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It's our lucky seventh time at this blog-ranking rodeo. Does luck come into play as we assemble our list? Perhaps. Maybe it's a lucky break for a blogger when one of its readers takes the time to write to us to make sure we give it serious consideration. There are thousands of legal blogs, after all.
But really, it's a blogger's dedication, creativity and engagement with readers and the other minds of the legal blogosphere that make us take notice. We think our familiarity with these blogs ultimately makes us better legal journalists—and getting to know them might make you a better lawyer. At the very least, you might find kindred spirits who articulate the highs and lows of practice with wit and empathy.
What do you think of our picks? Click here to peruse an alphabetical list. The polls open Nov. 25 and shut down at close of business Dec. 20. Each person gets a total of 13 votes, to distribute as they see fit among the blogs they like, with a limit of 1 vote per person, per blog. Once you've used all 13 votes, you'll notice the "Vote Now!" buttons will disappear. If you have trouble voting or questions about anything else, please see our Blawg 100 FAQ.
And click here for a list of these bloggers' Twitter handles to help you track their latest posts and musings.
Congrats to the writers who made this year's list—and especially to those we added to the hall of fame this year. We salute you.
NEW In this blog's latest incarnation, Huma Rashid writes with seemingly unflagging optimism about her experiences as a newbie criminal defense attorney in the Chicago metropolitan area. In many posts, she writes about her life—past and present—in her Sunni Muslim household and how she continues to reconcile her family's expectations with her dreams.
Twitter: @huma_rashid
D.C. lawyer Matt Kaiser's blog is devoted to covering criminal defense wins in federal appellate courts. "The posts are well-written and amusing, and it's always useful for future briefs for examples of defense wins," writes Sarah Howard, a partner at Warner Norcross & Judd in Grand Rapids, Mich. The blog "makes for easy circuit-to-circuit comparisons as well," writes Winter Park, Fla., appellate lawyer Michael Brownlee.
Twitter: @mattkaiser
Criminal defense lawyer Jamison Koehler jots down short, reflective posts describing how he prepares for trial, how he handles setbacks, how he handles his clients (he gives them his cellphone number) and how he runs his D.C.-based practice (he's solo and likes it that way). Many other posts focus on defending DUI cases.
Twitter: @jamisonkoehler
NEW Charles Ponzi's house of cards collapsed spectacularly in 1920, so one would think that by now people would be able to recognize a Ponzi scheme and avoid it. One would be wrong, according to Tampa, Fla., attorney Jordan Maglich's Ponzitracker blog. From criminal plots like Bernie Madoff's to those of lesser-known hucksters, people seem to be falling for them left and right, to the tune of billions (no, really: billions). Keep track of the latest flimflam scams here.
Twitter: @ponzitracker
The bloggers of the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation are tireless victims' advocates and staunch supporters of the death penalty. They argue vociferously against sentence reductions and decriminalization of drugs. Defenders of political correctness shall find no succor here. But if you're looking for legal analysis with a tough-on-crime perspective, this is a great place to come.
Criminal defense work and zen serenity are not mutually exclusive in Mark Bennett's opinion. Defending People's tagline is "The tao of criminal-defense trial lawyering." Bennett—who graduated from high school in New Delhi, majored in religious studies in college and practices out of Houston—offers his raw, matter-of-fact commentary and level-headed analysis of cases, politics and criminal justice-related news as it draws his interest.
Twitter: @MarkWBennett
NEW California-based 30-something public defender "Norm DeGuerre" sincerely attempts to see the justice system from his client's point of view and sees value in what he does as both a lawyer and a blogger. Posts are written carefully and clearly. "Norm captures the life of the PD like nobody's business, without all the hand-wringing and overwrought emotions," writes Simple Justice's Scott Greenfield. "And yet, you can't help but feel his pain."
Twitter: @NormDeGuerreEsq
"The pseudonymous 'Gideon' is a public defender who writes about the way we do criminal justice in America. His posts are well-informed yet easy to read, impassioned yet cogent. He's at the top of my must-read list every day." —Mark Draughn, a Chicago-based blogger at Windypundit
Twitter: @gideonstrumpet
NEW If there's a dog-eared manuscript to a legal thriller gathering dust in your back drawer, wipe that sucker off and turn to cold-case consultant Alice de Sturler's blog. A mixture of interviews with true-crime authors and profiles of real cold cases, Defrosting Cold Cases is both fascinating and heartbreaking.
Twitter: @Vidocq_CC
Arizona criminal defense lawyer Matt Brown is a blogger's blogger. A post he wrote about an inmate's execution after our last Blawg 100 came out was named "best criminal law blawg post of 2012" by Scott Greenfield's Simple Justice blog. As for us, we enjoy his anecdotes and his prose, and maybe even particularly enjoy his posts on the downside of having a high Avvo rating (even though he admits to being tired of writing them).
Twitter: @mattbrownaz
HALL OF FAME Whether or not you're sympathetic to tort reform and the idea that the government overregulates, Overlawyered is a little hair-raising and eye-opening. Its stated mission is to bring to light abuses of the legal system that raise costs and inhibit justice. Acquired this year by the Cato Institute, the blog is the project of Walter Olson, a senior Cato fellow. Having celebrated its 15th anniversary in July, Overlawyered says it may be the oldest legal blog: "At least, no one seems to be able to name one that's older." (Editor's note: After this issue went to press, Robert Ambrogi's Lawsites reported that Olson was not the first blogger: It was Greg Siskind.)
Twitter: @overlawyered
"The Drug and Device Law blog is the most timely, comprehensive blog I have found on prescription drug and medical device litigation. For recurring issues, the blog updates its scorecards and cheat sheets. For other issues, it offers in-depth summaries with thoughtful analysis. The quality of writing is excellent. As a result, despite its defense slant, the blog has garnered a diverse readership." —James M. Sullivan, Hollingsworth, Washington, D.C.
Twitter: @ddlaw
This blog by Philadelphia plaintiffs lawyer Max Kennerly is a little more tort than litigation this year, and we like it just as much. Kennerly addresses what he sees as misinformation disseminated by the media—and sometimes legal scholars—about medical-malpractice law and mass torts. Some litigation practice posts are mixed in as well.
Twitter: @maxkennerly
If you're suing because your yoga pants are see-through, or because hoisting up the back end of a running snowmobile left you short one leg, chances are your case could end up analyzed by the bloggers at Abnormal Use. Strictly speaking, Abnormal Use is a product-liability blog, but the writers are also interested in technology issues like social media discovery. Be sure to stop in for their "Friday Links" column, a roundup of offbeat and quirky legal news blurbs.
Twitter: @gwblawfirm
"I really enjoy posts from this blog as the authors manage to extract the essentials and present them in layman's words for all to understand. We all have access to similar information from the government (e.g., FDA draft guidances, etc.) but this blog not only explains the changes well, it also analyzes the parallels with similar previous situations—and references! This is the one blog that I read every day." —Jennifer Ng, Abbott Point of Care, Ottawa, Canada
Twitter: @fdalawblog
Tagline: "Represent." Written by Jordan Rushie and Leo Mulvihill, attorneys in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia, this witty blog gives a glimpse into the daily lives of some SmallLaw practioners. Notable events in their practice's past year include Rushie's participation in Malibu Media v. Does, which offers lessons learned in what he says is the first BitTorrent case to reach a verdict.
Twitter: @JRushie
Check in with this blog every weekday and you won't regret it. Regular contributors write very specific and conversational posts about running a law practice, legal writing, legal ethics or whatever is buzzing around the legal blogosphere at the moment. It also curates great contributed posts from other bloggers who have Lawyerist-worthy topics to write about.
Twitter: @lawyerist
Nope, it's not another comic book blog—although we love those. Check this out if you're interested in information management, law libraries, Internet marketing or the role of technology in law practice management. The 3 Geeks (lesser-seen founder Sophia Lisa Salazar, Greg Lambert and Toby Brown) get fruitful reader discussions going with their "Elephant Posts," which ask for multiple views on a single issue or question.
Twitter: @glambert
Aimed not at clients but at family law practitioners, this blog is particularly useful for marketing and management advice. It's written by Lee Rosen, who served as the law practice management editor of the ABA's Family Advocate for more than a decade. Accordingly, his writing is quite clear and concise, and his LPM tips for family law firms are not to be missed.
Twitter: @leerosen
This blog's "Ask the Experts" feature takes questions from readers about management or marketing and then finds a panel of professionals to weigh in. Even when left to their own devices when writing posts, the editors and bloggers know how to home in on career and technology topics that are interesting and relevant. They have a conversational style that keeps you reeled in.
Twitter: @attnyatwork
Solos and small-firm practitioners—many of whom are established bloggers—write from personal experience at this group blog where posts are loosely centered on a monthly theme. The lawyers share specific problems they've encountered (and how they solved them) as well as pet peeves, favorite books and tech tips. Some themes from this year have delved into inspiring books, "outsourcing the small stuff" and the grating pop jargon of law practice management.
Twitter: @sfinnovation
NEW Barger & Wolen's marketing director gets to the point on how someone marketing a law practice should focus his or her energies—and how, bluntly, they should not. "Heather Morse more than anyone I can think of is unafraid to say what she is thinking and to call out bad/strange/ineffective practices," Anne Core, director of marketing at Lerch Early & Brewer in Bethesda, Md., told us. "She has a fantastic voice, and virtually every post really makes me think."
Twitter: @heather_morse
New York City-based lawyer and consultant Bruce MacEwen pores over large law firms' metrics and writes about BigLaw as an industry (rather than about specific law firms). He discusses the pros and cons of existing firm structures and the actual health of the market for legal services, and he laments law firms' widespread reluctance to seek advice or leadership from nonlawyers.
Twitter: @BruceMacEwen
The 21st century has been tough on traditional legal business models, and it's widely felt that law firms need to innovate or die. But what, exactly, do these lawyers have to do? And why aren't they doing it? Canadian management consultant Jordan Furlong tackles these questions at his blog and in a new e-book: Evolutionary Road: A Strategic Guide to Your Law Firm's Future. Some interesting posts from this year look at how law firms' values and culture contribute to their woes.
Twitter: @jordan_law21
While the title of this blog is not a word in any dictionary, we'll give Black's Law Dictionary editor Bryan Garner a pass. Garner writes a comprehensive column "on words" for the ABA Journal, but his blog posts are short and to the point. He writes daily word usage tips and "LawProse Lessons" every Tuesday that tackle nagging style questions that we guarantee you've asked yourself.
Twitter: @BryanAGarner
NEW Proud "libpunk" Glassmeyer's posts have admittedly been a little thin on the ground in 2013—but what we see, we like. We're nodding to her librarian status by placing her in this category, but many posts by Glassmeyer, who works at the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, focus on law schools: sometimes about where they should be going with their libraries and sometimes on legal education more generally.
Twitter: @sglassmeyer
NEW Tips on legal writing are always fantastic, but this blog by Megan E. Boyd also includes real-life cautionary tales of the pitfalls of poor legal writing. Polish your punctuation with her guidance. Boyd is an adjunct professor of legal writing at Mercer University School of Law.
Twitter: @LadyLegalWriter
"I love the detailed analysis of common contract provisions. The analysis helps me when drafting contracts on a daily basis. I often remove and/or revise language that weakens a contract based on the blog posts. It's also witty and fun to read!" —Stephanie Gilliard, associate corporate counsel, Inovalon, Bowie, Md.
Twitter: @KonciseD
These professors of legal writing and lawyering skills don't post legal writing facts and tips, but rather point readers to other published articles, scholarship and blog posts relevant to legal writing. They also note contests, webinars, conferences and job openings for legal writing professors.
Jean O'Grady—library director at DLA Piper, the highest-grossing law firm in the world at the moment—says that she's "thought in Boolean" for decades now. In her blog, O'Grady ponders the future of knowledge management, covers the major players in legal publishing and sometimes writes about practice management issues facing leaders of large law firms.
Twitter: @jogdc
NEW Hopefully, if you're a civil litigator, you already know about this blog. But if you've missed its first year and a half, you need to acquaint yourself with it posthaste. With the liberal use of real trial transcripts, Michael Lowry discusses advantageous ways to gather evidentiary documents and extract info from witnesses, expert or otherwise. Lowry practices in Las Vegas, so much of the info is tailored to Nevada, but there's plenty to glean about discovery in general.
Los Angeles trial attorney Alex Craigie doesn't just tell his readers about how to wow a jury. He does a couple of posts a week covering all aspects and avenues of litigation: mediation, arbitration, depositions, settlement negotiations and legal writing.
Twitter: @alexcraigie
NEW The sales pitches for A2L Consulting products within posts and the branding at the bottom of each post are excessive to say the least. But it's hard to resist the infectious numbered-list headlines ("21 Ingenious Ways to Research Your Judge," "10 Signs of a Good Jury Questionnaire") that keep us reading their chatty, first-person posts answering questions we hadn't yet thought to ask.
Twitter: @A2LConsulting
Fellow trial consultant Alice M. Adams of Atlanta recommends Ken Broda-Bahm's posts to the lawyers she consults with. "His information is equally applicable to defense and plaintiffs attorneys; he is erudite and authoritative without being overbearing. He should be writing opening statements and closing arguments," she says. Smithtown, N.Y.-based litigator Ray Grasing is also a fan: "I don't always agree with the author or the points he's making, but I'm always better off for having read them and challenged my opinions."
Twitter: @LitigationTips
"Karen Koehler gives voice to the realities of being a hard-driving trial attorney and a stretched-thin working mom. She writes with an off-the-cuff, candid style that is likable and revealing. Her post on the day after a crappy jury verdict went viral because so many attorneys, myself included, can relate." —Morgan Smith, Cogent Legal Blog, and a lawyer in Oakland, Calif.
Twitter: @k3VelvetHammer
Posts cover securities litigation insofar as how the victorious plaintiffs, their law firms and the contract attorneys hired by those law firms get paid—and explore the fairness of it all. "It is one of the most insightful, well-written blogs around that gives a voice to constitutional conservatives who believe in our founding documents' limits on federal and state government overreach," DePaul University law student Rafael Mangual wrote to us.
Twitter: @pointoflaw
"This is a great, in-depth, thoughtful analysis not just of case law concerning arbitration decisions from all over the U.S., but it has practical takeaways of interest to litigators, which is especially important for me, as an arbitrator, to be cognizant of." —Deborah Rothman, Los Angeles
Twitter: @kramerliz
Written by Austin, Texas-based jury consultants Rita Handrich and Douglas Keene of Keene Trial Consulting, this is a useful one for litigators and anyone interested in getting some insight into jury psychology. We particularly enjoy the bits about how conspiracy theorists function—and how you can use their participation in mock trials to strengthen your case.
Twitter: @keenetrial
NEW We are highly impressed by this freshman blog—even if its matter-of-fact posts on bioterrorism and nuclear proliferation keep us up at night. The bloggers have their fingers on the pulse of the sometimes-clandestine international arms race and the treaties that aim to stop it. Columns have examined fallout from the NSA surveillance scandal and legal implications for chemical weapon attacks in Syria. It's a must-read for foreign policymakers, but also easily accessible to the layperson.
Twitter: @DanJoyner1
HALL OF FAME Philadelphia lawyer Kelly Phillips Erb finds the tax angles of the day's major stories, sometimes consulting experts and sometimes sharing her own opinions on U.S. tax policy. Celebrities' tax woes often make appearances. This year, she also did a series of "back to school" posts that answered tax questions tied to the beginning of the academic year: Are tutoring services deductible? How do you document school-supply donations for tax purposes? Can you deduct expenses related to kids' sports?
Twitter: @taxgirl
Lawyers from Ballard Spahr study the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau's news releases, white papers and litigation filings, analyzing their impact—and assessing whether the bureau is right on the law. The bloggers, who represent clients in class actions and regulatory proceedings, often find fault with the bureau's moves and pull no punches.
Twitter: @BallardSpahrLLP
NEW Pharaohs aside, the tangible remnants of most people's lives are not desert pyramids, but legal documents. Genealogists use wills, contracts, census reports, court documents and even criminal records to build a picture of ancestors' lives. Blogger and lecturer Judy G. Russell uses her law degree and genealogy training to help people decipher the meaning behind the legal documents they find, and to give tantalizing tips for further exploration.
Twitter: @legalgen
NEW "This blawg highlights interesting news in law and religion that no other such blawg highlights. Its commentary is incisive and fair. Its point of view is unique among blawgs for taking seriously varied religious traditions rather than mocking them or treating them in a lowest-common-denominator fashion." —Andrew Kloster, legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation
Twitter: @CtrLawReligion
This blog by Howard Friedman, professor of law emeritus at the University of Toledo, is the Volokh Conspiracy's Eugene Volokh's "main news source on the law of government and religion, with prompt coverage of foreign and domestic news stories, and prompt links to pretty much all new American court decisions." Author and blogger Hemant Mehta keeps up with Friedman's blog as well. "He covers the big cases as well as the small ones that never make it into the mainstream media," Mehta writes.
Twitter: @religionclause
"I follow D&O Diary religiously, even though I no longer defend directors and officers. This blog is not one of the best legal blogs—it is the best. Kevin LaCroix's blawg isn't merely a link aggregator; he writes thoughtful posts in clear prose, covering the waterfront on directors and officers insurance and securities law. D&O Diary should be required reading for blawggers and bloggers alike." —John Kane, Decatur, Ga.
Twitter: @kevinlacroix
NEW Mountain View, Calif., solo Cathy Moran writes about bankruptcy practice rather than cold, hard bankruptcy law. She shares anecdotes from her practice with the aim of helping readers troubleshoot problems encountered while consulting with clients. She also shares quirks she's discovered in the bankruptcy code or when, say, converting a Chapter 13 bankruptcy case to a Chapter 7.
Twitter: @BKmastery
NEW Hamline University law professor Thaddeus Pope "posts links to stories about medical futility cases from around the world. Different cultures respond in different ways to similar issues. The interplay of ethics, religion, insurance coverage and medical competency are covered regularly. It's all very thought-provoking treatment of what some folks would think is a black-and-white topic." —Ruth E. Ratzlaff, Kingsburg, Calif.
Twitter: @ThaddeusPope
Posts from this blog "come up every time I Google a real estate issue I am working on," writes Alliance for Affordable Housing staff attorney Adam Sherwin. "The blog often reports important Massachusetts cases before anyone else." Realtors are readers, too. Broker Gayle Sabol writes that she prides herself "on staying current with real estate laws and trends" and says blog author Richard Vetstein "is my secret edge."
Twitter: @richardvetstein
El Paso, Texas, lawyer Richard Mattersdorff writes that he's learned a lot about estate planning for digital assets from law professor Gerry Beyer's blog. "Professor Beyer is also accessible," Mattersdorff writes. "Sporadically, I have emailed him, and he always answers helpfully, privately and/or in the blog itself."
Twitter: @Gerry_Beyer
HALL OF FAME Paul Caron, a professor at Pepperdine University School of Law, covers tax reform in the news and scholarship related to U.S. tax law, and he notes celebrity tax disasters. But we like TaxProf at least as much for Caron's exhaustive coverage of news and debates covering legal education. He became the sole owner of the Law Professor Blogs Network and a makeover of that group of blogs soon followed.
Twitter: @SoCalTaxProf
HALL OF FAME This is a highly specific niche blog that nonetheless deserves its spot in the top 100 because of how utterly indispensable it is for its demographic. If you practice law in or around China or if you do any business with Chinese companies, you probably already have this bookmarked. Heck, if you're even visiting China, give it a read because the bloggers provide excellent practical advice on not getting kidnapped. (We admit being fascinated by the anti-kidnapping advice.)
Affiliated with the Brookings Institution, Lawfare is devoted both to "the use of law as a weapon of conflict" and the internal national debate over what methods of defense are appropriate for the U.S. to use against others. Enjoy—is enjoy the right word?—Lawfare's steadily more gloomy series on NSA surveillance revelations. Also of interest: the job board and the irregularly scheduled Lawfare podcast.
Twitter: @lawfareblog
"As a political sociologist ... I am impressed with the scope of coverage of [Rick] Hasen's blog, the timeliness of the posts, the effort Hasen makes to keep discussions nonpartisan and civil, and the wide range of knowledgeable contributors." —Chandler Davidson, professor emeritus, Rice University
Twitter: @rickhasen
HALL OF FAME With this year's revelations about NSA surveillance, Kashmir Hill's privacy blog on Forbes.com should find itself with even more readers. While many posts are labeled "Headline Grab" and are more akin to tweets, Hill also composes substantive posts about topics such as how long-forgotten Facebook posts might come back to haunt you and why your baby monitor's webcam should be password-protected.
Twitter: @kashhill
This blog is indispensable to us for its exhaustive District of Columbia coverage: from happenings at the U.S. Supreme Court (and news about individual justices) to rulings from the District of Columbia Circuit to BigLaw churn in the Beltway.
Twitter: @Legal_Times
Bringing the Constitution and the U.S. Supreme Court to the masses seems to be where Blackman's heart lies. He co-founded the Harlan Institute, which aims to create online law courses for high school students, and runs FantasySCOTUS for predicting decisions. Many posts align with the content of his new book, Unprecedented: The Constitutional Challenge to Obamacare, or cover Texas, where he teaches at South Texas College of Law.
Twitter: @JoshMBlackman
Justia's Verdict blog provides consistently thoughtful and in-depth analysis and commentary on an expansive range of legal issues before the courts. If back in the day you read FindLaw's defunct commentary blog Writ, you will recognize many alumni, including Marci Hamilton, Sherry Colb and Vikram David Amar. Hamilton in particular covers child-abuse laws and cases before higher courts with a dogged thoroughness.
Twitter: @VerdictJustia
You can now read 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner's Reflections on Judging in hardcover. But you can read his takes on almost anything else—from law school reform to population growth to patent trolls—at this blog. And, of course, Nobel Prize-winning University of Chicago economist Gary Becker logs in his own thoughts on the same subjects.
Twitter: @beckerposner
NEW A true smorgasbord of legal news and commentary, the name of this blog stands —more or less—for Journal of Things We Like (Lots), and that's about as focused as it gets. But we find the variety charming and the analysis strong. Jotwell is sponsored by the University of Miami School of Law and has more than 250 contributing editors. New posts go up daily during the school year, and the blog takes a brief summer hiatus.
Twitter: @IReadJotwell
HALL OF FAME George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley draws on his own experience in high-profile litigation as he analyzes breaking news items that raise legal questions. His posts, and those of his guests, show a particular interest in the First Amendment, rights of consumers, the rights of criminal defendants and the patently bizarre.
Twitter: @JonathanTurley
This blog is a product of the Program in Law and Journalism at New York Law School, and reports on the state of legal journalism. "It's entertaining and gives quick takes on how the news media get the legal stories wrong. Always interesting, always remarkable. Especially because it's done by students." —Fred Stone, Millennium Partners, New York City
Twitter: @LASIS_Blog
Abnormal Use blogger Jim Dedman admires blogger and LA lawyer Ken White's "fierce commitment to freedom of expression. He often highlights in his posts attempts by lawyers—or others—to silence online speech, and I would never want to find myself the target of his commentary." But it's more than just a blog, says New York Personal Injury Law Blog's Eric Turkewitz, noting the signature "Batman-like Popehat signal to seek out pro bono assistance around the country for First Amendment defense."
Twitter: @popehat
Cleveland attorney Jon Hyman's blog provides practical guidelines for employers in labor and employment disputes. What sets his blog apart in our eyes from the cavalcade of other L&E blogs out there is the frank and conversational style of the writing, the frequency with which he posts, and the quality of his analysis. We are quite fond of his weekly Friday roundups, "What I Read This Week," a feature that should celebrate its 300th edition this month.
Twitter: @jonhyman
Eric Meyer, a partner at Dilworth Paxson in Philadelphia, "is candid yet informative," human resources professional Lonniece Senior writes. "His humor and sarcasm help ease away some of the employment law pain he dissects for us. I never open this blog and not chuckle! I am so selfish I don't want others to see the URL for fear they will catch on to where I get a good portion of my info!"
Twitter: @Eric_B_Meyer
"I enjoy the fact that Jeff [Nowak] uses not just recent court decisions but also recent current events (such as the birth of the next heir to the British throne) to teach FMLA concepts. He's also a very engaging writer; it's a bright spot in my day when I receive a link to a new post." —Johanna Ellison, Fogle Keller Purdy, Lexington, Ky.
Twitter: @jeffreysnowak
Delaware's corporate-friendly laws and chancery courts mean that a large number of the nation's corporations keep their headquarters there. Corporate lawyers ignore Delaware courts at their peril, and the Delaware Employment Law Blog by Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor is a useful primer on the latest news to come out of the state's courts.
Twitter: @MollyDiBi
Plaintiffs employment lawyer Donna Ballman of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., breaks down how employers deceive workers to further their own interests, but she also explores legitimate misunderstandings that workers and employers have about the other's intentions. Many posts answer questions she receives from readers in the comments of other posts. "This is a great blog on a topic that is difficult for employers and employees to be honest and correct about," says Gary Hills, a senior consultant at Eos Group in Boston.
Twitter: @EmployeeAtty
NEW If employers ever need a reminder to stay vigilant about data security, this Seyfarth Shaw blog can easily provide it. Devoted to cases of corporate espionage and computer fraud, Trading Secrets is a definitive source for anyone with an interest in trade secrets and the lengths to which businesses will go to gain access to them. Litigants range from the high-powered drug companies you might expect to battling hot dog manufacturers and their special sauces.
Twitter: @tradesecretlaws
HALL OF FAME Why are we featuring an employment law blog for Connecticut and not a state with a higher population? Because Hartford-based blogger (and '09 Legal Rebel) Daniel Schwartz consistently impresses us with concise and incisive analysis of the latest cases and issues to arise in employment law, although occasionally venturing into more lighthearted territory. ("Ten of the Best Workplace Songs for Labor Day," for example.)
Twitter: @danielschwartz
HALL OF FAME "Gene Quinn is fearless. He is not hesitant to point out what he perceives to be injustices spawned by particular court decisions or other developments. Furthermore, when reporting on statistics concerning patents, he drills down to discuss the reasons why the numbers read as they do, or why there may be more to the statistics than meets the eye. IPWatchdog also hosts excellent guest posts on patent law developments." —Mike Cicero, Atlanta
Twitter: @IPWatchdog
At this blog, lawyers from McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff in Chicago cover the latest decisions from the Federal Circuit and news from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, evaluate the impacts of the 2-year-old America Invents Act and take note of conferences, CLE, symposia and webinars for readers who crave even more patent intel.
Twitter: @PatentDocs
This Georgetown University law professor's blog has been going strong for 10 years. Her posts cover rulings in false advertising and trademark cases in federal courts, complete with helpful photos and explanations of the significance of each ruling. She also takes on advertising law questions raised in mainstream media articles and parses them more finely.
Twitter: @rtushnet
As long as there are new films and television shows being made, intellectual property rights will do battle with the First Amendment in the posts of the Hollywood Reporter's legal blog. The other legal foibles of celebrities and Tinseltown counsel get attention here as well.
Twitter: @thresq
NEW Students at Southwestern Law School's Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute analyze recent copyright cases in the worlds of mass media, fine art and fashion—usually with an eye toward emerging issues in copyright law.
Twitter: @Biedermanblog
NEW This blog may not be for those who went to law school hoping that math would never be required. But for anyone with an interest in the tech industry, Witnesseth is a must. Robert Anderson of the Pepperdine University School of Law produces a weekly "Startup Financing Report" in clear and easily understandable charts that show industry trends and venture-capital investments. In addition (math pun!), the blog provides data and analysis of legal employment and law schools.
Twitter: @WITNESSETHBlog
NEW This is a hub for all those who are dissatisfied with the current state of legal ed and have ideas on how to change it. Deborah J. Merritt, a professor at Ohio State University, and Kyle McEntee, executive director of Law School Transparency, are the moderators and curators. For facts to back up your opinions, be sure to click on the blog's "Useful Data" tab.
HALL OF FAME American Lawyer reporter Vivia Chen writes graceful prose without dancing around the issues near and dear to her readers, who want to succeed in law on their own terms. Some choice questions from her posts this year: Should men be gagged, tied up and forced to take paternity leave? Do you ever feel like wringing the necks of underlings who seem incapable of following your directives? Keep telling us how you really feel, Vivia, and we'll keep reading.
Twitter: @lawcareerist
NEW "The site highlights interesting and alternative career paths for lawyers. The writing is approachable and the posts are always full of links to additional resources. As an adjunct law professor I routinely hear from students that they are not sure what to do after graduation and the bar exam. This blog is a great reference point for students and young lawyers who are struggling with career and lifestyle choices." —Barbara Siegel, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Twitter: @jd_cot
"I like this blog for several reasons: (1) It's very well-written; (2) it provides real insight and good advice for would-be and current law students; (3) it has a clear and strong female perspective that is still too rare in the blawgosphere; and (4) it balances warnings about the pitfalls of law with a real enthusiasm for the profession that other school- or youth-related law blogs have lost, or never had." —Jordan Furlong, Law21, and a legal consultant in Ottawa, Canada
Twitter: @GirlsGuidetoLS
While this blog's most popular posts help female readers steer clear of the fashion police, former Wall Street lawyer Kat Griffin also takes questions from young lawyers and others about how to avoid career pitfalls. Posts written with empathy cover business etiquette, troubles with co-workers, interviewing, networking and more.
Twitter: @corporette
At this blog, law professors take the temperature of the state of American law schools and write, not without criticism, from their insiders' perspective. They crunch the numbers on application rates and law schools' financials, link to relevant scholarship and weigh in on it, and take note of certificate programs and panel discussions for new lawyers who want to stay on the cutting edge.
Twitter: @wihender
Despite advances, female lawyers face unique challenges in getting ahead in the profession, particularly women of color. Founded seven years ago by a group of female law students, Ms. JD continues to be a place where law students and recent grads can go to find inspiration from successful women in the field. The blog (affiliated with the National Women Law Students' Organization) contains a wealth of practical tips on financing a legal education and launching a professional career.
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NEW New York City-based JD and writer Matt Leichter combats rhetoric about the cost-benefit analysis of a legal education—particularly for those who have to borrow vast sums of money for school—with research, which he archives. Leichter devours enrollment data and employment data, finds what's interesting and lays it out. He also finds other news articles and op-eds on his chosen topic, links to them and picks them apart.
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NEW Imagine reading a comic book hidden inside your textbook during Crim Law I class. Now imagine that the comic book is your criminal law textbook. New York City criminal defense lawyer Nathaniel Burney is methodically working his way through all the courses a 1L would take and illustrating the legal concepts with cartoon characters. His first volume, the Illustrated Guide to Criminal Law, was published last year, and you can follow along as he creates the next volume, covering criminal procedure.
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"This blawg, produced by the National Center for State Courts, is the only online source for comprehensive information on legislation affecting the 50 state court systems in the United States. While information on the federal court system can be accessed relatively easily via the federal court site, Gavel to Gavel gathers data that makes research on state courts possible." —Michele DeMary, professor and prelaw adviser, Susquehanna University
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NEW A unique view from the bench has opened with the new blog Hercules and the Umpire, in which Richard Kopf, who has assumed senior status on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, shares his thoughts on life as a federal judge. Kopf's posts are often unexpectedly poignant, such as an August post in which he admitted that his sentencing instincts were proven wrong by a former convict who redeemed himself.
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NEW You've seen his work during his three decades as a courtroom artist for NBC News. Now you can get a glimpse of his sketch pad. Arthur Lien, who covers the U.S. Supreme Court, offers both his wonderful artwork and little courtroom tidbits from some of the biggest trials of the day.
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The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has been both reviled and celebrated for its controversial opinions, but no one can deny that the legal issues it takes up are interesting. Trial Insider, which covers the 9th Circuit and federal courts in Northern California, is written by longtime legal journalist Pamela MacLean. Its glimpses into the civil and criminal cases of the region are sometimes hilarious, sometimes moving and sometimes downright shocking.
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NEW This blog has a constant stream of chatty posts telling readers which gadgets and apps are actually worthwhile for one's law practice or law school existence. Readers also like the weekly columns by Eric Sinrod, a partner at Duane Morris in San Francisco. Lawrence Huff of Philadelphia wrote that Sinrod "does an excellent job of picking emerging issues of technology and explaining in clear terms existing law and its application."
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New Orleans lawyer Jeff Richardson lines up to get his hands on the latest Apple products on the day they are released, shares his experiences in great detail (focusing on the lawyerly uses of these devices) and rounds up Apple coverage from all over the Web. So if you want the skinny on iOS 7, the iPhone 5S, and the recently released iPad Air and iPad Mini with Retina display, this is the blog to visit.
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HALL OF FAME LexBlog founder Kevin O'Keefe of Seattle blogs for a tech-savvy lawyer audience about how to make the most of their legal blogs and presence on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. But don't misunderstand—blogging isn't all about marketing to O'Keefe. "Search results may not be the be-all and end-all for good law blogs," he writes. He thinks it's great how blogs have democratized publishing for lawyers who can now avoid gatekeepers for law reviews and trade industry publications.
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Santa Clara University law prof Eric Goldman and Seattle lawyer Venkat Balasubramani (and some new contributors this year, it appears) cover technology cases involving laws that have only existed for the past decade or two. For jurisprudence involving search engines, website user agreements, emails and text messages, pay this blog a visit.
Twitter: @ericgoldman
Electronic evidence law expert Sharon Nelson of Sensei Enterprises in Fairfax, Va., watches the mainstream media, security professional trade pubs and other corners of the Internet for coverage of the latest threats to your data security, often highlighting recent opinions in which parties are undone by their careless attitudes toward data privacy.
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"The Droid Lawyer provides practical tips that help attorneys sort through the ever-growing mountain of apps and hardware upgrades and identify those that can actually make life easier. Whether I'm making a checklist of documents for closing a deal or a list of books that I want to read on my tablet during vacation, the Droid Lawyer helps me find the right tool for the job." —Jim Singer, Fox Rothschild, Pittsburgh
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NEW Legally Weird is a new addition for us, though not for the blogosphere. Run by FindLaw, Legally Weird's mission is to hunt out the strangest and most ridiculous current events with a legal angle. If you find yourself with some free time and an over-elevated regard for the intelligence of the criminal underworld, click on the "Dumb Crime" category and prepare to laugh and wince in equal measure.
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NEW Jessica Mederson and Josh Gilliland— lawyers and lovers of pop culture—are perhaps the nation's foremost experts on the legal issues that can be studied from John Cusack movies. Don't miss their irreverent video and audio podcasts, in which you can learn about everything from Renaissance fairs and comic-cons to torts and tortes. (You may remember Gilliland from past Blawg 100s as the author of Bow Tie Law's Blog. The bow ties still make an appearance.)
Twitter: @thelegalgeeks
Kevin Underhill doesn't have to rely on Onion-style satire for laughs. The San Francisco-based Shook, Hardy & Bacon partner finds plenty of absurd real-life cases and current events to make his blog an entertaining standard of the legal humor genre. He must be doing something readers like, because Lowering the Bar has been voted a Blawg 100 fan favorite the past two years.
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NEW This microblog, born in March, has caught fire and spawned imitators. "With nothing but Tumblr and impeccable taste in celebrity GIFs," this blog "transports readers directly into the id of public defenders everywhere," writes Litigation & Trial's Max Kennerly. "You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll want a drink."
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With the superhero genre surging in Hollywood right now, you don't necessarily have to be a comic book geek to appreciate posts at this blog, which covers the legal issues that superheroes would be facing if their storylines had to mix with the law in the real world. Search this year's archives to read about Man of Steel, The Wolverine and Pacific Rim. The bloggers' posts are sharply focused on their legal angle.
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The Lion King Character Study series kicks off with Patrick R. Brown. Watch how he describes Scar's evil actions, and how his costume and makeup design work to make Scar sharp and unlovable.November 8, 2012
This week Sierra Boggess takes us back into the exclusive Club Christine. In part two, Sierra chats with 10 more of the Phantom's past and present Christines.August 12, 2014
It may be August, but it's starting to feel a lot like Christmas. See the Radio City Rockettes celebrate 85 years in New York and preview the 2012 Radio City Christmas Spectacular, running November 9 through December 30.August 14, 2012
On this week's vlog, Aladdin star James Monroe Iglehart talks to all the folks who help make the show run smoothly and answers some burning questions.August 28, 2014
In the final episode of Hit Maker, Drew Gehling takes viewers along for one last swing around the August Wilson Theatre and gives everyone in the Jersey Boys company the chance to say happy holidays in his or her own special way.December 20, 2013
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Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana star in the first-ever Broadway mounting of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella. See if the musical cast a spell over Broadway.com Word of Mouth panelists Brittany, Phyllis and Zander.March 4, 2013
The Phantom of the Opera star Sierra Boggess was hypnotized by not one, but four Phantoms at the 25th anniversary gala! Watch her sing with Phantoms past and present: Hugh Panaro, Ramin Karimloo, John Owen-Jones and Peter Joback.January 28, 2013
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Proformative, the premier knowledge-sharing community for chief financial officers and corporate finance leaders, today announced ProformaTECH 2013, the technology conference for finance, accounting and treasury professionals, will be held on March 20 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport Hotel. ProformaTECH 2013 combines educational sessions, best practices and expert advice with a showcase of real-world applications across multiple technologies and industries.
As disruptive technologies continue to revolutionize business at an unprecedented rate, CFOs and corporate finance professionals are playing an increasingly active role in owning technology strategy. ProformaTECH enables attendees the opportunity to grow their businesses and careers by learning how to leverage technology to drive productivity across the enterprise and top line company growth. Exploring topics ranging from cloud computing adoption best practices to redefining the IT-Finance relationship to corporate performance management, the conference provides an interactive peer-to-peer setting to network, share knowledge and learn how world-class companies are transforming their enterprises to drive growth, carve out operating costs, and create competitive advantage in an environment of accelerating hyper-competition.
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Connected devices and the Internet of Things are getting significant momentum in 2014. In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Jim Hunter, Chief Scientist & Technology Evangelist at Greenwave Systems, will examine three key elements that together will drive mass adoption of the IoT before the end of 2015. The first element is the recent advent of robust open source protocols (like AllJoyn and WebRTC) that facilitate M2M communication. The second is broad availability of flexible, cost-effective storage designed to handle the massive surge in back-end data in a world where timely analytics...
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Internet of @ThingsExpo Silicon Valley announced on Thursday its first 12 all-star speakers and sessions for its upcoming event, which will take place November 4-6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California. @ThingsExpo, the first and largest IoT event in the world, debuted at the Javits Center in New York City in June 10-12, 2014 with over 6,000 delegates attending the conference. Among the first 12 announced world class speakers, IBM will present two highly popular IoT sessions, which will take place November 4-6, 2014 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif...
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The Internet of Things (IoT) promises to evolve the way the world does business; however, understanding how to apply it to your company can be a mystery. Most people struggle with understanding the potential business uses or tend to get caught up in the technology, resulting in solutions that fail to meet even minimum business goals. In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Jesse Shiah, CEO / President / Co-Founder of AgilePoint Inc., will show what is needed to leverage the IoT to transform your business. He will discuss opportunities and challenges ahead for the IoT from a market and tec...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that TeleStax, the main sponsor of Mobicents, will exhibit at Internet of @ThingsExpo, which will take place on November 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. TeleStax provides Open Source Communications software and services that facilitate the shift from legacy SS7 based IN networks to IP based LTE and IMS networks hosted on private (on-premise), hybrid or public clouds. TeleStax products include Restcomm, JSLEE, SMSC Gateway, USSD Gateway, SS7 Resource Adaptors, SIP Servlets, Rich Multimedia Services, Presence Services/RCS, Diame...
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From a software development perspective IoT is about programming "things," about connecting them with each other or integrating them with existing applications. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Yakov Fain, co-founder of Farata Systems and SuranceBay, will show you how small IoT-enabled devices from multiple manufacturers can be integrated into the workflow of an enterprise application. This is a practical demo of building a framework and components in HTML/Java/Mobile technologies to serve as a platform that can integrate new devices as they become available on the market.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that O'Reilly Media has been named "Media Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 15th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. O'Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books, online services, magazines, and conferences. Since 1978, O'Reilly Media has been a chronicler and catalyst of cutting-edge development, homing in on the technology trends that really matter and spurring their adoption by amplifying "faint signals" from the alpha geeks who are creating the future. An...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Aria Systems, the recurring revenue expert, has been named "Bronze Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 15th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 4-6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Aria Systems helps leading businesses connect their customers with the products and services they love. Industry leaders like Pitney Bowes, Experian, AAA NCNU, VMware, HootSuite and many others choose Aria to power their recurring revenue business and deliver exceptional experiences to their customers.
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The Transparent Cloud-computing Consortium (abbreviation: T-Cloud Consortium) will conduct research activities into changes in the computing model as a result of collaboration between "device" and "cloud" and the creation of new value and markets through organic data processing High speed and high quality networks, and dramatic improvements in computer processing capabilities, have greatly changed the nature of applications and made the storing and processing of data on the network commonplace.
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is going to require a new way of thinking and of developing software for speed, security and innovation. This requires IT leaders to balance business as usual while anticipating for the next market and technology trends. Cloud provides the right IT asset portfolio to help today's IT leaders manage the old and prepare for the new. Today the cloud conversation is evolving from private and public to hybrid. This session will provide use cases and insights to reinforce the value of the network in helping organizations to maximize their company's cloud experience.
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As a disruptive technology, Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC), which is an emerging standard of web communications, is redefining how brands and consumers communicate in real time. The on-going narrative around WebRTC has largely been around incorporating video, audio and chat functions to apps. In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Alex Gouaillard, Founder and CTO of Temasys Communications, will look at a fourth element – data channels – and talk about its potential to move WebRTC beyond browsers and into the Internet of Things.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Gigaom Research has been named "Media Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 15th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 4-6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Ashar Baig, Research Director, Cloud, at Gigaom Research, will also lead a Power Panel on the topic "Choosing the Right Cloud Option." Gigaom Research provides timely, in-depth analysis of emerging technologies for individual and corporate subscribers. Gigaom Research's network of 200+ independent analysts provides new content daily that bridges the gap between break...
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We certainly live in interesting technological times. And no more interesting than the current competing IoT standards for connectivity. Various standards bodies, approaches, and ecosystems are vying for mindshare and positioning for a competitive edge. It is clear that when the dust settles, we will have new protocols, evolved protocols, that will change the way we interact with devices and infrastructure. We will also have evolved web protocols, like HTTP/2, that will be changing the very core of our infrastructures. At the same time, we have old approaches made new again like micro-services...
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The Industrial Internet revolution is now underway, enabled by connected machines and billions of devices that communicate and collaborate. The massive amounts of Big Data requiring real-time analysis is flooding legacy IT systems and giving way to cloud environments that can handle the unpredictable workloads. Yet many barriers remain until we can fully realize the opportunities and benefits from the convergence of machines and devices with Big Data and the cloud, including interoperability, data security and privacy.
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Swiss innovators dizmo Inc. launches its ground-breaking software, which turns any digital surface into an immersive platform. The dizmo platform seamlessly connects digital and physical objects in the home and at the workplace. Dizmo breaks down traditional boundaries between device, operating systems, apps and software, transforming the way users work, play and live. It supports orchestration and collaboration in an unparalleled way enabling any data to instantaneously be accessed on any surface, anywhere and made interactive. Dizmo brings fantasies as seen in Sci-fi movies such as Iro...
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Software AG helps organizations transform into Digital Enterprises, so they can differentiate from competitors and better engage customers, partners and employees. Using the Software AG Suite, companies can close the gap between business and IT to create digital systems of differentiation that drive front-line agility. We offer four on-ramps to the Digital Enterprise: alignment through collaborative process analysis; transformation through portfolio management; agility through process automation and integration; and visibility through intelligent business operations and big data.
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One of the biggest challenges when developing connected devices is identifying user value and delivering it through successful user experiences. In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Mike Kuniavsky, Principal Scientist, Innovation Services at PARC, will describe an IoT-specific approach to user experience design that combines approaches from interaction design, industrial design and service design to create experiences that go beyond simple connected gadgets to create lasting, multi-device experiences grounded in people's real needs and desires.
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The Internet of Things will greatly expand the opportunities for data collection and new business models driven off of that data. In her session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Esmeralda Swartz, CMO of MetraTech, will discuss how for this to be effective you not only need to have infrastructure and operational models capable of utilizing this new phenomenon, but increasingly service providers will need to convince a skeptical public to participate. Get ready to show them the money! Speaker Bio: Esmeralda Swartz, CMO of MetraTech, has spent 16 years as a marketing, product management, and busin...
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As the Internet of Things unfolds, mobile and wearable devices are blurring the line between physical and digital, integrating ever more closely with our interests, our routines, our daily lives. Contextual computing and smart, sensor-equipped spaces bring the potential to walk through a world that recognizes us and responds accordingly. We become continuous transmitters and receivers of data. In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Andrew Bolwell, Director of Innovation for HP's Printing and Personal Systems Group, will discuss how key attributes of mobile technology – touch input, senso...
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Connected devices are changing the way we go about our everyday life, from wearables to driverless cars, to smart grids and entire industries revolutionizing business opportunities through smart objects, capable of two-way communication. But what happens when objects are given an IP-address, and we rely on that connection, sometimes with our lives? How do we secure those vast data infrastructures and safe-keep the privacy of sensitive information? This session will outline how each and every connected device can uphold a core root of trust via a unique cryptographic signature – a "bir...
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Predicted by Gartner to add $1.9 trillion to the global economy by 2020, the Internet of Everything (IoE) is based on the idea that devices, systems and services will connect in simple, transparent ways, enabling seamless interactions among devices across brands and sectors. As this vision unfolds, it is clear that no single company can accomplish the level of interoperability required to support the horizontal aspects of the IoE. The AllSeen Alliance, announced in December 2013, was formed with the goal to advance IoE adoption and innovation in the connected home, healthcare, education, aut...
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Play any course with confidence in the BIOM Zero. A Hydromax™ treated leather upper ensures waterproof performance in all conditions while the second skin lining repels moisture for added protection and comfort. The ECCO® BIOM Zero golf shoe features a low profile design that provides unmatched ground feel and control. The Street outsole with an ECCO® dynamic tracking system promotes maximum grip and balance throughout every swing.
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Looking for something to brighten a cold, dark morning? How about a bowl of oatmeal with brûléed bananas? Or slow cooker steel-cut oats made with buttermilk and apricots? DIY instant oatmeal you can blend up and keep in your office drawer for quick snacks? This is porridge at its best — rich, thick, hearty, and tailored to your own schedule. Read on for 10 hot porridge recipes to warm your winter mornings, plus tips for better oatmeal and hot cereal.
Sure, oatmeal and porridge sometimes have a bad rap, when prepared poorly, but a really good bowl of steel-cut oats will quickly banish any memories of gruel. Take a look at all these recipes — some are chunky with roasted nuts or sweet with vanilla — others are easy to make ahead in the slow cooker.
• 1 Fancy-Schmancy Oatmeal Topping! Brûléed Bananas - Brûléed bananas, sweet and crispy, for your oatmeal.
• 2 Slow Cooker Spiced Porridge for a Crowd - A delicious porridge that cooks overnight in the slow cooker.
• 3 Baked Pumpkin Steel Cut Oatmeal - Baked oatmeal - make it the day before and reheat in the morning.
• 4 Oatmeal in Jars: Make a Week of Breakfast in 5 Minutes - How to make a week of breakfast in just a few minutes.
• 5 Overnight Oatmeal with Apricots and Buttermilk - Another slow cooker recipe for sweet and tangy oatmeal.
• 6 Heavenly Porridge - A simple morning porridge made with oat bran.
• 7 Enriched Cream of Wheat with Egg and Vanilla - Old-school Cream of Wheat, made thicker and pudding-like by adding an egg. Serious comfort food.
• 8 Congee - Simple, savory good food.
• 9 How To Make a Quick Bowl of Polenta in the Microwave - Polenta is a wonderful breakfast food. Here are some ideas for topping it.
• 10 How To Make Your Own Flavored Instant Oatmeal - Want to have a jar of nearly instant oatmeal mix on hand? Make it yourself - here's how.
A Few More Tips for Making Better Oatmeal & Porridge
• Why Does My Oatmeal Always Boil Over?
• What's the Difference? Steel-Cut, Rolled, and Quick Oats
• Slow and Easy: How to Cook Perfect Steel-Cut Oats
• Beyond Oatmeal: Exploring the Breakfast Soup
• The Savory Breakfast: Gomasio on My Porridge!
• Quinoa for Breakfast! 5 Sweet & Savory Ideas with Quinoa
• How To Cook Steel-Cut Oats for Breakfast the Night Before
• Steel-Cut Oats with Dates, Coconut, Cinnamon and Pecans
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13 Comments
I love oatmeal for breakfast! Great round-up. Here are my seven favorite ways to eat it: http://www.confessionsofachocoholic.com/healthy/oatmeal-7-ways
I love me some hot breakfasts! I made a giant crockpot of my favorite whole grain porridge the other night with apples, cinnamon, and chopped dates. With a drizzle of maple syrup and lots of milk in the morning it makes a very satisfying, pretty low-calorie breakfast.
I've been wanting to try Deborah Madison's cornmeal porridge with vanilla for a while now, and I just saw this delicious recipe for baked oatmeal with rhubarb the other day that looked wonderful. Can't wait for rhubarb season again!
And that oat bran recipe looks pretty interesting. Man, I need to make a trip to the co-op again to stock up on bulk grains!
Hey Faith! Quite timely. Frequently thought of as "gruel" , you make these look and sound delish!
I wanted to add that you can substitute hot rice cereal for alot these for those who are wheatfree. I also found that if I over create the recipe and put in the fridge, uncovered- it creates this polenta like patty that can be turned into a base for a million delicious leftover ideas. Savory with fresh chevre and spinach or yum yum with broiled apple and cinnamon as a dessert.
Thanks for all of the great posts of lately.
Mmm, My husband and I are such fans of oatmeal that we gave steel cut oats and our favorite recipe for them as wedding favors.
I like muesli for breakfast in cold weather, a smoothie in hot weather, but I often make a big batch of oatmeal with raspberries or pears and freeze it in individual ramekins. When I need an extra special breakfast, I pull one out, warm it up in the microwave, put sugar over it and broil the top for a creme brûlée'd oatmeal. Scrumptious.
I'm a new fan of oatmeal, who knew. I add dried cranberries and raisins and cook mine in the micro. with milk. I have problem plumbing so need all the nutrition I can manage.
i ONLY like hot cereal. bruleed bananas....mmm
Thanks! I was deploring the lack of variety in my oatmeal breakfast just this morning-- the usual mix of dried fruit and nuts isn't cutting it anymore.
Check out the Oatmeal Project -- these guys came up with a month of different variations of oatmeal that I would have never imagined:
Also, Heidi Swanson featured a make-ahead oatmeal recipe with a week's worth of variations in "Super Natural Cooking" that was really great.
I don't know if it's just my kids, but they love it when I make oatmeal in chicken broth and then sprinkle it with grated parmesan cheese. It sounds weird, but it's actually quite delicious. Sort of like risotto for breakfast.
Great ideas. I mean... bruleed bananas! And nice timing—I also just posted about oatmeal (my 5 favorite ways to make it spectacular). Great minds, I suppose. :-) I'm also glad to have found the oatmeal project on tastespotting. can't wait to browse, browse, browse! Thanks, Faith!
I'm making baked oatmeal right now (it's not too hard to whip up at 6am, and you can just leave it in the oven while you go about your morning preparations) - as it's in the oven at the moment, I can't attest to its taste, but it smells divine. Blueberries, bananas, and pecans, using this recipe: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/01/baked-oatmeal-with-blueberries-and.html (I used almond milk, as it's what was in the fridge).
I eat any type of grain on hand in the morning, with a bit of milk, honey, fruit and nuts.
As a busy grad student, I usually opt for a no-brainer breakfast of oatmeal, steel cut or quick oats, with a little bit of soy sauce, sesame oil, sesame seeds, and chili garlic sauce stirred in. This is the minimum. If I have time, I'll add a handful of greens like arugula and/or an egg, which cooks by the time I've heated up the oatmeal (either on the stove or in the microwave). My version of comfort food!


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