Meanwhile, Birmingham's Heartlands Hospital, which put out a call for help from 4x4 drivers to help transport staff, said it had been "overwhelmed" by the response.

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It is generally better when a call for help is local, not long distance.

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It can detect a fall and call for help as well as keep an eye on the wearer's activity levels.

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The information gathered by Perfect Citizen could also have applications beyond the critical infrastructure sector, officials said, serving as a data bank that would also help companies and agencies who call upon NSA for help with investigations of cyber attacks, as Google did when it sustained a major attack late last year.

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The publication of their results is a call for help to pick holes in their methods, and save physics as we now know it.

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As pop songs go, "Drink to Moving On" is practically perfect, with a catchy little call throughout: It's an emotional yelp that falls somewhere between a scream and a plaintive cry for help, as a sweet-sounding bass bubbles behind repetitive guitar strumming.

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Call it faith, karma, good juju or just plain luck, but we have all hoped for just a little help in these difficult times.

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If you are not able to do a comparison yourself, consider asking someone in your family or a friend to help you, or you can call Medicare at 800-633-4227 and they will do it for you over the phone.

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