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Christoph Zed

Celebrities, recession fuel interest in etiquette | Lifestyle | Reuters - 0 views

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manners etiquette values style social behaviour

shared by Christoph Zed on 09 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Misbehaving celebrities and the recession have pushed more people to improve their etiquette in a bid to gain an edge over job rivals
  • he art of living with style, class and grace
  • For too long this 'stupid girl' behavior has been burning the daily headlines and I really think there's a lot of people out there who wanted to see a return to our feminine values,
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  • tand up and take back our dignity and our values and our self respect," said Christy. "It's great that we have seen this resurgence in etiquette and manners and self respect
  • studies has shown that "85 percent of the reason a person gets a job, keeps a job and moves up is related to their people skills.
  • Manners are the great equalizer and if you have manners you can walk into any business or social situation
Andrew Ooi

Can Atheists Be Parents? - TIME - 0 views

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shared by Andrew Ooi on 27 Aug 09 - Cached
  • If they fail in their appeal, Eleanor Katherine may have to leave the only family she has ever known and await adoption by another couple whose religious convictions satisfy the State of New Jersey.
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      Andrew Ooi on 27 Aug 09
       
      Sounded like something we could talk about. Perhaps with cultural capital or something else.
  • Superior Court Judge William Camarata raised the religious issue.
  • Judge Camarata denied the Burkes' right to the child because of their lack of belief in a Supreme Being
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  • no person shall be deprived of the inestimable privilege of worshiping Almighty God in a manner agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience.
  • the child should have the freedom to worship as she sees fit, and not be influenced by prospective parents who do not believe in a Supreme Being."
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