Montco lawyer suspended for child-porn charges
By Ben Seal, From The Legal Intelligencer A Montgomery County attorney has been temporarily suspended by the Disciplinary Board after being criminally charged with multiple counts of possession of child pornography. George Bock Ditter’s suspension, effective March 13, comes after…
Gadget of the week
Researchers create a near-perfect sound absorbing system By Andrew Tarantola From engadet We’ve come a long way since the days of pouring wax into our ears to block out siren songs. A team of researchers at Hong Kong University of…
innovative patents
10 innovative patents that could give us a look into the future of augmented reality By Erin Carson, From TechRepublic Augmented reality display integrated with self-contained breathing apparatus, 2006 The idea here is to combine AR technology with a firefighter’s…
Unique business cards
Unique business cards that will make your mind explode By Simon Goble From Web Design Ledger Business cards are sadly often overlooked, resulting in dull and boring cards that are easily forgotten. At MOO we know business cards can give…
The dirty little secret of law firm billing
By Steven J. Harper, From The Am Law Daily The Wall Street Journal’s front-page headline on billing rates this month tells only part of the story. “Legal Fees Cross New Mark: $1500 an Hour,” the Feb. 9 article announced, before listing…
Interview with Dr Patricia Mohammed on Indo-Caribbean Women
By GuyanaTimes Last year I conducted an interview with Dr Patricia Mohammed on the status of Indo-Caribbean women. Dr Mohammed is currently Professor of Gender and Cultural Studies and Campus Chair, School for Graduate Studies and Research at the University…
Three Caribbean women leaders
By Henry Srebrnik From Journal Pioneer In the past 20 years, three Anglophone Caribbean countries — former British colonies — have been governed by women. Two of the nations are island states, while the third, on the South American mainland,…
Supply chain alert: The risk of human trafficking
By Eric N. Fidel From Corporate Counsel When the media talks about human trafficking, the first thing that comes to mind is the kidnapping and sale of women and children–of girls lured from their homes. But human trafficking is more…
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ECLAC: New partnership to strengthen disaster assessment in the Caribbean
ECLAC and UNISDR join forces to bolster disaster assessment capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is partnering with the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) in…
The Death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
From The National Law Journal Scalia was ‘Unbelievably Energetic’ During Recent Trip to Asia, Co-Author Said [see: http://www.nationallawjournal.com/id=1202749725758] Bryan Garner, a close friend of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia who recently traveled with him to the Far East, said…
