Alcohol stops men being a flop in bed

NewScientist (26 Jan 2009) — Men might want to remember a new rhyme: a drink a day keeps erectile dysfunction away.

Despite traditional views about the effects of booze on male performance, for sale new research suggests that moderate drinking actually protects against impotence in the long term — perhaps for the same reason a glass or two of wine a day cuts the odds of suffering from heart disease.

Protecting Wine Grapes From Heat And Drought With Particle Film

ScienceDaily (17 Feb 2009) — Deficit irrigation is an agricultural technique used to achieve a variety of results depending on the crop. For white wine grapes, it balances the crop load by limiting the canopy size so there aren't too many leaves shading the grapes. For red wine grapes, deficit irrigation again limits canopy size, but also affects berry components associated with wine quality.

A drawback of this canopy-limiting process is that fruit can become sunburned, especially under sunny, arid conditions, which can adversely affect productivity and fruit maturity. A particle film, which increases light reflection and reduces leaf temperature, has been tested on several crops. It acts as a sunscreen by reflecting the harmful ultraviolet rays off of the leaves and fruit, but still allows the right radiation for photosynthesis through to nourish the plant.