The new Acer C7 comes with a standard one-year parts and labor warranty, which can be extended to three years with the Acer Advantage service.

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All of MAINGEAR products are supported with lifetime labor and phone support with one to three year hardware warranty.

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In Indonesia labor unrest is a part of that country's newly flowering democracy: during the 32-year rule of Suharto, labor activists were jailed and only one government-run union was allowed to operate.

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The goal is to stem the rising tide of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, including those known as repetitive stress or repetitive strain injuries, that account for one third of all occupational injuries reported to the Bureau of Labor Statistics each year.

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All MAINGEAR products are supported with lifetime labor and phone support in the US, along with one to three year hardware warranty options.

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But there is a silver lining: the period between Labor Day and the week before Thanksgiving is one of the slowest air travel times of the year.

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This year Citigroup completed a tender for KorAm, where it since has had to battle labor union demands, one more part of the familiar Korean story.

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