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Boston Weather, The Godfather, Celtics & Bruins, Adobe, Microsoft · Sunny Mornings Boston

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  Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, Sunny Mornings in Boston.
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  I'm your host, Melissa, and it's Friday, March 15th.
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  Coming up on today's show, we'll get into the weather report, then we'll jump into
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  some local news and a few interesting happenings in business, tech, and entertainment.
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  At first, you'll be interested to know 52 years ago today, in 1972, The Godfather, an
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  epic drama about organized crime, premiered to universal acclaim.
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  The Academy Award-winning film was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starred Al Pacino
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  and Marlon Brando.
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  So now you know.
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  And now you know what time it is.
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  In the Boston area.
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  This morning it's raining and feels like 38 degrees, with 10 mile per hour wind.
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  The sunset will take place at 6.51 and it will rise again tomorrow at 6.53.
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  It looks like we're in for a chance of showers, mainly between 11 a.m. and noon, and it will
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  be cloudy with a high near 51 and wind of 8 to 13 mile per hour.
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  Chance of rain is 30 percent.
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  Tonight, mostly cloudy with a low around 38.
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  For all you beach runners out there, the first low tide Friday will be around 10 a.m. with
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  a high tide at 415.
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  The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 42 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather.
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  Saturday is mostly sunny with a high of 54 and low of 42.
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  Sunday offers a 50 percent chance of showers with a high of 56 degrees and some wind.
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  Monday is sunny again with a high of 48.
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  And as of now, Tuesday is looking similar, but with some strong wind likely.
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  Bonjour, food enthusiasts.
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  This podcast is brought to you by Versailles Café and Pastries in Encinitas.
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  Nestled on El Camino Real South, just north of Encinitas Boulevard, this café is a haven
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  for culinary delights.
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  Indulge in their amazing Eggs Benedict or their gluten-free crepes.
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  You can grab a panini for lunch or just breeze on through to get your morning coffee.
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  They are open every day from 8 to 5.
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  So stop on by and don't forget to tell them.
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  Any morning sends you.
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  In local news, the Osterville Village Library in Varnstaville has introduced an innovative
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  way to borrow books and other media.
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  A library vending machine named AutoLend Library.
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  Similar to a Redbox kiosk, it allows users to select from 250 items, including a variety
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  of books and DVDs, through an interactive screen.
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  The machine, which will soon accept material requests, offers 24 to 7 access, catering
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  to those with varying schedules or preferences for technology interaction.
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  This service is available not only to Varnstaville residents, but also to anyone with a Clams
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  Library Consortium card, emphasizing the library's commitment to accessibility and literacy.
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  Now onto sports.
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  The Los Angeles Chargers have traded their longest tenured player, wide receiver Keenan
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  Allen, to the Chicago Bears for a fourth round pick.
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  This move is part of the Chargers' strategy to manage their salary cap.
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  He'd been over by $25 million earlier in the week.
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  Allen, who was approached to take a pay cut but refused, leased the Chargers after 11
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  seasons, during which he became the franchise's all-time leading wide receiver in Yartzen
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  catches.
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  His departure, along with other key players, signals a significant change for the Chargers'
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  offense and quarterback Justin Herbert, who loses his most reliable target.
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  Allen's achievements include six Pro Bowl selections and five seasons with over 1,000
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  yards and 100 receptions.
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  Last night in the NBA, the Celtics, playing at home, beat the Suns 127-112.
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  Apparently they lost the lights there for a few minutes, but they made it through.
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  The Seas don't play again until Sunday, when they're on the road to take on the Wizards.
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  Tonight, in national hockey, the Bruins played another overtime game and beat the Canadians
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  2-1.
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  The Bees skate again on Saturday when they return home to play the Flyers.
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  In top news, a groundbreaking experiment on the International Space Station has yielded
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  miso paste, marking a new era for food fermentation in space.
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  This space-made miso, developed by Joshua Evans and his team, showcases a unique flavor
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  profile compared to its earth-fermented counterparts, potentially enhancing the culinary experience
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  for astronauts on lengthy missions.
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  The experiment, which tested the impact of space's unique conditions on fermentation,
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  found significant differences in taste, aroma, and color in the space-fermented miso, suggesting
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  a faster fermentation process.
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  This venture into space fermentation not only paves the way for more varied astronaut diets,
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  but also opens discussions on the role of gravity in fermentation processes.
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  In business news, Adobe's shares fell by up to 11% after the company issued its fiscal
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  first-quarter results, which, despite showing strong performance, included a lower-than-expected
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  revenue forecast for the upcoming quarter.
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  The software giant reported an 11% year-over-year revenue growth, but saw its net income decrease
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  significantly from the previous year.
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  They also canceled its $20 billion acquisition of Figma, paying a $1 billion termination
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  fee.
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  Bloof.
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  Amid these developments, they unveiled an early version of an AI assistant for its apps
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  and discussed collaboration with OpenAI on Sora, a tool for generating video from text
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  descriptions.
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  For the next quarter, Adobe predicts earnings that slightly miss analyst expectations, attributing
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  future growth to new product enhancements and AI offerings.
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  In crypto movement, Bitcoin is now $68,000, Ethereum is at $3,700, and Solana is $175.
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  Moving on to a more local vibe.
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  In our community spotlight on health and wellness, we are working with a national Pilates studio
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  to bring you some free classes, so listen up.
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  Check out Club Pilates with several locations in the Boston area.
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  Pilates presents a comprehensive wellness approach, cultivating strength, reducing tension,
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  and elevating mental well-being.
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  Scientific research affirms its benefits.
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  So now you can check out Club Pilates for a free class.
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  With locations in Canton, Wellesley, Hingham, Brookline, and Framingham, just be sure to
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  tell them Sunny Morning sent you by.
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  And now back to the show.
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  Let's talk tech.
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  Microsoft's CoPilot, now enhanced with GPT-4 Turbo, offers users significant upgrades without
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  any cost.
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  This version surpasses GPT-4 with a more recent knowledge base updated to April 2023 and the
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  ability to process about 300 pages of text in a single prompt due to a larger context
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  window and improvements in responsiveness, addressing previous issues of laziness.
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  These enhancements are part of Microsoft's strategy to keep the free tier appealing,
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  while rumors suggest a new GPT-4.5 Turbo model might be introduced for the paid tier.
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  And in entertainment news, The Fall Guy, directed by David Leitch and starring Ryan Gosling
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  and Emily Blunt, has broken the Guinness World Record for car-rolling previously held by
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  Casino Royale.
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  In homage to stunt performers, the film features a stunt where the car completes 8 and a half
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  canon roles, surpassing James Bond's seven.
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  The stunt was performed by Logan Holliday, who also appears in the film, highlighting
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  the often overlooked contributions of stunt performers in Hollywood.
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  I can't wait for that one to come out.
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  Well alrighty folks, it's time for the quote of the day.
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  And today, in honor of the weekend, let's check out a great scene from one of our favorite
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  movies, Office Space.
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  Hello Peter, what's happening?
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  I'm gonna need you to go ahead and come in tomorrow.
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  So if you could be here around nine, that would be great.
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  Okay?
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  Oh, oh, and I almost forgot.
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  I'm also gonna need you to go ahead and come in on Sunday too, okay?
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  We lost some people this week and we need to sort of play catch-up.
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  Thanks.
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  Don't worry, we aren't gonna need you to come in.
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  Have a great weekend everyone.
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  We'll see you soon.
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  Okay?