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Meryl Streep to head Berlin film festival jury in February BERLIN — Meryl Streep has been chosen to head the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in February.

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Organizers said Wednesday it will be the first time in her career that the Oscar-winning 66-year-old actress has served on a film festival

jury.

Streep said in a statement released by the festival: “The responsibility is somewhat daunting, as I have never been president of anything before.” She added that she is “grateful for the honor.”

The Berlin festival honored Streep for her lifetime achieve-

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ment in 2012. The 2016 event, the first of the year’s major European film festivals, runs Feb. 11-21. The seven-member jury at this year’s event was led by American director Darren Aronofsky.

There was no immediate word on who will serve alongside Streep on the 2016 jury. (ap)

Miley Cyrus, Flaming Oprah Winfrey explores faith Lips plan nude concert and spirituality in ‘Belief’ NEW YORK - Miley Cyrus, no stranger to shock value, is planning an even more sensational event -- a concert where she, her band and the audience are all naked.

News of the concert-in-the-buff came from The Flaming Lips, the psychedelic alternative rock band that in recent months has begun a partnership with the Disney star turned twerker.

Cyrus “is planning a show where her, the band (us) and the audience are all COMPLETELY naked with milk (well white stuff that looks like milk) ...being spewed everywhere,” Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne wrote on Instagram on Tuesday.

He did not reveal further details -- or ticket information -- but said the naked show would be filmed for a music video.

Laws on public nudity vary widely around the world, but Cyrus and The Flaming Lips presumably would work with a private venue.

The 22-year-old Cyrus, who describes herself as pansexual and has not been shy about sexually explicit performances, in August released a surprise album, “Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz,” in a collaboration with The Flaming Lips.

While the 54-year-old Coyne and his bandmates are less known for sex appeal, The Flaming Lips have been known since the 1990s for energetic and extravagant concerts in which the singer surfs through the crowd from inside a balloon. (afp)

NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey is hoping people will find common ground, no matter what or who they believe in, with her new documentary series “Belief,” about how religion is viewed across the globe.

“We live in a world where when your belief isn’t the same, you literally can get your head chopped off,” she said at the series’ premiere Wednesday in New York.

“What I know in my maturity is that the real purpose of being human beings on the planet, we are all different in search of the same thing,” Winfrey said.

“We’re all yearning for the same thing but we have different ways and different approaches to doing that. That’s what being a human being is.”

“Belief” premieres Sunday at 8 p.m.

EDT on Winfrey’s network OWN. It took three years to produce as filmmakers trekked to various countries to capture people with varying perspectives and experiences with religion and spirituality.

“It’s like a big ole community gathering around the world in a way that people just don’t do on television, so I’m pleased that I was able to get it done,” Winfrey said.

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A Sumatran elephant tied near the Seulawah Valley, Aceh Besar Regency, Aceh. Two critically-endangered Sumatran elephants have been found dead from suspected poisoning in Indonesia’s Aceh province, an official said Thursday.

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The event was attended by many of Winfrey’s supporters and collaborators such as director Ava DuVernay, actor and recording artist Common and “CBS This Morning” co-host and Winfrey’s long-time friend, Gayle King.

“This is a landmark series. It did for

me what happened for me the first time I watched ‘Roots,’” said DuVernay. “It changed what I thought my position was in the world. ... It really got me thinking about things and trying to understand things that I hadn’t really delved into myself. (ap)

Two rare elephants found dead in Aceh

BANDA ACEH - Two critically-endangered Sumatran elephants have been found dead from suspected poisoning in Indonesia’s Aceh province, an official said Thursday.

Villagers found the carcasses of the female elephants, aged two and 15, bleeding from their mouths and rectums in the forest near Panggong village in Aceh Jaya district on Wednesday, local conservation agency chief Genman Suhefti Hasibuan told AFP. “Based on our preliminary findings, we

suspect they were poisoned but we still need to conduct further tests to confirm,” he said.

There were no gunshot wounds or snare injuries on the elephants, which were found only 10 metres (33 feet) apart, he added.

Protection group the International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies the Sumatran elephant as critically endangered, with an estimated 2,400 to 2,800 remaining in the wild.

It is one of many species that are under threat in Indonesia, an archipelago with some of the world’s largest remaining tropical forests.

Conflicts between humans and animals are

increasing as people encroach on their habitats. The elephants are usually either killed by villagers, who regard the beasts as pests that destroy their plantations, or by poachers for their tusks. (afp) 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.

AS A BAROMETER of global tourism, Badung County is a popular choice of destination for migrants to settle.

People from all over Bali and even people from Java are choosing to settle in Bandung thus increasing the population of 616,400 by 2.27 percent. The figures for 2015 show that this number is split into 314,300 men and 302,100 women.

Head of the Badung Population and Civil Registry Service, I Nyoman Soka, recently stated that most migrants to Bali’s richest county are in fact from outside of Bali and are mostly concentrated in Kuta and South Kuta.

“The growth of Bandung’s population has declined from its highest rate of 4 percent, to about 2 percent,” said Nyoman Soka.

According to Soka, the problem with limiting the number of people who migrate to Bali is that the present birth rate is quite low. This shows that family planning has been successful at keeping the rate of population growth down. Delaying marriage has been of significant factor.

“Nevertheless, we continue to coordinate with relevant parties, such as municipal police in order to crack down on illegal migrants. In fact, we have a special task force in charge of conducting misdemeanor checks in every village,” he said.

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The large number of migrants however also undermines the economic prosperity of local Balinese. Chairman of the Indonesia Economist Association (ISEI) of Bali, Prof. Dr. Ketut Rahyuda, argues that the average 6 percent growth that Bali’ economy is predominantly enjoyed by nonBalinese.

“The reason is that most investments made in Bali are made

by people form outside of Bali.

Therefore the government needs to increase local participation on this sector,” he said.

He said that because Bali still relies heavily on the service sector, human resources here need to be competitive and willing to work hard. Those with mediocre skills will be marginalized as job opportunities are taken by those who have more or better skills.

“Currently the competencies of Bali’s human resource sector is lacking so many people cannot compete with those from outside of

Bali,” he said and added that some of the huge amount of money that the government collects in taxes, should be allotted to improving the competitiveness of human resources. “Too much interference from migrants will have a negative impact on the regionally generated economy,” he said.

To that end, he said that local people need to put aside their patrician mentality and their fixation on prestige. “In terms of earning, the service sector provides a larger income that many formal sector jobs. clearly our society needs to

improve their skill sets in order to remain completive on the job market,” he said.

Still hard to compete

Indonesia’s human resources are remarkable in terms of numbers.

However because many people lack formal and informal education, competitiveness remains low.

Most of the countries manpower is made up of people with elementary education or non at all.

“This condition is indeed deplorable especially with ASEAN about to come into effect,” said academic

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Badung County is a popular choice of destination for migrants to settle. People from all over Bali and even people from Java are choosing to settle in Bandung thus increasing the population of 616,400 by 2.27 percent.

Made Mudhina, recently.

Data shows that about 7 percent of the population have graduated from university, 2.6 have graduate level education and 50 percent have never attended high school or dropped out. As a result, it is hard for us to compete with neighbouring countries. “Malaysia, for example, has a workforce made up of 70 percent university graduates, which clearly shows that their government pays serious attention to education,” he said.

To that end, Indoneisa aims to have between 15 and 23 percent of their workforce obtain higher education. “Today, only a few polytechnic graduates end up as civil servants, most end up as entrepreneurs. This shows great potential but the government is not taking advantage of it,” said Director of the Bali State Polytechnic.

Head of the SMKN 3 Denpasar vocational school, A.A. Bagus Wijaya Putra, said that to increase the number of university or vocational school graduates, internal improvements need to be made especially regarding learning processes so that those who do graduate are ready to face global competition and abel to be absorbed into the industrial job market.

“The government hopes that vocational school graduates can work immediately after graduating. Presently this is not the case,” he said.

After graduating from vocational schools, many prefer to continue their studies rather than work.

Whereas in fact, many industries, especially the tourism sector, are ready to recruit them.

“It is not a mistake to want to continue their studies as many argue that they want to be able to obtain a higher level job but in fact they already have the required skills,” said Wijaya Putra. (par/rah)

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Head of the Denpasar Population and Civil Registry Service, I Nyoman Gede Narendra said

that the population of Denpasar is still growing, but that the rate of growth has slowed down to 4

percent. “Maybe it has slowed down to just 3.5 percent,” he said in reference to data form the central government.

This decrease was tracked through electronic identity card captures that allow the government to track people who have more than one ID. This needs to be addressed.

According to the results of the population census conducted by the BPS at the end of 2010, Denpasar’s population was 788,445 (403,026 men and 385,419 women).

South Denpasar subdistrict was the most densely populated area with a total of 244,957 people, followed by West Denpasar with

PETITENGET - Sincerely and in full of togetherness, the Bali Villa Association (BVA) released more than three hundred turtle hatchlings on Petitenget Beach, Tuesday (Oct. 5). The social action did not only involve the BVA members, but also general public and foreign travelers. “It is one of the care programs of the BVA members for preserving sea turtles as endangered species,” said BVA Chairman Jero Mangku Wayan Suteja amid the social action.

This environmental care, explained Mangku Suteja, has become a regular program of the BVA. It means to strengthen social ties among the members as well as the application of the Tri Hita Karana (THK) concept. “In this case, human relationship to natural environment must be kept in balance.

Nature should be maintained because there is no only human, but also other beings that also have the same right to live. Well, this needs to be supported,” he said.

According to Mangku Suteja, the turtle is now nearly extinct. Therefore, consumption of the meat of the endangered species must be shifted to that of other animal species, so that preservation of the environment as one

of the tourist attraction can be maintained. If the turtle is extinct, there is clearly a broken chain. “Bali Tourism does not only offer natural beauty and unique culture, but also rare animals as tourist attraction,” he said.

BVA Chairman of Badung Chapter, Gede Nik Sukarta accompanied by Ismoyo S. Soemarlan (Advisor to BVA) and Darma Suyasa (Avilla Hospitality) said that this is a form of social action of the BVA members as tourism players. The turtle hatchlings were collected from each member having environmental commitment. “Social action is indeed our regular activity. Previously, we organized a cleaning blitz,” he said. (kmb)

Balinese Temple Ceremony

Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses.

Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

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

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

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

a population of 229,483 people, North Denpasar (176,073 people) and East Denpasar (137,932 people).

However, when traced by village, Sesetan village has a population density of 6, 846 people per square kilometer and a total populate of 50,595 people (25,955 men and 24,640 women). (kmb12)

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Denpasar population decreases

DENPASAR as the centre of economic activity contributes to economic growth and as such has a dense population. However according to the Population and Civil Registry Service, the population has however decreased from 846,200 in 2014 to 846,200 in 2015 with a population density of 632,460 people per square kilometre.

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Tokyo fashion: superior street style lost in transaction TOKYO - Tokyo fashion week opened Monday with a show by a US designer, an arrangement observers say underlines the absence of local labels on the world stage despite Japan’s reputation for the edgiest streetwear.

More than fifty fashion houses will exhibit their collections over the next six days, casting a spotlight on designers working with materials ranging from denim to handwoven silk.

“There is no shortage of design talent in Japan,” said Akiko Shinoda, director of international affairs at Japan Fashion Week Organization, which is responsible for the event.

“Unfortunately many designers and textile houses are still quite unknown outside Japan, (so) we need to promote them,” Shinoda told AFP. At times Tokyo’s pavements feel like their own catwalks, with youngsters sporting an array of weird and wonderful ensembles.

Beanie hats worn high on girls’ heads seem to be everywhere this autumn, even with the mercury still in the mid twenties.

But while Tokyo’s fashionistas are applauded by bloggers and columnists worldwide for their daring and sophistication, the wealth of street style inspiration hasn’t translated into big business -- for Japanese designers anyway.

Frenchman Loic Bizel was among the first style hunters to cash in on Tokyo’s unique status as a laboratory of trends back in 2001.

“This city is so ahead of the curve when it comes to fashion, trends begin here and then months later, maybe even a year later, they

go global”, Bizel told AFP. The Tokyo-based trend-spotter plays a key role in this process.

For anywhere between $700$1,200 a day, he takes clients representing retail giants like H&M, Nordstrom and Zara on a tour of Tokyo’s most edgy boutiques, tucked away along quiet side lanes and often known only to fashion insiders.

Bizel’s clients pay big bucks to his company, Tokyo Fashion Tour, to scout inspiration.

“In one case, we had buyers from Primark who must have bought some $20,000 worth of samples in a single day, in the end they had to buy extra suitcases to carry all the stuff,” Bizel said.

All too often trend-setting designs from boutique Tokyo shops are adapted or even copied outright, particularly by Chinese manufacturers, for a fraction of the original cost.

“Most Japanese designers work on a small scale, they don’t have patent protection or legal teams who can fight back so it’s easy for big brands to copy their designs and make money from it.”

Industry veterans like Shinoda acknowledge the severity of the situation and say they are pushing local designers to secure their trademarks and protect their labels against fraud.

“Unfortunately we see many instances of our designers’ logos being copied and trademarks being registered by companies in China,”

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Murderer of Engeline

Agustay asks for immediate trial

DENPASAR - The Engeline murder case, with Margriet Ch. Megawe and Agustay Hamda as suspects, may take nearly a month to go to trial. The two suspects were handed over to the prosecutors office on Thursday.

she said.

“We have to find a solution.”

Tokyo fashion week kicked off with a nod to American classics by US designer, Todd Snyder, whose pin-striped shirts, cotton shorts and sweatshirts wouldn’t have looked out of place on a college campus.

Linen suits and brogues made an appearance, as did a surfboard to suggest that life wasn’t all work and no play for Snyder’s male and female models, many of whom were of Japanese origin and whose ages ranged from 19 all the way up to 60-years-old.

In contrast, the models featured in Japanese label Keisukeyoshida’s show looked like they cut class to turn up at the runway, with girls dressed in pleated miniskirts and ankle socks, while one male stomped down the catwalk in a pair of pants vertically slit to reveal a pair of leopard-print boxer shorts.

Japanese designer Soshi Otsuki’s show featured men dressed in culottes and silk shorts layered over pants in a largely monochrome collection.

Traditionally Japanese designers -- with notable exceptions like Issey Miyake, Kenzo and Comme des Garçons’ Rei Kawakubo -- have not paid much attention to overseas markets.

The country’s chronic birth rate drop however has prompted a slowdown in domestic consumption, Miyachi told AFP. Some Japanese designers with global ambitions -- from legends like Yohji Yamamoto to thriving new label, Sacai -- prefer to stage shows in Paris instead of Tokyo. (afp)

Agustay’S attorney Haposan Sihombing, said that Agus was very desirous that the trial take place as soon as possible.

Haposan said that security issues that had threatened Agustay at the Kerobokan Prison are no longer a problem and he is safe because the perpetrator already apologized. “His wounds have healed, and his scars have disappeared. In principle, he is ready to undergo the trial process,” he said.

Haposan added that Agus never meets Margriet Ch. Megawe because she occupies a different detention room.

As previously reported, the indictment of the suspect Agustay is nearly complete but still needs some editorial corrections.

Section Head of the General Crime at the Denpasar Prosecutor’s Office, Ketut Maha Agung, declared that in principle the charges are complete.

Detention period for suspect Agustay by the Denpasar District Court will end on October 26. Maha Agung said that his institution still has enough time to bring the case to court.

Regarding suspect Margriet, Spokesman of Bali Prosecutor’s Office, Ashari Kurniawan, sometime ago related similar conditions regarding this suspect. “It’s a matter of editorial corrections only,” he said.

To note, the two suspects of the murder of Engeline, Margriet Ch. Megawe and Agustay Hamda May, have been transferred along with their files and all the evidence to the Denpasar Prosecutor’s Office, on Monday (Sep. 7). (kmb37)

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The Engeline murder case, with Margriet Ch. Megawe and Agustay Hamda as suspects, may take nearly a month to go to trial. The two suspects were handed over to the prosecutors office on Thursday.

Jero Kandang Temple, a sanctum to invoke prosperity

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Model display creation by beautiful people designer Hidenori Kumakiri during the 2016 Spring/Summer show at Tokyo Fashion Week in Tokyo Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015.

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Jero Kandang Temple is located about 100 meters in the west side of Penyawang Temple.

TABANAN - Saniscara Kliwon Uye, Saturday October 3 2015, was temple ceremony of Jero Kandang Temple Tanah Lot. Jero Kandang Temple is located about 100 meters in the west side of Penyawang Temple. Jero Kandang Temple was built for villagers of Beraban village to require the wellness for their animals and plants from disease.

The name of Jero Kandang Temple was taken from the function that is put into a stable (kandang) all the disease. Based on the function, Jero Kandang Temple is a place to pray for God with His manifestation as the God of all animals and plants, also pray for Dewi Sri as manifestation of God as the Goddess of prosperity.

In addition to Tanah Lot Temple,

there are pretending to be other attractions around Tanah Lot. One is Jro Kandang temple located in the northern Enjung Galuh temple. In harmony with abhisekasnya, according to local information, Jro Kandang temple is revered as the ruler of forms and types of pests, rodents, birds eating rice, and others. Including pleaded tirta to plant disease. Or in other words Jero Kandang temple is to impound plant disease or pest which attack plants or pets and spread disease if  human forget when doing duty as worshiper of God. Because of related pest plant fertility, so the temple of Jro Kandang one location with Enjung Galuh temple which is a temple where worship goddess Sri (the goddess of prosperity). (kmb)

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Water of Lake Buyan decreasing by 30 cm for week

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SINGARAJA - The condition of water in Lake Buyan at Pancasari village, Sukasada, is becoming more alarming.

Every week, the water levels go down by 30 cm and is becoming increasingly muddy.

Local residents and especially farmers are worried about the availability of water as farmlands are drying up.

Those living around the lake know about the vital function that Lake Bunyan performs and understand that the ecosystem of the lake needs to be maintained as a conservation areas so that water will remain available.

The area of Lake Buyan is a highly protected area, both in terms of environment as well as its socio-cultural aspects. Lake Buyan, along with Lake Tamblingan, Lake Beratan and Lake Batur are important water reservoirs. Buleleng region has mountainous and coastal landscape and here many Hindu ceremonies are carried out because of this geography. Local residents are eagerly awaiting the rains given that the lake water is is such a dire situation.

A local farmer from Padangbulia, named Luh Riasih, plants foods such as cabbage and strawberries every day, that he later sells at the local market and to visitors. She has noticed that there is considerably less water flowing into the lake compared to previous years. “The decreasing amounts of water in the lake since the beginning of the dry season three months ago. I do not know for sure about the impact, but the lake water has decreased significantly this dry season. Usually we use the lake water for drinking, for our daily necessities and for watering our plants,” she said, on Wednesday (Oct. 14).

She also explained that the lake water goes down every ten years.

When the lake water plentiful a lot

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FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, file photo, President Barack Obama returns a salute prior to boarding Air Force One before his departure from Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Obama will keep 5,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan when he leaves office in 2017, according to senior administration officials, casting aside his promise to end the war on his watch and instead ensuring he hands the conflict off to his successor.

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Buyan Lake of water hyacinth plants will appear and spread.

The water hyacinths have been cleared out of the lake by the government and with the help of the community. Most residents say that the decline of water levels can be minimized by planting trees around Lake Buyan, as for now there. All this time Lake Buyan does not have many trees to hold water around the lake.

Apart from providing shade, trees also serve to hold water in the grind through their roots thus helping to maintain the quantity

and quality of water. “The decrease in the lake water happens every ten years. A year later the water will rise again. This incident occurs every ten years, sir, not every year,” said Riasih.

A lecturer from the Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University, Dr. Kartini, told Bali Post that she and her team have conducted research regarding the decrease of water in Lake Buyan. Indeed the water of Lake Buyan has dereased.

She even noted that the decline reached as much as two meters during the period of August to Septem-

ber. “Finally, the decrease recorded every week shows the decline of 30 centimeters,” said Kartini.

She consideres that there should be a breakthrough concept from the government together with the community aimed at maintaining the ecosystem and preservation of Lake Buyan. The most important thing is to plant trees -as many as possible, around the area of Lake Buyan.

Kartini added that the appropriate tree to be planted is coffee.

According to her, the local climate supports this plant and since the Dutch period, coffee plants

have functioned to store water.

What s more, coffee beans are fruitful for growers. “Lately, every week the water declines about 30 centimeters.

Coffee is suitable to be planted in the area. The government must have the courage to give incentives to farmers to cultivate coffee plant.

Other than maintaining the water of the lake, coffee plants have also provide economic benefits since the Dutch occupation. Please also pay attention to the waste from hotels and restaurants around the lake,” she added affirmatively. (kmb34)

Cassava cakes have a high selling price

SINGARAJA - In fact cassava can be processed to produce various types of unique food with a high selling value at market. Cassava as a basic ingredient can be processed to produce rissoles, donuts, cakes, cookies and a variety of pastries.

There are only a few culinary products that have processed cassava into refreshment. When compared to what

having been done by the students in the Department of Family Welfare Education (PKK), Food Production Study Program of Undiksha, Singaraja, it is conversely proportional.

Cassava ingredient is collected, cut, and then milled into flour. “This cassava flour and purple yam can be made into various kinds of product like refreshment. We get

cassava ingredient from Anturan and Gerokgak village. Indeed, many people lately used wheat flour. Now, cassava can even be used to make typical snack,” said a lecturer of the Food Production, Risa Panti Ariani, to Bali Post recently.

He claimed that cassava can be processed into a wide variety of typical foods made naturally without using preservatives. Since

the making process, the cassava cake can last three to four days. When the Buleleng Festival (Bulfest) 2015 was held, people were very enthusiastic to see the processed cassava cakes. “People are very enthusiastic about our products, so that our sales revenue reached IDR 3 million per day. The campus authority also helps us in terms of decoration,” said Risa. (dgk)

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Officials: Obama to keep troops in Afghanistan beyond 2016

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will keep 5,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan when he leaves office in 2017, according to senior administration officials, casting aside his promise to end the war on his watch.

Obama had originally planned to pull out all but a small, embassy-based U.S. military presence by the end of next year, a timeline coinciding with the final weeks of his presidency. But military leaders argued for months that the Afghans needed additional assistance and support from the U.S. to beat back a resurgent Taliban and hold onto gains made over the last 14 years of American bloodshed and billions of dollars in aid.

The president was to announce the changes Thursday morning from the White House. Officials said he would outline plans to maintain the current force of 9,800 troops in Afghanistan through most of next year, then draw down to 5,500 troops in 2017, at a pace still to be determined by commanders.

The officials previewed the decisions on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly ahead of the president.

U.S. officials have been hinting at the policy shift for weeks, not-

ing that conditions on the ground in Afghanistan have changed since Obama’s initial decision on a sharper troop withdrawal timeline was made more than two years ago.

The White House has also been buoyed by having a more reliable partner in Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who succeeded the mercurial Hamid Karzai last year.

“The narrative that we’re leaving Afghanistan is self-defeating,” Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday during a speech at the Association of the U.S. Army.

“We’re not, we can’t and to do so would not be to take advantage of the success we’ve had to date.”

While officials said the Afghan policy had been under review for several months, Obama’s decision to leave more forces in Afghanistan than initially envisioned was reinforced when Taliban fighters took control of the key northern city of Kunduz late last month, prompting a protracted battle with Afghan forces on the ground, supported by U.S.

airstrikes. During the fighting, a U.S. airstrike hit a hospital, killing 22 people, including 12 Doctors Without Borders staff and 10 patients.

Beyond the recent security troubles in Afghanistan, U.S. commanders have also expressed concern about Islamic State fighters moving into the country and gaining recruits from within the Taliban.

The troops staying in Afghanistan beyond next year will continue to focus on counterterrorism missions and training and advising Afghan security forces, the officials said. They will be based in Kabul and Bagram Air Field, as well as bases in Jalalabad and Kandahar.

The president’s decision to keep the U.S. military in Afghanistan beyond his tenure thrusts the conflict into the 2016 presidential race.

The next president will become the third U.S. commander-in-chief to oversee the war and try to bring it to a close.

Until now, Afghanistan has barely factored into campaign discussions on foreign policy and was not mentioned in Tuesday’s Democratic debate. The war was discussed only briefly in two Republican debates.(ap)

MANILA, Philippines — Former Philippine Interior Secretary Mar Roxas and Sen. Grace Poe, considered top contenders in next year’s presidential race, formally registered their candidacies Thursday as election fever heats up in one of Asia’s most rambunctious democracies.

President Benigno Aquino III attended Mass with Roxas along with party mate Rep. Leni Robredo, who is running for vice president, at the Manila Cathedral before they filed their candidacy papers at the nearby Commission on Elections. The election is on May 9 and Aquino’s six-year term ends next June.

Nearly three decades after the impoverished Southeast Asian country emerged from dictatorship with a 1986 “people power” revolt that catapulted his mother into the presidency, Aquino said the Philippines is back on the road to prosperity and hope after years of political instability. But critics say problems like poverty, corruption and crime remain daunting.

Roxas said he and Robredo are confident the people will choose them to continue Aquino’s “straight path” that shuns corruption.

“This is about the dream of all Filipino families to live a life of dignity, to rise up through hard work and to live with a future filled with opportunities,” Roxas told reporters.

Poe, the adopted daughter of a famous movie couple, filed her candidacy later Thursday with political ally Sen. Francis Escudero, who is running for vice president. Poe, who lived and worked for years in the United States and once had dual Philippine and American citizenship, has been leading in popularity polls but faces questions about her citizenship. She said Aquino had made big strides in battling corruption. “But there should be more programs for the needy so all of us can rise together at the same time,” she said.

Roxas, who is running under Aquino’s Liberal Party, comes from a wealthy and political clan — his grandfather was president and his father was a senator. Poe lacks the backing of a major political party but has a crucial edge in a country where many are swayed by personalities rather than issues. Her mother and late father are among the most popular movie celebrities. The election commission said at least 60 candidates had registered for president and 13 for vice president as of Thursday, a day before the filing deadline. But most are unknown, and election officials said those assessed to be “nuisance candidates” who cannot mount a national campaign will be stricken from the candidate list.

Among those wanting to be president is a long-haired man named Archangel Lucifer and another who wants to make the Philippines the 51st U.S. state and to legislate four seasons in the tropical country that has only a wet and dry season.

In the Philippines, the president and vice president are picked in separate elections, even though they may campaign as part of a team.

The current vice president, Jejomar Binay from the opposition United Nationalist Alliance, is also running for president and will campaign with Sen. Gregorio Honasan, who is running for vice president. Honasan, an ex-army officer, is best known for helping lead a number of failed coup attempts in the 1980s, mostly against Aquino’s mother.

Binay, a former human rights lawyer and city mayor, topped popularity polls for years but has faced investigation over alleged corruption. He has denied any wrongdoing. Although his survey standing has dipped, analysts still consider him among the major contenders. Aside from the presidency, more than 18,000 congressional and local posts will be decided in next year’s polls.(ap)

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Philippine Senator Grace Poe returns a salute as she arrives at a hotel in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015. Poe is expected to file her candidacy for president later in the day at the Commission on Elections for next year’s presidential elections.

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Hectares of bamboo forest at Bubung Kelambu on fire

OECD warns on fishing capacity as Asia share grows

PARIS - Years of overfishing have cut OECD countries’ productive capacity while Chinese-led consumption growth has shifted production focus to Asia, a report by the Paris-based organisation said Wednesday.

The fisheries trade share for the 34 member states of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has shrunk, while Asia’s has spiked on soaring Chinese demand, a new OECD report said.

Overall OECD fisheries production has slumped by two-fifths since 1988 because overfishing has squeezed productive capacity, it said.

The OECD added that last year was the first time that aquaculture production -- the breeding of fish for harvesting -- became a bigger source of fish products for consumers than capture fisheries with an annual growth rate of seven percent.

In the meantime, Asia has become “the centre of gravity of fish production, consumption and trade”, the report said.

“The solution to restarting growth in OECD fisheries is improved management,” said Roger Martini, the organisation’s senior fisheries analyst.

“This is an area where countries have been making some progress, but much more remains to be done before all OECD fish stocks are fully recovered.”

The grouping of the world’s most advanced economies includes only four states in the Asia-Pacific region -- Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea.

The organisation noted that China and Indonesia account between them for nearly a quarter of global fish harvests.

Per capita annual consumption in China rose some 40 percent between 2000 and 2011 to 14.62 kilos (32.16 pounds).

The OECD added that “China is now simultaneously the largest marine fisheries producer, the largest aquaculture producer and the largest net exporter of fish products.” (afp)

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In this Friday, April 24, 2015 file photo, Robert Almirall, director of marketing and special assets coordinator for Mederos & Associates Real Estate Inc., puts up a sign in front of a home in the Shenandoah neighborhood of Miami. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 said steady consumer spending and an improving housing market spurred modest U.S. economic growth in the late summer, though factory output was sluggish in part because of the strong dollar.

Fed says consumer spending, auto sales boost US growth

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve says steady consumer spending and an improving housing market spurred modest U.S. economic growth in the late summer, though factory output was sluggish in part because of the strong dollar.

The Fed said Wednesday in its latest snapshot of the economy that nine of its 12 regional banks reported that growth was moderate or modest from mid-August through the beginning of October. Two banks said economic activity increased while the Kansas City Fed said the economy slowed slightly.

The Fed’s report echoes other recent data that suggests the U.S. economy, while still expanding, has run into headwinds from overseas and lost some momentum. Most analysts forecast that growth will fall sharply in the July-September quarter to an annual pace of about 1.5 percent from 3.9 percent in April-June.

The report, known as the beige book, will be used by Fed policymakers as a basis for discussing theeconomy’s health when they meet next on Oct. 27-28. The beige book is released eight times a year and consists of

anecdotal reports from businesses in each of the 12 districts.

Fed Chair Janet Yellen has said the Fed may raise short-term interest rates before the end of the year should the economy continue to expand. Yet most analysts expect that if an increase does occur this year, it will happen in December rather than this month.

Americans generally boosted their spending, likely because of solid hiring in the past year that has put 2.8 million people to work.

Auto sales were even stronger, particularly in the Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago and Dallas districts.

Hiring rose at a modest to moderate pace in nine of the 12 bank districts, the beige book said. The Boston Fed said that advertising and consulting firms were planning to add jobs, while manufacturers were laying off workers.

Yet even as job gains were steady, wage

growth “remained subdued” in most regions, the Fed’s report said. Eight districts said that only slight to modest pay gains occurred from mid-August through early October.

Steep drops in oil and gas prices in the past year continued to weigh on many energy producers, which are still cutting jobs in Texas, the Dallas Fed said. Oil and gas drillers are also ordering less steel pipe and other equipment, dragging down factory output, according to many districts.

Manufacturers are also struggling because of the strong dollar, which has increased about 13 percent in value against a basket of other currencies in the past 12 months. That makes U.S. goods more expensive overseas and lowers the price of foreign goods in the United States, cutting into U.S. exports.

The stronger dollar has also discouraged many overseas tourists from visiting the United States by raising the cost of hotel rooms and other goods and services. The New York, Minneapolis and Dallas districts reported that tourism was restrained by the strong dollar. (ap)

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The flower is seen on the picture. The famer in Petang, Badung decided to plant flowers for the need of offerings. They are hoping that the market for this flower will remain high in the next few months

Murder of SMIP student, stabbed with a dog meat-cutting knife

DENPASAR - The suspect YLM having the status as student of a vocational school is now being detained in South Denpasar Police station. Based on the results of investigation, the suspect stabbed Wayan Agus Suryadi by using a knife commonly used to cut dog meat. In addition, the suspect held a grudge since they were both in private junior high school in Denpasar.

“The suspect admitted to have been often teased by the victim since junior high school to vocational school. Eventually, they agreed to fight a duel at the scene,” said the Chief of South Denpasar Police, Nana Prihasmoko, Wednesday (Oct. 14).

Is there an element of premeditated murder?

According to him, based on the result of vigorous investigation the suspect is alleged to have planned his action. On that account, he has prepared the knife from his home. “Parents of the suspect sell of dog meat. The knife belong-

ing to his parent is used to stab the victim. We charge the suspect with article of premeditated murder,” he said.

Pique of the suspect peaked when the victim taunted him for participating in the tarung drajat martial art. According to Nanang, the suspect has not yet become a hero if he does not dare to fight a duel. “The peak is at the time of incident.

The suspect was ready for the duel by arming himself with the knife,” said the former police chief of Kerambitan, Tabanan.

As a result of his deed, the suspect should

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be detained in a cell and cannot go to school.

He will be charged under Article 340 of the Criminal Code on penalty of death or life imprisonment.

As is known, the first grade student of the SMIP Kerta Wisata vocation school, Wayan Agus Suryadi, was killed at Warung Citra on Jalan Waturenggong Gang XX, South Denpasar, Monday (Oct. 12). The 15-year old suspect with the initials YLM who is also a student ultimately surrendered himself to the South Denpasar Police station after killing the victim.

Based on the result of external examination to the victim’s body, he suffered slash wound on right cheek to the ear along 17 cm, at left waist (3 cm), right abdomen (2 cm) and right side of the head (3 cm). (kmb36)

BANGLI - Some hectares of bamboo forest belonging to Hidup Rukun farmer group at Bubung Kelambu hamlet, Batur Tengah, Kintamani, were on fire, Tuesday night (Oct. 13). It has not been known yet the cause of the fire. Fire brigade and the officers of the Bangli Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) have got difficulty in the effort to extinguish the fire because the location is in steep and hazardous jungle terrain.

Information collected on Wednesday (Oct. 14) told that the fire in the bamboo forest at Bubung Kelambu was first known by a member of the local farmer group at 8:30 p.m. The hot spot was known to emerge from the abyss.

Since the fire was getting bigger, the panicking witness then called out the members of farmer group to jointly extinguish the fire. The witness was worried if the bamboo forest fire will spread to the secretariat office of the group whose building is also on the land burned.

T h e e x t i n g u i s h i n g e ff o r t against the fire was also made by the group members manually.

However, a few minutes later firefighters along with the BPDD Bangli personnel came to the scene to assist the extinguishing process.

Section Head of the Emergency and Logistics of the BPBD Bangli, Agus Sutapa, with permission of the Chief of Executive Wayan Karmawan when asked for his confirmation told that extinguishing process on Tuesday night experienced some problems. One of which is the pathway to location of the fire is quite steep and difficult to reach.

“Since the access is quite steep, the firefighters have to work extra carefully when driving the fire truck,” he explained.

Due to hard work of the officers, the fire could finally be extinguished around 10:00 p.m., Agus Sutapa could not confirm about the cause of the bamboo forest fire. Allegedly the fire was caused by the effect of hot weather. “As a result of the fire, about three hectares of bamboo forest belonging to farmer groups were on fire,” he added. (kmb40)

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In this photo taken with a reflection in a window of the visitors tribune, German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech ahead of the EU summit in Brussels, at the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015.

EU chief chides member nations for inaction on migrants

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders faced stern warnings at Thursday’s summit meeting their credibility would suffer if they failed to respect pledges on tackling the refugee emergency.

The leaders promised last month to provide hundreds of millions of euros for Syrian refugees and to help Africa better manage its borders, as well as funding experts to fingerprint and screen new arrivals in Italy and Greece.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he was still waiting and insisted “the member states have got to do what they promised to do.” “It’s a question of credibility,” he said.

The European Commission complained Wednesday that only three of 28 nations have pledged a total of just 12 million euros ($13.7 million) to a fund to help African nations better manage their borders.

The pot is meant to total 1.8 billion euros (about $2 billion) over two years.

The EU’s border agency and asylum office have appealed for a total of around 1,000 officers to help fingerprint people and decide whether they are eligible for asy-

lum. So far, about a dozen of the 28 EU nations have offered around 130 personnel. “We can, and must, do much better,” said EU President Donald Tusk.

Meanwhile, away from the marbled EU headquarters in Brussels, the plight of migrants continuing to travel north up the continued remained dire.

Greece’s coast guard was searching for eight people missing after a boat carrying people attempting to reach the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos off Turkey collided with a patrol boat and sank during a rescue operation. The coast guard said 31 people were rescued. The coast guard said it has rescued 830 people between Wednesday morning and Thursday morning off eastern Aegean islands. It all pointed to the significant role of Turkey in the crisis.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the German parliament before her Brussels departure that

“without doubt Turkey plays a key role in this matter. Because with more than 2 million refugees it currently bears the main burden of the flight from Syria.”

The EU has offered Turkey 1.8 billion euros to help deal with the refugee challenge and is looking at easing visa restrictions for Turkish citizens.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants European backing for a nofly zone and safe area in northern Syria, and for Turkey’s EU membership talks to be accelerated.

Senior EU officials are currently in Turkey trying to reach an agreement on the way ahead, and Juncker said the discussions “are going in the right direction.”

More than 500,000 people fleeing war or poverty have entered Europe this year, most of them via Greece and Italy, overwhelming border authorities and reception facilities. Under the media spotlight, EU leaders pledged last month to provide hundreds of millions of euros in aid for Syrian refugees and to tackle the problem at its roots, in Africa and Turkey. (ap)

International

Ebola nurse in UK may be rare case of relapse

LONDON — The World Health Organization says it’s possible in rare instances for patients who survived Ebola to develop the lethal disease again, when lingering virus in the body starts to replicate.

That might explain what has happened to a Scottish nurse now being treated in London’s Royal Free Hospital. Pauline Cafferkey was admitted on Friday for an “unusual late complication” of Ebola.

On Wednesday, the hospital

reported that she was being treated for Ebola without offering further details.

WHO spokeswoman Dr. Margaret Harris says that the U.N. health agency has seen several cases of Ebola survivors who “for unknown reasons” began to start reproducing the virus and become ill. She said it’s unclear whether those people might then be infectious to others but that such cases have been very rare. (ap)

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s prime minister says authorities investigating the blasts at a peace rally that killed 99 people have detained 10 more people suspected of links to Kurdish rebels and the Islamic State group.

Ahmet Davutoglu said Thursday the suspects were detained in the last two days. Some detentions were linked to two suspects who were detained on Wednesday for posting tweets about a bombing in Ankara a day before the suicide

bombings occurred. The government said the two have links to the Kurdish rebels.

Some analysts are skeptical about claims of Kurdish rebel involvement because many Kurdish activists many Kurdish activists attended Saturday’s rally, and some were among the dead and injured.

Turkey has banned reporting on the investigation, which media groups have slammed as censorship. (ap)

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553,500 liters of water used to put out forest fires

JAKARTA - The joint Air Task Force comprising eight helicopters and aircraft used 553,500 liters of water to conduct water bombing to extinguish forest and plantation fires, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).

“Some half million liters of water was dropped to put out the hotspots,” BNPB spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho stated on Thursday.

A Bombardier CL 415 Pelican, Hercules C130, Hercules Bomber 132, MI 8 helicopters, Bolkow 105, Chinook Mustang 93, and three Air Tractor aircraft were deployed during the operation.

“A Hercules Bomber 132 can carry up to 15 thousand liters of water,” he noted.

The water bombing activities were carried out over Indralaya, Simpang Tiga Sakti, Padang Sugihan, Pedamaran, Cengal, and Air Sugihan.

The joint Air Task Force comprised personnel from Australia, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Despite a significant drop in the number of hotspots, the efforts to extinguish the fires continued, he added.

“We hope this operation will yield optimal results,” he remarked.

In the meantime, the joint Indonesian foreign team continued to focus on extinguishing land and forest fires in Ogan Komering Ilir district, South Sumatra Province.

“The joint task force focused on tackling land and forest fires through aerial operations. Ogan

Ilir had turned out to be the biggest source of haze compared to other districts in Indonesia,” the task force’s deputy chief, Yulizar Dinoto, pointed out.

According to Dinoto, any fire oc-

curring in peatland regions should be handled specifically and properly.

In a bid to overcome the smog disaster, the local government had earlier deployed 4,997 personnel from the Provincial Agency for Disaster Management (BPBD), Manggala Agni, and Indonesian Armed/Police Forces since September 2015.

The personnel were part of a task

force, which was assigned the role of reducing land and forest fires in South Sumatra.

“In the last two months, the task force had extinguished fires in 1,259 hotspots and conducted 6,826 water bombing operations,” South Sumatra Governor Alex Noerdin stated.

His officials will also deploy additional equipment to put out land and forest fires.

This is part of the anticipatory measures undertaken to face the next dry season, so that the smog problem can be minimized, or even overcome.

“The next steps will include adding more than 40 water pumps and normalizing the flow of water in peatland regions or areas prone to land and forest fires,” the governor explained. (ant)

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Members of the Singapore Civil Defense Force deployed to help combat the forest fires on Sumatra island disembark from a Chinook helicopter upon arrival as haze from the fires blanket the military airbase in Palembang, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015. The joint Air Task Force comprising eight helicopters and aircraft used 553,500 liters of water to conduct water bombing to extinguish forest and plantation fires, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).

DPD regrets intelligence failure in preventing Aceh clash

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) Farouk Muhammad has deplored the performance of Indonesian intelligence forces in preventing a violent clash from occurring in Aceh Singkil District, Aceh Province.

On Tuesday, a violent clash erupted that resulted in a church being

burnt to the ground by hundreds of stick-wielding men in Aceh Singkil.

“I regret the intelligence failure in detecting the incident. For me, our intelligence forces missed it,” Muhammad noted in a statement on Thursday.

He remarked that the intelligence forces should have anticipated and detected the direction and move-

ment of large masses of people and should have thwarted the anarchic and destructive actions.

He believed that the local government and security forces should have taken persuasive steps with regard to churches deemed illegal, so that vigilantism would have been averted.

“The incident in Aceh Singkil is feared to harm the spirit of tolerance

and diversity in Indonesia,” the DPD deputy chairman remarked.

Muhammad then called on the government and security forces to act swiftly to prevent the impact of such an incident, so that it does not affect the security and stability in Aceh.

National Police Chief General Badrodin Haiti stated at the Aceh Singkil police office before com-

munity and religious leaders on Wednesday that the police had secured dozens of people suspected to be involved in the clash.

Haiti remarked that the police continue to investigate the case, and some 45 people suspected of involvement have been questioned at the Aceh Singkil police office. (ant)

Indonesia posts increase in trade surplus on shrinking imports

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In this image made from video, participants in a peace rally react as an explosion happens behind them, in Ankara, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015.

JAKARTA - Indonesia recorded a trade surplus of US$1.02 billion in September despite a decline in exports.

The surplus was recorded with imports falling sharper than exports,

the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said. Imports shrank 7.16 percent to US$11.51 billion in September from US$12.4 billion in August and exports fell 1.55 percent

to US$12.5 billion from US$12.7 billion in the same period.

BPS chief Suryamin said the country has always recorded trade surplus this year on sharper fall in imports.

Suryamin said surplus in trade of commodities other than oil and gas was recorded at US$1.48 billion, up from US$330 million in August.

The surplus in September

brought the country’s total surplus to US$7.13 billion in the first nine months of the year as against a deficit of US$1.67 billion in the same period last year. (ant)

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What is herbal Viagra?

A look at the supplement’s dangers

LAS VEGAS — Authorities say NBA star Lamar Odom had taken over-the-counter sexual performance enhancement drugs before he was found unconscious at a Nevada brothel. The Food and Drug Administration, Mayo Clinic and others have warned against taking these supplements, sometimes called herbal Viagra. Here is a look at these products:

WHAT ARE THEY AND HOW ARE THEY DIFFERENT FROM VIAGRA?

Viagra is a prescription medication approved by the FDA and used to treat erectile dysfunction. Herbal Viagra and other over-the-counter sexual performance enhancement products are often marketed as a cheaper alternative to Viagra but are not regulated by the FDA and can be purchased without a prescription. Many are sold online.

ARE THEY DANGEROUS?

The FDA has warned that some of these products contain hidden ingredients, including undeclared prescription medications, which can be harmful. The products also can cause dangerously low blood pressure, especially if the user takes nitrate medications for heart problems, according to the Mayo Clinic’s website.

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Kalex Moto2 rider Takaaki Nakagami of Japan falls during the Japanese Grand Prix at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit in Motegi, north of Tokyo, Japan, October 11, 2015.

Taman Nusa Gianyar County has now had a newly established tourist attraction. Known as Taman Nusa, it offers captivating scenery. It is surrounded by cliffs and lush tropical forest with the views of sea, mountains and the overlay of terraced rice fields. Meanwhile, its entrance gates are unique that will take visitors into the atmosphere of ancient time deeply exuding traditional culture and civilization.

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It was less enthused by younger generation and impressed that no one cared. “Departing from the phenomenon, it then appears the idea to establish a center for cultural preservation of the nation,” he said.

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MotoGP riders to discuss Motegi safety

WHAT DID ODOM TAKE?

The Nye County Sheriff’s Office said he took up to 10 pills in a three-day period. A spokesman for the Love Ranch brothel where Odom was found unconscious said the former NBA star bought Reload and Libimax Plus brand pills from its shop on site, the latter costing $14.99 each. (ap)

after Alex de Angelis crash

MotoGP riders will use Friday’s Safety Commission meeting next weekend’s Sepang race too.

“It was a nice surprise for me to discuss whether changes are required at Motegi following to receive an offer from Ioda, alAlex de Angelis’s horrific crash.

De Angelis remains in intensive care in Dokkyo Hospital in Mibu in Japan, having sustaining head, lung, rib and spinal injuries when his Ioda Aprilia hit an unprotected guardrail on the exit of Turn 9 in fourth practice for last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix.

Valentino Rossi admitted de Angelis had crashed in an unusual spot, but said the proximity of the barriers to the track was still a concern. “Alex crashed in a place where it is very difficult to expect a hard crash,” he said.

“He want to the inside on the exit of a corner. Usually we are concerned with the outside. “With this type of bike and this amount of power, sometimes it is difficult to understand where the bike will go.

“Motegi’s guardrails are very close. Where Pol Espargaro crashed [in the race] was also very dangerous.

“Tomorrow we will speak with the other riders. In a normal way, Motegi is quite safe but there are some points that can be dangerous.”

Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso acknowledged that absolute safety at MotoGP tracks was probably an unachievable goal.

“For us it’s impossible to have a completely, 100 per cent safe track.

We need four times the space,” he said.

“There is always a margin to improve. Where de Angelis crashed, there are a lot of points like this at every track.”

CUDLIN TO STAND IN

Ioda will race in this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island with home rider Damian Cudlin standing in for de Angelis. The 31-year-old, who normally compete in Germany’s domestic Superbike series, has made a handful of MotoGP appearances with Pramac, Aspar and Paul Bird Motorsport in recent years.

“First and foremost, I want to wish Alex de Angelis a full and speedy recovery from his injuries,” said Cudlin, who will stay on for

though, if I’m honest, I was a bit hesitant to replace Alex under these circumstances.

“But after hearing the positive news of Alex’s recovery progress, we agreed to do it and I couldn’t be more excited to be riding in MotoGP again.”

The latest MotoGP medical bulletin on de Angelis said his condition had continued to improve through Thursday, with his lungs now the focus of attention.

“A follow-up chest x-ray revealed some areas of atelectasis [incomplete inflation] but his lungs proved well ventilated overall,” said a championship statement. “The rider is deemed to be in a stable condition, awake and oriented and he was pleased to catch up with his father and brother.”

Doctors are confident his intracranial hematoma will heal and no surgery is planned for his spinal fractures. Instead he will be required to wear a back brace for a period once released from hospital. (rtr)

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Richard Hunter, media director for Dennis Hof, who owns the Love Ranch, walks in the room at the Love Ranch brothel, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 in Crystal, Nev., were former NBA basketball player Lamar Odom was found unconscious the day before.

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Sp rt Dortmund’s Tuchel craves victory on Mainz return

Coach Thomas Tuchel returns to former club Mainz 05 for the first time since their acrimonious split more than a year ago with Borussia Dortmund desperate for a win on Friday that would help them hang on to the coattails of leaders Bayern Munich. Tuchel coached Mainz for five years, steering the Bundesliga minnows to two Europa League campaigns while also setting a club record for a best start of seven consecutive victories at the beginning of the 2010-11 season.

However, things turned sour when he left Mainz 05 in May 2014 despite the club refusing to release him from a contract that still had a season to run and Tuchel, feted as Germany’s most talented young coach, opted to spend a year away from the sport before taking over at Dortmund prior to this campaign.

“We have different ideas about respect,” Mainz 05 president Harald Strutz said this week. “His departure was borderline.” Strutz had used stronger words at the time of Tuchel’s exit, suggesting the coach had betrayed the team.

Tuchel’s sabbatical ended when, following Dortmund’s disastrous 2014-15 season, he was brought in as Juergen Klopp’s successor and the 42-year-old saw his team

race out of the blocks with five straight wins this season. They then stuttered to a pair of consecutive draws before crashing to a 5-1 defeat at Bayern two weeks ago to drop seven points off the pace in second place.

“I do not have a bad feeling about my return to Mainz,” Tuchel told reporters without responding to Strutz’s comments. The coach will hoping Dortmund’s positive record against their opponents continues, with his team winning seven of their last eight matches against Mainz.

Tuchel will also be keen to see Marco Reus find his shooting boots for his club after the attacking midfielder missed a string of chances while on international duty with Germany last week.

Reus has scored more goals against Mainz than any other club in the league, netting eight times against the team from western Germany. “I know I am not yet where I want to be,” said Reus, who was sidelined for a few weeks after fracturing a toe in September. “But one goal, one successful move and everything can change.”

Should Reus still struggle for form, Tuchel can count on striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who has set a league record after scoring in each of the opening eight Bundesliga matches so far.

A goal in Mainz would see the Gabon international set a Bundesliga record by becoming the first player to score in 11 consecutive games as part of a run that stretches back to last season.

Elsewhere, champions Bayern travel to struggling Werder Bremen in search of a ninth straight league win since the start of the season, while third-placed Schalke 04, a point behind Dortmund, will be looking to bounce back from their 3-0 home loss to Cologne with a victory over Hertha Berlin. (rtr)

REUTERS/Michael Dalder

Bayern Munich’s Thomas Mueller fights for the ball with Borussia Dortmund’s Mats Hummels (L) during their German first division Bundesliga soccer match in Munich, Germany, October 4, 2015.

Barca’s Suarez foresees competitive title race

BARCELONA - Barcelona striker Luis Suarez believes a cluster of teams will be vying for this season’s La Liga crown with surprise early leaders Villarreal offering proof of a more competitive title race than in previous years. A few seasons ago, the Spanish league was criticised for essentially playing out as an annual two-horse race between the star-player laden Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Atletico Madrid were first to muscle their way into the title fight and after seven games, the El Clasico rivals have dropped more points than expected and are in a three-way tie for second place on 15 points, one point off the pace. Diego Simeone’s Atletico, league champions in 2014, are also in the hunt on 13 points.

Barca, winners of the treble last season, will be aiming to bounce back after losing two of their last three La Liga matches, including a 4-1 thrashing at Celta Vigo, with a home win over Rayo Vallecano on Saturday.

“The league is more competitive than other years and I think it will be exciting and very even all the way.

Our rivals along with us have dropped points,” Suarez told reporters.

“It is going to be a championship

where no one knows what the results are going to be. The fact that we have five teams in the Champions League, I think for the first time, shows the situation,” the Uruguayan marksman added.

“We know how strong the other sides are and we need to keep believing in ourselves. We are aware that we have made mistakes, which are for a reason, but it is the same team that won three titles.” Real have drawn their last two league matches and face Levante at home on Saturday with Cristiano Ronaldo needing one more goal to become the club’s all-time leading scorer.

The Portuguese striker has 323 goals from 309 games and is level with Raul, who took 741 matches to reach the total. Meanwhile, coach Rafa Benitez has rejected criticism of adopting a defensive tactical approach which intensified after a draw against local rivals Atletico in their last outing before the international break.

“Defensive and ordered are not the same thing,” he told reporters. “Madrid has an attacking mentality but if you are ordered then you concede fewer goals. We are not conceding many and we are scoring a lot but still we need to be more efficient.” (rtr)

Sergio Aguero’s misfortune could turn out to be Wilfried Bony’s gain as the Ivorian striker is ready to grasp his chance in the Manchester City lineup with Aguero facing at least a month on the sidelines due to a hamstring injury.

Bony, who arrived from Swansea City for a reported 28 million pounds ($43.4 million) last season, has started just five games in 10 months at the Etihad Stadium but now has a chance to make his mark in City’s attack.

The Premier League leaders host Bournemouth on Saturday. “It’s never good when your team mates are injured but that’s the way football goes sometimes,” Bony told the club’s website (www.mcfc.co.uk).

“Now I need to take things game by game and work hard. I have to take my chance and score goals for the team -- that’s why I’m here.”

The 26-year-old has found it tough to break into the starting side

due to the form of Aguero, while his progress has also been hampered by a series of injuries that restricted him to just two goals in 19 appearances.

“A lot of crazy things have happened since I joined City and I’ve been ruled out with injury three or four times so it’s been hard to find any rhythm playing one or two games here and there,” he said.

“It’s been the worst spell of my career without question -- in the past five years I’d never missed more than two games in a row and at Swansea I only missed a handful of matches and that was mostly because of a red card I received.

“I’ve had nothing but bad luck in the past year, but hopefully, that’s the end of it now. It’s not been the best time for me in that respect and has been very frustrating, but hopefully the City fans will now see the new Bony,” he added. “All I need is the first goal to come and hopefully many others will follow.” (rtr)

With Aguero injured, Man City’s Bony ready to fill void

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UEFA leaders demand answers on Platini payment at meeting

AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2014, file photo, Colombia’s Atletico Nacional coach Juan Carlos Osorio observes the game from the sidelines during a Copa Sudamericana soccer match against Venezuela’s Deportivo La Guaira in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday.

Colombian coach Osorio takes over Mexico’s national team

MEXICO CITY — Colombian coach Juan Carlos Osorio took charge of Mexico’s national team Wednesday, becoming the 12th person to lead “El Tri” in the last nine years. Osorio replaces interim head coach Ricardo Ferretti, who had been in the job since Miguel Herrera was fired in July after he punched a TV reporter at an airport following Mexico’s victory at the Concacaf Gold Cup. Osorio was most recently coach of Sao Paulo FC, stepping down last week after five months with the Brazilian club. He acknowledged his lack of experience at international level, but expressed confidence in his ability to get good results.

“Opportunities come along and I know people will question me, more as a selector than as a coach. But I hope to get it right because this is a great opportunity and I hope to give everything to meet expectations,” the 53-year-old told a news conference in the Mexican capital.

Osorio will make his debut next month when Mexico hosts El Salvador and travels to Honduras in qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

He is the first Colombian to lead the Mexican national squad.

Ferretti was in charge for four matches including last Saturday’s dramatic extra-time victory over archrival the United States, which secured Mexico’s place at the 2017 Confederations Cup.

Argentine Ricardo La Volpe was the last to complete a four-year cycle with Mexico, leading the team to the knockout stage at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

Since then, Mexico has had a revolving door of coaches who were often criticized for underwhelming results: Hugo Sanchez, Jesus Ramirez, Sven-Goran Eriksson, Javier Aguirre, Enrique Meza, Efrain Flores, Jose Manuel De la Torre, Luis Fernando Tena, Victor Manuel Vucetich, Herrera and Ferretti.

“We understand the great responsibility to the Mexican people, which is a football nation par excellence that historically has produced great football stars,” Osorio said.

Osorio coached Mexican club Puebla for 11 matches in the 2012 season, losing seven of those before being dismissed. That record has led to criticism of Mexico’s latest hire by some who came before him.

“It’s nothing personal. It’s football, and in a democracy everyone has a right to give their opinion,” Osorio said. “I think my stint in Puebla was productive. We learned about Mexican football and it brought us together to make this decision today and to fully identify with Mexican football.”

After leaving Mexico, Osorio led Colombian club Atletico Nacion to three league and two cup titles before moving to Sao Paulo in May. (ap)

GENEVA — UEFA leaders were meeting Thursday to decide whether to continue backing Michel Platini, with some not yet satisfied by his explanation for a payment that led to his 90day FIFA suspension. The UEFA president received 2 million Swiss francs (about $2 million) from FIFA in 2011 which, Platini says, was unpaid additional salary from his job as FIFA President Sepp Blatter’s adviser between 1998 and 2002.

Platini has not produced a written contract to show the money was owed to him. Because of his ban from any role in soccer, Platini is not allowed to attend Thursday’s emergency meeting at UEFA headquarters.

Executive committee member Allan Hansen, who is also a member of FIFA’s audit and compliance committee, said earlier this week he could no longer support Platini if there was no written contract. “I expect to get some further information because I didn’t so far,” Hansen said as he arrived at Geneva airport on Thursday.

FIFA investigators have yet to be convinced there was even an oral agreement between Platini and Blatter which accounts for the unpaid debt the former France captain called in at the start of 2011. Platini said he did

not receive his full salary by 2002 because FIFA could not afford to pay him.

Platini and Blatter, who is also serving a 90-day suspension imposed by the FIFA ethics committee, have denied wrongdoing but the payment is being investigated by the Swiss attorney general. “We need more information, more details,” Romanian federation president Razvan Burleanu said before heading to UEFA headquarters in Nyon for the meeting of all 54 nations.

If the explanation received in the meeting is not satisfactory, Burleanu said “it will be very difficult” to continue backing Platini.

Honorary UEFA President Lennart Johansson sat on the FIFA executive committee at the time Platini was Blatter’s adviser and said he did not know about the money owed to the Frenchman.

“Not at all, never heard about it,” Johansson said. “He is one of my friends and I respect him as the president of UEFA. But if this true then things will happen.”Asked if Platini can continue running UEFA, Johansson responded: “I doubt it.

We cannot be in the lead of the biggest sport in the world. We cannot have people who are cor-

rupted. That is important. But I don’t judge him yet.”

Johansson, who led European soccer until Platini was elected in 2007, said UEFA has been damaged by the FIFA ethics case into its president.

“I was president for 17 years.

We never had anything like is, never,” the Swede said. “It is something I wouldn’t believe until I face it now.” Platini still hopes he can clear his name in time to stand in the FIFA presidential election in February, even though he is expected to be declared ineligible once the candidate integrity checks are conducted after Oct. 26.

UEFA members want to discuss whether to put forward another candidate in the election. “This is what we have to decide today,” said Burlean, the Romanian soccer leader. “My point of view is for sure we need a European candidate.”

Only Platini and Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan have said they have submitted their paperwork to FIFA ahead of the deadline for candidates.

Platini has retained the support of Polish soccer federation president Zbigniew Boniek, a former teammate at Juventus in the 1980s. “Always,” Boniek said. “We are friends and will be for all our lives.” (ap)

AP Photo/Sang Tan

FILE - In this May 24, 2013 file photo UEFA President Michel Platini reacts as he speaks to members of the media at the end of the 37th Ordinary UEFA Congress in London. On Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015 photo FIFA provisionally banned Platini for 90 days.

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Sp rt Dortmund’s Tuchel craves victory on Mainz return

Coach Thomas Tuchel returns to former club Mainz 05 for the first time since their acrimonious split more than a year ago with Borussia Dortmund desperate for a win on Friday that would help them hang on to the coattails of leaders Bayern Munich. Tuchel coached Mainz for five years, steering the Bundesliga minnows to two Europa League campaigns while also setting a club record for a best start of seven consecutive victories at the beginning of the 2010-11 season.

However, things turned sour when he left Mainz 05 in May 2014 despite the club refusing to release him from a contract that still had a season to run and Tuchel, feted as Germany’s most talented young coach, opted to spend a year away from the sport before taking over at Dortmund prior to this campaign.

“We have different ideas about respect,” Mainz 05 president Harald Strutz said this week. “His departure was borderline.” Strutz had used stronger words at the time of Tuchel’s exit, suggesting the coach had betrayed the team.

Tuchel’s sabbatical ended when, following Dortmund’s disastrous 2014-15 season, he was brought in as Juergen Klopp’s successor and the 42-year-old saw his team

race out of the blocks with five straight wins this season. They then stuttered to a pair of consecutive draws before crashing to a 5-1 defeat at Bayern two weeks ago to drop seven points off the pace in second place.

“I do not have a bad feeling about my return to Mainz,” Tuchel told reporters without responding to Strutz’s comments. The coach will hoping Dortmund’s positive record against their opponents continues, with his team winning seven of their last eight matches against Mainz.

Tuchel will also be keen to see Marco Reus find his shooting boots for his club after the attacking midfielder missed a string of chances while on international duty with Germany last week.

Reus has scored more goals against Mainz than any other club in the league, netting eight times against the team from western Germany. “I know I am not yet where I want to be,” said Reus, who was sidelined for a few weeks after fracturing a toe in September. “But one goal, one successful move and everything can change.”

Should Reus still struggle for form, Tuchel can count on striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who has set a league record after scoring in each of the opening eight Bundesliga matches so far.

A goal in Mainz would see the Gabon international set a Bundesliga record by becoming the first player to score in 11 consecutive games as part of a run that stretches back to last season.

Elsewhere, champions Bayern travel to struggling Werder Bremen in search of a ninth straight league win since the start of the season, while third-placed Schalke 04, a point behind Dortmund, will be looking to bounce back from their 3-0 home loss to Cologne with a victory over Hertha Berlin. (rtr)

REUTERS/Michael Dalder

Bayern Munich’s Thomas Mueller fights for the ball with Borussia Dortmund’s Mats Hummels (L) during their German first division Bundesliga soccer match in Munich, Germany, October 4, 2015.

Barca’s Suarez foresees competitive title race

BARCELONA - Barcelona striker Luis Suarez believes a cluster of teams will be vying for this season’s La Liga crown with surprise early leaders Villarreal offering proof of a more competitive title race than in previous years. A few seasons ago, the Spanish league was criticised for essentially playing out as an annual two-horse race between the star-player laden Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Atletico Madrid were first to muscle their way into the title fight and after seven games, the El Clasico rivals have dropped more points than expected and are in a three-way tie for second place on 15 points, one point off the pace. Diego Simeone’s Atletico, league champions in 2014, are also in the hunt on 13 points.

Barca, winners of the treble last season, will be aiming to bounce back after losing two of their last three La Liga matches, including a 4-1 thrashing at Celta Vigo, with a home win over Rayo Vallecano on Saturday.

“The league is more competitive than other years and I think it will be exciting and very even all the way.

Our rivals along with us have dropped points,” Suarez told reporters.

“It is going to be a championship

where no one knows what the results are going to be. The fact that we have five teams in the Champions League, I think for the first time, shows the situation,” the Uruguayan marksman added.

“We know how strong the other sides are and we need to keep believing in ourselves. We are aware that we have made mistakes, which are for a reason, but it is the same team that won three titles.” Real have drawn their last two league matches and face Levante at home on Saturday with Cristiano Ronaldo needing one more goal to become the club’s all-time leading scorer.

The Portuguese striker has 323 goals from 309 games and is level with Raul, who took 741 matches to reach the total. Meanwhile, coach Rafa Benitez has rejected criticism of adopting a defensive tactical approach which intensified after a draw against local rivals Atletico in their last outing before the international break.

“Defensive and ordered are not the same thing,” he told reporters. “Madrid has an attacking mentality but if you are ordered then you concede fewer goals. We are not conceding many and we are scoring a lot but still we need to be more efficient.” (rtr)

Sergio Aguero’s misfortune could turn out to be Wilfried Bony’s gain as the Ivorian striker is ready to grasp his chance in the Manchester City lineup with Aguero facing at least a month on the sidelines due to a hamstring injury.

Bony, who arrived from Swansea City for a reported 28 million pounds ($43.4 million) last season, has started just five games in 10 months at the Etihad Stadium but now has a chance to make his mark in City’s attack.

The Premier League leaders host Bournemouth on Saturday. “It’s never good when your team mates are injured but that’s the way football goes sometimes,” Bony told the club’s website (www.mcfc.co.uk).

“Now I need to take things game by game and work hard. I have to take my chance and score goals for the team -- that’s why I’m here.”

The 26-year-old has found it tough to break into the starting side

due to the form of Aguero, while his progress has also been hampered by a series of injuries that restricted him to just two goals in 19 appearances.

“A lot of crazy things have happened since I joined City and I’ve been ruled out with injury three or four times so it’s been hard to find any rhythm playing one or two games here and there,” he said.

“It’s been the worst spell of my career without question -- in the past five years I’d never missed more than two games in a row and at Swansea I only missed a handful of matches and that was mostly because of a red card I received.

“I’ve had nothing but bad luck in the past year, but hopefully, that’s the end of it now. It’s not been the best time for me in that respect and has been very frustrating, but hopefully the City fans will now see the new Bony,” he added. “All I need is the first goal to come and hopefully many others will follow.” (rtr)

With Aguero injured, Man City’s Bony ready to fill void

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UEFA leaders demand answers on Platini payment at meeting

AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2014, file photo, Colombia’s Atletico Nacional coach Juan Carlos Osorio observes the game from the sidelines during a Copa Sudamericana soccer match against Venezuela’s Deportivo La Guaira in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday.

Colombian coach Osorio takes over Mexico’s national team

MEXICO CITY — Colombian coach Juan Carlos Osorio took charge of Mexico’s national team Wednesday, becoming the 12th person to lead “El Tri” in the last nine years. Osorio replaces interim head coach Ricardo Ferretti, who had been in the job since Miguel Herrera was fired in July after he punched a TV reporter at an airport following Mexico’s victory at the Concacaf Gold Cup. Osorio was most recently coach of Sao Paulo FC, stepping down last week after five months with the Brazilian club. He acknowledged his lack of experience at international level, but expressed confidence in his ability to get good results.

“Opportunities come along and I know people will question me, more as a selector than as a coach. But I hope to get it right because this is a great opportunity and I hope to give everything to meet expectations,” the 53-year-old told a news conference in the Mexican capital.

Osorio will make his debut next month when Mexico hosts El Salvador and travels to Honduras in qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

He is the first Colombian to lead the Mexican national squad.

Ferretti was in charge for four matches including last Saturday’s dramatic extra-time victory over archrival the United States, which secured Mexico’s place at the 2017 Confederations Cup.

Argentine Ricardo La Volpe was the last to complete a four-year cycle with Mexico, leading the team to the knockout stage at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

Since then, Mexico has had a revolving door of coaches who were often criticized for underwhelming results: Hugo Sanchez, Jesus Ramirez, Sven-Goran Eriksson, Javier Aguirre, Enrique Meza, Efrain Flores, Jose Manuel De la Torre, Luis Fernando Tena, Victor Manuel Vucetich, Herrera and Ferretti.

“We understand the great responsibility to the Mexican people, which is a football nation par excellence that historically has produced great football stars,” Osorio said.

Osorio coached Mexican club Puebla for 11 matches in the 2012 season, losing seven of those before being dismissed. That record has led to criticism of Mexico’s latest hire by some who came before him.

“It’s nothing personal. It’s football, and in a democracy everyone has a right to give their opinion,” Osorio said. “I think my stint in Puebla was productive. We learned about Mexican football and it brought us together to make this decision today and to fully identify with Mexican football.”

After leaving Mexico, Osorio led Colombian club Atletico Nacion to three league and two cup titles before moving to Sao Paulo in May. (ap)

GENEVA — UEFA leaders were meeting Thursday to decide whether to continue backing Michel Platini, with some not yet satisfied by his explanation for a payment that led to his 90day FIFA suspension. The UEFA president received 2 million Swiss francs (about $2 million) from FIFA in 2011 which, Platini says, was unpaid additional salary from his job as FIFA President Sepp Blatter’s adviser between 1998 and 2002.

Platini has not produced a written contract to show the money was owed to him. Because of his ban from any role in soccer, Platini is not allowed to attend Thursday’s emergency meeting at UEFA headquarters.

Executive committee member Allan Hansen, who is also a member of FIFA’s audit and compliance committee, said earlier this week he could no longer support Platini if there was no written contract. “I expect to get some further information because I didn’t so far,” Hansen said as he arrived at Geneva airport on Thursday.

FIFA investigators have yet to be convinced there was even an oral agreement between Platini and Blatter which accounts for the unpaid debt the former France captain called in at the start of 2011. Platini said he did

not receive his full salary by 2002 because FIFA could not afford to pay him.

Platini and Blatter, who is also serving a 90-day suspension imposed by the FIFA ethics committee, have denied wrongdoing but the payment is being investigated by the Swiss attorney general. “We need more information, more details,” Romanian federation president Razvan Burleanu said before heading to UEFA headquarters in Nyon for the meeting of all 54 nations.

If the explanation received in the meeting is not satisfactory, Burleanu said “it will be very difficult” to continue backing Platini.

Honorary UEFA President Lennart Johansson sat on the FIFA executive committee at the time Platini was Blatter’s adviser and said he did not know about the money owed to the Frenchman.

“Not at all, never heard about it,” Johansson said. “He is one of my friends and I respect him as the president of UEFA. But if this true then things will happen.”Asked if Platini can continue running UEFA, Johansson responded: “I doubt it.

We cannot be in the lead of the biggest sport in the world. We cannot have people who are cor-

rupted. That is important. But I don’t judge him yet.”

Johansson, who led European soccer until Platini was elected in 2007, said UEFA has been damaged by the FIFA ethics case into its president.

“I was president for 17 years.

We never had anything like is, never,” the Swede said. “It is something I wouldn’t believe until I face it now.” Platini still hopes he can clear his name in time to stand in the FIFA presidential election in February, even though he is expected to be declared ineligible once the candidate integrity checks are conducted after Oct. 26.

UEFA members want to discuss whether to put forward another candidate in the election. “This is what we have to decide today,” said Burlean, the Romanian soccer leader. “My point of view is for sure we need a European candidate.”

Only Platini and Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan have said they have submitted their paperwork to FIFA ahead of the deadline for candidates.

Platini has retained the support of Polish soccer federation president Zbigniew Boniek, a former teammate at Juventus in the 1980s. “Always,” Boniek said. “We are friends and will be for all our lives.” (ap)

AP Photo/Sang Tan

FILE - In this May 24, 2013 file photo UEFA President Michel Platini reacts as he speaks to members of the media at the end of the 37th Ordinary UEFA Congress in London. On Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015 photo FIFA provisionally banned Platini for 90 days.

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International

Friday, October 16, 2015

International

What is herbal Viagra?

A look at the supplement’s dangers

LAS VEGAS — Authorities say NBA star Lamar Odom had taken over-the-counter sexual performance enhancement drugs before he was found unconscious at a Nevada brothel. The Food and Drug Administration, Mayo Clinic and others have warned against taking these supplements, sometimes called herbal Viagra. Here is a look at these products:

WHAT ARE THEY AND HOW ARE THEY DIFFERENT FROM VIAGRA?

Viagra is a prescription medication approved by the FDA and used to treat erectile dysfunction. Herbal Viagra and other over-the-counter sexual performance enhancement products are often marketed as a cheaper alternative to Viagra but are not regulated by the FDA and can be purchased without a prescription. Many are sold online.

ARE THEY DANGEROUS?

The FDA has warned that some of these products contain hidden ingredients, including undeclared prescription medications, which can be harmful. The products also can cause dangerously low blood pressure, especially if the user takes nitrate medications for heart problems, according to the Mayo Clinic’s website.

REUTERS/Issei Kato

Kalex Moto2 rider Takaaki Nakagami of Japan falls during the Japanese Grand Prix at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit in Motegi, north of Tokyo, Japan, October 11, 2015.

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MotoGP riders to discuss Motegi safety

WHAT DID ODOM TAKE?

The Nye County Sheriff’s Office said he took up to 10 pills in a three-day period. A spokesman for the Love Ranch brothel where Odom was found unconscious said the former NBA star bought Reload and Libimax Plus brand pills from its shop on site, the latter costing $14.99 each. (ap)

after Alex de Angelis crash

MotoGP riders will use Friday’s Safety Commission meeting next weekend’s Sepang race too.

“It was a nice surprise for me to discuss whether changes are required at Motegi following to receive an offer from Ioda, alAlex de Angelis’s horrific crash.

De Angelis remains in intensive care in Dokkyo Hospital in Mibu in Japan, having sustaining head, lung, rib and spinal injuries when his Ioda Aprilia hit an unprotected guardrail on the exit of Turn 9 in fourth practice for last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix.

Valentino Rossi admitted de Angelis had crashed in an unusual spot, but said the proximity of the barriers to the track was still a concern. “Alex crashed in a place where it is very difficult to expect a hard crash,” he said.

“He want to the inside on the exit of a corner. Usually we are concerned with the outside. “With this type of bike and this amount of power, sometimes it is difficult to understand where the bike will go.

“Motegi’s guardrails are very close. Where Pol Espargaro crashed [in the race] was also very dangerous.

“Tomorrow we will speak with the other riders. In a normal way, Motegi is quite safe but there are some points that can be dangerous.”

Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso acknowledged that absolute safety at MotoGP tracks was probably an unachievable goal.

“For us it’s impossible to have a completely, 100 per cent safe track.

We need four times the space,” he said.

“There is always a margin to improve. Where de Angelis crashed, there are a lot of points like this at every track.”

CUDLIN TO STAND IN

Ioda will race in this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island with home rider Damian Cudlin standing in for de Angelis. The 31-year-old, who normally compete in Germany’s domestic Superbike series, has made a handful of MotoGP appearances with Pramac, Aspar and Paul Bird Motorsport in recent years.

“First and foremost, I want to wish Alex de Angelis a full and speedy recovery from his injuries,” said Cudlin, who will stay on for

though, if I’m honest, I was a bit hesitant to replace Alex under these circumstances.

“But after hearing the positive news of Alex’s recovery progress, we agreed to do it and I couldn’t be more excited to be riding in MotoGP again.”

The latest MotoGP medical bulletin on de Angelis said his condition had continued to improve through Thursday, with his lungs now the focus of attention.

“A follow-up chest x-ray revealed some areas of atelectasis [incomplete inflation] but his lungs proved well ventilated overall,” said a championship statement. “The rider is deemed to be in a stable condition, awake and oriented and he was pleased to catch up with his father and brother.”

Doctors are confident his intracranial hematoma will heal and no surgery is planned for his spinal fractures. Instead he will be required to wear a back brace for a period once released from hospital. (rtr)

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Richard Hunter, media director for Dennis Hof, who owns the Love Ranch, walks in the room at the Love Ranch brothel, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 in Crystal, Nev., were former NBA basketball player Lamar Odom was found unconscious the day before.

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In this photo taken with a reflection in a window of the visitors tribune, German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech ahead of the EU summit in Brussels, at the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015.

EU chief chides member nations for inaction on migrants

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders faced stern warnings at Thursday’s summit meeting their credibility would suffer if they failed to respect pledges on tackling the refugee emergency.

The leaders promised last month to provide hundreds of millions of euros for Syrian refugees and to help Africa better manage its borders, as well as funding experts to fingerprint and screen new arrivals in Italy and Greece.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he was still waiting and insisted “the member states have got to do what they promised to do.” “It’s a question of credibility,” he said.

The European Commission complained Wednesday that only three of 28 nations have pledged a total of just 12 million euros ($13.7 million) to a fund to help African nations better manage their borders.

The pot is meant to total 1.8 billion euros (about $2 billion) over two years.

The EU’s border agency and asylum office have appealed for a total of around 1,000 officers to help fingerprint people and decide whether they are eligible for asy-

lum. So far, about a dozen of the 28 EU nations have offered around 130 personnel. “We can, and must, do much better,” said EU President Donald Tusk.

Meanwhile, away from the marbled EU headquarters in Brussels, the plight of migrants continuing to travel north up the continued remained dire.

Greece’s coast guard was searching for eight people missing after a boat carrying people attempting to reach the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos off Turkey collided with a patrol boat and sank during a rescue operation. The coast guard said 31 people were rescued. The coast guard said it has rescued 830 people between Wednesday morning and Thursday morning off eastern Aegean islands. It all pointed to the significant role of Turkey in the crisis.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the German parliament before her Brussels departure that

“without doubt Turkey plays a key role in this matter. Because with more than 2 million refugees it currently bears the main burden of the flight from Syria.”

The EU has offered Turkey 1.8 billion euros to help deal with the refugee challenge and is looking at easing visa restrictions for Turkish citizens.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants European backing for a nofly zone and safe area in northern Syria, and for Turkey’s EU membership talks to be accelerated.

Senior EU officials are currently in Turkey trying to reach an agreement on the way ahead, and Juncker said the discussions “are going in the right direction.”

More than 500,000 people fleeing war or poverty have entered Europe this year, most of them via Greece and Italy, overwhelming border authorities and reception facilities. Under the media spotlight, EU leaders pledged last month to provide hundreds of millions of euros in aid for Syrian refugees and to tackle the problem at its roots, in Africa and Turkey. (ap)

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Ebola nurse in UK may be rare case of relapse

LONDON — The World Health Organization says it’s possible in rare instances for patients who survived Ebola to develop the lethal disease again, when lingering virus in the body starts to replicate.

That might explain what has happened to a Scottish nurse now being treated in London’s Royal Free Hospital. Pauline Cafferkey was admitted on Friday for an “unusual late complication” of Ebola.

On Wednesday, the hospital

reported that she was being treated for Ebola without offering further details.

WHO spokeswoman Dr. Margaret Harris says that the U.N. health agency has seen several cases of Ebola survivors who “for unknown reasons” began to start reproducing the virus and become ill. She said it’s unclear whether those people might then be infectious to others but that such cases have been very rare. (ap)

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s prime minister says authorities investigating the blasts at a peace rally that killed 99 people have detained 10 more people suspected of links to Kurdish rebels and the Islamic State group.

Ahmet Davutoglu said Thursday the suspects were detained in the last two days. Some detentions were linked to two suspects who were detained on Wednesday for posting tweets about a bombing in Ankara a day before the suicide

bombings occurred. The government said the two have links to the Kurdish rebels.

Some analysts are skeptical about claims of Kurdish rebel involvement because many Kurdish activists many Kurdish activists attended Saturday’s rally, and some were among the dead and injured.

Turkey has banned reporting on the investigation, which media groups have slammed as censorship. (ap)

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553,500 liters of water used to put out forest fires

JAKARTA - The joint Air Task Force comprising eight helicopters and aircraft used 553,500 liters of water to conduct water bombing to extinguish forest and plantation fires, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).

“Some half million liters of water was dropped to put out the hotspots,” BNPB spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho stated on Thursday.

A Bombardier CL 415 Pelican, Hercules C130, Hercules Bomber 132, MI 8 helicopters, Bolkow 105, Chinook Mustang 93, and three Air Tractor aircraft were deployed during the operation.

“A Hercules Bomber 132 can carry up to 15 thousand liters of water,” he noted.

The water bombing activities were carried out over Indralaya, Simpang Tiga Sakti, Padang Sugihan, Pedamaran, Cengal, and Air Sugihan.

The joint Air Task Force comprised personnel from Australia, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Despite a significant drop in the number of hotspots, the efforts to extinguish the fires continued, he added.

“We hope this operation will yield optimal results,” he remarked.

In the meantime, the joint Indonesian foreign team continued to focus on extinguishing land and forest fires in Ogan Komering Ilir district, South Sumatra Province.

“The joint task force focused on tackling land and forest fires through aerial operations. Ogan

Ilir had turned out to be the biggest source of haze compared to other districts in Indonesia,” the task force’s deputy chief, Yulizar Dinoto, pointed out.

According to Dinoto, any fire oc-

curring in peatland regions should be handled specifically and properly.

In a bid to overcome the smog disaster, the local government had earlier deployed 4,997 personnel from the Provincial Agency for Disaster Management (BPBD), Manggala Agni, and Indonesian Armed/Police Forces since September 2015.

The personnel were part of a task

force, which was assigned the role of reducing land and forest fires in South Sumatra.

“In the last two months, the task force had extinguished fires in 1,259 hotspots and conducted 6,826 water bombing operations,” South Sumatra Governor Alex Noerdin stated.

His officials will also deploy additional equipment to put out land and forest fires.

This is part of the anticipatory measures undertaken to face the next dry season, so that the smog problem can be minimized, or even overcome.

“The next steps will include adding more than 40 water pumps and normalizing the flow of water in peatland regions or areas prone to land and forest fires,” the governor explained. (ant)

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Members of the Singapore Civil Defense Force deployed to help combat the forest fires on Sumatra island disembark from a Chinook helicopter upon arrival as haze from the fires blanket the military airbase in Palembang, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015. The joint Air Task Force comprising eight helicopters and aircraft used 553,500 liters of water to conduct water bombing to extinguish forest and plantation fires, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).

DPD regrets intelligence failure in preventing Aceh clash

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) Farouk Muhammad has deplored the performance of Indonesian intelligence forces in preventing a violent clash from occurring in Aceh Singkil District, Aceh Province.

On Tuesday, a violent clash erupted that resulted in a church being

burnt to the ground by hundreds of stick-wielding men in Aceh Singkil.

“I regret the intelligence failure in detecting the incident. For me, our intelligence forces missed it,” Muhammad noted in a statement on Thursday.

He remarked that the intelligence forces should have anticipated and detected the direction and move-

ment of large masses of people and should have thwarted the anarchic and destructive actions.

He believed that the local government and security forces should have taken persuasive steps with regard to churches deemed illegal, so that vigilantism would have been averted.

“The incident in Aceh Singkil is feared to harm the spirit of tolerance

and diversity in Indonesia,” the DPD deputy chairman remarked.

Muhammad then called on the government and security forces to act swiftly to prevent the impact of such an incident, so that it does not affect the security and stability in Aceh.

National Police Chief General Badrodin Haiti stated at the Aceh Singkil police office before com-

munity and religious leaders on Wednesday that the police had secured dozens of people suspected to be involved in the clash.

Haiti remarked that the police continue to investigate the case, and some 45 people suspected of involvement have been questioned at the Aceh Singkil police office. (ant)

Indonesia posts increase in trade surplus on shrinking imports

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In this image made from video, participants in a peace rally react as an explosion happens behind them, in Ankara, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015.

JAKARTA - Indonesia recorded a trade surplus of US$1.02 billion in September despite a decline in exports.

The surplus was recorded with imports falling sharper than exports,

the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said. Imports shrank 7.16 percent to US$11.51 billion in September from US$12.4 billion in August and exports fell 1.55 percent

to US$12.5 billion from US$12.7 billion in the same period.

BPS chief Suryamin said the country has always recorded trade surplus this year on sharper fall in imports.

Suryamin said surplus in trade of commodities other than oil and gas was recorded at US$1.48 billion, up from US$330 million in August.

The surplus in September

brought the country’s total surplus to US$7.13 billion in the first nine months of the year as against a deficit of US$1.67 billion in the same period last year. (ant)

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Hectares of bamboo forest at Bubung Kelambu on fire

OECD warns on fishing capacity as Asia share grows

PARIS - Years of overfishing have cut OECD countries’ productive capacity while Chinese-led consumption growth has shifted production focus to Asia, a report by the Paris-based organisation said Wednesday.

The fisheries trade share for the 34 member states of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has shrunk, while Asia’s has spiked on soaring Chinese demand, a new OECD report said.

Overall OECD fisheries production has slumped by two-fifths since 1988 because overfishing has squeezed productive capacity, it said.

The OECD added that last year was the first time that aquaculture production -- the breeding of fish for harvesting -- became a bigger source of fish products for consumers than capture fisheries with an annual growth rate of seven percent.

In the meantime, Asia has become “the centre of gravity of fish production, consumption and trade”, the report said.

“The solution to restarting growth in OECD fisheries is improved management,” said Roger Martini, the organisation’s senior fisheries analyst.

“This is an area where countries have been making some progress, but much more remains to be done before all OECD fish stocks are fully recovered.”

The grouping of the world’s most advanced economies includes only four states in the Asia-Pacific region -- Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea.

The organisation noted that China and Indonesia account between them for nearly a quarter of global fish harvests.

Per capita annual consumption in China rose some 40 percent between 2000 and 2011 to 14.62 kilos (32.16 pounds).

The OECD added that “China is now simultaneously the largest marine fisheries producer, the largest aquaculture producer and the largest net exporter of fish products.” (afp)

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In this Friday, April 24, 2015 file photo, Robert Almirall, director of marketing and special assets coordinator for Mederos & Associates Real Estate Inc., puts up a sign in front of a home in the Shenandoah neighborhood of Miami. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 said steady consumer spending and an improving housing market spurred modest U.S. economic growth in the late summer, though factory output was sluggish in part because of the strong dollar.

Fed says consumer spending, auto sales boost US growth

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve says steady consumer spending and an improving housing market spurred modest U.S. economic growth in the late summer, though factory output was sluggish in part because of the strong dollar.

The Fed said Wednesday in its latest snapshot of the economy that nine of its 12 regional banks reported that growth was moderate or modest from mid-August through the beginning of October. Two banks said economic activity increased while the Kansas City Fed said the economy slowed slightly.

The Fed’s report echoes other recent data that suggests the U.S. economy, while still expanding, has run into headwinds from overseas and lost some momentum. Most analysts forecast that growth will fall sharply in the July-September quarter to an annual pace of about 1.5 percent from 3.9 percent in April-June.

The report, known as the beige book, will be used by Fed policymakers as a basis for discussing theeconomy’s health when they meet next on Oct. 27-28. The beige book is released eight times a year and consists of

anecdotal reports from businesses in each of the 12 districts.

Fed Chair Janet Yellen has said the Fed may raise short-term interest rates before the end of the year should the economy continue to expand. Yet most analysts expect that if an increase does occur this year, it will happen in December rather than this month.

Americans generally boosted their spending, likely because of solid hiring in the past year that has put 2.8 million people to work.

Auto sales were even stronger, particularly in the Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago and Dallas districts.

Hiring rose at a modest to moderate pace in nine of the 12 bank districts, the beige book said. The Boston Fed said that advertising and consulting firms were planning to add jobs, while manufacturers were laying off workers.

Yet even as job gains were steady, wage

growth “remained subdued” in most regions, the Fed’s report said. Eight districts said that only slight to modest pay gains occurred from mid-August through early October.

Steep drops in oil and gas prices in the past year continued to weigh on many energy producers, which are still cutting jobs in Texas, the Dallas Fed said. Oil and gas drillers are also ordering less steel pipe and other equipment, dragging down factory output, according to many districts.

Manufacturers are also struggling because of the strong dollar, which has increased about 13 percent in value against a basket of other currencies in the past 12 months. That makes U.S. goods more expensive overseas and lowers the price of foreign goods in the United States, cutting into U.S. exports.

The stronger dollar has also discouraged many overseas tourists from visiting the United States by raising the cost of hotel rooms and other goods and services. The New York, Minneapolis and Dallas districts reported that tourism was restrained by the strong dollar. (ap)

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The flower is seen on the picture. The famer in Petang, Badung decided to plant flowers for the need of offerings. They are hoping that the market for this flower will remain high in the next few months

Murder of SMIP student, stabbed with a dog meat-cutting knife

DENPASAR - The suspect YLM having the status as student of a vocational school is now being detained in South Denpasar Police station. Based on the results of investigation, the suspect stabbed Wayan Agus Suryadi by using a knife commonly used to cut dog meat. In addition, the suspect held a grudge since they were both in private junior high school in Denpasar.

“The suspect admitted to have been often teased by the victim since junior high school to vocational school. Eventually, they agreed to fight a duel at the scene,” said the Chief of South Denpasar Police, Nana Prihasmoko, Wednesday (Oct. 14).

Is there an element of premeditated murder?

According to him, based on the result of vigorous investigation the suspect is alleged to have planned his action. On that account, he has prepared the knife from his home. “Parents of the suspect sell of dog meat. The knife belong-

ing to his parent is used to stab the victim. We charge the suspect with article of premeditated murder,” he said.

Pique of the suspect peaked when the victim taunted him for participating in the tarung drajat martial art. According to Nanang, the suspect has not yet become a hero if he does not dare to fight a duel. “The peak is at the time of incident.

The suspect was ready for the duel by arming himself with the knife,” said the former police chief of Kerambitan, Tabanan.

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be detained in a cell and cannot go to school.

He will be charged under Article 340 of the Criminal Code on penalty of death or life imprisonment.

As is known, the first grade student of the SMIP Kerta Wisata vocation school, Wayan Agus Suryadi, was killed at Warung Citra on Jalan Waturenggong Gang XX, South Denpasar, Monday (Oct. 12). The 15-year old suspect with the initials YLM who is also a student ultimately surrendered himself to the South Denpasar Police station after killing the victim.

Based on the result of external examination to the victim’s body, he suffered slash wound on right cheek to the ear along 17 cm, at left waist (3 cm), right abdomen (2 cm) and right side of the head (3 cm). (kmb36)

BANGLI - Some hectares of bamboo forest belonging to Hidup Rukun farmer group at Bubung Kelambu hamlet, Batur Tengah, Kintamani, were on fire, Tuesday night (Oct. 13). It has not been known yet the cause of the fire. Fire brigade and the officers of the Bangli Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) have got difficulty in the effort to extinguish the fire because the location is in steep and hazardous jungle terrain.

Information collected on Wednesday (Oct. 14) told that the fire in the bamboo forest at Bubung Kelambu was first known by a member of the local farmer group at 8:30 p.m. The hot spot was known to emerge from the abyss.

Since the fire was getting bigger, the panicking witness then called out the members of farmer group to jointly extinguish the fire. The witness was worried if the bamboo forest fire will spread to the secretariat office of the group whose building is also on the land burned.

T h e e x t i n g u i s h i n g e ff o r t against the fire was also made by the group members manually.

However, a few minutes later firefighters along with the BPDD Bangli personnel came to the scene to assist the extinguishing process.

Section Head of the Emergency and Logistics of the BPBD Bangli, Agus Sutapa, with permission of the Chief of Executive Wayan Karmawan when asked for his confirmation told that extinguishing process on Tuesday night experienced some problems. One of which is the pathway to location of the fire is quite steep and difficult to reach.

“Since the access is quite steep, the firefighters have to work extra carefully when driving the fire truck,” he explained.

Due to hard work of the officers, the fire could finally be extinguished around 10:00 p.m., Agus Sutapa could not confirm about the cause of the bamboo forest fire. Allegedly the fire was caused by the effect of hot weather. “As a result of the fire, about three hectares of bamboo forest belonging to farmer groups were on fire,” he added. (kmb40)

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Water of Lake Buyan decreasing by 30 cm for week

Top Philippine presidential contenders register candidacies

SINGARAJA - The condition of water in Lake Buyan at Pancasari village, Sukasada, is becoming more alarming.

Every week, the water levels go down by 30 cm and is becoming increasingly muddy.

Local residents and especially farmers are worried about the availability of water as farmlands are drying up.

Those living around the lake know about the vital function that Lake Bunyan performs and understand that the ecosystem of the lake needs to be maintained as a conservation areas so that water will remain available.

The area of Lake Buyan is a highly protected area, both in terms of environment as well as its socio-cultural aspects. Lake Buyan, along with Lake Tamblingan, Lake Beratan and Lake Batur are important water reservoirs. Buleleng region has mountainous and coastal landscape and here many Hindu ceremonies are carried out because of this geography. Local residents are eagerly awaiting the rains given that the lake water is is such a dire situation.

A local farmer from Padangbulia, named Luh Riasih, plants foods such as cabbage and strawberries every day, that he later sells at the local market and to visitors. She has noticed that there is considerably less water flowing into the lake compared to previous years. “The decreasing amounts of water in the lake since the beginning of the dry season three months ago. I do not know for sure about the impact, but the lake water has decreased significantly this dry season. Usually we use the lake water for drinking, for our daily necessities and for watering our plants,” she said, on Wednesday (Oct. 14).

She also explained that the lake water goes down every ten years.

When the lake water plentiful a lot

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FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, file photo, President Barack Obama returns a salute prior to boarding Air Force One before his departure from Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Obama will keep 5,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan when he leaves office in 2017, according to senior administration officials, casting aside his promise to end the war on his watch and instead ensuring he hands the conflict off to his successor.

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Buyan Lake of water hyacinth plants will appear and spread.

The water hyacinths have been cleared out of the lake by the government and with the help of the community. Most residents say that the decline of water levels can be minimized by planting trees around Lake Buyan, as for now there. All this time Lake Buyan does not have many trees to hold water around the lake.

Apart from providing shade, trees also serve to hold water in the grind through their roots thus helping to maintain the quantity

and quality of water. “The decrease in the lake water happens every ten years. A year later the water will rise again. This incident occurs every ten years, sir, not every year,” said Riasih.

A lecturer from the Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University, Dr. Kartini, told Bali Post that she and her team have conducted research regarding the decrease of water in Lake Buyan. Indeed the water of Lake Buyan has dereased.

She even noted that the decline reached as much as two meters during the period of August to Septem-

ber. “Finally, the decrease recorded every week shows the decline of 30 centimeters,” said Kartini.

She consideres that there should be a breakthrough concept from the government together with the community aimed at maintaining the ecosystem and preservation of Lake Buyan. The most important thing is to plant trees -as many as possible, around the area of Lake Buyan.

Kartini added that the appropriate tree to be planted is coffee.

According to her, the local climate supports this plant and since the Dutch period, coffee plants

have functioned to store water.

What s more, coffee beans are fruitful for growers. “Lately, every week the water declines about 30 centimeters.

Coffee is suitable to be planted in the area. The government must have the courage to give incentives to farmers to cultivate coffee plant.

Other than maintaining the water of the lake, coffee plants have also provide economic benefits since the Dutch occupation. Please also pay attention to the waste from hotels and restaurants around the lake,” she added affirmatively. (kmb34)

Cassava cakes have a high selling price

SINGARAJA - In fact cassava can be processed to produce various types of unique food with a high selling value at market. Cassava as a basic ingredient can be processed to produce rissoles, donuts, cakes, cookies and a variety of pastries.

There are only a few culinary products that have processed cassava into refreshment. When compared to what

having been done by the students in the Department of Family Welfare Education (PKK), Food Production Study Program of Undiksha, Singaraja, it is conversely proportional.

Cassava ingredient is collected, cut, and then milled into flour. “This cassava flour and purple yam can be made into various kinds of product like refreshment. We get

cassava ingredient from Anturan and Gerokgak village. Indeed, many people lately used wheat flour. Now, cassava can even be used to make typical snack,” said a lecturer of the Food Production, Risa Panti Ariani, to Bali Post recently.

He claimed that cassava can be processed into a wide variety of typical foods made naturally without using preservatives. Since

the making process, the cassava cake can last three to four days. When the Buleleng Festival (Bulfest) 2015 was held, people were very enthusiastic to see the processed cassava cakes. “People are very enthusiastic about our products, so that our sales revenue reached IDR 3 million per day. The campus authority also helps us in terms of decoration,” said Risa. (dgk)

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Officials: Obama to keep troops in Afghanistan beyond 2016

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will keep 5,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan when he leaves office in 2017, according to senior administration officials, casting aside his promise to end the war on his watch.

Obama had originally planned to pull out all but a small, embassy-based U.S. military presence by the end of next year, a timeline coinciding with the final weeks of his presidency. But military leaders argued for months that the Afghans needed additional assistance and support from the U.S. to beat back a resurgent Taliban and hold onto gains made over the last 14 years of American bloodshed and billions of dollars in aid.

The president was to announce the changes Thursday morning from the White House. Officials said he would outline plans to maintain the current force of 9,800 troops in Afghanistan through most of next year, then draw down to 5,500 troops in 2017, at a pace still to be determined by commanders.

The officials previewed the decisions on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly ahead of the president.

U.S. officials have been hinting at the policy shift for weeks, not-

ing that conditions on the ground in Afghanistan have changed since Obama’s initial decision on a sharper troop withdrawal timeline was made more than two years ago.

The White House has also been buoyed by having a more reliable partner in Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who succeeded the mercurial Hamid Karzai last year.

“The narrative that we’re leaving Afghanistan is self-defeating,” Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday during a speech at the Association of the U.S. Army.

“We’re not, we can’t and to do so would not be to take advantage of the success we’ve had to date.”

While officials said the Afghan policy had been under review for several months, Obama’s decision to leave more forces in Afghanistan than initially envisioned was reinforced when Taliban fighters took control of the key northern city of Kunduz late last month, prompting a protracted battle with Afghan forces on the ground, supported by U.S.

airstrikes. During the fighting, a U.S. airstrike hit a hospital, killing 22 people, including 12 Doctors Without Borders staff and 10 patients.

Beyond the recent security troubles in Afghanistan, U.S. commanders have also expressed concern about Islamic State fighters moving into the country and gaining recruits from within the Taliban.

The troops staying in Afghanistan beyond next year will continue to focus on counterterrorism missions and training and advising Afghan security forces, the officials said. They will be based in Kabul and Bagram Air Field, as well as bases in Jalalabad and Kandahar.

The president’s decision to keep the U.S. military in Afghanistan beyond his tenure thrusts the conflict into the 2016 presidential race.

The next president will become the third U.S. commander-in-chief to oversee the war and try to bring it to a close.

Until now, Afghanistan has barely factored into campaign discussions on foreign policy and was not mentioned in Tuesday’s Democratic debate. The war was discussed only briefly in two Republican debates.(ap)

MANILA, Philippines — Former Philippine Interior Secretary Mar Roxas and Sen. Grace Poe, considered top contenders in next year’s presidential race, formally registered their candidacies Thursday as election fever heats up in one of Asia’s most rambunctious democracies.

President Benigno Aquino III attended Mass with Roxas along with party mate Rep. Leni Robredo, who is running for vice president, at the Manila Cathedral before they filed their candidacy papers at the nearby Commission on Elections. The election is on May 9 and Aquino’s six-year term ends next June.

Nearly three decades after the impoverished Southeast Asian country emerged from dictatorship with a 1986 “people power” revolt that catapulted his mother into the presidency, Aquino said the Philippines is back on the road to prosperity and hope after years of political instability. But critics say problems like poverty, corruption and crime remain daunting.

Roxas said he and Robredo are confident the people will choose them to continue Aquino’s “straight path” that shuns corruption.

“This is about the dream of all Filipino families to live a life of dignity, to rise up through hard work and to live with a future filled with opportunities,” Roxas told reporters.

Poe, the adopted daughter of a famous movie couple, filed her candidacy later Thursday with political ally Sen. Francis Escudero, who is running for vice president. Poe, who lived and worked for years in the United States and once had dual Philippine and American citizenship, has been leading in popularity polls but faces questions about her citizenship. She said Aquino had made big strides in battling corruption. “But there should be more programs for the needy so all of us can rise together at the same time,” she said.

Roxas, who is running under Aquino’s Liberal Party, comes from a wealthy and political clan — his grandfather was president and his father was a senator. Poe lacks the backing of a major political party but has a crucial edge in a country where many are swayed by personalities rather than issues. Her mother and late father are among the most popular movie celebrities. The election commission said at least 60 candidates had registered for president and 13 for vice president as of Thursday, a day before the filing deadline. But most are unknown, and election officials said those assessed to be “nuisance candidates” who cannot mount a national campaign will be stricken from the candidate list.

Among those wanting to be president is a long-haired man named Archangel Lucifer and another who wants to make the Philippines the 51st U.S. state and to legislate four seasons in the tropical country that has only a wet and dry season.

In the Philippines, the president and vice president are picked in separate elections, even though they may campaign as part of a team.

The current vice president, Jejomar Binay from the opposition United Nationalist Alliance, is also running for president and will campaign with Sen. Gregorio Honasan, who is running for vice president. Honasan, an ex-army officer, is best known for helping lead a number of failed coup attempts in the 1980s, mostly against Aquino’s mother.

Binay, a former human rights lawyer and city mayor, topped popularity polls for years but has faced investigation over alleged corruption. He has denied any wrongdoing. Although his survey standing has dipped, analysts still consider him among the major contenders. Aside from the presidency, more than 18,000 congressional and local posts will be decided in next year’s polls.(ap)

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Philippine Senator Grace Poe returns a salute as she arrives at a hotel in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015. Poe is expected to file her candidacy for president later in the day at the Commission on Elections for next year’s presidential elections.

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Tokyo fashion: superior street style lost in transaction TOKYO - Tokyo fashion week opened Monday with a show by a US designer, an arrangement observers say underlines the absence of local labels on the world stage despite Japan’s reputation for the edgiest streetwear.

More than fifty fashion houses will exhibit their collections over the next six days, casting a spotlight on designers working with materials ranging from denim to handwoven silk.

“There is no shortage of design talent in Japan,” said Akiko Shinoda, director of international affairs at Japan Fashion Week Organization, which is responsible for the event.

“Unfortunately many designers and textile houses are still quite unknown outside Japan, (so) we need to promote them,” Shinoda told AFP. At times Tokyo’s pavements feel like their own catwalks, with youngsters sporting an array of weird and wonderful ensembles.

Beanie hats worn high on girls’ heads seem to be everywhere this autumn, even with the mercury still in the mid twenties.

But while Tokyo’s fashionistas are applauded by bloggers and columnists worldwide for their daring and sophistication, the wealth of street style inspiration hasn’t translated into big business -- for Japanese designers anyway.

Frenchman Loic Bizel was among the first style hunters to cash in on Tokyo’s unique status as a laboratory of trends back in 2001.

“This city is so ahead of the curve when it comes to fashion, trends begin here and then months later, maybe even a year later, they

go global”, Bizel told AFP. The Tokyo-based trend-spotter plays a key role in this process.

For anywhere between $700$1,200 a day, he takes clients representing retail giants like H&M, Nordstrom and Zara on a tour of Tokyo’s most edgy boutiques, tucked away along quiet side lanes and often known only to fashion insiders.

Bizel’s clients pay big bucks to his company, Tokyo Fashion Tour, to scout inspiration.

“In one case, we had buyers from Primark who must have bought some $20,000 worth of samples in a single day, in the end they had to buy extra suitcases to carry all the stuff,” Bizel said.

All too often trend-setting designs from boutique Tokyo shops are adapted or even copied outright, particularly by Chinese manufacturers, for a fraction of the original cost.

“Most Japanese designers work on a small scale, they don’t have patent protection or legal teams who can fight back so it’s easy for big brands to copy their designs and make money from it.”

Industry veterans like Shinoda acknowledge the severity of the situation and say they are pushing local designers to secure their trademarks and protect their labels against fraud.

“Unfortunately we see many instances of our designers’ logos being copied and trademarks being registered by companies in China,”

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DENPASAR - The Engeline murder case, with Margriet Ch. Megawe and Agustay Hamda as suspects, may take nearly a month to go to trial. The two suspects were handed over to the prosecutors office on Thursday.

she said.

“We have to find a solution.”

Tokyo fashion week kicked off with a nod to American classics by US designer, Todd Snyder, whose pin-striped shirts, cotton shorts and sweatshirts wouldn’t have looked out of place on a college campus.

Linen suits and brogues made an appearance, as did a surfboard to suggest that life wasn’t all work and no play for Snyder’s male and female models, many of whom were of Japanese origin and whose ages ranged from 19 all the way up to 60-years-old.

In contrast, the models featured in Japanese label Keisukeyoshida’s show looked like they cut class to turn up at the runway, with girls dressed in pleated miniskirts and ankle socks, while one male stomped down the catwalk in a pair of pants vertically slit to reveal a pair of leopard-print boxer shorts.

Japanese designer Soshi Otsuki’s show featured men dressed in culottes and silk shorts layered over pants in a largely monochrome collection.

Traditionally Japanese designers -- with notable exceptions like Issey Miyake, Kenzo and Comme des Garçons’ Rei Kawakubo -- have not paid much attention to overseas markets.

The country’s chronic birth rate drop however has prompted a slowdown in domestic consumption, Miyachi told AFP. Some Japanese designers with global ambitions -- from legends like Yohji Yamamoto to thriving new label, Sacai -- prefer to stage shows in Paris instead of Tokyo. (afp)

Agustay’S attorney Haposan Sihombing, said that Agus was very desirous that the trial take place as soon as possible.

Haposan said that security issues that had threatened Agustay at the Kerobokan Prison are no longer a problem and he is safe because the perpetrator already apologized. “His wounds have healed, and his scars have disappeared. In principle, he is ready to undergo the trial process,” he said.

Haposan added that Agus never meets Margriet Ch. Megawe because she occupies a different detention room.

As previously reported, the indictment of the suspect Agustay is nearly complete but still needs some editorial corrections.

Section Head of the General Crime at the Denpasar Prosecutor’s Office, Ketut Maha Agung, declared that in principle the charges are complete.

Detention period for suspect Agustay by the Denpasar District Court will end on October 26. Maha Agung said that his institution still has enough time to bring the case to court.

Regarding suspect Margriet, Spokesman of Bali Prosecutor’s Office, Ashari Kurniawan, sometime ago related similar conditions regarding this suspect. “It’s a matter of editorial corrections only,” he said.

To note, the two suspects of the murder of Engeline, Margriet Ch. Megawe and Agustay Hamda May, have been transferred along with their files and all the evidence to the Denpasar Prosecutor’s Office, on Monday (Sep. 7). (kmb37)

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The Engeline murder case, with Margriet Ch. Megawe and Agustay Hamda as suspects, may take nearly a month to go to trial. The two suspects were handed over to the prosecutors office on Thursday.

Jero Kandang Temple, a sanctum to invoke prosperity

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Model display creation by beautiful people designer Hidenori Kumakiri during the 2016 Spring/Summer show at Tokyo Fashion Week in Tokyo Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015.

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Jero Kandang Temple is located about 100 meters in the west side of Penyawang Temple.

TABANAN - Saniscara Kliwon Uye, Saturday October 3 2015, was temple ceremony of Jero Kandang Temple Tanah Lot. Jero Kandang Temple is located about 100 meters in the west side of Penyawang Temple. Jero Kandang Temple was built for villagers of Beraban village to require the wellness for their animals and plants from disease.

The name of Jero Kandang Temple was taken from the function that is put into a stable (kandang) all the disease. Based on the function, Jero Kandang Temple is a place to pray for God with His manifestation as the God of all animals and plants, also pray for Dewi Sri as manifestation of God as the Goddess of prosperity.

In addition to Tanah Lot Temple,

there are pretending to be other attractions around Tanah Lot. One is Jro Kandang temple located in the northern Enjung Galuh temple. In harmony with abhisekasnya, according to local information, Jro Kandang temple is revered as the ruler of forms and types of pests, rodents, birds eating rice, and others. Including pleaded tirta to plant disease. Or in other words Jero Kandang temple is to impound plant disease or pest which attack plants or pets and spread disease if  human forget when doing duty as worshiper of God. Because of related pest plant fertility, so the temple of Jro Kandang one location with Enjung Galuh temple which is a temple where worship goddess Sri (the goddess of prosperity). (kmb)

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The large number of migrants however also undermines the economic prosperity of local Balinese. Chairman of the Indonesia Economist Association (ISEI) of Bali, Prof. Dr. Ketut Rahyuda, argues that the average 6 percent growth that Bali’ economy is predominantly enjoyed by nonBalinese.

“The reason is that most investments made in Bali are made

by people form outside of Bali.

Therefore the government needs to increase local participation on this sector,” he said.

He said that because Bali still relies heavily on the service sector, human resources here need to be competitive and willing to work hard. Those with mediocre skills will be marginalized as job opportunities are taken by those who have more or better skills.

“Currently the competencies of Bali’s human resource sector is lacking so many people cannot compete with those from outside of

Bali,” he said and added that some of the huge amount of money that the government collects in taxes, should be allotted to improving the competitiveness of human resources. “Too much interference from migrants will have a negative impact on the regionally generated economy,” he said.

To that end, he said that local people need to put aside their patrician mentality and their fixation on prestige. “In terms of earning, the service sector provides a larger income that many formal sector jobs. clearly our society needs to

improve their skill sets in order to remain completive on the job market,” he said.

Still hard to compete

Indonesia’s human resources are remarkable in terms of numbers.

However because many people lack formal and informal education, competitiveness remains low.

Most of the countries manpower is made up of people with elementary education or non at all.

“This condition is indeed deplorable especially with ASEAN about to come into effect,” said academic

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Badung County is a popular choice of destination for migrants to settle. People from all over Bali and even people from Java are choosing to settle in Bandung thus increasing the population of 616,400 by 2.27 percent.

Made Mudhina, recently.

Data shows that about 7 percent of the population have graduated from university, 2.6 have graduate level education and 50 percent have never attended high school or dropped out. As a result, it is hard for us to compete with neighbouring countries. “Malaysia, for example, has a workforce made up of 70 percent university graduates, which clearly shows that their government pays serious attention to education,” he said.

To that end, Indoneisa aims to have between 15 and 23 percent of their workforce obtain higher education. “Today, only a few polytechnic graduates end up as civil servants, most end up as entrepreneurs. This shows great potential but the government is not taking advantage of it,” said Director of the Bali State Polytechnic.

Head of the SMKN 3 Denpasar vocational school, A.A. Bagus Wijaya Putra, said that to increase the number of university or vocational school graduates, internal improvements need to be made especially regarding learning processes so that those who do graduate are ready to face global competition and abel to be absorbed into the industrial job market.

“The government hopes that vocational school graduates can work immediately after graduating. Presently this is not the case,” he said.

After graduating from vocational schools, many prefer to continue their studies rather than work.

Whereas in fact, many industries, especially the tourism sector, are ready to recruit them.

“It is not a mistake to want to continue their studies as many argue that they want to be able to obtain a higher level job but in fact they already have the required skills,” said Wijaya Putra. (par/rah)

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Head of the Denpasar Population and Civil Registry Service, I Nyoman Gede Narendra said

that the population of Denpasar is still growing, but that the rate of growth has slowed down to 4

percent. “Maybe it has slowed down to just 3.5 percent,” he said in reference to data form the central government.

This decrease was tracked through electronic identity card captures that allow the government to track people who have more than one ID. This needs to be addressed.

According to the results of the population census conducted by the BPS at the end of 2010, Denpasar’s population was 788,445 (403,026 men and 385,419 women).

South Denpasar subdistrict was the most densely populated area with a total of 244,957 people, followed by West Denpasar with

PETITENGET - Sincerely and in full of togetherness, the Bali Villa Association (BVA) released more than three hundred turtle hatchlings on Petitenget Beach, Tuesday (Oct. 5). The social action did not only involve the BVA members, but also general public and foreign travelers. “It is one of the care programs of the BVA members for preserving sea turtles as endangered species,” said BVA Chairman Jero Mangku Wayan Suteja amid the social action.

This environmental care, explained Mangku Suteja, has become a regular program of the BVA. It means to strengthen social ties among the members as well as the application of the Tri Hita Karana (THK) concept. “In this case, human relationship to natural environment must be kept in balance.

Nature should be maintained because there is no only human, but also other beings that also have the same right to live. Well, this needs to be supported,” he said.

According to Mangku Suteja, the turtle is now nearly extinct. Therefore, consumption of the meat of the endangered species must be shifted to that of other animal species, so that preservation of the environment as one

of the tourist attraction can be maintained. If the turtle is extinct, there is clearly a broken chain. “Bali Tourism does not only offer natural beauty and unique culture, but also rare animals as tourist attraction,” he said.

BVA Chairman of Badung Chapter, Gede Nik Sukarta accompanied by Ismoyo S. Soemarlan (Advisor to BVA) and Darma Suyasa (Avilla Hospitality) said that this is a form of social action of the BVA members as tourism players. The turtle hatchlings were collected from each member having environmental commitment. “Social action is indeed our regular activity. Previously, we organized a cleaning blitz,” he said. (kmb)

Balinese Temple Ceremony

Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses.

Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

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

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

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

a population of 229,483 people, North Denpasar (176,073 people) and East Denpasar (137,932 people).

However, when traced by village, Sesetan village has a population density of 6, 846 people per square kilometer and a total populate of 50,595 people (25,955 men and 24,640 women). (kmb12)

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DENPASAR as the centre of economic activity contributes to economic growth and as such has a dense population. However according to the Population and Civil Registry Service, the population has however decreased from 846,200 in 2014 to 846,200 in 2015 with a population density of 632,460 people per square kilometre.

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Meryl Streep to head Berlin film festival jury in February BERLIN — Meryl Streep has been chosen to head the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in February.

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Organizers said Wednesday it will be the first time in her career that the Oscar-winning 66-year-old actress has served on a film festival

jury.

Streep said in a statement released by the festival: “The responsibility is somewhat daunting, as I have never been president of anything before.” She added that she is “grateful for the honor.”

The Berlin festival honored Streep for her lifetime achieve-

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ment in 2012. The 2016 event, the first of the year’s major European film festivals, runs Feb. 11-21. The seven-member jury at this year’s event was led by American director Darren Aronofsky.

There was no immediate word on who will serve alongside Streep on the 2016 jury. (ap)

Miley Cyrus, Flaming Oprah Winfrey explores faith Lips plan nude concert and spirituality in ‘Belief’ NEW YORK - Miley Cyrus, no stranger to shock value, is planning an even more sensational event -- a concert where she, her band and the audience are all naked.

News of the concert-in-the-buff came from The Flaming Lips, the psychedelic alternative rock band that in recent months has begun a partnership with the Disney star turned twerker.

Cyrus “is planning a show where her, the band (us) and the audience are all COMPLETELY naked with milk (well white stuff that looks like milk) ...being spewed everywhere,” Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne wrote on Instagram on Tuesday.

He did not reveal further details -- or ticket information -- but said the naked show would be filmed for a music video.

Laws on public nudity vary widely around the world, but Cyrus and The Flaming Lips presumably would work with a private venue.

The 22-year-old Cyrus, who describes herself as pansexual and has not been shy about sexually explicit performances, in August released a surprise album, “Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz,” in a collaboration with The Flaming Lips.

While the 54-year-old Coyne and his bandmates are less known for sex appeal, The Flaming Lips have been known since the 1990s for energetic and extravagant concerts in which the singer surfs through the crowd from inside a balloon. (afp)

NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey is hoping people will find common ground, no matter what or who they believe in, with her new documentary series “Belief,” about how religion is viewed across the globe.

“We live in a world where when your belief isn’t the same, you literally can get your head chopped off,” she said at the series’ premiere Wednesday in New York.

“What I know in my maturity is that the real purpose of being human beings on the planet, we are all different in search of the same thing,” Winfrey said.

“We’re all yearning for the same thing but we have different ways and different approaches to doing that. That’s what being a human being is.”

“Belief” premieres Sunday at 8 p.m.

EDT on Winfrey’s network OWN. It took three years to produce as filmmakers trekked to various countries to capture people with varying perspectives and experiences with religion and spirituality.

“It’s like a big ole community gathering around the world in a way that people just don’t do on television, so I’m pleased that I was able to get it done,” Winfrey said.

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A Sumatran elephant tied near the Seulawah Valley, Aceh Besar Regency, Aceh. Two critically-endangered Sumatran elephants have been found dead from suspected poisoning in Indonesia’s Aceh province, an official said Thursday.

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The event was attended by many of Winfrey’s supporters and collaborators such as director Ava DuVernay, actor and recording artist Common and “CBS This Morning” co-host and Winfrey’s long-time friend, Gayle King.

“This is a landmark series. It did for

me what happened for me the first time I watched ‘Roots,’” said DuVernay. “It changed what I thought my position was in the world. ... It really got me thinking about things and trying to understand things that I hadn’t really delved into myself. (ap)

Two rare elephants found dead in Aceh

BANDA ACEH - Two critically-endangered Sumatran elephants have been found dead from suspected poisoning in Indonesia’s Aceh province, an official said Thursday.

Villagers found the carcasses of the female elephants, aged two and 15, bleeding from their mouths and rectums in the forest near Panggong village in Aceh Jaya district on Wednesday, local conservation agency chief Genman Suhefti Hasibuan told AFP. “Based on our preliminary findings, we

suspect they were poisoned but we still need to conduct further tests to confirm,” he said.

There were no gunshot wounds or snare injuries on the elephants, which were found only 10 metres (33 feet) apart, he added.

Protection group the International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies the Sumatran elephant as critically endangered, with an estimated 2,400 to 2,800 remaining in the wild.

It is one of many species that are under threat in Indonesia, an archipelago with some of the world’s largest remaining tropical forests.

Conflicts between humans and animals are

increasing as people encroach on their habitats. The elephants are usually either killed by villagers, who regard the beasts as pests that destroy their plantations, or by poachers for their tusks. (afp) 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.

AS A BAROMETER of global tourism, Badung County is a popular choice of destination for migrants to settle.

People from all over Bali and even people from Java are choosing to settle in Bandung thus increasing the population of 616,400 by 2.27 percent. The figures for 2015 show that this number is split into 314,300 men and 302,100 women.

Head of the Badung Population and Civil Registry Service, I Nyoman Soka, recently stated that most migrants to Bali’s richest county are in fact from outside of Bali and are mostly concentrated in Kuta and South Kuta.

“The growth of Bandung’s population has declined from its highest rate of 4 percent, to about 2 percent,” said Nyoman Soka.

According to Soka, the problem with limiting the number of people who migrate to Bali is that the present birth rate is quite low. This shows that family planning has been successful at keeping the rate of population growth down. Delaying marriage has been of significant factor.

“Nevertheless, we continue to coordinate with relevant parties, such as municipal police in order to crack down on illegal migrants. In fact, we have a special task force in charge of conducting misdemeanor checks in every village,” he said.

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