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New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin said earlier this week that missing the playoffs and not being able to defend their Super Bowl championship hurts beyond words. As it turns out, he's not the only one feeling that way, and punter Steve Weatherford took to Facebook on Sunday to express his feelings now that the playoffs are underway.
"It makes me sick my stomach to watch these playoff games, knowing we let one get away," Weatherford wrote via Facebook.
That feeling is a universal one amongst Giants loyalists and their players, but the reality is they've got no one else to blame but themselves.
Coming into the season, quarterback Eli Manning knew – and stated several times – that 9-7 wasn't going to cut it. It didn't and the Giants ended up missing the playoffs after being eliminated in week 17 as the Detroit Lions fell to the Chicago Bears. Alas, they're all sitting home, watching the clock and waiting for a new team to be anointed "champions."
It certainly can't be a pleasant feeling, knowing there's nothing they can do about it, and hopefully will serve as some sort of extra motivation when the 2013 season gets underway.
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Brian's Concluding Thoughts on CES 2013 - The Pre-MWC Showby Brian Klug on 1/13/2013 7:26 PM EST
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EnzoFX - Sunday, January 13, 2013 - linkThe best way to sum up it's merit/value is convenience. Think first digital cameras. They were bound to be the future. You can count on people buying on convenience. It's harder to quantify from person to person but it's a huge factor always. Reply
skiboysteve - Sunday, January 13, 2013 - linkIs it really that amazing? What differentiates it from a Lumia 920 automatically uploading all your photos and videos to SkyDrive? (btw that's also a phone!) Reply
cheinonen - Monday, January 14, 2013 - linkLikely in the way that it's a camera with connectivity, rather than a phone that happens to have a decent camera. Controls and layout and then engineered to facilitate taking pictures with it, and the ability to upload the pictures and access them is clearly a benefit, but comes after the primary task. With a phone, using the phone as a phone or smartphone comes first and taking photos comes after that. Even if the image quality is great, that still isn't the main purpose and the feel and control of it will still come short of the dedicated device. Reply
ZeDestructor - Monday, January 14, 2013 - linkA shutter button and optical zoom. That's the main reason for most.... Reply
skiboysteve - Monday, January 14, 2013 - linkAll windows phones including the Lumia 920 have a two stage hardware shutter button just like a point and shoot. Optical zoom would be the main thing though. If you can live without optical zoom I don't see a point in this device. Reply
Krysto - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - linkLumia 920 is still very much in the "smartphone camera" territory. That being said, the Galaxy Camera could've been a lot better as a camera for the price. Here's hoping gen 2 will be a lot better. Reply
jjj - Sunday, January 13, 2013 - linkIt's CES not MWC one shouldn't focus on mobile to begin with.
It was a mistake to not show more mobile devices, since the ones that did launch got more coverage than most devices will get when launching at MWC.
You forgot to mention mobile accessories,everybody is making fitness trackers, smart watches and BT speakers now , but we had some that are more original ,like the Parrot flower sensor/thingy or the luggage tracker that comes with a someone reasonable subscription,unlike other tracking services that require a mobile connection.
Outside of mobile , CES was somewhat of a bummer though, 4k TVs with no prices , smart TVs and smart appliances with nothing really new (in a meaningful way anyway), while a few more interesting things like the Oculus Rift or that electric skateboard were not launched at CES so they don't count.
It was odd not to see more gadgets using solar this year and nice to see so many crowdfunded products. Reply
Yulia - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkI wonder if Brian still read comments here.. Brian if you do, please contact me on my email firstname.lastname@example.com
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I Am Hidden in Here #3Trivia brain teasers have some element of trivia in them, but they are not just pure trivia questions.
In this teaser, you are to take the first letter from the people's surnames to discover the name of this famous 20th century German theologian.
1. He made a name for himself fighting the Irish at Munster; later he was introduced at court and became a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. Known for his wit and womanizing, he was in and out of Elizabeth's favour.
2. Three world religions honour this man as their ancient patriarch and a model of faith in one God. In Judaism, the 12 tribes of Israel trace their lineage to this person through his son Isaac and grandson Jacob.
3. He ruled as emperor of Rome, from 117-138 A.D. In Britain, he ordered the construction of a famous wall near the modern border of England and Scotland.
4. My nickname relates to a mysterious creature in Loch Ness, Scotland.
5. I was a cantankerous talking horse who would speak only to my owner, Wilbur Post, and played dumb when anyone else was present.
6. This person played the leading role in Superman in 1978, thereby making him a star.
Answer1. Raleigh (Sir Walter)
2. Abraham
3. Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus)
4. Nessie
5. Ed (Mister)
6. Reeve (Christopher)
The name of the German theologian: RAHNER
Karl Rahner (1904-1984): was a German Jesuit who made a profound contribution to Catholic theology in the 20th century. His role as a theological expert at the Second Vatican Council, his 1651 publications, his involvement in international theological debate, his impact on students who attended his classes, and his positive reception by many Protestant thinkers, all contributed to his influence on theology today.
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Far away in Moscow, SMERSH has laid a death-trap for Bond with an enticing lure: the irresistible Tatiana Romanova, who lures 007 to Istanbul promising the top-secret Spektor cipher machine. But when Bond walks willingly into the trap, a game of cross and double-cross ensues -- with Bond both the stakes and the prize.
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"[Simon Vance] delivers an entertaining performance of one of Fleming's best 007 novels. Using a rich palette of international voices and accents, [Vance] takes an engaging story and infuses it with the additional drama that only a fine actor can provide." (AudioFile)
"From Russia with Love is perhaps the most successful of the Bond series: Fleming has managed to blend excellent characterizations with a highly suspenseful and clever story. The detail is rich and colorful, and the novel contains purely romantic elements that are missing from most of the other books." (Raymond Benson, author of High Time to Kill)
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"The Best of Them All"
This thriller is great fun because it has a great Cold War plot, a believable romance, danger, and friendship, all along the backdrop of a city which is still exotic to Westerners. It is also plausible, unlike many James Bond novels. It is the simple story of a trap set up to avenge the death of a Russian operative using a pretty girl as bait. Along the way is a psychopath hit-man sent to kill Bond, an Enigma-type code machine, and a beautiful Russian girl who may or may not be falling in love and may or may not be defecting. Each facet of the novel is true and no one portion takes away from the other. It is a nice hat-trick Fleming pulled off here. Even a John LeCarré fan would like From Russia, with Love.
The plot is ingenious as you are given the trap first and then see how Bond is lured into it. As most present-day people saw the movies first and read the novels second, one might expect Grand Guingol set-pieces and villains. But it is a simple story, drawn out piece by piece as each participant is introduced and given their job. Unlike many Bond novels, where you only know what Bond knows, in this case we know more and that creates greater tension.
Darko Kerim is a great performance by Vance. His throaty Turkish rasp was filled with the mirth and joie de vivre you'd expect from a former circus performer who rose to become the head of the Turkish station. You grew to like the guy and could see why the Bond character, always suspicious and terse, would grow to like him also.
Fleming's novels are not terribly emotional, so it is difficult to become vested in the characters. This novel is different. As the characters are well-defined and the relationships are believable, one actually wonders what will happen to the beautiful Russian. And, frankly, despite all the torture and violence in Bond novels, this is the only one where you think he might get killed, even when you know the plot. It is very hard to put this one down.
This is the best Bond novel, hands down. Even if you don't read Fleming (and you have to be a fan to read a preponderance of them), this thriller will stand the test of time. You don't have to understand the canon to read this one and it doesn't matter if you read more stories. Enjoy a good Cold War yarn.
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"One of Fleming's best makes a great listen"
I read this book in high school... let's just say a long time ago, and haven't read it since. I still think the movie is the best of the series, but there's plenty that's changed. I purchased this audio book a while back and enjoyed every minute of it. I think it's one of the best of Fleming's books, right up there with ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE. In fact, I think I enjoyed it MORE now than I did 25 years ago. It's not a bad book for newbies to Fleming to start with. Then again, when you get to the end you'll want to run out and buy DR. NO right away- not that that's a problem.
Simon Vance is a wonderful reader as well. He gives each character a nice characterization and keeps them from being confusing. My only problem is the way he pronounces Romanova, but that's only because I've seen the movie a bazillion times.
If you want to listen in order, start with Casino Royale. It's a good book and great listen as well, but almost 3 hours shorter than FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE. Either way, you won't be disappointed.
Indiscriminate Reader
"A guilty pleasure from the Cold War"
Ian Fleming should get more credit than he does for writing fast-paced tightly-plotted thrillers. The James Bond of the books is nothing like the superhero of the movies. This is adventure fiction that stays within the bounds of reason, and it's full of (almost) believable heroes and villains and not nearly as many outrageous gadgets as in the movies either. (Bond is actually given a cynanide pill dispenser in this book; he laughs and washes them down the drain.)
The plot is basically "Get Bond!" SMERSH wants to kill a prominent rival agent to send a message to all the other intelligence agencies, intimidate double agents, and impress the Kremlin. We get lots of Russian political machinations and the background of all the villains (and the love interest, Tatiana Romanova) before Bond is even introduced. Then to the story: SMERSH lures Bond to Turkey in what's an obvious trap, baited with Romanova and a Russian decoding device, but MI6 sends Bond anyway because the potential payoff is too good to pass up. Bond meets Romanova, is completely taken in by her, and makes several other blunders that will surprise anyone who's used to the cold, flawless cinematic Bond, before he confronts the real enemy, a psychopathic Irish defector who is now SMERSH's top assassin.
The original Bond stories are fun despite being so dated. The literary 007 is a much more interesting character than he ever was on-screen. He's still a sexist pig, though, and the books are full of racist, sexist stereotypes. But if you can embrace them as the guilty pleasure they are, this book is a taut little thriller with a naked gypsy catfight, a lesbian Soviet interrogation specialist and her poisoned knitting needles, an asexual pseudo-lycanthropic serial killer, an Istanbul dungeon crawl, and a Turkish spice merchant who tells Bond how he used his harem to grow his own personal spy ring.
I write for myself, for my own pleasure. And I want to be left alone to do it. - Salinger ^(;,;)^
"Pimping for England"
From the Telegraph's Andrew Martin 06 Aug 2014:
"Scientists at the University of London have concluded that the key to happiness is having low expectations. 'They mined this conclusion from an experiment in which people gambled with small sums of money. The subjects were happiest when they won, not having expected to win.'"
This quote pretty much captures my feelings about Ian Fleming. Now five books deep into James Bond, I've just figured out how to enjoy these books. Yes, you guessed it. Low expectations. I can't pretend I'm going to be reading Graham Greene or Joseph Conrad. I'm not going to explore the soul of man or the heart of darkness. I'm also not going to be reading John le Carré. There isn't going to be any self-reflection of post-modern hand wringing. This is James Bond dammit. You are going to get James Bond. He is a known quantity. If you come to this expecting to be seduced by literature, oh boy, you are on the wrong damn train. If, however, you are looking for 00 so 'tarnished with years of treachery and ruthlessness and fear,' sent off 'to pimp for England'... Well, babe, this is THAT novel and James is your man.
It all reminds me of a quote from Christopher Hitchens I recently read:
"Fleming once confessed that he hoped to "take the story along so fast that nobody would notice the idiosyncrasies." Fat chance. His "idiosyncrasies" jut out like Tatiana Romanova's ass. What he ought to have said was that he hoped to pile on the pace and thereby hustle the reader past the point where belief has to be suspended. The smaller details, of products and appurtenances and accessories, fulfill the function of the conjuror's other hand. They distract attention from the glaring lacunae in the plots, the amazing stupidity of the supposedly mastermind villains, and the reckless disregard for his own safety that this supposedly ice-cold agent displays by falling for every lure."
Oh, James!
"Sex Lies and Murder"
SMERSH has decided that it must strike back against the West. Leaders of the organization decide that in order to redeem recent setbacks that a British agent must die. The agent chosen is none other than James Bond, Agent 007. It is not enough to simply kill Bond, they need to discredit him and embarrass London as well. A clever trap is set for Bond using a beautiful Russian agent.
To do the killing SMERSH decides to use their best killer. This man is an Irish psychopath known as Red Grant who enjoys killing. It is what he lives for. This man is the perfect killing machine. Will Bond be able to see the trap before it is too late?
This has all the great stuff that makes a Bond novel. You have the beautiful woman, the cold blooded killer, the evil Soviet organization, the intricate plots. This novel was a bit different in one way. The first third of the novel tells the story of Grant and the SMERSH plot. So you don't even see the main character until the second part of the book. Overall it's a great story and is quite enjoyable.
"Fleming's Best - By A Moscow Mile"
Just as recording artists have best albums this is clearly Fleming on a role and Fleming at his best. This is certainly his finest book. The realism seemed to rub off on the film series with Connery calling FRWL a tense "spy thriller," and his big favorite of the (film) series.
Virtually everything in the book is believable, much is creepy, some is downright deranged. Read it. You won't be sorry.
"probably the best of the Bonds"
Vance is a master. great accents, I great pacing. good nostalgic story. and, oh the smoking, awesome
"A Grand Tale of Espionage and Adventure"
I had purchased this book, along with many others of the series, back in high school via iTunes. Overtime the files seemed to be less reliable, much to my displeasure, and I did not feel like repurchasing them from Apple given that even when a fresh download yielded poor results. Now I am relistening and reading along with my paperback, reliving part of my high school obsession with Bond. such a wonderful time.
"Skip to halfway"
Why bother with the first half of the book? It gets recapped later and is absolutely boring. Honestly, it read like a Wikipedia article on the KGB. Not the best book in the series...
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text: NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Video games, streaming and Internet technologies are only the latest pressures to warp the musical experience, from a musical and economic perspective. Not so long ago, all music was unamplified and live. The group experience was not the exception but the norm: We traveled to a special venue to be together, everyone listening to the same band. The distribution of recorded music began only with the start of the 20th century but it has now become the most common way we hear music. Recently, services like CD Baby, Spotify, Pandora ( P), SoundCloud and Apple's ( AAPL) iTunes are helping make popular the idea that musical style is an almost purely personal experience, no longer defining mass markets but much smaller social groups that often form online, physically disconnected. New avenues are popping up all the time. Last week, I mentioned that Dr. Dre's Beats Electronics is launching its own streaming music service, with former Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor as artistic director. That kind of startup competition could ultimately break iTunes' lock on online music sales, ultimately reshaping the market -- again. Recently, I spoke with Bob Ostertag, an internationally known composer and author of commentary on art and politics, about the role of changing technology in his music, particularly with regard to one recording from 2007 called "w00t" available (through relatively new technology) as a free download on his Web site. The title "w00t" was once a popular Internet discussion group interjection, particularly in online multiplayer video games -- a geekier version of a big smiley face. Some say it was shorthand for "woo-hoo! Loot!" when players found treasure in those games. The image is entirely appropriate here since the music of "w00t" is built entirely from samples of audio from video games, including Super Mario Smash Brothers, Warcraft, Halo and more than a dozen others. "As a performer, I had become interested in video game pads," Ostertag told me. "There's a lot of R&D that went into game pads. They emerged out of a lot of trial and error and the result is a device that's very intuitive to manipulate." Ostertag found he could use $29 game pads as an instrument to trigger any kinds of samples he chose -- musical tones or any other recorded sounds. "So then, I thought, I have my game pad, what kind of piece am I going to write for it? So that's how 'w00t' came about." Here's a snippet. The style may be strange to most readers -- but that's the point. This isn't pop or "commercial" music that could sell millions of copies. It's a more personal art form. Ostertag uses technology both to create the music and to reach his audience of listeners scattered around the world. (If the sound player doesn't appear below, go to this SoundCloud page to listen.) Shards of sounds are recombined here to create original musical phrases -- more like a mosaic than a collage. The features of the sampled sounds are recognizable, even as the sounds are turned from their intended purpose -- elevated, the way words are elevated into poetry. Prev 0 of 3 Next


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Runners across the River City have been training for weeks now, for one of the biggest 15K events in the country, The Gate River Run.
For many participating it will be their first time, but for 43 runners, this will be their 35th time lacing up their sneakers and competing. These folks who have done it 35 years in a row are known as "streakers".
Tim Repper is a statue and the monument of sorts when it comes to the Gate River Run. He's run the 15K every year since 1978, 34 years in a row.
"Afterwards we came to the St. Johns River and we stood on the banks and we made a pact to be here every year and I've been fortunate enough to do that," Repper said.
Repper was 20-years-old at the time but remembers it like yesterday.
His feet were blistered badly from those converse all stars. Like most, he didn't know what he was getting into.
Back then, there were only 2,700 people in the Gate River Run. This year, there are more than 20,000, making it one of biggest races in the country.
"The River Run in particular has turned into such an event," Repper said. "Running over the Main Street Bridge and the Hart Bridge. Running through Downtown and San Marco. It's just a great event and there's going to be 10 live bands along the course. It's just a party on foot."
It's a race that's also bitter sweet for Repper. He ran the River Run with his twin brother and brother-in-law in 1979, who both have since passed away, bringing even more meaning to Jacksonville's world famous 15K.
"I want to make them proud and continue the streak," Repper said. "First 35 years. I want to go as far as I can go. As long as my health stays up and I can keep going, I'm going to be back every year."
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Olive oil and upliftment
Durbanville Hills wine estate in the Western Cape makes truly brilliant wines, but now it is also branching out into olive oil – with direct benefits for the farm's employees.
It's all about a commitment to offering farmworkers and their families ways of enriching their lives, according to Durbanville Hills managing director Albert Gerber.
Income from sales goes to the Durbanville Hills Workers' Trust. The trust was established in 2000, and several education and skills development projects have already been put in place.
The olive trees are thriving in the Mediterranean climate with its hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. The groves face the ocean, 300m above sea level, cooled by an afternoon sea breeze.
The olive trees are thriving in the Mediterranean climate with its hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters.
The cultivars used are a blend of Mission, Leccino and Frontoio olives and the oil is produced in partnership with Durbanville Hill's neighbour and award-winning olive oil producer, Hillcrest.
The olive oil is natural and unrefined, with a distinctive peppery aftertaste.
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This article was published 12/7/2013 (1498 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Trumpeter Woody Shaw was a towering, influential figure in jazz, if not exactly a household name like, say, contemporary Freddie Hubbard.
His career spanned three decades -- the '60s, '70s and '80s -- and much of the music he recorded was on the Muse label. Those nine albums have been released as a seven-CD limited edition set by Mosaic Records, the acknowledged longtime master collector and issuer of boxed sets by jazz greats.
Shaw, who had been diagnosed with incurable degenerative eye disease, died in 1989 from complications after an accident where he was hit by a subway car in Brooklyn, which severed his left arm.
Shaw had a love of the avant-garde and his 1970s albums -- The Moontrane (1974), Love Dance (1975), Concert Ensemble Live at the Berliner Jazzstage (1976), Little Red's Fantasy (1976) and Iron Men (1977) -- were considered a bridge between '60s hard bop, which he was well-versed in as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, and the '70s free jazz movement.
The nine albums are grouped into three distinct periods of Shaw's 1974-1987 output: his concert ensemble from 1974-76, which is heavy on brass and percussion; the trumpeter leading a quintet; and the mid- to late-'80s when Shaw returned to more standard fare. The Mosaic set also includes a 1965 session recorded for Blue Note but not released until Muse issued it in the '80s.
That Blue Note session, Cassandranite, is a gem with Shaw backed by two great lineups: Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone), Larry Young (piano), Ron Carter (bass) and Joe Chambers (drums); and Henderson, Herbie Hancock (piano), Paul Chambers (bass) and drummer Chambers.
Disc 3 captures Shaw fronting a septet of trombonist Slide Hampton, alto saxophonist Rene McLean, tenor saxophonist Frank Foster, pianist Ronnie Mathews, bassist Stafford James and drummer Louis Hayes at the 1976 Berlin Jazz Festival.
This is a great live recording -- the band is wailing and it's one of those cases where you feel like you're in the audience. Bilad As Sudan (Land Of The Blacks), the closer, really stands out.
Early in his career, Shaw performed and recorded with some of jazz's greats such as Eric Dolphy, Bud Powell, Johnny Griffin, Horace Silver, Chick Corea, Jackie McLean, McCoy Tyner and Max Roach.
The musicians on the Mosaic set make up a jazz who's who.
Shaw walked among the ranks of jazz's best, being influenced by many of them and in turn influencing a later generation, including the "Young Lions" who came on the scene in the 1980s with trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. He was often referred to as the last innovator in the jazz trumpet lineage.
The Mosaic set has good remastering and good, informative liner notes by Shaw's son, Woody Shaw III, an enthnomusicologist and curator of his father's work.
At US$119 (available only from mosiacrecords.com) this set isn't for novices. But it is a great tribute to a great trumpeter, bandleader and composer.
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A Tuesday concert (July 16, 8 p.m., $10) at Centre culturel franco-manitobain is billed as a CD release for Farewell 274: Winnipeg's Music Community Celebrates Aqua Books, but it's also a chance to say goodbye to drummer Curtis Nowosad, who performed on and produced the CD, before he leaves to pursue a masters degree at the Manhattan School of Music.
If you know any Winnipeg jazz musicians, you know Nowosad and the talented, hard-working drummer deserves a good sendoff.
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Winnipeg singer Amber Epp is holding a backyard party to raise funds for her new CD, to be released in November.
The fundraiser is on July 21, 2:30 p.m., with a suggested donation of $20, and you can RSVP at email@example.com.
Epp says: "This CD will feature some original compositions, well-loved jazz standards, and a couple of Joni Mitchell tunes. Yes, there will be some Latin music, but it will definitely have more of a jazz focus this time around."
The singer, known for her work with Latin group Trio Bembe, will record with bassist Steve Kirby, guitarist Larry Roy, drummer Quincy Davis and special guests trumpeter Derrick Gardner and percussionist Scott Senior.
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Valbuena's sac fly helps Cubs edge Red Sox
Before celebrating, Chicago waits 47 seconds for final out confirmed
BOSTON -- The Cubs won their first regular-season series at Fenway Park on Tuesday since a four-game sweep of the Boston Braves, May 20-24, 1915. They just had to wait an agonizing 47 seconds to know whether they did or not.
Anthony Rizzo doubled and eventually scored on Luis Valbuena's tie-breaking sacrifice fly in the ninth to lift the Cubs to a 2-1 Interleague victory in front of a sellout crowd of 36,748 at Fenway Park, and take the series.
"It's a young team, and it's nice to come in here with this atmosphere," Rizzo said. "We know we can compete with everyone, and I think this is a big confidence builder for everyone on the team."
It's just unlikely, considering the Cubs' position in the National League Central this season.
With the game tied at 1 in the ninth against Koji Uehara, Rizzo singled to center, ending an 0-for-13 stretch. He reached third on Starlin Castro's hard-hit double and scored on Valbuena's sacrifice fly to right.
"That was the game," manager Rick Renteria said of Valbuena's at-bat. "I think he fell behind and started working and what a great at-bat. He was able to put enough of the barrel on the baseball to get it deep enough to score a run."
Actually, Valbuena was ahead 2-0, then Uehara evened the count at 2-2. Valbuena eventually hit a 3-2 splitter, and hit it just enough.
"These things happen," Red Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski said. "I mean, Rizzo hit a ball six inches down off the plate away. Castro didn't hit a bad pitch. Valbuena hit one just hard enough to score the run. Those things happen sometimes."
The Cubs weren't sure the game was over in the ninth when Dustin Pedroia hit a grounder to Valbuena at third. Pedroia thought he beat the throw, but first-base umpire Jerry Meals called him out. Boston manager John Farrell challenged the call, and after a 47-second review, the play was confirmed and the game was over.
"If he calls him safe there, and it's going to be really hard to overturn, and if he calls him out, and it would be really hard to overturn," Rizzo said. "The call went our way, which is nice. It's a bang-bang play, and I think he got it right, the replay showed."
What was it like waiting on the field?
"I thought he was out, and everyone else thought he was out," Rizzo said. "It's nerve wrecking, especially with [David Ortiz] coming up."
Chicago starter Edwin Jackson did not get a decision, but he did post his first quality start since May 17, giving up one run on six hits and four walks over six innings.
Jackson got some help. Right fielder Nate Schierholtz dove to rob Brock Holt of a potential extra-base hit and end the third, and Justin Ruggiano made a leaping catch to snare Xander Bogaerts' fly ball, ending the fourth and stranding two runners.
"It was a prime example of a great, well-played team game," Jackson said. "We had defensive plays all around."
With two outs in the fifth, Jackie Bradley Jr. doubled, moved up on Holt's single and then scored on Pedroia's hit that Castro deflected with his glove. Ortiz walked to load the bases, but Castro was able to run down Mike Napoli's grounder up the middle and flip to Darwin Barney in time for the force at second.
"Those balls could've easily been hits, and the outcome could've been different," Jackson said.
Ruggiano doubled to open the sixth, Barney singled and Ruggiano scored on Chris Coghlan's fielder's choice as Pedroia deflected the ball to shortstop Stephen Drew to tie the game.
What may have helped Jackson even more was watching Jake Arrieta's performance Monday in a 2-0 Chicago win. He held the Red Sox hitless through 7 2/3 innings.
"[Arrieta] mixed up pitches real well and I wanted to come out and do that today," Jackson said. "[Welington Castillo] and I were able to get into a nice groove and mix up the pitches and keep them off-balance. This is a tough team to face and a tough lineup. We want to keep them off-balance as much as we can."
The Red Sox have been struggling offensively, and Jackson didn't make it any easier.
"He pitched the game of his life today," Ortiz said of Jackson. "Everyone has been doing that against us. The pitching we've been facing lately -- pitchers go from being [terrible] to being good. It's unbelievable. This guy has an ERA near 6.00. He was making pitches and I was like, 'Seriously, dude, if you pitched like that, your ERA would be 2.50.'"
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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"But people are prone to selfish greed. If you do good and guard against evil, Allah is aware of what you do." (Surat an-Nisa', 128)
In this verse, Allah warns us against greed and to do good and guard against evil. Muslims know that everything around them and everything that happens is created by Allah. They know that envy is a sin and thus never fall prey to such moral weakness. They never come anywhere near such a mindset. They regard beauty as Allah's beauty and delight in it as such. They never chase after money, goods or property, and regard property as a manifestation of Allah's artistry, and take pleasure from it accordingly. However, people who do not live by the moral values of the Qur'an generally never find themselves in that situation. They seek to own everything. In fact, they inflict serious harm on themselves. Someone who falls prey to greed cannot be happy and cannot take pleasure from beauty.
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Hello there! My baby often gets some colds. What are important things I should do to prevent her from catching colds? Thanks
Hello there! My baby often gets some colds. What are important things I should do to prevent her from catching colds? Thanks
It sounds like your daughter's immune system needs to be boosted. I just posted about feeding green smoothies and this is something that could deliver more Vitamin C to her along with other nutrients that will help to boost her immune system.
If you can continue breastfeeding this will be very beneficial to her as well.
And you can also be sure you are not transferring viruses to her by washing your hands regularly throughout the day, and by using hand sanitizer whenever you are out. Do not let your baby sit in the carts or trolleys at the grocery store. Keep her in her car seat so she can't touch anything that others have touched. This is a biggie and will reduce her exposure to viruses and bacteria. You can also put her in a backpack when you go to the store, or get a cover for the seat area of the cart so that she can't touch what others have been touching.
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Warm Regards,
Thank you so much Kate for this information, yes I should really keep my baby away from being exposed to germs.
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Breastfeeding is a great way to prevent cold and infection, and boost the immune system!
Yes, I will continue breastfeeding for my baby. Thanks Angela
I breastfed one of my babies until they were 3, but most weaned after 2 1/2 but before 3. There is so much pleasure in extended breastfeeding and it can also offer health benefits for both mum and baby.
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I also wanted to mention that when my first baby was just an infant, I gave her vitamin C drops for infants. That seemed to help her avoid colds or get over them faster. I didn't do that with my other babies though. Instead, I just made sure my diet was healthy (cutting out sugar, etc.) and I knew that if I was taking my vitamins, that baby would get that in my milk.


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Irresistible Apple Dessert Recipes
Maple-Walnut Apple Cobbler [1]
This easy skillet cobbler is bursting with harvest flavor: crisp apples, cinnamon, toasted walnuts and sweet maple syrup.
Danish Pastry Apple Bars [5]
One of Gail Michael's students shared this apple dessert recipe with her long ago. "These were in the lunch box of one of my first-grade students in the fall of 1974," recalls Gail, who lives in West Lafayette, Indiana. The bars taste like apple pie in a baking pan.
Fresh Apple Cake [9]
This nutty comfort cake from Sharon Buckner of Rhineland, Missouri, gets a sugary top and caramelized gooey bottom as it cooks. Don't be surprised by the thick batter; it will bake into a moist, dense cake.
Fresh Apple Cake [10]
Cider-Spiked Apple and Pecan Tart [13]
Apples are gently cooked in butter, then arranged in a prebaked crust and brushed with jelly. The result is an edible work of art.
Applesauce Spice Cake [17]
No granulated sugar is added to this apple dessert recipe; the sweetness comes from cider, fruit and applesauce. The recipe comes from Sandra Schifferle of Lansing, Kansas.
Amish Apple Dumplings [21]
We often equate Amish food with comfort. Here's our version of a favorite apple dessert you might find at Amish-based restaurants in the Midwest.
Crumb-Topped Apple Trio Pie [25]
Crisp on top, sweetly tender inside, this pie blends tart and sweet apples—Granny Smith, Jonagold and Braeburn—with sugar and cinnamon under a brown-sugar and walnut crumb topping.
Dutch Apple Pudding Cake [29]
With apple pie filling on the bottom and a moist walnut cake layer on top, this dessert makes the perfect ending to a fall or winter meal.
Rise and Shine Cranberry-Apple Crisp [33]
Spiced coconut streusel adds crunch to healthy apples and berries.
Apple Harvest Bake [37]
Top this moist cake with a dollop of homemade Cinnamon Butter for a quick and easy apple dessert.
Apple Harvest Bake [38]
Broadway Cafe Apple Cake [41]
In the trendy Westport area of Kansas City, Missouri, customers at Broadway Cafe can taste samples of that day's baked goods, including frosted scones, biscotti, coffee cake and this moist apple cake. A generous portion of chopped Granny Smith apples adds flavor and moisture. Be careful turning this apple dessert out of the pan; it's a tender coffee cake.
Cider-Baked Stuffed Apples with Salty Caramel Sauce [45]
Nuts and cranberries fill these simple baked apples that cook in your slow cooker. Top them with Sea Salt Caramel Sauce and, if you like, a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Apple, Cranberry and Pecan Galette [49]
A free-form tart is the anxious pie-maker's best friend. No fussy crimping, and any torn edges or lumpy folds just add to the charm (especially when sprinkled with sparkly raw sugar).
Rosemary Ward's Apple Cake With Butter-Rum Sauce [53]
"I first enjoyed this at a church circle meeting. Rosemary has since moved from Columbia, but I think of her every time I serve this," says Georgia Morehouse of Columbia, Missouri.
Apple Pear Praline Pie [57]
"The key to this pie is the apples you use," says Mary Schrier of Cumberland, Iowa, who got the recipe from an old handwritten family recipe book. She suggests not using Red Delicious apples. Instead, try Granny Smith, Jonathan or any sweet-tart heirloom apples. "There are quite a few orchards that are starting to carry the heirloom apples, and this old recipe is just waiting for them," she says.
Caramel Apple Cookies [61]
Indulgent Caramel Apples [65]
Wrap your favorite tart or sweet apple in caramel (we even created a less sticky version), then unleash your imagination as you add on nuts, cereal, dried fruit, candy, decorative sprinkles or whatever else inspires you--and your taste buds.
Nutty Caramel Apple Crisp [69]
A double dose of caramel—baked in with the fruit and drizzled on top—elevates the humble crisp to new levels of indulgence. Mix two types of apples for the best texture. The tender apples cook down and create a sort of thick sauce; the firm apples hold their shape. Boiled cider, which you can purchase at specialty stores or online or make using our recipe, adds an extra splash of apple flavor to this dessert.
Apple-Butter Cakelets [73]
Caramel sauce adds a creamy-sweet finish to individual Apple-Butter Cakelets created by Midwest Living® in honor of Illinois' Amish bakers. You can choose from two Prairie State ingredients, apples or pumpkins, for this treat.
Streusel Apple Bread [77]
A touch of lemon, chopped cranberries and walnuts make this quick bread seem like coffee cake. Norma Hendricks of Hopedale, Illinois, likes to serve this for dessert. "I made this by combining a couple of recipes 35 years ago," Norma says. "I think I started with a cranberry bread, but most of my kids don't like cranberries. Then I saw an apple bread recipe, and I thought streusel would be good on top.".
Streusel Apple Bread [78]
Apple-Toffee Tartlets [81]
Try Jonagold, Gala or Granny Smith apples in this easy 3-step dessert. Refrigerated piecrust speeds prep time.
Single-Serving Caramel Apples [85]
Joan Wagner of Overland Park, Kansas, considers this baked apple dessert her easy-entertaining recipe. "You can make these up to six hours ahead and cover them with plastic wrap, so the puff pastry doesn't dry out," she says. "The desserts can bake while your coffee is brewing."
Spiced Apple Drops [89]
An apple a day tastes even better in cookie form, especially with frosting on top!
Spiced Apple Drops [90]
Maple-Apple Pudding Bake [93]
The Wisconsin Maple Producers created this recipe to showcase maple syrup and juicy apples in a moist, rich dessert.
Apple-Cranberry Walnut Pie [97]
Easy Apple Cranberry Slab Pie [101]
Purchased puff pastry adds to the ease of this dessert recipe, but the real star is the filling the pairing of sweet apples and tart cranberries. Homemade icing rounds out this crowd-pleasing potluck pie.
Apple Dumplings [105]
This apple dessert recipe makes king-size, individual fruit-filled dumplings. Each is practically a meal by itself!
Apple Dumplings [106]
Apple Pumpkin Sunflower Bread [109]
We packed a bushel of fall into this homey loaf: pumpkin, apple, nuts and spices.
Something Special Apple-Cherry Pie [113]
We combined two favorite pie fillings--apple and cherry--into one fall treat. Almonds add a nutty boost.
Apple Scones with Spiced Maple Butter [117]
They're light, buttery and full of apple flavor. We almost hate to cover up the baked-on apple slice with the whipped maple butter. Almost.
Apple Pudding with Rummy Sauce [121]
Creamy rum sauce tops this warm, homey pudding. Generous scoops of ice cream are good, too!
Praline-Taffy Apple Pie [125]
Creamy caramels nestle between layers of tart cooking apples and a mixture of brown sugar, pecans and melted butter.
Praline-Taffy Apple Pie [126]
Apple-Cinnamon Pull-Apart Bread [129]
Biscuits, apples, orange juice? Sounds like breakfast to us. Orange juice adds brightness to both the bite-of-autumn bread and the cream cheese icing drizzle.
Cheesy Apple Pie [133]
This juicy pie, from a Purdy, Missouri, reader, has a cheddar-speckled crust and cheesy-streusel topping.
Cheesy Apple Pie [134]
Easy Gingery Apple Sundaes [137]
Cook this easy apple dessert on your grill in summer or on your stove in cooler weather—it's great either way. For outdoor entertaining, scoop ice cream into plastic cups.
Ridiculously Easy Whole-Apple Crisp [141]
A serving of apple crisp has never been so impressive--or easy! There's no peeling or slicing in this apple dessert recipe. Just assemble the "crisps" the night before and bake right before serving. Brushing apples with a citrus juice keeps them from going brown.
Ginger-Cinnamon Apple Crisp [145]
"This is a twist on a popular dish and is one of my personal favorites," says April Osburn from the Clabber Girl Bake Shop in Terre Haute, Indiana. Thinly slice the apples for this apple dessert so they get done in the allotted baking time.
Apple Charlotte [149]
This elegant baked apple dessert comes from the Signature Room on the 95th in Chicago. Tangy Granny Smith apples, chopped dried cherries or cranberries, and walnuts make a hearty filling for the sweetened bread crust.
Apple Charlotte [150]
Free printable apple desserts cookbook [153]
Click below to download our FREE printable collection of 10 top apple dessert recipes, or choose from one of our other free printable cookbooks!
More great fall recipes [164]
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Did you know 1 out of every 5 kids is diagnosed with a form of JA and that currently 300,000 kids in America have it…my daughter is one of those kids and she is only 2 years old…and everything I have just told you are things I have to think about every day…no it's not cancer, but it doesn't mean it's any less serious.
Monday, July 25, 2011
It's just Arthritis…
Did you know 1 out of every 5 kids is diagnosed with a form of JA and that currently 300,000 kids in America have it…my daughter is one of those kids and she is only 2 years old…and everything I have just told you are things I have to think about every day…no it's not cancer, but it doesn't mean it's any less serious.
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- AnonymousJuly 26, 2011 at 12:23 PM
What a beautiful blog! It was so nice meeting you guys at the conference & hope to see you at many more! I hope Bevin is doing well. Ayden still keeps asking about Hayden & when can they play again. :) Hugs to you all & look forward to when we can hang out again.ReplyDelete
Take care,
Thank you for this post, I really had no idea. When I had a miscarriage, they gave me methotrexate to deal with it. I didn't realize the drugs she had to take were so strong.ReplyDelete
Thanks for educating us so we know better how to support you guys.
Hang in there. My daughter has only had JRA for 2 months, she's 17 months old. I had never even heard of kids getting arthritis until it happened to us. Now I'm dealing with all of the same issues you brought up in this post. It's challenging, to say the least, but it's good to know we're not alone.ReplyDelete
- Jessica AlosnoJuly 27, 2011 at 2:40 PM
Nicole that was a great explaination. Thank you for that as I was not completly informed on it all. I am so sad to see my family going through this, especially Bevin who is so little, I think daily about the what if's of life and things that could seriously impact my children's lives and future. When I think about it too deeply it's hard for me to breathe, so I absolutely can't even imagine what you and Rich are going through. The one thing you have always been since we were kids is strong and as hard as this is you have shown your strength through it all, with that being said, it is okay to not always be strong so don't ever feel like you always have to be the strong one. You are doing a great job and Bevin is going to be so greatful when she grows up and finds out all that you did for her. I love you. I am here for you.ReplyDelete
There are times that I read blogs that I am just so proud of how well written they are, how factual & informative. This is one of them! Awesome blog! I suspected as much about the insurance, but I've never seen it in writing. Wow. That's all I can say. Good to know for future reference. On one of my boards, there are several people that don't have insurance because of this. Thanks so much for sharing!ReplyDelete
Wow- What a great blog! I understand about the disease all too well. I was diagnosed with JRA myself at 3 years old and I have two children, BOTH with Systemic JRA! You did an amazing job explaining just a few things we battle everyday in the disease. Thank you for educating others! And I LOVE your badge...Supporting your daughter's Battle until she wins!! Best wishes to you!ReplyDelete
Great blog post...my daughter has psoriatic arthritis and is almost 14. She was dx when she was 12. I can't imagine going through all of this with a two year old. Bravo to you and your family for taking a stand with this chronic illness and playing such an important part in educating others on the truth about it!! Thank you!!ReplyDelete
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Titan Takes #1 Spot on Top500 List with 17.59 Petaflops in LINPACKby Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/12/2012 10:26 AM EST
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Jorange - Monday, November 12, 2012 - linkI need 17 petaflops in my PC, 2025 I'm waiting! Reply
tviceman - Monday, November 12, 2012 - linkDoes anyone know what the BlueGene/Q power draw is when performing the same LINPACK benchmark? Just curious to see what / if any perf/watt improvements Titan makes over BlueGene/Q Reply
Jorange - Monday, November 12, 2012 - linkhttp://www.top500.org/system/177556
7890.00 kW Reply
Gnarr - Monday, November 12, 2012 - linkBlueGene/Q 16325TFlop / 7890kW = 2,069kW
Titan 17590TFlop / 8209kW = 2,143kW Reply
Gnarr - Monday, November 12, 2012 - linkthat was supposed to be
BlueGene/Q 16325TFlop / 7890kW = 2,069 TFlop/kW
Titan 17590TFlop / 8209kW = 2,143 TFlop/kW Reply
tviceman - Monday, November 12, 2012 - linkRight, thanks. So Titan was barely able to edge out BlueGene/Q. IBM seems like more of a competitor to Nvidia tin HPC han Intel or AMD! Reply
Ktracho - Monday, November 12, 2012 - linkThat has been the case for the last several years, but the evidence is not the performance, but rather the number of systems IBM has in the top 10. It will be interesting to see if IBM can keep up. I understand they abandoned a contract they had with Univ. of IL, to Cray's benefit. Also, I wonder how easy it is to program IBM's BlueGene/Q. Anyone know? Reply
Death666Angel - Monday, November 12, 2012 - linkIt's still "Flops" though, the s is part of the acronym, otherwise the unit doesn't make any sense. :D Reply
Jorange - Monday, November 12, 2012 - linkAccording to TOP 500 list BlueGene/Q has a theoretical max of 20 petaflops, but achieves 16 Pflops in Linpack. Titan has a max of 27 Pflops, yet 'only' achieves 17 Pflops in Linpack. It seems much harder to fully utilize the full power of CPU / GPU systems, maybe Intel is right about Xeon Phi. Reply
Khato - Monday, November 12, 2012 - linkNot necessarily - the systems with Xeon Phi are only averaging a similar efficiency of around 65% theoretical. The 'advantage' of Xeon Phi has always been comparative ease of programming, so we'll have to see if that actually plays out or not. The fact that there are already 6 entries in the TOP500 list using it, with Stampede at the #7 spot despite only being ~1/3 population is certainly a good start for a new product line. Reply
Ktracho - Monday, November 12, 2012 - linkMy wild guess is that it is popular because Intel is providing grants to institutions willing to harbor these machines. Note, however, that they are not nearly as power efficient as IBM or Cray. I would guess they will argue that power efficiency will improve with each generation of their accelerators. Reply
cjl - Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - linkThe latest Green500 list (power efficiency rankings of supercomputers) would disagree with you there - the top system is an Intel Xeon Phi, at 2500 MFLOPS/W. Reply
TheJian - Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - linkWhere do you get that it's easy to code for (other than Intel engineer's saying it). Larabee failed on the desktop and never came out (if memory serves) because (partially) it was thought to be complicated to keep it running loaded and wouldn't be optimized for by coders who'd prefer to stay with old lazy tech coding they already knew. It would have been highly programmable, but I never thought that meant easy.
""Larrabee silicon and software development are behind where we hoped to be at this point in the project," stated Intel in a email to DailyTech."
"Intel recognized the importance of software and drivers to Larrabee's success, leading to the creating of the Intel Visual Computing Institute at Saarland University in Saarbrücken, Germany. The lab conducts basic and applied research in visual and parallel computing."
If it was easy to code for I'd think they shouldn't have been behind with their own software efforts. Intel has huge resources compared to NV/AMD. But was beaten by both to 2TFlops and then 5TF etc.
I agree with Ktracho...I think their seeding these, not people investing in them (yet? could change). If Intel offers some free chips, you use them unless your stupid :) On the other hand, I think CRAY pays for Nvidia's ;) Reply
eddman - Monday, November 12, 2012 - linkThat's not it.
Jaguar XT5-HE, no GPU: 75.4%
Jaguar XK6, Tesla 2090: 73.8%
Titan: 64.8%
Stampede, Xeon Phi: 67.1%
Titan and Stampede rate about the same in efficiency.
The interesting thing here is that Jaguar XK6 was almost as efficient as the CPU only XT5.
Why Titan dropped 9%? Could it be that the Gemini interconnect isn't able to cope with such a load? Is it because of unoptimized software?
If so, does it mean that Titan can achieve a higher rate later on? Reply
MrSpadge - Monday, November 12, 2012 - linkI wouldn't rule out that they'll be able to squeeze a few more PFlops out of it via software tuning. We don't have much experience yet with such systems ;) Reply
biostud - Tuesday, November 13, 2012 - linkI wonder how efficient their PSU's are? Reply
Arbie - Thursday, November 15, 2012 - link
Actually, what I really wonder is why we are paying for this project. What is ORNL going to do with it other than set records and boost the chipmakers' bottom lines? What simulations are we relying on that just have to run ten times faster than they were before? The only obvious one is weather prediction, where real-time could matter a lot. So I would suppose that the weather service would own the computer - not ORNL.
At least it appears to be a success as a project, which is all too rare in government agencies. Reply
cjl - Thursday, November 15, 2012 - linkLots of scientific research can benefit from as much computing power as you can throw at it. You already mentioned one of the big ones: weather. In addition to that however, aerodynamics research can use a huge amount of CPU power to run CFD, which will help future aircraft fly more efficiently and possibly faster. Coupled multiphysics simulations (aerodynamics, thermal, and structural simulations rolled into one) also require enormous computational power, and they allow for improved design of high speed aircraft, spacecraft, and reentry vehicles for the space program. Nuclear simulations can both help simulate nuclear detonations, including how aging has affected the nuclear arsenal (which is probably going to happen more on LLNL's Sequoia supercomputer rather than this one, but it is a comparably powerful machine) and simulate nuclear reactors, which could be a substantial portion of our move away from fossil fuels in the future.
More in the realm of basic, rather than applied research, astronomical simulations also require a huge amount of computing power. Everything from galactic and universal structure formation in the early universe to stellar evolution, including simulations of the last moments of a massive star going supernova requires hugely more computational power than even the most powerful computers today.
They can even be used for simulations of things we take for granted - one good example of this is combustion simulation in internal combustion engines. Yes, we have perfectly functional engines already, but to properly simulate the combustion takes an enormous amount of computing power, and once it can be properly simulated, it can be improved and optimized, helping reduce fuel usage and emissions from new cars. Reply
Arbie - Friday, November 16, 2012 - linkThanks for the thorough reply. Some of your examples are areas that I never thought of. Reply
hmoobphajej - Friday, November 16, 2012 - linkAnand went over in great detail about the capabilities of ORNL's super computer. You should really read it and watch the videos he posted because they are pretty interesting. Even with the super computer as powerful as it is, it isn't powerful enough for many things scientist still wants to do. Reply


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"Melburnians love a beer garden," says Union Hotel publican Jarrod Hancock. "Any time there's sun, they've got to get in it."
The beer garden (or "biergarten") is one of Germany's great cultural exports, helping to turn outdoor drinking into a national sport – hello, Oktoberfest. Nineteenth-century Bavaria is the acknowledged birthplace but Munich holds the honour for the largest beer garden, with Hirschgarten able to hold about 8000 ruddy-faced punters. In Melbourne, the Village Brasserie (formerly Belgian Beer Cafe Bluestone) probably takes the gong, with room for at least 1700 people.
"I think it's just the informality of it that people love," says Andy Kerr, long-time publican of the Standard Hotel, a pub with one of the most well-known and well-loved beer gardens of the inner north.
Kerr says beer gardens aren't a traditional feature of Australian pubs and that the land out the back was usually earmarked for outhouses, domestic-style kitchens, "and you might have a horse".
"The only place I can really think of, when I was starting to drink in the '60s," says Kerr, "was Jimmy Watson's that had a beer garden. And even then, it's not very big. A few other places had little outdoor areas."
Now beer gardens can help define a pub and are a huge pull for many punters.
Melbourne's Boatbuilder's Yard (Riverland bar's younger sibling) is taking things to the next level, creating a dedicated "cider garden", and upping the outdoor ante with a bocce ground that doubles as a kids' sandpits. "Both venues have public access right through the middle of them, which is quite unique," says Michelle Tankey. The Boatbuilder's proximity to Polly Woodside means school groups and families will quite often wander through, plus cyclists and tourists. "We're tyring to create a park almost, a real community space."
The Union Hotel's astroturfed beer garden recently hit the small screen, appearing on Channel 7's Winners and Losers. "Yeah, I thought it came up all right on TV," says Hancock.
So what makes a good beer garden? "Flora. Greenery. Less concrete," says Hancock. "Look at the Retreat, they've got that beautiful giant tree and you just want to sit underneath it."
What else?
"Nice timber," he adds, "And good beer."
Here are five of our favourite beer gardens.
The Standard Hotel
The Standard has an established beer garden with room for 120. Half undercover, heated, and with a retractable roof, there's lots of greenery, chunky timber tables, and ad-hoc benches for people to perch.
293 Fitzroy Street, Fitzroy. Phone: 9419 4793. thestandardhotel.com.au
Boatbuilder's Yard
Expect big things from January 14 – creepers, climbers and apple trees are currently being planted, plus there'll be art installations, a "cider garden" with bleacher seating and director-style deck chairs, and bocce/sandpit area. Meanwhile, just kick back in the fine open-air space, right on the waterfront.
Boatbuilder's Yard: 23 South Wharf Promenade, South Wharf. Phone: 9686 5088. theboatbuildersyard.com.au Also check out Riverland: Vaults 1-9 Federation Wharf, Fed Square. Phone: 9662 1771.
Bishop of Ostia
In this largish, protected space, camouflage netting creates dappled light near the wooden decking while umbrellas and astroturf (right up the walls) create a festive vibe. Down the back are blooming garden beds of vegies and herbs, some of which, such as pineapple sage or lemon verbena, turn up in the cocktails.
79 Nicholson Street, East Brunswick. Phone: (03) 9388 8858. bishopofostia.com.au
Royal Saxon
The gnarled Port Jackson fig is the crowning glory of this indoor/outdoor architectural space designed by the Six Degrees team. Expect lots of different textures, a loud, always-busy, buzzing vibe.
545 Church Street, Richmond. Phone: 9429 5277. royalsaxon.com
Union Hotel Brunswick
Before its revamp four years ago, the beer garden was a concrete expanse with a shed for "private shows". Now it's a warm, timbered area strung with party lights and leafy with vines and garden beds. It seats around 80.
109 Union Street, Brunswick. Phone: 9388 2235. unionhotelbrunswick.com.au
Also try
Spottiswoode Hotel, 62 Hudsons Road, Spotswood (opposite Spotswood Station) Phone: 9391 1330. spottiswoode.com.au
Windsor Castle, 89 Albert Street, Prahran. Phone: 9525 0239
Sentido Funf, 243 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy. Phone: 9416 2689 sentidofunf.com.au
What's your favourite Melbourne beer garden?


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A HUGE solar farm planned for an estate belonging to MP Richard Drax faces a judicial review.
Planning permission was granted for the 175-acre site at the Charborough Estate near Mapperton in November last year, despite more than 500 objections from locals.
But a one-day hearing in Bristol this summer could see the decision overturned.
Campaigner Katherine Butler, who grew up in Mapperton, said locals had discovered that developers have not completed an environmental impact assessment.
Although this is not always necessary, the district council has agreed that it was in this case.
However, developers Good Energy have disagreed with this, leading to the review.
"When permission was given, we gave four points disputing East Dorset District Council's decision, and the council upheld two of those," she said.
"That is why a judicial review will take place. I will be acting as the claimant, the council will defend – despite their concession – and Good Energy will act as the interested party."
She said it was "unfortunate" that the review had not come about because of campaigners' concerns about the location of the development, but added: "We are very hopeful that the judge will agree with our argument."
The solar farm will cover a size Ms Butler equated to "110 football pitches".
Wiltshire-based Good Energy, the company to install the 112,000 panels, said the scheme would generate enough power for 6,000 homes.
A spokesperson said: "We think Mapperton is an excellent site for a solar farm.
"The council's planning officer recommended our application for approval, and the council's planning committee approved it, and it is disappointing that the process of building the solar farm is being interrupted by this claim.
The spokesperson added that a judicial review is a challenge to the way in which a decision has been made, rather than whether the conclusion reached is right.


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