Word: wined
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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ABOUT 40% OF AMERICANS DRINK WINE at least occasionally. Any of them who latch onto WINE SNOBBERY (Simon & Schuster; $20) will have their eyebrows raised by this self-styled expose of what's behind -- and what sometimes goes into -- the noble beverage. In remorseless detail, British oenophile Andrew Barr explains how France's supposedly rigid appellation laws protect mediocrity more than excellence, why cheap champagne is often better than top brands costing upwards of $40, and how producers have got away with murder -- literally -- by dosing their wines with dangerous additives. Like most Savonarolas, Barr could lighten up a little...
...work at the Cato Institute" can mean you wine-and-dine ambassadors daily, or you fill out name tags for $3.65 and hour. This is especially effective because most people don't know that the Cato Institute is just some house in your average neighborhood that holds "forums" by crowding lots of people into the living room...
...report is based on a study of a geyser near Calistoga, a town in Northern California's wine country noted for its hot springs. Two scientists, now at Washington's Carnegie Institution, analyzed the timing of eruptions from 1973 to 1991. They found that the schedule was disrupted one to three days before each of the three biggest earthquakes of the period in the region. Just before the devastating Loma Prieta quake that hit the San Francisco area during the 1989 World Series, for example, the time between eruptions jumped from 90 to 150 minutes. Because the quakes occurred...
...course, everything gets checked out, and the process is arguably a healthy one that eventually separates the truth from the bullshit. But only eventually. In the meantime, even the fact that rumors are going around can become a story. Over pate and wine on the press plane (these ain't the scruffy boys on the bus anymore), you hear that Marilyn Quayle is sick. You call a couple Republican Party officials who heard Dan Quayle might be dropped. Bingo. Come filing time, you can write a fresh story...
...carry the hepatitis A virus, which causes a truly unpleasant (though not necessarily fatal) liver disease. Now comes a vaccination of sorts, and one that many people will find easier to swallow than the oysters. According to a report in the journal Epidemiology, chasing oysters with a glass of wine or a cocktail can reduce the risk by a whopping 90% no matter how many oysters are downed. It's the first time anyone has shown alcohol can prevent viral illness...