Hikes in Italy's Cinque Terre and Ligurian coast challenging, charming We were just 15 minutes into a weeklong walking tour along Italy's Ligurian coast, and already I was gulping for air. My heart was pounding, the muscles in my thighs were burning, and my day pack felt as though it were filled with lead. The uneven stone steps we were ascending seemed to go on endlessly. (188 views)
Honda spiffs up its time-tested CR-V Hard to believe we've been testing various versions of the Honda CR-V for 10 years and two generations of improvements. This model year marks the end of the line for this generation. The third comes out this fall, but Honda, trying to keep buyers interested in the current model, won't say a word about the new one. (106 views)
Navigating Ms. Daisy Whether you are in a large American, European, or Canadian city, countryside, or small town, getting lost is the pits. Pulling over, making u-turns, and seeking help from various gas attendants who all seem to give conflicting directions are all parts of the drill. And when you rely on a map to guide you, forget about it. Frustration, anger, and every other unpleasant... (22 views)
Not the High Court's Finest Hour In the case of Richard Ceballos, the Supreme Court last week through indecision found decision out. The court held, in effect, that public servants must be granted power to serve the public through some orderly chain of command. It's hard to argue with that proposition. (15 views)
California Appeals Court Hands Down Victory for Bloggers in Apple v. Does Case In 1978, NBA all-star George ''Iceman'' Gervin scored a record 33 points in the second quarter for San Antonio against New Orleans, using his patented blogger roll. Since then, Gervin has been enshrined in the Hall of Fame, and blogs have become a powerful force in mainstream America. This week, we will look over the best of the week's law blogs and break it all down for... (5 views)
Law Students with specific interest in astronomy can excel in Space Law The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) is about to go where no law school has gone before: outer space. While many law schools are busy thinking internationally, UNL is going one step further, proposing its very own space law program. School officials are excited about the idea and hope to see the school become America's leading space law institution. (29 views)
5 Tips for a Foolish Trip Doesn't everybody dream of something? Maybe it's a new car or a bigger house. In the Beyers household, we dream of world travel. But we're in the minority in 2006. According to the United States Travel Data Center, Americans are planning to take shorter trips and stay closer to home this summer. (42 views)
Summertime Requires Music! And here are our choices... With summertime imminent, we know many of you will be taking road trips, hitting the beach, or visiting the party circuit. And none of those activities is complete without music! This week, we're pleased to recommend the album that our staff has deemed as the number-one must-have of the summer. (175 views)
Plenty Big: Escalade for '07 is a hunk of hot-selling Cadillac luxury The third time's the charm for the Cadillac Escalade. The third-generation Escalade, on sale now, is at long last the Eldorado of luxury sport utility vehicles. (131 views)
Scooter Style What's cooler than a bike, trendier than a motorcycle, and faster than a skateboard? Why, a scooter, of course. Piaggio, the company that first introduced the world to scooter style with the Vespa in 1946, has done it again with the creation of a three-wheeled scooter. (138 views)
Unlawful seizure by the cops and the case of drunken boys A policeman's lot, as Gilbert & Sullivan taught us, is usually not a happy one. With its unanimous opinion last week in Brigham City v. Stuart, the Supreme Court made a policeman's lot at least a little less unhappy. (20 views)
Enron's Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay Could Face Life Sentences Lawyers constitute 1% of the U.S. population. Still, lawyers comprise more than 6% of bloggers. About 57% of attorneys polled by the ABA read at least one blog a day. Roughly 19% of those polled are working on their own blogs. These disparate figures lead us to believe that our work, providing updated law blog commentary, is more important than ever. We're... (12 views)
New Courses to prioritize International Law As more and more legal issues stretch beyond the borders of the United States, law schools are placing a higher level of importance on the study of international law. (94 views)
10 Documents You Shouldn't Live Without Odds are, there's a document or two that you know you should have, but you just haven't gotten around to yet. It might be your will or a living will. But did you know that there are actually lots of documents that you might want to consider adding to your file drawer? Below I've listed 10 that I think are must-have documents. See how many you have, and take action on the... (12 views)
Tango in the afternoon alfresco Think of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the word tango appears - the soul and pulse of the city. Without this seductive dance and heartfelt music, Buenos Aires would be stripped naked of its sensuality, passion and personality. Created by struggling immigrants more than a century ago, the tango entices both young and old worldwide. Countless travelers are lured to Buenos... (32 views)
Honda's subcompact offers a refined and - surprise! - quick ride There's been a revival of subcompacts, beginning with the recent debut of the Toyota Yaris sedan and hatchback, the Honda Fit (today's test car) and the Nissan Versa hatchback, which goes on sale in June. (22 views)
Wireless comes of age Back in the late 1990s, as the New Economy bacchanal raged, the wireless industry promised to set America free. (1 views)
How Bankrupt Is 'Bankrupt'? Hard cases, they say, make bad law. The case of Laura Susan Reynolds, just brought to the Supreme Court on a money-lender's petition for appeal, is about as hard a case as you're likely to find. (96 views)
Can Emails and Blogs Cause Misunderstandings? Last week, the Workplace Prof Blog offered up an assessment of cyberslacking, the practice of goofing off on the computer at work. Apparently, it's the hot new thing. About 45% of Americans say they are distracted by the Internet while working. Employers waste $750 billion per year on salaries for time wasted in cyberspace. So what are you waiting for? Stop working, and... (6 views)
Coping up with loss of a family member and utilising the services of a Mediator Dear Mrs. Riches: My brother and I have never gotten along, and now, after the recent deaths of our parents, we're even more at each other's throats. Unfortunately, rather than spelling out specific bequests, our parents' will just left us the whole kit and caboodle, to be split 50/50. My brother wants to immediately auction off the house and its contents, but I strongly... (18 views)
'DaVinci' movie will mean more travelers on the trail of the grail EDINBURGH, Scotland - I was one of four people in the country who hadn't read the book when the French, British and Scottish Tourist Offices and Eurostar called regarding the ''Da Vinci Code'' tour they were organizing. The largest-selling book since the Bible (45 million to date), Dan Brown's novel was being filmed by Ron Howard, with Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian... (155 views)
Volvo's small car, the S40, is a kick with T5 sports pack There seems to be Volvo engineering ethic that getting there in style is half the fun. The other half is getting there with the T5 sports pack. (80 views)
TiVo Talks Upgrades TiVo—the very company that ensures that not a single episode of Grey's Anatomy, Lost, or 24 will ever be missed—is back in the news, showing off new add-ons and hinting at plans for the future. Among the big announcements are the Series2 DT DVR, a partnership with Verizon Wireless, the Product Watch service, and plans for a KidZone feature. (3 views)
Right to Abortion, Right to promote Abortion through advertisement and American Civil Liberties Suppose, to be supposing, that you live and own a car in Memphis or Nashville or Chattanooga. (97 views)
Steamy Talks on Sex Laws Today, we're going to kick off our shoes and step into the warm and frothy law blog Jacuzzi. Sit back and relax, but don't sit back too far. The water is full of dangerous chemicals, and you really shouldn't get them in your hair. We're going to go on an adults-only voyage of self-discovery through the various legal-themed blogs and check out what's been happening in the... (41 views)
Your Incredible Vanishing Pension ''Bethlehem Steel was a giant. You knew if you worked for a place like that, you were ... set for life.'' — Wife of a Bethlehem Steel employee (52 views)
Live the life of a dolphin trainer, at least for a day LAS VEGAS - Next to the pool area at the Mirage Hotel is a dolphin habitat, where visitors can escape the traditional Vegas atmosphere - blinking lights, noisy slots - for a leisurely day watching the trainers interact with the majestic Atlantic bottlenose dolphins. The habitat's interlocking pools, with shimmering blue water and the ever-smiling dolphins, are as inviting... (491 views)
Go-fast credentials: Dodge Charger Daytona R/T arrives with snappy big-block ride There's nothing like a banana-yellow Dodge Charger Daytona to bring back memories of the late '60s big-block and big-wing muscle cars. (299 views)
Back To the Boy Scouts In the pending Supreme Court case of Scalise v. Boy Scouts of America , the essential facts are clear: John Scalise wanted his 9-year-old son, Ben, to become a Cub Scout. The Cubs didn't want Ben. (91 views)
Summing-up the Nine-Hour Harvard Law School Bloggership Conference It seems like just last week when I last came to you with tidings of comfort and joy from the ever-expanding law blogosphere. Apparently, that wasn't good enough for you, so I'm back again with a suitcase full of blog. (5 views)