Yearly Archives: 2012

Orangeburg – a “coal tar impregnated toilet paper tube”

As a homeowner, Orangeburg is most definitely not the word you ever want to hear. But for many, they will not only hear it, but they will also face the consequences of having had this pipe material used for their home’s sanitary sewer. So to prevent experiencing any unforseen problems caused by this material, it’sRead… Read more »

How good have government agencies in Australia become at social record keeping?

An interesting study has come across my desk from Rebecca Stoks, who is working on a Master of Information Management at Victoria University in New Zealand. She sought in the report to answer the following question: Recordkeeping is essential to the democratic process, but how can governments maintain public records when they are being createdRead… Read more »

Veterans Preference

Many thought the Pathways program was going to be a sure fire method to bypass veterans preference. Agreed it was an attempt. College placement officials were enthused, not so much any more. Veterans preference in a product of USC Title 38 and USC Title 5. The Outstanding Scholar Program, and the Federal Career Intern ProgramRead… Read more »

Answering the Call

Unless you are doing the job or are one of the victims and families it is not possible to truly understand what the men and women responding to the tragedy in Newtown are going through. Without the unique strengths of these heroes, how can anyone cope with a situation of such immensity and the emotionalRead… Read more »

{spider} webs

In the middle of my day there were 5 minutes and they went a little something like this: Via Flickr: Michael Holden @leashless aka Vinay Gupta followed me. I got an email telling me so I clicked to see who he was I read his profile I clicked on the link in his profile IRead… Read more »

The Gov. 2.0 Gift Guide (2012)

In a panic about what to get the civic nerd(s) in your posse this holiday season? In the spirit of the holidays (and shopping procrastinators everywhere), I’d like to provide this informative, “extremely official” guide — so you don’t feel compelled to go out and buy a drone for each of them. (Big shout outRead… Read more »

Let it snow!

Sure, this is one of the tunes you’ll hear from eggnog- fueled carolers this time of year, but it’s also what folks in Anchorage, Ala. are saying now that 191 of the fire hydrants in that city have been adopted by citizens. Becky Boone, a program analyst at an IT firm in Anchorage by dayRead… Read more »

DorobekINSIDER Live – Experts Weigh in on Tech Trends

A special edition of the DorobekINSIDER today we went LIVE. This is the second time we’ve done this and we’ll be doing it regularly in next year. The idea is to get smart people together and share ideas because we believe that the real power of information comes when it is shared. Today, we’re lookingRead… Read more »