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Enjoy Aruba’s Linear Park project to begin Hamburg blocks Real’s van this week pg 5 57th carnaval Nistelrooy bid pg 14 Monday, January 17, 2011 The future of Aruba’s Aruba PM Mike Eman receives warm welcome in St. Maarten Windsurfing is unclear WILLEMSBURGH – Last Friday Aruba’s Prime Minister Mike Eman went on a work visit to St. Maarten. On his arrival he was welcomed by Prime Minister of St. Maarten. Mrs. Sarah Wescott-Williams. PM Eman also met with various Arubans who went to greet him. Mrs. Wescott-Williams was recently on Aruba together with Curacao Prime Minister Gerrit Schotte for important talks regarding cooperation among the sister islands. Last week Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Piet Mrs. Wescott-Williams ing the good old days. A popular image on most of is rather unique and different Hein Donner was also on a speaks Papiamento fluently; Photos show PM Eman’s Aruba’s overseas promotion is as it is not seen in other desti- work visit in St. Maarten to during her infancy she went to arrival in St. Maarten accom- that of people practicing wind nations, hence the reason for talk about its autonomous sta- school in San Nicolas. The two panied by his wife Mrs. Doina or kite surfing. Portraits of promoting it so widely. tus within the Dutch King- PMs enjoyed some very enter- Eman and councelor mr. Lu- Aruba’s wind and kite surfing Continued on page 2 dom. taining conversation, reminisc- ciano Milliard. 2 Monday, January 17, 2011 TUESDAY AND FRIDAY: LIVE MUSIC Military uses choppers to Celebrating mass with truffles help Brazil flood victims NOVA FRIBURGO, Brazil the communities, something (AFP) – The Brazilian military that could take days because took advantage of a break in roads were destroyed. the weather yesterday to send Although the weather was helicopters to remote areas cloudy and unstable yesterday, near Rio hit by landslides and it was better than Saturday, flooding that have killed at when persistent rain reduced least 610 people. visibility and swamped Nova Their priority was to evac- Friburgo, one of the mountain uate people in hamlets cut off towns hardest hit. since Wednesday by rivers of President Dilma Rousseff water and mud that carved has declared three days of massive destruction in the Ser- mourning, while Rio authori- rana region just north of Rio de ties said their state will observe Janeiro, a civil defense com- a full week of mourning star - mander, Colonel Luiz Castro, ting today. told reporters. Authorities made an urgent Bodies that were buried appeal for donations of blood, under rubble and sludge would bottled water, food and medi- have to wait until teams with cine, and for medically trained heavy equipment could get to people to help Source: New Tunisian government Monday RiCheRenChes, France -- People give money and truffles during a quest yesterday, during a truffle mass, taking place each third sunday of January in Richerenches, southwestern TUNIS, Tunisian (AFP) - The after talks with Prime Minister France. Traditionally people donate truffles instead of money, that are auctioned after the composition of a new Tunisian Mohammed Ghannouchi. mass at the Town hall square by the society members. (AFP PhOTO) government will be announced Ghannouchi met the leaders The future of Aruba’s... today and will not include any of the main opposition parties. parties close to disgraced for- "There has been a consensus mer president Zine El Abidine decision to exclude the pro- Continued from page 1 Ben Ali, an opposition leader governmental parties," said The Fisherman’s Hut location the construction plans in the said. Jribi. "The new government is recognized as one of the top area. T his is a growing concern "The composition of the will be composed of represen- 10 best locations in the world for those who make a living new government will be an- tatives of the Ettajdid (Re- for learning this sport. It is at from this activity, for those nounced tomorrow morning," newal) movement, the PDP, the this location our world cham- who depend on the service Maya Jribi, secretary general of Democratic Front for Labour pion in freestyle, Sarah-Quita they provide, for those who the opposition Progressive and Freedoms (FDTL) as well Offringa, began her windsurf- practice the sport, but also for Democratic Party, told AFP as independent figures." ing career. Famous individuals the entire island of Aruba as like Virgin Group billionaire the effective promotion of the Richard Branson chose Aruba island depends on this sport as to practice his kite surfing. well. Kite surfing is rapidly becom- In the ensuing weeks many ing a popular sport worldwide. questions will be raised con- However, with the con- cerning this matter. A request struction of a hotel at Fisher- will be made to meet with the man’s Huts this sport and ministers who have this area Aruba’s unique position in the under their watch to try and world stands to suffer seri- bring about some clarity on ously. Many attempts have this issue. In the meantime, been made to prevent the con- Juan David Yrausquin, AVP struction of a hotel in this area, Parliamentarian, recommends however all efforts have failed. that anyone who has an interest Many of those offering wind- in this sport to make good use surfing classes to tourists and of the windsurfing area while locals have expressed not the area is still available for knowing what to do in light of use. Monday,January17,20113 4 Monday, January 17, 2011 Cas Animal Cont’d Four precious puppies could use a good home adopted. homes with one of our very ap- Since coming to live on pealing “cunucu dogs.” Trans- Aruba 14 years ago, Kiki has porting them to the U.S. or been rescuing dogs and cats Europe is simple and she will off the streets and nursing walk you through the process. them back to health, while Donations are also appreciated psychologically rehabilitating as it costs an astronomical them to their naturally affec- amount of money to feed all tionate and devoted disposi- the animals and Kiki maintains tions. They are living proof a free Animal Ambulance to that a little kindness goes a transport sick or injured dogs long way. If you wish to assist to the vet’s office when their her with the newest member owners are unable to do so. of the household or to adopt a Contributions can be made local dog call Kiki at 565- through CMB Bank account # 2130 or 742-8732. She has 25762110 under the name of several puppies up for adop- Cas Animal. tion, and it is not unusual for vacationers to return to their by Rosalie Klein injury. We continue our This week we feature four series on Cas An- new cuties that have made imal, the founda- their way to her refuge, which tion with a single she hopes will find a proper volunteer, Kiki home with some loving fami- Arndt, who has lies. A kind island resident made it her life’s originally from the U.S. found work to rescue the the mother and puppies hungry stray and abused and helpless near her home. dogs and cats of She took them all in, though it Aruba. Kiki keeps appears they were quite fearful 71 dogs and 11 of people, and have likely been puppies at her treated poorly. She still main- home, seeing to tains the mother, but caring for their medical care the four puppies was beyond and feeding, al- her means, but time wise and ways with the fer- financially, and has sought vent hope that Kiki’s assistance in finding someone will them a home. adopt one of those “It took a few days of she has saved proper treatment and socializ- from nearly cer- ing, but now they have become tain death or terri- accustomed to people being ble sickness and kind to them,” explains Kiki. “The little white one with the black on her back had some skin problems, but they have been treated and have cleared up. She needed some good nu- trition and regular bathing. She was the most difficult to so- cialize, she was so fearful, but now she always wants to sit in my lap and is very affectionate. This is a puppy that needs a loving home.” The puppies are healthy, happy and just over four months old, ready to be Monday, January 17, 2011 5 Linear Park Project to begin this week! ORANJESTAD -- The Lin- Park which will have a price views to the ocean with ear Park, a project designed tag of 4.8 million Aruban ample space for the park to be to significantly improve the florins. an active one with the focus quality of the Aruba Tourism The major portion of the on what really a boulevard Product, is scheduled to com- funds for this project will be should represent. mence construction this week forthcoming from the The Linear Park will in- with ministers Oduber and Tourism Product Enhance- clude a cycling path, walking Sevinger kicking off this ment Fund (TPEF), which is path, adequate illumination, event. a fund, generated partially sheltered areas, parking The Aruba Linear Park is from hotel room tax receipts. space, public bathrooms, poised to become the largest As of next week residents kiosks and sufficient space such park in the Caribbean and visitors alike will begin for organizing different activ- with a total length of 10 miles to see the changes taking ities, replete with lovely from the Airport to Arashi. place along our beaches in trees. Because of the millions of the area between the Las Careful attention will be Aruban florins that this will Americas Rotonde (Round given to the preservation of cost, the government has de- About) and the Whilhelmina our beaches and white sand, cided to build it in phases. Park. which detail is built into the The first phase will begin at The government’s inten- construction plans. This the Las Americas Round tion is to create breathtaking demonstrates that this is a About up to the Whilhelmina areas, with open spaces with project to benefit us personally, physically, tou ristically, but also one that will be envi- ronmentally friendly. The first phase is expected to be completed within 6 months, at which time we will begin to see the positive results. The government is extremely excited about this project because of the tremendous positive influ- ence it will have on the quality of life of our people. 6 Monday, January 17, 2011 Sci-Tech 107 trillion emails sent last year: Pingdom Middle East and 21.3 million in Oceania and Australia. Pingdom said an average of 294 billion email messages were sent per day and about 89 percent were spam. It said there are 2.9 billion email accounts worldwide and 152 million blogs. The total number of web- sites is 255 million, Pingdom said, up 21.4 million over the WASHINGTON (AFP) – In- previous year. ternet users sent a total of 107 It said there were 88.8 trillion emails last year, most million .com domain names, The abrupt dawning of the age of of them spam, according to a 13.2 million .net domain Web monitoring service. names, 8.6 million .org do- The number of emails sent Ophiucus main names and 79.2 million last year were among the facts country code domains such and figures about the Internet as .cn or .uk. WASHINGTON (AFP) the sign's personality gathered by Pingdom from Pingdom also published - Thousands of people traits are. various sources and published figures on the growth of woke up to the realiza- In fact, wrote John Thursday at Twitter and Facebook. tion this week that they Abbott in Kernel royal.pingdom.com/2011/01/ Twitter added 100 million aren't who they thought Press about Ophiu- 12/internet-2010-in-numbers/. new accounts last year and they were. cus, "To claim that Pingdom said that as of had a total of 175 million as Worse still, neither people as disparate as June 2010, there were 1.97 of September, Pingdom said, was that partner they al- Ozzy Osbourne, Win- billion Internet users: 825.1 adding that 25 billion mes- ways thought they were ston Churchill and million in Asia, 475.1 million sages, or "tweets," were sent so compatible with Richard Pryor have a in Europe, 266.2 million in in 2010. based on their astrologi- similar set of charac- North America, 204.7 million Facebook had nearly 600 cal signs, because this teristics is nonsense." in Latin America and the million users at the end of the week it was announced The news of the Caribbean, 110.9 million in year with 250 million joining that many of us were heavenly shift is in Africa, 63.2 million in the in 2010. reading the wrong horo- fact old -- Britt's story Taiwan develops face-recognising scope. links to another pub- "Over the 2,500 lished on LiveScience vending machine years or so since the zo- in 2007, in which the TAIPEI (AFP) – A face- oped in the United States and diac was established, shift in the heavens recognising vending machine Japan, because it can actually your sign has moved about a horoscopes but it got dropped and Ophiucus were an- developed in Taiwan is able offer shopping advice," said month relative to the sun and somewhere between their nounced, and Abbott wrote to offer hair-growing tonic to Tsai Chi-hung, a researcher at stars," wrote Robert Roy civilization and ours. his piece in 1996, which is balding men and razors to the institute. Britt in a posting on Live- In any case, news of the why he didn't mention Brit- people with beards, one of As well as perceiving Science that was republished celestial shift and of Ophiu- ney Spears -- she released her the inventors said. male baldness or facial hair, by a newspaper in Min- cus's resurrection sent astrol- debut album in 1999. The vending machine, it is also able to suggest nesota, triggering the zodiac ogy buffs reeling. Britts and Abbott both from Taipei-based Innovative beauty products for young panic. If they weren't wondering point out that astrology is not DigiTech-Enabled Applica- women and health drinks for "You're no longer what how to get rid of the Scorpio a science, a hint that no one tions and Services Institute, is older ones, according to you think you are, and so if tattoo that they just had done was supposed to take the re- equipped with a camera that Tsai. you're an astrology buff, per- when it turns out they're re- drawing of the zodiac map reads the faces of shoppers The machine can also haps poised to make a New ally Libra, as Michele Zipp too seriously. and then suggests products record the choices of shop- Year's resolution based on the did in a blog posting on The But for some reason, the according to their gender and pers who do not follow its stars and a reading of your Stir, they were pondering whole thing went viral after age. tips to learn from its "mis- supposed personality, know some of the other existential the Star Tribune newspaper "Our facial-recognition takes" to be able to offer bet- that you're actually following questions raised by the in Minneapolis picked up the technology is more active ter suggestions in the future, observations, predictions and change. story and got an astronomer - than what has been devel- he said. advice aimed at another per- What, for instance, are - a real scientist -- to com- 2011 to be 'revolution' for Europe son entirely." Ophiucus's personality traits? ment on it. The shift in the alignment What signs are compatible The astronomer was in space - ESA of the stars, which has come with Ophiucans? And do the swamped with phone calls, about because the Earth has lyrics to the song from "Hair" and the Star Tribune's web- PARIS (AFP) – Europe is set at a press conference at ESA been wobbling on its axis for that go, "This is the dawning site got more than 183,000 for a space "revolution" in headquarters. millennia, means most peo- of the age of Aquarius" have hits on Thursday. 2011 when two new types of "We will go from having ple go back a sign. to be rewritten? "If we had checked our rocket join its launch pad in one launcher to having three. Warm-hearted, patient It would become "the horoscope, maybe we would French Guiana, European It will transform our capac- Taurus becomes selfish, dawning of the age of Capri- have seen this coming," Space Agency (ESA) boss ity." quick-tempered Aries. corn", which doesn't really chuckled the Star Tribune's Jean-Jacques Dordain said Dordain cautioned that Eminently practical and work with the meter of the Bill Ward in his column on recently. both Soyuz and Vega had to prudent Capricorns are now song. Friday. ESA's Ariane 5 heavy undergo tests before being blindly optimistic and care- Knowing that famous According to a survey launcher is to be joined at certified for operation and less Sagittarians. Ophiucans include the late conducted in 2009 by the Kourou this year by a tried- ESA faced the challenge of And many Sagittarians are Sir Winston Churchill, rocker Pew Forum on Religion and and-tested workhorse of having to master three differ- now Ophiucus. and reality show star Ozzy Public Life, a quarter of space, Russia's medium-sized ent rocket types at the same Oh what? Osbourne, the late US come- Americans believe in astrol- Soyuz, and by a new Euro- time. Ophiucus. It's the hitherto dian Richard Pryor, and pop ogy. pean-designed rocket, Vega, But, he declared, "By the little-heard-of 13th astrologi- star Britney Spears, all of That's 75 million people for small payloads. end of 2011, ESA will not cal sign. Apparently the whom were born between who could now be worried "2011 will be the year of look like it does today. It is a Babylonians had an Ophiu- November 29 and December that someone is trying to the launchers," Dordain said revolution for Europe." cus column in their daily 17, sheds little light on what Ophiucus. Monday, January 17, 2011 7 Health & Living Smoking causes gene damage in minutes WASHINGTON (AFP) – Those first few puffs on a cigarette can within minutes cause genetic damage linked to cancer, US scientists said in a study released. In fact, researchers said the "effect is so fast that it's equiv- alent to injecting the substance directly into the bloodstream," .The study is the first on hu- mans to track how substances in tobacco cause DNA damage, and appears in the peer-re- viewed journal Chemical Re- search in Toxicology, issued by the American Chemical Soci- ety. Using 12 volunteer smokers, scientists tracked pollutants called PAHs, or polycyclic aro- matic hydrocarbons, that are carried in tobacco smoke and can also be found in coal-burn- ing plants and in charred barbe- cue food. They followed one particular type -- phenanthrene, which is found in cigarette smoke -- through the blood and saw it form a toxic substance that is known to "trash DNA, causing mutations that can cause cancer," the study said. "The smokers developed maximum levels of the substance in a time frame that surprised even the researchers: just 15-30 minutes after the volunteers finished smoking," "These results are significant because PAH diol epoxides react readily with DNA, induce mutations, and are considered to be ultimate car- cinogens of multiple PAH in cigarette smoke," the study said. Lead scientist Stephen Hecht said the study is unique because it examines the effects of inhaling cigarette smoke, without interference from other sources of harm such as pollu- tion or a poor diet. Lung cancer kills about 3,000 people around the world each day, and 90 percent of those deaths are attributable to cigarette smoking. Gasoline: a child's drug of choice in Angola LUANDA, Angola (AFP) - of an emerging regional econ- bilitation resources are scarce. friend in tattered clothes mates that around 15 percent An intoxicated boy shuffles omy but in this capital city its Users are mainly homeless chimed in, saying he liked the of juvenile drug users are along a teeming street in Lu- main derivative has become a children and delinquents, drug because it was easy to abusing gasoline, before ad- anda casually gulping vapours gateway drug that brings mis- whose families bore the brunt find. A red rash around the vancing to crack cocaine and from a plastic bottle that con- ery to poor communities. of Angola's nearly three- mouth and sunken red eyes other hard drugs. tains gasoline, children's drug Easy access to gasoline, decade civil war which ended are tell tale signs of gasoline The abuse of gasoline first of choice in Africa's top oil- typically sold from homes in in 2002. “I started to take users. Long term use risks emerged in the early 1990's producing country. lemonade bottles, has given gasoline two months ago, I brain damage, according to when Angola was impover- Earth's "black gold" has rise to substance abuse -- with take it to make me feel medical reports. ished, but an influx of workers fast-tracked Angola from the addicts as young as 10-years- happy," slurred 11-year-old The country's Association attracted to Luanda by the oil ravages of war to the heights old, in a country where reha- Bentinho, as a stoned barefoot Against Drugs Abuse esti- boom has seen the number of users soar, drug experts say. 8 Monday, January 17, 2011 Take time to get acquainted with items on the menu captured their amenities, choose a meal, our interest along with very drinks or both and they will moderate prices; aside from personally guarantee getting the November special you can you to the airport in plenty of expect an a la carte tab that time for the flight. Changing There is a particularly lovely visiting Aruba. New owner meal after a dive with the ad- will add to your enjoyment. rooms and showers let you beach on Aruba with a gor- Hans and his GM Paul have jacent SCUBA shop, or savor Their chef offers an extensive swim and beach it until depar- geous vista right near the air- completely renovated and re- your supper along with one of fusion selection that reveals ture time and you can linger port, known always as designed the venue to fully the most spectacular locations expertise in several notable without rushing, as the airport Surfside; for some time now showcase this charming loca- to watch our amazing Aruban cuisines; a nice variety that is only 2 minutes away; no the building adjacent to it has tion while providing a very sunsets. will please everyone’s mood. worries about fighting traffic gone through a string of own- reasonably priced menu and Jan and Paul have dubbed For lunch and snacking you or delays. “Why should you ers seeking an appropriate bar. Sunday’s at Nikky Beach find a varied choice of classic end your stay on a hurried and identity for this special place, November is the month to “Rehab Day,” when they pro- salads, favorite local treats, harried note?” asks Paul. “You and it looks like it has finally get acquainted with Nikky vide a particularly pleasant pastas and gourmet sand- can join us for the day and found it with the opening of Beach as they are offering an ambiance with popular local wiches. Kitchen is open from keep that relaxed island am- the Nikky Beach Club Aruba. introductory dinner special of and international DJ’s from 10:00 am. to 10:00 p.m. ser - biance up to the last minute; it Our investigative team only $15 for a three-course noon on and $3 Mimosas all ving breakfast, lunch and din- doesn’t have to end at check from THE MORNING NEWS meal or a different Entrée de day long. During the tradi- ner. out.” The package requires went down to have a look at Jour each day of the week for tional Happy Hour time slot, One last interesting tidbit: reservations, which can be this latest venture, and we only $10. This is available they feature live music with Paul explained they offer a made by calling 582-0153 or found just the kind of authen- from 5:00 to 9:30 p.m., so you top local groups specializing in customized Departure Day contact them through their tically tranquil, Caribbean am- can finish up an afternoon the soft sound of the islands. Package that allows vacationer website: www.nickybeach biance vacationers seek when spent on the beach, catch a Some extremely interesting to stow their luggage, enjoy all aruba.com. Aruba’s Prime Minister Eman visits St. Eustatius, Arubans living there welcomed him singing Aruba’s National Anthem After ending his visit to St. Maarten, on Saturday Aruba’s Prime Minister Mike Eman proceeded to St. Eustatius, where he was received by St. Eustatius Mayor Gerald Berkel, together with members of the government, who were also pres- ent at the airplane staircase to personally welcome PM Eman and his delegation. When exiting the airport, the PM was given a surprise welcome by Arubans living there. They all went to receive him with t-shirts in the colors of the Aruban flag and waved the Aruban flag to him. As soon they saw the PM they all sang the Aruba National Anthem. It is very nice to arrive on St. Eustatius, whose capital bears the same name as ours, Oranjestad. It brings along memories of Aruba back then. Monday, January 17, 2011 9 Made in China porcelain for royal Spectacular collection wedding at ShabbyShic! BEILIU, China – A Chinese Guangxi Sanhuan Group, wedding porcelain, fighting porcelain manufacturing based in Beiliu, a city in off stiff competition from company has won the order China's southern Guangxi manufacturers around the to make the official table- province known locally for globe. ware to be used at the British its ceramics and porcelain The company is now taxed royal wedding of Prince ware, said they came out tops with producing some 16,000 William and his fiancee Kate over more than 500 compa- porcelain tableware products Middleton. nies bidding to produce royal to be used at the wedding. ShabbyShic is always mak- ing sure they have a beautiful assortment in dresses and ac- cessories. If it is for a wed- Opening hours are from 10:00 ding, cocktail party or just a a.m. – 7:00 p.m. nonstop from night out you will find it at Monday thru Saterday. ShabbyShic! ShabbyShic is a very ShabbyShic is introducing unique store on the island of a whole new range of Aruba and you will surely women’s wear that ranges enjoy the ambience the store from sizes 4 up to size 16. gives to its customers!!! The trendy establishment always understands even the smallest needs of the modern women.They will cater to all your needs. ShabbyShic’s latest collection presents a wide variety of options to choose from, depending upon the prefer- ence of the customers, in- spired by the latest international magazines collection. ShabbyShic is known as a fashionhouse, besides their dress collection they are also known for everything that is fashion related, ranging from clothing, belts, bags, shoes and jewelry. Customers will instantaneously fall in love with what they have. ShabbyShic is located at Avenida Milio Croes 12. 10 Monday, January 17, 2011 January 15 - 22 Sta Cruz: “Botica Sta Cruz.” ; S.N. : 4 Centro Med. FREE Coverage on our website: www.themorningnewsaruba.com