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Includes fully illustrated manual. Over 1,000 images! Vol 1: Basic Glassware & Setups (100 images) Vol 2: Advanc'd Glassware & Setups (250 images) Vol 3: Micro Glassware & Setups (175 images) Vol 4: Benchtop Devices & Instrurrft(100 images) Vol 5: Safety, Lab Wear & Symbols (265 images) Vol 6: Education. Concepts. 3D Basics( 140 images) Vol 7: Industry, ChemEngr'g, HazMat( 50 images) Macintosh includes both EPSF and PICT formats. Windows includes both EPS and WMF formats. •i- - Λ I ON ILY Any vol: $3925. Any 3 vols: $5995, Glassware Superset (vols 1-4): $79â5. All 7 volumes just $9&2S. On CD-ROM. Floppies slightly more. CIRCLE 18 ON READER SERVICE CARD For Info & Sales: 1-8M»431-52tt GOVERNMENT Molecular Arts Corporation (714) 634-8100 · FAX (714) 634-1999 Internet: [email protected] ^§ Federal alert—new legislation This C&EN listing highlights legislation introduced between Nov. 15, 1995, and Jan. 31,1996. House and Senate bills are listed under subject area by bill number, primary sponsor, and the committee(s) to which they were refened. • HOUSE Antiterrorism. H.R. 2703—Hyde (R- 111.). Requires, among other things, study of tagging explosive materials and technology for rendering explo- sive components inert. Judiciary. Environment. H.R. 2845—Collins (D- 111.). Establishes process by which an environmentally disadvantaged com- munity can challenge the siting of a waste facility within its boundaries on environmental and health grounds. Commerce. H.R. 2762—Johnson (D-S.D.). Re- quires EPA to do additional research before issuing safe drinking water standard for sulfate. Commerce. H.R. 2637—Bilbray (R-Calif.). Re- quires EPA to conduct study of how much air pollution is caused by mo- bile sources entering the U.S. from other countries. Commerce. H.R. 2645—Thornberry (R-Texas). Per- mits chlorofluorocarbons to be used for home, automobile, and agricultural air- conditioning equipment. Commerce. Health. H.R. 2796—Traficant (D- Ohio). Requires manufacturers to pay for surgical removal of silicone gel- and saline-filled breast implants; pro- vides for research on silicone and oth- er chemicals used in the manufacture of breast implants. Commerce. Intellectual property. H.R. 2674— Hyde (R-I1L). Eliminates false court- created presumption that market power is always present in a techni- cal antitrust sense when a product protected by an intellectual property right is sold, licensed, or otherwise transferred. Judiciary. Research. H.R. 2827—Saxton (R- N.J.). Consolidates government envi- ronmental R&D programs by orga- nizing them into new National Insti- tute for the Environment. Science. • SENATE Budget. S. 1445—Pressler (R-S.D.). Au- thorizes level funding of $3.2 billion for NSF's research and related activities ac- count, $599 million for education and human resources, and $100 million for research facilities in fiscal 1996, 1997, and 1998. Labor & Human Resources; Commerce, Science & Transportation. FDA. S. 1477—Kassebaum (R-Kan.). Requires FDA commissioner to estab- lish and meet yearly performance standards that will bring agency into and keep it in compliance with statu- tory deadlines for premarket approval applications; expands patient access to investigational new pharmaceuticals; establishes collaborative clinical test- ing and review process. Labor & Hu- man Resources. Intellectual property. S. 1458— Lautenberg (D-N.J.). Establishes Patent & Trademark Office as an in- dependent government corporation, allowing it to manage its own day-to- day activities, including hiring, com- puter purchasing, and office space decisions. Judiciary. S. 1540—Hatch (R-Utah). Allows the Patent & Trademark Office to restore up to 10 years to a patent's term in cases where patent life has been shortened due to unusual or un- avoidable administrative delays in issuing the patent. Judiciary. Liability. S. 1501—Cohen (R-Maine). Requires class-action attorney to no- tify state attorneys general when a suit affecting citizens of their states is settled; requires notices mailed to class members to be written in plain, understandable language. Judiciary. S. 1435—McConnell (R-Ky.). Grants immunity from personal civil liabili- ty, under certain circumstances, to volunteers working on behalf of nonprofit organizations. Judiciary. OSHA. S. 1423—Gregg (R-N.H.). Re- quires OSHA to employ incentives— such as consultation program, volun- tary compliance, third-party certifica- tion of safe workplaces, and warn- ings in lieu of citations for nonseri- ous violations—rather than penalties to enhance workplace safety. Labor & Human Resources. Research. S. 1433—McCain (R-Ariz.). Requires secretary of energy to estab- lish for R&D projects with projected costs of more than $1 million a project definition system covering such issues as costs, duration, future users or ben- eficiaries, expected outcome, and crite- ria that will be used to determine end of project or end of government fund- ing. Energy & Natural Resources. Trade. S. 1417—Dorgan (D-N.D.). Requires Administration to conduct performance audit of North Ameri- can Free Trade Agreement, renegoti- ate provisions dealing with trade def- icits, currency exchange rate, and ag- ricultural trade. Finance. 22 FEBRUARY 19,1996 C&EN J/ersion 2.1-Windows, Macintosh, Networks imm o\TTCON 117 ι3θ25
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Γ^ίγ^ν Macintosh, Networks • Build, edit, and rotate 3D molecular models. • Organics, inorganics, crystals, polymers, etc. • Export beautiful graphics to your word pro
cessor, spreadsheet, drawing program, etc. • Draw 2D Lewis diagrams and convert to 3D. • Spacefill, Ball-n-Stick, and Wire Frame styles. • Supports current Windows/MacOS printers.
Mol#calttt*SD ^xss# «sa ~^ss#
Guilder
ι ΟΝΙΛζ r $29^
Includes: expandable 3D Structure Library, graphical point-n-click 3D Builder, 3D Syntax Checker, interactive Visual 3D Editor, 3D Cleanup structure optimizer (energy minimization), Coach Lewis tutorial on 2D Lewis diagrams, complete manuals, more. Easy-to-use!
CIRCLE 17 ON READER SERVICE CARD
IhemClipArt 1000 Clip Art for Chemist!
Ver 3.0, Windows, Macintosi Superb collections of professionally^Tfa^h, fii color, finely-detailed (vector) line art. Scale and rotate with no "jaggies." Glassware illustrations are modular (same style & perspective). Combine them to create new images. Includes fully illustrated manual. Over 1,000 images! Vol 1: Basic Glassware & Setups (100 images) Vol 2: Advanc'd Glassware & Setups (250 images) Vol 3: Micro Glassware & Setups (175 images) Vol 4: Benchtop Devices & Instrurrft(100 images) Vol 5: Safety, Lab Wear & Symbols (265 images) Vol 6: Education. Concepts. 3D Basics( 140 images) Vol 7: Industry, ChemEngr'g, HazMat( 50 images) Macintosh includes both EPSF and PICT formats. Windows includes both EPS and WMF formats.
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Any vol: $3925. A n y 3 v o l s : $5995, Glassware Superset (vols 1-4): $79â5. All 7 volumes just $9&2S. On CD-ROM. Floppies slightly more.
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For Info & Sales:
1-8M»431-52tt
GOVERNMENT
Molecular Arts Corporation (714) 634-8100 · FAX (714) 634-1999
Internet: [email protected]
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Federal alert—new legislation This C&EN listing highlights legislation introduced between Nov. 15, 1995, and Jan. 31,1996. House and Senate bills are listed under subject area by bill number, primary sponsor, and the committee(s) to which they were refened.
• HOUSE
Antiterrorism. H.R. 2703—Hyde (R-111.). Requires, among other things, study of tagging explosive materials and technology for rendering explosive components inert. Judiciary.
Environment. H.R. 2845—Collins (D-111.). Establishes process by which an environmentally disadvantaged community can challenge the siting of a waste facility within its boundaries on environmental and health grounds. Commerce.
H.R. 2762—Johnson (D-S.D.). Requires EPA to do additional research before issuing safe drinking water standard for sulfate. Commerce.
H.R. 2637—Bilbray (R-Calif.). Requires EPA to conduct study of how much air pollution is caused by mobile sources entering the U.S. from other countries. Commerce.
H.R. 2645—Thornberry (R-Texas). Permits chlorofluorocarbons to be used for home, automobile, and agricultural air-conditioning equipment. Commerce.
Health. H.R. 2796—Traficant (D-Ohio). Requires manufacturers to pay for surgical removal of silicone gel-and saline-filled breast implants; provides for research on silicone and other chemicals used in the manufacture of breast implants. Commerce.
Intellectual property. H.R. 2674— Hyde (R-I1L). Eliminates false court-created presumption that market power is always present in a technical antitrust sense when a product protected by an intellectual property right is sold, licensed, or otherwise transferred. Judiciary.
Research. H.R. 2827—Saxton (R-N.J.). Consolidates government environmental R&D programs by organizing them into new National Institute for the Environment. Science.
• SENATE
Budget. S. 1445—Pressler (R-S.D.). Authorizes level funding of $3.2 billion for NSF's research and related activities account, $599 million for education and human resources, and $100 million for research facilities in fiscal 1996, 1997, and 1998. Labor & Human Resources; Commerce, Science & Transportation.
FDA. S. 1477—Kassebaum (R-Kan.). Requires FDA commissioner to establish and meet yearly performance standards that will bring agency into and keep it in compliance with statutory deadlines for premarket approval applications; expands patient access to investigational new pharmaceuticals; establishes collaborative clinical testing and review process. Labor & Human Resources.
Intel lectual property. S. 1458— Lautenberg (D-N.J.). Establ ishes Patent & Trademark Office as an independent government corporation, allowing it to manage its own day-today activities, including hiring, computer purchasing, and office space decisions. Judiciary.
S. 1540—Hatch (R-Utah). Allows the Patent & Trademark Office to restore up to 10 years to a patent's term in cases where patent life has been shortened due to unusual or unavoidable administrative delays in issuing the patent. Judiciary.
Liability. S. 1501—Cohen (R-Maine). Requires class-action attorney to notify state attorneys general when a suit affecting citizens of their states is settled; requires notices mailed to class members to be written in plain, understandable language. Judiciary.
S. 1435—McConnell (R-Ky.). Grants immunity from personal civil liability, under certain circumstances, to volunteers working on behalf of nonprofit organizations. Judiciary.
OSHA. S. 1423—Gregg (R-N.H.). Requires OSHA to employ incentives— such as consultation program, voluntary compliance, third-party certification of safe workplaces, and warnings in lieu of citations for nonseri-ous violations—rather than penalties to enhance workplace safety. Labor & Human Resources.
Research. S. 1433—McCain (R-Ariz.). Requires secretary of energy to establish for R&D projects with projected costs of more than $1 million a project definition system covering such issues as costs, duration, future users or beneficiaries, expected outcome, and criteria that will be used to determine end of project or end of government funding. Energy & Natural Resources.
Trade. S. 1417—Dorgan (D-N.D.). Requires Administration to conduct performance audit of North American Free Trade Agreement, renegotiate provisions dealing with trade deficits, currency exchange rate, and agricultural trade. Finance.
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