Happy Columbus day!

Weekend attack on Israel

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Jason @ Port City Pulse
October 09, 2023

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Good Morning Wilmington
Happy Columbus Day! This is the day that some of us have off work so that we can post memes on whether Christopher Columbus was a “Good guy” or a “Bad Guy.” I wonder who will win this year?

What a great weekend to catch up with ol friends and meet some new ones! The weather was pretty much perfect!

Big weekend in geo-politics and world tension as Hamas attacks Israel. The attacks were intense and the visuals horrific–as I’m sure the retaliation by Israel will be. According to the Hama commander in the west bank of Palestine: “The death toll in Gaza jumps to 198 with more than 1,600 people wounded. The number of Israeli deaths has risen to 100 and those injured to 1,000.” Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu responded to the attacks saying “The enemy will pay a price it has never known before.” Biden released a statement saying “Israel has a right to defend itself and it’s people. The United States warns against any other party hostile to Israel seeking advantage in this situation. In a surreal moment Hamas militants parachuters dropped into an Israeli rave-like music festival like the school scene from Red Dawn. Important to note that the Biden administration unlocked $6 billion in funds for Iran in exchange for hostages one month ago.

Without getting into the politics of what appears to be a full war, the whole situation is pretty tragic and considering where all of this turmoil is happening, you might consider topping out your fuel tanks.

In today’s PortCityPulse:

  • NCBoE

  • No big Powerball winners

  • AI imagines the 27 Club

News

New Hanover County Board of Education Meeting: Oct 3

I skimmed this FIVE HOUR meeting so that you can skip through as needed.

  • 00:5:00 - Roll Call Invocation

  • 00:17:00 - New business/agenda items

  • 00:18:38 - Student Voice

  • 00:23:00 - Recognition

  • 00:37:45 - New employees

  • 00:39:29 - Superintendent's report

  • 00:48:10 - Board Chair report

  • 00:52:46 - Call to audience

  • 01:43:30 - Soil and Water

  • 01:57:30 - Break

  • 02:04:30 - 2022-2023 NHC Schools Accountability Report

  • 02:51:50 - Advanced pathways and special programs

  • 03:30:00 - Old business (Point of order!)

  • 04:19:13 - New Business

  • 04:57:00 - Break

  • 05:01:02 - Return

  • 05:37:00 - Closed Session

NHC Board of Ed also held a Calendar Meeting on OCT 4 and a meeting about Equity, Diversity and Inclusion on OCT 5 but I didn’t catch those.

No Big Powerball Winners

No winners higher than $150,000 in the Powerball Lottery drawn on Saturday, OCT 7. Estimate jackpot is now $1.5 billion!

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AI reveals what '27 Club' would look like today – from Janis Joplin to Kurt Cobain

The Daily Star uses the AI tool MidJourney to bring the 27 Club back to life. Isn’t Morgan Freeman still alive? I didn’t know he was part of the 27 Club!

Support local vendors today at the Wrightsville Beach Farmer’s Market 8AM-1PM @Town of Wrightsville Beach Municipal Grounds

Last day of market in 2023 is December 4

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Surf Forecast

TODAY AM: flat - CLEAN | PM: flat - CLEAN
TUE AM: flat - CLEAN | PM: flat - CHOPPY
WED AM: flat - CLEAN | PM: flat - CLEAN

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Weather Forecast

TODAY Sunny | 71°/58° | PREC 0% | S 11 mph
TUE 10 Mostly Sunny | 81°/64° | PREC 2% | SW 13 mph
WED 11 Cloudy | 79°/62° | PREC 2% | WSW 7 mph

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Tide Forecast

MON OCT 9

  • Low Tide at 12:46 PM, 0.60 ft

  • High Tide at 6:51 PM, 4.45 ft

TUE OCT 10

  • Low Tide at 1:34 AM, 0.59 ft

  • High Tide at 7:14 AM, 4.18 ft

  • Low Tide at 1:38 PM, 0.52 ft

  • High Tide at 7:40 PM, 4.51 ft

WED OCT 11

  • Low Tide at 2:19 AM, 0.49 ft

  • High Tide at 8:04 AM, 4.34 ft

  • Low Tide at 2:27 PM, 0.46 ft

  • High Tide at 8:25 PM, 4.55 ft

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