News release: “Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture play a crucial role in food and nutrition security and in providing for the livelihoods of millions of people. FAO’s (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) latest flagship publication on the state of fisheries and aquaculture, launched at the opening of the 30th session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries, highlights the sector’s vital contribution to the world’s well-being and prosperity, a point reflected in the recent Rio+20 Outcome Document. The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2012 reveals that the sector produced a record 128 million tonnes of fish for human food – an average of 18.4 kg per person – providing more than 4.3 billion people with about 15 percent of their animal protein intake. Fisheries and aquaculture are also a source of income for 55 million people.”
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Daily Archives: July 8, 2012
New on LLRX.com – ChatterBots Resources on the Internet
Via LLRX.com – ChatterBots Resources on the Internet – Marcus P. Zillman’s guide is a comprehensive listing of resources on increasingly popular computer projects and programs used to simulate human conversation using “intelligent” agents and text based applications, called chatterbots. Continue Reading
Report – Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission
The National Diet of Japan – The official report of The Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission, Executive summary [full report, 641 pages, forthcoming] A manmade disaster – The TEPCO Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant accident was the result of collusion between the government, the regulators and TEPCO, and the lack of governance by said parties.… Continue Reading
Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation – Reform the Japanese power system. Nationalize Tepco
Reform the Japanese power system. Nationalize Tepco. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Kay Kitazawa, May 25, 2012. Article Highlights: “The Japanese government has agreed to inject huge amounts of capital into the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), keeping it in business as the primary vehicle for dealing with the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear… Continue Reading
Margin requirements for non-centrally-cleared derivatives – consultative document
Margin requirements for non-centrally-cleared derivatives – consultative document – July 2012 “The G20 Leaders agreed in 2011 to add margin requirements on non-centrally-cleared derivatives to the reform programme for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets. Margin requirements can further mitigate systemic risk in the derivatives markets. In addition, they can encourage standardisation and promote central clearing of… Continue Reading
HP – Privacy, Security and Trust in Cloud Computing
Privacy, Security and Trust in Cloud Computing, by Siani Pearson, HP Laboratories, HPL-2012-80R1, June 28, 2012 “Cloud computing refers to the underlying infrastructure for an emerging model of service provision that has the advantage of reducing cost by sharing computing and storage resources, combined with an on-demand provisioning mechanism relying on a pay- per-use business… Continue Reading
Paper – The top ten similarities between playing hockey and building a better Internet
The top ten similarities between playing hockey and building a better Internet, Martin Arlitt, HP Laboratories, HPL-2012-1 “Time tends to pass more quickly than we would like. Sometimes it is helpful to reflect on what you have accomplished, and to derive what you have learned from the experiences. These “lessons learned” may then be leveraged… Continue Reading
UK Intellectual Property Office – Consultation on Modernising Copyright
“Implementing the Hargreaves review: In May 2011 Professor Ian Hargreaves published his Independent review of IP & growth. The 10 recommendations were broadly accepted in the Government’s response document issued on 3 August 2011. We will be using this page to provide updates, data, consultation information and progress reports on the work were doing and… Continue Reading
Twitter launches improvements for simpler search
Twitter “introduced “search autocomplete and People you follow search results to twitter.com. In addition to recent improvements like related query suggestions, spelling corrections and more relevant search results, these updates make it even easier to immediately get closer to the things you care about. Search autocomplete shows you the most likely terms for your query… Continue Reading
Sharing a Household: Household Composition and Economic Well-Being: 20072010
Sharing a Household: Household Composition and Economic Well-Being: 20072010, by Laryssa Mykyta and Suzanne Macartney, Issued June 2012. U.S. Census Bureau This report analyzes and describes household sharing, a process by which people join or combine households. Data from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Current Population Survey (CPS ASEC) were used to… Continue Reading
Paper – Open Access Scientific Publishing and the Developing World
Open Access Scientific Publishing and the Developing World, Jorge L. Contreras, American University – Washington College of Law, May 24, 2012 via SSRN “Responding to rapid and steep increases in the cost of scientific journals, a growing number of scholars and librarians have advocated open access (OA) to the scientific literature. OA publishing models are… Continue Reading
