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In Recent News:

July 3, 2008
- Architecture 2030 White Paper Helps Building Sector in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- The June USGlass is Now Available Digitally
- Asahi Glass to Change Company Name to AGC in Future
- Flower City Glass Launches New Corporate Website at FlowerCityGlass.com; Third Generation Company Increases Online Media Presence
- Technical Glass Products Launches Online AIA Distance Education Course on Fire-Rated Glass and Framing
- Technoform Appoints Chris Mcaughey to Commercial Post
- AP Interview: Pistons Owner Endorses McCain
- UNITED KINGDOM - Pay-offs at Glass Firm Mar a Good News Day
- UNITED KINGDOM - Glass Installed on Gehry's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
- Man Jumps Through Plate Glass After Gas Leak
- CHINA - Woman Tries to Buy Beer After Crashing into Shop
- Glass Floors: The Cost and Some Cautions
- Venice Artists Nancy Evans and Tucker Strasser Build Up and Turn to Glass to Create a Home-Studio
- Main Mirror for SOFIA Infrared Observatory Receives Finish Coating
- Go! Best Bet: Exhibit Reveals Whimsical Side of 'Glass'
- John Clark Found Light at the End of a Stained Glass Window
- Experience the Utmost in Glass Art
- AAA Predicts Fewer July 4th Travelers

July 2, 2008
- Pilkington to Cease Production of Pyroshield™ at U.K. Location
- 12 Die in Mexico Bus Crash
- Union City Toddler Survives Fall From Third-Story Window
- UNITED KINGDOM - Student Dies After Falling Through Window in Forfeit
- TURKEY - Trakya Cam to invest $40 million in Glass for Solar Power
- UNITED KINGDOM - Glass Company Makes 60 Redundant
- Sejal Architectural Ends Below Issue Price
- Sancon Develops Raw Materials from Recycled Waste Glass
- If It Ain't Broke, Break It! New LEED Is Changing In 2009
- Glass Museum to Commission 'Bacon Boy' Sculpture
- Glass Art Gains More Attention as Fine Art
- The Wagner Companies Hires Estimator/CSR for Systems
- Edgetech I.G. Hires New Technical Service Rep in the Southeast
- Decorative and Textured Kiln Glasses Available from Gravity Glass

July 1, 2008
- Glenny Glass Co. Expands Fabrication Capabilities
- SAFTI FIRST Now Offers AIA CEU Credits "On-Demand" Online
- Nirma Ltd. Acquires Glass Ingredient Producer Searles Valley Minerals
- Renewable Energy: Sunny Days for Las Vegas
- Vetrotech Saint-Gobain Introduces Larger Keralite® Sheet Sizes
- Japanese Man Drives Car into City Hall
- China Architectural Engineering Appoints John Anderson to Chief Operating Officer
- PHILIPPINES - Fighting to Survive on Mountain of Trash
- Dome Sweet Dome
- Pilkington Activ™ Chosen for Ikea Landmark Store
- Beijing Boasts Stunning New Buildings
- SBIC Announces its 2008 Beyond Green™ High-Performance Building Awards Program

June 30, 2008
- HPBC Presents High-Performance Building Report to Congress
- GANA Announces 2008 Edition of the Engineering Standards Manual
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U.S. Military Contracts for up-Armor Kits
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Selling Ad Space Into Store Windows: The New Billboard Business
- Glass and Glazing Contractors in the US Report Now Available
- Formtek Metal Forming Promotes Rick Wilson to Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing
- Frank Lowe Rubber & Gasket Co. Inc. Hires John Rovtar for Business Development
- Octillion Appoints Dr. Jeffrey R.S. Brownson to Advisory Board
- CANADA - Tower of Power for Window Washer
- Woman Returns Laptop to Staples Through Window
- Dangling Worker Rescued in Anaheim
- CHINA - Roofs Leaking, Walls Dripping in HK Airport
- Moon Madness: Multimedia Treasures from the Apollo Era
- The Art Center Goes Through the Looking Glass
- A Beaver Tale

June 27, 2008
- DuPont PVB Prices to Climb
- INDIA - Sejal Architectural to List on July 1
- Tom Hill Resigns, Mark Towe to Take Over CRH America
- Ejected Audience Member Is Still a Tim McGraw Fan
- Worker Killed in Fall Through Skylight
- Doe Crashes Through Store Window in Racine
- Luxury Condo Tower to Rise Near Boston Landmarks?

June 26, 2008
- AAMA Skylight Fall Protection Task Group Chair Presents Current Findings to ASTM; To Develop Test Method Working Draft
- Bill Marchitello of Prelco Elected GANA Insulating Division Chair
- California Senate Committee Votes in Favor of Passing PVC Packaging Bill
- New Guardian Industries Case Study Demonstrates the Importance of Specifying the Right Glass
- Technoform Aligns North American I-Spacer™ Market Teams into Commercial and Residential Sectors
- Reliant Glass & Door Systems Promotes Project Manager Todd Bechle
- BANGLADESH - Glass Industry Meets 95pc Local Demand
- Huge Lenses to Observe Cosmic Dark Energy
- UAE - Dubai 'Shape-Shifting Skyscraper' Unveiled

June 25, 2008
- Skylight Fall Protection Task Group Works to Clarify Scope
- Zeledyne Celebrates Opening of New Float Furnace
- Solutia Establishes Saflex Photovoltaic Business
- CANADA - PFG Glass Installs First Fully-Automated Super Spacer® TriSeal™ Line in Canada
- UNITED KINGDOM - New Prospects at Glass Firm
- IRS Hikes Business-Mileage Deduction Rate
- Dow Chemical Raises Prices for Second Time in a Month
- Asahi Glass in Talks to Raise Auto-Glass Prices 10%
- Apogee First Quarter Earnings from Continuing Operations Increase; Fiscal 2009 Earnings Guidance Reconfirmed
- GANA Announces Glass Week/BEC Conference 2009 Dates
- ASC Relocates DC-Metro Office
- AUSTRALIA - A Shard Track Ride
- AUSTRALIA- Glass Cube the 'Future' of the Valley

June 24, 2008
- Is the European Commission Preparing Another Price-Fixing Fine?
- U.S. Bulletproofing Makes Its Move
- Barber Glass to Start Production in November
- AUSTRALIA - Window Washer, Construction Workers Fall From High-Rises
- glasstec 2008 to Feature Glass Technology Live Special Show
- Americas Glass Association to Host Regional Seminars
- Scientists Reveal Why Glass is Glass
- Vandalized Windows at Hillsboro Church Being Replaced
- Fort Douglas Museum Expansion Tells Stories of Past
- Father, Son, Grandson Make Museum's 150-Year-Old Windows Like 'New'

June 23, 2008
- Healthcare and Education Building Markets Remain Particularly Strong As Energy, Materials and Commodity Costs Drive Construction Pricing Upward
- Building Officials Get Safety Glazing Codes Update During Viracon Tour
- UNITED KINGDOM - Job Losses as Factory Closes
- INDIA - Saint-Gobain to Invest Rs 10 bn in Rajasthan
- DFI Expands Operations in India with Nano-Sys Corporation
- High Costs See Japanese Materials Firms Overhaul Production
- Shattering the Strongest Glass
- Two Convicted in Fatal Shooting of Antioch Man
- JAPAN - 15 Fell Through Skylights in Tokyo Since April '05
- CANADA - Broken Window Closes Street

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