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1/25/08 (Day 302)

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live while the whole world dies: the top google news clipping of each and every day.
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Aid began to trickle into cyclone-ravaged Myanmar late Tuesday but the worst-hit Irrawaddy delta, where nearly 22,000 people perished, was largely cut off from the rest of the world four days after winds, floods and high tidal waves tore through the densely populated region. With more than 40,000 still missing and as many as 1 million possibly left homeless, the international community was struggling to deliver aid in the military-ruled country, which normally seeks to shut out foreign officials and restricts their access inside the country
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After snubbing a U.S. aid offer, Myanmar's isolationist regime indicated Friday that it wants foreign relief supplies but not foreign workers to help recover from a devastating cyclone. The statement came a day after Myanmar's military government allowed in the first major international aid shipment amid fears the death toll from last weekend's cyclone could hit 100,000.
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Even as Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton persisted with her campaign for the nomination, Mr. Obama made a celebratory return to the Capitol, where he received an enthusiastic reception on the House floor in an appearance staged to position him as the party’s inevitable nominee. Behind the scenes, there were new discussions between Mr. Obama and the party leadership. Senior Democratic officials said he met with Speaker Nancy Pelosi when their paths crossed at Democratic Party headquarters. They had spoken by telephone earlier in the week. Ms. Pelosi and Mrs. Clinton have had no known recent talks.
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Three Kingwood were arrested after admitting to Houston police they had dug up a child’s corpse, removing the skull and then turning it into a bong which they used to smoke marijuana. 'They cut the jaw off of it and wrapped it in electrical tape and used it to make a bong,' Officer Jim Adkins said.
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‘No Hope’ for Children Buried in Earthquake: The children who were considered fortunate escaped with a broken bone or a severed limb. The others, hundreds of them, were carried out to be buried, and their remaining classmates lay crushed beneath the rubble of the schoolhouse. “There’s no hope for them,” said Lu Zhiqing, 58, as she watched uniformed rescue workers trudge through mud and rain toward the mound of bricks and concrete that had once been a school. “There’s no way anyone’s still alive in there.”
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A huge tornado touched ground about 50 miles north of Denver today overturning vehicles and wrecking buildings, The Associated Press reported. The twister was confirmed by the Weld County Sheriff's Office. It hit the ground near Gilchrest, Colorado Thursday. Tornado warnings for Weld, Larimer and Boulder counties were issued by the National Weather Service (NWS). The residents of those counties are strongly advised to seek shelter as soon as possible.
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A probe set to make the first studies of another planet's water has reached the surface of Mars, NASA officials say. The Phoenix spacecraft ended a nearly 10-month, 675 million kilometre journey with a landing on the northern polar region of Mars at 4:53pm PDT on NASA probe to explore life on Mars lands: Sunday (0953 AEST Monday). The probe is expected to spend three months analysing soil and ice samples to determine if Mars was ever suitable to support life.
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New Climate Report Foresees Big Changes: The rise in concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from human activities is influencing climate patterns and vegetation across the United States and will significantly disrupt water supplies, agriculture, forestry and ecosystems for decades, a new federal report says.
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Apple Reportedly Looking At Solar Power For Mobile Devices: Apple is reportedly looking into solar panels as a power source for handheld devices and portable computers. A recently published patent application discovered by the Apple enthusiast site MacRumors.com describes a technique in which solar panels would be built behind a portable device's LCD screen. From that location, the panels could absorb ambient light that passes through.The technique would eliminate the need for Apple to redesign its iPods and laptops to make room for the new technology, MacRumors said. Among the problems with using solar panels on devices are durability and the need to take up valuable space on the compact devices.
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