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7 Ways Positive Body Language Will Radically Improve Your Life
November 12, 2016
Amy Cuddy, a Harvard psychologist, has devoted her studies to the impact body language has on your confidence, influence, and, ultimately, success. Her biggest findings center on the powerful effects of positive body language. Positive body language includes things like appropriate eye contact, active engagement/listening, and targeted gestures that accentuate the message you’re trying to convey. Studies show that people who use positive body language are more likable, competent, persuasive, and emotionally...
November 12, 2016
Amy Cuddy, a Harvard psychologist, has devoted her studies to the impact body language has on your confidence, influence, and, ultimately, success. Her biggest findings center on the powerful effects of positive body language. Positive body language includes things like appropriate eye contact, active engagement/listening, and targeted gestures that accentuate the message you’re trying to convey. Studies show that people who use positive body language are more likable, competent, persuasive, and emotionally...
WordRake Editing and Proofreading Software Releases Version 3
November 12, 2016
WordRake, the editing and proofreading add-in for Microsoft Word and Outlook that is designed for lawyers and other professionals, released its version 3 yesterday. With more than 600 new editing algorithms and 900 enhancements to existing algorithms, WordRake 3 offers 25 percent more edits and even greater accuracy, according to a company announcement. Version 3 also simplifies the interface to allow users to see all editing suggestions for an entire document with just one click of the Rake...
November 12, 2016
WordRake, the editing and proofreading add-in for Microsoft Word and Outlook that is designed for lawyers and other professionals, released its version 3 yesterday. With more than 600 new editing algorithms and 900 enhancements to existing algorithms, WordRake 3 offers 25 percent more edits and even greater accuracy, according to a company announcement. Version 3 also simplifies the interface to allow users to see all editing suggestions for an entire document with just one click of the Rake...
The New Scanners That Can Really Get Inside Your Head
November 12, 2016
The University of Cambridge’s Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre is unveiling some of the most advanced brain imaging technology in the world. Among the scanners are (1) a Siemens 7T Terra MRI scanner, (2) a GE Healthcare PET/MR scanner, and (3) a hyperpolarizer. The MRI scanner allows researchers to see details as tiny as a grain a sand. “The outer layer of the brain, the cortex, is about 3-4mm thick. That is the grey matter that provides us with our thoughts. Current scanners show it as a single...
November 12, 2016
The University of Cambridge’s Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre is unveiling some of the most advanced brain imaging technology in the world. Among the scanners are (1) a Siemens 7T Terra MRI scanner, (2) a GE Healthcare PET/MR scanner, and (3) a hyperpolarizer. The MRI scanner allows researchers to see details as tiny as a grain a sand. “The outer layer of the brain, the cortex, is about 3-4mm thick. That is the grey matter that provides us with our thoughts. Current scanners show it as a single...
The ‘Growing Pains’ of San Antonio’s Fiber Optic Network
November 11, 2016
San Antonio is the largest and one of the most complicated cities that Google Fiber has selected to roll out its super fast internet service in, City Manager Sheryl Sculley told City Council on Wednesday during a briefing on the internet giant’s progress towards its goal of installing 4,000 miles of fiber-optic cable across the sprawling city. “We have witnessed some of the growing pains of that process with fiber deployment and we’re seeing progress, though, in the business development...
November 11, 2016
San Antonio is the largest and one of the most complicated cities that Google Fiber has selected to roll out its super fast internet service in, City Manager Sheryl Sculley told City Council on Wednesday during a briefing on the internet giant’s progress towards its goal of installing 4,000 miles of fiber-optic cable across the sprawling city. “We have witnessed some of the growing pains of that process with fiber deployment and we’re seeing progress, though, in the business development...
Per-Partner Revenue Slipped in 2015, Study Finds
November 11, 2016
Law firms—especially small and midsize ones—faced a tough economic landscape in 2015, with sliding revenue and stagnant partner compensation, according to the latest survey of firm finances by ALM Legal Intelligence. Revenue per partner averaged $468,511 at the 574 firms that responded to this year's Survey of Law Firm Economics, down from $491,729 in 2014. That 4.7 percent decline is the largest since ALM's research arm began tracking revenue per partner in 1985. Even though firms slashed...
November 11, 2016
Law firms—especially small and midsize ones—faced a tough economic landscape in 2015, with sliding revenue and stagnant partner compensation, according to the latest survey of firm finances by ALM Legal Intelligence. Revenue per partner averaged $468,511 at the 574 firms that responded to this year's Survey of Law Firm Economics, down from $491,729 in 2014. That 4.7 percent decline is the largest since ALM's research arm began tracking revenue per partner in 1985. Even though firms slashed...
Article on Global Trust Arbitration
November 11, 2016
S.I. Strong recently published an Article entitled, Global Developments in Trust Arbitration (2016). Provided below is an abstract...
November 11, 2016
S.I. Strong recently published an Article entitled, Global Developments in Trust Arbitration (2016). Provided below is an abstract...
Article on Trust Decanting
November 10, 2016
Stewart E. Sterk recently published an Article entitled, Trust Decanting: A Critical Perspective, 38 Cardozo L. Rev. (2017)....
November 10, 2016
Stewart E. Sterk recently published an Article entitled, Trust Decanting: A Critical Perspective, 38 Cardozo L. Rev. (2017)....
Loose Talk Gets Dallas Lawyer’s Client Out of $60,000 Settlement
November 10, 2016
The first — and really only — rule about confidential settlements is that litigants aren't supposed to talk about them....
November 10, 2016
The first — and really only — rule about confidential settlements is that litigants aren't supposed to talk about them....
Book on Arbitration of Trust Disputes
November 10, 2016
SI Strong recently published a book entitled, Arbitration of Trust Disputes: Issues in National and International Law (2016). Provided below is a summary of the book: In recent years, numerous jurisdictions have seen a significant shift in thinking about whether and to what extent matters involving the inner workings of a trust - so-called 'internal' trust disputes between settlors, trustees, and beneficiaries - are amenable to arbitration. Not only are parties expressing an increased desire to minimize...
November 10, 2016
SI Strong recently published a book entitled, Arbitration of Trust Disputes: Issues in National and International Law (2016). Provided below is a summary of the book: In recent years, numerous jurisdictions have seen a significant shift in thinking about whether and to what extent matters involving the inner workings of a trust - so-called 'internal' trust disputes between settlors, trustees, and beneficiaries - are amenable to arbitration. Not only are parties expressing an increased desire to minimize...
Who’s Who Legal Recognizes Texas Mediation Lawyers
November 9, 2016
The following experts matched your chosen criteria. Click on the name of an expert to view their details. James J Alfini South Texas College of Law C Mark Baker Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP Karl Bayer Karl Bayer Eric Galton Lakeside Mediation Center William H Lemons William H Lemons PC Gary V McGowan McGowan Dispute Resolution Steve Nelson SureTec Mediation Donald...
November 9, 2016
The following experts matched your chosen criteria. Click on the name of an expert to view their details. James J Alfini South Texas College of Law C Mark Baker Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP Karl Bayer Karl Bayer Eric Galton Lakeside Mediation Center William H Lemons William H Lemons PC Gary V McGowan McGowan Dispute Resolution Steve Nelson SureTec Mediation Donald...
