A nifty trick to remind yourself of something that needs to be done

Here is a great way to remember to do something:

Call your voice mail and tell yourself what it is you need to remember to do.

When you get home, listen to the voice mail, and the reminder will be there.

Nifty trick, eh?


Lots more tricks from the Staples web site.

http://www.staples.com/sbd/cre/marketing/myrealjobsweepstakes/article_ideas.html

Google to sell online software suite

Google to sell online software suite

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE,
AP Business Writer
Thu Feb 22, 4:31 AM ET

Google Inc. will begin selling corporate America an online suite of software that includes e-mail, word processing, spreadsheets and calendar management, escalating the Internet search leader's invasion on technological turf traditionally dominated by Microsoft and IBM.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070222/ap_on_hi_te/google_office_software&printer=1;_ylt=AvSwcRFAPLRJapwmd3gAGddk24cA

Punitive Damages?

The Supreme Court of West Virginia held:

Generally, [punitive damages] fall into three categories:
(1) really stupid defendants;
(2) really mean defendants; and
(3) really stupid defendants who could have caused a great deal of harm by their actions but who actually caused minimal harm.

TXO Production Corp., v Alliance Resources Corp., (W.Va., 1992)

Above the Law? Nope.

Theodore Roosevelt said:

"No man is above the law and no man is below it, nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it."

This is Random Acts of Kindness Week

Random Acts of Kindness Week 2007: February 12-18

Random Acts of Kindness Week is designed to give those who are not currently aware of Random Acts of Kindness a chance to experience the joy of passing along kindness.

The week’s purpose is to raise awareness about kindness and to invite people to give and receive kindness daily.

Click here to go to the RAK Foundation web site.

The benefits of joining a listserve

A wealth of valuable information is instantly available on the listserve, and at a moment's notice.

Chances are, someone on the list is an expert on your topic or perhaps has had an experience similar to your situation.

Why re-invent the wheel?

But, beware: list watching can become addictive.

Return to Sender

US immigration authorities deport 450
after California sweep of illegals

Wednesday, January 24, 2007
by Joshua Pantesco

Over 450 illegal immigrants out of over 750 taken into custody have already been deported by US immigration authorities after a week-long crackdown in five counties in southern California, officials at the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Tuesday. Of those taken into custody, 338 were arrested in residential raids and 423 were identified while in jail for other crimes. Those now serving sentences will be transferred to federal detention facilities and will not be deported until finishing their sentences. ICE said in a press statement:

The seven-day effort is the largest single enforcement action carried out nationwide so far under Operation Return to Sender, an ongoing ICE initiative targeting criminal aliens, foreign nationals with final orders of deportation, and other immigration violators. Since its launch in June 2006, Operation Return to Sender has resulted in more than 13,000 arrests nationwide. During that same time period, ICE has also lodged nearly 3,000 immigration detainees against criminal aliens incarcerated in state and local jails across the country ensuring they will come into ICE custody when they complete their sentences.

Thanks to JURIST for this article

Begin with Persuasion

The first paragraph in your brief after a heading can be a wonderful opportunity to persuade your reader -- the Judge -- to rule for your client. Rather than a dull restatement of the procedural history and the relevant legal principles, why not catch the Judge's attention with a snappy intorduction to set the stage for your client's story?