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☆ U.S. renewable, grid battery projects battle transformer shortage
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Nicole Jao | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

LONGER LEAD TIMESLarge-scale battery projects to store energy on grids and to smooth out the variance of wind and solar power are also seeing longer lead times. They are taking around 12 to 18 months to complete, around six months longer than they would take without the supply issues, said Andrew Waranch, chief executive of battery energy storage system developer Spearmint Energy. Utility AES Corp (AES.N) has stockpiled supplies of the equipment it needs to build battery storage projects through 2025, a company spokesperson said. A shortage of raw materials that has contributed to transformer supply delays is unlikely to ease soon, manufacturers said. The supply-demand dislocation has worsened with the rapid scale-up of wind, solar and storage projects.

Persons: Nick Oxford, Vanessa Witte, Wood Mackenzie, Ben Pratt, Pratt, we've, Reagan Farr, Farr, Andrew Waranch, Waranch, Marco Terruzzin, Doug Banty, Banty, John Darby, Nicole Jao, Simon Webb, Nick Zieminski Organizations: REUTERS, AES, Nova Clean Energy, Silicon, Spearmint Energy, Developers, American Clean Power Association, U.S . Energy Information Administration, AES Corp, MGM, Niagara, Thomson Locations: Big Spring , Texas, U.S, Chicago, Swiss, China, California, Russia, Ukraine, New York

He went on to accuse Israel of being a terror organization because its airstrikes on Gaza had caused civilian casualties. A Chinese state broadcaster recently hosted a discussion page on Weibo stating that Jews controlled a disproportionate amount of U.S. wealth. Among the comments on recent posts from the official social media account of Israel’s embassy in China were similar comparisons of Israelis to Nazis. It is hard to say whether the anti-Israeli positions in state media and antisemitism on the Chinese internet are part of a coordinated campaign. “If China felt that it was dangerous and problematic to allow antisemitic comments to flourish, the censors would stop it.

Persons: Hu Xijin, I’m, ”, Israel, Shen Yi, Carice Witte Organizations: Global Times, Communist Party, Weibo, Fudan University, country’s Communist Party Locations: Lebanon, Israel, Gaza, China, Beijing, Israeli

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, October 18, 2023. "If the United States can effectively rally the world, it’s bad for them. SUPPORT FOR PALESTINEWhile the strategies of Russia and China in the Middle East are not fully aligned they have much in common. Russia said on Thursday it was coordinating Middle East policy with China. The United States has been trying, with limited success, to persuade the global south to rally behind Ukraine.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Sergei Guneev, Israel, Wang Yi, Putin, Xi, Jon Alterman, Bashar al, Assad, Jean, Loup Samaan, Carice Witte, Alterman, Ma Xiaolin, Ma, James Pomfret, Guy Faulconbridge, Don Durfee, Robert Birsel Organizations: Forum, Sputnik, Rights, Initiative, Palestinian, Middle, Center for Strategic, International Studies, PALESTINE, Middle East Institute of, National University of Singapore, United, Ukraine, Israel, Zhejiang International Studies University, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, Rights BEIJING, WASHINGTON, Gaza, Russia, Moscow, United States, Israel, States, East, Africa, Latin America, Asia, Palestine, Washington, U.S, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Tel Aviv, Hong Kong

☆ US Grid-Scale Energy Storage Installations Hit New Quarterly Record - Report
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - The U.S. grid-scale energy storage installations hit a new record in the second quarter of 2023, a report by Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association (ACP) said. Grid-scale energy storage is essential in helping balance and regulate energy supply in a grid that is increasingly reliant on intermittent wind and solar power. Across all segments of the industry, the U.S. energy storage market added 5,597 megawatt hours (MWh) in the second quarter this year, a new quarterly record. "We saw a huge bounce back in Q2 after consecutive quarterly declines in the market," said Vanessa Witte, senior analyst with Wood Mackenzie’s energy storage team. Meanwhile, community, commercial, and industrial (CCI) installations were at 107 MWh in the second quarter, according to the report.

Persons: Wood Mackenzie, John Hensley, Vanessa Witte, Wood, Ashitha, Eileen Soreng Organizations: Reuters, American Clean Power Association, Research Locations: U.S, California, Bengaluru

☆ The Ultimate College Survival Kit: 7 Tools Your Freshman Needs
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Rae Witte | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Gov. Wes Moore wants Democrats to deliver results. If he pulls it off, he could change Maryland for decades.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

When speaking about the Democratic Party in Maryland, Moore leaned into a similar message. "If you look at the work that we're doing here in the state of Maryland, it's results," he said. Moore in his office at the Maryland State House in Annapolis. Moore told me that he had full confidence in the legality of the legislation, calling it "the right thing to do." Moore gives his first State of the State address at the Maryland State House on February 1, 2023.

Persons: Wes Moore, Moore, Wes Moore's, —, Mitt Romney, Chris Christie, Marylanders, We're, Biden, Frederick Douglass, we're, Del, Dan Cox, Michael Robinson Chávez, Moore —, Gov, Aruna Miller —, Annapolis —, we've, Jarrod Ramos, Christian Segovia, Jr, Brian Witte, Atlanta , Georgia —, J.B . Pritzker, Matt McClain, I've, he's Organizations: Maryland Gov, NRA, Black, Republicans, Democratic, Democratic Party, Democrats, GOP, Maryland National Guard, Maryland State House, Washington Post, National Guard, US, 82nd Airborne Division, Gazette, Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore's Brooklyn Homes, Guardians, Capital Gazette, AP, National Rifle Association, Morehouse College —, Democratic Gov, Illinois, Washington, Getty, of Commerce Locations: ANNAPOLIS , Maryland, Maryland, Annapolis, Afghanistan, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, Buffalo , New York, Baltimore's Brooklyn, Sr, Md, Atlanta , Georgia

☆ How bulldozer parents harm their children worse than helicopter parents
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Marie Sofie Horstmann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A child psychotherapist explains how to support your children without suffocating them. Child and adolescent psychotherapist Tanja Witte-Heimböckel, 50, explains how to support your children without overwhelming or suffocating them. "Parents only want good things and want to help their child, but that often leads to many problems later on. "Children need to learn that they can lose, wait for things, and endure situations that don't always go smoothly. Children learn from problems and frustration and gain new motivation.

Persons: —, Tanja Witte, Witte, Heimböckel Organizations: Service

A younger member of the Tisch family spent nearly $20 million in recent days buying up more shares of Loews Corp ., according to securities filings and VerityData. Benjamin Tisch, the son of Loews CEO James Tisch, bought about $18.8 million worth of stock over three days. Loews — The conglomerate's senior vice president Benjamin Tisch scooped up about $18.8 million worth of stock from May 31 to June 2. It is first buy on record for Benjamin Tisch. StepStone Group — Head of strategy Michael McCabe bought $2.2 million worth of the asset management firm's stock in the first five days of June.

Persons: Tisch, Benjamin Tisch, James Tisch, Michael McCabe, Daryl Bible, Bible, Christopher Rondeau, Jan De Witte, Eric Schwartz Organizations: Loews Corp, Loews, CNA Financial, CNA, Fortress Investment Group, VerityData, StepStone, —, T Bank, Truist, Integra LifeSciences

☆ Forever in debt: Why U.S. loans are getting longer
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Chris Taylor | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

NEW YORK, June 5 (Reuters) - Consumers facing high asset prices and rising interest rates have a few loan options. But if you must go ahead, either face taking on a big monthly payment, or stretching out the loan term to keep the monthly bill down - as many are doing. New car loans lasting 73-84 months (over six years) rose to 34.4% of the market in 2022 from 28.6% in 2018, according to auto information site Edmunds. A few borrowers are going even longer, with less than 1% of new car loans lasting 85 months or more. MAKE SOME HARD DECISIONSIf you must keep pushing out the loan term to afford an asset, that may be a signal to get real.

Persons: Ira Rheingold, Rheingold, Eric Scruggs, Brandon Gibson, Erin Witte, Witte, Lauren Young, Richard Chang Organizations: YORK, National Association of Consumer, Housing Administration, Consumer Federation of America, Thomson, Reuters Locations: Edmunds, Stoneham , Massachusetts, Dallas

☆ The Ultimate Airbnb Survival Kit: 6 Things You Should Always Bring With You
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Rae Witte | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

PLAY IT LOUD The Sonos Roam is an instant vibe creator, capable of making even the most austere vacation rental feel as cozy as home. Photo: SonosCERTAIN THINGS come standard in a decent vacation rental: fresh-cut flowers, local artisanal coffee, hopelessly uninteresting books. So, why is it always a toss up whether you’ll find a wine key? The promise of any Airbnb , Vrbo or FlipKey is a living arrangement that feels more like home than hotel. Our advice: Compile these six items, ideally in a dopp kit that is ready to deploy into your carry-on whenever you set off for a rental.

☆ Don't be fooled by these 9 common money myths, finance gurus say
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-01 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

CNBC polled eight personal finance experts to help answer one question: What are the biggest money myths out there for consumers? Dealers therefore can have an incentive to charge a higher rate because they will also make more money, she said. Myth #3: Financial 'advice' always has your best interests at heartThere's a misconception that every financial advisor is a "fiduciary," said George Kinder, who pioneered the "life planning" branch of financial advice. "Although households and regulators remain concerned about the cost of financial advice, it's the absence of holistic financial advice that turns out to be so expensive," he said. There are many different fee models for financial advice, and the cost doesn't have to be significant: Many advisors have hourly or project rates, for example.

☆ The $3 Tool That Makes Traveling Easier On Your Body
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Rae Witte | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

CROSS PURPOSES All these pieces of fitness equipment and recovery gear are light and small enough to be packed into a carry-on. Just make sure you don’t try to bring the whole tub of Egyptian Magic onto the plane at once. WHETHER FOR work or play, traveling shifts your day to day. When you don’t have access to your own bed, gym and products, true wellness can be even harder to achieve. Fitness professionals, who run half marathons for fun and can bench double their weight, are not immune to these disruptions.

☆ Melinda Gates' venture fund just bet on hot women's health startup Tia. Here's the presentation it used to raise $100 million in 2021 to rebuild after COVID shutdowns.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Megan Hernbroth | Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The women's healthcare startup Tia just landed funding from Melinda Gates' Pivotal Ventures. See the 30-slide presentation Tia used to raise $100 million in just three weeks in 2021. As gaps in reproductive healthcare worsen in the US post-Roe v. Wade, women's healthcare startup Tia wants to elevate the standards for women's physical, mental, and reproductive care. Before the pandemic, Tia was building in-person healthcare clinics for women without the virtual component. Here is the 30-slide presentation Witte used to raise Tia's $100 million Series B funding in just three weeks in 2021.

☆ Want Better Customer Service? Join the (Membership) Club
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Katie Deighton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

Others such as online travel agent Booking.com and Sony Group Corp.’s PlayStation provide priority customer service for high-ranking members of their loyalty programs. Other companies that offer premium customer support also say the perk is often a small part of more comprehensive packages, and that its introduction doesn’t mean their standard customer service is lacking. “We’ve always provided fantastic customer service, but what we added was another layer on top of that,” said Genaro Perez, senior vice president of marketing for P.F. Other companies offer priority customer service to customers who have ascended to the upper tiers of loyalty programs that do not cost extra to join. The strategy may help profits, but could create the perception that “free” customer service is low-quality and amplify inequality by deprioritizing lower-income customers, she said.

☆ A breakdown of gun terminology to help you in discussions on mass shootings and debates over gun control
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( John Haltiwanger | Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Brian Witte/Associated Press"Assault weapon" is among the most contentious phrases in discussions on gun control. There's not a universal definition of what an assault weapon is, which is part of the reason this subject tends to antagonize the gun lobby or gun advocates. In short, gun enthusiasts typically say a firearm should be called an assault rifle only if it's capable of fully automatic fire — and they tend to reject the term assault weapon altogether. "None of the so-called assault rifles legally owned by US civilians are assault rifles as the term is used in military contexts," Gary Kleck, a criminal-justice professor emeritus at Florida State University, told PolitiFact. Kleck added: "Assault rifles used by members of the military can all fire full automatic, like machine guns, as well as one shot at a time, whereas none of the so-called assault rifles legally owned by US civilians can fire full automatic."

☆ Ex-Navy engineer who hid intel in a peanut butter sandwich pleads guilty
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A former Navy engineer accused of trying to sell sensitive secrets about the Navy's nuclear-powered submarines to a foreign country by hiding them in a peanut butter sandwich changed his plea to guilty, federal court documents reveal. Jonathan Toebbe's wife, Diana Toebbe, also pleaded guilty after she was accused of helping him conduct surveillance to determine whether they were being followed. Jose Luis Magana / AP fileAt the time, the deal would have sent Jonathan Toebbe to prison for 12 years, while Diana Toebbe was to serve three years. The complaint described another instance where Jonathan Toebbe put the card in a chewing gum package. If the court doesn’t accept the latest plea agreement, Jonathan and Diana Toebbe would again have the right to withdraw their guilty pleas.

☆ Father's Day: 5 animal dads worse than you
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-19 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Glenn Boozan's "There Are Moms Way Worse Than You: Irrefutable Proof That You Are Indeed a Fantastic Parent" features a few "bad" animal fathers, too. Workman PublishingQuestionable animal fathers include grizzly bears that eat their young when food is scarce, and lions that primarily stand guard and look tough while female lions venture out to hunt and kill. Male pipefish that were less interested in the pipefish mothers were less nurturing toward their young, investing fewer resources in them. David Tipling/Education Images/Universal Images Group/Getty Images“Horses seem like super dads, but, eh, they’re not the best,” Boozan wrote. “Buying a specific swaddling blanket or a different kind of Binky isn’t going to make you a better or worse parent,” Boozan said.

Persons: Glenn Boozan’s, ” Priscilla Witte, Glenn Boozan's, ” Boozan, Pipefish, David Tipling, “ They’ll, Diamanto, can’t, Guenter Fischer, “, Boozan Organizations: CNN, Workman Publishing, M University, Royal Society B, Stallions, Diversity, University of Michigan’s Museum of Zoology Locations: Stigmatopora, Edithburgh, Yorke, South Australia, Texas, Camargue, Provence, France, Peru

☆ Lista celor mai frumoase străzi din lume în 2021
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-12 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Un nou clasament al celor mai frumoase străzi din lume, în 2021, a fost întocmit de Time Out și poziționează pe primul loc "Smith Street" din Melbourne, Australia, cunoscută pentru magazinele sale, baruri și cafenele, muzica live și restaurante. "Cele mai tari străzi din lume", au fost selectate de aproximativ 27.000 de locuitori ai orașelor din întreaga lume. Smith Street, Melbourne, Australia2. Calle Thames, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaDupă Smith Street din Melbourne, numărul doi pe listă este Passeig de Sant Joan din Barcelona. Strada este, de asemenea, cunoscută pentru priveliștea asupra catedralei St. Paul și are o mulțime de restaurante, baruri și terase.

Persons: Smith, Passeig, Joan, Witte, Haji, Rodrigues de Faria, Shakespeare ., Paul Organizations: Time Out, CNN, South, Sunset, Smith, Mediafax Locations: Melbourne, Australia, Europa, Barcelona, Londra, Spania, South Bank, San Isidro, Havana, Cuba, Los Angeles, SUA, Withstraat, Rotterdam, Olanda, Rios, São Paulo, Brazilia, Singapore, Lisabona, Portugalia, Buenos Aires, Argentina

„Cele mai tari străzi din lume”, au fost selectate de aproximativ 27.000 de locuitori ai orașelor din întreaga lume. Echipa a analizat, de asemenea, modul în care fiecare stradă cultivă un sentiment de comunitate, care a fost mai important ca niciodată în pandemie. Top 10 cele mai frumoase străzi din lume1. Strada este, de asemenea, cunoscută pentru priveliștea asupra catedralei St. Paul și are o mulțime de restaurante, baruri și terase. Arta stradală a fost cea care a adus San Isidro din Havana pe locul patru din listă, iar pe locul cinci se află Sunset Boulevard din Los Angeles, una dintre cele mai renumite străzi ale orașului.

Persons: Smith, Passeig, Joan, Witte, Haji, Rodrigues de Faria, Shakespeare ., Paul Organizations: South, Sunset, Smith Locations: Melbourne, Australia, Barcelona, Spania, South Bank, Londra, San Isidro, Havana, Cuba, Los Angeles, SUA, Withstraat, Rotterdam, Olanda, Rios, São Paulo, Brazilia, Singapore, Lisabona, Portugalia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ramblas

☆ Cele mai frumoase străzi din lume, potrivit Time Out. Patru se află în Europa
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-12 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Un nou clasament al celor mai frumoase străzi din lume, în 2021, a fost întocmit de Time Out și poziționează pe primul loc „Smith Street” din Melbourne, Australia, cunoscută pentru magazinele sale, baruri și cafenele, muzica live și restaurante. După Smith Street din Melbourne, numărul doi pe listă este Passeig de Sant Joan din Barcelona. Pe locul trei pe listă se află South Bank din Londra, o arteră plină de viață a Tamisei, care găzduiește Teatrul Național din Londra și Teatrul Globe al lui Shakespeare. Top 10 cele mai frumoase străzi din lume#1. Smith Street, Melbourne, Australia;#2.

Persons: Smith, Joan, Shakespeare ., Paul, Passeig, Witte, Haji, Rodrigues de Faria Organizations: Time Out, CNN, South, Sunset Locations: Melbourne, Australia, Europa, Barcelona, Londra, Ramblas, South Bank, Spania, San Isidro, Havana, Cuba, Los Angeles, SUA, Withstraat, Rotterdam, Olanda, Rios, São Paulo, Brazilia, Singapore, Lisabona, Portugalia, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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