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Date: July 27, 2008

Subject: There is nothing wrong with Bagging Lunch

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THE INTRODUCTION: When we need to get smart and stay smart, we just have to think like a realistic person. The economic situation in America, and in some other countries, for some people, means that they have to find feasible ways to save and maintain a good standard of living. Not all are affected by the “money crunch” in the US, but those who are find better ways to fight-back. Here is a presentation that I believe will inspire many. 

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Bagging Lunch: The Inflation Effect - A few months ago Jessie Snider, 23, began to feel the pinch of the rising cost of gasoline, food and, well, everything. Then she realized the $75 to $80 she was spending each week on lunch was really cutting into her paycheck. So in March she traded sit-down lunches of elaborate caprese salads and angel-hair pasta for brown-bag lunches of leftover stir-fry and turkey sandwiches.

"Lunch was the first thing I cut back on," says Ms. Snider, who works as an assistant account executive for a public-relations firm in Atlanta.

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“School Says Forget About Friending Teacher…Miss. School District Bans Teacher-Student Contact Via Facebook, MySpace Or Texting”

A new school district policy in southern Mississippi prohibits teachers from texting or communicating with students through Internet social network sites such as MySpace.

The Lamar County school board approved the policy earlier this month after becoming concerned that casual contact between teachers and students would be unprofessional.

"The only intent is to limit the personal communication between teachers and students," Superintendent Ben Burnett told The Hattiesburg American newspaper. "We don't need to let it cross the line between professional and personal communication."

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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/21/tech/main4279632.shtml

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