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Swine flu

Posted on April 27, 2009
A recent article from CNN:73 cases of swine flu confirmed; hundreds more fearedMore general information from the World Health Organization at http://www.who.int/en/And from the Center for Disease Control at http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/And yet more from the Pandemic Flu site at http://www...

Mandatory E-Filing for Harris County

Posted on April 23, 2009
"Mandatory E-Filing for 151st Civil District Court of Harris County, TexasJudge Mike Engelhart reports: [The court] posted its ?Standing Order? on its website?s Court Procedures page requiring all documents in new lawsuits to be electronically filed. A link to the court?s standing order is posted on the procedures page...

AMLAW on Twitter

Posted on April 21, 2009
You can now follow AMLAW's daily litigation tweets on Twitter.http://api.twitter.com/litigationdaily

Another Site for Searching Bankruptcies

Posted on April 15, 2009
Havard is working on a Bankruptcy Data Website. Search bankruptcy filings from Jan. 2006 to present and can download the results into Excel.http://bdp.law.harvard.edu/filingsdb.cfm

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Judith Krug

Posted on April 15, 2009
New York Times obituary for Judith Krug, who worked with the American Library Association on free speech and banned books issues. She was 69.Krug was appointed as director of the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom in 1967 and executive director of the Freedom to Read foundation in 1969, according to the article...

Bankruptcy Case Blog

Posted on April 13, 2009
American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review and St. John's University School of Law has a Bankruptcy Case Blog at http://stjohns.abiworld.org/.The blog is searchable and is separated into different categories:1. Business Reorganization2. Consumer Bankruptcy3...

Article about PACER

Posted on April 10, 2009
You can't live with PACER, you can't live without PACER, it seems. The Ars Technica web site has posted an article that asks why PACER is still behind a "paywall" and not allowing free public dissemination of dockets and filings. It's an interesting view of the whole idea of paying for court records...

Legal issues with dinosaur hunting

Posted on April 09, 2009
Did you know there are legal implications of digging up dinosaur bones? There could be if the bones happen to be on public land. See more details in Smithsonian.Donovan Webster. "The Dino Wars", Smithsonian Magazine. April 2009, pp. 49-57

More on the Ted Stevens case

Posted on April 07, 2009
From AP News -Stevens case closed, case against prosecutors openBy NEDRA PICKLER and MATT APUZZO ? 46 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AP) ? A federal judge dismissed the corruption conviction of former Sen. Ted Stevens on Tuesday and took the rare and serious step of opening a criminal investigation into prosecutors who mishandled the case...

Another Financial Blog

Posted on April 06, 2009
A new blog from the government was released last week. Included in this blog is information on the the Financial Stability plan and it also includes financial tools and the resources.http://financialstability.gov/

Pistachio recall

Posted on March 31, 2009
Blurb from AP news story:FDA says to avoid pistachios amid salmonella scareAP NewsBy GARANCE BURKE FRESNO, Calif. (AP) ? Federal food officials are warning people not to eat any food containing pistachios because of possible contamination by salmonella, in another food scare sure to rattle consumers already upset by the contamination of peanuts with the same bacteria...

To Tweet or not to tweet, that is the question

Posted on March 30, 2009
With apologies to William Shakespear.Law Librarian Blog ran a poll recently and asked if law librarians were on Twitter. The results were posted today. The majority repsonding did not use Twitter, and those that did tended to be more of the academic persuasion...

Music video

Posted on March 27, 2009
I saw this posted on the Law Librarian Blog - music video by law students called "Please Repeat the Question" from Amanda Bakale on Vimeo. See how many web pop references you can catch!

Responses to Mistrial by iPhone

Posted on March 23, 2009
Letters to the Editor of the New York Times regarding "When Jurors Seek Evidence Online".Original article blogged on Lex Scripta on March 17.

Movers & Shakers 2009

Posted on March 17, 2009
Find out this year's Movers & Shakers by ALA at http://www.libraryjournal.com/?layout=MS2009.

Goodbye Legal Times

Posted on March 17, 2009
"Legal Times ? which focuses on all things legal in Washington, D.C. ? is going away and its contents will be folded into the National Law Journal. " Readers should expect this to happen in May.For more on this story: http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2009/03/legal-times-to-merge-with-the-national-law-journal...

Mistrials by technology

Posted on March 17, 2009
Mistrial by iPhone: Juries? Web Research Upends TrialsBy JOHN SCHWARTZNew York TimesPublished: March 17, 2009Article discussing recent cases that ended in mistrail when jurors used iPhones, Blackberries, or home computers to research case-related people, laws, events, or to blog to tweet during or immediately after trials.

Need Copies of Your Resume?

Posted on March 10, 2009
Today you can make 25 free copies of your resume by visiting your local Fedex Office store. Fedex, which is based in Dallas, is hosting their first ?FedEx Office Free Resume Printing Day? on Tuesday, March 10th."Copies will be printed on single-sided on resume-quality paper...

Daylight Savings Time

Posted on March 04, 2009

Voice of Paul Harvey silenced

Posted on March 02, 2009

Digital legal materials

Posted on February 19, 2009
We'll probably all nod our heads and say, "Yes, this is true."Are There Drawbacks to Law Libraries Going Digital?By Thomas B. ScheffeyThe Connecticut Law TribuneFebruary 18, 2009The fact that law is the best-documented of the professions is at once a blessing and a curse to Darcy Kirk, associate dean for library and technology and professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law...

Dragon Naturally Speaking Update

Posted on February 18, 2009
I am now using this software to update and edit entries on this blog. So far the tool is working adequate but needs some adjustments. This is version 10 and still figuring out how to use it with PowerPoint and Publisher. More to come later.

New Website: Recovery.gov

Posted on February 18, 2009
Check out this new website by the government. This site will help you keep track of where the money, courtesy of the recovery bill just passed by Congress, is being spent.http://www.recovery.gov/"The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be carried out with full transparency and accountability -- and Recovery...

Your Money Bus Tour is Coming to Dallas: Information to Help Weather Current Economic Times

Posted on February 18, 2009
From the DPL:The Your Money Bus Tour is coming to Dallas Public Library. When: Monday, February 23, 2009, 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Where: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young St., Hamon Training Room, Dallas, TX 75201 National Association of Personal Financial Advisor's (NAPFA) non-profit arm, the NAPFA Consumer Education Foundation is participating in a nationwide financial literacy outreach program, through an across-the-nation bus tour...

Facebook does about face

Posted on February 18, 2009
In case you missed it, Facebook had changed their terms of service, which angered many users. The changes would have allowed Facebook to keep user data on the system even if the user deleted their account. The service has now retracted the change. See the below articles for further details...

SLA Program on Feb. 26th

Posted on February 17, 2009
Title: "Economics/Financial Crisis 101"Date: Thursday, Feb. 26thTime: 5:30 p.m.Location: Jackson Walker at Bank of America Plaza, 901 Main Street, 57th floor in Conference Room 57CDowntown DallasSpeakers: Louis Strubeck, Jr., Attorney at FulbrightSpecializes: Restructuring companiesFor more info:http://www...

Update on Peanut Butter

Posted on February 17, 2009
For those interested:The American Peanut Council maintains a list of products NOT affected by the recall, which are safe to consume:http://www.peanutsusa.com/USA/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.page&pid=262#Brands_NOT_Affected_by_FDA_RecallA good entry on this recall can be found via Sarah Hager Johnston's (Peregrine Information Consultants) blog:http://quodlibet-sarah...

Digital TV Update...Again

Posted on February 16, 2009
The change to digital signals has been delayed, however, some tv stations will be switching over tomorrow (Feb. 17th), so if you cannot watch your favorite shows tomorrow...stay tuned!

The Gavel

Posted on February 16, 2009
Speaker of the House's blog: http://www.speaker.gov/blog/. Good source to follow federal legislation, especially HR 1.

Dragon Speak: Natually Speaking

Posted on February 12, 2009
Due to my unfortunate event, I am looking at software that will help me speak my commands to the computer. David Progue, NY Times, has this review of version 10 of Dragon Speak. It looks very easy to use.http://www.nuance.com/naturallyspeaking/resources/poguevideo...

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