» 25 Signs That A Horrific Global Water Crisis Is Coming Alex Jones Economic Collapse Blog Saturday, September 17, 2011 Every single day, we are getting closer to a horrific global water crisis. This world was blessed with an awesome amount of fresh water, but because of our foolishness it is rapidly disappearing. Rivers, lakes and major underground aquifers all over the globe are drying up, and many of the fresh water sources that we still have available are so incredibly polluted that we simply cannot use them anymore. Without fresh water, we simply cannot function. Just imagine what would happen if the water got cut off in your house and you were not able to go out and buy any. Every single year, most of the major deserts around the world are getting bigger and the amount of usable agricultural land in most areas is becoming smaller. If dramatic changes are not made soon, in the years ahead water shortages are going to force large groups of people to move to new areas. And yes, it will even happen in the United States too. #4 According to the U.S.
Centre for Research on Globalization Elements of the Next Global Economic System Some Elements of the Next Global Economic System How Might These New Elements Affect the Human Condition over the Next 20 Years? Leading futurists, future-oriented economists, and future-oriented financial experts were invited to participate in this study, thinking 20 years ahead for imagining alternative futures for the world economy. The study was conducted in 2009, intending to collect fresh thinking, new ideas along with results of futures research about what’s next after the global financial crisis and what elements may become part of the next economic system. The study used a Real-Time Delphi questionnaire. Report on a Real Time Delphi Study of Some Elements of the Next Global Economic System over the Next 20 Years -- Exerpt from the Executive Summary -- During May, 2009 experts from around the world were invited to participate in a Real Time Delphi study of possible components of the next global economic system.
Overclass vs. Underclass Nancy Folbre is an economics professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The middle class looks nervously up, then down. Which is the greater economic threat, the overclass or the underclass? Not that the middle class is sure where its boundaries lie. But whatever its exact size, the middle class is usually considered more deserving – and more threatened – than those at the extremes. Greed is often personified by vampires, strong, sexy superhumans with mesmerizing powers who suck the life blood from their unwitting victims. In 2004, The Village Voice published a cover image of George W. Sloth and incompetence are often personified by zombies, the living dead, mumbling, stumbling creatures that gain strength only in numbers. Jason Mattera’s recent book, “Obama Zombies,” asserts that “Barack Obama lobotomized a generation.” Vampires aren’t all bad. Still, the horror show on both sides testifies to class anxiety in the face of economic stress.
Energy Scenarios Millennium Project 2020 Global Energy Scenarios Introduction Abstract of the Scenarios Scenario 1. Scenario 2. Scenario 3. Scenario 4. Comparative Analysis of the Scenarios Introduction The world is increasingly aware that fundamental changes will be necessary to meet the growing demand for energy. These scenarios describe how alternative global energy conditions could emerge. The four axes for the scenarios were: rate of technological breakthroughs, strength of environmental movement impacts, status of economic growth, and conditions of geopolitics, including war, peace, and terrorism. Abstract of the Scenarios: Scenario 1. This scenario assumes that the global dynamics of change continue without great surprises or much change in energy sources and consumption patterns other than those that might be expected as a result of the change dynamics and trends already in place. Click here or on the title of the scenario to get to the full text of this scenario. Scenario 2. Scenario 3. Scenario 4.
El sector informal generó tres de cada 4 empleos en 11 años del PAN Vendedores ambulantes en banquetas del Eje Central Lázaron Cárdenas, en el Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de MéxicoFoto Francisco Olvera Juan Antonio Zúñiga Periódico La JornadaLunes 9 de enero de 2012, p. 21 El sector informal se convirtió en el principal generador de ocupación de la economía mexicana durante los dos gobiernos surgidos del Partido Acción Nacional (PAN), según los registros oficiales del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) y los datos del Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (Inegi). En este periodo de 11 años el sector formal generó prácticamente uno de cada cuatro puestos de trabajo de los 10.8 millones en que aumentó la población ocupada de diciembre de 2000 hasta fines de 2011. Los tres restantes correspondieron al ámbito de las actividades informales. Mientras, unos 2 millones 656 mil individuos desistieron de buscar trabajo al no encontrarlo y pasaron a formar parte de la población disponible dentro de la población no económicamente activa.
The narrowing window for a transition to a sustainable industrial society The viability of modern civilization depends on two important dimensions: 1) the continuous availability and deployment of essential resources and 2) the long-term productivity and habitability of our environment. Acquiring and deploying the necessary resources tends to be a short-term goal. We may have stockpiles of ready food, fuel and other nondurable goods, but they are not typically meant to last for years. Our long-term goal ought to be maintaining the productivity and habitability of our environment. All of this has implications for the amount of time we have to transition to a sustainable industrial society. Even if we discounted climate change (which we shouldn't), increased cultivation using industrial farm methods will tend to degrade the soil and eventually bring down agricultural productivity. So, it turns out that we have several additional causes for the shrinking of the transition window. That is how we are living with respect to the natural systems we depend on.
El mejor Presidente para Estados Unidos na conocida agencia europea de noticias transmitió anteayer desde Sydney, Australia, que un grupo de investigadores australianos de la Universidad de Nueva Gales del Sur anunció la creación de un cable eléctrico diez mil veces más delgado que un cabello, capaz de igual conducción eléctrica que un cable de cobre tradicional. “…Bent Weber, jefe del proyecto realizado en la universidad australiana, en un trabajo publicado por la revista Science explicó que ‘poder efectuar conexiones de cables a esa escala microscópica será esencial para el desarrollo de los futuros circuitos electrónicos’”. El cable fue creado por físicos australianos y estadounidenses con cadenas de átomos de fósforo dentro de un cristal de silicio: el nanocable cuenta apenas con cuatro átomos de ancho por uno de alto. “Para superar este problema Weber y su equipo utilizaron microscopios especialmente diseñados con precisión atómica, que les permitieron colocar los átomos de fósforo en los cristales de silicio. 6 y 18 p.m.
Global Guerrillas Tesla's autopilot went live a couple of weeks ago (it's one of the first car brands to do this). Unlike the autopilots and cruise controls of the past, it's an autonomous system. This means it isn't limited to the capabilities you get when you pop it out of the box. It gets better as you train it and provide it with experience. Tesla's AP Here's some first hand feedback from Tesla drivers on how fast the autopilot is learning: So far I have a little over 300 miles on autopilot, mostly 20 miles at a time on my commute to and from work. Here's another driver training the autopilot to navigate tight S turns: I noticed that on sharply curved ramp connecting I-80 west with CA-113 north in Davis, the first time it took the curve at full speed and wasn't able to stay in lane resulting in a "take control immediately" alert. Here's another: AP is definitely is learning. These drivers aren't alone. Here's a heads up 0n what this means... That approach is on the way out. Note the Animation Sincerely,