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Relief Worker: Second Crisis Looms in Myanmar

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 05/12/2008 - 5:00am

Relief supplies have been dribbling into Myanmar more than a week after a huge cyclone struck the Southeast Asian nation.

The storm's official death toll is approaching 30,000. Co-host Steve Inskeep talks to Andrew Kirkwood, director of Myanmar operations for Save the Children, for the latest developments.

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A sad anniversary, but hope for the future

CNET Tech blog  Wed, 02/27/2008 - 9:00pm

Today is the tenth anniversary of the official death of Apple's Newton, the world's first PDA (personal digital assistant).

There were pocket computers before the Newton, but the Newton was the first device to target PDA functionality so specifically.

Peter's MessagePad 2100

(Credit: Peter N.

Glaskowsky)

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