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Empire Falls
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LE COLONIAL
By Kien Nguyen
Little, Brown. 319 pp. $24.95
Fiction about Westerners who come to a place determined to save
their little brown brothers from savagery and bring them to
Christianity, cricket, croissants or democracy has been an honorable
and necessary part of our canon since Conrad; the best historical
fiction allows us to see the patterns and attitudes of the present
reflected in the events and personages of the past. In Le Colonial,
Kien Nguyen attempts to open an era of Vietnamese history for us that
presages three contemporary conflicts: the 20th-century war in
Vietnam ...
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Optometry and eye care in India.(Letter To Editor)(Letter to the editor)
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
; ...there should be better utilisation of optometry in India. For this to happen, a certain clarity has to be brought to its role. Optometry continues to be defined and described...misinterpreted, and sometimes belittled. Optometry has been in the process of interpreting...
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COLUMN: U. Missouri-St. Louis optometry school celebrates milestone
News Wire article from: University Wire
; ...ST. LOUIS -- The campus' School of Optometry celebrated a milestone this year, when...Students who have taken advantage of the Optometry School's eye care may be aware of that...passed the National Board of Examiners in Optometry examination, the first time in the nation...
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National Optometry Hall of Fame Selects Six for 2000 Induction.
PR Newswire
; ...June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Optometry Hall of Fame selection committee has...degree at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, and later his Ph.D. from the University...Haffner has been a strong voice for Optometry on multiple fronts, among those most...
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Researchers from New England College of Optometry, College of Optometry detail new studies and findings in the area of optometry.
Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week
; ...In this recent article published in the journal Optometry and Vision Science, scientists in the United...Johnson and colleagues, New England College of Optometry, College of Optometry (see also Optometry). The researchers concluded...
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INDIANA UNIVERSITY OPTOMETRY STUDENTS LOOKING TO BENEFIT FROM NEW VIDEO-CONFERENCING CENTER
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...release: The Indiana University School of Optometry and The Vision Care Institute LLC have...professional-level training opportunities for optometry students with the opening of a satellite...extraordinary facility at the IU School of Optometry," said Dr. Sarita Soni, interim dean...
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Polish educators to tour Pennsylvania College of Optometry.
PR Newswire
; ...EDUCATORS TO TOUR PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Another step toward opening the first optometry school in Poland will take place Monday...will tour the Pennsylvania College of Optometry and its clinical facility, The Eye Institute...
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State Program with Out-of-State Dentistry, Medicine and Optometry Schools Expands Options for N.C. Students.
PR Newswire
; ...residents studying medicine, dentistry and optometry at certain out-of-state institutions...the areas of dentistry, medicine and optometry in out-of-state education programs...for these degrees will be available. Optometry Career Conferences North Carolina students...
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Optometry Backs Bill to Expand Access to Eye and Vision Care in Medically Underserved Areas.
PR Newswire
; ...links between highly qualified doctors of optometry and communities in rural and urban areas...effective by the exclusion of doctors of optometry, the nation's frontline providers...other vision conditions. "Including optometry students in the National Health Service...
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Optometry Career Conferences Set for Five N.C. Campuses in October.
PR Newswire
; ...students interested in earning the doctor of optometry degree are encouraged to attend the 2007 Contract Programs Career Conferences on Optometry sponsored by the N.C. State Education...residents of the state pursuing doctor of optometry degrees at four out of state campuses...
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Twintech rises to optometry challenge
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times
; ...Times 11-23-2008 Twintech rises to optometry challenge Edition: New Sunday Times...Curve Memo: Excellence in education OPTOMETRY is a healthcare profession concerned...doctorate degree (in North America). Optometry is not offered as a diploma level qualification...
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