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liating defeat, and far-left So-cialist leader Emile Roemerwho made no gains.

"As leader of the largestparty I feel a particular senseof responsibility and thereforeI don't want to comment," oncoalition-forming, the premiertold public broadcaster NOSafter the first meeting of hisown parliamentary group.

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Rutte yesterday began ham-mering out behind closeddoors, the coalition he will leadafter receiving a solid mandateto battle Europe's debt crisis.

Rutte's ruling VVD wonWednesday's election with 41seats, just two more than cen-tre-left Labour, at the expenseof anti-Europe populist partieslike Geert Wilders' far-rightparty, which suffered a humi -

THE HAGUE (AFP) - DutchLiberal Prime Minister Mark

be considered a danger to thesecurity and safety of the traf-fic and passengers. As of theintroduction of this policy,there has been only one casewhere a permit holder was dis-covered under the influence ofdrugs. Obviously, his permitwas revoked immediately.

DTP will continue this po -licy and will continue sendingpermit holders for blood testsin a spot check fashion. Thismeans that the tests will not beannounced and that the personwould be required to do the teston the spot as directed by theDirector of the Department.

request spot drug tests for anyperson holding a permit. Thismeasure is simply to ensuresafety in our traffic and to ele-vate the quality of our publictransport.

Persons who are responsi-ble for the lives of others (pas-sengers) must be attentive atall times and complying withthe rules of traffic. They mustavoid the use of illegal sub-stances and also pass adrugtest.

Should a permit holder betested positive for the use ofdrugs, his permit will be im-mediately revoked, as he will

ORANJESTAD -- Since No-vember 2010 the governmentintroduced a new policy bymeans of a Ministerial decreeto improve the security andquality in our public transport.

Drug tests are mandatoryfor those holding permits tooperate public transport vehi-cles. These are urine/bloodtests that are required whenprolongation of permits arepresented, or in the event ofthe transfer or renovation ofthese permits.

Whats more, the Depart-ment of Public Transport(DTP), the former DOPV, can

ment and Edema of the LowerLimbs. Speakers from Colom-bia are Dr. Jose FFP SaaibiSolano from Fundacion Cardio-vascular in Bucaramanga, Dr.Nilson Lopez Ruiz of the PabloToban Uribe Hospital inMedellin, Dr. Luis FernandoPava from Fundacion Valle deCardio Lili in Cali and Dr. Jean-nouel van Leeuween, VascularSurgeon with SEHOS, Curacao.

Tickets for the event are onsale at the offices of Drs.Boderie, Cheung, and Wever,in San Nicolas, or Dr. vanLeeuwen and Dr. Angela. Theyare 35 Aruban florins, ($20.)and will include two coffeebreaks and a healthy lunch. Formore information and to obtaintickets call: 582-HART or 582-4278.

by Rosalie Klein

be Dr. Marcus St. John, ofBaptist Health of SouthFlorida, Miami. His topic willbe Chest Pain.-Is it theheart? He will be followed byDr. Hakop Hrachian Hafte-vani, also of Baptist Health,speaking on Syncope (faint-ing) as a Cardiac Symptom.

Following a break, lectureswill continue with the finalspecialist from Baptist Health,Reginald LaRoche, with a dis-course on Cardiac Rehabilita-tion. After the third pre -sentation, there will be a lunchbreak, with the speakers fromColombia, Curacao and Arubataking up the afternoon ses-sions.

Topics after lunch will beHeart Failure Management,Cardiovascular Prevention,Electro- Physiologic Manage-

On Saturday, September 22,the Aruba Heart Associationhas organized their secondhealth symposium, titled YourHeart is in Your Hands,at theCrystal Theater in the Renais-sance Mall in Oranjestad. Sixheart specialists, three from theU.S. and three from Colombiawill be guest speakers for theevent, which will begin at 9:00AM and finish at 4:00 PM.

After an official welcomefrom Mrs. Valma Daal, Presi-dent of the AHA and Dr. JaimeFalconi, Medical Director ofthe Dr. Horacio E. OduberHospital, the first speaker will

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Random drug tests continue forpublic transport

Hakop Hrachian Haftevani Dr Marcus St John

Dutch PM Rutte starts tough task of

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ParnassiaBavoGroep is a largeprofessional institution in Hol-land well recognized for theprevention, clinical treatment,and psychiatric treatment of allsorts and types of treatment inthe field of addiction.

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ORANJESTAD -- The Funda-cion pa Maneho di AdiccionAruba (foundation for theManagement of Addiction Aru -ba) FMAA, is the foundation incharge of the management ofdifferent corrective institutionsbeing subsidized by the gov-ernment of Aruba. These insti-tutions are dedicated to the careof addicts and that which has todo with the problem of addic-tion on the island.

FMAA is intent on explor-ing the possibilities for eleva -ting and expanding the qualityof care in the field of addiction.It is in this context that theyhave established a cooperationand have received support fromthe ParnassiaBavoGroep. The

the month of November theBrouwerij Nacional Balashiwill donate one Aruban florinfor every case of empty bot-tles submitted, to the AHATACommission.

This 11th cleanup action ofour coast and fundraiser can-not be possible without thehelp of sponsors and instancesthat lend their support everyyear. Companies and instanceslike: SERLIMAR, ParkeArikok, Koninklijke Marine,Boogaard Assurantien,Ecotech, Andina Ice, SETARN.V., Oduber Agencies, VisserTrading, De Palm Tours,Arubus, Deals on Wheels,ECA, and AHATA, and theirmain sponsor...Coca Cola/Bal-ashi. Of course, all the partici-pants, schools, hotels andorganizations all providetremendous support. TheY, toothe media plays a pivotal rolein getting the word out.

For more information onthis important yearly clean upaction, please call Vanessa orNabila at AHATA, Tel. 582-2607 or via email at [email protected].

Lets keep our lovely is-land clean, for ourselves andfor our future generations!

AHATAs message to theAruban community is: Re-duce, Recycle, Re-use!

fossil fuels.The solar panels to be in-

stalled on the roof of the Dr.Edward Cheung Center areidentical to those installed onthe roofs of the homes in theJuana Morto Complex. Before-flipping the switch on thesepanels, they say that they willfirst conduct a test run.

Reportedly, the Dr.Edward CheungCenter for Innova-tion will soon beoutfitted with solarpanels on its roof.ELMAR has al-ready begun theprocess of in-stalling these solarpanels.

Last week in theconference room atthe illustrious Cen-ter, the contract wassigned between thegovernment ofAruba, ELMARNV and Oskomerafor the constructionof a solar park onthe parking lot atthe Aruba Airport.

This new solar park is re-portedly going to generate 3.3megawatts, which they say isthe equivalent of energy for1500 family dwellings. Thisproject is supposedly designedto propel Aruba into succeed-ing in her goal to become to-tally 100% independent of

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26th (for schools, the last dayto register is October 12th).

AHATAs clean up com-mission is counting on thecoope ration of the entireAruban community, ourschools, organizations, churchgroups, banks, scouts, etc., tocome out and lend a hand.Many hands will make lightwork! They also need volun-teers with pick-ups, truckswith u-hauls to help gather thebags with trash to be de-posited into the larger contain-ers.

The Commission also in-forms that for every emptyBalashi Chill bottle brought tothe Carry Out of BrouwerijNacional Balashi, you will re-ceive Afls.4.80 cash. During

ORANJESTAD -- OnWednesday afternoon in apress conference, AHATAsEnvi ron- mental Commissionannounced their next project.For the past 11 years, the En-vironmental Commission ofAHATA has been organizing aNational cleanup of ourcoastal areas. The goal of thisproject is to clean up ourcoastal areas and beachesaround the entire island. Atthe same time, they use thisproject to collect funds tocover the expenses involvedin the clean up and conserva-tion awareness campaign.

This year they will becleaning up the followingcoasts: Nikki Beach up to theWilhelmina Park, ParkeArikok, Wariruri, BabyBeach, Bachelors Beach,Boca Grandi, Grapefield,Zeewijk Beach, MangelHalto, Santo Largo, the areabetween Bushiri Beach andTamarijn Beach, Eagle Beach,Arashi, California Dunes, An-aboei, and the Alto Vista area.

The date for the cleanupaction is set for: Saturday, No-vember 10th from 8:00 in themorning to 11:00 oclock.They are counting on the as-sistance from various schools,hotels, and organizations.

The very last day to regis-ter to help is Friday, October

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everyone, senior citizens,workers, children, everyoneto come out and take the testsfor their health. The service iscompletely fREE and willserve as a means to detect thehealth level of our commu-nity. A test on the Health Buswill help determine whetheryou need to see your doctorfor treatment of what couldbe a serious health situation.

fred Duinkerk was amongone the first to enter for hischeckup. He encouragesevery one to make good useof the service.

On the day that the HealthBus arrived in San Nicolas,Nidia Rodriquez was notfeeling well and she immedi-ately took advantage of theopportunity to do the healthtest. She reported that theservice she received was ex-cellent. The advice she re-ceived from the professionalson board, she said, she willuse to reduce her weight tohave better health and a betterlifestyle.

She left the Health Busarmed with professional ad-vice that could change herlife for good!

Caribe in Oranjestad from9:00 oclock in the morningto 2:00 pm. They intend tomake a tour completelyaround the island as a testrun, after which they will ex-tend their visiting hours.The Bus has a team of WitGele Kruis (White YellowCross) professionals onboard, nurses and nutrition-ists. The purpose of theHealth Bus is to conduct testscreening on chronic diseasesand to also promote healthand the importance of selfcare.

The government invites

ORANJESTAD -- Last weekthe San Nicolas communitywarmly received a visit fromthe newly introduced govern-ment Health Bus which pro-vides various outpatienthealth test services, such aglucose level tests, and bloodpressure tests. The HealthBus will be visiting differentbarrios. The citizens of SanNicolas came out in largenumbers to the Bus. Manyclaimed that they had neverbefore had this kind of serv-ice in their barrio.

On Wednesday, the HealthBus was at the Banco di

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Guatemala, Gustavo Chigna, ofthe Vulcanology Institutesaid.

The strong explosion hadburied in ash se veral villagesnear the 3,763- meter (12,345-foot) tall volcano while ashhad spread up to 12 kilometers(seven miles) to the west andnorthwest of the volcano.

some 75 kilometers (46 miles)away.Rumblings were heardfor several kilometers around.

"This type of eruption isstronger than normal and hasnot been seen in recent years.That's why we have declaredan orange alert" in the areaaround the volcano, in western

GUATEMALA CITY (AFP) -Guatemala's Volcano of Firehad its strongest eruption in adecade yesterday, promptingthe evacuation of around 1,500families, officials announced.

The eruption created mas-sive columns of smoke thatcould be seen from the capital,

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Guatemala's volcano erupts, thousandsevacuated

Aruba has not had a con-gress on this issue for manyyears. And, the governmentis very pleased to presentthis new opportunity to ourprofessional community an international congress onthe field of addiction. Theyare extremely happy for thesupport and cooperationfrom the Parnassia BavoGroep. FMAA is now aproud partner of this institu-tion and is proud to be ableto participate in such a highcaliber congress.

During the congress, ourlocal professionals will in-teract and present their ex-periences with the inter -national and local invitees.The congress is scheduledto take place from Septem-ber 26 to 28 in the ballroomof the Westin Hotel.

A few aspects of the con-gress are: the influence ofthe problems of addiction onthe community and on ourtou rism, local statistics andother data presented by theUniversity of Aruba, theprevention of drugs and ad-diction, addiction and thejustice system, exchange ofprofessional information,and the possibility for work-ing together with interna-tional institutions in ourregion.

The congress is directedto, among others, profes-sionals working directly orindirectly in the field of pre-vention or rehabilitation,those employed in the socialfield, psychologists, teach-ers, medical practitioners,representatives of justice,all foundations and organi-zations offering care/helpservices in one way or theother.

To participate or to re-ceive more iformation, go tothe website and register at:www. congresverslavin-garuba2012. com or contactthe FMAA at tel. 583-3444.

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"I'm calling for radio silence,"he said when asked if had spo-ken to his most likely maincoalition partner, Labourleader Diederik Samsom.

The election success ofRutte's VVD, closely followedby rising star Samsom's PvdA,means that the new coalitionwill be moderate and marks avictory for parties committed

a hand to the PvdA, and theVVD mayor of The Hague,Jozias van Aartsen, insisted itwould be difficult for the par-ties to work together.

Wilders, who brought downthe last government in Aprilafter refusing to approve anausterity-driven budget, is notexpected to play any role inthis coalition.

wards appointed current SocialAffairs Minister Henk Kampon Rutte's recommendation tomediate the delicate process offinding consensus among par-ties to cobble together a newgovernment. But it will takeweeks if not months for a newgovernment to be agreed.

Nevertheless, VVD leadershave not yet publicly extended

majority in the 150-seat parlia-ment but the coalition wouldlikely want more partners.

Party chiefs met parliamen-tary speaker Gerdi Verbeet ear-lier yesterday to decide on howbest to form the next govern-ment, a parliamentary sourceclose to the Liberals who askednot to be named told AFP.

The Dutch parliament after-

to debt-busting austerity.The vote reflected the

Netherlands' commitment toits enduring relationship withEurope and will keep the euro-zone's fifth largest economyclosely allied with economicpowerhouse Germany.

If the two main partiesagree an alliance, the VVD andLabour would have 80 seats, a

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The protesters gatheredaround 500 metres away fromthe US embassy after policeforces, heavily deployed in thearea, stopped them from reach-ing the mission.

The demonstrators werejoined by five Islamist law-makers as they called for ex-pelling the US ambassador inthe Gulf country.

In other Muslim countries,security measures have tight-ened around US missions. Se -veral governments tried toblock internet access to thecontroversial film.

Meanwhile, in swashing-ton, The United States yester-day downplayed the notion ofa major reframing of Egypt po -licy, following PresidentBarack Obama's comment thatthe country was now neither aUS ally nor a foe.

The comment appeared toreflect changing assumptionson the Middle East in the USgovernment, which has seendecades-old allies swept awayin the Arab Spring to be re-placed by less sympathetic butmore representative govern-ments.

Morsi then said yesterdaythat foreign diplomats in Egyptshould be kept safe, but alsoslammed a US-made amateurmovie deemed insulting toIslam which has sparked furyand violence in Egypt, Libyaand Yemen.

Sanaa come two days afterfour Americans, including theambassador, were killed whena Libyan mob attacked the USconsulate in Benghazi, andprotesters in Cairo attacked theUS mission there and toredown the Stars and Stripes, re-placing it with a black Islamicflag.

Libya's Prime MinisterMustafa Abu Shagur told AFPyesterday that a "big advance"has been made in the probeinto the deadly attack on theUS consulate in Benghazi.

US officials are investiga -ting the possibility that the as-sault was a plot by Al-Qaedaaffiliates or sympathisers,using the protest against thefilm as a cover to carry out acoordinated revenge attack onTuesday's anniversary of theSeptember 11, 2001 attacks inthe United States.

Yesterday, protesters wereback outside the US mission inCairo. Police used tear gas asthey clashed with a stone- andbottle-throwing crowd.

Protests against the filmwere also held in several otherArab and Muslim countries.

In the Tunisian capital, po-lice fired tear gas to disperse acrowd of several hundred.

About 500 demonstratorsgathered near the US embassyin Kuwait waving a black Al-Qaeda flag in protest at a filmmocking Islam.

SANAA (AFP) - Yemeni po-lice yesterday shot dead fourprotesters and wounded 34others when they opened fireon a crowd attempting to stormthe US embassy in Sanaa toprotest a film mocking Islam,a security official said.

Witnesses said that policeforces fired live rounds of teargas to disperse hundreds ofprotesters as troops were de-ployed on rooftops of build-ings surrounding the mission.

The State Department saidall of the US staff at the em-bassy in Yemen were safe,where witnesses reported thatroads leading to embassy wereclosed down as the area wascalm later in the evening..

White House spokesmanJay Carney said that "we aredoing everything we can toprotect safety and security ofpersonnel," adding thatYemeni President AbdrabuhMansur Hadi had pledged hisgovernment would not tolerateviolence.

Hadi apologised to his UScounterpart Barack Obama andthe American people for theacts of a "mob" and ordered aprobe.

"Those who are behind theattack are a mob that are notaware of the far-reaching plotsof Zionist forces, especiallythose who made a film insult-ing the prophet," said Hadi.

The violent protests in

Protesters shot dead as mob storms US

embassy in Yemen

constitution and in our law,"she said. "We do not stop indi-vidual citizens from expressingtheir views no matter how dis-tasteful they may be.

"There are of course diffe -rent views around the worldabout the outer limits of freespeech and free expression. Butthere should be no debate aboutthe simple proposition that vi-olence in response to speech isnot acceptable."

Mystery has deepened overthe film, with conflicting ac-counts from backers and pro-moters but no one owning up tohaving actually directed it.

US media initially citedsomeone claiming to be anAmerican-Israeli and callinghimself Sam Bacile as sayinghe made the film on a $5 mil-lion budget with the help of100 Jews, but no record of sucha person has been found.

But journalists today gath-ered outside the home of CopticChristian, Nakoula BasseleyNakoula, after reports he haddirected the movie. He has beenput under police protection.

Coptic Christians have beenaccused of promoting an Ara-bic-adapted version of the Eng-lish-language film in Egypt,where clips were shown on anEgyptian television channel atthe weekend, apparently settingoff the protests.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - USSecretary of State Hillary Clin-ton yesterday condemned anamateur anti-Islam film whichhas sparked violent MiddleEast protests, stressing the USgovernment had nothing to dowith it.

"To us, to me personally,this video is disgusting and rep-rehensible. It appears to have adeeply cynical purpose, to den-igrate a great religion and toprovoke rage," Clinton said."The United States governmenthad absolutely nothing to dowith this video. We absolutelyreject its content and message."

She also reiterated: "Thereis no justification, none at all,for respon ding to this videowith vio lence."

Condemning the violence,Clinton said at the launch of astrategic dialogue between theUS and Morocco that all "lead-ers in government, leaders incivil society or religious leadersmust draw the line at violence."

Addressing complaints thatAmerica did nothing to stopsuch videos and anti-Islamicmessages ever seeing the lightof day, Clinton upheld the USConstitution and the FirstAmendment guaranteeing thefreedom of speech.

"Our country does have along tradition of free expres-sion, which is enshrined in our


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weekend they are consideringadditional measures.

The IAEA resolution, the12th in nine years, stops short ofa referral of Iran to the SecurityCouncil. But it was significantthat Western nations were ableto get Moscow and Beijing onboard, and at a time of height-ened speculation that Israel, theMiddle East's sole if undeclarednuclear-armed state, mightbomb Iran, analysts say.

The resolution "reflects thedesire of member states to under-score that diplomacy is para-mount and it warns Israel in twoseparate paragraphs that thediplomatic process should besupported," Mark Hibbs fromthe Carnegie Endowment for In-ternational Peace told AFP.

Israeli frustration has grownat what it sees as a fai lure by theinternational community to takeseriously the threat posed byIran or to stop it inching evercloser to "break-out capacity."

Russia and China, which areseen as more lenient on Tehran.

It was approved by 31 coun-tries, with Cuba voting againstand Egypt, Ecuador and Tunisiaabstaining, all four of themmembers of the Non-AlignedMovement of which Iran is cur-rently the rotating president.Another NAM member, SouthAfrica, had introduced anamendment on a mi nor changeof wording that however re-sulted in several hours' delay.

Iran insists its expandingatomic program is for peacefulpurposes, but since the IAEAsays repeatedly that it is unableto vouch for this, the UN Secu-rity Council has passed six re -solutions against Tehran, fourwith sanctions attached.

The United States and theEuropean Union have also im-posed additional unilateralsanctions that have hit Iran'svital oil exports hard, and EUforeign ministers said last

VIENNA (AFP) - The UN ato -mic agency's board yesterdayapproved with a crushing ma-jority a resolution critici singIran brought by world powersthat was also aimed at dissuad-ing Israel from military action.

The resolution expresses"serious concern that Iran con-tinues to defy" UN SecurityCouncil resolutions for it to sus-pend uranium enrichment, aprocess which can be used forpeaceful purposes but also in anuclear weapon.

It also highlights the Interna-tional Atomic Energy Agency'scomplaint that acti vities at theParchin base near Tehran,where it suspects nuclear wea -pons research took place, would"significantly hamper" inspec-tors -- should Iran let them visit.

The resolution was intro-duced at the meeting of theIAEA's 35-nation board of go -vernors after days of hagglingbetween Western nations and

MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia'sPussy Riot punk group plans anew protest in Russia despitethe jailing of three of its mem-bers for a performance againstVladimir Putin in an Orthodoxcathedral, band members saidyesterday.

"We first of all want to do anew protest finally, so that wehave something to talk about,"two band members, who gavetheir nicknames 'Balaclava'and 'Tomcat', told the Russianservice of Radio Liberty. Bothwore home-made balaclavas.

The members of the all-women group, which has afluid line-up, were speaking asbandmates Nadezhda Tolokon-nikova, Yekaterina Samutse-vich and Maria Alyokhinaprepare to appeal their two-year sentence.

A Moscow court jailedthem last month for hooligan-ism motivated by religious ha-tred.

was in regular contact withSchettino that night.

The report said Ferrarini"did not appear to have the realpulse of the conditions on theship" despite having all the im-portant information at his dis-posal after it hit the rocks, anextract from the report said.

The experts said that afterFerrarini was informed by thecaptain that three compart-ments were flooded "he shouldhave promptly suggested to thecaptain to abandon the ship be-cause its stability had beencompromised."

The order finally came al-most half an hour after Fer-rarini was informed.

Costa Crociere said in astatement that "the law pro-vides that in the event of an ac-cident, the obligation to informthe authorities is up to the cap-tain.

"The communication madeby the master to the crisis de-partment were on the wholenot timely, partial and con-fused, not allowing it to scalea clear perception of the seri-ousness of what was actuallyhappening," it added.

The report also highlightedthe language barrier betweencrew members, particularly be-tween the captain and the In-donesian helmsman who atone point before the crash ap-peared to veer to the right de-spite being told to go left.

The report quoted the cap-tain urging the helmsman to bemore careful after one orderthat was misunderstood, ad -ding: "Otherwise we go on therocks".

The research was based onblack box data, recordings ofconversations on board and ananalysis of nautical maps andthe actual route of the ship.

Schettino still appears tocarry most of the blame ac-cording to the report, firstly forperforming a risky "salute"manoeuvre close to Giglio andthen by delaying the order toabandon the ship until morethan an hour after the crash.

ROME (AFP) - Europe'sbiggest cruise operator CostaCrociere may have failed to actpromptly in the Costa Concor-dia disaster, according to a pre-trial report that still heapedmuch of the blame on theship's captain.

The report, which wasleaked in the Italian press yes-terday, was commissioned bythe judge investigating thetragedy which claimed 32 liveswhen the giant ship with 4,229people on board hit rocks onJanuary 13.

Nine people are under in-vestigation for the shipwreckoff the island of Giglio, includ-ing captain Francesco Schet-tino and three Costa execu -tives.

One of the three executivesis Roberto Ferrarini, Costa'sfleet crisis coordinator, who


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Reports: Experts say cruisegiant failed to act inshipwreck

Pussy Riotmembersannouncenew protest

UN nuclear agency board admonishesIran over uranium enrichment program

of anti-racism laws againstItaly over its treatment of theRoma.

"This government does nothave the courage to make abreak with the previous gov-ernment and is not respectingits commitments in Brussels,"said Amnesty official GiusyD'Alconzo, referring to SilvioBerlusconi's previous govern-ment.

Carlo Stasolla, head of an-other non-governmental grouphelping the Roma community,said that local authorities inRome alone have spent sevenmillion euros ($9.0 million)over the past three years ex-pelling Roma.

there were a total of more than12,000 Roma living in 167camps of which 124 were ille-gal and 43 legal.

Amnesty Italy presidentChristine Weise said the gov-ernment should respect its own"national strategy on the inclu-sion of Roma" to improve liv-ing conditions for the Roma,which was presented to the Eu-ropean Union in February.

In many cases, the expul-sions force Romas to live ineven more precarious and in-sanitary conditions than in thetemporary housing facilities.

Amnesty also called on theEuropean Commission to openan investigation into violations

ROME (AFP) - Amnesty In-ternational called on ItalysPrime Minister Mario Monti'sgovernment to reform lawsand policies affecting theRoma community in Italy, say-ing they fail to respect humanrights.

"Forced evacuations arehappening all the time withoutany consultation or without al-ternative housing being pro-posed," said Elisa De Pieri, aresearcher at Amnesty, refer-ring to the closure of facilitiesset up for Romas.

A survey carried out by theinterior ministry in Italy'sbiggest cities -- Rome, Milanand Naples -- in 2008 found

Amnesty International condemnsItaly over Roma


Health & Living

tions, Flemish television chan-nel VTM said.

After the Netherlands, Bel-gium was the second countryin the world to legalise eu-thanasia in 2002.

Last year, some 1,133 cases-- mostly for terminal cancer -- were recorded, about one per-cent of all deaths in thecountry, according to officialfigures.

The issue is very controver-sial and most countries forbidmercy killing but some allow"passive" euthanasia when adoctor is not required to fightto save a life and there are oth-ers where patients can refusemedical care.

BRUSSELS (AFP) - A grav-elly ill prisoner serving a longjail sentence has become thefirst inmate to die under Bel-gian euthanasia laws intro-duced 10 years ago, pressreports said Thursday.

The man, who was not iden-tified, died earlier this yearafter seeking permission sev-eral times when doctors de-cided his suffering could not behelped, the reports said.

They gave no details of hisillness or the circumstances ofhis case.

Another prisoner, locked upfor 27 years for committingtwo murders, has also askedfor permission to die andshould satisfy the legal condi-

Belgian euthanasialaw allows firstdeath of a prisoner

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To see whether the codewould stand some of thestresses of banknotes, the re-searchers printed it onto apiece of paper and then ran-domly folded it 50 times, with-out affecting its readability.

The technique is simple andnot time-consuming, accord-ing to the scientists.

Printing en masse for com-mercial use would only takeabout 10-15 minutes.

"We have not as of yet donea critical review of costs, sowe cannot say anything (aboutprices) at this point," said Kel-lar in response to a question.

Near-infrared lasers arequite cheap and easy to oper-ate, and could be used for au-thentication "outside of thelab" provided the eyes are pro-tected, he said.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Top NASA officials, fellow astro-nauts, relatives and well-wishers paid a final tribute toNeil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, in a sombermemorial ceremony Thursday in the US capital. A bag-piper led family members in a procession through thepacked Washington National Cathedral, and there wasthen a US Navy honor guard for Armstrong, who was aNavy pilot before joining the space program. The cele-brated astronaut, who died on August 25 at the age of 82,was decorated by 17 countries and received a slew of UShonors, but was never comfortable with his fame andshied away from the limelight.


Sci-Tech

PARIS (AFP) - Scientists onWednesday reported they hadinvented an invisible tag usingthe widely-used "quick re-sponse" code to help thwartbanknote forgers and criminalswho sell bogus drugs or fakevintage wine.

The QR code is a square ofblack and white pixels that canbe scanned by a smartphone,which then links to an Internetaddress.

It is being used more andmore by museums and compa-nies who want to provide ad-ditional information about anexhibition, product or service,but the idea here is to use it asa form of authentication.

Writing in the British jour-

nal Nanotechnology, materialsengineers led by Jon Kellar atthe South Dakota School ofMines and Technology saystheir invention comprises aQR code made of nanoparti-cles that have been combinedwith blue and green fluores-cent ink.

The code, generated withstandard computer-aided de-sign (CAD) equipment, issprayed onto a surface --paper, plastic film, office tape,glass -- using an aerosol jetprinter.

It remains invisible untilthe object is illuminated by anear-infrared laser.

The nanoparticles absorb

New nano-code ups the fightagainst counterfeiters


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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Fed-eral Reserve Chairman BenBernanke warned yesterdaythat the Fed does not have themeans to offset the shock fromthe "fiscal cliff' plan for severebudget cuts and tax hikesscheduled for January 1.

"If the fiscal cliff isn't ad-dressed, as I've said, I don'tthink our tools are strongenough to offset the effects ofa major fiscal shock, so we'dhave to think about what to doin that contingency," he said ina press conference.

"I think it's really importantfor the fiscal policymakers towork together and try to find asolution for that," he added.

US politicians agreed a yearago on the "fiscal cliff" auster-ity plan in a poison-pill politi-cal deal that was never inten -ded to be followed through on.

The law requires suddendrastic spending cuts and taxincreases from the beginningof 2013, which the Congres-sional Budget Office haswarned will send the countryinto recession and force unem-ployment much higher.

The government would"first read the judgement verycarefully" and then "promptlydecide" how to incorporate thecourt's decision into law,Chancellor Angela Merkel'sspokesman, Steffen Seibert,told AFP.

needs to ratify the ESM treatybefore it can legally come intoforce," the spokeswoman said.

For this to happen, the Ger-man government must inte-grate the conditions set out onWednesday by the Constitu-tional Court regarding theESM, she added.

In a landmark rulingwatched around the world, thecourt Wednesday cleared Ger-many's participation in theESM but capped its share ofthe pot at 190 billion euros andsaid any increase would haveto be approved by parliament.

BERLIN (AFP) - GermanPresident Joachim Gauck yes-terday signed the 500-billion-euro ($646-billion) eurozonebailout fund, paving the wayfor the ratification of a keyweapon against the eurozonecrisis.

Gauck's spokeswoman saidhe had signed the necessarydocuments for the EuropeanStability Mechanism (ESM)and fiscal pact for greaterbudgetary discipline, but that afurther step was needed for ra -tification.

"The federal president

US economic sanctions against Iran have slashed thecountrys crude exports and oil revenue, the US treasurysaid on Wednesday as it vowed to keep up the pressureon Tehran to prevent the Iranian government from get-ting nuclear weapons. Since the beginning of the year,the US has threatened to block certain foreign financialentities from the US markets unless Irans major tradingpartners reduced their purchases of Iranian crude. USefforts have paid off with Iranian crude exports down toabout 1 million barrels of oil per day from the approxi-mately 2.4 million barrels last year, the US treasury said.

nomic recovery strengthens," itsaid.

"If the outlook for the labormarket does not improve sub-stantially, the Committee willcontinue its purchases ofagency mortgage-backed secu-rities, undertake additionalasset purchases, and employ itsother policy tools as appropri-ate until such improvement isachieved in a context of pricestability."

The FOMC said that theeconomy continues to expandat a "moderate" pace, but noteda slowdown in investment bybusinesses.

The FOMC said it was"concerned that, without fur-ther policy accommodation,economic growth might not bestrong enough to generate sus-tained improvement in labormarket conditions."

It also noted some vulnera-bility of the US economy toongoing strains in global finan-cial markets, a referencemainly to the ongoing euro-zone crisis.

It said it expected inflationto remain under control, stay-ing at or below the Fed's 2.0percent target.

After months of debatingwhether to embark on newstimulus, most of the 12 mem-ber FOMC seemed to fall inline with chairman BenBernanke's worries that littleground was being made on thehigh jobless rate.

Bernanke two weeks agocalled stagnation in the labormarket "a grave concern,"warning that "persistently highlevels of unemployment willwreak structural damage onour economy that could last formany years."

WASHINGTON (AFP) - TheUS Federal Reserve yesterdayset a new $40 billion a monthbond-buying program aimed atcutting long-term interest ratesto boost the weak economy.

And it signaled, withoutsetting a specific target, thatmonetary easing efforts wouldremain in place until it seessubstantial improvement in thejobs market, where 8.1 percentof Americans remain unem-ployed.

Pointing to continued weakgrowth and stagnation in thejobs market, the Fed said itwould spend $40 billion onagency mortgage-backed secu-rities each month in an open-ended operation targeted atboosting the moribund housingsector.

That would take the UScentral bank's total monthlypurchases, including ongoingprograms, to $85 billion amonth, the Fed said.

These actions "should putdownward pressure on longer-term interest rates, supportmortgage markets, and help tomake broader financial condi-tions more accommodative," itsaid.

The Federal Open MarketCommittee, the Fed's policyboard, also pledged to keep itsbenchmark rate at the currentnear-zero level through mid-2015, at least six monthslonger than its earlier commit-ment.

"To support continuedprogress toward maximumemployment and price stabi -lity, the Committee expectsthat a highly accommodativestance of monetary policy willremain appropriate for a con-siderable time after the eco-

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The only luggage she has

is her pride

-Every day she would ask:Heard anything today?She also wanted to know

Her concern is shared by us allEvery day she continues to work

Now the morning arrivesHer face is sad

She also heard the newsthat she did not want to hear

She knows that there is no income any more

She understands that she has to go home (no job)

There are three mouths to feedThere is no borrowing either

She continues to work just as hard though

The afternoon comes that she has tosay goodbye

She gives me a strong handand with pride a big abrazo

Thank you she saidI do not know what to say

In my throat there is a lumpMy eyes fill with tears

With the air between my lipsand teeth I also utter thank you

Now I see her walking homeHer back is bent a little from

the hard workHer hands are covered with calluses

The only luggage she has is her prideShe raises her head and waves goodbye.

By: Roland W. Peterson


A few months ago, PalmBeach welcomed a cozy newplace that offers good food,great prices and a uniquelywarm, welcoming ambiancethat makes patrons feel as ifthey are visiting with friendsrather than just eating out.Even the name, Barneys,which was inspired by Bar-ney Rubble of the Flint-stones, is an expression of thegood humor of its owners andyour hosts, Ron and Elina.

Ron and Elina have a verycongenial division of labor;he enjoys being bartenderand playing around with hiscocktail of the day whileshe sees to it that everyone iswell satisfied with their meal.Chef Jan is in the kitchendoing his magic; patronspraise their spicy FirecrackerShrimp appetizer and mush-

rooms stuffed with escargot,priced at $9.50 and $8.50, orthe Smoked Trout Fillet for areal gourmet treat.

They are particularly pop-ular for their Build Your

Own Barney Burger usingspecially imported organicbeef from Holland, guaran-teed to have been raised with-out steroids or antibiotics,

only $9.50 withfries andcoleslaw. Pa-trons arehanded a spe-cial hamburgerc h e c k l i s t ,which featuresa full menu oft o p p i n g s ,

sauces and cheeses to cus-tomize your order to createthe ideal burger. One can alsoopt for a second or third ham-burger patty for a very nomi-nal cost.

High end items on themenu, such as the SeafoodPasta, are only$20.50. Theyalso have a kidsmenu with fa-vorites such as aKids Burger,chicken fingersand Mac &Cheese; mostitems are only$4. One regulardescribed theplace as particu-

larly kid-friendly, withElina, a mother herself, hav-ing devised a number ofmethods to keep young onesentertained. The menu has arange to please patrons whoare in the mood for some-thing simple while other canbe indulgent gourmands.

Tuesday through Saturdayevenings they have specialtynights at bargain rates. Tues-day is Schnitzel Night, with achoice of chicken or porkschnitzel prepared any of fiveways, a platter with salad andside dish is $17.50. Wednes-day is All you can eatgrouper, prepared any of fiveways, with veggies and sidedish, $19.50. Thursday theydo it again with unlimitedribs done three ways for$17.50 with salad, slaw andfries, Saturday means endlessrib eye steak with salad andfries for $19.50. Fridayevening ends the work weekwith Karaoke Night, a con-vivial and fun evening whenislanders kick back and letloose their inner rock star.

Barneys is located justnext to the huge supermarketon the Palm Beach/Noordroad, not far from the gas sta-tion. They are open from 5:00to 11:00 PM and closed onMondays. Check out theirfull menu at http://www.bar-neysaruba.com or call 586-5420 for reservations anddirections.

Spend a fun eveningwith friends at Barneys

A place where you feel like you are with friends

Mojito anyone?

Tuna Steak a la Chef

Your hosts Ron & Elina

await you Thumbs up for Firecracker Shrimp


airline pick-up and drop-off;they even boast a shoppingservice to stock your shelvesbefore 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.

Arubas 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 GoldCoasts rental services to turntheir investment into ready in-come.

The greater portion ofhome owners are using theirhome 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 casino ac-tion, and offers a quiet andsecluded getaway with twoswimming pools and special-ized services with more onthe way, such as a fitnessroom, tennis courts and mini-mall. Ed can arrange maidservice, babysitters, caterers,

Gold Coast Aruba:Great savings for large familieson holiday rentals

A favorite stop for a greatburger for lunch or dinner hasjust expanded their hours andmenu to offer some of thebest breakfast bargains to befound in Palm Beach. Own-ers Aaron and Rosie Wali-sever are living their dream:a home on paradise whilewelcoming all and sundry totheir proud undertaking, 5

Burgers Aruba. The couplesfanatical dedication to givingtheir customers what they re-ally want has resulted in aunique menu from an interna-tionally known franchisewith a 5, which now in-cludes breakfast.

You never get a secondchance to make a first im-pression, believes Aaron.Upon entering 5 BurgersAruba in The Village Mall inPalm Beach, one is struck byutterly spotless surroundingsand a smiling, friendly, atten-tive service crew. Of course,the main item on the menu isburgers-the way they weremeant to be, thick and juicy,made fresh daily and 100%pure beef, the kind that madethe hamburger a traditionalAmerican treat.

However, beginning at 7a.m., patrons can now order 2eggs any style, (omelets with3 fillings are $7.99) toast andcoffee with unlimited refillsfor the special introductoryprice of only $3.99, or All-you-can-eat pancakes, for$6.99, again, with free refillson fresh coffee. Breakfast isserved until 11 a.m. Famousfor their fries made from

fresh potatoes, Aaron hasbeen working for months ondevising the most irresistiblehome fries recipe, chunkyand tender with skins still on;after much testing and tast-ing, he got the thumbs upfrom his harshest critic,Rosie; so this is another treatyou have to try.

A glance at their burgermenu will certainly temptyou to return for lunch ordinner, to sample their fa-mous specialty items suchas the Gouda, Farmers orMan Burger (almost 12ounces of choice beef), anda Western Burger withAarons secret-recipecrispy onion rings. All ofthese can be personalizedwith an incredible array oftoppings, (mushrooms,jala-peo peppers, bacon,cheese, lettuce, tomatowhatever, the list goes on)at absolutely no extra cost.

5 Burger portions areENORMOUS! Aaron sug-gests that even their smallserving of fries is enough tobe shared by two. He wasvery amused to watch a fa-mous French chef demon-strating the best way to makefried potatoes on a gourmetcooking show and could onlycomment He stole myrecipe!

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

5 Burgers is now openearly until 10-ish at night; de-livery is available to both thehigh-rise and low-rise hoteland beach district at nowextra cost for orders over$50. Enjoy a great lunchwithout ever leaving thebeach by calling 586-3904.However, we suggest youstop by and enjoy their au-thentic, heartfelt hospitality;it is not unusual for eitherowner to sit and chat, sharingtheir knowledge of the islandwhile making sure patronsare happy with their meal.

5 Burgers Aruba: Nowyour best breakfast

bargain!

ous problems with Lorenzoare now a thing of the past,even admitting the Spaniardcould have the quicker pace.

"I'm not sure I can be asfast as Lorenzo with theYamaha. I think we will haveless problems than in the past,"he said.

"Lorenzo was very fairwith my comeback. The im-portant thing is to have fun rid-ing the bike and have thechance to fight for the goodpositions."

Meanwhile, Lorenzo's cur-rent teammate Ben Spies ofthe United States will race forDucati's satellite outfit Pramacin 2013 along with Italian An-drea Iannone.

The Italian manufacturerhad already confirmed AndreaDovizioso and Nicky Haydenas their factory riders for nextseason.

braking and acceleration. Thegrip level is always a chal-lenge, because it changes a lotfrom the morning sessions tothe afternoon," said Pedrosa.

Pedrosa, the winner on thistrack in 2010, will have a newteammate with Northern Ire-land's Jonathan Rea, who cur-rently races in the WorldSuperbike Championship, re-placing world championCasey Stoner, who is recover-ing from surgery on his brokenankle.

Rea won in San Marino inSuperbikes in 2009.

"When the request camefrom Honda to replace CaseyI was a little bit surprised, butthe chance to jump on a Mo-toGP bike, the best MotoGPbike in the world, was a nicefeeling," said Rea.

Nine-time championValentino Rossi, meanwhile,who will end his unhappy staywith Ducati at the end of theseason and return to Yamahaas Lorenzo's teammate for2013, admitted on Thursdayhis time with the Italian teamhad been "difficult".

Rossi insists that his previ-

Federation (FIVB) named himthe greatest player of thesport's first century. He wonOlympic gold in both beachand indoor volleyball, becom-ing the first player to do so. Heis also the first in the history ofthe sport to win three goldmedals in volleyball.

Team USA surpassed Brazilas the top ranked team in theworld in November 2011.They finished with a 39-10record in 2011.

As a player, Kiraly led the USmen's team to the famed "TripleCrown" of volleyball -- winningthe 1984 Olympic gold, the1985 World Cup and 1986World Championship titles.

He also won 148 beach vol-leyball tournaments, 144 ofthem in the United States.

Cutcheon, who left to becomecoach of the women's team atthe University of Minnesota.

The US women's team cap-tured its second-straightOlympic silver medal by fin-ishing with a 7-1 record at theLondon Games. Their onlyloss came in the gold medalgame to Brazil.

Team USA is currentlyranked No. 1 in the world, andKiraly said he hopes to takethe program to new heights.

Doug Beal, USA Volleyballchief executive, said Kiralyhas made the switch fromplaying to coaching look easy.

Kiraly retired five years agoafter a brilliant volleyball ca-reer that elevated him to thetop of his profession.

The International Volleyball

LOSANGELES (AFP) -Karch Kiraly, arguably thegreatest international volley-ball player in history, has beennamed as the head coach of theUS women's national team,USA Volleyball announced.

Kiraly served as an assistantcoach of the US Olympicwomen's volleyball team thatclaimed the silver medal at thisyear's Summer Games in London.

"I have revered representingthe USA and wearing the red,white and blue ever since myfirst experience with the juniornational team at 16 years old,"Kiraly said. "It is a tremendoushonor to be asked to lead sucha powerful volleyball pro-gram."

Kiraly will replace formerhead coach Hugh Mc-


Volleyball: Karch Kiraly namedUS women's coach

MISANO (AFP) - Yamaha'sJorge Lorenzo is determined toreassert his world champi-onship authority this weekendafter a summer spent seeinghis lead eaten away by in-formHonda rival, and fellowSpaniard, Dani Pedrosa.

Three races ago, Lorenzohad a 23-point lead at the topof the standings but Pedrosa'ssuccessive wins at Indianapo-lis and then a last-corner tri-umph at Brno have cut hisadvantage to 13 points.

Lorenzo will be buoyed,however, by having won witha dominant performance at theSan Marino track 12 monthsago while Pedrosa admits thatthe Misano circuit is not one ofHonda's favourites.

"This year we've been veryconsistent, always in the firsttwo positions. The last threeraces we couldn't win, butwere very close," saidLorenzo.

Pedrosa knows that the SanMarino circuit will provideHonda with a different chal-lenge to recent races.

"Misano is a tricky track,quite bumpy, with a lot of

Motorcycling: Pedrosa, Lorenzobattle heads for San Marino

SPORTS

Milwaukee Brewers and theSan Diego Padres won 3-2against the St. Louis Cardinals(75-68). The Dodgers lost 3-2to the Arizona Diamondbacks,leaving Los Angeles a gamebehind Atlanta and St. Louis inthe wild-card standings.

The San Francisco Giants(81-62) won 8-3 against theColorado Rockies to extendtheir lead over the Dodgersatop the NL West to sevengames.

before Jarrod Saltalamacchiascored on Mauro Gomezsground out and Mike Avilesadded a one-run double in thebottom of the inning. Bostongot its final run in the ninth ona home run by Saltalamacchia,who went 3-for-3 to get a basehit in every at- bat for the firsttime in his career.

The AL-leading TexasRangers improved to 85-57with a 5-2 home win over theCleveland Indians, while theDetroit Tigers won 8-6 at theWhite Sox to pull within onegame of Chicago in the ALCentral.

In the National League, Eastdivision leader Washingtonwon 2-0 at the New York Metsto improve to an MLB-best 89-54. The Mets have lost sixstraight games.

Central leader Cincinnati(87-57) won 2-1 at homeagainst the Pittsburgh Pirates,who also lost their sixthstraight game.

The Los Angeles Dodgers(74-69) missed an opportunityto improve their playoffchances after the AtlantaBraves (81-63) lost 8-2 to the

36th and 37th home runs of theseason for the Yankees andRobinson Cano added his ca-reer-high 30th homer at Fen-way Park in Boston.

Nate McLouth drove in thewinning run at Camden Yardsto give Baltimore their secondstraight win over the Rays. TheYankees and Orioles are both80-62 for the season.

The Rays are three gamesbehind the Yankees and Ori-oles in the AL East, and alsoare three games back in therace for an AL wild-card berth.The Oakland Athletics (82-60)top the wild-card standingsafter winning 4-1 against theLos Angeles Angels (77-66),who are 3 1/2 games back. Thetop two non-division winnersin each league earn wild-cardspots in the postseason.

A solo home run byGranderson and a two-run hitby Cano in the top of the fourthgave New York a 3-0 lead be-fore James Loney cut the ad-vantage to two runs with arun-scoring single in the bot-tom of the inning.

Granderson made it 5-1 witha two-run shot in the seventh

The New York Yankees andBaltimore Orioles logged one-run wins to remain locked to-gether atop the AmericanLeague East division withthree weeks remaining in theMajor League Baseball regularseason.

The Yankees hung on for a5-4 win against the Boston RedSox and the Orioles had a run-scoring single in the bottom ofthe ninth inning to beat theTampa Bay Rays 3-2 last night.

Curtis Granderson hit his


Yankees, Orioles Win to Stay Tied for Leadin AL East Division

Jose Iglesias #58 of the Boston Red Sox throws to firstbase after fielding a ground ball against the New York Yan-kees

Pacquiao eyes another MarquezfightLOS ANGELES (AFP) - Fil-ipino superstar Manny Pac-quiao is in talks for a fourthfight against rival JuanManuel Marquez, the LosAngeles Times reported.

The Times, citing sourcesclose to the ongoing negotia-tions, said Pacquiao's nextfight will be December 8 inLas Vegas and Marquez is alikely opponent.

Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38 KOs)was also in negotiations for arematch against Tim Bradleybut that fell through and he isnow considering Marquez.

Pacquiao defeated Mex-ico's Marquez in a majoritydecision in November, thelatest in a string of hotly-con-tested close fights betweenthe warriors.

The Times said boxingpromoter Bob Arum plans tohave each fighter sign thedeal Tuesday in Los Angeleswhen they appear for a newsconference.

Pacquiao is 2-0-1 againstMarquez.

MADRID (AFP) - CristianoRonaldo says he is focused onwinning for Real Madrid andnot on his contract, beatingdown speculation that he is un-happy with his reported 10-million-euro ($13 million)salary.

Ronaldo shocked fans lastweek by declaring he was"sad" at the Spanish leaguechampions without explainingwhy, except to insist later thatit had nothing to do withmoney.

Top-selling Spanish sportsdaily Marca said this week thatReal Madrid president Flo-rentino Perez was ready tooffer him 15 million euros ayear, also without providing asource.

The paper says the star for-ward now earns 10 millioneuros and is 10th in the list ofthe world's best-paid foot-ballers, with Cameroon strikerSamuel Eto'o of Russian sideAnzhi Makhachkala on 20million euros and new ParisSaint-Germain recruit ZlatanIbrahimovic on 14.5 millioneuros.

Ronaldo, who joined RealMadrid on July 1, 2009, stillhas three years to run on hisinitial six-season contract.

Last week, the forward tookto his Facebook page andTwitter to deny financial mo-tives for his misery.

Ronaldosays he'sfocused onwinning,not contract

gay should no longer be a tabootopic."

But national team captainPhilipp Lahm advised against it:"An openly gay footballerwould be exposed to abusive el-ements," he told German mag-azine Bunte last year.

"For someone who does(come out), it would be verydifficult."

But a homosexual Bun-desliga footballer, who insistedon anonymity, told Germanmagazine Fluter he faces a dailybattle of fear and denial, insist-ing he would not feel safe if hissexuality was revealed.

"The price you have to payfor living the dream of playingin the Bundesliga is immense,"he said.

"I have to be an actor and Ihave to lie to myself every day.

"This wasn't a problem tobegin with, but it has becomeincreasingly difficult over time.

"I really don't know if I canlive under the constant pressureof having to be a heterosexualshowcase player, whilst thedanger of being exposed is lurk-ing in the background, for therest of my career."

While senior political fig-ures, such as German ForeignMinister Guido Westerwelleand Berlin's mayor Klaus Wow-ereit, have come out, no currentGerman Bundesliga footballerhas revealed his homosexuality.

Bayern Munich president UliHoeness said it is only a matterof time before a Bundesligaplayer comes out.

"It will happen, sooner orlater. All clubs are advised toprepare for this topic, so theywill have good answers," saidHoeness, speaking at the sameBerlin forum as Merkel underthe slogan "Go your own way".

Hoeness also said it will becrucial to "protect as much asnecessary" any footballer whoadmits he is gay, but the subjectis not new in German football.

Back in 2009, former Ger-man Football Federation (DFB)president Theo Zwanziger firstsaid footballers should be sup-ported if they want to come outand he repeated himself whenhe left office in January.

Last year, Germany strikerMario Gomez said openly gayfootballers "would play as ifthey had been liberated. Being

Merkel at a forum in Berlin todiscuss integration in sport.

"The fact that there are stillfears for some people for theirown situation means we need tosend out a clear message: youmust not be afraid."

"I am of the opinion that any-one who sums up the strengthand bravery -- and we have along tradition of this behind usin politics -- should know thatthey live in a land where theyhave nothing to fear," said

BERLIN (AFP) - GermanChancellor Angela Merkel onThursday became the latesthigh-profile figure to tell gayfootballers they should have nofear of revealing their homosex-uality.


President of FC Bayern Munich Uli Hoeness (L) listens while

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at a press confer-

ence for the launch of the "Geh Deinen Weg" (Go your own

way) campaign for integration at the Chancellery in Berlin.

Merkel tells gay German footballers it's OK tocome out

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