Word: laser
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...fears growing among the public at large about the lasting impact of greenhouse gases, the outlook for nuclear today is, well, quite radiant. This September, some 300 executives from the world of energy and politics clambered into a huge hole in the Finnish town of Olkiluoto to watch a laser light show as the climax to the ground breaking for the first nuclear plant to be built in Europe in 14 years. The winner of the €3 billion plant contract was Areva, in a joint subsidiary with Germany's Siemens. China currently has nine nuclear reactors in operation...
...avoid appearing stiff, don't just stand on the podium glued to your laptop. Use a digital remote with a built-in laser pointer instead so you can click through and highlight your slides as you wander the stage or out into the audience, Oprah-style. Kensington's wireless PocketPresenter ($50) is a slick option that fits in your palm and works with both Macs and PCs within a 50-ft. range...
...pounce on the under-manned team once again, this time with 2:20 left in the game. After Harvard failed to clear the ball, Dartmouth’s star forward Darnell Nance corralled the loose ball and ripped a shot from 19 yards out. The shot was a laser hit so fast that the Crimson’s keeper Ryan Johnson could not make a break on the ball. It was Nance’s team-leading fifth goal of the season.“We’ve been in every game we’ve played...
...participated in three or more events, a workload the Crimson will face just once more this season. While this could be viewed as a legitimate justification for declining performance, the team made no such excuses. “Sailing is sailing, whether it’s a singlehanded laser or a four-division regatta,” junior Clay Johnson said. “I don’t really think the variation in the schedule has hurt us, we’ve actually been sailing really well lately.” “If anything, it could...
...Finland a 1993 application by utility TVO to build a new nuclear plant was overwhelmingly rejected by parliament. But on a balmy night this September, some 300 executives from the world of energy and politics clambered into a huge hole in the Finnish town of Olkiluoto to watch a laser lightshow as the climax of a highly unusual celebration: the groundbreaking for the first nuclear plant to be built in Europe in 14 years. This time, after a heated debate that led to the resignation of the Green party from government, Finland approved the utility's application because of worries...