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Adele sweeps Grammy awards in upset victory over Beyonce

LOS ANGELES Adele swept the Grammy Awards on Sunday, taking home statuettes for the top prizes album, record and song of the year - in a shock, history-making victory over Beyonce on a night marked by political statements and emotional tributes.

Adele, 28, won all five Grammys for which she was nominated, including for her comeback album “25” and her soaring ballad “Hello.” She became the first person in Grammy history to win the top three awards

twice, following her wins for her last album “21” in 2012.

Beyonce, 35, had gone into Sunday’s awards show with a leading nine nominations for her powerful “Lemonade” album about race, feminism, and betrayal. She had been hoping to win her first album of the year Grammy.

Adele, who now has a career total of 15 Grammys, seemed stunned, telling reporters backstage that she “felt like it was her (Beyonce’s) time to win.”

“My queen and my idol is Queen B. I adore you,” the British singer said to Beyonce, seated in the front row, as she accepted her award.

“I can’t possibly accept this award, and I’m very humble and very grateful. But my artist of my life is Beyonce. This album for me, the ‘Lemonade’ album, was so monumental,” she added. (rtr)

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Tuesday, February 14, 2017 The damage farmland in Kintamani.

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Hectares of farmland in serious damage

Losses estimated to reach billions of rupiahs

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BANGLI - Tens of hectares of farmland located at Tabu hamlet, Songan, Kintamani, are badly damaged. The farmland planted with various types of commodities are destroyed due to flash floods occurred since Friday (Feb.10). Aside from Songan, ten hectares of farmland at other villages at Yeh Mampeh and Culali were also devastated by flash floods. Seeing the acreage of severely damaged farmland, the losses are estimated to reach billions of rupiahs.

A farmer of Tabu hamlet, Songan, Putu Marna, said on Sunday (Feb. 12) that a total of 15 hectares of farmland disappeared as a result of flash floods mixed with mud.

After flushed by heavy rain, he said that the plants like shallot, cabbage and others were devastated by flash floods to become severely damaged. “The farmlands were hit by flash floods and mud at night three days ago. Right now, the mud starts to dry up,” he said.

Marna ensured that his crops

such as onions, cabbage and others in such damaged condition can no longer be saved. “Everything faces crop failure. With such incident, the losses are estimated to reach hundreds of millions of rupiahs,” he said while adding that re-farming can only be done about two months ahead.

Similar opinion was also expressed by another farmer from Yeh Mampeh village, Nengah Landep.

He said that a total of some 60 hectares of land are severely damaged

that will end in crop failure due to washed away by flash floods. The damaged agricultural crops include tomato, crops, marigold, cabbage, shallot, chili and mango.

“Everything has been cleared by floods. Ranging from the newly planted crops to those having been ready to be harvested was swept away by water. Due to this natural disaster, we resign and cannot do anything. If calculated, the losses may reach hundreds of millions of rupiahs. Then, the total losses across the village due to flash floods are estimated to reach billions of rupiahs,” he said.

Similarly, Wayan Sleman admitted that his farmland area of 15 hectares was also swept away by flash floods. Moreover, the tangerine being ready to be harvested has been flat on the ground as buried

by one-meter high mud. “Aside from tangerine, other plants were also entirely buried in the sand and mud,” he said.

After the disaster, he can no longer grow crops because the farmland owned has been swept away by flash floods bringing mud, sand, trees and other materials.

“For the time being, we cannot do farming because all the plants were washed away by the floods. Probably, we can only re-farm in next two months,” he said.

In the meantime, a resident of Bukit Mentik, South Batur, Wayan Mustika, said that his farmland of about 45 hectares are severely destroyed by flash floods as well.

It happened three days ago. As a result, the farmland and house compound of eight families have been flooded and left nothing. So, his

family and other relatives should evacuate to safer location.

“The entire farmlands have been buried by mud brought by flash flood. With other residents, I do no longer live here. I just come here for while to collect usable goods.

Later this afternoon, I return to Masem Batur hamlet. Meanwhile, other residents also evacuate to their relative’s home whose condition is far safer,” he concluded. (kmb41) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http://globalfmbali.listen2myradio. com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

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Logistics distribution hampered by road access problem

BANGLI - Logistics distribution to a number of isolated areas cannot be done quickly. The major obstacle to distribute the logistics is disconnected road access at some villages due to broken down and buried by avalanche materials.

Deputy Regent of Bangli, Sang Nyoman Sedana Arta, when met after the joint meeting of disaster response with the regional disaster mitigation agency (BPBD), district leadership council (Muspida) on Sunday (Feb. 12) said that until the third day after the disaster the logistics in the form of basic food assistance for natural disaster victims in Kintamani continued to arrive from various parties. Nevertheless, he acknowledged that the logistical assistance cannot be distributed, especially to isolated areas due to constrained by road access.

“There is one village that we cannot reach at all namely the Subaya.

We cannot pass through the road access at all,” he explained.

To prevent hundreds of people at the village from famine, the government would soon seek heavy equipment to resolve the avalanche materials. He ascertained the logistics can be distributed to Subaya village on Monday afternoon. “I have ordered to distribute the logistics to the location in any way on Monday afternoon. The supply of basic food at the location has nearly run thin,” he said.

Other than to Subaya village area, distribution of the logistics will also be made to some other isolated villages / hamlets. Technical matters of the distribution would be discussed first in the meeting.

Related to the results of meeting on the disaster response, Sedana Arta explained that since last Sunday the Bangli district has been declared in the disaster emergency response. Pursuant to the Regent Decree (SK), this emergency status will last for a week since Friday (Feb. 10). To handle the disaster, it has been established a disaster response command led by commander of the 1626 / Bangli district military.

Deputy Regent explained that a total of 26 villages in Kintamani were affected by the extreme weather. The incident claimed 13 casualties. He said that the disaster claiming dozens of casualties does not only become a concern of provincial government, but also the ministry of social affairs. As scheduled, minister of social affairs will make an inspection to location of the avalanche on Monday (Feb. 13). (kmb40)

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Chief of Buleleng Police, Made Sukawijaya, said last Sunday that even though the avalanche handling has been accomplished, soil condition on that path remains unstable and has the potential to avalanche

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The landslide that blocked the Bedugul-Singaraja Road

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when it rains. Faced with such conditions, the traffic is still closed for safety’s sake. It will continue to apply if the weather conditions have not improved.

“Due to rainfall stays high, the road section is closed. It will be opened when the weather has turned fine. This is for safety,” he said amid the site inspection to location of the avalanche.

The closure is also inseparable from the condition of collapsed roads at some points. To follow it up, the traffic from Denpasar to Singaraja is diverted to Pupuan path, Tabanan, and vice versa.

“Later, if the condition has been getting normal, the path will be opened again,” he said.

Meanwhile, Chief of Buleleng Police Traffic Affairs, Adi Sulistio Utomo, said that even though it has been closed, there remain a number of reckless motorists who passed

through the extreme path. Seeing that condition, he still re-appealed to cross at the safe path.

“We have appealed not to temporarily pass through the path.

Since the soil condition remains soft, it is prone to avalanche,” he explained.

Other than through Pupuan, a number of residents coming from Denpasar to Singaraja chose to pass through alternative path of Wanagiri-Gobleg village. However, the asphalt has cracked due to avalanche at this road section, precisely in western side of Ulundanu temple of Tamblingan.

Such condition is only possible to be passed through at one lane. “We do not know about the condition of the road whether it is feasible or not. For the sake of security, it is better to look for another alternative path such as through Pupuan,” added Sulistio Utomo.

Head of the Buleleng Public Works and Spatial Planning, Ketut Suparta Wijaya, revealed that Bedugul-Singaraja road section stays to become the authority of central government, while the Wanagiri path belongs to provincial government. Responding to the damage, the repair has been coordinated with relevant agencies.

“For Gitgit path, we have discussed with the national road authority of Denpasar metropolitan.

We have held meeting for several times with the work unit. Improvement for the collapsed road will be immediately worked on by making gabion revetment. Likewise, it is also applied to the Wanagiri path,” he said.

Based on observation, the collapsed path at Gitgit is wide enough located at two points. They are all located around the memorial park of Gitgit village. (kmb45)

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Scientist at work: Tracking muskoxen in a warming Arctic

OUR Earth has unimaginable diversity, from seascapes 8,000 meters below the ocean’s surface to landscapes 8,000 meters above it. Its physical beauty comes in inconceivable living varieties. Some mammals lay eggs; some lizards are legless. Bats catch fish. Birds catch bats. Wood frogs in Alaska survive through winter even as two-thirds of their body tissues turn to ice.

But as climate alters habitats to which animals have spent thousands of years adapting, snow disappears more quickly now in some places and deepens in others. Receding sea ice strands polar bears on land and reduces the length of their hunting season. As permafrost at the bottom of Siberian lakes cracks, water drains into the ground; fish die.

My research focuses on conserving large species adapted to life in cold places, including the Northern Rockies, Central Asia, and on permafrost in both Asia and Alaska. This winter, for the 11th straight year, I am returning to the Arctic. I want to understand how changing temperatures may be impacting muskoxen – animals that once roamed with extinct woolly mammoths.

To address this issue, I need to discern population trends and possible stressors, and to gain insights into these animals’ physiology, reproduction, predators and food sources. The overarching umbrella is a story of ice, snow and temperature.

cording to independent studies by both agencies, 2016 was the third year in a row to set a new record for global average surface temperatures. Warming patterns are most extreme in the polar regions, particularly in the Arctic.

One of the most striking trends we are observing in the Arctic is an increasing occurrence of winter

days when temperatures never drop below freezing. Precipitation falls as rain, melting snow on the ground. This can be more serious than it sounds. In 2002 a winter rain-on-snow event on Canada’s Banks Island encased the ground in ice and prevented muskoxen from reaching their food supply. Some 20,000 animals died.

Cold-adapted species are feeling the heat. Moose experience more ticks, caribou more pathogens from the south. As northern vegetation grows more profuse, some species lose habitat. Red foxes displace Arctic foxes.

We know of the enormous

changes in polar environments because of creative interdisciplinary collaborative studies by teams of scientists from dozens of countries.

But at fine-scale levels, we know less about how these changes are affecting individuals, or how much flexibility many species have to adapt.

Research on Asian ice

In both Greenland and the High Canadian Arctic there have been limited reports of polar bears eating muskoxen, but we do not know whether they are feeding on dead animals or hunting live ones. We know that polar bears are forag-

A vulnerable Arctic

Earlier this year scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a sobering finding: Ac-

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To determine whether polar bears are a threat to muskoxen, we need to know whether they are feeding on animals that have died from other causes such as disease, or are attacking live muskoxen.

ing more frequently on land as the Arctic warms, melting the sea ice where they normally hunt, rest and breed. To determine whether polar bears are a threat to muskoxen, we need to know whether they are feeding on animals that have died from other causes such as disease, or are attacking live muskoxen.

I use a common experimental technique: simulations, which requires a fake polar bear and, as a control, a fake caribou. I take these two costumes, fashioned from cloth and Styrofoam, into the field and do approaches to muskoxen to see how they will react. This research follows in the footsteps of Nobel Laureates Niko Tinbergen and Konrad Lorenz, who were interested in animal behavior and manipulated the perceptual worlds of gulls and geese.

Now such field deployments are more common. Recently they have been used in the gas fields of Wyoming to assess how sage-grouse react to increased noise generated by fracking. I have also used acoustic and olfactory models in Alaska and the Yellowstone region to sort out how naïve prey like moose respond to reintroduced wolves and recolonizing grizzly bears.

On Wrangel Island in the Arctic Ocean, my apprehension heightens as I approach muskoxen herds on all fours. There is always a possibility of being gored, yet for my protection I can’t carry a gun, and it’s too cold to pepper spray when they charge. But I can leap from the ground onto my feet, which confuses them and halts any charges. (ap)

Genetic study may make ancient Inca’s quinoa a grain of the future

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A seller shows Quinoa to a photographer at her stand at a market in Lima’s Surquillo district in Peru on February 25, 2015.

WASHINGTON - Quinoa, the sacred “mother grain” of the ancient Inca civilization suppressed

by Spanish conquistadors, could become an increasingly important food source in the future thanks to genetic secrets revealed in a new study.

Scientists on Wednesday said they have mapped the genome of quinoa and identified a gene that could be manipulated to get rid of the grain’s natural bitter taste and pave the way for more widespread commercial use.

Quinoa (pronounced KIN-wah) already grows well in harsh conditions such as salty and low-quality soil, high elevations and cool temperatures, meaning it can flourish in locales where common cereal crops like wheat and rice may struggle.

But the presence of toxic and bit-

ter chemicals called saponins in its seeds has been one of the impediments to extensive cultivation.

Plant scientist Mark Tester of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia said the research pinpointed a gene that guides production of saponins in quinoa. This knowledge could enable breeding of quinoa without saponins, to make the seeds sweeter.

Currently, quinoa grain must be processed through washing and drying after harvest to remove saponins.

“Quinoa is currently greatly under-utilized,” said Tester, who led the research published in the journal Nature. “It is highly nutritious, with a high protein content that, importantly, has a very good balance of amino acids, which is

unusual for our major grains. It is gluten free and high in vitamins and minerals, too.”

Increased quinoa production could improve food security on a planet with unrelenting human population growth, Tester said.

There are potential disadvantages to reducing saponins, perhaps increasing susceptibility to fungal infections or bird predation, Tester added.

Quinoa, which boasts a nutty flavor, can be used the same ways as rice and wheat. It can be cooked and served on its own, turned into pasta, put in soups, eaten as a cereal or fermented to make beer or chicha, a beverage of the Andes.

The crop was sacred to the ancient Incas, who called it “chisoya mama,” or the “mother grain.” (rtr)

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Total farmland area of Subak Mambal reaches 180 hectares, but those newly joined in the Mambal Lestari only includes 83 hectares.

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Take advantage of organic rice

Farmer group develops bio-agent to destroy leafhoppers

MANGUPURA — Less wise application of chemical pesticides in controlling plant-disturbing organisms results in many adverse problems. Other than safety factor of farmers (poisoning) because they do not use standard safety equipment, chemical pesticides can also cause residues in agricultural products. Thus, it is harmful to health after consuming the agricultural products.

Seeing this phenomenon, the Mambal Lestari organic farmer group under guidance of PT Tirta Investama (Aqua) Mambal consisting of 133 people develops bioagent (biological pest control) to eradicate leafhopper in rice.

One of the bio-agents developed by the Mambal Lestari group is taking advantage of organic rice named Beauveria bassiana of agricultural product. This bio-agent

has been developed since 2014 and the production is carried out in the laboratory of Subak Mambal organic agriculture by the members of farmer groups. Result of the bioagent product is used by farmers to control leafhoppers and other pests.

Total farmland area of Subak Mambal reaches 180 hectares, but those newly joined in the Mambal Lestari only includes 83 hectares.

Laboratory manager who is also

a group member of Mambal Lestari, Putu Widana, explained that the preparation of Beauveria bassiana is quite easy and effective for controlling leafhoppers and fleas disturbing the crops at Subak Mambal.

“Rice must be washed first and then steamed until cooked. Let cool down and put 100 gram of it into plastic bag sizing 250 grams.

After that, steam again for an hour for sterilization process. After that, it comes into inoculation process with starter of Beauveria bassiana conducted in inkase. Next, keep for 14 days and the rice will be overgrown by fungi indicating that the proliferation of Beauveria bassiana is successful. Finally, put them in the refrigerator,” explained Putu

Widana to Bali Post and BaliTV on Saturday (Feb. 11).

Mambal Lestari farmer group leader, I Gusti Putu Adnyana, explained that the preparation is easy. A plastic bag (100 g) containing cultured Beauveria bassiana is mixed with 14 liters of water, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 2 moles and 1.5 liter of bio-urine and an egg to be functioned as adhesive. The mixture is filtered and put into a tank of sprayer. The egg functioned as adhesive is used as an ingredient in rainy season and can be replaced with hibiscus leaves.

“Application through spraying should be performed in the afternoon around 15:00 to 17:00 because Beauveria bassiana is not

resistant to sunburn. As a result, it cannot kill fungi,” he added.

Other than Beauveria bassiana, the Mambal Lestari organic farmer group also develops other bio-agents such as Metarhozium anisopliae, Corynebacterium sp and Trichoderma sp. Utilization of the bio-agent in eradicating pest is capable of preventing infection source of disease transmission, searching its own target selectively, bringing in no side effects and giving relatively cheap and ecofriendly alternative pest control agent. Thus, it can increase the result of organic farming (7 tons) when compared to non-organic farming (5 tons) at Subak Mambal. (win)

Buleleng leader election may not result in conflicts ELECTION of the Buleleng regent and deputy regent having been around the clock is expected to remain safe and conducive. Bali police as the frontline in securing the simultaneous leadership election in Bali have made some preparations and deployment of troops. It is meant to make this year’s election run safely and smoothly.

Bali Public Relations Subdivision Head, Ni Made Ayu Kusumadewi, said on Sunday (Feb. 12) that one of the initial measures taken by Dr. Petrus Reinhard Golose after serving as the Bali

Police Chief is directly supervising the Buleleng Police. It is meant to check the planning and evaluate the obstacles that may occur. Police chief also ordered officials at the headquarters to participate in the Buleleng general election security, notably the addition of officer deployment to Buleleng.

Additionally, it has also been conducted some trainings to make anticipation and early detection activities, counseling and coaching of village-assigned police so that people can feel secure.

In the meantime, a criminologist

from Buleleng, Dr. Gede Made Swardhana, said that pursuant to past experience such event will usually lead to a heating situation.

On that account, he hoped the prospective regents and deputy regents could show off wise and nurturing attitude.

“Do not let people become victims of this (regional leadership election—Ed). Later, the leaders will also get the impact.

Actually, it’s very simple and do not deceive the people of Buleleng. Secondly, do not lead it to conflict. Do not use the mass basis

to get compartmentalized that can also trigger a conflict. Hopefully, people will not be easily provoked,” he said.

Political education, said Swardhana, is very important, especially from the experts in their owned field. He hoped the people of Buleleng to come to voting booth and take advantage of their political right to choose in appropriate with their conscience.

Similarly, he warned the public to stay alert related to the rise of intolerant information against Pancasila, especially, in the upcoming

regional leadership election. “We would like to invite the community to address intolerance properly, not to be easily provoked and never do anything that can harm themselves,” he said.

The economy of Bali, including Buleleng, very much depends on tourism sector. Therefore, Balinese people have to maintain and foster tolerance. People may be open but remain cautious, ranging from receiving information on social media to foreign guests who come to Bali as travelers or migrants. (rah)

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After floods, tourist visits to Ulundanu Beratan normal

TABANAN — Following flood disaster, tourist visit to Ulundanu Beratan is back to normal. Moreover, the visit looked crowded on Saturday (Feb. 11) where the parking lot was filled with buses and cars of visitors.

Operations Manager of Ulundanu Beratan, Wayan Mustika, said on Sunday (Feb. 12) that there remains tourist visit after the tourist attraction was submerged in water and mud getting to the parking lot on Friday (Feb. 10). “The visit was also busy on Saturday because it is weekend,” he said.

In addressing the water and mud, on Friday (Feb. 10) the management deployed all the employees to do cleanup so that travelers can still visit the Ulundanu Beratan tourist attraction.

The Ulundanu Beratan attraction remains in operation, but the Eka Karya botanical garden does not. Avalanche at several points and collapsed bridge had made the management decide to close the botanical garden to visitors. As planned, it will be re-opened on Monday (Feb. 13).

Section Head of Services and Information of the botanical garden, Wawan Sujarwo, described that the visit to the botanical garden in January 2017 showed a decrease when compared to the same month in 2016.

In January 2016, tourist visit reached 50,000 people, but in January 2017 it slumped to 37,000 people.

Decline in tourist visit is not separated from disastrous incidents afflicting to Candikuning in December 2016 that almost caused

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New nuclear-capable missile test a success, North Korea says

SEOUL - North Korea said on Monday it had successfully test-fired a new type of medium- to long-range ballistic missile the previous day, claiming advances in a weapons programme it is pursuing in violation of U.N. resolutions.

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Following flood disaster, tourist visit to Ulundanu Beratan is back to normal. Moreover, the visit looked crowded on Saturday (Feb. 11) where the parking lot was filled with buses and cars of visitors. the Teratai Bang Temple in the area of botanical garden to flat on the ground. Due to the incident, the botanical garden was closed for approximately a week.

“We cannot forecast the tourist visit this February whether there will be a decline.

Learning from past experience, the disaster led to a decrease in tourist visit when com-

pared to that of last year,” said Wawan.

Condition of Baturiti, especially Candikuning, after the floods and avalanche is safe and under control. Subdistrict head of Baturiti, Tos Partha, said on Sunday (Feb. 12) that the rainfall was not as heavy as when the disaster occurred. “Indeed it rained but did not take place with high intensity. So, it

remains safe,” he said.

Having carried out mutual assistance simultaneously at the disaster points, the activities on Sunday (Feb. 12) were resumed with clean-up at people’s respective home.

“So, people cleaned up their home affected by silt as the remaining of previous floods,” added Tos Partha. (kmb24)

Dozens of houses hit by floods, residents evacuate

NEGARA - Heavy rains occurred on Saturday afternoon till evening (Feb.11) caused a number of areas in Jembrana to submerge.

In addition, flash floods also occurred in the watershed area of Jembrana. As a result, dozens of homes were hit by floods. Moreover, the river water came into

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people’s house and room.

From the data obtained on Sunday (Feb. 12), floods at Tembles hamlet, Penyaringan, Mendoyo, submerged some houses located alongside the Denpasar-Gilimanuk road section near the dam in front of logistics agency.

Floods at Tegal Cangkring,

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Heavy rains occurred on Saturday afternoon till evening (Feb.11) caused a number of areas in Jembrana to submerge.

Mendoyo, around the dam with the water height reaching more than 60-70 cm submerged a number of houses. Surely, these conditions make many people panic.

The avalanche at Pangkung Jangu hamlet, Pohsanten, caused to cover up a small part of village roads, but vehicles can still be passing. Floods at Sebual hamlet, Dangin Tukadaya, hit people’s home and submerged the national road with the height of some 2530 cm so that traffic stagnated for a while.

A number of residents evacuated to hamlet meeting hall, but after the water receded they returned to their respective home. At Mendoyo Dangin Tukad, dozens of homes were flooded and the wall of some houses collapsed.

Until Sunday afternoon (Feb. 12), the water was still flooding the Pohsanten Seed Farms and farmland in front of the SMPN 2 Mendoyo junior high school.

Likewise, the meeting hall of Anyar hamlet, Batuagung, Jembrana,

broke down along 30 meters and irrigation channel of local subak also collapsed. The losses are estimated to reach tens of millions of rupiahs.

The floods happening around Samblong hamlet, Sangkar Agung, Jembrana, reached a height of 8590 cm. The water submerged 53 homes and dragged several people’s motorcycles and livestock.

The newly built makepung (buffalo race) circuit at Samblong, Jembrana, also flooded as high as 1.5 meters. In the meantime, residents were evacuated to meeting hall of Samblong hamlet with the help of three inflatable boats, a fire truck and another truck belonging to the SAR Agency. Until Sunday afternoon (Feb. 12), residents still held out at the refugee camp because the water has not receded.

“This is the worst flood at Samblong. It is located at the same area as the makepung circuit and has indeed regularly flooded because the location is low. The flood from Samblong River met the water of estuary.

So, it took long time to recede,” said the headman of Sangkaragung, Nyoman Gde Suardana.

Embankment of Samblong River is also said to collapse. A number of aids were given to flood victims both in the form of staple food of the Jembrana Social Service, mineral water and rice package of Jembrana volunteer community (KRJ).

Chairman of the Jembrana House of Representatives, Ketut Sugiasa, also provided mineral water. From a number of floods in the area of Mendoyo, Jembrana and Negara subdistrict there were no casualties.

However, the losses are predicted to reach hundreds of millions of rupiahs. Acting Regional Secretary of Jembrana, Made Sudiada, admitted to concern with floods in some areas in Jembrana.

“We had roved, monitored and provided assistance. Hopefully, the public could be vigilant,” he said when visiting the flood victims at meeting hall of Samblong hamlet, Sangkaragung. (kmb)

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In this Oct. 10, 2015 file photo, a vehicle loaded with North Korean missiles goes along with soldiers marching through Kim Il Sung Square during a mass military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea said on Monday it had successfully test-fired a new type of medium- to long-range ballistic missile the previous day.

North Korea fired the missile on a high arc into the sea early on Sunday, the first probe of U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to get tough on an isolated regime that tested nuclear devices and ballistic missiles last year at an unprecedented rate.

The North’s state-run KCNA news agency said leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test of the Pukguksong-2, a new type of strategic weapon capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.

The United States, Japan and South Korea requested urgent U.N. Security Council consultations on the test, with a meeting expected later on Monday, an official in the U.S. mission to the United Nations said.

Japan said further sanctions against North Korea could be discussed at the United Nations, and called on China to take a “constructive” role in responding.

China is North Korea’s main ally and trading partner but is irritated by its repeated aggressive actions, although it rejects suggestions from the United States and others that it could be doing more to rein in its neighbour.

“We have asked China via various levels to take constructive actions as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council and we will continue to work on it,” said Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga.

China said it opposed North Korean missile tests that run contrary to U.N. resolutions.

“All sides should exercise restraint and jointly maintain regional peace and security,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a regular briefing, adding that China would participate in talks at the United Nations on the launch with a “responsible and constructive attitude”.

Russia’s foreign ministry expressed concern over the launch, RIA news agency quoted the ministry as saying. (rtr)

Very old, charming - er - thing goes on display in Athens ATHENS - A bird-like statuette dating back 7,000 years has mystified archaeologists in Greece who still do not know exactly what it is, or where it came from.

The “7,000-year-old enigma,” as it has been dubbed by the National Archaeological Museum, has been put on display until March 26 after being brought from the museum’s storerooms.

It is the latest item to be presented under the title “The Unseen Museum” - a reference to the roughly 200,000 antiquities from statues to gold jewelry and every-day objects in store and not on daily display.

Carved out of granite, the 36 cm (14 inches) “enigma” statuette of the late Neolithic era has a pointed nose and long neck leading to a markedly round belly, flat back and cylindrical stumpy legs.

“It could depict a human-like figure with a birdlike face, or a bird-like entity which has nothing to do with man but with the ideology and symbolism of the Neolithic society,” Katya Manteli, an archaeologist with the museum, told Reuters.

Experts also cannot be sure of its provenance, as it belongs to a personal collection. They assume only that it is from the northern Greek regions of

Thessaly or Macedonia.

Unlike most Neolithic figurines made of soft stone, it is carved out of hard rock even though metal tools were not available at the time.

And while it is too short for a life-size depiction of the human figure, it is bigger than most Neolithic statues, which are rarely found over 35 cm tall.

“Regarding technique and size, it is among the rare and unique works of the Neolithic period in Greece,” Manteli said.

More puzzling still is the lack of clear indication of sex. Is it due to technical sculpting limitations?

Or did the sculptor intend to create an asexual figure. Archaeologists believe the fact that the statuette is polished suggests the figure is in its final form, although they maintain that if the sculptor had the appropriate tools it would have taken a more specific form.

“Yes, it could be a pregnant figure but there are no breasts, used in Neolithic times to depict the female body. On the other hand it lacks male REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis organs so it is presented as an asexual figure,” A 7000-year old Neolithic statuette is temporarily displayed at the Manteli said.

“There are enigmatic aspects to it which make National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece, February 10, it charming.” (rtr) 2017. Picture taken February 10, 2017.

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BUSINESS

BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Monday that uncertainty about U.S. policies, Brexit and elections in Germany and France would take their toll on the euro zone economy this year. It forecast euro zone economic growth to lose some speed this year before rebounding in 2018.

It saw a sharp growth drop ahead in non-euro zone and EU-leaver Britain.

TRUMP, BREXIT The “still-to-be-clarified” intentions of U.S. President Donald Trump in “key policy areas” are seen as the first cause of uncertainty for the bloc’s economy. In the near term, the possible package of U.S. fiscal stimulus “could provide a stronger boost to global GDP than currently expected”, the Commission said.

However, in the medium term “potential disruptions associated with shifting U.S. positions on

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The Anker Wreck

Citing Trump and Brexit, EU sees euro zone economy risk, sharp drop in UK growth

The British economy will nearly halve its expansion by 2018, the European Union executive said in a broad series of economic forecasts.

Growth in the 19 countries sharing the euro would slow to 1.6 percent this year from 1.7 percent in 2016, but would gain speed in 2018 when the bloc’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to increase by 1.8 percent.

Germany, the bloc’s leading economy by far, is expected to see its GDP growth slow to 1.6 percent this year from 1.9 percent in 2016.

Growth will accelerate from 1.2 percent to 1.4 percent in France, and remain stable at 0.9 percent in Italy.

Despite the slowdown from 2016, the euro zone growth forecasts were slightly revised up for this year and 2018 from the Commission’s previous estimates released in November. Then, euro zone GDP was estimated to grow 1.5 percent this year and 1.7 percent in 2018.

The revision was due to “betterthan-expected performance in the second half of 2016 and a rather robust start into 2017,” the Commission said, noting however that “the outlook is surrounded by higher-than-usual uncertainty.”

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International

No-one knows the name of this small wooden boat, EVEN if it had one, or what brought it to the area. The wreck is actually named for the anchor that still lies about 6-8M from the surface.

You follow the anchor chain down the steep slope to the flattened remains of the shipwreck (35-50M), which lie across about 60M of sand. This is the deepest dive site, we believe that the good visibility and calm conditions mean that it will present no problems to experienced divers. Following the anchor chain down to 32M, there is a second (coral-covered) anchor at the point where the site becomes a sand slope.

It is here that you see the first parts of the wreck, dark against the white sand. Across the site you will find copper sheeting and bottles, the boat’s cargo (artefacts, not for souvenirs). There are still some parts of the boat which remain out of the sand, and which are covered in gorgonians, a sure sign of little or no currents at the site. The wall to the west, at 5-10M, is rich with many overhangs, cracks and caves. A good idea for an extended safety stop after this dive. (IBP/net)

Tegaltamu Grand Palace, a New Cultural Destination in Gianyar

Do you still remember Batubulan?

The village located in the Sukawati subdistrict, Gianyar, is not only famous for its barong performing art as well as the artisans of sculpture and batik cloth. The village still making preparation to become a tourism village is also famous for royal tourist area. It is the Tegaltamu Palace which has become the most visited tourist destination. This palace with beautiful heritage is still well preserved.

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A warning against Brexit sign is seen beside the former border customs hut between Donegal in the Republic of Ireland and Londonderry in Northern Ireland at the border town of Muff, Ireland February 10, 2016. trade policy could damage international trade,” it said.

The Commission is also waiting for clarifications from the Trump administration on banking regulation, tax and fiscal cooperation, Pierre Moscovici, the economics commissioner, told a news conference.

The European Union will face other political risks caused by divorce negotiations with Britain, likely to begin in March, and elections in several EU countries this year, including Germany and France, the Commission said. Britain is expected to pay a higher cost for the political uncertainty surrounding Brexit

talks. Its GDP growth is forecast to decline from 2.0 percent in 2016 to 1.5 percent this year, and to further slow down to 1.2 percent next year.

Britain’s “business investment is likely to be adversely affected by persisting uncertainty while private consumption growth is projected to weaken as growth in real disposable income declines,” the Commission said.

The British unemployment rate is seen rising slightly to 5.6 percent in 2018 from 4.9 percent last year, while inflation will increase steeply to 2.5 percent this year and 2.6 percent in 2018.

The gloomy forecasts on the

British economic growth are, however, better than previously estimated by the Commission which had predicted in November Britain would grow 1.9 percent last year and only 1.0 percent this year. The 2018 forecast is unchanged.

INFLATION Consumer prices in the euro zone are forecast to markedly pick up this year, as inflation will surge by 1.7 percent from 0.2 percent last year. The 2017 estimate is higher than the 1.4 percent inflation growth predicted by the Commission in November. The European Central Bank predicted in December inflation would grow

1.3 percent this year. But euro zone inflation is expected to slow again in 2018 to 1.4 percent and core inflation, which excludes more volatile prices, is set to rise only gradually.

This is still “short” of the ECB’s target of an inflation “below, but close to 2 percent”, the Commission said. However, this is not seen as sufficient to keep the ECB’s stimulus plan to continue indefinitely. “With inflation picking up from low levels, we cannot expect current monetary stimulus to last forever,” the Commission’s vice president Valdis Dombrovskis said, urging euro zone states to continue structural reforms.(rtr)

Tegaltamu Grand Palace is very strategic and close to other destinations, so that it is easily reached. It is situated at Tegaltamu hamlet, Batubulan, or about 10 minutes from Sukawati, 30 minutes from Ubud and Denpasar, and about 1.5 hours from Ngurah Rai Airport by car.

Tegaltamu Grand Palace is one of the palaces remaining a descendant of King of Badung I, Kyai Anglurah Tegeh Kori Putu Agung who ruled at Tegal Badung. When there was a civil war at Tegeh Agung Palace (now Griya Jro Agung Tegal at Tegal hamlet, Badung), Kyai Anglurah Putu Agung Tegeh Kori fled to Gianyar area accompanied by 125 loyal followers. At the new location, he then built a palace named the Tegaltamu Palace.

The name Tegaltamu was used to indicate the identity that they were ‘guests’ (tamu in Balinese) of Tegal hamlet evacuating to Gianyar. The name depicts the history of the founder namely guests originating from Tegal Badung. Refugees going to Tegaltamu have profession as merchant. “As refugees, they do not have any land to grow crops, so that the only job that could be done was becoming the dealer of arts,” said I Gusti Ngurah Pertu Agung, a descendant of Tegaltamu Palace.

Along with the development of Bali tourism, Tegaltamu Palace has been opened as a culture-based tourist destination since 1998 though it has become a tourist destination since the 1970s. Travelers from various countries come to learn Balinese culture such

as dancing, playing gamelan music, preparing oblation and chanting. “Many foreigners are learning to dance, reading literature and making sculptures,” said this alumnus of the Dance Department at the ISI Denpasar.

Gung Pertu, as he familiarly addressed, said that travelers knew Tegaltamu Palace as the center of the art and culture from several books. Many of them said the books published in the 1920s write about the uniqueness owned by Bali. They did not only write about local culture inspired by Hinduism, but also the exotic nature of the island. One of them is about I Gusti Ngurah Tegaltamu as a famous baris (warrior) dancer as well as the monumental barong and masks having been well known across Bali.

Today, Tegaltamu Grand Palace remaining to preserve Balinese culture becomes a destination visited by foreign travelers. They want to know and learn about Balinese arts.

“We open the Kori Agung dance studio in 1997 as a venue to perform art activities such as dance, vocal, literature, sculpture and gamelan play. We still maintain the style of the mask and barong art of Tegaltamu Palace incorporated in the GOAK Tegaltamu. This studio has been fostering local and international children,” he explained.

To provide a sense of security and comfort for visitors, the Tegaltamu Grand Palace makes tourism packages. They include Tea Time—a tea ceremony while learning to dance and explore instantly about Balinese

fashion within two hours and a game of culture—playing the culture-based activity.

For example, there is a contest of mejejahitan (preparing oblation) and writing of Balinese scripts on palm-leaf and wearing customary clothes and Balinese dance costumes properly.

There is also lunch and dinner package with international menus served in Balinese style. “Tegaltamu Grand Palace provides tourism services with very strong cultural roots. Travelers can see the Balinese style building. Everything is explained in details by one of the royal figures which always present information about Balinese culture correctly,” added this lecturer at the IHDN Denpasar. (kmb)

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A damaged spillway with eroded hillside is seen in an aerial photo taken over the Oroville Dam in Oroville, California, U.S. February 11, 2017.

Nearly 200,000 people told to flee crumbling California dam spillway

OROVILLE - Evacuation orders for nearly 200,000 people living below the tallest dam in the United States remained in place early on Monday after residents were abruptly told to flee when a spillway appeared in danger of collapse.

Authorities issued the evacuation order on Sunday, saying that a crumbling emergency spillway on Lake Oroville Dam in north California could give way and unleash floodwaters onto rural communities along the Feather River.

“Immediate evacuation from the low levels of Oroville and areas downstream is ordered,” the Butte County sheriff said in a statement posted on social media.

The California Department of Water Resources said on Twitter at

about 4:30 p.m. PST (0030 GMT Monday) that the spillway next to the dam was “predicted to fail within the next hour.”

Several hours later the situation appeared less dire, as the damaged spillway remained standing.

The state water resources department said crews using helicopters would drop rocks to fill a huge gouge, and authorities were releasing water to lower the lake’s level after weeks of heavy rains in the drought-plagued state.

By 10 p.m., state and local officials said the immediate danger had passed with water no longer flowing over the eroded spillway.

But they cautioned that the situation remained unpredictable.

“Once you have damage to a structure like that it’s catastrophic,” acting Water Resources director Bill Croyle told reporters. But he stressed “the integrity of the dam is not impacted” by the damaged spillway.

Asked about the evacuation order, Croyle said “It was a tough call to make.” He added: “It was the right call to make.” (rtr)

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Courts likely to probe Trump’s intent in issuing travel ban

NEW YORK - Washington state’s attorney general has promised to uncover “what truly motivated” President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, an approach that could prompt a rare public examination of how a U.S. president makes national security decisions.

The presidential order imposed a temporary ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries, but a federal judge has barred enforcement of the order while the court considers a challenge brought

by Washington state.

On Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit left the judge’s ruling in place without deciding the ultimate merits of either side’s arguments. In its decision, the 9th Circuit cited a previous case establishing that “circumstantial evidence of intent, including statements by decisionmakers, may be considered in evaluating whether a governmental action was motivated by a discriminatory purpose.”

The Trump administration has argued that the ban is necessary

to prevent potential terrorists from entering the country and is not discriminatory because the text of the order does not mention any particular religion.

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson signaled on Sunday that he will move aggressively to obtain written documents and emails authored by administration officials that might contain evidence the order was unconstitutionally biased against Muslims or Islam. He also said he would also move to depose administration officials.

Legal scholars say this could move the court into uncharted waters.

“The idea of looking at motive has never really been applied to the president,” said John Yoo, a former Justice Department lawyer in the George W. Bush administration.

“It would represent a serious expansion of judicial oversight of what the president and the entire executive branch does,” said Yoo, now a professor at the University of California at Berkeley School of Law. (rtr)

Indonesia opposition-backed candidate may be dark horse in Jakarta poll

JAKARTA - A former Indonesian education minister backed by the main opposition party has quietly made gains in the race to become the capital’s governor by courting disaffected Muslim voters while acrimony over a blasphemy trial occupies his rivals.

REUTERS/Laura Buckman

Attorneys volunteer their services at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport after a federal judge in Washington state issued a nationwide stop of the travel ban imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order in Dallas, Texas, U.S. February 4, 2017.

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Anies Baswedan and Sandiaga Uno

Anies Baswedan poses a late but serious challenge in Wednesday’s vote for governor of Jakarta, a post that can be a stepping stone to the presidency of a country with the world’s largest Muslim poplulation.

Campaigning for the election has raised the sensitive issue of religion in politics of a country with a state ideology that enshrines religious diversity in an officially secular system.

Officials from the Gerindra party backing Baswedan dismiss any suggestion he has played a religious card, while acknowledging he has appealed to voters, who happen to be Muslim, in slums where the in-

cumbent, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, has raised anger with forced evictions to combat flooding.

“Anies has made sure he heard the voices of the victims of forced evictions who were mainly Muslim,” said Arif Poyuono, a senior Gerindra official, referring to Baswedan by his first name.

Baswedan’s popularity has spiked since the head of the party, Prabowo Subianto, who narrowly lost the 2014 presidential election, started campaigning on his behalf, promising a comeback to the national stage in 2019, Poyuono said.

The Jakarta poll is being widely seen as a proxy battle for the 2019 presidential election.

Purnama, Jakarta’s first ethnic Chinese and Christian governor, has won credit for cutting red tape and improving the performance of the bureaucracy. He has the backing of President Joko Widodo’s party, and is standing again.

The third contender is Agus Yudhoyono, the son of former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. But the election has been overshawdowed by Purnama’s trial on blasphemy charges stemming from an accustion that he insulted the Koran in comments about how people vote.

Purnama, known by the nickname Ahok, denies insulting the Koran but the accusation has provided common ground for Widodo’s opponents and Islamist political forces, who have staged massive rallies against him.

Former President Yudhoyono and his son have rejected claims

that they or their family supported the protests.

‘POLARISED’

Though largely staying out of the fray, Baswedan has also turned to religion in the hope of winning votes and some analysts warn that his tactic risks fanning greater intolerance.

“With Ahok arguably commanding the so-called pluralist vote, Anies’ campaign team and political backers clearly made a decision to focus on the Muslim vote at a time when such identities have become increasingly polarised and politicised,” said Ian Wilson, a lecturer at Australia’s Murdoch University.

Analysts attribute Baswedan’s popularity partly to his strong performances in televised debates, as well as efforts to appeal to more conservative Muslims.

Baswedan on Saturday made

an appearance at Jakarta’s grand mosque, Istiqlal, where religious leaders urged thousands of people attending prayers to elect a Muslim leader.

Baswedan, an academic and one of the first Indonesians to win a Fulbright scholarship to study in the United States, served as Widodo’s speechwriter during his 2014 presidential campaign before becoming minister for education and culture.

He was removed from the cabinet in a reshuffle last year. He has pledged to improve public education, contain living costs and end forced evictions.

After lagging his rivals for months, recent polls put Baswedan in second place, just behind Purnama. Wednesday’s election is widely expected to go to a second round in May if no candidate wins an outright majority.

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International

Canggu Beach

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International

Latvala sweeps to victory in Rally Sweden

Jari-Matti Latvala (R), Finland, and co-driver Miikka Anttila (L) celebrate winning the WRC Rally Sweden.

BADUNG - Canggu Beach is a coastal village and an up-and-coming resort area that is roughly situated between Seminyak and Tanah Lot. The coastline of Canggu comprises different black-sand beaches, almost all with surf breaks that are popular haunts of surfers from around the world.

These include the beaches of Berawa that borders just north of Seminyak’s Batubelig beach, Batu Bolong, Batu Mejan aka ‘Echo Beach’, Pererenan, Seseh and Mengening just south of Tanah Lot. The countryside of Canggu Beach also features verdant rice fields, making it a residential area of choice among many Bali expatriates. This has also led to the abundance of villas, either as homes or as full-fledged resorts paired with five-star services and facilities. As Bali’s expatriate neighbourhood and surfing area, Canggu has among the island’s latest surf camps, bar and restaurant openings, and shops catering to an international clientele.

Browse through our Canggu section to find out more. (IBP/net)

STOCKHOLM - Finland’s Jari-Matti Latvala swept to a stunning victory in Rally Sweden, winning the final three stages on Sunday in his Toyota Yaris to claim his fourth victory in the race and climb to the top of the World Championship rankings after two events.

The 31-year-old held off the strong challenge of Estonia’s Ott Tanak, who threw everything he could into the last day, but with Latvala enjoying a 20-second lead going into the final stage it would have taken a major mistake for the Finn to lose.

“It’s amazing. New team, new car, our second rally and we’re winning it straight away,” an elated Latvala said after his 17th career win.

Sebastien Ogier, who won the first race of the year in Monte Carlo in January, recovered from a costly spin and stall on the first corner of Sunday’s first stage to grab third place.

It was the Finn’s 17th career victory, but one of his most emotional.

He faced a season on the sidelines after his Volkswagen team withdrew from the sport at the end of last season, before finally joining the Japanese manufacturer in a late deal.

After a 17-year absence from the FIA World Rally Championship, Toyota are back on the top step just two rallies into their comeback.

Latvala began the final leg with a slender 3.8sec lead over Ott Tänak after long-time leader Thierry Neuville crashed last night. He won all three snow and ice-covered speed tests in his Yaris World Rally Car to extend the margin to 29.2sec.

He claimed maximum bonus points from the Power Stage and, after finishing second in the season-opening Rallye Monte-Carlo, holds a fourpoint lead in the drivers’ standings.

It is the first time any driver other than four-time champion Sébastien Ogier has led the championship since February 2014.

“It’s amazing. A new team, a new car, our second rally and we’re winning. I have no words to describe it, I’m so emotional. We’re at a good level but now we go forward and it gets more difficult. Mexico is next up and I’m really motivated for the championship,” he said. (rtr)

Taman Sari Market

The Taman Sari Market, locally referred to as ‘Pasar Taman Sari’, is one of very few local markets of its kind that can be found around the Seminyak area. A unique deviation from the predominantly upscale boutique shopping and world-class dining scenes that the resort area of Seminyak is better known for, this local market serves as an ideal stopover for those looking for fresh tropical fruits at bargain prices and within easy reach of the region’s villas and resorts.

The market is located near the southwestern corner of the Petitenget and Kerobokan junction, and is within only a 15-minute transfer from Seminyak’s main Petitenget hub. Although slightly tucked away, Taman Sari Market is hard to miss, with most of the fruit displays lining the market’s street-side façade. These stalls are open at the break of

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Confident Dimitrov downs Goffin to win Sofia Open

SOFIA - Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov gave the roaring partisan crowd plenty to cheer about as he beat Belgian David Goffin 7-5 6-4 to win the Sofia Open for the first time on Sunday.

The 25-year-old, who reached the Australian Open semifinals after winning the Brisbane International last month, claimed his sixth career title to the delight of 12,000 passionate fans.

After a tight opening set, Dimitrov gave little breathing space to his opponent to take a 5-0 lead in the second set. But Goffin, who was hoping to win his first title since 2014, broke twice to make it 5-4.

Dimitrov dug deep into his reserves to break again and conclude the final after his fourth championship point. He promptly collapsed to his knees, burst into tears and kissed the court.

“Without you (the Bulgarian fans), I could never win this tournament,” Dimitrov said in a courtside interview.

“This title means a lot to me. Today, after the last point, I felt again like a kid playing in front of a home crowd.”

Second-seed Goffin complained to the umpire about the hostile atmosphere in the hall at the end of the first set.

The Belgian, ranked 11th in the world, has now lost all three of his main tour meetings with the Bulgarian, including a straight sets defeat at the Australian Open.

Former world number eight Dimitrov had seen his ranking plummet to 40 last July but has now emerged from that slump to climb back up to 13th. (rtr)

Confident Dimitrov downs Goffin to win Sofia Open

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Sp rt PSG’s Lucas jokes that way to stop Messi is to ‘tie him up’

PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain winger Lucas jokes that the only way to stop Lionel Messi is “to tie him up.” The Brazilian can afford to laugh for he doesn’t have to defend against Messi on Tuesday night, when Barcelona arrives for the first leg of their Champions League match.

With a quarterfinal place at stake, PSG has only itself to blame for landing Barcelona after finishing second in its group behind ARSENAL. PSG’s quest for European success has developed a frustrating pattern, ending at the quarterfinals in the past four seasons. That led to coach Laurent Blanc being fired and replaced

by Unai Emery.

Yet PSG still faces the prospect of doing worse than last year unless it finds a way past Barcelona. It feels like now or never for a PSG side enjoying massive investment from Qatari backers, QSI, since their takeover in June 2011.

“That’s what is missing for us,” Lucas told The Associated Press in a recent interview. “We need to win something in Europe.”

Last season’s elimination against Manchester City cost Blanc his job despite back-toback domestic trebles and a hefty new contract signed just months before. It showed just how ruthless PSG’s owners are in their desire to join Europe’s elite. “(Losing to City) was difficult to take because we knew we could win,” Lucas told the AP. “I don’t know what was missing.” Losing to Barcelona in the 2013 and 2015 quarterfinals was less unexpected. Knocking out the

Catalan giant this time would send out a strong message.

Easier said than done against Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez — a dream attack mixing skill, subtlety, cunning, speed, power, aggression and devastating finishing. “No team is unbeatable, but of course for me they are the favorites,” Lucas said. “They are the best team in the world, you have to respect them.”

Messi is playing some of the best football of his career — though that seems to happen most seasons.

If it is possible for a five-time Golden Ball winner to get even better, then Messi is finding a way at the age of 29. The Argentine magician is conjuring up brilliant free kicks, either curling them into top corner with his unique casual brilliance or with power and precision.

Another weapon in an already huge armory that has produced nearly 500 goals for club and 57 for country.

Messi is the Champions League’s top scorer this season with 10 goals in five games, having missed one. Asked how to stop Messi, Lucas laughs.

“Legally?” he asks. “For me it’s impossible to stop him. You have to tie him up.”More seriously, Lucas says, there is no point trying to man-mark a player whose mind works even faster than his feet, and who is as elusive as a ghost. “The tactic is preventing the ball getting to him,” Lucas said. “You must be very, very organized.” Then there’s Suarez — who has scored in each of his last six games — and Neymar.

The 24-year-old Lucas, who has 34 caps for Brazil, fills with pride when speaking about

his countryman Neymar. “It’s great for our country to see him doing well there, and me doing well here,” said Lucas, who is enjoying his fifth — and best — season with PSG. “He’s a great example. I’m happy for him, for everything he’s doing there and in the national team as well.”

Neymar, who already has 50 goals for Brazil, is touted as Messi’s eventual successor by many observers.

“I don’t think he can be like Messi, because every player has their own style and their own history,” Lucas said. “But I think that, after Messi, he can become a great, great player as well and write a great history for Barcelona.” Asked if Barcelona has weaknesses, Lucas agrees but doesn’t say what they are. The solution for PSG against Barcelona could be attack as a best form of defense. (ap)

One dead after fans clash in Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO - A soccer fan was killed and several others injured after violence erupted in Rio de Janeiro before Sunday’s Botafogo-Flamengo match, Brazilian news reports said. The reports identified the fan as 28-year-old Diego Silva dos Santos, who was killed near the Engenhao stadium, the venue for the athletic events at the 2016 Olympic Games.

The clashes took place before the Rio de Janeiro state championship game that Flamengo won 2-1. Police eventually brought the violence under control with rubber bullets and tear gas.

“The Municipal Health Secretariat informs that eight men were taken to the Salgado Filho Municipal Hospital as victims of the violence or gunshots in clashes near

the Engenhao,” the Secretariat said in a statement quoted on the UOL news site and reported by other Brazilian media outlets.

“Of these, one died, four were released and three are still being attended to, one of whom is in a serious condition.” Neither the Secretariat nor local police could be reached for confirmation on Sunday night. (rtr)

West Brom’s Pulis blasts Stoke for ‘disgraceful’ comments

AP Photo/Francisco Seco

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, second left, runs with the ball past Atletico Madrid defenders during a Spanish Copa del Rey semifinal first leg soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017.

West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis has lashed out at his former club Stoke City and labelled claims he called their skipper Ryan Shawcross a “loser” as “absolutely disgraceful”. Stoke manager Mark Hughes said on Friday that his predecessor Pulis had called Shawcross a loser in a voicemail message. The defender had accused WEST BROM of leaking news that their former striker Saido Berahino had served an eight-week ban for “an FA disciplinary matter”.

Berahino moved from WEST BROM to Stoke last month. “It’s

absolutely disgraceful,” Pulis told British media. “Firstly, the phone call I made to Ryan is private, and then, yes, I did mention losers, but I said about people with innuendos making allegations that weren’t true.

“I did use the word loser but I meant it in that way and I actually said, ‘Ryan, you’ve never been that’. I was there for 10 years,” Pulis added.

“I took them from the Championship to the Premiership. I took them to an FA CUP final and to Europe.

“I don’t usually respond to bait and things like that, but I am re-

ally, really disgusted that from a few days before we played Stoke, (about) the innuendos coming out about Berahino, West Brom and myself.”

West Brom beat Stoke 1-0 last week, with visiting manager Hughes stoking further tension between the clubs by saying Pulis showed him a lack of respect by failing to offer a handshake after the match.

Pulis responded by saying Hughes had walked away from the dugouts towards the visiting fans and he did not have a chance to offer the traditional post-match handshake. (rtr)

Liverpool win over Spurs not just down to Mane - Wijnaldum

Action Images via Reuters / Carl Recine

Sadio Mane celebrates scoring their first goal

L i v e rp o o l m i d f i e l d e r Georginio Wijnaldum says Saturday’s improved performance in the 2-0 PREMIER LEAGUE win over Tottenham Hotspur was a team effort and not solely down to the return to form of Senegalese striker Sadio Mane.

Mane grabbed the headlines with a first-half brace that guided a revived Liverpool past secondplaced Tottenham, earning the Merseyside club their first league win of the year after a woeful run of results.

“He is really important but it is too much Sadio Mane now. Before he left for Africa we had good results... I don’t think it is fair to the other players to say ‘because of

Sadio Mane we win’,” Wijnaldum told British media.

During Mane’s absence at the African Nations Cup in January and early February, LIVERPOOL’S bid for the title collapsed as they failed to win any of their five league matches and dropped to fourth, 11 points behind leaders Chelsea after 25 games.

“Of course he is a great player but I think it is more about the team than only Sadio Mane. It is normal (that) if you have poor results without Sadio everyone will say ‘Sadio Mane’,” Dutch international Wijnaldum added.

“You have to get used to it but I don’t think it is fair. We did it in most of the big games but in other

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games we didn’t deliver. That was the biggest problem... Against the smaller teams we didn’t deliver.

That was a bad thing.”

The victory at Anfield marked only LIVERPOOL’S second win in their last 11 games and midfielder Adam Lallana credited a clearthe-air meeting hosted by captain Jordan Henderson for setting things in motion.

“He (Henderson) wanted it to happen. We knew as players we had to take responsibility. It was up to us to respond... There was a sense of everyone coming together,” Lallana said. Liverpool next travel to face 17th-placed LEICESTER CITYon Feb. 27. (rtr)

West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis

Reuters / Peter Nicholls

A fan of Botafogo (L) kicks a fence.

REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

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Sp rt PSG’s Lucas jokes that way to stop Messi is to ‘tie him up’

PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain winger Lucas jokes that the only way to stop Lionel Messi is “to tie him up.” The Brazilian can afford to laugh for he doesn’t have to defend against Messi on Tuesday night, when Barcelona arrives for the first leg of their Champions League match.

With a quarterfinal place at stake, PSG has only itself to blame for landing Barcelona after finishing second in its group behind ARSENAL. PSG’s quest for European success has developed a frustrating pattern, ending at the quarterfinals in the past four seasons. That led to coach Laurent Blanc being fired and replaced

by Unai Emery.

Yet PSG still faces the prospect of doing worse than last year unless it finds a way past Barcelona. It feels like now or never for a PSG side enjoying massive investment from Qatari backers, QSI, since their takeover in June 2011.

“That’s what is missing for us,” Lucas told The Associated Press in a recent interview. “We need to win something in Europe.”

Last season’s elimination against Manchester City cost Blanc his job despite back-toback domestic trebles and a hefty new contract signed just months before. It showed just how ruthless PSG’s owners are in their desire to join Europe’s elite. “(Losing to City) was difficult to take because we knew we could win,” Lucas told the AP. “I don’t know what was missing.” Losing to Barcelona in the 2013 and 2015 quarterfinals was less unexpected. Knocking out the

Catalan giant this time would send out a strong message.

Easier said than done against Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez — a dream attack mixing skill, subtlety, cunning, speed, power, aggression and devastating finishing. “No team is unbeatable, but of course for me they are the favorites,” Lucas said. “They are the best team in the world, you have to respect them.”

Messi is playing some of the best football of his career — though that seems to happen most seasons.

If it is possible for a five-time Golden Ball winner to get even better, then Messi is finding a way at the age of 29. The Argentine magician is conjuring up brilliant free kicks, either curling them into top corner with his unique casual brilliance or with power and precision.

Another weapon in an already huge armory that has produced nearly 500 goals for club and 57 for country.

Messi is the Champions League’s top scorer this season with 10 goals in five games, having missed one. Asked how to stop Messi, Lucas laughs.

“Legally?” he asks. “For me it’s impossible to stop him. You have to tie him up.”More seriously, Lucas says, there is no point trying to man-mark a player whose mind works even faster than his feet, and who is as elusive as a ghost. “The tactic is preventing the ball getting to him,” Lucas said. “You must be very, very organized.” Then there’s Suarez — who has scored in each of his last six games — and Neymar.

The 24-year-old Lucas, who has 34 caps for Brazil, fills with pride when speaking about

his countryman Neymar. “It’s great for our country to see him doing well there, and me doing well here,” said Lucas, who is enjoying his fifth — and best — season with PSG. “He’s a great example. I’m happy for him, for everything he’s doing there and in the national team as well.”

Neymar, who already has 50 goals for Brazil, is touted as Messi’s eventual successor by many observers.

“I don’t think he can be like Messi, because every player has their own style and their own history,” Lucas said. “But I think that, after Messi, he can become a great, great player as well and write a great history for Barcelona.” Asked if Barcelona has weaknesses, Lucas agrees but doesn’t say what they are. The solution for PSG against Barcelona could be attack as a best form of defense. (ap)

One dead after fans clash in Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO - A soccer fan was killed and several others injured after violence erupted in Rio de Janeiro before Sunday’s Botafogo-Flamengo match, Brazilian news reports said. The reports identified the fan as 28-year-old Diego Silva dos Santos, who was killed near the Engenhao stadium, the venue for the athletic events at the 2016 Olympic Games.

The clashes took place before the Rio de Janeiro state championship game that Flamengo won 2-1. Police eventually brought the violence under control with rubber bullets and tear gas.

“The Municipal Health Secretariat informs that eight men were taken to the Salgado Filho Municipal Hospital as victims of the violence or gunshots in clashes near

the Engenhao,” the Secretariat said in a statement quoted on the UOL news site and reported by other Brazilian media outlets.

“Of these, one died, four were released and three are still being attended to, one of whom is in a serious condition.” Neither the Secretariat nor local police could be reached for confirmation on Sunday night. (rtr)

West Brom’s Pulis blasts Stoke for ‘disgraceful’ comments

AP Photo/Francisco Seco

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, second left, runs with the ball past Atletico Madrid defenders during a Spanish Copa del Rey semifinal first leg soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017.

West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis has lashed out at his former club Stoke City and labelled claims he called their skipper Ryan Shawcross a “loser” as “absolutely disgraceful”. Stoke manager Mark Hughes said on Friday that his predecessor Pulis had called Shawcross a loser in a voicemail message. The defender had accused WEST BROM of leaking news that their former striker Saido Berahino had served an eight-week ban for “an FA disciplinary matter”.

Berahino moved from WEST BROM to Stoke last month. “It’s

absolutely disgraceful,” Pulis told British media. “Firstly, the phone call I made to Ryan is private, and then, yes, I did mention losers, but I said about people with innuendos making allegations that weren’t true.

“I did use the word loser but I meant it in that way and I actually said, ‘Ryan, you’ve never been that’. I was there for 10 years,” Pulis added.

“I took them from the Championship to the Premiership. I took them to an FA CUP final and to Europe.

“I don’t usually respond to bait and things like that, but I am re-

ally, really disgusted that from a few days before we played Stoke, (about) the innuendos coming out about Berahino, West Brom and myself.”

West Brom beat Stoke 1-0 last week, with visiting manager Hughes stoking further tension between the clubs by saying Pulis showed him a lack of respect by failing to offer a handshake after the match.

Pulis responded by saying Hughes had walked away from the dugouts towards the visiting fans and he did not have a chance to offer the traditional post-match handshake. (rtr)

Liverpool win over Spurs not just down to Mane - Wijnaldum

Action Images via Reuters / Carl Recine

Sadio Mane celebrates scoring their first goal

L i v e rp o o l m i d f i e l d e r Georginio Wijnaldum says Saturday’s improved performance in the 2-0 PREMIER LEAGUE win over Tottenham Hotspur was a team effort and not solely down to the return to form of Senegalese striker Sadio Mane.

Mane grabbed the headlines with a first-half brace that guided a revived Liverpool past secondplaced Tottenham, earning the Merseyside club their first league win of the year after a woeful run of results.

“He is really important but it is too much Sadio Mane now. Before he left for Africa we had good results... I don’t think it is fair to the other players to say ‘because of

Sadio Mane we win’,” Wijnaldum told British media.

During Mane’s absence at the African Nations Cup in January and early February, LIVERPOOL’S bid for the title collapsed as they failed to win any of their five league matches and dropped to fourth, 11 points behind leaders Chelsea after 25 games.

“Of course he is a great player but I think it is more about the team than only Sadio Mane. It is normal (that) if you have poor results without Sadio everyone will say ‘Sadio Mane’,” Dutch international Wijnaldum added.

“You have to get used to it but I don’t think it is fair. We did it in most of the big games but in other

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games we didn’t deliver. That was the biggest problem... Against the smaller teams we didn’t deliver.

That was a bad thing.”

The victory at Anfield marked only LIVERPOOL’S second win in their last 11 games and midfielder Adam Lallana credited a clearthe-air meeting hosted by captain Jordan Henderson for setting things in motion.

“He (Henderson) wanted it to happen. We knew as players we had to take responsibility. It was up to us to respond... There was a sense of everyone coming together,” Lallana said. Liverpool next travel to face 17th-placed LEICESTER CITYon Feb. 27. (rtr)

West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis

Reuters / Peter Nicholls

A fan of Botafogo (L) kicks a fence.

REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

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Latvala sweeps to victory in Rally Sweden

Jari-Matti Latvala (R), Finland, and co-driver Miikka Anttila (L) celebrate winning the WRC Rally Sweden.

BADUNG - Canggu Beach is a coastal village and an up-and-coming resort area that is roughly situated between Seminyak and Tanah Lot. The coastline of Canggu comprises different black-sand beaches, almost all with surf breaks that are popular haunts of surfers from around the world.

These include the beaches of Berawa that borders just north of Seminyak’s Batubelig beach, Batu Bolong, Batu Mejan aka ‘Echo Beach’, Pererenan, Seseh and Mengening just south of Tanah Lot. The countryside of Canggu Beach also features verdant rice fields, making it a residential area of choice among many Bali expatriates. This has also led to the abundance of villas, either as homes or as full-fledged resorts paired with five-star services and facilities. As Bali’s expatriate neighbourhood and surfing area, Canggu has among the island’s latest surf camps, bar and restaurant openings, and shops catering to an international clientele.

Browse through our Canggu section to find out more. (IBP/net)

STOCKHOLM - Finland’s Jari-Matti Latvala swept to a stunning victory in Rally Sweden, winning the final three stages on Sunday in his Toyota Yaris to claim his fourth victory in the race and climb to the top of the World Championship rankings after two events.

The 31-year-old held off the strong challenge of Estonia’s Ott Tanak, who threw everything he could into the last day, but with Latvala enjoying a 20-second lead going into the final stage it would have taken a major mistake for the Finn to lose.

“It’s amazing. New team, new car, our second rally and we’re winning it straight away,” an elated Latvala said after his 17th career win.

Sebastien Ogier, who won the first race of the year in Monte Carlo in January, recovered from a costly spin and stall on the first corner of Sunday’s first stage to grab third place.

It was the Finn’s 17th career victory, but one of his most emotional.

He faced a season on the sidelines after his Volkswagen team withdrew from the sport at the end of last season, before finally joining the Japanese manufacturer in a late deal.

After a 17-year absence from the FIA World Rally Championship, Toyota are back on the top step just two rallies into their comeback.

Latvala began the final leg with a slender 3.8sec lead over Ott Tänak after long-time leader Thierry Neuville crashed last night. He won all three snow and ice-covered speed tests in his Yaris World Rally Car to extend the margin to 29.2sec.

He claimed maximum bonus points from the Power Stage and, after finishing second in the season-opening Rallye Monte-Carlo, holds a fourpoint lead in the drivers’ standings.

It is the first time any driver other than four-time champion Sébastien Ogier has led the championship since February 2014.

“It’s amazing. A new team, a new car, our second rally and we’re winning. I have no words to describe it, I’m so emotional. We’re at a good level but now we go forward and it gets more difficult. Mexico is next up and I’m really motivated for the championship,” he said. (rtr)

Taman Sari Market

The Taman Sari Market, locally referred to as ‘Pasar Taman Sari’, is one of very few local markets of its kind that can be found around the Seminyak area. A unique deviation from the predominantly upscale boutique shopping and world-class dining scenes that the resort area of Seminyak is better known for, this local market serves as an ideal stopover for those looking for fresh tropical fruits at bargain prices and within easy reach of the region’s villas and resorts.

The market is located near the southwestern corner of the Petitenget and Kerobokan junction, and is within only a 15-minute transfer from Seminyak’s main Petitenget hub. Although slightly tucked away, Taman Sari Market is hard to miss, with most of the fruit displays lining the market’s street-side façade. These stalls are open at the break of

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Confident Dimitrov downs Goffin to win Sofia Open

SOFIA - Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov gave the roaring partisan crowd plenty to cheer about as he beat Belgian David Goffin 7-5 6-4 to win the Sofia Open for the first time on Sunday.

The 25-year-old, who reached the Australian Open semifinals after winning the Brisbane International last month, claimed his sixth career title to the delight of 12,000 passionate fans.

After a tight opening set, Dimitrov gave little breathing space to his opponent to take a 5-0 lead in the second set. But Goffin, who was hoping to win his first title since 2014, broke twice to make it 5-4.

Dimitrov dug deep into his reserves to break again and conclude the final after his fourth championship point. He promptly collapsed to his knees, burst into tears and kissed the court.

“Without you (the Bulgarian fans), I could never win this tournament,” Dimitrov said in a courtside interview.

“This title means a lot to me. Today, after the last point, I felt again like a kid playing in front of a home crowd.”

Second-seed Goffin complained to the umpire about the hostile atmosphere in the hall at the end of the first set.

The Belgian, ranked 11th in the world, has now lost all three of his main tour meetings with the Bulgarian, including a straight sets defeat at the Australian Open.

Former world number eight Dimitrov had seen his ranking plummet to 40 last July but has now emerged from that slump to climb back up to 13th. (rtr)

Confident Dimitrov downs Goffin to win Sofia Open

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A damaged spillway with eroded hillside is seen in an aerial photo taken over the Oroville Dam in Oroville, California, U.S. February 11, 2017.

Nearly 200,000 people told to flee crumbling California dam spillway

OROVILLE - Evacuation orders for nearly 200,000 people living below the tallest dam in the United States remained in place early on Monday after residents were abruptly told to flee when a spillway appeared in danger of collapse.

Authorities issued the evacuation order on Sunday, saying that a crumbling emergency spillway on Lake Oroville Dam in north California could give way and unleash floodwaters onto rural communities along the Feather River.

“Immediate evacuation from the low levels of Oroville and areas downstream is ordered,” the Butte County sheriff said in a statement posted on social media.

The California Department of Water Resources said on Twitter at

about 4:30 p.m. PST (0030 GMT Monday) that the spillway next to the dam was “predicted to fail within the next hour.”

Several hours later the situation appeared less dire, as the damaged spillway remained standing.

The state water resources department said crews using helicopters would drop rocks to fill a huge gouge, and authorities were releasing water to lower the lake’s level after weeks of heavy rains in the drought-plagued state.

By 10 p.m., state and local officials said the immediate danger had passed with water no longer flowing over the eroded spillway.

But they cautioned that the situation remained unpredictable.

“Once you have damage to a structure like that it’s catastrophic,” acting Water Resources director Bill Croyle told reporters. But he stressed “the integrity of the dam is not impacted” by the damaged spillway.

Asked about the evacuation order, Croyle said “It was a tough call to make.” He added: “It was the right call to make.” (rtr)

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Courts likely to probe Trump’s intent in issuing travel ban

NEW YORK - Washington state’s attorney general has promised to uncover “what truly motivated” President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, an approach that could prompt a rare public examination of how a U.S. president makes national security decisions.

The presidential order imposed a temporary ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries, but a federal judge has barred enforcement of the order while the court considers a challenge brought

by Washington state.

On Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit left the judge’s ruling in place without deciding the ultimate merits of either side’s arguments. In its decision, the 9th Circuit cited a previous case establishing that “circumstantial evidence of intent, including statements by decisionmakers, may be considered in evaluating whether a governmental action was motivated by a discriminatory purpose.”

The Trump administration has argued that the ban is necessary

to prevent potential terrorists from entering the country and is not discriminatory because the text of the order does not mention any particular religion.

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson signaled on Sunday that he will move aggressively to obtain written documents and emails authored by administration officials that might contain evidence the order was unconstitutionally biased against Muslims or Islam. He also said he would also move to depose administration officials.

Legal scholars say this could move the court into uncharted waters.

“The idea of looking at motive has never really been applied to the president,” said John Yoo, a former Justice Department lawyer in the George W. Bush administration.

“It would represent a serious expansion of judicial oversight of what the president and the entire executive branch does,” said Yoo, now a professor at the University of California at Berkeley School of Law. (rtr)

Indonesia opposition-backed candidate may be dark horse in Jakarta poll

JAKARTA - A former Indonesian education minister backed by the main opposition party has quietly made gains in the race to become the capital’s governor by courting disaffected Muslim voters while acrimony over a blasphemy trial occupies his rivals.

REUTERS/Laura Buckman

Attorneys volunteer their services at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport after a federal judge in Washington state issued a nationwide stop of the travel ban imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order in Dallas, Texas, U.S. February 4, 2017.

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Anies Baswedan and Sandiaga Uno

Anies Baswedan poses a late but serious challenge in Wednesday’s vote for governor of Jakarta, a post that can be a stepping stone to the presidency of a country with the world’s largest Muslim poplulation.

Campaigning for the election has raised the sensitive issue of religion in politics of a country with a state ideology that enshrines religious diversity in an officially secular system.

Officials from the Gerindra party backing Baswedan dismiss any suggestion he has played a religious card, while acknowledging he has appealed to voters, who happen to be Muslim, in slums where the in-

cumbent, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, has raised anger with forced evictions to combat flooding.

“Anies has made sure he heard the voices of the victims of forced evictions who were mainly Muslim,” said Arif Poyuono, a senior Gerindra official, referring to Baswedan by his first name.

Baswedan’s popularity has spiked since the head of the party, Prabowo Subianto, who narrowly lost the 2014 presidential election, started campaigning on his behalf, promising a comeback to the national stage in 2019, Poyuono said.

The Jakarta poll is being widely seen as a proxy battle for the 2019 presidential election.

Purnama, Jakarta’s first ethnic Chinese and Christian governor, has won credit for cutting red tape and improving the performance of the bureaucracy. He has the backing of President Joko Widodo’s party, and is standing again.

The third contender is Agus Yudhoyono, the son of former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. But the election has been overshawdowed by Purnama’s trial on blasphemy charges stemming from an accustion that he insulted the Koran in comments about how people vote.

Purnama, known by the nickname Ahok, denies insulting the Koran but the accusation has provided common ground for Widodo’s opponents and Islamist political forces, who have staged massive rallies against him.

Former President Yudhoyono and his son have rejected claims

that they or their family supported the protests.

‘POLARISED’

Though largely staying out of the fray, Baswedan has also turned to religion in the hope of winning votes and some analysts warn that his tactic risks fanning greater intolerance.

“With Ahok arguably commanding the so-called pluralist vote, Anies’ campaign team and political backers clearly made a decision to focus on the Muslim vote at a time when such identities have become increasingly polarised and politicised,” said Ian Wilson, a lecturer at Australia’s Murdoch University.

Analysts attribute Baswedan’s popularity partly to his strong performances in televised debates, as well as efforts to appeal to more conservative Muslims.

Baswedan on Saturday made

an appearance at Jakarta’s grand mosque, Istiqlal, where religious leaders urged thousands of people attending prayers to elect a Muslim leader.

Baswedan, an academic and one of the first Indonesians to win a Fulbright scholarship to study in the United States, served as Widodo’s speechwriter during his 2014 presidential campaign before becoming minister for education and culture.

He was removed from the cabinet in a reshuffle last year. He has pledged to improve public education, contain living costs and end forced evictions.

After lagging his rivals for months, recent polls put Baswedan in second place, just behind Purnama. Wednesday’s election is widely expected to go to a second round in May if no candidate wins an outright majority.

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BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Monday that uncertainty about U.S. policies, Brexit and elections in Germany and France would take their toll on the euro zone economy this year. It forecast euro zone economic growth to lose some speed this year before rebounding in 2018.

It saw a sharp growth drop ahead in non-euro zone and EU-leaver Britain.

TRUMP, BREXIT The “still-to-be-clarified” intentions of U.S. President Donald Trump in “key policy areas” are seen as the first cause of uncertainty for the bloc’s economy. In the near term, the possible package of U.S. fiscal stimulus “could provide a stronger boost to global GDP than currently expected”, the Commission said.

However, in the medium term “potential disruptions associated with shifting U.S. positions on

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The Anker Wreck

Citing Trump and Brexit, EU sees euro zone economy risk, sharp drop in UK growth

The British economy will nearly halve its expansion by 2018, the European Union executive said in a broad series of economic forecasts.

Growth in the 19 countries sharing the euro would slow to 1.6 percent this year from 1.7 percent in 2016, but would gain speed in 2018 when the bloc’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to increase by 1.8 percent.

Germany, the bloc’s leading economy by far, is expected to see its GDP growth slow to 1.6 percent this year from 1.9 percent in 2016.

Growth will accelerate from 1.2 percent to 1.4 percent in France, and remain stable at 0.9 percent in Italy.

Despite the slowdown from 2016, the euro zone growth forecasts were slightly revised up for this year and 2018 from the Commission’s previous estimates released in November. Then, euro zone GDP was estimated to grow 1.5 percent this year and 1.7 percent in 2018.

The revision was due to “betterthan-expected performance in the second half of 2016 and a rather robust start into 2017,” the Commission said, noting however that “the outlook is surrounded by higher-than-usual uncertainty.”

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No-one knows the name of this small wooden boat, EVEN if it had one, or what brought it to the area. The wreck is actually named for the anchor that still lies about 6-8M from the surface.

You follow the anchor chain down the steep slope to the flattened remains of the shipwreck (35-50M), which lie across about 60M of sand. This is the deepest dive site, we believe that the good visibility and calm conditions mean that it will present no problems to experienced divers. Following the anchor chain down to 32M, there is a second (coral-covered) anchor at the point where the site becomes a sand slope.

It is here that you see the first parts of the wreck, dark against the white sand. Across the site you will find copper sheeting and bottles, the boat’s cargo (artefacts, not for souvenirs). There are still some parts of the boat which remain out of the sand, and which are covered in gorgonians, a sure sign of little or no currents at the site. The wall to the west, at 5-10M, is rich with many overhangs, cracks and caves. A good idea for an extended safety stop after this dive. (IBP/net)

Tegaltamu Grand Palace, a New Cultural Destination in Gianyar

Do you still remember Batubulan?

The village located in the Sukawati subdistrict, Gianyar, is not only famous for its barong performing art as well as the artisans of sculpture and batik cloth. The village still making preparation to become a tourism village is also famous for royal tourist area. It is the Tegaltamu Palace which has become the most visited tourist destination. This palace with beautiful heritage is still well preserved.

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A warning against Brexit sign is seen beside the former border customs hut between Donegal in the Republic of Ireland and Londonderry in Northern Ireland at the border town of Muff, Ireland February 10, 2016. trade policy could damage international trade,” it said.

The Commission is also waiting for clarifications from the Trump administration on banking regulation, tax and fiscal cooperation, Pierre Moscovici, the economics commissioner, told a news conference.

The European Union will face other political risks caused by divorce negotiations with Britain, likely to begin in March, and elections in several EU countries this year, including Germany and France, the Commission said. Britain is expected to pay a higher cost for the political uncertainty surrounding Brexit

talks. Its GDP growth is forecast to decline from 2.0 percent in 2016 to 1.5 percent this year, and to further slow down to 1.2 percent next year.

Britain’s “business investment is likely to be adversely affected by persisting uncertainty while private consumption growth is projected to weaken as growth in real disposable income declines,” the Commission said.

The British unemployment rate is seen rising slightly to 5.6 percent in 2018 from 4.9 percent last year, while inflation will increase steeply to 2.5 percent this year and 2.6 percent in 2018.

The gloomy forecasts on the

British economic growth are, however, better than previously estimated by the Commission which had predicted in November Britain would grow 1.9 percent last year and only 1.0 percent this year. The 2018 forecast is unchanged.

INFLATION Consumer prices in the euro zone are forecast to markedly pick up this year, as inflation will surge by 1.7 percent from 0.2 percent last year. The 2017 estimate is higher than the 1.4 percent inflation growth predicted by the Commission in November. The European Central Bank predicted in December inflation would grow

1.3 percent this year. But euro zone inflation is expected to slow again in 2018 to 1.4 percent and core inflation, which excludes more volatile prices, is set to rise only gradually.

This is still “short” of the ECB’s target of an inflation “below, but close to 2 percent”, the Commission said. However, this is not seen as sufficient to keep the ECB’s stimulus plan to continue indefinitely. “With inflation picking up from low levels, we cannot expect current monetary stimulus to last forever,” the Commission’s vice president Valdis Dombrovskis said, urging euro zone states to continue structural reforms.(rtr)

Tegaltamu Grand Palace is very strategic and close to other destinations, so that it is easily reached. It is situated at Tegaltamu hamlet, Batubulan, or about 10 minutes from Sukawati, 30 minutes from Ubud and Denpasar, and about 1.5 hours from Ngurah Rai Airport by car.

Tegaltamu Grand Palace is one of the palaces remaining a descendant of King of Badung I, Kyai Anglurah Tegeh Kori Putu Agung who ruled at Tegal Badung. When there was a civil war at Tegeh Agung Palace (now Griya Jro Agung Tegal at Tegal hamlet, Badung), Kyai Anglurah Putu Agung Tegeh Kori fled to Gianyar area accompanied by 125 loyal followers. At the new location, he then built a palace named the Tegaltamu Palace.

The name Tegaltamu was used to indicate the identity that they were ‘guests’ (tamu in Balinese) of Tegal hamlet evacuating to Gianyar. The name depicts the history of the founder namely guests originating from Tegal Badung. Refugees going to Tegaltamu have profession as merchant. “As refugees, they do not have any land to grow crops, so that the only job that could be done was becoming the dealer of arts,” said I Gusti Ngurah Pertu Agung, a descendant of Tegaltamu Palace.

Along with the development of Bali tourism, Tegaltamu Palace has been opened as a culture-based tourist destination since 1998 though it has become a tourist destination since the 1970s. Travelers from various countries come to learn Balinese culture such

as dancing, playing gamelan music, preparing oblation and chanting. “Many foreigners are learning to dance, reading literature and making sculptures,” said this alumnus of the Dance Department at the ISI Denpasar.

Gung Pertu, as he familiarly addressed, said that travelers knew Tegaltamu Palace as the center of the art and culture from several books. Many of them said the books published in the 1920s write about the uniqueness owned by Bali. They did not only write about local culture inspired by Hinduism, but also the exotic nature of the island. One of them is about I Gusti Ngurah Tegaltamu as a famous baris (warrior) dancer as well as the monumental barong and masks having been well known across Bali.

Today, Tegaltamu Grand Palace remaining to preserve Balinese culture becomes a destination visited by foreign travelers. They want to know and learn about Balinese arts.

“We open the Kori Agung dance studio in 1997 as a venue to perform art activities such as dance, vocal, literature, sculpture and gamelan play. We still maintain the style of the mask and barong art of Tegaltamu Palace incorporated in the GOAK Tegaltamu. This studio has been fostering local and international children,” he explained.

To provide a sense of security and comfort for visitors, the Tegaltamu Grand Palace makes tourism packages. They include Tea Time—a tea ceremony while learning to dance and explore instantly about Balinese

fashion within two hours and a game of culture—playing the culture-based activity.

For example, there is a contest of mejejahitan (preparing oblation) and writing of Balinese scripts on palm-leaf and wearing customary clothes and Balinese dance costumes properly.

There is also lunch and dinner package with international menus served in Balinese style. “Tegaltamu Grand Palace provides tourism services with very strong cultural roots. Travelers can see the Balinese style building. Everything is explained in details by one of the royal figures which always present information about Balinese culture correctly,” added this lecturer at the IHDN Denpasar. (kmb)

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After floods, tourist visits to Ulundanu Beratan normal

TABANAN — Following flood disaster, tourist visit to Ulundanu Beratan is back to normal. Moreover, the visit looked crowded on Saturday (Feb. 11) where the parking lot was filled with buses and cars of visitors.

Operations Manager of Ulundanu Beratan, Wayan Mustika, said on Sunday (Feb. 12) that there remains tourist visit after the tourist attraction was submerged in water and mud getting to the parking lot on Friday (Feb. 10). “The visit was also busy on Saturday because it is weekend,” he said.

In addressing the water and mud, on Friday (Feb. 10) the management deployed all the employees to do cleanup so that travelers can still visit the Ulundanu Beratan tourist attraction.

The Ulundanu Beratan attraction remains in operation, but the Eka Karya botanical garden does not. Avalanche at several points and collapsed bridge had made the management decide to close the botanical garden to visitors. As planned, it will be re-opened on Monday (Feb. 13).

Section Head of Services and Information of the botanical garden, Wawan Sujarwo, described that the visit to the botanical garden in January 2017 showed a decrease when compared to the same month in 2016.

In January 2016, tourist visit reached 50,000 people, but in January 2017 it slumped to 37,000 people.

Decline in tourist visit is not separated from disastrous incidents afflicting to Candikuning in December 2016 that almost caused

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New nuclear-capable missile test a success, North Korea says

SEOUL - North Korea said on Monday it had successfully test-fired a new type of medium- to long-range ballistic missile the previous day, claiming advances in a weapons programme it is pursuing in violation of U.N. resolutions.

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Following flood disaster, tourist visit to Ulundanu Beratan is back to normal. Moreover, the visit looked crowded on Saturday (Feb. 11) where the parking lot was filled with buses and cars of visitors. the Teratai Bang Temple in the area of botanical garden to flat on the ground. Due to the incident, the botanical garden was closed for approximately a week.

“We cannot forecast the tourist visit this February whether there will be a decline.

Learning from past experience, the disaster led to a decrease in tourist visit when com-

pared to that of last year,” said Wawan.

Condition of Baturiti, especially Candikuning, after the floods and avalanche is safe and under control. Subdistrict head of Baturiti, Tos Partha, said on Sunday (Feb. 12) that the rainfall was not as heavy as when the disaster occurred. “Indeed it rained but did not take place with high intensity. So, it

remains safe,” he said.

Having carried out mutual assistance simultaneously at the disaster points, the activities on Sunday (Feb. 12) were resumed with clean-up at people’s respective home.

“So, people cleaned up their home affected by silt as the remaining of previous floods,” added Tos Partha. (kmb24)

Dozens of houses hit by floods, residents evacuate

NEGARA - Heavy rains occurred on Saturday afternoon till evening (Feb.11) caused a number of areas in Jembrana to submerge.

In addition, flash floods also occurred in the watershed area of Jembrana. As a result, dozens of homes were hit by floods. Moreover, the river water came into

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people’s house and room.

From the data obtained on Sunday (Feb. 12), floods at Tembles hamlet, Penyaringan, Mendoyo, submerged some houses located alongside the Denpasar-Gilimanuk road section near the dam in front of logistics agency.

Floods at Tegal Cangkring,

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Heavy rains occurred on Saturday afternoon till evening (Feb.11) caused a number of areas in Jembrana to submerge.

Mendoyo, around the dam with the water height reaching more than 60-70 cm submerged a number of houses. Surely, these conditions make many people panic.

The avalanche at Pangkung Jangu hamlet, Pohsanten, caused to cover up a small part of village roads, but vehicles can still be passing. Floods at Sebual hamlet, Dangin Tukadaya, hit people’s home and submerged the national road with the height of some 2530 cm so that traffic stagnated for a while.

A number of residents evacuated to hamlet meeting hall, but after the water receded they returned to their respective home. At Mendoyo Dangin Tukad, dozens of homes were flooded and the wall of some houses collapsed.

Until Sunday afternoon (Feb. 12), the water was still flooding the Pohsanten Seed Farms and farmland in front of the SMPN 2 Mendoyo junior high school.

Likewise, the meeting hall of Anyar hamlet, Batuagung, Jembrana,

broke down along 30 meters and irrigation channel of local subak also collapsed. The losses are estimated to reach tens of millions of rupiahs.

The floods happening around Samblong hamlet, Sangkar Agung, Jembrana, reached a height of 8590 cm. The water submerged 53 homes and dragged several people’s motorcycles and livestock.

The newly built makepung (buffalo race) circuit at Samblong, Jembrana, also flooded as high as 1.5 meters. In the meantime, residents were evacuated to meeting hall of Samblong hamlet with the help of three inflatable boats, a fire truck and another truck belonging to the SAR Agency. Until Sunday afternoon (Feb. 12), residents still held out at the refugee camp because the water has not receded.

“This is the worst flood at Samblong. It is located at the same area as the makepung circuit and has indeed regularly flooded because the location is low. The flood from Samblong River met the water of estuary.

So, it took long time to recede,” said the headman of Sangkaragung, Nyoman Gde Suardana.

Embankment of Samblong River is also said to collapse. A number of aids were given to flood victims both in the form of staple food of the Jembrana Social Service, mineral water and rice package of Jembrana volunteer community (KRJ).

Chairman of the Jembrana House of Representatives, Ketut Sugiasa, also provided mineral water. From a number of floods in the area of Mendoyo, Jembrana and Negara subdistrict there were no casualties.

However, the losses are predicted to reach hundreds of millions of rupiahs. Acting Regional Secretary of Jembrana, Made Sudiada, admitted to concern with floods in some areas in Jembrana.

“We had roved, monitored and provided assistance. Hopefully, the public could be vigilant,” he said when visiting the flood victims at meeting hall of Samblong hamlet, Sangkaragung. (kmb)

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In this Oct. 10, 2015 file photo, a vehicle loaded with North Korean missiles goes along with soldiers marching through Kim Il Sung Square during a mass military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea said on Monday it had successfully test-fired a new type of medium- to long-range ballistic missile the previous day.

North Korea fired the missile on a high arc into the sea early on Sunday, the first probe of U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to get tough on an isolated regime that tested nuclear devices and ballistic missiles last year at an unprecedented rate.

The North’s state-run KCNA news agency said leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test of the Pukguksong-2, a new type of strategic weapon capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.

The United States, Japan and South Korea requested urgent U.N. Security Council consultations on the test, with a meeting expected later on Monday, an official in the U.S. mission to the United Nations said.

Japan said further sanctions against North Korea could be discussed at the United Nations, and called on China to take a “constructive” role in responding.

China is North Korea’s main ally and trading partner but is irritated by its repeated aggressive actions, although it rejects suggestions from the United States and others that it could be doing more to rein in its neighbour.

“We have asked China via various levels to take constructive actions as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council and we will continue to work on it,” said Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga.

China said it opposed North Korean missile tests that run contrary to U.N. resolutions.

“All sides should exercise restraint and jointly maintain regional peace and security,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a regular briefing, adding that China would participate in talks at the United Nations on the launch with a “responsible and constructive attitude”.

Russia’s foreign ministry expressed concern over the launch, RIA news agency quoted the ministry as saying. (rtr)

Very old, charming - er - thing goes on display in Athens ATHENS - A bird-like statuette dating back 7,000 years has mystified archaeologists in Greece who still do not know exactly what it is, or where it came from.

The “7,000-year-old enigma,” as it has been dubbed by the National Archaeological Museum, has been put on display until March 26 after being brought from the museum’s storerooms.

It is the latest item to be presented under the title “The Unseen Museum” - a reference to the roughly 200,000 antiquities from statues to gold jewelry and every-day objects in store and not on daily display.

Carved out of granite, the 36 cm (14 inches) “enigma” statuette of the late Neolithic era has a pointed nose and long neck leading to a markedly round belly, flat back and cylindrical stumpy legs.

“It could depict a human-like figure with a birdlike face, or a bird-like entity which has nothing to do with man but with the ideology and symbolism of the Neolithic society,” Katya Manteli, an archaeologist with the museum, told Reuters.

Experts also cannot be sure of its provenance, as it belongs to a personal collection. They assume only that it is from the northern Greek regions of

Thessaly or Macedonia.

Unlike most Neolithic figurines made of soft stone, it is carved out of hard rock even though metal tools were not available at the time.

And while it is too short for a life-size depiction of the human figure, it is bigger than most Neolithic statues, which are rarely found over 35 cm tall.

“Regarding technique and size, it is among the rare and unique works of the Neolithic period in Greece,” Manteli said.

More puzzling still is the lack of clear indication of sex. Is it due to technical sculpting limitations?

Or did the sculptor intend to create an asexual figure. Archaeologists believe the fact that the statuette is polished suggests the figure is in its final form, although they maintain that if the sculptor had the appropriate tools it would have taken a more specific form.

“Yes, it could be a pregnant figure but there are no breasts, used in Neolithic times to depict the female body. On the other hand it lacks male REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis organs so it is presented as an asexual figure,” A 7000-year old Neolithic statuette is temporarily displayed at the Manteli said.

“There are enigmatic aspects to it which make National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece, February 10, it charming.” (rtr) 2017. Picture taken February 10, 2017.

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Scientist at work: Tracking muskoxen in a warming Arctic

OUR Earth has unimaginable diversity, from seascapes 8,000 meters below the ocean’s surface to landscapes 8,000 meters above it. Its physical beauty comes in inconceivable living varieties. Some mammals lay eggs; some lizards are legless. Bats catch fish. Birds catch bats. Wood frogs in Alaska survive through winter even as two-thirds of their body tissues turn to ice.

But as climate alters habitats to which animals have spent thousands of years adapting, snow disappears more quickly now in some places and deepens in others. Receding sea ice strands polar bears on land and reduces the length of their hunting season. As permafrost at the bottom of Siberian lakes cracks, water drains into the ground; fish die.

My research focuses on conserving large species adapted to life in cold places, including the Northern Rockies, Central Asia, and on permafrost in both Asia and Alaska. This winter, for the 11th straight year, I am returning to the Arctic. I want to understand how changing temperatures may be impacting muskoxen – animals that once roamed with extinct woolly mammoths.

To address this issue, I need to discern population trends and possible stressors, and to gain insights into these animals’ physiology, reproduction, predators and food sources. The overarching umbrella is a story of ice, snow and temperature.

cording to independent studies by both agencies, 2016 was the third year in a row to set a new record for global average surface temperatures. Warming patterns are most extreme in the polar regions, particularly in the Arctic.

One of the most striking trends we are observing in the Arctic is an increasing occurrence of winter

days when temperatures never drop below freezing. Precipitation falls as rain, melting snow on the ground. This can be more serious than it sounds. In 2002 a winter rain-on-snow event on Canada’s Banks Island encased the ground in ice and prevented muskoxen from reaching their food supply. Some 20,000 animals died.

Cold-adapted species are feeling the heat. Moose experience more ticks, caribou more pathogens from the south. As northern vegetation grows more profuse, some species lose habitat. Red foxes displace Arctic foxes.

We know of the enormous

changes in polar environments because of creative interdisciplinary collaborative studies by teams of scientists from dozens of countries.

But at fine-scale levels, we know less about how these changes are affecting individuals, or how much flexibility many species have to adapt.

Research on Asian ice

In both Greenland and the High Canadian Arctic there have been limited reports of polar bears eating muskoxen, but we do not know whether they are feeding on dead animals or hunting live ones. We know that polar bears are forag-

A vulnerable Arctic

Earlier this year scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a sobering finding: Ac-

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To determine whether polar bears are a threat to muskoxen, we need to know whether they are feeding on animals that have died from other causes such as disease, or are attacking live muskoxen.

ing more frequently on land as the Arctic warms, melting the sea ice where they normally hunt, rest and breed. To determine whether polar bears are a threat to muskoxen, we need to know whether they are feeding on animals that have died from other causes such as disease, or are attacking live muskoxen.

I use a common experimental technique: simulations, which requires a fake polar bear and, as a control, a fake caribou. I take these two costumes, fashioned from cloth and Styrofoam, into the field and do approaches to muskoxen to see how they will react. This research follows in the footsteps of Nobel Laureates Niko Tinbergen and Konrad Lorenz, who were interested in animal behavior and manipulated the perceptual worlds of gulls and geese.

Now such field deployments are more common. Recently they have been used in the gas fields of Wyoming to assess how sage-grouse react to increased noise generated by fracking. I have also used acoustic and olfactory models in Alaska and the Yellowstone region to sort out how naïve prey like moose respond to reintroduced wolves and recolonizing grizzly bears.

On Wrangel Island in the Arctic Ocean, my apprehension heightens as I approach muskoxen herds on all fours. There is always a possibility of being gored, yet for my protection I can’t carry a gun, and it’s too cold to pepper spray when they charge. But I can leap from the ground onto my feet, which confuses them and halts any charges. (ap)

Genetic study may make ancient Inca’s quinoa a grain of the future

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A seller shows Quinoa to a photographer at her stand at a market in Lima’s Surquillo district in Peru on February 25, 2015.

WASHINGTON - Quinoa, the sacred “mother grain” of the ancient Inca civilization suppressed

by Spanish conquistadors, could become an increasingly important food source in the future thanks to genetic secrets revealed in a new study.

Scientists on Wednesday said they have mapped the genome of quinoa and identified a gene that could be manipulated to get rid of the grain’s natural bitter taste and pave the way for more widespread commercial use.

Quinoa (pronounced KIN-wah) already grows well in harsh conditions such as salty and low-quality soil, high elevations and cool temperatures, meaning it can flourish in locales where common cereal crops like wheat and rice may struggle.

But the presence of toxic and bit-

ter chemicals called saponins in its seeds has been one of the impediments to extensive cultivation.

Plant scientist Mark Tester of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia said the research pinpointed a gene that guides production of saponins in quinoa. This knowledge could enable breeding of quinoa without saponins, to make the seeds sweeter.

Currently, quinoa grain must be processed through washing and drying after harvest to remove saponins.

“Quinoa is currently greatly under-utilized,” said Tester, who led the research published in the journal Nature. “It is highly nutritious, with a high protein content that, importantly, has a very good balance of amino acids, which is

unusual for our major grains. It is gluten free and high in vitamins and minerals, too.”

Increased quinoa production could improve food security on a planet with unrelenting human population growth, Tester said.

There are potential disadvantages to reducing saponins, perhaps increasing susceptibility to fungal infections or bird predation, Tester added.

Quinoa, which boasts a nutty flavor, can be used the same ways as rice and wheat. It can be cooked and served on its own, turned into pasta, put in soups, eaten as a cereal or fermented to make beer or chicha, a beverage of the Andes.

The crop was sacred to the ancient Incas, who called it “chisoya mama,” or the “mother grain.” (rtr)

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Total farmland area of Subak Mambal reaches 180 hectares, but those newly joined in the Mambal Lestari only includes 83 hectares.

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Farmer group develops bio-agent to destroy leafhoppers

MANGUPURA — Less wise application of chemical pesticides in controlling plant-disturbing organisms results in many adverse problems. Other than safety factor of farmers (poisoning) because they do not use standard safety equipment, chemical pesticides can also cause residues in agricultural products. Thus, it is harmful to health after consuming the agricultural products.

Seeing this phenomenon, the Mambal Lestari organic farmer group under guidance of PT Tirta Investama (Aqua) Mambal consisting of 133 people develops bioagent (biological pest control) to eradicate leafhopper in rice.

One of the bio-agents developed by the Mambal Lestari group is taking advantage of organic rice named Beauveria bassiana of agricultural product. This bio-agent

has been developed since 2014 and the production is carried out in the laboratory of Subak Mambal organic agriculture by the members of farmer groups. Result of the bioagent product is used by farmers to control leafhoppers and other pests.

Total farmland area of Subak Mambal reaches 180 hectares, but those newly joined in the Mambal Lestari only includes 83 hectares.

Laboratory manager who is also

a group member of Mambal Lestari, Putu Widana, explained that the preparation of Beauveria bassiana is quite easy and effective for controlling leafhoppers and fleas disturbing the crops at Subak Mambal.

“Rice must be washed first and then steamed until cooked. Let cool down and put 100 gram of it into plastic bag sizing 250 grams.

After that, steam again for an hour for sterilization process. After that, it comes into inoculation process with starter of Beauveria bassiana conducted in inkase. Next, keep for 14 days and the rice will be overgrown by fungi indicating that the proliferation of Beauveria bassiana is successful. Finally, put them in the refrigerator,” explained Putu

Widana to Bali Post and BaliTV on Saturday (Feb. 11).

Mambal Lestari farmer group leader, I Gusti Putu Adnyana, explained that the preparation is easy. A plastic bag (100 g) containing cultured Beauveria bassiana is mixed with 14 liters of water, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 2 moles and 1.5 liter of bio-urine and an egg to be functioned as adhesive. The mixture is filtered and put into a tank of sprayer. The egg functioned as adhesive is used as an ingredient in rainy season and can be replaced with hibiscus leaves.

“Application through spraying should be performed in the afternoon around 15:00 to 17:00 because Beauveria bassiana is not

resistant to sunburn. As a result, it cannot kill fungi,” he added.

Other than Beauveria bassiana, the Mambal Lestari organic farmer group also develops other bio-agents such as Metarhozium anisopliae, Corynebacterium sp and Trichoderma sp. Utilization of the bio-agent in eradicating pest is capable of preventing infection source of disease transmission, searching its own target selectively, bringing in no side effects and giving relatively cheap and ecofriendly alternative pest control agent. Thus, it can increase the result of organic farming (7 tons) when compared to non-organic farming (5 tons) at Subak Mambal. (win)

Buleleng leader election may not result in conflicts ELECTION of the Buleleng regent and deputy regent having been around the clock is expected to remain safe and conducive. Bali police as the frontline in securing the simultaneous leadership election in Bali have made some preparations and deployment of troops. It is meant to make this year’s election run safely and smoothly.

Bali Public Relations Subdivision Head, Ni Made Ayu Kusumadewi, said on Sunday (Feb. 12) that one of the initial measures taken by Dr. Petrus Reinhard Golose after serving as the Bali

Police Chief is directly supervising the Buleleng Police. It is meant to check the planning and evaluate the obstacles that may occur. Police chief also ordered officials at the headquarters to participate in the Buleleng general election security, notably the addition of officer deployment to Buleleng.

Additionally, it has also been conducted some trainings to make anticipation and early detection activities, counseling and coaching of village-assigned police so that people can feel secure.

In the meantime, a criminologist

from Buleleng, Dr. Gede Made Swardhana, said that pursuant to past experience such event will usually lead to a heating situation.

On that account, he hoped the prospective regents and deputy regents could show off wise and nurturing attitude.

“Do not let people become victims of this (regional leadership election—Ed). Later, the leaders will also get the impact.

Actually, it’s very simple and do not deceive the people of Buleleng. Secondly, do not lead it to conflict. Do not use the mass basis

to get compartmentalized that can also trigger a conflict. Hopefully, people will not be easily provoked,” he said.

Political education, said Swardhana, is very important, especially from the experts in their owned field. He hoped the people of Buleleng to come to voting booth and take advantage of their political right to choose in appropriate with their conscience.

Similarly, he warned the public to stay alert related to the rise of intolerant information against Pancasila, especially, in the upcoming

regional leadership election. “We would like to invite the community to address intolerance properly, not to be easily provoked and never do anything that can harm themselves,” he said.

The economy of Bali, including Buleleng, very much depends on tourism sector. Therefore, Balinese people have to maintain and foster tolerance. People may be open but remain cautious, ranging from receiving information on social media to foreign guests who come to Bali as travelers or migrants. (rah)

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Logistics distribution hampered by road access problem

BANGLI - Logistics distribution to a number of isolated areas cannot be done quickly. The major obstacle to distribute the logistics is disconnected road access at some villages due to broken down and buried by avalanche materials.

Deputy Regent of Bangli, Sang Nyoman Sedana Arta, when met after the joint meeting of disaster response with the regional disaster mitigation agency (BPBD), district leadership council (Muspida) on Sunday (Feb. 12) said that until the third day after the disaster the logistics in the form of basic food assistance for natural disaster victims in Kintamani continued to arrive from various parties. Nevertheless, he acknowledged that the logistical assistance cannot be distributed, especially to isolated areas due to constrained by road access.

“There is one village that we cannot reach at all namely the Subaya.

We cannot pass through the road access at all,” he explained.

To prevent hundreds of people at the village from famine, the government would soon seek heavy equipment to resolve the avalanche materials. He ascertained the logistics can be distributed to Subaya village on Monday afternoon. “I have ordered to distribute the logistics to the location in any way on Monday afternoon. The supply of basic food at the location has nearly run thin,” he said.

Other than to Subaya village area, distribution of the logistics will also be made to some other isolated villages / hamlets. Technical matters of the distribution would be discussed first in the meeting.

Related to the results of meeting on the disaster response, Sedana Arta explained that since last Sunday the Bangli district has been declared in the disaster emergency response. Pursuant to the Regent Decree (SK), this emergency status will last for a week since Friday (Feb. 10). To handle the disaster, it has been established a disaster response command led by commander of the 1626 / Bangli district military.

Deputy Regent explained that a total of 26 villages in Kintamani were affected by the extreme weather. The incident claimed 13 casualties. He said that the disaster claiming dozens of casualties does not only become a concern of provincial government, but also the ministry of social affairs. As scheduled, minister of social affairs will make an inspection to location of the avalanche on Monday (Feb. 13). (kmb40)

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Chief of Buleleng Police, Made Sukawijaya, said last Sunday that even though the avalanche handling has been accomplished, soil condition on that path remains unstable and has the potential to avalanche

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when it rains. Faced with such conditions, the traffic is still closed for safety’s sake. It will continue to apply if the weather conditions have not improved.

“Due to rainfall stays high, the road section is closed. It will be opened when the weather has turned fine. This is for safety,” he said amid the site inspection to location of the avalanche.

The closure is also inseparable from the condition of collapsed roads at some points. To follow it up, the traffic from Denpasar to Singaraja is diverted to Pupuan path, Tabanan, and vice versa.

“Later, if the condition has been getting normal, the path will be opened again,” he said.

Meanwhile, Chief of Buleleng Police Traffic Affairs, Adi Sulistio Utomo, said that even though it has been closed, there remain a number of reckless motorists who passed

through the extreme path. Seeing that condition, he still re-appealed to cross at the safe path.

“We have appealed not to temporarily pass through the path.

Since the soil condition remains soft, it is prone to avalanche,” he explained.

Other than through Pupuan, a number of residents coming from Denpasar to Singaraja chose to pass through alternative path of Wanagiri-Gobleg village. However, the asphalt has cracked due to avalanche at this road section, precisely in western side of Ulundanu temple of Tamblingan.

Such condition is only possible to be passed through at one lane. “We do not know about the condition of the road whether it is feasible or not. For the sake of security, it is better to look for another alternative path such as through Pupuan,” added Sulistio Utomo.

Head of the Buleleng Public Works and Spatial Planning, Ketut Suparta Wijaya, revealed that Bedugul-Singaraja road section stays to become the authority of central government, while the Wanagiri path belongs to provincial government. Responding to the damage, the repair has been coordinated with relevant agencies.

“For Gitgit path, we have discussed with the national road authority of Denpasar metropolitan.

We have held meeting for several times with the work unit. Improvement for the collapsed road will be immediately worked on by making gabion revetment. Likewise, it is also applied to the Wanagiri path,” he said.

Based on observation, the collapsed path at Gitgit is wide enough located at two points. They are all located around the memorial park of Gitgit village. (kmb45)

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Adele, 28, won all five Grammys for which she was nominated, including for her comeback album “25” and her soaring ballad “Hello.” She became the first person in Grammy history to win the top three awards

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“I can’t possibly accept this award, and I’m very humble and very grateful. But my artist of my life is Beyonce. This album for me, the ‘Lemonade’ album, was so monumental,” she added. (rtr)

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BANGLI - Tens of hectares of farmland located at Tabu hamlet, Songan, Kintamani, are badly damaged. The farmland planted with various types of commodities are destroyed due to flash floods occurred since Friday (Feb.10). Aside from Songan, ten hectares of farmland at other villages at Yeh Mampeh and Culali were also devastated by flash floods. Seeing the acreage of severely damaged farmland, the losses are estimated to reach billions of rupiahs.

A farmer of Tabu hamlet, Songan, Putu Marna, said on Sunday (Feb. 12) that a total of 15 hectares of farmland disappeared as a result of flash floods mixed with mud.

After flushed by heavy rain, he said that the plants like shallot, cabbage and others were devastated by flash floods to become severely damaged. “The farmlands were hit by flash floods and mud at night three days ago. Right now, the mud starts to dry up,” he said.

Marna ensured that his crops

such as onions, cabbage and others in such damaged condition can no longer be saved. “Everything faces crop failure. With such incident, the losses are estimated to reach hundreds of millions of rupiahs,” he said while adding that re-farming can only be done about two months ahead.

Similar opinion was also expressed by another farmer from Yeh Mampeh village, Nengah Landep.

He said that a total of some 60 hectares of land are severely damaged

that will end in crop failure due to washed away by flash floods. The damaged agricultural crops include tomato, crops, marigold, cabbage, shallot, chili and mango.

“Everything has been cleared by floods. Ranging from the newly planted crops to those having been ready to be harvested was swept away by water. Due to this natural disaster, we resign and cannot do anything. If calculated, the losses may reach hundreds of millions of rupiahs. Then, the total losses across the village due to flash floods are estimated to reach billions of rupiahs,” he said.

Similarly, Wayan Sleman admitted that his farmland area of 15 hectares was also swept away by flash floods. Moreover, the tangerine being ready to be harvested has been flat on the ground as buried

by one-meter high mud. “Aside from tangerine, other plants were also entirely buried in the sand and mud,” he said.

After the disaster, he can no longer grow crops because the farmland owned has been swept away by flash floods bringing mud, sand, trees and other materials.

“For the time being, we cannot do farming because all the plants were washed away by the floods. Probably, we can only re-farm in next two months,” he said.

In the meantime, a resident of Bukit Mentik, South Batur, Wayan Mustika, said that his farmland of about 45 hectares are severely destroyed by flash floods as well.

It happened three days ago. As a result, the farmland and house compound of eight families have been flooded and left nothing. So, his

family and other relatives should evacuate to safer location.

“The entire farmlands have been buried by mud brought by flash flood. With other residents, I do no longer live here. I just come here for while to collect usable goods.

Later this afternoon, I return to Masem Batur hamlet. Meanwhile, other residents also evacuate to their relative’s home whose condition is far safer,” he concluded. (kmb41) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http://globalfmbali.listen2myradio. com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.