Day archives: November 7th, 2014

Criminality, Corruption and the Devastation of Tanzania’s Elephants

Environmental Investigation Agency. Vanishing Point – Criminality, Corruption and the Devastation of Tanzania’s Elephants, November 2014. “The devastating poaching crisis in Tanzania 25 years ago was characterised  by increased criminality, corruption, the proliferation of firearms, the failure of the judicial system and the perception that Tanzania was a sanctuary for criminals. Between 1977-87, Tanzania lost over 50,000 elephants, …

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Subjects: Environmental Law, Legal Research

St. Louis Fed Releases New and Improved Free Digital Library

“The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has launched a new and improved version of its digital library of economic, financial and banking materials and has also made its content available to a broader audience through inclusion in the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). The Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research (FRASER) turned 10 years …

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Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

United Kingdom National Accounts, The Blue Book, 2014 Edition

“The United Kingdom National Accounts Blue Book was first published in August 1952 and presents a full set of economic accounts (National Accounts) for the United Kingdom. These accounts are compiled by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). They record and describe economic activity in the UK and as such are used to support the …

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Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

Business models for open government data

Business models for open government data – Gustavo Magalhaes, UT Austin-Portugal Program, The University of Texas at Austin; Catarina Roseira, Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto, Portugal; Laura Manley, New York University. “The commercial re-use of open government data is broadly expected to generate economic value. However, the practice and study of this trend is still in its infancy. In particular, the issue of …

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Subjects: Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management

Arrested – Mastermind of Silk Road Drug Sales Dark Web

ELIAS GROLL – Foreign Policy: “According to the criminal complaint filed in a New York federal court detailing charges against him, Benthall was easily identified once federal authorities discovered a server used to run Silk Road 2.0. His email address gave away his name and was listed on several publicly available social media profiles, including his account …

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Subjects: Courts, Cybercrime, E-Commerce, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research
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