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tagfinearts · 3 years

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Visit our site: https://www.tagfinearts.com

TAG Fine Arts Unit 129a, Business Design Centre 52 Upper Street London N1 0QH T: +44 20 7688 8446 E: [email protected]

Opening times: Monday - Friday

TAG Fine Arts is a global contemporary art dealer and publisher based in Islington, London. Founded in 2006 by Hobby Limon and Diana Ewer, we’ve been championing the work of emerging and mid-career artists who have graduated from the UK’s finest art colleges ever since.

The gallery quickly became a household name after a series of successful cartographic publishing projects that were acquired by corporate buyers, museums and major art donors including Blackrock, Deutsche Bank, David Roberts Art Foundation, Fidelity International, Hiscox, British Library, British Museum, Government Art Collection, Houses of Parliament Collection, London Transport Museum, and V&A Museum.

Today the scope of our artists reflects TAG’s dynamic and global collector base that has grown exponentially over the years. We like to think of our clients as family. We love nothing more than catching up at art fairs and exhibitions in the UK and abroad, regularly showcasing artwork in London, Hong Kong, Singapore and the United States.

Close relationships with institutions and companies such as Bordier & Cie Singapore, Bank of America, Bupa, Clifford Chance, Credit Suisse, G.O.S.H National Health (Trust UK), Linklaters, Morley Fund Management, Norton Rose, Paul Smith, Rolex, Sainsbury plc, Sony, Standard Chartered Bank, Wheelock Properties Singapore, and Unilever underpin the gallery’s continued success. At TAG we continue to find innovative ways to present our artists’ work to new audiences by hosting major exhibitions abroad - a recent collaboration “Ewan David Eason Mappa Mundi” show for The America’s Cup with The Hamilton Princess Hotel Art Collection in Bermuda is a great example of what we do best.

But home is where the heart is and we look forward to welcoming you to TAG Fine Arts’s North London space where we would be delighted to assist you in your search for the perfect piece of art for your walls.

TAG Fine Arts is an accredited member of LAPADA, the UK’s Association of Art & Antique Dealers.

#Fine Arts #Contemporary Art #Print Gallery #Print Gallery in London

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thekillerblogofkillers · 4 years

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Robert Pickton (1949-?)

Robert Pickton, also known as The Pig Farmer Killer, is a Canadian serial killer convicted of the murders of 6 women. He was charged with an additional 20 murders but these charges were stayed by the Crown in 2010. Pickton and his brother David owned and operated a farm in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. He was described as a “pretty quiet guy” who worked in a “creepy-looking place”, whose behaviour was often attention-seeking. The brothers began to let the farm fall into disrepair and registered a charity called the Piggy Palace Good Times Society. The charity claimed to “organise, coordinate, manage and operate special events, functions, dances, shows and exhibitions on behalf of service organisations, sports organisations and other worthy groups”. The events included parties/raves featuring Vancouver sex workers in a converted slaughterhouse on the farm; these events attracted up to 2,000 people. In March 1997, Pickton was charged with the attempted murder of sex worker Wendy Lynn Eistetter. He stabbed her several times during a struggle at the farm – she told police that Pickton handcuffed her, but she escaped after being stabbed; she then disarmed him and stabbed him with his own weapon. Pickton was treated, arrested and released on bail. The charge was later dismissed.

Over a 3-year period, farm worker William Hiscox noticed that women who visited the farm often went missing. On February 6, 2002, police executed a search warrant for illegal firearms at the property. The Picktons were arrested and, based on what they had seen, police obtained a second warrant to search the farm as part of the BC Missing Women Investigation. Personal items that were later found to belong to the missing women were discovered at the farm. The following day, Robert Pickton was charged with weapons offences. He was released, and kept under surveillance. On February 22, Robert Pickton was arrested and charged with 2 counts of first-degree murder – those of Sereena Abotsway and Mona Wilson. 2 weeks later, 3 more charges were added, for the murders of Jacqueline McDonell, Diane Rock, and Heather Bottomley. A 6th charge for the murder of Andrea Joesbury was handed out, followed by a 7th for Brenda Wolfe. On September 20, 4 more charges were added for the killings of Georgina Papin, Helen Hallmark, Jennifer Furminger and Patricia Johnson. A further 4 charges for the murders of Heather Chinnock, Tanya Holyk, Sherry Irving, and Inga Hall were handed down on October 3, bringing the total to 15. This was the largest serial killer investigation in Canadian history. On May 26, 2005, Pickton received 12 more charges for the murders of Cara Ellis, Andrea Borhaven, Debra Lynne Jones, Marnie Frey, Tiffany Drew, Kerry Koski, Sarah de Vries, Cynthia Feliks, Angela Jardine, Wendy Crawford, Diana Melnick, and a Jane Doe, bringing the total number of first-degree murder charges to 27. More excavations at the farm continued through November of 2003. Forensic analysis was difficult because the bodies were left to decompose, or were eaten by the pigs on the farm. During the early stages of excavation, forensic anthropologists brought in equipment which included two 50 foot conveyer belts and sifters to find traces of human remains. In 2004 the government revealed that Pickton may have ground up human flesh and mixed it with pork that was sold to the public; another claim was made that he fed bodies directly to his pigs.

The trial of Robert Pickton began on January 30, 2006. He pled not guilty to 27 counts of first-degree murder in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. One count was rejected for lack of evidence. On August 9, Justice Williams split the charges into one group of 6 counts and another group of 20 counts. The trial proceeded with the 6 counts, with the other 20 ultimately being stayed in 2010. It is believed that the 6 charges the Crown proceeded with had the best chance for prosecution and the least burden on the jury. On January 22, 2007, Pickton faced first-degree murder charges in the deaths of Frey, Abotsway, Papin, Joesbury, Wolfe and Wilson. At this point, the media ban on the case was lifted and some of the case’s shocking details were heard – skulls cut in half with hands and feet stuffed inside; the remains of a victim discovered in a trash bag; part of a jawbone and teeth found near the slaughterhouse; and a .22 calibre revolver with a dildo attached, covered with his victim’s DNA. During the trial, lab staff testified that around 80 unidentified DNA profiles (roughly half male and half female) were found on pieces of evidence. An associate of Pickton’s told how Pickton mentioned killing sex workers by handcuffing and strangling them, then bleeding and gutting them before feeding them to pigs. On December 9, 2007, Pickton was found not guilty on 6 counts of first-degree murder, but of second-degree murder. After reading 18 victim impact statement, Justice James Williams sentenced Robert Pickton to life with no possibility of parole for 25 years (the maximum punishment for second-degree murder). In passing the sentence, Williams said: “Mr. Pickton’s conduct was murderous and repeatedly so. I cannot know the details but I know this: What happened to them was senseless and despicable.”

#murder #serial killer #text post #killer #Pig farm #Canada #Sex worker #Slaughterhouse #british columbia #robert pickton

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winsonsaw2003 · 3 years

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I’m Looking For Descendants Of John Anderson of Stroquhan (1795-1845)

John Anderson,Acting Resident Councillor of Penang,Malaysia from(1829-1830).He was born 1795 in Stroquhan,Scotland.Son of Robert Anderson.He married to Mary Alison Carnegy.He died 1845 in Euston,England. His issue:- i)Mary Alison Anderson(1819-1903)married Robert Stirling Graham. ii)James Carnegy Anderson. iii)John Reid Armstrong Anderson(1823-1866) married to Martha Tatham Hitchins.Their issue:- ai)Mary Martha Anderson(1857-1955)married Robert George Iremonger. aii)John Hitchins Anderson(1859-1896) married Kate Symes. aiii)Mabel Ida Anderson(1861-1957) married Talbot Monckton Milnes Griffiths.Their issue:- bi)Theodore Ralph Houghton Griffiths(1886-1964)married 1stly Elsie Christabel Burridge and 2ndly Vera Ellen Charlotte Justice.His issue:- ci)Robert Francis Houghton Griffiths(1914-1938)married Florence Mary Theodora Bosanquet. cii)John Stuart Griffiths(1916-1945). ciii)Mary Emilia Griffiths(1934-1986). bii)Vera Gwendolen Leila Griffiths(1889-1975) married John Limner. biii)Beryl Frances Griffiths(1890-1976)married Lewis Davies.Their issue:- ci)Eric Davies(?-1941). biv)Rupert Hildebrand Griffiths(1891-1981)married Evelina E Maddison.His issue:- ci) Charles M Griffiths. cii) George E T Griffiths. ciii)Celia Noreen Griffiths(1919-1994) married George M Blake. bv)Eric John Mortlock Griffiths(1892-1975)married Joan Heron.His issue:- ci)Joan Margery Griffiths(1921-1988). cii) Ethel Marion Griffiths. bvi)Charles Groyn Griffiths(1894-1895). bvii)Noel Stewart Griffiths(1896-1982)married Mary Blackburn.His issue:- ci)Patricia M Griffiths married Roland M Robitaillie.Their issue:- di)Carolyn V Robitaillie married Jean-Louis Ramon. dii)Elizabeth Robitaillie. diii)Sophie Amanda Robitaillie born in 1965.She married Fernagu. aiv)Albert Robert Anderson(1864-?) married 1stly,Caroline Alice Wollaston & 2ndly,Viola Ellen Haughton. His issue:- bi) Viola Helen Anderson iv)Jane Anderson(1824). v)Robert Patrick Anderson(1824-1898)married Henrietta Hildebrand.His issue:- ai)Robert Hildebrand Anderson(1854-1936)married Louisa Jane Laing.His issue:- bi)Robert Charles Hildebrand Anderson(1881-1884). aii)Hilda Mary Anderson(1857). vi)Margaret Lilias Anderson(1827-1909)married John Gray MacCowan Glen.Their issue:- bi)Robert Nelson John Glen(1871-1898). vii)William Henry Anderson(1829-1849). ix)Helena Adelaide Anderson(1830-1905) married Major General Horatio Nelson Davies.Their issue:- ai)Eveline Honoria Nelson Davies(1851-1934) married John Evelyn Barlas. Their issue:- bi)Evelyn Adelaide Isabella Barlas(1882-1885). bii) Ernest Douglas Montague Barlas(1885-1952) married Elena Georgina Matilda Kenyon-Slaney. His issue:- ci) Richard Douglas Barlas(1916-1982) married Ann Porter. His issue:- di) Robert A Barlas dii) Christopher Richard Barlas married 1stly,Elizabeth M Cruse & 2ndly,Rosemary A Russon. diii) Gavin James Barlas married Alison M Dibble. His issue:- ei) Joanna Claire Barlas cii) Robert Malcolm Barlas(1918-1940). ciii) John Alexander Barlas(1921-2003) married Pamela H Coutanche. His issue:- di) Honor J Barlas dii) Shena R Barlas married Timothy R Austin aii)Mary Adelaide Horatio Davies (1856-1946) married William Graydon Carter.Their issue:- bi) John Leslie Graydon Carter(1886-1932)married Edith Constance Browne.His issue:- ci)John Noel Graydon Carter(1917-1943) married Mary Grace Mefanwy Madoc. bii)Cyril Rodney Carter(1888-?)married Celia Ellen Alexia Cowie.His issue:- ci) Nicolette Anne Carter married Frederick Peter Perhat. Their issue:- di) Robin Frederick Perhat(1953-1971). dii) Eileen Jennifer Perhat diii) Celia Geraldine Perhat married Barrington Lloyd cii)Derek Guy Carter(?-1942). ciii) Peter Carter. biii)Capt.Eric Nelson Carter(1888-1958)married Kathleen Norah Liardet. biv)Adelaide Muriel Dorothea Carter married Capt.Roland Peto Johnstone Mitchell. bv)Mildred Lilian Carter(1891-1970). bv) Eyleen Graydon Carter(?-1949) married Reginald Magnus Trail.Their issue:- ci)Mildred Eyleen Trail(1924-1932). aiii)Thomas Arthur Harkness Davies(1857-1942). aiv)Helena Amy Davies(1859-1887). av)Helen Maud Davies(1860-1926) married Major Francis Ventris.Their issue - b) Charles Peyton Ventris(1887-1965) married 1stly,Madeline Harrison & 2ndly,Beatrice S M Nother. His issue:- ci) Anthony Peyton Ventris (Strachan) (1918-1942) cii) Ian T Peyton Ventris(1919-?) ciii) Jack Peyton Ventris(1922-1999) civ) Doris R Ventris married Raymond T Garnham. Their issue:- di) Roger C Garnham married Amanda French or Bale. dii) Barry R Garnham married Nancy E Andrews. His issue:- ei) David Barry Garnham cv) Daphne J Ventris married Reginald N Rowland. Their issue:- di) Ian M Rowland. dii) Peter A C Rowland bii)Edward Francis Vereker Ventris married Anna Dorothea Janasz.His issue:- ci)Michael George Francis Ventris(1922-1956) married Lois Elizabeth Knox-Niven.His issue:- di)Anthony Nicholas Ventris(1942-1984) married Irene N Frick. His issue:- ei) David Bjorn Ventris married Rebecca J Clarke. His issue:- fi) Matthew Nicholas Ventris. fii) Anna Grace Ventris. dii)Anna T Ventris married Nicholas G Clarke. Their issue:- ei) Michael William Clarke. eii) Saffron Jigme T Clarke biii)Mona Fairlie Ventris(1894-1977) married 1stly, Philip Macdonald and 2ndly,John E S Goss. Their issue:- ci) Carlyl Macdonald(?-1982) married 1stly,Walter Joseph McCartney & 2ndly,Robert Joseph Garden. biv) Alan Favell Ventris(1897-1915). bv)Agnes Madeline Ventris(?-1995) married Patrick Clavell Blount. Their issue:- ci)Francis G Clavell Blount married Wendy F Parsons. His issue:- di) Caroline Jane Clavell Blount dii) Alan Robert Clavell Blount cii) Christopher M Clavell Blount married Rosamund Wild. His issue:- di) Anthony Clavell Blount (1971). dii) Philippa Clavell Blount married Frederick Hiscox. Their issue:- ei) Kitty Lucy Hiscox. eii) Sienna Rose Hiscox. eiii) Harry Duke C Hiscox. diii) Annabel Clavell Blount married Joseph H A Wadsworth. Their issue:- ei)Caspar Alastair Wadsworth eii) Poppy Clavell Wadsworth avi)Horatio Nelson Kirkpatrick John Davies(1862-1886). avii)Henry Holme Davies(1863-1924) married Caroline Mary Taylor McLaren. His issue:- bi) Kenneth Graham Holme Davies(1892-1985) bii) Cecil Alvin Nelson Davies(1895-1946) married Jemima Eva Andrews. biii)Ian Henry Nelson Davies(1899-1983). biv) Charles Francis Kirkpatrick Davies(1904-?) bv) Erina Carolyn A Davies(1908-?) aviii)Albert Horace Maingay Davies(1863-1952)married Aruna Grant Still.Their issue:- bi)Nelson Edward Davies(1888-1970). bii)Helena Adelaide Davies(1890-1918). biii)Horatio Chalmers Davies(1892-1969). biv)Harold Allen Davies(1895-1973). bv)Thomas Albert Davies(1898-1990). bvi)Elva Birma Florence Davies(1900-1984). bvii)Albert Horace Maingay Davies(1905-1997). aix)Phayre Hilda Margaret Davies(1865-?). ax) Nelson Richard Ralph Davies (1869-1870). axi)Isabel Nina Florence Davies(1871-?) married Charles Kirkpatrick Anderson.Their issue:- bi)Robert Nelson Kirkpatrick Anderson(1897-1954) viii)Thomas Carnegy Anderson(1832-1869) married Isabella Catherine Herklots. ix)Albert Anderson(1835-?). x)Marion Agnes Anderson(1841-1842). xi)Graham Anderson(1843-?). 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earthstory · 5 years

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BIG OLE BUGS MAKING A COMEBACK

In 1997, a movie entitled “Starship Troopers” was released. This movie involved Earth being attacked by giant “bug” aliens, and humans engaging in intergalactic warfare to combat the violence. Although the bug in the photo resembles something that might attack Earth, they’re completely harmless. Additionally, rather than being battled by Mobile Infantry, these insects are being rehabilitated by Australian scientists in an attempt to be reintroduced into the wild.

The Dryococelus australis, or “tree lobster”, used to roam freely around Lord Howe Island, just east of Australia, masquerading as pieces of wood. Fishermen would use these 12 cm long stick insects for bait, as they were about as long as any other bait-fish. However, in 1918, a British supply ship was evacuated on the island after being run ashore. During the nine-day repair of the vessel, a handful of stow-away black rats made their way onto the island from the ship. These furry fellas quickly discovered the tasty tree lobsters. After two years of these rats roaming and grazing, the tree lobsters presumably went extinct.

None were seen after 1920. That is until climbers scaling Ball’s Pyramid (a small but tall rock, near the island), in the 1960’s, reported seeing “recently dead” corpses of the insects. Due to the creatures’ nocturnal nature and a lack of desire to bug hunt in the dark, no follow up happened. In 2001 David Priddel and Nicholas Carlile, two Australian scientists, decided to pursue this follow up. Patches of potentially-life-supporting vegetation on the rock were visible to the men from the water. The men scaled 500 feet up the vertical face and found nothing but a few crickets. Upon their disappointed decent down the rock, the men saw what appeared to be fresh droppings of a large insect. The origin of this poop sparked curiosity and inspired a nighttime voyage to investigate. Carlile and a local ranger, Dean Hiscox scaled the rock during the dark of night to see if they could catch the owner of the poop on a midnight stroll. The men reached the bushy plant believed to be the home and saw two gigantic, shiny bodies. Beneath them were more of their friends, 24 tree lobsters total.

A few more extensive searches over the course of a couple years proved the insects on the Pyramid to be the last ones.

Logistics of the insects’ travel are still unknown, however theories exist. Another mystery is how the community thrived off of just one patch of plants. The only thing important at the moment to the scientists was the unpredictability and rarity of these bugs’ existence. The scientists immediately pushed for protection and a breeding program in order to continue the future of the tree lobsters.

The next step was to persuade the Australian government into allowing the transition of the animals. Due to the fragile state of their existence, the subject was debated until 2003. On Valentine’s Day that year the team went to retrieve four of the insects to be brought back to labs. One man received a pair which unfortunately died within two weeks of his care. The last two, named “Adam” and “Eve” were taken to the Melbourne Zoo, under the care of Patrick Honan.

Reproduction was successful after a few hiccups involving Eve almost dying, amongst other things. The population is expanding and now efforts are being made to return the insects to their original home on Lord Howe Island. However, the island is still running with the rats from before. The prominent idea to combat the rats is a mass extermination. Unfortunately, Lord Howe Island also has a human population that might not appreciate bugs that look like something out of a sci-fi movie crawling all around where they live.

There are a lot of factors right now regarding the future of these insects. However, the past is interesting and the present is fascinating. These tree lobsters have proven to be an interesting rediscovery and continue to captivate scientists and outdoorsmen like me.

-Mike

Read more via NPR: http://n.pr/1E2VgdT Photos courtesy of NPR in above link. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800916315907

#Dryococelus australis #stick insect #tree lobster #animal #science #australia #ball's pyramid #lord howe island #nature #travel #conservation #the earth story #endangered species

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fortunatelylazypeach · 4 years

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AXBRIDGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE idea for pubs and restaurants in our area from David Hiscox of the Somerset Inn This is from David Hiscox of the Somerset Inn.Hello, I thought this free takeaway and delivery website solution might be of interest to Pubs and Restaurant businesses in the Axbridge area.

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artwalktv · 5 years

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nando161mando · 9 months

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"It's kinda interesting that David Hiscox has decided to close his blog, XYZ, at this juncture.

Another UniMelb 'classical liberal' who went full nazi, Mr Hiscox is a case study in middle-class 'radikalisation'.

He remains completely unapologetic."

via @slackbastard

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whileiamdying · 5 years

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reflexionsnouvelles · 6 years

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Ces irréductibles Irlandais qui résistent aux géants du web

EXTRAIT DU MAG – Depuis trois ans, le projet d’un centre de données Apple, en Irlande, est à l’arrêt. Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft… les autres géants du web ne sont pas épargnés. La raison de ces blocages : une poignée de citoyens, critiques vis-à-vis de la construction de ces « fermes du web », se mobilisent un peu partout dans le pays. Journaliste : Julien Marsault.

« Certes, Apple soutient l’innovation. Leur slogan c’est Think different, mais pour leurs data centers, ils réfléchissent presque comme des dinosaures ! » Celui qui prononce ces mots, c’est David Hughes. Cet architecte irlandais est aujourd’hui une véritable épine dans le pied des GAFA.

À l’instar du géant à la pomme, de nombreuses entreprises comme Amazon ou Microsoft viennent établir leurs data centers en Irlande. Ces centres de données nous permettent, chaque jour, de consulter nos emails ou stocker nos photos (voir encadré ci-dessous).

Mais c’est quoi un data center ?

Un centre de données (« data center » en anglais) est un bâtiment abritant des serveurs informatiques, destinés à héberger des données (conversation, photos, vidéos, textes…). Une gigantesque clef USB décentralisée et sécurisée, en somme.

7 500 : c’est le nombre de data centers dans le monde, en 2017.

330 : la plus grosse concentration de data centers dans le monde, à Londres.

66 : c’est, en hectares, la taille du plus grand data center du monde, situé à Langfang, en Chine. Soit l’équivalent de plus de 45 terrains de football.

Imposition avantageuse, passerelle entre les États-Unis et le reste de l’Europe, climat adéquat… La République d’Irlande a de nombreux d’atouts pour accueillir ces « fermes du web ». Et d’après Tanwen Dawn-Hiscox, reporter pour Data Center Dynamics, « au niveau législatif, l’Irlande aurait plus tendance à fermer les yeux sur certaines pratiques et à se rendre plus attrayante que d’autres pays ».

Une consommation d’énergie gigantesque

Pourtant l’installation de ces data centers n’a pas que des avantages. Les opposants dénoncent des projets qui menaceraient la biodiversité, généreraient moins d’emplois qu’annoncés, et qui feraient payer au contribuable la création de nouvelles infrastructures… Surtout, ces dernières sont pointées du doigt pour être particulièrement énergivores. Dans le monde, 21 % de l’énergie consommée par le secteur de l’informatique est liée aux data centers (rapport Click&Green 2017 de GreenPeace). Un seul centre peut consommer plus qu’une ville de 100 000 habitants…

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Économiser de l’énergie est la principale préoccupation de David Hugues. « Ça fait un peu cliché, mais c’est grâce au documentaire Une vérité qui dérange que j’ai pris conscience du problème*. » C’est la raison pour laquelle il a présenté de multiples « observations » au Conseil de planification (An Bord Pleanála). Cet organe, indépendant, juge les recours vis-à-vis de projets de construction (un peu comme le juge administratif en France). En effet, chaque citoyen irlandais peut présenter, seul ou à plusieurs, où qu’il soit, un recours concernant un projet. L’État est obligé d’y répondre. Combien ça coûte ? Seulement 20 €. Autant dire qu’avec un peu de temps et de solides arguments, il est aisé de faire face à des mastodontes comme Apple ou Microsoft.

« Le phénomène des data blockers est vraiment exceptionnel. Il y a des cas similaires aux États-Unis mais pas de cette ampleur, ni avec un si petit nombre de personnes impliquées… »

Grâce à ces actions juridiques, David Hughes a ainsi retardé plusieurs projets, comme celui du data center Amazon, à Dublin. Et il n’est pas le seul. Allan Daly, Peter Sweetman, Brian McDonagh, Sinead Fitzpatrick… Depuis plusieurs années, une poignée de citoyens irlandais, chacun de leur côté, pour diverses raisons, font de même. Dans un article du Sunday Times, le journaliste Philip Connolly les surnomme les « data blockers », faisant référence aux bêtabloquants, médicaments utilisés pour réduire les battements du cœur… Pour Tanwen Dawn-Hiscox, « c’est vraiment exceptionnel. Il y a des cas similaires aux États-Unis par exemple, mais pas de cette ampleur, ni avec un si petit nombre de personnes impliquées… »

Des blocages juridiques et… des idées

Travaillant dans l’habitat passif, inspiré par les travaux du célèbre écologiste américain Amory B. Lovins (voir encadré), David Hughes est convaincu qu’optimiser la technologie peut faire économiser beaucoup d’énergie. L’une de ses idées rejoint le concept de la start-up parisienne Qarnot : « Pourquoi ne prendrions-nous pas tous les ordinateurs d’un data center pour les dispatcher dans les maisons ? », explique David Hughes. Cela permettrait ainsi de fournir chauffage et eau chaude gratuitement. En voilà une bonne idée !

Ces idées, il les a proposées à plusieurs reprises aux GAFA. « Petit à petit, ils commencent à être réceptifs, affirme-t-il. Je n’ai rien contre les entreprises américaines, je pense juste qu’il faut agir de manière logique. » Pour autant, quel intérêt auraient des entreprises comme Microsoft à changer drastiquement leurs pratiques ?

Pour Tanwen Dawn-Hiscox « cela n’est possible que lorsqu’il y a un bénéfice pour eux ». La bonne image qu’offre le respect de l’environnement en est un. En la matière, Apple fait d’ailleurs figure de bon élève depuis plusieurs années.

En 2017, la marque à la pomme était la mieux notée par Greenpeace en ce qui concerne l’utilisation d’énergie renouvelable***. Problème, les GAFA ne font souvent que compenser leur consommation d’énergie fossile en produisant la même quantité en renouvelable… Sans compter le concept d’énergie grise : même si un centre fonctionne totalement au renouvelable, il a tout de même un impact. Construire un bâtiment, des éoliennes, nécessite des matériaux, du transport, et cela pollue.

Des projets qui prennent du retard

Mais les recours en justice des data blockers ne plaisent pas à tout le monde. Bien au contraire, ils posent problème jusqu’au plus haut sommet de l’État. Mi-janvier, Leo Varadkar, Premier ministre, a écrit au dirigeant d’Apple, Tim Cook, pour lui assurer que la construction du centre aura bien lieu. Et ce, après avoir pris position à de nombreuses reprises pour mener à bien le projet. Mais rien n’y fait. Car ce qui gêne, c’est la loi elle-même et le « processus de planification (planning process) ». Quand des personnes calées dans leur domaine et très motivées, comme David Hughes, multiplient les recours en justice, cela peut durer longtemps. Entre les appels des décisions, les détours à la Cour suprême et la complexité du milieu administratif, les projets prennent souvent beaucoup de retard…

Paul Keane en sait quelque chose. Il est le porte-parole des défenseurs du projet du data center Apple à Athenry, dans l’ouest du pays*. Un lieu où se concentrent les tensions, le centre étant bloqué depuis trois ans… Lui aussi aimerait que la loi soit revue, comme bon nombre de politiques : par exemple en accélérant le traitement de projets ayant « un fort potentiel social ou économique ».

« Avec de tels investissements, les data centers vont prendre de plus en plus de place dans la conscience publique »

Et même s’il trouve certaines propositions des data blockers intéressantes, Paul Keane regrette le manque de dynamique collective. « Je pense que certains font ça pour leur propre intérêt personnel, loin de l’intérêt de la communauté. »

D’après Tanwen Dawn-Hiscox, ce blocage n’a pas été sans conséquence : « Il y a une plus grande méfiance qu’avant de la part des GAFA. » En effet, à quoi bon investir dans un centre en Irlande si sa construction est aussi incertaine ?

En tout cas, Paul Keane, comme d’autres citoyens, aimeraient que l’État se préoccupe rapidement du sujet : « C’est vraiment un problème à l’échelle nationale », estime-t-il. Et même s’il existe un « code de bonne conduite » européen destiné à l’optimisation énergétique des data centers, créé dès 2008, Tanwen Dawn-Hiscox note l’absence d’une politique poussée au sein de l’UE.

En attendant, les centres de données prolifèrent. Apple a récemment annoncé y consacrer un budget de 10 milliards de dollars aux États-Unis pour les cinq prochaines années. « Avec de telles sommes, les data centers vont prendre de plus en plus de place dans la conscience publique », estime la journaliste. En France aussi ? Emmanuel Macron aura-t-il donc à faire face à un « Notre-Dame-des-Landes des données » d’ici quelques années ? Rien n’est moins sûr…

* An Inconvenient Truth est un documentaire américain sensibilisant au réchauffement climatique, sorti en 2006 et basé sur le travail d’Al Gore, ancien président des États-Unis.

** Ces chiffres sont basés sur le rapport ReCAP Project de juillet 2017.

*** Rapport Click&Green de l’ONG Greenpeace, paru en janvier 2017.

Amory B. Lovins et le paradoxe de Jevons

Le célèbre écologiste américain Amory B. Lovins est le créateur du concept de « négawatt » : une unité permettant de mesurer une puissance « en moins », que l’on a économisée. L’idée derrière cela ? Maximiser l’efficacité d’une technologie pour diminuer drastiquement les pertes d’énergie.

Une position à nuancer à cause du paradoxe Jevons, aussi appelé « effet rebond » : les gains environnementaux obtenus grâce à une meilleure efficacité peuvent être, dans certains cas, diminués par une augmentation des usages.

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Cyber Daily: Remote Work Triggers Shifts in How Business Safeguard Corporate Systems

June 23, 2020 9: 16 am ET. |. WSJ Pro.

Hi. WSJ Pro’s David Uberti and Catherine Stupp take a look at innovations that are supposed to keep companies safe from hackers when staff members work remotely. Some tools, such as fortified user authentication methods, are expected to remain in location as companies resume, according to their short article in the most recent Journal Reports series on cybersecurity. Also, check out associated articles in the report.

Likewise today: Cops submits from 200 companies and information-sharing centers are released online; and more than 12,000 patients are caught up in a breach as a Massachusetts pain clinic.

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Business battle cybersecurity threats of having more remote workers. Hackers see working-from-home staff members as powerlessness allowing entry into company networks, sending out security chiefs into overdrive to put protections in location.

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The Industries Many Vulnerable to Cyberattacks– and Why

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Massachusetts discomfort center breached. Personal, insurance coverage and financial information, together with medical diagnosis and treatment details, for more than 12,000 clients was exposed in a current hacking occurrence at North Shore Discomfort Management, according to a notification the clinic filed with the Department of Health and Human Services. Clients who paid North Coast between Aug. 1, 2014, and April 16 of this year were impacted, the company said in a declaration on its site. A hacker entered into North Shore’s network April16 The company stated it is working with the Federal Bureau of Examination and the Trick Service to investigate and has actually kept a new technology companies.

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