If he could do it all over again, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke might opt to return to the low-stress occupation of an economics professor . Having already endured the fallout from the subprime mortgage market collapse and the onset of a sluggish economy, the venerable Chairman now has to deal with what seems to be runaway inflation and a potential deepening...
I'm not talking about CFLs, which aren't new anymore. The U.S. Department of Energy is running a testing program for the next generation of energy efficient lighting, namely light-emitting diodes (LEDs), also known as solid-state lighting (SSL). DOE takes products that are available in the market now and puts them to the test to see if they...
We all know that the advent of more sophisticated diagnostic techniques in modern medicine is helping doctors detect disease at earlier stages, often before it has progressed to a point where a patient’s health is threatened. Through the use of more sophisticated diagnostic imaging and other technological advances, for example, doctors can now detect...
The debate surrounding proper use of medical imaging technology continues with a new report that was recently released by Avalere Health. The report highlights emerging initiatives, such as accreditation of medical imaging facilities and the use of appropriateness criteria by healthcare providers as important ways to encourage proper utilization of...
Many people would agree that renewable energy is a good thing. Getting electric utilities to rely less on coal and natural gas to fire plants would reduce one of the biggest sources of CO 2 emissions in the US. There is a problem with this strategy – transmission. As reported recently in the Washington Times , San Diego Gas & Electric wants to build...
Our household’s experiment with NEMA-member-provided CFL light bulbs continues to have its moments. Recently, amidst yet another hailstorm of bulbs flickering, my better half suddenly burst out exclaiming “I hate these lights” -- which if nothing else sends the message that I’d best not take any more work home. Inspired by the recent Home Deport announcement...
Do skyrocketing fuel prices, slumping dollar, a weak labor market and falling home values have you down? One thing that always seems to take the edge off our worries is shopping and, based on last month's results from U.S. retailers, plenty of shopping is being done. Indeed, the federal rebate checks are serving their intended purpose by boosting...
More recently, the appearance of an equipment box with the symbol of a red heart and the letters “AED” are in hallways of schools and office buildings. Do we know what the letters AED stand for? It is an automated external defibrillator…An automated external defibrillator is a device that can be attached to your chest. It senses your heart's rhythm...
Yesterday, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 4461, the Community Building Code Administration Grant (CBCAG) Act, by voice vote. This bill, and its Senate counterpart (S. 2458), would offer local governments a dedicated source of federal funding ($20 million a year for five years) for programs to promote effective administration of building...
Our CEO Evan Gaddis tells the story about his son who's building a wing onto his house out in Southern California. An inspector was looking over the plans with the contractor, and he asked about Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters -- the special circuit breakers that are being incorporated more and more into new construction to reduce the risk of home...
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