But the French, whose state-owned power giant Electricite de France is active in other countries' energy markets -- for instance, supplying power to 10 Downing Street, Blair's home, through its London Electricity -- have so far blocked a deal.

CNN: European leaders

Solid-state storage and memory technologies in general use less power than hard disk drives when they are active, and thus there can be power savings if some solid-state storage and memory can be used in a mixed storage technology environment in a way that reduces the spinning time of hard disk drives and thus decreases the power needs of a storage system.

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In particular, E Source identified the 10 largest power-drawing plug loads while in active mode and the five largest energy-consuming plug loads over the course of an entire year.

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The D-1 fault runs beneath the No. 2 reactor, and the government doesn't allow nuclear-power plant operators to build reactors directly above active faults.

WSJ: Panel: Active Fault Runs Beneath Japan Reactor

Rather than faux leather and relatively spartan trimmings (which, I admit, is admirable in many cases), S60 comes with a leather sport steering wheel and gearshift, a power glass moonroof, active dual xenon headlights, dual-zone climate control, illuminated controls, Bluetooth and audio streaming.

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Long-delayed nuclear power development plans are already encountering fierce scrutiny and active opposition in many countries, and alternative options sufficient to meet urgent and expanding needs are problematic at best.

FORBES: Aftershocks: Nuclear Energy Fallout From Japan

"Roads, metro-rail, increased water supply, availability of more power - these are the aspects in which the government is taking active steps, " he explains.

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Lens-shift Vibration Reduction (VR) alongside the new Active Mode assist in capturing blur-free images and video, while full manual controls give users the power to realize their creative potential when shooting.

ENGADGET: Nikon updates Coolpix compact lineup with S9500, sub-$200 S5200 and L28

The new C-MAX Energi also has 60 more horsepower than the Prius plug-in hybrid considering full battery power, along with class-exclusive technologies such as hands-free liftgate and active park assist for easier parallel parking.

ENGADGET: Ford C-Max Energi pricing: $29,995 after a federal tax credit, available this fall