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| EDF circles British nuclear powerplant sites Buys farmland to secure juice futures
French nuclear energy colossus EDF, which also operates various types of non-nuclear generation in the UK, has been buying up farmland close to existing British nuke plants.
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| Blighty’s nuke-power push stalled as EDF buy falls through Pension funds affect all our futures
The British government plan to build a new generation of nuclear power stations is on hold, after French energy giant EDF’s bid to buy the UK’s existing nuke base was rejected at the last moment. Reports have it that the deal fell through after existing shareholders in British Energy - [...] [..] |
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| Gallery: Nuclear Blasts Show Terrifying Power : Courtesy National Nuclear Security Administration/Nevada Site Office
It was 63 years ago today that the United States detonated the very first atomic bomb. Three weeks later, the only two A-bombs dropped in warfare destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Many nuclear — and thermonuclear — bombs have been tested since. Here are some images.
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| Aug. 22, 1962: First Nuke-Powered Cargo Ship Docks 1962: NS Savannah, the world’s first nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship, completes its maiden voyage.
In a world terrified by the prospect of nuclear war, the Savannah was meant to demonstrate the peaceful use and positive potential of nuclear power. President Eisenhower conceived the idea as part of his “Atoms for Peace” program in 1955, a time when [...] [..] |
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| Arise, Sirs Dan And Sam Houser? [Grand Theft Auto] As savvy a piss-take on modern America as the Grand Theft Auto series has become, it's always worth remembering that it's not an American series. It's a British one. Rockstar are a British company (as were DMA), their founders, British. And with the GTA series nestled securely atop the gaming world in [..] |
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The BBFC seeks to classify online interaction  Filed under: Culture, Business
On Thursday, British government officials are proposing many of the regulations asked for in the Byron Review, which will also expand the roll of the British Board of Film Classificat [..] |
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| Microhoo! deal roadmap goes round in circles First Google, now AOL and News Corp again
Microsoft’s hostile takeover bid for Yahoo! is starting to resemble a corporate speed-dating night, as rival suitors jump back in the running.
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R/C car paintings  Instead of brushstrokes British artist Ian Cook paints with tire-tracks, mostly very small ones. The video above shows how laborious the process can be, more tedious than one might assume. Along with his abstract pieces, Ian also drives out some more representational works -
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| Alcoholic Malaysian shrews cast doubt on UK booze panic Research: Being drunk all the time is viable lifestyle
In a shock development offering hope for the cohesion of British society - not to mention the finances of the British government and the operating model of the Reg - boffins have discovered that it is possible to live almost entirely on booze and yet remain fully [...] [..] |
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| Brain Age Breaks UK Sales Record [Uk] British people, hello! Apparently lots of you own Brain Age. Like a lot a lot. According to compilers Chart-Track, the game has spent 80 weeks in the UK's top ten. 80. Eighty. 8. 0. The gray matter DS title has now surpassed the original Tomb Raider's benchmark. Perhaps British folks keep losing their copies of Brain Age and keep buying replacements? Perhaps they're just crazy [..] |
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| MGS4 "Had Minimal Impact" On British PS3 Sales [Metal Gear Solid 4] Last week, Metal Gear Solid 4 stormed straight to the top of the British sales charts. Good news for Konami! But Konami aren't the only ones with an investment in the game. Sony were banking on it to help shift a ton of PS3s as well, what with it being the first A [..] |
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| Linux risks netbooks defeat to Microsoft Small window of opportunity
Ubuntu-based things do pretty well in techie circles. The consumer space is a different beast, as gOS discovered when mega retailer Wal-Mart blamed poor demand from those sporting baseball caps and mullets for its decision to stop selling PCs loaded with its version on Linux earlier this year.
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