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Oops! Britney Spears does it again in latest pop culture comeback

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NEW YORK - Britney Spears is hitting up pop culture one more time, releasing a new album, singing retro karaoke hits and about to take the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) stage for the first time since 2007.

Spears, 34, who became a teen pop phenomenon with breathy, sexually-charged hits like “Toxic” and “Oops!..I Did it Again,” released new album “Glory” on Friday ahead of a much anticipated return to the VMA show on Sunday in New York.

She also became the latest superstar to ride, sing and chat with U.S. talk show host James Corden for his viral “Carpool Karaoke” segment, where both donned the schoolgirl uniforms that shot her to fame as a 16-year old in the 1998 music video for “... Baby One More Time.”

Spears dominated pop music before undergoing a personal and career meltdown in 2006-2007 that included shaving her signature blonde locks, losing custody of her two children and being placed under a court-ordered conservatorship.

She made a comeback in late 2008 and for the past three years has been performing a nightly show in Las Vegas. But the new album and the anticipation surrounding her VMA performance have thrust her back in the national spotlight.

Rolling Stone’s Rob Sheffield said “Glory” was “another fantastic

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Millennium Award recipient Britney Spears performs a medley of songs at the 2016 Billboard Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., May 22, 2016. comeback” for Spears, in which she “goes back to the fizzy electrostomp mode she does best.”

“Glory” was top of the iTunes charts in more than 40 nations on Friday, including Saudi Arabia, Chile and Russia.

Billboard’s Jennifer Keishin Armstrong said that with the single and music video for “Make Me”, Spear had “reclaimed her standout talent, a distinctive dance style that combines cheerleader precision

with slinky bits of burlesque.”

Spears will perform “Make Me,” with rapper G-Eazy, at the live VMA show, her first appearance there since her halting performance of “Gimme More” in 2007 when her career hit a low.

“She has had such a huge impact on this show throughout her career, so for us to have her back is a no-brainer,” said Garrett English, executive producer of the VMA show. (rtr)

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Wonderful Indonesia Focus Group Discussion 1

Badung Tourism keep on improving

As one of the favorite tourism destination in Bali, Badung Regency keeps on improving. Nowadays, tourism is not only about quantity but also the quality. In increasing the quality, the tourism practitioners must consider the environment support, preserving the culture and managing the destination.

The Head of Badung Tourism Department Cokorda Raka Darmawan said that everyone involved in the tourism business must work together, hand in hand because tourism is the leading sector in Badung economics.

“We cannot only depend on the government in managing tourism in Badung. All components of tourism including the people in Badung must also take part. They can give us suggestion that can make the tourism better. Wonderful Indonesia is the brand of national tourism,” he said.

Raka Darmawan also stated that the government will increase

the effort to support the Wonderful Indonesia program by improving the tourism objects and the quality of the human resources. The destinations on the lists are Sangeh, Taman Ayun, Pandawa Beach and Kuta Beach.

“However, we cannot work alone. There is must be support from the society and the private sector,” he added. In addition to developing infrastucurues, the government also tries to maintain the other side such as preserving the art and culture, the environment and others.

The Head of Badung House of

Representative Putu Parwata said that the house is supporting all of the program done by the government. He said that many things must be done to increase the comfort of the tourists and the locals such as public transportation, telecommunication, water, etc.

“Developing tourism means also developing tourism attraction such as the culture and the environment. We already have that. We only need to manage it properly,” Parwata said.

He also said that the locals must gain benefit from the development of tourism. “Improving tourism in all aspects is very important. Ba-

Putu Parwata

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dung has many tourism potential that need to be managed properly,” he added.

Tourism in Badung give the highest income for the government.

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Cokorda Raka Darmawan

Badung government prepared 14.4 billion for tourism sector. This fund is for promotion, developing tourism destinations and revitalization of village tourism. (kmb27)

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Kites competition enlivens Sanur Village Festival

KITES competition in a series of the Sanur Village Festival was officially opened on Mertasari Beach, Sanur, Saturday (Aug. 27). For this year, it is the calendar for Bali, while next year is for international championship.

The SVF has been made into the agenda of biennial international festival, where people from around the world are now getting ready to make preparation and come to the Sanur international kite festival

next year. For this year, the participants came from across Bali, like Karangasem in the easternmost region of Bali where they want to show off their skill in the sky of Sanur.

According to Kadek, there are three categories competed in the event, namely children, teenage and adult category. In terms of its design, there are pecukan, janggan, bebean, typical bebean of Sanur, classic janggan (peacock janggan) and new creations.

There is something special made in the kite competition in a series of the SVF, namely the presence of clas-

sical janggan or peacock janggan.

The presence of the classic janggan kite is part of an effort to revive and maintain the presence of classical janggan as part of Balinese wisdom in the kite tradition. In the 1940s, the classic janggan kite was well known and very popular in Sanur. Based on this reason, the committee featured again this type of kite in the SVF competition.

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The kite lovers are flying kite in the Sanur Village Festival

The competition ending on Sunday fought for cash price and prestigious trophy of the Sanur Village Festival that will be handed over on September 4. The champion of new creation category will be entitled to get a ticket for representing Bali to the Tapisa Jakarta Kite Festival on Ancol Beach, Jakarta.

Chairman of the SVF, Ida Bagus Sidharta Putra, said that Sanur as the warehouse of kites indeed has a vision to preserve the sublime cultural wisdom. Through the Sanur Village Festival, the creative space to preserve and develop kite is widely open. What has been done by the organizing committee to preserve the classic janggan like the typical bebean of Sanur, should be appreciated and fully supported in order to become a sustainable event, added Sidharta.

Kite is the identity of Sanur village. The Sanur Kite Festival program both in Bali and international agenda has proved and given good reputation to the SVF event for Sanur and Bali. According to Sidharta, the emergence of new creations is very encouraging in the competition of kite flyers of the world continuing to innovate and evolve in terms of design and technology. (kmb)

Two Foreign Women Play Balinese Puppet

WHEN Balinese women are reluctant to watch puppet show, foreign women are even interested in playing the shadow art made from cowhide. Moreover, the foreign women are never in doubt to present this traditional art of the Balinese Hindu community. The performance is more creative because it is spoken in four languages, namely Old Javanese, Balinese, Indonesian and English. The foreign women are Sonia, a puppeteer from the Czech Republic and Katie Harrel, puppeteer from the United States. These two foreigners performed the leather puppet show with storyline Arjuna Tapa at the 15th anniversary of Kembang Bali art studio, Saturday (Aug. 20).

Although they are not as perfect as Balinese puppeteer, both female puppeteers are able to describe the play with language or motion of the puppets.

Katie Harrel, a 27-year old woman from California, has been learning the puppetry art since May

2016 at Kembang Bali art studio.

After attending class for 11 times, she is immediately able to make performance. Katie initially offered to learn puppetry by Nyoman Sumandhi when going to Tunjuk village immediately got interested. “I agreed with pleasure,” said Katie.

She was happy with the offer especially the mission to master a number of Balinese arts is then widely open. Katie plays the Arjuna Tapa for about 30 minutes.

Her play speaks four languages ??simultaneously namely English, Old Javanese, Indonesian and Balinese. Old Javanese language is used when playing the character kayonan (mountain) and some characters with slanted eyes, like Arjuna, gods and antagonistic demon Niwatakwaca.

In the meantime, Indonesian and English are used for dialog of clowns like Twalen and Merdah.

When both clowns make dialogue, foreign audience is made laugh.

Katie is able to present jokes

by combining Old Javanese and English. “I have difficulties in speaking Old Javanese, so that I mix it with English. Besides, I am overwhelmed when playing puppet for war scene,” she explained.

Balinese dialog is used for clowns Delem and Sangut. One of the phrases used is “Engken ci, cang kene (literally means, ‘how are you, I am as you see’). Dialogs spoken in English mixed with Balinese and Indonesian for the characters like Twalen, Merdah, Delem and Sangut often invite laughter of Katie’s colleagues of various nationalities coming to watch her show.

With international language for the characters like clown, foreign audience can catch the ideas of Arjuna whose hermitage is disturbed by Niwatakawca. Arjuna who is meditating keeps silent and unwavering by the temptation of beautiful angel. Finally, he is bothered by a demon in the shape of boar posing the incarnation of Ni-

watakwaca. The show ends where Arjuna gets Cadu Sakti arrow from Lord Shiva.

Unlike the case with Sonia, her appearance presents more Old Javanese and Czech language. In pronunciation, the vocals seem very rigid because she has just

been learning puppetry for a few weeks. In the show, Katie or Sonia is accompanied by two puppet takers and gender gamelan players. “I like to learn Balinese arts.

With this puppet performance, I have got a new experience,” said Sonia. (015)

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Luckily for the sake of this article, we are talking about the latter of those two options — Naughty Naughty Nuri’s Warung & GrillNuri’s and their famous ice cold martinis and BBQ pork ribs.

Martinis and ribs might sound like an odd pairing at first, but after one visit to this favorite locale, you’ll understand why the duo are basically as normal as an American peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Basically.

If you’ve ever looked up must-visit restaurants in Bali, or in Ubud in particular, you’ve probably stumbled upon some sort of saintly scripture proclaiming the Naughty Nuri’s Warung & Grill to be the best thing that’s ever happened to humanity, or something to that degree. Once only confined to the streets of Ubud, Nuri’s became so popular with tourists and regulars that they were obligated to open up a location in Seminyak’s neighbouring Batubelig too.

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Inmates have potential in handicraftmaking skills

SINGARAJA - Chief of Singaraja Prison, Sutarno, provides skill training for his inmates. The making of a wide variety of handicrafts is meant to provide special skills in the prison.

After serving their sentence, the inmates are expected to have the skill of making various unique crafts.

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The sale of paddy field land to developers mostly happens because there are no young generations having the interest in continuing the farming profession.

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International Military Music Festival “Spasskaya Tower”

THE Ninth International Military Music Festival “Spasskaya Tower” will take place from the 27th August till 4th September 2016 on Red Square in Moscow.

The International Military Music Festival “Spasskaya Tower”, the parade of the honor guards units of the heads of states and of the best military music bands of Russia and other countries takes place every year

on Red Square in Moscow.

The Festival is held according to the President of Russian Federation v. Putin’s decree and under the patronage of the Public Council, headed by the first vice-chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly A. Zhukov.

More than 140 groups from 40 countries have taken part in the Festival since it was created. Every

year about 1500 musicians, military men and other artists perform at the “Spasskaya Tower”.

Owing to this colossal event military musicians that represent all the variety of the national, artistic and military traditions of the world, become the ambassadors of peace.

For 7 years in row the Festival has a special guest star: Mireille Mathieu, legendary French singer,

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who performed world famous hits, such as “Le temps du Muguet” and “Non je regrette rien”.

Within the framework of the “Spasskaya Tower” solemn receptions and amazing concerts of classic music in the Kremlin with the greatest world famous stars are held.

Some years ago the Festival created a special event for children — “Spasskaya Tower for kids”.

It’s an educational and entertaining show for children under 13 years old. This project introduces children to the Russian military traditions, popularizes children’s equestrian sport and Russian equestrian traditions, presents the best children’s music groups and carries out the social responsibility program of the Festival and its’ partners. (IBP/net)

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Wetland at Mandung besieged by buildings

No young generation interested in resuming agriculture

TABANAN - The formerly extensive paddy field areas at Mandung, Kerambitan, precisely near the Mandung landfill or Subak Dukuh Acak have now been besieged by buildings. Housing development proliferates and signposts carrying the announcement of land plots on sale are mounted in the area. The sale of paddy field land to developers mostly happens because there are no young generations having the interest in continuing the farming profession so that farmers choose to sell theirs.

Chief of Subak Dukuh Acak, Wayan Suwendana, explained last Friday, other than no generation willing to continue the profession, farmers also sell their paddy field due to the difficulty to get irrigation water and urgent economic needs.

Since belonging to rainfed paddy field area, farmers can only cultivate their land once a year. “Only this year we can cultivate twice a year because it still rains in this dry season,” he said.

Nevertheless, to prevent the expanding land conversion, in 2012 the local customary village issued customary bylaw or awigawig prohibiting the paddy fields from being converted into housing development. While the current

mushrooming construction of the BTN housing built on paddy field area, according to Suwendana, they were already sold prior to the issuance of the customary bylaw. “The land was purchased by developers prior to that year, and they just built right now,” he said.

Before converted into housing, the Subak Dukuh Acak spread across the area of 110 hectares and currently the remaining productive land approximately reaches 60 hectares. Not all of the lands sold have been converted into residential area, but some areas are converted into moor. “When calculated, so far the total residential building area reaches seven hectares,” he explained.

He admitted that if there are no clear rules regarding spatial planning of development, over time the paddy fields in Tabanan will run out. Moreover, currently young people seem uninterested in getting involved in agricultural activities because it is considered less productive. To that end, Suwendana also hoped the government could create a program so that farming becomes a promising profession. Thus, younger generation will be willing to continue it. (kmb24)

A variety of skill trainings are provided in the prison with the capacity of 78 people but it is now occupied by 178 inmates. Amid the over-capacity prison, the inmates are given skill training to avoid boredom while serving their sentence. “So, the inmates are given the skills to make handicrafts. They are trained to make bowl, keben (bamboo basket), lamp, precast concrete brick and coconut leaf arrangement,” said Sutarno, Friday (Aug. 26).

Sutarno admitted, the skills owned to make handcraft becomes a positive activity for the inmates.

However, they have constraints in the matter of qualified space to do the activities. One the one hand, the

inmates realized the mistakes and violations committed against the law and they would like to improve themselves into better individual.

At the same time, there are limited spaces to accommodate their positive activities. “I very much deplore for the coaching of their skills.

Indeed the space is very limited.

We have trouble in the matter of coaching venue. It is very narrow and we very much regret whereas the inmates have high potential to make handicraft,” he added.

A number of exhibitions are often followed by representatives of the Singaraja Prison. The officers showed off the handicraft products of the inmates at the Denpasar Art Centre and in the performing arts

in urban areas. “Recently we exhibited the handicraft products of the inmates at the Denpasar Art Centre.

We have involved ten inmates in the making of the handicrafts. They are special products made from timber like ice cream sticks. Making a handicraft requires high patience,” he said.

He added that 50 percent of the proceeds from selling the handicraft are given to the inmates. “Their handicraft products are commonly marketed to the public. Then, we give them 50 percent while the rest for coaching fees,” he added.

Sutarno recognized, other skills, the inmates are also provided with spiritual enlightenment and formation of positive mental. “Personality development is given according to their respective religion. Other than spiritual enlightenment, they are also given sports and arts without exception,” he said. (kmb34)

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The making of a wide variety of handicrafts is meant to provide special skills in the prison.

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Awareness of no smoking needs growing DENPASAR - Public awareness of not smoking should be developed to reduce dependence on cigarettes.

There have been many researches saying the hazards of smoking. One of the impacts is the risk of being exposed to lung cancer.

“Please do not smoke because we’ve already made a no-smoking regional bylaw. It is just based on our awareness where all must be returned to us,” said the Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, recently. According to him, the community dependence on cigarettes is inseparable from the price affordability of cigarettes today.

On that account, he strongly supports if the central government realizes the plan to raise the price of cigarettes.

“I agree to the price hike of cigarette, so that many people will not smoke. Unfortunately, the poor are also smoking. They should buy rice, but buy cigarettes,” he explained.

However, continued Pastika, the price hike is not enough without raising public awareness not to smoke. They may even find some other ways like rolling cigarette by themselves. For example, they buy tobacco and then roll it with corn husk leaf that is more economical.

“Do not think if the price rises, people will stop smoking. If they want to smoke, yes ... they will smoke. It is the problem. When the price is raised, they will buy tobacco as happened in the past. They will roll in what the so-called tingwe or stands for ngelinting dewe (selfrolling). People did it in the old days.

At villages, people smoked by using corn husk leaf because they also planted tobacco,” he said.

Pastika added that the policy of raising the price of cigarette should

also think of other aspects. One of them is lest the cigarette price increase will make tobacco farmers unable to work any longer. On that account, the government needs to prepare some other job opportunities for them.

In the meantime, Chairman of Commission IV, Nyoman Parta, said that smokers belong to people that are militant and loyal to particular brand of cigarettes. “They have been in a position to addiction. So, our fellow smokers will not care when giving regulations.

When presented with awful pictures on the impacts of smoking, it does not work. Thus, it is not the answer.

But the answer is to multiply the dissemination of information on the hazards of smoking,” he added.

Parta added that the government could provide more spaces for smoking cessation consultation. In addition, it can also prepare herbal medicines as the substitute for cigarettes. The cost of dissemination and provision of herbal medicine can be taken from the cigarette tax revenue from the Customs. In 2016, Bali allocates as much as IDR 58,620,011,100 or 30 percent of the upper limit for the regions across Bali reaching IDR 195, 400,037,000. This amount increased from 2015 with the amount of IDR 58,226,803,353 or 30 percent of the realization for the regions across Bali worth IDR 194,089,344,510.

“Unfortunately, the provincial and district/municipal governments in Bali do not take advantage of the fund for the benefit of dissemination or preparation of consultants to quit smoking or substance for cigarette substitute. It is even used for other interests,” he said. (kmb32)

Singapore confirms 41 cases of locallytransmitted Zika virus: media

SINGAPORE - Singapore has confirmed 41 cases of locallytransmitted Zika virus, local media reported on Sunday, citing the city-state’s health ministry.

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The cases include 36 foreign construction workers employed at a site in Aljunied, in the southeast of the island, the Straits Times newspaper and Channel News Asia television reported.

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Approximately 22-27 percent of young people with the age range of 15-27 years are smoking.

At least, price hike of cigarette prevents novice smokers

DENPASAR — Right now cigarette industries are targeting novice smokers like children, teenagers and women. Approximately 22-27 percent of young people with the age range of 15-27 years are smoking. Teenage smokers of 13-15 years old showed a significant increase from 2007 reaching 36.3 percent.

In other words, one in five junior high school students is now smoking.

Public awareness of not smoking should be developed to reduce dependence on cigarettes.

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The number of novice smokers in Indonesia continues to rise and they are becoming the target of tobacco industries. In Bali, the percentage of teenage smokers reaches 22-27 percent.

It happens because the tobacco industry has no more targets for old smokers considering that the addiction to smoking becomes so hard to quit. “On that account, we prefer to prevent the increase in the novice smokers,” said coordinator of the Bali Tobacco Control Initiative (BTCI) of the Public Health Study Program, Udayana University, Made Kerta Duana, recently.

Indeed, the price hike plan of

cigarette has not been final. Nevertheless, he considered that with the price increase, at least it can prevent the emergence of novice smokers. “As positive benefit, higher cigarette price can prevent novice smokers among children, teenager and the poor,” he said.

In many countries, the price of cigarette is high enough exceeding the range of IDR 50,000. For instance, the price of cigarette in Singapore, Thailand, Australia and others is even higher than IDR 100,000. However, based on the data, the increase in cigarette prices does not necessarily reduce the consumption such as in Thailand. The

number of smokers is likely to remain because the nature of cigarette causes addiction or dependency so that it is hard to stop.

“However, it is effective to prevent premature smokers. In other words, it has no significant impact on the industries or the tobacco farmers,” he explained.

There are concerns with the price hike of the rolled or conventional cigarettes that will make people switch to electric cigarette. According to Duana, it will not have a significant impact. “I think it has different segment. Young people consider Vape or electric cigarette more modern and make them feel different. However, those having been severely addicted will rather difficult to be met because Vape is rather complicated in the consumption coupled with the requirement to recharge and refill manually,” he said. (kmb42)

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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen inside Oxitec laboratory in Campinas, Brazil, February 2, 2016.

On Saturday, the health ministry confirmed Singapore’s first case of a local transmission of the virus, which in Brazil has been linked to microcephaly, a rare birth defect.

That case was also in the Aljunied area.

Authorities have tested 124 people, primarily construction workers.

Seventy-eight have tested negative and five cases are pending, the reports said. In all, 34 patients have fully recovered. (rtr)

Bangladesh police identify dead militants linked to Dhaka cafe attack

DHAKA - One of the three militants killed by Bangladeshi security forces on Saturday in connection with July’s Dhaka cafe attack came from a posh area of the city like some of the attackers and went to a prestigious foreign university, police said on Sunday.

Towsif Hossain was from Dhaka’s leafy Dhanmondi neighbourhood and was missing since February. Like Nibras Islam, one of the five young and affluent cafe attackers who was killed after a 12-hour siege on July 2, Hossain had also attended the Kuala Lumpur campus of Australia’s prestigious Monash University, the head of the Dhaka police counterterrorism unit told reporters.

The other militant killed on Saturday morning was Fazle Rabbi from the Jessore district northwest of Dhaka, who was missing from last April, counter-terrorism head Monirul Islam said. Rabbi’s family has fled, police said.

The cafe attack was claimed by Islamic State and killed 22 people, mostly foreigners. It alarmed security and political experts because of the profile of the perpetrators: educated youths from privileged

backgrounds who had turned to radical Islamism only recently.

Both Hossain and Rabbi were around 25, police said.

Malaysian police said last month that at least two of the militants behind the cafe attack had attended Monash, although they did not name them. The militants singled out non-Muslims and foreigners in the attack, killing Italians, Japanese, an American and an Indian.

The identity of Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury, a 30-year-old Bangladeshi-born Canadian citizen suspected to be the mastermind of the cafe attack, was confirmed on Saturday itself.

The militants were cornered on Saturday in a hideout on the outskirts of Dhaka, and having refused to surrender, were killed in the ensuing gun battle.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the police operation would uphold confidence and the image of her country, and came ahead of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Dhaka on Monday.

The government has denied the involvement of Islamic State

in the attack and instead blamed Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, which has pledged allegiance to the group active in Syria and Iraq,

for organising the assault that has weighed on the poor South Asian economy’s $28 billion garments export industry.

Analysts say Islamic State in April identified Chowdhury as its national commander in Bangladesh. (rtr)

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Security personnel block a road near the site of a gunbattle with militants on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 27, 2016.

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BUSINESS Miami hotel bookings slow, airfares fall since Zika outbreak

Travelers have booked fewer hotel rooms in downtown Miami, and leisure airfares to the greater Miami area have inched down in the weeks since the Zika virus was detected there, data reviewed

by Reuters shows. Hotels sold 2.9 percent fewer rooms in Miami’s central business district and northern neighborhoods during the first three weeks of August than they did a year earlier in the same period, according to hotel data and analytics firm STR.

That area includes the Wynwood arts district where on July 29 Florida officials said they confirmed cases of people who contracted the virus, marking the first transmissions by mosquitoes in the continental United States.

The decline in hotel bookings may be an early indication of the virus’s effect on Miami’s robust tourism industry, which had an economic impact of $24.4 billion in 2015, according to the Greater Miami Convention and Visitor Bureau.

The drop in the number of hotel room sales for the downtown and REUTERS/Carlo Allegri north Miami areas is a departure from largely uninterrupted growth A woman looks at a Center for Disease Control (CDC) health advisory sign about the dangers of the Zika virus as she lines up in bookings there at least since for a security screening at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, U.S., May 23, 2016.

2010. From January 2016 through July, hotel stays by paying travel- industry analyst Henry Harteveldt, might consider avoiding all of that was reviewed by Reuters. individual markets or whether the ers were up 1.2 percent from a year adding that worries about the virus Miami-Dade County. On Friday, Leisure fares on Miami routes virus would impact its business. Its ago, according to STR data. But for likely contributed to the decline in the U.S. Food and Drug Admin- were down 9 percent in late July rival in the area, JetBlue Airways the latest week ended Aug. 20, the Miami. istration recommended universal from the prior year, while those Corp <JBLU.O>, did not immenumber of hotel rooms sold was testing of donated blood for the to Fort Lauderdale were down 14 diately comment. Airlines have down 4.2 percent, compared to a AIRFARES DOWN virus in the United States and its percent, the Harrell Associates data been struggling for months to curb year earlier. shows. Fares were sampled July 18 the decline of ticket prices amid The Zika virus was detected in territories.

Jan Freitag, senior vice president Brazil last year and has since spread growing competition in popular Miami tourism officials said and July 25. of lodging insights at STR, said the across the Americas. The virus hotel managers have not alerted Since the first Zika cases were markets. decline was not due to abnormally poses a risk to pregnant women them to bookings weakness related announced, the decline in leisure While Miami Beach has constrong numbers the year before, because it can cause a severe birth to the Zika virus. It was too early fares to and from Miami had wid- tinued to see hotel demand rise and could reflect the impact of Zika defect known as microcephaly. In to tell from the data that Zika had ened to 16 percent, while fares for through August, that rate has apvirus concerns.

Brazil, more than 1,800 cases of an impact on travel or bookings, nearby Fort Lauderdale had dropped peared to slow: from 6.4 percent “We don’t know enough yet,” the condition have been linked to tourism officials said. an average of 18 percent from a year higher in the first seven months Freitag told Reuters, saying he Zika.

“These numbers don’t turn this earlier, the analysis found. That of the year compared to the same would like to see up to two months Earlier this week, officials re- quickly,” said William Talbert, data is based on samples of airfares period in 2015, to only 2.6 perof data, and monitor traffic to Mi- ported new Zika infections in Wyn- chief executive of the Greater taken Aug. 15 and 22. cent higher this month, the STR ami from Europe and Brazil, both wood, and also one case hundreds Miami Convention and Visitors Nationwide, the high-restriction data showed. The same trend major sources of visitors to South of miles away in Pinellas County, Bureau. In a sign that airlines are leisure fares are down 3 percent in holds true for Miami-Dade and Florida. trying to stimulate demand to and mid-August from the prior year, Monroe counties, according to on the Gulf Coast.

“Zika is not only a serious threat The U.S. Centers for Disease from Miami, airfares have gotten the analysis by Harrell Associates the data. Miami Beach has about to public health. It has the potential Control and Prevention said cheaper from a year ago, according found. American Airlines Group 2.5 times the number of hotels to be an equally serious threat to a that pregnant women who are to an analysis of the top U.S. do- Inc <AAL.O>, the largest carrier as downtown and north Miami, community’s economy,” said travel worried about exposure to Zika mestic routes by Harrell Associates in Miami, declined to comment on STR said.(rtr)

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Indonesian police officers guard a church compound following an attack during Sunday Mass in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016. Police in the western Indonesian city said a would-be suicide bomber failed to detonate explosives in the packed church.

F-16C/D aircraft to strengthen Natuna`s air defense

PEKANBARU - Several F-16C/D Fighting Falcon fighter jets will be stationed at Roesmin Nurjadin Air Base in Pekanbaru, Riau to strengthen the air defense capabilities over the Natuna Islands.

The F-16C/D fighter jets will be replacing the F-16A/B, the older variants of the single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft developed by Lockheed Martin.

“The F-16C/D aircraft will be fully operational at Roesmin Nurjadin to support the Natuna Islands (air defense),” Commander of Roesmin Nurjadin First Marshal Henri Alfandi said here on Saturday.

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jets have arrived at the Roesmin Nurjadin Air Base, while several of them were still being prepared at the Iswahyudi Air Base in Madiun, East Java.

They were currently undergoing maintenance and several modifications, such as having their air brakes adjusted to Roermin Nurjadins landing strip, which is rather short and measures around 2,600 meters.

For the C/D variants to operate optimally, at least a 3,000 meter-long air strip is needed, Alfandi said.

Meanwhile, the Commander of Air Force Operations Command I, Air Vice Marshal Yuyu Sutisna said although the Air Force still lacks pilots capable of operating

the Fighting Falcons, he expects the F-16C/D squadron to be fully operational soon at the Roesmin Nurjadin Air Base.

The F-16 is a single-engine, highly maneuverable, supersonic, multi-role tactical fighter aircraft; it was designed to be a cost-effective combat “workhorse” that can perform various missions and maintain around-the-clock readiness.

The F-16 aircraft have been in active duty and involved in numerous missions by the U.S Air Force, The Royal Netherlands Air Force, Belgian Air Force, Royal Danish Air Force, Royal Norwegian Air Force, Pakistan Air Force, and the Venezuela Air Force.(ant)

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MECCA - The number of Indonesian hajj pilgrims who died in Saudi Arabia in the current haj pilgrimage season has increased to 29 since the first flight batch arrived in the Holy Land 19 days ago.

Data obtained from the Integrated Hajj Computerized Service System (Siskohat) showed that the number of deaths increased to 29 after four pilgrims died of ailment on Friday: three in Medina and one in Mecca.

The three pilgrims who died in Medina were identified as Imam Rifai bin Ngali (60) of Palembang, Siti Maskanah binti Djumri (66) of Banjarmasin, and Zainabon binti Umar Muhammad (71) of Aceh, while the fourth one in Mecca was Suhaimi bin Kadir Abdillah (62) of Medan.

Earlier, 25 Indonesian hajj pilgrims who were reported to have died in the Holy Land were Senen bin Dono Medjo (79) of Surabaya, Siti Nurhayati binti Muhammad Saib (68) of Aceh Martina binti Sabri Hasan (47) of Batam, Khadijah Nur binti Imam Nurdin (66) of Aceh, Sarjono bin Muhammad (60) of Batam, Oom Eli Asik (66) of Jakarta-Bekasi, Dijem Djoyo Kromo (53) Solo, Nazar Bakhtiar bin Batiar (82) of Padang, Juani bin Mubin Ben (61) Aceh, Asma binti Mian (78), Tasniah binti Duratim

Dakem (73) of Padang, Jamaludin bin Badri Kar (58) of Palembang, Abdullah bin Umar Gamyah (68) of Aceh, and Rubiyah binti Mukiyat Muntari (71) of Surabaya.

Also Siti Maryam binti Ismail (60) of Solo, Muhammad Tahir bin Abdul Razak (68) of Batam, Minawar bin Kasino Kamujo (76) of Surabaya, Din Azhari Nurina bin Sadid (73) of Padang, Mohammad Nasir bin Abdul Hamid (64) of Batam, Noorsi Fatimah binti M Saleh Mardiwiyono (60) of Balikpapan, Joko Pramono bin H Ali Pramono (41) of Surabaya, Manih binti Siyan Muhammad (71) of Jakarta, Imam Rifai bin Ngali (60) of Palembang, Suhaimi bin kadir Abdillah (62) of Medan, Siti Maskanah binti Djumri (66) of Banjarmasin, and Zainabon binti Umar Muhammad (71) of Aceh.

Based on the data from the Seskohat, 424 Indonesian pilgrims are undergoing inpatient treatment in Medina and Mecca, while 720 others are also referred to Medina, Mecca, and Saudi Arabia airport.(ant)

Malaysia repatriates 12 Indonesians found using fake passports Indonesian detained fishermen should not lose citizenship: Cleric

LANGKAT - Some 12 Indonesian traditional fishermen from Langkat district, North Sumatra, were repatriated from Penang island, Malaysia, after they had been detained for four months there, according to Langkat Marine and Fisheries Department spokesman Subiyanto.

“The 12 traditional fishermen arrived at Kuala Namu International Airport on Friday (August 26), and were handed to their respective families,” Subiyanto remarked here.

He said the fishermen were identified as Samsul, Bahri, Saiful, Ridwan, Rahmat, Akyar, Kikip, Didit, Harun, Nasir, Zemi.

“We should be grateful because through various diplomatic efforts, the traditional

fishermen were finally repatriated to Indonesia after they were serving prison time for four months in Malaysia,” Subiyanto said.

However, nine others are still being detained in Malaysia, and so Subiyanto expressed hope that they could be repatriated soon to meet with their families at home.

In the meantime, North Sumatras Indonesian Fishermen Association Deputy Chairman Surkani also thanked for various efforts that had been made by relevant institution in relation with the repatriation of the fishermen.

“Of course we give appreciation and thanks for the efforts made for the repatriation of the 12 fishermen,” Surkani said.(ant)

YOGYAKARTA - Some 177 Indonesians found using fake passports for travel from the Philippines to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj pilgrimage should not lose their citizenship, Din Syamsuddin, former chief of the Islamic organization Muhammadiyah, has said.

“The state should see them as victims and should not spontaneously revoke their passports, merely because they have held passports and are citizens of other country,” he said here.

Since they were swindled, the government should conduct optimum diplomacy.

As a fellow ASEAN member, the Philippines will understand the case as they (the pilgrims) were not involved in the swindle, he said. “They have been cheated so they must be repatriated soon,” he added.

As the case is not the first of its kind, the Religious Affairs Ministry should improve the management of the Hajj pilgrimage, Din stated.

“The case has become a cause for concern as such instances have been recurring.

We must find its cause. This is related to the management of the Hajj pilgrimage,” he noted.(ant)

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Spain starts countdown to possible third national election in year MADRID - The clock starts ticking on Wednesday towards what could be Spain’s third national election in a year when acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy faces a confidence vote in parliament for a second term in office.

Spain has been without a functioning government since inconclusive elections in December and June failed to hand a convincing mandate to any political party.

So far, party leaders have been unable to agree on forming a coalition.

The eight-month political deadlock has delayed investments in infrastructure such as roads and rail and put high-ranking government appointments on hold, leaving some Spanish embassies without an ambassador.

Rajoy’s centre-right People’s Party (PP) won the most votes in June’s election but lacks the majority it needs to win the vote even with support from centrists Ciudadanos (Citizens), Spain’s

fourth-biggest party.

The opposition Socialists have refused to back Rajoy or smooth the way to a PP-led minority government by abstaining in a second confidence vote, which will be held on Friday if Wednesday’s ballot fails. In the second vote a simple majority will suffice to put Rajoy back in power.

The Socialists are unlikely to back down from that position given local elections in September in the northern regions of Galicia and the Basque Country where support for Rajoy’s PP could cost votes for the left-wing party.

Spain’s economy, on the rebound from a recession which ended three years ago, has powered ahead despite the lack of a

functioning government, with the latest data showing strong growth fueled by consumer spending and demand for exports.

The acting government expects the economy to expand 2.9 percent this year - one of the fastest rates in the euro zone. However, economists say growth could be even higher if political uncertainty was removed.

“The lack of government is having a negative impact,” said Miguel Cardoso, an economist at BBVA, whose estimate of 3.1 percent for economic growth this year would be about 3.5 percent if there was a government in place.

His forecast for growth next year would be about 0.7 percentage points higher if there was a central administration in office to firm up public spending plans and provide certainty over policy for potential investors, he said. (rtr)

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Sortu leader Arnaldo Otegi, candidate for Gipuzkoa province for coalition party EH Bildu in upcoming Basque regional parliament elections, attends an electoral meeting in San Sebastian, Spain August 27, 2016.

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A rescue worker and a dog search among debris following an earthquake in Amatrice, central Italy, August 27, 2016.

L’Aquila is grim reminder of struggle facing Italy’s quake-hit towns

L’AQUILA - Seven years after being devastated by an earthquake that killed more than 300 people, L’Aquila’s abandoned city centre is a stark reminder of the struggle facing Italian towns hit by a quake last week.

Scaffolding still covers the city’s Baroque buildings, the skyline is dominated by cranes, most of the dusty streets are deserted and many areas remain cordoned off.

“This place is one big building site,” said Luca Dioletta, the owner of Bar Duomo in the L’Aquila’s main square, dominated by the neoclassical cathedral which is one of few buildings not shrouded in protective tarpaulins.

Bar Duomo, which opened just a month ago, is the only bar or restaurant in the square which used to teem with life before the quake struck on April 6, 2009.

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s promise to rebuild Amatrice and other mountain towns ravaged by last week’s tremors echoed pledges made by former premier Silvio Berlusconi to some 80,000 people who lost their homes in and around L’Aquila in 2009.

In power since February 2014, Renzi will be determined to prove himself a more able leader than Berlusconi and avoid the many errors made in L’Aquila, which lies just 56 km (35 miles) south of Amatrice.

Reconstruction here has been

held up by bureaucracy and corruption, while billions of euros were spent on unpopular housing projects, or “new towns”, with rows of identical dwellings built on special quake-proof platforms.

Residents say that while these brand new estates are comfortable enough, they lack any sense of community.

“Look around you, there are no services, no bars, no restaurants, no newsstands, just houses surrounded by nothing,” said Ottavio Masciovecchio, 60, who lives in the Paganica new town some 10 km outside L’Aquila.

Masciovecchio, who was born in the nearby village of Paganica, says he has lost all hope of ever returning to his former home and speaks bitterly as he walks around the boarded up houses and debris in the narrow streets where he used to live.

“They say Paganica is being rebuilt but it’s a lie. I’d like to show this mess to the whole world,” he said.

Renzi’s ministers say they will not let the communities around Amatrice die, but they have not explained how they can speed up Italy’s rebuilding efforts and have declined to speculate when the reconstruction might be complete.

“This is not about setting challenges and making promises. We need the pace of a marathon runner,” Renzi said on Thursday. (rtr)

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Heir-apparent Kerber confident she can handle pressure

NEW YORK - Angelique Kerber says she is ready to deal with the increasing pressure as she targets U.S. Open glory and the world number one ranking.

DENPASAR - Maospahit Temple is located on the southern part of Denpasar. This is an old Hindu Balinese temple and the main gate was made of brick relief. The statue is made of clay representing a big Chinese man, a demon and a mythical bird (burung Garuda). The main entrance to the temple on Dr Sutomo Street, is opened only on festival days. The oldest part of this temple was brought from Majahpahit when Bali was under the influence of the biggest Majapahit Kingdom.

The name of Maospahit Temple is derived from Bhatara Maospahit, thedescent divinities (dewa) of Balinese. On the left of the gate is a pillar with relief of a big demon and this pillar is made of bricks. Maospahit Temple had been reconstructed in order to meet the Balinese culture. The style of the gates are not the same as its origin when it was built during the power of Majapahit. Relief of Garuda witha Picher of the elixir water Amerta is located on the main gates in the west part of the temple complex. (IBP/net)

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Angelique Kerber (GER) returns a shot against Simona Halep (ROU) in the semifinals during the Western and Southern tennis tournament at Linder Family Tennis Center.

Victory for the Australian Open champion and Wimbledon runnerup would see Kerber knock Serena Williams off the top spot she has held since early 2013.

Kerber missed the chance to usurp Williams last week when she lost in the final of the Cincinnati Open but says she is trying to focus simply on doing her job.

“I will not put too much pressure on this,” the 28-year-old told reporters at Flushing Meadows on the eve of the event.

“If the day will come I will reach number one, it would be amazing, but I will not think too much (about it).

“I will try to enjoy every moment right now because it’s one of the best seasons of my career so far.”

The 28-year-old German, who won her first grand-slam title in Melbourne at the start of the year, lacked belief in the early part of her career.

Her run to the semi-finals in New York in 2011 was the catalyst for her rise up the rankings, but it was a trip to see former world number

one Steffi Graf in Las Vegas in early 2015 that really did the trick.

Graf, who shares the Open-era grand-slam record of 22 wins with Williams, told Kerber she was on the right track and to go easier on herself.

Her win over Williams in the Australian Open final was an enormous boost to her confidence and after an early French Open exit, she bounced back superbly to reach the final at Wimbledon.

Now, with a major title under her belt, Kerber feels better equipped to handle the expectations.

“The pressure, for sure, is maybe a little bit higher, but if I’m not putting the pressure on myself, everything is fine,” the world number two said.

Kerber, who picked up a silver medal at the Olympics, losing to Puerto Rico’s Monica Puig in the final, begins her U.S. challenge against Polona Hercog, of Slovenia.

But although she is tipped for the title she knows that Williams, despite a shoulder concern, is still the one to beat. (rtr)

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FORT WORTH — Graham Rahal lifted his arm over his head just as he reached the finish line at Texas Motor Speedway, then glanced to his right to make sure he had won the race.

After a last-lap pass of James Hinchcliffe, Rahal did indeed hold on to win Saturday night in the closest finish ever for an IndyCar race at the high-banked, 1 1/2-mile oval.

“When I got to the stripe, I started to raise my arm and then I was like make sure,” said Rahal, who glanced to see the No. 2 on the LED panel of Hinchcliffe’s car signifying his place in the race. “I thought I was clear. I knew it was going to be very close.”

The only time Rahal led the race — competed over a 2 1/2-month span — was when he sliced to the bottom of the track coming off of the backstretch on that final lap. He won by eight-thousandths (0.008) of a second, crossing the line only inches and side-by-side with Hinchcliffe, with Tony Kanaan right behind them.

“When we cleared Tony and it was just me and Graham coming down to the checkered, I thought the momentum is on the outside.

I feel like I’ve kind of seen it here 10 times before in races in years past, and I thought we were still going to be able to do it,” Hinchcliffe said. “But man, he rolled through the center of 3 and 4 with a whole lot of speed.

He cleared me — I hadn’t been next to a car all night that cleared me that quickly.”

Hinchcliffe had led the Firestone 600 for 76 days. He was leading when the race was initially red-flagged June 12 because of rain after only 71 of 248 laps, and dominated after it resumed until three late restarts.

Rahal’s fourth career win came at the highbanked, 1 1/2-mile-oval where four years ago he appeared headed for victory before brushing the wall on the last lap and finishing second to Justin Wilson.

Hinchcliffe led 188 laps overall in the race, including 157 of the 177 laps run Saturday night.

“My night was great until about eight minutes to go,” he said after what was still his best finish of the season.

Series points leader Simon Pagenaud was fourth, and extended his lead to from 20 to 28 points over Team Penske teammate Will Power with two races left. Power, who won four of the previous six races with runner-up finishes in the other two, was eighth at Texas.

Ed Carpenter twice had contact with other cars while running second behind Hinchcliffe in the later laps.

Carpenter was within about 2 seconds of the lead on Lap 213 when Scott Dixon, trying to get back on the lead lap, made contact coming off the frontstretch. That sent Dixon

spinning, and Carpenter believes he might have cut a tire though he was able to stay on the track and even took the lead after that.

After the ensuing caution, Hinchcliffe and Carpenter restarted 1-2 on lap 221, and Carpenter went low coming off the backstretch

and led at the line by a matter of inches.

Hinchcliffe went back in front on the next lap, and was still there when Carpenter got loose coming out of Turn 4 on lap 225 and made contact with Helio Castroneves and slammed into the wall to end his race. (ap)

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Graham Rahal edges out James Hinchcliffe, rear, at the finish line for the win in the IndyCar auto race at Texas Motor Speedway, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Sp rt Kroos lifts Real Madrid to win, Atletico stumbles again

BARCELONA — Toni Kroos’ late score ensured Real Madrid won its home opener over a feisty Celta Vigo 2-1 on Saturday, while Atletico Madrid stumbled in a second straight round of the Spanish league.

Atletico was frustrated by a newly promoted side for the second time in a week after Diego Simeone’s bunch drew at Leganes 0-0. That followed its 1-1 stalemate with Alaves in its opener.

Combined with Madrid’s two wins, Atletico trails its crosstown rival by four points from the start of what it hoped could be another three-team title race along with defending champion Barcelona.

Atletico forward Antione Griezmann was scathing with his criticism of the team’s start to the season.

“If we continue like this we will be fighting to avoid relegation,” Griezmann said. “We are angry.

We have to get our act together because this is slipping away from us. We must work to get back to being ourselves.”

Kroos drilled a long-range shot along the turf and in off the post for the 81st-minute winner at the Santiago Bernabeu. Playing without the injured Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, Madrid took an hour to break through when Alvaro Morata scored a rebound from a save by goalkeeper Sergio Alvarez.

Celta midfielder Fabian Orellana responded with an equalizer seven minutes later. “We believed until the end and pulled it off,” Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said. “We played a so-so match. Celta was a very good team.”

While Madrid’s Luka Modric, Gareth Bale, and Morata all hit the woodwork, Celta squandered dangerous moves that it continued to mount until the final whistle.

The visitors only lacked the scoring touch that new Manchester City forward Manuel “Nolito” Agudo provided for the previous three seasons.

“We played one of our best matches at this stadium,” Celta manager Eduardo Berizzo said. “I liked our attitude. We were able to take the game to them. This is an example to others who face opponents that belong to another category.”

Elsewhere, Valencia slumped to a second consecutive loss after falling at Eibar 1-0, while Real Sociedad got on track by winning at Osasuna 2-0.

Valencia’s latest defeat comes with the club close to selling Germany defender Shkodran Mustafi to Arsenal, and Barcelona negotiating to sign away striker Paco Alcacer. Neither player was on Valencia’s team at Eibar. Celta’s five-man midfield led by Orellana caused Madrid unrelenting trouble.

Theo Bongonda went the closest to scoring for Celta in the first half when he won possession, hurdled a tackle, and fired into the side netting of Kiko Casilla’s goal.

Missing firepower up front, Zidane turned to Luka Modric for Madrid’s biggest threat. The Croatia midfielder tested Alvarez with long strikes, hitting the bar a half-hour in. To start the second half, Celta mounted three attacks in a row that lacked only a final, precise pass to put Casilla under pressure.

That’s when Bale took a step forward, blasting a free kick that Alvarez pushed onto his bar before Morata put the hosts ahead.

Modric cued the opening goal by intercepting a poor pass by Alvarez, who then blocked Marco Asensio’s weak effort. Morata was there to fire in the rebound for his first goal since returning from Juventus this summer.

Celta’s equalizer went through Pablo Hernandez, Daniel Wass and John Guidetti before Orellana beat Casilla from distance with a right-footed shot into the corner of the net.

Kroos got the decisive strike, but Celta went close to grabbing a second goal in a back-and-forth exchange in the dying minutes. Zidane also said Colombia midfielder James Rodriguez, who has lost his starting role, will remain at the club despite rumors of his exit. A minute of silence was held before kickoff in memory of the earthquake victims in Italy.

At Leganes, Atletico could go no closer than shots by Griezmann, Kevin Gameiro and Yannick Carraso saved by goalie Jon Serantes, whose Leganes remained unbeaten in its debut topflight campaign. (ap) Real Madrid’s Alvaro Morata celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Celta Vigo during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Celta at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016. Morata scored once in Real Madrid’s 2-1 victory.

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Aubameyang gets Dortmund off Leicester beats Swansea 2-1 to winning start in Bundesliga for 1st win of title defense

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Manchester United’s Marouane Fellaini celebrates with fans after Marcus Rashford scores their first goal

Rashford scores late, earns Man United 1-0 win at Hull

HULL — Substitute Marcus Rashford scored in the second minute of stoppage time to earn Manchester United a 1-0 win at Hull and a third straight victory to open the English Premier League on Saturday. Rashford capped an impressive cameo as a 71st-minute substitute by tapping in from close range after Wayne Rooney cut in from the left and sent across a low ball.

After previous wins over Bournemouth and Southampton, United was on course to drop points for the first time this season in the face of an obdurate defensive performance by promoted Hull, which also won its first two games.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s threematch scoring run came to end, but United was saved by a striker at the opposite end of his career.

The 18-year-old Rashford burst onto the scene in the second half of last season, earning a place in England’s European Championship squad, but has been displaced by Ibrahimovic under new coach Jose Mourinho.

United joined Chelsea on maximum points after three games.

“We deserved it and in a more comfortable way,” Mourinho said. “We had an amazing mentality. We tried and tried and got it.

“I tell the boys every day, we have to go into every match to win. We know we

will draw or lose matches but the mentality has to be, ‘Go to win.’

Today they showed that.”

Hull has been the surprise team in the first weeks, winning its first two games despite having no permanent manager, a slew of injuries, no signings since the end of last season, and with its owners looking to sell up.

They fell agonizingly short of taking away a point from the KCOM Stadium, having spent almost the entire match on the back foot Ibrahimovic was looking to become only the second United player, after Jimmy Hanson in 1924-25, to score in his first four games for the club but the Swedish striker was shackled well by Hull center back Curtis Davies — possibly the best player on the field.

United’s other high-profile signing, Paul Pogba, also had a quiet game and was off target with two decent sightings of goal from the edge of the area.

Rashford and fellow substitute Henrikh Mkhitaryan gave United something different when they come on as substitutes, offering pace and direct running. It was Rashford’s first appearance of the season in the league, having been an unused sub in the first two games.

Rashford had a low shot tipped around the post and Mkhitaryan had a goalbound shot blocked

by Davies, but Hull finally caved in. (ap)

BERLIN — Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s first goals of the season gave Borussia Dortmund a 2-1 win over Mainz while Schalke lost its opening Bundesliga game at Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 on Saturday.

Aubameyang, who told Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski “the race is started” after the latter’s hat trick on Friday, got off the mark in the 17th minute when Andre Schuerrle produced a brilliant floated cross for the Gabon striker to head inside the far post.

The goal spurred Mainz into a response and the visitors went close — forcing Roman Buerki into action — shooting over, then drawing another save from Buerki before Dortmund recovered.

Christian Clemens missed a good chance to equalize after the break, but Aubameyang sealed the result with a penalty in the 89th after Karim Onisiwo pulled Schuerrle back. Yoshinori Muto claimed Mainz’s consolation in injury time.

“The result is important, especially because we weren’t in the best form on the day,” said Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel,

who has seen key players leave to be replaced by young talents this offseason. Much is expected of Schalke but the side got off to a poor start in Frankfurt.

Alexander Meier’s 13th-minute strike was enough for the home team, which had already hit the post. Schalke didn’t have an attempt on goal until just before the break. “When you start like that you shouldn’t be surprised when you leave the pitch as the loser,” Schalke sports director Christian Heidel said.

Meier should have made it 2-0 but Ralf Faehrmann saved his weak penalty effort in the second half.

Frankfurt goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky produced an outstanding save to deny Klaas Jan Huntelaar an equalizer from a clever free kick after last defender Michael Hector was sent off for bringing the Dutch striker down.

Lars Stindl scored late for Borussia Moenchengladbach to beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in the evening game, where goalkeeper Bernd Leno frustrated the home side for long periods and Leverkusen hit the post and crossbar.

‘Gladbach forward Andre Hahn finally made the breakthrough just

before halftime, racing through after Jonathan Tah failed to deal with Christoph Kramer’s quick free kick and slotting past Leno.

Substitute Joel Pohjanpalo equalized in the 79th, heading into the empty net after Karim Bellarabi kept the ball in play. But Stindl secured all three points with five minutes left, sweeping the ball home after a fine ball from substitute Thorgan Hazard.

Hamburger SV could only draw with visiting Ingolstadt 1-1 despite forward Bobby Wood scoring on his Bundesliga debut.

Wood, who joined Hamburg from Union Berlin in the offseason, blasted the ball inside the right post after holding off a defender to Rene Adler’s long kick-out. Lukas Hinterseer equalized for Ingolstadt late, leading to whistles from unhappy home supporters.

“It’s very disappointing. The fans also expected more,” Hamburg defender Matthias Ostrzolek said.

Wolfsburg won at Augsburg 2-0, and Cologne beat visiting Darmstadt 2-0 in a game interrupted by a storm in the second half. Bayern opened its title defense with a 6-0 rout of Werder Bremen on Friday. (ap)

AP Photo/Martin Meissner

Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Mainz’ goalkeeper Jonas Loessl during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and FSV Mainz in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016.

LEICESTER — Leicester earned the first win of its Premier League title defense, beating Swansea 2-1 thanks to goals by star striker Jamie Vardy and captain Wes Morgan on Saturday.

It should have been an even bigger win for the champions in a dominant display at a rain-lashed King Power stadium, with English football’s player of the year Riyad Mahrez having a 56th-minute penalty saved.

And it wound up being a nervous end for the hosts after Leroy Fer pulled a goal back for Swansea in the 81st.

Vardy put Leicester ahead in typical fashion when he ran onto a lofted pass forward by Danny Drinkwater, nudged the ball forward, and thumped a finish into the net off the post in the 32nd minute. The England striker is off the mark this season after scoring 24 goals in Leicester’s surprise run to the title in the 2015-16 campaign.

Morgan smashed home the second goal in the 52nd minute at a corner, after the ball had popped up

off center-back partner Robert Huth’s arm as the pair challenged for a high cross.

“To go two goals up and then hang on at the end, we got what we deserved,” Vardy said. “The ball was struggling to move in the puddles but that’s English weather for you.

We’re just delighted to get the three points.”

Aside from Mahrez’s failure from the penalty spot, the other negative for Leicester was an injury to goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, sustained as he came out to challenge Swansea striker Fernando Llorente.

Leicester, which won the league at odds of 5,000-1 last season, started its defense of the title with a surprise loss at Hull before drawing 0-0 at home to Arsenal.

“We were disappointed with the first game of the season but got a decent draw last week and played well and we just wanted to keep improving,” Vardy said.

This was Claudio Ranieri’s 100th win as a Premier League manager, including a spell at Chelsea. (ap)

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Sp rt Kroos lifts Real Madrid to win, Atletico stumbles again

BARCELONA — Toni Kroos’ late score ensured Real Madrid won its home opener over a feisty Celta Vigo 2-1 on Saturday, while Atletico Madrid stumbled in a second straight round of the Spanish league.

Atletico was frustrated by a newly promoted side for the second time in a week after Diego Simeone’s bunch drew at Leganes 0-0. That followed its 1-1 stalemate with Alaves in its opener.

Combined with Madrid’s two wins, Atletico trails its crosstown rival by four points from the start of what it hoped could be another three-team title race along with defending champion Barcelona.

Atletico forward Antione Griezmann was scathing with his criticism of the team’s start to the season.

“If we continue like this we will be fighting to avoid relegation,” Griezmann said. “We are angry.

We have to get our act together because this is slipping away from us. We must work to get back to being ourselves.”

Kroos drilled a long-range shot along the turf and in off the post for the 81st-minute winner at the Santiago Bernabeu. Playing without the injured Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, Madrid took an hour to break through when Alvaro Morata scored a rebound from a save by goalkeeper Sergio Alvarez.

Celta midfielder Fabian Orellana responded with an equalizer seven minutes later. “We believed until the end and pulled it off,” Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said. “We played a so-so match. Celta was a very good team.”

While Madrid’s Luka Modric, Gareth Bale, and Morata all hit the woodwork, Celta squandered dangerous moves that it continued to mount until the final whistle.

The visitors only lacked the scoring touch that new Manchester City forward Manuel “Nolito” Agudo provided for the previous three seasons.

“We played one of our best matches at this stadium,” Celta manager Eduardo Berizzo said. “I liked our attitude. We were able to take the game to them. This is an example to others who face opponents that belong to another category.”

Elsewhere, Valencia slumped to a second consecutive loss after falling at Eibar 1-0, while Real Sociedad got on track by winning at Osasuna 2-0.

Valencia’s latest defeat comes with the club close to selling Germany defender Shkodran Mustafi to Arsenal, and Barcelona negotiating to sign away striker Paco Alcacer. Neither player was on Valencia’s team at Eibar. Celta’s five-man midfield led by Orellana caused Madrid unrelenting trouble.

Theo Bongonda went the closest to scoring for Celta in the first half when he won possession, hurdled a tackle, and fired into the side netting of Kiko Casilla’s goal.

Missing firepower up front, Zidane turned to Luka Modric for Madrid’s biggest threat. The Croatia midfielder tested Alvarez with long strikes, hitting the bar a half-hour in. To start the second half, Celta mounted three attacks in a row that lacked only a final, precise pass to put Casilla under pressure.

That’s when Bale took a step forward, blasting a free kick that Alvarez pushed onto his bar before Morata put the hosts ahead.

Modric cued the opening goal by intercepting a poor pass by Alvarez, who then blocked Marco Asensio’s weak effort. Morata was there to fire in the rebound for his first goal since returning from Juventus this summer.

Celta’s equalizer went through Pablo Hernandez, Daniel Wass and John Guidetti before Orellana beat Casilla from distance with a right-footed shot into the corner of the net.

Kroos got the decisive strike, but Celta went close to grabbing a second goal in a back-and-forth exchange in the dying minutes. Zidane also said Colombia midfielder James Rodriguez, who has lost his starting role, will remain at the club despite rumors of his exit. A minute of silence was held before kickoff in memory of the earthquake victims in Italy.

At Leganes, Atletico could go no closer than shots by Griezmann, Kevin Gameiro and Yannick Carraso saved by goalie Jon Serantes, whose Leganes remained unbeaten in its debut topflight campaign. (ap) Real Madrid’s Alvaro Morata celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Celta Vigo during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Celta at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016. Morata scored once in Real Madrid’s 2-1 victory.

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Aubameyang gets Dortmund off Leicester beats Swansea 2-1 to winning start in Bundesliga for 1st win of title defense

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Manchester United’s Marouane Fellaini celebrates with fans after Marcus Rashford scores their first goal

Rashford scores late, earns Man United 1-0 win at Hull

HULL — Substitute Marcus Rashford scored in the second minute of stoppage time to earn Manchester United a 1-0 win at Hull and a third straight victory to open the English Premier League on Saturday. Rashford capped an impressive cameo as a 71st-minute substitute by tapping in from close range after Wayne Rooney cut in from the left and sent across a low ball.

After previous wins over Bournemouth and Southampton, United was on course to drop points for the first time this season in the face of an obdurate defensive performance by promoted Hull, which also won its first two games.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s threematch scoring run came to end, but United was saved by a striker at the opposite end of his career.

The 18-year-old Rashford burst onto the scene in the second half of last season, earning a place in England’s European Championship squad, but has been displaced by Ibrahimovic under new coach Jose Mourinho.

United joined Chelsea on maximum points after three games.

“We deserved it and in a more comfortable way,” Mourinho said. “We had an amazing mentality. We tried and tried and got it.

“I tell the boys every day, we have to go into every match to win. We know we

will draw or lose matches but the mentality has to be, ‘Go to win.’

Today they showed that.”

Hull has been the surprise team in the first weeks, winning its first two games despite having no permanent manager, a slew of injuries, no signings since the end of last season, and with its owners looking to sell up.

They fell agonizingly short of taking away a point from the KCOM Stadium, having spent almost the entire match on the back foot Ibrahimovic was looking to become only the second United player, after Jimmy Hanson in 1924-25, to score in his first four games for the club but the Swedish striker was shackled well by Hull center back Curtis Davies — possibly the best player on the field.

United’s other high-profile signing, Paul Pogba, also had a quiet game and was off target with two decent sightings of goal from the edge of the area.

Rashford and fellow substitute Henrikh Mkhitaryan gave United something different when they come on as substitutes, offering pace and direct running. It was Rashford’s first appearance of the season in the league, having been an unused sub in the first two games.

Rashford had a low shot tipped around the post and Mkhitaryan had a goalbound shot blocked

by Davies, but Hull finally caved in. (ap)

BERLIN — Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s first goals of the season gave Borussia Dortmund a 2-1 win over Mainz while Schalke lost its opening Bundesliga game at Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 on Saturday.

Aubameyang, who told Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski “the race is started” after the latter’s hat trick on Friday, got off the mark in the 17th minute when Andre Schuerrle produced a brilliant floated cross for the Gabon striker to head inside the far post.

The goal spurred Mainz into a response and the visitors went close — forcing Roman Buerki into action — shooting over, then drawing another save from Buerki before Dortmund recovered.

Christian Clemens missed a good chance to equalize after the break, but Aubameyang sealed the result with a penalty in the 89th after Karim Onisiwo pulled Schuerrle back. Yoshinori Muto claimed Mainz’s consolation in injury time.

“The result is important, especially because we weren’t in the best form on the day,” said Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel,

who has seen key players leave to be replaced by young talents this offseason. Much is expected of Schalke but the side got off to a poor start in Frankfurt.

Alexander Meier’s 13th-minute strike was enough for the home team, which had already hit the post. Schalke didn’t have an attempt on goal until just before the break. “When you start like that you shouldn’t be surprised when you leave the pitch as the loser,” Schalke sports director Christian Heidel said.

Meier should have made it 2-0 but Ralf Faehrmann saved his weak penalty effort in the second half.

Frankfurt goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky produced an outstanding save to deny Klaas Jan Huntelaar an equalizer from a clever free kick after last defender Michael Hector was sent off for bringing the Dutch striker down.

Lars Stindl scored late for Borussia Moenchengladbach to beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in the evening game, where goalkeeper Bernd Leno frustrated the home side for long periods and Leverkusen hit the post and crossbar.

‘Gladbach forward Andre Hahn finally made the breakthrough just

before halftime, racing through after Jonathan Tah failed to deal with Christoph Kramer’s quick free kick and slotting past Leno.

Substitute Joel Pohjanpalo equalized in the 79th, heading into the empty net after Karim Bellarabi kept the ball in play. But Stindl secured all three points with five minutes left, sweeping the ball home after a fine ball from substitute Thorgan Hazard.

Hamburger SV could only draw with visiting Ingolstadt 1-1 despite forward Bobby Wood scoring on his Bundesliga debut.

Wood, who joined Hamburg from Union Berlin in the offseason, blasted the ball inside the right post after holding off a defender to Rene Adler’s long kick-out. Lukas Hinterseer equalized for Ingolstadt late, leading to whistles from unhappy home supporters.

“It’s very disappointing. The fans also expected more,” Hamburg defender Matthias Ostrzolek said.

Wolfsburg won at Augsburg 2-0, and Cologne beat visiting Darmstadt 2-0 in a game interrupted by a storm in the second half. Bayern opened its title defense with a 6-0 rout of Werder Bremen on Friday. (ap)

AP Photo/Martin Meissner

Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Mainz’ goalkeeper Jonas Loessl during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and FSV Mainz in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016.

LEICESTER — Leicester earned the first win of its Premier League title defense, beating Swansea 2-1 thanks to goals by star striker Jamie Vardy and captain Wes Morgan on Saturday.

It should have been an even bigger win for the champions in a dominant display at a rain-lashed King Power stadium, with English football’s player of the year Riyad Mahrez having a 56th-minute penalty saved.

And it wound up being a nervous end for the hosts after Leroy Fer pulled a goal back for Swansea in the 81st.

Vardy put Leicester ahead in typical fashion when he ran onto a lofted pass forward by Danny Drinkwater, nudged the ball forward, and thumped a finish into the net off the post in the 32nd minute. The England striker is off the mark this season after scoring 24 goals in Leicester’s surprise run to the title in the 2015-16 campaign.

Morgan smashed home the second goal in the 52nd minute at a corner, after the ball had popped up

off center-back partner Robert Huth’s arm as the pair challenged for a high cross.

“To go two goals up and then hang on at the end, we got what we deserved,” Vardy said. “The ball was struggling to move in the puddles but that’s English weather for you.

We’re just delighted to get the three points.”

Aside from Mahrez’s failure from the penalty spot, the other negative for Leicester was an injury to goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, sustained as he came out to challenge Swansea striker Fernando Llorente.

Leicester, which won the league at odds of 5,000-1 last season, started its defense of the title with a surprise loss at Hull before drawing 0-0 at home to Arsenal.

“We were disappointed with the first game of the season but got a decent draw last week and played well and we just wanted to keep improving,” Vardy said.

This was Claudio Ranieri’s 100th win as a Premier League manager, including a spell at Chelsea. (ap)

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NEW YORK - Angelique Kerber says she is ready to deal with the increasing pressure as she targets U.S. Open glory and the world number one ranking.

DENPASAR - Maospahit Temple is located on the southern part of Denpasar. This is an old Hindu Balinese temple and the main gate was made of brick relief. The statue is made of clay representing a big Chinese man, a demon and a mythical bird (burung Garuda). The main entrance to the temple on Dr Sutomo Street, is opened only on festival days. The oldest part of this temple was brought from Majahpahit when Bali was under the influence of the biggest Majapahit Kingdom.

The name of Maospahit Temple is derived from Bhatara Maospahit, thedescent divinities (dewa) of Balinese. On the left of the gate is a pillar with relief of a big demon and this pillar is made of bricks. Maospahit Temple had been reconstructed in order to meet the Balinese culture. The style of the gates are not the same as its origin when it was built during the power of Majapahit. Relief of Garuda witha Picher of the elixir water Amerta is located on the main gates in the west part of the temple complex. (IBP/net)

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Angelique Kerber (GER) returns a shot against Simona Halep (ROU) in the semifinals during the Western and Southern tennis tournament at Linder Family Tennis Center.

Victory for the Australian Open champion and Wimbledon runnerup would see Kerber knock Serena Williams off the top spot she has held since early 2013.

Kerber missed the chance to usurp Williams last week when she lost in the final of the Cincinnati Open but says she is trying to focus simply on doing her job.

“I will not put too much pressure on this,” the 28-year-old told reporters at Flushing Meadows on the eve of the event.

“If the day will come I will reach number one, it would be amazing, but I will not think too much (about it).

“I will try to enjoy every moment right now because it’s one of the best seasons of my career so far.”

The 28-year-old German, who won her first grand-slam title in Melbourne at the start of the year, lacked belief in the early part of her career.

Her run to the semi-finals in New York in 2011 was the catalyst for her rise up the rankings, but it was a trip to see former world number

one Steffi Graf in Las Vegas in early 2015 that really did the trick.

Graf, who shares the Open-era grand-slam record of 22 wins with Williams, told Kerber she was on the right track and to go easier on herself.

Her win over Williams in the Australian Open final was an enormous boost to her confidence and after an early French Open exit, she bounced back superbly to reach the final at Wimbledon.

Now, with a major title under her belt, Kerber feels better equipped to handle the expectations.

“The pressure, for sure, is maybe a little bit higher, but if I’m not putting the pressure on myself, everything is fine,” the world number two said.

Kerber, who picked up a silver medal at the Olympics, losing to Puerto Rico’s Monica Puig in the final, begins her U.S. challenge against Polona Hercog, of Slovenia.

But although she is tipped for the title she knows that Williams, despite a shoulder concern, is still the one to beat. (rtr)

Rahal makes last-lap pass to win IndyCar race at Texas

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FORT WORTH — Graham Rahal lifted his arm over his head just as he reached the finish line at Texas Motor Speedway, then glanced to his right to make sure he had won the race.

After a last-lap pass of James Hinchcliffe, Rahal did indeed hold on to win Saturday night in the closest finish ever for an IndyCar race at the high-banked, 1 1/2-mile oval.

“When I got to the stripe, I started to raise my arm and then I was like make sure,” said Rahal, who glanced to see the No. 2 on the LED panel of Hinchcliffe’s car signifying his place in the race. “I thought I was clear. I knew it was going to be very close.”

The only time Rahal led the race — competed over a 2 1/2-month span — was when he sliced to the bottom of the track coming off of the backstretch on that final lap. He won by eight-thousandths (0.008) of a second, crossing the line only inches and side-by-side with Hinchcliffe, with Tony Kanaan right behind them.

“When we cleared Tony and it was just me and Graham coming down to the checkered, I thought the momentum is on the outside.

I feel like I’ve kind of seen it here 10 times before in races in years past, and I thought we were still going to be able to do it,” Hinchcliffe said. “But man, he rolled through the center of 3 and 4 with a whole lot of speed.

He cleared me — I hadn’t been next to a car all night that cleared me that quickly.”

Hinchcliffe had led the Firestone 600 for 76 days. He was leading when the race was initially red-flagged June 12 because of rain after only 71 of 248 laps, and dominated after it resumed until three late restarts.

Rahal’s fourth career win came at the highbanked, 1 1/2-mile-oval where four years ago he appeared headed for victory before brushing the wall on the last lap and finishing second to Justin Wilson.

Hinchcliffe led 188 laps overall in the race, including 157 of the 177 laps run Saturday night.

“My night was great until about eight minutes to go,” he said after what was still his best finish of the season.

Series points leader Simon Pagenaud was fourth, and extended his lead to from 20 to 28 points over Team Penske teammate Will Power with two races left. Power, who won four of the previous six races with runner-up finishes in the other two, was eighth at Texas.

Ed Carpenter twice had contact with other cars while running second behind Hinchcliffe in the later laps.

Carpenter was within about 2 seconds of the lead on Lap 213 when Scott Dixon, trying to get back on the lead lap, made contact coming off the frontstretch. That sent Dixon

spinning, and Carpenter believes he might have cut a tire though he was able to stay on the track and even took the lead after that.

After the ensuing caution, Hinchcliffe and Carpenter restarted 1-2 on lap 221, and Carpenter went low coming off the backstretch

and led at the line by a matter of inches.

Hinchcliffe went back in front on the next lap, and was still there when Carpenter got loose coming out of Turn 4 on lap 225 and made contact with Helio Castroneves and slammed into the wall to end his race. (ap)

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Graham Rahal edges out James Hinchcliffe, rear, at the finish line for the win in the IndyCar auto race at Texas Motor Speedway, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Spain starts countdown to possible third national election in year MADRID - The clock starts ticking on Wednesday towards what could be Spain’s third national election in a year when acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy faces a confidence vote in parliament for a second term in office.

Spain has been without a functioning government since inconclusive elections in December and June failed to hand a convincing mandate to any political party.

So far, party leaders have been unable to agree on forming a coalition.

The eight-month political deadlock has delayed investments in infrastructure such as roads and rail and put high-ranking government appointments on hold, leaving some Spanish embassies without an ambassador.

Rajoy’s centre-right People’s Party (PP) won the most votes in June’s election but lacks the majority it needs to win the vote even with support from centrists Ciudadanos (Citizens), Spain’s

fourth-biggest party.

The opposition Socialists have refused to back Rajoy or smooth the way to a PP-led minority government by abstaining in a second confidence vote, which will be held on Friday if Wednesday’s ballot fails. In the second vote a simple majority will suffice to put Rajoy back in power.

The Socialists are unlikely to back down from that position given local elections in September in the northern regions of Galicia and the Basque Country where support for Rajoy’s PP could cost votes for the left-wing party.

Spain’s economy, on the rebound from a recession which ended three years ago, has powered ahead despite the lack of a

functioning government, with the latest data showing strong growth fueled by consumer spending and demand for exports.

The acting government expects the economy to expand 2.9 percent this year - one of the fastest rates in the euro zone. However, economists say growth could be even higher if political uncertainty was removed.

“The lack of government is having a negative impact,” said Miguel Cardoso, an economist at BBVA, whose estimate of 3.1 percent for economic growth this year would be about 3.5 percent if there was a government in place.

His forecast for growth next year would be about 0.7 percentage points higher if there was a central administration in office to firm up public spending plans and provide certainty over policy for potential investors, he said. (rtr)

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Sortu leader Arnaldo Otegi, candidate for Gipuzkoa province for coalition party EH Bildu in upcoming Basque regional parliament elections, attends an electoral meeting in San Sebastian, Spain August 27, 2016.

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A rescue worker and a dog search among debris following an earthquake in Amatrice, central Italy, August 27, 2016.

L’Aquila is grim reminder of struggle facing Italy’s quake-hit towns

L’AQUILA - Seven years after being devastated by an earthquake that killed more than 300 people, L’Aquila’s abandoned city centre is a stark reminder of the struggle facing Italian towns hit by a quake last week.

Scaffolding still covers the city’s Baroque buildings, the skyline is dominated by cranes, most of the dusty streets are deserted and many areas remain cordoned off.

“This place is one big building site,” said Luca Dioletta, the owner of Bar Duomo in the L’Aquila’s main square, dominated by the neoclassical cathedral which is one of few buildings not shrouded in protective tarpaulins.

Bar Duomo, which opened just a month ago, is the only bar or restaurant in the square which used to teem with life before the quake struck on April 6, 2009.

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s promise to rebuild Amatrice and other mountain towns ravaged by last week’s tremors echoed pledges made by former premier Silvio Berlusconi to some 80,000 people who lost their homes in and around L’Aquila in 2009.

In power since February 2014, Renzi will be determined to prove himself a more able leader than Berlusconi and avoid the many errors made in L’Aquila, which lies just 56 km (35 miles) south of Amatrice.

Reconstruction here has been

held up by bureaucracy and corruption, while billions of euros were spent on unpopular housing projects, or “new towns”, with rows of identical dwellings built on special quake-proof platforms.

Residents say that while these brand new estates are comfortable enough, they lack any sense of community.

“Look around you, there are no services, no bars, no restaurants, no newsstands, just houses surrounded by nothing,” said Ottavio Masciovecchio, 60, who lives in the Paganica new town some 10 km outside L’Aquila.

Masciovecchio, who was born in the nearby village of Paganica, says he has lost all hope of ever returning to his former home and speaks bitterly as he walks around the boarded up houses and debris in the narrow streets where he used to live.

“They say Paganica is being rebuilt but it’s a lie. I’d like to show this mess to the whole world,” he said.

Renzi’s ministers say they will not let the communities around Amatrice die, but they have not explained how they can speed up Italy’s rebuilding efforts and have declined to speculate when the reconstruction might be complete.

“This is not about setting challenges and making promises. We need the pace of a marathon runner,” Renzi said on Thursday. (rtr)

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Some 29 Indonesian hajj pilgrims pass away in Saudi Arabia

BUSINESS Miami hotel bookings slow, airfares fall since Zika outbreak

Travelers have booked fewer hotel rooms in downtown Miami, and leisure airfares to the greater Miami area have inched down in the weeks since the Zika virus was detected there, data reviewed

by Reuters shows. Hotels sold 2.9 percent fewer rooms in Miami’s central business district and northern neighborhoods during the first three weeks of August than they did a year earlier in the same period, according to hotel data and analytics firm STR.

That area includes the Wynwood arts district where on July 29 Florida officials said they confirmed cases of people who contracted the virus, marking the first transmissions by mosquitoes in the continental United States.

The decline in hotel bookings may be an early indication of the virus’s effect on Miami’s robust tourism industry, which had an economic impact of $24.4 billion in 2015, according to the Greater Miami Convention and Visitor Bureau.

The drop in the number of hotel room sales for the downtown and REUTERS/Carlo Allegri north Miami areas is a departure from largely uninterrupted growth A woman looks at a Center for Disease Control (CDC) health advisory sign about the dangers of the Zika virus as she lines up in bookings there at least since for a security screening at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, U.S., May 23, 2016.

2010. From January 2016 through July, hotel stays by paying travel- industry analyst Henry Harteveldt, might consider avoiding all of that was reviewed by Reuters. individual markets or whether the ers were up 1.2 percent from a year adding that worries about the virus Miami-Dade County. On Friday, Leisure fares on Miami routes virus would impact its business. Its ago, according to STR data. But for likely contributed to the decline in the U.S. Food and Drug Admin- were down 9 percent in late July rival in the area, JetBlue Airways the latest week ended Aug. 20, the Miami. istration recommended universal from the prior year, while those Corp <JBLU.O>, did not immenumber of hotel rooms sold was testing of donated blood for the to Fort Lauderdale were down 14 diately comment. Airlines have down 4.2 percent, compared to a AIRFARES DOWN virus in the United States and its percent, the Harrell Associates data been struggling for months to curb year earlier. shows. Fares were sampled July 18 the decline of ticket prices amid The Zika virus was detected in territories.

Jan Freitag, senior vice president Brazil last year and has since spread growing competition in popular Miami tourism officials said and July 25. of lodging insights at STR, said the across the Americas. The virus hotel managers have not alerted Since the first Zika cases were markets. decline was not due to abnormally poses a risk to pregnant women them to bookings weakness related announced, the decline in leisure While Miami Beach has constrong numbers the year before, because it can cause a severe birth to the Zika virus. It was too early fares to and from Miami had wid- tinued to see hotel demand rise and could reflect the impact of Zika defect known as microcephaly. In to tell from the data that Zika had ened to 16 percent, while fares for through August, that rate has apvirus concerns.

Brazil, more than 1,800 cases of an impact on travel or bookings, nearby Fort Lauderdale had dropped peared to slow: from 6.4 percent “We don’t know enough yet,” the condition have been linked to tourism officials said. an average of 18 percent from a year higher in the first seven months Freitag told Reuters, saying he Zika.

“These numbers don’t turn this earlier, the analysis found. That of the year compared to the same would like to see up to two months Earlier this week, officials re- quickly,” said William Talbert, data is based on samples of airfares period in 2015, to only 2.6 perof data, and monitor traffic to Mi- ported new Zika infections in Wyn- chief executive of the Greater taken Aug. 15 and 22. cent higher this month, the STR ami from Europe and Brazil, both wood, and also one case hundreds Miami Convention and Visitors Nationwide, the high-restriction data showed. The same trend major sources of visitors to South of miles away in Pinellas County, Bureau. In a sign that airlines are leisure fares are down 3 percent in holds true for Miami-Dade and Florida. trying to stimulate demand to and mid-August from the prior year, Monroe counties, according to on the Gulf Coast.

“Zika is not only a serious threat The U.S. Centers for Disease from Miami, airfares have gotten the analysis by Harrell Associates the data. Miami Beach has about to public health. It has the potential Control and Prevention said cheaper from a year ago, according found. American Airlines Group 2.5 times the number of hotels to be an equally serious threat to a that pregnant women who are to an analysis of the top U.S. do- Inc <AAL.O>, the largest carrier as downtown and north Miami, community’s economy,” said travel worried about exposure to Zika mestic routes by Harrell Associates in Miami, declined to comment on STR said.(rtr)

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Indonesian police officers guard a church compound following an attack during Sunday Mass in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016. Police in the western Indonesian city said a would-be suicide bomber failed to detonate explosives in the packed church.

F-16C/D aircraft to strengthen Natuna`s air defense

PEKANBARU - Several F-16C/D Fighting Falcon fighter jets will be stationed at Roesmin Nurjadin Air Base in Pekanbaru, Riau to strengthen the air defense capabilities over the Natuna Islands.

The F-16C/D fighter jets will be replacing the F-16A/B, the older variants of the single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft developed by Lockheed Martin.

“The F-16C/D aircraft will be fully operational at Roesmin Nurjadin to support the Natuna Islands (air defense),” Commander of Roesmin Nurjadin First Marshal Henri Alfandi said here on Saturday.

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jets have arrived at the Roesmin Nurjadin Air Base, while several of them were still being prepared at the Iswahyudi Air Base in Madiun, East Java.

They were currently undergoing maintenance and several modifications, such as having their air brakes adjusted to Roermin Nurjadins landing strip, which is rather short and measures around 2,600 meters.

For the C/D variants to operate optimally, at least a 3,000 meter-long air strip is needed, Alfandi said.

Meanwhile, the Commander of Air Force Operations Command I, Air Vice Marshal Yuyu Sutisna said although the Air Force still lacks pilots capable of operating

the Fighting Falcons, he expects the F-16C/D squadron to be fully operational soon at the Roesmin Nurjadin Air Base.

The F-16 is a single-engine, highly maneuverable, supersonic, multi-role tactical fighter aircraft; it was designed to be a cost-effective combat “workhorse” that can perform various missions and maintain around-the-clock readiness.

The F-16 aircraft have been in active duty and involved in numerous missions by the U.S Air Force, The Royal Netherlands Air Force, Belgian Air Force, Royal Danish Air Force, Royal Norwegian Air Force, Pakistan Air Force, and the Venezuela Air Force.(ant)

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MECCA - The number of Indonesian hajj pilgrims who died in Saudi Arabia in the current haj pilgrimage season has increased to 29 since the first flight batch arrived in the Holy Land 19 days ago.

Data obtained from the Integrated Hajj Computerized Service System (Siskohat) showed that the number of deaths increased to 29 after four pilgrims died of ailment on Friday: three in Medina and one in Mecca.

The three pilgrims who died in Medina were identified as Imam Rifai bin Ngali (60) of Palembang, Siti Maskanah binti Djumri (66) of Banjarmasin, and Zainabon binti Umar Muhammad (71) of Aceh, while the fourth one in Mecca was Suhaimi bin Kadir Abdillah (62) of Medan.

Earlier, 25 Indonesian hajj pilgrims who were reported to have died in the Holy Land were Senen bin Dono Medjo (79) of Surabaya, Siti Nurhayati binti Muhammad Saib (68) of Aceh Martina binti Sabri Hasan (47) of Batam, Khadijah Nur binti Imam Nurdin (66) of Aceh, Sarjono bin Muhammad (60) of Batam, Oom Eli Asik (66) of Jakarta-Bekasi, Dijem Djoyo Kromo (53) Solo, Nazar Bakhtiar bin Batiar (82) of Padang, Juani bin Mubin Ben (61) Aceh, Asma binti Mian (78), Tasniah binti Duratim

Dakem (73) of Padang, Jamaludin bin Badri Kar (58) of Palembang, Abdullah bin Umar Gamyah (68) of Aceh, and Rubiyah binti Mukiyat Muntari (71) of Surabaya.

Also Siti Maryam binti Ismail (60) of Solo, Muhammad Tahir bin Abdul Razak (68) of Batam, Minawar bin Kasino Kamujo (76) of Surabaya, Din Azhari Nurina bin Sadid (73) of Padang, Mohammad Nasir bin Abdul Hamid (64) of Batam, Noorsi Fatimah binti M Saleh Mardiwiyono (60) of Balikpapan, Joko Pramono bin H Ali Pramono (41) of Surabaya, Manih binti Siyan Muhammad (71) of Jakarta, Imam Rifai bin Ngali (60) of Palembang, Suhaimi bin kadir Abdillah (62) of Medan, Siti Maskanah binti Djumri (66) of Banjarmasin, and Zainabon binti Umar Muhammad (71) of Aceh.

Based on the data from the Seskohat, 424 Indonesian pilgrims are undergoing inpatient treatment in Medina and Mecca, while 720 others are also referred to Medina, Mecca, and Saudi Arabia airport.(ant)

Malaysia repatriates 12 Indonesians found using fake passports Indonesian detained fishermen should not lose citizenship: Cleric

LANGKAT - Some 12 Indonesian traditional fishermen from Langkat district, North Sumatra, were repatriated from Penang island, Malaysia, after they had been detained for four months there, according to Langkat Marine and Fisheries Department spokesman Subiyanto.

“The 12 traditional fishermen arrived at Kuala Namu International Airport on Friday (August 26), and were handed to their respective families,” Subiyanto remarked here.

He said the fishermen were identified as Samsul, Bahri, Saiful, Ridwan, Rahmat, Akyar, Kikip, Didit, Harun, Nasir, Zemi.

“We should be grateful because through various diplomatic efforts, the traditional

fishermen were finally repatriated to Indonesia after they were serving prison time for four months in Malaysia,” Subiyanto said.

However, nine others are still being detained in Malaysia, and so Subiyanto expressed hope that they could be repatriated soon to meet with their families at home.

In the meantime, North Sumatras Indonesian Fishermen Association Deputy Chairman Surkani also thanked for various efforts that had been made by relevant institution in relation with the repatriation of the fishermen.

“Of course we give appreciation and thanks for the efforts made for the repatriation of the 12 fishermen,” Surkani said.(ant)

YOGYAKARTA - Some 177 Indonesians found using fake passports for travel from the Philippines to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj pilgrimage should not lose their citizenship, Din Syamsuddin, former chief of the Islamic organization Muhammadiyah, has said.

“The state should see them as victims and should not spontaneously revoke their passports, merely because they have held passports and are citizens of other country,” he said here.

Since they were swindled, the government should conduct optimum diplomacy.

As a fellow ASEAN member, the Philippines will understand the case as they (the pilgrims) were not involved in the swindle, he said. “They have been cheated so they must be repatriated soon,” he added.

As the case is not the first of its kind, the Religious Affairs Ministry should improve the management of the Hajj pilgrimage, Din stated.

“The case has become a cause for concern as such instances have been recurring.

We must find its cause. This is related to the management of the Hajj pilgrimage,” he noted.(ant)

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Awareness of no smoking needs growing DENPASAR - Public awareness of not smoking should be developed to reduce dependence on cigarettes.

There have been many researches saying the hazards of smoking. One of the impacts is the risk of being exposed to lung cancer.

“Please do not smoke because we’ve already made a no-smoking regional bylaw. It is just based on our awareness where all must be returned to us,” said the Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, recently. According to him, the community dependence on cigarettes is inseparable from the price affordability of cigarettes today.

On that account, he strongly supports if the central government realizes the plan to raise the price of cigarettes.

“I agree to the price hike of cigarette, so that many people will not smoke. Unfortunately, the poor are also smoking. They should buy rice, but buy cigarettes,” he explained.

However, continued Pastika, the price hike is not enough without raising public awareness not to smoke. They may even find some other ways like rolling cigarette by themselves. For example, they buy tobacco and then roll it with corn husk leaf that is more economical.

“Do not think if the price rises, people will stop smoking. If they want to smoke, yes ... they will smoke. It is the problem. When the price is raised, they will buy tobacco as happened in the past. They will roll in what the so-called tingwe or stands for ngelinting dewe (selfrolling). People did it in the old days.

At villages, people smoked by using corn husk leaf because they also planted tobacco,” he said.

Pastika added that the policy of raising the price of cigarette should

also think of other aspects. One of them is lest the cigarette price increase will make tobacco farmers unable to work any longer. On that account, the government needs to prepare some other job opportunities for them.

In the meantime, Chairman of Commission IV, Nyoman Parta, said that smokers belong to people that are militant and loyal to particular brand of cigarettes. “They have been in a position to addiction. So, our fellow smokers will not care when giving regulations.

When presented with awful pictures on the impacts of smoking, it does not work. Thus, it is not the answer.

But the answer is to multiply the dissemination of information on the hazards of smoking,” he added.

Parta added that the government could provide more spaces for smoking cessation consultation. In addition, it can also prepare herbal medicines as the substitute for cigarettes. The cost of dissemination and provision of herbal medicine can be taken from the cigarette tax revenue from the Customs. In 2016, Bali allocates as much as IDR 58,620,011,100 or 30 percent of the upper limit for the regions across Bali reaching IDR 195, 400,037,000. This amount increased from 2015 with the amount of IDR 58,226,803,353 or 30 percent of the realization for the regions across Bali worth IDR 194,089,344,510.

“Unfortunately, the provincial and district/municipal governments in Bali do not take advantage of the fund for the benefit of dissemination or preparation of consultants to quit smoking or substance for cigarette substitute. It is even used for other interests,” he said. (kmb32)

Singapore confirms 41 cases of locallytransmitted Zika virus: media

SINGAPORE - Singapore has confirmed 41 cases of locallytransmitted Zika virus, local media reported on Sunday, citing the city-state’s health ministry.

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The cases include 36 foreign construction workers employed at a site in Aljunied, in the southeast of the island, the Straits Times newspaper and Channel News Asia television reported.

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Approximately 22-27 percent of young people with the age range of 15-27 years are smoking.

At least, price hike of cigarette prevents novice smokers

DENPASAR — Right now cigarette industries are targeting novice smokers like children, teenagers and women. Approximately 22-27 percent of young people with the age range of 15-27 years are smoking. Teenage smokers of 13-15 years old showed a significant increase from 2007 reaching 36.3 percent.

In other words, one in five junior high school students is now smoking.

Public awareness of not smoking should be developed to reduce dependence on cigarettes.

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The number of novice smokers in Indonesia continues to rise and they are becoming the target of tobacco industries. In Bali, the percentage of teenage smokers reaches 22-27 percent.

It happens because the tobacco industry has no more targets for old smokers considering that the addiction to smoking becomes so hard to quit. “On that account, we prefer to prevent the increase in the novice smokers,” said coordinator of the Bali Tobacco Control Initiative (BTCI) of the Public Health Study Program, Udayana University, Made Kerta Duana, recently.

Indeed, the price hike plan of

cigarette has not been final. Nevertheless, he considered that with the price increase, at least it can prevent the emergence of novice smokers. “As positive benefit, higher cigarette price can prevent novice smokers among children, teenager and the poor,” he said.

In many countries, the price of cigarette is high enough exceeding the range of IDR 50,000. For instance, the price of cigarette in Singapore, Thailand, Australia and others is even higher than IDR 100,000. However, based on the data, the increase in cigarette prices does not necessarily reduce the consumption such as in Thailand. The

number of smokers is likely to remain because the nature of cigarette causes addiction or dependency so that it is hard to stop.

“However, it is effective to prevent premature smokers. In other words, it has no significant impact on the industries or the tobacco farmers,” he explained.

There are concerns with the price hike of the rolled or conventional cigarettes that will make people switch to electric cigarette. According to Duana, it will not have a significant impact. “I think it has different segment. Young people consider Vape or electric cigarette more modern and make them feel different. However, those having been severely addicted will rather difficult to be met because Vape is rather complicated in the consumption coupled with the requirement to recharge and refill manually,” he said. (kmb42)

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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen inside Oxitec laboratory in Campinas, Brazil, February 2, 2016.

On Saturday, the health ministry confirmed Singapore’s first case of a local transmission of the virus, which in Brazil has been linked to microcephaly, a rare birth defect.

That case was also in the Aljunied area.

Authorities have tested 124 people, primarily construction workers.

Seventy-eight have tested negative and five cases are pending, the reports said. In all, 34 patients have fully recovered. (rtr)

Bangladesh police identify dead militants linked to Dhaka cafe attack

DHAKA - One of the three militants killed by Bangladeshi security forces on Saturday in connection with July’s Dhaka cafe attack came from a posh area of the city like some of the attackers and went to a prestigious foreign university, police said on Sunday.

Towsif Hossain was from Dhaka’s leafy Dhanmondi neighbourhood and was missing since February. Like Nibras Islam, one of the five young and affluent cafe attackers who was killed after a 12-hour siege on July 2, Hossain had also attended the Kuala Lumpur campus of Australia’s prestigious Monash University, the head of the Dhaka police counterterrorism unit told reporters.

The other militant killed on Saturday morning was Fazle Rabbi from the Jessore district northwest of Dhaka, who was missing from last April, counter-terrorism head Monirul Islam said. Rabbi’s family has fled, police said.

The cafe attack was claimed by Islamic State and killed 22 people, mostly foreigners. It alarmed security and political experts because of the profile of the perpetrators: educated youths from privileged

backgrounds who had turned to radical Islamism only recently.

Both Hossain and Rabbi were around 25, police said.

Malaysian police said last month that at least two of the militants behind the cafe attack had attended Monash, although they did not name them. The militants singled out non-Muslims and foreigners in the attack, killing Italians, Japanese, an American and an Indian.

The identity of Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury, a 30-year-old Bangladeshi-born Canadian citizen suspected to be the mastermind of the cafe attack, was confirmed on Saturday itself.

The militants were cornered on Saturday in a hideout on the outskirts of Dhaka, and having refused to surrender, were killed in the ensuing gun battle.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the police operation would uphold confidence and the image of her country, and came ahead of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Dhaka on Monday.

The government has denied the involvement of Islamic State

in the attack and instead blamed Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, which has pledged allegiance to the group active in Syria and Iraq,

for organising the assault that has weighed on the poor South Asian economy’s $28 billion garments export industry.

Analysts say Islamic State in April identified Chowdhury as its national commander in Bangladesh. (rtr)

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Security personnel block a road near the site of a gunbattle with militants on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 27, 2016.

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Inmates have potential in handicraftmaking skills

SINGARAJA - Chief of Singaraja Prison, Sutarno, provides skill training for his inmates. The making of a wide variety of handicrafts is meant to provide special skills in the prison.

After serving their sentence, the inmates are expected to have the skill of making various unique crafts.

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The sale of paddy field land to developers mostly happens because there are no young generations having the interest in continuing the farming profession.

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International Military Music Festival “Spasskaya Tower”

THE Ninth International Military Music Festival “Spasskaya Tower” will take place from the 27th August till 4th September 2016 on Red Square in Moscow.

The International Military Music Festival “Spasskaya Tower”, the parade of the honor guards units of the heads of states and of the best military music bands of Russia and other countries takes place every year

on Red Square in Moscow.

The Festival is held according to the President of Russian Federation v. Putin’s decree and under the patronage of the Public Council, headed by the first vice-chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly A. Zhukov.

More than 140 groups from 40 countries have taken part in the Festival since it was created. Every

year about 1500 musicians, military men and other artists perform at the “Spasskaya Tower”.

Owing to this colossal event military musicians that represent all the variety of the national, artistic and military traditions of the world, become the ambassadors of peace.

For 7 years in row the Festival has a special guest star: Mireille Mathieu, legendary French singer,

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who performed world famous hits, such as “Le temps du Muguet” and “Non je regrette rien”.

Within the framework of the “Spasskaya Tower” solemn receptions and amazing concerts of classic music in the Kremlin with the greatest world famous stars are held.

Some years ago the Festival created a special event for children — “Spasskaya Tower for kids”.

It’s an educational and entertaining show for children under 13 years old. This project introduces children to the Russian military traditions, popularizes children’s equestrian sport and Russian equestrian traditions, presents the best children’s music groups and carries out the social responsibility program of the Festival and its’ partners. (IBP/net)

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Wetland at Mandung besieged by buildings

No young generation interested in resuming agriculture

TABANAN - The formerly extensive paddy field areas at Mandung, Kerambitan, precisely near the Mandung landfill or Subak Dukuh Acak have now been besieged by buildings. Housing development proliferates and signposts carrying the announcement of land plots on sale are mounted in the area. The sale of paddy field land to developers mostly happens because there are no young generations having the interest in continuing the farming profession so that farmers choose to sell theirs.

Chief of Subak Dukuh Acak, Wayan Suwendana, explained last Friday, other than no generation willing to continue the profession, farmers also sell their paddy field due to the difficulty to get irrigation water and urgent economic needs.

Since belonging to rainfed paddy field area, farmers can only cultivate their land once a year. “Only this year we can cultivate twice a year because it still rains in this dry season,” he said.

Nevertheless, to prevent the expanding land conversion, in 2012 the local customary village issued customary bylaw or awigawig prohibiting the paddy fields from being converted into housing development. While the current

mushrooming construction of the BTN housing built on paddy field area, according to Suwendana, they were already sold prior to the issuance of the customary bylaw. “The land was purchased by developers prior to that year, and they just built right now,” he said.

Before converted into housing, the Subak Dukuh Acak spread across the area of 110 hectares and currently the remaining productive land approximately reaches 60 hectares. Not all of the lands sold have been converted into residential area, but some areas are converted into moor. “When calculated, so far the total residential building area reaches seven hectares,” he explained.

He admitted that if there are no clear rules regarding spatial planning of development, over time the paddy fields in Tabanan will run out. Moreover, currently young people seem uninterested in getting involved in agricultural activities because it is considered less productive. To that end, Suwendana also hoped the government could create a program so that farming becomes a promising profession. Thus, younger generation will be willing to continue it. (kmb24)

A variety of skill trainings are provided in the prison with the capacity of 78 people but it is now occupied by 178 inmates. Amid the over-capacity prison, the inmates are given skill training to avoid boredom while serving their sentence. “So, the inmates are given the skills to make handicrafts. They are trained to make bowl, keben (bamboo basket), lamp, precast concrete brick and coconut leaf arrangement,” said Sutarno, Friday (Aug. 26).

Sutarno admitted, the skills owned to make handcraft becomes a positive activity for the inmates.

However, they have constraints in the matter of qualified space to do the activities. One the one hand, the

inmates realized the mistakes and violations committed against the law and they would like to improve themselves into better individual.

At the same time, there are limited spaces to accommodate their positive activities. “I very much deplore for the coaching of their skills.

Indeed the space is very limited.

We have trouble in the matter of coaching venue. It is very narrow and we very much regret whereas the inmates have high potential to make handicraft,” he added.

A number of exhibitions are often followed by representatives of the Singaraja Prison. The officers showed off the handicraft products of the inmates at the Denpasar Art Centre and in the performing arts

in urban areas. “Recently we exhibited the handicraft products of the inmates at the Denpasar Art Centre.

We have involved ten inmates in the making of the handicrafts. They are special products made from timber like ice cream sticks. Making a handicraft requires high patience,” he said.

He added that 50 percent of the proceeds from selling the handicraft are given to the inmates. “Their handicraft products are commonly marketed to the public. Then, we give them 50 percent while the rest for coaching fees,” he added.

Sutarno recognized, other skills, the inmates are also provided with spiritual enlightenment and formation of positive mental. “Personality development is given according to their respective religion. Other than spiritual enlightenment, they are also given sports and arts without exception,” he said. (kmb34)

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The making of a wide variety of handicrafts is meant to provide special skills in the prison.

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Kites competition enlivens Sanur Village Festival

KITES competition in a series of the Sanur Village Festival was officially opened on Mertasari Beach, Sanur, Saturday (Aug. 27). For this year, it is the calendar for Bali, while next year is for international championship.

The SVF has been made into the agenda of biennial international festival, where people from around the world are now getting ready to make preparation and come to the Sanur international kite festival

next year. For this year, the participants came from across Bali, like Karangasem in the easternmost region of Bali where they want to show off their skill in the sky of Sanur.

According to Kadek, there are three categories competed in the event, namely children, teenage and adult category. In terms of its design, there are pecukan, janggan, bebean, typical bebean of Sanur, classic janggan (peacock janggan) and new creations.

There is something special made in the kite competition in a series of the SVF, namely the presence of clas-

sical janggan or peacock janggan.

The presence of the classic janggan kite is part of an effort to revive and maintain the presence of classical janggan as part of Balinese wisdom in the kite tradition. In the 1940s, the classic janggan kite was well known and very popular in Sanur. Based on this reason, the committee featured again this type of kite in the SVF competition.

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The kite lovers are flying kite in the Sanur Village Festival

The competition ending on Sunday fought for cash price and prestigious trophy of the Sanur Village Festival that will be handed over on September 4. The champion of new creation category will be entitled to get a ticket for representing Bali to the Tapisa Jakarta Kite Festival on Ancol Beach, Jakarta.

Chairman of the SVF, Ida Bagus Sidharta Putra, said that Sanur as the warehouse of kites indeed has a vision to preserve the sublime cultural wisdom. Through the Sanur Village Festival, the creative space to preserve and develop kite is widely open. What has been done by the organizing committee to preserve the classic janggan like the typical bebean of Sanur, should be appreciated and fully supported in order to become a sustainable event, added Sidharta.

Kite is the identity of Sanur village. The Sanur Kite Festival program both in Bali and international agenda has proved and given good reputation to the SVF event for Sanur and Bali. According to Sidharta, the emergence of new creations is very encouraging in the competition of kite flyers of the world continuing to innovate and evolve in terms of design and technology. (kmb)

Two Foreign Women Play Balinese Puppet

WHEN Balinese women are reluctant to watch puppet show, foreign women are even interested in playing the shadow art made from cowhide. Moreover, the foreign women are never in doubt to present this traditional art of the Balinese Hindu community. The performance is more creative because it is spoken in four languages, namely Old Javanese, Balinese, Indonesian and English. The foreign women are Sonia, a puppeteer from the Czech Republic and Katie Harrel, puppeteer from the United States. These two foreigners performed the leather puppet show with storyline Arjuna Tapa at the 15th anniversary of Kembang Bali art studio, Saturday (Aug. 20).

Although they are not as perfect as Balinese puppeteer, both female puppeteers are able to describe the play with language or motion of the puppets.

Katie Harrel, a 27-year old woman from California, has been learning the puppetry art since May

2016 at Kembang Bali art studio.

After attending class for 11 times, she is immediately able to make performance. Katie initially offered to learn puppetry by Nyoman Sumandhi when going to Tunjuk village immediately got interested. “I agreed with pleasure,” said Katie.

She was happy with the offer especially the mission to master a number of Balinese arts is then widely open. Katie plays the Arjuna Tapa for about 30 minutes.

Her play speaks four languages ??simultaneously namely English, Old Javanese, Indonesian and Balinese. Old Javanese language is used when playing the character kayonan (mountain) and some characters with slanted eyes, like Arjuna, gods and antagonistic demon Niwatakwaca.

In the meantime, Indonesian and English are used for dialog of clowns like Twalen and Merdah.

When both clowns make dialogue, foreign audience is made laugh.

Katie is able to present jokes

by combining Old Javanese and English. “I have difficulties in speaking Old Javanese, so that I mix it with English. Besides, I am overwhelmed when playing puppet for war scene,” she explained.

Balinese dialog is used for clowns Delem and Sangut. One of the phrases used is “Engken ci, cang kene (literally means, ‘how are you, I am as you see’). Dialogs spoken in English mixed with Balinese and Indonesian for the characters like Twalen, Merdah, Delem and Sangut often invite laughter of Katie’s colleagues of various nationalities coming to watch her show.

With international language for the characters like clown, foreign audience can catch the ideas of Arjuna whose hermitage is disturbed by Niwatakawca. Arjuna who is meditating keeps silent and unwavering by the temptation of beautiful angel. Finally, he is bothered by a demon in the shape of boar posing the incarnation of Ni-

watakwaca. The show ends where Arjuna gets Cadu Sakti arrow from Lord Shiva.

Unlike the case with Sonia, her appearance presents more Old Javanese and Czech language. In pronunciation, the vocals seem very rigid because she has just

been learning puppetry for a few weeks. In the show, Katie or Sonia is accompanied by two puppet takers and gender gamelan players. “I like to learn Balinese arts.

With this puppet performance, I have got a new experience,” said Sonia. (015)

If an establishment is so audacious as to have the word ‘Naughty’ in its name, one can only assume one of two things about that place: it is an underground swinger’s club or it is a restaurant that serves a stiff, stiff drink.

Luckily for the sake of this article, we are talking about the latter of those two options — Naughty Naughty Nuri’s Warung & GrillNuri’s and their famous ice cold martinis and BBQ pork ribs.

Martinis and ribs might sound like an odd pairing at first, but after one visit to this favorite locale, you’ll understand why the duo are basically as normal as an American peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Basically.

If you’ve ever looked up must-visit restaurants in Bali, or in Ubud in particular, you’ve probably stumbled upon some sort of saintly scripture proclaiming the Naughty Nuri’s Warung & Grill to be the best thing that’s ever happened to humanity, or something to that degree. Once only confined to the streets of Ubud, Nuri’s became so popular with tourists and regulars that they were obligated to open up a location in Seminyak’s neighbouring Batubelig too.

Naughty Nuri’s is famous for its totally brutal and heavily shaken martinis, but obviously the truly wicked barbecued pork ribs are their specialty. Savour wellknown grilled delights that the island’s legendary name in pork ribs has to offer, and more.

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NEW YORK - Britney Spears is hitting up pop culture one more time, releasing a new album, singing retro karaoke hits and about to take the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) stage for the first time since 2007.

Spears, 34, who became a teen pop phenomenon with breathy, sexually-charged hits like “Toxic” and “Oops!..I Did it Again,” released new album “Glory” on Friday ahead of a much anticipated return to the VMA show on Sunday in New York.

She also became the latest superstar to ride, sing and chat with U.S. talk show host James Corden for his viral “Carpool Karaoke” segment, where both donned the schoolgirl uniforms that shot her to fame as a 16-year old in the 1998 music video for “... Baby One More Time.”

Spears dominated pop music before undergoing a personal and career meltdown in 2006-2007 that included shaving her signature blonde locks, losing custody of her two children and being placed under a court-ordered conservatorship.

She made a comeback in late 2008 and for the past three years has been performing a nightly show in Las Vegas. But the new album and the anticipation surrounding her VMA performance have thrust her back in the national spotlight.

Rolling Stone’s Rob Sheffield said “Glory” was “another fantastic

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Millennium Award recipient Britney Spears performs a medley of songs at the 2016 Billboard Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., May 22, 2016. comeback” for Spears, in which she “goes back to the fizzy electrostomp mode she does best.”

“Glory” was top of the iTunes charts in more than 40 nations on Friday, including Saudi Arabia, Chile and Russia.

Billboard’s Jennifer Keishin Armstrong said that with the single and music video for “Make Me”, Spear had “reclaimed her standout talent, a distinctive dance style that combines cheerleader precision

with slinky bits of burlesque.”

Spears will perform “Make Me,” with rapper G-Eazy, at the live VMA show, her first appearance there since her halting performance of “Gimme More” in 2007 when her career hit a low.

“She has had such a huge impact on this show throughout her career, so for us to have her back is a no-brainer,” said Garrett English, executive producer of the VMA show. (rtr)

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Wonderful Indonesia Focus Group Discussion 1

Badung Tourism keep on improving

As one of the favorite tourism destination in Bali, Badung Regency keeps on improving. Nowadays, tourism is not only about quantity but also the quality. In increasing the quality, the tourism practitioners must consider the environment support, preserving the culture and managing the destination.

The Head of Badung Tourism Department Cokorda Raka Darmawan said that everyone involved in the tourism business must work together, hand in hand because tourism is the leading sector in Badung economics.

“We cannot only depend on the government in managing tourism in Badung. All components of tourism including the people in Badung must also take part. They can give us suggestion that can make the tourism better. Wonderful Indonesia is the brand of national tourism,” he said.

Raka Darmawan also stated that the government will increase

the effort to support the Wonderful Indonesia program by improving the tourism objects and the quality of the human resources. The destinations on the lists are Sangeh, Taman Ayun, Pandawa Beach and Kuta Beach.

“However, we cannot work alone. There is must be support from the society and the private sector,” he added. In addition to developing infrastucurues, the government also tries to maintain the other side such as preserving the art and culture, the environment and others.

The Head of Badung House of

Representative Putu Parwata said that the house is supporting all of the program done by the government. He said that many things must be done to increase the comfort of the tourists and the locals such as public transportation, telecommunication, water, etc.

“Developing tourism means also developing tourism attraction such as the culture and the environment. We already have that. We only need to manage it properly,” Parwata said.

He also said that the locals must gain benefit from the development of tourism. “Improving tourism in all aspects is very important. Ba-

Putu Parwata

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dung has many tourism potential that need to be managed properly,” he added.

Tourism in Badung give the highest income for the government.

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Cokorda Raka Darmawan

Badung government prepared 14.4 billion for tourism sector. This fund is for promotion, developing tourism destinations and revitalization of village tourism. (kmb27)