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October, 2010

A-D HONORS EXCELLENCE—Affiliated Distributors (A-D) held its Spirit of Independence Awards ceremony for the Electrical Supply Division on Sept. 28.

The 2010 Electrical Supply Division’s award winners were:

•Affiliate of the Year,...

September, 2010

We have always revered Mother’s Day as a day to pay homage to the mothers in our lives who underwent the hardships of raising their children. Mother’s guide and shape us to be the best we can be thus defining the nature of our very existence....

By Craig DiLouie, Lighting Controls Association. (c)2010 Lighting Controls Association. Reprinted with permission
August, 2010

Last month, we covered regulations covering fluorescent ballasts that have essentially eliminated the magnetic T12 ballast with few exceptions, including F40T12, F96T12 and F96T12HO ballasts for both full-wattage and energy-saving versions of...

By Craig DiLouie, Lighting Controls Association. (c)2010 Lighting Controls Association. Reprinted with permission.
July, 2010

This month, Federal efficiency standards regulating fluorescent magnetic T12 ballasts entered their final phase, effectively eliminating these ballasts from the market, with few exceptions.

Between 2005 and 2010, efficiency standards...