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terbank lending rate.The scandal, which ignited

with British bank Barclays'sbeing fined for trying to rig therate, has called into question akey plank of the global bank-ing system.

The Libor rate is used as areference point for a range ofconsumer interest rates acrossthe world, from US creditcards to European mortgages.

Continued on page 6

WASHINGTON (AFP) - USlawmakers said yesterday theywill question Treasury Secre-tary Timothy Geithner andFederal Reserve ChairmanBen Bernanke about a bankrate-rigging scandal that hasengulfed the global financialsector.

Members of the powerfulUS Senate Banking Commit-tee said the top two US eco-nomic policymakers shouldbrace for questions about themanipulation of the Libor in-

First to receive theirawards were the youngestcontenders in the GuppyClass, some only 6-years-old;Jesper Prins of Arubaclaimed first place. ZSchettswi from the U.S. wasfirst in the next age bracket,“Barracudas,” with his olderbrother Jake taking the topspot in the Superkids classand the New Kids champ wasXenion Celestijn of Bonaire.

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part of the Hi-Winds Com-mittee, headed by Wim Ee-lans, for the generoussponsorship of the ArubaTourism Authority, Insel Air,Purple Entertainment Group,Pro-Tec, Cool FM and Ams-tel Bright.

Male and female athletescompeted in Long Distance,Slalom and Freestyle cate-gories in both windsurfingand kitesurfing, most of latterheats conducted in BocaGrande on the eastern end ofAruba.

They may be tough competi-tors out on the water, butwhen the final award dinneris conducted at Paseo Heren-cia Mall, the hundreds ofwind and kite surfers partici-pating in the annual ArubaHi-Winds demonstrate com-plete camaraderie and friend-ship for their fellowenthusiasts.

Such was the case onMonday night, as anothersuccessful pro/am meet cameto an end. Unfortunately, anumber of the pro contendersand winners could not bethere to collect their trophiesas they had to depart for Italyon Sunday to compete in theIFCA Windsurfing SlalomYouth/Junior Master WorldChampionships in Torbole,Italy, which began on thefinal day of the Hi Winds.

This year’s organizers Ivarvan Luyk and Reinier Middelexpressed gratitude on the

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Aruba Hi-Winds ends inhigh spirits

US Senate to grill Geithner,Bernanke on rate-rigging

Guppies

Masters first place Natha-nial McFarlane

Ben Bernanke Timothy Geithner

Wim Rutgers, Irais Nava,Nilda Koolman, Vicky Arendsand Alice van Romondt, werewitnesses of the very creativeand unique manner in whichthe commemorative book ti-tled, 25 Years at Your Servicewas presented to the PrimeMinister and Minister of SocialAffairs by the Gang di Artegroup.

During a period of morethan one year, these witnessesworked hard to realize this par-ticular book. The contents ofthe book are a reflection of thebeginnings of Aruba’s ApartSatus, how government ser -vices changed from being partof the Netherlands Antillesconstellation to services of thenew government of Aruba.Several interesting develop-ments are described in itspages.

Various articles are accom-panied by photos. The onlygovernment service which re-mained unchanged in the tran-sition was the Meteorologicalservice.

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Presentation of commemorative book...“25 years at your service!”

the so-called low season,cruise lines send their ships toother regions resulting inAruba receiving a very limitednumber of cruise ships duringthe low season. This, by theway, is the same for the entireCaribbean region. For this rea-son, very clever and strong ne-gotiations are required to getthese cruise lines to visit dur-ing a time when they wouldnormally not do so.

Pullmantur has committedto visit Aruba’s port practicallyevery week with 48 visits du -ring 2013 and with 52 calls in2014. This is a major mile-stone especially because it in-cludes our low season.

Continued on page 5

ORANJESTAD -- Aftermonths of conversations anddeliberations with top execu-tives of the Pullman CruiseLine, the Aruba Tourism Au-thority is pleased to announceand celebrate another impor-tant milestone for our tourismindustry, especially for ourcruise tourism.

The government of Aruba,the Aruba Tourism Authorityand the Aruba Ports Authority,diligently working together,has succeeded in getting acommitment from the presti-gious Pullman Company to in-clude Aruba on their itineraryand in a rather large manner.

Aruba is one of the destina-tions in high demand in theCaribbean, nevertheless during

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Aruba to receive Pullmanturcruise calls year-round in2013 and 2014!

Program is a joint venturebetween the government ofAruba, the Ministry of De-fense and the Ministry of In-ternal Affairs of the Nether -lands.

The Marines’ Camp gra-ciously offered the parents,family of the young peopleand other guests a lunch fol-lowing the brief ceremony.

vare and complete the rigo -rous program. They will nowcontinue to take courses atthe Enseñanza pa Empleoand at the same time will beengaged in a traineeship atthe hotels or in an automo-bile garage, depending onthe course they choose tofollow.

The Social Formation

Social Formation program.Tne Prime Minister con-

gratulated the youngstersand then had the honor ofpresenting them their barretsand diplomas. These youngpeople will move to the nextphase of their program.

The day was indeed a dayof rejoicing that these youngpeople were able to perser-

another phaseof their socialf o r m a t i o ntraining pro-gram.

Proud pa -rents, familymem bers andmentors fromthe marines’-camp, the Mi -nistry ofGeneral Affairs,representativesfrom Holland(VNOA) andthe Prime Min-ister of Aruba,were all presentat the Marine’sCamp and wit-nessed theocassion lastMonday after-noon. They allwitnessed themoment when

each young person washanded his barret anddiploma for successfullycompleting the four monthsof military training.

Throwing their hats force-fully to the ground to receivethe barret was symbolic ofpassing an other phase of the

In unison and with loudvoice, the 17 youth re-sponded to Captain Werle-man’s question:...”are youready to receive your bar-ret?”....”Yes Captain!” Thiswas the culminating momentthey waited for...the momentsignalling the completion of


17 young people complete Social Formation program

on Tuesday afternoons start-ing from 1.30 pm; for AWG.10,-- (shopping bag) or AWG.20,-- (tee-shirt) they get a softdrink, an ice cream and thehome-made result of theirflowing creative juices. Thedates are 17, 24 and 31 July aswell as August 7. There isroom for a maximum of tenchildren, so register as fast aspossible at [email protected] or via 593-2933.

You can also register viaFacebook: donkeysanctuar-yaruba. Just do it!

The Donkey Sactuary hasthought up a nice activity forthe summer holidays. Chil-dren are more than welcomeevery Tuesday afternoon tocome and paint a nice tee-shirtor linen shopping bag. Seatedamong the donkeys, sur-rounded by a stunning pieceof nature they can let their cre-ativity loose while enjoying asoft drink and an ice cream. Ateam of volunteers will see toit that everything will go ac-cording to plan.

Your children can have fun

the organization members forthe tremendous job they aredoing and also wished all theparticipants lots of success.

Kowlessar commented:“RBC is proud to again be themain sponsor of Art RulesAruba as this program hasproven to be so successful withmore than 200 young partici-pants. It is excepcional to seethat in a short period of twoweeks of workshops the partic-ipants are so well prepared in8 different art disciplines. It isgreat to see how much talentwe have on the island.”

RBC is a bank that relievesin the power of the arts to en-rich our lives and enhance ourcommunities and is committedto helping the next generationof artists to develop their skillsand bring their visions to life.

Mr. Kowlessar invitedeveryone to come to the finalshowcase on July 20th at CasDi Cultura as it promises to bean amazing performance.

brunch. The workshops startedafter the brunch and they willhave a duration of two weeks.

During the press conferenceMr. Wayne Kowlessar, AreaVice President Personal Bank-ing of RBC Royal Bank(Aruba) N.V. adressed every-one present and congratulated

Last Monday, The PancakeGallery Foundation launchedits art program Art Rules Aruba2012, which is sponsored byRBC Royal Bank. There was apleasant atmosphere where allthe participants and teachers ofthe organization were presentand enjoyed of a pancake

4 Wednesday, July 11, 2012

RBC Royal Bank and The Pancake

Gallery Foundation launched Art

Rules Aruba

Mr. Kowlessar together with the organization and the teachers.

Mr. Kowlessar speaking in the press conference.

Textile painting at theDonkeys

Several new organizationswere born 25 years ago,namely, the Central Bank,Supreme Advice Counsel,General Accounting Bureauand the SER.

The 25 years Status AparteCommission had words ofpraise and thanks to all whocontributed to making the pro -ject a reality so that today wecan have a document descri -bing the historical develop-ment of the organizations ofour country and their services.

The book is expected to beon display in various librariesin Holland, the Dutch Ca -ribbean and in the Library ofCongress in Washington, USA.

25 years at

your serviceContinued from page 2

unique and historic for Aruba!In 2013 Pullmantur will make12 calls with their Horizonship which carries 1.828 pas-sengers and a crew of 620members, and 36 calls withMonarch of the Seas whichcarries 2.733 passengers and860 crew members.

Monarch of the Seas willreturn in 2014 with 52 calls.The ships itinerary will includeCartagena, La Guaira, Curacaoand Panama.

ATA is extremely pleasedwith this agreement andpledges to continue workingwith their partners to achieveeven more growth for Arubawith a special focus on theother cruise and tourism sea-sons as well.

Pullmantur will make 26 callsboth in 2013 and 2014. In ad-dition, Aruba will also serve as“home port.” This means thatpassengers can board and dis-embark here, thanks to the nat-ural advantage for easy flightconnectivity from Aruba.

Together with the 8 visitsscheduled from Royal Ca -ribbean Cruise Lines during the2013 low season and Pullman-tur’s calls, we will receive atotal of 34 additional calls forthe low season. This results ina growth from 44.822 passen-gers in 2012 to 136.062 passen-gers in the 2013 low season.This is equivalent to a recordgrowth of 86.101 passengersand 34 calls in this period.

Certainly, something

juicy and tender steaks such asthe famous Gaucho steak, the16 oz sirloin, or the PinchoTorro Caliente -- the world’slargest shishkebab, the T-bonesteak, the veal chop, evenfresh seafood and lobster andmuch more.

Any day of the week, whileyou savor your perfectlygrilled Churrasco, the stro -lling guitarist duo, entertainswith romantic tangos andboleros.

So drop in tonight or anynight, the tradition lives on inthe rustic dining room, as thefriendly El Gaucho staff mem-bers pamper and entertainyou...and the kids can quietlyplay in the Kids’ Room, witharcade games, Disney videos,crayons and Lego while pa -rents enjoy a quiet and rela -xing, unforgettable dinner.

As it is celebrating its 35thbirthday, El Gaucho is nowserving a multi-course An-niversary Menu featuring itsmost popular dishes. It is alsoraffling a free trip to Argentina,all expenses paid, among din-ers. The winning ticket will bedrawn in December, so hurryup, make sure your name is in-cluded in the tombola.

Patrons coming for dinner atEl Gaucho restaurant willnotice the change immedi-ately! The exterior color ofthe restaurant, serving thebiggest and the best steakssince 1977 has beenchanged. Recently the wallswere repainted severalshades of blue, as inspiredby the Argentinean flag.

Old pictures tell the storyof a family owned grillhouse which opened onquaint Wilhelminastraat onFebruary 17th, 1977, in theheart of town, a small unpre-tentious eatery dedicated toquality Argentinean steaks.

Over the years the restau-rant evolved, upgraded andexpanded and all along deve -loped a die-hard followingamong locals and visitors.

The secret to the El Gau-cho success story? There isno secret, just good manage-ment and dedicated staffmembers tirelessly, and con-sistently catering to overthree generations of beeflovers.

Today, at the original lo-cation, the restaurant pre-pares a variety of temptingdishes, charcoal-grilled,


Thirty five years of hospitality

El Gaucho Restaurant boasts a new look

Aruba to receive Pullmanturcruise calls year-round...!Continued from page 1

corrected" and punished.The PRI, in power for

seven decades ending in 2000,rejected the accusations. Brea -king campaign spending limitsand vote buying are punish-able by fines under the law.

Mexico's Electoral Tribunalwill accept challenges to thevote until tomorrow, and hasuntil September 6 to issue averdict.

Lopez Obrador came insecond in the 2006 presidentialelection, losing by less thanone percentage point. He thenled protests that virtually par-alyzed Mexico City for morethan a month, claiming fraud.

Tens of thousands of de -mon strators marched throughMexico City on Saturday pro -testing Pena Nieto's victory.

Pena Nieto, a former stategovernor, is scheduled to takeoffice in December. He will in-herit a country engaged in abrutal drug war and an eco -nomy struggling to create jobs.

nancing, and directly boughtvotes.

Pena Nieto, 45, won theelection with 38 percent of thevote, followed by leftist An-dres Manuel Lopez Obradorwith 31 percent and the PAN'sJosefina Vazquez Mota with25 percent, according to thefinal official vote result.

Lopez Obrador said Mon-day he was gathering evidenceto ask vote officials to declarethe presidential election in-valid, claiming the PRI boughtfive million ballots. PenaNieto obtained 3.3 millionmore votes than LopezObrador.

Madero however made itclear that the PAN will not jointhe leftist legal case, and willnot ask for the results to be in-validated.

Calderon on Monday saidthe alleged vote buying was"unacceptable" and somethingthat "had to be immediately

MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Pre -sident Felipe Calderon's con-servative National ActionParty (PAN) will formally re-quest that electoral officialsprobe allegations of vote buy-ing in Mexico's July 1 presi-dential election.

Enrique Pena Nieto fromthe Institutional RevolutionaryParty (PRI) won the ballot bya solid margin, but opponentsclaim he engaged in a massivescheme to purchase votesahead of election day.

"We recognize the officialresults published up to now,"PAN leader Gustavo Maderosaid late Monday, "but there isimportant evidence of severeinequality and of gravefaults."

Madero, who spoke after alengthy meeting with seniorparty leaders, said there wasevidence that the PRI brokecampaign finance spendinglimits, used off-the-books fi-

from Barclays of problemswith Libor," in late 2007, in thecontext of "thousands of callsand e-mails" from market par-ticipants.

In spring 2008 the Fed saidit "made further inquiry of Bar-clays as to how Libor submis-sions were being conducted.We subsequently shared analy-sis and suggestions for reformof Libor with the relevant au-thorities in the UK."

According to David Kotok,chairman of Cumberland Ad-visors, the scandal raises ques-tions about whether Fedsurveillance was good enoughand what it will do now.

Kotok suggested guiltybanks could lose their prime-dealer status, a much-covetedand lucrative status bestowedby the New York Fed, whichallows banks to buy US bondsdirectly from the government.

"We wonder what messagewould be sent if the NY Fednow took Barclays out of theprimary dealer lineup for apenalty period. And we wonderwhat the market will think if theNY Fed does nothing," he said.

"It is important that we under-stand how any manipulationmay impact American con-sumers and the US financialsystem," Senate committeechairman Tim Johnson said ina statement.

"The Banking Committeewill hold hearings in July withTreasury Secretary Geithnerand Federal Reserve ChairmanBernanke, and I am askingthem to be prepared to answersenators' questions on this mat-ter."

The Fed chairman is likelyto face a particularly roughtime from lawmakers.

As well as being a centralbank, the Fed is a watchdog formany of the banks that set theLibor, including Barclays.

Questions have been raisedabout when the Fed detectedfoul play, whether it didenough to stop it and whetherthe issue was put on the back-burner because Wall Street wasat the time in the throes of the2007-2008 financial crisis.

The New York Federal Re-serve has said that it "receivedoccasional anecdotal reports


INTERNATIONAL NEWS US Senate to grill Geithner,Bernanke on rate-rigging Continued from page 1

A Bosnian Muslim man is seencries near coffins prepared for amass burial at the Memorial Cen-ter in Potocari, near Srebrenica.The bodies of 520 recently identi-fied victims of the Srebrenica mas-sacre were buried today, July 11,the anniversary of the massacrewhen Bosnian Serb forces com-manded by Ratko Mladic slaugh-tered 8,000 Muslim men and boysand buried them in mass graves, inEurope's worst massacre sinceWorld War Two. Bosnian Serb ex-army chief Ratko Mladic was "likea bully" who several times at meet-ings with UN officials duringBosnia's 1992-95 war threatened tokill civilians, a witness said Tues-day.

In this photo taken Friday, July 6, 2012, Ronaldo da Silva,left, and fellow inmates pedal stationary bikes to chargecar batteries at a prison in Santa Rita do Sapucai, Brazil.An innovative program allows inmates at this medium-security prison to shave days off their sentence in ex-change for riding stationary bikes hooked up toconverted car batteries that are used to illuminate SantaRita do Sapucai's town square.

Mladic threatened to kill civilians,UN court told

Mexico's ruling party to demandvote buying probe

nialism."There seems to be some-

thing foreign, something notAmerican about Obama," D'-Souza told radio talk show hostMichael Berry, who is hostingThursday's screening in Hous-ton ahead of the film's nation-wide release.

"He has embraced a kind ofanti-American third world ide-ology and that's anti-colonial-ism."

"2016," which alludes tothe last year of what D'Souzasays would be a disastrous sec-ond Obama term, is producedby Gerald Molen, who was be-hind such Steven Spielbergblockbusters as "Schindler'sList" and "Jurassic Park."

us. Instead wewere fighting,fighting, fightingover nothing. Weare third world,second world."

B a r a c kObama Senior,an economistand academic,had four wivesincluding an-thropologist AnnDunham, themother of Presi-dent Obama, andJael Otieno, themother ofGeorge Obama,who now lives inthe UnitedStates.

The youngestObama told D'-Souza he was only six monthsold when his father died in acar accident. He said he had nomemories of him, although hismother had told him that "hewas really educated."

The film clip ends on a noteof glaring contrast, with aphoto of George Obama at thedoor of a tiny cinder block hutset alongside an image of theAmerican leader strolling pur-posefully across the WhiteHouse lawn.

D'Souza, a policy analyst inthe Reagan administration whonow runs a Christian college inNew York, stirred controversywhen he argued in his bookthat Obama's politics embodyhis father's contempt for colo-

WASHINGTON (AFP) -Barack Obama's slum- llinghalf-brother in Kenya says heneeds no help from his power-ful sibling, in an election-yeardocumentary that is highlycritical of the US president.

"I think he has a family ofhis own," said George Obamain a park-bench interview withconservative author Dinesh D'-Souza that is a highlight of"2016: Obama's America,"which premieres this week inHouston, Texas.

"I'm a member of his fam-ily, but I'm over-age, so I helpmyself," the younger Obamasaid in a four-minute clip thatappears on the website of theHollywood Reporter (www.hollywoodreporter.com) tradejournal.

D'Souza, author of the 2011bestseller "The Roots of Oba -ma's Rage," said he trackeddown the US president's brotherin Nairobi after seeing a newsreport about him living insqualor in the Kenyan capital.

The film clip does not men-tion that Obama grew up in awell-to-do part of Nairobi, be-fore he ventured toward itsslums, ultimately working witha charity he co-founded to helpyoung people trapped inpoverty.

When D'Souza, citing theBible, suggests that PresidentObama -- who is up for re-election in November -- is fail-ing in his duty as "his brother'skee per," George Obama re -plies: "He's got other issues todeal with. He's taking care ofthe world, so he's taking careof me."

George Obama, appearingfor the first time in a movie,goes on to say that Kenyamight be enjoying a higherlevel of development todayhad British colonial rule --which ended in 1963 -- lastedfor a bit longer.

"But it's true," he said."They would have developed

Documentary finds Obama's half-

brother in Kenya slums

It said the Muslim, aphysics graduate, planned "todamage or destroy the Penta-gon and US Congress buildingusing large remote-controlledaircraft filled with C-4 plasticexplosives."

In a complaint filed late lastyear, officials said Ferdaus'splan was to use the "aerial as-sault" to "eliminate key loca-tions." Ferdaus was quoted assaying the Capitol dome wouldbe blown "to smithereens."

Ferdaus was captured aspart of a sting operation inwhich he sought to procure ex-plosive chemicals, grenadesand firearms from undercoverFBI agents.

BOSTON (AFP) - An Ameri-can Al-Qaeda supporter admit-ted plotting to bomb thePentagon and the Capitol usingexplosives-laden model planesand will be jailed for 17 years,officials said yesterday.

In an agreement reachedlast week, Rezwan Ferdaus,26, pleaded guilty to attempt-ing to damage and destroy theWashington landmarks bymeans of an explosive and at-tempting to provide materialsupport to terrorists.

US judicial authorities saidin a statement they would dis-miss several other countsagainst Ferdaus as part of aplea agreement reached in afederal court, following a casein which the suspect fell victimto an FBI sting.

"He has also agreed to ajoint sentencing recommenda-tion of 17 years in prison fol-lowed by 10 years of super -vised release," a statement fromthe US Justice Department said.

"In exchange, the govern-ment has agreed to dismiss theremaining charges against Fer-daus at the time of sentencing,"the statement said.


INTERNATIONAL NEWS

American 'Al-Qaeda backer'pleads guilty to bomb plot

Rezwan Ferdaus,

SWEDEN, Ludvika : A house hangs over a rain-swollencreek at Nyhammar in Dalarna, central Sweden, on July10, 2012. Areas in Sweden hit by floods are bracingthemselves for further downpours and thunderstormsas a low pressure system moves across the region.

(AFP PHOTO)

PARIS - Cells blood bags are pictured on July 6, 2012 atthe blood collection center of the French Institution forBlood (EFS) in Paris. The EFS opened a blood donationhouse (Maison du don) in Paris, it is the fifth blood do-nation house in France since 2007.

AFP/Photo

their scarce financial resourcesand the strain on the Jordanianhealth services..."

Jordan's council of ministerson Monday approved thebuilding of several refugeecamps to host more than140,000 Syrians who have fledthe conflict in their homeland.

Many of those refugees are

AMMAN (AFP) - Jordan'shealth ministry and Doctors ofthe World will open a medicalcentre this week to help treatstens of thousands of Syrianrefugees in the kingdom, theinternational aid group said onTuesday.

The health centre will openon Sunday in the border townof Ramtha to "provide primaryhealth care to Syrians and vul-nerable Jordanians," Medecinsdu Monde said in a statement.

"The health centre's openingwill mark an important step inthe project to improve healthcare access for Syrians whohave fled to Jordan, Lebanonor Turkey," it added.

"To consult a doctor or getmedical treatment is a chal-lenge for many of the thou-sands of Syrians who arepresent in Ramtha. Their ac-cess to health is limited by

now staying with relatives,particularly in northern Jor-dan.

The statement quoted a Syr-ian doctor who came to Jordana year ago as saying that "Syr-ians are suffering from psy-chological trauma because ofwhat they went through inSyria and their escape."

"Others are also sufferingfrom interruptions in theirtreatment for chronic ill-nesses... 40 percent of the chil-dren we have seen atconsultations show symptomsof post-traumatic stress, suchas fear of the dark, distress andaggressiveness," he said.

The Britain-based SyrianObservatory for HumanRights has estimated that morethan 17,000 people have beenkilled since the anti-regimeuprising in Syria broke out inmid-March 2001.

Doctors of the World to treat Syriansin Jordan

ning," promoted by the Billand Melinda Gates Founda-tion.

It is campaigning for therights of 120 million womenand girls to have access tofamily planning.

It also pointed to the bene-fits for child health and preg-nancies that are planned andspaced out.

The world's populationreached seven billion last yearand is likely to climb to around9.3 billion by 2050, and morethan 10 billion by 2100, ac-cording to UN estimates.

Demographic growth willbe overwhelmingly concen-trated in the poorest countries,especially Africa.

PARIS (AFP) - Contraceptiveuse saves the lives of morethan a quarter of millionwomen each year, either fromdeath in childbirth or unsafeabortions, according to esti-mates published on Tuesday.

In 2008, 355,000 womendied while giving birth or fromillegal or dangerous abortions,a study published by TheLancet said.

But more than 250,000deaths were averted that yearbecause contraception reducedunwanted pregnancies, it said.

The paper, led by John Cle-land, a professor at the LondonSchool of Hygiene and Tropi-cal Medicine, appears in TheLancet on the eve of a "Lon-don Summit on Family Plan-


Health & Living

been beset by chronic prob-lems.

Local health agency directorMaurizio Scoppa said the hotweather and garbage being leftout overnight for early morn-ing pick-up were major fac-tors.

Some health experts havewarned of a heightened risk oftyphoid and hepatitis A. but asRed cockroaches of the sametype as the ones in Naples --also known in Italian as "cock-roach of the ships" -- are com-mon in tropical climatesaround the world and arespread to port cities by globalshipping.

ROME (AFP) - The city ofNaples in southern Italy is bat-tling an infestation of large redcockroaches brought on by theunseasonally warm weatherand unhygienic conditions,health officials said on Tues-day.

Pest control personnel arespraying sewers with poisonaround the clock to try andhold off an invasion by theroaches, which can be up toseven centimetres long andthrive in heat, humidity and or-ganic decomposition.

The infestation has reigniteda debate about problems withwaste disposal in Naples, amafia-linked sector that has

Warm weather brings outred cockroaches in Naples

Contraception saves 250,000lives each year: study

Health Tip: Exfoliating your skinExfoliating is skin treatment where the upper layers of dead

skin cells are sloughed off by a loofah sponge, sea salt, brush,

or by other means. You can exfoliate any area of skin. When

exfoliating your face, use products that are designed for your

face.

How to Exfoliate

1. Wet the area of skin you

want to exfoliate.

2. Use a synthetic scrubbing

sponge, exfoliating gloves

or a body loofah.

3.Apply an exfoliating

cleanser to your skin or

sprinkle it onto your sponge.

4. Making circular motions,

scrub the exfoliating

cleanser over your skin using your sponge or loofah.

5. Be gentle over sensitive parts of the body, like delicate neck

and thigh tissue.

6.Rinse skin thoroughly.

7.Follow up with a good moisturizer.

Exfoliation Tips

1. When exfoliating the face, use products specifically de-

signed for the face.

2. Your skin may tingle for some minutes after using alpha or

beta hydroxy acids.

3. If you exfoliate regularly, keep moisturizer on your face at

all times to keep your face from drying out.

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Fischer said in a statement:"Benedict must have misun-derstood us."

He said the cover showed apope who had accidentallyspilled a soft drink over hiscassock in his exuberance.

A spokeswoman for a re-gional court in the northerncity of Hamburg said authori-ties had already banned themagazine from further publi-cation of the image although itdoes not have to recall editionsalready issued.

The "Vatileaks" scandal hasseen whistleblowers copyingand leaking private documentsstraight from Benedict's desk,causing deep embarrassmentto the Vatican.

The leaked documents shedlight on many Vatican secrets,including the Church's taxproblems, paedophile priestscandals and negotiations withhardline traditionalist rebels.

leak has been found."Titanic then published on its

home page a copy of a lettersent by Archbishop AngeloBecciu to a German lawyer inBenedict's name asking him totake "the necessary legal stepsagainst this publication."

"The Holy Father tasks youto institute proceedings againstthis violation of his personalrights," the letter added.

The magazine's editor Leo

BERLIN (AFP) - A Germanmagazine said Tuesday thatPope Benedict XVI waspreparing to sue it for publish-ing a cover satirising the"Vatileaks" leaked-documentsscandal that has rocked theVatican.

Titanic magazine's July edi-tion featured a picture of theGerman-born pontiff with ayellow stain on his white cas-sock and the headline: "The

KAZAKHSTAN, BAIKONUR : A Proton-M rocket, carryingSirius-5 satellite, owned by the Netherlands-based firmSES, blasts off from the Russian leased Kazakhstan'sBaikonur cosmodrome early on July 10, 2012. The Russ-ian carrier rocket successfully placed on the target orbitthe Dutch communications satellite, the Russian mediareported today.

AFP PHOTO


(AFP)- A German tourist hasbeen arrested for allegedly try-ing to smuggle four endan-gered iguanas out of theGalapagos Islands, accordingto the national park.

The Galapagos NationalPark said its security guardshad intercepted the man onMonday at the airport on thearchipelago after he was seencarrying a suspicious package,which was found to containfour lizards wrapped in can-vas.

The reptiles appear to beGalapagos Land Iguanas(conolophus subcristatus), anendangered species. The yel-lowish lizards can grow to beover a meter (three feet) long,with males weighing up to 13kilograms (30 pounds).

The iguanas have been seento raise themselves off theground to allow finches to eatticks off their bellies -- thesame Galapagos finches that

inspired Charles Darwin whenhe visited the islands in the19th century.

In 1976 wild dogs wipedout a colony of around 500 ofthe iguanas on the island ofSanta Cruz. The national parkrescued around 60 survivorsand launched a captive breed-ing program to try to revive thespecies.

The Galapagos Islands, sit-uated about 1,000 kilometers(620 miles) off Ecuador'scoast, gained fame when Dar-win visited in 1835 to conductresearch that led to his revolu-tionary theories on evolution.

The archipelago has been aUNESCO World Heritage Sitesince 1978 for the rich plantand animal life found both onland and in the surroundingsea.

The man arrested on Mon-day faces a prison sentence ofup to three years if convictedof the charges.

German arrested forstealing iguanas fromGalapagos

Sci-Tech

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Pope to sue German magazine over'Vatileaks' cover

GUATEMALA, Guatemala City : Plastinated human bod-ies are on display at the "Body Worlds", the anatomicalexhibition of real human bodies by German anatomistGunther von Hagens, in Guatemala City, this week. Plas-tination is a technique used in anatomy to preserve bod-ies or body parts. Water and fat are replaced by certainplastics, yielding specimens that can be touched, do notsmell or decay, and even retain most microscopic prop-erties of the original sample.

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tomers, and said the where-abouts of those funds was cur-rently unknown.

The regulator said PFGoverstated its deposits and theshortfall currently, and has pre-viously, exceeded $200 mil-lion.They also were accused offiling false reports with theCFTC, an independent federalregulatory agency.

WASHINGTON(AFP) - USregulators sued Peregrine Fi-nancial Group and its owneryesterday, alleging fraud andmisappropriation of customerfunds that has left a shortfall of$200 million in deposits.

The US Commodity Fu-tures Trading Commission(CFTC) said it filed a com-plaint in an Illinois federalcourt against Peregrine (PFG)and chief executive RussellWasendorf, the company's soleowner.

The CFTC alleged that PFGand Wasendorf -- who it saidtried to commit suicide atPFG's Iowa office on Mondayand is thought to be in a coma-- "failed to maintain adequatecustomer funds in segregatedaccounts."

The CFTC alleged that PFGand Wasendorf used customerfunds for purposes other thanthose intended by its cus-

the rest of the eurozone with-out major reforms.

It also said that Italianbanks were broadly stable butstill heavily reliant on liquidityfrom the European CentralBank and that lenders were be-coming too exposed to sove -reign risk and rising loan rates.

While the IMF kept its eco-nomic growth forecasts atminus 1.9 percent for this yearand minus 0.3 percent in 2013,it said Italy's debt would rise to125.8 percent of gross domesticproduct this year and that thedeficit would decline only to2.6 percent. But the Fund alsosaid that Italy's primary surpluswould rise to more than 4.0 per-cent of GDP by 2014 -- thehighest level in the eurozone.

The report stressed the im-portance of keeping up the re-form momentum with con -tinued public support forMonti, whose popularity rat-ings have dipped but remainrelatively high as budget cutshave taken holds.

Minister Mario Monti.The International Monetary

Fund said it expected a reco -very to "take hold" only at thestart of next year with a rise inexports but said growth rateswould continue to lag behind

ROME (AFP) - The IMF yes-terday warned that Italy's eco -nomy remained "vulnerable"to the euro debt crisis andcould have a knock-on effectglobally despite "strong ef-forts" being made by Prime

attract solid demand.Christophe Frankel, deputy

head of the fund, said in astatement that the placement"demonstrates investor confi-dence in the EFSF name, irre-spective of the volatile marketenvironment."

Three debt-wracked euro-zone countries have had re-course to EFSF funds: Greece,Portugal and Ireland.

The EFSF, which was es-tablished with a total lendingcapacity of 440 billion euros,is due to be replaced eventu-ally by a permanent rescuefund called the European Sta-bility Mechanism, with 500billion euros of firepower.

The ESM was due to comeinto force on July 1, but it hassuffered delays, notably due tolegal challenges in Germanythat were being heard yester-day.

FRANKFURT (AFP) - TheEU's bailout fund said yester-day it had successfully raised6.0 billion euros ($7.3 billion)at lower rates than its previoussuch operation, shrugging offturbulence on the bond mar-kets.

Demand for the five-yeardebt was high, with close to8.0 billion euros' worth of bidsreceived, said the Luxem-bourg-based European Finan-cial Stability Facility (EFSF).

The yield, or rate of returnto investors, on the paper was1.652 percent. In May, theyield at a similar auction was1.83 percent, suggesting in-vestors are flocking to thefund, which is backed by Eu-ropean powerhouse Germany.

While the bond markets areraising pressure on the likes ofSpain and Italy, pushing theirborrowing costs sky-high, thebailout fund has continued to

* Finance-public-debt-euro-zone-EU-Italy-IMF-bankingROME: The IMF warned thatItaly's economy remains "vul-nerable" to the euro debt crisisand could have a knock-on ef-fect globally despite "strongefforts" being made by PrimeMinister Mario Monti.

* Finance-public-debt-bank-banking-ECB-FrancePARIS: Unifying banking su-pervision in the eurozone canbe done "quickly" and wouldbest be handled by the Euro-pean Central Bank, Bank ofFrance chief and ECB boardmember Christian Noyer said.

* Germany-economy-growth-MerkelJAKARTA:German Chancel-lor Angela Merkel said thatgrowth in Europe's largesteconomy would be more slug-gish this year due to weakerexports to European marketsbut that it would still manageto expand.

* Greece-finance-public-debt-eurozone-bondsATHENS: Greece raised 1.625billion euros ($2 billion) atslightly lower rates in a six-month treasury bill sale, twodays after the new governmentsecured a confidence vote inparliament.

* Greece-economy-bank-bankingATHENS: Bank deposits arereturning to Greece after theformation of a coalition go -vernment which has pledgedto pursue the country's EU-IMF bailout goals, the Bank ofGreece governor said.

* Britain-France-diplomacy-finance-debt-eurozoneLONDON: French PresidentFrancois Hollande said thatEurope could have "differentspeeds," after holding talkswith British Prime MinisterDavid Cameron focusing onthe eurozone crisis.

* Finance-public-debt-euro-zone-bondsPARIS: Rates of return onSpanish and Italian benchmarkbonds eased on improving sen-timent after eurozone ministersapproved a first slice of rescueloans for Spanish banks.

* Finance-public-debt-Ger-many-ESM-EU-courtKARLSRUHE, Germany:Germany's top court beganhearing challenges to euro cri-sis-fighting tools, as the fi-nance minister warned of"major uncertainty" if judgesordered a delay in ratification.

PARIS (AFP) - Here are themain developments in the eu-rozone debt crisis yesterday:

* Finance-public-debt-euro-zoneBRUSSELS: European Unionfinance ministers bought Spainmore time to revive its sicklyeconomy, offering 30 billioneuros to save the country'sbanks and protect Europe frommore debt contagion.

* Forex-Europe-euro-dollarLONDON: The European sin-gle currency tumbled to a newtwo-year dollar low, as tradersquestioned whether the latesteurozone deal would resolveSpain's massive debt prob-lems.

* Finance-public-debt-Ger-many-Spain-eurozoneBERLIN: Germany's parlia-ment will hold a special ses-sion on July 19 to debate aid toSpain, parliamentary sourcessaid after eurozone ministersoffered 30 billion euros to savethe country's banks.

* Portugal-economy-growth-recession-forecastLISBON: The Portugueseeconomy is set to shrink by 3.0percent this year instead of 3.4percent forecast previously,the national central bank said.


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trine and tradition of theChurch," the Vatican said.

The Vatican said Chinashould "not encourage gesturescontrary" to dialogue.

Chinese Catholics numberaround 5.7 million accordingto official statistics and 12 mil-lion according to independentsources. They are divided be-tween the official Church andan underground one loyal tothe pope.

ministration of Harbin, and helacks the authority to governthe priests and the Catholiccommunity in the Province ofHeilongjiang," it added.

The ordination took placelast Friday despite repeatedVatican warnings.

"All Catholics in China --pastors, priests, consecratedpersons and lay faithful -- arecalled to defend and safeguardthat which pertains to the doc-

BEVERLY HILLS : Writer/Director Carl Reiner, actor

Mickey Rooney and actor Billy Crystal attend The Acad-

emy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science's "The Last

70mm Film Festival" Screening Of "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad,

Mad World" at AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater on July

9, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.AFP/Photo

"Euphoria" to claim Sweden'sfifth victory.

"It will be a family celebra-tion for all of Europe. Malmoe,a multicultural city, is the idealplace for this internationalevent," SVT head Eva Hamil-ton said in a statement.

Malmoe also hosted theevent in 1992 and otherSwedish host cities includeStockholm and Gothenburg.

Sweden's public broadcasterSVT.

Sweden "has very big ambi-tions" and wants to make thekitsch contest "more dynamicand richer in emotion", he said.

According to the contest'srules, the winning nation at acompetition hosts the follow-ing year's event. Singer Loreenwowed voters May 26 with hercatchy techno-pop number

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Swe-den will host the 2013 Eurovi-sion Song Contest in thesouthern city of Malmoe, thecompetition's executive pro-ducer said Monday.

Malmoe is Sweden's third-largest city and the contest willbe held from May 14-18 in the15,000-capacity MalmoeArena, said Martin Osterdahl,the event's top producer for


Sweden to host Eurovision 2013 in Malmoe

added.The New Journalism Foun-

dation was founded in 1994 inthe Colombian resort city ofCartagena.

The 85-year-old author'sbrother Jaime Garcia Mar-quez told Mexican newspaperEl Universal in an interviewpublished online last weekthat the 1982 Nobel winner issuffering from "senile demen-tia."

"What he has are somememory issues; in our family,we all end up with senile de-

mentia. I am starting to getsome of the onset complica-tions and he already is in thethroes of it," said Jaime GarciaMarquez.

Weakened by cancer,Gabriel Garcia Marquez didnot resume writing after hislatest novel, "Memories of MyMelancholy Whores," in 2004.

This year marks the 30th an-niversary since Garcia Mar-quez received the Nobel Prizefor Literature.

"One Hundred Years ofSolitude", his tale of a troubledfamily living in the imaginaryvillage of Macondo in the 19thand 20th centuries, has beentranslated into 35 languages.The book has sold 30 millioncopies worldwide.

BOGOTA (AFP) - The head ofa foundation created byColombian Nobel literaturelaureate Gabriel Garcia Mar-quez on Monday refutedclaims from the author'sbrother that he is sufferingfrom dementia.

"I will not argue or com-ment on interpretations ofGabo's private affairs andhealth, but I assert there is nomedical diagnosis of senile de-mentia," the director of theNew Journalism Foundation,Jaime Abello, wrote on Twit-ter.

"Please, enough messagesof solidarity: Gabo is not in-sane. He's just an elderly per-son who has lost a bit ofmemory. I still have the pleas-ure of being his friend," he

Garcia Marquez foundationrefutes dementia claim

VATICAN CITY (AFP) - TheVatican on Tuesday said it wasexcommunicating a Chinesebishop ordained last week bystate-sanctioned Church au-thorities in northeast Chinawithout Pope Benedict XVI'sconsent.

"The Reverend Joseph YueFusheng, ordained withoutpontifical mandate and henceillicitly, has automatically in-curred the sanctions laid downby canon 1382 of the Code ofCanon Law," the Vatican saidin a statement.

Under religious law, boththe bishop ordained and thebishop celebrating the cere-mony without papal consentare excommunicated, meaningthat they can no longer receivethe Eucharist or take an activepart in the liturgy.

"Consequently the Holy Seedoes not recognise him asbishop of the Apostolic Ad-

Vatican excommunicates 'illicit' Chinesebishop


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Check-in for your holidayescape is conducted in thecomfort of your vacationhome, not while waiting online at check-in desk. In everyway, Gold Coast seeks topamper their guests whileproviding them with the feel-ing of being in a cozy com-munity, not the normallybustling resort, particularlyexperienced during the majorholidays. If you wish an opti-mal vacation experience withgreat savings, visit their web-site: www.goldcoastaruba.com to get acquainted withthe community and the lay-out, details and availability ofaccommodations, or call 586-2200 to talk personally to aGold Coast representative.

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“The greater portion ofhome owners are using their“home away from home” inAruba to escape the wintermonths, or spend holidayswith the family on the is-land,” noted Gold Coast de-veloper Fito Croes. To assistin the demand for more com-plete facilities for groupsand fa mi- lies, famed hote-lier Ed Ma-lone has beenplaced in charge of the rentalprogram.

Staying at Gold Coast is avery attractive proposition forthose traveling with groupsthat would require multiplehotel rooms. Two and threebedroom Villas or TownHomes accommodate largenumbers and offer extensiveamenities along with a finalcost resulting in considerablesavings. The community isminutes to the best beachesand all the casino action, andoffers a quiet and secludedgetaway with two swimmingpools and specialized serviceswith more on the way, such asa fitness room, tennis courtsand mini-mall. Ed canarrange maid service, babysit-ters, caterers, airline pick-up

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

.Seafood main coursesrange from $14 for Catch ofthe Day Aruban Style to $18for shrimp and $20 for amixed seafood platter withshrimp, fish, squid, scallopsand mussels. Meat dishes suchas BBQ Chicken and Ribs orGrilled Tenderloin range from$12 to $16, each including achoice of 2 side dishes; allquite yummy and bargain-priced to boot!

The Queen’s is located onthe second level of PalmBeach Plaza, tucked into acozy corner at the front of themall. If you have a mind to trythe real deal in Aruban food,without a doubt, this is theway to truly eat like a local.They are open from 11:00 AMto 11:00 PM, daily, offering in-door and outdoor dining.Aside from an extensive menuthey also have daily specialsmade from whatever is in sea-son and Mama Luisa is in themood to prepare, so don’t for-get to ask about what isn’t onthe menu!

An elegant décor with abreezy terrace overlookingPalm Beach welcomes gueststo Varella Innocencia’s verypopular restaurant showcasingauthentic local cuisine: TheQueen’s.

They may have movedfrom Oranjestad to hipper newdigs in Palm Beach Plaza, butthe food and prices are strictlynative, which is what first wonthis charming eatery theirloyal clientele. Varella’s mom,Luisa, is still in the kitchen,conjuring up the deliciousdishes that have been in herfamily for generations, ac-knowledged on the menu withitems such as “Carni Stoba diMamachi”-“Grandma’s BeefStew,” and their ArawakSteak, along with local delica-cies like Keshi Yena -“FullCheese.” This is a tasty, fillingstew of chicken, with other in-gredients that are handy thatday, all incased in a thick skinof melted Gouda. It was verysatisfying and particularlymemorable paired with TheQueen’s garlic bread and veryspecial Pica, a mix of choppedonions and the famous localhot pepper, Madame Janette.Not overly spicy, it lends thatperfect bit of tang to this deli-ciously picturesque meal.

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London: chelsea and england footballer John terryleaves after attending the second day of his trial at West-minster Magistrates court in London, on July 10, 2012.John terry's lawyers asked tuesday for the racial abusecase against the former england football captain to bedismissed from court, calling it "weak and tenuous, anssaing that terry said that he was "very angry and upset"when he thought an opponent had accused him of mak-ing racist remarks."

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Clary might have seenPhelps at the toughest time,however, just after his recordeight-gold haul from the Bei-jing Olympics when hegained weight and was notmotivated.

"The fact that I know Iwork harder than he doesmakes me appreciate everylittle goal and every little gainthat I make," Clary said.

"And the day that it hap-pens, when I finally beat him,is going to be a huge deal inmy mind, because it would becomplete satisfaction. And theonly thing that would be betterthan that is breaking the worldrecord."

Clary lost out on anOlympic spot in the 400-me-tres individual medley toPhelps and Ryan Lochte butwas second to Phelps in the200 butterfly and second againin the 200 backstroke to qual-ify for London in both of thoseevents.

"The fact that he doesn'thave to work as hard to get thatdone, it's a real shame," Clarysaid of Phelps. "It's too bad.You see that all too often,where you get athletes that areincredibly talented that reallytake it for granted.

LOS ANGELES(AFP) - TylerClary has called out USOlympic swim teammateMichael Phelps for a poor workethic, saying the 14-timeOlympic champion could havedone more had he worked hard.

Clary made his comments tothe Press-Enterprise newspaperin his hometown of Riverside,California, about observationshe made of Phelps for a year atthe University of Michiganfour years ago.

"I saw a real lack of prepa-ration (from) him," Clary said."Basically he was a swimmerthat didn't want to be there.They can talk about all of thesegoals and plans and prepara-tion they have. I saw it. I know.It's different. And I saw some-body that has basically beenasking to get beat for thelongest time."

ings."I lost a bit of time in the

time trial, but there are stillquite a few stages where I canclaw back some time," said theformer Tour of Spain and Girod'Italia winner who rides forKatusha. "I can get on thepodium. We'll see later if I canget any higher."

Belgian Jurgen van denBroeck, a fourth place finisherin 2010, was one of the ridersin the Lotto team that tried toshake up Wiggins and Sky inthe hilly eighth stage, but to noavail.

Now nearly five minutesdown, he has launched a rally-ing call in today's 10th stageover the first 'hors categorie'(unclassified) climb of the race.

"As of tomorrow I'm ex-pecting a real war against Wig-gins," said Van den Broeck,who spent some of his rest dayputting himself through an in-tense three and a half hourtraining session. "The onlyreason I've lost time is becauseI've been unlucky."

Evans, meanwhile, said: "Isuspect it's going to get harder,riders always get more tiredand we've got a lot of hardstages to go. I think it's goingto open up more and more."

Wiggins, despite his advan-tage, says he's ready for thebattle ahead.

"We're in a dream scenarioat the moment almost twominutes ahead, which is some-thing we'd never really hopedfor or imagined having.

cant lead of 1min 53sec overAustralia's defending cham-pion Cadel Evans, of BMC.

But with several otherchallengers even further offthe pace, Sky may have to beextra vigilant.

Former Tour of Spain win-ner Vincenzo Nibali of Italycould be one of Evans' strate-gic allies in the mountainsand, sitting 2:23 off the pace,believes in his chances.

"Nobody is unbeatable,"said the Liquigas team leader,who believes the key is tosplit Wiggins and his key

climbing helper Chris Froomefrom the rest of the formidableSky team in the mountains.

Russian Denis Menchov,fifth at 3:02, believes a podiumplace is possible and he'scounting on the remaining 11stages to move up the stand-

MACON (AFP) - It will take aconcerted and sustained effortto destabilise Bradley Wigginsand Team Sky at the Tour deFrance, but the Briton's rivalsare queuing up to have a go.

Sky leader Wiggins resumesthe race today with a signifi-


Cycling: Rivals queuing up toattack Sky

duBai (afP) - argentinianfootball legend diegoMaradona was sacked ascoach of united arab emi-rates side al Wasl justover a year after he wasappointed to the job, theclub announced. the 51-year-old - who was ap-pointed in May 2011 afterhe had lost his job theprevious year as ar-gentina national coach -had looked to be in a pre-carious position after fail-ing to win a trophy lastseason. his cause had notbeen helped when theboard of directors thathad hired him resignedfollowing the previouscampaign and their re-placements took the deci-sion to fire him after ameeting on tuesday.Maradona - who as aplayer almost singlehand-edly guided argentina tothe 1986 World cup tro-phy and then to the 1990final - had another yearleft on his contract.

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For a full listing of all com-petitors and their standing atthe finish, visit the Hi-Windswebsite:http://www.hiwind-saruba.com

The Aruba Hi-WindsCommittee put to bed anotherweek of great athletic compe-tition on the sea, accompa-nied by beach parties and

May last year when Liu,with a new starting tech-nique of taking sevenstrides rather than eightto the first hurdle, glidedover the barriers toshock in-form AmericanDavid Oliver in Shang-hai.

It set up a mouth-wa-tering world champi-onships final twomonths later in Daegu,South Korea, featuringLiu, Oliver and reigningOlympic championDayron Robles, the

world record-holder fromCuba.

Liu was acceleratingsmoothly over the last thirdand looked set to overhaulRobles, leading in the nextlane, at the line.

But the Cuban reachedacross and grabbed Liu's armonce before the last hurdle andonce again after, checking hismomentum as the Chineserunner finished third.

Robles was later disquali-fied, handing the title to Amer-ica's Jason Richardson, whileLiu was awarded silver. Al-though there was outrage inChina, Liu took the incidentcalmly.

Revenge could be on themenu this year. In the currentseason, Liu has beaten Roblesover 60 metres in Birminghamand he came second to AriesMerritt in the world indoorchampionships in March.

In London, he can cap a mo-mentous comeback by claim-ing a second Olympic goldmedal, along with retributionover Robles -- and, if the starsalign, erase the Cuban's 12.87from the record books.

glittering Olympics for thehosts.

Liu's withdrawal in severepain, without even clearing ahurdle in his first heat, causedsuch profound shock that fansflooded out of the Bird's Neststadium and a Chinese TV pre-senter wept as he announcedthe news.

It was the start of the longspell in the doldrums for Liu,who had claimed China's firstever sprint gold in a worldrecord-equalling 12.91sec inAthens, and lowered the markto 12.88 two years later inLausanne.

American surgeons re-moved calcium deposits fromhis right Achilles tendon inDecember 2008, but it wasmore than a year after Beijingbefore he returned to the trackin his home city of Shanghai.

But Liu remained troubledby the injury and he took an-other six months off in 2010before returning to form withAsian Games gold that No-vember, clocking 13.09 infront of a huge crowd inChina's Guangzhou.

The breakthrough came in

SHANGHAI (AFP) - Chinesehurdler Liu Xiang endured in-jury agony at the BeijingOlympics and bitter injusticeat last year's world champi-onships, but now he looks onthe verge of redemption inLondon.

It's been a long road backfor the unassuming "FlyingMan", 28, who won 110m hur-dles gold at Athens 2004 butwas struck down by anAchilles injury in Beijing, ableak moment in an otherwise


Olympics: Liu leaps hurdles inpursuit of redemption

Sports Slalom Hender Acosta first Eddy de Groot secondAlejandro Soto third

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gory in Slalom, Long Dis-tance and Overall. ProChamp in Slalom and Overallwent to VenezuelanDionyGuadagnino, and his compa-triot, Carolina Comino for alltitles in the Women’s races,for the Overall title. HenderAcosta, also from Venezuela,won the Sports Category.

Long Distance first placetrophies went to: Milan deJonge of Aruba, Big Kids,Fulco de Vries of Curacao,Grandmasters, Josh Anguloof the Cape Verde Islandsclaimed the Pro Men’s trophyand Alejandro Soto of Arubawon the Sports Category.

Freestyle races were ini-tially delayed as the neededwind for those breathtakingacrobatics was not on sched-ule for Friday’s heats. Thingspicked up, and after the dou-ble eliminations on Saturdaymorning, Pro champ KikiThodé of Bonaire was namedKing of the Huts, EthanWestera of Aruba earnedPrince of the Huts, andAruban Stephen Maxclaimed Kid of the Huts.

In the KitesurfingFreestyle challenge, HernanArends of Venezuela wascrowned King, along withtaking the long distancecrown, his countryman, Ser-gio Coella was the Pro cham-pion, and JankaMadrzykowska of Slovakiawas “Queen of the Huts,”Nicole van de Velden ofAruba won the Women’sLong Distance title inkitesurfing.

Winners received beauti-ful, handcrafted trophies, adistinctive tradition of allwindsurfing events, cashawards in the adult cate-gories, and gift certificates toFiberwerX surfing supplystore in Malmok.

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trophy. Veteran participantRichard Albisu of Argentinaclaimed first place in theGrandmasters Slalom andOverall, and perennial champNathan McFarlane of Arubaagain stood tallest on thepodium in the Masters cate-

In the adult ranges for slalom,Mark Tjon of Aruba won theBig Kids division and theSlalom Overall for his agegroup while Miguel Brugge-man of Venezuela took theJuniors’ title in Long Dis-tance also, for the Overall


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Prince of the Huts, Nathen stands in for brother Ethan

Westera

Stephen Max of Aruba wins Kids of the Huts

Women's Kit Long distance Nicole van de Velden of Aruba

first place

grandmasters Ricardo Albisu and Fulco de Vries

New Kids Slalom Xenion Celestijn first Joel Kayser sec-

ond Elton Domacasse third

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