Florence, KY (April 5, 2012)—The Workforce Solutions Division of Gateway Community and Technical College has scheduled three continuing education courses for journeyman and master plumbers in May.

The four-hour courses will take place on Saturday, May 19, at the college’s Boone Campus. The cost for each course is $60, and lunch is included in the registration fee. The registration deadline is Wednesday, May 19.

Participants must bring a photo ID and plumbing license(s) to class.

From 8 a.m. to noon, the two classes offered are: “Water Treatment/Filtration” and “Saving Energy @ Work/Workplace Security.” “Flammable & Combustible Liquids/Hazardous Communication” will be offered from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - 56 Teen teams from10 local school districts, 13 surrounding states, Canada and Brazil will participate in the FIRST® Robotics Competition Queen City Regional at the CINTAS Center at Xavier University for an opportunity to win regional recognition for design excellence, sportsmanship, teamwork, and more, and advance to the FIRST Championship competition.

The public is encouraged to attend, catch the excitement of this intense competition, and cheer on their favorite teams. Admission is free.

The 2012 “Rebound Rumble” robotics game is played between two Alliances of three teams each. Each Alliance competes by trying to score as many of the basketballs in the hoops as possible during the two-minute and 15-second match. Balls scored in higher hoops score teams more points. Team Alliances are awarded bonus points if they are balanced on bridges at the end of the match.

COVINGTON, KY (FOX19)  - The Symposium on the Use of Social Media in the Tourism Industry will be held November 7-9, 2012.

The question is, where?

The event’s organizers have turned that into a Facebook contest. It’s in a tournament format, and as of early Wednesday evening, Northern Kentucky was trailing Baltimore by a small number of votes, with 4 hours to go.  Oddly, the photo for Northern Kentucky is of Downtown Cincinnati.  In another bracket, Kansas city had a significant lead over Cleveland.

The inaugural symposium - which hosted 110 attendees - was held in 2010 in Loudoun County, Virginia.  The second inaugural symposium in 2011- which hosted 183 attendees - was held in Tunica, Mississippi, a casino town a couple of counties south of Memphis.

Here is the page for Northern Kentucky vs. Baltimore.