june 1, 2012

Friday, June 1, 2012

GREENSBORO, North Car-olina (AFP) - The judge de-clared a mistrial Thursday inthe John Edwards trial afterjurors failed to reach a verdicton five out of six chargesagainst the fallen US politicalstar.

Edwards was found notguilty of one count of usingcampaign donations to hidehis pregnant mistress as hesought the Democratic presi-dential nomination in 2008. Amistrial was declared on thefive remaining counts.

The disgraced politiciansaw his career collapse afterhe fathered a child with video-grapher Rielle Hunter in 2007and then lied about their affairto his cancer-stricken wife,Elizabeth, and the public.

The 58-year-old formerNorth Carolina senator had

faced up to 30 years in prisonand $1.5 million in fines ifconvicted of intentionallyusing nearly $1 million fromtwo wealthy donors to hide hisaffair.

The mistrial ruling cappeda confusing and dramatic dayat the court in Greensboro,North Carolina as jurors strug-gled to convince JudgeCatherine Eagles that theywere unable to reach a verdicton most of the charges.

The judge appeared sur-prised when the foremanoriginally announced that averdict had only beenreached on one count, con-cerning the alleged illegal useof a 2008 donation frombanking heiress Rachel"Bunny" Mellon, now 101.

Edwards faced anothercount of misusing a donationfrom Mellon in 2007 as wellas two similar counts of mis-using money given bywealthy Texas lawyer FredBaron, who died in 2008.

Defense attorneys say Ed-wards did not ask for themoney that was used to hidethe affair, and that the contri-butions were unrelated to thecampaign.

Mistrial declared inJohn Edwards

(AFP)-- UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned on Thursdaythat Syria risks a "cata-strophic civil war" followingthe Houla massacre, as Wash-ington slammed Moscowover its Syria policies.

Damascus regretted Ban'swarning and denied any re-sponsibility in last week'sslaughter of 108 people,blaming "armed gangs" forthe killings that have trig-gered international outrage.

And as Syrian rebelsthreatened to escalate theiroperations if President Basharal-Assad's regime does notmeet a 0900 GMT Friday ul-timatum to observe a UN-backed ceasefire, activistscalled for nationwide protests.

The rallies to be held todaywill honour the 49 childrenkilled in Houla, activists saidon the Syrian Revolution 2011Facebook page, describing

them as "flares of victory."State television also called

for prayers "in all of Syria'smosques" today for the Houladead and for "all the country'smartyrs."

Speaking in Istanbul, theUN chief said Damascusmust implement the six-point

peace blueprint brokered byUN-Arab League envoy KofiAnnan, which has been vio-lated daily since April 12.

"I demand that the govern-ment of Syria act on its com-mitment to the Annan peaceplan," Ban said.

Syria faces 'catastrophic civil war':UN chief

Divi Management welcomes designerof Aqua di Lara and film crew at

Fusion Lounge

Divi Properties General Manager Alex Nieuwmeyer with Reyhan Sofraci and Model EliseTremblay. (see story on pg 4)

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From the 31st of May to the2nd of June this year, the an-nual “Global Summit ofWomen” is scheduled to takeplace in Greece. And, Minis-ter Michelle Hooyboer-Win-klaar, is expected to be one ofthe speakers at the occasion.This is the second time thatthe Minister of Social andEconomic Affairs Hooyboeris participating as a speaker atthis important event. Therewill be over 1000 women inleadership from all over theworld at this summit.

The theme of this year’ssummit is “Women: TheMotor for EconomicGrowth.”

During the summit theywill concentrate on sharinginformation and strategieswhich produce excellent re-sults for the advancement ofwomen in the economic sec-tor and in doing so, ensureglobal prosperity.

Some of the topics to bediscussed at this summit are:

Micro-Businesses, CareerDevelopment, Best Practicesin the area of Flexible Em-ployment, Strategies for Eco-nomic Development, andSponsorship vs Mentorship.

Some of the topics men-tioned are of keen interest toAruba’s Minister of Socialand Economic Affairs asthese were recently discussedat the Women’s Conferenceheld here.

Among the various femalespeakers will be, womenleaders from large compa-nies, and government leaders.The Vice President of the Eu-ropean Union, Rodi Kratsawill be in attendance, alongwith the President of Boeingof Central and OccidentalEurope, Henryka Bochniarz;CEO of Siemens, Rosa Gar-cia; President of InforPres,Nuris Vilano, and Leader ofthe Department of Ethics andManagement of Deloitte,Carol Lambert.

Aruba’s Minister Hooyboer among1000 female leaders at the 2012

“Global Summit of Women”

Aruba is advised that fromJune 1st to November 30th isour official Hurricane Seasonfor this year. Hence, we areurged to pay close attentionto all information comingfrom the Meteorological De-partment of Aruba (DMA).

The DMS is the officialdepartment of the govern-ment of Aruba to issue warn-ing bulletins concerningmeteorological and geophys-ical activities, tropical cy-clones and tsunamis.

Our meteorological ex-perts have indicated that the2012 Hurricane Season forthe Atlantic region is normalcompared to the long periodof 1981 to 2010. In the longperiod of 1981 to 2010 therewas an average of 12 tropicalstorms, with 6 turning intohurricanes.

This year they anticipatebetween 9 to 15 tropicalstorms with 4 to 8 becominghurricanes. This forecast isbased on the atmospheric andoceanographic conditions inthe Atlantic and PacificOceans.

For example, in the Pa-cific Ocean they anticipate apossible El Niño (a warmerthan usual ocean), whichcould help to limit the forceof and amount of tropical cy-clones in the Atlantic Ocean.

Our experts have noted thatthere is a difference in thewind level and temperature inthe Atlantic Ocean. From theEast the situation is not fa-vorable with respect to theforce of tropical cyclones.

On the other hand, theyexpect generally fa-vorable conditionsto continue incertain partsof the At-lantic regionwhich de-v e l o p e dsince 1995.All thesecondit ionsc o m b i n e dgive an indica-tion that our2012 HurricaneSeason will be more orless normal. The two tropicalcyclones which have alreadybeen formed close to the USdo not indicate anything forthe season, this is normal. Itis normal that sometimes atropical cyclone may beformed before the month ofJune and sometimes this hap-pens after November.

As of June 1st the DMAwill, on their website, use acolor bar for special bulletins.Green, for example, willmean that there is no dangerpending. Light Orange (be

alert) and will signal the needto be cautious and followDMA information. Orange(be watchful), will, mean thatbad weather may be ap-proaching Aruba in 48 hours,hence follow DMA informa-tion. Red (warning) means

that bad weather may be ap-proaching within 36

hours. The color redalso indicates thepossibility for atsunami. Again,we must be care-ful and followDMA informa-tion.

Earlier thisyear, DMA re-

ceived new and so-p h i s t i c a t e d

meteorological and seis-mological equipment to be

able to provide more accurateweather conditions monitor-ing and reporting.

Soon DMA will have theirown ‘Apple Application’which will enable users tofollow DMA data on aniPhone or iPad.

DMA also intends to in-troduce an NOAA weatherradio transmission systemfrom the USA.

Those who have a mar-itime radio or scanner can re-ceive data from DMA evenwhen our telecommunicationcompanies on the island arenot operational.

DMA is also working to-gether with the differentNGO’s on Aruba so thattheir bulletins can reach ourcommunities faster and asaccurately as possible. Wemust never forget that Arubalies on the Southern side ofthe Hurricane belt, whichmeans that we must alwaysbe prepared; even when con-ditions appear normal or lessthan normal. For more infor-mation, consult the DMAwebsite at: http:/-/www.meteo.aw.

The 2012 Hurricane Season isupon us… as of today!

Friday, June 1, 2012 3

On Sunday June 24 world fa-mous dj Chuckie will be inAruba for a performance andto celebrate his birthday.

Dirty Dutch is the brain-child of Chuckie who cameup with the concept severalyears ago.

It started out with organiz-ing dance events with Dutchguest dj’s in the line up in theNetherlands.

The Dirty Dutch concepthas since grown to be a suc-cessful international tour.

This will be the first timean official Dirty Dutch eventwill take place in Aruba.

Chuckie has recently movedto Aruba with his family.

He has visited the islandseveral times before and fellin love with it’s people,beaches and relaxed lifestyle. When he’s not on tour,Aruba is the place Chuckiecalls home.

The Dirty Dutch tour hasonly visited big cities so far,but for Aruba an exceptionhas been made.

Dirty Dutch is part of the

Aruba International FilmFestival.

Friday June 22nd Juanes Saturday June 23rd

Marc AnthonySunday June 24th Dirty

Dutch with Chuckie andfriends.

With purchase of a Juanesor a Marc Anthony ticket youwill receive a free DirtyDutch ticket.

Tickets for only DirtyDutch are also available.

All tickets are available atCas di Cultura or online atwww.aiff.aw

Dirty Dutch on Aruba with Chuckie for

the Aruba International Film Festival


In November of 2011 the in-augural ARUBA IN STYLEFashion week featured an el-egant swimwear runway fea-turing the popular highfashion bathing suits ofCanadian designer ReyhanSofraci and her Aqua di Laraline.

Reyhan so fell in love withAruba during the event shehas returned with a photogra-pher and video crew to put to-

gether the media packagepromoting her 2013 designs.“I find the Aruban landscapeabsolutely thrilling with itsdiversity and sharp con-tracts,” states Reyhan. “Also,I must say, the people are sodelightful; they have madeAruba one of my favoritedestinations now, and I havetraveled all over the world.”

Joining Reyhan is EliseTremblay of Quebec, who is

modeling her Quiss-Quisssuits, a more moderatelypriced line for the teenage toearly 20’s set. For the mostpart they are shooting the cat-alog on Renaissance Islandand around the resort, whichis their host for the week.

A trendy party at the

spanking new Fusion Loungeand Wine Bar in the reno-vated Alhambra ShoppingMall and Casino gave theCanadian crew a glimpse ofthe sleek, stylish new settingby the low rise hotels forsome chic restaurants andshops.

Divi Properties GeneralManager Alex Nieuwmeyerwelcomed them personally,proudly showing of the ele-gant new lounge in which hehad a personal hand in deco-rating. Lounge manager Joswas a busy and perfect host, asisland fashionistas and mediajoined in the introduction to acharming place that Jos feelswill “surely be THE place tobe” within a few months.

The 2012 Aqua di Laraline will be introduced on therunway during Miami Fash-ion Week, and the catalogwill be widely distributedthroughout North Americanand Europe, in all fashion-able circles, simultaneouslyshowcasing the best ofAruba.

By Rosalie Klein

Divi Management welcomes designer ofAqua di Lara and film crew at Fusion Lounge


SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -Microsoft Thursday releasedthe final test version of itsnext-generation Windowssoftware crafted to power de-vices ranging from tablets todesktop computers.

"We're thrilled to be at thismilestone with the Windows 8Release Preview," said Win-dows and Windows Live divi-sion president Steven Sinofsky.

The nearly finished Win-dows 8 software was available

for download in 14 languagesat preview.windows.com.

Availability of Windows 8Release Preview marks thefinal phase of development be-fore the operating system be-comes available to makers ofcomputers and other devices.

A "consumer preview"version of Windows 8 wasdownloaded more than a mil-lion times in the 24 hoursafter its release in February,according to Microsoft.

Final test version of Windows 8 released

Antoinette Van Den Berg, Di-rector of Sales and Marketingfor the Aruba Marriott Re-sort, was awarded the ‘SalesLeader of the year for fullservice hotels in the Ameri-cas’ for Marriott Internationalin 2011 after Antoinette ledher sales team to the highestsales and financial results inthe history of the Aruba Mar-riott Resort and StellarisCasino. There are over 500full service hotels participat-ing in the Americas region.

Providing excellent lead-ership, Van Den Berg and herteam doubled group businessand reached the highest mar-ket share growth in 2011. VanDen Berg also pitched her vi-sion of an adults-only pool toAruba Marriott ownership,leading to the creation of the

acclaimed H2Oasis pool andlounge area.

“We are very proud that

Antoinette received thisaward. No one deserves itmore than she does. She has

taken our resort to newheights as the Director ofSales and Marketing. Herleadership and ability to facil-itate communication betweendepartments is invaluable,”said Kevin Schwab, VicePresident and General Man-ager of the Aruba MarriottResort.

Born and raised in Aruba,Antoinette Van Den Berg leftthe island to receive a collegeeducation in Boston, MA, re-turning to reside and raise herfamily. She has been a valuedassociate of the Aruba Mar-riott Resort for seven years.

About Aruba Marriott Re-sort

Aruba Marriott Resort &Stellaris Casino boasts 411guestrooms -- the most spa-cious on the island -- each

with large, private balconiesoverlooking lush landscapeand the sparkling waters ofthe Caribbean Sea. On prop-erty, seven restaurants andcafes provide fare from lightto elegant, while the largestcasino in Aruba, a 6,500square-foot spa, free-formswimming pool, the newH20asis adults-only pool andhigh-energy health club offerentertaining diversions. Toobtain more information callthe Aruba Marriott Resort &Stellaris Casino at1.800.228.9290 or visitwww.arubamarriott.com.Connect with the Aruba Mar-riott’s official Facebook fanpage by visiting www.face-book.com/ArubaMarriott andfollow on Twitter @Aruba-Marriott.

Marriott Awards Top Director of Sales and Marketing for 2011

Antoinette Van Den Berg named Property SalesLeader of the Year in the Americas

Aruba Marriott Dir. of Sales & Marketing Antoinette vanden Berg

tainees to US soil and manycountries balked at acceptingformer inmates even if clearedof wrongdoing.

"Sesame Street," which de-buted on US public televisionin 1969, follows the antics ofpuppets in a socially diverseNew York neighborhood andhas been hailed as a way toteach children to respect oneanother's differences.

"Sesame Street" has sinceaired in more than 150 coun-tries. The United States re-cently underwrote a version forPakistan that aims to promotetolerance and girls' rights in acountry that has seen frequentviolence by Islamic militants.

Previous revelations ofmusic at Guantanamo Bayhave angered artists includingRage Against the Machine,whose songs were allegedlyplayed despite the rap metalband's left-wing politics.


WASHINGTON (AFP) - ThePentagon insisted Thursdaythat it has not abused prisonersat Guantanamo Bay after adocumentary said US forces adecade ago blared music ofchildren's show "SesameStreet" to break in inmates.

The United States has pre-viously acknowledged playingmusic to influence behavior atthe controversial camp, whichwas set up under former presi-dent George W. Bush for de-tainees captured in the "war ofterror" against Al-Qaeda.

A documentary on Al-Jazeera gave further details,saying that prisoners in 2003were strapped to chairs andplayed loud music throughtheir headphones for hours oreven days and that "SesameStreet" was among the selec-tions.

Pentagon spokesman Cap-tain John Kirby said he did notknow the playlist at the prisoncamp but that previous inves-tigations covering the time pe-riod had approved of the use of

music."Universally, these investi-

gations have shown, and lead-ership has revealed, that musiccan be used as both an incen-tive and a disincentive. It de-pends on how you use it,"Kirby told reporters.

Kirby said he did not knowwhether music was still playedat the prison camp. But he saidUS forces "rigorously" fol-lowed a policy against mis-treatment of prisoners.

"We do not torture. And wedo not abuse our detainees atall," he said.

President Barack Obama ontaking office in 2009 vowed toclose the prison within a year,saying the indefinite detentionswere an affront to US valuesand a recruiting bonanza forAl-Qaeda.

But Obama failed to meetthe deadline as lawmakersblocked the transfer of de-

Guantanamo: US denies abuse in

'Sesame Street' row

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by social conservatives in theUnited States against abortion,which the Supreme Court hasruled to be a private matter be-tween a woman and her doctor.

"This is an important issueto the American people," JohnBoehner, the Republicanspeaker of the House, said insupport of the legislation.

"This type of sex selection,most Americans find pretty re-pulsive. Our members feelstrongly about it. That's whyit's being brought to the floor,"he told reporters shortly beforethe vote.

"We know it's a problem allover the world," added anothercongressman, ChristopherSmith from New Jersey.

"We know it's a problemhere (in the United States) andthat's why we're trying to stopthis violation of womenrights."

In a statement to ABCNews, the White House saidthe administration of PresidentBarack Obama "opposes gen-der discrimination in allforms."

"But the end result of thislegislation would be to subjectdoctors to criminal prosecutionif they fail to determine themotivations behind a very per-sonal and private decision," itsaid. "The government shouldnot intrude in medical deci-sions or private family mattersin this way.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - TheUS House of Representativesrejected legislation Thursdayput forward by pro-life Repub-licans that would have out-lawed abortions based on thesex of a fetus.

Congressman Trent Franks,sponsor of the Prenatal Non-Discrimination Act, had saidthat the bill would "providethat no discrimination can betaken against an unborn child"in the form of an abortionbased on its gender.

Such "sex selection" abor-tions had taken the lives of 200million unborn girls around theworld, he said, a few hours be-fore the House voted on theproposal.

Had it been enacted intolaw, the bill would have setprison terms of up to fiveyears, as well as fines, for any-one -- including doctors -- whoincite or carry out an abortionbased on sex selection.

Similar legislation has beenadopted at the state level inArizona, Illinois, Oklahomaand Pennsylvania.

The House voted 246-168in favor of the bill, including20 Democrats, but because itcame to the floor under a sus-pension of the chamber's nor-mal rules, the legislationneeded a two-thirds majorityto pass.

The failed bill was the latestepisode in an ongoing struggle

US House rejects billbarring gender-basedabortions

George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United Statesand wife Laura Bush stants next to their unveiled officialWhite House portrait on May 31 2012. The East Roomceremony was packed with former Bush staffers andalso attended by the former President’s father, GeorgeH.W. Bush, whose portrait hangs nearby. Before the un-veiling Obama and first lady Michelle Obama joined theformer first couple as well as President George H. W.Bush and his wife, Barbara, for lunch. After Obama’sspeech, Bush came to the stage, looked at the portraitsof himself and his wife, turned to the crowd and winked. The Bushes’ portraits were painted by John HowardSanden of New York.

RAMALLAH : Palestinian security forces carry flag-draped coffins during preparations for the funeral pro-cession of 91 Palestinians whose remains were returnedby Israel in the West Bank city of Ramallah on yesterday.Israel handed over the remains of scores of Palestinianmilitants killed in attacks against Israel, a Palestinian of-ficial said.

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Thailand, which she called a"wonderful place".

"People are very warmhere, just like they are inBurma... in fact, I find the peo-ple even look the same. It'squite striking," the veteran ac-tivist said as she patientlyposed for photos with dele-gates during a dinner.

Analysts say that foreigntravel will give Suu Kyigreater access to a global com-munity eager to see her in per-

BANGKOK (AFP) - Myan-mar democracy championAung San Suu Kyi will makeher first major internationalengagement after more thantwo decades of isolation whenshe addresses world businessleaders today in Bangkok.

The Nobel Peace laureatehas stolen the show at a meet-ing of Asian leaders and topbusinessmen at the World Eco-nomic Forum on East Asia inthe Thai capital, drawingcrowds of well-wishers andphotographers wherever shegoes.

Suu Kyi's first trip abroadin 24 years comes after the op-position leader was elected toMyanmar's parliament in anApril by-election, in dramaticreforms sweeping the countrysince direct army rule endedlast year.

Having spent 15 of the past22 years under house arrest,she has taken an increasinglyglobal role as Myanmar shedsits pariah status, meeting topworld dignitaries in Yangonand encouraging easing ofWestern economic sanctions.

Speaking to AFP late onThursday, on just the secondfull day of her visit, the 66-year-old said she had enjoyedher trip beyond Myanmar'sborders and lavished praise on


son and allow her to meet or-dinary people as well as worldleaders.

After today’s speech shewill field questions fromglobal media and attend aforum session on Asianwomen.

Since arriving in neigh-bouring Thailand on Tuesday,the pro-democracy icon hasfollowed a hectic schedule,shuttling between forum meet-ings and trips to visit Myan-mar migrants.

Europe is next on the hori-zon, where Suu Kyi will ad-dress an International LabourOrganization conference inGeneva and give a speech inOslo to finally accept theNobel Prize she was awardedin 1991.

She also intends to travel toBritain, where she lived foryears with her family, and willaddress parliament in London.

Sessions at the Bangkokforum have been largely over-shadowed by Suu Kyi's pres-ence.

Suu Kyi takes centre stageon Thailand trip

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joint federal tax returns,which can save money, andprevents the surviving spouseof a gay or lesbian marriedcouple from collecting SocialSecurity survivor benefits.

It also prevents same-sexpartners of federal employeesfrom taking advantage ofmedical care and other bene-fits available to opposite-sexpartners.

The ruling does not ad-dress a key part of the lawthat absolves states from rec-

ognizing same-sex marriagesperformed in other states.

"To conclude, many Amer-icans believe that marriage isthe union of a man and awoman, and most Americanslive in states where that is thelaw today. One virtue of feder-alism is that it permits this di-versity of governance based onlocal choice, but this applies aswell to the states that have cho-sen to legalize same-sex mar-riage," Appeals Court JudgeMichael Boudin wrote in theunanimous three-judge deci-sion.

"Under current SupremeCourt authority, Congress' de-nial of federal benefits tosame-sex couples lawfullymarried in Massachusetts hasnot been adequately supportedby any permissible federal in-terest."

The decision comes threeweeks after President BarackObama publicly stated his sup-port for gay marriage.

BOSTON (AFP) - US govern-ment attempts to restrict same-sex marriage took a hitThursday when an appealscourt in Boston ruled that a lawdenying federal benefits to gaycouples is unconstitutional.

In a decision that couldpush the gay nuptials debatecloser to a hearing at theSupreme Court, the court ruledagainst the Defense of Mar-riage Act, a 1996 law that de-fines marriage as a unionbetween one man and onewoman.

DOMA, as it's known, wasadopted back when Hawaii ap-peared to be close to legalizinggay marriage -- something thathas now been approved byeight states, with Massachu-setts leading the way in 2004.

The decision affirms alower court's ruling that thelaw is unconstitutional.

The ruling states thatDOMA prevents same-sexmarried couples from filing

Federal appeals courtdowns anti-gay benefitslaw

New York mayorto ban super-sizesodas NEW YORK (AFP) - NewYork Mayor MichaelBloomberg has said he plansto outlaw super-sized sugarydrinks, in a ban cementing hisreputation as one of America'shardest-driving policy makerson public health.

Bloomberg, who alreadyhas gone to war on smokersand transfat, will allow thesale of cups up to 16 ounces.That's half the size of thebiggest, bucket-like containerthat patrons commonly guzzlefrom in cinemas, sports arenasand other outlets.

"Obesity is becoming thebiggest public health issue inthe country. Everybody iswringing their hands about it.We're trying to do somethingabout it," Bloomberg saidThursday in an address by re-mote link to a California con-ference.

The New York Times firstreported the ban, which couldbe put in place by next March.

The measure would targetfast-food and other restau-rants, delis, and places of pub-lic entertainment. It would notcover drinks sold in grocerystores, or any diet, fruit, dairyor alcoholic drinks.

"In restaurants and movietheaters... it's become fashion-able to sell 32 ounce cups andthere's probably more sugar inthat than you would use in anormal month on drinking teaor coffee with sugar,"Bloomberg told the All ThingsDigital conference in RanchoPalos Verdes.

"We're not taking your rightto take away soda in super-markets. You can still buy a32-ounce full sugar drink, orbottle, but in restaurants theycan't serve more than 16ounces in any one cup," headded.

"You're free to say I wanttwo 16 ounce cups, but all thestudies show that if the portionput before you is bigger, youwill eat dramatically morethan if the portion is smaller.So we're trying to encouragepeople to live longer."


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vote in favor of upholdingObama's signature legislativeachievement.

"I know the Constitution,"she elaborated. "The bill isironclad. Nobody was frivo-lous with the Constitution andthe health of the Americanpeople in writing the bill."

"That's where my confi-dence springs from: the meritsof the bill and the nature of theConstitution," she added. "Themakeup of the court? Well,we'll see."

Pelosi, a 25-year veteran ofCongress, has routinely pre-dicted a 6-3 ruling on the con-troversial law, whichRepublicans in the House andSenate hope to see struckdown on the grounds that it isunconstitutional.

The comprehensive reformsprovide greater medical cover-age for the poorest, insurancefor all Americans regardless ofhealth condition and insurancefor 32 million Americans wholack coverage.

But critics are particularlyopposed to the law's linchpinrequirement mandating thatnearly every American be in-sured.

They argue that the so-called individual mandate ofthe law is a violation of the USConstitution's CommerceClause, which gives Congressthe power to regulate interstatetrade.

Republican Mitt Romney,who will square off againstObama in November's elec-tion, has pledged to repeal thelaw -- which he and other Re-publicans have nicknamed"Obamacare" -- should he winthe White House.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Topcongressional DemocratNancy Pelosi said Thursdayshe was confident that USPresident Barack Obama'shealth care reform would beupheld by the Supreme Court,saying the law's constitution-ality was "ironclad."

A decision from the highcourt is due in June, and legalexperts have been scrupu-lously studying just how thenine justices might rule on oneof the most important cases indecades.

"Six-three," Pelosi, theDemocratic leader in theHouse of Representatives, toldreporters, referring to her pre-diction of how the justices will

Pelosi: constitutionalityof health care reform'ironclad' In the zinc group, 34 treat-

ment failures occurred, com-pared to 55 in the placebogroup.

Use of zinc also reduced thenumber of deaths, but not by amargin considered statisticallysignificant.

The benefit would be high-est in developing countrieswhere several million childrendie from infection each yearand where second-line antibi-otics and intensive care maybe unavailable, he said.

Zinc can be easily adminis-tered, either as a syrup or as asoluble tablet, according to theinvestigation.

Previous research has foundthat zinc supplements helpcure diarrhoea and pneumoniain small children younger thanfive years old.

Still unclear is why zincworks. One theory is that themineral has a moderating in-fluence on the immune sys-tem, preventingover-inflammation that dis-rupts drug therapy and leads totissue injury.

PARIS (AFP) - A simple,cheap dose of zinc helps therecovery of newborns suffer-ing from bacterial infectionssuch as pneumonia and menin-gitis, according to an Indianstudy reported on Thursday inThe Lancet.

Doctors gave 10-milligramdaily supplements of zinc to332 babies who were beinggiven antibiotic treatment athospitals in New Delhi, andcompared the outcome against323 infants who were given aplacebo as well as antibiotics.

The three-year probe, run-ning from 2005 to 2008, fo-cussed on babies agedbetween one week and fourmonths.

Compared to the non-zincgroup, children who weregiven the supplements were40-percent less likely to expe-rience treatment failure.

This was defined as needinga second course of antibioticswithin a week or intensivecare, or culminating in death,the study found.

Dose of zinc boosts recoverychances for sick babies

in this region of the spectrum."The observatory is designed

to launch on a rocket from un-derneath the belly of an air-craft. Both the Pegasus XLrocket and the L-1011Stargazer aircraft are made byOrbital Sciences Corporation.

A flight readiness review isset for June 1, and if all goeswell the Stargazer will flyfrom Vandenberg Air ForceBase in central California toKwajalein June 5-6 for thelaunch about a week later.

The mission aims to workin concert with other tele-scopes in space, includingNASA's Chandra X-ray Ob-servatory, which observeslower-energy X-rays, NASAsaid.

NuSTAR is more potentthan its predecessors becauseof the way it focuses high-en-ergy X-ray light by usingnested shells of mirrors to pre-vent the light from reflectingoff.

With 133 nested mirrors ineach of two optical units, thetelescope also uses state-of-the-art detectors and a longmast that connects the opticalunits to the detectors and al-lows enough distance for asharp focus.

The 33-foot (10-meter)mast will launch in a folded-upposition but will extend abouta week after launch, bringingit to about the length of aschool bus.

"It used to be thought thatblack holes were rare and ex-otic -- that was just 20 yearsago," Harrison told reporters.

"Today we know that everymassive galaxy, like our MilkyWay, has a massive black holeat its heart."

The new observatory aimsto give a better view of theworkings of a black hole, sincethe dust and gas that getssucked into the gravity of ablack hole becomes quite hotfrom speed and friction createdas it circulates around theedge.

The SpaceX capsule splashed down a few hundred mileswest of Baja California, Mexico, in the Pacific OceanThursday after its precedent-setting stay at the Interna-tional Space Station marking a successful end to the firstmission by a commercial company to resupply the Inter-national Space Station. (NASA TV)


(AFP) - One out of sevenAmericans who go online useTwitter and eight percent do itevery day, a survey showedThursday.

The survey by the Pew Re-search Center found the num-ber of Twitter users hasdoubled in the past two yearsto 15 percent of online adults.

It found that those who useTwitter on a typical day hasdoubled since May 2011 andhas quadrupled since late2010, probably due to thegrowing use of smartphones.

Twitter, which allows itsmembers to post brief com-ments, links or pictures,claims to have more than 140

million active users, with thelargest number being in theUnited States.

The Pew survey foundusage is driven by the 18-24age group, 31 percent of whomuse Twitter. African-Ameri-cans are also active, with 28percent using Twitter.

Nine percent of cell phoneowners in the survey said theyused the device for Twitter, butthe proportion in the 18-24 agegroup was higher at 22 per-cent.

The survey found 16 per-cent of smartphone owners useTwitter on their phones, and 10percent do so on a typical day.

Twitter usage soars inUS: survey

WASHINGTON(AFP) - TheUS space agency said it ispreparing to launch nextmonth a sophisticated orbitingtelescope that will use high en-ergy X-ray vision to hunt forblack holes in the universe.

The project aims to studythe "hottest, densest and mostenergetic phenomena in theuniverse, like for exampleblack holes and the explosionsof massive stars," said FionaHarrison, principal investiga-tor for the Nuclear Spectro-scopic Telescope Array

(NuSTAR).The launch is scheduled for

June 13 from Kwajalein Atollin the Marshall Islands.

"NuSTAR will open awhole new window on the uni-verse," said Harrison, who is aprofessor at the California In-stitute of Technology inPasadena.

It will be the "first telescopeto focus high energy X-rays.As such it will make imagesthat are 10 times crisper and100 times more sensitive thanany telescope that has operated

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NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array known asNuSTAR.

(AFP) - The Flame computervirus that smoldered unde-tected for years in MiddleEastern energy facilities con-firmed fears that the world hasentered a new age of cyber es-pionage and sabotage.

Internet defenders weretearing into freshly exposedFlame malware (malicioussoftware) that could be adaptedto spread to critical infrastruc-tures in countries around theworld.

While the components andtactics of Flame were consid-ered old school, the giganticvirus's interchangeable soft-ware modules and targeted na-ture were evidence thatmalware is a potent weapon inthe Internet era.

Gathering intelligence ontargets and then craftingviruses to exploit specific net-works as well as the habits ofpeople using them is "certainlyin vogue" and is an attack styleheralded by the Stuxnet mal-ware, McAfee Labs directorof security research DavidMarcus.

Stuxnet, which was de-tected in July 2010, targetedcomputer control systemsmade by German industrialgiant Siemens and commonlyused to manage water supplies,oil rigs, power plants and othercritical infrastructure.

"The Flame malware looksto be another phase in this war,and it's important to under-

stand that such cyber weaponscan easily be used against anycountry." said Eugene Kasper-sky, founder of Kaspersky Lab,which uncovered Flame.

Flame malware was largerthan Stuxnet and protected bymultiple layers of encryption.

It appears to have been "inthe wild" for two years orlonger and prime targets so farhave been energy facilities inthe Middle East.

While Stuxnet was craftedto do real-world damage to ma-chinery, Flame was designed tosuck information from com-puter networks and relay whatit learned back to those control-ling the virus.

Flame can record key-strokes, capture screen images,and eavesdrop using micro-phones built into computers.

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NEW YORK (AFP) - Thedollar rose against the euroThursday as investors soughtsafety from fears that debt-riddled Greece may leave theeurozone and Spain's bankingtroubles may require an inter-national rescue.

The euro hit a fresh 23-month low at $1.2337, beforerecovering slightly around2100 GMT to trade at$1.2361, down from $1.2366at the same time Wednesday.

"Hopes that Spain willmanage without a bailout(are) all but fizzling out," saidanalyst Brenda Kelly at CMCMarkets.

The European currencyplummeted against Japan'syen, to 96.82 from 97.76 theprior day. Earlier it sank to96.51 yen, its lowest levelsince December 2000.

The dollar also weakenedagainst the yen, to 78.33 yencompared with 79.06 yen lateWednesday.

Kathy Lien at GFT said

the euro was one of May'sworst-performing currencies,having shed nearly 7.0 per-cent of its value against thegreenback and more than 9.0percent against the yen.

"Concerns about Greece'sadherence to austerity meas-ures, their plans to keep theeuro and the sustainability ofSpanish finances all con-tributed to the slide in theeuro," Lien said.

The dollar rose Thursdayagainst the Swiss currency, to0.9714 francs from 0.9711francs, and against the Britishpound, which fell to $1.5406from $1.5481.

Traders were on tenter-hooks ahead of the US gov-ernment's May jobs reportdue Friday.

Analysts expected150,000 jobs were added,better than April's meager115,000 jobs, but still justbarely keeping up with thepopulation growth in thelabor force.

Dollar firms asinvestors flee

distressed euro

ZURICH (AFP) - Theworld's richest people goteven wealthier last year de-spite the global economic cri-sis, thanks to the growth ofemerging economies in Asiaand eastern Europe, accord-ing to a new report Thursday.

And the elite "ultra-high-net-worth" (UNHW) club isset to get richer still over nextfive years, the report pre-dicted.

"Overall, global growth inprivate wealth is clearlybeing driven by rapidly de-veloping economies in the'new world', not by the 'oldworld'," the report by theBoston Consulting Groupsaid.

Worldwide, private finan-cial wealth grew 1.9 percentto $122.8 trillion (98.7 trillioneuros). The increase was con-siderably weaker than the 6.8-percent rise recorded in 2010the 9.6-percent gain in 2009.

The highest growth wasrecorded among the richest ofthe rich: wealth held by thosein the exclusive UHNW clubrose by 3.6 percent last year,the report found.

The consulting group pre-dicted private wealth wouldcontinue to grow, with a com-pound annual growth(CAGR) of between four andfive percent over the next fiveyears to reach more than$150 trillion by the end of2016.

And the super-rich wouldcontinue to lead the pack, itadded.

"Globally, the UHNWhousehold segment will con-tinue to grow the fastest overthe next five years, with aprojected CAGR of eight per-cent.

The elite UHNW's shareof wealth was also set togrow, the report added.

The super-rich held $7.1trillion -- or 5.8 percent ofglobal private wealth -- in2011.

Predicting eight-percentgrowth over five years for therichest of the rich, the reportsaid this group would by theend of 2016 hold $10.3 tril-lion -- 6.8 percent of globalwealth.

The growth in privatewealth showed wide regionalvariations, with North Amer-ica seeing a 0.9 percent de-cline in 2011 to $38 trillion,though expected market im-provements would likely re-verse the drop.

By contrast, private wealthin the Asia-Pacific region --excluding Japan -- increasedby 10.7 percent in 2011 to$23.7 trillion.

Wealth in the region is ex-pected to continue growing ata double-digit rate and reach$40.1 trillion by the end of2016, when it would havecrept past Western and East-ern Europe combined, the re-port said.

In Eastern Europe, Russ-ian growth was the maindriving force behind the 2011increase in the region'swealth, which rose 14.4 per-cent to $1.9 trillion.

Growth in the region wasexpected to outstrip growthin Western Europe by around8.7 percent over the next fiveyears to reach $2.9 trillion bythe end of 2016, the reportsaid.

Richest will get richerin coming years: experts' report

New Delhi (AFP) - India or-dered an immediate auster-ity drive Thursday banninggovernment meetings infive-star hotels, curbing for-eign travel and halting thecreation of new posts tohelp rein in a bulgingdeficit.

There will also be a banon buying new vehicles, thefinance ministry said in anofficial directive to all min-istries, issued hours afterfigures showing that Indiahad posted its worst eco-nomic growth performancein nine years.

A range of measures on"fiscal prudence and econ-omy" have come into forcewith immediate effect, theministry said, but analystscautioned that far more ef-fort was needed to putIndia's finances on a soundfooting.

Economic growth slo-wed to 6.5 percent in the2011-12 financial year, ac-cording to the data, whichpushed India's currency to anew lifetime low of 56.50rupees to the dollar.

The government has as-cribed many of India's eco-nomic woes to the crisis inthe eurozone, which has hitexports and prompted for-eign investors to pile out ofIndia into the perceived safehaven of US assets.

But the government hasalso come under attack forits economic managementwith business confidence hitby the sluggish growth, con-troversial tax rulings, eco-nomic reform paralysis andworries over rising welfaresubsidies.

India govt bans5-star hotels inausterity drive

Shanghai (AFP) - China andJapan will start direct cur-rency trading on Friday asBeijing marks another stageon its journey to internation-alise the yuan.

Forex traders will be ableto swap Japanese yen for theChinese unit without havingto use the US dollar as an in-termediary currency whenmarkets open in Tokyo andShanghai at 0000 GMT.

The yuan-yen trade -- partof a wider deal reached lastyear between Beijing andTokyo to forge closer ties ---will be allowed to move in awider range than the narrowband at which the dollar andyuan change hands.

China will set a daily rate

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The trading-band rule ap-plies only in Shanghai whilefree exchanges are guaran-teed in Tokyo.

Rates in the two marketscould be different briefly butare likely to converge veryquickly, traders said.

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star Whitney Houston at herBeverly Hills hotel.

British soul diva Adelemade a triumphant return tothe stage after throat surgeryand won a clean sweep of sixawards for her breakthrough"21," named best album of theyear.

The awards show is one ofthe most popular in the UnitedStates in terms of viewership.Last year, the event saw itssecond-highest audience rat-ings ever, with 39.9 millionpeople tuning in.

Two weeks later, 39.3 mil-lion viewers watched the Os-cars.

LOS ANGELES(AFP) - The55th Grammy Awards, themusic industry's annual mega-bash, will take place on Febru-ary 10, 2013 at the StaplesCenter in Los Angeles, organ-izers announced Thursday.

The nominations will be un-veiled on December 5 at a con-cert broadcast on US networkCBS, which also carries theGrammys telecast. Albums,songs and videos released be-tween October 1, 2011 andSeptember 30, 2012 are eligi-ble.

The 54th Grammy Awards,which took place on February12, were clouded by the deaththe night before of pop super-

show."This show is epic and big-

ger than anything she’s donebefore. There are many morecostume changes. We’re tak-ing 700 shoes on the road," hercostume designer and stylistArianne Phillips told theWWD website.

"Madonna changes outfitsseven or eight times and thedancers change 10 to 15 times,depending on the dancer," shesaid.

Since she arrived in Israellate on Friday on an El Alflight from New York,Madonna has reportedly spentmuch of time rehearsing, pray-ing or attending Kabbalahevents.

Ahead of her arrival, theMaterial Girl asked for the sta-dium to include sleeping ac-commodation for her and herfamily, a games area for herkids and a lounge in which shewill be interviewed by US TVhost Conan O'Brian, who hasflown in specially, Israel'sHaaretz newspaper reported.

The Tel Aviv show is re-ported to have cost $3.9 mil-lion (3.1 million euros).

might perform a mashup of"Express Yourself" with LadyGaga's "Born This Way"which was released last year,sparking criticism it was un-cannily similar to Madonna's1989 hit.

Earlier this week, a video ofMadonna rehearsing poppedup on YouTube showing whatappeared to be Madonnasinging her own song, thencutting into the Lady Gagaversion during the chorus.

Officials said her two olderchildren -- 15-year-old Lour-des, and 12-year-old Rocco --would also take part in the

TEL AVIV (AFP) - Pop iconMadonna kicked off her 2012world tour on Thursday with acall for peace from a Tel Avivstage. Her much anticipatedworld tour spanning 30 coun-tries and 86 concert dates topromote her new MDNAalbum.

Excited fans were alreadypouring through the gateswhen they opened some fourhours earlier, with all 32,000tickets sold out.

What promised to be aneye-popping extravaganzamarked the start of the 53-year-old Queen of Pop's ninthworld tour and her first sinceher "Sticky and Sweet" outingin 2008/2009.

From Israel, she is to moveon to Abu Dhabi and then toEurope and the Americas be-fore ending in early 2013 inAustralia, where she has notperformed in more than 20years.

Kicking off her latest tour inIsrael was a natural choice forthe Catholic-born singer, whoover the past decade has be-come deeply involved in theJewish mystical tradition ofKabbalah.

The set will include 20songs, most of them from hernew album, but with a show-ing for some of her best-known hits from the 80sincluding "Like a Virgin", Ma-terial Girl" and "Papa Don'tPreach."

There was speculation she


Tel Aviv buzzing as Madonna kicksoff MDNA world tour

dent Barack Obama, in sev-enth place with 17 million fol-lowers, and reality TV starKim Kardashian, who iseighth with 14.8 million, ac-cording to twittercounter.com.

Lady Gaga previouslymade Twitter history as thefirst to surpass the 10, 15 and20 million follower mile-stones.

News of her latest break-through came on the heels ofher decision to cancel the In-donesian leg of her "Born ThisWay" tour in the face ofthreats from Muslim hardlin-ers.

She used Twitter to apolo-gize to fans, saying: "We hadto cancel the concert in In-donesia. I'm so very sorry tothe fans & just as devastatedas you if not more. You areeverything to me."

(AFP) - Pop diva Lady Gagaset a social media recordThursday when she becamethe first person on Twitter toamass more than 25 millionfollowers, more than anyoneelse on the micro-bloggingwebsite.

"#25milliontweetymon-sters wow! I'm officially feel-ing like the luckiest girl in theworld today. Last sold outshow in Singapore in 2 hrs!"she tweeted from SoutheastAsia, where she has been ontour.

Seven of the nine most-fol-lowed people on Twitter arepop singers: Lady Gaga, JustinBieber (in second place withnearly 22.9 million followers),Katy Perry, Rihanna, BritneySpears, Shakira and TaylorSwift.

The outliers are US Presi-

Lady Gaga hits record 25million Twitter followers

Grammy Awards set forFeb 10 in Los Angeles


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form.At Euro 2012, Klose could

find himself playing in front ofGermany's rising star mid-fielders 19-year-old MarioGoetze and 22-year-old MarcoReus but the ex-Bremen andBayern player says he enjoysbeing a role model.

"It is important to me that Idemonstrate how a profes-sional footballer should con-duct themselves," said Klose.

Klose shuns the limelightand his dedication to fitnesshas kept him in shape, but headmits time is starting to catchup with him.

"The physical recoveryfrom stress takes longer at myage: three games a week, Icould manage fairly easily at23 -- these days that is quitetaxing physically for me," hesaid.

One thing has remainedconstant since he started hiscareer in 1998 -- his pre-matchritual.

"It calms me down. I'm su-perstitious, for example, I al-ways pull on my right bootfirst and always run onto thepitch from the right," he said.

Having been born in thesouth Poland city of Opole,Klose has always targeted aplace at Euro 2012, to be co-hosted by the Ukraine andPoland, but says he will playon as long as he is selected.

major title, despite playing inthe 2002 World Cup final, theEuro 2008 final and also twicereaching World Cup semi-fi-nals in 2006 and 2010.

A hard-working striker whocan thanklessly harass goal-keepers and defenders for 90minutes before popping up inthe right place to score thewinner, he was top-scorer inGermany's flawless qualifyingcampaign with nine goals.

Klose's experience andwork ethic has made him first-choice for Germany coachJoachim Loew and only 1990World Cup winner LotharMatthaeus, with 150 appear-ances, has played more gamesfor Germany.

Since taking charge in 2006,Loew has always relied onKlose, especially four yearsago at the last EuropeanChampionships and the 2010South African World Cup,when Bayern Munich strikerMario Gomez struggled for

Klose is just five short of GerdMueller's all-time record of 68goals for Germany, the last ofwhich sealed a 2-1 win overHolland in the 1974 WorldCup final.

Lazio's Klose has repeatedlysaid his main motivation thisJune is to see Germany realisetheir potential, rather thanpassing Mueller's mark, bywinning the Euro 2012 final inKiev on July 1.

"Without a doubt, this teamhas the quality to go far," heinsisted with the authority of aseasoned professional prepar-ing for his sixth major tourna-ment.

He is the only player toscore five goals or more inconsecutive World Cups (in2002 and 2006) and with 14World Cup goals, he is secondonly to Brazil's Ronaldo, whowith 15 is the competition'sall-time top scorer.

Having made his debut in2001, Klose has yet to lift a

tions during the month-longtournament.

With 63 goals in 114 ap-pearances for his country,

MUNICH (AFP) - Poland-born Germany strikerMiroslav Klose will be look-ing to roll back the years atEuro 2012, as the evergreenveteran aims to claim his firstmajor title.

Klose turns 34 on June 9when Germany open theirGroup B campaign againstPortugal in Lviv and Germanfans will be hoping to see himperform a few more of his fa-mous front-flip goal celebra-

2007, everyone got carriedaway with everything in life.

"It is a different world nowand those mistakes won't hap-pen again under any manageror any regime. The platformwon't be given.

England went from one ex-treme to another at the 2010World Cup, shuttered away atan isolated base camp in SouthAfrica that left players com-plaining of boredom and isola-tion from the tournament.

The Football Associationchanged tack at Euro 2012 bychoosing to base the team inthe city centre of Krakow.

Neville said the location ofthe team's hotel would helpfoster a sense of normalityamongst England's squad.

"You can never replicate thehome environment but interms of being free to go for acoffee or to the shops -- weshould embrace it, eventhough it has never been donebefore."

LONDON (AFP) - Englandcoach Gary Neville has ruledout any chance of a repeat ofthe WAGS sideshow that over-shadowed the Three Lions'campaign at the 2006 WorldCup.

The wives and girlfriends(WAGS) of England's foot-ballers became a tabloid ob-session six years ago inGermany, with pages of cover-age devoted to their antics inthe spa town of Baden-Baden,where the squad was based.

However, Neville, a surprisechoice to join Roy Hodgson'sbackroom staff for Euro 2012,said there is little chance of theWAGS circus rolling into Eng-land's base camp in the Polishcity of Krakow.

"That won't happen again,"Neville said. "The FA learnedfrom the experience in 2006.The England team did. TheEngland players did. Thatwasn't ideal for anybody.

"It was symptomatic of thetimes. Between 2002 and


No repeat of 2006WAGS chaos

Evergreen Klose closes in on German record

Miroslav Klose of Germany is challenged by AyhanAkman of Turkey during the UEFA EURO 2008 Semi Finalmatch

No bonuses before Euro2012 last eightfor France REIMS (AFP) - France'splayers will only receivebonuses at Euro 2012 if theygo beyond the group phaseand reach the quarter-finals,French Football Federationpresident Noel Le Graet an-nounced on Thursday.

"The negotiations tookplace in a good climate," LeGraet said.

"We agreed that if theydidn't qualify for the quarter-finals, there'd be no bonuses.With the technical objectiveand the objective of the fed-eration being qualificationfor the quarter-finals, we'vebeen more generous than inthe past."

France's players will re-ceive 100,000 euros($124,000, 80,000 pounds)if they reach the quarter-fi-nals, with a further 50,000euros added if they reach thesemi-finals, 70,000 forreaching the final and100,000 euros for winningthe tournament.

If France win the compe-tition, their players willtherefore stand to receiveoverall bonuses of 320,000euros.

AnAHeIM, California - raul Ibanez #27 of the new york yan-

kees scores the go ahead run past catcher Bobby Wilson

#46 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the sixth inning

after tagging up on a sacrifice fly by nick Swisher (not pic-

tured) at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on May 30, 2012. The

yankees defeated the Angels 6-5.

Rivers said. "It's tough to havehim play that way and not winthe game. He basically dideverything right."

Rondo's performance wasnot enough against a Heatteam that also got 22 pointsfrom Mario Chalmers as theyengineered the biggest playoffcomeback in franchise history.

The Heat erased a 15-pointsecond-quarter deficit, sur-passing the two 14-point post-season comebacks thatincluded the one that wongame six of the 2006 NBA Fi-nals against Dallas.

However, there were plentyof twists and turns on Miami'sroad back in this one.

The Heat appeared to be ontheir way when they put to-gether a 12-0 scoring run latein the third quarter, taking an81-75 lead into the final pe-riod.

They led in the fourth by asmany as seven before theCeltics roared back to regainthe lead.

Wade scored 21 of his 23

points after half-time. He ab-sorbed a hard foul from KevinGarnett in over-time, made hisshot and then the free-throwfor a key three-point play.

The extra period came afterNBA Most Valuable PlayerLeBron James missed twoshots in the closing seconds ofregulation.

The first was a contestedlay-up that he missed, but hegot the rebound.

With the score tied at 99-99,James watched the clock tick

down then took a long shot atthe buzzer that bounced off therim.

Miami responded by scor-ing nine straight points to seizecontrol in over-time and Jamesfinished an overall impressivenight with 10 rebounds andseven assists.

Paul Pierce scored 21points, Kevin Garnett added 18and Ray Allen 13 for theCeltics, who will try to bounceback on Friday when they hostgame three of the series.

16 friday, June 1, 2012

MIAMI (AFP) - LeBronJames scored 34 points and

Dwyane Wadeadded 23 as Miamiwithstood a stellarperformance byBoston's RajonRondo to beat theCeltics 115-111 inover-time in gametwo of the NBAEastern Conferencefinals.

With Wednes-day's victory, theHeat took a 2-0lead in the best-of-seven series thatwill send the win-ners into the NBAFinals against ei-ther San Antonio orOklahoma City.

Rondo wasspectacular for theCeltics, playing all53 minutes andscoring 44 pointswith 10 assistsand eight re-bounds.

"He was absolutely phe-nomenal," Celtics coach Doc

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