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The Magazine for Professional Engineers
July 2009

Called to Order

Professional engineers use symbols to represent their commitment to the profession and duty to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public: a seal on design drawings and the initials "P.E." 
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Departments & Columns

You Said It

Letters

PE Report

Obstacles Impede Wider Use Of Nuclear Power, Study Says
Illinois PEs Protect Scope of Practice
House Legislators Bank on Infrastructure
To Bolster Utah's Economy, Lawmakers Look to Engineering
Pirates Beware

Concepts

Quality, Not Quantity

Legal Beat

Estimating Costs, Withholding Payment, Non-Compete Agreements

On Ethics

The Risks of Being Social
Balancing Cost and Safety

Leading Insight

Leadership Outside the Office

PE Community

Navy Brings Auto Engineers Aboard
Oklahoma Official Stresses Importance of Aeronautical Engineering to Economy
Renewable Energy Needs Investment to Succeed, Report Says
Heating, Cooling Manufacturers Oppose Clean Energy Bill
Retirement By Design
Texas Concrete Industry Moves Toward Sustainability
Developing a Global Engineer
Former NASA Head Takes Job In Academia
Audit Raises Questions About Wisconsin DOT's Use of Consultants

NSPE Now

On Rethinking the Equation
NSPE and JETS 'TEAM' Up On Stimulus Plan
It Was the Best of Cars, It Was the Worst of Cars
RPI Dedicates Building to NSPE Past President
As Stars Align, STEM Support Grows

Variables

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