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The secret world of power generation, and the arrival of Earth-spanning super grids
2014-07-30 18:37:30| Extremetech
A long, long time ago -- well, the middle of the 1800s to be exact -- electricity was an intriguing but mostly useless thing. Some factories and residences toyed with early electric lights and motors powered by on-site generators, but most of the world used piped steam and natural gas to heat their homes and drive their machines for decades after electrification began. That would all change, however, with Nikola Tesla's invention of three-phase high-voltage power distribution at the end of the 1800s and the creation of the world's first synchronized national electricity grid in Great Britain in 1938.
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Philippines: Whats behind super typhoon rapid intensification?
2014-07-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Typhoon Rammasun first tore across the Philippines earlier this week, dumping up to 13 inches of rain in some spots and causing the deaths of at least 40 people. According to the Red Cross, more than 1 million people were affected. The storm then emerged over the South China Sea and underwent a rapid re-intensification that boosted it to Super Typhoon status before it hit China's Hainan Island, becoming the most intense typhoon to hit southern China since 1973, according to the World Meteorological...
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Hub Network Announces 'Super Summer Saturday Giveaway'
2014-07-18 21:04:32| Toys - Topix.net
Summer Saturdays are going to become even sunnier on the HUB Network, champions of family fun and the only network dedicated to providing kids and their families with entertainment they can watch together.
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Super Nova Petroleum Corp. Appoints Chu As President, COO
2014-07-18 17:31:00| OGI
Ben Chu has more than 15 years experience in the oil industry, the company said.
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Some candidates' super PACs now a family affair
2014-07-18 16:32:57| Biotech - Topix.net
An outside political committee has spent thousands of dollars on signs and billboards to boost Florida Democrat Gabriel Rothblatt's long-shot bid for Congress.
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