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Daily Mail
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Can you spot the telltale sign that explains why footy fans are losing their minds over player who kicked five goals in a match for his country footy club?
Country footballer Jacob Mibus has been hailed by footy fans after he recently kicked an impressive five goals in a match - despite playing with a prosthetic leg and leg brace. At age seven, Mibus was involved in a shocking accident with a lawnmower while on his family's sheep farm in rural south-west Victoria. Doctors told his parents that it would take several operations to save his left foot, and their son would probably be in pain for the rest of his life. His parents chose to have it amputated, and Mibus was back running just three months later. Mibus, now 24, is not just defying expectations, but dominating senior footy with his side, the Penshurst Bombers. Footage of Mibus kicking goals has gone viral online, with fans stunned by his skill. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andy Munro (@munrojumpers) Jacob Mibus lost his left foot at age seven after an accident with a lawnmower - but it hasn't held him back on the footy field 'This is genuinely amazing,' replied one fan. 'Man can kick further than me with one leg,' said another. 'What a legend,' posted a third. Mibus, who won a premiership with Penshurst last season, says the most frustrating thing about playing is when something goes wrong with his prosthetic device. 'The most annoying thing is if I break it or it falls off,' he said. 'Everyone sort of looks around. And I get back up and put it back on - and they have a bit of a laugh.' He says it's been important for him to play with his mates and represent his home town. 'It's good to get out there and get amongst the community and do something that means a lot to the club and the history of the club. 'And the camaraderie and friendship... it definitely means a lot.'
Indian Express
05-07-2025
- General
- Indian Express
Save the Balti: Meet the Englishman trying to save Birmingham Balti, the famous Brit-Asian curry
It's feared that the Balti might kick the bucket soon, but a Birmingham resident has taken it upon himself to keep it alive and simmering. A food writer, a one-time bureaucrat and a proud Brummie, Andy Munro, 78, is fighting to save the famous British Asian curry that is cooked, and also served, in thin, steel-pressed woks that resemble the good-old sub-continental kadhai but are shallower and called Balti — a bucket. From food hubs full of Balti houses in the 70s, when the dish hit the market, to just a handful of them trying to stay afloat now, Birmingham, known as the birthplace of heavy-metal music, is losing its light-metal curry bowl legacy. 'This autumn I am going to put a bid to the British government as they have a department for the protection of cultural heritage. I would like Balti to have a UNESCO-approved mark. I have sent them a video of Balti being cooked. Despite the large-scale shut-downs, there are close to 40 to 50 genuine Balti houses in Britain so I am not worried about the numbers,' says Munro, who is also the secretary of the Association for the Protection of the Authentic Balti and is a writer of two Balti books. Munro was born in Birmingham and lived most of his life in the city's famous Balti Triangle, an area around Ladypool Road, Stoney Lane, and Stratford Road that was once a Balti haven. 'It was me who coined this name. Earlier, this was called Balti Belt and it didn't sound right. So I took some creative liberty and called it the Balti Triangle, inspired by the Bermuda Triangle. I had come up with this line — Balti Triangle, where you get in the sea of spices. But with time, what has remained is just Balti Triangle,' says Munro. To share the Balti story, he is at Ladypool Road's Shababs restaurant, one of the two authentic Balti places on the street. What was once a sprawling Balti den now offers a truly global spread — there's Thai, Turkish, Lebanese and also a burger and fries place called MakHallal. Also around is the Shababs owner Zaf Hussain, 40, whose family has been into Baltis for several decades. It is Munro who starts this 'necessity being the mother of invention' tale. Back in the 70s, Birmingham, England's industrial hub, saw a large exodus from Pakistan. With time, restaurants with sub-continent cuisine would crop up. 'They were very rough and ready eating places. Glass-topped tables and basin in the corner to wash your hands. They were very basic,' he says. However, there turned out to be one restaurateur from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir who thought of attracting the posh white clients, the ones Munro calls the 'Jewel in the crown' crowd. 'So he wanted to invent a dish which would attract the local customers because what he used to originally serve was the chicken-on-the-bone dish that was greasy,' narrates Munro. There were other considerations. He wanted a fast-to-cook dish, since the Brummies, like anyone, didn't like to wait for ages for their order. The Indo-Pak cuisine had other limitations to be on the menu of restaurants in England. 'They used ghee and that heavy duty Indian kadhai was more suited for slow-cooking,' says the riveting story teller, setting up the suspense. 'So instead of ghee, he used vegetable oil since it has a higher smoke point. And he also thought about Balti, a thin flat-bottomed, shallow vessel with handles that was suited to sizzle on high flame. And it was made by Sikhs working in furnaces and factories around Birmingham,' he says. Hussain says unlike the butter-chicken and tikkas that are Asian exports that the British have got hooked to, Balti is truly a 'Made in England' curry. 'I have been back and forth to Pakistan 10 to 12 times in my lifetime but I have never sampled a Balti or found one,' he says before heading to the kitchen to prove the claim that Balti can be done in less than 10 minutes. The flame is rising furiously from the stove, he places a Balti on the fire and gets into a frenzy. Oil, raw chicken, onion, garlic, ginger, tomato slices and several scoops of spices from his jumbo masala box get cooked. He stirs them rigorously and in less than 10 minutes, it is ready to be on the table. 'It's not just a chicken dish, Balti is more of a cooking style. It could be keema, lamb, mixed vegetables and even daal. But the daal needs to be pre-cooked. Vegetables like potato and aubergine can be cooked in the Balti and served,' says Zaf. Munro, meanwhile, draws attention to the side of the Balti, fresh from the fire, the fuming brownish curry whistling the desired smoky aroma. 'You see those little bubbles. Because of the high flame, it caramelises. Michelin chefs would die to get that caramelisation but you get that naturally with a Balti,' he says before giving the final 'how to eat a Balti' instruction. 'Never eat it with rice, it doesn't work. Take a naan or roti, break it with your hands. Dip it into the Balti, take a chunk of chicken and a lot of masala, scoop it out and place it in your mouth.' There are other traditions, though not strictly followed. Like the Wazwan is traditionally relished back in his ancestors' homes in a 'trami', a collective serving, the Balti is recommended to be eaten straight off the serving sizzling wok, like a fondue. There are restaurants who serve the Balti dish in silver bowls and that's what Munro fears the most and wants to stop. 'That worries me, since I am a passionate Birmingham resident. When people come to Birmingham, they have heard about the famous Balti and they sit down to have it. If they are served in silver bowls, it is pseudo-Balti. That way, all the properties are lost. Then people would say 'What's the big deal about Balti? It's just any other curry. That's what makes me determined,' says the Save The Balti campaigner.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
T1 Energy Welcomes Key Additions to Leadership Team
Andy Munro and Russell Gold bring deep solar energy legal and communications expertise to the T1 team G1 Dallas AUSTIN, Texas and NEW YORK, April 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- T1 Energy Inc. (NYSE: TE) ('T1,' 'T1 Energy,' or the 'Company') announced the additions of Andy Munro as Chief Legal Officer and Russell Gold as Executive Vice President of Strategic Communications, effective May 1st. The appointments add to T1's already deep energy expertise as it builds a vertically integrated, solar and storage manufacturing and technology leader in the United States. 'We are excited to welcome Andy and Russell to the T1 senior leadership team,' said Daniel Barcelo, T1's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. 'Andy and Russell are respected leaders and prominent voices in the solar energy industry. Their additions underscore T1's aspiration to build a leader in the U.S. solar-plus-storage market and highlight our ability to attract key talent.' Andy Munro brings more than 30 years of legal and management experience to T1 Energy, having spent the last decade working in the solar energy, manufacturing, and technology industry. Mr. Munro joins T1 from SOLARCYCLE, a pioneer in solar panel recycling, technology, and manufacturing. Previously, he served as Chief Legal and Policy Officer at Calypso Energy, a U.S. solar cell and module manufacturing and technology company, and General Counsel at Qcells North America, a leader in U.S. solar manufacturing, technology, and development. Prior to that, Mr. Munro worked at the law firm of Latham & Watkins, where he focused on complex commercial, corporate and financing transactions for technology companies. Mr. Munro holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. in Economics/Business from UCLA. 'I believe the future of energy depends on a strong and innovative American solar manufacturing and technology industry and I am passionate about building a U.S.-based solar supply chain. I look forward to expanding T1's operations and building a preeminent American solar energy manufacturing and technology company,' said Mr. Munro. Russell Gold joins T1 Energy after a distinguished career as both an author and journalist, most recently for Texas Monthly, which followed a 21-year tenure as an investigative reporter focused on the energy industry for the Wall Street Journal. He is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and a two-time winner of the Gerlad Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. Mr. Gold is the author of Superpower: One Man's Quest to Transform American Energy, and The Boom, which was nominated for the FT Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year prize. He graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in History. 'I am enthusiastic about joining the T1 Energy team and getting a chance to help shape the future of American energy,' said Mr. Gold. 'The challenge of our time is to build a domestic, affordable, and renewable energy system and T1 is at the forefront of that effort.' About T1 Energy T1 Energy Inc. (NYSE: TE) is an energy solutions provider building an integrated U.S. supply chain for solar and batteries. In December 2024, T1 completed a transformative transaction, positioning the Company as one of the leading solar manufacturing companies in the United States, with a complementary solar and battery storage strategy. Based in the United States with plans to expand its operations in America, the Company is also exploring value optimization opportunities across its portfolio of assets in Europe. To learn more about T1, please visit and follow us on social media. 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