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Cussed out By Ilene Olson Published in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle CHEYENNE (WTE) – More than a vocabulary change is needed for people who want to stop cussing, said Jim O’Connor, author of “Cuss Control: The Complete Book on How to Curb Your Cursing.” “That’s part of it – a better choice of words,” O’Connor said. But it’s also changing your tone and changing your attitude toward things. Learn to cope, not cuss. Accept the fact that things go wrong. “Tell people how you feel diplomatically. Rather than labeling the person, label the behavior. Instead of calling somebody an f-ing idiot...

CHICAGO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A Ford Motor Co. executive paid a rare tribute to one of his company's fiercest competitors Wednesday, saying the hot-selling Camry from Toyota Motor Corp. was a better car than Ford's Taurus. "Very frankly, Camry is a better product than Taurus today," said Jim O'Connor, who heads Ford's sales and marketing division for North America, speaking to reporters at the Chicago Auto Show. "It's all about product in this business," O'Connor said, when asked why the mid-sized Camry outsold Taurus in the U.S market last month. O'Connor said Ford still sees near-term demand for the...