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Daily Archives: June 14, 2004

RSS Feeds for State Weather Advisories

Experimental Listings of Watches, Warnings, and Advisories by State and Territory:

  • “This page provides access to NWS watches, warnings and advisors, listed by state in three different formats. Select a state name to view a list of active alerts in your web browser. These files are updated about every two minutes. Select a state name to see the list for a state. RSS and CAP/XML lists are provided to aid the automated dissemination of this information.
  • [Matthew M. Boedicker]

    Online Newspapers Increasingly Require User Registration

    As Web Registration Spreads, Does It Deliver? The economics of publishing high quality, timely, comprehensive information resources contributes to the collection of user data by online newspapers, with growing speculation that this will lead to the imposition of fees down the road. For reference, take a look at BugMeNot.com (FAQ), a work-around some website registrations. Continue Reading

    Washington Post Publishes 2002 Memo From DOJ on Prisoner Interrogation

    “Today washingtonpost.com is posting a copy of the Aug. 1, 2002, memorandum (50 pages, PDF) “Re: Standards of Conduct for Interrogation under 18 U.S.C. 2340-2340A,” from the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel for Alberto R. Gonzales, counsel to President Bush.” [Link] Related reference – see also Text: Ashcroft Comments on Anti-Terror Policy, June 8,… Continue Reading

    Harvard Report Details Improvements for E-Reg Initiatives

    Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government’s report: E-Rulemaking: Information Technology and Regulation Policy (80 pages, PDF) “In order to ensure that the growing interest in e-rulemaking leads to effective and meaningful innovations, new computer technologies will need to be appropriately integrated into the institutional design of the federal regulatory process. Decisions about the design and… Continue Reading