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These nutty brownies, featured on H&H Online TV, are sure to satisfy any sweet tooth during the holidays. The ingredients layer beautifully in a jar to make the perfect Christmas or hostess gift.
Step 2: Grease a 13″ x 9″ baking pan, and set aside.
Step 3: Place all of the jar ingredients in a medium-sized bowl, and stir until well combined. Set aside.
Step 4: Place the butter and eggs in a large bowl, and blend well with a spoon.
Step 5: Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, and stir until well combined.
Step 6: Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the edges are light brown in colour.
Step 7: Cool completely in the pan before cutting into bars. Serve immediately, or store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
Watch editors Kathryn Bala and Joel Bray decorate cookie ingredient jars in Episode 54 of H&H Online TV.


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Q: getting access token for Youtube I have generated the Client ID, Client Secret, redirect-url and code by the help of this API Documentation.
https://developers.google.com/youtube/2.0/developers_guide_protocol_oauth2#OAuth2_Installed_Applications_Flow
I am doing same as above Document, but gives the following error.

Error: invalid_request
Required parameter is missing: response_type

A: Currently for the version 3, the implementation is quite easy. Have a look at the Google Task sample.

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Mobula japanica е вид хрущялна риба от семейство Орлови скатове (Myliobatidae). Видът е почти застрашен от изчезване.

Разпространение и местообитание
Разпространен е в Австралия (Куинсланд и Нов Южен Уелс), Бангладеш, Бразилия, Виетнам, Гватемала, Еквадор, Йемен, Индия, Индонезия, Камбоджа, Китай, Колумбия, Коста Рика, Кот д'Ивоар, Мексико, Мианмар, Никарагуа, Нова Зеландия, Оман, Пакистан, Панама, Перу, Провинции в КНР, Салвадор, САЩ (Калифорния и Хавайски острови), Северна Корея, Сомалия, Тайван, Тайланд, Тувалу, Фиджи, Филипини, Хондурас, Шри Ланка, Южна Африка, Южна Корея и Япония.

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Visit Health Centres For Dietary Advice On Exclusive Breast Feeding
Nursing mothers, care givers and residents in Lagos state have been urged to embrace and support the practice of exclusive breast feeding by visiting any of the public health facilities in the State during the World Breastfeeding Week which started Monday.
Making the call was Dr. Olufemi Onanuga, Special Adviser to the Governor on Primary Healthcare, who also appealed for mothers to seek for dietary and growth advice for the benefit of their children.
Onanuga, who spoke during a press conference to mark the occasion in Lagos, called for integrated support for child survival interventions.
He said: "It is therefore pertinent to use this medium to appeal to nursing mothers, care givers and the entire residents of the state to embrace the practice of exclusive breast feeding and visit any of the public health facilities in the state during the breastfeeding week and thereafter for dietary and growth advice for the benefit of their children."
The theme for this year's event is "Sustaining Breastfeeding Together" with the slogan, 'Sustainable Partnership and the Rule of Law.'
According to WHO Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition, 2006, "Exclusive breastfeeding and adequate complementary feeding are part of the key interventions for improving child survival, potentially saving about 20 per cent of under – five children.
"About 50 to 60 per cent of under-five mortality is due to malnutrition which is largely caused by poor breastfeeding practices and inadequate complementary feeding," WHO database showed.
Onanuga explained that the objectives of this year's breastfeeding week include, "to inform: understand the importance of working together. To anchor: recognise your role and the difference you make within your area of work. To engage: reach out to others to establish areas of common interest. To galvanise: Work together to achieve the SDGs by 2030."
According to the governor's aide 2014 SMART Survey, showed that the national and Southwest exclusive breastfeeding rate are 25.2 per cent and 39.8 per cent respectively.
Research has also shown that only 79.7 per cent of children were breastfed within one day of birth, he added.
"This implies that a lot still has to be done in the area of exclusive breastfeeding and this call for the collective effort of all stakeholders inclusive."
Read more https://independent.ng/visit-health-centres-for-dietary-advice-on-exclusive-breast-feeding/

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African Sumac Care & Planting
By Bridget Kelly
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African sumac (Rhus lancea) is a small to medium-size, semi-weeping tree. Its rounded canopy makes it a favorite as an ornamental shade tree, but it is versatile enough to include in windbreaks or screens. Water-wise homeowners like the tree for its drought tolerance. Plant African sumac trees in spring in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 through 10.
Choose a sunny location to plant the African sumac. Although the tree will tolerate partial shade, it won't grow as vigorously as it does in full sun.
Amend heavy or compacted soil the winter before you plan on planting the tree. Spread an 8-inch layer of wood chip mulch on the soil and allow it to overwinter. In spring, rake the mulch back and till the soil, combining the mulch with the soil.
Dig a hole to a depth where the top of the African sumac's root ball will sit 2 inches above the surface of the soil when planted. The width should be three times that of the pot in which the tree is growing. Use the shovel or a pitchfork to scrape the inside walls and the bottom of the hole to slightly loosen the soil.
Set the roots in the hole and back fill with soil until the hole is half full. Slowly run water into the hole until it's full. After the water drains, finish filling the hole with soil.
Spread a 3-inch layer of mulch around the tree, keeping it 6 inches away from the bark, and extend it 1 foot beyond the drip line. When planting more than one African sumac, space the trees 15 feet apart.
Water the newly planted African sumac tree slowly to the depth at which it was planted and keep the soil just slightly moist as it becomes established. You'll know this has occurred when it produces new growth. At this point, you have two choices – water the tree often enough to keep the soil slightly moist or allow the soil to dry almost completely before watering. Experts at the Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo claim that deep, frequent watering helps the tree look its best. The tree is susceptible to root rot, however.
Fertilize the African sumac once a month during the growing season. Use a balanced fertilizer, such as 10-10-10, or manure. If using 10-10-10, measure the distance from the base of the tree to the tips of its widest branches. Multiply this result by itself and then by 3.14. This is the size of the root zone in square feet. Apply 1 pound of fertilizer per 1,000 square feet per year. If you prefer using manure to fertilize the African sumac, use 1/8 bushel (1 gallon) per foot of height of the tree.
Remove straight, fast-growing branches from inside the African sumac's canopy. These are known as water sprouts, and they sap the tree's energy. You may also see new growth coming from the soil at the base of the tree. These are known as suckers and should be removed as well.
Cal Poly Urban Forest Eco Systems Institute: African Sumac
Washington State University: The Myth of Soil Amendments, Part II
Havasu Magazine: Landscape Trees for the Desert
National Gardening Association: How-To Project: Fertilizing a Tree
Nevada Public Radio: Norm's Favorite Desert Trees
Although the African sumac tree doesn't require pruning, should you want to shape the tree, remove no more than 25 percent of its foliage per season.
Based in the American Southwest, Bridget Kelly has been writing about gardening and real estate since 2005. Her articles have appeared at Trulia.com, SFGate.com, GardenGuides.com, RE/MAX.com, MarketLeader.com, RealEstate.com, USAToday.com and in "Chicago Agent" magazine, to name a few. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English with a concentration in creative writing.
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Disrupt Degrade & Devastate is a 1999 EP released by Raymond Watts (as PIG). It features two new tracks, "Disrupt Degrade & Devastate" and "Flesh Fest", as well as a remix of each track and live versions of the songs "Everything" and "The Only Good One's a Dead One", both from Wrecked.

Track listing
 "Disrupt Degrade & Devastate" (Raymond Watts, Günter Schulz) – 4:59
 "Flesh Fest" (Watts) – 5:50
 "Disrupt Degrade & Devastate (PIG Remix)" – 5:00
 "Flesh Fest (One True Parker Remix)" – 6:44
 "The Only Good One's a Dead One (Live '99)" (Watts) – 5:35
 "Everything (Live '99)" (Watts, Santos de Castro) – 3:54

Personnel
Raymond Watts
Günter Schulz (1, 3)
Andrew Bennett - additional guitar (2, 4)
Steve White – guitar (5, 6)
Jules Hodgson – guitar (5, 6)
Andy Selway – drums (5, 6)

Pig (musical project) albums
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The Purple Hot gaming machine invites you to visit the first casinos. This is a classic one-armed bandit developed by Playtech, which has 5 reels and 5 adjustable paylines. The game is easy to control and allows you to get the wins with the coefficients of up to 5,000 for each spin. There are a risk game and a progressive jackpot.
The number of active lines is set in the Lines menu and can be from 1 to 5.
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If the card you've selected is of a lower value than the dealer's card, the bet amount will be lost. In the case of a win, the game for doubling can be continued.
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Q: Find on which $z=x+iy\in\mathbb{C}$ the function $f(z)=(\overline{z}+1)^3 - 3\overline{z}$ is differentiable I'm solving past exam questions in preparation for an Applied Mathematics course. I came to the following exercise, which poses some difficulty. If it's any indication of difficulty, the exercise is only Part 3-Β of the sheet, graded for 10%

Find on which $z=x+iy\in\mathbb{C}$ the function $f(z)=(\overline{z}+1)^3 - 3\overline{z}$ is differentiable

My first thought is that I have to prove $f$ to be constant.
Let $z=x+iy$, $\overline{z}=x-iy$.
So
\begin{align}f(z) &= (x-iy)^3 - 3(x-iy) \\&= (x-iy)(x^2 -i2xy +i^2y^2) - 3(x-iy)\\&= x^3 -i3x^y - 3xy^2 -iy^3 -3x + 3iy\end{align}
First off, this whole thing looks like a mess.
Am I supposed to continue with calculating $u(x,y)$, $v(x,y)$, then the partial derrivatives $u_x$,$u_y$,$v_x$,$v_y$ to check if
\begin{align}
u_x &= v_y \\
u_y &= -v_x \\
\end{align}
so the C-R are valid for every $x, y$?
Is this adequate to then say that the whole of $f(z)$ is differentiable for any complex $z$?
I'm sorry for this whole question but this exercise has me stumped.

A: Instead of writing $f$ as a function $(x,y)\mapsto f(x+iy)$ write it as
$$q(z,\bar z):=(\bar z+1)^3-3\bar z=\bar z^3+3\bar z^2+1\ .$$
The given $f$ is complex differentiable at the points $z$ where
$${\partial q\over\partial\bar z}=3\bar z^2+6\bar z=0\ ,$$
i.e., at the points $z=0$ and $z=-2$.
(Treating the problem this way differs from $u_x=v_y$, $u_y=-v_x$ and solving for $(x,y)$ by mere linear algebra. There is no complex magic behind this.)


Skegness Magistrates' Court will be closed by September the Ministry of Justice has said today (Thursday) – with cases potentially heading to Boston.
The town's court, which is based on Park Avenue, joins Grantham and 84 other courts to close.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, Minister for the Courts and Legal Aid, Shailesh Vara said in a statement today that the Government had been investing £700 million in its court and tribunal estate – including 'installing modern IT systems and making the justice system more efficient and effective for modern users'.
However, he said many of the current 460 court buildings are 'underused' quoting that 'last year 48% of all courts and tribunals were empty for at least half their available hearing time'.
It produced quotes from consultation on the closures, including one judiciary which said: "In the large rural county of Lincolnshire reduction to two hearing centres with consequent issues as to travel time and affordability is unacceptable. However underused dedicated court buildings in Grantham and Skegness are a luxury.
Other comments from the Lincolnshire County Bench Management Team and Magistrates's Association said: "There will be a noticeable impact on attendance times at court if Grantham and Stamford Officers are travelling to Lincoln and Skegness officers are travelling to Boston court (in reference to Lincolnshire Police).
According to the report 24 responses were recieved to the Skegness consultation with one in support, 20 opposed and three neutral.
The Skegness Court has been scheduled to close between July and September 2016.
For more visit The Standard.


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By Brandon Jones On Wednesday, March 27th, 2019
Netflix's 'The Dirt' is unwatchable garbage, glorifying awful people behaving like horrible people
Maybe it was Bohemian Rhapsody, or the upcoming Elton John biopic, Rocketman, which made Netflix think that a Motley Crue film was going to be a good idea. Director Jeff Tremaine (Jackass) delivered a horrible and More...
By The Dispatch On Friday, September 7th, 2018
Billy Idol's 'VITAL IDOL' coming September 28th
Billy Idol's 1980's remix collection, Vital Idol, is getting a modern-day upgrade with Vital Idol: Revitalized, set for release on CD and digital by Capitol/UMe on September 28. A 2LP 180-gram black More...
By The Dispatch On Wednesday, April 4th, 2018
Tampa's Straz Center welcomes the Sons of Serendip on April 12
The Straz Center for the Performing Arts presents Sons of Serendip on Thursday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Ferguson Hall, sponsored by Publix Super Market Charities and the Tampa Bay Times. These America's Got More...
By Brandon Jones On Friday, February 5th, 2016
Lazy Bonez and Beatlemania Live kick off Florida State Fair music entertainment
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Cordarrelle Patterson Odds: Week 15 Cordarrelle Patterson Prop Bets and Picks vs. the Saints – December 18, 2022
In advance of Sunday's game, check out Cordarrelle Patterson's player prop bet options. He'll take the field at 1:00 PM ET on FOX. His Atlanta Falcons (5-8) square off against the New Orleans Saints (4-9) in Week 15 at Caesars Superdome.
Cordarrelle Patterson Player Props vs. New Orleans
Rushing Yards Prop: Over 52.5 (-113)
Cordarrelle Patterson Prop Bet Stats: Rushing Yards, Receiving Yards, Touchdowns
Patterson has put up 566 rushing yards on 108 carries (62.9 yards per game) with five TDs this year.
Plus he has 11 catches for 65 yards (7.2 yards per game).
Patterson has rushed for 164 yards on 32 carries (54.7 yards per game) in his past three games.
Patterson averages 62.9 rushing yards per game this season, 10.4 greater than Sunday's prop total.
Patterson has gained more than 52.5 yards on the ground in three of 13 games so far this season.
Patterson's rushing yards per game average this season of 62.9 yards is 9.9 more yards than his average rushing yards over/under (53.0).
In six of 10 opportunities this season (60.0%), Patterson has gone over his rushing yards prop total.
Patterson scored a rushing touchdown in four games this year, with multiple rushing touchdowns in one game.
Patterson averages 7.2 receiving yards, 3.3 fewer than his over/under for Sunday's game.
In 23.1% of his games this year (three of 13), Patterson has put up over 10.5 receiving yards.
Patterson's average over/under for receiving yards is 13.8. But he accumulates 6.6 fewer per game than that.
Patterson has gone over on his receiving yards prop bet in 22.2% of his opportunities (twice in nine games).
Having played nine games this season, Patterson has not caught a touchdown pass.


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Best Blogger/Online Wine Writer (in the world!): Roederer Award 2013
I drank smoke-tainted canned wine and liked it
Sans Wine Co. makes some of the best canned wines in the country, and to prove that fact they held an online media tasting last week of three different vintages from three varieties. They wanted to prove that canned wine can last on the shelves: apparently it can, as the 2017s were just fine in 2021. I also learned something more significant.
We tasted nine canned wines: three Cabernet Sauvignons, three Carignans and three Rieslings. I'm not talented enough to interview people, taste wine and take notes all at the same time, so I tasted the wines beforehand.
My favorite wine of the nine was Sans Coyote Rock Block Poor Ranch Vineyards Mendocino County Carbonic Carignan 2018. I'll share my notes, unedited after what I later learned, out of respect for Sans owners Jake Stover and Gina Schober, who have pledged to be completely transparent about their wines.
"Much like the '17: smells fruity, red berries, a little denser. Best aroma of the three. Juicy, fruity, with enough freshness and good depth. Ambitious: this is a wine that's not just trying to be portable. But it still has the immediate appeal of a carbonic* wine."
(* "Carbonic" means carbonic maceration, a technique often used in Beaujolais that usually results in fruity, easy-to-drink wines.)
Well, that aroma and depth of flavor I liked so much were apparently enhanced by 8 mcg/liter of smoke taint compounds, which is, according to ETS Laboratories, above the perceivable threshhold (Stover said ETS says 6 mcg/liter is the threshhold.)
Stover, who makes the wines for Sans, says their Zinfandel from the same vintage, which we didn't taste, also has smoke taint above the threshhold.
"We're trying to be as transparent as possible," Stover said. "It does show to us (in the Zinfandel) but it's also a lot of people's favorite wine."
Just as Stover and Schober risk some of their reputation by being honest, so am I. At professional tastings there's often a lot of one-upmanship on finding "corked" wines. I have sat with many <del>egotists</del> professionals who want to make sure everyone at the table knows they were RIGHT about that wine, and they noticed it first.
I didn't catch the smoke taint in the Carignan, and I liked it when tasting it, so I decided to double down and we drank that wine with dinner. The safe thing to do would be to say, "Oh, now I get it. Ewww!" (Something else I have seen many people do at professional tastings.) That didn't happen.
Knowing that I was consuming a smoke-tainted wine didn't change a thing: We had it with country ham and beans, and it was fine; we finished the (375 ml) can. Granted, that was smoke on smoke, but I didn't choose the meal based on the wine; it was what we were planning to have anyway. Ironically, the 2017 Sans McGill Vineyard Rutherford Riesling, which I liked on its own and which wasn't smoke-tainted, was not as good with the meal. Maybe the smoke helped the Carignan.
You could take that under advisement: if you have a wine that you believe might be smoke-tainted, maybe drink it with barbecue. But honestly, I liked it just fine on its own.
UC Davis professor Anita Oberholster said last year that about 25 percent of people cannot detect smoke taint in wine. Perhaps I am in that 25 percent. If so, I'm really lucky, as I will be able to fully enjoy a lot of deeply discounted wine in the next couple years.
There are other possible explanations:
* The smoke taint compounds were barely over the threshhold. Perhaps I would have noticed a little more smoke taint, or I would have noticed it more in a different grape variety like Pinot Noir.
* Guaiacol compounds, like sulfites, are naturally occurring in wine grapes and oak barrels and perhaps this particular low level worked like oak staves, adding flavor without being a negative.
* Smoke taint can bind with compounds in the wine and be released months or even years after bottling. It's possible that these compounds were still bound and therefore not truly perceptible, even though they were technically over the limit.
The last caveat is an important one. Maybe if I drank the same can of wine a year later, more bound compounds would have been released and I would have noticed it. If you suspect a wine in your cellar might be smoke-tainted, it's smart to drink it sooner rather than later.
I respect Stover and Schober's honesty and suggest that you try their wines. Their business is based around making good single-vineyard wine from quality locations and adding nothing to it, not even sulfites. That may be safer in canned wines because, unlike in a bottle, there is no headspace of air below the cork or screwcap; a can can be completely oxygen-free. This is probably why they were able to prove their point. Sans wines are real wines and have vintage variation, but I noticed no deterioration over time.
Ironically, it's easier to find their wines in bottles right now because Whole Foods liked their canned Carignan enough that it asked them to bottle some up for national distribution. It's Whole Foods: after Schober pounded the pavement to get small stores to carry their relatively pricey cans (most sell for $10), the business they founded to make quality canned wines currently makes more bottled wines.
"There's a surprising amount of Carignan planted in California," Stover said. "The key is finding old vine vineyards. There's enough Carignan out there for 600,000 cases. We'll never get there." Right now they're just under 10,000 cases, bottles and cans combined.
I tried their Carignan in the bottle a few weeks ago and liked it: it's vibrant, with a tart red plum character that's both refreshing and food-friendly. I don't know if that one had smoke taint also, and since I enjoyed it I don't care.
If you want to test your own threshhold, buy the Sans Carbonic Carignan here.
Read my feature from 2017 about how a Tinder date led to this canned-wine couple.
Follow me on Twitter: @wblakegray and like The Gray Report on Facebook.
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I am so proud of my worst 2020 stories about wine
I am immensely proud of the weakest stories I wrote in 2020. I was off my game for about half the year, and nobody told me they noticed.
People have noticed that I haven't been blogging, though, so here's why.
2020 was a difficult year for many people so I'm not special. I did not get Covid-19, fortunately, but I did have an abscess in my intestine that required two 8-day hospital stays and a very scary and painful (but fortunately successful) surgery. Before that I spent 3 months with an open wound in my side and a rubber hose coming out of that hole that I was constantly afraid of catching on a doorknob, necessitating another emergency-room visit. I couldn't shower, bend forward, lift anything, twist in any direction, or sleep more than a few hours at a time. I couldn't fully dress myself. Because of the infection risk I didn't leave the house except to go to the hospital. What I could do, fortunately, was talk on the phone or Zoom and write. And nobody noticed!
I did, though. I was supposed to avoid stress so I spent the summer looking for softball stories that wouldn't upset anybody, especially me. (This worked until wine country caught fire, again.) I also did some work while on opioids -- if you find a typo, I blame the drugs -- and almost all of my work on short sleep.
Add it all together and this should have been my worst year professionally. But it wasn't, thanks to great support from Wine Searcher, where I am US editor. (Also a shout out to Wine Business Monthly, where I am a contributor: if you are a winemaker and want to know more about barrels click here.)
I look at the stories I did in my worst periods this year, and I know what I went through to do them. Again, I'm not special: everyone had challenges in 2020. One good point about journalism is that you can work despite physical challenges. I am fortunate that my own was temporary.
I'm not going to link to those stories, though. Instead, I'd like to share what I think are the best stories I did this year for Wine Searcher. A lot of my readers know me only through this blog, so these may be new for you. Many of them came before the morning my doctor called me and said, "Go to the emergency room right now," and some came after I was finally off the no-vegetables, no-fruit diet (the only perk of intestinal surgery is the 5-year-old boy's dream diet afterward. Burgers: fine. Chocolate mocha cake: great. Spinach and broccoli: NOT OK.).
My Best Wine Searcher Stories of 2020
The Editor and the Wine Competition: As long as I'm admitting I wasn't up to snuff at journalism for a chunk of the year, I might as well admit I also failed at managing a wine competition panel. This is nostalgic for me because the meal I describe in Paris was the last meal I had in a restaurant, and ordering the Grand Marnier soufflé did turn out to be the best decision I made in 2020.
Napa's Nights of Fire on the Mountain: I really can't take credit for this. Stu Smith's first-person account of fighting fires surrounding his winery is harrowing but like my own tale, has a happy ending.
Get Well Soon, Napa Valley: This was the first story I did post-surgery, which means it was the first story I did post-hose. (I call 2020 My Summer of Hose.) It's hard for me to have perspective on it because just getting in the car and going to Napa Valley after being confined to a bed or reclining chair for months was such a powerful emotional experience. But other people seemed to like it.
Crop Insurance Fears for Smoke-hit Vineyards: I was pretty sick when I wrote this and the writing isn't good. But this may be the most important story I wrote in 2020. There was a loophole that might have prevented grapegrowers from getting payment from their crop insurance. I pursued it, wrote about it, and then the federal Risk Management Agency closed that loophole. I got into journalism to do good but usually I bloviate about Grenache instead. This was satisfying.
Time for the U.S. to Follow the E.U.: U.S. wineries are hurting themselves with millennials by refusing to list ingredients. I've ranted about this before, but this time I found a good way to frame it.
The Wine Intelligentsia: Almost Always Wrong: This was the last rant I wrote in 2020 (don't worry, I plan to rant again in 2021). Readers often complain about clickbait but the fact is rants always get more clicks than news articles, and not just from me: the New York Times says its opinion columns are more popular than its news sections.
"Nobody Knows Anything About What Sells Wine": Another one I can't really take credit for. If you want a good story, just interview somebody who is a better writer than yourself. Randall Grahm is not only that, he's also refreshingly candid, even in what was a personally depressing time for him.
Gallo's Golden Quest to Conquer Cognac: This just ran a few days ago. I think I'm the first person to report on Gallo's quest. After years of treating me with suspicion, Gallo opened up to me this year, and not just for this story: check out Four Gallo Employees Talk About Racism and Progress in the Wine Industry. I still hope to get a one-on-one interview with Gina Gallo some day. It's good to have goals.
Silver Oak Toppled at Premiere Napa Auction: In February I thought I was a badass journalist because I flew back home from Italy and drove right up to St. Helena to do this story. The hardship! What it doesn't say is that Napa Valley Vintners intentionally made it more difficult this year to report on this auction, taking down the board they used to have that posted all of the prices. You won't see these numbers in any other story on the event; NVV won't confirm or deny anything but the total take. I'm the only journalist who calculates the average bottle price. Yes, I'm proud of it. Premiere Napa is wine news and should be covered as such.
Finding Love Among the Grapevines: I'm a sucker for a love story. Who isn't?
California's Other Cabernet Strikes a Claim: Same here. This started as a feature on Napa Valley Cabernet Franc specialist Lang & Reed but it turns out that there's a love story behind both varietals they make.
Napa's Own Game of Thrones Story: I'll be honest, I wrote this whole story for you, the reader, except the last line, which I wrote for the story's subject. And I feel great about that.
Landfill Woes Napa's Latest Concern: Leaving romance for the dump, this is a story where I piggybacked off of the Napa Register's reporting, but it's significant for me because it was the first post-surgery story where I started feeling a little feisty. And it is a helluva story. Radioactive waste in Napa Valley? Yikes.
Head for the Mountains: Busch Now Making Wine: "It turns out the Busches are the perfect combination: A guy who loves farming and a strong-willed woman who wants balanced wine, profits be damned." Plus I got to feed carrots to Clydesdales.
Sangiovese's Daddy Makes a Comeback: I love doing stories of indigenous grapes making a comeback, and this one inspired me to look up the fathers of famous Italians. Did you know what Christopher Columbus' father did? Now you will.
Paris Judgment Vineyard Steps into the Light: I wrote this just before surgery and if this had been the last story I ever had published, I would be OK with it. This one includes the metastory of reporting it (I'm still grateful to Violet and Mike Grgich for getting back to me so quickly, as my surgery was looming) plus an anecdote about Leslie Rudd that I had been saving for years. It felt pretty final to finally use it. Also, the Bacigalupi Chardonnay that the story is about is the last wine I had before having to go off alcohol pre-surgery, and if it had been the last wine I ever had in my life, I would have been OK with that too.
Luckily, though, I had a great outcome, and I look forward to bringing you more stories in 2021. I also look forward to drinking every great wine I can get my hands on.
Two things a health scare will do for you: make you appreciate what you have. And make you realize that your time is finite.
We're in a pandemic. Wear a mask, wash your hands, keep your distance. And drink your best wines now, because, to quote the musical Rent, there is No Day But Today.
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Endorsements for the Nov. 2020 election in San Francisco
Greetings. Hopefully most of you have already voted, but if not, I'm here for you.
Election endorsements are a tradition at The Gray Report because I think we don't talk (not scream) enough about political choices, and that's how we get dangerous extremists in office.
This year's ballot is a seminar in wealth economics. Government is not a business: it must provide services for free that cost the city or state money. Thus it must raise money through taxes. Taxes are a zero-sum game: when Donald Trump pays only $750 a year, other people have to pay more. Many of the propositions on this ballot involve privileged groups trying to avoid paying taxes. These groups include owners of buildings worth more than $10 million; CEOs who earn more than 100 times their company's entry-level salary; and the greedy homeowners who voted for Proposition 13 in 1978, locking in their property taxes at a low level until they sold, eventually plummeting the state's school system because of the budget cuts. They have decided underpaying their taxes in perpetuity on their home isn't enough. The chutzpah. Middle-class and working-class people do not have a ballot proposition this year to lower our taxes; for each one of these taxes that the privileged avoid, we will pay more. Go ahead: take a look.
Understanding the local races is more difficult this year because the San Francisco Chronicle decided to make its endorsement editorials available to subscribers only, which makes zero sense to me. Do you want the people you endorse elected or not? Fortunately, even without a print publication, the San Francisco Bay Guardian continues to do the hard work of interviewing candidates and sharing its opinions with everyone. Thank you. I also looked at the endorsements of the LA Times, candidate statements on Smart Voter, and the candidates' websites.
Dear undecided voters: If you don't know who to vote for in the school board race, you're not alone. There's never enough information in these races; we'll work through it together. But if you haven't decided who to vote for for US President, please stay home.
US President: Joe Biden
Germans had one chance to vote Hitler out of office, and they didn't do it. This is our one chance.
US State Representative, District 12: Nancy Pelosi
I wish Pelosi had relinquished her leadership role before reaching 80 years old. She says this will be her final term in office, though, and I don't see any reason not to let her serve it out. This will be a highly contested seat in 2022, but this year her opponent isn't really qualified.
State Senator, District 11: Scott Wiener
The left likes to make fun of Wiener, but I like him, dating back to his campaign while on the Board of Supervisors to ticket double-parked cars. He's hard-working, sponsors a lot of legislation, and he's liberal by US standards if moderate by San Francisco standards. He's a pragmatist: one of his pushes in the legislature was for bars in SF to stay open until 4 a.m. We're supposed to be a world-class city, so why should we have small-town blue laws?
State Assembly Member, District 17: David Chiu
I don't actually like Chiu, who is too conservative for San Francisco, but he has no credible opposition. His opponent is Starchild, who describes himself thus: "I'm a companion (erotic service provider), pansexual, veg'n, freedom activist and aspiring novelist based in San Francisco, with a BA in journalism from San Francisco State University and a work background including stints in retail and movie theaters as well as being a warehouse worker, legal assistant, and enlisted member of the U.S. Army Reserves." I'm sure Starchild's services are needed in Sacramento, but I'm not sure they're needed while the legislature is in session.
Member, Board of Education: Matt Alexander, Mark Sanchez, Kevine Boggess, Michelle Parker
The school board race is one where it would be nice to know why the Chronicle made its recommendations. Instead I'm left with the Guardian's choices and the candidates' own websites, because most of them didn't bother to provide information to Smart Voter.
Alexander has a nice record as the head of a charter school for underprivileged students. Sanchez, an incumbent, is also a former teacher and principal. Boggess, an education policy director at a nonprofit, has a lot of endorsements. Parker, a former PTA board president, has all the mainstream Democratic politicians behind her.
Member, Community College Board: Victor Olivieri, Marie Hurabiell, Shanell Williams, Tom Temprano
I always hate this election more than any other. And I'm not alone: half the eligible incumbents decided not to run for re-election. City College of San Francisco has been mismanaged for years, nearly going bankrupt and nearly losing its accreditation. Its board elections tend to draw ideologues and not people interested in governing. CCSF tries to do too many things to appease too many constituencies and historically has not taken budgeting seriously.
Olivieri and Hurabiell are the board members CCSF needs: Grownups whose first priority is balancing the budget for an organization that has run big deficits for years. This should be every candidate's priority. Please vote for Olivieri and Hurabiell, because it's our money and they keep squandering it.
You gotta pick four candidates. Williams and Temprano are incumbents, which isn't really a good thing on this board, but both the Guardian and the Chronicle endorse them and you gotta vote for somebody.
Bart director, district 9: Bevan Dufty
These are difficult times for BART, with ridership way down. Dufty is one of those local Democrats who jumps from job to job after being term-limited off the Board of Supervisors. But he at least has a lot of local political experience and he has no credible opposition.
State propositions
Proposition 14, Stem cell re-funding: NO
In 2004, when the Bush administration made stem-cell research controversial for religious reasons, California voters stepped up and gave $3 billion to create a board that would dole out taxpayer money for stem-cell research. (I voted for it.) Sixteen years later -- a long time even by medical research standards -- that money hasn't led to a single FDA-approved product, and there have been questions about how the unelected board allocates the money, with some members able to profit from it. This proposition would throw another $6.5 billion in taxpayer money to the board with insufficient oversight. The state stepped up once to do the federal government's job, but we can't keep throwing that money down a hole.
Proposition 15, Commercial property reassessment: YES
In 1978, California homeowners passed Proposition 13 to lower their property taxes. An unintended consequence is that it also froze taxes on commercial property. Home taxes eventually go up because people sell their homes, but commercial real estate companies use a variety of methods to get around that. The Guardian reports that Donald Trump owns half of the Bank of America building, and he pays a tiny amount of taxes on it because its tax rate was frozen in 1978. Taxation is a zero-sum game: if Trump pays fewer taxes, you pay more. Vote yes to raise Trump's taxes (not that he'll pay them anyway, but let's give it a shot.)
Proposition 16, Repeal of affirmative action ban: NO
I'm going to lose some followers over this, but that's fine: that's why I do these posts, so we can discuss issues.
In 1996, California voters banned the use of race as a factor in university admissions, public contracting and public employment. We definitely needed affirmative action after decades of discrimination, but at some point it should end. The way to fight discrimination is with equal opportunity, not more discrimination. Affirmative action sees the world in black and white. Asian Americans are screwed by quota systems. And who decides who is white today, and thereby the least-favored people for university admissions? What about first-generation immigrants? Are Arabs white? Race is just not that simple.
University admissions should give advantages to students based on their economic circumstances. Look at the four key members of the Golden State Warriors' dynasty: Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson. All four identify as black, though two have white mothers. Two of them were raised in economically depressed areas by single mothers. Two of them were the sons of NBA stars and were raised with every privilege. Should all four have been treated the same by university admissions departments because of their race, or should the economically underprivileged pair have been given the edge?
One more point I want to make on this issue: What we have learned since 2016 is that the most dangerous people in the United States are uneducated white people. Do we really want to set up a system to produce more of them?
Proposition 17, Voting rights for parolees: YES
In California, felons are not allowed to vote until they finish their parole. I don't see the reason for this. If they are on parole, they have been allowed to live and work as contributing members of society. Voting is part of that.
Proposition 18, Primary voting for 17-year-olds: YES
I don't like expanding voting rights beyond adults who are U.S. citizens, as called for in the Constitution. But primary elections are a little different, especially in this state, where the Democratic primary often decides the office. This bill would allow people who will be 18 at the time of the general election to participate in the primary election beforehand. It's a tiny expansion of voting rights to people who would have them anyway in just a few short months.
Proposition 19, Skirting property taxes: NO
This is an extension of the infamous Proposition 13. Homeowners who paid super-low taxes for decades would be able to buy and sell up to three different homes without ever having a fair tax assessment. Essentially, their ability to skirt taxes that the rest of us have to pay would be grandfathered in for life. Taxation is a zero-sum game. They've paid far less than their fair share, and they did nothing to earn it except to vote for their wallets at the expense of state schools. Don't keep rewarding them.
Proposition 20, Felonies for shoplifting: NO
This isn't an easy call for me. I dislike criminal justice issues being decided by ballot referendums, because voters generally are too bloodthirsty for punishment and not focused on rehabilitation. This proposal fits into that frame: it would allow prosecutors to charge felony theft for items over $250, rather than the current $950 limit, and would add more types of crimes (including hate crimes and aggravated assault) to the list of those that are not eligible for parole. Normally it would be a hard no for me. But most grocery-store chains in the state are supporting it. In 2014 and again in 2016, California voters passed laws liberalizing incarceration policies; the stores say shoplifting has spiked because there are no consequences. Moreover, organized looting has become a thorn in the image of the protest movement; protesters march with legitimate beefs during the day, but as soon as darkness falls, vanloads of professional thieves who have nothing to do with social justice show up to break store windows and steal whatever they can carry. There's not much motivation for overworked police to make arrests because if an individual member of the gang is only carrying $900 worth of stuff, it's a misdemeanor. I would support redefining felony theft at $250 if the bill did only that.
Why I can't support the bill as is: California's prisons remain overcrowded, and this bill's provisions limiting parole are a mistake. We have to make some difficult choices about who to let out, and some of those choices will be wrong. To me, this bill doesn't help the situation by taking the decision about individuals out of the hands of prosecutors and the parole board.
Proposition 21, Rent control: YES
This should be a no-brainer. In 1995, California passed the Costa-Hawkins act, which forbid local cities from imposing rent control on vacant apartments. You want to know why working-class people can't afford to live in San Francisco, not to mention Napa and a number of other cities? This is why. The bill would simply restore to local municipalities the ability to pass tenant-friendly policies like rent freezes. We're going to have a national homelessness crisis next year because of the pandemic if Congress doesn't get its act together on rent and evictions. We already have a homelessness crisis in California. Passing this proposition is a step to addressing it.
Proposition 22, Uber/Lyft rewriting the law in their favor: NO
Should we let companies write the laws governing them? If your answer to that is "no," vote NO on this proposition.
Last year the state passed a law giving workers' rights like sick leave and health insurance to people who work fulltime without being called fulltime employees. Two of the main offenders in exploiting their workers are Uber and Lyft. They have spent more than $130 million on ads pushing this proposition, which rewrites the law the way they want it: with no rights for drivers, no matter how many hours they work.
The original law had some flaws, notably as applied to freelance writers, but the legislature has moved to fix those. If there are other flaws regarding Uber's and Lyft's business, the legislature can handle them. Putting this proposition on the ballot is nothing less than an attempt by Uber and Lyft to use their investors' money to write their own laws. Don't be a party to it.
Proposition 23, Dialysis clinics: NO
Here's another greedy self-interested law, in this case pushed by a health care workers union. The law would require a doctor to be on site at dialysis clinics. But that isn't needed, and it will both drive up the cost of dialysis and possibly put it out of reach for some people who need it.
The Guardian raises another concern: this is the kind of law used in many states to restrict abortion, by requiring, for example, that doctors performing abortions have admitting privileges at a local hospital. To be clear, abortion is not on the ballot here. But the Guardian is right in saying that the nitty gritty of medical procedures is not something we should get in the habit of legislating by ballot initiative.
Proposition 24, Deceptive privacy law: NO
This law sounds like a great idea, but it's a Trojan horse, giving tech companies more ability to collect your personal information, and allowing them to block you from using apps if you don't opt in to such practices. Like the previous two ballot measures, this is a self-interested measure passed by an industry that wants to fool voters into increasing its profit margins. Don't fall for it.
Proposition 25, Bail reform: YES
California is already moving away from cash bail for people charged with crimes to a system that bases their release on whether or not they are a flight risk or a danger to the community. Requiring cash bail hits low-income people hardest, often causing the most vulnerable people to lose their job or enter a cycle of debt when they can least afford it. One of my strongest beliefs about criminal justice is that the US focuses too much on punishment and not enough on the reality that most people will get out of prison eventually, and we'll all be better off if we ease their transition to society. Eliminating cash bail is a step in the right direction. If someone is convicted, lock them up, but until then, let them keep working and providing for their family, because otherwise you're encouraging them to get money however they can, and that's not good for anyone.
City and county ballot propositions
Proposition A, Homelessness and parks bond: NO
It's tempting vote for this measure for a $487 million bond -- half of which can be passed on to tenants -- because it sounds good. But during a pandemic, with city revenues down, do we need to spend another $239 million on parks? Homelessness is a huge problem, but it's a state problem: does San Francisco have to spend $207 million on facilities for substance abuse and mental health? In 2018 California voters approved $2 billion in bonds for supportive housing for people with mental illness. Where is San Francisco's share of that $2 billion? Measures like this can act as a homeless magnet, which is why we need statewide action, not this huge local expenditure.
I supported the 2018 city bond for $425 million to repair the seawall. That had to be done. This bill is a mishmash of parks projects that aren't absolutely necessary and homeless services that should be paid for by the state. Vote no and let the board of supervisors come back to us in the next election with a cleaner bond bill that separates two unconnected issues.
Proposition B, Extra bureaucracy: NO
This proposal would increase the ratio of managers to workers at city hall by splitting the Department of Public Works in two, and would increase the difficulty of getting anything done by creating a political commission with appointees coming from the mayor's office and the Board of Supervisors. The Guardian implies it was created because the former head of Public Works was arrested and charged with fraud. The problem there was that former mayor Ed Lee removed oversight of the department. Obviously it needs oversight, but this is overkill. Just ask Mayor London Breed to appoint someone in her office to oversee Public Works' contracts. Simple. I would vote yes for just an oversight board, but splitting DPW in two is an unnecessary overreaction.
Citizenship ceremony
Proposition C, Allows non-citizens on public boards: NO
The U.S. is one of the more open countries in the world about allowing citizenship. I say this as someone who lived in Japan, where earning citizenship is extremely difficult. Citizenship brings rights and privileges and that includes the privilege to take part in governmental policy boards. Some people say that non-citizens are affected by policy decisions and so should be able to take part in the decision-making. Sure -- all they have to do is become citizens. I don't want people who haven't made that level of commitment to living in the United States to make decisions about the future of our city.
Proposition D, Sheriff's department oversight board: YES
I'm not entirely sure this is necessary. In San Francisco, the sheriff's department is really only responsible for the jail, and we don't read all that much bad news about the jail. But if we've learned one thing in 2020, it's that all sworn officers licensed to carry firearms should have oversight.
Proposition E, Police staffing: YES
Probably thanks to the police union, since 1994 the city charter has required the city to have 1,971 sworn police officers. I don't know whether that's too many (possibly, if you're going to have police reform and farm out tasks to other agencies) or too few, but I do know that it's a silly random number codified into law. Let's fix that.
Proposition F, Business tax reform: YES
We can't get back the hundreds of millions of dollars that tech companies should have been paying but haven't because of city tax breaks. But we can try to fix the broken system that allows them to pay less than their fair share. You want to address homelessness? Start by taxing the tech companies, not apartment renters. This law would actually increase the number of small businesses exempt from taxation while increasing gross receipts taxes on the tech giants. If the tech giants want to leave town, I hear San Antonio's nice. When are your staff vacating their apartments?
Proposition G, 16 year olds voting: NO
I'm sorry but most people at age 16 are simply not old enough to consider the issues for voting. Plus, I don't see any advantage to this bill, and the disadvantages could become quickly apparent in school board elections, which are already difficult enough without candidates having to pander to students.
Proposition H, Planning changes without oversight: NO
There was no public hearing on these proposed 90 pages of changes to the planning code that would deregulate land use in commercial districts. Are they good ideas or not? This is a topic for a multi-hour hearing to tease out all the possible ramifications. Instead, we get 30 words on a ballot. That's not enough information to go on. Vote NO and make supporters explain what they want and why they want it.
Proposition I, Higher tax on $10 million real estate sales: YES
Taxation is a zero-sum game. This bill would increase taxes on properties that sell for more than $10 million. Ask yourself, who better to get more money from than somebody who just sold a building for $20 million? If this doesn't pass, we'll get that tax money from the working class instead.
Proposition J, Parcel tax for schools: YES
A similar $288 parcel tax passed in 2018 but legal questions over the need for a simple majority or supermajority threw it into doubt. This is the same bill, essentially, and the schools need the money.
Proposition K, Permitting affordable housing: YES
This bill allows the city to build up to 10,000 affordable housing units. It's just the first step, as it doesn't provide any funding. But it's necessary thanks to an antiquated element of the state Constitution that requires voter approval before building any low-income housing.
Proposition L, Overpaid CEO tax: YES
This measure would increase city business taxes on any company where the CEO makes more than 100 times what the lowest-paid fulltime worker makes. Not only will it bring in more revenue; it might make more people think about how overpaid CEOs are. If you or I have a bad week at work, we'll get fired, but a CEO can drive a company to the brink of bankruptcy with bad decisions and walk away with a $100 million golden parachute. What -- you say that companies whose CEOs make more than $500 million a year won't want to locate in San Francisco? Like I said, I heard San Antonio's nice. Can we have your spot in the bakery line?
Proposition RR, Caltrain sales tax: NO
Caltrain mostly benefits people living on the Peninsula, where average incomes are much higher than in the city. Now that Caltrain is low on funds, it wants a regional sales tax administered by San Mateo County. But because more shops are in San Francisco, we'll pay the brunt of it. No thanks. You have the money down there; you pay for it.
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National Black Farmers Association asks for a court injunction ending Roundup sales
Two weeks after spraying with Roundup. Courtesy UC
Roundup may be the most widely used and thus financially successful herbicide in history. But brand owner Bayer is already facing a reckoning after agreeing to pay $10.9 billion to settle claims that the weedkiller causes cancer.
The National Black Farmers Association wants more than just money: it wants Roundup rounded up and taken out of the pasture, for good.
I'm a little surprised the NBFA's lawsuit, filed last week in Missouri federal district court against Bayer subsidiary Monsanto, hasn't attracted more attention. If successful, it could have an enormous impact on farming nationwide, with worldwide repercussions. And given the successes that lawsuits alleging that Roundup causes cancer have had in court, it would be short-sighted to say the NBFA doesn't have a chance of winning.
Bayer's corporate statement characterized the NBFA as a lawsuit by two legal firms that refused to join the $10.9 billion settlement. According to one of NBFA's attorneys, more than 25,000 cancer victims have not settled with Bayer.
Bayer bought Monsanto for $63 billion in 2018, thus acquiring Roundup and its financial successes and legal liabilities. You have to wonder at what point Bayer will decide the latter outweigh the former, especially as countries all over the world are taking various steps to ban Roundup.
What the NBFA is arguing is that black farmers were uniquely vulnerable to Monsanto.
Guest post: Don't write off the 2020 vintage, says Sonoma vintner Jake Bilbro
Jake Bilbro, author of this guest post and owner of Limerick Lane
I got a call last week from Limerick Lane winery owner Jake Bilbro, who is concerned that media coverage (including mine) about smoke is going to unfairly taint the reputation of the 2020 vintage. I offered Jake an opportunity to write a guest post. These are his words, lightly edited.
"2020 has been an unparalleled year in regards to challenges. We can relegate that to wine, the greater business world outside of wine, civil rights issues, Covid-19 pandemic, California wildfires, or just life in general.
In this environment there is, in my opinion, a stress level that doesn't seem to go away. Fuses slowly and subtly shorten and our communal irrational behavior intensifies. Some could argue that it evolves to the situation but I would say it augments because the evolution in question isn't a move in a positive direction.
We jump to conclusions, our responses are heightened, things seem scarier. It is a natural reaction to accumulated prolonged stress.
Over the last couple of weeks, the unbelievable has happened... another fire and more crazy weather has hit our state. I have no interest in discussing the causes of this fire at the moment. My concern is how we react to it as a community.
Quiz: Guess which very popular wine has more residual sugar?
What's in the wines America is really drinking? I can't tell you about additives -- those aren't listed on the label, as the wine industry as a whole prefers secrecy, even as young consumers keep saying they want to know what's going in their bodies.
What I can tell you, thanks to the labs at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, is how much residual sugar is in some of the most popular wines in the United States.
To be clear, "residual sugar" isn't "added sugar." What it means is that the winery -- all of these are large commercial wine factories -- picks the grapes riper than they need to be, and then stops the fermentation before all of the sugar in these overripe grapes becomes alcohol. They leave in that sugar to please the sweet tooth of consumers, who often think they are buying "dry wine" because, unlike the EU, where wines must have under 9 g/l of RS to be considered "dry,"* the US has no standard for what "dry wine" actually is. Some of our "dry wines" are loaded with sugar, and not by accident, as sweetness sells.
* Europe has an exception for wines over 7 g/l Total Acidity, which isn't something you see often in US wines, and never in supermarket wines like these.
The winery then must add higher amounts of sulfites or other preservatives to the wine than would be needed if it were dry, in order to prevent the sugar in the wine from re-fermenting in the bottle. So wherever you find a high amount of RS, you will also find other things you might not want to drink.
I looked up the top 15 selling wine brands in the US in 2018, according to Wine Handbook 2019, and the top wines from the Wine & Spirits Restaurant poll, on the website of the LCBO, which tests all the wines sold in that Canadian province for a number of things, including residual sugar. Ontario doesn't carry all of these wines, notably excluding Franzia and Sutter Home, the No. 1 and No. 4 selling wines in the U.S. by volume.
I could just post the results, but let's have a little more fun. See if you can guess which wine has the most residual sugar (RS). Note that I didn't even use the big sugar bombs. If you want to avoid lots of RS, stay away from cheap Moscatos and cheap rosés.
Which brings me to wine Twitter's current fixation, "clean wine." People on Twitter keep whining about how their handpicked estate vineyard biodynamic native-yeast Counoise is a way more natural product than "clean wine." Stipulated. But what do you think people who might be interested in "clean wine" have been drinking to this point? Take the quiz -- the answer to that question is all over it like marshmallows on sweet potatoes.
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Introducing the "Mood: What Will We Drink on Nov. 3?" series
We'll all need a drink on Nov. 3, Election Night. It's the night the United States chooses between democracy and fascism. And to paraphrase Michael Jordan, fascists drink wine too.
The only question is what will we drink. Will it be the most delicious wine in the cellar -- or perhaps hemlock?
I'm going to run a regular series of Mood graphics to try to capture the shifting election dynamics. Because why not: this is the most terrifying summer of my lifetime, so we might as well try to capture the mood and amuse ourselves as we teeter on the brink.
Most of these I will just post on Twitter so you might want to follow me there if you aren't already.
If I get re-interested in Instagram (I do not trust its owner Facebook, so I took it off my phone), I might post some there as well.
Let's start off today with a few possible Nov. 3 beverage selections, based on polls of states that are at least somewhat purple:
COULD BE OK:
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Over and above the rise in the government's fuel levy in April 2018, a weakening exchange rate and rising oil prices have resulted in South Africans paying record prices for fuel in June 2018. Never has there been a time where we need fuel-saving technology more than we do now. But what are some of the in-car technologies that can help us save fuel, and do they really work?
We take a look at a few that might just help you spend less at the fuel pump.
The button marked with a circled capital A denotes the Stop/Start deactivation/activation button.
This is by no means new technology, but it came about to help make cars more fuel efficient. It works by cutting the engine when you stop the car at a traffic light or intersection (or in a traffic jam!), and as soon as you take your foot off the brake the engine starts up again. It has been disputed as to whether this technology actually saves fuel, but the consensus is that the amount of fuel saved depends almost entirely upon the type of driving done with this system. If you sit in heavily congested traffic on a daily basis, stop/start will help you save fuel. If you are doing a lot of open road driving, then it is less likely that this system will be of much use to you.
Steering wheel-activated cruise control allows you to set and restore cruise control and adjust sustained speeds at the flick of a switch.
Another technology that has been around for many years is cruise control and, in more recent years, adaptive cruise control. This system, when activated, automatically maintains a selected constant speed so that a driver does not need to make (sometimes unnecessary) accelerator inputs to maintain a vehicle's on-road momentum. Adaptive cruise control not only employs dynamic acceleration and braking to keep your car at a constant speed, but uses a radar (or camera) to maintain a safe following distance to other vehicles. It might seem as if this technology is merely convenient, but it keeps us away from the fuel pumps for longer. A constant speed is more fuel efficient and adaptive cruise control means the car won't brake or accelerate harshly (unless prompted to do so). Convenient and money-saving; we love that.
The recently unveiled Ford Fiesta ST features a 1.5-litre 3-pot engine that can operate on only 2 cylinders to improve fuel efficiency.
Petrolheads we are always looking for more power, but with more power comes a higher fuel cost. This is where something like cylinder deactivation technology works in our favour. It simply works by shutting off a number of cylinders that are not in use. For example, if you have a V8 engine, that engine will be using 8 cylinders all of the time, even when all of them are not required to provide propulsion and, therefore, burn fuel unnecessarily. This tech will shut off 4 of those cylinders when you are at a constant speed and do not require the added power. It is estimated that this technology can improve engine efficiency by 7.5%, and, in the case of the Fiesta ST, some smaller engines feature it too, which augers well for more widespread implementation in the near future, as long as the "controlled misfires" do not impede refinement.
Even the Lexus CT200h petrol-electric hybrid has an Eco mode, which adjusts various vehicle settings in the pursuit of optimal efficiency.
These buttons are in many cars these days, but what do they actually do? For starters, they are not just helping the environment by ensuring less emissions are emitted, but they also modify certain systems to utilise less fuel. Most Eco buttons will reduce aircon control such as turning down the fan speed, throttle and transmission behavior will be altered, a stop/start system will be activated, and automatic transmission patterns will be swapped out for more relaxed driving where the transmission will move to a higher gear ratio as quickly as possible and avoids using first gear unless necessary, this places less strain on the engine therefore uses less fuel.
Most of us are all fully aware of what a hybrid is by now (think Toyota Prius), it's a car that operates through a combination of petrol-fed engine and an electric motor and can operate on battery power alone for short distances. Mild hybrid technology is much closer to conventional cars with combustion engines. The difference between a mild hybrid and a full hybrid is that the electric motor does not propel the vehicle on its own. It is merely there to assist the combustion engine. It saves fuel by shutting off the engine when the vehicle is stopped, braking or cruising. Depending on the system, some mild hybrids can capture mechanical energy during braking. A mild hybrid system can improve fuel efficiency by between 10 and 15%. They cost less than that of a full hybrid, but for the moment we are only really seeing them in luxury cars such as the new Volkswagen Touareg and Mercedes-Benz S-Class. We will, however, see it trickle down to more affordable cars such as the next Volkswagen Golf.
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Welcome to Advanced Tactical Pistol Training – Concealed Carry! Concealment techniques provides you an understanding of the techniques, tools and equipment professionals use to conceal their weapons in hostile environments . There is a delicate balance between accessibility and conceivability and no one technique is going to answer the mail for every individual and body type out there. This course provides you with options and a realistic measure of how you perform under stress and the impact those extra layers of clothing has on your abilities!
We start the day with the Principles of Concealment which will enhance your understanding of the the equipment and choices that are available to you to effectively conceal your weapon. On the range, you'll have the ability to test a variety of equipment and techniques to ensure the ones you choose to employ will work for you. Once we have the basic safety and efficient presentation nailed down its time to test your skills against the clock to measure the impact that concealed carry has on your abilities. You'll leave the course knowing what you can and can't do with your concealed weapon of choice. Access to our professionally programmed practice drills is included with the course, and will be available online in our E-Learning Portal upon completion. We look forward to seeing you on the range!
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I don't know about the other languages, but it's very easy in Racket, as you can just compose 3 existing functions which do all the work.
Indeed, at least partly. I don't really have a math background, either. Therefore a good library provided by the language can make the task easier in case you care to look and happen to be able to connect the strings (figuratively).


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READ: Sen. John McCain's farewell statement
An aide for Sen. John McCain shared a farewell statement from the late Arizona Republican Monday. McCain ...
Posted: Aug 28, 2018 8:10 PM
An aide for Sen. John McCain shared a farewell statement from the late Arizona Republican Monday. McCain died at his Sedona home Saturday after a yearlong battle with brain cancer. He was 81.
Read the farewell statement
My fellow Americans, whom I have gratefully served for sixty years, and especially my fellow Arizonans,
Thank you for the privilege of serving you and for the rewarding life that service in uniform and in public office has allowed me to lead. I have tried to serve our country honorably. I have made mistakes, but I hope my love for America will be weighed favorably against them.
I have often observed that I am the luckiest person on earth. I feel that way even now as I prepare for the end of my life. I have loved my life, all of it. I have had experiences, adventures and friendships enough for ten satisfying lives, and I am so thankful. Like most people, I have regrets. But I would not trade a day of my life, in good or bad times, for the best day of anyone else's.
I owe that satisfaction to the love of my family. No man ever had a more loving wife or children he was prouder of than I am of mine. And I owe it to America. To be connected to America's causes -- liberty, equal justice, respect for the dignity of all people -- brings happiness more sublime than life's fleeting pleasures. Our identities and sense of worth are not circumscribed but enlarged by serving good causes bigger than ourselves.
Fellow Americans' -- that association has meant more to me than any other. I lived and died a proud American. We are citizens of the world's greatest republic, a nation of ideals, not blood and soil. We are blessed and are a blessing to humanity when we uphold and advance those ideals at home and in the world. We have helped liberate more people from tyranny and poverty than ever before in history. We have acquired great wealth and power in the process.
We weaken our greatness when we confuse our patriotism with tribal rivalries that have sown resentment and hatred and violence in all the corners of the globe. We weaken it when we hide behind walls, rather than tear them down, when we doubt the power of our ideals, rather than trust them to be the great force for change they have always been.
We are three-hundred-and-twenty-five million opinionated, vociferous individuals. We argue and compete and sometimes even vilify each other in our raucous public debates. But we have always had so much more in common with each other than in disagreement. If only we remember that and give each other the benefit of the presumption that we all love our country we will get through these challenging times. We will come through them stronger than before. We always do.
Ten years ago, I had the privilege to concede defeat in the election for president. I want to end my farewell to you with the heartfelt faith in Americans that I felt so powerfully that evening.
I feel it powerfully still.
Do not despair of our present difficulties but believe always in the promise and greatness of America, because nothing is inevitable here. Americans never quit. We never surrender. We never hide from history. We make history.
Farewell, fellow Americans. God bless you, and God bless America.
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Emirates Skywards which is the loyalty programme of Emirates airline has partnered with the ENTERTAINER to launch its own Emirates Skywards GO app for members. The app is a mobile travel companion that offers members access to over 4,400 2-for-1 offers at some of the best restaurants and spas in over 20 cities.
In addition, Emirates Skywards GO gives members access to day planners, city guides and the ability to instantly book tours and attractions in over 160 destinations. The 2-for-1 offers can be unlocked with 6,700 Skywards Miles and are available in over 20 cities that Emirates flies to including Dubai, London, Hong Kong and Johannesburg.
After unlocking the app, members will have six months to start using the 2-for-1 vouchers. After redeeming the first voucher, they will have 30 days to enjoy as many offers as they would like. The special deals include restaurants, cafes, spas and wellness activities. Members can check their Miles, tier status and other member offers in the revamped Emirates Skywards section.
The app is free to download on iOS or Android devices.


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I Can't Get No Satisfaction (55th Anniversary Edition)
(180 Gram Vinyl, Anniversary Edition)
By The Rolling Stones
Media Format 12" Single
Limited 180 gram twelve inch vinyl pressing. 55th Anniversary edition of the legendary rock 'n' roll band's 1965 single. The Rolling Stones 1965 single "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" was their first #1 hit in the U. S. 55th Anniversary limited edition, numbered 12-inch version of the single on 180-gram emerald-colored vinyl. The B-side consists of both original U. S. and UK "Satisfaction" flip sides: "The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man" and "The Spider and the Fly," respectively. The sleeve is a recreation of the original 7-inch single artwork.
Artist: The Rolling Stones
Title: I Can't Get No Satisfaction (55th Anniversary Edition)
Attributes: 180 Gram Vinyl, Anniversary Edition
Label: Abkco
Media Format: 12" Single
- Disc 1 -
1 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
1 The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man
2 The Spider and the Fly


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An Islamist in Professor's Garb: Tariq Ramadan Returns to America
https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/17193/an-islamist-in-professors-garb-tariq-ramadan
Writing at American Thinker, Brendan Goldman today reports on Tariq Ramadan's recent lecture in New York City. What the New York Times claimed was a triumph of freedom of speech over censorship was in fact, as Goldman demonstrates, further confirmation of Ramadan's radical Islamist beliefs:
A capacity crowd of 860 students, professionals, hijab-clad women, and others filled Cooper Union's Great Hall on Thursday, April 8, to hear Tariq Ramadan deliver his first public address in the U.S. since the Bush administration revoked his visa in 2004. The controversial Swiss Muslim, who teaches Islamic history at Oxford University, was banned for his 2002 donation to a Muslim charity with links to the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas -- a move that cost him an endowed chair at the University of Notre Dame. Earlier this year, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton personally intervened to allow Ramadan to enter the country.
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ABDUL SAMAD RABIU'S ASR AFRICA SUPPORTS 22 UNIVERSITIES, TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS WITH N5.5B INFRASTRUCTURE DEVT GRANT
BUA Chairman, Abdul Samad Rabiu has again come to the aid of Nigerian educational system with a 5.5Billion NAIRA grant for infrastructural development to 22 Universities and other tertiary institutions. The grant is coming under the ASR Tertiary Education Grants Scheme.
The new recipients will bring to 30 the number of Nigerian higher institutions that have benefited from the scheme. Before the new set, eight Universities in Nigeria had benefited from the Scheme, receiving billions of Naira in grants with some of their targeted projects nearing completion.
Speaking on the grants, Abdul Samad Rabiu, Chairman ASR Africa and BUA Group revealed that, 'At ASR AFRICA, we believe in Africa's capacity to leapfrog the development divide through the SDGs. Good quality investments in education is one of the ways through which we can achieve that. This is why education remains one of the three focal areas of ASR Africa's intervention in Nigeria, and Africa, and our investments in infrastructure for tertiary institutions are showing good promise'.
The Managing Director of ASR Africa, Ubon Udoh, while speaking on the selected institutions revealed that the 22 picked for 5.5billion NAIRA grant were chosen across Nigeria based on certain criteria. He also promised that 'the next phase under our grants framework would be project selection and development of mutual accountability framework with respective Universities and this phase is expected to commence in coming weeks.'
The beneficiary institutions, which were picked from both private and public-owned institutions include Bayero University, Kano, Adamawa State University, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Nigerian Law School, Lagos, University of Uyo, University of Lagos, University of Jos, Federal College of Education, Technology, Gusau, Federal University, LOKOJA, Nasarawa State University, University of Port Harcourt, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Uthman Dan Fodio University, Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Crescent University, Babcock University, Al Qalam University, Baze University, Nigerian Defence Academy, Federal University, Gashua, and the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru.
ASR Africa has been at the vanguard of supporting educational, health and social development sectors in the continent since its inception. It is the brainchild of Abdul Samad Rabiu, Chairman of BUA Group of companies, Nigeria's foremost billionaire industrialist.
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1 Dec 2022 Glenn J. SadlerLeave a comment
It's common knowledge that the arts have the power to affect many individuals profoundly. Even the aphorism "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" admits as much. What we as a culture define as art affects us all, whether you believe art is painting on a canvas or sights from the environment around you.
What is fan art?
Why is fan art so delightful?
Fan art refers to any visual creation based on a favorite fictional property, whether an anime, a television program, a novel series, a comic book, or a celebrity. Creating fan art is a fun way to express your enthusiasm for your favorite program or character while improving your visual communication abilities.
Popular interest in fan art has increased steadily throughout the years. Some fans make fan art to express their admiration for a particular piece of art, while others view it as a method to build community with like-minded people or exercise their artistic muscles. No of the motivation, creating fan art is a meaningful experience for fans who want to feel closer to their favorite tales and characters.
The fan creativity spectrum includes fan art. You may even cosplay as a character from your favorite fandom or write a fan fiction set in that environment. Drawings of popular personalities are a staple of the fan art genre such as Kobe Bryant fan art is among the popular pieces of art that his fans love to buy and make a part of their home or room.
Fans imagine their favorite characters in new contexts and stances in these works. In other cases, the images are created from scratch while drawing inspiration from the source material. There's no denying that fan art is a fantastic method for fans to display their devotion to their favorite characters.
The act of creating fan art alone may have a calming effect. This kind of creativity might help individuals feel better because it forces them to live in the now rather than dwelling on the past or the future. As such, fan art may be useful for helping both fans and creators process contentious or otherwise challenging plot aspects. The act of creativity itself may be a source of happiness. The standards for generating fan art differ from those for creating works for a job or commercial gain due to the personal or communal nature of the works. Fans and their creators are free to do anything they want.
Fan art is a positive outlet for creativity and self-exploration that may develop new interests, abilities, and even personas based on the fan's favorite characters, settings, and/or stories. After all, creating it is a blast.


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'Wednesday' Star Percy Hynes White Accused of Sexual Assault by Multiple Women
By Rachel UlatowskiJan 19th, 2023, 12:52 pm
Wednesday has been renewed for a second season by Netflix, but following some troubling new allegations, one of its lead actors may not be returning. Percy Hynes White has been accused of sexual assault in a series of tweets published this week by Twitter user @milkievich. In the thread, she alleges that the actor assaulted her and "multiple" friends of hers when he lived in Toronto between the ages of 17 and 20. The thread spurred many other women to come forward with similar accusations. It does not appear that formal charges have been filed yet, but the allegations against White are deeply disturbing.
Wednesday first premiered on Netflix on November 23, 2022, and quickly became one of the most-watched TV shows in the streamer's history. As a result, it wasn't surprising when Netflix renewed the show for a second season, which will continue to follow a teenage Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) as she navigates high school. However, the show has not been without its issues: In addition to the allegations against White, Wednesday has been criticized for exclusively casting Black actors as villains.
In the show, White portrays Xavier Thorpe, a fellow student at Nevermore who befriends Wednesday. He has the power to turn art into reality and competes with Tyler (Hunter Doohan) for Wednesday's affection. White has not been on the Hollywood scene for long and, aside from Wednesday, his biggest project was The Gifted, a TV series based on Marvel's X-Men that was canceled after two seasons. As such, it seems that his alleged victims were not previously aware of White's acting career and were shocked to see him starring on Wednesday.
The allegations against Percy Hynes White, explained
The accusations against White first surfaced on Thursday, when Twitter user @milkievich posted a public Twitter thread detailing multiple allegations. @milkievich started off the thread explaining that she and her friends were "shocked" and "sick" to their stomachs after seeing White on Wednesday, which they described as their favorite show.
knowing that me and my friend's shocked, sick to our stomach reactions to seeing Percy Hynes White in our new favorite show is finally and my experience at his party in high school being justified cus yall are LISTENINGGGG . thank you
— aries ????PINNED #cancelpercy (@milkievich) January 19, 2023
In the thread, she went on to allege that White and his friend group, starting around age 15, had a reputation in Toronto for being manipulative, rude, and abusive to girls. Things only got worse as they got older and White started throwing parties with his friends, where they would allegedly invite girls over with the intention of getting them drunk enough to sexually assault them. She went on to claim that some of the girls White and his friends manipulated and abused were 13-16 years of age, while White was between the ages of 17-20. The woman also alleged that he had cornered and assaulted her at one of these parties and that there are rape allegations against him. She claims that White would also use derogatory language and attempt to bully women who turned him down.
She also explained that she is trying to raise awareness about the allegations because of White's heightened fame and the fact that he may have a large following of young female fans from his appearance on Wednesday. Meanwhile, other Twitter users came forward to back up @milkievich's account with additional allegations against White. The Twitter thread has grown expansive with dozens of retweets and replies from many sharing their own allegations, as well as screenshots of disturbing tweets and DMs that White sent, and confirmation of the Twitter user's original account.
Will White still be in Wednesday?
So far, White has not publicly responded to the allegations, but there is evidence that he is aware of them. Shortly after the allegations were made, he restricted comments on his public Instagram account. His name has been trending on Twitter as users come forward with more allegations and evidence against him, and fans have begun calling for him to be removed from the show. A statement may be forthcoming as it isn't likely he can continue ignoring the growing allegations for long.
It is also too early to tell if White will be removed from Wednesday, and Netflix has yet to address the allegations.
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Rachel Ulatowski is a Freelance Writer, blogger, and aspiring author. As a Freelancer Writer she hopes to give readers the same comfort and enjoyment that she finds in all things nerdy and noteworthy, as a blogger she enjoys snarking on YouTubers and reality stars, and as a future novelist she hopes to raise awareness for child abuse through literature.
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TFN poll: should trolls be kicked off social media sites?
As Twitter prepares to get tough on online abuse, we ask whether more must be done to crack down on trolls - or is it a question of free speech?
Should trolls be kicked off social media sites?
The issue of racist and misogynistic abuse on social media has never been far from the headlines recently.
It manifested in the soul searching which happened following the murder of MP Jo Cox at the hands of a far right extremist.
This cast a light on some of the abuse heaped especially on women online.
Even something as seemingly innocuous as the new Ghostbusters film has become a lightening rod for online attitudes, with the film's mixed race and female stars singled out for some horrendous abuse.
It's not a new story though – as the treatment of women who had the temerity to suggest a better gender balance on bank notes shows.
This week, one of the major social media platforms signalled that it has had enough.
In a decision that could have huge ramifications for the standard of online debate, Twitter said it will now take firmer action against trolls.
The company said: "We know many people believe we have not done enough to curb this type of behaviour on Twitter. We agree.
One of the first 'victims' has been right-wing journalist Milo Yiannopoulos, whose diatribes against feminism have seen him banned from the platform.
However, others say that "free speech" is not neutral and that allowing those who operate from a position of power and privilege to attack minorities silences already marginalised voices, and shores up inequality.
So that's why we're asking: should trolls be kicked off social media sites?
Vote now and join in the debate by leaving a comment.
50 Shades: abusive or harmless fun?
I do not think that kicking them off social media infringes their right to free speech. it does not in any way penalise them (they probably should be penalised, but that's a separate issue), they are free to express their obnoxious opinions, but just not on that particular platform. Just as I insist on the right to say what gets done in my house the owner of a social media must have the right (and therefore has the duty) to say what can be done on his/her platform.