Appeals Court (Again) Affirms i4i Victory Mar 11, 2010
Get circuit breakers, the way you want to buy them. Order now. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Fake Electrical Goods Contributing to the Fire Storm in Ghana? Mar 3, 2010
One testimony goes thus: "In 2004, counterfeit circuit breakers were blamed for causing, or rather not preventing, major fires in Cairo. When it comes to counterfeit electrical equipment..." [1. I will urge you to review accounts of the "counterfeit electrical goods" trend from other places on the continent, and, if you feel that the matter deserves more attention in Ghana, to help in spreading the word. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
AETI Solves Wind Farm Arc-Flash Safety Risks With Introduction of the Industry's First Wind Switchgear Solutions Feb 24, 2010
By designing remote circuit breaker racking, maintenance workers can rack in and rack the circuit breakers from a safe distance away. The switchgear also incorporates a ground safety switch, interlocked with the circuit breaker, enabling the operator to ground incoming cables during maintenance, reducing exposure to accidental electrical back feed. (Primezone Releases)
SEC Disappointing Goldman Sachs as Commissioners Vote on Short-Sale Curb Feb 24, 2010
a vice president at GE, urged the SEC during a May conference to restrict short selling all the time instead of just enacting circuit breakers following a 10 percent plunge. He said the Fairfield, Connecticut-based company, whose units range from a finance division to a producer of turbines for , was concerned temporary curbs would encourage bearish bets because traders would rush in to execute short sales before the circuit breaker was triggered. (Bloomberg)
AIG bonus fiasco could happen again Feb 20, 2010
"All pay plans should require checks and balances, including the use of 'circuit breakers' which prohibit any payments when the company is in a financial crisis or similar problem situation -- i.e. AIG and most of Wall Street," said Paul Dorf, a managing director at consulting firm Compensation Resources. Many analysts say such restrictions, sometimes known as clawbacks, should extend well beyond finance, pointing to scandals at firms like Enron and Worldcom. (India Times)
GE plans a brighter presence in Atlanta Feb 13, 2010
The multifarious multinational makes everything: dishwashers, refrigerators, turbines, locomotives, aircraft engines, X-ray machines, circuit breakers, substations, TV sitcoms and Hollywood movies. Its financial arm deals in real estate loans, credit cards and home mortgages. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
A walk across the divide, with no insulation Feb 12, 2010
Malcolm Turnbull Crosses The Floor On ETS. 8:23PM Fri February 12, 2010. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Audiolife Powers Direct-to-Fan Distribution of "My Generation Remix," Advertised During Super Bowl XLIV by FLO TV and Dipdive Feb 9, 2010
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ASX urges safeguards on program trades Feb 8, 2010
In addition to recommendations made to the regulator, the ASX also set out its own plans for algorithmic trading, including charging trade cancellation fees and creating share-specific circuit breakers in cases where algorithms create problems. Reuters. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
PG&E lost power less than in '08 storms Jan 29, 2010
It has installed more fuses on its smaller electricity distribution lines, fuses that trip like circuit breakers during an outage to keep the blackout contained. Since 2008, the utility also has developed an advanced computer model that predicts where an approaching storm will cause the most blackouts. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Nasdaq's Hyndman Sees SEC Short-Sale Limit Next Month for 10% Share Drops Jan 23, 2010
NYSE Euronexts Adcock raised concern at yesterdays conference that so-called circuit breakers setting off the restriction might keep stocks from falling as much as they should when a company reports bad news. Do you trigger the 10 percent when the stock should be trading down. (Bloomberg)
The Meltdown According to Stiglitz Jan 21, 2010
Financial Circuit Breakers ... Stiglitz says the recent crisis shows that just as with power grids, financial networks need proper circuit breakers to prevent a blackout in one part of the grid from ruining the entire system. (BusinessWeek)
Get more: Recalls Jan 16, 2010
The following recalls have been announced: a Gap jacket, counterfeit circuit breakers and kids toy blocks. Tags: Advertisement. (WABC-TV, NY)
Faulty Gene May Explain Sudden Deaths in Epilepsy Jan 10, 2010
He said ion channels act like circuit breakers. "They regulate the way cells fire in electrical patterns.". (MEDLINEplus)
Waukesha Electric partners with SuperPower and UH to build fault current limiting superconducting transformer for Dept. of Energy Jan 10, 2010
"Utilities use circuit breakers that are very expensive and, if they trip, the customer doesn't have power for a period of time. The transformer that will be constructed in this project will have inherent fault current limiting features, providing an added bonus," said Selvamanickam. The fault current limiting feature of the transformer provides critical protection and significantly reduces wear and tear for circuit breakers and other power equipment in existing substations. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
