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“The first giant offshore turbine, named Britannia, will be complete by 2012.”
“It will tower 574ft (175m) above the North Sea, with blades that sweep a circle more than 100ft (30m) wider than the diameter of the London landmark.”
“Offshore turbines are commonly capable of generating either 2.5 or five megawatts of power, but the Britannia will produce 10 megawatts.”
“That translates into enough electricity to power about 10,000 homes, and replace some two million barrels of oil during its lifetime.”
“They'll get bigger than 10 megawatts, is my feeling. How much bigger? I don't know.”
“There might be a limit to the size that people want to put into the field; if a 20 megawatt turbine failed, that's a big chunk of electricity to lose.”
“But then, if a power station goes off-line you've lost 300 megawatts, so I don't think that's a limit either.”
“Each of its blades will be 236ft (72m) long and will weigh more than 30 tonnes.”
“He was extremely lucky as the smoke detector in his living room was not working and he was saved by a second detector in the stairwell of the property.”
“the college has its own wind turbine generating 20% of its power”
“"A lot of these technology changes require a complete restructuring of a bank's operating systems, so it's a massive piece of work," he points out.”
“and with Bill Gates among its 720 members that would be a difficult thing indeed to benchmark.”
“Ancient but modern - the WCIT emblem is full of IT symbolism”
“Soteria said they would also provide new aircraft - believed to be the Sikorsky S92 helicopter - to replace the ageing military Sea King helicopters over a three-year period.”
“The new fleet would travel 30% faster and have the capability to attend low-level overland night-time incidents.”
“218 cameras”
“It has been pushing ahead with a different, 1,300 megawatt windfarm in the Moray Firth, in which it has a 25% stake with Portuguese company EDP Renovaveis.”
“Mr Oudot released details of 13 separate unpatched vulnerabilities he found in some of the most popular malware kits used to attack websites.”
“The 31 futuristic air-filled plastic cushions are being used in the concourse of the redeveloped station.”
“Work on the new roof, created using two layers of film measuring around two to three strands of hair in thickness, marks the last phase of work at the station, which is due to open to passengers in September.”
“It is only 1% of the weight of glass and transmits more light, while Network Rail said it is also cost‑effective as it means less steel is needed to support the roof.”
“Work on the new roof, created using two layers of film measuring around two to three strands of hair in thickness, marks the last phase of work at the station...”
“It is only 1% of the weight of glass and transmits more light...”
“He said that the GPS satellite system that tracked the voyage provides evidence that the boat had not touched land during the trip.”
“"The robots will follow the system using a series of laser beams which will tell it exactly where it is," he explained. Computers on board the robots will be able to tell doors to open, and sensors will tell the robots to stop if anything…”
“Sky Sports News was launched on Freeview in 2002”
“BSkyB has announced that Sky Sports News is to become a pay-TV channel, after eight years of being available on Freeview.”
“The move would take place "later this year", Sky added.”
“"Sky Sports News has been a great success over the last 12 years and we have big ambitions to make it even better," said Barney Francis, managing director of Sky Sports.”
“"As part of a subscription service, customers can look forward to expanded coverage and the launch of Europe's first HD sports news service."”
“As part of a subscription service, customers can look forward to expanded coverage and the launch of Europe's first HD sports news service.”
“just two months later”
“SBP said 106 cameras are Automatic Number Plate Recognition devices that are only trained on car registration plates at road level.”
“They are already working together on two big projects - the Galileo satellite-navigation system and Gmes, an Earth observation programme.”
“The EU is also considering other areas of activity, including the very expensive realm of human spaceflight.”
“The 3G network of mobile phone company O2 was out of action in some parts of England for up to 3.5 hours on 17 June.”
“The telescope has been taking science data for six months but is now operating from dusk-dawn each night.”
“Pan-STARRS 1 (PS1) is expected to map one-sixth of the sky every month.”
“The facility boasts a huge digital camera: a 1,400 megapixel (1.4 gigapixel) device that can photograph an area of the sky as large as 36 full Moons in a single exposure.”
“The giant digital camera will take over 500 exposures each night”
“collecting about four terabytes of data (equivalent to what 1,000 DVDs can hold).”
“The 1.8m (60-inch) diameter telescope on Haleakala will also spot many small, faint bodies in the outer Solar System that hid from previous surveys.”
“PS1 is the experimental prototype for a larger telescope to be built called PS4, which will have four times the power of PS1”
“The Labour government had extended the engineering firm an £80m loan for a 15,000 tonne press to supply specialist components for the nuclear industry. Company's nuclear parts loan axed”
“Announcing the loan in March, the former Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said it would make Forgemasters one of two plants in the world able to make large forgings for the nuclear energy industry.”
“Only one person, a student living in Tallinn, was ever charged over the 2007 Estonia cyber attacks.”
“He was fined £1000.”
“Experts from nearly 40 countries gathered in the Estonian capital Tallinn to discuss the latest issues in the fight against virtual attackers.”
“The computers used in the (Estonia) attacks were distributed worldwide, in more than 100 countries.”
“Skilled hackers at the conference said malware designed to be used in attacks could be purchased for a few hundred dollars online, or even downloaded for free.”
“One expert said his government network is attacked 60,000 times per second.”
“In less than 10 seconds, Dr Miller, who once worked for the US National Security Agency, took complete control of a machine remotely.”
“He said that with a budget of $100m (£67m) he could train a team to carry out a major cyber attack on an industrialised nation, with targets including military systems, critical infrastructure and banks.”
“Sheffield Forgemasters was told in March it would receive the £80m loan to build a world-leading 15,000 tonne press to supply specialist components for the nuclear industry.”
“The game is due for release in the US on 21 September and three days later in the rest of the world.”
“Users pick one of 16 different nations, choose a ruler and then, starting off with a single settler in the year 4000BC, build a settlement and then expand across the globe.”
“Created by gaming legend Sid Meier and first released in 1991, Civilization gives players the task of leading their fledgling nation to a position of world domination or being the first to reach distant stars.”
“We've also removed the ability to stack units”
“"We've radically changed the way a player fights a battle," he said. "Artillery units now have a ranged attack, units can now automatically transport across water and the space race has been given an overhaul."”
“A total of 218 cameras - some of them hidden - were put up in various locations across the areas.”
“Of those, 106 were Automatic Number Plate Recognition devices which were able to record car registrations as they moved around the areas.”
“The partnership said it would not be placing bags on the 72 hidden cameras because it does not want to reveal their location.”
“Figures from Ofcom published in August 2009 showed Wales had 58% take-up of broadband, a figure which had risen by 13 percentage points on the previous year and was the largest increase in the UK proportionally.”
“Used only six centralisers to make sure the casing ran down the centre of the well bore, rather than the 21 recommended by sub-contractor Halliburton”
“On 9 May 2010, the Chevron-led consortium established a new record in Canada when it started drilling in the Orphan Basin at a water depth of 2,600 metres.”
“That is much deeper than the leaking BP well, which was drilled at depths of 1,500 metres.”
“The Lona O-55 well is set to run deeper into the seabed too. The oil is expected to be found 4,150 metres below the water's surface, compared with 4,000 metres in the Gulf.”
“The Great Barasway F-66 well on the Orphan Basin, where drilling started in 2006, was abandoned in spring 2007 before any test runs had been undertaken...”
“we agreed their request to provide a certificate to West Midlands Police stating that CCTV in the premises is in working order”
“The South West Regional Development Agency (RDA) is also having to consider multimillion-pound savings. ... including the £42m Wave Hub which is to help deliver energy generated from the sea. It is expected to start delivering power to the…”
“Evidence can be given to the inquiry by emailing [email protected], phoning 08456 048 810 or textphoning 08456 048 820.”
“has two screens”
“scheduled to be on shop shelves in late 2010”
“bring it into the 21st Century”
“has two camera lenses”
“after a 13-year gap”
“Nintendo said the novel handheld is designed to replace the existing DS and is scheduled to be on shop shelves in late 2010.”
“This is a second LCD screen that sits over the main viewing panel that creates a series of fine lines across the screen that allows the user to see a different set of pixels, creating the appearance of a 3D view.”
“Consequently on the 3DS only the top screen displays 3D while the lower screen is a functional touch screen.”
“The 3DS handheld has two camera lenses which enables owners to take and view photographs in 3D.”
“Nintendo has added a slider which can increase or decrease the depth of 3D view, or can be taken right down, disabling the parallax barrier view and turning it into a 2D image.”
“At its briefing Nintendo showed the first game that will be released for the 3DS called Kid Icarus Uprising.”
“Nintendo said the net service behind the always-on updates will be free to use.”
“Nintendo said several 3DS titles were in development including DJ Hero 3D, Saints Row: Drive-By, Resident Evil Revelations, Batman, Assassin's Creed Lost Legacy and Metal Gear Solid.”
“At the event Nintendo also showcased a number of new titles that included Donkey Kong Country Returns, a new Legend of Zelda called Skyward Sword, Mario Sports and, after a 13-year gap, Goldeneye 007 for the Wii.”
“Mr Spector has developed a number of classic gaming titles in the past such as Deus Ex and System Shock.”
“The biofuel is made from used chip fat from two local hotels”
“She added that the equipment had been manufactured and installed to European standards.”
“Educated guesswork leads me to believe that given the will this could be done within one to two weeks.”
“It is noteworthy that, as reported on CNN on 10 June, the Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL) has modelled interactions of interest using different devices in the past and this data can be used to guide to new models.”
“This is based entirely on the following assumptions, that 1) MOABs exist, 2) a pressure vessel can be found, converted, and/or constructed easily. 3) The easy accessibility of several tons of liquid oxygen canisters and several tons of sea…”
“Thames Valley officers will also be sending text messages via Bluetooth equipment at the course.”
“In addition to communicating via our police website, community messaging, and local media, we will be using Twitter for the very first time for this event.”
“Eminem, Rihanna, Soundgarden, Jane's Addiction and Nerd all played a live set in front of 5,000 invited guests.”
“The event was dedicated to entertaining the crowd, with a mixture of performing musicians and artists (including a pole dance performed at 75 feet)”
“Microsoft said it expected the Home and Student version to sell for about £109 and the Professional edition for £429.”
“Microsoft said those that have been using the trial, or beta, version of Office 2010 can continue to use it until 31 October.”
“Microsoft said ad-supported versions of these programs will be free to use for anyone with a Windows Live ID.”
“Police were able to track down Mr Onyancha through the mobile phone Samuel Muiruri had transferred money to electronically.”
“The school said it was the FBI who raised the alarm after internet scanning software picked up a suspicious combination of words.”
