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• Define Christian

  - 2008-02-26

  DEFINE CHRISTIAN: The late R. M. Hare, an Oxford philosopher who also taught at the University of Florida, wrote an essay early in his career that was never published, in which he argued that without faith in God, philosophy is not a serious pursuit, only a game. But in his...

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• Soul add two to coaching staff

  - 2008-01-18

  The Soul yesterday added Mickey Mays and Jerry Odom to head coach Bret Munsey's staff. Mays will serve as offensive/defensive line coordinator and head of player personnel. Odom will be the assistant head coach. Mays has more than 20 years of coaching experience. He comes to the Soul after coordinating...

  Tags: CAREER, Games, Leadership, NFL, University of Florida

• An interview with Bob Vila: the original do-it-yourself man talks about his work, the construction industry, and has advice for students.(Q & A)(Interview)

  - 2007-11-01

  ACTE: Tell us about your educational background. BV: Well, it's kind of ancient history at my age, but the approach I took was to study what was called pre-architecture at the junior college level in Florida. So straight out of high school, I was ...

  Tags: CAREER, PRODUCTIVITY, Quality, training, University of Florida, workforce

• On the dotted line

  - 2007-02-08

  Long-limbed and stoic, Lewis-Palmer's Corey Adams fits the prototype of the long snapper in college football. Kansas State certainly hopes so. The Rangers senior was one of several area high school athletes looking to continue their athletic careers by signing national letters of intent...

  Tags: CAREER, scholarship, University of Florida

• Forensic Science program.(Beyond the academy)

  - 2007-01-01

  Forensic Science for Law Professionals is an educational, career-building opportunity that provides participants with a solid background in the fundamentals and principles of forensic science. This University of Florida 10-week course, taught exclusively online, introduces officers to the field of forensic science and provides an ...

  Tags: Biotechnology, CAREER, University of Florida

• Equal justice works for Palm Beach County caregivers: project addressed the legal needs of poor people taking care of extended family members.

  - 2006-06-15

  For a growing number of Floridians, their carefree, twilight years are still light-years ahead of them. In Palm Beach County alone, as many as 18,000 grandparents and other extended family members are taking care of their grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and even younger siblings, according to Tim...

  Tags: CAREER, Dawn, Mary, Palm Inc., University of Florida

• Leaving a legacy: University of Florida point guard Sarah Lowe wants to be remembered for being more than a top student-athlete

  - 2006-04-06

  Her favorite movies are "Crash" and "Motorcycle Diaries." During the 2004 presidential election, she got every player on the women's basketball squad to register to vote. Last year, she was a finalist for a Rhodes Scholarship. Who is this young prodigy? She's Sarah Lowe, a 5'7" senior point guard...

  Tags: athlete, CAREER, Games, team, University of Florida

• NSPR bestows William P. Mott Jr. Awards

  - 2005-01-01

  At NRPA's Congress in Reno, Nev., the National Society for Park Resources gave the William P. Mott Jr. Award to several deserving candidates. Formerly known as the NSPR Founders' Award, it recognizes outstanding service to the field of parks and recreation and to NSPR. The Award for Excellence in...

  Tags: CAREER, leader, Leadership, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, University of Florida

• Foster Conant & Associates Celebrates 35th Anniversary.(Brief Article)

  - 2004-12-06

  Staff Orlando landscape architectural practice Foster Conant & Associates FCA, celebrates its 35th year this year. The firm was established in 1969 by the late Bert T. Foster as Bert T. Foster & Associates. It had a short...

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• South Florida Sun-Sentinel Cindy Kent Column.

  - 2003-07-21

  By Cindy Kent, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 21--Enjoying working more with the tools of an artist than the tools of an athlete, Russ Slaughter followed his own career path. "Everyone thought I should become a basketball player...

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