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“The professional achievements of Harold McMaster were outstanding”

Add National Inventors Hall of Fame to the list of achievements of Defiance College graduate and major supporter Harold McMaster. via Crescent-News.com

BRAMPTON, ONTARIO, February 14 / MARKET WIRE/ -- Brampton Brick Limited announced today that for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007 it will record a non-cash charge of $13.5 million to ... via TMCnet

“On balance business appears on track, although there appears to be some softness in the core foodservice glass business which is offset by unexpected strength elsewhere, particularly retail and international”

Glassware maker Libbey Inc. on Thursday said its fourth-quarter net loss narrowed, helped by sales of its Crisa glassware. via Canadian Business Magazine

The 2nd International Exhibition for Glass Products and Glass Technology in The Middle East & Africa is to be held from May 24 - 27, 2008 in Cairo Egypt . via AME Info

Gurus Trades with APOG: Click to exclude managers not in the List of Gurus. *The price and date might not be the actual time and price at which the transactions were made. via GuruFocus.com

“I never had any dropped or silent calls at all with the 6120, and I was using a retail version I bought in a shop.”

Published by Ewan Spence at 10:17 GMT, February 11th 2008 The Nokia 6220 Classic has also debuted, and this is going to be the 'regular' device. via Allaboutsymbian.com

“Although we are going to pay for it, Apogee isn't going to own it, but Frontier (Communications Inc.) is going to own it”

The Columbus City Council last week approved a potential grant of up to $200,000 to lure Apogee Retail LLC, based in the Minneapolis area, to Columbus. via Columbus Telegram

“Although the shift to larger screen sizes will inevitably reach a saturation point, a growing percentage of these large-sized TVs will likely continue to drive up the average LCD TV screen size and therefore glass area growth”

Corning Inc. , the world's largest maker of LCD glass for flat-screen televisions, holds an analyst meeting on Friday in New York, where one analyst said Corning may hike its 2008 glass volume outlook. via Forbes

Los Angeles Business from bizjournals Ceradyne has appointed its Chief Technology Officer Thomas Juengling corporate vice president and president of Ceradyne's ESK Ceramics subsidiary, the company said ... via Bizjournals

Fort Worth-based Acme Brick has bought Minnesota-based Ochs Brick and the natural-stone fabrication company, McFarlane Stone, marking Acme's first expansion into the Upper Midwest in a deal that the company says will push its production to more than 1 billion bricks a year.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The Ochs plant in Springfield, Minn., underwent a $9 million expansion in 2001, doubling its capacity to 60 million bricks a year, Acme said. It becomes Acme's 24th brick plant and will increase the company's capacity to more than 1.3 billion bricks annually, Acme said. Read more

Click photo for more images. Sony has announced two new premium SLR zoom lenses in advance of the 2008 PMA trade show in Las Vegas, NV, the Vario Sonnar T* 24-70mm f/2.8 ZA and the 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G. Sony ... via Popular Photography & Imaging

Selling a stock at the right time is just as important as buying at the right time. via Investor's Business Daily

“Hey, Oshkosh! You've generated about $304 million in trailing free cash flow over the last 12 months. Time to start paying down that debt. At $3 billion or thereabouts, it's going to take you a decade to do it, so better get cracking.”

As we roll into February, the earnings reports just keep on trucking. Tomorrow morning, Oshkosh Truck delivers its first fiscal 2008 quarterly report. via Fool.com

“Our research indicates that the most serious waste management problems involve organic waste, hazardous wastes and especially glass”

Glass adding to trash crisis - experts PHUKET CITY: With the volume of trash generated in Phuket increasing almost 20% annually, Phuket is facing a waste disposal crises that needs immediate attention, experts ... via Phuket Gazette

“I would imagine they're going to redevelop.”

The Dallas investment firm that less than two years ago bought and sold the former Acme Brick headquarters and other commercial property on West Seventh Street has bought the Luby's Cafeteria on University ... via Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Posted in Sony , Digital Cameras by Nino Marchetti on January 25th, 2008 Among other cameras Sony released this week it was showing off a new line of colorful W-series Cyber-shots for the consumer crowd. via Slippery Brick

Pilkington North America has agreed to pay a $60,000 civil penalty for violating the air pollution permit at its Rossford facility. via NBC24.com

MASS multi-sensor platform permits the fast change of contact and optical sensors during CNC operation. via WebWire

Tokyo With the Photo Marketing Association's big convention next week, all the camera manufacturers are raining down their newest models. via TG Daily