Business-oriented Beacon Hill Institute: MA tops the list of the best states for business (a competitiveness index). Of course, MA is the bluest state in the union. [John Robb's Weblog]
Month: November 2004
House Republicans Adopt Change That Would Benefit DeLay
House Republicans Adopt Change That Would Benefit DeLay. New rules prevent Tom DeLay from having to step down as majority leader if he is indicted in an investigation in Texas. By CARL HULSE and DAVID E. ROSENBAUM. [NYT > Home Page]
President moves to rein in 2 agencies
President moves to rein in 2 agencies. WASHINGTON — After years of finger-pointing and tension within his foreign policy agencies, President Bush is moving aggressively to tame the two most unwieldy agencies — the CIA and the State Department — by installing reliable allies at the helm with instructions to clamp down on dissenting career… Continue reading President moves to rein in 2 agencies
List of tunnel troubles grows longer
List of tunnel troubles grows longer. The Big Dig's tunnel leak problem is far more costly and extensive than Massachusetts Turnpike officials and private contractors have acknowledged, involving thousands of ceiling and wall fissures, water damage to steel supports and fireproofing systems, and overloaded drainage equipment, according to documents obtained by the Globe. [Boston Globe… Continue reading List of tunnel troubles grows longer
RESTful Flash
RESTful Flash. In response to my question — Can rich Internet apps be web-friendly? — Macromedia's Kevin Lynch has put together an example showing how to achieve RESTful Flash: This weekend I created an example showing how rich internet applications can display their current state in the URL as the user interacts locally. This enables… Continue reading RESTful Flash
Worksheet: Disaster Recovery Preparation for Exchange Server 2003
Worksheet: Disaster Recovery Preparation for Exchange Server 2003. “The following checklist helps you to prepare for disaster recovery” … go print! [MS Exchange Blog]
SQL Server Express 2005
SQL Server Express 2005. OK, so I'm about six months behind on this one but this is very cool stuff: http://www.microsoft.com/sql/express/ Bottom line: free SQL Server you can use in production with surprisingly few limitations. Everyone please send the folks at MySQL a thank you note, because I doubt MS would have done this without… Continue reading SQL Server Express 2005
Anguished O'Malley explains fiscal crisis
Anguished O'Malley explains fiscal crisis. In a dramatic plea for understanding, Archbishop Sean P. O'Malley yesterday described his effort to close parishes as “personally repulsive to me,” but he also urged Catholics to understand that the sweeping reorganization of the Boston Archdiocese is necessary because of the shrinking number of priests and a financial crisis… Continue reading Anguished O'Malley explains fiscal crisis
Boston Law Librarians program on blogs
Boston Law Librarians program on blogs. On Wednesday, I will be speaking about blogs to the Association of Boston Law Librarians. [Robert Ambrogi's LawSites]
my dream library
my dream library. Sometimes, on the weekends, when the sun is shining in and I've had a lot of coffee and all is right with the world, I think about what kind of library I'd have, if I had my own library. This is, of course, crazy talk. Libraries exist in communities, they're not started… Continue reading my dream library