Sentences with phrase «power for our civilization»

Two sources provide more than 99 percent of the power for our civilization: solar and nuclear.

Not exact matches

For centuries, and perhaps dating back to our earliest civilizations, humans have taken to organizing around a central authority or power.

The striving for success, security, and influence may be regarded as the losing attempt to save life — an attempt in which contemporary civilization, with its promise of material abundance and of power to control the conditions of existence, is deeply involved.

Under modern conditions, with changes occurring so rapidly that most specific occupational preparation becomes quickly out of date, it even appears that a fundamental liberal education is the best vocational education, for it develops the powers of imagination needed to meet new situations and the understanding of interrelationships required by life in an increasingly interdependent civilization.

The second harbinger of possible mortality for Western civilization and culture has been the dramatic shift in the past few decades in the relative global power and influence of that culture.

It appears wherever finite and relative things or powers arc regarded as ends - in - themselves, where man is treated as existing for his own sake, where civilization is valued for civilization's sake, where art is practiced for art's sake, where life is lived for life's sake or nation adored for nation's sake.

The growth of modern scientific civilization has brought both opportunities and perils for democracy: opportunities in the vast new resources made available to mankind, and perils in the increased power men can use against and over one another.

If nations continue to assert their independence of all higher authority, the end will be either war to the death (for all) or the emergence of a single dominant world power which will maintain by force the minimal order necessary to insure the survival of civilization.

Samuel Huntington's well - known «clash of civilizations» theory, while notable for implicating culture more deeply in geo - political power relations, nonetheless essentially maintains the commitments of traditional Realism.

Now the residue from all the oil and coal burned to power modern civilization may provide the best marker for the start of a new geologic epoch that highlights Homo sapiens's world - changing impact, known as the Anthropocene, or «new age of humans.»

He helped formulate the concept of seeking alien civilizations by listening for their radio broadcasts; he lobbied for nuclear disarmament, believing that atomic power should be wielded only for constructive effect; and he helped Charles and Ray Eames create Powers of Ten, perhaps the most stunning science movie ever filmed.

Impressed but still skeptical, the doubting Thomas professor demands proof of his interlocutor's divine power, which Klaatu delivers henceforth by causing civilization to stand still for an hour through the cessation of all electrical transmissions (except those where lives would be lost).

Power stations would need to be placed along the path in order to pump laser energy into the beam and to focus it — a minor task for a Type III civilization.

Topics ranged from the political (Vienna - based astrophysicict Mazlan Othman, who may have the best business card in the world as she is the director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, discussed her duties and called for an international protocol on dealing with the possible detection of life in outer space) to the philosophical (theologian Ted Peters of University of California, Berkeley, discussed the significance of the discovery of extra-terrestrial life for the world's religions) to the positively apocalyptic (astrophysicist Frank Drake, the original champion of the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence efforts, pondered whether a technologically advanced civilization would inevitably use its power to annihilate itself.).

«Each one would power a civilization for huge amounts of time,» Starkman says.

Possible explanations for the repeating bursts range from outbursts from rotating neutron stars with extremely strong magnetic fields, to speculation that they are directed energy sources used by extraterrestrial civilizations to power spacecraft.

THQ triggering Red Faction: Armageddon Obsidian unearthing Dungeon Siege 3 iPhone 4 introduces gyroscope gaming E3 to draw 41,000 + Elemental: War of Magic raging August 24 Marvelous gives up on original titles Dragon Age anime - ting in 2011 Yakuza 4 mobbing North America, Europe, spring 2011 Downloadable Games for Windows to arrive day - and - date Red Dead Redemption sells 5M, GTAIV hits 17M Power Gig signs Eric Clapton, padless drum controller DSi XL feeling midnight blue July 11 DJ Hero 2 spinning Dr. Dre, Metallica, Lady Gaga Mortal Kombat Rebirth teaser touts star power MAG expanding June 22 MTV Games, Gibson resolve patent tussle Neversoft staffing up for «action shooter» Violent games mostly «harmless» - Study Enslaved being freed in October Hulu Xbox 360 - bound - Report Telltale adapting Back to the Future, Jurassic Park Sony launches 3D PS3 games tomorrow XCOM to land in 2011, Mafia II tops 2K E3 lineup Square Enix preps new portable Kingdom Hearts, Parasite Eve Portal 2 closed until 2011 FIFA 11 kicking off this autumn Atlus preps Trine 2, PSP Knights in the Nightmare Mass Effect 2 Overlord DLC landing June 15 NBA Jam drives the lane in October Quick Hit scores NFL license MotorStorm Apocalypse revs up PS3 next year Dreamcast to be reborn on XBL, PSN Mortal Kombat set for 360, PS3 in 2011 «Real» keyboard, guitars debut in Rock Band 3 Space Invaders, Necromachina lead Square Enix digital lineup Bad Company 2 Onslaught begins June 22 Rock Band 3 peripherals priced, bundled Fraction of gamers aware of Move, Natal - Nielsen Living Statue, Obstacle Course revealed for Project Natal - Report Civilization V rises in SeptPower Gig signs Eric Clapton, padless drum controller DSi XL feeling midnight blue July 11 DJ Hero 2 spinning Dr. Dre, Metallica, Lady Gaga Mortal Kombat Rebirth teaser touts star power MAG expanding June 22 MTV Games, Gibson resolve patent tussle Neversoft staffing up for «action shooter» Violent games mostly «harmless» - Study Enslaved being freed in October Hulu Xbox 360 - bound - Report Telltale adapting Back to the Future, Jurassic Park Sony launches 3D PS3 games tomorrow XCOM to land in 2011, Mafia II tops 2K E3 lineup Square Enix preps new portable Kingdom Hearts, Parasite Eve Portal 2 closed until 2011 FIFA 11 kicking off this autumn Atlus preps Trine 2, PSP Knights in the Nightmare Mass Effect 2 Overlord DLC landing June 15 NBA Jam drives the lane in October Quick Hit scores NFL license MotorStorm Apocalypse revs up PS3 next year Dreamcast to be reborn on XBL, PSN Mortal Kombat set for 360, PS3 in 2011 «Real» keyboard, guitars debut in Rock Band 3 Space Invaders, Necromachina lead Square Enix digital lineup Bad Company 2 Onslaught begins June 22 Rock Band 3 peripherals priced, bundled Fraction of gamers aware of Move, Natal - Nielsen Living Statue, Obstacle Course revealed for Project Natal - Report Civilization V rises in Septpower MAG expanding June 22 MTV Games, Gibson resolve patent tussle Neversoft staffing up for «action shooter» Violent games mostly «harmless» - Study Enslaved being freed in October Hulu Xbox 360 - bound - Report Telltale adapting Back to the Future, Jurassic Park Sony launches 3D PS3 games tomorrow XCOM to land in 2011, Mafia II tops 2K E3 lineup Square Enix preps new portable Kingdom Hearts, Parasite Eve Portal 2 closed until 2011 FIFA 11 kicking off this autumn Atlus preps Trine 2, PSP Knights in the Nightmare Mass Effect 2 Overlord DLC landing June 15 NBA Jam drives the lane in October Quick Hit scores NFL license MotorStorm Apocalypse revs up PS3 next year Dreamcast to be reborn on XBL, PSN Mortal Kombat set for 360, PS3 in 2011 «Real» keyboard, guitars debut in Rock Band 3 Space Invaders, Necromachina lead Square Enix digital lineup Bad Company 2 Onslaught begins June 22 Rock Band 3 peripherals priced, bundled Fraction of gamers aware of Move, Natal - Nielsen Living Statue, Obstacle Course revealed for Project Natal - Report Civilization V rises in September

Water was «read» by their mind, heart, sensorial attitude, into a valuable process of transdisciplinary knowledge.3 The visit to The Water Tower4 of the town and its museum facilitated the real knowledge of the objects and instruments that were used during the centuries by the rural and urban civilization concerning the use of water; the creative workshops facilitated unexpected «meetings» between poetry, music and painting in the artistic imaginary frame of water; the presentations revealed the magic powers of the water as they are known in folklore, mythology and also the astonishing Bible significations of the water and its use in religious rituals; the scientific outlook on water brought forward for discussion its physical - chemical properties, its role in the human metabolism and in all living beings.

For thousands of years, civilizations around the world used their gold and silver as a measure of wealth and power.

We are excited to take advantage of the power of next generation consoles and the ingenuity of handhelds, to create a great and unique strategy game for newcomers to the series, as well as the millions of fans around the world who enjoy Civilization on the PC.»

Command one of five different civilizations: the Britons, Franks, Mongols, Saracens, or Japanese; Control special «hero» units such as Richard the Lionheart, Robin Hood, Joan of Arc and Genghis Khan, whose special «hero» powers affect the entire battlefield; Lead over 45 different types of units into battle — from bowmen and monks to hand cannoneers, mercenaries and samurai; Players» can construct and upgrade buildings to help their units learn new skills and create resources for their civilizations; Research over 50 different technologies like chemistry, ballistics, siege craft and spying to advance civilization into the next age; A new Combat Advisor offers advice on certain campaign strategies and provides an assessment of the battle's outcome; Multi-player scenarios allow up to four players to wirelessly battle each other; By gaining Empire Points, players can unlock maps and units to improve their Emperor Rank.

After coming from strategic level games like Europa Universalis IV or Fallen Enchantress or even Civilization V's Brave New World add - on, what an insufferably half - baked attempt at a strategic front end, from the interface to the finicky systems to the plodding drawn out alphabetical cavalcade of minor powers taking their turns while I wait for it to be my turn to hit next turn again.

But if you love turn - based strategy and occasionally need a break from Civilization IV then Nobunaga's Ambition: Rise to Power is the game for you.

A recurring motif in Motti's work is paper currency, which the artist uses as a symbol for the ambiguous materials behind the power structures of Western civilization and in reference to the European Union's press to eliminate the use of paper cash in favor of electronic money.

For a lot of reasons there is, at least by now, no «solution» with renewable sources to power a civilization of 7 + billion people.

ag 82: I do not dispute that 70 millions people might make a living in a civilization powered with essentially renewables... What I dispute is that this is possible with present technology for 7000 millions people.

As much as I dislike James Hansen's activism based on junk science, I have to admit that he understands the power issue, and agree with his support for nuclear power as a way to maintain civilization.

Besides re-establishing the United States as a leader in the drive to reduce the carbon pollution that is disrupting our planet's climate and threatening civilization itself, the Clean Power Plan will spur the growth of cleaner energy sources and energy efficiency, maintain and create family - sustaining jobs, and ensure America's infrastructure is prepared for the impacts of climate change.

It is unclear whether EPA's counsel did not make these arguments for this reason, but by losing the case, EPA gained the power to regulate CO2, the most ubiquitous byproduct of industrial civilization.

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A modern civilization simply can not be built on distributed solar power, but then, off - grid enthusiasts have never been much for civilization.

Steven Solomon, author of «Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization»

Erika Allen, the Chicago and National Projects director for Growing Power, talks about the importance of farming and how it impacts civilization as well as the similarities in today's practices as she examines an ancient clay sickle from Chogha...

While other radical environmentalists may accept a high - tech postindustrial civilization, for them too there must be a clear break with existing economic practices and power structures.

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