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February 09, 2008
Ca' Paxatagore
Posted by JD Hull at 11:28 PM | Comments (0)
White House water budget is $2.5 billion
Here, at W&WW News. The budget is designed to help EPA improve the major coastal ecosystems, achieve a net increase of wetlands, increase populations served by systems meeting drinking water standards, and implement a total of five water security infrastructure pilots.
Posted by JD Hull at 08:59 PM | Comments (1)
Once in a blue Mississippi moon: U.S. EPA vetoes Army engineers project.
EPA Halts Corps' Yazoo Pump Project
VICKSBURG, MISS. (Feb. 8)--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently blocked a $220-million Army Corps of Engineers flood-control project in the Mississippi Delta known as Yazoo Pump. Such "vetoes" of Corps projects are rare, having happened only 12 times in EPA's history and not since 1990. [more]
Posted by JD Hull at 07:47 PM | Comments (0)
February 08, 2008
"Work-life balance" is still a red herring and a dumb-ass issue.
Here, there, everywhere, ya' big Gen-X babies.
But have a good weekend.
Posted by JD Hull at 11:59 PM | Comments (0)
A gem from Iowa: Rush on Business
Soon Des Moines-based Sullivan & Ward shareholder Rush Nigut and his Rush on Business will host Blawg Review--we look forward to it. His blog is subtitled "Information on Iowa Business Employment and Franchise Law". In ways his site is like ours: focused on corporate clients. But he has much better material than WAC? for medium-size and small business (he's also a hell of a lot nicer than us). And there's more going on here than Iowa HR, franchise law and even general business law. Rush covers a variety of topics, like the basic team to start a business, politics (affecting business), some litigation, and sports. We loved the reminder in one post which the most sophisticated clients ignore: "Prompt Investigation to Sexual Harassment is Critical". Short useful posts here, the kind a busy client would like to read. He writes well, like a human, too. Interesting and exemplary site business lawyers in any state should really watch.
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at 11:59 PM | Comments (1)
George W. Bush: "Most American" U.S. President Ever?
Dan Hull, who has never voted for anyone named Bush, thinks the answer is a big Texas hell-yes. And he's convinced that 19th-century French thinker Alexis de Tocqueville, author of the prescient Democracy in America (1840), would agree with him in a heartbeat. See Dan's op-ed piece, "One of us", featured this past Sunday in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, owned and published by Richard Mellon Scaife who--along with the famous 2004 Teresa Heinz battler Editor Colin McNickle--was kind enough to put up with Dan and his take.
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at 11:59 PM | Comments (2)
"Good call, Garth."
Restaurateur Armed with 200 Rounds Planned Super Bowl Gunfire--but Changed his Mind in Parking Lot.
PHOENIX (AP)--A would-be bar owner angry at being denied a liquor license threatened to shoot people at the Super Bowl and drove to within sight of the stadium with a rifle and 200 rounds of ammunition before changing his mind, federal authorities said. [more]
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at 08:59 PM | Comments (0)
February 07, 2008
Romney out.
Mike Huckabee has done Mitt in. The Washington Post.
Posted by JD Hull at 11:59 PM | Comments (0)
Duke University hires former DOJ boss/DC bar president Gorelick to defend in lacrosse civil suit.
No, it's not over--it just fell off the media's radar. From the Duke daily Chronicle:
DURHAM, NC--Duke has hired former U.S. deputy attorney general Jamie Gorelick to assist in the defense against the federal civil rights lawsuit filed by three unindicted members of the 2005-2006 men's lacrosse team, University officials confirmed Wednesday. [more]
Posted by JD Hull at 11:59 PM | Comments (0)
U.S. jobless claims slightly down; but retailers struggling; tech spending may slow.
AP: here (jobs) and here (retailers). And Cisco Systems report suggests that tech spending may slow down.
Posted by JD Hull at 11:59 PM | Comments (0)
It's a money thing.
Relationships are money. So teach associates the discipline of how to build and maintain them. See Jim Hassett's piece "Teaching Associates to Build Stronger Relationships".
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at 11:29 AM | Comments (0)
February 06, 2008
UPDATE: McCain Rules Super Tuesday; Dems in a horse-race; yesterday's primary results...
...are here on this NBC interactive map. John McCain was the big dog of the day. HRC wins NY and California. Illinois to Obama. Obama (who does well in Midwest and South), Romney and The Huckster each win and excel in surprising states.
Updated 4:00 PM ET: Obama--838 delegates; HRC--834. Dang!
Posted by JD Hull at 11:59 PM | Comments (0)
U.S. Senate to act on stimulus package.
AP. What's an extra $40 billion? Jeez-Louise.
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at 11:59 PM | Comments (0)
Can you identify this Frenchman?
Alexis de Tocqueville
Posted by JD Hull at 11:59 PM | Comments (3)
U.S. expatriates a factor in 2008.
I know from my travels abroad since 1992 that Europeans in the major powers there--e.g., France, Germany, the UK--always have focused on our national elections more than we have focused on theirs. It's sad but true, likely due to our geographic isolation, and cultural insularity from non-U.S. themes. And the 2008 U.S. presidential election is being followed more closely abroad than any other election cycle ever--especially in western Europe, where business people and regulators really like to "watch" us. But just as interesting: American expats all over the world have developed into a voting block.
Posted by JD Hull at 12:00 AM | Comments (0)
February 05, 2008
WAC? loves Simple Justice.
No, it's not a horse at Del Mar, or a stock. This is one of our "real lawyer" alerts.
See Scott Greenfield's highly-respected site, Simple Justice--A New York Criminal Defense Blog. Lawyers with criminal defense practices. Hull McGuire stands in awe before them; we've "been there" a few times. Armed with fancy outside white collar crime help, we defended (and did well) in a few criminal matters, including three seemingly endless jury trials. All were in federal court, with classy clients, before sane judges in DC or Pennsylvania. Then we got this new white collar defense guy in California. Still, we stick to corporate defense and the occasional criminal investigation with Sarbanes-Oxley issues. Why? Day-to-day criminal defense work, especially in NYC, is a Wild West Show--one for studs and studess-es only. It's a marathon, and for the toughest lawyers on earth. We are ultra-corporate smart--but we are not worthy of these guys. See Scott's blog. "Yeah, Simple Justice--they be bad...."
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at 11:22 PM | Comments (2)
Super Tuesday is today and this is history....
....and in play are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado (caucuses), Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho (D), Illinois, Kansas (D), Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico (D), New York, North Dakota (caucuses), Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah. NBC put together a primer for you. Fellow Yanks: This is your America. Don't screw around. Vote today if you are able to vote.
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at 10:34 AM | Comments (0)