See below for Standardization News articles that provide helpful hints for and discussion of various aspects of developing standards in ASTM International, including the regular statistics column DataPoints and PlainTalk by ASTM President James A. Thomas.
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Around the World in 28 Years
It has taken 28 years, but ASTM International member Dick Reaves is within a few hundred miles of running around the world. Reaves began running in January 1985 as a way of training for an adult soccer league. After deciding he enjoyed running more than soccer, Reaves established a goal of running 100 miles a month, which he accomplished for several years. That goal has been reduced in recent years so that he has actually averaged about 73 miles a month for the 28 years....
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