These girls often resorted to gossip and other forms of indirect communication, or they internalize their feelings in unhealthy ways.

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Plus, the quality of those interactions goes down, which means many of those 11 contacts-per-day will be by phone, internet, or other non-face-to-face communication.

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As a tactile set of symbols it is believed that the technology could also be used by fire-fighters to communicate with each other in smoke-filled buildings when hand or radio communication is not possible.

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"Negative public communication, aimed at accessing resources or any other purpose, does not help the image of the country nor does it in any case reflect the true state of affairs, " a spokesman for President Thabo Mbeki's cabinet said in response to Zille's statement.

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Even then, he stressed that the future of Facebook was not as a website or tool, but as a global communication platform upon which other things would be built.

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"We remain confident that by telephone and other forms of communication we can ensure that no rescue or incident will be affected, " Dymond said.

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Other data conflicts may be genuine incompatibilities associated with data collection, interpretation or communication.

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Larger companies, for example, discussed the need for open communication with important suppliers, including discussing new payment policies, credit terms or other plans -- when backed up by a solid business case -- as the need arose.

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