With political campaign events curtailed due to the impact of Hurricane Sandy, both the Obama and Romney campaigns are still operating at full blast online.

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The West's most enthusiastic songster, the meadowlark, sings at full blast.

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When Malick (with help from Mozart and Wagner) is at full blast, his peculiarities the preference for monologue over conversation, and for lyrical meandering over forthright action somehow fall into place.

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The bleak surroundings don't dampen spirits: Some 2, 000 people have shown up, many in cars rigged with speakers on the hoods to pump out Gypsy pop at full blast.

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But then ignition gets going and at full blast the jet and the rocket will each provide about half of the 210, 000 newtons (47, 000 pounds) of thrust needed to break the record.

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Smart metering is part of an increasingly popular trend in energy efficiency called "demand response" in which customers voluntarily cut back on their power consumption during times of highest electricity demand, like the hottest days of summer, when air conditioners are running at full blast.

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Recent job losses at Port Talbot were a major blow to the local community (500 managerial and admin posts were scrapped), but the news has not all been bad and earlier this week the plant's second blast furnace was re-lit, and is expected to be back at full production soon.

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