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Japan’s Tepco Shuts Its Last Reactor, Power Risks Loom

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co, the operator of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima power plant, shut its last operating nuclear reactor on Monday for regular maintenance, leaving just one running reactor supplying Japan's creaking power sector. Japan has 54 reactors, but since the tsunami last March triggered the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years at the Fukushima plant, it has been unable to restart any reactors that have undergone maintenance due to public safety concerns. Tepco said it shutdown the No.6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki Kariwa plant, the world's biggest nuclear power plant, raising concerns about a power crunch this summer when electricity demand peaks due to hot weather.

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A Premiere Russian Voyage

Dutch liner Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has added a unique 17-day journey through Russia’s Sea of Okhotsk this summer, which cruises through the rarely traveled Kuril, Shantar, and Malminskie islands and more, thanks to the vessel’s top ice class ranking, shallow draft, and adept maneuverability.Departing from Japan’s northwest city of Otaru onboard ...

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Giffords, Kelly to headline on Mediterranean cruise

Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her retired astronaut husband Mark Kelly will take to the high seas this summer as the headliners for a high-end Atlantic and Mediterranean cruise.

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Busted! Worst Cases of Misleading Ads

Overselling your product's abilities can cost way more than just your reputation. Here are six cautionary tales you need to know. Believe it or not, a Brooklyn man filed a class-action lawsuit this week against tech giant Apple saying its ads oversold Siri, the talking assistant, on the iPhone 4S

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8 Reasons To Choose A Startup Over A Corporate Job

Sure, a corporate gig might (initially) pay more than a startup and come with cushy benefits, but there are real, career-defining reasons to heed the siren song of a startup.

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Clean Tech: Bigger Than Web 2.0?

Why the start-up community remains bullish on the industry--despite its Solyndra-sized failures. Clean tech start-ups have gotten a bad rap thanks to notable failures such as Solyndra, Beacon Power, and Ener1 subsidiary EnerDel, all of which collectively received hundreds of millions of dollars from the Department of Energy before going belly up

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Bloomberg Expanding Tech Coverage

The financial news giant is launching a tech vertical, several new blogs, and creating original video content. The crowded tech news scene will become even more crowded this week--Bloomberg has announced a major overhaul of their tech coverage.

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Technology For Generation Next: Teens in Tech Labs

Why Microsoft is backing a technology incubator for teens, an idea that Daniel Brusilovsky came up with at 15 years old. Daniel Brusilovsky started his first business when he was 14.

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So You Want Your Own Coffee Shop …

If you're thinking about pursuing an entrepreneurial dream, do this mental exercise to make sure you've got the passion to make it work. A friend of mine bought a coffee shop.

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