Benefit Controls

Urban biofilter: environmental justice via green infrastructure.(EARTH ISLAND PROJECT NEWS)
Earth Island Journal; 1/1/2010; 1266 words; ...may take the form of urban forests or wetlands, have many benefits: They can help create jobs and filter the air, soil, and...developing standards for reducing emissions, but the full benefit of those standards won't be felt for years. Urban Biofilter...native willows to improve water quality, provide erosion ...

Stewart Brand's Environmental Heresies: A maverick environmentalist advocates saving the planet via nuclear power, mass urbanization, genetically engineered food, and geoengineering.(Book review)
The Futurist; 1/1/2010; 1187 words; ...energy. He began to balance potential benefits against potential drawbacks. In the...energy crisis and over-population under control and everyone comfortably ensconced in...it's time to rethink the issue. The benefits of genetically modified organisms (GMOs...

2009 Salary Survey Results: Prolonged economic crisis takes toll on IRB jobs, salaries.
IRB Advisor; 1/1/2010; 1431 words; ...thousands of jobs were shed and wages and benefits were slashed across the board, IRBs...impacted by institutional salary freezes and benefits cuts. For example, the IRB office at...someone by going through a physician control committee." IRB Advisor's salary...

Think ahead, act early to avoid conflicts.
Same-Day Surgery; 1/1/2010; 1081 words; ...physician and the facility will allow the attorney to best control the defense of the action. "Where one attorney is representing...asserting cross-claims against each other, which only serves to benefit the plaintiff," he says. Where it is not possible for one...

Reformer Ruffles Feathers in D.C. Schools chancellor's push to tie teacher pay to student performance raises the union's ire.(Michelle Rhee)
U.S. News & World Report; 1/1/2010; 1818 words; ...tenure in jeopardy. Tenure--an old-school job security benefit based on years of service and meeting certain requirements...producing results for kids," she explains. When Rhee took control of the school system in 2007, D.C. was widely regarded...principals, often without consulting the City Council, which ...