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Chinese shoppers visiting outlet malls in the U.S. and Europe are spending more than they used to—an average of $455. The WSJ's Wei Gu tells Andrew LaVallee why Chinese tourists are buying big in discount stores.
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NEW YORK - The Harry Potter film franchise will not go gentle into that good night.
And Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the hugely successful movies, couldn't be happier about the tone of the sign-off.
Opening worldwide July 15, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is a rousing finish to an iconic film series, poised to beat The Dark Knight's $158.4-million US opening-weekend record in North America.
"The quality is amazing, and it's darker, and the movie really gave me a chance to stretch myself as an actress," said 21-year-old Watson at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel before the Manhattan Deathly Hallows: Part 2 premiere.
In the David Yates-directed swan song, the action picks up where Part 1 left off. Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) has raided Dumbledore's tomb to obtain the Elder Wand, one of three Deathly Hallows items that will grant him immortality.
Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione (Watson) and Ron (Rupert Grint) continue on their journey to locate and destroy the magical Horcrux objects, which contain bits of Voldemort's evil soul.
When their mission leads the trio back to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a showdown looms: The eye-popping wand battle between Harry and Voldemort counts as the climactic tour de force.
Part 2 isn't all manic action, however. Images of friends and family from previous adventures show up in ghostly form. So does the dearly departed Dumbledore, who reveals a few secrets.
One Hogwarts scene with Harry, Hermione and Ron near the conclusion was especially emotional for Watson.
"I was able to use a lot of my genuine emotion that I felt about loss, and all of it coming to an end," she said of the series and the sequence.
"The set was actually built looking out over Leavesden Studios, which is where I grew up, essentially. I spent the last 12 years there. So, yeah, not much acting required, really."
On the lighter side, let's not forget the much-discussed kiss between Ron and Hermione, and their blossoming relationship. "Everybody wants to talk about the kiss," she said.
Meanwhile, there is her life after Potter.
The self-confident Watson said she's returning to London to attend Oxford University in the fall, taking a break from her studies at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
"I haven't left Brown," she said. "I'm still enrolled at Brown, so I'll go back to the States to do my last year."
Besides her duties as "the new face" of Lancome, she has a few non-Potter films on her agenda.
She co-stars in My Week with Marilyn, which stars Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe, and is set to open in November. She also just wrapped the film version of the Stephen Chbosky novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, which has Watson playing an against-type party girl.
"Which was just the most incredible experience," Watson said. "I'm very excited about that movie. Having an experience like that outside of Harry Potter is what really convinced me that acting is what I should be doing."
She's even come to grips with the unrelenting fame from the Potter series, including speculation that she was leaving Brown University because of bullying. "Not true," she said.
Mostly, she's lived her life in front of cameras, either acting in Potter productions or promoting the films.
"Once I sort of came to terms with it (fame), it definitely helped me deal with it," Watson said.
Indeed, she's been famous, and a little bit isolated, for longer than she's been anonymous.
"So I feel fortunate, in that I've never really known what it's like to have total freedom. It's not as though I had it and all of a sudden it was taken away from me. Fame's something I grew up with, something that happened gradually, and I haven't really known anything else."
The daughter of British lawyers, Watson moved from Paris to Oxfordshire, England, with her mother after her parents' divorce.
A young Watson attended the Oxford branch of the Stagecoach Theatre arts program, where she performed in amateur productions, but never anticipated what would follow when she auditioned for the role of Hermione.
"We knew almost from the first moment we saw her that Emma was going to be our Hermione," said Potter producer David Heyman.
Now, Watson has made the transition from a nine-year-old girl to a young adult.
"And I have a career, and I've learned how to be an actress, and how films are made, and I still managed to maintain my own sense of identity away from something that potentially could have been overwhelming," said Watson. "So, I guess that I'm glad that I have that. I was quite a stubborn young girl, I guess." Still, the determined actress said she's "a little apprehensive" about the future.
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Seven men escape from a concentration camp and fight their way to freedom.
In the fall of 1936, seven prisoners from a Westhofen, Germany, concentration camp escape into the night: wise Ernst Wallau; schoolteacher Pelzer; Bellani, a once-renowned acrobat; Aldinger, an old farmer; Jewish grocery clerk Beutler; Fuellgrabe, a novelist; and rugged George Heisler, the victim of repeated torture. Before separating, Wallau and Heisler make plans to meet in Mainz at the home of Wallau's friend Rudolf Schenck. Wallau is soon caught, however, and interrogated by the camp's commandant, Overkamp, but reveals nothing. After the badly beaten Wallau is affixed to a crudely made crucifix, Overkamp declares that the remaining six escapees will suffer the same fate. As Wallau dies, his spirit leaves his body and sees George, in whom he has great faith, making his way across a field. On his way to Mainz, George enters a farming village and cuts his hand on some glass shards that have been imbedded in the village walls. He then steals a coat out of a shed and is forced to hide in a wood pile after police storm the streets in search of him. The police instead find Pelzer, who quickly becomes Overkamp's second victim. Exhausted and hungry, George arrives in Mainz the next day and, unable to continue to Schenck's address on the other side of town, rests in a church. Elsewhere, Franz Marnet, an old friend of George, who until recently had been living in Berlin, meets with Leo Hermann, the leader of the local resistance movement. Aware of George's plight, Marnet solicits Leo's help in getting him money and a passport, but neither man knows how to contact the fugitive. George is sure that all of his known friends and associates are being watched, so he goes to see Leni, the woman with whom he was romantically involved prior to his arrest. Although Leni once swore to wait forever for George, she is now married and refuses to help him in any way. Despondent, George wanders into the street, where he sees Bellani being pursued across some rooftops. As a bloodthirsty crowd watches, Bellani is shot and cornered, then proudly jumps to his death. After George staggers away from the gruesome sight, he notices the Marelli Theatre Shop and goes inside. Recalling that Bellani was planning to get new clothes from costumer Mme. Marelli, George explains that the acrobat is not coming but would like him to take the items. Sensing George's situation, Mme. Marelli not only gives him the clothes but slips some money into his coat pocket as well. Mme. Marelli also advises him to have her neighbor, Dr. Loewenstein, look at his hand. Like Mme. Marelli, Loewenstein, a Jew, deduces George's situation, but tends to his badly infected hand. The feverish George then sees that Overkamp has printed his photograph in the newspapers and grows increasingly nervous. When George finally arrives at Schenck's apartment, he learns from a neighbor that Schenck was arrested by the Gestapo the previous day. In total despair, George returns to the street and is followed into a courtyard by a suited man, who turns out to Fuellgrabe. After revealing that they are the only two escapees still alive, Fuellgrabe declares that he is turning himself in and suggests that George do the same. George refuses to give up and, while the police broadcast his current description, which has been provided by Schenck's neighbor, over a public address system, he makes his way to Paul Roeder, the only friend he knows with no anti-government background. Unaware that George is a fugitive, Paul, a factory worker, and his wife Liessel welcome him into their home. The big-hearted if politicially naïve Paul soon deduces that George is in trouble and insists that he stay the night. The next morning, Paul goes to see Bruno Sauer, an architect who once pledged to help George if he were ever in special need, but Sauer turns Paul away without learning his name or George's whereabouts. Later, however, a contrite Sauer, whose wife Hedy has condemned him as a coward, visits Marnet and Leo, and tells them about Paul's visit. From Sauer's description, Marnet deduces Paul's identity and inquires about his address at a local market. Before Marnet, who has arranged passage for George on a Dutch boat the next night, arrives at the Roeders', Liessel reveals that a stranger was asking about them at the market. Sure that the police are on to him, George insists on leaving the Roeders' and is taken by Paul to an inn where Fiedler, Paul's trusted co-worker, has arranged a room for him. When Fiedler reveals that he may have seen Marnet with mutual friend Wilhelm Reinhardt, Paul offers to drop by Reinhardt's the next morning and discreetly inquire about Marnet, who he hopes can help George. As Paul is leaving home the next day, however, he is picked by the Gestapo. Although Marnet, who witnessed Paul's arrest, tells Leo that he will "crack," Paul is released that night, having revealed nothing. Paul then goes to Reinhardt's and happily discovers Marnet there. Later, at the inn, George receives a passport and sailing instructions from delicatessan owner Poldi Schlamm, a resistance volunteer sent by Marnet. George is then warned by Toni, a sympathetic maid with whom he has fallen in love, that the Gestapo are at the inn. Toni hides George in her room until the Gestapo leave, and while he is waiting for his departure time, she confesses her love for him. Although he insists that he will return for her, Toni knows she will never see George again. 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Authoritarian leader Islam Karimov marked Media Workers Day by calling for an independent domestic press, the state news agency UzA reported, but his long-standing policies of repression belied such statements. The regime is a persistent jailer of journalists, often ranking among the worst in the region. Embattled reporter Abdumalik Boboyev faced official obstruction when he tried to travel to Germany; officials cited his prosecution in 2010 on charges of "insulting the Uzbek nation" as reason. Two other reporters faced retaliation after they participated in media seminars outside Uzbekistan. In the face of official intimidation, domestic media complied with censorship regulations and refrained from covering the popular uprisings that swept the Middle East and North Africa. Mindful of the role the Internet played in the Arab revolutions, Uzbek authorities expanded their list of internally blocked news websites and created a state commission to censor content in the Uzbekistan domain.
At least 18 journalists facing threats, harassment, and imprisonment have fled Uzbekistan over the past decade, according to CPJ research. Among those who have fled are the author Dina Yafasova and Galima Bukharbaeva, a 2005 recipient of CPJ's International Press Freedom Award. Uzbekistan is among the world's worst nations in forcing journalists to flee, CPJ research shows.
CPJ's analysis found that all of the imprisoned journalists were convicted on fabricated charges and sentenced in retaliation for their critical reporting on regional authorities and government. Among those in custody was Salidzhon Abdurakhmanov, a reporter jailed on falsified drug charges after exposing police corruption.
Imprisonment timeline:
1999: Muhammad Bekjanov, Yusuf Ruzimuradov, Erk; sentenced to 14 and 15 years in jail respectively. They have been jailed longer than any other journalist worldwide.
2002: Gayrat Mehliboyev, freelance; sentenced in 2003 to seven years, and then in 2006 to six years in prison.
2008: Abdurakhmanov, Uznews; sentenced to 10 years.
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Boboyev was found guilty in 2010 on charges of "insulting the Uzbek people" in a series of articles for the U.S. government-funded Voice of America. To honor his work and recognize his persecution, a German foundation awarded Boboyev a fellowship that started in April, regional press reports said. Authorities obstructed his trip by denying him the exit visa needed to leave Uzbekistan. International advocacy prodded authorities to grant the visa in June.
Others charged with "insulting the Uzbek people":
In August, Uzbek authorities blocked domestic access to at least 29 Russian and international news websites and online broadcasters, the independent website Uznews reported. Authorities had long blocked access to regional news websites such as Uznews and Fergana News, along with the international sites such as those of the BBC and Deutsche Welle.
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--Russian independent business dailies Kommersant, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, and Izvestiya
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--Other international outlets, including The Financial Times, The New York Times, and Reuters
At a June hearing, Uzbekistan's Supreme Court ordered the closing of the Tashkent office of the New York-based Human Rights Watch. By documenting ongoing human rights abuses, HRW's Uzbekistan researchers had provided vital news about the tightly controlled nation. After the regime cracked down on critics in the wake of the 2005 Andijan massacre, HRW was the only international human rights group to maintain an office in Uzbekistan.
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2008: Authorities barred an HRW representative on grounds that he did not "understand Uzbek culture or traditions."
2009: Officials deported a research consultant as she arrived in Tashkent.
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Johnny Depp to play Whitey Bulger?
Johnny Depp as Whitey Bulger? It's in the works, according to the authors of "Black Mass.'' The Oscar-nominated actor who's recently been a pirate, a vampire, and the Mad Hatter will play Bulger in a Barry Levinson-helmed, Mark Mallouk-penned adaptation of "Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob,'' the Bulger book written by former Boston Globe investigative reporters Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill. Deadline.com reported the news about the project Saturday night, saying that production would begin in May. No word on location. Lehr told us Sunday that he believes Depp (inset) will make a fine Whitey. "He's certainly one of the best actors of our time and he can certainly fill any role.'' O'Neill added: "He's got Donnie Brasco under his belt. Now he'll have Whitey Bulger there, too.'' The news makes us wonder about the fate of Ben Affleck's plans for a film about the
former Boston mob boss. Affleck told us at a Boston screening of "Argo'' in September that he already had an original script in the works by Terry Winter, of "Boardwalk Empire,'' and that Matt Damon was all set to play Whitey. Ben's brother, Casey, would play Bulger's brother Billy in the film, which Affleck would direct. Affleck said, "It's one of those things: If you do Whitey, you better make damn sure you execute and make a good movie.''
O'Neill explained that before "Black Mass'' made its way into the hands of the project's current producer, Brian Oliver, of Cross Creek Pictures, Harvey Weinstein had optioned the book for Affleck and Damon through Miramax. That option lapsed after a year. The first director attached to the project once Oliver was in charge was Jim Sheridan, of "In the Name of the Father.''
Deadline.com quotes Cross Creek's Oliver as saying that he "could not be more thrilled to have the biggest star in the world and Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson to finally bring this incredible story to the big screen. We have been working on this project since we originally optioned the book in 2005. 'Black Mass' expertly details the twists and turns of this highly complex story, painting a vivid portrait of Boston's underbelly and its corrupt political machine, as well as exposing the worst scandal in FBI history. It's also an examination of loyalty to family, Irish heritage, and South Boston.'' Oliver's producing credits include "Black Swan'' and "Ides of March.''
News of the movie comes at a great time for Lehr and O'Neill. Their new book, "Whitey: The Life of America's Most Notorious Mob Boss,'' will be released Feb. 19. It's one of two Bulger books scheduled to hit bookstores in the next few weeks. "Whitey Bulger: America's Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice,'' by Globe writers Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy, will also be released soon, by Norton. Asked whether he'd have a cameo in the "Black Mass'' film, O'Neill joked that he wouldn't mind. "I would hand somebody a gun, sure. But I don't see myself as a butler.''
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THE WANDERING TAX PRO Up-to-the-minute advice, information, resources, and, on occasion, commentary on federal and New Jersey state income taxes, and the various New Jersey property tax rebate programs, and insights and observations on tax policy and professional tax practice, by 45+-year veteran tax professional Robert D Flach.
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Why don't you accept new "1040" clients?
In the past, when a potential "1040" client called you and asked "what do you charge to prepare a tax return?", how did you answer him?
- January 16, 2012 at 8:21:00 PM EST
- Mary O'Keeffe said...
Robert, if you are interested in H&R Block's current price schedule, check out my recent blog post.
It is higher than last year for simple returns.
- January 16, 2012 at 10:16:00 PM EST
- Robert D Flach said...
Thanks for the info.
I will also include a reference and a link in Wednesday's BUZZ.
- January 17, 2012 at 6:47:00 AM EST
- Robert D Flach said...
(1) I do not have the time to properly prepare any more tax returns during the limited February-April tax filing season, and I hate GD extensions. I already have more 1040 clients than I can handle during the season. And I am only going to do this for 9 more tax seasons,
(2) I would say "Anywhere from $45 to $250 - it depends on the return". I would offer to provide a copy of my fee schedule.
- January 17, 2012 at 6:58:00 AM EST
- Paul C said...
I agree with TWTP that the CPA credential carries with it an often undeserved reputation of being the most qualified of tax preparers. I would make the point though, that even though EAs have the advantage of being strictly focused on tax, many CPAs also focus only on taxes and do not do audit/attestation work. It is simply too hard to be a generalist if you want to have an advanced level of professional knowledge and ability. Many CPAs specialize in such a fashion, though their credentials aren't going to show it.
Secondly, regarding the continuing education requirements for EAs, anyone who has been to such classes knows they CAN BE of little value. There are no tests required for credit, one simply has to attend and put in the hours, just like CPA professional ed.
As far as the exam requirement for EAs, I'm well acquainted with it, having just passed all three parts in the past two months. The exams were not easy, but they are designed to test a certain minimum level of competency, not a mastery. The level of knowledge necessary to pass can be obtained with an intensive period of study, but it doesn't take that long. Passing the exam and being admitted as an EA doesn't make one well qualified, rather it just indicates one should be AT LEAST minimally qualified, and one who should know how much they don't know.
- January 17, 2012 at 5:35:00 PM EST
Being tax preparer for the last 22 years I can say that I agree with (almost) every world you say!
And, regarding "when a potential "1040" client called you and asked "what do you charge to prepare a tax return?", how did you answer him?"- I usually don't take clients that start with this question,but if I'm in good mood and have some time to spare, I ask "and what is your budget?" or "like a visit to restaurant"- the people that start with such question NEVER coming even if they schedule appointment..
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Food in literature
51 comments:
- Emma said...
I often think of food when I'm seeing a movie for some reason .... I mean actors always seem to be eating in movies (or drinking or smoking for that matter!)
One food related thing in a book I'll always remember is the turkish delight in the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. All these years later I still remember how lovely that sounded when I was 12 :)
Chocolat was just too much! I was compelled to buy some chocolate after I left the movie theatre.
- April 3, 2011 at 7:10 AM
- Valerie Gamine said...
What a scrumptious apple cake, I really need to get that book!
When I was little, I used to imagine how delicious the Snow Queen's Turkish delights must have been in 'The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe'. :)
- April 3, 2011 at 8:21 AM
- Belinda said...
So many wonderful movies that evoke food fantasies! Emma - I had the same reaction to both books!!! Tampopo was a hard one for me - there was only one thing to satiate the desire - a steaming bowl of udon noodles!
- April 3, 2011 at 8:34 AM
- Lea Ann said...
Great post Beth. I think Chocolat is my favorite food movie, but can't think of any food in literature right now. Have to think about that one.
- April 3, 2011 at 8:42 AM
- Ruth said...
I can think of a couple, right off the top of my head. One would be in Anne of Green Gables - Marilla was always cooking something wonderful, and Anne was always messing it up. "Mercy on us, Anne, you've flavored that cake with anodyne liniment. I broke the liniment bottle last week and poured what was left into an old empty vanilla bottle."
And then of course there's A Year in Provence: "It started with homemade pizza - not one, but three: anchovy, mushroom, and cheese, and it was obligatory to have a slice of each. Plates were then wiped with pieces torn from the two-foot loaves in the middle of the table, and the next course came out. "
- April 3, 2011 at 8:51 AM
- laxsupermom said...
The apple cake looks wonderful! I think as far as food in literature goes, you can't forget the classic Alice in Wonderland for several references, but most memorably the "Eat Me" cake. "Oh, I feel most unusual"
- April 3, 2011 at 9:22 AM
- Kittie Howard said...
I have to agree with the comment above about The Year in Provance. Yum! My grandmother used to make a similar apple cake. I think South Louisiana's combined heritage with the Acadians contributed to much. I've had the good fortune to visit Quebec/Montreal several times and enjoyed many of the commonalities. Going to check out the mag!
Thank you for your most welcome e-mail. I had begun a response when my computer's power cord died (delicately sauteed, lol) but didn't know that was the problem for a bit (back to delicately sauteed!) We've had severe thunderstorms here (Virginia). Anyway, I think your post stirred the genesis of a Normandy visit! Yay! More later!
- April 3, 2011 at 9:38 AM
- Joanne said...
The apple cake looks divine, and I love that pretty dish it's set on. Interesting that I was once told that books with food in the title sell well. Something about that comfort hinted at with the food ...
- April 3, 2011 at 9:47 AM
- Jess said...
Thanks so much for the apple cake recipe~ it looks delicious! I love food scenes in books, so much that my first attempt at a novel was a women's fiction story about a diet food reviewer who gets pregnant and starts eating beautiful, rich foods. It was called Craving Butter, and it was horrible...but I did enjoy writing the food scenes :)
My favorite food scenes tend to be ones with hearty stews, chunks of cheese, and sheepherder's or peasant bread torn straight from the loaf. I like rustic food descriptions :)
- April 3, 2011 at 9:52 AM
- Kayte said...
So many associations/mentions, etc. but my current favorite is that a fellow blogger went to the Willa Cather conference in Red Cloud this year and sent me a book of recipes from Willa's books, family, friends, etc. in Red Cloud...at the time I was going through a Read All of Willa Cather AGAIN binge...lol. Fun to make some of the recipes and think of the books, characters, time frame, etc. Great post, thanks for sharing yours.
- April 3, 2011 at 10:10 AM
- Joanne said...
Oh what a delicious apple cake! This is one I've been meaning to try!
One of my favorite book food memories is the chocolate cake in Matilda that the little boy is forced to eat. Mmm chocolate cake.
- April 3, 2011 at 10:12 AM
- Claudia said...
I do love that cake - have made it and would eat it even if there was pill hidden inside. I think food adds so much to character - I remember a fellow director doing one of my shows asking, "Do you always put food in your plays?" (Yes.)
- April 3, 2011 at 10:22 AM
- Gloria Baker said...
All I see today look wonderful really I dont know what is more yummy!! look delicious, x gloria
- April 3, 2011 at 10:28 AM
Your cake looks perfect, especially with the whipped cream on top! Thanks for the link to the Canadian Living article. I'm reading it next! I can't think of a food scene off the top of my head, but I loved Julia Child's My Life in France. It's a fabulous and fascinating book.
- April 3, 2011 at 10:38 AM
- Angie's Recipes said...
One of my favouite food movie called "Eat Drink Man Woman" (a Taiwanese film directed by Ang Lee) ...oh man...all the delicious dishes presented in the movie...
Your apple cake looks divine!
- April 3, 2011 at 10:59 AM
- Justine L said...
This looks lovely! I loved Stone Soup as a child, wondered about Turkish Delight and Sarsparilla in Anne of Green Gables, and read food memoirs as an adult (e.g. Ruth Reichl's _Comfort Me With Apples_) ... thanks for reminding me how much I love these! And yes, I absolutley wanted to be Jo March. :)
- April 3, 2011 at 12:08 PM
- Carol said...
Great post, and it made me think of a series of books I read as a little girl and then read with my daughter when she was little. Centered around a little girl and her family on the Lower East side of NY at the turn of the century. Now I'm smiling just thinking about it! Thanks for the reminder of food with books!
The apple cake looks delicious!
- April 3, 2011 at 12:44 PM
- Beth said...
I loved the Turkish Delight references and, yes, poor Anne of Green Gables did mess up anything Marilla made. I think that's why I loved her so much!
And Joanne, I loved Matilda too. I read it aloud to one of my daughters ages ago when she was home from school sick, and I couldn't put it down!
- April 3, 2011 at 1:18 PM
- Ann said...
I really want to make that apple cake. I've been looking for the perfect apple cake. I remember lemon meringue pie in Amelia Bedelia. Couldn't get through the book without craving it!
- April 3, 2011 at 7:42 PM
- Catherine said...
Mmmm.... this looks so yummy! Well who couldn't sit down with a lovely cookie cook book and look at it all day? I know I can! That can sort of be classified as literature... no? :)
Happy Sunday Beth!
xo Catherine
- April 3, 2011 at 8:17 PM
- Fresh Local and Best said...
I adore all of Dorie Greenspan's recipes. I recently had the pleasure of meeting her, and had a wide sampling of her cookies. If this apple cake is anywhere near those cookies, I am sure it is amazing.
- April 3, 2011 at 9:21 PM
- Reeni said...
I love the Chocolat book! And this delectable cake! This is the second apple cake I've seen today - it must be a sign!
- April 3, 2011 at 9:42 PM
Oh, food in literature. This one will sound super-dorky, but Brian Jacques' Redwall books had absolutely incredible food descriptions in them - every 40 pages, there was some sort of ridiculous forest feast. My mouth was watering for years in elementary/middle school.
- April 3, 2011 at 10:19 PM
- Jackee said...
Mmm! That cake looks divine.
I love old English books and movies for eating scenes. It always makes me want tea and fresh, homemade bread. :o)
Have a great week, Beth!
- April 3, 2011 at 10:28 PM
- SavoringTime in the Kitchen said...
I haven't tried Dorie's apple cake recipe yet but I will - it sounds wonderful and your photo of it looks so appealing.
My favorite food scene is the infamous Albert Finney tavern scene in the movie version of Henry Fielding's Tom Jones.
- April 3, 2011 at 10:41 PM
Your recipe lead-ins are so fantastic. I definitely wanted to be Jo March, and her apple eating resonated with me, as well. I love dorky food reads like Cooks Illustrated's stories behind the final recipes.
- April 3, 2011 at 11:29 PM
- Heather said...
I must make this apple cake! It's a perfect treat for apple lovers, including myself. My goodness, I remember those chocolate frogs - we would get them in milk chocolate and white chocolate. That's a long time ago.
- April 4, 2011 at 6:28 AM
- Xinmei @ Pudding Pie Lane said...
Firstly, great apple cake! Secondly, my favourite food scene in literature...there's just so many! I guess I have to say I love reading about Asian food, and there's this book I remember reading when I was little, called Chinese Cinderella. They described the most wonderful foods about dim sum and rice, but the character wasn't allowed any. I cried with her for ages, but it was a happy ending in the end! :)
- April 4, 2011 at 6:45 AM
- Angela said...
Heater Heplin wrote this book called The Cupcake Queen, which takes place in a shop where the character's mother sells cupcakes. It isn't my favorite book, but the premise is the reason I bought it.
Who can resist cupcakes with pink frosting and sprinkles?
- April 4, 2011 at 7:28 AM
- Lydia Kang said...
I remember food scenes from books vividly. The dinner at the beavers' in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; every meal in the Little House series; the food scenes from Thorn Birds. I love food scenes!
- April 4, 2011 at 10:06 AM
I remember reading Lawrence Sanders during my high school and college years. The man brought a sandwich to life.
- April 4, 2011 at 12:55 PM
When I read "The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood" many years ago, they made multiple references to shrimp etouffee. So much so that I went down to a restaurant we have here in KC called "Jazz Louisiana Kitchen" to get some shrimp etouffee and try it for myself. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I am glad that the book drove me to try something I might not normally try. Darn it, now I am hungry for some! :)
- April 4, 2011 at 12:59 PM
I love reading about butter beer and pudding in Harry Potter. Actually, they came out with a Harry Potter cook book! Have you seen/heard of it?! It is pretty cool :)
- April 4, 2011 at 7:00 PM
- Chiara "Kika" Assi said...
I love the way Anthony Bourdain describes his favorite dishes from around the world in "Medium Raw". He's so good I can actually taste the food.
- April 5, 2011 at 6:51 AM
- Katerina said...
I loved Little Women as a kid also. Only I wanted to be Amy but In fact I am a Joe lol. I really loved the dinner and lunch scenes at the Days of Innosence with Pfeiffer and Lewis. This apple cake along with a scoop of ice cream is ideal with my cup of hot chocolate for this evening!
- April 5, 2011 at 9:33 AM
- Rita said...
It seems anything with food is My thing. Love the look and sound of this apple cake; great post again Beth.
- April 5, 2011 at 11:41 AM
Yummy apple cake! I'm reading a trilogy on medieval England and enjoying the descriptions of the feasts Eleanor of Aquitaine used to give. Just made a salmon pie based on one of those description.
- April 5, 2011 at 2:12 PM
- Sue said...
I have Dorie's book, but haven't tried this cake. Thanks for the review:) I can't think of a literary food scene offhand, but right now I am reading the book, My Life from Scratch by Gesine Bullock-Prado. It's a fun, easy read.
- April 5, 2011 at 2:56 PM
- Donea Lee said...
Hello Beth! Jess @ Falling Leaflets sent me your way, which I'm very happy about. I have a particular weakness for baked good AND travel! (two things I need to eat and experience more of...) Chocolat, I wish I could have sampled everything in the shop. Harry Potter, too. A good friend of mine and I are actually planning a Harry Potter cooking night - all pumpkin pasties and butter beer. Should be fun. Look forward to delving deeper into your blog! :)
- April 5, 2011 at 3:12 PM
- GratefulPrayerThankfulHeart said...
Oh, yum! Delicious looking apple cake! I must be getting a bit tired because I can't think of one food mentioned in a book. Maybe when I wake in the morning, I will remember something and be hungry :)
- April 5, 2011 at 9:22 PM
- Mary said...
I love this cake! I browned the butter when I made it, and it added another layer of flavour. I loved reading Like Water for Chocolate, in which every chapter had a recipe. When I was a kid, I always wanted food like the kids in Enid Blyton books had. And my favourite food movie is still Babette's Feast.
- April 5, 2011 at 10:36 PM
- julie said...
I loved Chocolat. Such a wonderful movie. Other favorites are Like water for chocolate and dare I say, the scene in When Harry met Sally.... "I'll have what she's having."
This pie is just gorgeous. I'm betting that using four different varieties of apple really brings out a beautiful complexity in the flavor of the pie.
- April 6, 2011 at 7:15 AM
- Lorraine said...
Great post! Food can really add to the impact of a story, makes it more real or familiar,speaks to the senses, I think. Right away I thought of Harry Potter too and his butterbeer:) I loved Little Women too as a girl. I did admire Jo.
This cake looks wonderful. I have been searchng for a great apple cake, since my grandmother lost the recipe to hers. Thank you.
- April 6, 2011 at 8:07 AM
- Barbara said...
I don't know if it's my favorite, Beth, but certainly the most recent AND mouth watering. The croissant-making scene from It's Complicated. Not that great a movie, but that scene was delicious!
- April 6, 2011 at 8:57 AM
- Needful Things said...
My favorite food in literature would have to be Turkish Delight: I constantly fantasized about how awesome it would taste after I read 'The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe' in 4th grade but didn't get to actually taste it until a trip to Turkey a few years back.
Your apple cake looks very moist & I'm sure it's excellent (as is everything by Dorie)!
- April 6, 2011 at 10:20 AM
- Cristina {Teenie Cakes} said...
Hi Beth: Thank you so much for visiting my blog :)
Food scenes in literature. I would have to mention Tolkien's LOR books. I read the books as a teen and at the time (it's been awhile since I've read them), all the food scenes sounded so good. It made me hungry for things I had no idea what they tasted like, but he had a vivid way of describing it.
I like the use of different apples in this cake. I need to get my copy of Dorie's newer book. I hear so many good things about it the recipes on the blogosphere just look and sound so good!
- April 6, 2011 at 1:21 PM
- Val said...
I would love to have a slice of this apple cake for lunch!!
- April 6, 2011 at 3:12 PM
- Amie Kaufman said...
I grew up reading Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome and a thousand Enid Blyton books. Those were all about picnics outdoors, with sandwiches, lemonade and piles of cake. Definitely my favourite food in literature! (Though I wouldn't turn my nose up at a chance to break into Willy Wonka's.)
- April 7, 2011 at 8:04 AM
- Victoria said...
I agree, food in literature is great. Although I haven't read Chocolat, I've seen the film. As a former film nerd, I personally am tremendously inspired by food scenes in films! There are so may fun food references in film, and I even discussed the use of food in gangster films (The Godfather and Goodfellas notably) in a paper I wrote back in college, haha. Inspiration comes from everywhere... :)
- April 7, 2011 at 3:27 PM
- Sofia said...
the spaghetti sauce-making scene in the world according to garp is truly fabulous. thanks for the reminder :) and thanks for stopping by my blog!
- April 12, 2011 at 7:44 AM
- Ali said...
Has anyone mentioned Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? THAT was a good food movie. :)
- May 21, 2011 at 1:34 PM


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Rediscovering Cameron Highlands 2009 - The Start of My Amazing Journey
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fufu Says:Posted on May 24, 2009 at 1:10 AM
wow cant wait to see your new pictures of cameron!! put them up here sooner!!! i just missed the chance going to cameron!!! anyway anyway next time >.<
Posted on May 24, 2009 at 4:39 PM
I think Cameron Highlands is a great place for you - so many great place to explore. Numerous tea plantations such as Bharat Tea and BOH tea, challenging mountain climbing, gigantic flower and veggie farms, meet orang asli and also some great Chinese Temple that are very similar to Kek Lok Si in Penang.
You may want to download a full map listing all places of interest in Cameron Highlands. This is the link [PDF file, 902kb]:
fufu, you must visit Cameron before leaving Mlaysia again.
I'll be updating a post soon. Still uploading my pictures to photobucket.
Anonymous Says:Posted on May 24, 2009 at 6:31 PM
ahh cameron highlands!
cooling place!
looking forward to your pics! =D
Posted on May 24, 2009 at 6:43 PM
Yep, nice place....night time can be 'freezing' cold :)
Still organizing the pictures. Trying to select the best and appropriate ones.
BTW, thank you for visiting my blog.
Posted on May 24, 2009 at 11:27 PM
Are you visiting places every weekend?
Anonymous Says:Posted on May 25, 2009 at 2:32 AM
aww.. i came to see your post! but you need to revise.. haha..
anyway, i asked the manager to borrow the staffs actually.. lol =D
AdeYing Says:Posted on May 25, 2009 at 2:53 AM
i kinda like the peaceful environment of cameron. stayed there for a month once upon a time and explored almost every places in it; except for the aborigines though.cant wait for the photos!!
Posted on May 25, 2009 at 12:49 PM
Yep, been traveling a lot on weekends for the past few months. I hope to visit the 13 states by year end.
By 2010, I'll embark on a journey to India and Lhasa, Tibet.
Sorry mate, Post 2 gonna be an ultra long post. Trying to pack the best details and photos in the upcoming post. The post will be published by tonight.
About the McD pictures....no wonder! Must be getting some kind of free McValue branch for doing a free publicity for them.
Wah! not bad...a month of great nature escapade :) It's true...I felt 'free', peaceful and relax during my 2D 1N trip over there. People greeted me and say hello. You don't see it that often in Klang Valley. CH is free from the city madness, pollution and rudeness.
Ade, you have to wait for Post Number 3 for pictures and reviews about the aborigines. Most orang asli were relocated to Kg. Sg. Ruil. But, some of them are still scattered all over in Ringlet.
Cheers ppl!
Posted on May 26, 2009 at 10:20 AM
Cool!! That's my plan to visit all places in M'sia before I fly to the states in June 2010. I'm also planning to create a new travel blog which blogs only about traveling with wordpress and host it in a paid domain. I think wordpress can do more compared to blogspot.
In regards to your trip to India and Lhasa, it's awesome! Are you slowly moving towards a full time journalist?
Posted on May 26, 2009 at 9:37 PM
WOW! You're flying to the states!!! I LOVE to visit their national parks - it's HUGE & simply AMAZING. Here is the official website of US's National Park http://www.nps.gov/
Maybe you can detour to some of those parks :) It's beautiful :)
Yep, I've seen some really wonderful travel blog using wordpress. You may wanna check out this photo blog by Herbert Wong for some ideas. He is currently away in New Zealand. A great traveler from Singapore:
About my impending trip to India and Tibet, I'm preparing myself by doing lots of research and watching numerous documentaries about Tibetan's culture and other stuff.
Hmmmm.....I'm not even a journalist. Actually, I'm working in the education line earning meager income.
Posted on May 27, 2009 at 1:12 AM
I'm actually moving to the states. Might stay there permanently if there isn't any change to the plan.
Yeah, I visited Herbert Wong's blog before.. the pictures that he took are awesome. I wonder what does a traveler earn. Imagine you get to travel and make money at the same time, how great...
I know you are not journalist, I was asking if you're slowing moving towards that career :-), since you're so enthusiastic on traveling and blogging.
Posted on May 28, 2009 at 6:33 PM
WOW! Getting your green card? Why so sudden Shelyn? Work commitment or something else?
I don't think a traveler can earn decent income. Unless, we're talking about Ian Wright - the funny traveler from Lonely Planet. But, then again, I nearly accepted & signed a lucrative offer to work in Indonesia. But, I still miss Malaysia. I know some expatriate friends that actually travel to lots of countries and take up short term teaching position there.
Wish I can be a journalist, but my lauyah English is a deterrent :) I only started traveling recently and LOVE IT ever since.
I'll be traveling again next week to discover Perak, Kelantan and Terengganu.
Best Wishes!
AdeYing Says:Posted on May 29, 2009 at 2:20 PM
u seem to have lotsa free time to move around huh?? i've worked in education line before for 2 years but i dont see myself having that lucrative to travel around..hahaha.tied to my job all the time.
Posted on May 29, 2009 at 7:03 PM
Only from April to middle of June. After that, I won't be having those 'free time' to explore :(


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Hurban explained that the technique he used to get the four magnets under his skin to hold the iPod in place is actually a fairly typical one in the world of body piercing. "Those magnets are actually called micro-dermal anchors," Dave explained, "and in body piercing they are very common. The tops are actually just 5 millimeter magnetic tops." If you check out the admittedly cringe-worthy video of the process that the design firm Kaleidoscope Kreative shot, you can witness Hurban planting those very anchors, with a look of placid concentration on his face. "I took the ends of magnets and actually adhered them to the back of the iPod, and that's how they click into my skin."
When asked about how much the whole thing hurt, Dave explained, "It actually wasn't as bad as I thought. It definitely is not the worst piercing I've ever done to myself. I was actually just very determined to do the piercing correctly." We did not dare ask about his most painful piercing.
The true test of success in this case, however, is if the iPod actually stays put and does what it's supposed to — there's not much point of a Borg-like human/iPod arm if the thing keeps falling off. Thankfully, Hurban claims that he can swing his arm back and forth and the music player won't budge. "I can go for a run and it won't come off. I've already taken it to the gym and jogged with it on." And when he wears the iPod in public, he gets his fair share of stunned responses. "When people see this, it's like they've seen something that no one else has done, ever, it's just such a crazy concept. And it almost takes them a little bit of time to grasp. I actually am the inventor of the strapless watch."
When asked about the capricious nature of Apple product cycles — hey isn't the Nano due for an upgrade just about…now? — Hurban is characteristically Zen: "I did it because I'm living in the now. I did it because it's cool now. Even if they do come out with a new iPod, the fact that I did this when this iPod was out, that's what matters." Hurban disregards any negative reaction to the piercing, such as some of the comments on his YouTube video documenting the procedure, explaining that the idea was for a strapless watch, the iPod is an infinitely cool gadget, and nothing is going to change that. "To be honest, if they come up with a new one, and it's bigger or smaller, I probably won't change it." Hurban wasn't making a grand statement about the human reliance on technology in modern society, about how we are all on our phones and Mp3 players so often that they might as well be embedded in us. He also wasn't trying to sell us something using the jaded cynicism of a viral publicity stunt. According to Hurban, "the ultimate reasoning was that I just thought it would be cool."
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Non-roster invitee Harang a rotation possibility
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Indians are always on the hunt for more depth in their rotation. One more option walked through the doors of Cleveland's spring complex on Saturday morning.
The Indians signed veteran right-hander Aaron Harang to a Minor League contract that includes a non-roster invitation to Spring Training. Harang -- already sporting Tribe gear -- spent time chatting with some of his new teammates in the clubhouse before undergoing a physical to complete the deal.
"Aaron will come into camp with a chance to compete for a spot in the rotation," Indians general manager Chris Antonetti said. "He pitched well at the end of the year [in 2013]. His stuff was consistent with where it's been in the past. He maintained a consistent strikeout rate and his walk rate actually improved. He just gave up a few more home runs last year."
As things currently stand, the Indians' rotation has four virtual locks in Justin Masterson, Corey Kluber, Danny Salazar and Zach McAllister. The fifth spot is up for grabs between Carlos Carrasco, Josh Tomlin, Shaun Marcum, Trevor Bauer and Harang.
Last year, the 35-year-old Harang split the season between the Mariners and Mets, going 5-12 with a 5.40 ERA in 26 starts. He logged 143 1/3 innings, ending the year with 113 strikeouts against 40 walks. Harang was released by Seattle on Aug. 31 before being signed by New York at the start of September.
In parts of 12 seasons in the Major Leagues, Harang has gone 110-116 with a 4.28 ERA in 325 appearances between stops with the A's, Reds, Padres, Dodgers, Mariners and Mets. In 2006-07 with Cincinnati, the right-hander went a combined 32-17 with a 3.75 ERA in 70 games. Since the onset of the '08 season, he has gone 47-67 with a 4.41 ERA in 163 appearances.


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While trying to report the story of a Florida man who was cited for trying to trade a four-foot alligator for a 12-pack of beer, an anchor at WGN in Chicago completely lost it.
During the segment, Dan Ponce could barely get through the first bit of the story before bursting into giggles.
After things got off the rails, jokes about Ron Burgundy and sound clips of Homer Simpson ensued, only making it harder for Ponce to get his composure back.
Ponce had a sense of humor about the incident and shared it with his followers on social media.
What an on-air laughing attack looks like. Can you blame me? http://t.co/KnSoUcVYnK— Dan Ponce (@DanPonceTV) December 18, 2013
The Chicago native began anchoring WGN Morning News back in September after working for three years as a general assignment reporter.
Based on what he said back when he was promoted, perhaps it should come as no surprise he suffered such a severe laugh attack.
"News, music and humor -- there's only one newscast in the city where I can do all three," Ponce said after signing his contact. "I'm thrilled to be joining Chicago's most popular morning TV team. It's going to be a big adjustment waking up that early, but anchoring with Erin McElroy every day will make it well worth it."
News director Greg Caputo wrote a memo to staff following Ponce's promotion.
"Since joining us three years ago, Dan has excelled in his ability to handle live television," Caputo wrote. "His natural sense of ease in the midst of the chaos that often surrounds breaking news has been an asset to our newscasts."
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If you think that Skyrim's regular followers are just too boring and human, maybe you'd like to try adventuring alongside the legendary Dovahbear?
Well, now you can. Modder maymay1588 has shared the Dovahbear Companion, a new follower for Skyrim based on the popular (and funny) video by Bowz.
The mod is currently in beta, with a number of changes planned, including giving him a human skeleton so that he can fight more like a person. But hey, he's already an alcoholic bear-hero. The fact that it's going to get better than that is just gravy.
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I need to pick up the pace, compare how much has happened in the past 8 strips to the first 8 strips
Krazy Krow wrote:Rann: If you think that was political, wait until you see Friday's Krakow...
Rann wrote:just goes to show how a fixation on politics can ruin an otherwise worthwhile human being.
Rann wrote:Indeed. Not so much a political cartoon as a cartoon mocking political cartoons. I agree about Ted Rall, by the way, Krow... I have a "Tom the Dancing Bug" collection from back when he was doing comedy, not politics, and used to read it online... but about the time campaigning started for the 2000 election, Rall's rule became "if it's not anti-Bush or anti-Republican, it doesn't go in my comic", and suckiness ensued. He used to be fairly funny, too, with stuff like "Lawyer for Kids"... just goes to show how a fixation on politics can ruin an otherwise worthwhile human being.
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Kazunari Ninomiya, best known in the West for Letters from Iwo Jima, is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi. Ninomiya's also a Nintendo spokesperson. And a toilet gamer.
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By recycling your old mobile phones, not only are you reducing the demand for coltan but also helping to raise funds for Gorilla conservation. For every phone that is donated, Australia Zoo will donate funds raised to primate conservation.
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I try to stay organized and focused on my governing values, but it hasn't always worked out that way. Along the path, I've written down some sage reminders on how to keep things straight in my life. I don't rigidly follow what I've learned, like a monk would the hours of the day with a set-in-stone menu of prayers and chants. I do, however, believe that there is value to certain methods of focusing one's time, like a prism divides light into colors, however hard it may be to adhere to following those methods. I sometimes think of them as yardsticks that I try my best to measure up to. Less than 100% is not failure. Giving it up completely is failure.
The above formula is a rule that I came up with roughly twenty-five to thirty years ago when I began to seriously try to manage my time. It was designed to help me to sort through all of the information that is out there for just that info that would directly apply to my governing values. Information is everywhere and is seemingly growing exponentially by the second. How does one cope with it? How does one step around all of the crap to find the useful treasures?
1.) With an expanding universe of information, one must first reduce the info to usable data: i > d. Information is reduced to data.
2.) The result of only choosing the data (the gold from the crap) that is meaningful (information reduced to data) must then be filtered down further, or processed, through one's governing values: (i > d) > p.
3.) Processing the data which is usable towards one's governing values must then be added to action. [(i > d) > p] + a. One can't just lay around pondering the data one has gleaned but ultimately has to act upon it. There is a great Japanese proverb: "Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare."
4.) The result is that one, ideally, is able to filter out only the data that is needed to fully realize one's vocation, whatever that might be. [(i > d) > p] + a = V.
Vo.ca.tion n. 1. An aptness for a certain kind of work. 2. A calling of an individual by God.
Val.ue n. 1. Worth in usefulness or importance to the possessor. 2. A principle or standard, as of behavior, that is considered important or desirable. [Old French valoir, to be strong, be worth.]
Coming to terms with one's vocation or specific governing values are blogs for another day. Once one accepts their ultimate focus, crossing a threshold of sorts, like Bob Dylan has (Artist: songwriter, singer, performer, painter, writer) or like Mother Teresa did (Nun: selfless caretaker and defender of the "monetarily valueless to society"), then one knows what data to glean, process and take action on in order to fully govern one's own set of values. It's action with vision.
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I play at Friendswood High School or Friendswood City park. There are also nice courts at UHCL and Clearbrook High School.
I live in Webster, just moved here and am looking for someone to hit with also. I have a different schedule every week since I work nights but I loved to hit around a few balls with you. Where do you play? thx!
Hello. I started playing again recently. Live in Friendswood and interested in finding others in the area to get together with. My schedual is pretty open at the moment but usually play at nights. Dont do the summer daytime heat well. Let me know if youre still interested. Brian
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Welcome to Blackpool for the first match of the Beach Cricket World Cup! In the preliminary round, Canada played Ireland for a place in the first round proper. Play began when Canadian opening batsman Harris started with patient batting against McCaubrey, but he eventually got a thick edge through to Patterson with the fifteenth ball and was out for 22.
Bagai went out with high hopes, but dollied his fourth ball straight back to Irish bowler McCoubrey and was out for 4. Canada were in all kinds of trouble as Chef de Groot was called from the pavilion to save their honours. And he started excellently, leading Canada to 62/2 after 5 overs with his 36 and suddenly they were in with a shout.
The Chef reached his fifty in thirty balls only to be clean bowled by McCoubrey with his next ball. John Davison was called out at 76/3 with 31 balls left in the Canadian innings. Davison started out well, getting to 31 in just 15 balls and rounding the 8th over off with an excellent four past square leg, Canada's first boundary of the game. Curry and McCallan did their best to stop him, however he reached 56 not out in 31 balls and took Canada to the respectable total of 132/3.
The crowd of 518 wildly applauded the Irish players as they strolled out on the windy Blackpool pitch after the innings break. Joyce opened the batting for Ireland with a two down leg side. He started out with a solid strike rate, hitting 11 from 6 balls, but then got an inside edge which the keeper Bagai was all too happy to gather.
Davison and Thuraisingam then restricted Patterson to singles, and Davison's sixth ball of the day trickled into his stumps - Ireland 17/2! Davison finished an excellent over with figures of 1/7, as Ireland struggled with all kinds of problems.
Curry however started out well, and by the end of the 4th over he had put 29 runs on the scoreboard. Still, he needed 14.5 an over to win the match for Ireland. He got 13 in the 5th, leaving himself to hit 74 from the last 40 balls. Curry then pulled himself together and hit twos and threes at will, bringing the RRR to 14.5 again after a 16-run 6th over.
Thuraisingam finished his 4-over spell with figures of 1/53, but failed to remove Curry from the crease. Chef de Groot was then punished with the first Irish boundary of the match with his first ball, Curry getting it past square leg for four. After a splendid 8th over he only needed 26 from 12 to send Ireland into the first round proper, and against Davison and Chef de Groot that should pose little trouble.
Or so the Irish fans thought. Two singles struck trouble again as Davison desperately tried to bowl difficult balls - but Curry replied with a three, a two and another three to bring up his century in 55 balls. With 11 balls to go, Ireland needed a further 16 with 3 wickets to spare.
The final nail in the coffin was hammered with another square leg drive to leave the Irish with a target of 10 in the last over. Chef de Groot tried some economical bowling, but Curry drew the match with three balls to spare and then hooked the penultimate ball for six. Ireland now face South Africa in the first round.