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The 40-Hour Work Wee |
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| Futurists 50 years ago were projecting a 20-hour work week in the United States and Western Europe by the dawn of the 21st century. In most developed nations, their predictions have proven directionally correct: total work time has moved downward. |
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The Growing Mountain |
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| Microsoft made headlines recently when the company surprised analysts and investors by announcing the most generous one-time corporate dividend in history. By paying out $3 per common share, or $32 billion to its shareholders, the company passed along more than half of the $60 billion in cash it had accumulated. |
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Amp It Up |
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Communications Becom |
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| Few people realize that we are on the threshold of a truly remarkable period in history. We are witnessing the convergence of several powerful trends that will soon produce a tremendous economic boom. |
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마이크로 그리드를 대비하자 |
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| 마이크로 그리드는 연료 전지, 태양광 전지, 풍력 터빈 등의 조합을 통해 비즈니스, 커뮤니티 혹은 가정에서 자체 에너지를 생산할 수 있게 만들었다. 이렇게 되면 중앙 전력이 끊기더라도 마이크로 그리드에 그 건물이 연결되어 있으면 전원이 계속 유지될 수 있다. 이러한 자체 전력 생산의 공급과 수요, 그 미래는 어떤 방향으로 향할 것인가? |
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