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Arubus will re-charge thebusses during WEB's low peakperiods. In this manner WEB'sproduction will become moreconstant and will produce moreefficiently. In the long run, thiswill bring down the price forthe community.

For Arubus this will meanmore efficient busses. The costof fuel will drop drastically, aswell as the cost for mainte-nance. And, overall this willcontribute to a cleaner environ-ment in keeping with our vi-sion.

The E-Bosco company hasindicated that they will haveone of their busses here onAruba during the Europe Meetsthe Americas conference fordisplay purposes. Arubus isalso evaluating the need to getoffers from American compa-nies. However, one thing is cer-tain; Aruba will have electricbusses in our lineup of publictransportation for this year.

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share this vision. They haveformed an association withWEB and AIB to explore howthey can acquire these electricbusses. The agreement betweenArubus, WEB and AIB will bebeneficial to all parties. AIBwill finance the busses whileWEB will provide for thecharging stations for the bus -ses. WEB will give Arubus aspecial tariff for the electricity.

One of the important meetingsheld recently in Holland byMinister Obuber, is a meetingwith three companies repre-senting electric busses. The in-tention of the Aruba go -vernment is to purchase 4 elec-tric busses to service our com-munity. This electric busproject is within the context ofthe government's vision of aGreen Aruba. The three compa-nies who made a presentationin Holland are: E-Traction, E-Bosco and BYD. They eachpresented their product to thegovernment and the Aruba del-egation that included Arubusexecutives and WEB. Follow-ing the very detailed presenta-tions of the differentcompanies, E-Traction and E-Bosco invited the Aruba dele-gation along with someParliamentarians for a testdrive in the busses, duringwhich they explained the tech-nology used in these E-Busses.

The management and Boardof Directors of Arubus also

Aruba expected to acquire 4 electric

community busses

- The new price forkerosin will be 213.3 cent perliter, an increase of 6.9 cent.

In the new prices the BBOis already included.

ORANJESTAD –The Ministry of Eco-nomic, Cultural andSocial Affairs an-nounces to the gen-eral public that as oftoday, Wednesday,March 13, 2013,there will be changesin different oil pro -duct prices.

- The newprice for unleaded-premium gas will be242.0 cent per liter, an increaseof 14.3 cent.

- The new price fordiesel LS will be 218.8 cent perliter, an increase of 8.4 cent.

Change in oil productprices

US Senate panel backs toughergun background checks

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A US Senate panel voted alongparty lines yesterday to approve a Democratic bill requir-ing universal background checks for firearm sales, butpassage through the full Congress will be more problem-atic. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 10-8 for thebill, which would close a loophole that allows uncheckedsales at gun shows and on the Internet. If passed, themeasure -- seen as a key element of President BarackObama's push to reduce weapons violence -- would re-sult in the most substantial change to US gun legislation in a generation. The White House hailed the back-ground checks bill and a related school safety bill as "im-portant measures that will help save lives."

teams of students will beentering the community tocollect data by means ofinterviews. the interviewswill last approximately 30minutes, and reflect ques-tions about how energy iscurrently used in thehousehold; what energyefficient applications arebeing considered andbeing used; what the ben-efits of these are, and whyefficient applications, suchas energy-saving lamps,inverter airco’s, solar pan-els, etc. are adopted. CBOt and the University

of aruba would like to takethis opportunity to invite thecommunity of aruba to parti -cipate actively in this nationaleffort. We would like to thankyou in advance for your co-operation. should you require

more information on thestudy, please contact the Uni-versity of aruba, Prof. dr.ryan r. Peterson at [email protected].

ing vessel at sea and boardedthe fisherman using its inter-ceptor ‘FrIsC’. the boardingteam ascertained the fishermandid not have the required per-mits and contacted the PublicProsecutor for Bonaire, sabaand st. eustatius for delibera-tion. the Prosecutor decided tofine the Venezuelan fishermanfor 1500 Usd and ordered theCoast Guard to confiscate thefishing lines and catch.

the dutch Caribbean CoastGuard is responsible for allmaritime law enforcement inthe dutch Caribbean. theCoast Guard can be reached24/7 on the toll free number913.

On sunday, the maritime pa-trol aircraft dash-8 of thedutch Caribbean Coast Guardoperating in the st. Maartenarea, spotted a Venezuelanfishing vessel near saba. Inter-national law however preventsfishing in this protected ma -ritime nature reserve called thesaba Bank.

the dash-8 identified se -veral fishing lines in the waterhowever and numerous sharksalready caught, lying on deck.the Coast Guard operationscenter sent the patrol shipHnLMs Friesland to intercept.the Friesland carrying an em-barked Coast Guard boardingteam caught up with the fish-

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terson, and the subsequentUn commissioned researchprogram on ‘sus tainable Is-lands’, sustai nable island de-velopment, involving ele -ments of society, technology,

economy, environment, andpolicy, has become a centraltheme in education, research,and community ser vices atthe University of aruba.

equipped with a standar -dized questionnaire several

Oranjestad - theCa ribbean Branch OfficetnO (CBOt) and theUniversity of aruba (Ua)announced this week thatthey will be launching anational study on energyefficiency in arubanHouseholds. the studywill be conducted in themonths of March andapril of this year, and in-cludes surveys with over2000 households acrossdifferent communities andwithin all the districts ofthe island.

the sustainable energytransition aruba is embarkingon is not just a technologicalchallenge, but also an eco-nomic, and moreover, a soci-etal change. the purpose ofthis study is to gain in-depthunderstanding of consumers’attitudes and behaviors con -cer ning energy efficiencyadoption and usage in arubanhouseholds. the study, enti-tled “Community Householdattitudes and Behaviors toenergy efficiency adop-tion”, aims to provide a base-line to inform policies forenergy efficiency within thecommunity as a whole. Froma more scientific level, the re-search project also aims todevelop and validate a sys-temic model of energy effi-ciency for small islandeconomies. CBOt’s role inthis effort is to be an advisorwhereas the University ofaruba will be responsible forexecuting the study.

the study will be embed-ded with an existing frame-work at the ‘Green’ Facultyof tourism Management andInternational Business stud-ies, under the direct supervi-sion of Prof. dr. ryan r.Peterson. With the establish-ment of the research chairheld by Prof. dr. ryan r. Pe-

How do you use energy at home?TNO and University of Aruba launch national study on Energy

Efficiency in Aruban Households

Dutch Caribbean Coast

Guard deters illegal

fishing near Saba

Prof. Dr. Ryan R. Peterson,

PhD, MSc

household energy use

than tremendous with a varia-tion of never before heard mu-sical pieces. Tropical Bottlingand the organizing committeeare inviting the entire commu-nity to come out and participatein the activities of our nationalmonth. You are especially in-vited to the magna concert onthe Plaza Betico Croes in theVondellaan on Sunday, March17th.

by Franklin Granadillo. - Ted Philips will interpret a

composition by Padu Lampe,‘Mi n’ sa’, song in the form ofa calypso. Arrangement byFranklin Granadillo.

- Robert Jeand’or will inter-pret the song "Mi soño, whichis a merengue arranged byFranklin Granadillo.

This musical celebrationpromises to be nothing less

position of Padu Lampe.Veloushka will sing a composi-tion by Bernadina Growell‘Cos dushi’, a tambu andRichard Dabian, will interpreta tumba ‘Jaloers.’...a composi-tion by Lilia Luidens. Arrange-ment of these songs is byFederico Martis.

- Gabriela Krosendijk willinterpret a lovely bolero ’Pa-kico’, composed by her fatherDon Ramon Krosendijk, andarranged by Delbert Ber nabela.

- Jelitza Croes andMichelangelo Koolman. To-gether they will present a com-position by Angelo ‘Bida ‘n talargo,’ a fusion of danza.Arrangement by Ivan Quandus.

- Rachel Kraaijvanger willbe participating with her song‘Amanece’ by MaybellineArends and arranged by Del-bert Bernabela.

- Edjean Semeleer will singa classic by Don RamonKrosendijk, a lovely waltz‘Cunucu di Seit’, arranged byDelbert Bernabela.

- Robert Maduro will pre -sent his composition ‘Mi cul-tura tin un co’, arranged byFederico Martis.

- Casin Giel will interprethis composition ‘Mi sa’, abolero arranged by FranklinGranadillo.

- Jossy Brokke Jr. will singhis own composition, Juan deldiablo, arranged by FranklinGranadillo.

- Sharon Rose will sing acomposition by Toti Arendswith lyrics by Hubert Booi, awaltz ‘Mi mester di bo’.Arranged by FranklinGranadillo.

- Jack Tromp will sing oneof his own compositions, awaltz ‘Kico a pasa’, arranged

opportunity to share with uswho will be the many artiststo participate in the concert:

- Thais Franken (so-prano), Solaica Clarinda(mezzo soprano) and FelixRojas (composer) with thesong “Cu gradicimento,”which is a danza. Musicalarrangement for the orchestrais by Carlos Bislip.

- Angelo Koolman withthe song “O ki mainta masbunita” (wals). Together withRichard Dabian and MirtoTromp, Angelo will interprethis song to the composition of

Rufo Odor and lyrics byErnesto Rosenstand. Arrange-ment will be by FranklinGranadillo.

- Nicole de Kort, Gisela Tri-mon and Mireille Sint Jagowith the song “Ayera, Pakicoand Fo’I dia m’a mirabo”(bolero). These three songs arecompositions of Pad Lampe,and arranged by FranklinGranadillo.

- Trio Los Arubeños,formed by guitarists andsingers Rey Lampe, FortunatoWerleman and Mario Croes.Accompanied by the great or-chestra they will sing a wals,“Naturaleza.” The arrangementwill be by Ivan Quandus.

- Bertha Wolff and AileneCroes will interpret achachacha. The sisters will singa composition by Ailene,‘Forsa di amor,’ arranged byFederico Martis.

- Dorothy Lacle and MirtoTromp. They will sing twocompositions, “Den brisanan diatardi,’ and ‘Den bo brasananfuerte’, a bolero, of Rufo Odorwith lyrics by Ernesto Rosen-stand, and arranged for orches-tra by Ivan Quandus.

- Vicky Arends, VeloushkaKrozendijk and RichardDabian. Vicky will sing atumba ‘Boca di Tribon’ a com-

On Flag and Anthem DayAruba will be celebrating thiswith a grand musical celebra-tion and other festive activities.A special agenda of activitieshave been designed outliningall activities for the weekend ofMarch 18.

The celebration will includecultural, musical, and socialand sports activities to be heldbetween Friday 15 to March18th. With respect to the grandconcert to take place on Sun-day the 17th on the PlazaBetico Croes, there will also bethe different tents selling food,drinks, art work and localhandcraft.

1. The National DayCelebration Committee agreedto a joint venture with the Trop-ical Bottling Company. Tropi-cal Bottling Company is theofficial agent for Coca Cola,Sprite and other colorfuldrinks, as well as for MaltaBalashi, Balashi Beer andChill. This national companywill be present on the PlazaBetico Croes with their manyproducts to support our localtalent and promote our culture.

2. Marketing Manager ofTropical Bottling Company,Vanessa Hollander expressedher delight that her companywill be part of this magna cele-bration. Hollander also took the


Tropical Bottling Co. announces Sunday’s national concert

Zuloaga added that therewere also doubts aboutwhether it could get its conces-sion renewed after legal tan-gles with the government.

Globovision clashed fre-quently with Chavez’s govern-ment. The station’s owners,Guillermo Zuloaga and NelsonMezerhane in 2010 soughtasylum in the U.S. after sayingthey would be subject to dis-crimination if they returned.Zuloaga was charged by au-thorities with hoarding vehi-cles at one of his homes inCaracas.

Globovision in 2011 wasfined $2.2 million for its cov-erage of prison riots. The chan-nel exaggerated the riots byonly broadcasting the opinionsof mothers and wives outsidethe prison who feared their rel-atives were being massacredby the National Guard, thetelecommunications regulatorsaid. Globovision denied thecharges.

Castillo said the channelwill continue with its editorialline until after the elections.

Zuloaga added that therewere also doubts aboutwhether it could get its conces-sion renewed after legal tan-gles with the government.

CARACAS - Venezuelan op-position TV channel Globovi-sion said yesterday it hadaccepted a buyout offer, call-ing its operations financiallyand politically unfeasible afterrows with the government andhigh inflation.

The sale of Globovision,the only openly anti-govern-ment media channel, willoccur after an April presiden-tial election. Terms of the dealwere not disclosed.

Globovision's majorityowner, Guillermo Zuloaga,said the group buying thechannel was led by JuanDomingo Cordero, who runsan insurance company and is aformer head of the local stockexchange.

"We are economically invi-able, because our revenues nolonger cover our cash needs,"Zuloaga said in a statement.

"We are politically unfeasi-ble, because we are in a totallypolarized country and againsta powerful government thatwants to see us fail."

Zuloaga said the companywas suffering from a revenueshortfall, rising prices, andcostly efforts to try to help theopposition win last year's pre -sidential election.

Venezuela opposition TVchannel says accepts

buyout offergrown in numbers, but wehave gained in closeness and inthe intimacy that a small con-gregation brings. We have putour community, that alwaysfelt isolated, in the map ofsmall congregations in the areawith the creation of the Unionof Jewish Congregations ofLatin America and theCaribbean... We even hostedone of their Encounters with aparallel Youth Encounter, in2004."

Mrs. Lichenstein concludedby informing thecongregation thatit is "essentialwe imbue ourspiritual homewith inner life.With the arrivalof Rabbi Kripperin two weeks, Iam sure we'll beinspired to becreative in ourprojects andlaunch a new earof community

buil ding." The temple and rabbi's re -

sidence was built on land do-nated by the Hochman Family.It is believe the first service inthe new synagogue was con-ducted in November of 1962.Saturday's celebration demon-strated the diversity of the com-munity, organized by SabrinaSonenshin, a member of theyoungest generations. It was alovely, congenial affair enjoyedby all ages; a reaffirmation ofcommunity and caring.

Temple Beth Israel main-tains a blog, discussing issuesthat concern Jewish congrega-tions around the world, butparticularly those of a smalloutpost like Aruba. It also hasposted a full schedule of up-coming services, including thespecial events of high holi-days. Visitors are welcome toview upcoming events athttp://bethisrael-aruba.blogspot.com.

Rosalie Klein

gether as aspiritual fam-ily, not only topray, but toalso supporteach other,share happym o m e n t s ,lend a helpinghand andcomfort thosewho may needit."

" A l m o s tnone of the

founders of Beth Israel are stillwith us. If they could see us,perhaps they would be sur-prised to hear the differentmelodies for the familiar songsof the service, and astonishedto see women being called tothe bimah and reading fromthe Torah, as full participantsand pillars of our congrega-tion."

"Those previous genera-tions planted the tree with love

and we havebeen nurturing itwith care andresolution" shecontinued. "Nowthe tree hasstrong roots andit bears sweetfruits. The chal-lenges have beennumerous, but sohave been the re-wards."

"For a num-ber of reasonswe have not

Aruba's small Jewish com-munity gathered at their onlysyna gogue in Oranjestad onSaturday evening, March 9,to commemorate the 50th an-niversary of the founding oftheir house of worship, Tem-ple Beth Israel.

Temple board memberMartha Lichtenstein wel-comed the community to thenewly refreshed and reno-vated synagogue, sporting anew decorative window andenlarged social hall. She pre-sented a gift from the congre-gation to Ca rolina Zapata, whowas project manager for thevery attractive refurbishmentof the sanctuary and socialhall.

"I think many of us used towatch a TV program called"Cheers," Martha told thegathering, "a place "whereeverybody knew your name."This is how I feel about BethIsrael; a place where we get to-

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A golden anniversary celebration of

Temple Beth Israel

ambassador to London, said itwas a "ploy" to detract fromthe "weakness" of Britain'sclaims.

"It's a very predictable re-sult, because the current inha -bitants of the Malvinas areBritish. But the territory inwhich they live is not," shesaid.

She earlier dismissed thevote as "a manoeuvre with nolegal value, which has neitherbeen convened nor supervisedby the United Nations."

Kirchner was not expectedto comment on the result, anArgentine foreign ministrysource told AFP.

Falklanders hope the refe -rendum result will arm themwith an unambiguous messageto take to other capitals whenpressing their case for accept-ance on the international stage.

The United States, for ex-ample, has studiously avoidedtaking sides on the issue de-spite its close ties with Britain.

But international reaction tothe vote was almost non-exis-tent.

The referendum hadsparked huge enthusiasmamong the Falkland Islands'2,563 permanent residents.

"The Falkland Islanderscouldn't have spoken moreclearly. They want to remainBritish and that view should berespected by everybody, in-cluding by Argentina," he said.

Cameron, who later tele-phoned the chairman of the is-lands' legislative assembly tocongratulate him on the result,also warned against any mili-tary action by Argentina.

"People should know wewill always be there to defendthem," he said.

Barry Elsby, a member ofthe legislative assembly, toldAFP from Stanley as the num-bers came in that the result"sends a message around theworld."

"There are hundreds of peo-ple outside the cathedral, cele-brating, singing and wavingflags."

International observersfrom Canada, Chile, Mexico,New Zealand, Paraguay, theUnited States and Uruguaymonitored the referendum onSunday and Monday and de-clared it "free and fair".

Argentina however insistedthat the vote in the islands itcalls "Las Malvinas" wasmeaningless.

Alicia Castro, Argentina's

LONDON (AFP) - BritishPrime Minister DavidCameron yesterday urged Ar-gentina to respect the wishes ofthe Falkland Islanders afterthey voted overwhelmingly ina referendum to remain aBritish territory.

A near unanimous 99.8 per-cent of the 1,672 eligible vo -ters in the disputed SouthAtlantic archipelago voted"yes", according to official re-sults, with a 92 percentturnout.

Only three of the 1,517valid ballots were cast againststaying an internally self-go -verning British territory.

The islanders organised thevote in response to increa -singly bellicose sovereigntydemands by Argentine Presi-dent Cristina Kirchner.

Her government dismissedthe referendum as meaninglessand said it would not affect itsclaims on the Falklands, whichit failed to seize back fromBritain in a brief but bloodywar in 1982.

The announcement of theresult overnight Mondaysparked jubilation in the is-lands' tiny capital Stanley, andCameron said he was "over themoon" at the outcome.

diate fury of Tehran's religiousconservatives. “No unrelatedwomen can be touched unlessshe is drowning at sea or needsmedical treatment," Hojat al-Islam Hossein Ibrahimi, acleric at the Society of MilitantClergy, said, according toIran's Al-Monitor.

Some of Ahmadinejad'ssupporters insisted the imagewas fake, digitally altered froma different photo showing theIranian leader embracing anolder man.

But as The New YorkTimes noted, the man-hugimage was quickly debunkedas a Photoshop job:

Iranian president MahmoudAhmadinejad is under firefrom the country's clerics overa photo of him consoling themother of Hugo Chavez at thelate Venezuelan leader's fu-neral—physical contact that'sconsidered a sin under Iran'sstrict Islamic codes.

The photo, released byVenezuela's Miraflores PressOffice, shows Elena Frías'right hand clutching Ah-madinejad's left, her headagainst his, as they stand nearthe flag-draped coffin of herson at a military academy inCaracas, Venezuela, on Friday.

The image drew the imme-


Image of Ahmadinejadconsoling Chavez’s motherangers Iranian clerics

Britain tells Argentina to respectFalklands vote

cluding two journalists."The most alarming aspect

of the video to me, however,was the seemingly delightfulbloodlust they appeared tohave," Manning says of thevideo which caused a stormwhen it was released to theworld by WikiLeaks.

He compares the soldiers"to a child torturing ants witha magnifying glass."

The 25-year-old, who isbeing held in military custodypending trial, said he wouldplead guilty to 10 of the lessserious of the 22 chargesagainst him, but would denyaiding America's enemies, acrime which carries a life sen-tence.

The court has agreed to ac-cept his plea on the lesser al-legations -- under whichManning faces 20 years inmilitary custody. But theprosecution still intends topursue the 12 remainingcharges.

Press Foundation (FPF) saidin a statement, as it publishedthe audio-file on its website.

"We wish to make surethat the voice of this genera-tion's most prolific whistle-blower can be heard --literally -- by the world."

The tape was made duringa nearly hour-long statementlast month, when Manning ina firm and assured voice ex-plained he leaked some70,000 files on the wars inIraq and Afghanistan in orderto start a “public debate.”

When he deployed to Iraqhe found himself alienatedfrom his comrades and atodds with an army that"seemed not to value humanlife," he told the hearing.

In the audio, he is heardtelling the hearing "it burdensme emotionally" that he wit-nessed a video of US soldiersin Baghdad celebrating asthey gunned down whatturned out to be civilians in-

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Agroup pressing for more opengovernment yesterday flouteda military ban to release a se-cretly-recorded audio of testi-mony by US Army privateBradley Manning, accused ofleaking war files.

It marks the first timesince Manning was arrestedin May 2010 that the worldhas heard his voice as heawaits trial for giving classi-fied material on the Iraq andAfghanistan wars to the Wik-iLeaks whistle-blower web-site.

Reporters covering a seriesof pre-trial hearings beingheld at a military tribunal atFort Meade in Maryland havebeen explicitly barred frommaking any video or audiorecordings or from takingphotographs of Manning.

"We hope this recordingwill shed light on one of themost secret court trials in re-cent history," the Freedom of

so-called Tech City area ofLondon today or the Soldiers’and Airmen’s Scriptures Asso-ciation Service at the GuardsChapel tomorrow.

"Her Majesty will, how-ever, continue with the usualrhythm of business at Buck-ingham Palace, including hol -ding a Privy Council meetingtomorrow," the palace said.

"The Queen hopes to re-sume her program of officialengagements next week."

The palace had said onMonday that she hoped to beable to attend some otherevents this week.

Her second son Prince An-drew will represent her attoday's event while her 91-year-old husband Prince Philipwill stand in for her tomorow,the palace said.

ences," Buckingham Palacesaid in a statement.

But it added that "regret-tably" she would no longer at-tend an engagement at the

LONDON (AFP) - Britain'sQueen Elizabeth II will misstwo more events this weekdespite making a good recov-ery from an illness that sawher hospitalised last week,Buckingham Palace said yes-terday.

The 86-year-old was unableto attend the CommonwealthDay service in London's West-minster Abbey on Monday asshe was still suffering symp-toms of gastroenteritis.

She was admitted to hospi-tal for the first time in 10 yearslast week and was dischargedafter an overnight stay.

"The Queen continues tomake a good recovery follow-ing her recent illness, andtoday she presented TheQueen’s Gold Medal for Po-etry and held a series of Audi-

Palace: UK queen cancels more events

through illness

other Galapagos tortoises withsimilar genetic traits toGeorge, raising hopes for kee -ping the endangered speciesgoing.

His remains were flownMonday night to New Yorkwhere the Museum of NaturalHistory will preserve him witha taxidermic procedure thatwill take eight to nine monthsto complete.

The body will then be re-turned to the Galapagos andput on display at a museum inthe location where he was firstdiscovered in 1971.

Giant tortoises have lifespans of up to 180 years, grow-ing to 1.8 meters (five feet nineinches) long and nearly 400kilograms (880 pounds) inweight.

British naturalist CharlesDarwin, who visited the Gala-pagos in 1835, looked to itstortoises as he developed histheory of natural selection.

The islands, which are1,000 kilometers (600 miles)off Ecuador's Pacific coast, arefamed for the large number ofspecies that have developedthere in isolation.

QUITO (AFP) - The body of"Lonesome George," a giantGalapagos tortoise once be-lieved to be the last of its kind,has been sent to New York tobe embalmed and then re-turned home, the GalapagosNational Park said yesterday.

A rare Pinta Island gianttortoise, George died June 24,2012 at an estimated 100 yearsof age.

At the time, he was be-lieved to be the last of the PintaIsland tortoises, but scientistshave since found at least 17


INTERNATIONAL NEWS

'Lonesome George' tortoisegoes to New York forembalming

Secret tape of US private in WikiLeaks

case released

PARIS (AFP) - An ethics panelin France on Tuesday opposedthe use of so-called sexual as-sistants for the disabled, anissue sparked by a true-to-lifefilm recounting the experiencesof a handicapped man.

The National ConsultativeEthics Committee (CCNE),which advises the governmenton health issues, said it saw toogreat a risk of abuse to back"professional" use of sexhelpers.

Several associations are lob-bying for law changes so thatpeople can legally offer sexualservices for the handicapped,and even to have these servicesreimbursed by the welfare state.

Their campaign has been in-spired by experiences in Ger-many, Denmark, theNetherlands and Switzerland,and by a Hollywood film, "TheSessions," which portrays thesexual awakening of a 38-year-old paralysed man and his rela-tionship with his sex therapist.

It recommended that carersbe trained in the sexual needsand dignity of the disabled.

"This training must have atechnical aspect, for examplefacilitating physical relation-ships between handicappedpeople or access to mechanicalmeans of sexual satisfaction,"the panel said.

French panelagainst 'sexassistants'for disabledThe researchers also found

that 24 hours after angioplasty,18.3 percent of patients on theplacebo had CK-MB increasesmore than three times theupper limit of normal.

Many clinical trials definethat threshold as the onset of apost-angioplasty heart attack.

But only 8.9 percent of pa-tients who received the higherdose of inclacumab experi-enced those same CK-MB in-creases.

"If we're able to confirmthese results in potential futurestudies, this drug could be-come part of the therapeuticarmamentarium in moderncardiology," Tardif said in astatement.

"You could use this drugmore widely, in all patientscoming in with heart attacks,although that would requireadditional large studies."

More than a million coro-nary angioplasty proceduresare performed in the UnitedStates each year, costing morethan $10 billion.

Angioplasty can damageheart tissue, which can triggera need for more procedures,poor outcomes and higherhealth care costs .

During angioplasty, sur-geons insert a balloon catheterto mechanically widen nar-rowed or obstructed arteries.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Asingle dose of an experimentalanti-inflammatory treatmentreduces heart muscle damageduring an angioplasty opera-tion to open blocked arteries, astudy found.

The antibody inclacumab,developed by Swiss lab Hoff-mann-La Roche, significantlyreduced levels of the standardmolecular markers troponin Iand CK-MB in patients, com-pared to those who took aplacebo in a clinical trial.

Patients who received theinclacumab dose saw troponinI levels drop 22.4 percentmore after 16 hours and 24.4percent after more at 24 hours(p=0.05), compared with pa-tients on a placebo.

CK-MB levels dropped16.3 percent more after 16hours and 17.4 percent more at24 hours, compared with pa-tients on placebo.

The phase II trial examined530 patients with a median ageof 61 experiencing a type ofheart attack called non-ST-el-evation myocardial infarctionor NSTEMI.

Patients were randomizedto receive an infusion of in-clacumab of 20 milligrams perkilogram, five milligrams perkilogram or a placebo onehour before angioplasty.


Health & Living

tentially deadly hazards offake medicines.

"In the case of drug counter-feiting, it can mean the differ-ence between life and death fora patient," said ChristopherViehbacher, the head of Frenchdrug firm Sanofi.

According to the WorldHealth Organisation more than50 percent of medicinesbought online have been foundto be fake.

Counterfeit cough syrup andother medicines laced with di-ethylene glycol have causedeight mass poisonings aroundthe world including in 2006 inPanama where more than 100people died, many of them chil-dren, an Interpol statement said.

In 2012, some 109 heart pa-tients in Pakistan died aftertaking fake medicine, it added.

LYON (AFP) - Interpol onTuesday announced a dealwith the world's top pharma-ceutical companies to fightfake drugs which threaten thehealth of millions, especiallyin poor countries.

Twenty-nine leading com-panies have pledged 4.5 mil-lion euros ($5.9 million) overthree years to improve thefight against the counterfeit in-dustry, boost public awarenessand crack down on illegalmanufacturers.

"With no country, no drug,no medical product immunefrom counterfeiting, a globaleffort is needed to combat thisthreat which puts the lives ofmillions of people at risk everysingle day," said Interpol Sec-retary General Ronald K.Noble.

Others highlighted the po-

Interpol deal with drugfirms to fight fakemedicines

New drug said to reduceheart damage duringsurgery

- Studies have found that people who eat high fiberlegumes like lentils have a much reduced risk of heartdisease. The high levels of folate and magnesium inlentils also go a long way in protecting the heart. -Dueto their high fiber content, lentils help in regulating bloodsugar by providing steady, slow-burning energy and bal-ancing blood sugar levels. - Lentils are loaded with ironand are a great way to replenish the body's iron stores,especially for people who don't eat red meat like vegansand vegetarians. - Lentils are a great source of B vita-mins, most notably folate and niacin (B3). B vitamins areimportant for the healthy functioning of the nervous, di-gestive, and immune systems. - Lentils are a great cho-lesterol lowering food due to their high levels of fiber. -Protein makes up 26% of the calories in lentils and theyhave the third highest level of protein than any otherplant food. It's no wonder that they're a staple in manyparts of the world.

place until at least Wednesday.More than 2,000 people

were stranded in their carsovernight as heavy snowparalysed roads in Normandyand Brittany, with manyspending the night in emer-gency shelters.

About 80,000 homes in thenorth and northwest of Francewere without power, follow-ing snowfalls of up to 30 cen-timetres (12 inches) and windscreating metre-high snow-drifts. Schools in some north-ern regions were closed.


WASHINGTON(AFP) - Sci-entists used an iPhone and acamera lens to diagnose intes-tinal worms in rural Tanzania,a breakthrough that could helpdoctors treat patients infectedwith the parasites.

Research published by theAmerican Journal of TropicalMedicine and Hygieneshowed that it is possible tofashion a low-cost field micro-scope using an iPhone, dou-ble-sided tape, a flashlight,ordinary laboratory slides andan $8 cameral lens.

The researchers used theircobbled-together microscopeto successfully determine thepresence of eggs from hook-worm and other parasites inthe stool of infected children.

Intestinal worms infect twobillion people around theworld, mainly children, some-times causing malnutrition.The malady can be difficult todiagnose, in part because ofthe high cost of a conventionalmicroscope, which is priced ataround $200.

Scientists used the cellphone microscopes to evaluatesome 200 stool samples fromrural children infected with in-

testinal worms, and comparedthe results against findings ob-tained using a conventionalmicroscope.

They found overall that theiPhone microscope was able todetect the presence of eggs de-posited by worms in about 70percent of the infected samples.

Although not as sensitive asthe conventional device, theiPhone microscope can bemade much more sensitivewith refinements, Bogoch said.

The researchers alsopointed out that almost allmedical staff already possess acell phone, so the cost for amicroscope cobbled togetherusing the iPhone is deemednegligible compared to thecost for a conventional one.

Intestinal worms such ashookworms and roundworms,also known as soil-transmittedhelminths, are particularlyproblematic in young children,hindering their physical andmental development by caus-ing chronic anemia and malnu-trition.

If quickly diagnosed, how-ever, the negative health im-pact of the parasites can begreatly reduced.

Scientists used iPhone todiagnose intestinal worms

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PARIS (AFP) - A heavy late-winter snowstorm batterednorthwestern Europe on Tues-day, causing widespreadtravel chaos with the cancella-tion of hundreds of flights,suspension of train servicesand huge traffic jams.

The unseasonable snowfall-- coming only eight days be-fore the official start of spring-- also knocked out power tothousands of people in Franceand left hundreds of motoristsstranded in their cars.

France was worst affectedbut Germany, Britain, Bel-gium and the Netherlands alsoreported major disruptions.

Frankfurt Airport, Europe'sthird-busiest hub, had only onerunway open for takeoffs onTuesday afternoon, after beingbriefly forced to completelyclose due to the heavy snow.

An airport spokesman said335 flights had been cancelledout of a scheduled daily totalof 1,250.

The Eurostar train betweenLondon and Paris, the Thalysline between Paris and Brus-sels and all other high-speedtrain lines in northern Francewere suspended until at leastWednesday.

Nearly a third of France'sregions were on alert and thegovernment activated a min-isterial crisis group.

Weather service MeteoFrance described the snowfallas "remarkable for the sea-son" and warned that alertswould probably remain in

Late-winter snowstorm battersnorthwestern Europe

PARIS (AFP) - France's telecommunications monitorArcep said Tuesday it had asked prosecutors to launcha probe into Microsoft subsidiary Skype for failing toregister as a telecommunications firm despite severalreminders. Under French law, a telecommunications op-erator does not need administrative authorisation butonly has to make a "prior declaration," Arcep said. How-ever failure to comply with the law is a criminal offence.Arcep said it had asked Skype to declare itself "an elec-tronic communications operator" but it had failed to doso. An Arcep statement said Skype should register as atelecommunications service as it provided "French In-ternet users with services that allow them to makephone calls to or from a device connected to the Inter-net... in France or elsewhere in the world." As a regulartelecoms service provider, Skype would have to under-take certain obligations, including routing emergencycalls and allow legal wire-tapping. The latest movecomes at a bad time for Microsoft. The European Unionfined Microsoft 561 million euros ($730 million) earlierthis month for failing to provide customers with a choiceof Internet browser, as promised.


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Carney's comments, whileexcoriating the Ryan plan, alsoheld out the chance for coop-eration between Republicansand Democrats, while restatingObama's bottom line that morerevenues as well as spendingcuts are necessary.

Obama, will visit Demo-cratic senators, today to meetthe House Republican law-makers. He is due on Thursdayto have separate chats withSenate Republicans and HouseDemocrats.

CARACAS (AFP) - Venezuelawill continue to supply oil tothe United States, despite thetit-for-tat expulsions of diplo-mats by Caracas and Washing-ton, the country's oil ministersaid in an interview publishedTuesday.

The United States is biggestoil customer for Venezuela,which supplies about 10 per-cent of the oil consumed by itsneighbor to the north.

But the two countries havelong had frosty relations, andhave not had ambassadors intheir respective capitals since2010.

"The only thing we would

say to the Americans is, they'dbetter not interfere in our af-fairs," the minister warnedTuesday.

Ramirez added thatVenezuela's vital energy sectorremains "stable" despite thedeath last week of PresidentHugo Chavez.

Venezuela has the world'slargest proven oil reserves, ac-cording to OPEC.

The government saysVenezuela produces three mil-lion barrels of oil per day, al-though OPEC says the figure is2.3 million. Oil production ac-counts for 90 percent of thecountry's hard-currency revenue.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - TheWhite House warned Tuesdaythat a new Republican budgetplan did not add up, wouldhike taxes on the middle classor fail to cut the deficit andwould be sure to hurt health-care for the elderly.

The Republican blueprintwas unveiled as both sidesmake opening gambits in anew budget showdown whichwill be highlighted as Obamamounts a charm offensive withvisits to Democratic and Re-publican lawmakers this week.

"While the House Republi-can budget aims to reduce thedeficit, the math just doesn'tadd up," President BarackObama's spokesman Jay Car-ney said.

"By choosing to give thewealthiest Americans a newtax cut, this budget as writtenwill either fail to achieve anymeaningful deficit reduction,raise taxes on middle classfamilies by more than $2,000 -- or both."

Carney said in a statementthat the budget, framed bypowerful Republican con-gressman Paul Ryan, wouldnot close tax loopholes for thewealthy but make deep cuts toeducation and research.

He also said that the Repub-lican approach would turnMedicare, the popular healthinsurance program for the eld-erly, into a voucher system --an approach Democrats saywould lead to benefits fallingway behind healthcare costs.

Ryan, the Republican party's2012 vice-presidential candi-

date, said his budget would al-leviate the "crushing burden"of debt that is threateningAmerica's future and wouldcut $4.6 trillion in spending.

It contains no new tax rev-enue and demands massivespending cuts, as well as majorchanges to cherished socialprograms like Medicare andMedicaid, in a bid to balancethe budget within a decade.

Ryan on Tuesday describedhis plan as an "invitation to thepresident of the United Statesand to Senate Democrats, to

White House: Republican budget'doesn't add up'

Venezuelan oil willcontinue to flow toUS: energy official


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-- - The S&P 500 ended lower on Tuesday, Dow closesflat, breaking a seven-day string of gains as investorspulled back from technology and financial shares. TheDow Jones industrial average .DJI rose just 2.77 points,or 0.02 percent, to end unofficially at 14,450.06. The Stan-dard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX slipped 3.74 points, or 0.24percent, to finish unofficially at 1,552.48. The NasdaqComposite Index .IXIC fell 10.55 points, or 0.32 percent,to close unofficially at 3,242.32.

Android gains as small tablet salessoarSAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Small tablet computers aremarketplace hits, with economically-priced devices pow-ered by Google's Android software taking share fromApple iPads, according to International Data Corpora-tion. nternational Data Corporation on Tuesday in-creased its tablet market forecast for this year to 190.9million and said that it expected the figure to be closerto 350 million by the end of the year 2017. Android-pow-ered tablets expanded their share of the market "no-tably" last year and that trend is expected to continue,according to IDC. IDC predicted that the Android shareof the market would rise to 48.8 percent this year whilesales of iPads would slip five percent to 46 percent.Tablets running on Microsoft Windows software were ex-pected to make slow gains in the market, growing froma one percent share last year to 7.4 percent in the year2017, according to IDC. The growing popularity of low-cost tablets is damaging prospects for sales of dedi-cated e-readers, with sales expected to grow onlymodestly over the next two years before going into per-manent decline, according to IDC.

NEW YORK (AFP) - Googleagreed to pay a $7 million finein the United States for stealth-ily collecting data from privateWi-Fi hotspots in a mappingservice slip that irked an arrayof countries.

In a legal settlement with at-torneys general in 38 states, theInternet giant also agreed toramp up employee trainingabout data privacy and back anationwide campaign to teachpeople about securing wirelessnetworks.

Word that vehicles snappingpanoramic photos in neighbor-hoods for Street View images inGoogle's online maps weregrabbing data from unsecuredhotspots triggered investiga-tions in at least a dozen coun-tries, according to theElectronic Privacy InformationCenter (EPIC).

At least nine countries havefound Google violated locallaws, said EPIC.

In the settlement announcedon Tuesday, Google againpromised that email, pass-words, web histories and otherdata captured by Street Viewvehicles in the United Statesbetween 2008 and 2010 will bedestroyed.

Nonprofit group ConsumerWatchdog dismissed the fineand conditions in the agreementas insignificant for the multi-billion-dollar company.

"The $7 million penalty ispocket change for Google," saidConsumer Watchdog privacyproject director John Simpson."Asking Google to educate con-sumers about privacy is likeasking the fox to teach thechickens how to ensure the se-curity of their coop."Street View, which waslaunched in 2006, lets usersview panoramic street scenes onGoogle Maps and take a virtual"walk" through cities such asNew York, Paris or Hong Kong.

Google fined $7 millionover hotspot data grab


a new leader of the world's 1.2billion Catholics has been cho-sen.

The 115 cardinals filed pastSwiss Guards into the chapelearlier on Tuesday chantingthe Latin hymn "Veni CreatorSpiritus" ("Come CreatorSpirit") to ask for divine guid-ance after Benedict's troubledeight-year papacy.

The scarlet-robed "Princesof the Church" swore on theBible never to reveal the se-crets of their deliberations orface being cast out of theChurch, before the chapel'sheavy wooden doors swungshut to indicate the lock-in hadbegun.

The chapel has been sweptfor bugs and installed with jam-ming devices to prevent elec-tronic communications, leavingcardinals entirely cut off fromthe outside world behind theVatican's walls until they haveelected a new pontiff.

At an extravagant pre-con-clave mass in St Peter's Basil-ica the cardinals prayed forunity in the Church -- a starkreminder of the infighting thatoften overshadowed Bene-dict's eight-year reign.

CHAJNANTOR PLATEAU :(AFP)- View of a Radio tele-scope antennas of the ALMA( A t a c a m a L a r g eMill imeter/submill imeterArray) project, in the Chaj-nantor plateau, Atacamadesert, some 1500 km northof Santiago, on March12,2013. The ALMA, an inter-national partnership projectof Europe, North Americaand East Asia with the coop-eration of Chile, is presentlythe largest astronomicalproject in the world. Todaywill be open 59 high preci-sion antennas, located at5000 of altitude in the ex-tremely arid Atacama desert.

VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Car-dinals held a first inconclusivevote in the Sistine Chapel onTuesday as they began theprocess of electing a successorto Benedict XVI, with tens ofthousands of people packedinto St Peter's Square to watchthe time-honoured tradition.

The crowd cheered as black

smoke billowed into the nightair above the Vatican from athin copper chimney on thechapel's roof, indicating thatno pope had been elected.

The eyes of the world willbe fixed on the chimney in thecoming days for the smokesignals sent out twice daily --white smoke will indicate that

Cardinals begin papal election withinconclusive vote

BOGOTA (AFP) - : Colombian soldiers victims of land-mines, participate in the "Race of Heroes", which seeksto raise funds for soldiers and police officers woundedin combat, in Bogota Sunday.

PORT -AU-PRINCE (AFP) - Former US President Bill Clin-ton with an agricultural investment delegation visitingSisal Company yesterday in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - US swimmer Michael Phelps (L)chats with children of the Rocinha shantytown by thepool of the favela's sport complex in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil on Monday.

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and bargain-priced to boot!The Queen’s is located on

the second level of PalmBeach Plaza, tucked into acozy corner at the front of themall. If you have a mind to trythe real deal in Aruban food,without a doubt, this is the wayto truly eat like a local.

They are open daily,from 11:00 am to 11:00pm,

Gouda. It was very satisfyingand particularly memorablepaired with The Queen’s garlicbread and very special Pica, amix of chopped onions and thefamous local hot pepper,Madame Janette. Not overlyspicy, it lends that perfect bit oftang to this deliciously pictur-esque meal.

One of the distinctions ofAruban cuisine is incorporat-ing unique indigenous ingredi-ents such as in Wild CucumberStew and a particular light fishchowder accompanied by thelocal specialties pan bati (cornmeal pancake) and funchi (thelocal version of polenta.)

Seafood main courses forCatch of the Day Aruban Styleto shrimp and a mixed seafoodplatter with shrimp, fish, squid,scallops and mussels. Meatdishes such as BBQ Chickenand Ribs or Grilled Tenderloin,each including a choice of 2side dishes; all quite yummy


least is the future value of theinvestment. To further en-hance this, Gold Coast man-agement have inaugurated anumber of in-house servicesand have recently become af-filiated Interval International,the world’s largest network ofvacation ownership propertieswhich provides an unlimitedinternational pool of investorsto tap for ownership and rentalprospects. Property exchangefor a vacation in another desti-nation is also availablethrough the Interval Interna-tional affiliation. Gold Coast’sown rental services have alsoproven highly successful in as-sisting owners in renting theirvillas; 24-hour security andmaintenance services also tipthe scales when it is time tomake a decision. Aside fromall this, housekeeping, childcare, catering services , carrental through its partnershipwith AVIS car rental are alsoavailable as well as pre-shop-ping services so cupboardsand refrigerators are stockedupon arrival, which can alsobe arranged through theirproperty management depart-ment. Personnel are also avail-able to assist in arrangingrestaurant reservations and is-land activities.

Visit their website: www.goldcoastaruba.com formore details and availabilityor call 586-2200 to arrange apersonal tour.

ties such as those at GoldCoast, make it easy for someowners to see a valuable returnon their investment.

The design of the resi-dences and public areas isopen, airy and spacious, takingfull advantage of the island en-vironment, with quality con-struction and finishingavailable. Partnering with twoof Aruba’s top providers ofkitchens and bathrooms en-ables developers to offer cus-tom options allowing buyersto individualize their homes.An elegant and chic furniturepackage is available or islanddesigners will assist owners infinishing the décor to theirspecific tastes.

There are many aspects topurchasing property; not the

of 260 town homes, villas andcondominiums with a stunningclubhouse complemented bytwo additional communitypool areas , The Clubhouse isabout to start construction andwill offer to the communityhomeowners and visitors 2tennis courts, full service spaand fitness center as well as astunning pool area and is ex-pected to be complete by early2013. It will also house arestaurant and mini-market.

Owners who purchasedupon the groundbreaking onlya few short years ago, are al-ready enjoying a nearly 50%appreciation on their invest-ment, particularly those takingadvantage of the on site man-agement’s rental services pro-gram. There is always a greatdemand for Aruba and facili-

the response to our concept.” Fito, with his sister Mayrin

and brother Rudy operate CasBon, which has been con-structing homes and buildingdevelopments for all budgetsfor nearly twenty years. “GoldCoast Aruba is the jewel in ourcrown,” observes Fito. “Wewere very excited about thisproject and the scope of actualand planned facilities andamenities. We have spoken tocountless island visitors to findout what they would reallywant in a permanent residenceon Aruba, and took fromthere.”

Input from frequent vaca-tioners who have dreamed oftheir own home in Aruba con-tributed to the realization ofGold Coast Aruba which whencomplete will be a community

-- Management of Gold CoastAruba, the island’s newest andmost innovative gated com-munity, reports that sales havebeen very good and encourag-ing as the global economy re-covers and people looking topurchase vacation homes havefound that Gold Coast is anoutstanding investment value.Director of Sales, Fito Croeshas noticed a surprising per-centage of owners in reality donot spend a great amount oftime personally to use the vil-las or town homes they pur-chase, but are takingadvantage of Gold Coast’srental services to turn their in-vestment into ready income.

“The greater portion ofhome owners are using their“home away from home” inAruba to escape the wintermonths, or spend holidayswith the family on the island,”he remarked, “but I am grati-fied by how many are buyingbecause they felt secure withreal estate investment onAruba. They really study thehistory and economy of the is-land and are impressed withthe political stability and con-tinually increasing value ofprime locations. Gold Coast isin the heart of Malmok, con-sidered Aruba’s most exclu-sive community where thevalue of properties has only in-creased over time. It is onlyminutes to the best beachesand all the action, and yet of-fers a quiet and secluded get-away; we are very pleased by

Gold Coast Aruba: This is the time to invest

Luisa, is still in the kitchen,conjuring up the deliciousdishes that have been in herfamily for generations, ac-knowledged on the menu withitems such as “Carni Stoba diMamachi”-“Grandma’s BeefStew,” and their Arawak Steak,along with local delicacies likeKeshi Yena -“Full Cheese.”This is a tasty, filling stew ofchicken, with other ingredientsthat are handy that day, all in-cased in a thick skin of melted

An elegant décor with a breezyterrace overlooking PalmBeach welcomes guests toVarella Innocencia’s very pop-ular restaurant showcasing au-thentic local cuisine:

The Queen’s.They may have moved

from Oranjestad to hipper newdigs in Palm Beach Plaza, butthe food and prices are strictlynative, which is what first wonthis charming eatery their loyalclientele. Varella’s mom,

Eat like a local at The Queen’s restaurant at Palm Beach Plaza

Varella, Luisa and the next generation of chef

Grandma’s clasic Stew beef with Rice and Potato salad

Japan lost to Cuba in theirlast game of round one butthey have now won three in arow to raise hopes of a thirdstraight title. The Netherlandshave reached the final roundfor the first time after upsetwins over Cuba and SouthKorea.

The Dutch got off to a fly-ing start when opening batterAndrelton Simmons hit a solohome run to open the scoringin the first inning.

But Japan quickly levelled it1-1 thanks to Abe's solo homerin the second. Nobuhiro Mat-suda hit a single for 2-1, Chonohit a three-run single for a 5-1and Abe fired a three-run homerto stretch the lead to 8-1.

Xander Bogaerts hit an in-field single to pull one back forthe Netherlands for 2-8 in theseventh inning, and then Ran-dolph Oduber added anotherrun with a sacrifice fly to theright field for 3-8.

Curt Smith added anotherrun while he grounded out tothe short for 4-8, Kalian Samsmade it 5-8 by hitting a singleto the centre and Quintin DeCuba cracked another singlefor 6-8.

But in the bottom of theeighth, Chono's single to the


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TOKYO (AFP) - CaptainShinnosuke Abe fired twohome runs in the same inningTuesday as two-time defend-ing champions Japan beat theNetherlands 10-6 to gain anedge for the World BaseballClassic's final round.

Abe added four runs in thesecond inning as Japan cameback from 0-1 down to seizecontrol 8-1. They then halted alate Dutch comeback whenHisayoshi Chono's singleearned two runs in the bottomof the eighth.

The result means Japanqualify top for this month'ssemi-finals in San Francisco,and will play a runner-upteam, while the surprise-pack-age Netherlands will face apool winner.

left to gave Japan two moreruns to consolidate their vic-tory and take the game out ofreach.

Baseball: Champs Japan beatDutch to qualify top

BARCELONA (AFP) - LionelMessi produced an inspiredperformance as Barcelona pro-gressed to the quarter-finals ofthe Champions League onTuesday, beating AC Milan 4-0 to overturn a 2-0 first-leg de-feat.

Messi's form had beenquestioned by some afterBarcelona were knocked outof the Copa del Rey by RealMadrid and looked demor-alised in going down to Milanat the San Siro, but the criti-cism seemed to spur him on ashe tore the Italians apart fromthe start.

He scored at the beginningand end of the first half, whileDavid Villa hit a special goalfor himself 10 minutes in thesecond period after a long runof bad luck with injury andform.

That put the Catalans aheadin the tie for the first time, be-fore Jordi Alba netted in in-jury-time to seal a 4-2aggregate win and a place inFriday's quarter-final draw.

On a personal level, Messi'sbrace saw him reach yet an-other landmark in an incredi-ble career.

He now has 58 ChampionsLeague goals, two more thanRuud van Nistelrooy, and histarget now is Raul's all-timebest of 71.

Before the game, it was aquestion of which out-of-formstrikers would play withMessi in attack, and in the endPedro Rodriguez was chosenalong with Villa.

Football: Barcelonathrough to ChampionsLeague quarters

Japan's Shinnosuke Abe (R) is congratulated by team-

mate Hirokazu Ibata (L) as he makes his second homer in

the second inning

TOKYO (AFP) - The World Boxing Association (WBA)super featherweight champion Takashi Uchiyama andsuper flyweight champion Kohei Kono will defend theirtitles in May, their gym said on Monday. The two boutswill take place in Tokyo on May 6. It will be Uchiyama'sseventh defence of the title he wrested from Juan CarlosSalgado of Mexico in January 2010. Uchiyama, unbeatenat 19 wins, including 16 KOs and one draw, will take on10th-ranked Jaider Parra of Venezuela. Kono will fightagainst interim champion Liborio Solis of Venezuela,ranked top in the WBA, in his first defence after a knock-out victory over then title-holder Tepparith Kokietgym ofThailand in December last year. Kono has a record of 21wins, including 13 KOs, against three defeats.

Boxing: Japan's Uchiyama, Kono

to defend WBA titles

San Antonio improved to49-15 and now have a twogame lead on the Thunder (47-17) for first place in the Weststandings. Miami leads theEastern Conference with a 47-14 record as they are riding an18-game win streak.

The Spurs shot a scorching59 percent from the field, in-cluding four-of-seven from be-yond the arc, in the openinghalf to seize a 57-50 lead athalftime.

The Spurs are now an im-pressive 26-4 at home this sea-son. One more victory and theywill record 50 wins for the 14thstraight season.

Oklahoma City was comingoff a 91-79 win over the BostonCeltics and have now lost justtwo of their last 10 games.

The teams split their firsttwo meetings this season withthe host team now having woneach of the three contests.

four-of-15 shots tofinish with 14points and 10 re-bounds.

The Knicks hadwon three of fourgames coming in,but shot a NBA sea-son-low 27 percentfrom the fieldagainst the War-riors.

In SanAntonio,The SanAntonio Spurs wonthe battle of theWestern Conferenceheavyweights Mon-day, bouncing backfrom a embarrassing30-point loss Fridayto beat the Okla-homa City Thunder105-93.

Tiago Splitterwas one of a halfdozen Spurs' play-ers who reacheddouble figures inMonday's clash be-tween the two topclubs in the West.

Splitter also grabbed 10 re-bounds, while Kawhi Leonardhad 17 and Danny Green had16 points for the Spurs, who re-bounded from Friday's 30-pointhammering against the Port-land Trail Blazers, 136-106.

Tim Duncan finished with13 points and eight rebounds,Manu Ginobili scored 12points and Boris Diaw added11 as the Spurs closed out asix-game home stand at theAT&T Center arena with fourwins and two losses.

The National Basketball As-sociation's leading scorerKevin Durant finished with agame-high 26 points and Rus-sell Westbrook had 25 points,six rebounds and a half dozenassists for Oklahoma City, whohad their five-game winningstreak snapped.


-- The most productive tightend in the history of the NFLis officially putting off retire-ment for one more season.

Tony Gonzalez told FOXSports in an exclusive inter-view that he has informed theAtlanta Falcons he is comingback and the two sides are onthe verge of a new contractthat will put him back withMatt Ryan and company forone more run.

"After discussing it with myfamily and really, truly strug-gling with this decision, I in-formed the Falcons that Iwould like to return for onemore shot," Gonzalez toldFOX Sports after meeting withdoctors in order to get medicalclearance. "Considering howthis season ended, I wanted togive it another run with Matt(Ryan), Smitty (head coachMike Smith) and the guys wehave in there. It was the firsttime I had won a playoff gameand hopefully coming back

once more we can take it onestep further."

The all-time leading re-ceiver among tight ends andsecond only to Jerry Rice inall-time receptions with 1,242,Gonzalez insists he thought hismind was made up in the otherdirection and was well on hisway to a happy post-NFL ca-reer. But the lure of getting tohis first Super Bowl seemedtoo close to pass up.

Last season, Gonzalez hadone of his most productive inrecent years hauling in 93passes and eight TDs — twomore TDs coming in the post-season. The Falcons fell to the49ers in the NFC Champi-onship Game. Gonzalezwalked through the tunnel andwaved to fans giving him astanding ovation for what hethought was his final time.

"I am coming back for onereason and one reason only,the chance to win a SuperBowl." he said.

Tony Gonzalez in for a17th NFL season.

OAKLAND (AFP) - StephenCurry scored 26 points as theGolden State Warriors rolled toa 92-63 win Monday over theNew York Knicks, who gottheir leading scorer back.

Klay Thompson scored 23points, while David Leerecorded a double-double with21 points and 10 rebounds forthe Warriors, who avenged aloss to the Knicks at MadisonSquare Garden on February 27.

New York star forwardCarmelo Anthony returnedfrom a knee injury that saw himmiss three National BasketballAssociation games. But hestruggled Monday, hitting just

NBA: Curry powers Warriorspast Knicks, Spurs rebound fromstinging loss to top Thunder

Kenyon Martin #3 of the New York

Knicks dunks against the Golden State

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masseuses available at the fin-ish line to refresh runners andmassage cramped legs.

Prizes are awarded forMen's and Women's OverallWinners, which are the firsttwo over the finish line, thefirst three over the finish lineoverall, and top three in vari-ous age groups, male and fe-male.

the hours of the race, an al-ternate route is suggest. Therace is designated to be finishin three hours, the road willnot be closed for stragglers,and the entire thruway will notbe closed for the entire time.IBISA volunteers will beposted regularly along theroute with water. It is a tradi-tion to have showers and

of IBISA, the governmentagency organizing andconducting the run, in-formed island media theyexpect up more than 700runners from the U.S., Eu-rope, Aruba, and the re-gion. Cash prizes andtrophies attract top run-ners. They usually startcrossing the finish line atapproximately 6:30 AM.

Registration opened thispast Sunday, March 10.Runners can inscribe andcollect their numbers at theIBISA office (former IDE-FRE office) on the secondlevel of the CertifiedMegamall in Oranjestad.Sue Ann Lyon will be han-dling the administrationfor the race. The officeswill stay open duringlunch hours this week to ac-commodate runners wishing toregister for the event.

Juan (Junior) Dake, advisedmotorists to be aware the mainhighway will be closed inareas as the main body of run-ners progresses down thehighway. If needing to com-mute in the morning during

Alhambra Casino and Shop-ping Mall by the Eagle Beacharea for a total of 21 km. Atthe finish line there will betwo stations for media andphotographers as to not inter-fere with the runners. Repre-senting the casino, SalesManager Annie Dirkz con-firmed the continuing supportof Divi Properties and Alham-bra Casino as the major spon-sor of this event.

Monique Kuiperi, Director

-- The annual Aruba Half-Marathon will be taking placethis coming Sunday, March17, one of the most excitingevents associated with the is-land's National Day, March18. The walk/run takes placeevery year, beginning just be-fore sunrise at 5:30, departingfrom the Joe Laveist Sportparkin San Nicolas.

Traversing the length of theisland, along the 1A, the finishline is in the parking lot of the


Registration is open for the 28th AnnualAruba Half-Marathon

Monique Kuiperi, Junior Dake and Annie Dirksz

barefoot runner finish line

wednesday, march 13, 2013

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