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What to expect when you're expecting robots : the future of human-robot collaboration / by Major, Laura.; Shah, Julie.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Robotics; Robots; Human-machine systems; Technological forecasting.;
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How do we predict weather? / by Dickmann, Nancy.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Will tomorrow be cold or warm? Cloudy or sunny? Wet or dry? Meteorologists make predictions about how weather conditions will change. Find out how they do it and what challenges they face in trying to help people prepare for coming weather conditions"--Provided by publisher.Ages 6-8.Grades K-1.LSC
Subjects: Weather forecasting; Meteorology;
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How do we measure weather? / by Dickmann, Nancy.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."How fast is the wind blowing? How much moisture is in the air? Meteorologists measure weather conditions to help answer these and other questions. Learn about the tools and systems they use. Find out how these measurements help people plan their days and prepare for any weather"--Provided by publisher.Ages 6-8.Grades K-1.LSC
Subjects: Weather forecasting; Meteorology;
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A map of the new normal : how inflation, war, and sanctions will change your world forever / by Rubin, Jeff,1954-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Bestselling author and economist Jeff Rubin looks ahead and warns that the inflation that took the world by surprise in 2021 is in fact the front of a perfect storm of war, supply-chain disruption, geopolitical realignment, domestic upheaval, and energy scarcity that will change everything. During the pandemic, the borrowing patterns of the Canadian government inflated a national deficit by a factor of ten in just two years -- and the time has come to pay for it. The ramifications of international COVID-19 spending could potentially last for decades, and inevitably one of the first manifestations of these consequences will be an unhooking of private lenders' interest rates from central banks. That is just the first symptom of a series of cascading upheavals. Supply-chain disruptions have already shown the vulnerability of the globalism model that has fueled growth for the past decades. War has not only shown the fragility of the status quo, but has revealed diplomatic and economic rifts that promise to shift trading patterns, which means access to markets and to resources. At the same time, the precarity of the US dollar underlines the life-or-death importance of those resources, energy in particular. And consolidation of a Eurasian bloc, from Russia to China, and encompassing old enemies like Iran and former US ally Saudi Arabia, hint that the upheaval of Covid was just the beginning. Tracking trade wars and kinetic wars, central banks and run on banks, pipelines blown up and startups knocked down, The New World Order gives us a glimpse of a near future that will look very different from the recent past. It reminds us that our mortgage rates and job security, our grocery bills and investments, are all tied to events set in motion by governments, corporations, and black swans around the world."--
Subjects: Economic forecasting.; Social prediction.; Twenty-first century;
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After the sands : energy and ecological security for Canadians / by Laxer, Gordon,1944-author.;
A bold plan to address climate change and provide energy security for Canadians. Despite its oil abundance, with no strategic reserves, Canada is woefully unprepared for the next global oil supply crisis. Political economist Gordon Laxer proposes a bold strategy of deep conservation and a Canada-first perspective to ensure that all Canadians have sufficient energy at affordable prices. Canada has all the oil, gas, and coal needed to transition to a low-carbon future. Remarkable hydro power resources give Canadians a large base of renewable energy, which can be expanded with wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass. Few countries have these options in adequate quantities. But, as Laxer argues, Canada will not get there until we overcome the power of vested interests and untangle the trade agreements that block Canadians from secure and fair access to the nation's own energy resources.Includes bibliographical references and index.1. "Let the Eastern bastards freeze in the dark" -- 2. Suddenly without oil -- 3. Without a parachute -- 4. NAFTA and proportionality: a Devil's bargain -- 5. Alberta: fossil-fuel belt or green powerhouse? -- 6. Resource nationalism everywhere but Canada -- 7. Pipelines or pipe dreams -- 8. Let goods Be homespun -- 9. How much is enough? a conserver society -- 10. Solutions: energy and ecological security for Canadians
Subjects: Energy security; Carbon dioxide mitigation; Power resources; Sustainable development;
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Bold : how to go big, achieve success, and impact the world / by Diamandis, Peter H.; Kotler, Steven,1967-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.From the coauthors of the New York Times bestseller Abundance comes a how-to guide for using exponential technologies, moonshot thinking, and crowd-powered tools to create extraordinary wealth while also positively impacting the lives of billions.
Subjects: Technological forecasting.; Technological innovations.; Technology;
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The fourth turning is here : what the seasons of history tell us about how and when this crisis will end / by Howe, Neil,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The visionary behind the bestselling phenomenon The Fourth Turning looks once again to America's past to predict our future in this startling and hopeful prophecy for how our present era of civil unrest will resolve over the next ten years-and what our lives will look like once it has"--
Subjects: Cycles.; Twenty-first century;
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Countdown [videorecording] / by Dec, Justin,film director,screenwriter.; Facinelli, Peter,1973-actor.; Lail, Elizabeth,actor.; McDermott, Charlie,1990-actor.; Winters, Anne,1994-actor.; Elevation Pictures,publisher.;
Charlie McDermott, Anne Winters, Elizabeth Lail, Peter Facinelli.When a young nurse downloads an app that alleges to foresee a person's time of death, it claims she has three days to stay alive. With time running out, and an eerie figure haunting her, she must find a way to survive.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Horror films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Death; Mobile apps; Nurses;
For private home use only.
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Countdown [videorecording] / by Dec, Justin,film director,screenwriter.; Facinelli, Peter,1973-actor.; Lail, Elizabeth,actor.; McDermott, Charlie,1990-actor.; Winters, Anne,1994-actor.; Elevation Pictures,publisher.;
Charlie McDermott, Anne Winters, Elizabeth Lail, Peter Facinelli.When a young nurse downloads an app that alleges to foresee a person's time of death, it claims she has three days to stay alive. With time running out, and an eerie figure haunting her, she must find a way to survive.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: PG-13.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1, 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Horror films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Death; Mobile apps; Nurses;
For private home use only.
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Red sky at night / by MacKay, Elly.;
Includes bibliographical references and internet addresses.A collection of popular sayings that connect nature with weather forecasting.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Weather forecasting; Proverbs;
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