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Archive for July, 2011
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The world’s largest traffic jam in history happened last year in China. It stretched more than 100 km (62 miles) from August 14 to 26, including at least 11 days of total gridlock.
China’s 60-Mile Traffic Jam Is Breaking Up
After 10 days of bumper-to-bumper stop-and-start congestion, a 60-mile-long, 10,000-vehicle traffic jam on a major freeway west of Beijing has been broken up… Source>>>>
Traffic in Vietnam Deadly(Ho Chi Minh)
30 worst cities for traffic in America Rated by highest percentage of congested roadways.
1. Seattle (43%)
2. Los Angeles (38%)
3. Chicago (37%)
4. Montgomery County, MD (37%)
5. San Francisco (35%)
6. New York (31%)
7. Washington (30%)
8. San Jose, CA (29%)
9. Alexandria, VA 28%
10. Oakland, CA (Alameda County) (28%)
11. Atlanta (Cobb County) (27%)
12. Boston (27%)
13. Fairfax County, VA (26%)
14. Philadelphia (25%)
15. Austin, TX (25%)
16. Phoenix, AZ (25%)
17. Long Island, NY (Nassau County) (24%)
18. San Juan, Puerto Rico (24%)
19. Portland, OR (23%)
20. Houston (23%)
21. Contra Costa County, CA (23%)
22. Arlington, VA (23%)
23. Orange County, CA (20%)
24. New Orleans (20%)
25. Norfolk County, MA (20%)
26. Denver, CO (20%)
27. Morris County, NJ (20%)
28. Miami-Dade, FL (20%)
29. Dallas, TX (20%)
30. Charlottesville, VA (19%)
The most dangerous traffic light in the world ( Russia)
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What if you could live forever? Transcendent Man: A Conversation about the Future with Ray Kurzweil, LIVE from Lincoln Center in New York City on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 8:00pm ET/ 7:00pm CT/ 6:00pm MT and 8:00pm PT (tape delayed) explores this idea with renowned futurist Ray Kurzweil and an all-star panel.
NCM Fathom, Ptolemaic Productions and Therapy Studios are partnering to present a LIVE and all new in-depth discussion to explore Kurzweil’s theories on immortality and the Singularity, a point in the near future when technology will be advancing so quickly we won’t be able to keep up, unless we merge with the intelligent machines we are creating. This idea is known as the Singularity. While radical in his beliefs, Kurzweil, touted as the next Thomas Edison and has accurately predicted the onset of many world changing technological advancements including the Internet, social media and more.
This LIVE event will include an introduction by Ray Kurzweil presenting his vision of our future and then immediately moves into a live panel discussion about the ideas featured in Transcendent Man. Panelists include but are not limited to experts and luminaries such as NY Times best selling author and founder of the Chopra Foundation Deepak Chopra, Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak, NY Times best selling author and leading theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku, Transcendent Man director Barry Ptolemy, renowned inventor Dean Kamen and others. In addition, there will be special appearances from celebrities including Al Gore, Bill Maher, Quincy Jones, Elon Musk and Suzanne Somers.
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Work is no longer a place you go, it’s what you do.
“The future of work will be radically different than anything we know today, or can even imagine. In the economy of the future people will get their work done where and when they need to-or want to.Managing work and talent in today’s dynamic, distributed, mobile economy is incredibly challenging-but highly rewarding. We offer guidance and advice on how to succeed in a world that’s being turned upside down by technology, globalization, demographics, and environmental concerns.” Source>>>>
Educational video about major trends in the future of work. oDesk – Changing How the World Works. Presentation design by: Apollo Ideas, Audio by: Adam Block
CEO T.A. McCann talks about the new workstyle and how work is evolving.
