Guests at eG8 digital forum including chiefs of Facebook, Google and eBay are told that ‘total global revolution’ achieved by net must not replace traditional democracy Nicolas Sarkozy opened what he described as a historic conference on the internet and the future of the “digital ecosystem” in Paris on Tuesday on the eve of the G8 summit. The French president said it was a unique chance for the main players in the development of information and communication technologies to come together with leaders of state and hoped it could become an annual event. “In this way we can know what you are doing … and you can know what we think,” Sarkozy told the eG8 forum . “We need to talk to you. We need to understand your expertise, your hopes … and you have to know our limits and our red lines.” Around 1,500 guests have been invited to the forum. Among the VIPs were Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, John Donahoe, president of eBay, and Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook. The theme of the two-day forum is The Internet: Accelerating Growth. Sarkozy said its conclusions would be communicated to heads of state at the G8 economic forum taking place in Deauville, France on Thursday and Friday. “Yesterday’s dreams have become realities, and the universe of possibilities grows broader around us every day,” he said. “Democracy and human rights have been reinforced, states have been incited to greater transparency and, in some countries, oppressed peoples have been empowered to make their voices heard and to act collectively in the name of freedom.” He said the internet had been a revolution that had changed people’s perception of time, of the world and history. “You have changed the world … it has been a total global revolution. What has been unique in this revolution is that it belongs to nobody; it has no flag, no slogan, it is a common good. “What is also unique about this revolution is that it was done without violence. It was not fought on battlefields but on university campuses.” However, Sarkozy warned the internet could not be allowed to become a “parallel universe” or a replacement for traditional democracy. “You have given every individual the chance to be heard everywhere by anyone. People have never had this chance before in history, but that right cannot be held by destroying the rights of others. “Total transparency has to be balanced by individual liberty. Do not forget that every anonymous internet user comes from a society and has a life.” He added: “Governments are the legitimate guardians of our societies and do not forget this.” He said leaders of state had to learn how the internet could be used “to reinforce democracy, social dialogue and solidarity” and to create a “more efficient state”. However, he said, “we have to make sure that the universe that you are responsible for is not a parallel universe outside laws and morals”. Among the issues to be addressed, he said, were privacy, the protection of children from the “turpitude of certain adults”, copyright and intellectual property rights. Internet Digital media G8 Nicolas Sarkozy France Europe Kim Willsher guardian.co.uk
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Wealthy British man claims sister-in-law is linked to foreign internet postings that reveal he obtained injunction against her A wealthy British financier is seeking to have his sister-in-law secretly jailed in a libel case, in the latest escalation of the controversy over superinjunctions and the internet, the Guardian can disclose. The financier, who can be known only as “the Hon Mr Zam”, claims his sister-in-law is linked to foreign internet postings that reveal that he obtained an injunction against her in the high court. This latest move, orchestrated by the solicitors Farrer & Co, raises the bizarre legal possibilities of a woman who cannot be named being jailed at the request of her equally anonymous brother-in-law, and of the entire trial for alleged contempt of court taking place in secret. The launch of these contempt proceedings is part of the recent flood of superinjunctions and anonymised injunctions, which British judges are approving in efforts to clamp down on gossip, libel and even blackmail on the internet. The novel moves by Zam follow a separate attempt by a an allegedly philandering footballer to take legal action against the US-based Twitter website to force it to identify tweeters who have defied a superinjunction. On Monday, the footballer Ryan Giggs, who is alleged to have had an affair with the Big Brother contestant Imogen Thomas, was named in parliament by the Liberal Democrat MP John Hemmings in the culmination of a “Twitter-storm” that largely nullified the superinjunction he had obtained. Last week’s Neuberger report on superinjunctions stressed that litigants should only be awarded anonymity only if it was “strictly necessary”. Mr Justice Tugendhat granted anonymity in March to both Zam and the sister-in-law he is trying to silence after his lawyers claimed it would be unfair for him and his family to suffer speculation about the circumstances that had led them to go to the high court. Due to the judge’s order, which also suppressed publication of details of the alleged libels, it is difficult to report the full background of what appears to be a venomous family dispute revolving around shares in a £100m, inherited offshore trust fund. Zam claims he is being blackmailed, with false allegations being made to his work colleagues, and worldwide online vilification being threatened. The case highlights problems associated with the global nature of the internet, and the near impossiblity of British court orders to silence blogs and tweets originating overseas. Zam’s sister-in-law lives in England, but her husband and some of his business associates are based in Rome, out of the UK’s jurisidiction. They are alleged to be behind internet postings purporting to come from Niger, in Africa, which is even further beyond the reach of the British courts. The postings reveal the entire text of the supposedly secret Tugendhat order. They identify the people involved, and publish the allegations, which Zam says are completely false. Normally, in a libel case, the complainer wants to have their reputation publicly vindicated by a courtroom statement that the allegations are false, and an injunction preventing anyone else from repeating them. But Julian Pike, the £450-an-hour partner at Farrer & Co who is handling the case, has instead gone down a novel anonymity route. This prevents any investigation of the true background of those who his client claims are international blackmailers. Superinjunctions Internet David Leigh guardian.co.uk
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George Davis, whose case led to Ashes Test being abandoned, wins appeals after decades of denying involvement in robbery A man who has spent decades denying his involvement in an armed robbery has won his appeal against conviction. George Davis was jailed over a raid in April 1974 at the now defunct London Electricity Board (LEB) in Ilford, Essex. On Tuesday three judges at the court of appeal quashed his conviction. Davis, now 69, who lives in London, was present in the packed courtroom for the announcement, made by Lord Justice Hughes. At a hearing earlier this year, Davis’s barrister argued that his Old Bailey convictions for robbery and wounding with intent to resist arrest should be overturned. It was submitted that evidence to show the convictions were unsafe “has been in the hands of the authorities since at least 1977″”. The convictions were referred to the court by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), an independent body which investigates possible miscarriages of justice. Davis was originally sentenced in March 1975 to 20 years. The same year the court of appeal rejected a conviction challenge bid, but reduced his sentence to 17 years. His case attracted widespread attention in the 1970s, with the punk band Sham 69 writing a song about him, The Who singer Roger Daltrey wearing a T-shirt proclaiming Davis’s innocence and his name being daubed across railway and road bridges. Campaigners calling for his release also vandalised the pitch at Headingley cricket ground in Leeds in 1975, causing a Test match between England and Australia to be abandoned. Davis’s sentence was remitted by royal prerogative and he was released from prison in 1976. He was arrested again in September 1977 and later pleaded guilty to his involvement in an armed robbery at the Bank of Cyprus in London. He was sentenced to 15 years, reduced to 11 years on appeal. Lord Justice Hughes, sitting with Mr Justice Henriques and Mrs Justice Macur, said when quashing his conviction: “There can of course be no question of retrial at this remove of time.” Court of appeal London guardian.co.uk
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This isn’t the first time Windows has been invited to the AirPlay party, but Thomas Pleasance’s AirPlay for Windows Media Center addin seems to already be one of the smoother combinations we’ve seen and it’s still in beta. Unsurprisingly, it does what the name says, so after installing Apple’s Bonjour service and the free client on your Media Center PC you should be able to stream video or pictures to it (there’s no support for music yet) from an iPad or iPhone with a simple click. The Digital Lifestyle has already gotten a quick hands-on with the app and got it working seamlessly as seen above, check that out for more details or hit the source link to download the necessary software to make it all work. AirPlay for Windows Media Center does exactly what you’re thinking it does originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 May 2011 03:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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IPCC finds Leicestershire police failed to help woman who killed herself and disabled daughter after years of abuse by youths Four police officers will face misconduct charges over their force’s failure to properly help the family of Fiona Pilkington, who killed herself and her severely disabled daughter in 2007 after years of torment by youths, the police watchdog said. An Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) report into Leicestershire police’s dealings with Pilkington concluded that the force’s main failure was in not identifying the family as vulnerable, which meant police did not provide a structured, cohesive response to the antisocial behaviour they endured. The IPCC commissioner, Amerdeep Somal, said he was alarmed to discover that Pilkington and her family had contacted police more than 30 times during the 10-year ordeal. “Fiona, her mother, her neighbours and MP had all contacted the police to inform them that she had repeated and justifiable concerns about her family’s predicament,” he said. “Yet, no one person gripped these reports and took charge to strategically manage and oversee what should have been a targeted police response. “There was nothing in place to ensure the Pilkington family were considered by police as vulnerable or repeat victims, contrary to the force’s own strategy. Systems were in place for officers to have linked the catalogue of incidents but these were not well utilised. Police missed several opportunities to take robust action, inadequately investigated criminal allegations on some occasions and failed to record information on their own intelligence system.” In October 2007, Pilkington, then 38, drove herself and her 18-year-old daughter, Francecca Hardwick, to a layby near her home in Barwell, near Hinckley. She also took the family’s pet rabbit to soothe Hardwick, who had severe learning disabilities and a mental age of about four. She then set the Austin Maestro on fire, killing them both. An inquest two years later heard how the family had been kept virtual prisoners in their home by youths who threw stones, flour and other objects, and kept up a relentless stream of abuse. The jury ruled that failings by police contributed to the deaths, as did the failure of Leicestershire county council and Hinckley and Bosworth borough council to share information. The IPCC said that as a result of its investigation an inspector, a sergeant and two constables would face a misconduct meeting. Another constable is receiving “management action from the force for unsatisfactory performance”. The watchdog said it had made a series of recommendations to Leicestershire police connected to information sharing and the handling of vulnerable people, which the force has accepted. Police Disability Peter Walker guardian.co.uk
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Fukushima Daiichi operator accused of delaying announcement of meltdowns in reactors 2 and 3 as IAEA inspectors arrive The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said fuel rods in two more reactors were likely to have suffered a meltdown soon after they were crippled by the 11 March earthquake and tsunami in north-east Japan. Confirmation by Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) that fuel in the cores of reactors 2 and 3 had melted came days after new data confirmed a similar meltdown in reactor 1 about 16 hours after the disaster. The utility, which last week suffered the biggest annual loss by any Japanese firm outside the financial sector , said most of the melted fuel in all three reactors was covered in water and did not threaten to compound the world’s worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. The temperature of the fuel rods, which are believed to have melted and settled at the bottom of flooded reactor pressure vessels, remained well below dangerous levels, the company said. “It is unlikely that the meltdowns will worsen the crisis because the melted fuel is covered in water,” said a Tepco spokesman, Takeo Iwamoto. It said the fuel rods in the reactors 2 and 3 had started melting two to three days after the earthquake and tsunami, which knocked out vital cooling systems. Tepco officials repeated their insistence that the reactors had been crippled by the waves, but speculation has mounted in recent days that the quake itself had been responsible, casting doubt on Tepco’s claims that the plant was able to withstand even the most violent seismic shifts. Tepco said it had been unable to confirm the meltdowns until it had finished analysing data, but Koichi Nakano, a political science professor at Sophia University, suggested the revelation was timed to minimise its impact on the public. “In the early stages of the crisis Tepco may have wanted to avoid panic,” he told Reuters. “Now people are used to the situation … nothing is resolved, but normal business has resumed in places like Tokyo.” Tepco’s handling of the crisis will come under closer scrutiny with the arrival in Tokyo of a delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency. The United Nations nuclear inspectors will visit the Fukushima plant and present their findings at a meeting of ministers from IAEA member-states on 20 June. Tepco has suffered recent setbacks that may derail attempts to bring the plant under control in the next six to nine months, the deadline the firm announced just over a month ago. On Monday, it said makeshift containers being used to store tens of thousands of tonnes of contaminated water were almost full. The company has yet to complete a system to reprocess the water for reuse in the reactors, raising fears that contaminated liquid could leak into the sea. A Tepco spokesman said dealing with contaminated water that has gathered in reactor buildings and trenches could take until the end of the year, adding that the volume of water being used to cool the damaged reactors could rise to about 200,000 tonnes. Tepco is working with the French nuclear engineering firm Areva to reprocess the water. Japan’s shift towards renewable energy, meanwhile, is expected to gather momentum later this week. The prime minister, Naoto Kan, will unveil plans at the G8 summit in Deauville, France, to require all new buildings to be fitted with solar panels by 2030, the Nikkei business newspaper said. Kan has already announced a comprehensive review of Japan’s nuclear energy policy and ordered the temporary closure of an atomic plant in central Japan that is considered particularly vulnerable to earthquake damage. But he is also expected to tell G8 leaders that Japan will continue to use nuclear energy after making safety improvements. Some have criticised Kan and Tepco for failing to quickly release information about the extent of the damage at Fukushima Daiichi. “I am very sorry that the public doesn’t trust the various disclosures the government has made about the accident,” Kan told parliament. Japan disaster Nuclear power Japan Energy G8 Justin McCurry guardian.co.uk
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Green campaigners express dismay as MPs back shale gas prospecting despite evidence of environmental dangers There should be no moratorium on prospecting for shale gas in the UK despite concerns about its negative environmental impacts, a report from an influential group of MPs has advised . The UK could have “considerable” shale gas resources, particularly offshore, said the energy and climate change select committee, and should exploit these to reduce reliance on energy imports. But the MPs acknowledged that exploiting shale gas could be environmentally damaging and could spell severe problems for the renewables industry , which is facing a lobbying onslaught from gas industry representatives seeking to position their fuel as “green” because it produces less carbon than coal. Tim Yeo, the Tory MP and former minister who chairs the committee, said: “Shale gas could encourage more countries to switch from coal to gas, which in some cases could halve power station emissions. But if it has a downward effect on gas prices it could divert much needed investment away from lower carbon technologies like solar, wind, wave or tidal power.” France recently agreed a moratorium on new shale gas projects, and similar steps have been taken in several US states, after widespread reports of shale gas wells leading to contamination and dangers to homeowners. However, the MPs dismayed green campaigners by dismissing evidence that shale gas exploration can be dangerous and damaging to the environment. Drilling for shale gas requires blasting the dense underground rocks in which the gas is found with vast quantities of water mixed with chemicals. In the US, the pioneer of shale exploration, communities have had their water supply polluted with methane, meaning that in some places the water can be set on fire. Keith Allott, head of climate change at WWF-UK, said: “Concerns about water contamination and the greenhouse gas footprint of shale gas are serious and deserve to be thoroughly investigated.” He cited US research that found more than 1,000 cases of contamination from gas drilling, and a recent study that found shale gas had a bigger greenhouse gas footprint than coal. There is likely to be much less shale gas in the UK than in the US, with most of the recoverable supplies believed to be in the Bowland Shale, near Blackpool. Cuadrilla Resources, a UK-based company drawing on US expertise, has so far drilled two exploratory wells in the area, with some local opposition. The MPs said there was only a risk of water contamination when the walls of the gas wells were not sufficiently well made, leading to cracks or other failures. “There is no evidence that hydraulic fracturing poses any risk to underground water aquifers provided the well casing is intact before the process commences,” they said. They called on the Environment Agency to monitor the chemicals used in the process, which in the US have included benzene and lead, and for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) to “monitor closely the current exploratory activity in the Bowland Shale in order to both assess the likely impact of large scale shale gas extraction in the UK and also to promote public confidence in the regulation of this activity”. The MPs also warned against branding shale gas as low-carbon, and as a “transition fuel” that could be used for the next decade before the widespread move to renewables is complete. “Although gas emissions are less than coal, they are still higher than renewables,” the committee concluded. “Shale gas has the potential to shift the balance in the energy markets that Decc has tried to create away from low carbon electricity generation. The UK needs to manage this risk if its aim is to increase the proportion of the UK’s energy from renewable sources.” Craig Bennett, the policy and campaigns director at Friends of the Earth, said: “Instead of seeing shale gas as a miracle fix, the government should focus on developing the clean, safe energy alternatives at our fingertips like solar power and wind.” Allott added: “Shale gas is a dangerous distraction from the urgent need for us to tackle climate change. Chasing after risky and hard-to-get fossil fuels like shale gas, tar sands or drilling for oil in the Arctic may seriously undermine the move towards renewables as the only effective and sustainable solution to our energy challenges.” Shale gas Energy Climate change Fossil fuels Gas Fiona Harvey guardian.co.uk
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US president to inspect a guard of honour before a private lunch with the Queen Barack Obama is meeting the Queen on Tuesday with the US president formally beginning his state visit to Britain by flying by helicopter to Buckingham Palace to cement what the two countries’ elected leaders describe as “an essential relationship”. Obama arrived in the UK from Ireland on Air Force One late on Monday, earlier than planned, to avoid the volcanic ash cloud blowing down from Iceland . He stayed at the US ambassador’s residence in central London ahead of a day of royal protocol with most of the hard talking on global politics with David Cameron expected on Wednesday. The prime minister is hopeful the two leaders can assert they are aligned on tackling financial deficits as well as addressing Libya, the Arab spring and Afghanistan. Obama was expected to be greeted in the grounds of Buckingham Palace by the Duke of Edinburgh, inspecting a guard of honour before a private lunch with the Queen. Obama, accompanied by his wife Michelle, was then due to go to Westminister Abbey to lay a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Warrior before meeting David and Samantha Cameron at Downing Street. They were also expected to meet opposition leader Ed Miliband at Buckingham Place where they will stay after a formal dinner. Keen royal watchers will be hoping for a repeat of the famous arm round each other embrace between the queen and Michelle, when the Obamas last visited in 2009. Any implicit endorsement of the government’s deficit reduction plan by the Democrat president would be a massive political prize for the Conservatives, helping to immunise the prime minister from some Labour attacks that the cuts go too fast and too deep. In a joint article, Obama and Cameron said despite being two leaders from two different political traditions, they saw eye to eye.” “When the United States and Britain stand together, our people and people around the world can become more secure and more prosperous. “And that is the key to our relationship. Yes, it is founded on a deep emotional connection, by sentiment and ties of people and culture. But the reason it thrives, the reason why this is such a natural partnership, is because it advances our common interests and shared values. “It is a perfect alignment of what we both need and what we both believe. And the reason it remains strong is because it delivers time and again. Ours is not just a special relationship, it is an essential relationship – for us and for the world.” They also promised not to abandon the protesters fighting for democracy in the Arab spring. “We will not stand by as their aspirations get crushed in a hail of bombs, bullets and mortar fire,” said the two leaders, in an article in the Times. “We are reluctant to use force, but when our interests and values come together, we know we have a responsibility to act … We will stand with those who want to bring light into dark, support those who seek freedom in place of repression, aid those laying the building blocks of democracy.” The joint article also refers to the need to tackle deficits. Privately, Conservative sources are increasingly confident that the Treasury and its American counterpart are now seeing eye to eye on deficit reduction after being at odds for some months. They believe the US treasury secretary, Tim Geithner, has formed a close relationship with the chancellor, George Osborne. In April, Obama laid out plans to cut the deficit by $4 trillion over the next 10 years, a pace of reduction that the Conservatives claim is similar to the UK’s goals. The British plan aims to cut the deficit from 11.1% of gross domestic product in 2009-2010 to 1.5% of GDP in 2015-2016. Under the US president’s plan, public-sector borrowing will fall from 10.9% of GDP this year to 3.3% in 2016. The US plan starts later, but aims to achieve the same pace of reduction, using the same proportionate mix of tax rises and spending cuts. During a triumphant visit to Ireland, Obama gave a shot in the arm to the morale of a country buffeted by economic troubles. Barack Obama Monarchy London Patrick Wintour James Meikle guardian.co.uk
Continue reading …US president to inspect a guard of honour before a private lunch with the Queen Barack Obama is meeting the Queen on Tuesday with the US president formally beginning his state visit to Britain by flying by helicopter to Buckingham Palace to cement what the two countries’ elected leaders describe as “an essential relationship”. Obama arrived in the UK from Ireland on Air Force One late on Monday, earlier than planned, to avoid the volcanic ash cloud blowing down from Iceland . He stayed at the US ambassador’s residence in central London ahead of a day of royal protocol with most of the hard talking on global politics with David Cameron expected on Wednesday. The prime minister is hopeful the two leaders can assert they are aligned on tackling financial deficits as well as addressing Libya, the Arab spring and Afghanistan. Obama was expected to be greeted in the grounds of Buckingham Palace by the Duke of Edinburgh, inspecting a guard of honour before a private lunch with the Queen. Obama, accompanied by his wife Michelle, was then due to go to Westminister Abbey to lay a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Warrior before meeting David and Samantha Cameron at Downing Street. They were also expected to meet opposition leader Ed Miliband at Buckingham Place where they will stay after a formal dinner. Keen royal watchers will be hoping for a repeat of the famous arm round each other embrace between the queen and Michelle, when the Obamas last visited in 2009. Any implicit endorsement of the government’s deficit reduction plan by the Democrat president would be a massive political prize for the Conservatives, helping to immunise the prime minister from some Labour attacks that the cuts go too fast and too deep. In a joint article, Obama and Cameron said despite being two leaders from two different political traditions, they saw eye to eye.” “When the United States and Britain stand together, our people and people around the world can become more secure and more prosperous. “And that is the key to our relationship. Yes, it is founded on a deep emotional connection, by sentiment and ties of people and culture. But the reason it thrives, the reason why this is such a natural partnership, is because it advances our common interests and shared values. “It is a perfect alignment of what we both need and what we both believe. And the reason it remains strong is because it delivers time and again. Ours is not just a special relationship, it is an essential relationship – for us and for the world.” They also promised not to abandon the protesters fighting for democracy in the Arab spring. “We will not stand by as their aspirations get crushed in a hail of bombs, bullets and mortar fire,” said the two leaders, in an article in the Times. “We are reluctant to use force, but when our interests and values come together, we know we have a responsibility to act … We will stand with those who want to bring light into dark, support those who seek freedom in place of repression, aid those laying the building blocks of democracy.” The joint article also refers to the need to tackle deficits. Privately, Conservative sources are increasingly confident that the Treasury and its American counterpart are now seeing eye to eye on deficit reduction after being at odds for some months. They believe the US treasury secretary, Tim Geithner, has formed a close relationship with the chancellor, George Osborne. In April, Obama laid out plans to cut the deficit by $4 trillion over the next 10 years, a pace of reduction that the Conservatives claim is similar to the UK’s goals. The British plan aims to cut the deficit from 11.1% of gross domestic product in 2009-2010 to 1.5% of GDP in 2015-2016. Under the US president’s plan, public-sector borrowing will fall from 10.9% of GDP this year to 3.3% in 2016. The US plan starts later, but aims to achieve the same pace of reduction, using the same proportionate mix of tax rises and spending cuts. During a triumphant visit to Ireland, Obama gave a shot in the arm to the morale of a country buffeted by economic troubles. Barack Obama Monarchy London Patrick Wintour James Meikle guardian.co.uk
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Judges praise first American writer to win accolade for ‘wild comedy’ of his novel Super Sad True Love Story Jeeves and Wooster may be as English as cream teas and Pimm’s, but the literary prize named after their creator, PG Wodehouse, has been swiped from under the noses of a gaggle of British writers by the American author Gary Shteyngart . The first American ever to win the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for comic fiction, which goes to a book that “has captured the comic spirit of PG Wodehouse”, Shteyngart triumphed over the British novelists Sam Leith, Catherine O’Flynn and India Knight and the Indian author Manu Joseph. The author’s winning novel, Super Sad True Love Story , is set in a dystopian, near-future America, where the 39-year-old Russian-American Lenny Abramov is attempting to persuade the 24-year-old Korean-American Eunice Park to fall in love with him. It “leaves you wondering whether that dull ache in your stomach is from laughter or just plain sadness”, wrote Chris Cox in the Observer. Prize judge and Hay festival director Peter Florence called the book “great literature” and “wild comedy”. “Gary Shteyngart’s writing is thrilling. He’s a staggeringly clever satirist who manages to create worlds and people of perfect coherence and outrageous misfortune,” said Florence. Shteyngart wins a jeroboam of champagne and a set of Wodehouse books. The author will also be presented with a pig named after his novel. The Gloucestershire Old Spot Super Sad True Love Story joins a herd of bizarrely named swine, from Salmon Fishing in the Yemen to A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian and All Fun and Games until Somebody Loses an Eye. Organisers of the prize, won last year by Ian McEwan for Solar , pointed out that Wodehouse might be seen as quintessentially English, but the author actually became an American citizen in 1955 and set several of his Jeeves and Wooster titles in the US. Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize Fiction Awards and prizes United States Alison Flood guardian.co.uk
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