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Monday, December 22, 2014

5 comedy alternatives to ‘The Interview’

LOS ANGELES — Kim Jong Un isn’t alone. Queen Elizabeth II, Saddam Hussein and Pope Pius XIII have also been the targets of wacky assassination attempts on film. But those world leaders actually made it to the multiplex, while the demise of the North Korean dictator in Sony Pictures’ beleaguered “The Interview” remains on the studio shelf.

With no immediate plans to release the Seth Rogen comedy, following threats of theater violence by North Korean hackers, holiday moviegoers with a hankering for an over-the-top plot to kill a real world leader can still do it on the download in the safety of their own homes.

A few options: p “Zoolander” (2001): In a scheme to maintain cheap child labor in Malaysia, Will Ferrell’s tyrannical fashion mogul Jacobim Mugatu attempts to brainwash Ben Stiller’s spikey-haired supermodel Derek Zoolander into eliminating the country’s new prime minister. Mugatu programs Zoolander to do the deed whenever he hears “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

Furious at leaks, Madonna releases songs early

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NEW YORK - Madonna on Saturday suddenly released six new songs months ahead of schedule, furious that early versions had leaked online in what she had described as “artistic rape.”

The songs will appear on the pop icon’s first album in three years, “Rebel Heart,” which comes out in March. The six tracks show Madonna going further in a hip-hop direction and include a collaboration with leading female rapper Nicki Minaj.

The Material Girl said she decided to put the songs on sale online after in-studio versions of her tracks dripped onto the Internet.

“I would prefer my fans to hear completed versions of some of the songs instead of the incomplete tracks that are circulating. Please consider these six songs as an early Christmas gift,” Madonna said in a statement.

Madonna earlier took a more

livid tone on social media. On Instagram, she called the distribution of her unfinished songs “artistic rape” and “a form of terrorism” against the creative process.

Madonna deleted the message but in a series of further postings -- including one accompanied by a scantily clad photo of herself off the Internet that she said had not intended to release -- she asked for leads to figure out how her demos got out. The leaks came as entertainment giant Sony suffered a major hack, linked by US investigators to North Koreans upset over mockery of their leader in the since-cancelled film “The Interview.”

The leaks of Madonna’s music are unlikely to be connected as she

is distributed by rival music group Universal.

Leaking has become an increasingly common problem for artists in an age where copying music takes little technical skill. Lady Gaga last year also released music early after leaks, while Beyonce avoided the problem by releasing an album with no prior publicity.

The new songs show Madonna -- the creator of some of the most recognizable dance pop of the 1980s -- further going into an R&B style, which she had touched on going as far back as 1989’s “Like a Prayer” and embraced on her 2008 album “Hard Candy.”

One of the new songs, “Living for Love,” merges elements from Madonna’s career. Her vocals show clear R&B influence as a funky urban beat builds into club-packing house music.(afp)

p “Team America: World Police” (2004): A decade before he was a target in “The Interview,” Kim Jong Un’s father was depicted as a sad-sack villain in this farcical marionette musical from the creators of “South Park.” A puppetty Kim Jong Il (voiced by Trey Parker) crooning in broken English about his loneliness at the top is one of the film’s funniest moments. p “Foul Play” (1978): In his first major movie role, Chevy Chase stars with Goldie Hawn as a San Francisco police officer tasked with protecting Hawn’s librarian divorcee as the pair uncover a plan to assassinate the visiting Pope Pius XIII during an opera performance. Cyril Magnin, a real-life department store tycoon and philanthropist, played the religious leader.

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Preparations for new airport development to be accelerate

DENPASAR - The regional government of the tourist a number of preparation phases, resort province of Bali will accelerate preparations in 2015 including its feasibility study and for the development of a new airport in Buleleng District, location.

“Although officially, no location an official said.

“We will accelerate preparations in all stages because the project has been included in the National MidTerm Development Plan,” Ketut

Artika, the head of Bali’s Transportation Service, said on Sunday.

He said that next year the project was expected to have entered

has been decided, yet considerations tend to point to the eastern part of Buleleng,” Ketut said.

Other stages of the new airport project included master plan, en-

vironmental impact analysis and other studies.

The plan to develop the airport --which is expected to accommodate passengers following the overcapacity of Ngurah Rai Airport-- was initiated in 2010.

Artika said his office had calculated that the number of passen-

gers that could be accommodated by the international Ngurah Rai Airport would reach 14 million in 2015.

Currently, the number of passengers increased by 14 percent per annum and in 2025 the number of passengers is expected to soar to 25 million people, he said. (ant)

p “The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!” (1988): The original “Naked Gun” installment centered on detective Frank Drebin (the late Leslie Nielsen) similarly foiling an attempt to slay a public figure in a public place. This time, it’s a spunky rendition of Queen Elizabeth II during a baseball match-up between the Los Angeles Angels and Seattle Mariners. p “Hot Shots! Part Deux” (1993): Before he was executed in the real world, Saddam Hussein (portrayed by Jerry Haleva) faced off against Charlie Sheen’s war hero Topper Harley in this wild spoof of cheesy action flicks. In “Part Deux,” Hussein is depicted as a bumbling leader with a penchant for doting on his itty-bitty dog and wearing women’s underwear. (ap)

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by Paramount Pictures shows, from left, Joe, Gary, Chris, Lisa and Sarah in a Scott Rudin/Matt Stone production of a Trey Parker film, “Team America: World Police,” from Paramount Pictures.

Tourists arrive at Ngurah Rai Airport. The regional government of the tourist resort province of Bali will accelerate preparations in 2015 for the development of a new airport in Buleleng District, an official said.

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Monday, December 22, 2014

Bali News

Seaweed processing hampered by equipment

SINGARAJA - Seaweed processed into instant foods may already be a commonplace. But, processing seaweed into cosmetics has not been widely involved. In Buleleng, a number of residents coalesced into the members of Bali Sari Group of Sepang village, Busungbiu subdistrict begin processing seaweed into soap, scrub, shampoo and body lotion.

However, along the passage of growth this group does not yet have adequate equipment. The group members are forced to produce the processed seaweed into cosmetics with manual equipment.

It was expressed by the Pala Sari Group Head, Busungbiu village, Busungbiu subdistrict, Wayan Wardana, when attending the delivery of equipment assistance from the Directorate of Non-Production Product Development (PPN), Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) of the RI, Saturday (Dec 20) in the meeting hall of the Buleleng Maritime Affairs and Fishery Agency, Singaraja.

Furthermore, Wardana said that

even though the equipment was minimal and manual, he and the group members could produce some kinds of processed seaweed such as soap, scrub, shampoo, and body lotion. So far, the processed products were mostly marketed in Buleleng and partly in Denpasar and Badung. Even, the domestic demand of this processed product tended to increase. Such increasing demand could not be fulfilled due to restriction of equipment to increase production capacity. “From the beginning, we do not have a machine to process, so that our production is still limited. Now, the demand is increasing, but we cannot have fulfilled the demand because we have no motor-

the seaweed farmer is taking his crop

ized equipment,” he said.

After long enough producing processed seaweed with manual equipment, continued Wardana, at the end of this year the group received equipment assistance from the Directorate of Non-Production Product Development (PPN), Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP). The assistance of motorized equipment was received after the group through the Buleleng Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Agency submitted a grant proposal to central government. The proposal was approved, so that the group located at the western end of Buleleng received a number of motorized equipment such as container for processing sea-

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After Kuningan

weed into soap, molding, packaging, and cutting equipment.

With this kind of assistance, Wardana had confidence that his group members would be able to increase production capacity, so that the demand tending to increase could be met. In addition, he and the group members would certainly gain more benefits compared to production by using manual equipment. “We are very pleased and confident if all the orders can be met with this motorized equipment,” he said.

Other than the Bali Sari Group of Sepang village, Busungbiu subdistrict, similar condition was also experienced by shell craft at Sumberkima village, Gerokgak. According to a Bajoe group member, Ahmad Suseni, his group still lacked for motorized equipment used to process shells into a product with high selling price. No doubt the condition would make his group unable to produce a variety of processed products. Today, the group already had motorized equipment such as grinder, sander, cutting table, and other equipment.

Suseni was confident that in the future he could produce optimally and improve product quality, so that the results of his work could be competitive and attractive to customers.

“We very much need this motorized equipment. Thankfully, due to the proposal submitted through the Buleleng Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Agency, we can finally have motorized equipment,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Director of NonProduction Product Development (PPN), Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), Ahmad Suriatna, said the total assistance

disbursed by central government for the two groups in Buleleng valued at IDR 232.45 million. In details, the assistance for Bajoe Group, Sumberkima village, Gerokgak amounted to IDR 204.2 million, while the Bali Sari Group from Sepang village, Busungbiu subdistrict valued at IDR 119.25 million. Assistance of the equipment was expected to be utilized properly so that it could increase the production capacity and the group could improve the quality of its products, so that it could compete and be absorbed in the market both locally and in the country.

“It is the commitment of the government to boost the production and quality. Thus, the people getting involved in the processing will achieve optimal results, and ultimately their welfare can increase as well,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of Buleleng Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Agency, Nyoman Sutrisna, reminded so the group members could take advantage of the processing assistance from central government correctly. Group members were asked to maintain the equipment so that there would be no impression if the assistance was useless. To that end, the agency through its field agricultural extension officer would conduct surveillance and monitoring on a regular basis, so that the utilization of the assistance was on the right target and giving a real result to the recipient group. “Please use this equipment and maintain properly, so that it will not be useless. We will guard the assistance to make it on target and deliver real results to the group members,” he said. (kmb38)

Chief of Tanjung Benoa customary village to discuss reclamation agreement

MANGUPURA - So far, the agreement of reclamation signed by the former Chief of Tanjung Benoa customary village, I Nyoman Wana Putra, and former Director of TWBI, Hendi Lukman, is still not canceled. It means the previous agreement signed at the notary Evie Susanti is still valid. In response to

this matter, the newly inaugurated Chief of Tanjung Benoa customary village, I Made Wijaya, claimed to immediately hold a meeting after Kuningan celebrated next week.

“We’ll certainly hold a meeting to address the deed signed by Mr. Wana Putra on behalf of customary village whereas the mechanism did

not reflect the customary bylaw and meeting,” he confirmed, Friday (Dec 19).

Wijaya affirmed that his party would not keep the matter quiet.

Moreover, none of the two parties signed the agreement had made cancellation.

“We would ask Mr. Wana Putra

to revoke the file and cancel the deed. If he does not want to, customary village could only convey the aspirations on the rejection against the Benoa Bay reclamation plan,” he said.

He added if it was deemed necessary by the government or institution related to the policy,

his party would re-create the joint statement of the four hamlets at Tanjung Benoa on the rejection. But before really focusing on the issue of reclamation agreement, his party would first schedule the discovery of marine tourism potential to strengthen the economy of Tanjung Benoa community. (kmb32)

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Monday, December 22, 2014

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Anantara won World Luxury Hotel Awards

SEMINYAK Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa, Bali has been honoured with prestigious awards in end of 2014. Anantara is the winner of Luxury Island Resort - Indonesia in the World Luxury Hotel Awards.

Renowned as the hospitality industry’s Oscars, the World Luxury Hotel Awards recognises the very best of the best in the travel and hospitality sector, with awards presented to properties for their world class facilities and service excellence.

For the 2014 World Luxury Hotel Awards, Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa, Bali shone amongst stiff competition to be hailed winner of the Luxury Island Resort – Indonesia country category.

General Manager of Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa, Bali, Clinton Lovell, received the coveted award at the World Luxury Hotel Awards ceremony and gala dinner, held on 6th December 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Clinton Lovell comments – “At Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa, Bali we constantly strive for excellence, both in the eyes of our guests and the industry. Anantara is renowned for impeccable luxury, a spirit of rich discovery and philanthropic initiatives, and I am delighted on behalf of all our associates to be recognised for our superb five star facilities and services, as well as our eco-conscious efforts. I look forward to achieving even greater heights throughout 2015 and beyond.” (r)

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I Ketut Darmayasa:

Remaining Free but Well Directed

The Indonesian Bartenders Association (ABI) of Bali Chapter increasingly develops. One of the success stories can be seen from the programs when organizing the activities and its membership has reached 76 people.

The success is inseparable from the participation of the ABI management either in maintaining the commitment or solidarity.

I Ketut Darmayasa was smiling broadly when asked about his plan to welcome the New Year. As chairman of the ABI having been occupied for two years, he was optimistic to develop the association. “Next year, I will always focus on running six programs of the ABI Bali,” said the man born in Singaraja on November 11.

His programs included the training and development of bartending for young students at campus. The second program was the general affairs having relation to government. Then, it was related to marketing and communication being responsible for organizing an event. The other programs were the

event of ABI, procurement and corporate social responsibility (CSR).

According to him, the programs would continue to be developed in harmony with the ABI development in the future. Recently, the ABI Bali already participated in international events such as the Wine & Spirit Fair 2014 in Hong Kong. “This association has been highlighted by national and international community because it only exists in Bali denoting the center of international tourism,” he explained.

So far, Darmayasa has been working in tourism industry for 18 years.

In his career, he began working in tourism from junior level. Now, he is entrusted to fill in the position as Food & Beverage Director at the Grand Istana Rama Hotel. According to him, chairing the ABI gave him a new challenge. “There are additional responsibilities and duties. However, I will use the new challenges to make selfimprovement in managing

the association and the members,” he said friendly.

In managing the ABI, this graduate of Social and Political Studies expressed that he wanted to stay relaxed but disciplined, decisive but democratic and free but purposeful.

Last, he wanted to remain competitive but fair. “In the future, especially in 2015, we will continue to learn and create reliable bartenders as well as increase international experience,” he hoped.

(BTN)

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

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon.

The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

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

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

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Monday, December 22, 2014

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Remembering the 2004 tsunami in Banda Aceh

BANDA ACEH — Ten years after a tsunami hit this city on Dec. 26, 2004, killing 167,000 people, roads and bridges have been rebuilt, there are houses on the beach, trees have grown back, and the millions of tons of debris that covered the island are gone. But for a first-time visitor, reminders of the disaster seem to be everywhere.

A sculpture of a giant wave marks Lambaro, one of four mass gravesites, where 46,000 bodies are buried. A hotel front desk displays a photo of smashed boats filling its parking lot. The dome of a mosque — torn off its building a mile (1.6 kilometers) away — rests in an emerald-green rice field.

Water streams down the cavelike walls of the Tsunami Museum, which serves as both a memorial and evacuation site, with a knoll on high ground offering refuge in case another tsunami strikes. The center of the museum is an atrium that rises above a park, decorated with the word “Peace” and the

flags of countries that provided assistance. Exhibits explain how the community worked together to rebuild, and how the once-embattled province even found ways to make peace after the disaster, with rebels in a long and bloody separatist fight signing a deal with the central government.

Almost everyone in Banda Aceh has a story to share. Dara Umarra and her neighbors have in their yards two wrecked boats that came to rest there after the storm. Visitors can climb in one boat, but it’s tilted at a steep angle. I couldn’t position myself squarely on the ladder and as I dangled from the rungs, I wondered what it was like trying to cling to anything stable to survive the waves.

A massive, 2,500-ton steel barge that housed a floating diesel power generator, the Apung 1, was carried 5 kilometers (3 miles) inland.

Walkways and five flights of stairs leading to a viewing tower allow visitors to appreciate its sheer bulk.

A monument outside the barge honors victims from the immediate

area. A copper-colored sculpture, symbolizing the height and color of the massive waves, surrounds a clock tower where time is stopped just before 8 a.m., the moment when the earthquake struck, unleashing the tsunami.

One of the most-visited sites is a long fishing boat that crashed on top of a house. A ramp leads to the roof, and you can also walk underneath where it’s wedged between two dwellings. The boat provided a refuge for 56 survivors.

Some memorials include photo galleries of the destruction and recovery. They do not attempt to sanitize. Mixed in with photos of debris and rebuilding are graphic images of human suffering.

The Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, with its 35-meter (115foot) minaret, pearly white walls and seven majestic black domes, survived the tsunami largely unscathed, with hundreds of locals taking refuge there. Visitors can wander through the mosque’s pillars and admire the chandeliers, marble floors and architecture. It’s

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In this Aug. 14, 2014 photo, a pair of tourists relax on a beach in Ipoih on the island of Pulah Weh in the Aceh province of Indonesia. Although the province of Aceh is governed by Sharia law, vacationers on the island are able to wear bathing suits on the island’s beaches. However, in the town of Ipoih, visitors are asked to dress modestly.

beautifully lit at night, and Friday prayers offer a colorful experience.

Be aware that the province has implemented a version of sharia or Islamic law, and visitors to the mosque must cover up. Sarongs can be borrowed by those who come unprepared.

While residents tolerate tourists in shorts elsewhere, modest clothing covering legs and shoulders is more socially acceptable. Local women are veiled and dress conservatively. Lumpuuk, a few kilometers (miles) to the south of Banda Aceh, is known for its beaches, but if you’re planning on swimming in a bikini, it’s best to stick to the area near the cliffside bungalows where most of the tourists congregate.

A short ferry ride from Banda Aceh to the north is the island of Pulah Weh, or Sabang. It’s legendary among in-the-know divers, and non-divers can enjoy snorkeling, fishing, hiking and views from hotel balconies. Prices are moderate

by Western standards: A spacious upscale bungalow with water view

at Casa Nemo is less than $40 a night. The nicest beach near the port is Sumur Tiga, about 20 minutes away, and much of the island is ringed by easily accessible coral reefs. The closest thing to a typical beach town is Ipoih, an hour from port. Sharia law bans alcohol, but some restaurants and beach hotels geared toward tourists quietly sell beer. Organized tourist activities — such as water excursions — come to a halt Friday mornings for the Muslim holy day.

While all the tsunami sites are somber reminders of one of the worst natural disasters in modern history, visitors cannot help but feel Aceh’s resilience. A multibillion dollar reconstruction effort, widely considered a success, has left the province in many ways better off than others in Indonesia, which remains a poor country despite sustained economic growth over the last 10 years. A huge tower inside the museum is engraved with just a few names of the dead, but the dark funnel reaches up to the bright sky. (ap)

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This Aug. 11, 2014 photo shows the Apung 1, a massive, 2,500-ton steel barge that housed a floating diesel power generator in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The Apung 1 was carried five kilometers inland during the 2004 tsunami. It now serves as a memorial. Walkways around the site allow visitors to appreciate its sheer bulk.

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Timeless Indonesia Festival

Monday, December 22, 2014

Konderatu ready to hold TIF 2014 Warming up event

MANGUPURA - As a warming up event of TIF, on Sunday (Nov 9) had been presented the art troupe from East Java, followed

by North Sulawesi, East Kalimantan and Bali in the open stage of Konderatu Suite and Resto Uluwatu II, Jimbaran.

This biggest cultural performance and tourism potential throughout 2014 was inseparable from the vision and mission of Konderatu to introduce, promote and advance the cultural potential of the archipelago to international community. “Our target market is wellknown hotel guests in Bali which have the ability to continue their trip from Bali to various corners of the country. Hopefully, this event can increase the selling value of tourism, culture and commodities of all the provinces in Indonesia,” said President Director of PT Konderatu Duta Nusantara, Herlinda Siahaan.

The encounter of the humanists, culture enthusiasts and international tourism would begin with the opening party on Wednesday (Dec 24) starting at 5:00 p.m. The cultural performances would be held from December 25 to December 31 on the K-land Beach, Jimbaran.

A variety of cultural activities would not only be presented at night but also during the day including the water sports, kids competition, traditional game, exhibition of antiquities at Konderatu Gallery, Jalan Uluwatu II, Jimbaran and culinary exhibition by 7 provinces. (may)

MANGUPURA - Indonesia is not only well known for the beauty of nature, but also for cultural uniqueness becoming the main attraction. A variety of distinctive arts from 34 provinces have one common thing and the same spirit. Various fashion styles, dynamic dance, musical chants, crafts, antiques to cuisines are reflection of the essence of rich civilization owned by Indonesia.

Armed with this background, Konderatu has the initiative to organize the art and cultural festival entitled ‘Timeless Indonesia Festival (TIF).’ This festival provides a space for each province in Indonesia to showcase their art and culture to international community. “The festival aims to help increase the number of tourist arrival to other provinces in Indonesia,” said Herlinda Siahaan, President Director of PT Konderatu Duta Nusantara, Saturday (Dec 20). In addition, Bali continued to record the highest tourist arrival, so that it would begin in Bali and Konderatu would host the TIF 2014.

As planned, this grand tourism event would be regularly held every six months for a full week so that each province could demonstrate their artistic and cultural potentials. The TIF 2014 had received the support from the president of the RI by assigning the Minister of Tourism to open the TIF 2014 on Wednesday (Dec 24) at Kelan Beach, Jimbaran.

For the first event, the TIF would feature cultural and tourism potential of the seven provinces, namely the East Java, North Sumatra, West Nusa Tenggara, East Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, North Sulawesi and Bali which

Timeless Indonesia Festival Bringing the best from all over the Indonesian Archipelago, an all-Indonesia cultural extravaganza will be presented at Timeless Indonesia Festival 2014 scheduled to take place from 24 to 31th December at K-Land Beach, Badung Regency, on the romantic island of Bali.

The festival will spectacularly showcase rarely exposed traditional music and dances, the tastiest traditional culinary delights, fashions highlighting exquisite fabrics and textiles from Indonesia’s top designers and an array of arts and crafts carefully selected for their unique attributes, and more. In this inaugural edition, the festival will highlight the cultural wonders from 7 provinces, which are: East Java, North Sumatra, West Nusa Tenggara, East Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, North Sulawesi and Bali.

Among fascinating features offfered during the festival are: the Muara Sangkal Dance from the island of Madura, BendeMajapahit, Chandra Kirana ballet featuring Fashion Show, Tor-tor Sipitu Cawan from Lake Toba, Gondang Batak, Manduda Dance, Gantar Dance of the Dayak ethnic group from East Kalimantan, Enggang Riang Dance, Samarinda’s sarong fashion show, Prahara Mandalika and Gendang Beleq, Rudat Dance, the Pakarena Dance, a Kolintang ensemble, the Maengket dance, Manado Food Fiesta, Etnik Fusion Balawan and Ayu Laksmi Peformance, Mepedaan, Kecak Drum percussion, and a whole lot more.

The event will also feature some of the country’s most prominent musicians, top designers, choreographers, and other artists including: Ayu Laksmi, Denny Malik, Balawan, Valentino Napitulu, and many more. (iah)

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Konderatu has the initiative to organize the art and cultural festival entitled ‘Timeless Indonesia Festival (TIF).’ This festival provides a space for each province in Indonesia to showcase their art and culture to international community.

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In this Aug. 16, 2014 photo, the sun rises in the town of Ipoih on the island of Pulah Weh in the Aceh province of Indonesia. While Pulah Weh is a legendary spot among in-the-know divers, tourists can also enjoy snorkeling, fishing, hiking or relaxing in one of the many seaside bungalows.

AP Photo/Jody Kurash

This Aug. 11, 2014 photo shows the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The landmark survived the 2004 tsunami relatively unscathed.

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Kelan Beach, Jimbaran

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Opening of TIF Performance from Bali Performance from NTB Performance from South Sulawesi Performance from East Kalimantan Performance from North Sulawesi Performance from East Java Performance from North Sumatra

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incidentally hosted the event.

Scattering of guest stars would make this event more classy and captivating. A fashion show would feature some famous designers such as Valentino Napitupulu, Cok Abi, Yoyo Prasetyo, Ida Noer Harris and other famous designers from various provinces.

In addition, this cultural festival ending the year 2014 would display the creative works of famous choreographer Denny Malik, Balinese pop singer Ayu Laksmi together with musicians Balawan and Gus Teja and other cool musicians from the region of the participants. (may)

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A chance to breach divide Two brothers from Australia swarm over for young in Cuba and US Scolded not to urinate out of place

MANGUPURA - Australian brothers, Timothy O’Hehir, 26, and Scott O’Hehir, 22, ran amuck because they were reprimanded when urinating in a restaurant and next to a shrine. They ganged up on the Apa Kabar Restaurant owner, Wayan Mudipa, 35, Friday night (Dec 19). As a result of the offense, both travelers are in prison of the North Kuta Police.

“The victim was beaten and hit with a beer bottle. The two offenders did not accept to be reprimanded when they were urinating in the restaurant and at the shrine of the victim,” said the Chief of North

Kuta Criminal Police Investigation Unit, Isaac Koko Hasio, accompanying the Chief of North Kuta Police, Ronny R. Eppang, Saturday (Dec 20).

Police chief added that ini-

tially the two brothers staying at Villa Echoland on Jalan Batumejan, Canggu came to Apa Kabar Restaurant on Jalan Batubolong, Canggu, around 7:30 p.m. Upon arrival at the scene, they held a beer bottle.

They did not order any food, but immediately urinated. “An offender urinated in the restaurant, while another even urinated beside the shrine,” said the police chief.

Seeing the act of both travelers, the victim as the restaurant

owner did not accept and immediately rebuked them. Instead of apologizing, both travelers then beat the victim. Even, one of the offenders hit the victim with a beer bottle. Not only that, they also threatened to kill the victim.

As a result of the brutal action of the two brothers, the victim suffered injuries on the face and other parts of the body.

Meanwhile, the two offenders fled. Unfortunately, people who

saw the incident immediately ran after them. Residents could arrest Timothy, while Scott escaped.

Later, Timothy was secured and taken to police station. A few hours after the incident, Scott surrendered to police station.

Chief Ronny confirmed that both travelers from Australia were still undergoing intensive investigation.

Allegedly they were drunk when ganging up on the victim and immediately arrested. (kmb36)

Enjoy Bali by Surfing in Batu Bolong Beach

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One of the participants of “Ngelawang” parade perform infront of Jagatnatha Temple on Sunday, December 21st, 2014. ten participants took part in the event. “Ngelawang” procession is one of the ritual done by the Hindus to get rid off the negative things.

Bangli soon reconstructs Gandrung Dance BANGLI - A classical Balinese dance, namely the Gandrung Dance, will soon be reconstructed in the near future.

This endangered traditional art will be displayed by at least 220 dancers in the Captain Mudita Square during the celebration of the Mother’s Day falling on December 22.

Chairperson of the PKK Bangli, Mrs. Erik Gianyar, recently said that to enliven the celebration of the Mother’s Day this year, her party deliberately featured the Gandrung Dance. This classical dance would be presented in pairs by male and female dancers. Like the joged (a kind of

social dance), the male dancers would act as pengibing or co-dancer.

As the nature of Gandrung Dance as a social dance, other than being known in Java, the dance had also debuted at several villages in Bangli such as the Abang Batudinding village, Kintamani and Pasekan hamlet, Tambahan village, Tembuku. Even, at Pengotan village, Bangli, this dance was quite made sacred by local residents. Since it was considered sacred, the dancers were already determined first by the authority of Pengotan village. It was intended to enable the dancers to make maximal

performance.

Mrs. Erik Gianyar also said that based on information received so far the dance had been extinct at Pasekan hamlet, Tembuku. No single dancer continued this cultural heritage. Meanwhile, at Abang Batudinding and Pengotan the dance remained to be preserved where the dance was performed by a group of dancers belonging to the members of local art troupe. This Gandrung Dance was already performed in the Bali Arts Festival (BAF).

“Through this event, I hope the Gandrung Dance of Bangli can be widely known to the public,” she said. (ina)

Almost similar with Echo Beach, Batu Bolong Beach that located in Canggu Village, Kerobokan District, Badung or about 200 meters adjacent to Echo Beach presents a big and dazzling waves for surfing. The magnificent sunset also support this beach become more fascinating.

Even, this beach has been the one of famous destination after Kuta that visited by foreign tourists who want surfing. It is also suitable for recreation or relax while enjoying the fresh atmosphere that flows from the Indian ocean.

To reach this place the tourists have to enter Batu Bolong street or about 35 km from Ngurah Rai Airport. Besides Surfing, this beach is usually used as Hinduism Ceremony where in front of the beach there are two temples namely Batu Bolong Temple and Luhur Bhujangga Waisnawa Temple.

This is the reason this beach has been well known by foreign tourists as the best surfing spot with interesting Hinduism activities.

Kelian Banjar Dinas Desa Adat Canggu, I Wayan Mustara said, in certain day like Piodalan Day in one of those temples, the place often visited by Canggu Village society. “Fhurthermore, when there are ceremonies of Melasti, Mendak Pratima, Mesuci and Melukat, the people from outside the village such as Kapuan, Baturiti, Petang and Abiansemal frequently conduct the ceremony in this beach. This ceremony sometimes eye catching the tourists to take some pictures of it,” explained Mustara.

Mustara stated, The good access of this place may the tourists stay longer around here to enjoying everything, aside from surfing and conducting ceremonies. “the activities in the east side of the beach is fishing. “There is a fisherman group named Merta Segara Canggu that still conserved since 1986 when it was legalized. It is still use traditional ship to catch the fishes, it is actually the tourists attraction of this beach,” he said.

The tourists that want to enjoy surfing can rent surfing board in this beach. “If the tourists want to rent surfing board, it is only IDR 150.000 to 200.000 according to the size and IDR 40.000 for body board. If they are interesting to use hut, beach clothes or accessories like necklace, bracelets, they can buy in the seller around this beach,” Mustara added. (ocha)

HAVANA — Daniela Martinez long figured that someday she would leave the struggles of daily life in Cuba and join her uncle in the United States, but after the events of the last few days, the 18-year-old medical student thinks exile may not be her only choice.

“He always tells me things are better there,” Martinez said, gesturing with her chin toward the sea leading to Florida. Dangling her legs over the edge of the Malecon, the iconic concrete seawall where entertainment-starved young Havanans gather each evening, she said, “I think things are going to get better.”

For a generation that grew up believing the best way to pursue their dreams was to leave the island, the announcement this week that Cuba will open relations with the United States is prompting many to reevaluate their futures. At the same time, Cuban-Americans are considering what the changes will mean for their lives, with some even wondering whether they are significant enough to present a once far-fetched chance for them to return.

The five decades of estrangement since Fidel Castro came to power in the Cuban revolution have created an economic and psychological gulf much wider than the 90 miles of the Florida Straits. But the opening of relations, with increased travel and communication, stands to narrow those differences and create new opportunities, especially for young people less burdened by the past.

For Cubans like Martinez, it may mean that becoming a doctor won’t limit her to a meager

state salary. For others, there is the hope of Internet access and an end to the desperation that leads thousands to migrate each year.

Cuban-Americans, meanwhile, see the possibility of starting businesses in their homeland, connecting with their roots and putting aside the bitterness of parents and grandparents who were arrested, exiled or had property seized in the revolution.

“My family always said they weren’t going back until Fidel died,” said Vanessa Garcia, a 35year-old writer in Miami whose parents left Cuba in the 1960s. “But it seemed like that was something that was hurting us rather than helping us in many ways. It’s lasted much longer than anybody thought it would.”

Some change already has been in the works. Cuba did away with a longstanding restriction on overseas travel last year, and knowledge of modern culture has been making its way into the island via TV and flash drives brought from overseas — enough for people here to know what they are missing. Young people increasingly are on Facebook, even if they don’t manage to get online often. And in the other direction, Cuban-Americans have been visiting in greater numbers, often helping to keep their extended families afloat.

Many in Florida grew up hear-

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A young Cuban woman waves a flag of her country during a concert of Silvio Rodriguez in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014.

ing their grandparents’ stories about fleeing from communism.

The revolution, they were taught, brought an end to freedom and ushered in tyranny. Cubans on the island, meanwhile, learned from state propaganda that the Yankees were the enemy and capitalism was savage. Anybody who left was called a “worm.”

But Cubans and Cuban-Americans find that when they meet,

they have much more in common than expected. They share the same hand gestures, slang and even taste in music. They love baseball with a passion. “Everybody says their grandmother’s flan is the best and nobody knows how to make a Cuban sandwich except the place that they know,” said Dave Sandoval, a musician in Washington.

Even after years of propaganda, Cubans are fascinated with some of

the most hyper-American aspects of U.S. culture. Paula Pineiro, a 14-year-old high school student and musician, is dying to see the skyscrapers of New York while classmate Otto Rivero wants to see Disneyland and Las Vegas, places he knows only from TV. “We want to have new experiences,” says the 14-year-old Rivero. “I love casinos. They say they are magnificent.”(ap)

North Korea proposes joint probe over Sony hacking

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An exterior view of the Sony Pictures Plaza building is seen in Culver City, Calif., Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. President Barack Obama declared Friday that Sony “made a mistake” in shelving the satirical film, “The Interview,” about a plot to assassinate North Korea’s leader.

SEOUL — North Korea proposed a joint investigation with the U.S. into the hacking attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment, warning of “serious” consequences if Washington rejects a probe that it believes would prove Pyongyang had nothing to do with the cyberattack. The proposal was seen by analysts as a typical ploy by the North to try to show that it is sincere, even though it knows the U.S. would never accept its offer for a joint investigation.

U.S. officials blame North Korea for the hacking, citing the tools used in the Sony attack and previous hacks linked to the North, and have vowed to respond. The break-in resulted in the disclosure of tens of thousands of confidential Sony emails and business files, and escalated to threats of terror attacks against U.S. movie

theaters that caused Sony to cancel the Christmas Day release of “The Interview,” a comedy about a plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. On Saturday, an unidentified North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman in Pyongyang proposed the joint investigation with the U.S., saying the North knows how to prove it’s not responsible for the hacking. He also said Washington was slandering Pyongyang by spreading unfounded rumors.

“The U.S. should bear in mind that it will face serious consequences in case it rejects our proposal for joint investigation and presses for what it called countermeasures while finding fault with” North Korea, the spokesman said in a statement carried by Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agen-

cy, or KCNA. “We have a way to prove that we have nothing to do with the case without resorting to torture, as the CIA does,” he said, adding that the U.S. lacks any specific evidence tying North Korea to the hacking.

In Washington, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council, Mark Stroh, said the U.S. stands by the FBI’s conclusion that “the North Korean government is responsible for this destructive attack.”

“The government of North Korea has a long history of denying responsibility for destructive and provocative actions,” Stroh said.

“If the North Korean government wants to help, they can admit their culpability and compensate Sony for the damages this attack caused.” (ap)

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Monday, December 22, 2014

BUSINESS ‘Irresponsible’ non-OPEC output behind oil price plunge ABU DHABI - “Irresponsible” levels of output by producers from outside the OPEC oil cartel is among the main causes of the slump in prices, the United Arab Emirates energy minister charged Sunday.

“One of the main causes is irresponsible production by some producers from outside the organi-

sation, some of whom are newcomers,” Suhail al-Mazrouei told an energy forum in Abu Dhabi.

Mazrouei said the sharp drop in prices will impose a “major economic burden” on oil producing countries, insisting nonetheless that OPEC’s decision last month to maintain output levels was “correct.”

“OPEC’s decision, which aims to provide the market with time to rebalance, is correct, strategic and useful to the global economy,” he said at the forum organised by the Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries.

The OPEC decision will “lead to stability in oil prices,” he said.

World prices have fallen almost 50 percent since June, mainly due to a supply glut, the weak global economy and a strong US dollar. (afp)

Chinese tycoon set to build more billions with IPO BEIJING - Property billionaire Wang Jianlin rose from a local government bureaucrat to China’s richest man by transforming a debt-laden stateowned housebuilder into the sprawling Wanda Group, and the flotation of one of its subsidiaries this week will propel him back up the table of fortune.

Wang has penchants for karaoke and collecting. He’s got an impressive collection of fine art, property projects in top markets around the world, and an everexpanding portfolio of companies including cinema chain AMC and yachtbuilder Sunseeker.

He topped the Forbes China Rich List in 2013 with an estimated net worth of $14.1 billion, but was displaced this year after charismatic Internet entrepreneur Jack Ma floated his e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba Group in the world’s biggest ever initial public offering (IPO).

That is likely to change again after Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties, the flagship subsidiary of Wang’s Wanda Group, lists in Hong Kong on Tuesday.

Wanda Commercial is selling a 13 percent stake for $3.7 billion before over-allotments -- valuing the firm at $28 billion, and Wanda Group’s 44 percent postflotation share at $12.5 billion.

Wang himself owns more than 98 percent of Wanda Group, with the remaining sliver held by his only son, Wang Sicong.

Wang and his wife together own around another 10 percent of Wanda Commercial.

The parent conglomerate, which has interests in hotels, entertainment and retail, last year saw more than 12.5 billion

yuan in profits, according to its website.

The behemoth is a far cry from the near-bankrupt, stateowned property developer in the northeastern port of Dalian where Wang was appointed as general manager in 1988.

Previously a government official in the city’s Xigang district, according to Chinese media reports, he dug his first pot of gold from contracts to renovate shanty houses in the area.

As the company turned around, it was renamed Wanda in 1992, and the state’s stakes were gradually bought out by Wang directly or through companies associated with him.

The eldest son of a captain of the Chinese Communist army during the civil war and Second World War and a veteran of the People’s Liberation Army himself, Wang runs Wanda Group “with military rigour and precision”, Fortune magazine reported last year.

Nearly all his senior staff are men and wear black suits, white shirts and dark ties as a rule.

Employees are provided with three free meals a day at strictly scheduled hours.

Wanda executives claim the company has “never once had a project come in late or over budget”, the magazine said.

Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties now says it is the second-largest commercial property owner and operator in the world, with 175 property projects across China, including 71 Wanda Plazas of shopping centres, luxury hotels, and office and residential towers, according to the bourse filing. (afp)

In this Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014 file photo, traders David O’Day, left, and Christopher Fuchs, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The withdrawal of the Federal Reserve stimulus failed to dampen the mood on Wall Street.

Both the Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 hit a series of all-time highs in 2014 amid growing confidence over the state of the US recovery.

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Year-ender

A look at 2014 in the business world LONDON — No one said the recovery from the global financial crisis would be easy and 2014 provided that in spades. While the U.S. economy, the world’s largest, is showing clear signs that its recovery is self-sustaining, the picture elsewhere is far less rosy entering 2015.

Concerns remain over the Chinese economy, the world’s secondlargest, while Japan, the No. 3, has fallen back into recession despite a raft of stimulus efforts. And in Europe, economic stagnation appears to be the new status quo despite the welcome news that Greece’s savage six-year recession is over.

In the U.S., the Federal Reserve has called time on its monetary stimulus after six years and has hinted that it could start raising interest rates in 2015 from near zero percent. As a result, the dollar was in the ascendant on foreign exchange markets and Wall Street investors grew increasingly optimistic over

the economic outlook — the S&P 500 index hit a series of record highs.

Firms also appeared to be caught up in the growing optimism. Following years of retrenchment that saw companies accumulate cash reserves, U.S. companies are once again taking risks. There were a number of headline-grabbing deals in 2014, including Facebook’s $22 billion buyout of WhatsApp. Elsewhere, the legacy of the global financial crisis remains, notably in Europe, where the European Central Bank is considering a larger, Fed-style stimulus to shore up the ailing economy of the 18-country eurozone and avoid a debilitating bout of deflation — falling prices can further weigh on growth.

Russia is one European economy that’s ending 2014 in far worse shape than how it started the year. Following a collapse in oil prices and sanctions imposed on Russia for its

actions in the Ukraine crisis, Russia is heading into recession and its currency, the ruble, has plunged.

For most of the rest of the world, the fall in oil prices to 5-year lows below $65 a barrel is an unexpected economic boon. Consumers are feeling the benefit at the pump almost immediately while businesses may have extra cash available to invest.

Many factors were behind the oil price decline, including the slowdown in growth in China. Supply factors played a role too, with production growing in countries likes Iraq and Syria.

Despite the boon from lower oil prices, developing economies had a volatile year. Many of their markets were roiled ahead of the Fed ending its stimulus — since much of the money created by the stimulus had been funneled by investors into high-yielding developing markets.

That market turbulence is likely to persist next year, too. (ap)

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Ngejot tradition among Hindus and Christians at Piling hamlet TABANAN - Every Galungan feast day, precisely six days later, the tradition of ngejot by Christians to Hindus becomes a unique tradition only existing at Piling Kawan hamlet, Piling Tengah and Piling Kangin, Mengesta village, Penebel. For Galungan of this time, the ngejot tradition will be made on Monday (Dec 22). Christian residents will deliver their selfmade Balinese delicacies such as tum (steamed minced-meat wrapped in leaf), lawar (minced meat with vegetables) and snacks for the Hindus.

One of the Christian residents undergoing the ngejot tradition, Stefanus Nyoman Utara, 40, or commonly called Kris explained that ngejot tradition had long existed in the region.

“Ngejot tradition by Christians to Hindus is a kind of response to ngejot tradition by the Hindus to us every Galungan feast day,” he said.

Through the ngejot tradition,

added Kris, the fraternity and religious tolerance between the Hindus and Christians in the region could be getting stronger. Aside from with ngejot tradition, the Hindus and Christians in the region were also mingled in the ups and downs. “If there is a death in the family of the Hindus, we will help through social works or vice versa,” said Kris who

lives at this Piling hamlet.

The Christians at the hamlet, added Kris, approximately amounted to 40 households. Each household prepared jotan or food gift with a total of 75 packages. The traditional activity started at 09:00 a.m. “So, the food gift will be given to the nearest family and neighbors,” said Kris. (kmb24)

Cliff Temple at Tambahan, similar to relief at Gunung Kawi

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The fifth Festival of Chili Bali Safari with themed “Green and Red Symphony” which lasted three full days, starting on Friday (19/12) to Sunday (21/12) with the involvement of the Indonesian chef of the renowned Chef Association both at the national level and area (Bali).

International class chef liven Festival Bali Safari

GIANYAR - Among Chef International classy like Henry Alexie Bloem and Chef Dalem Agung Putra, along with the celebrity chef is Haryo Pramoe and Chef Ragin Imam Wibowo enliven the first day ‘Chili Festival in Bali Safari and Marine Park, Gianyar.

General Manager of the Bali Safari and Marine Park, William Santoso, officially opened the event at the zoo Bali Safari and Marine Park followed by 300 participants from various regions in Indonesia, including foreign tourists, Friday.

The fifth Festival of Chili with “Green and Red Symphony” which lasted three full days, starting on Friday (19/12) to Sunday (21/12) in 2014 with the involvement of the Indonesian chef of the renowned Chef Association both at the national level and area (Bali).

William Santoso said that the festival

is an annual event, in which a large contribution to the creativity and the preservation of traditional Balinese dishes that usually served for royal family in Bali.

“Under the theme of “Green and Red Symphony”, red and green peppers mixed with a mixture of modern materials that have the aroma and taste more delicious without losing its Bali characteristics,” he said.

He explained, the festival will also held chili cooking demonstrations, exhibitions and competitions. Various traditional Balinese sauce recipes handed down from generation to generation was introduced to the visitors, including foreign tourists were keen to enjoy the event.

Festival Sambal Bali Safari and Marine Mark also got rave reviews from Assistant I of Gianyar Government, Tjokorda Rai Widiarsa Pemayun, who

representing Gianyar Regent AA Gde Agung Bharata, SH at the event.

Bali has many culinary diversity as an asset of tourism, culture, and customs of Bali. The festival is an addition to introducing various characteristics of typical Balinese sauce also invites the community and surrounding environment to share in Bali culinary delight.

He explains, Chilli Festival Bali Safari can raise concerns about the preservation of traditional Balinese sauce, as well as invite the whole society also care for the animals and the environment as part of the forces of nature.

The opening ceremony of the Festival Sambal Bali Safari and Marine Park marked the beating of gongs ole Ida Dalem Puri Semara son as heir Agung Karangasem, accompanied by William Santoso, Tjokorda Rai Widiarsa Pemayun represent Regent. (ant)

Evidently Bangli is rich in archaeological heritage site. Aside from the cliff temple at Jehem Kaja hamlet, Jehem village, Tembuku, another similar ancient relic can also be found at Tambahan hamlet, at local village. Slightly different from the existing site at Jehem Kaja, the heritage known as the Tambahan Cliff Temple remains to strongly adhere to the cliff wall. It has a relief looking like the relics as found at Gunung Kawi, Gianyar.

Tambahan Cliff Temple is located at quite challenging position, namely on the verge of Geredeg cliff. To reach the site, visitors must pass through a very inadequate path, namely dirt footpath. Seeing from the condition, it indicates if the path has not got any attention from local government and the other parties to improve the footpath heading for the site.

A custodian of the Tambahan Cliff Temple, Dewa Agung Made Tirta, said the cliff temple had been declared a national cultural heritage so that the existence had been protected by Law No.5/1992 on the preservation of historical and archaeological heritage in Bali and NTB. Nevertheless, he did not know exactly when the temple was first found.

It measured about 2 meters x 2.5 meters and had existed since long time before he was in charge of preserving the site. “I do not know exactly when it was found. Even, the previous officers claimed not to know,” he explained.

According to his estimation, the cliff temple had existed since the eleventh century. The Tambahan Cliff Temple relief, said Dewa Tirta, resembled to the relics of Gunung Kawi Temple, Gianyar. Some local residents frequently put the offerings on the temple such as in the form of cigarette. “When people wishing to invoke water of local spring, they usually deliver cigarettes here,” he said.

All this time, the Tambahan Cliff Temple was admitted to be very rarely visited by travelers. Travelers hardly ever visited this heritage site. Lastly, the cliff temple was visited by the students of the Department of Archaeology, Udayana University in 2012.

Even though rarely visited by travelers, he remained to preserve the sanitation of the ancient heritage. Leaves and moss around the site were always cleaned up so that it could always look like the original condition. (ina)

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FILE- In this Sunday, May 11, 2014 file photo, people stand outside burnt houses following an attack by Islamic militants in Gambaru, Nigeria.

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2 NYC police officers killed in ambush shooting NEW YORK — A gunman who vowed online to shoot two “pigs” in retaliation for the police chokehold death of Eric Garner ambushed two New York City officers in a patrol car and fatally shot them in broad daylight Saturday before running to a subway station and killing himself, authorities said.

Ismaaiyl Brinsley, 28, wrote on an Instagram account: “I’m putting wings on pigs today. They take 1 of ours, let’s take 2 of theirs,” two city officials with direct knowledge of the case confirmed for The Associated Press. He used the hashtags Shootthepolice RIPErivGardner (sic) RIPMikeBrown.

The officials, a senior city official and a law enforcement official, weren’t authorized to speak publicly on the topic and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Police said Brinsley approached the passenger window of a marked police car and opened fire, striking Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu in the head. The officers were

on special patrol doing crime reduction work in Brooklyn.

“They were, quite simply, assassinated — targeted for their uniform,” said Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, who looked pale and shaken at a hospital news conference.

The sudden and extraordinary violence stunned the city, prompted a response from vacationing President Barack Obama and escalated weeks of simmering ill will between police and their critics following grand jury decisions not to indict officers in the deaths of Eric Garner in New York and Michael Brown in Missouri.

Garner and Brown were black; the officers who killed them are white.

Demonstrators around the country have staged die-ins and other protests following the grand jury decisions. The New York police union head declared there’s “blood on the hands” of protesters and the city’s mayor.(ap)

Nigeria’s home-grown Bomb blast kills 3, hurts 5 Islamic uprising poses in northeastern India regional threat

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Thousands of members of Nigeria’s home-grown Islamic extremist Boko Haram group strike across the border in Cameroon, with coordinated attacks on border towns, a troop convoy and a major barracks. Farther north, Boko Haram employs recruits from Chad to enforce its control in northeastern Nigerian towns and cities.

In Niger, the government has declared a “humanitarian crisis” and appealed for international aid to help tens of thousands of Nigerian refugees driven from their homes by the insurgency. These recent events show how neighboring countries are increasingly being drawn into Nigeria’s Islamic uprising. Thousands of people have been killed in Nigeria’s 5-year insurgency and some 1.6 million people driven from their homes.

“We are concerned about the increasing regionalization of Boko Haram,” said Comfort Ero, Africa director for the International Crisis Group. The countries have been slow to recognize “the gravity and extent of the threat from Boko Haram.”

Ero cautioned that cooperation between the neighboring countries is weak. “None of the sides is willing to share information with the other,” Ero said. “There’s always been a lack of confidence in terms of shared regional security.” She said there is also distrust of the

capabilities of Nigeria’s once-proud military, which has been battered

by Boko Haram. A court-martial this week sentenced 54 soldiers to death by firing squad for refusing to fight the extremists.

Chad responded this week by opening a regional “counter-terrorism cell” against Boko Haram in N’Djamena, Chad’s capital 40 miles (60 kilometers) from the Nigerian border, according to an adviser to French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.

Boko Haram’s threat to neighboring countries was highlighted on Wednesday, when some 5,000 insurgents launched simultaneous attacks on border towns in Cameroon, that country’s Ministry of Defense said. During the fighting, the militants set off a roadside improvised explosive device that hit a military convoy. They also attacked the main border barracks at Amchide town, the defense statement said.

Cameroonian troops repelled the attacks and killed 116 mili-

tants, while losing a sergeant and a lieutenant, it said, adding that Boko Haram must have suffered additional casualties on the Nigerian side caused by Cameroonian artillery fire.

Fighters from Chad, Niger and Cameroon long have been identified among Boko Haram fighters in Nigeria. But residents fleeing Boko Haram now report that Chadian recruits are enforcing Boko Haram’s rule in northeast Nigerian border towns in Borno state. People who escaped from Gajigana village, which was attacked a week ago, said fighters they called “Chadian mercenaries” have taken charge of most communities, even sitting in courts to adjudicate local disputes.

“They monitor every movement, all the things we do, the kind of people you meet with,” said Kalli Abdullahi, who escaped to Maiduguri this week and spoke to The Associated Press. If residents break the strict Shariah law “they will get you and kill you so as to instill fear in people,” he said.(ap)

GUWAHATI — An explosion in the parking lot of a bus station early Sunday killed three people and wounded five others in India’s remote northeastern state, where several separatist groups operate, police said.

The homemade bomb went off in Imphal, the capital of Manipur state, killing three construction workers, said police Superintendent Ibomcha Singh. Five other men were hospitalized.

No one has claimed responsibility for the blast. Imphal is about 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Guwahati, the biggest city in the region.

At least 17 separatist groups are active in Manipur state and often stage hit-and-run attacks on government forces. Their demands range from greater autonomy for the state to an independent homeland for the people of Manipur.(ap)

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The body of a blast victim is seen as an Indian policeman stands at the site of an explosion in Imphal, the capital of Manipur state, India, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014.

Monday, December 22, 2014

Mount Gamalama erupted, 4 hospitalized

TERNATE, Indonesia — A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted Friday, spewing towering clouds of hot ash into the air and leaving four hikers injured and one missing when they scrambled to safety, an official said.

Mount Gamalama on Ternate island in North Maluku province shot thick gray smoke up to 2,000 meters (6,560 feet) into the sky just before midnight Thursday, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the spokesman for Indonesia’s Disaster Mitigation Agency.

He said nine panicked hikers fell while fleeing to safety. Four of them were hospitalized and rescuers were searching for the tenth.

Slow-moving red lava was vis-

ible at the peak of the eruption Friday and villages were blanketed with thick ash, but no evacuation orders have been issued, Nugroho said.

An airport in Ternate, the provincial capital about30 kilometers (20 miles) from the volcano, was forced to close Friday as did schools and offices.

Mount Gamalama is one of about 129 active volcanoes in Indonesia.

Its last major eruption was in 2012.

No deaths were reported then.

Indonesia, a vast archipelago of 240 million people, is prone to earthquakes and volcanoes because it sits along the Pacific Ring of Fire, a horseshoe-shaped string of faults that lines the Pacific Ocean.

JAKARTA - The Indonesian capital -- a chaotic metropolis with shaky Internet access -- is hoping to turn its fortunes around with an ambitious online platform that allows residents to report problems, from crime to traffic jams, with their smartphones.

A concrete jungle with a population of about 10 million, Jakarta is infamous for monster traffic snarlups, rubbish-strewn, pot-holed roads, heavy pollution and flooding that engulfs poor slum areas every year.

After successive leaders failed to get to grips with the myriad problems, new governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama is seeking to harness technology and tap into residents’ love of social media in the hope of driving through real change -- but the initiative has its share of sceptics, not least amongst the city’s luddite officials.

Launched a week ago, the Smart City plan gives people a platform to report problems -- such as floods, rubbish left lying in the street, potholes and crime -- with the idea that nearby officials should then quickly respond.

“We hope people will be active in reporting. If you want to be served well, then help us monitor the city,” the governor, who has two million Twitter followers, said at the launch of the project.

The initiative’s main website, smartcity.jakarta.go.id, uses Google Maps and is integrated with app Waze, owned by Google, which allows drivers to share real-time traffic

information.

The site also links up to two smartphone apps that have been specially designed for the project. The first, Qlue, is for residents to report problems, while the second, CROP, allows officials nearby to respond.

When a problem is reported, a red marker appears on the main site and when it is resolved, the marker turns green.

Purnama, famed for fiercely reprimanding bumbling officials, hopes the initiative will speed up a bureaucracy criticised as bloated, ineffective and crippled by corruption.

The governor, known by his nickname Ahok, has also ordered the 30,000 neighbourhood chiefs in Jakarta to prove they are doing their jobs by tweeting reports of problems in their area along with a picture, and is threatening to base their pay on how many messages they post.

The Internet had already become a popular tool among Jakartans for reporting problems in the city -particularly traffic -- but Purnama’s is the first comprehensive plan by authorities to use the web to run the metropolis.

While observers welcomed the initiative, they also expressed serious doubts about whether it would work in a city with patchy Internet access and technology-shy officials.

“It is a good idea, but I am not sure it will be effective,” Ahmad Safrudin, a campaigner for cleaner air in Jakarta, told AFP. “In my experience, many in Ahok’s administration are not even familiar with email.”

Capital bets on web drive to lift fortunes

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10 years on, where did all the tsunami debris go?

BANDA ACEH — Cars. Fishing boats. Houses. Entire villages. The 2004 tsunami left Banda Aceh with mountains of debris up to 6 kilometers (4 miles) inland.

Driving in the remade communities today, it’s easy to wonder where it all went. Some of it is still there — recycled into road materials, buildings and furniture. Some of it was burned, creating new environmental hazards.

And most of it was simply washed out to sea.

Ten years after that gigantic wave engulfed this city of 4 million on the day after Christmas, Banda Aceh has been almost totally restored. The tangled mountains of rubbish are gone, and it’s hard to imagine the destruction that once choked rivers, blocked streets and ripped up trees by the roots.

The endless heaps of twisted metal, splintered wood and broken concrete have all disappeared except for some scattered reminders for tourists and local residents. A drive along the coast highlights a stunning coastline with new houses perched near the beach.

Lush mangroves have been planted to help withstand future tsunamis, fishermen are back at sea and farmers are again working their rice paddies.

Still, authorities are concerned about the health and environmental risks posed by debris contaminated by oil, asbestos and medical waste sitting on the seafloor off the coast and in 32 unregulated dump sites around the city.

“Unsafe disposal of waste will cause further environmental damage in the long term,” said Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, who headed the Aceh and Nias Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency, which led the massive clean-up effort and was dissolved in 2009 after the job was judged finished.

Banda Aceh, located on the northern tip of Indonesia’s Sumatra island, was the hardest hit city by the disaster, which devastated hundreds of communities in more than a dozen countries around the Indian Ocean.

The tsunami left an estimated 10 million cubic meters (13 million cubic yards) of debris here, most of it washed into the ocean, Mangkusubroto said. If all that was squeezed into a 1-hectare (2 1/2 acre) field, it would create a tower of trash 1,000 meters (3,000 feet) tall.

Cleaning up the wrecked city was a mammoth, often overwhelming, task.

For weeks, the streets were strewn

with rubble, and rescue workers retrieved dead bodies from under houses and in ponds, said Abdul Mutalib Ahmad, who worked at Banda Aceh’s only landfill and witnessed the tsunami from atop a three-story building.

“Debris was everywhere,” he said.

“We thought we were facing severe public health problem with the massive amount of waste.”

At first, many survivors simply burned wood and other garbage. But authorities discouraged them from doing that because it polluted the air and could expose them to harmful toxins that might lead to respiratory problems. Some trash was covered with oil or chemicals, making it extremely flammable and hazardous, and in at least one case, a fire spread uncontrollably over a large area.

As key roads were cleared, trucks began carting tons of debris to the landfill every day for at least a year, Ahmad said.

But some waste inevitably got dumped at random sites around the city. They still contain leaky oil drums and asbestos-laced housing materials.

Hazardous waste that was found among the rubble was buried in a separate marked area inside the city’s landfill, according to Tomi Soetjipto, the Indonesia spokesman for the U.N. Development Program, which

oversaw much of the clean-up. And nearly 50 tons of expired medications — some of it donated after the tsunami — sit in a warehouse awaiting safe disposal.

Three months after the tsunami, the UNDP started a $40.5 million recycling program that employed 400,000 temporary workers to pluck wood and stone from the rubble and use the materials to rebuild roads and houses as well as to make furniture. The recycled waste was used to reconstruct 100 kilometers (62 miles) of roads and manufacture 12,000 pieces of wooden furniture, Mangkusubroto said.

The UNDP’s Tsunami Recovery Waste Management Project cleared about 1 million cubic meters (1.3 million cubic yards) of debris from the city, enough to fill 400 Olympic swimming pools. It also trained about 1,300 government workers in overseeing the program.

Some 67,000 metric tons of other recyclable materials such as glass, plastic and cardboard were diverted from landfills and sold in local markets. Indonesian authorities say the clean-up was possible only with the help of the international community.

“Finally, the mounting tsunami rubbish was cleared. For such a huge job like that, the world didn’t leave us alone to face it,” Mangkusubroto said. (ap)

AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File

In this Monday, Dec. 27, 2004 file photo, debris litter the front lawn of Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia. Ten years after that gigantic wave swept into this city of 4 million on the day after Christmas, Banda Aceh has been almost totally restored. The tangled mountains of rubbish are gone, and it’s hard to imagine the destruction that once choked rivers, blocked streets and ripped up trees by the roots.

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Destination

Monday, December 22, 2014

Pandawa Beach

Pandawa Beach is the most unique tourist beach area on the Island of the Gods.

Nestled at Kutuh village, South Kuta subdistrict, or about 15 minutes from Ngurah Rai Airport, it does not only present various marine tourist attractions, but also serves as the center for the seaweed cultivation. Once traveling, we can see natural scenery and

some cultural activities having been carried out for generations since the past time.

Various tourist attractions are offered by the white sandy beach known as the secret beach because it is hidden behind the hills.

Local community supported by the government then took an initiative to open the access to Pandawa Beach by splitting the

hills. On the sides of the cliff lie some caves where they are filled up with the figures of Pandawa in the Mahabharata epic. This is the origin of the beach in Southern Bali named the Pandawa Beach.

From the top of the hill, tourists can see the beautiful cobalt blue sea water. When coming into the coastal area, visitors will be greeted by a clean white sand and calm quiet atmosphere. A number of small huts belonging to local people are transformed into stall used to serve visitors. Besides, it is also provided with dozens of benches and

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International umbrellas for visitors wishing to lie down while enjoying the beach atmosphere.

A number of foreign visitors take advantage of the high waves on the beach for surfing, snorkeling, diving and others. There other activities available are such as canoeing and flying by windsurfing. Visitors can tray the massage and spa service managed by housewives of local village coalesced into the Family Empowerment and Prosperity (PKK). Then, visitors can also observe directly the activities of seaweed farmers at the Fisherman Village.

Monday, December 22, 2014

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Aldridge leads Trail Blazers over Pelicans 114-88 Associated Press Writer

NEW ORLEANS — LaMarcus Aldridge scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Portland to a 114-88 win over the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA Saturday night.

While Portland was coming off a triple overtime win at San Antonio a night earlier, it was New Orleans that appeared tired. The Pelicans made just 35 percent of their shots, including just 3-of-14 shooting by Anthony Davis, who finished with seven points, six rebounds and five blocked shots.

Aldridge played a large role in Portland’s runaway start. His steal of Pelicans guard Tyreke Evans less than a minute in led to his 15-foot jumper and made a free throw on the other end. A fade-away 19footer by Aldridge on the next possession was followed by a Wesley Matthews 3-pointer.

Aldridge finished off the next two offensive series with long jumpers and, less than four minutes into the game he had nine points and had staked the Trail Blazers

to a near double-digit lead. Blazers point guard Damian Lillard added 17 points and seven assists while one-time New Orleans center Chris Kaman had 16 points and six rebounds in a reserve role.

Austin Rivers led New Orleans with 21 points while Ryan Anderson scored 16 points. Kyle Korver scored 22 points, including seven points late, to help the Atlanta Hawks hold on for a 104-97 win over the Houston Rockets. The game was tied with three minutes left before Atlanta used a 7-0 run to make it 97-90 with just under a minute to go. Korver hit one of his four 3-pointers during that run.

The Hawks led by 16 points, but Houston used a big third quarter to tie it entering the fourth. The teams stayed close throughout the fourth quarter, with the lead changing or

the game being tied several times before Atlanta put it away in the final minutes.

Dwight Howard had 19 points and 11 rebounds and James Harden added 18 points with a season-high 14 assists for the Rockets who lost their second straight game.

Monta Ellis equaled his season high with 38 points, including 11 during the final four minutes, to spark a late rally as the Dallas Mavericks beat the depleted San Antonio Spurs 99-93 in Rajon Rondo’s debut with the Mavericks.

Rondo, the four-time All-Star who played his first eight-plus seasons with the Boston Celtics, finished with six points on 3-for-11 shooting. He had nine assists and seven rebounds. Marco Belinelli led San Antonio with 21 points.

Aron Baynes added a career-high 16 points.

Chris Paul scored nine of his 27 points in the final 4:04 and Blake Griffin added 24, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a 106-102 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.

AP Photo/Butch Dill

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, center, drives to the basket around New Orleans Pelicans forward Tyreke Evans (1) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, in New Orleans, La.

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Fernando Alonso needed a change of scene in Formula 1 as neither he nor Ferrari were getting the best out of each other, reckons former team-mate Felipe Massa.

Williams racer Massa drove alongside Alonso at Ferrari for four years from 2010, before dropped in favour of Kimi Raikkonen at the end of 2013.

Alonso followed Massa to the Ferrari exit this year after reaching a mutual agreement with the team to end his contract early and move to McLaren. Sebastian Vettel will take Alonso’s place.

AUTOSPORT revealed in early October that Alonso and Ferrari had agreed to split, and Massa said it was clear long before the official announcements in late November that the relationship had run its course. “Everybody knew he was going to leave Ferrari, so it wasn’t exactly breaking news,” Massa told AUTOSPORT. “Maybe we saw that Ferrari didn’t give him the best car that he expected, but maybe also he didn’t help Ferrari to grow. “So maybe now is the time for him to change.”

Massa suspects that Ferrari will miss Alonso, though he still wishes his long-time employer success. “If it is going to be any worse or better for Ferrari, I don’t know,” REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah added the Brazilian.

“Fernando is perhaps the best driver on the Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain leaves the pit lane after completing the first practice session of the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit grid, so we don’t know if it will be enough in Abu Dhabi November 21, 2014. for Ferrari to make the step forward [without

him]. “We need to wait and see. But I just hope for the best for Ferrari, anyway.”

Williams’s technical chief Pat Symonds agreed with Massa’s verdict, having worked with Alonso during his title-winning years at Renault. “He obviously wasn’t happy at Ferrari and if you’re not happy then it’s best to move on,” said Symonds.

“He does seem to have been in the wrong place at the wrong time [since he left Renault], which is a shame. “The guy is incredibly quick.”

BOTTAS COMPARISON Massa said his new partnership with Valtteri Bottas at Williams had advantages over working with Alonso as their driving styles are more compatible. “He was good for me, but what was good for him as well is that our driving style is not so different,” Massa said of Bottas.

“So many races we had a very similar set-up and if something was working for me, then he could see, and it was the same the other way around.” He said by comparison Alonso’s style was ‘very different’.

“Fernando is very aggressive with the front of the car, so he uses more of the front tyre than maybe anybody in Formula 1. “But by being so aggressive, he sometimes helps the rear, which is good at certain tracks. “[Bottas] has a completely different driving style to Fernando.”

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International

Monday, December 22, 2014

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Monday, December 22, 2014

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Sp rt Suarez finally scores, Messi nets 2 in Barca win

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Real Madrid celebrates winning the Club World Cup final soccer match against San Lorenzo at Marrakesh stadium December 20, 2014.

Real Madrid crowned world champ at Club World Cup

MARRAKECH, Morocco — Real Madrid outclassed San Lorenzo of Argentina 2-0 in the Club World Cup final on Saturday to put a crown on its status as the best club in world football. The cup added to Madrid’s 2014 trophy haul of Champions League, Copa del Rey, and European Super Cup, and it will carry a 22-game winning streak into 2015.

Sergio Ramos made the breakthrough, leaping up and heading in Toni Kroos’ sweetly stuck corner after 37 minutes. Ramos also got Madrid off the mark in its 4-0 victory over CONCACAF champion Cruz Azul in the semifinals. Loosely marked in the area, Gareth Bale doubled Madrid’s lead early in the second half. The South American champion’s goalkeeper, Sebastian Torrico, should have done better with Bale’s left-footed shot, which bobbled under his body.

This was Madrid’s fourth world club championship, first in the Club World Cup format, and its last competitive match of 2014.

“An unforgettable year,” Ramos said. Madrid dominated the often scrappy, and at times ill-tempered final in Marrakech’s Grand Stade.

If San Lorenzo’s most famous fan, Pope Francis, wasn’t watching on television, then he didn’t miss a classic. In Madrid’s ongoing streak of 22 wins, a Spanish record, Madrid has scored 81 goals and let in just 10. Losing manager Edgardo Bauza rated Madrid “one

of the four or five best teams in the world.” He congratulated his counterpart, Carlo Ancelotti, for putting together a team as solid in defense as it is in attack.

That “makes it a very dangerous team and it will keep on beating records. I don’t have any doubts about that.” Ancelotti was emphatic: “Real Madrid is now the best team in the world.”

Although he didn’t score in two games in Marrakech — almost a goal-drought for him — Cristiano Ronaldo nevertheless netted a total of 61 for Madrid and Portugal in 2014 — not far shy of his 69 in 2013, and 63 in 2012. Although off-target in Morocco, Ronaldo’s unrelenting consistency this year could again secure him the Ballon d’Or as world’s best player on Jan. 12.

Against San Lorenzo, Madrid seemed set to score in the very first minute. Kroos pinched the ball off Juan Mercier, San Lorenzo’s captain, and fed it to Ronaldo.

He, in turn, passed it to Karim Benzema, finely positioned in the

box, but his foot caught a divot on the tired-looking turf as he went to shoot, pitching him face-down.

Benzema picked himself up, cussing the offending hole.

The indefatigable, joyous singing of San Lorenzo’s fans in the crowd of 38,345 was more uplifting than much of the team’s football. San Lorenzo sat back, letting Madrid bring the game to them rather than the other way around.

San Lorenzo had as many yellow cards — four — as shots on goal. Only late in the second half did San Lorenzo make Iker Casillas work hard in his 700th competitive game as Madrid goalkeeper, with Enzo Kalinski and Mercier both forcing saves.

Having already beaten the champion of Africa, ES Setif from Algeria, in the quarterfinals, New Zealand side Auckland City knocked off another continental champion, Cruz Azul of Mexico, in the third-place match, 4-2 on penalties after fulltime finished on 1-1.(ap)

BARCELONA — Luis Suarez’s long wait for a goal in the Spanish league finally ended when he added to Lionel Messi’s brace to give Barcelona a 5-0 win over Cordoba on Saturday.

After putting Barcelona ahead two minutes in at Camp Nou, Pedro Rodriguez passed in the 53rd for Suarez to net his first goal in eight league matches following his four-month biting ban. Suarez had scored twice in the Champions League.

Gerard Pique headed in Barcelona’s third in the 80th before Messi struck his team-leading 14th and 15th league goals of the season. “I was able to score and that leaves me at peace,” Suarez said. “I am a striker and I have to score goals, but I am helping the team win games. That’s why I don’t obsess about it.”

Barcelona pulled to within one point of Real Madrid, which won’t play its game against Sevilla from this round until Feb. 4 due to its appearance in the Club World Cup final in Morocco.

Madrid won the final 2-0 over Argentine side San Lorenzo.

Elsewhere in Spain, Valencia climbed into provisional fourth place with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Eibar, while Levante midfielder Andreas Ivanschitz converted an injury-time penalty to salvage a 1-1 draw at home with Real Sociedad.

Sergio Garcia also scored two goals and set up another to lead 10-man Espanyol 3-1 at Rayo Vallecano, leaving Sociedad as the only team yet to win

on the road this season.

Cordoba offered little resistance to Barcelona as the strugglers remained 19th out of 20, and coach Miroslav Djukic gave a scathing review of his players’ effort.

“We came here to ask the Barcelona players for their shirts. I feel ashamed,” Djukic said. “We were asking for autographs and shirts with photos before the game. To win here, you have to have pride.” Pedro’s early goal came after he used one touch of his right boot to control Ivan Rakitic’s lobbed pass, before a second flick put the ball past goalkeeper Juan Carlos Martin.

With Barcelona dominating with ease, the home crowd didn’t come alive until Suarez poked Pedro’s pass under Martin.

Pique headed in Xavi Hernandez’s free kick and, two minutes later, Messi was kept in check until a poorly defended corner kick fell for him to fire in. He followed that with a goal in stoppage time when he spun and slotted the ball just inside the post for his 22nd and 23rd goals through 22 games in all competitions.

Valencia striker Paco Alcacer finished off a quick attack from a long ball behind Eibar’s defense in the 31st. Valencia then withstood Eibar’s repeated attempts to pull even before securing the victory that lifted it one point behind third-place Atletico Madrid and one point ahead of Sevilla.

Eibar remained in ninth, ahead of Espanyol in 10th.(ap)

AP Photo/Manu Fernandez

FC Barcelona’s Pedro Rodriguez, jumps after scoring against Cordoba during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014.

Disastrous Dortmund end year with loss at Bremen BERLIN - Borussia Dortmund continued their spectacular implosion this season, losing 2-1 at struggling Werder Bremen on Saturday, their 10th defeat in 17 league games sending them into the winter break in 17th place and a point off the bottom. At the other end of the table, VfL Wolfsburg edged past Cologne 2-1 to tighten their hold on second place with defender Naldo heading in the winner.

Talented teenager Davie Selke scored Bremen’s first goal in the third minute and last season’s Bundesliga runners-up never recovered, Dortmund’s leaking defence and lack of attacking ideas proving costly.

Bremen hit them on the break with Selke charging down the right wing past two Dortmund players to deliver a cross for Fin Bartels to make it 2-0 on the hour.

Mats Hummels’s diving header in the 69th gave the visitors hope and Shinji Kagawa should have done better when he fired over the bar from 11 metres as Dortmund pressed for an equaliser. The result left Dortmund, champions in 2011 and 2012, on 15 points, two behind VfB Stuttgart and

Bremen, who are in the relegation playoff spot. Freiburg, last on 14, could send Dortmund bottom if they beat Hanover on Sunday.

“Any criticism that will be unloaded on us now is completely justified,” Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp, who led them to the 2013 Champions League final, told reporters. “It was a reflection of our season so far. We did not do it well in the first half. The good news today is that the year is over,” he said.

Klopp, whose team face Juventus in the Champions League round of 16 in February, pledged to bounce back when the Bundesliga resumes in January.

“That we stand here like complete idiots serves us right. We now have three weeks of preparations ahead of us which we will use intensively to come back a different team and hit back.”

Wolfsburg’s Naldo, who had also scored a late equaliser in their midweek 2-2 draw against Dortmund, headed in his fifth goal of the campaign in the 78th minute to complete a comeback for the hosts that lifted them to 34 points.(rtr)

Late lapse highlights problems facing Roma held to 0-0 at home Moyes at Sociedad

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Roma’s Gervinho, left, and AC Milan’s Cristian Zapata fight for the ball during their Serie A soccer match between Roma and AC Milan at Rome’s Olympic stadium, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014.

BARCELONA - Real Sociedad were left frustrated after a late Levante penalty denied them a first league away win of the season on Saturday with their inability to hold on to the lead a further indication of the tough job facing coach David Moyes. The former Everton and Manchester United manager had urged his players to become stronger mentally if they wanted to pick up a first away win since April and start moving up the table towards the European places.

The match was an uninspiring affair but Sociedad were on course for that victory through Sergio Canales’ strike at the start of the second half before fullback Carlos Martinez handled the ball inside the area in stoppage time.

When television cameras turned to Moyes on the touchline his face was a picture of controlled anger and after Andreas Ivanschitz converted the spot-kick, he became even redder.

The decision appeared slightly harsh as the handball appeared unintentional and Moyes complained to the referee following the final whistle, but Martinez was running a risk by having his hands raised when the ball came into the box.

“We deserved the victory and it is

disappointing,” Moyes told reporters.

“Perhaps our only error was not to have scored more goals having gone ahead.”

Sociedad were missing Carlos Vela, who is their only forward of real quality since the departure of Antoine Griezmann to Atletico Madrid ahead of this season.

Alfred Finnbogason has arrived and did get a double as Real knocked lower league Real Oviedo out of the King’s Cup last Wednesday but his movement has generally been too laboured in attack. Since Moyes arrived last month, Vela and Finnbogason had been the only goal scorers and it will be an area that the Scot will target in the January transfer window.

“We need to score more. We were without our top scorer (against Levante) and this obviously made it more difficult for us,” Moyes said. “We have done well in terms of build-up play but been found lacking in the final third.”

Sociedad traditionally rely on homegrown talent and it will be difficult for them to attract proven quality with limited financial resources that would help them move up the table from 14th and towards Moyes’ goal of a place in Europe.(rtr)

by 10-man AC Milan Roma - Roma was held to a goalless draw at home by 10man AC Milan as its Serie A title ambition took a blow in the final round of the year on Saturday.

The result meant Juventus will spend the winter break three points clear of Roma after the league leader beat Cagliari 3-1 on Thursday.

Milan remained seventh ahead of the rest of the weekend’s fixtures, but was provisionally two points behind third-place Napoli in their duel for the final Champions League spot.

Milan started the brighter but it was Roma which had the better opportunities, and Rudi Garcia’s men should have won the match after Pablo Armero was sent off following a second yellow card. Garcia was also left fuming after Roma was denied a penalty for handball by Milan midfielder Nigel de Jong.

“It’s two points lost,” Garcia said. “We had chances but we lacked creativity in the absence of (Miralem) Pjanic. It also

needs to be said that there was a clear handball in their area.

The referees behind the goal need to take responsibility, or we shouldn’t have them anymore. “Nevertheless, we could have done better. But we were faced with an ultra defensive Milan side.”

Earlier, a stoppage-time equalizer saw relegation-threatened Cesena rescue a 1-1 draw at Sassuolo. Milan almost took the lead with less than two minutes on the clock as Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis was called into action immediately to first parry Keisuke Honda’s strike, and then block Andrea Poli’s follow-up.

Roma should have broken the dealdock on the half hour mark following a great run from Gervinho through the Milan defense before being denied

by Diego Lopez. There was controversy moments later as Gervinho’s header went wide but the ball appeared to hit the hand of De Jong, who had

jumped with his arm raised in the air. Roma appealed furiously for a penalty.

Philippe Mexes almost scored a screamer from 40 yards but De Sanctis pulled off an equally fantastic save to fingertip it over the bar. Tension started to mount at the Stadio Olimpico and Armero was sent off, although referee Nicola Rizzoli took a long time to pull out his book following the handling offence, and did so only after fierce Roma protests.

Gervinho almost snatched a win for Roma after another mazy run through the Milan defense in stoppage time but Lopez pulled off a stunning save. There was also controversy in the earlier game, which was played in thick fog.

Simone Zaza scored from the spot in the 76th minute after Sassuolo was awarded an extremely soft penalty for contact by Hordur Magnusson on Sime Vrsaljko. Ze Eduardo leveled with his first Serie A goal, heading in Gregoire Defrel’s cross.(ap)

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Monday, December 22, 2014

International

Monday, December 22, 2014

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Sp rt Suarez finally scores, Messi nets 2 in Barca win

REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal

Real Madrid celebrates winning the Club World Cup final soccer match against San Lorenzo at Marrakesh stadium December 20, 2014.

Real Madrid crowned world champ at Club World Cup

MARRAKECH, Morocco — Real Madrid outclassed San Lorenzo of Argentina 2-0 in the Club World Cup final on Saturday to put a crown on its status as the best club in world football. The cup added to Madrid’s 2014 trophy haul of Champions League, Copa del Rey, and European Super Cup, and it will carry a 22-game winning streak into 2015.

Sergio Ramos made the breakthrough, leaping up and heading in Toni Kroos’ sweetly stuck corner after 37 minutes. Ramos also got Madrid off the mark in its 4-0 victory over CONCACAF champion Cruz Azul in the semifinals. Loosely marked in the area, Gareth Bale doubled Madrid’s lead early in the second half. The South American champion’s goalkeeper, Sebastian Torrico, should have done better with Bale’s left-footed shot, which bobbled under his body.

This was Madrid’s fourth world club championship, first in the Club World Cup format, and its last competitive match of 2014.

“An unforgettable year,” Ramos said. Madrid dominated the often scrappy, and at times ill-tempered final in Marrakech’s Grand Stade.

If San Lorenzo’s most famous fan, Pope Francis, wasn’t watching on television, then he didn’t miss a classic. In Madrid’s ongoing streak of 22 wins, a Spanish record, Madrid has scored 81 goals and let in just 10. Losing manager Edgardo Bauza rated Madrid “one

of the four or five best teams in the world.” He congratulated his counterpart, Carlo Ancelotti, for putting together a team as solid in defense as it is in attack.

That “makes it a very dangerous team and it will keep on beating records. I don’t have any doubts about that.” Ancelotti was emphatic: “Real Madrid is now the best team in the world.”

Although he didn’t score in two games in Marrakech — almost a goal-drought for him — Cristiano Ronaldo nevertheless netted a total of 61 for Madrid and Portugal in 2014 — not far shy of his 69 in 2013, and 63 in 2012. Although off-target in Morocco, Ronaldo’s unrelenting consistency this year could again secure him the Ballon d’Or as world’s best player on Jan. 12.

Against San Lorenzo, Madrid seemed set to score in the very first minute. Kroos pinched the ball off Juan Mercier, San Lorenzo’s captain, and fed it to Ronaldo.

He, in turn, passed it to Karim Benzema, finely positioned in the

box, but his foot caught a divot on the tired-looking turf as he went to shoot, pitching him face-down.

Benzema picked himself up, cussing the offending hole.

The indefatigable, joyous singing of San Lorenzo’s fans in the crowd of 38,345 was more uplifting than much of the team’s football. San Lorenzo sat back, letting Madrid bring the game to them rather than the other way around.

San Lorenzo had as many yellow cards — four — as shots on goal. Only late in the second half did San Lorenzo make Iker Casillas work hard in his 700th competitive game as Madrid goalkeeper, with Enzo Kalinski and Mercier both forcing saves.

Having already beaten the champion of Africa, ES Setif from Algeria, in the quarterfinals, New Zealand side Auckland City knocked off another continental champion, Cruz Azul of Mexico, in the third-place match, 4-2 on penalties after fulltime finished on 1-1.(ap)

BARCELONA — Luis Suarez’s long wait for a goal in the Spanish league finally ended when he added to Lionel Messi’s brace to give Barcelona a 5-0 win over Cordoba on Saturday.

After putting Barcelona ahead two minutes in at Camp Nou, Pedro Rodriguez passed in the 53rd for Suarez to net his first goal in eight league matches following his four-month biting ban. Suarez had scored twice in the Champions League.

Gerard Pique headed in Barcelona’s third in the 80th before Messi struck his team-leading 14th and 15th league goals of the season. “I was able to score and that leaves me at peace,” Suarez said. “I am a striker and I have to score goals, but I am helping the team win games. That’s why I don’t obsess about it.”

Barcelona pulled to within one point of Real Madrid, which won’t play its game against Sevilla from this round until Feb. 4 due to its appearance in the Club World Cup final in Morocco.

Madrid won the final 2-0 over Argentine side San Lorenzo.

Elsewhere in Spain, Valencia climbed into provisional fourth place with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Eibar, while Levante midfielder Andreas Ivanschitz converted an injury-time penalty to salvage a 1-1 draw at home with Real Sociedad.

Sergio Garcia also scored two goals and set up another to lead 10-man Espanyol 3-1 at Rayo Vallecano, leaving Sociedad as the only team yet to win

on the road this season.

Cordoba offered little resistance to Barcelona as the strugglers remained 19th out of 20, and coach Miroslav Djukic gave a scathing review of his players’ effort.

“We came here to ask the Barcelona players for their shirts. I feel ashamed,” Djukic said. “We were asking for autographs and shirts with photos before the game. To win here, you have to have pride.” Pedro’s early goal came after he used one touch of his right boot to control Ivan Rakitic’s lobbed pass, before a second flick put the ball past goalkeeper Juan Carlos Martin.

With Barcelona dominating with ease, the home crowd didn’t come alive until Suarez poked Pedro’s pass under Martin.

Pique headed in Xavi Hernandez’s free kick and, two minutes later, Messi was kept in check until a poorly defended corner kick fell for him to fire in. He followed that with a goal in stoppage time when he spun and slotted the ball just inside the post for his 22nd and 23rd goals through 22 games in all competitions.

Valencia striker Paco Alcacer finished off a quick attack from a long ball behind Eibar’s defense in the 31st. Valencia then withstood Eibar’s repeated attempts to pull even before securing the victory that lifted it one point behind third-place Atletico Madrid and one point ahead of Sevilla.

Eibar remained in ninth, ahead of Espanyol in 10th.(ap)

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FC Barcelona’s Pedro Rodriguez, jumps after scoring against Cordoba during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014.

Disastrous Dortmund end year with loss at Bremen BERLIN - Borussia Dortmund continued their spectacular implosion this season, losing 2-1 at struggling Werder Bremen on Saturday, their 10th defeat in 17 league games sending them into the winter break in 17th place and a point off the bottom. At the other end of the table, VfL Wolfsburg edged past Cologne 2-1 to tighten their hold on second place with defender Naldo heading in the winner.

Talented teenager Davie Selke scored Bremen’s first goal in the third minute and last season’s Bundesliga runners-up never recovered, Dortmund’s leaking defence and lack of attacking ideas proving costly.

Bremen hit them on the break with Selke charging down the right wing past two Dortmund players to deliver a cross for Fin Bartels to make it 2-0 on the hour.

Mats Hummels’s diving header in the 69th gave the visitors hope and Shinji Kagawa should have done better when he fired over the bar from 11 metres as Dortmund pressed for an equaliser. The result left Dortmund, champions in 2011 and 2012, on 15 points, two behind VfB Stuttgart and

Bremen, who are in the relegation playoff spot. Freiburg, last on 14, could send Dortmund bottom if they beat Hanover on Sunday.

“Any criticism that will be unloaded on us now is completely justified,” Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp, who led them to the 2013 Champions League final, told reporters. “It was a reflection of our season so far. We did not do it well in the first half. The good news today is that the year is over,” he said.

Klopp, whose team face Juventus in the Champions League round of 16 in February, pledged to bounce back when the Bundesliga resumes in January.

“That we stand here like complete idiots serves us right. We now have three weeks of preparations ahead of us which we will use intensively to come back a different team and hit back.”

Wolfsburg’s Naldo, who had also scored a late equaliser in their midweek 2-2 draw against Dortmund, headed in his fifth goal of the campaign in the 78th minute to complete a comeback for the hosts that lifted them to 34 points.(rtr)

Late lapse highlights problems facing Roma held to 0-0 at home Moyes at Sociedad

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Roma’s Gervinho, left, and AC Milan’s Cristian Zapata fight for the ball during their Serie A soccer match between Roma and AC Milan at Rome’s Olympic stadium, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014.

BARCELONA - Real Sociedad were left frustrated after a late Levante penalty denied them a first league away win of the season on Saturday with their inability to hold on to the lead a further indication of the tough job facing coach David Moyes. The former Everton and Manchester United manager had urged his players to become stronger mentally if they wanted to pick up a first away win since April and start moving up the table towards the European places.

The match was an uninspiring affair but Sociedad were on course for that victory through Sergio Canales’ strike at the start of the second half before fullback Carlos Martinez handled the ball inside the area in stoppage time.

When television cameras turned to Moyes on the touchline his face was a picture of controlled anger and after Andreas Ivanschitz converted the spot-kick, he became even redder.

The decision appeared slightly harsh as the handball appeared unintentional and Moyes complained to the referee following the final whistle, but Martinez was running a risk by having his hands raised when the ball came into the box.

“We deserved the victory and it is

disappointing,” Moyes told reporters.

“Perhaps our only error was not to have scored more goals having gone ahead.”

Sociedad were missing Carlos Vela, who is their only forward of real quality since the departure of Antoine Griezmann to Atletico Madrid ahead of this season.

Alfred Finnbogason has arrived and did get a double as Real knocked lower league Real Oviedo out of the King’s Cup last Wednesday but his movement has generally been too laboured in attack. Since Moyes arrived last month, Vela and Finnbogason had been the only goal scorers and it will be an area that the Scot will target in the January transfer window.

“We need to score more. We were without our top scorer (against Levante) and this obviously made it more difficult for us,” Moyes said. “We have done well in terms of build-up play but been found lacking in the final third.”

Sociedad traditionally rely on homegrown talent and it will be difficult for them to attract proven quality with limited financial resources that would help them move up the table from 14th and towards Moyes’ goal of a place in Europe.(rtr)

by 10-man AC Milan Roma - Roma was held to a goalless draw at home by 10man AC Milan as its Serie A title ambition took a blow in the final round of the year on Saturday.

The result meant Juventus will spend the winter break three points clear of Roma after the league leader beat Cagliari 3-1 on Thursday.

Milan remained seventh ahead of the rest of the weekend’s fixtures, but was provisionally two points behind third-place Napoli in their duel for the final Champions League spot.

Milan started the brighter but it was Roma which had the better opportunities, and Rudi Garcia’s men should have won the match after Pablo Armero was sent off following a second yellow card. Garcia was also left fuming after Roma was denied a penalty for handball by Milan midfielder Nigel de Jong.

“It’s two points lost,” Garcia said. “We had chances but we lacked creativity in the absence of (Miralem) Pjanic. It also

needs to be said that there was a clear handball in their area.

The referees behind the goal need to take responsibility, or we shouldn’t have them anymore. “Nevertheless, we could have done better. But we were faced with an ultra defensive Milan side.”

Earlier, a stoppage-time equalizer saw relegation-threatened Cesena rescue a 1-1 draw at Sassuolo. Milan almost took the lead with less than two minutes on the clock as Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis was called into action immediately to first parry Keisuke Honda’s strike, and then block Andrea Poli’s follow-up.

Roma should have broken the dealdock on the half hour mark following a great run from Gervinho through the Milan defense before being denied

by Diego Lopez. There was controversy moments later as Gervinho’s header went wide but the ball appeared to hit the hand of De Jong, who had

jumped with his arm raised in the air. Roma appealed furiously for a penalty.

Philippe Mexes almost scored a screamer from 40 yards but De Sanctis pulled off an equally fantastic save to fingertip it over the bar. Tension started to mount at the Stadio Olimpico and Armero was sent off, although referee Nicola Rizzoli took a long time to pull out his book following the handling offence, and did so only after fierce Roma protests.

Gervinho almost snatched a win for Roma after another mazy run through the Milan defense in stoppage time but Lopez pulled off a stunning save. There was also controversy in the earlier game, which was played in thick fog.

Simone Zaza scored from the spot in the 76th minute after Sassuolo was awarded an extremely soft penalty for contact by Hordur Magnusson on Sime Vrsaljko. Ze Eduardo leveled with his first Serie A goal, heading in Gregoire Defrel’s cross.(ap)

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Monday, December 22, 2014

Pandawa Beach

Pandawa Beach is the most unique tourist beach area on the Island of the Gods.

Nestled at Kutuh village, South Kuta subdistrict, or about 15 minutes from Ngurah Rai Airport, it does not only present various marine tourist attractions, but also serves as the center for the seaweed cultivation. Once traveling, we can see natural scenery and

some cultural activities having been carried out for generations since the past time.

Various tourist attractions are offered by the white sandy beach known as the secret beach because it is hidden behind the hills.

Local community supported by the government then took an initiative to open the access to Pandawa Beach by splitting the

hills. On the sides of the cliff lie some caves where they are filled up with the figures of Pandawa in the Mahabharata epic. This is the origin of the beach in Southern Bali named the Pandawa Beach.

From the top of the hill, tourists can see the beautiful cobalt blue sea water. When coming into the coastal area, visitors will be greeted by a clean white sand and calm quiet atmosphere. A number of small huts belonging to local people are transformed into stall used to serve visitors. Besides, it is also provided with dozens of benches and

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International umbrellas for visitors wishing to lie down while enjoying the beach atmosphere.

A number of foreign visitors take advantage of the high waves on the beach for surfing, snorkeling, diving and others. There other activities available are such as canoeing and flying by windsurfing. Visitors can tray the massage and spa service managed by housewives of local village coalesced into the Family Empowerment and Prosperity (PKK). Then, visitors can also observe directly the activities of seaweed farmers at the Fisherman Village.

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Aldridge leads Trail Blazers over Pelicans 114-88 Associated Press Writer

NEW ORLEANS — LaMarcus Aldridge scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Portland to a 114-88 win over the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA Saturday night.

While Portland was coming off a triple overtime win at San Antonio a night earlier, it was New Orleans that appeared tired. The Pelicans made just 35 percent of their shots, including just 3-of-14 shooting by Anthony Davis, who finished with seven points, six rebounds and five blocked shots.

Aldridge played a large role in Portland’s runaway start. His steal of Pelicans guard Tyreke Evans less than a minute in led to his 15-foot jumper and made a free throw on the other end. A fade-away 19footer by Aldridge on the next possession was followed by a Wesley Matthews 3-pointer.

Aldridge finished off the next two offensive series with long jumpers and, less than four minutes into the game he had nine points and had staked the Trail Blazers

to a near double-digit lead. Blazers point guard Damian Lillard added 17 points and seven assists while one-time New Orleans center Chris Kaman had 16 points and six rebounds in a reserve role.

Austin Rivers led New Orleans with 21 points while Ryan Anderson scored 16 points. Kyle Korver scored 22 points, including seven points late, to help the Atlanta Hawks hold on for a 104-97 win over the Houston Rockets. The game was tied with three minutes left before Atlanta used a 7-0 run to make it 97-90 with just under a minute to go. Korver hit one of his four 3-pointers during that run.

The Hawks led by 16 points, but Houston used a big third quarter to tie it entering the fourth. The teams stayed close throughout the fourth quarter, with the lead changing or

the game being tied several times before Atlanta put it away in the final minutes.

Dwight Howard had 19 points and 11 rebounds and James Harden added 18 points with a season-high 14 assists for the Rockets who lost their second straight game.

Monta Ellis equaled his season high with 38 points, including 11 during the final four minutes, to spark a late rally as the Dallas Mavericks beat the depleted San Antonio Spurs 99-93 in Rajon Rondo’s debut with the Mavericks.

Rondo, the four-time All-Star who played his first eight-plus seasons with the Boston Celtics, finished with six points on 3-for-11 shooting. He had nine assists and seven rebounds. Marco Belinelli led San Antonio with 21 points.

Aron Baynes added a career-high 16 points.

Chris Paul scored nine of his 27 points in the final 4:04 and Blake Griffin added 24, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a 106-102 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.

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Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, center, drives to the basket around New Orleans Pelicans forward Tyreke Evans (1) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, in New Orleans, La.

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Fernando Alonso needed a change of scene in Formula 1 as neither he nor Ferrari were getting the best out of each other, reckons former team-mate Felipe Massa.

Williams racer Massa drove alongside Alonso at Ferrari for four years from 2010, before dropped in favour of Kimi Raikkonen at the end of 2013.

Alonso followed Massa to the Ferrari exit this year after reaching a mutual agreement with the team to end his contract early and move to McLaren. Sebastian Vettel will take Alonso’s place.

AUTOSPORT revealed in early October that Alonso and Ferrari had agreed to split, and Massa said it was clear long before the official announcements in late November that the relationship had run its course. “Everybody knew he was going to leave Ferrari, so it wasn’t exactly breaking news,” Massa told AUTOSPORT. “Maybe we saw that Ferrari didn’t give him the best car that he expected, but maybe also he didn’t help Ferrari to grow. “So maybe now is the time for him to change.”

Massa suspects that Ferrari will miss Alonso, though he still wishes his long-time employer success. “If it is going to be any worse or better for Ferrari, I don’t know,” REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah added the Brazilian.

“Fernando is perhaps the best driver on the Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain leaves the pit lane after completing the first practice session of the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit grid, so we don’t know if it will be enough in Abu Dhabi November 21, 2014. for Ferrari to make the step forward [without

him]. “We need to wait and see. But I just hope for the best for Ferrari, anyway.”

Williams’s technical chief Pat Symonds agreed with Massa’s verdict, having worked with Alonso during his title-winning years at Renault. “He obviously wasn’t happy at Ferrari and if you’re not happy then it’s best to move on,” said Symonds.

“He does seem to have been in the wrong place at the wrong time [since he left Renault], which is a shame. “The guy is incredibly quick.”

BOTTAS COMPARISON Massa said his new partnership with Valtteri Bottas at Williams had advantages over working with Alonso as their driving styles are more compatible. “He was good for me, but what was good for him as well is that our driving style is not so different,” Massa said of Bottas.

“So many races we had a very similar set-up and if something was working for me, then he could see, and it was the same the other way around.” He said by comparison Alonso’s style was ‘very different’.

“Fernando is very aggressive with the front of the car, so he uses more of the front tyre than maybe anybody in Formula 1. “But by being so aggressive, he sometimes helps the rear, which is good at certain tracks. “[Bottas] has a completely different driving style to Fernando.”

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FILE- In this Sunday, May 11, 2014 file photo, people stand outside burnt houses following an attack by Islamic militants in Gambaru, Nigeria.

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2 NYC police officers killed in ambush shooting NEW YORK — A gunman who vowed online to shoot two “pigs” in retaliation for the police chokehold death of Eric Garner ambushed two New York City officers in a patrol car and fatally shot them in broad daylight Saturday before running to a subway station and killing himself, authorities said.

Ismaaiyl Brinsley, 28, wrote on an Instagram account: “I’m putting wings on pigs today. They take 1 of ours, let’s take 2 of theirs,” two city officials with direct knowledge of the case confirmed for The Associated Press. He used the hashtags Shootthepolice RIPErivGardner (sic) RIPMikeBrown.

The officials, a senior city official and a law enforcement official, weren’t authorized to speak publicly on the topic and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Police said Brinsley approached the passenger window of a marked police car and opened fire, striking Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu in the head. The officers were

on special patrol doing crime reduction work in Brooklyn.

“They were, quite simply, assassinated — targeted for their uniform,” said Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, who looked pale and shaken at a hospital news conference.

The sudden and extraordinary violence stunned the city, prompted a response from vacationing President Barack Obama and escalated weeks of simmering ill will between police and their critics following grand jury decisions not to indict officers in the deaths of Eric Garner in New York and Michael Brown in Missouri.

Garner and Brown were black; the officers who killed them are white.

Demonstrators around the country have staged die-ins and other protests following the grand jury decisions. The New York police union head declared there’s “blood on the hands” of protesters and the city’s mayor.(ap)

Nigeria’s home-grown Bomb blast kills 3, hurts 5 Islamic uprising poses in northeastern India regional threat

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Thousands of members of Nigeria’s home-grown Islamic extremist Boko Haram group strike across the border in Cameroon, with coordinated attacks on border towns, a troop convoy and a major barracks. Farther north, Boko Haram employs recruits from Chad to enforce its control in northeastern Nigerian towns and cities.

In Niger, the government has declared a “humanitarian crisis” and appealed for international aid to help tens of thousands of Nigerian refugees driven from their homes by the insurgency. These recent events show how neighboring countries are increasingly being drawn into Nigeria’s Islamic uprising. Thousands of people have been killed in Nigeria’s 5-year insurgency and some 1.6 million people driven from their homes.

“We are concerned about the increasing regionalization of Boko Haram,” said Comfort Ero, Africa director for the International Crisis Group. The countries have been slow to recognize “the gravity and extent of the threat from Boko Haram.”

Ero cautioned that cooperation between the neighboring countries is weak. “None of the sides is willing to share information with the other,” Ero said. “There’s always been a lack of confidence in terms of shared regional security.” She said there is also distrust of the

capabilities of Nigeria’s once-proud military, which has been battered

by Boko Haram. A court-martial this week sentenced 54 soldiers to death by firing squad for refusing to fight the extremists.

Chad responded this week by opening a regional “counter-terrorism cell” against Boko Haram in N’Djamena, Chad’s capital 40 miles (60 kilometers) from the Nigerian border, according to an adviser to French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.

Boko Haram’s threat to neighboring countries was highlighted on Wednesday, when some 5,000 insurgents launched simultaneous attacks on border towns in Cameroon, that country’s Ministry of Defense said. During the fighting, the militants set off a roadside improvised explosive device that hit a military convoy. They also attacked the main border barracks at Amchide town, the defense statement said.

Cameroonian troops repelled the attacks and killed 116 mili-

tants, while losing a sergeant and a lieutenant, it said, adding that Boko Haram must have suffered additional casualties on the Nigerian side caused by Cameroonian artillery fire.

Fighters from Chad, Niger and Cameroon long have been identified among Boko Haram fighters in Nigeria. But residents fleeing Boko Haram now report that Chadian recruits are enforcing Boko Haram’s rule in northeast Nigerian border towns in Borno state. People who escaped from Gajigana village, which was attacked a week ago, said fighters they called “Chadian mercenaries” have taken charge of most communities, even sitting in courts to adjudicate local disputes.

“They monitor every movement, all the things we do, the kind of people you meet with,” said Kalli Abdullahi, who escaped to Maiduguri this week and spoke to The Associated Press. If residents break the strict Shariah law “they will get you and kill you so as to instill fear in people,” he said.(ap)

GUWAHATI — An explosion in the parking lot of a bus station early Sunday killed three people and wounded five others in India’s remote northeastern state, where several separatist groups operate, police said.

The homemade bomb went off in Imphal, the capital of Manipur state, killing three construction workers, said police Superintendent Ibomcha Singh. Five other men were hospitalized.

No one has claimed responsibility for the blast. Imphal is about 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Guwahati, the biggest city in the region.

At least 17 separatist groups are active in Manipur state and often stage hit-and-run attacks on government forces. Their demands range from greater autonomy for the state to an independent homeland for the people of Manipur.(ap)

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The body of a blast victim is seen as an Indian policeman stands at the site of an explosion in Imphal, the capital of Manipur state, India, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014.

Monday, December 22, 2014

Mount Gamalama erupted, 4 hospitalized

TERNATE, Indonesia — A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted Friday, spewing towering clouds of hot ash into the air and leaving four hikers injured and one missing when they scrambled to safety, an official said.

Mount Gamalama on Ternate island in North Maluku province shot thick gray smoke up to 2,000 meters (6,560 feet) into the sky just before midnight Thursday, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the spokesman for Indonesia’s Disaster Mitigation Agency.

He said nine panicked hikers fell while fleeing to safety. Four of them were hospitalized and rescuers were searching for the tenth.

Slow-moving red lava was vis-

ible at the peak of the eruption Friday and villages were blanketed with thick ash, but no evacuation orders have been issued, Nugroho said.

An airport in Ternate, the provincial capital about30 kilometers (20 miles) from the volcano, was forced to close Friday as did schools and offices.

Mount Gamalama is one of about 129 active volcanoes in Indonesia.

Its last major eruption was in 2012.

No deaths were reported then.

Indonesia, a vast archipelago of 240 million people, is prone to earthquakes and volcanoes because it sits along the Pacific Ring of Fire, a horseshoe-shaped string of faults that lines the Pacific Ocean.

JAKARTA - The Indonesian capital -- a chaotic metropolis with shaky Internet access -- is hoping to turn its fortunes around with an ambitious online platform that allows residents to report problems, from crime to traffic jams, with their smartphones.

A concrete jungle with a population of about 10 million, Jakarta is infamous for monster traffic snarlups, rubbish-strewn, pot-holed roads, heavy pollution and flooding that engulfs poor slum areas every year.

After successive leaders failed to get to grips with the myriad problems, new governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama is seeking to harness technology and tap into residents’ love of social media in the hope of driving through real change -- but the initiative has its share of sceptics, not least amongst the city’s luddite officials.

Launched a week ago, the Smart City plan gives people a platform to report problems -- such as floods, rubbish left lying in the street, potholes and crime -- with the idea that nearby officials should then quickly respond.

“We hope people will be active in reporting. If you want to be served well, then help us monitor the city,” the governor, who has two million Twitter followers, said at the launch of the project.

The initiative’s main website, smartcity.jakarta.go.id, uses Google Maps and is integrated with app Waze, owned by Google, which allows drivers to share real-time traffic

information.

The site also links up to two smartphone apps that have been specially designed for the project. The first, Qlue, is for residents to report problems, while the second, CROP, allows officials nearby to respond.

When a problem is reported, a red marker appears on the main site and when it is resolved, the marker turns green.

Purnama, famed for fiercely reprimanding bumbling officials, hopes the initiative will speed up a bureaucracy criticised as bloated, ineffective and crippled by corruption.

The governor, known by his nickname Ahok, has also ordered the 30,000 neighbourhood chiefs in Jakarta to prove they are doing their jobs by tweeting reports of problems in their area along with a picture, and is threatening to base their pay on how many messages they post.

The Internet had already become a popular tool among Jakartans for reporting problems in the city -particularly traffic -- but Purnama’s is the first comprehensive plan by authorities to use the web to run the metropolis.

While observers welcomed the initiative, they also expressed serious doubts about whether it would work in a city with patchy Internet access and technology-shy officials.

“It is a good idea, but I am not sure it will be effective,” Ahmad Safrudin, a campaigner for cleaner air in Jakarta, told AFP. “In my experience, many in Ahok’s administration are not even familiar with email.”

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10 years on, where did all the tsunami debris go?

BANDA ACEH — Cars. Fishing boats. Houses. Entire villages. The 2004 tsunami left Banda Aceh with mountains of debris up to 6 kilometers (4 miles) inland.

Driving in the remade communities today, it’s easy to wonder where it all went. Some of it is still there — recycled into road materials, buildings and furniture. Some of it was burned, creating new environmental hazards.

And most of it was simply washed out to sea.

Ten years after that gigantic wave engulfed this city of 4 million on the day after Christmas, Banda Aceh has been almost totally restored. The tangled mountains of rubbish are gone, and it’s hard to imagine the destruction that once choked rivers, blocked streets and ripped up trees by the roots.

The endless heaps of twisted metal, splintered wood and broken concrete have all disappeared except for some scattered reminders for tourists and local residents. A drive along the coast highlights a stunning coastline with new houses perched near the beach.

Lush mangroves have been planted to help withstand future tsunamis, fishermen are back at sea and farmers are again working their rice paddies.

Still, authorities are concerned about the health and environmental risks posed by debris contaminated by oil, asbestos and medical waste sitting on the seafloor off the coast and in 32 unregulated dump sites around the city.

“Unsafe disposal of waste will cause further environmental damage in the long term,” said Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, who headed the Aceh and Nias Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency, which led the massive clean-up effort and was dissolved in 2009 after the job was judged finished.

Banda Aceh, located on the northern tip of Indonesia’s Sumatra island, was the hardest hit city by the disaster, which devastated hundreds of communities in more than a dozen countries around the Indian Ocean.

The tsunami left an estimated 10 million cubic meters (13 million cubic yards) of debris here, most of it washed into the ocean, Mangkusubroto said. If all that was squeezed into a 1-hectare (2 1/2 acre) field, it would create a tower of trash 1,000 meters (3,000 feet) tall.

Cleaning up the wrecked city was a mammoth, often overwhelming, task.

For weeks, the streets were strewn

with rubble, and rescue workers retrieved dead bodies from under houses and in ponds, said Abdul Mutalib Ahmad, who worked at Banda Aceh’s only landfill and witnessed the tsunami from atop a three-story building.

“Debris was everywhere,” he said.

“We thought we were facing severe public health problem with the massive amount of waste.”

At first, many survivors simply burned wood and other garbage. But authorities discouraged them from doing that because it polluted the air and could expose them to harmful toxins that might lead to respiratory problems. Some trash was covered with oil or chemicals, making it extremely flammable and hazardous, and in at least one case, a fire spread uncontrollably over a large area.

As key roads were cleared, trucks began carting tons of debris to the landfill every day for at least a year, Ahmad said.

But some waste inevitably got dumped at random sites around the city. They still contain leaky oil drums and asbestos-laced housing materials.

Hazardous waste that was found among the rubble was buried in a separate marked area inside the city’s landfill, according to Tomi Soetjipto, the Indonesia spokesman for the U.N. Development Program, which

oversaw much of the clean-up. And nearly 50 tons of expired medications — some of it donated after the tsunami — sit in a warehouse awaiting safe disposal.

Three months after the tsunami, the UNDP started a $40.5 million recycling program that employed 400,000 temporary workers to pluck wood and stone from the rubble and use the materials to rebuild roads and houses as well as to make furniture. The recycled waste was used to reconstruct 100 kilometers (62 miles) of roads and manufacture 12,000 pieces of wooden furniture, Mangkusubroto said.

The UNDP’s Tsunami Recovery Waste Management Project cleared about 1 million cubic meters (1.3 million cubic yards) of debris from the city, enough to fill 400 Olympic swimming pools. It also trained about 1,300 government workers in overseeing the program.

Some 67,000 metric tons of other recyclable materials such as glass, plastic and cardboard were diverted from landfills and sold in local markets. Indonesian authorities say the clean-up was possible only with the help of the international community.

“Finally, the mounting tsunami rubbish was cleared. For such a huge job like that, the world didn’t leave us alone to face it,” Mangkusubroto said. (ap)

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In this Monday, Dec. 27, 2004 file photo, debris litter the front lawn of Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia. Ten years after that gigantic wave swept into this city of 4 million on the day after Christmas, Banda Aceh has been almost totally restored. The tangled mountains of rubbish are gone, and it’s hard to imagine the destruction that once choked rivers, blocked streets and ripped up trees by the roots.

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Monday, December 22, 2014

BUSINESS ‘Irresponsible’ non-OPEC output behind oil price plunge ABU DHABI - “Irresponsible” levels of output by producers from outside the OPEC oil cartel is among the main causes of the slump in prices, the United Arab Emirates energy minister charged Sunday.

“One of the main causes is irresponsible production by some producers from outside the organi-

sation, some of whom are newcomers,” Suhail al-Mazrouei told an energy forum in Abu Dhabi.

Mazrouei said the sharp drop in prices will impose a “major economic burden” on oil producing countries, insisting nonetheless that OPEC’s decision last month to maintain output levels was “correct.”

“OPEC’s decision, which aims to provide the market with time to rebalance, is correct, strategic and useful to the global economy,” he said at the forum organised by the Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries.

The OPEC decision will “lead to stability in oil prices,” he said.

World prices have fallen almost 50 percent since June, mainly due to a supply glut, the weak global economy and a strong US dollar. (afp)

Chinese tycoon set to build more billions with IPO BEIJING - Property billionaire Wang Jianlin rose from a local government bureaucrat to China’s richest man by transforming a debt-laden stateowned housebuilder into the sprawling Wanda Group, and the flotation of one of its subsidiaries this week will propel him back up the table of fortune.

Wang has penchants for karaoke and collecting. He’s got an impressive collection of fine art, property projects in top markets around the world, and an everexpanding portfolio of companies including cinema chain AMC and yachtbuilder Sunseeker.

He topped the Forbes China Rich List in 2013 with an estimated net worth of $14.1 billion, but was displaced this year after charismatic Internet entrepreneur Jack Ma floated his e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba Group in the world’s biggest ever initial public offering (IPO).

That is likely to change again after Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties, the flagship subsidiary of Wang’s Wanda Group, lists in Hong Kong on Tuesday.

Wanda Commercial is selling a 13 percent stake for $3.7 billion before over-allotments -- valuing the firm at $28 billion, and Wanda Group’s 44 percent postflotation share at $12.5 billion.

Wang himself owns more than 98 percent of Wanda Group, with the remaining sliver held by his only son, Wang Sicong.

Wang and his wife together own around another 10 percent of Wanda Commercial.

The parent conglomerate, which has interests in hotels, entertainment and retail, last year saw more than 12.5 billion

yuan in profits, according to its website.

The behemoth is a far cry from the near-bankrupt, stateowned property developer in the northeastern port of Dalian where Wang was appointed as general manager in 1988.

Previously a government official in the city’s Xigang district, according to Chinese media reports, he dug his first pot of gold from contracts to renovate shanty houses in the area.

As the company turned around, it was renamed Wanda in 1992, and the state’s stakes were gradually bought out by Wang directly or through companies associated with him.

The eldest son of a captain of the Chinese Communist army during the civil war and Second World War and a veteran of the People’s Liberation Army himself, Wang runs Wanda Group “with military rigour and precision”, Fortune magazine reported last year.

Nearly all his senior staff are men and wear black suits, white shirts and dark ties as a rule.

Employees are provided with three free meals a day at strictly scheduled hours.

Wanda executives claim the company has “never once had a project come in late or over budget”, the magazine said.

Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties now says it is the second-largest commercial property owner and operator in the world, with 175 property projects across China, including 71 Wanda Plazas of shopping centres, luxury hotels, and office and residential towers, according to the bourse filing. (afp)

In this Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014 file photo, traders David O’Day, left, and Christopher Fuchs, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The withdrawal of the Federal Reserve stimulus failed to dampen the mood on Wall Street.

Both the Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 hit a series of all-time highs in 2014 amid growing confidence over the state of the US recovery.

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Year-ender

A look at 2014 in the business world LONDON — No one said the recovery from the global financial crisis would be easy and 2014 provided that in spades. While the U.S. economy, the world’s largest, is showing clear signs that its recovery is self-sustaining, the picture elsewhere is far less rosy entering 2015.

Concerns remain over the Chinese economy, the world’s secondlargest, while Japan, the No. 3, has fallen back into recession despite a raft of stimulus efforts. And in Europe, economic stagnation appears to be the new status quo despite the welcome news that Greece’s savage six-year recession is over.

In the U.S., the Federal Reserve has called time on its monetary stimulus after six years and has hinted that it could start raising interest rates in 2015 from near zero percent. As a result, the dollar was in the ascendant on foreign exchange markets and Wall Street investors grew increasingly optimistic over

the economic outlook — the S&P 500 index hit a series of record highs.

Firms also appeared to be caught up in the growing optimism. Following years of retrenchment that saw companies accumulate cash reserves, U.S. companies are once again taking risks. There were a number of headline-grabbing deals in 2014, including Facebook’s $22 billion buyout of WhatsApp. Elsewhere, the legacy of the global financial crisis remains, notably in Europe, where the European Central Bank is considering a larger, Fed-style stimulus to shore up the ailing economy of the 18-country eurozone and avoid a debilitating bout of deflation — falling prices can further weigh on growth.

Russia is one European economy that’s ending 2014 in far worse shape than how it started the year. Following a collapse in oil prices and sanctions imposed on Russia for its

actions in the Ukraine crisis, Russia is heading into recession and its currency, the ruble, has plunged.

For most of the rest of the world, the fall in oil prices to 5-year lows below $65 a barrel is an unexpected economic boon. Consumers are feeling the benefit at the pump almost immediately while businesses may have extra cash available to invest.

Many factors were behind the oil price decline, including the slowdown in growth in China. Supply factors played a role too, with production growing in countries likes Iraq and Syria.

Despite the boon from lower oil prices, developing economies had a volatile year. Many of their markets were roiled ahead of the Fed ending its stimulus — since much of the money created by the stimulus had been funneled by investors into high-yielding developing markets.

That market turbulence is likely to persist next year, too. (ap)

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Ngejot tradition among Hindus and Christians at Piling hamlet TABANAN - Every Galungan feast day, precisely six days later, the tradition of ngejot by Christians to Hindus becomes a unique tradition only existing at Piling Kawan hamlet, Piling Tengah and Piling Kangin, Mengesta village, Penebel. For Galungan of this time, the ngejot tradition will be made on Monday (Dec 22). Christian residents will deliver their selfmade Balinese delicacies such as tum (steamed minced-meat wrapped in leaf), lawar (minced meat with vegetables) and snacks for the Hindus.

One of the Christian residents undergoing the ngejot tradition, Stefanus Nyoman Utara, 40, or commonly called Kris explained that ngejot tradition had long existed in the region.

“Ngejot tradition by Christians to Hindus is a kind of response to ngejot tradition by the Hindus to us every Galungan feast day,” he said.

Through the ngejot tradition,

added Kris, the fraternity and religious tolerance between the Hindus and Christians in the region could be getting stronger. Aside from with ngejot tradition, the Hindus and Christians in the region were also mingled in the ups and downs. “If there is a death in the family of the Hindus, we will help through social works or vice versa,” said Kris who

lives at this Piling hamlet.

The Christians at the hamlet, added Kris, approximately amounted to 40 households. Each household prepared jotan or food gift with a total of 75 packages. The traditional activity started at 09:00 a.m. “So, the food gift will be given to the nearest family and neighbors,” said Kris. (kmb24)

Cliff Temple at Tambahan, similar to relief at Gunung Kawi

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The fifth Festival of Chili Bali Safari with themed “Green and Red Symphony” which lasted three full days, starting on Friday (19/12) to Sunday (21/12) with the involvement of the Indonesian chef of the renowned Chef Association both at the national level and area (Bali).

International class chef liven Festival Bali Safari

GIANYAR - Among Chef International classy like Henry Alexie Bloem and Chef Dalem Agung Putra, along with the celebrity chef is Haryo Pramoe and Chef Ragin Imam Wibowo enliven the first day ‘Chili Festival in Bali Safari and Marine Park, Gianyar.

General Manager of the Bali Safari and Marine Park, William Santoso, officially opened the event at the zoo Bali Safari and Marine Park followed by 300 participants from various regions in Indonesia, including foreign tourists, Friday.

The fifth Festival of Chili with “Green and Red Symphony” which lasted three full days, starting on Friday (19/12) to Sunday (21/12) in 2014 with the involvement of the Indonesian chef of the renowned Chef Association both at the national level and area (Bali).

William Santoso said that the festival

is an annual event, in which a large contribution to the creativity and the preservation of traditional Balinese dishes that usually served for royal family in Bali.

“Under the theme of “Green and Red Symphony”, red and green peppers mixed with a mixture of modern materials that have the aroma and taste more delicious without losing its Bali characteristics,” he said.

He explained, the festival will also held chili cooking demonstrations, exhibitions and competitions. Various traditional Balinese sauce recipes handed down from generation to generation was introduced to the visitors, including foreign tourists were keen to enjoy the event.

Festival Sambal Bali Safari and Marine Mark also got rave reviews from Assistant I of Gianyar Government, Tjokorda Rai Widiarsa Pemayun, who

representing Gianyar Regent AA Gde Agung Bharata, SH at the event.

Bali has many culinary diversity as an asset of tourism, culture, and customs of Bali. The festival is an addition to introducing various characteristics of typical Balinese sauce also invites the community and surrounding environment to share in Bali culinary delight.

He explains, Chilli Festival Bali Safari can raise concerns about the preservation of traditional Balinese sauce, as well as invite the whole society also care for the animals and the environment as part of the forces of nature.

The opening ceremony of the Festival Sambal Bali Safari and Marine Park marked the beating of gongs ole Ida Dalem Puri Semara son as heir Agung Karangasem, accompanied by William Santoso, Tjokorda Rai Widiarsa Pemayun represent Regent. (ant)

Evidently Bangli is rich in archaeological heritage site. Aside from the cliff temple at Jehem Kaja hamlet, Jehem village, Tembuku, another similar ancient relic can also be found at Tambahan hamlet, at local village. Slightly different from the existing site at Jehem Kaja, the heritage known as the Tambahan Cliff Temple remains to strongly adhere to the cliff wall. It has a relief looking like the relics as found at Gunung Kawi, Gianyar.

Tambahan Cliff Temple is located at quite challenging position, namely on the verge of Geredeg cliff. To reach the site, visitors must pass through a very inadequate path, namely dirt footpath. Seeing from the condition, it indicates if the path has not got any attention from local government and the other parties to improve the footpath heading for the site.

A custodian of the Tambahan Cliff Temple, Dewa Agung Made Tirta, said the cliff temple had been declared a national cultural heritage so that the existence had been protected by Law No.5/1992 on the preservation of historical and archaeological heritage in Bali and NTB. Nevertheless, he did not know exactly when the temple was first found.

It measured about 2 meters x 2.5 meters and had existed since long time before he was in charge of preserving the site. “I do not know exactly when it was found. Even, the previous officers claimed not to know,” he explained.

According to his estimation, the cliff temple had existed since the eleventh century. The Tambahan Cliff Temple relief, said Dewa Tirta, resembled to the relics of Gunung Kawi Temple, Gianyar. Some local residents frequently put the offerings on the temple such as in the form of cigarette. “When people wishing to invoke water of local spring, they usually deliver cigarettes here,” he said.

All this time, the Tambahan Cliff Temple was admitted to be very rarely visited by travelers. Travelers hardly ever visited this heritage site. Lastly, the cliff temple was visited by the students of the Department of Archaeology, Udayana University in 2012.

Even though rarely visited by travelers, he remained to preserve the sanitation of the ancient heritage. Leaves and moss around the site were always cleaned up so that it could always look like the original condition. (ina)

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Monday, December 22, 2014

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A chance to breach divide Two brothers from Australia swarm over for young in Cuba and US Scolded not to urinate out of place

MANGUPURA - Australian brothers, Timothy O’Hehir, 26, and Scott O’Hehir, 22, ran amuck because they were reprimanded when urinating in a restaurant and next to a shrine. They ganged up on the Apa Kabar Restaurant owner, Wayan Mudipa, 35, Friday night (Dec 19). As a result of the offense, both travelers are in prison of the North Kuta Police.

“The victim was beaten and hit with a beer bottle. The two offenders did not accept to be reprimanded when they were urinating in the restaurant and at the shrine of the victim,” said the Chief of North

Kuta Criminal Police Investigation Unit, Isaac Koko Hasio, accompanying the Chief of North Kuta Police, Ronny R. Eppang, Saturday (Dec 20).

Police chief added that ini-

tially the two brothers staying at Villa Echoland on Jalan Batumejan, Canggu came to Apa Kabar Restaurant on Jalan Batubolong, Canggu, around 7:30 p.m. Upon arrival at the scene, they held a beer bottle.

They did not order any food, but immediately urinated. “An offender urinated in the restaurant, while another even urinated beside the shrine,” said the police chief.

Seeing the act of both travelers, the victim as the restaurant

owner did not accept and immediately rebuked them. Instead of apologizing, both travelers then beat the victim. Even, one of the offenders hit the victim with a beer bottle. Not only that, they also threatened to kill the victim.

As a result of the brutal action of the two brothers, the victim suffered injuries on the face and other parts of the body.

Meanwhile, the two offenders fled. Unfortunately, people who

saw the incident immediately ran after them. Residents could arrest Timothy, while Scott escaped.

Later, Timothy was secured and taken to police station. A few hours after the incident, Scott surrendered to police station.

Chief Ronny confirmed that both travelers from Australia were still undergoing intensive investigation.

Allegedly they were drunk when ganging up on the victim and immediately arrested. (kmb36)

Enjoy Bali by Surfing in Batu Bolong Beach

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One of the participants of “Ngelawang” parade perform infront of Jagatnatha Temple on Sunday, December 21st, 2014. ten participants took part in the event. “Ngelawang” procession is one of the ritual done by the Hindus to get rid off the negative things.

Bangli soon reconstructs Gandrung Dance BANGLI - A classical Balinese dance, namely the Gandrung Dance, will soon be reconstructed in the near future.

This endangered traditional art will be displayed by at least 220 dancers in the Captain Mudita Square during the celebration of the Mother’s Day falling on December 22.

Chairperson of the PKK Bangli, Mrs. Erik Gianyar, recently said that to enliven the celebration of the Mother’s Day this year, her party deliberately featured the Gandrung Dance. This classical dance would be presented in pairs by male and female dancers. Like the joged (a kind of

social dance), the male dancers would act as pengibing or co-dancer.

As the nature of Gandrung Dance as a social dance, other than being known in Java, the dance had also debuted at several villages in Bangli such as the Abang Batudinding village, Kintamani and Pasekan hamlet, Tambahan village, Tembuku. Even, at Pengotan village, Bangli, this dance was quite made sacred by local residents. Since it was considered sacred, the dancers were already determined first by the authority of Pengotan village. It was intended to enable the dancers to make maximal

performance.

Mrs. Erik Gianyar also said that based on information received so far the dance had been extinct at Pasekan hamlet, Tembuku. No single dancer continued this cultural heritage. Meanwhile, at Abang Batudinding and Pengotan the dance remained to be preserved where the dance was performed by a group of dancers belonging to the members of local art troupe. This Gandrung Dance was already performed in the Bali Arts Festival (BAF).

“Through this event, I hope the Gandrung Dance of Bangli can be widely known to the public,” she said. (ina)

Almost similar with Echo Beach, Batu Bolong Beach that located in Canggu Village, Kerobokan District, Badung or about 200 meters adjacent to Echo Beach presents a big and dazzling waves for surfing. The magnificent sunset also support this beach become more fascinating.

Even, this beach has been the one of famous destination after Kuta that visited by foreign tourists who want surfing. It is also suitable for recreation or relax while enjoying the fresh atmosphere that flows from the Indian ocean.

To reach this place the tourists have to enter Batu Bolong street or about 35 km from Ngurah Rai Airport. Besides Surfing, this beach is usually used as Hinduism Ceremony where in front of the beach there are two temples namely Batu Bolong Temple and Luhur Bhujangga Waisnawa Temple.

This is the reason this beach has been well known by foreign tourists as the best surfing spot with interesting Hinduism activities.

Kelian Banjar Dinas Desa Adat Canggu, I Wayan Mustara said, in certain day like Piodalan Day in one of those temples, the place often visited by Canggu Village society. “Fhurthermore, when there are ceremonies of Melasti, Mendak Pratima, Mesuci and Melukat, the people from outside the village such as Kapuan, Baturiti, Petang and Abiansemal frequently conduct the ceremony in this beach. This ceremony sometimes eye catching the tourists to take some pictures of it,” explained Mustara.

Mustara stated, The good access of this place may the tourists stay longer around here to enjoying everything, aside from surfing and conducting ceremonies. “the activities in the east side of the beach is fishing. “There is a fisherman group named Merta Segara Canggu that still conserved since 1986 when it was legalized. It is still use traditional ship to catch the fishes, it is actually the tourists attraction of this beach,” he said.

The tourists that want to enjoy surfing can rent surfing board in this beach. “If the tourists want to rent surfing board, it is only IDR 150.000 to 200.000 according to the size and IDR 40.000 for body board. If they are interesting to use hut, beach clothes or accessories like necklace, bracelets, they can buy in the seller around this beach,” Mustara added. (ocha)

HAVANA — Daniela Martinez long figured that someday she would leave the struggles of daily life in Cuba and join her uncle in the United States, but after the events of the last few days, the 18-year-old medical student thinks exile may not be her only choice.

“He always tells me things are better there,” Martinez said, gesturing with her chin toward the sea leading to Florida. Dangling her legs over the edge of the Malecon, the iconic concrete seawall where entertainment-starved young Havanans gather each evening, she said, “I think things are going to get better.”

For a generation that grew up believing the best way to pursue their dreams was to leave the island, the announcement this week that Cuba will open relations with the United States is prompting many to reevaluate their futures. At the same time, Cuban-Americans are considering what the changes will mean for their lives, with some even wondering whether they are significant enough to present a once far-fetched chance for them to return.

The five decades of estrangement since Fidel Castro came to power in the Cuban revolution have created an economic and psychological gulf much wider than the 90 miles of the Florida Straits. But the opening of relations, with increased travel and communication, stands to narrow those differences and create new opportunities, especially for young people less burdened by the past.

For Cubans like Martinez, it may mean that becoming a doctor won’t limit her to a meager

state salary. For others, there is the hope of Internet access and an end to the desperation that leads thousands to migrate each year.

Cuban-Americans, meanwhile, see the possibility of starting businesses in their homeland, connecting with their roots and putting aside the bitterness of parents and grandparents who were arrested, exiled or had property seized in the revolution.

“My family always said they weren’t going back until Fidel died,” said Vanessa Garcia, a 35year-old writer in Miami whose parents left Cuba in the 1960s. “But it seemed like that was something that was hurting us rather than helping us in many ways. It’s lasted much longer than anybody thought it would.”

Some change already has been in the works. Cuba did away with a longstanding restriction on overseas travel last year, and knowledge of modern culture has been making its way into the island via TV and flash drives brought from overseas — enough for people here to know what they are missing. Young people increasingly are on Facebook, even if they don’t manage to get online often. And in the other direction, Cuban-Americans have been visiting in greater numbers, often helping to keep their extended families afloat.

Many in Florida grew up hear-

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A young Cuban woman waves a flag of her country during a concert of Silvio Rodriguez in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014.

ing their grandparents’ stories about fleeing from communism.

The revolution, they were taught, brought an end to freedom and ushered in tyranny. Cubans on the island, meanwhile, learned from state propaganda that the Yankees were the enemy and capitalism was savage. Anybody who left was called a “worm.”

But Cubans and Cuban-Americans find that when they meet,

they have much more in common than expected. They share the same hand gestures, slang and even taste in music. They love baseball with a passion. “Everybody says their grandmother’s flan is the best and nobody knows how to make a Cuban sandwich except the place that they know,” said Dave Sandoval, a musician in Washington.

Even after years of propaganda, Cubans are fascinated with some of

the most hyper-American aspects of U.S. culture. Paula Pineiro, a 14-year-old high school student and musician, is dying to see the skyscrapers of New York while classmate Otto Rivero wants to see Disneyland and Las Vegas, places he knows only from TV. “We want to have new experiences,” says the 14-year-old Rivero. “I love casinos. They say they are magnificent.”(ap)

North Korea proposes joint probe over Sony hacking

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An exterior view of the Sony Pictures Plaza building is seen in Culver City, Calif., Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. President Barack Obama declared Friday that Sony “made a mistake” in shelving the satirical film, “The Interview,” about a plot to assassinate North Korea’s leader.

SEOUL — North Korea proposed a joint investigation with the U.S. into the hacking attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment, warning of “serious” consequences if Washington rejects a probe that it believes would prove Pyongyang had nothing to do with the cyberattack. The proposal was seen by analysts as a typical ploy by the North to try to show that it is sincere, even though it knows the U.S. would never accept its offer for a joint investigation.

U.S. officials blame North Korea for the hacking, citing the tools used in the Sony attack and previous hacks linked to the North, and have vowed to respond. The break-in resulted in the disclosure of tens of thousands of confidential Sony emails and business files, and escalated to threats of terror attacks against U.S. movie

theaters that caused Sony to cancel the Christmas Day release of “The Interview,” a comedy about a plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. On Saturday, an unidentified North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman in Pyongyang proposed the joint investigation with the U.S., saying the North knows how to prove it’s not responsible for the hacking. He also said Washington was slandering Pyongyang by spreading unfounded rumors.

“The U.S. should bear in mind that it will face serious consequences in case it rejects our proposal for joint investigation and presses for what it called countermeasures while finding fault with” North Korea, the spokesman said in a statement carried by Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agen-

cy, or KCNA. “We have a way to prove that we have nothing to do with the case without resorting to torture, as the CIA does,” he said, adding that the U.S. lacks any specific evidence tying North Korea to the hacking.

In Washington, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council, Mark Stroh, said the U.S. stands by the FBI’s conclusion that “the North Korean government is responsible for this destructive attack.”

“The government of North Korea has a long history of denying responsibility for destructive and provocative actions,” Stroh said.

“If the North Korean government wants to help, they can admit their culpability and compensate Sony for the damages this attack caused.” (ap)

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Remembering the 2004 tsunami in Banda Aceh

BANDA ACEH — Ten years after a tsunami hit this city on Dec. 26, 2004, killing 167,000 people, roads and bridges have been rebuilt, there are houses on the beach, trees have grown back, and the millions of tons of debris that covered the island are gone. But for a first-time visitor, reminders of the disaster seem to be everywhere.

A sculpture of a giant wave marks Lambaro, one of four mass gravesites, where 46,000 bodies are buried. A hotel front desk displays a photo of smashed boats filling its parking lot. The dome of a mosque — torn off its building a mile (1.6 kilometers) away — rests in an emerald-green rice field.

Water streams down the cavelike walls of the Tsunami Museum, which serves as both a memorial and evacuation site, with a knoll on high ground offering refuge in case another tsunami strikes. The center of the museum is an atrium that rises above a park, decorated with the word “Peace” and the

flags of countries that provided assistance. Exhibits explain how the community worked together to rebuild, and how the once-embattled province even found ways to make peace after the disaster, with rebels in a long and bloody separatist fight signing a deal with the central government.

Almost everyone in Banda Aceh has a story to share. Dara Umarra and her neighbors have in their yards two wrecked boats that came to rest there after the storm. Visitors can climb in one boat, but it’s tilted at a steep angle. I couldn’t position myself squarely on the ladder and as I dangled from the rungs, I wondered what it was like trying to cling to anything stable to survive the waves.

A massive, 2,500-ton steel barge that housed a floating diesel power generator, the Apung 1, was carried 5 kilometers (3 miles) inland.

Walkways and five flights of stairs leading to a viewing tower allow visitors to appreciate its sheer bulk.

A monument outside the barge honors victims from the immediate

area. A copper-colored sculpture, symbolizing the height and color of the massive waves, surrounds a clock tower where time is stopped just before 8 a.m., the moment when the earthquake struck, unleashing the tsunami.

One of the most-visited sites is a long fishing boat that crashed on top of a house. A ramp leads to the roof, and you can also walk underneath where it’s wedged between two dwellings. The boat provided a refuge for 56 survivors.

Some memorials include photo galleries of the destruction and recovery. They do not attempt to sanitize. Mixed in with photos of debris and rebuilding are graphic images of human suffering.

The Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, with its 35-meter (115foot) minaret, pearly white walls and seven majestic black domes, survived the tsunami largely unscathed, with hundreds of locals taking refuge there. Visitors can wander through the mosque’s pillars and admire the chandeliers, marble floors and architecture. It’s

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In this Aug. 14, 2014 photo, a pair of tourists relax on a beach in Ipoih on the island of Pulah Weh in the Aceh province of Indonesia. Although the province of Aceh is governed by Sharia law, vacationers on the island are able to wear bathing suits on the island’s beaches. However, in the town of Ipoih, visitors are asked to dress modestly.

beautifully lit at night, and Friday prayers offer a colorful experience.

Be aware that the province has implemented a version of sharia or Islamic law, and visitors to the mosque must cover up. Sarongs can be borrowed by those who come unprepared.

While residents tolerate tourists in shorts elsewhere, modest clothing covering legs and shoulders is more socially acceptable. Local women are veiled and dress conservatively. Lumpuuk, a few kilometers (miles) to the south of Banda Aceh, is known for its beaches, but if you’re planning on swimming in a bikini, it’s best to stick to the area near the cliffside bungalows where most of the tourists congregate.

A short ferry ride from Banda Aceh to the north is the island of Pulah Weh, or Sabang. It’s legendary among in-the-know divers, and non-divers can enjoy snorkeling, fishing, hiking and views from hotel balconies. Prices are moderate

by Western standards: A spacious upscale bungalow with water view

at Casa Nemo is less than $40 a night. The nicest beach near the port is Sumur Tiga, about 20 minutes away, and much of the island is ringed by easily accessible coral reefs. The closest thing to a typical beach town is Ipoih, an hour from port. Sharia law bans alcohol, but some restaurants and beach hotels geared toward tourists quietly sell beer. Organized tourist activities — such as water excursions — come to a halt Friday mornings for the Muslim holy day.

While all the tsunami sites are somber reminders of one of the worst natural disasters in modern history, visitors cannot help but feel Aceh’s resilience. A multibillion dollar reconstruction effort, widely considered a success, has left the province in many ways better off than others in Indonesia, which remains a poor country despite sustained economic growth over the last 10 years. A huge tower inside the museum is engraved with just a few names of the dead, but the dark funnel reaches up to the bright sky. (ap)

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This Aug. 11, 2014 photo shows the Apung 1, a massive, 2,500-ton steel barge that housed a floating diesel power generator in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The Apung 1 was carried five kilometers inland during the 2004 tsunami. It now serves as a memorial. Walkways around the site allow visitors to appreciate its sheer bulk.

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Timeless Indonesia Festival

Monday, December 22, 2014

Konderatu ready to hold TIF 2014 Warming up event

MANGUPURA - As a warming up event of TIF, on Sunday (Nov 9) had been presented the art troupe from East Java, followed

by North Sulawesi, East Kalimantan and Bali in the open stage of Konderatu Suite and Resto Uluwatu II, Jimbaran.

This biggest cultural performance and tourism potential throughout 2014 was inseparable from the vision and mission of Konderatu to introduce, promote and advance the cultural potential of the archipelago to international community. “Our target market is wellknown hotel guests in Bali which have the ability to continue their trip from Bali to various corners of the country. Hopefully, this event can increase the selling value of tourism, culture and commodities of all the provinces in Indonesia,” said President Director of PT Konderatu Duta Nusantara, Herlinda Siahaan.

The encounter of the humanists, culture enthusiasts and international tourism would begin with the opening party on Wednesday (Dec 24) starting at 5:00 p.m. The cultural performances would be held from December 25 to December 31 on the K-land Beach, Jimbaran.

A variety of cultural activities would not only be presented at night but also during the day including the water sports, kids competition, traditional game, exhibition of antiquities at Konderatu Gallery, Jalan Uluwatu II, Jimbaran and culinary exhibition by 7 provinces. (may)

MANGUPURA - Indonesia is not only well known for the beauty of nature, but also for cultural uniqueness becoming the main attraction. A variety of distinctive arts from 34 provinces have one common thing and the same spirit. Various fashion styles, dynamic dance, musical chants, crafts, antiques to cuisines are reflection of the essence of rich civilization owned by Indonesia.

Armed with this background, Konderatu has the initiative to organize the art and cultural festival entitled ‘Timeless Indonesia Festival (TIF).’ This festival provides a space for each province in Indonesia to showcase their art and culture to international community. “The festival aims to help increase the number of tourist arrival to other provinces in Indonesia,” said Herlinda Siahaan, President Director of PT Konderatu Duta Nusantara, Saturday (Dec 20). In addition, Bali continued to record the highest tourist arrival, so that it would begin in Bali and Konderatu would host the TIF 2014.

As planned, this grand tourism event would be regularly held every six months for a full week so that each province could demonstrate their artistic and cultural potentials. The TIF 2014 had received the support from the president of the RI by assigning the Minister of Tourism to open the TIF 2014 on Wednesday (Dec 24) at Kelan Beach, Jimbaran.

For the first event, the TIF would feature cultural and tourism potential of the seven provinces, namely the East Java, North Sumatra, West Nusa Tenggara, East Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, North Sulawesi and Bali which

Timeless Indonesia Festival Bringing the best from all over the Indonesian Archipelago, an all-Indonesia cultural extravaganza will be presented at Timeless Indonesia Festival 2014 scheduled to take place from 24 to 31th December at K-Land Beach, Badung Regency, on the romantic island of Bali.

The festival will spectacularly showcase rarely exposed traditional music and dances, the tastiest traditional culinary delights, fashions highlighting exquisite fabrics and textiles from Indonesia’s top designers and an array of arts and crafts carefully selected for their unique attributes, and more. In this inaugural edition, the festival will highlight the cultural wonders from 7 provinces, which are: East Java, North Sumatra, West Nusa Tenggara, East Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, North Sulawesi and Bali.

Among fascinating features offfered during the festival are: the Muara Sangkal Dance from the island of Madura, BendeMajapahit, Chandra Kirana ballet featuring Fashion Show, Tor-tor Sipitu Cawan from Lake Toba, Gondang Batak, Manduda Dance, Gantar Dance of the Dayak ethnic group from East Kalimantan, Enggang Riang Dance, Samarinda’s sarong fashion show, Prahara Mandalika and Gendang Beleq, Rudat Dance, the Pakarena Dance, a Kolintang ensemble, the Maengket dance, Manado Food Fiesta, Etnik Fusion Balawan and Ayu Laksmi Peformance, Mepedaan, Kecak Drum percussion, and a whole lot more.

The event will also feature some of the country’s most prominent musicians, top designers, choreographers, and other artists including: Ayu Laksmi, Denny Malik, Balawan, Valentino Napitulu, and many more. (iah)

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Konderatu has the initiative to organize the art and cultural festival entitled ‘Timeless Indonesia Festival (TIF).’ This festival provides a space for each province in Indonesia to showcase their art and culture to international community.

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In this Aug. 16, 2014 photo, the sun rises in the town of Ipoih on the island of Pulah Weh in the Aceh province of Indonesia. While Pulah Weh is a legendary spot among in-the-know divers, tourists can also enjoy snorkeling, fishing, hiking or relaxing in one of the many seaside bungalows.

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This Aug. 11, 2014 photo shows the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The landmark survived the 2004 tsunami relatively unscathed.

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incidentally hosted the event.

Scattering of guest stars would make this event more classy and captivating. A fashion show would feature some famous designers such as Valentino Napitupulu, Cok Abi, Yoyo Prasetyo, Ida Noer Harris and other famous designers from various provinces.

In addition, this cultural festival ending the year 2014 would display the creative works of famous choreographer Denny Malik, Balinese pop singer Ayu Laksmi together with musicians Balawan and Gus Teja and other cool musicians from the region of the participants. (may)

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Monday, December 22, 2014

Bali News

Seaweed processing hampered by equipment

SINGARAJA - Seaweed processed into instant foods may already be a commonplace. But, processing seaweed into cosmetics has not been widely involved. In Buleleng, a number of residents coalesced into the members of Bali Sari Group of Sepang village, Busungbiu subdistrict begin processing seaweed into soap, scrub, shampoo and body lotion.

However, along the passage of growth this group does not yet have adequate equipment. The group members are forced to produce the processed seaweed into cosmetics with manual equipment.

It was expressed by the Pala Sari Group Head, Busungbiu village, Busungbiu subdistrict, Wayan Wardana, when attending the delivery of equipment assistance from the Directorate of Non-Production Product Development (PPN), Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) of the RI, Saturday (Dec 20) in the meeting hall of the Buleleng Maritime Affairs and Fishery Agency, Singaraja.

Furthermore, Wardana said that

even though the equipment was minimal and manual, he and the group members could produce some kinds of processed seaweed such as soap, scrub, shampoo, and body lotion. So far, the processed products were mostly marketed in Buleleng and partly in Denpasar and Badung. Even, the domestic demand of this processed product tended to increase. Such increasing demand could not be fulfilled due to restriction of equipment to increase production capacity. “From the beginning, we do not have a machine to process, so that our production is still limited. Now, the demand is increasing, but we cannot have fulfilled the demand because we have no motor-

the seaweed farmer is taking his crop

ized equipment,” he said.

After long enough producing processed seaweed with manual equipment, continued Wardana, at the end of this year the group received equipment assistance from the Directorate of Non-Production Product Development (PPN), Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP). The assistance of motorized equipment was received after the group through the Buleleng Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Agency submitted a grant proposal to central government. The proposal was approved, so that the group located at the western end of Buleleng received a number of motorized equipment such as container for processing sea-

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After Kuningan

weed into soap, molding, packaging, and cutting equipment.

With this kind of assistance, Wardana had confidence that his group members would be able to increase production capacity, so that the demand tending to increase could be met. In addition, he and the group members would certainly gain more benefits compared to production by using manual equipment. “We are very pleased and confident if all the orders can be met with this motorized equipment,” he said.

Other than the Bali Sari Group of Sepang village, Busungbiu subdistrict, similar condition was also experienced by shell craft at Sumberkima village, Gerokgak. According to a Bajoe group member, Ahmad Suseni, his group still lacked for motorized equipment used to process shells into a product with high selling price. No doubt the condition would make his group unable to produce a variety of processed products. Today, the group already had motorized equipment such as grinder, sander, cutting table, and other equipment.

Suseni was confident that in the future he could produce optimally and improve product quality, so that the results of his work could be competitive and attractive to customers.

“We very much need this motorized equipment. Thankfully, due to the proposal submitted through the Buleleng Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Agency, we can finally have motorized equipment,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Director of NonProduction Product Development (PPN), Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), Ahmad Suriatna, said the total assistance

disbursed by central government for the two groups in Buleleng valued at IDR 232.45 million. In details, the assistance for Bajoe Group, Sumberkima village, Gerokgak amounted to IDR 204.2 million, while the Bali Sari Group from Sepang village, Busungbiu subdistrict valued at IDR 119.25 million. Assistance of the equipment was expected to be utilized properly so that it could increase the production capacity and the group could improve the quality of its products, so that it could compete and be absorbed in the market both locally and in the country.

“It is the commitment of the government to boost the production and quality. Thus, the people getting involved in the processing will achieve optimal results, and ultimately their welfare can increase as well,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of Buleleng Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Agency, Nyoman Sutrisna, reminded so the group members could take advantage of the processing assistance from central government correctly. Group members were asked to maintain the equipment so that there would be no impression if the assistance was useless. To that end, the agency through its field agricultural extension officer would conduct surveillance and monitoring on a regular basis, so that the utilization of the assistance was on the right target and giving a real result to the recipient group. “Please use this equipment and maintain properly, so that it will not be useless. We will guard the assistance to make it on target and deliver real results to the group members,” he said. (kmb38)

Chief of Tanjung Benoa customary village to discuss reclamation agreement

MANGUPURA - So far, the agreement of reclamation signed by the former Chief of Tanjung Benoa customary village, I Nyoman Wana Putra, and former Director of TWBI, Hendi Lukman, is still not canceled. It means the previous agreement signed at the notary Evie Susanti is still valid. In response to

this matter, the newly inaugurated Chief of Tanjung Benoa customary village, I Made Wijaya, claimed to immediately hold a meeting after Kuningan celebrated next week.

“We’ll certainly hold a meeting to address the deed signed by Mr. Wana Putra on behalf of customary village whereas the mechanism did

not reflect the customary bylaw and meeting,” he confirmed, Friday (Dec 19).

Wijaya affirmed that his party would not keep the matter quiet.

Moreover, none of the two parties signed the agreement had made cancellation.

“We would ask Mr. Wana Putra

to revoke the file and cancel the deed. If he does not want to, customary village could only convey the aspirations on the rejection against the Benoa Bay reclamation plan,” he said.

He added if it was deemed necessary by the government or institution related to the policy,

his party would re-create the joint statement of the four hamlets at Tanjung Benoa on the rejection. But before really focusing on the issue of reclamation agreement, his party would first schedule the discovery of marine tourism potential to strengthen the economy of Tanjung Benoa community. (kmb32)

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Monday, December 22, 2014

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Anantara won World Luxury Hotel Awards

SEMINYAK Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa, Bali has been honoured with prestigious awards in end of 2014. Anantara is the winner of Luxury Island Resort - Indonesia in the World Luxury Hotel Awards.

Renowned as the hospitality industry’s Oscars, the World Luxury Hotel Awards recognises the very best of the best in the travel and hospitality sector, with awards presented to properties for their world class facilities and service excellence.

For the 2014 World Luxury Hotel Awards, Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa, Bali shone amongst stiff competition to be hailed winner of the Luxury Island Resort – Indonesia country category.

General Manager of Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa, Bali, Clinton Lovell, received the coveted award at the World Luxury Hotel Awards ceremony and gala dinner, held on 6th December 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Clinton Lovell comments – “At Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa, Bali we constantly strive for excellence, both in the eyes of our guests and the industry. Anantara is renowned for impeccable luxury, a spirit of rich discovery and philanthropic initiatives, and I am delighted on behalf of all our associates to be recognised for our superb five star facilities and services, as well as our eco-conscious efforts. I look forward to achieving even greater heights throughout 2015 and beyond.” (r)

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I Ketut Darmayasa:

Remaining Free but Well Directed

The Indonesian Bartenders Association (ABI) of Bali Chapter increasingly develops. One of the success stories can be seen from the programs when organizing the activities and its membership has reached 76 people.

The success is inseparable from the participation of the ABI management either in maintaining the commitment or solidarity.

I Ketut Darmayasa was smiling broadly when asked about his plan to welcome the New Year. As chairman of the ABI having been occupied for two years, he was optimistic to develop the association. “Next year, I will always focus on running six programs of the ABI Bali,” said the man born in Singaraja on November 11.

His programs included the training and development of bartending for young students at campus. The second program was the general affairs having relation to government. Then, it was related to marketing and communication being responsible for organizing an event. The other programs were the

event of ABI, procurement and corporate social responsibility (CSR).

According to him, the programs would continue to be developed in harmony with the ABI development in the future. Recently, the ABI Bali already participated in international events such as the Wine & Spirit Fair 2014 in Hong Kong. “This association has been highlighted by national and international community because it only exists in Bali denoting the center of international tourism,” he explained.

So far, Darmayasa has been working in tourism industry for 18 years.

In his career, he began working in tourism from junior level. Now, he is entrusted to fill in the position as Food & Beverage Director at the Grand Istana Rama Hotel. According to him, chairing the ABI gave him a new challenge. “There are additional responsibilities and duties. However, I will use the new challenges to make selfimprovement in managing

the association and the members,” he said friendly.

In managing the ABI, this graduate of Social and Political Studies expressed that he wanted to stay relaxed but disciplined, decisive but democratic and free but purposeful.

Last, he wanted to remain competitive but fair. “In the future, especially in 2015, we will continue to learn and create reliable bartenders as well as increase international experience,” he hoped.

(BTN)

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

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon.

The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

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

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

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Monday, December 22, 2014

5 comedy alternatives to ‘The Interview’

LOS ANGELES — Kim Jong Un isn’t alone. Queen Elizabeth II, Saddam Hussein and Pope Pius XIII have also been the targets of wacky assassination attempts on film. But those world leaders actually made it to the multiplex, while the demise of the North Korean dictator in Sony Pictures’ beleaguered “The Interview” remains on the studio shelf.

With no immediate plans to release the Seth Rogen comedy, following threats of theater violence by North Korean hackers, holiday moviegoers with a hankering for an over-the-top plot to kill a real world leader can still do it on the download in the safety of their own homes.

A few options: p “Zoolander” (2001): In a scheme to maintain cheap child labor in Malaysia, Will Ferrell’s tyrannical fashion mogul Jacobim Mugatu attempts to brainwash Ben Stiller’s spikey-haired supermodel Derek Zoolander into eliminating the country’s new prime minister. Mugatu programs Zoolander to do the deed whenever he hears “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

Furious at leaks, Madonna releases songs early

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NEW YORK - Madonna on Saturday suddenly released six new songs months ahead of schedule, furious that early versions had leaked online in what she had described as “artistic rape.”

The songs will appear on the pop icon’s first album in three years, “Rebel Heart,” which comes out in March. The six tracks show Madonna going further in a hip-hop direction and include a collaboration with leading female rapper Nicki Minaj.

The Material Girl said she decided to put the songs on sale online after in-studio versions of her tracks dripped onto the Internet.

“I would prefer my fans to hear completed versions of some of the songs instead of the incomplete tracks that are circulating. Please consider these six songs as an early Christmas gift,” Madonna said in a statement.

Madonna earlier took a more

livid tone on social media. On Instagram, she called the distribution of her unfinished songs “artistic rape” and “a form of terrorism” against the creative process.

Madonna deleted the message but in a series of further postings -- including one accompanied by a scantily clad photo of herself off the Internet that she said had not intended to release -- she asked for leads to figure out how her demos got out. The leaks came as entertainment giant Sony suffered a major hack, linked by US investigators to North Koreans upset over mockery of their leader in the since-cancelled film “The Interview.”

The leaks of Madonna’s music are unlikely to be connected as she

is distributed by rival music group Universal.

Leaking has become an increasingly common problem for artists in an age where copying music takes little technical skill. Lady Gaga last year also released music early after leaks, while Beyonce avoided the problem by releasing an album with no prior publicity.

The new songs show Madonna -- the creator of some of the most recognizable dance pop of the 1980s -- further going into an R&B style, which she had touched on going as far back as 1989’s “Like a Prayer” and embraced on her 2008 album “Hard Candy.”

One of the new songs, “Living for Love,” merges elements from Madonna’s career. Her vocals show clear R&B influence as a funky urban beat builds into club-packing house music.(afp)

p “Team America: World Police” (2004): A decade before he was a target in “The Interview,” Kim Jong Un’s father was depicted as a sad-sack villain in this farcical marionette musical from the creators of “South Park.” A puppetty Kim Jong Il (voiced by Trey Parker) crooning in broken English about his loneliness at the top is one of the film’s funniest moments. p “Foul Play” (1978): In his first major movie role, Chevy Chase stars with Goldie Hawn as a San Francisco police officer tasked with protecting Hawn’s librarian divorcee as the pair uncover a plan to assassinate the visiting Pope Pius XIII during an opera performance. Cyril Magnin, a real-life department store tycoon and philanthropist, played the religious leader.

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Preparations for new airport development to be accelerate

DENPASAR - The regional government of the tourist a number of preparation phases, resort province of Bali will accelerate preparations in 2015 including its feasibility study and for the development of a new airport in Buleleng District, location.

“Although officially, no location an official said.

“We will accelerate preparations in all stages because the project has been included in the National MidTerm Development Plan,” Ketut

Artika, the head of Bali’s Transportation Service, said on Sunday.

He said that next year the project was expected to have entered

has been decided, yet considerations tend to point to the eastern part of Buleleng,” Ketut said.

Other stages of the new airport project included master plan, en-

vironmental impact analysis and other studies.

The plan to develop the airport --which is expected to accommodate passengers following the overcapacity of Ngurah Rai Airport-- was initiated in 2010.

Artika said his office had calculated that the number of passen-

gers that could be accommodated by the international Ngurah Rai Airport would reach 14 million in 2015.

Currently, the number of passengers increased by 14 percent per annum and in 2025 the number of passengers is expected to soar to 25 million people, he said. (ant)

p “The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!” (1988): The original “Naked Gun” installment centered on detective Frank Drebin (the late Leslie Nielsen) similarly foiling an attempt to slay a public figure in a public place. This time, it’s a spunky rendition of Queen Elizabeth II during a baseball match-up between the Los Angeles Angels and Seattle Mariners. p “Hot Shots! Part Deux” (1993): Before he was executed in the real world, Saddam Hussein (portrayed by Jerry Haleva) faced off against Charlie Sheen’s war hero Topper Harley in this wild spoof of cheesy action flicks. In “Part Deux,” Hussein is depicted as a bumbling leader with a penchant for doting on his itty-bitty dog and wearing women’s underwear. (ap)

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by Paramount Pictures shows, from left, Joe, Gary, Chris, Lisa and Sarah in a Scott Rudin/Matt Stone production of a Trey Parker film, “Team America: World Police,” from Paramount Pictures.

Tourists arrive at Ngurah Rai Airport. The regional government of the tourist resort province of Bali will accelerate preparations in 2015 for the development of a new airport in Buleleng District, an official said.

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