Six minutes into the second half O'Driscoll turned from giver to taker, out-pacing Stephen Jones on an arcing run for the bonus-point try and Sexton again converted.

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Lara Shriftman, publicist and party-giver extraordinaire (her line of party products is sold on the Home Shopping Network) throws a holiday party every year for Lulu Flynn, her 3-year-old miniature Shih Tzu, and Lulu's doggy pals, including actress Lara Flynn Boyle's Shih Tzu, Greta Garbo, and tennis champ Serena Williams' Jack Russell, Jackie.

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An alternative approach is to appeal to the classical Greek philosophy that views kindness through the lens of reason, emphasizing the positive effects acts of kindness have not just on the receiver of kindness but to the giver of kindness as well, not for the salvation of the soul in the afterlife, but in this life.

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In the past, planners have focused on tax strategies, but with higher exemptions the question of how much control a giver is willing to cede comes to the fore.

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But while the conversation regarding dress code, whether on casual Friday or the rest of the workweek can be awkward and uncomfortable for both the giver and receiver, most readers agree it's the right thing to do.

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