The Colonial Dispatch - September 02, 2010
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Posted: September 1st A federal judge has ruled that Tampa, Fla., lawyer Ken Dandar can’t withdraw from a case he filed against the Church of Scientology because no other lawyer wants to take on the organization. That puts Dandar "in a pickle," the St. Petersburg Times reports, because Dandar had agreed to stop suing Scientology in a confidential 2004 settlement, and a state court seeking to enforce the deal has fined him $50,000 plus $1,000 for every day he stays in the case. Dandar filed the federal suit against the church's Flag Service Organization last year, but he eventually sought to withdraw after... Posted: September 1st Revenue per lawyer at small and midsize firms has dropped two years in a row, according to a new survey. In 2008, revenue per lawyer dropped by an average of almost 5 percent, and in 2009 it dropped by less than 1 percent, according to the survey by ALM Legal Intelligence and the National Law Journal. The two-year decline is unprecedented in the survey, which is dominated by firms of less than 150 lawyers, the NLJ reports. Average revenue per lawyer ranged from $350,000 at firms of two to eight lawyers, to $447,000 at firms of more than 150 lawyers,... Website Settles Infringement Case After Judge Rules for Copyright Troll Posted: September 1st A copyright troll’s business methods got a boost Tuesday from a Las Vegas federal judge who ruled the company had standing to sue for copyright infringement. U.S. District Judge Philip Pro ruled on behalf of Righthaven, a Las Vegas lawyer-owned start=up that trolls the Internet for websites that infringe copyrights of stories published in the Las Vegas Review Journal, the Las Vegas Sun reports. The company then buys the story copyrights and sues for infringement. So far, it has filed 107 lawsuits. Pro ruled Righthaven had standing even though it didn’t own the copyright at the time of the alleged... Lawyer Contends ‘Jersey Shore’ Is a Criminal Enterprise Posted: September 1st New Jersey lawyer Eugene Lavergne has filed three separate lawsuits that contend the MTV show Jersey Shore has the characteristics of a criminal enterprise. Lavergne is becoming the go-to lawyer for those wanting to sue the show, the Hollywood Reporter says. One of Lavergne’s clients, Stephen Izzo Jr., claims he was punched and knocked unconscious by a cast member, the Daily Record reported in an earlier story. Another, identified only as J.P., alleges she was assaulted by the show’s security staff after she argued with Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi. Lavergne told the Hollywood Reporter that MTV parent Viacom is reaping millions... Posted: September 1st by Frank Ross Disillusionment is a terrible thing: He has meetings in the White House with businessmen and he reads to them from the TelePrompter? Makes you kind of wonder how he got into Punahou, Occidental, Columbia and Harvard Law, doesn’t it? Either the man is not the genius-level IQ the media has so devoutly wished him to be, or else... Or else this: Posted: August 31st by Council on Foreign Relations An interactive slideshow detailing events since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. Posted: September 1st by Council on Foreign Relations Enclosure: [download] Washington has for decades relied on limited military force to achieve political objectives abroad. In a new book, CFR's Micah Zenko argues these tactics, while politically popular, rarely achieve their aims. Unanswered Policy Questions on U.S. Troops Posted: September 1st by Council on Foreign Relations President Obama's declaration on ending the U.S. combat mission in Iraq did not address crucial questions about America's military role in Iraq, as well as Afghanistan, writes CFR President Richard N. Haass. Posted: September 2nd ADVISORY... (First headline, 5th story, link) Related stories:WARNINGS FOR NC; WATCHES FROM VA TO MA... CONE... TRACK... COMPUTER MODELS... EVACUATIONS... Auto sales: Worst August since 1983... Posted: September 1st Auto sales: Worst August since 1983... (First column, 2nd story, link) Posted: September 1st As I was saying: There is concern that consumption of Internet media is affecting our concentration, Going To The Poorhouse? Cheap iPods, AppleTV Will Meet You There Posted: September 1st The economy may be sour, but Steve Jobs has got something sweet for you. Several things, actually. The Euro Looks Better Than Many Think Posted: September 1st Merk Investments CIO Axel Merk is more optimistic on the outlook of the euro than many investment ad ... Google: 10 Million Gmail Calls In First Week Posted: September 1st Google Voice in Gmail hits another milestone. The Front Porch - a la Jack GreenePosted: September 1st by JG Welcome to the Front Porch...today, let's take a different look at the "it" that may be annoying you, robbing you of your spirit, capabilities, even sense of life. Anyone worth their degree from Hanna-Barbera knows that the ranger doesn't want you to feed the animals in the park. We even understand, or most of us do, the reasons why feeding wild animals picnic goodies is neither good for them, nor good for ourselves. There's another kind of animal we should not feed, for similar reasons. I call this animal a spiritual parasite. And we all have them in our lives, and some of us are too 'nice' to do the right thing by them, as well as ourselves, other friends and family. Like the squirrels, the ducks and the bears in the parks, these folks come in all colors, shapes, sizes, and degrees of threat to our well-being. Some are innocently benign, others are downright evil ('evil' as defined as inimical to your own well-being and willing to invade your space, abrogate your rights and assert their will over yours to achieve their true agendas.) Let's start with the relatively innocent, in terms of intent. Now don't tell us you you don't have, or haven't had, or more likely both, someone in your life like this!! Typically, they seem to be a 'hard-luck' Joe. The deck seems always stacked against them and life is dealing them deuces and treys. When you think of it, we all get those deuces and treys, but, for some reason EVERYONE KNOWS about this person's hardships, victimizations, and woes. Know what I mean? ...  The Heritage Foundation HeadlinesPosted: September 1st by Kathryn Nix "If you like your health care plan you can keep it." This was a mantra from President Obama throughout the health care debate. The President also promised that his health care overhaul would not affect seniors’ benefits. But, despite all the promises, a new report from Avalere Health shows that, in addition to the upheaval caused by Obamacare, the Medicare bureaucracy is taking administrative steps to change the Medicare drug program that will have adverse impact on seniors’ choices. Millions of seniors will have to switch their prescription drug plans due to changes within Medicare. Avalere is a private research firm founded by a former budget official from the Clinton Administration. Its analysis shows that more than 3 million seniors—roughly 20 percent of those enrolled in stand-alone drug plans—won’t be able to keep their current plan. According to the AP’s Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, some of seniors’ drug plans will be eliminated as "Medicare tries to winnow down duplicative and confusing coverage, in order to offer consumers more meaningful choices." ........ Posted: September 1st by Paul Joseph Watson India Rejects H1N1 Shots After Vaccines Kill Children Global revolt against dangerous inoculations gathers pace as U.S. health authorities launch flu jab PR Investors Spooked As Glitch Sends Gold To $3400 Posted: September 1st by Paul Joseph Watson Investors Spooked As Glitch Sends Gold To $3400 Some speculate error was secret signal to indicate where precious metal is really heading Paul Joseph Watson Posted: September 1st The U.S. national debt will exceed $13.4 trillion shortly, according to Michael D. Tanner of the Cato Institute. To put that in perspective:
Record Number In Government Anti-Poverty Programs Posted: August 31st More than 50 million Americans are on Medicaid, the federal-state program aimed principally at the poor, a survey of state data by USA Today shows. That's up at least 17 percent since the recession began in December 2007. Public Pension Records Release Denied Posted: August 31st Information needed to assess Ohio's pension systems and its cost to private citizens is being denied to news organizations, says the Buckeye Institute. Posted: September 1st by John Hawkins * Sarah Palin blasted Lisa "RINO" Murkowski’s political career like it was a wolf running from her helicopter & I love it * Some day, when I have a less demanding job, I look forward to taking as many vacations as Obama. * Women get their nails done and get zillions of shoes for other women, not for men. Men don’t care about that stuff. * Not the best way to begin your generic form letter to me, "Dear (Contact First Name)," * Why is it that people who go on & on about tolerance & sensitivity show so little of it to people who disagree w/ them? * Whether you’re on the wielding or receiving end of the ax has a way of changing your perspective. * Government condemning business is like a tick condemning a dog for not giving it enough blood. Read the rest at RightWing News... Posted: September 2nd Some of the most important things in history are things that didn't happen -- even though just about everyone thought they would. Recent example: Scads of liberals gleefully predicted that the financial crisis... Victor Davis Hanson: The New Old World Order Posted: September 2nd The post-Cold War new world order is rapidly breaking apart. Nations are returning to the ancient passions, rivalries and differences of past centuries. Take Europe. The decades-old vision of a united... Emmett Tyrrell: Welcome to the University Posted: September 2nd WASHINGTON -- What is your vision of a university? Is it the classic vision, with profs walking the ivy-clad pathways, their books under their arms? Perhaps they wear tweed coats and smoke pipes -- not the... Larry Kudlow: The Business of America Is Business Posted: September 1st Profits up, rates down, tax cuts, and a stock rally. Corporate profits are at all-time highs and bond rates in the Treasury market are virtually at record lows. That's a good combination for stocks, and it helped... Ann Coulter: Obama is Not a Muslim Posted: September 1st The nonsense about President Obama being a Muslim has got to stop. I rise to defend him from this absurd accusation by pointing out that he is obviously an atheist. Leave aside Obama's fanatical opposition to... Dick Morris and Eileen McGann: How Republicans Will Win the Senate Posted: September 1st It gets tiresome hearing the conventional wisdom say that the Democrats will likely keep control of the Senate. Far from it. To gain control, Republicans must win 10 new seats. An analysis of the latest Posted: September 1st Several schools have banned rubber bracelets that have a cancer-awareness message some say is in poor taste: "I love boobies." Active minds delay dementia but speed decline once it hits Posted: September 1st Cognitive stimulation has early benefits, according to a 12-year study of those 65 and up, but after Alzheimer's hits may make it worse.
Posted: August 31st by kmcgary@uschamber.com Publication Date: 31 August 2010 The U.S. Chamber is accelerating its endorsement activities in key states this week, backing congressional candidates in Ohio, and, in a separate initiative designed to inform the public about candidates’ positions, running a new ad in New Hampshire highlighting the record of U.S. Senate candidate Paul Hodes. Posted: September 1st by Joshua Partlow and Andrew Higgins Afghanistan's Central Bank has taken control of the country's biggest and most politically potent private bank in an effort to shore up a key pillar of the Afghan economy and also of the battle against the Taliban. Posted: September 2nd Exclusive: Floyd and Mary Beth Brown child Coulter for running up the white flag ... Muslims: 'We don't want to take over this country' Posted: September 2nd Islamic Americans release public-service announcement to calm fears Gun rights promoted in San Francisco Posted: September 2nd Transit agency posts ads for 2nd Amendment conference 'Peace partner:' Yes, we're doing the shooting Posted: September 1st Jews targeted in 2nd attack in 2 days as Obama kicks off Mideast summit Posted: September 1st The International Monetary Fund, which has been warning that U.S. and European debt levels are rising dangerously, downplayed the likelihood that Greece would default. |
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