OK I'M DONE WITH PSCS6, TEXT AGAIN ACTING WEIRD :(

What is the problem?
My text AGAIN --3 times so far -- is acting weird
What is wrong Adobe?
Here is the file
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/78286037/Luis2%20Door%20Hanger.psd
Now what?
Is this only me?
Have you --ANY OF YOU-- had this kind of problems?
So frustrated

Upadate about this issue from Pattie Foxhoven
"This one is tricky and  has only happened to a very few people and we are trying hard to track down the cause and fix it."
I must say that I had been in contact --by email-- to 2 different people from Adobe,
and both of them had been very nice and quick to respond
Point to Adobe !!!
So, I hope that soon my belove PSCS6 will be OK
Saludos

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