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Future Predictions: Presents Productivity Future Vision (2011)

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October 29, 2011

Watch how future technology
will help people make better use of their time,
focus their attention,
and strengthen relationships
while getting things done
at work, home, and on the go.
(Release: 2011)

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Future Predictions: Patio Stay Vacations Takes Over as the Trend to Enjoy Our Homes Expands

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October 18, 2011

MALLIN CASUAL FURNITURE

Mallin Casual Furniture manufactures high quality outdoor furniture whose goal is to elevate the quality of outdoor living with designs that surprise not only in form, but also in function, unquestionably a proud industry leader in outdoor comfort.

Mallin Casual Furniture and Pastel Casual Furniture are Divisions of Minson Corporation.

A staycation (also spelled stay-cation, stacation, or staykation) is a neologism for a period in which an individual or family stays and relaxes at home, possibly taking day trips to area attractions. Staycations achieved popularity in the US during the financial crisis of 2007–2010. Staycations also became a popular phenomenon in the UK in 2009 as a weak pound made overseas holidays significantly more expensive. The term was added to the 2009 version of the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary.

Common activities of a staycation include use of the backyard pool, visits to local parks and museums, and attendance at local festivals. Some staycationers also like to follow a set of rules, such as setting a start and end date, planning ahead, and avoiding routine, with the goal of creating the feel of a traditional vacation.

Souce: Wikipedia

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Future Predictions: Steve Jobs Predicting the Future

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October 6, 2011

Will APPLE STOCK CRASH?

On Predicting the Future 13 Surprising Predictions by Steve Jobs

Posted by Ant on April 14th, 2009
[Via Direct Quote from macyourself.com]

1. He knew there would be a second coming
“I’ll always stay connected with Apple. I hope that throughout my life I’ll sort of have the thread of my life and the thread of Apple weave in and out of each other, like a tapestry. There may be a few years when I’m not there, but I’ll always come back.” — Playboy, 1985

2. He knew DRM was doomed from the start
“We don’t believe it’s possible to protect digital content… What’s new is this amazingly efficient distribution system for stolen property called the Internet — and no one’s gonna shut down the Internet. And it only takes one stolen copy to be on the Internet. And the way we expressed it to them is: Pick one lock — open every door. It only takes one person to pick a lock… You’ll never stop that. So what you have to do is compete with it.” — Rolling Stone, 2003

3. He knew the rise of generic PCs would stifle advancement
“If, for some reason, we make some big mistake and IBM wins, my personal feeling is that we are going to enter a computer Dark Ages for about twenty years. Once IBM gains control of a market sector, they always stop innovation — they prevent innovation from happening.” — Playboy, 1985

4. He knew he could bring Apple back from the (almost) dead
“You know, I’ve got a plan that could rescue Apple. I can’t say any more than that it’s the perfect product and the perfect strategy for Apple. But nobody there will listen to me.” — Fortune, 1995

5. He knew the internet would change our lives forever
“The most compelling reason for most people to buy a computer for the home will be to link it into a nationwide communications network. We’re just in the beginning stages of what will be a truly remarkable breakthrough for most people—as remarkable as the telephone.” — Playboy, 1985

6. He knew the iTunes business model would crush the competition
“We said: These [music subscription] services that are out there now are going to fail. Music Net’s gonna fail, Press Play’s gonna fail. Here’s why: People don’t want to buy their music as a subscription. They bought 45′s; then they bought LP’s; then they bought cassettes; then they bought 8-tracks; then they bought CD’s. They’re going to want to buy downloads. People want to own their music. You don’t want to rent your music — and then, one day, if you stop paying, all your music goes away.” — Rolling Stone, 2003

7. He knew the record labels would stupidly demand higher pricing
“Customers think the price is really good where it is. We’re trying to compete with piracy — we’re trying to pull people away from piracy and say, ‘You can buy these songs legally for a fair price.’ But if the price goes up a lot, they’ll go back to piracy. Then, everybody loses.” — 2005

8. He knew Disney would have to join forces with Pixar to stay relevant
“I think Pixar has the opportunity to be the next Disney — not replace Disney — but be the next Disney.” — BusinessWeek, 1998

9. He knew the iTunes Store would change everything
“It will go down in history as a turning point for the music industry. This is landmark stuff. I can’t overestimate it!” — Fortune, 2003

10. He knew Apple’s portables would lead the industry
“[Portable computers] are OK if you’re a reporter and trying to take notes on the run. But for the average person, they’re really not that useful, and there’s not all that software for them, either. By the time you get your software done, a new one comes out with a slightly bigger display and your software is obsolete. So nobody is writing any software for them. Wait till we do it—the power of a Macintosh in something the size of a book!” — Playboy, 1985

11. He knew the iPhone would come (22 years before it did)
“The developments will be in making the products more and more portable, networking them, getting out laser printers, getting out shared data bases, getting out more communications ability, maybe the merging of the telephone and the personal computer.” — Playboy, 1985

12. He knew the graphic user interface would be the basis of all computers
“I was so blinded by the first thing they showed me, which was the graphical user interface. I thought it was the best thing I’d ever seen in my life… And within 10 minutes it was obvious to me that all computers would work like this.” — PBS, 1996

13. He knew how to handle tough economic times (and still does)
“We’ve had one of these before, when the dot-com bubble burst. What I told our company was that we were just going to invest our way through the downturn, that we weren’t going to lay off people, that we’d taken a tremendous amount of effort to get them into Apple in the first place — the last thing we were going to do is lay them off. And we were going to keep funding. In fact we were going to up our R&D budget so that we would be ahead of our competitors when the downturn was over. And that’s exactly what we did. And it worked. And that’s exactly what we’ll do this time.” — Fortune, 2008

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Future Predictions: Balloon Travel at 36 Km Will Provide Floating to the Atmospheres Edge and Easy Access to the Wonders of our Planet

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August 12, 2011

The climb begins with progressive inflation of the balloon with helium, a gas lighter than air. After three hours the balloon will reach the maximum altitude of 36 Km, after which will begin the descent as gas is released from the balloon and a parachute deployed to bring the capsule gently to the ground.

”Discover how bloon smoothly elevates itself up to 36km of altitude floating in the edge of our atmosphere, where you can see the wonders of our blue planet. It’s an uplifting experience, but remember that this is only virtual…enjoy your real bloon’s experience.”

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Future Predictions: STRATFOR’s CEO, Dr. George Friedman, discusses his new book – a forecast of The Next 100 Years.

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March 27, 2011

STRATFOR delivers critical intelligence and perspective through:
Situation Reports: Snapshots of global breaking news
Analysis: Daily reports that assess key world events and their significance
Intelligence Guidance: Internal memos that guide STRATFOR staff in their intelligence-gathering operations in the immediate days ahead
For more on the various types of content STRATFOR produces, see our content guide.

STRATFOR’s chief executive officer, Dr. George Friedman, is a widely recognized international affairs expert and author of numerous books, including two New York Times bestsellers—The Next Decade (Doubleday, 2011) and The Next 100 Years (Doubleday, 2009)—as well as America’s Secret War (Doubleday, 2005), and The Future of War (Crown, 1996).