I just deleted and old Ubuntu off the Journo’s dual-boot Ubuntu/XP HP Pavillion and along with it Ubuntu’s Grub and her Master Boot Record (MBR), which of course rendered the machine useless. I had an Ubuntu 10.04 Lycid Lynx Live CD at hand (never leave home without it), so here’s how to repair an XP [...]

Attempting to speed up the oil spill clean up in the Gulf, BP has just tapped the world’s largest oil skimming vessel. This converted Taiwanese cargo ship known as “A Whale” was put through her paces during a trial run this past weekend in a 25 square mile area north of the ruptured well. Capable of skimming roughly 21 million gallons of oil each day, it’s nearly 250 times more efficient than many of the 550 converted fishing boats and other vessels presently being employed as skimmers. The results of this weekend’s tests are expected later today, and if all went according to plan, A Whale will become a central part of BP’s $3 billion cleanup operation.

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. Excluding breakfast. Ideally located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur's lively Chinatown is Hotel China Town Inn offering affordable accommodation with free wireless internet access in public areas. Rooms offer a television, comfortable bed and attached bathroom. Most rooms offer air conditioning. Services offered by Hotel China Town Inn include a tour desk, car rental and laundry services. Hotel China Town Inn is close to the LRT Station, Pudu Raya Bus Station and Bukit Bintang Shopping Centre. It is also within walking distance from various attractions.

This past week the Portuguese company Martifer Renewables abandoned plans to build a hybrid solar-biomass power facility in Fresno County, California due to objections from neighbors over air quality. The plant would have powered some 75,000 homes for 20 years, helping PG&E meet its 33 percent renewable energy requirement by 2020 .

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Mostly cloudy 30°C

Humidity:

74%

Wind Speed:

8 KMH

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SSE (160°)

Barometer:

1009 mb

Dewpoint:

25°C

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36°C

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30°C

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11 km

Mostly cloudy 32°C

Humidity:

70%

Wind Speed:

10 KMH

Wind Direction:

WSW (250°)

Barometer:

1008 mb

Dewpoint:

26°C

Heat Index:

39°C

Wind Chill:

32°C

Visibility:

11 km

. Excluding breakfast. Ideally located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur's lively Chinatown is Hotel China Town Inn offering affordable accommodations with free wireless internet access in public areas. Rooms offer a TV, comfortable bed and attached bathroom. Most rooms offer air conditioning. Services offered by Hotel China Town Inn include a tour desk, car rental and laundry services. Hotel China Town Inn is close to the LRT (light rail) Station, Pudu Raya Bus Station and Bukit Bintang Shopping Centre. It is also within walking distance from various attractions.

Mostly cloudy 34°C

Humidity:

52%

Wind Speed:

5 KMH

Wind Direction:

SSW (200°)

Barometer:

1007 mb

Dewpoint:

23°C

Heat Index:

39°C

Wind Chill:

34°C

Visibility:

11 km

. Excluding breakfast. Ideally located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur's lively Chinatown is Hotel China Town Inn offering affordable accommodation with free wireless internet access in public areas. Rooms offer a television, comfortable bed and attached bathroom. Most rooms offer air conditioning. Services offered by Hotel China Town Inn include a tour desk, car rental and laundry services. Hotel China Town Inn is close to the LRT Station, Pudu Raya Bus Station and Bukit Bintang Shopping Centre. It is also within walking distance from various attractions.

Electric car startup Tesla debuted on the public markets this week, raised $226 million for the company, gave the future of green cars a boost, and saw its share leap over 40 percent on the first day of trading.

The founder of solar thermal company eSolar, Asif Ansari, has launched a new company that is looking to sell solar thermal to the next billion. Called Suntrough, this month the startup, will build its first 5.5 MW solar thermal plant in India.

Internet infrastructure giant Cisco announced its energy management gadget this week, which will help consumers monitor and manage their home energy consumption. Like many other large companies, Cisco contracted with Open Peak to brand their home energy device.

Quiet smart grid company Consert brought in big backers this week, including GE, Verizon and Qualcomm. At least one of those backers isn’t surprising — Consert is building home energy management products off of using Verizon Wireless’ 3G network.

What’s the key to the success of some of the recent greentech IPOs like Tesla’s? Well, the good lot of them have had direct support from Uncle Sam.

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