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Two artists – many worlds Genesis II, the name of a brand new art exhibition at the Full of Beans Restaurant, features work from artists Karen Coles and Betty Lou Hendickson (left to right). Together,
they go on an artistic voyage of discovery, with paintings depicting a wide range of emotional experience, richly expressed through colour, tone and form. Full story on page 4
Japan investigates Cayman trusts Page 8 Soldier deaths affect Prince Harry’s Jamaica plans
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Page 8 Probe into Mexican murders ordered Page 15 Mourant Ozannes leads Citywealth List Page 16
WAR ON TERROR Tad Stoner
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Government will seek an additional $5 million funding for security in 2011-2012, boosting government outlays to $57.3 million for public protection by the end of the budget year. Speaking at Tuesday’s inauguration
of a new x-ray system for cargo imports and exports, Premier McKeeva Bush said he would seek additional funding for police, customs and immigration services this year, and renewed a longstanding call to create a “disaster defence force” to work alongside the RCIPS.
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He said that while the new cargoscanning system would boost efforts to halt weapons and narcotics smuggling, disrupt terrorist activities and boost government revenues, he would like to see funding for greater measures to protect the public. Continued on page 5
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Artists explore inner and outer worlds Christopher Tobutt christopher.tobutt@ieyenews.com
Karen Coles and Betty Lou Hendrickson’s paintings together form Genesis II, a brand new exhibition at the Full of Beans restaurant in George Town. The work of both artists is very varied, but focuses on landscapes and seascapes, with some still life paintings as well as human figures too. Ms. Hendrickson has also produced some circular abstract paintings, called “Mandalas.” “Mandala is a Sanscrit word used to describe a circle design,” she explained. “Because they are symbolic, and symbols contain many layers of meaning, mandalas can simultaneously express and integrate experiences and feelings. “I started to take art seriously several years ago when I had the opportunity to take part in a workshop that explored the drawing of a Mandala as a spiritual practice, which I understood as a meditation practice. I find that painting has continued to feed my soul and my focus on the world around me. “My ambition as an artist is to continue to paint and inspire others to learn about the joy of painting and other forms of artwork to enhance their world and their true inner self.” Karen Coles has a series of simple, but elegant, studies of bright red poppies and their stems. Her work encompasses a dramatic study of
“It feels like I’m in a dream!”
a pathway into a wood, with the viewer being drawn into the centre of the painting by clever mastery of perspective. Ms Coles also has a striking seascape, with layers of brilliant white foam appearing to catch the sunlight and moving the painting towards the abstract. “My interest in art stemmed
from a curiosity as to how someone could replicate an image on paper. I had not studied art at school and honestly had no idea how it could be done. It is still a complete fascination for me and I just love seeing how a painting starts to come to life as you put pencil or paint on the canvas and then it seems to take on a life of its own,” she said.
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Who will win the Crown? Christopher Tobutt christopher.tobutt@ieyenews.com
Eight beauties will be competing for the title of Miss George Town 2012, but just who will go home wearing the Crown? Five of the contestants, Raeven Gould, Kayla McField, Doralee Wright, Kyana bustillo, and Chelsea Evans appeared in yesterday’s iNews Cayman. That leaves three more Asha Hurlston, Cindi Welcome and Gabriella McField to talk about their hopes of winning, as well as a little bit about who they are, and their likes and dislikes. Asha Hurlston, 25, works as a Special Support Assistant at the Lighthouse School, and really loves her job, she says. Asha has had some experience with taking part in beauty pageants before, gaining a place at the Miss Festival Queen competition in 2006. “I am ready - I am highly confident I am going to win,” she said. Asha likes to keep active, and enjoys swimming and playing football. “I like reading too, particularly books on psychology,” she said. Cindi Welcome, 19, works as a volunteer at the National Drug Council, as well as George Town’s Community Development Action Committee. She also likes singing: “Sometimes I go into a recording studio to sing R&B,” she said. “It’s my first time competing in a beauty pageant. But I am confident, I have faith I am going to win,” she said. Despite describing herself as “Shy,” 15-year old Gabriella McField, a student at John Gray High School, is looking forward to the pageant, she says. One of the reasons she is entering is because she would like to overcome her shyness. “But I’m not looking forward to the Interview section,” she said. A keen dancer, Gabriella is looking forward to the show’s opening section when all the contestants have to take part in a dance to Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.” Gabriella is a netball enthusiast too, “I play for the Rising Stars netball team,” she said.
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New scanner system to beef up borders Tad Stoner tad.stoner@ieyenews.com
Continued from front page “As we move to try to build our nation, I hope to see a disaster defence force before too long,” Mr Bush told a Tuesday-evening audience that included the Deputy Governor, the Attorney General, the Commissioner of Police, the Financial Secretary, The Chief Immigration Officer, The Deputy Premier, the Chief Customs Collector, representatives from the Office of the Governor, Cabinet Ministers and MLAs. ”The funding is not available now, and I do not know when it might be, but I hope we can train our own cadre of personnel who will work alongside the police service for the protection of the public. “I look forward to better equipment, putting it in Little Cayman, Cayman Brac and Grand Cayman, so police boats and the helicopter will know at all times where they should be. We need funds for these supplementary services,” he said. The new $3 million scanner marked “an important day for crime fighters, providing 100% inspection of all outgoing and incoming freight to our islands, improving border security and securing revenues without disrupting trade flows,” he said. The system would “inspect every nook and cranny in boats, cars, trucks and other vehicles with ease,” enabling interdiction of weapons, narcotics and other contraband, and easing scrutiny of suspect manifests and open loads. Training, oversight, maintenance and ongoing activities would create at least 10 new jobs, he said, at a cost of $816,000 this year alone, and new costs of $5.3 million per year. Regional Director of Sales for equipment vendor Smiths Detection, Eduardo Roca-Zela, said the mobile scanner required 30 seconds to probe a vehicle, boosting law-enforcement efforts,
Premier Bush officially opens the new facility
Premier Bush is given a demonstration of the new equipment by Carlon Powery.
particularly at roadblocks. “This does a lot to support the RCIPS to look for illegal drugs and firearms concealed in vehicles on our roads,” Mr Bush said. Similar scanning equipment would also ultimately be installed at Owen Roberts airport, securing strategic points of entry and exit, Mr Roca-Zela said. Mr Bush said costs for the scanner had been $2.4 million for
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equipment and installation, another $365,000 for “site works“ at the Port Authority’s Portland Road Cargo Distribution Centre and “an additional $1.5 million to construct a facility to house the system,” totaling $4.5 million Suggesting the initiative would elevate Cayman to world class security levels, Mr Bush said container safety would be guaranteed – something
Washington, D.C. has long sought, but never achieved – and enable the island to enter the world customs framework in accord with the “100% security law”. “The safety initiatives will put these islands in the same table as the other big boys in the region,” he said, “provide opportunities for our regional partners and show we take crime-fighting and security seriously.”
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$7B swindle may keep Stanford behind bars for life HOUSTON (AP) — Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford spent more than 20 years charming investors, who handed him billions of dollars they had spent their lives accumulating through hard work and saving. Stanford promised them safe investments that would help fulfill their dreams of being able to retire comfortably or pay their children’s college tuition. All the while, he was pulling their money out of his Caribbean bank to pay for a string of failed businesses and a jetsetting lifestyle. Stanford, once considered one of the wealthiest people in the U.S., with a financial empire that spanned the Americas, was convicted Tuesday on charges he bilked investors out of more than $7 billion. Prosecutors said his business acumen was nothing more than an old-fashioned Ponzi scheme, and jurors convicted him on 13 of 14 charges, including conspiracy, wire and mail fraud. He was acquitted on a single count of wire fraud that accused him of bribing a regulator with Super Bowl tickets. Stanford looked down when the verdict was read in federal court
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in Houston, where his financial empire was based. His mother and daughters hugged one another, and one of his daughters started crying. “We are disappointed in the outcome. We expect to appeal,” Stanford attorney Ali Fazel said after the hearing. He said he couldn’t comment further because of a gag order placed on attorneys in the case. Prosecutors and Stanford’s relatives declined to comment on the verdict, but former investor Cassie Wilkinson found comfort in it. “As an investor, you have to doubt whether or not you were stupid or just taken advantage of. This relieves that doubt. It’s a vindication,” said Wilkinson, 62, who lives in Houston. She declined to say how much money she and her husband lost. A civil trial in which prosecutors hope to seize about $300 million from more than 30 Stanfordcontrolled accounts in countries including Switzerland, Britain and Canada started later Tuesday before the same jury and will continue Wednesday. U.S. District Judge David Hittner will likely set Stanford’s sentencing date after the
R. Allen Stanford, centre, leaves the Bob Casey Federal Courthouse
civil trial, which could last as little as a full day. Jurors have been told not to comment on the case until the civil trial ends. The most serious charges against Stanford carry up to 20 years in prison, and if Hittner ordered him to serve his sentences consecutively, the 61-year-old could spend the rest of his life behind bars. In a similar but unrelated case, disgraced financier Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison for orchestrating the largest Ponzi
scheme in history. Prosecutors say Stanford used investors’ money to fund a string of failed businesses, bribe regulators and pay for luxuries such as yachts and private jets. His attorneys portrayed Stanford as a visionary entrepreneur who made money for investors and conducted legitimate business deals. Stanford’s net worth was once estimated at more than $2 billion, but he received court-appointed attorneys after his assets were seized or frozen.
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West Bay community advocates Neighbourhood Watch The ongoing Neighbourhood Watch Programme receives enthusiastic response from the Crescent Close area in West Bay. This neighbourhood encompasses two schools, Grace Christian Academy and Wesleyan Christian Academy, who were delighted to broadcast their choice of being proactive in nurturing Cayman’s future in such a positive way, by joining the Programme. Neighbourhood coordinator, Ms. Betty Ebanks and P.C. Ian Charlery informed the group about the many facets of the Programme and the importance of continuing to be a caring and communicative society. Please join the Neighbourhood Watch Programme. Email Laura. Egglishaw@candw.ky.
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From left to right (back row) Chief Inspector Richard Barrow, Pastor Dennis McCoy, Student Council Members of Grace Christian Academy, Student Reps., from Wesleyan Christian Academy, Neighbourhood Watch Programme Supervisor Laura Egglishaw (Powery), P.C. Ian Charlery. (middle row) Claire Upperton-Vice Principal of Grace Christian Academy, Becky Profitt – Principal of Wesleyan Christian Academy, Ramona Melody-Principal of Grace Christian Academy, Student Council members from GCA, (front row) P.C. Sharon Baillie, Students from GCA and Betty Ebanks-Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator.
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Bush says Dump talks on agenda Tad Stoner tad.stoner@ieyenews.com
Premier McKeeva Bush said yesterday that that he would “make some announcements” at tonight’s Bodden Town community meeting, and promised to address concerns about the proposed wastemanagement facility in the district. Speaking at the Tuesday inauguration of the $3 million Customs Freight Security Initiative, Mr Bush said tonight’s gathering at the Bodden Town Post Office was just the latest in a series of district meetings, “a follow-up, as I have said, in which we will address matters of concern, matters that the Opposition has been kicking from pillar to post for three years. “There will not be a single subject,” he said,” referring to notices advertising discussions “on the cruise ship dock and other matters”. “We will discuss and talk about the waste-management facility in addition to other matters. We will talk more about the [George Town] Landfill and waste-management,
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the port and financial matters that I am responsible for as premier and as minister. “I will also make some announcements on Thursday night,” he said, hinting at statements similar to his 28 February East End revelation that he would give $200,000 for district improvements, managed by independent candidate John McLean Jr, in effect bypassing elected MLA Arden McLean. While he declined to elaborate, he said by the end of the evening ”they will see that we have the interests of Bodden Town in mind. We have not forgotten.” On Tuesday, the local 75-member Coalition to Keep Bodden Town Dump Free called on residents to gather 45 minutes ahead of tonight’s 7:30 meeting, demonstrating against the 110acre waste-management facility in nearby Midland Acres, fearing for community health, safety, business and general property values. The Midland Acres site will be developed at a cost of $26.5 million by the Dart-government ForCayman Investment Alliance (FCIA), a
30-year, $1.5 billion programme of infrastructure and community development. Dart will spend another US$32.5 to US$42.5 million to “close, remediate and relocate” the George Town Landfill, adjacent to the company’s residential-business Camana Bay community. Vowing to force the issue of the relocation, coalition spokesmen on Tuesday described tonight’s meeting as “an insult to all residents of Bodden Town and a slap in the face”, lamenting the failure of government and local ruling-party MLAs to address their concerns, schedule community consultations or explain the choice of Midland Acres. Ruling-party Bodden Town MLAs Mark Scotland -- also Minister for Health and Environment -- and Dwayne Seymour sought yesterday to allay community fears, saying they too would address tonight’s gathering. ”We will answer all the questions,” they told iNews Cayman, anticipating demands for consultations with worried residents and business operators, and
queries about environmental and economic impacts. “We will address everything,” they said. Yesterday, coalition spokesman Alain Benier welcomed the meeting, but remained skeptical of the promises, “although no substitute for a proper consultation with the people of Bodden Town, and certainly not a substitute for asking us for our consent, the coalition would welcome answers to the many questions we’ve been asking,” he said. “Why have MLAs Scotland and Seymour not met with the coalition, as promised? Why have they not produced the documents which we requested, as promised? Will government ask for the consent of Bodden Towners?” Mr Benier said the relocation of the George Town Landfll remained a commercial imperative for Dart Realty. “It is a fact that the only reason to move the George Town dump is so that Dart can get it out of its backyard, and develop a new residential project,” he said.
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Six UK troops believed killed in Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Six British soldiers were believed killed after an explosion hit their armored vehicle in southwestern Afghanistan, Britain’s Ministry of Defense said Wednesday. If confirmed, it would be the biggest loss of life for British forces in the country since a plane crash in 2006. The soldiers were on patrol in Helmand province at the time of the blast Tuesday evening. Britain’s defense secretary said efforts were under way to recover the vehicle and identify the soldiers. The deaths were certain to fuel calls for the acceleration of a planned withdrawal of all U.S.-led coalition troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014. The war has become increasingly unpopular in the United States and among its
NATO partners in Europe. Washington has also grown frustrated with the administration of President Hamid Karzai, who has been making increasing demands of America in order to sign a deal that will allow some troops to remain past 2014, mainly in a counterterrorism and training role. Helmand has been the deadliest province by far for coalition troops since the Afghan war started over a decade ago. Most of Britain’s 9,500 soldiers are based there, and the province also has thousands of U.S. troops. The Taliban have fought fiercely for control of Helmand because it accounts for about half of all poppy production in Afghanistan. Poppy is the main ingredient in making
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opium and has been a significant source of revenue for the militants. So far this year, 54 NATO troops have been killed in Afghanistan, including 38 from the United States and four from Britain. Britain has lost more troops in Afghanistan — 398 until Wednesday — than any other country except for the United States, which has
counted at least 1,780 deaths as a result of the U.S.-led invasion in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count. The AP count of U.S. deaths is six less than the Defense Department’s tally. At least 1,484 U.S. military service members have died in Afghanistan as a result of hostile action, according to the military’s numbers.
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Soldier deaths affect Prince Harry’s Jamaica plans KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — The lighthearted tone of Prince Harry’s Caribbean tour changed Wednesday as the British royal modified his schedule at a military camp in Jamaica out of respect for six British soldiers reported killed in Afghanistan. Harry, a British Army captain who recently qualified as an Apache attack helicopter pilot, was scheduled to rappel down a new training wall at a Jamaican military camp in the capital of Kingston but instead watched local soldiers do so. Palace press officer Nick Loughran said Harry decided not to take part in a military activity
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considered peripheral to the duties of an Apache pilot when the day’s focus should be on the British Army’s core roles and “looking after the bereaved of those tragically killed in Afghanistan.” Six British soldiers were believed killed Tuesday evening when an explosion hit their armored vehicle in southwestern Afghanistan, according to Britain’s Ministry of Defense. If confirmed, it would be the biggest loss of life for British forces in the country since a plane crash in 2006. Dressed in camouflage, helmet, protective goggles and a flak jacket, Harry did take part in target practice, firing rounds with a M4
rifle on an outdoor 30-meter (98foot) range at the Jamaica Defense Force’s Up Park Camp. He scored 39 out of 40 on two targets. “He’s an excellent shot,” said Jamaican military Sgt. Anthony Forbes, holding up one of the paper targets which the prince autographed “Capt. Wales,” as the third-in-line to the British throne is known in the British military. Harry is scheduled to depart Jamaica on Thursday. He plans to travel to Brazil at the request of the British government on a trip to promote ties and emphasise the transition from the upcoming 2012 London Games to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Japan investigates Cayman investment trusts TOKYO—Japanese securities regulators looking into the alleged disappearance of billions of dollars in pension-fund money are examining whether the money may have been channeled into Cayman Islands investment trusts set up by a small Tokyo brokerage, according to a person familiar with the situation. While such moves wouldn’t violate Japanese law, regulators are checking on overseas accounts to pin down the status of the funds, according to this person. The brokerage firm, ITM Securities Co., was listed in archived websites as a broker for AIJ Investment Advisors Co., which told regulators last month that it can’t account for most of the roughly ¥200 billion ($2.45 billion) in pension-fund money that it managed. It isn’t clear if there currently is a relationship between the two firms. Japan’s Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission is continuing to look at whether AIJ channeled the pension funds into private investment trusts in the Cayman Islands and whether it set up accounts with financial institutions in other locations, including Bermuda and Hong Kong, the person familiar with the
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situation said. Japanese regulators are examining whether AIJ’s investment returns, which its investors have described as stable in difficult markets, were accurate and are trying to confirm that the money was invested. Officials at ITM Securities have told regulators that they had no knowledge of whether AIJ was reporting false information on its investment returns when they were selling AIJ’s services, according to the person. An employee at ITM Securities reached Tuesday said he wasn’t authorised to comment on the probe since it is continuing. Calls to AIJ were routed to a voicemail message. The two firms’ headquarters are both located in the same building in central Tokyo. According to an archived version of ITM’s website as well as the person familiar with the company’s operations, the brokerage firm sold investment trusts in the tax-friendly Cayman Islands and did business in Hong Kong. Both areas are being examined by SESC inspectors to see if any AIJ pension money ended up there, according to the person. ITM founder Hideaki Nishimura and other ITM sales employees are visiting clients across the
country, apologizing for their role in promoting and selling AIJ services, a person familiar with the company’s situation said. Mr. Nishimura couldn’t be reached for comment. According to the company’s homepage, Mr. Nishimura founded the company in 1998 along with several other former colleagues at Yamaichi Securities Co., one of Japan’s “Big Four” brokers that filed for bankruptcy in 1997. Mr. Nishimura served as the equities general manager at Yamaichi’s Sydney office and headed the Melbourne branch in the late 1980s. ITM’s initial business was quite different from the services it offers today. In the early years, the brokerage provided advisory services to startup companies and helped them list their shares, according to the person familiar with the company’s situation. According to an archived version of the company’s website, ITM began selling the private investment trusts in the Cayman Islands in 1998 and in Guernsey, another tax-friendly locale in the Channel Islands between France and the U.K., in 1999, well before its relationship with AIJ was established.
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Obese man’s plea becomes YouTube sensation SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A morbidly obese California man whose tearful, videotaped plea for help became a YouTube sensation may be getting the support he wanted. The “Dr. Phil” show reached out to Livermore resident Robert Gibbs, 23, after he posted his threeminute video last week. Gibbs mentioned the programme in his clip, which has been viewed more than a million times and inspired more than four dozen recorded responses from viewers offering
diet tips and encouragement. A crew from the “Dr. Phil” show was scheduled to come to his house and film him on Wednesday, Gibbs told The Associated Press. On the YouTube video, which he made the day before his birthday last Friday, Gibbs did not specify what kind of help he needed — just that he hoped someone knowledgeable about weight loss would see it and get in touch with him. He also said he feared he would not live long enough to see his
nephew and niece grow up or to have a family of his own. He estimated his weight to be between 600 and 700 pounds, “I’m making this video because I don’t know what else to do,” he said on the video. “For everyone who is just going to make fun of me I really don’t care. It doesn’t matter. This is my last chance, my last hope, one of them at least.” Gibbs declined to be interviewed by the AP because he said he had an exclusivity agreement with “Dr. Phil.”
Romney, Santorum share Super Tuesday momentum WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney padded his delegate count on the biggest night of the GOP presidential primary season but Rick Santorum demonstrated enough strength to ensure that there’s more convulsion ahead as Republicans struggle to settle on a candidate to take on President Barack Obama. Super Tuesday gave Romney a narrow victory in pivotal Ohio, a home-state win in Massachusetts, and triumphs in Idaho, Vermont, Alaska, and Virginia. But it was no knock-out punch. Santorum, for his part, won
Oklahoma, Tennessee and North Dakota, and Newt Gingrich picked up his home state of Georgia. “This was a big night tonight,” Santorum said. “We have won in the West, the Midwest and the South, and we’re ready to win across this country.” The split decision refreshed questions about Romney’s appeal to conservatives in some of the most Republican states in the nation. The best-funded and bestorganised of the four Republican candidates, Romney vowed to press on. “Tomorrow, we wake up and we
start again,” he told supporters. “And the next day, we’ll do the same. And so we’ll go, day by day, step by step, door by door, heart to heart.” House Republican Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia, a Romney supporter, said Wednesday that Romney’s claim to the nomination is inevitable, adding that Santorum and Gingrich “have not demonstrated an ability to do what needs to be done.” But in a morning interview on CBS “This Morning,” Cantor acknowledged there is still plenty of ongoing debate in “a robust party with many ideas.”
Terror indictment unveiled for Norway massacre OSLO, Norway (AP) — Norwegian prosecutors on Wednesday indicted Anders Behring Breivik on terror and murder charges for slaying 77 people in a bomb and shooting rampage but said the confessed mass killer likely won’t go to prison for the country’s worst peacetime massacre. Prosecutors said they consider the 33-year-old right-wing extremist psychotic and will seek a sentence of involuntary commitment to psychiatric care instead of imprisonment unless new information about his mental health emerges during the trial set to start
in April. As expected, they charged him under a paragraph in Norway’s antiterror law that refers to violent acts intended to disrupt key government functions or spread fears in the population. Breivik has confessed to the July 22 attacks but denies criminal guilt, portraying the victims as “traitors” for embracing immigration policies he claims will result in an Islamic colonization of Norway. Eight people were killed when a bomb exploded in downtown Oslo and another 69 people died
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in a shooting spree on Utoya island outside the capital, where the youth wing of the governing Labor Party was holding its annual summer camp. Reading from the indictment, prosecutor Inga Bejer Engh said 34 of the victims at Utoya were between 14 and 17 years old, 22 were aged 1820, six were between 21 and 25 and seven were older than 25. She said 67 died of gunshot wounds, and two died of fall injuries or drowning. In addition, 33 people were wounded by bullets, but survived.
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OPINION
The Editor speaks
Colonialism, slavery, the British and the Commonwealth
Colin Wilson colin.wilson@ieyenews.com
Colonialism has many meanings in the various dictionaries: “the establishment, maintenance, acquisition and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another territory” is the mildest I have read and “a practice of domination, which involves the subjugation of one people to another” is the harshest. This definition also adds, “the difficulty of defining colonialism stems from the fact that the term is often used as a synonym for imperialism.” The British were masters of both and there is a subtle difference. Edward Wadie Saïd (the controversial literary critic and bold advocate of the Palestinian cause in America) suggested that imperialism involves “the practice, the theory and the attitudes of a dominating metropolitan centre ruling a distant territory”. He goes on to say colonialism refers to the “implanting of settlements on a distant territory”. Robert J. C. Young (the postcolonial theorist, cultural critic, and historian) supports this thinking as he puts forward that “imperialism operates from the centre, it is a state policy, and is developed for ideological as well as financial reasons whereas colonialism is nothing more than development for settlement or commercial intentions.” Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work. When we think of slavery we think of Africa and we think of America. We think of the British as it was the first English colony in North America, Virginia, that acquired its first Africans in 1619. But the practice of slavery was first established in the Spanish colonies in the 1560’s. The British expanded
it. Although I say “British” perhaps I should say “English”? What is not reported is that slavery in Great Britain had never been authorised by statute and when it was made unenforceable at common law this decision did not apply to the colonies. It was the English slaveholders in America that were 100% behind the American Revolution and this is the reason thousands of slaves revolted and joined the British forces. In the closing months of the war, the British evacuated 20,000 freedmen, transporting them for resettlement in Nova Scotia, the Caribbean islands, and some to England. When Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, said recently the queen, meaning Queen Elizabeth II, is a lovely lady but insists her country must sever remaining links to Britain “because of the shameful legacy of slavery”, it is obvious she doesn’t know her history. She makes her ignorance even more evident when she told The Associated Press in an interview on her reasons for cutting ties with the Commonwealth: “It is important to us because it is part of a journey, a journey that started when our ancestors were dragged, sold into slavery and brought here and elsewhere in the Caribbean.” So this nonsense is her reason for isolating her country from the 52 other sovereign states that form the Commonwealth of Nations. So she is going to make it even more difficult for her countrymen to travel around the world because of something that happened in the past. And not only that Jamaica is isolating itself even more from a unique organisation of extraordinary diverse membership. Emeka Anyaoku of Nigeria, very aptly described the Commonwealth’s most important attribute as: “Surely its ability to bridge racial, ideological and economic divides and inequalities,
assisted by its common language and common heritage.” In 1991 the countries of the Commonwealth pledged to concentrate their efforts in the following areas: I) the protection and promotion of the fundamental political values of the Commonwealth. (These are defined as democracy, democratic process and institutions that reflect national circumstances, the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary, and just and honest government. They also include fundamental human rights, including equal rights and opportunities for all citizens regardless of race, colour, creed or political belief); II) equality for women, so that they may exercise their full and equal rights; III) provision of universal access to education; IV) continuing action to bring about a free, democratic, non-racial and prosperous South Africa; V) the promotion of sustainable development and the alleviation of poverty in the countries of the Commonwealth by supporting: a stable international economic framework; sound economic management recognising the central role of the market economy; effective population policies and programs; sound management of technological change; the freest possible flow of multilateral trade on terms equitable to all; an adequate flow of resources from developed to developing countries and action to alleviate the debt burdens of the poorest countries; the development of human resources, paying particular attention to the needs of women, children and youth; and effective and increasing programmes of bilateral and multilateral co-operation; VI) extending the benefits of
development within a framework of respect for human rights; VII) protecting the environment through respect for the principles of sustainable development; VIII) action to combat drug abuse and communicable diseases; IX) help for small Commonwealth countries and their unique problems; and X) support for the United Nations and other international institutions. Why do we look back to the past to come up with a distortion of the facts to give some credence to our personal flawed ambitions ? Is it to gain popular support for the “David v Goliath” mentality? And at what a cost? Wasn’t it the British that abolished slavery and some of its advocators actually died for it? I am English but if I wanted to go right back to my history I would find my ancestors were Scots who suffered much hardship under the English. Do I wish to join the nonsense the Scottish National Party are advocating to promote independence for the United Kingdom because of the past? Shouldn’t we learn from the past? Strength lies in numbers not in isolation. We Brits have done many wrongs but we also have contributed a lot, too. These islands roots are from the British. However, you wouldn’t have thought so from what was said at a church service last Sunday (4) when a wonderful Jamaican lady was honoured in front of our premier. “It is not just Caymanians that have built this country,” Mr Bush correctly said. The Rector of the church agreed and cited a whole list of countries. Britain never got a mention. I was and still am upset. I realised I am an outsider inside my own Church. I am to blame for what happened in history. When will this persistent contempt for Britain and especially the English ever cease? I referred to it in my Editorial on Tuesday (6).
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Mexico judge orders probe into killings of women MEXICO CITY (AP) — A judge has ordered Mexican authorities to investigate the killings of women in the suburbs of Mexico City, reviving a sensitive issue related to a former governor who is a leading candidate in the presidential race. Judge Jose Alvarado ruled a national, multi-government agency formed to fight violence against women should reconsider a request by activists to declare a state of alert for central Mexico State, women’s rights activist Maria de la Luz Estrada said Tuesday. Human rights groups say hundreds of women have been killed or gone missing in recent years in that state, which lies next to Mexico City and is home to 13 million people. Estrada said her group has documented more than 1,000 killings of women during the sixyear administration of former Gov. Enrique Pena Nieto, who is a leading contender in the July 1 presidential election. State authorities didn’t immediately comment on the ruling, which was issued Feb. 27 but not revealed until Tuesday. The issue recalled the campaign for justice waged by relatives of women killed in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, where dozens of women were tortured, raped and killed prompting a women’s rights movement that garnered international attention. “Authorities in Mexico State don’t investigate and instead blame the victims for their own deaths, or in many cases say they committed suicide, without doing a proper investigation,” said Estrada, who coordinates the National Citizens Observers on Women’s Killings. Political analyst John Ackerman, of the legal research institute at Mexico’s National Autonomous University, said the case could be “another stone in the shoe of Pena Nieto that he’s going to have to deal with” during the campaign. The judge’s ruling was aimed at the National Agency for Prevention and Eradication of Violence Against
Women, which was formed in 2007 from federal, state and local agencies to declare violence alerts and follow up with education, prosecution and prevention programs. Twenty of 34 agency representatives voted last year against declaring an alert for Mexico State, a move that would have required authorities at all three levels of government to coordinate investigations of gender violence. The agency can appeal the judge’s ruling. Pena Nieto and his supporters have said Mexico State’s per-capita homicide rate is no worse than in the country’s other states and suggested the requests for a state of alert were politically motivated. Pena Nieto couldn’t be reached for comment Tuesday. A study by the United Nations Women’s Organization Found the number of killings of women in Mexico State was in line with the national average and decreased between 2004 and 2009. There were 5.43 women killed per 100,000 in 2004 and 3.66 in 2009, the study said. Accused serial rapist and murderer Cesar Librado is photographed after he was recaptured in Mexico City The national rate increased In filmed testimony, Librado from 2.46 to 3.4 per 100,000 over they would have to immediately act to protect the life and security tells investigators he would attack a the same period, it said. Estrada denied activists are of women and to see where the hot female passenger when she was the zeroing in on Mexico State, saying spots for violence against women last person riding his bus. He said her group has also requested alerts are to prevent the killings,” she he raped his victims, choked them to death and dumped their bodies be declared in the states of Oaxaca, added. Violence against women in on dark streets. Guanajuato and Nuevo Leon. His first victim survived and went In Nuevo Leon, a war between the Mexico State drew national two rival drug cartels killed more attention after a serial rapist and to authorities. Even though she than 2,000 people last year, killer escaped from police custody identified Librado and told police what route he worked, he wasn’t including more than 300 women. last week. Police say Cesar Librado, a arrested until a year and a half In Ciudad Juarez, where 1,200 were killed in drug-related attacks, public bus driver who worked later. By that time, he had allegedly on a route connecting Mexico raped and killed seven women. 196 women were killed in 2011. Librado “is a product of the “In Mexico State there is a City with neighboring suburbs in pattern of violence against women, Mexico State, raped eight female irresponsibility of the governor and and authorities there are doing passengers and killed seven of the attorney general of the State of Mexico,” said Sergio Mendez, of everything to deny this is happening them. He was recaptured Monday after a human rights group that is part instead of working to stop the a public outcry calling for the state of the petition to declare a state killings of women,” Estrada said. of alert. A state of alert “would mean attorney general to resign.
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Apple unveils new iPad with sharper screen SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple’s new iPad model features a sharper screen and a faster processor, the company confirmed Wednesday. Apple said the new display will be sharper than the high-definition television set in the living room. The company says it will show more saturated colours than previous models. The company said the iPad is powered by a new chip with four processing cores, for smoother graphics. At the launch event in San Francisco, Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook said, “We are taking it to a whole new level and are redefining
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the category that Apple created with the original iPad.” Earlier, Cook spoke of a “post-PC” era dominated by the iPad and other Apple products. Prices aren’t changing from the previous models. They will start at $499. Versions capable of accessing cellular networks will cost $629 to $829. The new iPad model will go on sale March 16 in the U.S. Compared to the iPad 2, the new model features a higher-resolution camera on the back, comparable to the one in the iPhone 4S. Apple also confirmed that the new model will come in a version
that can use Verizon Wireless’ and AT&T Inc.’s “LTE” wireless broadband networks. The offer speeds that are faster than the “3G” networks used by previous iPads, and current iPhones. Apple also said it would start letting users store movies in its iCloud remote storage service, so they can be accessed through the Internet by PCs and Apple devices. It already lets users store photos, music and documents in the service.
Apple is also upgrading its Apple TV set-top box so it can play movies in 1080p, the highest-resolution commonly used video standard.
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Mourant Ozannes leads Citywealth List Mourant Ozannes has underlined its position as the leading offshore law firm, with more Citywealth Leading Lawyer recommendations than any other offshore firm. The Citywealth Leaders List is a benchmark publication for the private wealth management sector. Mourant Ozannes, with offices in the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, Hong Kong and London, now has 15 Leading Lawyer recommendations including more Contentious Trust Leading Lawyers than any other offshore law firm. The directory includes a ‘Leading Lawyer’ recommendation for Morven McMillan, Head of Mourant Ozannes’ International Trusts & Private Client practice in the Cayman Islands, with a highlight
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as having more leading lawyer recommendations than any other offshore law firm is testimony to expertise of our lawyers and the emphasis we place on delivering excellent client service. It is particularly satisfying that our knowledge in the area of Contentious Trusts has been recognised by our peers and clients.” Now in its seventh year, the Citywealth Leaders List is compiled through recommendations of global peers, ultra-high net worth clients and charitable organisations. All those featured in the list are nominated confidentially by private clients or by peer recommendation. The nomination process is rigorous, with extensive interviews, references and testimonials.
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Feeding your toddler Dr. Brandi Propas info@ieyenews.com Brandi Propas is the newest addition to The International Medical Group. She is a registered dietician and her services are a welcome complement to the clinic.
Does it feel like the only words out of your toddler’s mouth at meal time is “no”? Frustrated that your child is a picky eater? Helping toddlers learn to eat right and feed themselves is a challenge but there are some steps you can take to make things easier. The first thing to remember is the division of responsibility when it comes to meal time. Parents are responsible for some things but your child is also in control of certain things as well. As a parent, it is your job to decide when meal and snack time will be, what foods to offer and where your child will eat. Your child however gets to decide how much they will eat and even if they will eat at all. Regarding how much your child will eat remember too, that toddlers have tiny tummies. They are much more likely to want several small meals and snacks throughout the day than three large meals, which is what we are accustomed to as adults. Your toddler’s appetite will also change from day-to-day and may decrease when growth slows.
There may also be days, even weeks at a time, when it seems like your toddler wants to eat the same foods every day. This is called a food jag and is very common and a normal part of the growing process. It also takes numerous exposures to a new food before your child will try it and even more exposures before they will like it. When serving a new food always serve it with a food your child likes as they are more likely to try the new food this way. If your child refuses a new food, try preparing it a different way next time. Adding sauces, serving a new food in a soup, or serving it with a dip may help you entice your child to try it. Experiment with textures, colours and shapes. In addition to being patient when introducing new foods, also be a role model and try the food
yourself. This is especially true for introducing vegetables. If you turn your nose up every time broccoli is served, then you cannot expect your child to have a positive attitude towards broccoli either. Children want to do what their parents and caregivers are doing so the more your child sees you eating veggies (or any food they are hesitant to eat) the more likely they are to try it and like it. No matter how frustrated you are getting, remember to never forcefeed your child, withhold food, trick your child into eating or use food as a reward or punishment. If your child is misbehaving then discipline them with a time out or removing TV time, not by withholding dinner. Similarly if your child performed well at school, reward them with a new set of crayons, not with cake.
The more pleasant the meal time experience is for your child the more likely they are to eat and try new foods. Remove distraction (turn off the TV!) and sit down with your child. Engage in conversation and eat with your child, don’t just feed them. In fact the more you let your child feed himself the more likely they are to eat. Remember it is normal for toddlers to dislike some foods and most toddlers who are picky eaters will not be picky eaters when they are older. Easy Fruit Shake Recipe Blend together: • ¾ cup plain yogurt (full fat) • ¾ cup fresh fruit of your choice • 2 Tbsp of frozen orange juice concentrate Healthy snack ideas for your Toddler • Yogurt • Veggies sticks with cottage cheese or tzatziki dip • Celery sticks with cream cheese or peanut butter • Crackers with cheese, peanut butter, hummus • Dry unsweetened cereal • Muffin with fruit • Pita pockets with veggies and cheese • Hard-boiled egg • Cold pancakes with cream cheese • Tuna on crackers • Fruit • Smoothie or fruit shake
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A time of fasting Fiona Pimentel info@ieyenews.com
For Christians, Lent is traditionally a time of fasting, abstinence, prayer and alms-giving. Although I grew up in a Christian family, it was also one with health problems that were considered exemptions from the obligation to fast. It is only now in middle age that I am considering taking up the practice this Lent for the first time. As someone who is an absolute novice to fasting from food, I was surprised at what I found out about the subject on the Internet. In an article entitled “What to expect on your first fast”, Ralph Cinque states: “Many thousands of people have restored their health through fasting. Some, ill and distraught from years of discomfort and discouragement, try fasting as a last resort. Fasting to heal oneself can mean the difference between living life pain-ridden and dependent on drugs, going from one doctor to another for relief and living a normal, pain-free existence into old age.” This is certainly in keeping with the words of the 15th century physician and alchemist Paracelsus, who said that “Fasting is the greatest remedy - the physician within.” Encouraged by this, I decided to find out more. According to the American Natural Hygiene Society, one of its founders, Dr. Herbert Shelton (1895-1985), who supervised more than 40,000 fasts, used to say that “the most vehement objections to fasting are made by those who have never missed a meal in their lives.” He was obviously talking about me and my family. A Website called All about Fasting goes even further in its praise of the practice: “Fasting has been called the “miracle cure” because the list of physical conditions improved by fasting is long and varied. Because fasting initiates the body’s own healing mechanisms, any ailment
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may show improvement.” Apparently during fasting we rest our system from the constant onslaught of food stuffs, freeing up the energy used in digestion to be used for healing and recuperation. An obvious benefit of fasting for many people is losing weight. However there are many more positive effects. The All about Fasting website also says, “Fasting will change your tastes toward more natural and wholesome foods. It will also give you a new perspective on your relationship to food; why and when you eat what you do, what your mental and emotional attachments are, and offer an opportunity for you to heal these issues.” It continues, “When you’ve progressed past the stage of dealing with detox symptoms, a fast will have you feeling lighter, more energetic, more enthusiastic, and requiring less sleep.” It goes on to talk about the emotional and spiritual benefits: “You will feel calmer, clearer and happier. Fasters often report that depression lifts, goals begin to feel more obtainable as obstacles are put into proper focus. Doctors have reported patients experiencing improved concentration, less anxiety, sleeping better and waking more refreshed.” Ron Lagerquist says in his article, “Fasting and Addiction” that fasting is effective, “due to its ability to strip away the props we have become so dependent on to get us through the day. What remain are the spiritual resources within. If they are bankrupt, then during fasting you will come face to face with a profound emptiness.” He says that it is this emptiness that people try to escape from with heir addictions. He defines addiction as anything that controls us, and limits our independence and freedom. He explains that the strongest attachment is to the things we turn to when feeling lonely and depressed. Fasting and self-
denial challenge and attempt to break these addictions. It follows therefore, that we should fast during Lent, from the things that we are most attached to. It is clearly meaningless to give up chocolate for Lent, for example, if chocolate is something that we can quite happily live without. However, an easier fast from certain foods is good practice for us. As Terry Modica writes in her Good News Daily Reflections: “Fasting during Lent,… saying no to eating foods that we desire, we grow stronger in the self-discipline that enables us to say no to more difficult temptations.” Interestingly, it is precisely when we are feeling hungry and our blood sugar levels are low, that we are most likely to feel depressed, and want to have a snack or drink, or whatever our “drug” is. This may well be the origin of the “Sherry hour” or cocktails before dinner. One way of conquering an addiction is to replace the “drug” with a healthier alternative. So when the evening blues hit us, instead of having “a bottle of beer and a packet of crisps,” it would be preferable to have a snack of salad or fruit and a glass of water. Taking some exercise, fresh air and creative activity is also helpful for our state
of mind at this point. Gardening can be a great pre-dinner activity as it encompasses all of these at the same time. Self-denial is also good for us in that it can prepare us to accept suffering. It is suffering in a controlled environment, which considering that we cannot entirely avoid suffering, is good practice for us for when suffering comes our way unexpectedly. Frances Hogan says in her book Suffering, the Unwanted Blessing that suffering is a signal for us to take care of our needs, whether physical, emotional or spiritual. She adds that when we have spiritual needs, we sometimes try to satisfy them with physical means, but unless treated with the proper remedy, the need remains. “It’s a gnawing dissatisfaction at gut level that will not go away unless soul food and soul medicine are given,” she says. She concludes, “Since we cannot escape the experience of sorrow and suffering, it is wise to learn how to benefit from it and put it to good use.” Likewise, it would be wise to learn how to benefit from fasting and put it to good use, which is why I am going to put down this packet of crisps and start fasting from today. to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
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The top animal thieves in the world Believe it or not, stealing is common among animals. But these creatures take thieving to a whole new level. 7. Squirrel Some people consider squirrels to be cute and harmless, but to gardeners, they are public enemy No. 1. Squirrels are very intelligent,
bold and persistent animals. When you combine these qualities with a hungry belly and a tendency to live alongside humans, there can be a good bit of conflict between squirrels and homeowners over flowers, vegetables and fruit trees. Squirrels may also barge into homes and shops and make off with nuts, seeds or whatever snacks might be within reach. They are particularly prone to theft during early spring, when their food caches are depleted but no new sources of food are yet available. 6. Octopus The octopus is among the most prized of aquarium species, but this soft-bodied beast is nobody’s pet. In fact, octopi are among the ocean’s top predators. Known for their ability to escape a tank and roam free in the halls of the world’s aquariums, octopi are not merely taking a stroll. Often they leave their watery dens in search of mischief or a midnight snack. They are able to
steal crabs, fish and other treats during their late-night jaunts, in part because of their extremely agile bodies. They are also highly intelligent; the octopus brain is one of the largest and best-developed of any sea creature. 5. Arctic Fox
To survive in the Arctic, an animal needs more than just the right coat of fur. It must be resourceful enough to find food in extreme conditions, which often means resorting to theft. The Arctic fox is a stealthy animal whose coat is pure white or blue in winter and gray-brown in summer, allowing it to blend into the environment at all times of year. This camouflage allows the animal to troll around searching for birds that have made their summer home on the rocky tundra. Once it finds a flock, the fox sneaks up and swipes eggs from its unsuspecting feathered foe. 4. Jay Like its close relatives the magpies, jays are bold and indiscriminate thieves. They have been known to steal from other species or from their own. In the case of the Western scrub jay, these birds may have even learned a thing or two from these greedy exploits, according to some recent laboratory
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experiments. Some Western scrub jays have a habit of pilfering the food caches of other birds, while others do not. If a thieving jay is observed while burying its cache of food, it will later go back and move it. However, non-thieving jays are not so cunning, which leads scientists to wonder whether certain jays are imaginative enough to “get into the minds” of their would-be competitors. 3. Hyena In one of the most bold and brazen examples of theft in the animal kingdom, hyenas are capable of driving a lion away from its kill. It travels in groups of up to 80 individuals and when it comes upon a larger carnivore it swoops in to steal the meat with the help of its clan. Hyenas often hunt collectively, which means stealing is no problem. Hyena clans may consist of up to 80
individuals. But theft isn’t the only crime committed by this animal. Spotted hyena females typically give to twins. One cub becomes dominant and controls access to the mother, sometimes killing its weaker sibling in order to improve its own chance of survival. 2. Rhesus Macaque Rhesus macaques, also
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rhesus monkeys, are well-adapted to coexisting with humans and thrive in urban areas. This puts them into close contact with people, so when the going gets tough, the tough start swiping stuff. It’s not a good idea to leave a purse or bag of groceries unattended in the presence of these animals. In some areas, a substantial portion of the rhesus monkey’s daily sustenance comes from thievery, along with handouts, crop raiding and scavenging through trash. In India, rhesus macaques are worshiped by local people who feed them in temples throughout the region. 1. Sperm Whale It’s difficult to be sneaky when you weigh upwards of 40 tons and have a head the size of an SUV, but the sperm whale manages to get away with some of the most daring thefts in the animal kingdom. In the
heavily fished waters off the coast of Alaska, there have been numerous accounts of sperm whales swiping fish from commercial fishing lines. According to fishermen, these behemoths simply loll about in the water near the boats as if they do not have a care in the world. As soon as the moment is right, they swim up to the lines and boldly make a meal of the fishermen’s catch. Some have actually made this a regular habit, taking note of the schedules and routes of the ships. For boldness, ingenuity and the sheer size of the crime, the sperm whale takes the top spot in our countdown of animal thieves. Read more: http://www.care2. com/greenliving/top-9-animalthieves.html#ixzz1oHG52CLY
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Solar storm on its way WASHINGTON (AP) — The largest solar flare in five years is racing toward Earth, threatening to unleash a torrent of charged particles that could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights. The sun erupted Tuesday evening, and the effects should start smacking Earth around 7 a.m. EST Thursday, according to forecasters at the federal government’s Space Weather Prediction Center. They say the flare is growing as it speeds outward from the sun. “It’s hitting us right in the nose,” said Joe Kunches, a scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He called it the sun’s version of “Super Tuesday.” The solar storm is likely to last through Friday morning, but the region that erupted can still send more blasts our way, Kunches said. He said another set of active sunspots is ready to aim at Earth
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right after this. But for now, scientists are waiting to see what happens Thursday when the charged particles hit Earth at 4 million mph. NASA solar physicist Alex Young added, “It could give us a bit of a jolt.” But he said this is far from a super solar storm. The storm is coming after an earlier and weaker solar eruption happened Sunday, Kunches said. This newer blast of particles will probably arrive slightly later than forecasters first thought. That means for North America the “good” part of a solar storm — the one that creates more noticeable auroras or Northern Lights — will peak Thursday evening. Auroras could dip as far south as the Great Lakes states or lower, Kunches said, but a full moon will make them harder to see. Auroras are “probably the treat
we get when the sun erupts,” Kunches said. But there is the potential for widespread problems. Solar storms have three ways they can disrupt technology on Earth: with magnetic, radio and radiation emissions. This is an unusual situation when all three types of solar storm disruptions are likely to be strong, Kunches said. That means “a whole host of things” could follow, he said. The magnetic part of the storm has the potential to trip electrical power grids. Kunches said power companies around the Earth have been alerted for possible outages. The timing and speed of the storm determines whether it will knock off power grids, he said. In 1989, a strong solar storm knocked out the power grid in Quebec, causing 6 million people to lose power.
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Jenson Button is biggest threat Red Bull boss Christian Horner says McLaren’s Jenson Button is the biggest threat to his team this season, but warned that there is more to come from defending champion Sebastian Vettel. Horner also named Lewis Hamilton of McLaren, Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus as contenders. But he insisted Red Bull’s backto-back champion Vettel will take some beating. “We are yet to see the best from him,” Horner told BBC Radio 5 live. “He will evolve and get stronger.” Button, the 2009 world champion, finished second to Vettel in the 2011 season, a distant 122 points behind the German. With the 2012 season poised to start in Australia on 18 March,
Horner is predicting a closer contest for the title this time round. “Seb had an unbelievable year and in the end dominated significantly,” he said. “But there are some big opponents out there, with six world champions on the grid. “Lewis is going to be pushing hard this year, Jenson had a great year last year, you can’t rule out Fernando because he is a worldclass driver and it will be interesting to see how Kimi fares on his return.” Asked to pick out the strongest rival to Vettel and his team-mate Mark Webber, Horner responded: “Probably Jenson.” Horner said he was happy with Red Bull’s car after they successfully trialled upgrades during pre-season testing in Barcelona. “Those upgrades seem to be
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working OK and will certainly be on the car in Australia in 10 days’ time,” he said. “I think we’re set for a really fascinating season. Things move on so quickly and the running order at the end of last year doesn’t guarantee it’s going to be the running order at beginning of this year.”
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Thorpe says he expects to fail in Olympic bid SYDNEY (AP) — Ian Thorpe, winner of five Olympic gold medals, doesn’t like his chances of making it six after a less than impressive return from a five-year retirement. Thorpe said Wednesday he expects to fail in his attempt to make the Australian Olympic team for London 2012, admitting he may have made his return to competitive swimming too late. A week before the Australian trials that will determine whether he qualifies for London, Thorpe told Australia’s Network Ten that he doesn’t have high expectations of making the team after modest results in lead-up events. “The most realistic outcome of this is that I will most likely fail. ... I wish I had another six months to do this,” he said in the television interview. The 29-year-old Thorpe, who retired in November 2006 after setting 13 world records and winning 11 world championships gold medals, announced a comeback to competitive swimming nearly a year ago. He won 200- and 400-meter freestyle golds at the 2004
Athens Olympics in his last major international meet. In his first meets back from retirement, Thorpe struggled at short-course (25-meter pool) World Cup meets in Singapore, Beijing and Tokyo in November. That form was repeated in subsequent Olympic-distance races in Australia and Europe in the last three months. “All of the expectation, that desire to see me do well, it exists for me in a way that it doesn’t exist for other people,” Thorpe said. He will contest the 100- and 200-meter freestyle events at the Australian trials in Adelaide starting March 15. His most likely path to the games team is a top-six finish in the 200 meters, which could get him into the Australian 4x200-meter relay team for London. “I wish I had another six months to do this,” said Thorpe, who flew to Australia this week after a training camp in Switzerland. “I wish I had more time to do it. “I have to be swimming well. I have to be swimming fast as well in both of my races.”
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Australian head coach Leigh Nugent worked with Thorpe for several months before he announced his comeback. He has seen him train in Europe, watched him race in Asia and again earlier this year in Melbourne. Nugent was in Perth on Monday to welcome Thorpe back from his European training schedule. “He trained this morning for a couple of hours and physically he looks fantastic,” Nugent said. “He’s probably in the best physical shape he’s been in the whole preparation he looks in pretty good trim. “For Ian, I think now it’s like: ‘I’ve done all that and this is a whole new ballgame now, I’m getting ready for the real deal.’”
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Cayman Islands Athletic Association Truman Bodden Sports Complex | Results - 3 March 2012 - Part 2 Name
Age
Team
Finals
H#
Female 13-14 100 Meter Dash 1
9 Bodden, Rhonique
14
Mustang Track Club
14.07
1
2
95 Seymour, Miyah
14
Mustang Track Club
14.55
2
3
101 Thomas, Daneliz
13
Mustang Track Club
14.68
2
Female 15+ 150 Meter Dash 1
195 Samuels, Olivia
16
HyTech Tigers
13.78
2
190 Tatum, Hannah
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Stars A.C.
13.95
3
262 Bodden, Roxine
16
HyTech Tigers
14.87
Female 7-8 150 Meter Dash 1
256 Taylor, Denusha
7
Red Bay P.S.
27.88
2
2
274 Watson, Lyndrea
8
HyTech Tigers
28.17
1
3
297 Mair, Roshae
8
JACPS
28.63
1
Female 9-10 150 Meter Dash 1
234 Lyn, Danneika
10
Trinity Track Club
24.12
1
2
41 Gordon, Monique
9
Trinity Track Club
24.28
3
3
42 Graham, Ashantae
9
Prospect P.S.
24.46
2
1
69 McLaughlin, Mikayl
12
Mustang Track Club
27.9h
3
2
1 Anderson, Anniekay
12
Mustang Track Club
28.90
2
3
27 Faud-Edwards, Kase
11
29.99
1
Female 11-12 200 Meter Dash
HyTech Tigers Female 13-14 200 Meter Dash
1
74 Morgan, Pearl
14
Mustang Track Club
27.97
1
2
7 Bodden, Amarie
14
Mustang Track Club
28.74
1
3
9 Bodden, Rhonique
14
Mustang Track Club
28.90
1
Female 15+ 200 Meter Dash 1
195 Samuels, Olivia
16
HyTech Tigers
27.57
2
262 Bodden, Roxine
16
HyTech Tigers
30.16
3
398 Paz, Kimberly
15
Brac Athletic Club
30.95
Female 11-12 400 Meter Dash 1
69 McLaughlin, Mikayl
12
Mustang Track Club
1:11.1h
2
93 Scott, Jordae
12
Mustang Track Club
1:14.6h
3
47 Hibbert, Serena
12
Mustang Track Club
1:15.5h
1
68 McLaughlin, Kiara
13
Mustang Track Club
1:03.65
2
17 Cole, Tiffany
16
HyTech Tigers
1:04.11
3
7 Bodden, Amarie
14
Mustang Track Club
1:04.18
1
93 Scott, Jordae
12
Mustang Track Club
2:59.74
2
22 Dalton, Bianca
10
Madisonite A.C.
3:18.89
3
72 Morais, Isabella
10
Madisonite A.C.
3:29.24
Female 13+ 400 Meter Dash
Female 9-12 800 Meter Run
Female 13+ 800 Meter Run 1
17 Cole, Tiffany
16
HyTech Tigers
2:27.10
2
68 McLaughlin, Kiara
13
Mustang Track Club
2:38.86
3
403 Gillispie, Ameilia
17
Brac Athletic Club
2:56.67
Female 11-12 High Jump 1
1 Anderson, Anniekay
12
Mustang Track Club
1.25m
2
59 Lewis, Aijah
12
Trinity Track Club
1.20m
2
47 Hibbert, Serena
12
Mustang Track Club
1.20m
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McIlroy set for Miami test Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood have been grouped together for the opening round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship in Miami on Thursday. Northern Ireland’s McIlroy became world number one on Sunday but Englishmen Donald and Westwood both have a chance to unseat him with victory at Doral. “I’d love to keep myself here for a while,” said McIlroy of top spot. “But I know that it’s inevitable that I’ll lose it at some point. I just hope that it’s a little further away.” He added: “But that’s not what I play golf for. It’s not to keep the
number one ranking. “It’s about winning tournaments, and if I win tournaments, the ranking will take care of itself.” For the second year running, the top three players in the world will tee off together at this event. Donald was world number one for 40 weeks until McIlroy overtook him by winning the Honda Classic, while Westwood held the top spot prior to Donald’s ascent. “I think it adds a little bit of interest. I’m not sure that the players are quite as concerned with it as maybe you guys [the media] or the fans, at least,” said Donald. “But anything that adds to a tournament where the broadcasters can talk about it and add to an event, I think it’s probably a good thing. “There obviously is some jockeying for position. There isn’t
one stand-out player right now that certainly is what the world rankings say.” Westwood, who lost to McIlroy in the WGC Match Play semifinals, stated: “There’s nothing hard about being number one in the world. “If you don’t enjoy that, then you need to take up another sport. “Me and Luke were talking about it on the putting green today. I said, ‘Oh, morning, number two,’ and he looked at me and nodded and said, ‘Yeah, it’s sort of a bit of a relief’. “He said, ‘There’s only one way to go when you’re number one. At least there’s more than one way to go at number two.’ “So you’re at the top there and everybody shoots at you but I think that’s the position you want to be in. You want the position that everybody is envious of.”
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A big day for women’s cricket Photo by Christopher Tobutt
1 Left to right: “Coach” Theo Cuffy, CICA Technical Director, Sydney Moore, President of the Cayman Islands Cricket Umpires Association, Courtney Myles, CICA President, Sheila Rankine, CICA Secretary, and Simon Wetherell, CICA’S 1st Vice President.
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It’s a double first – the first ever Cayman Islands National Women’s Cricket Team, and the first time that Cayman is hosting an international women’s cricket event. The Pepsi International Cricket Council (ICC) Americas Women’s T20 Championship is scheduled to take place on Cayman soil between 22 and 29 April at the Jimmy Powell Oval in West Bay and Smith Road Oval in George Town. Five countries’ teams will be joining the newly-formed Cayman Islands team - the US, Canada, Bermuda, Argentina, and Brazil. That will mean a total of more than 100 visitors to the Island, including teams, ICC Americas’ representatives and supporters. The Cayman Islands Government stepped in with sponsorship of the Cayman Islands National Women’s Cricket Team with a grant of $20,000, which will be put towards
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team preparation, accommodation, clothing and equipment, and grounds preparation at both venues. Secretary of the Cayman Islands Cricket Association (CICA), Sheila Rankine said: “its an exciting time for us. It’s the first time the
Cayman Islands has had a senior National Women’s team, and the first time we are participating in a tournament, so we are hoping that we can go out there and represent the Cayman Islands well. The winner of this would advance onto the World Cup Qualifiers.”