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Issue #098: Tampa's Millennial Draw | 17 Rescues by St. Pete Coast Guard | AI-Enhanced Coffee | New Black Hole Discovery
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Ted Grellner
22 Apr
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In this issue of
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Local News
📈Tampa Tops Millennial Migration Charts in 2023
⚓ Week of Waves: St. Petersburg Coast Guard Responds to 17 Distress Calls
Of Interest
☕Finnish Roastery Leverages AI to Craft Unique Coffee Blend, Surprising Enthusiasts
Science News
🌌Astronomers Discover Record-Breaking Black Hole in Milky Way
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Tampa Tops Millennial Migration Charts in 2023
Tampa has emerged as the most popular city for millennials in 2023, according to a recent study by Hire A Helper. This moving company's research highlights Tampa's significant appeal, recording a 95% increase in millennial migration compared to the previous year, positioning it ahead of other U.S. cities including Las Vegas, Jacksonville, and Nashville.
The study attributes this trend to several factors. Primarily, millennials are seeking new or better housing, which accounted for 16% of the reasons for moving. Employment opportunities and the desire to establish independent households also played critical roles in their decision to relocate.
Despite these trends, overall millennial mobility has decreased, with current rates at only half of what they were ten years ago. This decline contrasts with Gen Z, whose relocation rates are on the rise. The study suggests that challenges such as housing affordability, high rents, and debt are significant barriers to millennial mobility.
Conversely, cities in New York and California, traditionally seen as attractive destinations, are experiencing the most significant loss of millennial residents. This includes metropolitan areas like New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, which are seeing a notable exodus of this demographic.
Week of Waves: St. Petersburg Coast Guard Responds to 17 Distress Calls
(riding the end of a water spout?)
Over the past week, the U.S. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg was pivotal in rescuing 14 boaters and responding to 17 distress calls in Tampa Bay.
The series of rescues began on Monday when a 20-foot boat with three people was towed to safety from 22 miles west of Egmont Key. The next day, another individual was rescued near the Courtney Campbell Causeway.
Operations continued on Thursday with the towing of a fuel-depleted 21-foot boat and the repair of a 30-foot boat that had lost steering, both incidents occurring without injuries. The most critical situation unfolded on Friday night when a 47-foot fishing boat began sinking near Johns Pass; three boaters were safely evacuated. Environmental safety measures followed, with 605 gallons of diesel removed from the vessel to prevent pollution.
Captain Michael P. Kahle emphasized the importance of coordination and proper communication devices in these successful rescues, underscoring the effectiveness of well-maintained safety equipment on board.
Finnish Roastery Leverages AI to Craft Unique Coffee Blend, Surprising Enthusiasts
In Helsinki, Kaffa Roastery, in partnership with AI consultancy Elev, has unveiled "AI-conic," a new coffee blend developed through artificial intelligence. This blend, introduced at the Helsinki Coffee Festival, consists of four distinct types of beans, primarily the smooth Fazenda Pinhal from Brazil. By analyzing bean descriptions with AI tools similar to ChatGPT, a unique blend was created, offering a harmonious taste profile described as a balance of sweetness and ripe fruit.
This project not only presented a blend with a surprising choice of beans but also extended AI's role to designing the packaging and crafting intricate taste descriptions. Kaffa Roastery's founder, Svante Hampf, expressed his satisfaction with the AI's output, which surpassed traditional blending techniques by requiring no adjustments after the initial trials.
The initiative is a significant step in integrating AI into Finland's esteemed coffee culture and its vibrant technology scene, promising potential future collaborations between artisan skills and technological innovations in the coffee industry.
Astronomers Discover Record-Breaking Black Hole in Milky Way
European astronomers have identified the largest known stellar black hole within the Milky Way, located under 2,000 light-years away. Dubbed Gaia BH3, the dormant black hole has a mass 33 times that of the Sun, a scale previously only seen in distant galaxies. This discovery was facilitated by the Gaia spacecraft, which detected unusual movements in a star within the Aquila constellation, leading to the discovery of the black hole in a lonely orbit.
Publishing their findings in the Astronomy & Astrophysics journal, the team's research provides groundbreaking insights into the formation and evolution of massive stars. The companion star of Gaia BH3, formed about 2 billion years post-Big Bang, shows no signs of supernova contamination, suggesting that the black hole might have acquired its companion from another system. This challenges existing theories about how massive stars die and evolve. The ongoing Gaia mission continues to map the Milky Way in three dimensions, promising further discoveries of black holes in future data releases.
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