Your Clear Mortgage forecast

The heat builds into the summer-like weekend in central Iowa. Warm temperatures stay with us through Tuesday. Wednesday looks to bring a rain chance that will herald cooler temperatures on the way.

For help with preapprovals or refinancing, get in touch with Carrie at carrie.mortgage.

Monetary policies have consequences. As U.S. interest rates continue to rise and Japan's don't, the yen has lost value. Japan has gone from the most expensive G12 country for hotels and restaurants to the cheapest in 20 years. Tourists are flocking there from Europe, the U.S. and Australia, and raving about the seafood and Kobe beef. Japan still buys the best fish and raises the best beef in the world but now it costs less to eat it there. (News Desk Tokyo)

The original issue of Consumer Reports in 1936 tested milk in its cover story. At the time, milk came in Grade A and Grade B statuses. CR revealed that the only difference was price. That was the end of grades A and B. (CBS)

If you have been perplexed about the TV ad in which a girl breaks up with her boyfriend because he keeps dog food in the fridge, then this is for you. Fareway on Grand Avenue now has a refrigerated dog food section.

If you like the food-centric travel series that Eva Longoria and Stanley Tucci have done on CNN for Mexico and Italy, then check out the new Spain series with Jose Andres and his very American daughters. Sunday nights on CNN.

Traditionally, South Asian buffets have been a weekday only thing in Des Moines. Not so much anymore. Kathmandu (7229 Apple Valley Dr., Windsor Heights) has theirs on weekends only, and the recently reopened Lzaza (1409 23rd St., Des Moines) has one daily.

Kitchen Insider, Saturday at 10 a.m. on KFMG 98.9 FM, has Climbing Kites, Lua and Either/Or owner Scott Selix as guest. Host George Formaro gives a moving testimonial about how Climbing Kites has provided serious health benefits to him.

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

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