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Friday, May 23, 2014
Philip Roth to appear on Stephen Colbert’s show
Associated Press Writer
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FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2008 file photo, author Philip Roth poses for a photo in the offices of his publisher Houghton Mifflin, in New York.
NEW YORK — Philip Roth, one of the world’s eminent men of letters, is apparently confused about the meaning of the word “retirement.” All it took to upend his latest farewell was an invitation from Stephen Colbert. Comedy Central spokesman Steve Albani told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the celebrated novelist has agreed to an “extended interview” in July for the cOlbert Book Club. The 81-year-old Roth has more
than once announced he has given his last interview and over the past two weeks has insisted he’s done with making public appearances. One promise to quit has been kept: He hasn’t released a new book since 2010. Known for such works as “Portnoy’s Complaint” and the Pulitzer Prize-winning “American Pastoral,” Roth has rarely appeared on television and Colbert may not seem the most obvious candidate to lure him to the small screen. But the comedian and heir to David Letterman on CBS’
“Late Show” is widely respected in the literary community. He has been among the most popular speakers at BookExpo America, publishing’s annual national convention, and his many author interviews include a hilarious talk with Maurice Sendak that aired in 2012. Colbert’s book club, the name spelled with an Oprah-esque capital O, has included segments on Ernest Hemingway and J.D. Salinger. According to Albani, the entire episode will be dedicated to Roth, whom he called an “iconic author.”
‘American Idol’ crowns its season 13 winner Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES — Big-voiced rocker Caleb Johnson is the season 13 “American Idol,” winning the title over teenage pop singer Jena Irene. “This is crazy,” Johnson said after host Ryan Seacrest announced the TV audience’s decision on Wednesday’s season finale of the Fox contest. Johnson, 23, of Asheville, North Carolina, and Irene, 17, of Farmington Hills, Michigan, told each other “you da bomb” before the result was revealed. Runner-up Irene is getting a consolation prize: The two competitors and friends are set to attend her high school prom, Seacrest said. Seacrest did not announce the number of votes cast, as was routine when the show drew huge audiences and impressive vote tallies. “American Idol,” which long reigned as TV’s top-rated show, now is a moderately successful, top 20 performer.
Johnson’s win came on the strength of his renditions Tuesday of “Dream On,” ‘’Maybe I’m Amazed” and “As Long as You Love Me,” intended as his first single. Irene sang “Dog Days Are Over,” ‘’Can’t Help Falling in Love” and “We Are One.” He is to receive a recording contract as this season’s champion. The two-hour finale included performances by John Legend, Kiss, Demi Lovato and Lady Antebellum. It also showcased a song by judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr., with judge-turned-mentor Randy
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Capacity of road in Kuta already inadequate
Jackson joining in. Even Seacrest took a turn crooning, proving as a singer he’s a great host. He was joined on Richard Marx’s “Right Here Waiting” by the singer-songwriter. NBC’s singing contest “The Voice,” which leapfrogged “American Idol” in the ratings, has leaned heavily on its performer-coaches to boost audience interest. Fox, acknowledging the glory days of “American Idol” are behind it, said it likely will cut the show from two nights a week to one next season, after the initial auditions. The show, which hit a peak of 30.3 million viewers in the 2005-06 season, was drawing audiences in the singledigit millions this year. “American Idol” has launched the careers of stars including Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Hudson.
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Ryan Seacrest, right, announces Caleb Johnson the winner at the American Idol XIII finale at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, in Los Angeles.
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Traffic congestion in Kuta and South Badung in general is no longer a new thing. The no longer sufficient road capacity to accommodate the volume of vehicles operating in the South Badung is one of the causes.
Bali Post
MANGUPURA - Traffic congestion in Kuta and South Badung in general is no longer a new thing. The no longer sufficient road capacity to accommodate the volume of vehicles operating in the South Badung is one of the causes. The Traffic Affairs Division Head, Badung Transportation, Communications and Informatics Agency, Tofan Priyanto, revealed that most passing vehicles in Badung were concentrated in the South Badung. The North Badung
area just served as crossings. From the survey conducted in South Badung including in Kuta, North Kuta and South Kuta subdistrict, each road section was traversed by more than 4,000 vehicles per hour. Meanwhile, the capacity of
roads in South Badung, mainly the county road, only had the capacity of 3,000-4,000 vehicles. “From the results of survey in the area of South Badung, we found the ratio vision or capacity volume has exceeded 0.6. It means if it has approached critical points of a jam. Even, some road sections in Kuta have ratio vision having reached 0.8 to 1. In other words, the road is gridlocked where vehicles cannot move because the volume of vehicles is equal to the road capac-
ity,” he said. In order to deal with congestion in South Badung, the Badung Transportation, Communications and Informatics Agency implemented the traffic management. It included three aspects, namely capacity management, priorities and demand. In the study on the capacity management aspect, Badung government restricted the use of the road body as a parking space that could increase the capacity of the road. In addition, whenever possible
it could be resolved with road widening. Meanwhile, in terms of management priority, his party continued to optimize the utilization of mass transit such as the Trans Sarbagita bus and optimizing the operation of the feeder vehicles. As for the aspect of demand management, the agency restricted the entry of vehicles into Kuta area such as bus with the length of more than 7 meters and freight vehicle with tonnage of more than 5 tons. (kmb25)