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Scotiabank forecasts 4% growth in global auto market in 2015 to 74M units, led by China

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In its latest Global Auto Report , Scotiabank forecasts record global car sales in 2015, with the total market advancing 4% over 2014, reaching more than 74 million units. Calendar-year 2015 is also likely to set all-time highs for the North American auto market, the report said. Forecasts Market Background Sales'

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GECF: more than a quarter of 2050 natural gas supply untapped

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average economic growth rate between 2000 and 2019, continuously expanding domestic gas production, attracting investors, and enhancing knowledge and technologies exchange. As a holder of the fourth-largest volume of gas reserves worldwide, Turkmenistan has been unlocking the potential of natural gas, leading to an 11.5%

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Street network patterns reveal global trend towards increasing urban sprawl

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SNDi for streets added years 2000 to 2014. Gridded street networks, on the other hand, promote efficient, dense urban form in Bolivia, Argentina and Peru. Different forms of gated communities were also found to be on the rise globally. Barrington-Leigh and Millard-Ball.

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Flight Simulator Gave Birth to 3D Video-Game Graphics

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“I know Bruce always saw, from his early days, a potential market for [ Flight Simulator ],” says Denhart. “It It was when microprocessors became available that I think the lightbulb went off for Bruce that said, Hey, if I put this idea I’ve got for a flight simulator onto cheaper computers, and get that to work, there’s a market for that.”

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Ipsos study finds US among most skeptical of Autonomous Vehicles

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Although there is widespread interest in autonomous vehicles (AVs), the US—one of the largest auto markets in the world—expresses higher levels of resistance than most nations, according to a new study by Ipsos, a leading global market research firm. Data is weighted to match the profile of the population.