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Happy, the pleasure of gifting
Monceau Fleur, France's leading flower retailer, wanted to reinvent the way flowers are sold. With an innovative idea to democratize impulse buying, allowing customers to select from a range of fresh flowers to compose their own bouquets, Monceau Fleur solicited Interbrand's expertise to help them develop and brand their concept.
Tapping into the core reason people buy flowers, our team developed an identity around the pleasure of gifting. We then translated this idea through a simple name suggestive of pleasure, festivity and spontaneity: Happy. To ensure a successful launch, we developed and deployed a cohesive brand identity across all customer touchpoints, from the store concept to packaging.
Since the technical area required to prepare floral arrangements in the traditional way was no longer necessary, store sizes could be reduced. To optimize these smaller retail spaces, we emphasized simplicity and incorporated modular furniture. For the visual identity, we selected black as a background color to create a dramatic impression and call attention to the break from market trends. We also developed thoughtful packaging solutions such as a paper bag with long handles, which would allow customers to conveniently carry bouquets over their shoulders.
Giving customers the option to create and customize their own bouquets is a novel concept in a traditional market. To part with tradition successfully, Monceau Fleur needed a well-defined brand, strong positioning and creative guidance that would help them deliver a pleasant customer experience. A concept that has now been implemented in France, Germany, Portugal and Japan— with an average turnover of 450 000€ per store –Happy is clearly a hit.
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The 2010 San Francisco Social
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Turn off the lights in your home and look all around at the lights on computers, TVs and other electronic equipment. All of those glowing lights are LEDs, clocks and power switches stealing electricity like electronic vampires. While you can't slay them, you might be able to eliminate these vampires more easily with the help of a traditional power strip or smart power strip.
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A traditional power strip normally includes a manual switch to turn the device on and off at one time, shutting off everything plugged into it. A smart strip has one or two outlets that sense something has been turned on or off and will shut off other devices that are connected to the main device being turned off. For example, turning off a TV would tell a smart strip to go ahead and turn off the surround sound system, DVD player, game console, and more. With a traditional power strip, you have to remember to turn the device off to get the energy savings. For more information, go to the US Department of Energy.


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Graziella's Italian Bistro
- Address:
99 Church Street
White Plains, NY 10601Neighborhood:
White Plains
- Cuisine:
ItalianPrice: $30 and under
Graziella's Italian Bistro
- Dining Style: Casual Elegant
- Website: http://www.graziellasrestaurant.com/
- Phone: 9147615721
- Hours of Operation:
Lunch: Monday - Saturday: 11:00am - 3:00pm; Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 4:00pm - 11:00pm, Sunday: 12:00pm - 9:00pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Italian
- Executive Chef: Gracie Difeo
- Dress Code: Smart Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Catering: We offer a full line of off-premise catering. For groups as small as 20 to 500 people.
- Private Party Facilities: We offer private rooms to accommodate your most personal event or corporate meeting. Rooms can host groups of 20 to 250 guests and we offer customized menus and all your party planning needs. In house DJs and florist are available. Events can be held for Bar Mitzvahs to weddings and everything in between.
- Private Party Contact: Vincent Corso 9147615721
A word from Graziella's Italian Bistro
WELCOME! We are proud and excited to announce we have made some changes along with our concept and moved our establishment to our new home presently at 99 Church Street. We have infused Blue with Graziella's formerly at 95 South Broadway. Our newest venture offers an Italian Bistro cuisine combined with a sophisticated and creative Décor. We are a casual and comfortable restaurant tucked away on the quiet side of town, just minutes from the City Center Plaza and the Ritz Carlton Hotel. WE HAVE ELEGANT AND UNIQUE PRIVATE ROOMS TO HOST YOUR NEXT SPECIAL EVENT. Our Portofino Room is located downstairs and accommodates up to 80 guests, we can also host any private event in our main dining room or lounge. GRAZIELLA'S BISTRO IS SIMPLY…. "THE PASSION FOR GREAT ITALIAN FOOD" IN A SPOONFUL, SIMPLICITY NEVER TASTED SO GOOD! COME EXPERIENCE THE new and exciting additions to the fabulous ambiance and delicious menu. ANOTHER GREAT ADDITION ... WE OFFER FREE PARKING ACROSS THE STREET!Continued
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44 reviews since June 4, 2014
- Food4.3Service4.1
- Ambiance4.1Noise LevelModerate
neighborhood gem (21)good for groups (16)special occasion (12)great for lunch (9)fit for foodies (9)great for outdoor dining (8)romantic (8)late-night find (6)notable wine list (5)kid-friendly (4)hot spot (3)vibrant bar scene (2)great for brunch (2)Show More
- charleneVIPDined on 9/19/2014We were a party of six. Salads/apps were nice. Entrees were okay. We have had much better Italian food in Westchester. This worked more for the geography of getting six together on a Friday evening as two of us were coming by train and could walk from the station. It was fine,but not great.Special Features:
- Great RestaurantOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 9/13/2014Great atmosphere and cordial staff. I recommend the "Roast Portobello" appetizer.Special Features:
- great foodtoblisDined on 9/5/2014The food was excellent .The service was good. The menu had a good variety of items.Best of all they made a Caesar salad table side.Special Features:
- christinechristineDined on 8/30/2014Have eaten here many times, food & service always excellent!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Graziella DiningjimboDined on 8/29/2014Our fourth time here , and every meal outstansding.Special Features:
- convenient locationHartsdaleDined on 7/12/2014Quality and quantity of food served is consistently very good. Easy parking for dinner in front of the restaurant.Special Features:
- Good food,fair serviceJameyDined on 7/12/2014Food was good, atmosphere acceptable. We were extremely dissapointed with the service. A glass of wine that was ordered well in advance came to the table after the meal was completed.The waiter seemed surprised and annoyed when we told him that we were no longer interested is the wine. We did get him to agree on a substitute, but with a bit of an attitude. The restaurant was not particularly busy so it remains unclear as to why ordering a glass of wine with your meal was so much of a problem for the staff.Special Features:
- Good Food, Great ServiceAtahirDined on 7/5/2014Aside from the awkward hostess (very unwelcoming) the service was phenomenal. Both servers on staff were knowledgeable of the specials and wine lists. Our server was extremely personable and friendly. Highly recommend the zeppoli's for desert! Holy moly! Incredible!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very goodShebieDined on 6/22/2014Service was great, food was excellent...great neighborhood restsurant...much better then I expected! Bonus is free parking across street from restaurant.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great foodVincentDined on 6/21/2014Great food - not rushed for "table turnover" - attentive service - reasonale prices. Dinner for 4 with a $75 bottle of wine - $350 with tip.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- art1Dined on 6/6/2014Pleasant and efficient service. food quality and presentation were very nice and good value at lunch.Special Features:
- The following 208 reviews are from the Graziella's Italian Bistro reviews archive.
- Outstanding!MedicllawDined on 6/2/2014We visit Graziella's often and have always had a wonderful experience. Everything, from the greeting, service, ambiance and certainly the food!Special Features:
- FrankieDined on 5/28/2014The food was great and service was also very good. I've eaten here many times and have never been disappointed.Special Features:
- NavalreserveDined on 5/22/2014Went after my sons high school graduation. Took a chance as we live in the Bronx and don't know white plains. Experience was fabulous. Beautiful decor, comfortable, great service, excellent food. The only negative thing was the veal could have been pounded more it was slightly chewy but still good. The rest of the meals were great. Would go back anytime.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very Good First TryenjoyfoodDined on 5/19/2014I wish there is a 1/2 Star that I can rate Graziella. This was my first visit, a business dinner. The Service was Excellent! The Staff was friendly, attentive, and helpful. The food was very good, I have a veal and chicken dish, a special. The veal and chicken were both the perfect thickness and cooked just right. The chick roll and clam appetizer were both very very good I only gave it 3 Stars because this was my first visit.Special Features:
- cookieDined on 5/17/2014Great food everything was great nice presentation great wine I think for big groups round tables would be goodSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good neighborhood restaurantsLucyDined on 5/16/2014Cannot wait till the weather is nice to sit outside!Special Features:
- Another Great MealJimPDined on 5/3/2014We have been to Graziella's many times. Both for special occasions and dinner with friends. The food is always excellent as is the service!! That is why we will continue to return! I have thrown parties there for 20-30 people and everyone had a great time and a great meal! I highly recommend it!Special Features:
- A Bit DisappointedtomaleDined on 5/3/2014We were told this was the best Italian restaurant in Westchester County by a friend, so we tried it. A very nice establishment, very friendly and the service was great. Decor, atmosphere was first rate, we were ready. The appetizers were good, a nice eggplant/pesto dish that was enjoyable but not too flavorful, but that was a sign of things to come. Veal rollatini was very nice, quality meat and all the right ingredients, but it lacked the zing that distinguishes really good food. I hate to say bland, because in most other settings you'd say this was really good, but with the recommendation we had I expected more flavor. We are going to go back, if only because the food certainly was not bad, we need to try other menu items.
- Great place to dine with friendsWestchestercoupleDined on 4/26/2014My wife and I had dinner with family. The location was perfect and free parking across the street was a great plus. We were greeted warmly when entering and promptly seated. The noise level was low allowing a conversation to be comfortably held. The waiter we had was attentive, personable and very efficient. The low lighting adds to a warm feel of intimacy. We would absolutely go back and recommend this place to our friends.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Graziella's is gracious, wonderful!CSTMRNDined on 4/25/2014I always loved going to Graziella's at its former location on South Broadway, although it did have an older, "stodgy" feel to it. Since it took over the location of its former partner, Blue, the ambiance is much, much hipper, but the food is still outstanding. I love the combination of traditional fare with an updated twist. Our waiter was smart, gracious, and had a good sense of timing. However, he brought a second glass of wine for both of us, when all we said when he offered it was "Come back in 10 minutes." He offered to return the wine, but we kept it. It was delicious and nicely priced. Overall, a great experience. And the flowers by Monica Chimes Florals were fabulous!Special Features:
- Delicious neighborhood gem!Luv2eatDined on 4/18/2014We always enjoy an excellent meal here. The italian specialties are like grandmas home cooked meals and the menu will also keep foodies happy with a great selection of well prepared and tasteful dishes. All of this at affordable prices. Must try.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- White Plains favoriteHartsdaleDined on 4/12/2014Graziella's offers consistently delicious food with generous servings size. Servers are very polite and attentive.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- always a good mealtomsriver60Dined on 4/12/2014This is one of our favorite restaurants because we know we'll always get a good meal and a menu with lots of choices. Service is always very professional and the parking lot across the street is another plus.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- WONDERFUL PLACEOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 4/12/2014Awesome place to dine. Loved the food, environment and service with a smile. Looking forward to returning back! Thank you!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Neighborhood gemLenokDined on 4/4/2014Very nice Italian restaurant 2 blocks away from Main Street. Delicious food at very reasonable prices. Great food and drinks selection. Interesting and delicious specials. Portions a big so You can share. Service is excellent. I would definitely go back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- good food good servicegrahamDined on 3/29/2014Went to Graziellas with my wife and 2 other couples. Everyone's meal was very good. Enjoyed the house wine which was very resaonably priced. Zeppolis for dessert were awesome!Special Features:
- Great food and service, OK ambianceLadyDiBellaDined on 3/19/2014I brought my husband to Graziella's for his birthday. I had the shrimp and asparagus appetizer and lamb shank entree - both were outstanding. Our server, Silvester, was extremely attentive and thoughtful and even asked my husband's favorite desert (tiramisu) and brought one out with a candle. The only downsides of this restaurant are the location and ambiance. While we definitely appreciated the abundance of free parking, the view out the nearly floor-to-ceiling windows is very grungy and industrial – I'd almost prefer if they installed smaller windows to help create a more intimate feel in this very large space. While the décor is "cool," it definitely had a more chain/corporate feel, as opposed to that of an authentic Italian trattoria.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good Spot for Business LunchMichaelVIPDined on 3/18/2014I recently had a business lunch at Graziella's and it was quite good: food, service and ambiance. And the free parking across the street - in White Plains- is certainly no detraction! Good job all around... I'll be back, both for business and personal occasions.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent foodVP1958Dined on 3/15/2014Overall, I would recommend Graziella's very highly. The food was excellent.Special Features:
- Worth a look!RilpopDined on 3/15/2014Saturday night. Good food. Great plating. The wait staff was superb. Would happily return.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Amazing!OSCARDined on 3/1/2014The service was superb and the food was prompt, hot and delicious!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great birthday celebrationGIGIVIPDined on 2/27/2014Not often when our group of 7 ( that night 6) all agree ! Very nice service, wines by the glass, nice pasta, chicken and salads ! Overall a very nice evening.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Nice for lunchEnjoyGoodFoodDined on 2/27/2014Good food, good service, free parking and away from the busy area of town.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very good food. Pleasant atmosphereMimmoDined on 2/23/2014Very good food. Pleasant atmosphere. Attentive staff. Very convenient parking lot directly across the street. Will definitely return. Thanks for a wonderful experience!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Just okAliceDined on 2/20/2014Ive dined here several times but this will be the last. The bread was good, service adequate,but the food was just fair. My sons gnocchi was good but my eggplant rollatine was most certainly frozen first. It just had that taste. Not worth the trip as there are better restaurants in the area
- GreatMrCanavan914Dined on 2/14/2014Fruta de marewas best I've had! Only complaint was that it was chilly when the door opened.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- The service was sok but theOpenTable Diner Since 2013VIPDined on 2/8/2014The service was sok but the food was mediocre. The salad was over dressed and the entrees were over cooked
- dinner at Graziella'sOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 2/8/2014Food was good and they were very accommodating to our vegetarian and non red meat eating friends. Service was excellent and wait person enhanced the experience. Place was pretty. We went early on a very cold Sat in Feb. There were very few people in the restaurant when we arrived. We sat near a window on the right side. Place had many more people when we left, but I did not notice it being noisy. Could have been our location or quiet people were dining. Had been there 1 year prior and arrived somewhat early without a reservation. They accommodated us after some rearrangement. Place was much busier (weather much nicer). Food was good then, too and did not notice noise. We sat in a completely different location.I would recommend this to a friend.
- always goodtomsriver60Dined on 1/25/2014We always enjoy dinner here. My husband loves the pork chops and I love the cowboy steak--both very generous portions. Convenient parking in a lot across the street is another plus. Service is always attentive and helpful.Special Features:


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DanzaNova is a virtuoso world/folk/klezmer quintet formed by composer/accordionist Ronn Yedidia in 2009. The other 4 members of DanzaNova include violinist Dmitriy Fisch, guitarist Giacomo La Vita, bassist Eddy Khaimovich and percussionist Yuval Edoot. The ensemble explores and performs ethnic dance music originating mainly from the Middle East, Eastern & Central Europe and Latin America. In addition, Ronn Yedidia has composed a series of his own dance tunes entitled KlezDances especially for DanzaNova. The quintet's emphasis is on stylistic versatility and chamber unity, and the players display their many creative abilities in segments of original free improvisation - blending ethnic and contemporary elements, and executing them with idiosyncratic virtuosity. DanzaNova has performed at Merkin Hall, Bargemusic, ArtEcho Center, and Watchung Arts Center. The Epoch Times stated "it was pure ethnic music which left the audience ecstatic with boundless pleasure!"
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US adds eBay to accused firms in 'poaching' probe
The civil antitrust lawsuit said eBay violated antitrust laws in an agreement not to recruit or hire Intuit employees, the Justice Department said.
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California Attorney General Kamala Harris filed a similar lawsuit in the state, saying the "handshake" hiring agreement harmed employees and competition.
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In addition to your modules within your chosen academic pathway you will take two 20-credit modules in Academic English and Study Skills. These modules will be largely taught at the Foundation Academy Hub and English Language Centre in priorsfield.
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2015 timeline contents
Global economic recovery remains slow
Personal genome sequencing explodes into the mainstream
Five-year survival rates for thyroid cancer are approaching 100%
Virtual reality makes a comeback
2015 —
The deadline for the Millennium Development Goals
The Eurasian Union is formed
Expo 2015 is held in Milan, Italy
Large Hadron Collider reaches its maximum operating power
Windows 10 is released by Microsoft
The world's first fully sustainable, zero-carbon, zero-waste city
The first self-regulating artificial heart
new generation of hi-tech supercarriers
The United States and South Korea dissolve the Combined Forces Command
The first large-scale solar updraft towers are operational
Queen Elizabeth II is the longest reigning monarch in British history
DDR4 memory reaches the home PC market
Battery technology gets a boost
printing is a mainstream consumer product
LED lamps are dominating the commercial and domestic lighting markets
10 nanometre chips enter mass production
The Archival Disc format is launched
resurrect the woolly mammoth
Carteret Islands are abandoned
The New Horizons probe arrives at Pluto
The Dawn probe arrives at Ceres
The first advert on the Moon
Trucks with emergency braking systems are mandatory in Europe
Global economic recovery remains slow
Despite indications of recovery, the global economy remains in a fragile and turbulent state. While growth is strongest in developing countries, it is still slower than during the pre-crisis period. A cautious attitude and ongoing aversion to risk mean that business confidence is tepid – especially in the EU, which has borne the brunt of this disruption.* There is much political and social unrest in the southern European countries of Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain, where debt continues to spiral.*
After reaching a plateau in 2008, global trade is showing improvement now, but is still trending at or below the average for the previous few decades. Unemployment remains high in Europe (12%), which consumes one-third of the world's traded goods* and where austerity measures have persisted.* Although it has undertaken reforms like the Single Supervisory Mechanism,* Europe's banking system has yet to be fully repaired.
The US is seeing faster growth than Europe, but remains in a fiscal deadlock over its debt ceiling, with periodic brinkmanship between Democrats and Republicans,* now more polarised than ever before.* Although the annual budget deficit has fallen significantly,* it will soon begin rising again* – due to pressures of an aging population, rising healthcare costs, expansion of federal subsidies for health insurance, and growing interest payments on national debt, the latter still alarmingly high at over 70% of GDP and set to reach 100% by the 2030s.*
China's annual growth rate, while high compared to most countries, has been slowing in recent years* – due to a combination of local government debt, serious environmental issues, overcapacity and structural imbalances.* Major demographic challenges are now emerging from its aging population and declining workforce. The resulting labour shortages have driven up wages, reducing the competitiveness of its exports.* This demographic trend is even more of a problem for neighbouring Japan.*
Emerging OECD members that are faring much better include Chile, Israel, Mexico, South Korea and Turkey.* Overall, the global economy is recovering, but at a frustratingly slow pace compared with previous such crises. Some of the most rapidly growing industries now include agriculture,* alternative energy,* biotechnology,* computer systems design, e-commerce, healthcare, mining* and scientific/technical consulting.*
Personal genome sequencing explodes into the mainstream
The use of bioinformatics in healthcare is growing exponentially during this time, thanks in large part to the falling cost of genome sequencing. This is creating a new generation of personalised diagnosis and treatments that can be specifically tailored to an individual's own DNA.*
After the Human Genome Project was finished in 2003, its potential for public use began to be realised. It had taken nearly 15 years and billions of dollars to identify and map all 3.3 billion base pairs in the human genome. However, the methods used to achieve this goal were improving at a rate even faster than Moore's Law in computer chips.* From 2008, the cost per genome went into freefall.
Among the early adopters was 23andMe, a company which offered partial genome sequencing to customers. Despite a slowdown of cost reductions in the early 2010s,* along with regulatory hurdles,* this company along with a range of others entering the market had already opened the floodgates. In the second half of the 2010s, average costs for whole genome sequencing would continue to fall* – reaching less than $1000** – while even greater advances were made in the portability* of machines for analysing samples. Thanks to nanopores and other novel technology,* these were now becoming so compact and fast that it was possible to get results from a handheld device in a matter of minutes, at low cost.
By the end of this decade, these genome sequencers have a wide range of practical applications. They can be used at crime scenes, for example, to analyse biological evidence without having to return to the laboratory, saving time and money. Foreign aid workers in developing nations can identify viruses and verify water quality. Food inspectors can check for harmful pathogens in restaurants. Wildlife biologists can study genes in the field.
But perhaps the most widespread use of genome sequencing is now among the general public, who can utilise it for a mere fraction of the cost in the previous decade. Just as the Internet seemed to appear out of nowhere during the mid-1990s, personalised genomics is now exploding into the mainstream. Its popularity stems from the health benefits and medical insights it offers: after the base pairs are sequenced, an individual's genotype can be cross-referenced with a database of published literature to determine the likelihood of trait expression and disease risk later in life. This allows them to prepare years or even decades in advance and to seek treatment or advice at a much earlier stage.* By 2020, tens of millions of human genomes have been sequenced in countries around the world. At the same time, however, concerns are being raised over privacy of information and the potential for "genetic discrimination", as well as the psychological impact of test results.
Five-year survival rates for thyroid cancer are approaching 100%
The thyroid is one of the largest endocrine glands. Found in the neck, it controls how quickly the body uses energy, makes proteins and controls how sensitive the body is to other hormones. It does so by producing thyroid hormones which regulate metabolism and affect the growth and rate of function of many other systems in the body.
Worldwide, an estimated 213,000 people were diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2008. More than a quarter of cases occurred in the US. However, treatments already existed that offered an excellent prognosis. In addition to surgery (which included thyroidectomy, lobectomy and tracheostomy), numerous drugs were being developed that improved the outlook for sufferers still further. In the second half of the 2010s, five-year survival rates are approaching 100% in much of the developed world.**
reality makes a comeback
improvements in processing power (doubling every 18 months) are enabling the creation of highly lifelike
graphics and 3D environments. At the same time, faster broadband is
opening up new frontiers in cyberspace, allowing the development of
Web 3.0 – the next generation of Internet. This is being combined with developments
in on-person hardware, creating renewed interest in virtual reality.* Having been something of a gimmick in the 1980s, it is now becoming a serious tool for business, leisure, education and training.
Much of
the content in these 3D environments is user-generated, with online communities
for sharing and exchanging virtual objects, buildings, avatars, etc. Among the popular hardware configurations to emerge is a circular treadmill-like interface, allowing players to move freely and naturally in all directions.*
The deadline for the Millennium Development Goals
In 2000, the largest gathering of world leaders in history took place, as the 193 UN member states met in New York to discuss the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These were eight international objectives with ambitious targets for developing countries, most of them to be achieved by 2015.*
• Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
– By 2015, reduce by half the proportion of people living on less than $1 a day.
– By 2015, reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer from hunger.
• Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
– By 2015, ensure a full course of primary schooling for boys and girls alike.
• Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
– By 2005, eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education; and at all levels of education by 2015.
• Goal 4: Reduce child mortality rates
– By 2015, reduce by two-thirds the number of children dying under age five.
• Goal 5: Improve maternal health
– By 2015, reduce by three quarters the number of women dying from complications of pregnancy and childbirth.
• Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
– By 2015, halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS.
– By 2015, halt and begin to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases.
• Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
– Reverse the loss of environmental resources.
– By 2015, halve the proportion of people lacking access to safe drinking water.
– By 2020, achieve significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers.
• Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development
– Address the special needs of the least developed countries, landlocked nations and small island developing states.
– Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries through national and international measures, in order to make debt sustainable in the long term.
– In cooperation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications technologies.
To accelerate progress towards the MDGs, the G-8 Finance Ministers met in London in June 2005 and reached an agreement to provide enough funds to the World Bank, the IMF and the African Development Bank to write off $55bn of debt owed by the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC). This would allow these impoverished nations to re-channel the money saved from the cancelled debt to social programs for improving health and education and for alleviating poverty.
Achieving the MDGs would not necessarily depend on economic growth alone and expensive solutions. In the case of MDG 4, some developing countries like Bangladesh showed that it was possible to reduce child mortality with only modest growth, via inexpensive but effective interventions such as measles immunisation. A number of important and innovative new technologies were also emerging – such as the $100 laptop project,* the LifeSaver bottle* and the genetic engineering of mosquitoes.*
The $100 laptop project. Credit: cellanr
By 2010, some countries had achieved many goals, while others were not on track to realise any. The countries with major success stories included China (whose citizens in poverty fell from 452m to 278m), India, Brazil, Thailand, Vietnam, Cuba, Honduras, Nicaragua, Ecuador and Ethiopia.
However, some regions in Sub-Saharan Africa failed to make any significant changes in improving their quality of life. The prevalence of hunger in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), for example – Africa's 2nd largest country – more than doubled, while Zimbabwe saw a nearly 50% increase in poverty and Kenya's child mortality rate increased from 105 to 128 per 1000.
Progress towards reaching the goals was therefore mixed. There were setbacks and disappointments. But overall, the reduction in poverty and increased access to health, education, technology and other essential services was without precedent in many countries' histories. Of particular note was the number of deaths due to AIDS, which saw a dramatic levelling off and decline.*
By 2015, increasing global uncertainties such as the economic crisis, peak oil and climate change have led to a rethink of the MDG approach to development policy, with a new set of goals for 2030.
The Eurasian Union is formed
The Eurasian Union is a political and economic union of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan and other countries, in particular the post-Soviet states. The idea, based on the European Union's integration, was brought to attention in October 2011 by then-Prime Minister of Russia, Vladimir Putin, but was first proposed as a concept by the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, during a 1994 speech at a Moscow university. On 18th November 2011, the presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia signed an agreement, setting a target of establishing the Eurasian Union by 2015. The agreement included a roadmap for the future integration and established the Eurasian Commission (modelled on the European Commission) and the Eurasian Economic Space, which started work on 1st January 2012.
It was speculated that future expansion of the Union might allow membership for other countries that have been historically or culturally close – such as Finland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, China and Mongolia, incorporating them into a common state body where Russian would be the common language of communication and economic cooperation. According to Vladimir Putin, the Eurasian Union would build upon the "best values of the Soviet Union". However, critics expressed some concern at this "re-Sovietization" of Russia and Central Asia. The United States opposed the integration effort on human rights grounds.*
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Expo 2015 is held in Milan, Italy
The Universal Exposition is held in Milan this year, the first time the city has hosted the event since 1906. The main theme of the exposition is the future availability of food and water supplies and the state of nutrition and health in the years to come. New technology is on display, all with the aim of reducing poverty and famine around the world, as well as the spread of infectious diseases. A working prototype of a vertical farm is also presented as an alternative to traditional agriculture.
This event serves as a catalyst for talks between concerned parties such as farmers, non-profit organisations, humanitarian workers and environmentalists, initiating new movements for change. Over 100 nations from around the world participate in the Expo. By the time it finishes in late 2015, many millions of people have visited.*
Large Hadron Collider reaches its maximum operating power
Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world's largest and highest-energy
particle accelerator. By smashing together sub-atomic particles at close
to the speed of light, it aims to recreate the conditions that existed
just a fraction of a second after the birth of the universe. In doing
so, it is expected to address some of the most fundamental questions
in physics.
The LHC
lies in a tunnel 27 kilometres (17 mi) in circumference, as much as
175 metres (574 ft) beneath the Franco-Swiss border near Geneva, Switzerland.
This synchrotron is designed to collide opposing particle beams of either
protons at an energy of 7 tera-electronvolts (7 TeV) per particle, or
lead nuclei at 574 TeV per nucleus. The term "hadron" refers
to particles composed of quarks.
The machine
was built by the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) with
the intention of testing various predictions of high-energy physics,
including the existence of the hypothesised Higgs boson, and of the
large family of new particles predicted by supersymmetry. It was built
in collaboration with over 10,000 scientists and engineers from over
100 countries, as well as hundreds of universities and laboratories.
In September
2008, the proton beams were successfully circulated in the main ring
of the LHC for the first time – but nine days later its operations were
halted due to a serious malfunction. In November 2009, they were successfully
circulated again, the first recorded proton-proton collisions occurring
three days later at the injection energy of 0.45 TeV per beam. After the
2009 winter shutdown, the LHC was restarted and the beam was ramped
up to half power, 3.5 TeV per beam (i.e. half its designed energy).
In March 2010, the first planned collisions took place between two 3.5
TeV beams – a new world record for the highest-energy particle
collisions. The LHC
continues to operate at half power until 2015, when it reaches maximum
design capacity of 7 TeV.*
Initially, the experiment
sparked fear among the public that the collisions might produce a doomsday
scenario, involving microscopic black holes or hypothetical
particles known as strangelets. Two CERN-commissioned safety reviews
examined these concerns and concluded that the experiments at the LHC
presented no danger and that there was no cause for concern, a conclusion
endorsed by the American Physical Society. The LHC would be followed by even bigger particle accelerators in 2028 and 2035.
Windows 10 is released by Microsoft
Following the much-criticised Windows 8, Microsoft launches a major overhaul of the operating system in 2015. Skipping past version 9.0, this instead becomes Windows 10. It is designed to run on a wide range of platforms – including the "Internet of Things" – with a tailored experience for each. Windows 10 addresses a number of usability issues, refining the "Metro" interface and bringing back the traditional Start Menu. Users can now switch between multiple desktop screens for a tidier workspace. The OS features a more unified code base, for improved compatibility and simpler transfer of data between various devices and services. There is a greater focus on apps. Advanced gesture recognition is also incorporated, now that 3D cameras are becoming more common. It also deals with power management issues. Initially codenamed "Threshold", it is released in the second half of 2015.**
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The world's first fully sustainable, zero-carbon, zero-waste city
The first phase of Masdar City – a $22 billion eco-project – is completed in 2015.* This huge development is located outside of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Entirely pre-planned and self-contained, it is the world's first carbon neutral, zero waste and fully sustainable city. A multitude of green technologies are utilised – including the largest solar power plant in the Middle East, rooftop photovoltaics, wind farms, geothermal sources and a hydrogen power plant. The city's water needs are fulfilled by a solar-powered desalination plant. There are extensive recycling systems too.
Masdar City will initially be home to around 7,000 residents and 15,000 commuters. Its commercial sector is primarily concerned with the manufacture of environmentally-friendly products. Automobiles are banned from the city, residents instead using integrated forms of mass transit and personal rapid transit.* It is connected to the rest of Abu Dhabi through rail and existing roadways. It contains a university, an institute of science and technology and hosts the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Masdar City will undergo major expansion. The final phase of the project will be completed by 2025, covering an area of 6 sq km (2.3 sq mi). By then, it will contain over 50,000 residents and 1,500 businesses.*
The first self-regulating artificial heart
In 2013, French Professor Alain Carpentier engineered the first self-regulating artificial heart, using biomaterials and electronic sensors. The device weighed 900g, was roughly the same size as a real heart and could imitate its functions exactly. In a 10-hour operation, it was successfully implanted within a 75-year-old patient at the Georges Pompidou European Hospital in Paris.*
Permanent artificial hearts had been around since 1982, with similar inventions that preceded them going back to the 1940s. Unlike previous versions, however, Carpentier's invention was the first to be completely artificial and self-regulating. Electronic sensors and microprocessors could monitor blood pressure and flow in real time – instantly adjusting the pulse rate – while a "pseudo-skin" made of biosynthetic, microporous materials could prevent blood clots, which had been a major issue in the past.
By 2015, after a period of clinical trials, it is available within the European Union, priced between 140,000 and 180,000 euros (about US$190,000 to $250,000).*
Credit: CARMAT
new generation of hi-tech supercarriers
first in a new generation of US aircraft carriers is launched this year.
The Gerald R. Ford-class replaces the aging Nimitz-class
which has been in service since 1975. This new class of ship includes
some major improvements over previous generations. These include: increased
automation, electromagnetic aircraft launch systems to replace previous
steam mechanisms, increased stealth, a new type of nuclear reactor for
more efficient power consumption, high tech radar and flight control,
as well as the ability to carry the new F-35 Lightning II fighter jet.
Ten carriers are commissioned in total, at a cost of $14bn each (including
research and development). The 10th and final ship is launched by 2040.*
United States and South Korea dissolve the Combined Forces Command
Combined Forces Command has been in place since the end of the Korean
War. It acts as a command structure for the multinational military forces
supporting South Korea. For more than 50 years, military operations
along the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea have been
under the command of the USA. This structure is dissolved in 2015,
with operations being handed over to South Korea.* From this
point onwards, South Korean and American
forces will operate as two separate entities during wartime. This event comes at a
time of great stress between North and South Korea. North Korea has
continued to conduct missile tests, to the continued disapproval of
South Korea.
Credit: Ksiom
The first large-scale solar updraft towers are operational
The first large-scale solar updraft towers are completed in 2015.* Built by EnviroMission – a start-up company that purchased land in Arizona, USA – they stand 800 metres in height, over twice as tall as the Empire State Building. Each generates 200 megawatts of clean, renewable energy – enough to serve 150,000 homes – and equivalent to removing 220,000 polluting cars from the roads.*
The towers work by combining three old and proven technologies: the chimney effect,
the greenhouse effect, and the wind turbine. Air is heated by
the Sun and contained in a very large greenhouse-like structure around
the base; the resulting convection causes air
to rise up the chimney. This airflow then drives turbines, producing
The towers have a number of advantages:
This new technology offers hope for the future, coming at a time when the world faces an impending energy crisis. Once proven to be commercially successful, it will be deployed on a wider scale in the 2020s.
Queen Elizabeth II is the longest reigning monarch in British history
On 10th September 2015, Elizabeth II becomes the longest reigning monarch in British history – surpassing the record held by Victoria, her great-great grandmother. Having ascended to the throne on 6th February 1952, Elizabeth II has now reigned for 63 years and 217 days.*
The six decades of her reign have witnessed enormous changes on the world stage – including the dismantling of the British Empire, the civil rights movement, the growing empowerment of women in society, the development of the Space Age, accelerating globalisation, the fall of communism in Europe, the end of the Cold War, the dawn of the information age, and the rise of China, to name but a few.
Now aged 89, she is becoming noticeably frailer and has begun to scale back her official duties. The next milestone (assuming she lives that long) will be in 2022 – her Platinum Jubilee. Her eldest son Charles will succeed her, becoming King Charles III.
DDR4 memory reaches the home PC market
DDR4 is the fourth generation of double data rate, synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) after DDR (2002), DDR2 (2004) and DDR3 (2007).* It features greater speed, memory density and energy efficiency, with devices using 20 nanometre (nm) process technology allowing consumer-grade modules of up to 32 GB.* Though Samsung and others introduced DDR4 memory boards in 2013, processor boards like Intel's Broadwell did not yet support this standard. High-end servers in data centres were able to take advantage of DDR4 in 2014. However, the home PC market would have to wait until 2015.*
Battery technology gets a boost
Various new methods of charging lithium-ion batteries have emerged, enabling them to be powered an order of magnitude faster and lasting over ten times as long. One such technology involves a chemical oxidation process that creates miniscule holes (10 to 20 nanometres) between layers of graphene. This provides lithium ions with a shortcut to the anode. Energy density is boosted by inserting clusters of silicon between each graphene slice, which allows more ions to gather at the electrode. By 2015, the process is used in many consumer electronics. Mobile phones can now be charged from empty in under 15 minutes, with a single charge lasting up to a week. This technology also paves the way for smaller and more efficient batteries for electric cars.*
printing is a mainstream consumer product
recently, this technology was extremely expensive – upwards of $15,000
per machine – and limited to use in industrial prototyping, product
design, medical modeling and architectural models.* However, plummeting costs are now making it affordable to consumers.**
than using ink on paper, these machines can actually "print"
3D objects. This is achieved by melting nylon powder and then shaping
it based on computer instructions.
different items can be produced – from jewellery and decorative
giftware, to children's toys, kitchenware, replacement plugs, hooks,
pipes, fittings, flooring and other household essentials.
Users can
download new items and configurations from the Web.* Artists and hobbyists can even create their own, using these printers
in combination with 3D scanners and modeling
In addition to falling
costs, another reason that home 3D printing has taken off rapidly is
that there is very little manufacturing being done in America and various
other countries anymore. As a result, there is little or no pressure
by manufacturing special interests against it.
In the
decades ahead, this technology will evolve into nanofabricators,
capable of reproducing items with atomic precision within minutes. It
will ultimately lead to matter
replicators with near-instantaneous production of almost any
LED lamps dominate the commercial and domestic lighting markets
For many years, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) were used as indicators such as red standby dots on TVs. At first, they were available only as a red light source, and their output was too low for general illumination. As the technology developed, other colours became available and the lamps became brighter, so LEDs found other roles in a wide range of appliances and equipment.
In the early 2010s, it was found that LED technology could vastly improve the brightness, colour and distribution of lighting in social housing communal areas. Not only that, but it could deliver huge energy savings (up to 90%), and reduce long-term costs and maintenance, while making residents feel safer.
Credit: The Energy Saving Trust
One study measured the performance of 4,250 LED light fittings, installed at 35 sites. The authors of the report calculated a saving of over 3.4 million kilowatt hours (kWh) each year when compared with the previous systems – equivalent to lighting 5,800 average homes for a year with traditional lighting. Residents commented that their buildings felt safer, more secure and more pleasant because they were better illuminated. The light was fresher, brighter and more like daylight.
With soaring energy prices, the high efficiency of LED lamps soon made them a very attractive investment. By 2015, this technology dominates both the commercial and domestic lighting markets.*
nanometre chips enter mass production
next generation of microprocessor technology is released by Intel, with
transistors using a 10 nanometre manufacturing process.* Over 10 billion transistors can now be packed onto a single chip. Moore's
Law will soon be hitting a wall, as the effects of quantum tunnelling
start to degrade chip performance. Traditional integrated circuits will
reach their limit in the early 2020s, with a new paradigm emerging in the form of "stacked" 3D circuits made from carbon
nanotubes, graphene and other new materials.
The Archival Disc format is launched
This year sees the release of a new optical disc format with up to 300 GB capacity, jointly developed by Sony and Panasonic. For comparison, dual-layer Blu-rays can store up to 50 GB. Known as Archival Disc,* it is initially aimed at industries like digital cinema (for storage of 4K/2160p video), broadcasters and cloud centres handling big data. The discs can withstand changes in temperature and humidity, in addition to dust and water, ensuring readability for at least 50 years. Future versions with capacities of 500 GB and 1 TB are planned.
Even denser storage mediums will eventually be possible using molecular, holographic systems to read/write data in three dimensions. A technology known as Holographic Versatile Disc (HVD) had been demonstrated in the prior decade, with standards published in 2007. A number of release dates were announced, but these all passed.* This format will later resurface, however,* as storage requirements continue to grow exponentially.
resurrect the woolly mammoth
cloning technology has enabled the woolly mammoth – extinct for 5,000
years – to be brought back to life. Tissue samples are taken from a
mammoth frozen in permafrost. The nuclei of a viable cell is then inserted
into the egg cell of a female African elephant, which can act as a surrogate
mother. Following a 600-day gestation period, the baby woolly mammoth
is born.
attempts to clone mammoths had failed, because the cell nuclei were
too badly damaged by ice crystals; but new techniques have overcome
this problem.*
The mammoths
take around 20 years to reach adulthood. By the 2030s, they are appearing
in a number of zoos and private collections. Other extinct mammals are
cloned too, such as the sabre-tooth tiger and Megatherium.
Carteret Islands are abandoned
By 2015, due
to rising sea levels, the inhabitants of the Carteret Islands in Papua
New Guinea have been forced to abandon their homelands.* These people are among the first true climate refugees.
trees and wells have been contaminated by seawater, while most of the
buildings on the islands have been destroyed. Attempts to build sea
wall defences were unsuccessful – these were simply washed away.
The melting
of polar ice sheets and glaciers, together with thermal expansion, could
raise the level of Earth's oceans nearly 2m by 2100 – potentially displacing
hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
Credit: EVS-Islands
Horizons arrives at Pluto
NASA probe was launched in 2006 and has travelled more than 4 billion kilometres
through space. In July 2015, it returns the first close range, high resolution pictures
of the icy world – along with its five moons – before passing through
the Kuiper Belt.*
Dawn arrives at Ceres
Dawn is a robotic spacecraft sent by NASA on a mission to the asteroid belt.
It reaches Vesta in 2011, before rendezvousing with the dwarf planet,
Ceres, in 2015.
Ceres and
Vesta are the two most massive members of the asteroid belt: 950 and
530 km in diameter, respectively. Dawn is the first probe to
study and photograph them at close range. Both bodies formed very early
in the history of the Solar System, thereby retaining a record of events
and processes from the time of the formation of the terrestrial planets.
Dawn is also innovative – it becomes the first spacecraft to enter into orbit
around a celestial body, study it, then re-embark under powered flight
to a second target. All previous multi-target missions (such as the
Voyager program) have involved rapid planetary flybys.*
The first advert on the Moon
In 2015, a Japanese beverage maker becomes the first company to do commercial advertising on the lunar surface. In a major publicity stunt, Otsuka Pharmaceutical delivers a can of its popular soft drink – "Pocari Sweat" – on a 236,000 mile trip.* This is conducted through a partnership with Astrobotic Technology, a private space company, using a Falcon 9 rocket supplied by another firm, SpaceX. It is no ordinary can, but a specially designed capsule made from titanium, able to withstand shifts in temperature from minus 170°C at night to 110°C during the day. The drink is in powdered form, intended to be diluted at some future date by water obtained from the Moon itself. In addition, the capsule contains disks etched by laser with messages from children all over Asia.*
Trucks with emergency braking systems are mandatory in Europe
In November 2015, an EU law comes into effect which mandates that all new trucks must be fitted with emergency braking and collision warning systems.* This has been introduced in an effort to lower the number of rear-end collisions, which account for a significant proportion of road accidents.
A radar and camera, working together to identify and monitor vehicles in front, can prevent a collision with a moving target at relative speeds of up to 44 mph (70 km/h). When the system detects a vehicle that the truck will hit at its current speed, the warning system activates a constant red light in the windscreen in order to attract the driver's attention.
If the truck fails to detect any reaction from the driver, such as steering or braking, the light begins to flash red accompanied by a beeping sound. If there is still no reaction, the system applies the brakes gently. When all this fails too, an emergency braking system is activated, bringing the truck to a complete stop. In addition, to alert other drivers to the situation, the brake lights on the rear of the truck will change from fixed to flashing.
By the end of this decade, the system is being extended to cars, too.* As more and more technology appears both in vehicles and road infrastructure, the number of accident fatalities continues to trend downwards,* reaching almost zero in the latter half of the century, with human drivers being entirely replaced by AI.
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Accessed 3rd January 2014.
2 Citi forecasts Greek devastation, unstoppable debt spirals in Italy and Portugal, The Telegraph:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
3 WTO sees gradual recovery in coming months despite cut in trade forecasts, World Trade Organization:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
4 Another £19bn of austerity needed to fix public finances - OBR, The Telegraph:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
5 See 2014.
6 Global economy recovering at moderate pace but more risks ahead, says OECD, OECD:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
7 United States of Amoeba, The Economist:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
8 Far More Republicans Believe In Climate Change And Evolution Than The Ever-Shrinking Deficit, The National Memo:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
9 Updated Budget Projections: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2023, Congressional Budget Office:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
10 National debt of the United States, Wikipedia:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
11 Economic Projections: January 2014, PwC:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
12 China 2013 GDP Growth To Hit 7.6%, Misses Environmental Targets, International Business Times:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
13 Ageing China: Changes and challenges, BBC:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
14 Japan's population falls 'by record 244,000' in 2013, BBC:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
15 Global economy recovering at moderate pace but more risks ahead, says OECD, OECD:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
16 The 20 Fastest-Growing Countries In The World, Business Insider:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
17 The 7 fastest growing industries of 2013 (infographic), VentureBeat:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
18 The Top 5 Fastest Growing Industries of the Future, World Of Business Ideas:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
19 Industries To Watch In 2014: The 10 Fastest-Growing Fields, Forbes:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
20 14 US Industries That Will Boom In The Next Decade, Business Insider:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
21 The Singularity Is Near, by Ray Kurzweil:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
22 Compressive genomics, Nature Biotechnology:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
23 DNA Sequencing Costs, National Human Genome Research Institute:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
24 Regulating 23andMe to Death Won't Stop the New Age of Genetic Testing, Wired:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
25 Global Next Generation Sequencing Report: Market Size, Segmentation, Growth and Trends by Provider - 2013 Edition, PRNewswire:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
26 Why big data breathes new life into health care, diginomica:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
27 MMRGlobal Launches Telemedicine Patient Billing System and Adds Genomics File to PHR, MarketWatch:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
28 A cheap, portable and disposable DNA sequencer, Future Timeline Blog:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
29 Nanopore DNA sequencing: New approaches to an old challenge, National Human Genome Research Institute:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
30 Angelina Jolie's mastectomy account raises awareness of gene testing, The Guardian:
Accessed 3rd January 2014.
31 Browse the SEER Cancer Statistics Review 1975-2009, The National Cancer Institute:
Accessed: 5th October 2012.
32 Thyroid cancer survival statistics, Cancer Research UK (latest available data):
Accessed: 5th October 2012.
33 Sony: Virtual reality gaming's 'going to be absolutely amazing', ComputerAndVideoGames.com
Accessed: 29th June 2011.
34 Omni virtual reality interface is launched on Kickstarter, Future Timeline Blog:
Accessed 8th June 2013.
35 The UN – Millenium Development Goals:
Accessed 28th August 2011.
36 '$100 laptop' production begins, BBC:
Accessed 28th August 2011.
37 Michael Pritchard makes filthy water drinkable, TEDTalks:
Accessed 28th August 2011.
38 See Biology & Medicine > Malaria
39 Millenium Development Goals Report Card: Measuring Progress Across Countries, Overseas Development Institute:
Accessed 28th August 2011.
40 Clinton Calls Eurasian Integration An Effort To 'Re-Sovietize', Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Accessed 18th February 2013.
41 World Expo 2015 Milan – The Official Site:
Accessed 11th August 2011.
42 Large Hadron Collider, Wikipedia:
Accessed 19th January 2014.
43 Microsoft unveils Windows 10 system with Start Menu, BBC:
Accessed 30th September 2014.
44 Announcing Windows 10, Microsoft:
Accessed 30th September 2014.
45 Masdar City > What's Next:
Accessed 28th July 2011.
46 Personal Rapid Transit and Masdar City PRT, YouTube:
Accessed 28th July 2011.
47 Podcast: The Masdar City Experiment: A Conversation with Alan Frost, Smart+Connected Communities Institute:
Accessed 28th July 2011.
48 First-in-man implantation of CARMAT's bioprosthetic artificial heart, CARMAT:
Accessed 25th December 2013.
49 Carmat self-regulating artificial heart implanted in first human subject, GizMag:
Accessed 25th December 2013.
50 Gerald R. Ford class aircraft carrier, Wikipedia:
Accessed 23rd May 2011.
51 Why Doesn't South Korea Defend The United States?, Forbes:
Accessed 4th April 2012.
52 Twice the height of the Empire State – EnviroMission plans massive solar tower for Arizona, gizmag:
Accessed 15th August 2011.
53 EnviroMission Limited:
Accessed 15th August 2011.
54 List of longest-reigning British monarchs, Wikipedia:
Accessed 29th July 2011.
55 DDR4, Crucial:
Accessed 21st November 2013.
56 Samsung Now Mass Producing Industry's Most Advanced DDR4,Using 20 Nanometer-class Process Technology, Samsung:
Accessed 21st November 2013.
57 DDR4 memory may not find way into PCs, tablets until 2015, ARN:
Accessed 21st November 2013.
58 "The technology could be seen in the marketplace in the next three to five years..."
See Better Batteries, Northwestern University:
Accessed 26th November 2011.
59 Dimension uPrint Personal 3D Printers, Stratasys, Inc.:
Accessed 17th May 2010.
60 3D Printers Drop in Price, Almost Ready to Invade Your Home, Gizmodo:
Accessed 17th May 2010.
61 Emerging trends: 3D printing; robots galore; human augmentation, ZDNet:
Accessed 17th May 2010.
62 Shapeways:
Accessed 17th May 2010.
63 LEDs offer brighter future for social housing, The Energy Saving Trust:
Accessed 2nd June 2012.
64Intel Announces first 22nm 3D Tri-Gate Transistors, Shipping
in 2H 2011, AnandTech:
Accessed 15th May 2011.
65 "Archival Disc" standard formulated for professional-use next-generation optical discs, Sony:
Accessed 16th March 2014.
66 Holographic Versatile Disc, Wikipedia:
Accessed 16th March 2014.
67 "Eventually we will have molecular, holographic systems which will store data in three dimensions."
See Archival Disc to be next Blu-Ray, BBC:
Accessed 16th March 2014.
68 Mammoth 'could be reborn in four years', The Telegraph:
Accessed 16th January 2011.
69 Carteret Islands: 'The sea is killing our island paradise', The Telegraph:
Accessed 11th December 2009.
70 New Horizons official website:
Accessed 29th October 2011.
71 Dawn – Journey to the Asteroid Belt, NASA:
Accessed 19th April 2010.
72 The first advert on the Moon: Japanese soft drink manufacturer will deliver a can of 'Pocari Sweat' to the lunar surface in 2015, The Independent:
Accessed 17th May 2014.
73 Otsuka's POCARI SWEAT Aims the Very First Moon Landing
Private Firms Take the Lead in the Start of "LUNAR DREAM CAPSULE PROJECT"
Delivering all children's dreams 380,000KM to the moon, Otsuka Pharmaceutical:
Accessed 17th May 2014.
74 Volvo Trucks introduces Collision Warning with Emergency Brake, Volvo Trucks Global:
Accessed 19th January 2013.
75 See 2019.
76 American Gun Deaths to Exceed Traffic Fatalities by 2015, Bloomberg:
Accessed 19th January 2013.


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Have you ever played a game that you wanted desperately to like, yet you knew was inherently flawed? That's how I felt playing Funcom's The Secret World – for the past month or so, I've desperately tried to find redeeming qualities for this game. But before I talk about what ruined it for me, let's talk about what I loved so much about it. Firstly, the... Read More


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Prince George's fledgling economic development incentive fund has caused nearly 1,000 jobs to be created or kept in the county, according to a year-end review given Monday by County Executive Rushern Baker.
The $50 million fund, which began operating in July, is meant to provide loans and grants to county businesses over the next few years. It has provided $2.4 million in loans or grants to six local businesses that have resulted in 627 jobs being retained and 358 new ones created, according to the county.
"We still have a lot of money to allocate that hasn't been allocated yet," said Baker spokesman Scott Peterson. "We still want to spur more applicants."
The biggest deal was a $1.2 million loan to build a $15 million Hampton Inn in Camp Springs, near Joint Base Andrews. That project joins food distributor Nash Finch, which received $200,000, tech company Information Management Services, which received $110,000, and software company Vocus, which received $100,000.
A $500,000 loan to Man & Machine Inc. and a $300,000 loan to build new Little Caesars' locations were announced in August.
While Vocus took in the fund's smallest grant, the county worked to secure a $500,000 grant to the company from the Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority and Fund.
"The county really pulled at their coattails," said Vocus CFO Steve Vintz. "They've gotten the attention from larger, deeper pockets of the state."
The company is a major employer in Prince George's. About 700 of Vocus' 1,400 employees work at its Beltsville headquarters, which opened a year ago and has been growing ever since. Vintz said the company plans to add several hundred more employees from the area and will continue to work with the county to address its expansion needs -- especially in terms of transportation.
"As a software company, our assets walk in and out of the door every day," he said. "These people live in urban areas. In order to come to Beltsville, transportation's gotta be easy."
Vocus is committed to its lease through 2020.
David Iannucci, a member of Baker's Economic Development Team, said there are about 15 more funding deals in the pipeline.
"It's working out along the lines we expected," he said. "It's a very good start for the first half a year."


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The Holy Grail at The Banks celebrated its second anniversary on Saturday.
The bar celebrated two years in operation with a free street party from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Three bands performed at the event's main stage at Freedom Way and Joe Nuxhall. Irish punk band, Punk Doyle, kicked things off followed by The Sullivan Janszen Band and 4th Day Echo.
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There have been more than a hundred theft related crimes in 2013 in Lexington according to police.
While a car was being broken into in the Chilesburg neighborhood area on Saturday, February 23, a man who live there took an unexpected role of neighborhood crime fighter.
Tony Spoto, 37, said he was headed to the gym for a workout that morning around 7 a.m. He said when he went outside to get in his car, he saw someone in his neighbor's car.
"He was between the houses," Spoto said, "And I just yelled what are you doing? He said nothing and then just bolted."
Spoto said the man jumped over a fence in the backyard and Spoto chased him. He said it was an automatic response to someone being on his property and he wanted to protect his wife and 4 children.
But Spoto said the chase went on around the neighborhood for 35 minutes.
"He's not really giving up," Spoto said halfway through the chase. "And you're like man is this really worth it? And then you go no, we get emails all the time about people breaking into our cars. I'm not letting this guy go. He's going to jail today."
Spoto said he pulled out his cell phone at one point and called police. And more than two miles later, officers caught up with them.
"They caught up to us on the same street and he put his hands up," Spoto said.
Police arrested Sergei Sargaev who they said had other outstanding warrents as well.
Neighbors bought Spoto a cake that said, "Tonyman the Neighborhood Hero."
"You should hear the guys I work out with at the gym tell the story," Spoto said. "I told them, and now when they tell it, I'm like batman. I mean it's awesome."
Lexington Police remind others not to take the law into their own hands. They said it's potentially dangerous to chase the bad guys and can be left to them.
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