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CQD

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Â© The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable 2006, originally published by Oxford University Press 2006. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

CQD the original SOS for shipping, used in the last signals sent by the Titanic.

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	SOS Children's Villages Wins 2009 Save the World Award Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 7/24/2009; 700+ words ; ...NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Heather Paul of SOS Children's Villages, +1-202-253- 3603, hpaul@sos-usa.org Other 2009 Recipients are Greenpeace...July 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SOS Children's Villages, the largest organization...
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	SOS Online Backup Launches New iPhone Application Allowing Users to Access Data and Files While On-the-Go. PR Newswire; 11/18/2009; 700+ words ; ...access to digital content stored in the SOS cloud through their iPhone LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- SOS Online Backup, a global leader in online...technology, today announced the launch of SOS for iPhone. SOS for iPhone is an application...
	International SOS Launches Tsunami Update Website; Site Author and Medical Expert Dr. Doug Quarry Available for Commentary Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 12/29/2004; 700+ words ; ...and other parts of Asia, International SOS has created a specific "Tsunami Update...According to developing reports obtained by SOS, the most affected countries are: Sri...available to both the general public and SOS clients, includes the latest statistics...
	SOS Children's Villages Establishes Child Relief Centers in South Asia; Johnny Cash's favorite charity accepting tsunami relief donations. PR Newswire; 12/30/2004; 700+ words ; ...WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- SOS Children's Villages' emergency relief...cgi-bin/prnh/20041230/CLTH023 ) SOS Children's Village facilities in the crisis...years. Teams of relief workers provided by SOS Children's Villages in India and Sri Lanka...
	SOS Children's Village Opens in the Far North, THE MOSCOW TIMES Newspaper article from: The Moscow Times (Russia); 8/24/2004; 607 words ; ...Princess Martha Louise, right, posing with SOS mother Sonya and her foster children Kolya, Katya and Zhenya in SOS Children's Village Kandalaksha in the...Martha Louise and two young sisters opened an SOS Children's Village last week in the Far...
	SOS Children's Villages Gives Orphaned Children a Family and a Home. PR Newswire; 11/13/2006; 663 words ; 'Because of SOS Children's Villages I Know How to Live in a Family...themselves orphaned and without a family to take care of them. SOS Children's Villages brought both of them to an SOS Children's Village in Germany, where they met their...
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