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The Inextricable Link Between Modern Free Speech Law and the Civil Rights Movement No excuse is needed to celebrate the civil rights icon Rev. Fred Shuttleworth. But this weekend is an especially appropriate time to recognize his contributions to First Amendment jurisprudence, and the inextricable link between modern free speech law and the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. This link remains pertinent: the Internet is as important a venue for protest and dissent as streets and newspapers were then, especially in light of recent attacks on this legal legacy. Why this weekend? It marks the anniversaries of the Supreme Court handing down three victories for Shuttlesworth, all three of which shed light on the civil rights-free speech link, and two of which are landmark First Amendment cases of the 20th Century. March 9, 2019 marks the 55th birthday of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in   Abernathy v. Sullivan , 376 U.S. 254 (1964), in which Shuttlesworth was one of ...

The impressive growth trajectories forecasted for electric vehicles (EV), battery technologies and digitization present both unparalleled opportunities and unprecedented challenges for auto manufacturers, consumers, fleet operators, electric utilities, oil & gas companies and other key industry stakeholders. For vehicle manufacturers, there are large groups of customers who, by moving to EV truck fleets, for example, can cut their vehicle operational and maintenance costs by up to 50%. On the other hand, it is not easy for auto manufacturers to flip a switch from producing internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to EVs. Factory physical infrastructures will need to modernize, and manufacturing lines for both types of vehicles will need to be maintained for quite a few years. For electrical utilities, a robust network of EV charging stations represents a major opportunity for selling more electricity to consumers and for increasing grid efficiencies with new access to more sto...

When you have nearly a thousand colocation customers who require hyperscale deployments, standard data center racks won’t do. As a provider, we also require speed to market, so customized racks would take too much time or cost too much to keep in stock. Therefore, we worked with Schneider Electric to help overcome this dilemma and deliver advanced redundancy. Switch’s large enterprise customers call for high-density spaces, so we need racks tailored for such capacity — racks that can be implemented quickly. Special design and manufacturing, however, would normally cause delays. Our data centers operate using a Schneider Electric power infrastructure. Each of our facilities has three separate N+2 power systems, with its own generators, transformers, transfer switches, UPS battery back-up systems and PDUs. Switch’s patented hot and cold aisle containment system along with the custom rack solution allows the racks to be filled with as much gear as possible. The final product allows u...

When talking about motor protection they are not adequately sized or configured, two possible scenarios can unfold. There are a few cases where they trip continuously and will consume valuable time from your maintenance staff, and in some cases they may not even trip in response to slight Under Voltage or overload, conditions that are not always evident and which reduce the service life of motors. To avoid some of the common mistakes while configuring motor protections, the following are the steps one should take in mind. 1) Undervoltage Protections Set Too High – Motors that are operating below their rated voltage might suffer from overheating and have a shorter life cycle. The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), they do not recommend operating motors below 90% of their rated voltage for extended periods. Make sure that if an under voltage protection is set too high, it can, and probably will, disconnect the motor when not required. For instance, three-phase mot...