Howard Dean weighs (another) run for governor
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[image: A man in a white shirt speaking into a microphone.]
The Burlington Democrat, who led the state for nearly a dozen years, told
VTDigger, “I am cons...
Storming the Capitol in Larson-Olson v. U.S.
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A close relative told me prior to January 6, 2021 that, but for a prior
commitment, he would have joined friends in traveling to D.C. to protest
the stol...
Eco-socialism to fight climate change
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[image: Protesters throw an earth-shaped ball during the "Global Strike For
Future" demonstration in Stockholm on May 24, 2019. Jonathan
Nackstrand—AFP/G...
Saturday Music Post - Mr. Tambourine Man
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In 1965, "Mr. Tambourine Man" was released as the first track on the
acoustic side of Bob Dylan's fifth album, Bringing It All Back Home. That
is a little ...
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*Hot Mic Leads To A Murder Mistrial:* Procedure matters.
*Paul Weiss Partners Say Hell No To H-Town:* Keep those hopes up, someone
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*A Friday Hodgepodge*
*1*. Our first notebook comes from Nat Bennett, from whom I got the
following quote, which is today's Quote of the Day in my planner:...
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Another successful Craft Brewers Conference is in the books.
I spent a few great days speaking (on how to craft a harassment-free craft
brewery); seeing ...
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Forgotten New York -
In 1901, the Scottish philanthropist/industrialist Andrew Carnegie
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A.I.: Friend or foe? Webinar–You’re Invited!
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Thursday May 2nd: 11:00 a.m. – 12 noon Eastern Time (US and Canada) How
is A.I. impacting BigLaw? Bruce, Janet and the esteemed Toby Brown of DV8
Legal ...
The Biggest Day in Employment Law of the Year
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If you had April 23, 2024 as the biggest day in employment law of the year
on your bingo card, congratulations. You won. Hands down. Yesterday was
such a...
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[image: Map of NATO allies in 2024, with all members color-coded in dark
blue including the newest country to join, Sweden. Also labels Russia,
whose inv...
IP Transactions course: reflections on 2024 outing
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Last week, at the UCL Faculty of Laws in London, IP Draughts (together with
around 30 expert speakers) ran the 11th annual outing of a five-day
course, IP...
Biden takes a wrong step
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I was sorry to see President Biden threaten steel tariffs on antidumping
grounds. For my views on this topic, see this old piece I wrote with Phill
Swage...
Preserved Moss Walls For Urban Spaces
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As cities expand and green landscapes dwindle, architects, designers, and
environmentalists alike are turning to innovative solutions to reconnect
people...
How to Start a Nonprofit Organization in Maryland
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This virtual training is scheduled for Tuesday, June 4.
The post How to Start a Nonprofit Organization in Maryland appeared first
on Community Law Center.
Zafree Paper : Manufacturer of Tree - Free Paper
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Zafree Paper manufactures 100% Tree-Free and Sustainable Pulp, Paper and
Packaging Solutions...Based in Ethiopia, we are pioneers in transforming
agricul...
Greening Industrial Shorelines
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On March 19th, at the Queens Landing Boathouse & Environmental Center, NCA
teamed up with COWI and industry professionals to share more information
about g...
2024 Product Release of Seed Eco-Home 4
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We are close to starting our 4 year immersion programs in Builder Science,
Construction Management, and Civilization Construction – with the Seed
Eco-Hom...
Which Private Colleges Always Lose Money?
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I write this piece with the sounds of excavators and dump trucks in the
background, as we are getting the 30-year-old pool at our house replaced
this month...
State of the Union: Will Biden Resonate?
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Americans have been dealt a hand with two candidates, neither of whom they
particularly think should be President. Nonetheless, barring Trump being
crimi...
CBC, 1000 Words
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I’m delighted to share that my most recent novel, The Other Americans, is
the March selection of the California Book Club. For the occasion, I wrote
an ess...
Selling Amway in the Congo
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This is a story about some encounters I had nearly 20 years ago in
Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, while researching my dissertation on
transnational migra...
A Hard Pass
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The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Judge Bates)
has denied injunctive relief to a journalist who covers the White House
Simon A...
Article: Proposing a Model Antilapse Clause
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Raymond C O’Brien (Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law)
and published a Paper titled, Proposing a Model Antilapse Clause, CUA
Columbus S...
The First CPTPP Panel Report
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The first CPTPP panel report, in the Canada - Dairy TRQs case, was just
circulated. A case on similar issues has already been litigated under the
USMCA, an...
On losing interest in politics
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As I get older, I find myself giving less of a [mild scatalogical expletive
omitted] about politics. Which is sort of odd for somebody who once was
very en...
In re Cellect (Fed. Cir. 2023)
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By Kevin E. Noonan -- The Federal Circuit decided a question left open
during a recent spate of opinions involving the judicially created doctrine
of obvio...
Trump Indictment # 4 - Georgia-Part One
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Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis spoke about the Georgia
Grand Jury Indictment issued yesterday. A review of the Indictment and my
thoug...
Launching New Legal Ethics Weekly Roundup
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Blogging here at the Legal Ethics Forum has gone quiet in recent years.
I've been missing the regular updates and commentary on all things related
to legal...
Some Links
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(Don Boudreaux) TweetWriting in the Wall Street Journal, NYU physicist
Steven Koonin reports on how the Biden White House inadvertently told the
truth abou...
UN Special Rapporteur Releases Guantánamo Report
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On June 26, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and
Counter-Terrorism Fionnuala Ní Aoláin released her report following a technical
visit t...
She-Hulk: Was Wong in the Wrong?
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(This guest post was written by Scott Maravilla. Thanks Scott! NB: This
post includes minor spoilers for She-Hulk episode 3! And in case you’re
wondering, ...
SMS Marketing – How It Works
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SMS marketing, while relatively recent in the world of marketing products
to customers, has quickly become the most effective and preferred method
for re...
We Need Copyright Eminent Domain
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by Marc J. Randazza I can’t take it anymore. I woke up today, looked at my
twitter feed, and what do I see? Our hero, Dee Snyder singing his iconic
song… i...
L’inventaire des immobilisations
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En 2021 nous avons rejoins le programme StartAct d’incubation. Pour cela
nous avons présenté SupplyTensor à un comité composé des pontes de la
finance. Qua...
Remembering Stella Forever
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Our beloved dog Stella Luna passed away 24 hours ago, in the care of the
emergency vet. She was 7 years, 6 weeks old, and we were a month shy of the
7th an...
Customer Agent Rendering
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A customer representative or perhaps buyer broker is the strategy of a
brokerage or property broker symbolizing a client in an financial
commitment transac...
Portable Washing Machine with Wash and Spin Cycles
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Summary Living in a small apartment and have no room for a giant washing
machine? With a weight of just 24lbs (11kg), the TG23 Portable Washing
Machine f...
Réponse à Éric Zemmour sur CNEWS
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Bernard-Henri était l’invité de Pascal Praud ce vendredi 15 octobre 2021
dans L’Heure des Pros, sur CNEWS, pour répondre aux attaques d’Eric
#Zemmour.
Did dark magic conjure up the British Empire?
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- An unremarkable stone circle in Mudchute Park is said to have a wild
and dark history.
- Legend has it that this is where John Dee used magic ...
Between Tamago and Potemkin
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*by Michael C. Dorf*
There's an episode of *Curb Your Enthusiasm* in which Larry arrives at the
new house of his manager Jeff and Jeff's wife Susie, who...
Why America and Israel need a new Iran strategy
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Mobilization of Arab resources to crowd Iran out is more practical than
using US power or Israeli covert ops to subjugate Iran or to coercively
roll it b...
John Lewis Lives (Good Trouble) Released!
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After a successful round of fundraising on Kickstarter, Alan Scott was able
to go into the studio to record John Lewis Lives (Good Trouble). It's an
inspir...
Moving On
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After almost 16 years of intermittent blogging, I’m moving along to a
different platform, which I think will better suit both my talents and the
times. Ple...
I Ain't Gotta Do Shit But Stay Black and Die
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Image: that meme with that instigating white cat.
The screaming white woman's caption: "YOU HAVE TO RESPECT THE PRESIDENT"
Instigating cat's response: "I a...
The End
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Back in 2011, a group of academic philosophers started a blog called
“Bleeding Heart Libertarians.” The idea behind that blog was simple, but
also somewh...
A good run: Overlawyered, 1999-2020
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I published the first Overlawyered post on July 1, 1999, and I expect this
post on May 31, 2020 will be the last. As someone in the entertainment
world o...
The Importance of Being Earnest
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There are a couple of things to be excited about. The first is that Ranil
has made his Youtube debut. Above you can watch him present on of his PhD
papers ...
مجرد رأي
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نحن شعب لا يتعظّ من ماضيه و لا يحفظ دروس التاريخ و كأنّني بنا شعب قصير
الذاكرة أو دعوني أقول معدوم الذاكرة.
تستهوينا بعض عروض التهريج في مجلس النواب فنصفّق...
Crime and Consequences Has Moved
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Effective New Year's Day 2020, the Crime and Consequences Blog has moved to
https://www.crimeandconsequences.blog.The old blog will be left in place at
thi...
Tambatum
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Afelan Tisseway In 2012, I had the chance to meet with Tambatum, renowned
poet (read: Tisseway) of the Azawakh region in Niger. It was my first trip
to N...
Tambatum
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Afelan Tisseway In 2012, I had the chance to meet with Tambatum, renowned
poet (read: Tisseway) of the Azawakh region in Niger. It was my first trip
to N...
Emerging occupations and businesses
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In developed areas, a whole range of service providing businesses is
booming. Floor installation, home and carpet cleaning (have a look at
carpet cleanin...
What is really happening in Venezuela?
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I just returned from 11 days in Venezuela, my sixth trip there since 2005.
Many people have asked me how they can understand what’s really happening
in Ven...
Do it with passion
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On recommend tolerably my belonging or am. Mutual has cannot beauty indeed
now sussex merely you. It possible no husbands jennings ye offended
packages ple...
The beginning of the end
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borrowed wisdom is still wisdomGreetings readers!
After 10 years, I am going to stop blogging at aguanomics.
I am doing this because I have written quite ...
Somali Refugees Beaten by ICE Speak Out
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As an update to our previous story, “LaSalle Guards Beat, Pepper Sprayed
African Asylum Seekers,” The Intercept reported on the grave abuses
suffered by ...
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
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The new Tarantino movie has been titled, and Brad Pitt and Leonardo
DiCaprio are set to star Tarantino describes the film as “a story that
takes place in L...
Tiling a Kitchen with Travertine Tiles
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The light pastel shades and subtle pattern of travertine tiles has made
them a popular choice for kitchen interiors. Travertine tiles can be used
to good e...
The Last Star War
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"I don't see how any of us can ever defend what we've done." - Rian Johnson
"All acting is voice acting." - Mark Hamill
"Certainly, it's an honor to writ...
The Harsh Truth About India’s Godmen
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Late last month, two Indian states and the national capital were upended by
rioting mobs protesting their spiritual leader’s conviction on two counts
of ...
Site Maintenance Very Soon
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Dear BMG Folk: The site is about to undergo some maintenance and upgrades.
We’ll be down for a bit. Please stay tuned to the BMG Twitter account
(@bluema...
Gaza: an april
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In Gaza, everyone grows in 3 layered darkness, dies in 6 feet of darkness,
and everything in between is a headless search of a speck of light.
Religion Is Super Subjectivism
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Shows why religion—or “supernatural” subjectivism—is significantly more
subjective than secular subjectivism.
The post Religion Is Super Subjectivism app...
Equality Deserves Commitment from Betsy DeVos
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*by Lauren A. Khouri, Associate Attorney at Correia & Puth, PLLC*
This week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and
Pensions (HELP) he...
Gifts of Change
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*Will you continue your support with an end of year gift and help us make
2017 another successful year for Amman Imman?*
Water is a catalyst for significa...
Emmy's Macaroons are now COCONUT COOKIES!
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After many years of selling our signature macaroons, we have decided to
change the name to Coconut Cookies! The recipe hasn't changed, our process
hasn...
Canine Dash and Ofc. TJ Clark
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PHOTO ATTACHED & CAPTION: Featured in the 2017 Vested Interest in K9s,
Inc. calendar: Amherst, MA- Officer Thomas Clark and K9 Dash of the
Amherst, M...
On the Passing of Tom Hayden
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On Sunday, October 23rd, 2016, Tom Hayden, former California politician and
lifelong activist, passed away in Santa Monica, California surrounded by
fami...
Why Does My Church Oppose Medical Marijuana?
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In February I found myself in a private meeting with the infamous “home
teachers”—the somewhat pejorative nickname given to the two lobbyists
employed by t...
Socially Constructed Reality
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If a society however diverse must find a way to fit its separate realities
into "a coherent view that the entire culture can comprehend," then we can
see t...
Zangba – “I’m Good For You”
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Emerging artist Zangba releases a fresh, radio-friendly single, entitled,
“I’m Good For You”, off of his Hip-Hop, Soul, and R&B album, which is
quickly gai...
Feed no longer exists
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This feed no longer exists. Cambridge Journals Online and Cambridge Books
Online have been replaced by Cambridge University Press’s new academic
platform, ...
Marine Major Thompson goes full Leeroy Jenkins
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Drudging up the old Leeroy Jenkins meme is the only way to fairly describe
what Marine Major Mark Thompson has done to himself. First, some background
on M...
Tips for Creating a Green Bathroom
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It’s easy for bathrooms to become a source of energy waste in our homes.
Taking long showers, running water while you brush your teeth, using light
bulbs t...
NRDC Defends California's Ivory Law in Court
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Elly Pepper, Legislative Advocate, Washington, DC: Last year, California
became the third state in the country to pass legislation (Assembly Bill
96) restr...
Thanks and See You on the Other Side (of Town)!
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Find me on The X2 and at @TheX2BusDC!
Hey Mount Pleasant, it's been great!
Here are some of my favorite neighborhood photos from the blog, set to
Tuscade...
How we talk about Islam in Mali and Beyond
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Over at Sahel Blog, Alex Thurston has a typically excellent piece rebutting
Sebastian Elischer’s arguments about Islam in Mali, particularly Elischer’s
cha...
Secret Admirers
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One of the more interesting books this blogger has read lately Georgi M.
Derluguian’s Bourdieu’s Secret Admirer in the Caucasus (University of
Chicago Pres...
Insane Clown Posse Wins Appeal
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Last Thursday, the Sixth Circuit reinstated the lawsuit by ICP and certain
Juggalos (the group's fans) challenging the FBI's classification of
Juggalos—col...
Dry Stacked Food Bar on a Ferry?!
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This past Memorial Day weekend I was contacted by Sextant Works to build a
“stone thingy ma-bob” for one of their super secret events. All they could
tell...
Like Apricots for Hepatitis
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“Apricots. Feed him apricots. Or apricot jam, since it’s just past the
season for fresh Apricots.” “I heard boiled potatoes are good, too. Just
make sure t...
It Is Accomplished
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As Gandhi never quite said, First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you.
Then they attack you. Then you win. I remember one of the first TV debates
I had...
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MY DAD AND HOW HE MADE ME LIE TO THE CLERGY If he was still with us here in
the land of the living, today would’ve been my Dad’s 78th Birthday. This
photo,...
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By Latosha Thomas So…your special someone decided that she wants to stay in
for Valentine’s Day this year. What to do, what to do?! After getting this
info...
Adios from FIPS
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*It’s so hard...to say goodbye...to y-e-s-t-e-r-d-aaaaaaaa-y --Boyz2Men*
So as you may have noticed, things have been pretty darn quiet around these
par...
What Does Community Mean to You?
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Dear Supporter,
On a Friday night last month, twelve Save Our Streets (S.O.S.) program
participants gathered to explore this question and consider what mak...
Talk about a cliff hanger…
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I sure picked a great time to go on a blogging hiatus, didn’t I? Needless
to say, I am alive and my biopsy was nothing. Why did I stop writing, you
ask? We...
The Pussywillow is Blooming
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It has been a long, long time!! The year has flown by, and we’ve been so
immersed in living that blogging has fallen to the wayside. But with the
advent of...
We’ve Relocated, Please Visit Our New Address.
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If you’re reading this, you’ve reached the old site for At Counsel Table.
We’ll be closing this site shortly. You can still get the same reliable,
high-qua...
Follow us on Politics on the Hudson
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Thanks to everyone who has been a loyal reader of Albany Watch. As of
today, we are combining the content here with Politics on the Hudson, the
politics ...
Your hair, and what we found in it
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it was shorter, before.
now, it's long, and worn up,
in a tight bun,
or down,
across your shoulders.
and only when you're sleeping,
yr back turned,
and onl...
Same Sex Marriage and Immigration
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Earlier this year, the Supreme Court struck down section 3 of the Defense
of Marriage Act of 1996 (DOMA) in US v. Windsor (113 S.Ct. 2675 (2013)).
Without ...
Call for Van Donation
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Work Van Needed for Crew: Clearwater are looking for a donation of a used
minivan (any make/model) that can seat 7, doors on both sides, with
removable or ...
Justhost Hosting coupons and promos
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Justhost Hosting Features & Plan Awarded with the Best Features Awards in
the year 2009 and ranked number one in the Host of the Year 2010 among
other awar...
Why We Don’t Need Facebook
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I met an Irishman named Peter once. It was in a village called Nkhotakota,
on the shore of Lake Malawi, where he was volunteering as part of a youth
develo...
Wall of text!
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In my last post I was speaking from a very heart centered place. In the
next couple of posts, I’d like to translate some of what I have been
learning into ...
Undoing a Spell (Without Magic)
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READ AT NYTIMES.COM » As someone who uses The Times’s stylebook frequently
enough to have installed it in the upper-right-hand search window in
Firefox — i...
26 Hours in Heaven and Hell
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My yoga instructor always leads class with this blessing: May all of the
wicked return to good May all who are good obtain true peace May all who
are peace...
Parallel passages
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1. Paul Muldoon, "White Shoulders":
My heart is heavy. For I saw Fionnuala,
"The Gem of the Roe," "The Flower of Sweet Strabane,"
when a girl reached down i...
The Real Work Begins
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News reports yesterday were of the first ‘suicide bomber’ in Gao. However,
when I talked to sources in Gao the response was that it was an inept rebel
hand...
external hard drive
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Found: on my desk. Capacity: 640 GB. Use: holding an enormous amount of
digital information to which I am very, very attached. Contains:
everything. (more ...
well.
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so, it’s been a while and i’ve been neglecting the blog. there are a lot of
reasons for that, but mostly i haven’t done much knitting over the past few
mon...
Big Girls Don't Cry
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*November–December 1962*
Another Four Seasons entry, so soon after the first! Everyone should know
this one.
Is it just me, or is this *exactly* the sam...
Whedon Brings S.H.I.E.L.D. to TV
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Confirming most people's beliefs (my money was on D-Man) it was recently
announced that Joss Whedon's deal with Marvel to helm Avengers 2 as well as
bring...
Mr. Roberts Rides Again
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Where Owen Roberts would ride out the remainder of his tenure untrusted by
the left and a traitor to the right, his namesake is well positioned to
redeem a...
Cost-Benefit Jumps the Shark
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The Department of Justice's Economic Analysis of Prison Rape by Lisa
Heinzerling Despite initial signs suggesting a different path, the Obama
Administratio...
Onward…
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For better or for worse, my time in Rwanda has come to a bittersweet end.
At the moment I am in the Schiphol airport in Amsterdam on my way home to
NY/DC. ...
Words from Big
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The first I sent my greetings to all of you, and thank to your helps to my
studies, so I don’t have any way to express your love to me. I thank
teacher Em...
Lake Bonney Camp
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We spent a week at McMurdo organizing supplies, analyzing the data and
preparing for our next trip to the field. After saying farewell to the
team (with...
Ron Paul’s Bad Memory
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Odd experience on CNN this morning. I was on a panel that had a chance to
interview Ron Paul. I asked this question: “I attended a precinct caucus
last nig...
On Diverging Energies and the End of the Year
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Seattle has been absolutely beautiful lately. Crisp, cool air. Blue skies.
Little rain. This was excellent news as I bounded out of my house yesterday
morn...
The White House Signing Ceremony
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On Monday, November 21st, 2011 at 3PM President Obama officially signed the
Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act into law at a signing
ceremon...
Smokers’ Rights in the Employment Context
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Can employers refuse to hire a applicants for their tobacco use? In most
states, the answer is “yes.” Unless the candidate is applying for a job in
a State...
Goodbye to Amadu, time to bring sexy back
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I hesitated for a while trying to decide whether or not I wanted to write
one last entry. Summing up two years cannot be done. Even trying to pin
down ever...
love it, love it hard
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This weekend, on Saturday night, when I should’ve been out soaking in the
city, I stayed up chopping it up with a sista law student. Its always a
wonderf...
Movies and Midnight in Paris, take II
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Note: this post contains some mild movie spoilers, but nothing not already
evident from previews. I really love seeing movies in this city. I often
see Ame...
The Art of Possible
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We (the United States) could upgrade our infrastructure such that we
consume 90% less energy, without costing our economy one extra dime. How?
We could i...
Ron Paul or Gary Johnson?
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With Gary Johnson's entry into the 2012 presidential race, David Wiegel has
an interesting article. The article's subhead presents an interesting
conflict ...
CIRCLE SCARF
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Photo taken by the lovely Jesse HorowitzCircle Scarf... also known as the
eternity scarf...was really easy to make! This is made out of my favorite--
chun...
World Cup Bathrooms
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These awesome pictures are from Allan and were taken in Germany right after
the world cup. In his words: "They had the best toilet accessory that I had
eve...
Subsidies and the Hidden Costs of Fossil Fuels
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There has been much debate recently about subsidy in the energy industry
and for wind energy in particular. According to the EIA, in 2007, wind
energy rec...
Compromise
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I've been struggling quite a bit over the past 5 or so years with
implementing true compromise. Communication dogs me day in and day out, but
at the heart ...
Marty Peretz and the Intent/Effect Principle
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*Crossposted from the HPRgument.*
Harvard University is a private institution with a private set of needs,
among them financial needs and the ever-present ...
pancake chef
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our flight wasn’t until 11, so we had plenty of time for a big breakfast.
and found the perfect spot, pancake chef, just a half-mile from the seattle
air...
more tk
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A few racing people have linked here in recent weeks—thanks so much for
that! Though the date of my last entry gives the (fair) impression that
I’ve abando...
Dirty Games
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I never liked the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF). Not just
because of their lame policy of erratically and irrationally sacking one
coach after a...
Botswana's Tourist Trade Roars
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Wide-open skies, teeming wildlife, well-developed infrastructure, and a
stable political scene combine to make Botswana one of Africa’s fastest
growing tou...
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