Debrett’s – the modern authority on etiquette and manners – has provided a list of top etiquette tips to help students get it right:
1. Introduce yourself to strangers at parties. Everyone is in the same boat, so don’t worry about making the first move.
2. Listen to what other people tell you, and ask questions. Conversation is likely to be about A-level results, school, courses and gap years.
3. Be social. Operate an open door policy when you move into your halls.
4. Be a joiner. Sign up to societies and clubs, but don’t go mad – build on your existing interests and expand your horizons.
5. While it’s good to be open to new experiences, exercise a little caution. You may end up doing something in freshers’ week that will haunt you for the next three years.
6. Watch your budget. Don’t blow the entire term’s allowance on overindulging in week one.
7. Away from parental and school supervision, hormones will run high. Make sure you’re not the talk of the campus.
8. The pints may be cheap and you’ll inevitably overindulge, but keep your wits about you.
If you thought it was tough going back to work this morning, imagine having the added mental burden of suddenly learning to drive on the opposite side of the road. (…)
The Real IRA has said today that it is ‘angered and offended’ that someone who is not the Real IRA has bagged the name on social networking site Twitter. Many celebrities use the word ‘Real’ in front of their name to differentiate from imposters but it would seem that the party using the username ‘Real IRA’ is not the breakaway terrorist cell of that name.
evilsuperstar [newsbiscuit.com]
La valise diplomatique
jeudi 12 mars 2009
Hadopi : surveiller et punir Internet
Nicolas Sarkozy est le partisan résolu d’une gouvernance moderne, basée sur un dialogue avec l’opinion publique à travers les médias et les corps constitués. Son usage de l’outil législatif manifeste cette option. Plutôt qu’à établir les règles du jeu social, les lois soumises au Parlement servent à adresser des messages ou à afficher une politique.
André Gunthert [monde-diplomatique.fr]
“I know, I’m on my 4th time watching it and I still have no emotion to connect with it, good, bad or anything for that matter. I think I found a new drug.”
From [independentsources.com]
Attn: Entrepreneurs
Everyone knows that if you are going to operate a business in today’s world you need a domain name. It is advisable to look at the domain name selected as other see it and not just as you think it looks. Failure to do this may result in situations such as the following (legitimate) companies who deal in everyday humdrum products and services but clearly didn’t give their domain names enough consideration:
1. A site called ‘Who Represents‘ where you can find the name of the agent that represents a celebrity. Their domain name… wait for it… is
www.whorepresents.com
2. Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views at
www.expertsexchange.com
3. Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island at
www.penisland.net
4. Need a therapist? Try Therapist Finder at
www.therapistfinder.com
5. Then of course, there’s the Italian Power Generator company…
www.powergenitalia.com
6. And now, we have the Mole Station Native Nursery, based in New South Wales:
www.molestationnursery.com
7. If you’re looking for computer software, there’s always
www.ipanywhere.com
8. Welcome to the First Cumming Methodist Church. Their website is
www.cummingfirst.com
9. Then, of course, there’s these brainless art designers, and their whacky website:
www.speedofart.com
10. Want to holiday in Lake Tahoe? Try their brochure website at
www.gotahoe.com
wasabix.org selected member for your next night:
MollyBloom I’m a writer, a black(ink)smith, a plasterer of ideas, a gardener of the psyche, and an annoying self-obsessed narcissist.
I think you may have surprise, but be careful to not finish your day in a hardcore sociable lunch with the parents by clicking on the pornforgirlsbygirls.com banner !
Pencil Tricks …Mouth Sounds …Palm Reading …Body Tricks …Hambones …Party Stunts …Spoon Playing …Juggling …Yodeling …Odd Finger Snapping …Weird Feelings …Disappearing Body Parts …The Longest Word in the English Language …The Best Paper Airplane …Bar Tricks …and much more….by Rick Davis, the professor of Totally Useless Skills.
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We also tried to keep our pills as close to pure acetaminophen as we could, We haven’t included the coatings and dyes that many companies are so fond of using. Coatings and dyes can make a pill look prettier but they don’t really help you with your headache, and that’s what we are trying to do. If you enjoy coatings and dyes, you will have to eat them separately.
you should try that boring link too: http://www.helpineedhelp.com/bored/
Russian pullout from Georgia ‘followed criticism on Facebook’
Political analysts were still reeling last night following the disclosure by sources within the Kremlin that Russia had only “buckled under pressure” when reviewing group membership statistics on the social networking website Facebook.
Doctors may soon have a new diagnostic tool in their kit bags
Everyone knows industry needs oil. Now people are worrying about water, too
Les « bidouilleurs » de la société de l’information
Défendre les citoyens contre les technologies menaçant leur vie privée, ou protéger la sécurité de systèmes informatiques pour le compte des militaires ? Dans un monde chaque jour plus technique, les compétences des hackers restent rarement inemployées…
Links: http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/2008/09/MANACH/16226
If you feel like wasting some time: Shrinking the Nissan GT-R
Citing Poor Conditions, China Refuses To Send Delegation To Olympics
BEIJING—In an 11th-hour move that shocked the international athletic and political communities alike, the Chinese Olympic Team announced Wednesday that it will not be attending the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing due to “shocking, shameful, and ultimately dangerous environmental conditions” in the host city.
Russian Team blames poor scores on cheating by Georgia.
Many members of the Russian Georgia Invasion team are still hopeful of medals despite receiving low scores from a panel of International judges on the first day of action after the start of the Olympics. American head of the judges George Bush said; ‘They started well, but see, they put their foot over the line and obviously we have to look real close at that. We expected them to steady themselves, regain their concentration and sort themselves out, but nope, they just kept right on a-goin. And nobody’s gonna give them full marks for that.’
Hello again, I’m Vista
Microsoft hires a hot ad agency in an effort to improve its image
Miracle postponed
Silvio Berlusconi is struggling to put together an Italian solution for Alitalia
Fatale incidente stradale: muore Andrea Pininfarina
E’ morto in un incidente stradale alle porte di Torino Andrea Pininfarina; aveva 51 anni. Pininfarina era presidente e amministratore delegato della storica carrozzeria italiana, autrice di alcune fra le più belle auto di tutti i tempi. Vicepresidente di Confindustria durante la presidenza di Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, attualmente era membro del consiglio direttivo. Nel 2005 era stato nominato Cavaliere del Lavoro. Secondo le prime informazioni sembra che sia stato travolto da un auto nella località di Trofarello mentre viaggiava in moto. Facciamo le nostre più sentite condoglianze alla famiglia per questo tragico evento.
La Chine n’a pas respecté ses engagements
Pour justifier l’attribution des JO à la Chine en 2001, le Comité international olympique (CIO) avait argué d’une ouverture démocratique sans précédent dans ce pays. A quelques heures de l’ouverture de cet événement, une grande partie de la presse internationale ne cache pas sa déception.
Des détails embarrassants sur la libération des otages
La libération d’Ingrid Betancourt et de 14 otages a constitué un succès retentissant pour le gouvernement colombien. Mais la diffusion de certaines images de l’opération militaire réalisée le 2 juillet met en difficulté Bogotá.
HAZEL PARK, MI—In a statement made to reporters earlier this afternoon, local idiot Brandon Mylenek, 26, announced that at approximately 2:30 a.m. tonight, he plans to post an idiotic comment beneath a video on an Internet website.
“Later this evening, I intend to watch the video in question, click the ‘reply’ link above the box reserved for user comments, and draft a response, being careful to put as little thought into it as possible, while making sure to use all capital letters and incorrect punctuation,” Mylenek said. “Although I do not yet know exactly what my comment will entail, I can say with a great degree of certainty that it will be incredibly stupid.”
Welcome to a (rather dour) party
China is keen to show its best face at the games and that face is indeed a lot better than it once was. But do not expect any dramatic slide from authoritarianism…
Connecting the dragon
China now has more internet users than America
The destruction of old Beijing
Hurry, to catch China’s medieval capital
Chinese to censor Olympic press net access
Sensitive sites blocked, despite previous assurances
The Beijing Olympics: Are They A Trap?
“Les jeunes Chinois veulent oublier les trente dernières années”
Deux films de Wayne Wang sortent le 30 juillet sur les écrans français : Un millier d’années de bonnes prières et La Princesse du Nebraska. Le cinéaste hongkongais explique dans une interview comment ces deux portraits de Chinoises exilées traitent de la rupture entre les générations et de l’absence de mémoire de la jeunesse chinoise.
Liu Xiang, emblema della Cina olimpica
Pechino 2008, la Cina conferma la censura sul web
What human rights legacy for the Beijing Olympic Games?
IOC caves in to China’s demands on internet censorship
The International Olympic Committee has said that there won’t be uncensored internet access at Olympic media venues.
Thousands of UK Passports Stolen
Anyone in search of a new identity in the coming years might find it easiest to opt for becoming British.
Exxon Breaks Profits Record, but Shares Fall
Buoyed by soaring oil prices, Exxon Mobil Corp. reported $11.7 billion in second-quarter profits, breaking its own record for the highest quarterly earnings in U.S. corporate history.
Energy Wire: PostGlobal at washingtonpost.com
Loan shark spotted off coast of Cornwall
Following a recent survey of marine wildlife off the coast of Cornwall police are investigating reports than an illegal money-lender, or ‘loan shark’, may have been sighted patrolling shallow waters in Newquay bay.
