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To envision sustainable business, We must reimagine our economy

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From senior executives identifying the profit motive as an obstacle to sustainability to corporations questioning the very nature of capitalism as we know it, the plus side of the recent financial crisis and ongoing slow recovery has been that tough questions are finally being asked about how our economy functions and whose interests it serves.

On May 2nd Forum for the Future—whose work on system innovation aims to create change across entire sectors of our economy—are hosting an event in New York which will explore better ways of doing business in a post-Great Recession world…

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Analysis, Health & Fitness, Science & Technology News

Medical helicopter increases odds of survival for trauma victims: Study

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Medical helicopter beats ambulance for trauma victims.

For the critically injured, there are two choices for getting to a hospital – ground ambulance or helicopter.   While many critics decry the use of helicopters for emergency transportation because of cost and potential crashes, it turns out a trip to the ER via the sky may actually improve a person’s chances for survival.

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Analysis, Brain, Health & Fitness, New Discoveries, Science & Technology News

New blood test can screen teens for depression: Study

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Scientists showed that teenage depression could be diagnosed through a panel of 11 genetic markers.

One day a simple blood test may be all that’s needed to help parents figure out whether a child is suffering from clinical depression or normal teenage angst, according to a new study.

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Dual-Action wind turbine generates power and water

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Wind can create both power and water?

Throughout the developing world, millions of people struggle with a shortage of clean water and steady electricity. This wind turbine could solve both problems in one shot by pulling both power and water straight from the wind.

The WMS1000 Wind Turbine was invented by Marc Parent and is built by the French start-up Eole Water. Sitting atop a 24-meter mast, the machine generates electricity with a conventional 30kW direct-drive turbine in a 12-ton nacelle with a 13-meter blade diameter. The WMS1000 can self-regulate the energy it produces, allowing it to provide a steady stream of power even in gusty or choppy winds. Installing an array of the turbines, which each have a service life of 30 years, creates a small-scale, decentralized power grid perfect for remote areas…

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Analysis, Business, Latest Trend

Magazine ad pages fall 8.2% during first quarter of 2012

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This is the third straight quarter where the number of ad pages declined.

During the first quarter of 2012 U.S. consumer magazines saw their number of ad pages fall 8.2%  from the year earlier period.  This is the third straight quarter where the number of ad pages declined from the year-earlier period, according to the Publishers Information Bureau, according to the Publishers Information Bureau.

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Analysis, Culture, Education, Globalism, Historical Perspectives, New Discoveries, New Viewpoints

Interactive population density map

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Population density map with more than 5 people per square mile.

Derek Watkins created a fun interactive map showing population density across the world. You can use a sliding bar to change the display. The above screenshot shows the parts of the world with more than five people per square mile. Slide the bar up to five hundred people per square mile and watch the world almost vanish…

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Engineered stem cells seek out and kill HIV in living mice

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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Expanding on previous research providing proof-of-principle that human stem cells can be genetically engineered into HIV-fighting cells, a team of UCLA researchers have now demonstrated that these cells can actually attack HIV-infected cells in a living organism.
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Menthol smokers have more strokes: Study

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Some experts say menthol makes it easier to start smoking and harder to quit because its taste masks the harshness of tobacco.

Among people who smoke who prefer mentholated cigarettes tend to have more strokes than non-menthol smokers – and this seems to be especially true for women and non-African Americans, according to a North American study.

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