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Solutions to 'designing for durability' offered at upcoming FSCT wood ACSeries in Seattle.(FSCT News)
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July 1, 2007
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The FSCT Advancement in Coatings Series on "Coating Wood and Wood Composites," to be held at the Double-tree Hotel Seattle Airport, Seattle, WA, on July 23-25, 2007, will focus on offering solutions to the challenges presented by "designing for durability." Highlighting the three-day symposium will be multiple plenary lectures designed for professionals who specify and use coatings on wood, as well as for coating manufacturers and raw material suppliers.
The plenary lectures include:
Day 1 -- Monday, July 23
Morning Session
To Design, ...
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Fur flies again; Animal-rights activists succeeded in making fur unfashionable, but designers are piling on the pelts again. Will consumers follow suit?(VARIETY)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
; ...last year to $1.21 billion. Fur Information Council spokeswoman...The market isn't there. Fur trapping licenses are way...financial problems of Evan's Furs, which leases and operates the fur salons at Dayton's. "That company accounted for 10 percent of...
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Fur Special Issue: The habit fashion can't break Although fur is still largely frowned on in Britain, its worldwide sales are increasing, partly through the efforts of a Danish supplier. SUSANNAH FRANKEL, The Independent's fashion editor, wonders how long the UK can hold out
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...boots from which large fox-fur pom-poms bounced brazenly...embroideries and beading, is fur. I don't have an issue with...clothes. With that in mind, Saga Furs of Scandinavia has been only...step in. The Denmark-based company, which boasted a turnover of...done more to re-establish fur on ...
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Fur's quiet comeback Supreme Luxury Moscow 2007
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune
; ...nearly century-old tradition in fur and maintains the rare practice...its own skins and making the fur pieces in company-owned ateliers. Mendel...flexibility in terms of choice of furs, what is done with them and...be closer to innovations in fur treatment. Other luxury concerns...
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FUR STILL A FASHION PRESENCE BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORY IN FIGHT OVER ANIMALS.(Special Pullouts)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
; ...president of marketing for North American Fur Auctions, a Toronto fur auction company that's the largest in the...coat of yesterday.'' ``Fur used to be more of something...Ken Morgenstern of Roberts Furs in San Francisco. ``Now...
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FUR OR FAUX DESPITE CONTROVERSY, POPULARITY ON RISE.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
; ...There is nothing warmer than a fur,'' said Mayone. ``Once...who works for a local utility company, freely calls herself a fur lover and collector. She has...headbands. She wears one of her furs every day, even with sweatpants...Today's gal is wearing fur and it's not so much for status...
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Fur-care plans get more retailer play. (apparel)
Magazine article from: WWD
; ...although most salons and fur departments employ craftsmen...president of Interboro Fur Enterprises, Inc., a New York-based company that stores and cleans up to 250,000 furs a year for more than...paced by booming retail fur sales, which have climbed...year, according to the American ...
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Fur woes don't dampen fair outlook. (American International Fur Fair)
Magazine article from: WWD
; ...the 10th edition of the American International Fur Fair is surprisingly...the business. Weaker companies will be weeded out...American International Fur Fair should reflect these...Activists" and "Marketing Furs in the New Competitive...will be donated to the Fur Retailers ...
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Fur's fashion rebirth brings counter attack
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London
; ...concerned by any reappearance of fur." Some people, however, have always enjoyed wearing fur. Lindy Woodhead, a PR company director in south London, bought her first fur as a teenager in 1968, and...since. "I have owned four furs since I was 18," she said...
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Fur Guilt;Trapped Between Luxury and That Uneasy Feeling
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...the nutria (a South American water-dwelling rodent...respect their views." The fur industry, with sales...sensitive letters about furs, I've got a few on...They protest the sale of furs. We've had people...front of our stores with fur traps. My boss does...large fur department, ...
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Fur Vault-Bloomingdale's deal praised by industry.
Magazine article from: WWD
; ...YORK -- Taking The Fur Vault Inc., public...the century." The company, headed by chariman...move accelerated the company's bid to go public...only publicly owned fur companies in the country. Based...common stock on the American Stock Exchange at an...million shares in the ...
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