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Who Knew Dr. Seuss Did War-related Cartoons?
Interesting history about Dr. Seuss and war-related cartoons he drew.

Kirk Hartley
May 18, 20151 min read
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Losing Gideon v. Wainwright – Or Was that Winning – A Look Back from the Lawyer for the
Representing the State of Florida, Bruce Jacob argued and lost Gideon v. Wainwright. Thereafter criminal defendants had at least some...

Kirk Hartley
Apr 29, 20151 min read
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More Intersections Between Professionals from Divergent Fields – “U. of I., Carle moving
As an alum and a former Champaign-Urbana”townie,” I am delighted to see the University of Illinois at the front of this new intersection...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 12, 20152 min read
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Kudos to Crain’s Chicago Business – Lumps of Coal to the Wall Street Journal
Some (many) businesses make changes to online systems, and produce all kinds of problems for customers. But instead of being upfront,...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 26, 20141 min read
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Corporate Web Site Blunders – The Wall Street Journal Example
Like so many of my friends, I’m very, very tired of corporate America wasting the time of millions of users of computers through buggy...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 18, 20144 min read
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Would Be Lawyers Should Earn Science Degrees – The Seattle Genetics Example
Young people thinking about law school should consider first earning one or more degrees in science. Proof? See the following press...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 18, 20141 min read
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“The Computer Did It” Is NOT a Legal Defense, At Least In Bankruptcy Court
Ever had an idiotic business tell you: “Not our fault – the computer did it? ” Say, for example, maybe an irresponsible company such as...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 13, 20141 min read
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Two Astonishing Events
Interesting reading on two astonishing events, at the October 30, 2014 D&O Diary

Kirk Hartley
Oct 30, 20141 min read
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A History of Stock Options in Compensation
One better understands companies when financial drivers are understood. Therefore, my eye was caught by the Blue Sky blog’s link to an...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 10, 20141 min read
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Crowd Funding Pitch – Breast Cancer – Chicago’s Innoblative Designs – Seekin
Are you interested in crowd funding to help try to end barbaric radiation treatments for breast cancer, and to support biotech in...

Kirk Hartley
Sep 30, 20141 min read
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A New Easier Way to Create a Not for Profit in the US
Thinking about setting up a not for profit? There is a new, easier way to do it, which is explained at the link below by a Chicago...

Kirk Hartley
Sep 17, 20141 min read
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Xfinity Fails Again in River North, Chicago – Will Crains Chicago Business or Alderman Reilly
This afternoon, Xfinity’s “business class” Internet service has failed – yet again – in Chicago’s River North. These failures need to...

Kirk Hartley
Sep 16, 20141 min read
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Cartilage on a Computer Chip – What Shape and Size Do You Want?
Further progress towards artificial cartilage provides good news for aging athletes with torn-up knees, and persons with some forms of...

Kirk Hartley
Apr 28, 20141 min read
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Reputation Risks – Chicago Centric Airlines are Getting Worse, Not Better
New data indicates worsening in the rankings and performance of Chicago centric airlines. Some of the outcomes probably arise from the...

Kirk Hartley
Apr 18, 20141 min read
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New Blog Platform
The blog is now on a new platform – WordPress. Hopefully everything is fine. But if you experience a problem, please let me know. Thank...

Kirk Hartley
Apr 10, 20141 min read
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The Fiasco Merger Between US Airways and American Airlines
A word to the wise. The supposed merger between US Airways and American is a fiasco. The lowlight for me is American canceling a...

Kirk Hartley
Apr 8, 20141 min read
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Who Knew – Crocodiles Climb Trees and Lure in Birds with Twigs
Who knew: crocodiles can and do climb trees, and also used twigs balanced on their snout to lure birds. Apparently these facts have been...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 1, 20141 min read
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Luxury Law Summit
Who knew? There’s a "Luxury Law" meeting for general counsels of companies that are luxury brands. #Offtopic

Kirk Hartley
Feb 18, 20141 min read
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Lawyers, Eavesdropping and the NSA
The February 16, 2014 NYT includes an interesting/depressing article on NSA and friends eavesdropping on lawyers and their communications...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 16, 20141 min read
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More Health Insurance Idiocy from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
An update on the post below. As of today (Monday December 30th) the phone lines at BCBS are so full that I can not even get past a fast...

Kirk Hartley
Dec 30, 20131 min read
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