A long and arduous process (far longer and far more arduous that either of us expected) is finally over. Early last spring we began smelling an oil and soot smell from the heating system whenever the furnace fired up (we have an oil-fired forced-hot-air system with integral 2-stage AC). We called our regular furnace maintenance folks to come fix it, and the technician delivered the bad news; there was no more tweaking and adjusting that he could do, it was time for a new furnace. We'd been expecting this to happen sooner or later; the old furnace was a bottom-of-the-line machine installed when the house was built in 1985. To make matters worse, it also had a separate wicking humidifier attached which was a) cheap, b) lousy, and c) cheap. It leaked when we bought the house, and dripped water onto the top of the furnace, which had rusted out over the years. I shut off the water feed to the humidifier soon after we bought the house, but the damage had already been done.
After about a month, we got one answer back from one of the companies, another company said thanks but no thanks (didn't want to do the job), and the third company was non-responsive.
I was finally able to get an answer out of the non-responsive company after about another month and had the two companies come in for an inspection prior to building a quote, but I really wanted 3 quotes, so I hunted down an independent HVAC guy in the next town over and called him in for an inspection and a quote.
So now it was early December, the old smelly furnace had reluctantly been put back into service, and I had three quotes I could lay down side-by-side to compare. We asked a few additional questions of the companies for clarification and to better be able to compare apples to apples, and by the end of the year we had picked a company (the independent guy from the next town over), but he was booked solid through mid-February. We got on his calendar for 22-24 February.
22 February came, and he and 2 other guys arrived around 8:30 am to begin work. It had been cold the night before, but the 22nd was a sunny day so we benefited from solar warming during the day while the heating system was off-line. They were able to remove the old furnace and condenser and install the new ones, AND remove the old compressor outside and install the new compressor on the same concrete pad, all in one day. We didn't have to spend a night without heat!
We panicked a bit when the new furnace was first fired up, because the smell (and some smoke!) was worse than the old one had been, but the furnace guy was quick to explain that this was a brand new furnace so the fire-box had never been fired up and the smell was the burning off of the machine oil and residue from the outside of the fire-box, sort of like the smell when you first start up a car with a new muffler. Sure enough, after ten minutes or so the smell was gone and everything was working well.
So now we have a new heating system with an electronic air cleaner and high efficiency filter, and the BEFORE and AFTER pictures (full view and inside) show the improvement (you can see the air cleaner/filter in the AFTER picture full view, on the floor between the return-air duct and the furnace). On paper, the new furnace is much more efficient, so I'll track oil consumption to verify that over the months and years to come. The cost to run the AC unit during the hot and humid summer days should also drop dramatically.


Hopefully this means there is one less purveyor of total bullsh*t in the world, and that they haven't just moved to larger premises!
We were late for a meeting in Vindel, but still it was exciting to see the Reindeer!
Green chemistry in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. This industrial cluster provides heat, electricity, biogas, paper and chemical products using renewable wood resources, 70% of which is locally sourced. Inspirational.
Appeared in the centre of town. First of many?


COOK— Minnesota's First District Congressman Tim Walz, fresh off the plane from Washington, D.C., traveled north to Cook Tuesday, hoping to garner support for his bid for governor.
U.S. Rep. Tim Walz spoke in Cook Tuesday night on a campaign swing to northern Minnesota.
He spoke to a packed room at the Crescent Supper Club, with state Sen. Tom Bakk, Rep. Jason Metsa, and Rep. Rob Ecklund all in attendance.
The event was organized by the Northern Progressives group, which is attempting to host all the prospective gubernatorial candidates.
"After these past few days, I couldn't wait to get here," said Walz. Representing a district that voted for President Trump, he argued that he is the only candidate who can bring the DFL together.
Rep. Tim Walz voted for Rep. Nolan's toxic HR 3115 PolyMet land exchange bill for the benefit of multinational corporations wanting to destroy protected Superior National Forest lands.
It is immoral to put a risky and highly toxic sulfide mine on the headwaters of Lake Superior - with northeastern Minnesota's major population centers located downstream of the proposed PolyMet sulfide mine.
PolyMet is the "snowplow" for the other toxic sulfide mining projects in Minnesota.
It is the highest responsibility of our politicians to protect our citizens.
In the USFS forest management plan mining is listed as a desired activity on national forest lands. Nice to see that you know how to spell sulfide you used it 3 times in your comment, but here again they are not mining sulfide they will be mining copper nickel and other critical minerals. The sulfide content in the Duluth Complex is between 1 % to 10 % meaning once the ore is processed there will be 0% sulfide in the tailings. The people of Northeast Minnesota will benefit from the good paying mining jobs and other satellite jobs created because of the PolyMet Mine. This in turn will bring families back to the area meaning schools, hospitals and local businesses will thrive again. Oh, did I mention the tax dollars that PolyMet will pay the state or the money they will put into the Permanent School Trust Fund. PolyMet and eventually Twin Metals will be good things for the people and communities of our area.
Copper mining is the dirtiest type of mining in the industry. It is a scientific fact that refuse piles from this type of mining produces sulfides and acids when exposed to air and water. Every copper mine that ever existed has left the taxpayers with the cost of maintaining irreparable pollution. The beneficiaries of these projects will be foreign billionaires while our land is destroyed and we pick up the tab. PolyMet proposes to use essentially the same technology that failed only a couple of years ago at the Mount Polley mine, causing a catastrophe that will never be rectified. These politicians talk about safety and science and ignore bothe for the sake of special interests. Sulfide mining is poison to our land and water.
It's nice that Peggy Flanagan has been involved with the Children's Defense Fund, Wellstone Action, and the Native American Leadership program. However, turning northeast Minnesota into a copper-nickel sulphide district is like turning back the clock--when the forests were destroyed and Native Americans pushed onto reservations. Turning public land over to foreign mining companies destroys the rights granted to the Tribes under the Treaty of 1854, as well as destroys the water and environment for all of us.
The Enbridge pipeline is another issue involving remaining Native lands and Native rights, and waterways.
A Lt. Governor may have little or no say about these major pending issues and may well be just a token spokesperson on carefully controlled subjects.
It would be nice if the ticket were the other way around.
Sulfide mining cannot be done in an environmentally sound manner in northeastern Minnesota, despite industry propaganda. The reality is that PolyMet's FEIS stated that treatment would be required "indefinitely," in other words "for perpetuity," the original wording used in PolyMet's preliminary SDEIS. The reality is that billions of gallons of our waters would be polluted from the get-go; hence the need for reverse osmosis.
In an area of a sole-source aquifer, reverse osmosis would only separate permeate (more or less clean water) from concentrate. "Concentrate" is exactly what it sounds like, the contaminants are concentrated into 25% to 33⅓%—or more—of the total amount of polluted water fed into the reverse osmosis system. No viable way to dispose of this concentrate—of indeterminate toxicity— has been identified in northeastern Minnesota.
Taconite mines are currently operating on non-compliant expired permits, even as the taconite industry claims reverse osmosis is not economically or technically feasible to use.
Yet, reverse osmosis is supposed to be the panacea, the cure-all for sulfide mining's massive water pollution. That reverse osmosis contradiction alone should be enough for Minnesota to say no to sulfide mining. Minnesota's waters are more important and more valuable to the state and the nation than low-grade metals. There is nothing more strategic in today's world than Minnesota's wealth of water. The slogan, "Minnesota can have mining and clean water," is a blatant lie. Not on this scale, not in this environment.
Besides being technically inaccurate, O% sulfur in tailings is deceptive. Whatever the amount of sulfur left in the tailings, the sulfur used in the hydrometallurgical process (the equivalent of a chemical smelter) does not disappear. Matter can neither be created nor destroyed. The sulfur ends up in the air, or in wastewater sent to the hydrometallurgical residue facility.
FYI: The term sulfide mining is correct. Sulfide mining is just as accurate and accepted as copper-nickel sulfide, nonferrous, hardrock, polymetallic, or metallic sulfide mining (used by the mining industry to encompass varied combinations of metals). Each sulfide deposit is mined for its sulfide minerals, named for the predominant metal(s) the sulfide ore contains (i.e. copper-nickel sulfide mining), and is broadly referred to as sulfide mining. The mining industry worldwide uses the term sulfide mining.
Brian Gavin, CEO of Franconia Minerals before it was bought out by Duluth Metals, said, "Technically this is sulfide mining and naturally that's going to raise environmental concerns." (He had honesty and credentials).
Property values have already plummeted on lakes directly threatened by proposed sulfide mining. Sales drive value, and few want to invest in lake property in an area adjacent to what could become a sulfide mining industrial zone. And for those who think they are safe because they are outside of those areas, think again. Research the health issues directly related to such industrial complexes.
Take a look at Utah's Bingham Canyon copper mine for a preview, Utah's top polluter. One mine. Then multiply by ten, roughly the number of additional sulfide deposits identified in the Duluth Complex, all of which would end up being open pit mines, because there is no way companies are going to leave behind identified close-to-the-surface sulfide deposits. Our waters would not stand a chance. Neither would the people, particularly the children of northeastern Minnesota. It is despicable to suggest they pay for the Permanent School Trust Fund with their health.
As long as we safeguard the waters good jobs will come that are compatible. Sulfide mining will ultimately leave nothing for future generations but permanent toxicity.


The Napali Coast Paddleboard Race.
Hawaii's wide range of climates and stunning but rugged geology mean there's a challenge for everyone out there, whether you call yourself a runner, cyclist, swimmer, paddler or all of the above.
Hawaii is famously home to one of the world's toughest triathlons, but you don't have to be a professional to test your limits. We recommend the following events for the most adventurous visitor, or for those that want to experience a local event and cheer people on.
Run from Wailea to Lahaina for the full, or choose the half-marathon, 15K, 10K or 5K. Prepare to be distracted by the whales as you run along the coast in this small-town race with a community vibe. Recommended for beginner to advanced. $69–$130, Lahaina, Maui, mauioceanfrontmarathon.com.
People come from all over for this 1,500-meter swim off the coast of Waikoloa, followed by a 25-mile ride on the storied Queen Kaahumanu Highway, and ending with a 6.2-mile run through lava fields along the ocean. It's sold out for 2018, but bookmark it for next year. Recommended for intermediate to advanced. $300, Waikoloa, Hawaii Island, lavamantriathlon.com.
Women have been turning out for this run for 40 years. Last year, more than 1,500 women tackled the 10K course, which takes you around Diamond Head and Kapiolani Park. Recommended for beginner to advanced. $20–$25, Waikiki, Oahu, hawaiipacifichealth.org/womens10k.
Support the Hanalei Canoe Club in this 8-mile run on one of the most beautiful courses in Hawaii. The point-to-point race starts on Kauai's north shore in Haena and finishes at Hanalei Pier—a great place to jump right in and cool off when you're done. For beginners, there's also a 5K run or walk, and a 1-mile youth run. Recommended for beginner to advanced. $10–$50, Hanalei, Kauai, hanaleicanoeclub.org.
There's no better way to experience the North Shore of Oahu in summer than to swim in this beloved community event. This five-swim race series starts in June and continues into August, building from 1 mile to 2.3 miles. Recommended for beginner to advanced. $45 per individual race for early entry, $70 day of race; or $175 for all races postmarked by May 31, Haleiwa, Oahu, northshoreswimseries.com.
Ride to the top of Haleakala, climbing 10,000 feet in just over 36 miles with grades of up to 18 percent. For the experienced rider, you'll cover most of Hawaii's ecosystems and finish at the summit of the dormant volcano. Recommended for advanced. $225, Paia, Maui, cycletothesun.com.
Swim the sandy-bottomed, crystal clear Hanalei Bay in one of the World Open Water Swim Race's Top 100 events; 1,000- and 3,000-meter options are available, and there's even a fin division. Recommended for beginner to advanced. $50 for adults; $15 for kids 12 years and under, Hanalei, Kauai, hanaleibayswimchallenge.com.
The people's race, an almost-Olympic distance triathlon that starts and ends in Waikiki, and has been a tradition for 37 years. The swim, bike and run takes you around Diamond Head and out to Hawaii Kai. Recommended for intermediate to advanced. Waikiki, Oahu, tinmanhawaii.com.
A paddler competing in the Napali Coast Paddleboard Race.
A stunning 17-mile course along Kauai's Napali Coastline, this challenging race is known as one of the best downwind paddling runs in the world, with deep water and great tradewinds. Contestants can enter with one- or six-man canoes or paddleboards. Recommended for advanced. Haena, Kauai, napalirace.com.
These loop races have something for everyone: a 5K, 10K and a half-marathon, taking you through a native rain forest on quiet country roads. Children are also encouraged to participate for free in the keiki 100- and 200-yard dashes. Recommended for beginner to advanced. $35–$95, Volcano, Hawaii Island, volcanorainforestruns.com.
Logistics now, bragging rights forever. This six-person relay race requires that you find a boat and teammates because you'll be starting on the island of Lanai and finishing on Maui, approximately 9.9 miles away. Recommended for intermediate to advanced. $1,200, Kaanapali, Maui, mauichannelswim.com.
Full and half-marathon options are available at this run from sunny Poipu through the famous tree tunnel and along rolling hills to the coast. Hula dancing and taiko drummers will keep you hyped up as you race along the course. Recommended for beginner to advanced. $95–$225, Poipu, Kauai, thekauaimarathon.com.
The Hana Relay is on the Road to Hana.
This race, which is limited to 100 teams each year, is a six-person relay with 18 separate 2- to 4-mile legs. The course crosses over 56 bridges, countless waterfalls and spectacular coastline views. It sells out fast, so prepare to register on the same day it opens. Recommended for intermediate to advanced. $450 per team, Hana, Maui, virr.com.
Kukio is a hidden gem known for its idyllic waters. This 1.2-mile swim starts at Kua Bay and finishes at Kukio; and sells out each year, so register when it opens in August. A tip: The long-sleeved Patagonia shirt is the perfect souvenir, too. Recommended for intermediate to advanced. $45 for adults, $25 for children 12 and under, Kona, Hawaii, kukioevents.com.
The Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii.
More than 2,000 of the world's fittest, most committed athletes come to Kona each year for the Ironman, now in its 40th year. The race consists of three legs: The swim leg (2.4 mi./3.86 km), a 112-mile (180.25 km) bike ride across the lava desert to Hawi and back, and a marathon (26 miles 385 yards, 42.195 km). Entry is by qualification only, Kona, Hawaii Island, ironman.com.
This 1,500-meter swim, 27-mile bike and 10K run is the only event that lets you ride a bike over Oahu's H-3 freeway; the Koolau Mountain views are stunning. Recommended for intermediate to advanced. $75–$180, Kaneohe, Oahu, racetothebaseh3t.com.
The off-road world championship triathlon at Kapalua starts and ends on the Ritz-Carlton grounds, with entrants traveling 20 miles by mountain bike, 6.5 miles by trail run and 1 mile by rough water swim. Recommended for advanced. Entry by qualification only, Kapalua, Maui, xterraplanet.com/worlds.
Race participants make their way along the Honolulu Marathon course.
From first-timers to world-class professionals, this famous marathon, which goes through downtown Honolulu, Waikiki, and past Diamond Head to finish at Kapiolani Park, attracts approximately 25,000 runners from all over the world, making it the fourth largest marathon in the country. There's no time limit, so the finish line remains open until the last runner crosses. Though the majority of the course is flat, there are a couple of hills that challenge even the toughest runners. Recommended for beginner to advanced. Honolulu, Oahu, honolulumarathon.org.


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Q: Getting all entries from one row and MySQL DATE entry without timezone in Node.js I'm a total beginner in mysql. I have a table with 5 columns. One of the columns is of type DATE. What I want is, read all the columns of one row and from the DATE column read only the date without timezone. How can I achieve this?
I know that selecting all the fields in one row requires query like this:
SELECT * FROM table_name;

And to display only the date from DATE type (the answer I found in another question) is:
select DATE_FORMAT(date,'%d') from tablename

Is there a way to merge these queries into one that would do what I want it to do?
EDIT:  This mysql database is integrated into a Node.js server. I wanted to make one query to get all the information from one row with an ID that I have and read the results in Node.js.
This is how I made the table in the database:
CREATE TABLE requests (id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,patient_name TEXT NOT NULL, patient_email TEXT NOT NULL, requested_date DATE NOT NULL,requested_time TIME NOT NULL,status ENUM('submitted','accepted','declined') , PRIMARY KEY(id));

When I make this query in Node.js:
SELECT * FROM requests WHERE id = 4;

I get the 4th row, and when I read the 'requested_date' it has the value:
e.g. Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0100 (CET). What I want is to read only the date without the "00:00:00 GMT+0100 (CET)" part.

A: If you want to select all the columns and format the date, you can explicitly list all the columns in your SELECT statement:
SELECT id , ... , DATE_FORMAT(`requested_date`,'%d') as requested_date_format, ...
FROM table_name WHERE id=4;

Some people prefer this method because it easy to see what columns will be in the result.
OR
You can still use the * method and just add the date at the end.
SELECT *, DATE_FORMAT(`requested_date`,'%d') as requested_date_format
FROM table_name WHERE id=4;

Then you will get all the columns plus the formatted date. Note that the requested_date column will appear twice (kind of), but the formatted date will be in the column: requested_date_format.

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The new TEADIT® packing Style 2236 is made from layers of flexible graphite tape plied into compact strands; each individual filament is reinforced with an Inconel wire jacket. This yarn is then treated in a special process and braided to form a dense yet malleable packing, which is subsequently treated with lubricating agents to reduce stem friction and a corrosion inhibitor to prevent pitting (Inconel is a registered trademark of International Co.). TEADIT® Style 2236 is a special valve packing which assures extremely low emission, especially designed for high pressure and high temperature service. It is self-lubricating, non hardening, dimensionally stable and easy to install. The Inconel wire mesh covering makes this packing highly resistant to extrusion, the advanced construction assures supreme leakage control and highest integrity in service.
Typical applications for style 2236 include all the valves where LOW EMISSION is a must. This packing is suitable for VOC and VHAP emission regulations and exceeds TA-Luft requirements. It is designed for steam applications, Teadit style 2236 can also be used with most chemicals and gases.
It is not suitable for highly oxidizing agents at high temperature.
It has high mechanical and thermal stability; chemically inert within pH range 0-14; quick and easy to install; low friction, special lubricating system; corrosion inhibitor.
Please note: the colour of the actual product might vary from the above image on this data-sheet.
Calculate the torque by using the exclusive Teadit® App. or see below how to calculate the torque value.
Qualify packing Style 2236 for fire resistance when used in valves subjected to direct flame.
Packing 2236 has successfully passed the test reaching the requirements of this standard with ease.
To qualify packing style 2236 for low fugitive emissions in valves when subjected to thermal and mechanical cycles. Leak detection method "EPA method 21".
5 thermal cycles at room temperature and up to 260°C. Leak measurements performed before and after each thermal cycle and every 100 cycles of the stem.
Test Pressure: 600 psig (42 Kgf/cm2).
Packing 2236 reached the best results in fugitive emissions control averaging 2 PPMv without any adjustment of the gland. It outperformed all competitor products in the test performed in the Yarmouth Research and Technology, in Maine/USA, as shown in the graphs below.


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Q: Does a NoSQL db limit future app functionality? I am from an RDMS background and struggling to get my head around the idea of NoSQL DBs. I have read, read & read and I still cannot understand the advantage other than relationships can be stored as subcollections instead of related tables.
In a traditional db the structure needs to be designed in advance and then all operations are possible. This provides future flexibility.
Would it be fair to say that in a NoSQL environment the outputs need to be known in advance so the data can be stored according?
i.e. if a particular dashboard or report is not identified at the outset then in 6 months time it will be more difficult to add in a NoSQL environment as the data has previous data has not been stored to accomodate this new functionality?

A: Yes, that is fair to say
With nosql most work needs to be done upfront where work is identifying data access patterns.
It can be extremely difficult in the future to go in a retrofit new functionalities but not necessarily impossible


Katherine entered under the swaying sign of the "Hag's Head". Although the small ale room was filled with noisy patrons, her arrival caused but little stir. They raked her over with bright or bleary eyes without a break in conversation, then ignored her entirely. She was surprised to see so many people. She had thought the village to be deserted.
Katherine blinked at this long discourse, took out her purse and paid for a meal and a bed for the night.
"Wise, you is," the innkeeper smirked. "Payin' fer just the one night. Niver know when you'll git too off." He sucked his teeth over the payment then howled to someone she could not see to get her supper.
While she ate, Katherine feigned disinterest but kept her ears opened to the conversations around her. At one table sat a very grave looking fellow dressed all in black. He spoke in somber tones of the influence of the stars and the conjunction of certain planets which must necessarily bring sickness and distempers and consequently, the plague. All that sat around him nodded vigorously, for was not the plague among them even now? And they begged him to tell what would become of them and should they stay or go.
Another group discussed the various remedies, potions and preservatives offered by all sorts of conjurers and witches, dispensing "sovereign cordials against the corruption of the air", "the only true plague water," "the royal antidote against all kinds of infection." They spoke of eminent Dutch or Italian physicians newly arrived from across the sea and having choice secrets to prevent the infection and cure any who had the plague upon them.
"Aye," said one, "Dr. Benwick is said to direct persons how to prevent them being touched by any contagious distemper whatsoever. And to direct the poor for free." His fellows grunted and one querulous voice broke in.


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Nationwide protest "A Day without Immigrants" gathers support in local community
Immigrant communities boycott and participate in demonstrations around the Bay Area.
San Francisco resident Elena Sanchez hold her left hand up and holds a sign as she asks drivers to honk their horn in front of city hall in San Francisco, Calif. during a demonstration part of "A Day Without Immigrants" protest against Trump's immigration policies on Feb. 16.
By Denis Perez, Photo Editor
SAN FRANCISCO — Across the nation, immigrants of all statuses and communities responded to a call on social media to boycott school, work, their businesses or any monetary transactions as part of the "A Day Without Immigrants" demonstration on Feb. 16.
Organizers said its purpose was to display a united effort against the Trump administration's immigration policies. Protests were also used to highlight the large contributions, social and financial, that immigrants make to their communities every day.
Many protesters chose to silently stay home that day, but some took to the streets. At around 2 p.m., around 30 people stood on the Van Ness Avenue curb in front of San Francisco City Hall chanting and waving signs asking drivers to honk their horns for immigrant rights.
San Francisco resident Elena Sanchez held a sign reading, "I stand for myself and those who can't" during the demonstration.
"I am out here in support for the immigrant community to call attention (to President Donald Trump's policies)," Sanchez said. "Trump's radical ideals have demonized the undocumented community and calling all of them illegal aliens is not reflective of all of their situations. Many of them have lived here for many years and this is their home."
Sanchez said she fears that eventually someone like herself, who is a resident of the United States, would be targeted for deportation by Trump because she is an immigrant.
"If we stay quiet it doesn't help — so we must make noise," she said. "There are a lot of other people that out of fear are still working their jobs today. I am lucky enough to be able to take the day off and let people know how America would be without immigrants."
Contra Costa College La Raza studies department Chairperson Augustin Palacios said, "The importance of protests like this work at different levels. People who participate in the protest or help organize get a sense of empowerment and of agency. It is a way to hope and to build something. It is not going to be one thing, one action, one boycott or one march that will change things, but the accumulation of pressure on the system."
Word of the "A Day Without Immigrants" protests spread across social media with thousands of employees and business owners participating in the boycott nationwide.
Like many other business around the Bay Area, Discolandia, a local produce and retail shop on 23rd Street in Richmond, displayed signs telling customers that in solidarity with the boycott it would be closed for business Feb. 16.
Richmond resident, and owner of W&D Cleaning Services, Daisy Galicia closed her business for the day as well.
"I heard about the protests on social media," she said. "I decided to participate because, legal or not, we are part of the economy of this country. Also I want my children to know that we are all equal."
Immigrant groups and their allies have called for other protests since the Feb. 16 event. The second phase of the movement called for the boycott of Wal-Mart during Feb. 20-27.
Palacios said, "Movements have to be more strategic and (planners) don't want to (do) things in a rush. I haven't even heard of the Wal-Mart thing, and if I haven't — and I look for this sort of thing — then I suspect many people haven't either."
Biology major Marisol Contreras said she saw a report of the Wal-Mart protest on television. It reminded her of the time after the election when she went to Mexico, saw anti-Trump news reports and read about a boycott on American-made products there. In response to Trump's policies, people in Mexico have taken to the streets in their local cities to protest. Organizers there are urging people to participate in the boycott to strain the U.S. economy of the U.S.
Contreras said, "People were talking about not purchasing any American products. The Hispanic community here will catch on to that trend through social media."
Contreras said she has not seen a wide direct response to the Wal-Mart boycott, but has seen some support of it in the local community.
Music major Felipe Garcia said, "I try not to get involved (in politics) so I don't get stressed out. But I participate in protests like 'Day Without an Immigrant' and the boycott on Wal-Mart when I am made aware of them."
Palacios said there is another "Day Without an Immigrant" protest planned for May 1.
"On May 1 there has been a long history of workers coming together. It is an important and symbolic day especially, since 2006."
More than 200,000 people marched from Justin Herman Plaza to Civic Center in front of City Hall in San Francisco on May 1, 2006.
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Trump, 'New York Values,' and Christians
BCN Senior Editor January 27, 2016	Commentary 1 Comment
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Still topping the GOP presidential candidate polls, Donald Trump is riding a wave.
But is he about to wipe out?
Trump said he was going to withdraw from Thursday's debate. In fact, he issued a statement about holding a fundraiser for wounded veterans on the same day.
The following is an excerpt from an op-ed by Rabbie Yaakov Rosenblatt in the Jewish Journal related to Trump's "New York values" comment:
New York is unique. It is tough, brash and confrontational. It has bright minds, fearless operators, people who understand industries, trends, tendencies of the human psyche, and the impulses that drive markets. But when you tease out the the bagel, bustle, and Broadway, the primary value, in my opinion, is irreverence. Nothing is holy. Cash is king. Personal restraint and discipline; respect and dignity? Faggetaboutit.
This irreverence goes back a very long time, over 200 years.
I look at Trump and see New York values. It takes a brash New Yorker to mock the personality of the accomplished, former governor of Florida on a national stage; to poke fun at the facial features of the former CEO of HP, and the libertarian Senator of Kentucky. It takes a New Yorker to cross the line of acceptable criticism and reach undignified mockery. It takes a secular, irreverent man to talk endlessly about himself. Discipline and dignity may not be virtues in New York; indeed, they don't exist in the world of The Donald.
The following excerpt written by columnist Michael Gerson appeared in the Desert Sun.
Many evangelical Christians are now in a similar position. In considerable numbers (Trump was the presidential choice of 42 percent of them in a recent poll), they are attracted to Trump's unvarnished populism and his identification with middle-class anxiety and anger.
But this support comes at a price. Most obviously, it represents the final triumph of Clintonism – Bill Clintonism – which is the belief that personal character, particularly on sexual and family matters, has no serious public implications. Evangelicals have been cultural holdouts on this matter. "You brag about many affairs with married women," Sen. Ben Sasse recently challenged Trump. "Have you repented? To harmed children and spouses? Do you think it matters?" For evangelical supporters of Trump, it doesn't matter.
The greater problem for evangelicals is found not in the field of biology but of theology. Trump's defining personal and public characteristic is pride. In making America great again, he offers not a set of political ideals or policies but he himself. He, he says, is better, smarter and tougher than our corrupt and stupid leaders. Pride is his platform.
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Saudi Arabia's Abraj Kudai Is Slated To Become Biggest Hotel In World
The hotel will have 10,000 rooms available.
The hotel will have 10,000 rooms available, which is more than some university campuses can hold.
Saudi Arabia is not the first choice for many tourists in the West but that doesn't mean there is any dearth of interesting attractions in this country. Today, we will talk about Abraj Kudai, a hotel in the making in Mecca that's slated to be the biggest in the world.
Abraj Kudai will be the biggest hotel in the world, once it is finished. The hotel will have 10,000 rooms available, which is more than some university campuses can hold. The MGM Grand Las Vegas — which is now the biggest hotel in the world — has 6,852 rooms. Abraj Kudai will also have a ring of 12 towers that will be as tall as 45 storeys. Ten of the towering buildings will ostensibly offer hotel services at the 4-star level, while the two remaining ones will offer luxury accommodations at the 5-star level.
Abraj Kudai will also feature an astounding 70 eateries, which is more than many villages or even neighbourhoods in cities. The hotel will also include helipads, where helicopters and other small aircraft can safely land or take off. The penthouse of the hotel will have a bus stop, a shopping centre, restaurants, food courts, a conference centre, and parking garages.
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Q: Cals table styling I have the below HTML table (cals table), here I need some CSS which shows the output as in the screenshot (the borders part).

To the Commissioner for Labour

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        <col class="colname-c2 colwidth-25.00%"></col>
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                I declare that the information given in this form is, to the
                best of my knowledge, true and accurate.Signature: ___________
                (for and on behalf of the employer)Name (in block letters): ____

Position:

□ Sole proprietor

□ Partner

□ Manager

□ Officer

            Date: __________________________

__________________________________

Chop of Company (Note 1)

Part I

 A. Particulars of the employee

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            Name of employee (Surname first)

Identity Card/Passport No.

Telephone No.

Fax No.

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Date of birth

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Day/Month/Year

Sex

□ Male  □ Female

Occupation

An apprentice

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Thanks

A: To display borders around the table:
table {
    border: 1px solid;
}

To prevent borders around the cells (td):
table td {
    border: none;
}

To align the text to the left and to add some spacing:
table td {
    padding: 3px;
    text-align: left;
}

You can style the second table based on the example I have provided for the first.
Example: http://jsfiddle.net/KTZL6/1
This, however, is very basic css. You're probably best off working through a tutorial like http://www.cssbasics.com/introduction-to-css/ to get a grasp of it.

A: If i understand right you only want remove borders.

You can use border="0", No need and external css file
http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/playit.asp?filename=playcss_border-style&preval=none for other border properties


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Ring! Ring! Hot News, 22nd June 2009
In Today's Issue: Nortel - the final curtain; NSN vultures up CDMA, LTE assets; CSL CEO: Chinese vendors are our rightful masters - submit!; Iran: HOWTO strangle the Internet; actually, asking NSN seems to be the staff solution; MTN chafes at the bit; more censorship data; Uncle Sam's monster e-mail database; Novarra: half the data traffic is from basic phones, and we know because we read it!; Indian 3G auction set for September; WiMAX to follow; the great British spectrum sale?; AT&T/Slingbox/Baseball neutrality row; cablecos can community on Canoe; AT&T gives away MMS; 80% of growth at RIM now consumer; IBM R&D to spend $100m on Telco 2.0-ish agenda; Intel wants to put your phone in a cloud; Free lobbies on, self-funds fibre rollout; Wind faces cash call; BT will deploy more fibre, one day, perhaps; the call centre that can't; augmented reality, without pills, with Gphones; new Android gadgets at T-Mobile; Palm SDK - still waiting; security alert from OpenBTS; Apple launches some sort of mobile device, apparently
It has come to this: Nortel throws in the towel. The vendor, once valued at $250bn, is to be broken up in an effort to recover some cash; the first vulture is already in, and it's Nokia Siemens Networks. They've acquired the CDMA and LTE infrastructure operation for $650m, which gives them a considerably boosted presence in North America and control of important patents over LTE technologies. Other plums are likely to include the optical networking and carrier-Ethernet businesses.
CSL CEO Tarek Robbiati, proud owner of an HSPA network based on software-defined radio, reckons that in the future there will only be three vendors and two will be Chinese.
Meanwhile in Iran, the government successfully cut Internet traffic in half, imposing a squeeze on transit availability for local ISPs through the wholesale monopoly, DCI. For some reason, as Arbor Networks' blog points out, AS1299/TeliaNet is now carrying much more of Iran's upstream traffic than before the disputed elections, while Telecom Italia/Seabone are down to zero.
Fortunately, they had help: NSN, for it is they, sold DCI a complete lawful-intercept monitoring centre for their GSM network. (From our perspective, of course, the big loser here is MTN, which has been investing heavily in its Irancell unit and driving a boom in prepaid GSM subscribers. Now their network is semi-permanently down and the chances of getting their profits out of the country are slim.) There's much more here, and here.
But who can really complain? Certainly not the US, after the discovery of a huge and possibly illegal e-mail monitoring database.
In other IP-spookery news, Novarra, purveyors of snooping gear to the GSM fraternity, reckon that half of all the IP data calls they monitored came from devices other than the premier-league smartphones. This perhaps shouldn't be that surprising, as there are an awful lot of non-smart phones out there and most of them now have a Web browser of some form. Interestingly, the traffic is highly diverse, with the top 500 URIs accounting for only 30% of the total. Perhaps the iPhone hype has helped to normalise mobile Web use?
Meanwhile, the Indian 3G auction is a a go at last, planned for August-September. No less than six national licences are going to be offered, with a reserve price of 40.4bn rupees each; a wave of WiMAX auctions is going to follow. Vendors, start your engines.
In the UK, there's some actual upshot from the Digital Britain report - we may see a giant spectrum sale next year, finally putting the 2.5-2.69GHz band on the block after extensive delays and also chucking in the 800MHz, with the possibility of some deal that would see the Original Two GSM operators hand back some 900MHz spectrum in exchange for 800MHz frequencies.
There's a row going on; AT&T is accused of banning the Slingbox client on the grounds that its terms of service forbid streaming video, but still promoting an app that streams live baseball. Presumably this is because they have some sort of sender-pays deal with the Major League; but you have to wonder whether they are doing the right thing in offering free MMS messages if network capacity is a problem.
The US cablecos' Canoe advanced-ads platform takes a step back: its community-targeted advertising features have been canned, after it turned out it would take at least a week to finalise each ad.
Meanwhile, numbers time at RIM. Some people may have lost sight of the fact that they hold 55% of the North American smartphone market; the main news, though, is that 80% of their net adds are now coming from the consumer sector, where the competition from Nokia, Apple, Samsung, and Palm is mightiest and spending is in general flat or falling.
Interestingly, IBM Research is setting a Telco 2.0-tinged agenda for its work. They have $100m to spend on mobile R&D over the next five years, and they have defined three target areas - "mobile enterprise enablement, emerging markets mobility, and enterprise-to-end-user mobile experience". There is nothing there we'd disagree with.
Intel Research, meanwhile, want a clone of your mobile to run in the cloud, with applications working seamlessly across the two, so the remote server could provide extra processing wallop when needed and hold onto persistent data whilst you're offline. Given the quality of many mobile data links, they better be good.
As well as emerging markets and enterprises, we're famously keen on fibre and on integrated video delivery. And the best people to learn from are Free.fr. Xavier Niel argues in an interview with the Financial Times that they could cut the average monthly mobile bill in half, with an all-IP network, if the French government would only ignore the three existing GSM networks' whining and give them a licence. Very significantly, he also says that his planned €1bn investment in fibre overbuild between now and 2012 is "self-financing" out of OPEX savings alone.
The news is not so good at Italian mobile op Wind, which is trying to renegotiate its debts in order to find €500m…for their eventual owner, Naguib "Orascom" Sawaris. Nor at BT, where they're looking at perhaps increasing their FTTC rollout, maybe, sometime, if the Government gives them a ton of money.
Also in the UK, an already controversial directory inquiries service has managed to invent the call centre that can't take calls.
We're living in the future; here's the latest augmented reality application, which uses Android devices' accelerometer, GPS, and virtual compass to orientate itself and shows an overlay of relevant data when you point the camera at something. They've signed up various "local information providers", but how soon will it be that someone does a service to advise you which building to set on fire? T-Mobile, meanwhile, has a new Android gadget.
Palm says that the WebOS SDK won't be ready for a while yet; if this post on Jamie Zawinski's blog is anything to go by, it can't be ready soon enough.
David Burgess of the OpenBTS Project has a grave security warning.
And finally, Apple launched a device of some sort. Apparently it's faster. Or more expensive. Or something. Carriers should watch out, though; the FCC doesn't like exclusivity deals.
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Computer Scientist Salary in South Africa
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We are in a jet age that is ruled by computers and computer science. This means that there are several amazing job opportunities for computer scientists these days. There is almost no sector of the economy that does not need the services of a computer scientist.
Since computer scientists are in high demand in South Africa, it is obvious that they will be among the highest earners in the country. Consider the fact that some of the richest people in the world have stakes in the information technology sector. This means there's some good money in the sector.
In this post, we will be looking at the salary of computer scientists in South Africa. We will also consider the road to becoming a computer scientist in South Africa.
Who is a computer scientist?
It is important that we define who a computer scientist is before we go ahead to discuss the rest of this post. A computer scientist is an individual who has studied the intricacies of computer science gaining both theoretical and practical understanding.
There is a huge difference between computer scientists and computer engineers even though many people are confused with both terms. While a computer scientist works more with the theoretical and software aspects of computers, computer engineers focus on the hardware.
Make no mistake, there are certain situations where there is an overlap of responsibilities resulting from common knowledge. The foundation of knowledge for computer scientists is theoretical computing. It is from this point that the remaining fields branch out and they can begin specific research.
Computer science should not be confused for computational science, they are two different fields of study. Computer science is also known as computing science or computation science. It is the study of the interaction of data and processes that are represented in the form of programs. It makes use of algorithms to store, manipulate, and communicate information.
There are several fields that fall under the umbrella of computer science and they can be divided into practical and theoretical disciplines. However, we would rather focus on the scientist rather than the science in this post.
An overview of computer science and the scientist in South Africa
Generally, it is expected that a computer scientist should have knowledge about the intricacies of the field and computers. This means that asides knowing the theory of computing, they should also know about programming, computer graphics, amongst others.
The truth is that computer scientists actually do specialize in different fields of computers. So even if they have general knowledge, they have a specific aspect where they concentrate their efforts. In South Africa, computer scientists are involved in several aspects of computer science. These include:
Hardware electronics
Programming, amongst others.
Due to the flexibility of computer science and the general job description of computer scientists in most organizations, computer scientists have to be vast. They need to know beyond the periphery to understand the relationship between design and analysis of software and hardware. They should also focus on understanding usability and efficiency.
How much do computer scientists earn in South Africa?
The computer science sector is an interesting one and has a lot of opportunities to earn a huge fortune every year. Earning is usually dependent on the expertise of the personnel and years of experience.
The average salary of a computer scientist at Bachelor's Degree level is R350 000 annually. The salary increases with more certifications and experience.
Personal requirements you must satisfy to become a computer scientist
For every career choice, there are certain characteristics an individual must possess to excel. Without these, that individual will most likely struggle and end up being mediocre. Here is a list of requirements you should satisfy to become a computer scientist.
An inventive and inquisitive mind.
Excellent written and oral skills.
Problem-solving and great decision-making skills.
Have a flair for detailed work that requires lots of precision.
Computer science and mathematical aptitude.
Ability to organize and manage projects.
Requirements to study computer science in South Africa
It is compulsory that you have excelled in mathematics while it is required that you have some background in information technology. Added to this, you should meet the requirements of the university you want to study at. To know the exact requirements of an institution, you should make contact with the institution.
Who employs computer scientists in South Africa?
There are so many opportunities for computer scientists in South Africa beginning from entry-level to intermediate and experienced. Some of the top employers include:
Computer bureaus
Universities and other higher institutions
Provincial administrations
Telecommunication companies
Now that you know how much you can earn as a computer scientist in South Africa, you must be pumped up. If you are, then make sure you do a lot of research and speak with people already working as computer scientists in the country. Good luck.
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Category: new DNAnexus
Posted on July 19, 2018 Author Aleksandra Zalcman, Yih-Chii Hwang, Geet Duggal, and Nihar Sheth
New features for managing workflows and releasing them to your global network of collaborators
Computational genomics workflows are regularly used to not only rapidly accelerate R&D in the field of genomics, but they are also increasingly used to make clinical diagnoses tailored to individual genomes. As DNAnexus has grown to support a large network of industries and collaborators, we have noticed that these workflows are often developed and shared across users and organizations on a global scale.
DNAnexus workflows currently provide the core functionality of allowing users to create and execute a computational workflow within a DNAnexus project. However, for users and organizations collaborating on multiple private or public projects, these local workflows may be less suitable for long-term maintenance in the context of larger organizations and consortia. In recognition of the need to manage workflows with a truly global network of collaborators, we are excited to introduce an additional suite of features that can be applied to objects we call 'global workflows'.
As with DNAnexus applications, global workflows are published to a global space accessible by authorized users across projects. Like a Github repository or Docker repository, global workflows are versioned and updated with a globally unique name. Global workflows can be tagged, associated with broad categories (e.g. 'read mapping', 'germline variant calling', 'somatic variant calling', 'tumor-normal variant calling'), and defined to run across cloud regions and providers. They can also be developed by a specified set of users and subsequently published or released to a larger set of authorized users who can run but not modify the workflow. Together, these features empower workflow developers to better share and advertise their workflows to a broad set of users and organizations across multiple regions and clouds.
A user creates a global workflow in essentially the same way as a regular workflow (see this tutorial for more details on how to create a global workflow). In fact, existing workflows on the DNAnexus platform can be converted to global workflows in a straightforward way. Since workflows written in CWL or WDL can be directly converted into workflows on our platform, these workflows can also be easily converted to global workflows. As a result, portable workflows can also be imported to our platform and used in a way that meets organizational needs for access control and collaboration at scale.
To illustrate the use of global workflows, we have published a public workflow available to all users of our platform. For example, from our CLI, you can run:
$ dx find globalworkflows
GATK4 Germline Best Practice FASTQ to VCF (hs38DH) (gatk4_germline_bp_fq_hs38dh),
Here, you can see that there is a GATK4 best practice pipeline available for you to use. You can treat this workflow name like any other global applications on the platform. Examples for how to use these features can be seen in more detail here.
Workflow release management features were built by the Developer Experience team at DNAnexus. Thanks to the DNAnexus Science team for contributions to the design of this feature. Please see our documentation for a tutorial on how to use these features and contact support@dnanexus.com if you have any feedback or questions.
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Recovering from AGBT: Exhausted but Encouraged !
It's hard to believe the whirlwind of the annual Advances in Genome Biology & Technology meeting is already over! The DNAnexus team had a terrific time at the conference, and we want to thank everyone who stopped by our suite and attended our Friday afternoon talk.
This year's meeting had more attendees (not to mention the thickest abstract book) than ever before. In many of the talks and posters, the challenge of data interpretation was front and center. Several scientists mentioned that the data sets they're comparing and the analyses they're performing pull together far more data than they've ever had to deal with. Indeed, the very first speaker of the meeting, Eric Boerwinkle from the University of Texas, told attendees that the community needs to keep pushing for better informatics and data interpretation tools. It was gratifying to see that so many scientists are making use of large, publicly available databases — ENCODE in particular was cited in several presentations.
The talks we found most interesting were about applications of next-gen sequencing technologies, ranging from clinical sequencing to epigenetics to microbiome studies. Christine Eng from Baylor College of Medicine spoke about whole exome sequencing in the clinic, noting that her team's pilot project saw a 25% success rate (conservatively estimated) in using this information to diagnose a disease. She also said that clinical genomics will have trouble ramping up without more genetic counselors and geneticists; at the moment, there are just 3.5 such experts per million people in the US. In another talk, Leonid Moroz from the University of Florida captured attendees' imaginations with a discussion on the biological mechanisms underlying memory persistence. He focused on epigenetic changes in the brain, finding that demethylation of just one strand of DNA seems to precede the formation of long-term memories in model organisms. Finally, the most-discussed talk of the conference came from Kjersti Aagaard at Baylor College of Medicine, who spoke about metagenomics in medicine. She presented data indicating that the placenta is not a sterile environment as previously thought, and that the placental microbiome is most closely related to the oral microbiome. For this technology audience, it was a real treat to see just how much compelling science is happening because of the sequencing tools that have been presented in previous years at AGBT.
It's clear to us that the focus is rapidly moving from sequencing technologies and toward data interpretation as the real immediate technological challenge in the genomics community. This year, there were a number of companies presenting analysis tools, including Maverix Biomics, Ingenuity Systems, Personalis, and more. In fact, there seemed to be many more of these types of tools on display instead of the usual plethora of next-generation sequencing technologies that people tend to expect from the Marco Island conference. It was a fairly quiet year for instruments — no major sequencing technology headlines came out of the meeting — so it was great to have lots of attention on data interpretation and the tools enabling it.
We hope that we were able to offer conference attendees an optimistic view of the data analysis situation. People who came to our suite had the opportunity to get a guided tour of the new DNAnexus, and we were pleased at how much interest there was in a customizable cloud-based solution for managing and analyzing sequence data. We hosted several demos and have been thrilled to see how many people from the meeting have signed up for beta accounts with the new platform to help tame their own data sets.
On Friday afternoon, our CEO and co-founder Andreas Sundquist gave a plenary presentation to introduce attendees to the new DNAnexus. Andreas's talk provided a detailed look at the core attributes of the new DNAnexus — its configurability, extensible toolbox with more than 40 Apps, instant collaboration environment, and security and compliance support. He also noted that users could choose an intuitive drag-and-drop interface or opt for the more hard-core command line to suit their own needs. When asked about data upload speeds and cloud capacity, Andreas said that current ethernet speeds are usually sufficient to upload sequence data in real time as it's generated, and pointed out that Amazon's cloud capacity — on which the DNAnexus service runs — currently has the infrastructure to run 1 million whole genome sequences per year.
We were also delighted to meet Franck Rapaport, the lucky winner of a 4-Day AGBT conference registration. Franck, who hails from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, was part of a team with a really interesting poster comparing differential expression tools for RNA-seq type data analysis.
Though scientists are certainly facing new challenges in data analysis, we think this is a great time for informatics innovation. Services such as the new DNAnexus, combined with great new algorithms and Apps, are helping to pave a path forward for a new era of genomics analysis in which infrastructure, workflow, and interpretation options are as seamless and simple as they should be.
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Wine Club March 2022
February 25, 2022|In Wine Club|23 Minutes
Hello wine clubbers, we're pleased to introduce the March edition of Vine Arts Wine Club! This month we have an all European lineup for you – including two Italian wines, two French wines, and two Spanish wines. We hope you enjoy them! If you do have any questions or would like any additional details about these wines, please let us know.
For subscribers who pick up their wines, your bags will be ready for pickup on Tuesday, March 1st. For subscribers who have signed up for delivery, your bags will be sent out on Thursday, March 3rd.
NV Venturini Baldini Montelocco Lambrusco
Emilia-Romagna, Italy
The Venturini Baldini wine estate is located between Parma and Reggio Emilia in the heart of the Lambrusco Emilia IGP appellation of Emilia-Romagna. Positioned on the northeastern side of the Apennine mountain range, Emilia-Romagna is one of the wealthiest regions in Italy. With a highly developed local economy (Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini are based here) and an impressive food culture, the standard of living in Emilia-Romagna is the highest in the country. The region spans the width of the Italian peninsula and is home to over 58,000 hectares of vineyards which are planted on the plains and on the foothills of Apennines.
Lambrusco is Emilia-Romagna's most famous wine. This red sparkling wine, which can trace its origins back to the time of the Romans, became hugely popular in the 1980's. Unfortunately the style that was exported in the 80's was mostly of low quality. Much like with German Riesling, Lambrusco is still regaining its reputation outside of Italy. In contrast, within Italy Lambrusco has always enjoyed a strong reputation.
The Montelocco Lambrusco is made from 100% Lambrusco Salamino, one of the main Lambrusco varieties. The name "Lambrusco" is actually applied to a family of similar but distinct grape varieties. Salamino gets its name from the shape of the grape clusters, which resemble a salami. Made from organically farmed grapes, the wine gets its effervescence from a secondary fermentation in a sealed tank (charmat/martinotti method). This is the same approach used for Prosecco. A dosage of 16 g/l of residual sugar balances the wine's pronounced acidity.
Founded in 1976, the Venturini Baldini estate encompasses 130 hectares of land. The winery was purchased in 2013 by Giuseppe and Julia Prestia, who took over the estate from the Venturini Baldini family. To elevate the quality of the wines, the couple brought on consultant winemaker Carlo Ferrini, whose previous work with Sicily's Donnafugata has brought Carlo international notoriety. Farmed organically since the 1990's, the estate's 30 hectares of vines are sited between 170 and 370 meters in elevation. In the vineyard everything is done manually and yields are exceptionally low for the region.
If you haven't tried Lambrusco before, this wine may come as a surprise. Although red, it's served chilled like white wine. Deep purple in the glass with frothy pink foam, on the nose it has lush aromas of raspberry, blackberry, pomegranate, and balsamic. The palate is flavourful with black fruit flavors, fresh tannins and tart acidity. The finish is fruity and dry to the taste. When deciding what to pair with this wine you have a wealth of options to choose from. Absolutely brilliant with Ravioli Bolognese, it's a revelation with Prosciutto di Parma.
2020 Yohan Lardy Poppy Gamay
Beaujolais, France
Beaujolais is a wine appellation located northwest of the city of Lyon in central France. Fifty five kilometers long and fourteen kilometers wide, it's bordered to the north by the vineyards of Burgundy and to the east by the Saône River. To the west lie the highlands of the Massif Central, which help moderate Beaujolais' continental climate. Topographically the region is broken into two separate areas. The north consists of rolling granitic hills, while the south is flatter with richer clay/sandstone soils.
Light and fresh, Beaujolais is the preferred wine of the traditional Lyonnais brasserie. It's made from 100% Gamay, a thin-skinned grape variety that's experiencing a resurgence with wine lovers. A known cross of Pinot Noir and Gouais, Gamay is friendlier to cultivate than it's 'noble' Burgundian parent. Popular with the everyday people of central France during the middle-ages, Gamay was actually expelled from Burgundy during the 1300's by Philippe the Bold. Unappreciated by the Duke of Burgundy, it was in Beaujolais that Gamay flourished. Today Beaujolais' wine industry is dominated by negociants who produce 90% of the region's wines. Countering the negociants' predominance are a small group of producers who farm their own vines and estate bottle the wines. It's small winemakers like Yohan Lardy that are reshaping the image of Beaujolais.
The Poppy Gamay is made from grapes sourced from 60 year old Beaujolais-Villages vines, plus some fruit from Moulin-a-Vent. The wine is named after the poppy flowers that grow in his vineyards. Hand-harvested, the grapes were naturally whole-cluster fermented with partial carbonic maceration for 7 days. Aged for 4 months in concrete tanks, the wine was neither fined or filtered.
Yohan Lardy is a young, forward thinking winemaker based in the village of Moulin-a-Vent. Following in the footsteps of his father Lucien, Yohan is part of Terroirs Originels, a collection of 25 growers who share the same passion to produce authentic wines. His 2 hectares of vines, the oldest of which were planted in 1911 to pink granite soils, are located in the prestigious "Les Michelons" parcel. Farming his vines sustainably to promote biodiversity in the vineyard, his wines are produced with natural yeasts and without additional sulphites. In Yohan's words – "Every day in my vineyards, I work with and in respect of nature in order to express my terroir the most naturally and purely possible".
The Poppy Gamay is a classic example of refreshing French "vin de soif" "(wine for thirst"). Pale ruby red in colour, on the nose it shows youthful aromas of strawberries, cranberries, violet petals, and wet earth. The palate is light bodied with delicate tannins, thirst-quenching acidity and plummy red fruit flavours. Elegant and friendly, this is what good Beaujolais should be. Drink it on its own or with old-school vegetable driven dishes like ratatouille.
2020 Barba Colle Morino Trebbiano d'Abruzzo
Located to the east of Rome on the Adriatic coast, Abruzzo is one of the most untamed regions in Italy. Scantily populated, around one third of Abruzzo is registered as national park space. Almost three quarters of the terrain is tough and mountainous. The peaks here rise to almost 3,000 meters in elevation! Isolated by harsh topography, wine-making in the region evolved in relative seclusion. Vineyards planted on river valley hillsides benefit from the moderating effects of the Adriatic. These river valleys begin in the mountains and flow east to where they empty into the sea.
Almost three quarters of the wines produced in Abruzzo are red, but there's a sizable amount of white wine made as well. The most commonly grown white grape variety is Trebbiano. The name actually refers to a broad family of grapes, which are not always truly related. For example, the variety most commonly grown in Abruzzo, Trebbiano Abruzzese, is distinct from the variety of Trebbiano grown in nearby Tuscany. To add confusion to the matter, some Trebbiano Toscano is also grown in Abruzzo. Furthermore, some studies have shown that Trebbiano Abruzzese is identical to Bombino Bianco. Confused yet? Whatever the exact details of their DNA, most examples of Trebbiano are known for high acidity and crisp citrus flavors.
The "Morino" Trebbiano d'Abruzzo is made from grapes harvested from the 2.5 hectare Colle Morino vineyard in Pineto. Softly pressed off the skins, the wine underwent a débourbage (settling of the must) for 18 hours prior to fermentation in a stainless steel tank. To add texture, the wine rested in the same tank in contact with the lees for 60 days.
The history of the Barba family can be traced back to Naples in the 15th century. At this time a descendent of the family, one Francesco Barba, held office as an abbot with the Holy Roman Church. Over time the family migrated north to Abruzzo, settling in the province of Teramo. It was during the 18th century that the family started to accumulate land. Two centuries later Luigi Barba decided to convert the family's holdings from sharecropping to a modern wine estate. Today the business is run by Giovanni Barba, who looks after all the day to day operations of the family's 27.5 hectares of vineyards. In addition to vines, the family also tend olive groves, fruit orchards, timber plants and raise Friesian Dutch cows.
The Barba Colle Morino Trebbiano d'Abruzzo is a subtle and zesty white wine for everyday enjoyment. Pale lemon in the glass, on the nose it shows lively aromas of crunchy green apples, lemon curd, klondike white peaches, and basil. The light bodied palate has pronounced acidity, saline minerality, and citrusy flavors that linger into the dry finish. Pair with seafood pasta al cartoccio.
2020 Famille De Boel 'Le gras c'est la vie!' Rouge
Méditerranée IGP, France
The Méditérranée IGP is a large wine appellation that covers much of southeastern Mediterranean France. It's so big that it's difficult to give a single overarching description of the region. Within its borders are the areas of Provence, Isère, Loire, part of the Rhône Valley, and even sections of the island of Corsica. Strewn with a motley collection of terroirs, the overall climate of the IGP is, unsurprisingly, Mediterranean in nature. Most of the vineyards are sited in the hills and valleys of the Alpine foothills, where vines receive ample sunshine and experience strong diurnal temperature swings. The sturdy Mistral descends from the north, buffeting the area with sometimes hurricane strength winds.
Like other IGP's, the Méditerranée IGP is most often used by winemakers who are looking for less stringent rules. Accepting lesser known grape varieties, it's a way for winemakers to experiment while still including a geographical indicator on the label.
'Le gras c'est la vie!' is the kind of wine we could drink everyday. The kind of wine that refreshes while you indulge in mounds of stinky cheese and salty charcuterie. It's no coincidence that the name of this wine means "fat is life!". Made from 45% Caladoc, 40% Grenache, and 15% Carignan, the grapes were harvested from young biodynamic farmed vines planted in the Southern Rhône.
An exciting new producer at Vine Arts! Famille de Boel France is a small family estate owned by Nelly France and Arnaud De Boel. Nelly, who is originally from Brittany, met Arnaud (who is Belgian) when they were working in New Zealand in 2009. Interested in biodynamic farming and winemaking, the couple decided to purchase vineyards in the Northern Rhône. In addition to holdings in Cornas and Saint Joseph, the couple also own some land in the Southern Rhône close to the villages of Suze-la-Rousse and Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes. Together Nelly and Arnaud craft honest and food-friendly wines meant to be shared with family and friends
Bright and brambly, this medium bodied wine has fine tannins, medium acidity, and juicy red fruit flavours. Medium ruby in colour, notes of red currants, bing cherry, and licorice are complemented by a dash of meaty spice. The finish is dry and refreshing. The perfect match for rustic French saucisson!
2018 Bodegas Aragonesas Coto de Hayas Crianza
Campo de Borja, Spain
Campo de Borja is a hot and arid wine region located in northern Spain. Situated southeast of Rioja and Navarra on the south bank of the Ebro river, the appellation was officially recognized with a DO in 1980. First planted to vine during the time of the Romans, today there are around 6,300 hectares of vineyards. In an area this hot, elevation is a major factor for grape growers. Most of Campo de Borja's vineyards are located between 450–550 meters, where warm days are juxtaposed by cool nights. Rainfall is scant, with only 350mm of precipitation annually in low-lying areas.
Like in neighboring Navarra, the dominant grape in Campo de Borja is Garnacha. The variety is so dominant that the region is known as "El Imperio de la Garnacha" (the Empire of Garnacha). Other commonly planted varieties include Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Mazuelo (Carinena) and Syrah. Due to the arid conditions, yields are exceptionally low but concentrated. Campo de Borja Garnacha is renowned for its intensity and power.
The Bodegas Aragonesas Coto de Hayas Crianza is made from a blend of Garnacha and Tempranillo harvested from vines ranging in age from 30 to 40 years. Vinified in a stainless steel tank with 15 days of skin maceration, the wine was aged in a combination of French and American barrels for 6-9 months.
Founded in 1984 in Fuendejalón, Bodegas Aragonesas is one of the key wineries in Campo de Borja. It was formed when two cooperatives in Fuendejalón and Magallón joined forces. Under the guidance of Javier Vela, the winery produces a range of brands – Fagus, Coto de Hayas, Garnacha Centenaria, Galiano, Don Ramón and Aragonia. Planted to an array of grape varieties and extending 3,700 hectares, the estate's oldest vines are over 100 years old.
Fans of ripe and succulent red wines will really enjoy the Coto de Hayas Crianza. Vibrant ruby in colour, the nose has sweet aromas of black cherry compote, blackberry pie filling, cinnamon and nutmeg. Medium bodied, the palate is lush with mouth filling blackfruit flavours and silky tannins. The wine's lush character extends to a juicy and dry finish. A great sweet and savoury pairing for pork tonkatsu.
2020 Bodegas La Senda Vindemiatrix
Bierzo, Spain
The region of Bierzo is located in the northwest corner of Spain in Castilla y Leon. Officially granted DO (denominación de origen) status in 1989, the area benefits from a unique microclimate. To the west, the Atlantic brings an average rainfall of around 28 inches and moderate temperatures. To the east, inland Castile brings warmth and drier conditions. The average temperature is a cool 12°C, with lows of 3.5°C and highs of 24°C. The region is further divided into the two separate subregions of Alto Bierzo (hilly and mountainous) and Bajo Bierzo (flat plains). Both areas benefit from the nearby Cordillera Cantábrica mountain range, which shelters the region's vineyards from harsh weather.
The Vindemiatrix is made mostly from Bierzo's preferred red grape variety, Mencia, with smaller percentages of Palomino and Doña Blanca included. Violet-blue in colour with thick skins, Mencia was once relegated to simple table wines. With the discovery of well-sited old vines by Spanish winemakers in the 1990's, Mencia's reputation has skyrocketed. Today it is often compared to floral Pinot Noir or herbaceous Cabernet Franc. As a variety, Mencia is high in terpenoids, a compound that brings floral aromas of strawberry, raspberry, and pomegranate. The grape variety Palomino, the main grape variety used in Sherry, is generally more known for its neutral character. Doña Blanca is a more obscure grape variety grown in northern Portugal and Galicia. Low in acidity, it's typically blended with Godello.
The grapes for the Vindemiatrix were harvested from seven parcels of old vines that range in age between 60-90 years. Like most old parcels, the vines are interplanted to red and white grape varieties. Harvested together, the different grape varieties were co-fermented using indegenous yeasts. Both fermentation and elevage took place in unlined concrete tanks for 7 months.
Bierzo tends to attract certain types of winemakers. They're people less drawn to the conventions of Spain's well established wine regions; people in search of authenticity. Diego Losada is such a winemaker. Trained in organic chemistry, Diego spent his early years working for various large wineries. Conventional mass production winemaking did not suit his mindset. In response he decided to purchase 5 hectares of vineyards in Bierzo, and created Bodegas La Senda. Spread across 15 parcels, the vines are farmed according to biodynamic principles without the aid of chemicals. Tended entirely by hand, the old vines (the youngest vines are 50 years old!) are planted to a mixture of Mencía, Doña Blanca, Palomino, Garnacha, Godello, and Malvasia. The yields he gets from these vines are up to 6 times lower than conventionally farmed vines in the region, giving Diego exceptionally concentrated and complex fruit.
The gateway to Diego's wines, the Vindemiatrix showcases the wild character of Mencia and Bierzo. Medium ruby in colour, on the nose there are smoky aromas of wild black currants, sour cherries, crushed stone, and hickory. The palate is medium bodied with earthy red fruit flavors, fine grained tannins and tart acidity. The finish is piquant and dry. When it comes to pairing this wine with food, look to the hearty traditional stews of northern Spain like alubias de cantabria, which is both healthy and very filling.
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