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Living Centers-Southeast, Inc. v. N.C. Department of Health & Human Services, 138 N.C. App. 572 (2000)
July 5, 2000 · North Carolina Court of Appeals · No. COA99-795
138 N.C. App. 572
LIVING CENTERS-SOUTHEAST, INC., LUTHERAN RETIREMENT CENTER-WILMINGTON INCORPORATED, and NEW HANOVER HEALTH CARE CENTER, L.L.C., Petitioners v. N.C. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF FACILITY SERVICES, CERTIFICATE OF NEED SECTION, Respondent and THE DEVIN PARTNERSHIP AND DEVIN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATES LLC, LIVING CENTERS-SOUTHEAST, INC., LUTHERAN RETIREMENT CENTER-WILMINGTON INCORPORATED, and NEW HANOVER HEALTH CARE CENTER, L.L.C., Respondent-Intervenors
No. COA99-795
(Filed 5 July 2000)
Hospitals and Other Medical Facilities— certificate of need— nursing facility beds — summary judgment by ALJ
A certificate of need case involving nursing facility beds was remanded for a full adjudicatory hearing by OAH where an administrative law judge granted motions for summary judgment and the Department issued its final agency decision without hearing *573new evidence. A full adjudicatory hearing is appropriate in a certificate of need contested case involving two or more applicants; there will always be genuine issues of fact as to who is the superior applicant where two or more applicants conform to the majority of the criteria in N.C.G.S. § 131E-183 and are reviewed comparatively and it is imperative that the record contain all evidence at the OAH level. The AU in this case neither reviewed the initial agency comparative analysis and award nor conducted one on her own and should not have rendered her recommended decision after only reviewing the conformity of each applicant with the criteria of N.C.G.S. § 131E-183.
Appeal by New Hanover Health Care Center, L.L.C., Lutheran Retirement Center-Wilmington, Inc., and Living Centers-Southeast, Inc., from a final agency decision entered 24 March 1999 by Lynda D. McDaniel, Director of Division of Facility Services for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Heard in the Court of Appeals 27 March 2000.
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, P.L.L.C., by Mary Beth Johnston, for petitioner-appellant Living Centers-Southeast, Inc.
Smith Helms Mulliss & Moore, L.L.P., by Maureen Demarest Murray, for petitioner-appellant Lutheran Retirement Center-Wilmington Incorporated.
Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein, L.L.P., by Renée J. Montgomery, for petitioner-appellant New Hanover Health Care Center, L.L.C.
Attorney General Michael F. Easley, by Assistant Attorney General Staci Tolliver Meyer and Special Deputy Attorney General James A. Wellons, for respondent-appellee N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
Poyner & Spruill, L.L.P., by William R. Shenton, for respondent-intervenor-appellee Devin Partnership and Devin Health Care Associates, L.L.C.
HUNTER, Judge.
Petitioners Living Centers-Southeast, Inc. ("LC-SE"), Lutheran Retirement Center-Wilmington, Inc. ("Lutheran"), and New Hanover Health Care Center, L.L.C. ("NHHC"), appeal a final agency decision *574wherein the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Facility Services, Certificate of Need Section ("Department"), by summary judgment, denied each of their applications for a certificate of need and awarded it to Devin Partnership and Devin Health Care Associates, LLC ("Devin"). The certificate of need in question is for the construction of a nursing facility in New Hanover County. Each petitioner alleges that it is the only applicant to meet all of the statutory certificate of need requirements under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-183, thus it should be granted the certificate of need. We remand for a full contested case hearing, which is required in a certificate of need contested case pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-175, et seq., ("CON Statute").
CERTIFICATE OF NEED LAW IN NORTH CAROLINA
First, we shall briefly review the history, purpose, and procedure involved in obtaining a certificate of need in North Carolina. "[A]fter Congress passed the National Health Planning and Resource Development Act of 1974 requiring a state certificate of need program as a prerequisite to obtaining federal health program financial grants, our General Assembly enacted [the CON Statute] in 1977." Hospital Group of Western N.C. v. N.C. Dept. of Human Resources, 76 N.C. App. 265, 267, 332 S.E.2d 748, 750 (1985). The fundamental purpose of the certificate of need law is to limit the construction of health care facilities in North Carolina to those that are needed by the public and that can be operated efficiently and economically for its benefit. In re Humana Hosp. Corp. v. N.C. Dept. of Human Resources, 81 N.C. App. 628, 345 S.E.2d 235 (1986); see N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-175 (1999).
Under the CON Statute, certificate of need applications are reviewed by the Department after the need for a health care service has been identified. Applications which are received by the Department are normally reviewed for ninety days after the deadline established by the Department. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-185(a) (1999). The Department's initial review consists of a two stage process, which
is consistent with the language, purpose and overall scheme of the [CON statute].
First, after the [Department] "batches" all applications for competing proposals, the [Department] must review each application independently against the [N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-183] criteria (without considering the competing applications) and *575determine whether it "is either consistent with or not in conflict with these criteria." G.S. § 131E-183(a). . . .
Second, after each application is reviewed on its own merits, the [Department] must decide which of the competing applications should be approved. This decision may include not only whether and to what extent the applications meet the statutory and regulatory criteria, but it may also include other "findings and conclusions upon which it based its decision." G.S. § 131E-186(b). Those additional findings and conclusions give the [Department] the opportunity to explain why it finds one applicant preferable to another on a comparative basis. . . .
Britthaven, Inc. v. N.C. Dept. of Human Resources, 118 N.C. App. 379, 385, 455 S.E.2d 455, 460-61, disc. review denied, 341 N.C. 418, 461 S.E.2d 754 (1995). The statutory criteria to be reviewed in the first stage include, among other things, documentation of the needs of the subject population, the applicant's financial and operational projections, the availability of necessary resources, and demonstration that the cost, design, and means of the proposed construction represent the most reasonable alternative. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-183(3), (5), (7), (12) (1999). When the review period ends as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-185, the Department must "issue a decision to 'approve,' 'approve with conditions,' or 'deny,' an application for a new institutional health service." N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-186(a) (1999). The Department's decision to approve, approve with conditions, or deny an application for a certificate of need is based upon its determination of whether the applicant has complied with the statutory criteria contained in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-183(a) and rules adopted by the agency contained in 10 North Carolina Administrative Code § 3 R.1100, et seq. (1991). Britthaven, 118 N.C. App. at 382, 455 S.E.2d at 459. After the initial decision has been made, the Department issues a certificate of need within thirty-five days, provided that no request for a contested case hearing has been filed and "all applicable conditions of approval that can be satisfied before issuance of the certificate of need have been met." N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-187(a) (1999).
The CON Statute provides that a person affected by the award of a certificate of need may file a petition under the Administrative Procedure Act ("APA"), entitling him to a contested case hearing in the Office of Administrative Hearings ("OAH"). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-188(a) (1999). Once this request has been made, the initial *576Department award of the certificate of need in question must undergo review in the OAH by an administrative law judge ("ALJ"). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-188(a)(l). Once the contested case petition is filed, an ALJ is assigned within fifteen days, and the parties are required to complete discovery within ninety days after the assignment of the ALJ. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-188(a)(2). Within forty-five days after the end of the discovery period, a "hearing at which sworn testimony is taken and evidence is presented shall be held," and the AU must make a non-binding recommended decision within seventy-five days after the hearing. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-188(a)(3), (4). After the recommended decision has been issued, the ALJ compiles an official record in the case, which contains:
(1) Notices, pleadings, motions, and intermediate rulings;
(2) Questions and offers of proof, objections, and rulings thereon;
(3) Evidence presented;
(4) Matters officially noticed, except matters so obvious that a statement of them would serve no useful purpose; and
(5) Repealed....
(6) The administrative law judge's recommended decision or order.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-37(a)(l)-(6) (1999). Once the Department receives the official record, it is required to a make a final decision in the case within thirty days. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-188(a)(5). "The Department shall issue a certificate of need within five days after . . . the final agency decision has been made following a contested case hearing, and all applicable conditions of approval that can be satisfied before issuance of the certificate of need have been met." N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-187(b).
The facts relevant to the present appeal indicate that in 1997, the State Medical Facilities Plan identified the need for 110 additional nursing facility beds for New Hanover County. Devin, LC-SE, Lutheran, and NHHC, along with several other applicants, filed applications with the Agency for a certificate of need pursuant to this plan.
In its initial decision dated 28 January 1998, the Department found that LC-SE conformed to all certificate of need criteria under *577N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-183, but that Devin, Lutheran, and NHHC did not conform to all criteria. Nevertheless, the Department determined that Devin's application was comparatively superior to all others and granted Devin the certificate of need subject to thirteen conditions. After this initial decision had been entered, LC-SE, Lutheran and NHHC filed petitions for a contested case hearing. These cases were consolidated for hearing and each party was granted permission to intervene in the other parties' contested case.
NHHC filed a motion for summary judgment against Devin, arguing that Devin failed to demonstrate conformity with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-183(a)(5) ("Criterion 5"), as a matter of law. Criterion 5 provides that an applicant must provide financial and operational projections for the project which "demonstrate the availability of funds for capital and operating needs as well as the immediate and long-term financial feasibility of the proposal." N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-183(a)(5) (1999). The ALJ heard the motions regarding Devin's application on 2 June 1998. She granted NHHC's motion and entered an "interlocutory" recommended decision that Devin's application be denied on summary judgment, finding that Devin did not conform with Criterion 5, and that no genuine issues of material fact existed. In her conclusions of law, the AU stated:
8. The CON Section is authorized pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 131E-186(a) to approve a CON application with conditions; however, in a competitive review, it is arbitrary and capricious for the Agency to use conditions to obtain statutorily required information to complete a nonconforming application. To do so places the conditionally-approved nonconforming applicant at an unfair advantage over the unapproved nonconforming applicants. N.C.G.S. § 131E-183(a) requires that the Agency determine that ". . . an amlication is either consistent with or not in conflict with these [statutory] criteria before a certificate of need for the proposed project shall be issued." (Emphasis added.) ....
In her final conclusion of law concerning Devin's application, the ALJ stated: "Because this recommended decision addressed one issue in this contested case, the undersigned concluded that it was interlocutory in nature and therefore, not subject to review for final agency decision at that time."
Summary judgment motions on the other applications were heard on 18 September 1998, and the AU entered a "final" recommended *578decision on 24 November 1998 where she restated the interlocutory decision regarding Devin's application, and awarded summary judgment against LC-SE, Lutheran, and NHHC, contending that none of them complied with all of the criteria in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-183, and thus should not be awarded the certificate of need. The ALJ did not review the Department's initial comparative analysis of the applications and award. Apparently, because the ALJ determined that no applicant satisfied the statutory criteria based on summary judgment motions, a comparative analysis and award was not necessary in her recommended decision.
On 24 March 1999, Lynda D. McDaniel, the Director of Facility Services for the Department, entered a final agency decision as required under the APA, wherein the ALJ's recommended decision was rejected. The final agency decision denied the motion for summary judgment against Devin's application, which had been recommended by the ALJ. It stated that Devin had properly been granted the certificate of need subject to certain conditions in the initial decision and that Devin was comparatively superior to all other applicants in the initial comparative review. The final agency decision determined that LC-SE conformed to all criteria under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-183, and rejected the recommended summary judgment against LC-SE, as it concluded that there was an issue of fact as to whether LC-SE had amended its application based on restructuring of LC-SE's parent corporation, and an amendment is prohibited under Presbyterian-Orthopaedic Hosp. v. N.C. Dept. of Human Resources, 122 N.C. App. 529, 537, 420 S.E.2d 831, 836, (1996), review improv. allowed, 346 N.C. 267, 485 S.E.2d 294 (1997). The final agency decision stated that summary judgment against Lutheran's and NHHC's applications was proper because, as a matter of law, they did not conform to all statutory criteria. Thus, the final agency decision awarded the certificate of need to Devin. Petitioners appeal the final agency decision.
Trial and appellate court review of administrative agency decisions are governed by the APA, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-1 et seq. See Eury v. N.C. Employment Security Comm., 115 N.C. App. 590, 596, 446 S.E.2d 383, 387, disc. review denied, 338 N.C. 309, 451 S.E.2d 635 (1994). This Court must first make two determinations when reviewing a final decision in a contested case in which an ALJ made a recommended decision:
*579First, the court shall determine whether the agency heard new evidence after receiving the recommended decision. If the court determines that the agency heard new evidence, the court shall reverse the decision or remand the case to the agency to enter a decision in accordance with the evidence in the official record. Second, if the agency did not adopt the recommended decision, the court shall determine whether the agency's decision states the specific reasons why the agency did not adopt the recommended decision. If the court determines that the agency did not state specific reasons why it did not adopt a recommended decision, the court shall reverse the decision or remand the case to the agency to enter specific reasons. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-51(a) (1999).
Dialysis Care of N.C. v. N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services, 137 N.C. App. 638, 644-45, 529 S.E.2d 257, 260-61 (2000). If the case passes our review under this statute, thereafter our standard of review is governed by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-51(b). This statute provides, in pertinent part, that we may (1) affirm the agency's decision; (2)remand the case for further proceedings; or, (3) modify or reverse the decision of the Department if the petitioners' substantial rights may have been prejudiced because the Department's findings, inferences, conclusions, or decisions are:
(1) In violation of constitutional provisions;
(2) In excess of the statutory authority or jurisdiction of the agency;
(3) Made upon unlawful procedure;
(4) Affected by other error of law;
(5) Unsupported by substantial evidence admissible under G.S. 150B-29(a), 150B-30, or 150B-31 in view of the entire record as submitted; or
(6) Arbitrary or capricious.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-51(b)(l)-(6) (1999).
First, we note that our review under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-51(a) indicates that the Department did not hear new evidence after receiving the recommended decision from the ALJ, and that its decision states the specific reasons why the agency did not adopt the rec*580ommended decision. Therefore, we are governed by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-51(b). We have considered this issue, and based on our review and pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-51(b), we choose to remand the case at bar for further proceedings in the form of a full adjudicatory hearing in the OAH.
Our General Assembly has chosen to give a losing applicant in an initial decision for a certificate of need the opportunity to have the decision reviewed in a contested case hearing before an ALL See N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-188(a). The CON Statute provides, in pertinent part: "The hearing at which sworn testimony is taken and evidence is presented shall be held within 45 days after the end of the discovery period." N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-188(a)(3) (emphasis added). "[Ordinarily, the word "must" and the word "shall," in a statute, are deemed to indicate a legislative intent to make the provision of the statute mandatory .... State v. House, 295 N.C. 189, 203, 244 S.E.2d 654, 662 (1978). " 'In seeking to discover and give effect to the legislative intent, an act must be considered as a whole, and none of its provisions shall be deemed useless or redundant if they can reasonably be considered as adding something to the act which is in harmony with its purpose.' " In re Easement in Fairfield Park, 90 N.C. App. 303, 309, 368 S.E.2d 639, 642 (1988) (quoting State v. Harvey, 281 N.C. 1, 19-20, 187 S.E.2d 706, 718 (1972)). Our review of the individual statutes within the CON Statute, in pari materia, indicates that this article grants applicants a full contested case hearing at which they are allowed to present testimony and evidence contained in their applications.
This process also protects the applicants' due process rights. The United States Supreme Court has held, in a similar factual scenario that "where two bona fide applications are mutually exclusive" in the application process for a construction permit under the Federal Communications Act, "the grant of one without a hearing to both deprives the loser of the opportunity which Congress chose to give him." Ashbacker Radio Corp. v. Federal Com. Com., 326 U.S. 327, 333, 90 L. Ed. 108, 113 (1945). Similarly, our General Assembly chose to give disenfranchised applicants for a certificate of need an opportunity to be heard in a full adjudicatory hearing under the CON Statute. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-175, et. seq.
Based on the foregoing authority, a full adjudicatory hearing is appropriate in a certificate of need contested case involving two or more applicants. Additionally, we believe that it is inherent that where two or more certificate of need applicants conform to the *581 majority of the criteria in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 13 IE-183, as in the case at bar, and are reviewed comparatively, there will always be genuine issues of fact as to who is the superior applicant. Our reasoning is in accord with the CON Statute, which does not contemplate the preclusion of a full contested case hearing in a certificate of need case due to a recommended decision of summary judgment by the ALJ. Additionally, because the Department can only base its final decision on the official record developed in the OAH, it is imperative that the record contain all evidence at this level. We recognize that the evidence presented to the AU is "limited to the evidence that is presented or available to the [Department] during the [initial] review period." Britthaven, 118 N.C. App. at 382, 455 S.E.2d at 459 (citing In re Application of Wake Kidney Clinic, 85 N.C. App. 639, 355 S.E.2d 788, disc. review denied, 320 N.C. 793, 361 S.E.2d 89 (1987); see also 2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law § 299 (1994) ("[U]pon resumption of formal proceedings all evidence presented in the informal proceeding becomes part of the record of the formal proceeding")). However, this limitation does not preclude a full adjudicatory hearing as required by the CON Statute.
We note that the ALJ in the present case neither reviewed the initial agency comparative analysis and award, nor conducted one on her own. This was error, as "[t]he subject matter of a contested case hearing by the ALJ is an agency decision." Britthaven, 118 N.C. App. at 382, 455 S.E.2d at 459. Thus, the ALJ should not have rendered her recommended decision after only reviewing the conformity of each applicant with the criteria in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-183. To the contrary, she should have reviewed the Department's full initial decision, which follows the two-stage process which we have quoted from Britthaven.
Based on the foregoing, we remand the present case to the Department, which shall remand to the OAH for a full adjudicatory hearing in accordance with this opinion. Our ruling is in accordance with the CON Statute, as it protects the applicants' due process rights, allows the record to be fully developed, and encourages judicial economy.
We note that "even though an appeal is fragmentary and premature, the appellate court may exercise its discretionary power to express an opinion upon the question which appellant has attempted to raise." State ex rel. Comr. of Insurance v. N.C. Rate Bureau, 102 N.C. App. 809, 812, 403 S.E.2d 597, 599 (1991) (citing Cowart v. Honeycutt, 257 N.C. 136, 140, 125 S.E.2d 382, 385 (1962)). Many of the *582assignments of error in the present appeal concern the issue of whether or not a certificate of need may be found to conform to the statutory criteria in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-183 based on conditional approval, and most of them particularly concern Criterion 5. While we do not express an opinion at this time as to whether any of the applicants in the case at bar may conform with statutory criteria due to a conditional approval, we direct the parties to our recent holdings in Burke Health Investors v. N.C. Dept. of Human Resources, 135 N.C. App. 568, 522 S.E.2d 96 (1999), and Dialysis Care of N.C. v. N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services, 137 N.C. App. 638, 529 S.E.2d 527 (2000).
Due to our holding, we do not address any of the other issues presented by petitioners. Accordingly, this case is remanded for proceedings in accordance with this opinion.
Remanded.
Chief Judge EAGLES and Judge TIMMONS-GOODSON concur.


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� Saturday - DJ MXM, 10 a.m.; Rhinelanders Oompah Band, noon; Sausage Eating Contest, 1 p.m.; Stein Races, 2 p.m.; Keg Roll Races, 5 p.m.; Thomas Claxton and the Myth, 7 p.m.
� Sunday - Wiener Dog Races, 10 a.m.-noon, Morrell Park; DJ MXM, 10 a.m., Rhinelanders Oompah Band, 1 p.m., Rousakis Plaza.
Thrift Sale to benefit the Junior League of Savannah, Preview Shopping, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday; sale, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m., $10 grab bag, 2:30-3 p.m. Saturday; Savannah Civic Center, Liberty and Montgomery streets. Preview, $20, regular sale admission, $5, parking free. (912) 651-6550 or savannahcivic.com.
Rock Shrimp Festival, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., downtown St. Marys. (912) 882-4000 or visitstmarys.com.
� Races - 5K and 10K races, 7:30 a.m.; 1-mile Kids Fun Run, 8:30 a.m.; race awards, 9:30 a.m.
� Festival - Vendors, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; themed parade, 10 a.m.; dinners, 11 am.-5 p.m. Includes, arts and crafts, demonstrations and live entertainment. Dinners, $10 in advance, $12 day of event. smkiwanis.com.
� Railroad Days - Railroad Museum Grand Opening at Theatre by the Trax, a graffiti contest, Build-a-Scarecrow and train rides at noon and 2 and 4 p.m. Train rides, $17 adults, $14 children 3-12, (912) 200-5235 or stmarysrailroad.com.
Fun at the Fort, 10 a.m., Fort King George State Historic Site, 500 McIntosh Road, Darien. Includes cannon firings, musket drills, hands-on games for children, a scavenger hunt, rolling hoops, tug-of-war, and exploring nature trails. Fort admission, $4-$6.50. (912) 437-4770.
A Celebration of Breast Cancer Survivors, 10 a.m.-noon, Pearlman Comprehensive Cancer Center, 209 Pendleton Drive, Valdosta. Includes light refreshments, a fashion show and information on BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic testing. To participate in the fashion show, call (229) 630-2683; reservations, (229) 259-4616 or email lisa.wagner@sgmc.org.
A Tribute to the Music of the Fab Four - "Yesterday and Today: The Interactive Beatles Experience," 8 p.m., The Ritz Theatre, 1530 Newcastle St., Brunswick. $15 adults, $10 seniors, members; $20 adults, $15 seniors, nonmembers; tickets go up $5 at the door; $5 students with ID. (912) 262-6934 or goldenislesarts.org.
Mammograms by the Wellness on Wheels mobile health vehicle. Mammograms required a physician's order; insurance is accepted and financial assistance is available to patients to qualify. (912) 466-5234 or sghs.org.
� Monday-Tuesday - 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Glynn County Health Department, 2747 Fourth St., Brunswick. (912) 279-3351.
� Oct. 8 - 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., McIntosh Family Medicine Center, 1022 Miller Lane SW, Darien. (912) 466-5857.
� Oct. 12 - 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Brantley Family Medicine Center, 21300 Georgia 82, Waynesville. (912) 466-5941.
� Oct. 13 - 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., McKinney Community Health Center, 9355 N. Main St., Nahunta. (912) 462-6222.
� Oct. 14 - 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Camden County Health Department, 905 Dilworth St., St. Marys. (912) 882-8515.
� Oct. 15 - 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Camden County Health Department, 1501 Georgia Ave., Woodbine. (912) 576-3040.
Fax events to (904) 359-4478 or email events@jacksonville.com. Complete listing at jacksonville.com/calendars. To put your event in the free online calendar, go to events.jacksonville.com.

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Q: How many times do I need to do likable actions to get max affinity? I noticed that all my companions liked me healing Dogmeat, so I gathered them all in Sanctuary, damaged Dogmeat and gave him stimpaks. But I ran out of stimpaks. Does anyone know how many times you must perform a "liked" action to get them to max affinity?

A: From the Fallout 4 Wiki:

Typically, all companions begin at an affinity value of 0. If the affinity value reaches 500, they will "admire" the Sole Survivor and often reveal new dialogue. Raising their affinity to 1000+ (max is 1100) will result in them "idolizing" the Sole Survivor, at which point the Sole Survivor are granted their companion perk.

You gain/lose this much affinity based upon four different ways a companion perceives an action:

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*Liked: +15

*Loved: +35

*Disliked: -15

*Hated: -35

Most companions start at 0, meaning to reach Max affinity of 1,100 you would need to do ~73 "liked" actions (1,100/15), or ~31.5 "loved" actions (1,100/35).  Of course you can perform any combination of these actions to reach the max.
If you consider 1,000 to be the max, since reaching 1,100 has no additional benefit besides giving you some wiggle room in the event you perform an action they dislike/hate, then you would need to do ~67 liked actions (1,000/15) or ~26 loved actions (1,000/35).

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I'm trying to create a global registry of types and associated functionality generated on program startup. For my use case, this sort of registry has a lot of advantages over maintaining a function with some long list of calls (I've tried both ways in the past with C).
In C, I've done this with attribute((constructor)) for the desired types which would populate some hash table with the required metadata, and that worked fairly well. In Rust, I can use the ctor crate, but from the documentation documentation that doesn't appear to play very well with using anything from stdlib. I don't want to play with fire and use the allocator beforehand if it may not be in a good state. Instead, I keep a massive static array and write constructor function pointers into it so I can later at runtime generate the actual data.
Thanks for the reply! I need to use a registry because I need to do this lookup dynamically - basically, I need to assemble some actors based on some user-supplied configuration at runtime, type check the setup, allocate memory properly, etc. Saving fn new is basically what I'm doing. I don't actually need these functions just metadata about the various types.
I also don't want to maintain a "library init" function which has to know about all actor types.
However, I don't want to rely on these types being constructive without stdlib available and use the functions as a way to delay creation.
So you're doing something like this, or perhaps with a different model of flow, but similar idea, where you take a user input and create a value depending on that?
It's a little similar, but I also don't know the types or really any information about them ahead of time, and in fact, probably won't be able to link all of them into the same binary not to mention building them together.
Basically, somebody tells this library what types to instantiate via some runtime config, and if the library has beeen made aware of them somehow, it allocates space, runs their initialization code, assembled the actual sort of program the user desired. The total set of types is not known to the library at compile time and some types cannot coexist in the same program for reasons.
I believe you can generate such a function either from build.rs or using procedure macro with some effort but nothing very hard.
I realize now this is might be impossible, except through build.rs, since the types will be very distributed code wise and strictly cannot be in the same codebases, or even all brought in as dependencies.


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First realization of an electric circuit with a magnetic insulator using spin waves
(Nanowerk News) Researchers at the University of Groningen, Utrecht University, the Université de Bretagne Occidentale and the FOM Foundation have found that it is possible to make an electric circuit with a magnetic insulator. This was first deemed impossible. The circuit is realized using spin waves: wave-like perturbations in the magnetic properties of a material. Their discovery is interesting for the development of novel, energy-efficient electronic devices, particularly integrated circuits. A device based on spin waves could theoretically operate more efficiently than ordinary electronic circuits. The results of their research will be published online in Nature Physics on Monday 14 September ("Long distance transport of magnon spin information in a magnetic insulator at room temperature").
From left to right: a spin up electron (red) scatters at the interface between YIG and platinum. In the collision, the electron spin reverses (green). This process generates a spin wave in the YIG, which propagates and gets absorbed at the second YIG-platinum interface. The spin is then transferred to an electron in the platinum, causing that electron to flip its spin direction (down to up). This spin flip will give rise to an electrical current, which is measured in the experiment. (Image: Cornelissen et al.)
In our current electronic equipment, information is transported via the motion of electrons. In this scheme, the charge of the electron is used to transmit a signal. In a magnetic insulator, a spin wave is used instead. Spin is a magnetic property of an electron. A spin wave is caused by a perturbation of the local magnetisation direction in a magnetic material. Such a perturbation is caused by an electron with an opposite spin, relative to the magnetisation. Spin waves transmit these perturbations in the material. This research demonstrates for the first time that it is possible to transmit electric signals in an insulating material.
Strong perturbation
So far, electrical circuits based on spin waves have not been realised, since it turned out to be impossible to introduce a perturbation in the system large enough to create spin waves. FOM workgroup leader prof.dr. Bart van Wees and his PhD student Ludo Cornelissen, both from the University of Groningen and FOM workgroup leader dr. Rembert Duine from Utrecht University have succeeded to use spin waves in an electric circuit by carefully designing the device geometry. This allows them to make use of the spin waves that are already present in the material due to thermal fluctuations, which requires a much smaller disturbance of the system and hence enables the spin waves to be used in an electric circuit.
The spin wave circuit that the researchers built, consists of a 200 nanometre thin layer of yttrium iron garnet (a mineral and magnetic insulator, YIG in short), with a conducting platinum strip on top of that on both sides. An electron can flow through the platinum, but not in the YIG since it is an insulator. However, if the electron collides on the interface between YIG and platinum, this influences the magnetisation at the YIG surface and the electron spin is transferred. This causes a local magnetisation direction, generating a spin wave in the YIG.
Spin wave detection
The spin waves that the researchers send into the YIG are detected by the platinum strip on the other side of the YIG. The detection process is exactly opposite to the spin wave injection: a spin wave collides at the interface between YIG and platinum, and transfers its spin to an electron in the platinum. This influences the motion of the electron, resulting in an electric current that the researchers can measure.
The researchers already studied the combination of platinum and YIG in previous research. From this research it was found that when spin is transferred from platinum to YIG, this also implies the transfer of heat across the interface. This enables the heating or cooling of the platinum-YIG interface, depending on the relative orientation of the electron spins in the platinum and the magnetisation in the YIG.
Source: University of Groningen
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"Many small business owners focus on expenses and revenue when doing their accounting, losing track of what can really help to improve their growth and bottom line, which is increased gross margins.
This is pretty straight-forward for local businesses that are collecting payment in person, at the point of sale, but it can get tricky for service-based businesses that accept credit cards to collect payments from customers all over the country and world.
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tv NBC10 News Today at 430am NBC December 16, 2016 4:30am-5:01am EST
temperatures to peak into the 20s where you are. but first pamela osborne has your first alert traffic. >> we were watching 76 at gerard, there was an accident in the westbound ramp of the eastbound lanes, there was police activity in that corner so you are going to want to watch out if you're heading that way. traveling mass transit this morning everything looks good, everything running on time as of now and if you're driving 95 this morning everything looks good there as well. one thing i do want to mention to you before you go is that there were reports of some icy conditions on route 70 in new jersey so watch out for that as well. new this morning, three teenagers are under arrest after a shot was fired at philadelphia police officers. it happened in an alley just off roosevelt boulevard in feltonville. the suspects were wanted in a robbery, police chased them into the alley after investigators say the teens abandoned their car. investigators tell us the
officers did not return fire after the shot came their way. nobody was hurt here, police did recover a gun at the scene. in south philly a bumper and other car parts were left on broad street after a police cruiser crashed into another vehicle. you can see the front end of the cruiser smashed in. the impact was so hard the air bag inside the cruiser deployed. two officers went to the hospital but they are expected to be okay. the person in the other car was not hurt. okay. now, back to our weather as bill henley mentioned we are waking up to dangerously cold temperatures. >> it is frigid outside and layers are a must. about a dozen construction workers are braving the cold overnight to shore up the overpasses for the improvements along the vine street expressway 676. temperatures in center city have dipped close to single digits and the wind is picking up, too. workers tell us when they do get a break most of them just sit inside their trucks with the heat blasting. >> a lot of layers, brother, that's all. got to stay layered up and stay
warm. you know, we can't afford to get cold out here, it's a long night if you get cold. >> now, when you have to go outside to head out to work or school this morning, it's going to be a bitter commute for you. this dangerous cold is especially tough for people with no place to live. outreach crews in philadelphia are working to get people off of the streets. last night project home found a shelter for a man in a wheelchair who had planned to sleep outside. the pennsylvania convention center -- inside there folks who want to help the homeless attended an open house to learn about what they can do. >> and make sure you have the free nbc 10 app so you can track the cold weather and weekend snow. you can also get a customized neighborhood forecast and school closing information. new this morning support staff in the chester upland school district have a new contract. last night the district announced that the association representing secretaries, school aides and other support personnel approved the new six-year deal.
the contract includes pay increases and benefit savings. now district officials say they're focused on continuing talks with chester upland teachers. they have been working for three years without a contract. in burlington county police are investigating a deadly crash involving a car and a tractor-trailer. sky force 10 was over the scene last night near 295 in borden town. the car was wedged beneath the trailer there. the driver of the car was killed. there are no reports anyone else was hurt in that. in bucks county police are testing a driver for possible dui after she crashed her car into two homes, including her own. nbc 10 was on indian red road in bristol township last night where repair crews were fixing both homes. police told us the driver floored the car out of her neighbor's living room ray cross the street and then sped back into her own home with her adult children inside. the impact left a gaping hole.
no one was hurt fortunately. we did speak to the neighbor moments after he saw the damage to his own home. >> talked to my neighbor and he goes, yeah, dan, you are going to need a whole new house. if anybody was home they would probably be dead. the car has tread marks in my living room. >> another neighbor told us the driver complained about something happening to her car to cause the two crashes. both the neighbor and the woman's children are staying somewhere else this morning with police calling the woman's home unlivable. today u.s. senator bob kasie will be in philadelphia discussing ways to help keep children safe from guns at home. senator kasie will join community advocates and medical professionals at temple university a little bit later on this morning. he's calling for new gun safety laws following the accidental shooting of a two-year-old boy in thanksgiving in north philadelphia. the child's four-year-old cousin was playing with a loaded gun inside the house when it went off. the toddler was critically wounded, the victim's parents
are facing charges. moving to the jersey shore, police are trying to figure out if there is a connection between two home invasions at retirement communities in ocean county. dorothy rant who was 83 years old was thrown to the floor by two men who got into her berkley township home thursday morning. her front door was unlocked, the robbers stole money and other valuables before running away. two weeks earlier a pair of armed men posing at delivery workers armed elderly victims at a different retirement township in the community. rant who lives with her 102-year-old mother still pretty shaken. >> i'm so good to everybody. >> rand scraped her knees as you see there but was not seriously injured. if you own a home in montgomery county your property taxes are going up next year. the county board of commissioners voted to approve a
$419 million budget for 2017, that includes an 11% real estate tax increase. officials say somebody who owns a 3 o $00,000 house will be an average of $66 more per year. it's hard to get into the holiday spirit when you're spending the holidays in the hospital and not at home but this four-year-old girl is trying to make this year special for other young children because she knows just what that is like. this is jillian massey and she's battling an aggressive form of cancer affecting her brain and spine. she spent the last six months at children's hospital of philadelphia undergoing treatment, but she will be home for the holidays. 1p not all. she, her mom and mer mother's coworkers began a toy drive for children who cannot get out of the hospital and be home this holiday season. >> to be able to give back to chop and everything they've done for our family and jillian, it's super special to reward those
families that are still at the hospital and won't be able to be home for the holidays. >> we will tell you how the toy drive took out and how you can help jillian spread the holiday spirit. this morning we have a survivor story with an important message. >> you will hear from the philadelphia man wounded inside the pulse nightclub massacre in orlando. we will hear what he and other survivors have been doing in the nations capitol this week. also coming up an nbc 10 viewer sent us this viewer of an anything but typical commute complete with these dogs running along the busy betsy ross bridge. 16 degrees is not kind to man or animal outside this morning. bundle up if you're heading outside. 16 degrees that's without the end with. factor that in it feels like zero degrees this morning. a live drive view of boathouse row. your neighborhood forecast just ahead. ,$88doooooorw
4:40 right now on this friday. we have breaking news out of west philadelphia we want to make you aware of. firefighters are battling a house fire on the 1200 block of millick street. there's no word of any injuries but there are reports of heavy flames. we do have an nbc 10 crew headed to the scene. we will keep you updated right here on the air and on the nbc 10 app throughout the morning. and it is a pretty quiet start to the morning on the roads. we're taking a look at 476 this is the area of baltimore pike just a few cars out there, there you go, there you see some head lights there, easy travels this morning. let's take a look at all of the highways, if you're traveling 95, 76, 476 you are not going to have any trouble getting to where you need to go, same goes for mass transit. you just may want to get outside and warm up your car a little
bit before you head out your door. now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> do your best to warm up any way you can today. layer up before you head out of the house. this is the morning where you want to limit your time outside because it's just brutally cold outside, bitter cold morning. we will see some sunshine this morning and a slow warm up, but as the temperatures go up the clouds will also be increasing and that's going to lead to some wet weather overnight tonight, i think during the evening it is going to be dry, but clouds will be taking over later today. right now this is what you have to deal with, it feels like 0 with the wind in philadelphia, mt. pocono 11 degrees below zero, not exactly warm, it is a above zero feeling for vineland, mt. holly and trenton this morning, have to deal with that wind through the morning. 16 degrees the actual air temperature right now in philadelphia and that will be climbing, the temperature will wind up warmer this afternoon than it got all of the afternoon yesterday but the wind will still be present. not as strong as yesterday but
just enough at lunchtime to make that 23 degrees feel like 19 degrees. the suburbs sunshine, a few scattered clouds, a windchill of 10 degrees at 10:00 and it will feel like 19 degrees at 2:00, the temperature climbs into the middle 20s today. increasing clouds this afternoon, you can see it in the suburbs and in the lehigh valley as well. start with sunshine, 15 degrees right now, in the teens through most of the morning and then just into the low 20s at noontime today. new jersey, you will see sunshine, too, clear skies right now and 16 degrees. still at 16 degrees at 8:00 so it will be a cold wait at the bus stop in morning. 21 at 10:00 and then 20s for the rest of the day, a little bit warmer this afternoon than yesterday afternoon, but the wind will still make it feel 7 degrees colder at 2:00 this afternoon. at the shore teens to start with, we will quickly head into the 20s, 28 degrees at 2:00 this afternoon. those wind chills at the shore
still going to make for a cold day today. and in delaware 15 now, into the teens through midmorning and then the 20s, we will see 26 degrees at bunch time today with a windchill of 20 degrees at 4:00 this afternoon. the clouds will be building. yes, the clouds will lead to wet weather overnight tonight, the hour by hour forecast shows this afternoon you can see the clouds starting to move in, but the wet weather at 11:00 tonight looks like it's going to be in western pennsylvania. that changes overnight tonight and into tomorrow morning. we will go through it hour by hour when i come back with a look at our ten-day on 10. rosemary. >> thanks, bill. certainly a cold day for a walk or hike, officials will cut the ribbon on a brand new trail. we will have the details on that plus more on the stories happening across our area county by county. also coming up next survivor's story, a philadelphia man who was wounded in the pulse nightclub shooting in orlando goes to washington to make a plea for change. also coming up, carson
wentz's future, with just three games remaining on the schedule find out why less may be more for the eagles rookie quarterback.
just about quarter to 5:00 on this friday. we have more breaking news this time out of south jersey. firefighters are battling a four alarm house fire in south hampton township. two firefighters are hurt but there is no word yet on their conditions, they were taken to the hospital in mt. laurel. the fire is burning out of control, we're going to continue to follow this one, we have a crew headed to this scene as well. stay with nbc 10 right here on the air and on the nbc 10 app for updates throughout the morning. in other news gun violence survivors are taking their demands for change to capitol hill. among those calling for action is a man from philadelphia who was hurt in the pulse nightclub massacre in orlando, florida. angel santiago was shot in the leg and foot when a gunman opened fire at the nightclub six months ago this week.
49 people were killed. yesterday santiago and 80 other survivors and victims' families met in washington. >> it's empowering, it's an honor and we feel like when we're united our voice is stronger so we can actually be heard and cause some positive change. >> santiago tells us people impacted by the sandy hook shooting in connecticut were also in attendance yesterday. some new jersey lawmakers are accusing chris christie of trying to get a revenge bill passed. they claim the measure is targeting newspapers that covered christie on the bridge-gate scandal. it would do away with the law that requires legal notices to be posted in newspapers and those notices make up a large portion of paper revenues, a spokesman for christie denied the claim. the bill proposal comes two weeks after two former christie allies were convicted of causing a traffic jam on the gw bridge in 2013. prosecutors said the aides
retaliated against a democratic mayor who refused to endorse governor christie. the governor was not charged and has denied knowing about the scheme. it is 4:48. let's take you state by state and county by county for a look at some of the stories across our area. >> camden county chili's váu$e city for family onation to services holiday gift project, the annual drive helps kids and teenagers all across south jersey. you can drop off new hoodies, pajamas, toys, books, winter coats or even cash to chili's cherry hill location at the marketplace at garden state park, that begins at 9:00 this morning. in bucks county today officials will cut the ribbon on a newly built segment of the delaware and lehigh trail in bristol borough. it thinkings two existing branches of the walkers, runners and cyclists have a continuous seven mile trail. delaware county a nonprofit group will hold a holiday gift
wrapping party for families in need today. volunteers for the village in rosemont will prepare presents to be delivered to hundreds of children all across the region. a number of families in need will also receive donated household items. in camden county in evening first responders will receive top honors at a holiday awards bank went in blackwood. officials recognize emergency medical personnel who have rescued victims and saved lives over the past year. all right. so take a look at this, a couple of dogs got caught up in a little bit of traffic on the betsy ross bridge in philadelphia. >> we have video of it. a viewer sent us this video yesterday. you can see the two dogs loose on the bridge. officials say they got on the bridge from the richmond street ramp. one dog jumped a concrete barrier and landed on a metal great. the other dog got away and has not yet been found. >> come home. >> i know. you hear those people gasping, it's not a sight you typically see on one of our bridges. >> i'm guessing at this hour of
the morning hopefully no dogs out. >> everything is looking pretty clear this morning. glad that they made it over the edge of that, though. the only thing i'm seeing right now, i've been checking out the cameras this morning is this situation right now, 676 at 24th street, this is a typical closure that happens in the morning. driving the blue right 95 to 76 will take you 15 minutes. 76 to 95 it will take you 15 plins there as well average speeds in the 60s. if you are on route 202 this morning that's also looking pretty good, average speeds in the 60s. all right. it is 10:05 and it is just bitterly cold. we can't emphasize that enough. >> if you don't have to be outside today, stay inside. you've got to feel for everybody who may work outside, a lot of guys working construction, men and women out there. meteorologist bill henley has the details on this frigid air that's going to be with us for a
little while. >> unfortunately it will be in place when we start to get wet weather tomorrow. we are under a first alert for the cold, we've also issued a first alert for the snow and wintry mix on the way tomorrow. the suburbs and the lehigh valley tomorrow morning. it will start late tonight, after 11:00 p.m. we could start to see the first snowflakes in the area and into saturday morning. it's not going to be snowing or even icing all night long, there will be some breaks in the precipitation to it doesn't look like a huge event but it is going to make for slippery roads first thing on saturday morning, accumulating snow and brief icy mix as warm air pushes into the area. the camelback mountain is getting ready for some not man made snow but real snow, it's going to be coming in tonight and it will be staying into the area tomorrow morning. radar and satellite we are completely dry right now but look to the west and you can see the snow moving into the ohio valley, that's part of a system that's going to be arriving here first thing tomorrow morning.
in fact, overnight tonight is when we are going to start to see it. hour by hour forecast shows those temperatures so fridge j id this morning, 16 degrees, that's at 9:00, that's where we are right now and the wind will still be blowing. so we will see wind chills around 0 to the very low single digits at 9:00 in the morning. the clouds will be increasing, they will be in and out but they will really increase this afternoon. along with the temperature, 21 degrees in philadelphia at noontime, 20 in allentown and 22 in millville. as we go into the late afternoon and evening hours those clouds will take over, still dry at 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, but now you can see that snow starting to move in from the west, it will be light snow and most areas will see a little bit to start with. it's about this time tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m. that we will see some steadier snow from reading and pottstown and philadelphia. this is rain coming up from the south and warm air is going to push across all of these neighborhoods and eventually change the snow and the sleet and freezing rain to all rain.
that's at 9:00 in the morning. that's rainfall tomorrow for wilmington, philadelphia, northeast philadelphia, still an icy mix at 9:00 in the allentown area. as we go during the day we will get breaks in the precipitation and the temperatures will go even warmer. there's a lot going on. today we just have to deal with the cold. layer up and limit your time outside and make sure you take the pets inside and keep them inside for most of the day today. it's going to be a cold one. 27 tomorrow morning, doesn't get much colder overnight, doesn't get colder overall and we will see a big warm up once that wet weather moves in. starting off with a little snow and becoming rain. sunday rain. look at those temperatures. 62 degrees. a little deceiving, that 62 is more likely to come in the morning at 45 at night it will be getting colder as things clear out sunday afternoon and you will feel that cold again on monday and into tuesday but a warm up next week will be in the 50s with the next round of wet weather on thursday and into friday, looks like it's just going to be rain and then
clearing out next weekend. >> thanks for that, bill. the cost of a state mandated takeover. >> atlantic city is under the thumb of new jersey. we have the details on how much money the governor plans to shell out to a law firm to manage the cash strapped shore town. also is more, carson wentz, we will tell you what's changing for them as the birds prepare for their final games.
4:56 on this friday. let's get you back to that breaking news out of west philadelphia. firefighters are battling a house fire on the 1200 block of millick street near baltimore avenue. there is no word of any injuries but there are reports of heavy flames. in fact, we're getting some reports from our reporter andy gyllenhaal who is on the scene, he said active flames there and in fact the cold weather is making things a little difficult for firefighters. obviously the temperatures feel like they are in the teens, even
near zero degrees. he is going to check in with us a little later. we will have more with him coming up. good morning. i'm pamela osborne in the first alert traffic center for jessica boyington. we're taking live look at 76 at passyunk avenue, a few cars out on the roadway this morning. not a lot of problems to report so far, that's a good thing if you're headed out the door. when i come back i will give you a look at mass transit. this cold snap is causing problems for drivers. more than halfqlt of the emerge roadside assistance calls they've received are weather related. by mid afternoon they had 268 calls for dead batteries and 197 for tire problems. aaa says the cold weather can affect your tire pressure and set off sensors. keep that in mind over the next few days. a few minutes before 5:00 a.m. and less may be more for eagles quarterback carson wentz in the remaining three games of the season. they are looking to cut down the
number of throws wentz makes every game. right now he is on pace to set seeing else, team and rookie records for passing attempts. wentz and his head coach doug petersen agree more balance is needed between throwing the football and running it. >> love to manage that a little bit more for him. i think it's putting him in a tough situation. >> i didn't anticipate him throwing the ball quite as much. >> i guess it's hard to say that i expected to throw this much but it's kind of just the way games have gone. by no means am i complaining about it or anything. >> through 13 games only five quarterbacks in the league have thrown the ball more than wentz has. on sunday the eagles visit the ravens in a battle of the birds in baltimore. kickoff is set for 1:00. take a look at this brilliant christmas light display we will have for you in just a minute in montgomery county. rosemary, i can tell you it's really impressive. >> here we go. really just puts to shame my dinky little lights. >> right. >> at my front door.
>> most people i'd say, yeah. >> what's behind the rainbow of colors here embodies the true spirit of the holidays. michael brooks light display in king of prussia is a nightly fund raisel. he collects donations for cuddle my kids. they provide support services for families facing cancer. >> help try to raise money for a good cause. maybe people don't have decorations or the ability to do what i can do and it brings a smile to everybody's face. >> brooks says what began as six displays years ago has transformed into 120 displays with more than 20,000 lights. i think michael brooks there is definitely going to be a good candidate for our next story which is about the share can kindness that we want people to do throughout the holiday season. >> i know. such an awesome display and for such a good cause. more of the stories we're following right now on nbc 10 news at 5:00 a.m. if you step
outside you know what we're talking about, bitter blast. you will feel it the second you step out to head to work or school this morning. temperatures feel like the single digits today and it won't warm above freezing. this morning the man arrested and shooting a delaware county police officer seven times will face a judge. and going rogue, now playing in theaters across america the much anticipated rogue one a "star wars" story. nbc 10 was with some of the first people to see it at a late night showing in king of prussia. good morning and welcome to nbc 10 news today, i'm katy zachry. >> and i'm rosemary connors and it is freezing outside literally. we remain under a first alert because we have another day of dangerous cold weather. let's get to meteorologist bill henley he has the details. >> a bitter wind blowing in morning. the winds are settling down but still enough to make it feel cold to start
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Papuan fishing crew escaped from being shot at in PNG waters
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KMN Calvin 02 and eight crew members who survived the shooting incident in Papua New Guinea waters arrived at the Merauke Fishery Port on Tuesday (23/8/2022) morning. A number of Indonesian security forces asked for information from the crew of the ship. Jubi/Emanuel Riberu
Merauke, Jubi – A Papua New Guinea army patrol boat reportedly chased three Indonesian fishing boats from Merauke Regency that were illegally fishing in PNG waters on Monday afternoon, August 22, 2022.
Jubi's source told that the Putera Iksan 08 fishing boat which was anchored in Torasi river, which marks the border of Indonesian and PNG waters, reported to the Navy Post in Torasi through radio that PNG patrol boats were pursuing three fishing boats in PNG territory.
Two fishing boats, namely Arsila 77 and Baraka Paris, were captured and detained by the PNG army. Meanwhile, Calvin 02 fishing boat, which had escaped the chase, was shot by the PNG army. The captain, Sugeng, got shot in the neck and died.
One of the crew members of Calvin 02 who escaped the shooting, a Papuan named Nataniel, revealed that the shooting occurred at around 3 p.m. local time after they released the net to catch fish in PNG waters.
"At that time, a patrol boat came. We were afraid so we threw away the net and left. A speedboat came out of the patrol boat and chased us. They fired at our ship multiple times," Nataniel told reporters in Merauke on Tuesday, August 23, 2022.
During the shooting, Nataniel said, he and seven other crew members of Calvin 02 hid in the engine room. Ship owner and captain Sugeng remained in the wheelhouse while bringing the ship into Indonesian waters. Unfortunately, the captain was shot in the left side of his neck, and he died instantly.
"He was shot in the left side of his neck. We don't know how many times he was hit but there are gunshot marks on the neck. There were 8 crew members, nine people in total with the captain," said Nataniel.
Nataniel said that following the shooting, one of the crew members waved a white sack signaling that they surrendered. A speedboat carrying 10 PNG soldiers came and asked about the captain.
"They did not get on the ship. They just asked where the captain was, we said he was dead because he got shot. About an hour later they left. They didn't check on us. We were only ordered to sit on the remaining nets," Nataniel said.
After that, said Nataniel, one of the crew members took over the wheel and sailed back to the Torasi river to report the incident to the Navy Post at Torasi, as well as evacuate the victim's body to Merauke.
Nataniel told that they sailed into PNG waters on August 17. "We were able to catch some fish. We have often fished there but for some people, it was their first time. I myself have been there 10 times," he said.
The Calvin 02 fishing motorboat along with eight crew members arrived at the Merauke fishing port at around 8 p.m.
Upon arrival at the fishing port, Sugeng's body was immediately taken by ambulance to the Regional General Hospital for a post-mortem, then taken to the funeral home on Ternate Street, Seringgu Village for burial. (*)
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TUGUEGARAO, Philippines — The Philippines is evacuating thousands of people, deploying soldiers and positioning emergency provisions as Super Typhoon Mangkhut threatens more than four million people in the north of the country.
Mangkhut — stronger than Hurricane Florence, which is currently lashing the US East Coast — is expected to make landfall on the Philippines island of Luzon island early on Saturday. Current wind speeds are up to 285 kilometers per hour (180 mph).
Northern Luzon was also devastated in 2016 by Super Typhoon Haima — known as Lawin locally — with 14,000 houses destroyed and 50,000 damaged, according to CNN Philippines.
Provinces across Luzon and the Visayas islands have issued tropical cyclone warnings for Mangkhut — known as Ompong locally — with the threat level expected to rise, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.
"We are really frightened. They say it (typhoon) is so strong, the rains may be more powerful than the monsoon rain, so we are too scared to remain in the house," she added.
"Typhoon Mangkhut's high winds and torrential rains are expected to bring widespread damage and affect infrastructure, agriculture and livelihoods within its 900 km diameter," it said in a statement.
Fears have been raised about the storm's possible effect on agriculture in Cagayan and Isabela, where the bulk of the Philippines' rice is grown.
"The impact on our rice supply will only be about 3.6 days," he said, CNN Philippines reported.
The worst of the storm will be borne by Hong Kong and Macau, however, which are currently in Mangkhut's path.
"As Mangkhut crosses the South China Sea, widespread wind damage will be likely in southern China and around Hong Kong by late in the weekend, especially in coastal locations," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Adam Douty said in a statement.
Queenie Lam, a senior scientific officer at the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO), told CNN that Mangkhut was "expected to pose a considerable threat to the coast of Guangdong" in southern China and would bring gale-force winds to Hong Kong.
Macau's Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau warned that Manghkut would "pose a serious threat to the Pearl River Delta," in which the city is located.
Around 12,000 people have been evacuated from low-lying parts of China's Guangdong province and shipping halted, according to state media.
Last week, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan's mainland in 25 years killed 11 people.
Correction: This story has been updated to correct the spelling of the Isabela governor's name.


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In Kentucky, 94 percent of travelers surveyed said they were satisfied with the information provided by 511 Tourism Service operators.
Evaluation of the Eastern Kentucky Rural Highway Information Project 511 Tourism Service
In December 2003, the Kentucky 511 service expanded its traffic, construction, and weather information system to include information on special events, local points of interest, restaurants, and lodging in the southern and eastern parts of the state. A public-private partnership was formed to expand the service. The Southern and Eastern Kentucky Tourism Development Association and its private sector partner collaborated to define the system requirements, implement upgrades, and measure impacts on customer satisfaction.
Prior to the deployment of the expanded service, callers were limited to the information provided by an automated voice recognition system that was sometimes slow to respond. The expanded 511 service provided callers with additional support. Callers could speak directly with system operators and receive detailed information related to travel planning. In order to provide this level of service, operators were equipped with an advanced database search tool that enabled them to quickly target information related to each caller's information request.
To evaluate customer satisfaction, all users who accessed the system were invited to participate in a follow-up telephone survey. Between June 2005 and March 2006, researchers from the University of Louisville Urban Studies Institute (USI) conducted interviews with 600 of the 824 callers who agreed to participate.
The average number of calls to the 511 Tourism Service increased from 1,145 calls per month in 2004 to 1,814 calls per month in 2005. The most dramatic increases occurred during the tourist season (June to October). Discounting seasonal demands, 511 roadside signs and billboards had the greatest impact on increased call volumes, followed by television and radio advertising. Referrals and repeat callers also contributed to the growing popularity of the 511 tourism service.
Respondents were mostly residents of Kentucky, and of these, 91 percent lived within the program's coverage area (42 counties). On average, respondents used the service twice. Nearly one-third of respondents used the service between 2 and 5 times.
The survey results indicated that user satisfaction with the 511 Tourism Service was high. Ninety-four (94) percent of all respondents indicated that they were very satisfied with the answers and information that operators provided. Overall, the findings indicated that the system was beneficial to those interested in exploring their own region. The highest percentage of callers requested information about special events, followed closely by those requesting information on directions and lodging.
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