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Smart Business: Are You on Angie's List?

Jim Olsztynski
January 9, 2008
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Angie’s List is an Internet-based ratings and referrals organization that collects customer satisfaction ratings on companies in scores of home service categories, everything from plumbing to pet sitting to piano tuning.
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The Plaster Man: A Question and a Look Ahead

Robin Raymer
January 9, 2008
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This month I want to start the year by answering a question that comes up often, then take a look ahead at major trends in the plastering world.
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Looking Up

January 9, 2008
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Blackstone Lodge, St. Germain, Wis.
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The Green Thumb: Harvesting Underwater Timber

J.M. Syken
January 9, 2008
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Submerged timber typically has many superior qualities compared to much of the living timber presently available.
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The Finish Line: What is EIFS?

Robert Thomas
January 7, 2008
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What is EIFS? This is not a dumb question. It has lots of implications and there are many opinions about what EIFS is. The definition of EIFS can affect cost, profits, bidding, insurance and even legal issues, such as code compliance.
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Cracking the Code: Code Compliance and Exterior Siding

Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
January 7, 2008
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The international codes and state codes require sidings over framed walls to be held up off the final grade or hard surface to facilitate drainage of incidental moisture that may find its way behind the cladding.
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All Things Gypsum: The Family of Gypsum Board Products

Michael Gardner
January 7, 2008
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The topic of this article was originally addressed in the September 2002 issue of Walls & Ceilings. Since then there have been a few changes that have prompted us to revisit the subject. Most notably, ASTM C1396, Standard Specification for Gypsum Board, which was introduced in 1999 as an umbrella standard that would combine and supersede nine separate gypsum product standards, has been fully adopted.
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All in Agreement: Coming to Grips With Conditioning

Pete Battisti
January 7, 2008
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Conditioning can be the process of training to become physically fit by a routine of exercise, diet, and rest. It also can be a simple form of learning involving the formation, strengthening, or weakening of an employer and employee.
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Up Front: Newer is Better?

Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
December 6, 2007
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My first full day on the Zulu Nyala game reserve in the heart of South Africa in September started with breakfast, when I met with the rest of our small safari group.
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Trowel Talk: Job Corps

William E. Rogers ACP
December 6, 2007
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Created in the 1960s by the Lyndon B. Johnson administration as part of the “War on Poverty,” 40 years later, Job Corps continues to enjoy strong bi-partisan support in Congress. It continues its mission to help young men and women fulfill their life’s potential, and it may just be part of your solution to meeting the demand for skilled labor in today’s transitional labor market
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