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1. First, never leave your child alone in a vehicle; small children cannot roll down windows, unlock doors or unbuckle themselves.
2. As a reminder that your child is in the backseat, place your cell phone, purse or briefcase on the floor in front of your child's car seat. Be sure it's something you always carry with you therefore you are forced to check the backseat.
3. Lock doors while parked at home so children do not get into your car and get trapped.
4. Even when temperatures feel comfortable outside it does not mean the car will not heat up inside quickly! Acar can become a death trap even on a mild sunny day. It can raise the car's inside temperature to well above 120 degrees within 30 minutes!
5. Get your kids out of the car first, and then worry about getting the groceries, etc., out of the car when you get home
6. Call 911 if you see children left in a vehicle.

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General Motors Co. reported Thursday a $1.3 billion second-quarter profit, a stark contrast to its nearly $13 billion loss a year ago, and announced that Edward E. Whitacre . would step down as chief executive Sept. 1.
Mr. Whitacre took over as temporary CEO when then-Chief Executive Frederick "Fritz" Henderson resigned under pressure from the board. A month later he dropped the interim from his title. Mr. Whitacre will continue to serve as GM's chairman until year end.

"It was my plan all along to help return this company to greatness and that I didn't want to stay a day beyond that," Mr. Whitacre said.

The auto maker is capitalizing on a leaner cost structure created through last year's bankruptcy that left the company with fewer brands, employees and factories and a fraction of the debt it once held.

GM repaid about $7 billion in U.S. government funds since the auto industry rescue, and is being helped by about $43 billion in U.S. loans. The government can't try to recover the money until GM returns to the public stock markets and the Treasury can begin selling its 61% stake in the company.

GM is eager for the U.S. government to begin selling stake, a move that Mr. Whitacre has said will help shed the stigma of being a government-owned auto maker.

The fact that GM is able to keep inventory in line while sharply increasing production is "incredibly positive news," said Charles Moore, senior managing director at Conway, MacKenzie & Dunleavy, a Birmingham, Mich., consulting firm. "We can expect GM to continue and grow these results," he said

Information extracted from WSJ.com

•  Text messaging banned for all drivers. Fines up to $175 (first offense) and then $500.
• Drivers under 18 years old may not use wireless devices — including cell phones, text-messaging units and computers — while operating motor vehicles.
• Drivers with learner’s and intermediate licenses prohibited from using cell phones unless a hands-free device is attached.

Amy Dalton E-Marketing Manager Ross Downing Chevrolet Hammond, LA

                   

1. 6" Chrome Assist Steps
2. Chrome Grille
3. Chrome Exhaust Tip
4. Chrome Tow Hooks
5. Locking Hitch Pin
6. LSU Tigers Edition Badging Kit

Amy Dalton E-Marketing Manager Ross Downing Chevrolet Hammond, LA