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Yangtze Power output up 8.85 percent

China View-April 10th 2006BEIJING- Yangtze Electric Power Co., operator of the Three Gorges hydroelectric dam, said Friday it had generated 8.85 percent more electricity in the first quarter than a year earlier.

Yangtze Power produced 5.77 million megawatt-hours (MWh) in the January-March period, with 43 percent of the output coming from the Three Gorges, it said in a statement.

The company, China’s most valuable power firm, shares Three Gorges output with its State-owned parent, China Three Gorges Project Corp. The plant is the world’s largest hydropower project.

Its share of the dam’s output had been 3.378 million MWh in the first …


White light added to traffic lights

AlligatorOnline-April 10th 2006 

Gainesville drivers can now see lights in four colors at major intersections in Gainesville and other cities in Florida: green, yellow, red and white.

The white light, also known as the confirmation light, allows police officials to see when drivers are running red lights without actually seeing the light turn red, said Holly Walker, District 2 safety engineer with the Florida Department of Transportation.

Police officials are able to tell if a driver runs a red light from any direction and position on the road, allowing easier access and maneuvering when pulling over traffic violators, Walker said.

“The benefit …


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