The Morning News (January 23, 2012)

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by  The Morning News

Monday, January 23, 2012
Two new queens for Carnaval 58!
2012 a landmark year for Aruba’s Youth
and Children’s Calypso & Roadmarch
It is a sign of the times… a
Carnival contest that has tradi-
tionally sported mostly male
contestants was dominated by
the gentler gender this year,
and on Saturday night, January
21, judges selected two ta -
lented young ladies to wear the
crown of Calyso and Road-
march Queens in the Chil-
dren’s and Youth divisions.
The adult contest has yet to
take place on Saturday, Febru-
ary 4, at the Joe Laveist Ball-
park in San Nicolas.
This traditional venue for
the carnival music contests
featured 10 groups competing
Romney to release tax for the Children’s title and 5
for Youth King or Queen. Win-
ners were Queen Izi-Izellah
return tomorrow
Ruiz, who won for both Chil-
dren’s Roadmarch and Ca-
lypso Queen with the songs
WASHINGTON (AFP) - my tax returns for 2010, which
“Carnaval ta Subi” “Carnival
Under-pressure Republican is the last returns that were
is Growing” and “Hubentud
presidential hopeful Mitt Rom- completed," he told Fox News
Elogia Otro,” “Youth-Honor
ney vowed to release his 2010 Sunday.
Others,” respectively. The
tax return tomottow, seeking to "I will do that on Tuesday Queen Izi left and Queen Kyra Right
pieces were composed and
erase the toxic issue before this week," he said. "I will (photo courtesy of Chibi van der Hans)
arranged by Valentino King.
Florida's crucial primary on also, release at the same time,
Roadmarch competition were:
January 31. an estimate for 2011 tax re-
“Queen Tasha” - Tashanira
The release of his most re- turns."
Rasmijn and “Kiziah” - Kiziah
cent year of tax returns as well The tax issue, which feeds
Trimon.
as an estimate for his upcom- into voter concern over Rom-
Second and Third Place
ing filings for 2011 may not ney's vast wealth and how he
winners in the Youth Road-
fully satisfy critics who have earned it, has plagued his cam-
march contest were “King
demanded a more complete paign of late and the candidate
Size” - Joshua Alexander
disclosure going back several admitted yesgterday that it had
Bryson and “Queen Harmony”
years. been an error not releasing the
- Franksjen Vos. “Queen Shake
But it represents a major information sooner.
it up,” Priscilla Quant, was
shift for Romney, who initially "I think we just made a mis-
Children's queen with second and third, with Best Cos- named Best Rookie of 2012.
refused to release any informa- take in holding off as long as
tume and Best Rookie (Courtesy of Chibi van der Hans) by Rosalie Klein
tion and then said he would do we did. It was a distraction. We
so only in April. want to get back to the real is-
Aruba’s new Youth Road-
"Given the distraction that I sues in the campaign."
march and Calypso Queen is
think they became in these last
Kyra Hoevertz – “Queen
couple weeks... I will release Continued on page 6
Kyra,” with the songs “Carni-
val Rocks” and “Let Me Hear
Your Voice,” for Calypso, com-
posed by Stefan Barteis-Daal
and Edseline Figaroa, respec-
tively, with musical arrange-
ments by Stefan. Kyra also
won for Best Costume Youth
Division and Best Costume
Children went to “Princess
Pop” - Daniella Andrea Pop.
Second and Third Place
winners in the Children’s
2 Monday, January 23, 2012
International delegation on Alzheimer Watch Local Sweet Potatoe
harvest on TV tonight!
to visit Aruba
ORANJESTAD -- Every Mon-
day night from 7:00 o’clock
TeleAruba presents an espe-
cially popular program from
the Department of Agriculture,
Livestock and Fisheries –
Santa Rosa.
The program has been re-
ceiving raving reviews from
viewers. The program is very
educational and informative. who has just reaped a fabulous
Aruba’s agriculturists, fish- harvest of fresh sweet potatoes.
ermen and livestock breeders This will be Maureen’s second
will have the opportunity to year harvesting fresh sweet po-
express themselves and show- tatoes from her own yard.
Dr. Daisy Acosta Dr. Asenio Hueros-Iglesias Dr. Norbel  Roman case their harvest, from their Another feature in tonight’s
cunucu or garden, etc. show is an interview with
On January 23 to 29 Aruba will and AIB. especially important matter on The purpose of the program Nathalie Maduro of the Santa
be blessed to have an interna- As the National association the agenda. The objective is to is also to stimulate more of our Rosa Management Team. She
tional delegation on Alzheimer of Aruba, it is important for foster optimal care in our re- people to consider planting will talk about ideas and plans
visiting us. The distinguished FAA to foster links with inter- gion, especially in view of our their own fresh produce from that Santa Rosa has for the
visitors are: Dr. Daisy Acosta national associations on all lev- multicultural community.
our Aruban soil. Santa Rosa year 2012.
who is President of Interna- els involving the Alzhei mer’s Dr. Roman of Costa Rica
also displays all of their varied Through this means Santa
tional Alzheimer’s Disease disease. This entails, in the first has indicated that his visit to
services in the weekly televi- Rosa is also appealing to our
(ADI) and representative of place, cooperation on the area Aruba will entail, among oth-
sion program. Santa Rosa in- cultivators, agriculturists and
10’66 Alzheimer’s Research of fundamental investigation. ers, support for FAA with his
vites all of Aruba to tune in to fishermen who would love to
Group. Next, is Dr. Arsenio This will help us with the plan- extensive experience with
the program tonight at 7:00pm be featured in one of the pro-
Hueros-Iglesias who is Presi- ning of projects for the growing projects in Costa Rica which is
on Channel 23 TeleAruba, for grams to contact Santa Rosa at
dent of the Confederación Es- population of persons with the also an island in the Caribbean
another very interesting pres- 585-8102. They are interested
pañola de Familiares de En - disease. This will also facilitate and member of AIB and ADI.
entation. in either plantations of fruits,
fermos de Alzheimer (CEAFA) better management of the dis- Aruba will be the venue for
Tonight’s show will feature vegetables, peanuts or other
and President of Alzheimer ease for the next 10 years. the upcoming International
a visit made at Sabana Basora local produce for these pro-
Ibero America (AIB). Also vis- In view of the growth of the Congress of AIB in 2014 and
where Maureen Laaf-Ras lives grams.
iting Aruba will be Dr. Norbel graying of the society, the per- the visit of these professionals
Roman who is President of the centage of persons with the dis- is in support of the prepara-
F O R   S A L E
Asociacion Costarricense de ease will increase dramatically. tions for said congress in 2014.
Alzheimer (ASCADA). Hence, we must find new ways Today, January 23rd there
The purpose of their visit to manage the situation the soon- will be a public lecture offered,
and of the meetings is because est possible to deal with the im- entitled: “The Global Impact.
of the cooperation with the pact that this problem will have. Regional and Local of the dis-
Aruba Alzheimer Foundation The preparation of a ease of Alzheimer.” The lec-
(FAA) as member of the ADI Caribbean Platform is also an tures by Dr. Daisy Acosta, Dr.
Arsenio Hueros-Iglesias, Dr.
Desiree Helder of CBS and
Drs. Melva Croes-Yanez, will
all focus on the impact and
consequences for the care of
the diseased person and their
caretaker. The lecture begins at
7:00 pm and will culminate
with a panel discussion moder-
ated by Dr. Ryan Peterson. The
Ford Ranger Pick-up Year ‘99 
venue will be the Auditorium
of the University of Aruba. En- Single Cab/White
trance is gratis.
4-cylinder/automatic
For more information con-
tact their website at: http:// Awg. 5.500
www.alzheimer-aruba.org or
call 582-1684. AS IS WHERE IS!
Monday, January 23, 2012 3
Looking back, looking ahead; Passenger traffic increase of 5.4%
Aruba Airport Authority reports yearend 2011 traffic results
With the closing of 2011, AAA (+11.4%) and Brasil (+37.3%) date increasing demand.
N.V. looks back on a year that performed strongly. The Latin 2012 will see a total fore-
ended satisfactory; the total American market is now good casted investment level of ap-
number of revenue generating for more than 18% (2010: proximately of Afl.45 million.
passengers (RGPs) increased 16%) of the total. AAA finances all these invest-
with 5.4% compared to 2010 AAA invested some Afl.22 ments from its operating cash
and the number of aircraft million in its facilities in 2011, flow and reserves.
movements with a modest one of the highest levels in re- Expectations for 2012 are
0.9%. The latter number was cent years. The focus of these modestly optimistic; the Inter-
positively influenced by the investments was in upgrading national Civil Aviation Organi-
number of private aircraft that of the existing facilities, espe- zation (ICAO) and the Inter -
grew with 6.3%. The total cially the arrival areas and the national Air Transport Associa- European, into severe losses. the European economic crisis
number of RGPs was just short maintenance and expansion of tion (IATA) earlier predicted an Such a development would and the potential fall out on
of 1 million. With that, it was the airside. One of the most increase in passenger traffic surely have an impact on traffic other regions. We have to be
AAAs best traffic year ever. important projects is the capa - growth of approximately 3% around the globe, including the vigilant, alert and pro-active to
The various markets con- city expansion of the general globally (North America Americas, according to IATA. protect Aruba’s volumes and
tributed as follows: North aviation area at the southside +2.5%; Europe +2.7% and “We look back at a positive relative market share. The di-
America +0.6%; Europe where Afl.12 million was com- Latin America +5.6%). Re- year; a year that performed versification into Latin Ame -
+3.6%; Antilles +17.5% and mitted (i.a. in apron space and cently, however, IATA tem- better than expected, actually” rica, as initiated in 2011, seems
Latin America +18.5%. Within aircraft hangars). In 2012-2014 pered its expectations by stating said Peter Steinmetz, Chief one of the best strategies to
the Latin American market another Afl. 24 million will be that a deepening Eurozone so - Executive Officer of AAA mediate potential negative ef-
Vene zuela (+20.1%), Panama invested there to guarantee suf- vereign debt crisis would push N.V. “Expectations for 2012 fects in other markets. In brief,
City (+19.8%), Bogota ficient capacity to accommo- many airlines, and not only the however are overshadowed by it will be a challenging year.”
4 Monday, January 23, 2012
Senior citizens home
getting long awaited
renovations
Lucky Winner at Palm Beach Casino at
the Westin Resort!
The renovation of the Senior construction at Maris Stella is
Citizens’ home Maris Stella in the renewal of ceilings, widen-
Savaneta, which began in Au- ing of doors, construction of
gust last year, is expected to be individual bathrooms in each
completed within one year. The room, changing floor tiles, and
Fondo Desaroyo Aruba and the most importantly, the installa-
government of Aruba are invest- tion of a completely new and
ing about 4 million Aruban modern electrical system.
florins in this renovation project Thirteen small homes were
with BOHAMA as contractor. built in front of the Maris Stella
This renovation project along compound in which 2 persons
with other pro jects being under- can live semi-independently in
taken by the government will each home. These small homes
ensure about 90 additional living will allow seniors to live com-
accommodations for our seniors. fortably and somewhat inde-
Last Friday, Palm Beach Casino guest, Eliana Shirazawa from Venezuela, won at the
The work on Maris Stella is pendently with some help and
“Carnival” jackpot the neat amount of $2,916.00. Palm Beach Casino situated at the expected to be completed assistance from others.
Westin Resort proves again that there is where the winnings are, and here they pay cash around the middle of the year The government is very
money. Come and try your luck at the Palm Beach Casino. And do not forget this and seniors now relocated in pleased with these semi-inde-
Wednesday, January 25th; Bingo starts at 1:00 pm. Come and be a member of the Play- other senior citizens homes pendent small homes. Accord-
ers Club, and accumulate points and get double cash back for your slot cash back would move back to Maris ing to the Minister of Social
points. Stella. The work now under Affairs, these homes are a great
necessity. Our society is expe-
riencing a growth in the gray-
ing of the society and we must
begin preparing for this. We
ought to be able to offer our
seniors who worked most of
their lives for our country the
best facility in their old age,
says Minister of Social Affairs,
Michelle Winklaar-Hooyboer.
SABA has a list of 225
clients waiting to enter one of
the three senior care centers.
The government declared that
as soon as we have completed
the work of renovation on
Maris Stella, we can add this to
the new center in San Nicolaas,
which is already in ope ration,
and to the small homes on the
Maris Stella compound, that
will give us 90 extra living fa-
cilities for the care of se niors.
The government is pleased
to see the advances taking place
and the improvements being
made especially towards those
most vulnerable in our society,
our precious senior ci tizens!
Monday, January 23, 2012 5
Meet Aruba’s new K-9 Corps
Officer Coffie with Aaran and collegue Police commissioners Trudy Hassel and Adolpho Richard -
son, Minister of Justice Dowers and Officer Coffie with Britt
Aruba’s Minister of Justice gle German Shepard who
Special trainer Dick van
and Education, Arthur Dow- started it all and is a detection Aruban team has just com- Secret Service and Royal
Leenen
ers, was proud to introduce dog, but now they have added pleted their basic 3 weeks of Australian Air Force use the
the newly certified officers of five Belgian Malinois pur- training with the personal breed exclusively, and the linois to start their own
the KPA K-9 Corps: Athos, chased from Holland, which handler who will be their U.S. Navy SEALs used a breeding program.
(in black) Rocco, Marko, will comprise the team dedi- partner and companion for Belgian Malinois war dog Minister Dowers, at the
Vito and Aaran and their cated to crowd control and life. The dogs live with the named Cairo in Operation close of the ceremony, in-
human handlers during an in- perpetrator take-down. officers in their homes, and Neptune Spear, which re- vited all interested parties to
formal unveiling at Govern- Specialized Trainer Dick also take on the role of sulted in the death of Osama meet the K-9 Corps this com-
ment House in Oranjestad on van Leenen explained that beloved family pet. bin Laden. “They are an ex- ing Wednesday, January 25,
Friday mor ning, January 20. the dogs most in demand for Malinois have proven ceptionally hardy, energetic on Betico Croes Day, when
Chief Commissioner of this sort of work come from their intelligence and courage and intelligent breed, perfect the Police Academy in San
Police Adolfo Richardson ex- Holland, where they begin over the years, and unlike for this sort of work,” con- Nicolas will be conducting an
plained this has long been a their police training from the German Shepherds, have not firmed Mr. van Leenen. The open house with demonstra-
dream of his for Aruba to age of 6 weeks old. They are suffered from the overbreed- new Aruba K-9 Corps con- tions by their newest recruits
maintain a full K-9 division. usually partnered with their ing and inbreeding that pro- sists of all males, with one fe- and handlers.
Officer Coffie has worked for human handlers between the duces a number of physical male handler; the police force
four years with Britt, the sin- ages of 2 and 3 years, and the ailments. The United States has also obtained female Ma- by Rosalie Klein
6 Monday, January 23, 2012
Italy liner death toll rises to 13 as woman's
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
body found
Romney to release tax
return tomorrow GIGLIO ISLAND (AFP) - people on board who were not Peruvian victims that they sho
Divers found a woman's body on crew or passengers lists. Nine days after the luxury
in the Costa Concordia cruise Relatives of a Hungarian Costa Concordia crashed into
Continued from page 1 wreck off the coast of Italy yes- woman have claimed she rang rocks off Giglio Island with
terday, raising the death toll to them from the ship, but author- 4,229 people from 60 countries
Romney, who was roundly de- primary voters. No Mormon
13, as families of the missing ities have no official record on board, fresh reports on the
feated on Saturday in South has ever been picked as the
attended a remembrance mass. that she was on board, he said. cause of the tragedy emerged.
Carolina's primary by surging presidential nominee.
Divers had carried out a Families waiting for news The ship's captain, Fran -
rival Newt Gingrich in a result Romney, thought to be
search in previously inaccessi- of missing loved ones attended cesco Schettino, has confessed
that turned the Republican worth between $190 million
ble parts of the ship below the a special remembrance mass to having sailed near the island
presidential battle on its head, and $250 million, has said he water line, after the rescue mis- yesterday. to "salute" its residents.
insisted he had nothing to hide. pays an effective tax rate of sion was called off temporarily "This is a moment for hope, In excerpts from a 135-page
"I know people will try and about 15 percent, which would overnight because the per- trust and faith," Priest Lorenzo statement he gave to Italian
find something, but we pay be in line with tax laws that ilously beached vessel had Pasquotti, who sheltered passen- prosecutors Schettino said he
full, fair taxes and I'm sure Obama has denounced as lop- shifted in the water. gers in the St Lorenzo church in had performed the "salute"
people will find it's a substan- sidedly favoring the rich. The head of Italy's protec- the hours after the disaster. many times and had done it to
tial amount," he said. The tax issue plays right tion agency, Franco Gabrielli, "Nothing happens for no give the island publicity.
Democrats, as well as Rom- into concerns over the manner had said earlier yesterday that reason. Those who are suffer- He fiercely denies abandon-
ney's challengers for the Re- in which Romney accrued his divers were looking for 20 ing can share their burden with ing ship, claiming he lost his
publican nomination to take on massive wealth and his ability people officially missing, but God," he said, telling the rela- footing and fell off as the ves-
President Barack Obama in to relate to working-class peo- said that there may have been tives of missing French and sel lurched onto its side.
November, have been ham- ple in an America crawling out Wounded lawmaker Giffords to quit
mering the multi-millionaire of recession with stubbornly
businessman for stalling on the high unemployment. US Congress
release of his tax records. Opponents have tarred the
Critics have said they could former Massachusetts gover-
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US In a YouTube video to sup- for her life after a gunman shot
show damaging information nor as a ruthless corporate
lawmaker Gabrielle Giffords porters, the Arizona congress- her through the front of the
about how little tax he has paid raider who profited while
said yesterday she will step woman, a Democrat, said: "I head in an apparent assassina-
over the years or reveal large workers lost their jobs, heap-
down from Congress this week have more work to do on my tion attempt, before spraying
amounts of money kept in off- ing scorn on his claim to have
to focus on her recovery, a year recovery, so to do what is best the crowd with bullets at her
shore tax shelters in the Cay- helped create 100,000 jobs
after being shot in the head at for Arizona, I will step down meeting with constituents out-
man Islands. while CEO of Bain Capital.
point-blank range by a de- this week." side a Tucson supermarket.
They are also likely to show Romney pitches himself as
ranged gunman. Giffords was left fighting
that a certain percentage of his a successful entrepreneur with
income is given to the Mor- the business acumen to create
mon church. Romney's faith is jobs and turn around an Amer-
an issue for many Christian ican economy that he claims
evangelicals, who make up a has been ruined by Obama's
large proportion of Republican policies.
Monday, January 23, 2012 7
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS
Somali pirates
'behind kidnap
of foreign
hostage'
MOGADISHU (AFP) - Pirates
are behind the kidnapping of a
foreign hostage in central So-
malia, a local official said yes-
terday, with witnesses re por-
ting he had been whisked off to
an inaccessible jungle base.
Gunmen snatched the man
on Saturday on the airport road
in Galkayo, a town near the
border between the state of
Galmudug and another self-
proclaimed semi-autonomous
province, Puntland, witnesses
and officials said. The victim's
identity remains uncertain,
while local authorities said he
might have dual German and
US nationality.
Three employees of the
Danish Demining Group, an
American, a Dane and a So-
mali, were kidnapped near
Galkayo airport in October.
The town was the scene of vi-
olent clashes between rival
clans and political groups in
September.
"We have learned that the
kidnapping of the foreigner was
carried out by pirates," said Ab-
shir Dini Awale, an official in
the Galmudug state cabinet,
adding that people who pro-
vided him with security had
helped in the abduction.
"We have sent security
forces to trace them and they
are still following them. We
don't know how things will be
in the end," Awale added.
However, witnesses near
the port of Hobyo, a notorious
pirate den to the east of
Galkayo, said security forces
gave up the chase after the pi-
rates took the hostage to a jun-
gle base near the coast.
Of the three people seized
in October, only the Somali
has been freed. Elders in the
region said in November that
the two remaining hostages
were reportedly being held for
ransom in Hobyo district.
Nigerian leader visits Kano after wave of deadly attacks
KANO (AFP) - President rocked Kano in attacks an all-out civil war in Africa's early yesterday at two chur -
Good luck Jonathan visited claimed by the Islamist mili- most populous nation and its ches in the state capital Bauchi
Nigeria's second largest city of tant group Boko Haram. biggest oil producer. city, but no casualties were re-
Kano yesterday after at least "A terrorist attack on one Jonathan's brief visit came ported, police said.
166 people were killed in one person is an attack on all of after violence erupted in the Soldiers were manning
of the deadliest waves of at- us," Jonathan said as he in- north again yesterday, with 10 checkpoints in Kano, but a
tacks in the mainly Muslim spected sites targeted in the people killed in pre-dawn at- round-the-clock curfew im-
north. vio lence, and met the city's top tacks in the town of Tafawa posed after the violence fol-
Jonathan, facing the biggest Muslim traditional leader emir, Balewa, a flashpoint of secta - lowing Friday prayers was
crisis of his rule, arrived in the pledging to boost security. rian violence in the neighbou - relaxed to a night-time curfew
city two days after the coordi- The sectarian violence grip- ring state of Bauchi. yesterday, although streets re-
nated bombings and gunbattles ping Nigeria has raised fears of Bombs were also thrown mained largely deserted.
8 Monday, January 23, 2012
Food that
fights high
blood pressure
Garlic
Studies have shown
that because garlic is high
in potassium, it helps to
protect our heart and ar-
teries.
How?
By reducing choles-
terol levels, thereby pre-
venting blood clots.
Health & Living
Bird flu claims
Brazil implant maker in
second victim
eye of global storm
in China
BRAZIL (AFP)--Brazil's Sil- explained to AFP, conscious BEIJING (AFP) - A man in
imed, the third-biggest man- of the need to vouch for the southwest China who con-
ufacturer of silicon breast safety of the company's prod- tracted the bird flu virus died
implants in the world, has ucts. on Sunday, health authorities
suddenly found itself in the The health scare erupted said, the second human death
eye of a global firestorm. in France in December, when from the virulent disease in the
In this body-obsessed na- a French company was ac- country in just under a month.
The news comes after
tion, where more than 1.5 cused of using an illegal in-
neighbouring Vietnam, Cam-
million women have silicone dustrial-grade gel that
bodia and Indonesia also re-
breast implants, the once investigators say has led to
ported deaths from avian
reclusive company now plays abnormally high rupture
influenza, and after chickens
host to national and interna- rates. Industrial salt sold as food
tested positive for the H5N1
tional journalists. Some 300,000 women in
virus in Hong Kong, prompt- salt in Iceland for 13 years
The Brazilian health min- 65 countries are estimated to
ing a mass cull of birds.
istry is courting senior com- have had implants made by
pany executives to help the now-defunct French firm, Most human infections are production, from Denmark.
reassure a public perturbed PIP, and more than a dozen the result of direct contact It has been used in food
with infected birds, and the
by horror stories from the countries in Europe and Latin production by dozens of Ice-
virus does not pass easily
other side of the world and to America have urged women landic meat producers, fish
among humans.
restore faith in a product that to have checkups. producers and bakeries for 13
The World Health Organ-
is very much in demand. "Here we conduct more years, Olgerdin said, but not
ization (WHO) says it has
Founded 33 years ago, than 15 quality control tests sold directly to consumers.
never identified a "sustained
Silimed was the "first in 1995 before packing, from the The bags of salt were
human-to-human spread" of
to put a serial number on its membrane which gives the clearly marked as containing
the virus since it re-emerged
implants," Claudio Carvalho, shape to the silicone gel con- ICELAND -- (AFP) Industrial industrial salt, but Olgerdin
in 2003.
Silimed's production chief, tent," Carvalho said. But according to the Hong salt not intended for human chief executive Andri Thor
Kong health department, the consumption has been sold in Gudmundsson said company
Dairy — Fat or No-Fat? Guizhou province victim, Iceland as food salt for 13 employees did not react.
had not reported any obvious years by mistake, Icelandic "We were not aware that
exposure to poultry before officials said this past week. the salt was not certified for
If you've trained your-
the onset of symptoms. "The salt is not safe be- food production. We knew it
self to touch nothing but Highlighting those fears, cause foreign entities can be was for industrial use, but
low-fat or no-fat, you the WHO said last month it found in it, for example thought it was for the food in-
might want to relax. was "deeply concerned" rocks, metals and other dustry," he told Icelandic
A Harvard University about research into whether things that are filtered out of public broadcaster RUV.
H5N1 could be made more table salt," Reykjavik Health "Olgerdin and the compa-
study of nearly 19,000
transmissible between hu- Protection Authority official nies that used the salt in food
women reported that
mans after mutant strains Oskar Isfeld Sigurdsson told production have admitted
high intake of low-fat were produced in labs. the daily Frettabladid. negligence and mistakes be-
dairy foods was associ- Two separate research Olgerdin Egill Skalla- cause the salt was not stamped
ated with a greater risk teams -- one in the Nether- grimsson, a wholesale im- 'food grade' and was not certi-
lands and the other in the
of anovulatory infertility porter and beverage fied for use for the food indus-
United States -- separately
(infertility caused by the producer, imported the indus- try. Olgerdin apologises for
found ways to alter the virus
lack of ovulation), while so it could pass easily be- trial salt, which is used to de- that mistake," it said in a state-
ice roads or in chemical ment issued recently.
intake of high-fat dairy tween mammals.
foods was associated with a lower risk. "Dietary fat,
in moderation, is essential to health," says Maria Ka-
lergis, a registered dietitian with Dairy Farmers of
Canada. "Women who restrict fat too much may not
consume enough calories to support an optimal level
of body fat, which is necessary for the production of
many compounds, including hormones, that are in-
volved in ovulation and fertility."
Monday, January 23, 2012 9
SCI-TECH Vinyl records make the
Breakthrough in seaweed
world go around again
biofuel reported
phone could be more out of
place today than the nostal-
gia-laden, crackly-sounding
(AFP) Energy experts believe and a pathway to metabolize lons of fossil fuel, according
33 and 45 RPM disc.
that seaweed holds enormous the alginate, allowing us to to background information in
Yet in his Brooklyn, New
potential as a biofuel alterna- utilize all the major sugars in the article.
York, factory, 40-year-old
tive to coal and oil, and US- seaweed, said Daniel Trunfio, At peak production, sea-
Thomas Bernich churns them
based scientists say they have chief executive at Bio Archi- weed could produce 19,000
out by the tens of thousands,
unlocked the secret of turning tecture Lab. liters per hectare annually,
feeding a vinyl revival that
its sugar into energy. The advance "makes the about twice the level of
has record decks -- and cash
A newly engineered mi- biomass an economical feed- ethanol productivity from
tills -- spinning.
crobe can do the work by me- stock for the production of sugarcane and five times
"It's my baby," Bernich said
tabolizing all of the major renewable fuels and chemi- higher than the ethanol pro- NEW YORK (AFP) - In the
in his spartan office at Brook-
sugars in brown seaweed, po- cals," he said. ductivity from corn. brave new world of MP3
lynphono. "It's growing."
tentially making it a cost- A company spokesman Funding for the research players, compact discs are
The small plant in a blue
competitive alternative to told AFP that the lab cur- came from the US Depart- dying, cassettes are Stone
collar neighborhood hums
petroleum fuel, said the re- rently has four aquafarming ment of Energy's Advanced Age, and old-fashioned vinyl
with the sound of machines
port in the US journal Sci- sites in Chile where it hopes Research Projects Agency, a records... they're back!
and spaghetti-like rows of
ence. to "scale up its microbe tech- grant from InnovaChile, and It might seem that nothing
pipes delivering ground-up
The team at the Berkeley, nology as the next step on the Norwegian oil giant Statoil. short of a wind-up gramo-
vinyl to presses where the
California-based Bio Archi- path to commercialization" in
Going green with lemons material reemerges as shiny
tecture Lab engineered a the next three years.
albums etched with near-in-
form of E. coli bacteria that Seaweed is seen as an ap-
visible, music-filled spirals.
can digest the seaweed's sug- pealing option for biofuel be-
* Ant deterrent synthetic chemical-free green Bernich started on a shoe-
ars into ethanol, it said. cause, unlike corn and sugar
Pouring lemon juice air freshener for your home. string 10 years ago. Now he
Unlike other microbes be- cane, it does not use arable
around areas that ants fre- * All purpose cleaner has four full-time employees
fore, researchers found it can land and so does not compete
quent is said to repel them. Again, an equal amount of and two part-time, manufac-
attack the primary sugar con- with crops grown for food.
* Air freshener lemon juice and water added turing a quarter of a million
stituent in seaweed, known as Less than three percent of
An equal amount of lemon to a spray bottle is an effec- discs a year, with plans to
alginate. the world's coastal waters can
juice and water added to an at- tive kitchen and bathroom double capacity.
"Our scientists have engi- produce enough seaweed to
omizer will create a wonderful cleaner and can also be used In an age of near-instant
neered an enzyme to degrade replace some 60 billion gal-
on walls (spot test first). music downloads and entire
A small amount of lemon libraries stored in gizmos the
World’s fastest limo: Audi R8 juice can also be added to size of a cigarette lighter, the
vinegar based cleaning solu- arcane process of making
tions to help neutralize the records defies convention.
smell of the vinegar. But the market is vibrant.
* Microwave Alan Bayer, who runs the
Heat a bowl of water and online record store vinyl-
lemon slices in your mi- revinyl.com, said records re-
crowave for 30 seconds to a fuse to go the way of the
minute; then wipe out the crumbling cassette tape or
oven. Stains will be easier to passe CD.
remove and old food odors Purists swear that music
will be neutralized. sounds better from records
* Toilet than from compressed digital
Mix 1/2 cup borax and a files. Collectors love the hunt
cup of lemon juice for a pow- for rare, scratch-free record-
erful toilet cleaner that will ings, not to mention the art-
leave it smelling extra clean! filled sleeves.
If you're in the market for an Audi R8, you not only have excellent taste in vehicles, you're also
probably not hurting for cash. But if you want to add even more luxury to your dream car, consider
the upcoming R8 limousine from London's Limo Broker. It's got all the flash of Audi's sexy su-
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The street-legal version of the Audi R8 is available with a massive V10 engine that powers the
car from 0-62mph in just 3.9 seconds. The V10 puts out over 500 horsepower and provides a top
speed of 197mph. That same motor will remain in the stretched version, and while the company
has no official stats on speed, it should have no problem breaking the current limo 0-60mph speed
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