AFS completes web-based projects.The American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of Filtration filtration: see sewerage; water supply. Filtration The separation of solid particles from a fluidsolids suspension of which they are a part by passage of most of the fluid through a septum or membrane that retains most of the solids & Separations Society, Houston Houston, city (1990 pop. 1,630,553), seat of Harris co., SE Tex., a deepwater port on the Houston Ship Channel; inc. 1837. Economy The fourth largest city in the nation and the largest in the entire South and Southwest, Houston is a port of entry; , TX, has completed several projects to promote its ongoing activities using web-based technology. One major effort has been the development and distribution of a monthly AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System. AFS - Andrew File System newsletter, which includes local AFS chapter information and expanded educational resources. The second development is the upgrading of the AFS website www.afssociety.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. The site has numerous features, making it easy to locate educational activities and answers to individual questions. Additionally, beginning this month, AFS will sponsor web seminars on a monthly basis. For a nominal fee, participants can register and attend one-hour classes on topics covering a range of subjects from the basics of filtration to advanced classes for industry professionals. The target audience for the web seminars are specifiers, buyers and users of filters and filtration and separation equipment, along with manufacturers who supply filters and separation products. Information on web seminar dates and times will be published monthly in the AFS Newsletter and on the AFS website. More information: 612-861-1277; Email: afs@afssociety.org; Web: www.afssociety.org. |
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