Foreign vehicle sales lead domestic sales for the first time
Detroit News - For the first time in history, U.S. domestic brands have been outsold by foreign companies, a milestone that came a few months sooner than most expected. Detroit’s automakers had a record low market share of 48.1 percent, while foreign-based car
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Golf tournament set for Aug. 27 to aid OTC
News-Leader.com - The OTC Foundation will sponsor its first golf tournament to benefit the college on Aug. 27 at Highland Springs Country Club. Lunch and registration will begin at 11 a.m., and a shotgun start will be at 1 p.m. This is the first major fund-raising
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A hundred years of scouting memories
BBC News - First aid - since that time I have drawn on those more times than I want to remember including using CPR to bring a man back after heart attack. Cooking - I got hooked at scouts, I’m still not brilliant but definitely more competent than a lot of
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Horn sounds to mark 100 years of the Scouts
Times Online - Defending the besieged town of Mafeking he was extremely short of troops, and used local South African boys to help with first aid, carrying messages and running errands. On his return to the UK he decided that British boys would benefit from such
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Sydney Installs Terror Loudspeakers
Newsday - The move comes just weeks after Sydney’s city council urged locals to prepare survival bags — including maps, first-aid supplies, important documents, spare change and an extra set of keys — in case of emergency. Critics accused the council of
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Thieve steal first aid kit as dying man tended
This is North East - YOBS stole a police officer’s first aid belt and pouch as he desperately tried to save a dying man. Community support officer Martin Smith was working alongside PC Tim Chinneck trying to save father-of-two James Thompson, 39, who collapsed on a
Source: www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk

Iraqi refugees arrive in Detroit area
Boston Globe - It would be the largest Iraqi influx since the 2003 invasion, with aid workers saying many likely will come to the Detroit area — either initially or after first resettling elsewhere. Since then, however, federal authorities said security checks have
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SKorea says starting date for fuel aid shipments to NKorea agreed
Forbes - This is the first tranche of 400,000 tons of rice aid,’ an official of the ministry told journalists. The rice shipment, worth 152 mln usd , will be made over the next six months. South Korean inspectors will monitor the distribution of rice at 20
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Road Trip, planning is the key to fun family travel
Carroll County Times - Bauhof said she carries a first-aid kit when she travels and makes sure her children have opportunities to get out of the car and stretch their legs. Milstead’s husband has planned their trip with only six hours of driving most days and some days with
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Mauresmo sometimes feels old with teenagers all around
Detroit News - They’re very mature already,” said Mauresmo, who won her first two Grand Slam titles last year. “On the tennis court particularly, I think they’re all doing great.” Especially the 19-year-old Ivanovic, who reached the final of the French Open before
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Bush seeks Putin aid on Iran
Knoxville News Sentinel - Bush seeks Putin aid on Iran Leaders meet for brief summit; Russian taken on fast boat ride JENNIFER LOVEN Associated Press Emerging from the car, Putin had a smile for the waiting current president, and large bouquets of flowers for first lady Laura
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First aid coming for nurses
940 News - Health minister Phillipe Couillard says the province wants Quebec nurses to keep thier jobs. The government has earmarked nearly 11 and a half million dollars to help ease the nursing shortage in emergency rooms. More than half the money will go
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Apologetic accused madam says client records will aid defense
Chicago Tribune - for personal reasons,” according to the State Department, deprives Bush of an official who was leading overseas aid The AIDS policy emphasized abstinence as the first line of defense against the disease. The case against Palfrey grew out of a
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Padres 3, Nationals 0
Ledger - Slumping rookie Kevin Kouzmanoff drove in a run with his first big league triple and Chris Young pitched eight strong innings, leading the San Diego Padres to a 3-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. It was another night when offense
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Holmstrom returns to practice
Detroit News - SAN JOSE, Calif. — Tomas Holmstrom was excited to practice. Wings coach Mike Babcock was excited to have him. Holmstrom returned to the ice Tuesday for the first time since suffering a left eye injury April 22, during Game 6 of the Calgary series
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North Palm Beach County military notes: May 2
Fort Pierce Tribune - first fourteen weeks of basic infantry training, the private first class received training in drill and ceremony, weapons employment, map reading, tactics, military customs and courtesies, military justice, physical fitness, road marches, first aid
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Phillies 6, Braves 4
Ledger - The way Cole Hamels started, it looked it was going to be a short night. He wound up pitching into the eighth inning. Hamels bounced back after giving up three runs in the first and the Philadelphia Phillies finally beat Atlanta, knocking off the
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Officials trip over strings on school aid
Newark Star-Ledger - New Jersey communities that began the week celebrating hefty boosts in state school aid are beginning to worry that the increases are far less substantial than they first thought. They believe state-imposed restrictions on how the money can be used
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Family Disaster Plan
WBAY Green Bay - Ask your American Red Cross, YMCA, or YWCA about lessons for CPR and first aid. Practice and Maintain Your Plan Quiz family members to make sure they remember the designated meeting places, phone numbers, family contact, and safety rules. Test
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N. Korea Proposes Resuming Aid Projects
Forbes - South Korea pressed North Korea on Wednesday to follow through on its pledge to start dismantling its atomic weapons program in the first high-level talks between the two Koreas since the communist regime’s October nuclear test. North Korea did not
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Canada Announces Aid for Afghanistan
Associated Press - Liberal Party leader Stephane Dion said Canada has spent nine times more on its military efforts in Afghanistan than it has on humanitarian aid. Harper said the government initially focused on security because it was the first time NATO forces had
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March Classes in Disaster Preparedness
City of Berkeley - Disaster First Aid Saturday, March 25, 9:00-12:00, 997 Cedar Street. Learn how to apply basic first aid techniques, give initial care to the seriously injured, and stabilize victims until other services are
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Rite Aid opening Lake George, Corinth stores tomorrow
Post-Star - Two new area Rite Aid stores are simultaneously opening for the first time tomorrow at 8 a.m., with back-to-back ribbon-cutting ceremonies as well. One store is at 2160 State Route 9 in Lake George, and the other at 1 Palmer Avenue in Corinth. “We
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Towns get meager hike in state aid
NorthJersey.com - State aid to New Jersey’s municipalities would increase for the first time since 2004 if lawmakers approve Governor Corzine’s proposed budget, which adds $32.6 million to town coffers. But while local officials are grateful for any increase after
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Aid plan called horrible and generous : Some towns left
Patriot Ledger - Horrible, Town Administrator Bradley Plante said when he first saw the local aid figures. Unless the Legislature steps up to the plate and helps us out, we re in trouble, Plante said. It s kind of like a knife in the back
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Legislation would help paramedic programs 
Susan Van Orden’s letter “New Jersey First Aid Council opposes legislation” (Jan. 5) does not address the root causes of the paramedic funding issue that prompted the introduction of the paramedic transport bills, S-2302 and A-3749.
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From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: First in a Series of Collections From the New PBS Kids(R) TV Series Which … 
swings on to DVD February 20, 2007. The first in a series of DVDs drawn from the new hit show which, at launch, was seen by nearly nine million people**, ‘Curious George: Zoo Night and Other Animal Stories’ follows the incurably curious monkey as he meets new friends and takes on entertaining escapades that will help kids build their math, science and engineering skills in a fun and wholesome …
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