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very first one was the SS Oran-jestad, the last one was the SSQuebec City on September 19,1942 during its fourth patrol.Just 50 days into its fifth patrol,an American plane bombed theU-156 to “das ende.”

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Hochstuhl, describes the attackin much detail and has beenfrequently quoted about theGerman submarine warfare.

This week Aruba Scholar-ship Foundation launches “Be-ginning to Das Ende” tocommemorate the 70th anni -versary and to raise highlyneeded funds for scholarships.This book tells the story of thesubmarine itself, from October4, 1941 when it was commis-sioned, to its sinking (DasEnde) on March 8, 1943.

During this relatively shortperiod, the U-156 made fivepatrols. The first one wasmostly to train the crew. The at-tack on Aruba took place dur-ing the second patrol. In totalthe U-156 sank 19 ships; the

February 16, 1942 was an his-toric day for Aruba. The Ger-man submarine U-156 sank theoil tanker SS Oranjestad andseriously damaged the SS Pe -dernales in the San Nicolas har-bor. Afterwards, it causedmuch damage to the SSArkansas at the Eagle refinerydock. Two of its torpedoesmissed their target, one of themlanding on the beach where itexploded a couple of days laterwhile Dutch demolition expertstried to dismantle it.

To commemorate the 60thanniversary of the event, tenyears ago Aruba ScholarshipFoundation published “Ger-man U-Boat 156 Brought Warto Aruba February 16, 1942”.This book, authored by Bill

Our Police Force is wor -king diligently to ensure thesafety of the general public.They expect the communityto understand and cooperatewith all efforts by the policeto maintain order and tran-quility.

Everyone is responsibleto do his/her part in con-tributing to a pleasant andsafe Carnival

Korps Politie Aruba isthe Aruban Police Force,the official law enforcementagency for the Island ofAruba. It resorts under theMinistry of Justice of theAruban government.

certain whe -ther there areillegal drugs orfirearms onany one’s per-son. The mea -sure provedvery success-ful during thepast weekend.Va rious arrestswere madewith severalfirearms anddrugs confis-cated by thepolice as a result of the bodysearches!

The police intend to applythe body search measure atthe following events:

-the “Hebbe Hebbe”-the lighting parade in

San Nicolaas-jouvert morning-Carnival Parade in San

Nicolaas-Carnival Parade in Oran-

jestadThe police also remind us

all that the “faya Bo haya”policy remains in effect, andif it results that the personhas an outstanding unpaidtraffic fine, the person willbe arrested and incarceratedin the KIA jail immediately!

ORANJESTAD -- The Mi -nistry of Public Justice andthe Aruba Police Force hasinformed the communitythat the police will continueto apply the legal preventivepersonal body searches;search clothing, pockets, ve-hicles, bags and handbags.This measure is not new tothe Aruban public as the po-lice have used this on moreoccasions as a control andpreventive measure in cer-tain areas. The goal is to as-

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Check it out at: http://www.themorningnewsaruba.com/index.php/photography-contest

Body searches will continue thisweekend and for the rest of theCarnival period

Aruba Scholarship Foundation publishes

Beginning to Das Ende To Commemorate

70th Aniversary of the German

Submarine Attack on Aruba.

Stan Norcom

business, or who have anexis ting business for the pastthree years to participate inthe Mission2Brazil contest.This is your opportunity.Present a business plan show-ing how you would do busi-ness with Brazil. Your planmust be submitted before Fri-day the 17th of February.Apply today at www.mis-sion2brazil.com or visit theirFacebook page www.face-book.com/mission2brazil.You may be the lucky winnerof this competition!

For more information sendan email to [email protected] or visit theirFacebook page www.face-book. com/mission2brazil.

ORANJESTAD -- Last Fri-day, Aruba Bank togetherwith ATIA organized an “In-formative Afternoon” for allYoung Entrepreneurs inter-ested in participating in theMission2 Brazil program.Many of our youth were inattendance in the Young En-trepreneur Center of ArubaBank Camacuri. They re-ceived ample informationconcerning the Mission2Brazil project. Many hadquestions regarding the mis-sion and also regarding theMission2Brazil competition.

Aruba Bank and ATIA of-fered extensive informationabout how to do businesswith Brazil and about the re-quirements for participatingin the Mission2Brazil project.They outlined the criteria ofthe Mission2Brazil competi-tion that the judges will eval-uate.

Speakers at the informa-tive gathering were: JuliaHoe vertsz, Office Managerof ATIA; Shanoule Bikker,Ma nager Marketing & PR ofAruba Bank; Mayra Janga,Senior Marketing Commer-cial Credit & Corporate Cus-tomer Service of Aruba Bankand Stephen Camacho, Sen-ior Marketing Officer ofAruba Bank. The “TradeMission2 Brazil” is sched-uled to take place in SaoPaulo, Brazil from March 4to 9, 2012. It is expected thata delegation of more than 20representatives of Aruba willbe part of this Trade Mis-sion2Brazil. The winner ofthe Young Entrepreneurscompetition will join the del-egation to Sao Paolo, Brazil.The winner will be able tomeet his/her key partners inbusiness in Sao Paolo, and beable to put his/her businessplan into action.

An invitation has been ex-tended to all Young Entrepre-neurs interested in starting a

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treat: heart-shaped cupcakes.Besides being a day to ce -

lebrate love and friendship,February 14th was also the lastday to pay this month’s bill atAruba’s electricity company; itis a common occurrence forthere to be a long queue on thelast day of payment. As of Feb-ruary 14th, ELMAR intro-duced its new opening hoursfor its main office in Wilhelmi-nastraat. Instead of opening7:30 am, they will open now at7:45 am, but will remain openuntil 4 p.m for non-stop ser -vice; as of March 14th 2012these same hours will be appli-cable for their Hato branch.

“This is our way to showclients our appreciation” saidELMAR’s Customer RelationsManager Wanda Broeksema.“These changes are part of ourstrategic plan to offer more andbetter service to our clients.We are convinced that by re-maining open non-stop, we areaccommodating clients whoselunch breaks are most conve -nient for them to run out a mo-ment and pay their bills.”

“Our clients were verypleased as well for the Valen-tine’s treat as for the change inhours,” Broeksema added.

decorated their offices, dressedup in red T-shirts and clients re-ceived a special Valentine’s Day

ELMAR, Aruba’s distributor ofelectricity, did not let Valentine’sDay pass by unnoticed! Staffers

ELMAR announces main office now

open non-stop while celebrating

Valentine’s Day with their clients

Mission2Brazil info sessionsparked great interest!

Water Tower will be the firstmonumental buil ding theywill undertake in San Nico-laas.

Both the Oranjestad andSan Nicolaas Towers werebuilt in 1939 and were com-pleted within a matter ofmonths of each other. Thebuilding in San Nicolaas willmaintain its original designexcept for the lower sectionof the building. This buildingwill not get a new complexon its side as was the casewith the Oranjestad building.The addition to the buildingwill be minimal.

Once restored the SanNicolaas Water Tower willbecome an exposition areafor our Utility Companies.

also included in their bid thatthey will complete the reno-vation program in 10 ratherthan in 12 months as wasstipulated in the ProjectDossier. In view of this, theybelieve that the process forobtaining the permit for thejob will take less than 2weeks.

ALBO has experiencewith this type of restorationproject as they were respon-sible for the restoration ofother historical buildings andwere involved in the Ecuryand Censes building proj-ects.

Historical buildings andmonuments are the propertyof the Stichting Monu-menten fonds. The restora-tion of the San Nicolaas

tad, will be the very frstrestoration project in SanNicolaas that the Bureau ofMuseums is leading.

Engineer Matthew con-firmed that all required doc-uments for both ALBO NVand BOHAMA were submit-ted in sealed envelopes. Inthe pre sence of everyonethey evaluated the docu-ments submitted.

According to the meetingon Tuesday, the ALBO NVcompany was the companyto have submitted the lowestbid of 2.1 million Florins.Yvonne Webb expressed herconfidence that there will beno further delay in the proj-ect be cause of the bid pre-sented by ALBO NV.

The ALBO NV company

On Tuesday morn-ing the final phaseof the preparationsfor the restorationof the San NicolaasWater Tower tookplace with theopening of thesealed bid offers todo this job.

Aaron Matthewof PlanD2 andYvonne Webb ofthe Bureau of Mon-uments led the ses-sion to determinewhich companypresented the bestoffer.

The San Nico-laas Water Tower,sister building tothe one in Oranjes-

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ALBO NV to take on first restoration project in San Nicolaas

share their enthusiasm fortheir team with football fa-natics around the globe witha special 2 month campaignoffering great prizes and achance to attend a Manches-ter United game at Old Traf-ford Stadium in GreaterManchester, England, theirhome field.

Clive Faustin of RomerTrading announced thecampaign at La Bodega inEagle, the company’s prin-cipal outlet, and one of thebest places to find all twelvevarieties of wine with theCasillero Del Diablo label.

The trip to England canonly won by registering atthe website http://www.casillerodeldiablo.com/, andno purchase is necessary.However, buying a bottle ofany of the twelve vintagesof Casillero Del Diablowines will award customerswith a scratch card for in-stant wins on some fabulousManchester United/Casillero Del Diablo logo

gear. Quality polo shirts,sports jerseys, warm-up jack-ets, soccer scarves, hats andsport umbrellas in the famousManchester black and red canbe won with the purchase ofa bottle of wine. Winningcards should be redeemed atRomar Trading headquarterlocated at Schotlandstraat 71.

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One of the most respectedwineries of Chile, Concha yToro, producers of the Ca -sillero Del Diablo (Devil’sWine Celler) label, have ap-propriately become officialsponsors of the ManchesterUnited soccer team, knownas the Red Devils. The com-pany has also decided to

chose Me xican, Italian,Aruban, Continental, Orien-tal or just a good, old fash-ioned American hamburgerfrom TGI Friday’s, theyfound great holiday deals, in-cluding last minute gifts-intwo languages- for their sig-nificant others, from severalof the shops.

Families and couplesadmit, the smooth and ro-mantic rhythms of Live Im-pressions, combined withgreat dining choices and funshopping, made an evening atPaseo Herencia a grand finishto Valentine’s Day 2012!

by Rosalie Klein

priced devening,including thebrand new MauteGrill Steakhouse,which just openedtheir doors. A ro-mantic dinner fortwo for Robert andAnn of Aruba in-cluded roses,(which were dis-tributed to all theladies) and a spe-cial combo con-coction from thechef that offered asampling of thewide variety ofmeats on themenu.

Whether diners

Paseo Herencia, PalmBeach’s most distinctive din-ing, shopping and entertain-ment center, could not ignoresuch a special day for loversas Valentine’s Day, and soprovided a varied and de-lightful way to enjoy theevening with one’s signifi-cant other, including a freeconcert by the talented LiveImpressions Trio.

Many selected to enjoy theconcert on the Plaza Paduduring or after dinner at oneof the many varied venuesthe mall sports for a most de-lectable and reasonably


Paseo Herencia offered a complete

romantic evening for Valentine’s Day

Ann and Robert enjoy steak and roses at Maute

Arzu with custom made gifts

A new devil on the team

Get your Game on withCasillero Del Diablowines and ManchesterUnited campaign

Twenty Thousands scratch cards willbe distributed at 30 venues aroundAruba; the deadline to register to winea trip to a Manchester United homegame is May 15. This contest includesthe entire Caribbean and awards a tripfor two with hotel, airfare, stadium en-trance fee and spending money.Romar Trading as the exclusive dis-tributors on Aruba of Casillero Del Di-ablo wines invite all to discover thesedevilishly delightful, moderatelypriced vintages from Chile, and gettheir game on with the newest mem-ber of the Manchester team.

by Rosalie Klein

ORANJESTAD -- In view ofthe precarious situation of theSATA Company during thesedays, and because of the poten-tial consequences for Aruba,the government instituted acommission to deal with thesituation. The commission ispresided by government Medi-ator Anselmo Pontilius, with alawyer of the employees, AAANV, and the Aruba InvestmentBank as financial advisor.

In the past days SATA hasbeen talking to various partiesinterested in taking over thecompany. The company re-quested at least one more weekto try to come up with a solu-tion that would benefit all theparties involved. While saidnegotiations are ongoing, thegovernment was successful inlifting the tax embargo of thecompany so that employeescould be paid their salaries.This obviously was a tremen-dous relief for the employees,though temporary.

There are serious negotia-tions taking place with a groupthat has demonstrated an inte -rest in taking over the com-pany. They have requested onemore week to finalize the ne-gotiations.

Everyone hopes that the ne-gotiations will be fruitful so thatthey can save the many jobs atstake and that the governmentwould be able to ultimately col-lect the overdue taxes thatSATA owes the government.


Government

negotiating

to try to

save jobs

Get your Game on with Casillero Del Diablo wines and Manchester United campaignContinued from page 4

Manchester United Logo GearClive Faustin models the hat and scarf

dominance of the Bank and theInternational Monetary Fund,the world's two leading multi-lateral financial institutions.

Thanks to an unwritten pactbetween European powers andthe United States set when thetwo Washington-based institu-tions were launched in 1945,all 11 Bank presidents havebeen Americans, and men, andall IMF managing directorshave come from Europe.

After IMF chief DominiqueStrauss-Kahn's sudden resigna-tion last May, strong pressurearose from emerging countriesto end the cozy US-Europeandeal and to name a non-Euro-pean to lead the Fund.

WASHINGTON (AFP) -World Bank president RobertZoellick announced yesterdaythat he would step down at theend of June, setting up a possi-ble new fight over US domi-nance at the global develop -ment lender.

Zoellick, 58, said he wouldleave at the end of his five-yearterm, during which he shep-herded the Bank and its mem-bers through a global eco - no micdownturn that, though rooted inthe US and European financialcrises, had a heavy impact onmany of the poorest countries.

His departure sets up thesecond battle in less than ayear over US and European

DAMASCUS (AFP) - Syria'spresident, who is fighting anArab Spring-inspired revolt,called yesterday a constitu-tional referendum that wouldeffectively end nearly 50 yearsof single-party rule, statemedia said.

A day after rejecting UN al-legations of crimes against hu-manity, Bashar al-Assad calledthe referendum for February26, in a move aimed at placa -ting growing global outrageover the bloodshed.

The proposed charter dropsArticle 8, which declared theruling Baath Party as the"leader of the state and soci-ety," allowing for a multi-partysystem, state television said.

The president, who must bea Muslim man, can serve amaximum of two seven-yearterms, although it is unclear ifthis would apply to Assad, whois already in his second term.

Muslim men and boys weremurdered.

Mladic is also accused inthe 44-month siege of Sarajevothat started in May 1992 andclaimed an estimated 10,000lives.

The prosecution said forcesunder Mladic's command con-ducted a "campaign of terror"against civilians by shellingand sniping at them.

He is also charged for menunder his command takinghostage over 200 UN peace-keepers and military observers,keeping them in strategic posi-tions as protection againstNATO airstrikes

fence, if any, and by Mladichimself, "if he so wishes," thedocument said.

Mladic, 69, was arrested inMay last year in northeasternSerbia for his part in Bosnia's1992-95 war that claimed morethan 100,000 lives. He hadbeen on the run for 16 years.

The man referred to as "TheButcher of Bosnia" faces 11counts for some of the worstatrocities committed on Euro-pean soil since World War II.

This included a genocidecharge for masterminding themassacre at Srebrenica in July1995 in which more than 7,000

thorities to act in accordancewith their international humanrights obligations."

In the statement, the UNleader called for "a genuine,all-inclusive and meaningfuldialogue that meets the legiti-mate aspirations of all Bahrai-nis," which he said would"promote peace and stability inthe country."

Ban issued his statement asfresh unrest broke out in thekingdom, where police yesterdayfired tear gas and birdshot at pro-democracy protesters, in clashesmarking the first anniversary ofa Shiite-led uprising.

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) -UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern yes-terday over recent violencebetween security forces anddemonstrators in Bahrain, urg-ing authorities there to exercise"maximum restraint."

"The secretary-general isconcerned about reports ofclashes in Bahrain between se-curity forces and demonstra-tors over the past few days,"Ban said in a statement issuedthrough his office.

"He calls on all parties toexercise maximum restraintand expects the Bahraini au-


INTERNATIONAL NEWS Aruba Scholarship Foundation publishes

Beginning to Das Ende . . . Continued from page 1

Stan Norcom, theauthor of “Begin-ning to Das Ende”spent his formativeyears in Aruba. Hehas done an ad-mirable job re-searching materialfor his book. As agood friend and astrong supporter ofthe work done bythe Aruba Scholar-ship Foundation tohelp needy and de-serving students,Stan has refusedany monetary com-pensation due tohim as the author.Aruba ScholarshipFoundation is verygrateful to Stan for this gener-ous gesture.

The Board of Trustees ofthe Aruba Scholarship Founda-tion is making the necessaryarrangements to make thebook available at all book-stores on the island, but in themeantime “Beginning to DasEnde” can be obtained for theprice of $20 or Afls 35 fromany one of the Trustees. BrianMarchena ([email protected]) is the coordina-

tor of the marketing project.Other members are: Jan van

Nes ([email protected]), Thaïs Nierop - Kappel([email protected]),Hans Shnog ([email protected]), Tito de Cuba([email protected]),Etley Lasten ([email protected]), Faride Tjon Ajong([email protected]),Eric D’Arnault ([email protected]) and Clyde Harms([email protected]).

UN leader urges 'maximumrestraint' in Bahrain

THE HAGUE (AFP) - BosnianSerb ex-army chief RatkoMladic, who faces charges ofgenocide, crimes against hu-manity and war crimes for hisrole in Bosnia's bloody 1990sconflict, will go on trial in May,a UN court here said yesterday.

"The trial shall commenceon Monday, 14 May 2012,with the opening statement ofthe prosecution," the Interna-tional Criminal Tribunal forthe former Yugoslavia (ICTY)said in a document filed beforethe court.

This will be followed by anopening statement by the de-

UN court: Mladic genocide trialset for May 14

Assad setsSyria voteto end near 50-year Baathmonopoly

World Bank's Zoellick tostep down

forge ahead with nuclear activ-ities despite tough sanctionsfrom the West -- and despitespeculation that Israel or theUnited States could be monthsfrom launching military strikesagainst Iran.

uranium exploration in Iran hadbeen stepped up and a new yel-lowcake processing factorywould be "pre-launched" some -time over the next 13 months.

The developments under-lined Tehran's determination to

TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran an-nounced new strides in its nu-clear program yesterday in adefiant blow to US and EUpressure to rein in its atomicactivities, and amid signs of anincreasingly vicious covert warwith Israel over the issue.

President Mahmoud Ah-madinejad unveiled on statetelevision what was describedas Iran's first domestically pro-duced, 20-percent enriched nu-clear fuel for Tehran's researchreactor.

He said 3,000 more cen-trifuges had been added to hiscountry's uranium enrichmenteffort, and officials said new-generation, high-capacity cen-trifuges had been installed inIran's Natanz facility.

And he ordered Iran to "gobuild" four more nuclear re-search reactors.

Iran's Atomic Energy Or-ganisation chief Fereydoon Ab-basi Davani also said that

the jail -- frustrated at beingleft in the dark about the fate oftheir loved ones -- clashed withpolice and then stormed theprison gates early yesterday.

Some 300 men, women andchildren rushed through thegates of the prison in the cen-tral town of Comayagua whenpolice withdrew in face of thecrowd.

President Porfirio Lobo an-nounced he was suspendingthe officials who ran the prisonwhile an investigation was un-derway into what caused theblaze, which he called "a lam-entable and unacceptabletragedy."

Photos published by localmedia showed grisly images ofcharred bodies scatteredthroughout the corridors of thefire-ravaged facility.

Honduran officials said thenumber of dead could surpass300, and that of the more than850 inmates housed in theprison, 357 were still unac-counted for, although theynoted some might have es-caped during the fire.

The prison, located some 90kilometers (56 miles) north ofthe capital city of Tegucigalpa,held almost double its officialinmate capacity.

The director of the Organi-zation of American States saidyesteray he was sending a del-egation to Honduras to inves-tigate the cause.

COMAYAGUA (AFP) - A fireswept through a Honduranprison killing at least 272 in-mates, officials said yesterday,warning the toll could rise withmany inmates left trapped intheir cells by the fierce inferno.

Survivors described wren -ching scenes of inmates clutch-ing each other in desperationwhile being engulfed by chok-ing smoke and flames, in whatis the world's deadliest prisonblaze in a decade.

"They tried to save them-selves by hurling themselvesinto the shower, sinks" and anyother source of water theycould find, one survivor said.

"We are pulling out bo -dies," said prison directorDanilo Orellana. "The situa-tion is serious. Most have as-phyxiated."

Witnesses said some of theinmates escaped by jumpingfrom the prison rooftop, andthere were reports that somehad fled the crowded facilityand were on the loose.

Officials were unclearabout the cause, at first surmis-ing that the blaze was sparkedby a short circuit. But laterthey did not rule that the firemight have been deliberatelyset by inmates.

The inferno broke out ataround 10:50 pm Tuesday, andtook about three hours to bringunder control.

Hundreds of distraught re -latives who gathered outside


INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Honduras prison fire

kills 272 inmates

Iran unveils nuclear progress, defying

US-EU pressure

An image grab taken from yesterday’s broadcast on thestate-run Press TV shows centrifuges at Iran's Nantanznuclear site. (AFP PHOTO)

ISRAEL, EILAT : A general view shows a new border fence under construction alongIsrael's border with Egypt near the Red Sea resort town of Eilat on February 15, 2012.Far from the uproar of Cairo's Tahrir Square, Israel has been doubling its efforts toerect a giant, impenetrable security barrier along its 240-kilometre (150-mile) borderwith the Egyptian Sinai. (AFP PHOTO)

world's malnourished childrenlive, one in six parents alsosaid that their children wereskipping school to work forfood.

the underlying cause for a ma-jority of deaths by diarrhoea,malaria and pneumonia.

In countries where half the

(AFP) - About 450 millionchildren will be physicallyand mentally stunted over thenext 15 years unless the worldtakes action to tackle malnu-trition, a report from Save theChildren warned this week.

Every hour, 300 childrendie due to a lack of nutrientsin their diet, while those whosurvive are permanently dam-aged in a way that impacts ontheir lives and the economicprospects of their countries,the British charity said.

The problem has becomeurgent due to volatile foodprices, economic uncertainty,climate change and demo-graphic shifts.

In Asia, for example, where100 million children arestunted, the report predictsthat climatic changes to foodyields will result in seven mil-lion more stunted children by2050.

Save the Children saidthere were some straightfor-ward remedies, including for-tifying foods with vitaminsand minerals and promotingbreastfeeding.

A child's body adapts to thelong-term lack of nutrients bygiving priority to the needs ofvital organs and functionsrather than to physical or cog-nitive growth -- and the dam-age is largely irreversible.

Malnourished children aremore susceptible to diseaseand the report estimates thatin countries where the prob-lem is worst, malnutrition is

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Health & Living Malnutrition 'puts 450m children atrisk of stunting'

smoked each day also fell "sig-nificantly" in Ireland, Ger-many and the Netherlands, butnot in France.

The authors, led by UteMons of the German CancerResearch Centre in Heidel-berg, say the findings rebutthose who claimed banningsmoking in public placeswould simply shift the habit tothe home, exposing familymembers to dangerous second-hand smoke.

In fact, the new lawsprompted many smokers toban smoking at home, espe-cially if they had already beenmulling an intention to kick thehabit, supported smoke-freelegislation or had a youngchild exposed to passivesmoke.

"Our findings strongly sup-port the premise that smoke-free legislation does not lead tomore smoking in smokers'homes," says the paper.

"The data suggest rather thatsmoke-free legislation maystimulate smokers to establishtotal smoking bans in theirown home."

The research was based onresponses from 4,634 smokersin the four countries and 1,080in Britain. The British resultscame from across the UnitedKingdom except Scotland.

(AFP) - Anti-tobacco laws inseveral European countriesprompted many smokers toban smoking at home and tocut their cigarette consump-tion, according to a study re-ported in the journal TobaccoControl on Tuesday.

Doctors pored over a surveyinto smoking habits in France,Germany, Ireland and theNetherlands, both before andafter bans on smoking in theworkplace, restaurants andbars took effect in the lastdecade.

The trends in those countrieswere compared with Britain,which at the time did not havesmoke-free legislation.

After the laws took effect,the percentage of smokers whobanned all smoking at homerose by 17 percent in France,25 percent in Ireland, 28 per-cent in the Netherlands and 38percent in Germany, the studyfound.

The overall number of ciga-rettes that an individual

Smoke-free lawslead to less smokingat home


(AFP) - An entire village in-side a north Indian nature re-serve has been moved to makemore room for local tigers ina bid to protect the country'sdwindling big cat population,an official said Wednesday.

The village of Umri wasrelocated from Rajasthanstate's Sariska tiger reservelast week, according to R.S.Shekhawat, the field director

of the national park."The process took place

with the cooperation of thefamilies. It will help in secur-ing a proper habitat for bigcats, so both the governmentsof the state and the centre (fed-eral government) are workingin this direction," he told AFP.

He said the authoritiescompensated the affected fam-ilies with either a lump sum

payment of 1 million rupees($20,274) or a combination ofland and cash to build theirnew homes.

India is home to half of theworld's rapidly shrinking wildtiger population but has beenstruggling to halt the big cat'sdecline in the face of poach-ers, international smugglingnetworks and loss of habitat.

The Sariska national parkis in the Aravalli mountainrange and located about 167kilometres (104 miles) fromthe national capital NewDelhi.

Currently home to just fivetigers, officials in the desertpark are working on relocatingmore villagers in the monthsahead, Shekhawat said.

"We expect to relocate allfamilies in different villagesinside the reserve by 2013," hesaid.

India has employed a seriesof measures recently to stemthe decline in the number oftigers.

Last month officials an-nounced that armed comman-dos would be deployed in thejungles of southern India toprevent poachers from captur-ing and killing the big cats.

India has seen its tiger pop-ulation plummet from an esti-mated 40,000 animals in 1947,when it gained independencefrom British colonial rule, tojust 1,706 in 2011.

Indian village relocated toprotect tigers

(AFP) - The amount of datasent to or from mobile gadgetsaround the world annually willrocket to hit the equivalent of33 billion full-length DVDfilms by the year 2016, com-puter networking titan Ciscoforecast on Tuesday.

Worldwide mobile data traf-fic will increase 18-fold in thecoming five years to an annualrate of 130 exabytes - theequivalent of 4.3 quadrilliondigital songs or about 813quadrillion text messages.

The surge in wireless datatraffic will be due, in part, toan explosion in the number of"connected devices," accord-

ing to Cisco. The California-based firm

forecast that the number ofgadgets linked wirelessly tothe Internet would exceed thenumber of people on Earth inthe year 2016.

Another factor will be thepopularity of streaming musicand videos to increasingly so-phisticated mobile devices.

Africa and the Middle Eastwere expected to have thefastest regional growth ratesfor mobile data traffic, fol-lowed by the Asia-Pacific andthen Central and Eastern Eu-rope.

Worldwide mobiledata traffic torocket: Cisco

Sci-Tech

cluding China as early as2000 -- years before Applebegan selling the product.

The US giant subsequentlybought the rights for theglobal trademark, but Proviewclaims it retained the Chineserights.

Apple said it was the right-ful owner of the trademark.

The firm had lodged com-plaints in more than 10 citiesacross China after Apple lostthe case in December.

However, the iPad -- whichwas officially launched inmainland China in September2010 -- remains on sale acrossthe nation's five Apple stores,electronics retailers andthrough some on-line shop-ping sites.

The craze for all thingsApple in China has triggeredwidespread cloning ofiPhones and iPads over theyears.

(AFP) - An electronics firmembroiled in a copyright rowwith Apple said Tuesday itwould ask Chinese customs toblock iPad imports, as twocities pulled the tablet com-puters from some shops overthe dispute.

ProviewTechnology (Shen-zhen) says it owns the Chineserights for the name "iPad" andis preparing to ask customs toprevent Apple from bringingthe iconic tablet computersinto China -- one of the UScompany's biggest markets.

Apple last year took thefirm to a Chinese court, claim-ing trademark infringement,but the court unexpectedly re-jected the case over lack of ev-idence.

ProviewTechnology (Shen-zhen) is owned by a Tai-wanese company thatregistered the trademark name"iPad" in several countries in-

Firm in Apple rowseeks to ban ChinaiPad imports


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look.Adding Pringles will

nearly triple the size of Kel-logg's international snackbusiness, pushing snacks to apoint where they will accountfor as much of total revenueas Kellogg's well-known ce-real business -- the world'slargest, with brands like Spe-cial K and Rice Krispies.

P&G had agreed to sellPringles to Diamond Foodslast year, but that deal be-came "no longer feasible,"according to P&G Chief Ex-ecutive Bob McDonald, fol-lowing the discovery ofimproper accounting at Dia-mond that led the snackscompany to replace its chiefexecutive and finance chief.The U.S. government is look-ing into Diamond's account-ing practices.

Diamond said yesterdaythat it does not have to payany break-up fee on theaborted Pringles deal, and itsshares rose nearly 6 percent.

Pringles is the fourth-largest maker of sweet andsavory snacks in the world,behind PepsiCo's Lay's, Dori-tos and Cheetos, according toEuromonitor International. Inthe United States, it rankseighth.

The companies expect thedeal to close by this summer.

Kellogg Co agreed to swal-low Pringles potato chips for$2.7 billion in a cash deal thatmakes the cereal companyse cond only to PepsiCo Inc inthe global snack food market.

The transaction also marksthe final exit of householdpro ducts maker Procter &Gamble Co from the foodbusiness after its earlier dealto sell Pringles to DiamondFoods Inc fell apart.

The deal was gobbled upon Wall Street. Shares of Kel-logg, whose snack brands al-ready include Keebler coo -kies, Cheez-It crackers andKashi snack bars, rose asmuch as 6 percent to theirhighest level since early No-vember, when the companyposted disappointing resultsand cut its 2011 earnings out-

by the leaders of the twocoalition parties in Greece'sgovernment," Juncker said.

"Second, the Troika fina -lized and presented its analy-sis on the sustainability ofGreece's public debt.

"Third, further technicalwork between Greece and thetroika has led to the identifi-cation of the required addi-tional consolidation measuresof 325 million euros and theestablishment of a detailedlist of prior actions togetherwith a timeline for their im-plementation."

BRUSSELS (AFP) - Euro-zone finance ministers will beset to take "all the necessarydecisions" on Greece Mondayafter Athens met conditionsfor a bailout, the Eurogroupchief said yesterday.

"I am confident that theEurogroup will be able totake all the necessary deci-sions on Monday," Luxem-bourg Prime MinisterJean-Claude Juncker, head ofthe group of eurozone fi-nance ministers, said in astatement.

Juncker said after a confe -rence call between the 17 fi-nance ministers that "sub -stantial further progress" hadbeen made since Tuesday,when eurozone partners werestill waiting for Athens to ful-fill the conditions.

Greek political leaderswere told to deliver a letterpledging to implementbudget cuts and economic re-forms even after April elec-tions and find another 325million euros in cuts.

The ministers were alsowaiting for a report from thetroika of EU, IMF and Euro-pean Central Bank auditorson the sustainability ofGreece's debt under the 230-billion-euro ($300-billion)rescue package.

"First, we received thestrong assurances provided

"We have made a big cut of55 billion reals (nearly $32 bil-lion)" in budget expenditures,Finance Minister Guido Man-tega told a press conference.

"The increase in investmentis the engine of growth inBrazil," added Mantega, whoalso insisted that "social pro-grams would be strengthened."

The cuts announced yester-day are higher than the $30 bil-lion slashed last year just afterPresident Dilma Rousseff tookoffice.

For 2012, the governmentis banking on five percentGDP growth, to be fueled bytax rebates, industry incentivesas well a cut in interest rates, inaddition to an increase in theminimum wage on January 1to the equivalent of $332 permonth from $294.

Brazil registered zero GDPgrowth in the third quarter of2011 compared to the secondquarter, official statisticsshowed.

And the Brazilian Instituteof Geography and Statistics re-ported in early December thatthe economy had grown just3.7 percent in the last 12months.

BRASILIA (AFP) - Brazil'sgovernment yesterday an-nounced nearly $32 billion inspending cuts to its 2012budget but said social pro-grams and major investmentsfor the 2014 World Cup and2016 summer Olympics wouldnot be affected.

The cuts aim to ensure thatBrazil can meet its target of abudget surplus of $81 billion.

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menu absolutely cannot bebeat, and merits several visitsduring their vacation. Add tothat a special deal for Valen-tine’s Day on a bottle of cham-pagne, and you have a winnerwhen choosing the place tohave this holiday dinner.“Patrick is so creative in all thedishes he prepares,” com-mented Phil, “we knew this iswhere we had to come forValentine’s Day.”

Newcomers Carol and Richfrom Pittsburgh agreed. “Idon’t usually like a sauce withmy steak,” observed Rich,“but this was exceptional; wepassed by the restaurant anumber of times and found itquite intriguing. We are cer-tainly pleased we made it ourchoice for Valentine’s Day.”

Patrick and his charmingwife Ivette were very pleasedto see how many repeat pa-trons had made Amuse Bistrotheir choice for a romanticevening, and it was their greatpleasure to share the holidaywith these welcome guests.

by Rosalie Klein

Possibly the most popularnight of the year for diningout, Valentine’s Day calls forsomething special and particu-larly memorable, and manycouples choose the originaland innovative menu at AmuseBistro in the Playa Linda Re-sort for the evening.

Not only does it offer inti-mate, al fresco surroundings,but devoted patrons like Susanand Phil Fauver from Atlanta,and Joseph and Nigar fromCanada, remarked the Ownerand Chef Patrick’s innovative

Susan and Phil from Atlanta

Alfredo serves Carol and Rich from Pittsburgh

The advantage of having es-tablished a loyal clienteleafter a successful 25 years,means that holidays result inwarm, wonderful reunionswith those that have gone be-yond being merely patronsfor Frankie, owner of LePetit Café, his daughter,Maria Louise, who runs thePalm Beach restaurant andson Boeli, the chef.

The famous restaurant lo-cated in front of the PlayaLinda Resort was filled to ca-pacity on Valentine’s Day, asthe décor suggests thecharming ambiance of anold-time European townsquare, along with the restau-rant’s famous trademark,food cooking on a lava stoneserving platter until the cus-tomer decides it is suffi-ciently done.

Long-time and loyalguests were greeted withhugs and kisses. Newcomers,such as Enriquelle and Geral-dine who live on Aruba, werevery pleased with theirchoice for a romantic dinner,as well. “I left the choice toher,” commented Enriquillo,and Geraldine admitted thatin all her life on Aruba, shehad never tried Le Petit Café,but had always wanted todine there, and Valentine’sDay offered the perfect op-portunity; they were not dis-appointed with their decisonin the least.

Glenn and Jeanette, alsonative islanders, agreed theirsurf and turf combos wherejust what Cupid would re-quire for a tasty, cozy, dinnerfor two. Add an exotic cock-tail with a rosy pink color,such as a Chi-chi, and youhave the perfect recipe for aspecial Valentine’s Day din-ner!

by Rosalie Klein


Frankie and family at Le Petit Cafewelcome old friends and newcomersfor Valentine’s Day

Romance and fine diningmake a fine match at

Amuse Bistro

Joseph and Nigar from

Canada

Glenn and Jeanette

Enriquillo and Geraldine

Frankie with daughter Maria Louise and son Boeli

A warm welcome for dear friends


THE MORNING NEWStaste-testing team had a very,very pleasant surprise whenstopping by the newly

rechristened Scabeche, lo-cated in the Caribbean PalmVillas Resort. Veteran visitorswill be pleased to become

reacquainted with Anky, whothey will recognise from heryears with Aruba’s top gour-

met eatery, Chez Mathilde,but has now realized herlong-time dream of welcom-ing and befriending patrons

in her own charming venue. Anky has completely re-

modeled the lovely spacewithin the resort, which is

just a short walk from thePalm Beach resort area, tocreate a delightful ambiance

and menu reflecting hergreat enthusiasm for finefood and quality service.Open for breakfast, lunchand dinner, after only oneyear they are receiving ravereviews under the originalname, Caribbean PalmRestaurant. Sca-beche ishomage to the unique re-gional cooking which istheir specialty, native toPeru and other Latin coun-tries, but with a distinctlyCaribbean flavor.

We absolutely must raveabout their signature dish,Catch of the Day Escabeche,moist and fresh; we hadgrouper in a singular saucethat has us ready to go backASAP for another helping.We also sampled the Shrimpand Scallops appetizer andthe Ceviche Aruban Style,as well as the Fruitti di Mareen Casserole, and recom-mend each of them highly.Scabeche is heaven forseafood lovers, but landlub-bers will also be extremelypleased with the TenderloinTika, a HUGE steak skewerwith loads of fresh vegeta-bles.

Aside from their ex-tremely pleasing and afford-able regular menu, eachnight features some distinc-tive specialty. Monday isCarnival, with a show, Tues-day is Italian night, includ-ing a free Caesar salad,Wednesday is All You CanEat BBQ Ribs for only$19.95 and Thursday isKaraoke Party night withfamed island entertainerLloyd Baptiste, which fea-tures 2 for 1 drinks with freesnacks from 8 to 10 p.m.

Scabeche is a welcomeaddition to the Palm Beachroster of restaurants and def-initely deserves discovering.Diners will love the tranquilsetting, excellent andfriendly service, along witha very reasonably pricedmenu featuring several dis-tinctive and delectabledishes.

Closed on Fridays, theyalso feature 2 for 1 HappyHours 3 times a day fromnoon to 1 p.m., 3 to 5 p.m.and 9 to 10 p.m., temptingyou to linger over a liqueurafter your dinner.

Regional gourmet dining ishighly affordable at Scabeche

Fresh Grouper in Scabeche Sauce

Frutti di Mare Creole in Casserole

Steak Tika

by Fun City has baby rides,video games and air hockeyscaled to pint-sized players anda rock climbing wall and otherfun for teenagers.

For a fee of $20 per hour,parents can rest assured theiryoungsters are well cared forand having a great time in a se-

cure, controlledenvironment. Par-ents and childrenare photographedat check in, andchildren are not re-leased to anyonebut their parents.Both receive IDtags with bar codeswhich must matchup when coming toretrieve your chil-

dren and adults alsoare provided a

beeper so they may be sum-moned at anytime, if ne cessary.Couples are then free to relax

and enjoy Palm Beach’s manygrown-up attractions, such asshopping and fine dining, withpeace of mind.

Fun City provides two greatenvironments forthe family to sharesome quality time,Laser Tag andDesperado, a “5-Dimensional” in-t e r a c t i v eentertainment ex-perience that willdelight the youngand the young atheart; an absolute

bargain at only $5 for eitheradventure. If you want to or-ganize a unique and thrillingbirthday party, the complex of-fers terrific packages that willmake it an event to rememberat a reasonable price.

All the family will findFlowrider and Fun City addingan exciting new aspect to theirAruba vacation and now youhave an answer when youteenagers ask “Are we havingfun yet?”

How many parents chasingafter their little ones while onvacation have had that phrasecross their minds? “Are WEhaving fun yet?” Watching outfor the kids on vacation andkeeping them entertained canmake many a parent wonder ifthe trip was worth it, but now

there is an all encompassinganswer at Palm Beach PlazaShopping Mall that will pro-vide hours of exciting enter-tainment for all ages andpeace of mind for anxiousparents.

The Flowrider/ Fun Citycomplex in Palm Beach takesup the area of a full size resortand offers great activities atreasonable prices for everymember of the family. Every-one will love spending timein the only Flow rider surfingenvironment in theCaribbean, while parents canleave their youngest at FunCity under careful securityand supervision to relax andenjoy a bit of shopping, or adelightful dinner for just thetwo of them.

Fun City offers 3 age-appro-priate environments for young-sters from 1 year to 12, withtrained group leaders seeing toall the children’s needs and pro-

viding educational fun for thelittle ones. There is the BabyGym for ages 3 or 4 and Com-fyland for kids up to 10, whichwas named “Best Playgroundof 2010” by the InternationalAssociation of Amuse mentParks and Attractions; both pro-vide great ways for energeticyoung bodies to get a workoutwhile also being guidedthrough learning entertainment.

Another section of the thirdfloor of the shopping center run

Are we having fun yet?

All ages will enjoy

Flowrider and Fun City

Share the fun on Flowrider

Learning activities to stimulate young

minds

any way possible. Go Yuvi!!Livestrong."

Yuvraj had earlier tweeted

that he was reading Arm-

strong's book "It's Not About

The Bike", saying: "I'm sure

the book will motivate me and

pull me through this difficult

time."

He had a dream run in the

World Cup, scoring 362 runs

and grabbing 15 wickets in

nine matches. He has not

played competitive cricket

since taking part in two of

three home Tests against the

West Indies in November.

Yuvraj has so far scored

8,051 runs in 274 one-dayers

and 1,775 runs in 37 Tests

since making his international

debut in 2000.

It was Messi's defence-splitting pass which led to thefirst goal as Alves and Sanchezsprinted side by side after theball and it was the Chileanwho arrived first to fire pastLeverkusen goalkeeper BerndLeno on 41 minutes.

Despite a plucky display bythe hosts, Barcelona simplyhad too much quality in theirranks to be held up by the Ger-mans.

Despite Barcelona domi-nating possession, Leverkusenfought until the final whistleand coach Robin Dutt praisedhis team, who have now wonjust one of their last eightgames.

lead before Messi claimed a latestrike after converting a DaniAlves cross having initially setthe Brazil defender free.

After Czech Republic de-fender Michal Kadlec had putLeverkusen level with a well-timed header at the start of thesecond-half, the hosts squan-dered chances to earn a drawbefore Messi's 88th-minutegoal put the result beyonddoubt.

"It was important for us towin this match, because underPep (Guardiola the coach) wehave never won the first matchin the Round of 16," saidMessi ahead of the return legat the Nou Camp on March 7.

since winning the 2005 title totake on Frenchman NicolasMahut.

Del Potro admitted he hadtrouble closing out victory. "Iwas nervous in the last game,"said the South American whoreturned to the ATP Top 10after reaching an AustralianOpen quarter-final which helost to Roger Federer.

"I'm really pleased to havewon in my first match here,"he said after advancing innearly two and a half hours.

In other first round results,Marcos Baghdatis beat Ger-man Matthias Bachinger 7-6(7/2), 6-2 while Russian AlexBogomolov advanced asSergiy Stakhovsky quit injuredtrailing 6-3, 0-1.

Slovak Karol Beck beatGermany's Philipp Petzschner7-6 (8/6), 6-3.

"Our court was much fasterwith lower bounce. I didn't re-ally have much time to trainhere. but I coped with it prettywell. I was able to find myrhythm quite fast and was ableto play my game."

Third seed Juan Del Potromade a winning debut as heplayed the event for the firsttime as he put out 2008 cham-pion Michael Llodra 6-4, 6-7(3/7), 6-4.

The Frenchman, ranked47th, was fighting jet-leg afterflying in from France's 4-1Davis Cup victory at the week-end over Canada in Vancouver,nine time zones away.

The last member of the elitewas going into opening actionlater, with top seed Roger Fed-erer stepping onto court at theAhoy stadium for the first time

ROTTERDAM (AFP) -Tomas Berdych overpoweredhis Czech Davis Cup team-mate Lukas Rosol 6-4, 6-2 onWednesday to start his cam-paign at the ATP RotterdamOpen with a win.

Both Berdych and Rosolwon singles ties at the week-end as they helped their coun-try into the Davisquarter-finals and a date withSerbia. But Berdych, seededsecond, showed his clear supe-riority in the clash betweencountrymen.

"I'm satisfied," the numberseven said after advancing inan hour and a quarter with tenaces and three breaks of serveas the pair met for the firsttime. "It was indoors but still atough transition from DavisCup.


Tennis: Berdych, Del Potro winin Rotterdam

LEVERKUSEN (AFP) - Su-perstar Lionel Messi admittedhe was relieved to leave herewith the 3-1 win over BayerLeverkusen which putsBarcelona on the verge of theChampions League quarter-fi-nals after the Round of 16,first-leg clash.

Holders Barcelona took agiant step towards the lasteight on Tuesday with a con-vincing win following a slowstart as maestro Messi put inan impressive display after aquiet first half in this Davidversus Goliath clash.

Goals either side of half-time from Chile's AlexisSanchez put Barcelona into the

Football: Messi happy to put Barcaon verge of last eight

Yuvraj, who is undergoingchemotherapy in the UnitedStates for a malignant tumourlocated between his lungs.

The ace all-rounder, namedman of the tournament afterIndia's World Cup win in Aprillast year, already said he hadbeen drawing inspiration fromArmstrong, who overcame tes-ticular cancer to win the Tourde France seven times.

A photo of the message,posted on Yuvraj's twitter ac-count, read: "Yuvi, I want youto know that the entire LIVE-STRONG team is here foryou.

"We say it all the time, andtruly believe in it: Knowledgeis power, Unity is strength,and Attitude is everything.Please know that we are hereto help you and your family in

NEW DELHI (AFP) - India'scancer-stricken World Cup starYuvraj Singh said Wednesdayhe was inspired after getting amessage from US cycling leg-end Lance Armstrong wishinghim a speedy recovery.

"Message from @lancearm-strong makes me feel better!Thank you lance means a lothope we can meet," tweeted

Cricket: Cancer-hit Yuvraj gets Armstrong boost

SPORTS

York Knicks star, whose par-ents are Taiwanese, has boostedthe island's sport lottery salesby 50 percent since he becamea NBA sensation last week, thelotto company said.

Taiwanese fans placed aseasonal record of Tw$9 mil-lion ($300,000) in bets on Sat-urday's match in which theKnicks defeated the MinnesotaTimberwolves 100-98 for theirfifth victory in a row, said theTaiwan Sports Lottery.

Bets on matches featuringLin grew at least 50 percentwith the majority of buyersbetting on a Knicks' victorywhile Saturday's sales were 1.5times higher than an averageNBA match, it said.

The company expectedsales to keep growing as Lin-sanity continue.

Gambling is banned in Tai-wan, apart from lotteries runby authorised banks.

with such courage out there. Iwas amazed and am still some-what amazed by the way he'splaying."

New York trailed by 12points early in the fourth quar-ter and by nine with just underfour minutes remaining. TheKnicks were also behind bythree with just over one minuteleft in the fourth.

"I'm thankful that my coachand teammates trust me withthe ball at the end of thegame," Lin said. "I like havingit at the end of the game. I'mjust very thankful."

The Knicks' other starplayer, Carmelo Anthony, isout with a groin injury. He isexpected to return by theweekend.

Lin's superb play was re-warded when he was named theEastern Conference Player ofthe Week on Monday.

Meanwhile in Taiei the New

second half.New York's Amare

Stoudemire had 21 points andnine rebounds in his first gameback after missing four consec-utive following the death of hisbrother.

The point guard Lin has car-ried the Knicks during the winstreak. He had a career-best 38points against the Los AngelesLakers and followed it up witha 20-point performance in a100-98 win over the Min-nesota Timberwolves.

Jose Calderon scored 25points, nine assists, and sevenrebounds for the Raptors, whobeat the Knicks earlier in theyear and have won 11 of theirlast 15 at home in this series.

Toronto's Rasual Butlertried a last-second threepointer but it fell short givingthe Knicks the win.

"The guy has heart,"Stoudemire said. "He played

TORONTO (AFP) - JeremyLin scored a game-high 27points and a career-high 11 as-sists as the New York Knicksextended their win streak byrallying in the fourth quarter tobeat Toronto 90-87 on Tuesday.

Lin scored the game-win-ning three pointer with half asecond left in the fourth for theKnicks, who have won sixconsecutive games.

Lin also surpassed ShaquilleO'Neal's league record for themost points in his first fivegames as a starter. Lin has 136points over that span, com-pared with O'Neal's 129.

"I just wanted to make sureI got a good shot at the end ofthe clock," Lin said. "We hadso many active hands. Every-body with deflections, re-bounds and we clamped itdown.

Lin got off to a slow startTuesday but picked it up in the


NBA: Lin lifts Knicks to dramatic winover Raptors

dello Sport newspaper in an in-terview.

"I've had it with the Italiantaxman who's made me feellike a thief, a cheat," added theman whose famous "Hand ofGod" goal helped Argentinadefeat England in the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cupin Mexico.

"I've never stolen anythingfrom Italy or Italians, all I didwas give them joy and pleas-ure on the pitch," he wasquoted as saying.

The 51-year-old, nowcoaching Emirati club Al-Wasl, owes 13.7 million eurosin unpaid tax with another 23.5million euros in interest andfines.

Maradona, however, in-sisted that he was not respon-sible for payment, describinghimself as "the victim, not theculprit".

"In Italy I've become thesymbol of tax evasion, that's aninjustice," he added.

On previous visits to Italy,Maradona has had watches andearrings seized and auctionedto pay off some of his debt.

"I know I'm not the onlyperson in Italy who feels per-secuted by the tax office but Idon't know if the others had awatch taken from their wrist ora diamond from their ear," hecomplained.

Maradona said that if hisdebt can be wiped out, hewould like to return to work inItaly.

ROME (AFP) - Argentina leg-end Diego Maradona onWednesday said he would loveto coach his former clubNapoli but an ongoing wranglewith the Italian authorities overunpaid tax is preventing his re-turn.

Maradona's seven-year spellin Italy saw him attain demi-god status for Napoli fans afterhe helped the club to Serie Awins in 1987 and 1990.

But he walked away fromthe country with an unpaid taxbill and now owes 37.2 millioneuros.

"Every time I set foot inItaly I feel persecuted, when-ever I return I have a horriblefeeling," he told the Corriere

Football: FrustratedMaradona complainsof persecution


DOHA (AFP) - Caroline Woz-niacki, playing her first matchsince losing her world numberone ranking, crashed out of theQatar Open on Wednesday,squandering three matchpoints in a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3)defeat to Lucie Safarova.

There was also misery fordefending champion VeraZvonareva who quit with a hipinjury midway through hersecond round match againstRomania’s Monica Niculescu.

Czech left-hander Safarovasaved three match points in thethird set and played a superbtiebreaker to set up a third

round clash with Russian Svet-lana Kuznetsova, who defeatedcompatriot Maria Kirilenko 6-4, 6-4.

Wozniacki, seeded two butnow ranked at four in theworld, was deposed from theworld top spot when she wasknocked out of the AustralianOpen quarter-finals.

"I just want to get out ofhere (the press conferenceroom). You don’t want to staywhen you lose a match likethat," Wozniacki.

"It’s really disappointingbut you have to move on,"added the Dane, who was run-

ner up twice in Doha -- in the2010 season-ending champi-onships and last year’s QatarOpen.

There were no such prob-lems, however, for newly-crowned world number oneand Australian Open championVictoria Azarenka who cruisedinto the third round, beatingGermany’s Mona Barthel 6-1,6-0.

The Belarussian top seedwill now take on Romania’sSimona Halep.

Safarova, who is now 2-1 incareer clashes with Wozniacki,said: "Unless you win the finalpoint, the match is not over."

"I just wanted to keep fight-ing. It feels absolutely amaz-ing," added the 25-year-old,who has won four titles on theWTA Tour.

Even the presence of golferboyfriend Rory McIlroy could-n’t inspire Wozniacki as shemade several unforced errorson big points to allow Safarovaback into the match in the sec-ond set.

The Dane also failed to takeadvantage of three matchpoints in the 10th game of thethird.

Buoyed by the let-off, Sa-farova really turned it on in thetiebreaker, pulling away afterthe scores were tied 3-3, alucky net cord giving her a 4-3lead.

A cracking double-handedbackhand passing shot saw theCzech go up 5-3.

Earlier Zvonareva’s hipproblem came back to haunther for the second consecutiveweek when she called it quitsafter trailing Niculescu.

Niculescu had taken thefirst set 7-5 and was leading 3-2 in the second whenZvonareva, the sixth seed, de-cided she couldn’t take the

pain anymore.Last week in Pattaya,

Zvonareva quit during herquarter-final match with an-other Romanian, SoranaCirstea, who was taking onAustralia's Samantha Stosur inDoha later on Wednesday.

Earlier, fourth-seeded Ag-nieszka Radwanska of Polandthrashed Great Britain's AnneKeothavong 6-1, 6-2, whileFrench fifth seed Marion Bar-toli also had it easy, beatingSpaniard Anabel Medina Gar-rigues 6-2, 6-0.

Serb Jelena Jankovicbowed out, falling to IsraeliShahar Peer 7-6 (7/4), 6-2.

Tennis: Wozniacki crashes at first hurdle in

Doha

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark serves

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