How hot was it in Death Valley over the weekend? It was so hot that a European tourist melted the skin off his feet when he lost his flip-flops in the sand dunes, park officials said. To make matters worse, the temperatures made the air too thin for a helicopter to fly in and help him. The experience of the tourist, whose name was not released, is a painful reminder that extreme dangers can emerge in unexpected ways at one of the hottest places on earth in the summertime. According to a National Park Service news release, the 42-year-old Belgian tourist was taking a short walk Saturday in the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in 123-degree heat when he either broke or lost his flip-flops, putting his feet into direct contact with the desert ground. The result: third-degree burns. "The skin was melted off his foot," said Death Valley National Park Service Ranger Gia Ponce. "The ground can be much hotter " 170, 180 [degrees]. Sometimes up into the 200 range."
How hot was it in Death Valley over the weekend? It was so hot that a European tourist melted the skin off his feet when he lost his flip-flops in the sand dunes, park officials said. read more
In a crowded sneaker market roiled by the stumbles of its longtime king, Manhattan Beach-based Skechers has been climbing its way up the ranks. While Nike, which has dominated the athletic footwear landscape for years, made headlines last month for its plummeting stock price and gloomy outlook, Skechers announced record sales in the first quarter of 2024 of $2.25 billion, a 12.5% increase over last year. Since 2019, it has increased its annual revenue by more than 50%. In June, Bank of America upgraded its rating on Skechers' stock to a strong buy, and this week Morgan Stanley followed suit " notable votes of confidence in the fundamentals of a company that has seen its stock price rise more than 20% over the last year. Shares closed at $65.10 on Tuesday.
Disneyland and its employees said they had reached a tentative contract deal, averting what could have been the first major work stoppage at the Anaheim theme park in 40 years. Members of the Master Services Council " an alliance of unions representing custodians, ride operators, candy makers, merchandise clerks and other Disneyland employees " on Friday voted 99% in support of a walkout. On Wednesday, the unions' bargaining committee said it had reached an agreement with Walt Disney Co.
Other cities have taco addictions, but in Los Angeles " with far more Mexican restaurants than any other county in the U.S. " taco culture is on perpetual overdrive. There's a soft-shell crab taco for $26 at the clubby Arts District roof bar Cha Cha Cha and a $24 caviar taco at Nobu Los Angeles, but also $2 paper-plate tacos just outside your favorite neighborhood gay bar, and everything in between. The city has given birth to Korean tacos, Black tacos, vegan tacos, halal tacos, kosher tacos, alongside an explosion in regional tacos from the farthest corners of Mexico, making L.A. arguably the most taco-diverse city in the world. In Los Angeles, the taco is our avatar. It is who we are. How did we get here? read more
Maybe Hannibal Lecter will tell Fat Donnie Felon where Buffaloed Bob is hiding out.