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The report says that for every megawatt hour (MW/h) of electricity generated, onshore wind costs roughly €105 (£83) per MW/h, compared to gas and coal which can cost up to around €164 and €233 per MW/h, respectively. Nuclear power, offshore wind and solar energy are all comparably inexpensive generators, at roughly €125 per MW/h. “This report highlights the true cost of Europe’s dependence on fossil fuels,” said Justin Wilkes, the deputy CEO of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). “Renewables are regularly denigrated for being too expensive and a drain on the taxpayer. My Night With Afghanistan's Only Female Warlord, Commander Pigeon.
I’d been living in Afghanistan three weeks when my guide, a young Afghan named Sharif Sahak, showed me a photograph of the country’s only known female warlord, Bibi Ayisha, nom de guerre: Commander Pigeon.
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Nakamoto and his attorney Ethan Kirschner of Kirschner Law have set out to raise a legal defense fund, launching via the website Newsweeklied.com and an associated Twitter account. Donations are being accepted via bitcoin (naturally), but also by credit card. In a section labeled “background,” the Newsweeklied website reads: Router that anonymises internet activity raises $300,000 on Kickstarter. An internet router that aims to anonymise online activity had raised over $300,000 Tuesday, after less than 48 hours on the Kickstarter fundraising site.
Anonabox, a 2.4in by 1.6in router, directs internet data that connects to it by ethernet or Wi-Fi through the Tor network, software designed to allow anonymous web browsing. Tor acts as a cloaking device, hiding information including the computer’s the current logged-in user name and the last-visited URL, IP address and other information disclosed through regular browsing. The service can be used to help people chat and email anonymously as well as skirt censorship. How Millennials Are Reshaping Charity And Online Giving : All Tech Considered. Charity: Water CEO and founder Scott Harrison, on a trip to Ethiopia.
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China’s Dangerous Game. The country's intensifying efforts to redraw maritime borders have its neighbors, and the U.S., fearing war.
But does the aggression reflect a government growing in power—or one facing a crisis of legitimacy? Brian Stauffer In the tranquil harbors that dot the coastline of Palawan, a sword-shaped island in the western Philippines, the ferry boats are crowded with commuters traveling back and forth between sleepy townships, and with vendors bearing fresh produce. Awakening - Joshua Lang. Since its introduction in 1846, anesthesia has allowed for medical miracles.
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Nieman Lab? David Carr’s Times column? You’re all on watch. Clickhole has become the best media criticism site on the planet. Programming Tools for Linux. This article is not so much about the various languages, as the programming tools that can be used to write programs using the languages.
When students first start taking programming courses at various private classes and colleges, the first language they learn is C. This is because C is the most traditional language, whose concepts form the base of every other language. CAINE Live CD/DVD - computer forensics digital forensics. Twitter Firehose Reveals How Weather Affects Mood. Researchers have long known that the weather has a profound physiological impact.
The human body reacts to sunlight by producing serotonin, a neurotransmitter that is strongly linked with feelings of well-being. Some people are more likely to be depressed during winter, a condition known as seasonal affective disorder or SAD. But despite this evidence, psychologists have long failed to find a clear correlation between weather and mood. This area of study is littered with studies that show contradictory correlations and others that show no correlation at all.
Now Jiwei Li at Stanford University and a few pals aim to change that. Alibaba Singles' Day Sales. ReutersEmployees sort packages at a hub of Shentong (STO) Express delivery company in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, November 11, 2014. Alibaba pulled in a record-breaking $9.3 billion in sales on Singles' Day, the biggest online shopping day in the world, the company said Tuesday. The sales number blows past Alibaba's previous record of nearly $5.8 billion during the 24-hour period on Nov. 11 last year.
The company said it has already shipped more than 278 million orders, up from the 150 million packages it shipped last year. ReutersAn employee sorts packages at a hub of Shentong (STO) Express delivery company in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, November 11, 2014. The shopping blitz is held every year on Nov. 11 (11/11) to celebrate Singles' Day, an anti-Valentine's Day holiday that emerged in China two decades ago as a time for bachelors and bachelorettes to celebrate the single life. 5ZLYvSD. How to Boost Your Practical Memory (and Stop Losing Your Keys) The World's Largest Corn Maze Is Riskier Than You Might Think.
Apparently there is such a thing as Guinness World Records status for the planet's largest corn maze, and walking through it might be more of a challenge than you would expect. A farm in Dixon, Calif., boasts the world's largest corn maze, which is in fact so large that some maze-goers are finding themselves in need of emergency rescue. In the month and a half that the maze has been open, seven calls have been placed to the local sheriff's office — including three calls to 911 —from people unable to find their way out. Matt Cooley, one of the owners, says the 911 calls might be a sign that the maze may be getting a little too big for its own good. Mexico missing: Protesters block Acapulco airport. 11 November 2014Last updated at 09:36 ET <div class="warning"><img class="holding" src=" alt="Protesters and riot police" /><p><strong>Please turn on JavaScript.
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It’s not surprising, what with 2010’s Toy Story 3 opening to near universal acclaim en route to crossing the billion-dollar mark worldwide. But for some viewers, it’s depressing all the same; for a franchise that started as a means of putting Pixar Studios on the map in 1995, heralding Disney’s new renaissance, audiences have come to feel an intimate connection with a film about friendship and sentient toys that also just happened to launch its own massive toy craze. This is ironic given the first film’s message about the importance of remaining loyal to one’s simple childhood diversions, even as toys were getting flashier and more elaborate with every passing year of the ‘90s. Perhaps most cynically (and appropriately), Disney revealed the film’s planned 2017 release in the midst of a conference call last week.
The sick and twisted history of Ultron, Marvel’s lesson about the singularity. Born during the Cold War, sprinkled with daddy issues, and blessed with an unquenchable megalomania, Ultron, a robot created by the most troubled Avenger in history, has been one of the great Avengers villains for 46 years. Now, he will play the main baddie in the upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron, wreaking havoc on Earth's mightiest franchise. Ultron's staying power is a sterling example of how the comic book industry has continually held a mirror up to society. The Ultron story has tracked fears of communism, of nuclear war, and now of artificial intelligence. But he began with a scheme that redefined comic book evil. What comic book evil looked like before Ultron. Nicolas Cole's answer to How can I, as a teen, improve my life the most in a single day? Who are the winners and losers from the Arab Spring? With Gamergate, it’s not enough to ignore the trolls.
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