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		<title>Circadiance has big plans for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Circadiance&#160;has plans to launch new products in 2012.
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		<title>Westmoreland Advanced Materials wants to help aluminum makers be more efficient</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Westmoreland Advanced Materials wants to help aluminum makers be more efficient</title>
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		<title>From steel to silicon</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Shoefitr Helps Shoppers Find Right Fit Online</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>ShowClix &#8216;Pays&#8217; Ticket Buyers to Promote Events</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ShowClix provides a fully digital ticketing service for events and has a new product, Incentix, offering cash incentives for consumers to promote tickets on Twitter and Facebook.
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Shoefitr Helps Shoppers Find Right Fit Online</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>From steel to silicon</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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