With all the government folks being relocated to the area as part of the BRAC (Base Realignment and Closing) deal, one question that I am frequently asked is – where does one find information on jobs – it’s not like the DIA, CIA, NSA, etc have the most open facilities around. The National Grounds Intelligence Center (NGIC) is going to provide quite a few jobs over the next several years; being aware of their impact is going to be crucial.
Date Archives July 2008
Kevin Boer for NAR President
Fines for grammatical and spelling errors, for not uploading photos, using the words “cute, gorgeous … honey stop the car” …. I’ll vote for Kevin Boer in a heartbeat (of course, I don’t have a vote that I know of)
Quick hits on the Bailout
A few of my favorite snips (bolding mine) – The bailout’s Estimated to cost $25 billion in over the next two years, but there’s no way to predict the future and estimates on this are really just wild guesses. … Not only does it affect nearly every credit card transaction in America, such as Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express, but the bill specifically targets payment systems like eBay’s PayPal, Amazon, and Google Checkout that are used by many small online businesses.
Rest in Peace Randy Pausch
Few things in this world are more valuable than perspective. Thank you, sir.
If You’re Not Reading Charlottesville Tomorrow
Anne’s Belfield’s massive expansion * State rail plan includes proposal for passenger service through Charlottesville (Daily Progress’ related editorial ) – “Despite the obvious need for better mass transportation, taxpayers and legislators still are uncertain about how much public money should go to rail. … In order to mitigate the traffic impacts, the applicant had offered to provide bikes for the Inn’s guests, reduce rent for residents who choose not to own a car, as well as a dedicated car to be used in a sharing program.
Charlottesville Tweet-Up today at West Main
A real world meeting between two or more people who know each other through the online Twitter service. … Here is the event on Facebook .
Charlottesville is Healthy
It ranks fourth among U.S. metropolitan areas in the number of physicians per capita, and it also makes the top ten for family-practice doctors, oncologists, and cardiologists. … * This ranking seems to consider only the City of Charlottesville, whereas most of the rankings we receive consider Charlottesville to be either Charlottesville/Albemarle or the Charlottesville region.