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This Community-Run Internet is Bridging the Digital Divide

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There are many reasons for the divide, including affordability, the lack of digital literacy, and the absence of relevant content and services in local languages. It solicited early-stage projects that have already been piloted but not yet widely deployed, plus theoretical concepts that have potential. www.youtube.com.

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Shell, Gordon Murray and Osamu Goto to develop new ultra-compact ICE city car

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Project M concept drawing. Many people may assume that oil, greases and fuels are simply added at the end of a concept-car build project such as this, but the Shell car aims to show what can be achieved when its products are integrated into the design from the start. Once built, the car will be tested on-the-road. Click to enlarge.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance posts record €2.9B in synergies in 2013 ahead of launch of first common module family vehicles; targeting €4.3B in 2016

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A platform is a horizontal segmentation; a CMF is a cross-sector concept. Big Modules must satisfy the pre-requisites of the Alliance Integrated Manufacturing System (AIMS) process. When a plant starts manufacturing a new product, AIMS limits the additional investment for the first volume production of a new model.

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Study recommends $10B/year US federal investment in energy RD&D and a substantial price on carbon emissions; leveraging the national labs and encouraging the private sector for a clean energy future

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Despite current deficits, the United States cannot afford to forego the long-term investments that will improve its competitiveness in this multi-trillion-dollar market and its national security, while reducing both greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental hazards.

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