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Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,

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Sunny Mornings in Encinitas. I'm your host, Melissa,

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and it's Thursday, December 4th. You'll be interested

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to know. Today's National Cookie Day. This sweet

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holiday invites bakers and cookie lovers to share

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classic recipes, creative twists, and warm smiles

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with friends and family and neighbors. So now

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you know. And now, it's time for the surf report.

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Thursday in Encinita. This morning it's looking

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clean with waves at 2 to 4 feet. Conditions should

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stay clean until around noon when they drop to

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2 to 3 plus feet and become fair. By 1 o 'clock,

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expect choppy conditions with winds shifting

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to sideshore at 9 miles per hour. Best time to

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ride is at 7 a .m. with a 7 -foot high tide when

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the West swell is 2 feet at 14 seconds and the

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offshore wind is 5 mile per hour. The first high

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tide on Thursday will be 7 feet at 730 a .m.

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followed by a minus one and a half foot low tide

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at 3. The nearshore buoy at Beacons reads 64

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degrees for the water temperature. Friday features

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clean conditions with waves around two feet,

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ideal for beginners. Saturday maintains similar

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size but ceases shift to fair conditions in the

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afternoon as winds pick up. Sunday brings a steady

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increase in swell with waves building to two

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to three feet and cleaner faces in the evening,

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making it the most favorable day of the period.

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This morning, it's mostly sunny and it feels

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like 53 degrees with 5 mile per hour wind. The

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sunset will take place at 442 and it will rise

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again tomorrow at 640. It looks like we're in

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for a sunny day with a high near 66 and a light

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north wind blowing at 5 to 10 miles per hour.

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Tonight, expect mostly clear skies with a low

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around 49. and very light winds. Looking ahead

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in the weather, Friday through Monday will be

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sunny with highs rising gently from near 63 on

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Friday and Saturday to near 65 on Sunday and

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around 67 on Monday. Nights stay mostly clear

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with lows climbing from about 51 Friday night

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to near 58 by Monday night, and south winds remain

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light at near zero to five miles per hour on

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Friday. Bonjour, food enthusiasts. This podcast

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is brought to you by Versailles Cafe and Pastries

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in Encinitas. Nestled on El Camino Real South,

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just north of Encinitas Boulevard, this cafe

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is a haven for culinary delights. Indulge in

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their amazing Eggs Benedict or their gluten -free

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crepes. You can grab a panini for lunch or just

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breeze on through to get your morning coffee.

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They are open every day from 8 to 5. So stop

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on by and don't forget to tell them. Sunny mornings

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send you. In local news, ready to hit the slopes?

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Big Bear Ski Area opens this week with Bear Mountain

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scheduled to open on Thursday and Snow Summit

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opening on Friday. The opening date for Snow

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Valley is still to be determined. but officials

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say snow play and tubing will be allowed there

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this weekend. Please note, State Route 38 between

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Redlands and Bait Bear Lake is closed until further

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notice due to a mudslide, which is expected to

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add more traffic to highways 330 and 18. Rezone

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officials recommend travelers take alternative

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routes and plan ahead for delays. Now on to sports.

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The early signing period for college football

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kicked off yesterday as teams build their 2026

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rosters and prepare for conference title games

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and the college football playoff. Despite predictions

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that name, image, and likeness compensation would

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consolidate talent, nearly 20 schools have signed

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or received commitments from five -star recruits

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this year. Programs like Notre Dame, Alabama,

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and Oregon are tied for the most five -star players,

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while Vanderbilt flipped top -ranked quarterback

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Jared Curtis from Georgia. USC holds the nation's

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top recruiting class with 31 signatures, while

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the Big Ten struggles with quarterback recruiting,

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securing only one top -ten prospect. North Carolina,

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led by Bill Belichick, signed 39 players, ranking

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17th nationally. in local sports. The Chargers

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are optimistic that quarterback Justin Herbert

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will start against the Eagles on Monday night

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football, despite a broken hand. While Herbert

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did not practice on Wednesday, he still participated

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in team walk -throughs. Head coach Jim Harbaugh

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stated that the team is preparing as if Herbert

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will be the starter. Harbaugh confirmed that

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the same exact game plan will be in place for

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both Herbert and backup quarterback Trey Lance.

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Herbert is focused on his recovery and aims to

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play on Monday, though adjustments may be necessary

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for the offense. The team will publish final

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injury reports on Saturday. In top news, Anthrophic

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Chief Executive Officer Dario Amade stated that

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as artificial intelligence technology transforms

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the economy, the government will need to step

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in and retrain the workforce. He emphasized that

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while some business leaders downplay the job

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loss risks, it is crucial to expect such changes,

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and for the government to facilitate the transition.

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Amadei remarked, I do not see retraining programs

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as a panacea, but I think we are going to need

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some form of that. He also expressed concern

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that some view this technology as similar to

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past revolutions. asserting that those familiar

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with AI do not share that perspective. He warned

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that in the next five years, half of all entry

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-level jobs could vanish, pushing unemployment

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rates to between 10 % and 20%. In business news,

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New Yorkers are now seeing warnings about stores

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using personal data to set online prices, thanks

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to new consumer protection legislation that took

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effect in early November. This law, already subject

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to lawsuits, requires companies to disclose when

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they use surveillance pricing, potentially raising

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costs for some while lowering them for others.

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During Black Friday sales, shoppers noticed messages

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stating, this price was set by an algorithm using

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your personal data. Surveillance pricing remains

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legal, enforcing transparency rather than banning

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the practice. Other states are also considering

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similar legislation. though pushback from industries

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remains strong. The implications of personal

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data usage for pricing raise significant privacy

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concerns. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is unchanged

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at about $94 ,000. Ethereum is up 4 % to just

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over $3 ,200. And XRP is down 1 % to $2 .19.

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Moving on to a more local vibe. In our community

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spotlight on health and wellness, we are working

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with a national Pilates studio to bring you some

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free classes, so listen up. Check out Club Pilates

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with several locations in the San Diego area.

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Pilates presents a comprehensive wellness approach,

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cultivating strength, reducing tension, and elevating

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mental well -being. scientific research affirms

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its benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates

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for a free class with locations in Encinitas,

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Solana Beach, Oceanside, La Jolla, and more.

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Just be sure to tell them Sunny Morning sent

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you by. And now, back to the show. Let's talk

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science. Earth's hidden eighth continent is no

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longer lost. Researchers have finally mapped

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Zealandia, a landmass predominantly submerged

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under the sea. This underwater region spans nearly

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2 million square miles. Using rock samples from

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the seabed, scientists analyzed North Zealandia's

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geology, completing the mapping process. The

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research, led by Nick Mortimer, revealed geological

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formations dating back up to 130 million years.

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While most of Zealandia is uninhabitable, its

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status as a potential eighth continent is now

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recognized. This groundbreaking study changes

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our understanding of Zealandia's geological history

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and its connection to the ancient supercontinent,

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Gondwana. These dramas are the top two first

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-year network shows of the season so far. CBS

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has placed its first two renewal orders for the

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2026 to 2027 season. Both series are spin -offs

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of other CBS shows, Blue Bloods and Fire Country.

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According to Nielsen's ratings, Boston Blue averages

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8 million cross -platform viewers, while Sheriff

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Country has 7 .6 million. CBS Entertainment president

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Amy Reisenbach stated, These early renewals reflect

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the power of character -driven storytelling and

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compelling narratives. Both shows have quickly

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embraced audiences across broadcast and streaming.

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Well, all righty, folks. It's time for the quote

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of the day. And today, our quote comes from the

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American author and futurist, Alvin Toffler.

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And he said, The illiterate of the 21st century

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will not be those who cannot read and write,

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but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.

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And that's a wrap for this morning. You can check

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out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some

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captivating aerial videos with local news and

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the surf reports. Have an amazing day, my good

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friends. We'll see you tomorrow with another

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episode of Sunny Mornings in Encinitas. you