Civility

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• Christmas Etiquette: 7 Tips On Gracious Gift Acceptance

  
  Seriously McMillan's "She So Ghetto" — Authority: 124
  You may think “yuck” about the gift or present you got , but don’t say it. It’s Christmas Day and if you have presents you will open them. I won’t get too chatty here.  You may be reading this on the way out of the door to head to a family or friends house where you will be opening gifts, keep these ...
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• The Civility Project at U.Va.

  
  to The Village Square — Authority: 126
  The Village Square has always been all about George Washington’s Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour In Company and Conversation . We have found them wise and often a bit witty. We have a hard copy of the rules in a little red book we have more than a few times read at our Dinner at the Square events. I ...
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• Illegal fee-splitting, “outrageous” courtroom behavior

  
  Overlawyered — Authority: 642
  They’ve contributed to a recommended three-year suspension for San Francisco attorney Philip Kay. “Kay rose to fame with the Baker & McKenzie suit, earning him a reputation as the go-to plaintiff lawyer for sexual harassment suits.” [ Mike McKee/The Recorder , California Civil Justice ] Tags: civility , ...
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• Diversity, Tolerance and the Perils of Ego

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  The Ugandan parliament recently introduced a bill that would make it illegal to be homosexual or advocate in any way same-sex relationship. Fast on the heels of this legislation is a similar bill that stands before the Rwandan parliament. What this positionality roundly, and sadly, suggests is that the only traits ...
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• ‘Nervous’ Dikshit warns tardy contractors of blacklisting

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who has admitted to being nervous over the preparedness for the Commonwealth Games, Monday said contractors responsible for delay in games projects will be blacklisted.“The government will not listen to any excuses for delay in projects completion and ...
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• Civility: The Leftinistra Own None Of It Part 2(?)

  
  Journal — Authority: 537
  Blue on blue: Democrat and MSNBC host scream at each other over ObamaCare Blue on blue II: Kos rips Chris Matthews — on MSNBC Blue on blue III: Fearless press secretary faces down Chinese communists I know.  I have reported on this before but this is fun all on one post. The Snooper Report. Join us ...
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• Move it or lose it

  
  the woodshed — Authority: 474
  Rick Mercer lays out the rules of the road for pedestrians . I would only add that stopping to gawk around at the top or bottom of an escalator shouldnt be hanging offense, at least not the first time, but standing in the doorway of the subway car to wave bye-bye to your friends while other people are waiting to get ...
  6 days ago

• Just In Time: George Washington’s Updated Rules for Holiday Civility (Sort of)

  
  UVA Today News Blog — Authority: 128
  Those clever filmmakers at U.Va. Magazine are at it again. Click below to see their take on U.Va.’s Civility Project — specifically, how George Washington might adapt his famed 110 rules for civility to modern holiday life.
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• Soundbite: Stephen Colbert On Civility And Gargling His Man-Sack

  
  Mediaite — Authority: 773
  “I think this has been a wonderful decade for civility. And anyone who disagrees with me can gargle my man-sack.” – Stephen Colbert , host of The Colbert Report , to guest Tom Brokaw , the former anchor of NBC Nightly News . The two were discussing the highs and lows of the previous decade when Colbert ...
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• Hugo Award nominee Dr. Peter Watts is having a BAD December

  
  heaven is...a beer volcano and a stripper factory — Authority: 140
  Go read the article here at Boing Boing. In his own words: "Along some other timeline, I did not get out of the car to ask what was going on. I did not repeat that question when refused an answer and told to get back into the vehicle. In that other timeline I was not punched in the face, pepper-sprayed, ...
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• Meaningful Manga: Graphic Novels and Growth

  
  Shaping Youth — Authority: 117
  Dec. 13, 2009 In this season of giving (which often gets skewed toward “gimmes-n-gluttony”) I’ve been challenging myself to find THE most affordable, meaningful, creative media that serves as lasting inspiration to kids. From ad-free subscriptions to amazing online communities that empower, like New Moon ...
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• Shun violence to prevent ‘irretrievable damage’ to West Bengal: Governor

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  Kolkata, Dec 13 (IANS) Urging all political parties in West Bengal to shun violence, outgoing Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi Sunday said the state will suffer “irretrievable damage” if peace was not restored.“Unless all inter-party, inter-cadre or inter-supporter violence is halted, West Bengal will suffer ...
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• Descents into the mainstream

  
  Jack Yan: the Persuader Blog — Authority: 468
  Photographed by Jonathan Hayward Those celebrities do those grand farewell tours, only to come back a while later and do another one.    I wonder if my farewell post at my Vox blog will be like that. The comments make very interesting reading as Pete and I dissect the site and give it a post mortem.    This ...
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• Too studiously polite, eh?

  
  dustbury.com — Authority: 560
  Free speech, says Scaramouche, has a better chance of survival in the States than in Canada: [U]nlike Canadians, Americans aren’t afraid to be risky and rude and inappropriate. And that’s a function both of culture and history. American can draw upon a history that includes a Boston Tea Party and a Revolution ...
  2 weeks ago

• Christmas Office Party Etiquette: 5 Survival Tips For Dummies

  
  Seriously McMillan's "She So Ghetto" — Authority: 124
  Hey everyone.  If I can post it once, I can post it again.  I thought i would repost my tips on Christmas (or insert holiday here) office parties.  I am sure it never fails.  Someone will miss these tips, and just in case they do and you are a witness to th destruction of their job or self respect…send them a ...
  2 weeks ago

• Holiday Parking Etiquette

  
  Sheila Glazov - Author. Speaker. Educator — Authority: 121
  Today, our eldest son , a " Green Brainer ," posted a tweet about the civility and common sense of Holiday Parking Etiquette . My first thought was... It must have been his grandmothers influence. My mother was a " Yellow Brainer ," the "Queen of Etiquette" and our familys Emily Post .  Mind your ...
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• Avlon: Extremism in danger of acceptance

  
  Immigration Clearinghouse — Authority: 423
  This excellent article by John Avlon, exposes the tactics of William Gheen and ALIPAC as well as others of the lunatic fringe.NEW YORK (CNN) — We are witnessing a wingnut war break out in American politics, organized on the Internet and fought out in airwaves and in town halls, wingnuts firing their shots from the ...
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• Hats off to the Ladies!

  
  Clarksville, TN Online — Authority: 511
  It is no longer acceptable since Women’s Liberation to be called a lady. The term took on unacceptable connotations because it was viewed as a way that men kept women “in their places.” To be a lady meant you were theoretically put on a pedestal but were subliminally considered not quite up to par with a man. ...
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• Sen. Reid sounds a little desperate

  
  A Soft Answer — Authority: 119
  Sen. Reid sounds a little desperate for a guy who’s in charge of the Senate. Maybe just frustrated. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid took his GOP-blasting rhetoric to a new level Monday, comparing Republicans who oppose health care reform to lawmakers who clung to the institution of slavery more than a century ...
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• Saturday Night Live Does Tiger Woods

  
  Here There and Everywhere — Authority: 134
  There are mixed reviews on this hilarious Saturday Night Live take-off of the Tiger Woods situation. Some people feel it is tasteless, and that if the batterer were a man, it would be seriously unfunny. They are right. And who on earth expects Saturday Night Live to stay within the boundaries of good taste? Or any ...
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