Karch Kiraly, the assistant coach of the U.S. women's volleyball team and a three-time Olympic gold medalist in the sport, says that physical contact is a sign of closeness.

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Hence the accepted formula: Say as little as possible, get the person out of the office quickly, and have the individual sign a severance document agreeing not to contact clients or sue.

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The first sign of attack is a message that appears to come from a contact, offering you a file to download.

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Once you downloaded Plaxo, the program would mine your address book and e-mail every contact with a message, coaxing them to sign up for the service.

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The countries are likely to sign a new liberalised visa agreement which is expected to boost people-to-people contact.

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The only contact with the foreign Trailmen is through trade conducted once a year in silence and by sign language, since the isolated tribes are thought to have no common language.

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Steady eye contact is the de facto expression of openness in our culture, while avoiding it is a certain sign of discomfort.

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