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CPA Exam Live Chat Tomorrow with Roger Philipp, CPA!

July 26, 2011 – 1:43 pm

Having a hard time finding the motivation to study? Didn’t pass and need a new study technique? Or, just want to ask the expert for advice?

Roger Philipp, CPA is BACK to help YOU overcome your study hurdles!
Participate in a LIVE online chat via Facebook: TOMORROW Thursday, July 28th at 10am Pacific Standard Time/1pm Eastern. During this live event, you can post questions directly onto our discussion wall and Roger HIMSELF will be responding.
RSVP NOW to attend this exclusive and FREE online event!

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Mason names girls’ golf coach

July 26, 2011 – 11:15 am

From the Mason athletic department:

In the 10-year history of the Mason girls golf program, there has been only two coaches: Fred Reeder and now Michelle Lipka. Pending school board approval, Lipka will become the new girls head coach this fall after guiding the boys team the past three years.

 Michelle has done a great job with our boys golf program, said Mason Athletic Director Scott Stemple. Coach Lipka is highly qualifed and we anticipate shell do a great job in the girls position as well.

Lipka has been a PGA golf professional for the past 20 years. She has worked the past six years as a staff professional at Four Bridges Country Club. Michelle played three years of Division I golf at Florida International University and competed in two NCAA National Championships. Lipka played on the 1987 Futures Golf Tour and made the cut in all 18 events. She was the Kentucky State High School Individual Champion from Laurel County High School. Lipka was a multi-sport athlete and also received a full basketball scholarship to the University of Cincinnati. S

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Using Your Character’s Surroundings: The Importance of Props and Foreshadowing

July 26, 2011 – 9:33 am

I was in a scene writing workshop once when, for an assignment based upon the idea of writing suspense, a student wrote a scene that went something like this:

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Working class pupils ‘perform better in Slovenia than UK’

July 25, 2011 – 8:25 am

Poor children in Britain are more likely to be condemned to educational failure than in most other developed nations, new figures show. Read more…

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IELTS exam in Dubai, UAE – May 2011 (Academic Module)

July 25, 2011 – 1:39 am

Our anonymous friend from Dubai shared all she remembered about the IELTS exam she recently took:

Listening test

Section 1. A conversation about a birthday party and two options to choose from in terms of food and cost.

Section 2. Labeling switches of water heater in a hotel room.

Section 3. Comparison of ecological courses and lectures in two different universities including the length of the course, trips and so on.

Section 4. Archeological diggings of Roman ruins and artifacts found around Europe.

Reading test

Passage 1. Experiments on animals using natural curing techniques.

Passage 2. About a writer, who wrote some books on management techniques, and boss / employee behavior patterns.

Passage 3. Archiving by the help of the internet, its drawbacks and researches about how long the information be available on the internet.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

There was a bar chart showing the amount of magazines sold per person in 5 countries in 1995, 2005 and predictions for 2015.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Even though developing countries receive financial help, poverty is still an issue.

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