I didn't know anything about Elizabeth Van Lew. Now I will just have to order this book. Sounds interesting. Yardley's review is just dumb.

"This caption is why I love the title of DB and Amal, because who is Clooney really? What has he done for society except be hot and give us silly movies like "Oceans 11"?"

Microbes don't read narratives. When I read about ebola, I think about the plague that devastated ancient Athens, the Black Death, the 1918 flu pandemic, Europeans bringing smallpox and other diseases to the New World and other catastrophes.

Great post. The Kurds seem to be honestly fighting not only for independence, but to further some kind of tolerant government in the region.

"Wow. If these ladies are wiped out thanks in part by inaction of the U.S. and coalition governments...Obama's legacy will come out of it without a scratch."

You have to recapture depreciation when you sell a rental property. Adjusted basis is extremely important. See Form 4797. The form explicitly asks for prior depreciation allowed or allowable.

So, I guess the iPhone 6 Plus and other large devices are not as popular in prisons as phones that might be an easier fit.

When prisoners talk about jail breaking a phone, it has a whole new meaning.

The programming may be trivial, the decisions as to when to choose "show vs speak" may be a little more complicated. I had not thought about someone riding a motorcycle.

"and the improvement depreciated over generally 27.5 years or used as basis upon sale, whichever comes first."

People's situations are different. And there can be unforeseen circumstances.

Who needs news when you can have Beyoncé?

"Pretending to slip is not something adults just do."

Great summary of bad, stupid "sex education." People should keep this in mind when they want to insist that parents and students should defer to teachers as experts on sex education.

"Actually it is very easy, the phone already has a sensor to see if it is on your face, use that same sensor or see if it is laying face down or in a pocket/bag/etc.. If so respond 100% in voice."

To be brief, you may be in a little bubble. I'm a guy and visited one of the forums where guys were discussing the photos. Some excitedly asked for more, for accompanying videos, for zip files of photos. So, you may be relatively "clean," but don't pretend that others are not abetting more distribution of this…

"Only if you like looking at your screen. 90% of google's responses are displaying something. I want it spoken."

"Apple and others simply don't have the vast infrastructure needed to feed this."

Great post. The respecting the space and designated work time applies to friends and family as well. They also have to understand that when you are "at work," they should not call or come by for a long visit just because you are not in a formal office.

One supermarket used to do especially dodgy stuff with toilet paper. Here you also have to consider the size of the sheets, 2 ply vs 1 ply, etc. I've also noticed that one brand looks a little shorter than before.