Evidently there is something awry in Europe.

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Recently I applied for a position with Brighthouse Networks, the local cable tv company here in Tampa. I felt the interview and exchange with the technical manager went fine. After the interview was over I was given a background screen and urinalysis form to have completed. Needless to say I passed the piss test with flying colors.

Now the ball is in the court of the company to have everyone of the new recruits backgrounds scoured for dubious behavior. At last check, I was told; we are waiting for the whole bunch to be done so that the next training class can be admitted together.

When I find something else out, you will definitely here it here...

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Learn all about your local Best Buy store --
 see how much stuff is getting stolen, and how many people are buying extended warranties and magazine subscriptions, etc. -- just by looking at the large numbers posted on the wall. Retail hack!

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Step-by-step HOWTO for constructing a stylish shoulder-bag out of floppies -- this is pretty much the perfect HOWTO project: it begins with dumpster-diving, and was inspired by a desire to make a suit of plate-mail armor out of obsolete magnetic storage media. I hope this maker follows up with a HOWTO for the armor. - BoingBoing.net

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