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    How to stop this from happening...

    So today, I got off of a 13 hour shift (retail employee) where I was scheduled for a 1 hour lunch. I also live in virginia and have worked for the company for 2 1/2 years. At the end of my shift, my boss pulls me into the office and tells me I'm being written up for two things: 1.) I...
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    Back to School Suggestions

    So I work for a major retailer. Recently, corporate has asked me to come up with some ideas in making checkout faster. I have a lot of free reign when it comes to in-store policy, however, I can't spend any money at all (unless it's my own). So, I've come to ask for suggestions. So far...
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    New Monitor!

    A buddy of mine needs to get a new monitor. Well, new monitors. He wants a 2X 24" widescreens, but he doesn't know what to go with now that the Dell 2405 is discontinued. He looked at the 2407, but it seems like it's still having banding issues. Background: He does professional work in...
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    Easy Question, Tough Answer on Abortion

    I always read about abortion topics and frequently post in such topics; however, one question about people who are pro-life has always made me wonder... Why is it that people that feel abortion is murder agree to put in a stipulation that abortion is OK under the circumstances of either rape...
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    60 Minutes Report On The Morning After Pill & FDA

    I just saw a 60 minutes report on the Morning after pill http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/22/60minutes/main1068924.shtml Where the FDA president vetoed the 23-4 vote (in favor) as to whether or not it can become OTC, because of either pressure from the white house or "religious...
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    849$ laptop after $100 MIR

    http://www.circuitcity.com/detail.jsp?c=1&b=g&catoid=-8026&qp=0372108463172&bookmark=bookmark_0&oid=82478 Averatec Notebook PC with Mobile Athlon? XP Processor 1600+ 256 megs of ram 30 gig hard drive DVD-8X; CD-RW-16X write, 10X rewrite, 24X read 802.11b wireless 3 usb 2.0 4.3 lbs ONLY 1.2"...
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    Can I have your help?

    Last week at Broad Run High School, one of our fellow students was suspended for three days for making a post saying "I'm mad enough to kill someone" on a website that is not in any way affiliated with broad run. He posted from the privacy of his own home, and in no way violated any of the...