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As Berlingo gets its footing, Blanchard is also planning to introduce more treats and confections, all with a more playful and casual bent than the more traditional French delicacies next door.
Berlingo is located at 327 23rd Ave. S.W. For more information, call 403-764-1866 or visit berlingocalgary.com.
Be sure to make a date with your couch this week to watch the new Netflix show The Final Table, which debuts on Nov. 20. Netflix has long done well with foodie TV series — originals like Chef’s Table, David Chang’s Ugly Delicious and Samin Nosrat’s Salt Fat Acid Heat have collectively pushed food TV to a new level. The Final Table stands apart for a couple of reasons. First off, it’s a competition show, which is fairly new for Netflix (not counting the silly baking show Nailed It). Second, one of the show’s 24 competing chefs is from Calgary.
Darren MacLean, the man behind Shokunin, was surprised when he was contacted out of the blue last year by a TV producer who offered him a chance to try out for the new show. He was asked to find a partner (Final Table chefs compete in teams of two) so he recruited his pal Timothy Hollingsworth (formerly of the famed French Laundry, currently of Otium in Los Angeles) to cook alongside him.
This isn’t just Netflix’s version of Top Chef — Netflix is positioning The Final Table as a particularly high-profile chef competition show. The budget is sky high and the other competitors include heavy hitters from Michelin-starred restaurants around the globe. In addition to his fellow competitors, MacLean gets to share the screen with The Final Table’s ultra-impressive array of judges, including some of the world’s most celebrated chefs and food critics.
MacLean can’t say how well he did, but binge-watchers can find out on Tuesday as the entire show drops in one go. Whether his stay is short or if makes it to the final episode to vie for a seat at “the final table” with nine internationally renowned celebrity chefs, as the lone Canadian on the program, he knows that the show is going to put the world’s eyes on Shokunin and Calgary.
While announcing the death of newspapers is perhaps premature, it’s true that these are straitened times for print, and that for years newspaper publishers have been looking at ways to cut costs and inefficiencies.
One thrifty move has been to combine newsrooms and other resources, like sports or photographic departments, into one hub servicing all the papers in a group. Independent Newspapers by 2009 had centralised all its sub-editors across the country into one hub. Avusa (now Times Media Group) last year brought Sunday Times sports staff into their sports hub.
Most recently, Media24’s Afrikaans newspapers are continuing with the centralisation of their services, a process begun in 2009. The latest development was the integration this year of the newsrooms of Beeld and Rapport. It was, Media24 head of Afrikaans news Tim du Plessis tells The Media, a “significant restructuring… that merged a slew of editorial services such as photographic, digital, sport, business and supplements into ‘M24’ entities, providing content to three dailies and a national Sunday”.
In Britain, the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph in March merged to become one seven-day title. This meant the retrenchment of 80 of their 550 editorial staff, but the Telegraph group claims that 50 digital jobs will be created. The Guardian Online reports that this seven-day structure is already in place at the British Independent, the Sun and the Mirror titles.
Media24 has implemented a number of changes. Photographic departments became one: Foto24. Business titles Sake and Finweek were blended (though this was later reversed as it wasn’t working). Sports reporting was combined, as was day subbing. Du Plessis adds that, “At some titles, daily supplements were changed into special pages in the main body, thereby saving on paper and printing costs. Expenditure on contract workers and freelancers will also be reviewed and reduced where necessary.” Media24 was hoping to finish the restructuring process by the end of May, with the further integration of Die Burger and Volksblad.
Professor Anton Harber, director of the Journalism and Media Studies Programme at the University of the Witwatersrand, says he is not aware of any case where the integration of newsrooms has made for a better product. “The consolidation of newsrooms has a negative effect on content diversity, as it means an increasing homogenisation of news across titles. Different newsrooms, even in the same group, used to compete and sometimes take different angles or attitudes to stories – and that falls away if they centralise operations,” says Harber.
switching their style and tone between publications. There is apparently a certain level of unhappiness at the changes in their newsrooms among Media24’s journalists. Some are reportedly in fear of their jobs. The Media was also told that there are issues of allegiance, with some reporters said to be holding back scoops until they can be used in “their” paper, or until they can be used on the weekend, where they will be given more space and prominence. When asked about this, Du Plessis responds that ultimately “our journalists will understand that Beeld must compete against The Star and against the Sunday Times, not against each other”. But, he says, the idea of the scoop itself has changed.
“Loyalty and allegiance to a specific title served us well in an era that is now coming to an end. In the news ecosystem now being created by Twitter, to name but one, the traditional news scoop takes on a whole new dimension. The traditional scoop’s ‘currency’ simply ain’t what it used to be.
“But, yes, there will be heated debates at the top table when it is decided who gets the scoop. That’s fine. If it’s truly a ‘Twitter-proof’ scoop, at least a Media24 paper will get the benefit,” says Du Plessis.
“The experience we’ve had so far in working as a joint Beeld/Rapport team has made us fully aware of the challenge to editors, reporters and subs. But they’re not insurmountable, as the journalists who have been working on shared teams for the past three years will tell,” he says.
There can be surprising benefits to consolidation – and not just to the bottom line. Harber says that the cuts have paradoxically benefited investigative reporting, which is expensive and the first ‘luxury’ to be cut at many newspapers abroad. “Sometimes [consolidation] enables a specialist staff shared across a group where it was not possibly for one title. For example, it may be that a single title cannot afford an investigative team, but a few titles together can do so and this can be a positive.” Media24 and Independent both have investigations units.
However, all in all, Harber doesn’t feel that consolidation is the way to go. “Many news operations are cutting costs to meet the challenges of the internet, but this usually puts them into a downward spiral of shrinking relevance, audience and revenue,” he says.
This story was first published in the June 2013 issue of The Media magazine, the free download of which is here.
Media24 has over the past few years centralised, decentralised and recentralised its editorial structure. Apart from clear management confusion, the result was a significant drop in quality, substance and relevance of the whole Afrikaans media.
If any of the titles within the Media24 group fail in the near future, the reason will not be the migration of readership to the internet or rising cost pressures. It will be poor editorial and financial management.
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The newly released trailer for "Stan & Ollie" provides a fresh look at stars John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan in their lead roles.
The film tells the true story of the famous comedy duo, Laurel and Hardy,y as they venture on what would become their farewell tour around the UK and Ireland.
With their golden era long behind them, the pair’s love of performing, as well as for each other, endures as they secure their place in the hearts of their adoring public.
The movie stars Academy Award nominees John C. Reilly as Oliver Hardy and Steve Coogan as Stan Laurel.
Coogan was previously Oscar-nominated for his work on "Philomena," the story of an Irishwoman whose son was taken from her at an Irish Magdalene Laundry. John C. Reilly was Oscar-nominated for his role in 2002’s "Chicago."
Joining Reilly and Coogan are Shirley Henderson as Lucy Hardy and Nina Arianda as Ida Laurel.
"Stan & Ollie" will be in theaters in Ireland in January 2019.
Watch the trailer for Stan & Ollie here!
Will you go to see Stan & Ollie? Let us know in the comments!
Remember Derek Carr? You know, the 2017 MVP candidate and official Next Great NFL Quarterback, the man who was supposed to make the Raiders the top challengers to Patriots supremacy in the NFL?
We haven't seen much of that Carr this year. The Derek Carr whose Raiders dropped to 3-5 against the Bills on Sunday was a jittery, off-target, turnover-prone wreck unlikely to appear on any awards ballots or in many playoff games.
So what happened to Carr? Did injuries take their toll? Is he sitting next to Matt Ryan in the New Coordinator Blues Saloon? Is it the supporting cast, the defense or the expectations? Or was Carr never quite as great as advertised in the first place?
"All of the above" may be an unsatisfying answer. But it's the correct one. A lot of little things have to get better for Carr to become the quarterback we all expect him to be.
Carr is playing with a transverse fracture in his back, which forced him to miss the Week 5 loss to the Ravens. Carr also missed the end of last season with a broken fibula.
It's not clear how much either injury is limiting Carr. What is clear is that Carr does not want to be hit, and the Raiders don't want him to get hit.
The Raiders have done a fine job protecting Carr since the back injury. According to the official play-by-play, he has endured just one sack and two quarterback hits in the last three games. But that protection doesn't just come from stalwart line play. The Raiders are running a quick-tempo passing game that gets the ball out of Carr's hand in a hurry but may not be well-suited to his skills or those of his playmakers.
According to Pro Football Focus (the source for all the following stat breakdowns unless otherwise cited), Carr's average time to throw in the pocket is 2.19 seconds, the fastest trigger in the NFL. By contrast, Eli Manning's time to throw is 2.45 seconds, even though Manning and his coaches fear on every play the Giants tackles will give defenders a pat on the head and an "I Sacked Eli" T-shirt instead of blocking. Carr's time to throw last year was 2.52 seconds—still quick but much closer to the league average.
On the field, those fractions of a second translate into lots of dinks and dunks as well as many of the ill-timed throws that fall just beyond his receivers' catch radii.
The breakdowns also show Carr is a different quarterback when rushed than he is when given time to throw.
Carr is rarely pressured, with defenders hurrying him on just 20.2 percent of dropbacks, the lowest rate among starters. Again, solid blocking and a quick-release scheme are working in harmony to protect Carr. But when that protection fails, Carr completes just 53.7 percent of his passes, averages just 5.1 yards per pass attempt, has thrown three interceptions and zero touchdowns and has negligible value as a scrambler.
Every quarterback is worse under pressure than in a clean pocket, but Carr is far worse. While Tom Brady can deliver precise checkdowns from a collapsing pocket and Russell Wilson can scramble toward a miracle, Carr has little chance of making something happen.
The issue is most noticeable when opponents do what the Bills often did: fake a blitz, then drop the would-be blitzers into coverage. Carr threw an ugly interception when faced with such a tactic against the Bills, then rushed a bunch of fourth-quarter throws. Whether it's the back, the leg or just a bad habit, Carr is starting to react to pressure that isn't there.
Dropped passes were a big part of Carr's early-season story. Amari Cooper leads the NFL with nine dropped passes; Jared Cook has dropped four and Seth Roberts three, according to Football Outsiders. Carr has had 17 passes dropped this season, tying him with Jay Cutler for the fourth-highest drop rate in the NFL.
Dropped passes, deflected interceptions and fumble-sixes directly impacted the outcomes of the Broncos and Chargers losses and helped dig big holes for the Raiders offense in the Redskins, Ravens and Bills losses. It sounds like losing coachspeak to invoke "a play here and a play there," but both Carr and the Raiders would look a lot better if receivers were holding on to the ball.
While talking about a play here and a play there, we should examine what Carr and the Raiders are doing in short yardage situations.
On third or fourth down and three yards or less, Carr has completed just 4-of-14 passes for two first downs with one interception, according to Football Outsiders. That's a miserable conversion rate in makeable down-and-distance situations.
Film study reveals a rogues' gallery of dubious play calls: a telegraphed shovel pass to Cordarrelle Patterson, an empty backfield play (no need to threaten with Beast Mode on 4th-and-short, right?) where two receivers somehow run routes shorter than the sticks, a slot screen to Seth Roberts that loses two yards.
This is a schematic problem that falls on coordinator Todd Downing. Instead of relying on their three-headed backfield and offensive line in short yardage, even as a decoy or play-action threat, they are running plays Carr does not look comfortable with and counting on precision from a receiver corps with shaky hands.
When the Raiders give up the ball after a failed 3rd-and-short, they may not get it back for a long time. The defense has registered just five takeaways all season. The average opponent's drive travels 37.1 yards, according to Football Outsiders, which ranks 28th in the NFL. Opponents easily build leads and eat the clock against the Raiders defense, minimizing the potential for one of Carr's signature comebacks.
Those 2016 comebacks—seven of them, according to Pro Football Reference—cemented Carr's Next Big Thing status. But they should have set off a few alarms. The difference between a comeback and a loss can be a dropped pass, a defensive stop or something else well beyond a quarterback's control. Carr and the Raiders won by narrow margins last year. They were a great story, but they weren't built to weather a few bad bounces or breaks.
Carr is not having a terrible season. He threw for 417 yards and three touchdowns in a victory over the Chiefs less than two weeks ago. He started the year with strong performances against the Titans and Jets. He is hovering around the middle of the pack in every major quarterback metric or category.
But Carr has been inconsistent. He has played poorly in road games. And Carr passed the point where middle of the pack is acceptable with last year's near-MVP performance. So he's a victim of his own expectations in many ways.
That's the price of going from rising star to established star, with a $125 million contract to boot. Injuries, dropsies, hinky play calls and rainy Sundays are no longer acceptable reasons for failure.
After a trip to Miami to face the imploding Dolphins and then a bye week, the Raiders will host the Patriots. The remainder of their schedule includes the Broncos, Chiefs, Cowboys and Eagles. Their chance of surviving and reaching the playoffs is slim. But it's possible if Carr and the offense play the way they did in 2016.
"We've got to get back to doing the little things right, because that is the difference in this league," Carr said after Sunday's loss (via the Raiders website). "Everybody is talented. Everybody has good players and good plans. The thing that separates people is all of the little things leading up to Sunday."
It sounds like more losing cliches, but it's true. The Raiders' potential success will come down to some better 3rd-and-short calls, better ball security, a better Cooper (the worst of the drops are behind him) and a quarterback who is a little more comfortable hanging in the pocket and throwing in rhythm.
If they don't get the little things done, this will go down as a wasted season, and Carr may find it difficult to get that MVP momentum back.
Mike Tanier covers the NFL for Bleacher Report. He is also a co-author of Football Outsiders Almanac and teaches a football analytics course for Sports Management Worldwide. Follow him on Twitter: @MikeTanier.
BRONSON — In spite of snowy conditions, the Bronson Elementary PTO got a big boost from the community during their first annual Quarter Auction held on Jan. 12 at the Chicago Street School.
Over 100 supporters were there to enjoy an authentic taco meal and raise funds for the teaching staff at the schools.
The group had been looking for a way to raise money to help provide for the students’ education and have it be an event primarily for adults. Childcare was offered during the auction with BHS students volunteering to watch the children.
basket was valued at $40 so two quarters were required for each paddle bidding. Many attendees purchased more than one paddle, using numerous ones when an item was up that they were very interested in. The quarters were placed in cups on the tables and collected before a number was pulled by emcee Scott Wilber.
Cream” treat, the administrative office sharing a “Taste and Tour of Bronson”, and Anderson Elementary donating a Muskegon Hockey Weekend Getaway. In addition, Bronson School Superintendent Richard Hilderly volunteered to auction off his wallet with the contents being a surprise.
Cristina and Pascual Tepepa provided the meal of homemade tacos, guacamole, rice and refried beans for $5 a person.
When will Steve the Sinkhole be filled up?
Sinkholes come and go. Just last week, the rain-gorged Bay Area oohed and aahed over the muddy beast that gobbled up a patch of Miner Road in Orinda. But unless you happen to live on Miner Road, you’ve moved on.
But “Steve the Sinkhole,” the 10-foot-deep crevasse on Highway 13 in Oakland nicknamed by the CHP, may long be remembered, perhaps even fondly, not as a commute-blocking royal pain in the asphalt, but as a living, breathing natural wonder that never really meant to cause any trouble.
And why will we remember him?
Because he had a name.
Steve, who was expected to be filled up in time for the Tuesday evening commute, was just the latest player in what turns out to be a vibrant under-the-radar sinkhole-loving subculture. From esoteric research to drive-time-radio fodder, sinkholes have been studied, celebrated, poked fun at and captured in glorious awe-inspiring cameos on YouTube.
Take Sandra Friend, for example. Her 2002 epic treatise on sinkholes, titled Sinkholes, is a spellbinding page-turner that will have the reader glued to every single word, assuming that that reader is really interested in sinkholes to begin with.
That would break Steve’s heart if he read it.

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