Whaling in the Antarctic (Australia v. Japan: New Zealand intervening) - Judgment of 31 March 2014 Final and without appeal- The Court therefore will order that Japan shall revoke any extant authorization, permit or licence to kill, take or treat whales in relation to JARPA II, and refrain from granting any further permits under Article VIII, paragraph 1, of the Convention, in…
Monthly Archives March 2014
The move from generation at the source of supply to generation at the source of demand is fundamentally restructuring the generation and distribution markets for electricity in ways we still do not comprehend [well at least I don't]. The opportunities for alternative energy sources is as profound. One of the major drivers? Knowing what your neighbour is doing! Alex Laskey, President of…
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People can expect to live up to 10-17 years less than non-Indigenous Australians. The appalling state of Indigenous health has many causes. The mortality rates for Indigenous Australians is on par with some of the world’s most impoverished nations. The United Nations Report, The State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (2009) indicated Australia and Nepal have the world’s worst…
Science at its best. Stanford Professor Andrei Linde [known as the father of inflation] is given the news that his life's-work appears to be confirmed by the BICEP2 experiment based at the south-pole and his first reaction is.. "if it is true......" "do I believe just because it is beautiful?" http://youtu.be/ZlfIVEy_YOA Links Professor Andrei Linde Stanford News BICEP2 - Harvard…
I hear this a lot, actually... The Alliance for Useful Evidence champions the use of evidence in social policy and practice. They are an open–access network of more than 1,700 individuals from across government, universities, charities, business and local authorities in the UK and internationally. Link: The Alliance for Useful Evidence
The notion of originality, innovation and the oft-used "paradigm-shift" challenges all of us. None more-so than the "experts" within an industry. Not unlike those Generals and the last war… or those Teachers that have "seen it all before" As we move in to the "Apple rumour season", It seems appropriate to look back at some expert reviews and consider what…