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DON QUIXOTE
Photo of an industrial windmill, about 150 m high and almost 100m in diameter, delivers about 2MW of power when the wind blows hard but about 1000 times less when the wind blows more moderately (1m/s). Even operating at full capacity they cannot replace nuclear or fossil fuel energy,but can supply small amounts of energy, especially to rural areas. Cost to build? 1 million dollars each.
SEVILLE TO GIBRALTAR BY BUS
May 3rd 2005 When I got up early on May 3rd, I Left my backpacks in the storage room at the reception desk of Hotel Simon, so that I could walk up to the Barrio of the Santa Cruz neighbourhood for a quick iberian breakfast of cafe con leche and a bocatella" (coffee with milk and a roll). Time always seemed elusive, and although there was so much more to do in Seville, the remaining 7 days I had left didn't pe
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Strategically important, Gibraltar was ceded to Great Britain by Spain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht; the British garrison was formally declared a colony in 1830. In referendums held in 1967 and 2002, Gibraltarians ignored Spanish pressure and voted ... ... read more COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom
