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Girls in data: Inspiring the future of female data science

Open Access Government - Technology News

I remember reading an article in Harvard Business Review back in 2012 where data science was dubbed the “ Sexiest Job of the 21st Century ”. However, the most useful skill to have in this field is definitely communication – the storytelling behind the data is critical, so it’s not just about being analytical.

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Park system ratings for 2023 | Trust for Public Land ParkScore® rating system

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But definitely these results provide guidance on making decisions about how to promote a park and its activities, and whether or not to be more proactive in creating and delivering activities, focused on increasing use, and as a result greater physical activity and presumably, individual health benefits.

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Foresight

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

One question that is asked relatively rarely is why we exclude warfare from our definitions of disaster. As an example, consider the impact of the Fukushima Dai’ichi nuclear release in Japan in 2011 on nuclear energy policy in other countries (Wittneben 2012,Kim et al. Is war not a disaster in its own right? References Fukuyama, F.

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WHEN CORRUPTION HITS SMALL CITIES

Barrett & Greene

That was all about a $53 million embezzlement that occurred over many years by the Dixon, Illinois comptroller, who worked in that small city (population currently about 15,000) from 1983 until her indictment in 2012. First, there are many thousands of small cities and towns in the United States, depending on one’s definition.

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What should the program for a Transportation Management District look like?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I'd say definitely not, the ridership is abysmal. I hadn't thought about it, but maybe SLC is ripe for the double deck bus approach (" Making bus service sexy and more equitable ," 2012) for rebranding and repositioning of bus service as sexy, even though the ridership numbers wouldn't justify it otherwise.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part One | Defining Levels of Service for individual parks

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Working on revitalization in DC, where the National Park Service runs many of the "local" parks, general federal-local government issues, and being on the board of Eastern Market public market for 13 years definitely prepared me for the kinds of issues present here. -- " Revisiting Trust for Public Land's Park Score® methodology " (2017) -- " Federal (..)

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Capital One Arena, Wizards and Capitals may move to Alexandria | Why not the RFK campus?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

It's definitely a real estate play. In turn that would help to spur development of the Pepco power plant site, which stopped producing electricity in 2012, and Benning Road further east, and Minnesota Avenue. Today Post columnist Barry Svrluga has a good piece, " There are reasons for Capitals and Wizards to move. Other areas too.)