February 2008 Archives
Congressional Deskbook: "Authorization"
Authorization: Provision in law that establishes or continues a program or agency and authorizes
appropriations for it.
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February 29, 2008 08:37 AM Link Tips and Terms Comments (0)
Faculty Favorites: Dining and Places - Bryan Hubbard
We asked our faculty and authors to share with us some of their favorite things about living in our nation's capital. Their responses are posted in "Faculty Favorites"
Bryan Hubbard (bio) shares his favorites.
Five most interesting places to visit
- The Library of Congress is underrated. web site, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC, 202-707-5000.
- The National Cathedral is fascinating. web site, Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues, NW, Washington, DC, 202-537-6200.
- Great Falls Park Maryland side. Who knew there was that much nature that close to DC? web site, 11710 MacArthur Blvd., Potomac, MD, 301-767-3714.
- The National Zoo in the spring-wow! web site, 3001 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC, 202-633-4800.
- Udvar-Hazy Annex of the National Air and Space Museum, an adrenaline-history junkie's dream. web site, 6th and Independence, SW, Washington, DC, 202-633-1000.
Five most favorite “fun” things to do
- Bike the C&O Canal path. web site, Directions to six visitors centers 301-739-4200.
- Fly fish the many rivers and streams within one hour.
- Ride a motorcycle around the memorials and along the Potomac. National Mall and Memorial Parks web site, Potomac River web site.
- Spend an evening on Barracks Row or in Chinatown. Barracks Row web site, Chinatown Wikipedia entry, Barracks Row directions, 733 1/2 8th Street, SE, Washington, DC, 202-544-3188.
- Go to a Nationals game. web site, Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol Street, SE Washington, DC.
Five favorite restaurants
- Pizzeria Paradiso web site, DuPont Circle location, 2029 P Street NW, Washington, DC,202-223-1245, Georgetown location, 3282 M Street NW, Washington, DC,202-337-1245 [WaPo | Washingtonian | Yelp]
- Belga Cafe web site, 6514 8th Street, SE, Washington, DC, 202-544-0100. [WaPo | Washingtonian | Yelp]
- Filomena web site, 1063 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 202-338-8800 [WaPo | Yelp]
- Capital Grille web site, 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 202-737-6200. [WaPo | Washingtonian | Yelp]
- Finn MacCool's web site, 713 8th St SE Washington, DC, 202-547-7100. [WaPo | Washingtonian | Yelp]
For more, also see our Visiting Washington DC pages
February 27, 2008 01:47 PM Link Dining and Things to Do & See ~ Faculty Favorites ~ Faculty and Authors Comments (0)
Media Tip 76
Media Tip 76: Before setting up an interview between a reporter and your principal, assess the reporter’s questions. Find out what the reporter knows, and confine the time limit of the interview in a way that benefits your principal or organization.
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February 26, 2008 01:17 PM Link Tips and Terms Comments (0)
February - March 2008 Legislative, Communication, and Media Training from TheCapitol.Net
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- The President's Budget February 26, 2008
- Working with Congress and Congressional Staff: Communicating Effectively with Capitol Hill February 27, 2008
- The Defense Budget February 29, 2008
- Using Grassroots, Coalitions, and the Media to Get Your Message Heard: Washington Advocacy and Education Campaigns March 4, 2008
- Earmarks: Everything You Need to Know March 6, 2008
- Speechwriting: Preparing Speeches and Oral Presentations March 28, 2008
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February 25, 2008 05:27 PM Link Training Comments (0)
The Most Spoiled Girl In The World?
Hmmmmm....
February 22, 2008 06:37 AM Link Caught Our Eye Comments (0)
Congressional Deskbook: "Expenditures"
Expenditures: Often a synonym for outlays; a general term to mean spending.
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February 22, 2008 05:47 AM Link Tips and Terms Comments (0)
Piaggio MP3 250 - 3 wheel scooter
The Piaggio MP3 250 is a 3-wheeled scooter with 2 front wheels, increasing stability.
See also "Article Roundup," June 21, 2008
More
- "Piaggio MP3 Three-Wheel Scooter Review," by Jess, Modern Vespa, December 18, 2006
- "Piaggio 3 Wheel MP3 Scooter," by Paul Crowe, The Kneeslider, May 11, 2006
- "Piaggio MP3 Scooters Getting Good Reviews," by Paul Crowe, The Kneeslider, April 30, 2006
- Piaggio MP3 250 mfrs page
- "A three-wheeled extravaganza! Piaggio MP3, VentureOne, KTM X-Bow and Can-Am Spyder," AutoblogGreen, February 23, 2007
- "Piaggio's MP3 Positioned As Practical Scooter For Earth-Lovers," Marketing Daily, January 23, 2007
- "2007 Piaggio MP3: Italian scooter is three-wheeled wonder," by Arv Voss, San Francisco Chronicle, December 1, 2007
- Wikipedia
February 20, 2008 09:17 AM Link Fun ~ Piaggio MP3 ~ Technology Comments (1)
Media Tip 15
Media Tip 15: Research your organization’s strategic position, historical record, and key issues. Use your predecessor as a resource.
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February 19, 2008 09:27 AM Link Tips and Terms Comments (0)
Technology in emerging economies
So how well are emerging economies using new technology, really? Hitherto, judgments have had to be based largely on anecdotes. Now the World Bank has supplemented the snapshot evidence with more comprehensive measures.
Take-off to tomorrow, and to yesterday
The bank has drawn up indices based on the usual array of numbers: computers and mobile phones per head, patents and scientific papers published; imports of high-tech and capital goods. In addition, it uses things such as the number of hours of electricity per day and airline take-offs to capture the absorption of 19th- and 20th-century technologies. It tops this off with measures of educational standards and financial structure, which show whether technology companies can get qualified workers and enough capital. The results, laid out last month in the bank's annual Global Economic Prospects report, measure technological progress in its broadest sense: as the spread of ideas, techniques and new forms of business organisation.
Technology so defined is fundamental to economic advance. Without it, growth would be limited to the contributions of increases in the size of the labour force and the capital stock. With it, labour and capital can be used and combined far more effectively. So it is good news that the bank finds that the use of modern technology in emerging economies is coming on in leaps and bounds.
Between the early 1990s and the early 2000s, the index that summarises the indicators rose by 160% in poor countries (with incomes per person of less than about $900 a year at current exchange rates) and by 100% in middle-income ones ($900-11,000). The index went up by only 77% in industrialised countries (with average incomes above $11,000), where technology was more advanced to start with. Poor and middle-income nations, the bank concludes, are catching up with the West.
The main channels through which technology is diffused in emerging economies are foreign trade (buying equipment and new ideas directly); foreign investment (having foreign firms bring them to you); and emigrants in the West, who keep families and firms in their countries of origin abreast of new ideas. All are going great guns.
"Of internet cafés and power cuts," The Economist, February 9, 2008
February 17, 2008 04:07 PM Link Technology Comments (0)
Dogblogging
Baxter after being neutered: You b%a#s*a#d - just wait until I get these stitches out....
Baxter: Hey! I was kidding! (under breath: You b%a#s*a#d...)
Ollie after being neutered: Ohmigosh! I LOVE cottage cheese! Life is so good!
February 16, 2008 07:07 AM Link Pets Comments (0)
Congressional Deskbook: "Insist"
Insist: Motion by one chamber to reiterate its previous position during amendments between the chambers.
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February 15, 2008 09:47 AM Link Tips and Terms Comments (0)
Media Tip 5
Media Tip 5: Always have someone else check your work. Errors destroy credibility.
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February 12, 2008 08:17 AM Link Tips and Terms Comments (0)
Congressional Deskbook: "By Request"
By Request: A designation on a measure that appears next to the sponsor’s name and indicates that a member has introduced the measure on behalf of the president, an executive agency, or a private individual or organization.
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February 8, 2008 04:57 PM Link Tips and Terms Comments (0)
Who will the D & R nominees be?
See intrade for folks betting money on the outcome.
And after the election, for analysis of what the election means in Congress, see our Capitol Hill Workshop: 2008 Election.
More
- Campaign Finance Information Center - from Investigative Reporters and Editors and the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting.
- Campaigns & Elections magazine
- opensecrets.org - show me the money
- CQ Money Line - show me the money
- Iowa Electronic Markets - includes a political section - "real-money futures markets in which contract payoffs depend on economic and political events such as elections. These markets are operated by faculty at the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business"
- Politics1
- PollingReport.com
February 7, 2008 09:17 AM Link Prediction Comments (0)
Dogblogging
Ollie: Who, me?!?!
Baxter: Don't look at me pal...
To sleep, perchance to dream.... Since we caused enough mayhem already.
February 6, 2008 07:57 AM Link Pets Comments (0)
Media Tip 13
Media Tip 13: Never get in a pissing contest with someone who buys ink by the barrel. You can’t win a fight with a news organization that ultimately controls the message.
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February 5, 2008 07:27 AM Link Tips and Terms Comments (0)
Congressional Deskbook: "Second Reading"
Second Reading: Required reading of a bill or joint resolution to a chamber: in the House, in full before floor consideration in the House or Committee of the Whole (usually dispensed with by unanimous consent or special rule); in the Senate, by title only, before referral to a committee.
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February 1, 2008 06:27 AM Link Tips and Terms Comments (0)
