The 48th
International Air Show Le Bourget, takes place 15-18 June 2009 for trade
visitors and 19-21 June 2009 for the general public. This year "Le Bourget
Air Show" celebrates it's 100th birthday! Men and women of many
governments and army industry are there.
The Show will mark a hundred years of technological innovation in aeronautics
and space conquest with an event that continues to look to the future of the
industry.
In 200,000
years on Earth, humanity has upset the balance of the planet, established by
nearly four billion years of evolution. The price to pay is high, as humankind
has barely 10 years to reverse the trend, become aware of the full extent of
the Earth's riches and change its patterns of consumption. Following in the tradition
of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, Home sets out to shift people's
perceptions, inspire action and lay a foundation for the edifice that must be
rebuilt. The film will be broadcast in the world on June 5th in conjunction with World Environmental Day.
The
launch of a new era un space travel
The business jet sized craft is designed to carry four passengers 100 km
up into space giving more than three minutes of "zero G" or
weightlessness.
The
objective of a first flight is in 2011 from Tunisian Spaceport.
After takeoff the plane reaches an altitude of
12 km. This classical aeronautical phase can last for 45 minutes. The pilot
shuts down the jets and starts the methane oxygen rocket engine at the rear of
the vehicle. The plane then raises along a vertical trajectory. For 90 seconds
of flight with a top speed of Mach 3, the plane is rocketed upwards. The
maximum acceleration is 3 g. At an altitude of 60 km, the
rocket engine is shut down and the plane continues to climb up to a maximum
altitude of 100 km.
More Information: EADS Astrium
Dr. David Fisher's revolutionary Dynamic Tower is the world's first building in motion that challenges traditional concepts of architecture and heralds a new era of architecture, becoming the symbol of a new philosophy that will change the look of our cities and our concept of living.
Offering infinite design possibilities, each floor of the Dynamic Tower rotates independently at different speeds, in different directions, resulting in a unique and ever-evolving shape, and introducing a fourth dimension to architecture: Time.
The Dynamic Tower is the first 100% self-powered Green building with the ability to generate electricity for itself through the use of horizontal wind turbines and solar panels.
The first skyscraper to be built entirely from pre-fabricated parts custom-made in a factory, the assembly process of the Dynamic Tower will vastly reduce construction time, offer substantial cost savings, provide an environmental construction site and increase safety for workers on site .
Dr. Fisher states, "Modern life is dynamic, so the space we are living in should be dynamic as well, adjustable to our needs that change continuously, to our concept of design and to our moods. Dynamic buildings will follow the rhythms of nature, changing their direction and shape, minute by minute, from sunrise to sunset, season to season, adjusting themselves to the environment. From now on, buildings will be alive , creating a fourth dimension of Time, to become part of New Architecture, and transforming the shape of the skylines of the world."
Introducing movement to our the interior and exterior spaces of our daily lives, powered by 100% Green energy and built with efficient pre-fabricated construction methods, the Dynamic Tower will change architecture as we know it, and will launch a new era of Dynamic Living.
Others videos: The first World Dynamic Architecture in DuBai project
More Information: Dynamic Architecture
More Information: Microsoft Office Labs vision 2019
There are very few urban design solutions that address housing the inevitable tide of displaced people that could arise as oceans swell under global warming. Certainly none are as spectacular as this one. The Lilypad, by Vincent Callebaut, is a concept for a completely self-sufficient floating city intended to provide shelter for future climate change refugees. The intent of the concept itself is laudable, but it is Callebaut's phenomenal design that has captured our imagination.
Each of these floating cities are designed to hold approximately around 50,000 people. A mixed terrain man-made landscape, provided by an artificial lagoon and three ridges, create a diverse environment for the inhabitants. Each Lilypad is intended to be either near a coast, or floating around in the ocean, traveling from the equator to the northern seas, according to where the gulf stream takes it.
The project isn't even close to happening
anytime soon, but there is value in future forward designs like the Lilypad.
They inspire creative solutions, which at some point, may actually provide a
real solution to the climate change problem.
More pictures on my Flickr
More information: LILYPAD
Architects: Vicent Callebaut
Please let me address
particularly all of those who have not been elected or re-elected, to tell them
that we are considering them as highly experienced and immensely valuable to
OpenID and the Foundation. Together, we will continue efforts to insure the
success of OpenID in the world, and build on all that former and current
members of the Board had accomplished. We know that their contributions to the
Mailing List and to the various Committees will continue be invaluable. They
will continue their work establishing Local Chapters in their respective
countries.
And since we are recruiting new Corporate Members (speaking of which--I am hoping to see TELCO come aboard very soon!), we will be able to broaden the New Community Board.
As soon as January First, I will be at the service of the whole
OpenID Community with the New Board.
Composition of the New
Community Board
The composition of the New Board is as follows:
Elected to serve 2-year terms:
- Snorri Giorgetti 106
votes
- Nat Sakimura 89
- Chris Messina 76
- David Recordon 76
Elected to serve 1-year terms:
- Eric Sachs 62 votes
- Scott Kveton 57
- Brian Kissel 55
You can see the complete results here: http://openid.net/2008/12/27/openid-board-election-results/
I am convinced that the New Board will be able
to give OIDF vigor and impulsion.
Please allow me to express a personal
reflection on Nat Sakimura's election. Nat's name and mine will give a new
"European-Asian" face to the OpenID Foundation and will remind everyone that
the Foundation has been created to promote the interests of the Worldwide
Community.
My Thanks to all the Members
I would like to extend my thanks to all 175
persons who have voted, and also to remind them that, during the course of the
year, they will be called upon to participate in other votes or polls.
May also reiterate that you only have two days left to vote on the PAPE Specification.
Of course, in 2009, we will develop actions to
increase the number of new Members; several of our efforts will be directed
towards medium-sized businesses.
This is just the beginning of a New Era for OpenID! Let us all pull together to make it happen!
Dailymotion, world's largest independent video sharing site, today announced that it has added support OpenID.
Counting from today, December 10th, 2008, and until December 24, 2008,
you are going to be able to democratically cast your vote in the election of
the new Community Board Members of the OpenID Foundation.
This new Board should take office as early as January First '09.
What
do you have to do to participate?
The only requirement is to be a Member of the Foundation ($25.00 for an individual membership). Not only will you then be able to vote in this current election, but all year long. Also, you will be actively supporting the Foundation in its actions to develop OpenID. Register Here Now, and VOTE!
Why is it so important to Vote?
The future of the Foundation, the future of this technology, all depends on the actions, on the good judgment and beliefs of the people in charge: their personalities, their dedication, their opinions shape events and give the Foundation its efficacy. This is where you come in: you have right now the power to choose these men, to create a winning team, oriented towards the future of OpenID. This new Board will have to face other technologies, and the complexity of an Internet undergoing a perpetual mutation in 2009. Your vote is thus extremely important!
How to Vote?
Seventeen (17) candidates have decided to run for the election, all (17) have
been selected to occupy seven (7) seats, and YOU are going to choose who will
sit in these 7 seats.
Voting is really easy. All you have to do is to have an OpenID, then
to become a Member of the OIDF. You will then access the Board Member Election for December 2008 page,
where you will be asked to choose one or more candidates whom you think have
"the right stuff" to be at the helm of the OIDF "ship."
Who to choose for the New Board / Who should get your
vote?
My personal opinion is that the Foundation needs some fresh blood infused into it; it needs to open itself up to the world, to undertake a certain number of concrete actions, while following and respecting the OpenID philosophy.
You have a choice between:
- Some people who have been on the Board since the inception of OpenID, and have created the Foundation. These men are running (5 of the 7) in this election: David Recordon, Dick Hardt, Johannes Ernst, Martin Atkins and Scott Kveton;
- People who have worked
independently of the Foundation and are very active: Brian Kissel, Chris
Messina and Nat Sakimura who, IMHO, should absolutely be on the new Board;
- Some new people who have some interesting skills and experience: Allen Tom, Eran Hammer-Lahav, Eric Sachs, John Bradley, Joseph Smarr, Luke Shepard, Mike Kirkwood and Peter Nixey;
- LAST, BUT NOT LEAST... There is also... me, Snorri Giorgetti, as I am a Candidate as well :)
Of course, you are free to vote to please yourself, for your friends or your office colleagues, but I am calling upon your sense of responsibility, as the future of OpenID will depend from your vote. Take the time to look at the whole statements and to make the choice which seems the best to you in the interest of OpenID.
And what do I have to offer in all this? :) / My
candidacy
As I wrote above, I am a candidate as well, and I am counting on your
support, as I will be actively participating in the reforms we must put in
place in 2009, the changes the OpenID Community expects.
To learn more:
- My program: OpenID'09 with the collaborative wiki
- The work I have accomplished during the last two years for OpenID
- The Foundation I have created, see OpenID Europe (OIDE) Foundation
- My profile on CrunchBase
Please note that my presence on the Board will have as its main
objective to increase RP adoptions, to embrace, and partner with, other
technologies to make OpenID a household name, familiar to the public at large
and to all end users; to approach again a large community of developers; to
make the Foundation truly represent the International Community; and to propose
yet more transparency and more proximity to the OpenID Community.
Important--If you have already voted, YOU WILL NEED TO VOTE AGAIN!
The vote from November 24, 2008 to December 8, 2008 was only to nominate the candidates ; to cast your vote, you will have to vote again with the number of candidates remaining in the race.
If you have already voted during that timeframe for one of several
candidates, do not forget that this was only to nominate candidates. For you
final vote to be taken into account, you must vote again with the number of
candidates remaining in the race. You will be able to do this from today,
December 10th on.
(all you have to do now is to enter your OpenID here to be able to VOTE)
Thank you for voting,
I would like to thank all particularly all the Members
who have already seconded my Nomination.
Good luck to all the candidates,
and most of all, to the Foundation.
-Snorri
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