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10 Best Mixer Grinders in India – 2020 (Reviews & Buyer's Guide)
29 October, 2020 by Khushboo Shah
Indian cooking is known for its traditional ways of using spices. Be it dry spices or pastes, almost every Indian dish uses the spices in some form. But it's 2020, and no one simply has the time to use the traditional mortar and pestle to grind spices.
In every kitchen, one is sure to come across a sandwich maker, roti maker, and of course, a life-saving mixer grinder! This multipurpose appliance is used for grinding spices, making pastes, mincing, making milkshakes, and smoothies.
It has become an indispensable appliance in every Indian household today. Be it for grinding spices or making healthy milkshakes, a mixer grinder is an appliance that can do it all. With many options available in the market, how do you know which one is best for your needs? That's exactly where we step in!
We have finalized our top picks for this article after immense testings of 19 different grinders from popular brands. On our findings, most of them require between 550 watts to 750 watts of power to run. The higher the wattage, the quicker it will grind.
Now without further adieu, let us begin with the list!
Best Mixer Grinders in India (2020)
1. Best Overall: Preethi Zodiac MG 218
2. Best Runner Up: Sujata Powermatic Plus
3. Best for Durability: Sujata Dynamix Dx
4. Best from Bajaj: Bajaj Rex Mixer Grinder
5. Best Modern-Looking Grinder: Bajaj GX-1
6. Best Value for Money: Prestige Iris Mixer Grinder
7. Best with 4 Speed Controls: Philips HL7720
8. Best with Air Ventilation System: Philips HL7756/00
9. Best Under Budget: Preethi Blue Leaf Diamond
10. Cheapest Option: Orient MGKK50B3
Top 5 Mixer Grinder Brands in India
2. Bajaj
3. Sujata
5. Prestige
The Buyer's Guide
Types of Mixer Grinder
1. Mixer
2. Grinder
3. Mixer Grinder
4. Juicer
How Does A Mixer Grinder Work?
1. Wattage
2. RPM
4. Overload Protection
5. Number of jars
7. Blade Steel
How to Choose A Good Mixer Grinder?
Preethi Zodiac
Wattage: 750 W
No. of Jars: 5
Speed Controls: 3
Sujata Powermatic +
Sujata Dynamix DX
Bajaj Rex
Bajaj GX-1
Prestige Iris
Philips HL7720
Philips HL7756/00
Speeds Controls: 3
Preethi Blue Leaf Diamond
Speed Controls:3
Orient MGKK50B3
A good mixer grinder will have a powerful motor, but at the same time, it will not cause a lot of noise. It should be easy to use and safe. Not to forget, it also should be easy to clean and come with at least 1 year warranty period. If you're a complete beginner, do read our detailed buying guide to make a strong decision.
Preethi Zodiac MG 218
The Zodiac has a competent 750W motor that performs very well. The Vega V5 motor is very efficient. Preethi has put it through over 215 hours of endurance testing, so you can rest assured about its durability.
The super sharp stainless steel blades are durable and work very well. They are multifunctional and provide a good grinding and juicing experience.
The Zodiac comes with 5 jars – 3 regular jars for liquidizing, dry grinding, and chutney making in addition to a special food processor and a juicer. This wide array of accessories helps provide versatility in the kitchen and makes this product a go-to product irrespective of what you're cooking.
Zodiac MG 218 isn't the best in the design and durability department. The plastic body just doesn't feel solid enough. The 750 W motor also makes this a rather noisy device.
This still makes for an excellent buy for someone looking for a powerful mixer grinder with food processing capabilities that can easily do everything you throw at it.
Good quality accessories
Customers have complained that it is noisy in its operation
Poor build quality as compared to competing products at the same price range
Sujata Powermatic Plus
The Sujata Powermatic Plus has a sleek design. The use of ABS plastic gives it a contemporary feel. The body is lustrous and also rust-free. It looks durable and sturdy.
The Powermatic Plus has a massive 900 W motor. This is easily among the most powerful mixer grinders on the market right now. The motor is durable, and Sujata claims it can be used for an hour and a half without stopping. While we didn't go as far in our testing, the Powermatic was capable of prolonged and extended usage without overheating. The motor is efficient and has good heat dissipation capabilities.
The 900 W motor has double ball-bearing support, which helps achieve higher efficiency levels. It is also low maintenance and is quite simply the best part of this product.
The Powermatic comes with three jars. The jars are transparent and made of plastic but very well made and feel durable. The attached juicer is perfect, and it comes with a unique honeycomb mesh that produces finer juice and a higher yield.
The Powermatic makes for a viable buy if you are looking for a competitively priced grinder that is very powerful.
Sturdy build quality
The motor isn't powerful enough to handle heavy duty grinding
It can be noisy
Dimensions: 49 x 22.5 x 35.5 cm
Amongst the most powerful mixer grinders available in the Indian market currently, the Sujata Dynamix Dx is a well built and sturdy device. The plastic body is rust free and very durable.
The USP of this device is the potent 900 W motor. Sujata provides this motor with double ball bearing support to ensure greater efficiency. It barely needs any maintenance and is built specifically for heavy and prolonged use. The company claims the mixer grinder can run for 90 minutes continuously, which is a testament to the motor's efficiency and heat dissipation capabilities.
The Dynamix comes with three jars. The jars are transparent and made of plastic but very well made and feel durable. The attached juicer is perfect, and it comes with a unique honeycomb mesh that produces finer juice and a higher yield.
The 1-year warranty is a disappointment as a powerful device with a large 900 W motor should have come with a longer period to reassure consumers that the product is stable and durable.
The Sujata Dynamix is thus a viable option for those in the market for a compelling device that is durable and checks all the boxes.
Good blade quality
Very powerful motor
Can get overheated quickly
Short warranty period
Bajaj Rex Mixer Grinder
The Bajaj Rex Mixer Grinderhas a body made of ABS plastic. It is tough and looks durable. The plastic has been given a shiny finish, and the mixer looks modern and classy. Bajaj has thrown in an LED indicator in line with its modern appearance, which lets you know when the device is in use.
The 500 W motor is good enough for most tasks you can throw at it and comes with an auto cut feature and overloading protection.
It comes with three jars – a 1.2L liquidizing jar, a 0.8L dry grinding jar, and a 0.3L chutney jar. The jars are well designed and made with stainless steel. They look and feel quite durable, although they were a little too small for a liking, and we really would have preferred a little more capacity.
The jars have a comfortable grip, and the lids are also well made and do a good job of sealing the jar. In our usage, we found no leakage whatsoever despite heavy and prolonged usage.
A multifunctional blade design also helps the Bajaj Rex ease through various food items irrespective of texture. It cuts through both wet and dry items with ease though we found a few unground ingredients at the bottom of the jar during our usage despite prolonged use.
The Rex does get noisy, though, and that came as a surprise as we were expecting a quieter performance from a 500 W mixer.
For consumers in the Indian market looking for a moderately powered mixer grinder with the decent build quality and can get the job done, the Bajaj Rex is a viable option.
No leakage. Rubber sealed jars
Durable ABS body
Very noisy during usage
Poor quality blades make for a poor grinding experience
Dimensions: 20 x 31 x 26.6 cm
The Bajaj GX-1 sports a modern and contemporary design. It is made of tough and rust-free plastic that provides sturdiness to the mixer.
The 500 W motor is very energy efficient. It also has overload protection and an auto-shutoff feature that ensures that the motor turns itself off in case of overheating or excessive voltage fluctuations. This provides durability to the motor and elongates its life.
The GX1 comes with three jars – a liquefying jar, a dry grind jar, and a chutney jar. The jars are well designed and made with food-grade stainless steel. The super sharp stainless steel blades are multifunctional and can be counted upon to perform all mixing and grinding jobs, whether dry or wet.
In our usage, we found the mixer grinder to be sufficient at most tasks, though, at times, the 500 W motor felt underpowered. Chunks of unground fruits were found very often. The motor could also get very noisy on occasion.
For the moderate user looking for a competitively priced offering that checks most boxes and is light on the pocket, the Bajaj GX-1 is a sensible buy.
The motor can feel underpowered and fails to grind heavy loads
Noisy during prolonged operation
Prestige Iris Mixer Grinder
The ABS plastic used to make the Prestige Iris Mixer Grinder is very durable indeed and gives the mixer grinder a sturdy look and feel.
The 750 W motor is potent and cuts through all food items with ease. Prestige provides the overload protecting auto-cut feature, ensuring that the motor shuts down on its own in overheating, short circuits, or excessive voltage fluctuations.
The motor, though powerful, is noisy. Prestige also warns users not to use the mixer for 5 minutes continuously. These are things to be kept in mind while opting for this product.
Prestige also provides 4 jars along with the mixer. The jars are made of stainless steel and are very well made. They also have sturdy handles that, although made of plastic, provide a sturdy grip and prevent slippage. The jar lids are transparent and allow the user to keep an eye on the jars' texture of food items. The lids also seal the jars well and make for a leakage-free grinding experience.
Premium stainless steel blades are durable and well designed and should last for a long. They are capable and do the job well irrespective of texture and work efficiently with both dry and wet products. In our usage, we found the product to be a powerful mixer but very noisy. At times the Prestige Iris would overheat.
The powerful and durable Prestige Iris is a sensible buying option for customers seeking a do-all mixer grinder in the Indian Market.
4 good quality jars
Consumers have complained of overheating
Dimensions: 3.68 x 21.7 x 3.35 cm
The Philips HL7720 has a simple yet elegant design. The Philips HL7720 is heavy at 5.22 kg but is very sturdy and feels durable due to stainless steel. The rust-free design ensures the durability and longevity of the product.
Philips provides three separate jars with this mixer grinder. The jars are specially assigned to tackle wet and dry grinding. They are made of stainless steel and feel premium and durable.
It has a 750 W motor that is powerful, and Philips ensures that it is overloading protected and also has a speed regulator. The motor's longevity is ensured by the auto cut feature where the motor shuts off in case of overloading, excessive heating, and extreme voltage fluctuations.
In our usage, we found that although the motor was powerful and the grinder was efficient at doing its job, the noise levels were very high and unbearable.
This remains a sensible buy for consumers seeking a sturdy and well-built mixer grinder that is powerful and can chew its way through anything you throw at it.
Powerful 750 W motor
Good build quality
The 750W motor can get unbearably loud.
The Philips HL7756/00 is a well-designed device. With a modern classic dark look, the product is made of ABS plastic, sturdy, and feels durable.
The Philips HL7756/00 comes with a 750 W turbo motor. It is a powerful motor that has been specially designed for prolonged usage without heating excessively. Philips also includes an Advanced Air Ventilation System, which allows for smoother airflow through the device. This ensures faster and more efficient cooling of the motor, which enhances durability and prolongs its life.
Philips uses high quality and food-grade stainless steel jars, and this product comes with 3 jars of different capacities to suit the consumer's needs. The jars have a more practical triangular shape, making the flow of food inside the jar more efficient for the grinder by ensuring maximum contact with the blades while also making the jar easier to clean.
The jars come with a transparent lid so you can keep an eye on the proceedings. The jar lids have a specially lined rubber gasket, which is leak-proof, and in our testing, we found this to be a solid claim as even heavy loads under prolonged usage were safe inside the jar.
The coupler between the jars and the grinder is made of extremely durable plastic, which maintains a firm hold and allows for prolonged grinding. This prevents any slippage of the jar and provides a safer and more efficient experience.
While Philips does not specify the exact metal the blades are made of; we found them sturdy, sharp, and very durable in our usage. They were efficient and cut through both dry and wet ingredients with ease.
The 750 W motor is incredibly powerful, and at times the mixer can vibrate violently. The powerful motor and the plastic body also combine to make this a rather noisy experience.
With all bases covered, Philips has a very well rounded device that checks almost all boxes. This is almost the perfect buy for anyone in the Indian market looking for a powerful mixer grinder that is both efficient and durable.
Leak-proof jars lined with rubber
Blades aren't of the best quality. A few consumers have complained of chipped blades.
The mixer can get very noisy.
The Preethi Blue Leaf Diamond is amongst the top picks for any customer looking for a powerful mixer grinder in the Indian market. The product comes in a robust ABS plastic body that is shockproof and protects the user from short circuits and voltage fluctuations.
The 750W motor is top of the line and performs very well. In our testing, we found it very reliable to mix and grind dry elements like turmeric and wet food items like fruits. The grinder can be used at three variable speeds, allowing you to choose the desired texture and state of the food items.
The Blue Leaf Diamond comes with Stainless Steel Jars and blades that look and feel solid and should be very durable. Preethi ensures that the jars are rust free by putting them through a 72-hour salt spray test. The machine grounded blades are sharp and efficiently perform all grinding tasks assigned.
Despite all tall claims, the Jars do underperform under heavy loads and prolonged usage. They tend to start leaking due to the poor sealing ability of the caps. The mixer is also on the noisier side, but that shouldn't be a problem for moderate to light users.
At a competitive price, the Blue Leaf Diamond is a very reasonable buy for consumers in the Indian market, looking for a powerful mixer grinder.
The Jars leak due to the lack of rubber seals
Dimensions: 21.8 x 17.6 x 38 cm
The Orient MGKK50B3 is the latest offering from the Orient in the moderate to heavy use segment of Mixer Grinders. It is very competitively priced and is a good value for money proposition for budget-conscious consumers
The 500 W motor is energy efficient and is powerful enough for most operations. Irrespective of whether you're using it to grind dry or wet products, the grinder performs well, and the output maintains a good texture.
Special flow breakers are present in the jars that ensure maximum contact between the blades and the food items, allowing for efficient mixing and grinding. Orient's trademark specially designed nickel blades are perfect for super fine grinding and very durable.
Unique suction cups at the base of the Kitchen Kraft mixer keeps it rock steady. The mixer holds its position during usage and prevents any possible slippage of the appliance, thus preventing accidents.
The Kitchen Kraft MGKK50B3 comes with three jars included. All jars are of different sizes to provide you with options on how and when to use them according to your requirements. They also come with ingeniously designed special grip handles, making for comfortable and easy gripping while also making it easier to pour out the contents when the grinding is done.
Orient claims these jars are extra thick and are capable of some heavy-duty grinding, but we found this claim rather hollow as the jars were pretty much of the same thickness as most other competitors in the market.
It was also amongst the noisier mixers we tested, and we also experienced heating on prolonged usage.
All things considered, the Orient Kitchen Kraft is a good device that should satisfy consumers who do not intend to use it very heavily. With a renowned company backing it, the device also has good after-sale service and is currently a sensible buy.
Energy-efficient motor
Frequent overheating
Based on our research, here are some of the best brands offering mixer grinders in India. Our analysis will help you choose a brand that is perfect for you.
Preethi started as a small brand, making mixer grinders in 1978. Today, the South Indian brand controls a substantial portion of India and abroad's mixer grinder market. It boasts of a presence in over 10 million households worldwide.
The company is primarily a mixer grinder manufacturer, though it has also branched out into auto cookers/warmers, induction cooktops, electric pressure cookers, and coffee makers. A majority of their sales happen through recommendations and word of mouth because they are an indigenous brand, not an MNC. This makes them customer-oriented, and their products are highly budget-friendly.
A brand that needs no introduction to Indians is Bajaj. For decades, Bajaj Electricals has been a trusted seller of a plethora of household appliances. From mixers to water purifiers, instant water geysers, OTG ovens, steam irons, etc., Bajaj has been selling it all in the Indian market.
The Bajaj Group conglomerate was founded in 1926 and, since then, has served Indian needs. It is now also a global player, with its products being used and appreciated worldwide.
When it comes to mixers, Bajaj produces some of the best ones, and that too at excellent prices. Their customer service is also good, and Bajaj users often refuse to switch brands. If you are looking for a safe and trustworthy option, this is it.
Sujata is an Indian brand that has been operating in the kitchen appliances market for almost 40 years. It boasts of being one of the most trustworthy companies in the Indian market. Its products are quite sturdy and generally last for several years.
However, their prices are much higher than their competitors, and this puts them at a disadvantage. Nevertheless, people who use their mixers swear by them. Though their products are of good quality, competitors offer better products at lower prices. If you are looking for more budget-friendly options, then this may not be the right choice.
This Dutch MNC has established itself as one of the largest electronics companies in the world. In the Indian market, Philips is a brand that you can trust blindly and is second to none.
Their quality, their pricing, and their products like LED tube lights are all 'premium' – along with excellent customer service. In the mixer grinder market, Philips has been the one to beat, with an impeccable history of ensuring customers' utmost satisfaction.
Their mixers are among the most durable, affordable, and premium looking. If you are looking for high quality and excellent performance at a mid-range price, this is definitely the brand for you.
Prestige is one of India's largest producers of consumer durables. TTK Prestige Limited was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India. Their products are a direct competition to several large companies in the market.
However, one look at their reviews will tell you that several customers have had bad experiences with their products. Customers do not as highly value Their products as Philips and Bajaj, which is one good reason to avoid this brand.
Their lower prices and good-looking products may attract the consumer, but the products are just not worth the price according to customer reviews.
There are many mixer grinders available in the Indian market, starting as low as 1000 INR to 7000 INR. Unlike air conditioners and refrigerators that more or less have the same configuration, e.g., 1-ton split AC or 280-liter double door frost-free, mixer grinders vary a lot.
So what should you look for when buying a mixer grinder? To help you with this question, we present a comprehensive buying guide about mixer grinders in India to understand exactly what is exactly suited to your needs. If the device you buy is not really what you were looking for, it will be of no use.
The name mixer grinder indicates that it is not one but two and even three different machines combined into one. The task of the mixer is to mix viscous fluids. An example would be making fruit and vegetable smoothie and preparing milkshakes.
The mixer may be a handheld type that is very useful for light work, such as whipping egg for an omelet. The one we are interested in is a standing mixer. These can handle large amounts of material, depending on the jar's size, and can perform difficult tasks such as kneading flour for chapattis.
The grinding stone is now obsolete. The most important work it did in every Indian kitchen was grinding spices. With the availability of powdered spices, it is not in vogue anymore.
Instead, an electric grinder is used to grind lean meat into minced meat or prepare to fill it using chickpeas. They can also be used to grind coffee beans into a fine powder for making espresso.
Since both machines are essentially the same, it made sense to combine them into one but with separate types of attachments. There are separate jars for wet and dry grinding. For example, coffee requires dry grinding, but meat may be ground with condiments and lemon juice or even a spoonful of oil. That is why the jars are different.
New models over the last twenty years have added the juicer function as well with its dedicated jar.
Firstly, we have to explain what it does. It replaces many different age-old implements used in the kitchen such as mortar and pestle, stone grinder, and even the knife in many cases. It is due to this versatility that it is indispensable.
The core of a grinder is a potent motor. This ranges from a 500-watt motor in a micro-sized mixer to a 1000-watt motor in a heavy-duty all-purpose machine. The motor rotates a blade or other attachments in a jar.
This might sound easy, but one has to consider how big a motor, how many types of blades and rotors, how many jars.
Let us take a look at each part in detail.
The wattage decides the power of the motor. Popular wattages are 550, 750, 900, 1000, and above. Why is wattage important? It decides the load that the machine can handle. If all you are looking to do is mix kale smoothies and whip batter, then a 550-watt mixer grinder is good enough.
For mincing meat, you would need at least a 750-watt device. For kneading two kilos of flour, an 800-watt machine would be needed.
Therefore before you set out to buy a mixer grinder decide what its task is. If you employ a cook to make chapatis, there is no need for you to buy an 800-watt machine. But if you like to make different types of parathas as a hobby, then probably investing in a powerful machine is a good idea. If you are unsure, then 550-600 watt will be perfect.
Revolutions Per Minute or RPM means how fast the blades are rotating. Usually, most models would support speeds between 14,000 and 20,000 RPM. It is not that it would rotate at that speed except when it is empty.
The speed would come down considerably when it is working. Thus it is better to buy one with speed on the higher side. But not too high since anything above 20,000 rpm would cause too much wear and tear on the bearings.
Most brands would not mention this in the specifications. A mixer cannot be operated continuously. Like a hairdryer, it has to be turned off and on again, or it will burn out from all the work it does. Usually, they run for 4-5 minutes and need to be rested for half that time.
This prevents you from tasking your mixer grinder to do more than it can handle. When the motor cannot take the strain, it has a circuit breaker or fuse that burns out and shuts down the motor's power. In the long run, it is a useful feature to prevent damage to the device.
The more the number of jars, the better it is. Each jar is meant for a particular task and capacity. Thus you can have a wet jar, dry jar, and one juicer. Some brands add a blending jar or a chutney jar. Most mixer grinders in the market have between three and five jars of different types. At least three are made of stainless steel.
One cannot understand the motor from outside, but if possible, buy one with a copper armature. Due to the cost of copper, many cheaper versions use aluminum. In the short run, there is no difference in performance. But traditionally, copper is considered far better for electrical devices.
The best blades will be marked SS 304. This is the steel of ideal strength for use in a mixer. If it is too hard, it may break. If too soft, it will warp. If you cannot buy SS 304, buy one with a SS 302 or 303 blade. The difference is caused by varying percent of chromium and nickel, contributing to steel's hardness and anti-corrosion property. The device must come with separate wet and dry grinding blades.
Indian brands reign supreme in the mixer marker in the country. The age-old Sumeet, the first company that made mixies popular, is no longer available. But there are many well-known brands such as Usha, Bajaj, Preethi, Prestige, and more. It is not only an assurance that the product is well built but that spare parts will be easily available.
A mixer grinder can last at least 15 years with repairs from time to time. There is not much technology change, and it takes many decades to become obsolete. Thus the brand must be respected with easily available spare parts.
Most often, it is rubber sealing rings and blades that need to be replaced. But it is not uncommon for the motor to burn out. Thankfully it can be repaired for a minimal amount.
With the latest glass topped hobs and ceramic counters, Indian kitchens have come a long way from the smoky soot-filled room where grandmother used to cook delicious paneer. It is befitting that a modern kitchen has a smart-looking mixer grinder.
Most of them are L shaped, but many are fashionable and sleek looking. Mixers are also available in attractive colors instead of the staid old white and red. Several models have well-designed plastic fascia attached to the body giving it an attractive steel finish.
The mixers which are designed for less noisy operation are always preferable.
All mixers have a basic safety feature that does not allow them to be operated unless the lid is shut. Ensure that the machine has proper earthing using a three-pin plug since it uses a large amount of power, and an electric shock can be deadly. It has to be waterproof too since liquids such as smoothies and batters are prepared.
Last but not least, check that there is an adequate number of vents near the motor. This helps the machine cool down easily. Also, place it on a flat surface and check if it wobbles. Above all, a mixer needs to be stable, or there will be a mess on your kitchen floor.
A good mixer should have a vacuum cup stand to prevent it from turning over.
Most models have a two-year warranty. Some have a two-year comprehensive warranty and a five-year warranty on the motor. The latter is better since the motor is the most expensive part and should it need replacement you are assured for five years.
This should probably have been the first criteria. As with most gadgets, the higher the price, the better and more useful the product is. However, even among the few brands mentioned above, some are priced at a premium.
While you do not have to buy premium products, do avoid "local make." These cannot withstand constant use, and it is a waste. Since a mixer lasts many years, it is better to pay INR 1,500 more to buy something dependable, sturdy, and useful features.
Which brand is best for the mixer grinder?
Bajaj, Prestige, and Philips have consistently made a name for themselves in the market. Other brands that have proved their name are Preethi Kitchen Appliances and Sujata Powermatic Plus. These brands have a large and loyal customer base that has been developed over many years.
Which is the most silent mixer grinder?
The Prestige Iris (750 Watt) is one of the most silent mixer grinders. Its powerful 750-watt motor and stainless steel blades make it easy for the grinder to run all its functions and operations smoothly and silently without making any noise.
How long does a mixer grinder offer warranty services?
Each brand offers a different warranty period. But often, the warranty period for a mixer grinder is from 6 months up till 2 years. These warranties cover all manufacturing and design defects.
What are the benefits of using a mixer grinder?
They have several benefits and can be used for multiple things, such as milkshakes, making juice, and purees. They help cut nuts, grinding meat and vegetables into a paste. The mixer grinder comes to use not just during special occasions but also in our daily lives.
What components are included in a mixer grinder?
A mixer grinder is made of multiple different parts. Different designs have different parts; some common ones are the blade, the motor, jars (typically there are different jars for dry grinding and wet grinding both), and a lid.
Is it safe when water or other liquids are used?
Yes, mixer grinders are considered safe when water or other liquids are used in it. The most common use of a mixer grinder is making juices and shakes, and as it goes without saying that both these things are liquid-based.
What is a common problem with mixer grinders that come with strong motors?
A common problem with mixer grinders that come with strong motors is that they get heated very soon. The risk of overheating is a big one. Besides, mixers with big motos make loud noises.
The Preethi Zodiac MG 218 750-Watt is undoubtedly the best mixer grinder that we tested. The quality of grinding and mixing was consistent.
It also provides 5 convenient jars. The juicer jar can also extract coconut milk or blend lassi with no effort. With the futuristic design and three-speed motor, the model is the best in our lineup.
Coming in a close second is the Sujata Dynamix Dx 900-Watt. Not only does it have more power, but it easily works at 22,000 RPM. It was probably the fastest machine that we tested. With suction feet that attach firmly to the tabletop, it is completely vibration-free. Both of them performed the task of cutting, grinding, chopping, and blending perfectly.
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Thermodynamics is the study of heat and energy. At its heart are laws that describe how energy moves around within a system, whether an atom, a hurricane or a black hole. The first law describes how energy cannot be created or destroyed, merely transformed from one kind to another. The second law, however, is probably better known and even more profound because it describes the limits of what the universe can do. This law is about inefficiency, degeneration and decay. It tells us all we do is inherently wasteful and that there are irreversible processes in the universe. It gives us an arrow for time and tells us that our universe has a inescapably bleak, desolate fate.
Despite these somewhat deflating ideas, the ideas of thermodynamics were formulated in a time of great technological optimism – the Industrial Revolution. In the mid-19th century, physicists and engineers were building steam engines to mechanise work and transport and were trying to work out how to make them more powerful and efficient.
Many scientists and engineers – including Rudolf Clausius, James Joule and Lord Kelvin – contributed to the development of thermodynamics, but the father of the discipline was the French physicist Sadi Carnot. In 1824 he published Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire, which laid down the basic principles, gleaned from observations of how energy moved around engines and how wasted heat and useful work were related.
The second law can be expressed in several ways, the simplest being that heat will naturally flow from a hotter to a colder body. At its heart is a property of thermodynamic systems called entropy – in the equations above it is represented by "S" – in loose terms, a measure of the amount of disorder within a system. This can be represented in many ways, for example in the arrangement of the molecules – water molecules in an ice cube are more ordered than the same molecules after they have been heated into a gas. Whereas the water molecules were in a well-defined lattice in the ice cube, they float unpredictably in the gas. The entropy of the ice cube is, therefore, lower than that of the gas. Similarly, the entropy of a plate is higher when it is in pieces on the floor compared with when it is in one piece in the sink.
A more formal definition for entropy as heat moves around a system is given in the first of the equations. The infinitesimal change in entropy of a system (dS) is calculated by measuring how much heat has entered a closed system (δQ) divided by the common temperature (T) at the point where the heat transfer took place.
This formula also imposes a direction on to time; whereas every other physical law we know of would work the same whether time was going forwards or backwards, this is not true for the second law of thermodynamics. However long you leave it, a boiling pan of water is unlikely to ever become a block of ice. A smashed plate could never reassemble itself, as this would reduce the entropy of the system in defiance of the second law of thermodynamics. Some processes, Carnot observed, are irreversible.
Carnot examined steam engines, which work by burning fuel to heat up a cylinder containing steam, which expands and pushes on a piston to then do something useful. The portion of the fuel's energy that is extracted and made to do something useful is called work, while the remainder is the wasted (and disordered) energy we call heat. Carnot showed that you could predict the theoretical maximum efficiency of a steam engine by measuring the difference in temperatures of the steam inside the cylinder and that of the air around it, known in thermodynamic terms as the hot and cold reservoirs of a system respectively.
Heat engines work because heat naturally flows from hot to cold places. If there was no cold reservoir towards which it could move there would be no heat flow and the engine would not work. Because the cold reservoir is always above absolute zero, no heat engine can be 100% efficient.
The best-designed engines, therefore, heat up steam (or other gas) to the highest possible temperature then release the exhaust at the lowest possible temperature. The most modern steam engines can get to around 60% efficiency and diesel engines in cars can get to around 50% efficient. Petrol-based internal combustion engines are much more wasteful of their fuel's energy.
The inefficiencies are built into any system using energy and can be described thermodynamically. This wasted energy means that the overall disorder of the universe – its entropy – will increase over time but at some point reach a maximum. At this moment in some unimaginably distant future, the energy in the universe will be evenly distributed and so, for all macroscopic purposes, will be useless. Cosmologists call this the "heat death" of the universe, an inevitable consequence of the unstoppable march of entropy.


Rogov is the solo project from multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and singer Gregory Rogove. In Rogov, Gregory concocts dark yet hopeful songs enshrouded in inventive arrangements, slinky rhythms, hooky melodies, and psyche textures. He released the debut Rogov EP, entitled Hooops, in 2016 and is currently releasing a new set of songs as monthly singles. His previous projects include Piana, Megapuss (w/ Devendra Banhart), Priestbird, Tarantula AD. He is a long-time drummer and collaborator with Devendra Banhart, recording and touring together since 2007. He has worked with a number of other artists including: Rodrigo Amarante, Niia, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Natalia LaFourcade, CocoRosie, Sons of the Sea (Brandon Boyd), and Zavalaz (members of Mars Volta), Adam Green among others. He released an album of solo piano compositions called Piana, for which John Medeski (Medeski Martin & Wood) performed his pieces for the recording. Rogove toured in support of this release, sharing a bill with members of Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, and Medeski Martin & Wood. His production work with Mexican artist Natalia LaFourcade earned him a Latin Grammy in 2013.


As we make our way through the beginning of 2016, we're also making our way to the end of Saturday Morning Arcade Game of the Year 2015 festivities. This time, Rakush and Mark run through some of their favourite games, games to watch and news stories of last year.
We'd like to take this time to thank you for joining us throughout the year. We really do appreciate all the support and hopefully the upcoming year will bring forth many great things for all of us.


We've seen a slew of unusual wellness modalities from our little perch in the wellness world. More and more, we're seeing a growing interest in these unconventional wellness protocols – from ancient herbs to modern new therapies like the below.
Of course, not all unusual products and modalities are equal. We share only the best of what we discover and experience and, recently, we stumbled into the promising health benefits of LED light therapy.
Before sharing this interview with InLight Medical's Heather Parkin, we experimented with her therapy recommendations for over three months. We tested the therapy's effectiveness on a family member with an autoimmune condition. While we'd love to wait even further to report a more dramatic effect, we can definitely report that after the three month period, we're seeing a shift.
Does the concept of fighting pain and inflammation with innocent little LED lights seem like a stretch? We get it. Read through Heather's compelling interview below, including her own sister's remarkable experience with the therapy that blew us away.
The Chalkboard Mag: What is Low Level Light Therapy or LED Light Therapy in a nutshell?
TCM: How does LED light therapy work?
HP: LED Light Therapy is a unique therapy that harnesses the healing powers of infrared, red and blue light. InLight Medical Systems uses a carefully timed sequence of settings, known as pulses, to create an environment in which change may occur more rapidly. This gentle pulsing emits special wavelengths of light energy that dramatically increase circulation to injury sites and areas of chronic pain. So, if you think about the way plants absorb sunlight from the atmosphere, well, our cells beneath our skin absorb light energy the same way. When we absorb this light energy, it activates our body's natural healing response. The result is a rapid relief of discomfort, improvement in sensation and regeneration of damaged tissues.
Because Light Therapy is naturally effective on a cellular level, not only does it relieve pain, but it addresses the underlying condition by stimulating the body's innate healing ability — something that painkillers cannot do. LED Light Therapy is effective, non-abrasive, non-invasive and restorative.
TCM: What are most people using the light therapy device for? I know it can help with such a wide variety of conditions, can you bucket them into a few categories?
HP: Research has shown that chronic inflammation is the number-one cause of most diseases (inflammatory disorders), and without inflammation, disease cannot grow. Because LT assists the body in its natural ability to heal, by reducing your inflammation and increasing your blood circulation, you can use the lights for just about anything. Inflammatory issues like arthritis, Crohn's, asthma; digestive issues like IBS, leaky gut, colitis; thyroid Issues like Hashimoto's and hyperthyroidism; neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, peripheral neuropathy, MS, migraines, fibromyalgia, traumatic brain injuries and all of the symptoms that come along with that; hormonal imbalances like PCOS, endometriosis, menopause, PMS symptoms; chronic pain, athletic performance and recovery; PTSD, depression, the list goes on! You can use them at any age and on any living, breathing thing! I even use the lights on my plants at home. I'm that 'crazy plant lady.' The motto in my house 'go on the lights.' You have a cut? Sunburn? Go on the lights. You are feeling under the weather? Go on the lights. You hurt your knee running? Over-extended in yoga? Go on the lights! Your pet has joint pain? Put them on the lights… You get the idea.
TCM: How long has the therapy been around for?
HP: The use of light and color to help heal our bodies dates back thousands of years. Ancient civilizations across the Earth respected the powers of light and color and recognized the healing properties they possessed. By embracing our roots, going back to the basics and combining it with the technology we have today, we are able to create cutting edge devices like these. It's funny how something so very simple, so very basic and organic, is becoming the future of healing. Color, light and sound: That's where we're headed. Society, as a whole, is starting to take healthcare into its own hands. People are sick of prescription drugs and all side effects that come along with them. We are looking for something else, something natural, something less invasive, something that works!
TCM: Do most people think it's a bit nuts when they first learn about it? How do you help people wrap their brains around this?
HP: Sometimes, yes, they have a hard time. Sometimes they look at me like I'm a total quack! You know, it's not mainstream, it's not the norm. Again, it's cutting edge technology. But, I find if you listen to what their needs are first, their health issues at hand, their concerns, then it's easier to explain how the lights can help them. When you tell people that the lights are not here to cure or heal them, they are here to assist their body in its own natural healing ability, people understand that. Also, education is key. There is so much information out there, on PubMed.com there are over 3,500 articles on this therapy alone. If you Google 'low level light therapy' or "photobiomodulation + (your health issue at hand)" so many articles and studies will come up. I encourage all of my clients to be their own healthcare advocates. Knowledge is key when dealing with your health, your body and your life.
TCM: Would you share a few client improvement stories?
HP: I have so many, it's hard to choose one! My sister's story is super powerful! She was in a skiing accident on Mt. Hood. A man was skiing down the mountain, taking about a 20 ft jump, and landed on my sister's head. She had to be life-flighted off the mountain, to the ER. She suffered from a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). As you can imagine, all the symptoms you get from a TBI: head shocks, migraines, blurred vision, slurred speech, memory loss, depression, anger, etc. She was experiencing it all. She was on major pain medications: 24 mg of Dilaudid (which is a form of morphine) and 2,000 mg of gabapentin a day, seeing five to six different specialists and nothing was helping. After about six months of this, some friends introduced her to the lights. She did six sessions in two days and was able to get off all her pain medications. In two weeks, she started seeing small, positive changes in her memory, speech and vision. Fast forward several months later, using the lights twice a day, my sister had her life back. She was healthy and no longer suffered from a TBI.
One of my younger clients, she's 28, was pretty sick before starting Light Therapy. She suffered from Lyme disease, adrenal fatigue, hormonal imbalances and digestive issues; that's so much to deal with at such a young age. It was heartbreaking. Here was this young, beautiful, talented girl who was unable to live her life free of pain. It kept her from working and traveling; it debilitated her and kept her from living her life to its fullest. She had tried so many different treatments and protocols, but nothing helped her fully recover. She was looking for something, that one thing that would help. Then she found me on Instagram, and that is how she started her journey with Light Therapy. She has been doing the lights now for about six months, and is feeling fantastic. I actually had the honor of meeting her in person, this past summer, because she has been able to start traveling again, and she was in San Diego. And recently, I received a text message from her, stating that she was interviewing for a job and took her first exercise class again! Do you know how amazing that is? She has her life back, working, traveling, exercising, feeling healthy again! She is able to now start living her best life!
TCM: What is most people's journey with the lights? Do most try them skeptical at first?
HP: If you believe you are going to heal, you will. Your mind is half the battle. If people are skeptical, their minds are the roadblock to their healing. If they are open and want to heal, then there is no room for skepticism. All of my clients are blown away by the results they see. One of my favorite things about my job is when I get a text message from a client saying how amazing they feel, how the lights have changed their life, that it's the best investment they have ever made. Remember, you can use them for just about anything – so it changes the way you respond to your health. For example, a couple weeks ago, I injured my wrist in yoga, practicing inversions. Definitely sprained or strained it, and I was in a lot of pain. In the past, I would have gotten Xrays, had the doctor bandage it up, taken a painkiller, etc. Instead, I have been wrapping it in the lights daily. A week and a half later, I'm pain free, back at yoga practicing my handstands. Not to mention, I've saved myself hundreds of dollars in medical bills!
TCM: Let's talk about the skin rejuvenation aspects of this. Most women are becoming familiar with LED based therapies from similar treatments in the spa. Is this the same or different?
HP: LED Light Therapy can boost collagen production, promote tissue regeneration and reduce inflammation! Bye bye puffy eyes, fine lines and wrinkles! Because our skin is directly affected by what's going on in our bodies, we want to make sure we work on the body as a whole. When your liver and kidneys aren't functioning properly, it can start to show through your skin. With InLight Medical Systems, you are able to work on your entire body, not just your face; working from the inside out. Unlike when you go see your facialist and you get a LED Light Therapy Facial, they are just working on your face. Which, is great, I'm not discounting its effectiveness, but they are not working on the main organs that support your skin. When you support your skin through properly functioning organs, the result is beautiful, regenerated, glowing skin!
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Gulf Menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) are a species of commercial and ecological importance in the northern Gulf of Mexico, provisioning the second largest fishery by weight, in the United States, and providing critical ecosystem services in the coastal region. The recruitment and productivity dynamics of the stock are influenced by a suite of environmental factors but an understanding of the factors that determine individual variation in oil content (an indicator of an individual's commercial value to the fishery and its dietary value to predators) has not been well described. In this work I describe the temporal dynamics of oil content and determine the demographic characteristics that provide predictive power to describe annual contrasts. I relate the predicted patterns in oil yield to a suite of seasonal environmental data series including: the magnitude of spring Mississippi River discharge, spring wind vectors, and the preceding winter El Nino conditions. Two uncorrelated (r = 0.06, p = 0.81) population-level predictor variables were identified that have explanatory power to describe temporal patterns in oil content (L kg−1); a weight-at-length power function parameter (a) and the von Bertalanffy asymptotic fork length (L∞, mm FL): L kg−1 = − 0.158 − 0.026*a − 0.00163*L∞ (p < 0.05, R2 = 0.42). Analysis of the impacts of environmental variables on the oil content of Gulf Menhaden was evaluated comprehensively in a Bayesian framework by transforming the observed oil content information from two sources to a common scale. Parameters relating oil content to spring Mississippi River discharge and the preceding winter (December–February) El Nino Southern Oscillation index resulted in sample distributions from the posterior where zero was outside the 95% credible interval. This work contributes to the understanding of Gulf Menhaden as a prey species in the Gulf of Mexico and indicates that the value of the species to both the fishery and predators exhibits relatively large inter-annual variability controlled, in part, by seasonal environmental conditions.
Leaf, R. T. (2017). Environmental Determinants of Gulf Menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) Oil Content In the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Ecological Indicators, 82, 551-557.


Currently working at Intel with a degree in Computer Engineering, specialized in Robotics and Automation. I tinker because it keeps me sane.
As someone who has now been hit in the face by 'Hot Plastic Shards' 'Hot Aluminum Shards' 'Hot Copper Shards' 'Hot Steel Shards' and enough sawdust to cake the outside of my filter mask half an inch thick...Glasses or goggles ALWAYS, and a breathing mask or respirator for anything that releases small particles.
Power poles are a stupid-easy way to avoid all the issues the cigarette lighter causes. But for the inverter, especially if you go over 15A on the DC side (180w) you may want to just take the inverters input cables and wire them directly to the battery. The off switch built in to the inverter will keep it from trickle draining, and it will be much less likely to heat up and start a fire.If you still want it to be removable, make sure the gauge going to the power poles matches or is thicker than the included wires, and that the power pole is rated for higher amps than the inverters peak draw. Especially since connecting the inverter outside allows the battery box to be closed and sealed, trapping heat inside.
Possibly, but I'm as Los trying to keep the weight down, and laser cutters tend to need backing. Maybe a motor upgrade and a little more weight, or a heated knife?
Do you think this design could be used with a hobby knife in place of the pen, to cut polystyrene sheeting?
Some $600 CAD software and the laser cutter. Upside is, he can make a lot more with those two things. 4 signs and it'll pay for itself.
I have a powered toolbox that uses a system sort of like what he's looking for. I use a 30A rated double-throw switch (actually 2 15A in parallel with a single toggle) that connects the inverter output hot and the shore hot to opposite sides, with the common hot being the toggle itself. This way there is no risk of the two AC supplies interfering. Just flip the switch to swap from battery to shore power.
For fusing the sheets, does polystyrene cement work on hdpe plastics?
Like if I want to glue it to a model made of styrene?
Having made something similar (though not yet solar powered) the capacity doesn't matter as long as both series batteries are the same. (Which is why I use 12v fire alarm rated sla batteries instead.) My total capacity on 12v is around 500Ah (about 6000wh...) with a 1000w inverter on it that I've never run past 500w.
You'll need an inverter capable of supplying 220vac. They do make them, but 115vac is more common in the us.
My parents are of the opinion that camping is an adventure, not a vacation, so it's all scheduled. Which makes sleeping on my phone a viable option with earplugs.
I agree. Living in arizona, I set one of the 500btu units in my bedroom and separately insulated it from the rest of the house. It still runs pretty hard to keep my room at 75 when it's 110 outside.
Thank you for this instructable. I personally used it to power up a peltier-module based mini-fridge unit.
When you're drilling the plastic, if you flip the drill into reverse and pull it through your fingers (or a towel you don't mind ruining) it'll take those plastic bits right off. And you want to use the lowest speed setting you can. A hand drill would be ideal, but otherwise, one with a variable trigger is going to be your best bet. And make sure the bit is sharp, it makes less friction if the bit can cut right into the plastic.
Well, my ups is a 24v, being a former high capacity one, but perhaps use two of the switches in parallel (or 3) to up the capacity to 30-45 amps. Maybe having each feed a separate circuit in the house.
I've got to agree with Kieren here. I have a 1200W APC UPS for my 'essentials', and while it CAN handle that load for up to 4 hours (Because I have a set of 12V deep-cycle batteries daisy-chained off it), it very much does not like it. UPS' aren't designed to run for long periods of time, unlike Inverters, and don't have the cooling capability to manage for very long. My own UPS is a salvaged rack-mount from my dad's old office, so it does have a fair amount of internal cooling, but not enough.I personally would much rather use Kieren's method, and probably will once I get the money saved up for the parts. My main change that I would make is to up the amp-capability with a heavier duty switch and inverter.
What does it use for the actual mount? Is it a 1/4-20 bolt like a tripod? Or is it some sort of clamp? Because if you use a 1/4-20 it should be able to hold any camera the bearings and cable can support.
It looks like the bluetooth keyboard is already attached as the keyboard.
I'd use 16awg solid copper ground wire. It's nicely stiff.
I am aware. Actually all of them are. I don't know why that happened, because they're all upright on my computer. If you have any ideas to fix it, I would appreciate it.
There us always the option of drilling your own holes,but be absolutely certain they're waterproofed and insulated properly, and solidly affixed.
Ok, so I know you've gone over that you Know the 16awg wire is large enough for 15A constant throughput. I've done similar projects (see my toolbox power supply for example), and 16awg is rated for 13A constant. Also, that inverter, at 500 (peak probably, won't hold that for long), on a 22.2v system is pulling 22.5A. For 300w constant supply it's fine, but MAKE SURE anyone using it knows that's the limit.And on another note, while I agree with your use of lithium for the weight, lithium batteries even with cooling don't do well in high temperature environments, and I'll sacrifice weight savings for heat resistance and durability any day.
Makes sense. I have a 12v balance charger for my SLA batteries, and it does a speed charge and then a float. It charges up the 40Ah array in 5 hours.
In the event that you can't find an 8A 12V power supply at your local store, multiple dc supplies can be placed in parallel to increase the amp availability.
I hadn't actually heard the name myself, that's just what it said on the box of them. I buy the things in 50 packs at Fry's Electronics.
Something I would suggest is to sew an extra bit of insulation on the inside where the patch is. I did that for my leathe work gloves.


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Paradores hanging over the sea: Baiona, Nerja y Aiguablava
One step away, the cliff. The sea roars and extends its murmur to the rooms, from where you can see the precipice and the vastness of the ocean. Three of the most amazing Paradores stand on three peninsulas. Like balconies hanging over the sea.
From far out at sea, Martín Alonso Pinzón spotted the cliff with its stunning beauty, the symbol of salvation. It was the end of February 1493. He was returning from an uncertain journey, an adventure never experienced until then by man, from the other side of the world, from unknown lands. Pinzón and famous Spanish sailors had embarked with Columbus on August 3, 1492, heading for the edge of the world. Seven months later he could see known land again.
It was on this Baiona promontory, site today of maybe the most impressive Parador of all, that Europe heard of the existence of a New World, and there, in the bay, was where the ship La Pinta dropped anchor and the Catholic Monarchs knew the result of their undertaking.centuries ago in the castle on the promontory. It still conserves its striking stone staircase covered by a vaulted dome that unveils a majestic building.
Leading off from this entrance, an intricate network of passages and stately courtyards which, like a labyrinth, lead to the Parador's rooms and directly immerse guests in its history. It's possible to sleep here like a king, in a four-poster bed, looking at windows draped with heavy curtains, beneath embossed ceilings, among hardwoods and centuries-old stones. Its windows open out to the sea as if you were in a cabin, plying from terra firma the rage of the Atlantic, called the "OceanSea" by Christopher Columbus. And it's possible to dine here like a prince, in enormous rooms with seating for four hundred guests, and enjoy delicacies from land and sea in perfect fusion
So exquisite is the setting, so idyllic the landscape that everything seems like a dream. And outside, cliffs, beaches and dunes, unique landscapes, white sand in cold waters where you can relax, whether by the sea or at the Parador pool, dug into the promontory amidst a lush green garden, dotted here and there with palm trees brought from the other side of the world, the one announced in this very place by a sailor called Pinzón.
Parador de Nerja
Since ancient times the promontory has watched over the sea, at the mercy of winds, storms and pirates. On this cliff, overlooking a coastline comprising a network of watchtowers, as if it were one of them, stands Nerja Parador. Boasting superb views over the Mediterranean, cliffs and mountain. A treasure desired by any pirate. Just take a look from one of its balconies to appreciate the dream landscape.
Nerja has been inhabited since ancient times, when writing still hadn't been invented. The first inhabitants chose a privileged place, where the sky is blue and the summer long and intense. They arrived here 42,000 years ago, attracted by its mild climate. And there stands the Parador, the only one of the network from which you can go directly down to the beach by lift. Because to get down to the fine, white sand, you have to get down the cliff. On the top on the promontory the beautifully cared for Mediterranean garden awaits you, its verdure contrasting with the blue swimming pool and Mediterranean.
. And inside the Parador, in comfortable lounges and rooms with balconies, we can see its Andalusian character, paying tribute to this desired land with a pool in the middle of a patio commemorating the Al-Andalus conquest. At night-time, with the pool illuminated, the glittering swimming pool and the calm sea, the viewpoint over the old Mare Nostrum becomes an idyllic gazebo under the star, caressed by the sea breeze and the murmur of the waves. On the table, the best food from sea and land, accompanied by the fruit of the vine and olive oil. This is when the visitor fully understands the desire of the old buccaneers to live on a cliff on the edge of Eden.
The sea has eroded the rock, leaving it exposed, dominating the skyline, the challenging promontory. On this peninsula of red rock and lush forests, at the foot of a beach of golden sand and crystal clear waters, stands Aiguablava Parador, overlooking the sea, surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, on the edge of Punta d'es Muts. On a steep cliff, the building is surrounded by century-old pine trees whose aroma reaches the rooms, nearly all of them with a balcony, from where you can enjoy spectacular views. Below, the sea offers the opportunity to enjoy a summer filled with adventure and sport, bathe in its waters and enjoy the seascape.
Sheltered by the rocks, in the small cove, the traveller has the desire to feel as if he/she is the owner of a unique place. Atop, the southern forest makes its way between the stone slabs and gives shade to a spectacular balcony winding around the cliff. Mediterranean trees accompany the view from the Parador's dining rooms, combining in its dishes land and ocean, the green of the pine trees and the blue of the horizon where the sky merges with the sea. Pine trees and cliffs can be seen from the balconies of the rooms, hanging over the waves, at the mercy of the tides.
At night, the conifers shade the greenness of the swimming pool and the ramp leading to the cove is empty, decorated with a flower arch, maybe witness of the last wedding. In the background, the bay closes the passage to the Mediterranean, and everything becomes peace.
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Our office just underwent a major renovation. Aside from breaking down walls and re-assigning rooms, our entire space was re-laid out to maximize the total floor area of the office.
It was a pretty humongous undertaking, but I have to admit I am loving our new headquarters! 🙂 It's definitely roomier, brighter, and more conducive to collaboration :). Plus, it was nice to start the year in new digs! I can tell that our employees are both excited and motivated :).
A new office also meant a new room location for me :). When I first moved in, the white walls were definitely screaming, "decorate me!!!". Hahaha! You know what that means…project time!!! Hahaha! And for my first project, here is my Washi Wall!!!
I'm actually in no rush to fill in the space as I'm sure it will get filled with inspiring images in time. For now, it's my personal little happy corner in the office :).
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How to get around California highway closures
A handful of major highways in California were closed Wednesday, but not to the extent they typically are during a major snowstorm.
The highway closures began shortly after 11 p.m.
PST and affected some of the state's busiest freeways.
The Highway 101 closure, which affects the California Pacific Coast Highway, was the first in the state.
It includes portions of Highway 99 in San Diego and Interstate 5 in Santa Clara County.
There are several major highways across the state that are also being closed.
Highway 1 in Ventura County was closed from 5 a.m.-7 a.t.
Tuesday.
The Interstate 5 and 101 closures also affected the Interstate 405 freeway in the San Fernando Valley.
The Santa Monica Freeway was closed to traffic as of 7 a.p.m., with motorists urged to use alternate routes.
There were no reports of major crashes.
The Los Angeles County-USC Freeway is closed to all traffic from 7 a,m.-6 p.p., with traffic restrictions affecting most of the county's major freeways including I-10, I-805 and Interstate 405.
There were no reported crashes in the area.
Drivers were urged to remain on the freeway.
Traffic was being diverted off major freeway areas to avoid heavy snow and icy conditions.
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Aussie musician's new song 'Passion' for Texas highway deaths 'the first time he'll ever hear it'
Aussie singer-songwriter, musician and musician of music, Chris Heppner, who was killed in a highway crash in February 2018, has released a new song that will be played for the first time ever in the state of Texas.
Mr Heppson's song, called 'Pension' for the Highwaymen, was recorded on March 2 in Austin and features a guitar solo by his wife, Michelle.
In the song, Mr Heppsons wife, Sarah, sings: 'The first time I will ever hear a song that I'm proud of like that.'
She continued, 'I don't think I can ever forget what I heard from him.
It was the first song he would ever play.'
He was the one that got us through this and it was just such a beautiful moment.'
There are some songs I would have never heard or written if it wasn't for him.'
The song, which has been nominated for the 2018 National Singles Album and has been released online, is a tribute to Mr Heppsons wife.
In an interview with The Australian, Ms Heppson said the song was recorded in the comfort of their home in Sydney.'
I don`t know what my next move is.
I don`ll ever know what it is,' she said.'
This is my baby.'
But, you know, he's such a wonderful man and his wife and family really did a wonderful job.'
You know, you can just feel the love.
I couldn`t be happier.'
The singer also revealed that her husband, who died aged 63, had a passion for music and would play his favourite songs in his honour.
Mr Hettsons wife added: 'I have written music for him and his favourite music was when he was in the hospital.
He loved music so much.'
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What is driving the music industry?
By Robert Rochford and Robyn RochfieldIn a world where music is a global business, the internet is the most powerful tool that the industry has to disseminate its message, the music business is in dire straits.
But it's not just the music world that's facing problems.
A new study by the Oxford University Centre for Music Business Research finds that the music sector is facing a massive amount of uncertainty.
Its a world in which a vast number of musicians are in their 20s, and there is a clear perception that the digital revolution has transformed the way music is sold.
It's also a world that is in which the music industries are still trying to find a way forward.
And that means that there's no clear direction for the music music industry.
This is a sobering finding, says Dr Paul Tait, Professor of Music Business at Oxford.
"The internet is playing a critical role in the music market, but there are also concerns about the long-term viability of the music businesses."
The big question is: what is driving this digital revolution?
"The study was conducted in conjunction with Oxford's Centre for Creative Technologies and the Music Business Institute.
It looked at how the digital music industry operates, what the major players are doing to address the challenges, and what the next steps are for the industry.
What is driving digital music?
The report found that there are two main factors at play.
The first is that the way in which music is produced and sold is changing dramatically."
This is changing the way that people listen to and download music, and the amount of content available on the internet has increased dramatically.""
As people get more sophisticated in the way they listen to music, there's a huge shift from listening to music in the traditional way to using computers and the internet in a way that is more socially acceptable and connected."
"The second factor is that music is being digitised.
When you look at the music content that has been recorded, you find that digital content is much more popular, and that people are spending more time on music-related activities online.""
This is the result of the digital era," says Tait.
But what has been missing from the picture is the content that is created by people.
"So what does that content look like?"
"What has been absent from the landscape has been the creation of content that reflects and celebrates the music of people."
This is where music can benefit from the internet, says Tiet.
"What I find fascinating about the music digital economy is that it is the creation and distribution of music that has had the greatest impact on how people experience music."
The study also found that the main drivers of music are:The amount of time that people spend listening to content on the web.
"When people go online, they're spending an average of 15 hours a day on websites," says Professor Tait "But the amount that people pay for music is the same for people who spend less time listening to it."
This means that music content is being produced and distributed on a much greater scale than ever before.
"For the most part, the companies that make music don't make money off the music they create, because they're trying to get as much revenue as they can.""
The answer is, they are not," he says.
Music is the main driver of how much money is made online, and therefore how much is spent on music in general.
"We need to do a better job of recognising that music makes people happy."
How are the music companies responding to this?
There are a number of ways that the major music companies are responding to the digital transition, says Prof Tait"We have to recognise that this is an incredibly significant shift in the economy and the way we interact with each other."
And I think there's an important opportunity for the business community to get involved in the process of recognisably connecting to the music community and the music audience.
"So, for example, we could make it clear that music and music content are two sides of the same coin, so it's OK to listen to songs in your car without worrying about how much you're paying for them, and you don't have to worry about copyright infringement."
But there are some challenges to this approach.
"There are going to be many challenges in the next three years, as digital technology continues to evolve and new platforms emerge, and music services and artists are able to engage with audiences and the people who listen to their music on these new platforms," he adds.
"However, it's also important that we take the time to identify where these new opportunities are, and where they can be leveraged."
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Fresh out of being cleared for bankruptcy in December, Atari and its classic games Asteroids and Centipede are back and coming to a smartphone near you. Well, the names and images of those games, at least.
Fresh out of bankruptcy court last December, Atari and its classic games Asteroids and Centipede are back and coming to a smartphone near you. Well, the names and images of those games, at least.
Atari is entering the world of social casino gaming, the video game company announced on Wednesday, in a new product appropriately called Atari Casino. (Not to be confused with the classic 1978 Atari game Casino.) The game, which will appear online, on mobile devices, and on Facebook, comes out of a partnership with video game company FlowPlay. That's the first partnership Atari has signed since going through bankruptcy court in 2013.
Though it will be branded with Atari's most memorable games, Atari Casino will be a straightforward gambling game of poker, slots, and blackjack. It will be very similar to FlowPlay's Vegas World or Slots Social Casino games, but will feature visual themes taken straight from famed Atari games. Arizona Sen. John McCain, for one, will be happy with the news; the former presidential candidate was spotted playing poker on his phone at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing.
This new direction for the company is statement on both Atari (the company is relying on the nostalgia for its decades-old hits to survive) and the current state of online gaming (mobile, casino-style gaming is where the money is.) Atari has struggled to recapture the glory of their 1980s heyday, but even though they have failed to keep up in the world of Xbox and Playstations, those old classics still remain valuable properties to reach the aging veterans of console combat.
But if all you actually want is to play those old Atari games and not their new incarnations, the Atari Casino likely won't satiate that deep burning need. Instead, try the Internet Archive Console Living Room, a collection of free downloadable old video games that's particularly fond of Atari's greatest classics. Oh, and you can play the anti-classic of E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, too.


NEW HOPE for Brain Cancer Treatment!
Treating infections or tumors in the human brain is almost always a matter of surgery because of something called the blood-brain barrier (BBB) which is a sort of gatekeeper to the brain.
A new clinical trial of patients with glioblastoma (a kind of brain cancer tumor) shows that bursts of high intensity sound can temporarily disable the BBB allowing chemotherapy drugs to attack the tumor(s).
The function of the BBB is to protect the delicate brain. It consists of three major components.
One, limited spacing between endothelial cells (a thin layer of cells coating the walls of blood vessels) which limits the amount and kind of material which passes through the wall to the cells.
Two, proteins which actually transport the chemicals to the brain are specific to just the kinds of things (such as glucose - blood sugar) and ketones which provide an alternative source of energy. Also passed are fatty acids and some amino acids.
Three, a set of enzymes which attack and alter undesired blood contents.
A clinical trial just published in the Science Translational Magazine (AAAS Science.org) shows that many tumors such as a glioblastoma which is very aggressive, can now be treated using a combination of traditional chemotherapy and sound.
Researchers have found that a pulsed ultrasound device implanted in the skull and activated during treatment sessions can interrupt the effectiveness of the blood-brain barrier, allowing the chemotherapy to cross from the bloodstream to the brain and attack the tumor.
The system called SonoCloud was shown by MRI studies to interrupt the BBB at acoustic pressure levels up to 1.1 megapascals without any adverse effect on the brain tissue in radiologic or clinical tests.
Details aside, the important point for patients and families (as well as the few doctors who I know actually read this blog) is learning that there IS, or soon will be an alternative to brain surgery to treat cancers which could be treated with chemotherapy if they were in a less well protected part of the body.
WHO -- Coffee NOT a Cancer Cause!
Although this isn't probably critical news, it is a very important topic for so many people that I felt it fit in this blog.
Fortunately for the many of us who feel life without coffee is barely living at all, they have now reversed their earlier position having determined that it isn't coffee which is the cancer threat, but very hot coffee, or any very hot beverage.
So stop burning your mouth with hot drinks and stick to burning your tongue with spices instead and you can enjoy that cup of coffee without guilt!
Coffee does NOT cause cancer.
While no NEW countries have been added to incident lists, 60 countries and territories have already reported continuing mosquito-borne transmission and 46 countries are seeing the first Zika virus outbreak this year.
By comparison, from 2007 through 2014 only fourteen countries had reported evidence of Zika virus transmission.
At this time ten countries have now reported probable sexual transmission of the Zika virus.
Cases in the U.S.A., Slovenia, and Spain report microcephaly in infants which were borne to mothers who had recently visited Brazil.
Among possible cases are two which are still being verified in Venezuela and Costa Rica.
In addition, 13 countries and territories worldwide report additional incidents of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) above the normal average.
In Guadeloupe a Zika infection was found in a myelitis (a severe neurological condition) patient.
There is now a scientific consensus that a Zika virus infection can cause microcephaly and GBS.
Compare this map from the WHO with the one from February, 2016 below from my earlier Zika report.


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University of Notre Dame braces for estimated $100 million loss because of coronavirus pandemic
Allie Kirkman
ND says it expects $100M loss
SOUTH BEND — The University of Notre Dame was in a strong financial position before the coronavirus pandemic. Now, it faces "significant budget challenges" and is currently projecting a $100 million loss in revenue for the upcoming fiscal year, according to a letter issued to the school community.
With an operating budget at $1.7 billion, officials were already expecting a revenue loss of $44 million for the current fiscal year, which ends on June 30. Much of that has been attributed to the university returning $22 million to students in spring undergraduate room and board fees, as well as the loss of auxiliary revenues during the second half of the semester when campus closed and classes were moved online.
In a letter sent to Notre Dame staff, faculty and students this week, university leaders said they enacted a series of measures in mid-March, including freezing staff hiring, stopping or postponing several capital projects, and eliminating university-sponsored travel and non-essential spending in an effort to mitigate COVID-19's finical impact. But, "Notre Dame is not immune" to continued economic effects, it says.
"Many of our peer universities are projecting annual revenue losses ranging from $175 million to more than $750 million," university president, the Rev. John I. Jenkins, and other top Notre Dame administrators wrote in the letter. "Although Notre Dame remains in a strong financial position relative to the vast majority of our peers, we too face significant budget challenges.
"From July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021, we are currently projecting a revenue shortfall in excess of $100 million, compared to our original budget plans, due to increased financial aid expenditures, flat endowment payout, lower auxiliary revenue and projected lower levels of philanthropy," the letter says. "These financial challenges are not limited to fiscal year 2021. We anticipate continuing impacts on our budget for the foreseeable future."
The leaders said they cannot use the university's endowment of about $13 billion to solve financial challenges, as most of its almost 7,000 individual funds are restricted and created by binding donor agreements. Earnings from those funds are used for specific purposes such as financial aid for students.
Instead, these are some of the things Notre Dame plans to do to ease fiscal 2021 budget pressures:
There will be no faculty or staff merit salary increases for the upcoming fiscal year starting July 1 and no increases to existing salaries related to promotions until further notice. Senior leaders are also voluntarily reducing their salaries by 5% to 20%.
Units across the university have prepared 5% reduction plans on the unrestricted portion of their budgets.
A staff hiring freeze will remain in effect for the foreseeable future. Additionally, "existing and open or unfilled staff lines supported by unrestricted funds will be permanently used to offset the multi-fiscal-year impact of the pandemic on the budget."
The university will hold a series of "listening sessions" with faculty and staff to consider reducing or eliminating the employer 403(b) match for the upcoming fiscal year. If the school were to reduce any portion of the match, officials would not do so before Jan.1, 2021.
The letter also acknowledges that the most frequent question from staff is whether the organization will implement furloughs, which is a temporary unpaid leave, during which participating individuals remain employees.
"At this time, we are creating a job pool in the hope of repurposing as many staff members as possible with no or limited work to other units with heightened needs," leaders wrote. "For example, we are considering the possibility of reassigning staff who would clean instructional spaces between classes and assist as ushers in large classroom buildings at times of peak activity."
University leaders said this strategy would "require some flexibility on the part of our staff and exceptional collaboration across a number of units." They said the job bank would significantly reduce the need for university-wide furloughs, assuming students are on campus for the fall semester.
Even with these plans, leaders said "we face considerable uncertainty in forecasting the university's finances," as many lingering questions — from student enrollment numbers to their needs for additional financial aid — remain unanswered.
'The biggest shock'
Larger private schools and state universities have more resources to draw on but are still anticipating a money crunch going into the next year, even after their share of CARES Act funding.
Indiana University President Michael McRobbie ordered budget cuts in April at each IU campus, including South Bend, to prepare for a potential fallout from the coronavirus crisis.
Cuts included reducing next year's general fund budget by 5%, canceling salary increases, extending a hiring freeze and delaying some construction projects.
In a previous report by The Tribune, IU South Bend Chancellor Susan Elrod said the regional campus is "trying to find as much money through existing staff vacancies that we can," and officials are hopeful that the extra money, combined with enrollment, will be strong enough so that they "won't have to take any dramatic financial measures."
In March, Moody's Investors Service, the agency that provides bond or credit ratings for many universities, downgraded its outlook for the higher education sector from stable to negative.
"It isn't an exaggeration to say that this is the biggest shock to the higher education system in a generation," Ted Mitchell, president of the American Council on Education, stated in Notre Dame's letter.
Last month, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb directed state agencies to cut 15% from the upcoming budget year, which starts in July, to help manage the economic fallout of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. At the time, those cuts didn't apply to the state's publicly funded K-12 schools or higher education institutions.
But last week, plans to cut $103 million in funding to public universities were released. Indiana's K-12 public school budgets, however, have been "spared the knife," Holcomb announced Wednesday.
According to an Indianapolis Star report, a memo from State Budget Director Zac Jackson last week proposed a 7% reduction in the state's $1.7 billion in 2020-21 funding to the seven public college systems in Indiana. Some of those cuts can be offset by the federal coronavirus relief package approved by Congress, which allocated nearly $82 million to Indiana's colleges.
Purdue University would see the largest reduction of $3.2 million, followed by Indiana University at about $500,000, according to the memo first reported by The (Fort Wayne) Journal Gazette. The plan will be reviewed next week by the State Budget Committee.
University funding makes up about 10% of the state budget, and the Indiana Commission for Higher Education said the planned cuts were expected.
"These cuts will require institutions to significantly adjust operations and services, and Indiana's institutions have been developing contingency plans over the past several months in an effort to prepare for a variety of scenarios," a commission statement said. "At the same time, these cuts will not impact student financial aid, which is important to ensure college affordability for all Hoosiers in a time when there will most likely be increased financial need for students and families."


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Q: Why does the below C++ code not compile when using make_shared in insert function of a Binary search tree The below code does not compile with an error which is not very clear. And If I make changes to remove the compile error then it crashes in the insert function. Would you please let me know what is going wrong here. Also is it not a good idea/good practice to use shared_pointers while making your own container.
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//                 generic binary search tree

#include <queue>
#include <stack>
#include <iostream>
#include <memory>
#include <stack>
#include <queue>

using namespace std;

template<typename T>
class BSTNode {
public:
    BSTNode() {
        left = right = nullptr;
    }
    BSTNode(const T& e, shared_ptr<BSTNode <T> > l = nullptr, shared_ptr<BSTNode <T> > r = nullptr) {
        el = e; left = l; right = r;
    }
    T el;
    shared_ptr<BSTNode <T> > left = make_shared<BSTNode <T> >();
    shared_ptr<BSTNode <T> > right = make_shared<BSTNode <T> >();

    ~BSTNode()
    {
      cout<<"~BSTNode"<<endl;
    }
};

template<class T>
class BST {
public:
    BST() {
        root = nullptr;
    }
    ~BST() {
        cout<<"~BST"<<endl;
    }
    void insert(const T);
protected:
    shared_ptr<BSTNode<T> > root;
};

template<class T>
void BST<T>::insert(const T el) {
    shared_ptr<BSTNode<T>> p = root, prev = nullptr;
    while (p != nullptr) {  // find a place for inserting new node;
        prev = p;
        if (el < p->el)
             p = p->left;
        else p = p->right;
    }
    if (root == nullptr)    // tree is empty;
    {
      //It is crashing here.
      root = make_shared<BSTNode<T> >(new BSTNode<T>(el));
    }
    else if (el < prev->el)
         prev->left  = make_shared<BSTNode<T> >(el);
    else prev->right = make_shared<BSTNode<T> >(el);
}

//In main function:
    BST<int> obj1;
    obj1.insert(12);
'''

A: I believe these lines
shared_ptr<BSTNode <T> > left = make_shared<BSTNode <T> >();
shared_ptr<BSTNode <T> > right = make_shared<BSTNode <T> >();

are calling the constructor recursively, and the recursion is unbounded. So I think the seg fault is because the call stack is exploding. Perhaps try changing those lines to this or something similar.
shared_ptr<BSTNode <T> > left = nullptr;
shared_ptr<BSTNode <T> > right = nullptr;

Then later, when assigning them, call make_shared() to allocate the memory for them.

A: root = make_shared<BSTNode<T> >(new BSTNode<T>(el)); tries to construct a BSTNode<T> from a BSTNode<T>*, but you have a BSTNode<T> constructor that  takes a const T&, so probably you want to write root = make_shared<BSTNode<T> >(el);. make_shared will create the BSTNode<T>, so you don't need to create it with new. You only pass the parameters for the constructor to make_shared.

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In the third year in the life of this specimen, and it has finally bloomed!
The spathe is somewhat less yellow than this photo shows, and the entire inflorescence is rather tiny: about 1/2 inch top-to-bottom.
Side view of the same specimen.
General habit of the plant, growing in a 3-inch pot.
Fourth year of life, and another flower, on a ridiculously tall petiole.


On the 21st of September, NCT USA 2017 will feature a Workshop on Integrated Early Warning by DTRA.
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) will facilitate a discussion on efforts underway to provide a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Integrated Early Warning (IEW) capability that operationalizes sensing and information management technologies, and incorporates threat warning into a novel decision management framework in order to facilitate effective decision making so the United States can continue military operations in a WMD threat environment. This workshop will feature a brief overview of the DTRA IEW program and invite technical and operational stakeholders to discuss ongoing efforts in a facilitated interactive panel format.


In late September, Amoeba Music was granted licensing to open a medical marijuana dispensary. The store, currently located on Telegraph Avenue, will convert a portion of the building to medical marijuana. Owners Marc Weinstein and David Prinz are excited about the new opportunity this brings to the Amoeba brand.
Amoeba Music, along with many other record labels, has seen a decline in profit with the digital age. Society obtains their music in a different way now. Music is recorded in a more technologically advanced manner now. People just don't buy records and CDs much anymore, so the owners had to get creative and come up with another solution.
"This is absolutely going to help save the Berkeley store."
The granting of this license marks Amoeba Music as the first record store in California to double as a medical marijuana dispensary. This move is going to help the brand stay in business after 8 consecutive years of reported financial losses. The record retailer reports that 2016 sales reports show 50-percent of the sales reported in 2008. A change was necessary to keep the brand alive.
Amoeba Music has other stores in California, which have made up for the losses in Berkeley. Although all three locations have experienced decreased sales, the Berkeley store, although just blocks from UC Berkeley, has suffered the greatest losses.
"The Berkeley store got a lot slower than the other stores a lot sooner, partially because of the culture that surrounds Telegraph. But also the students in general, especially five to ten years ago, came in, and the new wave was downloading and streaming music. Really, a lot of students don't understand why anyone would by a hard copy."
Thoughts of branching into the medical marijuana industry didn't just happen overnight. This is five years in the making. Amoeba has been trying that long to have licensing granted to them. Executive director at Magnolia Wellness Collective, Debby Goldsberry, has been assisting Amoeba's owners to get their new business setup, the Berkeley Compassionate Care Collective. The current Amoeba location on Telegraph Avenue is 3,000-square feet. The dispensary portion will take over the Jazz, world music and classical sections.
Aside from just selling medical marijuana, Weinstein and Prinz are also dedicated to educating the public about the benefits and uses of medical marijuana. For licensing alone, $100,000 was paid out. The conversion of the space is estimated to cost several hundred thousand dollars.
"It's going to be a full-service, comprehensive dispensary for the neighborhood."
The business partners say that if the Berkeley store's conversion proves to be successful, they will also look at converting the other two locations as well. At their San Francisco location, a medical marijuana evaluation office is on the upper level. What makes these owners good candidates for the marijuana industry is that they aren't just about the money; they believe in the industry and care about patients.
"Cannabis dispensaries are our first experiment in this business – a business we strongly believe in.
We think access to cannabis is a human rights issue and my partner Dave and I are both very much on the same page.
We're being afforded an opportunity to come into this business with fresh eyes and come up with a new model on Telegraph.
We feel the responsibility and we're hoping to make everyone happy with a model that is strictly Berkeley-style and very much a part of the community."


JDAW's other brother-in-law wanted to attend a tasting, so an emergency was declared, and held on Monday 8th February 2016 at the Boot & Flogger.
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35% opacity, red-brown. Quite hot, in the mouth some tree sap - cedar. This was quite different to the sample tasted at the 2015 BFT, which was much more fine and elegant.
A bicentenary release bottle. Mature burnished copper colour, 50% opaque. Smelly and reductive on the nose, unpleasant. Bottle stink flavours dominate the initial impact on the palate. There is a little fruit on the mid-palate and some soft caramel with kumquat dominating the end of the finish. Not rated.
Ck77 A limited edition release of this previously not declared/realeased '77 vintage. I didn't like this port until the very end of the night where the bottle stink had calmed a lot. There was some eculyptus on the first taste but this was also affected by whatever spoiled this port with the smell. Subsequent discussions have suggested that maybe it requires a few years to settle down after the recorking of these special bottles.
Ck77, decanted 06:30. Lovely red, 50% opaque. Palate of red cherries, strawberries. Good size. Mike said "cedar", correctly. Some heat mid palate.


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Following fans from their home to the stadium you get an intimate look at the community and fandom forged through the Xolos. This is the first generation of fans for a team and they are reimagining what it means to be Norteno, Chicano or Anglo-American in a region where definitions are increasingly forced on people. With their fandom connecting them, these fans explore how to build a lost relationship, realize the modern American dream in the Coachella Valley and define what it means to be a Mexican-American in a society that makes you choose one over the other.
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