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Cutting Accessories
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Jeff Griffin
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December 2012

The continuing advances of power hand tools receive much attention, and many are linked directly to lithium-ion battery platforms. Tools are lighter, more powerful for their weights, more productive and easier to use.
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Fluke Announces 25 Percent Discount for Students
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Staff  
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November 2012

Fluke Corp. announces the "My First Fluke" program, which allows students actively enrolled in technical or vocational schools, colleges, universities, apprenticeship programs or high schools in the United States to purchase one Fluke tool at a 25 percent discount.
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Panduit Founder Jack Caveney Sr. Passes, Leaves Legacy of Stability and Strength
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October 2012

The following is an announcement from Panduit on the passing of its founder, Jack Caveney, Sr. TINLEY PARK, IL (November 15, 2012) – It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of the founder of Panduit, Jack Caveney, Sr.
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O’Connell Electric Supports Nik Wallenda’s Walk Over Niagara Falls
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Timothy Johnson
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July 2012

Nik Wallenda made headlines on June 15 as the daredevil, scion of the famous Flying Wallenda family, walked across a 1,800-foot-long cable suspended over Niagara Falls.

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Gov. Gregoire Signs Legislation to Transition Washington off of Coal Power
June 2011
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Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire signed legislation to phase out coal-fired energy production at the TransAlta power plant in Centralia, Wash. Senate Bill 5769 solidifies into law a collaborative agreement to close the state’s two coal boilers.

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‘Swiss Cheese’ Solar Cell Design Increases Efficiency
June 2011
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A new design for thin-film solar cells that requires significantly less silicon and may boost the efficiency is the result of an industry/academia collaboration between Oerlikon Solar in Switzerland and the Institute of Physics’ photovoltaic group at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.

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NECA’s MEI Establishes New Online Course
May 2011
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A new online course from the National Electrical Contractors Association’s Management Education Institute (NECA-MEI) addresses some of the fundamental questions about what it takes to make it in electrical construction. Contractor 101 is NECA’s ABCs of the electrical construction industry.

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Nevada Solar Plant Sets the Standard for U.S. Photovoltaics
May 2011
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It stands to reason that the Nevada desert is an ideal place for a solar-power installation. Open space and sun abound. A site that recently opened there is being billed as the nation’s largest photovoltaic (PV) power plant.

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Surveys Find Japanese Crisis Has Affected Opinion of Nuclear Power
May 2011
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The nuclear reactor crisis in Japan has triggered a strong response among Americans, according to a major survey conducted one month after the crisis began on March 11 at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant.

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OSHA Seeking Applications for Worker Safety, Health Training Online Courses
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is seeking applications from organizations to provide 10- or 30-hour online OSHA Outreach Training Program courses in the construction, general and maritime industries.

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Most Consumers Don’t Understand How Smart Grid Works
May 2011
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The average consumer does not know how the smart grid works because it is an evolving system being implemented in various ways at each utility and in different ways by appliance manufacturers. A recent survey conducted on behalf of the Whirlpool Corp.

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