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    <updated>2007-04-09T22:53:12Z</updated>
    <subtitle>Advances in technology over the last several years have revolutionized the field of education. The emergence of the Internet has made distance learning a viable and effective option for many people and schools have been quick to offer online options for busy or geographically remote students.</subtitle>
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    <title>Put your fashion addiction to work</title>
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    <published>2007-04-09T22:51:18Z</published>
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    <summary>For those passionate about fashion, a fashion design degree can open up the doors to the glamorous world that is the fashion industry.</summary>
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        by Jonathan Fombonne jonathan.fombonne@degreewizard.com Degreewizard Columnist If you are constantly thinking about what to wear and get excited at the idea of runways and haute couture, a career in fashion could be for you. Follow these tips and you could perhaps see your own collection displayed at New York&amp;#8217;s Fashion Week and on the pages of glossy magazines! Why fashion design? If you are creative and have a passion for clothes, you should consider a career in fashion design. It is an opportunity to express yourself through clothes, and have people adopting your great new style ideas. It is also
        

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    <title>The RN route</title>
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    <published>2006-12-06T18:07:40Z</published>
    <updated>2006-12-06T18:09:22Z</updated>
    <summary>To attract and keep their interest, many nursing schools have established accelerated bachelor&apos;s degree programs for students who already have a degree in another field. These programs allow students to earn a BSN in 16 to 20 months, rather than completing a traditional four-year program. Some hospitals sponsor students through these programs and pay tuition in exchange for work after they graduate.</summary>
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        By Cathryn Domrose Courtesy NurseWeek.com (http://www.nurseweek.com/news/features/01-12/rnroute.html) When Heather Kaz was a child, she made IVs out of twigs for her dolls. As a 5-year-old, she helped her grandmother, a World War II nurse, take care of her ailing grandfather. As far as she could remember, nursing had been an important part of her life. So it seemed natural that when she was 18 and enrolled in the University of Wyoming, she would choose nursing as her major. Then the doubts set in. Her family told her she was too bright, too promising for nursing. She couldn&amp;#8217;t imagine herself changing bedpans
        

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    <title>So, you want to be an interior designer?</title>
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    <published>2006-12-06T18:04:30Z</published>
    <updated>2006-12-06T18:07:21Z</updated>
    <summary>What Is Interior Design All About Anyway? Interior design is a widely misunderstood profession. People get the romantic notion this business is all about picking out colors, working with lush beautiful fabrics, and being creative all the live long day. That isn&apos;t so. It is about making the sale, organizing the details and making sure EVERYTHING is perfect for Mrs. Smith&apos;s installation on Friday. It&apos;s about negotiating with installer&apos;s, paying furniture manufacturer&apos;s, keeping accurate billing records, ensuring you have met codes for your local municipalities, getting more of that fabric you ran out of, making sure the wall paper hanger is in the room when he needs to be, and making all of it seem effortless and stress free.</summary>
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        Courtesy of Myinteriordesigner.com (http://www.myinteriordecorator.com/student.html) When I was 13 years old in my 9th grade English class, we were assigned a theme: What I Want To Be When I Grow Up. From early on in life, all that I ever imagined I would be was an interior designer. So, that theme was easy for me. I began doing research on where I should go to school, what I should study and how much money I would make. I can say now that I made some really large mistakes in selecting my school, choosing the wrong internships and associating myself with the
        

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    <title>The Business of Dental Hygiene</title>
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    <published>2006-12-06T18:01:52Z</published>
    <updated>2006-12-06T18:04:07Z</updated>
    <summary>Dental Hygiene is more than mere production numbers, oral hygiene instruction, and cleaning teeth. This department benefits the entire practice. Hygienists are clinicians, psychologists, educators, producers, managers, marketers, advertisers, and salespeople.</summary>
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        By Deborah Dopson-Hartley, RDH Courtesy of Dentistry Today (http://deborahhartley.com/articles.htm) Dental Hygiene is more than mere production numbers, oral hygiene instruction, and cleaning teeth. This department benefits the entire practice. Hygienists are clinicians, psychologists, educators, producers, managers, marketers, advertisers, and salespeople. I will discuss in the next three articles the aspects of this department, and how I&amp;#8217;ve helped my doctor, Dr. Diane Wright, build our practice into a successful, insurance-free, solo, dream practice in the small community of Brandon, FL. DENTAL HYGIENISTS AND WHAT WE MEAN TO THE PRACTICE The job description of the dental hygienists is not what it used
        

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    <title>Women Chefs &amp; Restaurateurs Announce 2003 Women Who Inspire Awards</title>
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    <published>2006-12-06T17:58:41Z</published>
    <updated>2006-12-06T18:00:26Z</updated>
    <summary>LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Women Chefs &amp; Restaurateurs (WCR) announced the recipients of the 2003 Women Who Inspire Awards at a celebration dinner today at the Mark Hopkins InterContinental Hotel here (in San Francisco).</summary>
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        <![CDATA[Courtesy of Yahoo News (http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031116/nysu025_1.html) LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ &#8212; Women Chefs &amp; Restaurateurs (WCR) announced the recipients of the 2003 Women Who Inspire Awards at a celebration dinner today at the Mark Hopkins InterContinental Hotel here (in San Francisco). WCR, a 2,000-member nationwide organization of women chefs and restaurateurs, was founded in San Francisco and is currently celebrating its 10th anniversary. The fourth annual WCR Women Who Inspire Awards are meant to inspire present and future generations of women chefs and restaurateurs. WCR strives to recognize achievement within the industry and pay tribute to those women who have]]>
        

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    <title>The convenience of an online MBA</title>
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    <published>2006-12-06T17:56:36Z</published>
    <updated>2006-12-06T17:58:18Z</updated>
    <summary>With increased demand for experienced &apos;hands-on&apos; managers, an online MBA is really the best option for many ambitious young people just starting out in their careers. Research has shown that employers prefer MBAs with some pre-MBA work experience. By combining the two, and completing an online course, you can gain a degree and the work experience in the same time as a traditional MBA that gives only the academic qualification.</summary>
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        By Degree Wizard With increased demand for experienced &amp;#8216;hands-on&amp;#8217; managers, an online MBA is really the best option for many ambitious young people just starting out in their careers. Research has shown that employers prefer MBAs with some pre-MBA work experience. By combining the two, and completing an online course, you can gain a degree and the work experience in the same time as a traditional MBA that gives only the academic qualification. There are other advantages of an online course. These are all associated with the convenience of taking a course that requires only a personal computer with access
        

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    <title>Why choose a technology degree?</title>
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    <published>2006-12-06T17:55:05Z</published>
    <updated>2006-12-06T17:56:22Z</updated>
    <summary>Making career decisions can be very confusing, especially when you consider the investment you make in getting yourself a good education. Choosing the area of study is one of the most important elements in this decision making process, and the choice can depend on many issues. However, two of the major considerations are how easy it will be to get a good job at the end of the process, and what kind of level of salary you will be able to command.</summary>
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        Making career decisions can be very confusing, especially when you consider the investment you make in getting yourself a good education. Choosing the area of study is one of the most important elements in this decision making process, and the choice can depend on many issues. However, two of the major considerations are how easy it will be to get a good job at the end of the process, and what kind of level of salary you will be able to command. During the dot com boom, there was little doubt that a technical degree was the best way to
        

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    <title>Join the Information Age</title>
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    <published>2006-12-06T17:52:50Z</published>
    <updated>2006-12-06T17:54:57Z</updated>
    <summary>Everyone seems to have a website these days! Surf the net and look at the variety of sites. Every well-known corporate name has one, with page after page of information about their company, products, structures, financial position and even career opportunities. Individuals post a site to keep in touch with their friends around the world. </summary>
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        Everyone seems to have a website these days! Surf the net and look at the variety of sites. Every well-known corporate name has one, with page after page of information about their company, products, structures, financial position and even career opportunities. Individuals post a site to keep in touch with their friends around the world. Bloggers run sites with information about weird and wonderful topics. Even Governments run a whole variety of sites about all their departments and activities. If you have ever seen a site and thought, &amp;#8216;I could do better than that&amp;#8217;, then you almost certainly could. In
        

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    <title>Brand new designs</title>
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    <published>2006-12-06T17:51:02Z</published>
    <updated>2006-12-06T17:52:26Z</updated>
    <summary>Fashion - using clothing to express ourselves and our culture - is one of the oldest of art forms. Apparel has long been used for embellishment as well as utility. We all use clothing to make a statement - to rebel or show our allegiances. </summary>
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        By Degree Wizard Fashion - using clothing to express ourselves and our culture - is one of the oldest of art forms. Apparel has long been used for embellishment as well as utility. We all use clothing to make a statement - to rebel or show our allegiances. In the US, the fashion industry is remarkably resilient to recession. It seems that clothing as statement is a high priority for consumers. Brand awareness is higher than ever, especially among teenagers. Some must-have brands have a short life span; others seem to have been around forever. That is the excitement of
        

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