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Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Conformity Magazine - December 2008 Conformity Magazine - December 2008 Contents Editor's Note FCC Warns Regulatory Fee Payers About Potential "Phishing" Commission Prowls the Web to Enforce Its Regulations First DTV Rollout Initiated in Wilmington, NC New Standards List Released for the EU's Directive on the Safety of Toys ESD Association Call for Papers ESDA. JEDEC Announce Standards Development Cooperation Commission Releases Data on Local Telephone Competition The Future of ESD Testing ESD Open Forum Emerging Issues in Standards: China RoHS: One Year and Counting Challenges in Testing: Revisiting 10-Meter and 3-Meter Radiated Emission Measurements Design Fundamentals: Meeting the Shielding Challenges of Injection-Molded Plastics Focus On...Microwave Absorbers Buyer's Guide FDA Recalls Automated External Defibrillators FDA Revises Guidance on Medical Device Tracking Guidance Document Safety of Passive Implants Released FDA Offers Guidance on Marketing Diagnostic Ultrasound Systems EU Commission Issues Correction on Machinery Directive Standards Other CPSC Actions in the News Product Reviews IEC Standards Update UL Standards Update Looking Back: Items from Past Issues of Conformity Advertisers Conformity Magazine - December 2008 Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Conformity Magazine - December 2008 (Page Cover1) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Conformity Magazine - December 2008 (Page Cover2) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Conformity Magazine - December 2008 (Page 3) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Contents (Page 4) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Contents (Page 5) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Editor's Note (Page 6) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Editor's Note (Page 7) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Editor's Note (Page 8) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Editor's Note (Page 9) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - First DTV Rollout Initiated in Wilmington, NC (Page 10) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Commission Releases Data on Local Telephone Competition (Page 11) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Commission Releases Data on Local Telephone Competition (Page 12) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Commission Releases Data on Local Telephone Competition (Page 13) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - The Future of ESD Testing (Page 14) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - The Future of ESD Testing (Page 15) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - The Future of ESD Testing (Page 16) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - The Future of ESD Testing (Page 17) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - The Future of ESD Testing (Page 18) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - The Future of ESD Testing (Page 19) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - The Future of ESD Testing (Page 20) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - The Future of ESD Testing (Page 21) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - ESD Open Forum (Page 22) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - ESD Open Forum (Page 23) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Emerging Issues in Standards: China RoHS: One Year and Counting (Page 24) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Emerging Issues in Standards: China RoHS: One Year and Counting (Page 25) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Emerging Issues in Standards: China RoHS: One Year and Counting (Page 26) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Emerging Issues in Standards: China RoHS: One Year and Counting (Page 27) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Challenges in Testing: Revisiting 10-Meter and 3-Meter Radiated Emission Measurements (Page 28) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Challenges in Testing: Revisiting 10-Meter and 3-Meter Radiated Emission Measurements (Page 29) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Challenges in Testing: Revisiting 10-Meter and 3-Meter Radiated Emission Measurements (Page 30) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Challenges in Testing: Revisiting 10-Meter and 3-Meter Radiated Emission Measurements (Page 31) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Challenges in Testing: Revisiting 10-Meter and 3-Meter Radiated Emission Measurements (Page 32) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Challenges in Testing: Revisiting 10-Meter and 3-Meter Radiated Emission Measurements (Page 33) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Design Fundamentals: Meeting the Shielding Challenges of Injection-Molded Plastics (Page 34) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Design Fundamentals: Meeting the Shielding Challenges of Injection-Molded Plastics (Page 35) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Design Fundamentals: Meeting the Shielding Challenges of Injection-Molded Plastics (Page 36) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Design Fundamentals: Meeting the Shielding Challenges of Injection-Molded Plastics (Page 37) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Design Fundamentals: Meeting the Shielding Challenges of Injection-Molded Plastics (Page 38) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Design Fundamentals: Meeting the Shielding Challenges of Injection-Molded Plastics (Page 39) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Focus On...Microwave Absorbers (Page 40) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Focus On...Microwave Absorbers (Page 41) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Focus On...Microwave Absorbers (Page 42) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Focus On...Microwave Absorbers (Page 43) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Focus On...Microwave Absorbers (Page 44) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Buyer's Guide (Page 45) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Other CPSC Actions in the News (Page 46) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Product Reviews (Page 47) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - IEC Standards Update (Page 48) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Looking Back: Items from Past Issues of Conformity (Page 49) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Advertisers (Page 50) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Advertisers (Page Cover3) Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - Advertisers (Page Cover4)
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