Transport for London (UK) has implemented a system to reduce overcharging passengers who forget to scan their Oyster cards at the end of their rail trip. Currently, pay-as-you-go customers are charged the maximum fare of £7.90 if they don’t tap off. The new system will estimate the correct fare based on previous travel patterns andRead… Read more »
A report prepared for the UK Department for Transport recommends replacing ticket agents with machines at 675 rail stations in England and Wales, according to the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association. “Not only are unmanned stations less secure, tickets bought from machines are usually more expensive,” said TSSA leader Gerry Doherty. Bob Crow, general secretary ofRead… Read more »
This Saturday, September 10th, from 8:30am until3:00pm, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church In Elkhart Indiana, 405 W. Beardsley, is hosting a community flea market. We are not charging any table usage or sales percentages. This is totally a service to the community. In these tough economic times people may need a little extra cash. IfRead… Read more »
I’ll be visiting the Old Continent once again, September 7-27, 2011. As usual, I’ll be staying near Cologne, Germany. Let me know if you’d like to meet up. If you’re aware of any cool events related to e-participation that are happening in the greater area during that time, please let me know as well. IfRead… Read more »
I met a “professional mentor” last week. He is going to help some deserving senior managers. Not surprisingly, no one is buying. I’ve been treated to some astonishing mentors. In every case they were working full time on their own needs, and I became a lot sharper helping out. I remember when I came homeRead… Read more »
The Back to School with Graduate School USA series is supported by the Graduate School USA. Let’s face it, we all learn best when we are having fun, right? I have found that the more interesting the topic of study, the more I excited I get about learning. For our next installment of the BackRead… Read more »
GovGirl chats with special guest Corey Dalton on how to prepare for an emergency that could bring down a government website. This episode includes advice for government webmasters on hosting, servers, mirrored sites, and the cloud. Get your own valid XHTML YouTube embed code Original post
Sep 13, 2011 at 7:00 pm MonkeyWrench Books 110 E. North Loop Austin, TX 512-407-6925 Please join MonkeyWrench Books and the Texas Observer for this conversation with Abby Rapoport. As the “education reform” movement has come to dominate policy, more and more education dollars find their way into mega-corporations. Testing contracts alone are worth hundredsRead… Read more »
My thanks to Joel Sarfati, Director of 40 Plus of Greater Washington D.C. and Professor Ray Kimball of Montgomery College’s TechLeap Program for inviting me to give presentations on “How to Manage Social Media for Busy Professionals” last week. Both events had great audiences, and I appreciated the vigorous question-and-answer sessions. Two slide decks shareRead… Read more »
Originally published on opensource.com. In part one of our interview with David Diaz, president and CEO of the Downtown Raleigh Alliance, we explored how open source is applied to economic development, how his organization works with local government, and the programs Downtown Raleigh Alliance has implemented. Now, David tells us how influential open source isRead… Read more »