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September 04, 2010
There is no God: End times outrage pits Earl against Nantucket.
Sailors and watchers are resting now,
Some on this sandy lea,
And some with the sea-grass round them twined,
Are asleep in the wandering sea.--from "The House-Top Walk", by Charles L. Thompson
Union Street's Quaker Uncle Billy readies for Earl.
Earl's got jail-house tats, bad genes, and your sister's deb pics.
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at 11:35 PM | Comments (0)
Were you born in 1941?
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at 02:23 AM | Comments (0)
September 01, 2010
Best prof-loved corporate law sites.
They may in effect send 25-year-old teacups and teletubbies to your shop each Fall--but some law profs do have fine taste in resources for working stiffs who must labor in the streets and trenches. Read the takes on better corporate blogs of J.W. Verret (George Mason) at Truth on the Market and of the still-famous Professor Bainbridge (UCLA). We would not add to the combined list. Well done. Pass+ to both. You need not call your mothers.
Posted by JD Hull at 11:59 PM | Comments (0)
International Arbitration: New York's Debevoise steps up.
And does the sane thing. Clients have had good reason over the years to disbelieve promises by law firms to restore arbitration to its original goals of faster-cheaper-better. Almost none of them were kept. Litigation is a money-maker, and larger firms, boutiques and other Western law shops with higher-end corporate clients have too much riding on the fees. But some observers think that New York City-based Debevoise & Plimpton, with 650 lawyers in US, Europe and Asia, still may have done the right, sane and smart thing by developing and announcing its "Debevoise Protocol to Promote Efficiency in International Arbitration" (April 2010). Do see, by GE's Mike McIlwrath, an in-house oil and gas litigation lawyer based in Florence, Italy, this article: "Faster, Cheaper: Global Initiatives to Promote Efficiency in International Arbitration", reprinted from 76 Arbitration 568–570 (2010). Debevosie will be a hero to clients worldwide, and keep its own clients forever, if it delivers and keeps up the leadership. The April 2010 Debevoise Protocol is reproduced in McIlwrath's piece and can also be found on Debevoise's website.
Posted by JD Hull at 10:31 AM | Comments (0)
August 31, 2010
At Duke: "So maybe Dr. Potti meant he was a Dusty Roads Scholar?"
Hey, it could happen. From the acclaimed 105-year-old muckraker, lie-catcher, and star-hatcher, Duke's daily The Chronicle :
Resume Reveals Inconsistencies
By Tulia Rushton
For almost a year, accusations have slowly mounted against Duke cancer researcher Dr. Anil Potti. First, questions were raised about his scientific discoveries. Then, a cancer research newsletter pointed out problems with his resume, drawing new scrutiny to his work.
Now, a Duke investigation led by Provost Peter Lange has found “issues of substantial concern” in Potti’s resume and biographical sketches, and both internal and external investigations into Potti’s research are being planned, according to a Duke News release issued Friday. [more]
Flowers Building
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August 29, 2010
NYT Photo of the Decade
Of comrades Paulson, Bernanke & Geithner taken in late 2008. It gets better all the time.
Matthew Cavanaugh/European Pressphoto Agency (October 2008)
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