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      <title>WEAPON OF CHOICE</title>
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      <description>&lt;em&gt;On Your Mark&lt;/em&gt;: This new bore machining system creates a competitive advantage both on and off the paintball playing field. Hunters, competitive target shooters, and those who play the game should check this out.</description>
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      <title>PLASMA, OXYFUEL AND LASER: WHICH CUTTING METHOD IS RIGHT FOR YOU?</title>
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      <description>&lt;em&gt;Which Is Which?&lt;/em&gt; There isnt much room for error in business today. Metal fabricators and steel service centers must make smart choices in selecting the right cutting method to ensure success in their business. Here is the process information needed to make a confident and informed decision.</description>
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      <title>Top News: THE MANUFACTURING SITUATION: RECOVERY RISING?</title>
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      <description>&lt;em&gt;Next Up: The Great Recovery.&lt;/em&gt; While it is certainly not "case closed", the evidence that the state of the economy is poised to improve has moved from anecdotal to direct.</description>
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      <title>THE MANUFACTURING SITUATION:  FROM PAINFUL TO STAINLESS</title>
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      <description>&lt;em&gt;Buyers Aware&lt;/em&gt;: Prepare for takeoff. The negative outlook for the chromium market this year is likely to be short lived and replaced by a limited recovery that will start soon.</description>
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      <title>THE MANUFACTURING SITUATION:  RETURN TO THE DARK SIDE</title>
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      <description>&lt;em&gt;Dark Horse&lt;/em&gt;: Embedded inside all the optimism about economic improvement, a harsh reality returns  machine shop activity has now reached a record low level.</description>
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      <title>THE MANUFACTURING SITUATION:  A CASE FOR WORKING WITH YOUR HANDS</title>
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      <description>&lt;em&gt;Time To (Re)Setup Shop&lt;/em&gt;: Remember how high-school shop programs were widely dismantled as educators prepared students to become knowledge workers? This has not come to pass. Somebody has to actually do things, like fix our cars, unclog our toilets, and build our houses.</description>
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      <title>Hit The Hay</title>
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      <description>Just as the hay baler changed farming dramatically during a time long ago, these new laser systems are changing the way hay balers are manufactured now.</description>
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      <title>OUT OF GAS: REMEMBERING CHRYSLER</title>
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      <description>&lt;em&gt;Exiting The Fast Lane&lt;/em&gt;: The Chrysler bankruptcy makes us long for a time gone by. Take one last trip with us down memory lane to remember a once-great brand.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 11:37:00 -0500</pubDate>
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