Dr. Vinny tells how to open a screw-top bottle of wine I’ve opened my
share of twist-offs, and sometimes the
perforation between the cap and the skirt (or, top and bottom) of the twist-off
doesn’t seem to be perforated enough, and can be stubborn to open. I have two methods of opening twist-offs that
tend to work for me. The first is to
grab the bottle itself with one hand, and with the other grab the cap (only),
and try to twist the top. The other way
is to grab the bottle with one hand and with the other hand grab the skirt
(only) and twist that way. You shouldn’t
try to twist by holding on to the bottom of the twist-off with one hand and the top of the twist-off with
the other. If you are, you could be
working against yourself. https://www.winespectator.com/drvinny/show/id/47191
It may take a village to raise a child, but if
you’re getting ready to open a nonprofit restaurant, you’ll need more than a
village of volunteers to help keep it running. The idea isn’t new, and like retail white
elephant shops sponsored by charities, an ongoing enterprise that fills coffers
is a great way to keep a solid revenue stream flowing into the
organization. That stated, if the
restaurant is a new start-up and it's not an extension of an existing charity,
the first thing you must do is to establish yourself as a 501(c) 3
corporation. Gail Cohen https://bizfluent.com/how-8449149-open-own-nonprofit-restaurant.html
Bistro 163, a nonprofit restaurant with a
pay-it-forward concept, scores
valuable points for not only serving delicious, farm-to-table breakfasts and
lunches using locally sourced ingredients, but also for its mission. As one of about 50 nonprofit restaurants in
the United States whose model addresses hunger and community relationship
issues, Bistro 163 at 1848 Perry Street, Suite 10 in Port Clinton, Ohio
celebrated its two-year anniversary in June 2018. In May, the cafe decided to add breakfast to
its lunch menu, and use equipment in the back room that was left from a coffee
shop that formerly used the space.
Here’s how it works: Everyone is
welcome to come in and have a meal. Those
who can afford it are encouraged to pay more than the suggested prices for
items on the menu, to help others enjoy a meal.
To that end, the servers don’t accept tips. Those unable to pay are asked to give their
time helping out at the restaurant as payment.
Read review and find hours of operation at https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/food/2018/10/18/bill-of-fare-restaurant-review-bistro-163-port-clinton-ohio/stories/20181012113
October 12,
2018 The best way to pick a carton of eggs at peak freshness is by
taking a look at one number on the container . . . other than the expiration
date. Instead, locate the packaging date
and make sure it’s no more than four to five weeks prior to the current
date. Doing so ensures the eggs inside
meet the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) standards, reports Coastal Living. You’ll
find this three-digit number right beside or below the expiration date (which
will read something like “EXPOCT1218”) and the plant code (which looks similar
to “P-1234”). The packaging date is based on a 365-day system,
meaning, if a farmer packaged a dozen eggs today, she or he would write “285”
on the package instead of “101218.” You
can skip the mental math though because this chart will do it
for you. https://www.wellandgood.com/good-food/how-to-tell-if-eggs-are-fresh/ Thank you, Muse reader!
'Toxic' Is Oxford Dictionaries' Word Of 2018 Oxford
Dictionaries' judgment is that "toxic" illuminates something about
this year. Oxford Dictionaries
says it found a 45 percent increase in look-ups of
toxic and it was used in so many situations that "the sheer scope of its
application, as found by our research, made toxic the stand-out choice for the
Word of the Year title." Here at
NPR, we've reported on the Internet's toxic content, the ill effects of toxic stress and, of course, the dangers of toxic chemicals.
Word experts at Collins Dictionary selected "single-use" as
their word of the year, as we reported last week. Barbara Campbell
The 1929 Edward Hopper painting Chop Suey sold for a record-breaking, drink-spitting, eyebrow-yanking $92
million at
auction last night (Nov. 13) at Christie’s. It’s more than double his previous high ($40.5
million for East Wind Over
Weehawken in 2013) and far beyond the expectations of many
gallerists ahead of the auction. But
among diehard Hopper fans, Seattleites, and close watchers of the American art
market, there are whisperings of disappointment. That’s because the painting, from the estate
of entrepreneur and collector Barney Ebsworth, was destined as a gift for the
Seattle Art Museum—although the museum, for its part, is keeping mum about that
promise. In 2007, more than 40
patrons pledged
the museum almost 1,000 priceless artworks to celebrate its 75th
anniversary. Among the would-be
benefactors was Ebsworth, who served on the museum’s board and pledged some 65
works from his collection, including Georgia O’Keeffe’s 1918 Music—Pink and Blue No. 1, Marsden
Hartley’s Painting Number 49, Berlin, and
Hopper’s Chop Suey. Still more significantly, he
told ARTnewsletter he wanted his priceless collection of American
modern art to remain together, and go to a museum. (He didn’t say which.) At the time of his death, the painting, which
depicts a
favorite Chinese restaurant in Columbus Circle, Manhattan, had already
spent some time within the museum’s walls, after going
on show in 2009 as part of the exhibition Edward
Hopper’s Women. But when
Ebsworth died
in April, he shocked the art world by leaving the balance of his $300
million collection to his family, to do whatever they liked with. It may be that his wishes that the works
ultimately wind up in a single museum had changed, or weren’t known to his
family. In the end, more than 85
artworks from the collection have gone on the market, to be dispersed around
the world. Hopper aficionados may still
have a glimmer of hope, however. Though
Christie’s hasn’t revealed the buyer, there’s a distinct possibility that this
painting may not be going from one private mansion to another. At a
post-sale press conference, the auction house’s chairman Marc Porter hinted
that the buyer with deep pockets might have been a museum or institution,
adding that Christie’s “hopes to see it hanging again soon.” Natasha Frost
https://qz.com/quartzy/1463492/sale-of-edward-hopper-painting-chop-suey-sparks-controversy/
Consumers, rejoice: An attack plan is nearing deployment against
the billions of illegal robocalls that have made telephones and smartphones
virtual weapons of mass frustration. Emerging from a years-long effort by government,
telecommunications and computer experts, the plan will use a verification
system to stop robocall companies from masking the true numbers those billions
of unwanted and illegal calls. The
tactic, known as spoofing, fools consumers by causing their Caller-ID systems
to indicate falsely that the robocalls come from the phone numbers of familiar
businesses, organizations, friends or acquaintances. The verification system targets a problem
that's a top priority for the Federal Communication Commission and the Federal
Trade Commission. The FTC last year
identified robocalling as the number-one
consumer complaint category: More than 1.9 million complaints against the
practice were filed during the first five months of 2017. U.S. consumers and businesses were barraged
with roughly 30.5 billion robocalls in 2017, according
to YouMail, a company that provides a service to block such
messages. That broke the record of 29.3
billion calls set just a year earlier. And
the company estimates the 2018 total will jump to roughly 48 billion. The pace hasn't slackened. U.S. phones
received some 6.1 million robocalls per hour in September 2018 alone, YouMail also reported. Many robocalls aren't just annoying--they're
illegal. Robocallers are not permitted
to send telemarketing messages that haven't been approved by the recipients, or
to dial numbers on the National Do
Not Call Registry. One
robocall executive who has been sued by the FTC acknowledged that the growing
torrent poses a problem. "Obviously,
the underlying issue is the calls are illegal," Aaron Michael Jones,
affiliated with several robocalling companies, told an FTC investigative
hearing in 2015. "We know that
already." Some robocalls are
permissible. Government regulators have
carved out exemptions for charities, for example, and also for political
campaigns. Major U.S. telephone service
providers are expected to start integrating the verification system with their
networks in upcoming months, with a more complete ramp-up to follow in 2019. There's no agreement yet on what consumers
will see in their Caller ID systems--a green check mark, perhaps, or another
symbol to indicate the caller has the authorization to use the number that's
displayed. Kevin McCoy Read much more at
A 1972
painting by British artist David Hockney soared to $90.3 million at
Christie's on November 15, 2018, smashing the record for the highest price ever
paid at auction for a work by a living artist.
With Christie's commission, "Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two
Figures)," surpassed the auction house's pre-sale estimate of about $80
million, following a bidding war between two determined would-be buyers once
the work hit $70 million. The previous
record for a work by a living artist was held by Jeff Koons' sculpture
"Balloon Dog," which sold for $58.4 million in 2013. Hockney's
previous auction record was $28.4 million.
See graphics at https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/david-hockney-painting-sells-record-breaking-90-3-million-n937056
http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com November
16, 2018 Issue 1987 320th day of the year Thought
for Today The world is like a Mask
dancing. If you want to see it well, you
do not stand in one place. - Chinua Achebe, writer and professor (16 Nov
1930-2013)
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