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Mark your calendar now
from ISEE
With August already here, now is the time to start thinking about regional events that are taking place this fall in your area. Northwestern Canadian Chapter is having their annual meeting Oct. 15-17 (Best Western Vernon Lodge & Conference Centre Vernon, BC, Canada) for those of you in that part of the world and for
those more southern, the Chilean Chapter Conference is Oct. 20-22 (Hotel Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, Chile). Within the U.S. there are several conferences that may offer state refresher training hours (make sure to check within your state). The Mid-America Conference is Nov. 3-5 (The Resort at Port Arrowhead, Lake Ozark, Mo.) and Dec. 2-3 is the Kentucky Blasting Conference (Heritage Hall & Hyatt Regency Hotel, Lexington, Ky.). For an updated list of events make sure to check out ISEE's Mark your
Calendar page!
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from Tweed Daily News
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from Altoona Mirror
A $5.4 million federal loan will not be released to the company
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increase
from The Zimbabwean
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Explosives experts claimed fatal bomb test was
'reckless and negligent'
from The Telegraph
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and called the fatal explosion both "foreseeable and preventable." More
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| Nigeria's mining sector capable of displacing crude oil as economic cash cow
from Nigerian Compass Newspaper
Over the years, there has been so much talk by successive administrations about the need to diversify the revenue base of Nigeria without matching the talks with action. Musa Sada who is the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, says if the vast natural resources the country is endowed with in the mining sub-sector are harnessed, potential revenue from the sector is capable of relegating
crude oil to the backdoor. More
Northwest Ohio Bomb Squad trains with found
dynamite
from The News-Messenger
The Northwest Ohio Bomb Squad turned a potentially hazardous situation into a teachable moment. Some dynamite was found about a week ago in a barn at 3630 Northeast Catawba Road in Catawba Island Township, Ohio. It was found by a family
member of the former owner, who notified the Catawba Island Township Police Department. They, in turn, notified the squad, who used the opportunity to train new members. More
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