Bit Literacy: Cutting Inbox Overload With Better E-mails
Hurst and Schwalbe discuss managing information overload by deleting deferring and avoiding unnecessary bits. They emphasize inbox zero daily, prioritizing essential messages, and using precise subject lines and concise wording to reduce back-and-forth. Emoticons are endorsed for tone. phone calls improve sensitive negotiations.
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E Mail Blunders Highlight Ill Advised Messages
A compilation of infamous corporate and public sector e mails shows misuse of tone and content, including Wal‑Mart's Roehm dispute and Kaiser executive firings. Readers see blunt remarks about sexuality politics loyalty and racism, with lessons on professionalism and consequences across multiple cases.
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NBC Plans Bulked Up Heroes Season With Origins Spin Off
NBC orders 30 hours of Heroes for 2007 08 plus a six episode Origins arc to deepen back stories and introduce new characters The six Origins episodes will be standalone within the Heroes universe with occasional crossovers and an interactive vote to decide which character joins the main show next season.
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Leonardo DiCaprio faces neighbor lawsuit over hillside court
Ronald and Joan Lindlau sue actor Leonardo DiCaprio in Superior Court claiming a basketball court construction damaged their hillside property above Sunset Boulevard. They seek at least 250000 dollars, alleging careless excavations and failure to protect adjoining land. DiCaprio spokesman calls the suit meritless.
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Dear Abby on miscarriage support and healing
Readers share personal losses and coping advice for miscarriage. Messages emphasize hope and self care, urging empathy over quick fixes, and suggesting hospitals or support groups. The column notes Share Inc offers resources, with contact details and online presence for bereaved parents.
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The Other Woman in My Six Year Relationship
A reader asks Amy about an ongoing affair with a married man who is older and has children, while she remains with a longtime boyfriend. Amy urges honesty, leaving the boyfriend, and seeking counseling to change harmful patterns.
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Dear Anne inquiring about clever nicknames and laughter
A reader writes to Ask Amy proposing clever nicknames as long as they provoke genuine laughter. The note invites questions by email to askamy tribune.com or by mail to Ask Amy, Chicago Tribune, 435 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60671.
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