European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 stars and stripes monday april 162007 Pope celebrates his 80th birthday by Frances Demilio the associated press Vatican City Pope Benedict Xvi celebrated his 80th birthday a Day Early with a mass in his Honor sunday on the Flower bedecked Steps of St Peters Square giving thanks for his Long life and the support of the Church cardinals priests and tens of thou Sands of faithful joined the Pope in prayers of thanks to god for his Long life As Well As for his election As Pon Tiff on april 192005 Benedict was born on april 161927 in Martl am inn a Riverside town in the Bavaria Region of Germany and sprinkled among the crowd in the Square were fellow countrymen and women in traditional dress including Feather trimmed hats and men in shorts pilgrims waved German flags when the Pope greeted them in their native language the Vatican had invited faithful to join the Pope in what Benedict called a reflection of his not Brief life Benedict expressed gratitude to those who came and said he was extending my most sincere thanks from the depth of my heart to the entire Church which like a True family especially in these Days surrounds me with its affection the Pope seemed invigorated by the cheering crowd and after the service clapped his hands As he was driven through the Square in a White Phol stored open topped vehicle Benedict appears to carry his years Well he walks briskly stands through Long Public ceremonies and his first Book written As pontiff goes on Sale monday in bookstores his stamina seems to be surviving his rigorous packed schedules on wednesday he will receive the new Junt Secretary general ban Kimono at the Vatican and at the weekend he will make an overnight pilgrimage to Northern Italy in Early May he will travel to Brazil where the traditionally Strong Catholic Church is losing some faithful to protestant evangelical churches since becoming Pope two years ago Benedict has devoted much of his Energy to improving relations with other religions As Well As among christians rescued dolphins give birth Christine a Mother Dolphin swims with her Newborn at the Atlantis resort hotel in Nassau Bahamas on Friday two dolphins rescued during Hurricane katrina have Given birth at their Home in the bahamian resort s to 1 g unusual items on the Block in Paris by Mak Melaure Combes the associated press Sale a Mammoth Skeleton a 150ki logjam meteorite and a kind of giant Pearl formed in the stomachs of certain animals Chris ties auction House in Paris is hosting an unusual auction monday of palaeontological curiosities including several prehistoric mammals bidders interested in buying the Star a 15000yearold siberian Mammoth dubbed the president will need at least euro 150000 and a lot of floor space tusks and All if s 125 feet High and 16 feet Long skeletons of a 10000yearold 135footlong Rhinoceros and a 75foothigh Cave Bear Are also going under the Hammer these skeletons Are currently owned by a private collector but buyers could include museums or artists said Chris ties spokeswoman Capucine Milliot the auction is hot to All palaeontologists liking Pas Cal Tassy professor at Paris natural history museum decries the Selling off of specimens that could be useful to science it is a pernicious consequence of the Jurassic Park effect he said we Are in a Liberal system in which everything can be sold in the past private collectors donated to museums it was a great time of patronage he said nowadays we make Money off anything a 330pound meteorite containing semiprecious stones and showing rare traces of its entry into the atmosphere is valued at Between euro 90000 and euro 120000 an in hatched Dinosaur egg and a wide collection of fossils will also be up for auction Algeria identifies two suicide bombers Algiers Algeria Yazid Noureddine Zerouni algerian Interior minister said sunday that the final two of three reported suicide bombers behind wednesdays attacks in Algiers that killed 33 people and wounded 200 were algerian nationals authorities had already identified the third bomber a group calling itself Al Aida in islamic North Africa claimed responsibility for the attacks on the algerian prime ministers of fice and a police station the Interior ministry announcement coincided with presi Dent Abdelaziz Boute Finikas first Public appearance since the bombings bout Flika inaugurated several buildings including a new court House from the associated press stripes delivers anywhere in Europe to residents living in base housing German Itai Turkey Spain Benelux and United kingdom and on the where available per week toll free numbers 08001011270 Germany 0800780265 Italy 08000858827 us 080078073 Belgium 08000225203 Netherlands no additional charges apply 116111161611 to sign up Send an email to or log onto