Wednesday March 17, 2021 T: 582-7800 www.arubatoday.com facebook.com/arubatoday instagram.com/arubatoday Infini by Chef Page 8 Urvin Croes Aruba’s ONLY English newspaper Voter outreach led to big drop in rejected mail ballots By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY A both a decline in rejec- ssociated Press tion rate and the overall ATLANTA (AP) — The coro- number of ballots tossed navirus pandemic trig- out. During the state’s cha- gered an unprecedented otic primary at the start of IT’S IN surge in mailed ballots last the pandemic, Wisconsin year, raising concerns that rejected roughly 23,000 ab- a flood of first-time absen- sentee ballots compared THE MAIL tee voters would lead to with about 4,000 ballots another record: more bal- in November even as the lots tossed out for missing number of absentee bal- deadlines, signatures or lots rose from just shy of other reasons. 1.2 million in the primary to Those fears never materi- nearly 2 million. alized. An analysis by The Election officials and vot- Associated Press found ing experts attribute the that the rate of rejected declines to extensive voter ballots was actually lower education campaigns; in November than during work by volunteers to help last year's primaries in sev- find voters and fix ballot eral politically pivotal states issues; and myriad efforts despite an increase in the to make absentee voting number of absentee bal- easier, including new ways lots cast. for people to track their In one of the most striking ballots. In this Nov. 6, 2020, file photo, Christin Clatterbuck leaves an affidavit and information about fixing instances, Wisconsin saw Continued on next page absentee ballots on the door of a home in Stone Mountain, Ga. Associated Press A2 Wednesday 17 March 2021 UP FRONT

Continued from Front a GOP push in Georgia primary to just 0.42% in No- Concerns about U.S. Postal would eliminate no-excuse vember. The state's chief Service delays also played absentee voting, requiring election official, a Repub- a role, motivating voters to people to give a reason. lican, credited more user- return ballots early or take In the weeks following the friendly voting materials advantage of a fleet of election, Trump seized on and requirements that local drop boxes that were de- preliminary reports of lower election officials call and ployed for the election. rejection rates in Georgia email voters about ballot Despite this success, Re- and Pennsylvania — states problems, rather than just publican lawmakers in sev- he lost. But the AP analysis notifying them by mail. Ab- eral states have invoked shows November rejec- sentee ballots represented former President Donald tion rates also declined in 36% of all votes cast. Trump's unfounded claims Florida, North Carolina and "All of those things that we of election fraud to pro- Ohio — states Trump won. did helped to reduce the pose strict limits on absen- Ohio's rejection rate de- error rate," said Secretary tee voting. For instance, clined from 1.35% in the of State Frank LaRose. "And In this Nov. 4, 2020, file photo, an election inspector looks at an absentee ballot as vote counting in the general election contin- ues at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Associated Press

that's a really big success the bad thing from hap- story — that we had mas- pening," said Sylvia Albert sive absentee voting and a with Common Cause, one tiny number of errors." of several groups assisting Election officials and voting voters who encountered experts pay close attention problems with mail ballots. to ballot rejection data be- In a few states, election of- cause it represents, in most ficials implemented exten- cases, people who were sive ballot-tracking and no- unable to vote successful- tification systems while vari- ly. Newly registered, Black, ous organizations mobilized Hispanic and younger vot- volunteers to track down ers have had their ballots and help voters whose bal- rejected at higher rates lots were flagged for rejec- than white and more expe- tion. North Carolina and rienced voters, according Georgia were among the to research by University states where groups made of Florida political scientist a concerted effort to re- Daniel A. Smith. duce rejections. For its analysis, the AP "There is nothing more sad sought 2020 ballot data than a person taking these from swing states: Arizona, steps to be involved in the Colorado, Florida, Georgia, process and then being Michigan, Nevada, North disenfranchised through Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylva- no fault of their own," said nia and Wisconsin. In nine, Saira Draper, voter protec- it found the mailed ballot tion director for the Demo- rejection rate declined. cratic Party of Georgia. Pennsylvania said data For the presidential elec- was not yet available, and tion, a joint effort by state Arizona noted its numbers Democrats and the Biden- were preliminary. Of the Harris campaign involving states, Colorado sends mail thousands of volunteers ballots to all registered vot- knocking on doors and ers and about 75% of Arizo- working phones reached na voters are on a perma- nearly 16,000 people who nent early voting list and ultimately fixed their bal- automatically receive bal- lots, Draper said. lots in the mail. In Florida, nearly 73% of "It's not that something bad voters whose ballots were didn't happen when we initially flagged for rejec- worried something bad tion successfully fixed their would happen. It's that we ballots, according to a new did all this hard work to stop analysis by Smith.q A3 U.S. NEWS Wednesday 17 March 2021 Schools weigh whether to seat students closer together By COLLIN BINKLEY been staggeringly low — AP Education Writer like one time or something BOSTON (AP) — New evi- like that," said Tim McRob- dence that it may be safe erts, vice president of the for schools to seat students school board. "We've kept 3 feet apart — half of the our doors open. We've had previous recommended no temporary shutdowns." distance — could offer a In Ohio, Cincinnati's school way to return more of the board got an earful from nation's children to class- parents and others last rooms with limited space. month when it proposed Even as more teachers re- resuming in-person learning ceive vaccinations against at the crowded Walnut Hills COVID-19, social distanc- High School under a model ing guidelines have re- that called for distancing mained a major hurdle of only 3 feet there while its for districts across the U.S. other schools would use 6 Debate around the is- feet. sue flared last week when The critics included Walnut a study suggested that Hills teacher Brandon Keller, masked students can be who said the plan was dan- seated as close as 3 feet gerous. He warned the apart with no increased risk board that their decision to them or teachers. "will have a body count." Published in the journal Board members backed off Clinical Infectious Diseas- on reopening that school, es, the research looked at then weeks later narrowly schools in Massachusetts, voted for a plan that in- which has backed the cluded a phased reopen- In this March 2, 2021, file photo, socially distanced, and with protective partitions, students work 3-foot guideline for months. on an art project during class at the Sinaloa Middle School in Novato, Calif. ing, but they also warned Illinois and Indiana are also Associated Press that the physical distanc- allowing 3 feet of distance, ing might be less than 6 and other states such as ing weeks. With the larger a standard. Districts that school committee, said feet. Students also have Oregon are considering guideline, he said, most fail to meet the reopening switching to the 3-feet stan- options to continue learn- doing the same. schools only have space deadline would risk losing dard would be "betting the ing virtually. The Centers for Disease to bring back half of their state funding. health" of thousands of stu- Seven superintendents in Control and Prevention students at a time. Moving The Massachusetts Teach- dents and staff. central Oregon sent a let- is now exploring the idea to 3 feet could allow about ers Association, a statewide In Boston's public schools, ter to Gov. Kate Brown last too. The agency's direc- 75% at a time, he said. union, argues that seating desks will be spaced at least week asking the state to tor, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, "There are districts that students closer will increase 3 feet apart, but teachers relax some of its social dis- said the 6-foot guideline is have been doing 3 feet for the risk for everyone in the and staff will be asked to tancing rules — including "among the biggest chal- quite some time without classroom. It also poses a keep 6 feet from students the 6-foot barrier — so that lenges" schools have faced experiencing any greater problem for districts that and other staff when fea- more students can return to in reopening. amount of infection," he have agreed to contracts sible, district spokesper- class full time. The CDC included the larg- said. with teachers adopting son Xavier Andrews said. Oregon's Crook County er spacing in its latest school In Illinois, health officials said the 6-foot rule as a require- Schools will also use larger School District, which has guidelines, which were is- last week that students can ment. rooms and outdoor spaces had students in classrooms sued in February and con- be seated 3 feet apart as "They can't just throw 6 feet to keep students at a safe most of the school year, cluded that schools can long as their teachers are out the window. They can't distance, he said. has found that masks, con- safely operate during the vaccinated. Before, state throw away what has been In some states that al- tact tracing and sending pandemic with masks, dis- officials required 6 feet. agreed upon," said Mer- ready allow 3-feet spacing, students home when they tancing and other precau- With the state's blessing, rie Najimy, president of the schools say they have seen show symptoms are the tions. It suggested 6 feet the Barrington district near union. "If they can't make no evidence of increased most effective means of and said physical distanc- Chicago reopened middle it work, then they're going risk. School officials in Dan- combating the virus. ing "should be maximized schools Tuesday using the to have to come to a new ville, Indiana, which moved "The 6-feet rule doesn't to the greatest extent pos- smaller spacing rule. Any agreement." to 3 feet in October, said make as much sense as sible." student will be allowed to Public schools in Worces- students have been in the the other safety measures," Other organizations have attend in-person classes, ter are among those push- classroom all year with no district spokesperson Jason issued more relaxed guide- although the district ex- ing back against the closer uptick in virus transmission. Carr said. "What may have lines, including the World pects roughly 30% to con- spacing. "It's gone very well for us. I made sense two months Health Organization, which tinue with remote learning. Tracy O'Connell Novick, won't say there has been ago or at the beginning of urges 1 meter in schools. Questions around spacing a member of the district no transmission, but it's the year might not now."q The American Academy have led to a battle in Mas- of Pediatrics says to space sachusetts, where teach- desks "3 feet apart and ide- ers and some schools op- LIKE US ON ally 6 feet apart." pose a state plan to bring Dan Domenech, executive younger students back five director of AASA, a nation- days a week starting next al superintendents group, month. The plan calls on said he expects more schools to seat students 3 states and schools to move feet apart, although many to the 3-foot rule in com- have been using 6 feet as Facebook.com/arubatoday/ A4 Wednesday 17 March 2021 U.S. NEWS Michelle Obama aims to give a million meals in new campaign By HALELUYA HADERO champion of healthy eat- AP Business Writer ing, said in the announce- Michelle Obama is launch- ment last week that the ing a nonprofit campaign idea is to "help make sure that aims to provide more families all over the country than 1 million meals to can access fresh, nutritious food-insecure families in food" amid the devastat- connection with the debut ing impacts of the coro- Tuesday of her children's navirus pandemic. The U.S. food show on Netflix. has seen a significant rise in The "Pass the Love w/ hunger during the virus out- Waffles + Mochi" initiative, break. One estimate from named after the new series the organization Feeding "Waffles + Mochi," is a col- America says around 45 laborative campaign by million Americans in 2020 the nonprofit Partnership may have experienced for a Healthier America, food insecurity — limited its honorary chair Obama or uncertain access to ad- and Higher Ground Pro- equate food — compared ductions, the production with 35 million in 2019. company owned by the Caitlin Caspi, a University of former first lady and her Connecticut professor who husband, former President studies food insecurity, says Barack Obama. the rise in unemployment, The nonprofit says the cam- the closure of schools and paign was inspired by the disruptions across food sys- series, which tells the story tems -- like shortages of of two puppet friends who In this May 11, 2019, file photo, former first lady Michelle Obama speaks during an appearance staple foods in the early "travel the world exploring in Atlanta. days of the pandemic — the wonders of food and Associated Press all played a factor in the in- culture while learning how crease. And many, left with to cook with fresh ingredi- Obama to meaningfully Nancy Roman told The As- to come from the public, little options, turned to food ents." shift our food culture to- sociated Press that the two Roman says. banks for help. The issue has Walmart and Blue Apron ward more affordable, fun, companies will contribute The nonprofit was created been "most pronounced have jumped in to support at-home meals for families funds to the campaign and in conjunction with Michelle among households with the initiative, which also of every income level," ac- raise money for it among Obama's Let's Move! ef- children, and in particular, aims to "leverage the show, cording to the nonprofit. their customers. More than fort in 2010. The former first households with children of its characters, and Mrs. PHA President and CEO half the money is expected lady, who has long been a color," Caspi said. q

Rescuers save 2 from pickup dangling over deep Idaho gorge bridge, leaving them dan- of chains from a nearby that was out there, and gling above a deep gorge semi-truck to help sup- thankfully, they're all fine." in southern Idaho. port the dangling pickup Witnesses said the truck ap- Idaho State Police re- truck, holding it in place peared to lose control be- sponded to the accident until additional rescuers fore the crash, first swerv- at about 2:45 p.m. Mon- with cranes, rope rescue ing to hit the right shoulder day, said ISP spokeswoman gear and other equipment barrier before sliding over Lynn Hightower. A trooper could arrive. the left-side guardrail. The found a man and a wom- Emergency crews were truck then tipped over the an inside the pickup truck then able to rappel down bridge, with the camper that was dangling, nose- to the hanging truck and blocking both lanes of the down, off the side of the attach a harness to each bridge. bridge spanning the Malad occupant, allowing them The case remains under Gorge. The gorge is narrow to be safely carried back investigation, Hightower but is roughly 100 feet (30.48 to the bridge. Both were said. Agencies from Good- meters) deep below the taken to hospitals, and nei- ing, Jerome and Twin Falls bridge, roughly the height ther appeared to have life- responded to the incident, of a 10-story building. The threatening injuries, Hight- along with regional sheriff's gorge reaches about 250 ower said. Two small dogs offices and fire department This image provided by the Idaho State Police shows the scene feet (76.20 meters) deep at inside the pickup were also and paramedic services. where authorities say a set of camp trailer safety chains and its deepest point. safely rescued, and taken "A rescue like this takes a quick, careful work by emergency crews saved two people af- The only thing keeping the to the home of a nearby lot of quick thinking and ter their pickup truck plunged off a bridge, leaving them dan- gling above a deep gorge in southern Idaho on Monday, March 2004 Ford F-350 pickup from family member. action but this is what they 15, 2021. falling was the set of "safety Workers were still attempt- train for," she said. "That Associated Press chains" attaching the 30- ing to pull the pickup from training just paid off today, foot camper trailer, which the precipice Monday eve- and two people are alive By REBECCA BOONE quick, careful work by remained on the bridge, to ning. because of the hours and BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Au- emergency crews saved the pickup. A state trooper "It was terrifying," Hightower hours of training that these thorities say a set of camp two people after their and local sheriff's deputy said. "It was definitely a he- emergency responders trailer safety chains and pickup truck plunged off a first used an additional set roic rescue from everybody do."q A5 WORLD NEWS Wednesday 17 March 2021 Russia threatens to block Twitter in a month By DARIA LITVINOVA to blacklist and block cer- Associated Press tain online content was ad- MOSCOW (AP) — Russian opted. Since then, a grow- authorities said Tuesday ing number of restrictions they would block Twitter in targeting messaging apps, a month if it doesn’t take websites and social media steps to remove banned platforms have been intro- content, a move that es- duced. calates the Russian govern- In 2014, authorities adopt- ment’s drawn-out standoff ed a law requiring online with social media platforms services to store the person- that have played a major al data of Russian users on role in amplifying dissent in servers in Russia and have Russia. since tried to make Face- Russia’s state communi- book and Twitter comply cations watchdog, Ros- with it. Both companies komnadzor, last week an- have been repeatedly nounced it was slowing fined, first small amounts of down the speed of upload- around $50 and last year ing photos and videos to the equivalent of $63,000 Twitter over its alleged fail- each, for not complying. ure to remove content en- The government has re- couraging suicide among In this Wednesday, March 10, 2021 file photo, a mobile phone user turns on the Twitter peatedly aired threats to application on his smartphone in Moscow, Russia. children and information Associated Press block the two social media about drugs and child por- giants, but stopped short of nography. ter still wasn’t complying mediately to an email re- cial media platforms failed outright bans even though The agency said Twitter has with the demands of the quest for comment. to remove calls for children the law allows it, probably failed to remove more than Russian authorities. “Twit- Authorities have criticized to join the protests. Russian fearing the move would 3,000 posts with banned ter doesn’t react to our re- social media platforms that President Vladimir Putin has elicit too much public out- content, including more quests appropriately, and if have been used to bring urged police to act more rage. Only the social net- than 2,500 posts encourag- things go on like this, then in tens of thousands of peo- to monitor social platforms work LinkedIn, which wasn’t ing suicide among minors. a month it will be blocked, ple into the streets across and to track down those very popular in Russia, has The platform responded on an out-of-court basis,” Russia this year to demand who “draw the children been banned by the au- by emphasizing its policy of Subbotin told the Interfax the release of jailed Russian into illegal and unsanc- thorities for the failure to zero tolerance for child sex- news agency. He added opposition leader Alexei tioned street actions.” store user data in Russia. ual exploitation, promotion that Roskomnadzor at this Navalny. The wave of dem- The government’s efforts However, some experts of suicide and drug sales. point “is not registering spe- onstrations was the largest to tighten control of the have said that the authori- On Tuesday, deputy chief cific steps by Twitter to re- in years and posed a major internet and social media ties might be seriously con- of Roskomnadzor Vadim move prohibited content.” challenge to the Kremlin. date back to 2012, when sidering the possibility of Subbotin argued that Twit- Twitter did not respond im- The authorities alleged so- a law allowing authorities bans this time around.q

Ethiopia rejects outside mediation in Nile River dam dispute By RODNEY MUHUMUZA mediators including the posed to mediation by had formally requested Ethiopia insists the dam is a Associated Press United States in the ongo- outside parties even mediation by the Europe- crucial development that KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) ing dispute over Ethiopia’s though the African Union an Union, the United States, will help pull millions of its — An Ethiopian official construction of a massive is welcome to help, Dina and the African Union to nearly 110 million citizens said on Tuesday that his hydroelectric dam on the Mufti, spokesman for Ethio- resolve the dispute after out of poverty and be- government opposes Nile River. pia’s Ministry of Foreign Af- the visit of Sudan’s prime come a major power ex- calls by Sudan for outside Ethiopia is generally op- fairs, told reporters. minister to Cairo last week. porter. Downstream Egypt, “The tripartite talks be- Despite negotiations that which depends on the Nile tween Ethiopia, Sudan, have lasted years, Sudan, to supply fresh water to its and Egypt on the Grand Egypt and Ethiopia have farmers and population Ethiopian Renaissance failed to reach a deal over of 100 million, asserts that Dam should be conclud- how to share the Nile’s wa- the dam poses an existen- ed between the three ter, a lifeline for all three tial threat. It has said that countries themselves, not countries. The talks with Ethiopia is filling the dam through mediators,” he a variety of mediators, in- too quickly. Sudan has also said. “The role of media- cluding the Trump adminis- voiced concern over its tors is facilitating the talks, tration, have failed to pro- access to the Nile’s water. not spoon-feeding the duce a resolution. Negotiators have said key process.” Ethiopia began filling the questions remain about Mufti added that Ethiopia dam’s reservoir last July as how much water Ethiopia has “big respect for the Af- heavy rains flooded the will release downstream if rican Union” and that the river. The $4.6 billion dam a multi-year drought oc- country “believes in resolv- will be Africa’s largest. It curs and how the coun- In this April 12, 2015 file photo, Sayed Ahmed Abdoh poles ing African problems by is expected to reach full tries will resolve any future his boat to check his fish traps in the Nile River, near Abu al- Africans.” power generating capac- disputes. Ethiopia rejects Nasr village, about 770 kilometers (480 miles) south of Cairo, The Sudan Tribune report- ity in 2023, according to binding arbitration at the in Egypt. Associated Press ed on Monday that Sudan the government. final stage.q A6 Wednesday 17 March 2021 WORLD NEWS Baby bottle craze sweeps Gulf Arab states, sparks backlash DUBAI, United Arab Emir- and ricocheted across the ates (AP) — Cafes across popular social media app several Gulf Arab states TikTok. A cure for the world’s started selling coffee and uncertainty? A response to other cold drinks in baby some primal instinct? Either bottles this month, kicking way, a trend was born. off a new trend that has Soon, however, online hat- elicited excitement, confu- ers took note — the baby sion — and backlash. bottle drinkers and provid- The fad began at Einstein ers faced a barrage of nas- Cafe, a slick dessert chain ty comments. with branches across the “People were so angry, region, from Dubai to Ku- they said horrible things, wait to Bahrain. Instead of that we were an ‘aeb,’ to ordinary paper cups, the Islam and the Muslim cul- cafe, inspired by pictures ture,” said Molla, using the of trendy-looking bottles Arabic term for shame or shared on social media, dishonor. decided to serve its thick Last week, the anger milky drinks in plastic baby reached the highest lev- bottles. els of government. Dubai Although the franchise was authorities cracked down. no newcomer to baby- Inspection teams burst into themed products — a milk- cafes where the trend had shake with cerelac, the rice taken off and handed out cereal for infants, is a long- fines. A waiter poses with a tray of baby bottles that he brought out from storage, at Einstein Cafe in standing bestseller — the “Such indiscriminate use Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 14, 2021. unprecedented fervor over Associated Press of baby bottles is not only the feeding bottles came against local culture and as a bit of a shock. All the with their friends, they’re ties, people took photos, bottle. Some patrons even traditions,” read the gov- stress and anxiety over the coming with their father they had fun, they remem- brought their own baby ernment statement, “but coronavirus pandemic and mother,” Younes Mol- bered their childhood.” bottles to other cafes, the mishandling of the appears to have spurred la, CEO of the Einstein fran- Lines clogged Einstein pleading with bewildered bottle during the filling some to find an outlet in chise in the United Arab stores across the Gulf. Peo- baristas to fill them up. could also contribute to the strange new craze. Emirates, told The Associat- ple of all ages streamed Pictures of baby bottles the spread of COVID-19,” “Everyone wanted to buy ed Press this week. “After so onto sidewalks, waiting for filled with colorful kaleido- an apparent reference to it, people called all day, many months with the pan- their chance to suck cof- scopes of drinks drew thou- those bringing their used telling us they’re coming demic, with all the difficul- fee and juice from a plastic sands of likes on Instagram bottles to other cafes.q

‘We are hungry’: Lebanese protest worsening economic crisis

BEIRUT (AP) — Outraged though in smaller numbers er frustrated at the small raising concerns that Leb- “Lebanon’s political lead- protesters returned to — following several days of number of people taking anon’s central bank will ers need to put aside their the streets of Lebanon’s relative calm as the Leba- part in demonstrations. end subsidies of some ba- partisan brinkmanship and capital Tuesday, blocking nese pound continued its In another Beirut neigh- sic commodities, including form a government that roads with burning tires slide, plunging to a new borhood, small groups of fuel in coming weeks. will quickly implement criti- and garbage containers low of 15,000 to the U.S. young men, some driv- The crisis is posing the grav- cal and long-needed re- as the currency continued dollar on the black market. ing scooters, pelted shop est threat to Lebanon’s sta- forms, restore investor con- to plummet to all-time lows “Where are the people? windows with stones and bility since the 1975-90 civil fidence, and rescue the and the country’s financial Come down, we are hun- asked them to close. It was war. France’s foreign min- country’s economy,” she crisis intensified. gry, we are fed up!” yelled not clear why they were ister warned last week that said. The protests resumed — al- Ahmad Shuman, a protest- pressuring them to close. Lebanon is running out of Lebanon’s government The currency has lost 90% time before total collapse, resigned in August follow- of its value since October putting the blame squarely ing a massive explosion at 2019, when anti-govern- on the country’s leaders Beirut’s port that killed 211 ment protests erupted, whose refusal to come to- people, wounded more including more than 25% gether to form a govern- than 6,000 and damaged in the past few weeks ment has exacerbated the entire neighborhoods in alone. Senior politicians, crisis. the capital. meanwhile, have refused U.S. State Department Disagreements between to work together to form deputy spokeswoman Ja- President Michel Aoun, a new government that lina Porter, speaking to re- who is an ally of the mili- would implement the re- porters in Washington on tant group Hezbollah, and forms needed to extract Monday, said the U.S. is Prime Minister-designate the nation from the crisis. concerned about devel- Saad Hariri, who is op- A Syrian boy who sells flowers on the street watches protesters The currency crash has opments in Lebanon and posed to the group, have burn tires to block a main road during a protest against the pushed more than half the the apparent inaction of so far delayed the forma- increase in prices of consumer goods and the crash of the population into poverty the country’s leadership in tion of a Cabinet. Hariri local currency, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. as prices soar. It has also the face of multiple ongo- was chosen for the post in Associated Press depleted foreign reserves, ing crises. October.q A7 local Wednesday 17 March 2021

The Flag of Aruba Sponsored by: ORANJESTAD — It all started with a painting contest on January 21st, 1976, where the competition consisted of a design for a flag. A total of 693 designs were received. Among the designs what stood out the most were the symbols of the cross and the horizontal stripes. Also the colors more used were red, blue and yellow. Flag Re- search Institute in Boston, choose the winning design.

The colors chosen were from the ‘British Colour Council Dictionary of Colour Standards’. The design consists of a field of light blue (called Larkspur), two narrow paral- lel horizontal yellow (Bunting Yellow) stripes in the bottom half, and a four-pointed white-fabricated red (Union Flag red) star in the canton.

The Parliament of Aruba approved the design of the flag on March 16th, 1976, which was officially inaugurated on March 18th, 1976. For the first time on that day the flag was raised and the national anthem of Aruba ‘Aruba Du- shi Tera’ was played. This took place at Wilhelmina Sta- dium in Dakota. .

The four colors and symbols Light Blue represents the sea that's surrounding the island of Aruba.

Yellow is the color of abundance and the horizontal lines represent abundance of solidarity. They also represent Aruba's economy past and present. Aruba's main income in the past consisted of gold and aloë vera. The main income today is tourism. Yellow also stands for the local flora that blossom yellow flowers like: “Kibrahacha” Ta- bebuiabillbergii, “Palo di Brazil" Haematoxylonbrasiletto, “Bonchi di Strena” Parkinsoniaaculeata, “Curahout” Pel- tophorumacutifolium, “Tuturutu” Yellow Dwarf Poincian- as, Caesalpiniapulcherrima and “Wanglo” Puncture vine Tribuluscistoides. The horizontal yellow stripes symbolizes Aruba's freedom and separate status within the Kingdom of the Netherlands since January 1st, 1986.

White stands for peace and also symbolizes the purity of the hearts of Aruban people who strive for justice, order and liberty.

The red star represents the four points of the compass and symbolizes the different origins of the Aruban popu- lation that attracted people from all over the world. It also stands for Aruba itself surrounded by the beautiful blue sea and ancient industry of "Palo di Brazil" Haematoxy- lonbrasiletto. Red signifies love and also as a homage for the indigenous Arubans, that died at Frenchman's pass during a confrontation with the French for the liberty of the island. Red is the Union Jack Red.q A8 Wednesday 17 March 2021 local New beginnings after the kitchen table and beyond with new restaurant: Infini by Chef Urvin Croes

PALM BEACH — After spear- heading The Kitchen Table for five years, receiving notable recognitions in USA Today, The Daily Meal and earning the #1 spot on Tripadvisor’s list of Fine Dining Restaurants in the Carib- bean, Chef Urvin Croes has now moved on to higher heights. In- fini, his new chef’s table, which managed renowned Chef Den- opened at the Blue Residences nis Huwaë’s Restaurant Daalder in November 2020, allows the in Amsterdam, is a true storyteller. Michelin-trained Aruban cu- From the moment she serves the linary artist to create gastro- Salinity welcome drink and the cu- nomic experiences unconfined linary tale begins, she takes you on by cultural or regional expec- an adventure around the world tations. The former The Kitchen to discover never-before-tasted Table space has since been combinations. Then, towards the renovated into a suitable cu- end of the night, it is his time to linary studio to host this vision. shine — Pastry Chef Jean-Claude In describing these changes, Werleman, that is. After spending Croes says: “We opened up the the last two years perfecting his entire kitchen and elevated the recipes in the Pastry Department of dining tables so guests have a the Ritz Carlton Aruba, Werleman front row stadium-like view of joins Infini to continue exploring his each step of the preparations. passion for experimenting with col- The spotlights, which we care- ors and bold flavors. fully choreograph, follow the plates’ transition from blank "It's time to show that Aruba is a cu- canvas into culinary works of catarian menu dedicated to Lent, turned to Aruba, Chef Maduro is linary destination of its own" art.” of which Croes has to say: “I want- thrilled to be reunited with his first “The goal is to leave our visitors ed to focus on the finest fish in the mentor and hopes to secure Aru- speechless. The look on their faces “It is a flavor that you cannot de- world, they are the protagonists ba’s space on the global map of whenever they take the first bite fine, but you can create." of this season.” Visitors can expe- unique culinary experiences. Simi- says it all and it is priceless'', shares He had been sitting on the first rience the second Chef’s Impres- larly, after four years working in the Croes, with a smile. Reclaiming the menu for over a year. Inspired by sion until May 2021, at which point two-Michelin starred restaurant spot of number one restaurant in umami, one of the five basic tastes, Croes and his team will reveal ex- Spectrum, Chef de Partie Moises the Caribbean is also in sight, but and also Japanese for “essence of citing new flavors for the summer. Ramirez returned home to share this time he will not stop there. “In deliciousness”, Chef Croes strived his vast experience in formulating the end, we want Aruba to be to organically produce this palate "Without a great team, there is no recipes with meticulous attention recognized for its culinary mastery. in each dish of the eight-course great chef” to detail and consistency. Further We have trained the best culinary Chef’s Impression. “It is a flavor that “There is very little I can do by my- down the kitchen line, Chef de artists right here on the island and you cannot define, but you can self. Without a great team, there is Partie Alvaro Yi, who has worked they have proven themselves in- create. Take our popular langous- no great chef”, says Croes, while at the two-Michelin starred FG ternationally in the most renowned tine for example; we combined raving about the six young profes- Restaurant, is all about expressing kitchens in the world. Now it is time elements that are rarely paired sionals sharing his kitchen. All grad- himself through cooking and plat- to show that Aruba is a culinary together: the bitter, sour and salty uates of Aruba’s EPI College and ing to create art that you can eat. destination of its own. Who knows flavors of the lemon cream, kom- familiar faces to the Chef as each Mixologist Marc-Anthony Rannis where that will take us; hopefully to bucha, green grapes, watercress one has completed their culinary brings eight years of experience in infinity and beyond.” and achiote, fused with the sweet internship under his guidance. In the fine dining industry to Infini. His and delicate taste of the langous- fact, Infini’s Chef de Cuisine, Ash- fine craftsmanship is displayed in Infini located at Blue Residenc- tine induce ultimate umami.” win Maduro, was Urvin’s very first the unparalleled wine pairings and es currently serves an eight- student, before relocating to Am- signature cocktails, which include course Chef’s Impression to up After hosting the first menu for sterdam, where he worked at sev- his personally homemade syrups, to 21 guests starting at 6:30PM. three months, the Executive Chef eral Michelin-starred restaurants, garnishes and fresh local ingredi- To make reservations visit www. introduced a second tour de force including &moshik (formally &Sam- ents. Maître D’ and Junior Somme- infiniaruba.com or call +297- in February 2021 — this time a pes- houd Places). Having recently re- lier Jessica Theysen, who previously 699-3982.q A9 LOCAL Wednesday 17 March 2021 History of fishing in Aruba Sponsored by:

ORANJESTAD — Fishing has been a family tradition for ages in Aruba. Our ances- tors used to fish for a living. Even though nowadays you don’t see them often we still have some passion- ate fishermen on the island that go out every day in the Lines, lures, spears, and search for fish to feed their load their boat with fishing families and serve our local reels, batteries, fill the gas- market. One of these fisher- oline tank, lights and some man is Gregory Wernet. food and beverages. For bait he uses sardines, squid The so-called Continen- and the small fish known tal Bank between Aruba in Aruba as piskechi. The and the opposite coast have two boats they use reaches a depth of about for fishing. ‘Virgen del Val- 650 feet. The sea is very rich le’ which is parked at the in fish here. Since the time pier by the Seaport and of the indigenous native boyo. ‘Padrot’ which they have people fish and other sea at home. creatures such as turtles, Cruising off the coast the The fish they catch they octopus squids, conch and Aruban fisherman patient- take home to their families many type of crustaceans ly waits for a fish willing to and they also sell it to their have formed a means of snap at the bait on the clients. Gregory is proud to subsistence for the native drag-line, in nets and traps. market to local restaurants. is following his grandfather be a fisherman. It is a hon- Aruban inhabitants. Espe- Veritable giants are some- steps. This is the sixth gen- est and humble job but cially along the west coast times caught. Barracudas Fisherman Gregory Wernet eration of fishermen in their with it he is able to feed of the island where the fish- weigh from 9 to 44 pounds Gregory Wernet is a well- family. his family even during hard ing grounds are settlements and measure from 3 to al- known fisherman from San- They go deep sea fishing. times. It is a very dangerous of fishermen. Until the ar- most 7 feet. The king-fish ta Cruz. His father taught There they catch red snap- job and you have to spend rival of the oil -industry Aru- has a weight from 22 to 44 him fishing when he was per, grouper and amber- many hours on the sea, ban fishermen could supply pounds; the moclat may a small child. Gregory has jack. They usually fish for waiting patiently and risk- Aruba’s wants. tip the scales at 155, whilst two sons, Jordan and Jor- 15 hours a day, but now ing your life while fighting garfish, having a length of danny, which he taught due to the covid-19 mea- a big fish and big waves As a source of income, nine feet, weigh over 132 fishing too, when they were surements they go fishing but the adrenaline it brings however, fishing did not pounds. only 3 years old and he from 5 in the morning until with it but also just sitting amount too much. In the takes them fishing with him. 8 o’clock at night or even there listening to the sound beginning of the 1900’s Most fish caught is used Fishing has been a fam- sometimes from 8 at night of the waves and enjoying approximately 160 peo- for their own consumption, ily tradition for quite a long till 5 in the morning. The the marvelous view that ple earn their living in this to feed their families and time and even his grand- day before they prepare nature has to offer is all branch of this industry. some are being sold in the son Willvion of 7 years old all their fishing tools such as worth it. q Rancho, which stands for a shed, nowadays east Oranjestad, was the head quarter and remains the fishermen’s settlement. Sa- vaneta, Noord, Santa Cruz all had their fishermen’s vil- lages. At a rough estimate there were about a hun- dred small fishing boats during that time.

The Arubans were mainly engaged in coastal fishing, using rowing-boats or small sailing-boats, and lines or dragnets and canisters in shallow water. When fish- ing with deep-sea lines just over the bottom of the sea the boat is kept in place by means of a piece of rock serving as an anchor. The two most important species of fish by far caught in this manner are the pargo or red snappers and a variety of groupers like the mero, jeanpao and the wowo di A10 Wednesday 17 March 2021 local

Aruba’s National Anthem : ‘ARUBA DUSHI TERA’ Sponsored by:

ORANJESTAD — In the years 1975 and 1976, the government wanted to Lyrics of “Aruba Dushi Tera”: give Aruba it’s own national anthem and flag, since these two are the 1. Aruba patria aprecia, symbols that identify of each country. The flag and anthem are symbols nos cuna venera, of love and patriotism. It was Gilberto François “Betico” Croes who made chikito y simpel bo por ta this special request. pero si respeta.

‘Aruba Dushi Tera’ is the name of our national anthem. The history of this Refrain: O, Aruba, Dushi tera, song started in 1951. It was a composition of two very well-known musi- nos baranca tan stima cians, Rufo Wever and Juan Chabaya “Padu” Lampe. They felt the urge nos amor pa bo t’asina grandi to compose a song that would express the love of our people for our cu n’tin nada pa kibre! island and the feeling of patriotism of each person. 2. Bo playanan tan admira Together with ‘De Trupialen’ group and under the guidance of Frère cu palma tur dorna, Alexius they managed to put this song in their repertoire with the purpose bo escudo y bandera ta of making it popular. The song became very popular in a short time. In orguyo di nos tur! 1954, they even recorded the song on a long play disc. The song was played during every official ceremony of Aruba. Refrain: O, Aruba, Dushi tera, etc. nos baranca tan stima. In the 70’s installed a comisión consisting of Maybeline Arends-Croes, nos amor pa bo t’asina grandi Rufo Odor, Padu Lampe, Eddy Bennet, Hubert “Lio” Booi y Rufo Wever cu n’tin nada pa kibr’e! to see if they could proclaim ‘Aruba Dushi tera’ as the national anthem. The commitee unanimously recommended this to be played on the air 3. Grandesa di bo pueblo ta waves. By that time, a third verse had been added which stated the cor- su gran cordialidad, diality and the love of freedom for our island. cu Dios por guia y conserva su amor pa libertad! On March 16th, 1976, the island council approved ‘Aruba Dushi Tera’ as the Aruba’s national anthem, and on March 18th, 1976, during an oficial Refrain: O, Aruba , dushi tera, ceremony at the Wilhelmina Stadium in Dakota, the flag was raised for nos baranca tan stima. the first time while ‘Aruba Dushi Tera’ resonated for the first time as the Nos amor pa bo t’ asina grandi national anthem of Aruba. The presentation was under the guidance cu n’tin nada pa kibr’e! of Maybeline Arends-Croes, together with the Philharmonic Orchestra of cu n’tin nada pa kibr’e! Aruba directed by Joy Kock. A11 BUSINESS Wednesday 17 March 2021 Why good news for the economy can be a drag on your 401(k) By STAN CHOE stock holdings hurt by the NEW YORK (AP) — A huge sudden rise in yields. The shift is underway within S&P 500 also fell over that the stock market, one that span, down 2.4%, but more might roil your 401(k) in the than half the stocks within short term, but one that the index were rising during many professional investors that time. also see leading to longer- Marathon Oil and other lasting gains. energy producers led the A surge of optimism that way, with several up more the pandemic is on the than 20%. Cruise-ship op- way out has convinced erators were also steaming investors to revamp their much higher. If the econ- playbooks for where to put omy does roar back soon, money. Most stocks across as nearly everyone on Wall the market are rising, with Street is anticipating, profits the biggest gains com- should jump much more for ing from companies that those types of companies would benefit most from a than for big tech stocks, healthier economy, such which had actually bene- as airlines and banks, after fited from the stay-at-home they got pounded lower for economy. much of the pandemic. Pedestrians pass the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in New York. That's why if the S&P 500 falls But all the hope at the Associated Press because of drops for a just same time is forcing a climb a few heavyweight com- in bond yields, which in turn year: Energy stocks have In other words, your 401(k) so boring and academic, panies, Wall Street should is sending a group of tech soared more than 38% could fall even if the econ- but there is not one mono- take it in stride. Many ana- stocks back to earth after and financial stocks have omy — and the majority of lithic thing called the stock lysts and professional inves- they carried the market for stormed about 17% higher, stocks in the market — are market. It's these hugely tors expect the improving much of the pandemic. but tech stocks, which ac- rising. It's the mirror-image different areas of the mar- economy to boost profits When bonds pay more in count for more than one- of what happened early in ket that are moving differ- for companies enough to interest, investors are less quarter of the index's mar- the pandemic, when the ently." more than make up for any willing to pay as high prices ket value, rose less than 2%. S&P 500 powered higher Investors have already felt stumbles caused by rising for stocks seen as the most All that churning under- even though the economy the moves in recent weeks, rates in the near term, and expensive or to wait as long neath the surface may was falling into a terrifying when expectations for they expect the S&P 500 to for their big growth fore- sound inside baseball, but pit. And professional inves- coming inflation and eco- climb higher over the next casts to come to fruition. it has a big impact when tors say this rotation among nomic growth suddenly hit year. Because of the way stock 401(k) accounts are tied sectors still has room to run. an upswing as COVID-19 Since their recent tumble, indexes are calculated, more than ever to the per- "It brings me back to busi- vaccines rolled out and tech stocks have come any weakness for the big- formance of the S&P 500 ness school, where we Congress neared its $1.9 tril- back as worries about in- gest stocks can mask and other indexes. More learned about how all the lion economic rescue. flation have been tamped strength that's sweeping than half the dollars in U.S. indices are different," said The Nasdaq composite down a bit. The revival for across the rest of the mar- stock funds are directly Lamar Villere, a portfolio tumbled more than 10% tech stocks helped the S&P ket. It's why the S&P 500 is mimicking indexes, ac- manager at Villere & Co. from February 12 through 500 return to a record on up less than 6% so far this cording to Morningstar. in New Orleans. "It seems March 5, with its many tech Monday. q

Senate confirms Isabel Guzman to lead small biz agency By KEVIN FREKING ic. small business owners hold WASHINGTON (AP) — The "I am confident that I can onto their dreams until our Senate on Tuesday over- hit the ground running," economy comes roaring whelmingly approved Pres- Guzman told senators in back," said Senator Major- ident Joe Biden's pick to her confirmation hearing. ity Leader Chuck Schumer, oversee the Small Business The Small Business Admin- D-N.Y. Administration, an agency istration oversees loan pro- Schumer noted that pan- that has seen its portfolio grams to help businesses demic relief programs over- expand in response to the recover from natural di- seen by the Small Business coronavirus pandemic. sasters, enhances access Administration will dole out The vote to confirm Isabel to capital through loan more than $1 trillion to the Guzman was 81-17. She is guarantees and provides nation's small businesses, the 18th member of Biden's training and technical as- nonprofits and religious in- Cabinet to win Senate con- sistance. Guzman said she stitutions. The largest chunk firmation. would work to ensure mon- of that funding will come Guzman is a former Obama ey gets into the hands of through the Paycheck Pro- administration SBA official the small businesses hurt the tection Program, which An inner perimeter anti-scaling fence is around the U.S. Capitol, who currently heads Cali- most by the pandemic and provides low-interest loans Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in Washington. fornia's Office of the Small the economic crisis through that are full forgivable if Associated Press Business Advocate. In that no fault of their own. 60% of the loan is spent on role, she oversaw efforts to "I have every confidence payroll and the balance on ability Office recently programs considered highly help that state's small busi- that under Ms. Guzman's other qualified expenses. placed emergency small- vulnerable to fraud, waste nesses survive the pandem- leadership, the SBA will help The Government Account- business loans on its list of or mismanagement.q A12 Wednesday 17 March 2021 TECHNOLOGY Ford partners with U-M on robotics research, new building By COREY WILLIAMS people’s lives better,” Associated Press Washington added. “And ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — we’ll do it in a way that ad- Digit marches on two legs dresses questions and fears across the floor of the Uni- around safety and security. versity of Michigan’s Ford The more people see how Motor Co. Robotics Build- these robots can interact ing, while Mini-Cheetah with society and interact — staccato-like — does with humans, the more the same on four and the comfortable they’ll get yellow-legged Cassie steps with them.” deliberately side-to-side. The building on the univer- A grand opening was held sity’s Ann Arbor campus Tuesday for the four-story, brings together research- $75 million, 134,000-square- ers from 23 buildings and 10 foot (11,429-square-meter) programs into one space. complex. Three floors house Those working on two- classrooms and research legged disaster response labs for robots that fly, walk, robots can test them on a roll and augment the hu- 30-mph (48-kph) treadmill man body. studded with obstacles or On the top floor are Ford on a stair-stepped “robot researchers and engineers playground” designed with and the automaker’s first In a frame grab from video, robots walk across the floor of the University of Michigan’s Ford the help of artificial intelli- robotics and mobility re- Motor Co. Robotics Building, March 12, 2021 in Ann Arbor, Mich. gence. Associated Press search lab on a university Biomedical engineers are campus. society, the school and au- of us have moments in our “We are going to be work- looking at developing light- Together, they will work to tomaker announced Tues- day where we could use ing on drone technology, er, more stable prosthetic develop robots and roboti- day. a little help or a little assis- walking robots, roving ro- legs. Ford engineers are cists that help make lives “As we all drive and use our tance,” said Ken Washing- bots, all types of robots in exploring how upright Digit better, keep people safer vehicles and go about our ton, Ford’s chief technol- this facility and the ways robots can work in human and build a more equitable day-to-day lives, I’m sure all ogy officer. in which they can make spaces.q

Facebook to label vaccine posts to combat COVID-19 misinfo LONDON (AP) — Facebook will be in English and five adding a tool to help get is adding informational la- other languages, with more users vaccinated by con- bels to posts about vac- languages added in com- necting them to informa- cines as it expands efforts ing weeks. tion about where and to counter COVID-19-relat- “For example, we’re add- when they can get their ed misinformation flourish- ing a label on posts that dis- shot. Facebook and Insta- ing on its platforms. cuss the safety of COVID-19 gram have been criticized CEO Mark Zuckerberg said vaccines that notes COV- for allowing anti-vaccina- in a blog post Monday that ID-19 vaccines go through tion propaganda to spread labels will contain “cred- tests for safety and effec- and for being woefully slow This March 29, 2018 file photo shows the Facebook logo on ible information” about the tiveness before they’re ap- in weeding out the misin- screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York’s Times Square. vaccines from the World proved,” Zuckerberg said. formation, often with fact- Associated Press Health Organization. They The social network is also checks, labels and other re- strained measures. “This an- By Dave Green nouncement falls well short of what is needed to solve 9 5 7 2 1 the crisis of anti-vaccine lies polluting social media 7 2 users’ timelines,” said Imran Ahmed, CEO of the non- 5 3 4 profit Center for Counter- ing Digital Hate, a critic of social media companies’ 7 4 9 handling of hate speech and misinformation. “Face- 2 4 1 6 8 7 book and Instagram still do not remove the vast majori- 3 1 ty of posts reported to them for containing dangerous 1 6 misinformation about vac- cines,” her said “The main 5 2 1 superspreaders of anti- vaccine lies all still have a

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I Laraine Newman recount- was thinking, ‘This is a great ed only her experiences as job.’ But there’s so many an original “Saturday Night moments, just pee-in-your- Live” player a storied en- pants stuff. semble that included Gilda AP: ‘SNL’ was long criti- Radner and John Belushi cized for failing to show- she’d have plenty of mem- case women and include oir material. people of color in the cast. But she has other adven- What’s your perspective on tures to share in “May You that? Live in Interesting Times,” Newman: With regard to from the quirky she studied our shows, we had 13 writ- mime in Paris with Marcel ers three women, 10 men Marceau to the question- and it was a meritocracy. able, including a teenage No matter what people encounter with musician say. Lorne (Michaels, the Johnny Winter. show’s creator) was very Wherever Newman’s newly egalitarian with what went released audiobook mem- on the show. It was what Comedian Chevy Chase, second from left, joins the cast of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” with oir takes us, it’s got humor, Laraine Newman, from right, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray and Jane Curtain on Feb. 16, 1978 in New was funny. It doesn’t mat- heart and is unfailingly York. ter who wrote it, who was kind to others, even those Associated Press in it. But the sensibility that whom she recalls were at the show gained with Tina times unkind to her. But Me” films, “American Dad!” oir, which includes encoun- Newman: I’m the last per- Fey as the head writer.... she’s candidly tough on and “Doc McStuffins,” ters with celebrities from son to impart any kind of It became more female- herself, whether describ- along with occasional Fred Astaire to Robert De life lesson. But the one thing centric probably because ing her drug addiction as screen roles. She’s proud of Niro, did events seem even that I really wanted to do, they had a lot more female a young woman or merely her children Hannah and more remarkable in retro- because I’ve never seen writers. a brief, wretchedly embar- Spike Einbinder, both work- spect? this in biographies before, is AP: You said you had to rassing encounter with a ing actors. Newman: The book’s gone to really lean into the fact learn to be a voice ac- music legend. Revisiting the past, New- through many reasons for that I experienced a lot of tor. Have you found unex- “The fact that I farted in man said, allowed her to its existence. But ultimately failure. I think that people pected satisfactions in the front of Prince” should be celebrate beloved “Satur- what I came to was the wrap their biographies up work? motivation enough to lis- day Night Live” sketches fact that, ‘Hey, I was there in a pink bow, and it’s im- Newman: There’s a thing ten to the book, Newman from her 1975-80 tenure and for that.’ ‘Oh, I lived through portant to acknowledge where you’ll be in the (re- said, her lilting voice striking lift the curtain on their cre- that, I had a front row seat that you can live with a lot cording) booth and on the a wry note. “And that’s just ation. In an interview with to that.’ Even though it is of failure. You’ve just got to other side of the glass, you one of the wonderful mo- The Associated Press, she very much my personal life, keep going. see the people in the con- ments in my life.” discussed her approach to it’s also the privilege of hav- AP: Your favorite moment trol room, and it’s the writ- Newman, who turned 69 the Audible Original book, ing a front-row seat at a lot on ‘Saturday Night Live’? ers and the director. this month, is in a good the “SNL” track record with of the pop culture move- Newman: There are so And when you do a take place to look back. She’s women and a Coneheads ments in our country. many of them, but the one and you see everybody in been sober for decades sketch highlight. AP: What do you hope lis- that immediately comes unison, their heads snap and is busy doing voice Remarks were edited for teners take away from the to mind is about food. We back and their mouths acting for a variety of proj- clarity and length. memoir about you, about were doing the Coneheads open and they’re laughing, ects, including “Despicable AP: When writing the mem- life lessons? and there was a part where it’s so rewarding. q

Spike Lee to head Cannes Film Festival jury By JAKE COYLE layed by the health crisis. a statement. “This support NEW YORK (AP) — Spike It’s set to take place July is finally coming to fruition Lee, who was set to lead 6-17. and we could not have last year’s jury for the Lee is the first Black person hoped for a more power- Cannes Film Festival that to head the Cannes jury, ful personality to chart our was ultimately canceled which selects one of cine- troubled times.”q by the pandemic, will pre- ma’s top prizes, the Palme 4 3 9 5 7 2 1 6 8 side over this year’s jury in- d’Or. 8 7 1 4 6 9 3 2 5 stead. Pierre Lescure, president of 5 6 2 8 3 1 9 7 4 The French Riviera festival the festival, praised Lee for on Tuesday announced his loyalty and spirit. 7 1 8 2 4 3 6 5 9 that Lee will be president “Throughout the months 2 4 5 9 1 6 8 3 7 of the jury for the 74th of uncertainty we’ve just 3 9 6 7 8 5 2 4 1 Filmmaker Spike Lee poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. Cannes. Usually held in been through, Spike Lee 1 2 4 3 9 7 5 8 6 on Oct. 7, 2015. May, this year’s Cannes has never stopped encour- 9 5 7 6 2 8 4 1 3 Associated Press Film Festival has been de- aging us,” said Lescure in 6 8 3 1 5 4 7 9 2 2021 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc. Difficulty Level 3/17 A15 SPORTS Wednesday 17 March 2021 Spend, spend, spend on 2nd day of "legal tampering" in NFL By BARRY WILNER season of the six-year, Trey Hendrickson. The for- AP Pro Football Writer $114.5 million contract and mer Saints defensive end For people wondering guarantees him $7 million gets $60 million over four where is all the free-agent of his $17.5 million base sal- years, with $32 million paid quarterback movement as ary. in the first two seasons, ac- the NFL's "legal tampering" Miller has recovered from a cording to a person with period enters its second freak ankle injury that side- knowledge of the contract. Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller takes up his po- day, well, calm down. lined him all of last season. The person spoke on condi- sition during the first half of an NFL football game against the The busy spenders at the Cincinnati grabbed one of tion of anonymity because Green Bay Packers in Green Bay, Wisc., in this Sunday, Sept. 22, position thus far have been the top pass-rush threats no terms have been made 2019, file photo. two teams keeping their available in free agency, public.q Associated Press supposed guy, Cam New- ton in New England and Jameis Winston in New Or- leans. Of course, trades that can be completed when the NFL's business year begins Wednesday will see Carson Wentz with the Colts, Mat- thew Stafford heading to the Rams in exchange for Jared Goff, who goes to the Lions. Observers wondering about the possible trade destination of Deshaun Watson, Teddy Bridge- water or Sam Darnold, or landing spots for Mitchell Trubisky and Jacoby Brissett just have to wait. At least Washington stepped into that breach by agreeing to terms with the very well-traveled Ryan Fitzpatrick. The 38-year-old "FitzMagic" joins his ninth franchise (Rams, Bengals, Bills, Titans, Texans, Jets, Buccaneers and Dolphins. He started seven and played in nine games last season for Miami, throwing for 2,091 yards, 13 touch- downs and eight intercep- tions. Incredibly, Fitzpatrick nev- er has been on a playoff team in his 16 pro seasons. With 2020 NFL Comeback Player of the Year Alex Smith released by Wash- ington — no, Smith has not landed anywhere yet, ei- ther — Fitzpatrick will com- pete with Taylor Heinicke and Kyle Allen for the start- ing spot on a team that won the weak NFC East at 7-9. A guy who not only has been to the postseason but has a Super Bowl ring, Von Miller, is remaining with the Broncos. The Denver Broncos have exercised star linebacker Von Miller's 2021 option, which engages the final A16 Wednesday 17 March 2021 SPORTS Analysis: Even the NBA trade deadline has a different feel By TIM REYNOLDS self in the playoff race or at AP Basketball Writer least the race for a play-in If these were normal times, tournament spot. the Toronto Raptors would "I also think there are more probably be on the cusp factors this year because of of trading Kyle Lowry to a the condensed schedule," contender right about now. Orlando coach Steve Clif- They're 11th in the Eastern ford said. "I mean, if you hit Conference, losers of five it right — we haven't yet — straight games, Lowry is a but if you hit it right, regard- championship point guard less of what your schedule who would make any team looks like ... you have a better and his contract is chance." expiring. The Magic are freefalling. Thing is, these are not nor- They've lost eight in a row, mal times. are next-to-last in the East The Raptors have shown at 13-26 — yet are just five no desire to move Lowry, in games out of that 10th spot part because they still very and a berth in the play- much remain in the playoff in round. Again, in normal mix and soon they'll get five times, they would be proba- players back after missing bly unloading some of their Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry, right, shoots against Chicago Bulls forward Thaddeus Young time for virus-related rea- during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Sunday, March 14, 2021. key players right now; Niko- sons. Pretty much every Associated Press la Vucevic, Aaron Gordon, team, apologies to may- Evan Fournier and Terrence be Detroit and Minnesota, eryone safe. go by Houston and be- geles Clippers have been Ross would all generate in- are also realistically in the This year, there will be buy- came a free agent. P.J. shopping for a point guard terest from a lot of clubs. postseason mix. Such is a ers. What's unclear is how Tucker's time with the Rock- and a wing pretty much all In a coronavirus-dominat- byproduct of the new play- many teams will be willing ets appears to be over, La- season. Brooklyn isn't be- ed season, odds are that in round meaning that 10 sellers by March 25. Marcus Aldridge and San lieved to be done tinkering teams will go through what teams from each confer- "The greatest day of the Antonio are parting ways with its lineup yet. Boston Toronto is going through ence will have games after year," Lowry said. and Cleveland has been needs a big man. Miami now with five players side- the regular season ends this He says that's because trying to find a new home could use more size. Same lined for positive tests or year, instead of the usual March 25 happens to be for Andre Drummond for goes for Philadelphia, es- contact tracing. If a team eight. his birthday, not because weeks. pecially if Joel Embiid is go- or two ahead of Orlando That means even the trade it happens to be the trade Eventually, there will be ing to be out for more than gets into one of those pre- deadline might have a deadline. takers. And as the trade just a few games. dicaments, the standings different feel this year — It's already an unusual deadline looms just about They'll all try to make deals. could change quickly. And keeping with the theme of season, in that significant a week away, expect chat- Every general manager in that condensed schedule, just about everything else in names were put onto the ter to pick up considerably. the league is trying to make jampacked to the point the league also changing market openly and long The defending champion deals; that's what they do. that teams can barely this season, with a shorter before the deadline. Blake Los Angeles Lakers might The challenge this year even practice anymore, is schedule, barely any fans Griffin and Detroit worked want a big man to provide will be to find willing par- something else to consider at games, testing multiple out a buyout, allowing him some insurance just in case ticipants, especially if the as far as having potential times a day and tons of to join the Brooklyn Nets. Anthony Davis doesn't re- team on the other end of to make little issues turn into rules designed to keep ev- DeMarcus Cousins was let turn at 100%. The Los An- the phone still considers it- big problems.q

Tiger Woods returns to video games, this time with 2K series Tiger Woods is back in the name and likeness will tarnished his public image. game — digitally, at least. be used exclusively in the EA Sports rebuilt the game Woods has signed a long- "PGA Tour 2K" franchise. from scratch and put Rory term partnership with the Woods was not among McIlroy on the cover in company behind the "PGA the players included in last 2015, but the reboot got Tour 2K" video game series, year's 2K game, and it's subpar reviews. EA Sports returning the 15-time major unclear if he'll be added hasn't produced a golf champion to an industry he or if his name or image will game since. once dominated with EA be used on the cover. A "I am looking forward to Sports. news release from 2K said making my return to the The deal was announced only that Woods would be video game landscape, Tuesday, nearly a month an executive director and and with 2K and HB Studios, after Woods suffered ca- consultant. I've found the right part- reer-threatening leg injuries Woods was partnered with ners to make it happen," when he crashed an SUV EA Sports for 15 years, and Woods said in a statement on a steep road in the Los the "Tiger Woods PGA Tour" released by 2K. "I'm hon- Angeles suburbs. series is among the most ored to take part in this op- In this Oct. 28, 2019, file photo, Tiger Woods smiles during the It's possible Woods may successful sports video portunity and look forward winner's ceremony after winning the Zozo Championship PGA never return to the PGA games ever. Woods and to sharing my expertise and Tour at the Accordia Golf Narashino country club in Inzai, east Tour, where his 82 victories EA Sports parted in 2013, insights as we build the fu- of Tokyo, Japan. Associated Press are tied with Sam Snead four years after news of ture of golf video games for most all-time, but his Woods' extramarital affairs together."q