Friends, As you may know my father was diagnosed with prostate cancer last February, he has since undergone surgery and to the best of our family’s knowledge he is currently cancer free. But we are never really free from the cancer are we? Fear, worry, reminders of what it has done – or worse whatRead… Read more »
The Washington Capitals are off to their best start in team history. I’ve enjoyed watching the games on television with my nine-year-old son Jack, and he’s been thrilled with their performance after they flopped in the playoffs last year. While watching a game the other night, he asked, “Why is the team playing so muchRead… Read more »
When talking about leadership, Dick Davies said “leadership can not be taught – it can only be learned.” It caught me by surprise at the time, but has stayed with me as a fundamental in developing leaders. Learn by doing. In my youth, I wanted to learn to play tennis and read several books aboutRead… Read more »
CAIN AND PRIVATE CHARITY ISSUES. The Post. “‘It looks like a law school exam on potential campaign-finance violations,’ said Lawrence H. Norton of Womble Carlyle, a former general counsel at the Federal Election Commission.” JOINT GUIDANCE REGARDING REDISTRICTING. From the House Ethics Committee. “While congressional redistricting is constitutionally mandated, the redistricting process is a stateRead… Read more »
After Transport for London (UK) confirmed that it is considering automated trains, the mayor of London is facing a showdown with transport unions. Original post
Amtrak officially launched free WiFi on 12 East Coast routes, including the heavily traveled Northeast Regional, Empire, and Keystone services. Original post
The Chicago Transit Authority (IL) is finally entering the social space, with new Facebook and Twitter accounts expected to launch today. Original post
We’d like to thank everyone that put forward an idea and everyone that provided valuable feedback on the ideas. We were overwhelmed with the quantity and quality of the ideas and it was a very difficult task for the Judges to come up with the winners of the best ideas for how people could improveRead… Read more »
A community of practice (CoP) is, according to cognitive anthropologists Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger, a group of people who share an interest, a craft, and/or a profession. Over the last year or so, the term communities of practice has entered the social media buzzword lexicon along with virtual collaboration, engagement, platforms, and Enterprise 2.0.Read… Read more »
Day 63 – Happy Halloween! Culvert Lining Project Today I spent the day mostly troubleshooting some problems. The concrete subcontractor for the culvert project was on site. From what I was told by the project engineer, there seemed to be some confusion over what was to be done for the concrete headwall replacement. In aRead… Read more »