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Northern (by Arriva) Class 195/1 CAF ‘Civility’ 3-Car DMU No. 195110
5Z16 16.32 Liverpool South Parkway-Crewe crew training/test run
Crewe North Junction, Crewe, Cheshire
June 21st, 2019
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My photograph taken from a flat-screen tv and digitally altered. Source: film "The Great Gatsby" (2013).
A human tooth styled into a tie pin worn by the character Meyer Wolfsheim. This small adornment sends a potent message of barbarism and cruelty styled to imitate a symbol of civility.
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... has flown the coop!!
noun /səˈvilətē/
1.Formal politeness and courtesy in behavior or speech
- I hope we can treat each other with civility and respect
Just sayin' ... lol.
Nothing directed at my friends and contacts. I think you are all wonderful, kind and caring. But there are some out there in Flickrland that just have no manners or tact whatsoever. Shame, really. Some peoples mothers would be truly embarrassed at how their children turned out.
Fred Ryan to leave Washington Post after nine years as publisher
Ryan, chief executive of The Post for most of the decade since Jeff Bezos bought it, will lead the new Center on Public Civility at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation
By Elahe Izadi and Will Sommer
June 12, 2023 at 12:02 p.m. EDT
Washington Post Publisher Fred Ryan makes remarks in the newsroom after The Post won three Pulitzer prizes in May. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post)
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Fred Ryan, the publisher and chief executive of The Washington Post for most of the decade since it was bought by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, will leave the company in August, he announced Monday.
Ryan, 68, will lead the newly formed nonpartisan Center on Public Civility at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation.
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Patty Stonesifer, the founding chief executive of the Gates Foundation and more recently the director of the Amazon board, was named the interim CEO of The Post on Monday, starting immediately, and is leading the search for Ryan’s replacement.
In an interview, Ryan said he has long been passionate about the issues at the core of the center’s mission, saying “the decline in civility is threatening the foundation of our democracy.” A former Reagan administration official, Ryan called it “a bookend for something I did early on in my career.”
He also said he has Bezos’s full support in this move, saying their relationship “could not be closer.” The Amazon founder shares his enthusiasm in addressing the erosion of civility in all aspects of public life, Ryan said, and provided the initial funding for planning and design of the center. (Ryan would not disclose the amount but called it “a very meaningful gift.”)
In a memo to Post staff, Bezos said he was “deeply grateful” to Ryan for leading The Post and praised him for focusing on “the intersection of journalism and technology.”
Ryan is leaving The Post at a tumultuous time in the media industry of layoffs and declining audience numbers, to which The Post has not been immune. Ryan said his departure “has nothing to do with that” and “I firmly believe there is a sound model for successful journalism and The Washington Post is well positioned to do that,” he added. “I have no doubt that the high-quality journalism of the standard of The Washington Post will always be successful.”
Bezos’s 2013 purchase of The Post was a watershed event for the media company, ending 80 years of stewardship by the Graham family as he took the company private. One of his first major moves was to hire Ryan, the founding CEO of Politico, whom he charged with expanding the reach of The Post’s ambitions into a national and global news operation.
At the time, the majority of The Post’s revenue came from its print business and it had about 35,000 digital subscribers. Now, Ryan said, the majority of The Post’s revenue comes from its digital business and it has about 2 million digital subscribers.
Ryan presided over The Post during a period of rapid expansion at The Post, growing from around 600 newsroom employees to nearly double that size today.
His tenure also coincided with the chaotic years of the Trump presidency, when The Post and other media companies saw record levels of digital traffic and a boom in subscriptions. In the final weeks of the Trump administration in January 2021, The Post counted 3 million digital subscribers.
But those figures have leveled off after Trump left office and the coronavirus pandemic ebbed. The Post ended the last year in the red after what Ryan called six years of “significant growth and profit.” (The Post is a private company that does not disclose its financials.)
In a statement, Stonesifer said: “I have both respect and passion for the mission and the journalism of The Washington Post — one of the greatest newsrooms in the world — and I am delighted to join this team in supporting the values and sustaining the work of this important institution.”
This is a breaking news story that will be updated.
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By Elahe Izadi
Elahe Izadi is a reporter covering media and also co-hosts daily flagship podcast "Post Reports." She joined The Post in 2014 as a general assignment reporter, and has covered pop culture, Congress, demographics and breaking news. Twitter
By Will Sommer
Will Sommer is a media reporter for the Style section, specializing in covering conservative media and conspiracy theories. He's the author of "Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America," a book covering the QAnon movement. Twitter
Far away from civility, into the wild, there is a strange magic.
You and water breath, alone with your soul.
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Today the Hereios of the We’re Here! Group are marking King Charles's Coronation & Royalty. The local barber has shut up shop for the day and is enjoying a long weekend without clippers.
We are bound and imprisoned in a web of rumor and contentiousness, where obvious falsehoods are acceptable, and honor is unimportant. Can we rise above, or is this the dystopian future for all of us, where entropy rules? I can hope for a brighter tomorrow...but it is very hard.
"So let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof. Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.
Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belabouring those problems which divide us.
Let both sides, for the first time, formulate serious and precise proposals for the inspection and control of arms - and bring the absolute power to destroy other nations under the absolute control of all nations.
Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths, and encourage the arts and commerce.
Let both sides unite to heed in all corners of the earth the command of Isaiah - to "undo the heavy burdens -. and to let the oppressed go free."
And if a beachhead of cooperation may push back the jungle of suspicion, let both sides join in creating a new endeavour, not a new balance of power, but a new world of law, where the strong are just and the weak secure and the peace preserved.
All this will not be finished in the first 100 days. Nor will it be finished in the first 1,000 days, nor in the life of this Administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin.
In your hands, my fellow citizens, more than in mine, will rest the final success or failure of our course. Since this country was founded, each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty. The graves of young Americans who answered the call to service surround the globe.
Now the trumpet summons us again - not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need; not as a call to battle, though embattled we are - but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle, year in and year out, "rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation" - a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself.
Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, North and South, East and West, that can assure a more fruitful life for all mankind? Will you join in that historic effort?
In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shank from this responsibility - I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavour will light our country and all who serve it -- and the glow from that fire can truly light the world. "
- Inaugural Address by John F. Kennedy - January 20th 1961
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This is the rhetoric that once came out of this country... Compare it to the message sent to the world by the current administration.
These are two very different courses. You need to choose one. You need to choose to either walk in the direction of freedom and cooperation, or towards terror and isolation.
An important election is coming up. The time has come to create a new world of law.
Vote Change. Vote Obama. Vote.
The stricter of side of the skirt has already been shown and now it's time to show the more refined side of it.
There's not much more to say than what the pics say for themselves, really (although it also seems a great deal of cycling over the past months might be advantageous to my figure as well)
(There are 6 pics in this set)
On a damp Edinburgh morning, the gentle arc of Gardner’s Crescent maintains its quiet dignity—a Georgian sweep of symmetry and soot-stained stone, standing as testament to an era of architectural ambition. Even the bins can’t break the charm.
Par un matin pluvieux à Édimbourg, l’arc gracieux de Gardner’s Crescent conserve toute sa dignité — une courbe géorgienne de symétrie et de pierre noircie, témoin silencieux d’une époque d’ambition architecturale. Même les poubelles n’arrivent pas à ternir son charme.
Historical/Architectural Background:
Gardner’s Crescent is a fine example of late Georgian town planning in Edinburgh’s West End, dating from the 1820s. It was designed as part of the extension to the New Town, intended to provide elegant housing for the city’s growing middle classes. The crescent—named after local merchant and landowner George Gardner—forms a graceful curve around a private communal garden, a hallmark of Edinburgh’s enlightened urban ideals. Although soot-blackened by time and weather, the façades retain their classic proportions and sash windows. The nearby Fountainbridge area, once industrial and now reinvented, contrasts with the residential calm of the Crescent, creating a layered urban history within a few paces.
My sketchnote summary of an eye-opening book on the impacts of incivility in the workplace that also offers practical ways to deal with it. The book is titled "Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for the Workplace" by Dr. Christine Porath.
My sketchnote of a very informative talk by Dr. Christine Porath on the problem of incivility in the workplace, its origins, and practical advice on dealing with it.
Civility may have a temporary life span...
It is well seen in most international terms,
I do hope it's a brief extension in politics
Former State Senator Heather Carter speaking with attendees at an event titled "Arizona Talks: Civility, Democracy, and Politics" at Greenwood Brewing in Phoenix, Arizona.
Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.
Former State Senator Heather Carter speaking with attendees at an event titled "Arizona Talks: Civility, Democracy, and Politics" at Greenwood Brewing in Phoenix, Arizona.
Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.
Magpie: “Are you two going to behave like semi-civilized adults? I won’t even bother asking for complete civility, as there’s hardly any fun in that!”
Wren: *rubs nose gingerly* “Geez, Lark! You nearly broke my nose!”
Lark (snarkily): “Well, you shouldn’t have used your face to break my elbow’s fall. So sorry!”
Wren: *growls* “I thought you were a pacifist!”
Lark: “I AM! You’re still alive, aren’t you?”
Wren: “What happened with you and Killian?”
Lark: *bares her teeth, pulls back her arm to throw a punch*
Magpie: *tuts* “Uh-uh-uh. No more hitting, chickadee! Besides, she rephrased the question just a smidgen. So, technically, it’s the first time she’s asked it…in that variation.”
Lark: *closes eyes, breathes in slowly through her nose* “You two aren’t going to leave me alone, are you?”
Wren (doggedly): “What happened with you and—“
Lark: *through gritted teeth* “Nothing. I just don’t like him. He’s an ass.”
Wren: “Well, duh.”
Magpie: “That fact is clearly known to all who have ever spent time in his company.”
Wren: “He’s got ree-dick-u-lis abs, though. Almost makes up for his other deficiencies.”
Magpie: *faraway look* “Do you remember all the summers we spent down at the loch with him? He’d be all wet…and shirtless…and his pants would start sliding south from the weight of the water…?”
Wren (dreamily): “Yeeeah. God bless gravity.”
Lark (disgustedly): “Well, I’ll just leave you to your impure thoughts, then. Buh-bye.” *tries to make a quick escape*
Mapgie: *grabs Lark’s hand* “Did something happen between you two the last time you were in Scotland?
Lark: *angrily pulls her hand from Mags’ grip, opens her mouth, denial on her lips*
Magpie (sternly): “Wait, let me restate. I know something happened or you wouldn’t be acting this way. I also know you had a crush on him as a teenager—”
Lark (outraged): “I did not!”
Wren: *huffs* “Please it was common knowledge, Larkie. Everyone knew. We always wondered if he was the reason you never went back to Scotland. Did you two have a thing? Did he hurt your feelings? Do I need to kill him?”
Lark (livid): “What? No! I would never let that despicable, self-centered, insufferable jerkwad touch me!”
Wren: “Hmm, methinks the lady doth protest too much.”
Magpie (thoughtfully): “It’s unlike you to hold a grudge and to act so violently. Yes, indeedy, it seems Killian brings out the best in you. Go for it. The sex with him would most likely be amazing.”
Wren: *nods* “Yeah. Grudge sex. Good stuff. Did I mention his abs?”
Lark: *sputters* “I cannot… You two are... Argh! Go to hell! The both of you!” *storms off in a huff*
Fashion Credits
**Any doll enhancements (i.e. freckles, piercings, eye color changes) were done by me unless otherwise stated.*
Lark
Dress: Mattel – Barbie Collectible – Jonathan Adler Barbie
Belt: Fashion Royalty – NuFace – Elements of Surprise Lilith
Shoes: Fashion Royalty – NuFace – Great Pretender Lilith
Bracelets: Me
Doll is a Great Pretender Lilith
Magpie
Dress: Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen Doll
Sweater: Dressmaker Details – Feet First Fashion
Belt: Randall Craig RTW – The Secretary Fashion
Shoes: Fashion Royalty – W-Club Exclusive – In Bloom Vanessa
Key Necklace: Me
Doll is a Wild at Heart Lilith, re-rooted by the remarkable valmaxi!
Wren
Skirt & Socks: Momoko – Dash! After School
Tank & Jacket: Clear Lan
Belt: IT – Nippon Misaki – Anti-Social Girl
Boots: IT – NuFantasy – Wild Wolf Kumi
Dog Tag: Momoko
Wrath Bracelets: Knife’s Edge Designs (me)
Doll is a Elements of Surprise Lilith.
Mesa Mayor John Giles speaking with attendees at an event titled "Arizona Talks: Civility, Democracy, and Politics" at Greenwood Brewing in Phoenix, Arizona.
Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.
Boulevard Haussman, Paris.
Not content of running over a pedestrian on the sidewak with his motorscooter, this guy also managed to add insults to injury. Money and good manners don't necessarily go together...
Civility is no longer a word associated with American politics. Name calling seems to be the easier path. This doesn't serve our country or the people. If we want to effectively deal with the important and complicated problems our country faces we better start talking with each other instead of at each other. Name calling is divisive and nasty. So it's time to stop it!
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Civility
is the genuine respect
for the rights of others.
—third Principle of Vanderbilt Community Creed
Elvia Diaz speaking with attendees at an event titled "Arizona Talks: Civility, Democracy, and Politics" at Greenwood Brewing in Phoenix, Arizona.
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media matters is attacking rush with an onslaught of radio ads. According to the Washinton Times: "In one of the anti-Limbaugh ads, listeners are urged to call the localstation that carries Limbaugh to say "we
don't talk to women like that" in our city"
OH YES YOU DO.
Former State Senator Heather Carter speaking with attendees at an event titled "Arizona Talks: Civility, Democracy, and Politics" at Greenwood Brewing in Phoenix, Arizona.
Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.
Mesa Mayor John Giles speaking with attendees at an event titled "Arizona Talks: Civility, Democracy, and Politics" at Greenwood Brewing in Phoenix, Arizona.
Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.