Daily News For April 14, 2010

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Today's Daily News

China Slaps Import Duties on U.S., Russian Steel
Importers of the steel will have to pay an anti-dumping tax of up to 64.8% on products from the United States and up to 24% on those from Russia. Click to continue

DOE Taps Nuvera Fuel Cells for Durability, Performance Research
Nuvera Fuel Cells announces it will begin two technical research projects for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to improve the durability and performance of fuel-cell stacks. Click to continue

Toyota Suspends Sales of Lexus SUV After Safety Warning
Consumer Reports magazine issued a rare 'Don't Buy' rating for the 2010 Lexus BX460 due to risk from electronic stability control system. Click to continue

Intel 1Q Profit Nearly Quadruples From a Year Ago
Chip maker raises forecast for full-year gross profit margin. Click to continue

Carpet Maker, Employees Reach $18 Million Settlement
Employees claimed the company hired illegal immigrants in an effort to reduce wages. Click to continue

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Core Competencies: The Road to Innovation Ruin
"All of this only to lose money; begin to develop a new innovation; and then start all over again..." Click to continue

Is a Truck Driver Shortage Looming?
"I'm hearing more and more rumblings..." Click to continue

Want Green Injected Molded Parts? We've Got the Place
"They caught the eye of a little company we all know as GM..." Click to continue

Abolish The FDA and DEA, Says Fox Business News Host
"...it is 'protecting us to death.'..." Click to continue

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FasTest, Inc: OPD (Overfill Protection Device) Connectors
FasFuel Overfill Protection Device (OPD) connectors are designed for safe and productive filling of OPD cylinders. Part of the FasFuel connector series -- a family of tools designed to provide fast, easy and environmentally safe connections for the propane industry -- OPD connectors feature a sleeve-actuated design to facilitate fast connect and disconnect operation for OPD cylinder filling. Click to continue

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