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Chinese, U.S. marines hold friendly competition ahead of joint search-and-rescue drill

People's Daily - 11 minutes ago

Forty marines from the United States and China took part in an obstacle course competition in Zhanjiang, a port city in South China's Guangdong Province, ahead of a forthcoming search-and-rescue exercise.

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Govt appoints presidents of 25 nat'l sports federations

Financial Express - Nov 16 8:41 AM

The caretaker government appointed new presidents of 25 national sports federations in sweeping changes under reshuffle in the administration ahead of general election in the country, reports UNB.

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Outgoing Austrian chancellor ready to resume talks on new government

AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 12:17 PM

Outgoing Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel said his conservative party was ready to resume talks on forming a grand coalition with the socialists, almost two months after general elections.

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Tracy's revenge takes bizarre turn

PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago

Tracy's campaign of revenge against Charlie takes a bizarre turn in Coronation Street next month.

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Abbott to Expand Presence in Lipid Management Market With Acquisition of Kos Pharmaceuticals

[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Nov 06 4:50 AM

Abbott and Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced a definitive agreement for Abbott to acquire Kos for $78 per share in cash, for a total transaction value of $3.7 billion, net of cash currently held by Kos.

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Link Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Chronic Lung Diseases

Kansas City InfoZine - Nov 17 3:10 AM

For decades, researchers have suspected a connection between chronic lung diseases and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Previous research has yielded widely varying estimates about the strength of this connection, partly because studies have used different diagnosis criteria for these diseases.

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Raising a puppy is joyful time

El Paso Times - Nov 10 11:18 PM

I never planned on writing a parenting column, but the time has come. My wife and I got a puppy. We already have a full-grown (make that a very-full-grown) dog -- a Rhodesian ridgeback-boxer mix.

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Hotlinks

Tiscali - Nov 16 5:04 PM

Fletcher has already solved some of the selection riddles by announcing Geraint Jones will keep wicket but is still undecided about his spinner, with Ashley Giles and Monty Panesar vying for the job.

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McPherson family discovers adoption as a viable option

McPherson Sentinel - Nov 16 1:54 PM

National Adoption Month means more to the Damon family than to most, having adopted three children from Liberia in 2005. The family moved here in June 2006, from Georgia to be closer to Steve Damon's mother, Muriel Damon.

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DAKAR DVD FREEBIES 17.11.06.

Insidebikes.com - 40 minutes ago

insidebikes.com has three copies of the Race To Dakar 2 disc DVD, featuring Charley Boorman, to give away in time for Christmas. The two disc DVD features the entire TV series, from the pre trip preparation and race training, through to the highs and lows of Charley's Dakar trip.

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Road rash

Slam! Sports - Nov 14 10:59 PM

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Baron Davis had 22 points and 12 assists while seizing control of the fourth quarter in the Golden State Warriors' 110-99 comeback victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.

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Deputies Seek Carryout Robbery Suspect

WLWT ChannelCincinnati.com via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 0 minute ago

Deputies need the public?s help to find a robbery suspect. Dale Hughes is suspected of two holdups in two counties. Hughes is accused of robbing two carryouts, one in Xenia, the other in Oregonia, east of Lebanon. Deputies said he is a registered sex offender as well. Hughes is known to frequent many areas in the Tri-State from Warren County to Hamilton County. If you see him, you're asked to

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McGrady, Rockets hold off Bulls 101-100

AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago

Tracy McGrady banked in a 3-pointer from the wing, shrugged his shoulders and high-fived Houston Rockets owner Les Alexander as he trotted down the court. The shot early in the third quarter Thursday night put Houston up by 21 over the Chicago Bulls and had most of the fans in the Toyota Center feeling pretty good. However, the way the Rockets have been playing lately, they know no lead is

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Tony Hawk’s Project 8 to Have Full Sixaxis Support

Spong - Oct 20 5:07 AM

Plus, 360 demo up on XBL Tomorrow

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Ohio State, Michigan won't trade rivalry's tradition for television cash

USA Today - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago

Even if Saturday's game between No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Michigan isn't as thrilling as the enormous buildup, it doesn't matter, given what awaits the winner: a Big Ten title and a trip to the national championship game on Jan. 8 in Glendale, Ariz. In fact, the game is so big that even the loser could still play for the national title.

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The Difference Between Romance and Love

The New York Sun - Nov 16 10:34 PM

Somewhere between the joy of happily ever after and the sting of a broken heart lies the majority of our relationships — temporary affairs full of happiness and pain, of promise and remorse, which we blindly hope leave us just a little better and wiser. It's here, in this middle ground, where so many hearts reside, accepting love as the sometimes triumphant, sometimes devastating, but always

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McCain calls for common sense in GOP

AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 6:19 PM

Sen. John McCain, casting himself as the embodiment of the Republican Party's future in the vein of Ronald Reagan, said Thursday the GOP has lost its way and must return to "common-sense conservatism."

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Injury-hit Barcelona places faith in Ronaldinho

Sports Illustrated - Nov 16 7:47 AM

Spanish league leader FC Barcelona will look to Ronaldinho to surmount its injury crisis.

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First post-Olympia Ronnie Coleman Video-Cast Interview Debuts Exclusively on ProSource Muscle Vision Featured on

[Press Release] PR Web - Nov 07 12:48 AM

ProSource announced another media coup for its state-of-the-art Prosource.net website today, introducing ProSource Muscle Vision. To kick off its new feature, ProSource Muscle Vision will carry a video-cast of the very first interview with Ronnie Coleman since his stunning Mr. Olympia loss to his chief rival Jay Cutler. Prosource.net continues to beat the competition to bodybuilding's biggest

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ADOPT A PET: pet of the week

Contra Costa Times - Nov 17 3:09 AM

The following is a partial list of animals that may be available for adoption at the Animal Services Department, 910 San Pablo Ave. Dogs: Male German shepherd mix, 3 months; male terrier mix, 1 year; male shepherd-chow mix, 1 year; female border collie mix, 3 years; female Rottweiler mix, 8 months; male German shepherd mix, 9 months; female pointer mix, 10 months; male yellow Labrador retriever

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OfficeMax Unveils 4000+ Pound, 175,000 Band 'World's Largest Rubber Band Ball'

[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Nov 16 8:51 AM

OfficeMax, a leading provider of office products and services, announced today that it is sponsoring what is likely to be crowned the Largest Rubber Band Ball by Guinness World Records at a special ceremony being held in downtown Chicago on Tuesday, November 21.

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Rail Runner Wants Public Input

KOAT TheNewMexicoChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 6:06 AM

Rail Runner officials Thursday night will try to decide where to run the track between Albuquerque and Santa Fe and they are asking for input from the public.

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Police Rounds

Weekly Times - Nov 13 9:28 PM

A GLADESVILLE man, 53, has been arrested after nominating another person, who had died several years earlier, as the driver of an offending vehicle. As part of Strike Force Kinilon he was charged in relation to making false statutory declarations in relation to traffic offences.

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Latest installment of Tony Hawk is on its way.

IGN PS2 - Nov 07 2:07 PM

November 7, 2006 - Tony Hawk's Project 8 , Neversoft's latest addition to the classic skating series, is on its way to stores today. Available tomorrow on Xbox 360, Xbox and PS2 (with a PS3 version available for the November 17 launch), Project 8 introduces a brand new feature, Nail the Trick.

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SAD 34 looking at safety issues

Waldo Independent - Nov 16 10:35 PM

Although SAD 34 schools are relatively small and mostly rural, events around the country have prompted district officials to take a fresh look at safety issues and beef up their emergency management plan, Interim Supt. Wayne Enman told board members Tuesday night.

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Dan Gill's mailbox

New Orleans Times-Picayune - Nov 10 10:55 PM

I have some insects on my Sago palm. I sprayed with Malathion, but they were unaffected and may be spreading. Do you have any suggestion on what to use? This is a large Sago, about 15 years old.

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High salaries are fun, if your team affords it

The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star - Nov 16 11:02 PM

ASK ANY AMERICAN what's wrong with the game of baseball, and the issue of runaway salaries is more likely than not to top the list. Unless, of course, it's your own team handing out the money. Then it's simply a prudent investment.

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Quick Salary Calculator

Prosperity4 - Oct 19 9:19 AM

For a more accurate estimate of what your net take home pay could be, click here to use our Advanced Calculator. What is your hourly rate? * *denotes required fields.

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O'Leary to leave Salina

Salina Journal - Nov 16 4:39 PM

He accepts job in Norman, Okla. Shawn O'Leary, who has been head of the city's public works department since 1990, has resigned effective the end of the year after being hired as public works director in Norman, Okla.

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Fluid resuscitation with saline or albumin: outcomes are similar

British Medical Journal - Nov 16 10:19 PM

Objective To determine whether outcomes of resuscitation with albumin or saline in the intensive care unit depend on patients' baseline serum albumin concentration.

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Seamus Young scores late in overtime as Salmon Kings repel Thunder 4-3

Canadian Press via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 11:28 PM

VICTORIA (CP) - Rookie defenceman Seamus Young scored 4:58 into the overtime period and Julien Ellis made 50 saves as the Victoria Salmon Kings downed the Stockton Thunder 4-3 in ECHL play Thursday night.

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Salvage yard owner charged after reopening

The Cincinnati Enquirer - Nov 10 2:33 AM

The owner of a salvage yard shut down by the state for sloppy record keeping that they say allowed tow truck drivers to steal cars was arrested Thursday for refusing to stay closed.

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Target to help Salvation Army launch Internet fund-raiser

Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Nov 17 2:32 AM

The red kettle and the red bull's-eye are back together again, sort of. The Salvation Army began rolling out its annual Red Kettle donation campaign across metro Atlanta this week with 200 of the little red pots. But for the third year in a row, those kettles and bell ringers will be absent from Target stores because of the mega-retailer's strict anti-solicitation policy. Over time, Target's

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rescue

For other uses, see Rescue (disambiguation).

Patient in mountain rescue stretcher, secured with ropes, training event of German Black Forest Mountain Rescue

Rescue refers to operations that usually involve the saving of life, or prevention of injury.

Tools used might include search dogs, helicopters, and the "Jaws of Life" and other hydraulic cutting and spreading tools used to extricate individuals from wrecked vehicles. Rescue operations are sometimes supported by special vehicles such as fire department's or ems Heavy rescue vehicle.

Ropes and special devices can reach and remove individuals and animals from difficult locations including:

confined space rescue
rope rescue
cave rescue
fast water rescue
mines rescue

Rescue operations require a high degree of training and are performed by Rescue Squads, either independent or part of larger organizations like a fire, police, military, first aid squad, or ambulance services.

Old meanings

In former centuries the word "rescue" had other meanings: for example, there is an old record of a countryman living where Wythenshawe is now, being prosecuted in a local law court for "making rescue" of a pig which had been seized as a distress.

rescue

Old meanings

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