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Following in the footsteps of their hugely successful Evil Dead 2 board-game, the guys at Space Goat Productions continue to be ridiculously awesome with the announcement of one based around The Terminator. Come with us if you want to drool…
Space Goat are partnering with Studiocanal, Oak Productions and Creative Licensing to make The Terminator: The Official Board Game™, the Kickstarter for which is due to launch this coming February, 2017.
Fans of the movie will be delighted to hear that William Wisher, one of the original screenwriters, has been brought on as a story consultant for the game.
Speaking about the project, Wisher was elated, saying: “I’ve missed my old friends Sarah Connor, Kyle Reese, and the T-800. It will be fun to spend time with them again!”
Space Goat were similarly enthusiastic, with President Shon Bury promising to bring “…1984 back” and emphatically stating: “The only movie we care about is the original… Which is why for this game, we’re focusing on what hardcore Terminator fans love about the original movie.”
The board game is currently under production, with Space Goat describing it thus:
The Terminator™: The Official Board Game is an asymmetrical strategy game played across two boards – one in 1984 and one in 2029. One player takes control of all the forces of the machines: Hunter Killer flying machines, Terminator endoskeletons , and new robots based on the classic 80s aesthetic. The rest of the players take the role of the human resistance, struggling against the impossible odds of the machine uprising
Taylor Smith, designer of the Evil Dead 2 board game said: “At its robotic heart, The Terminator™ is a raw and intense chase scene. Combine that with a reactive time travel mechanic and you get a super fun mash-up of action and strategy.”


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Peggy Noonan: “But Mr. Obama was supposed to be competent.”
No, Mr. Obama claimed to be competent. Mr. Obama put on airs of competence. But Mr. Obama had never actually proven to be competent, except at exactly two things: Winning easy elections and convincing the Mainstream Media not to look too deeply into those airs. And you, Ms. Noonan, were among the convinced.
Others can, and do say, “I told you so.” But not with any glee, Ms. Noonan, because we’re all paying for your unforced error.
More 20/20 hindsight from Noonan:
I don’t see how the president’s position and popularity can survive the oil spill. This is his third political disaster in his first 18 months in office. And they were all, as they say, unforced errors, meaning they were shaped by the president’s political judgment and instincts.
The press is supposed to push and prod and pester and generally make life unlivable for presidential candidates. The reason is: Nothing the press can do is even close to the real pressures of the Oval Office — but it’s as close as we can get. Obama never went through the mandatory pushing and prodding and pestering, so the press failed in its prime duty to test this man before Election Day.
And now, the chorus arises — first Chris Matthews, now Noonan — that maybe this empty suit might not be filled with all the stuff the MSM poured into it.
Golly, ya think?
Then the Noonans and the Matthews and the rest wonder why Obama treats them with such disdain. He’s right to.
And now it’s our turn.

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Steampunk worlds where old and new technologies are fused to create fabulous new opportunities have been delighting readers in titles such as Philip Reeve’s Mortal Engines as well as in classics by the likes of H.G. Wells. This guide shows young readers how to create fabulous machines taking inspiration for some of the greatest inventions of the industrial revolution. A flying bug bike and a dirigible balloon are just two of the inventions that young readers can learn how to draw.
This is the ultimate guide to drawing Steampunk, a popular artform that enourages children to explore their own creativity and imaginative ideas. Steampunk is an artistic sub-genre that mixes Victoriana with futurism - blending the industrial, steam-powered machines of the 19th century with sci-fi technology, sometimes incorporating fantasy and horror. It takes the fantastic, futuristic ideas from writers such as Jules Verne and HG Wells and adds in a modern twist - and you can create your own Steampunk Universe using the step by step instructions, tricks and techniques found in this title, Steampunk Machines, and in it's sister book How to Draw and Colour Steampunk Characters.
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Start your vision of Victorian futurism with the sepia-tinted world of elegant machines and fantasy gadgetry. Use this book as your secret weapon and to learn how to draw, colour and create your very own Steampunk machines. With step-by-step guides and handy tips, you'll learn how to create the unimaginable using a variety of drawing and colouring methods and tools.
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Koscielisko is a great place to base yourself while you are in Tatra Mountains as many of the city’s star attractions are within easy reach. Two sights that should top every visitor’s to-do list is the fascinating Villa Koliba and the ever-popular Zakopane-Gubalowka Transmitter. Two more worthwhile attractions that are located close by Koscielisko are the Mount Gubalowka Ski Resort and Tatra Museum.
When it’s time to take a break from the noisy streets of Tatra Mountains, head to one of the many nearby green spaces. To see the local wilderness head out to Giewont Mountain in Zakopane.
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At the end of a day enjoying Koscielisko, get a good nights sleep at one of the area’s hotels or serviced apartments. The Grand Hotel Stamary Wellness & Spa, Zakopane, the Mercure Zakopane Kasprowy and the Hotel Sabala, Zakopane are among the many great places to stay around here.

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The price level that Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) must reach for the bankrupt crypto lending platform Celsius (CEL) to fully refund user assets has been identified.
Celsius received court permission earlier this month to convert its holdings into Bitcoin and Ethereum. In this context, crypto-focused investment company Bank of Future founder Simon Dixon 19 July Posted on his official social media account on in the shipmentagainst Celsius’s creditors obligation after the transition to meet bitcoin And Ethereum He calculated that he should do 2x.
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Dixon last May sold all of Celsius. presence And their obligations debts of the buyer Fahrenheit 41.4% of equity and remaining 58.6% of He stated that he plans to meet from crypto assets. Fahrenheit’s new repayment plan mining, corporate loans, investment worth approximately $1.4 billion And $2.8 billion worth liquid crypto asset contained in it. The company subject to the calculation bitcoin And Ethereum assets made by Fahrenheit 2.8 billion dollar liquid crypto- based on its valuation. At the time of the Dixon calculation, half of these assets bitcoin if half Ethereum assumed it was.
Dixon also added that total liability to individual creditors 731 million Calculated in dollars but Fahrenheit’s total 64.7% with a recovery plan 339 million It is stated that he plans to meet the dollar part. On the other hand, creditors 10% of this amount by not claiming the rights to 76% noted that it could rise.
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X is for X-cancel
The letter X has been used in many ways on stamps and in postal services.
As a Roman numeral, of course, "X" means "10", and was so used on the ten-cent value of the first US stamp issue. That is the only time it has been used on U.S. stamps for the denomination, but the Roman numerals for 1 and 3 were used once.
Some early stamps of Austria, such as Scott 11, issued 1858, were printed with large X's in unused spaces on the plate, supposedly to render the excess paper useless to counterfeiters. Or it may have been to balance the wear on the plate used to print the stamps. These X's are called St. Andrews Crosses. Some call the stamps bearing them "Kiss Stamps". Collectors pay surprising prices for them, even detached. This image shows where the X's were positioned on the plates, and demonstrates what I mean by "unused spaces". The goal was to create an 8x8 pane with 60 valid stamps, its total value a multiple of Gulden, since prior to 1858 60Kr = 1 Gulden.
To a collector who uses the Scott Catalog numbering system for stamps, "X" denotes the Postmaster's Provisional stamps issued during the mid-1840's, immediately prior to the release of the first official US postage stamp.
X was also at one time a simple and popular way to pen-cancel a stamp, and this gives us the term we chose for our alphabet - "X-cancel." Pen cancels are generally anathema to collectors, though there are cases where, because of scarcity or some special significance, they are acceptable. Below are some examples of these cancels, with my thoughts on how they affect the value of their bearers.
Incidentally, while I have not been commenting on the artists' images, I think the one above deserves an explanation - it is a composite of two stamps, the red part being the 1921 ½¢ US Nathan Hale issue, Scott 551, and the blue being an issue of the same period by Russia, Scott 186. The artist's concept was that the two stamps cancel each other out, as their countries' ideologies did - so this is an "X cancel".
The ideal cancel on the earliest US stamps is a clear handstamp that ties the stamp
its cover cleanly, unambiguously, and attractively. The two covers below - NOT
cancels - are the ultimate in this regard, apparently. The catalog value of #1 on
is only $600, but these two sold for almost identical amounts, over $18,000 each,
The TROY & NEW YORK/STEAMBOAT cancel on the left-hand cover is the key to its success ( early Steamboat cancels are rare and highly prized), plus a stamp with four clear margins. For the cover on the right, the "blue 5- point star with negative stars and numeral 5" cancel is the key, AND the auction description says there is a "lightened ms. X cancel" to boot, telling us that the "X" is so undesirable that altering the stamp chemically, usually the kiss of death to anything philatelic, is preferable to leaving that "X" - presumably this item would have fetched a lower price if the "X" were still there!
Here, on the other hand, are two covers, both from the same correspondence, one with a single of Scott #1, the other with a pair, both with x-cancels. They too sold for identical amounts, $2,300 + 10%, in a 1996 auction. The cover with a pair has not only the x-cancel, but ink squiggles as well, and its stamps are not clearly tied, though apparently one of the squiggles does just tie the stamp on the left. Replace those x's with stars or STEAMBOAT's, and the value of these would double or triple.
The cover below sold for $23,000 + 10%" in 1993, so I figure it's worth showing it to
you twice. What makes it worth so much? First, there are fewer than 24 known
4 or more of this stamp, the first US postage stamp issued, and the largest block in
existence is only 16. So scarcity is definitely a factor. Second, lots of cool
handstamps, several with the date, plus a nice PAID. AND it turns out this is the
known block on a transatlantic cover, so the usage is also very scarce.
On the other hand, the estimated value of this cover in the auction catalog was $40,000- 50,000, so it realized barely half of the expected amount, in a market that was pretty strong. Why? First, in my opinion, those x-cancels. They're not attractive, and though the catalog description says one of them ties its stamp to the cover, it sure doesn't do it very well. Second, the condition - look at the area in the middle of the bottom of the image on the left, and you can see that one of the stamps was half torn away when the letter was opened. What looks like a complete stamp there now is really parts of two different stamps - what's left of the original stamp plus a second one on a separate, matching piece of paper behind. It's a clever device to improve the appearance of the item, but it doesn't correct the defect.
This is not really a cover, of course, it's a folded letter, which explains the odd, upside-down relation of stamps to address - the stamps are on the back-flap, which was folded down and sealed to the side we cannot see here. The result is unattractive, and that's another reason for the low realization, I think. Scarcity alone is not enough, something that expensive has to look good too. The describer in the catalog did an excellent job of pointing up the item's good points, and playing down its weaknesses, but those weaknesses still showed.
In this case, the auction estimate was $4,000-5,000, but the cover sold for $8,000 + 10%. What made the difference? Mainly, it's the origin - this is "the finest" of only seven known covers with this stamp (Scott #2) from Indian Territory (Doaksville, Arkansas was in the Choctaw nation). And, though the x-cancel doesn't even come close to tying the stamp, it turns out the ink actually bled through onto the envelope, so it is, in a sense, tied. Moreover, all the known covers from this location are part of the same correspondence, so they authenticate and date one another. Sometimes the factors that affect valuation are relative.
This folded letter with bisect was expected to realize $12,500-15,000 in 1992, but failed to meet its reserve, and did not sell at that auction. I wonder what the actual bids were. I think the reason is the fact that there are enough better-looking bisects that people would rather have one of them than pay that much for this - yes, it's the X- cancel.
But why precancel them? Even 5 cents was a LOT of money in 1847 - I found a web page citing US Department of Labor statistics that claims $1 in 1850 is the equivalent of about $20 now; that seems WAY too low to me. Another article I found said that in 1880, 80-cents per day was considered a decent wage! Remembering that the work week was six days, that's still only $250 a year. I suspect that's the equivalent of about $25,000 a year today, so I'd say the ratio is more like 100 to 1, and I think it's fair to say a nickel in 1850 was the equivalent of at least $5.00 today - hence a pane of 100 such stamps was worth $500 in today's terms, and that's enough to make it worth the extra trouble to protect it. The precancels are presumed to originate with railroad Route Agents, who collected mail on trains, and would have needed a supply of stamps on hand - but would have wanted a way to render the stamps useless to anyone else, hence the precancel - only the agent himself could make valid use of the stamp once so marked.
For more on this topic, see the article "The Naugatuck Railroad Precancel" by Bernard Biales, in the November, 2000 issue of The Chronicle, journal of the U. S. Philatelic Classics Society.
I maintain in the section above that a dollar in 1850 must be worth at least $100 today. Admittedly, comparisons of wages and prices of 1850 to today's are difficult, at best. The U.S in 1850 was still primarily agrarian, and a significant part of many people's trade was barter; nonetheless, I think my estimate of a 100:1 ratio is far closer to reality than the DOL's of 20:1.
Consider this - in English novels of the late 19th century, 100 Pounds a year is considered a substantial income, enough to support a family - a very middle class income. Well the British Pound was worth $4.86 in 1890, so 100 Pounds was worth $486. Shall we say $40,000 a year today would provide one a solid membership in the middle class? So by that standard $1 in 1890 is the equivalent of $82 today. Let's carry the issue a little farther, though. Here are some other numbers, for comparison:
|Average Annual Wage||1850||$250|
|1 dozen eggs||1900||23¢|
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How about the cost of unskilled labor?
This web site says that a wage of $1 per hour in 1860 is equal to $209 today (2019)!
But that same page says that $1 in 1850 has the same purchasing power as $32 today. The
implication is that today's dollar buys more.
All the statistics I can find say that the value of money, aside from some spikes during times of war, remained relatively constant before 1913, when the US DOL started keeping statistics. see this chart, for example. So is steady inflation a uniquely modern phenomenon?
Maybe it's not as simple a question as I thought.
Here are some links, if you want to explore this topic further:
Calculate the relative value of an amount of money in any two years, 1800-2000
Current Value of Old Money, a very scholarly treatment of the subject, with links to other related sites.
How about Pay of Members of Congress, 1800 to 2002.
Here's an interesting one - Minimum Wage, 1938-present - it looks like the minimum wage, though it has increased steadily in "current dollars", has been falling in relative dollars since 1968!
From a page maintained by the US Diplomatic Mission to Germany, Income and Prices 1900 - 1999 . (This was the source of some of my numbers in that table above.)
And of course, how about Stamp prices, 1863-2003?
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The NHNA membership will vote on Bylaws amendments at the Annual Membership Meeting on Tuesday, September 19th, 2023. The amendments are necessary to comply with updates to the City of Albuquerque’s Neighborhood Association Recognition Ordinance (NARO). In particular, the NARO … Continue reading
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Rihanna is going back to the roots for her Grammy performance, as she recently called on both Damian and Ziggy Marley to accompany her on the big night. The three spent time together yesterday during Grammy rehearsals practicing their set, which will air during the award ceremony tomorrow.
Rihanna looked psyched to be in the presence of Marley children, as any musician and smoker would obviously be. Ri Ri will also be performing with Sting and Bruno Mars during her highly anticipated Grammy spot, which is reportedly going to be reggae-influenced.
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The road back to some semblence of normalcy after Sandy will start Friday if Capt. Dave Riback is able to sail for stripers with his Queen Mary from Point Pleasant. Riback says his dock is clear, and it will be possible to reach the boat. Wet snow is piling up along the Shore as this is being written, but a clearing northwester predicted for Thursday should lay down the ocean.
There's no telling what may be out there. Tony Arcabascio, of Tony Maja Products in Bayville, said a friend was out Tuesday and reported a clear bay plus no change in the Barnegat Inlet cut that most boaters have been using in order to avoid the slow speed zone.
Dave Showell, from Absecon Bay Sportsman Center, was out that day in the inlet to catch four stripers.
Both the Cock Robin from Point Pleasant and the Jamaica from Brielle are hoping to sail for stripers on Saturday. Tagged Fish is running from Bahrs Landing in Highlands.


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HMRC has said that families might be missing out on up to £4,000 in Tax-Free Childcare. If you haven't yet signed up for Tax-Free Childcare, you could be losing up to £2,000 per child each year, or £4,000 if your little one has a disability.
Tax-Free Childcare can cover the cost of approved childcare for any kiddies under 11, or those up to 16 if they have a disability. Mums and Dads can get up to £500 (or even £1,000 if their child is disabled) every three months.
Put simply, for every £8 put into an online account, an extra £2 goes in from the government. In just 20 minutes, you can apply online for a Tax-Free Childcare account.
You can use it to pay for nursery, a childminder, breakfast club, after school club or a fun holiday activity club. You can also use it with the 15 or 30 hours free childcare offer and it can help pay for any special bits your little one might need if they are disabled when going to childcare. Myrtle Lloyd, who is director general for customer services at HMRC, shares: "Springtime is a good opportunity to take a fresh look at family finances.", reports Birmingham Live.
"A quick check online and you can find out how Tax-Free Childcare can help cut the cost of your childcare bills. Every bit of financial support helps I would urge families to 'hop to it' and search 'Tax-Free Childcare' on GOV.UK to find out how you could be better off and open your account today."
You can apply if you have a child or children aged 11 or under, you earn, or expect to earn, at least the National Minimum Wage or Living Wage for 16 hours a week, on average, you each earn no more than £100,000 per year, and you do not receive tax credits, Universal Credit or childcare vouchers.

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As a part of the Union Budget 2023-24, the finance minister has announced several key measures that build on the government’s focus on green growth.
- National Green Hydrogen Mission will facilitate the transition of the economy to a low carbon intensity and reduce dependence on fossil fuel imports. India targets to reach an annual production of 5 mt by 2030.
- An allocation of Rs 350 billion has been proposed for priority capital investments towards energy transition and net zero objectives, and energy security by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Further, battery energy storage systems with capacity of 4,000 MWh will be supported with viability gap funding.
- The inter-state transmission system for evacuation and grid integration of 13 GW renewable energy from Ladakh has been proposed with an investment of Rs 207 billion including central support of Rs 83 billion.
- Additionally, a Green Credit Programme has been proposed to be notified under the Environment (Protection) Act for encouraging behavioural change by incentivising environmentally sustainable and responsive actions by companies, individuals and local bodies.
- To further provide impetus to green mobility, it has been announced to extend the custom duty exemption for import of capital goods and machinery required to manufacture lithium-ion cells for batteries used in electric vehicles.
- For 2023-24, the net budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Power has been pegged at Rs 206.71 billion (as against Rs 160.74 billion budgeted in 2022-23). The total investment by its eight state-owned power companies has been proposed at Rs 608.05 billion for 2023-24 (as against Rs 514.70 billion budgeted in 2022-23).
- The net budgetary allocation for the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has been pegged at Rs 102.22 billion for 2023-24 (as against Rs 69 billion budgeted in 2022-23).
- Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) received an allocation of Rs 94.10 billion for 2023-24. Additionally, NPCIL will raise Rs 128.63 billion through internal and extra budgetary resources. Meanwhile, the Department of Atomic Energy has been allocated Rs 250.78 billion.
Here is a quick summary of reactions to Union Budget 2023-24 from power sector leaders….
Pratik Agarwal, Managing Director, Sterlite Power, and Director of Serentica Renewables
The budget has laid down a promising path for the nation’s green growth, clearly identified as one of the seven pillars, with sizable outlay of Rs 35,000 crore. The finance minister has also focussed on some of the key issues like battery storage and pumped storage projects to ensure stable and round the clock supplies from renewable resources like solar and wind power. Additionally, the reduction in duties for lithium-ion batteries is a step in the right direction. It has also ushered in a key measure for the financial health of states’ distribution utilities by tying 0.5% of their deficit to power sector reforms. This is an added incentive for the states to reform the DISCOMs. However, along with incentive, a disincentive package for the discoms would have proven beneficial. Power sector also merited a bigger budgetary allocation given it is the fuel that is driving India’s growth engine. Overall, the budget has pushed all the right buttons and is well in line with the macroeconomic goals of the country.
Bhupesh Arora, Business Head, Digital Energy, Schneider Electric India
The Union Budget 2023 demonstrates the government’s commitment to building and expanding the infrastructure sector to boost the economy. We welcome the government’s move to announce an enhanced outlay on capital investment by 33.4% to Rs. 10 lakh crore, for the infrastructure sector. This will result in more employment creation, increased manufacturing capacities, and the energy sector’s active participation in nation building. The budget focuses on states and cities to encourage urban planning reforms and making cities more sustainable. We applaud the government’s investment of Rs. 35,000 crore to achieve energy transition and net zero goals, and we note that green growth is one of the government’s seven priorities.
S N Goel, Chairman and Managing Director, Indian Energy Exchange Limited
The Union Budget 2023 has outlined a strong foundation for the Indian energy sector, with green growth emphasised as a priority for the government. The 35,000-crore allocation for energy transition, focus on promoting green hydrogen and incentivising environmentally sustainable actions through the green credit programme, will accelerate decarbonization of the power sector. The emphasis on energy storage projects, critical to scale up renewable energy capacity, complements India’s net-zero carbon emissions target of 2070.
With the positive direction provided by the Union Budget 2023, IEX will continue to support the government and industry through new initiatives and technological innovations in energy market.
Sabyasachi Majumdar, Senior Vice President & Group Head – Corporate Ratings, ICRA Limited
The budget’s focus on green growth reinforces the commitment towards achieving energy transition in the long run. The announcement of a Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme for battery energy storage projects and the stated intent of coming out with a framework for pumped hydro projects is a positive for the RE energy sector, given the importance of storage for RE sources, which are intermittent in nature. However, the fleshing out of the details is awaited; and timely implementation of these measures will remain crucial. The proposal for investment in transmission lines for large scale evacuation of green power from Ladakh is likely to support RE capacity addition and grid integration. The already announced National Green Hydrogen Mission with a target to produce 5 MMT of Green Hydrogen is also a positive, although the cost competitiveness of the same remains a key monitorable. The increased budgetary allocation (Rs. 160 billion, 67% increase over FY 2023 RE) under reform lined result-oriented capex scheme is likely to enable state discoms to augment their infrastructure & thus reduce their operational inefficiencies.
Sunil Mathur, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Limited, India.
The inclusive, growth-oriented Budget builds on the foundation of previous years and is consistent with the Government’s efforts to maintain macro-economic stability while focusing on growth. The increase in investments in capital infrastructure, including ‘Green Growth’, sustainable cities and railways & transport infrastructure will give the necessary boost to the domestic economy. I also welcome the enhanced support for MSMEs, exports, domestic manufacturing and value-add, technology and youth, which are all imperative to maintain India’s economic growth.
Rajiv Mishra, MD, Apraava Energy
Hon’ble Union Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman’s continuation of 50-year interest free loan to state government for one more year for spurring investment in infrastructure is encouraging and will certainly serve the purpose of incentivizing state for complementary policy actions. The increased outlay of Rs 1.3 lakh crore will allow states to continue working on power distribution reforms and enhance power infrastructure including installation of smart meters. The government has allotted higher amount of Rs 12,072 crore for reform linked power distribution scheme as against Rs 6,000 crore spending estimated for the current 2022-23. This doubling of allocation should help in increasing power supply situation as well as help discoms to move towards a healthier market.
The proposed inter-state transmission system for evacuation and grid integration of 13 GW renewable energy from Ladakh at the cost of Rs 20,700 crore will facilitate in development of large RE projects in UT which is endowed with abundant solar and wind potential. Above all, the signaling effect of the FM announcing Green Growth as a specific objective of the government will go a long way in giving confidence to the Industry in continuing to Invest in Energy Transition
Rahul Munjal, Chairman & Managing Director, Hero Future Energies
Union Budget 2023 focuses on continuing the momentum towards a sustainable India. By earmarking green growth as one of the 7 key priorities, the Government has reaffirmed its commitment to decarbonization and creation of green jobs. The allocation of Rs. 35,000 Cr. for priority capital investment towards energy transition will help catalyze our Net Zero journey. Viability Gap Funding for battery storage projects, significant outlay for grid expansion for Renewable energy and the green credit programme to incentivize sustainable behavior are all very welcome and timely steps that will accelerate clean energy adoption. The PM PRANAM scheme will boost the usage of green ammonia for production of environment friendly fertilizers. The policy for scrapping old vehicles and customs duty exemption on Li-ion batteries will also help fast track EVs and clean up the mobility sector.
While all the above announcements are very good and desirable, we would also like to see some additional measures such as extending PLI scheme to manufacturing of wind turbines and electrolyzers, reducing GST on sale of renewable energy components and O&M costs, enabling low-cost project financing, deferring BCD on solar modules and cells till the domestic manufacturing ecosystem matures and establishing a stronger mechanism for monetizing carbon credits. I would also like more clarity on how the Govt. plans to achieve the target of producing 5 MMT of Green Hydrogen by 2030, especially on matters such as green hydrogen consumption mandates and its transport and storage options, among others.
N Venu, MD and CEO, India and South Asia, Hitachi Energy
Infrastructure: India needs commensurate infrastructure development to reach its goal of becoming a 5 trillion economy. Over many years, the governments have been investing in capex, pumping the much-needed energy to keep the economy sanguine. This is well reflected in the Economic Survey of 2022-23; Capital Expenditure (Capex) of the central government increased by 63.4 percent in the first eight months of FY23, which has been 4.5% of GDP. The recent announcement towards Energy transition with earmarking Rs 35k core for priority capital towards net zero and energy security, is a welcome step. However, there should be at boosting infrastructure investments and incentivize manufacturing to support the Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign while cementing our positing on the global map enabling the country to become a crucial link in the worldwide supply chain.
Renewable: India aims to produce 50% of its energy from renewables by 2030. As per government data, we are already at more than 40% of the defined goal with more than 170 GW of capacity from non-fossil sources, putting us at 4th rank in the world at the close of 2022. The transition toward renewable energy sources presents a significant opportunity for India to add value. The slew of announcements towards Inter-State Transmission System, energy transition, battery energy storage system of 4000 MWH and extending the support to the states for bringing green growth are encouraging and set ambitious goals for supporting Carbon-neutral future which has been one of the priorities in this budget.
Mahesh Palashikar, President, GE South Asia
We welcome India’s Union Budget 2023-24, unveiled today. We applaud the Government for focusing on green growth as one of the top four opportunities for transforming the Nation during Amrit Kaal. Green growth will certainly drive cleaner economy and create large-scale jobs, and be a vital ‘Saptarishi’ priority to achieve net zero by 2070. We are encouraged by the commitment of capital investments of Rs. 35,000 Crores to accelerate energy transition towards net zero. The well-deserved recognition of pumped hydro storage as a robust storage solution and the proposed detailed framework is indeed a pragmatic step forward. As India moves towards round-the-clock cleaner power, a cost-effective storage solution like pumped hydro would be game-changer in providing sustainable, affordable and reliable power access for all citizens.
We are pleased to note the proposed investment for construction of the inter-state transmission system for evacuation and grid integration of renewable energy from Ladakh. The policy interventions in specific fuels like green hydrogen and wind must continue for India to succeed in achieving its long-term decarbonization objectives. This is an exciting time of country’s green industrial and economic transition. We continue to remain committed as strong partners to help the Nation in its journey towards net-zero!
Deepesh Nanda, CEO, GE Gas Power South Asia
The union budget 2023-24 highlights ‘Green Growth’ among the key priorities in the economic agenda and that is a welcome step. There is a clear intent to boost investment in the green energy space with capital outlay of INR 35,000 crore for energy transition, target to produce 5 MMT of Green Hydrogen annually by 2030, funding viability for battery storage, and future investment to improve grid transmission for better inter-state RE evacuation. The Government’s Green Credit Program will also lead to a shift in the mind-set towards environment protection. These steps, in the coming years, will create a sustainable energy mix and the required energy infrastructure framework attracting further investments and jobs creation. India’s power consumption logged a double-digit growth on Y-o-Y basis in this financial year, and it’s encouraging to see Government’s focus to reduce carbon-intensity of the economy by promoting use of low-to-zero carbon emitting fuels and hybrid models for power generation.
Shubhranshu Patnaik, Partner, Deloitte India
In the year of India’s Presidency of G20, the budget makes an emphatic statement on India’s leadership on clean energy and climate change diplomacy at the world stage. For the first time ever, we see substantive and comprehensive allocations to several areas of clean energy and environmental sustainability including formalization of the funding for green hydrogen, Rs.35,000 Cr for biofuels led energy transition, VGF for 4000 MWh of battery storage systems, capital support for one of the largest renewable energy evacuation projects in the world in Ladakh, instituting a Green Credit programme, promotion of alternative fertilizers, allocation of compressed biogas plants, natural agriculture and mangrove initiation, etc.
For the first time ever, we see well rounded focus on all critical aspects of climate change and energy transition. While we have done remarkably well on renewable energy capacity addition in the past, the budget addresses new energy areas including green hydrogen, battery storage, biofuels and compressed biogas. It also promotes battery manufacturing through waiver in import of capital goods and machinery for the same and provides insights on the government’s next big focus on reducing emissions in agriculture through promotion of alternative fertilizers and natural farming.
Kush Singh, CEO, Essar Power
The Union Budget 2022-2023 reflects the country’s rapid economic growth whilst projecting a bright future. Honourable FM has based the budget on 7 priorities wherein Green growth has been given a major spotlight which is the current need of the hour for the energy sector. Green hydrogen will emerge as an important instrument to decarbonise the energy value chain, including the corporate sector. The decision to reduce custom duty on lithium ion batteries will promote energy storage to provide round-the-clock renewable power at reduced cost. The amalgamated steps taken will not only help reduce carbon intensity of the economy but will simultaneously help create job opportunities. The ultimate goal is to reduce dependence on fossil fuel inputs and make the country assume technology and market leadership in this sunrise sector. This is a growth oriented budget and the efforts made towards green growth including policies and fund allocations will help us achieve the target of green hydrogen production of 5 mn tonne by 2030.


WONEWOC — A well played game got away from Mike Burch’s Hillsboro softball team Thursday afternoon at Wonewoc–Center.
The host Wolves scored a 6–5 extra inning walk-off victory when the Tigers committed a one-out error with bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning.
With both the infielders and outfielders playing in to cut down the potential game-winning run at home, Hillsboro pitcher Lexi Mathis fielded a one hop grounder in the pitching circle and fired home for the second out.
The play had the makings of a tailor-made double play and it appeared that Hillsboro was going to escape the threat.
However, senior catcher Morgan Rynes dropped the throw from Mathis and the winning run scored.
“Outside of the cool temperatures, this was one of the most enjoyable games that I have been a part of,” said Burch. “Both teams played very well. It was far and away the best performance that we have had out of a pitcher this year.
Mathis threw 8 1/3 innings and gave up just five earned runs on five hits and four walks.
“Every game has been a huge improvement from our pitchers,” added Burch.
Wonewoc–Center (3–3, 2–2 SBC) scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning on two hits and two walks, but Mathis really settled in after that allowing just three hits in the final seven-plus innings.
Sophomore Destiny Shore was busy in the final innings as she recorded seven of the last nine outs defensively at her shortstop position.
Hillsboro scored a run in the first, two in the third, one in the fifth and one in the sixth to tied the game at 5–5, but never did lead in the game after the top of the first inning.
Senior Kelsey Skala went 3-for-5 to lead the Tigers in defeat.
“We tried some new wrinkles offensively in this game. We had a few girls attempt drag bunts and left handed slap hits for their first times ever,” said Burch. “Although the execution was little off in this game, I believe that with a little more experience, the game plan will work and more girls will be getting on base. I am pretty confident that if our pitchers can hold a team to five runs in seven innings, we are going to win those games down the stretch.
“We had seven girls starting in positions in this game that at the beginning of the season had never started before. If these girls keep making the giant steps that they have been, by the end of the season Hillsboro may be very hard to beat.”
Monday night Hillsboro fell to 2–7 on the season and 1–5 in the Scenic Bluffs with a sloppy 7–6 loss at Brookwood.
The Tigers managed just four hits in the loss, but did grab an early 3–0 lead in the top of the second inning without getting a single hit thanks to a trio of Brookwood errors.
Hillsboro returned the favor a half inning later as the Falcons scored five on just two hits in the bottom of the second.
The Tigers tied the game with two runs in the fifth and took a brief 6–5 lead with a run i the top of the sixth.
But a single by Madrigal and a double by Hansen, compounded by a Hillsboro error in the bottom of the sixth allowed Brookwood to score two runs and take regain a one run lead which held up when Hillsboro stranded the tying run at second base in the seventh.
“Neither team came ready to play Monday night,” said Burch. “I mentioned on Thursday night at Wonewoc that neither team deserved to lose. Well on Monday at Brookwood, neither team deserved to win. Like [Hillsboro baseball] coach Bob Bothe said a couple of weeks ago, it was little league bad! Both teams committed four errors that show up in the score book, but those errors were compounded by mental errors as well.”
Hillsboro is scheduled to host New Lisbon in a SBC doubleheader today. Friday the Tigers will travel to Wonewoc–Center for a rematch with the Wolves before traveling to Bangor for another doubleheader on Monday.


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North Korea has launched a long-range rocket, according to South Korea and the United States.
The planned launch has been widely condemned by the international community, which has accused North Korea of trying to develop its military technology.
Pyongyang said that the rocket would peacefully advance its space programme.
Reports from US, South Korean and Japanese officials suggest the launch failed shortly after take-off.
South Korean defence officials told reporters they believed the rocket had "disintegrated into several pieces" minutes after it launched.
Japan and South Korea had previously warned that they will shoot the rocket down if it enters their territory.


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UCF fans continue to snap up St. Petersburg Bowl tickets at a rapid pace.
Joe Hornstein, UCF associate athletic director, provided the following figures:
UCF sold 14,430 St. Petersburg Bowl tickets as of noon Thursday.
The university sold out its original allotment of 10,000 tickets, a second allotment of 2,000 tickets and has nearly sold out a third allotment of 2,500 tickets. The university requested another 1,000-ticket allotment today. Hornstein stated St. Petersburg Bowl officials have continued to provide UCF with tickets to meet fans’ needs.
UCF faces Rutgers in the St. Petersburg Bowl on Dec. 19 at Tropicana Field. Rutgers received a 10,000-ticket allotment. If Rutgers cannot sell out its allotment, the St. Petersburg Bowl executive director Brett Dulaney told the Orlando Sentinel the tickets will be donated to charity. The bowl capacity is about 28,000, and there are less than 4,000 tickets remaining for the game. It is expected to be a sellout.
The ticket sales could provide a major revenue boost for UCF. Conference USA schools get to keep the first $100,000 in ticket sales revenue and split the remaining revenue 50-50.
“Sales continue to be strong and we expect to have 20,000 fans in attendance at the game,” UCF Athletic Director Keith Tribble said in a statement released by Hornstein. “Similar to the Liberty Bowl two years ago, UCF has displayed to have a strong travel party. We will continue selling tickets in the UCF sections while they remain. Early reports I’ve received are that our fans have just about sold-out St. Petersburg hotels and are now stretching into Tampa for accommodations.”


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If you were to poll the computing industry today for “most hyped technology of our times,” I posit that artificial intelligence would easily top the list.
And with good reason—the last decade of progress in AI has been exciting for sure. But the impact of that innovation follows the William Gibson principle: “The future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed.”
What’s particularly funny about AI is that people think that AI success should be evenly distributed. If Tesla can autopilot your car and Google Photos can match your elderly parents’ faces to their baby photos, why can’t your company increase revenue and decrease cost via AI? Heck, AI can’t even figure out how to load your pile of spreadsheets into a data warehouse!
So, what’s causing the disconnect between AI innovation and impact? The issue is twofold. First — all computing challenges are not the same. While some exciting topics like computer vision have made enormous leaps in recent years, most of the classically painful business data processing problems are still well beyond the capabilities of today’s state-of-the-art AI. Second — the engineering tools and practices for successful AI and machine learning are still in their infancy.
Today’s Big Tech shops are largely solving their data and AI problems by hiring armies of expert software engineers to “hand-stitch” together data pipelines with bits of AI. This is exacerbated by the disparate state of open-source tooling. Unless your company can recruit lots of Silicon Valley-quality software developers, you’re out of luck. To democratize the progress in AI, we need to do a couple key things:
- Focus on Human-AI Interfaces: We need to admit that in many settings, AI can’t go the full distance. Instead, we need innovators to focus on AI as an augmentation of human work, not a replacement.
- Bring people together across skill sets: We need to understand that technology democratization needs to bring together groups with differing skills. The next generation of AI tools needs to allow all the key constituencies to do their work as they see fit, while sharing each other’s challenges and progress.
Today’s Big Tech shops are largely solving their data and AI problems by hiring armies of expert software engineers to “hand-stitch” together data pipelines with bits of AI. This is exacerbated by the state of open-source tooling. Unless your company can recruit lots of Silicon Valley-quality software developers, you’re out of luck.
That’s why going forward, I see three key trends that will play an important role in democratizing AI:
- Data engineering: I predict that developer-centric interfaces like SQL and Python will become increasingly interoperable with low-code tools. Underneath the software maturation, cloud-hosted services will make this new technology very easy to adopt.
- AI engineering: I predict that MLOps will enter a Cambrian Explosion phase in 2022. We see it in the startup market where companies are jostling to solve narrow pieces of the overall AI engineering pipeline. Some of those startups will find high-value leverage points in these pipelines and gain traction quickly; others will fade away.
- Low code and no code: I predict the next generation of low-code and no-code apps will be able to function like “automatic programmer assistants” that use generative AI and program synthesis. Non-coders will be able to generate the moral equivalent of custom software without needing to know how (or if) they’re doing it.
The next year promises to be a very confusing time for AI, especially in fields like MLOps where the stack hasn’t begun to shake out. Be sure to keep an eye on human-AI interfaces that facilitate augmented intelligence using low-code and no-code tools. While tech news stories about AI accomplishments will continue to tantalize you with possibilities, understand that the practical uses of AI in business will remain rare.


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Duncan Thorp questions whether our health service should continue to be run by the state
It’s easy to identify social enterprises that are already delivering healthcare in communities across Scotland. From social care businesses to employment for disabled people. From specialist housing and healthy eating to mental health, physical exercise and general wellbeing services, social enterprises are driving positive change in health service delivery.
Large players like Cornerstone provide social care. Gallery on the Corner invests in people with autism. You Can Cook teaches that food is medicine. Mind’s Well deals with self-harm support. Factory Skatepark does inclusive sports and Lorn and Oban Healthy Options links people with non-medical support as a "social prescription". There are many others, but what unites them is that they’re local, responsive to need, flexible and innovative.
The underlying barrier to fundamental change in Scotland’s healthcare is the structure of the NHS itself
A lot of activity is about illness prevention, healthy lifestyles and wellbeing promotion – a social model of healthcare instead of a medical model. This holistic healthcare is essential for improved health but also essential for limited public finances. The old way of delivering healthcare, when issues are at crisis point, is no longer viable.
But what about the NHS itself? Is it driving innovation and change?
At the recent annual gathering of NHS Scotland at the SECC in Glasgow there was much talk about third sector engagement and community assets. As well an awareness that jargon, like co-production, is nonsensical to most people. Technology was rightly being promoted as a solution to improving healthcare. The people I met were caring and genuine, with a commitment to patient needs.
There are examples of innovation, like health and social care integration. Ready for Business has been working on community benefits for the third sector and NHS contracts and City of Edinburgh Council and NHS Lothian have been working with carer organisations. There’s the Scotland-wide Health Social Enterprise Network too. There’s also the cross-sector Scottish Collaborative Innovation Partnership Process (SCIPP) for health.
But perhaps the underlying barrier to fundamental change in Scotland’s healthcare is the structure of the NHS itself. Are NHS workers, both clinical and managerial, stifled by a top-down system that means prevention can only ever come second to immediate crisis care? Where decision-making can be slow, centralised and bureaucratic? Where staff don’t feel empowered to be innovative?
The NHS is funded by taxation and part of the central state. As a result it’s notoriously political and regularly used as a political tool by politicians.
A real shift could be achieved by embedding prevention and health promotion at the very core of all essential crisis management services – utilising the full range of social enterprise expertise at a local level. NHS Scotland could become a series of independent, regional, worker-empowered co-operatives. Freed from the state, decisions could be made on public need, not political priorities.
Crucially it should be led by the users of services and by local communities. This authentic public ownership would mean popular support and therefore halt any future moves towards privatisation, that is currently the case in England.
The myth that there are only two options for healthcare is false, we just have to be bold and choose one that empowers people and improves health outcomes for everyone.
Duncan Thorp is parliamentary, policy and communications officer at Social Enterprise Scotland.


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Far-left Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar proposed an idea on Tuesday that would literally be the death knell of health care in America.
And she did it, as always, without thinking about what she was saying beforehand.
“Here is maybe a radical idea to deal with some of the pressures our healthcare system is facing: All private hospitals should be made public for the duration of the virus," Omar declared.
Yeah, that's called communism.
I know Omar suggested that this complete takeover of the private healthcare industry be temporary. But let's be honest, government takeovers are never temporary.
It's actually quite ironic that Omar is calling for a nationalized health system at this point in time... given that the coronavirus pandemic we are facing is itself the product of communist China.
The internet was quick to light Omar up for her insane proposal, here's a sample:
Omar is doing what Democrats are notorious for — trying not to let a tragedy go to waste.
She knows in normal times nobody would go for her radical ideas, but in a time of chaos just maybe she has a chance.
And she's certainly not the only one thinking like this.
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo recently called on the Federal Government to nationalize the medical supply chain.
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the coronavirus is “a case for a nationalization of crucial factories and industries.”
Thank the Good Lord Trump is president. Unlike the left he actually figures out ways to address our issues at hand via non-communist approaches.


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If you only do one trip in Budapest then do the night time cruise. The views of the city illuminated are breathtaking. We booked the longer 3hr cruise and in my opinion far better than the more rushed shorter version. The service was excellent and we thoroughly enjoyed the piano show. As an option you can pay an extra 18 Euro per person for free drinks all night so we just stuck to the champagne. The food was very nice I particularly enjoyed the duck main course.
Fantastic night. Really enjoyed.
This show was the highlight of my trip to Budapest, great food, amazing entertainment, good atmosphere, highly recommended.
A beautiful tour with a fun show and excellent food and service. The river is gorgeous and this was a wonderful way to start our visit to Budapest. We landed from the USA in the afternoon and did this on our first evening. Great fun and relaxing. Also saw there was an option to have done cruise with gypsy and local dancing and music with same company. That looks great too.
Good food, great entertainment.
This tour was amazing!
Would highly recommend this trip! The food and entertainment were excellent
3 hour river cruise is well worth the money.
Food was excellent and piano battle was very entertaining
The ship is very nice, the service is extraordinary, they present the course meals, food comes in time, and after every course you are asked if you enjoyed it. Prices for drinks are more than decent. We liked it and we do recomend it.
I was sceptical about booking this as I was unsure how good the food and the boat would be but I was very satisfied. The boat is very modern and well heated. Staff are friendly and attentive. They went the extra mile to help us celebrate my partners birthday. Food was delicious and the cruise smooth, beautiful to see all the buildings lit up. Would recommend
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Snow plows turn to streets across South Bend, St. Joseph County as winter storm continues
County, South Bend offices reopen
After having cleared snow on many of the main roads across St. Joseph County, South Bend and Mishawaka by Thursday morning, plow crews then turned their attention to secondary and residential streets.
The break in the snow by late Wednesday in St. Joseph County helped the plowing efforts, while southern Marshall County and the greater Warsaw area received more snow — a forecasted 2 to 4 inches on Thursday, according to WSBT.
As expected, South Bend Police responded to an increased number of calls for cars that crashed or slid off the road during the snow storm — a total of 38 were reported on Wednesday, compared with just nine on Monday and 14 on the prior Wednesday.
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Indiana's travel advisory downshifted several counties from a "warning" level to "watch" by Thursday, including St. Joseph, Elkhart and Kosciusko counties. Marshall and other surrounding counties to the south and east remained at a "warning" level.
Hundreds of flights across the country were canceled as roughly a third of the U.S. population had come under storm warnings. South Bend International Airport saw 50% of all flights canceled Wednesday, or 14 out of 28, and about a third of Thursday’s flights had been canceled by 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Julie Curtis, vice president of marketing, said.
Some of those were because of weather at other airports, she said, as South Bend’s airport crew worked around the clock to continually remove falling or blowing snow from runways.
She reminded airline travelers to check with their airline first before coming to the airport.
How much snow did South Bend get?
Snow accumulations throughout the storm reached 11.2 inches in South Bend and 8.5 to 12.5 inches in Mishawaka (the readings may vary because of compacting or drifting snow), said meteorologist Hannah Carpenter with the National Weather Service in Syracuse, Ind. The area’s highest accumulation was 13.8 inches in St. Joseph.
Carpenter said that South Bend set a record Wednesday for rainfall on that date: 0.74 inches, beating the 0.7-inch record set in 1908. It likewise made the snowfall record for that date: 11.2 inches, which also beat a 1908 record of 8 inches.
Friday will bring mostly sunny weather with only slight chances of snow late in the day and into Saturday morning, WSBT reported. Wind chills on Friday could hit minus 10 degrees.
The weekend forecast calls for relatively quiet weather with high temperatures in the 20s.
Plowing South Bend streets
Plows in St. Joseph County had cleared many of the main roads by Thursday morning after a limited night shift focused on them and secondary roads while traffic was quiet, County Engineer Sky Medors said.
If no more snow accumulates, he said, the crews could have all of the county’s roads plowed by the end of the day shift Friday. There might still be some clean-up work to do Saturday, in cul-de-sacs, for example.
Drivers should be aware that roads can alternate between dry and slick patches, he said. Crews applied salt to the roads, but, Medors said, the county’s salt is less effective when temperatures dip below 20 degrees, as forecasted for Thursday night.
Blowing and drifting snow also was expected Thursday. That typically affects the southern and western parts of the county, Medors said, which crews will be watching.
“We have a good idea of where (drifting areas) are,” he said. “Yeah, it will be a problem. We will be paying attention to it.”
Crews also are making second passes through subdivisions. They’d made a first pass through all subdivisions Wednesday, though some of that was during the early hours of the storm.
South Bend’s plow crews started focusing on residential streets Thursday, while adding a salt mixture made for colder temperatures. They’ll make additional passes through streets Friday to push snow further back, Eric Horvath, the city’s public works director, said. He said they’ll be working through Sunday to finally clear all of the streets.
Horvath encouraged residents to park their vehicles in their driveways, if possible, so plows could clear all sections of the street.
In Mishawaka, crews also focused on secondary and residential streets Thursday and — as long as no more snow accumulates — could have all of the streets plowed by the end of Friday, Street Commissioner Tim Ryan said. Still, he said, crews will work overtime through the weekend to hit cul-de-sacs and other cleanup work.
Blowing and drifting snow could affect parts of key roads in Mishawaka’s retail area in the north, he said, especially where there are open fields nearby.
Ryan said Mishawaka's crews are applying salt mixed with brine — able to work down to 0 degrees — but only to certain areas where snow is packed onto pavement.
Plow crews from the Indiana Department of Transportation had made “significant progress” on state roads as of Thursday morning, INDOT spokeswoman Cassie Bajek said.
“Today, we are focused on cleaning up ramps, turn lanes and shoulders," she said Thursday. “We’ll also be on the lookout for drifting on east-west roadways — especially in more rural areas. … Our plow drivers have been on rotating 12-hour shifts and we’ve had our trucks out 24/7.”
St. Joseph County, city offices reopen
The city of South Bend reopened its offices at noon Thursday after having closed on Wednesday.
As well, St. Joseph County officials reopened its offices and county parks at noon Thursday after closing at noon Wednesday. But residents could visit county departments only by appointment Thursday.
St. Joseph Circuit and Superior Courts remained closed Thursday, with plans to reopen Friday, including courthouses 1, 2, and 3 in the downtown South Bend courthouse and the court complex on Lincoln Way East in Mishawaka.
The county said that all in-person court hearings, including afternoon arraignments and hearings in traffic and misdemeanor court, would be continued. For more information about a particular case, the county advises, visit Mycase.in.gov or contact your attorney.
St. Joseph County Parks, except for Spicer Lake Nature Preserve, also reopened at noon Thursday. Ski rentals and tubing will return Friday.


In many manufacturing industries, rockwell hardness tester for sale is used to determine the strength and stiffness of a particular material or product. The process involves using a diamond cone or steel ball to force an indentation into the sample material, which is then measured. Various types of test methods exist, and each has its own benefits. This article will discuss the most popular hardness testing techniques to help you find a rockwell hardness tester for sale that meets your needs.
The Brinell method is a common testing technique that uses a steel ball indenter to mark the surface of the sample material. The diameter of this indentation is then measured with a microscope or other measuring device. The results of this method are more precise than those of the Rockwell method because the spherical indenter distributes the pressure evenly. However, the surface of the sample must be well prepared and clean to avoid abrasion or deformation during the testing procedure.
This method is ideal for softer samples, such as plastics and some metals. Its main advantage is that it can measure a surface’s hardness without damaging the specimen. It is also relatively fast and easy to use, which makes it a popular choice for production environments. However, it is important to remember that the results of this method are only as accurate as the quality of the contact between the indenter and the sample.
If you need to test very hard materials, the Vickers microhardness testing technique is recommended. This method utilizes a diamond-shaped indenter to produce an impression on the surface of the sample, which is then measured with a microscope. This type of testing is very precise, but it can be time consuming.
In order to ensure the accuracy of your hardness testing equipment, it is important to keep a master calibration set on hand. These sets contain both the test blocks and the indenter or penetrator that was used to calibrate it, ensuring that the two are in perfect alignment. This eliminates the possibility of a calibration error, which could lead to inaccurate test results. Master calibration sets are available from most leading hardness testing companies. They are the most affordable and convenient way to maintain a high level of accuracy in your laboratory. You can even have a set customized to suit your specific application by contacting the manufacturer of your tester.


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Pork belly needs little introduction. Often considered the tastiest of all pork cuts, the belly is used to make streaky bacon, pancetta and is typically added to sausages for extra flavour. It’s sourced from the underside of the pig, naturally, and is the meat that runs alongside the stomach, rather than the stomach itself.
Pork belly contains generous layers of fat running alongside the meat, giving it unrivalled flavour and succulence. So, if you fancy serving up a treat for the family, here’s a little insight into how to cook pork belly.
Pork belly is best roasted in the oven. The resulting dish is pretty much perfect. Roasting allows the fat to render down to a melt in the mouth texture, and the fat also filters through the meat adding extra succulence. And for the icing on the cake, roasting in the oven is the best way to get delicious crackling.
Like a good cut of beef, pork belly benefits from a short period of resting before serving. Pair the pork with classic flavours such as apple and serve with seasonal vegetables.
How long does it take to cook pork belly? As a rough guideline, oven roasted pork belly takes around 1.5 hours.
We have some mouth-watering pork belly recipes for you to try out at home. With help from our team of in-house chefs, we have pulled together some fantastic dishes using our very own fresh pork belly. Try your hand at his inspired Sticky Pork Belly recipe and wow family friends with a brilliant twist on Sunday roast dinner!
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TURN appeal of unneeded power plant moving forward.
The future of a planned 586-megawatt natural-gas-fired power plant by this city’s waterfront remains uncertain.
The First District Court of Appeal last week agreed to a request by The Utility Reform Network to review the state Public Utilities Commission’s approval of Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s Oakley Generating Station.
That means the appellate court now will consider arguments from both sides, then determine if the commission’s ruling this past December should stand or be overturned.
“There’s a little bit of joy in that they didn’t kick us out by denying our petition,” said Robert Finklestein, the attorney for the reform network.
This is the second time in as many years where the court is considering annulling the utilities commission’s approval of the Oakley plant.
The appellate court annulled the commission’s December 2010 approval in 2012, saying the commission acted unlawfully in its hasty approval. PG&E revised its application later that year, leading to December’s approval by the commission and the latest challenge.
The consumer advocacy group argues that there is no conclusive need for new generation, PG&E customers would be saddled with the plant’s high costs, and the commission relied on hearsay evidence to support its decision.
PG&E officials counter that the Oakley plant supports the state’s drive toward more efficient, environmentally friendly power sources.
“We believe in this project. (The plant) will provide power when renewable energy cannot. We will turn to Oakley when the sun’s not shining or the wind isn’t blowing,” company spokesman Tamar Sarkissian said.
A utilities commission spokeswoman, meanwhile, said the agency could not comment on a pending court case.
The court’s pending decision is the latest development in the series of approvals, rejections and appeals for the plant, which would be located on 22 acres of industrial property on Bridgehead Road near the Antioch Bridge.
Officials see the plant as a spark for the local economy, as it is expected to create more than 700 construction jobs and bring millions of dollars into the community.
“It’s almost like being in a maze. We think we have a clear path to go down, but then there’s another roadblock,” Oakley Mayor Kevin Romick said.
If approved, Danville-based Radback Energy will build the plant and sell it to PG&E once it is up and running. PG&E aims to bring the plant online by 2016.
“It’s disappointing that we can’t seem to get through to the end of this, but we’ll do whatever the court requires to get to the next step,” Romick said.
It is uncertain when a court decision will be made. The 2012 decision came two months after judges decided to review the case.
Power Plant Timeline
Last week’s decision by the state appeals court to hear a petition protesting its approval is the latest development in Pacific Gas & Electric’s yearslong effort to build a power plant in Oakley.
Here is a timeline:
2008 — Pacific Gas & Electric and Radback Energy begin exploring putting a natural gas-powered plant on the former duPont site.
June 2009 — Application filed with the California Energy Commission.
November 2009 — First public hearing held by the California Energy Commission at the site; review of the plant application continues.
March 2010 — Oakley officials pledge their support for the plant.
July 2010 — The California Public Utilities Commission denies PG&E’s application for the plant, citing falling state energy demand.
October 2010 — PG&E resubmits application with the PUC, moving back the date the plant would start operating from 2014 to 2016.
December 2010 — The PUC approves PG&E’s revised application.
June 2011 — The Utility Reform Network, or TURN, asks the state appeals court to overturn the commission’s approval.
May 2011 — The California Energy Commission approves the Oakley Generating Station.
March 2012 — The California First District Court of Appeal annuls the PUC’s approval, saying the board acted in haste when granting its approval.
April 2012 — PG&E submits a new application with the PUC.
December 2012 — The PUC approves PG&E’s resubmitted application.
April 2013 — State Public Utilities Commission rejects TURN’s request for a rehearing.
May 2013 — TURN asks the state appeals court to set aside the commission’s decision.
Oct. 30, 2013 — The appeals court agrees to review TURN’s petition.


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Alden Jewell’s dedication for collecting automotive history and literature isn’t a recent endeavor – he’s been doing it all his life. And I couldn’t have been more excited to meet him when good friend Bob Cunningham made the introduction several years back.
For not only have I made an excellent friend – which is the best part of this hobby. I’ve continued to learn far more than I could have imagined from Alden’s collection of automotive history not just in our niche area of limited production sports cars but into all areas of automotivedom…(is that a word?)
Today’s article focuses on two newspaper/magazine clippings about the 1952 Vale sports car – clippings Alden did back in the day in 1953. Let’s see what each had to say.
Another Glass-Fiber Body – It Mounts on the MG Chassis
Popular Mechanics: March 1953
Even the MG has been dolled up in a sleek, streamlined suit of glass fiber. Weighing only 107 pounds, the new body attaches directly to a standard MG chassis. The only major change involved is in the wheels – 15 inch wheels are used on the plastic model to lower the car’s appearance.
Because it completely hides the MG “personality,” the body will most likely start a violent controversy among MG owners. Bumper and windshield are easily detached for road racing. Fins run along the top of each rear fender. No changes were made in the instrument panel.
The bodies are in limited production in California at present.
San Jose Mercury News: 1953
Vale Wright of Berkeley built the car pictured above and will display it at the third annual Autorama Auto Show starting Thursday night at the County Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall. The car has a fiberglass body and an MG chassis and is capable of 137 miles per hour. The Autorama will run through Sunday night.
So…we have some great new features showing the Vale and the tension mounts as good friend Marshall Foxworthy – great fiber adversary and friend – and I continue our dedicated search on locating one of these fibergems from yesteryear.
Who will be the first to find the missing 1952 Vale? Marshall, Geoff, or you? As long as we find one out there….all of us are winners in the history of fiberglass sports cars.
Hope you enjoyed the story, and until next time…
Glass on gang…
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The CBI has alleged that Kadapa MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy conspired with his father late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and other individuals and companies to ‘cheat the government of Andhra Pradesh in the matter of granting certain favours’.
In its FIR in the case related to Jagan, a copy of which was filed in a special court here, the CBI charged that he ‘exercised his influence’ on his (late) father, then chief minister, and also ‘unknown public servants’ of the state government, who in turn abused their official positions by corrupt or illegal means and issued orders favourable to many companies.
The charges relate to criminal conspiracy, cheating, criminal breach of trust, falsification of accounts and criminal misconduct, according to the FIR.
"As a quid pro quo, those companies, other unknown companies and unknown persons invested several crores of rupees in Jagati Publications, Sandur Power Company Limited, Carmel Asia Holdings, Bharathi Cement Corporation Ltd and other companies promoted by Jaganmohan Reddy at a huge premium," the CBI FIR said.
The agency filed the case against Jagan and others based on a directive of the Andhra Pradesh High Court that disposed of a petition filed by current Textile Minister P Shanker Rao, into which TDP leaders K. Yerran Naidu and Yanamala Ramakrishnudu impleaded.
The 28-page FIR listed Jagan, now president of YSR Congress, as number one accused followed by V. Vijay Sai Reddy, vice-chairman of Jagati Publications.
In all, the FIR named 72 companies and individuals besides directors, promoters of unknown companies, unknown public servants of the state government and ‘unknown others’ as accused in the case under IPC Sections 120 (B) read with 420, 409, 420 and 477 (A).
CBI has been conducting searches since yesterday in the residences and offices of Jagan apart from the houses and businesses of those who invested in his companies.(PTI)

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Mike Griffith's '32 Three-Window Coupe
It’s like we’re living in a real-time repeat of history. A lot of the rodders who were building ’40s- and early-’50s-style cars ten years ago are now getting into ’60s-style rods. For anybody out there heading in that direction, look over here. Mike Griffith’s jet-black Deuce coupe is a dead-on example of what early-’60s iron looks like.
Maybe you remember reading about Mike in the November ’03 issue of R&C, when we took a tour of his backyard, which we called “the land of old-time tin.” The guy is one of the most avid collectors of early-style ’32 Fords, parts, and pieces, and this full-fendered coupe may be one of the best in his corral.
“The most amazing thing about this car,” Mike revealed, “is that it was built more than 40 years ago. This is not a restoration of an old hot rod but an extremely well-preserved original hot rod.” From the hopped-up nailhead to the button-tuck Naugahyde and the intact black enamel, every corner of the car looks like it was just recently finished, but with the exception of the steel wheels and a few microscopic details, it hasn’t been touched since 1963.
By examining the many trophies, car show programs, and old photos that came with the car, Mike discovered that the ’32 was originally built by Carl Praml, a member of the Torquers Car Club in Minneapolis. After a lot of phone-calling, Mike eventually reached Nora Praml, Carl’s widow, and John Parnell, a long-time friend, who both gave him lots of history on the ’60s-perfect coupe.
Praml started building the car in 1959, with help from Parnell. The project took two years and $7,000 to finish. When it was done, Carl (and soon Carl and Nora) drove it on the street and to various car shows, where it frequently won prizes (the trophies Mike would inherit four decades down the road) for Best Interior, Best Engine, and Best in Show.
In 1968, Carl Praml sold the car. During all the years it bounced from owner to owner and state to state, it miraculously never departed from its original rodded state. Now that the coupe is at Mike Griffith’s we know it will be maintained in this condition. “As current owner,” Mike assured us, “my goal is to preserve the integrity of the car and not make any changes to this beautiful piece of hot rod history.”
Mike GriffithLa Canada, California’32 Ford Coupe
Drivetrain: The 322ci ’56 Buick nailhead has not been torn apart since 1961, when it was built by Carl Praml and John Parnell using 10:1 high-dome pistons and an Isky hydraulic cam. Six Stromberg 97s are bolted to a Cragar log manifold. The headers were added in 1964 by Bob Wellings at American Hoist (where the Torquers had club meetings and did their wrenching). The ’37 Buick three-speed transmission was rebuilt six years ago by Jack Heier.
Chassis: The original Deuce chassis has been kept mostly stock. Praml did some partial boxing on the rails and added a dropped front axle and ’42-48 spindles, plus Ford juice brakes and steering from an International truck. The rearend is ’32 Ford with 3.78:1 gears.
Wheels & Tires: The 15-inch steelies and wide whites are the only big departure from photos from 1963. Back then, ’55 Chrysler Imperial wheels filled the fenders. When Mike bought the coupe, it was rolling on contemporary-style rubber and rims, which had to go. He mounted 8.20×15 and 5.60×15 Firestones on 15×5 and 15×6 steel wheels with caps and rings, painted ’58 Chrysler Imperial Bimini Blue to match the firewall, engine block, and inside hood.
Body & Paint: The body was left uncut with trim pieces intact. In 1962, the all-original body was stripped to bare metal and treated to minor work by Praml and John Parnell. Roger Goss from St. Paul shot the black enamel in the same year. It still looks great.
Interior: Benny Store from St. Paul went crazy with the black and turquoise button-tuck Naugahyde, covering the door panels, headliner, and his own handbuilt bucket seats. The dash was slightly modified and equipped with ’41 Buick instruments, which remain in excellent working condition. The steering wheel is from an International truck.

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Beautiful Nordic design and skilful Kenyan handicraft are the hallmarks of the Kiondo collection by Mifuko. Each basket is one-of-a-kind, handmade by a talented artisan, from the weave to the final stitching of the Mifuko label.
Handmade white market basket can be used both indoors and outdoors. It is woven from as much recycled plastic as possible, yet remains food safe and easy to clean with just water.
Each Mifuko product carries the name of its maker.
Medium baskets with short handles help you get your stuff together, whether collecting veggies from the garden or organizing a child's room. They work great foraging for mushrooms, too!


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According to a recent survey from the Halifax, rural house prices have retained their value better in the economic downturn than houses in urban areas. Rural house prices however, have risen more slowly over the longer term in comparison to urban postcodes.
Countryside homes have seen their value drop by 20% since 2007 in comparison with a 22% drop in urban areas. The average price of properties in countryside areas is £201,191, that’s 17% more than the average in urban areas, which is now £171,709.
Over the last ten years there has been a slight increase in property values in rural areas which has been slower than the overall increase for it’s urban equivalent. The average rise for country homes was 36% in comparison with 40% for urban homes.
Buckinghamshire has been highlighted as having the most expensive housing, prices having risen in Chiltern by £1,107 per month in the last ten years which equates to an increase of around £13,000 per annum. The average house price for Chiltern was found to be at £427,647, the highest property price in rural Britain. That is a staggering four times higher than the lowest average property value of £100,119 in East Ayrshire.
According to the Halifax, first time buyers cover around a third of mortgage financed purchases in rural locations as opposed to nearly half in urban districts. Housing in rural areas continues to be prohibitively unaffordable for the first time buyer and consequently homeowners looking to sell property quickly are finding it hard to achieve the perceived value for their home on the market.
Owing to the condition of the housing market, many people in rural areas are turning to the services of a property buyers to help them achieve a quick house sale. The rapid increase in the cost of living is forcing many people to downsize their home to a more affordable size and location. Many living in rural areas are now feeling the economic downturn and are looking to relocate to more affordable parts of the UK.
Waiting for an estate agent can take many months and this means spending more money on energy bills, maintenance and the general running of a property that is no longer affordable. A national home buyers can guarantee a sale of a property in as little as 15 days from the initial quote. The money can then be used to purchase a more affordable home and the stress of struggling to keep an expensive property on, can be alleviated fairly quickly.


text: As a Design Assistant in the fast-paced team environment of Jackson Design and Remodeling, Adrianna’s passion for design, courageous creativity, and dedication to continuous learning are essential. Adrianna was raised in San Diego and initially pursued a nursing career before turning to interior design where she could express her strong desire to create. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design from The Art Institute of California, San Diego. Adrianna’s artistic abilities are matched by meticulous attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and an aptitude for collaborating with a team of talented professionals. Doing work she loves and making a difference in the community with design genuinely inspire her. When she’s not at work, Adrianna enjoys reading, drawing, exploring museums, visiting coffee shops, and meeting new people. She also has two cats she adores.

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'Sleek, beautiful, breathtakingly cunning prose' Sunday Times Morrow -- a clerkish, middle-aged type encumbered with a chain-smoking dying aunt and a considerable talent for wallowing -- is at a loose end when, on two separate occasions, he is beckoned up the stairs of an empty Dublin house. The first is an offer of dubious work, and Morrow soon ...Read More'Sleek, beautiful, breathtakingly cunning prose' Sunday Times Morrow -- a clerkish, middle-aged type encumbered with a chain-smoking dying aunt and a considerable talent for wallowing -- is at a loose end when, on two separate occasions, he is beckoned up the stairs of an empty Dublin house. The first is an offer of dubious work, and Morrow soon becomes caught up in a conspiracy to authenticate a series of fake paintings. The second, possibly even odder, is an offer of a love -- of a sort. Written in typically luminous prose and featuring a rich cast of characters, Athena is a paean to art, painting, and love, in all its mercurial richness. 'One of the most profoundly intelligent, introspective novels of recent years, questioning the perceptions of author, narrator, reader and critic' Good Book Guide 'The consummately achieved and entrancing creation of a master of language: in the fullest sense a work of art' Scotsman 'Athena is a love letter to Morrow's passions, to love, to art and to the paintings he examines: works on classical themes, in which a moment's obsession, lust, loss and magic are preserved for ever' Literary Review Volume Three of the Frames TrilogyRead Less
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