Many people tend to credit the origin of infomercials to the old, late-night slicer/dicer and Pocket Fisherman commercials. Granted, some tacky infomercials have taken the slicer/dicer format, but the original infomercials began on a higher ground: religion.

Before you haul me off to a padded room, let's define "infomercial."An infomercial is an advertisement for a product or service that has been expanded with information, entertainment, or both to retain the attention of the audience.

SCHEDULING INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS by Jack Burke It's 5 p.m. Your 'to do' list looks almost as long as it did this morning. There's a 7 a.m. meeting in the morning and your spouse jus...