We are on the threshold of a new era. Our planet’s climate is at risk. The century of oil is coming to an end‚ and the world’s energy supply must be put on a new and sustainable foundation. In 2050 the number of people living in cities will be almost as large as the world’s entire population today — and for the first time in history‚ there will be more senior citizens than children and young people. That’s why researchers‚ inventors‚ and engineers must be more creative today than ever
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possible vernacular definitions or registered in a dictionary of what is modern‚ what makes modernism and what led us to modernity. It is wide known that whatever allow us to call something modern is still part of a ongoing process nowadays‚ so in order to try to define it we must take it into account. Modernism – noun 1. modern character‚ tendencies‚ or values; adherence to or sympathy with what is modern. 2. a modern usage or characteristic. 3. a deliberate philosophical and practical estrangement
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THE FIVE YEAR PLAN The economy of India is based in part on planning through its five-year plans‚ which are developed‚ executed and monitored by the Planning Commission of India. The eleventh plan completed its term in March 2012 and the twelfth plan is currently underway.[1] Prior to the fourth plan‚ the allocation of state resources was based on schematic patterns rather than a transparent and objective mechanism‚ which led to the adoption of the Gadgil formula in 1969. Revised versions of the
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anniversary of Smithsonian magazine Big Think asked top minds from a variety of fields to weigh in on what we might expect our world to be like 40 years from now. The result is our latest special series‚ Life in 2050. Demographic changes will certainly be dramatic. Rockefeller University mathematical biologist Joel Cohen says it’s likely that by 2050 the majority of the people in the world will live in urban areas‚ and will have a significantly higher average age than people today. In the U.S.
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World in 2050: World in 2050 will be inhabited by almost 9 billion and has to be made sustainable for the survival of this population. In one of the reports given by WBCSD‚ if current population maintains its rate of consumption and waste creation‚ it will need 2.3 earths to survive in 2050. For the individuals‚ businesses‚ nations and the world of 2050 the new definition of growth will be singular and that is of societal growth and sustainability. Sustainability‚ eco-friendliness‚ recyclability
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A Modern Life with Modern Technology Research Writing/COM220 July 4‚ 2010 Rowland Cadena While modern technology has made life more accommodating with cell phones‚ computers and iPods‚ technology has also made it more convenient for hackers and other Internet predators. For people with family and friends that live far away‚ a web cam and the Internet makes it simple to keep in touch. E-mailing and other social networks available on the Internet also make it effortless to talk to someone halfway
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Fossil motor fuels around 2050 Kjell Aleklett Global Energy Systems‚ Uppsala University‚ Sweden Abstract of paper to be presented at theRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences international energy symposium‚ Energy2050‚ to be held on 19-20 October 2009 Fossil fuels are finite resources. In various regions of the world we see that production reached a maximum and then declined. Just now we consume around 85 million barrels of oil per day (mb/d) or 31 billion barrels per year. If we compare this with
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Modern communication technologies such as mobile phones‚ e-mails and internet chat programs like the MSN Messenger have brought significant changes to our lives in recent years. Yet‚ there remains some disagreement as to whether the overall effect of this innovation has been positive or negative. Although there are valid arguments to the contrary‚ it is my belief that the majority of people in the globe have benefited greatly from these powerful and effective means of modern communication. To
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supplies is a principal factor behind US government policy‚ as the events of the past two years have unmistakably shown. And no wonder: possessing only 2% of the world’s reserves of oil‚ the US consumes 25% of global oil production at a cost of $150bn per year. Of this‚ 70% is in the form of gasoline (petroleum) or diesel fuel for transport use. Given the finite supply of oil‚ this cannot go on. Certainly‚ by 2050‚ competition for oil supplies will be frantic. Eventually‚ the US will have to make a
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few extra hosts every year until the early 90’s‚ when there was huge interest and consequently a growth explosion. Computers had to change to support the new system‚ and home modems were introduced‚ which made modems more compact‚ unlike the earlier modems which resembled shoe boxes in size‚ not mention the first ones which were the same size as filing cabinets. The problem now seems to be that computers are advancing much too quickly. It has never been so true that technology doesn’t wait for you
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