It has taken more than 30 years, but the government of Guyana has erected a memorial plaque at the site of the Jonestown cult massacre, a dark episode the South American country had long sought to downplay. simple, white stone plaque was unveiled with little fanfare Wednesday at the jungle clearing where more than 900 members of the cult led by the American preacher Jim Jones died in a night of mass murder and suicide on Nov. 18, 1978.   read more

Four popular “cookie diets” are the latest quick-fix weight-loss fads. Followers eat special cookies about six times a day, and sometimes an additional “normal” meal of low-fat foods, for less than 1,000 calories total per day. Dr. Siegal’s Cookie Diet has been endorsed by Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Clarkson. The treats contain protein, amino acids for appetite control, and cellulose for satiety. The plan includes a daily multivitamin. Smart for Life not only sells cookie kits, but other prepared foods. The Hollywood Cookie Diet serves up a proprietary   read more

Digital photo frames and portable photo printers are hot items by themselves, but this gadget called the iMo Photo Frame Printer conveniently manages to combine the two - vibrantly displaying your digital images and offering intuitive, computer-free printing from one clever standalone device. Operating like an on-demand photo kiosk, but sitting elegantly on a bookshelf or mantelpiece - you simply insert your digital camera’s memory card into the iMo to begin a slideshow of your photos on its 8-inch 800 x 600 pixel LCD. When you spot one you like, hit the print button on the remote and   read more

Digital photo frames and portable photo printers are hot items by themselves, but this gadget called the iMo Photo Frame Printer conveniently manages to combine the two - vibrantly displaying your digital images and offering intuitive, computer-free printing from one clever standalone device. Operating like an on-demand photo kiosk, but sitting elegantly on a bookshelf or mantelpiece - you simply insert your digital camera’s memory card into the iMo to begin a slideshow of your photos on its 8-inch 800 x 600 pixel LCD. When you spot one you like, hit the print button on the remote and   read more

See here to see a fascinating post on the Google Blog. The Google engineers are pioneering a new radio button on Google Scholar that allows the user to search by legal topics or by case names. They include a rather graceful statement about “standing on the shoulder of giants:” We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the work of several pioneers, who have worked on making it possible for an average citizen to educate herself about the laws of the land: Tom Bruce (Cornell LII), Jerry Dupont (LLMC), Graham Greenleaf and Andrew Mowbray (AustLII), Carl Malamud (Public.Resource   read more

The admitted mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other suspects will head to New York City, blocks from Ground Zero, to face a federal trial in civilian court and it is creating quite the controversy. On Lawyer2Lawyer, co-hosts and attorneys, Bob Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams welcome Attorney Tara L. Murray, U.S. Counsel for Reprieve and Gregory S. McNeal, a visiting assistant professor of law at Penn States Dickinson School of Law , to discuss this controversial federal trial in a NY civilian court, the ongoing legal work in Guantanamo and ultimately the closing   read more

Listen to Wayne Hurlbert on Blog Talk Radio Executive coaches and authors of the practical and innovative book Who Are You? What Do You Want? Four Questions That Will Change Your Life, Mick Ukleja and Robert L. Lorber share a new approach to achieving goals and reaching success. Through asking a series of simple, yet provocative questions, the authors demonstrate how an understanding of one’s motivations and goals can be realized. At the same time, the questions can help others refocus their goals, achieve success, and live more enriched lives. The authors move far beyond standard personality   read more

Mobile phone maker,HTC Corporation,the first company to manufacture and launch devices powered by Google Android platform and the largest marketer of smartphones that run Microsoft’s Windows Mobile Operating system is getting ready to release a Brew MP-based device which was speculated to be launched late 2009,will now be launched in the early 2010. Industry sources have revealed the delay in original plan to launch the mobile phone was to bring to the market Qualcomm’s Brew Mobile platform.The company will now launch a series of its phones with high end features which will be expected   read more

was invited to 140 Characters Conference yesterday at London’s O2 Indigo for a full day of presentations, exploration and discussion about the burgeoning social media slash micro-blogging platform, Twitter. With over 60 speakers including actor/writer Stephen Fry (above), co-inventor of SMS text messaging , as well as educators, police forces, aspiring filmmakers and musicians - , with the ambition of “Exploring the State of Now” managed to communicate opinions and experiences from Twitter and social media users across vastly different occupations and age groups. Examining   read more

Kelly Baker In Screening a Lynching: The Leo Frank Case on Film and Television, Matthew Bernstein, a professor of Film Studies at Emory, examines the retelling of the Leo Frank trial (1913) and Franks subsequent lynching (1915) in film and on television. (For a quick primer on the Leo Frank trial and lynching, see “Marietta̵ 7;s Shame” and “The Trial of Leo Frank”). Like many others, Bernstein writes about the lasting interest in the trial as well as documents the difference between historical record and dramatic renderings of the story. The fascinating book begins   read more