<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' version='2.0'><channel><atom:id>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18879762/posts/full</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2006 04:39:33 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Life Skills Education</title><description></description><link>http://www.choicelifeskills.com/life-skills-education/</link><managingEditor>Choice Lifeskills</managingEditor><openSearch:itemsPerPage>15</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18879762/posts/full/114852874251078750</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2006 23:42:53 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-05-24T20:45:42.623-07:00</atom:updated><title>Life Skills Education - PanAfrica: Expecting Poor Marks for Aids Prevention On the UNGASS  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200605230567.html" rel="nofollow">PanAfrica: Expecting Poor Marks for Aids Prevention On the UNGASS   &lt;/a>&lt;br/>AllAfrica.com - African countries have failed to meet prevention targets agreed upon in 2001 at the United Nations General Assembly's Special Session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS), according to a statement issued recently by over 80 representatives of African civil society   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=42382" rel="nofollow">Chernobyl - UNICEF Says Iodine Could Have Helped To Spare Many   &lt;/a>&lt;br/>Medical News Today - As the 20th anniversary of Chernobyl approaches, UNICEF says that the numbers of children who developed thyroid cancer could have been significantly lower if they had been consuming iodized salt in their daily diet at the time of the accident   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.marionstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060523/NEWS01/605230329/1002" rel="nofollow">Sex offender fails to register&lt;/a>&lt;br/>Marion Star - MARION - A stint in a sex offender rehabilitation program was ordered for a man who has been unable to maintain a residence and violated his requirement to register his address with the sheriff's office. Russell D. Scarberry, 54, appeared before   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.sagoodnews.co.za/your_news/301933.htm" rel="nofollow">Painting a rainbow of hope&lt;/a>&lt;br/>South Africa Good News - There is an old saying that goes, "Some people make things happen and some people sit back and wonder what happened." Vivienne Owen is the kind of person that makes things happen. She is never still, always rushing from one meeting to another, never   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://nctimes.com/articles/2006/04/26/news/community/15_18_344_25_06.txt" rel="nofollow">Teens to perform anti-gang play Friday&lt;/a>&lt;br/>North County Times - VISTA ---- With the teen years ripe for misunderstandings between parents and adolescents, a group of 12- to 18-year-olds is trying to bridge that communication gap through drama. The teens ---- part of the Project REACH after-school programs in   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32931" rel="nofollow">Salt Could Have Fought Chernobyl Radiation&lt;/a>&lt;br/>Inter Press Service - LONDON, Apr 19 (IPS) - Properly iodised salt could have protected thousands following the Chernobyl disaster 20 years ago, says a Unicef report. The failure to iodise salt made children in the region particularly vulnerable to thyroid cancer, the   &lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.choicelifeskills.com/life-skills-education/2006/05/life-skills-education-panafrica.php</link><author>Choice Lifeskills</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18879762/posts/full/114812095945270599</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 May 2006 06:26:37 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-05-20T03:29:19.596-07:00</atom:updated><title>Life Skills Education - Teens to perform anti-gang play Friday (North County Times)  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/04/26/news/community/15_18_344_25_06.txt " rel="nofollow">Teens to perform anti-gang play Friday (North County Times) &lt;/a>&lt;br/>VISTA ---- With the teen years ripe for misunderstandings between parents and adolescents, a group of 12- to 18-year-olds is trying to bridge that communication gap through drama. &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/7-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://www.leedstoday.net/ViewArticle2.aspx%3FSectionID%3D102%26ArticleID%3D1510924&amp;amp;cid=1106603887&amp;amp;ei=2-5uRNQnsYgcy6TgEQ" rel="nofollow">Why you&amp;amp;#39;re never too old - Leeds Today&lt;/a>&lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" width="valign=top">&lt;tr>&lt;td align="center" valign="top" width="80">&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/7i-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://www.24dash.com/content/news/viewNews.php%3FnavID%3D3%26newsID%3D5971&amp;amp;cid=1106603887&amp;amp;ei=2-5uRNQnsYgcy6TgEQ" rel="nofollow">&lt;img alt="" border="1" height="59" src="http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=8b6hFLEtrCkJ&amp;amp;imgurl=www.24dash.com/_images/news/5971/Centrepoint_training_room.jpg" width="79"/>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-2">24dash.com&lt;/font>&lt;/a>&lt;/td>&lt;td valign="top">&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/7-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://www.leedstoday.net/ViewArticle2.aspx%3FSectionID%3D102%26ArticleID%3D1510924&amp;amp;cid=1106603887&amp;amp;ei=2-5uRNQnsYgcy6TgEQ" rel="nofollow">Why you&amp;amp;#39;re never too old&lt;/a>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-1">&lt;font color="#6f6f6f">Leeds Today, UK -&lt;/font> &lt;nobr>May 18, 2006&lt;/nobr>&lt;/font>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-1">&lt;b>...&lt;/b> &amp;amp;quot;Adult Learning empowers the learner with valuable &lt;b>life&lt;/b> &lt;b>skills&lt;/b> and academic &lt;b>...&lt;/b> with an award presented by National Institute of Adult Continuing &lt;b>Education&lt;/b> (NIACE &lt;b>...&lt;/b>  &lt;/font>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-1">&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/7-1&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid%3D17095114%26method%3Dfull%26siteid%3D50082%26headline%3D--it-was-time-to-do-something-for-me---i-have-found-my-passion---name_page.html&amp;amp;cid=1106603887&amp;amp;ei=2-5uRNQnsYgcy6TgEQ" rel="nofollow">&amp;amp;#39;It was time to do something for me - I have found my passion&amp;amp;#39;&lt;/a> &lt;font color="#6f6f6f" size="-1">&lt;nobr>ic Wales&lt;/nobr>&lt;/font>&lt;/font>&lt;br/>&lt;font class="p" size="-1">&lt;a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;ie=ISO-8859-1&amp;amp;ncl=http://www.leedstoday.net/ViewArticle2.aspx%3FSectionID%3D102%26ArticleID%3D1510924" rel="nofollow">&lt;nobr>all 3 related&lt;/nobr>&lt;/a>&lt;/font>&lt;/td>&lt;/tr>&lt;/table>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.am850.com/communitycalendar/default.asp" rel="nofollow">Community Calendar&lt;/a>&lt;br/>AM850.com - The Alachua County Crisis Center is seeking volunteers to become Crisis Line Counselors. Sixty hours of training are provided. This is an opportunity to impact the community and to gain life-enhancing communication skills. The next training class ... &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/04/26/news/community/15_18_344_25_06.txt " rel="nofollow">Teens to perform anti-gang play Friday (North County Times) &lt;/a>&lt;br/>VISTA ---- With the teen years ripe for misunderstandings between parents and adolescents, a group of 12- to 18-year-olds is trying to bridge that communication gap through drama. &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/4-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/exeter/05192006/currents/103549.htm&amp;amp;cid=1106653872&amp;amp;ei=3O5uRLnaL8nYHIX8vYYB" rel="nofollow">A slice of life - Exeter News-Letter&lt;/a>&lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" width="valign=top">&lt;tr>&lt;td align="center" valign="top" width="80">&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/4i-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/exeter/05192006/currents/103549.htm&amp;amp;cid=1106653872&amp;amp;ei=3O5uRLnaL8nYHIX8vYYB" rel="nofollow">&lt;img alt="" border="1" height="57" src="http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=phAcgltQrbwJ&amp;amp;imgurl=www.seacoastonline.com/news/exeter/e5_19curr_230.jpg" width="80"/>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-2">Exeter News-Letter&lt;/font>&lt;/a>&lt;/td>&lt;td valign="top">&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/4-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/exeter/05192006/currents/103549.htm&amp;amp;cid=1106653872&amp;amp;ei=3O5uRLnaL8nYHIX8vYYB" rel="nofollow">A slice of &lt;b>life&lt;/b>&lt;/a>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-1">&lt;font color="#6f6f6f">Exeter News-Letter, NH -&lt;/font> &lt;nobr>21 hours ago&lt;/nobr>&lt;/font>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-1">&lt;b>...&lt;/b> a mastery not just of golf &lt;b>skills&lt;/b>, but &lt;b>life&lt;/b> &lt;b>skills&lt;/b> as well &lt;b>...&lt;/b> will serve the kids well in golf - and in &lt;b>life&lt;/b>. &lt;b>...&lt;/b> local schools to spend a physical &lt;b>education&lt;/b> class or &lt;b>...&lt;/b>  &lt;/font>&lt;br/>&lt;/td>&lt;/tr>&lt;/table>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.timesfreepress.com/QuickHeadlines.asp?sec=l&amp;amp;URL=http%3A%2F%2Fepaper%2Ewehco%2Ecom%2FWebChannel%2FShowStory%2Easp%3FPath%3DChatTFPress%2F2006%2F05%2F18%26ID%3DAr00900" rel="nofollow">Students rewarded for reading&lt;/a>&lt;br/>Chattanooga Times Free Press  - Around 1,000 fourth- and f ifth-grade students from eight Hamilton County elementary schools known as the Benwood schools on Wednesday celebrated their success in improving reading scores. "You are leading the way for others who come behind you to be ... &lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.choicelifeskills.com/life-skills-education/2006/05/life-skills-education-teens-to-perform_19.php</link><author>Choice Lifeskills</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18879762/posts/full/114803135453704965</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2006 05:33:12 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-05-19T02:35:57.330-07:00</atom:updated><title>Life Skills Education - Chernobyl - UNICEF Says Iodine Could Have Helped To Spare Many Children From Thyroid Cancer (Medical News Today)  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=42382&amp;amp;nfid=rssfeeds " rel="nofollow">Chernobyl - UNICEF Says Iodine Could Have Helped To Spare Many Children From Thyroid Cancer (Medical News Today) &lt;/a>&lt;br/>As the 20th anniversary of Chernobyl approaches, UNICEF says that the numbers of children who developed thyroid cancer could have been significantly lower if they had been consuming iodized salt in their daily diet at the time of the accident. Calling for universal salt iodization, Maria Calivis, UNICEF Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States  &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/7-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635207655,00.html&amp;amp;cid=0&amp;amp;ei=1pBtRJGUCq7QHLfoyfcB" rel="nofollow">Jordan students race to learn some &amp;amp;#39;Amazing&amp;amp;#39; real-life skills - Deseret News&lt;/a>&lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" width="valign=top">&lt;tr>&lt;td align="center" valign="top" width="80">&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/7i-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635207655,00.html&amp;amp;cid=0&amp;amp;ei=1pBtRJGUCq7QHLfoyfcB" rel="nofollow">&lt;img alt="" border="1" height="56" src="http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=uWWib1wVyU8J&amp;amp;imgurl=deseretnews.com/photos/2863067.jpg" width="80"/>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-2">Deseret News&lt;/font>&lt;/a>&lt;/td>&lt;td valign="top">&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/7-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635207655,00.html&amp;amp;cid=0&amp;amp;ei=1pBtRJGUCq7QHLfoyfcB" rel="nofollow">Jordan students race to learn some &amp;amp;#39;Amazing&amp;amp;#39; real-&lt;b>life&lt;/b> &lt;b>skills&lt;/b>&lt;/a>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-1">&lt;font color="#6f6f6f">Deseret News, UT -&lt;/font> &lt;nobr>May 15, 2006&lt;/nobr>&lt;/font>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-1">&lt;b>...&lt;/b> of Jordan School District and Utah &lt;b>Education&lt;/b> Network&amp;amp;#39;s version &lt;b>...&lt;/b> stomachs and Global Positioning System &lt;b>skills&lt;/b> to the &lt;b>...&lt;/b> is to teach through real-&lt;b>life&lt;/b> experiences. &lt;b>...&lt;/b>  &lt;/font>&lt;br/>&lt;/td>&lt;/tr>&lt;/table>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.timesfreepress.com/QuickHeadlines.asp?sec=l&amp;amp;URL=http%3A%2F%2Fepaper%2Ewehco%2Ecom%2FWebChannel%2FShowStory%2Easp%3FPath%3DChatTFPress%2F2006%2F05%2F18%26ID%3DAr00900" rel="nofollow">Students rewarded for reading&lt;/a>&lt;br/>Chattanooga Times Free Press  - Around 1,000 fourth- and f ifth-grade students from eight Hamilton County elementary schools known as the Benwood schools on Wednesday celebrated their success in improving reading scores. "You are leading the way for others who come behind you to be ... &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=42382&amp;amp;nfid=rssfeeds " rel="nofollow">Chernobyl - UNICEF Says Iodine Could Have Helped To Spare Many Children From Thyroid Cancer (Medical News Today) &lt;/a>&lt;br/>As the 20th anniversary of Chernobyl approaches, UNICEF says that the numbers of children who developed thyroid cancer could have been significantly lower if they had been consuming iodized salt in their daily diet at the time of the accident. Calling for universal salt iodization, Maria Calivis, UNICEF Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States  &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/8-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/living/health/14593925.htm&amp;amp;cid=1106612193&amp;amp;ei=1pBtROrYPIKKHcWpncgB" rel="nofollow">FAMILY CALENDAR - Bradenton Herald&lt;/a>&lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" width="valign=top">&lt;tr>&lt;td valign="top">&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/8-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/living/health/14593925.htm&amp;amp;cid=1106612193&amp;amp;ei=1pBtROrYPIKKHcWpncgB" rel="nofollow">FAMILY CALENDAR&lt;/a>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-1">&lt;font color="#6f6f6f">Bradenton Herald,  United States -&lt;/font> &lt;nobr>May 18, 2006&lt;/nobr>&lt;/font>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-1">&lt;b>...&lt;/b> to breast-feeding, child safety and more at the Perinatal &lt;b>Education&lt;/b> Center, Suite &lt;b>...&lt;/b> 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, hosts &amp;amp;quot;Educating Jane,&amp;amp;quot; a &lt;b>life&lt;/b>-&lt;b>skills&lt;/b> club for &lt;b>...&lt;/b>  &lt;/font>&lt;br/>&lt;/td>&lt;/tr>&lt;/table>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.epolitix.com/EN/Forums/Learning+and+Skills+Council/PressReleases/200605/c0c6d87c-1e33-4fdf-a921-10134e4b8694.htm" rel="nofollow">Learning visits now open for booking&lt;/a>&lt;br/>ePolitix.com - - Department for Education and Skills and Learning and Skills Council offer innovative support for strategic planners and practitioners - Booking is now open for a programme of structured Learning Visits to 14-19 Pathfinder and Increased Flexibility ... &lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.choicelifeskills.com/life-skills-education/2006/05/life-skills-education-chernobyl-unicef_18.php</link><author>Choice Lifeskills</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18879762/posts/full/114778640092314422</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2006 09:30:45 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-05-16T06:33:21.096-07:00</atom:updated><title>Life Skills Education - Gambia: Gov't Will Build More Schools... Dose PS (AllAfrica.com)  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200605150959.html " rel="nofollow">Gambia: Gov't Will Build More Schools... Dose PS (AllAfrica.com) &lt;/a>&lt;br/>Mr Baboucarr Bouy, the Permanent Secretary at the Department of State for Education, has revealed government's intention to build more schools to ensure equitable access to Basic, Senior Secondary Schools, tertiary and higher institutions of learning. &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/7-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://www.delphosherald.com/print.php%3Fstory%3D10454&amp;amp;cid=0&amp;amp;ei=A9RpRNiADsP4HITByTE" rel="nofollow">Delphos FFA No. 1 chapter in Ohio - Delphos Herald&lt;/a>&lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" width="valign=top">&lt;tr>&lt;td valign="top">&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/7-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://www.delphosherald.com/print.php%3Fstory%3D10454&amp;amp;cid=0&amp;amp;ei=A9RpRNiADsP4HITByTE" rel="nofollow">Delphos FFA No. 1 chapter in Ohio&lt;/a>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-1">&lt;font color="#6f6f6f">Delphos Herald, OH -&lt;/font> &lt;nobr>9 hours ago&lt;/nobr>&lt;/font>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-1">&lt;b>...&lt;/b> gain experience in areas of leadership, teamwork, agricultural &lt;b>education&lt;/b>, and numerous &lt;b>...&lt;/b> These programs help members develop &lt;b>life&lt;/b> &lt;b>skills&lt;/b> that are necessary for a &lt;b>...&lt;/b>  &lt;/font>&lt;br/>&lt;/td>&lt;/tr>&lt;/table>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/14552431.htm" rel="nofollow">Arts and academia&lt;/a>&lt;br/>Monterey County Herald - Cresting the foothills of the verdant Carmel Valley, the compound tucks into the setting beneath a shingled roofline that intrudes upon the landscape without disturbing it. Architecturally akin to an alpine resort, the buildings house some 225 ... &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=42382&amp;amp;nfid=rssfeeds " rel="nofollow">Chernobyl - UNICEF Says Iodine Could Have Helped To Spare Many Children From Thyroid Cancer (Medical News Today) &lt;/a>&lt;br/>As the 20th anniversary of Chernobyl approaches, UNICEF says that the numbers of children who developed thyroid cancer could have been significantly lower if they had been consuming iodized salt in their daily diet at the time of the accident. Calling for universal salt iodization, Maria Calivis, UNICEF Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States  &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/3-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer%3Fpagename%3Dhamilton/Layout/Article_Type1%26c%3DArticle%26cid%3D1147729811791%26call_pageid%3D1020420665036%26col%3D1014656511815&amp;amp;cid=0&amp;amp;ei=BNRpRO6vGcTIHL7f2EI" rel="nofollow">Rigorous testing of recruits makes our cops tops - Hamilton Spectator&lt;/a>&lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" width="valign=top">&lt;tr>&lt;td valign="top">&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/3-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer%3Fpagename%3Dhamilton/Layout/Article_Type1%26c%3DArticle%26cid%3D1147729811791%26call_pageid%3D1020420665036%26col%3D1014656511815&amp;amp;cid=0&amp;amp;ei=BNRpRO6vGcTIHL7f2EI" rel="nofollow">Rigorous testing of recruits makes our cops tops&lt;/a>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-1">&lt;font color="#6f6f6f">Hamilton Spectator,  Canada -&lt;/font> &lt;nobr>7 hours ago&lt;/nobr>&lt;/font>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-1">&lt;b>...&lt;/b> involvement, have post-secondary &lt;b>education&lt;/b>, pay attention &lt;b>...&lt;/b> stability in their job or &lt;b>life&lt;/b>. &lt;b>...&lt;/b> an interview examining communication &lt;b>skills&lt;/b>, assertiveness, initiative &lt;b>...&lt;/b>  &lt;/font>&lt;br/>&lt;/td>&lt;/tr>&lt;/table>&lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.choicelifeskills.com/life-skills-education/2006/05/life-skills-education-gambia-govt-will.php</link><author>Choice Lifeskills</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18879762/posts/full/114769509147355148</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 08:08:57 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-05-15T05:11:31.596-07:00</atom:updated><title>Life Skills Education - Chernobyl - UNICEF Says Iodine Could Have Helped To Spare Many  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=42382" rel="nofollow">Chernobyl - UNICEF Says Iodine Could Have Helped To Spare Many   &lt;/a>&lt;br/>Medical News Today - As the 20th anniversary of Chernobyl approaches, UNICEF says that the numbers of children who developed thyroid cancer could have been significantly lower if they had been consuming iodized salt in their daily diet at the time of the accident   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://nctimes.com/articles/2006/04/26/news/community/15_18_344_25_06.txt" rel="nofollow">Teens to perform anti-gang play Friday&lt;/a>&lt;br/>North County Times - VISTA ---- With the teen years ripe for misunderstandings between parents and adolescents, a group of 12- to 18-year-olds is trying to bridge that communication gap through drama. The teens ---- part of the Project REACH after-school programs in   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/04/26/news/inland/vista/15_18_344_25_06.txt" rel="nofollow">Teens to perform anti-gang play Friday&lt;/a>&lt;br/>North County Times - VISTA ---- With the teen years ripe for misunderstandings between parents and adolescents, a group of 12- to 18-year-olds is trying to bridge that communication gap through drama. The teens ---- part of the Project REACH after-school programs in   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://nctimes.com/articles/2006/04/26/news/community/15_18_344_25_06.prt" rel="nofollow">Last modified Tuesday, April 25, 2006 10:23 PM PDT&lt;/a>&lt;br/>North County Times - VISTA ---- With the teen years ripe for misunderstandings between parents and adolescents, a group of 12- to 18-year-olds is trying to bridge that communication gap through drama. The teens ---- part of the Project REACH after-school programs in   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.tylerpaper.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16638997&amp;amp;BRD=1994&amp;amp;PAG=461&amp;amp;dept_id=226369&amp;amp;rfi=6" rel="nofollow">NONPROFITS ALARMED BY PROPOSED BLOCK GRANT CUTS&lt;/a>&lt;br/>Tyler Morning Telegraph - Fewer dollars earmarked for human services seems to be driving a wedge between givers and some receivers. Some nonprofit organizations are questioning the city of Tyler's move to reduce the amount of CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) money it   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.sagoodnews.co.za/your_news/301933.htm" rel="nofollow">Painting a rainbow of hope&lt;/a>&lt;br/>South Africa Good News - There is an old saying that goes, "Some people make things happen and some people sit back and wonder what happened." Vivienne Owen is the kind of person that makes things happen. 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The teens ---- part of the Project REACH after-school programs in   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.sagoodnews.co.za/your_news/301933.htm" rel="nofollow">Painting a rainbow of hope&lt;/a>&lt;br/>South Africa Good News - There is an old saying that goes, "Some people make things happen and some people sit back and wonder what happened." Vivienne Owen is the kind of person that makes things happen. She is never still, always rushing from one meeting to another, never   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32931" rel="nofollow">Salt Could Have Fought Chernobyl Radiation&lt;/a>&lt;br/>Inter Press Service - LONDON, Apr 19 (IPS) - Properly iodised salt could have protected thousands following the Chernobyl disaster 20 years ago, says a Unicef report. The failure to iodise salt made children in the region particularly vulnerable to thyroid cancer, the   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/04/26/news/inland/vista/15_18_344_25_06.txt" rel="nofollow">Teens to perform anti-gang play Friday&lt;/a>&lt;br/>North County Times - VISTA ---- With the teen years ripe for misunderstandings between parents and adolescents, a group of 12- to 18-year-olds is trying to bridge that communication gap through drama. 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The teens ---- part of the Project REACH after-school programs in   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://nctimes.com/articles/2006/04/26/news/community/15_18_344_25_06.prt" rel="nofollow">Last modified Tuesday, April 25, 2006 10:23 PM PDT&lt;/a>&lt;br/>North County Times - VISTA ---- With the teen years ripe for misunderstandings between parents and adolescents, a group of 12- to 18-year-olds is trying to bridge that communication gap through drama. The teens ---- part of the Project REACH after-school programs in   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32931" rel="nofollow">Salt Could Have Fought Chernobyl Radiation&lt;/a>&lt;br/>Inter Press Service - LONDON, Apr 19 (IPS) - Properly iodised salt could have protected thousands following the Chernobyl disaster 20 years ago, says a Unicef report. 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The teens ---- part of the Project REACH after-school programs in   &lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.choicelifeskills.com/life-skills-education/2006/05/life-skills-education-last-modified.php</link><author>Choice Lifeskills</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18879762/posts/full/114698546899907982</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2006 03:02:09 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-05-07T00:04:29.126-07:00</atom:updated><title>Life Skills Education - Chernobyl Anniversary: UNICEF says iodine could have helped to spare  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.unicef.org/media/media_33470.html" rel="nofollow">Chernobyl Anniversary: UNICEF says iodine could have helped to spare   &lt;/a>&lt;br/>UNICEF - GENEVA, Wednesday 19 April, 2006 - As the 20th anniversary of Chernobyl approaches, UNICEF says that the numbers of children who developed thyroid cancer could have been significantly lower if they had been consuming iodized salt in their daily diet   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=42382" rel="nofollow">Chernobyl - UNICEF Says Iodine Could Have Helped To Spare Many   &lt;/a>&lt;br/>Medical News Today - As the 20th anniversary of Chernobyl approaches, UNICEF says that the numbers of children who developed thyroid cancer could have been significantly lower if they had been consuming iodized salt in their daily diet at the time of the accident   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://nctimes.com/articles/2006/04/27/news/inland/vista/15_18_344_25_06.txt" rel="nofollow">Teens to perform anti-gang play Friday&lt;/a>&lt;br/>North County Times - VISTA ---- With the teen years ripe for misunderstandings between parents and adolescents, a group of 12- to 18-year-olds is trying to bridge that communication gap through drama. The teens ---- part of the Project REACH after-school programs in   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.pgatour.com/print/story/9390471" rel="nofollow">Shell helps to make golf an option for children&lt;/a>&lt;br/>PGA Tour - Shell's involvement as the title sponsor of the Shell Houston Open is well known due to its far reaching impact in the community. What many people don't realize is that Shell is having an impact on youth across the United States as well through a   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://nctimes.com/articles/2006/04/26/news/community/15_18_344_25_06.prt" rel="nofollow">Last modified Tuesday, April 25, 2006 10:23 PM PDT&lt;/a>&lt;br/>North County Times - VISTA ---- With the teen years ripe for misunderstandings between parents and adolescents, a group of 12- to 18-year-olds is trying to bridge that communication gap through drama. The teens ---- part of the Project REACH after-school programs in   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/04/26/news/inland/vista/15_18_344_25_06.txt" rel="nofollow">Teens to perform anti-gang play Friday&lt;/a>&lt;br/>North County Times - VISTA ---- With the teen years ripe for misunderstandings between parents and adolescents, a group of 12- to 18-year-olds is trying to bridge that communication gap through drama. The teens ---- part of the Project REACH after-school programs in   &lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.choicelifeskills.com/life-skills-education/2006/05/life-skills-education-chernobyl.php</link><author>Choice Lifeskills</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18879762/posts/full/114642017731483659</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2006 14:00:47 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-04-30T11:02:57.490-07:00</atom:updated><title>Life Skills Education - Chernobyl Anniversary: UNICEF says iodine could have spared many  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.unicef.org/media/media_33470.html" rel="nofollow">Chernobyl Anniversary: UNICEF says iodine could have spared many   &lt;/a>&lt;br/>UNICEF - GENEVA, Wednesday 19 April, 2006 - As the 20th anniversary of Chernobyl approaches, UNICEF says that the numbers of children who developed thyroid cancer could have been significantly lower if they had been consuming iodized salt in their daily diet   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=42382" rel="nofollow">Chernobyl - UNICEF Says Iodine Could Have Helped To Spare Many   &lt;/a>&lt;br/>Medical News Today - As the 20th anniversary of Chernobyl approaches, UNICEF says that the numbers of children who developed thyroid cancer could have been significantly lower if they had been consuming iodized salt in their daily diet at the time of the accident   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.pgatour.com/print/story/9390471" rel="nofollow">Shell helps to make golf an option for children&lt;/a>&lt;br/>PGA Tour - Shell's involvement as the title sponsor of the Shell Houston Open is well known due to its far reaching impact in the community. What many people don't realize is that Shell is having an impact on youth across the United States as well through a   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/spotlight_columnists/article/0,2777,DRMN_23962_4631288,00.html" rel="nofollow">Dahlia: Power people focus on Down syndrome&lt;/a>&lt;br/>Rocky Mountain News - It's not unusual to meet people with big ideas, but it's rare to meet people with the wherewithal to make those ideas come to life. Michelle Sie Whitten is one of those big-idea people who recently made her dream a reality by hosting the inaugural   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://nctimes.com/articles/2006/04/26/news/community/15_18_344_25_06.txt" rel="nofollow">Teens to perform anti-gang play Friday&lt;/a>&lt;br/>North County Times - VISTA ---- With the teen years ripe for misunderstandings between parents and adolescents, a group of 12- to 18-year-olds is trying to bridge that communication gap through drama. The teens ---- part of the Project REACH after-school programs in   &lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.choicelifeskills.com/life-skills-education/2006/04/life-skills-education-chernobyl_30.php</link><author>Choice Lifeskills</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18879762/posts/full/114634094355307455</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2006 16:00:14 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-04-29T13:02:41.920-07:00</atom:updated><title>Life Skills Education - Chernobyl - UNICEF Says Iodine Could Have Helped To Spare Many  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=42382" rel="nofollow">Chernobyl - UNICEF Says Iodine Could Have Helped To Spare Many   &lt;/a>&lt;br/>Medical News Today - As the 20th anniversary of Chernobyl approaches, UNICEF says that the numbers of children who developed thyroid cancer could have been significantly lower if they had been consuming iodized salt in their daily diet at the time of the accident   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.unicef.org/media/media_33470.html" rel="nofollow">Chernobyl Anniversary: UNICEF says iodine could have spared many   &lt;/a>&lt;br/>UNICEF - GENEVA, Wednesday 19 April, 2006 - As the 20th anniversary of Chernobyl approaches, UNICEF says that the numbers of children who developed thyroid cancer could have been significantly lower if they had been consuming iodized salt in their daily diet   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://nctimes.com/articles/2006/04/26/news/community/15_18_344_25_06.txt" rel="nofollow">Teens to perform anti-gang play Friday&lt;/a>&lt;br/>North County Times - VISTA ---- With the teen years ripe for misunderstandings between parents and adolescents, a group of 12- to 18-year-olds is trying to bridge that communication gap through drama. The teens ---- part of the Project REACH after-school programs in   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.pgatour.com/print/story/9390471" rel="nofollow">Shell helps to make golf an option for children&lt;/a>&lt;br/>PGA Tour - Shell's involvement as the title sponsor of the Shell Houston Open is well known due to its far reaching impact in the community. What many people don't realize is that Shell is having an impact on youth across the United States as well through a   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/spotlight_columnists/article/0,2777,DRMN_23962_4631288,00.html" rel="nofollow">Dahlia: Power people focus on Down syndrome&lt;/a>&lt;br/>Rocky Mountain News - It's not unusual to meet people with big ideas, but it's rare to meet people with the wherewithal to make those ideas come to life. Michelle Sie Whitten is one of those big-idea people who recently made her dream a reality by hosting the inaugural   &lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.choicelifeskills.com/life-skills-education/2006/04/life-skills-education-chernobyl-unicef.php</link><author>Choice Lifeskills</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18879762/posts/full/114611777865668965</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 02:00:54 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-04-26T23:02:58.833-07:00</atom:updated><title>Life Skills Education - State not addressing children   s concerns (Irish Examiner)  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.irishexaminer.com/pport/web/ireland/Full_Story/did-sg-23AaaJUC3wsgHuTLc4nqWo2.asp " rel="nofollow">State not addressing children   s concerns (Irish Examiner) &lt;/a>&lt;br/>By Evelyn Ring State   s Stay Safe programme is not strong enough to support a growing number of children as young as 11 worried about bullying and pregnancy, a new study shows. &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/6-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php%3Fid%3D57838&amp;amp;cid=0&amp;amp;ei=E15QRO7xBaOiHOqzoMoB" rel="nofollow">Adventures in learning - San Mateo Daily Journal&lt;/a>&lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" width="valign=top">&lt;tr>&lt;td align="center" valign="top" width="80">&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/6i-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php%3Fid%3D57838&amp;amp;cid=0&amp;amp;ei=E15QRO7xBaOiHOqzoMoB" rel="nofollow">&lt;img alt="" border="1" height="80" src="http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=8mqIolOEcdkJ&amp;amp;imgurl=www.smdailyjournal.com/article_image/smdj_article_57838_1.jpg" width="60"/>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-2">San Mateo Daily Journal&lt;/font>&lt;/a>&lt;/td>&lt;td valign="top">&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/6-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php%3Fid%3D57838&amp;amp;cid=0&amp;amp;ei=E15QRO7xBaOiHOqzoMoB" rel="nofollow">Adventures in learning&lt;/a>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-1">&lt;font color="#6f6f6f">San Mateo Daily Journal, CA -&lt;/font> &lt;nobr>21 hours ago&lt;/nobr>&lt;/font>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-1">&lt;b>...&lt;/b> year, Merchant sends out the information to the adaptive physical &lt;b>education&lt;/b> teachers to &lt;b>...&lt;/b> may seem like basic &lt;b>skills&lt;/b> but for our kids, they   re &lt;b>life&lt;/b> &lt;b>skills&lt;/b>. &lt;b>...&lt;/b>  &lt;/font>&lt;br/>&lt;/td>&lt;/tr>&lt;/table>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060416/FEATURES05/604160303/1004" rel="nofollow">Summer camps offer fun for everyone in the family&lt;/a>&lt;br/>Nashville Tennessean - Labels sewn in underwear? Check. Bug spray? Check. Stamps and postcards for writing home to Mom and Dad? Check. A generation ago, packing up the gear for your kids' sojourn to camp was one of the rituals of summer. Parents and children got a break ... &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.namibian.com.na/2006/March/columns/06154E4A66.html " rel="nofollow">On The Education Crisis (The Namibian) &lt;/a>&lt;br/>The parlous state of education has been well documented by the World Bank (and other commissions over the years). Social tensions are building up as poorly educated youths are frustrated by the lack of opportunities. &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/2-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/12/9983.html&amp;amp;cid=0&amp;amp;ei=Fl5QRNyCDM3caNeoxe4E" rel="nofollow">New advertising academy to improve professionalism - Bizcommunity.com&lt;/a>&lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" width="valign=top">&lt;tr>&lt;td valign="top">&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/2-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/12/9983.html&amp;amp;cid=0&amp;amp;ei=Fl5QRNyCDM3caNeoxe4E" rel="nofollow">New advertising academy to improve professionalism&lt;/a>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-1">&lt;font color="#6f6f6f">Bizcommunity.com, South Africa -&lt;/font> &lt;nobr>18 hours ago&lt;/nobr>&lt;/font>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-1">&lt;b>...&lt;/b> with a Higher Diploma in &lt;b>Education&lt;/b> and an &lt;b>...&lt;/b> a journey of training management &lt;b>skills&lt;/b>, focusing in &lt;b>...&lt;/b> area of Educational Management, &lt;b>Life&lt;/b> &lt;b>skills&lt;/b>, and interpersonal &lt;b>...&lt;/b>  &lt;/font>&lt;br/>&lt;/td>&lt;/tr>&lt;/table>&lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.choicelifeskills.com/life-skills-education/2006/04/life-skills-education-state-not.php</link><author>Choice Lifeskills</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18879762/posts/full/114597380083173341</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2006 10:01:19 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-04-25T07:03:21.023-07:00</atom:updated><title>Life Skills Education - On The Education Crisis (The Namibian)  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.namibian.com.na/2006/March/columns/06154E4A66.html " rel="nofollow">On The Education Crisis (The Namibian) &lt;/a>&lt;br/>The parlous state of education has been well documented by the World Bank (and other commissions over the years). Social tensions are building up as poorly educated youths are frustrated by the lack of opportunities. &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/4-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20060425/LIFE/604250301/1004&amp;amp;cid=1106029288&amp;amp;ei=mitORMSgN6qKHNyeyZEB" rel="nofollow">Generation Plastic - PensacolaNewsJournal.com&lt;/a>&lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" width="valign=top">&lt;tr>&lt;td valign="top">&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/4-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20060425/LIFE/604250301/1004&amp;amp;cid=1106029288&amp;amp;ei=mitORMSgN6qKHNyeyZEB" rel="nofollow">Generation Plastic&lt;/a>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-1">&lt;font color="#6f6f6f">PensacolaNewsJournal.com, FL -&lt;/font> &lt;nobr>8 hours ago&lt;/nobr>&lt;/font>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-1">&lt;b>...&lt;/b> It&amp;amp;#39;s an &lt;b>education&lt;/b> she never received as a young person, but taught herself as an adult. &lt;b>...&lt;/b> If they don&amp;amp;#39;t have basic &lt;b>life&lt;/b> &lt;b>skills&lt;/b>, I don&amp;amp;#39;t know what good a credit &lt;b>...&lt;/b>  &lt;/font>&lt;br/>&lt;/td>&lt;/tr>&lt;/table>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.financialexpress-bd.com/index3.asp?cnd=4/25/2006&amp;amp;section_id=10&amp;amp;newsid=&amp;amp;spcl=yes" rel="nofollow">FE Education &lt;/a>&lt;br/>Financial Express - Iftekhar Hossain is a software engineer working for Hewlett-Packard Company based in Roseville, California. After completing his education in a university in Bangkok, he worked for a while in Bangladesh. Imran Hossain is the younger brother to Mr ... &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.namibian.com.na/2006/March/columns/06154E4A66.html " rel="nofollow">On The Education Crisis (The Namibian) &lt;/a>&lt;br/>The parlous state of education has been well documented by the World Bank (and other commissions over the years). Social tensions are building up as poorly educated youths are frustrated by the lack of opportunities. &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/4-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20060425/LIFE/604250301/1004&amp;amp;cid=1106029288&amp;amp;ei=ritORKT9I7iYHMHi8MoM" rel="nofollow">Generation Plastic - PensacolaNewsJournal.com&lt;/a>&lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" width="valign=top">&lt;tr>&lt;td valign="top">&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/4-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20060425/LIFE/604250301/1004&amp;amp;cid=1106029288&amp;amp;ei=ritORKT9I7iYHMHi8MoM" rel="nofollow">Generation Plastic&lt;/a>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-1">&lt;font color="#6f6f6f">PensacolaNewsJournal.com, FL -&lt;/font> &lt;nobr>8 hours ago&lt;/nobr>&lt;/font>&lt;br/>&lt;font size="-1">&lt;b>...&lt;/b> It&amp;amp;#39;s an &lt;b>education&lt;/b> she never received as a young person, but taught herself as an adult. &lt;b>...&lt;/b> If they don&amp;amp;#39;t have basic &lt;b>life&lt;/b> &lt;b>skills&lt;/b>, I don&amp;amp;#39;t know what good a credit &lt;b>...&lt;/b>  &lt;/font>&lt;br/>&lt;/td>&lt;/tr>&lt;/table>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.financialexpress-bd.com/index3.asp?cnd=4/25/2006&amp;amp;section_id=10&amp;amp;newsid=&amp;amp;spcl=yes" rel="nofollow">FE Education &lt;/a>&lt;br/>Financial Express - Iftekhar Hossain is a software engineer working for Hewlett-Packard Company based in Roseville, California. After completing his education in a university in Bangkok, he worked for a while in Bangladesh. Imran Hossain is the younger brother to Mr ... &lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.choicelifeskills.com/life-skills-education/2006/04/life-skills-education-on-education.php</link><author>Choice Lifeskills</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18879762/posts/full/114581896184850276</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2006 15:00:43 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-04-23T12:02:41.973-07:00</atom:updated><title>Life Skills Education - Chernobyl Anniversary: UNICEF says iodine could have spared many  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.unicef.org/media/media_33470.html?q=printme" rel="nofollow">Chernobyl Anniversary: UNICEF says iodine could have spared many   &lt;/a>&lt;br/>UNICEF - GENEVA, Wednesday 19 April, 2006 - As the 20th anniversary of Chernobyl approaches, UNICEF says that the numbers of children who developed thyroid cancer could have been significantly lower if they had been consuming iodized salt in their daily diet   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060414/NEWS01/604140317/1002" rel="nofollow">Local group to honor community members with ceremony&lt;/a>&lt;br/>Visalia Times-Delta - A local group that helps socialize the developmentally disabled is holding a ceremony at its own facility on May 3 to honor those people who have treated their clients with respect. The Life Skills Learning Center, a program of the nonprofit group   &lt;br/>&lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.choicelifeskills.com/life-skills-education/2006/04/life-skills-education-chernobyl.php</link><author>Choice Lifeskills</author></item></channel></rss>