At the JP Morgan Conference, I told the story of our heavy-duty starter factory in answer to the question from the floor.

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This, after all, is Ask Engadget -- so let's open the question up to the floor and see what we can shake out together.

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The children were a little young to know the difference between a question and a statement, so when the floor was opened for questions, it became a little awkward.

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The NYSE has been battling competition from more-electronically oriented trading networks as well as dealing with public relations and regulatory problems that have called into question the effectiveness of its floor-based auction system.

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Senate rules say a senator has to remain on the floor to continue to hold it, even though they can yield to another senator for a question.

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We're also told that the Apple Store in question, and all those in the region, are now trying to increase staffing on the sales floor by about 30 percent, which is apparently not related to the usual hiring in the lead up to the holidays (that will apparently still happen later).

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