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Welcome to the 3rd Asian Awards Top 100 (2013). The Top 100 is an annual list of the most influential Asians on the planet compiled from our Asian Awards long list each year. Our long list consists of around 250 people each year across all categories and the Asian 100 consists of the top subset of that chosen by our judges. The Top 100 is hand delivered to everyone of the listees representing a great opportunity for sponsors to reach this influential list of people. The Top 100 is an annual publication and was first launched in April 2013. The 4th Asian Awards Top 100 will be launched on April 4th 2014.
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Xi Jinping. With over 1.3 billion subjects under his rule, the world's largest army under his control, and the world's second largest economy behind him, it is maybe no surprise to see the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China sitting atop the list. In terms of influence it would be a struggle to argue for anyone else. Born on 15 June 1953 in Beijing, Xi Jinping was always destined for politics, being the son of the former Vice Premier of China. He joined the Communist Youth League in 1971 at the age of 18, then three years later moved into the Communist Party of China. As well as going into Politics at a young age, Xi Jinping is well educated, having studied Chemical Engineering at Tsinghua University in Beijing. He now sits as one of the most powerful men in the world, leading China into new eras of growth and expansion. It would be unsurprising to see Xi Jinping remain at the top of the list for many years to come.
Sonia Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi. An Italian born politician of Indian descent, Sonia Gandhi is the current Chairperson of the National Advisory Council of India and President of the Indian National Congress Party. She is also the Chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance, who rule the Lok Sabha, the Indian Lower Political house and also the most powerful, with the ability to instigate a vote of no confidence in the upper house, removing them from office. She is also the widow of the assassinated former prime minister of India Rajiv Gandhi. She has also served as leader of the opposition. In 2010, Forbes Magazine ranked Sonia Gandhi as the ninth most powerful person on the planet.
Li Keqiang. Li Keqiang is the Premier of the People's Republic of China and Secretary of the Chinese State Council. The role of Premier means Li is China's head of government as well as the leading figure behind its economic policy, including China's foreign investment budget of over 1 trillion USD. He is also the second ranked member of the CPC Politburo Standing Committee, arguably the most powerful decision-making body of the country. From 2008 to 2013 Li served as the Executive Vice-Premier before stepping up to become Premier in 2013. Li is known for his forward thinking policies to tackle the issues caused by China's growing economy, including affordable housing and industrialisation.
Manmohan Singh. The 13th and incumbent prime minister of India debuts at number four on the list. With around 1.2 billion subjects under his rule and a GDP of nearly 2 trillion USD, there are plenty of reasons why Singh scores so highly in terms of influence. Born September 26th 1932, Manmohan Singh is the first Sikh to hold the office of prime minister. A renowned economist, Singh is credited for liberalising India's economy and therefore averting a potential financial crisis. His work as finance minister paved the way for his succession into the role as prime minister, despite a spell as leader of the opposition. The recipient of multiple awards for both economics and philanthropy, Manmohan Singh is a worthy holder of the number four spot.
Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi was born in Delhi on 19 June 1970, as the first of the two children of Rajiv Gandhi, who later became the Prime Minister of India, and number two entry in the top 100 Sonia Gandhi, who later became President of Indian National Congress, and as the grandson of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. He is also the great-grandson of India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Rahul Gandhi is now the Vice President of the Indian National Congress and the Chairperson of the Indian Youth Congress and the National Students Union of India. Gandhi has served as the General Secretary in the All India Congress Committee and represents Amethi as its Member of Parliament (MP). He is the second-ranked member of the Congress Working Committee. He is also tipped to be the next prime minister of India.
Li Ka Shing
Sir Li Ka Shing. The Honourable Sir Li Ka Shing is the first non-political entry on the list. A Hong Kong based business tycoon focussed with interests as diverse as real-estate and shipping to beauty treatments and health products, Sir Li is ranked as the 8th richest person in the world, with a personal net worth in excess of 31 billion USD. His companies account for an incredible 15% of the total Hong Kong stock exchange, giving his decisions a weight that far exceeds the impact they have on just his businesses. Despite his phenomenal wealth, Sir Li is well known for his simple dress sense and his charitable work, with a reported 1.4 billion dollars worth of charitable donations made to date. The combination of philanthropy and fiscal dominance give Sir Li an unchallenged place within the list.
Ban Ki-Moon. Ban Ki-Moon is the current UN Secretary General. Born in South Korea in 1944, Ban studied International Relations at Seoul University, moving into diplomacy following on from his graduation. He then served as the Korean foreign Minister, using his worldwide network of contacts to support his petition for the role of secretary general. Ban was then elected to the role, succeeding Kofi Annan in 2007. Ban Ki-Moon has received a plethora of prestigious awards from around the globe recognising his scholarly and humanitarian achievements. With the UN under his influence and a wealth of international diplomatic contacts, Ban Ki-Moon carries more influence than many world leaders, making him a strong addition to the top 100.
Shinzo Abe. The current prime minister of Japan was born into politics. The grandson of a former Japanese Prime Minister, as well as the son of a politician, Abe grew up in a world of politics, studying Political Science at Seikei University. After a brief sojourn at a major steel company, Abe took on a number of political roles including Minister for Foreign affairs, so expanding his political influence beyond the borders of Japan. Since then Abe has been elected, defeated and subsequently re-elected as prime minister, with his hard line stance on protecting Japan from the world financial crisis seen as a key factor in his re election. Shinzo Abe was Japan's youngest prime minister since world war two when he was first elected at the age of 52.
Mukesh Ambani. Indian Business Magnate Mukesh Ambani made his 21.5 billion USD fortune through Reliance Industries Limited, India's most valuable company by market value. From textiles to natural resources, RIL is a true business conglomerate, with multiple interests and areas of business. He lives in a 27 story building in Mumbai called Antilia, believed to be worth in excess of 2 billion USD, making it the most expensive home in the world. Mukesh Ambani joined Reliance Industries in 1987. His business idea was to gradually take over the entire production chain for the products reliance made, driving profitability. Mukesh Ambani also set up Reliance Communications Limited, which focused on information and communications technology initiatives.
Park Geun-Hye
Park Geun-Hye. Park Geun-Hye is the eleventh President of South Korea and the first woman ever to hold the title. She is also the first female entry on the top 100. The daughter of the third president of South Korea, Park moved into politics at a young age following on from her studies in both Korea and briefly in France. Serving multiple terms as a constituency representative, Park was also a member of the National Korean Assembly. Now serving as President with over 50 million subjects, Park has lead South Korea to a position of power on the world stage, with her economy focused policies and business initiatives helping South Korea to continually grown and develop.
Lou Jiwei
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Lou Jiwei. Chinese politician Lou Jiwei is the Chinese Minister of Finance, having also served as the President of the CIC, China's sovereign investment fund with total assets of over 1 trillion USD. Jiwei is also credited with revolutionising the Chinese taxation system.
Masaaki Shirakawa
Masaaki Shirakawa. Born and educated in Japan, Masaaki Shirakawa is the 30th and current governor of the bank of Japan. Shirakawa started working for the bank in 1972, including managing branches in both Japan and America.
Aung Sang Suu Kyi. Aung Sang Suu Kyi is the leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma, a renowned political activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner. She has dedicated her life to promoting human rights and democracy in her home country of Burma, gaining international recognition for her work along the way. Due to her work against the Burmese Government she remained under arrest for over 15 years, making her one of the world's best known political prisoners. Committed to non violent methods of protest, Suu Kyi is a devout Buddhist, using philosophies from the religion to guide her methods of protest.
Benigno Aquino III
Benigno Aquino III. Born in Manila in 1960, Aquino had strong political roots from the very beginning. His mother was Corazon Aquino, the former president of the Philippines; his father was at the time the Vice Governor of the Tarlac Province. Aquino was elected to the Pilipino House of Representatives, where he passed a number of bills designed to boost economic growth including monetary incentives for productivity within private sector industries. His presidency has been showcased with a number of initiatives designed to improve the health and welfare of Filipino people.
Susilo Yudhoyono
Susilo Yudhoyono. More commonly known in Indonesia as SBY, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is the current president of Indonesia, with over 242 million subjects under his direct leadership. A former Army General, Yudhoyono trained initially in Indonesia before moving to America to train as a Ranger. He also undertook further military training across Europe and Malaysia, leading to him rising to the rank of General and serving as Indonesia's chief military observer of the United Nation Peacekeeping Force in Bosnia.
Akio Toyoda. Born In Nagoya, the third largest city in Japan, Akio Toyoda is the current CEO and President of Toyota Motor Corporation, the 11th largest company in the world by revenue. He joined Toyota in 1984 and worked in several high level positions before becoming president in 2009. He has an estimated personal wealth of around 1 billion USD.
Ashfaq Kayani
Ashfaq Kayani. General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is a four star General and the current chief of staff of the Pakistani Army. With over 620,000 troops under his command and at the time of writing no incumbent Prime Minister, Kayani is arguably the most powerful man in Pakistan. The former Director of the Pakistani Secret Service (ISI), Kayani is responsible for the withdrawal of military influence from offices throughout the Pakistani government, changing the political influence of the army within the country.
Kim Jong Un. Kim Jong Un is the Supreme Leader of North Korea. He is the son of the previous Supreme Leader Kim Jong Il. He is married and has a daughter.
Pranab Mukherjee
Pranab Mukherjee. Born in Bengal in 1935, Pranab Mukherjee is the 13th and current president of India, in office since 2012. Whilst the position is largely ceremonial, Mukherjee has served as a top trouble shooter in the Indian National Congress, serving in several positions of office within the Party.
Lakshmi Mittal
Lakshmi Mittal. Indian Business Magnate Lakshmi Mittal has an estimated personal net worth of 16.5 billion USD, making him the second richest person of Indian citizenship. He made his fortune through steel manufacturing before diversifying, and currently resides in England. He owns a substantial share in Queen's Park Rangers football team.
Sheikh Hasina
Sheikh Hasina. Sheikh Hasina boasts a political career spanning over 40 years and encompassing multiple appointments as both the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and leader of the opposition. She currently serves as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, her second appointment to the role. Hasina has been an activist her whole life, making her the target of an assassination attempt in 2009 and causing her to spend multiple terms in prison under the direction of opposing political parties. Hasina is also a member of the Council for Women World Leaders, a group of current and former female world leaders who work together to promote the development of women across the globe.
Margaret Chan
Margaret Chan. Margaret Chan is the 7th and current president of the World Health Organisation. Having initially trained as a teacher, Chan then moved into politics as a medical officer in Hong Kong, subsequently rising to the position of Director of Health of Hong Kong. Her experience and contacts allowed her to then move across to the WHO, where she remains as president.
Lee Shau-kee
Lee Shau-kee. Lee Shau-kee is the second richest man in Hong Kong and the 24th richest man in the world, according to Forbes. His personal fortune is estimated at 20.3 Billion USD was made initially through property development, before he diversified into hotels, restaurants and the internet.
Yingluck Shinawatra. Yingluck Shinawatra is the current president of Thailand, having been elected in 2011. Born in Thailand but of Chinese Descent, Shinawatra studied in both Thailand and America before working on the board of several large companies. Initially reluctant to move into the world of Politics, it took over a year of persuading for her to become leader of the Pheu Thai party. Eventually she ran for president with policies including raising the national minimum wages and subsidising key businesses. The election victory was a landslide.
Najib Razak. Born on the 23rd July 1953, Razak is the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia, elected in 2009. Destined for Political greatness, Razak is the son of Malaysia's second Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak and the nephew of Malaysia's third Prime Minister, Tun Hussein Onn. Razak also holds the title of the Minister of Finance.
Zong Qinghou
Zong Qinghou. The richest man in China, Zong Qinghou heads up the countries largest soft drinks manufacturer, Wahaha. With an estimated net worth of 11.6 billion USD, Zong is also moving into importing goods into mainland china via a network of boutique stores.
Thein Sein. Since March 2011, Thein Sein has been president of Burma, instigating a number of reforms including the freeing of political prisoners, deregulation of the state controlled media and allowing previously exiled political figures back into the country. Sein's actions have lead to economic boosts as the US lifted trade sanctions and improved their relationship with Burma, as well as dramatically improving the standard of living for thousands of Burmese residents.
Mahinda Rajapaksa. The 6th serving president of Sri Lanka and commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan armed forces, Mahinda Rajapaksa has over 20 million subjects under his rule. Rajapaksa studied at the Sri Lankan Law College. Whilst at university he also considered being an actor, subsequently making several cameo appearances in Sinhalese Movies. Rajapaksa is now serving his second successive 6 year term in office.
Robin Li
Robin Li. Robin Li is the Chinese founder of Baidu, China's most popular internet search anything. With an estimated worth of 6.9 billion USD he is the fourth richest man in China. Li Studied in both China and America before founding Baidu, which was listed on NASDAQ in 2005.
Ram Baran Yadav
Ram Baran Yadav. The first ever president of Nepal, Ram Baran Yadav began his political career whilst studying medicine in India. Unhappy with the political system in his native Nepal, he began campaigning for a multi party democracy as part of the Nepali Congress party, a party which he subsequently became president of.
Tenzin Gyatso. Better known by his religious title, the 14th Dalai Lama is also the winner of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize for his work advancing the cause of Tibetan people. Gyatso is also the longest living incumbent Dalai Lama, having been officially recognised in November 1950 at the age of 15.
Cheng Yu-Tung
Cheng Yu-tung. Cheng Yu-tung is a retired Hong Kong Business Magnate, with a personal net worth estimated at 16 billion USD, making him the 44th richest person in the world. Before his retirement he grew his wealth from a Jewellery business, which he subsequently diversified into property development and shipping. He also sits on the board of the Hang-Seng bank.
Gao Xiqing
Gao Xiqing. The President of the CIC, China's sovereign investment fund, Gao Xiqing is responsible for China's overseas investment portfolio. Under his direction it is estimated to have grown in two years from 200 billion USD to nearly 500 billion USD. He studied in both America and China before beginning his career in Chinese economic politics.
P Chidambaram
P Chidambaram. Chidambaram Palaniappan is an Indian politician, a member of the Indian National Congress and the current Union Minister of Finance of the Republic of India. He also served as the Finance Minister from 2004 to 2008. After this, Chidambaram was made the Home Affairs Minister. After a three and a half-year stint as Home Minister, Chidambaram returned to his previous role as Finance Minister, succeeding Manmohan Singh.
Azim Premji
Azim Premji. Indian Business Tycoon Azim Premji is estimated to be worth 11.2 billion USD, making him the 41st richest man in the world according to Forbes. He is also a renowned philanthropist, having made the single largest charitable donation in India's history of 2 billion USD to improving schools in India. He has received multiple awards recognising both his business acumen and charitable donations, and was the first Indian to take "the giving pledge," a charity where those of extreme wealth pledge to donate most of their money to charitable causes.
Mamata Banerjee. Born in Calcutta, Mamata Banerjee is the 11th and incumbent chief minister of West Bengal. Banerjee previously served as a Minister of Railways twice and is also the first women Railway Minister of India,[8] Minister of Coal, and Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Department of Youth Affairs and Sports and Women and Child Development in the cabinet of the Indian government. She is renowned for challenging the previous government's plans for forced land acquisition off of private citizens.
Anna Hazare. Born Kisan Baburao Hazare but more commonly known as Anna, Hazare is an Indian social activist who has led movements to promote rural development, increase government transparency, and to investigate and punish official corruption. In addition to organizing and encouraging grassroots movements, Hazare frequently conducts hunger strikes to further his causes. Hazare also contributed to the development and structuring of Ralegan Siddhi, a village in Maharashtra, India. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, their third-highest civilian award, by the Government of India in 1992 for his efforts in establishing this village as a model for others.
Amartya Kumar Sen
Amartya Kumar. Born in India during November 1933, Kumar is an Indian Author, Economist a Nobel Prize winner. His work has helped to create the UN Human Development Index, fighting poverty and famine in the world's poorest regions. His books have been translated into over 30 languages and are renowned the world over. He is also the first non US citizen to receive the National Humanities Medal, recognising his significant contributions towards tackling poverty.
Indra Nooyi. Indra Nooyi is CEO of PepsiCo. Born in India, Nooyi studied in Madras before gaining entry to the Yale School of Management in America. She is credited with boosting revenue of the beverage giant by as much as 78% in her time as CFO, before becoming CEO in 2006. Nooyi consistently ranks near the top of Forbes 100 most powerful women in the world.
Tadashi Yanai
Tadashi Yanai. Born in Japan, Tadashi Yanai founded the largest clothing retailer in Asia, Fast Retailing. Yanai is estimated to be worth around 15.5 billion USD, making him the richest man in Japan. He received the Retailer of the Year Award in 2010 from the US based National Retail Federation.
Hun Sen. Hun Sen is the current president of Cambodia and leader of the Cambodian People's Party. Hun Sen has over 14 million subjects under his rule and has been president since 1998. He was active in the military before becoming politics, with one war wound leading to him having a glass eye.
Norovyn Altankhuyag
Norovyn Altankhuyag. Mongolian born career politician Norovyn Altankhuyag is the current Prime Minister of Mongolia and the leader of the Democratic Party of Mongolia. He became Prime Minister in 2012.
Robert Kuok
Robert Kuok. Malaysian Tycoon Robert Kuok made his 12.5 billion USD fortune in the export of palm oil, sugar, real estate and shipping. He owns a stake in the world's largest palm oil manufacturer, which is run by his nephew.
Cher Wang
Cher Wang. Co Founder and CEO of HTC, Cher Wang was born in Taiwan in 1958. Wang studied in America and now heads one of the largest mobile phone and tablet companies in the world. She is also known for her philanthropy and charitable donations, including the donation of 6000 tablet computers to schools in Taiwan. Her estimated net worth is around 8.8 billion USD.
Dr G Madhavan Nair
Dr G Madhavan Nair. Regarded as the father of the Indian space race, Dr Madhavan pioneered multi stage satellite launching and vehicle propulsion, creating many of the systems used across the world today to implement satellite infrastructure. The recipient of multiple awards and honorary doctorates, without his work much of the satellite based communication systems that we rely on would not be possible.
Subrata Roy
Subrata Roy. Subrata Roy is an Indian businessman and the founder and chairman of Sahara India Pariwar, the second largest employer in India according to Forbes. He also owns Pune Warriors India, London's Grosvenor House, New York's Plaza Hotel, Aamby Valley City and has a large stake in the Force India F1 team. He was named among the 10 Most Powerful People of India by India Today.
Thomas & Raymond Kwok
Thomas and Raymond Kwok. The two Kwok brothers are Hong Kong Real-estate Moguls, sitting as joint Chairs of Sun Hung Kai Properties, the largest property development company in Hong Kong. Their joint net worth is estimated by Forbes at around 20 billion USD, making them the third richest people in Hong Kong.
Chung Mong-koo
Chung Mong-koo. Korean born Chung Mong-koo is the current head of Hyundai Motor group, the single largest carmaker in South Korea. With a net worth of 6.3 billion USD Chung is the 2nd richest man in South Korea. Under his guidance Hyundai has seen dramatic improvement in reputation and sales, with his focus on producing affordable cars which were also reliable.
Sir Ben Kingsley
Sir Ben Kingsley. Born Krishna Pandit Bhanji, film star sir Ben Kingsley is one of the most decorated film stars of the last three decades. He was knighted in 2002 for his contributions to film and also has a star on the Hollywood hall of fame. Sir Ben was born in England to a father of Indian descent. He has an estimated worth of around 40 million USD.
Henry Sy
Henry Sy. Henry Sy Senior is a Chinese Filipino businessman with interests in retailing, real estate, hospitality, banking, mining, education including healthcare services. His personal net worth is estimated to be around 13.2 billion USD, making him the richest man in the Philippines. His company, SM Investments, is the most valuable company in the Philippines by turnover.
Jackie Chan. Born in Hong Kong in 1954, Jackie Chan (real name Chan Kong-sang) rose to fame as an actor and singer, starring in over 50 films and having released 20 albums across Asia. Chan holds the Guinness world record for "most stunts by a living actor" due to his insistence on performing all of his own stunts in his films. He has an estimated net worth of 130 million USD, which he recently announced would be passed entirely to charity upon his death.
Ela Ramesh Bhatt
Ela Bhatt. Born in India in 1933, Ela Remesh Bhatt is a women's rights activist and the founder of the Self Employed Women's Association of India. She is also a published author and has won several awards for her work on developing women's rights in India, including an honorary doctorate from Harvard University in America.
Tiger Woods. Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is possibly the most famous name in golf, having earned a personal fortune of over 600 million USD from a combination of prize money, sponsorship deals and investments. His mother is of Thai descent.
Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus. Nobel Prize winning economist Muhammad Yunus was born in Bangladesh. He studied in India and was a university lecturer before working in various governmental and financial institutions. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for his micro-credit scheme, which supported entrepreneurs with little or no assets to allow them to build self sustaining businesses.
Amitabh Bachchan. Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first began acting in 1970, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades. Bachchan is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema. He occupied the top slot of Box Office India's Top Actors list for a record sixteen consecutive years. Bachchan has won numerous major awards in his career, including three National Film Awards as Best Actor. He is the most-nominated performer in any major acting category at Filmfare, with 37 nominations overall. In addition to acting, Bachchan has worked as a playback singer, film producer and television presenter. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 1984 and the Padma Bhushan in 2001 for his contributions towards the arts.
Wang Yang
Wang Yang. Born in 1955 in the Anhui district of China, Wang Yang is one of 4 serving Vice Premiers of China. Wang joined the People's Communist Party of China in 1975, going on to study political economics at the Central Party School of China.
Bruno Mars. Bruno Mars was born in Hawaii to parents of Puerto Rican and Filipino descent. He is now a global superstar with two successful albums and credits for co writing songs for other artists such as Flo Rida and B.O.B. His birth name is Peter Gene Hernandez.
Imran Khan Niazi
Imran Khan Niazi. A former Pakistani International cricketer, Imran Khan is now the Chairman and Founder of the Pakistan Tehreef -e-Insaf, a political party in Pakistan known for its more western views on an Islamic democratic welfare state. With over 10 million members around the world, Tehreef-e-Insaf is one of the largest political parties in the world by membership. Khan also holds a number of cricketing records, including the most wickets taken in test wins as captain (78 wickets).
Deepak Chopra. Born in India in 1947, Deepak Chopra is a worldwide advocate of alternative medicine and holistic remedies. He taught medicine for several years at universities in both India and America before changing his focus to alternative medicine. He founded the Chopra institute to advance health and wellbeing through holistic methods. He is also a published author with over 70 books to his name and is estimated to be worth around 80 million USD.
Lui Che Woo. Dr. Lui Che Woo was born in Jiangmen, China in August 1929. Now personally worth 10.7 billion USD, Woo is currently Chairman of K. Wah Group. K. Wah has developed into a multi-national conglomerate involving properties, entertainment & leisure, construction materials and hotels with over 200 subsidiaries and more than 20,000 employees in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Macau, North America and Southeast Asia. In the 1990s K. Wah established themselves in mainland China, continuing to operate as the largest owner and operator of casinos in the country.
Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi
Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi. With a personal net worth of 11.7 billion USD, Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi made his money through the beverage market in his home country of Thailand. Owner of Thai Bev, the largest brewer of lager in the country, he has also diversified into property and shipping, owning hotels and malls across the globe.
Aamir Khan. Aamir Khan is an Indian film actor, director, and producer who has established himself as one of the leading actors of Bollywood. He started his career as a child actor in his Uncle Nasir Hussain's film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973). Khan began his professional career eleven years later with Holi (1984) and had his first commercial success with Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988). He received his first National Film Award as a Special Jury Award for his roles in the films Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) and Raakh (1989).
Rajnikanth. Born 12 Shivaji Rao Gaikwad, Rajinikanth is an Indian film actor and cultural icon. He made his debut as an actor in the National Film Award–winning Tamil film Apoorva Raagangal (1975). After a brief phase of portraying antagonistic characters in Tamil films, he gradually rose to become an established film actor. After being paid 4.8 million USD for his role in Sivaji (Christian Louboutin Outlet 2007), he became the highest paid actor in Asia after Jackie Chan. Rajinikanth has worked in over 150 films across various film industries of India. He was bestowed the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour in 2000.
Masayoshi Son. Masayoshi Son is a Japanese businessman and the founder and current chief executive officer of SoftBank, and the chief executive officer of SoftBank Mobile. He is estimated to be worth around 9.1 billion USD and he is the second richest man in Japan. He also holds the dubious honour of being the person who has lost the most money in history, having lost approximately 70 billion USD in the dot com crash of 2000.
Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer considered by some to be the greatest batsman in One Day Internationals and second only to Don Bradman in the all time greatest list in Test cricket. Tendulkar was a part of the 2011 Cricket World Cup winning Indian team in the later part of his career, his first such win in six World Cup appearances for India. He was also the recipient of "Player of the Tournament" award of the 2003 Cricket World Cup held in South Africa.
APJ Abdul Kalam
APJ Abdul Kalam. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam served as the 11th President of India. Prior to this he was a scientist and engineer, pioneering several aspects of India's space and defence departments. In 1997, Kalam received India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, for his immensely valuable contribution to the scientific research and modernisation of defence technology in India.
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy. Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy is an Emmy and Oscar award-winning Pakistani-Canadian journalist and documentary filmmaker, specialising in issues including racism and the treatment of women in Pakistan. She is also the first non-American to win the Livingston Award for Young Journalists.
Manny Pacquiao. The first sporting entry on the top 100, Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao is a Filipino professional boxer with ten world titles to his name. He is also a member of the Filipino House of Representatives, representing the state of Sarangani. He also holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Filipino Reserve Army
Aishwarya Rai. Indian actress, model and former Miss World winner, Aishwarya Rai is also known for her philanthropy. She is a UN Microcredit spokesperson, a supporter of Animal rights in India and an ambassador for the joint UN AIDS program.
Andy Lau. Andy Lau is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, actor, presenter and film producer. Lau has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maintaining a successful singing career at the same time. In 2005, Lau was awarded "No.1 Box Office Actor 1985-2005" of Hong Kong, turning over a staggering total box office revenue of over 1 billion HKD for shooting 108 films in the past 20 years. He also entered into Guinness World Records for "Most Awards Won by a Cantopop Male Artist". In April 2000, he had won a total of 292 awards.
Anjali Gopalan
Anjali Gopalan. A lifelong human rights activist, Anjali Gopalan was born in India, the daughter of an Indian Air Force officer. She is the founder of Naz Group, a charitable organisation dedicated to combating AIDS/HIV in poor communities. She also established Delhi's first AIDS clinic in 1994.
Jay Chou. Jay Chou was born in January 1979 in Taiwan. He is a musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer, actor, multi-instrumentalist and director. In 1998 he was discovered in a talent contest where he displayed his piano and song-writing skills. Over the next two years, he was hired to compose for popular Mandarin singers. Although he was trained in classical music, Chou combines Chinese and Western music styles to produce songs that fuse R&B, rock and pop genres.
Lee Kun Hee
Lee Kun-hee. Born in South Korea, Lee Kun-hee is Chairman of Samsung Electronics. He speaks Korean, English, and Japanese. In 1996, Lee became a member of the International Olympic Committee. With an estimated net worth of 13 billion USD, he and his family rank among the Forbes richest people in the world. He is the third son of Samsung Group founder Lee Byung-chull. Hee was instrumental in the successful third attempt to bring the 2018 Winter Olympics to Pyeongchang.
Ang Lee. Ang Lee is a Taiwanese-American film director and the first Asian to win an Academy award, Golden Globe and BAFTA for best director for his film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Lee has directed blockbusters including the life of Pi, where he convinced 20th Century fox to invest over 120 million USD into the production.
Adi Godrej
Adi Godrej. Indian Industrialist Adi Godrej is estimated to be worth 3.6 billion USD. He made his fortune through heading his family's company the Godrej group, who create and sell consumer products ranging from kitchen supplies to hardware. He is also a renowned philanthropist, supporting the World Wildlife Fund in India.
Fan Bingbing. Fan Bingbing is a Chinese actress, singer and producer. She was born in Qingdao, Shandong, and raised in Yantai, Shandong. She was ranked No. 1 in "50 Most Beautiful People in China" list in 2010 by the newspaper Beijing News. She attended the opening ceremony of 65th Cannes Film Festival as the only Asian global spokesperson on behalf of Paris L'Oreal.
Jet Li. Jet Li (born Li Lianjie), is a Chinese film actor, film producer, martial artist, and wushu champion who was born in Beijing. Li has been a "philanthropic ambassador" of the Red Cross Society of China since January 2006. In April 2007, touched by his life-shaking experience in the Maldives when he was close to dying during the 2004 tsunami, Li formed his own non-profit foundation called The One Foundation.
Pallonji Mistry
Pallonji Mistry. Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry is an Irish construction tycoon of Parsi descent, and chairman of Shapoorji Pallonji Group. According to Forbes, his wealth is estimated to be 10.5 billion USD, making him the single wealthiest person of Parsi descent in the world.
Norah Jones. Daughter of Indian musician Ravi Shankar, Norah Jones is a singer and songwriter who has released 5 albums and won 9 Grammy awards for her work. She has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide.
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Verghese Kurien. Verghese Kurien was an Indian social entrepreneur who led the way in India becoming the world's largest producer of milk. Through his work, dairy farming became India's largest self sufficient industry. It also helped to improve the lives of millions of people across India, who for the first time had access to milk and dairy products.
Psy. Park Jae-sang, better known by his stage name Psy, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, and record producer. Psy is known domestically for his humorous videos and stage performances, and internationally for his hit single "Gangnam Style. His music video for "Gangnam Style" exceeded 1 billion views on YouTube, becoming the first and currently only video to do so in the website's history.
Faye Wong. Faye Wong is a Chinese singer-songwriter and actress. Born in Beijing, she moved to British Hong Kong in 1987 and came to public attention in the early 1990s by singing ballads in Cantonese. Since 1995 she has recorded mostly in her native Mandarin, often combining alternative music with mainstream Chinese pop. In 2000 she was recognized by Guinness World Records as the Best Selling Canto-Pop Female.
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Li Na. Li Na is a Chinese professional tennis player. As of April 2 2013, Li has won 7 WTA and 19 ITF singles titles. Li won the 2011 French Open singles title, becoming the first player from Asia to win a Grand Slam in singles; she had already reached the final of the 2011 Australian Open, the first player from an Asian country to appear in a Grand Slam singles final. She was also the runner-up at the 2013 Australian Open, a two-time quarter-finalist at Wimbledon and a quarter-finalist at the 2009 US Open. Her career-high singles ranking is World No. 4 (June 2011) and is currently the World No. 5 and Chinese No. 1.
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Dilip Shangvhi. Dilip Shanghvi is the founder and managing director of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited. Sun Pharma was founded in 1982 and it is currently the fifth-largest drugmaker in India. Shangvi himself has a personal net worth of 9.4 billion USD.
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Chow Yun Fat. Chow Yun Fat is a Hong Kong born actor, estimated to be worth over 300 million USD. He has appeared in over 100 films including blockbuster releases such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. He has won three Hong Kong film awards for best actor.
Ichiro Suzuki. Better known simply as Ichiro, Ichiro Suzuki is a Japanese-born professional baseball outfielder who is currently with the New York Yankees. Originally a player in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), Ichiro moved to the United States in 2001 to play in MLB for the Seattle Mariners, with whom he spent 12 seasons. Ichiro has established a number of batting records, including MLB's single-season record for hits with 262. He had 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons, the longest streak by any player.
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Salman Khan. Salman Khan is an Indian film actor, producer & philanthropist. The son of actor and screenwriter Salim Khan, Khan began his acting career in the 1980s. Khan appeared in the highest grossing film in India for nine separate years during his career, a record that remains unbroken. Khan has been involved in several charities during his career. He started a charity called Being Human which is a registered charitable trust for helping the underprivileged.
Nicki Minaj. Onika Tanya Maraj, known by her stage name Nicki Minaj, is a Trinidadian-born American rapper of Indian descent. Her debut studio album Pink Friday (2010) peaked atop the U.S. Billboard 200 and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) the month after its release. She became the first female solo artist to have seven singles on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time.
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Ananda Krishnan. With a personal wealth of 11.7 billion USD, Malaysian communications mogul Ananda Krishnan is the 2nd richest man in Malaysia. Whilst media shy, Krishnan is known for his charitable work, notably having helped Bob Geldoff create Live-Aid in the 1980s.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian cricketer. He is the current captain of the Indian national cricket team and the Chennai Super Kings cricket team. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and a year later played his first Test, this time against Sri Lanka. He is captain of India in all three forms of the game and also led the team to their first ever bilateral ODI series wins in Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Dhoni also holds the post of Vice-President of India Cements Ltd. (ICL) after resigning from Air India. ICL is the owner of the IPL team Chennai Super Kings, and Dhoni has been its captain since the first edition of IPL.
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Kumar Birla. Born in India, Kumar Mangalam Birla is an industrialist and the Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, the third largest conglomerate in India. He is also the Chancellor of the Birla Institute of Technology & Science. He is estimated to be worth 7.9 billion USD.
Ravi Ruia
Ravi Ruia. Ravikant Nand Kishore Ruia is the Vice-Chairman of Essar Group, founded in 1969 by Ruia and his brother Shashi Ruia. Ravi Ruia is a mechanical engineer by profession, with a degree from College of Engineering, Guindy - Anna University in Chennai, India, and has played an important role in steering the Essar Group to its pre-eminent position. The Essar Group has operations in more than 20 countries across five continents, employing 75,000 people, with revenues of 17 billion USD. Ravi is believed to have a personal wealth of around 8.5 billion.
A R Rahman. A R Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, multi-instrumentalist and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating Eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and traditional orchestral arrangements. He has won two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, four National Film Awards and fifteen Filmfare Awards.
Lata Mangeshkar. Lata Mangeshkar is an Indian singer, and occasional music-composer. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over seven decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional Indian languages and foreign languages, though primarily in Hindi.
Nicole Scherzinger. Born Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente Scherzinger, Nicole Scherzinger is an American recording artist and television personality. Born in Honolulu, of Filipino descent, Scherzinger's work has earned her numerous awards and accolades, including two MTV Music Video Awards, three Billboard Music Awards and a Cosmopolitan Award. As of 2012, Scherzinger has sold 50 million records worldwide.
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Park Ji Sung. Park Ji-Sung is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Queens Park Rangers. He was also the captain of the South Korean national team until his retirement from international football. He is the most decorated Asian footballer in history, as the first Asian footballer to have won the Champions League trophy and the first Asian to have played in a final of the UEFA Champions League. As a member of the South Korean national team, Park won 100 caps and scored 13 goals.
Asha Bhosle. One of the greatest playback singers in Bollywood history, Asha Bhosle completed her golden jubilee in the Indian film industry in 1994 with over 11,000 songs to her credit – making her the singer with the highest number of recordings in the world. During a distinguished career in music spanning over six decades, Asha has staged concerts across the globe.
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In this Aug. 7, 2017, file photo, a girl holds a handful of wild blueberries picked near Sherman. The lack of rain across the state in 2018 has impacted the growth of blueberries, cranberries, potatoes and other Maine crops. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Lack of rain impacting Maine crops
Jen Lynds, BDN Staff • July 19, 2018
Farmers across the state are looking to the skies in hopes that more rain will help their crops of blueberries, cranberries and potatoes.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Farmers across the state are looking to the skies in hopes that more rain will help their crops of blueberries, cranberries and potatoes.
Thus far, a lack of rainfall has impacted crops in some parts of the state, according to area growers. A late frost in June also hampered cranberry growers in Washington County.
In June, according to the National Weather Service in Gray, southern Maine received 3.29 inches of precipitation below normal for the year. Portland usually has received 22.66 inches of rain for the year by that time, but by June, it had only received 19.37 inches. In Aroostook County, May finished with below normal precipitation, while June finished with below average temperatures and varied amounts of rainfall.
In Presque Isle, Don Flannery, executive director of the Maine Potato Board, said in a recent interview that the state's potato growers could "definitely" use more rain to accelerate the growth of the 52,000 acres of spuds that were planted across the state.
"The crops need more water," said Flannery. "It is a lot drier in some areas than in others. It is not to the point yet that we are terribly concerned about the crop, but we definitely need some rain."
Everett Worcester and his wife, Lee, operate Worcester's Wild Blueberries in Orneville Township in Piscataquis County. He said that their 35 acre blueberry crop is doing "OK," but that the lack of rain is taking a toll.
"We definitely need a good dose of water in the next week or two," he said. "But I also worry about the potential of severe storms, the ones that bring torrential downpours and hail. Those can be very destructive to the crops, too, so you have to watch out."
Charles Armstrong, cranberry professional at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service, provides integrated pest management education and on-site assistance to Maine's cranberry growers. He said on Monday that a late frost in June impacted some growers, especially in Washington County.
"Late on the evening of June 3 and into the early morning of June 4, temperatures got down to 30 degrees in Houlton and they were even colder in Columbia Falls," he said. "A cluster of growers had a fair amount of frost injury, so the plantings there don't look like they will bloom very much this season."
Alden Mingo, owner of Mingo's Products in Calais, said on Monday that his crop growth of cranberries and blueberries is slow this year after a late spring and the current dry weather. He also said that the frost damaged some of the 10 acres of cranberries.
"We continue to use irrigation, but the lack of rain has been impacting us," said Mingo. "We need more water. It has just been a dry summer."
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Disney Princesses Reimagined As The Crow
The Crow is an infamous movie from the early 1990s.
It earned it's infamy after the lead actor, Brandon Lee, was fatally shot during one of the scenes. His character was supposed to be shot dead in one of the scenes, and the movie crew, due to time constraints, created their own blank bullets. Unfortunately, they weren't as blank as they thought, and the gunfire ended in the death of the actor in a similar fate as his character. This turned the movie into a snuff film, and many watch it just because of it.
#1 Ariel.
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Willing to give up her speech for the man she loved, is it really that unrealistic to assume she'd be willing to give up eternal rest to get revenge?
#2 Aurora.
Sleeping Beauty, whose entire story revolves around a curse of eternal rest and that of love. Remind you of something else?
#3 Belle
Belle sacrificed everything for someone she cared about, and lived with a demon for the price. That's basically Crow.
#4 Cinderella.
She did everything right, and was cursed to bad luck. The actor that played Crow also did everything right, but he died during a freak accident that was not his fault.
#5 Mulan.
For honor and those she cared about, Mulan gave up her identity, assumed another, and fought against evil that almost killed her.
#6 Tiana.
Hardworking and the image of the American dream, where justice and liberty is for all, and everyone gets what they deserve, Tiana would also make a fantastic Crow.
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How to create a military-inspired wardrobe
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The military-inspired wardrobe has become one of the most popular and interesting trends in fashion and shows no sign of falling away any time soon. The general concept of the military look is to emphasize femininity by including traditionally masculine styles and lines within the outfit. There are now more choices than ever with footwear, outerwear, accessories, and all the garments in between available in a military style. However, caution should be exercised when creating a military–inspired wardrobe, as this is one of those occasions when it is possible to have too much of a good thing. Here's what you need to know about creating a military-inspired wardrobe.
Origins of the Military Style Wardrobe
After the First World War is when the military aesthetic began to become evident in everyday fashions. This is probably because tailoring companies had been designing and producing the military style for so long that they had a shortage of traditional clothing to offer customers. A big surge, however, came in the 1960s when hippies began to use military fashion as a form of ironic protest against the war in Iraq. The military look had its heyday in the 1980s when pop icons like Adam Ant, Michael Jackson, and Duran Duran.
What is a Military Style Wardrobe?
A military style wardrobe is the fantastic combination of comfort and ease of movement, which military uniforms usually have, with a touch of femininity. The key colors used in army pieces are grey, khaki green and brown and, sometimes, camouflage patterns. The military look is often fused with sporty items for people with active lifestyles. The accessories are vital to the look, including gold or silver buttons in rows, belts, and shoulder straps. From boots to pants, skirts, dresses, shirts, and outerwear, military styling has found its way into every part of the fashion world.
How to Create Military Look
Military elements should be used minimally for greater effect as when you go too far, the outfit can become more like a fancy dress costume than a fashion statement. You should also aim for more fitted garments to avoid being swamped by baggy clothes.
A military coat like those available at jack1t.com, for example, will typically have broad shoulders, will be in a khaki color and will feature Hussar styled accessories. The frock coat has a more fitted shape and usually features lapels, buttons and a high collar. One of the main principles of military fashion is to combine a military–themed piece with something more feminine such as skinny jeans, a lace skirt, floral dress, or stylish heeled boots. Of course, the military look is also a huge influence on men's fashions.
Military Fashion Styles
Military fashion has become so popular and widely adopted that there are now sub-genres within the trend. They can loosely be grouped into two main styles: festive or casual, but there are nuances in each group.
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Think about military processions and ceremonies, and you'll see that the garments such as jackets have ordered accessories, strict forms, and formal details such as epaulets and shoulder straps. Gold and silver buttons or other embellishments are often used as are ribbons and high collars.
• Casual Military Style
The casual look is simpler with monotone colors or camouflage patterns often with lapels and large pockets. Handbags, hats, tops, outerwear, and even lingerie can be found in casual military style.
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Tank linings in the age of hydraulic fracturing
The advent of hydraulic fracturing has brought with it rapid economic growth and the previously undreamed of promise of energy independence for the United States. It has also completely changed the way the storage and transport of crude oil is approached.
Most owners of crude oil storage tanks, and the railroad tank cars that transport it, have recognized that fracking introduced many aggressive chemical components to the crude oil that previously got along pretty well with steel. Those that haven't come to this realization find themselves at an increased risk for the sort of corrosion and pitting of storage tanks and tank cars that invite spills and significant environmental degradation.
Corrosion is the result of oxidation, which can't occur except in the presence of oxygen and water. With traditional methods of oil extraction, some water was present in the crude oil, but usually in trace amounts and suspended in the oil where no oxygen was able to reach it.
As a result, for the vast majority of the time humans have been extracting crude oil from the earth, the storage tanks and transport vessels used to move it did not need to be lined with protective coatings. Storage tank owners could save money by not lining their tanks, with minimal risk of corrosive damage ever being a problem. To this day, it's not unheard of to encounter companies still requesting that railcar manufacturers not line the inside of their cars.
Fracking has forced a change. Because drastically more water is used in the process of hydraulic fracturing, greater care needs to be taken to protect against corrosion. While transporting oil obtained by fracking, water and oxygen are both abundant, meaning corrosion is once again on the list of concerns for owners of storage tanks and railroad tank cars.
Not just the hotspots
Storage and transport of crude oil obtained by fracking is not just a concern for owners operating near traditional hotspots of extraction like Texas, the Dakotas and the Gulf Coast. Storage tanks are commonplace across the United States, holding newly extracted crude as it makes its way to refineries, where still more storage tanks hold it while the crude waits to be refined.
Given the current scale of fracking operations across the United States, if only ten percent of owners have not upgraded their tank linings to address this reality, there are an enormous amount of storage tanks vulnerable to pitting, corrosion and leaks.
Crude's journey, too, has prompted concerns over the safety of transporting by rail. Some estimate that over 1 million barrels of oil are being extracted per day, and that 9 million barrels are riding the rails at any given moment. A standard railroad tank car can hold about 740 barrels.
If railcar owners want to help protect against legal action, there's no reason the latest railcar linings shouldn't be a part of that strategy. As a part of stricter regulatory legislation that is in the works, there should be at least some attention paid to minimum standards for railcar linings.
And then there's the water
Fracking is a water intensive enterprise. By some estimates, somewhere between 70 billion and 140 billion gallons per year are required. Some are searching for a process to recycle this "frack water," while others believe it's best disposed of by pumping it into deep underground wells.
Whatever solution emerges, storage and transport of this byproduct will become an increasing concern for as long as fracking keeps up its current pace. This presents a problem. The chemical blend used in frack water is regarded as proprietary by the companies who use it.
Without knowing exactly what they're protecting against, coatings manufacturers can't stand by the tank linings they supply to protect assets. Certain variables make it more difficult to predict which products will be effective. If the byproduct still contains rock debris or other abrasives, for instance, an additive such as flake glass may lead to better performance.
Without knowing the exact composition of the substance these tanks are holding, coatings manufacturers cannot guarantee a given product will provide adequate protection. Companies in charge of storing and transporting this wastewater should therefore be closely investigating the tank linings they use, making sure they're up to the task.
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An MIT model predicted when and how human civilization would end. Hint: it's soon.
In 1973, a computer program was developed at MIT to model global sustainability. Instead, it predicted that by 2040 our civilization would end. While many in history have made apocalyptic predictions that have so far failed to materialize, what the computer envisioned in the 1970s has by and large been coming true. Could the machine be right?
What World One showed was that by 2040 there would be a global collapse if the expansion of the population and industry was to continue at the current levels.
As reported by the Australian broadcaster ABC, the model's calculations took into account trends in pollution levels, population growth, the amount of natural resources and the overall quality of life on Earth. The model's predictions for the worsening quality of life and the dwindling natural resources have so far been unnervingly on target.
At around 2020, the condition of the planet becomes highly critical. If we do nothing about it, the quality of life goes down to zero. Pollution becomes so seriously it will start to kill people, which in turn will cause the population to diminish, lower than it was in the 1900. At this stage, around 2040 to 2050, civilised life as we know it on this planet will cease to exist.
Alexander King, the then-leader of the Club of Rome, evaluated the program's results to also mean that nation-states will lose their sovereignty, forecasting a New World Order with corporations managing everything.
Sovereignty of nations is no longer absolute," King told ABC. "There is a gradual diminishing of sovereignty, little bit by little bit. Even in the big nations, this will happen.
How did the program work?
World One, the computer program, looked at the world as one system. The report called it "an electronic guided tour of our behavior since 1900 and where that behavior will lead us." The program produced graphs that showed what would happen to the planet decades into the future. It plotted statistics and forecasts for such variables as population, quality of life, the supply of natural resources, pollution, and more. Following the trend lines, one could see where the crises might take place.
Can we stave off disaster?
As one measure to prevent catastrophe, the Club of Rome predicted some nations like the U.S. would have to cut back on their appetites for gobbling up the world's resources. It hoped that in the future world, prestige would stem from "low consumption"—one fact that has so far not materialized. Currently, nine in ten people around the world breathe air that has high levels of pollution, according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO). The agency estimates that 7 million deaths each year can be attributed to pollution.
Dr. Donna Roberts has been involved in higher education at military bases for over 25 years, including both faculty and administrative positions. She has been with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University since 2003 and is presently assigned duties as the Discipline Chair for Psychology and Sociology in the Social Sciences and Economics Department of the College of Arts and Sciences. As a faculty member Dr. Roberts has been involved in all aspects of the curriculum – from development to evaluation to delivery. Additionally, she has served as an Officer of the Faculty Senate and on various strategic University committees. Her research interests include media psychology, prison reform, human and animal rights, educational psychology and industrial/organizational psychology. Her background is in education and the social sciences with educational qualifications including: •	Ph.D. in Psychology (Northcentral University) •	MAS/MBA in Aviation (ERAU) •	M.Ed. in Adult & Higher Education (University of Oklahoma) •	M.H.R. (University of Oklahoma) •	M.Ed. in Counseling (University of Maryland) Donna is originally from a small town in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York – Canandaigua (a Native American name that means "the chosen spot"). She currently resides in Europe with her husband and various rescue cats.
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SAP Releases Integrated Report 2020 and Files Annual Report 2020 on Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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WALLDORF — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced that it has filed the SAP Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2020 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and it is accessible online at www.sap.com/investors/sap-2020-annual-report-form-20f.
SAP also announced that the SAP Integrated Report 2020 is now available and accessible online at www.sapintegratedreport.com. The SAP Integrated Report 2020 discusses the company's social, environmental and financial performance.
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Madagascar, a country resilient to the effects of hazards and protected from damage for sustainable development
Madagascar is a country highly exposed to many hazards such as cyclones, floods and drought because of its geographical situation and its climatic conditions. Its location in the Southwestern Indian Ocean basin puts the country in a first position of nations most exposed to cyclones in the African continent. Every year, the damage and losses caused by disasters have negative impacts on the country's development.
In view of this situation and in order to comply with the new international guidelines on disaster risk reduction, the government of Madagascar has amended the national disaster risk management act, which lays out the government's new policy to disaster risk management, and has updated the national disaster risk management strategy, with a view to consistency with the national development plan and its implementation plan. This updated strategy sets new goals and upholds a holistic vision, which are focused on reducing existing risk and strengthening resilience. It is also aligned with the goals of the Sendai Framework and takes into account not only the prevention of new risks related to environmental, technological and biological hazards and risks, but also to climate change and the gender–sensitive approach. It is a framework document which presents an opportunity from which the country can develop and ensure better and more effective implementation and coordination and harmonization of strategic actions for disaster risk reduction and building the resilience of the Malagasy population.
In addition, in order to build spatial, sectoral, community and infrastructure resilience to climate change impacts, Madagascar has also developed and implemented the Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR). Finally, the disaster risk financing mechanism for drought with the African Risk Capacity (ARC) is already operational to cover the population affected by drought in the far south of the country.
Andriamanalinarivo, Remi Rolland; Faly, Aritiana Fabien et al. Madagascar, a country resilient to the effects of hazards and protected from damage for sustainable development. Contributing Paper to GAR 2019
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