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The author talks about the Movers & Shakers featured in the issue including library staff, administrators, and faculty. She discusses some initiatives of the Movers & Shakers, one criticism about Movers & Shakers, and the work of the Movers & Shakers. Also mentioned are the growing state of emergency being experienced by libraries and the passage of a bill in Tennessee that would charge book publishers for distributing obscene matter to a public school or law district.

The article discusses various acquisitions and projects in the construction and materials industry. Granite expanded its home market strategy by acquiring Lehman-Roberts and Memphis Stone & Gravel, which will supply sand and gravel for several projects. Carmeuse's Longview Operation collaborated with Cahaba Riverkeepers on a mine reclamation project at the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge. These projects demonstrate the companies' commitment to delivering high-quality construction services and contributing to the improvement of infrastructure. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the approval of special use permits by the Buffalo County Commissioners for a sand and gravel quarry, portable concrete production pit, and concrete storage site south of Odessa, related to ongoing I-80 construction projects.

The article informs that he Association for Rural & Small Libraries held its 2022 conference during September 14–17, 2022 at the Chattanooga Convention Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It is noted that the theme of the congress was "Connecting at the Crossroads: On Track to Real Change" addressing challenges and opportunities associated with small and rural libraries.

The article offers information on PPG Industries Inc.'s plans to invest in constructing an automotive coatings manufacturing facility in Loudon County, Tennessee, with operations set to begin in 2026.

The article offers information on Nyrstar's East Tennessee Mine Rescue team that won three regional competitions in 2019. It mentions the views of Bill Hart, manager of Coy mine, on the mine rescue program, purpose of the team to maintain compliance with federal standards, and the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration inviting companies to attend such events.

The article aims on report from the University of Tennessee highlights the challenges faced by the state's agricultural sector in 2023, including decreased prices influenced by global market forces and increased competition. Despite near-record yields for corn, cotton, soybeans and wheat, the report underscores the impact of factors like increased wheat and corn exports from Russia and Ukraine, emphasizing the persistence of commodity price volatility in 2024 due to global economic uncertainty.

The article reports that LG Chem has initiated construction for a cathode material plant in Clarksville, Tennessee, investing in the first phase to achieve an annual capacity of metric tons starting in 2026.

The article features the Bridges Center designed by buildingstudio in Memphis, Tennessee. The headquarters for nonprofit organization BRIDGES has its parking lot on the roof, with an inclined parking ramp helping to give the building its form. Such innovative design schemes are commonplace in this remarkably dynamic, yet still contextual building.

The article discusses the growing excitement and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models in the field of procurement. It highlights the challenges and benefits of using AI in government agencies, with examples from Michigan and Tennessee. The article emphasizes the need for caution, human oversight, and collaboration in integrating AI into procurement processes. It also mentions how procurement tech vendors, such as Procurated, are incorporating AI to improve efficiency and decision-making. The article concludes by envisioning a future where AI technologies play a central role in government procurement, making it more agile and citizen-centric. [Extracted from the article]

This article describes the design of the Hunter Museum, Chattanooga, Tennessee, created by Randall Stout Architects. Stout's scope of work included totally rethinking display and circulation spaces throughout the museum, restoring the historic mansion, inserting 8,000 square feet of new administrative and support spaces underneath the 1970s addition, creating a new sculpture garden in front of the museum, and designing a pedestrian bridge to connect the museum to the rest of downtown Chattanooga.

Focuses on the architectural layout of Nashville Public Library in Tennessee designed by the architecture company Robert A.M. Stern Architects. Details of the architecture program of the library; Basis for the designing of several sections of the structure; Incorporation of an Italianate courtyard on the second floor of the building; Description of the interior of the library.

Focuses on the proposal to use Memphis International Airport a facility to demonstrate the integration of traffic control advances in the United States. Problems of system leader testing approach; Need to get the approval of the Federal Aviation Administration to go on with testings; Emphasis of the Memphis program on surface operations.

Discusses the InfoBUS, a mobile library that replaced the bookmobile at the Memphis/Shelby County Public Library system in Tennessee. Materials and services offered by the updated mobile library; The quality of its foreign-language and formal education materials, and how they help the large immigrant population; Why the traditional bookmobile format was outdated in Memphis/Shelby County; How funding was acquired. INSET: Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPC) and Wireless Networking.

The article presents the profile of Jay Yeargin, who operates his multi-faceted agricultural business in Weakley County and has been announced as farmer of the year in Tennessee. Topics include using a fixed breeding season to ensure calves are born when the farm is not planting or harvesting a crop; and working with organized preconditioned sales using associations such as Tennessee Livestock Producers.

Focuses on the consolidation and centralization of the photocopying service in all library divisions of the Jean and Alexandere Heard Library of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. History of autonomy of the library divisions; Use of magnetically-encoded debit cards by library patrons; Upgrade of photocopying machines.

Presents information on the most visited houses in the United States, which includes the White House and Graceland. Reference to the number of persons visiting the houses; Information on the White House as the only residence of a head of state open to the public on a regular basis, free of charge; What is expected of the President of the Unite States; Reference to rooms which are off-limits at Graceland.

Features the architectural designs and plans of the house on the Tennessee River in Hardin County, Tennessee designed by Mockbee/Coker Architects. Residential setting of the house; Simple categories of Mockbee Coker's interior style; Site photographs and documentation of houses' conditions; Interior desins; Upside-down V form of the carport; Overlapping spaces of the rooms.

Features the Creative Discovery Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Architects; Exhibit designers; Interiors.

Presents the architectural designs of Eskind Biomedical Library at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Replacement of the library's facilities; Plans to suit the designs to the library's location; Illustrations.

Features the lighting design of the Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee by J. Wise Smith Associates. Goals for children's comfort; Entry and circulation spaces; Choice of lighting sources; Photographs.

Focuses on the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning design of the Cascades, a landscape under construction at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Architects for the project; Features of the landscape architecture; Challenges in designing the landscape; Factors considered in the landscape design.

Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tenn. combines advanced technologies and new management methods to meet development challenges for the coming generation of aerospace vehicles and components. Challenges Arnold Engineering Development Center faces, operation, testing, facilities, programs and accomplishments, funding and equipment, workload. A special section.

The article offers the aggregates industry news briefs from Tennessee, Virginia and California on topics including complaints about noise and damage by residents of Ashland City, Tennesses, community meeting by Carmeuse Lime and Stone and reclamation plan for Clayton Quarry.

Discusses the role a library can play in the revitalization of a community. Hopes for the Nashville Public Library in Tennessee to revitalize the city's cultural epicenter; Belief that the library can be the community's foundation; Plans for libraries in Kansas City, Missouri, and Jacksonville, Florida; Role of the Los Angeles Public Library in California.

The article discusses that University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has received a grant to help grassland farmers enter the emerging carbon economy while enhancing productivity and ecological benefits. It mentions the goal of the project is to equip and empower grassland farmers to enter the carbon economy while enhancing operation resiliency and optimizing profitability, soil health and biodiversity.

The article examines that several community members maintain that The Rogers Group's quarry operation in Speedwell, Tenn. is ruining the land and polluting the air and water while The Rogers Group shows no regard. Topics include considered the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has approved the expansion of Simon Quarry, an existing sand and gravel quarry on public land near Indio, Calif., in Riverside County.

Describes the design and plans for Harbor Town speculative housing, including single-family and townhouses, in Memphis, Tennessee. Marriage of architecture and land planning; Housing plans; Architect; Engineers; Contractor; Development cost.

The article profiles the Jerry Ray, winner of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award program. It discusses the challenges faced by the Ray in growing business. It mentions the Rapid Adjustment program sponsored by Tennessee Extension and the Tennessee Valley Authority.

This article recounts the reconstruction of the John C. Hodges Library at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. On October 20, 1987, the Greater Knoxville Beautification Board awarded the John C. Hodges Library a beautification award in the category recycled library. The Hodges Undergraduate Library was encapsulated and enlarged to serve as the central library at Tennessee's premier institution of higher education. The original Hodges Undergraduate Library was five-story structure, housing 150,000 volumes and seating 1900. The location for the Hodges Library had been carefully chosen in the center of the campus, in the traffic pattern of virtually every university student. When planning began for a new library, it became apparent that the site of the library was still ideal. The original library design has allowed for expansion by the addition of two floors to the rectangular structure, but such an addition would not begin to meet the university's need for library space. The geologic structure of the area made the cost of the foundation a more significant part of overall construction than in optimum building areas. The library was formally rededicated in September 1987. The most obvious feature of the recycled building is its resemblance to a terraced pyramid.

Names Phil Bredesen, mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, `Library Journal' 1998 politician of the year. Funding necessary for Bredesen's plans for improving Nashville's school and library systems; How Bredesen garnered sports fans support for the school and library improvement plans; Views on filtering the Internet in libraries and digitizing books. INSET: Politicians Who've Made a Difference.

The article focuses on technology guides Tennessee grower to sustainable crop.

The article presents photographs of country musician Martina McBride's refurbished 1917 six-bedroom neoclassical-style home in Nashville, Tennessee.

The article focuses on the 2021 gains in major agricultural sectors in Tennessee based on an economic report to the governor from University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture researchers. The agri-forestry industrial complex contributed around 79.3 billion dollars to the state economy. Crop marketing specialist Aaron Smith identifies input prices and availability as the dominant factors for producer profitability in 2022. Also cited are the infrastructure needs of the state.

The article explores UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE Extension waterhemp from suspect fields were of dicamba gave 68% control. The rate "One surprising find in our field research Weed Scientist Larry Steckel has con- 3.5x and another 5.2x resistant to of dicamba needed to provide control was that, though dicamba did not confirmed the discovery of dicamba-resis- dicamba compared with the suscep- that would be considered adequate was trol the waterhemp.

The article discusses the campus programs that are being led by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) aimed at helping students with traumatic brain injury (TBI) get their academics back on track. Topics mentioned include the campus program established by professor Mary R. Kennedy for students with TBI at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (UM), the goals identified by students in the UM program in several areas, and the program run by Kristin King at the Univesity of Tennessee for mild TBI.

The article reports on the memorandum of understanding signed by LG Chem with the state government of Tenneessee to establish a cathode material manufacturing plant in Clarksville.

The article talks about the increasing number of pressing plants in Tennessee making the state the U.S. vinyl hub. Topics include the continuing expansion of the United Record Pressing (URP) plant in Nashville, the amount of revenue generated by the vinyl pressing market through June 2022 according to the Mid-Year 2022 Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Music Revenue Report, and the plan of GZ Media-owned MRP to add 36 new presses in the state to be operational by early 2023.

The article informs that Piedmont Lithium, a world-class integrated lithium business in the United States, has selected Etowah, Tennessee, as the location for its planned 30,000 metric ton per year (mt/y) LHP2 lithium hydroxide (LiOH) operation.

The article focuses on expansion project plans of Wacker Chemie, a German chemical company, to construct a silicone production complex at its Charleston, Tennessee, site with aim to produce high-consistency silicone rubber and silicone sealants.

The article offers a review of The Bluebird Cafe located in Nashville, Tennessee, including details regarding musicians and songwriters that got the start to their careers in the venue.

The article offers travel tips for Memphis, Tennessee and includes recommendations for staying at the Peabody Hotel, dining at the upscale Italian eatery Catherine & Mary's, and getting drinks at the blues club Earnestine and Hazel's.

El artículo discute esfuerzos tomados por el instituto para la innovación compuesta avanzada de la fabricación (IACMI) de Knoxville, Tennessee para promover la transición funcionando de las máquinas de materia textil económicas y ecológicas. Los diversos temas discutidos incluyen la fabricación de los compuestos fibra-reforzados del polímero, las tecnologías de fabricación usadas por ella y el entrenamiento de fabricantes.