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Texas bills call for renewables to help save declining fossil fuel sector

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:47 GMT

(The Hill) – The Texas Senate on Wednesday passed a package of bills that would cut support from wind and solar power and force renewable electricity producers to help pay for new fossil fuel power plants. The five bills are part of a larger campaign by the Republican-controlled body to redirect growth in the states' flourishing renewable energy sector — by far the largest in the country — toward oil and gas.The effort seeks to establish the long-term primacy of “dispatchable” electricity — in practice, gas powered plants — over renewables.The package acts as a counterpoint to the shifting reality of Texas’ energy landscape. While the state is by far the nation’s largest emitter of fossil fuels, new renewable electricity is cheaper and often more attractive than new gas power plants — particularly with the 30 percent renewable energy tax credits passed by Democrats last September. Plus, wind and solar power has been crucial to keepin...

Caztek’s GridPak solar generator is designed, developed and manufactured in downtown St. Paul

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:47 GMT

As an engineer, Casimir Sienkiewicz has worked on mouse-like user controls for implantable sleep apnea devices, military-grade radio casings designed to work in war zones and heart pump rotors no bigger than your fingernail.His engineering firm, Caztek, brought a bit of all three design standards to its newest prototype — the GridPak, a rolling, solar-powered electrical generator designed, developed and manufactured in downtown St. Paul.Equipped with some 4,000 pounds of lithium batteries and measuring 18 feet in length, the boat-sized generator and its moving solar array can be taken into rugged, off-road terrain to power anything from a disaster relief effort to a golf tournament or outdoor music fair through the power of the sun. Caztek created GridPak for Trystar, a Faribault-based power distribution company better known for producing box panels, transformers and industrial cables.“If you’re consuming what you’re generating off the solar array … you...

98.3 TRY Social Dilemma: Was I Wrong to Keep a Friend's Dog Out of My House?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:47 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma is about dogs and friends. Here's the email: Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Hi Jaime. I am in the middle of a fight with a good friend of mine all because of his girlfriend's dog. I recently had a little get together with friends. Now all of my friends know that I am allergic to most if not all dogs. Anyway, my one friend Ken is dating a new young woman. Well, Ken and his girlfriend came to the house with her little dog. When they came to the house, I explained that I could not let the dog inside because of my allergies. They both said, oh it's a "hypoallergenic dog" and it won't cause any problems. I love dogs but I also know I can't be around them so I said I was sorry but I could not let the dog inside. So my friend Ken asks what to do and I simply said bring the dog home and then come back. Well, he was really angry, and they both left and did not come back. Now ...

Ask Amy: Theater kid’s future rests on a curtain call

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:47 GMT

Dear Amy: I am a major theater kid!I love everything about the theater. In 2020, I won a regional award from my production of “Guys and Dolls” (I was Sarah).This was right before COVID hit. In 2021, I started to do the school plays at my high school. I got some decent roles, but none as big as the ones I got before.At our school’s show for “The Sound of Music” (I was Marta) a casting agent came to our play to cast people for an off-Broadway play.I didn’t hear much about it and thought no one got picked.A few days later one of my friends told me they picked seven kids from our production.I was devastated, as I have been performing all my life, and thought I was really good at it.This is even more disappointing, considering it is my junior year and I’m considering going to a college for theater.Should I quit?— Supporting Role SadnessDear Supporting Role: To respond, I’m turning to an expert, my friend Mo Rocca. Mo is a grown-up theater kid who is a sought-after actor on televisi...

Cybersecurity: Main and emerging threats  

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:47 GMT

Find out about the top cyber threats in 2022, the most affected sectors and the impact of the war in Ukraine, Society.The digital transformation has inevitably led to new cybersecurity threats. During the coronavirus pandemic, companies had to adapt to remote working and this created more possibilities for cybercriminals. The war in Ukraine has also affected cybersecurity.In response to the evolution of cybersecurity threats, Parliament adopted a new EU directive introducing harmonised measures across the EU, including on the protection of essential sectors.Read more on new EU measures to fight cybercrime.Next image: Discover the main cybersecurity threat types Switch view mode to mosaic Switch view mode to list of images Top 8 cybersecurity threats in 2022 and beyondAccording to the Threat Landscape 2022 report by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (Enisa), there are eight prime threat groups:1. Ransomware: hackers seize control of someone’s data and demand a ransom to res...

Presale Codes for SZA The SOS Tour with Raye

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:47 GMT

If you might kill your ex — then we have just the tour to make you feel at home. SZA is touring her wildly popular SOS album with a new North American and European leg dubbed “The SOS Tour” with special guest Raye. The new Europe dates will begin June 1 in Amsterdam, Netherlands and stretch through June 21 in Dublin, Ireland, followed by a North American leg launching on September 20 in Miami, FL and wrapping October 29 in Phoenix, AZ with two stops here in Los Angeles on October 22 and 23 at Crypto.com Arena — see below for all dates. Passwords and presale codes for the SZA The SOS Tour with Raye tickets are as follows:Presale codes for SZA The SOS Tour with RayePresale tickets for SZA The SOS Tour with Raye go on sale today, April 13 and we’ve been told the following presale codes and passwords may work. Details are subject to change, and vary by event date:Live Nation website presale code or password: VINYLLive Nation mobile app presale code or password: COVERTS...

Condominium sells in Palo Alto for $1.9 million

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:47 GMT

447 Homer Avenue – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 400 block of Homer Avenue in Palo Alto was sold on March 21, 2023 for $1,920,000, or $1,215 per square foot. The condominium, built in 1981, has an interior space of 1,580 square feet. The property features three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a garage, and four parking spaces. It sits on a 784-square-foot lot, which also has a pool.Additional units that have recently changed hands close by include:On Waverley Street, Palo Alto, in October 2022, a 1,592-square-foot unit was sold for $1,793,000, a price per square foot of $1,126. The unit has 2 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,238-square-foot unit on the 500 block of Homer Avenue in Palo Alto sold in December 2022, for $3,500,000, a price per square foot of $1,564. The unit has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In December 2022, a 1,781-square-foot unit on Channing Avenue in Palo Alto sold for $3,375,000, a price per square foot of $1,895. The unit has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

Horoscopes April 13, 2023: Rick Schroder, address issues of concern

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:47 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Allison Williams, 35; Lorenzo Cain, 37; Rick Schroder, 53; Al Green, 77.Allison Williams (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images ) Happy Birthday: Don’t knock yourself out trying to please someone who doesn’t appreciate you. Take a step back and focus on yourself for a change. Make changes at home that address issues of concern so you can get on with your life and take advantage of whatever comes your way. It’s your turn to express your thoughts and fulfill your dreams. Follow your heart and collect the rewards. Your numbers are 6, 13, 22, 24, 30, 39, 43.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t labor over what’s impossible. Consider what you can achieve by adjusting how you live and how you earn your living. Beef up your ideas and explore how to make your life less stressful. Protect your heart. 2 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Consistency matters. Make decisions and follow through. A change will help raise your awareness of the ...

Word Game: April 13, 2023

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:47 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — PRESTO (PRESTO: PRES-toh: An exclamation used to indicate something happening by magic.)Average mark 27 wordsTime limit 35 minutesCan you find 33 or more words in PRESTO? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — TIMOROUS torso tour tourism trim trio truism tumor miso mist moist moor moot most motor must omit ours oust riot riotous room roost root roti roust rout rust smut soot sort sour stir storm strum suit suitor sumoTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.C...

Bridge: April 13, 2023

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:47 GMT

Preempts have been around forever. Players who embrace an undisciplined, hyperactive style tend to remember their triumphs and forget their losses.There was nothing hyper about West’s preemptive jump to two spades; it would have been chosen by many players. But North-South still reached six hearts. West led the queen of clubs, and South won with the king, drew trumps, took the ace of clubs and ruffed dummy’s last club.South next cashed three diamonds and, placing West with 6-1-2-4 distribution, played a low spade from both hands. The defender who won was end-played. Making six.BLUEPRINTIf West doesn’t bid, North-South will get to slam, but without a blueprint of the distribution, South may try for a 12th trick by taking the ace of spades and leading toward his queen.I’m certainly not anti-preemption, but you must accept occasional losses. You may induce the opponents to bid with all the more resolve and reach an unlikely contract, then help them judge the pla...