He has a Bachelor of Arts degree
(with honors) from Harvard University, where he majored in Economics. manufacturers, many of which have
been in place since the early 1990s -- some for over two decades.
In his testimony, Gaskin said, "Millions of steel-consuming manufacturing
jobs depend on the steel industry -- we know that these orders, if left in
place during a period of unprecedented prosperity for steel producers, will
distort the market for years to come and put our members at a chronic
disadvantage to their foreign competitors .

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His duties include providing
analysis and informed recommendations on mergers and acquisitions,
international expansion, business development and licensing, new product
development and strategic planning.com/us), the largest business-
to-business publisher in the U.S.

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Before working at RBI, Cassidy was an Investment Banker for the Metals,
Mining + Steel Group of Solomon Smith Barney.
Two PMA members testified at the hearing, "Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-
Quality Steel Products from Brazil, Japan, and Russia," including Wes Smith,
President and CEO of E+E Manufacturing and Dennis Keat, CEO of the Su-Dan
Corporation and Chairman of PMA. Ultimately, demand for steel in
the United States will fall and jobs will be lost .

The immigrants came to the Pennsylvania area at first, and it was there that both the Associate and the Reformed Presbyteries of Pennsylvania were organized in the 1750-1770 time period.

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Gaskin explained that metalforming companies, which include customer
markets from defense and medical, to lawn and garden and telecommunications,
are the largest consumers of flat-rolled steel in the U. Small-middle market metalforming
companies are powerless to resist price increases from their steel suppliers -
- they are simply told 'take it or leave it' -- and they often have little
ability to pass along increases in steel costs to their customers.
Because of late deliveries caused by steel shortages, Smith said, "We have
absorbed over $250,000 in order to get our incoming steel in time to deliver
the final products to our customers on schedule.

The Synods were those of the Carolinas, Pennsylvania, New York and Scioto with the headquarters of the church in Philadelphia.

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, offers business professionals in the media,
manufacturing, electronics , construction and retail industries more than 100
market-leading business-to-business publications , 75 Webzines and Web portals,
custom publishing, directories, research and direct-marketing lists .
Members are located in 30 countries, with the majority found in North America
-- in 41 states of the United States in addition to Canada and Mexico.

Formal union talks between the 'Associates' and the 'Reformed' began in 1777 and by 1782 the Associate Reformed Synod came to be in Philadelphia.

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"Jason has an amazing ability to analyze and identify important industry
trends," said Casella .

In 1822 the Synod of the Carolinas was granted separate status as the Associate Reformed Synod of the South, and by the end of the century was the sole remaining body of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church as several mergers over the years had absorbed the rest of the denomination into the old United Presbyterian Church.

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Smith and Keat, two small business owners, described the difficulties they
are facing in the current steel marketplace, including escalating steel
prices, reduced availability , and quality issues.

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"I know he'll continue to bring products and plans to
the table that will lead the company to future growth and opportunities.

The Precision Metalforming Association (PMA ) is the full-service trade
association representing the $41 billion metalforming industry of North
America -- the industry that creates precision metal products using stamping,
fabricating and other value-added processes.

In reaction to conflicts with the crown, a pastor by the name of Ebenezer Erskine led a group of Christians in forming a separate Associate Presbytery in 1733 (from thence comes the first part of our name).

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Cassidy, formerly Senior Director of Corporate Strategy + Development ,
assumes the post vacated by Luke Rattigan, who has been promoted to Director
of Strategy + Development for Reed Business, parent company Reed Elsevier's
global business division. He was later promoted to Director of Innovation/Organic Growth,
and in 2004, took on additional responsibilities for licensing , becoming
Senior Director for Corporate Strategy + Development. keeping these
restrictions in place is the best way I can think of to reduce demand for
steel in this country. "When steel is in short-supply,
small businesses are the first to suffer.

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The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church had its beginnings in the preaching of John Knox in Scotland.

Both churches spread to Northern Ireland as the Scots were forced to emigrate and both came to America with those 'Scots-Irish' folks.

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He reports directly to RBI CEO Jim
Casella."
He continued, "Just more than twelve months ago, my company experienced a
sudden sharp increase in the price of steel.

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Also testifying was William E.S."
PMA representatives will also testify at an April 26 sunset review hearing
on stainless steel sheet and strip from eight countries.

This Synod, even though all 'Associates' and 'Reformeds' did not join, included churches in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, North and South Carolina and Georgia.

Over the years the Associate Reformed Synod of the South changed its name, becoming in succession the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod of the South (1891), the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod (1913), and the General Synod of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, which it remains to this day.

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Echoing Smith's comments, Keat, who has four manufacturing facilities in
Oakland County, Michigan and one facility in South Carolina, told the
Commission that "availability, quality issues, delivery and rapidly escalating
costs of steel over the last year have been nothing but a wrecking ball
tearing through the middle of our manufacturing plants. Prior to that, we
never had a contract cancelled within the last ten years.

Ten years later, another group of Christians who for years had suffered problems with the established church organized themselves into the Reformed Presbytery (from thence comes the second part of our name).

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Eight years later, the Associate Reformed Presbytery of the Carolinas and Georgia was formed in Abbeville County, South Carolina, followed some twenty years later (1803) by the division of the entire church into four Synods and one General Synod.

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Cassidy first joined RBI's Corporate Strategy + Development team in
February 2001.

PMA Members Testify Before International Trade Commission at 'Sunset' Review; Call for End to Steel Duties

Smith's company, Plymouth,
Michigan -based E+E Manufacturing, a manufacturer of heavy gauged stamped metal
fasteners, progressive die metal stampings, and high value-added assemblies,
stated that from 1963 to 2001 only one of his customers ever filed for
bankruptcy." To combat the
escalating costs, he explained that Su-Dan has had to severely cut staff.

In 1688, King William III reorganized the Church of Scotland into the Established Presbyterian Church of Scotland.

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About Reed Business Information
Reed Business Information (http://www. 'We Ask the Commission to Give Us the Tools We Need to Survive'

WASHINGTON , Members of the Precision Metalforming
Association (PMA) testified today at the International Trade Commission's
(ITC) hearing on the five-year ("sunset") reviews on hot-rolled steel products
from Japan, Brazil and Russia, and described how steel duties are damaging
steel consumers, are no longer needed and should be revoked.

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At the same time, every long-
term contract we had with our suppliers was cancelled.

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Jason Cassidy Promoted to Vice President Corporate Strategy Development + Licensing

NEW YORK, Reed Business Information
(RBI) today announced the promotion of Jason Cassidy to Vice President,
Corporate Strategy, Development + Licensing of Reed Business Information in
the United States. He said that flat-
rolled steel is the largest cost for most metalforming companies , comprising
40-60 percent or more of their sales dollars.

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"For a family-oriented company like ours, this is not easy. Its nearly 1,200 member companies
include metal stampers, fabricators, spinners , slide formers and roll formers
as well as suppliers of equipment, materials and services to the industry.

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Gaskin,
President of PMA... In the last few years however, 18 of his customers either closed
or filed Chapter 11. E+E has also absorbed an
additional $400,000 in quality and product -related costs, including
unscheduled overtime, increased changeover and added costs from shorter
production runs." He stated that, "Steel producers say that we should be able
to pass high costs of steel on to our customers, who would, in turn, pass the
cost on to their ultimate consumers.

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reedbusiness . RBI is a
member of the Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE: RUK; ENL) -- a world-leading
publisher and information provider operating in the science and medical,
legal, education and business-to-business industry sectors. There are
currently 188 anti-dumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) orders in place
on various types of steel needed by U. But this doesn't work in reality.

The Scottish Church became the official church of that nation in 1560.

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In his new role, Cassidy is responsible for the company's corporate
strategy, business development and licensing." He continued, "We ask the Commission to give us the
tools we need to survive. "Several of the companies told me these closings were in
large part directly attributed to steel quality, availability, and in turn,
price troubles ," Smith said.

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Every five years, the ITC conducts a sunset review to
determine whether to terminate , suspend, or continue specific duties levied as
a result of an anti-dumping/countervailing duties investigation.