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Greetings Hi, Any look into the future of business and workforce competitiveness must be through the lens of the expanding global marketplace. Rapidly rising nations are causing a shift in the evolving balance of global power, all the while triggering unprecedented challenges. Meeting the increasing demands of international markets is more than a competitive edge --  Simplicity of Design- Mercury Monitoring made easy Meeting 40 CFR Part 75 is just the starting point for a mercury monitoring solution. The next step is a system that's easy to live with. Our engineering focus has been simplicity of design. How do today's countries stack up against each other? Examining key factors -- education, market size and efficiency, infrastructure and innovation -- we look at the latest global rankings. As China continues its meteoric rise in manufacturing and engineering, the country faces profound new challenges. In sight of this rising force, where does the U.S. stand? Many entrepreneurs argue that IPOs are going overseas because Sarbanes-Oxley compliance costs are too high in the U.S., thus undermining the nation's economic competitiveness. Yet a first-of-its-kind report offers surprising results of the actual cost of compliance. The rapid rise in energy costs has been catching much of the media spotlight these days. But there is major concern over the global shortage of another critical resource: water. Companies can spout rhetoric about employees creating competitive advantage, or they can act on it by embedding a robust talent strategy in the overall business strategy. Will China really be the next global superpower? Is it as solid and as powerful as it looks from the outside? NPR reporter Rob Gifford poses these and other questions in China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power. Of Interest...With less than 10 months to go until the U.S. presidential election, business lobbyists are pressing their agendas before the '08 vote in nervous anticipation of Democratic gains. High-tech machines have already replaced some labor on assembly lines, and they are only increasing in sophistication. What are the chances we will one day be competing with robots for jobs? Despite a rise in violations, tougher enforcement of workplace regulations has reduced the number of on-the-job accidents in recent years, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). |
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