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Sometimes, the organizational structure of the department can break down, and Wornum has to jump to repair...

Author: By Rebecca L. Ledford, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Who You Gonna Call? Kirk Wornum | 12/13/2005 | See Source »

...information for the 911 caller so they could talk without interception. In addition to his duties as a dispatcher, Wornum must handle whatever complications arise on the spot. He dropped his relaxed demeanor and acquired a sense of immediate purpose, placing a quick phone call to get the button repaired as quickly as possible. He says it is sometimes necessary to be brusque in order to convey the urgency of the situation to the repair company...

Author: By Rebecca L. Ledford, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Who You Gonna Call? Kirk Wornum | 12/13/2005 | See Source »

...When Singapore was ejected from Malaysia in 1965, it had no natural resources save for the enterprise of its largely Chinese population and its port's position astride one of the world's major shipping lanes. It possessed little industry or infrastructure besides a naval base and ship-repair facilities left behind by Britain's shrinking navy. Most of the population lived cheek by jowl in ramshackle two-story shophouses or traditional village houses fashioned of rattan and bamboo. It was poorer than Mexico. Today, the city is one of Asia's most modern metropolises, the business district bristling with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man Who Saw It All | 12/12/2005 | See Source »

...coursepacks available online. They also want to improve the relationship between the student body and the UC, which they feel has been strained recently.“When was the last time that the Undergraduate Council asked the student body what they wanted?” Hadfield questions. To repair the relationship, the two candidates are proposing a semi-annual survey to gather student input and opinions as well as inviting students to participate in UC town-hall style meetings.Amid countless flyers and posters for the opposition, some Harvard students have been puzzled by the limited number...

Author: By Doris A. Hernandez and Kyle A. Magida, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: UC Outsiders Seek Change | 12/5/2005 | See Source »

...month was their fear of damaging tourism and investment in the region, sources tell TIME. Instead, as the potentially lethal spill approached the metropolis of 10 million people, the city said in an online statement that the entire water supply was being shut down for "water main maintenance and repair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind a Chinese Cover-up | 12/1/2005 | See Source »

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