National Puppy Day is recongized every March 23rd, to celebrate the joy that puppies bring our lives, to help save orphanzed puppies, and to educate the public about the horrors of puppy mills. If you or someone you know is thinking of getting a puppy, PLEASE use Petfinder.com or a reputable breeder. You are NOTRead… Read more »
With NFC-based fare payment on the way, Fast Company reviewed the major players in Europe and the U.S. Original post
A Foursquare plug-in called 4sqtransit sends users transit schedule information via text message when they check in near a transit stop. Original post
Following a successful event in New York City, Transportation Camp headed west to San Francisco (CA) last weekend. Original post
I had the honor of being in New Orleans during the days that led up to the 5th anniversary of one of America’s great man-made disasters. It’s important to know that folks in this great town don’t blame the hurricane that struck with such vengeance, but rather the under-engineered levees that ringed the neighborhoods thatRead… Read more »
For those of us who are still stuck shooting in SD, here are some quick tips that I learned at a workshop with Richard Harrington of Rhed Pixel and Nicole Haddock of Pictures on the Waves last week. Sequence Settings I had been editing and exporting with my FCP sequences set to NTSC DV. Eww,Read… Read more »
GETTING DIRTY – MEET THE TEAM Four of Young Government Leaders’ members are planning on getting down and dirty next month to benefit a good cause. Trust us, by down and dirty, we’re talking junk yards, mud, slop, old tires, and raging rivers. Sound disgusting…these YGL members didn’t think so…they thought it sounded like fun!!Read… Read more »
Associate Professor Michael S. Brown, Department of Computer Science, National University of Singapore, talked in Canberra yesterday about “Interactive Visualization of Hyperspectral Images of Historical Documents”.Over time documents warp, fade, and the ink bleeds. As a result he decided to scan documents in 3D at the British Library. They then used an algorithm to “flatten”Read… Read more »
Although we have yet again avoided a government shutdown for at least three more weeks with the passage of the latest short-term appropriations bill for fiscal 2011, the operating conditions created by the continual funding uncertainties are taking a toll on federal agencies. As a federal leader, you’re already doing more with less. Perhaps youRead… Read more »
An Op-Ed piece to follow this on Tuesday from Mike Healy of Skyline Innovations U.S. EPA TO RECOGNIZE WASHINGTON, DC AS THE NATION’S LEADING GREEN POWER COMMUNITY Local Leaders Challenge City to Increase Green Power Purchases by 33% by August 31 Read entire post here ( http://greendcdaily.com/the-districts-green-power-challenge )