With the cornerstone ideas in place, digital audio would start to slowly move from the realms of telecoms out into the broader academic and commercial fields.

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Today it is home to the playing fields, dormitories and academic buildings of the best college in the Midwest: Northwestern University.

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These kinds of programs have national and international thought leaders in their fields presenting throughout the academic calendar at rounds, meetings, seminars, conferences on every important disease one might encounter as a practicing physician.

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Cuomo said the plan would create jobs in a long-stagnant upstate economy by connecting academic research campuses with businesses in those fields.

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TIAA-CREF is a national financial services organization and the leading provider of retirement services in the academic, research, medical and cultural fields.

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In 2013, for the first time, a Latin America country will host the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI), offering a unique opportunity for participants to learn about current trends in the fields and to join with the international academic community.

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Patent applications in these fields are now the province of large industrial or academic research laboratories, backed by armies of corporate lawyers.

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Consider the recommendations by the Association of Academic Health Centers for a one time increase of 3, 000 entry level positions in needed fields such as family medicine and general surgery.

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Others trap workers in low-paid fields such as child care, and some even signal to employers the holder's weak academic record.

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