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Radiohead drum technician killed in stage collapse
Associated Press Writer
TORONTO — Investigators combed through the wreckage of a Toronto stage Sunday to determine what caused the structure to come crashing down ahead of a Radiohead concert, killing the band’s drum technician and injuring three other crew members. The British band said it was devastated over the death of Scott Johnson, a U.K. citizen in his 30s who was trapped under the rubble and pronounced dead at the scene. “We have all been shattered by the loss of Scott Johnson, our friend
and colleague. He was a lovely man, always positive, supportive and funny; a highly skilled and valued member of our great road crew,” the band said on its website. “We will miss him very much. Our thoughts and love are with Scott’s family and all those close to him.” Toronto Police spokesman Tony Vella said a 45-year-old man hospitalized with a head injury was improving and his life was not in danger. The other two crew members were treated at the scene. Officials from the Ontario Ministry of Labor searched through the
wreckage for clues to the cause of the collapse Saturday in Downsview Park. They were also investigating whether safety regulations and standards were followed and if staff were properly trained. Ministry spokesman Matt Blajer said the massive structure is “still fairly unstable” and work is under way to make it safe. He said the investigation is “fairly complex” and it could take some time to figure out exactly what happened. Blajer said they have three inspectors and two engineers going through the wreckage. They were provided with engineer drawings.
AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette
A stage intended for a Radiohead concert is collapsed at Downsview Park in Toronto on Saturday, June 16, 2012. Toronto paramedics say one person is dead and another is seriously hurt after the stage collapsed while setting up for a Radiohead concert.
Madagascar 3’ stampedes, ‘Rock,’ Sandler stumble Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES — Zoo animals remain hot at the box office. Singing stars and Adam Sandler are not. Ben Stiller and his voice co-stars of “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” held on to the No. 1 spot again, with $35.5 million for the animated sequel’s second weekend in domestic theaters. Studio estimates Sunday put Ridley Scott’s sci-fi adventure “Prometheus” at No. 2 again with $20.2 million. “Madagascar 3” and “Prometheus” held off two under-achieving newcomers. The starstudded musical “Rock of Ages,” whose cast includes Tom Cruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Alec Baldwin, flopped
at No. 3 with $15.1 million. Sandler’s “That’s My Boy” bombed with $13 million, the worst showing for one of his broad comedies since the mid1990s. “That’s My Boy” came in at No. 5, behind the $13.8 million for “Snow White & the Huntsman,” a film that’s been out for three weekends already.
“Sure, we would have liked to have done more,” said Rory Bruer, head of distribution at Sony, which released “That’s My Boy” and most of Sandler’s past movies. “But you’ve got to give it to Adam. He mixes it up. This is a really off-the-wall comedy.” “That’s My Boy” stars Sandler as a guy who became a fleeting teen celebrity after getting his seventh-grade teacher pregnant and now is a middle-aged loser trying to reconnect with his son (Andy Samberg). As with most Sandler movies, the reviews were bad, but that usually does not stop his audience of young males from showing up.
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Cultivating land of Bali farmers increasingly diminishes
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Bali Post
DENPASAR - Data of the latest research regarding the function conversion of paddy field in Bali show that as much as 1,341 hectares of productive land are converted every year. Of that number, 46.7 percent is recorded to be converted to housing. Related to the high farmland conversion in Bali, Chairman of the Indonesia Farmers Association (HKTI) of Bali, Prof. Nyoman Suparta, admitted if it happened due to structural policy and the shift in socio-economic values resulting in the necessity and compulsion for farmers to sell their farmland. Besides, it also happened due to excessive development in business sectors outside of the agriculture (tourism, industry and trade) and the progressive increase in the selling value of taxable object (NJOP) exceeding the farmer’s affordability had prompted their intention to sell the farmland. “Now, the farmland for production purposes is getting narrower. Ideally, each farmer household cultivates 2 hectares of land, but in reality they only cultivate 0.35 hectares,” he said.
No wonder he said, farmers were then referred to as small farmers or smallholders. Such conditions resulted in the helplessness and lack of seriousness in farmers to cultivate their farmland. Even, he said that farmland conversion during the period of 1997-2007 happened to approximately 661 hectares or about 0.8 percent per year. Most of the farmland was used for a tourism facilities including hotels, restaurants, villas, as well as residential and office development. Suparta explained if the condition was left unchecked, it could lead to degradation of land and water resources, the weakening of farmer competitiveness, low work efficiency, poor marketing, lack of seriousness and self-reliance of farmers as well as weak law enforcement. Continued on page 6
See schedule and news of Bali Art Festival in P3.
Ronaldo answers critics to down dismal Dutch Reuters
AP Photo/DreamWorks Animation - Paramount Pictures
This film image released by DreamWorks Animation shows, Gloria the Hippo, voiced by Jada Pinkett Smith, from left, Alex the Lion, voiced by Ben Stiller, Melman the Giraffe, voiced by David Schwimmer, and Marty the Zebra, voiced by Chris Rock in a scene from “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted.”
KHARKOV - Cristiano Ronaldo at his thrilling best scored twice for Portugal as they reached the last eight with a 2-1 win over the Netherlands, eliminating the Dutch who ended a miserable Euro 2012 campaign without a point. Man of the match Ronaldo delivered the tournament’s best individual display so far with goals in each half, after Rafael van der Vaart had raised Dutch hopes with a wonderful strike in the 11th minute, as they finished runners-up to Germany. The Germans beat Denmark 2-1 in the other Group B game to finish with nine points ahead of Portugal on six, Denmark
with three and the Dutch who had nothing to show for their efforts. Portugal will now face the Czech Republic on Thursday in Warsaw while the Dutch will go home to lick their wounds. There was no complaint about the outcome from a Netherlands team that two years ago were World Cup runners-up but this time around deserved their place among the tournament’s ‘also-rans’. “I am responsible and there-
fore failed in this tournament but at this moment I am not thinking about my future,” said Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk as the inquest began. Like the Dutch, Ronaldo had come in for criticism but the winger’s classy touches, electrifying pace and composed finishing proving to be the difference between the two teams. For the Netherlands, their first exit from a tournament in the group stage since winning the European title in 1988 was all they deserved after three straight defeats. Continued on page 6
Cristiano Ronaldo