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259 people aboard the airlinerwere killed and 11 others onthe ground in the Scottish townof Lockerbie died from fallingwreckage.

Britain freed him in 2009on compassionate grounds be-cause he was suffering fromadvanced terminal prostatecancer and thought to havemonths to live.

Abdulhakim said. "His healthbegan to deteriorate quicklyand we were worried abouthim, so took him immediatelyto the hospital where he is re-ceiving a blood transfusion,"he said.

Megrahi was convicted in2001 of the 1988 bombing ofPan Am Flight 103 as it flew toNew York from London. All

TRIPOLI - The formerLibyan intelligence officerconvicted of the 1988 Locker-bie bombing that killed 270people was transferred to hos-pital yesterday after his healthdeteriorated quickly, hisbrother said.

Abdulbasit al-Megrahi wastaken from his Tripoli home toa private hospital, his brother

which also promotes educationand awareness.

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Director of Breast RadiationOncology at the Henry FordHealth System of Detroit,Michigan.

This highly informativeevening was moderated byParliamentarian Lorna Jansen-Varlack, also a member of theWCA and was organized by aspecial committee chaired byRuby Narain, wife and work-ing partner of gynecologist Dr.Harold Narain.

Present were representa-tives of support organizationssuch as the Wilhelmina CancerFunds, which offers financialassistance and helps cancer pa-tients connect with the facili-ties to assist them, and theMary Joan Breast CancerFoundation, a support groupfor patients and their families,

Ten days of a cancer awarenessprogram titled “Sina pa BoBida” – “Learn So You CanLive,” organized by theWomen’s Club of Aruba beganon Thursday evening, April 12with an informative evening atthe Renaissance ConventionCenter in Oranjestad. Featuredspeakers were Dr. Timothy Pe-terson, Surgeon at the Dr. Ho-racio E. Oduber Hospital ofAruba, Dr. Guisela Croes,Spiritual Counselor andfounder of the Splendor Holis-tic Center, and guest keynotespeaker Dr. Eleanor Walker,

Saturday, April 14, 2012

WCA of Aruba conducts lecture

on common cancers for men

and women

See coverage on page 4

Guest Keynote Speaker DrEleanor Walker

Alarming statistics for breast cancer on Aruba.Brother: Convicted Lockerbie bomber

taken to hospital

Ciclovia coming to San Nicolaas on Sunday

lect the information and enterthis into the system whichthen comes directly into thesystem at the Department ofCivil Aviation. An inspectorlogs in using a secure pass-word, then reviews all docu-ments electronically. Thismeans that there is no needfor courier services or paperwork any more. The file iselectronically saved and mayalso be printed.

Once reviewed by an in-spector, he pre-approves thefile which can be sent to the

supervisor of the Departmentof Civil Aviation. This personcan then review what the in-spector received and also pre-approves this. Once bothpre-approvals have beenmade it is then sent electron-ically to the Director of thedepartment. When he con-firms that everything was ap-proved correctly he adds hisapproval to the electronic sig-natures in a secure barcode orhologram. This barcode orhologram ensures that thefiles are originals and not fal-sified copies. Anyone with aSmartphone can scan the fileand confirm that it is an orig-inal without having to call thedepartment in Aruba for con-firmation.

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the free zone’s director GregPeterson on further innovationof Aruba’s free zone productand the supporting role it couldplay in the governments’ inten-tions to develop Aruba as apart of the Kingdom of TheNetherlands into a Green Gate-way, a strategic connectionpoint between Europe andLatin American.

Free Zone Aruba hasdemonstrated positive growthnumbers for ten consecutiveyears, of which the last four indouble digits. In 2011 thegrowth was 13%.

On Thursday April 12, 2012,Minister of Finance, Commu-nication, Utilities and Energy,Mike de Meza, paid a visit toFree Zone Aruba NV, one ofthe state owned companies re-siding under the portfolio ofthe minister.

Earlier this year Minister deMeza introduced a new freezone policy entailing that ser -vices companies could attainan address outside of the freezone compound. This policyeliminates the location restric-tion of services companies andcreates opportunities for use ofreal estate island wide. Ownersof on shore companies, whoalso have a free zone services’company, could combine theseunder one roof reducing over-head costs. They could for in-stance also showcase free zoneproducts at the new location,while the actual movement ofgoods remains being carriedout from within the free zonecompound under normal cus-toms supervision.

The minister was interestedin the progress made of the im-plementation of his new policyand strategized at length with

Minister de Meza visits FreeZone Aruba for evaluationand strategy session

in the aviation industry. The name of the system is

ARMS (Aircraft RegistryManagement System). Mr.Colindres demonstrated howthe system actually works.

From his office they col-

Representative of IASO,Jorge Colindres, did a presen-tation of the new automationsystem recently acquired bythe Department of Civil Avi-ation. He proudly announcedthat it was an honor to con-tinue offering the governmentof Aruba the very best secu-rity system for our Civil Avi-ation.

The system developed byIASO for Civil Aviation isvery modern and Aruba hap-pens to be the only country inthe world to have this systemnow. It took two and a halfyears to develop the ex-tremely secure and dynamicsoftware system.

According to Colindres,their primary goal is to pro-vide opportunities for every-one in the Aruban community

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From left to right: Greg Peterson, director of Free ZoneAruba NV, Minister Mike de Meza and Richard Arends,chief of staff of Minister de Meza’s bureau.

ORANJESTAD -- In the con-text of the Aruba govern-ment’s goal of registering200 airlines in Aruba duringthe coming years, Arubaplans to be represented at oneof the largest airline registra-tion Conventions in Geneva.The goal of 200 airline regis-trations will result in a bud-geted income of about 4 to 5million Florins for Aruba.

The Director of the De-partment of Civil Aviation isdefinitely planning on beingpresent, and Minister OtmarOduber is also making plansto be at this Convention so asto be able to meet with someof the biggest clients of theworld in this genre. They will

of clients are prepared to paygood money, because theyknow that when their aircraftsare registered here they canenter Europe, the USA andwherever they wish to travel.

In next month’s Conven-tion, Aruba will be presentnot only with the portfolio ofaircrafts registered on Aruba,but also with potential in-vestors.

Minister Otmar Oduber isconvinced that, in hiswords….”Aruba can be ex-panded through this particu-lar avenue through otherfuture investors to Aruba andit is with this objective thatwe will be participating inthis event next month.”

be displaying the Aruba prod-uct.

The government informedthat there are numerous re -gistration points around theworld, some with a thousandor two thousand aircraft re -gistrations. However, thequality and safety aroundthem doesn’t have even 10%of what Aruba has to offer.The government is convincedthat because of the high qual-ity and the top security thatwe have to offer, we can at-tract world class internationalclients to register their air-crafts in Aruba. These clientscould include presidents andinternational associations ofdifferent genre. These types

find all the information heneeds, input new informationwhich all other members canview immediately.

The Minister remarked thatone of the reasons for introduc-ing an electronic system is toimprove the service to clientswith aircrafts registered inAruba. This system makesAruba extremely efficient, ef-fective and highly competitivewhile maintaining a high levelof security and safety.

This system is a tremendoustimesaver, especially in view ofaircrafts registered in Arubafrom around the world with dif-ferent time zones. This systemis very unique for Aruba and isjust as safe as having a passport.

One other plus of this sys-tem is that it does not matterwhere in the world an inspec-tor is, he can access the systemby opening his computer andhave all the files of the Depart-ment of Civil Aviation, and

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Aruba to offer airline registrationservices at next month’s GenevaConvention

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tact: [email protected]

The Aruba Flavorcompetition has strictcriteria in that submis-sions must NOT exceeda runtime of 30 minutesand be completed no ear-lier than January 1, 2010.

Deadline for submis-sions is May 18, 2012.Full criteria and require-ments for entries areavailable on the AIFFwebsite: http://www.arubain-ternationalfilmfestival.com/aif

After the bike tour, the pro-gram will continue withCross Fitter given byEgmond Molina. The finalactivity will be Irena Croes’Tai Chi session.

The road in front of the JoeLaveist Sports Park will becompletely closed to all traf-fic so that everyone will havethe liberty to ride their bikes,skateboard, roller blades, or tojug. There will also be publicgames of Pinalti, kickball andstreet ball. Everyone is ex-pected to come out and parti -cipate in an exciting andhealthy morning of fellow-ship and activities from 7:00to 12 noon at the Joe LaveistSports Park.

For more information,contact face book: www.face-book.com/cicloviaaruba orcall IDEFRE at Tel. 582-4987.

SAN NICOLAAS -- The se -cond Cycling event for theyear is scheduled to takeplace on Sunday, April 15thfrom the Joe Laveist SportsPark in San Nicolaas. IDE-FRE announced that theevent will begin at 7:30 in themorning with MissionYMCA. It will continue withRene Wild’s ‘Perde pa Gana.’This will be followed by Ni-urca de Cuba’s Zumba ses-sion. A bike tour will also befeatured and will start at theJoe Laveist Sports Park at9:00 am and head off to theSan Nicolaas district up to theBrazil road, Weg SeroeBlanco, Weg Fontein, to endup at the Pastoor Hendrik-straat at the Sports Park.

IDEFRE advises everyoneto wear their bicycle helmetsfor safety. The minimum agefor the bike tour is 8 years.

Alydia Wever and Felix deRooy. Since participating atAIFF, both films have been se-lected to a multiple interna-tional film festivals throughoutthe Caribbean. 10 Ave Mariaalso won the Grand JuryAward for "Best Short Film" atlast year's Trinidad & TobagoFilm Festival, and continues toscreen at festivals throughout2012.

ers. Films selected to ArubaFlavor will have the opportu-nity to earn a prestigious awardand cash prize plus all-accesspasses to festival screeningsand events.

One of the highlights of lastyear’s festival was the worldpremiere of two short filmsfrom Aruba, 10 Ave Maria byFrancisco Pardo and RyanOduber, and Muhe Frida by

ORANJESTAD -- The 3rd an-nual Aruba International FilmFestival (AIFF) has begun ac-cepting submissions for its2012 Aruba Flavor competi-tion. As an integral part of thefestival’s Caribbean SpotlightSeries, this competition is de-signed to showcase the workof talented filmmakers basedin Aruba or films producedoverseas by Aruban filmmak-


Aruba International Film Festival now accepting entries forAruba Flavor competition 2012

Ciclovia coming to SanNicolaas on Sunday

Recently Mr. Albert E. Horn and Mrs. Ellin S. Horn were hon-ored as Goodwill Ambassador of Aruba , after returning toAruba for 24 years consecutive. The symbolic honorary title ispresented in the name of the Minister of Tourism as a token ofappreciation to guest who visit Aruba for between 10 and 20years consecutive. The honorees are members of La CabanaClub and have been enjoying the Island every year. Ms. DarlineS. de Cuba, representing Aruba Tourism Authority, and Mrs.Sharline Charles conducted the ceremony at La Cabana Beach& Racquet Club. The main reason, they say, they return to Arubais because they consider Aruba to be the Happy Island, withgreat weather, beautiful white sand beaches and diverse localfood.

hygienic standards demandedby today’s discerning diner tobecome the island’s first home-grown franchise, with moreMarky Bee’s opening aroundthe island, eventually. Thoseinterested in purchasing a fran-chise license can contact therestaurateur through their web-site: www.markybees.com .

Marky Bee’s is open forlunch and dinner from 11:00AM until 10:00 PM, 7 days aweek. Orders can also be de-livered or placed in advance byof calling 587-8282 or visitingthe website www.mitinham-ber.com and ordering online.

by Rosalie Klein

The menu includes suchtempting choices as “ChickenDelight,” “Porkloin AppleSensation,” kibbling (crispyfried fish bits), chicken wingsand the special of the day,which can be combined withisland favorites such as BamiGoreng, plantain and fried rice,mac and cheese, funchi, redskin potatoes, coleslaw; thelist goes on. Fresh salads arealso on the menu, which can begarnished with a selectionfrom the main course menu.

Mark expressed the hope tosee this hybrid restaurant oftraditional island food com-bined with the fast service and

Island entrepreneur and mediamaven Mark Benson Denzwelcome family and friends forthe gala opening of his newestinnovative concept: a uniquelyAruban “fast food” franchiseoffering traditional islanddishes in a clean, modern set-ting, at very reasonable prices.

“Markey Bee’s,” named forits founder and located in theKalalu Plaza Mall in TankiLeendert, was literally stop-ping traffic on Thursday eve -ning as Mark and his grand -mother Clothilde cut the rib-bon and invited all guest to testthe criollo menu.

A star system of selectingthe number of dishes onewishes to consume decides theprice. Combination meals canbe anywhere from 12 Arubanflorins, ($6.90) to 19 florins fora 5* meal, ($10.85).

A soft-drink machine is setup for free refills and beer isalso available.


A home-grown fast food franchise

with island favorites the specialty:

Marky Bee’s

Oma Clothilde cuts the ribbon

Mark with his father, mother and son

Cafeteria style service

Honoring at La CabanaBeach & Racquet Club

government was planning im-migration reforms that wouldbe introduced gradually.

"There is yet another expla-nation for these restrictions:the need to protect our humancapital," Alarcon said. "Thetraining of doctors, techni-cians, teachers, etc. is ex-tremely costly for Cuba andthe United States is doing itsbest to deprive us of thesehuman resources."

Alarcon said the reformalso would benefit Cubanswho left their country and needpermits to return. They do nothave the same "profile" asCubans who left their homecountry in the first years ofcommunist rule, he said.

In addition to being presi-dent of the Cuban National As-sembly since 1992, Alarcon isa member of the political bu-reau of the Cuban CommunistParty.

and human rights of the Cubanpeople."

The twin issues -- the prosand cons of drug legalizationand Cuba's continued exclu-sion from the summit -- wereexpected dominate the agendaof the two-day Summit of theAmericas, highlighting thegrowing disconnect betweenWashington and an increas-ingly assertive and independ-ent Latin American bloc led bypowerhouse brazil.

All democratically electedleaders of the Western Hemi-sphere except Ecuadoran Pres-ident Rafael Correa are toattend the Cartagena gathering,with the official theme being:"Connecting the Americas:Partners for Prosperity."

Some Central American lead-

CARTAGENA (AFP) - USPresident Barack Obama tooka tough line on the contentiousissues of narcotics control andCuba ahead of his arrival inColombia Friday for summittalks with his peers from acrossthe Americas.

Before leaving Washington,Obama made clear in an inter-view with the Grupo de Diar-ios America, an association ofleading Latin American news-papers, that he rejects the ideaof decriminalizing drugs asproposed by some CentralAmerican leaders.

On Cuba, he insisted thatHavana authorities "haveshown no interest in changingtheir relationship with theUnited States, nor any willing-ness to respect the democratic


ers, reeling from 20,000 mur-ders linked to cocaine cartels intheir region last year, plan topush for drug decriminaliza-tion.

But he said Washingtonwould not "legalize or decrim-inalize drugs because doing sowould have serious negativeconsequences in all our coun-tries in terms of public healthand safety."

He added that legalizing ordecriminalizing drugs "wouldnot eliminate the danger posedby transnational organizedcrime."

Obama was also expected tohear complaints of US neglectof Latin America, which hasbeen buoyed by rapid eco-nomic growth and economicintegration, and is seeking amore balanced partnership.

Obama takes tough standahead of Americas summit

HAVANA (AFP) - The Cubangovernment plans to removemany of the restrictions thathave prevented its citizensfrom traveling abroad fordecades, National Assemblypresident Ricardo Alarcon saidin an interview published Fri-day.

Alarcon said Cuba is"working towards a profoundradical reform of emigration."

He gave few details in aninterview with digital media'sHuffington Post but did say itwas a priority issue for thegovernment.

Alarcon said "emigrationhas been one of the themesmost manipulated by theUnited States. Since 1959, ithas been used as a weapon ofdestabilization against Cubaand as a means of distortingCuban reality."

Cuba has imposed thetravel restrictions for a half-century but they have not pre-

vented thousands of its citizensfrom emigrating illegally eachyear, sometimes in dangeroussea voyages using ricketyboats.

Since 1966, the US govern-ment has granted Cubans auto-matic residence if they canreach the United States.

To travel abroad legally,Cubans need a permit that isvalid for 30 days. It can be ex-tended 10 times, after whichthey must return to Cuba orlose the right to reside in theirown country.

The formalities to get therequired visas and permitsoften are accompanied by dif-ferent fees that make travelabroad unaffordable for manyCubans, whose averagemonthly salary is less than $20.

Nevertheless, more than30,000 Cubans immigratelegally each year.

Cuban President Raul Cas-tro announced last summer the

Cuba to remove foreign travelrestrictions for citizens

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country, with tens of thousandstaking to the street, mostlyafter the main weekly Muslimprayers.

Sporadic clashes broke outbetween troops and rebels atKhirbet al-Joz on the borderwith Turkey, the Observatorysaid.

Violence on Thursdaykilled at least 10 people, in-cluding seven civilians, andwounded dozens more.

Even so, the toll ismarkedly lower than in recentweeks, when there have oftenbeen scores of people killed ona daily basis.

After the ceasefire cameinto force at dawn on Thurs-day, Annan declared he was"encouraged by reports thatthe situation in Syria is rela-tively calm and that the cessa-tion of hostilities appears to beholding."

The plan, to which Damas-cus has committed itself, callsfor the withdrawal of forcesfrom urban areas, the releaseof arbitrarily detained people,freedom of movement forjournalists and the right todemonstrate.

DAMASCUS (AFP) - Thou-sands of Syrians marched onFriday to test the regime'scommitment to a UN-backedpeace plan, and the fragiletwo-day old ceasefire wasagain shaken when securityforces killed eight civilians.

The hard-won truce to enda 13-month crackdown on dis-sent that has cost an estimatedmore than 10,000 lives ap-peared to be holding, butFrench President NicolasSarkozy said he did not expectit to last. He questioned Presi-dent Bashar al-Assad's sincer-ity and appealed for observersto monitor his compliance.

UN-Arab League peaceenvoy Kofi Annan, who bro-kered the ceasefire, urgedSyria to allow humanitarianaccess to deliver aid.

Protesters rallied in theQadam and Assali districts ofDamascus, while other demon-strations took place in Irbinand Bibla outside the capital,according to videos posted onthe Internet.

The Syrian Observatory forHuman Rights said demonstra-tions were organised across the

Syrians demonstrate totest ceasefire, 5 killed

that Pyongyang was prone to"provocative" patterns of be-havior including missile testsand other challenges to the in-ternational community.

Following the failed rockettest, some experts have saidthat young leader Kim Jong-Un may now feel extra pres-sure to demonstrate the hermitstate's prestige with a new nu-clear test.

advisor Ben Rhodes saidaboard Air Force One.

"Therefore we are notgoing forward with an agree-ment to provide them with anyassistance.

The deal to provide foodaid to impoverished NorthKoreans in return for a mora-torium on missile launcheshad effectively been in limbofor weeks, as the Stalinist statemade plans to launch the

WASHINGTON (AFP) - TheUnited States confirmed onFriday it would not go for-ward with an already sus-pended deal to send food aidto North Korea, following Py-ongyang's failed rocketlaunch.

"Their efforts to launch amissile clearly demonstratethat they could not be trustedto keep their commitments,"US deputy national security


rocket.Secretary of State Hillary

Clinton also signaled that thefood aid deal was off onThursday ahead of the launch.

Rhodes also said thatWashington would look at ad-ditional sanctions againstNorth Korea if it continued itsprovocations.

And he admitted thatWashington was concerned

US confirms food aid deal off with N. Korea

LIMA (AFP) - The Peruviangovernment on Friday askedrelatives of 36 kidnapped con-struction company workers totrust it to free them from leftistguerrillas demanding a $10million ransom.

Peruvian police and sol-diers are "quietly" coordinat-ing to free the hostages, JusticeMinister Juan Jimenez toldCanal N television, adding that"a democratic state like Perudoes not negotiate with terror-ist criminals."

"What the families of thekidnap victims must do is trustthe authorities, because theyare doing the right thing," headded.

The Swedish companySkanska and Peruvian firmConstrucciones Modulareshave called for the "speedy andsafe release" of its employeeswho where kidnapped Mondayin the Cuzco region of south-eastern Peru.

On Thursday, President Ol-lanta Humala said the authori-ties were hoping to get theworkers back to safety "in veryshort order," without making aransom payment.

Some 1,500 troops havebeen deployed to cordon offthe remote jungle region wherethe Shining Path rebel groupare believed to be holding thehostages.

Of the abducted workers,28 belong to Skanska and eightto Construcciones Modulares.The companies provide serv-ices to the international con-sortium that operates theCamisea gas fields, the largestin Peru.

The government has estab-lished a state of emergency inthe area for 60 days, with thesuspension of certain individ-ual rights, such as the inviola-bility of homes and the right ofassembly.

Authorities sent their con-dolences to the family of po-lice captain Nancy Flores, whodied of a gunshot wound to thechest Thursday when she wastaking part in the search for the70 guerrillas who kidnappedthe workers. The attack alsowounded a police officer and acivilian.

The leftist Shining Path waslargely dismantled when itsleaders were captured in themid-1990s, but not before aconflict that left some 70,000people dead, according toPeru's Truth and Reconcilia-tion Commission.

However, remnants of theguerrilla group still operate inremote regions of the country.

Peru urgespatience inkidnap rescue

Integrated Therapies, shouldbe considered by those treatingcancer, with careful attentionto treatments, such as acupunc-ture, which have shown to betruly effective in giving com-fort, and proper skepticism forthose that have no concretetesting or results. These oftendrain the financial resources ofpatients seeking any solution.Those treating cancer patientsunderstand the appeal, as theygive the patient a semblance ofsome control over their situa-tion and make them feel em-powered in their treatment orcure, but this may not be so. 80to 85% of breast cancer pa-tients are using some sort ofCAM, being it herbal supple-ments (which are not regulatedby the FDA) or physical ther-apies, which are unproven, andspending over $20 billion dol-lars annually out of pocket onsuch therapies, which alsomakes it big business.

The Sina pa Bo Biba pro-gram continues today at theIMSAN center in San Nicolaswith free demonstration ofhow to properly perform breastself-examinations from 10:00to 3:00 PM. This will be re-peated on Saturday, April 21 atthe Dr. Horacio E. OduberHospital.

by Rosalie Klein

backed up with scientific re-search. The traditional Arubandiet, in particular, which isheavy in fried foods andstarches, could be contributingto the inordinately high inci-dence of breast cancer on theisland.

In closing, Dr. Walker dis-cussed what is called “Integra-tive Therapies” and relatedsome surprising statistics in theeffectiveness of acupunctureand traditional Chinese Medi-cine in the treatment of cancerpatients. Clinical studies overtwelve weeks found acupunc-ture not only equally effectivein relieving pain, stress and va-somotor symptoms of victimsas compared to a test drug Ven-lafaxine, but once the treat-ments were stopped in bothcases, the beneficial effects ofthe acupuncture lasted farlonger, as well as demonstrat-ing in many cases the addedperk of increased libido, whichis commonly reduced amongcancer patients.

Proven results has led herand her team to the conclusionthat Complementary and Alter-native Medicine, or CAM,cannot be wholly discounted,and doctors have to make theeffort to become educated re-garding these therapies. A pro-gram that deploys both provenclinical methods and CAM –

cidence around the world, thelowest being in Asia, of 20 to40 cases annually diagnosedper 100,000 women, to a highin the U.S. 100-120 cases an-nually, Aruba, which has a fe-male population ofapproximately 55,000 ofwhich at least 20% have notbegun menstruation, whichtakes them out of the targetgroup, has an incidence rate of80 per year, giving the island arate of 178 cases of breast can-cer per 100,000; way aboveother countries.

Dr. Peterson’s presentationwas quite enlightening, butalso graphic and sobering, ashe presented the results ofwomen who waited until theextreme late stages beforeseeking medical help. Theirconditions were not only obvi-ous, but must have at that pointbecome quite painful and dis-abling, prompting him to pon-der “why are these women soafraid of us? We are only thereto help…we must really ad-dress this issue.”

One of the ways Aruba hasaddressed it is the Mammapoliconsortium working out of theDr. Horacio E. Oduber Hospi-tal; surgeons, oncologists, ther-apists, diagnostic techniciansand hospice care personnelworking together to expeditethe diagnosis and treatment ofbreast cancer patients, with fol-low up and counseling.

The audience was remindedthat a very commonly heardphrase, “1 in 8 women will de-velop breast cancer” should bemodified to include the quali-tative words “Women OVER70.” Incidence in women ages20 to 29 are 1 in 2000, withaging increases the chances, aswell as genetic disposition andfamily history. However, Dr.Walker reminded the groupthat by the year 2040, it is ex-pected that a major portion ofthe population of the U.S. willbe women in that age group.

Both Dr. Walker and Dr. Pe-terson cited obesity, poor eat-ing habits and lack of exercisecontributing to cancer andother deadly chronic diseases,which related to Dr. Croes’ talkof adapting a healthier, holisticlifestyle which considers thebalance between physical andspiritual for good health, andproper attention is needed toeach aspect for their mutualbenefit. A good physical work-out imparts a feeling of wellbeing and helps to relievestress. Proper nutrition, withthe consumption of clean, or-ganic fruits and vegetables willcleanse the system and in-crease energy; all of this is

and process foods heavy withsugars and chemicals certainlycontribute to the incidence, asit does to other serious, chronicailments such as heart diseaseand diabetes.

Genetic inheritance alsoplays a large part; certaingroups, such as those withAfrican roots and AshkenaziJewish women appear to be atgreater risk, if breast cancerhas already appeared in thefamily tree in also greatly in-creases the possibility of de-veloping the disease. Suchwomen should begin at anearly age a routine of more em-phatic testing beyond monthlybreast examinations.

The encouraging news is thecancer death rate in men andwomen has decreased by22.9% and 15.3% over the pastten years, which can be cred-ited not only to more efficienttreatment, but awareness andthe practice of regular exami-nations to catch cancer in theearly stages, when it is moreeasily cured.

Though cancer mortality inthe Caribbean is generallylower, it should be noted thatAruba has an exceptionallyhigh rate of incidence. Dr. Pe-terson related statistics for in-

The three-hour seminar im-parted an enormous amount ofinformation. Dr. Walker dis-cussed the current statistics forbreast cancer, the most com-mon form among women, andprostate cancer, which is mostcommon for men; however, itis lung cancer that is the grea -test killer with no regard togender, and heart disease out-distances them all as the #1cause of death. In 2008 therewere an estimated 12.7 casesof cancer diagnosed around theworld with 7.6 million deaths;by 2030 they expect 21.4 mil-lion new cases and 13.2 mil-lion deaths, presently, itaccounts for 1 of 8 deathsaround the world, more thanHIV/ AIDS, tuberculosis andmala ria, combined. 60% ofthese deaths occur in lower in-come countries without accessto more sophisticated treat-ments.

A topographical map did re-veal that occurrence of breastand prostate cancer is morefrequent in the technologicallydeveloped countries, whichsparks speculation on thelifestyle and exposure to pollu-tants in considering causes. Itis acknowledged that dietshigh in fats, animal proteins


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WCA of Aruba conducts lecture on common cancers ..... Continued from page 1

Dr Timothy Peterson

Lily Prins of the Cancer Fond, Rubia Maduro pres WCA

Committe member Maria Therese and daughter JoycelynCroes.

Mili Henriquez of WCA and Lorna Jansen Varlack moder-ator.

CZECH REPUBLIC, PRAGUE : Visitors look at a pre-served human body during the ''Human Body'' exhibitionon April 12, 2012 in Prague. The exhibition consists ofspecimens of human beings, human muscle, the nervoussystem and the circulatory system, where the tissueswere preserved through a process called ''polymerpreservation.'' AFP PHOTO

South Korean people watch a TV screen showing a graphic as it reports North Korea'srocket launch at a train station in Seoul on April 13, 2012. North Korea launched a long-range rocket that appears to have disintegrated soon after blastoff and fallen into theocean, South Korean and Japanese authorities said. As North Korea said its satellitehad failed to enter its preset orbit, as the launch sparked international condemnation.The North's admission of failure marked a departure from its past. It has insisted thattwo previous attempts in 1998 and 2009 to put satellites into orbit succeeded eventhough both clearly failed. The rocket exploded mid-air about one or two minutes afterits launch Friday morning from the northwestern county of Tongchang-ri, splashingdown in the Yellow Sea off South Korea, Seoul's defence ministry said.

AFP PHOTO


SYDNEY (AFP) - Sea levelsin the southwest Pacificstarted rising drastically inthe 1880s, with a notablepeak in the 1990s thought tobe linked to human-inducedclimate change, according toa new study.

The research, which ex-amined sediment core sam-ples taken from salt marshesin southern Australia's Tas-mania island, used geochem-istry to establish achronology of sea levelchanges over the past 200years.

Patrick Moss, from theUniversity of Queensland,said major environmentalevents which impacted theocean such as the introduc-tion of unleaded petrol andnuclear tests, showed up inthe samples and were usedfor dating.

The chronology revealed amajor jump in sea levelsaround 1880 after 6,000 yearsof relative stability, Mosssaid, with peaks in the 1910sand 1990s -- the latter ofwhich appeared to be linkedto human activity.

The first peak coincidedwith an end to what wasknown as the Little Ice Age,"a 500 or so year period ofslightly cooler conditions thatended roughly around 1850"and saw glaciers around theworld retreat.

Sea levels in the southwestPacific rose at four times theaverage 20th-century rate be-tween 1900 and 1950, ac-cording to the study.

That was followed by aperiod of "relative quiet" bro-ken by a second spike in1990 which saw sea levelsrise at a rate that defied pro-jections.

The study, which also in-volved researchers fromBritain and New Zealand andwas published in the journal"Earth and Planetary ScienceLetters", found that sea levelshad risen much more in the

southwest Pacific than else-where.

Moss said a large ice meltwas like a "fingerprint"which could be trackedacross the Earth's surface,and the study had determinedthat the water which hadcaused the rising Pacific sealevels had come from thenorthern hemisphere.

The Arctic's Greenland icesheet looked to be the pri-mary source, along with"mountain glaciers in Alaska,western North America andthe Canadian Arctic," he said.

Most scientists have untilnow said the sea level rise inrecent decades is due to ther-mal expansion, the expansionof water due to heating, andfrom glacier melt and there ismuch debate as to how muchGreenland is melting.

Some pro-melt researchindicates the run-off is quiterecent and probably con-tributes only about half of thecurrent sea level rise, butMoss suggests the melt beganlong ago and began to affectsea levels as much as twodecades ago.

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drugs, Cuba, the Falklands andregional integration.

Before leaving Washington,Obama made clear in an inter-view with the Grupo de DiariosAmerica, an association ofleading Latin American news-papers, that he rejects the ideaof decriminalizing drugs as pro-posed by some Central Ameri-can leaders.

The discussion on drug pol-icy at Cartagena isn’t takingplace in a vacuum, and there isat least one issue where the USfinds itself at odds with its hostand most of the region: Cuba.The US has once again insistedthat Cuba not be allowed to at-tend the summit, and PresidentSantos reluctantly acceded, butthe whole affair leaves a sourtaste in the mouth of LatinAmericans. Ecuadorian Presi-dent Correa is not coming be-cause of the snub, and the issueonly plays into hemisphericdiscontent with Washington’swar on drugs.

South American country.After 20 years in search of a

trade deal with the UnitedStates, "we finally passed theAmerican trade agreement...and today we can say thateverything is clear for its imple-mentation," Santos said in aceremony attended by over 500businessmen ahead of the open-ing of the Summit of the Amer-icas.

Santos, scheduled to meetObama today, said he hoped toannounce a precise date at thattime for implementation.

The government of Colom-bia estimates that implementa-tion of pact will promote thecreation of half a million jobsin five years, will increase out-put by one percent and lift 1.2million Colombians out ofpoverty.

Yesterday afternoon USPresident Barack Obamalanded in Cartagena to attendsummit talks with his peersfrom across the Americas on

CARTAGENA - ColombianPresident Juan Manuel Santosyesterday signed a law approv-ing the free-trade agreementwith the United States, bringingto fruition a 20-year effort toboost bilateral ties.

US President Barack Obamasigned the pact in October aftera long battle with the US Con-gress amid concerns about onlabor rights and security in the

pension and invest-ment funds and af-

fects a nation'sborrowing costs.

"This is a re-minder thatBritain is weath-

ering the interna-tional debt storms

because of the poli-cies we have adopted

and stuck to in tough times,"said Chancellor of the Excheq-uer George Osborne.

"The budget showed we areready to go on making the dif-ficult decisions that are keep-ing our country safe," headded.

Last month Osborne pre-sented a budget which cutstaxes on businesses and topearners in a bid to spur growthand virtually wipe out itsbudget deficit by 2017.

The other two top ratingsagencies, Moody's and Fitch,put Britain on watch for a pos-sible ratings downgrade earlierthis year warning that given itshigh debt it would have diffi-culty weathering any furthershocks, particularly from itsmain trading partner the euro-zone.

LONDON (AFP) - Stan-dard & Poor's ratingagency yesterdayconfirmed its topAAA long-termcredit rating forBritain and main-tained a stable out-look for the countrythat is not a member ofthe eurozone.

"Standard & Poor's RatingsServices affirmed its 'AAA'long-term and 'A-1+' short-term unsolicited sovereigncredit ratings on the UnitedKingdom. The outlook remainsstable," it said in a statement.

It said that the ratings re-flect Britain's "wealthy and di-versified economy, fiscal andmonetary policy flexibility,and adaptable product andlabour markets."

S&P added that it believes"the UK government maintainsa strong commitment to imple-menting its fiscal mandate, andhas the ability and willingnessto respond rapidly to economicchallenges."

Britain's finance ministerwelcomed the confirmation ofits top rating, which is impor-tant to attract placements from

S&P confirms top AAArating for Britain

overwhelming backing of theBank's largest shareholders,the United States, and Japanand the European bloc.

By tacit agreement with theEuropeans dating to the found-ing of the World Bank and In-ternational Monetary Fund in1944, Washington chooses theBank's head, and has alwayschosen an American.

This year, though, for thefirst time that tradition has meta challenge with the nomina-tions of Ocampo and Okonjo-Iweala.

After having interviewedall three candidates this week,Bank directors are expected todecide next week on who willreplace outgoing PresidentRobert Zoellick.

would be chosen."In this I am at a disadvan-

tage by the lack of supportfrom my own government andhow this has prevented mefrom garnering political sup-port for my candidacy."

Ocampo, currently profes-sor at Columbia University inNew York and always consid-ered a dark horse in the three-way race, said he would givehis support to Nigeria's financeminister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala"to facilitate the desired unityof the emerging and develop-ing economies around one can-didate."

But US-nominated JimYong Kim, a Korean-Ameri-can health specialist and uni-versity president, is expectedto easily gain the post with the

BOGOTA (AFP) - Colombianeconomist Jose AntonioOcampo withdrew yesterdayfrom the race to lead the WorldBank, calling the process a"political exercise" unrelatedto candidate merits, Colom-bian media reported.

The former Colombian fi-nance minister also blamedlack of formal support from hisown government, saying thathad hindered his ability to gar-ner the backing of other coun-tries, according to a statementpublished by the Colombianmedia.

"It is clear that this is notbased on the merits of the can-didates but is a political exer-cise," he said in the statement,referring to the widespread ex-pectation that the US candidate


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This combination photo shows (L-R) Colombian Jose Antonio Ocampo, Nigeria's Fi-nance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim inWashington, DC, in a March 23, 2012 file photo. (AFP PHOTO)

Colombian leader signs free-tradepact with US

winners.The Howard's audiences,

which from the theater's earli-est days were racially and so-cially mixed, also heardSammy Davis Jr, LionelHampton, and Dizzie Gille-spie.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt,president from 1933 to 1945through much of the Depres-sion and World War II, camewith his wife Eleanor, saidDemczuk.

The theater went into a pe-riod of decline after riots gut-ted sections of Washington'sdowntown in 1968 after theassassination of civil rightsleader Martin Luther King,and it closed in 1970.

That was followed by a se-ries of reopenings and closingsbefore the building, seeminglyshuttered for good in the1980s, fell into ruin.

But about $29 millionworth of restoration work,raised from private and publicsources, have returned thebuilding to its former splen-dor, with the original facadepierced by 17 windows.

The concert hall's interior,surmounted by a balcony, hasbeen redesigned to hold 650tables which can be rapidly re-moved to make room for the1,100 people expected at thedebut.

The schedule for the com-ing weeks, put together by theBlue Note EntertainmentGroup, includes performancesover the coming weeks byChuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewisand John Clegg, as well asshows featuring gospel andflamenco.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - EllaFitzgerald has given concertsthere. So have Sarah Vaughn,Aretha Franklin, Duke Elling-ton, James Brown, and MilesDavis.

The Howard Theatre, thefirst concert hall for blacks, isreborn this week from itsashes, more than a centuryafter it opened in WashingtonDC.

Closed for 32 years, thishistoric landmark opens itsdoors Thursday evening with agala celebrating the "renais-sance" of a theatrical venuewith mythical status for theblack community in the UnitedStates.

When it first opened on Au-gust 22, 1910, dubbed "blackBroadway" 24 years before theApollo Theatre in Harlem, theHoward Theatre proclaimed it-self the "the biggest concerthall in the world for people ofcolor."

It was "a time of great andviolent discrimination againstblack people in America, theperiod when black people whowere tremendous performerscould not perform in all whitetheaters so they founded theirown theaters," said Bernard

Demczuk, a professor ofAfrican American history atGeorge Washington Univer-sity.

The Howard Theatre was"the first and the most glori-ous" of the black theaters, hesaid, adding that it became"the black voice, the newNegro movement."

"This new Negro movementwas giving voice to black aspi-rations, to social and politicaljustice, through the performingarts," he told AFP.

"Howard was the premiereplace in which black voicesfound a receptive audience."

With 1,200 seats and a fa-cade of both neo-classical andItalian renaissance inspiration,the theater will be a venue forseveral dozen performances ayear, spanning jazz, blues,rock, plays and amateur con-tests.

The theater launched the ca-reers of many of the greats ofblack American music -- in-cluding Duke Ellington, EllaFitzgerald, Marvin Gaye andthe Supremes, according to thetheater.

In the 1930s, its director de-cided to hold amateur nights.Ella Fitzgerald was one of the

(From L-R) Pianist Joe Sample, bassist Christian McBride, actor-comedian Bill Cosby,trumpet player Christian Scott, tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath, and musical directorGeorge Duke perform on stage during the opening gala of the historic Howard Theaterin Washington, DC on April 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO

RIO DE JANEIRO - The Confraria del Garoto (Boy´sBrotherhood in Portuguese, a group of senior citizenswho play pranks every Friday 13th) presents 22-year oldDelis Cris (C) atop a ladder, naming her the first and onlyMiss Friday 13th in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil onApril 13, 2012. The group presented Cris at 13.13 hs onApril 13 to celebrate Friday 13th, which in Brazil -unlikemost Western cultures- is considered to be a lucky day.

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match or better the Londonqualifying mark once more toseal a place in the team for theJuly 27 to August 12 spectacle.

Khotso Mokoena, whoselong jump silver was the onlymedal won by South Africa inBeijing four years ago, lookeda shadow of his former selfwhen finishing only secondbehind Zarck Visser in thefinal.

The first two leaps ofMokoena were ruled no-jumpsand the best he managed was8.13 metres -- short of theLondon qualifying markwhich Visser achieved with8.21 metres, but it did notcount owing to a tailwind.

drawals meant heats and semi-finals were unnecessary.

Semenya, whose 2009Berlin world title was fol-lowed by gender tests aftercomplaints from rivals, bet-tered the London qualifyingmark of 1:59.90 when finish-ing second last year in defenceof her crown.

Her first South African out-ing of this season delivered adisappointing 2:03.60 andcoach and former Olympic800m champion Maria Mutolasays it is important that herprotege runs a sub-two-minuterace.

Semenya is in the same po-sition as Pistorius -- needing to

Games qualifying time of45.30 in Pretoria this year andmust do so again at an interna-tional meet to realise hisdream of being the first am-putee to compete at the quad-rennial multi-sport showcase.

The organisation also toldathletes they must compete atthe national championships tobe considered for London,with officials setting the SouthAfrican team a target of 12medals from all sports.

Former world 800mwomen's champion Caster Se-menya is considered the bestmedal prospect among the ath-letes and she went straight intothe Saturday final after with-

Bolt as anchor for Racers. Allexcept Roach have run under10 seconds at the distance.

Former world 100m recordholder Asafa Powell is ex-pected to lead off for MVP andhand to Michael Frater on thebackstretch with Nesta Carteron the curve and maybe Brit-ian's Dwain Chambers on an-chor.

Blake will also run the100m while Powell will startin the men's 200m.

Several other of Jamaica'shigh profile names will run in-cluding Olympic 100m cham-pion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce,Brigitte Foster-Hylton, KalieseSpencer and Olympic 400mhurdles champion MelanieWalker.

World 100- and 200-meterrecord-holder Bolt was an-nounced at two meets earlierthis season but withdrew forunknown reasons.

Glen Mills, Bolt's coach,confirmed to AFP that thesprint star will finally open hisrun-up to the LondonOlympics this weekend.

The 4x100m relay has beendubbed the biggest clash so farthis season for Jamaica, whichhopes for another triumphantOlympic sprint effort againstthe best of the United States asit enjoyed in Beijing four yearsago.

Kimmari Roach is expectedto lead off to reigning world100m champion Yohan Blakewith Mario Forsythe third and

KINGSTON (AFP) - ReigningOlympic double sprint cham-pion Usain Bolt will launch his2012 season at the Universityof Technology Classics at theJamaican National Stadium inKingstontoday.Bolt will run the 4x100 on apowerful Racers team that willface rival MVP with both atfull strength.


Athletics: Bolt launches 2012 season atKingston

PORT ELIZABETH (AFP) -Double amputee Oscar Pisto-rius reached the South Africannational championships 400mfinal at wind-swept NelsonMandela University Friday.

He clocked 48.24 secondswhen finishing second in aheat and 47.91 to come fourthin a semi-final and make theSaturday final during a two-day gathering of 2012 LondonOlympic Games hopefuls.

The Blade Runner ap-peared to be taking it easy inthe semi-finals, glancing to hisleft and right during the raceand switching to cruise modeduring the final stages.

Pistorius bettered the

Athletics: Olympic hope Pistorius into S.African400m final

SPORTS

world champion in my secondweight class," Mares said. "I'mnot training any different be-cause he's 36. I'm not lookingat numbers. It's another oppo-nent, another fight, and I haveto train my best.

"I expect a tough fight. Iknow what I'm getting myselfinto. It's a big step-up fight forhim. He's basically trying tomake a comeback. He's goingto fight hard. But I train hardtoo and I'm ready for him."

Panama's Anselmo Moreno,32-2 with one drawn and 11knockouts, will defend hisWBA bantamweight crownagainst Mexico's David de laMora, 24-1 with 17 knockouts,on the same card.

Southpaw Moreno, who haswon 26 fights in a row over thepast 9 1/2 years, will make his10th defense of the crown hewon in 2008.

the World Boxing Associationsuper flyweight title in 2005after losing the same title in2003.

At 36, Morel knows he can-not afford another setback inhis bid to return to the worldthrone.

"My preparation for thisfight has been the best. Basi-cally this is it," he said. "It's door die for me. "I guarantee youage is not catching up with me-- 36 is nothing but a number.I'm in great shape. My feet arestill there. My speed is justtremendous. I still have greatpower. I feel like nothing isgoing to stop me."

Mexico's Mares, 26, has yetto be stopped himself at 23-0with one drawn and 13 knock-outs.

"I can't wait to become a

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - EricMorel has adopted a now ornever attitude in his bid to be-come a world champion forthe first time in more thaneight years. Unbeaten AbnerMares wants to make sure it'snever.

The two former worldchampions meet on April 21 atEl Paso, Texas, for the WorldBoxing Council super ban-tamweight crown vacated byJapan's Toshiaki Nishioka afterhe could not get a fight withFilipino star Nonito Donaire.

"If he wants to come backand try to win back the title,I'm ready to fight him," Maressaid.

Puerto Rico's Morel, 46-2with 23 knockouts, has won 11fights in a row since losing toMartin Castillo of Mexico for

Boxing: Unbeaten Mares hopesto end Morel comeback bid

selves a chance to win ... butthey pretty much dominatedthe overtime."

Chicago's reserves alsonotched 21 rebounds and 13assists.

Bulls coach Tom Thibodeausaid he wasn't surprised to seethe lesser-known Bulls stepup.

"We have a team that's com-prised of all team-first guys,"Thibodeau said.

Chicago's dominant finishlent credence to Wade's pre-game remarks in which hecalled the Bulls "the best teamright now in the NBA".

Although the Heat beat theBulls in last season's EasternConference finals, this is anew season, Wade said.

"Yeah, we're the EasternConference champs, and youhave to knock down thechamps, but at the same timewe're still chasing a team whohas gotten better from lastyear, a team who is the bestteam in the NBA right now,and we have to chase them."

me. I'm not going to.Heat star Dwyane Wade still

had a chance to secure the vic-tory at the end of regulation,but was off-target with a jumpshot.

In overtime, with Rose onthe bench, Luol Deng's basketgave Chicago an 86-84 lead. Ashot from Wade was blockedby Omer Asik and Taj Gibsonconverted a three-point playon the other end to give theBulls an 89-84 lead.

The Bulls outscored theHeat 12-2 in over-time, Miamiunable to make a basket fromthe floor.

Miami star LeBron Jamesled all scorers with 30 points,six rebounds and five assists.Wade added 21 points andChris Bosh scored 20, but noother Heat player scored morethan four points and the Bullsreserves out-scored Miami's47-7.

"It hurts," James admitted."As a team, we felt like weplayed well. We gave our-

CHICAGO (AFP) - WithNBA Most Valuable PlayerDerrick Rose struggling, C.J.Watson and the rest of theBulls stepped up Thursday tolead Chicago to a 96-86 over-time victory over Eastern Con-ference rivals Miami.

Chicago clinched the East-ern Conference Central Divi-sion title and moved fourgames ahead of Miami for thetop playoff seed in the East.

Rose, still finding his wayback after a 12-game injuryabsence, was just 1-of-13 fromthe floor in what was statisti-cally his worst NBA perform-ance.

But Watson helped fill thevoid as he drained a game-tying three-pointer at the endof regulation as part of a 16-point performance.

"I'm not worried about mystats or anything," Rose said."I'm just trying to get my tim-ing back before the playoffsstart. Could I make up ex-cuses? Yeah. But you know

for a further six months."Giuseppe Rossi suf-

fered a relapse of hisright knee injury duringtraining this morning(Friday), which will un-fortunately make him un-available for six months,"Villarreal announced.

"The Italian-Americanhas ruptured the anteriorcruciate ligament in his

right knee and will need toundergo an operation. Villar-real will reveal the date andlocation of his operation inthe coming days."

Capped 27 times by Italy,American-born Rossi hadbeen out since injuring thesame knee during his side's 3-0 loss to Real Madrid on Oc-tober 26 last year but waspreparing to make his come-back.

It is further bad news forItaly coach Cesare Prandelli,who is faced with somethingof an injury crisis in attackprior to Euro 2012.

Prandelli could find him-self without a number of im-portant attacking playerswhen Italy begin their Euro2012 campaign against reign-ing champions Spain inGdansk, Poland on June 10.

Mario Balotelli has beensent off twice for ManchesterCity this season and risksbeing excluded for contra-vening Prandelli's code ofethics, which forbids playersfrom reacting violently on thepitch.

Milan striker Antonio Cas-sano, meanwhile, has onlyjust returned to action follow-ing a heart operation in No-vember.

Cassano and Rossi hadformed Italy's first-choice at-tacking partnership duringqualifying for Euro 2012prior to Rossi's initial injury.

MADRID (AFP) - Villar-real's Italian internationalstriker Giuseppe Rossi willmiss Euro 2012 after suffer-ing a setback in his recoveryfrom a knee injury on Fridaythat is likely to keep him out

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Football: Rossi out ofEuro 2012 after injurysetback

NBA: Bulls edge Heat despiterusty Rose

Derrick Rose #1 of the Chicago Bulls drives past LeBronJames #6 of the Miami Heat

gio II, a former racehorse shefound in a newspaper classifiedadvertisement. She and herolder sister were given theirfirst pony when Amy was onlyone year old.

The Redmond, Washington,native was a firefighter until2006, when she retired to dedi-cate herself to her riding career.

"Amy was one of my firstdeveloping riders on the WestCoast and went on to be a reg-ular member of the team for 10years," said US eventing teamchief Mark Phillips.

LEXINGTON (AFP) - AmyTryon, a two-time Olympianfor the United States in eques-trian eventing, died in her sleepon Thursday, the US EquestrianFederation announced on Fri-day. She was 42 years old.

Tryon was on the bronzemedal US team at the 2004Athens Olympics and took partin the Beijing Olympics as wellas two World EquestrianGames, taking team gold inSpain in 2002 and an individualbronze in Germany in 2006.

Tryon competed aboard Pog-


MANAMA (AFP) - Bahrainiorganisers welcomed the de-cision of Formula One bosseson Friday to go ahead withthe Bahrain Grand Prix onApril 22 as planned despiteunrest in the Gulf kingdom.

"The FIA (Federation In-ternationale de l'Automobile)made the right decision,"Bahrain International Circuit(BIC) chief executive SheikhSalman bin Issa al-Khalifatold AFP.

He acknowledged thatticket sales had been affectedby uncertainty over whetherthe race would go ahead.

"Of course, some peoplewere influenced by the wronginformation. But we now ex-pect... a rise in ticket sales,"Sheikh Salman said.

The sport's governingbody, the FIA, and commer-cial rights holder Bernie Ec-clestone made separateannouncements earlier thesame day in Shanghai, venueof the Chinese Grand Prix, ofthe decision to go ahead withthe Bahrain race.

"This confirms the lack ofcredibility of any informa-tion" over lack of security,said Sheikh Salman.

Last year's Bahrain GrandPrix was called off after Feb-ruary-March 2011 protestsagainst the government thatwere crushed in a deadlycrackdown.

The FIA said in a state-ment that it was "satisfied"that sufficient security was inplace at the Sakhir circuit todeter protesters who say theywill target the event.

FIA president Jean Todtled a fact-finding mission tothe kingdom in November, itadded, meeting the interiorminister, members of theroyal family, European am-bassadors and the businesscommunity.

Bahrain says it is nowsafe, despite a recent upsurgein violence and mountingsectarian tensions, includinga bomb blast on Monday thatwounded seven police offi-cers and a revenge attack onShiite villagers.

The youth group of the"Revolution of February 14"has called for "three days ofrage" in Bahrain from April20 to 22, and also launched acampaign on Twitter againstthe race.

BahrainwelcomesFormulaOne greenlight

Equestrian: US OlympianTryon dead at 42

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