President says there are 'no fears' Yang will plant bombs again
By George Liao
Taiwan News, Staff Reporter , Agencies
President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) announced yesterday that he would pardon a man known as the "rice bomber" who was imprisoned for planting more than a dozen bombs around Taipei in protest over the opening of the island's rice market to foreign imports.
Chen's announcement was seen as a response to public opinion and a resolution passed by the Legislature on Friday calling on him to free Yang Ru-men, 29.
plant bombs 放置炸彈
pardon 赦免
be imprisoned 被關,被監禁
in protest over 抗議某事
foreign imports 外國進口
a response to public opinion 回應輿論
resolution 決心,決議
the Legislature 立法院
call on 請求 呼籲
free 釋放
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http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=471261&lang=eng_news&cate_img=49.jpg&cate_rss=news_Society_TAIWAN&mbn=641959A70B3FD1762BBA0BC9147CA354##
Saturday, June 30, 2007
If it's not tennis elbow, it may be 'Wiiitis' 若非網球肘可能是得了Wii炎
POSTED: 5:11 p.m. EDT, June 6, 2007
BOSTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) -- When Dr. Julio Bonis awoke one Sunday morning with a sore shoulder, he could not figure out what he had done. It felt like a sports injury, but he had been a bit of a couch potato lately.
Then he remembered his new Wii.
Bonis, 29, had spent hours playing Nintendo Co.'s new video game in which players simulate real movements. Bonis had been playing simulated tennis.
Story Highlights
• Physician documents his own case of 'Wiiitis'
• Wiiitis is a sore shoulder from playing too much Wii tennis
• Wiiitis treatment: Take ibuprofen for one week, no playing Wii
• Physician suggests Wii moderation but knows "it's hard to do"
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/fun.games/06/06/wii.elbow.reut/index.html
BOSTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) -- When Dr. Julio Bonis awoke one Sunday morning with a sore shoulder, he could not figure out what he had done. It felt like a sports injury, but he had been a bit of a couch potato lately.
Then he remembered his new Wii.
Bonis, 29, had spent hours playing Nintendo Co.'s new video game in which players simulate real movements. Bonis had been playing simulated tennis.
Story Highlights
• Physician documents his own case of 'Wiiitis'
• Wiiitis is a sore shoulder from playing too much Wii tennis
• Wiiitis treatment: Take ibuprofen for one week, no playing Wii
• Physician suggests Wii moderation but knows "it's hard to do"
Check the original site:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/fun.games/06/06/wii.elbow.reut/index.html
Wang goes the distance for win 王建民完投勝
By Jon Greenberg / MLB.com
CHICAGO -- Chien-Ming Wang's best game of the season was probably last month in Seattle, when he lost a perfect game in the eighth after retiring the first 22 hitters.
"That game was pretty good," Yankees manager Joe Torre said, shaking his head. "Why do you have to remind me about those things?"
Maybe Wang's stuff was a touch off his Seattle best on Wednesday in Chicago, but his performance was more meaningful and just as dominating. Wang threw the Yankees' first complete-game victory since, well, his last one on July 28, 2006, against Tampa Bay (a 6-0 win), as the Yankees backed him up with a four-run third inning en route to a 5-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox for their second straight win.
1. perfect game 完全比賽 2. retire 使出局(退休) 3. dominating 擁有壓倒優勢的 4. en route 沿路,在途中 5. their second straight game 他們第二次二連勝
for full story please click on the following link:http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20070606&content_id=2009618&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy
CHICAGO -- Chien-Ming Wang's best game of the season was probably last month in Seattle, when he lost a perfect game in the eighth after retiring the first 22 hitters.
"That game was pretty good," Yankees manager Joe Torre said, shaking his head. "Why do you have to remind me about those things?"
Maybe Wang's stuff was a touch off his Seattle best on Wednesday in Chicago, but his performance was more meaningful and just as dominating. Wang threw the Yankees' first complete-game victory since, well, his last one on July 28, 2006, against Tampa Bay (a 6-0 win), as the Yankees backed him up with a four-run third inning en route to a 5-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox for their second straight win.
1. perfect game 完全比賽 2. retire 使出局(退休) 3. dominating 擁有壓倒優勢的 4. en route 沿路,在途中 5. their second straight game 他們第二次二連勝
for full story please click on the following link:http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20070606&content_id=2009618&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy
Homeless Sleep in Japan Internet Cafes 日本無家可歸者寄身網咖
Rising Number of Younger Homeless in Japan Sleep in 24-Hour Internet Cafes to Escape Streets
By HIROKO TABUCHI
The Associated Press
TOKYO
It's almost midnight as Ryo settles into a reclining chair for the night, a can of tea and a pack of cigarettes at his side, a construction job awaiting him in the morning.
For the time being, this cramped cubicle at an Internet cafe with its TV and flickering PC monitor is home.
Ryo, who refused to give his full name, is part of what experts believe is a new social strata in Japan poor, young people who live out of cheap, 24-hour Internet cafes to escape the streets.
Though there are no reliable numbers, experts warn a growing number of younger Japanese are sleeping in cheap Net cafes like Ichigo, where Ryo, who is 30, spends five nights a week. He stays with a friend on weekends.
1. rising 不斷上揚的 2. escape 避免逃離 3. reclining chair 躺椅 4. a can of tea 一罐茶 5. construction 建築 6. for the time being 目前 暫時 7. cramped cubicle 狹窄的隔間 8. flickering 閃爍的 9. new social strata 新的社會階層(stratum的複數型) 10. reliable 可靠的確實的
for full story click on the following link to the original news report
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3220746
By HIROKO TABUCHI
The Associated Press
TOKYO
It's almost midnight as Ryo settles into a reclining chair for the night, a can of tea and a pack of cigarettes at his side, a construction job awaiting him in the morning.
For the time being, this cramped cubicle at an Internet cafe with its TV and flickering PC monitor is home.
Ryo, who refused to give his full name, is part of what experts believe is a new social strata in Japan poor, young people who live out of cheap, 24-hour Internet cafes to escape the streets.
Though there are no reliable numbers, experts warn a growing number of younger Japanese are sleeping in cheap Net cafes like Ichigo, where Ryo, who is 30, spends five nights a week. He stays with a friend on weekends.
1. rising 不斷上揚的 2. escape 避免逃離 3. reclining chair 躺椅 4. a can of tea 一罐茶 5. construction 建築 6. for the time being 目前 暫時 7. cramped cubicle 狹窄的隔間 8. flickering 閃爍的 9. new social strata 新的社會階層(stratum的複數型) 10. reliable 可靠的確實的
for full story click on the following link to the original news report
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3220746
4 charged with terror plot at JFK airport
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Four men have been charged with conspiring to blow up jet fuel supply tanks and pipelines at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Homeland Security sources said there is no current threat at the airport and the attack as planned was "not technically feasible."
The alleged plot did not target airplane flights, officials said.
Story Highlights•
FBI ties terror plot to South American, Caribbean extremists•
Suspect's wife denies he was part of any plot•
Suspect compares plot with 9/11 in wiretapped remarks, transcript shows •
Former cargo worker arraigned in federal court in New York
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/02/jfk.terror.plot/index.html
Homeland Security sources said there is no current threat at the airport and the attack as planned was "not technically feasible."
The alleged plot did not target airplane flights, officials said.
Story Highlights•
FBI ties terror plot to South American, Caribbean extremists•
Suspect's wife denies he was part of any plot•
Suspect compares plot with 9/11 in wiretapped remarks, transcript shows •
Former cargo worker arraigned in federal court in New York
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/02/jfk.terror.plot/index.html
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