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A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert attends his government's weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008.
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Jeff Glasbrenner of the U.S. falls. during their wheelchair basketball preliminaries Group B match against Israel at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games September 7, 2008.
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Dotan Meishar of Israel (2nd R) shoots against the US in their Group B basketball game at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games in Beijing on September 7, 2008. US won 76-53.
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Former astronaut Lisa Nowak (R) speaks to the press as her attorneys Cheney Mason (L) and Donald Lykkebak (C) stand with her after her pre-trial hearing at Orange County Court in Orlando, Florida August 24, 2007. Nowak is accused of stalking and attacking Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman at Orlando International Airport.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling party, Pakistan People's Party, chant slogans as they celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari in the presidential election in Islamabad September 6, 2008. Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, swept to victory in a presidential election on Saturday, as a suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in the northwest.
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British-born science fiction guru Arthur C. Clarke (L) reads a greeting on his 90th birthday together with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse, 16 December 2007 during an official celebration in Colombo. Clarke is one of Sri Lanka's best known resident guests, having lived in the Indian Ocean island since 1956.
Sri Lankan's Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama (R) helps British-born science fiction guru Arthur C. Clarke (L) cut his 90th birthday cake while Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse looks on, 16 December 2007 during an official celebration in Colombo. Clarke is one of Sri Lanka's best known resident guests, having lived in the Indian Ocean island since 1956.
Sri Lankan guest resident Arthur C. Clarke , left, the British science-fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name, cuts a cake as Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksha, center, and Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollaga look on during a felicitation to mark his 90th birthday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Dec.16, 2007. Sri Lanka honored its distinguished resident, who said that he wants to see a lasting peace for the country's decade long civil war.
Sri Lankan guest resident Arthur C. Clarke , right, the British science-fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name, sits with Russian astronaut Alexy Leonov during a felicitation to mark his 90th birthday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Dec.16, 2007. Sri Lanka honored its distinguished resident, who said that he wants to see a lasting peace for the country's decade long civil war.
Sri Lankan guest resident Arthur C. Clarke , left, the British science-fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name, cuts a cake during a felicitation to mark his 90th birthday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Dec.16, 2007. Sri Lanka honored its distinguished resident, who said that he wants to see a lasting peace for the country's decade long civil war.
Sri Lankan guest resident Arthur C. Clarke , left, the British science-fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name, during a felicitation to mark his 90th birthday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Dec.16, 2007. Sri Lanka honored its distinguished resident, who said that he wants to see a lasting peace for the country's decade long civil war.
Sri Lankan guest resident Arthur C. Clarke , left, the British science-fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name, during a felicitation to mark his 90th birthday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Dec.16, 2007. Sri Lanka honored its distinguished resident, who said that he wants to see a lasting peace for the country's decade long civil war.
Sri Lankan guest resident Arthur C. Clarke , right, the British science-fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name, sits with Russian astronaut Alexy Leonov during a felicitation to mark his 90th birthday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Dec.16, 2007. Sri Lanka honored its distinguished resident, who said that he wants to see a lasting peace for the country's decade long civil war.
Sri Lankan guest resident Arthur C. Clarke , left, the British science-fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name, cuts a cake during a felicitation to mark his 90th birthday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Dec.16, 2007. Sri Lanka honored its distinguished resident, who said that he wants to see a lasting peace for the country's decade long civil war.
Sri Lankan guest resident Arthur C. Clarke , left, the British science-fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name, cuts a cake as Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksha, center, and Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollaga look on during a felicitation to mark his 90th birthday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Dec.16, 2007. Sri Lanka honored its distinguished resident, who said that he wants to see a lasting peace for the country's decade long civil war.
Younger brother Fred Clarke pays his respects to British-born science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke at his residence in Colombo March 21, 2008. Ninety year old Clarke died at a hospital in the Sri Lankan capital March 19. Clarke, who in 1945 foresaw communication satellites, had written more than 100 books. He was Sri Lanka's best-known resident guest and has a scientific academy named after him.
British-born science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke's Sri Lankan business partner, Hector Ekanayeke (L) and his immediate family gather to pay their last respects at Clarke's residence in Colombo March 21, 2008. Ninety year old Clarke died at a hospital in the Sri Lankan capital March 19. Clarke, who in 1945 foresaw communication satellites, had written more than 100 books. He was Sri Lanka's best-known resident guest and has a scientific academy named after him.
Science fiction author Arthur Clarke poses near his personal satellite antenna at his home in Colombo, Sri Lanka in this Jan. 28, 1977 file photo. Clarke, the author of more than 100 books, including "2001: A Space Odyssey", died early Wednesday, March 19, 2008 after suffering from breathing problems. He was 90.
PHOTO) COLOMBO, SRI LANKA - NOVEMBER 22: Portrait of author Arthur C. Clarke at his office November 22, 2003 in Sri Lanka, Colombo. Arthur C. Clarke, 90, a world-acclaimed science fiction writer, died in Sri Lanka March 19, 2008, 1:30 a.m. local time, after suffering breathing difficulties. Arthur C. Clarke C.B.E, is the author of more than seventy books of popular science and science fantasy, including Childhood's End, The Nine Billion Names of God, Rendezvous with Rama, and Profiles of the Future. He is best known for his writing of 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968), for which Clarke wrote the script with Stanley Kubrick.
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