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Four Types Of Words That Are Unintentionally Damaging Your Credibility

Words like “maybe” and “just” may seem harmless, but using certain types of words can change the way you’re perceived.

You have the title, the expertise, and the know-how, but the way you speak may be the one thing that stands in your way of success. Deborah Tannen, professor of linguistics at Georgetown University and author of Talking From 9 to 5: Women and Men at Work, says by paying attention to the words we use when speaking with others at the office, we can boost our credibility.

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How These Filmmakers Got “Addicted To Fresno” Made By Answering An Ad

The director and writer of Addicted To Fresno on the Natasha Lyonne revival and breaking Judy Greer out of the “best friend” box.

Getting the opportunity to make feature films is hard when your movies occupy the cultural space that Jamie Babbit’s do. She’s never made a film that cost more than a million dollars, and movies full of queer feminist themes are rarely box office breakouts. But Babbit and her wife, screenwriter Karey Dornetto, found an opportunity to pursue their next project in an unexpected way: they answered an ad.

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Your Next United Flight Might Be Powered By Farm Waste

Travelers from Los Angeles to San Francisco will have a lower carbon footprint this fall. Many other flights could soon follow.

If you happen to get on a United flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco this fall, you might be traveling on leftovers from the farm. The airline will be the first in the country to start flying regular passenger flights on alternative jet fuel—in the case, made from a mix of non-edible oils and agricultural waste blended with traditional fuel.

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Here’s What We Know About The New Apple TV

The upcoming Apple TV adds universal search—and takes aim at Roku’s and Amazon’s wares.

The details of Apple TV’s new iteration, which will make its debut at the Apple event on September 9, continue to trickle out. Given what we’ve heard thus far, the company is essentially infusing Apple TV with functions already found in competitors like Roku and Amazon Fire TV, all while putting Siri’s contextual technology and Apple’s marketing muscle behind the product.

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Apple Has Snagged More Than 50 Publishers For Its News App

Apple has recruited publishers like Conde Nast and Vox Media in its quest to create the news reader to beat all news readers.

Apple has signed up several new media brands to its upcoming Apple News app, which is intended as a competitor to Flipboard and other news aggregators. As Apple gears up for a quiet launch of the product this fall, it has recruited more than 50 publishers to distribute their content through the platform.

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Around Town | Mega gym coming to Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH
Regency Hilltop has a conditional use permit sign up for “indoor recreation.” Do you have any insight there? – Michael Colombrito
The indoor recreation center referred to on the sign will be a new “mega gym,” said Bill Overman of S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co.

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