Syrian refugees.

Since mid-2013, the kingdom has restricted the influx, citing among other things security concerns Momani says that “our borders are open for refugees” and that “we take care of humanitarian cases, particularly children and women.” (ap)

through international television media that are applying the POS approach (paid media, owned media and social media) thus helping to improve awareness about the brand ‘Wonderful Indonesia’, specifically in Asia-Pacific countries, which in turn will encourage more people to visit Indonesia.

Cipta Award Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya, also awarded Agung Rai (the owner of the Agung Rai Museum of Art or ARMA)-Ubud) the Cipta Award, in acknowledgement of his success in developing sustainable tourism.

Minister Yahya said that the principles of eco-friendly or green tourism are an important part of competing on the global market. “In the face of global competition, we are trying to improve the competitiveness of Indonesian tourism,” he added. (010)

AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File

File - In this Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, file photo, an Israeli emergency service member stands next to the body of Shadi Kaseeb, who was shot by two Israeli civilians as he ran toward them with a kitchen knife near the Kfar Adumim settlement in the West Bank, according to Israeli police.

Indonesian Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya

No rain, corn self-sufficiency under threat

A man is harvesting his corn.

SEMARAPURA - Klungkung District’s efforts to render Nusa Penida self-sufficient in terms of corn production is under threat of failure from lack of rain. Because there has been no rains for over six months, farmers

have not dares to plant their crops, though they have prepared the land for planting. The plan was to plant 500 hectares of land with corn plants in order to meet the needs of the local community.

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Intelligence section chief of the 1610 / Klungkung Military District Command, I Nyoman Tunggu, said that as part of the Application Movement of the Integrated Plant Processing (GP-PTT), the army has

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been assisting farmers to help realize food self-sufficiency but that the goal has not been achieved yet.

Nyoman Tunggu explained that although there are no obstacles in terms of land and seeds, unfavourable weather conditions have hampered corn planting efforts. The land can only be worked on in rainy season,” he explained when contacted on Tuesday (Dec. 8).

Apparently farmers do not dare to cultivate their land, for although the rain is almost certain to arrive soon, the threat of crop failure still haunts them. “The land has been prepared but has not been planted with corn yet because it hasn’t rained yet. Farmers fare afraid. If they are forced to plant, and their crops fail that would be detrimental to farmers,” he explained. He emphasized that the drought is their main obstacle.

Head of the Klungkung Agriculture Agency, I Wayan Durma, acknowledged that the plan to plant 500 hectares of land as a way to ensure food self-sufficiency has yet to come to pass. Nevertheless, there are a few farmers who are preparing their land to be planted soon. He added that corn self-sufficiency cannot be realized this year because: “it takes three months from planting to harvest, so that it cannot be done this year,” he explained.

Durma pointed out however that even though Nusa Penida corn production has not been optimal, the food needs of the District of Klungkung have been helped by the surplus of rice produced this year. “The corn is for consumption in Nusa Penida, but Klungkung has produced a surplus of rice -estimated at about 735 tons,” he concluded. (dwa)

Police arrest S. Korean suspect in blast at Tokyo war shrine

Fueled by rage, Palestinian lone wolf attacks in 3rd month

TOKYO — Police in Tokyo have arrested a South Korean man suspected of causing an explosion last month in a public restroom at a controversial shrine in Tokyo that honors Japanese war dead.

The 27-year-old Jeon Chang-han was arrested Wednesday after he returned to Tokyo from South Korea for voluntary questioning, police officials said.

No one was injured in the Nov. 23 explosion at the Yasukuni shrine.

Police earlier said the suspect was identified from close-circuit TV and had left Japan after the blast.

The shrine, which honors 2.5 million Japanese war dead, including executed war criminals, is a focal point for lingering tensions with Japan’s neighbors over the country’s aggression before and during World War II. Many families and tourists visit Yasukuni, which has a grandiose gate, giant cherry trees and a museum that pays homage to those who died in Japan’s wars, including kamikaze pilots. (ap)

Five days later, in the same West Bank spot, Shadi’s younger brother Fadi rammed his car into two Israelis at a bus stop near a Jewish settlement before being shot dead.

The brothers were among dozens of Palestinians gunned down

by Israeli troops or civilians since September in what Israel says were attempted or actual Palestinian attacks. The attacks, mainly involving cars or knives, have killed 19 Israelis.

Now in its third month, this round of Israeli-Palestinian violence has defied definitions and easy explanations. Almost daily, ordinary Palestinians — many in their teens and without political affiliations — carry out what are essentially suicide missions. Yet most attacks appear to be spontaneous, lacking a guiding hand or clear tactical goal. Political and personal

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 23, 2015 file photo, a police officer stands guard Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo following an explosion in its public restroom.

RAMALLAH — On a recent morning, Palestinian taxi driver Shadi Kaseeb dropped off his two oldest children at school before picking up his first passenger — a seemingly routine start to his day. Before noon, the 31-year-old driver was dead, shot by two Israeli civilians after police said he ran toward them with a kitchen knife. motives appear to overlap.

The violence is playing out in one of the darkest periods of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with Israeli rule over Palestinians wellentrenched. Hopes for a peace deal establishing a Palestinian state are at a low after Israelis this year reelected their hard-line government, which continues to build Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

The killing of dozens of Palestinians by Israeli fire in recent months, including in stonethrowing clashes, has further stoked popular anger. Some rights activists blame what they say is a “shoot-to-kill” atmosphere in Israel, fueled by incendiary comments by leading Israeli politicians and security officials.

Militant groups such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad are further stirring anti-Israeli sentiment among

Palestinians, particularly on their widely watched TV stations. Amateur video of perceived incidents of excessive use of force by Israel is shared on social media, ubiquitous among young Palestinians.

Revenge is also a factor -- some assailants seek retribution for family members killed by Israeli fire.

This mix has helped perpetuate what initially appeared to be just another flare-up, one of many in the century-old conflict. “This popular uprising has continued longer than observers expected,” said political scientist Ahmed Azim at the West Bank’s Bir Zeit University.

The level of violence remains below that seen in two Palestinian uprisings against Israeli occupation since the late 1980s, but has also shown no sign of slowing down.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said the attacks are spontaneous outbursts of Palestinian anger. “No one called for it, but it came from the hearts of these young people who saw everything with their own eyes, the injustice and the attacks by (Israeli) settlers,” he said last month. (ap)

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International

Gene in ‘last resort’ antibiotics resistance found in Denmark

COPENHAGEN - A gene that makes bacteria resistant to lastresort antibiotics has been found in Denmark, a new study has shown, after first being identified by researchers in China.

Scientists had warned on November 19 of a gene -- found in southern China -- called MCR-1 that makes bacteria resistant to a class of antibiotics, known as polymyxins, used to fight superbugs.

“Bacteria with the same resistance gene have now also been

found in Denmark,” the Technical University of Denmark said in a statement on the results of a study published late last week.

Using a Danish database of bacterial DNA samples, the researchers found the gene in a patient who suffered from a blood infection in 2015,

and in five samples of imported poultry from between 2012 and 2014.

The food had been imported “via Germany but if that is the origin we don’t know yet”, Professor Frank Moller Aarestrup, a microbiologist at the university, told AFP on Tuesday.

The find was “very concerning”, said Robert Forest of Statens Serum Insitut, a Ministry of Health institute tasked with surveying and controlling infectious diseases.

“But because the gene has only been found in one patient and the oldest finds in food date back to 2012, it’s not a matter of an urgently critical situation,” he said in a statement.

In Denmark, the gene has so far only been found in bacteria that can be treated with other types of antibiotics.

Scientists warned in November that the new superbugs could erase nearly a century of antibiotic pro-

tection against killer diseases borne by common germs such as E. coli.

The gene -- detected in common but deadly bacteria such as E. coli and K. pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia and blood disease -effectively makes these bacteria invincible.

“These are extremely worrying results,” said Jian-Hua Liu, a professor at Southern Agricultural University in Guangzhou. (afp)

to clinical practice.”

The findings are based on two large sets of medical records, covering about five million patients, of whom 16,888 received a diagnosis of prostate cancer.

Some 2,400 of the prostate cancer patients had received ADT, and had the necessary follow-up records for the data analysis, the study said.

Researchers compared the ADT patients with a control group of non-ADT prostate cancer patients, and found that the ADT group had

significantly more Alzheimer’s diagnoses in the years following the initiation of androgen-lowering therapy.

“By the most sophisticated measure, members of the ADT group were about 88 percent more likely to get Alzheimer’s during the follow-up period,” said the study.

The longer patients took ADT, the greater their risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

About a half million men in the United States take ADT, a therapy

that suppresses production of the male hormones known as androgens, which can play a key role in stimulating prostate cell growth.

Side-effects of reducing androgen activity can include low testosterone levels, impotence, obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and depression.

Previous studies have suggested that low levels of the hormone testosterone may weaken the aging brain’s resistance to Alzheimer’s. (afp)

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Bali posted increase in fish and shrimp exports

DENPASAR - Bali exported US$8.65 million worth of fish and shrimps in October 2015 or an increase of 10 percent from US$7.87 million in the previous month.

Prostate cancer therapy linked to Alzheimer’s risk WASHINGTON - Men taking a treatment for prostate cancer known as androgen deprivation therapy may be almost twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than men not taking ADT, a study has found.

While the research in the December 7 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology stopped short of showing any definitive cause-and-effect between ADT and Alzheimer’s, scientists said the association raises concern and merits further study.

“We wanted to contribute to the discussion regarding the relative risks and benefits of ADT, and no one had yet looked at the association between ADT and Alzheimer’s disease,” said lead author Kevin Nead, a doctor at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

“Based on the results of our study, an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease is a potential adverse effect of ADT, but further research is needed before considering changes

US clears cold cap to save hair during breast cancer chemo

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In this July 10, 2013 file photo, Dr. Hope Rugo, an oncologist and breast cancer specialist, demonstrates the use of a Dignitana DigniCap system at the University of California San Francisco Mount Zion Hospital cancer center in San Francisco.

WASHINGTON — Hair loss is one of the most despised side effects of chemotherapy, and now breast cancer patients are getting a new way to save their locks.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it would allow marketing of the DigniCap to chill patients’ scalps — using a cap connected to a cooling machine — as they receive chemo.

A study found it significantly reduced hair loss.

The near-freezing temperature is supposed to reduce blood flow in the scalp, making it harder for cancer-fighting drugs to reach and harm hair follicles.

It’s an idea that’s been around for decades, and several versions of cold caps are sold around the world. But the DigniCap, made by Sweden’s Dignitana AB, is the first to pass FDA scrutiny. (ap)

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Bali exported US$8.65 million worth of fish and shrimps in October 2015 or an increase of 10 percent from US$7.87 million in the previous month.

“The export earning, however, was lower compared with the same month last year when fish and shrimp exports were valued at US$120.15 million,” head of the regional office of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) Panasunan Siregar said.

Panusunan said fish and shrimp exports accounted for 17.8 percent to the total export earning that reached US$48.64 million in October of the province.

Fish and shrimp were one of five major export commodities from Bali. The other four are gold jewelry, garments, timber and timber products, and furniture and house illumination.

Panasunan Siregar said fish and shrimp are exported mainly to the United States, Japan, and Taiwan.

Head of the provincial marine and fishery office Made Gunaja said Bali’s production of sea fish and shrimps is expected to increase in 2015.

In 20145, Bali’s production of sea fish and shrimp reached 118,241 tons, up significantly from 103,591 tons in the previous year. (ant)

Shrine craft industry facing challenges

BANGLI - Bangli District is not only well known for its abundant agricultural products whose marketing has penetrated the regions outside Bali. The timber industry is also increasingly gaining ground, particularly production of shrine crafts which is evident by the bustle of the crafters, as one enters the town of Bangli going towards Kintamani.

At a glance, the crafters and sellers appear to not be facing any difficulties, however behind the smiles they are facing some serious setbacks.

I Nyoman Dengol owns a shrine craft venture at Sidembunut hamlet, Cempaga, and says that in the ten years that he has been running his business he has seen the ups and downs of the trade and he considers this part of life. Currently, the most serious problem is the increasingly high prices of the raw materials that seem to have gotten out of control and the price of the crafts do not reflects this condition. Champak lumber for example has gone up

form IDR 6 million to IDR 7 million per cubic meter, in a short time. The price of jackfruit timber has also gone up by IDR 1 million from its previous price of IDR 3 million per cubic meter.

The problem is that: “this price increase has been in effect for four months now but the selling price of our product remains the same,” he said.

The ambition to make bigger profits needs to be buried deeply with turnover slumping by 25 percent. I Nyoman Dengol is now just thinking about how to keep his business afloat amid the dire economic conditions. “I am not looking to make a huge profit, it doesn’t matter that my turnover rates are down, as long as I am not loosing money,” he admitted.

The increasing difficulty that this industry has in trying to grow took another hit when the electricity tariffs went up earlier this month.

Dengol and others like him are feeling their burden become heavier “the rise in the cost of electricity

has aggravated the already difficult conditions of this industry, making it hard to develop,” he said.

A similar fate is also being experienced by another industry player, Nengah Wirata, also located in Sidembunut. Apart from the rising costs of raw materials and electricity, unfair price competition is also threatening to make this business stagnate.Many wood craft businesses are selling their products at lowered prices just so they can survive. Such practices however could cause people to go bankrupt. “Price competition can also hamper the development of this industry,” said Wirata who has been involved in the lumber industry for 15 years.

He added that another constraint is lack of capital which means that frequently he cannot fill all his orders for shrine crafts in time. He explained that he has yet to be able to access low interest credit because he lacks information. “Actually I would like to apply for credit, but I do not know how to go about doing so,” he said. (sos)

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Bangli District is not only well known for its abundant agricultural products whose marketing has penetrated the regions outside Bali. The timber industry is also increasingly gaining ground, particularly production of shrine crafts.

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Police held joint operation practice to secure Bali Democracy Forum that will be attended by delegates from 79 countries.

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The annual meeting will be themed “Democracy and Effective Public Governance,” the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted in a press release published on its official website on Tuesday.

The ministry said the theme

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Democracy and effective public governance will boost comprehensive and holistic development through approaches, which give priority to transparency, accountability, participation, and law enforcement, according to the ministry.

A government, which is heedful to the needs of the people and meets their aspirations, reflects the fulfillment of the public’s rights, particularly in boosting economic growth, poverty alleviation, and sustainable development, it said.

The BDF this time will hold a public debate and three panel discussions focusing on its theme:

was relevant to the current developments not only at the national but also the global level. Democracy is inseparable from public governance to promote public welfare.

Democracy and effective public governance will boost compre“Building Democracy and Effective Public Governance, Challenges to Democracy and Effective Public Governance, and Choices and Prospects of Democracy and Effective Public Governance.”

On the sidelines of the forum, the event’s implementing arm, the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), will organize the Bali Civil Society Forum 2015 and Bali Media Forum 2015 on December 8-9, 2015, in association with its partners and the National Press Council.

At the end of the meeting, the forum is expected to issue a Chair ’s Statement, which will identify important findings from various debates and concrete programs related to democracy and effective public governance. (ant)

hensive and holistic development through approaches, which give priority to transparency, accountability, participation, and law enforcement, according to the ministry.

A government, which is heedful to and meets its people’s aspirations, reflects the fulfillment of the public’s rights, particularly in boosting economic growth, poverty alleviation, and sustainable development, it said.

The BDF this time will hold

a public debate and three panel discussions focusing on its theme: “Building Democracy and Effective Public Governance, Challenges to Democracy and Effective Public Governance, and Choices and Prospects of Democracy and Effective Public Governance.”

On the sidelines of the forum, the event’s implementing arm, the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), will organize the Bali Civil

Society Forum 2015 and Bali Media Forum 2015 on December 8-9, 2015, in association with its partners and the National Press Council.

At the end of the meeting, the forum is expected to issue a Chair’s Statement, which will identify important findings from various debates and concrete programs related to democracy and effective public governance. (ant)

“Democracy and good governance” Indonesia’s theme for 8th BDF

NUSA DUA - Indonesia will host the 8th Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) from December 10 to 11 in Nusa Dua, Bali under the theme, “Democracy and Effective Public Governance.” The theme for the BDF meeting this year is very relevant to the current situation, not only at the national level but also at the global level, said a statement issued by the Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry on Tuesday.

According to the Ministry, the issue of development of democracy and governance around the world is now inseparable from the efforts to enhance social welfare.

“Indonesia believes that democracy and good governance effectively encourage comprehensive and holistic development through an approach that promotes transparency, accountability and law enforcement,” said the statement.

The ministry also stated that the BDF meeting this year will further explore challenges being faced

by Asia-Pacific countries to make governance more effective, and the innovative paths they adopted.

The two-day annual meeting will be attended by representatives of three international organizations and 79 countries, including 19 ministers

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NUSA DUA - The ministers and delegates from 79 countries and three international organizations are set to participate in the eighth Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) to be held in Nusa Dua, Bali, on December 10-11.

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and deputy ministers.

At the end of the meeting, the Forum will come up with a Chair’s Statement identifying some key findings of the discussions, related to development of democracy and effective governance, that will be implemented throughout 2016 by the implementing arm of the BDF ¿Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD).

The Bali Democracy Forum, commonly abbreviated as BDF, is an annual forum organized by Indonesia since 2008 as part of its commitment to promote democracy and peace in the Asia-Pacific region. (ant)

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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 “umbul-umbul”, 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.

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Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas’ divorce finalized

LOS ANGELES — Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas’ marriage is officially over.

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A Los Angeles judge finalized the actors’ divorce Friday and the judgment was released Tuesday.

Griffith filed for divorce in June

2014 after 18 years of marriage.

They first worked together on the set of the 1995 romantic comedy “Two Much.” Banderas later directed his wife in the 1999 film “Crazy in Alabama.” They have a 19-year-old daughter together.

The pair’s divorce judgment divides the actors’ interests in several

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films, including several movies in the “Shrek” franchise.

Banderas has served as the voice of the animated character Puss in Boots in the “Shrek” films. Griffith has recently turned to television work, guest-starring in “Hawaii Five-0” and “Raising Hope.” The judgment was first reported by celebrity website TMZ. (ap)

NUSA DUA - Vice President Jusuf Kalla is scheduled to open the two-day 8th Bali Democracy Forum (BDF), which will last until December 11, 2015, on Thursday. “The vice president will open the BDF tomorrow at 10 a.m. Central Indonesia Standard Time (WITA),” Easti Handayani, the director general for Public Diplomacy Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated on Wednesday.

A total of 83 countries and three international organizations will be taking part in the annual Asia-Pacific forum. Of the participating countries, three states --- the Philippines, Singapore, and Timor Leste --- will send their ministers, while 16 others will be represented by their deputy ministers.

Although it is not being inaugurated by President Joko Widodo, the interest among Asia-Pacific countries to take part in the forum is still high. The democracy forum, which began in 2008, has become a strategic agenda in the region.

The annual meeting will be themed “Democracy and Effective Public Governance,” the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted in a press release published on its official website on Tuesday.

The ministry said the theme was relevant to the current developments not only at the national but also the global level. Democracy is inseparable from public governance to promote public welfare.

Harrison Ford promises older, SAG nominations bring murky wiser Solo in ‘Force Awakens’ awards season into better focus

LOS ANGELES — When speaking about “Star Wars,” there are few topics that inspire a twinkle in Harrison Ford’s eyes.

The 73-year-old actor is matter-of-fact about almost everything involving the sci-fi series’ latest episode — from his reunion with Carrie Fisher (“It was no big deal.”) to the franchise’s unwavering popularity (“For me, it’s old news.”).

However, when Ford brings up his new costars, he lights up like the Millennium Falcon charging through hyperspace.

“The new, young actors Daisy Ridley and John Boyaga were well cast, well directed and are huge talents,” he said, his gritty voice lifting, during a recent interview. “They come off really well in the movie. They carry the movie.”

After more than 30 years, Ford is reprising his role as smart-aleck smuggler Han Solo in director J.J. Abrams’ “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” out Dec. 18.

The iconic character, who hasn’t been seen on screen since celebrating the fall of the Galactic Empire in 1983’s “Return of the Jedi,” serves as an unlikely mentor to scavenger Rey (Daisy Ridley), defector Finn (John Boyega) and pilot Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) as they team up to take on masked adversary Kylo Ren

(Adam Driver) and his minions.

While the film has been cloaked in an unparalleled level of secrecy, Ford guaranteed that fans can expect the same Solo they fell in love with from the original “Star Wars” trilogy.

(Disney declined to screen “Force Awakens” for this story ahead of the Dec. 14 premiere).

“The shorthand is that he’s older and wiser, but his bones are the same,” Ford said. “He’s not selling real estate now. He’s the same guy — only with the passage of 30 years. While we do not sit down and describe what he’s been doing for those years, we do discover in the context of the story what the complications have been in his life.”

Ford, who infamously wanted George Lucas to kill off Solo in “Return of the Jedi,” had a “why not?” attitude about suiting back up as Solo. He wasn’t surprised by Disney’s Death Star-sized plan to revive the franchise after acquiring Lucasfilm in 2012 for more than $4 billion. The studio is planning to release a stand-alone film about a young Solo in 2018.

Despite embodying the intergalactic scoundrel in three films, the “Indiana Jones” star didn’t feel the need to provide “Force Awakens” filmmakers with much insight into Solo, who is back alongside shaggy sidekick Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew). (ap)

LOS ANGELES — With many of this season’s film awards categories still wide open, the Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations will help bring serious contenders into better focus. Anna Faris and Anthony Mackie will announce the nominees on Wednesday morning in Los Angeles.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards honor the best film and television performances of the year. Nominees are selected by sep-

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arate movie and TV nominating panels, each comprised of over 2,000 randomly selected SAG members.

Many members of the SAG movie panel also vote for the Academy Awards and as a result, the SAG nominees have traditionally served as a helpful indicator of potential Oscar acting nominees. The 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be broadcast live on Jan. 30 from Los Angeles on TNT and TBS. (ap) IBP/Yudi Karnaedi

Assistant Minister for Australia’s Multicultural Affairs, Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, listened to the explanation from Hindu Priest during her visit to Puja Mandala on Wednesday.

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This Jan. 30, 2011 file photo shows a close up of the Screen Actors Guild trophy at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles.

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Australia praises interreligious relations in Bali NUSA DUA - Assistant Minister for Australia’s Multicultural Affairs, Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, during a visit to Puja Mandala in Nusa Dua on Wednesday, praised the inter-religious relations in Bali. Concetta who came to Bali to attend the Bali Democracy Forum (BDF), said that inter-religious harmony in Bali can be seen by the five different shrines found around Puja Mandala.

She said that Puja Mandala serves as an example of how to maintain diversity in a region, an example that should be emulated by others. “To my knowledge, in Australia, we do not have five

shrines representing five different faiths in any one place, such as at Puja Mandala. This is a good example of how to help promote diversity and multiculturalism,” said Concetta who was

accompanied by the Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Paul Grigson.

On the occasion, Concetta took time to visit the Ibnu Batutah Mosque located to the left of the Puja Mandala complex, Bunda Maria Segala Bangsa Catholic Church adjacent to the mosque, and Jagad Natha Temple located to the right of the complex. Concetta admired the fact that the architecture of these places of worship use components of Balinese architecture.

Concetta went on to say that during the Bali Democracy Forum, which will be held between Thursday (10/12) and Friday (11/12), Australia will be making a presentation about their experience in promoting multiculturalism. She said that like Indonesia, Australia also has ethnic diversity. “In Australia there are some 300 spoken languages, and many tribes that interacted peacefully. We hope that by sharing Australia’s ex-

perience as a nation that is running peacefully, this experience can serve as a good example for others,” said Concetta.

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