ASABE.
Conferences and international meetings. To receive more information about ASABE conferences and meetings, contact ASABE at 800-371-2723 or mcknight@asabe.org 2007 Sept. International 15-19 Symposium on Air Quality and Waste Management for Agriculture. Broomfield, Colorado, USA. Oct. Eleventh 20-24 National Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems. Warwick, Rhode...

Nena Villanueva and Reynaldo Reyes; A magnificent twosome.
MAGNIFICENT, indeed, were the renditions of the newest piano duo-team, Nena del Rosario-Villanueva and Reynaldo Reyes. They were an attractivelooking team, were grayhaired Reynaldo and the petite, pretty and still-younglooking Nena - looking like a father and daughter twosome - and most warmly applauded as they came...

Animal tissues may prove useful for access grafts.
CryoLife Inc believes that it is possible to use animal tissues to create arteriovenous (A-V) access grafts for haemodialysis applications, using its own patented SynerGraft technology. The technology involves removing antigens from human and animal tissues leaving a collagen matrix that has the potential to be repopulated,...

Big brother is watching!
"There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well-prepared to meet the enemy"--former US president, George Washington. For those who for the first time heard, in this column last month, about the ECHELON spy project, welcome to another treat--the final in this series. James...

Osteoimplant buys Advanced Spine Fixation Systems. (Industry News).
Osteoimplant Technology Inc (OTI) acquired spinal implant manufacturer Advanced Spine Fixation Systems Inc in a bid to expand its spine product lines. OTI gains a greater foothold on the US west coast with its purchase of the Californian company, along with an office in London, UK. ...

Calculating risks: fine's mathematical formula 30 years later.
Abstract Calculating risks, in the sense of giving the risk some objective measure, in an outdoor program may be a highly desirable activity to assist in the process of prioritising the allocation of resources to risk management, however most risk management models, while recommending the assessment or...

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Justice Tinga honored Justice Dante O. Tinga, newly appointed member of the Supreme Court, will be honored with a testimonial at the Manila Hotel on July 25 at 6:30 p.m. by the UE Law Alumni Association, led by Chairman-Emeritus Fortunato P. Aguas, and President-Emeritus Justice Rodolfo G....

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Family in mcycle mishap ZAMBOANGA CITY Overtaking on the wrong side of the road proved fatal to a motorcycle-riding insurance agent and caused serious injuries to his backriding wife and son, recently in Barangay Upper Calarian this city. A police report received by city police...

GateKeeper USA Announces Plans to Acquire BioAvenge.
InDEFENSE-6 February 2008-GateKeeper USA Announces Plans to Acquire BioAvenge(C)2008 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com GateKeeper USA Inc. today said it has executed a Letter of Intent for the acquisition of Maryland-based BioAvenge. Specific terms were not disclosed. GateKeeper USA said in a news release that...

Scientists seek to create stable joint implants.
A method for creating long-term stable bone implants used to replace a missing or diseased portion of bone has been devised by scientists based in the USA. The aim is to embed a biocompatible material, such as a titanium coil, in the surface of a polymer bone...