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...After racing back from a beach fishing trip the previous afternoon when he saw smoke on the horizon, Holman had spent much of the night helping other volunteer firefighters and neighbors save two farms from a bushfire that had finally seemed under control. "They were about to crack a beer," says Holman's wife Claire. "They thought we were safe." But then the wind changed - and with it the fortunes of the rural communities and farms of the lower peninsula, a sheep and grain district 650 km west of Adelaide. In searing heat, the wind accelerated to about 70 km/h...
ALCOHOL Use common sense and moderate your intake of beer, wine and liquor. Recent studies support the benefits of red wine for the heart, but only if you drink one to two glasses a day. --By Alice Park
...studying for finals by calculating how many points of ERA Shea Stadium will save Pedro Martinez or how many days Randy Johnson will spend on the DL in ‘05, crack open a beer for Curt Flood, the patron saint of free agents. If he hadn’t courageously challenged the reserve clause in his contract in 1970, players might still be restricted to spending their entire career with one team...
...users in and from the rich West. It is this group of poorly paid workers, who live in, albeit measured by western standards, abject poverty, that was devastated by the deadly waves of December. From such a perspective, the image of (literally) bloated western tourists in bathing suits, drinking beer on a Thai beach is nothing short of repulsive...
...first you have to learn how. A display explains the proper procedure for tasting beer: look, swirl, sniff and sip. Then there are vital facts to master: "The nutritional value of beer is outstanding," says the guide. "One glass is equal to four eggs." Exhibits are labeled in English and Chinese, and a self-guided tour map means visitors can go it alone should following the group become tiresome. Just be sure to reconvene for drinks when you're done. In the tasting room, three generations of Chinese families sit at tables, passing Tsingtao blond, dark and even green...