Eurasian Goldfinch on a Teasel.
I got a close fly-by from this little Egret today
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Tick tock, drip drop... At 20:00 hrs on Tuesday 18 February 2025 the Malmanac weathervane reports 1.9C, 82% relative humidity, pressure steady 1020mb. No precipitation. Wind is blowing 1.6mph from E, gusting to 3.1mph.
Northern's electric powerhouse cannons into Preston on a faded morning. Make your UK Will online for Free.Greylag Geese arriving at the marsh this afternoon
Eurasian Widgeon taking off at the marshes today
First Ladies of Ukraine, Turkey visit orphans evacuated from Odesa (PHOTOS and more)
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Zelensky starts capitulating on Ukraines security guarantees: If not NATO, then strong army and deployment of foreign troops (more)
A second photo of a lovely Female Stonechat
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Trump and Republicans are trading Ukraines future for a convenient, quick capitulation surrender (more)
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Today's song is Another Day by Sinkane
Sinkane is a Sudanese-American musician who blends krautrock, prog rock, electronica, free jazz and funk rock with Sudanese pop. Born to college professors in London, he lived in Sudan, then moved to Ohio when he was five.
He is the vocalist of Atomic Bomb! Band which plays the music of Nigerian funk musician William Onyeabor.
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Female Stonechat seen at Frampton Marsh this afternoon
UK will be at war by next election, says ex-Army Lib Dem MP
UK will be at war by next election, says ex-Army Lib Dem MP by -Ardea-
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In the UK, has been promoting Reform party. For a while, he promoted the party leader Nigel and even allegedly planned on donating up to 100 million to get him elected as the Prime Minister. Their relationship went sour after Farage failed to root for
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Here is the Kestrel taking a break from looking for prey to give me a stare...
Saw this Kestrel hunting whilst walking around Frampton Marshes
Woman, 21, convicted after making a terrible choice about neighbour
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18/02/2025 Patchy frost overnight Evening Weather Forecast UK Met Office Weather
completely and utterly disagree
the countries plus the plus , alone, outmatch 's output. they don't match russia's output, but has the will and capacity to do that, plus ingenuity lacks. so then let's expand that to , , , etc: with 's full economic backing, ukraine's performance, already as extraordinary as it is, will be the preeminent military power in this arena in terms of capability
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President Zelenskyy: In 2019 We had a ceasefire agreement, Putin signed it and he broke the ceasefire "Dont trust Putin. Dont trust just words about ceasefire."
Le Monde: Ukraine Already Received Almost 70 F-16 Fighters
#WarCriminal
"Core Power of the UK has announced that it will develop a "US-anchored" maritime civil nuclear programme that will "bring floating nuclear power to market by the mid-2030s".
Launched during Core Power's New Nuclear for Maritime summit in Houston, Texas, on 12 February, the Liberty programme "will lay the foundation for the use of nuclear power in the civil maritime sector", the company said. "It will encompass modular construction of advanced fission technology and create the regulatory and supply chain frameworks necessary to enable this technology to be rolled out worldwide."
The first part of the programme will see the mass production of floating nuclear power plants (FNPPs). The expertise gained in rolling out FNPPs on a large scale will pave the way for the second part of the programme, which involves developing nuclear propulsion for civil ships.
Core Power said FNPPs will be produced in shipyards on a modular production line, using well-established shipbuilding processes and leveraging an already-skilled workforce. They will be manufactured as power barges that can be moored at ports and coastal locations, as well as larger-capacity generation units anchored further offshore. A fleet of FNPPs can be mass produced and towed to customer locations without complex site preparations, it said, while a central yard carries out commissioning, maintenance, refuelling, and waste management. The Liberty programme will employ advanced nuclear technologies, such as molten salt reactors.
"The Liberty programme envisions opening the orderbook for FNPPs in 2028 and reaching full commercialisation by the middle of the next decade," Core Power said. The company will choose a location in the USA to build the initial manufacturing yard for FNPPs.
The second phase of the programme will focus on developing the supply chain and workforce. The third phase will see the development of business operations models and creating the manufacturing base. At the same time, Core Power plans to aid the development of international safety and security standards by working together with the International Maritime Organization and the International Atomic Energy Authority to create a civil liability convention for nuclear-powered ships.
The programme, it said, will also encompass creating the robust regulatory framework necessary to operate FNPPs and (later) civil vessels with nuclear propulsion. It will also include the supply chains (such as fuel and highly trained personnel) that will enable advanced nuclear reactors to function.
"The Liberty programme will unlock a floating power market worth USD2.6 trillion, and shipyard construction of nuclear will deliver on time and on budget," said Core Power CEO Mikal Be. "Given that 65% of economic activity takes place on the coast, this will allow nuclear to reach new markets.
"Core Power's Liberty programme will deliver resilient energy security for heavy industry and ocean transport. In doing so, it will revolutionise the maritime sector and transform global trade."
In October last year, Core Power announced it had signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Research Institute to study market conditions for a maritime civil nuclear programme in Japan."
My friend Little Mate chatting today in .