Top 10 Technology Advances Within The Next 10 Years

Christina Farr's Good Technology post discusses "ten incredible technological innovations that are poised to change our lives within the next decade."

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Don't give a fake number, just a temporary one!

Have you ever wished that someone didn't have your number?  A new iPhone app, Burner, allows you to pay for a temporary number that works with your current iPhone, so you can give a number (not your permanent one) to acquaintances you want to stay that way, social networking sites or just because!  As with most information now, once it is out there, there is no taking it back!

Read more about the $1.99 temporary iPhone app, Burner here: http://on.mash.to/MCieUR

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Don't Miss 'Activist New York'

Summer for law students is almost over, but Activist New York is ongoing and would be a great way to spend a few hours in Manhattan this fall, as the Hofstra campus looks forward to hosting another  Presidential Debate. The first exhibit ever shown in the Museum of the City of New York's new Puffin Foundation Gallery, Activist New York features photos, artifacts, and interactive installations demonstrating how citizen activism--social, religious, and political--has shaped New York City from the seventeenth century to the present.  Fourteen protest eras and issues are featured, from religious freedom for Quakers in colonial times to the present-day conflict over the building of an Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero.  Abolition and women's voting rights are represented, along with conservative activism, the civil rights, gay rights, and historic preservation movements, and more.  Enjoy!

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Microscopic Art

For no particular reason, except that it's still Summer, we present eight works of art that you need a microscope to see.

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Handwrite Your Google Search

Your Google search is at your fingertips -- literally!  Google launched a beta feature that allows you to write out your search terms using your finger on your mobile devise or tablet.  Google Handwrite works on both iOS and Android. 

For more information on Google Handwrite, click here.

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Hazards for Lawyers Using Social Media

With more lawyers engaging in online posting and discussion, the cardinal rule is Don't forget to be professional on social media!

There are many ways to use social media in the legal profession that are excellent ways to heighten your professional profile and create business.  But, there are always ways to trip yourself up in the world of social media.  Don't make a mistake that you can't take back...at best, you will be embarrassed and discussed for a while...at worst, you will go viral and possibly never recover the reputation and professional profile you had before.

Here is a short but sweet list of "Ways to be Stupid on Social Media." "Here are the top 5 ways attorneys can be stupid about social media and run afoul of the ethics rules." http://www.legalproductivity.com/legal-marketing/5-ways-to-be-stupid-on-social-media/

Please do the opposite and reap the rewards technology can bring to the new legal playing field.

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Science News - Science Articles and Current Events

Just for fun, check out Science News for articles on space, animals, health, environment and more.  This is a multimedia site that offers a wide spectrum on "science" in the news. 

This is not in-depth or scholarly science articles, but will have something for most everyone.
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Olympic Games Law

Behind the stunning opening ceremonies and the athletic contests of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games stands a special body of laws, regulations, and committees, and a special court designed to handle the unique problems and disputes arising from the Games--doping, sponsors, endorsements, merchandising, eligibility, and more.  Georgetown Law Library has just published its Olympics and International Sports Law Research Guide, which covers documents, web sites, and other key resources for this specialized topic, including the Court of Arbitration for Sport.  In addition, New York University School of Law's GlobaLex site has a detailed research guide on International Sports Law, and the Peace Palace Library offers introductions, bibliographies, links, and other resources on its two related research guides:  Sports and Olympic Games.  Finally, the Law Library of Congress has summarized and linked the UK's special statutes enacted to govern the Olympic Games. All of these resources are worth a look if you are curious about the law behind the scenes in London this summer.

Hat tip to Slaw blog.

 

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Unusual Wedding Guests

It’s a shame that we missed this subject for last month’s postings, but better late than never. To see an interesting set of videos and slides involving animals that participated in weddings, or that sometimes simply decided to crash them, click here.

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Yale Law School Introduces New Program -- Ph.D. in Law

Yale announces that it is offering the United States' first Ph.D. in law. 

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