What effect do sun-spot cycles have on vintages?  (not just wine)?
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They stand out because you relate to them in a way . And they only stand out to YOU .
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Fascinating question. I would guess that under some conditions, then YES.\n\nMainly the closer to UV (bluer light) I would say could promote ripening and it would be the most like sunlight.\n\nripening of course being en-route to decay....
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I had a friend with this...same area...I believe it s called a portwine stain...I think it is just capillaries close to the skin.\n\nDefinition:\nA port-wine stain is a vascular (containing vessels) birthmark made of enlarged capillaries in the skin, which produce a reddish-purplish discoloration of the skin.\n\nAlternative Names:\nNevus flammeus \nCauses, incidence, and risk factors:\nPort-wine stains (PWS) are present at birth. The rate is 3 out of 1,000 people. Port-wine stains occur most often on the face but can appear anywhere on the body. Early stains are usually flat and pink in appearance. As the child matures, the color may deepen to a dark red or purplish color.
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No.  Sunspot Cycles are dependent on nuclear reactions in the sun.\nBusiness Cyles depend upon the actions of the Central Bank, which are ultimately determined by politics.
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Anything in large amounts is bad, but a ice cold beer on a hot summers day is good, not because it's intoxicating, but because it's refreshing and relaxing. About the vit b12 i have no clue, but i have heard that a beer or glass of wine a day can help prevent a heart attack, then again i could be misinformed about it so don't quote me.
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Grapes, although primarily a temperate-zone plant, can be grown under semitropical conditions. They are not adapted to the cooler parts of the temperate zone, where growing seasons may be too short to allow the fruit to reach maturity or where low winter temperatures (less than -7° C [20° F]) may kill the vine or its fruitful buds. V. vinifera is more susceptible to damage from winter conditions than is V. labrusca. \n\n\n\n\nClimate strongly influences the composition of mature grapes. A major cause of the variation among grapes from different areas is the differing quantities of heat received by the vines during the growing season. Other important factors include differences in night and day temperature, hours of sun, and soil temperature. \n\nGrapes begin their growth cycle in the spring when average daily temperature is about 10° C (50° F). To reach maturity, they require a certain amount of heat above 10° C during the growing season. This amount of heat, called the heat summation, is calculated by totaling the number of degrees of average daily temperature over 10° C for each day of the growing season. A heat summation of about 1,800° is required for successful growth. If the heat summation is less than required, the grapes will not ripen; they will reach the end of the growing season with insufficient sugar and too much acidity. This condition, frequently occurring in the eastern United States, Switzerland, and other cool regions, can be corrected by adding sugar to the crushed grapes. Where the heat summation is much greater than required, as in Algeria and parts of California, the grapes mature earlier and with less acidity and colour than those produced under cooler conditions. \n\nFactors influencing the heat summation of a vineyard and, therefore, grape composition include exposure (in Europe, best from the east), air drainage (preferably from the slopes to the valley), soil temperature (above 10° C during the growing season), and soil moisture content (not too dry at any time and not waterlogged for more than short periods).
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Simply: the alcohol evaporates from the surface of your skin.  Energy (heat) from your skin produces this evaporation so your skin is cooled.\nSweat does something similar, but since it requires a higher temperature to evaporate, the effect is less marked.
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http://wine1.sb.fsu.edu/krebs/krebs.htm
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The reason is the antioxidants,especially the polyphenolic compounds, contained in red wine and not in white wine.\nI think that there is disaggrement whether is the quantity of wine or the nature of the substance(alcohol),that are responsible for the beneficial effect.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wine  Medical implications\n\nKaterina
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could be sun spots, i'd definitely goto the doctor and look into that
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UVA:\nCan pass through window glass.\nIs not affected by a change in altitude or weather.\nIs present all day and every day of the year.\nPenetrates deep into skin layers.\nIs 5% of the sun's rays.\nIs 20 times more abundant than UVB rays.\nAffects long-term skin damage.\n\nUVB:\nCannot pass through window glass.\nCauses sunburn.\nCauses tanning.\nHelps the body with normal vitamin D production.\nVaries with the season. It is more intense in the summer than in the winter.\nVaries with weather conditions.\nIs more intense at midday than in the morning or late afternoon.\nIs more intense at high altitudes and near the equator.\nIs 0.5% of the sun's rays.\nIs protected against by the sun protection factor (SPF) in sunscreens.\nIs related to more than 90% of nonmelanoma skin cancer.\nIs related to cataracts.\n\nMore:\n\nHow Sunlight Works\n\nSunlight arrives on earth in three forms: infrared (heat), visible light and ultraviolet. Ultraviolet light is classified into three categories: \nUVA (315 to 400 nm), also known as black light, which causes tanning \nUVB (280 to 315 nm), which causes damage in the form of sunburn \nUVC (100 to 280 nm), which is filtered out by the atmosphere and never reaches us. \n99% of the sun's UV radiation at sea level is UVA. It is the UVB that causes most of the problems related to sun exposure: things like aging, wrinkles, cancer and so on, although research is increasingly implicating UVA as well. \nOne of the interesting things about UV radiation is that it is reflected by different surfaces. These reflections can amplify the effects of UV exposure. For example, snow reflects 90% of UV light. That is why you can get snow blindness and severe sunburns from skiing on a sunny day. Sand can reflect up to 20% of UVB that hits it, meaning that you can get extra UV exposure at the beach. \n\nOn the other hand, certain things absorb almost all UV radiation partially or completely. Glass is one of these substances - many glasses are very good absorbers of UV (which is why you may have heard that you cannot get sunburn in a greenhouse - just make sure it is glass and not plastic covering the greenhouse!). Most sunscreens use chemicals that have the same UV-absorbing properties.
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I got pissed on the last of the summer wine. It must of been quite good it did not last long. I am now just finishing the last of the winter wine.
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These are the effect of intense sun light on fruits.These balck spots are sun burns on fruits,where the fruit tries to protect it from sun by changing it's color.
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They're called Port Wine Stains because of the colour.  They are a type of birthmark and can be removed by laser surgery.
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Melanin caused by exposure to the sun (like freckles or age spots). Try a product for alleviating liver spots (anti aging products mostly). They often occur during the summer or in pregnancy due to hormonal changes. Try staying out of the sun & consult you doctor if worried at all.
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It could be an allergy to something in the drink , or the alcohol itslef.  Some people are allergic to the sulpher in wine...;
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Liver spots are brown-black pigmentation that occur in those areas that are exposed to the sun like the back of the hands, forearms, shoulders, face and forehead. They occur because the skin produces extra melanin to protect itself from sun exposure. Generally people over 40 years get them. Liver spots are permanent but not medically dangerous, although sometimes they may mask skin cancer.