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Brooks Questions EPA Administrator on Misguided Ozone Rule (Mo Brooks)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Jun 2016
Earlier this month, Brooks voted in favor of House passed legislation to aptly delay the implementation of these ozone standards from 2020 to 2026, allowing regulators the opportunity to fully vet the proposed standards, and consider the cost and impact on local governments who face hefty fines if unable to comply ... You've acknowledge two distinct sets of scientific studies used during the rule making process....

The New Censorship: 'How Did Google Become The Internet's Censor and Master Manipulator?'

Edit Slashdot 23 Jun 2016
An anonymous reader writes. Robert Epstein from U.S. News and World Report writes an article describing how Google has become the internet's censor and master manipulator. He writes about the company's nine different blacklists that impact our lives ... Epstein makes the case that while YouTube allows users to flag videos, Google employees seem far more apt to ban politically conservative videos than liberal ones ... at any time." ... ....

Garbage Debuts at No. 1 on Top Rock & Alternative Albums Charts

Edit Billboard 23 Jun 2016
Garbage reaches No. 1 on Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart (dated July 2) for the first time, as Strange Little Birds, the Shirley Manson-led band's sixth studio album, flies in with 20,000 sold, according to Nielsen Music. The set's first-week sales represent the act's best sales frame since 2005, when Bleed Like Me arrived with 75,000 sold ... 17 in May 2012 ... The band boasts five top 10s, including the aptly titled four-week No ... 2 ... ....

Editorial: E-taxman coming, are you ready?

Edit Yahoo Daily News 23 Jun 2016
Though the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) target of reducing litigation has got the most attention because the taxman slipped on it—it now plans to dispose off 1.3 lakh cases in FY17 as compared to 0.7 lakh in FY15—and the amount locked up in appeals is R5.7 lakh crore, the real message in the board’s action-plan is in the digitisation of the tax process....

Who’s the most desperate ‘Bachelorette’ send-off ever? Chad, of course

Edit Zap2it 23 Jun 2016
Zap2it vowed to move on from discussing this season’s “The Bachelorette” villain Chad Johnson, but he refuses to go away. The Chadinator is already confirmed for “Bachelor in Paradise” which premieres Aug ... RELATED ... . ... ... Much like the suitcase strapped to his waist before he does his daily pull-ups — the “Bolton Ramsay” as Kimmel aptly describes him — Chad is hanging around for a bit....

Shenoi Goembab: A historian, philosopher & philanthropist

Edit The Times of India 23 Jun 2016
Today we are celebrating the birth anniversary of Shenoi Goembab alias Waman Raghunath Varde Walaulikar, the pioneer of Konkani movement. He was born on June 23, 1877, in Bicholim. His contribution was not limited only to the linguistic and literary movement ... Henry David Thoreau had said it aptly, "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer ... The writer is a noted Konkani writer....

Governor Rauner Visits Illinois Central Management Services Headquarters (The Office of the Governor of the State of Illinois)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Jun 2016
CMS has committed to working closely with the state's Chief Procurement Office to streamline the procurement process to provide better value and lower cost for Illinois taxpayers, while advocating for comprehensive procurement reform in the General Assembly ... Over the past year, numerous operational, technical and personnel changes have accelerated the process for examining state employment applicants....

Fleming Responds to House Democrat “Sit-In” (John Fleming)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Jun 2016
(Source. John Fleming) ... The 'loophole' Democrats are always talking about is simple due process. Senator Manchin said as much when he stated 'The problem we have, and really the firewall we have right now is due process.' This is unbelievable ... 'The denial of due process is more than enough reason to oppose any legislation Democrats have in mind, but it brings up a more important question....

Secretary Jewell Announces First Step to Develop Wind Energy Offshore Hawaii (US Department of the Interior)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Jun 2016
Today's announcement builds on BOEM's work to foster offshore renewable energy development through a collaborative federal-state process ... In the Pacific, BOEM is processing three unsolicited commercial floating wind lease requests offshore Hawaii and one offshore California, as well as evaluating an unsolicited lease request for a floating wind demonstration project offshore Oregon....

Statement by Environmental Defence’s Keith Brooks on Environmental Defence’s authorized participation in the Energy East review process (Environmental Defence Canada)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Jun 2016
Toronto, ON - Today, Canada's National Energy Board released a list of groups and individuals authorized to intervene in the Energy East review process ... As participants in the review process, we will highlight that Energy East is not in the best interests of Canadians and should not be approved....

Kansas to use provisional ballots for upcoming elections

Edit Times Union 23 Jun 2016
Instead, Kobach wants to institute a "partial provisional" process that allows election officials to go back into those provisional ballots and throw out any votes cast in state and local races and count only votes cast for president and U.S ... The state had a similar process in place in the 2014 elections in which a few hundred voters who registered with a federal form were affected....

Wrap Up for Wednesday, June 22, 2016 (United States Senate Democrats)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Jun 2016
Began the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business H.R.5447, Small Business Health Care Relief. Began the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business ......

Mistified by NCEA? Fun app helps track student progress (Massey University)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Jun 2016
(Source. Massey University) ... 'It's a gradual process of collecting credits as you work towards your goal ... In the process, users earn virtual coins to buy collectible badges that reflect their achievements ... The collectible badge concept and artwork evolved after students told them they were after something more sophisticated, Mr Rosser says, but the idea of turning the process into a game received the universal thumbs up ... Created ... (noodl....
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