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and confirmed by independent analysts.

Tested And Approved

D-Blaze products meet or exceed guidelines established by the:

. ASTM D5516

. ASTM E.84 o American Wood Preservers' Association (C20, C27 Tvpe A) o Building Officials and Code Administrators lntl.,lnc. (BOCA) o Intemational Conference of Building Officials (rcBo ERS180) o Sourhem Building Code Congress ! Intl.,lnc. (SBCCI)

H a . Insurance Rating Bureaus o Military Specifications (MrL.L-19140E)

D-Blaze FRT wood is easy to work with because it has so many applications. Strength-wise, D-Blaze span ratings allow many applications for floor and roof construction. Of course, finishing, painting and staining are a snap. But that's not all. Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. awards D-Blaze the "FRS" classification in 22 wood products. Finally, you can be assured that all critical ratings are performed r Los Angeles Building Code (Report RR24502) r National Fire Protection Association (255) o Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. 723 Test Procedure

Hr New York City Building Code (MEA Numbers 406-87 and 407.87)

. U.S. Bureau of Ships (QPL)

DAYID CUTLER editor.publisher

New Web site, new Internet directory

As we begin The Merchant Magazine's 75th anniversary year, technology is playing an increasing role in several aspects ofthe magazine. We can't even begin to imagine what Jack Dionne, our founder, would have thought as he labored with Volume 1, Number t,aacL.ln tgZZ.

Like many companies, we have instituted a Web site. You can reach us at http://www. building-products.com. But don't forget the hyphen; otherwise you'll reach a gentleman in South Africa with a similar address. Such is the World Wide Web.

Through our Home Page, you can access several of the most popular features of the magazine. News Briefs, New Products, New Literature, stories on industry companies and people, the Calendar of Coming Events, Personals column, classified advertisements, circulation information plus anything and everything else we can report on that you might find interesting and helpful.

Additionally, our site will feature industry facts and figures as well as information on various firms and groups that make up this great business. Plus hyperlinks to other sites.

To paraphrase Walt Disney at the opening of Disneyland, our Web site will never be finished. we'll always be working to improve it so that it becomes a must-see as you navigate the Internet. As with the magazine, we hope you'll continue to use phones, faxes and fountain pens to let us know what we're doing right or wrong and how our new technology is serving you.

In this issue is an industry first: our Internet Directory, another tool we hope you find helpful in dealing with our technological world. Despite our extensive research, it is not as complete as we would like. But given the global nature of the Internet, this is probably not surprising. If we've missed you, please let us know so we can include you next time.

We trust you find our two new technolo gy features of great value. Best wishes for the New year and our New World.

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