Tsunami death toll passes 150000 mark
Rescue workers pulled thousands more rotting corpses from mud and debris along the Sumatran coast two weeks after the Indian Ocean surge. The death toll in all affected countries topped 150,000 as hungry survivors emerged from isolated villages on Sumatra. Aid officials planned to feed up to 2 million people daily for the next six days.
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Indonesia
Indian Ocean
Sumatra
U.S. Airstrike Hits Wrong House Near Mosul
The U.S. military says a GPS guided 500 pound bomb struck a house near Mosul, killing five people but the owner says fourteen died including seven children per AP. The strike occurred as Iraqi Sunnis pressured for a withdrawal timetable ahead of the January 30 elections amid ongoing violence.
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Iraq
United States
Mosul
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Aibha
Coalition
U.S
Ali Yousef
Help for Hearing Impaired Children School Contacts
Regional Day School assists hearing or deaf children with communication beyond speech. Call 334-7117 or Texas Early Childhood at (800) 250-2246 for guidance and departmental instruction information. The school listing appears on the left side of the page.
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Early intervention aids deaf children in ECISD program
Clarissa Funk, a deaf education teacher at Carver Early Education Center, notes that a few hand signs can change a hard-of-hearing child's life. ECISD special education workers urge deaf children to join the district program early, with Funk teaching as young as age two. Jim Lebusse, Ph.D., directs the ECISD Regional Day School.
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Cindera Nealy
Odessa
Clarissa Funk
Angel Vidal
Carver Early Education Center
Hector Chavez
Funk
ECISD
Jim Lebusse
Ecisd Regional Day School
CEED's Potential Grows as Energy Diversification Expands
CEED's mission broadens beyond oil and gas to promote all energy sources. Director Bob Trentham and geophysicist Richard Erdlac say renewable and nonrenewable energy share tech and infrastructure, helping maintain wells, roads, and grids while strengthening regional industry.
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CEED
Bob Trentham
Trentham
Richard Erdlac
Ntham
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