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The Homestretch
with Doug Dirks
& Jenny Howe

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House Wine

La Posta Bonarda.jpgThis Friday on The Homestretch our resident sommelier, Laurie MacKay, will take us through a virtual wine tasting session. Here's this month's pick:

 

La Posta Armando Bonarda 2009 hails from Argentina. The Bonarda grape is an import to Argentina, as its true home is northern Italy. This easy-going red is a crowd pleaser as it can be paired with a variety of foods. It has aromas and flavours of plums, blackberries and a slight undertone of smoked meat. It has a smooth, plush mouthfeel with very soft tannins. CSPC: 744204.

 

Cheese Match: Bleu de Basque

Food Match: Pulled pork, mushroom lentil burger, spaghetti carbonara and barbequed sausages.

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Nerman at Night

Danielle Nerman stops by with her arts and entertainment picks for the upcoming long weekend.





Road rage

images.jpgWe talk to Robert Mann, a senior scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, about new research into road rage.






Facebook IPO

nasdaq-welcomes-facebook-thin.jpgWhat does the heavily-hyped Facebook IPO mean for the future of the social media giant? Technology analyst Elias Makos offers his analysis.





Partial eclipse

This Sunday, you can see the a partial eclipse of the sun here in Alberta - the first such eclipse viewable in this province in the past decade.

Telus Spark will host an eclipse viewing event from 6 to 8:30 PM on Sunday, where you can view the eclipse through a filtered telescope.

If you can't make it to Telus Spark on Sunday, here's a link to instructions to build a pinhole projector.


The social media minefield

Htwitter-620.jpgow careful should you be with the content you share on Twitter and other forms of social media? We discuss the issue with social media expert Jay Baer.





Tick talk

Tick-PestControl-12.jpgHow do you avoid ticks when you're out in the woods this upcoming long weekend? Our Danielle Nerman has first-hand experience with the subject - she joins us with some tips from the experts.





Longevity and the outdoors

rockies-1.jpgOur longevity columnist Sharon Basaraba explains why simply getting outside might be the key to a longer, healthier life.







Navigating the Harvie Passage

weir rendering.jpgMyrna Dube, CEO of Parks Foundation Calgary, talks about navigating the newly reconstructed Harvie Passage on the Bow River.





BurgerQuest on location at Clive Burger

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Doug joins the BurgerQuest crew for an on-location tasting at Clive Burger.