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EU Enlargement 20 days away (May 1)

'The European Union is now preparing for its biggest enlargement ever in terms of scope and diversity. 13 countries have applied to become new members: 10 o…

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Review of my E-government book

Germanys biggest computer magazine c´t has reviewed my book Electronic Government - Vom User zum Bürger (Electronic Government - From Users to Citizens; german…

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Bio

Christoph Engemann studies the nexus of bureaucracy and subjectivity in the age of the Internet. He graduated in Psychology at the University of Bremen, Germany…

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Saying Funny Things to the Stars

"Wendy, Wendy, when you are sleeping in your silly bed you might be flying about with me saying funny things to the stars." "Oo!" --J.M. Ba…

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WIPO Comes to Silicon Valley

High Tech IP Issues in a Global Marketplace Hosted by Stanford Law School, May 17 and 18, 2004 The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Sta…

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Motion from across the Ocean

At long last, the Great Ormond Street Hospital has responded to Emily Somma's complaint for declaratory judgment, filing today its Motion to Dismiss. GOSH a…

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Economics Nobel Pool

Every year, a group of economists bet on who will be most likely to receive the Nobel award in economics.  Can anyone direct me to the current betting?  (Neithe…

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Legislating "In-sourcing"

23 state legislatures in the U.S. are currently considering proposals to ban outsourcing, according to the National Foundation for American Policy.  There are a…

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How to Avert Terror

From Fred Kaplan in Slate: Clarke has argued that the Clinton administration thwarted al-Qaida's plot to set off bombs at Los Angeles airport on the eve of…

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13 Cupholders in Honda Odyssey

I begin with a mundane entry...  A NYT story today about a mini-van, that gently raises issues of gay marriage.  The banality of the story is its most interesti…

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domain name redirection

April 9, 2004: Quoted in St Petersberg Times on whether the Sun City Chamber of Commerce can sue because someone registered the .com iteration and redirected it…