Goodreads

Goodreads is the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations. Their mission is to help people find and share books they love. Goodreads launched in January 2007.

A Few Things You Can Do On Goodreads

  • See which books your friends are reading.
  • Track the books you’re reading, have read, and want to read.
  • Check out your personalized book recommendations.  Their recommendation engine analyzes 20 billion data points to give suggestions tailored to your literary tastes.
  • Find out if a book is a good fit for you from their community’s reviews.

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Date Duration Calculator: Days between two dates

This service calculates the duration, counting the day count and the number of days, months and years between two dates. Among other things, it can be used find how many days old you are and the weekday you were born. Also see the advanced duration calculator which supports time as well.

 

 

 

 

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Naming life insurance beneficiaries: 10 ways to screw up | Insure.com

(Thanks to Pinni Bohm for mentioning this article)

Naming who should get the life insurance money after you die sounds simple, but designating beneficiaries can get tricky.

Mistakes are common, financial advisers say — and they can be heartbreaking and expensive.

When mistakes are made “you’re not creating problems for you,” says Keith Friedman, principal of FBO Strategies, an estate planning and insurance firm in Stamford, Conn. “You’re creating problems for the people you leave behind.”

naming life insurance beneficiariesHere are 10 life insurance beneficiary mistakes to avoid:

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Members of the Authority Address Internet Sales of Alcoholic Beverages | New York State Liquor Authority

At the April 9, 2012 Full Board meeting, the Members of the Authority issued a declaratory ruling regarding the involvement of licensees, internet technology companies and third party advertisers in online sales of alcoholic beverages. This declaratory ruling provides guidance to licensees with respect to whether such relationships violate the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. In addition, based on information obtained while this matter was being considered, the Members of the Authority also issued an advisory providing guidance to manufacturers, wholesalers and importers with respect to their ability to sell wines featuring the same brand, trade name and vintage with or without the addition of a sticker featuring the wording “Direct,” “Reserve,” or any similar wording. The declaratory ruling and advisory are available on the Authority’s website. Chairman Rosen also announced that the Authority will be hosting meetings with industry members to further examine the issues involved with internet sales of alcoholic beverages.

Do LinkedIn Endorsements Violate Legal Ethics? · Robert Ambrogi’s LawSites

UnderABA Model Rule 7.1, a lawyer is not to make any false or misleading claims about his or her services. If a lawyer permits an endorsement to remain on the lawyer’s LinkedIn profile that the lawyer knows to be misleading, even if someone else posted the endorsement, that would seem to be a problem under Rule 7.1.

Read entire Ambrogi article by clicking link below:

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“Social Security Disability: Topics of Interest to Representatives at the Administrative and Federal Court Phases”

Please join the NDNY FCBA for a CLE Program in Syracuse on Thursday, June 27, 2013

“Social Security Disability:  Topics of Interest to Representatives at the Administrative and Federal Court Phases”

Presenters of this program will be:

Catherine M. Callery, Esq.
Empire Justice Center

Hon. Bruce S. Fein
U.S. Administrative Law Judge, SSA

Maria P. Fragassi Santangelo, Esq.
Office of General Counsel, SSA

Karen Southwick, Esq.
Olinsky Law Group

Louise M. Tarantino, Esq.
Empire Justice Center

Hon. Thérèse Wiley Dancks

U.S. Magistrate Judge NDNY

When: Thursday, June 27, 2013
9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Registration begins at 9:00 a.m.
Where: James M. Hanley
U.S. Federal Building and Courthouse
100 South Clinton Street,
Jury Assembly Room, 7th Floor
Syracuse, New York
Credits: This program has been approved in
accordance with the requirements
of the New York State Continuing
Legal Education Board for 3.5 credits towards the Professional Practice
Requirement.
Register

(Registration closes June 20, 2013)

 

The Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association has been certified by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board as an Accredited Provider of continuing legal education in the State of New York
(February 16, 2013 through February 15, 2016).

This program is appropriate for newly admitted and experienced attorneys.

This is a single program.  No partial credit will be awarded.

This  program is complimentary to all Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association Members.  Click on the link below to join.  The CLE program materials will be posted to our website.  As a member you may access all historic CLE materials for the NDNY FCBA CLE programs at:

http://www.ndnyfcba.org

If you have any questions you would like to submit prior to the program please submit them in advance to:

Thank you for your interest in the NDNY FCBA.  We look forward to seeing you at this upcoming CLE program.

Sincerely,
Melissa Withers
NDNY Federal Court Bar Association, Inc.
315-422-2799

 

IRS Reminds Those with Foreign Assets of U.S. Tax Obligations

U.S. citizens and resident aliens, including those with dual citizenship who have lived or worked abroad during all or part of 2012, may have a U.S. tax liability and afiling requirement in 2013.

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