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Harvard Med School CIO Gets RFID Implant

ZDNet reports that Harvard Medical School CIO John Halamka has had an RFID chip implanted in his arm. According to a video interview given by Halamka: "I…

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Law Review Directory

LexisNexis offers a wonderful free service for aspiring writers of law scholarship--a directory of law reviews, available even in spreadsheet format.…

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2005 Thank You Party

Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society *** 2005 Thank You Party *** Tuesday May 10, 2005 4:00 to 6:30 pm Canfield Court Open to all... no RSVP re…

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Nude Swimming in Private Clubs

Dana Vachon of the NY Times has a fascinating piece uncovering a long tradition of nude male swimming in private clubs. It brings to mind the hand-holding of B…

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Asian America: A Portrait

From: "Don T. Nakanishi" Date: Fri, Apr-29-2005 4:50 PM Subject: 2005 Statistical Portrait of the Nation's Asian and Pacific Islander Populations…

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Bringing computers to the village

BBC reports on the "Hole in the Wall" project in part of India.  Sugata Mitra decided to leave a computer in a village for children to use.  It turns…

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Abu Ghraib, one former Marine's View

From a letter to the editor to the NY Times: To the Editor: America has certainly come to a curious moral impasse. "4 Top Officers Cleared by Army in Pri…

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Disappointing ruling

Last week, the District Court ruled on the parties' pending cross motions for summary judgment.  The Court denied Plaintiff's motion for partial summary…