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... are pictures (yes, they were taken with my phone so they aren't so good) from yesterday's really nice award ceremony for Judge Graham: Judge Graham accepting the award, surrounded by his law clerks. Judge Graham's staff, who he thanked during his acceptance speech. Judge Reggie Walton, a district judge from DC, gave a really funny talk about Judge Graham. They were college roommates. George Knox, Chief Judge Moreno, and Martin Raskin also spoke. There's the Chief and the ...

... the appropriate course would be "clear" to him. Madeline Albright's comments reminded me of a talk I heard Paul Graham give at Foo Camp a couple summers ago. Paul was discussing the attributes of successful enterpreneurs, and he argued that the best ... for an entrepreneur, if you had both bad judgment and were stubborn, you would necessarily fail. I suppose in Graham's parlance, the President that Madeline Albright is looking for would be confident but open minded. I am in complete agreement with ...

... the appropriate course would be "clear" to him. Madeline Albright's comments reminded me of a talk I heard Paul Graham give at Foo Camp a couple summers ago. Paul was discussing the attributes of successful enterpreneurs, and he argued that the best ... for an entrepreneur, if you had both bad judgment and were stubborn, you would necessarily fail. I suppose in Graham's parlance, the President that Madeline Albright is looking for would be confident but open minded. I am in complete agreement with ...

Basil Montagu QC (1770-1851): A Portrait of an Early 19th Century Life in Literature and the Law has been posted on SSRN by David Graham and John Paul Tribe, both of Kingston Law School (U.K.). Here's the abstract: In 1814 Basil Montagu, by now an extremely busy member of the Chancery bar took up residence at 25 Bedford Square in fashionable Bloomsbury. Together with his wife, large family

... or to reduce the throttle. Unfortunately, since the vehicle will often be in use at the time of this failure, the only way to stop it is to keep driving until it runs out of gas....or crash. The crash is the more likely result. Bruce Graham was rendered quadriplegic in a swimming pool accident, but he was a proud and active husband and father who continued his involvement and service to his family in part by buying and learning to use EMC's electronic gas-brake known as the EGBII. When the EGB ...

... made five-figure claims for stationery and postage. SNP South of Scotland MSP Christine Grahame had the biggest bill at £26,465. She was trying to win Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale ... MSP John Lamont claimed most at £19,410, while Ms Grahame claimed £15,881 and Labour's David Whitton £10,233. The spending cap took effect at ... MSP claimed the maximum £5500, the total cost to the taxpayer would be £709,500. Ms Grahame defended her high spending, which was due to consultations on post office and TV ...

... He makes me think of another, somewhat similar, conversion across the pond. That would be David Aaronovitch (link), British journalist and alpha sandboxer in London intellectual life. David ... he remained a force in the intellectual life of the British left until his death in 1998. David started out in the Young Communist League, but drifted far enough right to ... website calls him a "sometime media hack" (link). Sam's wife, Lavender-David's mother-stuck to her lefty guns all the way along, or so I' ...

Berkman Fellow David Weinberger interviews Paul Graham, software guru, entrepreneur, essayist and painter. In a recent essay, "Taste for Makers," Paul argues that successful design, from math to software to painting, relies on the same aesthetic principles. Taste is therefore not a matter of subjectively appreciating fine works but is a required capability for creating great software. But is taste as timeless as Paul suggests? Do the design principles Paul points to result ...

David Brooks caused a whirl wind Friday with an op-ed piece condemning Senator Obama for opting out of the public campaign finance system after saying earlier he would campaign within its parameters. Here's the heart ... s choice to opt out of public funding for his campaign may have just won him the election. Is that the reason Republicans like Lindsay Graham and Brooks are so offended? Does Brooks prefer a reformer who stays completely true to his principles and loses or one who sometimes retreats ...

... stories on this topic Gotham Gazette Will the Bailout Plan Save the MTA? Gotham Gazette - New York,NY,USA "by Graham T. Beck New York City straphangers won't see their fares skyrocket or their service slashed next month. ... all stories on this topic $35 Million For Redevelopment Projects Hudson Valley Press - Newburgh,NY,USA "Albany - Governor David A. Paterson announced the availability of $35 million in Downstate Regional Blueprint Fund grants to finance business investment, ..." See all stories ...