Following are the titles and links (where available) of items posted online in The Weekly SPARK, May 13, 2011, published and e-distributed FYI by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. The complete text of this abbreviated FYI posting is available at the SPRC website at http://www.sprc.org/news/index.asp ~~~~~ SPRC/AFSP add After a suicide: A toolkit for schoolsRead… Read more »
Miscellaneous
Describing D&D: what can make our message compelling?
This short thread is an archive of a discussion on the NCDD forum started on July 9, 2004 by Matt Leighninger. Describing D&D: what can make our message compelling? Postby mattleighninger » Fri Jul 09, 2004 10:55 am I don’t think the advocates of dialogue and deliberation at the national level have done a veryRead… Read more »
The Lexicon of Dialogue and Deliberation
The following comments were made over the NCDD Discussion list a few years ago when Leah Lamb posed this question: “I have been pondering about how we can actively make the D&D lexicon more familiar to the greater public? I am curious to learn about how those of you on the listserv approach describing theRead… Read more »
Conservatives and Liberals (Feb 2010 listserv discussion)
Here is the transcript of a rich conversation we had on NCDD’s Discussion list in February 2010 with the subject “Conservatives and Liberals,” initiated by Pete Peterson. A big thank-you to Martin Carcasson for keeping track of these posts and sharing his archive! All, For those who may be interested in how Conservatives see theRead… Read more »
Applications for Good SF: “All Income Foods” App Wins!
Having only attended one other code-a-thon before in my life, in Washington D.C., last weekend’s Applications for Good competition gave me the opportunity to experience civic app development, West coast-style. Applications for Good Registration Table Moderated by Arthur Grau of One Economy, the event began with a round table introduction of everyone in attendance —Read… Read more »
Daily Dose: The Most Important Moment in American History?
In a recent blog posting from the Washington Post’s Al Kamen, we find an interesting, slightly tongue-in-cheek debate going on about who actually takes credit for the SEAL Operation that took down bin Laden. Obama, Bush, or as Kamen writes: Some folks tried to give Bill Clinton credit as well, since he launched that missileRead… Read more »
All Your Questions Answered from “Find the Right GovGig For You” Training
My recent webinar, Find the Right GovGig for You, was a smash hit with over 400 participants. I got over 40 unique questions, and am responding to them all here in this gigantic blog post. There are a few that I’m not best qualified to answer, so I’d love anyone who works in federal HRRead… Read more »
Software glitch affects SmarTrip cards
Some bus riders in the Washington (DC) area are having trouble adding value to their regional SmarTrip cards, and WMATA blames a software glitch. Original post
It’s official: WMATA partners with Google Transit
As Greater Greater Washington reported yesterday, WMATA (DC) announced its long-awaited partnership with Google Transit this afternoon. Original post
14 Quotes on Why You Should Attend Next Generation of Government Summit
***Part of our blog series as we gear up for July 28/29th GovLoop/Young Government Leaders Next Generation of Government Summit*** It’s a big commitment to take off 2 days of work and spend training money to go a training conference like the GovLoop/Young Government Leaders Next Generation of Government Summit. Before I sign up toRead… Read more »