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Under a strong security presence, this remote farming community prepared to hold the first funerals Thursday for some of the nine American women and children killed by drug cartel gunmen.Dozens of high-riding pickups and SUVS, many with U.S. license plates from as far away as North Dakota, bumped across dirt and rock roads over desert, arid grasslands and pine-covered mountains Wednesday as night fell on this community of about 300 people. Many of the residents are dual U.S. and Mexican citizens who consider themselves Mormon but are not affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.At least 1,000 visitors were expected to bunk down in the hamlet overnight ahead of Thursday¡¯s funerals, filling floor space in the 30 or so homes or sleeping in tents they brought with them. At least one cow was slaughtered to help feed the masses, as well as the few dozen Mexican soldiers guarding the entrance to La Mora.Steven Langford, who was mayor of La Mora from 2015 to 2018, said he expected the killings to have a ¡°major¡± impact on the community. Once upon a time he didn¡¯t think about moving around the area in the middle of night, but in the last 10 to 15 years things ¡°got worse and worse and worse.¡± As many as half of the residents could move away, he feared.¡°It was a massacre, 100% a massacre,¡± said Langford, whose sister Christina Langford was one of the women killed. ¡°I don¡¯t know how it squares with the conscience of someone to do something so horrible.¡±When 1504

Val¨¦rie P¨¦cresse, the President of the ?le-de-France region in which Paris lies, has told reporters that the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral was an accident. "This was an accident. It wasn¡¯t intentional," she said.P¨¦cresse said the region would unlock an emergency fund of €10 million euros (.3 million) to help in the rebuild efforts.The cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris is home to scores of priceless artifacts, artwork and relics collected over the centuries, each with their own story.As a devastating fire tore through the revered Gothic cathedral on Monday, toppling its spire, many feared these treasures might be lost forever.A "forest" of wooden latticework fueled the blaze which consumed the building's roof, whose framework dates back to the 13th century, according to Msgr. Patrick Chauvet, the cathedral's rector.The Paris Fire Brigade tweeted that the cathedral's stone construction has been "saved," as have the "main works of art." As more information emerges, what has been rescued from Notre Dame is becoming apparent.Yet many details, such as possible water damage from the operation to save the building, are still unclear.What was saved? The Crown of Thorns, which some believe was placed on the head of Jesus and which the cathedral calls its "most precious and most venerated relic," was rescued from the fire, according to Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.? Hidalgo confirmed the Tunic of Saint Louis and other "major" works were also saved.? The facade and twin bell towers, the tallest structures in Paris until the completion of the Eiffel Tower in the late 19th century, survived the blaze.The North tower was completed in 1240 and the South tower in 1250.? The cathedral's main bell, Emanuelle, lives in the South tower. It has marked significant moments in French history, such as the end of World War II, as well as holidays and special occasions.? The Rose windows are a trio of immense round stained-glass windows over the cathedral's three main portals that date back to the 13th century. The Archbishop of Paris said all three have been saved, reports CNN affiliate BFM TV.? The original Great Organ, one of the world's most famous musical instruments, dates back to medieval times. Over the years, organ makers renovated the instrument and added onto it, but it still contained pipes from the Middle Ages before Monday's fire.The position of titular organist, or head organist, carries great prestige in France and around the world. The Archbishop of Paris confirmed the organ is safe, reports CNN affiliate BFM TV.Fate of other artifacts unconfirmed"We managed to protect the most precious treasures in a safe place," a Paris City Hall spokesperson told CNN.However it has not been confirmed whether individual items such as a fragment of the True Cross and one of the Holy Nails were saved.? There were also numerous sculptures, statues and paintings inside the cathedral depicting Biblical scenes and saints.One series of 76 paintings, each nearly four meters tall, commemorates the New Testament's Acts of the Apostles, including the crucifixion of St. Peter and the conversion of St. Paul. The works were completed between 1630 and 1707 by the members or associates of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture.Another painting is from a series by Jean Jouvenet depicting the life of the Virgin Mary. All six from the series used to be in the cathedral. They were moved to the Louvre in the 1860s, and only "The Visitation" was returned to Notre Dame.A portrait from 1648 of St. Thomas Aquinas also graced the cathedral's interiors.? It is not yet clear how much damage there is to the cathedral's exterior, where a menagerie of menacing gargoyles and chimeras stand guard and a system of flying buttresses support the outside walls.A Paris police source told CNN that part of the vault has collapsed in the central nave, and architects are checking whether the structure is stable.? The cathedral also has an archaeological crypt under the courtyard. It was created to protect 19th-century relics that were discovered during excavations in 1965. It opened to the public in 1980. 4127

Tyson Hellmich recently became the new owner of a "smart house" in a "smart community."¡°The technology, obviously, was a huge part of our decision. Every house gets one-gig internet, and that¡¯s nothing we¡¯ve ever experienced before,¡± Hellmich said.From high-speed internet to automated coffee makers, smart homes are popping up throughout the country. And just how smart the home can be depends on how much you want to spend.¡°The smart home features are highly dependent on your own investment,¡± Hellmich said.There¡¯s also technology outside of the home that¡¯s part of the community. Irrigation sensors can detect when grass needs to be watered, and streetlights are used to alert the community of a significant weather event or safety hazard.¡°They have a little LED light on top of each one of them that can change colors,¡± Hellmich said.The definition of a smart community depends who you ask.¡°A smart community is really an innovative community looking for new technologies and partnerships with folks like Arrow to solve problems in a different way,¡± Colorado Smart Cities Alliance Executive Director Tyler Svitak said.Using the latest technologies, Svitak says these communities can tackle problems that arise with transportation, air quality, water conservation and energy efficiency. For example, in the case of a water main break, people used to not know the main had burst until their street was flooded.¡°Now we can predict that before it happens by putting sensors underground, and monitoring that leakage over time to prevent that water main break from happening in the first place,¡± Svitak said.There aren¡¯t a lot of metrics on the number of smart communities already in place across the nation.According to Svitak, the term was coined in 2010 and really started to explode in 2016, when the federal government gave cities million to spend on smart technology.¡°It¡¯d be hard pressed to find a major city or a mid-sized city not working on smart solutions,¡± Svitak said.The most critical part of a smart community is connectivity.Walker Hinshaw is the COO of Lumiere, the technology provider for a smart community in Colorado called Sterling Ranch. He says "fiber" is the technology being used to connect everything in these new communities, making internet speeds faster than ever.¡°Fiber¡¯s really that passive component in the system, so as the electronics get better and better, we¡¯re going to be able to have faster and faster speeds out here,¡± Hinshaw said.As technology improves, smart city enthusiasts believe life can get better, too.¡°Developers are realizing that there¡¯s a huge return on investment for residents to better monitor their water or their energy, or improve the safety of their community by making sure the police can respond more quickly to an incident," Svitak said. "Maybe there¡¯s even a camera that¡¯s able to detect a traffic accident before anyone can pick up the phone and dial 911.¡± Hellmich believes it¡¯s the future of housing and he¡¯s looking forward to witnessing how it changes day-to-day life.¡°As technology progresses, it¡¯s inevitable for it to make its way more and more into our homes,¡± Hellmich said.  3172

Uber passengers could lose access to the ride-hailing app if their rating is too low.On Wednesday, the company said in a blog post it will start to boot riders with a "significantly below average rating," starting in the US and Canada.The post was light on details, including what rating will qualify riders to be considered for deactivation. But an Uber spokesperson told CNN Business the rating will vary by city. Riders at risk for deactivation will get several notifications and chances to improve their rating before being kicked off.If riders lose access to their Uber account, they also won't be able to access the Uber Eats app or its e-scooter Jump app, according to the spokesperson."Respect is a two-way street, and so is accountability. Drivers have long been expected to meet a minimum rating threshold which can vary city to city," Kate Parker, Uber's head of safety brand and initiatives, wrote in a 927

Victor, Colorado is a historic town known for the Gold Rush where the town thrived in the late 1800s. However, the town is starting to move into a new golden era dedicated to preserving the city¡¯s history. ¡°Victor has a tendency to enchant people as soon as they enter the town,¡± said Becky Frank, who works for the city. ¡°You can tell it has this feeling of ¡®what is this place?¡¯¡± Victor appears to be a place frozen in time, but those who live there like it that way. ¡°Victor is kind of stuck,¡± said Karen Morrison, who owns the Victor Trading Post with her husband. ¡°But it tends to captivate your imagination of what was here, and makes you wonder what could be here.¡±The small town is full of authentic history. Ghosts of the town are still here ¨C-the headframes of gold mines hang above Victor reminding it of its roots. ¡°It¡¯s the site of the largest gold strike in Colorado, and it¡¯s still mining to this day,¡± said Adam Zimmerli, the owner of the Monarch Hotel. ¡°Victor was the historic mining community,¡± Frank said. ¡°The gold camp was here, where all the miners lived at the turn of the century when gold was discovered here.The town at its peak during the gold rush had more than 18,000 people living in Victor. When mining stopped, people left. But when it resumed in 1990, things weren¡¯t as vibrant as back in the day. ¡°Our current population in Victor is about 400-year-round residents,¡± Frank said. While thousands of people left, all the buildings stayed. ¡°We¡¯re kind of stuck in the 1900s,¡± Morrison said. ¡°That¡¯s when our building was built after the fire.¡±Morrison owns Victor Trading Post where her and her husband are most famous for handmaking brooms. ¡°We¡¯ve lived here for 29 years,¡± Morrison said. ¡°The shakers came up with this broom making in the 1790s. We can make brooms the same way because they were good.¡± Tradition, like Morrison¡¯s, can be found on every corner in Victor. ¡°We have lived here for 19 years,¡± said Gertrude Wuellner, the owner of Gold Camp Bakery. ¡°My husband is German as well, and we came up to Victor on a visit and decided if we ever got those visas, we would move up here. It was the mining history and the area that made us move up here.¡± Victor is trying to progress its town by keeping things the same. The historic buildings are now occupied with current businesses to help keep things more authentic in the community. The 125-year-old town has put in million in improvements in the town and preservation of historic buildings. ¡°A building that is occupied is maintained better,¡± Frank said. ¡°It¡¯s got a life to it that the empty building don¡¯t have. And we have played some creative strategies to make that happen.¡± Zimmerli is one example of that creative strategy. ¡°The building I owned was originally a saloon, brothel and casino when it was built in 1899,¡± Zimmerli said. ¡°It was advertised as the finest gentlemen¡¯s club west of the Mississippi. Now, it¡¯s a hotel I owned, and we are continuing to expand into the building for more rooms.¡± Victor is now trying to stay on this path of preservation. For those who live here, it¡¯s not about new development but preservation to remain stuck in time. ¡°There was never enough money to modernize it in the sixties and seventies,¡± Morrison said. Now, people appreciate the history and the heritage, and the old buildings. We get a lot of people coming up here because of the history, and that Victor hasn¡¯t changed a whole lot.¡± 3458

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