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gochea has worked for severallarge companies in theCaribbean such as FedEx, Neal& Massy Group, Accelor Mit-tal Steel, Angostura Ltd, andS.M. Jaleel & Co. Ltd. AndCaribbean Money Market Bro-kers as consultant and as or-ganizer or facilitator ofdifferent workshops. Trinidad& Tobago Business Develop-ment Company has worked ex-tensively with Mr. Bengocheaas facilitator and senior con-sultant.

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ORANJESTAD -- Last yearAruba launched the first SmallBusiness Week which resultedin being very successful withan attendance of over 500 par-ticipants for the different pre-sentations. The primary pur -pose for the Small BusinessWeek, according to the Minis-ter of Economic Affairs, is toprovide guidance to thoseplanning to start a small busi-ness or for those already oper-ating a business.

A second Small BusinessWeek is planned for this year.The dates are November 12 to16, with the Ministry of Eco-nomic, Social and Cultural Af-fairs offering an interestingprogram. Special speakershave been invited, amongthem, State Director of SmallBusiness Development CenterNetwork of Florida, JerryCartwright and Patricia Loui,Director of Export ImportBank.

Again this year there willbe no entrance fee to thisyear’s conference. One othervery special speaker this yearwill be the renowned BusinessCoach H.J. Bengochea. Ben-

miles per hour and movingnorth-northeast at five milesper hour, the Miami-based Na-tional Hurricane Center said.

"Sandy is expected to pro-duce total rainfall amounts of15-30 centimeters (six to 12inches) across Jamaica, Haiti,the Dominican Republic andeastern Cuba... especially inareas of mountainous terrain,"the report said.

"These rains may producelife-threatening flash floodsand mud slides," the centerwarned.

The Bahamas issued a trop-ical storm watch for central is-lands.

MIAMI (AFP) - Hurricanewarnings were issued yester-day for Jamaica and parts ofCuba as Tropical Storm Sandygained strength in the southernCaribbean.

Forecasters predicted thatSandy will hit Jamaica as ahurricane today before cross-ing eastern Cuba tonight enroute to the Bahamas by theweekend.

A tropical storm warningwas issued for impoverishedHaiti as well.

The storm was about 275miles (440 kilometers) south-southwest of Kingston, pack-ing top sustained winds of 50

Minister of Aruba, AndinBikker Parliamentarian andleader of the Democracia Realparty, and Evelyn Wever-Croes,Parliamentarian and leader ofthe MEP party will be thespeakers during the evening.

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ber 2nd. During this gala eventthe political leaders will pres-ent their views and vision forAruba with the help of a mod-erator.

The three leaders with rep-resentation in Parliament,namely, leader of the AVP,Mike Eman, currently Prime

ORANJESTAD -- The ques-tion has been raised and isbeing bounced around,…”what are the leaders of thethree parties going to presentas their vision for the next g -overnment period on Aruba?”

ATIA’s gala fund raisingevent is scheduled for Novem-

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

ATIA announces next exciting event:

“What’s next?”

Jamaica, Cuba issue hurricane warnings Business coach H.J.Bengochea to speak

at Small Business Conference

Emerencia. “We are verypleased and proud to assist inthis important endeavor, andhope the all of Aruba will joinus in suppor ting this importantcause.” GTi Aruba will have abooth at the event, and wishedto express their heartfelt sup-port of the Christmas TownExpo community initiative byhosting the announcement.

Christmas Town Expo willbe dedicated to every aspect ofthe holiday season, from giftgiving to fashion, food, décor,and everything else that makesthe end of the year fun and fes-tive. It will open on Fridayevening, Nov 2 from 6:00 to9:00 PM and then will be openover the weekend from noonuntil 9:00 PM for three days ofideas and inspiration.

Julie Merencia invites inte -rested parties to contact Christ-mas Town organizers at743-7414 or e-mail [email protected] for more in-formation.

Rosalie Klein

GTi Aruba, exclusive agents forVolkswagen, Audi and Porchewas proud to host the managerof Christmas Town Expo JulieMerencia, and Director of theAruba Food Bank, Indra Stam-per for an announcement thatvisitors to the upcoming expo atthe Renaissance ConventionCenter will be assisting a wor-thy cause along with spendingan enjoyable day.

Aruba Food Bank is part ofthe Fundacion Pa Nos Commu-nidad (FPNC, Foundation forour Community) which beganoperation by providing donat-ing clothes, furniture and minorhousehold goods to families inneed. The foundations work isnow mainly focused on provid-ing food baskets to the hungry.

One method used for ob-taining funds is by pledges fora donation to be regularly de-ducted from salaries and paidto the foundation’s account.Indra Stamper revealed thatfunds this month were alarm-ingly short for the 350 basketsfood baskets required.

Organizers of the ChristmasTown Expo, which will takeplace over Friday, Saturday andSunday, November 2, 3 and 4,have pledged that every pennyof the entrance fee, which is 5Aruban florins per person, willbe donated to the Aruba FoodBank. “We wish to insure thatthe necessary number of foodbaskets is distributed to theneedy,” commented Julie

Christmas Town Expo pledges

proceeds to FPNC Food BankCuracao were brought to viewthe play, hoping it would im-part some wisdom in theirchoices. Secondary schoolchil d ren of Aruba will bebussed in this morning and to-morrow to also benefit fromthe play’s message.

Portraying the lead charac-ter, Tisha, is Ruënna Mer-celina, a multiple title winnerof numerous pageants. Shewas Miss Curacao Teenagerand Miss Ecstasy International2008, Miss University & Col-lege of the Dutch Caribbean2009/2010 and again MissTeenager Curacao Universeand Miss Teenager Congenia -lity Universe in 2011, to namea few.

Her love interest, Robby, isportrayed by Zjairon Mingeui,and her mother is played byveteran actress Norma Cova.Tickets for the play are on saleat the door as well as Valerostations Palm Beach, SantaCruz and Essoville and at Bo -tica Santa Anna. Performancesbegin at 8:00 PM.

Both parents and teenagersare strongly recommended toattend this play, as Aruba alsowrestles with a sharp increasein teenage pregnancies and thesocial problems these create.Aruba’s Food Bank reports inthe past year, families in needof assistance have quadrupled.Studying the cases reveals agreat number are due to teen -age pregnancies. Young wo -men are leaving school tobecome uneducated mothersincapable of getting decent jobsto support their new family.

“Tisha” looks at the choicesand hard consequences of nottaking control of one’s destiny,and its impact on the indivi -dual and community. It does sowith humor and poignantdrama. “Audience will bothlaugh and cry,” commented Al-bert Schoobaar. “We feel cer-tain they come away from theplay having learned somethingimportant.”

Rosalie Klein

Curacao from March to theend of September, 2012.

Monique Geil of CEM-BRAH introduced the writer,director and a star of the show,Albert Schoobaar, with hiscast, to island media on Mon-day afternoon. The play tellsthe story of15-year-old Tisha,a beautiful girl who is facedwith the most complex choicesof relationships, becomingsexually active, resulting preg-nancy and the conflicts of tra-ditions in which she wasraised. The play examines howwell we determine our owndestiny, or submit to fatefulevents, convincing ourselvesthey are beyond our control.This was the most elaborate ofproductions KadaKen hadstaged up till March, and allsecondary school children of

Aruba’s White-Yellow Crossand CEMBRAH, the founda-tion which works with preg-nant teenagers, is sponsoringtwo performances of the verysuccessful play “Tisha,” whichran at the Teatro KadaKen in

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ganizations registered for theevent. Individuals, families, or-ganizations, church groups,banks, scout groups and indi-viduals are invited to partici-pate.

The Environmental Com-mittee also needs volunteerswith pickups, trucks and trailersto help transport the garbagebags to large garbage containersstationed about the island.

The AHATA EnvironmentCommittee extends its gratitudeto its main sponsor, Coca Colaand all its other sponsor who, inone way or another, contributeto the success of the cleanup.

For more information andregistration, readers may callVanessa rasmussen at AHATA582-2607 or via email:[email protected].

Help take care of ourbeloved Aruba, for ourselvesand our future generations

AHATA EnvironmentalCommission’s message toAruba:

Reduce, Recycle and Re-Use

OrAnJESTAd – The ArubaHotel and Tourist Association(AHATA) Environment Com-mittee is organizing its 11thcoastal cleanup. The goal is toclean Aruba’s beaches andcoastline of garbage and refuseand at the same time raise fundsto cover their awareness cam-paign about cleanup and con-servation of our environment

The coastlines to be cleanedare: nikky Beach up to SeaportMarina, Parke Arikok, Califor-nia dunes, Wariruri , BabyBeach/ nanky Country Club,Bachelors Beach, rodger’sBeach, Boca Grandi, Grape-field, The dog Cemetery,Zeewijk Beach, Mangel Halto,Santo Largo, between BushiriBeach and Tamarijn Beach,Eagle Beach, Arashi, Malmok(Fisherman’s Hut), Cudarebo,Camacuri and the Alto Vistaarea.

The cleanup is on Saturday,november 10, from 8:00 to11:00 a.m. The EnvironmentCommittee already has a list ofdifferent schools, hotels and or-

Let’s all help keep ourcoastline cleanLast day for registration for upcoming AHATA Coastal

Cleanup is October 26

they have made a commitmentto the community to keep theprice of fish at no more thanAls.15 per kilo. This is a com-mitment that every fishermanhas made so that everyone canenjoy fresh fish at a very specialprice.

Lawrence then recounted abit of the history of the SpaansLagoen pier. He told how thefirst person who had a ranchthere was the deceased LuisCarion. There he tied his canoe,and today it has become thecenter with more fishermen’sboats and more fishermen prac-ticing their trade. At the mo-ment there are about 48 to 49boats moored at the Spaans La-goen pier. If each boat has 2 or3 persons, that means there aremore than 100 fishermen.

they were heard and most of theobservations were incorporatedinto the project, as well as manyof the desires of the fishermen.This is how they came up witha facility that pleases everyoneand will benefit the entire com-munity. One of the con-ditions laid down wasthat they must have freshfish every day for ourpeople and at an afford-able price.

Last Friday, JohnLawrens, spokesman forthe fishermen sharedvery pleasant news withthe entire community.Lawrens declared that

Last week Friday was the offi-cial opening of the renovatedCentro di Pesca Spaans La-goen. Everyone there was im-pressed with the very beautifuland highly functional centerthat was created for fishermenand for the entire Aruban com-munity.

Our fishermen were simplyecstatic about the place and ex-pressed their gratitude to thegovernment for the work theydid in renovating the place sowell. It is important to note thatthe work on the site was real-ized in direct consultation withthe fishermen. They held meet-ings on different occasions,


Aruba can now enjoy Fishing Center

at Spaans Lagoen

Land Rover Defenders,which were specially re-designed to provide comfortand easy viewing of this is-land during its different ad-venture tours of Aruba.

Over the last 16 years ofoperation, ABC Tours hasexpanded its fleet to 30 off-road vehicles and offers dif-ferent, daily tours of theisland. Its tours are designedto provide a sampling ofAruba’s most interesting his-torical and natural sites,which provides enjoymentof the island not only for a

day, but endears Aruba to itsguests for the long termthrough trademark Arubantouches. Even the lunchesserved during the tour arecarefully prepared to reflecttraditional island fare. In July2012, ABC Tours opened theWaka Waka Adventure Cafe,which supplies deliciousmeals to its customers andwhich will soon be open tothe general public.

Mike Eman is a graduate of theUniversiteit van de Neder-landse Antillen (UNA) in lawand notary law. He began hispolitical career in 2001 al-though he was always a part ofpolitics because his grandfa-ther, father and brother wereprominent politicians on the is-land of Aruba. In 2003 MikeEman became leader of theAVP political party which rolehe still occupies.

Andin Bikker is Member ofParliament, his first term assuch and he is also leader ofthe Democracia Real politicalparty which he will continue tolead into the next election.Bikker is a graduate of theVrije Universiteit Amsterdamin the field of law. He later pur-sued a post graduate in the“Capita Selecta Tax Law at theVrije Universiteit Amsterdam.He later became co-founderand partner in the Gomez andBikker Law firm.

Mrs. Evelyn Wever-Croesis the current political leader ofthe Movimento Electoral diPueblo (MEP) and serves asParliamentarian since 2009.Evelyn Wever-Croes has stu -died Fiscal Law at Rijks Uni-versiteit at Leiden, theNetherlands. She has a longhistory in the world of taxa-tion, law and economics. Shehas spoken at various semi-nars, among them, Jaycees,“Woman Know Your Rights”and at the International Con-vention of Quota in 2003 inNew Orleans, USA.

The ATIA program will alsoinclude special entertainmentand a delicious dinner withmusic by Robert y Su SoloBanda Show.

ATIA invites everyone tocall their office to reserve yourticket before these are sold out.The number to call is 582-7593 or you can reserve [email protected].

“What’s

next?”Continued from page 1

us to try even harder in con-tinuously improving ourproducts and services. We in-tend to continue to offer ourvery best in providing ourclients an exceptional, Arubaexperience,” states MarvinKelly confidently.

ABC Tours is an Arubanfamily-owned business,founded in 1996. This inno-vative tour company was thefirst company on island to in-troduce tours of the island in

hospitable service. A highlevel of customer satisfactionover the last 12 months wasreflected on the site with trav-elers providing four to fivestar ratings, which resulted inthe company’s recent 5-StarCertificate of Excellenceachievement for 2012.

As a result of this recogni-tion, ABC Tours is rankedalongside renowned interna-tional tour companies. “Thishigh rating only encourages

ORANJESTAD -- ABCTours, a truly Aruban com-pany which promises guestsan extraordinary island ex-perience with sterling serv-ice, was recently awardedTrip Advisors’ highest ratingof a 5-Star Certificate of Ex-cellence.

“This achievement is theresult of the efforts of ourdynamic team which alwaysgive 100% and who workfrom the heart so to exceedguest expectations. Westrive to have our customersfeel at home and a part ofour family,” comments Mar-vin Kelly, ABC Tours’ ownerand managing director.

TripAdvisor.com is a so-cial media website on whichtra velers provide commentaryon their vacation experiencesat hotels, restaurants as wellas with activity companieslike ABC Tours. ABC Toursconsistently rates high amongtravelers for its unique islandtour experience and its warm,

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With a 5-Star Certificate of Excellence for 2012

ABC Tours earns Trip Advisor’s highest honor

Marketing Director, Chris-tian Meeks, came to personallygreet the Aruba delegation andto thank them for their partici-pation at the event. Membersof the Chilean Press, the “Gac-eta Magazine” also requestedto publish an article about theAruba product.

ATA also organized twoevents in Chile, which wereheld in the famous ritz Carltonresort. More than 150 travelagents attended this event in-cluding the General Managerof Avianca-Chile, Mr. ItaloGeurenoni.

They were all very interestedin visiting Aruba. They hadnumerous questions aboutAruba. There are two flightsfrom Santiago de Chile toAruba, COPA Airlines andAvianca bring Chileans to ourisland.

The ATA also had the op-portunity to make a presenta-tion to a private concern, Staffand Sales Executives” of Via-jes Falabella. Many of our fly-ers were distributed, namely,the Bon Bini brochures, theDine Around program, Calen-dar of Events, etc.

Falabella was: “A World toDiscover” which was a work-shop especially designed torepresent the Caribbean andthe rest of the world. Duringthe two-day’s events, morethan 300 travel agents workingdirectly with Viajes Falabellaparticipated. The travel agentswere duly educated about thedestination and the opportunityinherent in the market.

Aruba was fortunate tohave a prominent spot at thevery entrance where the majo -rity of the travel agents cameby to visit the Aruba stand.

A very interesting road showhas just recently taken place inthe city of Santiago de Chileand the Aruba Tourism Autho -rity and AHATA were bothpresent having been invited byViajes Falabella of Chile. Via-jes Falabella is the largest op-erator in Chile.

This came about afterAruba played host to a groupof operators from Chile andhad organized a very success-ful event here together with theAruba Hotel Association(AHATA). Members of theChilean press were also part ofthe activities.

DestinationAs a tourist destination,

Aruba is becoming quietrenown in the Chilean market.In recent times we have seenthe number of visitors fromChile to Aruba increasing con-siderably. Because of the eco-nomic and political stability ofChile, the ATA decided to openan office in Santiago de Chile.

The Aruba delegation par-ticipated in various events. Thefirst such event was a visit to 6operators where ATA andAHATA were able to presentthe Aruba product, which wasfollowed by various work-shops about Aruba.

WorkshopsThe workshop of Viajes


ATA and AHATA well represented in Chile

Bengochea comes with morethan 25 years of experience inthe field of marketing and is re-sponsible for the introduction ofvarious company brands in theCaribbean and Central andLatin America.

Bengochea has also been re-sponsible for the introduction ofseveral brands, such as Caribbeer to the Grecian and Cana-dian markets. He has been mar-keting manager for Coca Colafor Caricom markets, and direc-tor of sales for Johnson & John-son as well as CEO for ExpertCenters of Trinidad & Tobago.

“Coach Bengo” as he is af-fectionately known also lec-tures part-time at his almamater, the University of theWest Indies.

Coach Bengo’s presentationat the Small Business Weekconference promises to be veryinteresting and informative forthe small business entrepreneurwho is just starting out in busi-ness.

The Ministry of EconomicAffairs is counting on the sup-port of Aruba Bank as a plat-inum sponsor, the Freezone asa gold sponsor, SETAr N.V. asa silver sponsor and on thevaluable support of AIB BankN.V. and Fatum for this year’sSmall Business Week 2012.

Small Business

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trying to portray him as."Obama looked bemused,

puzzled and exasperated byRomney's tactics, staring in-tently at him as he spoke, ap-parently trying to keepfrustration in check.

The president accused hisopponent of being "all over themap" on a wide range of issuesand dismissed Romney's claimsthat he had run down the armedforces to levels not seen sinceearly in the 20th Century.

"You mentioned the navy,for example, and that we havefewer ships than we did in1916. Well, governor, we alsohave fewer horses and bayo-nets because the nature of ourmilitary's changed," he said, tolaughter from the audience.

"We have these thingscalled aircraft carriers whereplanes land on them. We havethese ships that go underwater,nuclear submarines."

Romney, a former Massa-chusetts governor, warned Is-lamic extremism was rampantin post-Arab Spring societiesand blamed a lack of US lead-ership over the last four years,warning "we can't kill our wayout of this mess."

Romney demanded tight-ened sanctions on Iran over itsnuclear program, saying thecountry's leaders "saw weak-ness where they had been ex-pected to find Americanstrength" and accused Obamaof neglecting close ally Israel.

The president, who with-drew troops from Iraq, pointedto Romney's past statements insupport of maintaining an un-popular US military presencein the country, invaded in 2003under former Republican pres-ident George W. Bush.

The rivals are effectivelytied in national polls afterRomney surged following hisfirst debate win in early Octo-ber and started chipping awayat Obama's foundation in theswing states that will decide theelection.

China harder on trade and cur-rency issues but toned downearlier rhetoric, following war -nings his approach could sparka trade war.

"We can be a partner withChina. We don't have to be anadversary in any way, shape orform," he said, despite his vowto brand Beijing a currencymanipulator on day one of hispresidency.

Oddly, neither candidatementioned the eurozone crisis -- widely seen as the country'sbiggest external economicthreat -- aside from Romneyreprising his warning that thedebt-laden US economy underObama was "heading towardGreece."

An instant poll by CBSNews found that Obama wonthe debate by 53 percent to 23percent, after a clash that ap-peared to polish his leadershipcredentials and saw him show-ing the passion missing in hisdisastrous first debate.

CNN's poll found Obamabeat Romney 48 to 40 percent.

But foreign policy is seen asunlikely to decide the election,with voters preoccupied by thesluggish economy, and it willtake several days to gaugewhether the clash had any im-pact in the tied up polls.

Dotty Lynch, professor ofPublic Communication at Ame - rican University, said that byagreeing with Obama on for-eign policy -- the incumbent'sstrong suit -- Romney had triedto maneuver the evening ontomore favorable ground.

"By agreeing on the bigpoints of foreign policy, Rom-ney played it safe tonight andtried to move the conversationto the economy, where hethinks he's stronger," she said.

George Washington Univer-sity professor Chris Atertonsaid Romney may have wonover some independent voterssimply by showing that he isnot "the dangerous, wild con-servative that Obama has been

BOCA RATON (AFP) -Barack Obama pummeled MittRomney as "all over the map"on foreign policy, dismissinghis "wrong and reckless" posi-tions in the heated final debateof a knife-edge White Houserace.

With just two weeks untilpolling day, Obama has unex-pectedly found himself runningneck-and-neck with a chal-lenger who had long trailedhim, and Monday's face-off onworld affairs was perhaps a lastchance to land a decisive blow.

"I know you haven't been ina position to actually executeforeign policy, but every timeyou've offered an opinion,you've been wrong," PresidentObama told his foe, coming outswinging in the debate in BocaRaton, Florida.

Republican challengerRom ney played it safe, avoid-ing any catastrophic error thatwould have undermined his bidto be commander-in-chief, butwas often on the defensive,apart from when lambastingObama over the strugglingeconomy.

Obama had the best lines ofthe night and sharply cross-ex-amined Romney on his ap-proach to Syria, Iran and traderows with China, accusing himof "airbrushing history" bydumping earlier hawkish con-servative positions.

The Republican, who hasspent months attempting topaint Obama as a weak ap-peaser, actually backed muchof the substance of the presi-dent's global strategy, courtingwavering voters ahead of theNovember 6 election.

In a clear bid to moderatehis image, Romney endorsedObama's decision to withdrawfrom Afghanistan in 2014, sup-ported the president's lethaldrone war against terror sus-pects and congratulated him onhunting down Osama binLaden.

Romney vowed to press

Obama savages Romney foreign

policy in last debate

game of the National LeagueChampionship Series, won bythe San Francisco Giants.

The storm system origi-nated in the Gulf of Alaska andhas stalled over the Pacificnorthwest, bringing coldertemperatures and gusty windsof up to 80 mph at the crests ofthe Sierra.

Highway officials say a se-ries of storms brewing in thePacific could wallop the north-ern half of the state throughFriday.

FRESNO -- The first majorstorm of the season on Mon-day brought snow to the SierraNevada in California and rainacross the rest of the region.

Forecasters were calling forup to 2 feet of snow at thehighest elevations in the north-ern Sierra Nevada, a good signfor a state dependent on wintersnow accumulation for itswater supply.

The storm also spawned atornado near Sacramento. Andit drenched fans and players atthe end of the deciding seventh


INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Storm drops snow onCalifornia

URUGUAY, Montevideo : A car drives by a wave breakingat Montevideo's waterfront on October 23, 2012. Hurri-cane gusts and flooding rains pounded areas ofUruguay, Argentina, Paraguay and southern Brazil lastweek as a severe storm blew up along the South Ameri-can coast. At least seven storm deaths were reported.Winds were as high as 150 km/h (90-95 mph), accordingto multiple media reports. (AFP PHOTO)

She added that her Scot-tish National Party (SNP)was dropping a court battle toavoid saying whether it hadsought legal advice on howindependence would affectScotland's membership of theEU.

Deputy First MinisterNicola Sturgeon admittedthat while Edinburgh had pre -viously cited "eminent legalauthorities" on the issue, ithad not until now sought aspecific ruling from law offi-cers.

LONDON (AFP) - Scotlandhas formally commissionedlegal advice on its position inthe European Union if itvotes for independence fromBritain in its 2014 referen-dum, the government saidyeserday.

food and water to the freedcrew, a statement said.

Pirates armed with rocket-propelled grenades hijackedthe Orna, a cargo vessel fromthe United Emirates, in the In-dian Ocean northeast of theSeychelles in December 2010.

NATO quoted the doctor onboard the Rotterdam, identifiedonly as Lieutenant CommanderRijkers, as saying "the crewwas very relieved to see us.

BRUSSELS (AFP) - Somalipirates have released a cargoship they hijacked almost twoyears ago, with the crew "veryrelieved" to see their NATOrescuers, the military alliancesaid yesterday.

The Panama-flagged MVOrna was released on Saturdayand the HNLMS Rotterdam,the flagship of the NATO anti-piracy operation in the area,provided medical assistance,

Polish roots, has been key forsecuring funding.

Larry Silverstein, the WorldTrade Center leaseholder play-ing a key role in reconstructionof the complex destroyed onSeptember 11, 2001, told thepresentation that next year's70th anniversary of the failedWarsaw Uprising against theGermany military would recall"a horror that few people under-stood at that time."

"This is an extraordinary oc-casion to be celebrating the re-ality of this museum," he said.

Poland was once home tothe largest Jewish population inthe world, with about 3.5 mil-lion Jews living there on the eveof the Holocaust, or 10 percentof the country.

By the end of World War II,three million Polish Jews hadperished and nearly as manyPoles, many of them in Nazideath camps at Auschwitz,Birkenau, Maidanek and Tre-blinka.

Organizers stressed that themuseum is intended to recallthe richness of Jewish life inPoland over the last millenium,rather than just the tragedy ofWorld War II.

NEW YORK (AFP) - Poland ison course to open a long-de-layed museum dedicated to itsnear vanished Jewish minoritynext year, Culture MinisterBogdan Zdrojewski said yester-day, lauding the project's globalimpact.

"It will be an important in-stitution not only in Europe, butin the world," Zdrojewski saidat a presentation for the Mu-seum of the History of Po lishJews in New York.

"Five years ago, almost no-body believed there'd be a po -sitive ending," he said, re -ferring to the museum's difficultgestation. "We are close tocompleting the constructionpart. In March next year we arestarting the installations."

The museum is being builtin Warsaw on the site of theWorld War II Jewish Ghettothat became a symbol of resist-ance to Nazi Germany's effortsto eradicate 1,000 years of Jew-ish presence in the country.

However, the presentation,which kicked off a year-longpublicity program, was held atNew York's World Trade Cen-ter. The United States, whereabout 70 percent of Jews claim

Polish Jews museum tohave world impact

exports fell in September tonearly 860,000 bpd as esti-mated by the International En-ergy Agency (IEA), saying itstood at 2.2 million bpd.

"Despite attempts by West-ern countries to stop the sale ofIranian oil, we produce at fullcapacity... and exports havebeen stable in recent months,"he said.

In early September, Presi-dent Mahmoud Ahmadinejadacknowledged Iran had "someproblems" to sell its oil be-cause of the sanctions.

posed since the beginning ofthe year an oil embargo onIran, ending European pur-chases of Iranian crude oilwhile exports to Tehran's Asiancustomers fell significantly,between 10 to 30 percent.

Earlier yesterday, Qasemihad been cited as saying Iranproduces four million barrelsof oil per day, rejecting esti-mates by the Organisation ofthe Petroleum ExportingCoun tries (OPEC) of a declineto 2.7 million bpd.

Qasemi also denied Iran's

DUBAI (AFP) - Iran will stopexporting oil if Western po -wers slap any more economicsanctions against the Islamicrepublic over its disputed nu-clear program, Oil MinisterRostam Qasemi said yesterday.

"If you continue to add tothe sanctions, we will stop ouroil exports to the world,"Qasemi said on the sidelines ofan energy conference in Dubai,warning the "lack of Iranian oilin the market would drasticallyadd to the price."

Western states have im-


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Iran says to halt oil exports if hit with

more sanctions

COLOMBIA, Cali : US Deputy Secretary of State WilliamBurns (L) shakes hands with Colombian Deputy ForeignMinister Patti Londono, on October 23, 2012, in Cali,Valle del Cauca department, Colombia, after signing amemorandum of understanding between the two gov-ernments, for the growth of micro, small and medium en-terprises, during the V Ministerial Meeting "Pathways toProsperity in the Americas." (AFP PHOTO)

NATO:Somali pirates freeship after nearly two years

Scotland seeks legal advice on EU membership

a happy one."The ministry pointed to so-

cial inequality, racial, ethnicand religious discrimination,and the use of torture as someof the problems the diplomatslisted.

Moscow is regularly criti-cised by Washington, as wellas by the European Union, onthe question of human rights inRussia.

forms of torture, such as theuse of electricity, punching,and rape during the investiga-tion."

It quoted an unidentifiedjudge as saying that there were"violations throughout the in-vestigation process," recom-mending that female securityofficers escort women prison-ers to reduce the chance ofabuse.

International human rightsgroups have on several occa-sions complained of persistenttorture at Iraqi prisons beingused to extract confessionsfrom detainees, and also of thecontinued use of secret jails.

punishment without commit-ting any crime."

The rights group warnedthat this made the children "atime bomb for the future."

It said that it made a visit tothe prison on September 20,along with officials from Iraq'shuman rights ministry. The re-port was handed to PresidentJalal Talabani and the ministryitself.

A total of 414 detaineeswere being held in the jail,varying in age from 20 to 65.Among the inmates were 18women sentenced to death.

The NGO said that prison-ers complained of "different

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Some 21children living with theirmothers in a Baghdadwomen's prison represent apotential "time bomb," anIraqi rights group warned in areport that also noted claims ofrape and torture.

The Hammurabi Humani-tarian Organisation, headed byformer migration minister Pas-cal Wardeh, also detailed con-ditions at the women's prisonin Kadhimiyah, north Bagh-dad, in which some prisonerssuffered physical assault.

It said 21 children were liv-ing with their mothers in thedetention facility, "suffering a

Children at Iraq prison 'future timebomb': NGO

Trevino, 40, an ex-policeofficer also known as "Z-40"or "El 40," had been effec-tively running the Zetas formonths, according to experts.

Guzman launched an offen-sive against the Zetas earlierthis year focused on NuevoLaredo, a northern bordertown that is the transit pointfor 40 percent of all Mexico'soverland exports into theUnited States.

The Zetas were founded byMexican special forces sol-diers who deserted and went towork for the Gulf Cartel as en-forcers.

Acapulco announced the dis-covery of 24 bodies in an un-marked grave there. Work onthe site began in September.

Lazcano was accused ofmasterminding the arson at-tack on a casino last year in thenortheastern city of Monterreythat left 52 people dead.

He was also blamed for thekilling for 72 migrants foundwith their hands tied in thenortheastern state of Tamauli-pas, which borders the UnitedStates, in August 2010.

One of two main leaders ofthe Zetas cartel, Lazcano hada $2.6 million reward on hishead. The United States hadset its own award at $5 mil-lion.

The Zetas are engaged in abrutal turf war with the Pacificregion's Sinaloa Cartel, led byfugitive billionaire Joaquin "ElChapo" (Shorty) Guzman,Mexico's public enemy num-ber one and a billionaire crim-inal who escaped from amaximum security prison in2001.

The new top Zeta, MiguelAngel Trevino, will have toconsolidate his leadership po-sition while at the same timefacing a furious offensive fromtheir western rivals.

PACHUCA (AFP) - Mexicanauthorities exhumed a relativeof drug kingpin Heriberto Laz-cano on Monday and tookDNA samples from the corpseto remove any doubt they hadkilled the Zetas leader.

Lazcano, one of Mexico'smost wanted men, is believedto have been killed at a base-ball field in the northern stateof Coahuila on October 7, butgunmen stole the cartelleader's body from a funeralhome hours later.

Mexican officials had iden-tified Lazcano with picturesand fingerprints taken at thefuneral home, but authoritiesannounced last week that theyhad decided to exhume one ofhis parents' bodies to put torest any doubts.

A source in the federal pros-ecutor's office declined to saywhich relative had been ex-humed.

Founded by military desert-ers, the Zetas are one of themost powerful gangs in a drugwar that has claimed an esti-mated 60,000 lives in the pastsix years.

The state of Guerrero is oneof the areas hardest hit by theviolence and on Monday, offi-cials in the popular resort of


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reprsentatives of the Russiandiplomatic corps, the min-istry's statement said.

The diplomats stressed that"Washington's pretentions ofbeing a leader in the defenceof human rights and demo-cratic values were not justi-fied, especially taking intoaccount the fact that the situa-tion in this domain in theUnited States is far from being

MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia hasprepared a report on respectfor human rights in the UnitedStates -- often critical ofMoscow's record -- and foundthat the situation was not a"happy" one, the Russian for-eign ministry said Monday.

A hearing on the problemsof US human rights took placeMonday in the Duma, lowerhouse of parliament, with

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fully functioning, leavingevening and weekend gaps inits security coverage, he said.

Also, incidents were not re-ported in a timely manner norshared with the appropriateagencies, he said.

Opposition parties pouncedon the report to accuse thegovernment of being "reck-lessly ill-prepared" to protectCanadians who are increas-ingly reliant on the Internet,against cyber attacks.

Public Safety Minister VicToews conceded some short-comings revealed by the audit,but insisted the Tory govern-ment is committed to ensuring"Canada's critical infrastruc-ture is well-insulated fromcyber threats."

"It wasn't until 2010 thatpeople became (fully) awareof the nature of cyber threats,"he said. Ottawa announcedstepped up security efforts thatyear but in January 2011, acyber attack was still able toparalyze its computers, lead-ing to a revamp of the networknow being undertaken.

The report notes the fre-quency and severity of elec-tronic attacks through theInternet are accelerating,which Toews confirmed at apress conference.

Attacks by ordinary hack-ers, organized criminal groupsand state-sponsored entitiesare "constant," Toews said.

SAN JOSE, CA (AFP) : Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks dur-ing an Apple special event at the historic California The-ater yesterday in San Jose, California. Apple is expectedto introduce a smaller, less expensive version of theiPad. Apple set the tablet computer market ablaze withthe first iPad in early 2010 and stuck with its 9.7-inch(24.6-centimeter) screen while rivals introduced lower-price tablets with screens closer to seven-inches (18centimeters). Amazon's seven-inch Kindle Fire provedpopular last year, and a new version was launched lastmonth. Cook took over as Apple chief last year in themonths before a battle with cancer claimed the life ofSteve Jobs, the Cupertino, California-based company'slegendary co-founder and leader.


THE HAGUE (AFP) - Re-searchers in bicycle-madNetherlands have come upwith a novel way to get morecyclists out during the harshwinter months while also low-ering the number of injuries:heated bike paths.

"The idea is to install a sys-tem under bike paths to pre-vent ice forming in winter,"engineer Marcel Boerefijnfrom the Tauw engineeringconsultancy told AFP.

Several Dutch municipali-ties have already expressed in-terest in the system that usesgeothermal energy drawnfrom 30-50 metres (100-160feet) below ground.

While the idea would cost20,000-40,000 euros (25,000-50,000 dollars) per kilometreof bike path, of which the

Netherlands has over 35,000kilometres, Boerefijn prefersto vaunt the pragmatic side ofthe plan.

"There would be lots ofsavings: less salt to melt theice, less medical costs becauseof accidents and fewer car ex-penses because people wouldrather travel by bike," he said,citing a figure of 7,000 bikepath accidents a year.

The eastern Dutch town ofZutphen, population 40,000, isawaiting the results of a pre-liminary assessment expectedearly next year before embark-ing on a feasibility study at amunicipal level.

The Netherlands has an es-timated 18 million bicycles fora population of around 16.5million.

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OTTAWA (AFP) - Canada"has been slow" to set up fire-walls to protect against cyberthreats to critical infrastruc-ture, leaving the nation vulner-able to crippling attacks, theauditor general warned Tues-day.

In a report, Auditor GeneralMichael Ferguson said thegovernment has made only"limited progress" over thepast decade to safeguard elec-

trical grids, telecom-munications infra-structure, bankingsystems, manufactur-ing and transportation,as well as its own com-puters.

A key agency set upseven years ago tomonitor cyber threats24/7, called the Cana-dian Cyber IncidentResponse Centre, is still not

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BRUSSELS (AFP) - The Eu-ropean Commission yesterdaybacked plans by 11 EU nationsto launch a hotly contested"Robin Hood" financial trans-actions tax (FTT) that is tippedto raise billions for the publicpurse.

After moves to launch thetax across the European Unionwere scuttled during monthsof raucous debate by Britainand others, the EU executiveproposed that countries infavour, including France, Ger-many, Italy and Spain, goahead on their own.

Proponents of a transac-tions tax, which has its roots inthe 1970s, believe it will helpcurb the culture of greed thatled to the 2008 global financialcrisis and ensure that a bailedout industry pays its fair share.

FRANKFURT (AFP) - A topofficial from the European Cen-tral Bank has said that the bankmight consider cutting its inter-est rate from its already histori-cally low, as the eurozone crisiscontinues to bite. ExecutiveBoard member Benoit Coeuresaid the bank "recently has notconsidered it a priority to cutthe policy rate" but added: "Itremains certainly an option."

He said the priority hadbeen to take emergency actionto shore up the eurozone via itsdisputed bond-buying programto reduce the borrowing costsof stricken countries such asSpain and Italy. The program -- known as Outright MonetaryTransactions -- is ready toswing into action, Coeure said.

"We are only waiting nowfor countries to agree with theeurogroup and also with theIMF for conditionality to be inplace and then OMT can start,"he said, referring to eurozonefinance ministers.

The ECB's interest rate cur-rently stands at 0.75 percent,the lowest level in the bank'smore than 10-year history.

larly in fighting AIDS, malariaand other diseases afflicting de-veloping countries, Naftalissuggested the ruined WallStreet figure be sent to workwith the poor in Rwanda.

He would work alongsidethe US aid organization CAREUSA in rural districts, perform-ing community service "thatcould potentially provide greatbenefits to large numbers ofRwandans desperately in needof help, and which Mr. Guptais uniquely situated to perform.Moreover, it would require Mr.Gupta to confront significanthardships."

Another suggestion by thedefense is for Gupta to work inNew York with CovenantHouse, which helps the home-less.

However, prosecutors saidin their own pre-sentencing let-ter to Rakoff that "a significantterm of imprisonment is neces-sary to reflect the seriousnessof Gupta's crimes and to deterother corporate insiders in sim-ilar positions from stealing cor-porate secrets and engaging ina crime that has become far toocommon."

NEW YORK (AFP) - RajatGupta, the ex-Goldman Sachsdirector found guilty of insidertrading, is to be sentencedtoday and wants the judge tohave him do charity work inRwanda rather than time in aUS prison.

Gupta, 63, faces betweeneight and 10 years behind barsif prosecutors get their way. Hewas convicted in June ofspilling boardroom secrets tohis friend Raj Rajaratnam, theformer Galleon hedge fund ty-coon who was sentenced lastyear to 11 years prison, also forinsider trading.

In addition to his place onthe Goldman Sachs board,Gupta once headed the re -nowned consultancy McKin-sey & Co, and was a director ofProcter & Gamble, making himone of the most successful In-dian-born businessmen in theUnited States.

But defense lawyer GaryNaftalis is asking Judge JedRakoff for leniency -- and sug-gesting an unusual alternativeto prison.

Citing Gupta's longtime in-volvement in charity, particu-

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"This is nearly the equiva-lent of how much we export toEurope," Putin stressed.

The giant field -- second insize in Russia only toGazprom's Urengoi deposit tothe south -- is part of an Arcticproject that Gazprom has beenpinning its hopes on as olderwells run dry.

But Gazprom exports toEurope slipped last year andremained flat in recent yearsamid easing global demand.

"We are now facing thequestion of where all this gasis supposed to go," said Sber-bank CIB energy analystValery Nesterov.

"The decision to launch thisfield was made before the2008 global financial crisis. Alot of things have changedsince then -- including the on-slaught of shale gas" fromCanada and the United States.

Gazprom chief executiveAlexei Miller said the com-pany intended to launch nearly150 wells this year that feedinto pipelines to Europe andreplace supplies lost from thecurrently suspended Shtokmanfield project in the BarentsSea.

MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia'senergy giant Gazprom yester-day launched production atone of the world's largest nat-ural gas fields originally dis-covered some 40 years ago inthe frozen and hitherto inac-cessible Arctic.

In a live-link up fromMoscow, President VladimirPutin formally pushed the but-ton on the start of commercialproduction at the Arctic de-posit whose discovery by theSoviets in the early 1970s cre-ated excitement and frustrationin equal measure.

The Bovanenkovo field onthe Yamal peninsula in ex-treme northwestern Siberia haswhat Gazprom estimates to be4.9 trillion cubic meters (177trillion cubic feet) of naturalgas -- making it one of theworld's three largest deposits.

But it also lies amid per-mafrost and had long remainedcut-off from access to pipe linesor even basic communication.

"The field will produce 115billion cubic meters (4,060 bil-lion cubic feet) of gas and thatwill go up to nearly 140 bil-lion," Putin told the field'sworkers by live video.


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BELGIUM, Genk : Picture taken on October 23, 2012 inGenk shows Ford's Belgian assembly plant. Unions atFord's Belgian assembly plant said Monday they havebeen called in for an extraordinary meeting with the com-pany today, stoking fears the future of its 4,300 employ-ees could be at risk. (AFP)

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believe Craig is the best 007 inhistory.

The release of "Skyfall" hasspecial resonance because itwas exactly half a centurysince Bond strode stylishlyinto a film for the first time inthe now classic "Dr. No".

The anniversary wasmarked with a series of eventsacross the world earlier thismonth.

The Bond franchise hasgone on to become one of themost successful in history,with the 22 Bond films re-leased so far taking more thanfive billion dollars (3.85 bil-lion euros).

Louvre seeks$1mn to buy precious 13th-century statuettes PARIS (AFP) - The Louvremuseum in Paris will launchan appeal for a million dollarsto help it pay for two me-dieval ivory statuettes thatresurfaced recently, its direc-tor said Monday.

The museum has until Jan-uary 31 to find 800,000 euros($1.0 million) to buy the stat-uettes, director HenriLoyrette told AFP.

The total price asked by theprivate owner is 2.6 millioneuros, of which the Friends ofthe Louvre Society has raisedhalf, while the art insurer AxaArt is chipping in 500,000euros.

The statuettes of Saint Johnand the "Allegory of the Syn-agogue" would complete acollection titled "Descentfrom the Cross", Loyrettesaid, adding: "The ensembleis a great masterpiece ofFrench Gothic art."

The Louvre has a first op-tion to acquire the statuettes,which are classified as na-tional treasures.

They are some 20 centime-tres (eight inches) tall.

Loyrette said the museumhad all but given up on find-ing the two statuettes itneeded to complete the "De-scent from the Cross" collec-tion.

"We were losing hope offinding them. Then one day, aprivate collector took themout of a bag in my office.He'd come to offer them forsale. It was a revelation," hesaid.

The statuettes had been inthe private collection of anengineer, whose grandson isoffering them for sale.


LONDON (AFP) - The newBond film "Skyfall" has itsworld premiere on Tuesdaywith critics declaring it one ofthe finest movies in the Britishspy's 50 years on the silverscreen.

Daniel Craig, in his thirdouting as 007, will walk up thered carpet at the Royal AlbertHall in London along with thefilm's other stars for thescreening in the presence ofheir to the throne PrinceCharles.

In "Skyfall", directed byOscar winner Sam Mendes,Britain's foreign intelligenceagency MI6 comes under at-tack, leaving Bond to huntdown the threat.

There is far more prominentrole than normal for JudiDench as Bond's controller"M" while Spanish star JavierBardem brings malice to the

role of Bond's latest nemesisRaoul Silva.

The 23rd Bond film openswith a spectacular scene in anIstanbul market but returns tohome ground with a terror at-tack in London.

Craig said in one interviewahead of the film's release thatthe directors were consciousof the need to show sensitiv-ity, as London was the sceneof Al-Qaeda bombings in2005 in which 52 people werekilled.

In his two previous outingsin "Casino Royale" and"Quantum of Solace", 44-year-old Craig has playedBond as a brooding presence,which critics say is far closerto the Bond portrayed in thenovels by his creator IanFleming.

A former Bond, RogerMoore, is among those who

Critics purr as Bond returns in'Skyfall'

huge fabrics and notions de-partment, the first destina-tion for many on an islandwhere making your ownclothes is still an everydaypractice. Without question,the store offers the greatestdiversity of selection innearly every department,and they have now consoli-dated them all into one store;four floors containing awealth of choices in clothingfor men, women and chil-dren, house wares, bedding,sporting goods, luggage,shoes, jewelry, deco - rativeitems and more.

“The present store is awork in progress,” assertsJaIme, as they continue torenovate and enlarge whathad been only the men’s storeand warehouse in the past.Normally closed for a 2 hourlunch/siesta in the old islandway, shoppers will soon findit open daily for the entireday, from 9:30 AM to 6:30PM, as they are on Satur-day’s, with a bright, charmingeatery installed on the topfloor.

La Linda is continuallyexpanding their inventory,with their acquisitions depart-ment continually seeking outinteresting, unique, and mo -derately priced goods from allover the world, always withan eye towards quality. Theypay particular attention totheir Women’s Departmentspecializing in over-sizedgarments, stocking largersizes exhibiting distinctivedash and style.

For travelers who haveperhaps lost their luggage,they can offer a quick fix forall the family which won’tbreak your budget, includingsome very stylish new suit-cases.

A visit to La Linda and pe-rusal of their interesting col-lection will make anyoneunderstand why it has re-mained successful all thesedecades, and is still Aruba’sfavorite place to shop!

Though Aruba has its share ofdesigner brand stores andshopping malls, ask almostany islander where they shop,and they will likely tell you“La Linda.” Spread out overseveral specialty stores on theCaya Betico Croes, La Lindawas Aruba’s first and fore-most department stores,where, for decades, one couldfind anything and everything,and after more than 70 years,still can make that claim.

It is also a distinctly fa -

mily operation, with the per-sonal touch and supervisionof the Hochmans, who taketheir reputation for stocking“the best quality for the bestprice” very seriously. It allstarted with Calman Hoch -man, a Jewish Polish immi-grant who opened his firstsmall shop with his Arubanwife Anna, carrying “a littlebit of everything that anyonecould need.” This was beforeWWII, when the present headof the company, Jaime,hadn’t even been born yet.Many of their sales help havealso been with the store forover two decades, and “it isvery much like family here,”he admits. Their loyal patronsalso look forward to beinghelped by shop girls whohave become friends, know-ing they will get great andhonest service.

To this day, La Linda isparticularly known for its

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LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Hor-ror flick "Paranormal Activity4" opened atop the NorthAmerican box office thisweekend, while politicalthriller "Argo" held onto sec-ond place, industry figuresshowed Monday.

The fourth installment in thefound-footage franchise rakedin $29 million to lead the top10, while several other pre-Halloween spooky moviesalso did well, according to boxoffice tracker Exhibitor Rela-tions.

Ben Affleck's "Argo,"which earned $16.4 million,tells the true story of how aCIA agent managed to rescuesix Americans who had es-caped the embassy in Tehranin 1979 and taken shelter at theCanadian ambassador's resi-dence.

Last week's top earner"Taken 2" -- Liam Neeson's re-turn as ex-CIA agent BryanMills -- was pushed down tothe number three spot, earning$13.3 million in its third week-end.

In fourth place was ani-mated comedy "Hotel Tran-sylvania," in which monstersbecome Dracula's guests, with$13 million in ticket sales.

"Alex Cross," starringTyler Perry as the popularJames Patterson detectivecharacter, debuted in fifthplace with $11.4 million,while another horror flick,"Sinister," dropped to sixthplace, taking in $8.8 million.

"Here Comes the Boom," acomedy starring Kevin Jamesas a high school teacher wholooks to become a mixed mar-tial arts fighter to raise moneyfor his school, was right be-hind with $8.4 million.

In eighth place was "PitchPerfect," a musical-comedyabout a cappella singinggroups, which earned $6.8million.

Rounding out the top tenwere "Frankenweenie," TimBurton's latest effort, with$4.3 million, and "Looper," atime travel mob movie star-ring Bruce Willis and JosephGordon-Levitt, which earned$4.2 million.

'Paranormal Activity 4'tops N America box office


caterers, airline pick-up anddrop-off; they even boast ashopping service to stockyour shelves before arrival.

Gold Coast accommoda-tions are elegant and spa-cious, offering privacy for

parents or a few couples.Beautifully appointedkitchens and bathrooms graceeach abode; barbecues andlounges are provided forfriendly cookouts and trulysavoring the island life. All

homes come with cable TV,high-speed fiber-optic Inter-net connection, individualwasher/dryer, and are fullyair-conditioned. Cribs, highchairs and hair dryers areavailable for a modest fee.

Concierge ser vices to arrangerental cars, spa appointments,activities and restaurant reser-vations are all part of thepackage.

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

Aruba’s newest and most in-novative gated communityhas enjoyed steady sales sincebreaking ground, as many arefinding the secure surround-ings and outstanding ameni-ties are just what they werelooking for before conside -ring purchasing property onthe island. Some owners areusing the villas or townhomes as vacation retreatsrather than full time and aretaking advantage of GoldCoast’s rental services to turntheir investment into ready in-come.

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

Staying at Gold Coast is avery attractive propositionfor those traveling withgroups that would requiremultiple hotel rooms. Twoand three bedroom Villas orTown Homes accommodatelarge numbers and offer ex-tensive amenities along witha final cost resulting in con-siderable savings. The com-munity is minutes to the bestbeaches and all the casinoaction, and offers a quiet andsecluded getaway with twoswimming pools and spe-cialized services with moreon the way, such as a fitnessroom, tennis courts andmini-mall. Ed can arrangemaid service, babysitters,

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and using no fats or oils. Fishin particular is excellent; ex-tremely moist and tasty. Athick cut of filet mignon usu-ally requires cutting intosmaller sections to cook fully,especially if your preferenceis medium-well to well done.

Le Petit Café is particu-larly well known for its“Land and Sea” specialty,filet mignon and lobster tail;a gourmet treat when servedin their signature fashion.The restaurant also offers adiverse menu of pastas andtempting gourmet appetizerssuch as seafood crepes,crispy calamari, and escargot.For family members in themood for something differentthere are several dishes tochoose from, such as chickenparmesan, so a large familywith different ideas of whatthey want for dinner can eas-ily be accommodated.

We all know that breakfastis the most important meal ofthe day, and Le Petit Café hasalso long been famous for thebest value for breakfast onAruba. They still offer a fullbreakfast for $9.99, anotherunbeatable value!

Le Petit Café is also lo-cated in the Paradise BeachVillas, so whether you arestaying in Oranjestad, PalmBeach or Eagle Beach, a LaPetit Café restaurant can befound only a short stroll awayfrom you resort, a perfect wayto begin or end your day!

In a time when diningchoices and critiques arebased on value for your dol-lar, an old favorite, Le PetitCafé, still offers one of thebest values not only in price,but quality, quantity and am-biance.

Le Petit Café in PalmBeach offers charming sur-roundings reminiscent of aEuropean outdoor café. Sur-rounded by Old Worldgaslights and an abundanceof flora, it provides a delight-ful and romantic setting. InOranjestad, diners can enjoya breathtaking view of theharbor; particularly as the sundips over the horizon and thelights of town set the watersaglow. Taking advantage oftheir Early Bird Special notonly offers a great price for adelicious meal, but put you inthe right place at the righttime to enjoy Aruba’s mostspectacular daily perform-ance; our stunning sunsets.

The Early Bird special of-fers a choice of a full sizedchicken breast, a hefty portionof filet mignon or freshgrouper fillet accompanied bya well-stuffed baked potato,rice or french fries. There is achoice of soup or salad as astarter, and ice cream fordessert, all for a modest$24.95; an unbeatable pricefor a great meal on Aruba!

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control but they uncharacter-istically lacked a cutting edgein attack.

While in ManchesterUnited staged a dramaticfightback from two goals

down as Javier Hernandez'sdouble inspired a 3-2 win overBraga.

Sir Alex Ferguson's sidewere in danger of an embar-rassing defeat at the hands ofthe Portuguese minnows aftertwo early goals from Bragacaptain Alan shocked OldTrafford.

But Hernandez sparkedUnited's revival with his firstgoal before half-time and theMexico striker bagged thewinner with 15 minutes re-maining after Jonny Evansequalised just after the hour.

Hernandez's heroics en-sured United maintained their100 percent record after three

Group H matches and onemore victory should beenough to guarantee theirplace in the last 16.

Yet, while Ferguson will bepleased by his team's gutsycomeback, the United man-ager was shifting uneasily inhis seat as Braga became thelatest team to expose the hosts'defensive frailties.

In Ukraine, Chelsea's hopesof a place in the ChampionsLeague last 16 were compro-mised on Tuesday when theholders fell to the first loss oftheir trophy defence in a 2-1defeat at Shakhtar Donetsk.

Despite a late effort byOscar, goals from Alex Teix-eira and Fernandinho wereenough to give the Ukrainianchampions breathing space atthe top of Group E and extendan extraordinary unbeaten runstretching back 11 months.

It was Chelsea's first losssince they went down toAtletico Madrid in the UEFASuper Cup, but things wouldhave been far worse for thePremier League leaders hadJuventus not been held to a 1-1 draw at FC Nordsjaelland.

Chelsea remain in secondplace but are now three pointsbehind Shakhtar ahead of thereturn game on November 7,while coach Roberto Di Mat-teo must hope for a quick re-covery prior to Sunday's visitof Manchester United.


SPORTS

MIAMI (AFP) - Ozzie Guillen was fired as manager of theMiami Marlins on Tuesday after only one season at theMajor League Baseball club.The 48-year-old Venezuelanwas dumped after the Marlins went 69-93 this past sea-son, finishing last in the National League East division -no replacement for Guillen was named. "After carefulconsideration following the disappointment of the 2012season, we decided to dismiss Ozzie," Marlins presidentof baseball operations Larry Beinfest said. "Our mana-gerial search begins immediately and our hope is that anew manager, along with roster improvements, will re-store a winning culture." Guillen served as manager ofthe Chicago White Sox from 2004 through 2011, when hewas released near the end of the season and two dayslater signed on with the Marlins, who sent two players tothe White Sox in compensation for hiring Guillen whilehe was still under contract to Chicago for 2012.

David Luiz (L) of Chelsea FC fights for a ball with Shakhtar'splayer Adriano Luiz (R)

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ (AFP) : Lille's Ivoirian forward Sa-lomon Kalou (R) controls the ball in front of Bayern Mu-nich's defender Jerome Boateng during the UEFAChampions League football match Lille vs Bayern Mu-nich yesterday at the Grand stade in Villeneuve-d'Ascq,northern France. Bayern Munich won 1-0. disputedpenalty from Thomas Mueller after 20 minutes was thedifference between the sides but Bayern made most ofthe running and should have won by a decidedly morecomfortable margin.

UEFA Champions League

BARCELONA (AFP) - A JordiAlba goal at the death gaveBarcelona a 2-1 win to sink abattling Celtic side and make itthree wins out of three inGroup G for the Catalan giants.

The visiting Scottish fanswere all set to cheer a wellearned point at Barca's NouCamp fortress but instead theywere left crestfallen after con-ceding a goal in the 93rdminute with Alba bundling theball over from close range.

Barca, who lead the groupwith nine points, have notbeen beaten at home for threeyears in Europe but they wentbehind when a header fromGiorgos Samaras deflected offMascherano after 16 minutes.

The hosts, whose imperiousstart to the campaign has seenthem unbeaten so far at homeand abroad, were always in

UEFA Champions League:

BELARUS (AFP) : Valencia's Roberto Soldado (R) vieswith BATE Borisov's Egor Filipenko (L) during theirChampions League Group F football match in Minsk,yesterday Valencia won 3-0. Valencia's second win of thecampaign pushed them up to the top of Group F fromBATE and Bayern with all three on six points.

Marlins sack managerGuillen

Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi vies withCeltic's English defender Kelvin Wilson

The Velonation cyclingnews website reported thatSCA paid out a total of $12million in bonuses to Arm-strong over the years. Doroughsaid he could only confirm thelower figure but added: "Anysum that was paid by SCAwould be in play."

Elsewhere, Britain's SundayTimes newspaper has said it isconsidering legal actionagainst Armstrong to recovermoney spent defending adefamation case over dopingallegations, which was settledin 2004.

Armstrong, who reportedlyhas an estimated net worth of$125 million, has alreadytaken a financial hit, as high-profile sponsors includingsportswear firm Nike havedropped him from marketingcampaigns.

Business magazine Forbessaid on its website on Mondaythat Armstrong could lose $15million a year in endorsementsand speaking fees.

On the legal front, he couldyet face court action for per-jury after swearing under oaththat he never doped. The max-imum penalty is up to 30 yearsin prison and a fine of up to$1.5 million.


PITTSBURGH, The NHL had sent a memo to its generalmanagers to give them a 48-hour window last week totalk to players who had questions about the owners' po-sition. Commissioner Gary Bettman still believes, a full82-game schedule can still be saved if the NHL and itsplayers can get a deal done by Oct. 25. The NHL badlywants an 82-game season starting on November 2. TheNHL said Tuesday that team officials may have tempo-rary contact with players, although there are parametersregarding what can be discussed. But Players are stand-ing firm mainly on the basis of wanting to be paid in fullfor their existing contracts, something that will only bepossible with a 54 or 55 per cent share in the first yearof any new contract. A full season means the StanleyCup final finishes as late as June 30.

NHL- Lockout

ficials vowed to up the fightagainst banned substances,moves began to recoup hisprize money, bonuses andother pay-outs.

Tour de France directorChristian Prudhomme is seek-ing repayment of nearly 2.95million euros ($3.8 million)from Armstrong's successes incycling's most gruelling andcelebrated race between 1999and 2005.

During that period, TailwindSports, the parent company ofhis US Postal Service team,took out a policy with sportsinsurance firm SCA Promo-tions, paying a premium tocover bonuses paid for hisTour victories.

SCA withheld a $5 millionbonus due after Armstrong'ssixth Tour win in 2004 be-cause of doping allegations inEurope. The rider took theDallas, Texas, firm to courtand was awarded the cash,plus $2.5 million in legal feesand interest.

The firm's lawyer, JeffreyDorough, told AFP: "Mr Arm-strong is no longer the officialwinner of any Tour de Franceraces and as a result it is inap-propriate and improper forhim to retain any bonus pay-ments made by SCA."

PARIS (AFP) - World cy-cling's decision to strip LanceArmstrong of his record sevenTour de France wins couldcost the shamed US rider mil-lions, as calls mounted onTuesday for tougher action torestore the sport's shatteredimage.

The International CyclingUnion (UCI) on Monday gaveits backing to a damning USAnti-Doping Agency(USADA) dossier that placedthe Texan at the heart of thebiggest doping programme insport, erasing his record backto August 1, 1998.

But as the 41-year-old'smajor triumphs were scrubbedfrom the history books and of-

Cycling: Armstrong facing big financialhit over doping ban

SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda(AFP) - Ireland's Padraig Har-rington fired a five-under par66 on Tuesday to seize a two-stroke lead over Masterschampion Bubba Watson afterthe opening round of the PGAGrand Slam of Golf.

The four-man, 36-holeshowdown for a $600,000 topprize at Bermuda's Port RoyalGolf Course was designed tofeature the year's four majorchampions.

But three-time major cham-pion Harrington replacedBritish Open winner Ernie Els,the South African bowing outwith a left ankle sprain, to be-come the only non-Americanin this year's field.

Northern Ireland's RoryMcIlroy, the PGA Champi-onship winner, withdrew toplay a European Tour event inChina, being replaced by de-fending event champion Kee-gan Bradley, the 2011 PGAChampionship winner.

Simpson was third on 69with Bradley fourth on 72 en-tering Wednesday's finalround.

Harrington birdied the par-5 second but took a bogey atthe par-3 third. Birdies at thesixth and par-3 seventh and an-other to begin the back nineput the Irishman in the lead.

Back-to-back birdies at 14and 15 stretched Harrington'slead and he answered a bogeyat the par-3 16th with a birdieat the par-5 17th.

Watson led early thanks to aneagle at the par-5 seventh but hemade bogeys on three of the first

four holes on the back nine tostumble back to 68 at the finish.

Simpson kept pace withWatson before a bogey at 18dropped him three adrift of Har-rington while Bradley madebogey on two of the last threeholes and never recoveredfrom a double bogey at thefourth and bogeys at the fifthand sixth.

Golf: Harrington grabslead at PGA Grand Slam

Padraig Harrington of Ireland walks up the 16th hole

vision. Now he might guidethe team to its first World Se-ries crown since 1984.

faced firing rumors as theTigers struggled to stay nearthe top of the AL Central di-

Verlander, the AmericanLeague Rookie of the Yearsix years ago and now thereigning American LeagueMost Valuable Player, alsostarted the 2006 World Seriesopener but surrendered sevenruns on six hits in five in-nings in a loss to a team that,like this year's Giants, tookseven games to reach the Se-ries.

Leyland, who turns 68 inDecember, is managing on aone-year contract just asTony La Russa did last yearwhen he retired after guidingthe Cardinals to the WorldSeries crown.

At mid-season Leyland


SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -Seeking their first World Se-ries crown in 28 years, theDetroit Tigers will count onformidable pitchers to cooloff hot-hitting San Franciscowhen the championshipshowdown begins Today.

Major League Baseball'sbest-of-seven final features aGiants' squad bidding for asecond title in three seasonsagainst a Tigers team longingto erase the memories of a2006 World Series loss to St.Louis under similar circum-stances.

The Tigers, who swept theNew York Yankees to win theAmerican League title, havea six-day layoff entering theWorld Series, just as they didsix years ago when theycame out flat and fell to theCardinals in five games.

"We wanted to changewhat we did last time," Tigersmanager Jim Leyland said."Last time we just sat aroundfor six days."

Detroit played intersquadgames Sunday and Mondaywaiting for the Giants to takethe National League title, SanFrancisco winning threegames in a row when facingelimination to advance forthe second playoff series in arow.

The Tigers have had timeto rest their pitchers and or-

ganize them exactly how theywant for the World Serieswhile the Giants had not evenpondered who to send to themound until advancing lessthan 48 hours before gameone.

The Giants ousted defend-ing champion St. Louis byoutscoring the Cardinals 20-1 over the last three gamesand that powerhouse battinglineup will face Tigers acepitcher Justin Verlander inthe World Series opener.

Detroit's starting pitchershave allowed only sevenearned runs in 62 innings, a1.02 earned-run average(ERA), in the playoffs.

Verlander is 3-0 with a0.74 ERA, having struck out25 batters while allowingonly 10 hits and walking over24 1/3 playoff innings.

Rival hitters are only bat-ting .122 against the 29-year-old right-hander, who led themajor leagues in regular-sea-son strikeouts and inningspitched.

Max Scherzer, AnibalSanchez and Doug Fisterjoined Verlander to allowNew York only two runs on14 hits over 27 1/3 combinedinnings, a 0.66 ERA that wasthe second-lowest by a start-ing rotation in any majorleague playoff series.

Baseball: Rested Tigers face Giants in WorldSeries showdown

wednesday, october 24, 2012

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