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Hey, how about a CMG flash mob for a Philharmonic Parks concert with instructions that the attendees must sit quietly on the lawn and listen to the program.

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I'll use my influence to see you get to work in the zoo which after years on CMG would be the appropriate placement.

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It's just a style which a justice may or not not accept.

Have you seen "First Monday in October," the comedy that came out before Justice O'Connor's appointment?

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Girl's arrest for doodling raises concerns about zero tolerance By Stephanie Chen, CNN STORY HIGHLIGHTS (CNN) -- There was no profanity, no hate. Just the words, "I love my friends Abby and Faith. Lex was here 2/1/10 :)" scrawled on the classroom desk with a green marker. Alexa Gonzalez, an outgoing...

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MarkC wrote:Best in Westchester: Sal's on Mamaroneck Ave.
(famously so -- and it deserves the reputation)

Best "ever" (in a narrow personal sense): A now-defunct place called Giunta on Main Street in Flushing (Queens).

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I rememebr Giunta well. I lived on Main Street at Maple Avenue.

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I am more interested in Government than in Politics but, of course, the link is osmotic. I can remember Truman's upset victory in 1948 and a couple of years later I handed out leaflets for Eisenhower for President on a street corner in the virtually all Democratic neighborhood where I lived. I learn...

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My law school has a major association with the ICC and we provide students for externships both at The Hague and in Africa as well as post-graduation one-year clerkships. Those who participate come back with amazing stories. The ICC is a complex subject but the prosecution of war criminals and archi...

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Insofar as the issue the author raises deserves public discussion, I certainly agree with her. As for her underlying concern and theory, I don't. Hardship policies can and should be fine tuned and that includes dealing with male fathers who lack adequate childcare because they have no spouse or comp...

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Of course it all depends on what kind of love one seeks to create. I can get instant love by walking into a classroom and announcing that I'm canceling an assignment. I'm instantly basked in adoration. :D For the more serious one on one kind of love, no I can't make that happen and believe me I have...

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Orthodox rabbis have also come out against the scanners although not with the clerical authority of a fatwa. Maybe these scanners can't be used and will soon be available on Woot.com or a similar site and I can get one for my office!!!!! I don't know if they did, but it makes sense. Even El Al said...

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Orthodox rabbis have also come out against the scanners although not with the clerical authority of a fatwa. Maybe these scanners can't be used and will soon be available on Woot.com or a similar site and I can get one for my office!!!!!

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And the most virulent pox to does who claim to be "on message."

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Thanks much for the kind comments. After I spoke with my friend's wife the first thing I did was post here. I think that says a lot about what this board and its members mean to me. When I spoke to her again after midnight today she asked me "What are we going to do without him?" That simple questio...

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The Nixon imbroglio and almost certain impeachment, conviction and removal did impact politically because it brought a new focus on the Presidency and the abuse of power. Nixon's criminality destabilized to a certain extent the government and created serious issues abroad. Clinton's impeachment was ...

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The most romantic Valentine's Day date anyone could ever want-dim sum in Chinatown.

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I can't agree that the impeachment caused any fundamental change. I can remember the nasty confirmation battles for Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas. Tempers were pretty high for those as well. The path for ugly partisanship had already been plowed by the time of impeachment. Also in my view, by the...

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Just feel like sharing this. I always get a phone call between 6 and 7AM from my oldest friend (since 7th grade). The phone rang as usual this morning but it was his wife to tell me he had suddenly died of an apparent coronary a few hours earlier. David was, to be sure, quite overweight, but otherwi...

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The 747 is the official aircraft of CMG.

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A friend gave me a laser pointer for Christmas. While I am not overweight I wouldn't mind losing a few pounds. I aimed it at my stomach for periods of five minutes over five days. There was no weight loss.

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Congratulations!

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Ralph, I hope, will kindly correct me if I have something incorrect. There is a choice whether to attend a private school or not. Public schools on the other hand are mandatory (home schooling not withstanding) and accept public money and are subject to regulation which private schools are not. The...

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I'm curious about the authority of schools' claims to control offsite behavior, esp. where they expel for off-site behavior. There are already parentis in loco; the schools exceed their authority when they attempt to stand in the place of parents discipline issues. Just for everybody's information,...

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I'm curious about the authority of schools' claims to control offsite behavior, esp. where they expel for off-site behavior. There are already parentis in loco; the schools exceed their authority when they attempt to stand in the place of parents discipline issues. ***** The claim depends on what t...

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SaulChanukah wrote:How can anyone hate snow?

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Saul,

When you have to drive and the roads are slick, it's an ordeal. Sure, it's fun to ramble through Central Park in a snowstorm but not when you have to get to work and there are crashes everywhere.

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I'm involved in several similar instances, none of which have gone to court yet. This is a hot subject that will probably reach the Supreme Court.

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From The New York Times: February 6, 2010 Goldman Chief Gets Bonus of Only $9 Million in Record Year By GRAHAM BOWLEY and ERIC DASH Once again, a bonus at Goldman Sachs has all of Wall Street talking — only this time, over how small it is. After weeks of intense speculation, Goldman Sachs disclosed ...

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It's not a difficult legal question. Any object appearing on one's land not the property of another becomes the property of the landowner. So if my dog strays onto Blackacre, I am still the owner. But if a wild animal settles and is domesticated by the landowner, it is his/hers. Because this propert...

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U.S. zoos sending pandas to China (CNN) -- Two beloved giant pandas are leaving the United States for China on Thursday. Three-year-old Mei Lan will depart Zoo Atlanta in Georgia, officials said. Her 4-year-old male cousin, Tai Shan, will leave Washington's National Zoo. http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/...

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And other studies show that such programs marginally delay initiation of sexual relations. The essential problem with abstinence programs is that they are founded on a religious/moral model that is not reflected by a general consensus and, of course, clashes with hormones. Even among young Catholics...

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The mayor of Newburgh is actively seeking holding the trial in his city and there is some vocal community support as well as opposition.

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I am totally psyched!!!!

http://money.cnn.com/2010/02/01/technol ... htm?hpt=C2

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Instead of dumping the idea why not finance or encourge text-to-speech software for the device? I'm sure Amazon would be amenable to increased use of their device. Why are regular books (not vision-impaired-friendly old books with ink and paper) not also banned using this logic? ***** All textbooks...

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What kind of person do you think they get for that kind of job (including "teaching" P.E.?).

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Instead of dumping the idea why not finance or encourge text-to-speech software for the device? I'm sure Amazon would be amenable to increased use of their device. Why are regular books (not vision-impaired-friendly old books with ink and paper) not also banned using this logic? ***** All textbooks...

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^^^ Totally consistent with other decisions out of NY. Remember the comfort stations for tourists that were contemplated 20 years ago? Never happened because the ADA people claimed they were not accessible to the disabled. So millions of tourists have to find some place else to relieve themselves b...

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Tablet Magazine is a project of Nextbook Inc. A New Kind of Israel Tour Gay porn star’s itinerary is inspired by his films By Marc Tracy | 3:00 PM Feb 1, 2010 Michael Lucas, Israel’s biggest gay porn star, is now offering group tours of his country tailored to the locations and, er, themes of his fi...

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Inventor unveils $7,000 talking sex robot By Brandon Griggs, CNN Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN) -- To some men, she might seem like the perfect woman: She's a willowy 5 feet 7 and 120 pounds. She'll chat with you endlessly about your interests. And she'll have sex whenever you please -- as long as her batt...

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I wish we had a moderator named Trebuchet.

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A few months ago my law librarian mentioned that an experimental program with the Kindle DX model (the large one) would test bringing casebooks to law students in this format. Casebooks are very big and heavy and an e-book version, with some bells and whistles, seemed like an interesting idea. I did...

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She had just said to him, "Check out the rock on my finger."

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Last U.S. veteran of World War I turns 109 From Paul Courson, CNN Washington (CNN) -- The last surviving U.S. veteran of World War I, former Cpl. Frank Buckles, turns 109 on Monday and is still hoping for a national memorial in Washington for his comrades. Buckles is expected to deliver remarks duri...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1Nfa4I-DMs&feature=sub

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Unknown WWI soldier buried as mass graves give up secrets By Richard Allen Greene, CNN FROMELLES, France (CNN) -- An unknown World War I soldier was buried in Fromelles, France, on Saturday, the first of some 250 bodies recovered from a string of mass graves dating back to a bloody -- and largely po...

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This murderer is perfectly sane as defined by both law and medicine. He sees himself as a modern day John Brown, also a coldblooded killer whose life some revisionist historians are trying to present as worthy. Abortion is a deeply divisive subject and for many the termination of a fetus is murder. ...

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I thought by the thread title that the board admin was offering members a new and much needed benefit.

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I just sent the question to my two Tax Law colleagues.

The availability of tax returns to snoopers scares me. What if somebody who doesn't like me sees Tassel and Kimmy listed as dependents?

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My newest novel: "It was a dark and stormy night. Saul Chanukah, fresh from the marathon Dittersdorf Festival at Lincoln Center, shook the rain off him after entering the huge new Manhattan Target superstore. "Excuse me," he asked a passing worker, "where is the tefillin department?" "Da wat?" asked...

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Never forget Harry Truman's definition of an expert: "A man who doesn't want to learn anything new."

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SaulChanukah wrote:This Socks...

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Very good Saul!!

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Israel - Soldiers Get Odour Free Socks Published on: January 28th, 2010 at 01:32 PM News Source: AFP Israel - Israel's foot soldiers are getting new odour-free socks that can be worn for two weeks straight without smelling or stinking up the feet, the Maariv daily reported on Thursday. "It may sound...

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