| BANQUET A BIG 'DEAL'
The Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce celebrated past accomplishments and current efforts Thursday evening with its annual banquet.The evening kicked off with a rendition of the popular show "Deal or No Deal," culminating with a $7,000 donation into the Iberia Parish Enhancement Fund in honor of Nancy and Brudley Kibodeaux, this year’s recipients of the Chamber’s Outstanding Civic Service award.The Chamber recognized leaders, past and present as well as several businesses important to the local economy and active in the Chamber for a combined total of 500 years in business. .
Recession watch: Economic downturn benefits schools
LAS CRUCES — Luis Garcia calls it a "recession-proof" industry. He's talking about the trucking school where he's the president — Mesilla Valley Training Institute, which like every trucking school is always looking for students. "It's one of the biggest sells, that even though there may be a recession, people still need to eat, they need medical supplies and that needs to be moved by trucks," Garcia said. When he talks "recession-proof," Garcia might as well be talking about education in general. When the economy looks dicey, New Mexico State University prepares for a bump in graduate students looking to boost their résumés. Doña Ana Community College expands its licensure programs. Education becomes a hot commodity, and understandably so — 26 percent of county residents lack a high school diploma, 24 percent have that and only that, 6 percent have an associate's degree and 15 percent have bachelor's degrees.
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The game reviews come out one month after the release (or they don't come out at all! for example FIFA 08 for PC doesn't have a review). And the news are all the same boring stuff! I'm an English Teacher now! I work in Kish Institute licensed by Cambridge University. Here's a summary of what I've been doing: I upgraded my RAM to 3 GBs. I am a Vista Ultimate user now. I have changed from a ZoneAlarm Security Suite user to a Norton Internet Security one. My new semister at university has been awful! Because of my new job and the fact that I'm too busy to study properly (and the exams are close!). I have been a successful teacher until now. I played lots of new games like Crysis, Gears of War and Guitar Hero 3. I'm trying to get used to all these busy activities! I miss the summer more than ever now, a summer that I will never ever experience again as an English teacher!! btw, I'm at level 20 now! I don't know how I got there (!) since I didn't have much activity in GS lately! Take care.
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