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Cincydawg

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« Reply #2898 on: August 07, 2024, 08:31:54 AM »


Some of those countries have some pretty serious and ugly poverty in areas.  Anyway, I disagree, but whatever.
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« Reply #2899 on: August 07, 2024, 09:09:16 AM »
The Cave DSM, a local wine shop and bar, was recently voted as one of the best wine shops in the country.

Not only can you stop at The Cave DSM for a drink, you can also purchase a wine for your at-home collection since the shop offers a "hybrid" retail/bar model.

Ten wine shops were selected by an expert panel and voted by readers to determine which ranked the best. The Cave DSM scored eighth place, beating out a wine cellar and a wine grocery store both based in California.

Making the USA TODAY 10Best list came as a bit of a surprise, but it goes to show just how far of a reach The Cave DSM's has, said co-owner Nick Leo.


"In one way it was kind of surprising because there were some seriously established places on that list, but at the same time, we have been fortunate to have other national publications reach out to us," Leo said.

The Cave DSM has also been featured in publications including Wine Enthusiast and the online bar publication PUNCH.

So here is what you should know about the nationally ranked Des Moines-based wine shop and bar.


The Cave DSM is the only wine shop that focuses completely on offering a wide selection of natural wines. All the wines are organically farmed and naturally fermented as opposed to being sterilized and pasteurized. There are also no additives. The natural wine is sourced on a smaller scale by small production wineries around the world.

"Because everything is small production, there are constantly new things coming in and out," Leo said.

The wine on The Cave DSM's shelves comes from Australia, Germany, Lebanon, Spain, France, Palestine and more. Wines from the U.S. are typically from California and Oregon, but they also offer a cider from Wisconsin.

What is The Cave DSM's Wine Club?
The Cave DSM also offers a monthly subscription to the Wine Club. Anyone who enrolls will pay around $50 to $75 a month to get two wines specially chosen by The Cave DSM. The subscription also provides a pamphlet with background on the wine and paring suggestions. The pick-up day for the Wine Club is the second Saturday of each month.
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« Reply #2900 on: August 07, 2024, 09:39:20 AM »
My personal view of these "organic" or "natural" wines is that the premise is completely bogus, but whatever.  I'm sure the wine shop is a nice one.

We had one in Cincy I frequented, too often, a wine shop with the bar next door.  You could buy a bottle in the shop if the bar didn't feature something you liked.

Great patio, it's still operating, in Glendale, Ohio.

There is a "hybrid" down this way we liked, but it's a ways away and we have been back, called "Seed".  There is a very nice wine bar with a nice restaurant attached.

Seed Kitchen and Bar | American Restaurant in Marietta, GA (eatatseed.com)

We have several beer places near us, but the only wine bar is two miles and too large for my tastes.  There is a "Pour" beer place close by, it's only OK.

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« Reply #2901 on: August 08, 2024, 03:28:48 PM »
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« Reply #2902 on: August 08, 2024, 03:36:15 PM »
LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - A week before the Legislature is expected to reconvene for a special session, Gov. Jim Pillen held a news conference on his push to reduce Nebraska property taxes by 50%.

The announcement comes after the governor has been holding town halls around the state in recent weeks promoting his plan. According to a release from Pillen’s office, he has also been having regular meetings with senators focused on the issue.

“In Nebraska, property tax collections have accelerated at a rapid rate. In a few short years, they will reach more than $1 million a day, or $6 billion a year,” the release states. “Nebraska is among states for highest property taxes in the nation and the governor has made tax reform a central goal of his administration.”

Pillen initially charged the Unicameral with coming up with a 40% reduction in property taxes. But the bill put forward failed in the spring session. The governor clarified that he’s now looking for 50% — with some getting back 65% or 70%.
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« Reply #2903 on: August 08, 2024, 04:06:05 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on August 08, 2024, 03:28:48 PM
10 Worst States in America for Property Taxes (msn.com)
One of the few taxation lists where CA isn't top ten (or from the standpoint of taxpayers, BOTTOM ten)... 
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« Reply #2904 on: August 08, 2024, 04:42:40 PM »
HATCH CHILE season is here!! We have hatch chile and cheddar brats and burgers!

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« Reply #2905 on: August 09, 2024, 11:39:48 AM »
I'm still seeing "social media" angst about the preseason polls.  I guess it's something to do.  I THINK maybe "back in the day" when I was say 14 I probably mulled over preseason polls and thought MY TEAM was getting disrespected.  Maybe I would think that even at my age except ...

Huh.  I can't.
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« Reply #2906 on: August 09, 2024, 11:47:51 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on August 08, 2024, 04:42:40 PM
HATCH CHILE season is here!! We have hatch chile and cheddar brats and burgers!

[img width=500 height=328.996]https://i.imgur.com/LbIgDwL.jpeg[/img]

Every year when it's fresh green chile season, my dad roasts a bunch of them, and then makes chile rellenos out of them.  Unlike most Tex-Mex and Mexican chile rellenos that are made from poblano and battered in egg/flour, my dads are the traditional West Texas/Nex Mexican style, so they're made from New Mexican green chile (Hatch is the most recognized region but not the only one), and they're battered in cornmeal and stuffed with whatever you like.  

This year our family's Chile Relleno Fest is Sunday night and dad's stuffing them with traditional picadillo filling, and Oaxaca cheese.
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« Reply #2907 on: August 09, 2024, 11:49:55 AM »
wish I could make it
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« Reply #2908 on: August 09, 2024, 11:53:24 AM »
College football Freaks List 2024: Why Nyck Harbor takes No. 1 spot (again) in Bruce Feldman’s rankings


The Freaks List started in the summer of 2005 with a linebacker in the MAC named Terna Nande. The weight room stories his strength coach (now with the Denver Broncos) told me blew my mind — so much so that I ranked Nande from Miami (Ohio) above Vernon Davis, Calvin Johnson and a bunch of other players primed for big-time NFL careers. Twenty years later, the list — the thing I’m probably most known for in football circles — has only grown.


https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5668892/2024/08/06/college-football-freaks-list-2024-bruce-feldman/?source=freedailyemail&campaign=601983
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5668892/2024/08/06/college-football-freaks-list-2024-bruce-feldman/?source=freedailyemail&campaign=601983

57. Tommi Hill, Nebraska, cornerback
As he showed at both Temple and Baylor, Matt Rhule has a good eye for freaks. In the 6-foot, 205-pound Hill, he inherited a very gifted prospect.

“He’s a 42-inch vertical, 4.3 (40) guy,” Rhule said. Hill started one game on offense and seven more on defense before he moved to cornerback full-time in 2023. Hill made 26 tackles and had nine PBUs with four interceptions. Another DB to remember at Nebraska is redshirt freshman Jeremiah Charles, a 5-11, 170-pounder who has broad-jumped 11 feet and finished fifth in the triple jump (50-6 3/4) and sixth in the long jump (24-0 1/4) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships this year.

“He scored (points) in the Big Ten in a track meet and then came back and won the (football team’s) dunk contest the day they got back,” said Rhule.
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« Reply #2909 on: August 09, 2024, 12:09:07 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on August 09, 2024, 11:49:55 AM
wish I could make it
It's pretty easy, although a bit labor intensive.  Roasting and peeling is the least fun part.  Then you wrap them around the filling, batter them, put a toothpick through it to hold it all together, and deep fry.  We've got a couple fish fry rigs we use for big batches, but you could do a handful in a skillet.
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« Reply #2910 on: August 09, 2024, 09:39:04 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on August 09, 2024, 12:09:07 PM
It's pretty easy, although a bit labor intensive.  Roasting and peeling is the least fun part.  Then you wrap them around the filling, batter them, put a toothpick through it to hold it all together, and deep fry.  We've got a couple fish fry rigs we use for big batches, but you could do a handful in a skillet.

You had me at deep fry.
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« Reply #2911 on: August 10, 2024, 08:50:38 AM »
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