Fargo Flood That’s what it looks along the banks of the Red River; the Hokie Guru is glad that his sister, brother-in-law, and their children evacuated the city of Fargo. As you might know, the Red River (which is along the Minnesota and North Dakota border), was orginally expected to crest to on Saturday, butRead… Read more »
Greetings! My cofounder of ReadyMoms Alliance periodically writes significant pieces on the forum Fluwiki. Lately, she’s been writing a series called “Pandemic Flu and Global health Security’. Part 3 of this series is titled ‘Pandemic Flu and Global Health Security III – H5N1 – the Ultimate Demographic Timebomb’ ”. It’s an excellent piece that emphasizesRead… Read more »
Apologies for errors in advance: Social Media & Govt’s conference #ALI @johnstauffer: Great post from @kellyobrien about the vibe in room this versus last during the Social Media & Govt’s confr #ali http://tinyurl.com/czzdcd @mbado: Use enterprise 2.0 to connect people, information and ideas– breaking down those “cylinders of excellence” #ali @kellyobrien: #ali BAH’s Christy Cunningham:Read… Read more »
This title alone conjures up images of a fight, and I suppose in actuality it is referring to one. However, I’m not speaking of a physical fight, but what I’m referring to is the fight against tobacco. The conflict still continues to this day. Although today it is verbal: “Stand Out. Speak Up. Seize ControlRead… Read more »
From TSP Talk: You know it has been a wild market environment when you can have day that is down between 2% and 3%, and it is just a minor pullback from the prior day’s gains. The pullback was on lighter volume which can be considered a plus for stocks. The S&P 500 is certainlyRead… Read more »
One of my students at Georgetown, Paul Bove, works with the Air Force. The Air Force Public Affairs Agency just published their New Media and The Air Force brochure, a guide to provide professionals with the knowledge they need to work online. It’s really an outstanding thorough guide, and a demonstration of how far mainstreamRead… Read more »
Apologies in advance for errors: @GetFISARight: net +55 votes for our #askpres question at http://tinyurl.com/d9d3lb … please vote for civil liberties! #bipart #gov20 @adrielhampton: This was absolutely the highlight of my day – visualizing #gov20: http://tinyurl.com/dans6m @ p2pt0: why talk about skittles when there are some great #askpres questions at http://is.gd/ojox #p2 #rebelleft #gov20 #topprogRead… Read more »
Chatting with fellow ALI conference attendees Andy Krzmarzick, Ari Herzog, Maxine Teller and John Stauffer after today’s sessions, I made an observation about this same event one year ago vs. today, plus a hypothesis about why this difference might be. Observation: last year’s conference had an excited – almost giddy – optimistic energy about socialRead… Read more »
As kids summer meant a trip to the doctors for camp or school physicals. As adults it should be no different and more important. Kids do not worry about heart attacks, diabetes, low iron count or weight. Adults take care of that and now we are the adults to take care of that. Summer isRead… Read more »
After thinking over helpful comments by Andre Goodfriend and others, I have reposted my list of problemswith one addition and several clarifications. My original posting and the comments can be found here.