Miscellaneous

The Magic Number And Gaining Legitimacy For The Nominee
By Big Tent Democrat Speaking for me only The magic number. That is not a phrase you hear much in reference to the Democratic nomination. We hear about pledged delegate counts and how sacrosanct they are of course...

What's The Magic Number
Jonathan Singer cites Marc Ambinder's declaration that Barack Obama needs 283 delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination. I like the concept but I question the number. Ambinder assumes the magic number is 2025, which excludes Florida and Michigan...

15 Eggs is the Magic Number for In-Vitro Fertilization
TopNews.Net.nz: Study results published in the journal ?Human Reproduction? discovered that there was a strong link between the number of eggs taken from a woman?s ovaries during an IVF (in-vitro fertilization) cycle and the chances of having a live birth as a result.

Magic Words
If often find myself alluding to the “magic words” approach to drafting. Here’s what I mean: You’re using magic words when you don’t clearly articulate in a contract a given concept but instead use legalese to grope at the intended meaning, in the hope that custom, or the courts, will fill in any gaps...

Disney's Chief Magic Official
To prove that making dreams come true is no longer reserved for fairy godmothers, CareerBuilder.com [on January 8, 2008] launched the search for the first-ever Disney Parks Chief Magic Official (CMO) who will spread magic during The Year of a...

"Magic Wand Portable Scanner: Courthouse Document Review Tool"
From the e-newsletter: "If your practice requires you to scan documents in court or on the go, there is a device that you should definitely check out. It's called the VuPoint Magic Wand Portable Scanner...

Railroad Workers
concerning the growing number of work-related injuries in the railroad industry.