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It might be a first time position for Shane Stovall, director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security in Plano, but as the new chairman of the Public-Private Partnership Committee for the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), Stovall is no stranger to his new duties.Stovall, who has spent more than ten years in the field of emergency planning, will be responsible for educating the community on disasters and emergencies while working in the private sector as well as defining the public-private relationship in emergency planning."It's an honor to be appointed as chairman," Stovall said. "It's an honor to work with the community as well as private businesses."After moving around in several cities like Chicago, Houston, and Virginia, Stovall came to Plano in 1990 and graduated from Plano Senior High School.
Charles Brandes Buys Countrywide Financial Corp., Washington Mutual Inc., CIT Group Inc., Sells Fleetwood Enterprises ...
How did Charles Brandes become billionaire? By buying undervalued stocks in out of favor industries. As homebuilders and financials are trashed on Wall Street, Charles Brandes seems to love all of them, including Washington Mutual, Countrywide. These are the details. Charles Brandes buys Countrywide Financial Corp., Washington Mutual Inc., CIT Group Inc., Argonaut Group Inc., Braskem S.A., Pulte Homes Inc., CIBA Specialty Chemicals Holdi, Centex Corp., Lennar Corp., Brunswick Corp., The Timberland Company, D.R. Horton Inc., Toll Brothers Inc., SAIA, INC., Valassis Communications Inc., Cott Corp., Circuit City Stores Inc., KB Home, Meritage Homes Corp., Standard Pacific Corp., Molson Coors Brewing Company, Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., Beazer Homes USA Inc., Chesapeake Corp., The Ryland Group Inc., Tele Norte Celular Participaes S.A., Biovail Corp., sells Fleetwood Enterprises Inc., International Business Machines Corp, Stoneridge Inc., Telus Corp., Triad Hospitals Inc., El Paso Corp., Idearc Inc., Philippine Long Distance Telephone Compa, Tyco International Ltd., InterVoice Inc., Tenet Healthcare Corp., Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., Dorel Industries, Inc.
Professional associations and trade unions reject constitutional reform
Twenty-nine Venezuelan professional associations and trade unions called upon Venezuelans to cast their ballots next December 2 to reject the constitutional reform advanced by President Hugo Chávez, branding the proposed changes as "illegal" and "anti-democratic." In the headquarters of the Venezuelan Doctor's Federation, its chairman Douglas León Natera read a communiqué where workers and professionals rebutted the 69 items comprising the constitutional reform. "The reform does not ensure personal security and integrity, it will not lower prices, it will not improve hospitals, and it will not stop illnesses such as dengue, measles, malaria, tuberculosis, and others from continuing to spread. It does not mitigate food shortage, it does not prevent low birth weight or growth or development disorders resulting from the lack of milk consumption during pregnancy, it does not ensure plans for road maintenance, it does not provide for credit plans of plans to build houses, it will not lower inflation," they claimed.
The Sackville Sensation
SNOWBOARDING - Kristin d'Eon of Sackville completed his first North American Cup race of the season last weekend with a 13th place finish at Copper Mountain, Colo. Fifty-seven competitors took part.
D'Eon was named to the Canadian development team for alpine snowboard racing last summer. .
Studies show smokeless tobacco just as dangerous
Contrary to popular belief, chewing tobacco is not a healthier alternative to smoking.
A recent study found that users of chewing tobacco are exposed to more cancer-causing substances than a smoker.
"We've known for some time that chewing tobacco causes cancer," said Director/ Physician-in-Chief of Student Health Services Dr. Glenn Egelman. "It just depends on how you quantify the danger."
Some students at the University are surprised by these findings.
"It does surprise me a little bit," said student Scott Penn. "Especially since all you see are advertisements trying to prevent people from smoking."
Penn is speaking of the "Truth" advertisements that are seen on television screens everywhere.
Carrie Dowling, a certified tobacco treatment specialist at the Wellness Connection, feels people are more familiar with cigarettes.
Strike bill support declining: poll
The Tory government spent $39,500 on a series of six public opinion polls that show Nova Scotians support anti-strike legislation for health-care workers. The polls, conducted by Thinkwell Research, also suggest the public's resolve has weakened slightly through the course of the year. "We believe the majority of Nova Scotians want to see such legislation," Premier Rodney MacDonald said. "There was some polling done, but I can assure you, I don't make decision based on polling." Labour Minister Mark Parent introduced the government's anti-strike bill in the legislature yesterday. Shortly afterward, he admitted the government had polled Nova Scotians on the issue. The Public Service Commission released the results later in the day. The first poll was conducted in February. It found 61 per cent of Nova Scotians agreed with the idea that "hospital employees should not be able to go on strike during a labour dispute because they perform an essential service." Another question showed 52 per cent supported binding arbitration as an alternative.
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Green River High School attends an Energy Job Opportunities Tour sponsored by the College of Eastern Utah/ Western Energy Training Center. Grades 7-12th were represented along with faculty and staff making a total of 120 people in the group. This tour was setup to give these students a first hand look at the various jobs in the energy industry. The topics covered were safety on the job, type of jobs, skills needed for the job and salaries. They toured Joy Manufacturing, Savage Services Coal Terminal, and the PaciCorp Carbon Power Plant. They also visited the Western Energy Training Center where they had the opportunity to talk with representatives from WETC, the Department of Work Force Services, the Division of Rehabilitation Services, SOS Staffing, CEU, Career and Volunteer Services, Career and Technical Education and Admissions and Scholarships.
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