Category Archives: High Seas

Today: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Highs around 83 near the shore to 66 to 71 at 4000 feet. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers in the evening, then isolated showers after midnight. Lows 65 to 70 near the shore to around 54 at 4000 feet. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Friday: Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs around 83 near the shore to 66 to 71 at 4000 feet. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Today: Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs 81 to 86 near the shore to around 66 near 5000 feet. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers in the evening. Lows 68 to 75 near the shore to around 55 near 5000 feet. Northeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Friday: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs 81 to 86 near the shore to around 66 near 5000 feet. Southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Today: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Highs around 82 near the shore to 66 to 77 near 3000 feet. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers in the evening, then isolated showers after midnight. Lows around 67 near the shore to 55 to 62 near 3000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Friday: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Highs around 82 near the shore to 66 to 77 near 3000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Today: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Highs around 82 near the shore to 66 to 77 near 3000 feet. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers in the evening, then isolated showers after midnight. Lows around 67 near the shore to 55 to 62 near 3000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Friday: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Highs around 82 near the shore to 66 to 77 near 3000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Today: Breezy. Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Highs around 84 near the shore to around 70 near 5000 feet. East winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Breezy. Isolated showers in the evening. Lows around 69 near the shore to around 54 near 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Friday: Mostly cloudy. Breezy. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs around 84 near the shore to around 70 near 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Today: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Highs around 83 near the shore to 66 to 71 at 4000 feet. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers in the evening, then isolated showers after midnight. Lows 65 to 70 near the shore to around 54 at 4000 feet. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Friday: Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs around 83 near the shore to 66 to 71 at 4000 feet. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Today: Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs around 85 near the shore to 67 to 73 above 4000 feet. Northeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy with isolated showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows 69 to 75 near the shore to 51 to 58 above 4000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Friday: Partly sunny. Scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs around 85 near the shore to 67 to 73 above 4000 feet. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Lingering clouds and showers will persist across the state today. The threat for flooding and heavy rain is greatest over Kauai, but expecting improving conditions by this afternoon. Brief periods of locally heavy rain are possible through Friday statewide. A more typical trade wind pattern is expected by Sunday.

The stalled front near the western end of the state continues to bring clouds and showers to the region, however the bulk of the showers have moved through. There has been a noticeable downtrend in rainfall across Kauai, Oahu and the islands of Maui County overnight. However, satellite shows another band of clouds to the northwest of Kauai. Radar is not picking up much in the way of showers with this band, especially in comparison to the area that moved through overnight, however the high resolution and global models are all in good agreement with more showers expected.Knowing that the ground on Kauai got decent saturation yesterday and last night, will be leaving the Flash Flood Watch in effect for today. Anticipate improving conditions, however with the saturated grounds, any heavy rainfall could cause localized problems. The overnight sounding from Kauai shows a substantial decrease in instability, as was expected. Still keeping the mention of a slight chance of a thunderstorm in through this morning, but confidence is low that any will depend.The main area of clouds and rain has moved down the island chain and has thinned some over night. Radar shows rain has diminished in this area as it has moved over Maui County and the Big Island. Rain gages across those areas indicate only a few hundredths inches of rain has been received.Have made some tweaks to the forecast, but as expected, no discernible changes to the overall forecast philosophy with the morning package. As the associated low lifts northeastward on Friday, we can expect the southerly flow to weaken, giving way to some afternoon sea breezes. The low level moisture will remain focused over Kauai and Oahu, which means afternoon showers could be heavier than normal at times. Trade winds should return over the eastern half of the state Saturday, and spread to the remainder of the state by Saturday night. Drier trade wind weather will return by early next week as surface ridging shifts westward and upper troughing near the islands becomes zonal.

A rather diffuse frontal boundary appears to be less than 150 nm west-northwest of Kauai early this morning. A northeast to southwest oriented surface ridge is also in the vicinity of the Big Island. The tight pressure gradient between these two features is producing strong south to southwest winds across the the western islands. This strong flow will continue to transport abundant moisture up into the state. This excess moisture combined with unstable atmospheric conditions will support clouds and showers this morning, with the greatest threat of locally heavy rainfall and thunderstorms near the westernmost islands. The band of layered mid- and upper-level clouds, which was over the western and central islands last evening, has pushed east over Maui and the Big Island early this morning. There is mainly stratiform rain falling from some of these layered middle and high clouds. This band will continue to move east today. Additional upper-level clouds are also moving in from the west over the state, so expect high cloud cover to prevail over many areas this morning.Local sea breezes are possible over some sections of the state this afternoon, especially if the middle and high clouds thin out later this morning. This could lead to cloud build ups and showers over some areas, in addition to clouds and showers being transported within the deep southerly flow. Widespread MVFR conditions remain possible over most of Kauai and Niihau today. Low clouds and showers and may also develop in the vicinity of Oahu, so periods of MVFR conditions are possible there through this afternoon. Brief periods of MVFR conditions may occur over some sections of Maui County and the Big Island today.AIRMET Sierra for mountain obscuration continues for Kauai and Lanai. This AIRMET may be needed for additional islands later today. In addition, AIRMET Zulu notes that TEMPO light icing is possible this morning in clouds for the entire area within the layer from 14,500 to 25,000 feet.By tonight, local land breezes may reduce the coverage of low clouds and showers over some of the islands. However, there remains a chance of clouds and showers through early Friday morning, since the unusual moist conditions will remain, even though some gradual stabilization of the atmosphere may begin to develop.

Strong southerly winds will continue over Kauai waters through today as a slow moving cold front stalls just west of the island of Kauai. These southerly winds and a long period south swell are producing rough seas over southern leeward waters near Kauai and Niihau that are normally protected during a typical trade wind weather pattern. A Small Craft Advisory (SCA) remains in effect for all waters around Kauai including the Kauai Channel through the afternoon. Expect locally higher winds and seas near heavy showers and thunderstorms. The latest model guidance shows the front weakening as it lifts northward later this evening with a sharp drop in southerly wind speeds expected. The SCA will likely be dropped for the western waters near Kauai by tonight. A high pressure ridge will begin to build back in over the region on Friday with trade winds strengthening from east to west across the area through the weekend. SCA conditions will likely return to the typical windier waters and channels near Maui and Hawaii Counties on Saturday and Sunday.Surf heights along south facing shores will remain elevated into the weekend as the current south swell becomes reinforced today. In the long range, models show quite a bit of activity in the southern hemisphere, which could translate to a few south shore surf events over the next week or so.Surf along north and west facing shores will trend up today as a small, medium-period northwest (300-320 degrees) swell arrives. A return to small, summer-like conditions is expected over the weekend and into the first half of next week as this swell energy fades.

Flood Watch through this afternoon for Niihau, Kauai,Small Craft Advisory until 6 PM HST this evening for Kauai Northwest Waters, Kauai Windward Waters, Kauai Leeward Waters, Kauai Channel.

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Large fish in the open sea have declined by at least 90 percent over the past century due to overexploitation.

To pull fish like tuna, swordfish, and marlin back from the brink, scientists argue we need to protect their migration superhighways known as 'blue corridors'.

A recent study on the Pacific Ocean has mapped the busiest of these underwater traffic lanes using a fish's tendency to return to its birthplace.

This behavior is known as philopatry, or natal homing, and it's not just an impulse for salmon.

Other fish species also return to their birth location to reproduce, and experts want to use that information to reveal where we need to limit or ban fishing.

Tracking large fish as they swim across vast swathes of ocean is incredibly difficult, which means scientists don't know much about migratory routes in the high seas.

If some fish are assumed to return to their spawning grounds, however, then their travels should create an annual loop through certain parts of the ocean.

Comparing data on where fish are caught most and where fish spawn, researchers at the University of British Columbia have inferred the migration loops of 11 fish species in the Pacific Ocean.

The 11 species considered were skipjack, yellowfin, bigeye tuna, albacore, pacific bluefin tuna, swordfish, common dolphinfish, striped marlin, black marlin, wahoo, and Indo-Pacific sailfish.

The results are only tentative and are based on several assumptions, but they provide important clues about where fish might be swimming at certain times of the year.

When all the migration pathways are superimposed on a map, the overlap reveals several "high priority" and "very high priority" areas for conservation.

Below is the final map, showing which areas of the Pacific should receive protection first.The red and orange spots represent ocean regions traversed by all or nearly all of the fish species considered in the study.

(Relano and Pauly, Sustainability, 2022)

Above:Habitat use maps for large pelagic species in the Pacific, generated by superposing the habitat use maps of the different stocks.

In the busiest blue corridors, the authors recommend banning or reducing industrial fishing of large pelagic species, like skipjack tuna, yellowfin, striped marlin, and swordfish.

"Those high-traffic areas, two of which are in northeastern and central sections of the Pacific Ocean and two in the southwestern and central sections, should become parts of blue corridors, which are routes where strict fisheries management measures or partial bans of industrial fishing ought to be enforced to allow for increased connectivity of habitats and thus allow populations of marine species to maintain themselves," says Daniel Pauly, the principal investigator at the UBC's research institute, the Sea Around Us.

Today, very few marine reserves exist in the open ocean. Blue corridors could help extend the protection bestowed on coasts right out into the high seas, ensuring both large fish and whale migration routes remain relatively undisturbed.

For large pelagic species that roam far and wide, blue corridors are especially important. And the bigger, the better.

"[T]he best-case scenario for conserving and rebuilding stocks," the authors write, "would be an even larger and continuous blue corridor extending from 30 N to 40 S and from 160 E to 110 W of the Pacific."

A blue belt of that size could help rebuild fish stocks and boost fisheries throughout the Pacific.

The study was published in Sustainability.

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Mapping The Pacific's Busiest 'Blue Corridors' Could Help Us Save Fish Populations - ScienceAlert

Who were the Vikings? And why did they leave their homes to raid and invade far-off lands?

These are the questions this alluring Irish series sets out to answer, in two episodes titled The Dark Foreigners and The Dynasty of Ivarr.

There is something about Vikings that appeals to many of us. Is it the wild hair? The impassioned roaring? The risk-taking adventures on the high seas?

Narrated by Moe Dunford (Vikings, Dublin Murders), in this two-part series we hear about new discoveries in science and archaeology that challenge what we thought we knew about Vikings.

An exact replica of the Oseberg Viking ship, the longships sit high and move fast. Source: Tile Films Ltd.

While many see Vikings as violent plunderers (which was often the case), recent discoveries have found more practical reasons they sought resources elsewhere. Already master shipbuilders by the 8th century, for decades, they set sail from Norway on raiding expeditions.

The Vikings modus operandi, we're told, was to move in, gather up as much loot and slaves as could fit in the ships, and take off again. Mounting up a stash of booty and slaves could only elevate a Vikings status. Their targets were the rich monasteries of Britain and Ireland. Tenaya Jorgensen of Trinity College Dublin, tells us these monasteries and churches were largely unprotected, which meant that the Norse were able to come over and pillage them without much opposition.

While they always returned home, from about 840, something changed. Archaeologists have found evidence of settlements in Ireland, and Dublin was one of the Vikings most important centres in Europe. Then, in 850, the dark foreigners arrived, thusly dubbed by the Irish to distinguish from the fair foreigners who had already conquered them and their city. Ivarr and Olaf the White led these dark foreigners who seemed like a different breed: more ambitious and ruthless than the fair foreigners. And soon they showed their predecessors who was in control.

An Irish monk (played by re-enactor Pdraig Ruairc) flees as Vikings attack a monastery. Source: Tile Films Ltd

The main ambition of the new contingent was the international slave trade, putting both their well-trained army of warriors and fast-sailing ships to profitable use. In 2020, a major harbour was unearthed beside Dublins Castle Garden. It wouldve been large enough to hold some 200 ships filled with slaves.

The Viking king Ivarr (played by re-enactor Bart Gozdur). Source: Tile Films Ltd

Ivarr then dipped his toe into more serious conquest. Finding Ireland too tricky to take over, his prize was a fledgling England. And he found success. For decades, York was a sister Viking city of sorts to Dublin, and Ivarrs sons and grandsons continued his leadership. Then, at the turn of the century, the Irish attacked, setting back the Vikings when they least expected it. But a bigger battle was to come one that would set the course of England, and see the return of Ivarrs descendants to continue their forefathers ambitions.

Ivarr was the progenitor of a Viking empire, and thats why the grandsons of Ivarr are feared so much, because Ivarr himself is considered such a vast, huge, monumental figure, says Trinity Colleges Gavin Hughes.

One of Ivarrs grandsons, Sitric, was determined to return after being driven out by the Irish, and make his mark and that, he did. After a mighty battle, the dark foreigners had regained control of Dublin, and built a well-planned town unearthed in the 1970s by the archaeology team led by Pat Wallace, then just 25 years old. Wallace tells us that we know more about Dublin in the tenth century and early eleventh than we do of any other town in northwest Europe, even London and Paris.

The Vikings had a major influence on many aspects of life that look familiar to us today, more than a thousand years on. One of the[ir] major physical legacies is the establishment of the rectangular form of building as the ordinary domestic house, Wallace says. He also credits the Vikings with much more. They gave us our first real mainstream European towns with town plots, town layouts, a consistent building type inherited over the ages. Consistent positioning of property, all of that. Defended towns.

The Viking leader Sitric Cech (played by re-enactor Jack Gassmann), Source: Tile Films Ltd

The discoveries continue, many of them recent, precipitated by archaeological investigation prior to major roadworks taking place in Ireland. Genetic studies find deeper connections between Britain, Ireland, Iceland and Norway. We learn about the greatest battle yet fought on English soil. And we gain an appreciation of the legacy of the Vikings on our modern-day society and in the populations very genomes. Perhaps what appeals to us, is that in some way, shape or form, we are all Viking.

With plenty of experts on hand to guide us through these far-off days of major drama, where everyday life was dictated by fear and a fight for survival, Viking Empires is an exciting look at a fascinating time on Earth.

Viking Empirespremieres on SBS on Sunday 22 May, with episodes 1 and 2 airing back-to-back from 7.30pm. Episodes will be available at SBS On Demand after they air.

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Unearthing one of the greatest ever 'Viking Empires' - SBS

Any week I get to use a ska-related headline pun is a great week for yours truly (PICKITUP PICKITUP PICKITUP). And this week on Top Chef Houston, we were down to just five chefs (again!). Its the fiiiiinal chef doooooowwwwn.

For this most-crucial-of-episodes-so-far challenge, Tom Colicchio tossed the chefs some Dramamine and told them to get their asses to the docks. Theyd be tossing aside the usual Quickfire Challenge like an undersized flounder and taking to the high seas instead, where the chefs would literally fish for their suppers, eat what they catch, teach a man to fish, and other turns of phrase. They went fishing, you get it.

In honor of the occasion, Tom Colicchio resurrected his classic comedy character, Boat Deck Tommy:

Do not adjust your TVs jauntiness levels, folks, that really is a bandanna ascot. Bandannascot? Anyway, there are also fancy Croakies (Excuse me, these are tactical Croakies) and what I truly hope is a rash guard underneath it all. You do not want to get rashy while youre reeling in a lunker, I get it.

The chefs would get to prepare TWO DISHES, using anything they caught, plus anything they bought. With a budget of just $200, to feed seven diners, including chefs Aaron Bludorn, Daniel Boulud, and Stephanie Izzard. Bludorn, Boulud, and Izzard? What, was there no chef Bludendorf they couldve called? Sorry, Ive been playing a lot of Wordle lately.

Alliteration aside, we learned many things in this episode, like that Damarr had never been fishing, Evelyn doesnt like catfish, Buddha grew up in Port Douglas in far north Queensland, and Nick pronounces Chipotle chip-oltee.

AKA: Domingo. Chocolate Mormon. The Count. The Mississippi Baker.

Dish One: Fried redfish taco with pickled peppers and smoked tomato crema.Dish Two: Breadless seared bull redfish cake with lemon beurre blanc and mushroom ragout

Quotable Critiques:

The crunch on the fish in the taco is fantastic and the seasoning is great. Its almost tough for fish, and its dry, and the tortilla is dry so theres no relief. It definitely needs extra sauce. Its missing the herbs or something fresh. The pile that he gave us, it wasnt a cake. Really great seasoning on both of Nicks dishes.

Breakdown:

There were some eliminated competitors from this season that definitely couldve given the show some more entertainment value like Stephanie, the angrily provincial midwesterner booted in week two, or that grilled potatoes maniac who looked like Ness from Smash Bros who went home a week later but Nick is the first elimination of this season that made me genuinely sad. Nick is always a calming, sincere presence, whos so true to his aw shucks Dad persona that he even mispronounces chipotle.

Gotta love that guy, but his elimination this week was fairly anti-climactic by the time the judges table came around. Time got away from Nick this week, and his big boner was getting all the way down to the last six minutes before realizing that hed forgotten his fish binder. Oh no! Now youll never get into fish college!

A fish cake that isnt a cake is basically a fatal flaw at this stage of the competition, and as if that werent bad enough, it also meant he didnt have time to get his tortillas buttoned up or his taco proportions figured out. One judge described his fish cake as the pile that Nick gave us, so by the time Padma said well, it looks like we have some tough deliberations ahead of us she was self-evidently lying her (surely supple supermodel) ass off.

And so we bid the Chocolate Mormon adieu, to return to his brood of alliteratively named children and what will surely be a lucrative future in the spice rub industry. Im giving Nick a 26-spice salute to honor his memory.

AKA: Ms. Marvel. Lula Roe. Aunt Frances. Kooky Librarian.

Dish One: Pseudo crudo pickled gulf snapper with silken tofu and kraut brothDish Two: Pastrami Sandwich Smoked red drum with pastrami spice, carrot butter, and Parisian gnocchi.

Quotable Critiques:

So smooth and silky. The broth is absolutely delicious. Every element was perfectly executed. My mind was blown.

Breakdown:

The producers opened this weeks episode with a nice Sarah flashback package, with her describing her absurdly charismatic sister as fiercely loyal to her family, so she will literally murder someone if they make me cry so watch out, Tom.

SMASH CUT TO: Tom describing Sarahs dish, It just doesnt eat well.

Is there any more enjoyable food show critique than when something does or doesnt eat well? Its like watching Gruden call someone a real football guy in his broadcasting days.

I do tire of Sarahs overwrought-yet-hackneyed turns of phrase, so it was kind of fun watching Tom shit on her in the most succinct, inarticulate manner possible. But that edit, along with the extended drama of whether Sarah would actually catch a fish, turned out to be a mere setup for this weeks big twist ending. Sarah won!

Obviously, Im still sandbagging her a little at number four, but that pastrami sandwich smoked fish thing with the fried gnocchi did look good as hell. Im just desperate for something, anything to come out of Sarahs mouth that doesnt sound like someone trying to be cute on Tumblr.

AKA: Catchphrase. James Beard. Screech. Dusty. Drew Barrymahi.

Dish One: Snapper crudo with apples, radish, and coconut vinaigrette.Dish Two: Blackened bull redfish with marinated vegetables and herb salad.

Quotable Critiques:

It presents beautifully, but for me the fish is bland. I think when you have a fish this delicate, it doesnt matter what sauce you put around it, if the fish is bland its gonna stay bland. We just didnt get all the way there.

Breakdown:

Im calling this guy Drew Barrymahi on account of hes never been fished.

Yes, this week Damarr revealed that before this episode, hed never been fishing. Fishing was one of those things that my dad desperately tried to get me into, but it turns out that ADHD and sitting quietly on a dock arent a great mix. Now that Im an adult and I can mix in catching a socially acceptable beer buzz to the dock-sitting routine I like it a lot better.

I will say that Damarrs first fishing expedition occurred under ideal circumstances. The best way to fish is on somebody elses boat, with somebody elses gear, with somebody else doing the rigging. Most fishing trips are like 5% fishing and 95% incredibly tedious tasks, like trying to tie a lead weight the size of a cats balls to an invisible rope with your large clumsy hands while jouncing up and down to the rhythm of the waves. That part sucks ass. (I also suck at video games and crafts, though I do excel at opening jars and smashing walnuts, in case you were wondering).

Aaaanyway, this was the week that finally knocked Damarr out of the top two for me. I still believe in him, but this weeks offerings honestly did look like fairly pedestrian, prototypical Top Chef dishes. A kind of bland crudo and then a fish filet with a kind of half-assed Southeast Asian-inspired slaw. No papaya! Pivot to jicama!

In my heart, Im giving Damarr the benefit of the doubt and saying that this was a momentary hiccup. He said he wanted to show the judges his range (note to future contestants: no one gives a shit about your range. Be like Ilhan Hall from season two and cook the same goddamned food the entire season; if its good you will win), and hell, it was also his first fishing trip. Give the guy a break!

My brain says I have to drop Damarr down to number three but I still like him the best.

AKA: Cuddles.

Dish One: Caldo De Pescado with poached redfish and roasted vegetables.Dish Two: Redfish taco al pastor with roasted redfish and pineapple chili salsa

Quoteable Critiques:

I really love the flavor of the caldo. I would prefer a little more fish in here.I thought the tortilla was very thick, it sucked all the moisture out of the taco for me. Too precious for a taco. Incredibly safe.

Breakdown:

Sheesh, what was it with all the dry tacos this week? If I wanted a dry taco Id call my editors mom.

Okay, so it wasnt exactly a dominating performance from Evelyn this week. But I also feel like the judges were kind of grasping at critiques and maybe hated on her for cooking Mexican food. Oh, was the caldo was too pedestrian for you, Monsieur Boulud? You can calgo fuck yourself. Meanwhile, Stephanie Izzard basically said, this probably wouldve been really good if Id been more drunk. (A critique that frankly applies to most foods).

Luckily Evelyn did get the line of the episode: I cant believe Daniel Boulud ate my taco!

AKA: Mr. International. Big Pun. Asian Ben Mendelsohn. The Salad Nazi. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Terminator. Moneyball. Big Data.

Dish One: Steamed bull redfish with shrimp farce.Dish Two: Fish In Chips fried flounder with vadouvan sauce and potato gribiche.

Quotable Critiques:

Buddhas food is beautiful. Fish was cooked beautiful, it was so moist.Very satisfying. Fish does eat slightly dry but I can get over it because of this vadouvan sauce. I think Buddha knocked this out of the park.

Breakdown:

Sometimes I think Buddha is moneyballing his way through this competition using Big Data, but other times I think hes just really f*cking good. This week Buddha attempted his own play on a Daniel Boulud classic, seabass in potato, with his own typically punny Fish In Chips. This was Buddhas attempt to cook redfish inside crispy, spiralized potatoes. Even more so than usual, that seemed like a really good idea. I will eat anything inside crispy potato. Has anyone attempted a potato-based corndog? Get the scientists working on this immediately.

But Buddha couldnt quite make his blanched potatoes work as a wrapper (Bro, just grill them! -Ness). He tempura-battered them and put them on top of the fish. Not quite as clever or pretty (and probably was enough to cost him the victory), but delicious nonetheless.

Buddha narrowly finished in second place this episode, but after these last few episodes its hard to imagine anyone beating him.

For next weeks episode, Padma announced that the show would be traveling to one of only two cities in the US that is designated as a UNESCO city of gastronomy.

Not for a million dollars could I have predicted the city that was about to come out of her pillow lips: Tuscon, Arizona! Ah, yes, that famous mecca of cuisine. No offense, but I always assumed most of Arizona was just Las Vegas with an associates degree. Arizona, the place where future porn stars go to get one semester of college experience.

Care to try to guess the other American UNESCO city of gastronomy? Thats right, San Antonio, Texas. DUH. Go home, UNESCO, youre drunk. (Im allowed to say these things because I live in Fresno, California, an official UNESCO city of getting dunked on by other cities. Its called punching up.).

Read the rest of our Top Chef Power Rankings here. Vince Mancini is on Twitter.

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NEW YORK, May 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (TMC or the Company), an explorer of the worlds largest estimated undeveloped source of critical battery metals, today announced the successful deployment of a riser system and flexible jumper hose which, alongside the robotic nodule collector vehicle, represent key components of the pilot nodule collection system designed by the Companys strategic partner and shareholder, Allseas Group S.A. (Allseas).

Engineers aboard the Hidden Gem vessel deployed the flexible jumper hose, connected it to the base of the riser and then launched the pilot riser, lowering the assembly to a depth of around 650m meters. Using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) installed on the Hidden Gem, engineers then made a sub-sea connection between the jumper hose and collector vehicle which was previously deployed to the seafloor in 745m water depth. Allseas used the derrick onboard the former drillship for at-sea construction of the pilot riser system which will ultimately extend to 4km deep when deployed later this year in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) of the Pacific Ocean.

The pilot system being tested by Allseas will be the basis for TMCs first commercial production system, and in March the companies announced a non-binding term sheet outlining the terms for developing and operating the worlds first commercial system to collect deep-sea polymetallic nodules to meet surging demand for critical battery metals.

Straight off the back of our collector trials, Allseas have once again shown why nobody else in the offshore business can think as big, or move as fast, said Gerard Barron, CEO & Chairman of The Metals Company. With the first deep-water deployment of the riser system and subsea connection between the collector and the riser successfully under our belts, we look forward to applying the lessons learned as we hook up and deploy the prototype collection system in the Pacific later this year.

Since 2019, Allseas and TMC have been working together to develop a pilot system to responsibly collect unattached polymetallic nodules from the seafloor and lift them to the surface for transportation to shore. Nodules contain high grades of nickel, manganese, copper and cobalt key metals required for building electric vehicle batteries and renewable energy technologies.

Previously, TMC and Allseas announced successful trials of the nodule collector vehicle in deep-water in the Atlantic [see video] as well as harbor wet-test commissioning and shallow-water drive tests in the North Sea. All trials to date are in preparation for full pilot nodule collection system trials later this year over an 8 km2 section of the NORI-D contract area in the Clarion Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean. The trials are an integral part of the International Seabed Authoritys regulatory and permitting process and the environmental impact data collected both during and after the upcoming nodule collection test work, together with many terabytes of existing baseline data collected by TMC, will form the basis of the application for an exploitation contract by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nauru Ocean Resources, Inc. (NORI).

Development of technologies to collect polymetallic nodules first began in the 1970s when oil, gas and mining majors including Shell, Rio Tinto (Kennecott) and Sumitomo successfully conducted pilot test work in the CCZ, collecting over ten thousand tons of nodules. In the decades since, the ISA was established to develop the regulatory framework to govern mineral extraction in the high seas while technology development efforts have largely focused on scaling proven nodule collection technologies and optimizing for minimal seafloor disturbance and environmental impact.

About The Metals Company

TMC the metals company Inc. (The Metals Company) is an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, on a dual mission: (1) supply metals for the clean energy transition with the least possible negative environmental and social impact and (2) accelerate the transition to a circular metal economy. The company through its subsidiaries holds exploration rights to three polymetallic nodule contract areas in the Clarion Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean regulated by the International Seabed Authority and sponsored by the governments of Nauru, Kiribati and the Kingdom of Tonga. More information is available at http://www.metals.co.

About AllseasAllseas is a world-leading contractor in the offshore energy market, with dynamism, rapid progress and pioneering spirit at its core. Allseas specialise in offshore pipeline installation, heavy lift and subsea construction. The company employs over 4000 people worldwide and operates a versatile fleet of specialised heavy-lift, pipelay and support vessels, designed and developed in-house. More information about Allseas is available at http://www.allseas.com.

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Those who own lavish mansions, and castles on land, often carry this penchant for palaces to the high seas as well. That is how lesser mortals get to witness the grandeur of superyachts like Azzam with jaws dropped and eyes wide open. The 590-feet Azzam superyacht. is a floating palace, no doubt- it is a Lurssen masterpiece that is also the largest superyacht in the world. The owner of such as asset can be no ordinary person, even being just a billionaire wont do. Azzam was commissioned by none other than the President of the United Arab Emirates, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the wealthiest emirate in the U.A.E. and one of the richest men worldwide. When a man enjoys a net worth in the tens of billions and has a real estate portfolio that spans includes hundreds of villas, palaces, and castles, his yacht has to match up, and Azzam indeed did!Khalifa bin Zayed Al NahyanAzzam is undoubtedly a valuable asset befitting her owner. The owner, unfortunately, left Azzam deprived as the second president of U.A.E. passed away on May 13th at age 73, shared Yacht Harbour. Azzam will soon have new ownership or, although unlikely, emerge for sale on the market if the family decides to part with it. It is believed the owner took a keen interest in making the ship tailored to his exact taste and demands.

Via Instagram / @superyachttimesAzzam was initially much smaller in size, but to accommodate the Sheikhs directives, it became the largest private-owned megayacht in the world that can be called a floating luxury residence fit for royalty. For now, the future of Azzam is masked, but it would be interesting to see where new ownership will sail this magnificent pleasure craft.

Via Charterworld.comSome ultra-luxurious aspects of the fantastic Azzam superyacht:The wonders of the Azzam yacht are many. After all, she was the prized possession of the man who put the Khalifa in Burj Khalifa. Lurssen built Azzam in 2013. Since then, it has held the title of the largest superyacht in the world. Lurssen managed the incomprehensible by delivering the mammoth in a short building time of less than three years by employing an army of 4,000 people.

Via Instagram / @ridji.fishing.montenegroThe interiors of this monument-of-the-sea were entrusted to French designer Christophe Leoni who had previously worked his magic on some of the owners residences and palaces. The talented designer used intricately veneered wood furniture with mother of pearl marquetry to create the Empire style of the early 19th century.

Via Instagram / @azzamyachtAzzam flaunts five decks, and can take 36 guests on a trip of a lifetime who would be taken utmost care of by a crew of 70. A luxury ship like Azzam offers every amenity in the book, like private cinema, a helipad, and the biggest glass-encased salon ever built on a ship. Inside the salon is a specially designed and engineered chandelier that doesnt rattle, even at full speed. The worlds largest private yacht also has an onboard golf training facility and a gym and swimming pool. In addition to its charm, this boat means business as, despite its large size, the Azzam can sail as fast as a Navy frigate with a top speed of 32 knots. The massive yacht is powered by two large gasoline engines and two diesel engines via four pump jets, with around 97,000 horsepower.

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Still not in a mood to return to the multiplexes or just want to stay curled up in your pajamas, but want to watch something new? These original movies coming to popular streaming platforms might be the perfect fit.

In this incredibly irreverent and referential hybrid animation/live action comedy (think Who Framed Roger Rabbit), we catch up with the famed rodent Chip (John Mulaney) and Dale (Andy Samberg) decades after their Disney detective series from 1989-90 was canceled. When other famed toons start disappearing (again, incredibly Who Framed Roger Rabbit) the estranged partners reluctantly are back on the case. Their hijinks could be a blast in the hands of director Akiva Schaffer (The Lonely Island, Popstar, Hot Rod).

A queer reimagining of Pride and Prejudice, comedian Joel Kim Booster (who also wrote the script) and Saturday Night Live scene-stealer Bowen Yang star as gay best friends who struggle with romantic foibles and class issues during a vacation on the famed gay resort isle. The movie looks like it's going to be a wild flippant ride and Yang and Booster both have more than enough chops to get an array of audiences laughing. Since summer slates are now almost entirely devoid of comedies (unless they're animated or Marvel), Fire Island has a chance to be the breakout comedy of the season.

In a sports movie with more grit than Disney sheen, Adam Sandler stars as a has-been agent who discovers a Spanish street ball prospect (played by actual NBA player Juancho Hernangmez) who could be his ticket back into NBA circles... if he's willing to put in the work. Featuring plenty of Hollywood and pro hoops star power (Queen Latifah, Robert Duvall, Anthony Edwards, Khris Middleton, Kyle Lowry), it looks like it could have a rawer edge than most feel-good sport flicks.

When an aging widow (Emma Thompson) hires a handsome young sex worker (Daryl McCormack) to expand her sexual horizons, their conversations find a way to extend beyond just the heat of the hotel bedroom. This critically-acclaimed, limited-scope two-hander looks a cut above typical streaming fare in terms of quality with Thompson and McCormack delivering sterling performances that manage to be steamy, funny, and heartfelt at the same time.

Typically, someone getting cold feet at a destination wedding would be the most eventful part of the day. But in the action/comedy Shotgun Wedding, the reconsidering couple-to-be (Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel) must put aside their pre-marital squabbles when the wedding becomes a hostage situation. There's a chance this is incredibly corny, but director Jason Moore (Pitch Perfect) and co-writer Liz Meriwether (New Girl) could at least raise it to silly watchability.

Writer/director Chris Williams (Moana, Big Hero 6) disembarks from Disney to tell the CGI-animated tale of a monster-hunting sailor during a time when giant sea beasts populated the oceans. His typical seafaring ways get a bit upended when a young stowaway girl unexpectedly joins him, setting off a series of family-friendly high seas adventures.

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Petrobras and Equinor are jointly evaluating the environmental feasibility of the project to develop an offshore wind farm in Aracatu, in the Campos Basin, about 20 km from the coast. The objective is the generation of electric energy from the winds on the high seas. The joint assessment is the result of a partnership signed between the two companies in 2018.

In line with Petrobras' Strategic Plan (2022-2026), the study is supported by the Research and Development (R&D) program of the company's Research and Innovation Center (Cenpes), focused on reducing risks and accelerating gains in technological maturity. . Brazil's potential for offshore wind power generation brings promising opportunities for diversifying the country's energy matrix, said Petrobras Institutional Relations and Sustainability Director Rafael Chaves.

Like onshore wind generation, the technology associated with offshore wind generation uses the force of the winds to produce renewable energy, but operates with large equipment and delivers large volumes of energy. The project under evaluation consists of an offshore wind farm totaling approximately 4 GW.

The environmental characterization form of the Aracatu Project, required in the environmental licensing process, was filed in August 2020.

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Ronan ORahilly, like many people from Ireland, was a pirate. Yes, he was a pirate, keen to bring his rebellious spirit to the high seas. And with the rise of rock in the United Kingdom, he had a medium by which he could showcase his rebellious voice, one that catered to the wants and needs of the countercultural movement. And by bringing his radio to the high seas, he had the freedom and the foresight to carry this medium of escapism to the many multitudes of teenagers who were starved of the appetite for rock that they were craving.

He was inspired by the Scandinavian and Dutch radio pirates of the high seas, by picking up a 702-ton former Danish passenger ferry Fredericia, which led her to convert the ship into a radio station at the port of Greenore. What the boat brought wasnt just clarity and cohesion, but context, gifting the listeners a chance to look at the water around them, and recognise the potency of the region. And buoyed by a photo of the Kennedy family Caroline Kennedy was the daughter of the Irish man who led the country ORahilly was inspired to take this sense of harmony to the living rooms.

The music was dangerous, deadly and done with great interest in the world at large. Pop was making an impression on the public in the way that jazz and blues werent, and even bands with blues or jazz proclivities (The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, The Who) were making a sidestep into the more commercial world of pop.

They were selling sex to a country that was caught up in Victorian principles, capturing an essence of youth that was bursting with possibility. Contraception was on the rise in Britain, and the bands that were playing to the world at large were throwing themselves into the mercy of the world at large. London was happening, and like many of the Irish diaspora that helped build the worlds greatest city, ORahilly was excited by the possibility of travel and demonstration.

As it happens, ORahillys heritage helped him keep the boat afloat after the UK Government enacted the Marine, & Broadcasting (Offences) Act in 1967, which outlawed advertising on unlicensed radios. It didnt suit the ship to bow down to the regulations of Her Majestys government, and even James Bond himself was won over by the perfume of the free-wheeling impresario.

George Lazenby hinted that ORahilly persuaded him that the Bond gig was finished, especially since the tuxedo-wearing, gadget-snatching civil servant was at odds with the rebellious spirit of rock. Little wonder Lazenbys next gig showcased his beard, bare chest and long hair, creating a new form of secret agent the 007 series would never have countenanced in the early 1970s.

Instead, the ORaghallaigh as he was known in parts of Ireland demonstrated a certain sartorial flair, by advocating for the length of hair, bringing rock back to his native island, an effort that took in Dublin, a city that was experiencing change and cohesion. At that time, Ireland was embracing the beginnings of rock through the showband movements, and in the tradition of the island, Ireland was exporting great musicians out to the London across the seas, decorating the exhibition with a collection of sparky hooks and barrelling drum designs.

Without ORahilly, Britain would never have opened their barriers to Bonos soaring voice or Phil Lynotts propulsive bass playing. He was determined to hold up the values of his native island, which is why Richard Curtis decision to cast an Englishman as his representation of ORahilly in The Boat That Rocked was a disappointing one. But the film introduced a new generation to the importance of the pirate spirit and the adventures that awaited listeners beyond the high seas.

There was three radio stations for the entire United Kingdom, UK broadcaster Johnnie Walker broadcaster admitted in 2020, eulogising the late Irishman. When pop came along, when The Beatles happened, the BBC thought it was going to be a five-minute wonder. Its just a craze. Itll come, and itll be gone. And so you couldnt hear The Beatles. You couldnt hear The Stones. You couldnt hear The Kinks. You couldnt hear The Who.

And Ronan ORahilly, who was a great rebel, Walker continued, Whose grandfather was shot by the British Army in 1916 in the famous Easter uprising so he had that rebellious streak in him. So he thought, to hell with this. Ill start my own radio station. He bought a ship. He had a very big advantage in that his father owned a port in Ireland. So that port was used for fitting out an old Dutch ferry called the MV Frederica (ph). And that was the original home of Radio Caroline, which started in 1964.

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Forget everything you know about Middle-earth. Amazon's forthcoming Lord of the Rings series officially subtitled The Rings of Power plans to take even the most devoted Tolkien die-hards back to school with what concept artist John Howe calls the "unseen history" of the sprawling fantasy mythos.

"This isn't the Middle-earth you remember ... This is a world that's very vibrant," the illustrator, who worked on both of Peter Jackson's film trilogies set in this world, explained to Empire Magazine in the latest issue. "The elves are not hidden away in Mirkwood or lingering in Rivendell. They're busy constructing kingdoms. The dwarven kingdom of Moria is not an abandoned mine and the Grey Haven is not yet an abandoned city."

Hailing from co-showrunners and executive producersJ.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, the show (hitting Prime Video this September) takes place thousands of years before Frodo and the Fellowship embarked on a perilous journey to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom. Of course, the trouble Sauron will one day cause is fomenting in the background of this era of supposed peace and prosperity. "There's a respect for Tolkien that's an integral part of the showrunners' approach," Howe said. "I appreciated their desire to take this material that's difficult to bring to the screen and do something new with it."

Before you squawk with indignation over this claim of deviation, rest assured that the fundamental building blocks of the beloved source material remain intact. "Tolkien's stories deal with self-sacrifice and situations in which we are smaller than [the threats] we face," the concept artist said. "That's one of the more poignant themes in The Rings of Power. The Rings of Power has that with added epic scope."

That expanding narrative purview will take excited viewers to the high seas of Middle-earth, which have never been explored onscreen before. They'll feel the proverbial salty spray on their faces via the exploits of a race of sailing elves, whom Howe characterizes as "daunting, enterprising, and are almost colonizing the world. They were a lot of fun to imagine. It's something neither [the] Lord of the Rings nor Hobbit movies went anywhere near."

Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur,Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Crdova, Charles Edwards, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, TyroeMuhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers,Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani comprise the ensemble cast.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power lands on Prime Video Friday, Sep. 2.

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