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technology has entered ourschool and students will beable to study the best methodsfor a sustainable future.” Hewas optimistic about the posi-tive results we can expect fromthis innovative program atColegio EPI.
Teacher, Carlos Martinez ofthe EPI commented that stu-dents have already begun analternative energy experimentand are contemplating creatinga prototype solar panel thatwould be ideal for Aruba…made in Aruba. This will be aninvestment for the future. Mar-tinez was simply elated aboutthe fact of having a solar lab atthe school.
Director Harms indicatedthat in order to make room forthe solar park to be erected onthe premises, they had to re-move several trees. In ex-change, they received 30 fruittrees from the governmentwhich will be planted to helpcreate shade for students in thefuture.
Aruba regarding solar panels.According to Flanegin, the
project to be constructed on thepremises of EPI will consist of4 parts. The first part of theproject is where students willlearn the different technologi-cal aspects of solar panels. Thesecond part will be a simula-tion of different angles ofroofs. Part three will consist oftwo roof portions on a metalframe to teach students how toinstall solar panels for differenttypes of roofs, such as panelroofs or shingle roofs. Thefourth part of the project willbe an electric box which willenable the student to learn theentire process of the installa-tion of solar panels, from theinstallation on a roof up to theelectrical connection for ahouse. The project is expectedto be in place and ready for theschool’s use for students bymid October, according toFlanegin.
Minister Sevinger, in his re-marks, said that....“today green
This week the groundbreakingfor the installation of solarpanels at the EPI School inSeroe Blanco took place withGo vernment Ministers and di-rectors of SETAR N.V., Utili-ties, ELMAR and TNO inattendance. The Green ArubaIII team and invited guestswere also present for the spec-tacular occasion. Director ofEPI was especially pleased forthe opportunity for the schoolto be included in this innova-tion. She expressed gratitudeto the government and TNOfor the opportunity, which sheclaims is important for theschool’s curriculum.
Young engineer Ivan Flane-gin from TNO provided an ex-planation of what is actuallytaking place on the premises ofthe Colegio EPI. About a yearago, during the Green Aruba IIconference, the Arizona StateUniversity donated 20 solarpanels to Aruba. TNO receiveda request from the governmentto develop an educational pro -ject for Colegio EPI with thegoal of elevating the know -ledge of future technicians of
Groundbreaking for solar panel
installations
dence that the corporationlinked to Chinese nationals"might take action that threa -tens to impair the national se-curity of the United States,"Obama said in his order.
It blocked Ralls's purchaseof the Lower Ridge Windfarm,High Plateau Windfarm, MuleHollow Windfarm and PineCity Windfarm. Ralls is incor-porated in Delaware, but con-trolled by Chinese citizensthrough the Sany Group, ac-cording to US officials.
The wind farm sites are allwithin or in the vicinity of re-stricted air space at NavalWeapons Systems Training Fa-cility Boardman in Oregon.
Obama made the decisionbased on the recommendationof the Committee on ForeignInvestment in the UnitedStates, a secretive inter-agencypanel that reviews foreign ac-quisitions with a po- tential im-pact on national security.
"The president's actiondemonstrates the administra-tion's commitment to protect-ing national security whilemaintaining the United States'longstanding policy on openinvestment," according to theTreasury statement.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Pre -sident Barack Obama issuedan order yesterday blockingChinese firms from purchasingseveral US wind farms, sayingthe acquisition posed a threatto the country's national secu-rity.
There was credible evi-
Saturday, September 29, 2012
ApologiesThe Morning News Arubawould like to apologize toall its clients and faithfulreaders for the fact that,due to mechanical prob-lems, our Wed nesdayand Friday issue couldnot be published. TheMor ning News Arubathanks everyone for theirunderstanding.
Obama blocks Chinesepurchase, citing nationalsecurity
Go golfing todayfor a good causeand help saveAruba’s strays
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cades and traffic signs posted;construction and beautifyingwork is expect to last 15 days.DOW apologizes for any in-convenience this may causeand asks for patience and un-derstanding during the roadimprovements.
Avenida Milio Croes untilGuyabastraat.
DOW asks all motorists toNOT use this piece of road un-less it is necessary, as accessfor your business/office orhome.
The road will be partiallyclosed for all traffic with barri-
Oranjestad – The Departmentof Public Works (DOW) an-nounced motorist should takenote when passing throughDakota that as of yesterday,September 28, the departmenthas started with the construc-tion and beautifying work ona part of Rondweg, from
dent of the San Nicolas Busi-ness Association, MarcelinoQuant, welcomed this promo-tion of Aruba’s “Sunrise City.Aruba’s Minister of Finance,Utilities, Communications andEnergy, Mike de Meza, a “SanNicolas boy” joined his neigh-bors in celebrating this acknowl-edgement of the area’s value toAruba’s tourism product.”
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ences of the thousands whocame to the island to work inthe refinery 80 years ago,bringing their food, culture andmusic, to be integrated intoAruban society and establishbeloved traditions, such asCarnival and steelpan. Presi-
As a reminder to all vacatio -ning on Aruba of the manypoints of interest to be found onthe eastern end of the island,Thursday night’s CarubbianFestival kicked off with theebullient opening of an ATATourist Information Center,right on the main street acrossfrom the main bus terminal.
It was a full gathering oftourism executives and stafffrom the Aruba Tourism Asso-ciation and the Ministry ofTourism, to welcome the centeron Thursday, September 27.Addressing the community wasthe Minister of Tourism, Trans-port & Labor, Otmar Oduber,
who introduced an appealingand informative new flyer ded-icated to the attractions of SanNicolas and its surroundings.
This area of the island hasits own character, where Eng-lish is more commonly used. Itstill demonstrates the influ-
A joyful reception for the first tourist
information office in San Nicolas
During the first day of theconference they also discussedthe matter of guardianship (putin a ward) and the judicial andpenal aspects of this practice.Aruba also presented informa-tion on our halfway house, theCPT Center, and of the varioustraining courses being offeredto our personnel. They also ex-posed the important role inprevention that FADA is play-ing in the community.
During the presentation byAdopt-An-Addict, an ex-ad-dict told her story and how herlife was changed. This, obvi-ously, gave a personal, humantouch to the conference.
Among some of the otherinformation shared by the go -vernment were the newly in-troduced EZRA digital regis -tration and the 190 helpline.The government also sharedhow a special program - to beincluded in schools curriculum- will be in all schools verysoon. This will be used as apreventive means for schoolchildren.
All in all, it was a truly all-inclusive confe rence, whereevery conceivable informationwere conveyed to improve ourmanagement of the problem ofdrug addiction. It seems that“no stones was left unturned”at the end of the conferencedays.
ORANJESTAD -- In a packedconference hall at the WestinResort more than 340 personsconvened for Aruba’s DrugAddiction Conference. Expertsand stakeholders working inthe field of drug addiction andmanagement have come to-gether to discuss the state anddevelopment of drug addictionon Aruba. Numerous presenta-tions and lectures were pre-sented with the latest deve - lopments and techniques fordealing with this world-wideproblem.
Experts from “De Hoop”Center in the Netherlands werehere as well as from the popu-lar Capriles Kliniek in Cura-cao.
The conference cove redevery conceivable aspect ofaddiction and the treatment ofaddicts on Aruba. The Na-tionale Drugsraad explainedhow they have structured theirmanagement of drug addiction.For Aruba, Jan Van der Stratenexplained how Aruba is deal-ing with the situation. Arubahas changed its focus frombeing one of a justice problemto being a problem of dealingwith a disease. Aruba now hasa collaborative approach be-tween government and nongovernmental institutions(NGO), which includes foun-dations and religious entities.
All-inclusive drug addictionconference well attended
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Gaby Illidge cuts the tape
New Flyer dedicated to San Nicolas attractions
Construction work at Rondweg
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is spent on what.For example, most people
think education and healthcarehave been the subject of heavycuts in the past, which is notthe case. And many peoplethink slashing spending ondeve lopment aid and culture –which account for just a smallpart of government spending– will do the trick.
Some even suggest cutting€20bn from the aid and artsbudgets – when total spendingis only around €7bn, theVolks krant points out.
VVD are in talks on forminga new government, ‘I expectconfidence in politicians togrow,’ Dekker said.
The new report also showshealthcare and care of theelderly have overtaken crimeand immigration as ‘nationalproblems’.
Almost two-thirds of thepeople questioned said thenew cabinet should makecuts to get the government’sfinances under control. At thesame time, people have littleidea about how much money
Seven out of 10 people in theNetherlands are pessimisticabout the future, the highestfigure recorded since recordsbegan in 2008, according tothe latest quarterly report onthe state of the nation by thegovernment’s socio-culturaladvisory group SCP.
At the same time, half thepopulation now thinks theeconomy will not get anyworse, up from just 30% inthe first quarter of this year.And just four out of 10 thinkpoliticians are doing a goodenough job.
The research was carriedout in July and is based on theresponses of nearly 1,200people.
SCP researcher Paul Dek -ker said the low confidence isdue to the collapse of the cab-inet in April. ‘People felt thatnothing was being done tosolve the economic crisis. Wewere about to have the fifthelection in 10 years and thatis not good for public confi-dence.’
Now the elections havebeen held and Labour and
ing the last twelve (12)months have made a real im-pact on their future networkdevelopment plans.
“We are very honoredwith this repeated nomina-tion” said Peter Steinmetz,AAA’s CEO. ‘It goes to showthat our strategies and objec-tives during the past twelvemonths continued to be ap-preciated and effective. Ourcommitment to our airlinepartners and our proactiveoutreach to retain air serviceand diversification withinspecific areas have againbeen noticed. We are nowshortlisted in a global cate-gory of airports smaller than4 million passengers per year.Just imagine how many air-ports there are in that cate-gory worldwide ! Our entireairport team and our tourismpartners are the key to oursuccess!”.
ORANJESTAD - Aruba Air-port Authority N.V. (AAA)for the seventh time in 7years has received notifica-tion that it has been short-listed for the OAG RoutesAirport Marketing Awards, inthe category of airports under4 million passengers world-wide. The award ceremonywill take place during the an-nual Routes World event tak-ing place in Abu Dhabi, fromSeptember 29 – October 2,2012.
Queen Beatrix Interna-tional Airport has been short-listed together with DarwinInternational Airport, LondonCity Airport, FriedrichshafenAirport, Princess Juliana In-ternational Airport, St.Maarten.
The uniqueness of themarketing awards is that onlyairlines can vote for the air-ports and consider airportswhose marketing efforts dur-
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Aruba Airport Authority N.V.nominated for Routes AirportMarketing AwardsRecognition of airline marketing efforts for airports
under 4 million passengers
Pessimism about the future of the
Netherlands rises to record levels
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highly respected EPI CulinaryInstitute, Ever De Pena, willtake place in the Plaza Padu ofPaseo Herencia Mall begin-ning at 7:30 PM. The shop-ping center will continue itspolicy of free general admis-sion with the option to pur-chase a $10 card of $1coupons to sample the tastyofferings of the center’s manyfine restaurants. There is a re-served VIP section, for whicha ticket can be purchased for50 Aruban florins, ($28.50U.S.) This provided tastingprivileges for the dishes fromthe competition, with winepairing.
“Sabroso September” endswith the Sabor Aruba 2012event tonight, organized byAruba’s own Antonio“Joselito” Albertz,: manyyears with the Crystal Palacein Disneyworld. He enjoyssharing his passion for foodpreparation with his country-men, and tonight’s ArubaCelebrity Cook-Off should bea memorable event.
by Rosalie Klein
A month of culinary delightsat Paseo Herencia Mall inPalm Beach will end with thepièce de résistance, a battlebetween celebrity chefs PaulJoachim, Shashank Agtey andLauri Ditunno from the U.S.against Aruba’s Ever de Pena,of Ike’s Place in theManchebo Beach Resort.
A treat for all the senses,Paul, winner of the 2011 Ex-treme Alien Cake-off on theFood Network, will partnerwith Lauri of Cake Alchemy,who is a regular on the chan-nel. Together they will pro-duce one of the most amazingedible art pieces Aruba hasever seen. Paul, who was anart student in college, admits“he found his medium” whenhe realized the creative possi-bilities in cake sculpture,which he performs live at gal-leries, events and museumsacross the U.S.
Lori honed her skills to in-spire beauty and fashion, and“a cake that is a work of artfrom the inside out,” to winthe “Amazing WeddingCake” com petition on the WEChannel. She is famous forher spun sugar art and Paulexpressed he looks forward toworking with her for the firsttime.
Chef Shashank Agtey, hasprepared meals for both VicePresident Dan Quale and FirstLady Barbara Bush. He isself-described as a “fusionchef” drawing on his East In-dian roots for the unique fla-vor he imparts to hiscreations. Shashank is alsoauthor of the “Sidewalk Chef”Cookbook, and is now Exec-utive Chef at the renowned PaDeGennaro’s in Orlando.
Tonight, the congenialcompetition pitting themagainst a graduate of Aruba’s
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Featuring Food Network Challenge winner
Paul Joachim and more!
The Great Aruba
Celebrity Cook-off at
Paseo Herencia is tonight!
Celebrity Chefs with Ever, Joselito and Candy Rasmijn,Paseo Herencia Marketing and Events Manager/ PublicRelations
Lauri Ditunno
Aruba, as well as communityactivist, was invited to cut theribbon to officially open thenew office. He was joined bythe ministers and the CEO ofthe Aruba Tourism Authority,Ronella Tjin Asjoe-Croes. Theyall agreed it was a most fittingway to end World Tourism Day2012. by Rosalie Klein
is being invested in the beachareas around Baby Beach, CuraCabai and Savaneta to enlargeand improve them, while pro-viding facilities to increase theirappeal and enjoyment.
After a blessing of the newbuilding, Gaby Illidge, a re -nowned local baseball playerand legendary sport figure on
Aruba’s Minister of Finance,Utilities, Communications andEnergy, Mike de Meza, a “SanNicolas boy” joined his neigh-bors in celebrating this acknowl-edgement of the area’s value toAruba’s tourism product.
Minister Oduber also re-vealed during his address that anaddition million Aruban florins
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wiches, salads and wraps,made of fresh and healthyproduce, prepared accordingto the clients’ taste. Theeatery is now equipped withmore modern machines andappliances and is more spa-cious with a comfortable andrelaxing ambiance. Familieswill find it a space to sit andeat while enjoying some nice,quality time together.
Subway invites every-one to come and enjoy andauthentic ‘healthy way of eat-ing’ like only Subway canoffer. It is the undisputedleader in fast, healthy food.Just call 584-4377 for yourorder and surprise your fam-ily, friends or colleagues withsomething fresh and deli-cious on that special occa-sion. Subway is openMondays to Sundays, from7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
ORANJESTAD—Subwayclients in Savaneta and vicin-ity can now again enjoy Sub-way’s delicious products. Therenowned franchise has re-opened in Savaneta, in acompletely new building,across from La Granja in Sa-vaneta, just when closing theCura Cabay branch for reno-vation.
Since Subway opened itsdoors in Savaneta, a day has-n’t passed without apprecia-tive patrons filling thesandwich shop, for whichSubway management is verygrateful. Subway thanksAruba in general and particu-larly Savaneta for this warmwelcome. This is a proof thatSubway is just as much a fa-vorite on the east side of thebridge as the west.
Subway offers clients avariety of healthy sand-
ment arrangement with the TaxOffice.
Payment Arrangement:Those having financial dif-
ficulty can request a specialpayment arrangement for a 12month payment plan. For apayment plan longer than 12months will require the consid-eration and approval of one ofthe tax specialists at the TaxOffice.
Possible Restitution:In the event the client is ex-
pecting restitution from a pre-vious payment, and wishes tocredit this to his outstandinginvoice, the following condi-tions apply:
1. he must submit a writtenpetition with a calculation ofwhat will be the size of the ex-pected restitution
2. he must have submittedall income tax return forms upto and including 2011
ORANJESTAD -- The ArubaTax Office has issued its publi-cation informing the generalpublic of the due date for thethird payment of all local landtaxes. The official due date isSeptember 30, 2012; however,because this date falls on a Sun-day, they have moved the duedate up to Monday, October 1st.
Invoices for 2012 land taxesare dated July 27, 2012 andpersons can choose to pay theamount in full or in incrementsof four. According to the law,the first and second due periodis one month after receiving thebill, which was August 27th,2012. The third and fourth payperiods fall on September 30,2012 and December 31, 2012.For the third payment, clientsare required to pay 25% of theinvoiced amount. So that byOctober 1st, the client musthave paid 75% of the invoicedbill. This is for those clientswho do not have a special pay-
This petition will be dulyevaluated and if honored, theclient will pay the invoicewhen the definite income taxreturns invoice is issued show-ing that there will be restitu-tion. In such case therestitution will be deductedfrom the land tax invoice.
In the event of non-payment:In the event a client does
not pay according to the timeline or does not pay the re-quired amount, the Tax Officemay insist full payment bemade immediately after thepayment due date. Hence, it isimportant to make payment inaccordance with the law. Thiswill prevent any unnecessaryinconveniences.
For more information re-garding these arrangements,please consult the CustomerService section of the main of-fice at Camacuri 2 or the Gov-ernment Office in San Nicolas.
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Third payment due date for land taxis Monday!
Renovations at Subway CuraCabay are in full swing;Savaneta branch fulleveryday!
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trol of US persons will nolonger be blocked, and US en-tities may engage in transac-tions with the MEK withoutobtaining a license."
The MEK, whose leadershipis based in Paris, has investedmuch money and years of in-tense lobbying to be taken offthe list.
The leftwing group wasfounded in the 1960s to opposethe shah of Iran, and after the1979 Islamic revolution thatousted him it took up armsagainst Iran's clerical rulers.
The MEK says it has nowlaid down its arms and is wor -king to overthrow the Islamicregime in Tehran throughpeaceful means.
But in its note about delist-ing the MEK, the State Depart-ment stressed that it had notforgotten the group's militantpast.
The opposition People'sMujahedeen of Iran welcomedyesterday's US decision andvowed to step up its interna-tional campaign against theTehran regime.
WASHINGTON(AFP) - TheUnited States yesterday re-moved an Iranian oppositiongroup based abroad, the Peo-ple's Mujahedeen of Iran, fromits blacklist of designated ter-ror groups after years of in-tense lobbying.
The move, ending a com-plex legal battle foughtthrough US and Europeancourts, came just days ahead ofan October 1 deadline set by aUS appeals court by whichSecretary of State Hillary Clin-ton had to decide on the fate ofthe group.
"The secretary of state hasdecided, consistent with thelaw, to revoke the designationof the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq(MEK) and its aliases as a Fo -reign Terrorist Organization(FTO) under the Immigrationand Nationality Act and todelist the MEK as a SpeciallyDesignated Global Terroristunder Executive Order13224," the State Departmentsaid in a statement.
"Property and interests inproperty in the United States orwithin the possession or con-
US takes Iran oppositiongroup off terror list
extremists," Turner explained.Some Republican lawmak-
ers have alleged that the Obamaadministration knew almost im-mediately afterward that Al-Qaeda was involved in theBenghazi attack, which killedthe US ambassador to Libyaand three other Americans.
But Turner stressed that de-spite "progress" made in theinvestigation, "there remainmany unanswered questions.
On Thursday, Panetta said itwas too soon to say whether Al-Qaeda or Al-Qaeda-linkedgroups had a role in the incident.
groups affiliated with, or sym-pathetic to Al-Qaeda."
This week, both DefenseSecretary Leon Panetta and thetop US diplomat Hillary Clin-ton called the assault a "terroristattack," with the Pentagon chiefalso suggesting that it took daysfor the US government to con-clude extremists had launchedan orchestrated assault.
"As we learned more aboutthe attack, we revised our ini-tial assessment to reflect newinformation indicating that itwas a deliberate and organizedterrorist attack carried out by
WASHINGTON (AFP) - TheUS intelligence communitysaid yesterday that a deadly as-sault on a US consulate inLibya was a planned attacklinked to Al-Qaeda, though itstressed that "many unan-swered questions" remained.
"We do assess that some ofthose involved were linked togroups affiliated with, or sym-pathetic to Al-Qaeda," Directorof National Intelligencespokes man Shawn Turner saidin a statement.
"We do assess that some ofthose involved were linked to
position groups, bringing outtotal support to the unarmedopposition to almost $45 mil-lion."
The talks were attended bynine Syrian activists, who havebeen working with local coor-dination committees in citiessuch as Homs, in a bid to helpcivilians caught up in the 18-month conflict which has leftsome 30,000 people dead.
Some of them had traveledfrom within Syria to New Yorkto spell out to leaders of abouttwo dozen countries -- out ofthe 90 nations which make upthe group -- what their needsare.
Washington, however,stuck by its insistence that itwill not bow to calls to arm therebels, fearing it will furthercomplicate the situation on theground.
NEW YORK (AFP) - US Sec-retary of State Hillary Clintonyesterday unveiled a total of$45 million dollars in newfunding for humanitarian aidand to help the civilian opposi-tion in Syria.
Some $30 million will gotowards aid, bumping up thetotal US funding for humani-tarian relief to $130 millionwith a further $15 million forthe civilian Syrian opposition,she told a meeting of theFriends of Syria.
"Today I am announcing anadditional 30 million dollars tohelp get food, water, blankets,critical medical services to thepeople suffering under the re-lentless assaults," Clinton toldthe meeting.
"Today I am also announc-ing an additional $15 millionto support Syrian civilian op-
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Clinton unveils $45 millionin new aid for Syria
US: Libya attackers had links to Al-Qaeda
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nuclear bomb.He said Iran had 70 percent
of the necessary uranium for abomb and warned that at thecurrent pace of enrichment, theIslamic republic could havenearly all the material neededto create a first bomb by nextsummer.
Salehi reaffirmed Iran's de-nials that it seeks an atomicweapon.
According to US media, theUnited States and Israel werebehind the Stuxnet computervirus which temporarily crip-pled Iran's uranium enrichmentat its Natanz plant.
Salehi's comments cameone day after Israel's PrimeMinister Benjamin Netanyahucalled on the internationalcommunity to set a "clear redline" against Iran acquiring a
those states undertaking cyberattacks and sabotage in thepeaceful nuclear facilities andkill nuclear scientists of othercountries," Salehi told a UNGeneral Assembly meeting onnuclear terrorism.
The United States has de-nied involvement in the killingsof four Iranian scientists since2010. Israel has refused tocomment on the killings.
ter Ali Akbar Salehi said Iranhad been a victim of "nuclearterrorism."
Salehi said the SecurityCouncil, which has passed fourrounds of sanctions againstIran's uranium enrichment,should stop using nuclearweapons fears "as a pretext toact as a legislative body."
The council should "utilizeits authority to act against
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) -Iran's foreign minister yester-day demanded that the UN Se-curity Council act against thecountries that killed Iraniannuclear scientists and launchedcyber-attacks against itsatomic research.
Without naming Israel orthe United States, which Iranhas accused over the killings offour scientists, Foreign Minis-
WASHINGTON (AFP) - TheSyrian regime has movedsome chemical weapons tosafeguard the material as itwages war against rebel forcesbut the main storage sites forits arsenal remain secure, USDefense Secretary LeonPanetta said yesterday.
"There has been some intel-ligence that with regards tosome of these sites there hasbeen some movement ...inorder for the Syrians to bettersecure the chemicals," Panettatold a joint news conferencewith his Canadian counter-part."We still believe, based onwhat we know and what we'remonitoring, that the principalsites remain secure," he said.
Asked if rebel forces hadgotten their hands on somechemical stockpiles, Panettasaid: "I don't have any specificinformation about the opposi-tion and whether or not they'veobtained some of this or howmuch they've maintained."
Syria's chemical weaponsstockpile dates back to the1970s and are the largest in theMiddle East, but its precisescope remains unclear.
The regime has said itmight use its chemical wea -pons if attacked by outsidecountries, although not againstits own people.
Last month French Presi-dent Francois Hollandewarned that the use of chemi-cal weapons by the Syrianregime would provide a legiti-mate cause for a foreign inter-vention.
The German magazine DerSpiegel reported Monday thatthe Syrian army has tested achemical weapons deliverysystem, firing shells at a re-search center in its northwest-ern desert region.
Iranian officers, believed tobe members of the Revolution-ary Guards, were flown in byhelicopter for the testing, ac-cording to witness statementscited by the magazine.
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US: Syria hasmoved somechemicalweapons
Iran demands UN action against killers of nuclear scientists
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others who need the support. The Foundation is proud
of the workk they were ableto accomplish these past fiveyears. One of their accom-plishments is the Mamapoliat the Hospital, informativematerial in Papiamento forpatients, and so much more.Most recently Mary JoanFoundation helped in estab-lishing a Foundation for reg-ular screening- BOB Aruba.Also, as of November 2009the Foundation has its owncenter in Sabana Blanco 8where they conduct supportsessions, activities for clientsand information for all inter-ested parties.
They look back with grati-tude to all the women whohave been confronted withbreast cancer. These womenhave contributed with theirsupport to others and havebecome part of the volunteerswho daily help the founda-tion. They are also very grate-ful to the many localsponsors who continue to be-lieve in the work of the MaryJoan Foundation. They arethankful to all and are intenton pressing forward withtheir work for the Arubancommunity.
They now have their ownwebsite with information inPapiamento: www.maryjoan-foundation.aw. Feel free tovisit the site.
Mary Joan was a promisingaerobics athlete who had par-ticipated in and had woncompetitions in Aruba ad Cu-racao. She was known for herperseverance, service to oth-ers and for her wise counsels.Together with AnnelizJonkhout, Olivia Benschopand Fern Pochettino, MaryJoan was a part of the firstseminar in Aruba on BreastCancer organized by theAruba Women’s Club. Theysupported each other andsoon the support group grew.
On January 31, 2002, aftera long battle of almost 8years, the Lord called MaryJoan home to Heaven. Butthe group continued to sup-port each other and in 2007the group was officially or-ganized into what becameknown as the Mary JoanBreast Cancer SupportGroup, now known as theMary Joan Foundation
Today we honor all thewomen who are fighting thebattle against this disease.Mary Joan’s name symbol-izes the constant fight to sur-vive and move forward.Mary Joan’s name is the sym-bol of valor for those womenwho have the strength to sup-port each other, to work onareas of prevention andawareness, to educate them-selves and the communityand to stand firm alongside
logical suffering associatedwith breast cancer.
The Foundation bears thename in honor of Mary JoanCynara Geerman-Kock.Mary Joan was an Arubanwho at the age of 32 was di-agnosed with breast cancer.
valuable information andawareness in helping to de-tect breast cancer in time. Inthe past 5 years, many valiantwomen have stepped out andhave put a stop to the cultureof silence around the physi-cal, emotional and psycho-
On September 26th, the MaryJoan Foundation markedtheir 5th year of existence.Their goal is to providewomen diagnosed with breastcancer the support they needthrough various projects andactivities. They also provide
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opting for a settlement "toeliminate the uncertainties,burden and expense of furtherprotracted litigation."
The settlement agreementalso provides for some gover-nance improvements, includingconducting an annual "say-on-pay" vote by shareholders.
The settlement depends oncourt approval.
the company announced plansto acquire Merrill Lynch."
The nation's second-biggestbank by assets was accused ofhiding huge losses at MerrillLynch in late 2008 to avoid po-tential shareholder disapprovalof its takeover bid.
The bank denied the in-vestors' claims that it had mis-led them about the financialhealth of Bank of America andMerrill Lynch, saying it was
NEW YORK (AFP) - Bank ofAmerica, struggling to recoverfrom the 2008 financial crisis,said yesterday it has agreed topay $2.43 billion to settle aclass-action lawsuit tied to itsMerrill Lynch takeover.
The bank said the paymentwould be to settle the lawsuitthat was filed in 2009 "on be-half of investors who pur-chased or held Bank ofAmerica securities at the time
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MADRID (AFP) - Spain an-nounced yesterday its strickenbanks need 59 billion ($76 bil-lion) to fix their balance sheets,but said the final sum requiredfrom the eurozone may bemuch lower.
Releasing an audit of thebanking system, the Spanishgovernment said lenders mayonly need to borrow 40 billioneuros from the eurozone, farbelow the maximum on offerof 100 billion euros.
The audit of the top 14banking groups, warmly wel-comed by the European Unionand International MonetaryFund, is seen on the markets asone of the final acts beforeMadrid likely requests a sove -reign bailout.
"The loan is likely to beadded to Spain's national debtmaking them liable if thebanks are unable to repay, sothe reaction in the market is
shortage in the Spanish econ-omy.
Seven of the banks, whichinclude Santander, the biggestin the eurozone by marketvalue, had no need of extramoney to survive a "very ad-verse scenario" with threeyears of heavy losses, it said.
"The results confirm thatthe Spanish banking sector ismostly solvent and viable,even in an extremely adverseand highly unlikely macroeco-nomic setting," the report said.
Of 14 banking groups ex-amined, which account forabout 90 percent of the finan-cial system's assets, rescuedlender Bankia had the greatestcapital needs, estimated at 24.7billion euros.
The audit came a day afterSpain announced a tightbudget for 2013, whichsqueezes out 39 billion eurosin austerity measures, sparingonly retirement pensions, torein in the public deficit.
Jean-Claude Juncker, headof the group of eurozone fi-nance ministers, said he was"comforted" by the result ofthe audit, which showed theeurozone loan would be "morethan adequate."
more one of relief than any-thing else," said London-basedAlpari analyst Craig Erlam.
"The next hurdle is thebailout which at this point ap-pears to be inevitable," he said.
The independent audit ledby US financial consultantsOliver Wyman showed Spain'sbanks need to raise 59.3 billioneuros.
That would decline to 53.75billion euros once mergersunder way and tax effects aretaken into account, the reportsaid.
Banks can find much of themoney from other sources,such as asset sales, private cap-ital, losses forced on investorsor by selling bad loans to a so-called bad bank to be set up tohold such assets, it said.
The final amount borrowedfrom the eurozone could thusbe about one-third lower, or"about 40 billion euros," junioreconomy minster FernandoJimenez Latorre told a newsconference.
The figures reflect thedepth of the damage from a2008 property market crashthat left Spanish banks stagger-ing under mountains of badloans, resulting in a credit
Spain says stricken banks need59 bn euros
to absorb further adverse eco-nomic shocks in light of theUK's elevated debt levels anduncertain growth outlook."
Fitch had put Britain's ratingon negative outlook, or sub jectto downgrade, in March.
Given the uncertainties ofthe fiscal and economic projec-tions Fitch said it did not ex-pect to resolve its negativeoutlook on Britain's rating until2014.
However it warned a down-grade would be likely ifBritain's medium-term growthoutlook worsens, there wereindications that governmentdebt would exceed 100 percentof GDP, or an easing of fiscalpolicy that pushes back a re-duction in debt levels.
PARIS (AFP) - Fitch Ratingsyesterday maintained Britain's"AAA" credit rating with anegative outlook, warning thatweak economic growth was in-creasing the likelihood of adowngrade.
Fitch said "weaker than ex-pected growth and fiscal out-turns in 2012 have increasedpressure on the UK's 'AAA'rating".
With Fitch estimating thatBritain's debt in 2015-2016may approach 100 percent ofgross domestic product (GDP),the limit for a top "AAA" rat-ing "the likelihood of a down-grade has therefore increased."
It said the negative outlookreflects Britain's "very limitedfiscal space, at the 'AAA' level,
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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.)
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in the 15th over.Gul and Umar Akmal, who
remained unbeatebn on 43,combined to share a match-winning partnership of 49 in27 balls.
"We were lucky to getthere," said Pakistan captainMohammad Hafeez. "Therewere a few bad shots early inthe innings but in the end itwas a great team effort.
Watson, who was adjudgedman of the match for the thirdconsecutive match, shared anopening stand of 133 withDavid Warner (63 not out) asAustralia eased past India's140-7 in the 15th over.
Warner smashed three sixesand seven boundaries and Wat-son plundered seven sixes andtwo fours in a batting treat fora sell-out crowd of 35,000 atthe Premadasa stadium.
The pair treated the Indianbowlers with disdain asWarner lofted HarbhajanSingh for two successive sixesand Watson hit leg-spinnerPiyush Chawla for two sixes inhis first over.
When seamer Irfan Pathancame on to bowl the 10th over,Watson greeted him with a se-quence of 6, 6 and 4 to bringup Australia's 100 in the sameover.
Watson fell in the 14th overwhen just eight more runswere needed for victory,caught in the covers off YuvrajSingh.
Watson's match-winningdisplay followed his 51 and 3-26 against Ireland and 41 notout and 2-29 in the secondgame against the West Indies.
"The last couple of gameshave been pretty good," the31-year-old Watson said. "It'snice when things come to-gether like this.
India captain MahendraSingh Dhoni said his teamneeded to analyse what wentwrong in their opening SuperEights match.
"We got off to a good start,but lost quick wickets. And wewere not in a good situation tocash in," he said. "We wereabout 20 runs short."
Dhoni said the brief 10-minute stoppage for rain at thestart of Australia's innings costhis team the game.
"Rain just came at thewrong time," he said. "A wetball is not good for spinners.That was the main reason welost. It is important to look atwhat mistakes we made.
In the next round ofmatches on Sunday, Australiatake on South Africa and Indiaclash with Pakistan at the samevenue.
thrilling group two match.Watson grabbed 3-34 and
struck 72 off 42 balls to liftpower-packed Australia to anemphatic nine-wicket win overIndia in the second match ofthe double-header in Colombo.
Gul, a medium-pacer whoaveraged under 10 with the batin Twenty20 internationals,smashed two fours and threesixes in his 32 off 17 balls afterPakistan had slumped to 76-7
COLOMBO (AFP) - UmarGul and Shane Watson shonebrightly under lights to steerPakistan and Australia to im-portant wins in the SuperEights round of the WorldTwenty20 on Friday.
Gul turned an unlikely herowith the bat as Pakistan, chas-ing South Africa's modest 133-6, survived a middle-ordercollapse to win by two wicketswith two balls to spare in a
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Cricket: Pakistan, Australiawin in World T20
Umar Akmal, the Pakistan batsman, knocked 43 not out dur-ing his side's defeat of South Africa
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he was captured (in2006),"Hamas spokesmanSami Abu Zuhri said.
"We urged FC Barcelona tocancel the invitation."
In a statement posted on itswebsite on Thursday, the clubdenied that it had invited theIsraeli former captive, insistingit had merely agreed to a re-quest from the keen footballfan to attend the game.
It said that in the face ofprotests by pro-Palestiniangroups, it had also invited bothPalestinian federation chiefJibril Rajub and footballerMahmud Sarsak, who wasfreed in July after nearly threeyears held without charge inIsrael, as well as the Palestin-ian envoy to Spain.
But Sarsak told AFP on Fri-day he had yet to receive theinvitation.
GAZA CITY (AFP) - TheHamas rulers of Gaza calledFriday for a media boycott ofnext month's Barcelona-RealMadrid derby if the Catalanclub goes ahead with plans towelcome Israeli soldier GiladShalit to the game.
The Palestinian Islamistgroup, which held Shalit cap-tive for more than five yearsuntil his release in a prisonerexchange in October last year,said his attendance at the gameon October 7 would be offen-sive.
"FC Barcelona's invitationto the criminal Shalit so theycan pay homage to him is anoffence to sentiments of thePalestinian people and to Araband Muslims because Shalit isan Israeli soldier who was on atank taking part in the killingof Palestinian civilians when
Football: Hamas urges Barca-Real boycott if Shalit attends
MINNEAPOLIS (AFP) - Japanese infielder Tsuyoshi Nish-ioka was released on Friday by the Minnesota Twins aftera disappointing year with one season remaining on hisMajor League Baseball contract. The 28-year-old Osakanative was dropped for a $250,000 buyout to avoid play-ing him $3 million next season in the final year of a dealsigned in 2010. Nishioka, who helped Japan win the 2006World Baseball Classic, suffered a broken leg in a colli-sion with New York Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher afteronly playing 68 games in the 2011 season. Nishioka, whohad batted .226 with 19 runs batted in and 14 runs scoredbefore the injury, went hitless in three at-bats for theTwins this season and spent most of the season withtheir top developmental team, hitting .258 with two homeruns and 34 runs batted in over 101 games.
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won the sixth, seventh andeighth to put the Americans astunning six up.
At that stage they hadbirdied seven of the first eightholes, the exception being thesecond, and they won thatwith a par.
It was nearly seven up bythe turn, but Simpson's birdieputt slipped by.
It was a lost cause forLawrie and Hanson down theback nine, although theymanaged to stay out on thecourse a while longer with abirdie from the 43-year-oldScot at the 11th.
The coup de grace came atthe 14th hole when Watson
was the executioner as theAmericans finished at 10under par.
Watson, whose caddie urgedthe crowd to make noise as hehit his tee-shot at the first, waswinning his second Ryder Cupcap, while US Open championSimpson was one of four rook-ies in the US team.
Scotland's Lawrie was backin the Europe team for a sec-ond cap, 13 years after win-ning his first, and was playingfor the first time with SwedeHanson, a second time RyderCupper.
CHICAGO (AFP) - BubbaWatson and Webb Simpsonscored a crushing 5 and 4 winover Europeans Paul Lawrieand Peter Hanson in the first ofFriday afternoon's Ryder Cupfourballs.
Poor putts from the Euro-pean pair allowed the Ameri-cans to win the first two holesand when Simpson sunk an18-footer for birdie at thefourth they were already onthe way at three up.
The situation became evenmore dire for Lawrie and Han-son as birdies from Watson
the fifth player in NBA historyto win at least four NBA sea-son MVP awards if he can leadthe Heat to the sort of seasonplayers are expecting.
James won Olympic goldonly six weeks ago and beganOlympic training camp only aweek after claiming the NBAcrown, so fatigue could be afactor.
But James said that despitehis busy schedule, he has nodoubt he will be the bestplayer on the court every timehe suits up for the heat thisseason.
Once the campaign kicksinto gear, the Heat will try tomatch the Los Angeles Lakersas the only team in the pastdecade to win back-to-backNBA titles.
Wade and center-forwardChris Bosh were supposed tohave played alongside Jamesat London but injuries sufferedduring the intense playoff runkept them off the team.
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Former champion Lewis Hamilton will move to FormulaOne's Mercedes team next year from McLaren, leavingseven-time champion Michael Schumacher without aconfirmed ride in 2013. Separately, Formula One an-nounced its 2013 schedule that includes two U.S. races:The inaugural Grand Prix of America at Port Imperial inNew Jersey on June 16, and the U.S. Grand Prix inAustin, Texas, on Nov. 17. Hamilton signed a three-yearcontract with Mercedes. The British driver, who won the2008 championship, is fourth in this year's title stand-ings.
Formula One's Hamilton tojoin Mercedes team in 2013
championship roster."We can be better than we
were this past season," Jamessaid. "We have the potential tobe a lot better. That is scary."
The Heat will visit Chinafor pre-season games againstthe Los Angeles Clippers atBeijing on November 11 andShanghai three days later aspart of the preparation for theNovember 30 season openeragainst visiting Boston.
James matched Michael Jor-dan as the only players inNBA history to win an NBAtitle, Olympic gold and benamed the NBA regular-sea-son and NBA Finals MostValuable Player (MVP) in thesame year.
"I don't think about what theother greats have accom-plished. I have to make myown name," James said. "Asfar as legacy, I can't thinkabout that. I've got a lot of bas-ketball left to play."
James could become only
MIAMI (AFP) - DefendingNBA champion Miami returnsto work today for pre-seasontraining camp, with star Le-Bron James coming off a goldmedal effort at the LondonOlympics and two top team-mates coming off injuries.
Last June, the Heat capturedtheir first NBA crown sinceobtaining James two years ear-lier, James finally winning hislong-awaited first NBA title.Then he added Olympic gold.But that has not quenched hisdesire for success.
Now the Heat have added37-year-old guard Ray Allen,the all-time NBA leader in 3-point shots, and veteran for-ward Rashard Lewis to a
NBA: Back to work for Heatas training camp opens
Watson and Simpsoncrush Lawrie and Hanson
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ees botched a controversiallast-play call to decide a game,American football returned tonormal.
The Ravens stretched theirhome win streak to 13 games,
the NFL's longest current run,and improved to 3-1 by stop-ping a late threat from winlessCleveland.
"With the wisdom we haveand the young players we areadding into our defense, 3-1 ishuge after the first quarter (ofthe season)," Ravens line-backer Ray Lewis said.
Union referees whistledpenalties for the first time fol-lowing three weeks of replace-ment officials before theleague and the referees' unionagreed to a new eight-yearcontract on Wednesday nightto end a lockout that began inJune.
Gene Steratore, beginninghis 10th NFL season as a ref-eree, and each person in a six-man crew that averaged 10years of experience tipped hiscap to the crowd as the offi-cials walked onto the field tocheers, a rare treat for them.
Their return came after apoor call by replacements onthe last play of the game gaveSeattle a Monday victory overGreen Bay, sparking criticismthat even had US PresidentBarack Obama calling for anend to the lockout.
"We're sorry to have putfans through that," NFL com-missioner Roger Goodell said.
The first penalty against thehome side came 3:42 into thegame and sparked the usualchorus of boos at the referees,one fan's sign noting, "We'reglad we can boo the real refs."
Ravens' supporters spentmuch of their time cheeringdespite Baltimore becomingthe first NFL team since 1939to play four games in only 18days.
Flacco scored on a 1-yardtouchdown run 5:07 into thethird quarter but the Brownspulled within 16-10 on a 51-yard Phil Dawson field goal.
Baltimore's Cary Williamsintercepted a Brandon Weedenpass to the left sideline and re-turned the ball 63 yards for a
touchdown to give the Ravensa 23-10 lead with 15 secondsremaining in the third quarter.
Dawson kicked field goalsof 50 and 52 yards to pullCleveland within 23-16 andthe Browns drove from their10-yard line to the Ravens' 33in the dying seconds but wereunable to deliver a tyingtouchdown.
The Ravens opened thescoring 2:03 into the secondquarter on Flacco's 18-yardtouchdown pass to TorreySmith.
Smith played for the sec-ond time since his brother,Tevin Jones, was killed in amotorcycle crash last Sundaymorning. Jones' funeral willbe today.
The Browns, who alongwith New Orleans are the onlywinless teams in the NFL, fellto 0-4. Going back to last sea-son, the Browns have dropped10 games in a row, 13 of 14overall. They have lost nine ina row to the Ravens.
The NFL's three unde-feated teams after three games-- the Atlanta Falcons, ArizonaCardinals and Houston Texans-- each play at home on Sun-day against foes who have losttwo of their first three games.
The Falcons will play hostto Carolina while Arizona en-tertains Miami and Houstonwill meet Tennessee.
And the Green Bay Pack-ers, 1-2, will try to bounceback from the last-play loss atSeattle when they play host toNew Orleans.
Sunday's other games findNew England at Buffalo, SanDiego at Kansas City, Min-nesota at Detroit, Seattle at St.Louis, San Francisco at theNew York Jets, Cincinnati atJacksonville, Oakland at Den-ver, Washington at Tampa Bayand the New York Giants atPhiladelphia.
Chicago will face Dallas onMonday. Indianapolis andPittsburgh are idle.
BALTIMORE (AFP) - JoeFlacco ran for one touchdownand threw for another to leadBaltimore over Cleveland 23-16 on Thursday as regularNFL union referees returned
to work to a pre-game stand-ing ovation.
Four nights after Baltimoreedged New England on a last-second field goal and threenights after replacement refer-
NFL: Ravens dump Browns as regular refereesreturn