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Amicus filing in SCOTUS habeas cases creating controversy among death penalty crowd

Sentencing Law and Policy (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

This story from the Boston Globe, which is headlined "Death penalty foes rip Coakley for signing brief," highlights that the politics of the death penalty in Massachusetts in quite different than in other parts of the country. Here is the...

• Massachusetts AG Criticized for Wood v. Allen Position - StandDown Texas Project
• Death penalty foes rip Coakley for signing brief - Boston Globe

Job Market Is Literally In The Shitter

Gothamist (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Hundreds of New Yorkers fought on Thursday to become Times Square "restroom ambassadors" — a highly coveted gig that pays $10,000 for just six weeks of employment . The toilet paper manufacturer Charmin is looking for five hosts and hostesses who will direct an estimated 500,000 loo-users to the temporary public bathrooms between Nov. 23 and New Year's Eve, when Times Square itself...

100 Things a Restaurant Staffer Should Never Do (Pts 1 & 2)

Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

There are two parts to this comprehensive list featured in the New York Times of things a restaurant staffer should never do compiled by Bruce Buschel, who runs a restaurant in Bridgehampton, New York. It's a really great list. If only all restaurants used it.

Heads Up: Cannon Will Fire For USS New York Today

Gothamist (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Today, the USS New York , which was partly made from World Trade Center steel, will be officially commissioned as a naval warship today and besides the military flyover, there's also going to be a cannon firing repeatedly: "During the Commissioning of the USS New York at Pier 86 & 88 in Manhattan on 11/7/09 at approx. 11 AM, the Sewell's Point Weapons Detachment will fire a cannon in honor...

Get Out: Inner Light, Fire Drill, Manson Family Jam, Beethoven's 5th Breakdown

LAist (Free subscription) | 53 minutes ago

Photo by The Eye of Brad via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr. Book Signing and Spiritual Guidance If a reading from the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians has never really been your thing, perhaps a reading by Lara Owen from her new book Growing Your Inner Light will get your spiritual mojo moving. Owen's book guides the reader on how to pull from various traditions as well as creative...

After Slim Win, Bloomberg Campaign Staffers Fear Slimmer Bonuses

Gothamist (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

They say he runs the city like a business, so it's only fitting that after a poorer-than-expected performance in last week's election, Mayor Bloomberg's campaign workers are afraid they won't get big bonuses this year. In past elections, the billionaire former bond trader and media mogul has paid out-of-pocket bonuses of as much as $400,000 — "a highly unusual perk in municipal politics,...

Sarah Palin's speeches were ready but never seen -- until now

L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

What the Republican vice presidential candidate would have said -- in victory or loss -- had she been allowed last year. A year ago Wednesday, then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin stood by while her Republican running mate, Sen. John McCain, delivered his concession speech outside the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix.

Alaska island village hit by suspected swine flu

Examiner (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island - prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help.

Zach Thornton Helping Establish Chivas USA Tradition

LAist (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

2009 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, Chivas USA's Zach Thornton. (Getty Images) Injuries tend to have a yin-yang effect on professional athletes, sometimes they are good, other times, not. For Chivas USA 'keeper Zach Thornton , injuries opened the door to opportunities this year which he may not have had otherwise. First joining the red-and-whites in August of last year, he competed with teammate Dan...

Woman Sentenced To 5 To 15 Years For Castration Killing

Gothamist (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

MySpace photo of Brigitte Harris The Queens woman found guilty of suffocating her abusive stepfather and cutting off his penis in 2007 was sentenced yesterday to five to 15 years in prison — the maximum sentence for the charge of second-degree manslaughter . Brigitte Harris, 29, was acquitted of murder charges last month, but found guilty of the lesser manslaughter charge after her lawyers argued...

Bank Un-Deposits $185 Million From Retired Teachers' Accounts

Gothamist (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Uh oh! For some unknown reason, Bank of New York Mellon, which had electronically deposited $185 million in pension funds into retired NYC teachers' and staffers' accounts a few days ago, decided to withdraw the money yesterday, causing—besides overdrafts— worries, chaos, and outrage. A 70-year-old retired social studies teacher told the NY Times , "Right now I am very annoyed because...

Nov 19: Young Writers Night at Brooklyn Reading Works

Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Young Writers Night at Brooklyn Reading Works Make your way to Park Slope for a night of original work—fiction, poetry, and music—from teenagers across the city. Thursday, November 19, 7 PM at the Old Stone House, Fifth Avenue and Third Street

OTBKB Film by Pops Corn: The Baffling Mr. Fox Release Plan

Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

I am baffled by the release plan for the highly anticipated stop-action animation version of Fantastic Mr. Fox. I don’t get why Fox Searchlight has opted for a limited release two weeks (New York gets it this Friday) prior to opening nationwide on November 25? A family movie with names like Clooney and Streep – treat as a potential blockbuster. Picturehouse/New Line did this with Kit Kittridge:...

Cheap or Free Things To Do This Weekend

Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Friday, November 6th, 2009 From Wendy Ponte, the Brooklyn Frugal Family Examiner, here are all the free (or really cheap) things to do in Brooklyn the weekend of November 6th through November 8th: Friday, November 6th... Keep Reading »

It's About All of Us

bilerico.com (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

"We didn't [win in Maine], and there's a simple reason. Our message to protect our civil rights is about us, not about all of America. We've failed to make our cause a universal battle for civil rights. A message about us also defines the battle as one being waged against them." --Sue O'Connell, Bay Windows

Maryland Divorce Lawyer

blainewardd | yesterday

Stuart C. Axilbund, the Maryland family law attorney handles cases related to family law, such as child support and alimony.

Founder of Dead Poets Society visits bards' graves

chanah66mkg | yesterday

CUNDY'S HARBOR, Maine – On the big screen, the leader of the Dead Poets Society at an all-boys prep school was an inspirational teacher played by Robin Williams. In real life, it's a balding amateur poet who drives around in his "Poemobile," visiting and documenting the graves of dead poets and calling attention to their works. Walter Skold, founder of the Dead Poets Society of America, just finished...

Exhaled nitric oxide in the diagnosis and management of asthma: clinical implications

exhalednitricoxide | yesterday

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