Taipei Times
Moscow celebrates defeat of Nazis
REMEMBERING WAR: US President George Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao were some of the guests expected at an event to mark the end of World War II
Soldiers marched and medal-bedecked veterans waved from military trucks rolling down a main Moscow street yesterday, as Russia began a pomp-filled, high-security celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany.
About half a dozen tanks, including at least one World War II-era T-34, stood on a street near Red Square, awaiting today's military parade, which will be watched by the foreign guests. The pavement was marked by tank tracks.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/05/09/2003253786
MOFA, UN in talks on WHA access
LODGING PROTESTS: The ministry said it is lobbying the UN's Geneva office to grant access for Taiwanese journalists who have been banned from the summit
By Melody Chen
STAFF REPORTER
Monday, May 09, 2005,Page 1
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said yesterday it is working hard to persuade the UN Office in Geneva to issue press passes to Taiwanese journalists to cover the 58th World Health Assembly (WHA), which is scheduled to take place in Geneva from May 16 to May 25.
In a statement, the ministry "strongly protested" the Geneva office's rule that only journalists holding passports from states recognized by the UN General Assembly will get media accreditation for the WHA.
Taiwan will lodge its 9th application for observer status in the WHA next Monday. The WHA meets annually and is the highest decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO).
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/05/09/2003253783
US whistleblower details Guantanamo Bay abuses
INSIDE ACCOUNT: A former translator for interrogation sessions has gone public with damaging revelations about abuse at the key facility in the US war on terror
A US soldier has revealed shocking new details of abuse and sexual torture of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay in the first high-profile whistleblowing account to emerge from inside the top-secret base.
Erik Saar, an Arabic speaker who was a translator in interrogation sessions, has produced a searing first-hand account of working at Guantanamo. It will prove a damaging blow to a White House still struggling to recover from the abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib jail in Iraq.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/05/09/2003253785
Living to 130 - is that what you really want to do?
Living to 130 world be fine if you felt like an 18-year-old. But the chances are you'll feel 130
A new study says that we could now end up living to the age of 130. The upbeat nature of these reports always amazes me as the final decades of such a long life could hardly be so much fun. I certainly wouldn't want to be sat on a commode sucking mint sweets for 30 years. Or would I? The "sitting down" bit holds a certain appeal, and indeed always has done. I've always had a fantasy of myself in one of those sanatoriums usually featured in war movies, where the brave soldier has lost his legs and plays his final scene being wheeled outside in a bath chair by a pretty nurse to "take the air." I can see myself sat in a bath chair at 130 years old, rug over my knees, wheezing like an old concertina, as I regale everyone with tales of Glastonbury festival 1996 ("Those were the days"). How happy I would be, hour after hour, day after day, reminiscing, pontificating; being "marvellous for my age," a "real character." Just before the pillow was placed gently -- and then not so gently -- over my face.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/edit/archives/2005/05/09/2003253846
The Globe and Mail
World leaders join Russia in marking end of war
Moscow — World leaders whose countries faced off on the battlefields of the Second World War paid tribute to the fallen soldiers and millions of civilian dead, joining Russian President Vladimir Putin on Red Square for a lavish military parade celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany.
Fighter jets screamed high over the square, streaming smoke in the white, blue and red colors of Russia's flag. Soldiers belted out patriotic wartime songs, and Mr. Putin emphasized the Soviet Union's enormous sacrifice — but also thanked its allies for their role and called for unity against new threats — in a speech during a parade redolent with Soviet imagery.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050509.wrussia0509/BNStory/International/
U.S. launches Iraqi offensive near Syrian border
Baghdad — U.S. forces launched an offensive against insurgents in western Iraq near the Syrian border, and about 75 militants were killed in the first 24 hours, the military said Monday.
It said the offensive, being conducted with U.S. air support in a desert area of Anbar province north of the Euphrates River, was targeting a sanctuary for foreign insurgents and a smuggling route.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050509.wiraq0509/BNStory/International
Natives fear election may derail initiatives
Conservatives prepared to follow through on negotiations, Calgary MP says
Ottawa — Native leaders are worried that a year's worth of negotiations with Ottawa, set to culminate in a host of policy announcements on May 31, will fall by the wayside if an election is called soon.
"That's a great concern," said Grand Council Chief John Beaucage, president of the Union of Ontario Indians. "A lot of work has gone into this round-table process."
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050509.wxnatives09/BNStory/National
Dutch love warms Canadian liberators
V-E Day celebrations: 'We have a free country and we owe it to them'
Apeldoorn, Netherlands — The day was miserable and cold, but nothing could chill the warmth of the greeting Canada's veterans received yesterday.
About 200,000 Dutch citizens endured persistent rain and occasional hailstorms to pay tribute to the aged men who liberated their country from Nazi tyranny 60 years ago. The 1,500 Canadian veterans who marched and rode through Apeldoorn's streets were greeted with waves of applause and unrestrained affection.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050509.wxwarneth09/BNStory/International/
Canada's Steve Nash hits new height as NBA's MVP
Unlikely hero, crowned king of the NBA, says award is 'beyond my wildest dreams'
Phoenix —
The Phoenix Suns practice was over and Canadian Steve Nash was alone at one end of the floor, methodically hoisting up three-point shots as if it were just another day.
At the other end of the floor, however, Nash's Phoenix Suns teammates were reminding everyone that it was anything but — that Nash, a 31-year-old point guard from Victoria, was about to be crowned nothing less than king of the basketball universe.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050509.wxnash0509/BNStory/Sports/
Canadian survivor recounts Mount Everest avalanche
Kathmandu, Nepal — Climber Pierre Bourdeau was sleeping on the slopes of Mount Everest when the massive avalanche struck, plowing through his tent with chunks of ice and throwing him 100 metres before burying him alive.
"I thought I was dead when I got hit on the head. All I could think was which piece will kill me," Mr. Bourdeau, an accountant from Montreal, told The Associated Press.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050508.waval0508/BNStory/International/
Israel detains extremist settler without trial
Jerusalem — Israeli authorities have jailed an extremist Jewish settler for five months without charges or a trial to head off violence aimed at stopping Israel's Gaza Strip pullout, and a newspaper reported Monday that senior army officers want dozens of other Jewish extremists arrested.
Israel frequently uses the practice, known as administrative detention, against Palestinians it considers as a security threat, but it rarely employs it against Jews. But with Jewish extremists planning to resist the summer pullout at all costs, security forces and politicians have discussed arresting activists to contain expected violence.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050509.wisrael0509/BNStory/International/
The Boston Globe
When bold flying becomes reckless
Military confronts air crashes caused by hot-dogging
By Ted Bridis, Associated Press May 9, 2005
WASHINGTON -- Skimming low over hills in eastern Afghanistan, the 11 Marines packed into an Army Black Hawk helicopter asked for an exciting flight on an otherwise dull mission, demonstrating for visiting dignitaries how troops are sped into battle.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/05/09/when_bold_flying_becomes_reckless/
Day of commemoration, disruption
Holocaust recalled amid demonstrations
By Michael Levenson and Heather Allen, Globe Correspondents May 9, 2005
Frail Holocaust survivors, along with Jewish children and a German diplomat, marked 60 years since the liberation of Nazi death camps inside Faneuil Hall yesterday, while outside hundreds of demonstrators angrily confronted 20 white supremacists who protested inside a police barricade.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/05/09/day_of_commemoration_disruption/
Blaze damages North Carolina fire station
May 8, 2005
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Firefighters at a station here needed some help from their colleagues in unusual fashion.
Firefighters called for help when a fire started in one of their two trucks, engulfing the station's garage and making the station's gear inaccessible late Friday. Firefighters from a nearby station arrived and extinguished the blaze.
"It's just kind of a twist of fate thing," Fire Station No. 8 Capt. Dennis Williams said. "It's due to happen to some people."
http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2005/05/08/blaze_damages_north_carolina_fire_station/
Monkey escapes from S.C. island laboratory
May 8, 2005
BEAUFORT, S.C. -- An escapee from Morgan Island has been captured in a tree in the backyard of a home on Lady's Island -- about 7 miles away from where he was supposed to be.
http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2005/05/08/monkey_escapes_from_sc_island_laboratory/
Conflict hits Indonesia hard
Extremists rock tolerant nation
By Charles A. Radin, Globe Staff May 9, 2005
Second of three parts
PEMOGON, Indonesia -- The men were marked as outsiders and Islamic fundamentalists by their untrimmed beards and long, flowing robes. They arrived, one or two at a time, in the summer of 2002, preaching, trading, selling rolls and sandwiches in this quiet village on the working-class side of Bali, where Muslims coexist placidly with Hindus, Buddhists, and animists.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2005/05/09/conflict_hits_indonesia_hard_extremists_rock_tolerant_nation/
EXACTLY CORRECT. Nations like North Korea will not back down from nuclear proliferation as long as it's only respect from countries like the USA comes from being armed with nukes.
Nations say US shirks its arms vows
The spotlight shifts at nuclear conference
By Farah Stockman, Globe Staff May 9, 2005
UNITED NATIONS -- The United States is seeking to use a major UN conference on nuclear nonproliferation to highlight the dangers of North Korea and Iran, but has been undermined by allegations from some developing countries that Washington itself has backtracked on commitments to reduce its nuclear arsenal, according to UN diplomats and delegates to the conference.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/05/09/nations_say_us_shirks_its_arms_vows/
Study is seen as clouding risks to the overweight
By Raja Mishra, Globe Staff May 9, 2005
Dr. Caroline Apovian's dieting patients wanted to know: Is it true? Is being overweight actually good for you?
http://www.boston.com/yourlife/health/fitness/articles/2005/05/09/study_is_seen_as_clouding_risks_to_the_overweight/
R.I. man faces charges after goose, goslings die
Police say birds chased, stomped
By Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff May 9, 2005
Before he left for work Saturday, John A. Sanders asked his mom what would make her Mother's Day. She said she wanted to visit the zoo.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/05/09/ri_man_faces_charges_after_goose_goslings_die/
7 US service members killed in insurgent violence in Iraq
Parliament OK's 6 Cabinet picks; Sunni rejects post
By Louise Roug and Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times May 9, 2005
BAGHDAD -- Seven US troops were killed in action during a 48-hour period as insurgent violence raged in the Sunni Arab heartland of western and central Iraq, the US military reported yesterday.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/05/09/7_us_service_members_killed_in_insurgent_violence_in_iraq/
Afghan clash leaves 2 Marines dead
Kabul meeting gives backing to US partnership
By Stephen Graham, Associated Press May 9, 2005
KABUL, Afghanistan -- US forces tracked down a band of insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, setting off a battle in which two Marines were killed, the military said today.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/05/09/afghan_clash_leaves_2_marines_dead/
Europe marks Nazis' surrender
60th anniversary observed; Berlin seeks forgiveness
By Sarah Liebowitz and Charles M. Sennott, Globe Correspondent and Globe Staff May 9, 2005
BERLIN -- Sixty years ago what was left of the German leadership surrendered to Allied forces, and the heavy burden of responsibility for a war that killed tens of millions of people in Europe has been shouldered by the German people ever since.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2005/05/09/europe_marks_nazis_surrender/
THERE is no such thing as Clean Coal Technology. This technology relies on injecting carbon dioxide into the ground where it is supposed to be sequestered forever. Forget it. We know through a study a couple years ago at Duke, Earth is saturated with carbon dioxide. There is no space for carbon dioxide in the ground anymore, hence, no such thing as Clean Coal Technology. I don't believe in Coal Fired Energy. It's dirty and environmentally dangerous including the chemicals that result as by-products of it. Burning Natural Gas is a better alternative than oil or coal but in my opinion it is still an issue with Global Warming.
A Reference:
Because carbon dioxide makes up such a high proportion of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, reducing carbon dioxide emissions can play a huge role in combating the greenhouse effect and global warming. The combustion of natural gas emits almost 30 percent less carbon dioxide than oil, and just under 45 percent less carbon dioxide than coal.
http://www.naturalgas.org/environment/naturalgas.asp
Why nuclear power is not the answer
By Philip Warburg May 9, 2005
PRESIDENT BUSH is once again playing word games that mask a deeply flawed energy policy. The chief proponent of ''clear skies," a legislative assault on essential pollution protections in the Clean Air Act, is now advocating for ''safe, clean nuclear power" as a way to curb our dependence on foreign oil.
Cleaning up coal-fired power plants also calls for creative measures to reduce those plants' emissions of carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas targeted by the Kyoto Protocol. Faced with the Bush administration's refusal to ratify the protocol, the governors of 10 Northeast states have begun to advance their own Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. This flexible ''cap-and-trade" program, if done right, will scale back carbon dioxide emissions through a flexible diet that will include retooling conventional power plants, investing in energy efficiency, and tapping renewable energy like wind and solar.
To ease our transition from fossil fuels over the coming decades, cleaner-burning natural gas is a vital resource. Ensuring a safe and adequate supply of this fuel is no small challenge, however. We need to advance a responsible process of gauging the actual need for new gas supplies and evaluating sites for import facilities. Offshore terminals as well as remote onshore sites need to be rigorously examined.
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/05/09/why_nuclear_power_is_not_the_answer/
Secrets behind the largest art theft in history
By Stephen Kurkjian, Globe Staff March 13, 2005
As they struggled to remove a heavy-framed Rembrandt from the silk-draped wall of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the two thieves abruptly stopped as a high-pitched alarm beeped from the baseboard.
http://www.boston.com/news/specials/gardner_heist/heist/
Craigslist.org founder eyes journalism
By Rachel Konrad, AP Technology Writer May 9, 2005
SAN FRANCISCO -- The number of people who use Craigslist.org is expanding at more than 100 percent per year -- a growth rate any venture capitalist would covet. But the people who run the 10-year-old community Web site, which gets 8 million unique users and more than 2 billion page views per month, seem to have little interest in exploiting new sources of revenue, going public or even adding to their 18-person staff.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/05/09/craigslistorg_founder_eyes_journalism/
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