Yesterday we had the windows open for the first time. And today should be nice too. Then another hot spell is on the way….
Today should remain on the mild side with highs in the mid- to upper 70s. Lows this evening are forecast to be in the mid- to upper 60s.
Then conditions should gradually warm over the course of the week.
On Tuesday, highs should return to the low 80s. By Wednesday, temperatures should climb back into the mid-80s.
I gather weather patterns are different elsewhere in the USA?
I'm sort of curious why this Social Networking for Artists event is taking place in the UM law school, but I'm all for it.
Social Networking for Artists
October 23rd, 2009
1:00-4:00pm
University of Miami School of Law
Computer Lab F200
1311 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33146Social Networking provides a great opportunity for your art to reach thousands of potential new contacts and patrons. This hands on workshop is for beginners that want to explore Social Networking but have no clue how to start.
$15. Space is limited. Advance Registration Required.
To register: legalartprograms@gmail.com
Not being an artist, I don't suppose I'll probably go, but if anyone reading this does, I'd love a report.
Auto-Tune the News #9: Nobel. health care. United Nations.
Funny-ish. Is the concept getting tired?
Incidentally, Rep. Alan Grayson has a cameo in that video, but he’s actually funnier on his own (or part of a double act):
Huffington Post Passes WashingtonPost.com In Unique Visitors In September: Nielsen. More data at Editor & Publisher
I had no idea Dan was that popular….
Bloomberg.com, Bush Preemptive Strike Doctrine Under Review, May Be Discarded.
As I said the other day in Obama Wins Nobel Prize for Not Being Bush,
Best case for the award I can come up: Obama has moved away from the Bush administration policy of pre-emptive self defense. That indeed does contribute significantly to world peace. But it's not noted in the citation, except maybe by implication. Plus, have we officially repudiated the unilateralist elements of the 2002 National Security Strategy of the United States yet?
Glad to see this is on the way.
AveWatch reports on Ave Maria Law's latest troubles as it settles into Naples, Florida: Declining LSATs.
This news comes on the heels of a very significant legal victory by former Ave Maria School of Law professor Stephen Safranek who accepted a settlement offer in his October 2007 wrongful termination suit against Ave Maria moneyman and controlling power Tom Monaghan, the Ave Maria Foundation, the Law School, and former AMSL Dean and President Bernard Dobranski — see Safranek Wins Settlement from Ave Maria and Monaghan for details.
Update: A reader points me to Ave Maria Law School Settles Into SW Florida which includes the school's own more cheerful account of its current class (2009, which would be the year after the last summarized in the article linked above):
“We had record applications and the credentials of our students have gone up at the same time that we increased class size,” Dean Milhizer said. “Average LSAT scores went up over the previous year. In terms of selectivity, we admitted less than half of the students who applied which is the first time we've ever been that selective.”
The LSAT scores and grade point averages of the incoming class “increased by significant numbers,” according the the law school's director of external affairs, John Knowles.
There are more than 200 new students at the school and the class also has its highest percentage of women to date, the dean said.
Missing from this account, however, is hard data on grades/scores. In due course they'll be reported the ABA, I suppose.
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