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COVID-19 News and Updates
Science and Technology
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On This Day
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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Remnants of Tropical Cyclone Ian will slowly drift east from Virginia to start the upcoming week. Expect temperatures to slowly warm through the middle of the week ahead of a dry cold front which will arrive by Friday.
FOG FAIR SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, NOV 5th FROM 10AM TO 4PM
Friends of the Greenway announce their Fall arts and crafts fundraising event. FROG FAIR will be held Nov 5, 2022 from 10-4 at FROG Quarters, 573 E. Main at the Town bridge in Franklin. Vendor spaces are available (only registration fee goes to FROG)--check our website (littletennessee.org) for registration forms or stop by FROG Quarters. Make sure to mark your calendar--arts and crafts, food, and music will make it a special day. For more information, email frog28734@gmail.com.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Monday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the north 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 40s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around 44. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Light winds out of the northeast.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the north 3 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 70s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Partly sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the north 3 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sun Oct 2 2022
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The Weather Prediction Center has issued the last advisory on Post-Tropical Cyclone Ian, located over southern Virginia.
1. Eastern Tropical Atlantic:
Conventional imagery and satellite-derived wind data indicate that shower activity associated with a tropical wave located several a hundred miles south of the Cabo Verde Islands has changed little since yesterday morning. Environmental conditions, however, are forecast to be favorable for some gradual development during the next several days. Therefore, a tropical depression is likely to form during the early or middle part of next week while the system moves westward, then turns northwestward or northward toward the end of the week over the eastern tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...70 percent.
Post-Tropical Cyclone Ian Discussion Number 38
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD AL092022
1100 PM EDT Sat Oct 01 2022
Key Messages:
1. Ongoing major to record river flooding will continue through next week across portions of central Florida.
2. Limited flash, urban, and small stream flooding is possible across portions of West Virginia, Maryland, and southern Pennsylvania into Sunday morning.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INIT 02/0300Z 37.3N 78.2W 15 KT 15 MPH...DISSIPATING
12H 02/1200Z...DISSIPATED
What's Up in the Tropics with Mark Sudduth - October 1, 2022
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Almanac
24 Hour Smoke Forecast
A smoke fieldmap was not provided for today. -->
Air quality is in the LOW-MEDIUM range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the LOW-MEDIUM range of green.
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range 3.3 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (5.1 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for October 2nd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2021)
Highest Temperature 90°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2019
Lowest Temperature 27°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1946
Greatest Rainfall 2.97 inches in Highlands in 1988
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of October Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 10-05-1954
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Franklin on 10-30-1910
Greatest Rainfall 9.91 inches in Highlands on 10-04-1964
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands on 10-20-1913
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of October Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 103°F in Wadesboro, Anson County on 10-03-2019
Lowest Temperature 8°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 10-21-1952
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 12.53 inches in Lumberton, Robeson County on 10-08-2016
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 11.0 inches on Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 10-25-1990
Climate Normals Accumulated Rainfall for the Year to October 1st
Franklin 42.38 inches
Coweeta Experimental Station 53.91 inches
Highlands 65.66 inches
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Tuesday, October 4, 2022 - 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. in the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room-
Mental Health Class - Depression: From Surviving to Thriving
Depressive symptoms often present themselves through feelings of isolation, hopelessness, and despair. This course examines different types, common causes, symptoms, and treatment methods for depression, focusing on moving from a place of simply surviving to one of thriving.
This is a free event at Macon County Public Library; facilitated by the Vaya Health GERO team. CEU’s are provided through NC Department of Health and Human Services.
Thursday, October 6, 2022 - 6:00pm in the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room-
#OnigiriAction with Nanaka Okamura
Join Nanaka Okamura with Western Carolina University's Japanese Outreach Initiative as we honor World Food Day by making and enjoying Onigiri, the Japanese rice ball, to make our world a little better. (Please register at 828-524-3600 so we can plan for supplies)
Onigiri Action is an annual autumn social good campaign connecting the simple act of taking a photo with helping to feed school children in need. During the campaign, through the generosity of our partner organizations, every Japanese riceball-related post on our global campaign website or your social media channel with #OnigiriAction will provide five school meals to children in need around the world(*). World Food Day on October 16 was established by the United Nations as a day for everyone to think about food problems in the world. To celebrate World Food Day, TABLE FOR TWO (TFT) holds 'Onigiri Action' with the goal to deliver 1 million meals to children in need every year. TFT first started in Japan featuring onigiri (riceballs), which celebrate rice as one of the major Japanese agricultural products, and showcases the Japanese tradition of making onigiri for loved ones.
Since its launch in 2015, the Onigiri Action campaign has provided 5.4 million school meals. The campaign received the Deputy-Chief’s Award (by the Minister for Foreign Affairs) at the third Japan Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) awards ceremony 2019 held at the Prime Minister’s Office.
FROG FAIR SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, NOV 5th from 10AM TO 4PM
Friends of the Greenway announce their Fall arts and crafts fundraising event. FROG FAIR will be held Nov 5, 2022 from 10-4 at FROG Quarters, 573 E. Main at the Town bridge in Franklin. Vendor spaces are available (only registration fee goes to FROG)--check our website (littletennessee.org) for registration forms or stop by FROG Quarters. Make sure to mark your calendar--arts and crafts, food, and music will make it a special day. For more information, email frog28734@gmail.com.
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Local and State News
• Marchers of all ages turn out for Haywood County's first-ever March for Life event [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• WCU student worker fired following union creation [Smoky Mountain News]
• Ian's aftermath: Less than 1% remain without power in Wake County as cleanup continues; At least 4 dead in NC [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Hurricane Ian forces parts of Blue Ridge Parkway to close in North Carolina mountains [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Clean-up crews, power crews continue work across the Triangle, other parts of North Carolina [WTVD-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Macon County Board of Commissioners - September 2022 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
• Franklin Town Council - September 2022 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
• Franklin Town Council - Special Called Meeting for August 30, 2022 [Macon Media]
State Budget Details
• NC Budget Table of Contents [Google Drive (PDF)]
• NC House Bill 103: 2022 Appropriations Act [Google Drive (PDF)]
• Joint Conference Committee Report on the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2022 [Google Drive (PDF)]
• House Bill 103 Information and Voting History [NC General Assembly Website]
• Raises for state employees, preparations for recession, in proposed state budget [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
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Special Section: Russo-Ukrainian War Updates
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
(Longer videos are in the Russo-Ukraine Videos section)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 01 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for October 1st]
Hear what CNN reporter noticed about crowd watching Putin's speech | CNN
Timothy Snyder: The Making of Modern Ukraine. Class 8. Early Jews of Modern Ukraine
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 220 [Al Jazeera]
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg holds a press briefing at NATO headquarters | DW News
How Putin’s annexation of Ukrainian territory escalates conflict l ABC News
JOMINI OF THE WEST MAP (UTVD Operational Update: ZSU Counter Offensive in Kharkiv, 10-12 Sep 22.)
1/ UTW – Operational Update: ZSU Counter Offensive in the Donbas, 04-10 Sep. The ZSU is engaged in what may likely become the most stunningly successful counteroffensive since the IDFs OPERATION GAZELLE during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. #ukrainecounteroffensive #UkraineWillWin pic.twitter.com/nrC8cg02ia
— Jomini of the West (@JominiW) September 10, 2022
• 24 killed after Ukraine evacuation convoy shelled: Governor [Al Jazeera]
• Russia withdraws troops after Ukraine encircles key city [AP News]
• Ukrainian Troops Fight to Take Full Control of Lyman, as Russians Attempt to Withdraw [Wall Street Journal]
• Russia's partial mobilization: Conscripts report call-up chaos [DW News]
• Germany builds new gas terminals to succeed Russian pipelines [France 24]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• German defense minister pledges more arms on surprise Ukraine visit [Russia Today]
• Ukraine invites NATO to join conflict with Russia directly [Pravda ]
• Pentagon chief believes NATO enlargement should be considered by all members of bloc [TASS Russian News Agency]
Would Ukraine joining NATO start World War III? | Fox News
Sep 7, 2022 | Eastern Economic Forum plenary session | kremlin
Putin speaks at concert to celebrate 'annexation' of Ukrainian regions | CNBC Television
The Ukraine War From Russia's Perspective
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National and World News Roundup
• Iran Crisis Update, October 01 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for September 30th]
• Biden announces release of ‘CITGO 6’ US executives held prisoner in Venezuela [UK Indepependent]
• Indonesia stadium tragedy: 129 people dead following soccer match, police say [CNN]
• Migrant-death suspect ran detention center accused of abuse [AP News]
• School officials texted Oakland shooting victims to not cooperate with police investigation: Sources [KGO-TV (San Fransisco, CA)]
• House passes bill to give $2.7 billion to families of 9/11 victims [The Spokesman-Review]
• German government approves arms exports to Saudi Arabia: reports [DW News]
• National Archives Says Some Trump Administration Records Are Still Missing [Wall Street Journal]
Global National: Oct. 1, 2022 | Mahsa Amini's death in Iran brings worldwide solidarity
Nightly News Full Broadcast (October 1st)
PBS NewsHour full episode, October 01, 2022
• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]
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COVID-19 News and Updates
Here is a section on COVID-19. It includes local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County:
• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]
Globally, as of 6:20pm CEST, 30 September 2022, there have been 614,385,693 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,522,600 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 28 September 2022, a total of 12,677,499,928 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 6:20pm CEST, 30 September 2022, there have been 94,965,623 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,047,392 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 16 September 2022, a total of 604,511,670 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Does contracting COVID make you more likely to develop dementia? [Sydney Morning Herald]
• TWiV 941: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 942: Omicron boosters with Paul Offit [Microbe TV]
• The level of coronavirus in Eastern Mass. waste water just shot up [Boston Globe]
• Covid infections rise by 14% in UK and now top a million [BBC NewsE]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
Elon Musk reveals a humanoid robot at Tesla AI Day 2022 | The Verge
Tesla AI Day 2022 | Tesla
Tesla A.I. Day II Livestream with Zac and Jesse (feat. Farzad Mesbahi) | Now You Know
• How to watch Tesla’s 2022 AI Day event [The Verge]
• Elon Musk’s texts reveal what led to Twitter bid, before deal fell apart [Washington Post]
• Plans to Ban Gasoline Vehicles Spread in Effort to Cut Emissions [The Street]
TWiV 942: Omicron boosters with Paul Offit | Microbe TV
• Tim Cook in new interview: ‘I’m really not sure the average person can tell you what the metaverse is’ [9to5 Mac]
• Facebook scrambles to escape stock’s death spiral as users flee, sales drop [CNBC]
• Wind, solar fulfill 10% of global electricity demand for first time [The Register]
• The CIA Wants to Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth [Gizmodo]
• Bruce Willis sells his likeness to a firm so his 'digital twin' can star in movies and commercials [PC Gamer]
• Ubisoft will let you transfer your Stadia purchases to PC [The Verge]
• 25 tips to help you prepare for the 2024 total solar eclipse [Astronomy Magazine]
• Neal Stephenson’s Lamina1 drops white paper on building the open metaverse [Venture Beat] [PDF of White paper]
Podcasts and Long Form Videos (History, Culture, Science, Space, Technology and Current Events)
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics
What will happen when Earth's magnetic field flips? | Dave Darling
Why Every 3nm Process Node is Different | Asianometry
The Fatal Physics of Falling Objects | Veritasium
India Will Not Be The Next China | Economics Explained
Firefly Alpha “To The Black” launch (FLTA002) | SciNews
Actions along the Matanikau - Pacific War #45 | Kings and Generals
My Termite Colony Grew Huge Workers | AntsCanada
SpaceX Starship Updates, NASA DART Mission, Firefly Launch Success, Delta IV Heavy and much more. | Marcus House
What Was the American Nuclear War Plan? | The Cold War
Did D-Day win WW2? - a WW2 expert discussion | World War Two
Atlas V SES-20/21 Mission Profile | United Launch Alliance
The World War Origins Of The Aerial Reconnaissance Plane | Secrets Of War | Timeline
The Classified Tactics Of America's Gulf War Air Campaign | Secrets Of War | Timeline
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> Russian Mobilisation - what does it mean for the war in Ukraine? | Perun
What Ukraine Needs to Win | Animarchy History
Ukraine War: 'Putin is drawing a big line in the sand' | Sky News
What Russia’s annexation means for the war | DW News
Ukraine hails ‘next step towards liberation’ as Russia retreats | Al Jazeera
Himars in Ukraine: A Rare Look at Their Use on the Front Lines | WSJ
How Ukraine's recapture of key town advances their position | CNN
How Much Military Aid has Gone to Ukraine? | Funker530
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On This Day
October 2 is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 90 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
829 – Theophilos succeeds his father Michael II as Byzantine Emperor.
939 – Battle of Andernach: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, crushes a rebellion against his rule, by a coalition of Eberhard of Franconia and other Frankish dukes.
1263 – The Battle of Largs is fought between Norwegians and Scots.
1470 – The Earl of Warwick's rebellion forces King Edward IV of England to flee to the Netherlands, restoring Henry VI to the throne.
1552 – Russo-Kazan Wars: Russian troops enter Kazan.
1780 – American Revolutionary War: John André, a British Army officer, is hanged as a spy by the Continental Army.
1789 – The United States Bill of Rights is sent to the various States for ratification.
1835 – Texas Revolution: Mexican troops attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.
1864 – American Civil War: Confederates defeat a Union attack on Saltville, Virginia. A massacre of wounded Union prisoners ensues.
1870 – By plebiscite, the citizens of the Papal States accept annexation by the Kingdom of Italy.
1928 – The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
1937 – Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of Haitians living in the border region of the Dominican Republic.
1942 – World War II: Ocean Liner RMS Queen Mary accidentally rams and sinks HMS Curacoa, killing over 300 crewmen aboard Curacoa.
1944 – World War II: German troops end the Warsaw Uprising.
1958 – Guinea declares its independence from France.
1967 – Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of the United States Supreme Court.
1968 – Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz orders soldiers to suppress a demonstration of unarmed students, ten days before the start of the 1968 Summer Olympics.
1970 – An aircraft carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado, killing 31 people.
1971 – South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu is re-elected in a one-man election.
1980 – Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War.
1990 – Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 132.
1992 – Military police storm the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil during a prison riot. The resulting massacre leaves 111 prisoners dead.
1996 – Aeroperú Flight 603 crashes into the ocean near Peru, killing all 70 people on board.
1996 – The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
2002 – The Beltway sniper attacks begin in Washington, D.C., extending over three weeks and killing 10 people.
2004 – The first parkrun, then known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, takes place in Bushy Park, London, UK.
2006 – Five Amish girls are murdered in a shooting at a school in Pennsylvania, United States.
2007 – President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea goes to North Korea for an Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
2016 – Ethiopian protests break out during a festival in the Oromia region, killing dozens of people.
2018 – The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is assassinated in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
2019 – A privately-owned Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress conducting a living history exhibition flight crashes shortly after takeoff from Windsor Locks, Connecticut, killing seven.
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Published at 2:30am on Sunday, October 02, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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