European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16 stars an thursday april 5 200 Aid slow to come for tsunami survivors authorities see no evidence of mass deaths by Seraiah Foley the associated press Munda Solomon islands men perched on rocks peered out to sea through binoculars at a Camp near the Solomon is lands town of Munda on wednesday watching for another deadly wave the Camp is one of Many that have sprung up in Hills behind towns hit by Mon Days tsunami and earthquake with Strong aftershocks still jolting the Region the 40 families huddled there were afraid to come Down though some had run out of water theres no water to Wash no water to drink said Esther Ezekele who fled with her husband and five children to the Camp on monday As the sea surged into Munda on the Western Island of Gizo on wednesday they ventured Back for a sack of Rice to replace the one they brought with them now half gone but when they heard a Rumor that another wave was com ing they took to the Hills again the fears of another tsunami have made it difficult for officials to determine the number of victims and get Aid to the Home less and aftershocks were pushing some survivors even deeper into the Hills people Are in a panic because of the continuous tremors said Rex Tara a disaster management specialist with British based Aid Agency Oxnam at least 28 people were killed by the Tsu Nami and magnitude8 earthquake and authorities were checking unconfirmed ports of further deaths including six peo ple buried in a landslide on Simbo another Island in this South Pacific nation authorities have no firm figure for the missing but Solomons Deputy police com missioner Peter Marshall said Aerial surveillance flights in the past two Days had revealed no evidence of mass deaths red Cross official Nancy Jolo said her Agency had handed out All the emergency Rob a girl looks through a pair of binoculars atop a Small Hill outside the town of Munda in the Solomon islands on wednesday As Strong aftershocks continue to rattle the area after mondays earthquake and tsunami supplies it had stored in Gizo the main town in the disaster zone and was waiting for new supplies from a new zealand Mili tary transport plane that landed late tues Day in Munda the priority need right now is for water Jolo told australian broadcasting corp radio what we Are experiencing right now in some of the campsites is Chil Dren starting to experience diarrhoea six doctors and 15 nurses from Honiara were among Aid workers who arrived wednesday at Gizo where the Airport remained closed and the wharf was badly damaged Many of the 5600 left homeless were left scrounging for Basic supplies under build Ings knocked Down by the quake and sludge deposited by the tsunami one police patrol boat arrived in Gizo on tuesday after travelling 10 hours from the capital Honiara with tents tarps food and water a second Supply boat left Honiara on wednesday evening alleged Joan of arc remains prove fake by John Leicester the associated press Paris supposed remains of 15th Century French heroine Joan of arc Are in fact those of an egyptian Mummy says an International team of researchers who used High tech science to expose the fake the rib Bone along with a piece of cloth and a cat femur were said to have been recovered after Joan of arc was burned at the stake in 1431 in the nor Mandy town of Rouen scientists in 1909 the year Joan of arc was beatified had declared it highly probable that the re Mains were hers but starting last year 20 re searchers from France Switzer land and Benin took another look their finding that the Bone came from an egyptian Mummy surprised even them their Best guess is that the fake was cooked up in the 19th Century perhaps to boost the process of Joan of arcs beatification she went ton to be canonized As a Saint in 1920 in medieval times and later powdered Mummy remains were used As Medicine to treat Stom Ach ailments Long or painful Peri ods All blood problems Philippe Charlier who headed the team told the associated press in a Telephone interview so their Assumption is that a 19th Century apothecary was be Hind the fake and transformed these remains of an egyptian Mummy into a fake relic or fake historic remains of Joan of arc he said Why remains a mystery probably not for Money said Charlier perhaps it was for religious reasons perhaps it was Cre ated to increase the importance of the process of beatification in 1909 tests dated the Bone to be tween the 7th and 3rd centuries by he said the cat Bone dated from the same period and also was mummified they also found pollen of Pines probably from resin used in egyptian embalm ing he said but they were unable to extract Dan from the remains meaning they could not identify the sex of the Mummy or the cat the embalming products appear to have prevented the Conser vation of the Dan and they Are too old so it didst work Charlier said perfumers were called in As detectives the researchers had them sniff the remains using their exceptional olfactory senses so they could identify the smells the vegetable matter in the embalming and guide our research Charlier said the remains were supposedly recovered from Joan of arcs pyre and conserved by an apothecary until 1867 before being turned Over to the archdiocese of Tours Joan of arc was tried for Here by and witchcraft and burned at the stake after leading the French to several victories Over the English during the Hundred years War notably in Orleans South of Paris the illiterate farm girl from Lorraine in Eastern France disguised herself As a Man in her War campaigns and said she heard voices from a Trio of saints telling her to deliver France from the English with stars and stripes if youve got passion for the game then play to win a season pass valued at More than at a military Golf course of your Choice in Europe enter our tee off with stars and stripes Golf contest beginning april 12 two Lucky winners will each receive 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