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Employee Fired Over a $1.39-Bag of Chips

A diabetic employee grabbed a bag of chips to stabilize her blood sugar and paid for them as soon as she could. Walgreens fired her. Josefina Hernandez , a Walgreens employee of 18 years who has diabetes, felt her blood sugar levels drop on the job one day in September, 2008

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Fore! Water Sucking, Pesticide Covered Golf Courses Try To Clean Up Their Act

The links have been a frequent target of environmentalists, due to how much it takes to maintain them, often in places where manicured lawns aren't supposed to grow. But a new generation of courses is making major headway fairway. Golf is a game that environmentalists love to hate--and not without reason.

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The Bully Within

We’ve all witnessed or experienced the affects of bullying in children, but adults are not immune to bullying characteristics. An adult bully will attempt to gain power over another person, and make himself or herself the dominant adult

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Low-Hassle Ways To Cloud-ify Your Work

Want your files accessible online, but don't like the idea of not keeping a local copy? These tools let you sync and collaborate, but also give you offline copies and peace of mind. It's not that hard to combine cloud accessibility with just-in-case offline practicality.

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How Disaster Shapes Innovation

On the anniversary of September 11, Inc.com reflects on innovations that emerged out of the countrys most tragic event, from Meetup to One World Trade Center.

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Top 10 Oldest Companies

Dont let their age fool you! These longstanding companies are still growing fast. Check out their humble beginnings and rich histories.

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What Do Studebaker And Geocities Have In Common? No One Remembers Them

Experts imagine future prospects for two once-prosperous brands //Our Panel REBOOT CEO Mark Thomann, CEO of River West Brands BRAND CONSULTANT Josh Feldmeth, CEO of Interbrand New York AD MAN Huw Griffith, CEO of M&C Saatchi North America Studebaker Founded in 1852, it began making gasoline cars in 1904 and ceased production in 1966. Geocities In 1994, it was one of the first free sites to build and host a website.

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Decade Of Disruption: 9/11-Inspired Innovation

The 9/11 attacks shook up more than the world's psyche, and have led to a raft of new inventions and futuristic tech designed to prevent similar terrorism in the future--from iRobots to full body scanners. These too have an ongoing mission to change our life. Some of the innovations resulting from 9/11 stemmed directly from the terrible events, while others would've happened anyway, just in slower time if their development hadn't been spurred on

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7 Ways to Work From Anywhere

Author John Warrillow shares the tech tools he uses to run his start-up remotely while traveling through Europe.

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Ramen by HP? The Wild Possibilities Of Printing Food

The Cornell Creative Machines Lab wants to bring 3D food printing technology to restaurants and home chefs. Top culinary talents believe this could lead to healthier diets, not just snazzier snacks

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Apple And Amazon Break Up E-Books Into Solid-Gold Nuggets

The new reality for authors and publishers: Their books might tank, but thanks to Apple and Amazon, excerpts sold as "quick reads" and "singles" could be smash hits. Call it the Katy Perry-ization of literature

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