Building Pharaoh's Chariot Building Pharaoh's Chariot PBS Airdate: February 6, 2013 NARRATOR: Egypt: one of the great civilizations of antiquity. It was here that one of the world's first writing systems was developed and where vast monuments in stone were built. Then, a thousand years after the pyramids, another technological revolution took place, a revolution in warfare. Over the next few hundred years, the pharaohs of ancient Egypt pushed back their borders and built a mighty empire. STEVEN HARVEY (Egyptologist): Egypt's New Kingdom empire was the greatest empire that the world had seen. NARRATOR: Was the chariot the Egyptian's secret weapon, giving them a crucial lead in the arms race? BELA SANDOR (University of Wisconsin): If you gave this to a modern designer, they could not do any better. NARRATOR: Now, a team of experts will work from 3,000-year-old clues to rebuild a replica of an Egyptian chariot and test it in simulated battle. MIKE LOADES (Military Historian): Imagine a thousand chariots. KATHRYN M.
Ten IT-enabled business trends for the decade ahead Three years ago, we described ten information technology-enabled business trends that were profoundly altering the business landscape. The pace of technology change, innovation, and business adoption since then has been stunning. Consider that the world’s stock of data is now doubling every 20 months; the number of Internet-connected devices has reached 12 billion; and payments by mobile phone are hurtling toward the $1 trillion mark. This progress both reflects the trends we described three years ago and is influencing their shape. The dramatic pace at which two trends have been advancing is transforming them into 21st-century business “antes”: competitive necessities for most if not all companies. Implicit in our earlier work, and explicit in this update, is a focus on information and communication technologies. 1. Social technologies are much more than a consumer phenomenon: they connect many organizations internally and increasingly reach outside their borders. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
The 10 inventions of Nikola Tesla that changed the world Nikola Tesla is finally beginning to attract real attention and encourage serious debate nearly 70 years after his death. Was he for real? A crackpot? Part of an early experiment in corporate-government control? We know that he was undoubtedly persecuted by the energy power brokers of his day — namely Thomas Edison, whom we are taught in school to revere as a genius. Besides his persecution by corporate-government interests (which is practically a certification of authenticity), there is at least one solid indication of Nikola Tesla’s integrity — he tore up a contract with Westinghouse that was worth billions in order to save the company from paying him his huge royalty payments. But, let’s take a look at what Nikola Tesla — a man who died broke and alone — has actually given to the world. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 and 10. Tesla had perhaps thousands of other ideas and inventions that remain unreleased. Sources :
Explore Ancient Egypt Explore Ancient Egypt With 360-degree and other imagery, walk around the Sphinx, enter the Great Pyramid, visit tombs and temples, and more. Want to walk around the Sphinx? View From Top You are now standing atop Khufuís Pyramid, 45 stories above the Giza Plateau. Other things to look for as you navigate around the summit are the Sphinx, Khufu's three Queens' Pyramids, greater Cairo, and—hard to miss—Khafre's Pyramid. Descending Passage Length: 192 feetWidth: 3.5 feetHeight: 4 feetAfter ducking into the Great Pyramid at its entrance 55 feet up its northern face, you begin working your way carefully down the Descending Passage. Subterranean Chamber Length: 46 feet (planned)Width: 24 feet (planned)Height: 17.5 feet (planned)This unfinished chamber, lying nearly 100 feet below the surface of the Giza Plateau, is closed to the public. Do you see the small grated opening across the room from the entrance? Ascending Passage Okay, let's begin. Grand Gallery (Lower) "Queen's Chamber" King's Chamber
Why Big Data Will Never Beat Human Intuition Big Data is big business. Sensors, GPS tracking, math modeling, and artificial intelligence offer companies real-time market insights at massive scale and open the door to unprecedented ways of monitoring, targeting, and measuring employees and customers. Analyst firm Gartner predicts that enterprises adopting Big Data technologies will “outperform competitors by 20 percent in every available financial metric.” Big Data might well be “the new oil,” but I would caution us not to worship it as the new religion. I am not a dataphobe, but I am concerned about relying only on data. Big Data comes with many benefits, but let’s complement it with Big Intuition. Big Data = Big Brother? So how can we become data-savvy, but not data-obsessed? We must be giving and listening instead of filtering and targeting and analyzing.
Documentaries: What are the best documentaries about economics Pionierswerk van Plan C slagkracht geven Jiska Verhulst is de allereerste netwerkdirecteur van Plan C, een mijlpaal voor het Vlaams Transitienetwerk voor Duurzaam Materialenbeheer dat al sinds 2006 als informeel netwerk actief is. “De uitdaging voor mij is het pionierswerk de nodige slagkracht te geven door de visie verder te vertalen in concrete acties en doorbraken.” Jiska Verhulst was tot voor kort actief bij OVAM als hoofd van het team beleidsondersteuning van de afdeling Bodembeheer. “Ook in die functie werkte ik aan visie-ontwikkeling waarvoor een draagvlak moest worden gecreëerd. Tot nu toe was Plan C eerder een informeel netwerk. “In de slagzin van Plan C staat ‘Verder denken, durven doen.’ Er liggen al concrete projecten zoals ‘iMade’ en ‘Symbiose’ op de plank. “De centrale rol van Plan C is het realiseren van de transitie in duurzaam materialenbeheer. Welke andere acties wil je binnen Plan C verder ontwikkelen? “Plan C zet de deuren open voor duurzame innovators die een sterk concept hebben en zoeken naar partners.
Movies with a message of truth or consciousness by : Mark DeNicolaCollective Evolution One the most widely appreciated forms of entertainment is undoubtedly the realm of film and television. Pretty well all of us have seen a number of films and TV shows that have made us either laugh, cry, cheer or even at times leave us contemplating why it was ever made. An element that is not that common in film is to find bits of truth or consciousness, and that’s why the team at Collective Evolution have put together a list of some of the films they think that could offer us a bit more than simple entertainment. Peaceful WarriorGives a great look at the importance of living in the now, and sheds light on the role that the mind can play in clouding your inner guidance. The MatrixGives a great representation of exactly what we are to the Elite of the world –batteries. Equilibrium What would happen if your government created a medication that stopped you from feeling? Eyes Wide Shut A look into what Illuminati and masonic rituals are like. Sources :
Adam Johnson Garbology The joys of launching a business with a strong "Why" It has been a little while since I've been around these parts, generally just loitering around the fringes offering a +1 here and there. Sorry. The reason I've gone quiet is because life offline has gone crazy busy. In short, I finished up my paid employment a few weeks ago after a LOOONG notice period (6 months), and started full time in my business Garbologie. Garbologie is a business focused on creating a world without waste. Once the "why" is settled and out of the way, it is actually very easy to find opportunities. The first opportunity I've landed on is mattress recycling. I don't think that's good enough, and so have set up Garbologie Mattress. My business plan was to start out with 50 mattresses per month, and then steadily grow that to 1,000 mattresses per month. My plan looks like it will be shot to ribbons. The public reception has been huge. Why is this happening? What is the point of this?
3 Censored TED Talks They Do Not Want You To See The current world order establishment has plenty to gain by keeping the people of the planet in the dark about ideas that can lead to a revolution in human consciousness. 1. Graham Hancock – The War on Consciousness Hancock's TED Talk, “The War on Consciousness”, was deliberately removed from YouTube: “Graham Hancock’s talk, again, shares a compelling and unorthodox worldview, but one that strays well beyond the realm of reasonable science. Graham Hancock is the author of major international bestsellers, his books have sold more than five million copies worldwide and have been translated into 27 languages. 2. TED also removed the recent talk by author and bio-chemist Rupert Sheldrake. 3. Entrepreneur Rick Hanauer's presentation is surrounded by controversy because after it was recorded, it was passed over for publication by TED. Related:
Positive Entrepreneurs Internet Rising (Documentary Film) Internet Rising is a digi-documentary investigating the evolving relationships between the Internet and collective consciousness of humanity. It provokes many questions about ancient and modern paradoxes of life, its pleasures and pains and the gray area contrasts in between – but most of all it is meant to be an inspiring conversation starter. Internet Rising is a labor of love comprising a rapid fire mashup stream of live webcam interviews all conducted within the web sphere. “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” Related Posts