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More on peanut butter problems

Posted on February 11, 2009
From CNN:Peanut company officials spurn Congress' questionsWASHINGTON (CNN) -- The president of a peanut company and a plant manager accused of knowingly distributing contaminated food refused to answer questions posed by members of Congress on Wednesday, citing their Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination...

It's Back...Now Houses Delays Bill

Posted on February 05, 2009
The House now passes the Bill to delay the switch to activite digital television. The date has been moved from Feb. 17th to June 12th.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/04/AR2009020402584.html?hpid=topnews

Compilation of Presidential Documents

Posted on February 04, 2009
The GPO has a section devoted to the Compilation of Presidential Documents. More information from their page:In conjunction with the change of administration in 2009, OFR and GPO are pleased to provide more timely access to Presidential Documents by making materials available in electronic format on a daily basis...

Ixquick and privacy

Posted on February 04, 2009
Ixquick announces new privacy policies as of January 28, 2009.Search engine no longer records incoming IP addresses.From their press release:Privacy-friendly search engine Ixquick.com completely stops recording IP addressesIxquick again leads the industry with a zero-data retention policy...

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Now, It's the House's Turn: Defeats the Delayed Bill for Digital TV

Posted on January 28, 2009
"The House today defeated a bill, 258-168, to delay the nation's switch to all-digital television by four months. The action comes less than two days after the Senate unanimously passed a plan to postpone the Feb. 17 switch to June 12."Read the entire story: http://www...

Attorney licensing information

Posted on January 27, 2009
I saw this article at LLRX.com and thought it might be of some interest.A Compilation of State Lawyer Licensing DatabasesBy Andrew Zimmerman and Trevor Rosen, Published on January 19, 2009[Editor's Note: This article was updated on January 19, 2009]Every U...

Happy Anniversary Mac!

Posted on January 26, 2009
On Jan. 24th Mac celebrated its 25th anniversary!See David Pogue's celebration of the computer with a few links to some videos on "making of the Mac": http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/24/a-milestone-for-the-mac/PS: The Mac was my first computer!

Senate Delays Switch to Digital TV Until June

Posted on January 26, 2009
"The Senate passed a bill on Monday to delay the nationwide switch to digital TV signals, giving consumers nearly four more months to prepare. The transition date would move to June 12 from February 17 under the bill that was fueled by worries that viewers are not technically ready for the congressionally-mandated switch-over...

Free Do-Nuts to Celebrate Inauguration Day

Posted on January 18, 2009
I just heard that this Tuesday, Krispy Kreme, is giving away a free doughnut of choice to each customer in honor of the presidential inauguration.So, Starbucks, any free coffee to go with that doughnut? Not yet, unless you volunteer. "Customers who fill out a pledge card to give five hours of time to a local "volunteer opportunity" of their choice will receive a free tall brewed coffee beginning Jan...

Follow up on DALL meeting

Posted on January 16, 2009
I mentioned in the DALL Technology Meeting yesterday that HeinOnline has a wiki now. For those who want to look at it, the url is http://heinonline.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page.

Circuit City

Posted on January 16, 2009
It looks like Circuit City is planning to shut down all of their stores. Story from CNNMoney.Court filing shows bankrupt electronics retailer seeks approval to sell merchandise in its remaining 567 stores.By Parija B. Kavilanz, CNNMoney.com senior writerLast Updated: January 16, 2009: 1:31 PM ETNEW YORK (CNNMoney...

Trammell Crow

Posted on January 16, 2009
Just saw in the paper that Trammell Crow, well known Dallas real estate developer, died Wednesday night. Here's a DMN column on him.

A law library without books

Posted on January 09, 2009
I saw this headline and had to read the entire story. Go to the Tulsa World website for the entire article. I just wonder how long they can last without print materials.Even kitchen sink up for saleTulsa World By P.J. LASSEK World Staff WriterPublished: 1/9/2009 2:20 AMLast Modified: 1/9/2009 2:53 AMNeed to furnish a home office or add to a commercial kitchen?How about setting up a law library or your own printing press? You'll find what you need and more at the city's surplus auction, to be held at 10 a...

WIKI Presentation on Jan. 15th

Posted on January 09, 2009
You are invited to attend a WIKI presentation hosted by DALL. Laura Justiss and Kevin Miles will be the presenters for this seminar.CCH/Wolters Kluwer, courtesy of Chris Egeland, will provide the lunches.The time will be from 11:30 to 12:30, on January 15, 2009, in Conference Room 28 Main at Fulbright...

Mobile version of DART web site

Posted on January 05, 2009
If you have an internet connected phone and need to know the next time a DART bus or train comes through, surf over to http://m.dart.org/ and choose your schedule. It's a smaller version of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit web site that is fast to surf on your phone.

File under "huh?"

Posted on December 24, 2008
A Florida state senator is rampaging against the Dewey Decimal System.Libraries Offer Plenty For Storms To Stew OverBy CATHERINE DOLINSKIThe Tampa TribunePublished: December 19, 2008TALLAHASSEE - The economy is a shambles. State revenue is in a free-fall...

Auto bailout approved

Posted on December 19, 2008
GM and Chrysler are getting bailout loans.Excerpt from NY Times article:Bush Approves $17.4 Billion Auto BailoutNew York Times OnlineBy DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and DAVID E. SANGERPublished: December 19, 2008 WASHINGTON? President Bush on Friday announced $13...

Gale Acquires HighBeam

Posted on December 16, 2008
Gale Acquires HighBeam For Online ResearchYesterday, Gale aquired HighBeam to "further itsdevelopment in user experience. Terms of the deal were not disclosed."Read more on PaidContenthttp://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-gale-acquires-highbeam-for-online-research/PS: PaidContent is a great site to keep up on news of a content nature.

SEC "Red Book" released

Posted on December 11, 2008
Law.com article about the SEC "Red Book" being released to the public. The enforcement manual may be found at http://www.sec.gov/divisions/enforce/enforcementmanual.pdf.

New IP Litigation Database

Posted on December 10, 2008
New IP Litigation Database Unveiled at Stanford Law SchoolA new IP litigation database clearinghouse is now available!It is an online searchable database that tracks patent cases filed from 2000-current. To access the database, you will need to register at no charge...

All I want for Christmas is a new gadget

Posted on December 02, 2008
American Lawyer puts together their list of cool gadgets for the holiday season.Say It With Gadgets This Holiday SeasonBy Alan CohenThe American LawyerDecember 2, 2008Gadgets don't know from financial crises. Indeed, as technologies mature, costs often go down -- making gadgets one thing that get better even as they get cheaper...

Piano in the woods

Posted on November 24, 2008
Seen on CNN:Mystery piano in woods perplexes policeWoman finds piano in woods near Cape Cod, Massachusetts, while walking a trailBy Josh LevsCNN (CNN) -- Was it a theft? A prank? A roundabout effort to bring some holiday cheer to the police? Authorities in Harwich, Massachusetts, are probing the mysterious appearance of a piano, in good working condition, in the middle of the woods...

DFW SLA Meeting: Dec. 4th

Posted on November 21, 2008
Dallas/Ft. Worth Area SLA MeetingDate: Thursday, Dec. 4th Time: 4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.Place: Frisco Public Library, Vivian Stark McCallum Roomhttp://www.friscolibrary.com/SpeakersErik Johnsonhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/erikjwithakTopic: Social Networking ToolsLearn how social networking tools are used in different work environments...

ALM Starts New International Legal News Website

Posted on November 21, 2008
Today, ALM announced a new International Legal Website for international legal news:http://www.law.com/jsp/law/international/index.jspLinks to legal blogs from across the globe, latest news from the Asian markets, legal information worldwideAll updated daily with free e-mail alerts...

One stop Federal Register shopping

Posted on November 20, 2008
http://www.federalregister.gov/ - one stop Federal Register shopping.Their catalog (http://www.federalregister.gov/Catalog.aspx) is pretty neat too, gives a description of each publication, link to the online version, and a picture of the print version or electronic version icon.

AALL Spectrum Blog

Posted on November 20, 2008
Did you know that AALL Spectrum has a blog? Get the latest inbetween issues news at http://aallspectrum.wordpress.com/.

Legislative Archive System

Posted on November 13, 2008
Email sent from Melanie Harshman regarding the new Legislative Archive System.The Legislative Reference Library is pleased to announce the Legislative Archive System containing scanned bill files from the 57th Legislature (1961) - 77th Legislature (2001) is now available the public...

Financial Crisis Resources Update

Posted on November 11, 2008
I posted an earlier entry that had some websites for finding information about the financial crisis.Yesterday I saw that Mark Cuban has a new blog called Bailout Sleuth. Included in the blog is an RSS feed.http://bailoutsleuth.com/

Chairs that follow you

Posted on November 10, 2008
This is Christine Peterson blogged about these chairs that follow you around in her Library Technology in Texas blog. See for yourself.http://libtechtexas.wordpress.com/2008/11/09/chairs-following-you-in-the-library/

New Website: President-Elect

Posted on November 10, 2008
There's a new website called change.gov. It's information from the Office of the President-Elect.http://change.govThe site contains latest news releases, bios, upcoming events, agenda, etc. I found an RSS feed for the newsroom using my Reader.

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