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Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team There’s good news—and cause for concern—in recent numbers about the U.S. economy. On a positive note, the Export-Import Bank of the United States reported in early June 2014 that the...

Will The New Amazon Fire Phone Move The Needle On Ebooks? "This is the best phone yet for bibliophiles," said Thad McIlroy, a Vancouver-based digital publishing consultant, of the new Amazon Fire Phone, the company's long awaited first...

LexisNexis® Legal & Professional and Courtroom Connect recently announced an agreement in which LexisNexis will license, feature and promote Courtroom Connect CVN Law School content within law school eBooks and through other channels under the...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Technology is changing the role of law librarians. That reality recently prompted LexisNexis to hold a Twitter contest asking law librarians 10 questions about their profession for the chance to win...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Few public entertainers have topped the showmanship of Jean François Gravelet-Blondin. The 19th-century French tightrope walker and acrobat was famous for many astounding feats, including crossing...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Understanding cycles is important when making predictions. That’s true of weather events, but it can also apply to many political and legal issues. The debate surrounding caps on awards in medical...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Ancient tomes often guide modern times. For example, the 2,000-year-old military treatise The Art of War , attributed to the Chinese general-philosopher Sun Tzu, is cited regularly in contemporary political...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Cosmologists argue that we live in a multiverse. Granted, it’s only a theory, but it’s a plausible one that’s strengthened by new evidence supporting decades-old scientific reasoning...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Here’s a suggestion for a movie sequel. It takes its cue from the 2012 dark fantasy action film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter , which was based on a mashup novel of the same name. This is...

As sales professionals, many of you want to use social media to engage with your customers and prospects. And I can imagine that some of you are also a bit anxious about running afoul of our social media policies & guidelines or saying something that...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Like at most trade conventions, LegalTech® New York 2014 offered its share of novelties. For LexisNexis, the event provided an opportunity to host an inaugural series of Google+ Hangouts, the first...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team “Be Prepared” is one of the world’s most enduring mottos. It has been used, with international and organizational variations, by millions of Boy Scouts—and later Girl Guides and...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Captain Corcoran was never, never sick at sea. Well, hardly ever —as audiences familiar with Gilbert and Sullivan’s beloved 1878 comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore know so well. Indeed, they eagerly...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Negative visualization is a fundamental tenet of Stoic philosophy. It refers to the practice of imagining bad things that can happen to prepare for the possibility that they might actually unfold. ...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team “ Quarter to three is the new ten to two. ” That mnemonic refers to where the American Automobile Association, the National Highway Traffic Safety Authority and many driving instructors now...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team The School of the Seven Bells is a fabled academy for pickpockets and thieves that supposedly exists somewhere in Colombia. The mysterious educational institution gets its name from the final exam its...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Military leaders tend to avoid fighting real uphill battles. For reasons that are probably obvious, in such engagements the odds are usually stacked against the side that starts at the bottom and is...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Is there a different solution you would recommend? Be sure to add your comments at the end of the article . There are plenty of quirky laws in America. For example, in Maryland, you are not allowed...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Those “Twelve Angry Men” should not have surprised anyone with their verdict. That observation is made while acknowledging that anything substantially different in their story would deprive...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team In the 1970s, the expression “future shock” made its way into common use. It started, of course, with Alvin Toffler’s hugely successful book with that phrase as its title. Like others...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Arguing over positions can lead to unwise agreements—or no agreement at all. That much is made clear early in Getting to YES: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In , the bestselling book based...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team “Location, location, location.” That familiar mantra is usually associated with real estate agents, but those in the legal profession could just as easily claim it. Choice of venue, when...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team The word “nightmare” has an interesting etymology. It derives from the Old English “mare,” an evil spirit, demon or goblin that rode on people’s chests while they slept...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Haggling for goods and services is a lively tradition in parts of the world. In Indonesia and elsewhere in Asia, for example, it’s common to negotiate prices just about everywhere, from markets...