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This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/309,132 filed Jul. 31, 2001 and entitled, "Fractional Resource Scheduling."
The present disclosure relates in general to the field of managing and operating computer and communication networks and more particularly to a system and method for fractional resource scheduling.
Network management is crucial for network systems to be properly utilized. If network management is lacking in a particular system, the resources in that system and the network as a whole, may be either underutilized or overcommitted. Underutilized network resources are a waste of scarce capital. Overcommitted network resources are more prone to failures and may lead to user dissatisfaction and frustration, making the network ineffective.
One way in which network resources may be managed is by providing a system to schedule the usage of one or more network resources. However, today's scheduling systems or "scheduling engines" typically support only binary scheduling. That is, existing scheduling systems typically consider a given resource as a whole unit that is either entirely available or entirely unavailable. This type of scheduling may lead to the underutilization of a resource because the reserved resource is often only partially utilized by the application that is running during the reserved time. For example, in a video network environment a multipoint control unit (MCU) may have a bandwidth that is only partially utilized by a given video conference. However, after the video conference is scheduled, the MCU will be viewed by the scheduling system as unavailable for the reserved period, even though a portion of the MCU's bandwidth is not required by the video conference that is the reserved application.
To deal with the limitations of binary scheduling systems, one approach that may be used is to partition a single resource into a collection of discrete resources which may also be referred to as "subresources". Each subresource is assigned a portion of the resource's capacity, and each subresource is then scheduled separately. However, this approach limits the flexibility of scheduling to only allow scheduling of the predetermined portions of the resource's capacity, and it also requires that the user identify the proper number of subresources to match with their requirements.
Therefore, a need has arisen for an improved scheduling system to better utilize network resources.
A further need has arisen for a network management system that allows for scheduling multiple applications on a fractionally schedulable resource.
In accordance with teachings of the present disclosure, a system and method are described for reserving fractionally schedulable resources. The system includes a scheduling engine to receive reservation requests. The scheduling engine applies the reservation request to a resource usage table corresponding to a fractionally schedulable resource required by the reservation request. If the fractionally schedulable resource has adequate capacity to comply with the requested reservation, the scheduling engine will add the reservation request to a resource usage table.
In one aspect, the system includes a scheduling engine able to receive resource scheduling requests. The scheduling engine is associated with at least one fractionally schedulable resource that is able to perform multiple parallel tasks. Additionally, a plurality of other resources are connected to the fractionally schedulable resource. More particularly, the fractionally schedulable resource may be a Multipoint Control Unit in a video network with a particular maximum supported bandwidth or a gateway component in a video network having a particular maximum supported bandwidth, while the other resources may be video conferencing endpoints.
In another aspect a method for scheduling fractionally schedulable resources includes receiving a resource reservation request for a fractionally schedulable resource and determining the availability of the requested fractionally schedulable resource. If adequate capacity is available the fractionally schedulable resource is reserved according to the resource reservation request. More particularly, the step of determining the availability of the requested fractionally schedulable resource includes updating an associated resource usage table based upon the resource reservation request and determining whether the resource usage exceeds the resource's bandwidth.
The present invention includes a number of important technical advantages. One technical advantage is providing a scheduling engine for scheduling fractionally schedulable resources. This allows for network resources to be more effectively utilized by employing fractional scheduling without requiring an artificial partitioning of the resource's capacity. Another technical advantage is providing a resource usage table. The resource usage table allows for the management and reservation of multiple applications of fractionally schedulable resources. The resource usage table also facilitates the generation of reports, such as usage reports organized by time period. Additional technical advantages of the present invention are further described in the figures, description and claims.
A more complete understanding of the present embodiments and advantages thereof may be acquired by referring to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numbers indicate like features, and wherein:
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In the present embodiment first FSR 12 has a specified maximum bandwidth of 1152 kilobits per second (kbps) and second FSR 14 has a specified maximum bandwidth of 768 kbps. Also in the present embodiment first FSR 12 may be a multipoint control unit (MCU) which may also be referred to as a multipoint conferencing unit. The function of a multipoint control unit is typically to connect multiple videoconferencing system endpoints into a single conference and manage audio and video from each participant end point within the conference to the others such that group communication is achieved between the multiple endpoints. MCUs may also function to code or decode audio and video information according to known standards, such as the H.320 and H.323 standards promulgated by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
In the present embodiment second FSR 14 may be a gateway component. Often, a gateway component functions as a bridge between different types of networks. For example, a gateway component may be used to allow H.320-type devices to communicate with H.323 type devices.
In the present embodiment video network 10 also includes first endpoint 18, second endpoint 20, third endpoint 22, fourth endpoint 24, fifth endpoint 26, sixth endpoint 28 and seventh endpoint 30. Endpoints 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30 may include endpoints within a video network such as videoconferencing terminals for capturing audio and video information to be sent to other endpoints in the network or outside of the network. Each endpoint may be operable to process, code, or otherwise format the audio and/or video information according to known standards in order to be sent as part of a video conference. In an alternative embodiment endpoints 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30 may comprise any suitable network component connected either directly or indirectly to a fractionally schedulable resource. It should be noted that the number and arrangement of endpoint devices included in video network 10 is intended for demonstrative purposes, and in an alternative embodiment the number and arrangement of endpoints can vary significantly.
Each endpoint also has a specified bandwidth. For instance, in the present embodiment, first endpoint 18 has a specified maximum bandwidth of 128 kbps, second endpoint 20 has a specified maximum bandwidth of 384 kbps, third endpoint 22 has a maximum bandwidth of 128 kbps, fourth endpoint 24 has a maximum bandwidth of 384 kbps, fifth endpoint 26 has a maximum bandwidth of 384 kbps, sixth endpoint 28 has a maximum bandwidth of 256 kbps and seventh endpoint 30 has a maximum bandwidth of 128 kbps. Endpoints 18, 20, 22 and 24 are operatively connected to first FSR 12 such that first FSR 12 may selectively connect two or more endpoints 18, 20, 22 and 24. Endpoints 26, 28 and 30 are operatively connected to second FSR 14 such that second FSR 14 may connect these endpoints to the first FSR 12 and the endpoints connected thereto.
First FSR 12 is preferably connected to call set up module 46. In an alternate embodiment, multiple devices including any or all of the devices shown in
Resource reservation requests may be received from any suitable requester. In the present embodiment, resource reservation requests may be received via a reservation request application 48 connected to Communication network 49. Communication network 49 may be any suitable network for communicating with a plurality of users such as an IP network. In the present embodiment, network 49 is an IP network such as the Internet and is further accessible to user stations 47. A user may operate a user station 47, such as a PC, server or work station connected to network 49, to access resource reservation application 48 via Internet 49, to submit a resource reservation request. Additionally, a system administrator or system manager may submit a resource reservation request directly (not expressly shown) to scheduling engine 16. Accordingly, users may to submit a reservation request either directly via reservation request application 48 or indirectly by contacting a network administrator.
Scheduling engine 16 preferably includes reservation table 40, device attribute table 41, first resource usage table 42 and second resource usage table 44. In a preferred embodiment scheduling engine 16 receives incoming resource reservation requests, such as video conference reservation or scheduling requests, from reservation request application 48 or directly from a system administrator. In the present embodiment resource usage tables, 42 and 44, are included which correspond with first FSR 12 and second FSR 14 as shown in
In an alternative embodiment, resource usage tables 42 and 44, as well as reservation table 40 and device attribute table 41 may be maintained separately from scheduling engine 16, such as on an associated server. In another alternative embodiment, a resource usage table may be included for each of a plurality of FSRs associated with scheduling engine 16. In still yet another alternative embodiment, a global resource usage table may be included which combines the resource usage data for multiple FSRs in a single table.
After scheduling engine 16 receives an incoming resource reservation request, scheduling engine 16 preferably determines which resources are involved with the particular request. This step may include determining the end points involved in a given reservation request and identifying the FSRs required to comply with the reservation request. In an alternative embodiment, the required endpoints and/or FSRs may be specifically requested in the resource reservation request or may be determined by a system administrator.
Scheduling engine 16 then queries the corresponding resource usage tables. For instance, if both first FSR 12 and second FSR 14 are required to comply with a particular reservation request, the overlapping resource usage records are obtained from both resource usage tables 42 and 44. Scheduling engine 16 then examines each overlapping usage record to determine whether adding the requested usage to each record would exceed the capacity of the desired resource. If scheduling engine 16 determines that a reservation causes resource usage to exceed capacity, scheduling engine 16 then acts to reject the resource reservation request. In a preferred embodiment, scheduling engine 16 may communicate a notification to the requester and/or the system administrator that the reservation request has been denied. However if the resource usage does not exceed the capacity of the resource, scheduling engine 16 then includes the resource reservation request into reservation table 40, updates the resource usage tables 42 and 44, and may preferably send a confirmation of the reservation to the requestor.
In the present embodiment, the steps involved with updating a resource usage table may vary according to the make up of the existing resource usage table and characteristics of the resource usage request. For a given usage record U (having an associated resource usage value and a specified start time and end time) and a resource usage request C (with a specified resource usage requirement and a start time and end time) where U and C overlap in time, if the period of U falls completely inside the period of C, the resource usage value of U is increased by the resource usage required for C. For instance, in the present embodiment the resource usage requirement is bandwidth required during the period of interest.
In the event that the period of U begins before the start of C and ends before the end of C but after the start time of C, U is updated to change the end time of U to the start time of C. A new usage record, U1, is then added with a start time equal to the start time of C and an end time equal to U's original end time. The usage value of U1 is then set equal to U's original usage value plus the usage required for C. In an alternative embodiment, U may be updated to change the start time of U to equal the start time of C and increase the usage value to equal U's original usage value plus the usage required for C. Also, a new record U1 may be created with a start time equal to the original start time of U, an end time equal to the start time of C, and a usage value equal to the original usage value of U. Other equivalent steps for updating and creating usage records may be embodied in further alternative embodiments.
In the event that U begins after the start time of C and before the end time of C, and ends after the end time of C, a new usage record U1 is added. The new usage record U1 has a start time equal to the original start time of U and has an end time equal to the end time of C. The resource usage value for U1 is set to be the original usage of U plus the required usage of C. Lastly the start time of U is adjusted to be equal to the end time of C and otherwise retains its original end time and resource usage requirement. In an alternative embodiment, U may be updated to have an end time equal to the end time of C and a usage value equal to the original usage value of U plus the usage value of C; a new usage record U1 is also created having a start time equal to the end time of C and an end time equal to the original end time of U. The usage value assigned to U1 is equal to the original usage value of U.
In the event that U begins before the start time of C and ends after the end time of C, several actions take place. First, U is updated to change its ending time to the start time of C. A new record, U1 is added with start and end times matching C and a usage value equal to the usage value of U plus the usage value of C. Finally, another record U2 is added with a start time equal to the end time of C and an end time equal to the original end time of U. The usage value of U2 is set to equal the usage value of U. As one of ordinary skill in the art would note, in this case the original usage record U is updated to become the first of a series of three usage records that cover the original time period of U. Such a person would also note that the original record could be updated to become the second or the third usage record of the series without departing from the scope of the present invention.
Finally, if there is any time interval between the start and end times of C for which there is no corresponding usage record, then for each such time interval a new usage record U is created. The start and end times of U are set to match the start and end times of the uncovered interval, and the usage of U is set equal to the usage value of C.
Alternatively, scheduling engine 16 may receive a request to cancel an existing reservation, such as reservation 1, stored in reservation table 40 (as shown in
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Scheduling engine 16 may selectively obtain records from resource usage table 42 in order to determine whether a particular resource (in this case, FSR1) will exceed capacity after a resource reservation request is granted. Scheduling engine 16 may also insert, add, or update records into resource usage table 42 in response to a resource reservation request. In one embodiment, scheduling engine 16 may also selectively update and/or delete selected records of resource usage table 42 in response to a resource reservation cancellation or a received end of session notification for a reservation that makes use of FSR1 12. An end of session notification may be sent to scheduling engine in the event that a reserved resource session, such as a video conference, has ended early. This allows the resource usage table to maintain accuracy, thereby maximizing network resources.
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Following this step the received resource reservation request is analyzed with respect to the resource usage table corresponding to the effected resources 108. In the event that multiple resources are required to comply with a request, the reservation request may preferably be analyzed with respect to each respective resource usage table. After calculating the effect of the reservation on the appropriate resource usage table or tables, the scheduling engine determines whether any of the effected FSRs will exceed capacity 110, with the addition of the new resource reservation. If any FSR will exceed capacity, the resource reservation request is rejected 115 and the system awaits the receipt of a new resource reservation request 102. Additionally, the system may send a notice to the requestor that the reservation request has been rejected. Such a notification may be sent by email or another suitable method.
However, if the resource usage does not exceed capacity, the resource tables are then updated for all the required resources associated with the request 111. The reservation is then added to the appropriate resource reservation tables 112. The request may then be formally granted 113 by sending an appropriate notification to the requester.
In an alternative embodiment, resource usage table 42 may be periodically queried (not expressly shown) by a call set-up component (as shown in
In operation, scheduling engine 16, having previously scheduled resources according to reservation table 40, may receive a resource reservation request for first FSR 12, for a period between 14:30 and 15:15 on 10.1.01, requiring a bandwidth of 384 kbps. Scheduling engine 16 then preferably applies the reservation to the resource usage table 42. During the period between 15:00 and 15:15, the request resource will exceed its maximum capacity. The request is therefore rejected and resource usage table 42 is restored to its original state.
Next, scheduling engine 16, may receive a resource reservation request for first FSR 12, for a period between 13:15 and 14:30 on 10.1.01, requiring a bandwidth of 384 kbps. Scheduling engine 16 then preferably applies the reservation to the resource usage table 42. The application of the resource reservation request indicates that the requested resource will not exceed its maximum capacity. The request is therefore accepted and resource usage table 42 is updated to reflect the addition of this resource reservation request. Reservation table 40 is then updated to reflect the accepted reservation and the reservation request may then be granted.
Although the disclosed embodiments have been described in detail, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from their spirit and scope.
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Private Sector Companies Build Bridges With Youth at YALI SummitBy Makula Dunbar, 6:17 pm
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U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Highlights U.S.-Africa CommitmentBy D.A. Barber, 2:00 am AFKI Original
The upcoming U.S-Africa Leaders Summit will focus on trade and investment opportunities that could mean new markets for U.S. companies. But even U.S. CEOs already doing business in Africa aren't necessarily fully committed, a stakeholder told AFKInsider. "(The Administration) thinking is that if you're going to get more U.S. companies involved, you have to get the CEO turned on to Africa. And that's an uphill climb in a lot of places … even some of our companies tell us the same thing — that their CEOs aren't necessarily committed."
Almost $1B In Deals To Be Announced At U.S.-Africa SummitBy Dana Sanchez, 5:25 pm
U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker confirmed Tuesday that deals worth almost $1 billion would be announced at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum in Washington, D.C. early in August as part of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. "There will be announced at the summit at least $900 million in deals. It will be a combination of all different types of structures. But this is new money— and there will be more to come," Pritzker said, according to the WallStreetJournal.
United Nations Says End of AIDS May Come by 2030By Makula Dunbar, 2:15 pm
Global AIDS-related deaths and new HIV infections have fallen by over a third in a decade, raising hopes of beating the killer disease by 2030, the United Nations said Wednesday.
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What's On The Agenda At The U.S.-Africa Leaders SummitBy Dana Sanchez, 2:22 pm
Each country in Africa provides a dynamic and unique market for U.S. corporations looking to expand, NationalLawReview reports. U.S. President Barack Obama will welcome more than 45 African heads of government and state and to Washington D.C. Aug. 4-6 for the first-ever U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. Investment, trade, democratic development and security — here's a quick look at what's on the summit agenda.
#WeAreAfrica: Where Is The Civil Society At US-Africa Leaders Summit?By Andrew Friedman, 3:37 am AFKI Original
Simply by using the US-Africa Leaders Summit to meet with leaders from across the continent, the Obama administration has gone further than its predecessors in engagement. There is, however, much further to go. The Obama administration should include civil society representatives throughout the leader discussions.
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Not a word is said in the Silmarillion on Fingolfin's hair colour. Finarfin is expressly said to be blonde, which causes many people to believe Fingolfin was too, but that's an error, plain and simple. Cf. the appendix of the Silmarillion under Finarfin: "Alone among the Noldorin princes he and his descendants had golden hair, derived from his mother Indis", p. 330 in my Harper/Collins edition. Descendants, not siblings.
There is one single passage in the published Silmarillion which seems to have caused this mess, and that is that "Fingolfin and Finarfin were like Indis in mood and touch". Incidentally, this also caused me, for a long time, to imagine Fingolfin as golden-haired. But "mood and touch" is not appearance.
Tolkien expressly wrote later (published in the History of Middle-earth, by his son Christopher, not in the published version of the Silmarillion) that Fingolfin, as well as all his children (Fingon, Turgon, Argon [not mentioned in the published Silmarilion either], and Aredhel) had dark hair as well. "Fingolfin was his father's son, tall, dark, and proud…" (The History of Middle-earth volume 12: The Peoples of Middle-earth. Edited by Christopher Tolkien, HarperCollins Publishers, 1996. Page 336 in a text called "The Shibboleth of Fëanor", written by J. R. R. Tolkien in or slightly after 1968.
So, even wonderful and accomplished artists like John Howe and Ted Nasmith got it wrong when they portrayed Fingolfin as golden-haired. Not that it matters, honestly. To depict a character whose hair colour is never mentioned in the book with the wrong hair colour is a lot less bad than what Iron Crown Enterprises did with Lúthien, describing her as "having the beauty of angels, with golden hair and sparkling blue eyes" in an RPG supplement.
(By the way, if you insist on getting nerdy on me: These are the two most ridiculous comments in that regard that you'd have to strive for.)
1) "A skilled artist thou art, though the tale wit thee (!) not well; Fingolfin's mother, Indis the Fair, of the Vanyar was, and as her sons both, golden haired. And quoth I from the pages of the Quenta Silmarillion: […] Wit I well the lore ancient, and speaketh (!) I the truth; many an hour have I spent wandering o'er the pages of volumes long past writ. Learn thee (!) the tales proper before again thou dost dare of them to speak."
Needless to say, the Early Modern English there is just brimming with errors.
2) "Yes, I am elenwe the lost wife of turgon, and i have returned to say that my father-in-law had blonde hair"
The strangest thing about those obsessed Blonde-Fingolfin-groupies is that they claim to be the staunchest Tolkien fans, and rave about how I'm besmirching his memory with my lack of research – when Tolkien himself was known to be extremely liberal with people's visions of his characters. That's why he barely depicted the characters, only the locations, in his own illustrations. That's why, in the first editions of the books, he wanted no illustrations prescribing readers how to imagine them. If it had been important to him how exactly we ought to see Fingolfin, he definitely would have described him in more detail.


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- Overall Length:7.12"
- Blade Length:2.97"
- Blade Thickness:0.12"
- Blade Material:440C
- Hardness:58-60 RC
- Blade Style:Drop Point
- Blade Grind:Hollow
- Finish:Stonewash
- Edge Type:Plain
- Handle Length:4.15"
- Handle Thickness:0.50"
- Handle Material:Polymer
- Color:Black
- Weight:3.10 oz.
- User:Right Hand, Left Hand
- Pocket Clip:Tip-Up
- Knife Type:Manual
- Opener:Thumb Stud
- Lock Type:AXIS®
- Brand:Benchmade
- Model:Presidio Ultra
- Model Number:527
- Designer:Pardue
- Country of Origin:USA
- Best Use:Tactical
- Product Type:Knife
The Benchmade Mini Presidio Ultra 527 knife is a lightweight tactical folder. It features the ambidextrous AXIS locking mechanism, which makes the knife faster and easier to use. The textured Noryl GTX handle scales sit atop skeletonized stainless steel liners. The hollow ground 440C stainless steel drop point blade has dual thumb studs. The blade is stone wash finished with a plain cutting edge. The Presidio Ultra includes a reversible tip-up pocket clip.
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We believe that engineering is a creative and collaborative endeavor in which solutions arise from a rich diversity of perspective, discussion, and inquiry.
The MIT School of Engineering is committed to increasing diversity by fostering a community of opportunity and by providing the intellectual stimulation of a diverse school and campus environment, both in the classroom and where we work and live. We have made steady progress in recruiting and retaining faculty, students, and staff that have been traditionally underrepresented in engineering. Yet there is still much to be done as we continue to build a diverse and inclusive community.
For engineering undergraduates, the percentage of US-citizen or permanent-resident students who identified at least in part with an underrepresented minority was 629 (28 percent of 2,257) in fall 2016. For graduate students, there were 220 (12 percent of 1,856) in the same period. There were 1,407 (43 percent of 3,263) graduate nonresident alien students. For engineering faculty, those who identified with an underrepresented minority grew from 5 percent in fall 2004 to 8 percent in fall 2016 and those who identified as international grew from 45 percent in fall 2004 to 51 percent in fall 2016. (Note: this includes those who were born outside the U.S.).
The Office of Engineering Outreach Programs has developed and implemented a range of outreach programs and services to provide access to the intellectual stimulation of our campus community to a younger audience. These programs work with middle and high school students, including those from underrepresented segments, to equip them to enter and succeed in postsecondary engineering education. Their programs include Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science, Engineering Experience at MIT, MIT Online Science, Technology, and Engineering Community, and the Saturday Engineering Enrichment and Discovery Academy. There are a range of other K–12 STEM outreach programs across the MIT School of Engineering, including the Women's Technology Program the Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams Program.
A range of government agencies provide additional resources for students and/or employees who have concerns of sexual misconduct or other forms of gender discrimination. Among those agencies, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) provides informational materials on civil rights compliance and equal opportunity in programs receiving NASA grants and other federal financial assistance.
In an effort to help students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics gain greater awareness of their rights under civil rights laws such as Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, NASA has provided the following documents to better inform and assist students (as well as administrators and faculty), in understanding and executing their rights, roles, and responsibilities under the law:
- Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity in NASA Assisted Programs: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Related Laws
- Equal Opportunity in NASA Assisted Programs
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First, there are three main wine-growing 'areas': Niederosterreich, Burgenland, and Steiermark. Within these three areas there are several specified wine-growing regions:
Niederosterreich – Wachau, Kremstal, Kamptal, Traisental, Wagram, Weinviertel, Carnumtum, Thermenregion (mostly Gruner Veltliner and Riesling, with reds being produced in the last two)
Burgenland – Neusiedlersee, Leithaberg, Mittelburgenland, Eisenberg/Sudburgenland (mostly reds – Zweigelt and Blaufrankisch)
Styria – Sud-Oststeiermark, Sudsteiermark, Weststeiermark (mostly aromatic whites like Sauvignon and Gelber Muskateller)
Plus, Vienna, where mostly white field blends are made.
Some of these regions where particularly distinctive wines are made have been given DAC status (like AOC in France or DOC in Italy), but this is an ongoing process so the lack of DAC does not indicate a lack in quality. The main thing to look out for is the red and white capsule, which indicates a quality wine. Generally, Klassik on the label indicates a classic and dry style whereas Reserve will be riper and more full bodied (perhaps even with some residual sweetness or oak influence).
A particularly special region is the Wachau – not only is it a UNESCO world heritage site and a place of astounding natural beauty, the vines are grown on steep terraces sloping down to the Danube with diverse soils and both Riesling and Gruner are fantastic here. Not happy with the lack of classification system in place, innovative producers here in the 80s created their own system of conveying information to consumers about the region's dry white wines: Steinfeder means the wine is light and aromatic, Federspiel wines are between 11.5% and 12.5% abv and the most common category, and Smaragd indicates late-harvest wines which are rich and concentrated, but still dry. If you are curious to see what this region is all about, we do have a Riesling from top producer FX Pichler available on the website.
Then, there are the grape varieties. The usual international varieties can be found here, but to really get under the skin of Austrian wine these are the most important ones to try:
Gruner Veltliner - The quintessential grape variety of Austria and perhaps the 'next big thing' after Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio. It performs very differently on different types of soils, producing a range of wines from easy-drinking and peachy on sandy 'loess' soils to austere, intensely mineral and intended for long ageing on chalk and gravel. What the wines nearly always have in common is versatility with food matching (or lack thereof) and a distinctive note of white pepper.
Riesling - The Rieslings produced in Austria are generally a happy medium between Alsatian and German examples – they are not as rich and unctuous as those from Alsace nor as light and delicate as those from Germany. They are capable of being quite fine boned and mineral and uniquely seem to display a peppery quality much like the Gruners from the region.
Blaufrankisch - Blaufrankisch is starting to be to red wines what Gruner is to white – Jancis Robinson wrote in the Financial Times that it is the grape 'most likely to put Austrian reds on the map'. It's crisp, sour cherry fruit and medium body make it truly pleasurable to drink, unlike some of the 15% fruit-bombs out there! It is capable of being juicy and forward as well as structured and long-lived, depending on the terroir and the winemaker.
Zweigelt - Not as well known as Blaufrankisch internationally but still special to Austria, Zweigelt is a crossing of St Laurent and Blaufrankisch, created by an Austrian institution and now the most widely grown red grape variety in the country. It was generally known as the country's 'glugger' but is now gaining a reputation for having high quality potential on the right sites. The wines are cherry-scented and with soft, smooth tannins.
We have just done a shipment of some great examples of some of these wines at entry level prices – look out for our Austrian offer in the March mailing. Discover why these wines are already firm favourites with wine writers, sommeliers and wine buffs everywhere.


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League play is coming to a conclusion for the Southern Athletic League as Denair and Delhi High varsity volleyball teams squared off in their penultimate matchup of the season in a friendly rivalry match that was exciting from start to finish.
Fresh off their 14th straight league title, the Turlock High varsity girls golf team continued to follow through with a second-place finish in the Division-I South Sac-Joaquin Section Tournament on Monday from Rancho Del Rey Golf Club.
Maya Young of Turlock and Karen Kahlon of Pitman High will be squaring off for the third-place spot in the Central California Conference singles tournament after each advanced into the semifinals of the tourney in their final year in the league.
Delhi and Denair High's varsity football teams have built a rivalry over the years and this past Friday's Southern Athletic League battle was a physical match full of excitement for both schools and programs.
The Pitman High School varsity football team ended homecoming week on a high note with its 50-27 defeat of the El Capitan High School Gauchos Friday night, heading into the last two weeks of Central California Conference competition with just one loss in league play.
Head coach Linda Bejaran and her Turlock High varsity girls tennis team are departing the Central California Conference on top and as champions after the program captured its 11th straight CCC title, sweeping league in the process after defeating Pitman, 7-2, on Tuesday from home.
The regular season for varsity girls golf in the Central California Conference came to a conclusion on Tuesday afternoon when Turlock hosted Pitman High from the Turlock Golf and Country Club.
From 2011-2016, the Pitman Pride varsity volleyball team dominated the Central California Conference, winning consecutive titles until Tuesday's defeat at the hands of Buhach Colony marked the end of a streak.
Denair High football receivers coach Tim Fanning had mixed feelings on Sept. 29 when he watched his daughter and the program's first female player Emilee Fanning run onto the field for a point after touchdown attempt. He had been coaching and assisting her since March, but wanted no part in watching, as he sat just looking at the ground and praying silently for her daughter to stay safe and to be successful, he said.
Friday's 27-14 loss to the Buhach Colony Thunder was a set back in league this year for the Pitman Pride football team in their hunt for a Central California Conference title.
The Denair High School Coyotes came up short against the undefeated Orestimba High School Warriors Friday night, dropping the contest 58-20 in a game that saw little offense from the home team.
The second half of league play is already underway in the Trans-Valley League and for the Hilmar varsity volleyball team, the chase for a title looks to be going well after defeating second-place Hughson on Tuesday night from the Yellowjackets gym in a straight sets sweep.
Turlock High's varsity girls golf team is off to a 10-0 start in the Central California Conference after toppling Merced High 245-290.
Pitman Pride head coach Tom Tyler became the third coach in Turlock history to reach 100 career wins Friday night, as his team emerged victorious from a 39-0 rout of the Atwater Falcons.
The first game of league is always critical but none seemed more important than Friday's Trans-Valley League opener when Hilmar hosted their rivals, Escalon High.
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hat? You aren't going to sit at the bar?
She didn't say that, but I could tell that's what the host was thinking. It's part of the attitude attached to going into a restaurant without someone else to eat with. The truth is, it kind of sucks. I have always dismissed the notion that there is something wrong with dining alone – that there is a real cause for the irrational fear some people have. I realize it's a common affliction and it appears to be more common in women than in men. But all types of people of both genders experience it. But I never have, although I think I am suddenly beginning to realize some of the root reasons for the desire for company. The need to avoid loneliness when tying on the feedbag. But that is not entirely why I'm telling you all this. I'm not here to unravel the mysteries of solomangarephobia -- that's what it's called by the way.
A solomangarephobic is someone who fears eating alone. I'm not one of those. In fact, I rather enjoy it to some degree. Not because my dining experience is enhanced by filling a lone chair at the table. No, it's because I'm an observer. I'm the type of person that the solomangarephobic person is worried about – the ones who typically don't appear in your dining room. They worry that people are looking at them. They worry that others think up all kinds of awful things about why they are alone. It's a serious self-esteem issue, actually. Generally the other diners in the restaurant have no interest in the lonely eater across the room. They are interested in their company and mostly their own food. Still, the fear exists.
Back to the issue – I like to watch people. Perhaps it is the writer in me. I like to observe people's actions, interactions and most of all listen to their dialogue. They tell me stories as I sit at my quiet table pretending to watch the golf game on the flat screen over the bar across the dining room. But actually I am carefully listening to their every murmur. And I like to glance at them just often enough to pick up the body language, to find out what these assholes are really talking about, despite their choice of words. Not that everyone is an asshole – but for our purposes here today and the story I was told while nibbling my salad and eating garlic bread, the term fits enough of the characters in play to justify the utterance.
So there I stood. Waiting. Not walking into the bar. Waiting. Waiting. The host finally approached, having given up on her wish that I would just grab a stool and order a beer and spare her the energy exertion necessary to do her job.
"Did you want a table or a booth?" she said.
"A table," I said.
I had been to this place several times before and I knew the tables were right out in the open, in the middle of the room and the booths were all crammed along the walls. You can't keep a good eye on the people around you from a booth. Always go for the table if the floor plan has this advantage. Sure enough, she led me to a table in the very middle of the restaurant. It was big enough to seat five, but she cleared off the silverware for the other four spots, leaving just one.
"Someone will be with you in one minute," she said.
I was betting it'd be at least three to five.
I noticed the place setting left in its position would have me sitting with my back to the rest of the patrons. I would face an empty corner of the restaurant – a section that was not open during this slow weekday lunch shift.
"I don't think so," I mumbled to myself.
If anything, that would be my fear. I've never been able to sit comfortably in a room with my back to the majority of the people or the main way in or out of a room. There may be a name for that, too. But if there is I am not aware of it. Also, I have to be able to see the other people to observe, obviously.
So I slid the neatly napkin-wrapped silverware across the table and pulled out the chair on the other side and settled in with my menu, giving it a quick glance. When the waitress arrives, completely disinterested, about six minutes later she gave a half-hearted smile and said, "Know whatcha want?"
"Yep," I said.
After a silence that was long enough to make her uneasy she spoke again.
"What can I get for you?"
What effort that must have taken. Here's Mr. Lonely, dressed like he just crawled out of bed. Ratty flip-flops, ripped khaki shorts and a plain tee shirt wrinkled enough to convince anyone it doubled for pajamas. He probably tips like shit, too.
"I just want the Garden Bar and a sweet tea, please," I answered quickly.
What a relief. The Garden Bar is self-service. All she had to do was refill my tea occasionally. Suddenly Mr., Lonely is OK in her book. At least if he's going to tip like shit all she won't be doing much unnecessary work.
"OK, great. Help yourself. My name's Tina if you need…" her words faded at the end because she had already turned and rushed back toward the bar area where what appeared to be her boyfriend was camped out on a stool downing pilsner glasses filled with Budweiser.
She returned within two minutes with my tea and a plate of garlic biscuit things that tasted surprisingly good. She plopped the plate of biscuits down on the table and one of them slid off the plate and onto the table. She quickly grabbed it with her hand and held it for a moment, staring at me as if to ask, "Should I put this back on the plate."
I was as curious as she was about the predicament, so I didn't lend any advice. Hesitantly she decided to put the dropped biscuit back on her own tray and take it to the garbage. Nice call. Tina's a pro.
I got up, went to the Garden Bar and built my lunch. Mixed baby greens, red onions, garbanzos, eggs, Parmesan, mushrooms, bacon and rye croutons with a little bleu cheese dressing. I also got a side of pasta salad from the bar and some fruit. My meal was all set. I returned to the table and started looking around at my fellow diners. It was a slow lunch, as I mentioned before. I really only had two parties within earshot to listen to and watch. A woman of about 60, her 30-something daughter and a newborn baby were at one table. Aside from myself they were the only ones in the dining room when I had arrived. Since returning from the Garden Bar, the reluctant host had been forced into action once again. She was leading a party of three to a close by table just one booth down from the two women and the newborn. When I saw two of the three members of the party, roll their eyes upon noticing they were seated near a baby I knew these were the ones to watch.
In fact, the other table provided little more than smiles for me. The baby would laugh and make a big, toothless grin and the apparent mother and grandmother would smile – and that made me smile too. But they didn't talk much aside from baby talk with the little one. Since the baby talk was probably irritating the party of three, I was fine with it despite the fact that I usually avoid nonsensical babble with children. I talk to them in plain English as if they understand, even when they don't. It tends to make them understand sooner. It worked with my own child anyway. I reserve the foolishness for funny faces. They like that.
The party of three was made up of one female and two males. The two males appeared to be friends based on their comfortable back-and-forth banter with one another. The girl was the apparent girlfriend of one of the males – the big muscle-bound male with the Easton cap and sunglasses on the back of his neck like Guy Fieri. (For the cultured, Guy is a chef, author and the owner of Johnny Garlic's and Tex Wasabi's in Santa Rosa, California, which I have unfortunately not made it to just yet. For the rest of you, he is the annoying host of "Minute to Win It" – a prime time network game show you've probably seen more than once.)
The bulky boyfriend, we'll call him Johnny Garlic, was decked out in a tee shirt that looked at first glance to be a Hollister appliqué style garment. But it was covered in phrases half-hidden by the booth about Jesus and something about celebrating a… turd? It couldn't say celebrating a turd, but it sure looked like it. Maybe if he didn't roll his sleeves up to reveal the maximum surface area of his "guns" then I'd know what I was reading. Johnny had muscles, and he was apparently proud of them. Of course I felt lucky to even have a shirt that I could try to read. The sunlight from the nearby window made it obvious that he could have come in sans tee with nothing but the wife-beater he wore beneath it.
Across the table sits his buddy. We'll call him Working Class Horndog. Just looking at him in his black "Let Go Drinking and Do Something We'll Regret" tee shirt that featured two stick figures having doggy-style sex and barfing at the same time made me reminisce about the days of the Working Class Dog. Rick Springfield's 1981 album featuring "Jesse's Girl." This song would most definitely connect with the guy's emotions, although he may not be familiar with the tune since he was likely born a few years after it left the charts. I may not be able to tell a person's life story by watching and listening to them as I eat my lunch across the room, but I can say for sure that this guy wanted to nail his buddy's girlfriend so bad he could taste it. And she'd probably be better off with Horndog. He seemed the smarter of the two at least – although smarter in this case probably means the difference in Ds and Fs in high school biology.
The girl, who we'll call Spandex, is an above average looking, mid-twenties girl with brown curly hair tucked under a cycling cap, spandex ankle-length pants and three layered shirts on in the middle of August. Some people may immediately point out her long beak, but I have never been one who thought big noses were unattractive, so I thought she was cute enough. And although she tried hard to hide her body, it was in pretty good shape from what I could tell. So I could see Horndog's attraction without knowing more about her. And even if she had been unattractive physically, Horndog seemed like the kind of dude evolved enough to see inner beauty in a girl. At least this one in particular. And more importantly I could see Johnny Garlic's forgetfulness. He had long since forgotten that his girl was pretty nice looking and appeared to be happy and healthy. A meathead like Johnny could do much worse but unfortunately never has to.
Horndog laughed incessantly at everything Spandex said, and Johnny just gulped his beer and ate all four biscuits before anyone else could try one. You could see it in his eyes that Horndog had fallen in love with Johnny's girl. And I couldn't help but wonder if Johnny wasn't wise to it. Johnny acted completely unaware of the situation, but might the biscuit gobbling have been less about greed and more about spite.
"Fuck these two," he might have been thinking. "I know something's going on, and when I find out for sure I'm going to bury this sonofabitch in a shallow grave somewhere. Fuck 'em. I'm eatin' all these goddamn biscuits."
Poor Horndog. He might be dead already.
And the reason I thought this might be a possibility is because of the actions of Spandex. She was soaking it up – a bright, happy smile on her face. She rarely looked at Johnny and she kept her eyes locked on Horndog almost all the time, even when she was chewing her food. And no one does that.
At this point I had all but decided I must have read the signals wrong. Maybe I had been sidetracked by the deliciousness of shredded bacon, cold garbanzo beans and chunky bleu. It could happen. Maybe Johnny was just Spandex's brother, and Johnny is trying to set his buddy Horndog up with his sister. That makes sense. It has to be that. Of course. And then…
"Can you let me out, babe," she said to Johnny. "I need to go to the restroom."
He wasn't thrilled about having to get up, but he did. Spandex gave him a gentle scratch on the back as she got up and pecked him on the cheek. I could see the sorrow in Horndog's eyes.
"You lucky, dumbass," he must be thinking.
Then I got more confirmation as the two sat in somewhat of a silent stare-down for the majority of the time Spandex was gone. When she returned, the table went back to its regular light mood. Spandex was Johnny's girl. Oh hell yes. Johnny knew. I was sure of it. This was better than Young and the Restless. And Horndog didn't stop as he continued to compliment and chat up Spandex while ignoring Johnny.
Tina walked by me and paused long enough to slosh some tea into my half-empty glass and spill almost as much across the table without so much as a glance. She was headed to the table where the people had ordered three meals and promised a bigger tip. The leper colony that had become my table was not a major issue in her life at this point.
Tina put on a big, fake smile and approached Johnny, who suddenly came to life. I hadn't mentioned it before but Tina was a looker too. Perhaps even a more attractive lady than Spandex. Her sandy brown hair was pulled up into a mess of curls on top of her head, exposing a long, slender white neck atop a body that a person like Johnny Garlic might say was "tight,"
And Tina was into Johnny too, for the apparent same reasons that Spandex had once fallen for him. Even with her boyfriend getting drunker by the sip nearby at the bar, Tina flirted obviously but carefully because of the presence of his main squeeze sitting inches away. When Spandex caught on and spoke up, trying to end the flirting and get on with the server-related talk, Johnny was quick to react.
Just as Spandex asked something about the menu, Johnny spoke up.
"You are just saying the stupidest stuff today," he said and shrugged her to her side of the booth. The uncomfortable silence for a moment was filled with all types of emotion that hung in the air, thick like cigarette smoke in a low-ceiling bar. Spandex was embarrassed and ducked her head silently. Johnny was feeling like a "real man" and Tina was feeling a bit empowered as if she had ordered the beheading of Medusa and watched the deed carried out before her eyes. Meanwhile, Horndog felt rage and with fewer witnesses and bigger balls he would have cleared the table in a single lunge and ripped Johnny's tongue right out of his mouth and eaten it. Instead he just looked away and ignored it. And now Spandex was feeling embarrassed, disappointed and angry most likely.
Personally, I was simply feeling romaine, baby spinach, lollo Rosa and radicchio slide easily down my throat chased by ice-cold tea.
Johnny's chest appeared to swell even more than it already was. His muscles flexed and his "tribal" tattoos poked out from inside the rolled sleeves. Tattoos that seemed cool to girls like Tina despite the fact that he looked more like a farmhand straight from the seat of a John Deere than a Maori warrior headed into battle. Tina was getting fidgety. I half expected them to embrace on the spot. But they did not. Tina looked deeply into Johnny's eyes and said, "I'll check back in a few."
The party of three sat quietly and did not talk much. What little that was said seemed to be mostly small talk and Horndog's attempts to make Spandex feel better without calling out Johnny, who would certainly pound him into mush later in the evening at the first sign of mutiny.
As I finished off my salad, Tina quickly came around and asked if I wanted more tea. I said no. She didn't ask if I wanted dessert. How could I? Lonely jackass with no one to have a simple lunch with. Probably needs to get in better shape to attract a mate or at least get a friend. He doesn't need dessert. I won't even ask him. It'll be my good deed of the day, to help him resist temptation to eat his grief away. And it's not like he'll figure the up sale into the tip anyway.
The truth is I didn't want any dessert, but I was bothered that she didn't ask. Isn't that part of the job? Or is this just residual bullshit from my days as a restaurant manager? Regardless, I didn't like it.
I also noticed that the first party – the two women and the baby – were getting up to leave. Tina had earlier slipped them a check inside one of those black leather booklets you always see in sit-down restaurants. They left the money discreetly in it, an edge poking out the top. Tina picked it up, retrieved change and brought it back to them in the black leather booklet.
After asking me about more tea and my refusing, Tina quickly jogged over to the POS system, today's replacement for cash registers in many restaurants, printed out a ticket and walked by my table and dropped it without stopping.
"There you go."
There was no black leather booklet to discreetly put my cash or credit card in. Instead there was only a curled slip of paper from near the end of the roll. It rocked back and forth in the breeze caused by the fans above. As it rocked one way I could read the total. I reached in my pocket, grabbed a $20 bill and tossed it beside the ticket. Tina eventually came back by without speaking and picked it all up. A few minutes later she came back with change and another, "There you go."
I tipped approximately 24 percent, took one last sip from the mixture of sweet tea and melted ice and got up. I walked past the party of three on my way to the door, catching Horndog's eyes.
"Have a good one," I mumbled to him, nodding. But I knew all along there was not a good evening in store today. He'd either end up losing his girl, his friend or both; or possibly wind up in a hospital after a fierce beating from the man who was celebrating a turd. He nodded back in a very friendly way that spoke to me. As if he were looking for a new friend already. But it wasn't going to be me. Not this time, Working Class Horndog.
I slipped out the door without so much as a "Thank you and come again." I got in my car and drove home – alone and no longer hungry.
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Annabi trial co-defendant faces questioning
NEW YORK - Sandy Annabi's political mentor and co-defendant was cross-examined today in their corruption trial in Manhattan.
Zehy Jereis is accused of giving the former Yonkers city councilwoman $174,000 worth of gifts and payments as part of a scheme to bribe Annabi for her vote on two development deals in the city.
The prosecution reminded the jury that although Jereis is testifying under oath in this trial, he has lied under penalty of perjury in the past.
The prosecution began its cross-examination by pointing out some of Jereis ' past legal troubles, specifically having to do with making false statements. Back in 1998, Jereis was found guilty of election misconduct for a sworn statement saying he had witnessed voters signing a petition when he actually had not.
Prosecutors then asked about a notary public application in 2000 in which Jereis checked the no box for the question; "Have you ever been convicted of a crime." Jereis testified that was an oversight.
Jereis denies receiving or passing any bribe money to Annabi, contradicting the prosecution's star witness Anthony Mangone, who claimed he met with Jereis and paid thousands of dollars for Annabi's vote on the Longfellow development project. Jereis told jurors that the meeting never happened.
Prosecution in Annabi corruption trial follows money trail Judge issues gag order in Annabi corruption trial


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