Infrastructure and high tech will get the nod, while consumer goods may get the axe.

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The next product to get the axe, analysts say, will likely come in consumer electronics as well.

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But policymakers have to put away the meat axe and get smart.

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Geele tried to get into the bathroom, hacking at the door with his axe, but fled when he heard police sirens.

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This time, the axe is falling more on professionals, who get several months' notice, help to find a new job and a generous severance package.

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In fact, Smape goes so far as to take a look at both the black and metallic versions of the X1 (but don't get to attached to the metallic one just yet, seeing how it might have gotten the axe in some markets), noting that they're assembled exceptionally well and exude a premium look that's rarely seen in the WinMo realm.

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