You've touched on a subject I am obsessive about. We have moved from the days of innovative internal IT departments to an era where almost all innovation comes from the vendor community. The only innovation I am seeing is coming from marketing departments and I am not sure if this is always desirable, deliverable or even sustainable..Washington DC has the Metro. The San Francisco bay area has BART. (Bay Area Rapid Transit) And they are called light rail, the Metro, and BART..

The Carolina Panthers have to eye this year as a growing up season and should make big leaps. Cam Newton will get valuable experience and the Panthers resigned many of their cornerstone players this offseason. Carolina will be lucky to win six games this year, but their season has to be judged on progress, not victories..And not just in hohum fashion. The NHL, AHL and CHL games Friday night were all hanging in the balance until well into the third period, or beyond in the case of the Eastern Conferenc