Print & online: Red Book 2004 brings together the best of both worlds.The 2004 Red Book is now at your fingertips--when you need it and however you need it. Prefer a bands-on print version? This 422-page edition is jam-packed jam-pack tr.v. jam-packed, jam-pack·ing, jam-packs Informal To crowd to capacity: a road that was jam-packed with vehicles. with information front more than 2,200 companies. Listed inside are the sources of hundreds of supplies and services ranging from A (abrasives abrasives Sharp, hard materials used to wear away the surface of softer, less resistant materials. Abrasives are indispensable to the manufacture of the highly precise components and ultrasmooth surfaces required in the manufacture of automobiles, airplanes and space ) to W (wrapping and packaging equipment) and everything in between. The directory's 24 specification charts also provide an in-depth in-depth adj. Detailed; thorough: an in-depth study. in-depth Adjective detailed or thorough: an in-depth analysis look at some of the more popular machines and supplies used by the woodworking industry. All this information and more is also available 24/7, with the click of a mouse, at www.redbookonline.com. The on line version's improved search engine allows users to not only search by product category, but to also view a complete listing of products offered by a particular company. By maintaining the database online, we are able to provide regular updates on new sources of woodworking machinery and supplies, as well as keep you up-to-date on changes in listed companies' product lines, contact and Web information. With its improved online technology, the Red Book is also the most interactive woodworking directory in the industry. For example, Red Book users now are able to hyperlink A predefined linkage between one object and another. See hypertext. hyperlink - anchor directly from the specification charts of hotlinked advertisers to their Web sites. Banner ads A graphic image used on Web sites to advertise a product or service. Banner ads come in numerous sizes, but are often rectangles 460 pixels wide by 60 pixels high. Also 460 x 55 and 392 x 72 sizes are commonly used. located in the charts are also hyperlinked, providing instant access to information. The Red Book specification charts are highly regarded as a source of technical information. In the first seven months of 2003, Red Book charts were downloaded 52,956 times. With this new interactive feature, we predict even greater interest in the charts in 2004. Using the Red Book Each year, we refine the Red Book, adding new categories and deleting those which are obsolete OBSOLETE. This term is applied to those laws which have lost their efficacy, without being repealed, 2. A positive statute, unrepealed, can never be repealed by non-user alone. 4 Yeates, Rep. 181; Id. 215; 1 Browne's Rep. Appx. 28; 13 Serg. & Rawle, 447. . New to the Red Book this year is the CIDA CIDA Canadian International Development Agency CIDA Council for Interior Design Accreditation (Grand Rapids, MI) CIDA Centro de Información Documental de Archivos CiDA Certificate in Digital Applications Distributor's chapter (p. 339). Sponsored by the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Building Material Distribution Assn., the chapter not only provides information on the Cabinet Industry Distribution Alliance, but also gives contact information on distributor members as well as associate members. In addition to this chapter, the Red Book also provides information on more than 150 industry associations (p. 335), as well as sources for educational advancement (p. 326). A listing of site selection agencies is available online at www.redbookonline.com. Whether in print or online, the Red Book is easy to use. Print Version: The print version of the directory is a staple 1. (language) STAPLE - A programming language written at Manchester (University?) and used at ICL in the early 1970s for writing the test suites. STAPLE was based on Algol 68 and had a very advanced optimising compiler. 2. in many woodworking shops. The Table of Contents (p. 5) provides an overview of the chapters and charts. The Product Locator LOCATOR, civil law. He who leases or lets a thing to hire to another. His duties are, 1st. To deliver to the hirer the thing hired, that he may use it. 2d. To guaranty to the hirer the free enjoyment of it. 3d. Index (p. 11) provides a complete, alphabetical listing--and page location--of the more than 700 product classifications highlighted in the directory. Contact information, including Web addresses, for the individual manufacturers is given in the Directory of Manufacturers & Distributors (p. 380). Online Version: The site is divided into key machinery and supply chapters, featuring drop-down menus See pull-down menu. drop-down menu - pull-down menu with an alphabetical listing of product categories contained in each chapter. Another way to search for a particular product is by simply typing key words into the Search by Product field, and instantly retrieve a comprehensive range of supplier companies, addresses and phone numbers. Another search field enables users to search for companies by name to see products and services offered by a particular manufacturer or distributor. As previously mentioned, charts cat also be accessed and downloaded from Red Book online. Hyperlinks are available for many of the advertisers' charts, as well as on the banner ads. An estimated 150 hotlinked companies in this year's Red Book also offer a Request for Quotation A Request for Quotation (referred to as RFQ) is a standard business process whose purpose is to invite suppliers into a bidding process to bid on specific products and/or services. An RFQ typically involves more than the price per item. feature which allows users to contact these suppliers directly via e-mail with important details regarding your inquiry. Making It Better In addition to the product managers aid companies which took the time to update their information, I would like to thank the many people in the Industrial Division of Vance Publishing for their help in putting this 41st edition together. This list includes: Bette Boyers, Michaelle Bradford, Rich Christianson, April Dean, Diana Fitzgerald, Barb Hejmanowski, Blanca Hernandez, Susan Lorimor, J.D. Piland, Jill Smith and Sandi Stevenson. |
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