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Article: New CEO aboard at Float-Tech; Company adds experience in bid to ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  June 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... as a class project for four Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute business school students. The company makes a combination waterproof jacket and life vest that inflates after hitting the water. Five years later and armed with a patent and safety approval from ...

Article: Waterproof jacket.(WBProducts)
Workboat;  December 1, 2008 ;     369 words ...Poulsbo, Wash.-based Grundens USA Ltd. has taken the classic canvas jacket and made it more suitable for wet weather use. The new jacket is made from a heavy-duty canvas that is extremely water-resistant and breathable. The inner laminate layer has tap seams to prevent water penetration, and the

Article: Clothing option: waterproof jacket.(EQUIPMENT ...
Geographical;  September 1, 2009 ;     467 words ...Most bridges span stretches of water, so the odds are you'll be attempting some pictures close to a river or seashore, which are exposed to the elements and spray from wind gusts. Ensure you're well covered with a lightweight waterproof outer jacket such as this GoLite Spectre jacket (200 [pounds

Article: Buyer's guide; Without the right waterproof jacket ...
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  April 5, 2003 ;     441 words ...Paclite Berghaus Price: pounds 140 What you get: Jacket with full zip, rollaway hood, adjustable cuffs, elasticated hem drawcord, two zipped mesh pockets and stuff bag. One of the most stylish multi-activity hi-tech waterproofs around. Trendy enough to wear down the high street or up the hills.

Article: ONE ALMIGHTY EFFORT; Scot Colin Montgomerie grimaces, then ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  July 18, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Byline: JOHN GREECHAN COLIN MONTGOMERIE set his sights on Open victory after a promising first round with a juicy Ryder Cup consolation prize if he falls short in his bid for the Claret Jug. The Scot knows that a good tournament will not only push him closer to automatic selection for September's

Article: Dress warm with style Fashionable ways to combat subzero ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  February 2, 1996 ;     700+ words ...You see them on nearly every wind-swept street corner the shivering slaves to fashion. Hatless businessmen, their balding pates shining. Stiletto-heeled women, negotiating intersections kettled and morained with marble-hard snow. Chapped little boys, mittens jammed in pockets. Trembling little

Article: Polar regions and the development of international ...
Arctic;  March 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... with a balanced approach to the two polar regions. He justifies the latter on the basis ... four parts. Part I introduces the polar regions and their environment and resources ... under the heading "The impact of the polar regions." One chapter deals with the polar ...