Monday, February 25, 2013

SEOUL (AFP) - Park Geun-Hye, the daughter of SouthKorea's late military ruler, willbe sworn in as the country'sfirst female president to day in aceremony shadowed by NorthKorea's recent nuclear test.

As South Korea's first-everwoman president, she willlead a country that is rankedbelow the likes of Surinameand the United Arab Emiratesin gender equality.

She is taking office a littlemore than 50 years after herfather, Park Chung-He, seizedpower in a military coup.

the window of his residence inthe Vatican, his voice breakingwith emotion.

"If God is asking me to dothis it is precisely so I can con-tinue to serve with the samededication and love as beforebut in a way that is more ap-propriate for my age and formy strength."

The 85-year-old leader ofthe world's 1.2 billion Catho -lics announced earlier thismonth he will be steppingdown because he lacks thestrength to carry on.

His shock resignation endsan eight-year reign dominatedby the priest child sex abusescandal and efforts to counterrising secularism in the West.

He thanked the crowd witha final unscripted call, tellingthem: "We will always beclose!"

The Vatican and Rome po-lice estimated the numbers atmore than 100,000 people --many times more than usuallyattend the traditional Sundayprayer.

Benedict will be only thesecond pope to resign of hisown free will in the Church's2,000-year history, and the firstsince the Middle Ages.

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to take part in the conclave toelect the next pontiff.

But tens of thousands ofsupporters turned out for Bene-dict's final Sunday prayersahead of his formal resignationon Thursday, often interruptinghim with their clapping, cheer-ing and chanting.

"The Lord is calling me toclimb the mountain, to dedi-cate myself even more toprayer and meditation. But thisdoes not mean abandoning theChurch," the pope said from

VATICAN CITY (AFP) - PopeBenedict XVI delivered anemotional last Sunday prayerin St Peter's Square, sayingGod had told him to devotehimself to quiet contemplationbut assuring he would not"abandon" the Church.

The final days of his ponti -ficate are being overshadowedby mounting scandal over twocardinals -- one accused ofcovering up paedophileabusers and the other accusedof "'inappropriate acts"' -- set

Aruba's Minister of Economic& Social Affairs and Culture,Michelle Hooyboer-Winklaar,who joins an illustrious rosterof notable women. Amongthem are country leaders,world-renowned social histori-ans, psychologists, active hu-manitarians, and motivationalspeakers, including one of theguest speakers for the confer-ence, Dr. Susan Morter.

Dr. Morter, a certified chi-ropractor, had observed her pa-tients, realizing that health andwellnessis achieved throughtreating the whole; a meldingof body, spirit and mind are es-sential to the process, not onlyphysical manipulation. Herphilosophy "bridges science,spirit and human possibility."Her health center focuses onall these aspects with TheBioEnergetic SynchronizationTechnique (B.E.S.T.), "a non-forceful, energy balancinghands-on procedure used tohelp reestablish the full healingpotential of the body."

THE MORNING NEWS ishonored to feature her in thefirst of two exclusive inter-views with guest speakers forthe upcoming conference,along with actress/humanita -rian Maria Bello. Both are fea-tured in Emmanuel Itier's film"Femme."

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March 8, the Ministry of Eco-nomic & Social Affairs andCulture is hosting a spectacularforum of guest speakers for theWomen's Day Conference2013. The purpose is to inspirethe confidence each womanshould have in their ability todirect their lives to greater pur-pose and productivity, as wellas inspiring them to attain theirfull potential.

The day will include theworld premier of a thoughtfuland thought-provoking film,"Femme: Women Healing theWorld" by French filmmakerEmmanuel Itier. It featuresparts of an interview with

Exclusive Interview withDr. Sue Morter, guestspeaker at upcomingWomen's Day event

Monday, February 25, 2013

Dr. Susan Morter.

Emotional Pope celebrates final

Sunday prayers

AFP photo shows Pope Benedict XVI celebrating yester-day’s prayers from the window of his appartments at StPeter's Square in Vatican.

S. Koreaswears in

first womanpresident

through meditation. After thisprofound experience, I wasable to actually see the energyflow in an individual’s bodyand therefore I could start towatch what was happening assomeone was healing. Fromthat I put much of the work to-gether.

I realized that we create somuch of our challenge in lifeby living in our heads and ge -nerating so many stresses thatare actually not real, but ima -gined. And rarely are the cir-cumstances as ‘bad’ as wehave written them to be. Icould not only sense our ex-treme tendency to do this, butI could actually see the energyfields emitting from an indi-vidual that was stressing. Theyappeared much different thanthose energies being emittedfrom a peaceful mind andheart. Most of us have alreadyexperienced such distinctions;we just can’t ‘see’ them. Weknow when someone is happyeven if they don’t say, and weknow if they are stressed evenif they don’t admit it. The En-ergy Codes help us learn to puta language to what we sense,but can’t quite put our fingeron with ourselves and withothers. And most importantly,they allow us to begin to heal.Quietly, intimately and at ourown authentic pace, we willheal.

TMN: Relating to"Femme: Women healing theworld," you speak of gettingto the "center" and greatpower. How important do youfeel this film is to relationshipsand well being?

DR. MORTER: Femme ison the frontier on Conscious-ness today. Its’ conversationspeaks to an age old Truth thatthe nurturing, comprehensive,and natural Feminine Principleis destined to surface as our ul-timate solution to all issuesborne of a fragmented versionof thought. When mankind at-tempts to beat the system and

gone to the doctor to get an an-tibiotic to remedy an ailmentthat I have had. Instead I havetaught myself – and many oth-ers – to self heal through spe-cific nervous system tech -niques that, by design, shift thefunction of the nervous systemout of fight or flight and returnit to a healing state. We allhave this capacity; in manycases we simply have not beenshown our wholeness.

TMN: How did you de-velop your Energy Codes?

DR. MORTER: Similar towhat I have already men-tioned, they have all come to-gether from my personalexperience, my working withthousands of patients over 25years, working with groups,large and small and from myprofessional graduate and postgraduate school training. Inaddition, I also had the oppor-tunity of growing up in a natu-ral healthcare environmentwhere the dinner table conver-sation was about Quantum Sci-ence and natural healing. Itwas inevitable that the codeswould come together in mypractice. I will also add thatthe largest influence of crea -ting the Energy Codes cameafter a life changing and tran-scendental experience I had

TMN: How did your chiro-practic practice help you de-velop your current philosophyand treatment?

DR. MORTER: Not onlyworking with other people’saches and pain, but in healingmy own. I realized that no oneheals, truly heals, until there isa more deeply integrated con-nection within them than therewas before they became ill.People’s minds and hearts andspirits must come together inunison before any sustainableshift can happen. We have torealize that we are whole andcomplete just as we are andthat there is nothing wrong andnothing missing. We compareourselves to others and weconclude that we are lacking insome way. Ultimately, whenthis is the case, the nervoussystem picks up on the signalthat something is wrong andwe are moved into a state offear or emergency. Then, afterweeks, months or even yearsof this, our systems depleteand exhaust and we becomesusceptible to injury or illness.This is one of the premises ofChiropractic: that the body isable to heal itself, if given theappropriate circumstances todo so.

I personally grew up withthis perspective. I have never

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gracefully and with great cer-tainty give that permission toourselves. As with any greatTruth, it can only come fromTruth. That Truth resideswithin. It can only be grantedby oneself. Femme setsground work for such a shift inConscious living.

TMN: What attracted youto contributing to this film?

Dr. MORTER: I was at-tracted to the intention ofFemme: bringing a conversa-tion of true and sustainablehealing forward in our cul-ture…in all cultures. I haveknown for a long time that thisconversation would eventuallyhave its day in the sun. Todayis that day. The time has cometo wake up to the Grace thatMother Nature bestows uponus. It is time to live like wecare. Femme stands in thatLight

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get ahead by over utilization ofresources, being socially irre-sponsible, prejudiced or incon-gruent in any other way,ultimately the plan will fail.As we surrender to the laws ofnature and listen and act fromour hearts, we will mend thefallen structures that haveserved their purpose of awak-ening us and move into a moreholistic way is seeing, livingand leaving legacy.

All relationships will healas we learn to find our centralcore and the inherent powerthat accompanies it. The workthat I teach shows us how to dothis and this film sets the stagefor its significance. When webuild our relationship diffe -rently within ourselves, thenour relationships with the outerworld will shift. Women havenever been given the “goahead” for building that innercore strength, at least not as acollective. Now it is time to

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loons to float as a message ofhope and optimism for all pa-tients and their family mem-bers affected by the disease.

alongside Pfizer to "combatthe world of cancer." Upon ar-riving at the Hard Rock CafeAruba, they released the bal-

The Holiday Inn Aruba hosteda three-day Pfizer InternationalGroup symposium of oncolo-gists and Pfizer executives be-ginning on Thursday, February21. During that time theyshared the latest advance in re-search and treatment of cancer.In a gesture of solidarity in thebattle against cancer, theyended their stay with an im-promptu march from their re-sort to the venue for their finaldinner on Saturday evening,Hard Rock Cafe Aruba, only ashort distance away in PalmBeach.

The doctors carried over200 blue and green balloonsdown Irausquin Boulevard todemonstrate their commitment

Balloons of Hope take to the sky in

Palm Beach

Minister Visser com-mented that with anindepen dent laboratory de-partment, our health systemwill enter a more competi-tive market just like othercorporations, or "NV's" onthe island. “The idea is toenhance our health servicequality and become better;for our hospital, doctors andspecialists."

He also emphasized thatthe prices must be actual-ized and that the cost for

tests must be cheaper. It mustbe competitive and AZV willhelp to achieve this.

The minister said the lab-oratory in the Horacio Odu-ber Hospital is also includedin the process. The employ-ees of this laboratory have amuch higher salary than stip-ulated by the governmentstandards. The health depart-ment cannot continue to paythat level of salary and simul-taneously pay specialists re-quired to give the servicerequired to help the sick peo-ple of our island.

to encourage more efficientservice and the use of ad-vanced technology needed byour specialists and hospital.With the equipment we havenow, our laboratories cannotgive optimal service."

ORANJESTAD – Ministerof Public Health and Sports,Dr. Richard Visser an-nounced recently that thegovernment’s laboratoriesare in the process of restruc-turing to become an inde-pendent department. This inexpect to be completed by2014.

"The privatization is nec-essary for the health depart-ment to stay competitiveand be more attractive forspecialists needed here," heexplained. "It is somethingthat has been analyzed forsome time already."

"In 2014, the govern-ment’s laboratories will be-come independent depart -ment. The change is expected

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Minister announces government testinglabs to be privatized

flight's path came across abackpack tagged "VittorioMissoni" on the Caribbean is-land of Bonaire and anothersuitcase labeled "Vittorio Mis-soni and Maurizia Castiglioni"was spotted "not too far" away.

The spokesperson could notexactly confirm that the partsreally belong to Missoni’s air-craft because investigations arenow done by the Public Prose-cution.

WILLEMSTAD – Spokesper-son for the Coast Guard con-firmed on the weekend thatparts of a small aircraft werefound at the west side of Cura-cao during the afternoon hoursof February 21, 2013. Thereare indications that these partsbelong to the recent aircraftwhich carried the well knownVittorio Missoni but disap-peared in the area of LosRoques, islands off the coast ofVenezuela. Missoni is the heirof the fashion house carryinghis own name.

Since the airplane's January4 disappearance, some luggagehas washed ashore. The first, abag of kite-surfing equipmentrecovered in Curaçao on Janu-ary 10, belonged to touristGiorgio Neri, who stowed hisgear on the fashion mogul'splane. One month later, a re-porter attempting to trace the

way to create sustainable busi-ness, educational projects,healthcare systems or anyother cultural or social consid-eration, is by applying this wayof engaging in the world.

“Women healing the world”doesn’t infer that men cannotplay significant roles in thisshift of awareness. They will;in fact, they must. It simplymeans that we have to begin tolook differently at the issues athand and see from the view-point of the feminine: We be-come interested in thelong-term effects of every de-cision and every action and weare interested in the nurturingof a greater good. Withoutthat, no one wins. And with it,we are One, with nature andwith each other. It is time forwomen to model that for theworld, not just wish for it.

Rosalie Klein

TMN: What do you hope willcome from its distribution and

viewing? Optimistically....DR. MORTER: It is my

hope that every human beingthat is living and breathing canhear this message and then‘teach it forward’ in their ownlanguage and their own ex-pression, differently every day,and in their own unique way.It is my hope that this filmmakes a contribution to the re-uniting of our desire as humansto continue to be progressive inthe world and to advance inevery facet of our creative ca-pacity and at the same timelearn to balance and honor thatwith the beauty of Self Rea -lization and the natural caretaking that comes with suchawakenings. It is my hope thatFemme will clarify the femi-nine principle and becomeknown as a great contributor tothe realization that the only

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ence.” As Aruba’s only boutique-

style resort that caters exclu-sively to adults, Bucuti haslong been recognized by tra -velers worldwide, achieving anumber of awards. Most re-cently Bucuti was named toCondé Nast Traveler’s presti-gious Gold List, recognizingthe world’s best places to stayfor 2013, as well as selected asa Top Resort in the Caribbeanin the outlet’s 2011 Readers’Choice Awards. Additionalaccolades include beingnamed a 2011 Fodor’s Choiceselection; recognition forEagle Beach and Bucuti &Tara Beach Resorts as one ofthe top ten in the Top 25Beaches in the World by Tri-pAdvisor; and more than twodozen environmental awardsand certifications, includingthe Highest AchievementAward as the top performingsustainable travel & tourismbusiness in the Caribbean byGreen Globe Certification.

Additionally, Bucuti &Tara Beach Resorts is consis-tently recognized as one of thetop ten most romantic resortsin the world by TripAdvisor,and has earned the numbertwo spot in the most recentTripAdvisor ranking of the topten hotels for romance in theCaribbean. Bucuti providesthe perfect haven for all thingsromance and is the ideal resortfor a destination proposal,honeymoon getaway, unfor-gettable anniversary celebra-tion or an intimate romanticCaribbean escape for coupleslooking for magnificent beachviews, stunning tropical sun-sets and perfect weather year-round to help celebrate theirlove.

proud to represent Aruba asthe island’s only resort to re-ceive this distinction,” saidBucuti’s owner Ewald Bie-mans. “We are less than twomonths into the New Year andalready we’ve hit a trifecta ofhonors having first earned aplacement on Condé NastTraveler’s prestigious GoldList. Recognition of this kindcan only be achieved with thehelp of our top-notch teamwho demonstrate a commit-ment to providing an outstand-ing experience. It’s been ourpleasure to serve our loyalguests and we thank them forthe kind reviews and feedbackthat have ultimately led to usproviding a superior, romanticand relaxing travel experi-

TripAdvisor has announcedthe winners of the 2013 Tra -velers' Choice hotel awards,which identifies the world'stop properties, and Bucuti &Tara Beach Resorts is pleasedto be honored among the top25 hotels in the Caribbean, theonly resort in Aruba to receivethis distinction. Additionally,the resort was named the num-ber two out of 10 in the top ho-tels for romance in theCaribbean category. TripAdvi-sor Trave lers’ Choice winnersare based on millions of valu-able reviews and opinionsfrom tra velers around theworld.

“We are truly honored to berecognized among such anelite group of hotels and are


TripAdvisor names Bucuti & Tara Beach

Resorts a “Top Hotel in the Caribbean”

and “Top Hotel for Romance”Aruba’s premier resort for romance achieves a “triple crown” of awards in 2013 adding toits growing lists of accolades and achievements

Aircraft parts found atwest coast of Curacao

natural or surgically created,which connects a portion of thebody cavity to the outside en-vironment.

One well-known form of anartificial stoma is a colostomy,which is a surgically createdopening in the large intestinethat allows the removal offeces out of the body, bypass-ing the rectum, to drain into apouch or other collection de-vice. The historical practice oftrepanation was also a type ofstoma.

The lecture is tomorrow at8:00 p.m. at the Fantastic Gar-dens.

Tthe Mary Joan Foundationinvites everyone for an inform-ative night on colon cancer, to-morrow, February 26. Thelecture is by FORSA, founda-tion that has as aim to give pa-tience all the support neededwhen dealing with colon can-cer.

These informative lecturesare important as Aruba hasmany colon cancer patience.FORSA give patience andfamily members supportthrough lectures and boletins,most specifically STOMA.

STOMA, in many cases, is confused with stomach. Astoma is an opening, either

gist if you see anything suspi-cious.

Please register for “Bo tacheck bo cuero” by sending anemail to [email protected] or call 5885506prior to the event. You can alsocontact us for more informa-tion.

To learn more about waysto prevent and detect skin can-cer, or to find a local dermatol-ogist, visit www.bestdermaclinicaruba.com or www.face-book.com/DermaClinicAruba.

of skin cancer in our commu-nity through this “Bo ta checkbo cuero?” is so important.”

There are three main goals:1. Creating of an in-

creased awareness for the dan-ger of UV radiation. How toprotect your skin, how tocheck your skin and how torecognize a sun damaged skin?

2. To provide insight inthe scale of the problem skincancer on Aruba and world-wide.

3. Create awarenessamong people to regularlycheck your skin (self-examina-tion) to be able to recognizeskin cancer in an early stage.

Exposure to ultraviolet ra-diation from the sun is themost important preventablecause of all skin cancers, in-cluding melanoma, the dead-liest form of skin cancer.Protect your skin by seekingshade, and wearing sunscreenand protective clothing.

Early detection also is vitalto effectively treat skin cancer.Regularly check your skin formoles that are growing, chang-ing or bleeding, and make anappointment with a dermatolo-

The dermatologists of Arubawill be hosting a skin cancerscreening: “Bo ta check bocuero?” - Do you check yourskin - for the public on 16th ofMarch from 9-12 and 13-16 atthe Dermatology Center(Oranjestad, Stadionweg 16),and on 17th of March from 9-12 and 13-16 at the IMSAN(San Nicolas).

“Current estimates are thatone in five Americans will de-velop skin cancer in their life-time,” dr. Nuris Lampe said.“That’s why raising awareness


On March 9 and 10

Dermatologists of Aruba to host “Bo

ta check bo cuero?”

Mary Joan Foundation and

FORSA Foundation with

lecture on Colon cancer


CARACAS (AFP) - A hugebanner of a smiling HugoChavez covers the top of themilitary hospital where theailing president is recuperat-ing, but Venezuelans awaitfor the man himself to finallyappear in the flesh.

Presidential guards withred berets now control whogoes through the gate, whileChavez reportedly rests in aninth-floor room he hasstayed in since he returnedlast Monday from 10 weeksof cancer treatment in Cuba.

In recent days, the govern-ment, which has tightly man-aged information about hishealth, put up tall bannersalong the street of the hospi-tal displaying images of theleftist leader and the words"Chavez lives and smiles."

But outside the Dr. CarlosArvelo Military Hospital,people wonder: Is Chavez re-ally in there? How sick is heand when will he finally re-appear?

"Some say he's gettingbetter, others say he's gettingworse, others say he's still inCuba or dead," said JoseAcosta, 24, who works at theJ.Kelly bakery across fromthe hospital.

"There are so many ru-mors, you don't know what tothink," Acosta said, echoing asentiment repeated by a half-dozen people interviewedoutside the hospital.

A man wearing whitemedical garb with the printedword "radiology" walked intothe shop but refused to talkabout Chavez or the hospital,saying "I don't know any-thing."

On a wall, there was theimage of a smiling butbedridden Chavez flanked byhis two daughters, one of theonly four pictures that thegovernment released of theonce omnipresent leader onFebruary 15, when he wasstill in Cuba.

At the hospital's main en-

trance, a presidential guardofficer refused to let an AFPreporter go through, sayingthe communications ministrydecides if journalists can visit.

The mystery surroundingthe president's health has castdoubt over the political futureof a nation sitting on top of theworld's biggest oil reserve.

In power for 14 years,Chavez was re-elected to asix-year term in October afterdeclaring himself cancer-free.

But he abruptly returnedto Cuba for a fourth round ofsurgery in December andnamed Vice President Nico-las Maduro his political heir.

His January 10 inaugura-tion was postponed indefi-nitely, prompting theopposition to cry foul. Elec-tions must be called within30 days if the president is in-capacitated, and the opposi-tion met Sunday to prepare toname a unity candidate.

The government's lastmedical report on Thursdaywas gloomy, stating thatChavez still suffers from arespiratory problem he devel-oped after his December 11surgery and that the trend wasnot favorable.

Chavez announced his re-turn on Twitter and has re-leased letters, but thebooming voice that captivatesloyal followers and infuriateshis foes has remained silent.He is breathing through atube, hindering his speech.

Waiting for Hugo: Questionsoutside Chavez hospital

WASHINGTON (AFP) -America's top diplomat JohnKerry began his first officialtrip as secretary of state onSunday, a marathon get-ac-quainted tour of America'sclosest allies in Europe andthe Middle East.

A plane carrying the newsUS secretary of state and histeam took off from Joint BaseAndrews outside Washingtonat around 7:15 am local time(1215 GMT).

Kerry will visit the UnitedKingdom, Germany, France,Italy, Turkey, Egypt, SaudiArabia, the United Arab Emi-rates, and Qatar from Febru-ary 24 to March 6.

The first stop will be Lon-don, where Kerry will meetwith senior British officials,

State Department Spokes-woman Victoria Nuland toldreporters Friday.

Kerry travels on to Berlinwhere, in addition to meet-ing Germans, he will en-counter his Russiancounterpart, Sergei Lavrov,for a tricky exchange at atime when Moscow andWashington are at logger-heads on many issues.

"Obviously, they knoweach other well from whenSecretary Kerry was Sena-tor Kerry, but it will be their

first opportunity to sit downbilaterally as foreign minis-ters," Nuland said.

The marathon trip under-scores Washington's new for-eign policy imperative, whichis subtly pivoting away fromAsia and increasingly to-wards Europe.

Kerry is a figure of stand-ing in Washington.

He served for decades as aUS senator, including a stintas the chairman of the cham-ber's Foreign Relations Com-mittee. He was also theDemocratic party's presiden-tial nominee in 2004.

Among the issues high onhis agenda during themarathon series of talks is anewly-announced effort toagree a mammoth free tradeagreement between theUnited States and the Euro-pean Union.

John Kerry embarks onsweeping tour of Europe,Mideast

GENEVA (AFP) - James Bond's famous Aston Martin car, complete with hidden machineguns and a smoke screen, is now up for grabs for a cool three million pounds, a Swiss weeklyreported Sunday.

Swiss millionaire Thomas Straumann put the vehicle up for sale in Britain with a price tagof three million pounds (3.5 million euros, $4.6 million), the Swiss weekly NZZ am Sonntagsaid.

Straumann, a shareholder in a dental implant firm, bought the Aston Martin DB5 in 2006and spent three years restoring the car driven by Sean Connery as the fictional British spy in"Goldfinger" and "Thunderball".

After buying the car for $2.7 million at a US auction, Straumann had 3,000 hours of workput into its overhaul, according to NZZ am Sonntag.

Its famous JB007 license plate aside, the Aston Martin boasts machine guns hidden behindretractable headlights, a smoke screen and a bullet-proof shield.

But one notable absence is a gadget Straumann chose to eliminate during the makeover:the ejector seat.

Swiss millionaire puts Bond's Aston Martin up for sale

U.S. Secretary of StateJohn Kerry boards hisplane at Andrews Air ForceBase in Camp Springs,Maryland

ing a recent visit to Beijing."And they just let it roll off

their back. They pooh-pooh it.They don't admit to it," he saidon ABC.

But he said it was "funda-mental" to the US relationshipwith the Chinese.

"I think we have to make itvery clear to them that thiscannot be business as usual. Ifthey're going to continue to dothis to the extent that they'redoing it, there's a price to pay,"he said.

Rogers drew a distinctionbetween cyber espionage tosteal state secrets, which hesaid all states engage in, andthe theft of blueprints and in-dustrial secrets from US com-panies for economic reasons.

He said the United Statesshould respond by "indictingbad actors," and suggested thatWashington deny visas to indi-viduals in China who are in-volved in the hacking and theirfamilies.

one was wounded in the inci-dent but condemned the "ter-rorist" attack and urgedworkers to reject such actions.

Cerrejon is one of theworld's largest open pit coalmines. Last year 34.6 milliontons of coal were extractedfrom the site, and the consor-tium aims to extract 98 milliontons this year.

On February 7 some 4,000workers and 7,000 subcontrac-tors went on strike, demandingnew two-year contracts withhigher pay and safer workingconditions.

The firm has said it loses $3million every day the workersare on strike.

BOGOTA (AFP) - Three coaltrucks were torched yesterdayat Colombia's Cerrejon mine,where miners have been onstrike for the last two weeks,according to the Swiss-British-Australian consortium runningthe site.

The consortium said in astatement that three trucks hadbeen completely burnt and an-other partially destroyed as aresult of a bomb attack at themine in the far north of thecountry, near the border withVenezuela.

The consortium, consistingof the Swiss Xstrata, Britain'sAnglo American and Aus-tralia's BHP Billiton, said no

hackers to a building on theoutskirts of Shanghai thathouses a unit of the PeoplesLiberation Army.

The report said the hackers,known as "APT1" or "Com-ment Crew," had stolen datafrom at least 141 organizationsacross 20 industries.

Last month the New YorkTimes and other Americanmedia outlets reported theyhad come under hacking at-tacks from China, and a UScongressional report last yearnamed the country as "themost threatening actor in cy-berspace."

China has called thecharges "groundless," and statemedia has accused Washingtonof scapegoating Beijing to de-flect attention from US eco-nomic problems.

Eliot Engel, the top Demo-crat in the House Foreign Af-fairs Committee, said USlawmakers raised the issuewith top Chinese officials dur-

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Callsmounted yesterday for stifferUS action against Beijing forcyber spying and massive theftof US industrial secrets, al-legedly by the Chinese mili-tary.

Mike Rogers, the chairmanof the House IntelligenceCommittee, said it was "be-yond a shadow of a doubt" thatthe Chinese military was be-hind a growing wave of hack-ing attacks on US businessesand institutions.

"They use their military tosteal intellectual property fromAmerican businesses and Eu-ropean businesses, repurposeit, and compete in the interna-tional market against theUnited States," he said.

"It's unprecedented," hesaid on ABC's This Week."And I'll tell you, it's bad as Ihave ever seen it. It's gettingworse. Why? There's no conse-quence for it."

In the most detailed accountyet of the cyber spying, a re-port this week by the Mandiantsecurity firm said it tracedback attacks by one group of

Calls mount for US action againstChinese hack attacks

server newspaper reported onSunday.

The Vatican said the popewas considering the case.

The Vatican has said Bene-dict will retire to the papalsummer residence of CastelGandolfo near Rome for thenext two or three months whilea former monastery inside theVatican is renovated.

Vatican sources said he islikely to retain his title of "HisHoliness" and will also beknown under the previouslyunheard-of title of "BishopEmeritus of Rome".

The pope, who started aTwitter account in Decemberand has stressed the need forthe Church to be present on so-cial media, has also taken tomicroblogging to say his finalgoodbyes.

A message on the pope'sTwitter handle @Pontifex onSunday said: "In these momen-tous days, I ask you to pray forme and for the Church."

There was tight security in andaround the Vatican, with morethan 100 police officers andsnipers on surrounding build-ings, as well as two field clin-ics and hundreds of volunteersto help pilgrims.

The event was being seenas preparation for the pope'sfinal general audience in StPeter's on Wednesday wherearound 200,000 people are ex-pected.

Some Italian media havespeculated that Benedict'shealth may be worse than hasbeen revealed, and others havesaid an explosive report intothe "Vatileaks" scandal may beto blame.

Some reports say a commit-tee of cardinals into the leaksof confidential papal paperslast year had uncovered allega-tions of intrigue, corruptionand blackmail in the Vatican.

The Vatican's Secretariat ofState -- the government of theCatholic Church -- took the un-usual step on Saturday of issu-ing a statement condemning"completely false news sto-ries".

A series of meetings of car-dinals starting Friday will de-termine the date of the start ofthe conclave of cardinals toelect a new pope.

No favourite has emergedbut many observers say thecardinals may plump for ayounger candidate who is amore pastoral figure than theacademic Benedict.

The upcoming conclave isunder a cloud over allegationsthat one of the 117 "cardinalelectors" -- US clergymanRoger Mahony had covered upfor paedophile priests for yearsin Los Angeles.

British cardinal KeithO'Brien has been reported tothe Vatican over claims of in-appropriate behaviour, the Ob-


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MALI, Gao : People search for goods on February 24,2013 at the Gao market, which reportedly burnt on Feb-ruary 21 during an Islamist attack on the northern city.Clashes erupted in the city of Gao and an apparent carbomb struck near a camp housing French troops onFebruary 21 as Malian and foreign forces struggled tosecure Mali's volatile north against Islamist rebels.Malian troops were battling armed rebels in Gao inclashes that left the main courthouse in flames, afterfighting erupted overnight with heavy gunfire reportedaround two main entrances to the city. (AFP PHOTO)

Three coal trucks torched

at large Colombia mine


Red wine and red grapes con-tain resveratrol, a substancewhich appears to protectagainst hearing loss and cog-nitive decline, researchersfrom the Henry Ford Hospi-tal, Detroit, reported in Oto-laryngology-Head and NeckSurgery.

In an animal experiment,the scientists found that labo-ratory rats would suffer lessfrom the long-term effects ofnoise-induced hearing loss ifthey consumed resveratrolbefore listening to extendedperiods of loud noise.

Study lead author MichaelD. Seidman, director of theDivision of Otologic/Neuro-tologic Surgery in the Depart-ment of Otolaryngology-Head& Neck Surgery at HenryFord Hospital, said:

"Our latest study focuseson resveratrol and its effecton bioinflammation, thebody's response to injury and

something that is believedto be the cause of manyhealth problems includingAlzheimer's disease, cancer,aging and hearing loss."

Resveratrol, a powerfulchemical, appears to protectagainst the inflammatoryprocesses associated withhearing loss, cognition andageing, the authors added.

Several studies have in-dicated that resveratrol, acompound in red wine, has

anti-aging properties.Noise induced hearing

loss is the cause of severalproblems, including:

* Obviously, the person'sinability to hear properly

* Sleeping difficultiesProblems with communi-

cation* A higher risk of heart

disease because of a greaterprevalence of hypertension,and blood lipid and sugar lev-els.

Red Wine And Red Grapes Help ProtectAgainst Hearing Loss And Cognitive Decline

BEIJING (AFP) - A man insouthwestern China has diedof bird flu, health authoritiessaid Saturday, becoming thesecond fatality from theH5N1 virus this year.

The 31-year-old died inhospital in the city ofGuiyang on Friday, theGuizhou province health de-partment said in a statement,adding that no other humancases of avian flu had beenreported in the province.

Another city resident, a21-year-old woman, diedfrom the virus earlier thismonth.

The Xinhua news agencysaid both of them had comeinto close contact with birdsbut it was not known if thecases were related.

The H5N1 virus typicallyspreads from birds to hu-mans through direct contact,but experts fear it could mu-tate into a form transmissiblebetween humans with thepotential to trigger a pan-demic.

More than 365 peoplehave died of bird flu globallysince the virus re-emerged in2003, according to the WorldHealth Organization.

China reports year's second fatalcase of bird flu

Health

PARIS (AFP) - Horsemeatcontaining a drug potentiallyharmful to humans has prob-ably entered the food chain,France announced this pastweekend, as Italy became thelatest country to be drawninto the contaminated meatscandal.

In Germany meanwhile, aminister suggested givingproducts mislabelled as beefproducts but actually contain-ing horsemeat to the poor.

Several horse carcassescontaining the drugPhenylbutazone have proba-bly ended up being eaten byconsumers, a French agricul-ture ministry spokesman toldAFP.

Phenylbutazone is an anti-inflammatory treatment forhorses which is potentiallyharmful to humans and so isbanned for consumption.

Britain alerted Paris thatsix tainted carcasses had beenexported to France in January,but by that time the meat hadalready been processed.

Agriculture MinisterStephane Le Foll said that al-though some of the meat hadbeen recalled, the equivalentof three carcasses had "prob-ably" made it to consumers.

There was however "nohealth risk" since the traces ofphenylbutazone found in themeat were "extremely weak",

he added.Le Foll said this incident

was not connected with thewider horsemeat scandalsince the meat had not beendisguised as beef.

But the announcementnevertheless added a new di-mension to the scandal.

The row over mislabelledmeat erupted in Europe inJanuary after horsemeat wasinitially found in so-calledbeef ready-made meals andburgers in Britain and Ireland.

Since then, supermarketsacross the continent havepulled prepared meals fromtheir shelves, with effects feltas far away as Hong Kongwhere an imported brand oflasagne has been withdrawnfrom stores.

On Saturday Italy joinedthe long list of countries thathave been hit by the fraud, re-porting its first case of horse-meat-contaminated lasagne.

Horsemeat was found intests on six tonnes of mince-meat and 2,400 "lasagnebolognese" packages pro-duced by a central Italiancompany that had used meatfrom suppliers based in thenorthern part of the country.

The tests were carried outas part of checks by police on121 brands across the coun-try.

France says drug-taintedhorsemeat likely in foodchain

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The firm has recentlyshifted its focus to its GalaxyNote, which turned out to befar more popular than thelarger Galaxy Tab, offeringthe Note in various sizes in amove that blurred the linesbetween smartphones andtablet PCs.

Samsung said the launchof the Galaxy Note 8.0 will"reignite the mid-size tabletcategory" -- a segment in-creasingly crowded by rivalproducts including the iPadmini that launched last No-vember and Google's seven-inch Nexus 7.


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SEOUL (AFP) - Samsung onSunday unveiled an eight-inch tablet with phonecall ca-pability to rival Apple'srecently launched iPad miniand to cement its marketdominance by offering de-vices in a variety of sizes.

The Galaxy Note 8.0 fea-tures an eight-inch screenand, where it may steal amarch on its rival whichmeasures 7.9-inches, the abil-ity to make phone calls.

The new device, nowbeing marketed by Samsungas a "tablet", is powered byGoogle's Android softwareand will be showcased at thefour-day Mobile World Con-gress in Barcelona beginningon February 25, the companysaid in a statement.

Like previous incarnations

of the Galaxy Note, the de-vice comes with a stylus penallowing the user to write ordraw on the screen, whichcan be split in two to run var-ious programs at the sametime.

Global sales will begin inthe second quarter, the firmsaid.

Samsung is the world'stop maker of smartphonesand mobile phones in gen-eral.

The latest device -- thefirst from the company tofeature an eight-inch screen -- is set to fill a gap in thefirm's wide product lineup,which ranges from the flag-ship smartphone Galaxy S tothe 5.5-inch Galaxy Note 2and the 10.1-inch Galaxy Tabtablet PC.

Samsung unveils 8-inch tablet withphone capability

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Sci-entists are delving deep intothe travels of whales -- thanksto high-tech tracking devices-- to try to help protect them.

Except for a few species,global whale populationshave been decimated over thelast few hundred years. Manyare at less than 10 percent oftheir original population size,following aggressive huntingin the 19th and early 20thcenturies.

Today, whales are threat-ened by collisions with ships,getting trapped in fishing netsand from industrial acousticdisturbances caused by shiptraffic, said Daniel Palacios atthe Institute of Marine Sci-ences at the University ofCalifornia Santa Cruz.

To better protect them, sci-entists at the annual AmericanAssociation for the Advance-ment of Science conference inBoston said they need to bet-ter understand how and whenwhales eat and breed, andwhere they travel.

But that information hasbeen difficult to obtain, Pala-cios said, because scientistshave only recently gottenhold of technology to trackwhales for up to a year.

Other sea animals have

been tracked for a long time."But tagging and tracking

such large animals has been ahuge problem over the last 25years," said Palacios.

With the newly collecteddata "we have examinedabout 200 tracks from (four)different species in differentoceans basins," he added.

Whales can swim between620 and 3,100 miles (1,000and 5,000 kilometers) peryear depending on the species

"What we see is that is thatwhales engage in sort of localrestricted movements, andthen they would take off andfollow very direct paths witha very high precision," Pala-cios said.

Zoologists have found thatblue whales -- the largest ani-mal on earth, measuring up to32 meters (105 feet) long andweighing up to 200 tonnes --feed for several months offthe coast of Santa Barbara,California, in the middle ofshipping lanes for vesselsheading to the busy port ofLos Angeles.

Climate change alsothreatens whales, saidNicholas Pyenson, curator atthe Smithsonian's NationalMuseum of Natural History inWashington.

High tech helpsscientists protect

whales

Supersonic sky-diver's records

confirmed LAUSANNE (AFP) - Austrianskydiver Felix Baumgartnerbroke three world recordswhen he jumped from the edgeof space in October, the WorldAir Sports Federation con-firmed.

The Swiss-based federation,also known as the FAI, saidBaumgartner notched up theworld's maximum verticalspeed record, as well as thehighest exit altitude and verti-cal distance of freefall.

The FAI confirmed a finalanalysis by Baumgartner'steam Red Bull Stratos, whichsaid that the 43-year-oldreached 1,357.6 kilometres(843.6 miles) an hour, or Mach1.25, in freefall.

Baumgartner's jump tookplace last October 14 inRoswell in the US state of NewMexico.

He was first carried up in apressurised capsule attached to ahelium balloon to an altitude of38,969.4 metres (127,852.4 feet).

Wearing a specially-de-signed survival suit, helaunched himself to Earth,freefalling 36,402.6 metres be-fore opening his parachute.


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of medical research funding.It stands to see $1.5 billion

slashed from programs acrossthe board, from cutting-edgecancer therapies to Alzheimer'sresearch, resulting in fewer re-sources for some of the me -dical world's brightest youngminds.

"With the decline in NIHfunding, my department willnot be able to hire or supportthese creative young scientists,and a generation of innovatorsmay be missing," said NobelPrize winner Carol Greider, di-rector of molecular biology andgenetics at Johns Hopkins Uni-versity.

No industry in the regionwill be hit harder than defense,and nowhere will the militarybe targeted as harshly as Nor-folk, Virginia, about 130 miles(210 kilometers) to the south.

"We are at the tip of thespear here, and the pain levelwill be acute," CongressmanScott Rigell, whose district in-cludes Norfolk, told AFP.

Defense contractors in andaround Norfolk began tighten-ing hiring six months ago inanticipation of the cuts, he said.

The sequester is already af-fecting Rigell's district. TheUSS Harry S. Truman had beenscheduled to head to the Mid-dle East earlier this month fromits port in Norfolk, but the de-ployment was put on hold dueto budget uncertainty.

John Boehner warning that hisown staff could be cut.

And with agencies beingtold to tighten their belts by upto 13 percent this year, evengovernment and military em-ployees and contractors whohold onto their jobs in theWashington area are set for ajolt.

Walter Tejada, chairman ofthe board of Virginia's Arling-ton County just across the Po-tomac River from Washington,warned of a nightmare scenarioin which job cuts and lostwages could send the city andits suburbs into a tailspin.

"We rely heavily on the fe -deral government," Tejada saidin an interview, adding thatNorthern Virginia "might beground zero" for the effects ofsequester. "There are a lot ofunknowns."

Under the plan, some800,000 Defense Departmentcivilians would be forced totake unpaid leave one day aweek from April through Sep-tember. Defense workers inWashington, Maryland andVirginia would lose a com-bined $1.1 billion in wages dueto the furlough -- money thatwill no longer feed into thelocal economy.

Even worse, said StephenFuller of the Center for Re-gional Analysis at GeorgeMason University, is the im-pact on federal procurement forwork done in the metropo litanarea.

If such procurement --which stood at $75.6 billionlast year -- shrinks by eight per-cent in 2013 as some expect,that would mean a $6 billion hitto the region.

A total of 331,000 jobs inWashington, Maryland andVirginia could be lost as a di-rect and indirect result of thecuts, he forecast.

Among the biggest loserswill be the National Institutesof Health in Bethesda, Mary-land, the world's largest source

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Thequestion facing Americans nolonger seems to be when orwhether the budget ax will fall,but how hard. And in the UScapital region, the impact oflooming spending cuts will bedeepest of all.

"They're worried about it,waiting to see what happens,"said Douglas Thomas, whoshines shoes in the RonaldReagan Building that housesgovernment and private sectoroffices a few blocks from theWhite House.

His customers bemoan thepossible furloughs that couldsee hundreds of thousands offederal workers forced intofour-day work weeks begin-ning March 1. And when theyget pinched, so does Thomas.

"Anytime something affectsthe government, with me beingin this building, it hurts mybusiness," he said. "But I've gotto go with the flow."

Welcome to the sequester,that lurching monster in theform of massive, across-the-board cuts made into law in2011 that is expected to wakefrom its 18-month slumbernext month. It was designed tobe so painful that Congresswould agree to alternativeways to bring down the bal-looning debt.

But lawmakers and Presi-dent Barack Obama have failedto reach a solution, and $85 bil-lion in indiscriminate cuts todomestic and military pro-grams are about to kick in,meaning a likely downturn in acapital region that had weath-ered the recession better thanmost American cities.

Uncertainty looms for virtu-ally every federal office. TheFBI will lose up to 1,000agents, air traffic controllersand airport security personnelwill be shed, food inspectorsand loan adjusters could beshown the door.

Even Congress is not im-mune, with House Speaker

As US budget cuts loom, capital city

grows restless

lems, cannot let up in makingsure that Britain can pay itsway in the world.

"What is the message fromthe ratings agency? Britain'sgot a debt problem. I agreewith that. I've been telling thecountry for years that we'vegot a debt problem, we've gotto deal with it.

"What do they also say?That if we abandon our com-mitment to deal with that debtproblem, then our situationwould get very much worseand I'm absolutely clear thatwe must not do that."

Moody's said governmentdebt was still mounting andthat growth was too weak toreverse the trend before 2016.

It described the Britisheconomy as constrained bothby turgid global growth andthe drag from businesses andthe government rapidly slash-ing their debt burdens.

LONDON (AFP) - British fi-nance minister George Os-borne insisted Saturday that hewould not abandon his deficit-cutting drive after Moody'sstripped the country of its cov-eted triple-A debt rating.

The opposition lashed Os-borne, saying his plan for theeconomy was shot through,while analysts said that al-though it was an embarrass-ment for him, the downgradewould have a limited impact inthe markets.

In an expected rebuff toLondon's hopes that sharpspending cuts would bothgradually eliminate the deficitand revive growth, Moody'srating agency cut Britain'sgrade by one notch to Aa1 onFriday.

Osborne said it was a "loudand clear message that Britaincannot let up in dealing with itsdebts, dealing with its prob-


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These two file photos show French former Areva CEOAnne Lauvergeon (L) during a press conference on No-vember 29, 2012 in Paris, France, and then California Re-publican gubernatorial candidate, former eBay chief MegWhitman (R) during her primary election night party onJuly 8, 2010 in Universal City, California. France has over-taken the United States in placing women on the boardsof the world's 200 largest companies, according to astudy released February 22, 2013. Thanks to a Frenchquota law, a quarter of directors of the 17 top companies,or 25.1 percent, in France are now women. Meanwhileonly 20.9 percent of board members were women at the57 US companies in the top 200, the Corporate WomenDirectors International said. (AFP PHOTO)

Britain clings to austerity

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FRANKFURT (AFP) - Wolf-gang Sawallisch, one of Ger-many's greatest conductors,has died at the age of 89, theBavarian State Opera, wherehe was general music direc-tor and manager for 20 years,announced on Sunday.

Sawallisch was generalmusic director (GMD) inHamburg from 1960 to 1970,during which he was alsochief conductor of the Vi-enna Symphony Orchestra.

He conducted the world'sgreatest orchestras, includingthe Orchestra Nazionale diSanta Cecilia in Rome, theOrchestra Filarmonica dellaScala in Milan, the LondonPhilharmonic and the Phil-harmonia Orchestra, the Or-chestre de Paris, theConcertgebouw Orkest, theVienna Symphony and theIsrael Philharmonic Orches-tra.

Celebrated Germanconductor WolfgangSawallisch dead at 89

Many of China's migrantworkers living in rural areasdelay their return to theirworkplaces beyond the offi-cial public holiday, whichlasts only a week.

In China's commercialhub of Shanghai, worshippersthronged the Jing'an BuddhistTemple, burning incense andtossing coins into a giant urnto make wishes for the com-ing year.

Shoppers snapped updumplings made from gluti-nous rice with sweet orsavoury fillings, called "tangyuan", traditionally eaten onthe holiday.

"The pork ones sold outearly. We can't make enough,"said a clerk at a branch of thefamous Shanghai dumplingchain Wang Jia Sha, who of-fered crab meat or sweetsesame paste alternatives.

Outside Beijing in Yuxian,a rural part of Hebeiprovince, residents markedthe festival by holding a pa-rade with a dragon dance andreleasing red paper lanternslike small hot-air balloonsinto the sky.

brations for the ChineseLunar New Year period, 15days after it began, and is cel-ebrated by viewing lanternsand setting off fireworks,among other activities.

The Ministry of Railwaysestimated around 6.4 millionpeople made trains journeyson Sunday.

SHANGHAI (AFP) - Chinaon Sunday celebrated the tra-ditional Lantern Festival withfireworks and food, as mil-lions of migrant workersflowed back to cities andsmog blanketed a large partof the country.

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China marks traditional Lantern Festival

MILAN (AFP) - Italian fash-ion icon Donatella Versacebrought her own spin to punkon Friday, unveiling a collec-tion dominated by fierce out-fits in shiny black, white, orlipstick red vinyls and deadlyaccessories.

"I started thinking, whatwould we call the new punktoday? This collection is myanswer. It is sexy, strong, braveand full of energy," she said.

The autumn/winter 2013collection, dubbed "VUNK"by the label (Versace punk),

opened with a black vinylcorset swimsuit, fastenedwith a white fur clasp at theneck, and worn under anopen, oversized coat withtowering heels.

Punk met dominatrix asbrightly coloured monotoneoutfits in shiny vinyl, oftenslit open across the upperchest, stormed down the starkwhite catwalk.

Men be warned, the newVersace woman is not to becrossed: long and very sharp-looking silver or diamante

spikes graced most outfits,worn as chokers or clasps,while extra large nails wereused as earrings or ornamentson dresses.

The silver adornments soloved by Donatella, the sisterof the late fashion legend Gi-anni Versace, also gracedshoulder bags, while bootswere studded.

It was not all about thevinyl: there were fur coatsand small jackets in bumble-bee yellows and blacks, and

the label said new interpreta-tions of animal prints hadbeen developed for Versaceby American artists The HaasBrothers.

There were also tartankilts in black and white, wornwith thigh-high boots.

But it was hard to get awayfrom it. Even black woollencoats had vinyl lapels, and anevening dress featuring a spi-der web motif, a recurringtrend this season in Milan,had panels of vinyl inserteddown the front and back.

Perhaps the most eye-catching creation was a

fetish-inspired silver harness,which stretched -- spikes andall -- from a choker at theneck down to the waist, withtwo belts running acrosschest and midriff, worn overpunk t-shirts.

Versace goes wild with dominatrix punk in Milan

Chinese people visit a lantern show for the ChineseLantern Festival which marks the end of the Lunar NewYear celebrations (AFP photo)


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degree."This is a reference to the

options which will be open tohim in 10 months time ac-cording to ATP Tour rules.These reduce a player'smandatory commitments toMasters events by one tour-nament for each of the fol-lowing milestones - 600career matches, 12 years'service, and 31 years of age.

But because Federer willhave achieved all three, hewill be able to skip as manyas he wishes without penalty.

For this and other reasonsFederer also insists he can ex-

tend his all-time record of 17Grand Slam tournament ti-tles.

"I strongly believe I havemore Slams in me," he said."Which Slam do I favour -does Wimbledon over-weighthe rest? Maybe, but lookingback there have been amaz-ing moments with each Slam.

"It depends how long Iplay. But I don't want to bedepending on that. I am try-ing to be smart with myschedule. I am practisingmore.

"Your prime is 23 to 27 or28 so for me it's very chal-lenging - and exciting. I needto make the right decisions. Ihave family and not manyguys have that."

Federer was even moreadamant that retirement wasnot close. "I want to give my-self the best chance to play as

long as I can. Maybethen it will becomeclear that it is time tostop. You knowthings change veryquickly, and youhave to be ready andopen about it.

"But I would liketo give myself thechance to play formany years to come.I am happy with theway my body is. Iam healthy andhappy to be playing.And as for the num-ber one ranking andGrand Slams are stillreally important tome.

"If I feel confidentand am enjoying it I hope toplay for a long time. I think Iam playing excellent tennis.Some win Grand Slams at 16and others at 34. It dependshow you see things.

"The over-30 guys are ex-tremely consistent. I think Ican play good tennis notplaying so much."

Federer's realism wasshown by his reaction toRafael Nadal's predicamentas he tries to return to his for-mer eminence after injuriesand many months out of thegame.

Not only did Fed-erer show sympathyfor Nadal but empha-sised that others hadsomething to learnfrom him.

"It's not only himwho needs to be care-ful but all of us," Fed-

erer emphasised. "How muchtravelling can you do? Howmuch training? How muchsleep does the body need?How much time away fromthe game do you need?Everyone is different.

"At the end of the day thebody and the mind can onlytake so much.

Federer's new time-and-en-ergy economy will mean thathe takes fully seven weeksoff between next monthsMaster Series in Indian Wellsand the clay court season inMay. he has played on threematches since the AustralianOpen four weeks ago.

A test of the effectivenessof this will begin at the DubaiOpen on Monday when heplays a first round againstMalek Jaziri, the world num-ber 130 from Tunisia.

DUBAI (AFP) - Roger Fed-erer bristled a little when itwas suggested to him that hisdays as world number onemight be at an end because ofhis reduced schedule, andonly a few seconds wereneeded for him to knock thatidea back.

The 31-year-old top-rank-ing record-holder is onlyplanning to play 14 tourna-ments this year, even drop-ping his home towntournament in Basel and theMiami tournament which hassometimes been described asthe biggest outside the fourGrand Slams.

Federer, who isnow world numbertwo, is already morethan 4000 rankingpoints behind theleader NovakDjokovic, whosetotal is 40 percentmore than the Swisslegend.

This means that thechances of the sport's greatestlegend adding to his recordtotal of 302 weeks at the topwould appear to be signifi-cantly reduced.

But Federer immediatelycontested that. "It's definitelyrealistic if I'm playing great,but I need to play absolutelygreat," he said, before ex-pressing his doubts.

"I can play great, but will Ibe allowed to? Time will tell.My big focus is on makingsure that every tournament Ienter I am perfectly prepared.I am hopeful I will getenough matches but if not myschedule can be changed.

"I need to make sure I haveenough time off, so that when2014 comes I am in a posi-tion with options which I al-most wasn't this year to a

I can become number oneagain, says Federer

of a trial on a murder chargeover the Valentine's Daykilling of his girlfriend ReevaSteenkamp.

The International Para-lympic Committee said thedouble amputee was testedtwice during the London Par-alympics in 2012 and testednegative.

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) -A substance found in star ath-lete Oscar Pistorius's homeduring a search by police in-vestigating the killing of hisgirlfriend is a herbal sexualstimulant, a South Africannewspaper reported Sunday.

The prosecution said dur-ing Pistorius's bail hearinglast week that police hadfound two boxes of "testos-terone" and needles in hisPretoria home, but the de-fence countered that it was alegal herbal remedy knownas testocompasutium coen-zyme.

The City Press newspapersaid Sunday the remedy wasa combination of vitamins,herbal cures partly derivedfrom animal organs.

Sports physician Jon Patri-cios told the paper the prod-uct is used to boost sexualenergy, but that athletes arenot advised to use it since itmay increase their testos-terone levels.

"This is not an anabolicsteroid and it is unlikely itwill lead to irrational anger,"he said.

The National ProsecutingAuthority has said it wasawaiting the results of foren-sic tests to determine whatthe product is.

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Substance found in Pistorius home a 'sexualstimulant': report

"If I feel confident and am enjoying it I hope to play for a

long time. I think I am playing excellent tennis. Some win Grand

Slams at 16 and others at 34.It depends how you see things.”

Ryu (68-68-74-68), Ameri-can Stacy Lewis (63-69-76-70) and Beatriz Recari ofSpain (68-68-72-70).

It was the cruellest of out-comes for the young Thaiwho captured hearts withcourageous golf -- even mak-ing a hole-in-one on the 12th-- before tears as she left thefinal green to be consoled byher older sister and fellow progolfer Moriya.

"I don't know what tosay... I'm still shocked," saidPark, who watched stunnedas Ariya's misery unfolded atthe final hole.

Three up at the start ofplay Ariya, who only turnedprofessional last month,looked set for a famous homevictory as she clung onto atwo shot advantage into thepar five last.

She hit a solid fairway, butfound the lip of the bunkerand then missed the green asthe pressure cranked up andher advantage slipped awaystunning a partisan crowdinto silence.

Needing a miracle putt torescue the title, she scuffedfrom the rough and was thenleft horrified as her ballcurled across the rim of thehole to leave her title dreamin tatters.

Pattaya, Thailand (AFP) -Inbee Park won the HondaLPGA Thailand on Sundayin a day of high drama aslocal teen star Ariya Jutanu-garn suffered heartbreakafter fluffing a two-shot leadat the final hole.

The Korean world num-ber four, who made a final-round 67 to finish thetournament 12-under at 276(67-71-71-67), looked on inshock from the locker roomas 17-year-old Ariya triple-bogeyed the last to lose by asingle shot.

Overnight leader Ariyafinished 11-under (69-66-70-72), with world number oneTseng Yani a shot furtherback (75-68-72-63) in joint-third with Korea's So-Yeon

Park wins in Thailandbut tears for teen Ariya

accident in Vanderbijlpark,60 kilometres (40 miles)south of Johannesburg.

Prosecutors reinstated thecharges after they were ini-tially dropped.

Attorney Kenny Oldwage,who also represents OscarPistorius, had "no doubt"Carl was innocent, the state-ment added.

Oscar Pistorius, the 26-year-old double amputee ath-lete known as "BladeRunner", was released on onemillion rand ($112,770) bailon Friday. He is due back incourt on June 4.


JOHANNESBURG (AFP) -The older brother of SouthAfrican star sprinter OscarPistorius -- himself accusedof murdering his girlfriend --has been charged over adeadly road crash five yearsago, the family confirmed onSunday.

"Carl Pistorius, brother ofParalympic athlete Oscar Pis-torius, faces charges of culpa-ble homicide after a 2008road accident in which awoman motorcyclist sadlylost her life," the family saidin a statement.

His trial had been due tostart last Thursday, a day be-fore his famous brother wasgranted bail on a charge of

premeditated murder forshooting dead his girlfriendReeva Steenkamp on Valen-tine's Day.

Carl Pistorius's case hasbeen adjourned to the end ofMarch, meaning he willlikely go on trial before hisyounger brother, who heclosely resembles.

The 28-year-old "deeplyregrets" the March 2008 inci-dent, the family said. "It wasa tragic road accident afterthe deceased collided withCarl's car."

Tests showed no alcoholin his blood at the time of the

Pistorius brother faces trial over fatalcar crash

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada(AFP) - West Indies beatZimbabwe by seven wicketsin the second one-day inter-national at the NationalCricket Stadium on Sundayto take a 2-0 lead in the three-game series.

Ramnaresh Sarwan hit anundefeated 120, his highestever one-day internationalscore, as West Indies reached274-3 with an over to spare.

Zimbabwe had made 273for eight in their 50 overswith Craig Ervine top-scor-ing on 80 while DwayneBravo became only theeighth West Indies bowler toclaim six or more wickets.

West Indies won the firstmatch at the same venue by156 runs on Friday while thethird and final game will alsobe played in Grenada onTuesday.

West Indies beat Zimbabwe byseven wickets

ROME (AFP) - DiegoMaradona returns to Italy onMonday where he will againfind himself facing questionsover allegations that he owesmillions of euros in taxes.

The Argentine World Cupwinner, still an idol in Italyafter leading Napoli to Serie Atitles more than 20 years ago,will watch his former club inUdinese and then give a newsconference on Tuesday.

Maradona was convictedin 2005 and ordered to pay37.2 million euros ($50.4million), including 23.5 mil-lion euros in interest for latepayments.

But a court in Novemberlast year said there had beenprocedural errors and ordereda new investigation.

"Maradona is a free manand his image as a man on therun is an invention of journal-ists," his lawyer AngeloPisani told AFP on Sunday.

Maradona has always in-sisted he is innocent.

"I am not a tax fraudster. Iplayed football and otherpeople signed for me,"Maradona said last year.

"I am not afraid of return-ing to Italy. I never signedanything.”

Maradona returns to Italy despite taxstorm


DAYTONA BEACH, Florida(AFP) - Jimmie Johnson wonthe Daytona 500 on Sundaywith pole sitter DanicaPatrick's bid to become the firstwoman to win a NASCARSprint Cup race ending in aneighth-placed finish.

Johnson held off a last-lapcharge from Dale Earnhardt jnrat Daytona InternationalSpeedway to win "The GreatAmerican Race" for the secondtime. Mark Martin was third.

The 55th Daytona 500made history days before thegreen flag flew. Danica Patrickdelivered on a measure of thehype surrounding her by be-coming the first woman toever qualify for the pole in aSprint Cup race. While shecouldn't initially capitalize onher leading position — JeffGordon passed her almost im-mediately — Patrick remainedclose to the front for most ofthe day. When she took the

lead on Lap 90, she becamethe first woman ever to lead alap under green at the Daytona500. She entered the final lapin third place, and would go onto finish eighth.

"Ran up front all day long,led a little, stayed in the top 10pretty much," Patrick saidafter getting out of her car. "It'salways a little frustrating whenyou come through and You'rein the top three in the last lap,but I'll learn more for the nexttime."

Jeff Gordon, starting besideher on the front row, seized thelead on the first lap, but whenPatrick moved to the front onthe 90th it was to a huge ova-tion from the crowd. She ranin front for a total of six laps.

Johnson emerged from thepack after a tense restart froma caution with six laps remain-ing and held on to add a sec-ond Daytona title to the one hecaptured in 2006.

Jimmie Johnson

wins the Daytona

500, Danica Patrick

finishes eighth

PARIS (AFP) - David Beck-ham enjoyed a memorableParis Saint-Germain debut onSunday when he came off thebench to help set up the sec-ond goal in the Ligue 1 lead-ers 2-0 win over bitter rivalsMarseille.

The win kept Carlo An-celotti's side three pointsclear of Lyon who defeatedLorient 3-1 earlier in the day.

Former ManchesterUnited, Real Madrid and LAGalaxy star Beckham cameon in the 76th minute on a

freezing, snowy night in Paristo a rousing reception.

But in a Hollywood end-ing to his debut, Beckhammade sure the headlines willagain feature his name byplaying a crucial role in thesecond PSG goal.

Beckham enjoys dream debut as PSG stay top

Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet,hoists the Harley J. Earl trophy after winning the NASCARSprint Cup Series Daytona 500

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