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Dark dispatches
Norman author Sonia Gensler gets spiritual in The Dark Between. by malena lott Sonia Gensler isn’t afraid to walk into the shadows. The Norman author tackles both illusion and metaphysics in her sophomore novel, The Dark Between, available from Knopf in hardback and ebook formats. The historical work of fiction’s setting — Cambridge, at the […]
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Not OK in OKC?
New York Daily News scribe Mitch Lawrence, a longtime NBA reporter, wrote Sept. 17 that head coach Scott Brooks chafes at the meddling of General Manager Sam Presti, but that’s not all Thunder fans should be worried about. It has something to do with its center easing up on its point guard a tad bit. […]
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The ‘n’ word
In the workplace, there’s a right and wrong way to say “no,” according to business course designer Carl Van, author of the nonfiction book “Gaining Cooperation.” Not saying anything could be interpreted as a passive “yes,” but you don’t want to hurt fellow employees’ feelings, either. Van suggests these four tips to standing your ground […]
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Fight club
To combat this, Singer recommends learning “confrontation reduction skills.” Key among these is active listening. “The key to all interpersonal communications is genuine listening, as opposed to defensive listening, where you plan your retort while the other person is talking to you,” Singer said. “In order to begin to really listen, paraphrase what the other […]