Thursday, December 4, 2008
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Phillip Morris in court again
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=a2G5pCsjo1gc&refer=home
Sue happy or just plain stupid ????
Sue happy or just plain stupid ????
Friday, November 21, 2008
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Team Obama applicants face web checks of facebook pages
Want to work in politics? Keep your facebook and blogs clean -
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9120298&intsrc=news_ts_head
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9120298&intsrc=news_ts_head
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Ending Teacher Strikes
Kids love it, Parents hate it. When teachers go on strike to get more our of the system are they taking it too far or is it their right?
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-10282008-1612054.html
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-10282008-1612054.html
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Lawsuit v. GOD
http://news.aol.com/article/judge-throws-out-lawsuit-against-god/212947
What would be the venue for this issue?
I'm guessing a psychiatric facility, not a courthouse. What a waste of resources and taxpayer money.
What would be the venue for this issue?
I'm guessing a psychiatric facility, not a courthouse. What a waste of resources and taxpayer money.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
Down in the Slumps
Reactions to the ever widening financial crisis caught in photos:
http://www.cbsnews.com/elements/2008/10/06/in_depth_business/photoessay4503916.shtml
http://www.cbsnews.com/elements/2008/10/06/in_depth_business/photoessay4503916.shtml
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Witholding of Thesis Statement, Is It Ethically Appropriate?
Personally, I don't think it was right for Princeton to make Michelle Obama's thesis temporarily unavailable due to the conflict with the contents and the magnitude it may or may not play on the Presedential Election. If all other thesis are held and available for public record why shouldn't this one be. Although it is not the the actual candidates thesis, it may give insight to the beliefs and racial divide we may face if her spouse is elected. Although, even married couples differ in opinion, I feel that with an issue of this magnitude there has to be some sort of similar thinking with both individuals. Again, just my opinion. Check out the link:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/26/politics/uwire/main3881166.shtml
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/26/politics/uwire/main3881166.shtml
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Pick your President
Give it a try! Interesting and educational!
http://abcnews.go.com/politics/MatchoMatic/fullpage?id=5542139
Saturday, September 27, 2008
No LSAT for Michigan Undergrads Applying to Law School
http://www.law.umich.edu/prospectivestudents/admissions/applyingtomichigan/Pages/WolverineScholars.aspx
I think it would be great if a lot more universities would adopt this policy. However, I don't think the organizations which provide the LSAT reviews and testing would agree, due to a loss in revenue.
I think it would be great if a lot more universities would adopt this policy. However, I don't think the organizations which provide the LSAT reviews and testing would agree, due to a loss in revenue.
The Judge Said: Don't Get Pregnant.
Morally there are many people, in my opinion, who shouldn't have children. I feel some people have kids, just to say they are parents, to obtain additional income and subsidies. Many others have them do to just being irresponsible. All this considered, does the court have the right to tell someone they are not to reproduce?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122230566090673847.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122230566090673847.html
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Important!!!
As many of you know, what seems to be the most important election in history is in the horizon. The best part of being an american is having the right to an opinion, share them. Let your classmates know you opinions on this crucial election.
If you do not know much about the candidates their will be a televised debate Friday September,26.
If you do not know much about the candidates their will be a televised debate Friday September,26.
Law Commentator Calls Law School Grades a Fraud
It would be nice if all teachers graded this way.
http://legalblogwatch.typepad.com/legal_blog_watch/2008/09/law-commentator.html
http://legalblogwatch.typepad.com/legal_blog_watch/2008/09/law-commentator.html
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Drunken Pirate on MySpace Cost Teacher Her Degree
Who's right in this situation? Did the University overstep its authority? Be Cautious!
http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=4791295&page=1
http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=4791295&page=1
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Stocks volatile amid uncertainty
Stock markets were volatile after the collapse of the fourth-largest US investment bank, Lehman Brothers, which has filed for bankruptcy protection.
The Dow Jones industrial average shed 100 points in late afternoon trade, after the Federal Reserve said it would leave interest rates unchanged at 2%.
Before the announcement the benchmark index has risen slightly.
Elsewhere leading indexes ended lower with the UK's FTSE 100 3.4% lower, the Cac-40 1.9% down and the Dax down 1.6%.
Banking shares were badly hit with HBOS losing about 35% at one point.
Lehman Brothers, which may be about to sell its core assets to Barclays, became the latest victim of the global credit crunch on Monday.
Lehman's collapse has continued to reverberate:
Central banks around the globe have pumped funds into the money markets, including $50bn (£28bn) from the US Federal Reserve, £20bn from the Bank of England and 70bn euros ($100bn; £56bn) from the European Central Bank.
US insurer AIG saw its shares slump by more than 70% at one point amid continued uncertainty over its future.
Global stock markets fell heavily for a second consecutive day.
Banks hit
The benchmark Dow Jones index had dropped some 500 points on Monday - its worst session since 11 September 2001.
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK shares fell 178.6 points to 5025 at close of trade - having earlier dipped below 5,000 points for the first time since June 2005.
Big banks can no longer be under any illusion that they can make big, stupid financial bets and expect taxpayers to pick up the bill
Robert Peston, BBC business editor
Read Robert's blog
Barclays eyes Lehman assets
US policy challenge
Q&A: Lehman collapse
Lehman pension scheme in deficit
Credit crunch jargon explained
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 5% to a three-year low, shares in South Korea and Hong Kong shed almost 6% and Shanghai's index fell by about 3%.
Markets in Taipei and Singapore were also sharply down, and the pattern was repeated in Australia and New Zealand, although the falls were smaller.
Central banks around the world carried out emergency measures on Tuesday to keep markets liquid.
The extra funding came as the interest rates at which banks lend to each other rocketed - as they did at the start of the credit crunch. This is seen as a sign of falling confidence between the banks.
Overnight, sterling Libor increased from 5.5% to 6.8%, and the dollar Libor rate increased from 3.1% to 6.4%.
The extra £20bn (25bn euros; $36bn) put into short-term money markets by the Bank of Enlgand was "in response to conditions in the short-term money markets", it said.
The injection was four times the sum seen on Monday after Lehman's collapse
The Bank of Japan has also carried out two injections of a combined 2.5 trillion yen ($24.1bn; £13bn)
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Australia and India also pumping cash into their money markets
Bank stocks were hard hit again across Europe; in London HBOS was down by about 22%, having fallen 35% at one point, and Royal Bank of Scotland was down 10%.
Barclays Bank - which said it was in talks to take on some of Lehman's US operations - was one of the big fallers, down more than 4.7%.
In Paris, Credit Agricole and Societe Generale were both down more than 4.5%, while in Germany Commerzbank dropped 12% and Deutsche Bank fell 4.5%.
Meanwhile, Japanese-registered Lehman Brothers Japan and Lehman Brothers Holdings have applied to the Tokyo District Court for bankruptcy protection.
'Crisis'
On the currency markets, the dollar slid to a four-month low against the yen before reversing earlier losses.
The collapse of Lehman, which had incurred billions of dollars of losses from the failing US mortgage market, has raised fears that other financial institutions could be hit.
"We're in the middle of a crisis," said YK Chan at Phillip Asset Management in Hong Kong.
Meanwhile, there were fears that AIG, one of the world's largest insurers, could also face collapse.
The State of New York announced a "multi-billion dollar financing plan" on Monday to stabilise the insurer's finances.
'Rough spots' ahead
On Monday, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said the US was "working through a difficult period in our financial markets right now as we work off some of the past excesses".
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Henry Paulson was upbeat despite the turmoil
He said Americans could remain confident in the "soundness and resilience" of the US financial system.
But he warned that uncertainty remained and it was likely that there would be further "rough spots" ahead until the correction of the US housing market was completed.
Mr Paulson said he was committed to working with regulators in the US and abroad, as well as policymakers in Congress to take the necessary steps "to maintain the stability and orderliness of our financial markets".
But he gave no details of what such steps might mean.
The Dow Jones industrial average shed 100 points in late afternoon trade, after the Federal Reserve said it would leave interest rates unchanged at 2%.
Before the announcement the benchmark index has risen slightly.
Elsewhere leading indexes ended lower with the UK's FTSE 100 3.4% lower, the Cac-40 1.9% down and the Dax down 1.6%.
Banking shares were badly hit with HBOS losing about 35% at one point.
Lehman Brothers, which may be about to sell its core assets to Barclays, became the latest victim of the global credit crunch on Monday.
Lehman's collapse has continued to reverberate:
Central banks around the globe have pumped funds into the money markets, including $50bn (£28bn) from the US Federal Reserve, £20bn from the Bank of England and 70bn euros ($100bn; £56bn) from the European Central Bank.
US insurer AIG saw its shares slump by more than 70% at one point amid continued uncertainty over its future.
Global stock markets fell heavily for a second consecutive day.
Banks hit
The benchmark Dow Jones index had dropped some 500 points on Monday - its worst session since 11 September 2001.
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK shares fell 178.6 points to 5025 at close of trade - having earlier dipped below 5,000 points for the first time since June 2005.
Big banks can no longer be under any illusion that they can make big, stupid financial bets and expect taxpayers to pick up the bill
Robert Peston, BBC business editor
Read Robert's blog
Barclays eyes Lehman assets
US policy challenge
Q&A: Lehman collapse
Lehman pension scheme in deficit
Credit crunch jargon explained
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 5% to a three-year low, shares in South Korea and Hong Kong shed almost 6% and Shanghai's index fell by about 3%.
Markets in Taipei and Singapore were also sharply down, and the pattern was repeated in Australia and New Zealand, although the falls were smaller.
Central banks around the world carried out emergency measures on Tuesday to keep markets liquid.
The extra funding came as the interest rates at which banks lend to each other rocketed - as they did at the start of the credit crunch. This is seen as a sign of falling confidence between the banks.
Overnight, sterling Libor increased from 5.5% to 6.8%, and the dollar Libor rate increased from 3.1% to 6.4%.
The extra £20bn (25bn euros; $36bn) put into short-term money markets by the Bank of Enlgand was "in response to conditions in the short-term money markets", it said.
The injection was four times the sum seen on Monday after Lehman's collapse
The Bank of Japan has also carried out two injections of a combined 2.5 trillion yen ($24.1bn; £13bn)
HAVE YOUR SAY
More regulation? Maybe, but more important in my judgment is using the regulation more effectively
Michael, Dallas, Texas
Send us your comments
Australia and India also pumping cash into their money markets
Bank stocks were hard hit again across Europe; in London HBOS was down by about 22%, having fallen 35% at one point, and Royal Bank of Scotland was down 10%.
Barclays Bank - which said it was in talks to take on some of Lehman's US operations - was one of the big fallers, down more than 4.7%.
In Paris, Credit Agricole and Societe Generale were both down more than 4.5%, while in Germany Commerzbank dropped 12% and Deutsche Bank fell 4.5%.
Meanwhile, Japanese-registered Lehman Brothers Japan and Lehman Brothers Holdings have applied to the Tokyo District Court for bankruptcy protection.
'Crisis'
On the currency markets, the dollar slid to a four-month low against the yen before reversing earlier losses.
The collapse of Lehman, which had incurred billions of dollars of losses from the failing US mortgage market, has raised fears that other financial institutions could be hit.
"We're in the middle of a crisis," said YK Chan at Phillip Asset Management in Hong Kong.
Meanwhile, there were fears that AIG, one of the world's largest insurers, could also face collapse.
The State of New York announced a "multi-billion dollar financing plan" on Monday to stabilise the insurer's finances.
'Rough spots' ahead
On Monday, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said the US was "working through a difficult period in our financial markets right now as we work off some of the past excesses".
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Henry Paulson was upbeat despite the turmoil
He said Americans could remain confident in the "soundness and resilience" of the US financial system.
But he warned that uncertainty remained and it was likely that there would be further "rough spots" ahead until the correction of the US housing market was completed.
Mr Paulson said he was committed to working with regulators in the US and abroad, as well as policymakers in Congress to take the necessary steps "to maintain the stability and orderliness of our financial markets".
But he gave no details of what such steps might mean.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Caylee Anthony Timeline from Fox News
Timeline with details of case. Notice difference in the demeanor of grandmother in 911 calls to last interview in segment. Does it make you wonder what she knows now?
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Caylee Anthony
I am interested to know what some of your opinions are about the Caylee Anthony case.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Welcome to Our Blog
This is "Our Blog". You should post here at least once per week on a topic in the course that you find in the news. For example, here's an ongoing saga on employment law issues - Alycia Lane sues CBS3.
I am excited to see this blog grow!
I am excited to see this blog grow!
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