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		<title>8 Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before Going Back to School</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A. Student</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Should you go back to school? School is a serious proposition, but a very fulfilling one. Consider these eight questions before making your decision. via Should You Go Back to School &#8211; 8 Questions to Consider Before Going Back to School. Is there something you&#8217;ve been wanting to learn, but you somehow never could see [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p><a href="http://www.keydegree.com/weblog/wp-content/uploads/8-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-going-back-to-school.jpg"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-679" title="8-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-going-back-to-school" src="http://www.keydegree.com/weblog/wp-content/uploads/8-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-going-back-to-school-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>Should you go back to school? School is a serious proposition, but a very fulfilling one. Consider these eight questions before making your decision.</p></blockquote>
<p>via <a href="http://adulted.about.com/od/goingbacktoschool/tp/10-Considerations.htm">Should You Go Back to School &#8211; 8 Questions to Consider Before Going Back to School</a>.</p>
<p>Is there something you&#8217;ve been wanting to learn, but you somehow never could see it through because there was always one more thing that&#8217;s more important in your life? Do you want a better job, but you need certain classes for something you know is better paying? Well, now is your chance to take that next big step and learn it. The sooner you do, the happier you&#8217;ll be and the better your life will get.</p>
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		<title>Looking Into Massage Therapy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A. Student</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the person looking for a new career direction that involves helping others, health care, and plenty of opportunity, massage and wellness schools offer students the chance to make a lucrative living while satisfying these desires. via Massage Therapy, Massage School &#8211; CollegeBound.net Massage School Guide. Do you want to be the someone that people [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>For the person looking for a new career direction that involves helping others, health care, and plenty of opportunity, massage and wellness schools offer students the chance to make a lucrative living while satisfying these desires.</p></blockquote>
<p>via <a href="http://www.collegebound.net/massage-school-guide/?jkId=8a8ae4cc2c74cfd0012c9d38050514a8&amp;jt=1&amp;jadid=4746741158&amp;js=1&amp;jk=massage%20therapy%20college&amp;jsid=21945&amp;jmt=1&amp;gclid=CM-3jJqzi6oCFdMn2godZzBS0w&amp;referer=http://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&amp;ai=CBGHj2GkkTqaqFoSh0AGAkNSDDY7alZYBzLbdhRKEw7kLCAAQAiC2VCgDUOqx4pj-_____wFgyZb3jOSkrBOgAa6fsfoDyAEBqgQiT9BT1DrGuIvNL5H55bOmECZf5HqOCaedu-6enOUTGPHbHYAFkE4&amp;sig=AGiWqtwa48yJv0r0BdMUgqkm23dmtlB5IA&amp;ved=0CEMQ0Qw&amp;adurl=http://www.collegebound.net/massage-school-guide/clickcount.php%3Fid%3D12551489%26goto%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.collegebound.net%252Fmassage-school-guide%252F%26jkId%3D8a8ae4cc2c74cfd0012c9d38050514a8%26jt%3D1%26jadid%3D4746741158%26js%3D1%26jk%3Dmassage%2520therapy%2520college%26jsid%3D21945%26jmt%3D1%26&amp;rct=j&amp;q=studying%20massage&amp;campaign_id=12551489&amp;">Massage Therapy, Massage School &#8211; CollegeBound.net Massage School Guide</a>.</p>
<p>Do you want to be the someone that people go to for stress relief? To be someone that massages the kinks out of a person&#8217;s muscles? It can be a very high paying career choice and it doesn&#8217;t cost a lot of money to take the courses that are required. You would have to find a school to go to for this because it&#8217;s not an online thing. You&#8217;d have to learn the massage therapy skills hands on. This article explains how popular massage therapy is and many other things that are good to know about it before you decide that this is what you want to do.</p>
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		<title>Do Medical Schools Need To Test For People Skills?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A. Student</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We usually opt for knowledge over friendliness, but some medical schools are starting to try for both. via Med Schools Starting to Test for People Skills. Nobody likes dealing with a doctor or nurse that has an attitude you didn&#8217;t cause in the first place. You only go in the office because you need help. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>We usually opt for knowledge over friendliness, but some medical schools are starting to try for both.</p></blockquote>
<p>via <a href="http://adulted.about.com/b/2011/07/11/med-schools-starting-to-test-for-people-skills.htm">Med Schools Starting to Test for People Skills</a>.</p>
<p>Nobody likes dealing with a doctor or nurse that has an attitude you didn&#8217;t cause in the first place. You only go in the office because you need help. You don&#8217;t want your doctor to be too friendly, but you do want them to be kind enough to act like they care. They have the knowledge that can make you better, but it will be hard to listen to them if they&#8217;re abrupt and rude.</p>
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		<title>Surviving Your First Year of Teaching With Style!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A. Student</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first year of teaching can be a roller coaster. Here are some tips to help you become a master teacher&#8211;not just a surviving teacher. via Survivor to Master: The First Year of Teaching &#124; Suite101.com. The first year of teaching is by far the most difficult year you will experience. Having a successful first [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>The first year of teaching can be a roller coaster. Here are some tips to help you become a master teacher&#8211;not just a surviving teacher.</p></blockquote>
<p>via <a href="http://www.suite101.com/content/survivor-to-master-the-first-year-of-teaching-a379631">Survivor to Master: The First Year of Teaching | Suite101.com</a>.</p>
<p>The first year of teaching is by far the most difficult year you will experience. Having a successful first year significantly decreases with a chance of suffering burnout. It will be very stressful until you adapt completely, but the tips in this article are very helpful and will definitely increase your chances of coming out &#8216;alive&#8217; if you follow them.</p>
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		<title>Get Your Nursing Degree Online</title>
		<link>http://www.keydegree.com/weblog/choosing-a-college/get-your-nursing-degree-online</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A. Student</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why Study Nursing Online? With many baby boomers retiring, there is a large nurse shortage growing by the day. The demand for nurses will create over a million new jobs, and is already lifting nursing wages. Studying nursing online allows you to improve your career and salary with flexible hours that work around your current [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong> </strong><strong><a href="http://www.keydegree.com/weblog/wp-content/uploads/nursing-degree-online.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-576" title="nursing-degree-online" src="http://www.keydegree.com/weblog/wp-content/uploads/nursing-degree-online-300x220.jpg" alt="" width="161" height="112" /></a>Why Study Nursing Online?</strong></p>
<p>With many baby boomers retiring, there is a large nurse shortage growing by the day. The demand for nurses will create over a million new jobs, and is already lifting nursing wages. Studying nursing online allows you to improve your career and salary with flexible hours that work around your current schedule.</p></blockquote>
<p>via <a href="http://www.onlinenursingdegrees.org/">Online Nursing Degrees &#8211; LPN, RN, BSN, &amp; MSN Degree Programs</a>.</p>
<p>There are a lot of openings out there for nurses that need filled. There will always be someone that is sick or hurt, and everyone likes a good nurse that will show real concern for their problems. There are nurses need for home health, and midwives are needed as well. Keep in mind that nursing is a serious job and it would be your duty to keep people in good comfort and care. Many people will be dependent on you for a bunch of things. There are many details to be looked into when learning to be a nurse, so thankfully there is so much information supplied so easily to everyone that takes the time to find it.</p>
<p>There are many options you can click on and research on this website. I hope you find what you&#8217;re looking for.</p>
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		<title>Real Estate Agents and What They Do</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A. Student</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before showing residential properties to potential buyers, agents meet with them to get an idea of the type of home the buyers would like, and how much the buyers can afford to spend. An agent or broker then generates lists of properties for sale, their location and description, and available sources of financing. via Real [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Before showing residential properties to potential buyers, agents meet with them to get an idea of the type of home the buyers would like, and how much the buyers can afford to spend. An agent or broker then generates lists of properties for sale, their location and description, and available sources of financing.</p></blockquote>
<p>via <a href="http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos120.htm">Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents</a>.</p>
<p>Taking the time and classes to learn how to handle being a real estate agent can be very exciting and rewarding, yet very tiring all in one. When you become a real estate agent, there will be many different people to deal with and talk to. Each person will be looking for a different type of house or certain amount of land and they&#8217;ll be looking to you for advice and help in the process. In fact, it&#8217;ll be up to you to find the answers to their questions and concerns. Thankfully, there are many classes that you can take and many books to read to help you become more educated in the career of becoming a real estate agent. I hope this article is helpful in explaining what you&#8217;ll need.</p>
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		<title>Skills Required For Underwater Welding</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A. Student</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To get a basic idea of underwater welding takes a combination of skills. Here are a few skills you should have. First you must be both a certified welder and a commercial diver. It is essential to have good diving skills and equally essential to place a premium on safety. Most of the tasks involved [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>To get a basic idea of underwater welding takes a combination of skills. Here are a few skills you should have. First you must be both a certified welder and a commercial diver. It is essential to have good diving skills and equally essential to place a premium on safety. Most of the tasks involved in the job of an underwater welder are not the welding itself, but the things that need to be done to get ready for the job.</p></blockquote>
<p>via <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?Underwater-Welding-Takes-Combination-Of-Skills&amp;id=116474">Underwater Welding Takes Combination Of Skills</a>.</p>
<p>This is an extremely hard job that puts a lot of pressure on the health of your body. It pays very well though, so that is the highest benefit. Underwater welding is such a high payed job because of the stress and the great need for someone to do such an important job. If you have asthma or any health issues, this job most likely wouldn&#8217;t be the one for you. Even those who are healthy already, need to come up for a cleansing and refreshing break because of how hard it is on the body and lungs. This job also requires being underwater in dark areas that are hidden from the sun for long hours and most normal people need some of the vitamin D that the sun and fresh air supplies.</p>
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		<title>Becoming a Successful Screenwriter</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A. Student</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Becoming a big shot Hollywood screenwriter is the dream of hundreds of thousands of people. Most will never take the necessary steps to become successful at it simply because they don’t see the profession as a craft. They see it as a way to get rich. Granted, there are many screenwriters who have made millions [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Becoming a big shot Hollywood screenwriter is the dream of hundreds of thousands of people. Most will never take the necessary steps to become successful at it simply because they don’t see the profession as a craft. They see it as a way to get rich. Granted, there are many screenwriters who have made millions of dollars over the course of their careers. There are even a few “overnight successes” (if you don’t include the months and months of toiling over their scripts before they became an “overnight success”). But for the most part, becoming a successful screenwriter is just like anything else of value – hard work.</p></blockquote>
<p>via <a href="http://filmtvcareers.about.com/od/gettingthejob/a/HT_Screenwriter.htm">How to Become a Screenwriter</a>.</p>
<p>I like how this article points out that it is hard work. Becoming successful shouldn&#8217;t be easy to anybody. It&#8217;s a process that builds character. There are many people with creative minds and really good ideas for screenwriting. This article gives you a better idea of how to make those ideas successful. It takes a lot of time to simply get it all on paper or in the right order and everything in it&#8217;s place to make it work. It can be pretty stressful if you do become successful from it and still need to meet your deadlines with better ideas. The screenwriting world is never satisfied with just one good idea from one person. A good idea can only be popular and well liked for so long. There can be a lot of pressure on the person who is expected to come up with the next big idea that everyone will like. So, learning the skills it takes to put good ideas on paper and into action can be exciting and intense all in one.</p>
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