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The future of Qatar?
2008-09-23 13:00:00 The New York times carried a fascinating article about the contradictory culture of Dubai two days ago. (You can read the article here, but you will have to sign up first (for free)).The article explores the nature of Dubai, an Islamic city where you can drink alcohol and party till night. Western freedom lives side by side by mosques open 24 hours a day. Unlike many other Islamic countries, it is a place where people can choose to enjoy the vices of the West or to follow their religion to the full without the repression that exists elsewhere.Qatar is often compared to Dubai and there are many similarities. Both are exploding with growth, although Qatar is lucky enough to fund its growth with oil revenue rather than with debt. Both are also experiencing a dramatic change in culture.There is also conflict. There are both conservative and liberal elements in the country: those who want to continue to modernise and extend freedoms to those who want it, and those who want Qatar and Qa...
By: Qatar Visitor
Solar Power Production: The Wave of The Future
2008-09-18 17:32:00 Solar power is taking off, and the International Energy Agency has predicted that between now and the year, 2030, global solar power production will increase 60-fold. Russian investors are ready to put their money behind this burgeoning industry, but can they convince the powers that be? Read on for details. Environment Innovation International Lifestyle Nature News Outdoors Science Technology
The Future of America's Space Corps
2008-09-16 15:55:00 From SPACE.com: NASA's astronaut corps has long been a symbol of American exploration and drive, but as the agency turns 50 the cadre of U.S. space explorers faces some difficult challenges in the years to come. With NASA's 50th anniversary approaching on Oct. 1, its astronauts
A Vision of the Future: Outlaw Planet
2008-09-16 04:29:00 I have recently signed up for The Superstruct Game, which is the world’s first massively multiplayer forecasting game. Join up to help forecast the future in 2019, and solve the problems we may face. Here is one of them: OUTLAW PLANET In 2019, the mobile internet and sensor networks we rely on to hold our ...
By: Design Sojourn
Back to the future, the Power Glove and the Wii
2008-09-10 18:59:00 The date was somewhere near the end of 1991. The browser of choice was non- existent; text if you had Internet access. Bulletin boards were still the rage - elitist access if you were lucky. As for the Internet, there was Telnet, FTP, and FSP (if you knew what it was and how to use it), as well a
Playful Storage Solutions For The Future At 100% Design
2008-09-10 16:57:00 Though only two years old, Creosa was chosen by 100% Design to participate in its 100% Futures show, representing the best of what's to come. Creosa has created some very playful, downright fun, storage designs you've got to see! Architecture Art and Design Fun Home Innovation International Lifestyle News Products
Playful Storage Solutions For The Future At 100% Design
2008-09-10 16:57:00 Though only two years old, Creosa was chosen by 100% Design to participate in its 100% Futures show, representing the best of what's to come. Creosa has created some very playful, downright fun, storage designs you've got to see! Architecture Art and Design Fun Home Innovation International Lifestyle News Products
Command & control: The 'future of the military'
2008-09-05 07:00:00 "Command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance -- or C4ISR -- is the new face of the military," says Gregg Early (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2341).The- tech expert and executive editor of Personal Finance (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2341) explains, "Big projects always grab headlines, but the true growth companies are those rebuilding our military's strategic capabilities.""The Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS, or 'jitters') is the next-generation voice-and-data radio for use by the US military in field operations after 2010."Boeing was the program manager of the first phase and bungled the job. "But things are back on track, and the two companies that will equip our armed forces and support those radios are Harris Corp. (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=hrs) (NYSE: HRS (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=hrs)) and Thales (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m...
Forsaking Print? The Future of the Associated Press
2008-08-28 16:09:00 -By Warner Todd Huston More bad news for the newspaper industry. Anyone paying attention to the current state of financial distress in the print news industry will realize that saving money is the order of the day industry wide. Yet, not long ago the Associated Press announced that it was to raise its prices ...
By: Publius Forum
Smokestack Heat: Fuel of the Future?
2008-08-22 16:08:00 From CNET News.com: Escaped heat is an underused resource for electricity and heating. New technology and a push toward energy efficiency could make recycled energy more attractive. GMZ Energy, which was formed earlier this year by researchers from Boston College and MIT, develo
The Future of Food
2008-08-19 08:40:00 So I just finished watching "The Future of Food," a documentary film covering the biotechnology industry. This is the industry that brought us genetically modified (GM) food, the patenting of seeds (and therefore, the patenting of life itself - last time I checked, that was God's creation, not some corporation's), and terminator seeds. Terminator seeds produce one crop and then self-destruct. This prohibits the farmer from saving seeds for a second generation, forcing him to buy an entire new batch from the seed manufacturer. Just that people would think up, much less create something so perverse as a "terminator seed" is morally appalling. Especially in the wider context of the problem of hunger. Sick! Anyway, the film explores the ramifications that farmers in the US, Canada, and Mexico have faced, the economic trade issues that have resulted (the US lost billions in crop trade with EU and other markets who reject GM food since it is deemed unsafe by their standards), and the ra...
By: Accidental Blog
How moon rocks could power the future
2008-08-18 20:48:00 From MSNBC.com: Innovation: The moon is once again a popular destination, as several space-faring nations are talking about setting up bases there. One reason would be to mine fuel for future fusion reactors. The fuel in this case is helium-3, a lighter isotope of the helium use
Corey Feldman on the final Two Coreys and the future
2008-08-14 15:55:00 The season (series?) finale of The Two Coreys airs this Sunday on A&E and what a season it has been. We got to see the see why The Two Coreys has the drug problems that had and really got to know them. It was a shocking season, to say the least, when it comes to ...
Book Review - The Future of Management
2008-08-11 20:10:00 In this significant new work, Gary Hamel challenges our thinking about management. He argues that the management methods used in most organisations are relics of systems designed over 100 years ago to control and command. They are inappropriate, inadequate and obstructive for knowledge-based 21st century organisations that want to be agile and innovative. He gives detailed ...
The Future of GM, Ford, and Chrysler: Nothing?s Certain
2008-08-07 16:22:00 As my MBA students know from personal experience, I spend too much class time discussing GM, based on my own work experience there in the 1980s, as well as my ongoing research on that company and the U.S. automotive industry. It saddens and angers me that so many opportunities were not pursued, or not exploited ...
By: Total Trust
The Future of the Film Business: Mark Gill Speaks Out
2008-08-05 18:50:00 My high school friend Mark Gill has had a very successful career in the film industry, and he recently gave his views of the future of the film business, and the independent film business in particular. I couldn’t agree more with his take on what makes a good film: In the most reductionist fashion: here’s the ...
By: Total Trust
The Future of blogging...
2008-08-04 12:04:00 Weird thoughts in the middle of the night. I knew I shouldn't have drank all that Coca-Cola for dinner... The future, what will it bring for web creators and bloggers? Channel 10 shows us one possible future with a spherical version of Microsoft Surface. Sphere multi-touch computing After brain augmentation surgery becomes commonplace in about 30 years, I'll be directly connected to my Microsoft Surface computer and will be able to process information in multiple dimensions across multiple virtual processes. The future DrivingEnthusiast.net will be created on Microsoft Sphere by simply dragging images from the new Multi-Dimensional Explorer Version 16 via the power of thought and dropping them onto my site, attaching long diatribes and numerous arcane details automatically -;copied directly from my enhanced memory. My blog posting number 82,535,894 of April 1, 2054 will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Mustang SVO and feature 20 pages of di...
Book Review: Facing The Future Together ? Forming Successful School-Busines
2008-08-01 14:34:00 This is a book that has been long overdue in being written. It is my opinion that the educational system is facing greater challenges today than it ever has before. As a consequence there are shots fired at it, while some of those shots are not justified, many others are. For many years I have felt that ...
George Bellas: step into the future drawing near
2008-07-10 17:37:00 News: 10-07-2008: George Bellas has posted a promo image for his upcoming CD, featuring the amazing drumming talents of Paul Gilbert drummer, Marco Miniman. As mentioned previously George and Lion music describes the CD thus: The new album "Step Into The Future" by George Bellas is complete and in the final stages of production. This new album is the most massive body of music that George will... This is a content summary only. Visit Truth In Shredding to find out more!
Fridge in a Drawer - Another Addition to the Kitchen of the Future
2008-07-09 17:18:00 Fisher & Paykel is the company that brought consumers the revolutionary DishDrawer®dishwasher, the world?s first dishwasher in a drawer, and now they have taken its forwardthinking concept to the next level with the sleekly designed CoolDrawer intoroduced at KITCHEN/BATH INDUSTRY SHOW & CONFERENCE 2008The CoolDrawer is a unique 36-inch single drawer refrigerator incorporating advanced cooling technology which enables consumers to choose between a wide range of refrigeration modes, including, standard freezer, chill drawer and wine drawer - all at the simple touch of a button. With the CoolDrawer?s advanced features, you can set the perfect temperature for storing wine and then change it to the perfect temperature forserving it.And imagine - the CoolDrawer can be installed as easily and precisely as any other drawer in the kitchen! Anywhare you need it.Technorati Tags:trends, design, furniture, interior design, news, home furnishings google_ad_client = "pub-7653206195145410"...
By: Trendoffice
Microsoft: What does the future hold?
2008-06-30 21:29:00 I suspect that at some point in the future, today may well be seen to be very significant! Why? Simply because today was the first day that Microsoft moved forward without its founder at the helm. (Bill Gates retired from Microsoft as an executive last Friday, although he still remains its non-executive chairman). Changes in strategic leader nearly always are accompanied by big changes in direction, not necessarily immediately, but often relatively soon afterwards. This is even more evident when the strategic leader has been the organisation’s founder. Microsoft is clearly very keen to play down any hint of a change and I doubt there are any plans to be different at this stage, but I suspect when we look back at some point in the future, the big changes will seem to have sprung from this period. Obviously, the direction and stance that Microsoft takes will have a profound influence on the computing industry and business at large. It will be interesting to see how Microsoft...
Thinking about the future...
2008-06-29 15:02:00 Click on the picture to view a larger version:PHOTOThought of the Day:?When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened.?John M. Richardson, Jr. quotesNot sure that I have anything more to say than what the quote itself states....While it might seem that every step that you take forward takes you two steps back... you just have to keep plodding forward....It's kinda like driving your jeep through a muddy back road.... when you hit the deep spot, and the wheels just keep spinning...what do you do?Give up and cry...or get out and fight?Get out and fight....It's the only option.thought du jourNote about the photo:Yes, so I've finally gotten around to posting pictures from my trip to Washington which I did two weeks ago. Washington is AMAZING. I loved visiting the National Parks...it brought back my excitement for photography. I hope you enjoy the photo. I sure enjoyed making it.MISC. R...
Planning the Future from the Beginning
2008-06-28 00:08:00 I graduate from architecture department, and now I work as a graphic designer. I do more web design and website template and themes for wordpress blog. There was no university here with that kind of major. So many of my friend has a different career than what he studied in the university. Some of them ...
The Future of Gambling
2008-06-27 16:19:00 From BusinessWeek Online -- Innovation & Design: On Nov. 11, 2001, slot machines in a Detroit casino started doing exactly what they're not supposed to do: They started letting players play—and win—for free. WMS Industries, which had designed the machines, rushed techni
Security Matters: I've Seen the Future, and It Has a Kill Switch
2008-06-26 09:14:00 From Wired Top Stories: It used to be that just the entertainment industries wanted to control your computers -- and televisions and iPods and everything else -- to ensure that you didn't violate any copyright rules. But now everyone else wants to get their hooks into your gear.
Play me a song - about the future
2008-06-23 23:26:00 .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Play me a song, originally uploaded by wolfcat_aus. I went along to pubcamp in melbourne yesterday, looking at where Web 2.0 might go next and was clearly the oldest bloke in the audience (fortunately richard walsh was involved in the debate so I was not the oldest overall)The real timetracking of twitter hasshtags was impressive, and i guess the general consensus was content is king, but it is "hard to make a buck" (Stephen Mayne) and the advertising networks have the money in their pockets already. So where does that leave the humble content creator? Do you sell your soul to google (yahoo! etc) or can you keep your digital rights and expect a a tiny bit of value to flow back to the content creator. Or is the general perception going to remain, if its on the net, its free to copy (and reuse).Special applause...
The future of humanity?
2008-06-17 01:18:00 Our current civilisation is growing at an exponential rate. But anyone with an ounce of common sense knows that exponential growth in a finite space is a physical impossibility. So I sometimes wonder how many people this planet can support.
George Bellas: step into the future, new cd coming
2008-06-09 21:17:00 News: 09-06-2008: The new album "Step Into The Future" by George Bellas is complete and in the final stages of production. This new album is the most massive body of music that George will have ever released. It was composed in an intense frenzy of inspiration between December 9th, 2007 and January 12th, 2008. The writing process took place every single day with George frantically composing note... This is a content summary only. Visit Truth In Shredding to find out more!
How Letting Go of the Past Can Help You Hold On To The Future (Video)
2008-06-09 15:18:00 The past can be a tricky thing. It always seems to haunt us, especially when we really need to learn to let it go. When you enter into a serious relationship with someone, you tend to take on their pasts as well, and it can be difficult to accept what may or may not have ...
Methane As the Future Fuel of The 21st Century
2008-06-08 00:00:00 Bio-gas or methane is made up of CH4 and CO2 in a mixture of about 70% to 29% with other trace gases. Methane is currently being used in India and Thailand in cars and trucks in lieu of gasoline or diesel fuel. Methane is the gas of the future because it’s easy to make in ...
A Test of Leadership: Charting the Future of U.S. Higher Education
2008-06-07 22:06:00 Three hundred and seventy years after the first college in our fledgling nation was established to train Puritan ministers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, it is no exaggeration to declare that higher education in the United States has become one of our greatest success stories. Whether America’s colleges and universities are measured by their sheer number and variety, by the...
By: Asiaing.com
The Future of the Internet (part 1)
2008-06-06 11:59:00 Just got back from an entertaining and informative talk with Jonathan Zittrain as part of the Guardian's series of internal lectures "The Future of Journalism". To encapsulate the two-hour presentation, Zittrain fears that as a result of the security and privacy issues we face the internet will become increasingly "locked-down". This will result in the disappearance of the character that makes the itnernet itself so productive of new ideas - generativity. He is interested in averting this grim future, and explores ways we can encourage the internet and its user group to govern itself in a more sensible fashion. At times he is worrying in his pinpoint description of the ramshackle and idealistic generation-old infrastructure we have built our modern system of communication and thus commerce on. He is hilariously irreverent in his view of the power, and powers, of technology. His retrospective of the invention of the internet and the personal computer industry, and the hardware...
By: paulcarvill.com
The future of fixers in Iraq
2008-06-06 09:28:00 This from a US blogger in Baghdad: We are getting word that the U.S. Government is planning to implement a program that grants refugee status to selected Iraqis that have assisted the media and therefor may be in danger once the Coalition forces depart this country. As I understand it, these Iraqis, and their families, will ...
DIY - How to Make a Back-to-the-Future Flux-Capacitor!
2008-06-06 07:17:00 Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode The very first movie I watched in America was Back-to-the-future. Oh boy, I didn’t even understand English back then but loved it. Here’s how to make your own flux-capacitor to show off to your friends. 250 bucks for a flux capacitor? ...
Should NASCAR consider one Cup date per track for the future NASCAR Cup Ser
2008-06-06 00:17:00 Now let me state the obvious, I am a huge NASCAR fan that has been watching the sport since the early 1990’s, I’ve watched drivers like Jeff Gordon make his first Cup Series start at the 1992 Hooters 500 in Atlanta, while at the same time, same race, watched Richard Petty in his last race. Since those days in the NASCAR, there has been a lot of changes to the NASCAR landscaping which has included not only adding several racetracks, but also the removal of North Wilkesboro and Rockingham just to name a few.In recent years or even recent weeks, the talk has been centered around not only NASCAR vs. the Kentucky Speedway with them wanting a Cup date while NASCAR saying that that market already has several dates, but shortening the schedule which brings up many new issues and now with souring gasoline and diesel prices, NASCAR and track owners are finding themselves with empty seats, but yet at the same time, higher television ratings which I’m not surprised with considering the ra...
Is this the future?
2008-06-06 00:00:00 Bear with me for a minute, while I ask this question. There is a real neighborhood, which we will discuss hypothetically. I wouldnt want to start a serious problem, and theory is enough in this case. Lets call it Sub A, for subdivision A. Sub A has a lot of foreclosed properties. The homes sold for around $360,000 a few years ago, and now the foreclosures, because of condition and desperation, are selling for around $300,000. Some foreclosed properties are a little lower at about $275,000. I was wondering today, as I worried about the sales in Sub A, that this might be a trend that will continue. The owner who is ok now might get in financial trouble. He will not be abl
Video Nurses: the Future of Health Industry?
2008-06-05 15:44:00 A new report shows that E-health can save each country tens if not hundreds of billions of dollars over the next ten years and energy savings of 25% can be achieved by smart grids. Additionally, patients and older people can be monitored by video nurses, linked to video-based community support networks. broadband infrastructure, cost basis, education ...
An Email From the Heavens Ignites Burning Questions Regarding the Future of
2008-06-04 22:37:00 Last night on Earth, an awaiting tank of millions of gallons of gasoline received an electronic message from the heavens. It Said: “Ignite. Burn with brilliant power. Ensure the message memetically traverses various mediums. Most will be frightened. They will feel horror but will not understand it. The media will console them. One Man alone will ...
XP Inflatable Cars, the future of clown commuting
2008-06-04 05:20:00 Let’s say you’re a circus clown and you’re tired of that age old bit regarding too many clowns in a small vehicle. It might be time to upgrade that act. XP Vehicles could hold the key to your future success at kids parties and the circus alike. They have a strange idea of selling inflatable ...
By: SlipperyBrick
The Future of Resume Databases
2008-06-03 20:50:00 I wanted to share with you an article that came to my inbox from CollegeRecruiter.com. As some of you may know, I am the founder of an organization called Empower Me. We recently made the decision to begin a career site for the organization, and in meetings with my colleagues, I decided against having a purchasable resume database. Some people were uneasy with that decision until I explained to them that the site should represent a chance for companies to strengthen their brand and commitment to diversity. See, the one thing I always disliked was the fact that these job sites sold the same access to everyone....corporations, agencies, everyone. How is that fair or competitive? I don't know about you, but I like to get creative with my searches. I enjoy the thrill of the hunt for the perfect candidates. I don't believe job boards are where recruiters should turn for the real intense searches. For a quick volume solution to horde resumes, yeah sure, they're fine. But I nev...
Escape the Future
2008-06-03 19:08:00 No sabes dónde estas, lo unico que recuerdas es algo referente a una máquina del tiempo ... estas en el futuro, encuentra objetos y pistas que te ayuden a regresar al tiempo presente en este original juego de Arelle Design, si necesitas ayuda, consulta la guia del juego aquÃ.
By: 1001 JUEGOS
Microsoft Windows 7: What the Future Holds
2008-06-03 10:04:00 Microsoft plans a completely new GUI for versions of Windows 7 running on the kind of high-powered computers that now run Vista. The same team that designed Office 2007 is in charge of this interface, and it’s likely we’ll see something like the Office 2007 Ribbon in place of Windows’ traditional menus and toolbars. Unlike ...
Is Cold Fusion the Future?
2008-06-03 06:54:00 Yoshiaki Arata. One of our readers has alerted to us this article regarding cold fusion by Steven Krivit of the New Energy Times. It refers to a recent demonstration by researchers in Japan on the 22nd May 2008 who apparently managed to produce excess heat and helium-4, the results of an historic low-energy nuclear reaction experiment
By: Uranium Stocks
Provide Your Input on the Future of the Downtown Ann Arbor Library!
2008-06-03 05:44:00 The Downtown Ann Arbor Library has been through two major expansions since opening its doors in 1957. In 2007 growing needs prompted the library authority to hire a consultant to assess the 20 year feasibility of the existing facilities. Ten focus groups and over 100 users worked toward determining future library needs. The results of the study prompted the hiring of Luckenbach/Ziegelman Architects to undertake the future construction/expansion project. In combination with the library project, the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority proposed a plan to replace the parking lot on the north side of the Library with an underground parking garage. Working together, both authorities developed a joint public survey to help guide future plans. Now the Ann Arbor Public is invited to discuss future plans for the Library. There are two more sessions (held in the downtown library’s multi-purpose room): Wednesday, 10am - Noon Sunday (Jun...
By: Ann Arbor Talks
Back To The Future
2008-06-02 14:05:00 Time Warner and GE goin' to The Chapel of Love? Yeah, yeah, yea-yeah-yeah. Newsweek: A goal for GE would be to avoid the huge tax bill it would incur in selling NBC Universal outright to Time Warner in a transaction valued in the tens of billions of dollars, say the sources familiar with the situation. One model for such a transaction might be the deal GE struck in 2003 to bulk up NBC by combining it with Universal, then owned by Vivendi. That combination left the French company with a hefty, though minority, 20 percent stake in NBC Universal. Under a similar scenario, Time Warner and GE could combine most, if not all, of their entertainment operations into a newly formed separate company, in which Time Warner would be the majority owner. The bet is investors would better recognize the value of a pure entertainment entity with big media brands, propelling the stocks of parent companies Time Warner and GE. And if that happens, the two Jeffs might just live out their corporate car...
By: Chickaboomer
S&R poll: Barack to the future?
2008-06-02 00:00:00 The results of our latest S&R poll are in. Q: Now that the Democratic and GOP primaries are settled, who do you expect to win the presidential election in November? 1: Barack Obama (151) 2: John McCain (14) 3: A third party candidate (7) Frankly, we’re a little stunned at the gap, given that we asked about the expectation, but as they say on Survivor, the tribe has spoken. We do want to say welcome to the seven voters who expect Obama and McCain to lose to a third-party challenger - is this your first trip to Earth? Our next poll, which asks about your expectations regarding gasoline prices, is now posted in the column to the right. As always, S&R polls are unscientific. No wagering, please…
Is the climate changing in Sri Lanka?
2008-05-31 11:04:00 Is the climate changing in Sri Lanka? By DhaneshWisumperumawww.Nation.lk------------ Climate change is among the major issues discussed in today?s world. Though it was not a key topic a year ago, it grabbed theworld?s attention during the year 2007. The facts revealed by the fourth assessment report published during the last year changed the attitude of the people. Their own experience of the changes taking place all over the world also contributed towards this change. Climate change, its impacts, adaptation, mitigation and climate politics are among the favoured themes now. In the Sri Lankan scenario, climate change will have an impact on a number of fields, which could eventually devastate the agriculture, economy, environment etc. Researches have repeatedly pointed out that tropical region will experience the worst impacts of the changing climate. Sri Lanka is an island surrounded b...
Newt Gingrich - Winning the Future: A 21st Century Contract with America
2008-05-31 05:05:00 From The Oprah & Friends Radio Show with Dr. Mehmet Oz, 26 May 2008 Winning the Future: A 21st Century Contract with America by Newt Gingrich America’s future in the twenty-first century, argues Newt Gingrich, will be determined by the decisions we make now. His book is a grass roots call to action–and will set the ...
By: Oprah Selects
Android to offer Application Store in the future
2008-05-31 02:15:00 Android to offer Application Store in the futureGoogle might offer an application store--similar to one for the iPhone--for its Android mobile operating system sometime in the near future. http:/-/news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-995-6489-7.html?par...
Back to the Future....Sutent!
2008-05-30 22:25:00 i officially started the 37.5mg dose cycle of sutent on tues. night. i will be done with the steroid taper on the 9th, so hopefully it will not effect the sutent too much and my fluid will go down in my belly without having to be drained again. that is the race against time....sutent working vs. the fluid building up to the point where i have to be drained again.go sutent...go sutent...go sutent!!!!will keep you posted on whether i am once again a human pincushion next week or whether sutent is winning.adios team bean saver!
By: Save the Beans!
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