Statistically, yes (if memory serves, NY has twice the precipitation [rain + snow combined] than London, but that's why I said "on average," so that we can take advantage of San Diego.

Easier to wish someone a nice day with the expectation of, on average, better weather. #cheapshot

Excellent. Stay away, Bravo.

Yes, but the US has not yet reached a point where investigative journalists and members of the opposition are routinely killed or imprisoned on trumped up charges.

What about weevils? I just fought off an infestation but still encounter an occasional solitary weevil on a shelf. Do bay leaves help against them, too?

He produced her album, and she sang backing vocals on his.

Many Shades of Black, for me. :)

But the IOC can and should do something about this law - indeed, it's IOC's responsibility to do something.

It's a superpower, but it ain't a functional democracy - unlike all other superpowers, with the exception of the PRC. Even with the Bush v. Gore shenanigans, Bush's claim to the presidency of the US was a heck of a lot more valid than Putin's claim to the presidency of the Russian Federation.

And the troll in question is a public schoolboy. How utterly unsurprising.

The person who spilled the beans to the press via Twitter is, apparently, the best friend of a partner in a law firm (Russells) that represents JKR. He (the partner) and she (the best friend) have both apologised, and it's horrible, terrible, no-good, very bad publicity for the firm. If I were their client, I would…

Is that before or after defending Larry Summers' candidacy to head the Fed?

Valentina Ponomaryova. #transliterationproblems

My grandmother regularly makes things like this (without a written recipe):