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The organization of the magnaevent was not possible withoutthe support of PriceWater-houseCoopers and C.A.T.C.Both have operations on Aruba,Curacao and Bonaire.

Ministers who were in atten-dance, as well as Dutch repre-sentative for the BES islands,President of the Aruba Parlia-ment and two deputies of theInsular government of Bonaire.

The large number of businessowners who travelled fromBonaire to Aruba for the two-day commercial mission onAruba surpassed all expecta-tions of the organizers. ATIAPresident, Ronald van Trigt,indicated that it was obviousthat there is a sizeable appetitefrom both Aruba and Bonaireto invest and to reach agree-ments for mutual business en-deavors. That in itself, saysvan Trigt, is a sign of a goodbeginning.

Van Trigt went on to saythat... “there is a great deal ofinterest in Bonaire on accountof her special status. If we canachieve certain agreements be-tween Bonaire and Aruba, wecan utilize Bonaire as a hub toEurope.”

The mission and vision ofATIA is to make Aruba a hubbetween the Latin Americancountries and Europe for thoseinterested in doing businesswith Europe. But, we need toalso explore some synergywith Bonaire to achieve thatgoal more efficiently and pro-ductively. ATIA is convincedthat our local merchants wereable to see the opportunitiesthat Bonaire has to offer.

The Bonaire Chamber ofCommerce and ATIA waspleased that the Trade Missiondrew the attention of two Aruba

"My reputation has beenbesmirched in the media by abaseless and malicious smearcampaign. For years I have en-dured all this in silence, whiletrying to resolve my situationwith dignity through the nor-mal channels, without fanfareor publicity."

The divorced princess cur-rently lives in London aftermoving to Britain in 2007 fol-lowing a falling-out with her80-year-old father prince Talalbin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud.

It is the first time such aclaim has been made by a sen-ior member of the ruling fa -mily. The princess’ passportexpired two years after arriv-ing in Britain, and she is nowfacing deportation as her visahas also run out.

Britain has to decide if herclaims are valid and risk spark-ing a diplomatic spat by ac-cepting her request.

LONDON (AFP) - A Saudiprincess, the granddaughter ofthe nation's founder, is seekingasylum in Britain over fearsshe could be persecuted bymembers of her family athome, the Sunday Telegraphreported.

Princess Sara bint Talal binAbdulaziz Al Saud, alsoknown as the "Barbie" princessdue to her pampered upbring-ing, said she had also appliedto Britain's Home Office forpolitical asylum for her fourdaughters, according to the re-port.

The ministry said it wouldnot comment on individualcases.

"With deep regret, and as Ihave been left with no otherchoice, I have written to theUK Home Office to indicatethat I, and my children, wish tobe granted political asylum,"she said in a statement.

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Bonaire-Aruba Trade Mission

surpassed all expectations!

Award”on Franky Kuiperi asZone Chairman of the E-1 Dis-trict on behalf of President SidScruggs.

Claret Lopez received the“LCI President ExcellenceAward” for his work during2010 -2011 when he served aslocal president. Lopez receivedhis recognition from the handsof past international DirectorFransisco Fabricio de OliveiraNeto. De Oliveira Neto is cur-rently a candidate for the 2013-2014 post of InternationalPresident for Lions Club Inter-national.

Aruba Lions Club congra -tulates their fellow Lions,Claret Lopez and FrankyKuiperi for their outstandingwork during 2010-2011, andworthy recognition of excel-lence.

CARACAS -- During aninternational meeting ofthe regional clubs of the E-1 district in Caracas,Venezuela, held May 18and 19, Aruba Lions Clubwas represented by clubmembers Claret Lopez andFranky Kuiperi. BothLopez and Kuiperi havebeen wor king many yearsfor the benefit of the localcommunity as Lion mem-bers. As recognition fortheir many years of valuableservice, the E-1 ConventionDistrict decided to honor thesetwo Lions Club members.

Lopez and Kuiperi werechosen from among 35 otherLion members who were no -minated for the recognition bypast governor German Fer-reira. Ferreira chose 35 mem-bers out of the over 1000members who comprise the E-1 District. The distinction theyreceived was presented on be-half of the International Presi-dent of the Lions Club inrecognition for their excep-tional work during the year2010 – 2011. Aruba LionsClub received two of the 15recognitions bestowed.

International Director, Car-los Valenca Valencia bestowedthe distinction “Excellence

that Master Plan - that set ofblueprints for a green Aruba.That Master Plan must containall the necessary legislation,and I can imagine that this kindof endeavor would require agreat deal of laws to make itwork. These laws cannot becreated as we go along, as ap-pears to be the case right now.For the best kind of synergythose laws must be carefullydesigned as a composite andall-encompassing coverage ofevery aspect of every angle ofthe process, from idea to im-plementation to fruition.

II. Best Practice: Curacao:We can take example from

our sister island, Curacao.They have created an interes -ting slogan…”We don’t talkgreen…we do green.” Whilewe are not acting on Aruba, weare steadily falling behind.

The only green we havethus far is the Wind Park atVader Piet with a delivery of amere 12% of electricity. Byfailing to have a Master Plan inwhich ELMAR N.V. is given amandate to propose and/or ad-vice on legislation to formallyregulate the installation ofsolar panels, the governmenthas the fiat to create their ownphilosophy and managementagainst solar energy. And, as aresult, ELMAR has no choicebut to follow suit and concurwith the government! It is sim-ply unexplainable that for anisland with the very best pro-duction of free sun for 11hours per day 7 days per weekfor almost 365 days per yearthat there are practically nosolar panel installations any-where!

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Green Aruba! Such a MasterPlan must include every con-ceivable aspect relative to al-ternative energy: where we aretoday with respect to WEBN.V.’s operations, indebted-ness, potential for alternativeenergy expansion and/or ab-sorption, its manpower pooland future investment portfo-lio, and its current philosophyrelative to alternative energyand fossil fuel management,what are the power needs ofAruba today, tomorrow andinto the future, best practicescenario for alternative energysources and applications, etc.,etc. This Master Plan must dothe very same for ELMARN.V.

The most cardinal questionthat must be addressed relativeto ELMAR is “after alternativeenergy what will be the wayforward for ELMAR N.V.?” AMaster Plan will delineate theanswers to that question.

A Master Plan for a GreenAruba is the only foundationupon which the island can goforward intelligently and cost-effectively. Unquestionably,without such a plan, we areonly spinning our tops in mudand will blunder, falter andcause financial havoc in thelong run. We cannot help butcompare the process with thatof building a nice home.

Without an architect’s de-tailed blueprint in which everybeam, joist and supportingwall is meticulously measuredfor exact size and carrying ca-pacity and a solid foundation ispoured to pre-determined di-mensions, you cannot build asustainable house.

Likewise, we need first andforemost to sit down and draft

By any standard Aruba’s ap-parent efforts to go green isvery commendable. Much hasbeen done in terms of the pub-licity of our green vision andnoble intentions. I think, it issafe to say that the entire worldis aware of Aruba’s vision andintentions. Every world leaderknows that Aruba is intent oncreating a so-called green cor-ridor and on significantly re-ducing our dependence onfossil fuels. However, what theworld does not know is that weare far from crystallizing thatvision, from taking those in-evitable concrete steps to makea green Aruba a reality.

In my humble view, bring-ing TNO to Aruba may be anexcellent step in the right di-rection, but it is not one of theinevitable concrete steps nee -ded to realize the vision of agreen island. Setting up solarpanels on the beautifully reno-vated homes in San Nicolas isan excellent step in helping toreduce the electric bills ofsome of the people who mostneed that kind of helping hand.But, again, in my view, that isnot one of the inevitable con-crete steps needed to create agreen Aruba. Nor is the estab-lishment of a solar park on theparking lot of the Airport!

I. Basis: Master PlanMy research and extensive

information on the subjectmatter convinces me that inorder for Aruba to in fact andin reality go green, Aruba mustfirst and foremost, after exten-sive research and consultationwith true experts not interestedin making a buck, design anelaborate, complete and tho -rough MASTER Plan for a

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2 to Bonaire, or the grand prize,2 tickets to Fort Lauderdale,during the drawing on the finalday of the expo.

Organizers report they willhave a VIP soiree on Septem-ber 21 for those who havesigned up to display at Christ-mas Town to fill them in on themedia promotion. Booths canbe reserved by calling 743-7414 or visit their Facebookpage for more information.

by Rosalie Klein

it, and it will be found atChristmas Town.”

Principal sponsor already onboard is Balashi Brewery, par-ticipating with booths featuringGrey Goose Vodka, Dewars,Bacardi Rum and Aruban-brewed Balashi Chill. Anothersponsor who has alreadysigned on is Tiara AirlinesAruba, which is supplying thedoor prizes for visitors to theexpo. Attendees can win one ofthree prizes; tickets for 4 toCaracas, round trip airfare for

Organizers of a diverse andspectacular weekend expoplanned for the weekend ofNovember 2, 3 & 4 announcedthey are now accepting sub-scribers to the 85 booths theyhave planned at ChristmasTown 2012 at the RenaissanceConvention Center in Oranjes-tad.

Julie Merencia, Ron Martesand Arneldo Maduro of thewell known band Youth Ex-treme invite any vendors ofany product related to holidaytime to contact them aboutjoining the expo. “We believethis will be the most compre-hensive display of productsand services related to end ofthe year celebrations, traveland gift giving the island hasever seen,” commented P/RManager Bettina Daal. “Therewill be fashion shows of holi-day outfits throughout thedays, restaurants, home décor,a section for those displayingoriginal handicrafts and specialholiday vacation packages forfamilies who like to travel dur-ing the school break; you name

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Christmas Town Expo to take place atRenaissance Convention center firstweekend in November

was sworn in by the Gover-nor of Aruba and on Fridayhad her very first case.

Streefland-Brink is replac-ing Lars Stempher who re-cently returned to Holland.Mrs. Streefland-Brink previ-ously worked in the PublicJudicial Ministry in TheHague. She also held variousimportant positions in justice.For example, she repre-sented, among others, theDutch Mi nister of Justice inthe Ca ribbean Financial TaskForce on Money Laundering(1998-2004).

What’s more, the PublicJudicial Ministry informs thatthe contract of Peter Blankenhas been extended for an-other year. Mr. Blanken willremain as Fiscal Lawyer forAruba until November 2013.

A hearty welcome was ex-tended to the new additionsto Aruba’s Public JudicialMinistry.

ORANJESTAD -- The PublicJudicial Ministry of Aruba asof August 1st will have abrand new General Lawyer inthe person of Esther Baars.Mrs. Baars was recently ap-proved by the Council ofMinisters upon nominationby the Public Judicial Min-istry for the position. EstherBaars replaces Taco Steinwho has just stepped down asGeneral Lawyer.

Baars comes to us fromthe Public Judicial Mi nistryin Rotterdam, where sheserved as Senior Quality Of-ficer, Criminal Investigationand Prosecution. She was en-gaged in various factions andheld different portfolios inthe Public Judicial Ministryin Holland.

The Public Judicial Mi -nistry is also informing thepublic that as of this monthIduna Streefland-Brink hasbeen appointed the new Fis-cal Lawyer. On Thursday she

Esther Baars appointed

new General Lawyer at

Public Judicial Ministry

Christmastown Organizers

Recently the Aruba Tourism Authority had the great pleasureof honoring a very nice couple, who are loyal visitors ofAruba, as Distinguished Visitors of Aruba. The honorees areMr. Doron and Mrs. Maureen Feder from Montgomery NY,USA.The ceremony took at their home away from home, theMarriott Vacation Ocean Club. This symbolic honorary titlewas presented to them in the name of the Minister of Tourismas a token of appreciation for their more than 10 consecutivevisit to our island, According to the Feders they love the Is-land very much, because of the friendly people, the climate,beaches, restaurants and the comfort and familiarity of theIsland specially the unhurried life style. The certificate waspresentedto them by Mr. Ernest Giel representing the ArubaTourism Authority together with Mrs. Gail Sahit and Mr.Joseph Goldbourne from the Marriott Vacation Club.

ceed3. To simply ignore the

peaceful, objective and well-founded objection of the peo-ple is non-democratic, legallyrisky and dumb founded of in-telligent leaders

4. To ignore the myriadof advice and counsel fromDutch and American expertiseis simply irresponsible

5. The inability to trulyjustify the exuberant financialcost of such a product againstwhat it will produce (10%)does not warrant continuingwith it at any location

6. To press forward withthe project, as if unwitting, inthe face of the high risk ofjeopardizing our indispensabletourism industry is downrightstupidity

7. To ignore the historic,spiritual implications, scenicvalue and environmental con-sequences of building un-sightly noise producing towersin such an area is totally irre-sponsible.

Hence, I can conclude thatthe Aruban community, cer-tainly those in the know whoare not politically motivated orhave political agendas andwho only want to very best forthe island, hereby beseechesthe decision makers to seri-ously weigh all the evidencecarefully and objectively andto concur that a wind turbinespark at Urirama appears to notbe a good idea for Aruba. Wewant alternative energy, by allmeans, but it must not be at theexpense of everything wedeem precious on Aruba!

If this was helpful, I wouldlove to hear from you: [email protected].

those many jobs of fellow citi-zens who depend on Valero fortheir livelihood. I also recog-nize that we cannot blameValero for operating as theydo. They are operating withinthe confines of the completeabsence of environmental le -gislation. Save Valero by allmeans, but at the same, beginnow to enact strict legislationto protect the environment andinclude this in your delibera-tions and bargaining for thenext operator of Valero. Thevision for a green Aruba mustbe consistent and all-inclusive,if not we are completely “ver-keerd bezig” as we say inDutch, meaning, truly actinginappropriately.

IV. Beseeching Reconsidera-tion:

As we review the concretereasons for not proceedingwith a second wind park atUrirama, the reasons begin tostack up high. In a nutshellhere they are:

1. In the absence of anEnergy Master Plan for Arubait simply cannot be justified

2. In the absence of a vi-able, independent, objective,professional evaluation of thehealth implications of windturbines in a populated area,makes it irresponsible to pro-

And, what’s more, we are cur-rently defending, tooth andnail, the project for placingmore wind turbines and notsolar panels. The focus appearsto be on the wind and not thesun despite all the already re-searched and declared adverseeffects for wind turbines.

In Curacao they alreadyhave practical legislation inplace, also for the businessworld. This obviously will con-tribute to Curacao becominggreener much sooner and willboost their economy. Appar-ently, WEB N.V. does not wanta second wind park, but has nochoice but to follow the gov-ernment’s lead. Urirama is es-timated to cost Arubasomewhere close to $140 mil-lion dollars for 10% extra windenergy. Vader Piet is currentlyproducing 12% of the energyneeded. WEB may refuse 25%of the Urirama energy if this isnot in balance with their energybalance. If this is the case, thenwe are looking at an energyproduction of no more than10% from Urirama. Togetherwith Vader Piet we can think ofa maximum of 22% and not40% as is being promoted. Thiswill then translate into almostno reduction at WEB of theCo2 output! At the momentCuracao is way ahead of Arubaand by December they willjump ahead another 20%.

III. before Petro China orWhoever:

To my surprise, what no-body is talking about is what Iperceive to be a major irony.

We are working diligently tointroduce alternative energy andto make Aruba a green islandwithout giving any considera-tion to the oil refinery. The oilrefinery as it stands today ismiles away from any semblanceof green. The dreadfully harm-ful emissions from the oil refin-ery permeate the atmospherepractically on a daily basis cov-ering almost the entire SanNicolas airspace kietenbos areawhere some of the smoke headsout to sea. In none of the discus-sions regarding the sale/take-over/ of Valero have I heard anydiscussion regarding remedyingthe pollution factor of the refin-ery. Hence, in one breath we areabout to doll out more millionsof dollars than have alreadybeen spent on wind turbines andon creating a green corridor allin an effort to reduce Co2 and tocreate a healthy clean environ-ment for our citizens. And, onthe other hand, we are workingovertime to save the ever pollut-ing refinery.

Please don’t misunderstandme, and don’t accuse me of notwanting to save Valero. Ab-solutely not, I too want to save


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Doron and Maureen Federhonored at the MarriottVacation Club

on a separate paper mentioningthe name of the activity it re-lates to.

5. To be able to measurethe merits of the person beingproposed for a royal decora-tion, it is of utmost importanceto provide all relevant informa-tion requested and to mentionall dates and information thatwould confirm or authenticatethe work of the person in ques-tion.

Please note that incompletepropositions or those submit-ted late will not be attended to.

The “Nederlandse Kapittelvoor de Civiele Orden” willonly handle completely filledout forms and those submittedon time. The Aruba DecorationCommittee is always pleasedwhen a number of our citizensare propositioned for the royaldistinction to be bestowed onthem each year during Queen’sBirthday celebrations. Againthis year 2013 they expect toreceive many propositions formany worthy Aruban citizens.

For questions or other in-formation, please feel free tocontact the President of theAruba Decoration Commis-sion, Mrs. J.I. (YvonneSpellen) at Telephone 587-7772 or via email at [email protected].

and internationally, the goodexample of the performance ofthe person to others.

1. Mention must bemade of any payment the per-son may have received forwork done and how muchcompensation was received.

2. mention must bemade of all additional informa-tion considered relevant toshow that the person in ques-tion is worthy of the royal dis-tinction

3. In the event the per-son in question is employed,the employer must submit adeclaration mentioning thatthey have no objection for theperson to receive the distinc-tion. The declaration must in-dicate the name, address andtelephone number of the em-ployer should the members ofthe Commission would like tocontact the employer.

4. Of crucial importanceis how strongly the propositionis motivated to convince theCommission that the person inquestion indeed is worthy ofthe distinction. Motivatingyour proposal of the person inquestion can be done by fillingout the “Toelichting” sectionof the form where mention ismade of “Activity.” This infor-mation may also be filled out

part of an organization, de-scribe the organization, its mis-sion and goal, its value forAruba, its size, etc, and whichfunction the person occupiedin the organization.

4. Indicate how much timethe person dedicates to the ac-tivity in question (hours perweek, per month, per year)

5. Explain in full detail thespecial activity in which theperson is involved, consideringwhether it is an individual ac-tivity or collective, the level ofresponsibility and professio -nalism of the person, the influ-ence and value that it has forthe local Aruban community

reau of the Prime Minister ofAruba to the attention of theDecoratie Commissie Aruba,Bestuurskantoor, L.G. SmithBoulevard 76, Oranjestad,Aruba.

The last day to submit theproposition for a royal decora-tion for the year 2013 isWednesday August 22, 2012.To make the proposition, twospecial forms are required tobe filled out. These forms canbe picked up at the counter ofthe entrance of City Hall inOranjestad or from one of themembers of the DecoratieCommissie Aruba. The formsare also available online by re-questing same at: [email protected].

The forms must be com-pletely filled out in detail, andevery instance mentioned mustsign the proposition with anoriginal signature.Points to bear in mind when

filling out a proposition:1. Fill out both forms com-

pletely and in detail2. Remember to describe

separately and in detail everyjob/special activity that theperson as engaged in and theexact dates during the time oftheir involvement

3. If the activity in whichthe person was engaged was

ORANJESTAD -- Just like inprevious years, again in 2013,on the occasion of Queen’sBirthday in April 2013, therewill be the opportunity to sub-mit propositions for citizens toreceive a Royal decorationfrom the Queen.

For someone to be consi -dered to receive such a royaldecoration the primary accentmust be on distinctive contri-bution in particular to the com-munity and especially in therealm of voluntary work forwhich the person did not re-ceive payment or a salary.Contribution made where theperson was paid can be consi -dered if the caliber of the per-son’s performance was of suchan elevated nature that it hadexceptional added value for theeconomic development ofAruba.

Royal decorations are at-tended to in Holland by the or-ganization, “NederlandseKapittel voor de CivieleOrden.” Anyone or organiza-tion who knows someonewhom they consider deservesa royal decoration can submita proposition. Said propositionmust be submitted by means ofthe Decoratie CommissieAruba and must be submittedin a sealed envelope to the Bu-

Opportunity to submit proposals for 2013 Royal decorations


The decoration for 'Knightin the Order of Oranje Nas-sau.'

PAMPLONA (AFP) -- A huge, fighting bull that broke awayfrom the pack caused havoc Sunday at Spain's Pam-plona bull run, which left two people in hospital. The 640-kilogramme (1,430-pound) beast, Navajito, sped ahead ofa pack of six bulls charging through the northern city,where daredevils dressed in white with red neck scarvesfought for space to escape the horns. Two Spanish menwere injured in the run: one 29-year-old suffered cuts andbruises to his face and a 35-year-old badly bruised hisback, the regional Navarra government said. At the out-set, the bulls burst out of the holding pen and thundereddown Pamplona's narrow, cobbled streets. As the beasttried to swerve into one corner, it smashed against run-ners huddling along the side of the wall.

Russian President VladimirPutin demanded that officialsexplain the massive death tolland personally inspected theworst-hit areas Saturdayevening, the first major disas-ter since he came back to theKremlin for a third term inMay.

KRYMSK (AFP) - Russia onSunday scrambled to deal withthe aftermath of devastatingflash floods that killed at least171 people and swept awayhomes in the southernKrasnodar region's worst nat-ural disaster in recent history.


The Russian strongmancompared the force of thewater -- which trapped peoplein their homes at night, rippedup pavements and traffic lightsand flooded rail tracks -- to a"tsunami" and said that the topinvestigator would conduct aprobe to see "who acted how."

He also quickly moved toaddress speculation that thedeluge was caused by an emer-gency opening of sluice gatesat a local reservoir, with theKremlin issuing a statementthat Putin had been told it wasnot the cause of the flooding.

The worst hit area was a dis-trict around Krymsk, a town ofaround 57,000 where rescueteams have found 140 bodiesincluding several children, in-vestigators said.

Most of the victims werepensioners, many caught bythe floods in their sleep.

Krymsk is about 200 kilo-metres (120 miles) northwestof the Black Sea resort ofSochi where Russia will hostthe 2014 Winter OlympicGames.

Flash floods frequently bat-ter towns along the pictur-esque Black Sea coast duringseasonal rains in the Caucasusmountains, but authorities saythe current disaster is unprece-dented.

Officials have been unableto explain the massive deathtoll, saying only the floodswere caused by torrential rainsover the past few days andcaught many people unawares.

The force of the water wasso ferocious that many resi-dents said they suspected thefloods were a man-made dis-aster caused by a release ofwater at a local reservoir onthe Neberdzhai River.

Putin said survivors wouldget new homes while familiesof victims would receive twomillion rubles ($60,800) each.

Southern Russia reels from floods

as toll climbs to 171

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"after getting into a disputewith his brother-in-law over abottle," and then got a gun andfired, said Herve Legrand, abouncer at the discotheque LeVamos, speaking in hospital.

Officials and medicalsources said the 10 victimssuffered light injuries.

The incident came exactlya week after a gunman shotdead two people at a nightclubin Lille, in an apparent revengeattack after he was kicked outof the establishment.

A cloakroom attendant anda 27-year-old customer werekilled and another six peopleincluding the club bouncerwere injured in that attack. Asuspect and an accomplicewere arrested in Spain on Fri-day.

BETRY (AFP) - An armedman opened fire early Sundayafter being ordered out of anightclub in northern France,injuring 10, a week after a sim-ilar incident in the areaclaimed two lives, officialssaid.

Special operations policearrested the suspect, who hadfired several rounds with ahunting rifle after being askedto leave the discotheque in thetown of Betry near the mainnorthern city of Lille, wherethe deadly shooting took placelast Sunday.

The man, in his thirties,fired at the door, a local offi-cial, Etienne Stock, told re-porters, adding that he had hadearlier brushes with the law.

The suspect was kicked out

Ten injured as gunmanopens fire at Frenchdisco

MEXICO CITY - Tens of thousands of demonstratorsmarched through Mexico City Saturday against the pres-idential election win of Enrique Pena Nieto, accusing himand his party of widespread vote-buying. Mexico's inde-pendent election authority on Friday ratified Pena Nieto'svictory in the July 1 vote. But many in this country of 112million have refused to accept Pena Nieto's victory

16 months of carnage in Syria. "The Joint Special Envoy

for Syria, Kofi Annan, arrivedin Damascus this evening fortalks with President Bashar Al-Assad," Ahmad Fawzi said ofAnnan's third trip to Syriasince the outbreak of the con-flict.

DAMASCUS(AFP) - Syria'sDeputy Foreign MinisterFaisal al-Miqdad (R) yesterdaywelcomed UN-Arab Leagueenvoy Kofi Annan in Damas-cus. Annan arrived Damascusafter the international envoy'sadmission that his peace planhas so far failed to end nearly

killed in Northumberland, innortheast England, on Satur-day after his car crashed on arain-drenched road.

Meanwhile at the BritishGrand Prix at Silverstone25,000 spectators were toldto go home on Saturday be-cause of flooded carparks.

Britain experienced dou-ble the average amount ofrainfall last month, making itthe wettest June since recordsbegan in 1910, the Met Of-fice said. The period fromApril to June was also thewettest recorded.

Celebrations for QueenElizabeth II's diamond ju-bilee were marred by the in-clement weather in early Junebut millions of Britons turnedout regardless to mark her 60years on the throne.

looks very unlikely," the MetOffice said in its 30-day out-look.

"In fact the inclementweather that has charac-terised June and early Julywill probably still be in evi-dence, although overall con-ditions are unlikely to be asbad."

Very wet conditions insouthern England were moreprobable than dry ones, theMet Office warned, whilestressing that the outlook forrainfall remained "extremelyuncertain".

The forecast comes asheavy rains continue to hitlarge swathes of Britainwhere authorities issuedmore than 150 flood alertsand warnings yesterday.

A man in his early 20s was

LONDON (AFP) - Sunnyweather in London is "veryunlikely" during the OlympicGames which begin later thismonth, forecasters said afterthe wettest June on record inBritain.

Britain's Met Office pre-dicted slightly better condi-tions for the month aheadthan in recent weeks whentorrential rains triggered se-vere flooding in parts of thecountry.

But forecasters said"below average sunshine"and temperatures are ex-pected during the London2012 Games which run fromJuly 27 to August 12.

"Climatologically this isthe warmest part of the year,but this year a protractedspell of hot, sunny weather

controversial Iraq mission --has ruled out using force inSyria.

International efforts tosqueeze by isolating Assad andseeking sanctions against hisregime have been frustrated byRussian and Chinese opposi-tion at the UN Security Coun-cil.

"It is shameful, the totallack of leadership that theUnited States has displayed forthe last 14 months," McCainsaid. "The president of theUnited States should be speak-ing out for the people ofSyria."

McCain renewed his callfor military aid as former UNsecretary general Kofi Annan,an international envoy on theSyria crisis, conceded yester-day that his efforts so far havefailed to end nearly 16 monthsof bloodshed.

"We should get arms tothem so that we can balancethe forces," he said. "It is not afair fight. Russian arms arepouring in, Iranians are on theground, and people are beingmassacred, tortured, raped, andmurdered as a matter of policyby Bashar al-Assad."

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Se -nator John McCain yesterdayaccused President BarackObama and his administrationof leading a "shameful and dis-graceful" US response to thecarnage in Syria.

"The fact is, the UnitedStates has played no leadershiprole," the influential senatorand former Republican presi-dential candidate told CBS te -levision, referring to efforts tohalt the brutal 16-month crack-down.

"Now 14,000 people havebeen massacred by Bashar al-Assad. The United States ofAmerica, its performance sofar has been shameful and dis-graceful."

McCain, a decorated Viet-nam War veteran and a leadingvoice in Congress on militaryand security matters, has ar-gued for months that Washing-ton should deliver weapons toaid rebel forces in Syria see -king to oust Assad.

Obama has demanded thatAssad stand down and offeredlogistical support to the oppo-sition, but his administration -- which is seeking to winddown a decade of war inAfghanistan after ending the


INTERNATIONAL NEWS

McCain slams 'shameful'US inaction on Syria

Forecasters: Sunshine 'unlikely' for

London Olympics

Annan in Syria hopingto save peace plan

had raised the issue ofwomen's rights with AfghanPresident Hamid Karzai dur-ing her brief visit to Kabul onSaturday, warning that theywere a litmus test for the coun-try's progress.

Many fear the recent gainsfor women are now underthreat as NATO troops leaveand Kabul seeks peace with Is-lamist insurgents.

In March Karzai endorsedan edict by the country's high-est Islamic authority whichstated women were worth lessthan men and should avoidmixing with men.

There have also been anumber of reported mysteriousincidents of girl students beingtaken to hospitals acrossAfghanistan after falling illfrom suspected gas attacks orwater poisoning.

A senior US official told re-porters there was a fear thatwomen's rights may be at risk,and countries at the Tokyoconference wanted to ensurethe final document "was asstrong as possible on women'sissues".

"I certainly think in areaswhere insurgents are, you seewomen's rights being rolledback," he said, asking to re-main anonymous.

He added that in the closingsessions of Sunday's meetings,Afghan ministers had said themessage on women's rights"had been heard".

raised pledges of $16 billion incivilian aid for the conflict-torn nation over the next fouryears.

Washington says significantprogress has been made onwomen's rights since the US-led invasion of 2001 toppledthe Taliban, with the numberof girls attending schools soar-ing and more women gainingemployment.

According to figures pro-vided by the US State Depart-ment, out of the eight millionstudents enrolled in schoolstoday, nearly 40 percent aregirls. That contrasts sharplywith 2002 when there wereonly 900,000 children inschools, virtually none of themgirls.

The US says there are now175,000 teachers inAfghanistan, about a third ofthem women, thanks to $316million spent on education ini-tiatives.

US officials said Clinton

TOKYO (AFP) - US Secretaryof State Hillary Clinton madea powerful plea Sunday for therights of women inAfghanistan, using a globalforum to insist that they mustbe part of the country's futuregrowth.

"The United States believesstrongly that no nation canachieve peace, stability andeconomic growth if half thepopulation is not empowered,"she told the Tokyo conferenceon Afghanistan.

Clinton said the way for-ward "must include fightingcorruption, improving gover-nance, strengthening the ruleof law (and providing) accessto economic opportunity forall Afghans, especially forwomen".

Top diplomat Clinton wasaddressing a world conferenceaiming to chart a way forwardfor the nation after NATOcombat troops withdraw in2014.

The talks have already

Clinton in plea for rights of Afghanwomen

nationwide.In the movie, Sush-

mita, a hijra, falls in lovewith a Hindu boy but theboy's parents refuse toaccept Sushmita, eventu-ally leading to her sui-cide.

Across South Asia,hijra communities oftransvestites, eunuchsand asexual people areamong the most margin-

alised groups in traditionallyconservative societies.

Director Noman Robinsaid he made the film after hesaw a transgender person at-tacked for using a female toi-let at a shopping mall.

"The hijra was beaten infront of hundreds of people,"he said.

Last October more than1,000 hijras rallied in Dhakafor a government-sponsoreddemonstration to raise aware-ness of their rights.

DHAKA (AFP) - A filmabout a love affair between atransgender person and aHindu boy has become a sur-prise hit in Bangladesh, withdistributors saying on Sundaythat it would now be given ageneral release.

" C o m m o n G e n d e r " ,Bangladesh's first film deal-ing with transgender people,often known as hijras, openedin just six cinemas two weeksago but full houses have en-couraged cinema owners toextend its run and screen it


Health & Living

WHO, saying 64 children haddied from the disease sincemid-April, while two morehad recovered.

"All these children have en-cephalitis (inflammation of thebrain) and in the later hours oftheir life they develop a severepneumonia with a destructionof the alveoli in the lungs.That is the reason they die," hesaid.

The alveoli, or air sacs, arepockets in the lungs where theexchange of oxygen and car-bon dioxide takes place.

"We think it's either a virus,an intoxication, or both,"Richner said.

While it is impossible torule out contagion at this earlystage, Richner said he had yetto come across two cases inthe same family, and no healthworkers appear to have fallenill after caring for the patients.

Like the WHO and thehealth ministry, Richner's staffare racing to find the cause ofthe disease, sending blood andtissue samples to the InstitutPasteur -- a renowned infec-tious disease research centre.

Early results from a selec-tion of those samples showsome of the children had beeninfected by a lethal strain ofhand, foot and mouth disease,although Richner said moreanalysis was needed.

PHNOM PENH (AFP) - It'snot bird flu or SARS, and nordoes it appear to be conta-gious, but little more is knownabout a mysterious diseasethat has killed dozens of Cam-bodian children, some within24 hours of being hospitalised.

Medical experts are scram-bling to respond to what theCambodian health ministryand World Health Organiza-tion (WHO) have labelled an"undiagnosed syndrome" thathas claimed the lives of atleast 56 boys and girls, mostlytoddlers, since April.

The WHO has put neigh-bouring countries on alertabout the killer disease, thatstarts with a high fever and isfollowed by respiratory andneurologic symptoms "withrapid deterioration of respira-tory functions".

There have been no casesreported outside Cambodia sofar.

Paediatrician Beat Richner,the founder of Kantha Bophachildren's hospitals, which seearound 85 percent of Cambo-dia's severely ill youngsterswho make it to treatment, wasthe first to raise the alert overthe illness.

The Swiss doctor, who toldCambodian health officialsabout the illness last month,gave a higher toll than the

Killer disease inCambodia stumpsexperts

Transgender romancemovie a hit in Bangladesh


CALIFORNIA (AFP) - Socialnetworking giant Facebookplans to engage in a new typeof mobile advertising based onthe apps used by consumers,The Wall Street Journal re-ported Saturday on its website.

The social network, whichhas 900 million users, woulduse its Facebook Connect fea-ture -- which lets millions loginto applications using theirFacebook ID and password --to track consumers' apps, andtailor ads accordingly, it said.

Facebook -- which isbased in Menlo Park, Califor-nia -- may also attempt totrack how people use theapps, but a final decision hasnot been made, the newspa-per said, quoting unnamedsources familiar with thecompany's plans.

The plan is likely to stokeprivacy fears, as the initiativewould go further than currentmobile-ad networks, whichtrack ads viewed by con-sumers on their mobilephone's web browser, the re-port said.

One of the biggest chal-lenges Facebook must con-front is its difficulties ingenerating revenues fromsmartphones, with more andmore users accessing the socialnetworks from mobile devices.

That factor led analysts todowngrade their forecasts forthe group before its stock mar-ket debut in May, which endedup being less than a success.

At that time, Facebookshares were offered at $38.Shares closed Friday at$31.73.

Facebook plans mobile adsbased on app use: report

Sci-Tech

Nigeria oilspill causedby sabotage,ENI saysROMA (AFP)- Italian oilgiant ENI said Sunday that"an act of sabotage" hascaused a spill at one of itspipelines in Nigeria's Bayelsastate, as local leaders con-demned the company for notreacting swiftly.

Oil theft is a worseningproblem in Africa's top pro-ducer, where thieves oftenblast into pipelines in theNiger Delta region and thensiphon off the crude to sell onthe black market.

"Due to an act of sabotageyesterday night, there hasbeen a spill along the flowlinebetween Nembe and Obama,"an ENI spokesman, who didnot want to be named, toldAFP in Rome.

The spill has impactedsome waterways and farms,authorities from the affectedNembe kingdom said in astatement, which also criti-cised "multi-nationals" forusing "delay tactics" afterspills.

"They allow the oil spill tospread to rivers and man-grove forests before comingfor inspection and clean-ups,"said the statement from NengiJames, Chairman of the Oiland Gas Committee ofNembe Kingdom.

The UN released a reportlast year saying decades of oilspills in Nigeria may requirethe biggest cleanup ever un-dertaken, with communitiesdependent upon farmers andfishermen left ravaged.

Pipeline sabotage aimed atstealing crude has been themajor cause of recent onlandspills.

(AFP) - Taiwan's top smart-phone maker HTC said netprofit in the three months toJune fell 58 percent from ayear earlier due to slowingglobal demand.

Net profit in the secondquarter came in at Tw$7.4 bil-lion ($247 million), comparedwith Tw$17.52 billion a yearago but up from Tw$4.46 bil-lion in the 2012 first quarter,the company said.

Revenue in the period fell27 percent to Tw$91.0 billionyear-on-year, lower than the

company's forecast ofTw$105.0 billion although itwas an increase of 34 percentfrom the first quarter.

HTC sells its own smart-phones and also makes hand-sets for a number of leadingUS companies, including sup-plying Google's Nexus One.

The company has recentlyunveiled a new series of smart-phones as it faces stiff compe-tition with US technologygiant Apple and South Korea'sSamsung.

Taiwan's HTC secondquarter profit falls 58%

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Ascorching heatwave searingthe United States was expectedto begin to ease slightly yester-day, but authorities warnedthat temperatures will still re-main high and dangerousthrough most this week.

The heatwave was responsi-ble for at least 36 weather-re-lated deaths in various parts ofthe country, The New YorkTimes reported.

Temperatures as high as 99degrees Fahrenheit (37.2 Cel-sius) were forecast for theWashington metropolitan areafor Sunday, a notch cooler thanthe 105 degrees (40.5 Celsius)recorded on Saturday, but stillvery hot and dangerous, espe-cially for the elderly and peo-ple with heart conditions.

However, blistering temper-

atures were expected to cool"significantly" by today as acold front pushed south fromCanada to the central and east-ern United States, the NationalWeather Service said.

The breather will likely beaccompanied by fierce storms,forecasters warned, possiblyspelling disaster for states stillrecovering from a killer bandof thunderstorms that wreakedhavoc last week, leaving mil-lions without air conditioningor refrigeration after powercuts.

Meteorologists blame thesweltering weather on a hugeheat dome over large swathesof the country. High-pressureair in the domes blocks coolingwinds, setting hot tempera-tures, higher humidity andvery little breeze underneath.

US heat wave eases,relief in sight

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Yesterday, Germany's DerSpiegel magazine reported thatGerman Chancellor AngelaMerkel and French PresidentFrancois Hollande had agreeda compromise for a successorto Juncker as Eurogroup headinvolving a rotating chairman-ship.

German Finance MinisterWolfgang Schaeuble wouldinitially take over as Eurogroupchief to be replaced by Mos -covici at the mid-point of histerm, according to the report.

AIX-EN-PROVENCE -French Finance Minister PierreMoscovici poured cold wateron a media report yesterdaythat France and Germanycould split between them thepresidency of the Eurogroup ofeuro zone finance ministers.

The mandate of the Eu-rogroup's current chairman,Luxembourg Prime MinisterJean-Claude Juncker, expiresat the end of the month but of-ficials signaled last month thathis term could be extended.

LAGOS : Guests alight from Arco new fast crew boatafter its unveiling at the Marina in Lagos, Nigeria, on theweekend. Arco Marine, a subsidiary of Arco Petrochem-ical Engineering company, has unveiled the third fastcrew boat to service oil companies operating in the NigerDelta oil fields. The company, which had suspended itsactivities in the region following restiveness of militantsin the area, resumed the operations with the latest 25meter aluminium monohull, quad-water jet personnelcarriers equiped for high speed and safe manoeuvrabil-ity between offshore platforms. The existing opportuni-ties arising from high demand of safe transport vesselsby oil companies to ferry their workers to oil fields, andthe suspension of hostilities by restive Niger Delta mili-tants in the area, according to Arco CEO Alfred Okoigun,are indications of future opportunities in the sector.

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promised fresh capital forSpain's struggling banks and aEuropean bank union to keeplenders in line.

But the rates shot up to un-sustainable levels Friday, withthe Spanish yield hoveringaround 7.0 percent.

"The wide level of thespreads ... is a concern for thefinancial stability of the euro-zone," Monti said, adding hewas "firmly committed ... topreventing Italy from gettinginto trouble."

other governments, not theECB."

The hard-won accord inBrussels paves the way for a500 billion euro ($630 billion)bailout fund to recapitalise ail-ing banks directly, withoutpassing through national bud -gets and thus adding to strug-gling countries' debtmountains.

Borrowing rates for 10-yearbonds in Spain and Italy ini-tially eased amid market eu-phoria after the EU summit

AIX-EN-PROVENCE (AFP)- Italian Prime Minister MarioMonti yesterday denouncedunnamed "northern" EU statesfor taking positions that con-tributed to spikes in borrowingcosts for Italy and Spain.

In an apparent reference toFinland and The Netherlands,which cast doubt on the con-clusions of last month's EUsummit hailed as a watershedfor the debt crisis, Monti saidthey undermined the euro-zone's "credibility".

"The increase in the spreadsafter the EU summit is also dueto statements that I consider in-appropriate by authorities ofnorthern countries that had theeffect of undermining the cre -dibility of the decisions takenby the EU summit."

Finland has said it has nointention of footing the bill tocover the debts of other euro-zone countries.

"Collective responsibilityfor other countries' debt, eco-nomics and risks; this is notwhat we should be preparedfor," Finance Minister JuttaUrpilainen said in a newspaperinterview.

For his part Dutch CentralBank president Klaas Knot, amember of the European Cen-tral Bank's governing council,took a similar line, saying: "Ifsomebody wants to help south-ern Europe, then it has to be

Italian PM says eurozone 'credibility'

gap rattled markets

NEW DELHI : An Indian vendor sells balloons on thelawns in front of India Gate in New Delhi on July 8, 2012.India's inflation, which was nudging double digits formost of 2011, has now fallen to just under seven percentbut the previous rate hikes, along with a sluggish globaleconomy, dragged on gross domestic product growth.The economy grew just 5.3 percent in January to March,its slowest quarterly expansion in nine years. The rupeehas lost more than a quarter of its value against the USdollar over the last 12 months to hit record lows.

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WASHINGTON (AFP)— Suddenly, it seems, more US en-tertainers are coming out publicly as gay, lesbian or bi-sexual -- a welcome sign of a more accepting America,activists say, amid a fierce debate over marriage equality.Hip-hop artist Frank Ocean, 24, a member of the Odd Fu-ture collective, and talk-show host and CNN anchor An-derson Cooper both made headlines this week when theyopenly acknowledged their sexual orientations. Thesinger, tells in an open letter published on hisTumblr.com page how he fell for a male friend. "4 sum-mers ago, I met somebody. I was 19. He was too," wroteOcean in a stream-of-consciousness entry on his Tumblrblogahead ahead of the July 17 release of his new album“Channel Orange” and a national concert tour. "We spentthat summer, and the summer after, together. Everydayalmost. And on the days we were together, time wouldglide.... I don't have any secrets I need to keep any-more.... I feel like a free man."

Melancholy Whores," in2004.

This year marks the 30thanniversary since Garcia Mar-quez received the Nobel Prizefor Literature. "One HundredYears of Solitude" has alreadysold 30 million copies world-wide.

"One Hundred Years ofSolitude" tells the saga of atroubled family of Macondo,an imaginary village, in the19th and 20th centuries. It hasbeen translated into 35 lan-guages but only now is ap-pearing in a digital edition.

keep some of his memoriesalive.

"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.

He said it had been a veryslow downward slide for hisauthor brother, who has hadsome symptoms of the condi-tion since 1999, when he wastreated for lymphatic cancer --a condition which nearly killedhim.

The author then underwentchemotherapy treatment,which sped up the pace ofmemory loss, his brotheradded.

Garcia Marquez, who isalso known for "Love in theTime of Cholera" and "NoOne Writes to the Colonel,"lives in Mexico City with hiswife Mercedes.

Garcia Marquez was bornon March 6, 1927 in theColombian Caribbean town ofAracataca but has lived inMexico for several decades.

Weakened by cancer, he didnot resume writing after hislatest novel, "Memories of My

MEXICO CITY (AFP) -Nobel literature laureateGabriel Garcia Marquez, ar-guably best known for his"One Hundred Years of Soli-tude," is suffering from seniledementia, his brother says.

The 85-year-old author'sbrother Jaime told El Univer-sal in Mexico, where GarciaMarquez lives, that he speaksto the 1982 Nobel winnernearly every day from their na-tive Colombia, hoping to help


Garcia Marquez suffers from dementia:brother

CHP spokesman VinceRamirez told AFP, adding thatthe driver "was identified asJustin Bieber."

"He was issued a citationfor speeding," he added, say-ing he had no further details.

The 18-year-old was drivinghis eye-catching mirrorchrome Fisker Karma, accord-ing to the celebrity news web-site TMZ.

Last August, Bieber was in-volved in a minor car crash inhis black Ferrari, in an under-ground parking lot, in which aHonda Civic "tapped" his carfrom behind. He was not citedover that incident.

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Teenheartthrob singer Justin Bieberwas pulled over and cited forspeeding "like a maniac" toshake off paparazzi Fridaynear Los Angeles, police and alawmaker who witnessed theincident said.

A California Highway Pa-trol (CHP) spokesman said of-ficers saw two vehiclesspeeding on the 101 freewaynorthwest near ColdwaterCanyon northwest of Los An-geles, where the Canadiancrooner lives.

"Officers made an enforce-ment stop on one of the vehi-cles, took him off the freeway,"

Justin Bieber caught speeding'like a maniac'

Bride givesbirth at weddingANGERS (AFP) - A bridegave birth only minutes aftertying the knot at a townhallwedding in western France,making it more of a "big day"than anticipated, the localmayor told AFP Sunday.

Saturday's ceremony at11:00 am was nearly calledoff after the heavily pregnantbride had several false alarms,although her due date wasJuly 14.

But only moments after thehappy couple said their vowsand emerged outside to posefor the traditional photos,while the guests left for thereception, the bride suddenlyfelt unwell and went back intothe townhall.

Emergency services werecalled, but her waters had al-ready broken and she gavebirth to a little boy on the spotat 12:15 pm.

"The cry of the new bornboy was an emotional mo-ment! It was a first for us andfor the emergency services,"Gachet said.


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Bruno Senna finished ninthfor Williams and Jenson But-ton was 10th in the secondMcLaren.

Alonso made a near-perfectstart in the rare dry conditionswhen the lights went out.

Briton Paul di Resta was thefirst victim of the conditionsand the traffic when, on theopening lap, Grosjean collidedwith him.

Russian Vitaly Petrov hadalso been forced to retire be-fore the start when his Renaultengine failed in his Caterham.

Vettel was the first of theleading men to pit after 11 lapswhen he came in from fifth, re-joining 15th.

One lap later, Massa threwhis Ferrari past Schumacher atStowe in one of many closebattles before the German pit-ted and Pastor Maldonado ap-peared to lose control of hiscar and crash into the Sauberof luckless Mexican SergioPerez.

Both cars spun and the re-sultant damage left Perezforced out of the race whileMaldonado, frequently in-volved in collisions with otherdrivers, steered his damagedWilliams back to the pits.

The stewards announcedthat the incident will be inves-tigated after the race.

racing to overtake pole sitternad lontime leader FernandoAlonso of Ferrari close home.

It was Webber's second winthis year, after triumphing atMonaco, and his second at Sil-verstone in three years.

"Great day for us and agreat day for me," he said overthe team radio.

Webber's Red Bull team-mate and defending doubleworld champion SebastianVettel came home third to en-sure the champions had twomen on the podium.

Webber's win was watchedby a capacity Silverstonecrowd of 120,000 spectatorswho had braved torrential rainfor most of the weekend.

Alonso's second place en-abled him to stay on top of thedrivers' title race with 129points ahead of Webber on116.

Felipe Massa finishedfourth in the second Ferrariahead of his former Ferrariteam-mate Kimi Raikkonenand his Lotus colleague Ro-main Grosjean.

Seven-time world cham-pion Michael Schumacher ofMercedes finished seventhahead of home favourite LewisHamilton who produced somespectacular racing on his wayto eighth for McLaren.

SILVERSTONE, U.K. (AFP)- Mark Webber claimed theninth win of his career on Sun-day when he swept to a dra-matic and perfectly-judgedvictory in an incident-filledBritish Grand Prix.

In a race run in welcome, ifrare, dry conditions, the 35-year-old Australian steered hisRed Bull through 52 laps ofcomplex tactical and strategic


Formula One:

Webber wins dramatic BritishGrand Prix

Overall leader's yellow jersey, British Bradley Wiggins,arrives on the podium at the end of the 157,5 km andeighth stage of the 2012 Tour de France cycling racestarting in Belfort and finishing in Porrentruy, Switzer-land, on July 8, 2012. AFP PHOTO

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SAINT QUENTIN EN YVELINES, France : German golferMarcel Siem celebrates with his trophy near the presi-dent of the French Golf federation, George Barbaret (R)and French engineering giant Alstom chief executivePatrick Kron after winning the Open de France golf tour-nament on July 8, 2012 at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, outside Paris. Siem closed with a67 for an eight-under-par total of 276 and a one-strokevictory over Italy's Francesco Molinari who carded aday's best 64. AFP PHOTO

chicaGo, iL: alex rios #51 of the chicago White Soxscores at home plate as Jeff Mathis #6 of the torontoBlue Jays makes a late tag in the seventh inning on July8, 2012 at u.S. cellular field in chicago, illinois.

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Federer held and retrieved thebreak before Murray survivedtwo break points in the eighthgame.

He broke to lead 5-4 asFederer netted a forehand hav-ing had to take evasive actionto avoid a Murray forehandmissile.

The Scot then wrapped upthe opener -- it was the first setMurray had won in his threeGrand Slam finals, with Fed-erer's 16 unforced errors to hisopponent's five proving key.

Murray saved a break pointin the second game of the sec-ond set while Federer, the first30-year-old in the final sinceJimmy Connors in 1984,saved two in the fifth.

The two men served a pairof love games as Federer led4-3 while Murray wasted twobreak points in the ninth gameas the six-time championclung on for a 5-4 advantage.

The Briton again served alove game for 5-5.

But Federer held and sud-denly carved out a set pointwith a magical drop volley inthe 12th game which caused

Murray to push a lob long.Another immaculate drop

volley off his toes gave himthe set 7-5.

At 1-1 and 40-0 for Federerin the third, heavy rain drovethe players off court for 40minutes and the roof wasclosed.

In a dramatic sixth game,which lasted 20 minutes andwent to 10 deuces, Murraytook three tumbles to theground, surrendered a 40-0lead and Federer broke on asixth break point for a 4-2lead.

A ninth ace of the contestgave Federer the set 6-3 and atwo sets to one lead.

Suddenly, the life and vi-brancy seeped out of Murray.

He felt his lower back, Vic-toria Beckham looked evenmore sombre, and the Scotslipped 3-2 down off a killer,crosscourt backhand drive.

A 12th ace in the 10th gametook Federer to two matchpoints, the first of which wassaved but Murray went wideon a forehand to hand Federervictory.

finish since Brazil in 2010.Kanaan finished fourth and

Spain's Oriol Servia was fifth.Hunter-Reay, who came into

the race trailing first-placedWill Power in the drivers'standings by three points, leap-frogged over the Aussie to takethe lead with 335 points -- 34ahead of Power going into thenext race at Edmonton.

Power finished 15th after abrush with Josef Newgarden'scar on the 56th lap.

Brazilian Helio Castroneves,who finished sixth, overtookScott Dixon for third in thestandings, 46 points off thelead. Dixon was sidelined earlyon Sunday with an engineproblem.

With five races remaining,Franchitti's bid for a fourthstraight IndyCar series titlewas all but over after his 17th-placed finish.

Franchitti, who started frompole position, had a fuelingproblem on his first pit-stopand never recovered. He's 105points off the series lead.

Franchitti, Ryan Briscoe andMarco Andretti were caught up.

Hunter-Reay crossed the fin-ish line under caution to claima third straight victory afterwins on oval circuits in Iowaand Milwaukee last month.Kimball notched his career-bestfinish with a second place andMike Conway was third to giveAJ Foyt Racing a first podium

TORONTO (AFP) - RyanHunter-Reay cruised to victoryon Toronto's Exhibition Placestreet circuit on Sunday toclaim his third straight IndyCarvictory and move to the top ofthe series standings.

Hunter-Reay inherited thelead on lap 57 when JR Hilde-brand pitted. In five laps on the1.75-mile (2.8km), 11-turncourse Hunter-Reay built hislead over Brazilian TonyKanaan from .6040 of a secondto 4.0794sec.

Charlie Kimball got pastKanaan on lap 72 but couldn'tmake any serious charge atHunter-Reay, who led by 7.6secwith 10 laps remaining.

Hunter-Reay was able to staywell clear of a post-caution re-start pile-up with three laps re-maining in which Dario


Auto racing: Hunter-Reaymakes it 3 in a row in Toronto

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LONDON (AFP) - Serena Williams has warned her rivals that her emotional fifth Wimbledon

title will act as a springboard for even greater glory as she aims to make up for the worst

period of her life. Just two years ago Serena should have been on top of the world after win-

ning Wimbledon for the fourth time, but instead the American was at her lowest ebb after a

series of freak health problems left her battling for her life.The trouble started when she

needed 18 stitches and then surgery after stepping on broken glass in a Munich restaurant.

But, showing the ferocious will-power that marked her rise to prominence, Williams gradu-

ally battled back to full health and capped a remarkable revival on Saturday with a 6-1, 5-7,

6-2 victory over Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska in the Wimbledon final. Serena's 14th Grand

Slam crown underlined her credentials as the sport's pre-eminent force and, at an age when

many players are entering the twilight of their career, the 30-year-old has no intention of

resting on her laurels. Serena has now equalled sister Venus's tally of five Wimbledon titles

and the next All England Club legend in her sights is Bille Jean King, who won the tourna-

ment six times, with the chance to catch German great Steffi Graf on seven titles another

motivation.If Serena continues serving with the kind of sustained accuracy and power she

showed at Wimbledon -- the world number four eventually finished with 102 aces after hitting

17 against Radwanska -- her dream of dominating women's tennis again could well come

true. And if she ever has cause to doubt herself during a match, there is no question what

memory will spur her on to greater heights. Photo shows Serena admiring her fifth Wim-

bledon singles trophy.

Murray, defeated by Fed-erer in the 2008 US Open and2010 Australian Open finalswithout winning a set, brokein the first game when an un-characteristic nervy Swissballooned a drive volley andthat break was backed up bya hold.

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mentum shifted and Federerstormed into the ascendancy.

With the Duchess of Cam-bridge, sister Pippa Middle-ton, Australian great RodLaver, British Prime MinisterDavid Cameron and even theBeckhams looking on fromthe Royal Box, it was theBriton who started thestronger.

He's not bad for a 30-year-old."

In the opening exchangesof this eagerly-anticipatedfinal, Murray was thestronger player, making themost of his five-year advan-tage as Federer looked fa-tigued and ragged.

However, once the £80million roof was shut the mo-


LONDON (AFP) - RogerFederer won a record-equalling seventh Wimble-don title and 17th GrandSlam crown Sunday, shatter-ing tearful Andy Murray'sdream of ending Britain's 76-year wait for an All EnglandClub men's champion.

Federer, playing in hiseighth Wimbledon final and24th Grand Slam champi-onship match, won 4-6, 7-5,6-3, 6-4 to join Pete Samprasand William Renshaw as aseven-time champion.

The Swiss great, who hasalso regained the world num-ber one ranking, is just thethird man over 30 to winWimbledon following RodLaver in 1969 and ArthurAshe in 1975.

Murray, 25, bidding to bethe first British man sinceFred Perry in 1936 to winWimbledon, has now lost allfour Grand Slam finals inwhich he has appeared.

"It equals me with PeteSampras, who's my hero, soit feels amazing," said Fed-erer, whose last Wimbledontitle was in 2009 and waswithout a major since the2010 Australian Open.

"It feels great being back

here as the winner. I think Iplayed some of my best ten-nis in the last couple ofmatches. I couldn't be morehappy."

Federer, who dominatedthe final after the CentreCourt roof was shut early inthe third set, admitted he hadfelt the sense of occasionwith Murray chasing downhistory.

"Today was unique be-cause of playing Andy. Obvi-ously, being able to play orfinish a match under the roof,I don't think that's ever beendone before here for a final. Iknow the occasion and howbig it was for Andy and my-self."

Murray, the first Britishman to reach a Wimbledonfinal since Bunny Austin in1938, broke down in tears atthe closing ceremony, deliv-ering his speech but falteringon numerous occasions.

"I'm getting closer," saidan emotional Murray, whohad to gather himself beforecontinuing.

"I'm going to try this but itwon't be easy. Firstly I'd liketo congratulate Roger. I wasasked the other day if this ismy best chance? Roger's 30.

King Federer back on Wimbledon throne

Serena win fifth Wimbledontitle

july 9, 2012

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