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Due to the devastating tragedies in Japan, we have been very concerned for our Japanese students, and all of the CPA Exam candidates in Japan that have been affected by the recent disaster. In many cases, their companies and employers are not in the position for them to take planned vacation days to fly to the US in order to take the US CPA Exam. Furthermore, the idea of sitting for the CPA Exam is the last thing on their minds in this time for family and healing.

We are aware of many difficult situations regarding the CPA Exam in Japan, for example:

• Some candidates have to pay additional fees to reschedule their exam dates because their originally scheduled dates are within 30 days

• Their NTS could be expired by the end of May, which would still be too soon for them to take the exams

• Some credited subjects could expire if they do not pass the last course during this 2nd window

But, there is some light at the end of the tunnel for these candidates.

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Charley Orlando and Doug Merkel taught Early Scandinavian Ironwork for Everyone during Scandinavian Week.

Blacksmithing is a craft that consists mainly of heating steel and hammering and bending it to the shape and form you wish. Both coal and propane forges were used to heat the steel for its transformation.

The class had eleven students, six men and five women. Most were beginners at the start of the class, but did a lot of work to improve their skills and produce a huge amount of excellent work. They are to be commended for their dedication to learning and working at the anvil.

Heres a link to Charleys Facebook photos of the class.

In the early decades of the twentieth century, public schools came under severe attack, with magazines like Saturday Evening Post and Ladies’ Home Journal leading the way. Schools were assailed as being antiquated and inefficient. “]T]he American public-school system…,” wrote one critic, “is an absolute and total failure.”

Modern business was in ascendance, and this was the era of scientific management and the efficiency expert. The nation was abuzz with talk of economizing and making more efficient everything from factory work to running a household to the practice of the ministry. So it was t

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Many people working in the cross-disciplinary field of GIS education may have few co-workers in their organization that they can learn from, brainstorm ideas, or even just “talk shop”. They may be looking for ways that they can keep up with the latest trends, opinions, and best practices. A great way to do this is through social media, which allow you to become connected with others who share your interests, resulting in the building of a community around those interests.

The key to community building is to make direct, personal connections with those that have shared interests. Traditionally, this was done by attending formal meetings and conferences. However, social media, such as Twitter, have allowed quantum leaps to be made in finding and making these connections. With searching and filtering, it is easy to quickly find people who share your professional interests.

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