State Council Agencies Reshuffle.
The State Council newly establishes the Ministry of Industry and Information, the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Construction. Except the General Office of the State council, there are 27 agencies now...

"The State of the Association".
As your Executive Director, I have been busy in the background of MNA. As you can see from the first Pulse publication of 2008, we are in our new facility. The staff of MNA and I extend our thank you to all of the members of Montana Nurses Association...

Underwriting undertraining? In cutting back on the education of its next generation of underwriters, has the insurance industry, as critics claim, made life more difficult for itself?
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] While joblessness fears dominate the headlines, the insurance industry faces long-term challenges in filling its key positions, including those of underwriters. Many companies still offer training programs to fill the demand, but experts also see a decline in commitment to education that could force carriers...

Government Security Progress Report.
Government Security Progress Report By Don Erickson House Subcommittee evaluates need for improved IDs, security clearance reform and HSPD-12 The need for American citizens to harden the security of their identification documents became apparent following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Several...

Airline Finance News - North America.
Apr 21, 2008 Airlines are permitted to self-report compliance through an US Federal Aviation Administration system, the reliability of which has been questioned in the past. It crunches data, tracks trends, and helps to identify risks and safety priorities. Airline self-reporting underpins much of FAA oversight, and...

Iowa's community college response to the emerging biotechnology industry.
Public policy in Iowa recognizes the importance of transitioning the state's economy from an agricultural to a bio-fuel/ biotech focus. Education is core to sustaining the viability of current bioindustries, ensuring Iowa's leadership in renewable fuels and bio-based products, and in encouraging future bioindustry investments and expansion. In response...

THE "AUTONOMY" OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. DYMPNA.
The scholarship of Father James Burtchaell, author of The Dying of the Light (see review by John Peter Kenney, FT, October 1998), has made an inestimable contribution to the cause of keeping Christian schools Christian. Writing on the apostolic constitution Ex Corde Ecclesiae, which will be a major subject...

Unemployment rate highest for August since 2004.
Byline: The Register-Guard Lane County's unemployment rate rose to 6.6 percent in August, higher than expected, with the continued slowdown in manufacturing and real estate blamed in large part. The rate, which is not adjusted for seasonal fluctuations, was the highest August unemployment rate since 2004. ...

Around The Nation.
Series of seminars on autism slated In observance of National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week, the Autism Society of the Philippines (ASP) has scheduled a series of seminars on autism to help increase public awareness on the chronic neurological disorder. Ranilo Sorongon, executive director of...

Mother-daughter duo change the world of technology.
Using a head pointer to skillfully navigate the keys on her computer, Rosemary Musachio types with confidence. Musachio, who has cerebral palsy and cannot speak or use her hands, finishes her sentence, which reads simply: "TecAccess gave me my respect back; they gave me my life back." ...