2012 Technologies for Health

The Washington Post recently published an article highlighting 2012 technologies for health.  Generally, we see technologies for entertainment and information but this article provides a twist by highlighting health.  This is especially useful as many of us make the same New Year resolution to lose weight and get healthy.  The article discusses various technologies including health and fitness apps, self-tracking for blood sugar or blood pressure, devices that help increase activity and more.  Click here to read the entire article.

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Going Mobile

Did you know you can now search Lexis and Westlaw from your phone/iPad?

If you are lucky enough to have an iPad, here is the WestlawNext app.

For Lexis Advance (the new Lexis platform, more on this in future posts), here is the Lexis Advance app for iPhones and iPads.

Android and other phone users, hang in there.  I suspect your app will be available soon.

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An Interesting January “Holiday”

Now that some of us are back to school and work, let us look at ways in which others conclude the Winter holidays. According to Gone-ta-Pott.com, one such transitional day is Plough Sunday/Monday:

 "The day traditionally saw the resumption of work after the Christmas period. In some areas, particularly in northern England and East Anglia, a plough was hauled from house to house in a procession, collecting money. They were often accompanied by musicians, an old woman or a boy dressed as an old woman, called the ‘Bessy’, and a man in the role of the ‘fool’. 'Plough Pudding' is a boiled suet pudding, containing meat and onions, it is from Norfolk and is eaten on Plough Monday."

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New, Free E-Books from CALI

Just in time for Spring Semester, the folks at CALI (Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction) have announced some new free e-texts to save you some money. In addition to the Restyled Federal Rules of Evidence (subject of our December 6 post), CALI has added other new titles to its eLangdell collection of digital books for your laptop and a variety of mobile devices, including Kindle. Among the recently released titles for download are books for securities law and regulation, bankruptcy, and civil procedure, as well as a recently revised version of Peter Martin's Introduction to Basic Legal Citation. Keep your eye on CALI's eLangdell web site for more titles to come.

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January Intersession Hours

	INTERSESSION SCHEDULE: Tuesday, January 3 - Sunday, January 8 Monday - Thursday 8 AM - 6 PM Friday 8 AM - 6 PM Saturday 10 AM - 6 PM Sunday 10 AM - 6 PM

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Five Things You Think Work, But Actually Don’t

Now that final examinations are over, perhaps it’s time to look at some of the interesting minutiae of everyday life outside the legal sphere. For instance, there are many things we encounter in our daily round that we assume (or are led to believe) are functional, but in fact are not. For an interesting look at five common things we think work, but don’t, click here.



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Winter Solstice Time

While most of you are celebrating the end of exams and the change of semesters, it's also time for a change of seasons, brought to us by astronomical science, not the academic calendar. The winter solstice takes place at 12:30 a.m., EST, December 22, 2011, making tonight the longest night of the year and tomorrow the shortest day. Then every day gets (literally) brighter as winter unfolds. For a quick and very enjoyable review of how the winter solstice comes about, try this short YouTube video set to music.    

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Online Resources: Industrial & Labor Relations Review

If you are looking for a journal that discusses work and employment issues, try the Industrial & Labor Relations Review. Relevant topics in this publication include the organization of work, the nature of employment contracts, human resource management, employment relations, conflict management and dispute resolution, labor market dynamics and policies, labor and employment law, and employee attitudes and behaviors at work.

This site contains the full text of articles and book reviews dating from April 2003 (Vol. 56, No. 3). You can view and download recent and current articles, download (a) any book review archived and (b) any archived article that is at least 18 months old.

To access Industrial & Labor Relations Review:

• Go to the Library's home page, click "Online Resources"
• Click the "Labor and Employment Law" link
• Scroll down to "Industrial & Labor Relations Review"

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Fun for today

In keeping with the holiday season, Google created the "Let It Snow" Easter Egg.  Just type in - let it snow - in the search box and Google watch the snow flakes fall.  It will turn into a white out and you can use your cursor to clear your screen or even better to draw pictures.  Not to worry, a defrost button appears when the snow fall is heaviest.

Have fun!
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Recap of 2011 Legal Technology

Legal technology tools have become increasingly popular in the past year and will continue to do so in the future. Although, legal technologies has made the lives of lawyers much easier it has also raised many issues and concerns from privacy, ethics and professional responsibility.  Nonetheless, lawyers should be aware of emerging technologies as well as its pros and cons.  As such, LTN  has created a year of opinions on legal technology. This handy list compiles many articles from the last year that are helpful for attorneys using or thinking about using top tech trends, marketing tools,devices and more . Click here to access the full article.

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