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So, uh, Adam might be getting laid off. I AM SO PISSED. A week ago, Exal Corp. was bragging on the local news that while GM was considering laying off workers, Exal w...
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A few years back I took a vacation to Mexico with my old boyfriend. We booked a one-week stay at Hotelito Desconocido in La Cruz de Loreto…the city named after a famo...
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