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There’s a lot going on with New Zealand’s economy at the moment – rising interest rates , high inflation , falling GDP, and talk of a possible recession . Stuff’s latest quarterly publication The Monitor takes a deep dive into what’s going on – are we headed for a hard landing? Where is our next driver of growth? And what’s in store for tourism? To mark the publication, Infometrics economists Brad Olsen and Gareth Kiernan joined Stuff’s Business Editor Susan Edmunds on Monday morning to discuss the state of the economy and answer readers’ questions. You can catch up on the discussion below. … [Read more...] about The Monitor: Brad Olsen and Gareth Kiernan from Infometrics discuss NZ’s economy

When Jim Hautman goes duck hunting, he's frequently focused on shooting birds with a camera, hunting for the perfect pose or scene that might inspire his next painting. At home in Chaska, Minnesota, Hautman has painted dozens of ducks. Wood ducks and mallards, loons and canvasbacks have all appeared on his canvases. "They're just amazing birds," said Jim. "There's so many different kinds, and all with their special colors. They're just amazing to me." Two ducks in particular, a pair of redheads Jim painted, will soon be known by every duck hunter in America. Each year, anyone hoping to hunt migratory waterfowl is required to buy what's known as a "duck stamp." The scenic stamps are permits, not postage. Overseen by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the program has raised over a billion dollars for habitat conservation since it began in the 1930s. Since 1949, the artwork on the stamp has been chosen via a nationwide contest. Hautman won for the first time in 1989, when he … [Read more...] about A true duck dynasty: Wildlife artists Jim, Robert and Joe Hautman

This article was originally published by Knowable Magazine . Soon after the devastating Glass Fire sparked in California’s Napa Valley in September 2020, wine chemist Anita Oberholster’s inbox was brimming with hundreds of emails from panicked viticulturists. They wanted to know if they could harvest their grapes without a dreaded effect on their wine: the odious ashtray flavor known as smoke taint. Oberholster, of the University of California, Davis, could only tell them, “Maybe.” Industry laboratories were slammed with grape samples to test, with wait times of up to six weeks. Growers didn’t know whether it was worth harvesting their crops. About 8 percent of California wine grapes in 2020 were left to rot. Winemakers are no strangers to the vicissitudes wrought by climate change . Warmer temperatures have been a boon to some in traditionally cooler regions who are rejoicing over riper berries—but devastating to others. Scorching heat waves, wildfires , and other … [Read more...] about Full-Bodied With Notes of Band-Aid and Medicine

The King Khan of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan went on to reveal his personal and professional experience with Salman Khan in live interaction with fans. The Chennai Express superstar conducted a rare interactive session ‘#AskSRK,’ on his Instagram handle as he cherished 30 years of his Bollywood journey with fans and followers. SRK also mentioned his and Salman’s respective cameos in Tiger 3 and Pathaan. Shah Rukh’s upcoming actioner Pathaan‘ s motion poster was unveiled today, so the actor took the opportunity to also interact with his fans on 30 year Bollywood journey Talking about it, King Khan said, “With Salman Khan, there is no working experience. There’s always a love experience, happy experience, friendly experience, and brotherly experience. It’s amazing whenever I work with him. We haven’t really done a full-fledged film together, apart from one, which was also not full-fledged, to be honest. We were not together in the film for too long. So we get to work 4-5 days … [Read more...] about Shah Rukh Khan opens up on his bond with Salman Khan, says ‘he’s brother’

The following is a transcript of an interview with Democratic Rep. Pete Aguilar of California that aired Sunday, June 26, 2022, on "Face the Nation." MARGARET BRENNAN: California congressman Pete Aguilar is a member of the January 6 Select Committee and he joins us from New York. Good morning to you, Congressman. REP. PETE AGUILAR: Good morning, Margaret. MARGARET BRENNAN: We also heard sworn testimony that the former president spoke to the Justice Department and Homeland Security about seizing voting machines. There was testimony this week that a Pentagon official and the Defense Secretary, the Acting Defense Secretary, were chasing a conspiracy theory about Italian satellites changing votes. These are outrageous ideas. But- but how far did this actually get? REP. AGUILAR: Well, I think what the- the testimony, and- and what we have laid out clearly indicates that the President, you know, knew he lost the election. And then he continued to gravitate to these conspiracy … [Read more...] about Transcript: Rep. Pete Aguilar on “Face the Nation,” June 26, 2022