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1. Intro Rich Hoeg - The Northstar Nerd! . http://www.NorthStarNerd.Org/ . [email_address] Not! A Hodge Podge World! (Or … Is South America the Next Big Thing?) The Northstar Nerd thanks … Research Credit / Data Source University of Sheffield - WorldMapper Renaissance Music … The Age of Enlightenment

2. From Wikipedia … The World Is Flat : A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century is an international bestselling book by Thomas L. Friedman that analyzes globalization , primarily in the early 21st century. The title is a metaphor for viewing the world as a level playing field in terms of commerce, where all competitors have an equal opportunity. Certain Data Suggests a Different Story!

3. Connectivity World Map Proportional to Population Cell Phones are NOT ... a Software Development Platform

4. CPU Power World Map Proportional to Population Computers ARE ... a Software Development Platform

5. Investment in the Future World Map Proportional to Population Science Research ... More Than Re-Engineering

6. Investment in the Future World Map Proportional to Population Research & Development ... Europe, not the USA

7. Transportation Infrastructure World Map Proportional to Population Roads ... Commerce Lives on Connectivity

8. Transportation Infrastructure World Map Proportional to Population Rail ... Commerce Lives on Connectivity

9. Intellectual Curiosity World Map Proportional to Population The Power of the Pen ... Requires Personal Freedom

10. Intellectual Curiosity World Map Proportional to Population Libraries ... Should They Be Dying?

11. Investment in the Future ??? World Map Proportional to Population To Waste a Mind ... Is a Tragic and Terrible Thing

12. Danger Ahead? World Map Proportional to Population Divisive Wealth ... Breeds Danger for the “Haves”

13. Health? World Map Proportional to Population Life ... Requires Basic Sanitation

14. Health? World Map Proportional to Population Water ... Without there is NO Life

15. The Next Oil? World Map Proportional to Population Water ... A Defining Resource???

16. Intro Rich Hoeg - The Northstar Nerd! . http://www.NorthStarNerd.Org/ . [email_address] A Hodge Podge World! (Or … Is South America the Next Big Thing?) Thank You … I Don’t Have the Answers … But … I Have Learned to Ask Questions. Renaissance Music … Virtual Byrd choir The Northstar Nerd thanks … Research Credit / Data Source University of Sheffield - WorldMapper Not!