July 18, 2012

Continued on page 3ing to one day achieve or sur-pass his level.

Last Saturday evening at theresidence of Chu and Mrs. IvisHalabi, the Aruba OlympicCommittee (COA) held an am-icable send-off ceremony forthe Aruban delegation whichleft yesterday, Tuesday 17thfor the 2012 London OlympicGames.

Present for the festive send-off were the athletes and theircoaches, members of theBoard of COA, parents, in-vited guests, sponsors andmembers of the press coveringsports. After singing the ArubaDushi Tera (National Anthem),this was followed by thesinging of the Olympic Hymn.

COA Secretary General,Nicole Hoevertsz opened theevening with a hearty welcometo all, which was followed byan ample report of the history ofthe Olympic Games….how itall began more than 3000 yearsago, and where it is today.

COA President, Roy Mezasshared some thoughts withthose present, saying: thatthere is much more to theOlympics than simply winningmedals. It involves how hardan athlete works to achieve thelevel of an Olympic medal,demonstrating his level ofquality as an athlete, persever-

Aruba Olympic team treated to

festive send-off to London

The Obamas said their fam-ily "has been inspired byMadiba's example, and hasdeeply appreciated the time wehave spent with him, and hiswisdom, grace and generosityof spirit."

"By any measure," thestatement read, "Nelson Man-dela has changed the arc of his-tory, transforming his country,continent, and the world."

The US first lady met withMandela June 11, 2011 on avisit to South Africa with herdaughters.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - USPresident Barack Obama andhis wife, Michelle Obama,paid tribute yesterday to SouthAfrican ex-president NelsonMandela ahead of his 94thbirthday, as having "abidinghumility" and "unbreakablewill."

"On behalf of the people ofthe United States, we wouldlike to extend our heartfeltcongratulations to NelsonMandela on the occasion of his94th birthday and the fourthannual Nelson Mandela Inter-national Day," the US firstcouple said in a statement hon-oring the antiapartheid icon.

Mandela's "extraordinarylife and steadfast commitmentto the principles of democracyand reconciliation continues tobe a beacon for people of allbackgrounds who strive fordignity, justice, and freedom,"they said, describing his per-sonal story as "one of unbreak-able will, unwavering integrity,and abiding humility.

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Obamas pay homage to

Mandela's iron will

etc. are also cordially invited toparticipate.

Misa Santa Anna is one ofthe beloved churches of the is-land hence the faithful fromother parishes are invited toparticipate in the processionand in the grand celebration.

All who are willing to do-nate a cake should call Clea attelephone 562-0394 or Kim-berly at telephone 593-2224

All participating in thegrand celebration should bringflowers. These could be fromyour personal garden. Theflowers will eventually be laidat the Santa Anna image.

tion will begin. At 5:00 in theafternoon a procession willleave from the Frans FigaroaComplex to the Misa di Noord.There at the church they willobserve a Holy Mass withsinging by a choir representedby all the choirs of the parish.After the Mass they will serverefreshments.

For this occasion the entireisland is invited to this grandcelebration. All uniformedgroups, Whelps, Pathfinders,schools, children who have re-ceived first Holy Communion,children preparing for Confir-mation, and athletic groups,

NOORD -- The Noord parish’sMisa Santa Anna is celebratingits 47th lustrum…235 years,which is a very significant oc-casion! Misa Santa Anna is theoldest church on Aruba!

Preparations for such amilestone occasion are in fullswing. The priest of the SantaAnna parish has installed acommission and they areworking diligently to present afull program of activities forthe general public which willculminate in the month of De-cember.

July 29th is Santa AnnaDay when the grand celebra-

Sint Eustatius and Surinam.During the Congress he alsoaccepted to help with the ideaof promoting the heritage thatAruba deserves on the list ofthe World’s Patrimony.

The next step that thesetwo archaeologists will be tak-ing is to work on the contentsof the manuscript which willinclude a description of all thesites on Aruba’s cliffs. Thepublication is expected to becompleted by the start of2014.

Aruba has a wealth ofpaintings left behind byAmerindians at more than 20different sites. In addition totheir historical value to Aruba,these paintings have capturedthe attention of investigatorsfrom across the region and inthe Dutch Kingdom during thepast decades.

Since the 19th Century,Peter van Koolwijk registereda great sum of these paintings.Later others like Pinart, Wage-naar Humelinck and Versteeghimself continued the registra-tion. In this century the Arche-ological Museum discoveredstill a few more paintings.

dedicated especially to theCaribbean. Harold Kelly’s lec-ture drew a lot of attention ashe spoke about the conserva-tion of paintings on cliffs.

Based on his work withthese paintings in Aruba, hepresented the challenges thatinvestigators and institutionshave to study and care forthem: what they encounter inorder to preserve these paint-ings for the next generations.

Kelly’s presentation wasespecially interesting to Aus-tralian Dr. Bednarik who isconsidered a connoisseur onthe study and care of paintingson cliffs worldwide.

Dr. Versteeg, renowned inthe region and in the DutchKingdom led the archaeologi-cal investigation in Aruba,

From June 26 to 30 the ArubaArchaeological Museum parti -cipated in the InternationalCongress for Archeology andRock Art in La Paz, Bolivia.Through the gracious supportof UNOCA and the Ministryof Culture, Dr. Harold Kellyand Dr. Aad Versteeg wereable to attend this congress aspart of a project of study anddocumentation of all sites withpaintings on Aruba’s cliffs.Aruba’s intention is to producea publication with photos ofall sites with paintings whichcould become the scientificbasis for nominating thesesites for inclusion in the Her-itage List of World Patrimony.

Both Harold Kelly and Ver-steeg made presentations dur-ing the especial symposium

Aruba present at Int’l. Congress on

Archeology and Rock Art

drs. Harold Kelly and dr. Aad Versteeg. about the project. They alsoexplained the changes to beenacted and the effect that theconstruction will have on thearea in front off, leading toand from the airport and ex-actly how the flow of trafficwill be orchestrated duringthe construction period.

According to the Ministerof Public Works, conversa-tions are ongoing between theDOW and the Airport (AAA)to ensure that the service pro-vided by the airport remainsoptimal for both those usingthe airport facilities,

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Last Monday morning in thegovernment’s weekly pressmeeting, Minister Oduber,speaking on behalf of his ab-sent colleague MinisterSevinger, announced that theconstruction of the special ro-tunda (traffic roundabout) atthe airport is about to begin inearnest later this week. Thisrotunda at the airport will ac-tually be the commencementof the Green Corridor to SanNicolas.

Both Marlon Croes of theDOW and Monty Croes ofAAA were present at thispress conference in order toprovide detailed information

Construction of rotundaat airport about to beginin earnest

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Oldest Aruba church, Misa Santa Anna,celebrates 235th birthday!

athlete of the Aruba delega-tion. Le Grand was appointedthe official flag bearer for ourisland. He will carry the flagduring the inaugural ceremonyin London.

“Master Chef” Chu Halabi,then served everyone his ownexquisite and tasty dishes, anddemonstrated his tremendoushospitality with the Olympicfamily of Aruba.

COA and The MorningNews, wish every member ofthe 2012 London OlympicGames delegation and in par-ticular, our athletes much suc-cess. They can be sure that wewill be following their everystep very closely from here.

Games, Mr.Bryan Lopeswas presented tothe audience onS a t u r d a yevening. BryanLopes is chargedwith the respon-sibility to leadand direct theAruban delega-tion. The culmi-nating and mostexciting momentof the eveningwas the presen-tation of each ofthe Aruban athletes who willbe performing at the 2102London Olympic Games.

Each was elegantly attiredin their sport uniform and theofficial uniform that will beworn during the inaugural cer-emony on July 27th. Theseproud athletes were receivedwith a hearty round of ap-plause.

Finally, the Aruban flag waspresented to COA President,Roy Mezas who in turn passedit on to Bryan Lopes who willtake care of our flag through-out the Olympic Games.

Head of the Mission, BryanLopes, then presented theAruban flag to Jemal LeGrand, the most outstanding

again they supplied the poloshirts for our athletes. SETARis making sure that the delega-tion can remain in contact withAruba and their homes throughpresenting them special SIMcards as well as a few giftsfrom the company.

The company Totto wasalso introduced as the com-pany who confectioned theathletic uniforms of theOlympic Games delegation.Everyone was especially im-pressed with the durable qua -lity and colorful moderndesign of the uniforms. Ac-cording to many, it is the bestuniform ever since COA’s firsttrips abroad! Mrs. MagaliMaduro was introduced as thedesigner of the uniforms.Maduro has been designing theofficial COA uniforms sinceway back in 2004 along withthe official tailor of the uni-forms, Manish Mirchandani ofH.K. Taylor.

A Cuban selection of swim-mers is also on Aruba en routeto London. They were alsopresent on Saturday evening atthe official send-off. AthletesHanser Garcia, Pedro Medeland Maria Luisa Mojarrieta arepart of the Cuban delegation.

The official leader of theMission for the Olympic

uniforms toidentify himas part of theAruba dele-gation.

R i t aLopez Hen-riquez wasrecognizedby the COAbecause ofher dedica-tion to sportsand for herparticular ef-forts to moti-

vate more women to becomeactive in sports. Rita receiveda “Women and SportDiploma” from IOC.

This was then followed bythe presentation of a lovelycertificate of participation forthe athletes and trainers whoparticipated in the Pan-Ameri-can Games of October 2011 inGuadalajara, Mexico.

A few local companies alsoattended the send-off evening.They presented several pro -ducts as their act of support tothe Olympic delegation. Sodoing, Aventa presented a FirstAid Kit to every athlete in thedelegation. Giordano’s iswhere the COA has been ob-taining their polo shirts formany years, and this year

Mezas wished the delegationmuch success at the LondonGames. Minister Visser, whowas also present, said that it isimportant to maintain theOlympic attitude and principle.Our Olympic athletes must beexamples to our youth who seethem as leaders of our futuregeneration.

The evening was repletewith other presentations. Thefirst was the presentation of thewinner of the McDonald’sChampions of Play, whichwent to Jair Kelly, who is alsooff to London together with hisfather. In London his job willbe that of youth reporter andwill be assisting with inter-views and sharing his experi-ence. Jair received a set of


Aruba Olympic team treated to festive send-off to London

by two tenants, thus expandingthe capacity of the center from98 patients to care for an addi-tional 34. These specializedresidents still have the dignityof living in their own abode,with complete kitchens and ashared bedroom, while haveeasy access to all the activi-ties, doctors, physical therapyand social interaction the cen-ter provides. SABA staff alsoprovide cleaning and launder-ing services for the apart-ments, and residents can dinein the main facility or takefood prepared in its kitchensback to their living quarters, orcook at home if they so desire.

Minister Hooyboer-Win-klaar commended SABA ontheir astute recognition that eld-erly often require assistance atdiffering levels. Being close athand to support the elderlywhile allowing them to live withdignity and fend for themselvesas much as possible is con-ducive to maintaining mentalacuity and self-reliance.

Maristella residentsDo minco and Janny wel-comed the minister intotheir home for a tour,after which DirectorDe Bie performed aritual “christening” ofthe apartment com-plex. The entire MarisStella facility has re-ceived a greatly needfacelift with major ren-ovations and some addi-tions; residents are beingtemporarily housed at acare facility in Oranjestad,and will be retur ning in thefall.

by Rosalie Klein

founded, exactly 40 years ago.Yesterday morning they cele-brated the landmark occasionby officially inaugurating aprogram for seniors who aremore ambulatory than theirusual patients, with the compe-tency to live independently,but still close to the care theyrequire.

Maristella Director Flora deBie is extremely pleased to beable to accommodate this par-ticular group in 17 renovatedapartments that will be shared

Hans Rokebrand, Director ofthe Stichting Algemene Be-jaardenzorg Aruba, or SABA,the non-profit foundationwhich funds and staff fourhomes for the elderly onAruba, was very proud to wel-come Aruba’s Minister of So-cial & Economic Affairs andCulture, Michelle Hooyboer-Winklaar to the official open-ing of a new phase in elderlycare on Aruba.

Maristella in Savaneta wasAruba’s first home for the eld-erly, opened with SABA was

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Maris Stella inaugurates a new standard in care

for the elderly

New housing sports bright colors

Minister is greeted by some residents of the new section

The Minister with Dominico and Janny

Center Director De Bie

christens the new complex

SABA Director Hans Rokebrand

such as taxis and tour busses,our visitors, and our ownpeople who must bring andpick up persons at the airport.

The intention is to placesufficient warning and direc-tional signs along the newtemporary routes to makesure that everything flows assmoothly as possible as weattempt to make the changesthat will improve the Arubaproduct. The Minister con-gratulated the DOW on thelast two very successful ro-tundas at the ex-Marathonand Banco di Caribe intersec-tions. These were built withinless than a week and are con-tributing greatly to a muchbetter flow of the traffic.

Construction of

Rotunda at AAA

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Recently, the DiviIMPACT founda-tion members vis-ited the ArubaHomecare Foundation, situated in Jaburibari. TheDivi IMPACT foundation is a initiative of the DiviResorts employees, who want to give back to thecommunity.

At the homecare members of Divi IMPACT pre-sented the clients baskets with presents.

Mariachi Perla di Aruba was in charge of enter-tainment, wooing clients with nice music.

The members of Divi IMPACT were veryproud to be able to entertain out senior citizens andoffer them a nice afternoon.

The foundation and its associates take commu-nity service and responsibility very seriously, or-ganizing events throughout the year for worthycauses.


Divi IMPACT Foundation visits Aruba Homecare Foundation

flight to Minneapolis.Delta Air Lines and the

sandwich maker at Schipholairport, Gate Gourmet, saidthey were working with the au-thorities to probe the scandal,which caused no serious in-juries but caused serious alarmfor airline travelers.

Needles were found on air-craft bound for Atlanta, Seattleand Minneapolis from Amster-dam's Schiphol Airport, Deltaspokeswoman Kristin Baurtold AFP.

"Delta is taking this matterextremely seriously and is co-operating with local and fed-eral authorities who areinvestigating the incident," theairline said in a statement.

Speaking from Atlanta,Georgia, where Delta is head-quartered, FBI Special AgentStephen Emmett said a crimi-nal investigation into the mat-ter has been launched. Hedeclined to provide more de-tails.

THE HAGUE (AFP) - Autho -rities yesterday were investi-gating how sewing needlesended up in turkey sandwicheson several Delta Air Linesflights, prompting one unsus-pecting passenger to be placedon anti-HIV drugs.

Both Dutch police and theAmerican FBI launchedprobes after up to six needleswere discovered in sandwicheson several US-bound flightsdeparting from Amsterdam'sSchiphol airport on Sunday.

"We are carrying out an in-vestigation in collaborationwith the American authorities,"airport police spokesmanRobert van Kapel told AFP."The aim is to determine howthe needles found their wayinto these sandwiches."

Business elite passengerJames Tonges told ABC Newshe has been placed on the anti-HIV drug Truvada as a precau-tion after biting into hissandwich on board a Delta

that the greatest work we do iswithin the four walls of ourown homes and was a modelof a loving and committed hus-band and father to the end.

Bob Whitman, chairmanand CEO of FranklinCovey,said, “We lost a dear friendtoday. Stephen was one of theworld’s great human beings.His impact is incalculable andhis influence will continue toinspire generations to come.We extend our deepest condo-lences to Dr. Covey’s family,his wife Sandra, their ninechildren and spouses, grand-children, and great-grandchil-dren. Stephen frequentlyreferred to them as his greatestjoy, inspiration, and most sig-nificant contribution andlegacy to the world.”

ever written. Chief Executivemagazine recognized The 7Habits of Highly EffectivePeople as one of the two mostinfluential books of the 20thcentury. Dr. Covey receivedthe Fatherhood Award from theNational Fatherhood Initiative,was named Speaker of theYear, received the Sikh’s Inter-national Man of Peace Award,and The National Entrepreneurof the Year Lifetime Award forEntrepreneurial Leadership.

In 1984, Dr. Covey madethe decision to leave full-timeteaching as a university profes-sor to establish a business or-ganization, Covey LeadershipCenter, that could take princi-ple-centered leadershipthrough out the world. Fromthe inception of that business,Dr. Covey’s focus was alwayson writing and teaching, leav-ing the leadership and manage-ment of the business to others.In 1997, Covey LeadershipCenter merged with Franklin-Quest, to form Franklin CoveyCo., a global performance im-provement company that nowoperates in over 125 countriesthroughout the world. Fromthe time of the merger to hisretirement from the board lastyear, Dr. Covey devoted essen-tially all of his time and effortto writing and teaching.

To Stephen, more importantthan his professional work washis work with his family.Stephen was a devoted hus-band, father and grandfatherand spent a considerableamount of time with his imme-diate and extended family, get-ting together for vacations,games, celebrations, birthdays,and events of all kinds, andhaving one-on-one time witheach of his children and grand-children, which he loveddoing. Stephen truly believed

SALT LAKE CITY--FranklinCovey Co. yesterday an-nounced that Dr. Stephen R.Covey, co-founder and a for-mer vice-chairman and direc-tor of FranklinCovey, passedaway peacefully due to theresidual effects of a bicycle ac-cident he suffered this pastApril. He was in his 80th year.In his final hours, he was sur-rounded by his loving wife andeach of his children and theirspouses.

Dr. Covey made a decisionearly in his life that his greatestcontribution and life’s workwould be as a teacher. Begin-ning with his role as a univer-sity professor at BrighamYoung University and then asan internationally-renownedauthor, speaker, and consult-ant, he has impacted the livesof countless millions world-wide. From grade school anduniversity students, to Fortune100 CEOs and numerousheads of state, he made teach-ing principle-centered leader-ship his life’s work.

In 1996, Dr. Covey was re -cognized as one of Time mag-azine’s 25 Most InfluentialAmericans. He is the author ofa number of acclaimed books,including the internationalbestseller The 7 Habits ofHighly Effective People,which has sold more than 20million copies in 40 languagesthroughout the world. Otherbestsellers include First ThingsFirst, Principle-Centered Lead-ership, The 7 Habits of HighlyEffective Families, and The8th Habit. His most recentbooks include The 3rd Alterna-tive, The Leader in Me, andEveryday Greatness.

In 2002, Forbes named The7 Habits of Highly EffectivePeople one of the 10 most in-fluential management books


INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Franklin Covey Co. announces the

passingof Dr. Stephen R. Covey renowned author, speaker and consultant

San Bernardino : A signmentioning its historicsite is posted in front ofthe San Bernardino CityHall building in SanBernardino, California.The city in what is knownas southern California's'Inland Empire', some 65miles (105 km) east of LosAngeles, recently becamethe third California city inthe last two months to filefor bankruptcy after suf-fering economic reversalsfor years, first from theloss of heavy industrydecades ago, then fromthe closure of a big mili-tary base in the 1990s,and most recently from ahou sing boom that wentbust. San Bernardino isthe poorest city of its pop-ulation size in California,and the second poorest inthe US next to Detroit.

(AFP PHOTO)

US, Dutch probe needlesin Delta Air sandwiches

Authorities had prepared ashelter for the evacuees in thenearby town of Granadilla, thestatement added.

Authorities earlier said thefire had crept a few meters intothe Teide park, a major touristattraction on the archipelagooff northwest Africa, as fire-fighters battled to keep theflames away from populatedareas.

Spain has been hit particu-larly hard by forest fires thisyear after experiencing its dri-est winter in 70 years.Theworst fire ravaged 50,000hectares in the eastern Spanishregion of Valencia in July.

VILAFLOR (AFP) - Spanishauthorities evacuated a town of1,800 residents on the CanaryIslands yesterday, after threedays of firefighting effortsfailed to prevent a raging wild-fire from reaching it.

Residents were evacuatingfrom the town of Vilaflor,south of the Teide nationalpark that spans the centre ofthe Spanish island of Tenerife,as flames reached parts of thetown.

Emergency services "areevacuating residents from Vi-laflor due to the advance of thefire from the east," the regionalgovernment said in a statement.


INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Prosecutors said Patino hadspent 31 years with the Revo-lutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (FARC) and hadbeen second-in-command oftheir 55th Front.

FARC rebels captured Be-tancourt, a former senator anddual national, and her assistantClara Rojas in February 2002.

Betancourt and 14 otherhostages -- including three USmilitary contractors -- werefreed by the Colombian mili-tary on July 2, 2008.

BOGOTA(AFP) - Colombianauthorities have arrested a sus-pected kidnapper of formerhostage Ingrid Betancourt,who was held in the jungle byleftist rebels for nearly sixyears, prosecutors said yester-day.

Marco Patino, alias "Efrenor "Patequeso," was arrestedon Monday in the southern de-partment of Caqueta for hav-ing held the Franco-Colombian politician and otherhostages against their will.

Colombia arrests Betancourt

kidnap suspect

People relax in the sand at the Brooklyn Bridge Park pop-up pool in the Brooklyn bor-ough of New York City. Excessive heat warnings or advisories have been issued forat least 15 states as another heat wave continues to smother the Midwest, mid-Atlanticand Northeast. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures will be 10-15degrees above normal from Chicago to Boston, with dangerous heat index values ex-ceeding 100 degrees through at least Wednesday.

Heat wave blisters U.S. states fromMichigan to Maine

London taxi drivers park their cabs on ParliamentSquare, outside the houses of Parliament as they takepart in a protest in reaction to not being allowed to usethe Olympic driving lanes in London, Tuesday, July 17,2012.

Town of 1,800 evacuated

in Canaries wildfire

A field of corn withers undertriple-degree heat north of Wi-chita, Kan., in Sedgwick CountyMonday. The drought grippingthe United States is the widestsince 1956, according to newdata released by the NationalOceanic and Atmospheric Ad-ministration. Fifty-five percentof the continental U.S. was in amoderate to extreme droughtby the end of June, NOAA's Na-tional Climatic Data Center inAsheville, N.C., said.

Photo s hows indigenousnatives dragging Colom-bian army sergeant Ro-drigo Garcia out of hismilitary post on MountBerlin, in Toribio, Caucadeparment, Colombia, onJuly 17, 2012. Local in-digenous natives decidedto expel the soldiers fromthe area after harassmentby the FARC leftist guer-rillas resulted in eightpeople wounded and sev-eral houses with dam-ages.

(AFP PHOTO)

They have condemned theimmunisation campaign,which began nationwide onMonday, as a cover for espi-onage.

Pakistani doctor ShakeelAfridi was jailed for 33 yearsin May after helping the CIAfind Osama bin Laden usinga hepatitis vaccination pro-gramme as cover.

Fighting between govern-ment troops and local war-lord Mangal Bagh also madeit difficult to innoculate all

children in Khyber district, of-ficials said.

Officials in Miranshah, themain town of North Waziris-tan, said a meeting of tribalelders to discuss immunisationhad been postponed due to amilitary curfew.

In Khyber, administrationofficial Irfanullah Wazir toldAFP that the target was to vac-cinate 200,163 children, butconceded the campaign wouldbe affected in parts of Bara

MIRANSHAH (AFP) - Pak-istan yesterday postponed apolio immunisation campaignin parts of its tribal belt, jeop-ardising the health of morethan 350,000 children after theTaliban banned inoculations.

Local Taliban and Pakistaniwarlord Hafiz Gul Bahadur,whose followers are fightingWestern troops in Afghanistan,banned the vaccinations in thenorthwestern region ofWaziristan to protest againstUS drone attacks.

-- Exercise is beneficial at any age, and seniors can cer-

tainly enjoy its many benefits. Exercise contributes a lot

to the two most important organs; the heart and the

brain. But before getting started, you should learn how

to exercise safely.

We offer these recommendations to help seniors get

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• Include four types of exercise — endurance, strength,

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•Gradually increase your aerobic workouts, and add va-

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•Practice flexibility exercises, stretching slowly, gently

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•Practice strength training exercises, but under the

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•Practice relaxation techniques to reduce stress and

lower blood pressure.

• Wear the right clothes and Never force yourself.

•Drink plenty of water each day.

•Snack often throughout the day, and stick to light din-

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And a most important point : Stay Motivated to Take

Care of Yourself

Prabhat Jha of the Centre forGlobal Health at the Univer-sity of Toronto.

India's prime minister Man-mohan Singh last year labelledthe practice of aborting femalefoetuses a "national shame"and ordered policy planners toincrease efforts to stamp it out.

Married women in Indiaface huge pressure to producemale heirs, who are seen asbreadwinners while girls areoften viewed as a burden to thefamily as they require heftydowries to be married off.

India has launched an arrayof schemes to change attitudestowards girls, including offer-ing cash incentives for fami-lies not to abort them, butmany have had little impact.

in Rajasthan state capitalJaipur.

In New Delhi, the IndianMedical Association con-demned the alleged violationsby the doctors in Rajasthan.

"It is a deplorable practiceand we condemn it," Associa-tion Secretary D.R. Rai toldAFP.

A study published last yearin The Lancet said sex selec-tion of foetuses in India led to7.1 million fewer girls thanboys up to age six, a gendergap that had grown by morethan a million in a decade.

The 1996 law designed toprevent the use of ultrasoundfor prenatal sex tests is widelyflouted in India, according tothe study by researchers led by

JAIPUR (AFP) - Twelve In-dian doctors have been sus-pended for allegedlyconducting prenatal sex tests,a practice banned to stop theabortion of female foetusesthat has widened India's gen-der gap, officials said Tuesday.

The physicians were sus-pended on Monday from prac-tising medicine following acourt order, said ArchanaJohri, an official of the Ra-jasthan Medical Councilwatchdog.

"Five of the doctors werefound guilty of sex determina-tion practices while the re-maining seven violated otherprovisions of the Pre-concep-tion and Prenatal DiagnosticTechniques Act," she told AFP

India suspends doctors over bannedfoetal 'sex tests'

smuggled from China testedpositive for the strain and de-stroyed.

The island has reported sev-eral outbreaks of the H5N2bird flu, a less virulent strainof the virus, in recent years.

China is considered one ofthe nations most at risk of birdflu epidemics because it hasthe world's biggest poultrypopulation and many chickensin rural areas are kept close tohumans.

this month, said the Centersfor Disease Control.

The birds later tested posi-tive for the H5N1 virus andwere killed, it said, adding thatnine people who had contactwith the birds had not shownany flu symptoms during aten-day screening.

Taiwan has no recordedcases of the deadly H5N1strain, although in 2005 healthauthorities said eight pet birds

TAIPEI (AFP) - Dozens of petbirds smuggled from southernChina into Taiwan tested pos-itive for the deadly H5N1avian flu virus and were de-stroyed, Taiwanese authoritiessaid Tuesday.

The smuggler bought the 38birds in the Chinese city ofGuangzhou and was caught atthe Taoyuan international air-port in northern Taiwan whenhe returned via Macau earlier


Health & Living

Taiwan finds H5N1 virus in birdssmuggled from China

Health Tip: Seniors, Prepare forExercise

and the Tirah valley, where111,556 children need thedrops.

Fawad Khan, director ofhealth services in the tribalbelt, told AFP last week that atleast 160,000 children inNorth Waziristan and 80,000in South Waziristan would beaffected if polio drops are notadministered.

Pakistan says 34 millionchildren under five will be tar-geted in the three-day polioimmunisation campaign fromMonday to Wednesday.

The Lancet medical journalhas said vaccination problemsled last year to Pakistan's high-est number of polio cases in adecade, 198, compared to 144in 2010.

Polio remains endemic onlyin Afghanistan, Pakistan andNigeria.

The highly infectious dis-ease affects mainly the under-fives and can cause paralysisin a matter of hours. Somecases can be fatal.

Polio campaign troubles imperil350,000 Pakistan children

first few liters of fuel have al-ready been used successfullyto power agricultural machin-ery in the area.

The seeds have traditionallybeen used on the island to fightintestinal parasites and tolower fevers, but only in smalldoses because it can be toxic.

Cuba already uses sugarcane or forest biomass to pro-duce electricity.

The communist nation,which currently imports half ofits fuel from close allyVenezuela, has said it aims togenerate a sixth of its electric-ity from renewable sources be-fore the end of the decade.

It is also exploring for oil inits part of the Gulf of Mexico.The United States and Mexico,which also border the body ofwater, already produce oilfrom wells on the Gulf coast.

A Sumatran orangutan believed to be the oldest repro-ductive specimen in captivity celebrated his 50th birth-day Tuesday at a zoo in western France. Asphotographers snapped pictures, Major, a 125-kilo-gramme (275-pound) father of 16, blew out the candleson a strawberry birthday cake at the zoo in La Boissiere-du-Dore near Nantes where he has lived for more than 20years. Born in 1962 in Indonesia, Major was capturedseven years later and held in zoos in Germany beforebeing transferred to France in 1989. His keepers saidMajor, who lives at the zoo with his three female compan-ions and four children, is especially prized for his repro-ductive prowess. "When you know that an interval of fourto five years is needed between each birth for a female,it's exceptional," zoo director Sebastien Laurent said.( Sebastien Laurent, gives a slice of cake to Major)


(AFP) - Apple is expected tounveil a new iPhone later thisyear with a slimmer screenthanks to updated touch-screentechnology.

The next generation iPhone,referred to by fans as the"iPhone 5", is being manufac-tured by Asian componentmakers, Dow JonesNewswires quoted unnamedsources as saying.

Its panels will use "in-celltechnology" integrating touchsensors into the LCD, it said.

That makes a separatetouch-screen layer unneces-sary and reduces the screenthickness by about half a mil-limetre, Dow Jones quotedDisplaySearch analyst HiroshiHayase as saying.

The new technology willalso boost displayed imagequality, and help Apple cutcosts as it would no longerhave to buy touch panels andLCDs from separate suppliers,the report added.

It said Japanese liquid crys-tal display makers Sharp andJapan Display Inc as well asSouth Korea's LG Display Cowere currently mass producingpanels for the next iPhone.

Apple is widely expected tolaunch the device in the thirdquarter of this year, around 12

months after the release of itshugely popular iPhone 4S --the firm's first new product fol-lowing the death of co-founderSteve Jobs.

An Apple spokeswoman de-clined to comment on the re-port or the next iPhone'srelease date when contacted byAFP.

The report came amidheated competition from rivalssuch as Samsung, whose flag-ship smartphone the Galaxy SIII uses a 4.8-inch (12.2 cen-timetre) screen that is thinnerthan the current iPhone.

Apple posted a $11.6 billionprofit in the first three monthsthis year, led by record sales ofiPad tablet computers andiPhones -- the latter surging 88percent year-on-year.

Apple's next iPhone tofeature 'slimmerscreen'

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HAVANA (AFP) A newbiodiesel plant in Cuba -- thefirst of its type -- is turningseeds from the so-called"bellyache bush" into a greenenergy source, it was an-nounced yesterday

Jatropha seeds are rich in oilbut toxic for human consump-tion, explained Jose Sotolongo,director of the province's Cen-ter for Applied Technology forSustainable Development.

"It's a major change to thewidespread paradigm in globalbiofuel production," Sotolongosaid, explaining the industryhas so far mainly used ediblevegetable oils, such as sun-flower or soybean.

The jatropha plant offers theadditional advantage, he

added, "that its cultiva-tion is feasible in areasof low or no agriculturalvalue."

The small factory inGuantanamo province,on the eastern end of theisland, is capable of pro-ducing over 100 tons ofthe fuel per year, accord-ing to the website of alocal television station.

The factory was builtwith Cuban state funds,along with support fromthe Swiss Agency forDevelopment and Coop-eration.

Sotolongo said about130 acres of jatropha wereplanted at Guantanamo to sup-ply the factory, adding that the

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But as he began reading hisprinted remarks, Bagley indi-cated he was stepping downamid a reorganization of theLondon-based bank's compli-ance division.

"Now is the appropriatetime for me, and for the bank,for someone new to serve asthe head of group compliance,"Bagley said.

"I have agreed to work withthe bank's senior managementtoward an orderly transition ofthis important role."

Bagley did not say whetherhe was leaving the bank alto-gether.

WASHINGTON (AFP) -HSBC's head of complianceresigned yesterday in front ofa US Senate panel after law-makers released a damning re-port accusing the global bankof giving drug dealers and ter-rorists access to the US finan-cial system.

In prepared testimony,David Bagley told the SenateHomeland Security Subcom-mittee on Investigations that"there have been some signifi-cant areas of failure," and thatHSBC "has fallen short of ourown expectations and the ex-pectations of our regulators."

He pointed out that banksdid not appear to be manipula -ting the rate for profit andmoney did not always changehands amid a lack of liquidityin markets during the financialcrisis.

Barclays's fines paid to USand British regulators relatedto the manipulation of productsderived from Libor, rather thanthe manipulation of the rate it-self.

(OPAC) imposes tight filters tohalt potentially prohibitedtransactions.

Levin said the bank will-fully circumvented the OFACfilters.

The senator said seniorHSBC officials in London"knew what was going on, butallowed the deceptive conductto continue."

Under the slogan "TheWorld's Local Bank", the net-work that began life as theHong Kong and ShanghaiBanking Corporation providesUS dollars to HSBC banks inmany countries under a proce-dure known as "correspondentbanking."

But its compliance failuresclearly spun out of control.

The report said HSBC'sMexican affiliate "transported$7 billion in physical US dol-lars to HBUS from 2007 to2008... raising red flags thatthe volume of dollars includedproceeds from illegal drugsales in the United States."

And it said HBUS "pro-vided US dollars and bankingservices to some banks inSaudi Arabia and Bangladeshdespite links to terrorist financ-ing."

revelation that HSBC and itsUS affiliate concealed morethan $16 billion (13 billioneuros) in sensitive transactionsto Iran, violating US trans-parency rules over a six-yearperiod.

HSBC executives wereaware of the "concealed Iran-ian transactions" -- whichstripped all identifying Iranianinformation from documenta-tion -- as early as 2001 but al-lowed thousands of trans -actions to continue until 2007.

A review of HSBC's use ofso-called U-turn transactions,in which funds are sent intoand then out of the UnitedStates through non-Iranian fo -reign banks, showed the bankconducted almost 25,000 USdollar transactions with Iran.

"The vast majority of theIranian transactions, rangingfrom 75 to 90 percent over theyears, were sent throughHBUS and other US dollar ac-counts without disclosing anyconnection to Iran," accordingto the report.

The US prohibits doingbusiness with nations it regardsas enemies such as Iran andNorth Korea, and its Office ofForeign Assets Control

WASHINGTON (AFP) -Shamed HSBC executives ad-mitted failing to apply anti-laundering rules on Monday,as lawmakers accused theglobal bank of giving Iran, ter-rorists and drug dealers accessto the US financial system.

With the banking sector al-ready under fire for manipula -ting interest rates and recklesstrading, HSBC said moreshould have been done to pre-vent years of abuse amountingto tens of billions of dollars ofillicit transactions.

The president of HSBCBank USA (HBUS), IreneDorner, apologized to US Sen-ators yesterday for what thebank has called its "unaccep -table" level of compliance overnearly a decade.

"I recognize that there havebeen some significant areas offailure," David Bagley, thehead of group compliance forLondon-based HSBC, said at ahearing of the Senate Home-land Security Subcommitteeon Investigations.

"HSBC has fallen short ofour own expectations and theexpectations of our regula-tors," he said.

While Bagley said the bankhas "learned a number of valu-able lessons" he acknowledgedthat this "clearly took far toolong to resolve."

In its 330-page report, theSenate found the lender al-lowed affiliates in countriessuch as Mexico, Saudi Arabiaand Bangladesh to move bil-lions of dollars in suspectfunds into the United Stateswithout adequate controls.

Lawmakers grilled HSBCexecutives and US Treasuryofficials for failing to guardagainst money laundering theysaid benefited Mexican druglords and terrorist networks,and for their bypassing of USsanctions on Iran.

"It's pretty shocking stuff,"subcommittee chairman Sena-tor Carl Levin said.

Among the findings was the

HSBC admits 'failure' to prevent

money-laundering

Committee.Emails, phone transcripts

and internal reports releasedlast week by the New York Fedshow the regulator was expli -citly told banks were missta -ting their input to the Liborinterbank lending rate.

"We'll get more informationon that as the investigationscontinue, but it's clear that be-yond these disclosures that theLibor system is structurallyflawed and part of the responsewas to address those flaws."

Emails also show that theNew York Fed -- which istasked with assessing thesafety and soundness of USbanks -- in June 2008 sharedits concerns with the Bank ofEngland, which regulates theterritory where the Libor isset.

Bernanke said that because"a relatively small number ofchanges" were actuallyadopted by the British authori-ties, he could not vouch for thereliability of the rate today.

Facing questions about whythe Fed did not do more,Bernanke indicated that find-ing specific wrongdoing wasdifficult based on the informa-tion the Fed had.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Fe -deral Reserve Chairman BenBernanke said yesterday thatrevelations a key inter-banklending rate had been riggedwere "very troubling," under-mined confidence in the finan-cial system and should befixed.

Speaking to Congress,Bernanke said the disclosures,which have resulted in a largefine for British bank Barclays,showed the so-called Liborsystem was "structurallyflawed."

Under current rules, a smallpanel of banks submits an un-regulated estimate of what theywould pay to borrow fromeach other.

A central range is thenfound for the rate -- which un-derpins the cost of everythingfrom mortgages to credit cards.

"Libor is a critical bench-mark to many financial con-tracts," Bernanke told USlawmakers.

"The actions of traders andbanks that have been disclosedare not only very troubling inthemselves, but they have theeffect of undermining mar-kets," Bernanke said in testi-mony to the Senate Banking


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about five months, and oneday he invited me to dinner ata restaurant. Then he stared atme, slowly hugged me andasked if I wanted to be his fi-ancee," Rivera told thecelebrity magazine Quien in2011.

"It was the first time some-one asked, 'Do you want to bemy fiancee?' Of course I saidyes, and he answered: 'Say yesproperly.' And I repeated moreemphatically, 'Yes, ofcourse!'"

After months of dating, hepresented Rivera with an en-gagement ring while on a visitto the Vatican in December2009. Pope Benedict XVIeven blessed the dashing cou-ple.

At the time, Rivera was stillbasking in the glow of her suc-cess in the 2007 hit soap "Dis-tilling Love," and her role as"La Gaviota," a field handwho falls in love with her em-ployer's handsome grandson.

TV cameras were not insidethe cathedral of Toluca -- inthe capital of the State ofMexico -- when the couplemarried in November 2010,but they were outside to filmthe A-list celebrity guests.Photos of the event were laterreleased to the media.

The couple, of course,posed for pictures on theirway out -- and Rivera threwher bouquet to fans. Bothwaved and blew kisses to thecrowd.

Having Rivera as the coun-try's first lady is so jarring thata joke e-mail, purportedly sentby Pena Nieto's InstitutionalRevolutionary Party (PRI),

has been making the rounds."If you have a picture of

the future first lady of Mexicoon the wall of your tire repairshop, please take it down,"reads the e-mail message. Itincludes pictures of a youngerRivera wearing skimpy biki-nis.

Born August 2, 1970,Rivera started her career as ateenage model, winning abeauty and talent contest atthe age of 17.

She was quickly taken inby Televisa, Mexico's giantentertainment and news con-glomerate, and was mentoredby Veronica Castro, thedoyenne of Mexican soap op-eras. Years later, the two be-came in-laws when Riveramarried Castro's brother, Tele-visa producer Jose AlbertoCastro.

Early in her career, Riveraappeared as a model in avideo with Mexican superstarsinger Luis Miguel, and bythe late 1980s she was appear-ing in secondary roles Tele-visa soaps.

In 1991, now with diedblonde hair, she made a bigsplash in her role as the "bad"girl in the telenovela "Reachfor a Star II," flirting with aninnocent secondary actor --the not-yet famous singerRicky Martin.

"All men are unfaithful,"the young actress joked in aTV interview at the time,brought back to life viaYouTube. In another she talksabout the importance of herbottom, and how she flirtswith men.

In the Soap opera ‘La Gaviota”

MEXICO CITY (AFP) - An-gelica Rivera is known as "LaGaviota" or The Seagull, thewoman she portrayed in a hittelenovela, but Mexicans willsoon have to get accustomedto addressing the former soapstar as First Lady.

When Rivera, 41, marriedMexico's next president En-rique Pena Nieto in November2010 she was more famousthan him, and the soap starwas a magnet for TV fans onthe campaign trail, attractingyoung hordes that rarely vote.

She said little and did notspeak to reporters while herhusband campaigned but wasoften by his side, sometimeswith children in tow.

At rallies, adoring fanswould try to pose for a picturewith her, ask for her autographor to give her a kiss. "Gaviota!Gaviota!" they cried out frombehind metal fences set up tocontain the crowds.

There are plenty of picturesof Rivera in skimpy outfits,often posing with muscular,bare-chested men -- such asthe October 1992 cover of awrestling magazine where sheposes with a practically nakedwrestler called "BlackMagic."

But despite the glossy cov-ers, Rivera has had a scandal-free life as she makes thetransition from soap star toone half of Mexico's politicalpower couple.

The 45-year-old PenaNieto, who looks the part of atelenovela heartthrob himself,married his first wife MonicaPretelini in 1993, and the cou-ple had three children.

The then governor of theState of Mexico, home to 15percent of Mexico's 112 mil-lion people, admitted father-ing children outside hismarriage with two differentwomen, but Pretelini died in2007 of an epileptic fit.

The following year he metRivera, who was divorced andalso had three children. Shewas one of the Televisa starsthat Pena Nieto hired in a con-troversial state program topublicize his good govern-ment work.

The relationship betweenthe politician and the actresswas at first discreet, some sayeven contrived. The two wereseen together in restaurants,but their public displays of af-fection were timid.

When Pena Nieto an-nounced that he was datingRivera on a celebrity newsshow, the story became fodderfor both political wonks andthe celebrity press.

"We had been going out for


The soap opera life of Mexico's nextfirst lady

But he said that tax incen-tives and the availability ofequipment and facilities coulddraw Allen nonetheless, andthat Barkat planned to followup with the film-maker in theUnited States.

JERUSALEM (AFP) -He's had "Manhattan,""Midnight in Paris" and"Vicky CristinaBarcelona," and now Is-raeli officials are tryingto convince legendaryUS film-maker WoodyAllen to set a movie inthe Holy City ofJerusalem.

Both President Shi-mon Peres andJerusalem Mayor NirBarkat are part of the ef-fort, their offices said,with Barkat even hold-ing a pow-wow withAllen and his one-timemuse Diane Keaton ear-lier this year.

"President Peres al-ways encourages pro-ducers and directors tocome and make films in Is-rael," an official in his officetold AFP on condition ofanonymity.

Barkat's spokesman said themayor also sat down withAllen and Keaton in Manhat-tan itself to try to draw him toJerusalem.

"The mayor met WoodyAllen a few months ago at arestaurant with Diane Keatonin Manhattan," municipalityspokesman Barak Cohen said.

"He invited him to come toIsrael, but also told Woody thatwe would love for him to en-tertain the possibility of film-ing in Jerusalem and would doeverything possible to facili-tate him coming here," he said.

Cohen said the bid to lureAllen came in the context of alarger project to convince di-rectors and producers to con-sider filming in Jerusalem.

"Not only is it important toshow Jerusalem for all of itsbeauty and normalcy aroundthe world, but also there's awell-documented history offilms creating name recogni-tion for places around theworld," he said.

He acknowledged thatJerusalem's film fund, whichprovides up to $400,000 forprojects filmed in the HolyCity, was unlikely to meet thebudget of an average WoodyAllen film.

'Forget Manhattan! TryJerusalem,' Israel tellsWoody

President Obama was in at-tendance at Monday's tune-up games for the U.S. men'sand women's basketballteams vs. Brazil.

On the first time the Oba-mas’ images flashed on theoverhead ‘Kiss-cam’ score-board, Mrs. Obama was seenshaking her head “no.

deputy press secretary JoshEarnest said Tuesday this wasnot a marital brushoff. Hesaid the couple didn’t realize


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Tom Cruise has reunited with his daughter Suri (6) for thefirst time since his estranged wife Katie Holmes filed fordivorce last month. Cruise has been filming his latestmovie abroad but wrapped the shoot to fly to New YorkCity, where he will spend several days with Suri.

it was the Kiss Cam watchingthem; they only found thisout after, during halftime,when their daughters askedwhy they had ducked thechance to smooch.

The president got his do-over later in the game whenthe Kiss Cam again swunghis way. This time, he gaveMrs. Obama a big kiss on thelips, and added a peck on theforehead for good measure.The crowd roared.

Obama gets second chanceon the 'Kiss Cam'

passionate about their sport,everybody was just so happy.The technology allowed me towatch them having that dinneron my screen."

But now come the split loy-alties among the Uriarte clan asthe big day draws near.

Jon's daughter, Delfina, 15,who has played state-level vol-leyball in Buenos Aires andlived for four years in Australiaduring her father's first stintthere, knows who she will besupporting in London.

"My wife asked Delfina'who are you going to cheerfor?' and she said 'I will paint

my two cheeks both countries'flags, but I want Australia towin'", Jon said.

"My family all enjoyed theirtime here and loved this coun-try deeply. Argentina is ourcountry of birth and we havethe culture, but we learned tolove this country so much."

Under Uriarte, Australianvolleyball has grown under ajunior scholarship scheme, firstdeveloped by him at Australia'sInstitute of Sport in Canberraearly last decade.

Now Australia, with all thesquad playing in overseas pro-fessional leagues, has climbedto 22 in the FIVB world rank-ings, won the Asian champi-onships in 2007 and finishedfourth last year.

Uriarte believes his intimateknowledge of the Argentineteam will give Australia its bestchance of springing an upset inLondon.

"We know Argentina havebeen playing in the WorldLeague for the past four years.They are playing the bestteams in the world all the time.

"We have been fortunate toget the opportunities againstthe best teams and on our wayto Japan we were able to playPoland, Bulgaria and Italy,who are three of the five teamswe have got in our pool.

"I think we will be reallywell prepared for this openingmatch against Argentina andNicolas."

his son Nicolas and native Ar-gentina in their opening vol-leyball pool match at theLondon Olympics.

Uriarte, 50, is in his secondcoaching stint in Australia andhis reward for qualifying the'Volleyroos' for London is ashowdown to conflict the loy-alties of his family back inBuenos Aires.

Uriarte, who won a bronzemedal with Argentina at the1988 Seoul Olympics, hascoached his home country inbetween stints with Australiain 2001-2004 and since Maylast year.

Australia qualified for asecond Olympics after finish-ing ahead of higher-rankedIran, Japan, China and SouthKorea at a qualifying tourna-ment in Tokyo in June.

He roars with laughter atthe thought his emerging Aus-tralian team will have hiscountry of birth, organised bysetter Nicolas, lining up on theother side of the net in theiropening game at Earl's Courton July 29.

"It's some kind of gift. Ican't believe it that I would beat the Olympics with my sonfor our own achievements,"Uriarte told AFP. "Nicolas isnow 22, he's earned his posi-tion in the Argentina nationalteam and I've been so happythat life has given me this op-portunity for my work to be sofulfilled.

Jon is in regular contactwith his family and Nicolasthrough Internet video callsand says his family was over-joyed when news reachedthem that Australia had made itthrough to the Olympics.

"That night it was 12 hours'time difference from Japan toArgentina and when I woke upthe next day I connected withthem through Skype and myfamily was having sushi just tocelebrate that we had qualifiedfor the Olympics in Japan," hechuckled. "All my three chil-dren play volleyball. It wastheir choice. They are very

newspaper in his Californiahometown, spoke about apoor work ethic from Phelpswhen they were at the Uni-versity of Michigan together.

"I saw a real lack of prepa-ration (from) him," Clarysaid. "Basically he was aswimmer that didn't want tobe there."

Asked to respond, Phelpsmade it clear he was not con-cerned what anyone else hadto say about his motivation.

Clary said that he worksharder than Phelps.

"The fact that I know Iwork harder than he doesmakes me appreciate every lit-tle goal and every little gainthat I make," Clary said. "Thefact that he doesn't have towork as hard to get that done,it's a real shame.

Phelps will compete inseven events at the LondonOlympics. Clary will swim the200 butterfly and 200 back-stroke in his first Olympics.

Clary said he regretted thedistraction made by his com-ments and said he has spokento Phelps and there were nohard feelings between them.

KNOXVILLE (AFP) -Michael Phelps, criticized by afellow US Olympic swimmerabout his work ethic earlierthis week, said he plans to lethis swimming do the talkingfor him about the subject.

Phelps, who won a recordeight gold medals at the BeijingOlympics in 2008 and six goldsand two bronzes at the 2004Athens Games, spoke as the USsquad gathered ahead of travel-ing to London for the Olympics,which begin on July 27.

Tyler Clary, in comments tothe Riverside Press-Enterprise


Phelps will let swim speakfor him on work ethic

SYDNEY (AFP) - Jon Uriartesays it's destiny and a gift thathis Australian team will face

Father v son dilemma forvolleyball family

The then 14-year-old Romanian Nadia Comaneci becameone of the stars of the Montreal Games in 1976 and shotto worldwide stardom - later appearing on the cover ofTime magazine - after a faultless 10.00 score in the un-even bars. (Prior to that day, no athlete in modernOlympic history had ever achieved a perfect score in agymnastics event). Comaneci impressed the judges withher spectacular routine. She earned a total of seven per-fect 10.00s during the Games, on her way to capturingthe all-around, beam and bars titles and a bronze medalin the floor exercise.

Summer Olympics: July 27 -

August 12

London chiefplays downtransport woes LONDON (AFP) - London

Olympics chief organiser Se-

bastian Coe on Tuesday played

down talk of transport prob-

lems at the Games after a US

athlete complained of a night-

mare journey across the British

capital.

Two-time world 400 metres

hurdles champion Kerron

Clement said that on the first

day of arrivals on Monday, the

bus ferrying him and his US

teammates from Heathrow

Airport to the Athletes' Village

had taken four hours.

"I don't think we should get

out of proportion some of these

issues," Coe told a press con-

ference at the Olympic Park in

Stratford, east London.

"We had a tweet yesterday

talking about a four-hour delay

when it was actually two-and-

a-half hours. We had a driver

that missed a turning. Well, out

of 100 coach journeys that is

likely to happen."

Coe added: "The majority of

athletes got in in good shape

and on time. When they were

met by our village mayor and

chief executive they were

busily tweeting saying how

much they were enjoying vil-

lage life.

"Getting in from the airport

and to the village is important

and 98 percent of those jour-

neys went without any hitch at

all yesterday."

Transport has been a major

worry for the 2012 host city in

the run-up to the Games,

which start on July 27, and

there were mixed reactions

from athletes arriving on Mon-

day.

Clement tweeted: "Um, so

we've been lost on the road for

4hrs. Not a good first impres-

sion London... Athletes are

sleepy, hungry and need to pee.

Could we get to the Olympic

Village please."

A spokesman for British

Prime Minister David

Cameron said that despite hav-

ing one of the busiest days in

its history, the longest queue at

passport control at Heathrow

was just 25 minutes long on

Monday.

the knicks plans to cut ties with Jeremy Lin allowing thepopular point guard who spawned "Lin-sanity" in newyork to head to houston, the new york times reported.Lin's fate has been the subject of intense speculationsince he became a restricted free agent this month. heinked a $25 million offer sheet with the rockets, but theknicks had the option of matching it until midnight tues-day night. the knicks had vowed to match any offer Linreceived. But the rockets' offer included a $14.9 millionscheduled payment for the third year, which would havecost the knicks millions in luxury-tax penalties on exces-sive salaries. knicks star carmelo anthony had beenamong those hoping the young point guard would stay,although he knew money would be an issue.

"No, it's to protect their in-vestments," he said. "Whenyou look at guys who are in-jured here, they have treatmentaround the clock. We have thebest training staff, we have theprofessional coaches who arehere monitoring us.

"If our owners or NBAcoaches want to contact us andsee how we're doing, they caneasily come to practice, theycan easily talk to the trainingstaff - as opposed to guys dis-appearing for the summer,coming back overweight andnot knowing where they are.

Paul, a team mate ofBryant's in their 2008 Olympictriumph, had a minor thumbinjury during the USA's train-ing camp in Las Vegas lastweek, but has reported himselffully fit after appearing inwarm-up victories over theDominican Republic andBrazil.

The point guard also sharesBryant's unequivocal supportfor NBA players appearing inthe Games.

"I'm thankful they haven'tthought about that now," saidPaul. "If that was the case, Iwouldn't be able to play now.I'm 27 years old.

that after London 2012 thebasketball tournament will fol-low the format of Olympicfootball and allow only playersaged 23 and under to play.

The large number of absen-tees from the current USAOlympic team through injuryhas added fuel to the move-ment and the loss only lastweek of LA Clippers forwardBlake Griffin to a knee injurywas interpreted in some quar-ters as signaling the end of the20-year practice of NBA play-ers appearing at the Olympics.

"The Olympics is reallyabout putting the best athletesout there to compete againstthe best. From a basketballstandpoint, it would lessen theOlympics, absolutely saidBryant,

"I don't think they really dis-cuss it much with us, we justdiscuss it like this, we kind ofvoice our opinions throughyou guys (media).

Bryant did not hesitate topledge his commitment to theUSA's bid to retain theirOlympic title and he has an in-stant retort to the suggestionthat NBA owners are merelylooking to protect the health oftheir players by proposing thechange.

MANCHESTER (AFP) -Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul,two of the most high-profileNBA players on the USAteam, have added their voicesto the growing opposition toproposals by their league thatveteran players should not beallowed to feature in futureOlympic Games.

NBA Commissioner DavidStern, with the urging of theleague's owners, has suggested


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mand" or, at most, a "oneyear's ineligiblity".

A second violation wouldincur "two years ineligibility",in other words a two-year ban,while a third violation wouldincur a "lifetime ban".

After the second rest dayTuesday, the race resumestoday when the 16th stagetakes the peloton over fourmajor climbs towards a down-hill finish at Bagneres-De-Lu-chon.

Schleck, whose youngerbrother Andy was awarded therace victory from 2010 afterSpain's Alberto Contador wasdisqualified for doping, sits in12th place at 9:45 off the paceof race leader Bradley Wig-gins of Britain.

“We can only look forwardto Charlotte now and concen-trate on making it happenthere. We will be displayingthe Aruba.com / Alltel Wire-less sponsor XPS Mustang inWadesboro and Rockingham,NC on Tuesday and Wednes-day before the Charlotte race,so hopefully we can get allthe Alltel Wireless fans tocome join us at the displayand then at the race as well.We can certainly use their en-couraging cheers! In St.Louis we had a great deal offans, friends and familycheering us on and we madeit to the finals. So Alltel andAruba fans, come out toCharlotte and cheer us on tovictory!”

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motor. We had great speedduring our runs and the Haaschassis was making consis-tently straight runs, but wemissed the tune up when thetrack was at its hottest for thefirst round of eliminationsand that cost us the win.

“Despite the tough condi-tions, US 131 and the ADRLdid a great job this weekend.They battled the weather thathurt us on Friday and man-aged to still give us two ses-sions. On Saturday the raincame and went a couple oftimes, and the ADRL andtrack crews stuck with it tohave the rain move out anddry the track to get the racecompleted. Our team thanksthem for their hard work!

“We plan on doing somestrenuous testing before theCharlotte race because wejust can't continue to do likewe have been all year. Wehave great sponsors withAruba.com and Alltel Wire-less and we should be takingthem to the winners circle,because we know we havethe equipment to accomplishthat and our sponsors andfans deserve to enjoy a win-ner’s circle with us.

we are never getting a breakfrom weather or some otherdelay. Lately, we have alwaysbeen losing one of the quali-fying rounds due to weatherand it’s that extra run that wealways need for the addi-tional data. Depending onthat run, we get behind theeight ball and then strugglewhen eliminations comearound.

“We know we had a goodrace car this weekend. Kaasedid an excellent job on the

worked to battle the rainthroughout the weekend,teams were also playing aguessing game against theweather. Unfortunately forTeam Aruba, things did notplay out in their favor as adicey first round pass pushedTrevor Eman and theAruba.com/Alltel WirelessMustang across the centerline, disqualifying their run.

“Indeed Martin wasn't thegreatest of weekends,” toldEman. “It almost seems as if

MARTIN, Mi. - The Ameri-can Drag Racing League con-tinued to be plagued byweather issues as they ven-tured north for the SummerNationals at US 131 Motor-sports Park. The off and onrain threw many teams for aloop and Team Aruba was noexception.

Extreme Pro Stock lostone qualifying run due torain, but Team Aruba quali-fied a respectable 12th with a4.120 at 175mph. As crews


PAU (AFP) - Luxembourg'sFrank Schleck, a formerpodium finisher at the Tour deFrance, has tested positive fora banned diuretic, the Interna-tional Cycling Union (UCI)announced Tuesday.

Schleck, who finished thirdin 2011, is currently racing the99th edition with the Ra-dioShack team run by BelgianJohan Bruyneel.

A statement from the UCIsaid 32-year-old Schleck hadbeen informed of an "AdverseAnalytical Finding (presenceof the diuretic Xipamidebased on the report from theWADA accredited laboratoryin Châtenay-Malabry) in theurine sample collected fromhim at an in competition testat the Tour de France on 14July 2012."

Schleck "has the right torequest and attend the analysisof his B sample".

The UCI, however, indi-cated it expects Schleck to beimmediately suspended fromthe race, in accordance withstrict anti-doping rules inplace.

Diuretics are not perform-ance-enhancing in themselvesalthough they can be used tohelp riders lose weight, andtherefore perform better in the

tough mountain stages of therace.

Xipamide, a diuretic, isnormally used for the treat-ment of oedema and hyperten-sion.

Schleck has a chance ofproving his innocence becauseXipamide falls into a specialcategory of substances underthe World Anti Doping Codecalled 'Specified Substances'.

The Code states that whenan "athlete can establish thatthe use of such a specifiedsubstance was not intended toenhance sport performance,the period of ineligibility...shall be replaced with the fol-lowing."

For a first violation athletesface anything from "a repri-

Tour star Schleck positive fordiuretic: UCI

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