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Watching Qatar Airways&#x27; recent Airbus A380 assembled highlights how intricate the design of these beastly machines really is.&#xa;&#xa;&#xd; 			Read the whole article]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2014 17&#x3a;03&#x3a;48 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;25289&#x2f;Watch-a-Mammoth-Airbus-A380-Go-From-the-Assembly-Line-to-the-Runway]]></guid><dc:subject>Engineering News</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[BlackBerry&#x27;s Latest Porsche Design Smartphone Is Real, Ridiculous]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;25288&#x2f;BlackBerry-s-Latest-Porsche-Design-Smartphone-Is-Real-Ridiculous&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[From Engadget RSS Feed&#x3a;&#xa;&#xa;&#xd; 			&#xd; 	Well folks, the rumors and leaks were true &#x28;as usual&#x29;&#x3a; the heated BlackBerry&#x2f;Porsche Design love affair has once again borne fruit, this in time in the form of the new Porsche Design P&#x27;9983.&#xa;&#xa;&#xd; 			Read the whole article]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2014 13&#x3a;59&#x3a;49 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;25288&#x2f;BlackBerry-s-Latest-Porsche-Design-Smartphone-Is-Real-Ridiculous]]></guid><dc:subject>Engineering News</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[It Only Costs &#x24;9,000 To Join This Social Network]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;25287&#x2f;It-Only-Costs-9-000-To-Join-This-Social-Network&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[From Engadget RSS Feed&#x3a;&#xa;&#xa;&#xd; 			&#xd; 	This new social network for the elite was created by James Touchi-Peters, a former conductor of the Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra, because he &#x22;saw a need for an environment where you could talk about the finer things in life without backlash,&#x22; according to CN]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2014 13&#x3a;58&#x3a;56 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;25287&#x2f;It-Only-Costs-9-000-To-Join-This-Social-Network]]></guid><dc:subject>Engineering News</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[The World&#x27;s Greatest Cup Holder Can Survive the World&#x27;s Worst Drivers]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;25286&#x2f;The-World-s-Greatest-Cup-Holder-Can-Survive-the-World-s-Worst-Drivers&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[From Gizmodo&#x3a;&#xa;&#xa;&#xd; 			&#xd; 	When it comes to cup holders, most of us are just looking for a place to secure our drinks while we&#x27;re driving. 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