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			<title>Manufacturing Job-Growth Equation Is Changing</title>
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			<dc:creator>Barbara Jorgensen</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Only 20 percent of the manufacturing jobs lost in the United States since 2000 can be tied to outsourcing. The rest are due to  productivity gains.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Technology Enters the Gun Debate</title>
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			<dc:creator>Barbara Jorgensen</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Biometric technology could ensure that a gun won't operate unless it is in the owner's hands.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Where Should the Supply Chain Focus Its Security Efforts?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Barbara Jorgensen</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Most security concerns focus on the theft of information and hacking. But cargo security is equally as important to the supply chain.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:37:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>OLED TV Reaches the Consumer Market</title>
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			<dc:creator>Barbara Jorgensen</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[LG has leapfrogged rival Samsung in the large-size OLED display market by releasing a 55-inch OLED TV.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Reversal of Fortune: Really?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Barbara Jorgensen</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Nothing has exactly signaled a yearend run on semiconductor inventory, but the industry could expect a more balanced picture than the one IHS offers.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>$516M Acquisition Positions Belden for Growth Surge</title>
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			<dc:creator>Bolaji Ojo</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[A plan to buy PPC for $516 million provides growth opportunities but exposes Belden to competitive pressures.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Is the US Feeling the 'Apple Effect'?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Barbara Jorgensen</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Apple's largest Asian manufacturing partner, Foxconn, is considering expanding its presence in the US.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:40:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>What's Behind Apple's Reshoring?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Barbara Jorgensen</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Apple will invest about $100 million in US manufacturing. Is this a PR ploy or good business?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Value of Tech M&amp;A on the Decline</title>
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			<dc:creator>Barbara Jorgensen</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The value of cloud/software as-a-service (SaaS) deals remained significantly higher than any other deal driver in the third quarter.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Arrow Launches Cloud Connectivity Services</title>
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			<dc:creator>Barbara Jorgensen</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Electronics distributors have so far been playing a supporting role in the cloud, selling systems and components to customers that provide cloud connectivity and products.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Tablet BOM Teardown: Apple vs. Amazon</title>
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			<dc:creator>Barbara Jorgensen</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Amazon barely breaks even on the Kindle Fire HD, while Apple makes a minimum profit of $70 on the iPad mini. But Amazon's cost reductions are beginning to tip the scale toward a profit on its hardware.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Lenovo's Secret Weapon</title>
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			<dc:creator>Barbara Jorgensen</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Although a supply chain may not make or break a company, it's still a competitive weapon.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>FTC Issues Guidance for Environmental Marketing</title>
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			<dc:creator>Bolaji Ojo</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The FTC has issued guidelines for corporate marketing claims related to compliance with environmental rules and regulations.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:20:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>The Hard Disk Drive Market Has Recovered</title>
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			<dc:creator>Barbara Jorgensen</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Researchers predict HDD demand will continue to rise through 2016.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Apple Expands EMS Base</title>
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			<dc:creator>Barbara Jorgensen</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Taiwan-based Pegatron has been tapped to manufacture Apple's smaller tablet computer, dubbed the iPad mini.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Worker Abuse Reported at Samsung Factories</title>
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			<dc:creator>Barbara Jorgensen</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The watchdog agency China Labor Watch found incidents of forced overtime, underage workers, and poor conditions at a number of Samsung factories.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Manufacturing Index Trends Downward</title>
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			<dc:creator>Barbara Jorgensen</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Manufacturing contracted for the third consecutive month in August, according to a panel of purchasing executives.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Arrow Acquires EAD Provider Redemtech</title>
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			<dc:creator>Barbara Jorgensen</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Redemtech provides electronics asset disposal services including data removal, data security, refurbishment, and remarketing of electronic products.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Who Else Feels the Apple/Samsung Verdict?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Barbara Jorgensen</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[So far, the ruling has not included an injunction preventing Samsung from selling its products in the United States.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>For Sharp, Good Technology Isn't Enough</title>
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			<dc:creator>Barbara Jorgensen</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Sharp was hit by the double whammy of a strong yen and a weak TV market.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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