The Army Corps of Engineers told applicants that it is hiring for a wide variety of positions, including those for engineers, heavy-equipment operators and environmental field workers.

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On the minus side Waste Management faces heavy price competition from thousands of private operators, as well as competition for new customers from publicly traded rivals Allied Waste Industries and Republic Services.

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Some trains will be cancelled and others face revised services in south and south-west England as operators prepare for Friday's heavy snowfall.

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Now Carnival, despite being stronger than most cruise operators, will suffer as the heavy burden of overhead is spread among fewer vacationers, he says.

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