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A vision for the future

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Name: Dave Lee

From: California

Bio: Life-long science fiction fan and observer of history

Area of Expertise: Entrepreneur/Business Leader

Topic: Community/Culture

Headline: The REAL network steps forward

Nutshell: Just as Beijing, Tehran and Washington have agreed to world unity, the polar ice caps explode, flooding a third of the land surface of the planet.

Vision:

After nearly 100 years of fighting, Beijing, Tehran and Washington reach a peace agreement to unite all of the world’s population under one government. At the same time Man loses it’s race to reverse the effects of global warming as the polar caps melt and deluge a third of global land mass, killing 2.4 billion people. The remaining population eschews technology, plunging humanity back into the Dark Ages.

Date Submitted: October 20, 2006