Satellite image of North and South Korea at night.
The world’s most secretive country is also one of its darkest. This satellite image shows night in North Korea. The capital Pyongyang, near the western coast, is one of the only places in the country with electricity. At the top of the picture, the illuminations show cities in China. At the bottom right, Kyushu and the southern islands of Japan.
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Eight of the nine largest subscription-TV providers in the U.S. lost 195,700 subscribers in the April-to-June quarter.
Americans spend a lot of free time in front of the TV set and that is where the weak economy is hitting them. Record numbers of people are canceling their cable and satellite TV subscriptions, according to an analysis by the Associated Press of the companies’ quarterly earnings reports.
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There are 160 million set-top boxes in the United States.
That cable box that sits on top of your television and ushers in cable signals and digital recording capacity into tv has become the single largest electricity drain in many American homes. Some typical home entertainment configurations eat more power than a new refrigerator and even some central air-conditioning systems.
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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