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    Card showers, 3-9  Mar 11, 2010
    A get-well card shower is planned for Joe Holscher, who is recovering from a motorcycle accident. Cards may be sent to: St. Marys Medical Center, 3700 Washington Ave., Evansville, IN 47750, or visit to leave a message. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)

    Driver crashes into restaurant  Mar 11, 2010
    Pompano Beach Fire Rescue responded to the accident, which occurred at the Bagel Snack Restaurant & Deli located at the 1200 block of North Powerline Road, Wednesday afternoon ... Martin Barmack also heard the accident ... BSO Pompano Beach Traffic Homicide and robbery detectives are investigating the accident. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)

    Police search for hit and run driver  Mar 11, 2010
    Authorities said the hit and run accident happened on the 1100 block of Las Olas Boulevard. Both women have been transported to the hospital. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)

    Students pray for Sigma Nu  Mar 11, 2010
    Hundreds show support for James Eichorn after accident put him in hospital Tuesday. By Josh Dawsey han Battaglia. (Gamecock Online, SC)

    Amortizing an Espresso Machine  Mar 11, 2010
    Only after I spent 15 days in a hospital in Italy after a stupid accident did I develop the habit. The coffee shop in that lobby in Turin was my big exciting outing when my consort would come to visit, and once we got home he became my barista. (Epicurious.com)

    Skier’s death returns spotlight to Squaw Valley  Mar 11, 2010
    Skier s death returns spotlight to Squaw Valley - Somerset - Daily American. Since then, its steep terrain, narrow chutes, long runs and hard-packed snow conditions have trained generations of American alpine skiers. (Somerset Daily American, PA)

    1 killed, 7 injured in dance team van crash in Va.  Mar 11, 2010
    1 killed, 7 injured in dance team van crash in Va. - Somerset - Daily American. (Somerset Daily American, PA)

    A rare pact: Teens’ double suicide rocks town  Mar 11, 2010
    A rare pact: Teens double suicide rocks town - Somerset - Daily American. But Gina Gentile and Vanessa Dorwart did not move. (Somerset Daily American, PA)

    Witnesses: Driver drunk in Sen. Rhoades’ death  Mar 11, 2010
    Witnesses: Driver drunk in Sen. Rhoades death - Somerset - Daily American. (Somerset Daily American, PA)

    Nick Minchin  Mar 11, 2010
    9:41PM Thursday Mar 11, 2010. The national broadband network (NBN) will be "dead in the water" unless Telstra takes part in the rollout of the $43 billion plan, parliament has been told. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    In harm's way: workplace bullying leads to death of siblings  Mar 11, 2010
    One imagines that when something as cataclysmic as a death - whether it is a suicide or an accident - occurs in the workplace, an employer's first action would be to sit down with the bereaved family and talk ... As part of its grief counselling service, CMN had began to investigate the viability of using restorative justice principles to deal with work-related deaths, both accidental and by suicide. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Difference between iron ore's minnows and whales  Mar 11, 2010
    Whether by fortuitous accident or by design it has port capacity at Port Hedland that is the envy of many an iron ore minnow. And this is the reason that Atlas finds Aurox so attractive. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Remain Safe Around Bins  Mar 11, 2010
    A recent death in a grain bin accident near Conde should serve as a warning to all producers with stored grain on the farm, says Farm Service Agency Manager Stan Thompson of Britton. Apparently the producer climbed into a bin to dislodge the grain, the top of the grain collapsed, and he was trapped and suffocated. (Marshall County Journal, SD)

    Fawcett Omission From Oscar Segment No Accident  Mar 11, 2010
    Current conditions for local cities. Film Academy's Executive Director: Actress More Known For TV Work. (KFOXTV.com, TX)

    High Blood Pressure Symptoms and Tr...  Mar 11, 2010
    It is these unwanted substances that may cause life threatening illnesses such as cardiovascular accidents (stroke), heart attacks and heart failure. Fortunately, hypertension can be easily managed and reduced before it s too late. (Suite101.com)

    Census, Help for You, short bits  Mar 11, 2010
    35,340 deaths in traffic accidents. 195,000 deaths due to medical mistakes in hospitals. (Cameron Observer, MO)

    Year-round tips for farm safety during Ag Safety Awareness Week (139)  Mar 11, 2010
    According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, 100 children die in farm accidents every year in the U.S. and many others are injured, often seriously. That s why during Ag Safety Awareness Week and throughout the year, state Farm Bureaus focus on making farms and ranches safer for farmers, their family members and employees. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)

    Clifford Lowell Hudson  Mar 11, 2010
    Cliff took over the business after his brother lost his life to an airplane accident. His love of Alaska and his love of flying, his skills, safety and integrity took him through many years of happy and appreciative times working with all who met him. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)

    S'port woman suffers head injuries in near head on collision  Mar 11, 2010
    The accident happened at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr., Dr. and Audrey Ln. in Shreveport's Martin Luther King Jr. neighborhood. (KSLA.com, LA)

    Shift Work Can Put a Crimp on Sleep  Mar 11, 2010
    Research suggests, though, that lack of sleep can lead to memory problems, depression, cardiovascular concerns, cancer and increased risk of accidents. "In the last couple of years, I've seen more overworked patients taking on extra shifts or second jobs," Dr. Raman Malhotra, an assistant professor of neurology and director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Saint Louis University, said in a university news release. (MEDLINEplus)

    VIDEO: Van slams into dental office  Mar 11, 2010
    Police said alcohol and speed do not appear to be a factor in the accident. A smell of burning rubber permeated the air inside the building a few hours after the accident, and Vogt said that was because the wheels on the van kept turning and turning even though the vehicle had come to rest at a wall. (Shelby Twp Advisor & Source, MI)

    Toddler Accidentally Run Over By Grandfather  Mar 11, 2010
    The accident in the 3600 block of Beta Street was reported about 2:15 p.m., according to San Diego police. Medics took the toddler to Children's Hospital in Linda Vista, SDPD Detective Gary Hassen said. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)

    Show and Transcript: March 11  Mar 11, 2010
    STEVE HODGES, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, AT&T: We asked customers at a focus group to take a look at their last text message -- and I encourage everybody to go do this -- and really pull it up and take a look at it and, you know, ask yourself the question: Is this message so important that I would be willing to get in an accident over or potentially harm myself or others. And so, that was really the foundation of our program. (CNN -- US)

    US looking into Prius crash in N.Y.  Mar 11, 2010
    When police release the 2005 Prius, Toyota will evaluate it to determine the cause of the accident, company spokesman Brian Lyons said. The Prius is not on Toyota s recall list for the sticky accelerator problem; however, the 2005 Prius is listed in the car company s recall of floor mats from pedal entrapment. (Boston Globe)

    Silas, You Are Welcome  Mar 11, 2010
    The perennial phrase of lack of capacity in the procurement can be also be solved with more emphasis on attracting bright young student to study procurement as first degree course rather than getting into the profession by accident. This PPA must act fast to encourage procurement training by restricting entry to position without qualification. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    F1 favorite Ferrari spurred on by Alonso's arrival  Mar 11, 2010
    "I've arrived with more maturity because of those experiences. I'm more relaxed, more at peace. I'm ready for any challenge.'' Massa cannot afford any mistakes following his early exit last season after a freak accident in Budapest led to skull surgery and the lengthy layoff. Raikkonen picked up the team's sole win at Spa. "I've never had problems with teammates in the past or present so I'm 100 percent sure that I will never have a problem with Fernando - we work well together and that's... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)

    Police & Fire  Mar 11, 2010
    At 4:55 p.m. Monday, a 24-year-old man reported being involved in an accident on Egan Drive. At 9:08 a.m. Tuesday, a 1998 Ford collided with a 2003 Chevrolet on Egan Drive. (Juneau Empire)

    City Council approves use of swimming pool and ball fields  Mar 11, 2010
    Assistant Police Chief Kenny Marshall reported 13 tickets, 60 incident/contact calls, six accidents, and three charges filed during the month of February. Since Officer Jeff Lewis has left for a position with another police department, a new officer has been selected and will go on full-time March 15. (California Democrat, MO)

    Takoradi firemen prepare for disaster outbreak  Mar 11, 2010
    Takoradi, March 11, GNA - The Western Regional Fire Service Command on Wednesday organised a simulation exercise to boost the combat readiness of personnel to respond to the frequent fire outbreaks and road accidents in the area ... To mitigate the menace of roads accidents in the region, Mr Cobbina said his outfit was collaborating with stakeholders to embark on educational out reach programme. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Auto Racing Notebook: Roush OK on penalty for wreck by driver  Mar 11, 2010
    Team owner Jack Roush said he is satisfied with the penalty NASCAR levied against driver Carl Edwards for his intentional accident with Brad Keselowski. Edwards was in an early accident with Keselowski in a race Sunday at Atlanta, and later returned to the track and deliberately wrecked Keselowski ... "It's a very important moment for us after a horrible year. It was also a difficult moment for me with the accident. I'm concentrated, I'm ready 100 percent," said Massa, a two-time winner in... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)

    Students OK After School Bus Rolls Over In Skagit County  Mar 11, 2010
    School Principal Deenie Berry said parents were picking up the students at the accident scene at Burkland Road and Cedardale Road. Washington State Patrol said the bus driver is a substitute driver and has only been on the job for two days. (KIRO TV, WA)

    Fire Reports  Mar 11, 2010
    9:29 a.m. - Motor vehicle accident, motorcycle hit parked car, minor injuries reported at N. Ohio Dr.. March 7. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    Plano Fire Report, Feb. 7-22  Mar 11, 2010
    Vehicle accident with injuries reported in the 3500 block of Hearst Castle Way ... Vehicle accident with injuries reported in the 2100 block of Spring Creek Parkway ... Vehicle accident with injuries reported in the 1700 block of Dallas Parkway. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    Police Reports March 1-7  Mar 11, 2010
    Excluding Vehicle Accident with Injury ... Vehicle Accident with Injuries ... Motor Vehicle/Pedestrian Accident. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    FIRE LOG Feb. 22-28, 2010  Mar 11, 2010
    8:42 p.m. Fisher and Rogers roads, accident, injuries. 9:56 p.m. Preston Road/Prosper, accident, injuries ... 5:37 p.m. Frisco Street and Technology Drive, accident, no transport. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    Cook hands Opening Day torch to Jimenez  Mar 11, 2010
    " Tracy considered informing Jimenez after his first spring appearance. But the first scheduled start became a relief appearance against the Angels when Jimenez -- trying to drive to Tempe, Ariz., to meet the team -- was stuck in a traffic snarl that resulted from a tragic auto accident on I-10. But Jimenez's second appearance, against the Dodgers on Tuesday, so impressed Tracy that he could not hold back any longer. Jimenez threw three scoreless innings in Colorado's 12-0 victory, but Tracy was... (MLB.com -- Colorado Rockies)

    This is small governments time in Georgia  Mar 11, 2010
    If so, it didnt happen by accident. The people of this state historically have not been inclined to take all that government has to offer. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Media could be fueling new Prius complaints  Mar 11, 2010
    March 10: Reports of malfunctioning Toyotas causing accidents continue with no real way to prepare for an incident. NBCs Jay Gray reports. (MSNBC -- Business)

    A champion state of mind  Mar 11, 2010
    Huyada said there are ways to help keep dogs focused during the show, especially to prevent bathroom accidents ... "Although they are dogs, and accidents do happen, but most of the time the televised dog shows edit the accidents out.". (Hanford Sentinal, CA)

    Little League injury reveals charter lapse  Mar 11, 2010
    Robbins said he also called Stewart on Sunday to have him drop off insurance information and an accident form, which the league requires to be completed within 48 hours of an injury. (2 of 3). (Florida Today)

    Our views: We want answers (March 11)  Mar 11, 2010
    President Bush made that decision in 2004 after recommendations from the commission that investigated the 2003 shuttle Columbia accident and it has been supported in Congress the past six years when both Republicans and Democrats have been in control. As a result, the suppliers have been shut down, the shuttles fuel tanks are no longer made and thousands of workers have already been let go. (Florida Today)

    Updated: Thrashers call up Chris Chelios  Mar 11, 2010
    However, sometimes I peruse them by accident. Fortunately we have a bunch of positive posters who may disagree respectfully without resorting to name calling or other derogatory tatics. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    LETTER: If citizens were legally armed, few would know  Mar 11, 2010
    father bob wrote on Mar 9, 2010 9:46 AM:" yeah right.....here, often you'll see someone walk down the sidewalk with their gun in their holsters so all can see them strut. saw i little kid in the grocery line reach up and fiddle with a guy's weapon. i was hoping it was on safety, but regardless i moved to another checker before there was another "innocent accident". " ... i was hoping it was on safety, but regardless i moved to another checker before there was another "innocent accident". (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Illinois gas companies urge pipeline safety  Mar 11, 2010
    The companies also say in a news release that they regularly provide pipeline safety awareness materials to customers and others who may live near pipelines in an effort to reduce accidents. On the Net. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Familiar face returning to Spoo's staff  Mar 11, 2010
    Sadly, Eastern has the vacancy because of the death of former assistant Jeff Hoover, who died in an auto accident coming back from the Panthers Football Championship Subdivision first-round playoff loss at Southern Illinois. Nothing can be said here to fix that. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Farm safety topics to be covered at CHS Friday  Mar 11, 2010
    CHARLESTON In January, a 22-year-old man from Sigel died in a grain accident ... Even more disheartening is that nearly all farm-related accidents are preventable ... Farm Safety 4 Just Kids was founded more than 20 years ago by Marilyn Adams after the death of her son in a gravity-flow grain wagon accident. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    ATV and Motocross Sports: High Velocity Toys Merit Caution, Experts Say  Mar 11, 2010
    Jeffrey R. Sawyer, MD, chief of pediatric orthopaedic trauma at Campbell Clinic-LeBonheur Medical Center in Memphis looked at 4,483 children in the U.S. who were injured in an ATV-related accident over a period of several years. Of those children, 332 or 7. (Science Daily)

    Sonic Hedgehog Gene Found in an Unexpected Place During Limb Development  Mar 11, 2010
    "We would like to repair limb defects in humans and enhance regeneration of limbs, helping people who might cut off fingers in an accident, for example," Harfe said. The work was funded by the UF College of Medicine. (Science Daily)

    N1 south closed  Mar 11, 2010
    The body of one man was found trapped underneath one of the trucks and three other people were injured in the accident. "Engineers worked throughout the night to stabilise the crane in the danger of [it] falling down," said Tleane. (iAfrica.com)

    Plan would drain boat-police fund  Mar 11, 2010
    "This would increase accidents, deaths, injuries and be disastrous for the state," said La Paz County Sheriff's Lt. Alan Nelson, who patrols the Colorado River. Under the plan, Arizona State Parks would be authorized to use all the money in the Law Enforcement Boating and Safety Fund to operate state parks. (AZCentral -- News)

    Senate Plan Calls for National ID Card  Mar 11, 2010
    What's more, the system will exclude millions of legal workers by accident and fail to catch the majority of undocumented immigrants, Nowrasteh said. For instance, if E-Verify were instituted nationwide, 3. (Newsmax)

    •Franklin police officer suspended  Mar 11, 2010
    A Franklin police officer will keep his job after admitting to giving alcohol to people under age 21, drinking on the job and failing to report a traffic accident. Whether officer Bryan Burton will face any criminal investigation based on the internal police department charges is not yet known. (The Daily Journal)

    Parents to open own probe into son's fatal accident with polo mogul Goodman  Mar 11, 2010
    Allen Eyestone/The Post Flowers and a makeshift cross mark the spot where Scott Wilson died early Friday morning, Feb. 12, in a two-car accident. Wilson's vehicle was struck by a car driven by International Polo Club owner John Goodman, at the intersection of 120th Ave. and Lake Worth Road. (The Palm Beach Post)

     Logging company gets late bill for highway damage  Mar 11, 2010
    Logging truck accidents like this one that took place last December on Highway 226 east of Scio are fairly common ... Logging truck accidents like this one that took place last December on Highway 226 east of Scio are fairly common. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)

    Rocklin Boy Dragged By Sierra Chairlift  Mar 11, 2010
    The accident was reported at Sierra-At-Tahoe Resort ... Parker's father said when he looked over at the chairlift operator, she was looking down and didn't notice the accident until the chair had dragged him 10 to 15 feet. (KCRA 3, CA)

     Back on their feet  Mar 11, 2010
    Many Togo people use fire to cook and there are a lot of people who are malformed because of scaring from cooking accidents. The Africa Mercy has six operating rooms and a small hospital for post-operation care. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)

    LETTER: If citizens were legally armed, few would know  Mar 10, 2010
    father bob wrote on Mar 9, 2010 9:46 AM:" yeah right.....here, often you'll see someone walk down the sidewalk with their gun in their holsters so all can see them strut. saw i little kid in the grocery line reach up and fiddle with a guy's weapon. i was hoping it was on safety, but regardless i moved to another checker before there was another "innocent accident". ". father bob wrote on Mar 9, 2010 10:28 AM:" there are some of us who aren't cowards, and walk down the streets unarmed, even in... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Around Allen  Mar 10, 2010
    The CitizenObserver program is a tool to be used by citizens to receive accurate, timely information about current crimes, warnings and accidents in the area. In addition, this program can be used by citizens to make anonymous tips for suspicious activities. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    SUV Hits Building After 2-Vehicle Crash; Drivers Taken To Local Hospital  Mar 10, 2010
    WACO (March 9, 2010)A two-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon in Waco sent two drivers to a local hospital ... Both North 17th and North 18th Street were closed to traffic at Washington because of the accident. (KWTX.com, TX)

    Airport reps, public discuss February crash  Mar 10, 2010
    Since the accident the skies have been so quiet. It makes me realize how many flights were being made over our neighborhoods. (Palo Alto Online, CA)

    2010 County Board candidates debate  Mar 10, 2010
    Education: Boyceville High School graduate; attended CVTC law enforcement training-Eau Claire; traffic accident reconstruction-Northwestern University in Chicago, Il-Appleton; attended Mount Senario College-Ladysmith. Occupation: Retired deputy sheriff/patrol sergeant-Dunn County Sheriff s Department; currently a school bus driver for Colfax School District. (Menomonie Dunn County News, WI)

    Workplace safety bill dies in Senate  Mar 10, 2010
    However, he said 60 percent of worker fatalities in the state involve transportation accidents and noted that the Legislature is also considering a bill hes sponsoring to raise the fine on people who fail to wear seat belts. Article Rating. (Gillette News-Record, WY)

    City eyes safety ideas for 4J Road crossings  Mar 10, 2010
    The accident, which left the girl injured but not seriously hurt, occurred months after the city installed a $53,000 lighted walkway at Granite to appease worries by residents about the safety of the existing crosswalk near the library. Frontier Drive and 4J Road. (Gillette News-Record, WY)

    Farm safety topics to be covered at CHS Friday  Mar 10, 2010
    CHARLESTON In January, a 22-year-old man from Sigel died in a grain accident ... Even more disheartening is that nearly all farm-related accidents are preventable ... Farm Safety 4 Just Kids was founded more than 20 years ago by Marilyn Adams after the death of her son in a gravity-flow grain wagon accident. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    U.S. system stacks up worldwide  Mar 10, 2010
    Take out deaths from homicide, auto accidents, alcohol and drug use, obesity (highest rate by far in the world) and smoking, our life expectancy is not worse. Infant deaths are influenced by unmarried teenage pregnancies (we have the highest rate in the developed world). (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)

    One dead in early morning Auburn wreck  Mar 10, 2010
    Killed in the accident was 19-year-old Garrett Schlichtemeier of Ogallala, Nebraska ... The cause of the accident remains under investigation. (WSFA.com, AL)

    A champion state of mind  Mar 10, 2010
    Huyada said there are ways to help keep dogs focused during the show, especially to prevent bathroom accidents ... "Although they are dogs, and accidents do happen, but most of the time the televised dog shows edit the accidents out.". (Hanford Sentinal, CA)

    FOCUS presents Sierra Green Days  Mar 10, 2010
    She chose the wellness career path after her daughter was severely injured in a work accident and was essentially incapacitated at age 26. No medications or surgery were helping, so McMorris went in search of the answer. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)

    State attorney to investigate fatal hit and run  Mar 10, 2010
    According to the alleged driver's father, his daughter could not recall the accident because of her mental condition ... "I just don't understand how anyone can do that," said Toni Watz, the victim's niece, "just knowingly hit someone and keep going. I mean, an accident is an accident; at least stop and help her." ... Police used an image of the vehicle, captured before the accident, during their investigation. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)

    Nuclear does not have the answers we need  Mar 10, 2010
    For those of you who have forgotten your high-school chemistry, sodium metal explodes of contact with water at room temperature, so just image an accident in an operating fast breeder at 1000C. Oh, and James, if you actually read the literature on "nuclear winters" (Carl Sagan's paper in Science is excellent), you will discover that a nuclear war, even a limited one, will cause climate change, not through radioactivity, but through soot produced by burning cities. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Little girl with spinal injury a big inspiration  Mar 10, 2010
    "I found her so inspiring. She talked a little bit about the accident, but more about how she was getting well.". Julie Fischer, a family friend, said: "Not once has she said anything negative, and I think that is amazing. I have learned from Mack that life is too short to worry about the little things . . . that positive thinking and energy do make a difference.". (AZCentral -- News)

    Major fuel spill causes evacuation  Mar 10, 2010
    The accident occurred shortly before 5 a.m. at the intersection of N.C. Highway 73 and Zion Church Road. According to State Highway Patrol Officer Dale Walter, the driver, Boyd Franklin Cassidy, 45 of Chesterfield, S.C. was operating a 2005 International tractor-semi trailer, traveling southeast on N.C. 73 when he ran off the road to the right, collided with a ditch and overturned causing the truck to separate from the tanker. (Troy Montgomery Herald, NC)

    March 10 letters  Mar 10, 2010
    I was a successful business person making six figures when I had an accident in 2002, which left me disabled. I was told I would need to live in a nursing home for the rest of my life. (NJ.com -- Times)

    Youth charged over attack on wheelchair-bound Canadian at Sydney station  Mar 10, 2010
    Ms Sharrock said the victim had a snowmobile accident in Canada about 10 years ago and had been confined to a wheelchair as a result ... A Canadian man allegedly bashed at a Sydney train station last night lost his stepfather in a snowmobile accident a month after a similar crash left him in a wheelchair for life. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Cardinals Major League Notebook: 03/07/10  Mar 10, 2010
    TOP ROOKIES: David Freese, who came on strong late last season after recovering from a left ankle injury suffered in a January auto accident, will be given the first shot to win the third base job that belonged mostly to Mark DeRosa in the second half of last season. Freese was 7-for-12 in a late recall from Class AAA Memphis. (St. Louis, TheInsiders.com)

    No pet store sales?  Mar 10, 2010
    I went in there by accident one time, not knowing that they sold animals, and wanted to cry/throwup/scream. The animals were all standing on wire grates, no toys, no food, no water. (The Palm Beach Post)

    Fosamax: Is Long Term Use of Bone Strengthening Drug Linked to Fractures?  Mar 10, 2010
    Egol said X-rays of some of his patients look more like an injury endured by a car accident than an otherwise minimal fall. "Over the last 18 months we are seeing this more frequently," he said. (ABC News)

    Scooting Toward Oblivion  Mar 10, 2010
    Numerous studies have shown that a sober driver becomes as erratic as an intoxicated one when merely holding and talking on a phone the chances of an accident more than quadruple. Researchers have only recently embarked on studies of texting s degradation of driving skills, presumably because it never occurred to them that people would be that amazingly daft. (Scientific American)

    Uganda: PM Explains How Chopper with Aid For Landslide Victims Crashed  Mar 10, 2010
    Kampala "THE weather was bad as we left Lwakhakha. I told my colleagues not to worry because death is instant in a plane accident. They became cheerful," Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi, admitted in Mulago Hospital, told his visitors yesterday. Speaker Edward Ssekandi was among many dignitaries who visited Nsibambi at the hospital. (allAfrica.com)

    Plano Fire Report, Feb. 7-22  Mar 10, 2010
    Vehicle accident with injuries reported in the 3500 block of Hearst Castle Way ... Vehicle accident with injuries reported in the 2100 block of Spring Creek Parkway ... Vehicle accident with injuries reported in the 1700 block of Dallas Parkway. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    Tucson detectives still investigating deadly midtown accident  Mar 10, 2010
    Tucson Police say there have been 7 fatalities so far in 2010 relating to vehicle accidents. 2010 KOLD. All rights reserved. (KOLD.com, AZ)

    Nigeria: Trailers Crush 104 to Death At Lokoja, Benin Market  Mar 10, 2010
    Lokoja/Bennin Death took 106 lives in different forms in three states on Monday and Tuesday, 104 of them through road accidents in Lokoja and Benin, and two by the bullets of kidnappers in Onitsha. On Tuesday, wailing and sorrow overwhelmed the residents of Lokoja where about 100 people were crushed to death in multiple vehicle accidents caused by the driver of a trailer who lost control at the Lokoja New Market. (allAfrica.com)

    New development in Macho B investigation  Mar 10, 2010
    Game and Fish says the jaguar was caught by accident in a trap put out for bears and other larger animals in Southern Arizona last year. Game and Fish used the opportunity to outfit the jaguar with a tracking collar, but a few weeks later, they found his health began to deteriorate. (KOLD.com, AZ)

    Nigeria: Stop These Killings Now - UN, U.S.  Mar 10, 2010
    Nigerian's present circumstances is NO accident. These european-created 'African countries' were created divided; so that the dictators and plunderers of Europe can now be seen as 'talking down' to Nigerians, while plundering and polluting the Nigerian. (allAfrica.com)

    Jimenez on time, on mark in first start  Mar 10, 2010
    A major traffic accident caused Interstate 10 to be closed, and Jimenez wound up stuck. But Tuesday, he informed manager Jim Tracy of his improved strategy. (MLB.com -- Colorado Rockies)

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