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4.25/5 rDev +6.8%
05-26-2014 22:02:33 | More by Agentveba
4/5 rDev +0.5%
02-06-2014 12:43:54 | More by Ricardo_Rosa
3.98/5 rDev 0%
One of my favourite beer destinations in Sydney - a focus on quality beer, with great food to support it.
Tasting paddle is great value with 5 small beers for $15 - I always start with this as there are always new beers on tap I haven't tried.
Always a relaxed place to drink with friends/family, either downstairs or on the rooftop, with a nice atmosphere to allow easy socialising. Could easily spend a lazy few hours or more, drinking, eating, talking and kicking back at this great establishment.
Overall, an excellent beer destination to sought out when in Sydney.
07-11-2013 11:50:56 | More by admiral
3/5 rDev -24.6%
Honestly need to update this review, the original will remain below the update.
Ok once you're no longer a newbie to craft this place holds very little to offer on a day to basis. The vibe is frankly not hugely enjoyable, the location is pretty horrible (on a major road which often requires a frustrating and potentially dangerous crossing due to the lack of lights). The tap list is usually mediocre and the bottles are a bit too overpriced to be viable (also the bottled selection isn't even very impressive these days). On any given day compare the Sydney Taphouse's draught list to that in Melbourne and you'll see that Sydney gets pretty much royally screwed. Melbourne almost invariably has better and more interesting beers on tap. Why, I do not know. Perhaps they just do not care as much about their Sydney location.
Worth going during Takeovers (the Mikkeller one was frankly fantastic and very enjoyable) and perhaps during Makeovers, as long as the advertised beers happen to actually be available on the day! They have announced 43 beers for the Great Australasian Beer Spectapular next May! Oh wait, they will probably only be available in Melbourne because Sydney only has 20 taps.
On the positive side...um the food's still pretty nice.
Used to go here whenever I could drag friends out but now I just don't bother unless there's a special event. Even the Mikkeller one left a bad taste in the mouth as they tapped a keg of Mikkeller 10 (not available in the original Takeover) a few months after the event, and it tasted stale and crap.
Excellent place, probably the best to try new releases in Sydney. As well as getting a bunch of new beers they also mix it up quite a lot, tapping some European pilseners, English/US beers, Australian classics and of course a lot of Australian micros.
Sure they might serve a few duds but generally there's a lot of good stuff on offer there, with many viable choices from their tap list. If you stray into bottles though it can get very pricey.
Food is of a high quality and well priced. Perhaps a little more variation in their menu would be desirable but I really appreciate the fact they give you large servings of good food at decent prices.
The atmosphere is good and generally very relaxed and cordial.
The people behind the bar are generally relatively knowledgeable and very friendly.
12-13-2011 11:07:19 | More by danieelol
3.15/5 rDev -20.9%
A-- European feel with Australian touches. Wood,iron, dark, noisy, small tables, uncomfortable chairs. Smaller than it appears from outside but a good outside deck and some cool small places to hide away and have a beer.
Q-- Can be hit or miss. Generally beers are a bit on the cold side, even with the sign that says beers are warmer than usual. Sometimes have to be a bit patient with bigger beers to warm up to proper drinking temps.
S-- Average at best. Staff does not know the beers or the flavor characters of the beers they serve. Very transactional, even in the tasting flights. Knowledge is also lacking. Ask a server about an event that they were hosting and could not tell me more than one beer they were serving the next night. Just that they were big beers for an extreme beer event. Thanks for the info.
S-- Australian wise quite good. See some harder to find beers in Australia on tap. Had Murray's Wild Thing on tap and usually see several offerings from Feral on a consistent basis. Then again get a James Squire. Lacks the selection that St. Kilda gets and that is quite frustrating and in a lot of ways a turn off. Bottle selection is small and rather dull. Then again when you have 20 taps to choose from why get a bottle.
F-- Food is always good and well priced. Burgers are quite good.
V-- Imports are way overpriced and really offer no value at all. Bottles are very overpriced as well. Not paying near $11 for a Scrimshaw Pils or near $10 for Sam Adams. Go for the tap beers and you will find some value and some good things. I can find enough LCPA and Squire for cheaper at other venues.
When they do tap takeovers or special events it is worth going.
If you live in Eastern Sydney, work in the CBD, or at an event at the SFS or at Fox studios it is a god send. if you are in Western Sydney it is a challenge as very little parking and not close to a decent rail station. The money and time I spend to go and buy stuff from there really offers no value. More frustrating is seeing what St. Kilda offers as opposed to the Sydney location. Almost better off buying a plane ticket to Melbourne and hitting that location. Special events are the ticket for that location only.
10-24-2011 12:59:17 | More by mulder1010
4.2/5 rDev +5.5%
I've been here three times now, and my overall feeling of the place remains consistent.
This is, for Sydney, a beacon in the wilderness. I haven't sampled its older brother down south, but understand that's even better.... So St Kilda must be as close to heaven as a beer drinker can get.
As for Darlinghurst, I love the comfy, dimly lit, cozy feel about the place. The Royston in Richmond, Victoria has a similar homely warmth about it. Upstairs, and there are rooms galore, including a small, wooden-panelled bar area, which was an ideal escape for us once the band came on downstairs.
Heygeebee pretty much summed up the place in his review below. I was with him on that trip, and again on my most recent. He has an eye for detail that I don't.... where was the TwR UAG ?
But my eye was elsewhere. Lindemans Gueuze on tap ? Fantastic. BrewDogs Citra (IPA is Dead) - outstanding. An Aussie pilsner that tastes like a European (Hix) - brilliant.... at last.
Food is a good mix. On both occasions I have elected a burger. Good value, good quality, and filling.
It's a great joint. I wish I lived closer, but thankfully have an arrangement that will see me make the pilgrimage every 3 months or so.
07-08-2011 06:23:17 | More by vancurly
4.18/5 rDev +5%
A seemingly legendary venue, at least in beer-pov Sydney. Could it live up to the hype on a first visit?
Well, mucho planning was undertaken to get there. An hour on the train from the suburbs, plus distance enough from Central to mean that a staging venue was called for (Schwartz Brewery) and after that a walk up the Hills that Surry is well named after, meant that the hype was almost tangible when I arrived.
First up, its a pub. Don't even think about calling it a bar. It's a PUB. It's also very small, which is a good thing in Sydney, where most bars are of a size that could be loaned out to Qantas to house some of their fleet whilst in for repairs. It's a slim triangle in shape, with stools around the edges, and comfy, well-beaten leather sofas in the middle. Nice to recline on after a day of the usual corporate rubbish. Fit-out almost looks 'original' which must be kudos to the guys, to re-create such a retro-vibe. Thursday night is quiet around the post-working day times, but livens up as the evening progresses. Candles on the table are a nice touch later. It's also noisy! Buses idling in standstill traffic outside the door don't help, and are a distraction. The crowd is decidedly non-office. Three levels are:- Ground level - the bar. On the first is an eatery (not sampled) but dead-nice looking, and on the second floor is the roof-top area, which has high walls around and quite frankly looks odd, as the only way you know you are outside is to see the stars, the walls are that high.
Second, the beer changes regularly. And I mean regularly. I had done my homework on the Tuesday, and a lot of the beers I had planned to sample were already 'off' by the Thursday. Never mind. I won't bang on about the beers, save to say the serving temperature is just right, all beers (we ordered in threes) were poured identically, and the staff knew exactly what they were on about. I believe samples in small glasses were also offered, but don't quote me on that. The funny-looking vertical tube on the bar is a Randall, and some beers can be put though it. Oh boy, be careful, as it hops your beer beyond belief.
Third, the prices are Ok, but it's gonna be an expensive evening, trust me. Around $11 for a pint. Up to $10 for a small pour of the strong beers. food is good, we had burgers, and $16.50 didn't break the bank. Bottled beers are a different matter, price wise...
Other things to note? Well, there are OHS posters to tell you how to sit on a bar stool. (!) Elbows in by your sides, not sticking out - that kind of thing. Personally I suspect they should note your right elbow is normally to be found in the classic 'upturned position' while sculling the last drops. I am also sure that the letters on the wall
TwR UAG z
mean something... but I am not sure what
A good pub, but I am unsure if it is a great pub. Is it legendary? No. Is it out of the way for those taking public transport from the burbs? Yes. We went on a Thursday, where it was quieter than I thought it would be. I'd have to defer ultimate 'vibe' judgment once I have been on a Friday or Saturday.
What I am certain of is that Sydney needs more of this style venue.
Sept 2011
Ok - I have been on a Saturday night now - what a transformation from mid-week. We got there at 5:45 and the place was already packed. And it wasn't full of beer-drinkers, either. Bottles of wine everyhwere in ice-buckets. Quite a change. Trendy, bubbly, lively. You name it.
Vibe score revisited, as is service, which was better from staff who were run off ther feet, than when they were quieter.
Quote from 16-y/o son 'these are the best chips I have ever had'.
03-28-2011 22:21:10 | More by heygeebee
4.1/5 rDev +3%
The Local Taphouse Darlinghurst is the second outlet from the guys behind the Local St Kilda. The beers are all high quality local craft or imports with a good number of limited releases cycling their way through the taps. The atmosphere is a bit shabbier than Melbourne and it just isn't as comfortable. Likewise, I find the staff here a bit more abrupt and less friendly than those in St Kilda. Again, there is a great selection of 20 taps here all served well and at the appropriate temperature. If one thing lets The Local down it is that prices are a little high but they aren't awful for Sydney.
10-30-2010 13:11:42 | More by dgilks
4.44/5 rDev +11.6%
Being a regular at the Melbourne Local Taphouse, I just had to check out the Sydney version.
I rocked up around 7ish on a Tuesday night and had a look downstairs, it was like Deja Vu.
Basically the same theme/style/fitout as the Melbourne one. But that's fine, there needs to be a common link apart from the beer.
Speaking of beer it was "Little Creatures" night with a guest visit from Alex, the head brewer.
Along with Alex as a guest the new single batch Little Creatures IPA was on tap, along with 19 others from small, new micros such as The Rocks Brewing Company & 4 pines to the classics like Trumer Pils.
It was quite busy for a Tuesday night, so I can see where people are coming from when they say Friday & Saturdays are packed. Also similar crowd to Melbourne, quite a mixed bunch of people drinking there.
Had a brief look at the food menu but decided not to eat. Some same/similar items as Melbourne but a few others. All the meals coming out looked pretty tasty.
I've been to most Sydney beer venues now and this is one of the better ones, well worth checking out.
03-28-2010 01:55:51 | More by brendan13
2.89/5 rDev -27.4%
2 December 2010
These guys take their beer seriously, which is somewhat rare in Sydney.
However, where these guys stand out is the lack of pretence and attitude in the staff...almost all the staff are great to deal with (and i deal with them on a regular basis - at least weekly).
There are 20 rotating taps and a solid bottle selection of world classics (think Saison Dupont, Meantime IPA, Cantillon et al). Around 200 kegs are tapped each year, the majority of which are local, however numerous overseas imports have been on tap including (a good dozen Rogue ales, Sunner Kolsch, Meantime IPA, Budweiser Budvar etc).
Each month there is a brewery showcase of 3 taps dedicated to a brewery and 4 times a year there are themed SpecTAPulars which are paper events!
Customers can sign up to a free service notifying them of new beers that have been tapped via SMS and their blog is always regularly updated as to the latest beers on tap.
The feel of the place is fantastic, always a comfortable place to go for a drink.
The food is great for a pub, having had pasta and salad dishes a number of times...the servings are quite large relatively speaking and dishes range from about $15 to $25 and for quality food, this is a real bargain.
The only thing i find a little puzzling at times is the pricing...some beers are cheaper than others for a 310ml serving, however can be a $1 or so more expensive for a pint...not saying it is bad, just odd!
Overall what do i think of the place...well it is a 30 minute drive from home and a 40 minute walk from work and i get there a lot, so that pretty well sums it up...if you are an Aussie, well it is the best beer bar i've come across and if you are from overseas, it will give you a good guide to Australian beer and the local brewing scene.
Edit 16 August 2013
I gave this place a 4.75. I remember those days.
Lots have changed since then.
The beer seems like a bit of a side-thought and not the main part of the business. Service has fallen off a cliff. I asked about an upcoming event and was told to walk outside and see if i could get the information off a poster. But it isn't just that sort of rudeness. Last night i was the first of 3 to the bar and the third one served after 10 minutes...there were 3 bar staff, all in their own hipster world.
The bottle list has been pared back, no longer 70 bottles, at one stage it dropped to 20 and now it is back up to 37. No more Cantillon, just the glasses on display. Some hefty markups still apply.
The brewery showcases, once monthly, have been dropped and other than the $45 per head AleStars sessions there is lucky to be a beer event each month. SpecTAPulars are also fewer with the focus now on GABS in Melbourne.
The SMS updates of new beer tappings have gone by the wayside and it took countless emails and Facebook messages to get updated Taplists published on social media...in the interim though we had no shortage of Facebook posts about what upcoming films were showing for silent cinema.
I get there about 4 times a year now. Once it was almost weekly. This place still gets some good beer in, but it is more fun drinking with friends elsewhere at the growing number of Sydney better beer venues or at home.
02-12-2010 00:00:34 | More by MrKennedy
The Local Taphouse in Darlinghurst, Australia
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On Wednesday, Chilo Rachal left the Bears citing personal reasons and the team moved quickly to replace him by calling up preseason fan-favorite James Brown.
Jeff Dickerson from ESPNChicago.com writes:
Chicago Bears starting left guard Chilo Rachal has left the team for personal reasons and has been placed on the reserve/left squad list.
The Bears elevated rookie guard/tackle James Brown for the practice squad to fill Rachal's roster spot. Brown was a rookie free agent out of Troy who played well at times in the preseason but failed to make the initial 53-man roster.
Mike Tice called out most of the offensive line (including Rachal) earlier in the day in his press conference, but no word on if that had anything to do with it.
With the line a mess no matter what, perhaps James Brown could see time in games. After the preseason most reports seemed to think he needed some more time before he could be game-ready but we'll see.
Stay tuned to WCG for the latest on this story and all the latest news.
UPDATE: It appears the speculation was true, Rachal was upset with his benching, from ESPN Chicago;
A source familiar with the situation told ESPN Chicago's Michael C. Wright that Rachal became upset after he was told he was being replaced in the starting lineup by Chris Spencer for Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings.


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Boeing and Eurocopter To Build a Bigger Chinook?
Boeing and Eurocopter have agreed to cooperate on a future transport helicopter (FTH) and at the ILA Berlin Air Show both companies displayed a tandem-rotor concept that resembles an enlarged CH-47 Chinook. The fuselage would be 66 feet long and 12 feet wide, enabling the internal carriage of armored vehicles. Both France and Germany have requirements for a next-generation heavy-lift helicopter, and a NATO staff target is being developed. The German Army operates a large fleet of CH-53G heavy-lift helicopters, and Eurocopter previously explored cooperation with Sikorsky, which is designing the CH-53K model to replace the U.S. Marine Corps' CH-53D/E fleet. But although it is a complete redesign, the CH-53K cabin is only 12 inches wider than that of the predecessor CH-53s. Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling said that there is a transatlantic consensus that a FTH should not carry underslung loads in a threat environment. However, the U.S. Marine Corps is quite happy with the emerging, triple-engine CH-53K, according to requirements officer Major Jeff Davis, who briefed journalists on the program at Berlin. The first of the all-new GE38-1B engines is doing well in ground tests; the first flight is scheduled for fiscal year 2013. Initial operating capability with four machines would follow five years later. "We're watching the European FTH requirement," he added. A Sikorsky spokesman told AIN that his company had offered Germany three options for the FTH, based on the CH-53K. "The German preference seems to fluctuate between an off-the-shelf solution and an all-new design," he added.
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Reuters is reporting this morning that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the most anticipated by movie goers, according to a recent a poll. According to the results, "thirty-nine percent of respondents in an online poll released on
Thursday by AOL website Moviefone.com named "Harry Potter and the
Half-Blood Prince" the summer movie they most want to see."
The article continued:
Among the most anticipated movies, the sixth installment in the "Harry Potter" saga was followed by: 29 percent for "Star Trek"; 12 percent each for "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"; 7 percent for "Terminator Salvation" and 2 percent for comedy "Bruno."
Moviefone also released their HBP set visit preview last week, and among the various bits of news in their piece, Rupert Grint stated that for the kiss his character Ron Weasley shares with Lavender Brown (Jessie Cave) it took ten times to get it right: "We were both quite nervous and [director David Yates] was really good and only let it go on for about 10 takes." Only? To make matters worse, Grint and Lavender were performing for a live audience. "I had a room full of people cheering," Grint says.
Dan Radcliffe also had a funny story about filming a breakfast scene in the Great Hall as follows:
4. Radcliffe isn't exactly Homer Simpson when it comes to bacon.
During the scene we watched filmed, Harry and Ron discuss a forthcoming Quidditch match over breakfast in the Hogwarts dining hall; and take after take we watch them nibble on seemingly fresh plates of bacon and eggs. Sounds like a food lover's dream, right? Wrong. Radcliffe was so sick and tired of bacon, he took to feeding a 10-year-old extra who couldn't get enough of it. "I've been turning around and shoving all my bacon onto his plate just to amuse myself," Radcliffe laughs. "He seems to be having a good time." Mmmm?


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In posts past, we've mentioned Leaky Gut syndrome. Just last week we spoke about the importance of keeping the mucosal immune system healthy and the effects of when it's not. When infections break through the musocal barrier, allergies and inflammation can occur. Furthermore, if levels of certain antibodies are increased when a test is ran, this is an indication of an an excess of yeast in the body, and also symptoms of leaky gut syndrom.
But what is Leaky Gut syndrome? What causes the gut to leak? Can it be fixed? Why are children with Autusm more at risk for this condition?
That's a lot of questions, and we only have one blog post to answer them in. Let's get started.
What is leaky gut syndrome?
First thing's first: Leaky gut syndrome is a condition that is said to affect millions of people world wide. Again, I'll reference last week's post about Mucosal Immunity. Remember when we mentioned that the immune system has a mucous like protective coating to keep microorganisms out. If the mocosal barrier weakens, toxins and other microorganisms are leaked into the blood stream from the stomach area. Hence, Leaky Gut.
How does the gut leak? How does that happen?
In order to understand how the gut can leak, it's important to understand how the body digests, at least when it is doing so correctly.
70% of the body's immune system is located in the digestive system. [1] In this system, the small intestine works as a filter, only allowing the breakdown of products to enter into the bloodstream. In an ideal situation, only nutrients are allowed to pass through, and toxins are held in the small intestine away from the blood.
In the intestine, villi and microvilly (small, hair-like extensions of the intestine), carry nutrients, amino acids, and electrolytes into cells.
Leaky gut syndrome, causes the intestinal lining and villi to become damaged and unable to develop the enzymes that are necessary for the absorption of nutrients. More simply said, even though you may be feeding your child healthy foods that are packed with vitamins and nutrients, they're useless if the body isn't absorbing them.
Sometimes, toxins can leak from the intestine. In most cases, humans will have a strong enough immune system to control the leakage. Over time, however, the leakage will erode the stomach lining and weaken the immune system, thereby giving the body a zero defense against toxins.
As the intestinal lining becomes weaker and weaker, larger molecules of toxins can enter the immune system. Because of this, toxins are produced that cause allergies and inflammation.
Leaky Gut Syndrome's Effect On The Liver
The liver is the largest gland in the body and takes on a lot of roles and has a lot of functions in the body including producing bile, storing bile that is essential for digestion, filtering out drugs, alcohol, and other toxins, storing glucose, and removing damaged blood cells.
Leaky Gut Syndrome really kicks the liver into an unhealthy overdrive as it subjects it to harmful toxins. When the liver cannot deal with the toxins that it is being given, it releases them back out into the bloodstream.
Can leaky gut syndrome be fixed? What are the treatments?
As for the leaky gut itself, there are a large amount of treatments, and depending on the doctor you consult, your answer may be different. We aren't hear to attack other doctors, but just as a warning: some doctors do not believe that leaky gut syndrome even exists, while others believe in a series of medications are the trick. Be sure to investigate all possible avenues before choosing a method of treatment.
Some more examples of treatment are: increased activity (sweating rids the body of toxins), a detoxification diet, a parasites cleanse, dental cleanup (if your teeth are infected, you are constantly ingesting that infection into your body), and many others.
There are many treatments available for Leaky Gut syndrome. People that are experiencing leaky gut syndrome are severely lacking in amino acids and other nutrients because again, the body isn't capable of absorbing them. The lacking nutrients can absolutely be attempted to be replenished using methods like Amino Acid Therapy.


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Kevin Seifert, Star Tribune
Last update: April 04, 2006 – 9:11 PM
The practice whistle will make an early return to Winter Park this weekend when coach Brad Childress holds the first of his two mandatory minicamps.
Under former coaches Mike Tice and Dennis Green, the Vikings typically held all offseason camps after the draft. New coaches are allowed two minicamps, however, and Childress has his first scheduled in the middle of the offseason strength and conditioning program.
The practices will only include veterans and are scheduled to take place indoors, but Childress said he wants to get a better feel for the roster before finalizing draft plans and targeting secondary players in free agency.
"You will get a chance to assess each position as you line up across the board," Childress said. "A picture paints 1,000 words. You can look at the names on a depth chart. You can look at videotape. But when you get out there and get five practices with them, that gives you a great opportunity as a staff to find out what in fact you do have.
"It's not in pads, but you get a chance to see movement skills. If you trust your eyes, you see what you have, whether a guy is old or a guy is young, whether he has potential, whether he is heavy, all those kinds of things."
Childress will conduct two practices Friday, two on Saturday and one Sunday.
The minicamp could be the only opportunity for holdover veterans to earn a trip to training camp. Childress has not cut any players under contract, but some roster movement could occur after this weekend.
The Vikings' second minicamp will be held May 12-14.
It was personal
During a news conference Tuesday to introduce receiver Nate Burleson, Seattle president of football operations Tim Ruskell acknowledged the revenge factor in his "poison pill" battle with the Vikings. Ruskell said the Seahawks would not have included the now-infamous clause had Burleson come from any team other than the Vikings.
"It was an offshoot of the Hutchinson deal," said Ruskell, referring to the Vikings' offer sheet for guard Steve Hutchinson, which Seattle would have had to fully guarantee in order to match.
"It's not something we were happy about. It was part of this deal. It really was between Minnesota and ourselves. It's not something that we would throw out to anybody else in the league. It's unfortunate. The league will take care of it now. It'll be something that won't be part of the league as we go forward."
• The Atlanta Falcons appear adamant about seeking a No. 1 draft choice in any trade for backup quarterback Matt Schaub. The Vikings and Falcons discussed Schaub's availability Monday, but no offer was made. Discussions could resume closer to the April 29-30 draft.
Childress to make camp evaluations
"If at first you don't succeed, parachuting is not for you"
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Should give us a clearer picture after camp if he starts cutting people. Course he may hold on to them till after the draft to make sure he gets a body to fill the spot.
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A 1st rounder for Schaub? Im good....Its not braggin if you can do it!!!
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Camp Evaluations are good.. A 1st rd pick for Matt Schaub is fair enough, and that statement from the Seagull's gutless owner just proves that they are the biggest whiners when it comes to negotiations.. It is nobody's fault but there own that they are stupid. Now if they would have put the franchise tag on Hutch, chances are he would still be a Seagull. They didn't, and now he is a Viking. It takes a pretty gutless piece of crap to make a statement like that while introducing a new player to the media. Now I know where Holmgren gets it from, we will be hearing how they got screwed out of the SB, and how the got screwed out of Hutchinson for many years to come.. Grow up you F'N babies, and concentrate on the task at hand..
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I think that caoch Childress is showing his intelligence by holding a mini-camp prior to the draft. This allows him to see where the team sits with his and his staff's own eyes. Everyone in the world can tell you about a player, but if you don't do your own research then why should you be in charge? Childress has his head in the right place, and to me that is very exciting. I also think that this type of smart and logical thinking will have a good effect on the players. It is a nice change to go from "I'll-be-your-buddy-Tice" to a coach who will tell you how it is, do what he can to change things for the better, and when everything is said and done, will get the most out of what he has.
Seahawks are pussies, I mean how tough can they be with a computer designer/programmer for an owner and a cry baby for a coach. And as was said in a different thread, if another team had used the poison-pill tactic it would be marveled and admired.
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I wonder if they'll move Tank Williams to WLB.
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Leslie Samuel Phillips, CBE (born 20 April 1924) is an English actor that provided the voice for the Sorting Hat in the Harry Potter films.
[edit] Early life
Contrary to the impression given by his public persona, Phillips came from a background of poverty. He was born in Tottenham, North London, England, the son of Cecelia Margaret (née Newlove) and Frederick Samuel Phillips,[1] who worked at Glover and Main, manufacturers of cookers in Edmonton, London; the "filthy, sulphurous" air of the factory gave him a weak heart and dropsy, leading to his death at the age of 44. In 1931, the family moved to Chingford, London where Phillips attended primary school.[2]
It was his mother who decided that Phillips should be sent to the Italia Conti Academy to receive elocution lessons in order to lose his natural cockney accent. At that time a strong regional accent from any city was a major impediment to an aspiring actor. It proved to be an astute move and by the age of 14 Phillips was the family's main breadwinner, saving his mother from squalor.
[edit] Career
Phillips made his first film appearances as a child in the 1930s. He is the only actor still alive who performed at Pinewood Studios during the week it opened in 1936. He also understudied for Binkie Beaumont and H.M Tennent in the West End. In 1938, 14-year-old Leslie Phillips appeared with Graeme Muir in the West End play Dear Octopus where Muir was the juvenile lead. During the Second World War shows were frequently interrupted by air-raid sirens and Phillips recalls in his autobiography that "audiences would evaporate and head for cellars or Underground stations".
Due to his acquired upper class accent, Phillips was selected for officer training at Catterick and duly commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in 1943. He was transferred to the Durham Light Infantry in 1944 but was later declared unfit for service after being diagnosed with a neurological condition that caused partial paralysis. He was initially sent to a psychiatric hospital in error but was then sent to the correct facility for treatment.
Demobbed as a Lieutenant in December 1944, Phillips' acting career initially took in "the murkiest rat-infested old playhouses and music halls in the North of England". It was during the 1950s that he became known for playing amusing English stereotypes. His seductive voice is his trademark as well as his catchphrases, "I say, Ding Dong" (originally the catchphrase of Phillips' character Jack Bell in Carry On Nurse), "Hello" and "Lumme!", which were partly, if not wholly, based on those of fellow cad actor Terry-Thomas. He appeared in three of the early Carry On films series (Carry On Nurse, Carry On Teacher and Carry On Constable). After Constable he told Carry On producer Peter Rogers that he did not wish to do any more Carry Ons, though he did return for Carry On Columbus in 1992 in the role of a King playing alongside June Whitfield as the Queen in a small cameo role. He appeared in several films in the 'Doctor' series and from 1959, Phillips became familiar on radio with a leading role in The Navy Lark.
After his marriage to Angela Scoular in 1982 Phillips decided to move away from the type of characters portrayed in much of his previous work. Phillips has remained busy in both stage and television productions, along with character roles in films like Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) and Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun (1987). Phillips has also provided the voice for the Sorting Hat in the Harry Potter films appearing in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) as well as reprising his role for the new attraction, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey in Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida. He has also appeared in British sitcoms, including Honey for Tea with Felicity Kendal. He has appeared in cameo roles in the police series The Bill.
In 2007 he appeared in Hanif Kureishi's film Venus alongside Peter O'Toole and was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the veteran actor, Ian.[3]
Phillips' autobiography, Hello was published by Orion in 2006. ISBN 0-7528-8178-7. He was upgraded from an Officer (OBE) of the Order of the British Empire to Commander status (CBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours.
[edit] Personal life
Phillips married his first wife, actress Penelope Bartley, on 30 May 1948.[4] They had four children, Caroline, Claudia, Andrew and Roger, but by 1960 Phillips' work commitments began to take their toll on the marriage. As he put it in his autobiography: "Penny never objected to the money coming in, but she had begun to complain about my absences."In 1962 Phillips starred in a play called The Big Killing and was immediately attracted to the understudy Caroline Mortimer, daughter of writer Penelope Mortimer and stepdaughter of John Mortimer (before marrying John Mortimer, Penelope had had four daughters by three men). At 19, Caroline was 18 years younger than Phillips; however, the attraction was mutual. In his autobiography he writes of his dilemma: despite his public image he had been a loyal and faithful husband up to this point and battled with his conscience. Though his wife Penelope had distanced herself from his career and there was a growing distance between them, still he felt torn. However, as the play's run continued he got more deeply involved with Mortimer, eventually meeting her mother.
"I was certain at first that they didn't consider me very suitable ... Penelope Mortimer took a long-nosed view of the kind of light comedy in which I'd had so much success. Perhaps, like many people, she didn't appreciate that from a technical point of view it was often a great deal harder to bring off than straight drama."
Ultimately Phillips was forced out of the family home against his wishes when a friend of his wife conveyed the information of his affair and Bartley decided she wanted a divorce. Phillips was spending more time with Mortimer's family, taking a foreign cruise with them and being a regular guest at the dinner table. As the divorce dragged on, life became difficult for Phillips who was attempting to maintain contact with his children, providing for them and his by now antagonistic wife, and continuing his relationship with Caroline Mortimer, in addition to dealing with the demands of his career. To compound the situation, the same friend who informed Bartley of his affair (and of whom Phillips has expressed his dislike) contrived to have his beloved dog Pippa put down. However, his contact with John Mortimer did at least result in him playing a judge in two of his television dramas. It was truly a turbulent time for the actor as he neared 40. There was respite in happiness at least, as he and Caroline found the then unspoiled island of Ibiza and bought a farmhouse there which played host over the years to Diana Rigg, Nigel Davenport, Laurence Olivier and Denholm Elliott amongst others. While there Mortimer embraced the hippy life and would drift around barefoot, wearing kaftans and bandanas. Although Phillips writes that he was deeply in love with her, by her mid-twenties she was expressing a desire to get married and have children. He cites his reluctance to do either as the cause of the end of the relationship.
En route to his next job in Australia he was even more baleful when the inflight movie starred no other than Caroline Mortimer. However he soon embarked on a relationship with his co-star Vicki Luke, attracted to her by her sexual energy, attractiveness and unpredictability. During the J. C. Williamson's Australian tour of The Man Most Likely To... Leslie Phillips and Vicki Luke became romantically involved. At the end of the season they travelled to Thailand and then on to India to holiday together. They parted at Bombay airport and went their separate ways in mutual sadness and a degree of distress at the parting. Phillips flew back to London, Vicki Luke returned to Australia with the promise that they would eventually be together. They wrote to each other regularly and finally the letter arrived "Meet me in Barcelona". Luke flew and joined him and the travelled on to his finca on Ibiza together, where they stayed for a week or so before Phillips flew on to Minorca to shoot Spanish Fly (1975) with Terry Thomas. The couple stayed in Phillip's finca with just 2,000 pesetas provided by Philips to pay for the antique furniture he had ordered, and using her own money ran the finca and supported herself for three months. They joined up briefly in Minorca during the filming and then parted once again.
Luke stayed in Ibiza until Phillips finally sorted out his relationship with Caroline Mortimer who was still living in his house in London. Again finally the letter arrived and Luke joined him in London with just £19 to her name, where they lived together for three or so years until he started having a relationship with Angela Scoular without Luke's knowledge. In a retributive action, Mortimer informed Luke of Phillips' affair with Angela Scoular which began during the season of Sextet at the Criterion Theatre, Piccadilly. He was confronted by Luke and admitted the affair and they parted. During their relationship they went on a second holiday to India, Luke smuggled hash in her own suitcase while Phillips used Luke to smuggle antique silver jewellery illegally out of India and into London, on her own person. At customs he turned on his charm and they got away with it.
When he accepted a lead role in the play Sextet in London, he was immediately drawn to his co-star (over whom he had casting approval) actress Angela Scoular, a former Bond girl. Scoular and Phillips began living together at his house in Maida Vale. Around the same time Penelope Bartley had a stroke which left her seriously debilitated. Phillips and Scoular helped her over the years as she struggled with her condition. Phillips has admitted that due to the time they'd spent together he still felt partly married to Bartley. In 1981 he and Scoular left on a tour of a Ray Cooney play in Australia. While there, his daughter Caroline phoned to say that Bartley had died in a fire. Phillips decided to stay in the production as his departure would have meant its closure, so that he didn't return to Britain until 1982. Although the first thing he did was to visit his wife's grave in Horley, Surrey, he has acknowledged that his family has never forgiven him for not coming back to attend the funeral.
In 1982 Phillips and Scoular, 22 years his junior, were married, and remained together until her death on 11 April 2011.[5]Phillips was too ill to attend the inquest into Scoular's death three months later.[6]
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[edit] Radio
- The Navy Lark (1959-1977)
- The TV Lark (1963)
- The Embassy Lark (1966-68)
- Oh, Get On with It! (with Kenneth Williams)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Hactar
- Drop Me Here...Darling
- The Skivers
- The House of Unspeakable Secrets
- The Scarifyers: The Secret Weapon of Doom
[edit] Television
- My Wife Jacqueline (1952) as Tom Bridger. (BBC) (sitcom)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood – Episode "Friar Tuck" as Sir William of Marmsbury, "Checkmate" as Count De Waldern (series 1:1955), "A Village Wooing" as Wat Longfellow (series 2:1956) and "The Reluctant Rebel" as Herbert (series 4:1958).
- Tracey and Me (1956) as Wally Forrest (Associated Rediffusion/ITV) (sitcom)
- H.G.Well's Invisible Man (1958) – "Blind Justice" as Sparrow (ITC film series)
- Our Man At St.Marks (series 1 only, 1963) as The Reverend Andrew Parker. (Associated Rediffusion/ITV) (sitcom)
- Comedy Playhouse: "Impasse" – 15 Mar 1963 (BBC)
- Comedy Playhouse: "The Time and Motion Man" – 29 July 1965 (BBC)
- Foreign Affairs (1966) as Dennis Proudfoot (BBC) (sitcom)
- The Galton & Simpson Comedy : "The Suit" – 19 April 1969 (London Weekend Television/LWT)
- The Culture Vultures (1970) as Dr. Michael Cunningham (BBC) (sitcom)
- Casanova '73 (1973) as Henry Newhouse (BBC) (sitcom)
- Summer's Lease (1989) as William Fosdyke (BBC/WGBH Boston/Australian Broadcasting Corporation/TV New Zealand) (4 part adaptation of novel by Sir John Mortimer)
- The Comic Strip Presents...: "GLC:The Carnage Continues..." 15 February 1990 (BBC) as Sir Horace Cutler
- Life After Life (Pilot)(1990) as Wing Commander Boyle (LWT)
- Chancer (Central Television: 1990–91)
- Honey for Tea (1994) as Sir Dickie Hobhouse (BBC) (sitcom)
- The House of Windsor (1994) as Lord Montague Bermondsey (Granada) (sitcom)
- Love on a Branch Line (1994) as Lord Flamborough (BBC)
- Bermuda Grace (1994) (US TV Pilot)
- The Canterville Ghost – (1995) as George, Lord Canterville (US TV movie)
- Midsomer Murders : "Painted in Blood" (2003)
- The Catherine Tate Show (2006)
- Loose Women (2008) guest
- Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong (2008) guest
- Sex and the Sitcom (2011) BBC4 documentary
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- Train of Events (1949)
- Pool of London (1951)
- The Galloping Major (1951)
- The Sound Barrier (1952)
- The Limping Man (1953)
- The Fake (1953)
- As Long as They're Happy (1955)
- Value for Money (1955)
- The Gamma People (1956)
- The Big Money (1956)
- Brothers in Law (1957)
- Les Girls (1957)
- The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
- The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957)
- High Flight (1957)
- Just My Luck (1957)
- I Was Monty's Double (1958)
- Carry On Nurse (1959)
- The Angry Hills (1959)
- Carry On Teacher (1959)
- The Man Who Liked Funerals (1959)
- The Navy Lark (1959)
- Night We Dropped a Clanger (1959)
- This Other Eden (1959)
- Ferdinando I, re di Napoli (1959)
- Carry On Constable (1960)
- Doctor in Love (1960)
- Inn for Trouble (1960)
- No Kidding (1960)
- Please Turn Over (1960)
- In the Doghouse (1961)
- Raising the Wind (1961)
- Watch Your Stern (1961)
- A Weekend with Lulu (1961)
- Very Important Person (1961)
- The Longest Day (1962)
- Crooks Anonymous (1962)
- The Fast Lady (1962)
- Father Came Too! (1963)
- You Must Be Joking! (1965)
- Doctor in Clover (1966)
- Maroc 7 (1967)
- Doctor in Trouble (1970)
- Some Will, Some Won't (1970)
- The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (Gluttony segment) (1971)
- Not Now, Darling (1972)
- Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! (1973)
- La Mosca Hispanica (Spanish Fly) (1975)
- Not Now, Comrade (1975)
- Out of Africa (1985)
- Monte Carlo (1986)
- Empire of the Sun (1987)
- Scandal (1989)
- Mountains of the Moon (1990)
- King Ralph (1991)
- Carry on Columbus (1992)
- The Changeling (1993)
- Das Karussell des Todes (1995)
- August (1996)
- Caught in the Act (1996)
- The Jackal (1997)
- Saving Grace (2000)
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) (voice)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) (voice)
- Thunderpants (2002)
- Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)
- Millions (2004)
- Venus (2007)
- Is There Anybody There? (2009)
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Phillips provided his voice for the character of Gex in the UK and European release of Gex: Enter the Gecko.
[edit] References
- ↑ http://www.filmreference.com/film/18/Leslie-Phillips.html
- ↑ Moyes, Johnathon (2007-06-27). "Ex-pupil Phillips opens old school". Waltham Forest Guardian. http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/1502804.expupil_phillips_opens_old_school/. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
- ↑ http://www.bafta.org/site/page287.html
- ↑ Phillips, Lesley (2006). "Hello", The Autobiography. Orion Books Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7528-8178-2.
- ↑ Daily Mail news item Retrieved 20 April 2011
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"Working People, Working Together."
If that were the case, there would be no "parking wars" downtown.
The parking lot owner recently cordoned off her public parking area at the corner of 3rd Avenue and 20th Street after the Walker County Commission opted not to renew the monthly $300 lease.
Now I hear it will cost the county at least twice as much to reopen the 37 parking spaces so that county workers could avoid the City's renewed enforcement of its two-hour parking limit downtown.
In the meantime, the county is considering vacating its courthouse square office space for a brand new courthouse complex at the old airport location just north of town.
That will solve the downtown parking woes. At the same time it will turn that costly $300 parking lot lease into a multi-million-dollar project and crush downtown commerce.
I realize the current courthouse — constructed in 1933 — needs some work to improve its functionality. If the current courthouse does not offer enough space for county business, then why not look at leasing nearby vacant office space or perhaps build additional annexes?
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The commission's decision not to renew the parking lot lease, followed by the council's decision to enforce its two-hour parking limits with a $25 fine and then the commission showing interest in relocating the courthouse all appear to be related.
Of course, it could all be coincidental. But, I subscribe to the notion that even the appearance of impropriety is improper.
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This innocuous-looking problem sits like a Siren above the trail to the Dali, luring unsuspecting pad-people towards its large, chalk-caked holds. �This looks like a good warmup�.�, �why is there chalk on that hold?� Famous last words before the extended bout commences.
This boulder is located just past the Seurat Boulder, along the trail to the Dali. From the Timeline Area, follow the well worn trail SW along the edge of the meadow, to a large pink boulder with nice-looking lines on its North face. Head right, around this boulder. The Seurat Boulder is the next significant boulder past the the pink boulder, located in the trees, with a beautiful vertical crack (Seurat) in its east face. From Seurat, follow the trail to the Dali boulder for about 20 yds. This boulder sits about 10 feet above (SE) the trail on the left. The problem climbs the heavily-chalked pink quartzite SW face.
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The Shadow of Pulp
January 18, 2011 | Posted By: B list Bargain Bin Crew
The Shadow
One of the most enjoyable curiosities of the 90's was the loud variety of pulp hero movies which sprang from the success of Tim Burton's "Batman" in 1989. What started with the "The Crow" soon followed a variety of colorful pulp heroes, ranging from the traditional (Billy Zane in "The Phantom") to the not-so-traditional (Jim Carrey in "The Mask"). But by far, the most enjoyable of these pulps was 1994's "The Shadow", featuring a cast you probably won't believe in hindsight.
This slightly revisionist take on the radio/comic hero is more "Doctor Strange" than "Doc Savage". In search of great power, American plunderer Lamont Cranston (Alec Baldwin) goes in search of fame and power in the Orient. He ends being abducted by the mysterious wise man the Tulku, who like most cinematic wise men, lays the psychic smack-down on the future "30 Rock" star. Under the tutelage of the Tulku, Lamont finds redemption - as well as an assortment of Jedi mind tricks.
Flash-forward seven years later and Lamont is a wealthy playboy by day and shadowy crime fighter by night (not unlike the blockbuster which started the pulp hero craze). With every life he saves, he's adding to a massive network of contacts, including his transportation - a cab driver Moe (played by Peter Boyle of "Young Frankenstein" fame). Unfortunately, Cranston is soon confronted by Shiwan Khan (John Lone), a former Tulku student with aspirations of world domination. With an atomic scientist (Ian McKellen) under his control, Khan seems one step closer to his goal. Now, Cranston must use all his skills - as well as those of the scientists' intrepid daughter Margo (Penelope Ann Miller) to thwart Khan's plans.
While "The Shadow" is no "Batman", it is a lot of fun to watch - which is really all you can ask for in a B-Movie. As we've seen time and time again in "30 Rock", Baldwin's best work comes from comic timing, thanks in no small part to deadpan delivery. It's this quality which makes the Shadow's equivalent to Jedi Mind Tricks particularly effective. Baldwin shares quirky chemistry with Miller, even if her character's telepathy seems at best a plot hole and at worst a full-blown case of deus ex-machina. It's always a hoot to watch Peter Boyle, even if his scenes are limited, and Tim Curry also turns up as one of Khan's henchmen (was this guy in every 90's movie?)
In retrospect, the best role goes to McKellen, who plays the bumbling abducted scientist Reinhardt. Having watched the actor in more epic roles such as the wizard Gandalf or the supervillain Magneto, it's amazing how well the veteran actor can switch gears to the Absent-Minded Professor. If you told me in 1994 this guy would be leading the charge to Mount Doom, I would have never believed you.
Overall, "The Shadow" is neither the best nor the worst superhero movie ever made, but it sits comfortably as easily one of the most watchable if least pretentious flicks (even if the climax resembles a scene from "Scanners" minus the gray matter). A remake has been in the works for years - with Sam Raimi's name presently attached - but even so, this simple flick leaves a tall Shadow to live up to.
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