With the holiday celebration over, the eggnog finished, and dinner a very pleasant memory, we went to see War Horse (liked it). Early in the movie, the boy and the horse took on the monumental challenge of plowing a field of thick deep-rooted grass and stone for the first time. They succeeded. What we watchedRead… Read more »
From the Public Technology Institute website: Webinar Dates For Governments: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 2:00–3:00 PM ET For Non-Profits: Thursday, February 2, 2012, 2:00–3:00 PM ET Offered by PTI and Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration. Led by James Davy, Director of the Rutgers Center for Applied Appreciative Inquiry and a former public officialRead… Read more »
This month, Google received Patent No. 8078349 for “Transitioning a Mixed-Mode Vehicle to Autonomous Mode.” The vehicle appears to be able to function in a driver-controlled mode, yet has the ability to be placed in a “driver-less” mode. When placed in this mode, the vehicle will use non-human inputs to monitor its location and proceedRead… Read more »
The Transit Wire is taking the week of December 26 off. Original post
Stocks spent the week in a steady, low volume, holiday rally. For the TSP, the C-fund gained 3.80% on the week, the S-fund was up 3.48%, the I-fund added 2.27%, while the F-fund (bonds) lost 0.62%, and the G-fund was up 0.03%. For the month, the C-fund is now up 1.63% in December, the S-fundRead… Read more »
The Public Eye with Eric Chabrow We often don’t get what we don’t pay for with smartphones and their free apps: security. Continue…http://www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs.php?postID=1129&rf=2011-12-23-eg&elq=7a6e7a088ec74503a26fb1622f0e31f7&elqCampaignId=1040
Governor Nicki Haley of South Carolina is in hot water over emails deleted by her office. The Charleston Post and Courier uncovered the deleted emails after asking for emails from both her office and the state Department of Health and Human Services. The emails returned from the Department showed responses from the Governor which hadRead… Read more »
I was just sitting here thinking, with all the uproar about health care, why is it not possible for grown children to put their parents on their health insurance, even if they get SSI or SS parents put children until age of 18 on health insurance. Wouldn’t that help some, or maybe get something calledRead… Read more »
Deltek Sr. Analyst Kyle Ridley reports. Today, the Department of Education (DOE) awarded federal Race to the Top (RTTT) funds to the tune of $200 million split among seven states. This is the third round of awards for the $4 billion program aimed at revitalizing America’s K-12 education system through reform and innovation. The latestRead… Read more »
There is a new report out from the Economist, the next in it’s annual series of reports that detail the state of democracy around the world. This year’s report is entitled “The Democracy Index 2011: Democracy under stress”. Read more and download this year’s report. Original post