From nymhm at lists.artsandmedia.net Wed May 7 20:08:40 2008 From: nymhm at lists.artsandmedia.net (nymhm@lists.artsandmedia.net) Date: Wed May 7 20:11:22 2008 Subject: NYMHM: Illegal fishing, Chevron in Myanmar, atomic tea time Message-ID: <0bb24e41de8ee193a38a16cab9540bad@artsandmedia.net> ======================================================================== NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED * May 7, 2008 * Vol. 7, No. 19 Important but overlooked news from around the world. NYMHM is a free service of Newsdesk.org. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - DONATIONS: http://artsandmedia.net/contribute/ - ONLINE: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004632.html - RSS: http://newsdesk.org/news/atom.xml ------------------------------------------------------------------------ QUOTED: "The combination of record heat and widespread drought during the past five to 10 years over large parts of southern and eastern Australia is without historical precedent and is, at least partly, a result of climate change." -- Australia's Bureau of Meteorology on persistent, nationwide drought (see "Top Stories," below). CONTENTS: *Top Stories* More deaths alleged at Chevron's Myanmar pipeline Africa reels from illegal fishing Drought persists Down Under *Environment* New wind-power projects becalmed *War & Other Civilized Pasttimes* For Cold War Brits, the Day After was a tea-time nightmare ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOP STORIES ........................................................................ > More Deaths Alleged at Chevron's Myanmar Pipeline Alleged human rights abuses by soldiers guarding a Burmese pipeline have revived old questions about pipeline co-owner Chevron's relationship with the military dictatorship that hosts it. The activist group EarthRights International says it has interviewed villagers near the Yadana Pipeline who claim government troops working for Chevron have killed local residents, and used others as ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004633.html > Africa Reels from Illegal Fishing Billions of dollars have been lost worldwide, and entire ecosystems are at risk from the effects of illegal fishing. Africa, in particular, is threatened by the trend, according to Kenya's The Nation newspaper. The culprits -- mostly large commercial fleets from Asia and Europe -- break international law, and prey on developing nations that lack the infrastructure and clout to enforce ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004634.html > Drought Persists Down Under Australians had high hopes for the Pacific weather pattern known as La Nina. That periodic cooling of the eastern Pacific typically brings increased rainfall to the land Down Under -- which would have been a blessing for a country entering its tenth year of drought in some regions. But, with the La Nina pattern fading, the prognosis is ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004635.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................ > New Wind-Power Projects Becalmed With oil prices setting new highs nearly every day, wind power is getting another look. But, like most weather reports, the outlook for large windmill projects is anything but predictable, plagued as they are by noise complaints, endangered species and fickle commercial backers. In the United Kingdom, a giant wind farm planned for the Thames River estuary now appears to be in jeopardy after Dutch oil giant Shell announced it would pull out of ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004636.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WAR & OTHER CIVILIZED PASTTIMES ........................................................................ > For Cold War Brits, the Day After was a Tea-Time Nightmare A wry old anti-nuclear slogan used to say "One nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day." If you're British, and the nuclear bomb manages to ruin your afternoon tea, well, then you've really got a problem. Or so one might conclude from the release last week of declassified Cold War-era documents that found British officials worrying about what a nuclear war would do to ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004637.html ======================================================================== Editors: Will Crain, Josh Wilson ........................................................................ 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NYMHM is a free service of Newsdesk.org. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - DONATIONS: http://artsandmedia.net/contribute/ - ONLINE: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/005132.html - RSS: http://newsdesk.org/news/atom.xml ------------------------------------------------------------------------ QUOTED: "At the end of the day, life and death in India for the poorer convicts on death row is a like a lottery." -- Activist Mukul Sharma on what he says is a biased capital punishment policy in India (see "Crime & Punishment," below). CONTENTS: *War & Peace* Japan's military dilemma *Capital Punishment* New execution inquiries ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WAR & Peace ........................................................................ > Japan's Military Dilemma Wrestles With War and Peace Japanese activists turned out in the thousands last week to oppose changes to the nation's pacifist constitution. At issue is the so-called Article 9, a charter which severely restricts the activity of the Japanese military, and which has been targeted for updating as the nation's international role has changed in recent years. According to the Associated Press, thousands of ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/005130.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CRIME & PUNISHMENT ........................................................................ > New Execution Inquiries The United States resumed executions last week after a brief moratorium, but several other nations that still carry out the death penalty have recently begun to question the practice. Japanese radio listeners were surprised last week to hear a broadcast of a condemned man's last words and the sound of his hanging. The execution was recorded more than 50 years ago, and was used in a new documentary about the nation's secretive ... 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NYMHM is a free service of Newsdesk.org. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - DONATIONS: http://artsandmedia.net/contribute/ - ONLINE: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/005235.html - RSS: http://newsdesk.org/news/atom.xml ------------------------------------------------------------------------ QUOTED: "A lot of people are very angry at the situation in Burma but they won't come out. They won't speak to the radio, they won't come in front of the TV because of the fear of repercussions and their family left behind." -- Dr. Kyaw Myint Malia of the Burmese Friendship Association on children of the Myanmar junta who are studying in Australia (see "Burma/Myanmar," below). CONTENTS: *Politics* Household-name Republican fighting for her political life *Burma/Myanmar* Australian press points to children of Burmese junta *War & Peace* Gathering around cluster bombs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ POLITICS ........................................................................ > Household-Name Republican Fighting for Her Political Life With congressional elections coming up this fall, many Republican incumbents are looking vulnerable even in states where their party previously seemed to have a lock on the vote. Perhaps the most surprising of these is North Carolina, where polls show that the well-known Elizabeth Dole is virtually tied with her Democratic challenger, North Carolina State Sen. Kay Hagan. According to North Carolina?s WRAL, a poll of 500 likely voters earlier this month found ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/005236.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BURMA/MYANMAR ........................................................................ > Australian Press Points to Children of Burmese Junta Since Cyclone Nargis ravaged Burma earlier this month, the military junta that rules the nation has been roundly condemned for its handling of the emergency, but Australian newspapers took an unusual tack; several publications revealed that children of Burmese military leaders are residing in Australia as students. Some newspapers went so far as to publish the names of some of these students. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, privacy laws prevent Australian universities from commenting to the press about individual students, but the Herald, along with the Age and other publications, found other sources who identified the ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/005237.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WAR & PEACE ........................................................................ > A Gathering Around Cluster Bombs Activists and diplomats from around the world are in Dublin, Ireland, this week to try to establish a treaty banning the use of cluster bombs, which they say pose unacceptable risks to civilians. The United Nations and over 100 countries have pledged their support to the ban, according to news reports, as did Pope Benedict XVI. The BBC quoted ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/005238.html ======================================================================== Editors: Will Crain ........................................................................ SUPPORT PUBLIC-SERVICE MEDIA Newsdesk.org and News You Might Have Missed are commercial-free, and available at no charge. 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NYMHM is a free service of Newsdesk.org. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - DONATIONS: http://artsandmedia.net/contribute/ - ONLINE: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/005445.html - RSS: http://newsdesk.org/news/atom.xml ------------------------------------------------------------------------ QUOTED: "This town has every nationality ... but Muslims do not fit in this town." -- Bias is widespread in one Australian town, amid debate over plans for a new Islamic school (see "Islam," below). CONTENTS: *Islam* Muslims Down Under: Bias, Sketch Comedy *Olympics* Olympic stadium mobile home *Nation* Where did all the dead bodies go? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ISLAM ........................................................................ > Muslims Down Under: Bias, Sketch Comedy A fight over a proposed Islamic school in a small Australian town has turned nasty, with locals accusing Muslims of trying to take over their country. The disagreement reflects a larger struggle among Muslims to define their identity in the land Down Under. According to the BBC, Sydney's Quranic Society has purchased 15 acres of land on the outskirts of Camden, New South Wales, with the idea of building a 1,200-student Islamic ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/005446.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OLYMPICS ........................................................................ > Olympic Stadium Mobile Home The Olympic Torch makes a world tour, why not an Olympic stadium? The Guardian is reporting that organizers of the London 2012 Olympics are planning to build a so-called flatpack stadium, which could be partly dismantled and shipped to another location. According to the Guardian, London organizers have spoken about the proposal with planners for Chicago's ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/005447.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NATION ........................................................................ > Where'd All the Dead Bodies Go? You might think that if there's one product that will never be in short supply, it's dead bodies. Though there's no shortage of dead people, but U.S. medical schools and universities are having trouble getting enough cadavers for dissection in anatomy courses. The Los Angeles Times and the Denver Post report that the supply of human cadavers for dissection in Colorado and Wyoming is at its lowest rate in 20 years, and it's hardly any better in other parts of the country ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/005448.html ======================================================================== Editor: Will Crain ........................................................................ SUPPORT PUBLIC-SERVICE MEDIA Newsdesk.org and News You Might Have Missed are commercial-free, and available at no charge. We welcome your tax-deductible contributions: https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?id=695 ........................................................................ 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