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ABC News
24-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- ABC News
Spicy, crispy, and totally craveable fish patties
Alice knows Tim Campbell is not exactly a fish fan, but she's up for the challenge. These red curry fish patties are packed with flavour, gently spiced and pan-fried until golden and crispy. Paired with a zingy zucchini salad and a cooling yoghurt dip, they're the kind of dish that might just change someone's mind. Whether you're a fish-lover or a little fish-shy, this one's worth a try.
CBS News
23-05-2025
- CBS News
Pennsylvania Turnpike expected to be busy for Memorial Day weekend rush
More than 39.4 million people will hit the roads for Memorial Day weekend More than 39.4 million people will hit the roads for Memorial Day weekend More than 39.4 million people will hit the roads for Memorial Day weekend More than 39.4 million people will hit the roads between Thursday and Monday this Memorial Day weekend, an increase of one million compared to last year, according to AAA. Families were out and about Friday afternoon, hitting the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Oakmont on the busiest travel day this holiday. Liam Price was on his way home to New Jersey from Notre Dame, Indiana, stopping at a rest stop after starting his day in Ohio. "I'm on vacation mode since I just graduated, so you know that's how I'm doing it," Price said. "I haven't had any issues." He said he will spend some time with family and then head out Saturday morning to Boston to see more relatives. "I'm going to get screwed by traffic, but it's going to be OK," Price said. AAA projects 4.8 million people will travel by car this Memorial Day in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, up 3 percent from last year. To help make the ride smoother, the Turnpike has suspended construction from now until Monday at 11 p.m., but travelers like Tim Campbell of East Lansing, Michigan, still encountered some delays in other states. "I came through Ohio, and there were a lot of lane closures, which kind of sucked. But Pennsylvania's been nice and smooth," Campbell said. Either way, you could still face some traffic, so when should you travel? The worst time is Friday from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. and the rest of the weekend in the late afternoons to early evenings. Your best bet is any time before noon or 1 p.m. Cindy Engle was traveling from Warren, Ohio. "Hopefully we don't get backed up, so we'll see," Engle said. While some may take steps to avoid that, as a new graduate, Price is taking things hour by hour. "If you like a slow day, then go in for a slow day. But if you want to, if you need to get there quick and get up early," Price said. If you're planning to travel on the roads this holiday, also make sure to plan for some wet weather.
USA Today
19-02-2025
- Business
- USA Today
High-tech robotic mowers are maintaining the turf at this Florida golf course
AI-assisted summary The mowers are quieter, more efficient, and better for the environment than traditional gas-powered mowers. The town has been using the mowers since August at the recreation center and since October at the Par 3 golf course. The town hopes to expand the use of robotic mowers to other areas in the future. For the past six months, the daily hum of lawn maintenance at the public golf course and the recreation center in Palm Beach, Florida, has become noticeably quieter. In what representatives say is an effort to provide a smoother customer experience, boost efficiency and reduce noise, the town's recreation department is using robotic mowers to trim the grass at two of its most popular recreation facilities. One 160-pound Husqvarna Ceora electric mower and one 30-pound Epos 550 mower cut a portion of the grass daily at the Palm Beach Par 3 golf course, while the same machines mow the athletic field and front lawn at the recreation center twice a night during the growing season and once a night during winter — depending on the weather — said Tim Campbell, Par 3 superintendent. The mowers, which cost $30,000 for the larger model and $5,000 for the smaller one, have helped streamline operations at the two facilities while also improving customer satisfaction, Campbell said. The town has been using the mowers at the recreation center since August and at the Par 3 since October. They are battery-powered and automatically return to their base for recharging. "The robots are electric, so they are quiet," Campbell told the Daily News. "That one feature alone helps us improve our customers' golfing experience and makes us better neighbors to the residents north and south of the course." Campbell said he and Mark Bresnahan, the town's recreation director, have consistently explored robotic mowers and other technology to help enhance customer service and optimize operations. Campbell has researched the mowers "for years," waiting for the technology to improve before bringing them to the town. During a golf course superintendents' conference last year, Campbell learned that many golf courses around the country were experimenting with the mowers in small areas. He and Bresnahan then scheduled a demonstration in the spring and one in the summer to see if the machines could keep up with the town's summer growing conditions. The mowers "did great," Campbell said, and the town purchased four to mow the soccer field and front lawn at Seaview Park, and holes No. 3 and 4 at the Par 3 golf course. There are numerous benefits to using the robotic mowers, Campbell said: The machines help maintain the quality of grass on the golf course and help improve turf quality They lessen the need for labor and fuel They reduce the risk of mowing unsafe slopes or being struck by golf balls They decrease the town's carbon footprint The mowers also free up staff to focus on other tasks, especially during busy periods, Campbell said. "Instead of having a staff member out mowing, we can have them work on other things to improve the condition of the golf course," he said. Campbell said residents could see more of the robotic mowers. "We hope to expand the fleet at Par 3 so that most of the course is mowed with robotic mowers," he said.
BBC News
15-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Is Essex really the county of grafters?
Of the 18 contestants on the latest series of The Apprentice, four are from Essex. Former winner, and Lord Sugar's aide, Tim Campbell believes the county has a passion for "grafting". Is he right?The popularity of nail bars, tanning salons, car boot sales and markets in Essex is often used as a stick to beat the county for Tim Campbell, who won the very first series of The Apprentice, they are part of a "legacy and history" of people finding any means to make their way in life."There's an inbuilt entrepreneurial feeling that comes from a community that has had lots of market traders; people who worked in the trades and have then built up businesses, and earning nice money," he of the 18 contestants currently vying for Lord Sugar's £250,000 investment are from the county's most successful Apprentice alumni is Ricky Martin, who won the show in 2012.A year later, winner Leah Totton chose Loughton as a venue for her cosmetic clinic Sugar himself lives in the county, in Chigwell, and based his Amstrad headquarters in Brentwood. Campbell, 47, who won the show in 2005, knows the county well as his mother lives on Canvey told BBC Essex: "At the very heart of the Essex community is grafting, whether you're down Basildon market or you're out in Loughton, working for clients who want to do positive Pilates."The reality is there is always somebody here who is in a High Street environment, which really backs the story of Britain as a nation of shopkeepers." Current contestant Chisola Chitambala, from Hullbridge, agrees."When you're in Essex, there's something about grafting," she said."I don't know if you get it if you're from other parts of the country... but in Essex you definitely graft."And she said people from the county had another key attribute: "the gift of the gab"."You know how to talk, you know how to be with people and you grow up kind of being able to use that as well," she explained. So famed is the county's approach to work and making money that the term "Essex Man" even entered the Oxford English as a "brash, self-made young businessman", he was said to relish chasing entrepreneurial wealth. So is there anything in this talk of grafting? Figures suggest to the latest Office of National Statistics data from 2023, Essex has the most active businesses of any upper-tier unitary authority area in the UK, with 71, and Hertfordshire come in second and third, with 68,910 and 66,605 2023, Essex also accounted for 2.2% of England's overall GDP and 2.3% of the country's employment. Finding a bargain on the markets remains a key part of life for many in continue to sell daily in Chelmsford, with other sales frequently held in Colchester, Epping, Witham and also boasts one of the country's oldest markets, dating back to 1256 when the town was granted a Royal Skinner, a pillow salesman who gained fame on series 15 of The Apprentice, has long championed 34-year-old - known for his "Bosh!" catchphrase - has traded at North Weald Market and across the east London border in Romford, formerly part of Essex. Sonny Green is a car boot sale dealer, the owner of a removals company, and claims to have the biggest second-hand shop in the agrees Essex is a hub for entrepreneurial grafters."Especially Southend; I think we're built different around here," he of that enterprising spirit, he said, came from Essex's proximity to the City of London."That grit where you can basically make it from nothing... a bit of an underdog's tale," he said."Some of these areas are not very affluent, but you are close to money... so that can drive us to want to better ourselves and achieve." He thinks Essex is a goldmine for finding certain characters for reality TV show, including The Apprentice."I think they're after that 'cheeky chappy' character, aren't they?"The charismatic element of the 'wheeler dealer', that sort of character." Ann Scott, Essex development manager at the Federation of Small Businesses, pointed to some of the entrepreneurs who had recently emerged from the James Sinclair had 15 to 20 businesses at 37 years old, including Rossi Ice Cream, she mentioned Maria Antoniou, who sprinkled crisps into chocolate bars, thus inventing "Bar of Crisps", and took it to Dragon's Den."She didn't get investment but she's still grafting away, trying to find a factory to produce this on a larger scale," Ms Scott Chiswell-Rivas also took the plunge with Essex Spirits Company."He started in his nan's bedroom during lockdown making spirits; he now runs a distillery and has just opened a new bar in Chelmsford," she said. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
