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Media hypes flawed study

100,000 Iraqi civilians estimated killed That’s the headline of a Washington Post story the Chronicle ran the other day, based on a newly released “analysis” done by some researchers. In the fourth paragraph of the

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Improving customer skills

Yesterday, L.M. Sixel had an interesting column on how Chipotle Mexican Grill is beefing up its employees’ communication skills: In June, Chipotle decided to go beyond its basic training of burrito-making and key English phrases

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We aim to please

MeMo says she doesn’t like the term “mainstream” media: 3. Russell Simmons says “mainstream” — hate that word — media simply don’t get the impact of hiphop culture. Ummmm, no spit. Which means “mainstream” media

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Lunar eclipse

Tomorrow evening, Houston-area residents are in for a treat — a total lunar eclipse: The eclipse that will occur on Oct. 27 should last for one hour and 21 minutes. The next lunar eclipse visible

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Shell Houston Open woes

What’s up with the Shell Houston Open? Tom Kirkendall has the details and it’s all about location, location, location: First, despite HGA protestations to the contrary, the Redstone Golf Course is not a PGA Tour-quality