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The Coming Global Wa |
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As we’ve discussed, America must confront such issues as the fifth wave and the rise of global powers like China, with its mammoth population of cheap workers, its vast hoards of cash, and its urgent agenda for acquiring the resources to make it an economic superpower. |
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Global Cash Surplus |
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As we’ve forecasted previously in Trends, the prices of higher-end homes, which cost $1 million and up, have softened in recent months. But overall, U.S. housing prices have continued to rise, climbing 14.5 percent in the year ending June 30, 2005. That’s the fastest annual pace in 25 years. |
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The Graying Planet R |
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For anyone seeking to understand the future and exploit that knowledge to his or her own advantage, there is no greater truth than the saying, “Demography equals destiny.” |
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The Rise of the Mega |
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With few exceptions, human history can be viewed as an upward trend in population density. We evolved from nomadic “hunting and gathering” societies to tribal villages, then to small towns, and ultimately to the grand and glittering cities we see today throughout the industrialized world. |
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Technology Moves Us |
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In The Matrix movie trilogy, humans were plugged into a powerful computer that created sensory experiences that existed only in their minds. It appears that the Sony Corporation is quietly working on a project intended to make the Matrix a reality. Five years ago, the Japanese entertainment company filed a patent for a method of firing ultrasound pulses at a person’s brain. |
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