, joining an organization gives you the chance to seek out an expert that can help guide you through your professional passions and goals.
The passion you have for your craft sets your soul on fire – and you’re not alone. Becoming a part of a professional organization’s community exposes you to an array of people that share your passion and can contribute new ideas and personal growth opportunities for you.  They have probably experienced similar problems, concerns, and victories that you have. You never know, their insights could inspire and motivate you to try something new or take on a challenge!
WHAT PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION SHOULD I JOIN?
The Stairbuilders and Manufacturers Association (SMA) aims to make a difference in the stairbuilding and manufacturing industry and community. Their mission is, “to be the greatest resource of knowledge and tools contributing to the success of our members and the stair industry.” Members make an effort to create safer stairs by developing new building codes, stay current on new industry techniques, and educate others on these trends through seminars and classroom visits.
What do they offer their members?
The benefits of joining the Stairbuilders and Manufacturers Association are endless. Members are surrounded by the best of the best in the stair industry and have opportunities to learn from these experts at meetings and national or local events. SMA offers a national workshop tour and conference every year to members and non-members. These events provide opportunities to participate in conferences and exhibits while networking, learning, and celebrating the stair industry. They also offer committees for members to participate in to further their skills and knowledge in specific areas. Some committees include: quality standards, education, and code and research.
SMA members are also encouraged to participate in the Stair Craft Awards, a healthy stairbuilding competition that is judged by peers in the industry. Participants get insight on how their staircase projects are viewed in aesthetics, safety, quality, and technical challenge by experts. This organization places high value on continuous education and self growth and the sharing of knowledge – they even offer SMA professional certifications so members can get recognized.
Manufacturers are no strangers to working with the members of the Stairbuilders and Manufacturers Association. Joining this professional organization holds a sense of credibility and can give you opportunities to work with manufacturers and other SMA professionals. So, why do we and other manufacturers love SMA and partner with their members? These members have vast knowledge in the industry and are dedicated to stair codes, standards, and professional ethics. They are trusted and held to a high standard that creates a unique opportunity for growth when they partner with a manufacturer.
At Glacial Wood, we work with SMA members to deliver the highest quality products in a shortened period of time. Are you a member of the Stairbuilders and Manufacturers Association or another association and are interested in working with Glacial Wood? Contact us here or connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn to learn more about who we are.
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3 Poles 3 Overloads. Type 1 Enclosure. Fused/Non Fused Disconnect. With Control Power transformer. Max HP at 200/230 Volts is 3. Max HP at 460/578 is 5.Samsung Corp. on Thursday announced it will launch the Galaxy S7 Edge in Blue Coral colors on Friday in its home country of South Korea.
The widely-praised color variation was first applied to the Galaxy Note 7, which the company ended for good on October due to battery explosions.
The Galaxy S7 Edge Blue Coral version has blue shades in the front and back glasses, a blue back cover, and rose gold rims. It will come in both 32GB and 64GB models.
The new phone will be available from all three local telcos, SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus. It is expected to be available in the US on November 18.
Samsung has been promoting the S7 and S7 Edge to offset as much as possible the huge loss from ending the Note 7. The company’s mobile division’s fortune will depend on the upcoming Galaxy S8 that is expected early next year, which will have Samsung’s own AI assistant on it.
The South Korean tech giant last month acquired Viv, which was founded by members who made Apple’s voice assistant Siri.
Samsung also confirmed that it intends to launch a Galaxy Note 8, and continue that line of phablets despite the recent fiasco.
In the local market, rivals Apple and LG saw some sales bump immediately after the end of the Note 7, but sales have not stabilized, an official from local telcos said.
source: ZDNetGAZA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Israel launched air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday hitting tunnels along the border with Egypt and an abandoned airport, officials on both sides said.
There were no reports of injuries from what witnesses said were five missiles fired by Israeli air force fighter jets at an airport is not operational and on tunnels Israel says are used to smuggle weapons into the coastal territory.
An Israeli army spokesman confirmed the attacks took place saying the air strikes targeted two sites where tunnels were dug to help gunmen infiltrate from Islamist Hamas-ruled Gaza into Israel and to smuggle in weapons from Egypt.
The strikes were in response to two explosive devices that washed up on Israel's coastline the previous day, and rockets fired at Israel, including one that slammed into a farming area on Tuesday causing no injury, the Israeli spokesman said.
The attacks came shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a news conference alongside Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi that Israel would respond to the explosives found on the country's Mediterranean beaches.
Palestinian militants from the Israeli-blockaded territory claimed responsibility for what Israel described as an unusual type of attempted attack. Most attacks from Gaza in the past few years have been by rocket shootings at Israeli towns.
The Islamic Jihad group said it had floated the explosives out to sea in a joint operation with two other groups including the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement.
Hamas, a Palestinian group that seized control of Gaza in 2007, has largely reined in its own militants since a devastating war with Israel a year ago in which 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis were killed.
In a separate development, an Arab resident of an Israeli town was spotted wandering toward the Gaza border, an Israeli military official said. The same man has made previous attempts to illegally cross into Egypt and Jordan, and was believed to be mentally unstable, the official added.Duncanrig High School, East Kilbride.
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What’s next after market surge?
Last week stock markets briefly celebrated the US midterm election results, rallying sharply on prospects for a better balance of power in Washington. But from an investment perspective, the most important political appointment had already occurred several months earlier: Trump’s selection of Powell as Federal Reserve chairman — a decision he has come to regret.
As if to make a point, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee minutes released last Thursday flipped the election-fuelled rally and stocks have been heading lower since. According to the minutes, the Fed still does not acknowledge mixed American economic data, volatile markets and an escalating trade war with China. Although it was more of a footnote, the committee did conclude that “business fixed income investment had moderated from its rapid pace earlier