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		<title>Design News: Mechatronics, Made by Monkeys</title>
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			<title>Poor Lamp Socket Design Sparks Danger</title>
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			<dc:creator>Jon Titus</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[It's time for a new approach to lamp socket design, especially when choosing materials and manufacturing methods.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Are Front-Load Washers Less Reliable?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Rob Spiegel</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Reliability seems to have slipped with front-loading washers.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:44:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Malibu Headlamp Replacement Necessitates Bumper Removal</title>
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			<dc:creator>Rob Spiegel</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[If you want to change the headlamp on the Chevy Malibu, get ready to take apart half the car. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Backwards PCV Valve Broke My Car</title>
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			<dc:creator>Rob Spiegel</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[One simple and inexpensive PCV valve -- if it's defective -- can destroy your engine.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:02:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Dish Network DVR Pushes My Buttons</title>
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			<dc:creator>Rob Spiegel</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The Dish Network DVR/receiver is crawling with annoying bugs.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 06:32:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Short, Happy Life of GM LEDs</title>
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			<dc:creator>Rob Spiegel</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Two different GM vehicles suffered the same early LED burnout in the life of one frustrated car owner. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 05:55:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Washer/Dryer Washes Out</title>
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			<dc:creator>Rob Spiegel</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The Bosch washer/dryer looks great on the outside, but monkeys live inside.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:55:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>The Card Swiper Swiped My Patience</title>
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			<dc:creator>Rob Spiegel</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The go-card readers in the Australian train stations are designed to drive you mad.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:55:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>High-Speed Snowmobile Does Just One Speed Well</title>
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			<dc:creator>Rob Spiegel</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The 1980 Kawasaki 340 snowmobile loves to race. But that's all it loves.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:20:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Monkeys Got to the Spark Plugs on My Mustang GT</title>
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			<dc:creator>Rob Spiegel</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Could changing spark plugs be such a big deal? Apparently it is if the monkeys get to it first.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:10:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>At Wit's End With the Kenmore Microwave</title>
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			<dc:creator>Rob Spiegel</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[We bought this Kenmore microwave for "ease of use." What a laugh.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Give Me Back My Timex</title>
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			<dc:creator>Rob Spiegel</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[This consumer bought an expensive watch to replace a Timex. Big mistake.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 06:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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