CFMP--the credential with clout: three marketers explain how both they and their banks benefited from the designation.
[ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Marketing does not always receive the respect it deserves. This is a fact at too many financial institutions. However, there are strategies that marketers can employ to counteract this unfortunate tendency. One approach is for marketers to earn a Certified Financial Marketing Professional (CFMP) credential....

Laws requiring health plans to provide direct access to obstetricians and gynecologists, and use of cancer screening by women.
Reacting to patient and provider dissatisfaction with the restrictive practices of managed care plans during the 1990s, many states adopted managed care patient protection regulations designed to restrain these health plan activities (Blendon et al. 1998; Noble and Brennan 1999; Sloan and Hall 2002). Limited access to specialists was...

Hybridization among Buteos: Swainson's Hawks (Buteo swainsoni) x red-tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis).
Hybridization is relatively common among birds with documented cases in ~9% of avian species (Grant and Grant 1992). The frequency of hybridization varies greatly among Orders. Hybrids are often artificially generated among Falconiformes for falconry (Bunnell 1986, Weaver and Cade 1991, Fox and Sherrod 1999), particularly within the genus...

Cyber trooper.
Byline: N Shatrujeet Finding advertising people in academia isn't particularly hard, but you seldom chance upon an academician in advertising. Yet, Tom Eslinger spent five years teaching at a degree-level on interactive media, design and typography at the Wanganui Polytechnic School of Design in New Zealand before...

Special listing.
National Officers President -- CAPT Richard F. Collins, R.S., M.S.E.H., D.A.A.S., USPHS, Senior Terrorism Response Activities Coordinator, Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, NCEH/ATSDR, Office of the Director, 4770 Buford Highway, Mailstop F-29, Atlanta, GA, 30341. Phone: (770) 488-4469; fax: (770) 488-7742; e-mail: ryc4@cdc.gov ...

Special listing.
National Officers President -- CAPT Richard F. Collins, R.S., M.S.E.H., D.A.A.S., USPHS, Senior Terrorism Response Activities Coordinator, Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, NCEH/ATSDR, Office of the Director, 4770 Buford Highway, Mailstop F-29, Atlanta, GA, 30341. Phone: (770) 488-4469; fax: (770) 488-7742; e-mail: ryc4@cdc.gov ...

Special listing.
National Officers President -- Ron Grimes, R.S., M.P.H., D.A.A.S., Director/Health Officer, Jackson County Health Dept., 1715 Lansing Ave., Suite 221, Jackson, MI 49202. Phone: (517) 768-1658; fax: (517) 788-4373; e-mail: rgrimes@co.jackson.mi.us President Elect -- CAPT Richard F. Collins, R.S., M.S.E.H., D.A.A.S., USPHS, Senior Terrorism Response...

2006 summer study guide.
NORTH DAKOTA BISMARCK Just For Kix Dates: June 27-30. Hip hop, jazz. Ages: 14-19. Levels: Beg, adv, teach. Audition required: Yes. Tuition: TBD. Scholarships: No. Room and board: Yes. Apply by: June 1. Performance opportunities: Yes. 800.450.3262; dance@justforkix.com www.justforkix.com Just For Kix Dates:...

2006 asphalt industry Dealer Directory: your guide to finding the best resources for your firm.
The Dealer Directory is designed to help you find the best retailer for the products and equipment your company needs to do the job. Suppliers are listed in the states they serve by name in alphabetical order along with the types of products they offer. You'll see...

Sysmex America Awarded Contract to Service Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in Midwest States.
MUNDELEIN, Ill., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Sysmex America, Inc., a leading medical diagnostic instrument manufacturer and health information systems developer, today announced that it has entered into a five-year Cost Per Reportable Result (CPRR) Agreement with the VA Midwest Health Care Network, Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) 23. Sysmex...