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The Field of Emergency Management: Why It Is Not A Profession

Melissa Agnes

William Waugh and Kathleen Tierney, two highly respected colleagues, have written about the profession of emergency management in their 2007 book, Emergency Management: Principles and Practice of Local Government (Washington, DC: ICMA Press, pp. “Services Credentials Issued in California 2006-2007 to 2010-2011″ (PDF).

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Sustainable Caribbean Getaways

5W PR

From the start Caribbean Airlines chose to get involved with local social causes, adopting their corporate social responsibility statement “We Care, We Connect, We Create and We are the Caribbean” in 2006. Fly With Peace of Mind.

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Behind the Headlines with Crosby Noricks

Cision

Thus, I taught myself the basics, enlisted a friend who was an illustrator to create a logo, and in December, 2006, wrote my first post, “Is Fashion PR Paying Enough Attention to Bloggers?” My favorite family tradition is… Anytime one of us travels somewhere, we make it a point to come home with a bag of coffee from a local shop.

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Interview with Critical Mention’s VP of Engineering on Media Monitoring

Critical Mention

Matt began his career at Critical Mention in 2006 as a Software Developer before becoming Content Engine Team Lead in 2014. We’re basically capturing local news that’s not available outside of the local area. He played a crucial role in the platform’s transition to Amazon Web Services in early 2017.

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In Memoriam: Patrick Pollino, APR, Fellow PRSA

PRSay

He served in local, regional and national positions with PRSA, including as president of Boston’s PRSA Chapter. The Boston Chapter honored him with the 2006 Diane Davis Beacon Award for lifetime achievement in public relations. Pollino chaired the 1998 PRSA International Conference (today known as ICON) in Boston.

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How the Internet and Telecommuting Saved My Life

Waxing UnLyrical

In 2006, my second son Ayden was born and I really started to reflect on my life, my job, and the future. At the time, I was working at the operation center for a major local bank in the Receipt and Dispatch department, which is a very nice way of saying mail room.

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How the coronavirus has spread online

NewsWhip

Either way, the first site to mention Wuhan in the headline alongside coronavirus was the website FluTrackers, which tracks the spread of diseases online, and claims to have been doing so since 2006. This site claimed there were up to 59 cases of undiagnosed viral pneumonia in Wuhan specifically. Engagements. Engagements. january 8TH 2020.