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		<title>A win for Fort Smith&#8217;s smartest&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two teams of students from the University of Arkansas &#8211; Fort Smith placed first and fifth in a statewide computer science competition held in Conway, beating out several other colleges and universities.
 
The competition, sponsored by the Acxiom Laboratory for Applied Research, had three competitive programming divisions, Computer and Information Science, Information Systems, and Computer Science. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fortsmith411.wordpress.com&blog=4223332&post=863&subd=fortsmith411&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A ready workforce</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A local educator who served on Governor Beebe&#8217;s task force for building a 21st Century Economy spoke to the Charleston Chamber of Commerce this week.
Guy Fenter told the group that a ready workforce has been an essential component in recruiting manufacturing jobs to the region.
However, Fenter is quoted in the Charleston Express as putting a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fortsmith411.wordpress.com&blog=4223332&post=839&subd=fortsmith411&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Marshals Museum quietly progresses</title>
		<link>http://fortsmith411.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/us-marshals-museum-quietly-progresses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much like a deputized marshal might quietly gain ground on a fugitive, the U.S. Marshals Museum is striding past important landmarks. In formally selecting an architectural firm and naming a foundation board, the USMM board of directors has provided all the tools necessary for a national fund-raising campaign.
It will be a quiet effort, to be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fortsmith411.wordpress.com&blog=4223332&post=792&subd=fortsmith411&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s a lot to know in this world&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://fortsmith411.wordpress.com/2009/01/16/theres-a-lot-to-know-in-this-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;and UA Fort Smith&#8217;s Lifelong Learning Institute has developed a diverse curriculum for those of us interested in increasing our knowledge and understanding.
From investigating potential interactions between drugs, food and vitamin supplements to making a better cup of coffee, at least one of the lectures this coming spring will be relevant and useful to you.
Look [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fortsmith411.wordpress.com&blog=4223332&post=784&subd=fortsmith411&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A little goes a long way in the classroom</title>
		<link>http://fortsmith411.wordpress.com/2009/01/16/a-little-goes-a-long-way-in-the-classroom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s say a teacher gets a great idea for bringing innovation into the classroom &#8211; a way to teach students something valuable and long-lasting. But it&#8217;ll take $500 to get it done. Wouldn&#8217;t that be frustrating for a teacher to be faced with a choice &#8211; dip into my savings or forget the idea?
Fort Smith [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fortsmith411.wordpress.com&blog=4223332&post=782&subd=fortsmith411&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual reality in technical training</title>
		<link>http://fortsmith411.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/virtual-reality-in-technical-training/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group of surgical technology students at the University of Arkansas &#8211; Fort Smith took a “walk” through an operating room recently, but they didn’t leave their desks to do it.
 
The UA Fort Smith students were part of a research project that involved a virtual reality operating room. Students sat at a computer and answered [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fortsmith411.wordpress.com&blog=4223332&post=768&subd=fortsmith411&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Movin&#8217; Out is steppin&#8217; up to the Fort</title>
		<link>http://fortsmith411.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/movin-out-is-steppin-up-to-the-fort/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sing along to some of the best known Billy Joel hits when “Movin’ Out” moves in on Feb. 11 as part of Season of Entertainment 28 sponsored by the University of Arkansas &#8211; Fort Smith.
 
Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. at the Arkansas Best Corp. Performing Arts Center at the Fort Smith Convention Center. Admission is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fortsmith411.wordpress.com&blog=4223332&post=765&subd=fortsmith411&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Here&#8217;s the plan&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://fortsmith411.wordpress.com/2009/01/09/heres-the-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe&#8217;s 5 year economic development plan consists of 5 principles including increasing incomes of Arkansans, encouraging entrepreneurship, competing globally for jobs, better training/education, and taking advantage of our state&#8217;s strengths.
That&#8217;s a Sgt. BB summary. If you&#8217;d like the full report click here. If a business reporter&#8217;s summary suits you, click here.
Posted in Business, Education, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fortsmith411.wordpress.com&blog=4223332&post=759&subd=fortsmith411&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Partnerships and progress&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://fortsmith411.wordpress.com/2008/12/19/partnerships-and-progress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sgt. BB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;seems to be a recurring theme this week.
The Community Services Clearinghouse does amazing work each and every day for clients in need. The organization&#8217;s most high-profile project involves many civic organizations, private businesses, and the Fort Smith Public School District. Each Friday during the school year, more than 2500 students take home a backpack full [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fortsmith411.wordpress.com&blog=4223332&post=702&subd=fortsmith411&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>UA Fort Smith students get creative at Oak Cemetery</title>
		<link>http://fortsmith411.wordpress.com/2008/12/18/ua-fort-smith-students-get-creative-at-oak-cemetery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seriously. Engineering students at UA Fort Smith are creative. So is Mike Alsup at Fort Smith Parks &#38; Recreation.
The students needed a service project. Mike Alsup thought historic Oak Cemetery could use a bench so folks visiting the historic hillside could sit and reflect awhile. Sgt. BB&#8217;s been known to do just that, by the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fortsmith411.wordpress.com&blog=4223332&post=694&subd=fortsmith411&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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