Masonry Magazine June 1983 Page. 28
GET RID OF YOUR OLD BAG...!
Buy J and M Service's MINI-GROUTER for those hard-to-do jobs. Grouts mini-brick, half brick and flat work.
Hopper holds 25 gallons. Runs on 110 or 220 volt and comes complete with 100 ft. of hose.
For further information please write or call:
J & M SERVICE, INC.
11532 Anabel Avenue
Garden Grove, CA 92643
(714) 530-3325
Suppliers of Essick, Mayco and Thomsen equipment.
SOME PEOPLE RETIRE WITH MORE THAN JUST A GOLD WATCH.
You work hard all your life and what do you get?
Well, depending on where you work, you could get cancer. Asbestos has been proven to cause cancer. Certain toxic chemicals like formaldehyde and freon are being investigated. If you've worked with radioactive particles or even worked near them, your risk is greater.
And even if you've worked nowhere hazardous, it wouldn't hurt to get a check-up. Because the incidence of cancer after the age of 45 to 50 increases rapidly.
Over the next several years the American Cancer Society will be conducting more research into certain lifestyles and exposures which could increase cancer mortality.
So know the risks. Don't smoke. Watch what you eat and drink. Look for the warning signs of cancer. And retire not only with a gold ticker, but a healthy one, also.
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
How you live may save your life.
28 MASONRY-MAY/JUNE, 1983
Books
"Recommended Practice for Engineered Brick Masonry"
By Gross, Dikkers and Grogan. 337 pages; price to MCAA members: $5.00 postpaid, or $3.00 ea. in quantities of 10 or more, plus shipping costs. Brick Institute of America, 1750 Old Meadow Rd., McLean, VA 22102.
Recommended Practice for Engineered Brick Masonry is a design handbook/textbook written for the practicing structural engineer to assist him in the rational design of brick masonry structural elements and systems. It is also useful to others including practicing architects and students of engineering/architecture.
The contents of the manual are based upon test data, current design practice and construction experience. The present edition (1969) contains chapters on the BIA Design Standards, bearing wall systems, and guide specifications. Included is an extensive reference list.
Publicity and Awards Directories
"Design and Building Industry's Publicity Directory" and companion "Awards Directory." Publicity Directory: $96.00 ($76.00 prepaid); Awards Directory: $48.00 ($38.00 prepaid); combination price: $128.00 ($98.00 prepaid). A/E Marketing Journal, Box 11316, Newington, CT 06111.
These two new references, compiled specifically for design, development and building firms, are guides to generating publicity and preparing winning design and construction award entries. The Publicity Directory describes the editorial requirements of more than 350 key national magazines and journals, including individuals to contact, addresses and phone numbers, readership, editorial format, and submission requirements.
The Awards Directory covers over 300 national awards, noting the purpose, jury criteria and make-up, type of recognition, and sponsor to contact. Both directories offer tips and suggestions for planning annual promotion programs, and are cross-indexed for easy reference.
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Do you realize that one of every four Americans is unbalanced? Think of your three closest friends. If they seem OK, then you're the one.
Family Owned Business
"Outside Directors in the Family Owned Business" by Leon Danco and Donald Jonovic. Hardbound; $29.95. The University Press, P.O. Box 24268, Cleveland, OH 44124.
When most people think of corporate directors, they think of the professional, prestigious boards of the Fortune 500 companies. But according to this new book about boards in family-owned companies, these symbols of authority are actually in a minority among corporate directors.
The authors, Leon Danco and Donald Jonovic of Cleveland's Center for Family Business, consider the 100-200 thousand or so "professional" directors who inhabit the boardrooms of America's relatively well-known publicly-owned firms to be "statistically insignificant."
The book they have written is about 3-4 million directors of the 1.5 million privately-held, family-owned and owner-managed corporations in the U.S.
"More often than not," Danco and Jonovic write, "the boardrooms of America's privately-owned businesses are home to a mixed bag of Rasputins, advisors on retainer, some grateful old-time managers, the little old lady with a moustache who keeps the books, the widow of Dad's old partner, a retired dentist (who invested a few extra dollars when the company was founded), and an assortment of brothers, sisters and cousins who are generally hostile."
The book is filled with detailed information on when a board is needed, finding directors, creating a board, running meetings, and assuring a good relationship between the board and the family.