A graduate from Ecole Polytechnique and of Ecole des Mines inParis, he began his career in 1971 as head of the Mining directorate inNew Caledonia. He heldvarious positions within Total Exploration Production ultimately becomingits President and a member of Total's Executive Committee in 1989. Hebecame President of the Upstream segment in January 1995, and Chairmanand Chief Executive Officer of Total a few months later Following themerger with PetroFina in 1999, Mr. Desmarest became Chairman and ChiefExecutive Officer of TotalFina. In 2000, he was appointed Chairman andChief Executive Officer of TotalFinaElf, and in 2003 he became Chairmanand Chief Executive Officer of the Executive Committee of Total. Withhis long and successful career at Total, he brings a strong internationalexperience and a deep knowledge of the European market where Bombardierhas a major presence," said Mr Laurent Beaudoin, Chairman of BombardierInc. 
"We look forward to the benefit of his advice and counsel." Mr. Desmarest's nomination has been recommended by the CorporateGovernance and Nominating Committee and approved by the Board ofDirectors. About Bombardier A world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions, fromcommercial aircraft and business jets to rail transportation equipment,systems and services, Bombardier Inc is a global corporationheadquartered in Canada Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31,2008, were $17.5 billion, and its shares are traded on the Toronto StockExchange (BBD). Bombardier is listed as an index component to the DowJones Sustainability World and North America indexes. News andinformation are available at Inc.Isabelle RondeauDirector, Communications514-861-9481 Inc.Shirley ChenierSenior Director, Investor Relations514-861-9481Copyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0-. Donnie Walsh and company must try their best to show the greatest city in the world what good has come out of their overhauling if they wish to lure the greatest player in the world to the big apple.LeBron James is a winner.James turned the once laughing stock of the NBA into a perennial powerhouse in the Eastern Conference.With four of the top six men in the rotation becoming unrestricted next summer, he would have to rebuild a lowly franchise yet again.James already makes millions of dollars in endorsements added to his over $15 millionannual salary with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Is it really worth the extra dollars for the King to play amongst peasants while in the prime of his careerIf he wants to join the ranks of superstars with multiple titles like Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and newlyacquired teammate Shaquille O’Neil, the "Chosen One" can't afford to sacrifice much time.The Knicks are risking any stability they hope to have as the passionate New York fans have become fed up with their hometown team. Core players and fan favorites David Lee and Nate Robinson were not offered extensions and instead signed one-year tenures before the start of camp.Eddy Curry and Jared Jeffries will be given significant playing time in hope that other teams will gain interest in acquiring either of the two underachieving big men.With another season starting off in the gutter, it will take all the financial uncertainty that surrounds the New York Knicks coming together if they wish to succeed as a team and showLeBron James why playing in the Garden would be a wise move in the future Hall of Famer's career.. SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - An Australian department store is giving busy women the chance to turn retail therapy into a real health boost by offering free inhouse mammograms. LifestyleRetail giant Myer has teamed up with the New South Wales Breast Cancer Institute (BCI) to set up breast clinics in the lingerie department, hoping to make what can be a nerve-racking experience more comfortable and accessible to more women.About 35 women are diagnosed with breast cancer daily in Australia, a country where the disease affects more than 13,000 females a year.BCI's Sunflower Clinics hope to offer women the chance to combine a screening with a bit of shopping or while meeting friends, and the mammograms are transmitted within seconds to the BCI center and read by doctors."One of the unique parts of this is it's totally digital. By the time the woman gets to the escalator in the store, the scan is back at the hospital to be read by two doctors," John Boyages, BCI's executive director, told Reuters. At least 200 female shoppers are expected to be screened weekly using the latest digital technology, and Boyages said he expected to find at least one cancer case among these women."It's not just about having a mammogram in a retail unit.
It's connecting all the bits together that no one has been able to achieve before," he added.Myer spokesman Mitch Catlin said two-third of the store's customers are women, as well as 80 percent of their staff, making the issue very relevant for shoppers."This sort of facility is a world-first it's something that hasn't been done before, he told Reuters.According to medical statistics, 75 percent of breast cancers develop in women aged over 50 years.(Editing by Miral Fahmyt) Lifestyle. It’s been a frustrating start for the Vancouver Canucks who finally caught a break last weekend when they learned that veteran forward Kyle Wellwood wouldn’t have to go on the disabled list. Vancouver who broke camp with Stanley Cup aspirations have been mediocre at best so far in posting a 6-5 record. On Sunday morning a day after beating the slumping Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1, Canucks management were breathing a sigh of relief as they learned that the speedy Wellwood wouldn’t be out for a long period of time after fracturing a toe while bravely blocking a shot.