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The Monday Blog Alert from IEN Connects features direct links to items of interest or concern to the greater manufacturing and industrial community, written by IEN's editors. The Blog Alert is designed to raise issues, introduce technological advancements, invite reader comment, establish community dialogue and, at times, even generate a few laughs! New this week...

Stop and Smell the Numbers
By Mike Botta, IEN Staff
In what is arguably the most important Presidential race in our lifetimes, it appears that we have been numbed by numbers. In fact so many numbers have been hurled around that people have tuned out of the important ones and focused on the ridiculous ones -- all with the help of mainstream media...

Combustible Dustups and Other Explosive Matters
By Mary O'Hara Smith, IEN Staff
We haven't written about combustible dust for a while, what with HR 5522 languishing in legislative limbo -- but industrial fires and explosions continue to occur, on a near-daily basis...

Arkansas: The New Manufacturing Frontier?
By Jennifer Hooker, IEN Staff
“It’s not just Wal-Mart,” Gov. Mike Beebe said, as he discussed the “Natural State” and its growing manufacturing presence...

Communication Via Illumination
By Debbie Maskin, IEN Staff
Wireless communications technology based on visible light instead of radio waves could someday make an LED light the equivalent of a Wi-Fi access point, but with more security...

As the Country Goes, So Goes GM?
By Mark Devlin, IEN Staff
Looks like the GM-Chrysler merger is on. A good idea or just another Wall Street Shell Game from Hell? Will moving paper around make for a better future?...

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