Patch the puppy has familiar face.

Patch has a dark mark on his top lip mirrors just like Fuhrer's moustache

He also has a large brown area over his left ear, like Hitler's hair

But his owner, from York, insists the resemblance ends there

She says Patch is gentle and loveable - unlike his spitting image

A dark mark on his top lip mirrors the Fuhrer's famous moustache. And another large brown area over his left ear completes the look of the 20th Century dictator.

When Lynda Whitehead introduced her new puppy Patch to her family, she didn’t realise quite how much of a führer he would cause. For while the cute seven-week-old is quiet and cuddly, her daughter spotted his uncanny resemblance to Adolf Hitler. Now he inspires her grandsons to do the goose-step and even responds to being called Adolf or Hitler.¨

But, according to his owner, the resemblance ends there as Patch - unlike Hitler - has a lovable temperament.

The tiny puppy, a cross between French bulldog and a shih tzu, has two brothers and lives with owner Lynda in York.

She said no-one calls him by his real name any more and Patch is starting to obey orders - as 'Adolf' or 'Hitler'.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2513186/Heel-Hitler-Patch-puppy-dead-ringer-Fuhrer--owner-insists-hes-gentlest-litter.html#ixzz2lkOg5exf 

Dyniamit Pumpkin Ale (Pinta Browar)

There are some styles in a beer world which are quite unusual in Europe. Pumpkin Ale is one of the best examples. So it´s pretty hard to get one here. There is only one brewery in the Czech Republic that brews this ale - Radnicni pivovar in Jihlava - but the beer is pretty difficult to get. So I had to look elsewhere. Polish beer scene starts to be pretty interesting and because I have shorter trip to Cracow then to Prague I decided to complete my quest for pumpkin ale in Poland.

Poland has multiple craft breweries. Two of them brewed pumpkin ales. AleBrowar had Naked Mummy - The beer is hopped at the level of 45 IBU, the extract is 16 BLG, which were attenuated to the 6,2% of alcohol content. They used Willamette, Cascade and Palisade hops altogether with spices: cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, ginger, allspice. Unfortunately the batch was pretty limited so I wasn't able to get a bottle.

The second and probably the biggest craft brewery in Poland helped me out.

Browar Pinta from Wroclaw brews its beers in Browar na Jurze in Zawiercie (small city near Katowice). Its portfolio is pretty good - they brew Imperial IPA, Sahti, Sticke Alt, Irish Red Ale, Imperial Witbier, Extra Special Bitter (ESB), Rauchbock, A'la Grodziskie, AIPA, Weizenbock, Oatmeal Stout, Schwarzbier, Scottish Ale, Vienna Lager, Rauchbier, Pumpkin Ale, Rice IPA, Bière de Garde… The latest one is Pumpkin Ale. Its name - Dyniamit.

Dyniamit was first brewed last year. It was a big success so they decided to brew another batch this year. And they increased the production - 20 000 bottles and 110 kegs. It´s pretty strong - 16,5° (6% alc.) - and very spicy. Cinnamon, clove, ginger and anise are dominant in the smell, pumpkin tones - not strong but clearly there - in taste along with citrusy bits. Small but thick head, orange color. Well - almost perfect beer for Christmas! :) I liked it even though I'm not a big fan of spicy/fruity beers.

It´s clear that this style of beer will never be as popular in Europe as is in the US. But I'm glad I had a chance to drink it and if I am in US during pumpkin season I will be more than happy to try much more of it.

http://www.browarpinta.pl/oferta/16-pinta-dyniamit-165 (PL)

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/pinta-dyniamit/190288/ (EN)

Konfrontacja - Naked Mummy vs. Dyniamit - zakapslowani.wordpress.com (PL)

Husiti - A history based Czech PvsZ like game (CZ)

Nová hra Husiti vychází z rodinné animované komedie režiséra a výtvarníka Pavla Koutského, která do českých kin vstoupí již 7. listopadu. Titul lze zdarma stáhnout na App Store a Google Play. Je určena pro iPhone od verze 3GS, pro Android od verze operačního systému 2.3, verze pro tablety pak bude k dispozici příští týden. Hra je vytvořena pouze v češtině.

Celou hrou provází postavy z filmu Mlhoš a Záboj, kteří otvírají jednotlivé bitvy a občas přijdou i s nějakou tou taktickou radou. Cílem hry je ubránit se nájezdům křižáckého vojska a zamezit tak prolomení husitské obrany. Změřit své síly s křižáky si lze v 9 bitvách na dohromady 3 historických bojištích. Hráč strategicky staví 8 druhů bojovníků proti 8 různým křižáckým silám. Zahrát si lze i nekonečnou hru, která trvá až do samého prolomení husitské obrany křižáckým vojskem. Pro tuto formu hry musí být uživatel obdařen zkušenostmi z předešlých her a svůj výsledek tak může porovnávat s ostatními hráči. Ve hře je možné si pro zlepšení obrany dokoupit tzv. kouzla (např. husitská píseň, bažina atd.).

S hrou Husiti si jejich vývojáři dali za cíl především pobavit a nalákat hráče milou, zábavnou grafikou a nekonečnými možnostmi v herní strategii a taktice. O návykovosti hry se přesvědčili už sami na vlastní kůži: „Při testování hry se jeden kolega tak zabral do bitvy o Tábor, že zapomněl vystoupit v Olomouci z vlaku a musel vystoupit až v Ostravě“, přiznává s úsměvem Bob Tetiva, jeden z hlavních mozků týmu Brainzmobile.

https://itunes.apple.com/app/husiti/id719432521
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.cz.brainzmobile.husiti

autor - Michal Javůrek (smartmania.cz)

Periodic Table of Beer Styles

A little science info about beer styles? What a great job!

Make your Star Wars snowflakes

It happens every year. The days get shorter, a sub-zero chill is in the Hoth air, the wampas start venturing into your hidden home base, and new Star Wars Snowflakes are introduced for holiday crafting fun. New to 2013, battles. It just isn't Christmas without a T-47 Snow Speeder making an attack run on an AT-AT, or Luke Skywalker facing down a hungry Rancor beast. Enjoy 13 new designs. So, get yourself a sharp cutting blade and have fun. 

download them all - anthonyherreradesigns.com

New art instalation of David Cerny in Prague is up

David Cerny - well known, respected but controversial sculptor - put up his new instalation in Prague. It´s an obscene gesture which points to the Prague Castle - seat of the czech president. It´s unknown if the instalation is more-or-less permanent or if it´s one day attraction only.

more info (in czech) - lidovky.cz 

What Your Style of Beer Says About You (bite.ca)

A little bit of beer psychology. For fun.