![]() ![]() “Grand cru” is reserved for the very best vineyards, with “premier cru” the level just below. Generally it is a classification awarded to specific vineyards denoting their potential for producing great wines. The terms “premier cru” and “grand cru” are also used, but the usage depends on the specific wine region. So, “cru” is the name of the location where the grapes are grown, as opposed to the name of a specific vineyard. “Cru” is a term used in the French wine industry that means “growth place”. “Leo” is the Latin for “lion”, but I’m not sure how to translate “coat hanger” into Latin … 23 Grand _: wine label words : CRU Others say that it resembles a bent coat hanger. The constellation named Leo can be said to resemble a lion. ![]() When the activated salts are held under the nose, the ammonia irritates the mucous membranes causing an inhalation reflex action. The active ingredient in smelling salts is usually ammonium carbonate, which releases ammonia gas when mixed with alcohol. The beta version feeds into a release candidate, the version that is tested just prior to the software being sold into the market, hopefully bug-free. The users generally check functionality and report further bugs that are encountered. After reported bugs have been eliminated, the refined version is called a beta and is released to a wider audience, but with the program clearly labeled as “beta”. Expected to have a lot of bugs that need to be fixed, the alpha release is usually distributed to a small number of testers. In the world of software development, the first tested issue of a new program is usually called the alpha version. 20 Not yet bug-free, as software : IN BETA Also, German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl was commissioned to film the whole event, resulting in the technically groundbreaking documentary “Olympia” that was released two years later. The 1936 Summer Olympic Games were held in Berlin, and were the first Olympic Games to be televised. However, his Alabama accent was misconstrued at school when his family moved to Cleveland, so teachers and classmates called him “Jesse” instead of “JC”, and the name stuck. Jesse’s real name was James Cleveland Owens, and he went by “JC” as a child. Jesse Owens is famous for winning four gold medals at the Berlin Olympic Games in 1936, much to the chagrin of Adolf Hitler. “Tel Aviv” translates into “Spring Mound”, and is a name that was chosen in 1910. The full name of Israel’s second largest city is Tel Aviv-Yafo. Esau had three wives, Adah, Aholibamah and Bashemath. I’ll have to listen more carefully in the future … 14 Isaac’s eldest son : ESAUĮsau is a son of Isaac, and someone whose story is told in the Bible’s Book of Genesis. Folks tell me that the expression is quite common, but I must confess that I personally haven’t heard it used outside of crosswords. ![]() “To dog it” is a slang term meaning to not expend the effort necessary to accomplish a task. Who could ask for more? 9 Shirk work : DOG IT With yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to thereĪcross the crowded floor, they worked from 8 ’til 4 The club had to move due to impending construction and is now “sharing” a location with the Columbus 72 nightclub. ![]() The Copa opened in 1940 and is still going today although it is struggling. The Copacabana of the 1978 Barry Manilow song is the Copacabana nightclub in New York City (which is also the subject of the Frank Sinatra song “Meet Me at the Copa”). Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across ![]()
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