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You've seen the ad for Las Vegas "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas." Based on the economic explosion in China and the increasing trade deficit between the United States and China, some wish that the results of Chinese development would stay there.

In an attempt to save customers money, some may be tempted to hook a 13-SEER unit to the existing evaporator. This mistake could lead to lawyers, courts, and business-wrecking judgments.

Recent information suggests that the amount of refrigerant produced for our industry's consumption is not being recovered at the same level. But our industry recovers, recycles, and reclaims refrigerants, does it not? Evidently, not to the extent that it should.

Technologies that were once used exclusively in commercial-industrial applications, such as air conditioning in its early days, often find their way to home use. The latest such technology to undergo this application shift is combined heat and power (CHP).

Although the trade has maintained a need for experienced service techs and will for years to come, there may not be money available to hire people. Add to that a weather-dependent industry, and it's a challenge to run a contracting company these days.

Women As Key Decision Makers Wow! What a shock I had when I read the question that Scott wrote to Sharon Roberts in the March 21, 2005 edition ["Ask Sharon:

June 1 Hot Water Systems & One-Pipe Steam Systems Peerless Boilers Minneapolis 717-285-9345 www.peerlessboilers.com June 1-2 Understanding the 2003 International Mechanical Code Building & Fire Code Academy Hoffman Estates, Ill.

While it might not be fair to compare this industry with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), I think this industry should examine what it has done over the years in regard to getting exposure. The NCAA knows how to do it.

It wasn't that long ago when a trip to a supermarket, no matter the outside temperature, may have required toting along a coat and gloves because many markets had open refrigerated and frozen food cases to lure shoppers to enticing products.

It seems the sun, the moon, the planets, and even a few stars are in perfect alignment. This could be one of those wondrously rare occasions when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has exercised an uncommon degree of common sense.