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The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) is an American maritime classification society established in 1862. [1] Its stated mission is to promote the security of life, property, and the natural environment, primarily through the development and verification of standards for the design, construction and operational maintenance of marine and offshore assets.
ABS steels include many grades in ordinary-strength and two levels of higher-strength specifications. All of these steels have been engineered to be optimal long-lived shipbuilding steels. ABS does permit the use of other steels in shipbuilding, but discourages it, and requires more detailed engineering analysis.
The American Bladesmith Society, or ABS, is a non-profit organization composed of knifemakers whose primary function is to promote the techniques of forging steel blades.The ABS was founded by knifemaker William F. Moran, who came up with the concept in 1972 when he was Chairman of the Knifemakers' Guild; the following year, he introduced Damascus steel blades at an annual show.
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(The Center Square) – The rules for the 104th Illinois General Assembly are now in place despite House Republicans urging for changes to make things more fair for the minority party. The new ...
The Secretary of State maintains the style manual for the Illinois Administrative Code and Illinois Register on its website. [4] One notable feature of the Code and Register text is the use of italics (or, in less recently updated sections, all caps) to indicate that a particular set of words is quoting or closely summarizing statutory text; a reference to the relevant section of the Illinois ...
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that the smell of raw cannabis is grounds for police to search a vehicle. Vincent Molina was a passenger in a vehicle when an Illinois state trooper smelled ...
(The Center Square) – A handful of the nearly 300 new laws going into effect Jan. 1 impact parents. Senate Bill 3136 allows drug-addicted mothers, who give birth to babies whose toxicology ...