Source: The Atlantic Cities | Nation |
July 18, 2012
The new Apple operating system won’t include the public transit navigation capability. Apple appears to be banking on third-party developers to fill that gap but they need open data to do it.
Coursera, which a dozen major research universities are joining, will offer 100 or more free massive open online courses, or MOOCs, that are expected to draw millions of students and adult learners globally.
While campaigning, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo vowed to maintain a transparent administration, but his executive chamber prides itself on leaving few footprints.
The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program is a Web-based database that allows agencies to ensure that only those entitled to benefits receive them.
More than 20,000 evacuation calls were never delivered to residents in the path of a wildfire that destroyed about 350 homes around Colorado Springs last month, records show.
Source: Washington Post | District of Columbia |
July 12, 2012
When someone calls 911, information stored in a previously created online profile — such as photographs, the presence of seniors or people with disabilities, or the locations of gas valves — is displayed on the dispatcher’s computer screen.
More than 130 communities across the United States have declared themselves “nuclear-free” in the last 30 years, most enacting measures rich in symbolism but low on clout that result in little more than a sign at the outskirts of town announcing that nuclear weapons are not welcome.
Source: New Jersey Star-Ledger | New Jersey |
July 10, 2012
While some social networking websites, including Facebook, ban sex offenders, state Sen. Christopher Bateman wants to clamp down even more by making them disclose their convictions as part of their profiles or face a possible prison sentence and a steep fine.
New York teachers who learn that a student has been bullied online will be required to report the incident to school administrators within one day, under a law signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo.