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Today in History
On June 17, 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor aboard the French ship Isere.
In 1972, President Richard Nixon’s eventual downfall began with the arrest of five burglars inside the Washington, D.C., Watergate complex.
In 1994, O.J. Simpson was arrested and charged with murder in the slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.
In 2008, hundreds of same-sex couples got married across California on the first full day that gay marriage became legal.
In 2015, nine people were shot to death in a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina.
In 2019, Iran announced that it was breaking compliance with the international accord that kept it from making nuclear weapons. The Trump administration followed by ordering 1,000 more troops to the Middle East.
4 Factors Affecting US Gas Prices
4) 14% – Distribution and marketing
Filling stations make 5-7 cents/gallon
Make money on food
3) 14% – Refineries
Fairly Stable
No large scale refineries built since 1977
2) 16% – Federal and State Taxs and fees
Federal gas tax no raise since 1993
18.4 cents/gallon
Germany – $2.80 per gallon
1) 56% – Global price of oil
Import about 1/2 the oil we use – 9 million barrels per day, 42 gallons per barrel
378 million gallons per day
OPEC – formed in 1960
World Oil Reserves: OPEC – 1189 billion barrels, Non-OPEC 308.18 billion barrels
Russia added to OPEC in 2019, now called OPEC+
Price determined by Supply and Demand
1973 OPEC stopped export of oil to US- GAS LINES
US oil companies received a $10 billion bailout in 2020
Mortgage rates make biggest leap in 35 years
Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates had their biggest one-week jump in 35 years with the Federal Reserve this week raising its key rate by three-quarters of a point in bid to tame high inflation.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the 30-year rate climbed from 5.23% last week to 5.78% this week, the highest its been since November 2008 during the housing crisis.
Wednesday’s rate hike by the Fed was its biggest in a single action since 1994.
The brisk jump in rates, along with a sharp increase in home prices, has been pushing potential homebuyers out of the market. Mortgage applications are down more than 15% from last year and refinancings are down more than 70%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
The Famous Robertas Pizza Re-Heat Insert
Michelin Star System Explained
Have you ever wondered how restaurants get Michelin stars? Or how the Michelin star rating system came to be?
Well, here at the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, we thought we should know the whole story. After all, some of the cooks we’re training may one day aspire to join the ranks of restaurants recommended in the iconic Michelin Guide.
The origins of the Michelin Guide trace back to the turn of the 20th century and were inspired by a surprising turn of events that have very little to do with cuisine.
Continue readingStarbucks workers in Oviedo vote to unionize — the first Orlando-area store to do so
On Thursday, Starbucks workers in Orlando voted 24 to 6 to unionize with Starbucks Workers United, joining at least four other Starbucks locations in Florida — and over 135 Starbucks stores in 28 states — that have voted #UnionYes.
Even on a Zoom call, the tension was palpable. But there was excitement, too. Early afternoon on Thursday, over Zoom, a staff member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) counted each vote that had been mailed in by Starbucks workers at the Mitchell Hammock & City Plaza location in Oviedo, Florida over the last month.
One by one.
Anticipation. Nerves.
Then, the final tally.
24 — Yes, for the union.
6 — No.
Zero void ballots. An easy majority.
2022 Florida MICHELIN Bib Gourmands
29 Bib Gourmands join the inaugural MICHELIN Guide Florida, from a Thai kitchen in Miami’s Little Havana to a Winter Park gastropub.
The very first MICHELIN Guide Florida has 29 Bib Gourmands across Orlando, Miami, and Tampa. The restaurants span a range of cuisines—wood-fired-oven pizza and barbecue in Miami; Peruvian and Indian in Orlando; Ramen and Italian in Tampa. Read on to see all the new MICHELIN Bib Gourmands in Florida, and click here to see the Florida MICHELIN Stars. Bon appétit!
2004 Hurricanes
Scott Joseph’s 2022 Best Pizza Foodster Award – Winners
Tornatore’s, the popular College Park restaurant and pizzeria, has been voted first place in our 2022 Best Pizza Foodster Award for Independent Restaurants.
Bella Roma of Saint Cloud was second and Stone Fired Pizza, Edgewood, came in third.
“Tornatore’s reminds me of New York,” wrote Ross Recchion after placing his vote. Wendy N. Lowe said: “The product is always very fresh and delicious. The staff is amazing. Best around.”
Rosa Jimenez called Bella Pizza “awesome” and mentioned the “great service.” “We enjoy it there every time,” she wrote in her comment. Kaitlyn Gardner said, “Stone Fired is fairly priced and delicious.”