2013年12月26日星期四

Smashed Sontarans

Baby potatoes (about 5cm/2” in length) OR regular potatoes, cut  into 5cm/2”  chunks. Leave the skins on
Salted water (for boiling)
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
Other seasonings, you see fit.

Preheat oven to 200C/400F.  Slick a cookie sheet with olive oil

Parboil the potatoes in the salted water.  Drain and tumble onto the oiled cookie sheet.

Press the down on the potatoes with a  spoon, fork or the bottom of a sauce pan.  You can smash flatish or just press down enough to rough up the surface.

Sprinkle with salt, pepper and other herbs and spices as you see fit.

Drizzle more olive oil on top.

Bake for 20-30 minutes until the potatoes are cooked, with crispy brown bits.

2013年10月22日星期二

Sports News Update – what you need to know


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RUGBY - The Wallabies will arrive in Dunedin on Friday in preparation for Saturday's third and final Bledisloe Cup clash against the almighty All Blacks.

LEAGUE - A member of Australia's rugby league squad was robbed on the first night after the team arrived in Manchester for the World Cup lace and embroidery.

SWIMMING - New national head swimming coach, Dutchman Jacco Verhaeren, has been tasked with preparing Australia to knock the Americans off their perch.

SURFING - Mick Fanning has missed a chance to claim his third world surfing title when he was beaten in the quarter finals in Portugal.

GOLF - American golfers Dustin Johnson and Bo van Pelt will be aiming to make their move up the leaderboard when the second round of the Perth International tees off on Friday MPLS VPN service.

2013年9月22日星期日

Villa manage 1-0 win at Norwich City


Aston Villa lost key striker Christian Benteke to injury but still managed to snap a three-game Premier League losing streak with a 1-0 win at Norwich City on Saturday.

Last season's top scorer with 19 goals, Benteke limped off with an apparent groin injury during the first half but his replacement Hong Kong ip networking, Libor Kozak, tapped in the game's only goal within two minutes of coming on.

It was the Czech Republic striker's first goal for Villa since his 7 million ($11.2 million, 8.3 million euros) move from Lazio and gave Paul Lambert's side a first win since their 3-1 success at Arsenal on the season's opening day.

Leaders Liverpool will look to strengthen their grip on first place when they welcome Southampton to Anfield later on Saturday.

Brendan Rodgers's side went into the weekend with a one-point lead over Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, both of whom play on Sunday, having ceded their 100 percent record in Monday's 2-2 draw at Swansea City.

Jose Mourinho's Chelsea, meanwhile, can bring an end to a damaging run of four games without victory in all competitions if they prevail at home to west London rivals Fulham wood cabinet storage.

The Europa League holders lost 1-0 at Everton in their last league outing and were surprisingly beaten 2-1 at home by Basel in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Elsewhere, bottom two clubs West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland meet at The Hawthorns, while Everton travel to West Ham United and Newcastle United are at home to Hull City.

Manchester United visit Manchester City on Sunday in the season's first Manchester derby, when both City manager Manuel Pellegrini and his United counterpart David Moyes will be sampling the fixture for the first time Fundsupermart.

2013年9月17日星期二

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2013年9月2日星期一

Ko battles in St Andrews wind


World No.1 amateur Lydia Ko continued her streak of never missing the cut in a professional tournament by the narrowest of margins at the Women's British Open.

The 16-year-old, who fired a three-under par 69 opening round to be tied 18th, battled in the wind on day two to card a four-over 76 to ease inside the two-round cut of the top 60 and ties by one shot.

She sits on a one-over par total 145 at St Andrews in Scotland, and will begin round three 11 shots back from leader Na Yeon Choi (South Korea).

Ko once again delivered under pressure as she made a clutch birdie on the 18th hole which proved the difference and extended her streak of 23 events without missing the cut.

She made the turn in one-over par 37 and then got back to even for the tournament when she birdied the 10th hole. But things unravelled as the wind increased in strength, and she struggled at the par four 13th with a triple bogey.

Ko's coach Guy Wilson said she was punished there for a bad shot off the tee.

"She paid the penalty where she was in the fairway bunker. She had to chip out sideways, missed the green, chipped on and three-putted. It was a harsh penalty for what was one bad shot," he said.

It was a body blow for the teenager, who up until then was handling the conditions well.

Wilson knew Ko making the cut was going to come down to the wire. She was right on the number on the 17th and over-hit the infamous par four's green to be on the road.

"It is an iconic shot to be playing (off the gravel). I think that everyone around here knows that you don't go long on the 17th. She had 220m to the green and hit three wood just over the green.

"It is difficult to make up and down, if not impossible from back there."

But Ko rallied and delivered a great birdie on the last to remain a chance.

2013年8月14日星期三

Embarrassed Brumbies refusing to panic


Brumbies coach Jake White hopes his team's horror showing against the Western Force will end up being the wake-up call they needed heading into the Super Rugby finals iphone cases for 5.

A whopping 17 handling errors combined with a series of brain fades consigned the Brumbies to a shock 21-15 loss to the lowly Force in their final-round clash in Perth on Saturday night.

The Brumbies would have been rewarded with second spot on the ladder and a home semi-final had they secured a bonus-point victory against the Force.

Instead, their embarrassing showing means they now need to win three finals games - including two on the road - if they are to snare this year's title.

Their quest begins in Canberra next Sunday afternoon, when they take on South Africa's unpredictable Cheetahs in an elimination final.

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White conceded his team were mentally off their game against the Force, but backed them to return to their clinical best against the Cheetahs.

"We know we can't get any worse than we were tonight," White said.

"It's going to be a wake-up call now.

"We have now obviously got the low road in that we've got to play three games if we want to win the championship.

"But it's not all doom or gloom.

"We know we've played a lot of good rugby this year.

"We can't be worrying about the fact (of whether) this is going to dent any confidence."

In a quirk of the fixtures, the Brumbies and Cheetahs haven't met this year.

Although the Brumbies have won four of their past five encounters against the Bloemfontein-based side, they only prevailed by a point when the teams met in Canberra last year.

The Cheetahs have enjoyed their best season to date with a strong all-round attacking game and solid defence, and will be aiming to make their maiden finals appearance a memorable one wigs shop.

The Brumbies haven't featured in the post-season since winning the title in 2004, and remain quietly confident of going all the way despite their flop against the Force.

But they will need fullback Jesse Mogg and flyhalf Matt Toomua to regain their mojo if they are to achieve their goal of winning the title.

Both players endured a shocker against the Force, with Toomua committing the most basic of errors when he forgot to ground the ball after catching a wayward shot at goal by Force fullback Jayden Hayward.

2013年8月4日星期日

O'Connor benched for Rebels swansong


Axed Melbourne Rebels star James O'Connor will have to make his final appearance for the franchise from the bench in their Super Rugby clash against the Highlanders at AAMI Park on Friday.

The Wallaby five-eighth's exclusion from the starting side comes just days after he was told he would not be offered a contract at the Rebels for 2014 thailand real estate.

Also preparing for his last game with the Rebels, coach Damien Hill said O'Connor was on the bench because he hadn't been able to train with the team since being selected in the Wallabies for the Lions series in early June and had been fighting an injury this week.

"James wasn't able to train Monday and Tuesday which gives him only the captain's run to prepare," Hill said.

"He has done extremely well to make himself available on the bench. I know this is a match he is very keen to play in."

The swansong from the bench will cap off a tough week for O'Connor.

The 23-year-old was thrashed with the Wallabies on Saturday night, reportedly spotted in a Kings Cross nightclub at 5.30am on Sunday and lost his gig at the Rebels later that day.

Then it emerged the Western Force, the club he left somewhat acrimoniously to join the Rebels, may be the only Australian Super Rugby franchise ready to pick him up.

Rebels teammate and Wallabies forward Scott Higginbotham further rubbed salt into the wounds on Tuesday when he endorsed O'Connor's departure from the club.

"If he sorts out those off-field issues, then there is no issue with him," Higginbotham said.

The Rebels had already excused O'Connor's good friend and Wallabies teammate Kurtley Beale from the Highlanders match which ends their season, saying he'd be better continuing his counselling for alcohol issues in Sydney, though they are keen to get him back next season.

Meanwhile, departing winger Cooper Vuna will return to the starting side for the match with Welshman Gareth Delve to captain the side in his last game for the franchise Hong Kong loan important notice.

"To be a foundation Rebel and help build this club from scratch, with incredible people, has been great," Delve said.

It will also be the final Rebels match for halfback Nick Phipps, prop Nic Henderson, hooker Ged Robinson, Vuna, assistant Rebels coach John Muggleton and coach Hill - who will be replaced by Wallabies coaching co-ordinator Tony McGahan next season.

Rebels: Angus Roberts, Jason Woodward, Tom English, Rory Sidey, Cooper Vuna, Bryce Hegarty, Nick Phipps, Gareth Delve (c), Scott Fuglistaller, Jarrod Saffy, Cadeyrn Neville, Hugh Pyle, Laurie Weeks, Ged Robinson, Nic Henderson. Res: Shota Horie, Paul Alo-Emile, Luke Jones, Jordy Reid, Nic Stirzaker, James O'Connor, Kimami Sitauti.