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• Fall conference calendar

  - 2006-08-17

  August 27-31 European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Riva del Garda, Italy: http://ecai2006.itc.it/. August 28-31 Training for Programming and Implementation of the Dimensional Measuring Interface Standard (DMIS 5.0), Brighton, Mich.: http://www.dmis.org. August 28-Sept. 1 European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry, Budapest, Hungary, http://www.suschem.org August 29-Sept. 2 5th China...

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• Calendar of upcoming events

  - 2006-05-15

  It's time to get out and refresh yourself--discover new markets, product ideas, places and people. Below you will find a list of events that are of interest to a wide segment of the community. If you are sponsoring an event, please send us your conference announcements via e-mail at calendar@manufacturingnews.com....

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• Wendell Erdman Berry (1934 – ) American Writer, Poet, and Conservationist

  - 2005-10-25

  Wendell Erdman Berry (1934 – ) American writer, poet, and conservationist A Kentucky farmer, poet, novelist, essayist and conservationist, Berry has been a persistent critic of large-scale industrial agriculture—which he believes to be a contradiction in terms—and a champion of environmental stewardship and sustainable agriculture . Wendell Erdman Berry...

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• WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

  - 2005-09-01

  ASABE welcomes the following new members who joined the Society, reinstated a lapsed membership, or upgraded to full membership from student/preprofessional membership in May, June, and July. When available, the member's place of employment has been provided. Please join us in extending a warm welcome to these new and returned...

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• Mark your calendars: Manufacturing & Technology events

  - 2005-09-01

  September 11-12 Lean Purchasing, Boston, Mass. Sponsored by the Association for Manufacturing Excellence, http://www.ame.org. September 11-16 American Ceramic Society's PAC RIM 6 Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology. Maui, Hawaii. http://www.ceramics.org/meetings/pacrim6. September 12-14 Automotive Composites Conference & Exposition, Providing Global Vehicle Solutions, Troy, Mich. Sponsored by the Society...

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• Plastic oil reverts to form

  - 2005-07-01

  RECYCLED PLASTIC BOTTLES COULD one day lubricate your car's engine, said researchers at Chevron and the University of Kentucky, who in laboratory experiments converted waste plastic into lubricating oil.These polyethylene-derived oils could help improve fuel economy and reduce the frequency of oil changes."This technology potentially could have a significant environmental...

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• Southeast Regional Rally, "The Road to Raleigh," Deemed a Success

  - 2005-06-01

  PREPROFESSIONALS The North Carolina State student branch went all out to provide a good time, great food, and educational tours for 30 students and eight advisors from Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina A&T, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech, plus 16 students from the North Carolina State branch. The three-day...

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• Lexington: Economy

  - 2005-01-01

  Lexington: EconomyMajor Industries and Commercial ActivityHorses are a billion-dollar industry in the Bluegrass Country. Home to more than 450 horse farms, Lexington is surrounded by the greatest concentration of thoroughbred horse farms in the world. Rich limestone soil, lush grasses, and a moderate climate combine to create an ideal spot...

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• Lexington: Recreation

  - 2005-01-01

  Lexington: RecreationSightseeingLexington-area residents enjoy an abundance of cultural and recreational activities and attractions. A rejuvenated downtown features Triangle Park, a 1.5-million-acre oasis of pear trees and cascading waterways; Gratz Park historic area; Victorian Square, an entire city block of restored turn-ofthe-century buildings transformed into fine shops; and Dudley Square, a...

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• Lockwood Greene to Design University of Kentucky Life Sciences Facility

  - 2004-12-14

  CINCINNATI -- Lockwood Greene announced that it has been awarded the Center for Pharmaceutical Sciences & Technology CPST project for the University of Kentucky. Located in Coldstream Research Park in Lexington, Kentucky, the Center will be a new $12 million, 20,000-sq. ft. clinical manufacturing facility for sterile-fill products. The...

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