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Miss South Africa crowned Miss World LONDON - Miss South Africa, 22-year-old Rolene Strauss, was crowned Miss World 2014 at the contest’s glitzy final in London on Sunday, with an estimated billion viewers watching on television around the globe.

Miss Hungary, Edina Kulcsar, was judged the runner-up and Miss United States, Elizabeth Safrit, came third in the 64th annual competition, contested by women from 121 countries.

Medical student Strauss clasped her hands together in surprise and was crowned by the outgoing Miss World, Megan Young of the Philippines, to huge cheers in the ExCeL exhibition centre.

“South Africa this is for you,” Strauss said. “I think I will brace myself for what’s about to happen. It’s a huge responsibility.”She told AFP she wanted to help spread education in her homeland and thereby help other people realise their dreams.

“I am what I am today because of the opportunities I have received and I would love to give others the same opportunities;

educating, the opportunity to be educated, to make healthy choices and also to live their dreams,” Strauss said.

And she was already getting used to the glittering crown.

“I’ll definitely keep it on as long as I can but my parents are staying around here so they’ll be hugging me and I’m afraid that it might fall off,” she said.

This year’s event has been rocked by the murder of Miss Honduras, 19-year-old Maria Jose Alvarado, who was shot dead along with her sister last month.

Police in Honduras accuse her sister’s boyfriend of shooting them after seeing his partner dancing with another man at a party.

Strauss and other contestants will travel to the crime-plagued central American nation to build a school named in the sisters’ honour.

Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss, centre, gestures after being crowned Miss World 2014, during the finale of the competition at the ExCel centre in London, Sunday, Dec. 14 2014. Miss Hungary Edina Kulcsar, left, came second with Miss United States, Elizabeth Safrit, right, finishing third.

“We hope that it will really start to impress on the people in Honduras that the violence, and hurting people like those two innocent women... maybe they can think again before they take a gun,” Miss World chairwoman Julia Morley told AFP. Sunday’s show started with a spectacular choreographed dance routine, with all the beauty queens on stage in costumes inspired by their homelands -- including Miss Bolivia in a colourful feathered headdress.

While beauty remains central to the event, the women taking part are chiefly judged on their talents and involvement in good causes.

Miss Malaysia won the talent competition in a live sing-off with Miss Scotland.

In the Beauty with a Purpose section -- the heart of Miss World -- contestants present a charitable project they have been working on in their homeland.

In this section, the judges gave equal first place to Misses Brazil, Guyana, India, Indonesia and Kenya, unable to separate them.

In rounds held since the contestants arrived in London, Miss Finland topped the sporting competition; Miss United States was the multimedia winner; Miss Bosnia and Hercegovina won the top model round and Miss Sweden triumphed in beach fashion. (afp)

Bill Cosby breaks silence on the media, his wife

LOS ANGELES — Bill Cosby broke his silence amid a flood of rape accusations in a very brief interview with The New York Post’s Page Six. “Let me say this. I only expect the black media to uphold the standards of excellence in journalism and when you do that you have to go in with a neutral mind,” Cosby told the publication’s Stacy Brown, who noted that he frequently writes for African-American publications.

Cosby, 77, has stayed silent in light of the more than two dozen women

who have come forward to accuse him of having drugged and raped them.

The alleged incidents go as far back as the 1960s. In the interview, Cosby also addressed how his wife, Camille Cosby, has weathered the allegations and ongoing public scrutiny.

“Love and the strength of womanhood,” he said. “Let me say it again, love and the strength of womanhood.

And, you could reverse it, the strength of womanhood and love.”

Cosby declined to address the rape and sexual assault allegations, though.

According to the report, he’s been advised not to discuss the ongoing cases with the media.

Brown wrote that the comedian, speaking from his Massachusetts home, sounded “upbeat” on the phone.

The Page Six interview ended abruptly, though, when Cosby told the reporter that “they” don’t want him talking to the media. Representatives for Cosby did not immediately respond to the AP’s request for comment. (ap)

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Debutant’s penalty save fails to stop Roma, Juve held

Not Published We, the International Bali Post woulf like to apologize in advance because we will not be published on Wedneday and Thursday due to Galungan Day.

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Islamic flag on show as hostages held in Sydney cafe AP Photo/Rob Griffith

A hostage runs to armed tactical response police officers for safety after she escaped from a cafe under siege at Martin Place in the central business district of Sydney, Australia, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. New South Wales state police would not say what was happening inside the cafe or whether hostages were being held.

SYDNEY - A lone gunman kept terrified staff and customers captive into Monday night in a downtown Sydney cafe, brandishing an Islamic flag, as five of his hostages managed to flee for their lives.

AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File

The pre-Christmas siege of the Lindt chocolate cafe triggered a security lockdown in an area of Australia’s biggest city that houses several government and corporate headquarters, as hundreds of armed police surrounded the site.

The government said there was no clear motivation but the flag appeared to be one commonly used by jihadist groups bearing the shahada, or profession of faith in Islam. It said: “There is no God but Allah; Mohammed is his messenger.”

More than 40 Australian Muslim groups jointly condemned the siege

and the use of the flag, which they said had been hijacked by “misguided individuals that represent no-one but themselves”.

“We reject any attempt to take the innocent life of any human being or to instil fear and terror into their hearts,” they said in a statement.

Australia has been on high alert after the government raised concerns that citizens who have fought alongside jihadists in Iraq and Syria could return home radicalised and carry out “lone wolf” attacks.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott

convened a national security meeting to deal with the “disturbing” development. Some six hours into the siege, three men emerged from the popular cafe and ran for their lives, two from the front door and one from an emergency exit.

Around an hour later two distraught women also fled. It was not clear if they escaped or were released.

One was barista Elly Chen whose sister Nicole said on Facebook: “Yessss I finally see you. I’m so glad you’re safe!!!!”

Among those left inside was an employee of Indian IT giant Infosys, the company said, as the leaders of India, Britain and Canada tweeted their concern. US President Barack Obama was briefed on the crisis, the White House said.

Negotiators “have had contact and continue to have contact” with the armed man holding the hostages, New South Wales state deputy police commissioner Catherine Burn said. “We do not have information to suggest that anyone is harmed at this stage,” she added.

Channel Seven reporter Chris Reason, whose newsroom is opposite the cafe, tweeted: “From inside Martin Place newsroom, we’ve counted around 15 hostages -- not 50 -- mix of women, men, young, old - but no children.”

Reason added: “We can see gunman is rotating hostages, forcing them to stand against windows, sometimes 2 hours at a time.”

The hostage-taker, reportedly armed with a shotgun, made a se-

ries of demands through Australian media, but they were retracted after police requested they not be made public. Journalist Chris Kenny, who was in the Lindt cafe just before the siege began, said he understood the automatic glass sliding doors had been disabled.

He added that a woman who tried to get in as he was leaving saw someone with a weapon who told those inside “to put up their hands”.

The scene of the drama, Martin Place, is Sydney’s financial centre and houses several prominent buildings, including the New South Wales parliament, the US consulate, the country’s central bank and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

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Thousands Tabanan residents don’t have toilet facilities or about 79.48 percent. Meanwhile, the JSSP access reached 2,801 households and shared toilet access reached 18,800 households. The MDG target was to achieve the JSP access of 100 percent, which meant that the tasks of Tabanan County remained about 20 percent.

In the STBM program to stop defecating out of place, the Tabanan Health Agency applied triggering method. Here, the residents were invited directly to make a field visit in order to see the environmental condition when defecating out of place. After seeing it at first hand, they were expected to increase shame and awareness of the hazards that threatened when defecating out of place. According to Mulyadi, one of the hazards lurking in such a behavior was a bacterial infection by E. coli that could cause diarrhea.

“Human feces are made up of many diseases, where one of them is the E. coli. When defecating out of place, the bacteria can spread to the source of water either through water catchment in the ground or river,” said Mulyadi. Through the triggering method, the public would have the awareness to build toilet with their own effort either by sharing or individually.

According to Mulyadi, for the

NUSA DUA – Meliá Bali celebrated its 29th anniversary and FSP PAR UNIT Meliá Bali celebrated its 28th anniversary. Incorporating the theme “Guest Satisfaction Through Passion for Service”, the celebration was held on 6 Desember 2014 at Puri Bali invited all the staffs and family. After opening dance and choirs singing the anthem of SPSI from Meliá Bali staffs, Hotel Manager of Meliá Bali, Mrs. Magdalena Martorell, and all her staffs, with Chairman of FSP Par Unit Meliá Bali, Mr. Putu Yadnyana.

Head of Committee, Mrs. Wayan Wetny, in her opening speech conveys her deepest gratitude to all committee members for all their hard work. She also hoped that the event went without a hitch and successfully. In addition, she also mentioned about the sequences of the programs that has been done gradually and invited as many as 2,600 staffs and families.

Sequences of events done before the celebration night, among others were handing out awards to 166 staffs that have dedicated their time for 15, 20 and 25 years working for Meliá Bali.

One of the broken public toilet is seen in the picture region having difficulty to get water such as Baturiti and Selemadeg, many residents established toilet by sharing system. This meant that some families used a single septic tank together.

Suratmika added that at Belatungan village in Pupuan subdistrict, there was even a toilet construction by gathering system in which the resident financed it independently and worked on by mutual assistance

in turn at each family. “We encourage the community to build it independently in order they have responsibility to maintain and use their toilet facilities,” explained Suratmika.

He admitted that there were still Tabanan residents who already had toilet facilities but did not have a septic tank. “Therefore, the discharge pipe is connected to the river or water gutter nearby,” he said.

According to Suratmika, the

qualified septic tank should consist of three parts, namely the crusher, container and absorption. He added that this type of septic tank would be never fully charged as it was already accompanied with secure discharging process to the environment. However, this type could only be done by people who had a large yard. “Most people use a septic tank only so that when it has been fully charged it will be sucked,” he said. (kmb24)

A visitor declared positive to narcotics p.m. targeted three entertainment venues around Lodtunduh village, Ubud, namely the Café Santai, Café Santai Lendani and Café Manis. At the three locations, the joint team of Gianyar Police and National Narcotics Agency (BNN) of Gianyar conducted an examination to 85 people. “Last night we examined 85 people, including visitors and female entertainers for a selected urine

test to 50 people,” said Chief of Gianyar Police Narcotic Unit, Kadek Ardika.

From the urine test, only one visitor with the initial K was detected to be positive to drugs.

Later, the man from Gianyar was taken to headquarters of Gianyar Police for further examination.

“He admitted to have consumed drugs within the past few days as a gift from a friend in Denpasar,”

he explained.

After that, police made no arrest because it was not found any evidence of drug in the body of the perpetrator. However, he would become the target of security to trace the illicit goods trafficking.

“Last night we did not find any evidence of narcotics, so that we release him,” he said.

When asked whether the man with the initial K would undergo

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Raid nightlife spots in Ubud GIANYAR - In relation to creating secure condition ahead of Galungan, the personnel of Gianyar Police raided three entertainment venues around Lodtunduh village, Ubud, on a Saturday night to Sunday morning (Dec 14). As a result, a visitor with the initial K, 28, was detected positive to narcotics.

The operation having been held since Saturday night around 11:00

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Melia Bali celebrated 29th anniversary

TABANAN - Eliminating the behavior rate of defecating out of place is one of the requirements in attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). To that end, the achievement of toilet facility is expected to reach 100 percent in 2015.

Until November 2014, Tabanan County recorded that 2,935 households still have the behavior of defecating out of place or do not have toilet facilities. It has reduced from 3,567 households. The number indicates if the behavior of defecating out of place remains rampant spreading across the subdistricts of Penebel amounting to 1,172 households, Selemadeg (612 households), East Selemadeg (287 households), Tabanan (252 households), Pupuan (192 households), Kerambitan (159 households), Baturiti (106 households), Marga (79 households) and Kediri (76 households). As for the West Selemadeg subdistrict, all households have owned permanent healthy toilet (JSP), semi-permanent healthy toilet (JSSP) or shared toilet.

The Head of Tabanan Health Agency, Nyoman Suratmika, accompanied by the Environmental Sanitation officer, Made Mulyadi, explained that to achieve the MDG target, the government had rolled out a program known as the communitybased total sanitation (STBM).

Five things wanted to be achieved by the STBM, where one of which was the termination of defecating out of place. Based on the data, the achievement of JSP access in Tabanan reached 102,687 households,

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a drug rehabilitation process, Ardika answered that rehabilitation could only be submitted by family.

However, if the suspect was caught red-handed, in the trial a judge would decide for the rehabilitation.

“The man was sent home because he cannot be sent to trial if only evidenced to be positive by urine test. Meanwhile, regarding the rehabilitation, we can only suggest them,” he said. (kmb35)

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Calendar Event for November 26 through December 22, 2014 26 Nov Buda Cemeng Warigadean Pura KapisahSumerta Denpasar Pura Pasek GelgelGerih Abian Semal Denpasar Pura Puncak SariPenarukan Peninjoan Bangli Pura Anteg Sari Dangin Pangkung Kediri Tabanan Pura Bangun SaktiBesakih Pura Pesimpangan Batur Pande Kediri Tabanan 27 Nov Kajeng Kliwon Enyitan

28 Nov Hari Bhatara Sri Ida Ratu Geng Penataran Agung Besakih Ida Ratu Raja Puraus Merajan Sloding Besakih 2 Des Anggara Kasih Juluwangi Pura Thirta Harum Tegal Wangi Bangli Pura Beratan Baturiti Pura Batu Klotok Klungkung Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Wanasari Tabanan Pura Pasek Tangguntiti Tabanan Pura Pasek Bendesa Sangsit Sawan Buleleng Pura Dalem Waturenggong Tarokaja Tegallalang Pura Ibu Wanagiri Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Dukuh Sidemen 3 Des

Pura Penataran Gana Bebalang Bangli Pura Dalem Gede Banjar Pande Bangli Pura Puncak Sari Sangeh Abiansemal Pura Dadia Agung Pasek Sanak Sapta Resi

Sidan Gianyar Pura Puseh Penengil Darma Kubu Tambahan Singaraja Pura Dalem Maya Blah Batuh Gianyar Linggih Bhatara Kayu Selem Penataran Agung Besakih 6 Des Purnama Sasih Kenam Aci-aci Penyeheb Brahman dipura Kiduling Kleteb Besakih Pura Lingsar Lombok Pura Bebengan Tanjung Lombok Pura Dalem Putra Benawah Gianyar 11 Des Sugihan Jawa Pura Kawitan Tangkas Kori Agung Tangkas Klungkung Pura Siang Kangin Tampuagan Peninjoan Tembuku Bangli Odalan Ida Ratu Mas Di Penataran Agung Besakih Pura Odalan Ida Bhatara Bang Tulus dewa Besakih 12 Des Sugihan Bali dan Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan

14 Des Penyekeban 15 Des Penyajaan Galungan

16 Des Penampahan Galungan

17 Des Hari Raya Galungan Pura Wawika Kupang NTT Pura Agung Giri Nhata Sumbawa Besar NTB

Pura Dukuh Sakti Dukuh Kediri Tabanan Pura Atambuananta Kutamba NTT Pura Webananta Kupang NTT Pura Giripati Mulawarman Pontianak Kalimantan Pura Mustika Dharma Cijantung Jakarta Timur 18 Des Umanis Galungan Pura Watukaru Tabanan Pura Lempuyang Luhur Karangasem Pura Kentel Gumi Klungkung Pura Pasek Gaduh Kediri Tabanan 19 Des Pura Ulun Suwi Jimbaran Kuta Pura Luhur Kawitan Cameng Cemenggaon Sukawati 20 Des Pemaridan Guru Pura Segara Jembrana Pura Dalem Gede Losan Klungkung 21 Des Ulihan dan Tilem Sasih Kenam Pura Dalem Tegal Tamu Sekar Mukti Batubulan Pura Kubayan Umagunung Sempidi Badung 22 Des Pemacekan Agung Pura Dasar Gelgel Klungkung Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Sawah Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Pemerajan Agung Benawah Kangin Gianyar Pura Kahyangan Tulus Apuan Kintamani

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

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

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

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

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

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CERN gears up to relaunch high energy particle collider

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This file 2008 photo provided by NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center shows debris in Hanauma Bay, Hawaii. A new study estimates nearly 270,000 tons of plastic is floating in the world’s oceans. That’s enough to fill more than 38,500 garbage trucks if each truck carries 7 tons of plastic.

Study: 270,000 tons of plastic floating in oceans

HONOLULU — A new study estimates nearly 270,000 tons of plastic is floating in the world’s oceans. That’s enough to fill more than 38,500 garbage trucks.

The plastic is broken up into more than 5 trillion pieces, said the study published Wednesday in the scientific journal PLOS ONE. The paper is the latest in a nascent field where scientists are trying to better understand how much of the synthetic material is entering the oceans and how it’s affecting fish, seabirds and the larger marine ecosystem.

The study’s lead author is Markus Eriksen of the 5 Gyres Institute, an organization that aims to reduce plastic in the oceans.

To gather data, researchers dragged a fine mesh net at the sea surface to gather small pieces. Observers on boats counted larger items. They used computer models to calculate estimates for tracts of ocean not surveyed.

The study only measured plastic floating at the surface. Plastic on the ocean floor wasn’t included.

Bits greater than about 8 inches (20 centimeters) accounted for threequarters of the plastic that the research estimated is in the ocean.

Kara Lavender Law of the Sea Education Association in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, who wasn’t involved in the study, said the researchers gathered data in areas where scientists currently don’t have measurements for floating plastic debris, including the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean near Antarctica and the South Atlantic.

In addition, the study’s estimate for tiny plastic bits less than one-fifth of an inch — about 35,540 tons — is comparable to an earlier study by researchers in Spain who used different methodology, Law said. That study estimated there was 7,000 to 35,000 tons of plastics this size floating in the ocean.

It’s encouraging that two differ-

ent approaches came up with such similar answers, given how difficult it is to measure plastic in the ocean, she said.

Studying the amount of plastic in the ocean will help scientists understand how the material will affect the environment and potentially the food chain.

For example, Law said, we might eat tuna that has ingested another fish that has eaten plastic that has in turn eaten another fish with plastic. These plastics could potentially have toxic chemicals.

“Am I being poisoned by eating the fish on my plate?” she asked.

“We have very little knowledge of the chain of events that could lead to that. But it’s a plausible scenario that plastic ingested at lower levels of the food web could have consequences at higher levels of the food chain.” (ap)

GENEVA - Europe’s physics lab CERN said Friday it was on schedule to fire up the world’s biggest particle smasher again early next year, with almost double the energy of its previous run.

CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) went offline in February 2013 for an 18-month overhaul after identifying what is believed to be the Higgs boson, the long-sought maker of mass theorised in the 1960s.

The giant lab, housed in a 27-kilometre (17-mile) tunnel straddling the French-Swiss border, flushed out the so-called “God particle” by crashing proton beams at velocities near the speed of light.

The LHC is scheduled to reopen next March for a second three-year run, and the makeover is expected

to nearly double the energy levels achieved in its collisions.

“With this new energy level, the LHC will open new horizons for physics and for future discoveries,” CERN Director General Rolf Heuer said in a statement.

“I’m looking forward to seeing what nature has in store for us,” he added.

Earlier this week a test had been conducted in one eighth of the circular lab, in which the magnets for the first time were successfully powered to the level needed for beams to reach 6.5 teraelectronvolts (TeV) -- the operating energy for the second run, CERN said.

“The goal for 2015 will be to run with two proton beams in order to produce 13 TeV collisions, an energy never achieved by any accelerator in the past,” it said.

Pittsburgh firm offering ‘moon mail’ delivery

PITTSBURGH — An outerspace delivery firm that is working with Carnegie Mellon University to put a privately owned lunar rover on the moon is offering to “mail” personal keepsakes to the moon as a way to help fund the partnership’s rocket launch.

Astrobotic Technology and Carnegie Mellon are trying to get their lunar rover to the moon to win $20 million in an international contest sponsored by Google to promote privately funded lunar exploration.

Astrobotic, a spin-off company of CMU, has leased a rocket built by a private California firm, Space X, to carry the lunar rover and is offering the MoonMail service to help pay for the trip.

On its website, Space X advertises a moon rocket lease for $61 million, with a 10 percent discount for any of the groups competing in the Google competition.

O n T h u r s d a y, A s t r o b o t i c launched moonmail.co, a website where people can sign up to send their keepsakes in tiny MoonMail packages to the moon, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.

The cargo is regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Department of Defense. As such, Astrobotic expects people will send

non-volatile items like wedding rings, locks of hair or other tiny heirlooms.

A keepsake mailer — a hexagonal capsule ½-inch wide by 1/8-inch high — sells for $460.

The largest — a 1-inch by 2-inch hexagonal — sells for $25,800.

“This allows people around the world to have direct participation in missions to the moon,” Astrobotic chief executive officer John Thornton said.

The rover, nicknamed Andy, is a solar-powered, knee-high, four-wheeled robot. Under terms of Google’s LunarX prize, the winning rover must travel about a third of a mile on the lunar surface by the end of 2015.

The device must also be able to transmit video of its progress to Earth.

For customers sending a package by MoonMail, there’s no need for a return address. The items will remain on the moon in a pod that will be attached to the moon rover.

“The Moon Pod will serve as an invaluable time capsule representing our era for future generations of space travelers,” the MoonMail website says.

“We believe that these items will be considered prized valuables much like artifacts from ancient civilizations are treated today.”

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Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Governor urged to bring back manuscripts of Gedong Kertya

SINGARAJA - Gedong Kertya Singaraja is known as a library established during the era of Dutch administration. The building having the address on Jalan Veteran, Singaraja, retains a collection of palmleaf manuscripts written by the intellectuals during historical period.

The manuscripts contain valuable guidance in all aspects of life. After the colonial period ended and the nation gained its independence, the library of Gedong Kertya remains sustainable and is managed by a local Technical Implementation Unit (UPTD) of Buleleng County.

The well-maintained palm-leaf manuscript collection, especially its presence, has begun to be disturbed from some years ago.

Bali government through the Documentation Center took over the palm-leaf collection stored at Gedong Kertya, Singaraja.

Initially, the Bali Documentation Center took over some collections to be copied as preservation effort from extinction. However, different fact occurred, where the Bali Documentation Center replaced the original palm-leaf manuscript collection with the copied version stored at Gedong Kertya.

By all means, this situation made Buleleng residents upset and much deplored the attitude of the Bali Documentation Center that seemed to ‘plunder’ the historical wealth stored at Gedong Kertya, Singaraja.

Chronologically, the takeover of the palm-leaf manuscript collection at Gedong Kertya, Singaraja, was described by some public figures attending the yearend discussion entitled Enjok Enjing Kaje Kelod initiated by the Buleleng Journalists Community (KJB) on Friday (Dec 12) in the building of MR. I Gusti Ketut Pudja at the former Buleleng Harbor.

Kadek Kariana from Jalan Gajah Mada, Singaraja, stated the ‘looting’ of palm-leaf manuscript collection belonging to Gedong Kertya, Singaraja, by the Bali Documentation Center was considered an attitude of wishing to take charge of the historical wealth stored in Buleleng. If the reason of the takeover was for preservation, it was still considered acceptable.

But, what made him upset was that after the duplication of the palm-leaf collection completed, the Bali Documentation Center even returned the copied version of the palm-leaf manuscripts. “Why are all the historical assets of Buleleng looted? They have always been kept at Gedong Kertya from time immemorial why it should be taken over to Southern Bali. Actually, the Buleleng government including local community is able to preserve the historical heritage because it is the first historical heritage of Buleleng,” he said.

Against such condition, the former commissioner of the Buleleng Electoral Commission urged the governor of Bali to instruct the Bali Documentation Center to bring back the original collection of the palm-leaf manuscripts to their place of origin (Gedong Kertya). Regarding the maintenance and preservation, local government was believed to have a commitment for that including the utilization as a source of knowledge or as a facility to support the education for students. “Simply bring back to their place of origin, so that they can be used as a source of knowledge for students in our region,” he affirmed.

Similar opinion was disclosed by a member of the Student Executive Board (BEM) of the State Hindu Dharma Institute (IHDN) Denpasar of Singaraja Campus, Ketut Budiarta. He also hoped that all the palm-leaf manuscripts of Gedong Kertya could be immediately returned to its original place.

When stored at different location, it would make difficult for students in Northern Bali that would utilize the collection of Gedong Kertya for the needs of research.

“We very much need them and those palm-leaf manuscripts must be stored at Gedong Kertya. If it is currently taken over

by Bali government, we have difficulty because the collection is stored at different place,” he said.

Responding to the suggestions, the Bureau Chief of Economic and Development Affairs of the Bali Regional Secretariat, Gede Suarjana, representing the governor of Bali could not give adequate responses to the insistence of the residents so as the Bali Documentation Center could return the palm-leaf manuscript collection to Gedong Kertya. He only answered the request of residents would be reported to his leadership. “As far as we know, the palm-leaf manuscripts were borrowed to be copied as an attempt for preservation of the historical heritage. Furthermore, we’ll report this matter to leadership and make coordination with the Bali Culture Agency,” he said. (mud)

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In Bangli, Bali cattle population decreased Bali Post

BANGLI - Bali cattle are very famous in Indonesia and their demand is very high.

This high potential is not matched by the number of people breeding the Bali cattle.

Bangli County with green natural area is well suited for the development of Bali cattle.

Unfortunately, such condition of nature seems to be unable to become a driving force for the community to raise cattle in large scale.

It was recognized by the Head of Bangli Livestock and Fisheries Agency, Alit Parwata. He delivered the potential of livestock in Bangli County especially cattle had not been maximal. In terms of potential, Bangli actually had tremendous potential. “Bangli has a great potential for livestock because extensive land and animal fodder are also available,” he explained.

He added that population of cattle also showed a decrease from the previous year. This year it only reached 78,000 heads, whereas in 2013 already reached 81,000. “The population of cattle has decreased and it means that the public interest to raise cattle Bali has diminished, too,” he said.

As a matter of fact, the cattle breeding carried out by

Bangli community should have a master plan. So far, people only raised male cattle focused on the process of fattening, not on breeding. Of the total number of cattle, 65 percent was male and 35 percent was female. This number spread across all the subdistricts in Bangli County.

Parwata added that for the sustainability of Bali cattle, farmers should switch to female cows in order to proliferate. By this attempt, the number of Bali cattle would continue to increase. “People should breed more female cows because they will produce offspring. By that way, the existence of Bali cattle will continue,” he explained.

Regarding the effort to address the less maximal potential of livestock, Parwata claimed to have provided the assistance of cows for some communities.

“We have attempted to provide cow assistance for some breeders as incentive so that they are motivated to preserve female cows,” he said.

He hoped that Bali cattle breeding should continue to be encouraged because, according to him, it had a great potential to improve the people’s welfare, especially in Bangli. He also added that people should have a thought

that Bali cattle was the identity of Bali, so that it should be developed considering that many Bali cattle were recently bred outside Bali.

“The original Bali cattle are even more intensively raised by people outside Bali, but less in Bali,” he said. (sos)

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A motorcycle gang robs and stabs a student

DENPASAR - Before the stabbing case against a project worker named Ahmad Zainul, 19, on Jalan Raya Puputan, Renon, East Denpasar, could be revealed, another case involving a motorcycle gang happened again. Even, it was more brutal. A student, Komang Edi Wijaya, 16, was robbed and stabbed by a motorcycle gang on Jalan Tukad Balian, right in front of Victory Futsal, South Denpasar, Saturday (Dec 13). In addition to losing a helmet, the victim also suffered stabbing wounds in the right chest.

According to Chief of South Denpasar Police, Nanang Prihasmoko, Sunday (Dec 14), the results of examination against witnesses, the incident occurred on Saturday around 11:00 p.m.

Initially the victim living on Jalan Gunung Batur Gang Tekukur, Denpasar rode with Kadek Darmawan, 17, with the status as student on Jalan Tukad Balian, Renon. At that time, they came from Kuta

and wanted to go home. They had dropped by at a mini market on Jalan Tukad Balian to buy a drink.

After that, both teenagers resumed their journey.

Upon arrival at the scene, they were grazed by the motorcycle gang who was still teenager.

However, they ignored it and continued the journey to their home. Unfortunately, the gang was increasingly violent. They

directly confronted the victim and immediately ganged up on them.

Not only that, the victim’s helmet was taken away. Their action was increasingly brutal, and stabbed the victim on chest with a knife.

The victim was unable to fight back because the motorcycle gang was with many people. After seeing the victim moaning in pain due to stabbing wound on chest, the perpetrators fled and took away a beige Scoopy helmet.

“We are still investigating this case, especially in tracking the perpetrators. Our personnel have been deployed to hunt down the perpetrators,” added the police chief.

Keep in mind, a project worker, Ahmad Zainul, 19, from Madura,

East Java, was beaten and stabbed several times by motorcycle gang members on Jalan Raya Puputan, Renon, East Denpasar. As a result, the victim suffered stabbing wounds on right and left abdomen, back and left arm. The case was dealt with by East Denpasar Police and to date it had not been revealed.

Responding to the incident, a legal practitioner, Nengah Jimat, hoped that police and the government should take immediate action. When taking no action against the crime, it would claim more victims due to the motorcycle gang.

“It is time for police as law enforcement officer to immediately take decisive action. We assess the government and police have not

seriously addressed the issues like this. Actually, it has been troubling, while related parties have not been able to handle it. It must be shameful. Moreover, the government is intensively echoing a mental revolution. The state has not been able to give protection to community in terms of orderliness and security,” he said.

On that account, according to Jimat, police and local government should make coordination both in the matter of preventive and repressive measure. People should not be let get frustrated and make a street justice. When neglected, the image of Bali as a tourist destination better known as friendly and safe region would be damaged because the act of the motorcycle gang. (kmb36)

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An excavation shovel is lowered to pick up an umbrella left behind by protesters as police clear barricades and tents on a main road in the occupied areas at Causeway Bay district in Hong Kong Monday, Dec 15, 2014.

Gianyar bans the sales of fireworks

GIANYAR - In order to prevent the emergence of friction that could disturb public order and security, ahead of the celebration of Galungan and Kuningan, Christmas and the New Year, police authority asked not to allow the trade of fireworks in the area of administrative villages and customary villages of Gianyar.

To ensure the expectation, the Chief of Gianyar customary village, Dewa Made Geria, and Headman Made Arianta had been meeting with the Chief of Gianyar Subdistrict Police, Made Oka. Even, on Saturday afternoon the ban against the circulation of fireworks and the like had been affirmed in the coordination meeting among community leaders and headmen across the subdistricts in Gianyar.

“In Gianyar, in this regard the customary village, the sale of fireworks and similar goods is banned,” said the Headman of Gianyar, Made Arianta, when asked for his confirmation on Sunday (Dec 14).

Meanwhile, the Chief of Gianyar Subdistrict Police, Made Oka, justified the ban. In addition to villages in Gianyar, his party had also gathered the community leaders, headmen and subdistrict leadership council in the office of Gianyar headman related to security coordination ahead of holidays. Other than fireworks and the like, people should also be vigilant to the misuse of illegally mixed liquor. They would certainly be hazardous and could possibly trigger insecurity.

“Circulation of firecrackers and fireworks has been set forth in the provisions of the legislation.

To that end, people should be cautious to them, including the illegally mixed liquor must also get the attention to avoid any frictions during the celebration,” he said.

In this matter, his party had conducted a number of operations ahead the feast day against the circulation of liquor. Meanwhile, his party was still investigating the circulation of fireworks and the like, and in the near future his party would make a discipline. (kmb16)

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Hong Kong police close final protest site HONG KONG — Hong Kong police tore down barricades, folded up tents and arrested some protesters Monday at a third and final pro-democracy protest camp, ending demonstrations that blocked traffic in the southern Chinese city’s streets for 2 1/2 months. A police negotiator gave the 17 protesters one last chance to leave voluntarily from a short stretch of road in Causeway Bay before officers started taking them away one by one to a waiting bus.

The officers are inspecting the seller of fireworks

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The protesters, including senior citizens and pro-democracy lawmaker Kenneth Chan, offered no resistance. Earlier, they chanted “We will be back” and called on Hong Kong’s unpopular Beijingbacked leader, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, to step down.

Supporters shouted encouragement from the sidewalk. By midday, the road had been returned to traffic.

The police operation came after authorities on Thursday shut down the protesters’ main camp near the heart of Hong Kong’s financial district and arrested 249 people who refused to leave. One last pocket of protesters camped out on a courtyard underneath the city’s legislature, near the main site, also cleared out voluntarily Monday afternoon. Another protest camp, in the Mong Kok district, was shut down late last month by police.

The Causeway Bay protesters had managed to cling on for 79 days, but after the other two sites were cleared, they became resigned to eventually being removed as well. Many had already taken away tents, supplies and belongings before Monday’s police operation.

“With the cleanup completed in the Causeway Bay occupied area, the illegal occupation of Hong Kong over the past two months has come to an end,” said Leung, adding that tourism, retail, convention and other industries had suffered “very big” economic losses.

The student-led protesters rejected Beijing’s plan to screen all candidates in the first-ever elections for Hong Kong’s top leader, but failed to win significant concessions from the government. Known as the “Umbrella Movement” for the demonstrators’ preferred method of defense against police pepper

spray, the protests captured world headlines and polarized opinion in the Asian financial hub, but lost momentum as the government held to a strategy of waiting for them to fizzle out.

However, many say the protest movement sparked a wider political awakening among Hong Kong’s residents, especially the young.

Protest leaders vowed to keep up their campaign of civil disobedience through other methods to continue pressuring the government for genuine democracy.

Pro-democracy lawmaker Fernando Cheung, who was on hand to observe the police operation and arrests, said the closing of the site did not mean the end of the civil disobedience campaign. “In the Legislative Council, we will do our best to resist through an uncooperative campaign” by, for example, voting down budget requests and the government’s electoral reform package, Cheung said. “There will be more action,” he said.

He said that even though protesters had failed to get the government to bow to their demands, they succeeded in galvanizing the city’s democracy movement.(ap)

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CIA report revives legal debate on interrogation

WASHINGTON — When the CIA sought permission to use harsh interrogation methods on a captured al-Qaida operative, the response from Bush administration lawyers was encouraging, even clinical.

In one of several memos forming the legal underpinnings for brutal interrogation techniques, the CIA was told that Abu Zubaydah could lawfully be placed in a box with an insect, kept awake for days at a time and slapped multiple times in the face. Waterboarding, too, was acceptable because it did not cause the lengthy mental anguish needed to meet the legal standard of torture, the 2002 Justice Department memo says.

The release last week of a Senate report cataloging years of such interrogation tactics has revived debate about legal opinions since discredited and withdrawn and about the decision to not prosecute the program’s architects or officers who used the methods. Civil rights groups in the United States and abroad are renewing calls to prosecute those who relied on techniques that President Barack Obama has called torture.

“How can we seriously use the phrase ‘rule of law’ if crimes of this magnitude go uninvestigated and unprosecuted?” said Jameel Jaffer, the American Civil Liberties Union’s deputy legal director.

The U.S. Justice Department, which spent years looking into

the matter, says it lacks sufficient evidence to convict anyone and found no new information in the report. It also is far from clear that any international case could be brought.

Justice Department officials said they will not revisit their 2012 decision to close the investigation, citing among other challenges the passage of time and the difficulty of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that crimes were committed, especially in light of government memos that gave interrogators extraordinary latitude.

“Our inquiry was limited to a determination of whether prosecutable offenses were committed.

Importantly, our investigation was not intended to answer the broader questions regarding the propriety of the examined conduct,” the department said in a statement after the Senate report was released.

That conclusion followed an investigation led by special prosecutor John Durham that began in 2009 as an outgrowth of a probe into the destruction of videotapes of CIA interrogation tactics. The inquiry into interrogation tactics came amid the release of an internal CIA inspector general’s report that said CIA interrogators once threatened to kill the children of a Sept. 11, 2001 attacks suspect and suggested that another suspected terrorist would be forced to watch his mother being sexually assaulted.(ap)

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FILE - In this June 9, 2011 file photo, then-CIA Director nominee Leon Panetta testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. After U.S. Navy SEALs killed Osama bin laden in Pakistan in May 2011, top CIA officials secretly told lawmakers that information gleaned from brutal interrogations played a key role in what was one of the spy agency’s greatest successes.

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In 2015, “like the last seven years, it is the central bank interventions which will have an influence over the markets,” said Romain Boscher, a stock portfolio manager at Amundi.

For the past several years central banks have tried to stimulate stalled economies by a mix of injecting massive amounts of liquidity into markets, lowering interest rates to ultra low levels and snapping up assets.

Well irrigated with this liquidity, stock markets have done well and government borrowing rates have fallen, but in the real economy the situation isn’t quite as rosy and the

situations vary.

Thus in 2015 monetary policy will no longer be uniform, said Mathieu L’Hoir, an equity strategist at AXA Investment Managers.

“The divergence between the central banks ... will have the consequence of introducing considerably more volatility in the markets,” he added.

The United States and Britain, two countries whose central banks launched early and aggressive asset purchase programmes, are enjoying a recovery and interest rates are expected to begin rising in 2015.

But Japan has just launched more asset purchases as its econ-

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Ahead of Galungan

Central banks, oil price rout to rule markets in 2015 PARIS - Addicted to liquidity and disconnected from the real economy, global markets are likely to dance in 2015 to the different monetary policy tunes played by the US Fed, the ECB and China, while plunging oil prices could spice up the mix.

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omy has stumbled back into recession, while China is lowering rates and injecting liquidity to ensure no hard landing as its growth slows.

And pressure is on the European Central Bank to undertake a similar programme to avoid the risks of deflation and recession.

“The ECB has its hands and feet tied and it has to meet expectations,” said L’Hoir. “Action is needed quickly given the evolution in inflation.”

But a rout in oil prices is complicating the situation.

Crude prices have almost halved since June to levels not seen since 2009, when the world was still locked in a financial crisis.

“Oil prices, it is like a massive global budgetary boost, especially for countries which subsidise en-

ergy,” said L’Hoir, pointing to India and Southeast Asia.

But for Europe, which is battling the spectre of deflation, cheaper crude is making it more difficult for the ECB to achieve its mission of keep consumer prices stable.

Falling prices may sound good for the consumer but are not welcome from a central bank’s point of view as they can trigger a vicious circle where businesses and households delay purchases, throttling demand and causing companies to lay off workers.

Nevertheless, if it manages to avoid skidding into deflation on cheap oil prices, Europe can expect cheaper crude to eventually help give consumers more spending power.

“The rout in oil prices could be a

massive game changer for the world economy,” said Berenberg analyst Holger Schmieding.

“For users of energy, it is equivalent to a huge tax cut. In fact, it’s even better than that: the cut will not show up in bigger fiscal deficits and hence future liabilities of the energy users. Instead, Russia and other energy producers will have to foot the bill.”

The danger is what costs that could levy from energy producers.

Russia, already wounded by the impact of Western sanctions over Ukraine, has seen its ruble tank.

“The risk that a badly wounded bear, Russia, may turn more aggressive in its increasing desperation is the key risk to global peace and to the European economic outlook which we have to watch next year,” said Schmieding. (afp)

Malaysia Airlines shares suspended as part of rescue plan

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia Airlines suspended its shares from the country’s stock exchange Monday under a government rescue plan for the flag carrier which is fighting for survival after losing two planes this year.

The airline, whose already loss-making operations took a further beating after the two tragedies, said in a notice to the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange last week that trading would be suspended from Monday.

A Malaysia Airlines spokesperson confirmed the stock ceased trading.

Under a plan announced in August, state investment fund Khazanah Nasional, which already owned around 70 percent of the carrier, is acquiring all remaining shares, de-listing the stock, and taking the company private to deal with its problems.

Malaysia Airlines has chalked up losses for years even before this year’s disasters involving flights MH370 and MH17, in which a total of 537 lives were lost. Khazanah’s plans include pumping $1.73 billion into the airline, cutting 6,000 jobs -- or 30 percent of its workforce -- and trimming its route network.

Earlier this month it tapped the head of Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus, Christoph Mueller, to take over in the middle of next year as CEO. Mueller, who is German, initiated an Aer Lingus turnaround strategy that involved hefty job cuts.

Malaysia Airlines has struggled for years, with analysts blaming poor management, unwise business decisions and government meddling.

MH370, carrying 239 people, disappeared in March after inexplicably diverting from its Kuala Lumpur-Beijing course. No trace of the aircraft has been found.

AP Photo/Vincent Thian MH17 went down in July in rebellion-torn eastern A Malaysia Airlines plane prepares to land at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang, Malaysia, Friday, Ukraine -- believed to have been hit by a surface-to-air Nov. 28, 2014. Malaysia Airlines suspended its shares from the country’s stock exchange Monday under a government rescue plan for the flag carrier which is fighting for survival after losing two planes this year. missile -- killing all 298 aboard. (afp)

Crossing activities at Kusamba on the rise

SEMARAPURA - Crossing activities at Kusamba traditional port, Dawan, Klungkung, ahead of Galungan was on the rise, Sunday (Dec 14). The recent increases were not only discernible in terms of the number of passengers who would be crossing, but also of the delivery of goods such as groceries to Nusa Penida. By and large, the boat owners only served once trip for the crossing to Nusa Penida region on normal days. But ahead of Galungan, the crossing service to Nusa Penida was made for three times.

The increasing crossing activities at Kusamba did not only occur at one port at Tribuana, but also occurred at the other traditional ports like at the Kampong Kusamba and Bias Kusamba hamlet. In addition to anticipating the immense number of passengers that would cross, the port also prioritized the delivery of goods belonging to ritual parapher-

nalia to Nusa Penida. All the goods such as quarry products have been postponed since three days ago.

Even, this condition was recognized by one of the officers of the Klungkung Transportation, Informatics and Communications Agency, Made Sedana Yoga. “Today, we are prioritizing the shipment of ritual paraphernalia. So, we

postpone the building materials,” he said, Sunday.

According to Sedana Yoga, the increasing activities at Kusamba crossing port had occurred since three days before. It did not only occur in the number of passengers who would be crossing, but also the shipment of goods. He estimated the increasing activities occurred because the ticket price of passenger at Kusamba was cheaper than at Sanur. For instance, the ticket price of passenger at Sanur could reach IDR 85,000 to IDR 90,000, while at Kusamba was only IDR 60,000.

Besides, the roro vessel which was still not operated due to docking in Surabaya was also considered

to have triggered the increasing crossing activities at Kusamba.

Sedana Yoga himself estimated that the goods delivery to Nusa Penida from Kusamba port would reach its peak on Monday (Dec 15). Meanwhile, passengers were estimated to peak on Penampahan Galungan, Tuesday (Dec 16). “To anticipate the flood of passengers and freight, we also recommend the boat owners to adjust their boat capacity so that it will not become overcapacity,” he said.

Meanwhile, from the observation at the port of Bias hamlet, Kusamba, the goods delivery was not only seen rising from Kusamba to Nusa Penida. Even, the delivery of many ritual

paraphernalia such as young coconut leaf and piglets were also apparently brought in from Nusa Penida to the mainland Klungkung.

One of the traders, AA Ngurah, encountered at the port last Sunday complained about the price of goods in mainland Klungkung that began to rise as much as 20 percent ahead of Galungan. As a trader, such condition caused him to be unable to do much because the price of goods in Nusa Penida would be likely to rise 50 percent. “The price of goods in Nusa Penida is definitely much higher than that of in the mainland Klungkung, sir. It happens because we have to pay porter and shipping cost, sir,” he explained. (kmb)

Galungan Arrives, Grace with Penjor If you’re traveling in Bali in late March and early April 2013, you will be a lucky person because you will encounter that Balinese Hindu community is celebrating two holidays namely Galungan and Kuningan. Various cultural activities will jazz up each the festivity. Surely, the moment is going to result in a very impressive experience.

Galungan falls on Buda Kliwon Dungulan (Wednesday, Mar 27) as a day to commemorate the creation of universe along with its contents as well as the victory of dharma against adharma. On this day, the Hindus make offerings presented to Supreme God along with his manifestation as an expression of gratitude upon his grace.

Series of the festivities has been begun on Tumpek Uduh or Tumpek Pengatag, Saturday, last 13 December. At that time, the ritual is given to fruit trees that will be used as a means of oblation ingredient for the festivity coming every 210 days. However, the vibrant celebration starts on Anggara Wage Dungulan (Tuesday) 16 December or a day before Galungan characterized by the installation of penjor.

Penjor is made from bamboo pole embellished with young coconut leaves. The upper edge curves down as a symbol of mountain.

Various agricultural products such as rice, coconut, banana and other fruits are used to adorn the penjor.

A piece of yellow-white fabric completed with Omkara sacred script makes it unique. Various leaves are used to embellish such as cabbage tree and banyan.

After the penjor is installed at the entrance to the house, the upper end should be facing the middle of

road. Having installed a bamboo shrine near the penjor, it is then equipped with lamak, sampyan and other types of leaf oblation paraphernalia. At the upper end of penjor is festooned with a piece of white cloth symbolizing purity.

Penjor signifies an offering of gratitude to God for all the blessing bestowed. On Kuningan Day, the offerings are completed with endongan, tamiang and kolem.

Penjor is installed for 1 month according to Balinese pawukonbased calendar (35 days) and taken out after Buda Kliwon Pegatuakan.

It is installed as an expression of gratitude and a sense of devotion to God in his manifestation as Hyang Giripati.

Economic value The making of penjor is usually done by family members, especially the young with great togetherness and sincerity. Mutual assistance and cooperation are highly visible in the making of it. Its shape is also very simple because it does not put emphasis on the beauty but completeness of the ingredients.

Unlike in the present time, penjor is nicely and beautifully made as well as given some ornamental elements. Besides, its form is not monotonous, but has been creatively varied. However, the essential ingredients in penjor are still maintained. For example, the penjor is now given additional elements such as dragon sculpture, colorful lights and various forms of creative tamiang, lamak and other coconut leaf arrangement. On that account, the penjor has now economic value.

Penjor and various decorative elements have been on sale at Kapal

village, Badung, becoming the sales center of various penjor accessories, for instance, the Puspa Asih Store located on Jalan Raya Kapal, precisely in front Village Temple. The

store offers various kinds of penjor ornament, even some of them are hung on roadside trees.

Circular leaf ornament, grain, bamboo shrine, Omkara script

festoon and gold leaf velvet ornament are widely sold. Other than Hindu community in Bali, foreign tourists are also eager to purchase those ornaments. (IBP/doc)

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Many shops in the area opted to close early due to the scare, with only a trickle of people walking along usually bustling streets.

At the nearby Sydney Opera House, where police had swept the area earlier Monday, evening performances were cancelled.

“It’s sad to think this is my home and that it could happen anywhere,” said onlooker Rebecca Courtney.

The hostages were taken in the morning, just minutes before police announced a man had been arrested in Sydney on alleged terrorism offences.

They said the 25-year-old was seized as part of “continuing investigations into the planning of a terrorist attack on Australian soil and the facilitation of travel of Australian citizens to Syria to engage in armed combat”.

Police said they did not believe the matters were related.

The government in September raised its terror threat level and police conducted large-scale counter-terror raids across the country. Only two people were charged.

More than 70 Australians are believed to be fighting for Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria. At least 20 have died.

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Plastic containers of Macadamia nuts for sale are displayed at a store in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. Nut rage imploded the career of a Korean Air Lines executive and embarrassed her family and country.

Sales of macadamias soar in Korea after nut rage Associated Press Writer

SEOUL, South Korea — Nut rage imploded the career of a Korean Air Lines executive and embarrassed her family and country. Now South Korean retailers are experiencing the unexpected upside: a boom in sales of macadamias. The flavorful macadamia nut was unfamiliar to many South Koreans until Cho Hyun-ah, the daughter of Korean Air’s chairman, ordered a flight attendant off a Dec. 5 flight from New York City after she was served them in a bag, instead of on a plate.

She resigned from executive roles including head of cabin service last week amid a storm of criticism about the tantrum that forced the flight to return to the gate. But macadamias are now a household name in South Korea and with curiosity about their taste piqued, sales are booming.

Auction, a South Korean unit of eBay and South Korea’s secondlargest e-commerce website, said Monday that sales of macadamias surged nearly 12-fold during the previous five days without any promotions. It said macadamias

previously made up 5 percent of its nut sales but were now accounting for almost half.

South Korea’s largest online shopping retailer, Gmarket, also owned by eBay, said Macadamia nut sales jumped 20 times during the six days to Sunday compared with the previous week. The website of e-commerce firm Coupang showed Mauna Loa macadamia nuts had sold out, with about 100 users asking on the comments section for the product to be quickly restocked.

One Coupang user asked if Mauna Loa macadamia nuts are the

same brand that delayed the Korean Air flight. Another person who identified themselves as a seller replied that they probably are because orders have shot up. One user parodied Cho’s behavior on the plane, leaving a comment that asked the seller to ship the macadamia nuts on plate, or get out.

Cho’s over-mighty behavior hogged headlines around the world and spawned various parodies on the Internet. Cho made a publicly apology last week. Her father also publicly apologized and said he should have raised her better.

The drama began around 9:45 a.m. in Martin Place, a plaza in the heart of the city’s financial and shopping district that is packed with holiday shoppers this time of year. Many of those inside the cafe would have been taken hostage as they stopped in for their morning coffees.

Television video shot through the cafe’s windows showed several people with their arms in the air and hands pressed against the glass, and two people holding up a black flag with the Shahada, or Islamic declaration of faith, written on it.

The Shahada translates as “There is no god but God and Muhammad is his messenger.” It is considered the first of Islam’s five pillars of faith, and is similar to the Lord’s Prayer in Christianity. It is pervasive throughout Islamic culture, including the green flag of Saudi Arabia. Jihadis have used the Shahada in their own black flag.

Seven Network television news staff watched the gunman and hostages for hours from a fourth floor window of their Sydney offices, opposite the cafe.

St. Vincent’s hospital spokesman David Faktor said a male hostage was in satisfactory condition in the hospital’s emergency department. He was the only one of the freed hostages to be taken to a hospital, and Scipione said he was being treated for a pre-existing condition.

Hundreds of police blanketed the city, streets were closed and offices evacuated. The public was told to stay away from Martin Place, site of the state premier’s office, the Reserve Bank of Australia, and the headquarters of two of the nation’s largest banks. The state parliament house is a few blocks away.

Workers in the cordoned-off area were asked to stay home Tuesday, indicating police believe the hostage drama could stretch into the next day.

“This is a very disturbing incident,” Prime Minister Tony Abbott said. “It is profoundly shocking that innocent people should be held hostage by an armed person claiming political motivation.”

Lindt Australia posted a message on its Facebook page thanking the public for its support.

“We are deeply concerned over this serious incident and our thoughts and prayers are with the staff and customers involved and all their friends and families,” the company wrote.

The government raised Australia’s terror warning level in September in response to the domestic threat posed by supporters of the Islamic State group. Counterterror law enforcement teams later conducted dozens of raids and made several arrests in Australia’s three largest cities — Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. One man arrested during a series of raids in Sydney was charged with conspiring with an Islamic State leader in Syria to behead a random person in downtown Sydney.

The Islamic State group, which now holds a third of Syria and Iraq, has threatened Australia in the past. In September, Islamic State group spokesman Abu Mohammed al-Adnani issued an audio message urging so-called “lone wolf” attacks abroad, specifically mentioning Australia. Al-Adnani told Muslims to kill all “disbelievers,” whether they be civilians or soldiers. (afp/ap)

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INDONESIA Rupiah weakest since Asian financial crisis JAKARTA - The Indonesian rupiah Monday sank to its lowest level against the dollar since the Asian financial crisis 16 years ago, as emerging markets are hit hard by signs of recovery in the US. The unit was down 1.8 percent in early afternoon trade, at 12,690 to the dollar, its lowest level since August 1998, around the time Southeast Asia’s biggest economy was devastated by serious financial turmoil.

In earlier trade, it touched 12,699 to the dollar.

Like other emerging market currencies, the rupiah has been hit by signs of recovery in the American economy that has led to expectations the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next year.

A strengthening US economy

has led investors to pull out of riskier emerging markets, where they headed for bigger returns in recent years when Western countries were in the doldrums, and direct their money back towards developed markets.

Analysts also said that investors had been withdrawing funds from Indonesian government bonds in December, which was starting to have a knock-on effect on the rupiah.

“There appears to be another bout of investor risk aversion on the global stage,” said Wellian Wiranto,

an economist from Singapore-based OCBC Bank.

The Jakarta benchmark stock market was also down 0.9 percent in early afternoon trade.

The financial turmoil of 1998 also led to a political crisis that ended the three-decade rule of dictator Suharto.

Indonesia was hit hard by emerging market jitters last year when the US began winding back its stimulus programme but a series of measures, including interest rate hikes, had helped stabilise the economy. (afp)

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The sea is Indonesia’s future: President KOTABARU, South Kalimantan - The sea will play an increasingly important role in the future of Indonesia, and so, the government will continue to take various steps to enforce its maritime sovereignty, according to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

“We have to ensure that our future is the sea. Therefore, we have to enforce maritime sovereignty in accordance with the concept of global maritime axis,” President Jokowi noted during the commemoration of National Integrity Day on Monday.

The head of state remarked that the National Integrity Day, known as Nusantara Day, will continue to serve as a reminder to the public that Indonesia is a maritime nation with more than 17 thousand islands.

The inception of Nusantara Day dates back to a declaration conveyed by former Indonesian prime minister Djuanda on Dec 13, 1957, which was called as the “Juanda Declaration.”

It was a declaration stating to the world that Indonesia is the sea, including the sea around, between, and within the Indonesian archipelago into a single homeland

territorial integrity.

The declaration was regarded as the country’s cornerstone to become an archipelagic nation and was eventually used as a concept to establish the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia.

The Nusantara Day has been commemorated since 1999 with official recognition being imprinted in Presidential Decree No. 126/2001.

President Jokowi emphasized that the Indonesian people must imbibe the spirit of Nusantara Day in order to maintain the nation’s unity and to avoid disintegration.

This year’s commemoration is also aimed at encouraging people in a bid to make the country a better place in the future.

Indonesia, which is home to several tribes in the Southeast Asian region, is made up of five major islands of Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Papua, and over 17 thousand smaller islands in its territory that span 3,977 miles between the Asian and Australian continents, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans. (ant)

Landslide death toll rises to 39 JEMBLUNG, Central Java - Indonesian rescuers dug through mud with their bare hands and shovels for a third day Monday in the hunt for scores of people still missing after a landslide engulfed a village, as the death toll rose to 39.

Sixty-nine people are still unaccounted for after heavy rain triggered the landslide that swallowed up houses in Jemblung village on Java island late Friday, with officials saying the chances of finding anyone alive are now slim.

More than 1,000 rescuers, including police and soldiers, have been digging through huge mounds of red mud that cascaded onto the village, which lies in a valley surrounded by hills, with a sound that witnesses said was like thunder.

“We hope and pray that we can rescue some of the missing but the chances are slim,” local search and rescue chief Agus Haryono told AFP. National disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said that bulldozers and excavators were still trying to clear a huge pile of fallen trees and earth blocking the main road to the site, in the hope of speeding up the rescue effort.

“Rescuers retrieved more bodies from the mud, which took the death toll to 39 people,” he told AFP, adding that 69 people remain missing.

Initial rescue efforts were hampered by persistent heavy downpours but the weather has cleared since Sunday.

Landslides triggered by heavy rains and floods are common in tropical Indonesia during the rainy season.

The national disaster agency estimates around half the country’s population of 250 million lives in areas prone to slippages.

The vast Indonesian archipelago is prone to natural disasters and is frequently hit by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. (afp)

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Rescuers try to pull out the body of a victim of a landslide that swept away a village in Jemblung, Central Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. Rescuers pulled more bodies from the debris Sunday after heavy rain in central Indonesia loosened soil and collapsed a hill, setting off the landslide that left dozens of people dead or missing.

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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) holds up the game ball and acknowledges the crowd during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves after passing Michael Jordan on the NBA all-time scoring list in Minneapolis, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014.

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Raikkonen insists tough 2014 F1 season at Ferrari no surprise

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Kimi Raikkonen says he expected to endure a difficult 2014 Formula 1 season after rejoining Ferrari from Lotus. The Finn failed to finish on the podium for the first time since his debut F1 campaign in 2001, and his 12th place in the championship was the lowest finish of his career.

Kimi Raikkonen’s terrible year analysed Raikkonen, a racewinner with Lotus in 2012 and ‘13, said it was no surprise to him that he faced a tough adjustment period back at Ferrari after four years away.

“Obviously with the new team I expected it to be difficult because of how things work,” said Raikkonen, who will work with a different race engineer in 2015.

“If the car doesn’t suit you, and [I’ve had] similar situations before with Ferrari, it’s not easy to change things when certain things

are not right for you. “Over the year they have a clear plan what we have to improve to get back where Ferrari should be. “I feel all the areas are going to make a big, big improvement.

“It’s unfortunate we’ve had this kind of year because it’s not good for me, Ferrari or fans of Ferrari, but that’s part of the game. “It’s not the first time I’ve had difficulties - you just have to take the good out of them and make sure it does not happen for the future.”

The 2007 world champion said the bad season on his side was less important as the Ferrari had not been quick enough to fight for the title anyway.

“I have had difficult seasons before - it doesn’t matter, it is what it is,” he added. “When you’re not fighting for the championship it makes no difference, it was just overall difficult all the time.”

Bryant passes Jordan for 3rd on scoring list

MINNEAPOLIS — Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant passed Michael Jordan for third on the NBA’s career scoring list Sunday in a 100-94 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Bryant entered the game needing nine points to pass the icon with whom he is often compared. He got the mark with two free throws with 5:24 to play in the second quarter.

“I’m just honored to be here, man, to still be playing,” Bryant said. “I appreciate being able to play this long. Careers normally don’t last this long. I really appreciate the opportunity to still be out there playing and performing and doing what I do.” Now only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone have scored more points than Bryant.

“I congratulate Kobe on reaching this milestone,” Jordan, the owner of the Charlotte Hornets, said in a statement released to The Associated Press. “He’s obviously a great player, with a strong work ethic and has an equally strong passion for the game of basketball. I’ve enjoyed watching his game evolve over the years, and I look forward to seeing what he accomplishes next.”

Bryant didn’t break a record Sunday night. Abdul-Jabbar is still more than 6,000 points ahead of him and in no danger of being caught. But moving past Jordan was cause for celebration.

The two players have been linked for years and Bryant often mimicked Jordan from his earliest days in the league, from the way he pumped his fist after big shots to adopting the fade-away jumper as his career has progressed and even sprinkling in a little tonguewagging on his drives to the bucket as a youth. “He knows how much I’ve learned from him,” Bryant said. “From the other legends, but him in particular.”

The Timberwolves stopped the game, and a Lakers-heavy crowd gave Bryant a standing ovation as Wolves owner Glen Taylor — the NBA’s chairman of the board — presented him with the game ball.

With a big smile on his face, Bryant received hugs from teammates and the Timberwolves, and waved to the crowd during the brief stoppage.

Bryant has been chasing Jordan for almost two decades now. He’s still one title short of the six Jordan won with the Bulls, but has now caught Jordan in the game’s defin-

ing individual statistic.

Bryant had 32,284 points when he took the floor against a Timberwolves team that includes 19-yearold rookies Andrew Wiggins and Zach LaVine, two players who were barely born when Bryant made his NBA debut in 1996.

He missed four of his first five field goals, but knocked down a 3-pointer midway through the second quarter to pull within two points. He nearly passed Jordan with one of his patented fall-away jumpers from the baseline, but it rimmed out and with 5:24 to play and 24 seconds on the shot clock, No. 24 stepped to the line and calmly swished two freebies to do it. He finished the night with 26 points and 32,310 for his career. It took Bryant 1,269 games to reach the NBA’s career scoring podium.

Jordan amassed his 32,292 points in 1,039 regular-season games.

Jordan moved into third place in 2003, and the top of the NBA’s scoring mountain had remained unchanged for nearly 12 years. Ever since Bryant really started to hit his stride as an elite scorer beginning with his fourth year in the league, he was widely considered the one to the record books would have to reserve a spot for. (ap)

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Ferrari Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen of Finland leaves the pit lane after completing the first practice session of the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi November 21, 2014.

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Debutant’s penalty save fails to stop Roma, Juve held

MILAN - Genoa’s secondchoice goalkeeper Eugenio Lamanna saved a penalty with his very first touch of the ball in Serie A on Sunday, although it was not enough to stop his side losing 1-0 at home to second-placed AS Roma.

Roma’s win moved them one point behind leaders Juventus, whose run of 25 successive Serie A home wins ended with a 1-1 draw against Sinisa Mihajlovic’s Sampdoria.

Lamanna replaced Mattia Perin, who was sent off for sliding into Radja Nainggolan as the Roma midfielder rushed towards goal, and made a dream start by saving Adem Ljajic’s penalty. But the 25year-old, who has spent most of his career in Serie B and the third tier Lega Pro, was powerless to stop Nainggolan from giving Roma the lead by volleying Maicon’s cross into the net five minutes before halftime.

Genoa, who began the weekend in third place and are enjoying an excellent campaign, had the ball in the net in stoppage time but it was disallowed for offside. Juventus dominated the first half against Samp and went ahead when Patrice Evra was left unmarked at a corner to head his first Serie A goal since his move from Manchester United in the close season.

The Frenchman’s goal was debatable, however, as television replays showed that Claudio

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PSG and Marseille both beaten 1-0 PARIS - An early goal by Guingamp’s Jeremy Pied was enough to hand champions Paris St Germain their first loss of the French Ligue 1 season, leaving Olympique de Marseille still on top despite their own defeat by Monaco on Sunday. In the first of the day’s twin 1-0 upsets -- which saw the top two surprisingly felled -- Pied’s diving header in the 11th minute secured a home victory for the unheralded Breton side.

It was PSG’s second defeat of the week, following their 3-1 Champions League loss in Barcelona on Wednesday. Despite strong early possession and a searing shot over the bar by Edinson Cavani in the second minute, the Parisians often appeared jaded against an increasingly combative Guingamp, fresh from consecutive victories over Reims and Caen.

Guingamp’s break came when a Younousse Sankhare header steered

a free kick to Pied, whose deadly lunge from near the penalty spot left a beaten Salvatore Sirigu fuming.

PSG striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the most profligate, miscontrolling incoming passes and sending a free kick into the wall. Team mate Marco Verratti’s 19th-minute strike from outside the box found Jonas Lossl’s waiting gloves.

The 13th-placed Guingamp also came close to further goals, with Claudio Beauvue often looking dangerous and toying with David Luiz in the PSG box before putting the ball wide in the 22nd minute. PSG’s efforts became more frantic in the second half but ultimately no more effective. Yohan Cabaye earned his latest yellow card for a tardy tackle on Lionel Mathis.

With the pace intensifying, a fine Lucas Moura strike was deflected wide in the 77th and a Cavani cross could only find empty space. Gregory

van der Wiel’s well-placed centre brought Ibrahimovic close to redemption in the closing minutes, but Guingamp’s Danish keeper was up to the challenge.

Guingamp’s prowess handed OM a chance to widen their one-point lead over second-placed PSG but that too was squandered. Monaco’s coup de grace came in the 67th minute when Bernardo Silva netted following an Anthony Martial centre and Yannick Ferreira Carrasco feint.

The improving principality side, now up to sixth having let their best players leave following last term’s second-place finish, almost doubled their lead via Andrea Raggi’s head four minutes later.

Andre-Pierre Gignac and Mario Lemina had earlier come close to scoring for Marseille, whose 38 points represent their highest return at this stage of a season since 1998-9.(rtr)

Racing Club wins first league title in 13 years

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Genoa’s goalkeeper Eugenio Lamanna (R) saves a penalty shot by AS Roma’s Adem Ljajic (L) during their Italian Serie A soccer match at Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa December 14, 2014.

Marchisio had placed the ball outside the quadrant when he took the corner.

Sampdoria goalkeeper Sergio Romero kept the visitors in the game, and they stunned the home crowd by equalising with their first real chance early in the second half. Gabbiandini scored with a delightful goal, curling a left-foot shot past Gianluigi Buffon from

the edge of the penalty area.

Sampdoria, who were the last Serie A side to win away to Juventus in January 2013, nearly snatched a winner when another Gabbiadini effort was brilliantly saved by Buffon.

Juventus, who have 36 points from 15 games, won all 19 home games in Serie A last season and had also won their first six matches

in the current campaign.

In the late game, AC Milan showed more signs of revival under Filippo Inzaghi with a 2-0 win over Napoli at the San Siro with goals from Jeremy Menez and Giacomo Bonaventura. Milan joined the Naples side on 24 points in sixth as Napoli missed the chance to overtake Lazio, Samp and Genoa.

Thirty-seven-year-olds Antonio Di Natale, for the hosts, and Luca Toni, for the visitors, were both on target as Verona came from behind to win 2-1 at Udinese while the relegation battle between Cagliari and Parma, with new owners, ended in a goalless stalemate. Domenico Di Carlo’s first match in charge of lowly Cesena ended in a 4-1 home defeat by Fiorentina.(rtr)

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Racing Club won the Argentine first-division title on Sunday, defeating Godoy Cruz 1-0 to secure its first league championship in 13 years. Ricardo Centurion scored the winner in the 48th minute for the Buenos Aires club.

Racing finished with 41 points, two clear of River Plate. River also played its final match Sunday and defeated Quilmes 1-0, Carlos Sanchez scoring in second-half injury time.

It was not enough as River needed to win and have Racing stumble in

its final to have a chance of winning the league.

Like most Latin American countries, Argentina divides the season into two parts. This was for the first-half title. River dominated the match but needed Centurion’s short chip, following a cross from the right side, to take complete control in front of screaming home fans, among Argentina’s most passionate. The club in known across the country as “La Academia.”

The star all season has been

Diego Milito, who returned to the club from Inter Milan. He started at Racing Club 15 years ago, left to play across Spain and Italy — and for Argentina’s national team — before “going home.”

River and Racing are regarded as two of the historic “Top Five” in Argentina football, joined by Boca Juniors, San Lorenzo and Independiente. River won the continental Copa Sudamericana tournament on Wednesday and was hoping for a double.

Japan coach Aguirre names 23-man squad for Asian Cup TOKYO — Japan coach Javier Aguirre opted for experience Monday when he named his 23-man squad for next month’s Asian Cup, where the defending champion will be bidding for a record fifth title. Aguirre named Europe-based regulars including Keisuke Honda of AC Milan, Shinji Okazaki of Mainz and Shinji Kagawa of Borussia Dortmund for the January 9-31 tournament in Australia.

Drawn in Group D with Palestine, Jordan and Iraq, Japan has dominated the continental competition over the past two decades, winning in 1992, 2000, 2004 and 2011.

Aguirre insisted Monday his team won’t be distracted by Spanish media reports that authorities

in Spain are moving to prosecute him and some 30 others on suspicion of fixing a league game against Levante when the 56-year-old Mexican managed Zaragoza in May 2011.

“At the Asian Cup I will just be concentrating on the sports and competition side of things,” said Aguirre, when asked about the allegations that he denied in a meeting with the Japan Football Association.

Aguirre selected Hannover midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake for the first time since taking over as Japan coach. Veteran striker Yoshito Okubo, who led the J-League with 18 goals this season, was not included. (ap)

Japan Squad

Goalkeepers: Eiji Kawashima (Standard Liege), Masaaki Higashiguchi (Gamba Osaka), Shusaku Nishikawa (Urawa Reds).

Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo (Inter Milan), Masato Morishige (FC Tokyo), Kosuke Ota (FC Tokyo), Atsuto Uchida (Schalke), Maya Yoshida (Southampton), Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Gotoku Sakai (Stuttgart), Gen Shoji (Kashima Antlers).

Midfielders: Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka), Yasuyuki Konno (Gamba Osaka), Makoto Hasebe (Eintracht Frankfurt), Shinji Kagawa (Dortmund), Hiroshi Kiyotake (Hannover), Gaku Shibasaki (Kashima Antlers) Forwards: Yohei Toyoda (Sagan Tosu), Shinji Okazaki (Mainz), Keisuke Honda (AC Milan), Yu Kobayashi (Kawasaki Frontale), Takashi Inui (Eintracht Frankfurt), Yoshinori Muto (FC Tokyo).

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Racing Club’s players pose with the trophy after winning the Argentine soccer league match against Godoy Cruz in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014.

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Atletico Madrid’s Arda Turan (R) and Villareal’s Denis Cheryshev jump for the ball during their Spanish first division soccer match at Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, December 14, 2014.

Champions Atletico crash to rare home defeat MADRID - Atletico Madrid squandered a chance to draw level on points with second-placed Barcelona when the champions slipped to a surprise 1-0 reverse at home to Villarreal in La Liga on Sunday.

Atletico dominated possession in a scrappy game but failed to convert what few openings they created and were undone when Villarreal forward Luciano Vietto cut inside his marker and drilled a shot past Miguel Angel Moya six minutes from time.

It was Atletico’s first defeat in La Liga at their Calderon stadium since they were beaten by Barca in May 2013. “Unfortunately they were more efficient in front of goal,” Atletico captain Gabi said in an interview with Spanish television broadcaster Canal Plus.

“We are angry with the defeat but we have to carry on and think about the next game,” he added. “Villarreal played very well but we also gave a good account of ourselves.”

Real Madrid were the big winners in the 15th round of matches after Barca and fourth-placed Sevilla both drew and Real stretched their lead at the top to four points thanks to Friday’s 4-1 success at Almeria.

Atletico forward Mario Mandzukic came close to breaking the deadlock against a well-organised Villarreal side when he drew a fine save from goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo with a closerange effort in the 56th minute.

The towering Croat nodded the ball in the net two minutes later but the referee ruled he had shoved defender Mario in the act of leaping for the ball.

Villarreal, who are sixth on 27 points, had looked dangerous on the break and Moya had to be alert to keep out a fierce Denis Cheryshev strike in the 82nd minute. Argentina-

born Vietto silenced the home fans two minutes later when he outpaced Atletico centre back Diego Godin and crashed the ball into the net.

WINNING STREAK

Real, who are taking part in this week’s Club World Cup in Morocco and are on a Spanish-record winning streak of 20 matches, lead on 39 points, with Barca on 35 after Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Getafe. Atletico have 32, two ahead of Sevilla. The Europa League champions’ grip on Spain’s fourth Champions League berth weakened when they were held to a goalless draw at home to top-flight debutants Eibar earlier on Sunday.

The result means Valencia are only two points behind Sevilla in fifth after they thumped visiting Rayo Vallecano 3-0 on Saturday. Eibar, who have outperformed on their first appearance in La Liga despite a tiny budget, are ninth on 20 points. “You have to give them credit,” Sevilla coach Unai Emery told a news conference. “They compete fiercely for every ball.”

David Moyes was denied a win in his first Basque derby when his Real Sociedad side let slip an early lead and were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Athletic Bilbao.

Moyes, who took over at Sociedad last month, has presided over one victory, two draws and a defeat, which leaves his side in 14th on 14 points from 15 matches. Bilbao are 10th on 19 points.

Espanyol moved up to 11th on 17 points when Christian Stuani’s 90thminute strike secured a 2-1 win at home to Granada, who had midfielder Juan Carlos sent off eight minutes from time and are 16th.

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Debutant’s penalty save fails to stop Roma, Juve held

MILAN - Genoa’s secondchoice goalkeeper Eugenio Lamanna saved a penalty with his very first touch of the ball in Serie A on Sunday, although it was not enough to stop his side losing 1-0 at home to second-placed AS Roma.

Roma’s win moved them one point behind leaders Juventus, whose run of 25 successive Serie A home wins ended with a 1-1 draw against Sinisa Mihajlovic’s Sampdoria.

Lamanna replaced Mattia Perin, who was sent off for sliding into Radja Nainggolan as the Roma midfielder rushed towards goal, and made a dream start by saving Adem Ljajic’s penalty. But the 25year-old, who has spent most of his career in Serie B and the third tier Lega Pro, was powerless to stop Nainggolan from giving Roma the lead by volleying Maicon’s cross into the net five minutes before halftime.

Genoa, who began the weekend in third place and are enjoying an excellent campaign, had the ball in the net in stoppage time but it was disallowed for offside. Juventus dominated the first half against Samp and went ahead when Patrice Evra was left unmarked at a corner to head his first Serie A goal since his move from Manchester United in the close season.

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PSG and Marseille both beaten 1-0 PARIS - An early goal by Guingamp’s Jeremy Pied was enough to hand champions Paris St Germain their first loss of the French Ligue 1 season, leaving Olympique de Marseille still on top despite their own defeat by Monaco on Sunday. In the first of the day’s twin 1-0 upsets -- which saw the top two surprisingly felled -- Pied’s diving header in the 11th minute secured a home victory for the unheralded Breton side.

It was PSG’s second defeat of the week, following their 3-1 Champions League loss in Barcelona on Wednesday. Despite strong early possession and a searing shot over the bar by Edinson Cavani in the second minute, the Parisians often appeared jaded against an increasingly combative Guingamp, fresh from consecutive victories over Reims and Caen.

Guingamp’s break came when a Younousse Sankhare header steered

a free kick to Pied, whose deadly lunge from near the penalty spot left a beaten Salvatore Sirigu fuming.

PSG striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the most profligate, miscontrolling incoming passes and sending a free kick into the wall. Team mate Marco Verratti’s 19th-minute strike from outside the box found Jonas Lossl’s waiting gloves.

The 13th-placed Guingamp also came close to further goals, with Claudio Beauvue often looking dangerous and toying with David Luiz in the PSG box before putting the ball wide in the 22nd minute. PSG’s efforts became more frantic in the second half but ultimately no more effective. Yohan Cabaye earned his latest yellow card for a tardy tackle on Lionel Mathis.

With the pace intensifying, a fine Lucas Moura strike was deflected wide in the 77th and a Cavani cross could only find empty space. Gregory

van der Wiel’s well-placed centre brought Ibrahimovic close to redemption in the closing minutes, but Guingamp’s Danish keeper was up to the challenge.

Guingamp’s prowess handed OM a chance to widen their one-point lead over second-placed PSG but that too was squandered. Monaco’s coup de grace came in the 67th minute when Bernardo Silva netted following an Anthony Martial centre and Yannick Ferreira Carrasco feint.

The improving principality side, now up to sixth having let their best players leave following last term’s second-place finish, almost doubled their lead via Andrea Raggi’s head four minutes later.

Andre-Pierre Gignac and Mario Lemina had earlier come close to scoring for Marseille, whose 38 points represent their highest return at this stage of a season since 1998-9.(rtr)

Racing Club wins first league title in 13 years

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Genoa’s goalkeeper Eugenio Lamanna (R) saves a penalty shot by AS Roma’s Adem Ljajic (L) during their Italian Serie A soccer match at Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa December 14, 2014.

Marchisio had placed the ball outside the quadrant when he took the corner.

Sampdoria goalkeeper Sergio Romero kept the visitors in the game, and they stunned the home crowd by equalising with their first real chance early in the second half. Gabbiandini scored with a delightful goal, curling a left-foot shot past Gianluigi Buffon from

the edge of the penalty area.

Sampdoria, who were the last Serie A side to win away to Juventus in January 2013, nearly snatched a winner when another Gabbiadini effort was brilliantly saved by Buffon.

Juventus, who have 36 points from 15 games, won all 19 home games in Serie A last season and had also won their first six matches

in the current campaign.

In the late game, AC Milan showed more signs of revival under Filippo Inzaghi with a 2-0 win over Napoli at the San Siro with goals from Jeremy Menez and Giacomo Bonaventura. Milan joined the Naples side on 24 points in sixth as Napoli missed the chance to overtake Lazio, Samp and Genoa.

Thirty-seven-year-olds Antonio Di Natale, for the hosts, and Luca Toni, for the visitors, were both on target as Verona came from behind to win 2-1 at Udinese while the relegation battle between Cagliari and Parma, with new owners, ended in a goalless stalemate. Domenico Di Carlo’s first match in charge of lowly Cesena ended in a 4-1 home defeat by Fiorentina.(rtr)

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Racing Club won the Argentine first-division title on Sunday, defeating Godoy Cruz 1-0 to secure its first league championship in 13 years. Ricardo Centurion scored the winner in the 48th minute for the Buenos Aires club.

Racing finished with 41 points, two clear of River Plate. River also played its final match Sunday and defeated Quilmes 1-0, Carlos Sanchez scoring in second-half injury time.

It was not enough as River needed to win and have Racing stumble in

its final to have a chance of winning the league.

Like most Latin American countries, Argentina divides the season into two parts. This was for the first-half title. River dominated the match but needed Centurion’s short chip, following a cross from the right side, to take complete control in front of screaming home fans, among Argentina’s most passionate. The club in known across the country as “La Academia.”

The star all season has been

Diego Milito, who returned to the club from Inter Milan. He started at Racing Club 15 years ago, left to play across Spain and Italy — and for Argentina’s national team — before “going home.”

River and Racing are regarded as two of the historic “Top Five” in Argentina football, joined by Boca Juniors, San Lorenzo and Independiente. River won the continental Copa Sudamericana tournament on Wednesday and was hoping for a double.

Japan coach Aguirre names 23-man squad for Asian Cup TOKYO — Japan coach Javier Aguirre opted for experience Monday when he named his 23-man squad for next month’s Asian Cup, where the defending champion will be bidding for a record fifth title. Aguirre named Europe-based regulars including Keisuke Honda of AC Milan, Shinji Okazaki of Mainz and Shinji Kagawa of Borussia Dortmund for the January 9-31 tournament in Australia.

Drawn in Group D with Palestine, Jordan and Iraq, Japan has dominated the continental competition over the past two decades, winning in 1992, 2000, 2004 and 2011.

Aguirre insisted Monday his team won’t be distracted by Spanish media reports that authorities

in Spain are moving to prosecute him and some 30 others on suspicion of fixing a league game against Levante when the 56-year-old Mexican managed Zaragoza in May 2011.

“At the Asian Cup I will just be concentrating on the sports and competition side of things,” said Aguirre, when asked about the allegations that he denied in a meeting with the Japan Football Association.

Aguirre selected Hannover midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake for the first time since taking over as Japan coach. Veteran striker Yoshito Okubo, who led the J-League with 18 goals this season, was not included. (ap)

Japan Squad

Goalkeepers: Eiji Kawashima (Standard Liege), Masaaki Higashiguchi (Gamba Osaka), Shusaku Nishikawa (Urawa Reds).

Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo (Inter Milan), Masato Morishige (FC Tokyo), Kosuke Ota (FC Tokyo), Atsuto Uchida (Schalke), Maya Yoshida (Southampton), Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Gotoku Sakai (Stuttgart), Gen Shoji (Kashima Antlers).

Midfielders: Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka), Yasuyuki Konno (Gamba Osaka), Makoto Hasebe (Eintracht Frankfurt), Shinji Kagawa (Dortmund), Hiroshi Kiyotake (Hannover), Gaku Shibasaki (Kashima Antlers) Forwards: Yohei Toyoda (Sagan Tosu), Shinji Okazaki (Mainz), Keisuke Honda (AC Milan), Yu Kobayashi (Kawasaki Frontale), Takashi Inui (Eintracht Frankfurt), Yoshinori Muto (FC Tokyo).

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Racing Club’s players pose with the trophy after winning the Argentine soccer league match against Godoy Cruz in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014.

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Atletico Madrid’s Arda Turan (R) and Villareal’s Denis Cheryshev jump for the ball during their Spanish first division soccer match at Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, December 14, 2014.

Champions Atletico crash to rare home defeat MADRID - Atletico Madrid squandered a chance to draw level on points with second-placed Barcelona when the champions slipped to a surprise 1-0 reverse at home to Villarreal in La Liga on Sunday.

Atletico dominated possession in a scrappy game but failed to convert what few openings they created and were undone when Villarreal forward Luciano Vietto cut inside his marker and drilled a shot past Miguel Angel Moya six minutes from time.

It was Atletico’s first defeat in La Liga at their Calderon stadium since they were beaten by Barca in May 2013. “Unfortunately they were more efficient in front of goal,” Atletico captain Gabi said in an interview with Spanish television broadcaster Canal Plus.

“We are angry with the defeat but we have to carry on and think about the next game,” he added. “Villarreal played very well but we also gave a good account of ourselves.”

Real Madrid were the big winners in the 15th round of matches after Barca and fourth-placed Sevilla both drew and Real stretched their lead at the top to four points thanks to Friday’s 4-1 success at Almeria.

Atletico forward Mario Mandzukic came close to breaking the deadlock against a well-organised Villarreal side when he drew a fine save from goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo with a closerange effort in the 56th minute.

The towering Croat nodded the ball in the net two minutes later but the referee ruled he had shoved defender Mario in the act of leaping for the ball.

Villarreal, who are sixth on 27 points, had looked dangerous on the break and Moya had to be alert to keep out a fierce Denis Cheryshev strike in the 82nd minute. Argentina-

born Vietto silenced the home fans two minutes later when he outpaced Atletico centre back Diego Godin and crashed the ball into the net.

WINNING STREAK

Real, who are taking part in this week’s Club World Cup in Morocco and are on a Spanish-record winning streak of 20 matches, lead on 39 points, with Barca on 35 after Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Getafe. Atletico have 32, two ahead of Sevilla. The Europa League champions’ grip on Spain’s fourth Champions League berth weakened when they were held to a goalless draw at home to top-flight debutants Eibar earlier on Sunday.

The result means Valencia are only two points behind Sevilla in fifth after they thumped visiting Rayo Vallecano 3-0 on Saturday. Eibar, who have outperformed on their first appearance in La Liga despite a tiny budget, are ninth on 20 points. “You have to give them credit,” Sevilla coach Unai Emery told a news conference. “They compete fiercely for every ball.”

David Moyes was denied a win in his first Basque derby when his Real Sociedad side let slip an early lead and were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Athletic Bilbao.

Moyes, who took over at Sociedad last month, has presided over one victory, two draws and a defeat, which leaves his side in 14th on 14 points from 15 matches. Bilbao are 10th on 19 points.

Espanyol moved up to 11th on 17 points when Christian Stuani’s 90thminute strike secured a 2-1 win at home to Granada, who had midfielder Juan Carlos sent off eight minutes from time and are 16th.

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Raikkonen insists tough 2014 F1 season at Ferrari no surprise

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Kimi Raikkonen says he expected to endure a difficult 2014 Formula 1 season after rejoining Ferrari from Lotus. The Finn failed to finish on the podium for the first time since his debut F1 campaign in 2001, and his 12th place in the championship was the lowest finish of his career.

Kimi Raikkonen’s terrible year analysed Raikkonen, a racewinner with Lotus in 2012 and ‘13, said it was no surprise to him that he faced a tough adjustment period back at Ferrari after four years away.

“Obviously with the new team I expected it to be difficult because of how things work,” said Raikkonen, who will work with a different race engineer in 2015.

“If the car doesn’t suit you, and [I’ve had] similar situations before with Ferrari, it’s not easy to change things when certain things

are not right for you. “Over the year they have a clear plan what we have to improve to get back where Ferrari should be. “I feel all the areas are going to make a big, big improvement.

“It’s unfortunate we’ve had this kind of year because it’s not good for me, Ferrari or fans of Ferrari, but that’s part of the game. “It’s not the first time I’ve had difficulties - you just have to take the good out of them and make sure it does not happen for the future.”

The 2007 world champion said the bad season on his side was less important as the Ferrari had not been quick enough to fight for the title anyway.

“I have had difficult seasons before - it doesn’t matter, it is what it is,” he added. “When you’re not fighting for the championship it makes no difference, it was just overall difficult all the time.”

Bryant passes Jordan for 3rd on scoring list

MINNEAPOLIS — Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant passed Michael Jordan for third on the NBA’s career scoring list Sunday in a 100-94 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Bryant entered the game needing nine points to pass the icon with whom he is often compared. He got the mark with two free throws with 5:24 to play in the second quarter.

“I’m just honored to be here, man, to still be playing,” Bryant said. “I appreciate being able to play this long. Careers normally don’t last this long. I really appreciate the opportunity to still be out there playing and performing and doing what I do.” Now only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone have scored more points than Bryant.

“I congratulate Kobe on reaching this milestone,” Jordan, the owner of the Charlotte Hornets, said in a statement released to The Associated Press. “He’s obviously a great player, with a strong work ethic and has an equally strong passion for the game of basketball. I’ve enjoyed watching his game evolve over the years, and I look forward to seeing what he accomplishes next.”

Bryant didn’t break a record Sunday night. Abdul-Jabbar is still more than 6,000 points ahead of him and in no danger of being caught. But moving past Jordan was cause for celebration.

The two players have been linked for years and Bryant often mimicked Jordan from his earliest days in the league, from the way he pumped his fist after big shots to adopting the fade-away jumper as his career has progressed and even sprinkling in a little tonguewagging on his drives to the bucket as a youth. “He knows how much I’ve learned from him,” Bryant said. “From the other legends, but him in particular.”

The Timberwolves stopped the game, and a Lakers-heavy crowd gave Bryant a standing ovation as Wolves owner Glen Taylor — the NBA’s chairman of the board — presented him with the game ball.

With a big smile on his face, Bryant received hugs from teammates and the Timberwolves, and waved to the crowd during the brief stoppage.

Bryant has been chasing Jordan for almost two decades now. He’s still one title short of the six Jordan won with the Bulls, but has now caught Jordan in the game’s defin-

ing individual statistic.

Bryant had 32,284 points when he took the floor against a Timberwolves team that includes 19-yearold rookies Andrew Wiggins and Zach LaVine, two players who were barely born when Bryant made his NBA debut in 1996.

He missed four of his first five field goals, but knocked down a 3-pointer midway through the second quarter to pull within two points. He nearly passed Jordan with one of his patented fall-away jumpers from the baseline, but it rimmed out and with 5:24 to play and 24 seconds on the shot clock, No. 24 stepped to the line and calmly swished two freebies to do it. He finished the night with 26 points and 32,310 for his career. It took Bryant 1,269 games to reach the NBA’s career scoring podium.

Jordan amassed his 32,292 points in 1,039 regular-season games.

Jordan moved into third place in 2003, and the top of the NBA’s scoring mountain had remained unchanged for nearly 12 years. Ever since Bryant really started to hit his stride as an elite scorer beginning with his fourth year in the league, he was widely considered the one to the record books would have to reserve a spot for. (ap)

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Ferrari Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen of Finland leaves the pit lane after completing the first practice session of the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi November 21, 2014.

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Many shops in the area opted to close early due to the scare, with only a trickle of people walking along usually bustling streets.

At the nearby Sydney Opera House, where police had swept the area earlier Monday, evening performances were cancelled.

“It’s sad to think this is my home and that it could happen anywhere,” said onlooker Rebecca Courtney.

The hostages were taken in the morning, just minutes before police announced a man had been arrested in Sydney on alleged terrorism offences.

They said the 25-year-old was seized as part of “continuing investigations into the planning of a terrorist attack on Australian soil and the facilitation of travel of Australian citizens to Syria to engage in armed combat”.

Police said they did not believe the matters were related.

The government in September raised its terror threat level and police conducted large-scale counter-terror raids across the country. Only two people were charged.

More than 70 Australians are believed to be fighting for Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria. At least 20 have died.

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Plastic containers of Macadamia nuts for sale are displayed at a store in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. Nut rage imploded the career of a Korean Air Lines executive and embarrassed her family and country.

Sales of macadamias soar in Korea after nut rage Associated Press Writer

SEOUL, South Korea — Nut rage imploded the career of a Korean Air Lines executive and embarrassed her family and country. Now South Korean retailers are experiencing the unexpected upside: a boom in sales of macadamias. The flavorful macadamia nut was unfamiliar to many South Koreans until Cho Hyun-ah, the daughter of Korean Air’s chairman, ordered a flight attendant off a Dec. 5 flight from New York City after she was served them in a bag, instead of on a plate.

She resigned from executive roles including head of cabin service last week amid a storm of criticism about the tantrum that forced the flight to return to the gate. But macadamias are now a household name in South Korea and with curiosity about their taste piqued, sales are booming.

Auction, a South Korean unit of eBay and South Korea’s secondlargest e-commerce website, said Monday that sales of macadamias surged nearly 12-fold during the previous five days without any promotions. It said macadamias

previously made up 5 percent of its nut sales but were now accounting for almost half.

South Korea’s largest online shopping retailer, Gmarket, also owned by eBay, said Macadamia nut sales jumped 20 times during the six days to Sunday compared with the previous week. The website of e-commerce firm Coupang showed Mauna Loa macadamia nuts had sold out, with about 100 users asking on the comments section for the product to be quickly restocked.

One Coupang user asked if Mauna Loa macadamia nuts are the

same brand that delayed the Korean Air flight. Another person who identified themselves as a seller replied that they probably are because orders have shot up. One user parodied Cho’s behavior on the plane, leaving a comment that asked the seller to ship the macadamia nuts on plate, or get out.

Cho’s over-mighty behavior hogged headlines around the world and spawned various parodies on the Internet. Cho made a publicly apology last week. Her father also publicly apologized and said he should have raised her better.

The drama began around 9:45 a.m. in Martin Place, a plaza in the heart of the city’s financial and shopping district that is packed with holiday shoppers this time of year. Many of those inside the cafe would have been taken hostage as they stopped in for their morning coffees.

Television video shot through the cafe’s windows showed several people with their arms in the air and hands pressed against the glass, and two people holding up a black flag with the Shahada, or Islamic declaration of faith, written on it.

The Shahada translates as “There is no god but God and Muhammad is his messenger.” It is considered the first of Islam’s five pillars of faith, and is similar to the Lord’s Prayer in Christianity. It is pervasive throughout Islamic culture, including the green flag of Saudi Arabia. Jihadis have used the Shahada in their own black flag.

Seven Network television news staff watched the gunman and hostages for hours from a fourth floor window of their Sydney offices, opposite the cafe.

St. Vincent’s hospital spokesman David Faktor said a male hostage was in satisfactory condition in the hospital’s emergency department. He was the only one of the freed hostages to be taken to a hospital, and Scipione said he was being treated for a pre-existing condition.

Hundreds of police blanketed the city, streets were closed and offices evacuated. The public was told to stay away from Martin Place, site of the state premier’s office, the Reserve Bank of Australia, and the headquarters of two of the nation’s largest banks. The state parliament house is a few blocks away.

Workers in the cordoned-off area were asked to stay home Tuesday, indicating police believe the hostage drama could stretch into the next day.

“This is a very disturbing incident,” Prime Minister Tony Abbott said. “It is profoundly shocking that innocent people should be held hostage by an armed person claiming political motivation.”

Lindt Australia posted a message on its Facebook page thanking the public for its support.

“We are deeply concerned over this serious incident and our thoughts and prayers are with the staff and customers involved and all their friends and families,” the company wrote.

The government raised Australia’s terror warning level in September in response to the domestic threat posed by supporters of the Islamic State group. Counterterror law enforcement teams later conducted dozens of raids and made several arrests in Australia’s three largest cities — Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. One man arrested during a series of raids in Sydney was charged with conspiring with an Islamic State leader in Syria to behead a random person in downtown Sydney.

The Islamic State group, which now holds a third of Syria and Iraq, has threatened Australia in the past. In September, Islamic State group spokesman Abu Mohammed al-Adnani issued an audio message urging so-called “lone wolf” attacks abroad, specifically mentioning Australia. Al-Adnani told Muslims to kill all “disbelievers,” whether they be civilians or soldiers. (afp/ap)

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INDONESIA Rupiah weakest since Asian financial crisis JAKARTA - The Indonesian rupiah Monday sank to its lowest level against the dollar since the Asian financial crisis 16 years ago, as emerging markets are hit hard by signs of recovery in the US. The unit was down 1.8 percent in early afternoon trade, at 12,690 to the dollar, its lowest level since August 1998, around the time Southeast Asia’s biggest economy was devastated by serious financial turmoil.

In earlier trade, it touched 12,699 to the dollar.

Like other emerging market currencies, the rupiah has been hit by signs of recovery in the American economy that has led to expectations the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next year.

A strengthening US economy

has led investors to pull out of riskier emerging markets, where they headed for bigger returns in recent years when Western countries were in the doldrums, and direct their money back towards developed markets.

Analysts also said that investors had been withdrawing funds from Indonesian government bonds in December, which was starting to have a knock-on effect on the rupiah.

“There appears to be another bout of investor risk aversion on the global stage,” said Wellian Wiranto,

an economist from Singapore-based OCBC Bank.

The Jakarta benchmark stock market was also down 0.9 percent in early afternoon trade.

The financial turmoil of 1998 also led to a political crisis that ended the three-decade rule of dictator Suharto.

Indonesia was hit hard by emerging market jitters last year when the US began winding back its stimulus programme but a series of measures, including interest rate hikes, had helped stabilise the economy. (afp)

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The sea is Indonesia’s future: President KOTABARU, South Kalimantan - The sea will play an increasingly important role in the future of Indonesia, and so, the government will continue to take various steps to enforce its maritime sovereignty, according to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

“We have to ensure that our future is the sea. Therefore, we have to enforce maritime sovereignty in accordance with the concept of global maritime axis,” President Jokowi noted during the commemoration of National Integrity Day on Monday.

The head of state remarked that the National Integrity Day, known as Nusantara Day, will continue to serve as a reminder to the public that Indonesia is a maritime nation with more than 17 thousand islands.

The inception of Nusantara Day dates back to a declaration conveyed by former Indonesian prime minister Djuanda on Dec 13, 1957, which was called as the “Juanda Declaration.”

It was a declaration stating to the world that Indonesia is the sea, including the sea around, between, and within the Indonesian archipelago into a single homeland

territorial integrity.

The declaration was regarded as the country’s cornerstone to become an archipelagic nation and was eventually used as a concept to establish the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia.

The Nusantara Day has been commemorated since 1999 with official recognition being imprinted in Presidential Decree No. 126/2001.

President Jokowi emphasized that the Indonesian people must imbibe the spirit of Nusantara Day in order to maintain the nation’s unity and to avoid disintegration.

This year’s commemoration is also aimed at encouraging people in a bid to make the country a better place in the future.

Indonesia, which is home to several tribes in the Southeast Asian region, is made up of five major islands of Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Papua, and over 17 thousand smaller islands in its territory that span 3,977 miles between the Asian and Australian continents, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans. (ant)

Landslide death toll rises to 39 JEMBLUNG, Central Java - Indonesian rescuers dug through mud with their bare hands and shovels for a third day Monday in the hunt for scores of people still missing after a landslide engulfed a village, as the death toll rose to 39.

Sixty-nine people are still unaccounted for after heavy rain triggered the landslide that swallowed up houses in Jemblung village on Java island late Friday, with officials saying the chances of finding anyone alive are now slim.

More than 1,000 rescuers, including police and soldiers, have been digging through huge mounds of red mud that cascaded onto the village, which lies in a valley surrounded by hills, with a sound that witnesses said was like thunder.

“We hope and pray that we can rescue some of the missing but the chances are slim,” local search and rescue chief Agus Haryono told AFP. National disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said that bulldozers and excavators were still trying to clear a huge pile of fallen trees and earth blocking the main road to the site, in the hope of speeding up the rescue effort.

“Rescuers retrieved more bodies from the mud, which took the death toll to 39 people,” he told AFP, adding that 69 people remain missing.

Initial rescue efforts were hampered by persistent heavy downpours but the weather has cleared since Sunday.

Landslides triggered by heavy rains and floods are common in tropical Indonesia during the rainy season.

The national disaster agency estimates around half the country’s population of 250 million lives in areas prone to slippages.

The vast Indonesian archipelago is prone to natural disasters and is frequently hit by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. (afp)

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Rescuers try to pull out the body of a victim of a landslide that swept away a village in Jemblung, Central Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. Rescuers pulled more bodies from the debris Sunday after heavy rain in central Indonesia loosened soil and collapsed a hill, setting off the landslide that left dozens of people dead or missing.

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In 2015, “like the last seven years, it is the central bank interventions which will have an influence over the markets,” said Romain Boscher, a stock portfolio manager at Amundi.

For the past several years central banks have tried to stimulate stalled economies by a mix of injecting massive amounts of liquidity into markets, lowering interest rates to ultra low levels and snapping up assets.

Well irrigated with this liquidity, stock markets have done well and government borrowing rates have fallen, but in the real economy the situation isn’t quite as rosy and the

situations vary.

Thus in 2015 monetary policy will no longer be uniform, said Mathieu L’Hoir, an equity strategist at AXA Investment Managers.

“The divergence between the central banks ... will have the consequence of introducing considerably more volatility in the markets,” he added.

The United States and Britain, two countries whose central banks launched early and aggressive asset purchase programmes, are enjoying a recovery and interest rates are expected to begin rising in 2015.

But Japan has just launched more asset purchases as its econ-

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Central banks, oil price rout to rule markets in 2015 PARIS - Addicted to liquidity and disconnected from the real economy, global markets are likely to dance in 2015 to the different monetary policy tunes played by the US Fed, the ECB and China, while plunging oil prices could spice up the mix.

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omy has stumbled back into recession, while China is lowering rates and injecting liquidity to ensure no hard landing as its growth slows.

And pressure is on the European Central Bank to undertake a similar programme to avoid the risks of deflation and recession.

“The ECB has its hands and feet tied and it has to meet expectations,” said L’Hoir. “Action is needed quickly given the evolution in inflation.”

But a rout in oil prices is complicating the situation.

Crude prices have almost halved since June to levels not seen since 2009, when the world was still locked in a financial crisis.

“Oil prices, it is like a massive global budgetary boost, especially for countries which subsidise en-

ergy,” said L’Hoir, pointing to India and Southeast Asia.

But for Europe, which is battling the spectre of deflation, cheaper crude is making it more difficult for the ECB to achieve its mission of keep consumer prices stable.

Falling prices may sound good for the consumer but are not welcome from a central bank’s point of view as they can trigger a vicious circle where businesses and households delay purchases, throttling demand and causing companies to lay off workers.

Nevertheless, if it manages to avoid skidding into deflation on cheap oil prices, Europe can expect cheaper crude to eventually help give consumers more spending power.

“The rout in oil prices could be a

massive game changer for the world economy,” said Berenberg analyst Holger Schmieding.

“For users of energy, it is equivalent to a huge tax cut. In fact, it’s even better than that: the cut will not show up in bigger fiscal deficits and hence future liabilities of the energy users. Instead, Russia and other energy producers will have to foot the bill.”

The danger is what costs that could levy from energy producers.

Russia, already wounded by the impact of Western sanctions over Ukraine, has seen its ruble tank.

“The risk that a badly wounded bear, Russia, may turn more aggressive in its increasing desperation is the key risk to global peace and to the European economic outlook which we have to watch next year,” said Schmieding. (afp)

Malaysia Airlines shares suspended as part of rescue plan

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia Airlines suspended its shares from the country’s stock exchange Monday under a government rescue plan for the flag carrier which is fighting for survival after losing two planes this year.

The airline, whose already loss-making operations took a further beating after the two tragedies, said in a notice to the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange last week that trading would be suspended from Monday.

A Malaysia Airlines spokesperson confirmed the stock ceased trading.

Under a plan announced in August, state investment fund Khazanah Nasional, which already owned around 70 percent of the carrier, is acquiring all remaining shares, de-listing the stock, and taking the company private to deal with its problems.

Malaysia Airlines has chalked up losses for years even before this year’s disasters involving flights MH370 and MH17, in which a total of 537 lives were lost. Khazanah’s plans include pumping $1.73 billion into the airline, cutting 6,000 jobs -- or 30 percent of its workforce -- and trimming its route network.

Earlier this month it tapped the head of Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus, Christoph Mueller, to take over in the middle of next year as CEO. Mueller, who is German, initiated an Aer Lingus turnaround strategy that involved hefty job cuts.

Malaysia Airlines has struggled for years, with analysts blaming poor management, unwise business decisions and government meddling.

MH370, carrying 239 people, disappeared in March after inexplicably diverting from its Kuala Lumpur-Beijing course. No trace of the aircraft has been found.

AP Photo/Vincent Thian MH17 went down in July in rebellion-torn eastern A Malaysia Airlines plane prepares to land at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang, Malaysia, Friday, Ukraine -- believed to have been hit by a surface-to-air Nov. 28, 2014. Malaysia Airlines suspended its shares from the country’s stock exchange Monday under a government rescue plan for the flag carrier which is fighting for survival after losing two planes this year. missile -- killing all 298 aboard. (afp)

Crossing activities at Kusamba on the rise

SEMARAPURA - Crossing activities at Kusamba traditional port, Dawan, Klungkung, ahead of Galungan was on the rise, Sunday (Dec 14). The recent increases were not only discernible in terms of the number of passengers who would be crossing, but also of the delivery of goods such as groceries to Nusa Penida. By and large, the boat owners only served once trip for the crossing to Nusa Penida region on normal days. But ahead of Galungan, the crossing service to Nusa Penida was made for three times.

The increasing crossing activities at Kusamba did not only occur at one port at Tribuana, but also occurred at the other traditional ports like at the Kampong Kusamba and Bias Kusamba hamlet. In addition to anticipating the immense number of passengers that would cross, the port also prioritized the delivery of goods belonging to ritual parapher-

nalia to Nusa Penida. All the goods such as quarry products have been postponed since three days ago.

Even, this condition was recognized by one of the officers of the Klungkung Transportation, Informatics and Communications Agency, Made Sedana Yoga. “Today, we are prioritizing the shipment of ritual paraphernalia. So, we

postpone the building materials,” he said, Sunday.

According to Sedana Yoga, the increasing activities at Kusamba crossing port had occurred since three days before. It did not only occur in the number of passengers who would be crossing, but also the shipment of goods. He estimated the increasing activities occurred because the ticket price of passenger at Kusamba was cheaper than at Sanur. For instance, the ticket price of passenger at Sanur could reach IDR 85,000 to IDR 90,000, while at Kusamba was only IDR 60,000.

Besides, the roro vessel which was still not operated due to docking in Surabaya was also considered

to have triggered the increasing crossing activities at Kusamba.

Sedana Yoga himself estimated that the goods delivery to Nusa Penida from Kusamba port would reach its peak on Monday (Dec 15). Meanwhile, passengers were estimated to peak on Penampahan Galungan, Tuesday (Dec 16). “To anticipate the flood of passengers and freight, we also recommend the boat owners to adjust their boat capacity so that it will not become overcapacity,” he said.

Meanwhile, from the observation at the port of Bias hamlet, Kusamba, the goods delivery was not only seen rising from Kusamba to Nusa Penida. Even, the delivery of many ritual

paraphernalia such as young coconut leaf and piglets were also apparently brought in from Nusa Penida to the mainland Klungkung.

One of the traders, AA Ngurah, encountered at the port last Sunday complained about the price of goods in mainland Klungkung that began to rise as much as 20 percent ahead of Galungan. As a trader, such condition caused him to be unable to do much because the price of goods in Nusa Penida would be likely to rise 50 percent. “The price of goods in Nusa Penida is definitely much higher than that of in the mainland Klungkung, sir. It happens because we have to pay porter and shipping cost, sir,” he explained. (kmb)

Galungan Arrives, Grace with Penjor If you’re traveling in Bali in late March and early April 2013, you will be a lucky person because you will encounter that Balinese Hindu community is celebrating two holidays namely Galungan and Kuningan. Various cultural activities will jazz up each the festivity. Surely, the moment is going to result in a very impressive experience.

Galungan falls on Buda Kliwon Dungulan (Wednesday, Mar 27) as a day to commemorate the creation of universe along with its contents as well as the victory of dharma against adharma. On this day, the Hindus make offerings presented to Supreme God along with his manifestation as an expression of gratitude upon his grace.

Series of the festivities has been begun on Tumpek Uduh or Tumpek Pengatag, Saturday, last 13 December. At that time, the ritual is given to fruit trees that will be used as a means of oblation ingredient for the festivity coming every 210 days. However, the vibrant celebration starts on Anggara Wage Dungulan (Tuesday) 16 December or a day before Galungan characterized by the installation of penjor.

Penjor is made from bamboo pole embellished with young coconut leaves. The upper edge curves down as a symbol of mountain.

Various agricultural products such as rice, coconut, banana and other fruits are used to adorn the penjor.

A piece of yellow-white fabric completed with Omkara sacred script makes it unique. Various leaves are used to embellish such as cabbage tree and banyan.

After the penjor is installed at the entrance to the house, the upper end should be facing the middle of

road. Having installed a bamboo shrine near the penjor, it is then equipped with lamak, sampyan and other types of leaf oblation paraphernalia. At the upper end of penjor is festooned with a piece of white cloth symbolizing purity.

Penjor signifies an offering of gratitude to God for all the blessing bestowed. On Kuningan Day, the offerings are completed with endongan, tamiang and kolem.

Penjor is installed for 1 month according to Balinese pawukonbased calendar (35 days) and taken out after Buda Kliwon Pegatuakan.

It is installed as an expression of gratitude and a sense of devotion to God in his manifestation as Hyang Giripati.

Economic value The making of penjor is usually done by family members, especially the young with great togetherness and sincerity. Mutual assistance and cooperation are highly visible in the making of it. Its shape is also very simple because it does not put emphasis on the beauty but completeness of the ingredients.

Unlike in the present time, penjor is nicely and beautifully made as well as given some ornamental elements. Besides, its form is not monotonous, but has been creatively varied. However, the essential ingredients in penjor are still maintained. For example, the penjor is now given additional elements such as dragon sculpture, colorful lights and various forms of creative tamiang, lamak and other coconut leaf arrangement. On that account, the penjor has now economic value.

Penjor and various decorative elements have been on sale at Kapal

village, Badung, becoming the sales center of various penjor accessories, for instance, the Puspa Asih Store located on Jalan Raya Kapal, precisely in front Village Temple. The

store offers various kinds of penjor ornament, even some of them are hung on roadside trees.

Circular leaf ornament, grain, bamboo shrine, Omkara script

festoon and gold leaf velvet ornament are widely sold. Other than Hindu community in Bali, foreign tourists are also eager to purchase those ornaments. (IBP/doc)

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A motorcycle gang robs and stabs a student

DENPASAR - Before the stabbing case against a project worker named Ahmad Zainul, 19, on Jalan Raya Puputan, Renon, East Denpasar, could be revealed, another case involving a motorcycle gang happened again. Even, it was more brutal. A student, Komang Edi Wijaya, 16, was robbed and stabbed by a motorcycle gang on Jalan Tukad Balian, right in front of Victory Futsal, South Denpasar, Saturday (Dec 13). In addition to losing a helmet, the victim also suffered stabbing wounds in the right chest.

According to Chief of South Denpasar Police, Nanang Prihasmoko, Sunday (Dec 14), the results of examination against witnesses, the incident occurred on Saturday around 11:00 p.m.

Initially the victim living on Jalan Gunung Batur Gang Tekukur, Denpasar rode with Kadek Darmawan, 17, with the status as student on Jalan Tukad Balian, Renon. At that time, they came from Kuta

and wanted to go home. They had dropped by at a mini market on Jalan Tukad Balian to buy a drink.

After that, both teenagers resumed their journey.

Upon arrival at the scene, they were grazed by the motorcycle gang who was still teenager.

However, they ignored it and continued the journey to their home. Unfortunately, the gang was increasingly violent. They

directly confronted the victim and immediately ganged up on them.

Not only that, the victim’s helmet was taken away. Their action was increasingly brutal, and stabbed the victim on chest with a knife.

The victim was unable to fight back because the motorcycle gang was with many people. After seeing the victim moaning in pain due to stabbing wound on chest, the perpetrators fled and took away a beige Scoopy helmet.

“We are still investigating this case, especially in tracking the perpetrators. Our personnel have been deployed to hunt down the perpetrators,” added the police chief.

Keep in mind, a project worker, Ahmad Zainul, 19, from Madura,

East Java, was beaten and stabbed several times by motorcycle gang members on Jalan Raya Puputan, Renon, East Denpasar. As a result, the victim suffered stabbing wounds on right and left abdomen, back and left arm. The case was dealt with by East Denpasar Police and to date it had not been revealed.

Responding to the incident, a legal practitioner, Nengah Jimat, hoped that police and the government should take immediate action. When taking no action against the crime, it would claim more victims due to the motorcycle gang.

“It is time for police as law enforcement officer to immediately take decisive action. We assess the government and police have not

seriously addressed the issues like this. Actually, it has been troubling, while related parties have not been able to handle it. It must be shameful. Moreover, the government is intensively echoing a mental revolution. The state has not been able to give protection to community in terms of orderliness and security,” he said.

On that account, according to Jimat, police and local government should make coordination both in the matter of preventive and repressive measure. People should not be let get frustrated and make a street justice. When neglected, the image of Bali as a tourist destination better known as friendly and safe region would be damaged because the act of the motorcycle gang. (kmb36)

Prone to friction

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An excavation shovel is lowered to pick up an umbrella left behind by protesters as police clear barricades and tents on a main road in the occupied areas at Causeway Bay district in Hong Kong Monday, Dec 15, 2014.

Gianyar bans the sales of fireworks

GIANYAR - In order to prevent the emergence of friction that could disturb public order and security, ahead of the celebration of Galungan and Kuningan, Christmas and the New Year, police authority asked not to allow the trade of fireworks in the area of administrative villages and customary villages of Gianyar.

To ensure the expectation, the Chief of Gianyar customary village, Dewa Made Geria, and Headman Made Arianta had been meeting with the Chief of Gianyar Subdistrict Police, Made Oka. Even, on Saturday afternoon the ban against the circulation of fireworks and the like had been affirmed in the coordination meeting among community leaders and headmen across the subdistricts in Gianyar.

“In Gianyar, in this regard the customary village, the sale of fireworks and similar goods is banned,” said the Headman of Gianyar, Made Arianta, when asked for his confirmation on Sunday (Dec 14).

Meanwhile, the Chief of Gianyar Subdistrict Police, Made Oka, justified the ban. In addition to villages in Gianyar, his party had also gathered the community leaders, headmen and subdistrict leadership council in the office of Gianyar headman related to security coordination ahead of holidays. Other than fireworks and the like, people should also be vigilant to the misuse of illegally mixed liquor. They would certainly be hazardous and could possibly trigger insecurity.

“Circulation of firecrackers and fireworks has been set forth in the provisions of the legislation.

To that end, people should be cautious to them, including the illegally mixed liquor must also get the attention to avoid any frictions during the celebration,” he said.

In this matter, his party had conducted a number of operations ahead the feast day against the circulation of liquor. Meanwhile, his party was still investigating the circulation of fireworks and the like, and in the near future his party would make a discipline. (kmb16)

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Hong Kong police close final protest site HONG KONG — Hong Kong police tore down barricades, folded up tents and arrested some protesters Monday at a third and final pro-democracy protest camp, ending demonstrations that blocked traffic in the southern Chinese city’s streets for 2 1/2 months. A police negotiator gave the 17 protesters one last chance to leave voluntarily from a short stretch of road in Causeway Bay before officers started taking them away one by one to a waiting bus.

The officers are inspecting the seller of fireworks

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The protesters, including senior citizens and pro-democracy lawmaker Kenneth Chan, offered no resistance. Earlier, they chanted “We will be back” and called on Hong Kong’s unpopular Beijingbacked leader, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, to step down.

Supporters shouted encouragement from the sidewalk. By midday, the road had been returned to traffic.

The police operation came after authorities on Thursday shut down the protesters’ main camp near the heart of Hong Kong’s financial district and arrested 249 people who refused to leave. One last pocket of protesters camped out on a courtyard underneath the city’s legislature, near the main site, also cleared out voluntarily Monday afternoon. Another protest camp, in the Mong Kok district, was shut down late last month by police.

The Causeway Bay protesters had managed to cling on for 79 days, but after the other two sites were cleared, they became resigned to eventually being removed as well. Many had already taken away tents, supplies and belongings before Monday’s police operation.

“With the cleanup completed in the Causeway Bay occupied area, the illegal occupation of Hong Kong over the past two months has come to an end,” said Leung, adding that tourism, retail, convention and other industries had suffered “very big” economic losses.

The student-led protesters rejected Beijing’s plan to screen all candidates in the first-ever elections for Hong Kong’s top leader, but failed to win significant concessions from the government. Known as the “Umbrella Movement” for the demonstrators’ preferred method of defense against police pepper

spray, the protests captured world headlines and polarized opinion in the Asian financial hub, but lost momentum as the government held to a strategy of waiting for them to fizzle out.

However, many say the protest movement sparked a wider political awakening among Hong Kong’s residents, especially the young.

Protest leaders vowed to keep up their campaign of civil disobedience through other methods to continue pressuring the government for genuine democracy.

Pro-democracy lawmaker Fernando Cheung, who was on hand to observe the police operation and arrests, said the closing of the site did not mean the end of the civil disobedience campaign. “In the Legislative Council, we will do our best to resist through an uncooperative campaign” by, for example, voting down budget requests and the government’s electoral reform package, Cheung said. “There will be more action,” he said.

He said that even though protesters had failed to get the government to bow to their demands, they succeeded in galvanizing the city’s democracy movement.(ap)

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CIA report revives legal debate on interrogation

WASHINGTON — When the CIA sought permission to use harsh interrogation methods on a captured al-Qaida operative, the response from Bush administration lawyers was encouraging, even clinical.

In one of several memos forming the legal underpinnings for brutal interrogation techniques, the CIA was told that Abu Zubaydah could lawfully be placed in a box with an insect, kept awake for days at a time and slapped multiple times in the face. Waterboarding, too, was acceptable because it did not cause the lengthy mental anguish needed to meet the legal standard of torture, the 2002 Justice Department memo says.

The release last week of a Senate report cataloging years of such interrogation tactics has revived debate about legal opinions since discredited and withdrawn and about the decision to not prosecute the program’s architects or officers who used the methods. Civil rights groups in the United States and abroad are renewing calls to prosecute those who relied on techniques that President Barack Obama has called torture.

“How can we seriously use the phrase ‘rule of law’ if crimes of this magnitude go uninvestigated and unprosecuted?” said Jameel Jaffer, the American Civil Liberties Union’s deputy legal director.

The U.S. Justice Department, which spent years looking into

the matter, says it lacks sufficient evidence to convict anyone and found no new information in the report. It also is far from clear that any international case could be brought.

Justice Department officials said they will not revisit their 2012 decision to close the investigation, citing among other challenges the passage of time and the difficulty of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that crimes were committed, especially in light of government memos that gave interrogators extraordinary latitude.

“Our inquiry was limited to a determination of whether prosecutable offenses were committed.

Importantly, our investigation was not intended to answer the broader questions regarding the propriety of the examined conduct,” the department said in a statement after the Senate report was released.

That conclusion followed an investigation led by special prosecutor John Durham that began in 2009 as an outgrowth of a probe into the destruction of videotapes of CIA interrogation tactics. The inquiry into interrogation tactics came amid the release of an internal CIA inspector general’s report that said CIA interrogators once threatened to kill the children of a Sept. 11, 2001 attacks suspect and suggested that another suspected terrorist would be forced to watch his mother being sexually assaulted.(ap)

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FILE - In this June 9, 2011 file photo, then-CIA Director nominee Leon Panetta testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. After U.S. Navy SEALs killed Osama bin laden in Pakistan in May 2011, top CIA officials secretly told lawmakers that information gleaned from brutal interrogations played a key role in what was one of the spy agency’s greatest successes.

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CERN gears up to relaunch high energy particle collider

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This file 2008 photo provided by NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center shows debris in Hanauma Bay, Hawaii. A new study estimates nearly 270,000 tons of plastic is floating in the world’s oceans. That’s enough to fill more than 38,500 garbage trucks if each truck carries 7 tons of plastic.

Study: 270,000 tons of plastic floating in oceans

HONOLULU — A new study estimates nearly 270,000 tons of plastic is floating in the world’s oceans. That’s enough to fill more than 38,500 garbage trucks.

The plastic is broken up into more than 5 trillion pieces, said the study published Wednesday in the scientific journal PLOS ONE. The paper is the latest in a nascent field where scientists are trying to better understand how much of the synthetic material is entering the oceans and how it’s affecting fish, seabirds and the larger marine ecosystem.

The study’s lead author is Markus Eriksen of the 5 Gyres Institute, an organization that aims to reduce plastic in the oceans.

To gather data, researchers dragged a fine mesh net at the sea surface to gather small pieces. Observers on boats counted larger items. They used computer models to calculate estimates for tracts of ocean not surveyed.

The study only measured plastic floating at the surface. Plastic on the ocean floor wasn’t included.

Bits greater than about 8 inches (20 centimeters) accounted for threequarters of the plastic that the research estimated is in the ocean.

Kara Lavender Law of the Sea Education Association in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, who wasn’t involved in the study, said the researchers gathered data in areas where scientists currently don’t have measurements for floating plastic debris, including the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean near Antarctica and the South Atlantic.

In addition, the study’s estimate for tiny plastic bits less than one-fifth of an inch — about 35,540 tons — is comparable to an earlier study by researchers in Spain who used different methodology, Law said. That study estimated there was 7,000 to 35,000 tons of plastics this size floating in the ocean.

It’s encouraging that two differ-

ent approaches came up with such similar answers, given how difficult it is to measure plastic in the ocean, she said.

Studying the amount of plastic in the ocean will help scientists understand how the material will affect the environment and potentially the food chain.

For example, Law said, we might eat tuna that has ingested another fish that has eaten plastic that has in turn eaten another fish with plastic. These plastics could potentially have toxic chemicals.

“Am I being poisoned by eating the fish on my plate?” she asked.

“We have very little knowledge of the chain of events that could lead to that. But it’s a plausible scenario that plastic ingested at lower levels of the food web could have consequences at higher levels of the food chain.” (ap)

GENEVA - Europe’s physics lab CERN said Friday it was on schedule to fire up the world’s biggest particle smasher again early next year, with almost double the energy of its previous run.

CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) went offline in February 2013 for an 18-month overhaul after identifying what is believed to be the Higgs boson, the long-sought maker of mass theorised in the 1960s.

The giant lab, housed in a 27-kilometre (17-mile) tunnel straddling the French-Swiss border, flushed out the so-called “God particle” by crashing proton beams at velocities near the speed of light.

The LHC is scheduled to reopen next March for a second three-year run, and the makeover is expected

to nearly double the energy levels achieved in its collisions.

“With this new energy level, the LHC will open new horizons for physics and for future discoveries,” CERN Director General Rolf Heuer said in a statement.

“I’m looking forward to seeing what nature has in store for us,” he added.

Earlier this week a test had been conducted in one eighth of the circular lab, in which the magnets for the first time were successfully powered to the level needed for beams to reach 6.5 teraelectronvolts (TeV) -- the operating energy for the second run, CERN said.

“The goal for 2015 will be to run with two proton beams in order to produce 13 TeV collisions, an energy never achieved by any accelerator in the past,” it said.

Pittsburgh firm offering ‘moon mail’ delivery

PITTSBURGH — An outerspace delivery firm that is working with Carnegie Mellon University to put a privately owned lunar rover on the moon is offering to “mail” personal keepsakes to the moon as a way to help fund the partnership’s rocket launch.

Astrobotic Technology and Carnegie Mellon are trying to get their lunar rover to the moon to win $20 million in an international contest sponsored by Google to promote privately funded lunar exploration.

Astrobotic, a spin-off company of CMU, has leased a rocket built by a private California firm, Space X, to carry the lunar rover and is offering the MoonMail service to help pay for the trip.

On its website, Space X advertises a moon rocket lease for $61 million, with a 10 percent discount for any of the groups competing in the Google competition.

O n T h u r s d a y, A s t r o b o t i c launched moonmail.co, a website where people can sign up to send their keepsakes in tiny MoonMail packages to the moon, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.

The cargo is regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Department of Defense. As such, Astrobotic expects people will send

non-volatile items like wedding rings, locks of hair or other tiny heirlooms.

A keepsake mailer — a hexagonal capsule ½-inch wide by 1/8-inch high — sells for $460.

The largest — a 1-inch by 2-inch hexagonal — sells for $25,800.

“This allows people around the world to have direct participation in missions to the moon,” Astrobotic chief executive officer John Thornton said.

The rover, nicknamed Andy, is a solar-powered, knee-high, four-wheeled robot. Under terms of Google’s LunarX prize, the winning rover must travel about a third of a mile on the lunar surface by the end of 2015.

The device must also be able to transmit video of its progress to Earth.

For customers sending a package by MoonMail, there’s no need for a return address. The items will remain on the moon in a pod that will be attached to the moon rover.

“The Moon Pod will serve as an invaluable time capsule representing our era for future generations of space travelers,” the MoonMail website says.

“We believe that these items will be considered prized valuables much like artifacts from ancient civilizations are treated today.”

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Governor urged to bring back manuscripts of Gedong Kertya

SINGARAJA - Gedong Kertya Singaraja is known as a library established during the era of Dutch administration. The building having the address on Jalan Veteran, Singaraja, retains a collection of palmleaf manuscripts written by the intellectuals during historical period.

The manuscripts contain valuable guidance in all aspects of life. After the colonial period ended and the nation gained its independence, the library of Gedong Kertya remains sustainable and is managed by a local Technical Implementation Unit (UPTD) of Buleleng County.

The well-maintained palm-leaf manuscript collection, especially its presence, has begun to be disturbed from some years ago.

Bali government through the Documentation Center took over the palm-leaf collection stored at Gedong Kertya, Singaraja.

Initially, the Bali Documentation Center took over some collections to be copied as preservation effort from extinction. However, different fact occurred, where the Bali Documentation Center replaced the original palm-leaf manuscript collection with the copied version stored at Gedong Kertya.

By all means, this situation made Buleleng residents upset and much deplored the attitude of the Bali Documentation Center that seemed to ‘plunder’ the historical wealth stored at Gedong Kertya, Singaraja.

Chronologically, the takeover of the palm-leaf manuscript collection at Gedong Kertya, Singaraja, was described by some public figures attending the yearend discussion entitled Enjok Enjing Kaje Kelod initiated by the Buleleng Journalists Community (KJB) on Friday (Dec 12) in the building of MR. I Gusti Ketut Pudja at the former Buleleng Harbor.

Kadek Kariana from Jalan Gajah Mada, Singaraja, stated the ‘looting’ of palm-leaf manuscript collection belonging to Gedong Kertya, Singaraja, by the Bali Documentation Center was considered an attitude of wishing to take charge of the historical wealth stored in Buleleng. If the reason of the takeover was for preservation, it was still considered acceptable.

But, what made him upset was that after the duplication of the palm-leaf collection completed, the Bali Documentation Center even returned the copied version of the palm-leaf manuscripts. “Why are all the historical assets of Buleleng looted? They have always been kept at Gedong Kertya from time immemorial why it should be taken over to Southern Bali. Actually, the Buleleng government including local community is able to preserve the historical heritage because it is the first historical heritage of Buleleng,” he said.

Against such condition, the former commissioner of the Buleleng Electoral Commission urged the governor of Bali to instruct the Bali Documentation Center to bring back the original collection of the palm-leaf manuscripts to their place of origin (Gedong Kertya). Regarding the maintenance and preservation, local government was believed to have a commitment for that including the utilization as a source of knowledge or as a facility to support the education for students. “Simply bring back to their place of origin, so that they can be used as a source of knowledge for students in our region,” he affirmed.

Similar opinion was disclosed by a member of the Student Executive Board (BEM) of the State Hindu Dharma Institute (IHDN) Denpasar of Singaraja Campus, Ketut Budiarta. He also hoped that all the palm-leaf manuscripts of Gedong Kertya could be immediately returned to its original place.

When stored at different location, it would make difficult for students in Northern Bali that would utilize the collection of Gedong Kertya for the needs of research.

“We very much need them and those palm-leaf manuscripts must be stored at Gedong Kertya. If it is currently taken over

by Bali government, we have difficulty because the collection is stored at different place,” he said.

Responding to the suggestions, the Bureau Chief of Economic and Development Affairs of the Bali Regional Secretariat, Gede Suarjana, representing the governor of Bali could not give adequate responses to the insistence of the residents so as the Bali Documentation Center could return the palm-leaf manuscript collection to Gedong Kertya. He only answered the request of residents would be reported to his leadership. “As far as we know, the palm-leaf manuscripts were borrowed to be copied as an attempt for preservation of the historical heritage. Furthermore, we’ll report this matter to leadership and make coordination with the Bali Culture Agency,” he said. (mud)

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Bali cattle are very famous in Indonesia and their demand is very high. This high potential is not matched by the number of people breeding the Bali cattle. Bangli County with green natural area is well suited for the development of Bali cattle.

In Bangli, Bali cattle population decreased Bali Post

BANGLI - Bali cattle are very famous in Indonesia and their demand is very high.

This high potential is not matched by the number of people breeding the Bali cattle.

Bangli County with green natural area is well suited for the development of Bali cattle.

Unfortunately, such condition of nature seems to be unable to become a driving force for the community to raise cattle in large scale.

It was recognized by the Head of Bangli Livestock and Fisheries Agency, Alit Parwata. He delivered the potential of livestock in Bangli County especially cattle had not been maximal. In terms of potential, Bangli actually had tremendous potential. “Bangli has a great potential for livestock because extensive land and animal fodder are also available,” he explained.

He added that population of cattle also showed a decrease from the previous year. This year it only reached 78,000 heads, whereas in 2013 already reached 81,000. “The population of cattle has decreased and it means that the public interest to raise cattle Bali has diminished, too,” he said.

As a matter of fact, the cattle breeding carried out by

Bangli community should have a master plan. So far, people only raised male cattle focused on the process of fattening, not on breeding. Of the total number of cattle, 65 percent was male and 35 percent was female. This number spread across all the subdistricts in Bangli County.

Parwata added that for the sustainability of Bali cattle, farmers should switch to female cows in order to proliferate. By this attempt, the number of Bali cattle would continue to increase. “People should breed more female cows because they will produce offspring. By that way, the existence of Bali cattle will continue,” he explained.

Regarding the effort to address the less maximal potential of livestock, Parwata claimed to have provided the assistance of cows for some communities.

“We have attempted to provide cow assistance for some breeders as incentive so that they are motivated to preserve female cows,” he said.

He hoped that Bali cattle breeding should continue to be encouraged because, according to him, it had a great potential to improve the people’s welfare, especially in Bangli. He also added that people should have a thought

that Bali cattle was the identity of Bali, so that it should be developed considering that many Bali cattle were recently bred outside Bali.

“The original Bali cattle are even more intensively raised by people outside Bali, but less in Bali,” he said. (sos)

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Thousands Tabanan residents don’t have toilet facilities or about 79.48 percent. Meanwhile, the JSSP access reached 2,801 households and shared toilet access reached 18,800 households. The MDG target was to achieve the JSP access of 100 percent, which meant that the tasks of Tabanan County remained about 20 percent.

In the STBM program to stop defecating out of place, the Tabanan Health Agency applied triggering method. Here, the residents were invited directly to make a field visit in order to see the environmental condition when defecating out of place. After seeing it at first hand, they were expected to increase shame and awareness of the hazards that threatened when defecating out of place. According to Mulyadi, one of the hazards lurking in such a behavior was a bacterial infection by E. coli that could cause diarrhea.

“Human feces are made up of many diseases, where one of them is the E. coli. When defecating out of place, the bacteria can spread to the source of water either through water catchment in the ground or river,” said Mulyadi. Through the triggering method, the public would have the awareness to build toilet with their own effort either by sharing or individually.

According to Mulyadi, for the

NUSA DUA – Meliá Bali celebrated its 29th anniversary and FSP PAR UNIT Meliá Bali celebrated its 28th anniversary. Incorporating the theme “Guest Satisfaction Through Passion for Service”, the celebration was held on 6 Desember 2014 at Puri Bali invited all the staffs and family. After opening dance and choirs singing the anthem of SPSI from Meliá Bali staffs, Hotel Manager of Meliá Bali, Mrs. Magdalena Martorell, and all her staffs, with Chairman of FSP Par Unit Meliá Bali, Mr. Putu Yadnyana.

Head of Committee, Mrs. Wayan Wetny, in her opening speech conveys her deepest gratitude to all committee members for all their hard work. She also hoped that the event went without a hitch and successfully. In addition, she also mentioned about the sequences of the programs that has been done gradually and invited as many as 2,600 staffs and families.

Sequences of events done before the celebration night, among others were handing out awards to 166 staffs that have dedicated their time for 15, 20 and 25 years working for Meliá Bali.

One of the broken public toilet is seen in the picture region having difficulty to get water such as Baturiti and Selemadeg, many residents established toilet by sharing system. This meant that some families used a single septic tank together.

Suratmika added that at Belatungan village in Pupuan subdistrict, there was even a toilet construction by gathering system in which the resident financed it independently and worked on by mutual assistance

in turn at each family. “We encourage the community to build it independently in order they have responsibility to maintain and use their toilet facilities,” explained Suratmika.

He admitted that there were still Tabanan residents who already had toilet facilities but did not have a septic tank. “Therefore, the discharge pipe is connected to the river or water gutter nearby,” he said.

According to Suratmika, the

qualified septic tank should consist of three parts, namely the crusher, container and absorption. He added that this type of septic tank would be never fully charged as it was already accompanied with secure discharging process to the environment. However, this type could only be done by people who had a large yard. “Most people use a septic tank only so that when it has been fully charged it will be sucked,” he said. (kmb24)

A visitor declared positive to narcotics p.m. targeted three entertainment venues around Lodtunduh village, Ubud, namely the Café Santai, Café Santai Lendani and Café Manis. At the three locations, the joint team of Gianyar Police and National Narcotics Agency (BNN) of Gianyar conducted an examination to 85 people. “Last night we examined 85 people, including visitors and female entertainers for a selected urine

test to 50 people,” said Chief of Gianyar Police Narcotic Unit, Kadek Ardika.

From the urine test, only one visitor with the initial K was detected to be positive to drugs.

Later, the man from Gianyar was taken to headquarters of Gianyar Police for further examination.

“He admitted to have consumed drugs within the past few days as a gift from a friend in Denpasar,”

he explained.

After that, police made no arrest because it was not found any evidence of drug in the body of the perpetrator. However, he would become the target of security to trace the illicit goods trafficking.

“Last night we did not find any evidence of narcotics, so that we release him,” he said.

When asked whether the man with the initial K would undergo

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Raid nightlife spots in Ubud GIANYAR - In relation to creating secure condition ahead of Galungan, the personnel of Gianyar Police raided three entertainment venues around Lodtunduh village, Ubud, on a Saturday night to Sunday morning (Dec 14). As a result, a visitor with the initial K, 28, was detected positive to narcotics.

The operation having been held since Saturday night around 11:00

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TABANAN - Eliminating the behavior rate of defecating out of place is one of the requirements in attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). To that end, the achievement of toilet facility is expected to reach 100 percent in 2015.

Until November 2014, Tabanan County recorded that 2,935 households still have the behavior of defecating out of place or do not have toilet facilities. It has reduced from 3,567 households. The number indicates if the behavior of defecating out of place remains rampant spreading across the subdistricts of Penebel amounting to 1,172 households, Selemadeg (612 households), East Selemadeg (287 households), Tabanan (252 households), Pupuan (192 households), Kerambitan (159 households), Baturiti (106 households), Marga (79 households) and Kediri (76 households). As for the West Selemadeg subdistrict, all households have owned permanent healthy toilet (JSP), semi-permanent healthy toilet (JSSP) or shared toilet.

The Head of Tabanan Health Agency, Nyoman Suratmika, accompanied by the Environmental Sanitation officer, Made Mulyadi, explained that to achieve the MDG target, the government had rolled out a program known as the communitybased total sanitation (STBM).

Five things wanted to be achieved by the STBM, where one of which was the termination of defecating out of place. Based on the data, the achievement of JSP access in Tabanan reached 102,687 households,

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a drug rehabilitation process, Ardika answered that rehabilitation could only be submitted by family.

However, if the suspect was caught red-handed, in the trial a judge would decide for the rehabilitation.

“The man was sent home because he cannot be sent to trial if only evidenced to be positive by urine test. Meanwhile, regarding the rehabilitation, we can only suggest them,” he said. (kmb35)

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Calendar Event for November 26 through December 22, 2014 26 Nov Buda Cemeng Warigadean Pura KapisahSumerta Denpasar Pura Pasek GelgelGerih Abian Semal Denpasar Pura Puncak SariPenarukan Peninjoan Bangli Pura Anteg Sari Dangin Pangkung Kediri Tabanan Pura Bangun SaktiBesakih Pura Pesimpangan Batur Pande Kediri Tabanan 27 Nov Kajeng Kliwon Enyitan

28 Nov Hari Bhatara Sri Ida Ratu Geng Penataran Agung Besakih Ida Ratu Raja Puraus Merajan Sloding Besakih 2 Des Anggara Kasih Juluwangi Pura Thirta Harum Tegal Wangi Bangli Pura Beratan Baturiti Pura Batu Klotok Klungkung Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Wanasari Tabanan Pura Pasek Tangguntiti Tabanan Pura Pasek Bendesa Sangsit Sawan Buleleng Pura Dalem Waturenggong Tarokaja Tegallalang Pura Ibu Wanagiri Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Dukuh Sidemen 3 Des

Pura Penataran Gana Bebalang Bangli Pura Dalem Gede Banjar Pande Bangli Pura Puncak Sari Sangeh Abiansemal Pura Dadia Agung Pasek Sanak Sapta Resi

Sidan Gianyar Pura Puseh Penengil Darma Kubu Tambahan Singaraja Pura Dalem Maya Blah Batuh Gianyar Linggih Bhatara Kayu Selem Penataran Agung Besakih 6 Des Purnama Sasih Kenam Aci-aci Penyeheb Brahman dipura Kiduling Kleteb Besakih Pura Lingsar Lombok Pura Bebengan Tanjung Lombok Pura Dalem Putra Benawah Gianyar 11 Des Sugihan Jawa Pura Kawitan Tangkas Kori Agung Tangkas Klungkung Pura Siang Kangin Tampuagan Peninjoan Tembuku Bangli Odalan Ida Ratu Mas Di Penataran Agung Besakih Pura Odalan Ida Bhatara Bang Tulus dewa Besakih 12 Des Sugihan Bali dan Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan

14 Des Penyekeban 15 Des Penyajaan Galungan

16 Des Penampahan Galungan

17 Des Hari Raya Galungan Pura Wawika Kupang NTT Pura Agung Giri Nhata Sumbawa Besar NTB

Pura Dukuh Sakti Dukuh Kediri Tabanan Pura Atambuananta Kutamba NTT Pura Webananta Kupang NTT Pura Giripati Mulawarman Pontianak Kalimantan Pura Mustika Dharma Cijantung Jakarta Timur 18 Des Umanis Galungan Pura Watukaru Tabanan Pura Lempuyang Luhur Karangasem Pura Kentel Gumi Klungkung Pura Pasek Gaduh Kediri Tabanan 19 Des Pura Ulun Suwi Jimbaran Kuta Pura Luhur Kawitan Cameng Cemenggaon Sukawati 20 Des Pemaridan Guru Pura Segara Jembrana Pura Dalem Gede Losan Klungkung 21 Des Ulihan dan Tilem Sasih Kenam Pura Dalem Tegal Tamu Sekar Mukti Batubulan Pura Kubayan Umagunung Sempidi Badung 22 Des Pemacekan Agung Pura Dasar Gelgel Klungkung Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Sawah Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Pemerajan Agung Benawah Kangin Gianyar Pura Kahyangan Tulus Apuan Kintamani

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

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

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

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

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

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Miss South Africa crowned Miss World LONDON - Miss South Africa, 22-year-old Rolene Strauss, was crowned Miss World 2014 at the contest’s glitzy final in London on Sunday, with an estimated billion viewers watching on television around the globe.

Miss Hungary, Edina Kulcsar, was judged the runner-up and Miss United States, Elizabeth Safrit, came third in the 64th annual competition, contested by women from 121 countries.

Medical student Strauss clasped her hands together in surprise and was crowned by the outgoing Miss World, Megan Young of the Philippines, to huge cheers in the ExCeL exhibition centre.

“South Africa this is for you,” Strauss said. “I think I will brace myself for what’s about to happen. It’s a huge responsibility.”She told AFP she wanted to help spread education in her homeland and thereby help other people realise their dreams.

“I am what I am today because of the opportunities I have received and I would love to give others the same opportunities;

educating, the opportunity to be educated, to make healthy choices and also to live their dreams,” Strauss said.

And she was already getting used to the glittering crown.

“I’ll definitely keep it on as long as I can but my parents are staying around here so they’ll be hugging me and I’m afraid that it might fall off,” she said.

This year’s event has been rocked by the murder of Miss Honduras, 19-year-old Maria Jose Alvarado, who was shot dead along with her sister last month.

Police in Honduras accuse her sister’s boyfriend of shooting them after seeing his partner dancing with another man at a party.

Strauss and other contestants will travel to the crime-plagued central American nation to build a school named in the sisters’ honour.

Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss, centre, gestures after being crowned Miss World 2014, during the finale of the competition at the ExCel centre in London, Sunday, Dec. 14 2014. Miss Hungary Edina Kulcsar, left, came second with Miss United States, Elizabeth Safrit, right, finishing third.

“We hope that it will really start to impress on the people in Honduras that the violence, and hurting people like those two innocent women... maybe they can think again before they take a gun,” Miss World chairwoman Julia Morley told AFP. Sunday’s show started with a spectacular choreographed dance routine, with all the beauty queens on stage in costumes inspired by their homelands -- including Miss Bolivia in a colourful feathered headdress.

While beauty remains central to the event, the women taking part are chiefly judged on their talents and involvement in good causes.

Miss Malaysia won the talent competition in a live sing-off with Miss Scotland.

In the Beauty with a Purpose section -- the heart of Miss World -- contestants present a charitable project they have been working on in their homeland.

In this section, the judges gave equal first place to Misses Brazil, Guyana, India, Indonesia and Kenya, unable to separate them.

In rounds held since the contestants arrived in London, Miss Finland topped the sporting competition; Miss United States was the multimedia winner; Miss Bosnia and Hercegovina won the top model round and Miss Sweden triumphed in beach fashion. (afp)

Bill Cosby breaks silence on the media, his wife

LOS ANGELES — Bill Cosby broke his silence amid a flood of rape accusations in a very brief interview with The New York Post’s Page Six. “Let me say this. I only expect the black media to uphold the standards of excellence in journalism and when you do that you have to go in with a neutral mind,” Cosby told the publication’s Stacy Brown, who noted that he frequently writes for African-American publications.

Cosby, 77, has stayed silent in light of the more than two dozen women

who have come forward to accuse him of having drugged and raped them.

The alleged incidents go as far back as the 1960s. In the interview, Cosby also addressed how his wife, Camille Cosby, has weathered the allegations and ongoing public scrutiny.

“Love and the strength of womanhood,” he said. “Let me say it again, love and the strength of womanhood.

And, you could reverse it, the strength of womanhood and love.”

Cosby declined to address the rape and sexual assault allegations, though.

According to the report, he’s been advised not to discuss the ongoing cases with the media.

Brown wrote that the comedian, speaking from his Massachusetts home, sounded “upbeat” on the phone.

The Page Six interview ended abruptly, though, when Cosby told the reporter that “they” don’t want him talking to the media. Representatives for Cosby did not immediately respond to the AP’s request for comment. (ap)

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Islamic flag on show as hostages held in Sydney cafe AP Photo/Rob Griffith

A hostage runs to armed tactical response police officers for safety after she escaped from a cafe under siege at Martin Place in the central business district of Sydney, Australia, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. New South Wales state police would not say what was happening inside the cafe or whether hostages were being held.

SYDNEY - A lone gunman kept terrified staff and customers captive into Monday night in a downtown Sydney cafe, brandishing an Islamic flag, as five of his hostages managed to flee for their lives.

AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File

The pre-Christmas siege of the Lindt chocolate cafe triggered a security lockdown in an area of Australia’s biggest city that houses several government and corporate headquarters, as hundreds of armed police surrounded the site.

The government said there was no clear motivation but the flag appeared to be one commonly used by jihadist groups bearing the shahada, or profession of faith in Islam. It said: “There is no God but Allah; Mohammed is his messenger.”

More than 40 Australian Muslim groups jointly condemned the siege

and the use of the flag, which they said had been hijacked by “misguided individuals that represent no-one but themselves”.

“We reject any attempt to take the innocent life of any human being or to instil fear and terror into their hearts,” they said in a statement.

Australia has been on high alert after the government raised concerns that citizens who have fought alongside jihadists in Iraq and Syria could return home radicalised and carry out “lone wolf” attacks.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott

convened a national security meeting to deal with the “disturbing” development. Some six hours into the siege, three men emerged from the popular cafe and ran for their lives, two from the front door and one from an emergency exit.

Around an hour later two distraught women also fled. It was not clear if they escaped or were released.

One was barista Elly Chen whose sister Nicole said on Facebook: “Yessss I finally see you. I’m so glad you’re safe!!!!”

Among those left inside was an employee of Indian IT giant Infosys, the company said, as the leaders of India, Britain and Canada tweeted their concern. US President Barack Obama was briefed on the crisis, the White House said.

Negotiators “have had contact and continue to have contact” with the armed man holding the hostages, New South Wales state deputy police commissioner Catherine Burn said. “We do not have information to suggest that anyone is harmed at this stage,” she added.

Channel Seven reporter Chris Reason, whose newsroom is opposite the cafe, tweeted: “From inside Martin Place newsroom, we’ve counted around 15 hostages -- not 50 -- mix of women, men, young, old - but no children.”

Reason added: “We can see gunman is rotating hostages, forcing them to stand against windows, sometimes 2 hours at a time.”

The hostage-taker, reportedly armed with a shotgun, made a se-

ries of demands through Australian media, but they were retracted after police requested they not be made public. Journalist Chris Kenny, who was in the Lindt cafe just before the siege began, said he understood the automatic glass sliding doors had been disabled.

He added that a woman who tried to get in as he was leaving saw someone with a weapon who told those inside “to put up their hands”.

The scene of the drama, Martin Place, is Sydney’s financial centre and houses several prominent buildings, including the New South Wales parliament, the US consulate, the country’s central bank and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

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