MDC backs power-sharing dialogue

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Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he remains committed to discussing power-sharing after talks with the ruling Zanu-PF were adjourned. They were suspended to give Mr Tsvangirai, who left Tuesday's round of talks early, time to reflect, prompting speculation he had walked out. South African leader Thabo Mbeki, who is mediating the talks, denied there had been a breakdown. Submitted by: Vizon | Visited 8 times | Comments 0

♦ Power your Air with the Sun

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QuickerTek solar panels for MacBook Air fold up to a rectangle about 10.5 inches. A new solar panel kit for the MacBook Air will both charge and power the laptop at the same time, QuickerTek announced Tuesday. The Wichita, Kansas-based company that sells accessories for Apple devices, calls this latest portable solar power gadget the Apple Juicz MacBook Air Solar Charger. Submitted by: hwould - Visited 19 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Zimbabwe prez, opposition leader, sign agreement

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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, left, and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, right, have signed a formal agreement to schedule talks on power sharing. HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) Zimbabwe's president and opposition leader have signed an agreement calling for formal talks on sharing power. A stern-looking President Robert Mugabe and a beaming Morgan Tsvangirai, the opposition leader... Submitted by: Blitz - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Deal to hold Zimbabwe power-sharing talks 'to be signed this afternoon'

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Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai are reportedly close to signing an agreement to hold power-sharing talks in what would be the first step towards forming a unity government, according to officials in Zimbabwe. Speaking on condition of anonymity, government officials said the South African president, Thabo Mbeki, who has been negotiating international talks on Zimbabwe... Submitted by: topresale - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Zimbabwe power-sharing talks deal struck

1 vote	HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) Opposition officials say Zimbabwe's president and opposition leader are expected to sign an agreement to hold power-sharing talks. The agreement sets out conditions for talks to form a unity government to help resolve Zimbabwe's political and economic crisis. Submitted by: DealWorx - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Conflicting reports on Zimbabwe's power-sharing talks

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) South Africa's presidential spokesman says power-sharing talks are underway between Zimbabwe's ruling and opposition forces. But there are conflicting reports. It has not been possible to confirm the reports from presidential spokesman Mukoni Ratshitanga because the talks are reportedly taking place in a secret location in South Africa. Submitted by: PowerExtreme - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Niger signs power deal with China

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The government in Niger has signed an agreement for China to help improve the country's power supplies. China will transfer several electrical power units to Niger under the agreement, officials said. The deal comes as Niger's cities have been experiencing power outages, partly due to problems in supply from Nigeria. Chinese companies have recently become more active in Niger... Submitted by: Shiffy - Visited 0 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Officials: Zimbabwe power-sharing talks deadlocked

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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Officials say Zimbabwe's power-sharing talks have stalled over what positions the president and opposition leader would hold in a new government. Two officials close to the negotiations say the opposition is upset by a government proposal to keep longtime President Robert Mugabe in office and to make Morgan Tsvangirai a vice president. Submitted by: Adrián - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Intel releases more details on future Nehalem chip

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An Intel paper to be released Tuesday offers more details on future Nehalem processors. Rajesh Kumar, Intel fellow and director of the Circuit & Low Power Technologies Digital Enterprise Group, gave a brief overview of a paper covering "clocking architecture" and some of the major data transfer and power savings goals for Nehalem... Submitted by: brian65 - Visited 11 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Indonesia to make factories work weekends to save power

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JAKARTA — Indonesia will force some manufacturers to shift production to weekends in order to reduce peak demand during the week and stave off an electricity crisis, senior government officials said Friday. Southeast Asia's largest economy suffers from power shortages as demand has steadily risen while there was little new investment in power-related infrastructure. Submitted by: nevalex - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ GE strikes $2bn wind turbine deal

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US conglomerate General Electric (GE) has struck a deal to sell $2bn worth of wind turbines for use in Texas. Mesa Power is planning what it says will be the world's largest single-site wind power development, producing enough power for 300,000 US homes. GE will deliver the 667 1.5-megawatt turbines in 2010 and 2011. Separately... Submitted by: mybluehair - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Failed power adapters spark settlement from Apple

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Unsurprisingly, the sparking power adapters also sparked a class-action lawsuit from angry owners, some of which claimed that the power adapters set small fires in their homes and endangered their families. The lawsuit said that Apple misrepresented the problems with the adapters even after it acknowledged there was a problem. The second edition of "Friday links" is here. Submitted by: pachecus - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ AEI acquires Pakistani energy control

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DCL owns a 94-megawatt combined-cycle gas-fired power plant and Pakistan's first water desalination facility and sells all its power through a 30-year Power Purchase Agreement with Karachi Electric Supply Company. DCL's steam is used to produce three million gallons of desalinised water per day, serving approximately 1,00,000 households daily. This deal mark's AEI's foray in the Middle East... Submitted by: Marty_ - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Apple delays iDisk file sharing, MobileMe issues continue

1 vote	When MobileMe was announced, iDisk File Sharing was mentioned as a feature; however, the MobileMe webpage noted that all features listed on that page were subject to change. When MobileMe was released on July 10, 2008, iDisk File Sharing was not included. I apologize for any inconvenience. Submitted by: Randombase - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Photos: Power on for Boeing's Dreamliner

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Boeing has done a lot of crowing about its 787 Dreamliner--and had to eat its fair share of crow along the way, too. Power on: A Boeing technician plugs an external power cart into the first 787 Dreamliner. To see more, click on the image. Almost a year after rolling a bright, shiny mock-up of the plane out onto the public stage... Submitted by: yallabrmga - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Power cut 'kills iron lung woman'

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A US woman who spent almost 60 years in an iron lung has died after a power cut shut down the machine that enabled her to breathe, her family says. Dianne Odell died at her family house some 80 miles (129km) north-east of Memphis, Tennessee. She was 61. Family members say they were unable to get an emergency generator after the power failure knocked out electricity. Submitted by: amazingronit - Visited 0 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ CII protests industrial power cut and power cost

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While the industry understands that poor monsoon had necessitated this action, it fails to understand why the entire hardship had been put on high tension and extra high tension (HT & EHT) consumers who use only 25 per cent of the generated/purchased power in Kerala, CII Kerala State Council Chairman MSA Kumar said in a statement here. Expressing concern at cross subsidy across user groups... Submitted by: sabian1982 - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ BHEL wins 2,080 cr contract in Syria power project

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With this order for Tishreen Thermal Power Plant Extension (2x200 MW), the company has also made its maiden entry in the Syrian Power Sector, a BHEL statement said. The order has been placed on BHEL by Public Establishment of Electricity for Generation and Transmission (PEEGT), Ministry of Electricity, Syria, and is to be executed in a tight schedule of 33 months. Submitted by: Juanzo - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Flickr rules in photo sharing, as video tiptoes in

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Jonathan Racasa of West Covina, Calif., used to share his photos online on Shutterfly, but he wasn't sure anyone was really seeing them. He switched to Yahoo's Flickr and hasn't looked back. Racasa isn't the only shutterbug to jump. Yahoo's photo-sharing site has quietly become the most powerful force for dedicated online photo sharing. Yahoo... Submitted by: arcade32 - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ POWER-FUL FILMS

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July 22, 2008 TYRONE Power, who died 50 years ago at 44, has more of his movies available on DVD than practically any of his peers from Hollywood's Golden Age. It's also because Power is more respected today because of more ambitious roles in darker films like "Nightmare Alley" and "The Razor's Edge" than during his heyday in the '30s and '40s. Less fluffy is "Johnny Apollo" (1940)... Submitted by: livingearth - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Tata Power takes 26 per cent stake in Bhutan

1 vote	The Dagachhu hydroelectric power project will be executed by Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)-Dagachhu Hydro Power Corporation Ltd (DHPC), the company said in a statement. Please select the reason that best describes your complaint.Post is... Submitted by: dhaliwal - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment