Top News Stories

• newArrest in Miss. killings
  Authorities have arrested a suspect in the case of an alleged police impersonator who is believed to have killed two motorists in Mississippi, the Tunica County Sherriff's Office said.
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• newKennedy clan gathers for funeral again
  She might have gone unnoticed through the many years of triumphs and tragedies of the Kennedy family. Now the spotlight will be cast, sadly, on Mary Richardson Kennedy.
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• newVan Halen postpones summer tour
  Classic rockers Van Halen on Thursday abruptly postponed more than 30 tour dates, following their June 26 concert in New Orleans, representative Anna Loynes said.
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• newPlan to raise sunken cruise ship
  Salvage experts outlined their plan Friday to raise the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner from the sea floor off Italy in one piece and tow it from the disaster site.
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• newFinal moments call to girlfriend
  Trayvon Martin's girlfriend, talking to him on the telephone, heard the teenager saying, "get off, get off" in the moments before his cell phone cut off and he was shot dead, according to a recording of the girl's interview with a prosecuto…
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• newHollywood stars without makeup
  After being photographed without makeup while in Vancouver last month, candid shots of AnnaLynne McCord hit the Web, with with one site noting: "Her facial blemishes were completely visible."
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• newRoasted fetuses stashed in luggage
  Six roasted fetuses covered with gold for black magic rituals were found in a Bangkok hotel room, and the gruesome discovery led to the arrest of a British citizen Friday, Thai police said.
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• newJurors get John Edwards case
  The jury will begin deciding the fate of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards Friday, a day after closing arguments concluded in the corruption trial.
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• newArabs giggle over French PM's name
  France's new Socialist government is already causing ripples throughout a Europe struggling to balance government budgets without making ordinary people's lives miserable, but it has created a completely different problem in the Middle East…
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• 49 headless bodies normal in Mexico?
  Despite the discovery of 49 headless bodies in the continuing Mexican drug war, a journalist tells CNN that people are becoming detached.
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Business Headlines

• newGM won't advertise in the 2013 Super Bowl
  General Motors will not advertise during this year's Super Bowl game, the automaker said Friday.
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• newPostal Service's next deadline: Aug. 1
  The next deadline facing Congress to save the U.S. Postal Service is Aug. 1. That's when the agency won't have enough money to make a $5.5 billion payment to a retirement fund mandated by law.
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• newNew York penthouse sells for a record $90 million
  An unnamed buyer paid more than $90 million for a Midtown Manhattan penthouse, the highest price ever paid for a New York apartment, according to the building's developer.
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• newStocks: Worst week of the year
  Stocks closed out an ugly week. Despite initial euphoria surrounding Facebook's public debut, the social network's shares barely popped above its offering price and failed to inspire investors to buy into the broader market.
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• newAnti-social: Zynga tumbles after Facebook IPO
  Social media stocks just aren't feeling the love, despite Facebook's highly-anticipated stock market debut.
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• newEnough on Facebook! Buy Google or Apple
  Facebook is finally trading. And even though the stock didn't explode out of the gate, the company is still worth more than $100 billion. It shouldn't be.
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• newFacebook trading sets record IPO volume
  Facebook's stock market debut finally came and went -- but for all the breathless hype, shares ended right near their offering price.
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• newFacebook: Many mutual funds already have a stake
  Whether you do or don't like Facebook, you may already own a piece of the social media site: over the past year, nearly 70 mutual funds have snapped up pre-IPO shares on private markets.
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• newThrilled and bummed by Google's self-driving car
  My first ride in Google's self-driving car was, all at the same time, thrilling, fascinating and a little disappointing.
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• newEurope fears pressure world markets
  European and Asian markets closed lower on Friday amid anxiety about Spanish and Greek banks and worries of a further slowdown in China.
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Manufacturing News

• newManufacturing breaks a down trend as unemployment drops in South Florida - MiamiHerald.com
  Manufacturing breaks a down trend as unemployment drops in South FloridaMiamiHerald.comIn Miami-Dade, the rate fell below 10 percent, while Broward's manufacturing industry continued its rebound. By Douglas Hanks Last month, Broward County added more…
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• newUS manufacturing makes a comeback - Washington Post
  msnbc.comUS manufacturing makes a comebackWashington PostAmid continuing mixed signals about the economy, one notable bright spot is the revival of US manufacturing. The surprising strength of this once-battered sector holds promise for reenergizing…
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• newManufacturing Company To Continue Military History At Brooklyn Navy Yard - NY1
  NY1Manufacturing Company To Continue Military History At Brooklyn Navy YardNY1Officials announced a $46 million construction project that will convert a facility at the Brooklyn Navy Yard used to build ships during World War II to house, among other…
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• newBrassCraft Manufacturing Announces the Hiring of Dawn Rowley as Vice President ... - Sacramento Bee
  BrassCraft Manufacturing Announces the Hiring of Dawn Rowley as Vice President ...Sacramento BeeBy BrassCraft Manufacturing NOVI, Mich., May 18, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- BrassCraft Manufacturing Company, a leading manufacturer of plumbing produ…
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• newOhio's unemployment rate down, but manufacturing losses concern many - Plain Dealer
  Plain DealerOhio's unemployment rate down, but manufacturing losses concern manyPlain DealerOhio's unemployment rate was down in April, but the figures show troubling losses in manufacturing, which has fueled the state's slow recovery. Also for the s…
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• newTesla Motors and Standard Textile Both Select EASEworks® Manufacturing ... - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
  Tesla Motors and Standard Textile Both Select EASEworks® Manufacturing ...San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Tesla Motors and Standard Textile select EASEworks® Manufacturing Change Control software to monitor and track changes throughout their…
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• newBet on US manufacturing for a rebound - Reuters
  Bet on US manufacturing for a reboundReutersBy John Wasik | CHICAGO (Reuters) - If you were betting on a big rebound for any one sector this year, you probably would have put your money on banking instead of manufacturing. The more glamorous rebound…
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• newCOLUMN-Bet on US manufacturing for a rebound - Reuters
  Financial Post (blog)COLUMN-Bet on US manufacturing for a reboundReutersBy John Wasik CHICAGO May 18 (Reuters) - If you were betting on a big rebound for any one sector this year, you probably would have put your money on banking instead of manufactu…
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• US Solar Tariffs on Chinese Cells May Boost Prices - Bloomberg
  BloombergUS Solar Tariffs on Chinese Cells May Boost PricesBloombergThe decision is meant to provide a boost to the US solar manufacturing industry, where four companies filed for bankruptcy in the past year. The tariffs will probably inflame trade t…
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• Manufacturing in Philadelphia Region Unexpectedly Contracts - BusinessWeek
  Globe and MailManufacturing in Philadelphia Region Unexpectedly ContractsBusinessWeekBy Lorraine Woellert on May 17, 2012 Manufacturing in the Philadelphia region unexpectedly shrank in May for the first time in eight months, reflecting a drop in ord…
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Evolving Excellence Blog

• newWhy Facebook Is A Sucker's Bet
  by BILL WADDELL Valuing Facebook at $100 billion killed the company. While it could have continued to limp along as a privately held company, as a publicly traded company it has nowhere to go but down. That is a simple...
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• The Big Picture
  by BILL WADDELL Here's the way I see lean: This is pretty much the model I use when I am writing about companies or concepts for Evolving excellence, doing my company assessment work; or teaching at a conference , seminar...
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• And Now a Few Words from Mike
  By Kevin Meyer It's college graduation season, so once again we get to listen to a bunch of commencement addresses by supposed dignitaries launching kids still recovering from their latest hangovers out into the real world. God help us. One...
  - 5 days ago, 13 May 12, 5:40pm -
• Blaming Deming, Lean, and Six Sigma and the Importance of "Why?"
  By Kevin Meyer There have been a couple articles in noteworthy rags over the last couple days that have raised my ire a bit - even if I eventually agreed with one of them. The first was by Adam Hartung...
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• Au Contraire, Kevin
  by BILL WADDELL It's not often that I disagree with Kevin, and when I do it is usually over a detail and I let it pass - keep up a unified front and all that. But I have opted to...
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NAM Shopfloor Blog

• newChevron Seeks Additional Evidence of Corruption in Ecuador Suit
  Earlier this week the Wall Street Journal’s Mary Anastasia O’Grady penned an editorial about the current state Chevron’s fight againstRead the Rest...
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• newCongratulations to the Winners of the President’s “E” Awards for Exports
  Last week the President’s “E” Awards and “E Start” Awards for Exports were presented to Exporters at a White House ceremony.Read the Rest...
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• Disappointing Philly Fed, Leading Indicators Data
  The two economic indicators released today were disappointing, showing continued weakness even as other data points show some improvements inRead the Rest...
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• Alcoa Groundbreaking of New Aluminum Lithium Facility
  Today Alcoa celebrated the groundbreaking of construction for its new $90 million aluminum lithium facility in Lafayette, IN. Alcoa isRead the Rest...
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• Treasury Secretary Geithner to Visit NAM Member Marlin Steel
  Today Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner will tour NAM member company Marlin Steel Wire in Baltimore and meet with NAM BoardRead the Rest...
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RSM Manufacturing Blog