How Much of The Jetsons' Futuristic World Has Become a Reality?

Video chat…
Rather than simple phone calls, the characters are regularly seen using video chat, whether it be Jane speaking with her family or George getting an unwelcome call from Mr. Spacely.
…In 2012
In this area, we seem to have already surpassed the expectations of the Jetsons. Video chat tools such as Skype, Google voice, Facetime and Logitech are regularly used in business and at home. And what’s more, their use isn’t confined to a single monitor but can be used from mobile devices. For many, it would be difficult to imagine life without seeing colleagues or loved ones speak to you in real time.

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13 years ago

September 25, 2012

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It’s hard to believe, but George Jetson, his boy Elroy, daughter Judy, Jane, his wife — and Astro, everyone’s favorite space dog — are now 50 years old.

The show was futuristic in its own right: When it bowed in the early 60’s, it was the first color show to ever air on ABC. But it was the quirky technological advances that the Hanna Barbera show imagined human beings using — from robot maids to flying cars — that really formed the backdrop of the show and kept viewers interested.

In honor of The Jetsons’ 50th anniversary, we decided to take a look to see how far we’ve come. And based on where we are so far, by 2062, the year the show is set in, we may just achieve all that the show’s writers envisioned and then some. One thing that’s massively important to us today and wasn’t reflected that way on the show is our powerful mobile phone technology and the importance to us of how small those devices have become, as well as what they permit — constant access to the internet (not conceived back then) and a variety of useful apps.

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Jamaica2030 “A View of the Future Today”
Tuesday November 20th 2012 8am–11am, Kingston, Jamaica.
IN 2030 Babies Born Today WILL BE 28.
“Will Your Business Be Ready to Provide the Goods and Services
They Will Require over the next 28 Years and Beyond?”
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“The exposure will provide you with a unique opportunity to assess business repositioning, new and improved product and service demands.”
Four (4) individual presentations culminating with a panel discussion
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John Mahfood “I Listed on the JSE to Raise Capital for My Business”

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Grace Stockholders To Vote On 3-for-1 Stock Split Today

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9 years ago

July 11, 2016

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Shareholders of GraceKennedy Limited will this morning meet to consider and, if thought fit, approve a recommendation for a three-for-one stock split.

If approved, shareholders will receive three stocks for each one that is currently held.

According to group CEO Don Wehby, the stock units with a market price of J$115.00 per stock unit prior to the split will now increase threefold with an initial price of J$38.33 per stock unit

He says the stock split would allow GK’s stock to be made available to more investors while further enhancing the market for the shares.

Ahead of this morning’s Extraordinary General Meeting, GK last week issued 59,360 additional GK shares.

UK Loses S&P Triple A Rating

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9 years ago

June 27, 2016

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The UK has lost its top AAA credit rating from ratings agency S&P following the country’s vote to leave the EU.

S&P says the referendum result could lead to “a deterioration of the UK’s economic performance, including its large financial services sector”.

Earlier the pound plunged to a 31-year low against the dollar, and UK markets closed lower for a second day. On Friday,

Moody’s cut the UK’s credit rating outlook to negative.

Caribbean Hotels Named In Jetsetters’ 2016 Best Of The Best

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9 years ago

June 27, 2016

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Three Caribbean hotels have been named in US-based travel and lifestyle magazine Jetsetter’s 2016 Best of the Best awards.

The list which was published recently, highlighted the world’s 20 best hotels in categories ranging from Best Over-The-Top Luxury to Best Safari Lodge.

Included in the list were Antigua and Barbuda’s Barbuda Belle Luxury Beach Hotel, Anguilla’s Zemi Beach House Resort & Spa, and St Lucia’s BodyHoliday.