| 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.
What's up in the Albemarle 11/25
Coat and sweater drive. The Elizabeth City Women’s Club is holding its annual Coat and Sweater Drive through Dec. 30. Bring clean and "gently" used coats, sweaters, hats and mittens to Elizabeth City Pet Nutrition Center, 201 E. Ehringhaus St., or Puddleducks, 406-B S. Griffin St., Elizabeth City. For more information call 338-8862 or 338-6883. NCDC accepting after-school applications. Northeastern Community Development Corp. has a few vacancies remaining in its After School Program. The program is open to children in grades K-3 and participants are provided homework assistance, structured play, enrichment activities, and arts and crafts opportunities. To register, call 338-5466, ext. 21. Adopt a Northside student for Christmas. Northside Elementary School is seeking persons to help underprivileged students have a merry Christmas.
More Employers to Offer Workers Financial Incentives for Healthy Behavior
With continuing pressure to control health care costs, more companies plan to offer financial incentives to reward workers who adopt healthy lifestyles, according to a new survey by Watson Wyatt, a leading global consulting firm, and the National Business Group on Health, a non-profit association of 285 large employers. Those employers best controlling costs and increasing productivity are integrating a broad array of health management programs. .
Federal storm shelter grants available locally
The Columbus-Lowndes County Emergency Management Agency is providing and accepting applications for the federal Safe Room/Storm Shelter Initiative, which provides monetary assistance to homeowners who meet the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's standards for low to moderate income.Information on specific income limits within Lowndes County and throughout the rest of Mississippi can be found online at HUD's Web site. The address is www.hud.gov.The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and the Mississippi Development Authority are partners in a $500,000 program to assist qualified homeowners in an effort to offset the nonfederal match on the nationwide Storm Shelter Initiative's 75-to-25 percent split.For more information, call the Columbus-Lowndes EMA office at (662) 329-5110.
Preventing diabetes is even better than treating it
America is in the grip of a diabetes epidemic. About 21 million people have the disease, and many more have pre-diabetes. And all the indications suggest that the prevalence of diabetes will continue to soar in the years ahead. Elevated blood glucose (sugar) levels define diabetes. A fasting blood sugar reading of 126 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) or higher is enough to diagnose the disease, and levels between 100 and 126 indicate pre-diabetes. But since diabetes is a leading cause of heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, visual loss and memory loss, it's much more than a simple blood sugar problem. Treatment can help protect diabetics from many of the complications that cause disability and premature death. But preventing diabetes from developing in the first place is even better.
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay may expand smoking ban
Michelle Pophal walked across the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus this week with a lit cigarette, unconcerned that the university might soon expand its smoking ban. "I'm working on quitting," said Pophal, a student from Merrill.
UWGB is just one place where area anti-smoking forces are making strides. Limits on outdoor smoking have spread in recent years as nonsmokers have become increasingly active about staying away from cigarette smoke in public places.
"Our organization has always stood behind efforts to remove the chances of people being exposed to secondhand smoke," said Rebecca Derenne, field government relations director for the American Cancer Society's Green Bay office.
Hospitals in Brown County, acting on recommendations from the Wisconsin Hospital Association, have imposed tobacco bans on all hospital property.
Go, Do, Learn
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Chambersburg Memorial YMCA 2007 Power-lifting Meet will begin Saturday, Dec. 8. The event will provide individuals ages 15 and older with an opportunity to test their strength in any one or all three power-lifting events: squat, bench and dead-lift. No need to be an experienced competitor, but training is highly recommended. Awards will be provided for female and male divisions and classes. This is a non-sanctioned preliminary meet. For information, call Leigh Cordell at 717-263-8508 or go to www.chbgy.org for invitation and registration. Family classes at Frederick hospital FREDERICK, Md. - Frederick Memorial Hospital Wellness Center will office the following family focus program classes: The Healthy Weight is a weight management program for kids, toddlers through teens.
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