Dozens Flee as Fire Roars Through Sierra Nevada
Dozens evacuated as an 8,600 acre Sierra Nevada wildfire threatened Topaz Lake area homes. Fire crews, 600 plus personnel, air tankers and National Guard helicopters fought the blaze with a Type I team expected to take over. Wind and low humidity hampered efforts as officials warned of more than 250 homes at risk.
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Topaz Lake
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Sierra Nevada
Mountain Range
Bridgeport
Calif
Nevada- California State Line
Topaz Lodge
National Guard
Oregon
Mark Struble
Bureau of Land Management
Reno
Laura Williams
Sierra Front Interagency Fire Dispatch Center
Minden
New
Nixon
Holbrook Highlands
Williams
Lake Topaz
Sierra Pacific Power
Walker
Nevada
Utah
Ely
Colorado
Norwood
Redvale
National Interagency Fire Center
Retirees Return to Work as Leaders for Troubled Firms
Detroit based report notes Kmart Ford Xerox HCA tap retired executives for leadership during turnarounds as aging talent pools shrink. Allan Gilmour, 67, becomes Ford CFO. Xerox hires Lawrence Zimmerman, 59, from IBM. Kmart brings back Michael Macik after retirement. Experts cite experience versus fresh ideas. costs and learning curves highlighted.
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Detroit
Kmart Corp
Ford Motor Co
America
Debra Condren
Condren
Ford
Allan Gilmour
Gilmour
Xerox Corp
Lawrence A. Zimmerman
IBM
Zimmerman
Xerox
Jack O. Bavender Jr
HCA
Bovender
Kmart
Michael T. Macik
Macik
Robert MacDonald
Allianz Life of North America
Two Penn State students charged in missing student hoax
Two Penn State University students, John Zaharoff and Edmund Shirreffs, were charged with harassment for allegedly sending an Internet message claiming they held a missing student. Using the alias Cindy Song in their instant messaging name, they sent messages suggesting responsibility for Song’s disappearance, prompting police involvement from two female students who received the messages.
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Penn State
State College
Penn State University
John Zaharoff
Edmund Shirreffs
Cindy Song
Song
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