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Our "Winner Take All" Electoral System

Another big day in the presidential primary process, with candidates facing off in Ohio and Texas. Much has been made over the past few months about the different delegate rules in each party, with the Democrats using proportional representation and the Republicans using a winner-take-all rule. In his...

Published Tue, Mar 04 2008 8:45 AM by golds

Filed under: General

Transformer Core Steel A Problem in the Near Future

At an IEEE PES Transformer Committee meeting I attended recently, there was a discussion on the impact of the DOE transformer efficiency rule for Medium-Voltage Dry-Type and Liquid-Immersed distribution transformers on core steel. It is expected that there will be an increase in demand in 2009 and price...

Published Wed, Mar 26 2008 2:59 PM by Choinski, Scott

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Electrical Grid, Regulation

Is Your Bike Carrier GREEN?

Spring is in the air for most of the U.S. Now is the time for our thoughts to turn to vacations and hiking, biking, boating and just about anything outdoors. If you are taking your bikes with you on vacation, consider how much gas you waste by carrying your bikes on the roof of your car or van. My family...

Published Tue, Mar 11 2008 10:14 AM by caskeyj

Filed under: Energy Efficiency

New Endorsements for Colon Cancer Screening

Interesting news on the medical imaging screening screening front came out last night. The American Cancer Society (ACS) decided to add CT colonography (CTC), also known as virtual colonoscopy, as another acceptable screening exam for the early detection and prevention of colorectal cancer for adults...

Published Thu, Mar 06 2008 1:59 PM by gorenct

Filed under: medical imaging

Time for ACTA

Last week we submitted comments to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on the proposed “Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement” between this country and our principal trading partners. With counterfeiting in the electrical equipment industry a growing problem worldwide, the idea of getting governments...

Published Mon, Mar 24 2008 1:51 PM by Meakem, John

Filed under: Anti-Counterfeiting

A Swing Towards More Regulation

Trusting the marketplace is “out” and regulation is “in.” So suggests a front-page Wall Street Journal story on March 24. “The idea that less regulation is better for the economy has held sway in Washington since the Reagan administration,” the story begins. “Now that consensus is crumbling ….” The writer...

Published Tue, Mar 25 2008 11:57 AM by golds

Filed under: Regulation

Home Builders Association Presses the Attack on the 2008 NEC

The South Dakota Electrical Commission is under attack by the South Dakota Home Builders Association to amend the AFCI provisions in the 2008 National Electrical Code adoption. The Commission is having a rules hearing April 25, 2008 at 10:00a.m. at 1981 East King Street, Chamberlain, SD at the Americinn...

Published Wed, Mar 19 2008 4:37 PM by baclawskiv

Filed under: Electrical Safety

The Asian Alternative to China

We are all aware of the mad rush to manufacture in China, but so are the Chinese. The result has been a major migration of peasants eastward to the heart of China's manufacturing country to get in line for jobs. Recognizing that increased demand equals increased pay, the workers are demanding and...

Published Tue, Mar 04 2008 9:14 AM by Wolbrom, Steve

Filed under: Education and Training

You Read Their Lips Correctly

A National Press Club invite to see senior advisors – all with impressive resumes – from the three presidential campaigns talk about trade issues in the wake of the NAFTA uproar a few weeks ago! How could I possibly turn that down? Senator McCain’s representative was of course the most boring. Though...

Published Mon, Mar 31 2008 7:37 AM by Meakem, John

A New Era of Rationality at EPA

Not many in the business community would readily call the EPA "rational." So let me be among the first. Inside EPA (subscription only) and eNewsUSA both report that the agency that brought us regulation without cost-benefit analysis has determined the EU's REACH initiative is -- gasp! ...

Published Thu, Mar 20 2008 11:40 AM by golds

Filed under: Environment

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