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Industrial Equipment News Monday Blog Alert

December 15, 2008

The Monday Blog Alert from IEN Connects features direct links to items of interest or concern to the greater manufacturing and industrial community, written by IEN's editors. The Blog Alert is designed to raise issues, introduce technological advancements, invite reader comment, establish community dialogue and, at times, even generate a few laughs! New this week...

Escape from Governors Island
By Mike Botta, IEN Staff
No wonder Sarah Palin took a beating from mainstream media. Shes a governor, isnt she? Bad things seem to go with the turf...

Tackling Take-Home Toxins
By Mary O'Hara Smith, IEN Staff
We know industrial workplaces can be dangerous, but most workers probably believe they are leaving the dangers behind when they head for home. Not true, says NIOSH...

Top 5 Unconventional Uses of Cell Phones
By Jennifer Hooker, IEN Staff
We all know the common uses for a cell phone: chit chatting, sending a text or email, and even listening to music. But weve also seen quite a few uses that werent featured on the box...

Clean Energy Project Needs YOU!
By Debbie Maskin, IEN Staff
Put your idle PC to work with thousands of others in a global effort to discover new materials for organic solar cells and energy storage devices...

IEN Exclusive! 2008 Engineering Gift Guide
By Mark Devlin, IEN Staff
Christmas is a time of wonder, and suspecting the unexpected. Read on for a unique mix of gifts related to electricity, suspense, cars, bikes, explosions, and yes, Virginia, there is a forklift truck...View newsletter as a web page here.