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During the apartheid era, South African wine was controlled by a government monopoly that set rules on viticulture that were every bit as strict as those in France. But in the last decade and a half, the industry has been essentially reborn as it has rushed to embrace the global market. The old monopoly has gone, and producers have replaced over 40% of the nation's vines - ripping[an error occurred while processing this directive] out the white grapes long favored for domestic consumption and planting a wide range of reds for export. And they've learned the hard...
...compilation ends after an exhausting 3.7 hours, by which time you will have been beaten over the head with the genius of the arrangements many times over. Despite their historical and technical brilliance, the band remains defined by its era. Weather Report ushered in a wholly original sound, mastered the genre in fifteen years, and left little else to be done—they came, they fused, they conquered...
Though the U.S. is in the midst of a war that, like Vietnam, seems to have no end in sight, few Harvard students fear being drafted, a reality that motivated the actions of the undergraduates of the Vietnam-era takeover. Outside of the gay rights movement, our generation also lacks the numerous social movements, like the Civil Rights and Feminist movements that buoyed and energized activists of the 1960s and 1970s. Changes in the economy over the past 40 years have enabled young Harvard alums to make substantial amounts of money in investment banking or consulting right out of college...
...era of family is not defined by "not marrying." The true defining traits of this new era are financial freedom and choice. In the 1970s, only 5% of households were a person living alone. Today, 27% are. We have options now. So if we're going to have families in this modern age, we'll do it when we're good and ready...
...video of Kennedy’s famous 1963 commencement address at Vanderbilt, in which he eloquently urged students to enter politics.Although it is a carefully nonpartisan organization, the IOP’s existence rests on certain premises commonly associated with JFK and the youthful, optimistic attitude of his era: that public service is a noble calling; that government can and should be a force for positive social change; that young people, if properly inspired, will help lead the nation to ever loftier heights.But when the time arrived to commemorate the IOP’s 40 years of inspiring students...