To: All staff members From: Sheila Silverman Subject: Printer upgrade

Attention all section heads,

It has recently come to my _____(1) that we spent more on paper and ink toner than in the previous quarter. After reviewing the office supply order forms and inventory, I decided to look into the situation more _____(2) and found that there are many employees who use the printers for personal purposes. _____(3), the company will install network printers which can keep track of all usages. Please inform your staff members of this change. Also, many employees keep complaining about a mess being in the employee lounge after lunchtime. _____(4). Thank you for your cooperation.

Sheila Silverman, Manager

General Affairs Department

Telcorp in Trouble

The CEO of Telcorp, Howard Ballantine, has been accused of using company money to invest in personal real estate deals. A private committee was hired to investigate Mr. Ballantine's financial activity after Walter Scott, the senior accountant at Telcorp, noticed nearly 2 million dollars was missing from the company's primary investment account. Mr. Scott discovered the problem three months ago and reported it to Richard Flint, Telcorp's chief financial advisor. Howard Ballantine denies any wrongdoing, and is hiring his own team of financial officers to investigate the matter, a close friend of Ballantine's said. Telcorp was the nation's leading producer of cell phones until Softphone Inc. opened a factory in China six months ago, which enabled it to save nearly 10 million dollars in production costs. Mr. Ballantine's alleged actions suggest that the company will face more trouble in the future.

TO: Gene Lipton
FROM: James Nichols
SUBJECT: Change
DATE: April 8
ATTACHMENT: New script

Hi Gene,

I got the revised script for the Tungsten motorcycle television commercial this morning. The client understands that giving us a new version now is short notice as we are scheduled to shoot on Thursday, but the changes appear to be very minor. Anyway, I will forward the new script to the cast as some of their lines are different, and I've attached a copy for you, too.

Also, I spoke to Noah Pierce at the filming venue and asked him if we could extend the shoot until 8 o'clock. He said there is another shoot after ours at 6 so it wouldn't be possible on that date. However, if we booked the day after, he could extend our shoot. I am fine with delaying filming by a day. If you're in agreement, let me know, and I will confirm the rescheduling with Noah. It will give you the extra filming time you requested.

I'll be out of the office for the rest of the day, so just send a text message to my mobile phone if you have any questions. Thanks, and I'll see you at the production meeting tomorrow afternoon.

James Nichols
Accounts representative
Beetle Advertising Agency

TO: Noah Pierce
FROM: Malory Bateman
SUBJECT: Re: Schedule change
DATE: April 9

Hi Noah,

I got your message about the scheduling change. I understand that James Nichols wants to delay filming by a day. I'm free to do hair and makeup for the TV commercial on April 12 instead of on Thursday, but I have to leave by 6:30 P.M. I have a function at my children's school to attend. This should be fine as I've checked out the script and photos of the actors, and the makeup and hair are going to be straightforward. Additionally, the cast for the production isn't very big, and Juan Carlos will be there to do any necessary touch-ups on hair and makeup anyway. If you need someone there for the entire shoot, maybe ask Diana Watson to fill in, as I don't think she's scheduled for anything on Friday.

Let me know sometime today whether or not you'd like me to do the job.

Thanks!

Malory Bateman
Production staff, Hinterland Production Studios

Invoice Date: April 12

From: Hinterland Production Studios
303 South Van Ness Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90020
To: Beetle Advertising Agency
289 W. 33rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 99328

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