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The article focuses on the newly developed tree-free paper made from limestone known as FiberStone papers developed by Natural Source Printing (NSP) in California. Mary Loyer, president of NSP, states that tree-free papers have a carbon footprint, and uses no water, trees, and chemicals in its production. In addition, the paper is both tear and water resistant. An overview of the environmental contributions that the fiberstone paper production guarantees are presented.

Describes three hospitals' use of document imaging in the United States. Saint Vincent Hospital and Health Services in Indianapolis, Indiana; Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Connecticut; Dameron Hospital in Stockton, California; Areas in medical care that would benefit from document imaging; Advantages.

The article focuses on the publication of White Paper published by the National Water Research Institute (NWRI) and co-sponsored by WateReuse California to highlight the need use the recycled water. It notes that the report contains 52-page entitled Views on the Status of "Water Recycling 2030: Recommendations of California's Recycled Water Task Force." It outlines the progress on the implementation of water recycling projects despite the challenges.

The article reports on the white paper "Cost, Quality and Outcomes: The Supply Chain Value Equation" released by the Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management (AHRMM) that presents healthcare supply chain tools for navigating the Cost, Quality, and Outcomes Movement of AHRMM.

Discusses the presentations and papers in the International Electron Devices Meeting in San Francisco, California, on December, 2000. Sessions that shed light or progress and future challenges for a variety of semiconductor technologies; Developments in the high-speed analog and mixed signal arena; Use of gallium-arsenide heterojunction bipolar transistor as power amplifiers.

The article reports on the collaboration of CSK Proshop company's wholesale and information technology departments with Fiserv Direct Source company to organize a custom program that captures customer signature on a digital invoice. The Dolphin brand handheld portable data collector is being used by the CSK Proshop's divisional sales director in Tustin, California. The information gathered is usable to the customer through CSK Proshop's secure web site.

Every year, microwave engineers descend upon one destination to hear the newest microwave theories and catch a glimpse of the latest products. That destination is the site of the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS). This year, Long Beach, CA is playing host to the conference and exhibition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports about dry material handling with reference to Ingredient Masters Inc. Ingredient Masters was established in 1980 to serve canners and growers in California's central valley, who used large quantities of salt. During this time, the effective transit for shipping in a bulk truck was about 250 miles. Paper bags were the preferred means for shipping all types of dry power for decades. By 2000, Ingredient Masters had convinced all of California's sugar companies and most of the dry milk and whey producers to package in 2,000-pound bulk bags.

Information about several papers discussed during the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) held on February 2007 in San Francisco, California is presented. It highlights discussions about the recent applications of analog-to-digital converters (ADC), as well as its newest upgrades. It includes the introduction of a successive approximation register (SAR) ADC for applications down to 4.2 Kelvin. Moreover, ADC designers revealed advances in dynamic range and power consumption.

The article reports on the white paper released by Kim Lighting, which addresses the lighting industry's overall failure to properly bring commercial outdoor light emitting diode (LED) lighting to market in California. The white paper "Why Today's LED Site and Area Luminaries Are Not Measuring Up" talks about the challenges linked with using LED technology for outdoor lighting to achieve results that are sustainable. Findings of the white paper are discussed in the article.

Focuses on the materials handling operations at DST Output, a producer of billing statements based in El Dorado, California. Factors that distinguish the company from other operations; Background information on the firm; Details on how it rates material handling.

Announces the increase of technical papers submitted to the Optical Fiber Communication conference held on February 21-26, 1999 in San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Factors that contributed to the growth of the OFC; Description of the categories of the technical papers submitted.

The article presents information on a paper released by Networkfleet titled "Don't Sit Idle While Fuel Costs Rise," to explain Global Positioning System (GPS) fleet tracking and engine diagnostics to lower fuel costs. The fleet Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD), California is included in the paper as it has reduced fuel costs by 79,000 dollars in first six months of using the system. As stated by the EMWD maintenance director Mark Iverson, the system can also improve routing.

The article discusses the Rockwell Automation Fair held in Anaheim, California from November 9-10, 2014. It mentions the Factory Talk Batch software, the Studio 5000 software and the Allen-Bradley Dynamix 1444 series monitor from Rockwell Automation. It adds the announcement for the release of a white paper on the use of wireless internet (WiFi) networks in industrial environments, by Rockwell and Cisco Systems firms.

Presents a preview of the Society for Information Display's 1999 International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition in San Diego, California. Emphasis on display applications and integration; Keynote session's focus on the triumph of digital cinema over film in the local theater; Session on organic light-emitting devices.

The article reports on the development of energy-harvesting synergism. It cites that energy harvesting provides great challenges and rewards for electronic engineers to use their skills more effectively. It provides technical background information on energy-harvesting from companies that presented papers during the NanoPower Forum conducted by Darnell Group Inc. held in June 2008 in Costa Mesa, California. The article also provides concepts related to energy harvesting synergies like wireless mesh networks, sensor batteries, and supercapacitors.

This article presents a preview of the Design Conference in San Diego, California, for the integrated circuit and system design industry. Tracks for the technical program include: logic design and test; embedded systems; nanometer analysis and simulation; and physical circuit design. Attendees will be able to choose from hundreds of panels, papers, sessions, workshops and tutorials. A number of established vendors and startups of the EDA software will display the latest in electronic-system level tools and methodologies. INSET: A DEEP AND VARIED TECHNICAL PROGRAM.

The article focuses on the sequencing of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), for public health impact. Topics include the development of the tools needed to address SARS-CoV-2; the need of the continued vigilance as the frequency and distribution of SARS-CoV-2 transitions from a pandemic to endemic state; and the use of the outpatient SARS-CoV-2 variant surveillance to inform public health efforts to identify changes in SARS-CoV-2 strains in local communities.

The article discusses a research paper published in the journal of the "American Geophysical Union" on droughts in California. The study examined the growth of tree rings to determine how wet each year has been and concluded that the last three drought years in the state are the most severe since at least 1,200 years.

The article reports on the fundraising golf tournament of Sacramento Valley Electric League (SVEL) at the Morgan Creek Country Club in Roseville, California in 2009. The tournament was participated by over 140 (SVEL) members and benefited the Children's Miracle Network and the Pay It Forward Fund. It has raised more than $250,000 in charitable funds for the University of California Davis Children's Hospital and the Pay It Forward Program.

Reviews some papers that will be presented at the 1998 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) in San Francisco, California. Details on several sessions that will be conducted.

The article discusses characterization of trash in water and land on the basis of The Great Los Angeles River CleanUp program of nonprofit Friends of Los Angeles River (FoLAR) including distinguishable characters such as size and density and importance of air deposition of trash.

Information about several papers discussed at the International Symposium, Seminar & Exhibition of the Society for Information Display (SID) on making displays "green," held on May 18-23, 2008 at the Los Angeles convention center in California is presented. Topics include the growing appeal of organic-light-emitting-diode (OLED) displays and the lowering of greenhouse gas emissions and water usage. The event featured several businessmen including Paul Peng, Yoshito Shiraishi, and Paul Drzaic.

The article presents a reprint of the article "Better Pill," by Mary Aichlmayr, which appeared in the October 2007 issue of "Material Handling Management." It focuses on regulations in the U.S. that require any business involved in pharmaceuticals to track and trace individual drugs through electronic pedigrees. It is reported that drug counterfeiting have increased six fold in the U.S. since 2000. The Prescription Drug Marketing Act was enacted in California in 1988 in which a key provision requires pedigrees. material handling.

The article presents information related to the 2006 CLEO/QELS conference which was held in Long Beach, California on May 22-26, 2006. The conference offered a well-balanced mix of the state of the art in lasers and optoelectronics and their real-world applications. There were more than 200 technical sessions in which 2180 papers were presented. The conference featured several experts from the field including David Zimdars, manager of terahertz R&D at Picometrix.

The article reports on the safety violations discovered by the California Department of Industrial Relation's Division of the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) in the warehouses owned by the National Distribution Centers in San Bernandino County, California.

The article focuses on the problem facing Airgas NCN, a trucking company based in Sacramento, California, related to maintenance of its trucks. Dale Harris, fleet manager at Airgas NCN, admits that its paper inspection reports are in disarray. To address the company's problem, it tests the electronic vehicle inspection report (EVIR) system from Zonar Systems LLC at two of its branches. Harris discloses that the system has helped in the vehicle maintenance management.

The article discusses a paper by Mohammed Al-Fares, Alexander Loukissas and Amin Vahdat, of the University of California in San Diego, about a fat tree fabric used in data center network architecture. The fat-tree topology often is configured so that a group of access and aggregation switches is referred to as a pod. Fat tree is one of several fabrics that have been developed in recent years. INSET: Standard addendum on cabling for data center fabrics….

The article reports on the move of Truckee-Donner Public Utility District in Lake Tahoe, California to assist in performing yearly patrol inspections of every facility. It notes that Truckee-Donner used Web browser which provides a software interface allowing them to run Business Intelligent, Business Process Management and Geographic Information System softwares. It infers that the utility's move in unifying differing technologies into a system has brought it into high-tech automation.

The article reports on the plan of regional wastewater agencies in Los Angeles County, California to establish a regional stormwater mapping system which would be usable to all stakeholders. It is geared to play a vital part in managing storm drain systems. Nobel Systems, which is picked as its contractor, had completed the first phase of the project which lies in South Bay, California and had gathered sources of data in digital and paper forms from cities and government agencies.

The article highlights the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering International Solid State Circuits Conference that will be held in San Francisco, California on February 5 to 9, 2006. The conference will focus on wireless connectivity, portability and multimedia. There will be discussions on detail trends and developments in low-power design, communications and multimedia technologies included in more than 250 papers of various researchers. Three plenary presentations will precede the conference. Sessions will be conducted to tackle several topics ranging from wireless innovations to mobile television applications to camera image sensors and power management approaches.

The article discusses the implementation of a fully integrated electronic medical records (EMR) system of the Long Beach Memorial in California, part of MemorialCare Medical Center. The hospital experienced challenge in terms of the length of time the process was implemented and the process itself. Also explained are the security features installed by Long Beach Memorial which involve signing into the system and entering prescriptions into a computer. A comment from Dr. James Leo, associated chief medical officer for the center, is also included. INSET: From the Catalog.

The article offers information on the 46th Design Automation Conference (DAC) to be held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California on July 26-31, 2009.

Focuses on the schedule for the International Solid-State Circuits Conference on electronic circuits operation techniques, to be held between February 9-13, 2003 at San Francisco Marriott in California. Dates on which technical paper session will be held; Theme of the conference; Website address from which detail information on the conference is available.

Presents information on software and hardware solutions from several suppliers presented at the annual conference of the Medical Group Management Association in San Francisco, California in October 2004. Companion PM integrated practice management system from Companion Technologies; EXSpeech transcription-assisted speech recognition system from Dictaphone Corp.; Revenue Cycle Management aid to physician practices from iLIANT; OneAPP managed care and credentialing software system from Sy.Med Development Inc.

Discusses the use of the workflow computer software ProVation MD version 2.1 from ProVation Medical Inc. for clinical communication at the San Francisco General Hospital in California. Background on the hospital and its communication system; Discussion on clinical workflow benefits; Advantages to administration; Impact on customer service.

Previews the Wescon/IC Expo 97 to be held at the Santa Clara Convention Center and San Jose Convention Center in California in November 1997. Information on the technical sessions that will be held; Types of topics that will be discussed; Schedule for the technical sessions.

The article discusses imbalance between electricity supply and demand in California because of additional solar and wind energy production. It reveals that California Independent System Operator may reduce the solar and wind energy to correct this imbalance. It also discusses the California Public Utilities Commission staff white paper, which states that California is unlikely to cost-effectively integrate the renewables without further transformation of the electric grid.

The article focuses on the San Dieguito Restoration Project, which involves the restoration of approximately 160 acres of the San Dieguito Tidal Wetlands in Del Mar, California. According to the article, the restoration of the tidal wetlands will create a safe haven where marine life and wildlife will flourish. It states that the project must comply with the stormwater regulations in San Diego to maintain approved water quality. It cites the role of civil engineering firm Project Design Consultants (PDC) in the project.

Reports on the Semicon West's exhibition to be held in San Jose and San Francisco, California in July 2002. Educational opportunities offered by the exhibition; Focus of the exhibition in San Jose and San Francisco.

The article discusses the issues in the maintenance and operation of electric power distribution systems in the U.S. as of early 2015, particularly how to reduce the cost of tree trimming. It focuses on the vegetation management (VM) system upgrade at San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) in California to reduce cost. Also cited are the partnership by SDG&E with POWER Engineers for the system upgrade, as well as the features of the upgraded system, including the PowerWorkz system.

Reports on communications topics to be discussed at the 1999 Custom Integrated Circuits Conference in San Diego, California. Complementary metal oxide semiconductor designs as the dominant topic; High-speed logic; Breakthroughs in wired and wireless systems by increasing levels of integration and functionality; Faster applications of complementary metal oxide semiconductor.

Information about several papers discussed at the Military & Aerospace Electronics forum which was held in San Diego, California in March 12, 2008 is presented. One of the event's speaker was Marc Couture of Mercury Computer Systems, in which he discussed about how chip-level components designed specifically for thermal efficiency. He also discussed how multi-core devices can double power efficiency. The forum was focused on how innovation in COTS electronics affects defense application.

The author discusses the apparent disdain for outsiders among some Silicon Valley technologists in California, which he personally observed when he met them. He discusses how other people also noticed the same thing, citing a talk by Balaji Srinivasan, co-founder of a genetics start-up called Counsyl, which was featured in a "Wall Street Journal" article entitled "Silicon Valley's Arrogance." He believes that such conceitedness will remain for quite some time.

Reports on the annual Hot Interconnects and Hot Chips symposia scheduled for August 1994 at Stanford University in California. Sponsorship of event by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' (IEEE) Computer Society; Featured topics; Technical sessions; Presentation of papers.

The article discusses the impact of using geographic information system (GIS) developed by the Water GIS Group of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) in California. It notes that Water GIS Group, led by Kien Hoang, aimed to develop a system database that manage the infrastructure of LADWP, and is also compatible for real-time sharing with other systems in Los Angeles. Hoang points out that GIS increases the productivity and efficiency of the team across the water department.

The article focuses on the negative effects of bad interfaces on computerized health records, as discussed by Paul Tang, vice president and chief medical officer at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, during the New Paradigms for Using Computers 2007 workshop held in San Jose, California. Although the foundation provides Web site access to medical records for patients and caregivers, Tang does not see a centralized national health record database happening due to privacy concerns.

The article highlights the DistribuTECH conference that focuses on distributed automation and energy management held in San Diego Convention Center Corp. in California. In connection with this event, several papers were discussed about customer information systems, asset management, data collection and information management.

The article focuses on the automotive supply company Terry's Auto Supply Inc., Hollywood, Florida, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. Terry's has gone through several changes in the past six decades. These changes were both big and small. Stephen Fink, president, Terry's Auto Supply Inc. says that one has to accept that there is change, and he has to go with it. This company was founded just after the end of World War II by Fink's parents Melvin and Vivian. Terry's started out selling everything from used tires to toaster ovens.

Features Shutters Beach Style and Furnitureland South catalogs. Provision of beach living at its best by Shutters Beach Style according to Tery R. Young, vice president of creative and operations at Boxport; Placement of the catalog in 442 guest rooms at Shutters, Casa Del Mar in Santa Monica and Hotel Andalucia both in California; Citation to lamps and recliners as the best-selling categories in Furnitureland South.