Adams Drafting blog takes a bite of the Bear Stearns Merger Agreement (and don’t forget to read the Comments):
“…. This deal raises all sorts of policy issues, but we at AdamsDrafting say to heck with the big picture—let’s look at the drafting angle! I offer below some random impressions derived from ten minutes spent skimming through the agreement.” (full blog post).
A quick stop by del.icio.us brought me to this essay, Instant Messaging for Introverts, by Joe Kissell, posted at Tidbits. (For those who don’t know about the perils of some software platforms: you may need to scroll down, way down, to get to the actual post – this necessary scrolling is not just because introverts don’t really want you to read their essays 🙂
The essay includes links to articles and books on introverts, including the very funny, pithy, and soon to be classic, Caring for your Introvert, by Jonathan Rauch.
Librarians grok introverts.
Interesting story by Karen McCowan, in the April 7th, 2008, Register-Guard, New disclosure law drives small-town resignations:
Excerpt:
“Coffee kiosk owner Scott Brooke doesn’t see what his fiancee’s out-of-town relatives have to do with his service on the Harrisburg Planning Commission.
Over the years, I’ve compiled a (very) short list of authorities a lawyer can cite to When All Else Fails. This list includes the following, pretty much in order of frequency of use (at least from attorneys I’ve spoken to :-):
1) Marbury v Madison
2) Hadley v Baxendale
3) Statute of Westminster
4) Something, anything almost, from Blackstone
5) Bracton
And today, while tracking down another librarian lead (Government Database Restriction Access Information on Abortion – also Wired story here), I found this:
State and Federal Surplus Property
Office furniture will be 50 percent off the marked price. Visitors can also find desktop and laptop computers, bicycles, lawn and garden equipment, power equipment, pocket knives and multi-tools, vehicles, motorcycles and many other items. Cash, credit and debit cards accepted. Sorry, no checks. Loading assistance provided and you may also pay for and retrieve items you won on eBay. Please come and join us!
Go green with recycled equipment, save money, help fund state programs, and get some cool stuff all at once!
The store is located at the Surplus Property Distribution Center,
1655 Industrial Drive NE, in Salem. MAP
A guide to many excellent online resources on foreclosures has been compiled by the Wisconsin State Law Library in their current newsletter:
Look also at their State Law Library’s Legal Topics Page on Foreclosure (and look at their other Legal Topics too – we love this chart! You don’t have to live in Wisconsin to find useful information in it.)
Federal Trade Commission’s Mortgages / Real Estate page; includes links to FTC’s publications:
The Oregon Government Ethics Commission publication, Guide for Public Officials, is now available from their web site, from the Forms and Publications page.
From Washington County Animal Services:
National Pet Tag Day is Saturday, April 5. For the first time ever Animal Services will offer half-price dog licenses and waive dog license late fees. Pet microchips, rabies shots, and distemper shots for dogs or cats will cost only $10 each or three for $25. These specials are available from 10 am to 2 pm on the day of event only. This event is at the Bonnie Hays Animal Shelter at 1901 SE 24th Avenue, Hillsboro…. In Washington County, here’s the media release.
And don’t forget about Pet of the Day at Oregonlive.
April 1st was probably not the best day to Tell the Truth, but here goes, via beSpacific and the FTC: The Truth About Cell Phones and the Do Not Call Registry
Excerpt: “The Federal Trade Commission today reiterated that despite the claims made in e-mails circulating on the Internet, consumers should not be concerned that their cell phone numbers will be released to telemarketers in the near future, and that it is not necessary to register cell phone numbers on the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry to be protected from most telemarketing calls to cell phones…” (Full press release)
On a lighter note: Top 100 April Fool’s Day Hoaxes.
For those of you contemplating a life in the law, go behind the seamy headlines of lawyers brawling (Court fight! Lawyers trade blows in hall (from the 4/2/08 Oregonian article by Aimee Green).
There are different role models for future lawyers: Seventeen Types of Lawyers, via the April 1st blawg review (for the whole lineup, visit Blawg Review), via f/k/a.
🙂
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