The Morning News (January 5, 2012)

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by  The Morning News

Thursday, January 5, 2012
Romney wins razor-thin in
Iowa caucus
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, speaks as his
wife Ann Romney and their sons (L-R) Josh, Matt, Craig and Tagg look on. Romney is the
frontrunner for the Republican nomination to take on President Barack Obama in November.
(AFP) See story on page 6
The Morning News team ends the year with a big bang
With champagne, snacks, pagaras and a Dande group, The
Morning News said goodbye to 2011 and welcome to 2012.
2 Thursday, January 5, 2012
Peter Frampton reunited Subway donates football shoes to
with ‘Best Guitar’ after
YMCA San Nicolaas
31 years
velopment of football on
The guitar was re- Aruba. In addition, it is also
turned to Mr. Framp- a means of supporting the
ton in Nashville last
tremendous work of the
month after a two-year
YMCA whose efforts have
negotiation involving
always been to benefit our
the local musician who
children and young people.
had the guitar, a cus-
toms agent who re- Accompanying photos
pairs guitars in his show Jaime Maduro of Sub-
spare time, a diehard way Aruba and David
Frampton fan in the Cohen of Playing it Forward
Netherlands and the making the official presenta-
head of the island’s
tion of football sneakers to
tourist board.
Percy Phelipa of the San
Last month, the
Nicolaas YMCA. Mr. Phe-
tourist board official,
lipa expressed his heartfelt
Ghatim Kabbara,
Fast food giant, Subway, to- ing in the behalf of young
bought the guitar with gratitude for the marvelous
gether with the International people. This year Subway has
public funds and trav- gesture of Subway and Play-
organization “Playing it For- chosen to bless children liv-
eled to Nashville to ing it Forward and assured
ward” recently made a signif- ing in the San Nicolaas area
hand it to Mr. Framp- them that the YMCA will
ton in a tattered gig icant donation to the San
bag. Mr. Frampton Nicolaas YMCA of new and
Peter Frampton has been re- said he knew as soon as he used football sneakers.
united with the Gibson electric picked the instrument up that it Subways’ donation is a
guitar he played on “Frampton was the same 1954 Gibson Les demonstration of their com-
Comes Alive,” three decades Paul with customized pickups
mitment to our community
after it was presumed de- that he had played for a
and their corporate responsi-
stroyed in a plane crash. decade. It was an emotional
It turns out the guitar did moment, he said. bility as good corporate citi-
not burn up in November 1980 "I am still in a state of zens.
when a cargo plane crashed on shock, first off, that the guitar Playing it Forward is an
takeoff in Caracas, Venezuela, even exists, let alone that it has American organization
on its way to Panama, where been returned to me. I know I which collects different ath-
Mr. Frampton was to perform. have my guitar back, but I will letic articles that American
Instead someone plucked it never forget the lives that were Universities and Colleges
from the burning wreckage lost in this crash. I am so
use for the span of one se-
and later sold it to a musician thankful for the efforts of those
mester. After the one semes-
on the Dutch Caribbean island who made this possible," he
of Curaçao. said in a statement. ter the articles are put aside
and new ones are bought. with football shoes. Subway
make certain that they reach
Previously these articles were and Playing it Forward are
those children most needing
simply thrashed. Playing it convinced that this action
this important football gear.
Forward collects this athletic will definitely benefit the de-
equipment and distributes
them around the world.
This is the second year
that Subway and Playing it
Forward are collaborating to
obtain these articles and to
get them to Aruba. All the
athletic articles are in per-
fectly good condition.
Once the articles are col-
lected, they are distributed by
charity organizations work-
Thursday, January 5, 2012 3
Ultimate introduces the majestic BMW 1 Series to the
Aruban market
Since its launch on the Inter- During the EuroNCAP rience of comfortable man-
national World market, the crash test the BMW 1 Series agement, dynamic maneu-
se cond generation of BMW 1 received 5 stars with a per- vers and the cost to the
Series has accumulated a fect score. This is a very sig- environment.
great deal of important nificant reference The BMW reveals itself as
prizes. It has also been sub- recognized world wide. In the “king of corners!” This is
mitted to all types of rigorous this manner, engineers con- because of its remarkable
testing by the media, judges firm the superior protection comfort and dynamic maneu-
of international media, design that occupants of this vehicle verability. By all standards,
experts, crash test engineers, can expect…as well as the BMW 1 Series is truly an
and automotive press people. pedestrians can feel safe in “all-rounder” vehicle.
The BMW 1 Series has sur- the vicinity of this vehicle. Auto Trophy has given the
passed all expectations! During the test drives of BMW 1 Series the “Top
The BMW 1 Series has the “Auto Zeitung” Group, Spot” in 2011, which earned
won the “Golden Steering the BMW 1 Series, and par- it the “Auto Trophy 2011”
Wheel.” Immediately follow- Sonntag” and a group of in- Auto Bild is a conglomer- ticularly the BMW 118i sur- award. The design elements
ing its launch, in a compact ternational automotive maga- ate of 33 international maga- passed the Audi A3 Sport of this superb vehicle com-
highly competitive segment, zines, “Auto Bild,” voted for zines which represents back 1.8 TFS in both cate- plement its mature character
the BMW 1 Series rose to the the BMW 1 Series. BMW 1 practically all European gories. The BMW surpassed and premium quality.
top since last November. Series is also the only vehicle countries as well as countries the Audi in total points as
Readers and judges of the in its class with ‘rear-wheel like China, Mexico and Thai- well as in the individual cat- Continued on page 5
German newspaper, “Bild am drive.’ land. egory, such as the body, expe-
4 Thursday, January 5, 2012
It’s party time:
Aruba celebrates with two full
months of Carnival festivities
this winter
ORANJESTAD -- The One your alarm clocks for 4:00 a.m.
happy island of Aruba is on February 18 for Aruba’s an-
buzzing with excitement as it nual “pajama party,” Jouvert
gears up for the 58th Annual Morning in San Nicolas. An
Carnival Celebration. Begin- early morning open invitation
ning January 7 and continuing to the island’s largest “jump
According to statistics, 2011 closes off with through February 21, Aruba’s up” is attended by carnival en-
Carnival includes colorful thusiasts from all throughout
street festivals, competitions the island who follow the va -
surge in imports compared to 2009 and 2010
and festive parades represent- rious live music caravans
ing the island’s biggest party down the city streets until sun-
each year. rise. Following Jouvert Morn-
From the beat of steel ing, celebrants continue the
drums and calypso tunes to the party at San Nicolas’ Grand
sound of brass bands and road Carnival Parade, which begins
marches, the streets of Aruba at 1 p.m. in San Nicolas.
are filled with music through- The culmination of the Car-
out the Carnival celebration. nival celebration, the Grand
Thousands of carnivalistas Carnival Parade, is an all-day
adorned in spectacular feath- event taking place on February
ered costumes and headpieces 19 that is filled with music,
create a dazzling display for celebratory floats and stunning
spectators of all ages and back- costumes while the parade
grounds. route winds it way down city
Highlights of Aruba’s an- avenues to the delight of thou-
nual Carnival celebration in- sands of spectators. The parade
clude the Carnival Queen starts at 12:00 noon in Oranjes-
Election Day on February 3, tad and continues into the
where Aruba will select one of evening hours.
its most important Carnival Carnival season concludes
representatives. Aruba’s Light- on February 21 with the cere-
ORANJESTAD– The end of noted an increase of 23% more po sitive indicator for our eco-
ing Parade, which takes place monial midnight Burning of
the year always usually signals cargo containers arriving com- nomic motivation and growth
on February 11, is a twinkling King Momo, a life-size effigy
a surge in imports for Aruba, pared to December 2010. for 2011.
nighttime event in which thou- of the spirit of Carnival, on the
accounted for by increased Overall import for the whole ASTEC wishes the entire
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porated into costumes, road For more information on
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Thursday, January 5, 2012 5
Joran van
der Sloot
murder
trial to start
tomorrow
LIMA -- Dutchman Joran van
der Sloot is to go on trial in the
Peruvian capital Lima tomor-
row. He is accused of murder-
ing Stephany Flores in his
Lima hotel room on 30 May
2010.
Lima’s Public Prosecutor
has announced he will seek a
30-year prison term and a fine
of 50,000 euros. The trial,
which is expected to attract
considerable media coverage,
will begin at 10.00 hours local
time. The trial will be held in
Lima’s Lurigancho prison near
the Castro Castro prison where
Van der Sloot is on remand.
When questioned by the Pe-
ruvian authorities, Van der
Sloot admitted killing Ms Flo-
res in his Lima hotel room. He
said he acted on a violent im-
pulse when he saw her read
documents on his laptop rela-
ting to the disappearance of US
teenager Natalee Holloway.
The 24-year-old Dutchman
is the main suspect in the dis-
appearance Ms Holloway on
Aruba in May 2005. He has
never been charged due to lack
of evidence. Ms Holloway was
18 when she went missing. Ms
Flores was 21 when she was
killed
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6 Thursday, January 5, 2012
Romney, Santorum zero in on next
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
US restricts some antibiotics White House race
in livestock MANCHESTER (AFP) - Mitt ling of the conservative right Romney, calling the multimil-
Romney and Rick Santorum said yesterday. lionaire businessman and ven-
blitzed New Hampshire yester- But Texas Governor Rick ture capitalist a "liar" in his
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US used in ducks and rabbits.
day as their epic first tussle Perry, having hinted he might Iowa concession speech.
health officials said yesterday The move aims to protect
began to winnow the field bat- drop out after coming in fifth, "I know the attacks are
they will begin restricting the the effectiveness of these drugs
tling to be the Republican pres- teased supporters by saying in going to come. They're going
use of some antibiotics in in humans, and "is intended to
idential standard-bearer. a tweet yesterday: "And the to come more fast and furious
cows, pigs and poultry due to reduce the risk of cepha -
In the closest results in the next leg of the marathon is the now," Romney said.
concerns that infections in hu- losporin resistance in certain
history of the Iowa caucuses, Palmetto State... Here we New Hampshire polls taken
mans may be growing resistant bacterial pathogens," the FDA
Romney defeated Christian come South Carolina!!!" before the Iowa results showed
to treatment. said in a statement.
conservative Santorum by a After an agonizing delay Romney polling strongly in the
The order by the Food and The agency noted that it
whisker -- just eight votes -- in which stretched into yesterday state, with around 43 percent
Drug Administration applies to had taken into account "sub-
Tuesday's opening shots of the morning, the final Iowa count support. And Santorum's
a common class of drugs stantial public comment" on
2012 White House race. gave Romney a razor-thin vic- Christian conservative mes-
known as cephalosporins, the matter since 2008, when it
The result cemented Rom- tory of 30,015 votes to Santo- sage may be harder to sell
which are often given to issued but then revoked a sim-
ney's status as the frontrunner rum's 30,007 -- or 25 percent here.
healthy animals as a preventive ilar order before it could be im-
for the Republican nomination each of some 120,000 ballots Pundits have also raised
measure to ward off potential plemented.
to take on President Barack cast. doubts whether Santorum -- a
infections. Cephalosporins are often
Obama in November. Both candidates were swift devout Catholic whose pro-life
Beginning in April, the used in humans to treat pneu-
But it failed to dispel linger- to declare that they were mov- stand and fierce opposition to
FDA will ban the use of monia, skin and soft tissue in-
ing doubts about the depth of ing on to the next battle- gay marriage resonated with
cephalosporin drugs for dis- fections including E. Coli and
his popularity, especially ground in New Hampshire, Iowa's evangelical voters -- has
ease prevention in livestock. staph, pelvic inflammatory dis-
among the Republicans' tradi- which will hold the nation's the necessary resources and
The FDA order also pre- ease, diabetic foot infections,
tional base, wary of the former first primary of the 2012 race on-the-ground organization to
vents such drugs, intended for and urinary tract infections.
Massachusetts governor's con- on January 10. take on Romney's well-oiled,
humans or pets, from being ad- When diseases become re-
servative credentials and his Romney however dis- well-funded political machine.
ministered in any "unap- sistant, doctors must turn to
Mormon faith. missed concerns that the Iowa Santorum, who came from
proved" way to cattle, swine, other drugs that may not be as
The first casualty of Tues- split -- in which firebrand li - behind to give Romney a run
chickens or turkeys. effective or may have stronger
day's vote was Iowa-born Rep- bertarian Representative Ron for his money in Iowa, insisted
That means veterinarians side effects, the FDA said.
resentative Michele Bach - Paul took some 21 percent to however there was still every-
can still "prescribe cephalo - US Congresswoman Louise
mann, who announced she was finish third -- marked an incon- thing to play for.
sporins for limited extra-label Slaughter called the move a
quitting the race after her dis- clusive showing, in which he Obama's Democratic allies
use in cattle, swine, chickens "modest first step" by the FDA
appointing sixth place finish in won fewer votes than in the were meanwhile comforted
or turkeys as long as they fol- and noted that the Centers for
the heartland state. 2008 race. that so far Republicans have
low the dose, frequency, dura- Disease Control and Preven-
"Last night the people of "This was a seven-person failed to coalesce around one
tion, and route of admini - tion said in 2009 that nearly
Iowa spoke with a very clear field. You can't do in a field of candidate, meaning the nomi-
stration that is on the label," three percent of all salmonella
voice and so I have decided to seven what you can in a nating battle could drag on for
said the FDA in a statement. cases were cephalosporin-re-
stand aside," the former dar- smaller field. And I also ran a some weeks yet.
The drugs can also still be sistant.
national campaign," Romney Obama's campaign man-
AFP photo shows Venezuelan judge Maria Lour- insisted on ABC early yester- ager Jim Messina said the "ex-
des Afiuni at home in Caracas, Venezuela on day. tremist Tea Party agenda won
January 4, 2012. Afiuni, 48, was sentenced last He also said he had "broad a clear victory" in the Repub-
shoulders" as former House lican contest and called on the
December to two years in prison for granting
speaker Newt Gingrich, who president's supporters to step
freedom on parole to banker Eligio Cedeno who
finished fourth in Iowa, sig- up their organizational efforts.
is accused of corruption. She had ruled that
naled he was gunning for
prosecutors had exceeded the time limit to bring
Cedeno’s case to court. After a "stormy" period
in jail, she was taken --almost a year ago-- to her
home in Caracas, where she lives with her par-
ents and her daughter under house arrest.
Human Rights Watch has said Afiuni’s case
shows how President Hugo Chavez’s govern-
ment “has demonstrated its fundamental disre-
gard for the principle of judicial independence.”
Chavez, speaking on state television on Dec. 11,
2009, called for Afiuni to “pay” with “30 years in
prison” for ordering Cedeno’s release. Afiuni
isn't authorized to speak with the press.
Thursday, January 5, 2012 7
Scandal-hit German president says
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
wants to stay in office
BERLIN (AFP) - Embattled had business ties to the tycoon
German President Christian or any firms connected with
Wulff said yesterday he him, Wulff had kept quiet.
wanted to stay in office despite This week it emerged that
a mounting series of scandals Wulff had called Bild's editor-
that Chancellor Angela Merkel in-chief Kai Diekmann one
asked him to clear up. day before the story's publica-
"I am pleased to assume my tion and left a blistering voice-
responsibilities (as president), mail message threatening him
I took them on for a five-year with "war" if he went ahead
term," Wulff said in a televised with the report.
interview amid a growing cho- Meanwhile another publi-
rus of calls for his resignation. cation, Welt am Sonntag, said
ARGENTINA, PILAR : Argentine presidency's spokesper- He added that he hoped by one of its reporters had been
son Alfredo Scoccimarro reads a medical report on the the end of the term in 2015 "to summoned to the presidential
health condition of President Cristina Kirchner, at Hos- have a record showing I was a palace for a dressing-down
German President Christian
pital Austral, 50 km north of Buenos Aires on January 4, good and successful presi- over another article about
Wulff
2011. Cristina Kirchner underwent surgery for thyroid dent". Wulff's strained relationship
cancer yesterday morning, with her doctors predicting Wulff, 52, landed in hot with his half-sister. deal.
a full recovery. (AFP PHOTO) water last month when the Wulff said in the interview "I would not like to be pre -
powerful daily Bild reported yesterday that the call to Diek- sident of a country in which
Nigeria: Hundreds protest, mob
that he had concealed a home mann had been a "serious mis- you can no longer borrow
loan at an advantageous inter- take" that was "unworthy" of a money from a friend," he said.
threatens newspaper office est rate he accepted from the president and for which he had Wulff said he would not re-
wife of a tycoon friend while already apologised. On the sign as he had received strong
premier of Lower Saxony state. loan, Wulff insisted it had been support from Germans in re-
KANO (AFP) - Hundreds of Businesses around the
When opposition state a private arrangement with a cent weeks calling on him to
protesters shut down petrol sta- square pulled down their shut-
deputies asked him whether he friend rather than a business stay in office.
tions in northern Nigeria's ters fearing violence and four
largest city yesterday and a filling stations overlooking the Two men jailed for 'evil' British racist
mob threatened to burn a square were forced to close
newspaper office amid volatile after they were besieged by the
murder
demonstrations over soaring protesters.
fuel prices. A mob also threatened to
Placard-waving protesters burn down the office of the LONDON (AFP) - A British two months in jail, while Nor- the rest of the people".
in Kano headed toward the Daily Trust newspaper -- judge jailed two white men ris, who was 16 at the time, The convicted pair were
state governor's office when whose coverage the protestors yesterday for the "evil" murder was given a minimum of 14 among five suspects arrested
dozens of armed police and perceived as supportive of the of black teenager Stephen years and three months. within days of the murder, and
soldiers blocked them using government's move -- but po- Lawrence in 1993, one of the The convictions bring some Scotland Yard police chief
trucks and vans, an AFP corre- lice blocked them. country's most notorious racist closure to a long-running case Bernard Hogan-Howe pledged
spondent witnessed. The government in Africa's crimes which prompted a which the judge said had yesterday not to give up in the
The protesters then gath- largest oil producer ended fuel major police overhaul. "scarred the conscience of the search for their accomplices.
ered on the city centre's main subsidies on January 1, spark- Gary Dobson, 36, and nation." "The other people involved
square, known as the Silver Ju- ing widespread opposition and David Norris, 35, were found The case sparked an over- in the murder of Stephen
bilee Square but which protest- protests in parts of the country guilty by a jury Tuesday of haul of the police after a dam - Lawrence should not rest eas-
ers renamed "Liberation including the capital Abuja and being part of a gang of white ning report found the original ily in their beds," he said.
Square." the commercial hub of Lagos. youths who stabbed the 18- investigation was hampered by The victim's mother Doreen
year-old to death in an unpro- "institutional racism", and is Lawrence said the sentences
voked attack at a bus stop in viewed as a milestone in race were "quite low" but accepted
Eltham, southeast London. relations across Britain. that the pair had been treated
Handing down the senten ces Lawrence's father Neville as juveniles because they were
in a packed courtroom at Lon- welcomed the jail terms but under 18 at the time. If they
don's Old Bailey, Judge Col- said it was "only one step in a had been adults, they could
man Treacy said Law rence's long, long journey." have faced 30 years.
murder was a "terrible and evil He said he hoped Dobson Treacy said the murder had
crime" committed for "no other and Norris would "go and lay a "degree of general premedi-
reason than racial hatred." down in their beds and think tation" as members knew the
He sentenced Dobson, who that they weren't the only ones gang was armed, even if it
was aged 17 at the time of the who were responsible for the could not be proven that either
attack, to at least 15 years and death of my son and... give up had wielded the knife.
8 Thursday, January 5, 2012
Health & Living
Calories, not protein,
boost body fat: study
of protein might affect overall
weight gain, body fat and en-
ergy expenditure.
They found that people on
the low-protein diet gained
less weight overall, but that
more of their extra energy
was stored as fat than people
on the mid-level and high-
protein diets.
Low-protein eaters gained
about half as much as the oth-
ers -- putting on an average of
(AFP) - People who eat too 3.16 kilograms (seven pounds)
much of a high-calorie, low- during the study compared to
protein diet tend to gain more 6.05 kg in the normal protein
body fat than people who group and 6.51 kg in the high-
overeat high amounts of pro- protein group.
tein, US researchers said Tues- But a lot of that extra weight
day. was in the form of lean body
A study published in the mass, which people on the
January 4 issue of the Journal mid- and high-level protein
of the American Medical As- diets gained while those on the
sociation included 25 people in low-protein regime lost.
Louisiana who agreed to live Ninety percent of the extra
as in-patients in a weight-gain energy consumed by people on
experiment for a 56-day pe- the low-protein diet was stored
riod. as fat, compared to about 50
Over the course of about percent in the other two Gastric bypass cuts death risk:
two months, they were overfed groups.
by about 1,000 calories per "The key finding of this study
day. study is that calories are more
Some were fed a diet that important than protein while
dences of diabetes and cancer.
was five percent protein, some consuming excess amounts of
"The message is clear --
ate 15 percent protein -- con- energy with respect to in-
bariatric surgery saves lives,"
sidered a normal level -- and creases in body fat," said the
said Mitchell Roslin, chief of
others ate 25 percent protein, research, led by George Bray
obesity surgery at Lenox Hill
or a high amount. of the Pennington Biomedical
The researchers' aim was to Research Center in Baton Hospital in New York, who
uncover how different levels Rouge, Louisiana. was not involved in the study.
Roslin noted that the most
US cancer deaths continue common type of surgery in the
study, vertical banded gastro-
to drop: study plasty, has been replaced by
newer methods that are even
more effective, so the cardio-
WASHINGTON (AFP) - demic in the United States as
Steep declines in fatal cases of well as better early detection vascular death risk is likely
lung and breast cancer have practices for certain cancers, (AFP) - Obese people who un- the surgery group vs. 37 in the even lower today.
led the drop in cancer deaths the report suggested. dergo gastric bypass surgery control group)," said the study As many as 200,000 gastric
in the United States in the last For the most recent four are less likely to die from heart led by Lars Sjostrom of the bypass operations, in which
several years, according to years of the study, 2004-2008, attack and stroke than people University of Gothenburg, the stomach is sectioned off so
data by the American Cancer overall cancer incidence rates who receive more conven- Sweden. that the smaller amounts of
Society Wednesday. declined 0.6 percent per year tional treatment for their Bariatric surgery was also food can fit inside, are done
In all, more than a million for men and were stable in weight condition, a Swedish linked to a lower number of annually in the United States,
deaths have been avoided women. Cancer death rates study said this week. heart attacks overall, fewer where about a third of people
since cancer mortality first for that period dropped 1.8 The study, published in the strokes, and fewer fatal are obese.
began to decline at the start of percent per year in men and
January 4 issue of the Journal strokes.
the 1990s, said the Cancer 1.6 percent annually in
of the American Medical Asso- But when the researchers
Statistics 2012 report based on women. The biggest contrib-
ciation, included about 4,000 looked at weight change alone,
US government health data utors to the drop in fatalities
patients in Sweden who were they could find no significant
and statistical models. were lung cancer, which ac-
recruited between 1987 and relationship to cardiovascular
But while deaths from four counted for 40 percent of the
2001. events in either group, suggest-
major cancers -- lung, colorec- decline in deaths among men
tum, breast, and prostate -- and breast cancer, which made The surgery patients either ing that the weight loss itself
continued to drop in the past up 34 percent of the fall in had gastric bypass (13.2 per- might not be the driver of
decade, other potentially deaths among women. From cent), banding (18.7 percent), fewer deaths.
lethal cancers have been on 1999 to 2008, cancer deaths or vertical banded gastroplasty "There are many benefits to
the rise, including throat and have dropped in every racial (68.1 percent), and all lost 16- bariatric surgery and that some
mouth cancers linked to group except for American In- 23 percent of their body weight of these benefits are independ-
human papillomaviruses, a dians and Alaska natives, in subsequent years. ent of the degree of the surgi-
common sexually transmitted among whom the rates have The control group did not cally induced weight loss,"
disease. stayed steady, it added. have any type of surgery and said the study.
Cancers of the pancreas, This coming year, the showed a 0-1 percent weight Other studies have shown
liver, thyroid, and kidney and United States can expect a loss at follow-up periods of that the benefits of gastric sur-
melanoma of the skin have total of 1.6 million new cancer two, 10, 15 and 20 years. gery for extremely obese peo-
also been mounting over the diagnoses and 577,190 deaths "Bariatric surgery was asso- ple can include long-term
past 10 years. Some of those from cancer, according to the ciated with reduced number of changes of body weight, better
may be tied to the obesity epi- report's projections. fatal heart attack deaths (22 in quality of life, and fewer inci-
Thursday, January 5, 2012 9
Sci-Tech Armed commandos to
Fly parasite turns honey bees protect India's tigers
into 'zombies': study
physical training, un-
armed combat, training
that were alive -- we found that in using weapons, field
they walked around in circles, engineering (and) map
often with no sense of direc- reading," he added,
tion," said Core. hailing the initiative as
The parasite lays its eggs in the first of its kind in
the bee's abdomen. About a India.
week after the bee dies, the fly India is home to half
larvae push their way into the of the world's rapidly
world, often exiting from be- dwindling wild tiger
tween the bee's head and mid- population but has
section. been struggling to halt
The research, which has the big cat's decline in
also confirmed that the same the face of poachers,
(AFP) - Armed commandos
flies have been parasitizing international smuggling net-
are to be deployed in the jun-
bumblebees, won local excel- works and loss of habitat.
gles of southern India to
lence awards when it was first From an estimated 40,000
Honey bees deter poachers from captur-
presented last year. ing and killing endangered animals in 1947, when India
(AFP) - US scientists have dis- about them. Then the next time Next, the team hopes to find tigers, state government offi- gained independence from
covered that a fly parasite can I looked at the vial, there were out more about where the par- cials announced on Wednes- British colonial rule, num-
turn honey bees into confused all these fly pupae surrounding asitization is taking place, and day. bers were down to around
zombies before killing them, the bees," he said. 1,706 -- about half that in
whether the "zombie bees" The 54-strong Special
in an advance that could offer Soon, the bees began to die, leave the colony of their own Tiger Protection Force will 2001 but slightly up on the
new clues to why bee colonies but not in the usual way by sit- accord or if their disease is patrol the two main tiger re- 1,411 in 2006.
are collapsing. ting still and curling up. These sensed by comrades who then serves of Bandipur and Na- Karnataka is India's most
So far, the parasite has only bees kept trying to move their push them out. garhole national parks on the tiger-dense state, with some
been detected in honey bees in legs and get around, but they Karnataka-Tamil Nadu state 300 of the predators prowl-
Researchers plan to use tiny
California and South Dakota, were too weak, said lead au- border, the Karnataka gov- ing its six major reserves in
radio tags and video monitor-
American researchers reported thor Andrew Core, a graduate ernment in Bangalore said. 2010.
ing to find clues to the mystery.
in the open access science student in Hafernik's lab. The squad, which includes The state forest depart-
"We don't know the best
journal PLoS ONE this week. "They kept stretching them forest rangers, has undergone ment says that about 50
way to stop parasitization, be-
But if it turns out to be an out and then falling over," said a three-month course in jun- tigers have died in Karnataka
cause one of the big things
emerging parasite, that "under- Core. "It really painted a pic- gle survival techniques as since 2006, half of them
we're missing is where the flies
lines the danger that could ture of something like a zom- well as weapons training. killed by poachers, with the
threaten honey bee colonies bie." are parasitizing the bees," "We plan to induct an ad- carcasses sold for use in tra-
throughout North America," Further study showed that Hafernik said. ditional 54 personnel into the ditional Chinese medicine.
said the study led by San Fran- bees that left their hives at "We assume it's while the force for deploying in the The National Tiger Con-
cisco State University profes- night were most likely to be- bees are out foraging, because other three tiger reserves servation Authority (NTCA)
sor of biology John Hafernik. come infected with the fly par- we don't see the flies hanging across the state," B.K. Singh, has set aside 500 million ru-
Hafernik made the discov- asite, identified as around the bee hives. But it's the state's principal chief pees ($920,000) to raise, arm
ery by accident, when he for- Apocephalus borealis. still a bit of a black hole in conservator of forests, told and deploy similar squadrons
aged some bees from outside a Once bees were parasitized terms of where it's actually reporters. in 13 tiger reserves across
"They will also undergo
light fixture at the university to by the fly, they would abandon happening." India.
feed to a praying mantis he'd their hives and congregate near Experts have theorized that
brought back from a field trip. lights, a very unusual behavior the huge die-off of bees world-
"But being an absent- for bees. wide since 2006, a major threat
minded professor, I left them "When we observed the to crops that depend on the
in a vial on my desk and forgot bees for some time -- the ones honey-making insects for pol-
lination, is not due to any one
single factor.
Parasites, viral and bacterial
infections, pesticides, and poor
nutrition resulting from the im-
pact of human activities on the
environment have all played a
role in the decline.
The mysterious decimation
of bee populations in the
United States, Europe, Japan
and elsewhere in recent years
threatens agricultural produc-
tion worth tens of billions of
dollars.
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