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Geography Bee Preparation
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When preparing for a geography bee, students must extend their studies beyond map locations and into relationships or how one area influences another.
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Florida Education Center to Host Graduation Ceremony for 103 Students Friday
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Florida Education Center will host a graduation ceremony Friday evening, November 10th for 103 students. The ceremony will take place at 6:00 p.m. at the Greater Fort Lauderdale Broward County Convention Center at 1950 Eisenhower Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Florida Education Center graduate Spencer Westmoreland, Technical Support Engineer of The Answer Group in North Lauderdale, Fla., will keynote the ceremony.
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CNA’s School of Risk Control Named Authorized Provider of IACET Continuing Education Unit
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-CNA insurance companies School of Risk Control Excellence has been approved by the International Association for Continuing Education & Training (IACET) as an authorized provider of its Continuing Education Unit (CEU). The approval, which is valid through 2011, enables CNA to award attendees who successfully complete its four-hour course with .3 CEUs.
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Most Canadian Med School Grads Lack Basic Surgical Skills
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Many medical school graduates in Canada have not received adequate training in basic surgical skills, such as suturing and tube placements, says a new study published recently in the Canadian Journal of Surgery.
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Aquent Marketing Staffing Provides Moms Re-Entering the Workforce with Alternative Ways to Find
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Aquent Marketing Staffing, the worlds largest staffing firm specializing in the placement of marketing professionals, is working with leading business schools and career counselors to help moms understand how they can re-enter the workforce and achieve a work-life balance through such alternative employment solutions as interim staffing.
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Medical Schools Caution Students About Sales Pitches From Pharmaceutical Industry Representatives
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Medical schools in several states are offering lectures and continuing education seminars that teach doctors and students to challenge pharmaceutical representatives' "sophisticated sales presentations," the AP/South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.
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Merck & Co., Inc. Selected to Appear on ``The Global Learning Series'' in ``Understanding Surgery''
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GTS Education Inc. announced today that The Global Learning Series, an education-focused television program distributed to public television, will feature Merck & Co., Inc. in an episode called Understanding Surgery.
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New NEC Star Student Education Program Rewards Schools for NEC Purchases
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NEC Corporation of America (NEC), an industry leader in IT, visual display and network solutions, is launching a new rewards program called NEC Star Student. NEC Star Student helps educational institutions acquire visual displays needed to share information and move students to new levels of discovery without straining their budget. Not only does NEC enable schools with the best display products for their classrooms, but it also rewards them for their NEC purchases.
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Where Are They Now? C-CAP Alumni Push Forward With Their Culinary Education at The Restaurant School
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Graduates of the Philadelphia C-CAP (Careers through Culinary Arts Program), the national non-profit culinary arts program, will host a meet the graduates reception on November 3, 2006 from 11 AM 2 PM at The Restaurant School in University City, Philadelphia. Meet C-CAP graduates who currently attend The Restaurant School and see firsthand how students in the C-CAP program, many from poor and urban areas, have turned their lives around due to the opportunities given to them in the program.
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New Super Hero Helps Nicor Launch Educational Reading Program for Illinois Children
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Today, with the help of Super Reader, Nicor launched Adventures in Reading, a new program that will enhance reading programs at northern Illinois schools and donate more than 5,000 books throughout the 2006-07 school year to approximately 1,700 area students.
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Xirrus to Host Educational Webinar Focusing on Maximizing Wi-Fi Range and Coverage
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Xirrus, Inc., the only provider of high capacity, long range Wi-Fi products that can effectively extend wired network capabilities to wireless without compromise, is pleased to host its next educational webinar, Enterprise Wi-Fi Range Dynamics on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at 11:00 AM PDT / 2:00 PM EDT. Dirk Gates, CEO of Xirrus, and Kevin Tolly, president and CEO of The Tolly Group, will explain how to get the most out of the enterprise's Wi-Fi network by maximizing its range.
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Problem-Based Learning Curriculum A Success For Medical School
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Knowledge in the medical field changes so rapidly that by the time students graduate, many are already behind in the latest medical knowledge. In an effort to address this issue, the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine adjusted its curriculum 13 years ago, and a recent study has shown that the adjustment was a success.
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