ROGERS’ NONPROFITS IN THE NEWS. Politico reports. “Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.), the new chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, has funneled more than $236 million in federal funds since 2000 to a web of nonprofit groups he created back home in the Bluegrass State, according to a new report by an ethics watchdog group.” GUILTYRead… Read more »
The Swedish university town Umeå is testing the Arctic Whisperer, a fast-charging hybrid electric bus developed by the Spanish company Opbrid. Original post
Guest post by Rick Valerga What Every New Project Manager Needs to Know About Project Leadership It was an honor when Josh invited me to provide a guest post on The PM Student. I have really enjoyed reading his work. Of course, Josh reminded me to tailor my content toward more of a beginner audience.Read… Read more »
The New York Daily News asks police and prosecutors to crack down on “iSnatches” — grab-and-run thefts of mobile devices on subway trains. Original post
LocalGovCamp is coming back to Birmingham on the 18th June! 200 of the most innovative and creative people in the local government sector will be coming together on a Saturday to talk about making things better – sometimes with technology, sometimes not. LocalGovCamp is an unconference – basically a conference that’s fun. There’s no agendaRead… Read more »
Montana, North Dakota and Colorado are all moving forward on health care exchanges in their states but not with out a struggle. In Montana, Republicans in the state legislature oppose the implementation of the exchange through federal money leading the state insurance commissioner to apply for authority to move forward on her own. In NorthRead… Read more »
My strong recommendation for this evening’s entertainment is to watch a documentary about nuclear waste in Finland – it’s on More 4 at 10pm and will be available on the Channel 4 website for a while after that (and north American readers can find dates of cinema showings here). It’s much more interesting than itRead… Read more »
Greetings from the new Science Library at the Unviersity of Western Australia. The library has a relatively conservative interior design, blending a traditional library with that of a new learning commons. The colour pallet is muted, with blond wood panelling matching the cream coloured concrete, which reflects the tones of limestone blocks of the campus’sRead… Read more »
My oldest son and I attended a ceremony for newly licensed drivers at the County courthouse the other day. Like any other parent-son activity, I seized the opportunity to use it as a teachable moment – this time on dressing for success. When I was growing up, business suits were reserved for special occasions. MyRead… Read more »
I’ve been trying out all kinds of technology. The Droid Incredible, the motorola Xoom, iPad, chrome os laptop cr-48 and comparing those to the experience I have on a traditional legacy desktop. So what’s my conclusion? It’s really freakin hard to go mobile. In a way you could say that it’s not the technology orRead… Read more »