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wrong with that sort of feast? Any calorie-starved mouse can learn more at www.thejoelburger.blogspot.com. If you can’t get to Greensboro, you can dream. Closer to home As you might guess, Plant Services is in the blogging game with three entries. You access these words of wisdom by going to www.plantservices.com and using the drop-down menu behind the word “Blog,” which is found just below the search box. You can select from Plant Performance by the magazine staff, Reliability Tips and the Art of Change by Daryl Mather. Give our homebrew blog a try, and post your comments, positive or negative. We dare ya. Full immersion There’s no limit to the topics that one can blog about. If you can think it, it can appear. Sometimes it’s amazing to discover the sort of material that some people are driven to post online. To see what I mean, all you need do is jump right into the center of a full galaxy of blogs found at http:// quacktrack.com. This is Quack Track, a blog index that claims to offer “697,000 links to 168,000 blogs in 6,500 categories.” It would be tough to do much better than that. Anyway, an abbreviated listing of major topics available include art, business and finance, law, science, sports and athletics, technology, transport and travel, and much more. Clicking on one of these higher-level options starts you on a drill-down exercise that might require three or four clicks to access the actual words, images and videos in the various blogs. All of this is brought to you by Jay Campbell at Santa Cruz Tech in California. Shepard Niles is one of America’s oldest manufacturers of heavy-duty hotmetal carriers and hoists. We’ve filled orders from Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone and Henry Ford, and built the cranes that helped construct the first nuclear submarine. Today, the heavy-duty Shepard Niles hoist with its unique planetary gear design is hotter than ever. By offering only brandnew, original-design OEM parts, Shepard Niles cranes and hoists as much as 75 years old are being rebuilt to new condition. So why does industry continue to demand this “old” technology? The phenomenally tough, space-saving and almost abuse-proof engineering delivers huge power in a small package. Industry leaders recognize that Shepard Niles equipment has proven that it can stand the test of time. They don’t build ‘em like they used to. Except at Shepard Niles. Celebrating 130 Years Without comment http://technorati.com/blogging www.trumpuniversity.com/blog/index.cfm E-mail Executive Editor Russ Kratowicz, P.E., CMRP, at russk@putman.net. Close-headroom Hoist Motor & Brake Rebuild More resources at www.PlantServices.com First amendment rights – “Is it freedom of expression or is it censorship” Online security – “Internet privacy” Freedom of information – “Here’s to the legacy of John E. Moss” Office politics – “Making it look good” Persuasion, idea selling – “The silver-tongued devil” For more, search www.PlantServices.com using the keywords blog, maintenance and opinion. New OEM Parts. A service of Konecranes, Inc. 220 N. Genesee Street Montour Falls, NY 14865 (800) 481-2260 www.shepard-niles.com March 2008 www.PLANTSERVICES.com 43 http://www.rydlyme.com http://www.thejoelburger.blogspot.com http://www.plantservices.com http://www.rydlyme.com http://quacktrack.com http://quacktrack.com http://technorati.com/blogging http://www.trumpuniversity.com/blog/index.cfm http://www.PlantServices.com http://www.shepard-niles.com http://www.PlantServices.com http://www.PLANTSERVICES.com

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Plant Services - March 2008 Contents From The Editor Letters The PS Files Up and Running Crisis Corner What Works Asset Manager: Enterprise Thinking Technology Toolbox: Hydrogen In Action Cover Story: Get Real Electrical: Reliable Distribution Power Transmission: When the Belt Breaks Web Hunter: Tooting Horns In the Trenches Product Picks Classifieds Fast Facts Energy Expert: Energy versus Sustainability

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