Saturday, January 7, 2012 Join the fun during the first major event of Carnival 58 tonight! This evening, not long after sunset, the first of dozens of joyful parades, pageants and parties that comprise Carnival season 58 on Aruba will take place in Oranjestad beginning at 7:00 PM. The Fakkelop- tocht-or Torch Parade-is a de- lightful, casual affair, and one of the most popular, as is- landers welcome six weeks of revelry punctuated by elaborate costumes and fan- tastic floats. However, the most common costume for the Torch Parade is usually logo tee shirts declaring your group Roadmarch, and Prince and US urges Latin America not affiliation and theme and wild Pancho (the jester.) and amusing hats and acces- choose to dine at one of the The parade will start to deepen ties with Iran sories. It is an at the western outskirts many fine restaurants along the route, some of which will pro- of Oranjestad on the vide a front row seat to the fes- L.G. Smith Boulevard, WASHINGTON (AFP) - The terest to make clear to Iran and groups will gather tivities. Make an evening of it United States yesterday urged that it's got a choice," she and organize on the in Oranjestad and enjoy this Latin American countries not said. service road across authentic bit of island culture, to deepen ties with Iran as Nuland could not say from Valero station. a memorable way to top off a night out. Iranian President Mahmoud whether these points were The parade will wend Official list of group parti - Ahmadinejad prepared to made directly to Venezuelan its way along the cipating in the 2012 TorchPa- visit Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuban officials, but she shorefront to the Las rade: Cuba and Ecuador. said Washington was in Ame ricas traffic cir- 1. TOB "As the regime feels in- "close touch" with Nicaragua cle fronting Cas di 2. Champagne Carnival Group creasing pressure, it is despe - and Ecuador about Cultura and then turn 3. Majestic Carnival Group rate for friends and flailing Amhadinejad's trip. up the Vondellaan to 4. XC-Lanz around in interesting places to The United States and the finally turn at Wil- 5. Flame find new friends," State De- European Union have been helminatraat onto 6. OPC partment spokeswoman Vic- stepping up sanctions against the Avenida Milio 7. Dushi Carnival Group toria Nuland said when asked Iran over its uranium enrich- Croes, finishing at 8. Impak Mascarades Carnival about Ahmadinejad's trip. ment program, on top of four Cricket Field. Group "We are making ab- rounds of UN Security Coun- This route will 9. Pleasers & Teasers Le solutely clear to countries cil sanctions and a host of afford island visitors the op- evening when all are welcome Groove around the world that now is unila teral punitive measures. portunity to view the parade to join the fun and dance in the 10. Aruba Trading not the time to be deepening The United States and early in the evening if they streets, meet last year’s Carni- ties, not security ties, not eco- western powers suspect Iran's val royalty, who will soon ab- nomic ties, with Iran," she program masks a drive to dicate in favor of this year’s told reporters. build nuclear weapons. Iran contest winners competing for "Rather, it's in the entire denies the charge saying its these coveted titles of Queens, international community's in- program is purely peaceful. Kings of Tumba, Calypso and Check it out at: http://www.themorningnewsaruba.com/index.php/photography-contest 2 Saturday, January 7, 2012 FDAfinancesEZRA Subway introduces a deliciously healthful (ElectronicCareRegistration new choice: Avocado dressing Application)Registration cells. The oleic acid in this fruit is effective in preventing System breast cancer and it also rich in phytonutrients, which have been found to help prevent prostate cancer. The glu- tathione in avocado boosts im- mune systems, slows the aging process, and encourages a healthy nervous system; and beyond all that, is supposed to neutralize bad breath, so you can also add all the red onion and garlic you like on your Subway sandwich! Subway has always offered a variety of fresh, healthy alter- natives when a schedule de- mands “fast food,” and their An assortment of wraps and sub sandwiches to please all new avocado option costs only tastes For those that have not yet vi - The University of Aruba is addict has a manipulative con- sited the Subway shop in the conducting a Base-Line As- duct. The drug addict is also Alhambra Mall, you are in for sessment regarding drug ad- known to “shop-around” for a revelation. Though the center diction on Aruba. This his care. All of this results in is in the midst of renovations, research is focused on an actu- the loss of precious time, Subway is open in a charming alization of the data complied money and energy. In order to new location with a lovely, in a FUNDINI report of 1997. curtail the “shopping-around” airy terrace to comfortably The general impression is that and to use the limited re- enjoy one of their fresh, the use of drugs on Aruba has sources more efficiently and healthy meal options. increased and is causing a effectively, it has been decided Subway also announced great loss of productivity. It is to introduce a digital registra- that for a limited time, they are also the culprit in the disrup- tion program. now offering a tasty, fresh, and tion of the nuclear family and Effectivity, efficiency and extremely healthy new dress- the cause of much of the crim- the guarantee of privacy are ing: lightly seasoned avocado. inality. Observers believe that foremost in any good registra- This wholesome choice offers Appealing selection of wraps and subs it is important to quantify the tion system with respect to the a long list of health benefits, foliate, mono-saturated fats 1.85 to add on, or just over $1. problem so that we can delin- health care of a client. among them the lowering of and antioxidants. Island media sampled a num- eate an effective management ber of Subway standards and policy. Continjued on page 5 delectable wraps for the launch It is no secret that the drug of this new dressing, and gave them a definitive thumbs-up! by Rosalie Klein cholesterol levels; rich in vita- A number of studies have mins A, C, and E, they are full shown that avocado can inhibit of other nutrients like potas- the growth of cancerous cells sium (30% more than bananas) without damaging the healthy ­ Saturday, January 7, 2012 3 The Office of the Public Prosecutor announces staunch fines for infractions in Aruba’s 58th Carnival festivities ORANJESTAD -- For the the elections and other Carni- Judge in a so-called Carni- will be taken to KIA to sit fourth consecutive year, the val festivals. val’s Hearing at a later date. out his detention….this Office of the Public Prosecu- The policy of the Office of In such a hearing the prose- means good bye Carnival tor will apply their “Mess Up the Public Prosecutor is to cutor will impose a much 58! and you Pay” policy in their issue fines on the spot to any- higher fine than the original The Office of the Prose- Zero Tolerance program of one arrested by the Police fine served. This means it is cutor detests the excessive the Police Force during this during a Carnival activity. always best to pay the fine use of alcohol, especially year’s Carnival festivities. This will be applicable for immediately at the Police under our youth. The exces- The goal of this measure is any infringement of law and Station to avoid said Carni- sive use of alcohol continues to contribute to a safe and order, such as violence on the val’s Hearing before the to be one of the issues that pleasant Carnival season. street, destruction, drunken- magistrate of the court. cause so many problems and They are intent on acting ness or any other unaccept- Obviously, for other seri- unpleasant incidents during firmly and swiftly towards able beha vior. ous crimes, such as serious our Carnival festivities. anyone misbehaving. The If the arrested person pays ill-treatment of others or the This Carnival, please be Zero Tolerance program be- the fine immediately, the possession of a firearm, the person is detained during more responsible and limit gins on Saturday January 7th issue will be considered offender will most probably Carnival for an infraction of the use of alcohol. Do not during the Fakkel Parade in cleared. However, if the ar- be incarcerated. the law or order and has an allow alcohol to spoil our Oranjestad, and will remain rested person refuses or is un- This year, the Office of the unpaid fine, this will be re- Carnival…enjoy Carnival but in effect for the entire Carni- able to pay the fine on the Public Prosecutor will also be quired to be paid right then do so responsibly by all val season. It is especially ap- spot, he will be cited then and collecting overdue unpaid and there as well. In the event means! plicable to the street parades, there to appear before the fines. This means, that if a he refuses to pay this fine, he 4 Saturday, January 7, 2012 Island media feted by SAC and Aruba Trading Company on the eve of Carnaval 58 On Thursday evening, the night before the first major event of the Carnaval 58 season, officers of the Stichting Arubaanse Car- naval, SAC, the body of volun- Announcement of the teers that admi nistrate over the weeks of festivities and pa- rades, hosted along with Aruba Aruba Police Force Trading Company an intimate “thank you” event at the re- cently opened Cellar 23. “It is your dedication to cov- ering Carnaval events that helps to bring it all islanders and make the season so enjoyable, Ana Maria Ramirez and THE MORNING NEWS crew as well as getting out the impor- tant announcements,” SAC you deserve it.” Ana Maria Ramirez, repre- President Tecla Kelly-Hernan- Cellar 23 is the new wine senting ATC, welcomed island bar/shop located media and thanked them and ORANJESTAD – The Aruba giving fines to all boat owners in the former SAC for all their hard work Police Force announces to all who do not comply with this Chez Matilde during the busy carnival season, boat owners that the Shore Pa- regulation; they are already in Restaurant in helping to preserve and pro- trol will start controlling all the process of contacting boat Oranjestad. The mote this beloved island tradi- boats that are anchored without owners to advise them of this main dining tion. the necessary lights in front of policy and infractions, which room has been The evening was a great our shores, which endangers can prove dangerous, will re- turned into a fa- way for news media from print, maritime traffic. sult in a fine. cility for catered radio and television to relax and The lights are compulsorily All boat owners are kindly affairs and such connect with their colleagues per art. 4 of the Collision Reg- requested take note and act ac- events as this, after a busy holiday season, ulation rule 30 of the Interna- cordingly to comply. where fine wines wishing each other all the best tional Regulations for Pre - For more information and signature in 2012. This casual night ven ting Collisions at Sea). please contact the maritime po- brand such as helped them gear up for the in- The maritime police will be lice at tel. 588-1896. Presidente Beer tensive weeks of parades, pag- and Label 5 eants and music contests that Whiskey, pro- will take place over the next six dez told the gathering, “we vided by their agents, Aruba weeks in a most enjoyable fash- couldn’t do it without you. Give Trading Company, punctuated ion. yourselves a round of applause, the convivial evening. by Rosalie Klein Saturday, January 7, 2012 5 FDA finances EZRA ... Continued from page 2 One of the big benefits of a digital registration system is the rapid access to information that this gives, which guaran- tees an effective and efficient service. It also provides the op- portunity to do analysis of dif- ferent aspects of drug addiction. The government of Aruba, Ministry of Public Health, has chosen to introduce the EZRA system, which is a system used by the De Hoop-ICT in the Netherlands. EZRA is an ab- breviation for the “Electronic Care Registration Applica- tion.” This system registers the information of every client. In addition it also registers the care administered. Every in- stance that provides care to the client and works in the area of the elimination of drug addic- tion will be connected to the system. There will be specific safe- guards built in to guarantee the privacy of each client. This project has been ten- dered to Reina Agencies N.V. and NetPro Aruba N.V. The project includes the purchase of computers and necessary equipment to make the EZRA system functional. The total cost of the project is Afls. 239.659,94. The FDA Aruba (The Aruba Development Fund) will assume the financ- ing as part of the National Se- curity Plan 2008-2012. Present at the signing of the agreements were: Richard Visser, Minister of Public Health, Edwin Roos, president of FDA, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bislip representing Reina Agencies, and Ad Laheij rep- resenting NetPro Aruba. Mr. Adriano Perez of FDA, Ronny Paskel and Georgine Arends of the Ministry of Public Health was also in attendance for the signing. Four Dutch villages evacuated as heavy Dutch teachers set for three-day strike rain and winds take their toll THE HAGUE -- Two unions they don’t want the education GRONINGEN -- Some 800 that means an area covering But the dyke at Tolbert, have called for high school minister to set the number of people living in four villages several hundred hectares will where 80 farmers were asked teachers to start a three-day holiday days. The unions say along the Eems canal east of be under water within a matter to leave their homes on Thurs- strike on Monday in protest that’s for the employers to de- Groningen have been ordered of hours,' a rescue service day, has now been declared against government plans to cide with the employees. to leave their homes because of spokesman told the Telegraaf. safe, news agency ANP said. increase the number of annual The LIA union claims there the serious risk of flooding, The villagers have been Meanwhile, museum wor - teaching hours. is widespread support for the following gale-force winds asked to stay with family and kers at the Groninger museum A demonstration will be strike. It says it expects janitors and rain overnight. friends, and a sports hall in Ten in Groningen have begun dis- held in The Hague on Monday and other supporting staff will The evacuation has been Boer will open its doors to peo- mantling two ground-floor ex- afternoon. The organisers say join the actions. prompted by fears that a dyke ple with nowhere else to go. hibitions because of the flood they expect some 1,500 teach- The Upper House of Parlia- along the canal is in a severely- Around 100 soldiers are risk. Clothing by fashion de- ers will turn out for the protest. ment has yet to endorse the in- weakened condition. The helping police and fire officers signer Azzedine Alaia and The unions oppose plans by crease in the number of Eems canal links Groningen to with the evacuation while oth- works by artist Jan Altink are the education ministry to raise teaching hours. Next week’s the sea at Delfzijl. ers are working to reinforce the being moved to the upper the number of annual teaching strike is intended to give a clear 'The dyke could break, and dykes, the Volkskrant said. floors. hours from 1,000 to 1,040. And signal ahead of a decision. 6 Saturday, January 7, 2012 INTERNATIONAL NEWS Iranian president to tour US foes in Latin America CARACAS (AFP) - Iranian Latin American countries have sues," according to Iran's offi- steadfastly loyal to the Damas- proach to Iran than that of her President Mahmoud Ah- frosty ties with the United cial IRNA news agency. cus leadership. predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula madinejad, under increasing States and their leaders have in However Carlos Romero, a The Iranian president will da Silva. pressure from debilitating the past four years made nu- retired international relations be accompanied on the Latin "Brazil is now not going to Western economic sanctions, merous visits to Tehran to professor at the Central Uni- America trip by his ministers defend but not going to attack Sunday begins a tour of Latin build up diplomatic and busi- versity of Venezuela, said Ah- for foreign affairs, trade, com- Iran. It's going to sit still," America aimed at shoring up ness links while relations with madinejad was "trying to find merce and mines, and energy. Guimaraes told AFP. ties with his few remaining al- Washington have worsened. oxygen in Latin America," Ahmadinejad, who last The United Nations' nuclear lies. Ahmadinejad's international while links with other states came to Venezuela in Novem- inspection agency in Novem- Ahmadinejad will meet fel- affairs director, Mohammad continue to spiral downwards. ber 2009, was scheduled to ber reported serious concerns about Tehran's nuclear pro- low US foe, firebrand Reza Forqani, said the visit to "His country is in a very visit Caracas in September gram, suggesting it contained Venezuelan President Hugo "what used to be called the complicated state internation- 2011 but the trip was post- a military component. Iran in- Chavez, on a four-nation trip backyard of America shows ally and is challenged inter- poned because of Chavez's sists its atomic activities are that coincides with rising inter- the dynamism of the Islamic nally by ever more protests on cancer diagnosis. The for civilian purposes only. national concern over Tehran's Republic of Iran's diplomacy social networks," over the Venezuelan leader, who has EU countries hope to reach nuclear ambitions. in the world arena." regime's denunciation of since declared himself free of a deal to slap an oil embargo The Iranian leader will ar- The trip also "invalidates human rights at home and in the disease, last visited Iran in on Iran by the end of January rive in Caracas late Sunday, the claims of the enemies," Syria, Romero said. October 2010. and are seeking alternative kicking off a five-day trip that Forqani was quoted as saying While the international But the region's economic supplies for nations who are will on Tuesday see him attend by Iranian state media on community and many neigh- powerhouse, Brazil, is notably currently dependent on im- the inauguration of the re- Tuesday, in a clear jab at boring states have condemned absent from Ahmadinejad's ports from Tehran, diplomats cently re-elected Nicaraguan Washington. Syrian President Bashar al- itinerary next week. in Brussels said Friday. leader Daniel Ortega. The Iranian leader will talk Assad's months-long crack- Lytton Guimaraes, an ex- In 2010, oil from Iran Stops in Cuba and Ecuador with Latin American leaders down on protesters, ally pert on Latin America at the amounted to 5.8 percent of will round off the tour. All four about "bilateral ties and re- Ahmadinejad has remained University of Brasilia, said the total EU imports, making gional and international is- omission indicated that Presi- Tehran the bloc's fifth-largest Dutchman pleads guilty of dent Dilma Rousseff was supplier after Russia, Norway, adopting a much cooler ap- Libya and Saudi Arabia. UN peacekeepers step up Peru murder, trial postponed  South Sudan patrols aggravated circumstances," within 48 hours," Alvarez said. Van der Sloot said in halting Van der Sloot faces up to Spanish when asked if he 30 years in a Peruvian prison UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - which is home to rival Murle would plead guilty in the court if convicted of murder in the UN peacekeepers have people, at the weekend. The in a Lima suburb. case of 21-year old Stephany stepped up land and air patrols two tribes accuse each other of The 24-year-old defendant Flores, the daughter of a well- in a troubled South Sudan state cattle rustling and abductions. is also the prime suspect in the known businessman, who was where scores of people are The Lou Nuer gunmen only unsolved 2005 disappearance found dead in a Lima hotel. feared to have been killed in withdrew after government of US college student Natalee He had initially pleaded tribal clashes, a UN troops opened fire, according Holloway in the Caribbean, guilty but later claimed that his spokesman said Friday. to UN officials. but has not been charged in the confession had been coerced. But the UN cannot confirm The UN says about 50,000 case. Flores was killed on May a statement by a local official people around Pibor need Judge Victoria Montoya 30, 2010, the five-year an- in the South Sudanese town of emergency assistance and the adjourned Friday's hearing niversary of Holloway's disap- Pibor that more than 3,000 World Food Programme was after less than two hours at the pearance in Aruba. Van der people were killed in clashes, already sending rations. UN request of the defense, to Sloot fled Peru to Chile, but said UN spokesman Martin High Commissioner for Wednesday, January 11. was arrested and sent back to LIMA (AFP) - Dutch citizen Edwar Alvarez, lawyer for face trial. Nesirky. Refugees, Antonio Guterres, Joran van der Sloot on Friday the victim's family, told jour- The Dutchman was twice Joshua Konyi, commis- was expected in the South admitted to murder, but re- nalists that Van der Sloot's arrested in the Holloway case sioner for Pibor county in Sudan capital, Juba, on Satur- jected part of the charges, in a statement was not a full admis- and spent three months in jail South Sudan's Jonglei state, day. confused plea which led to the sion of guilt and that they but never was formally said earlier that 2,182 women Even before the Pibor postponement of his trial for would have to wait to see the charged. and children and 959 men killings, the UN had appeal for the 2010 killing of a Peruvian exact position of the defense. The body of Holloway, were killed in the bloodshed. $763 million for South Sudan woman. If Van der Sloot fully ad- who was 18 when she went About 6,000 armed youths for 2012 and Nesirky said only "I agree with a 'sincere con- mitted guilt, the trial could ac- missing in Aruba in 2005, has from the Lou Nuer tribe at- eight percent of the total has fession,' but I don't agree with celerate, with "a sentence never been found. tacked the town of Pibor, been pledged. Saturday, January 7, 2012 7 International News US widens its definition Simpson Miller swears in of rape again as Jamaica's leader WASHINGTON (AFP) - The the new definition includes United States widened its def- any gender of victim and per- inition of rape on Friday to in- petrator, not just women being KINGSTON (AFP) - Portia some 10,000 guests at the cer- she would begin the process of clude assaults on men for the raped by men." Simpson Miller took the oath emony, which included Cuban establishing Jamaica as a re- first time and those in which a "It also recognizes that rape of office as Jamaica's new Vice President Esteban Lazo public and break off all its ties prime minister Thursday, one and delegations from the to former colonial power victim is incapacitated by with an object can be as trau- week after her left-leaning United States and Caribbean Britain. drugs or alcohol. matic as penile/vaginal rape," People's National Party won a nations. She said that she was Jamaica is a constitutional In a statement, the Depart- she added. landslide victory in legislative now better prepared for the parliamentary democracy and ment of Justice said the revi- "This definition also in- elections here. task. also a Commonwealth realm. sion will improve the accuracy cludes instances in which the Simpson Miller became Ja- Her speech focused mainly Currently under Jamaica's of rape figures as given by the victim is unable to give con- maica's first female prime on the island's economic re- constitution Britain's Queen Federal Bureau of Investiga- sent because of temporary or minister in 2006, but lost covery, as she is inheriting a Elizabeth II is the head of tion's benchmark Uniform permanent mental or physical power after a year and a half in nearly 13 percent unemploy- state, and the prime minister is incapacity." Crime Report. office. ment rate and a ballooning formally appointed by the The most recent Uniform Since 1927, forcible rape In the ceremony at King’s debt of $18.6 billion that ac- governor-general, who repre- Crime Report data, based on has been defined as "the carnal House presided by Jamaica counts for one-third of the sents the queen. input from police services all knowledge of a female, Governor-General Sir Patrick country's GDP. In this year, the 50th an- over the United States, put the Linton Allen, Simpson Miller, Nearly half of all Ja- niversary of Jamaica's inde- forcibly and against her will" - number of rapes in 2009 at 66, placed her hand over the maicans (43 percent) live pendence "we will ... initiate - a perspective that Susan Car- 88,097, down 2.6 percent from Bible and vowed to fulfill her under the poverty line of $2.50 the process for our detachment bon, director of the Office on the previous year. duties. per day, according to an IMF from the monarchy to become Violence against Women, Carbon acknowledged the In the December 29 elec- report. a republic with our own in- called "outdated and narrow." new definition will likely pro- tion Simpson Miller's party se- "We face an awesome task" digenous president as head of From now on, rape will be duce an uptick in the number cured 41 seats in Jamaica's in handling the high debt bur- state," she said. defined as "the penetration, no House of Representatives -- den and increased levels of A new agreement with the matter how slight, of the of rapes in future reports. two thirds of the total -- and poverty, she said. International Monetary Fund vagina or anus with any body "This does not mean that rape showed the door to Andrew "In the short and medium on Jamaica's debt is one of the has increased," she said, "but part or object, or oral penetra- Holness, 39, the country's term, we will use all state re- government's top priorities, simply that it is more accu- tion by a sex organ of another youngest-ever prime minister, sources to stimulate employ- Omar Davies, the official in rately reported." person, without the consent of of the center-right Jamaica ment through the Jamaica charge of the transition, told The change of definition Labor Party. Emergency Employment Pro- reporters on Wednesday. the victim." will have no impact on federal "In our political history, it gram," she said. "We will do Talks with the IMF will Writing on the Justice De- or state criminal laws, or is a rare opportunity to be so in a transparent and non- begin on Monday, he said, partment blog change the way rape cases are given a second chance to partisan manner." adding that new cabinet minis- (blogs.usdoj.gov), Carbon dealt with at the federal, state lead," Simpson Miller told Simpson Miller also said ters will be presented on Friday. said: "For the first time ever, or local levels, she said. 8 Saturday, January 7, 2012 Top 5 foods to lower your cholesterol Health & Living A few simple tweaks to your diet — like these — may be Brain power can decline from enough to lower your cholesterol to a healthy level and help you stay off medications. 1. Oatmeal, oat bran and high-fiber foods. age 45: study 2. Fish and omega-3 fatty acids. Doctors recommend eating at least two servings of fish a week. lary, and skills in aural and vi- 3. Walnuts, almonds and other nuts. Walnuts, almonds and sual comprehension. other nuts can reduce During this time, there was blood cholesterol. a 3.6-percent decline in mental 4. Olive oil. The choles- reasoning in men aged 45-49 terol-lowering effects of and a 9.6-percent fall in those olive oil are even greater if aged 65-70. The corresponding you choose extra-virgin figures for women were 3.6 olive oil. and 7.4 percent. 5. Foods with added plant "Cognitive decline is al- sterols or stanols.Mar- ready evident in middle age," garines, orange juice and says the paper, which defines yogurt drinks with added this as the years from 45 to 49. plant sterols can help re- The findings should spur duce LDL cholesterol by further research into spotting more than 10 percent. Omega-3 rich food and braking cognitive deterio- Other changes to your diet ration, the authors hope. For any of these foods to provide their benefit, you need to Many societies face an "ex- A doctor looks at brain scans at a hospital. Cognitive make other changes to your diet and lifestyle. ponential increase" in the num- skills can start to fall from the age of 45, not from around ber of elderly people as a result Cut back on the cholesterol and total fat — especially satu- the age of 60 as is commonly thought, according to re- of increases in life expectancy, rated and trans fats — that you eat. Saturated fats, like search published on Friday by the British Medical Journal they note. those in meat, full-fat dairy products and some oils, raise (BMJ). "These changes are likely to your total cholesterol. Trans fats, which are sometimes (AFP) - Cognitive skills can France and University College have a profound influence on found in margarines and store-bought cookies, crackers and start to fall from the age of 45, London observed 5,198 men individuals' lives and society at cakes, are particularly bad for your cholesterol levels. Trans not from around the age of 60 and 2,192 women over a 10- large. Poor cognitive status is fats raise low-density lipoprotein (LDL), the "bad" choles- as is commonly thought, ac- year period from 1997. perhaps the single most dis- terol, and lower high-density lipoprotein (HDL), the "good" cording to research published The volunteers were London abling condition in old age." cholesterol. on Friday by the British Med- civil servants aged between 45 ical Journal (BMJ). and 70 who had been enrolled Researchers led by Archana in a long-term health study. Singh-Manoux from the Cen- Over the 10 years, the par- tre for Research in Epidemiol- ticipants were tested three ogy and Population Health in times -- for memory, vocabu- 200 million use illegal drugs: Lancet estimate (AFP) - About 200 million substantially increase mortal- people around the world use ity," it says. illicit drugs, according to a "Illicit opioid use is a major study published on Friday in cause of mortality from fatal The Lancet. overdose and dependence," it It estimates that in 2009 be- says, adding that injecting tween 149 and 271 million drug users faced specific people used an illegal drug. threats of catching HIV and Cannabis users comprised hepatitis by sharing needles. between 125 and 203 million; All three types of drugs users of opioids (heroin and seem to be associated with morphine), amphetamines or higher rates of mental disor- cocaine totalled 15 to 39 mil- ders, road accidents and vio- lion; and those who injected lence, although information drugs numbered between 11 about this is often sketchy. and 21 million. The estimate is based on Drug use is more prevalent data from the UN Office on in rich economies and in Drugs and Crime (UNODC), drug-producing regions of from national surveys and poor countries and is often a peer-reviewed studies into the major health burden, the impact of drug use. paper adds. Ecstasy, LSD, non-medical "Cannabis use is associated with dependence and mental use of prescription drugs and disorders, including psy- anabolic steroids are not in- choses, but does not seem to cluded in the estimate. Saturday, January 7, 2012 9 Fidel Castro warns of climate change, nuclear threat Sci-Tech Former Cuban president Fidel Castro, seen here in April 2011. HAVANA (AFP) - Cuba's and its powerful and uncondi- Tiny wires could usher new iconic revolutionary Fidel tional allies." Castro warned that the world He also wrote about the risk computer era was on an "inexorable" march of nuclear war, particularly in into the abyss this year be- the Middle East, where he ac- cause of climate change and cused Israel -- the region's sole (AFP) - Scientists said Thurs- "Drien by the semiconduc- lows us to image individual the threat of nuclear war. if undeclared nuclear-armed day they have designed tiny tor industry, computer chip atoms but also to manipulate In an article published state -- of having "hundreds" wires, 10,000 times thinner components continuously them and place them in posi- Thursday -- Castro's first since of nuclear weapons. than a human hair but with the shrink in size allowing ever tion," said researcher Bent November 2011 -- the 85- On the subject of climate same electrical capacity as smaller and more powerful Weber, the lead author of the year-old retired leader also change, Castro expressed fears copper, in a major step toward computers," said researcher study. took aim at the United States about hydraulic fracturing -- building smaller, more potent Michelle Simmons of the Uni- The nano-wires they built and at gas shale "fracking," a or "fracking" -- a process by computers. versity of New South Wales, in this way ranged from 1.5 to 11 new source of fossil fuels con- which water, sand and chemi- The advance, described in Sydney, Australia. nanometers thick. demned by environmentalists. cals are blasted into the the US journal Science, shows "We are on the threshold of But even though the circuits He did not, however, ad- ground to release oil and gas dress rumors of his death, trapped in solid rock. for the first time that wires one making transistors out of indi- were smaller, scientists ob- which were denied by an offi- The process has been hailed atom tall and four atoms wide vidual atoms. But to build a served no increased difficulty cial Cuban blogger after they by oil companies and other can carry a charge as well as practical quantum computer in coaxing an electric charge surfaced on Twitter earlier this backers as a key new source of conventional wires. we have recognized that the in- through them -- what has pre- week. fossil fuels, but critics have That could lead to even terconnecting wiring and cir- viously been considered a "Many dangers threaten us, expressed fears about its im- tinier electronic devices in the cuitry also needs to shrink to major obstacle to quantum but two of them, nuclear war pact on the environment, future as well as new steps to- the atomic scale." computing. and climate change, are deci- health and safety. ward quantum computing, an Scientists were able to forge In an accompanying Per- sive and are drifting further Rumors of Castro's death industry still in its infancy atom-sized wires in silicon spective article, David Ferry of away from a solution," he have periodically surfaced which would create powerful using a technique called scan- the School of Electrical, Com- wrote in an article entitled since his retirement, most re- computers that could sift ning tunneling microscopy, puter, and Energy Engineering "The March Towards the cently on the micro-blogging through massive amounts of whereby they placed chains of at Arizona State University Abyss." website Twitter earlier this data faster than current digital phosphorus atoms within a sil- called the findings "good news Since handing over power week. computers which use binary icon crystal. for the semiconductor indus- to his 80-year-old brother Raul But official Cuban blogger code. "This technique not only al- try." in 2006 because of health con- Yohandry Bloquera, who is cerns, the leader of the 1959 usually well-informed and re- Rare Moon mineral found in Australia revolution has rarely appeared liable regarding events in in public but has penned regu- Cuba, denied the reports, say- lar editorials on world events. ing Castro was reading them Australian scientist Birger chemistries and similar In his latest article, Fidel himself and "laughing" at Rasmussen said tranquillityite processes operating on the blamed the "inexorable" de- them. had "long been considered as Moon as on Earth." cline in part on "demagogic "The CIA tried to kill him the Moon's own mineral" As well as being "quirky talk, statements and speeches more than 700 times and Twit- until geologists discovered it, and surprising" Rasmussen from the tyranny imposed on ter is going down that road," by chance, in rock from re- said the discovery also had im- the world by the United States Bloquera wrote on Tuesday. sources-rich Western Aus- portant practical applications, tralia. with the mineral proving to be "In over 40 years it hadn't an excellent dating tool which been found in any terrestrial had allowed scientists to pin samples," Rasmussen, from down the rocks' age. (AFP) - A mineral brought Curtin University, told AFP. "We used this mineral ... to back to Earth by the first men When the Moon samples date the dolerite which has pre- on the Moon and long thought first came back Rasmussen viously been undated, so that to be unique to the lunar sur- said they were considered to be helped us understand the geo- face has been found in Aus- "extremely precious" and had logical history," he said. tralian rocks more than one been subjected to intense, de- They were 1.07 billion billion years old, scientists tailed study when -- ironically years old, more ancient than said Thursday. -- their contents were "right rocks in the area had previ- Named after Apollo 11's here all the time." ously been thought to be, and 1969 landing site at the Sea of "They were always part of Rasmussen said tranquillityite Tranquility, tranquillityite was Earth, they haven't come from would be useful in dating sim- one of three minerals first dis- the Moon," he said of his work ilar rocks in the future. covered in rocks from the on the discovery, published in "I think it will be a lot more Moon and the only one not to the journal Geology. widespread than just the six lo- be found, in subsequent years, "It tells you that broadly cations we've found it so far," on Earth. overall you have similar he added of the rare mineral. 10 Saturday, January 7, 2012 Jan 07 - JAN 14 O’stad :’ Botica St. Cruz ’ - S.N : ‘ Aloe N.V.’ FREE Coverage on our website: www.themorningnewsaruba.com