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sion that "the disappearance ofthe oil industry from Aruba wasa very real possibility" and find-ing an alternative use for thearea was imperative. "The op-tions of finding an alternativeoperator willing to invest whatwas required to meet the chal-lenges of today's oil industry, allfaded. In May of 2012, evenwhen negotiations regardingthe final deposition of the refin-ery were not concluded, theKvK felt we could no longerpostpone the obligation to lookforward, to look to the future."

"It was not only necessaryto contemplate the economicpotential of the refinery pre -mises, including its harbor, butto also take a cold, hard look atthe area surrounding the refi -nery," he continued.

Continued on page 6

on "Our Destiny in OurHands," Daniel Brete, dis-cussing "The Port Facility Op-tions in San Nicolas Harbor,"Patrick Newton of KPMG pre-sented "Building BusinessValue in a Changing World,"Vernon Huerta of Ernst &Young discussed "Positioningof Aruba as an Economic Gate-way between Latin Americaand the EU," and Michael-Leovan Romondt of Deloitte, con-cluded with "San Nicolas Re-branded and other Possibilitiesfor Aruba's Future."

KvK Director Leo Maduro,welcomed all and announcedthe entire morning was beingbroadcast live on local TV, toreach out to all that could not bephysically present. Based onthe KvK's internal researchconducted long before the ac-tual closing of the refinery lastyear, it has been their conclu-

Yesterday morning, a numberof financial and business ana-lysts shared their expertise andopinion regarding what theyconsider a very important ele-ment in Aruba's economicprogress: facing the hard truththat an operating refinery is nolonger a viable element ofAruba's economic future "andit is time to move on."

"Moving on" would bemaking and executing plans todeploy this enormous piece ofisland real estate, and using theexisting and possible attributesto best economic advantage,while keeping in mind the cur-rent administration's policy ofthe "greening" of Aruba. It waspointed out by ModeratorRyan Maduro that an refineryin operation is a dichotomy inthat policy.

Several aspects and well-re-search ideas were proposed,along with feasible plans thatwould be in accord with pro-posed measures by the currentadministration to see Aruba asa financial hub between Eu-rope and the Americas. Thesewill be detailed in coming arti-cles.

The conference was organ-ized by Aruba's Chamber ofCommerce (KvK) and con-ducted at the Renaissance Con -vention Center. Guest Speakersincluded KvK Board PresidentJamal Mahawat Khan speaking

"Aruba Without the Refinery -

Planning Creates Opportunities"

Conference

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

KvK Director Leo MaduroKvK Board President

Jamal Mahawat Khan

Daniel Brete

The spirit of easter is all about hope,

love and joyful living.

the love and enjoyment thatreading is giving to that personat that moment.

What must one keep inmind?

• Send in your photobefore April 28th

• The exposition isopen for all ages

• The photo must betaken on Aruba

• The person on thephoto must give consent tosnap their photo

• It has to be an originalphoto where you only have au-thor rights, and no other

Continued on page 3

ORANJESTAD -- All (ama-teur -) photographers are in-vited to participate. All thatneeds to be done is take a shotof a person reading (child,teenager, or adult). They canbe reading a book, I pad, E-reader, newspaper or maga-zine, the medium does notmatter. They can be readingwhere ever, such as in the yard,at the beach side, in a waitingroom etc.

What the photographer issupposed to capture is theimage of the reader being to-tally enthralled by what theyare reading, where you can see

tients with non-contagiouschronic diseases. In additionto these, the introduction ofIBiSa and the “Bus di Salud.”

The AZV has agreementswith various hospitals inLatin America and Holland,where AZV sends Aruban pa-tients for different treatmentsand therapies. These hospi-tals and cli nics abroad arealso recog - nized. AZV is al-ways on the lookout for thebest partners for her patientsin keeping with the patient’sdiagnosis and the care thatthe Aruban specialist recom-mends.

rousel and an Oncology cen-ter.

We are reminded of thedifferent positive develop-ments during the past threeyears, such as the process ofprofessionalization and ex-pansion of the Ambulanceservice; first primary carephysicians who completedtheir specialization here inAruba and are already work-ing; the professionalization ofdoctor’s assistants; and theprofessionalization of nur sesworking with primary carephysicians providing guid-ance and assistance to pa-

The government of Aruba isworking very closely withdifferent strategic partners inthe field of Public Health.Among these partners are thePan American Health Associ-ation (PAHO) and the WorldHealth Organization (WHO),which is working with coun-tries around the world dis-pensing information, technical assistance and preven-tion means.

With respect to the Hora-cio Oduber Hospital, there isan agreement, for example,with the prestigious VrijeUniversiteit of Amsterdamfor the Primary Care Physi-cians educa - tional program.Graduated me dical studentsworking on their specializa-tions can choose to do theirinternship in Aruba. This in-ternship, called “co-schap-pen,” is a very specialinternship for medical spe -cializations lasting threeyears, which also includes ascientific internship.

As to IMSAN, the princi-pal partner here is BaptistHealth of South Florida.They are working diligentlyon establishing an interna-tionally re cognized Oncologycenter primarily for Arubanpatients. The intention is tobe able to offer care at thehighest level, to include diag-nostic, chemo therapy and ra-diotherapy. The surgicalaspect will continue to be of-fered at the Hospital, wherethere is excellent pre-care,operation rooms and post-op-erative care. IMSAN, to-gether with Baptist Health ofSouth Florida expects to pro-vide services to patients inour region as well, with thegoal of developing this intomedical tourism.

With the renovation andexpansion of Horacio OduberHospital, and the expansionof IMSAN, they will add oneEmergency Room, as well asa complete diabetic’s car-

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Aruba embraces many strategic

partners in our Public Health

Aruba’s Public Library is

organizing an exposition

titled: “The reader”

conference with information tomarket Aruba Ports as a homeport. In view of the fact that theSouth Caribbean region is be-coming more popular as a re-sult of the ECA regulation inthe USA which is encouragingcruise lines to send their shipsto home port in our region.Aruba was keen on captivatingon this aspect of the business.

In addition to promotingour port, they also shared in-formation regarding all the de-velopments in and around theport and the city center, whichhas made our destination evenmore attractive and interesting.They emphasized the impor-tance of the continuous re-vamping of our Caribbeandestinations making infrastruc-tural changes around our portsthe ideal situation sought afterby cruise lines.

Aruba Ports Au-thority looks backat a very successfulCruise ShippingMiami (CSM) con-ference. It was atime of meetingand connectingwith multiple con-tacts establishedover the past 20years participatingat this conference.Adjunct Director ofAruba Ports Au-thority, HumphreyTromp and Market-ing and Communi-cations Manager,Tamara Waldronattended all work-shops related to thecruise industry.They also attendednumerous meetings. Sira Wer-leman, APA representative pro-vided all those interested withinformation about our port andthe new developments.

What APA considers sovaluable was the attention andrecognition they received fromthe press during the entireweek. Aruba’s port was fea-tured in all magazines distri -buted among the cruise lines,and to members of the cruiseindustry. The highlight was theinterest in the 3-tier client list:1. executives of cruise lines; 2.travel agents selling the cruiseitinerary; 3. the consumer vi -siting the port. In addition toall of this, APA director Al-fonso Boekhoudt was profiledin extensive editorials andclassified as a true expert in thecruise industry.

APA came prepared to this

submitted digitally [email protected].

Three to four persons willdo a pre-selection. The publicwill be able to vote for themost popular photo.

The exposition will be atthe Public Library beginningJune until the end of Aruba’sSummer School vacation. Thisexposition will be the décor ofthe reading festival June 12 &13, 2013 and at the same timefunction as a way to promotereading.

• Files must be biggerthan 1 MB and preferablyjpg / 300 dpi• Photo must be takenin 2013• Only minor manip-ulations are permitted suchas: some color correction orbrighter or darker. No Pho-toshop manipulation or ofany other software• Only 1 photo can besend in• The photo cannotbe provocative nor offensive• The photo must be


Aruba’s Public Library is organizing...Continued from page 2

Aruban Port receives

international attention!

to fill out forthis event. Avalid ID is re-quired.

3. Donation viatelephone dur-ing the activity

4. Cash donationat the event or atcollecting spots

5. P u r c h a s i n gpromo articlesof the founda-tion during theevent

give their support to a goodcause!

Ways to contribute tothis cause:

1. Via a Bank transfer: ArubaBank Acc# 2261050190,description Powerthon do-nation.

2. Open a standing order onApril 7th at the activity andmake a donation for amonthly sum for a year’sduration. All banks have aspecial standing order form

Recently Mr. Ruben Garcia di-rector of Power FM radio sta-tion announced that April 7they will be organizing theirfirst Powerthon. This activityis planned to be an annualevent where the radio stationwill organize a radiothon ben-efitting one of the foundationsin our community, this waysupporting a good cause. Thisyear Mary Joan Breast CancerSupport Group was chosen asthe first beneficiary. Lookingback on the good work thefoundation has been doingover the years.

The goal of PowerFM’spower team is to raise Afl.101,700. which reflects on thefrequency of the radio station.The activity will be in front ofPowerFM from 10 am – 7 p.m.

As it is already known thisfoundation works tirelessly tohelp those affected by breastcancer. Mary Joan receives nosubsidy. All their funds arebased on donations of sponsorsand at their fundraisings vis-ited by the community. Suchan example is Pink Walkwhich took place at the end ofthe month of October.

Mary Joan offers:*Assistance Social Worker*Assistance of a psychologist* Different brochures in Pa -

piamento regarding: • Cancer and nutrition• Care of the skin during and

after radiation therapy• Cancer and movement• Do not face breast cancer

alone• Cancer and physiotherapy

* Douche card for monthlybreast control

* Individual and group ses-sion support

* Creative Activity* Physical activity under

guidance of a professionalduring six weeks

* Monthly lectures regardingthe disease of breast All these services are com-

pletely free for everyone. Allfinancial support helps thisFoundation to continue provid-ing breast cancer awarenessmaterials and also offer theseservices for free to theirclients. So Aruba is asked to

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PowerFM 101.7 organizes 1st Powerthon: all proceeds goto Mary Joan Foundation

land, teachers and parentswould collect used pre-paidphone cards to be used afteras school project by theschools, giving them the op-portunity to win differentprizes for their schools. Nowthe final is here and a compe-tition is going to be heldamong all the projectsbrought in. One can still reg-ister via telephone 5668115or via [email protected]. This e-mail address is beingprotected from spam bots.You need JavaScript enabledto view it. One can also reg-ister via Fundashongabrielflores @hotmail.com.

Last year’s winner was“Bon Bini” school in Madiki.

SETAR wishes to thank allthe participating schools dur-ing the school year 2012-2013. A special ‘thank you’goes to all the students whogathered the SETAR pre-paid

phone cards and collectedthem for their school to par-ticipate and win great prizes.

Together we will keepAruba clean!

made of recycled phonecards. SETAR and theGabriel Flores Foundationinitiated the campaign whereall primary schools on the is-

SETAR and Gabriel FloresFoundation wishes to remindall schools that Thursday,March 28th is the last day todeliver their school project


SETAR N.V. and Gabriel Flores Foundation announce Thursday, March28th as deadline to deliver recycled pre-paid phone cards project!

marriage solely by whether acouple can bear children. Jus-tice Elena Kagan said that bythe same argument, the go -vernment could ban marriagesof couples above age 55.

Nine US states and the cap-ital Washington allow same-sex marriage.

Some rights advocates hopethe Supreme Court will gua -rantee gay marriage across theUnited States, while opponentswant to leave the decision tostate lawmakers.

The top court is hearing twocases.

The first concerns the con-stitutionality of California's"Proposition 8," the ballot ini-tiative through which in 2008voters ended right to same-sexmarriage in the nation's mostpopulous state.

Today, the court will con-sider the Defense of MarriageAct, a federal law which de-fines marriage as an act be-tween a man and woman.

charted waters" on a case in-volving Californian law.

Kennedy said there was alack of sociological data tojudge the effect of same-sexmarriage, saying: "We havefive years of information toweigh against 2,000 years ofhistory or more."

But Kennedy also ex-pressed sympathy for an esti-mated 40,000 children livingin California with same-sexcouples, saying: "They wanttheir parents to have full recog-nition and full status."

Justice Samuel Alito, a con-servative, also spoke of a "lackof data" on same-sex marriagesince it was first legalized inThe Netherlands in 2001.

"You want us to step in andrender a decision based on anassessment of the effects ofthis institution which is newerthan cellphones or the Inter-net?" he said.

Liberal justices argued itwas discriminatory to define

WASHINGTON (AFP) - TheUS Supreme Court trod cau-tiously yesterday as it consi -dered gay marriage, withjustices appearing hesitant todeliver a sweeping historicverdict on the emotionallycharged issue.

On a day long-awaited byboth sides of the debate, thou-sands of gay rights advocateswaving US and rainbow flagsdescended on the Court, out-numbering a rally of religiousactivists opposed to same-sexmarriage.

The Supreme Court willtake months to issue a rulingbut several justices indicatedthat they would be in no hurryto make a verdict that couldextend the right to same-sexmarriage to the entire country.

Justice Anthony Kennedy,whose remarks are closelywatched as he is often theswing vote on the nine-mem-ber bench, voiced reluctancefor the Court to step into "un-

he continued. "For example:the developments in theCaribbean and Latin Americanregion, especially when itcomes to the oil industry andrefineries, the global move-ment towards green energiesand ecologically-friendly alter-natives; the advances in tech-nology and the world political,social and economic realities,just to mention a few."

"The ability to take respon-sibility for our own destiny asa country, is critical, as we un-fold this new reality of nothaving a refinery. What are theoptions? What are the advan-tages of these disadvantages?When should this paradigmshift happen? How are wegoing to develop a new reality?Who needs to be involved increating this vision, and, sub-sequently, executing it? Whowill need to perform the strate-gic alliances to make this par-adigm happen?"

"In the past years there havebeen enough discussions, abundle of studies and recom-mendations made by expertsand various opportunities andstrategies explored. However,the bottom line is, that we, as acommunity, need to be in-formed of the realities, the im-plications, the consequences,the opportunities and thethreats. We need to be allowedto have a continuous, open di-alog, evaluate the various op-tions...and most important ofall, it is time to take our destinyin our hands."

The five panelists then pre-sented their theoretical andpractical ideas for the eco-nomic future of Aruba and SanNicolas, which, for lack ofspace, will be presented in de-tail in subsequent articles.

Rosalie Klein

He poin ted out that despitewhat the oil business hasmeant to Aruba, and the re-opening of the refi nery in 1991after being closed and the de-parture of Exxon, the sur-rounding community has neverbeen able to recover to thelevel of prosperity it enjoyedprior to its closing in 1985.

The return of commerceand jobs to San Nicolas issomething the KvK feelswould be of great benefit toAruba. Mr. Maduro noted thatthe strong showing at yester-day's conference was indica-tive of the general interest andconcern to see this happenamong the community.

"All the faces I see heretoday is an acknowledgementthat we are all responsible forthe future of this country," hecommented. "We are lookingforward, recognizing that thefuture of this island is not theexclusive right or obligation ofthe government. We are loo -king forward, and I thank youfor that. The contributionsmade by the invited speakersmay not cover all aspects ofthe issue... here is where youas the audience come in, andwe invite any of you come for-ward to contribute to the de-bate."

Moderator Ryan Maduro, aDean of Students at Aruba'sEducativo Professional Inter-medio, EPI, the island's higherlevel technical and businessschool, remarked that since ayear after Valero stopped allrefining operations, the ques-tion that we are all asking is"Now What?"

"There are many factorsthat we as a community needtake into account as we try tounderstand the scope of the im-pact of not having a refinery,"


"Aruba Without the RefineryContinued from page 1

Parliamentarians Donny Rasmijn, Juan David Irausquin,Lorna Varlak, Paul Croes with Jamal Khan

US Supreme Court cautious on same-

sex marriage

ment has repeatedly declinedto take part in talks with theoutfit.

In a statement published inthe website of Basque newspa-per Gara, ETA called theSpanish government's refusalto take part in talks with itsleaders in Norway "a stepbackwards" in the statementdated March 17 carried Tues-day by the online edition of itsmouthpiece Gara.

Several ETA leaders haverecently been expelled fromNorway where they had metwith international mediatorsand representatives of left-wing Basque independencemovement, according to Span-ish media reports.

Spanish Prime Minister

MADRID (AFP) - The armedBasque separatist group ETAwarned Tuesday that the Span-ish government's refusal to ne-gotiate with its leaders willhave "negative consequences"and "make it harder to find asolution to the conflict".

ETA, blamed for more than800 deaths in a four-decadecampaign of bombings andshootings for the independ-ence of the Basque homelandwhich straddles northernSpain and southwesternFrance, announced a "defini-tive end" to its armed activityin October 2011.

But the group has not for-mally disarmed or disbandedas demanded by Madrid andParis and the Spanish govern-


Mariano Rajoy reiterated onMarch 13 his government's re-fusal to negotiate with thegroup, which is listed as a ter-rorist organisation by theUnited States and the Euro-pean Union.

ETA repeated that it waswilling to talk of disarmamentas part of an "agenda of dia-logue" if certain conditions aremet first, such as the regroup-ment of hundreds of ETA pris-oners held in jails across Spainand France to the Basque re-gion.

ETA has been weakened inrecent years by a loss of sup-port among Basque people,and repeated raids by Spanishand French security forces. Itslast attack on Spanish soil wasin August 2009.

ETA warns Spain of 'negativeconsequences'

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"It is actually pretty easy.You know, for a weapon that'sso deadly and really designedfor the military, especially withthe high-capacity magazines, itis a pretty easy thing to do, evenwith a background check," hesaid.

"In light of this fact, I deter-mined that it was in my com-pany's best interest to terminatethis transaction," even beforeKelly took the necessary stepsfor a background check,MacKinley said on his com-pany's Facebook page.

The store said the rifle willbe donated to the Arizona Tac-tical Officers Association,which represents SWAT policeofficers, to be raffled off to raisefunds to buy equipment for thegroup's members.

The Tucson gun store willalso donate the price of an M400rifle to the Eddie Eagle GunSafeProgram which teaches youngchildren about guns.

Giffords was shot in thehead at point blank range andgrievously wounded in January2011 while meeting con-stituents in Tucson, in an attackby a deranged gunman whichkilled six people.

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A USgun store refused to sell a rifleto the husband of former UScongresswoman Gabrielle Gif-fords, who has become a cham-pion of the anti-gun lobby sinceher 2011 shooting.

Diamondback Police Supplysaid it had given former astro-naut Mark Kelly a refund forthe Sig Sauer M400 5.56mmassault rifle he ordered, becauseit suspected he had ulterior mo-tives for seeking to buy aweapon.

The Arizona gun supplier'sowner Douglas MacKinlay saidhe would give the rifle to a localpolice group and donate $1,295to an organization whichteaches children about guns.

"While I support and respectMark Kelly's 2nd Amendmentrights to purchase, possess ...his recent statements to themedia made it clear that his in-tent in purchasing from us wasfor reasons other than for hispersonal use," he said.

Kelly told CNN earlier thismonth he wanted to have "first-hand knowledge about howeasy it is or difficult it is to buy"an assault weapon.

US store refuses rifle

to shot lawmaker's

husband

Bank and is headed by presi-dent Mahmud Abbas.

In a speech to the summit,Abbas welcomed the aid pro-posal and the offer to hosttalks with Hamas.

Hamas also welcomed theQatari initiative, praising "theEgyptian, Arab and Islamic ef-forts to support and speed upPalestinian national reconcili-ation and unification,"spokesman Sami Abu Zuhrisaid in a statement.

Reconciliation efforts be-tween Fatah and Hamas,which has controlled Gazasince 2007 after ousting Fatahforces, stalled after an agree-ment in Doha in February2012 between Abbas andHamas chief Khaled Meshaal.

Qatar's simultaneous offerof funds for east Jerusalemcame as Abbas's PalestinianAuthority was debating a draftbudget amounting to $3.9 bil-lion, of which it said $1.4 bil-lion would have to come fromforeign financing.

Prime minister Salam

DOHA (AFP) - Qatar's emircalled on Tuesday for the im-mediate establishment of a $1billion fund to help Palestini-ans in annexed east Jerusalem,and offered to contribute $250million towards it.

Sheikh Hamad bin KhalifaAl-Thani, made the proposalat the opening of an ArabLeague summit, saying otherArab countries must providethe remainder, and that thefund would be run by the Is-lamic Bank in Jeddah, SaudiArabia.

He gave no details for itsimplementation.

The Gulf Arab state lastyear promised $400 million tohelp rebuild the Hamas-con-trolled Gaza Strip, heavilydamaged by successive Israelimilitary operations, the latestin November 2012.

The emir also proposedholding an Arab mini-summitin Egypt aimed at reconcilia-tion between the IslamistHamas movement and its rivalFatah, which controls the West

Fayyad lamented foreign gov-ernments' failure to honourtheir aid pledges as he pre-sented the 2013 draft budget topoliticians and economists inRamallah, the seat of thePalestinian Authority, onMonday.

On Friday, following athree-day visit by US Presi-dent Barack Obama toJerusalem and Ramallah, a topofficial in Washington said theUS had unblocked almost$500 million in aid to thePalestinian Authority that hadbeen frozen by Congress formonths.

And Israel is to immedi-ately unblock revenues it col-lects on behalf of thePalestinian Authority, frozenlast year in retaliation for thePalestinians winning upgradedUN status, the Israeli premier'soffice said on Monday.

Total 2013 expenditure, in-cluding on development,would amount to almost $3.9billion, the Palestinian Author-ity draft budget said.

Qatar urges $1 bn fund for Palestiniansin east Jerusalem

-- A henna tattoo looks like a fun beach souvenir — until

you break out in a rash and blisters. The dyes used for

the popular temporary tattoos aren't always natural or

safe, the Food and Drug Administration warned today.

"Black henna" used to make the intricate designs darker

often doesn't come from a plant, but from a harsh chem-

ical that causes allergic reactions. The bad actor is p-

phenylenediamine (PPD), a chemical derived from coal

tar that can cause skin allergies. It's sold as hair dye, and

sometimes people doing henna tattoos use it because it

dries faster and has a darker hue than the brownish red

of traditional henna. But PPD isn't supposed to be used

on the skin. These problems have been cropping up for

a while, and aren't restricted to spring break silliness.

FDA's warning against

Temporary tattoos

Supreme Court "Roe versusWade" decision which legal-ized abortion in 1973.

Republican Governor JackDalrymple ordered the legisla-ture to allocate funds to fightany legal challenges and ex-pressed hope he may prevailwith the fetal heartbeat bill.

The Supreme Court refusedto review the Roe decision le-galizing abortion at the end ofOctober, turning away a peti-tion on an amendment to Ok-lahoma's state constitution thatwould have granted "person-hood" to embryos.

Other cases dealing withabortion are expected to comebefore the court in the comingmonths as more states passlaws that place greater restric-tions on the procedure.

ban any abortion after a fetalheart beat can be detected, typ-ically around six weeks afterconception when manywomen still don't realize theyare pregnant.

There are no exceptions forrape, incest, the health of themother or if she would lose thepregnancy anyhow as a resultof a fetal abnormality.

Other bills ban abortion as aresult of genetic defects or forthe purpose of gender selectionand would require doctors atthe state's only abortion clinicto have admitting privileges ata nearby hospital.

The laws will undoubtedlyprompt legal challenges -- buttheir supporters will welcomeany chance this gives them tooverturn the landmark

CHICAGO (AFP) - Thelargely rural but newly oil-richUS state of North Dakota yes-terday outlawed most abor-tions in a move to challengefederal laws protecting awoman's right to terminate apregnancy.

The move came shortlyafter state legislators passed alaw that asks voters to amendthe state constitution to definelife as beginning at conception.

If ratified in a November2014 election, the amendmentwould grant full legal protec-tion to embryos and fetusesand could outlaw some formsof birth control, stem cell re-search and possibly in vitrofertilization.

In the meantime, a billsigned into law yesterday will


Health & Living

when it erupted in South-east Asia, leaping to hu-mans from an animalhost.

Coronaviruses causemost common colds andpneumonia, but are also toblame for unusual condi-tions such as SARS whichkilled more than 800 peo-ple when it swept out ofChina in 2003.

The new virus howeveris different from SARS,

especially in that it causesrapid kidney failure.

However the new strain isshrouded in mystery, and theWHO does not yet know howit is transmitted or how wide-spread it is.

To date, 17 people havebeen infected and 11 havedied from cases detected inSaudi Arabia, Jordan, Ger-many and Britain. In the lat-ter country, it affected afamily, one of the membersof which had visited the Mid-dle East and Pakistan.

On Tuesday the WHO reit-erated calls for vigilance incases of severe acute respira-tory infections.

GENEVA (AFP) - A 73-yearold Saudi man has died inMunich from a lethal newSARS-like virus, the WorldHealth Organisation saidTuesday, making him the11th victim of the illnesssince its detection last year.

The patient had been trav-elling in Pakistan and SaudiArabia before falling ill, andwas transferred to Munichfrom Abu Dhabi on March19, the WHO said.

Known as novel coron-avirus or hCoV-EMC, thevirus was first detected inmid-2012 and is a cousin ofSevere Acute RespiratorySyndrome (SARS), whichtriggered a scare 10 years ago

Septagenarian diesof 'SARS-like' virusin Munich: WHO

North Dakota outlaws mostabortions

brought Apple up to 20.3 per-cent market share versus 21.2percent for Samsung for thesedevices.

But because Apple devicesare pricier, the US firm had30.7 percent of revenues to20.4 percent for Samsung.

IDC predicts the worldwidesmart connected device spacewill continue to surge withshipments hitting 2.2 billionunits and revenues of $814.3billion in 2017.

WASHINGTON (AFP) -Tablet computers fueledgrowth in 2012 in the marketfor "smart connected devices,"which crossed the threshold ofone billion units for the firsttime, a study showed Tuesday.

A report by the researchfirm IDC said worldwide ship-ments of these devices -- per-sonal computers, tablets andsmartphones -- grew 29.1 per-cent in 2012 to 1.2 billionunits with a value of $576.9billion.

The expansion was largelydriven by 78.4 percent growthin tablet shipments, which hit128 million in 2012.

IDC said sales of desktopand portable personal comput-ers fell 4.1 percent and 3.4 per-cent, respectively, for the year,while smartphones were up 46percent.

Looking ahead, IDC fore-cast tablet shipments will sur-pass desktop PCs in 2013 andportable PCs in 2014. It pre-dicted tablet sales would growanother 48.7 percent this yearto 190 million units.

The smartphone market isexpected to grow 27.2 percentto 918.5 million units, IDCsaid, and sales of traditionalPCs will struggle again, espe-cially in emerging economies.

IDC said Apple closed thegap with market leader Sam-sung in the fourth quarter, asthe combination of Apple'siPhone 5 and iPad Mini

James Cameron has donated the one-man submarinewithin which he descended to the bottom of the planet'sdeepest chasm last year to the largest independentoceanographic research institution in the USA. TheOscar-winning director of Titanic and Avatar will handover the Deepsea Challenger sub to the Woods HoleOceanographic Institution (WHOI) in an announcementtimed to coincide with the one-year anniversary of hishistoric dive into the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench.WHOI will use the submarine's technological advancesin the organisation's ongoing efforts to build new andever-more-effective deep-sea research vehicles.


Sci-Tech

REYKJAVIK (AFP) - Icelandon Tuesday reported unusualseismic activity at MountHekla, one of its most activevolcanos, and raised its alertlevel but said no eruption wasimminent.

The Icelandic Met Officesaid it had raised its aviationwarning level a notch Tuesdayfor the first time in two years

following "elevated unrestabove a known backgroundlevel during the last weeks."

The office told AFP therewas no smoke rising from themountain, but dark cloudsseen from the ground couldlead people to think there hadbeen an eruption.

The alert level for the avia-tion industry was raised from"green" to "yellow", which itdescribed as a precautionarymeasure due to the volcano's"increased earthquake activ-ity."

Emergency services said ina separate statement that theyhad declared "an uncertaintyphase", the lowest level ofwarning issued for events"that may threaten publichealth and safety, or that anenvironment or inhabited areamay be threatened."

The eruption of Iceland'sEyjafjoell volcano in April2010 stranded more than eightmillion travellers as volcanicash spread across Europe.

Iceland sees unusual seismicactivity at Hekla volcano

Tablets fueling surgein smart devices:study

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tial palace in response to anappeal on Facebook, to ex-press their worries about abailout they fear will drainaway savings intended fortheir studies.

"The Europeans, the Eu-rogroup, the Germans... theywant to take all our moneyfrom us," schoolgirl EvanIeridou, 17 said at the stu-dent protest.

Finance Minister MichalisSarris meanwhile warnedthat the "haircut" that will beimposed on large deposits atthe Bank of Cyprus could be

greater than expected at 40percent.

The financial controlsshould be lifted in "a matter ofweeks", Sarris said.

The agreement struck earlyMonday will also see secondlargest lender Laiki wound up,with the parts of it that are sal-vaged being merged into Bankof Cyprus, dealing a majorblow to jobs and the availabil-ity of credit to consumers andsmall businesses.

Fitch ratings agency down-graded the two banks to de-fault category and placed theisland's third biggest lender,Hellenic Bank, on negativewatch.

The Cyprus bailout hasstirred up fears among otherstruggling economies follow-ing Dijsselbloem's commentsand stocks in Greece andSpain, two other indebted eu-rozone economies, both fellsharply on Tuesday.

Greek Finance MinisterYannis Stournaras insisted onTuesday that the Cyprus dealonly applied to the islandcountry.

Many on the island feel thatthey have been made a scape-goat with the unprecedenteddemand by eurozone creditorsfor bank depositors to pay somuch of the cost of the bailout.

Wealthy eurozone govern-ments like Germany had re-fused to bail out Cyprus unlessit agreed to put an end to whatthey regarded as a "casino" fi-nancial sector dependent onhot money from countries likeRussia.

HELSINKI (AFP) - Finlandcalled Tuesday for eurozonetaxpayers to be spared frombailing out troubled banks inthe future, insisting that share-holders and investors ought tofoot the bill instead.

"Everywhere in Europe weshould be moving towards anormal market economy,where owners and investorssuffer losses in the event of abank failure," Finnish PrimeMinister Jyrki Katainen saidduring a speech about Europein Helsinki.

He said he hoped a Euro-pean banking union in theprocess of being created wouldhave that as a founding princi-ple, otherwise "we will remainin the current situation wherethe taxpayer pays for bankcrises," he told reporters afterhis speech.

Plans for the banking unioninclude provisions for a 'bail-in' mechanism under whichshareholders, then creditorsand if needed large depositorswould pay for winding upfailed banks.

Details on the operation ofthe first stage of the bankingunion, a single supervisor, aredue to be resolved this year butagreements about windingdown banks and shoring up de-posit insurance may take years.

Following his speech, mem-bers of the prime minister's en-tourage seemed however towant to tone down his re-marks, telling AFP that Fin-land considered the Cyprusrescue package a "unique"case and not a model to be fol-lowed from now on.

They also recalled theFinnish government's positionthat small savers -- those withdeposits of less than 100,000euros -- must have their sav-ings protected.

Under the Cyprus bailoutagreed in Brussels on Monday,deposits up to 100,000 euros($130,000) are insured and notsubject to any tax, while Pop-ular Bank -- Laiki in Greek --will be wound down and de-positors with more than100,000 euros will face biglosses.

In Finland, the only euro-zone country to still enjoy atop "triple A" rating from allthree main international creditratings agencies, taxpayershave grown increasingly hos-tile to the idea of taking part inrescues in other countries.

A recent opinion poll com-missioned by Finnish publicbroadcaster YLE showed thathalf of Finns no longer want tofinance rescue packagesabroad even if it means the dis-solution of the eurozone.

NICOSIA (AFP) - Cypruswarned that "superhuman" ef-forts were needed to reopen itsbanks by Thursday as protestsand uncertainty about the is-land's top lender showed thatits huge bailout had not endedits troubles.

The comment by centralbank governor Panicos Deme-triades on Tuesday came ashundreds of angry bank work-ers demonstrated outside hisoffice and thousands of stu-dents rallied against the termsof the EU-IMF rescue pack-age.

Banks were shut for an 11thday, leaving homes and busi-nesses on the Mediterraneanisland short of cash -- andthere were growing doubtsabout whether the banks wouldbe ready in time for the prom-ised deadline of Thursday.

Demetriades said the delayin reopening them was to fullyinstall capital controls thatwould prevent depositors fromdraining their accounts, and

the need to strengthen Bank ofCyprus, the number onelender.

President Nicos Anastasi-ades secured the 10-billion-euro ($13-billion) bailout inBrussels early Monday, justhours before Cyprus facedbankruptcy and a possible exitfrom the euro.

Most European stocks andthe euro rallied on Tuesdayafter a sharp fall the previousday when remarks by Eu-rogroup chief Jeroen Dijssel-bloem led markets to speculatethat the bailout was a modelfor other struggling members.

But the deal has not endedthe woes of Cypriots who fearfor their jobs and a future dark-ened by austerity.

The sense of uncertaintydeepened Tuesday when Bankof Cyprus chairman AndreasArtemis suddenly tendered hisresignation due to concernsabout the impact of the bailout,although the board of directorslater rejected it.

Hundreds of staff at thebank also flooded into itsheadquarters in Nicosia after itwas announced that an admin-istrator had been appointed tooversee its restructuring underthe bailout, leading to them tofear for their jobs.

Chief executive YiannisKypri addressed them in a bidto reassure them about theirjobs -- but they then marchedon to the central bank buildingto call for the resignation ofgovernor Demetriades.

Earlier around 2,000 stu-dents marched on the presiden-

Cyprus making 'superhuman'efforts to reopen banks

Taxpayers shouldno longer bail outbanks: Finnish PM


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strong following for his simpleand friendly manner, drawinglarge crowds to the SundayAngelus prayer in St Peter'sSquare.

Upon the beatification ofJohn Paul II two years ago,Atac launched a similar initia-tive, issuing limited editiontickets that were adorned withthe late pope's portrait.


and metro system when hewas the archbishop of BuenosAires.

Rome's mayor Gianni Ale-manno welcomed the news.

"It's a beautiful initiative,"he said. "It's a way of greetingthe new pontiff and wish himwelcome."

Just two weeks into his pon-tificate, the pope has gained a

PHNOM PENH (AFP) -Filming of the French versionof the hit reality TV show"Survivor" has been cancelledafter a contestant died of aheart attack on a tropical Cam-bodian island on the first day.

French broadcaster TF1said it had axed the 2013 sea-son of the show, called "KohLanta", after 25-year-old Ger-ald Babin fell ill on Fridayduring filming on Koh Rongoff Cambodia's southwesterncoast.

Cambodian Tourism Minis-ter Thong Khon said the TVcrew had planned to spendfive months in the kingdom.

"The contestants have al-ready gone home," he toldAFP on Tuesday. "The familymembers have arrived in Cam-bodia to collect the body."

According to AdventureLine Productions, which wasfilming the show for TF1,Babin complained of crampsduring one of the challengesset for contestants and re-ceived emergency medicalcare from the show's doctor.

It did not say exactly whathe was doing at the time.

Babin was airlifted to hos-pital in nearby Sihanoukvillebut later died, according toCambodian police, who saidthere were no suspicious cir-cumstances.

Koh Lanta -- named after anisland off Thailand's AndamanCoast -- drew more than sevenmillion viewers for its previ-ous series, which was the 15thsince its launch in 2001.

The original show has sincebeen adapted for dozens of in-ternational versions, some ofwhich have also been struckby tragedy in the past.

Contestantdies duringfilming ofFrench'Survivor'

ROME (AFP) - Rome hasprinted one million bus andmetro tickets bearing PopeFrancis' silhouette, the city'stransport operator said Tues-day.

Atac said the limited editiontickets will go on sale onWednesday and depicts the Ar-gentinian pontiff as he greetedthe crowd from the balcony of

St Peter's Basilica just after hisappointment on March 13.

The tickets are valid for alimited period on all ofRome's bus and metro serv-ices.

"Atac pays homage to thenew pope who appreciatespublic transport," it said, refer-ring to the Argentinian pon-tiff's habit of using the bus-

Pope Francis adorns Rome bus and metro tickets

to your door when turningin your car.

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retire the older cars. Com-pared to the U.S., car rentalsare quite affordableon Aruba, with thethird party liabilityinsurance included inthe rental rates, as re-quired by law.

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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.

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

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There are many aspects topurchasing property; not the

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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

The Netherlands need justtwo more wins from their finalfour matches to ensure theirpassge to the finals in Brazilnext year.

Even without injured play-maker Wesley Sneijder, Louisvan Gaal's team were simplytoo good for their visitors.

Van Persie teed up Van derVaart to score his 24th goal in105 appearances for theOranje after just 12 minutes.

With Adrian Mutu warmingthe bench for three-quarters ofthe game, Romania werestarved of possession andfailed to register a single shoton target in the opening period.

year, agreed Sunday morningto waive his no-trade clause,and by Sunday afternoon, hisTempe Diablo Stadium lockerwas empty and he had said hisgoodbyes.

The Yankees and Angels ac-tually discussed a trade forWells over the winter butcould not consummate a deal.But with Alex Rodriguez,Mark Teixeira, Curtis Grander-son and Derek Jeter openingthe season on the disabled list,New York was desperate toadd offense.

The trade also removes anytemptation Manager MikeScioscia might have to turn toWells if Bourjos, a speedy cen-ter fielder General ManagerJerry Dipoto wants to giveevery chance to succeed, getsoff to a slow start.

TEMPE- The Angels finalizedtheir trade of Vernon Wells tothe New York Yankees onTuesday after the veteran out-fielder passed a physical andthe commissioner’s office ap-proved the cash being ex-changed in the deal.

The Angels will pay $28.1million of the remaining $42million on Wells’ contract,which runs through 2014,meaning the Yankees will pickup $13.9 million of the deal.The Yankees sent Class-Apitcher Kramer Sneed andClass-A outfielder ExicardoCayones to the Angels.

Wells, a huge disappoint-ment during his two years inAnaheim, when he he hit acombined .222 with 36 homeruns and 95 runs batted inwhile being paid $21 million a

Angels finalize tradeof Vernon Wells toYankees


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AMSTERDAM (AFP) - Man-chester United star Robin vanPersie bagged a brace as theNetherlands continued theirmarch to Brazil with a 4-0 winover Romania yesterday at theAmsterdam ArenA.

In so doing the 29-year-oldreached 34 international goals,overtaking the legendaryJohan Cruyff.

Rafael van der Vaart scoredthe opener and Jeremain Lensadded gloss in the last minuteas the Dutch stretched theirperfect record to six matches,and their lead at the top ofqualifying Group D to sevenpoints.

Van Persie headed home thesecond on 56 minutes aftergood work from Daley Blindand Arjen Robben before slot-ting home a penalty nine min-utes later after Cristian Tanasefouled Lens, who rounded offthe rout late on.

Having already thumpedRomania 4-1 in Bucharest, theNetherlands completed acrushing double over their op-ponents, who dropped to thirdin the standings, a point behindHungary.The clean sheet meant theNetherlands have not con-ceded a goal in a home WorldCup qualifier for more than1,100 minutes.

Football: Netherlands close inon Brazil spot

with a 6-4, 6-2 victory overJapan's 13th-seeded KeiNishikori.

Ferrer won 84 percent of hisfirst-serve points and 5-of-9break chances to eliminateNishikori and book a lasteight-date against Austria's Ju-rgen Melzer, who defeatedSpain's Albert Ramos 2-6, 6-3,6-3.

Fifth-ranked Ferrer im-proved to 3-2 in his meetingswith Nishikori, havingavenged a round-of-16 loss atthe Olympics by defeating theJapanese player in the fourthround of this year's AustralianOpen.

World No. 1 NovakDjokovic of Serbia meets Ger-man 15th seed Tommy Haas ina later fourth-round match andBritish second seed AndyMurray will meet Italian 16thseed Andreas Seppi.

Murray lost to Djokovic inlast year's Miami final.

MIAMI (AFP) - World No. 1Serena Williams advanced tothe semi-finals of the $8.5 mil-lion WTA and ATP MastersMiami hardcourt event onTuesday by defeating Chinesefifth seed Li Na 6-3, 7-6 (7/5).

Breaking Li three times ineach set, Williams surrenderedher own serve three times inthe match to win after onehour and 50 minutes. She hadthree aces and six doublefaults to one ace and sevendouble faults for Li.

Williams, trying tobecome the first six-timewinner in Miami history,will face either defend-ing champion and fourthseed Agnieszka Rad-wanska of Poland or30th-seeded BelgianKirsten Flipkens in thesemi-finals.

Williams won Miamititles 2002, 2003, 2004,2007 and 2008. The 15-

time Grand Slam championalso captured last year's USOpen, Wimbledon andOlympic crowns.

Li made a strong return tothe tour at Miami after anankle injury suffered in losingthe Australian Open final.

Williams improved to 7-1against Li with her sixth vic-tory in a row, Li's only wincoming at Stuttgart in 2008.

In the men's draw Spanishthird seed David Ferrer ad-vanced to the quarter-finals

Tennis: Serena, Ferrer advance atMiami

logo, recalled how that defeatfelt.

West is cheering for theHeat to break the mark hehelped establish.

West sees the Spurs as theHeat's biggest threat to makinghistory.

"Unless they have a horri-ble, horrible shooting night, Idon't see any of those otherteams beating them," Westsaid. "They have great three-point shooting and they'renever out of a game because ofthat.

"And then they have the bestplayer in the game (James)who does all the little things.


CHICAGO (AFP) - Six gamesshy of matching the longestwin streak in NBA history, theMiami Heat will playtoday atChicago with more concernabout repeating as NBA cham-pions than boosting their epic27-game run.

Powered by superstar play-maker LeBron James, the Heathave compiled the second-bestwin streak in major NorthAmerican professional sport,trailing only the 33-game NBAwin streak of the 1971-72 LosAngeles Lakers.

But winning the last playoffgame will always be more im-portant to James than winningthe 34th in a row.

The Heat, who have not lostsince February 1 at Indiana,own the NBA's best record at56-14 as they open a three-game road trip against theBulls (38-31), with games Fri-day at New Orleans (25-46)and Sunday at San Antonio(53-17).

The Spurs are seen as themost difficult obstacle to theHeat beating the Lakers' streak,but if the streak clears that hur-dle on Sunday then the Heatwill have 30 wins in a row.

Miami would then have ahome game April 2 againstNew York, a visit to Charlotteon April 5, a home gameagainst Philadelphia on April 6and a home game April 8against Milwaukee for therecord 34th in a row.

It was Milwaukee whichsnapped the Lakers' win streakin 1972 and Lakers legendJerry West, a star guard whosesilhouette is used in the NBA

NBA: Heat chasing history as27-win streak hits Chicago

PARIS (AFP) - World Cupholders Spain retook controlof qualifying Group I onTuesday with a 1-0 winagainst France in Paris, Pedro

Rodriguez scoring the onlygoal of the game in the sec-ond half at the Stade deFrance.

With just three matchesleft to play in Group I, Spainnow lead France by a point,with only one team qualify-ing automatically for the fi-nals in Brazil.

While in Valetta, MarioBalotelli scored both goals asItaly defeated Malta 2-0 hereto move three points clear atthe top of their World Cupqualifying group B on Tues-day.

The AC Milan strikeropened his account early inthe first half from the penaltyspot before doubling his tallyjust before half-time, makingit 10 goals in his last ninematches for both club andcountry.

With Denmark held to a 1-1 draw in Copenhagen bysecond-placed Bulgaria, Italyextended their lead at the topof their group and even havea game in hand.

Meanwhile, Malta remainrooted to the bottom of thegroup with zero points fromfive matches.

The hosts started reason-ably brightly, pressing theAzzurri at every opportunityand not allowing them time tosettle on the ball. But it wasthat eagerness to close downat every moment which wassoon to be Malta's undoing.

Football: Spain beatsFrance, Balotelli bracegives Italy cushion

Mario Balotelli

doing a great job, Aruba isproud of you!

onships in August.Congratulations Anouk for

-- In the US there are manycolleges and universities thatcarry a special program ofsynchronized swimming. Thelevel of these programs isvery high. Aruba has their topathlete in the synchronizedswimming sport competingfor the University of Linden-wood in the US.

This week Anouk com-peted in the US NationalsCollegiate SynchronizedSwimming Championshipsand finished in third place induets (together with ReemAbdelazem of Egypt) to winbronze and third place in trio

which also give her a bronzemedal. She also moved up tothe fourth position on theteam.

Lindenwood also wongold in solo: Mary Killmanwon gold and Reem Abde-lazam bronze.

Anouk’s next competitionis in the US Nationals inApril. This will also beAnouk’s final competitionfor her school for this year.

Next Anouk will be com-peting for Aruba in July atthe CCCAN games, WorldChampionships in Barcelona


and also at the UANAPANAMERICAN Champi-

Anouk Eman takes 2 bronze medals at U.S. National Collegiate Synchronized Swimming Championships

wednesday, march 27, 2013

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