tuesday, october 30, 2012

tail, in the financial arena,hotel and restaurant areas.Central bank’s report states:

“The responses to the sur-vey’s questions on profitabilityindicate the positive sentimentof business about the currenteconomic conditions, as 67.7%percent of the respondents re-ported that profits were ob-served (annex 7). The highestprofit surges were noted in thewholesale and retail trade, fi-nancial intermediation, andhotel & restaurant sectors”.The Aruba Central Bank’s re-port closes with the comment:“Altogether, on balance busi-ness gained a more positiveoutlook in the second quarterof 2012”.

Aruba, as the index on the cur-rent economic conditionsmoved to slightly above neu-tral, while that for the futurebecame more positive”.

The figures register an im-provement both in the actualsituation as well as in the ex-pectations and confidence inthe future. In 2009 the indexwas below 100, showing thatthe economic perspective washeading in a negative direc-tion. But, in view of the figuresof this year’s quarter beingabove 100, this indicates aconvincing positivism regard-ing the Aruban economic cli-mate.

The survey reveals posi-tivism in wholesale sales, re-

ORANJESTAD -- The resultsof a survey conducted by theCentral Bank of Aruba in thesecond quarter of the year in-dicate a growing optimismabout the economic conditionsof Aruba in the short term. Thesurvey also captured a morepositive perception with re-spect to the future of Aruba.

The index of the economicsituation has risen from 0.4%to 100.1 in the second quarterof 2012. This when comparedto 99.7 in the first quarter,gives un indication of indis-putable positivism.

The figures with respect tothe near future have risen to1.4% compared to the pastquarter. The figures suppliedby Central Bank also includethose of 2009. This shows thatthe level of confidence in 2012is greater than that of 2009,namely a total of 10% greater.While the index for short termbusiness perception in 2009was 90.0, in 2012 this has in-creased to more than 10% andclimbing to almost 102.5.

Central Bank’s reportstates: “The results of the Busi-ness Perception Survey (BPS)for the second quarter of 2012indicate that businesses be-came more optimistic aboutthe current and short term fu-ture economic conditions in

Aruba Central Bank Survey indicates

growing economic positivism

Tens of thousands werestranded as the mega storm'simpact on air travel was felt asfar afield as Asia and Europe,ruining holiday plans, delayingbusiness trips and likely keep-ing scores of parents from get-ting home in time to take theirchildren out for Halloween onWednesday.

Some 8,344 flights werecancelled on Sunday and mon-day as airlines prepared for thestorm, according toflightaware.com.

A further 3,726 flights havealready been cancelled fortoday and 298 on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AFP) - Morethan 12,000 flights have beengrounded as Hurricane Sandythwarted travel up and downthe US East Coast yesterdaywith powerful winds andblinding rain that could lingerfor days.

That number is expected togrow as the slow-moving"Frankenstorm" churns its wayinland after making expectedlandfall near Atlantic City,New Jersey yesterday evening.

Along the way the stormwill encounter a cold frontcoming down from Canadathat could whip up as much asthree feet of snow.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Hurricane Sandy grounds

12,000 US flights

doesn’t wear you out. Thepark is situated on a naturaloutcropping over amazingviews of Aruba for milesaround.

Aruba Waterpark is openfrom 11:00 AM until 7:00 PMTuesday through Sunday.They host a 2-for-1 HappyHour on Fridays from 5:00 to7:00 PM. There is no fee forentering the park to enjoy thesunset from their cheerful din-ing/bar plaza, with already in-expensive drinks discountedeven more.

Never crowded during theweek it is easy to find, justhead for the Hooiberg. Call585-0060 or visit their web-site: http://www.arubavaca-tionpark.com/aruba-waterparkfrom more information and di-rections.

and $8 for children. Thoseunder two years of age or over65 are free. All-inclusivepackages for adults are avail-able for only $39 for unlimitedfood and beverages, includingalcoholic drinks from the bar.

A $13 ticket for children in-cludes lunch, two

drinks and icecream.

A lot ofclever plan-ning wentinto this park.The familyarea has long,

slower slidesfor little ones

and extremelyshallow waters. Those who “take no

prisoners” will love thedeep dips of the “adult” sec-tion. It is thoughtfully laidout so the climb to the top isnot a daunting flight of steepstairs, but a gradual andcharming nature walk that

Heaven knows, Aruba has aclimate and environment thatbegs for a waterpark, but hasbeen unsuccessful so far inpresenting a proper facility forall ages. The owner and engi-neer of Aruba Waterpark, sit-ting in the shadow of theHooiberg, designed a funplace with eight great slidesfrom kiddy to killer, sur-rounded by breathtaking vis-tas.

Not only does it offer fro -licking in the fresh water, but

has an extremely clean, attrac-tive and CHEAP restaurant.Hamburger and hotdog plat-ters are at local prices, as is ex-cellent BBQ and various localspecialties prepared by thechef from what is fresh andnice at the market.

Soups, salads, and variousstobas and local dishes areserved in ample portions.

Best part of Aruba Water-park is the price: $11 for adults

Aruba Waterpark-FINALLY,

affordable family fun!

take place on November 2, 3and 4th at Centro DeportivoBetico Croes in Santa Cruz.

Games will be played in 3categories: 1. Open Group, 2.Youth Group-18, and 3.Youth Group U-12.

Prizes:1. Open Group: 1st place

$600, 2nd place $400, 3rdplace 200,

Best local player $100,Best Female player $100,

Best unrated player$50,00.

2. Youth Group U-18: 1stplace trophy, 2nd place tro-phy, 3rd place trophy.

3. Youth Group U-12: 1stplace trophy, 2nd place tro-phy, 3rd place trophy.

Continued on page 5

SANTA CRUZ -- This yearthe Aruba Chess Federationis celebrating 66 years of ex-istence and in order to cele-brate this special occasion,the Federation is organizingthe 6th edition of ArubaChess Challenge. This will bethe only international chesstournament in Aruba.

This will be a great oppor-tunity for our local chessplayers, big and small, tocome and measure forceswith local players and playerscoming from Suriname,Venezuela, Bonaire and Cu-racao. Of the 4 countries, sev-eral players have alreadyregistered. This tournamentpromises to be an unforget-table experience!

The 2012 Aruba ChessChallenge is scheduled to

Aruba 2012 Chess Challenge

2 Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Habibe emphasized that theworkshop will put the focus onthose issues that a businessowner should never engage inso as to avoid facing unpleas-ant surprises.

one of the themes to bepresented for the first time atthis small Business Week con-ference is “franchising.” ac-cording to Habibe, aruba hasexperience with this type ofbusiness and that these busi-nesses are very successful.

Continued on page 5

oranjestad -- this yearagain aruba Bank will be partof the 2012 small BusinessWeek conference as a Pla -tinum sponsor. the arubaBank, which has gained therespect and confidence of thearuban community, has ob-served that there has been anincrease in small businessesin recent times, hence hascommitted to continue theirsupport to the development ofsmall and medium size busi-nesses through the smallBusiness Week conference.the Bank has noted that notonly have small businessesgrown, but that they have alsobecome more innovative.

the 2012 small BusinessWeek is scheduled to takeplace here november 12 to 16and aruba Bank as sponsorwill again host an interestingworkshop. Gina Habibe, mem-ber of the management ofaruba Bank, explained that inthe workshop they will besharing valuable tips on areasthat business owners ought tofocus on, as well as on thoseareas a business owner needsto be careful about.

HnLMs Van amstel is theGuard ship of the Commandernetherlands Forces in theCaribbean. the dutch navyand dutch Caribbean CoastGuard are an integral part ofthe international struggleagainst the illicit drug trade.operation Martillo is a multi-national collaborative effort tocounter the spread of transna-tional organised crime in Cen-tral america. the operation islead by the joint Interagencytask Force south in Key West,Florida and denies organisedcrime networks the ability toconduct illicit trafficking viaair and at sea. the Commandernetherlands Forces in theCaribbean is part of the jointInteragency task Force south,as the subordinate commanderof task Group 4.4.

the water, with on boardthe Law enforcement de-tachment of the UsCoastguard which is partof the crew of HnLMsVan amstel duringcounter drugs operations.during the pursuit theboat threw several balesinto the water. WhileHnLMs Van amstel pur-sued the go fast, a secondrhib was launched intothe water to pick up thepackages. HnLMs Vanamstel picked up 42bales out of the water. adrugs test proved that thebales contained cocaine.

the successful actionof HnLMs Van amstel is

in concert with the interna-tional operation Martillo aimedagainst the illicit drug trade.since september this year

oranjestad -- In an ambi-tious effort led by the HnLMsVan amstel, dutch navy inter-cepted 42 bales of drugs duringa counterdrugs patrol in theCaribbean. In close coopera-tion with the dutch CaribbeanCoast Guard unit, the maritimepatrol aircraft dash 8, the shipdisrupted a drugs transport of840 kg of cocaine.

In the evening of october26th the dash 8 spotted a gofast close to the operation areaof HnLMs Van amstel. theVan amstel launched it's rhib,a fast rubber motorboat into

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 3

Dutch navy intercept 840 kg cocaine Aruba Bank committed to

supporting Small/Medium

Businesses


Aruba Tourim Authority honors

loyal Aruba visitorsRecently the Aruba Tourism Authority had the great pleasure of honoring some very niceloyal and friendly visitors of Aruba as Distinguished Visitors and Ambassadors of Goodwillof Aruba. These symbolic honorary titles are presented in the name of the Minister ofTourism as a token of appreciation to guests who visit Aruba for 10 to 19 consecutive years(Distinguished Visitor) and 20 or more consecutive years (Ambassador of Goodwill). Thefollowing persons were honored:

Mr. James & Mrs. Antoinette Santo and Mr. Ron andMrs. Pat Bouchard were honored as Ambassadors ofGoodwill of Aruba.

Mrs. Edith Onusseit, Mrs Elizabeth Barry and Mrs.Rita Gips were honored as Ambassadors of Good-will of Aruba.

Mr. Scott & Mrs. Denise Kerner and Mr. Dennis & Mrs. RosemaryCavaliere were honored as Distinguished Visitors of Aruba.

Mr. Adrianus & Mrs. Sally Van Den Bosand Mr. Edward & Mrs. Patricia Bal-dasty were honored as Ambassadorsof Goodwill of Aruba.

Mr. Joseph Amato and Mrs. Adele Metters from WillingBoro NJ were honored as Distinguished Visitors ofAruba.

Mr. Warren and Mrs. RuthannPlatz from Danbury Connecti-cut were honored as Ambassa-dors of Goodwill of Aruba.

Mr. Terry and Mrs. Stacey Mar-tin from Panama City BeachFlorida were honored as Dis-tinguished Visitors of Aruba.

Mr. Michael and Mrs. Geral-dine Varga from the Vil-lages Florida were honoredas Ambassadors of Good-will of Aruba.

Mr. Bruce and

Mrs. Arlene

R o g o v i t z

from Warmin-

ster PA, USA

were honored

as Ambassa-

dors of Good-

will of Aruba.

ing a business.Gina Habibe and Aruba

Bank cordially invite thosewho have a business or whowant to start a business to besure to attend this Small Busi-ness Week Conference. It willprovide you with innovativeideas and help you developyour business, which in turn,will contribute to a growingeconomy for Aruba.

Aruba has room for growth inthe area of franchising.

This year’s Small BusinessWeek will be very interesting.They have planned a very va -ried program consisting of pre-sentations by professionals inthe realm of financing, fiscaland marketing. The informa-tion presented will be ex-tremely valuable for small/medium business owners andfor those contemplating start-

Aruba Bank committed to

supporting ...Continued from page 3

you’re not able to register onthe above date, please call Oc-tavio Croes at 594-5590 orMaurits Dijkhoff at 740-5305.

All of Aruba and chessplayers are cordially invited toparticipate in this tremendousChess Tournament.

7th round, 12:00 pm 8th round.Closing Ceremony and

presentation of prizes: Novem-ber 4th at 6:00pm.

Registration: Tuesday Oc-tober 30th from 7:00 to9:00pm at the Aruba ChessFederation in the Nieuwstraat11, Oranjestad.

Registration fee for theOpen Group is $30.00, forYouth Group U-18 isAfls.15,00 and for the YouthGroup U-12 the fee isAfls.10,00.

If for whatever reason

Opening Ceremony: Friday,November 2nd at 7:30pm

Schedule:- Open Group & YouthGroup U-18: 2 Nov. 8:00 pm1st round, 3 Nov. 10:00 am2nd round / 04:00 pm: 3rdround, 04 Nov. 09:00 am 4thround / 2:00 pm 5th round.- Youth Group U-12: 3 Nov.10:00 am 1st round / 11:00 am2nd round / 12:00 pm 3rdround / 1:00 pm 4th round, 4Nov. 09:00 am 5th round /10:00 am 6th round / 11:00 am

Aruba 2012 Chess ChallengeContinued from page 2


The weekly Bon Bini Festi-val takes place tonight at theFort Zoutman in Wilhelmi-nastraat. Bon Bini Festival isthe only weekly folkloricevent on the island. Comemingle with the locals andenjoy a taste of Aruban cul-ture.

This week the festival willfeature music by the tradi-tional Aruba caha di orgel,folkloric music, dance per-formance and brass band.

During the festival therewill be local food, sweets andtraditional local arts andcrafts on sale.

Arubus has regular bussesfrom all hotels areas to Oran-jestrad Central Terminal,which is only a short walkfrom Fort Zoutman. Roundtrip bus fare is $2.30. Thefestival is from 6:30 pm to8:30 pm. Entrance fee is $5.

Come and experience ataste of our ‘dushi’ Aruba

Bon BiniFestival istonight

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Areplica of the HMS Bountythat featured in Hollywoodmovies got caught in tower-ing waves spawned by Hurri-cane Sandy yesterday,forcing the crew to abandonship. Fourteen sailors sur-vived but two remain miss-ing.

The 55-meter (180-foot)three-mast ship, built in 1960for the film "Mutiny on theBounty" starring MarlinBrando that came out twoyears later, eventually sank inthe fierce seas, its owner said.

This voyage, with theship's permanent, paid crew,left from Connecticut lastweek and had been due to ar-rive in Florida on November10, said Tracey Simonin, di-rector of the ship's owner,The HMS Bounty Organiza-tion. The ship was off thecoast of North Carolina whenit radioed in a distress callSunday night.

Before dawn yesterday,with the ship lacking powerand taking on water and thecrew unable to pump fastenough, they abandoned shipand took to two life boats incold water with survival suitsand life jackets, the US CoastGuard said.

Coast Guard helicoptersended up plucking 14 crewmembers out of the ragingwater. As of yesterday after-noon there was still no sign ofthe two missing crew mem-bers, Simonin said.

At the time of the rescuethe Bounty was being buf-feted by 40 mile-per-hour (65kilometers-per-hour) windsand 18-foot (five-meter)waves.

Two missingas Sandysinks tallship HMS

Bounty

progress."Colombia has received

some $8 billion in US militaryaid over the past decade in theso-called Plan Colombia,aimed at battling drug traffick-ing and rebel groups.

US officials have made itclear that Washington fullysupports Bogota's effort toreach peace with the FARC.

"We're very... supportive oftheir effort to get to the peacethat they deserve," State De-partment spokeswoman Victo-ria Nuland said on October 17.

"We're obviously not in-volved, we're not in the middleof it," she added. "But we arebeing briefed regularly by theColombians."

Obama also said that thedrug trafficking that helps fundthe insurgency is not only aColombian problem, and that itshould be dealt with as a re-gional problem.

Obama acknowledged thatwork needed to be done to re-duce the US demand for illegaldrugs.

BOGOTA (AFP) - US Presi-dent Barack Obama yesterdayurged leftist guerrillas to laydown their weapons and reacha peace deal with the govern-ment of Colombian PresidentJuan Manuel Santos in an inter-view broadcast on local radio.

Colombia's government andRevolutionary Armed Forcesof Colombia (FARC) rebelslaunched peace talks in Oslo onOctober 18 aimed at endingtheir nearly five decades ofconflict.

"My hope," said Obama, "isthat we can create a Colombiathat is peaceful and prospe rous,and that the FARC lay down itsarms and recognize that, eventhough there are disagreementswith the government, theyshould engage in a politicalprocess."

Obama, speaking to WRadio, said that the UnitedStates has "worked closelywith the Colombian govern-ment for many years now to tryto bring peace to Colombia,and we have seen significant


INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Obama urges Colombia

rebels to lay down weapons

Waters from Hurricane Sandy start to flood Beach Ave.

in Cape May, N.J.

Dark clouds are seen over the skyline of Manhattan.

As Sandy gets closer to Long Island waves were beatingthe sea wall on Asahroken Avenue, which caused the po-lice to close the road

People walk across Beach Ave. as flood waters from Hurricane Sandy rush in.

Hundreds of thousands without power

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of people werewithout power as Hurricane Sandy made landfall yesterday, lash-ing the US east coast with heavy winds and flooding, govern-ment figures showed. The US Department of Energy reportedthat between 500,000 and 750,000 power company customerswere cut off, the furious winds of the storm knocking down trees,ripping down power lines and rains swamping other infrastruc-ture. Power companies said they had mobilized more than10,000 workers to remove fallen trees and restore lines, thoughit was not clear how much work could be done as the storm con-tinued to intensify.

Al-Hilli and his wife andmother-in-law were founddead in their car in France'sHaute Savoie region lastmonth in an attack survived bytheir two young daughters.

A French cyclist, an appa -rent innocent bystander, wasalso shot dead.

been monitoring financialtransactions between Iraq andthe West for decades.

BND refused to commenton the matter to AFP.

French prosecutors saidearlier this month that a Swissbank account monitored by al-Hilli and opened by his fatherhad not seen any movement ina long time.

Russia, China and Turkey,"said the bloc's Greek commis-sioner for maritime affairs,Maria Damanaki.

"There is now a discussionat the European Commissionto make these measures morepermanent and this is some-thing that will help Greece,"Damanaki said.

Tourism is one of the mainpillars of Greek economywhich is facing its worst reces-sion in decades.

man foreign intelligence ser -vice BND, Bild said that the50-year-old victim's late fatherhad run a Swiss bank accountfor Hussein's Baath party andthat following the father'sdeath last year, al-Hilli gainedaccess to the account and itsbalance of some one millioneuros.

The source said BND had

BERLIN (AFP) - Saad al-Hilli,the British-Iraqi man killedalongside his wife and mother-in-law in a mysterious shoot-ing in the French Alps lastmonth, had access to a bankaccount linked to late Iraqi dic-tator Saddam Hussein, theGerman daily Bild reported onits website yesterday.

Citing a source with Ger-

hour."The only hope would be

that he has moved to an hy-pothermic state and can sur-vive several days, so we wantthe search to continue as longas possible to have the bestchances to find him alive," thefather said.

"I just hope we will findPierre alive or his body. Theworst thing is not to know andto be left weeks without know-ing the outcome."

A rescue boat left yesterdaymorning to scour the seas offthe island while three fire res-cue craft with divers aboardsearched the island's coastline,officials said.

French navy helicopter wasalso deployed while on theground dozens of securityforces and police officers car-ried out searches with dogs.

ILE DE PORQUEROLLES(AFP) - The father of a Britishboy who disappeared at theweekend in a southern Frenchisland while riding his bike ingale-force winds said yester-day he feared the worst.

Rescue workers weresearching the seas off the smallMediterranean tourist island ofPorquerolles for 12-year-oldPierre Barnes who went miss-ing on Saturday. The bicycleand his shoe were found by acreek.

His father Stephen Barnestold reporters: "We fear for theworst, but we still hope for hissurvival. But clearly the moretime passes the less hope wehave".

The boy had just arrived onthe island with his English fa-ther, French mother and histwo brothers and sisters whenhe went out Saturday on hisbike as the winds barrelled at130 kilometers (80 miles) an

French search for British boy

as father 'fears the worst'

the European Commission incharge of industry.

"The US have alreadymodi fied their regulations fortourists arriving from Braziland China. I believe that weshould do more for Russiansand Chinese, as the Russiansmainly are affluent tourists,"the Italian official said.

"This led to an increase tovisitors for all of Europe, andfor Greece specifically it led toan increase in travellers from

ATHENS (AFP) - The Euro-pean Union should make iteasier for foreign tourists tovisit the bloc, a senior EU of-ficial said yesterday, arguingthat ardent visa checks did lit-tle to keep determined terror-ists out.

"I do not believe that visascan help check terrorism, be-cause terrorists have Europeanpassports or in many casesforged passports," said Anto-nio Tajani, a vice-president of

is expected to be put to debatein parliament in the comingdays, will include reforms inhealth insurance, real estate,unemployment benefits and areduction in development aid.

The aim is to rein in thecountry's public finances, afterthe Netherlands came underfire from its European partnerswhen its deficit tipped to 4.7percent of gross domesticproduct last year, above a threepercent ceiling imposed by theEuropean Union.

Talks on budget cuts led tothe collapse of Rutte's govern-ment in April when his far-right parliamentary allywalked out of talks.

During the elections lastmonth, which were seen as atest of Dutch anti-Europeansentiment, the Liberals ob-tained 41 seats while Labourtook 38 out of a possible 150up for grabs.

THE HAGUE (AFP) - TheNetherlands' new coalitiongovernment yesterday un-veiled an austerity programaimed at saving 16 billioneuros by 2017, in a bid to cutthe country's deficit.

"Between 2012 and 2017,we will again ask of the Dutchan effort of 16 billion moreeuros ($21 billion), whichmeans 1,000 euros per Dutchresident," said Liberal VVDparty head Mark Rutte at apress conference.

"It's necessary because ourcountry is still living beyondits means," added Rutte, whois expected to stay on as primeminister in the coalition withthe centre-left Labour PvdAparty.

The two pro-European par-ties announced on Sunday thatthey had agreed to form a Lib-eral-Labour coalition.

The austerity drive, which


INTERNATIONAL NEWS

New Dutch coalition unveils16-billion-euro austeritydrive

Visa checks useless against terrorists,

says EU official

Alps murder victim had bank account linked to Saddam

"The people of Pakistanhave paid a high price fromterrorism and extremism," headded. "We will stand by allthose who, like Malala, arecourageously defending therights of women, in Pakistanand around the world."

Doctors say the bullet trav-elled through her head andneck before lodging in her leftshoulder.

Before reconstructive sur-gery, she must fight off an in-fection in the path of the bulletand recover her strength,which could take months.

ideology."The attack on her was also

meant to tarnish the true faceof Pakistan and to discouragethose struggling for human lib-erties and for the democratisa-tion of our society.

"Let me reassure our inter-national friends that such actsof cowardice will not deter us,and the whole Pakistani nationstands behind Malala and hercause."

British Foreign SecretaryWilliam Hague said Malala'sswift recovery was an "ab-solute priority".

LONDON (AFP) - Pakistan'sinterior minister and the for-eign ministers of Britain andthe UAE visited the Englishhospital treating shot Pakistanischoolgirl Malala Yousafzai onMonday.

Britain's Foreign Office saidthe trio also met with the fatherof 15-year-old Malala, whowas shot in the head by theTaliban earlier this month aspunishment for campaigningfor girls' education, in an at-tack that shocked the world.

She was flown from Pak-istan on October 15 for treat-ment at a specialist hospital inBirmingham, central England,in an air ambulance providedby the United Arab Emirates(UAE).

"We are grateful to the hos-pital authorities, especially thedoctors treating Malala, fortaking care of her in a mostprofessional manner. As a re-sult, she has made very goodrecovery in the past few days."said interior minister RehmanMalik.

He expressed gratitude toBritain and the UAE for theirsupport for Malala, who needsreconstructive surgery after abullet grazed her brain in theOctober 9 attack, comingwithin centimetres of killingher.

"Malala's incident shouldnot be seen in isolation," Maliksaid. "She is a symbol ofcourage and determinationagainst the forces of extremist

British, Pakistani, UAE ministersvisit Malala's in hospital


Health & Living

Please let there be no moreDedicated to those who foughtgallantly but did not succeed inthe battle against breast cancer

As she pressed her dry Lips on the fore headWith her trembling handShe softly caressed the cold face

A face that is more beautifulThan all the roses that surround her

It is quietAll that’s heard is the softly sobbingSobbing of an elderly mother Saying farewell to her daughter

As she lay thereThere was a look of tranquilityOn her faceSilently a tear fell from a wrinkled cheekOnto a roseA rose that was cut in the prime of its bloomNever would this rose bloom againBut her battle was fought gallantly until the end

As I gazed at this beautiful but sad sceneMy thoughts drifted backI was picturing all those young facesFaces of young women that passed onYoung women in their primeYoung women who lost the battleAgainst the dreadful breast cancer

As I stood with my silent emotionThere was a lump in my throatI fell to my knees and whispered softly

Dear Lord it’s me againDon’t be madForgive me for knocking on your doorIt’s you I turn to when I am sadIt’s a burden we can’t carry any more

Dear Lord, actually I don’tKnow what to sayBut please, please LordProtect and guide themKeep them out of harm’s wayPlease Lord let there be a cureI know you can for sure

The church bells started to ringThe choir started to singThey carried her through the doorPlease Lord, “please let there be no more”.

By: Roland W. Peterson

righted.Almost 30,000 households

in the south of France werewithout power.

In Switzerland trees weretoppled by high winds, rail serv-ices were interrupted and theemergency services receivedhundreds of calls as wintermade an early appearance.

Almost 10 centimetres (fourinches) of snow fell in someparts late Saturday night. Manydrivers failed to anticipate theonset of winter and fit appropri-ate tyres and there were scoresof accidents in the canton ofBern alone in a 24-hour period,though no serious casualtieswere reported.

- -A state-of-the-art yacht designed by Steve Jobs made itsfirst public appearance in the Netherlands a year afterthe Apple founder's death. Dubbed Venus, after theRoman goddess of love and beauty, the 250-foot ship hitthe water Sunday in Aalsmeer. Venus is steered by 27iMacs in its control room. It has a lightweight aluminumexterior and its large paned windows are not unlikethose seen in Apple stores. Jobs showed biographerWalter Isaacson his design for a "sleek and minimalist"yacht in the years before his death. His family was at theunveiling of the Venus in Aalsmeer, according to The


Sci-Tech

PARIS (AFP) - Snow and galeshit France and Switzerland overthe weekend, possibly leadingto the death of a homeless manin Paris, while searches contin-ued for a missing windsurferand a 12-year-old British boywho vanished Saturday in thesouth of France while cyclingin a gale.

His bicycle is reported tohave been found but there arefears he was swept away bystrong winds.

Freezing temperatures killedthree men in their fifties inPoland. Quoted by the Polishpress agency PAP police saidthat two of them had beenunder the influence of alcohol,and the third man was said to be

homeless.The homeless man, a 59-

year-old former foreign legion-naire well-known in theneighbourhood and said to bein poor health, was found deadin northern Paris where temper-atures dipped to near zero Cel-sius (37 Fahrenheit) instead ofthe usual seasonal 7 Celsius(45F). He was thought to havedied from the cold.

Hurricane-force windslashed southern France, dam-aging a ferry off Marseillewhich slipped its anchor and hita quay. The hull was holed andtwo watertight compartmentsflooded. The ship has a 15 de-gree list while waiting to be

Snow and gales hit Europe, four dead,two missing

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The unmanned SpaceX capsulemade a safe splashdown in the Pacific Sunday after suc-cessfully delivering its first commercial payload to theInternational Space Station. The capsule parachuted intothe water after an 18-day mission to resupply the station. The mission -- the first of 12 planned trips in SpaceX's$1.6 billion contract with US space agency NASA -- is amilestone for American efforts to privatize the space in-dustry, aimed at reducing costs and spreading themamong a wider group than governments alone. The cap-sule delivered about 1,000 pounds (450 kilograms) ofcargo to the space station and is taking home 1,670pounds (758 kilograms) of supplies, hardware and scien-tific tests and results. Owned by billionaire Paypal co-founder Elon Musk, SpaceX is one of several privatefirms working with the US space agency to send flightsto and from the ISS, but SpaceX is the first to becomeoperational.


OCT 27 - NOV 03

O’stad :’ Botica Paradera N.V. ’ - S.N : ‘ Serv. Seroe Preto N.V’

FREE Coverage on our website:

www.themorningnewsaruba.com

enues rose 18 percent to $15.5billion in the July through Sep-tember period.

The strong growth comesjust three years after Chrysleremerged from bankruptcy pro-tection under the stewardshipof Italy's Fiat.

CHICAGO (AFP) - Chryslernearly doubled its profit in thethird quarter as an improvingeconomy and fresh modelsdrew more consumers into itsshowrooms, the third largestUS automaker said yesterday.

Net income jumped 80 per-cent to $381 million as rev-

Russian gas majorGazprom plans to developthe extraction of shale oilrather than shale gas inRussia, CEO Aleksey Millerhas announced.

"In contrast to shale gasextraction, which is quiteirrelevant for Russia, thetight oil production is ofconsiderable interest toGazprom Group and wewill work actively on thisissue," Miller said.

described as the largestdemonstration in the Gulfstate's history.

The Kuwaiti oppositionsaid yesterday that it wouldpush ahead with protests untilthe government meets its de-mands for reform.

The political crisis wassparked by a decision by thecountry's ruler to amend theelectoral constituency lawahead of December elections.

The opposition says theamendments are aimed atelecting a rubber-stamp parlia-ment.

Fitch estimated that "long-standing political grievancesare unlikely to be resolved bythe December elections, whichopposition MPs and support-ers are threatening to boycott."

It noted that a politicalstalemate could damage theKuwaiti economy, with poten-tial disruptions to the exten-sive public sector threateningexecution of government proj-ects and a 2010-2014 Devel-opment Plan.

If, however, Kuwait "man-ages to resolve the currentstalemate it would confirmone of its ratings strengthscompared with its regionalpeers," Fitch concluded.

PARIS (AFP) - The ratingsagency Fitch warned yester-day that a surge in public un-rest in Kuwait could threatenthe Gulf state's solid sovereignrating.

"Recent popular protestssuggest a radicalisation of thepolitical scene in Kuwait,"Fitch analyst Paul Gamblewrote, while noting that theoil-rich country's external bal-ance "is the strongest of allFitch-rated countries."

That meant the country's"AA" sovereign rating, thesecond-highest rating byFitch, would withstand addi-tional instability, Gamble said.

"However, a serious escala-tion of public unrest couldthreaten the rating. Much willdepend on how the authoritiesrespond, and whether large-scale violence is avoided," headded.

Over the weekend, 100protesters were hurt in week-end clashes with police inKuwait as the demonstratorsdefended the "universal right"to freedom of assembly.

Riot police used rubberbullets, tear gas and stungrenades and beat hundreds ofdemonstrators to break up theprotest, which the opposition

WASHINGTON (AFP) -Hurricane Sandy froze com-merce, shut down stock ex-changes for the first timesince 9/11 and idled millionsof workers yesterday, layingsiege to an economy still try-ing to get out of first gear.

Businesses closed, refin-ers shut down operations andinsurers girded for a leap indamage claims.

The New York Stock Ex-change and the Nasdaq mar-ket shut completely yesterdayand will stay closed today,with operations expected toresume tomorrow, "condi-tions permitting," the NYSEsaid.

It was the first full tradingclosure since the September11 attacks closed US equitymarkets for four days in2001, and the first full NYSEshutdown due to weathersince September 1985, whenHurricane Gloria closed it fora day.

Disaster estimator Eqecatforecast that the massivestorm could cause up to $20billion in damages, only halfof them insured, as it strikesland around New Jersey andcollides with another weatherfront.

idating nine product groupsinto a single, more agile or-ganization," a company state-ment said.

"The intent is to simplifyand speed up how productsare developed. PayPal ex-pects to continue its strongglobal growth momentumand leadership."

PayPal, which currentlyhas more than 117 million ac-tive accounts, provides per-son-to-person paymentsonline but also offers pay-ment options for merchantsand has been moving intodigital wallets.

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -US Internet retail giant eBaysaid yesterday it would cut235 jobs as part of a reorgan-ization of its PayPal financialdivision to make it "moreagile" with a simplified busi-ness structure.

The California firm alsosaid it would cut about 120contractors working withPayPal in the restructuring, aplan which calls for a $15million charge against earn-ings.

"The reduction resultsfrom a redesign of PayPal'sproduct organization, consol-


Finance

MONDAY’S

Crossword Answer

U.S.A.

Dutch Antilles

Canada

Britiain

Switzerland

Netherlands

Sweden

Denmark

Norway

Japan

(per 10,000)

USD

ANG

CAD

GBP

CHF

EUR

SEK

DKK

NOK

JPY

1.77

98.00

1.76

2.79

189.89

227.64

25.66

29.83

29.86

221.68

1.78

100.00

1.78

2.84

190.61

229.72

26.38

30.55

30.58

223.70

1.80

100.20

1.80

2.90

191.41

232.03

27.18

31.35

31.38

225.95

Currency

Code

Buying

rate

banknotes

Buying

ChequesSelling

Rate

Current as of:

10/29/2012

All rates for amounts up to AWG 100,00 per item.

NEW YORK -- Even before Hurricane Sandy causes anysignificant property damage, it is costing billions of dol-lars as businesses shut down along the storm's ex-pected path. Economists say it will take a while to fullyestimate the economic impact of the storm. But they be-lieve the impact will be enough to lower the nation'sgross domestic product, the broadest reading of the na-tion's economic activity, in the fourth quarter.

eBay to cut 235 jobs inPayPal restructuring

Storm bringseconomy of

US EastCoast toa halt

Ratings agency Fitch warnsof threat from Kuwaiti unrest

Gazprom is more interested in shale oil,

than gas

Chrysler nearly doubles profit

in third quarter

LONDON (AFP) - "Skyfall" has taken more in its openingweekend at the British box office than any previousJames Bond film, its producers said on Monday. StarringDaniel Craig as 007 for a third time, "Skyfall" has made£20.1 million ($32.2 million, 25.0 million euros) in Britainand Ireland since opening in both countries on Friday,according to a statement on its website. "We are ab-solutely overwhelmed with the reaction to Skyfall thisweekend," said producers Michael G. Wilson and Bar-bara Broccoli. "It is particularly thrilling as the UK ishome to James Bond and it being the 50th anniversaryyear." Critics have declared the 23rd Bond film, starringSpanish actor Javier Bardem as Bond's latest nemesis,to be one of the finest in the suave British spy's 50 yearson the screen. Directed by Oscar winner Sam Mendes,it opens with a spectacular chase scene in an Istanbulmarket but returns to home ground with a terror attackin London. The Bond franchise is one of the most suc-cessful in history, with the 22 other films released so fartaking more than $5 billion (3.85 billion euros). Bondwas first transported from Ian Fleming's novels to the sil-ver screen in 1962 with "Dr No", starring Sean Connery.


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

.Seafood main courses forCatch of the Day Aruban Styleto shrimp and a mixedseafood platter with shrimp,fish, squid, scallops and mus-sels. Meat dishes such as BBQChicken and Ribs or GrilledTenderloin, 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:

The Queen’s.They may have moved

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

Eat like a local at The Queen’s

restaurant at Palm Beach Plaza

Varella, Luisa and the next generation of chef

Keshi Yena with plaintains,vegetables and pica

Cooper himself said: "I amvery proud of the work thatour terrific staff has put intolaunching and sustaining ourshow for two seasons.

"I am also grateful toTelepictures for giving me theopportunity, and indebted toviewers, who have respondedso positively. I look forward todoing more great shows thisseason, and though I'm sorrywe won't be continuing, I havetruly enjoyed it."

The Warner Bros spokes-woman noted that Cooper isfar from the only TV star tostruggle in difficult economictimes. "Daytime syndicationhas become very challenging,"she said.

"Established personalitiessuch as Katie Couric, RickiLake, Jeff Probst have allfailed to find an audience inthe new season, while estab-lished veterans have seen theiraudiences shrink," she said,citing TV medic Dr. Oz.

"Ellen appears to now besettling in as the viewers'choice for daytime must-see,"she added, referring to talkshow host Ellen DeGeneres.

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - USjournalist and TV presenterAnderson Cooper's epony-mous daytime talk show willnot be renewed for a third sea-son, its producers said Mon-day.

Flagging viewer numbersand a tough business climatewere blamed for the effectivecancelation of the syndicatedshow by Cooper, who alsofronts a prime-time current af-fairs show on CNN, "Ander-son Cooper 360."

"Anderson" is in its secondseason, and its producers hadrelaunched the program by air-ing it live and revamping its

format, but to no avail."We are extremely proud of

Anderson and the show thathe and the entire productionteam have produced," said aspokeswoman for WarnerBros and Telepictures, whichproduces the show.

"While we made significantchanges to the format, set andproduced it live in its secondseason, the series will not becoming back for a third seasonin a marketplace that has be-come increasingly difficult tobreak through."

"We will continue to delivertop-quality shows throughoutnext summer," she added.

US presenter Cooper sees TV talkshow canceled

'Skyfall' breaks 007'sBritish box officerecord

Affleck's 'Argo' tops N. America box office LOS ANGELES (AFP) -

"Argo," based on a true

story about six Americans

spirited out of Iran during

the 1979-80 hostage cri-

sis, topped North Amer-

ica's weekend box office

takings with $12.1 million,

figures showed Monday.

In its third week of re-

lease, the film directed by

and starring Ben Affleck

jumped from the second

to the top spot, according

to box office tracker Ex-

hibitor Relations. It has

earned a total of $60.5 mil-

lion so far.

Second place went to

the debut of the genre-

busting, time-traveling

"Cloud Atlas," in which

Tom Hanks and Halle

Berry each play six differ-

ent roles set across a 500-

year span, taking in $9.6

million in ticket sales.

In third spot was the an-

imated film "Hotel Tran-

sylvania" about an

overprotective vampire

dad intent on guarding his

adolescent daughter

against a budding ro-

mance with a human boy.

The movie earned $9.4

million.

two. He was very amused towatch a famous French chefdemonstrating the best way tomake fried potatoes on a gour-met cooking show and couldonly comment “He stole myrecipe!”

Try them the English way-with vinegar, and you’ll won-der how you ever ate frieswithout it. This same 5-starchef also swears by Gouda asthe best topping for the idealgourmet cheeseburger.

5 Burgers is now openearly until 10-ish at night; de-livery is available to both thehigh-rise and low-rise hoteland beach district at now extracost for orders over $50. Enjoya great lunch without everleaving the beach by calling586-3904. However, we sug-gest you stop by and enjoytheir authentic, heartfelt hospi-tality; it is not unusual for ei-ther owner to sit and chat,sharing their knowledge of theisland while making sure pa-trons are happy with theirmeal.

most 12 ounces of choicebeef), and a Western Burgerwith Aarons’ secret-recipecrispy onion rings. All of thesecan be personalized with an in-credible array of toppings,(mushrooms, jala-peño pep-pers, bacon, cheese, lettuce,tomato…whatever, the listgoes on) at absolutely no extracost.

5 Burger portions areENORMOUS! Aaron suggeststhat even their small serving offries is enough to be shared by

made fresh daily and 100%pure beef, the kind that madethe hamburger a traditionalAmerican treat.

However, beginning at 7a.m., patrons can now order 2eggs any style, (omelets with3 fillings are $7.99) toast andcoffee with unlimited refillsfor the special introductoryprice of only $3.99, ($4.49with bacon) or All-you-can-eatpancakes, for $6.99, again,with free refills on fresh cof-fee. Breakfast is served until11 a.m. Famous for their friesmade from fresh potatoes,Aaron has been working formonths on devising the mostirresistible home fries recipe,chunky and tender with skinsstill on; after much testing andtasting, he got the thumbs upfrom his harshest critic, Rosie;so this is another treat youhave to try.

A glance at their burgermenu will certainly tempt youto return for lunch or dinner, tosample their famous specialtyitems such as the Gouda,Farmer’s or Man Burger (al-


A favorite stop for a greatburger for lunch or dinner hasjust expanded their hours andmenu to offer some of the bestbreakfast bargains to be foundin Palm Beach. Owners Aaronand Rosie Walisever are livingtheir dream: a home on para-dise while welcoming all andsundry to their proud under-taking, 5 Burgers Aruba. Thecouple’s fanatical dedicationto giving their customers whatthey really want has resulted ina unique menu from an inter-

nationally known franchisewith a “5”, which now in-cludes breakfast.

“You never get a secondchance to make a first impres-sion,” believes Aaron. Uponentering 5 Burgers Aruba inThe Village Mall in PalmBeach, one is struck by utterlyspotless surroundings and asmiling, friendly, attentiveservice crew. Of course, themain item on the menu isburgers-the way they weremeant to be, thick and juicy,

5 Burgers Aruba: Now your best breakfast bargain!

Whether you’re a first time visitor to the island, or you vaca-tion with us every year we invite you to enjoy one of the mostmemorable vacation destinations of your life. We know,we’re Divi Resorts and Aruba has been our home for over 40years.

Divi Resorts has 5 resorts in Aruba, in addition to The Linksat Divi Aruba golf course, and the Alhambra Casino. For yearswe’ve offered high quality all inclusive and timeshare vaca-tions; and over 40,000 members actively participate in the DiviVacation Ownership Program.

Many of our guests have found that one vacation to Arubaper year is simply not enough! Our solution: The Residencesat Divi Village Golf & Beach Resort.

The Residences are luxury full ownership condominiumsnestled within the lush greens of The Links at Divi Aruba golfcourse.

Make Aruba your second home! Condominiums fromthe $300s.

You can now purchase your own condominium and stillenjoy the resort amenities of the Divi collection.

For more information about The Residences, visit our salesoffice located in the golf clubhouse at the Divi Village Golf &Beach Resort.

For questions or to schedule your appointment to view acondominium, contact sales director John Kelly at (297) 583-9971 or email:[email protected]

We hope you will soon call Aruba home!

Bon Dia and Welcome to Aruba!

FREE CAR

Limited time:

Eco-friendly electric car

for every residences owner

AMENITIES:

• Covered parking space with electricaloutlet

• Radio phone to call for transportation• Complimentary shuttle to beach, restau-

rants, and the Alhambra Casino and Mall• Membership with RCI vacation ex-

change program• Complimentary use of fitness center• Complimentary use of beach chairs• Beach towels service • 24/7 Security • Garbage collection• Green keeping• Condo Liaison on duty• Discounted green fees• Complimentary use of driving range • Preferred tee times• Divi managed rental program• 24/7 availability of front desk, mainte-

nance and housekeeping services• Complimentary use of all amenities at

Divi Village• Reduced pricing on all inclusive option

at Divi and Tamarijn Aruba All Inclusives.


SPORTS

NFL: Trade dead-

line pushed back NEW YORK (AFP) - TheNFL on today said it hadpushed its trade deadlineback 48 hours to Thurs-day because of the dis-ruption caused byHurricane Sandy.

The deadline for teamsto agree on player swapshad been set for Tuesday,but the league decided toallow more time in partbecause several teamssuspended operations asthe deadly hurricane ap-proached the US eastcoast.

NFL offices in New Yorkwere also closed for Mon-day and today, whichwould have made it diffi-cult for the league toprocess any trade paper-work.

The storm, a deadlycombination of a tropicalhurricane rolling northfrom the Caribbean andfierce wintry winds ap-proaching from Canada,was expected to leavetens of millions withoutpower, and trigger coastaland river flooding.Ground and air travel wasseverely disrupted aslocal, state and federal of-ficials urged those livingin the storm's likely pathto take adequate precau-tions.

pears to be 2008 player of theyear Cristiano Ronaldo butSpain keeper and fellow RealMadrid legend Iker Casillas isanother strong candidate afterhis role in Spain's retention oftheir Euro crown.

Then there are Barcelona'smercurial midfielders Xaviand Andres Iniesta as well asBrazil's superstar Neymar.

Ivory Coast veteran strikerDidier Drogba is also on thelist after helping Chelsea winthe Champions League.

Manchester United's WayneRooney is the only Englishplayer in the list.

Vying with Spain's Vicentedel Bosque for the coachingaccolade are Roberto Di Mat-teo of Chelsea; ManchesterUnited's longserving Alex Fer-guson; former Barca coachPep Guardiola; Jupp Heynckesof Bayern Munich; JurgenKlopp of Borussia Dortmund;Germany's Joachim Loew;Roberto Mancini of Manches-ter City; Real's Jose Mourinho;and Italian handler CesarePrandelli.

ISTANBUL (AFP) - Even after 15 Grand Slam titles and atthe age of 31, Serena Williams says the best is still tocome, after ending a remarkable comeback season withthe WTA Championships title she first won over a decadeago. If Williams' prediction is right, then the achieve-ments of Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, who eachwon 18 Grand Slam titles, may be within her reach. Thathas only been bettered during the open era by SteffiGraf, who won 22. Williams has won the Olympics, Wim-

bledon and US Open titlesin the last four months -- adramatic turn-around froma 12-month absence in2010 and 2011 in whichshe suffered from a badlycut foot and life-threaten-ing blood clots on herlungs. Though she is onlyworld ranked three, behindSharapova and the year-end world number one Vic-toria Azarenka, theAmerican is likely to be-come the bookies'favourite to win the nextGrand Slam, the AustralianOpen in January.

Serena Williams; The best isstill to come

PARIS (AFP) - Fresh from hit-ting his 300th career goal in aweekend swamping of RayoVallecano, Barcelona icon Li-onel Messi heads a 23-strongshortlist for a fourthFIFA/France Football Ballond'Or (Golden Ball) award.

National team captains andhead coaches plus interna-tional media representativesselected by the French maga-zine will determine who winsthe accolade, with Argentina'sMessi favourite to land theaward again at a presentationon January 7.

A three-man final shortlistwill be unveiled on November29 along with the three-strongshortlists for best coach, bestfemale star and best women'scoach.

Messi has scored 73 goalsfor Barcelona in all competi-tions this year, leaving himjust two short of Pele's 75 forSantos and Brazil in 1959.

He is also closing in fast onGerd Mueller's all-time calen-dar year record of 85 for Bay-ern Munich and WestGermany in 1972.

Messi's main rival again ap-

Football: Messi heads Ballon d'Orshortlist

Transport needed to US for

young pups

Love dogs? Aruba Animal Relief Foundation (AARF)is looking for volunteers to transport young pupsto Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Minneapolis, Min-nesota or Chicago, Illinois. At the airport other vol-unteers of AARF will be waiting to take over thedogs. AARF will take care of all the costs. It easy,lots of people have transported already for us, plusthe pups are adorable company. Are you up for it?

If you can help, please call Kathy at 594-4453.

MILAN (AFP) - Juventus di-rector general Beppe Morattahas moved to quash claims ofa conspiracy after the Serie Achampions' controversial winat Catania on Sunday.

"I agree that there was a ref-ereeing mistake yesterday butthere have been other mistakesin previous matches and lastyear Juve was on the receivingend," said Moratta.

"But we categorically rejectany idea of a conspiracy, thatJuve somehow affected the re-sult yesterday."

Arturo Vidal's 57th-minutewinner helped Juve extendtheir lead at the top of Serie Aand took their unbeaten streakto 48 matches but the Sicilianside had earlier scored a per-fectly good goal that waschalked off by the referee foroffside.

Furious Catania presidentAntonino Pulvirenti was or-dered off the bench and latercomplained that protests fromthe Juve bench had influencethe officials' decision to disal-low the goal.

Pictures of Bergessio's goalshowing he was not offsidewere splashed on the front ofboth Gazzetta dello Sport andCorriere dello Sport, Italy'sbiggest sports dailies.

The front pages also showedthat for his goal Vidal was off-side, reinforcing Catania's

claims that Juve had twicebeen given a helping hand byofficials.

On what was an extraordi-nary day for controversial ref-ereeing decisions, Lazio alsocomplained after they finishedtheir 2-0 defeat at Fiorentinawith nine men, having alsoseen a goal knocked off.

Serbian Adem Ljajic gaveLa Viola the lead in first halfinjury time and despite StefanoMauri levelling with a divingheader in the 59th minute hewas flagged offside despiteJuan Cuadrado appearing toplay him onside.

Lazio coach VladmirPetkovic praised Fiorentinabut felt aggrieved by the ref-eree's decision not to awardMauri's goal.

"The goal was clearly notoffside," he told Sky Italia. "Ialso failed to understand someof the cautions (yellow cards)we had, but overall we shouldhave done better."

The incidents have raisedquestions over the standardand professionalism of referee-ing in Italy, prompting a reac-tion from the Italian OlympicCommittee (CONI) presidentGianni Petrucci.

"The referees are workinghard and mistakes sometimeshappen," said Petrucci, whopraised Petkovic's reaction asan example of fair play.

Juventus claim no conspiracyover Catania win

Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, cen-ter, is stopped by Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle CaseyHampton, right, and cornerback Keenan Lewis (23) in thesecond quarter on Sunday, in Pittsburgh. Pittsburghwon 27 from Washington 12.

Running back Matt Forte #22 of the Chicago Bears runsthe football against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, inChicago . Chicago won 23 tfrom Carolina 22.

Matt Ryan connected on three first-half touchdownpasses to lead Atlanta to a 30-17 victory over Philadel-phia Sunday that saw the Falcons remain the NFL's onlyunbeaten team.

never won an NBA title, and infact never played in the finals.

The 38-year-old Canadian,who has spent much of hisleague career trying in vain toget the Phoenix Suns past theLakers, says he's looking for-ward to life on the other side.

"It is one of the marqueefranchises in our league andhas a great franchise history,"Nash said of the club. "Thoseare characteristics you can'tsay about every club. That'ssomething that I feel proud tobe part of and excited to hope-fully continue the legacy."

Bryant insists that chemistrywon't be an issue.

"All the pieces fit," he said."We all do different things. Weall fit together naturally. Wejust have to keep doing thethings we have been doing ourentire careers."

The superstar starters rarelyplayed together in the pre-sea-son, and coach Mike Brownacknowledged that the teamwould have a few things towork out early in the regularseason.

The wealth of talent assem-bled, however, meant the Lak-ers could put up wins evenbefore they hit their peak,Brown said.

By the time the second halfof the season and the playoffsroll around, everything shouldbe in place for a serious titlechallenge.


NFL's week #8

five-game second-round play-off ouster by the young Okla-homa City Thunder last season-- the club have spared no ex-pense in bringing in big manDwight Howard and veteranpoint guard Steve Nash.

The Lakers will pay theirplayers $100 million this sea-son, plus tens of millions morein luxury tax for the privilege.

"It's a big investment madein the team," said Spain's PauGasol. "Everybody has a lot ofexpectations about the team.We ourselves have a great de-sire of accomplishing all thoseexpectations."

However, the build-up toTuesday's season-opener athome to Dallas has been any-thing but smooth.

The Lakers went 0-8 in thepre-season, and Bryant isquestionable for Tuesday'sgame with a strained right footsuffered in one of those de-feats.

Whether the infusion ofmore star talent pays off witha title depends on how wellthose talents mesh andwhether they all stay healthy.

Howard is one of the top de-fenders in the league, but hearrived from Orlando stillseeking full fitness in the wakeof back surgery that forcedhim out of the LondonOlympics.

Nash, a a two-time NBAMost Valuable Player, has

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - TheLos Angeles Lakers and super-star Kobe Bryant are chasingtwin milestone titles as the67th NBA season opens today,counting on two key additionsto help them regain WesternConference supremacy.

With one more title, theLakers can match the BostonCeltics' record of 17 NBAcrowns, while Bryant couldmatch Michael Jordan's six ca-reer championships.

At 34, Bryant has been tothe NBA finals seven times.With more than a thousandregular-season games underhis belt -- and with the Lakersstill feeling the sting of their

NBA: Bryant, Lakers chasemilestone titles

waiting for the opportunity soI pulled everything together."

The Giants were often onthe brink of elimination in theplayoffs, winning the lastthree games of their firstpost-season series againstCincinnati then needing totake the last three against St.Louis to reach the World Se-ries.

"When our backs are onthe wall, that's the time whenwe're having fun," said San-doval.

San Francisco had nottrailed in 56 playoff innings,winning the last three gamesof the National League finals

and the first three World Se-ries games by a combinedrun total of 32-4.

That post-season streakwithout trailing was the sec-ond-longest run in majorleague history, behind only a60-inning stretch by the 2004Boston Red Sox.

throne in a sweep and keptthe Tigers searching for theirfirst World Series crownsince 1984.

"I'm a little bit flabber-gasted to be honest," Tigersmanager Jim Leyland said. "Iwould never have thought theGiants would have swept us,but it happened. It's a freakygame. It happened. So be it."

San Francisco third base-man Pablo Sandoval wasnamed Most Valuable Playerof the World Series.

The Venezuelan sluggernicknamed "Kung Fu Panda"blasted three home runs in

the Giants' game-one triumphand had 24 total hits in theplayoffs including sixhomers, five doubles and 13runs batted in during the titlerun.

I was ready for the mo-ment," Sandoval said. "I was


DETROIT (AFP) - Crafting aWorld Series sweep withmasterful pitching and clutchhits, the San Francisco Giantswon a second Major LeagueBaseball title in three seasonsSunday with a 4-3 victoryover Detroit.

The Giants routed Detroitfour games to none in thebest-of-seven final and aftera 2010 Series triumph overTexas won the club's seventhchampionship overall, five ofthem coming before the teammoved from New York in1958.

Ryan Theriot, who won aWorld Series last year withSt. Louis, scored the title-winning run for the Giants inthe 10th inning on a single byMarco Scutaro, who madethe key hit two days beforehis 37th birthday.

Theriot singled to rightfield, advancing to secondbase on Brandon Crawford'ssacrifice bunt and racedhome on a two-out single byScutaro, who has played forsix different clubs in 10

major league seasons."It was fitting for him to

get the game-winning hit,"Bochy said. "Those two did agreat job for us."

Giants relief ace SergioRomo entered in the bottomhalf of the 10th and struckout leadoff hitter Austin Jack-son, pinch hitter Don Kellyand Tigers slugger MiguelCabrera for the last outs to ig-nite a victory celebration.

San Francisco became the21st team to capture the

Baseball: Giants win World Series in sweepover Tigers

tuesday, october 30, 2012

Documents

economic conditionsof

future of aruba

central banks reportstates

thecentral bank of aruba

central banks report

thesecond quarter

short termbusiness perception

aruban economic climate