Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa,
and it's Wednesday, December 3rd. You'll be interested
to know. 58 years ago, today, in 1967, a team
led by South African surgeon Christian Barnard
performed the first human heart transplant, replacing
a failing heart with a donor organ in a complex
surgical milestone. The achievement proved that
organ replacement was possible and opened new
paths for life -saving cardiac surgery worldwide.
So now you know. And now, it's time for the weather
report. This morning, it's mostly cloudy and
it feels like 22 degrees, with 13 mile per hour
wind. The sunset will take place at 411. and
it will rise again tomorrow at 656. It looks
like we're in for some mostly sunny skies today,
with a high near 39 and a light west wind blowing
at 5 to 13 miles per hour, gusting up to 25.
Tonight, expect mostly cloudy conditions with
a low around 28 and a gentle southwest breeze.
For all you beach runners out there, the first
high tide Wednesday will be at 9, with a low
tide at 330. The nearshore gooey at Cape Cod
Bay reads 48 degrees for the water temperature.
Looking ahead in the weather, Thursday will be
partly sunny with a slight chance of rain showers
in the early afternoon, then a chance of snow
showers and highs near 39. with west winds of
10 to 18 miles per hour and gusts up to 31. Tonight
will be mostly clear and much colder, with lows
near 13 and northwest winds 13 to 22 miles per
hour, gusting to 33. Then Friday looks sunny,
with highs near 28 and lighter west winds. Bonjour,
food enthusiasts! This podcast is brought to
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Nestled on El Camino Real South, just north of
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to tell them. Sunny mornings send you. In local
news, Berklee College of Music in Boston has
earned impressive international recognition,
landing the number two spot on the Hollywood
Reporter's 2025 list of the world's top music
schools. This prestigious ranking place is Berklee,
just behind Columbia College Chicago, while surpassing
renowned institutions like the Juilliard School
and the University of Southern California Thornton
School of Music. The ranking highlights Berklee's
strong reputation for preparing students for
careers in film, television, and other professional
music industries. Notably, Berklee's Screenscoring
department, led by Sean McMahon, is recognized
as a leading program for aspiring composers.
Now on to sports. NFL Red Zone has significantly
increased commercials in Week 13. So much for
commercial -free football. During its seven -hour
broadcast, Red Zone aired 16 advertisements ranging
from 15 to 20 seconds long. This is a notable
increase from the four ads promised at this season's
start. The telecast included two minutes of double
-box advertisements split across game windows.
In total, Red Zone aired 16 elements of sponsored
content for a combined 5 minutes and 10 seconds.
Fans expressed frustration on social media with
some canceling subscriptions. I did too, and
I think it's time to send a message. In local
sports, Jalen Brown scored a season -high 42
points. sealing the game with a breakaway dunk
in the final seconds as the Boston Celtics beat
the New York Knicks 1 -23 to 1 -17 in a rematch
of last season's Eastern Conference Semifinal.
Derek White contributed 22 points, scoring seven
in the last four minutes, while Jordan Walsh
added six points and five rebounds in the fourth
quarter. Boston has won four of its last five
games against top Eastern Conference teams. Next,
the Celtics will visit Washington D .C. on Thursday
night. In top news, how old is too old to shovel
snow? Here is what hard experts say. As winter
approaches, many people are preparing to shovel
snow, which can be dangerous for those with pre
-existing heart conditions. Dr. Barry Franklin
noted that shoveling heavy snow can be more demanding
on the heart than a treadmill stress test. Between
1990 and 2006, nearly 200 ,000 adults were treated
for snow shovel -related accidents, resulting
in over 1 ,600 deaths. Dr. John Osborne advised
that adults 65 and older should be more cautious,
especially those with risk factors for heart
disease. In business news, Harvard's significant
wager on Bitcoin came just before a downturn
in the cryptocurrency market. The university
reported nearly $500 million in crypto holdings
in its last quarterly report. Although Bitcoin
rebounded recently, it has dropped over 20 %
this quarter. Harvard could have avoided losses
if it sold its holdings in early October. Currently,
it stands to incur a potential 14 % loss on its
shares. Despite the setback, these losses are
negligible for Harvard's endowment, which totals
$57 billion. This incident highlights the risks
of institutional investment in cryptocurrencies.
In crypto movement, Bitcoin is up 8 % to just
under $94 ,000. Ethereum is up 10%. to just under
$3 ,100. And at CACSRP is up 9 % to $2 .20. Moving
on to a more local vibe. In our community spotlight
on health and wellness, we are working with a
national Pilates studio to bring you some free
classes, so listen up. Check out Club Pilates
with several locations in the Boston area. Pilates
presents a comprehensive wellness approach cultivating
strength, reducing tension, and elevating mental
well -being. Scientific research affirms its
benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates
for a free class. With locations in Canton, Wellesley,
Hingham, Brookline, and Framingham, just be sure
to tell them Sunny Morning sent you by. And now,
back to the show. Let's talk tech. Security researchers
have discovered that Wi -Fi signals can be used
to image environments and identify people with
near 100 % accuracy. In the future, anyone who
regularly walks past a cafe or restaurant with
public Wi -Fi could be identified, even without
a smartphone. Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute
of Technology have found that commercially available
Wi -Fi routers can recognize individuals based
on signal changes from nearby devices. The propagation
of Wi -Fi radio waves can create an image of
the router's physical environment, similar to
how cameras work. This technology poses a serious
risk to personal privacy, as it could allow surveillance
in public and private spaces. and in entertainment
news. Netflix's proposed acquisition of Warner
Bros. Discovery Studios and streaming unit is
expected to lower streaming costs for consumers
by bundling Netflix and HBO Max, according to
sources familiar with the proposal. The vast
majority of Netflix users also subscribe to HBO
Max. In recent talks, Netflix argued that the
combination would benefit consumers by reducing
the cost of a bundled offering. This move aims
to address potential regulatory concerns regarding
consumer choice and pricing. If successful, the
deal would expand Netflix's content library,
but may not significantly increase its market
share. Analysts suggest that this combination
could create a formidable competitor to other
services. Well, alrighty, folks. It's time for
the quote of the day. And today, our quote comes
from the American author and motivational speaker,
Zig Ziglar. And he said, And that's a wrap for
this morning. You can check out our Instagram,
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Have an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see
you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings
in Boston.