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Bernanke’s Trial by Fire, Act II: Recession Obsession and a Little Stimulus
In less than two years on the job, Federal Reserve Chairman has been forced to deal with two fairly significant market crises. First was last summer’s credit market meltdown fueled by ballooning residential mortgage foreclosures, which forced the Fed into emergency reductions of the discount rate and...
Published
Fri, Jan 25 2008 1:08 PM
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Lego, Brian
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General
What's more dangerous than a fake Gucci?
Trademark counterfeiting has reached the electrical sector. Counterfeiters have targeted well-known industrial and consumer brands, and registered certification marks of testing and certification laboratories.“Counterfeit electrical products can pose significant safety hazards and left undetected, can...
Published
Sat, Jan 12 2008 6:59 AM
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Lindsay, Christopher
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Electrical Safety
8 Ways to Protect Your Family from Electrical Hazards
(1) Electrical systems age and can become overloaded, particularly in older homes. Over the years as more lighting, appliances and equipment are added, the electrical system becomes overburdened and problems can develop. If fuses blow or circuit breakers protecting branch circuits trip frequently, new...
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Sat, Jan 19 2008 8:25 AM
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Lindsay, Christopher
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Electrical Safety
Ice on the Rocks
So Antarctica is thawing . How can that be? After all, winter temperatures there plummet to 76 below and winds blow in at 115 mph. According to new findings , the continent's interior and eastern regions are holding their own. But West Antarctica and the Antarctic Peninsula lost nearly 200 billion...
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Thu, Jan 17 2008 7:11 AM
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Walsh, Patricia
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Environmental Design
Wisconsin media poll shows 4-to-1 support for requiring Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters in State Building Code
More than 80 percent of Daily Reporter poll respondents favor innovative safety device Readers of The Daily Reporter overwhelmingly believe the State of Wisconsin building code should require arc fault circuit interrupters (AFCIs), according to a recent online poll by the building and construction newspaper...
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Mon, Jan 28 2008 11:20 AM
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Winstanley, Gerard
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AFCI
Why Don't We Do It In The Road? LEDs: Not Just for Traffic Lights Anymore
Ann Arbor, Michigan, recently joined the ranks of the few: North American cities that have started towards a goal of being 100% lit by LEDs in public areas. Ann Arbor joins major cities such as Raleigh, North Carolina, and Toronto, Canada, in seriously engaging with emerging lighting technology to bring...
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Wed, Jan 30 2008 10:55 AM
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boesenberga
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Energy Efficiency
Uncertainty Grows after a Busy Week of Major Data Releases
The first week of January was not only full of college football games, but also provided a sizable menu of economic news. With a lot of negative reports and weakening confidence levels, the “r” word (recession) has surfaced more frequently. Some analysts have put the probability of the U.S. economy entering...
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Fri, Jan 04 2008 12:56 PM
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Lego, Brian
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Big Ben and More Talk about the “R” word
A light week on the data front was offset by a key speech from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. In terms of major indicators, the only notable ones released this week were pending home sales and the trade balance. Pending home sales offered no new insights about the housing market, just more of the same old...
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Fri, Jan 11 2008 12:28 PM
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Lego, Brian
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Another Bad Week for Housing and Hidden Good News in Retail
Yet another data point for the housing market and still no sign of the bottom. This week’s print of housing starts data showed more evidence of housing construction activity’s veritable freefall. Single-family housing starts slipped to their lowest monthly and quarterly total since 1991 and have contracted...
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Fri, Jan 18 2008 12:51 PM
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Lego, Brian
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Hurdles and Hope for Plug-In Hybrids
Never underestimate the ability of market economies to adjust for shortages. With the price of oil at all-time highs, auto makers are moving into high gear (pun intended) to put plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on the road. The NYT ran an article yesterday on Toyota's and GM's plans to introduce...
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Tue, Jan 15 2008 7:20 AM
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golds
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Energy Efficiency
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