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      <description>Editorial about the US Government bailout and the difference between the financial industry quickly receiving a payout with little to no questions asked, while the automotive manufacturing industry is forced through hoops, delayed any assistance or support, and told to justify every cent of a possible bailout for them.&lt;img width="0" height="0" src="http://blog.zycon.com/aggbug.ashx?id=0767cfcb-4b86-40b0-9d4e-8b57bd94f612"/&gt;</description>
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      <description>As if American manufacturers don't have enough trouble to worry about, now they must pay attention to foreign Internet hackers and spies. Zycon provides some basic tips on how to limit your company's exposure to hackers and pranksters.&lt;img width="0" height="0" src="http://blog.zycon.com/aggbug.ashx?id=78900ba4-9ffd-4fc9-8aae-576eac6d4832"/&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:05:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>An American manufacturer, HelioVolt Corporation, has received an Innovation Award and Technology Award from the Wall Street Journal and Time Magazine, respectively, for its more efficient method for producing solar cells.&lt;img width="0" height="0" src="http://blog.zycon.com/aggbug.ashx?id=63be2f9a-5f5f-4d64-889b-70ba9260abe8"/&gt;</description>
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      <description>An expansion of blogs from 4/18/2006 and 4/21/2006 regarding the proposal of a global voluntary system to be adopted by manufacturers to improve working conditions and pollution standards.&lt;img width="0" height="0" src="http://blog.zycon.com/aggbug.ashx?id=0305d0ed-f622-4ec1-b936-0c5a677f0835"/&gt;</description>
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      <description>A company in Maine has found a way to keeping up with competition between foreign countries, including China and India, by avoiding complacency in their workplace...&lt;img width="0" height="0" src="http://blog.zycon.com/aggbug.ashx?id=80fdd50b-d084-439d-a28e-4828f93b56c2"/&gt;</description>
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      <description>Surprising as it may seem, several processes in the manufacturing originate not from a committee, but rather a single individual such as the one referenced here...&lt;img width="0" height="0" src="http://blog.zycon.com/aggbug.ashx?id=0f45dd9b-025a-4b49-b4e3-3621d00aa855"/&gt;</description>
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      <description>Based on feedback, we have followed up on our April 18th blog about a "Plan for Success".&lt;img width="0" height="0" src="http://blog.zycon.com/aggbug.ashx?id=f7e810c1-20e1-4634-bdd5-befec3fbba63"/&gt;</description>
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      <description>Zycon has a strong committment to the American Ideal of hard work, innovation, fair play, and respect. As such, we welcome all your success stories about American manufacturers...&lt;img width="0" height="0" src="http://blog.zycon.com/aggbug.ashx?id=29e9e7cc-2ca5-4e6a-96eb-a27bb882b10a"/&gt;</description>
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