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Blinken is heading to Europe for urgent talks on Ukraine after Trump's election

By www.washingtontimes.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 08:39:13 -0500

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Europe for urgent meetings on Ukraine with NATO and European Union officials following last week's U.S. presidential election and the return of Donald Trump to the White House in January.


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Ghana's Supreme Court restores ruling party's parliamentary majority ahead of Dec. 7 election

By www.washingtontimes.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:01:54 -0500

Ghana's Supreme Court restored the ruling party's majority in the parliament on Tuesday ahead of the Dec. 7 election, with an order that the speaker's declaration of four seats as vacant was unconstitutional.


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Hands off the Electoral College

By www.washingtontimes.com
Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 11:19:36 -0500

With Donald Trump's crushing victory this past Tuesday, schemes to get rid of the Electoral College are off the table -- for the next several years, at least.


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Democrats for Life wins 97% of endorsed elections in rebuke to party's abortion stance

By www.washingtontimes.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:46:04 -0500

Democrats for Life of America said Tuesday that 97% of its endorsed candidates won their races in last week's election, which raises the question: Is there such a thing as a pro-life Democrat?


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Article Alert:Biodiversity scenarios neglect future land-use changes

By www.eubon.eu
Published On :: Wed, 22 Jun 2016 11:06:00 +0300

A new opinion piece published in the journal Global Change Biology looks at the development of biodiversity scenarios and their inclusion of  future land-use changes.

Abstract: 

Efficient management of biodiversity requires a forward-looking approach based on scenarios that explore biodiversity changes under future environmental conditions. A number of ecological models have been proposed over the last decades to develop these biodiversity scenarios. Novel modelling approaches with strong theoretical foundation now offer the possibility to integrate key ecological and evolutionary processes that shape species distribution and community structure. Although biodiversity is affected by multiple threats, most studies addressing the effects of future environmental changes on biodiversity focus on a single threat only. We examined the studies published during the last 25 years that developed scenarios to predict future biodiversity changes based on climate, land-use and landcover change projections. We found that biodiversity scenarios mostly focus on the future impacts of climate change and largely neglect changes in land use and land cover. The emphasis on climate change impacts has increased over time and has now reached a maximum. Yet, the direct destruction and degradation of habitats through land-use and land-cover changes are among the most significant and immediate threats to biodiversity. We argue that the current state of integration between ecological and land system sciences is leading to biased estimation of actual risks and therefore constrains the implementation of forward-looking policy responses to biodiversity decline. We suggest research directions at the crossroads between ecological and environmental sciences to face the challenge of developing interoperable and plausible projections of future environmental changes and to anticipate the full range of theirpotential impacts on biodiversity. An intergovernmental platform is needed to stimulate such collaborative research efforts and to emphasize the societal and political relevance of taking up this challenge.
 
Original Source: 
 
Titeux, N., Henle, K., Mihoub, J.-B., Regos, A., Geijzendorffer, I. R., Cramer, W., Verburg, P. H. and Brotons, L. (2016), Biodiversity scenarios neglect future land-use changes. Glob Change Biol, 22: 2505–2515. doi:10.1111/gcb.13272


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Latest in our RIO Collection: Guidelines for scholarly publishing of biodiversity data from Pensoft and EU BON

By www.eubon.eu
Published On :: Wed, 01 Mar 2017 17:43:00 +0200

While development and implementation of data publishing and sharing practices and tools have long been among the core activities of the academic publisher Pensoft, it is well-understood that as part of scholarly publishing, open data practices are also currently in transition, and hence, require a lot of collaborative and consistent efforts to establish.

Based on Pensoft's experience, and elaborated and updated during the Framework Program 7 EU BON project, a new paper published in the EU BON dedicated collection in the open science journal Research Ideas and Outcomes (RIO), outlines policies and guidelines for scholarly publishing of biodiversity and biodiversity-related data. Newly accumulated knowledge from large-scale international efforts, such as FORCE11 (Future of Research Communication and e-Scholarship), CODATA (The Committee on Data for Science and Technology), RDA (Research Data Alliance) and others, is also included in the Guidelines.

The present paper discusses some general concepts, including a definition of datasets, incentives to publish data and licences for data publishing. Furthermore, it defines and compares several routes for data publishing, namely: providing supplementary files to research articles; uploading them on specialised open data repositories, where they are linked to the research article; publishing standalone data papers; or making use of integrated narrative and data publishing through online import/download of data into/from manuscripts, such as the workflow provided by the Biodiversity Data Journal. Among the guidelines, there are also comprehensive instructions on preparation and peer review of data intended for publication.

Although currently available for journals using the developed by Pensoft journal publishing platform ARPHA, these strategies and guidelines could be of use for anyone interested in biodiversity data publishing.

Apart from paving the way for a whole new approach in data publishing, the present paper is also a fine example of science done in the open, having been published along with its two pre-submission public peer reviews. The reviews by Drs. Robert Mesibov and Florian Wetzel are both citable via their own Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs).

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Penev L, Mietchen D, Chavan V, Hagedorn G, Smith V, Shotton D, Ó Tuama É, Senderov V, Georgiev T, Stoev P, Groom Q, Remsen D, Edmunds S (2017) Strategies and guidelines for scholarly publishing of biodiversity data. Research Ideas and Outcomes 3: e12431. https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.3.e12431



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EU BON's Final Brochure showcases selected outcomes from the project

By www.eubon.eu
Published On :: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 18:32:00 +0300

EU BON presents its Final Brochure summarising the major outcomes of the EU-funded project EU BON "Building the European Biodiversity Observation Network" which aims to advance biodiversity knowledge by building a European gateway for biodiversity information and by integrating and harmonising a wide range of biodiversity data. Other goals of the project are the establishment and adoption of new data standards, the development of tools, the integration of advanced techniques for data analysis and the development of new approaches and strategies for future biodiversity monitoring and assessment.
 
The project represents a joint effort of 31 partners from 15 European countries, Israel, the Philippines, Brazil and more than 30 associated partners.
 
 
Download the full booklet here.

 



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These Greater Boston restaurants are offering deals, specials, and community post-election

By www.boston.com
Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 19:50:16 +0000

However you're feeling post-election, your local restaurants are here to bring Boston together.

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How dare Spain of all nations try to lecture Britain about democracy

By www.collectiuemma.cat
Published On :: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 22:00:00 +0100

Spain has threatened to block the Brexit deal if it does not get a veto over how any future trade deal applies to Gibraltar (pictured) 

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DAILY MAIL
22-11-2018
 
By STEPHEN GLOVER
 
Theresa May already has enough problems on her hands with the Democratic Unionist Party and Tory Brexiteers proclaiming they will vote against her deal in the Commons next month.

Just when she least needed another set of anxieties, the Spanish government has tossed a potentially lethal grenade in her direction. It is threatening to scupper the Brexit agreement because it is unhappy with a section of the draft withdrawal agreement concerning Gibraltar.

At the same time, its foreign minister, Josep Borrell, has let fly by suggesting that Brexit could split apart the United Kingdom. He claims to be ‘very much more worried’ about the unity of the UK than of Spain.
 
And, in a move bound to cheer Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP, he says Spain has dropped its historic opposition to Scotland joining the EU as an independent country. Madrid had hitherto tried to discourage nationalists in Catalonia by insisting that it would block Scottish membership of the Union.

I must say that, on the eve of Sunday’s planned EU summit, none of this is very friendly or helpful. By announcing that Scotland would be welcomed with open arms, Mr Borrell seems almost to be willing the disintegration of the United Kingdom.

What is the Spanish government playing at? Gibraltar has of course long been a bone of contention, with Madrid laying claim to the Rock, which was ceded to Britain in 1713.

Here one must say, with all possible courtesy, that Spain’s obsession with Gibraltar sometimes verges on the deranged. In a 1967 referendum, 99.6 per cent of Gibraltar’s citizens voted to remain British. In 2002, a proposal for joint sovereignty was rejected by 98 per cent of Gibraltarians.

Some people might have got the message by now that pretty well everyone in the tiny territory would prefer to stay British, thank you very much. But a succession of testosterone-driven Spanish politicians will not listen.
 
One of the ironies of this story, so grotesque that it is hard not to be amused, is that Madrid vehemently defends its right to retain two historic enclaves in Morocco, called Ceuta and Melilla. The Moroccan government periodically grumbles about this anomaly.

Spain’s sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla is, to its way of thinking, beyond reproach, even though it’s not at all clear that all the inhabitants of the two enclaves are joyful subjects. But Gibraltar, whose people are thoroughly happy being British, should belong to Spain. Get it?

All this has blown up because Gibraltar will leave the EU on March 29 next year along with the UK, though it should be said that 96 per cent of its citizens voted Remain on an 82 per cent turnout. However, there’s no evidence that any of them are hankering after rule from Madrid.

Why is the Spanish government so upset? Because it believes that Article 184 of the draft withdrawal agreement implies that the future of the territory will be decided by the EU and the UK, without Spain necessarily being involved.

This is a case of paranoia. Spain is certain to be consulted by both parties, and is constantly talking about Gibraltar with the British Government. The truth is that politicians in Madrid are puffing out their chests with characteristic machismo.

I would be surprised if they do upset the deal, though one can’t be sure. In a narrow sense, this is a squabble about virtually nothing, since, as I have said, Spain will continue to be included in discussions.

But the outburst reminds us just how fixated all Spanish governments (the present one is Left-wing) are on Gibraltar, and how weak is their adherence to democratic principles.

So far as Madrid is concerned, Gibraltar should be Spanish because it is part of the Spanish mainland, and was inveigled by Perfidious Albion a very long time ago. It seems hardly to weigh with them that the vast majority of people in the territory understandably see themselves as British.
 
In this view of things, sovereignty has its roots in land, not in the hearts of citizens. This idea was perfectly demonstrated last autumn, when the Catalan government in Barcelona decided to call a referendum on independence, which resulted in a large Leave majority on a relatively small turnout.

Arguably, the Catalan nationalists overplayed their hand. But nothing can excuse the response of the Madrid Government. Its police bludgeoned and assaulted defenceless voters who were simply trying to exercise their democratic right. Some 900 people were said to be injured.

After the vote, the Spanish government summarily dissolved the Catalan Parliament and arrested leading Catalan politicians. President Puigdemont and others managed to escape to Belgium, but were forced to flee to Germany after Madrid issued European arrest warrants alleging crimes of rebellion and sedition.

These warrants have now been suspended but Puigdemont and his colleagues dare not return to Spain for fear that they will be arrested and thrown into jail.

None of this sounds very civilised, does it? And so when Josep Borrell says that he thinks Spain will remain a united state for longer than the United Kingdom, I can’t help shaking my head in disbelief.

Spain — which, let’s face it, is a very young democracy, though of course a great country — refused to allow a referendum on independence in Catalonia. When the Catalans went ahead and held one of their own, the Spanish state cracked down on them in a pretty brutal way.
 
By contrast, Westminster — a very much older democracy — acceded to the SNP’s request for a referendum on independence in 2014. No one can doubt that if a majority of the Scottish people had voted to leave the UK, their wish would have been honoured. The Spanish way, pretty openly endorsed by Brussels, was to rely on coercion. The British way, at any rate in the 21st century, was to rely on persuasion and open debate, and to accept the powerful democratic idea that people should be governed with their consent.

Only a fool would deny that the United Kingdom faces challenges to its survival as a unitary state. But I venture to suggest that consent is likely to keep it together longer than Spain will be held together by force.

What has happened in Catalonia is that a long-established longing for independence has been quelled, but it has not been extinguished. Sooner or later it will rise again. What will politicians in Madrid then do?

As for Gibraltar, in the unlikely event of a majority of its people ever wanting to exchange their British citizenship for Spanish, I have no doubt that their desire would be granted. It is partly the sure knowledge that it would be that makes them want to stay British.

How we flagellate ourselves at the moment during these wrangles over Brexit. We are said to be the laughing stock of Europe. Our democracy is spoken of as dysfunctional. Many of us feel a bit down in the dumps.

But when I look at Spain, and hear its foreign minister cheerfully prophesying the break-up of the United Kingdom; when I see Spanish politicians casting avaricious eyes on the Rock of Gibraltar — why, then I am still very glad to be British.
 
 
 


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Uncertainty analysis of crowd-sourced and professionally collected field data used in species distribution models of Taiwanese Moths

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Community Next Steps for Making Globally Unique Identifiers Work for Biocollections Data

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Published On :: Wed, 13 May 2015 15:32:29 +0300


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Biodiversity scenarios neglect future land-use changes

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Published On :: Tue, 31 May 2016 15:54:56 +0300


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D1.3 Systems for mobilizing and managing collection-based data (specimen + DNA-data) fully integrated

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Published On :: Thu, 01 Dec 2016 09:46:39 +0200


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Unexpectedly, news outlets wind up having a relatively traditional election night experience

By www.boston.com
Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 21:20:52 +0000

“This looks a lot more like 2016 to me than 2020,” NBC’s Chuck Todd said, a reference to Trump’s victory that year over Democrat Hillary Clinton.

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CNN pundit Scott Jennings’s election night defense of Trump supporters goes viral

By www.boston.com
Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:28:57 +0000

"I'm interpreting the results tonight as the revenge of just the regular ole working-class American, the anonymous American," Jennings said on CNN at 3:38 a.m. Wednesday, in a clip that's been shared widely on social media.

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New site feature - Select languages to ignore

By next-episode.net
Published On :: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

By popular demand, there is now a new feature in the sitewide settings that allows hiding series in certain languages. Once you've selected the languages to ignore, shows in these language will be hidden from: the homepage (if "Include shows not in my watchlist when in their 1st season" is enabled) and the homepage discovery widget, recent, calendar, browse, the TV Schedule and the discovery charts - hot | upcoming | trending | top from my creators | recommended. Basically, ignoring a language hides all shows in it everywhere possible. Let me know how that works for you!


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Israel's Intense Interest in the US Elections | CBN NewsWatch November 5, 2024

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Donald Trump and Kamala Harris finish their Presidential campaigns in the swing states, as Election Day arrives in the US with polls showing a tight race, and officials taking steps to prevent possible violence; Israelis extremely interested ... ...


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Trump’s election win will create demand for cryptocurrency insurance

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Published On :: 2024-11-13T11:55:09Z


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Better Telecom Stock: AT&T vs. Verizon

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Gordon Robertson's Response to the 2024 Election

By www1.cbn.com
Published On :: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 - 12:00am

Today, I felt compelled to reach out to you all with a message of unity and hope, inspired by Daniel 7:27 (NKJV)— Then the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. In a world often divided by political differences, I believe we can find common ground in our shared humanity and our collective aspiration for a better world. Regardless of our individual faiths or beliefs, we all seek peace,...


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NFPA, ESFI Underscore Electric Vehicle Safety During May’s National Electrical Safety Month

By www.wconline.com
Published On :: Tue, 02 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Electric vehicles and motorized micro-mobility devices (e-bikes and e-scooters) are more popular than ever, but the potential for fire-related hazards associated with the lithium-ion batteries that power these forms of transport is real and often underestimated.


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New Features and Options for JLG Electric Scissor Lifts, Vertical Lifts and Stock Picker

By www.wconline.com
Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:00:00 -0400

On Sept. 17, JLG introduced new features for its ES electric scissor lifts, E18 vertical lifts and E18 stock picker, including standard AC drive motors, lithium-ion battery options and a range-extending genset charging option.


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ACI Foundation Celebrates New Trustees and the Re-Election of an Existing Trustee

By www.wconline.com
Published On :: Wed, 03 Apr 2024 06:00:00 -0400

The ACI Foundation announced new Trustees and the re-election of an existing Trustee to its Board. The Trustees re-elected Keith Kesner and elected new Trustee David Lange. New ACI Vice President Scott Anderson also joins the Trustees as part of his new role.


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Portland Cement Association Elects 2024 Board of Directors Chair and Vice Chair

By www.wconline.com
Published On :: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:00:00 -0400

The Portland Cement Association, which represents America’s cement manufacturers, announced new leadership for its Board of Directors after holding elections on Dec. 4 at its last meeting of 2023.


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Michael J. Paul Elected President of American Concrete Institute

By www.wconline.com
Published On :: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400

The American Concrete Institute announced its 2024-2025 president, vice president and four board members. Michael J. Paul has been elected to serve as president of the institute for 2024-2025 and Scott M. Anderson has been elected as ACI Vice President for a two-year term.


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American Concrete Institute Releases 2024 Code, Specification and Practice Collection

By www.wconline.com
Published On :: Wed, 08 May 2024 18:00:00 -0400

The American Concrete Institute has released its 2024 collection of concrete codes, specifications and practices.


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Westlake Royal Building Products Selected as Carter Lumber’s 2022 Vendor of the Year

By www.wconline.com
Published On :: Sun, 14 May 2023 16:00:00 -0400

Westlake Royal Building Products has been named 2022 Vendor of the Year by Carter Lumber, one of the nation’s top building materials retailers. Despite industry shifts and challenges, the partnership has remained strong, allowing both companies to continue meeting the needs of customers.


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Georgia Boot’s New DuraBlend Edge Collection

By www.wconline.com
Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400

Take the edge off your workday with the DuraBlend Edge. Crafted from rugged, full-grain leather, the waterproof work boot features Georgia Boot’s best-selling AMP Insole and DuraBlend Midsole for exceptional comfort.


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Jeff Ellis Selected to Join the SEAOC College of Fellows

By www.wconline.com
Published On :: Sat, 21 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0400

In early September, the Structural Engineers Association of California inducted Jeff Ellis, S.E., director of strengthening at Simpson Strong-Tie, into its prestigious College of Fellows. The organization’s highest honor, the SEAOC College of Fellows recognizes members for their distinguished service and outstanding contributions to structural engineering.


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EIMA Selected for $2.2 Million EPA Grant

By www.wconline.com
Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0400

On July 16, Deputy EPA Administrator Janet McCabe announced the EPA’s grant selections for a $160 million grant program that supports efforts to report and reduce climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials and products.


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Kate Sayer: Does your board neglect the finances or micromanage?

By www.thirdsector.co.uk
Published On :: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 15:33:35 Z

To be effective, the different ways of handling the finances have to be balanced


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Drywall Contractor Sues to Collect Payment for Completed Work

By www.wconline.com
Published On :: Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -0400

A Utah drywall contractor is suing a developer for work it completed at The Austin Townhomes in Draper, Utah, in May 2023, reported Luke Garrott of Building Salt Lake.


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Pneumatic drills produce higher noise, dust and vibration levels than electric drills: study

By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com
Published On :: Fri, 09 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Washington — Workers who frequently drill concrete can experience reduced exposure to noise, silica dust and vibration if pneumatic rock drills are replaced with electric rotary hammer drills, according to researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.


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Cancer charity broke fundraising code over clothing collection bags, regulator rules

By www.thirdsector.co.uk
Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:41:15 Z

The Fundraising Regulator says it saw ‘little supporting documentary evidence’ to suggest the charity had comprehensive oversight over the work carried out by a clothing collection company in its name


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BCA Architects Selected to Modernize Long Beach City College

By www.wconline.com
Published On :: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:58:00 -0400

After successfully completing the Programming and Schematic design phases of the project in collaboration with the Long Beach City College District team, user group and bond management team BCA Architects continues their partnership with the LBCCD.


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BCA Architects Selected to Design Performing Arts Center

By www.wconline.com
Published On :: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:58:00 -0400

After a comprehensive selection process, BCA Architects was selected to design the new 400-seat performing arts center for Pioneer Valley High School.


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Fi-Foil Reintroduces Continuing Education on Reflective Insulation

By www.wconline.com
Published On :: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:34:15 -0400

A growing body of research documenting reflective insulation as the “best application” for common building assemblies has prompted Fi-Foil Co. Inc. to advance this industry knowledge to building professionals through continuing education.


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Perkins Eastman Principal Elected to AIA National College of Fellows

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Rainscreen Selected for “Meaningful” Aesthetic at State-of-the-Art Innovation Hub

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Published On :: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400

Innovation drives progress. And in Amarillo, Texas, there is a new hub for innovation on the campus of Amarillo College. It is called Innovation Outpost, and the building’s renovation nods to the past with an eye on the future.


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360 Quick-Select 4V Max Screwdriver #2356-01

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Published On :: Tue, 14 May 2013 15:40:00 -0400

Weighing in at just over a pound, the 360 Quick-Select is compact and lightweight, yet at 210 RPM, is one of the fastest in its class.


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Reflective vehicle markings plus high-intensity lights may make first responders harder for drivers to see

By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com
Published On :: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Harrisburg, PA — The combination of high-intensity lights and high-visibility markings on emergency vehicles may make first responders working nighttime roadway scenes difficult for approaching motorists to see – even when the responders are wearing hi-vis vests, the “surprising” results of a recent study show.


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OSHA issues bulletin on carbon monoxide explosion hazards in electric arc furnaces

By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com
Published On :: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500

Washington – OSHA has released a bulletin with information on how to protect workers from carbon monoxide explosion hazards related to electric arc furnaces in the steelmaking industry.


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