Word: note
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However, she did note that more and more local journalists are finding themselves the targets of threats...
...started out real slow and didn't do as well as we wanted," Elke said. "But we ended the season on a high note. I am proud of the way we played...
...doesn't care about fiscal responsibility," says a Gore adviser about Bradley. "Nobody in the world will pass Bill Bradley's plan--nobody--because it will crowd out all other government spending, including education and military readiness." Economists note that if current government spending simply keeps pace with inflation, the surplus never appears at all. Well, says Bradley spokesman Eric Hauser, "flexibility is part of the final decisions. If economic conditions change, we'll bear that into account." And besides, Hauser adds, "The Gore campaign has no credibility to analyze anyone else's budget numbers when they have...
...ever o.k. to fax a thank-you note? Is it kosher to read someone else's fax as it comes off the machine? Is it rude to use a speakerphone? With all the new gadgetry and the nearly universal advent of dress-down Fridays, office life at the end of the century was supposed to get simpler, wasn't it? But in the era of digital wizardry and globalization, rules of business behavior have become more important to us than ever. A spate of new books tackle the problem of gentility in the workplace from a number of angles...
...office parlance, schmoozing is not just idle chitchat but a way of advancing your career. It deserves to be studied hard, note the authors of Vault Reports Guide to Schmoozing (Houghton Mifflin). Vault Reports is a New York City-based electronic recruiting company, and the five authors of this book feel that job seekers need to offer prospective employers a confident, pleasing touch. How does their version of schmoozing differ from networking? "Conventional networking is the clammy science of collecting business cards ad infinitum," say the authors. "No one particularly likes to network, and no one likes to receive...