MAILBAG #111706

Ahhhh Friday! We clear out the clogged
in-box:

* Amanda Grayson at Thomson Legal & Regulatory offers a heads up that West LegalEdcenter and The Hildebrandt Institute will air a free webinar this afternoon, at 4 p.m., "Secrets of Associate Compensation and Retention." To RSVP call 877 375 9532.

*Thom Singer, author of "Some Assembly Required: How to Make Grow and Keep Your Business Relationships" (New Year Publishing) checks in to invite us to take The Networking Quotient Quiz here. Enjoy!

*Bob Ambrogi's got a kewl poll thang on his website -- which you can get too: Check it out here.  (Hat tip to PinHawk Law on the Blogs NewzDigest.)

* Mariya Chevillard wants you to know that she's launched a site that lists international dialing codes.

* Lawrence Savelle has released his annual LawTunes CD, "Merry Lexmas from The Lawtunes. 411 here.

* eWeek.com keeps us up-to-date on the mothership's latest Patch Day.

* My pals over at ALM Research have released their new Global Law Firm Knowledge Management Survey, and the 2006 Key Demographics for the NLJ 250. Get the 411 here.

* Cisco Systems Inc. continues its coooooool factor: it just won naming rights for the new San Francisco Bay Area/Oakland Athletics of Fremont's new stadium.

*Let's see: Boston pays $51.1 million for the rights to negotiate for a pitcher, who will no doubt want a 10-year, $100+ M K (remember, Boras is his agent).... while we unload Jaret Wright and Gary Whine-Whine Sheffield  -- for a boatload of young arms -- AND we're about to re-sign Moose.. and we get back our boy Joe Girardi!!  NL Manager of the Year!!!!! You rock, Joe!

Uummm... I think we win!  Thanks, Cash! :)