In 1958 the 23-year-old opened his own molding shop, making tools for the manufacture of eyeglass frames.

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In 1958, at 23, he opened his own molding shop, making tools for the manufacture of eyeglass frames.

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Mr. Ratner explained that in 2005 Google had a small machine shop, metal tools, a wood workshop, and a welding workshop.

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The mission of Citizens Market is to empower consumers with tools to shop their values.

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You have to have your own tools and a shop coat.

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As for the visitors they've welcomed into their world, everything one might need is on hand: The nursery has enough greenery to kit out an entire garden, while the shop sells furniture, gardening tools, baskets, glassware and even the china one eats off of alfresco.

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Mr. Cooper, 54, is a blacksmith from Alabama who set up shop in the Raleigh area to make tools.

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The people behind the ultra-cheap computer have decided to harness all that geek enthusiasm sparked since the Raspberry Pi's launch in February and create a one-stop shop where anyone can share games, applications and tools developed for the computer.

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Mortgages, for example, made it easy for consumers to shop for ever-cheaper deals, pressing appraisers who increasingly relied on Internet tools to evaluate properties and loan prospects, instantly.

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Paint Shop Pro: The latest version of this popular program features several first-rate painting and drawing tools, and it supports more than 30 image formats, including Photoshop's .psd.

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