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Capture of Methyl Bromide Recognised by Montréal Protocol
The use of Methyl Bromide for fumigation of wooden pallets and packaging materials had increased substantially and would continue to grow following the introduction of standard 15 of the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) in early 2004. Parties were invited to monitor that increased use.
With regard to recovering and recycling technology for methyl bromide quarantine and pre-shipment treatments, in decision VII/5, paragraph (C) and decision XI/13, paragraph 7, the Parties had been urged to adopt such technology where technically and economically feasible.
MBTOC had collected data showing that the recapture of methyl bromide from small-scale fumigations in freight containers or fumigation chambers was carried out in several countries using carbon to recapture methyl bromide after use. Adoption of that technology had, however, been driven by safety and local air quality regulations rather than recognition of the need to protect the ozone layer.
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Few electric guitars shaped more styles of music in the '50s and '60s than the Telecaster guitar. From James Burton to the Beatles, the Telecaster was at the heart of popular music. And Fender still make them like they used to, with two single-coil Alnico pickups, vintage bridges and knurled chrome knobs.
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Professional guitarists in all musical genres have relied on the Fender Telecaster Guitar since its early 1950s introduction for its powerful tone and smooth playability. The Standard Telecaster combines the best of old and new, with hotter single-coil pickups, shielded body cavities, medium jumbo frets, six-saddle strings-through-body bridge, cast/sealed tuners, tinted neck, parchment pickguard and control knobs, and 70s-style headstock logo. Standard gig bag included.
So simple, yet incredibly versatile! Since its introduction in the early '50s, guitarists in all musical genres have relied on the Fender Telecaster guitar for its powerful tone and smooth playability. Today's Standard Telecaster guitar features the best of the old and the new: a fast-action maple neck, cast/sealed machine heads, two classic single-coil pickups, and a six-saddle string-through-body bridge. Timeless.
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- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
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SIMI VALLEY (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that a California law that laid out strict cleanup standards at a former rocket engine test site just outside Los Angeles is unconstitutional.
The decision this week is a victory for the site's current owner Boeing, which claimed it was being unfairly singled out and that the cleanup rules were unreasonable.
Passed in 2007, the law required the Santa Susana Field Laboratory to be cleaned up to standards above Superfund requirements. For decades, the site was used for rocket engine and nuclear testing.
State environmental regulators said they plan to appeal.
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By C.J. MCMANUSSun Advocate community editor
Identity theft is something that affects everyone. The crime and the criminals who perpetrate it, have the ability reach into the farthest corners of rural America. The theft is a silent one that can have effects far outweighing a simple burglary into one's home. The after affects of identity theft can leave a person footing the bill for years, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
"Many people do not realize how easily criminals can obtain our personal data without having to break into our homes," states the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) website. "In public places, for example, criminals may engage in 'shoulder surfing' watching you from a nearby location as you punch in your telephone calling card number or listen in on your conversation if you give your credit card number over the telephone to a hotel or rental car company."
According to the DOJ, another common trick criminals use is 'dumpster diving.' This involves going through a person's garbage once it is on the street to obtain copies of checks, credit card or bank statements or other records that typically bear a person's name, address and even telephone number.
"These types of records make it easier for criminals to get control over accounts in your name and assume your identity," says the site at www.usdoj.com.
The DOJ further reports that 'pre-approved' credit cards received through the mail can be especially dangerous. Often the mail is discarded with the documentation inside still intact. Criminals often get a hold of these materials and activate the cards.
"Also, if your mail is delivered to a place where others have ready access to it, criminals may simply intercept and re-direct your mail to another location," states DOJ site.
In recent years, the Internet has become an appealing place for criminals to obtain identifying data, such as passwords or even banking information. One of the more dangerous areas of the web, according to the DOJ, are the 'spam' and unsolicited emails an individual may receive. These messages often include a promise of financial gain while requesting personal data.
With enough identifying information a criminal can take over someones complete identity and conduct a broad range of crimes: for example, false applications for loans and credit cards, fraudulent withdrawals from bank accounts, fraudulent use of telephone calling cards or obtaining other goods or privileges which the criminal might be denied if he were to use his real name.
"If the criminal takes steps to ensure that bills for the falsely obtained credit cards, or bank statements showing the unauthorized withdrawals, are sent to an address other than the victims, the victim may not become aware of what is happening until the criminal has already inflicted substantial damage by abusing the victim's assets, credit and reputation," warns the DOJ.
Several cases noted by the DOJ make the threat of identity theft very real.
A California woman pleaded guilty to several crimes after using another persons identity to obtain thousands of dollars in credit and then filing bankruptcy in the name of her victim.
More recently a man was charged for several crimes after obtaining private bank account information and using it to deposit $764,000 in a savings account he had set up.
"To the victims of identity theft and fraud, the task of correcting incorrect information about their financial or personal status while trying to restore their good name and reputation can seem daunting," cautions the DOJ. "Unfortunately, the damage that criminals do in stealing another person's identity and using it to commit fraud often takes far longer to undo than it took the criminal to commit the crimes."
To reduce or minimize the risk of becoming a victim the DOJ recommends that acronym 'SCAM':
S - Be stingy about giving our personal information regardless of where you are.
To start this, adopt a 'need to know' approach when dealing with personal data.
During a recent seminar on identity theft at Active Re-Entry, Officer Shane Henrie cautioned citizens to watch for anyone who calls your residence asking for personal information.
He recommended that upon receiving such a call, individuals should hang up and call their bank or credit card company back themselves.
When traveling have any mail held at the local post office, or ask someone well known to pick the mail up.
The Sun Advocate's Web Administrator Jason Bailey recommends omitting personally identifiable information for anything frivolous on the web, such as message boards, blogs or social sites such as MySpace.
"Don't give your personal information to anyone or any company you don't really trust," said Bailey.
C - Check financial information regularly and look for what should be there and what shouldn't.
Look closely at monthly bank account or credit card statements and if statements quit coming on open accounts, inquire with the company as soon as possible.
The DOJ recommends reporting any unauthorized spending on your accounts immediately.
"Keep checking your computer as well," said Bailey. "Make sure that your computer has up to date virus protection and the latest bug and security patches available via Windows Update."
A - Ask periodically for a copy of the most recent credit report.
"Your credit report should list all bank and financial accounts under your name and will provide other indications of whether someone has wrongfully opened or used any accounts in your name," stated the DOJ website.
M - Maintain careful records of all banking and financial accounts.
Even the most vigilant individual can be attacked by identity theft but according to the DOJ, the most important thing to do is to immediatly report the crime to the credit or banking institution along with the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-ID-THEFT.


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Fusion-io Makes SSDs More Affordable
By David Hill and Jim Handy
Solid state drive (SSD) technology is generally expected to grow in importance in enterprise-class storage as the performance tier of choice. In fact, over time, while tier 1 FibreChannel (FC) and serial-attached SCSI (SAS) drives will not be entirely displaced, tier 0 SSD storage will be used for applications where performance is a paramount objective and tier 2 SATA drives will be used increasingly for applications where price—and not performance—is the primary consideration. That means that the SSD market will bifurcate into a performance tier and a capacity tier that will coordinate with each other.
There is still some question over when this will take place. Would-be users are still trying to figure out how to efficiently optimize SSD. Many others are trying to understand when it makes sense to adopt this new technology. However, the biggest inhibitor to the adoption of SSDs remains cost. On a per gigabyte basis SSDs are much more expensive (about 20X) than hard disk drives (HDDs).
The economic case for SSDs in the enterprise is instead built using a different measure: Price per IOPS. For example, to achieve very high performance in an HDD-based system, data center managers will often use parallelism, spreading data over many spindles, increasing IOPS but resulting in a lot of unused capacity. SSDs are inherently much faster than HDDs, so a single unit with less total capacity can effectively replace numerous lightly utilized drives. This is especially true when "short stroking" is applied reducing usable capacity to less than 20% of an HDD for a relatively small IOPS gain. Usually the single SSD will carry a smaller price tag than the total price of all the HDDs it replaces.
Some argue, nonetheless, that SSD prices are falling so quickly that it is inevitable that they will reach a price-per-gigabyte crossover with enterprise-class HDDs in the near future. This comes from a misperception about how quickly flash memory prices can fall. Although flash SSD prices recently fell faster than HDD prices, such falls are not sustainable. Over the long run SSD gigabyte prices will remain about 20X that of an HDD, so any case based on price per gigabyte will continue to pose a challenge. From this perspective price vs. performance will always be the key justification for the use of SSDs in enterprise data centers. Of course, steep price drops will always temporarily improve the business case for SSDs. This is simply Economics 101 and price elasticity.
SSD vendor Fusion-io believes that it has found a way to significantly reduce the price of enterprise-class flash memory devices without reducing performance or compromising reliability by using what it calls Single-mode Multi-Level Cell (SMLC) technology, which uses multi-level cell (MLC) flash memory technology at the chip level. This compares with standard enterprise-class flash memory which uses single-level cell (SLC). Raw MLC technology is consumer-grade flash memory (which is what you find in removable USB drives) which trades off a much lower cost structure for higher capacity, with as much as 10 times lower endurance than SLC technology.


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XUL Gear List (for a weekend summer/fall outing):1) MLD Prophet 20- 2 oz2) BD Winter Bivy- 9 oz3) MLD Devotion Bag- 10 oz4) GG Polycryo Ground Cloth- 1.3 oz5) Homemade Can Stove- .2 oz6) Aluminum Foil Windscreen- .2 oz7) SP Ti Bowl- 1.6 oz8) Aluminum Foil Lid- .1 oz9) Taco Bell Plastic Spork- .1 oz10) MSR Pot Lifter- 1 oz11) 2 Esbit Tablets- 1 oz12) Matches- .3 oz13) 2 Platypus 1L Bottles- 1.6 oz14) 4 Katadyn MP1 Tablets- .3 oz15) Homemade First Aid Kit- 1.5 oz16) Deet in Small Dropper- .3 ozTotal Weight (minus food & water): 30.5 oz = 1.9 lbs base pack weight!Items Worn on Body:1) ACR Emergency Whistle2) Micro Photon LED3) Small Pocket Knife4) Mesh Hat5) Sunglasses6) Small Compass7) Small Emergency Poncho
are we impressed?it's rather an incomplete list unless you're planning on wearing nothing but your poncho in a very temperate if not tropical locale-- perhaps in a nudist colony.good taste in MLD products, though.
You bring DEET? Wimp.
I always wear clothes when I hike. I just put the items of gear that I wear on my body & not in my pack in the bottom list. Sorry for not being more specific. If I dont mention them, people will tell me that Iam missing the essentials so I decided just to put them as worn items.
Items worn:1) ACR Emergency Whistle2) Micro Photon LED3) Small Pocket Knife4) Mesh Hat5) Sunglasses6) Small Compass7) Emergency Poncho8) Wicking T-ShirtAlso, I do wear DEET because if you don't here in Arkansas, you will get eaten alive by mosquitoes & flies, etc.9) Hiking Shorts10) Wicking Socks11) Trail Running Shoes
Looking good. This list, in my opinion, has seen the evolution from your other extreme low weight lists, without much in the way of comfort, to a still crazy-low-weight list with a more reasonable degree of comfort, durability, and functionality. Congratulations.No sleeping pad? Stealth camp on naturally soft site?No extra clothes? Not even a windshirt or Dri Ducks top? I find that 100% DEET sometimes will not get it for me and our local mosquitos.4L of H2O purification would be pushing it for me in Alabama for a weekend...I might take a few more MP1 tabs.Glad to finally figure out where you are located. I've seen your other SE lists and have been interested.
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The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for human rights in Cambodia, Mr. Yash Ghai, concludes his third official visit to Cambodia
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for human rights in Cambodia, Yash Ghai, issued the following statement today:
Phnom Penh 31 May 2007 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for human rights in Cambodia, Yash Ghai, conducted his third official visit to Cambodia from 29 to 31 May 2007. The main objective of the visit was for the Special Representative to get feedback on his latest report to the United Nations Human Rights Council and to update himself on the human rights situation in the country. In this regard, he very much appreciated the opportunity to meet and discuss with H.E. Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng during his visit. However, he regrets that none of the other senior government officials he had hoped to meet were available to see him. While in Phnom Penh, Mr. Ghai had fruitful discussions with representatives of civil society, political parties, the National Election Commission, United Nations agencies and the diplomatic community.
The Special Representative welcomes the imminent adoption of the Code of Penal Procedure, after many years of preparation. He hopes that the Code will overcome many of the problems that have dogged the Cambodian justice system and the Government will give priority to its implementation.
Impunity for human rights violations continues to pose a threat to the rule of law in Cambodia. The Special Representative again expresses deep regret over the decision by the Appeal Court on 12 April 2007 to uphold, despite strong exculpatory evidence, the conviction of Born Samnang and Sok Sam Ouen, who in 2005 were sentenced by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, following fundamentally flawed proceedings, to 20 years imprisonment for the murder of trade union leader Chea Vichea in January 2004. The upholding of these sentences is a grave injustice and the Special Representative reiterates his calls for a thorough, impartial and credible investigation into the murder of Chea Vichea, and for the prosecution of those responsible. He also supports the appeals for a Royal Pardon for Born Samnang and Sok Sam Ouen.
The Special Representative notes with alarm the continuation of attacks and intimidation against members of the workers' movement in the course of the last year. Serious restrictions have been placed, illegally, on their right to assemble and carry out their responsibilities. He is appalled at the assassination of trade union leader Hy Vuthy on 24 February 2007. There must be no impunity for the murderer this time.
While welcoming Cambodia's economic growth, he warns that human rights and equity must not be sacrificed in the pursuit of growth. He will shortly release a report presenting a human rights perspective on economic land concessions. The report shows that economic land concessions, as presently granted, have compromised and destroyed the livelihoods of rural communities in favour of the enrichment of a few connected to the political establishment. He is deeply concerned about the continuing alienation of indigenous land through 'land grabbing', illegal or coercive sales, and the grant of concessions, including mining licenses.
The Special Representative looks forward to the speedy adoption of the Internal Rules for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), and welcomes the agreement reached on the question of international defence counsel. He wishes to emphasize the importance of independent international monitoring of the trials and the responsibility of any monitor to bring matters of concern to public attention. In the interest of maintaining the integrity of the trial process, he endorses the calls for a thorough and transparent investigation of the allegations regarding irregular hiring practices at the ECCC.
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I'm taking a course I've wanted to take for a long time – through the Foundation for Critical Thinking This is the first week and so far we've explored definitions of CT and also processes by which a person can systematically think critically.
The second course in the sequence – offered in SP is the application piece – how to embed CT into courses. Very excited about it all…
THe interface is terribly frustrating though – technology not working – broken links, SLOW website… but the work is rewarding so far – Journal post and then discussion. I've had 2 a-ha's already!
1) How skilled/honed are our own thinking processes???? A big a-ha for me already is the realization that the acquisition of content knowledge does NOT necessarily mean the acquisition of critical thinking skills… sadly
2) Working through the process of understanding the logic of a thing, applying the elements of thought and asking the associated questions – in my example – teaching grammar – was enlightening and reminded me of the importance of EXPLICITLY letting students know the underlying assumptions of why we teach the things we do, why they need to know it… and how to approach their thinking on a given topic. As novices in an area, they need some guidance in how to approach things.
Here is one sample:
What is the purpose of studying grammar in this course? (to get control over and improve our writing, to help students get good grades in other courses, to help student writing adhere to an academic standard in certain contexts)
What kinds of questions do you/will we have about grammar? (what are the rules of grammar, what are the exceptions to those rules, and when are the exceptions applied)
What sort of information do we need? (grammar rules, examples, exercises, feedback)
What experience do you already have with grammar? (what are your weak and strong areas?)
What is the most basic concept that you need to understand about how grammar works? (grammar rules put order to how words and ideas are expressed)
From what point of view should we approach the issue? (Understanding that there are different standards of language use depending on the context in which they are used. In your academic work, you should adhere to academic standards of language use which we'll study in this course. We will use the grammar of Standard English)
What can we safely assume as we reason through the topic of grammar? (it is possible to learn the rules and apply them to our own writing. Professors expect students to use Standard English and use proper grammar in their assignments, correspondence, and interactions in class. No matter what level of grammar facility you have now, you can improve.)
What inferences can we call into question? (perhaps one of the biggest inferences might be that Standard American English is the ONLY proper use. Context and identity play large roles. Another inference might be the expected time frame to achieve the standard – For English Language Learners (ELLs), this can take many years, especially for academic language development. Lastly, the assumption that underlies this notion should be challenged: that just because someone learns a rule, they should also be able to apply it in every situation. This just isn't the case.)
What are the implications for successfully studying grammar? Better grades, ability to express thoughts more clearly to a wider audience, support for expressing thinking more clearly.
the Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools: CT "is the art of analyzing and evaluating thinking with a view to improving it" (pg. 2)
the Thinker's Guide to Analytic Reasoning : " thinking is best understood and improved when we are able to analyze and assess it EXPLICITLY" (pg. 4)
Introduction to Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Learning and Your Life: CT is "that mode of thinking – about any subject, content, or problem – in which the thinker improves the quality of his or her thinking by skillfully analyzing, assessing, and reconstructing it." (pg. xxii) As I read, I found this further interesting explanation; CT involves analysis, evaluation AND creativity (in the reconstructing process) (pg. xxiv)
Additionally, this text describes 2 parts to CT: analysis and assessment. I particularly thought it was useful to think about this in the terms described on pg. xxii, "Critical Thinking is the way you do everything you do."


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Whisk sugar and vinegar in medium bowl until sugar dissolves. Whisk in mustards. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate sauce 1 day. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.) Serve ham with sauce.
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PROVIDENCE — Calling for "an era of political collaboration, of cultural and ethnic acceptance, of shared sacrifice and, more importantly, of faith and trust in each other," Lincoln Chafee became the first Independent governor of Rhode Island in the modern era at 12:22 p.m. Tuesday.
A bright sun peeked through thin clouds as Chafee was sworn in by Secretary of State Ralph Mollis — his wife, Stephanie, holding a Bible used by Chafee's father, the late U.S. Senator and R.I. Governor John Chafee — but it did little to warm the several hundred spectators on the south lawn of the Statehouse from the mid-30s January chill.
Also taking the oath of office on the Statehouse steps were Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts, Attorney General Peter Kilmartin, General Treasurer Gina Raimondo and Mollis.
Chafee, who sold himself during the campaign as a conciliator who could help disparate groups and individuals reach consensus, told a crowd assembled on the south lawn of the Statehouse that, "the only way to move forward is to move forward together.
"In every segment of our society, Chafee said, "we have tolerated something that Roger Williams did not — a refusal to do the work necessary to correct our course and an acceptance of a fractious society that emphasizes division over common purpose.
"In short," he added, "our politics have not lived up to our ideals. That must change. The time of irresponsibility has ended."
Chafee was careful to spread the blame for that irresponsibility.
"Our present condition has not developed overnight," he said. "It has been decades in the making and is the shared legacy of Democrats and Republicans, business and labor, liberals and conservatives. Finger-pointing and blame will do nothing to alleviate our situation."
A onetime Republican turned Independent, Chafee was elected with 36 percent of the vote in a seven-person race. He has appointed well-known Democrats and Republicans to his cabinet to fashion a governing coalition to accomplish the goals of his administration. He maintains that his ability to build coalitions and form consensus will overcome his lack of party allies in the legislative branch.
Chafee's inaugural address largely stuck to broad themes such as reclaiming the legacy of Roger Williams, working together toward common goals and the meaning of a civil state. But he did single out two specific issues for mention as he begins his administration.
"Tomorrow, I will rescind the so-called E-Verify executive order," Chafee declared as boos mixed with the cheers that had met his speech to that point. A group of protesters stood at the back of the crowd, holding a large sign in support of the E-Verify program. He had pledged throughout the campaign to countermand the order issued by Gov. Donald Carcieri in March, 2008, that requires state departments and contractors to use the federal E-Verify system to ensure that newly-hired employees are eligible to work in this country because of their immigration status.
It also requires State Police and corrections officials to work with federal immigration officials in identifying illegal aliens they encounter in the course of their duties.
"However well-intentioned it may have been," Chafee said of his predecessor's order, "it has caused needless anxiety within our Latino community without demonstrating any progress on illegal immigration, an issue I strongly believe must be solved at the federal level."
The new governor also made a pitch for same-sex marriage, another issue that was a hallmark of his campaign.
"I would hope Rhode Island will catch up to her New England neighbors and pass a bill to establish marriage equality," he said, drawing only cheers this time. "I urge the General Assembly to quickly consider and adopt this legislation. When marriage equality is the law in Rhode Island, we honor our forefathers who risked their lives and fortune in the pursuit of human equality.
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An alert reader sends along this story from The Economist, on the price of talent in China versus the West. Talking about the steep rise in the stock of WuXi PharmaTech on the Chinese stock market, which is insane even by the impressive standards of the Chinese stock market, they point out that:
". . .as in so many other industries in China, labour is cheap. Starting salaries for a PhD are $23,000 a year, compared with $200,000 a year in America, according to UBS, an investment bank."
Well, that explains it! If that's a real salary figure, I'm at a loss to explain where it came from, let me tell you. I've been doing this for 18 years now, and all I can say is that I'm driving down the average for what is supposed to be a starting salary? Something is seriously awry.
Real numbers are to be found, among other places, at the American Chemical Society. These are self-reported, of course, and surely have biases in them – but not all those biases point in the same direction, and if anything, they might lean a bit toward the high side. (People feel better answering surveys about their salary when it's a number that they're happy with). According to the most recent ACS numbers, entry-level PhD chemist salaries in industry were between $70,000 and $75,000 in 2003 and 2004. Unless something bizarre has happened since then, I think we can take that as a reasonable starting point.
So basically, the UBS figures are deranged, and if anyone there would like to tell me where they got them, I'd be obliged. But those ACS numbers still show a large cost difference between hiring a PhD in China and hiring one here, of course. And those numbers leave out a number of costs on the employer's side, which just might make up a lot of the difference toward the UBS figure. I'm talking about benefits, retirement plan contributions, mandatory FICA and insurance payments, etc. I don't know what the figures are for these costs in China, but I feel safe in assuming them to be much, much lower on both a currency-adjusted and percentage basis. (I realize that the UBS figure is billed as a salary, which isn't supposed to include these costs – if this really is the explanation, then someone at the Economist was asleep at the keyboard).
The thing is, the costs in China are increasing. The increase no doubt looks gaudiest on a percentage basis, since it's starting from a lower number, but the price of a PhD employee there is has been heading nowhere but up the last few years, if what I've been hearing is any guide. Supply and demand cannot be escaped merely by traveling to Shanghai. If the global research environment stays healthy, the trend will continue, which will lead to shifts into the less-globalized inland parts of China. (I already know of some good stuff from Chengdu, for example). And after that, it'll lead to other countries entirely. Which is the whole idea.
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1. SRC on September 25, 2007 9:15 PM writes...
Presumably they meant the fully-burdened US cost, in which case they're low. Is it possible that $23K is the fully-burdened cost in China, or (equally improbable) that they're comparing two different types of figures?
2. AC on September 25, 2007 9:27 PM writes...
Perhaps they're talking about all non-academic Ph.D.'s, not just those in the basic sciences. $200k sounds reasonable for MD/Ph.D.'s as well as business/economics Ph.D.'s who go into finance.
3. TNC on September 25, 2007 9:34 PM writes...
I agree with SRC.
4. MikeS on September 26, 2007 12:16 AM writes...
A Chinese synthetic chemistry CRO that a former employer works with charges its clients 30-40K/yr for a FTE PhD plus all associated expenses, including the costs of all chemicals. So $23K sounds realistic for fully-burdened costs in China after US-side support costs and profit is subtracted.
Of course, given the communication issues and lag times associated with working with people in China, and the fact that no company is going to have contractors, PhD-level or not, driving discovery projects, these Chinese PhDs are really fulfilling the role of an experienced associate-level chemist. Making intermediates, cranking out analogs, taking the first crack at scale-up. Still a bargain in some ways, but not directly comparable to an in-house US PhD.
On the other hand, the work of the process group at this particular CRO is very impressive for the price.
5. LNT on September 26, 2007 4:35 AM writes...
As SRC mentioned, I've often heard $250,000 / year as the "real" cost of a full-time chemist in the US. This includes overhead costs such as chemical and energy consumption, administrative support, and benifits. Of course only half or less of that figure actually goes to salary.
When taken in this "broader" view, it becomes apparent that the arguement of hiring a PhD vrs. a BS/MS chemist becomes more muddled than we traditionally think. The cost to the company really isn't all that different between PhD and BS/MS since salary only accounts for 30-50% of the "real" cost of employment.
6. Anonymous BMS Researcher on September 26, 2007 7:13 AM writes...
Hmm, the $200K figure is roughly comparable -- though maybe a bit on the low side -- to what we at BMS figure as the average cost per FTE hour (we tend to figure things as hours instead of years) including stuff like benefits and overhead, so as others have pointed out this may be what UBS meant. I cannot say whether the Chinese figure quoted there is also a fully-loaded-with-overhead figure though I presume it is. I've no knowledge of what outsourcing to India costs BMS per FTE hour, but from the pace with which we're doing it our management must think it worth doing.
7. Analytical Chemist on September 26, 2007 7:42 AM writes...
Is UBS trying to sell business consulting services and encourage companies to outsoruce to China?
This does seem like a selective use of statistics. I have a friend working a mid-tier scientific job in Shanghai whose salary would blow that $23k number to bits. I wonder if any of the PhDs they surveyed are diving Taxis?
8. PharmaChemist on September 26, 2007 7:48 AM writes...
$23K is only for the salary component of a PhD chemist in Shanghai. Fully loaded cost is on the order of $60K-95K per FTE. Either the UBS data for US cost is grossly inaccurate (as Derek suggests) or it is not an apples to apples comparison with the data for China.
9. Nina on September 26, 2007 9:54 AM writes...
As many have commented here before, hiring in china seems to be a box that management checks off to demonstrate their frugality.
Lets look at the figures for 2006. There was a record amount of Venture capital heading into California biotech in 2006. But jobs for PhD chemists were scarce. Many companies I had contacts with were hiring ten even twenty PhD chemists in China. The feedback I recieved on their performance was less than stellar, but management refused to hear about it. Its all due to the fact that chemists are seen as a disposable asset, easily circumvented in the business model.
So for you BS folks thinking of getting a PhD I say...don't don't don't! You'll find its a dead end.
10. MolecularGeek on September 26, 2007 10:13 AM writes...
As opposed to the dead-end of trying to find a BS-level position that actually uses the education you have?
11. JBJB on September 26, 2007 10:36 AM writes...
Nina nails it with:
"Its all due to the fact that chemists are seen as a disposable asset, easily circumvented in the business model."
This is so true, and something I have tried to explain to my R&D collegues for years. This is not to say that getting a PHD in Chem is a hapless endeavor, but if you choose basic R&D as a career path, you must always keep this reality in mind.
12. SynChem on September 26, 2007 10:51 AM writes...
I chatted with a complete stranger last night who just finished a Master's in Computer Engineering. He said their starting salary is ~$150K. We're ALL int he wrong profession!
13. Jimbo! on September 26, 2007 10:57 AM writes...
I was wondering if those figures from ACS skew a bit due to Post-Doc salaries. We had similar average numbers coming out of MIT last year (I just graduated with a PhD there), and I thought that this might be due to P-D salaries driving the number down. Because no one I knew got a 70K salary offer anywhere. I'd put the average closer to 90 from my experience.
14. Moe on September 26, 2007 11:33 AM writes...
Jimbo, it's debatable whether that actually matters. Post-docs are often (usually?) a necessity when industry jobs aren't available. It's one mechanism for the PhD labor market to equilibrate, so I think post-docs should indeed count toward that figure--especially since salaries don't rapidly adjust to market forces.
15. Kay on September 26, 2007 11:59 AM writes...
I have been told that the Chinese university system graduates way more chemists than the country can use, hence keeping salaries low. Perhaps the low prices will be around for longer than Derek estimates?
16. Mark M on September 26, 2007 12:53 PM writes...
"Lets look at the figures for 2006. There was a record amount of Venture capital heading into California biotech in 2006. But jobs for PhD chemists were scarce. Many companies I had contacts with were hiring ten even twenty PhD chemists in China. The feedback I recieved on their performance was less than stellar, but management refused to hear about it. Its all due to the fact that chemists are seen as a disposable asset, easily circumvented in the business model.
So for you BS folks thinking of getting a PhD I say...don't don't don't! You'll find its a dead end."
I disagree with the sentiment of obtaining an advanced degree. you will earn considerably more than an BS--but the caveat is to know you are disposable and keep your skills sharp and current.
17. LNT on September 26, 2007 1:29 PM writes...
Mark -- I have to disagree. Unless the job market changes, I don't think a PhD ofers any major advantage over BS/MS chemists. (in reguards to money and job stability)
In a career change, a PhD will typically "overqualify" you for many positions -- so you are much more pigeonholed into a very narrow and uncertain job field. Yes, you are paid more as a PhD. However, you have to go through years of grad school and postdoc to get there. Say I make $85k after graduating with a PhD and a year or two of postdocing. My buddy graduated 4 years previous with an MS and got a job in the industry for $60k. For those 4 years, I'm stuck in grad school/postdoc making $20-$30k. He outearned me by $140k over that 4 year period. How many years will it take for me to make up that $140k gap? Probably close to a decade when you take into account inflation and consider that his salary has now grown considerably because he has 4 years experience while I have none.
If you move out of the pharma/chemicals field, what advantage does a PhD have? What can you do as a PhD that you could not do as a MS chemist? I honestly can't think of anything.
I'm glad I earned my PhD because I enjoy what I do. But if I had to do the same thing in the current job market, there's no way in hell I would get a PhD.
18. Polymer Bound on September 26, 2007 6:44 PM writes...
"I'm glad I earned my PhD because I enjoy what I do."
That's the advantage that a PhD offers... life often boils down to money, but sometimes there's more. I enjoy running a research group, and managing people, and steering the direction of my research. If you're going to school to be a chemist, and not a scientist, a B.S. or an M.S. will suit you just fine. If you want more than that, you're going to have to struggle.
19. Rohan Deo on September 26, 2007 9:58 PM writes...
There are simply too many PhD's coming out of China at the moment for salaries to be comparable to US levels. I still do think they are better off there for now. I can only see the PhD unemployment crisis in North America worsening in the next couple of years.
20. Loon E Toon on September 27, 2007 7:05 AM writes...
$23K/year? Sounds about right.
Oh, you mean for people working in China and not us postdocs? Sorry, my bad.
21. Jimbo on September 27, 2007 3:13 PM writes...
So long as the currency differential exists, China will always be the more desirable locale. Coupled with no wage laws, no envio laws and a police state govt, I can't see why (a master of the universe MBA) would waste money in the USA. Plus five times as many potential workers!
22. krishnareddy gankidi on December 12, 2007 1:05 PM writes...
I agree with pharma chemist
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The surge in Jewish Home is led in no small part by former Netanyahu aide Naftali Bennett, who is scoring big both as a multi-millionaire business mogul and as a religious far-right ideologue who condemns the notion of Palestinian statehood on general principle in favor of a Greater Israel.
This is problematic for Netanyahu on a number of fronts, as he has already alienated the religious right by throwing his lot in with Avigdor Lieberman, whose star is falling as his legal troubles mount, and is struggling to keep the joint list just barely palatable to the international community while facing accusations of being "soft" for not taking as sociopathic of a hard-line as his newfound rivals.
Likud-Beiteinu has scrapped any endorsement of a two-state solution in its platform, but with "moderate" Likudniks already uneasy about their alliance with Lieberman and with the expulsion of their more moderate MPs, it will be difficult for them to go a step farther and scorn the idea of peace the way Bennett's bloc is. This is costing them the extreme hawkish vote in the polls, while Home is scooping up votes from the fashionable religious right as well as the fringe.
This should leave them a force to be reckoned with after the election, but leaves the path to majority government even less clear, as Likud-Beiteinu seems unlikely to partner with them or the center-left, and the really-far-right doesn't appear to have enough seats to govern without Lieberman and Netanyahu.
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It's a tragedy of pupik proportions.
…the very moment World will not hear anything from this place, the very moment Judaism defeats Colonial Zionism and people in present Israel return to truth Human Values, that moment will mark the biggest win for whole of mankind. If Humanity fails, Zionists will continue with their destructive wars of aggression down to WW3….Mankind is really on crossroad: Its live or tragig end for Planet Earth….peter czech
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The program uses the postfix policy delegation protocol to control access to
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In the rc.d scripts, change assignments to rcvar to use the
literal name_enable wherever possible, and ${name}_enable
when it's not, to prepare for the demise of set_rcvar().
In cases where I had to hand-edit unusual instances also
modify formatting slightly to be more uniform (and in
some cases, correct). This includes adding some $FreeBSD$
tags, and most importantly moving rcvar= to right after
name= so it's clear that one is derived from the other.
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Reported by: Ziaya Syed Hasan <firstname.lastname@example.com> [1]
Approved by: itetcu (mentor)
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Submitted by: Sahil Tandon (maintainer)
Begin the process of deprecating sysutils/rc_subr by
s#. %%RC_SUBR%%#. /etc/rc.subr#
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Submitted by: Ulrich Spoerlein <firstname.lastname@example.com>
- Update to 1.16
Submitted by: Sahil Tandon <firstname.lastname@example.com> (maintainer)
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- update underlying software to 1.13
- misc. refinements in Makefile and files/pkg-message.in
Submitted by: Sahil Tandon (maintainer)
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PR: ports/128019
Submitted by: Sahil Tandon <email@example.com> (maintainer)
- New port: mail/postfix-postfwd A postfix firewall policy daemon
The program uses the postfix policy delegation protocol to control access to
the mail system before a message has been accepted (please visit
http://www.postfix.org/SMTPD_POLICY_README.html for more information). It
allows you to choose an action (e.g. reject, dunno) for a combination of
several smtp parameters (like sender and recipient address, size or the
client's TLS fingerprint).
PR: ports/123544
Submitted by: Sahil Tandon <sahil at tandon.net>
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My wife and I carry one MSR Titan pot between us, 1.5 L capacity. It is enough for all our needs, including melting snow. I collect lumps of hard snow beforehand in the vestibule where I cook and feed them in one at a time. Every so often I bale out some water into one of my PET bottles. Works just fine. Yes, that means I have to pay attention to the stove while melting snow - but you be paying attention to your stove ALL the time anyhow.> Make sure you save some starter water for snow-melting too. My group put way too much> snow in to the pot too fast with too little water, and it took almost literally forever> to melt and then get boiling for cooking.'Literally forever'? :-) Even so, I think you may be mistaken. It takes as much energy to melt the snow as it does to bring water to the boil. That means a long time with the stove, and you know about 'watched pots'. Starting with a lot of snow in the pot won't alter that at all.Cheers
Roger,Over here on our left coast we have dry snow. Much less water per cubic inch so we need bigger pots ;)Our deserts have dry heat too, but more comfortable in the summer than other deserts of the world.
I'm from PA and was interested in backpacking ever since I bought Chris Townsend's Book "The backpackers handbook" when I was 19. Three years later I joined the NAVY and was stationed here in Silverdale, WA. I did my first day hike up Marmot Pass and was amazed. I had never seen anything like it before. That hike made me decide I had to have all my backpacking gear by this season. I finally have 99% of the gear but I'll only be in WA until December so I chose Camp Pendleton, CA as my next command mostly because of the excellent backpacking and weather. Hopefully the JMT is in my not too distant future.
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I, unfortunately, am going the opposite direction as you . . . West to East. I'm (unsuccesfully) trying not to think about it. There's a reason the Horace Greeley didn't write, "Go East, young man!"
I had planned on living in upstate NY when i got out of the NAVY but now I'm not sure. Washington Is such a cool state.
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Police: Robbers blasted victims with shotgun
LEBANON, Ore. - Two people are in stable condition after being blasted with a shotgun during an attempted robbery Saturday night.
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Two men confronted the victims at gunpoint and demanded the keys to their vehicle at the Cheadle Lake access area, 2700 River Road, police said. One of the men brandished a shotgun and fired, hitting both victims.
The victims were taken to Lebanon Community Hospital for treatment. They were listed in stable condition Monday, police said.
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BabyCenter Featured Experton October 10, 2012 | 37 comments
By Kristen Townsend As a Child Passenger Safety Technician who's worked with dozens of different child car seats in dozens of different cars, I've learned a few "Tech Tips" along the way. Here are five things I believe all parents should know when it comes to car seat safety. 1. Wash your car seat cover;… Read more »
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Tonight at 6 pm PT/9 pm ET, BabyCenter and sponsor Graco will host a live video Q&A about car seat safety with SafeKids car seat expert Wes Bender on our Facebook page. Wes will cover the common car seat mistakes and how to avoid them, and will spend a few minutes answering questions from our… Read more »
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As a parent, your child's safety is your top priority. But unfortunately, keeping a little one safe can be easier said than done. Especially when it comes to car seats. Anyone who has installed a car seat knows that it's very easy to make a mistake. In fact, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)… Read more »
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Britax gave me the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Jana, a pediatric safety consultant, to discuss car seat safety. "Making sure your child is properly restrained in the car is one of the single most important things you can do to keep your child safe." Discussing the flood of shifting information available to parents,… Read more »
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Laws are starting to catch up to the recommendation car safety experts have given for years: In September, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a law requiring California kids to ride rear-facing in car seats until they're 2. The new law, which takes effect in January of 2017, is the third extended rear-facing law in the… Read more »
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Every single part of getting a new car seat is anxiety-provoking, from understanding the long, dull information about what seat is right for your child to choosing from a long row of similar-looking seats with incomprehensible names and initials, but nothing's scarier than the moment when you install the seat in your car and realize… Read more »
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by Joyce Slaton and Liz Krieger You can buy a car seat for $50 or $500. Which one's better? You knew we'd say It depends. All car seats sold in the United States must meet the U.S. government's stringent crash- and fire-safety standards. But some seats go beyond the minimum, packing on features that are… Read more »
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There are so many baby items that we think we need, but in reality, a baby doesn't need much. Whitney recently shared 7 baby things every parent will buy and never use, which is a hilarious list of those items surely gathering cobwebs in your home. What's left, then? Some might say a stroller is essential, others… Read more »
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Before becoming a mom, I remember hearing horror stories from other parents about their kids. Tantrums, illnesses, potty nightmares, you name it. I secretly thanked the higher power that it wasn't me experiencing that drama. There was no way I could ever imagine going through the conundrums of parenting. "That would never happen in our… Read more »
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The Prince George car seat controversy can be summed up in just a few unusual words: forward-facing at 8-months-old. Disregarding manufacturer Plunket's safety guidelines, Prince William and Kate Middleton are touring New Zealand with the heir to the throne in a Maxi-Cosi Tobi car seat, which can be rear-facing but has been installed for his… Read more »
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Safety experts have been working hard to make car travel safer for our children. Children should stay rear facing until the age of 2. The AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) also recommends that children stay in a booster seat until they are 4 feet 9 inches tall, and between the ages of 8 and 12…. Read more »
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Car-seat safety is one of the most important ways a parent can protect their child. After all, the majority of us spend an awful lot of time driving with our kids in tow. A few friends reminded me of two important car seat safety tips, and I wanted to share them with you. Car seat… Read more »
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As the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge left the hospital today royal-watchers around the world saw a happy couple, a new baby, and the future of the royal succession secured. Watching any new mom and dad with their day-old baby is a joy, even if you aren't too keen on the whole Royal thing. But… Read more »
BabyCenter Guest Bloggeron October 31, 2012 | 24 comments
By: Wes Bender, Safe Kids Worldwide Are expensive car seats better? This is a great question, and a legitimate one. We as a society tend to believe that as the cost increases, so does the quality and performance of the products we're purchasing. Let's start by reminding ourselves that every manufacturer is required to meet… Read more »
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By: Wes Bender, Safe Kids Worldwide Working in the arena of child passenger safety, I see a lot of confusion on the issue of LATCH (Lower Anchors & Tethers for Children) vs. seat belts. LATCH was introduced in 2002 as a way of making car seat installations easier for parents. Every passenger vehicle (with the… Read more »


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Jason Wu's Pre-Fall 2012 collection was one of his most luxurious and sophisticated to date.
'Charley Harper meets the Maharaja' is how Jason describes his collection. By mixing the rich colour palette of the Maharajah with the graphic work of Harper, he has created a charismatic collection.
With camel, black and navy as the grounding colours, the collection has vibrant burnt orange, leafy greens and rich burgundy.
Jason continues to play up masculinity meets femininity with sporty sweaters and buttoned-up blouses paired with tailored colour-block pants and oversized coats. A navy brocade tuxedo with a black-sheer blouse makes for a strong, seductive look.
On the flip side, dainty patterned A-line dresses have a retro vibe, but with a cinched leather knotted belt and long leather gloves they keep the look modern.
Fitted dresses with long-knit or sheer sleeves ooze 60s glamour, which I can picture being favoured by Dita von Teese.
A richly embroidered camel cape was my favourite from Jason's outerwear, but he also presented a navy windowpane Victorian cape coat and an anorak 'suit'.
Other standout details included opulent embroidery, houndstooth panelling, and leather and sequined collars.
For the red carpet Jason went for dark, romantic, seductive elegance which I can picture on many gorgeous brunettes plus Diane Kruger, of course.
Favourites: Short sleeve sweater with colour-block pants and navy brocade tuxedo
Who I See Wearing This Collection: Rachel Weisz, Diane Kruger, Angelina Jolie, Mila Kunis, Zoe Saldana, Leighton Meester, Hilary Swank, Michelle Monaghan, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Liv Tyler, Michelle Obama, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Freida Pinto


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Telemedicine Program
Palm Drive Hospital has one of the most advanced Intensive Care Units in California and a state-of-the-art robotic telemedicine program directed by James Gude, MD. Robotic telemedicine makes it possible for primary care physicians and our local specialists to consult immediately with on-call specialists throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
Palm Drive is the hub of a growing network of hospitals that use a mobile, wireless robot to bring San Francisco Bay Area specialists directly to patients' bedsides. Our experience with our robot, Herb, and studies from other hospitals show that the robotic link with specialists saves lives and improves patient care, while lowering costs for both patients and hospitals.
Before robotic telemedicine was introduced in our Intensive Care Unit, if a patient needed a consult from a specialist, like a neurosurgeon, the primary physician had only two choices. Either a neurosurgeon from Santa Rosa would be found in a timely manner or the patient had to be transferred to a ICU with immediate access to that specialty, which generally meant a transfer to a San Francisco Bay Hospital.
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Fire Under Harlem Bridge Extinguished, MTA Announces Alternate Metro-North Travel Routes
A bulkhead caught fire at the Park Avenue Lift Bridge at 138th Street in Harlem, just under the Metro-North line Monday morning. Service was suspended in both directions out of Grand Central Station for about three hours, but service has now resumed.
The fire started at 11:38 Monday morning on a pier near the 138th Street bridge, according to the FDNY.
Deputy Fire Chief Paul Mannix says the greatest challenge was setting up a hose long enough to reach the fire, because there weren't many hydrants near the bridge. A marine unit was called in to help extinguish the fire. "We were setting up a long stretch of hose to supply the units on land, but thankfully the marine units got here fairly quickly and we were able to utilize them to get water on the fire," Manix says.
No injuries have been reported.
The MTA reports that the Office of Emergency Management says the cause of the fire is a transformer, but the FDNY says the cause is still under investigation.
It took firefighters nearly an hour to control the fire.
Metro-North is still assessing the damage. The fire was declared under control around 1:30 p.m.
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|Zap Fitness Has Productive Weekend
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Zap Fitness Foundation in Blowing Rock, N.C., had four athletes competing in prestigious meets this weekend. On Friday night, two Reebok/Zap Fitness athletes competed in the USA Track and Field Grand
Prix Meet at Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA. In the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase, Zap rookie Mary Ballinger finished fourth in a time of 9:51.33, besting her previous best mark (9:51.42) by nine seconds. Ballinger now possesses the eighth fastest time by an American in 2013, and she has lowered her personal best by a whopping 31 seconds in the last 7 weeks.
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