week7-加拿大國會槍擊案

Canadian Parliament security chief hailed as hero after shooting AFP October 24, 2014, 12:06 am TWN

OTTAWA, Ontario--The Canadian Parliament's 58-year-old head of security was being hailed as a hero on Wednesday after shooting dead a gunman who stormed the building.

Ministers, lawmakers and Canadian lawmakers identified the House of Commons' Sergeant-At-Arms, Kevin Vickers, as the man responsible for firing the shots that brought down the assailant.

Member of Parliament Craig Scott said on Twitter Vickers had slain the gunman just as he approached rooms packed with politicians.

“MPs and Hill staff owe their safety, even lives, to Sergeant at Arms Kevin Vickers who shot attacker just outside the MPs' caucus rooms,” Scott wrote.

Vickers, a 29-year veteran of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, was appointed Sergeant-At-Arms in 2006.

The position leaves him in charge of security at the Parliamentary buildings.

He also carries the mace, the symbol of Parliamentary authority, during formal proceedings and ceremonies.

Canada's Minister of Justice Peter Mackay named Vickers in a post on Twitter following the shoot-out drama.

“To all in Ottawa, stay safe & strong. Thank God for Sgt at Arms Kevin Vickers & our Cdn security forces. True heroes,” Mackay wrote.

Canadian minister of veteran affairs, Julian Fantino also identified Vickers in a post.

“I am safe & profoundly grateful to Sgt at Arms Kevin Vickers & our security forces for selfless act of keeping us safe,” he wrote.

Senator Linda Frum responded to a tweet identifying Vickers as the man who had brought the shoot-out to a bloody conclusion with one word: “Hero.”

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2014/10/24/420177/Canadian-Parliament.htm

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   WHO-Canadian 

   WHEN- Wednesday

   WHAT-not given

   WHY-shooting dead a gunman who stormed the building

   WHERE- not given

   HOW-being hailed as a hero

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   1. hailed 歡呼

   2. assailant 攻擊者

   3. slain 被殺

   4. carries 攜帶

   5. profoundly 深深地

    

   

week2-日本火山爆發

Mt. Ontake eruption exposes difficulty in predicting volcanoes

The Yomiuri Shimbun/Asia News Network
September 30, 2014, 12:03 am TWN

Once again, we have been confronted with a graphic reminder of the ferocity of volcanoes.

 Mt. Ontake, a peak more than 3,000 meters above sea level that straddles the Nagano-Gifu prefectural border, erupted shortly before noon Saturday.

With the start of the year's autumnal foliage season on the weekend, a large number of hikers were on the mountain when it blew its top.

Many people were reported to have been seriously injured from extremely hot volcanic ash. A number of people took refuge in mountain lodges, but rescue operations were hindered as eruptions continued.

The government set up a liaison office at the Crisis Management Center in the Prime Minister's Office to speed information-gathering efforts concerning casualties and damage. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued instructions to officials to place priority on rescuing victims and ensuring the safety of climbers, and ordered the dispatch of Self-Defense Forces personnel to the affected area.

All-out endeavors must be made to minimize the extent of damage, and no time should be wasted in transporting victims and carrying out search-and-rescue operations for people unaccounted for.

It is unclear when Mt. Ontake's volcanic activity will subside.

Plumes of smoke billowed high into the sky from spots near the mountaintop in the volcano's eruption, and a huge amount of volcanic ash spread over the mountain's slopes at tremendous speed. Volcanic rocks were also flung around extensively.

A close watch must be kept on the mountain's volcanic activities, while efforts should be made to prevent secondary dangers.

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued an alert, warning that further eruptions on a scale similar to Saturday's are possible. The agency has raised the eruption alert level on its scale of five from the lowest 1 at normal times to 3, meaning climbers are restricted from entering the mountain range.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/the-china-post/special-to-the-china-post/2014/09/30/418344/Mt-Ontake.htm

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   WHO-not given

   WHEN- noon Saturday.

   WHAT-explanation

   WHY-Mt. Ontake erupted 

   WHERE- the Nagano-Gifu prefectural border

   HOW-confronted with a graphic reminder of the ferocity of volcanoes.

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   1. confronted  with  面臨

   2. straddles  跨越

   3. liaison office  聯絡處

   4. dispatch  調度

   5. flung  甩到

    

   

   

week5-高雄氣爆

Flammable gas all but purged from pipes

CNA
August 5, 2014, 12:02 am TWN

TAIPEI--Progress has been faster than expected in the removal of hundreds of tons of flammable gas still in a pipe under the site hardest hit in Thursday's fatal gas blasts in Kaohsiung, an official said Monday.

Deputy Economics Minister Duh Tyzz-jiun said that almost all the 260 metric tons of propylene remaining in the pipe had been removed as of Monday morning, ahead of previous estimates that the removal would not be completed until after Aug. 10.

The remnants were expected to be cleared by 5 a.m. the following day, according to Chen Chin-der, director of Kaohsiung's Environmental Protection Bureau, which will lessen the risk for rescuers sifting through the debris looking for survivors.

The 26-kilometer pipeline in question leads to China Petrochemical Development Corp.'s (CPDC's) plant in Kaohsiung's Dashe District. It is adjacent to a pipe thought to have leaked propylene in the hours leading up to the explosions that killed 28 people and injured 307.

In a surprise announcement, Chen said there was also propylene remaining in the allegedly leaking pipe used by LCY Chemical Corp., which the petrochemical firm denied.

Chen said the remaining propylene in the firm's pipe would not disperse by itself just because the pipe is damaged, adding that special measures need to be taken to purge the remnants.

A repair patch on the pipe used by LCY Chemical was found to be loose during an initial investigation, triggering suspicions that this could be the source of the leakage of tons of propylene that caused the multiple blasts.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2014/08/05/414112/Flammable-gas.htm

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   WHAT-explanation

   WHY-the removal of hundreds of tons of flammable gas still in a pipe under the site

   WHERE-Kaohsiung

   HOW-Progress has been faster than expected

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6.purge 清洗