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Friends hoping for Millers' return to state tourney.(Springfield Extra)(Kyle Barley and Ryan Rattan are back from Springfield's MWL district runner-up team)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 5/1/2008; 700+ words ; ...Springfield Country Club's third green, Ryan Rattan settled into his stance, took a final...High School boys golf team in 17 years, Rattan and Barley, the only returning varsity...could be the top team going to state, Rattan, a senior, said. None of these tournaments... Read more
Balancing supply and demand: a case study of rattan in the Danau Sentarum National Park, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Magazine article from: Borneo Research Bulletin; 1/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...implements used by the local population are made from rattan, and large quantities of rattan are also harvested and sold to timber companies...Dransfield). Inventory results indicate that the three rattans differ greatly in terms of the number of harvestable... Read more
Wicker, rattan, loom wicker and vinyl wicker: Cebu Imports. (Backyard Furniture & Patio Accessories).
Magazine article from: Pool & Spa News; 2/14/2003; ; 36 words ; Features: company offers quality wicker, rattan, loom wicker and vinyl wicker bedrooms, dining, seating groups Contact: Cebu Imports Inc., North Charleston, S.C. (843) 851-4001 Circle 237 on Postage-Free Card [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Read more
Dr. J. P. Mogea is studying the diversity of rattan in Kalimantan and Dr. R. C. K. Chung obtained his Ph.D. with a study of taxonomic and micromorphological studies.(Kalimantan News)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Borneo Research Bulletin; 1/1/2003; 42 words ; Dr. J. P. Mogea is studying the diversity of rattan in Kalimantan and Dr. R. C. K. Chung obtained his Ph.D. with a study of taxonomic and micromorphological studies of Grewia L. and Microcos L. (Tiliaceae) in Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo at the University of Malaya. Read more
"PK" Mallets With Rattan Handles.
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 10/1/1999; 119 words ; ...recently, our PK Series mallets were available only with birch handles. Now we're offering six models with a choice of birch or rattan handles. Those models are the PK21 soft rubber, PK23 medium rubber, and PK25 hard rubber mallets, and the PK91 soft yarn, PK93... Read more
The wicker primer. (wicker furniture)
Magazine article from: Sunset; 8/1/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...possibilities for furniture made from easy-to-bend rattan (a dense-cored, vine like palm from Southeast...plant fibers. Most wicker is made from rattan, but canes, reeds, sea grasses, willow...and synthetic materials are also used. Rattan itself yields several different wicker-maki... Read more
Written in stone. (Fine Finishes).
Magazine article from: Custom Home; 1/1/2003; 168 words ; ...builder, designer, and ceramist Eric Rattan of Santa Fe Design Studio in Madison...2001-2002 The Heritage Foundation award, Rattan works in many types of stone, but also...homes in nearly every state. Shown here is Rattan's Primitive Elk and Bear Silhouettes... Read more
Quality matters; from clinical care to customer service.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News; 6/1/2007; 177 words ; ...from clinical care to customer service. Rattan, Raj. Quintessence Pub. Co. 2007 168 pages...Practitioner and highly accomplished consultant Rattan takes the broadest possible view of quality...quality improvement on the bottom line. Rattan's illustrations, including graphs and... Read more
A FIRST PERSON ACCOUNT OF RUNNING A SMALL BUSINESS.(Bill Fimpler, Cane and Basket Supply Co.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 7/30/2001; 372 words ; ...kid. Fimpler has been in the business of selling rattan and repairing rattan furniture for nearly 40 years. Staff reporter Claudia Peschiutta talked to him about running a rattan shop at a time when the material's popularity has... Read more
Nantucket lightship baskets: origins and variations.
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 8/1/1995; ; 700+ words ; ...delicate and subtle weaves of imported rattan. Some of the most extraordinary of the...the tub were separated and strands of rattan were woven between them, the result would...and bending the staves over a mold. The rattan was then woven in and around the staves... Read more
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