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The Highlands of Scotland epitomises all that magnificent wild and natural Britain has to offer. It's the place to head for if you want to immerse yourself in wonderfully contrasting and every changing landscapes and tranquil locations devoid of mass tourism.
This region extends coast to coast taking in dramatic mountains, majestic lochs, heather clad moors and picturesque glens; quiet and unspoilt, nature as it was intended. It's the perfect location for relaxing breaks, activity holidays, family holidays and romantic get-aways.
Full of historic interest at every turn, with ancient monuments and castles that tell the tale of the Highland clans, and there are plenty of great day outs, places of interest and activities to keep visitors fully occupied in this most beautiful part of the British Isles.
The Highlands region consists of distinctive sub-regions each with their own characteristics and unique charms, extending from Fort William and Lochaber in the south to the Northern Highlands.
Fort William is considered by many as the 'outdoor capital' of Scotland, this bustling town situated on the shores of Loch Linnhe has lots of places to eat and drink, interesting shops and is a great base for a wide selection of outdoor activities. The town is handy for trips into the dramatic and brooding Glen Coe and is the 'road to the Isles' which takes you through some of the most beautiful scenery in Scotland. The town is also right next to the world famous Ben Nevis (and its glen), Scotland's highest mountain.
To the north is the iconic Loch Ness, some 23 miles long and 700 feet deep; in fact deep enough for a monster. Take a cruise to visit Urquhart Castle a once famous Great Glen fortress; there's a visitor centre both here and on shore at Drumnadrochit.
'The city of the Highlands' Inverness is today a modern thriving city on the banks of the River Ness. It has a rich historical and cultural history with plenty of attractions including a great castle. Close by is Fort George a well preserved 18th century fortification built in the terrible aftermath of the Battle of Culloden, facing out over the Moray Firth.
To the east are the Black Isle and the Moray Firth, dotted with traditional fishing villages, hidden bays and golden sandy beaches. It's a renowned dolphin watching area where you can see them quite close up from the shore if you're lucky.
Further north still is the awe inspiring Northern Highlands, with plenty of castles and ancient monuments, massive lochs, atmospheric mountains and glens and magnificent coastlines that stretch for miles. This is a sparsely populated region where you can really get away from everyday life and connect with nature.
If you're ready to begin your adventure take a look at our selection of holiday cottages in the Highlands today.
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Surrounded by magnificent mountains
This cosy semi-detached, single-storey holiday cottage is situated in the heart of Glencoe, famous for its magnificent mountain ranges. With views to the Pap of Glencoe and towards Loch Leven, it is ideally situated for exploring the Highlands. Near to Fort William, the outdoor capital of the UK, there is a wide range of sporting activities including climbing, skiing, golfing, mountain biking, fishing, and a variety of water sports. The area is rich in wildlife, and has plenty of gentle forest walks, museums, castles, gardens and monuments to visit. Oban, Loch Ness, Inverness and the islands of Mull and Skye are easily reached. Shop 300 yards, pub 1 mile, restaurant 200 yards.
All on ground floor: Living room. Dining room/kitchen. 2 bedrooms: 1 double, 1 single. Shower room with toilet.
NSH, electricity, bed linen and towels included. Video. DVD. Electric cooker. Microwave. Washing machine. Shared front garden; small back yard with lawn, sitting-out area and furniture. Car park (25 yards). No smoking. NB: 3 steps in garden.
7 reviews
Beautiful sea views
A warm Highland welcome is assured in this unspoilt area which boasts the golden sands of Melvich Bay, 1 mile, coastal walks where impressive cliffs are alive with a variety of seabirds including the puffin and there is the opportunity of seeing whales, dolphins/purpoise. Super area for mountain biking, kayaking, surfing, sea and river fishing and sea trips. Or just relax and enjoy the peace and tranquility of the area. A super base for touring the Northern Highlands and taking a day trip on the Orkney Islands. Shop 0.4 miles, pub 0.5 miles and restaurant 1.5 miles.
All on ground floor: Living room. Dining room. Kitchen. 2 bedrooms: 1 double, 1 single. Bathroom with shower over bath and toilet.
Open fire in living room (initial fuel included). NSH, electricity, bed linen and towels included. Freeview TV. DVD and small library. Book library (many of local interest). Gas cooker. Microwave. Washing machine. Enclosed lawned garden and furniture. Parking (2 cars). No smoking. NB: There is a pond in the garden.
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This detached holiday cottage is set in the glorious surroundings of the Glenlivet Estate within the Cairngorm National Park. Ideally placed for touring the Whisky Trail, there is a plethora of distilleries in the area offering tours and tasting. There are also opportunities for hill walking, cycling on forest tracks, pony trekking, fishing, skiing or enjoying splendid walks from the doorstep. Visit Carrbridge, home to the famous Landmark Centre, where visitors can enjoy various outdoor activities. The stunning beaches of the Moray Coast also make a good day trip. Shop 5 miles, pub and restaurant 300 yards.
All on ground floor: Living room. Dining room/kitchen with laminate floor. 2 bedrooms: 1 double, 1 single. Bathroom with shower over bath and toilet.
Woodburner in living room (initial fuel included). Oil central heating, electricity, bed linen and towels included. Freeview TV. DVD. Electric cooker. Microwave. Washer/dryer. Dishwasher. Fridge/freezer. Wi-fi. Large, enclosed, lawned garden with decked area, terrace and furniture. Parking (3 cars). Cycle store. Welcome pack. No smoking.
In the picturesque village of Fort Augustus, next to the Caledonian Canal and a short walk from the head of Loch Ness, this ground floor holiday apartment makes an ideal base from which to tour the Highlands. The area hosts a large number of outdoor activities including mountain biking, hillwalking, golf, fishing, horse riding, kayaking and windsurfing. Walk or cycle from the door along the canal towpath, or sit and watch the boats trying to negotiate the locks. Take a boat trip on Loch Ness to hunt for the Loch Ness Monster, drive through dramatic Highland scenery, visit historic castles and explore remote magical glens. Wildlife is abundant with golden eagles, wild deer and otters often seen. Inverness, the 'Highland Capital', Fort William, the 'Outdoor Capital' of the UK, and the beautiful Isle of Skye are easily reached. Shop, pub and restaurant 400 yards.
All on ground floor: Living/dining room. Kitchen. 2 bedrooms: 1 double, 1 single. Shower room with toilet.
Gas central heating, electricity, bed linen and towels included. Travel cot. High chair. Freeview TV. DVD. iPod dock. Electric cooker. Microwave. Washing machine. Wi-fi. Lawned garden with sitting-out area and furniture. Parking (1 car). Bike store. No smoking. NB: Canal 50 yards.
12 reviews
Ground Floor: Property is all on ground floor level, has electric storage heaters and comprises: Lounge/Diner: With feature electric fire, Free View TV, DVD and radio/CD Kitchen: With electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge, freezer and washing machine Bedroom 1: With double bed Bedroom 2: With one single bed Bathroom: With shower over bath, WC and wash basin
All electricity, bed linen and towels included. Cot available. Small front garden with outdoor furniture and BBQ. Off road parking for 1 car.
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Situated only a mile from the village of Drumnadrochit and with wonderful views over Loch Ness, this charming, self contained holiday apartment is on the ground floor of Temple Pier House, an impressive listed building set above the road along the side of the loch. The house retains many original features including small paned windows. Perfect for couples who want a comfortable hideaway with a private hedged garden. Great for walkers, there are many tracks to explore from the doorstep including the Great Glen Way which passes close and continues all the way to Inverness. A boat trip on the loch is a must for a spot of 'Nessie Hunting'. The charming village of Drumnadrochit has good restaurants, a small but well stocked grocery store, a post office and a bank that opens occasionally. The bright lights of the city of Inverness, 12 miles, offer a superb choice of restaurants, boutiques, museums, and beautiful riverside pathways, with the imposing Inverness Castle, now the city's courthouse, the impressive St. Andrew's cathedral and the award winning Eden Court Theatre. Centrally located, this makes an ideal base to access all of the magnificent Highlands. Skye, Fort William and the West Coast of Scotland are within a couple of hours' drive and the road through Inverness goes onto the A9 and then north to Sutherland or south to Aviemore and further to Perthshire. Shop, pub and restaurant 1 mile.
All on ground floor: Living/dining room/kitchen. 2 bedrooms: 1 double, 1 single (2ft 6in for child). Bathroom with shower over bath and toilet.
Electric coal-effect fire in living room included. Gas central heating, gas, electricity, bed linen and towels included. Satellite TV. Stereo/CD. Gas hob. Electric oven. Washing machine. Tumble dryer (in external utility). Fridge/freezer. Broadband connection. Small garden with sitting-out area and furniture. Parking (1 car). Cycle store. No smoking.
10 reviews
These three adjoining holiday properties (refs SMMC, SMMD and UVO) are set in beautiful, landscaped grounds with spectacular views across the Sound of Sleat to Skye and are only 500 yards away from the shoreline and village of Balmacara. The properties are ideally placed for exploring some of the most dramatic scenery in the West Highlands and visitors can enjoy private fishing on hill lochs during their stay. Minutes away by car is the enigmatic Isle of Skye dominated by the Cuillins, Eilean Donan Castle, the pretty village of Plockton and the Five Sisters of Kintail. The breathtaking drive across the 'Pass of the Cattle' leads to the village of Applecross, recently featured in Monty Hall's Great Escape on BBC television. Experience wildlife safaris such as marine life, sea/loch fishing, water sports and magnificent mountains for hill walking, climbing and biking. A network of National Trust paths, signposted from the grounds of Sgurr Mor, affords views of the surrounding area. Shop and pub 500 yards and excellent restaurants in and around Plockton.
Living room with loch views. Large kitchen/dining room with open fire. Double bedroom with en-suite shower room and toilet. Single bedroom with en-suite bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet.
5 reviews
Ground Floor: The property has electric storage heating and comprises:Bedroom 1: with double bed Bedroom 2: with single bed Bathroom: with shower cubicle, WC, wash basin and washer / dryer.
First Floor: Open plan lounge / dining / kitchen: Lounge area: with feature electric fire, Freeview TV and DVD boasting stunning views over the sea and sand-dunes with Brora River in the foreground and the Sutherland Mountains beyond Kitchen area: with electric cooker, microwave, washing machine/dryer and fridge.
All power included. Bed linen and towels provided.Garden. On street parking. NB: Steep stairs.
12 reviews
Occupying a wonderful rural location, accessed via a rough track, overlooking Loch Sunart, the island of Carna and the Morven Hills, this detached holiday home, designed and built by two young architects, offers an excellent base for touring the Ardnamurchan Peninsula. Visit Ardnamurchan Point with its unmanned lighthouse and visitor centre, explore the white sandy beach of Sanna Bay, or call in at the Glenmore Natural History Centre. An abundance of wildlife can be spotted including whales, dolphins, otters and Golden Eagles. A foot ferry from nearby Salen runs to Tobermory on the island of Mull, or from Kilchoan there is a more regular car ferry. The Isles of Skye, Rum, Egg and Canna can be reached from the fishing port of Mallaig. A superb area for walking, fishing, biking and a variety of watersports. Good tearoom 4 miles. Shop and pub 5 miles, restaurant 7 miles.
All on ground floor: Living/dining room/kitchen with wooden floor. 2 bedrooms: 1 double (5ft), 1 single. Shower room with toilet.
Woodburner in living room included. Electric heaters, electricity, bed linen and towels included. Travel cot and high chair on request. DVD. Stereo/CD. Electric cooker. Microwave. Washing machine (in external utility room). Dishwasher. Fridge/freezer. Broadband connection. Large lawned garden with sitting-out area and furniture. Parking (2 cars). Cycle store. Natural water supply from spring. No smoking.
12 reviews
Enjoying breathtaking panoramic views across the sea to the Cuillins on the Isle of Skye, Tigh an Fhuarain property stands in its own garden on a croft and offers a peaceful location. Plockton, under a mile away, offers hotels, restaurants, boat trips and many varied walks. Kyle of Lochalsh 6 miles. Toll-free bridge to Skye 6 miles. Shops 1 mile.
Open-plan sitting/dining room with open fire, kitchen area and patio doors to terrace and garden. Utility with toilet. Small double bedroom. Single bedroom. Bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet.
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Ground Floor: The property has wood pellet central heating, is all on ground floor and comprises:Lounge: Spacious with Freesat TV, DVD player and CD player.Dining room.Kitchen: With electric cooker, microwave, fridge with ice box and washing machine.Bedroom 1: With double bed and en-suite with shower and WC.Bedroom 2: With single bed and en-suite with shower and WC.Cloakroom: With WC.
All fuel, electric, bed linen and towels included. Wi-Fi. Welcome pack. Large balcony with sitting-out area and furniture. Parking (2 cars). Cycle store. NB: There is an unfenced river 100 yards away.
14 reviews
Ground Floor: Property is at ground floor level, has electric storage heating and comprises: Lounge: With open fire, Free view TV and DVD and radio/CD Kitchen/Diner: With electric cooker, microwave, fridge with a freezer compartment, dishwasher and washing machine Bedroom 1: With double bed Bedroom 2: With smaller 2'6" single bed Bathroom: With shower over bath, WC and wash basin
All electricity, bed linen and towels included. First supply of fuel for open fire provided. Travel cot and high chair supplied on request.Enclosed garden with grassed area leading out to woodland beyond. Small shed available for outdoor equipment storage. On street parking. Complimentary bottle of wine on arrival.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Three or four of Jamie McOwen's buddies back in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., are staying up late these days, listening to minor league baseball from California through the speakers of their computer. As far as South Florida nightlife goes, it probably doesn't measure up to club-hopping in South Beach, but it's all for a good cause.
Their buddy, a left-handed-hitting outfielder for the High Desert Mavericks, a 23-year-old who wasn't considered much of a prospect by the Seattle Mariners six weeks ago, is continuing his tour through the grimier parts of California, spraying enough hits in his wake to get noticed.
In the top of the first inning last night in San Jose -- far and away the jewel of the California League -- McOwen slapped a 3-2 pitch past the mound, and San Jose Giants shortstop Skyler Stromsmoe dived to his left and threw from his knees, too late to get McOwen.
Less than five minutes into the game, on a ball that wouldn't have dented a pat of butter, McOwen's hitting streak had grown to 45 games.
And as soon as the game ended, he knew what he would find on his phone. Along with messages from his family back home in Fort Lauderdale, there would be a text from his buddies, telling him, "We toasted you tonight."
The streak is starting to get a lot of attention, in places beyond Modesto and Adelanto. Hit in 45 straight games, and people will find you, no matter who you are, where you are or what level you play. The California League is "high-A," and the San Jose Giants prove it with three first-round draft picks, including super-prospect Buster Posey, in their starting lineup.
The Mavericks aren't used to staring down the long barrel of the national media. They aren't really built to handle an onslaught. Alex Freedman, who broadcasts the Mavs' games to Adelanto and to McOwen's buddies back home, also handles media requests and lists "account executive" on his business card. Since Tuesday morning, he has fielded calls from The Wall Street Journal, The Seattle Times, a Seattle sports-radio station and ESPN.
"I feel like Jamie's personal assistant," Freedman says. "Every day, I have to go up to him and say, 'OK, this is what we need to do today.'"
And, in turn, McOwen goes to manager Jim Horner and tells him, "I'm sorry, but I think they want to talk to you, too."
The apology is unnecessary.
"What else would I rather talk about?" Horner asks.
Tuesday was a tough day, though. McOwen got up at 6 a.m. -- roughly five hours earlier than normal -- for an interview with "First Take" on ESPN. He got through it, but Horner says, "He was so happy when he found out it was going to be over the phone. I think he's a little afraid of cameras."
McOwen was a sixth-round pick in '07 out of Florida International University. He's a former English major whose bio lists "an emphasis in literary theory." He wrote that as a joke -- "I took one class in Lit Theory and thought it would be funny to put it in there" -- with no idea that he would be asked about it on national television.
"Now I'm like, 'Why did I do that?'" he says.
After the early morning interview, McOwen and his teammates hopped into a bus for the six-hour ride from Adelanto (one of those SoCal nowhere places that boasts its proximity to other places) to San Jose, then played with a 43-game hitting streak on the line.
He was 0-for-4 and tired when he came to the plate in the ninth inning. The Mavs were losing 12-2, and when he got into the box, he saw all of his teammates on the dugout railing, cheering him on. Properly energized, he drizzled a broken-bat single through the infield, and the dugout erupted.
Hitting coach Tommy Cruz says, "Every time he gets a hit, it's like the World Series over there."
"That was big," McOwen says. "It's a good feeling to get it in the last at-bat, because it shows you can handle the pressure."
Judging by appearances, McOwen is feeling about as much pressure as a dog sleeping under the porch. When the streak reached 20, he started talking about it. He found out the Cal League record was 35, set by Chris Davis, and he told his teammates he was going to hunt it down and make it his own. It's a testament to McOwen's nature -- he's a curly-haired kid who looks like he's 23 going on 12 -- that nobody found it arrogant or threatening.
"I just figured I'd talk about it and loosen everybody up," he says. "I didn't want everybody to think they couldn't talk about it."
He's saved his streak seven times in his last at-bat, three times down to his last strike. He's hitting .398 during the streak and has more triples (5) than home runs (3). The streak is the longest in the minors since 1955, when Waco's Ramon Mejias reached 55 games. McOwen has hit safely in a ridiculous 62 of 70 games this season, and his manager says, "His consistency is amazing. And if you were to pick out a guy who has the personality to do this, it would be Jamie. He's a great teammate. He definitely didn't treat it like a no-hitter or anything."
About a week ago, McOwen got called out on a close play at first base when he tried to bunt for a hit. He thought he was safe; and as he ran out to right field after the inning, he said to the ump, "You don't want to end it, do you?"
The ump laughed, raised his palms to the sky and said, "What can I say? I had you out."
McOwen got a hit his next at-bat.
In the minor leagues, the next day's starting pitchers scout the games from the stands behind home plate. The other day, Mavs pitcher Jacob Wild, one of McOwen's good friends, sat with the Rancho Cucamonga starter, who said, "If I get him out the first at-bat, I'm just going to walk him the rest of the game." Wild convinced him that was the coward's way out, and McOwen got a hit in his third at-bat the next night.
Short of hitting 40 or 50 home runs, it seems a 45-game hitting streak (and counting) would be the best way for a marginal prospect to become far less marginal. Horner says he gets e-mails every morning from the Mariners' mother ship informing him of McOwen's streak.
"I know they're watching," Horner says. "I'm here, you know, and I'm still getting the e-mails telling me how he's doing."
McOwen says he's heard nothing of a pending promotion to Double-A when the streak ends. (You can't carry a streak with you to another level.)
"They have a lot of good prospects at Double-A, so I doubt it," he says. "And if it is true, I wouldn't want to know about it."
There are fundamental reasons McOwen, who hit .263 last year, is hitting .355 with a 45-game hitting streak and 53 RBIs on just five home runs. He's a line-drive hitter who uses the whole field. After striking out in his second at-bat Wednesday night -- "strikeout No. 2 on the Kelly Moore K Board" for those of you scoring at home -- he sent a soft liner to left for his second hit in the fifth. You watch him hit and realize one thing: There are a lot of empty spaces out there where a ball can land before someone catches it.
"Everyone's a prospect for me, but he's really opened some eyes," Cruz says. "They know about him now, and that makes it more special for him."
A few days before the streak started on May 10, Cruz convinced McOwen to spread his stance and eliminate his stride as a means of reducing the amount of movement in his swing. With his line of vision staying on the same plane and his hands getting through the zone quicker, McOwen started the streak the day after he started the new stance.
"He's been a different guy," Horner says. "He doesn't hit many homers, but he's country strong. I can't tell you those line drives won't be over the fence in a couple of years."
It's tougher to remain consistent with all the Class A variables -- bus rides, mediocre hotels, inconsistent pitchers, incessant in-game promotions -- but McOwen is keeping it going by refusing to pretend it isn't. People are noticing, inside the organization and out. His name is getting out there.
And he's wearing it lightly, more like wings than a weighted vest.
"Every day's a dream," he says. "Every one of us at this level wakes up every morning hoping we can start something special. I've been doing that for six weeks now. It's been great. I'm not going to lose any hair over it."
And so what if his buddies back home are losing sleep over it? Hey, we all make choices, and McOwen promises to let them sleep all winter.
ESPN The Magazine senior writer Tim Keown co-wrote Josh Hamilton's autobiography, "Beyond Belief: Finding the Strength to Come Back," which is available on Amazon.com. Sound off to Tim here.


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1US A police officer in charge of a patrol.
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2A person on a regular route delivering and taking orders for milk, bread, etc.
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Dispatches from the NFL lockout fronts
Originally Published: May 20, 2011By Lester Munson | ESPN.com
The hostilities in the NFL's labor war keep escalating in a profound number of ways. Let us count them for you
The owners and players are now fighting major battles on four legal fronts in three federal courthouses and two offices of the National Labor Relations Board, and they're using at least two dozen top-of-the-line lawyers from eight of America's most expensive law firms.
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LOS ANGELES -- Hiroki Kuroda gave the Los Angeles Dodgers eight shutout innings Thursday night. He gave them a much-needed victory, their second in a row, 2-0 over the New York Mets before 42,299 at Dodger Stadium. But mostly, what Kuroda gave the Dodgers was the one thing they needed most.
On the heels of Chad Billingsley's shutout of the San Francisco Giants a night earlier, Kuroda gave them almost as much length as Billingsley did. And for a beleaguered bullpen that was missing its closer due to illness and missing a couple of other guys for a couple of other reasons -- a bullpen that had lost two games and posted a collective 6.05 ERA in the first six games after the All-Star break -- nothing could have been more welcome.
Kuroda probably could have gone another inning, giving the Dodgers their first back-to-back complete games in more than a decade. But he had thrown 112 pitches already, he would have been lifted in the eighth if he hadn't retired the Mets in order, and the top of the Mets' lineup was due up in the ninth.
Hong-Chih Kuo, who had either pitched or warmed up each of the previous two days, made quick work of the Mets in the ninth. And that was the only inning pitched by a Dodgers reliever since Tuesday.
That means the Dodgers are likely to go back to their preferred roster breakdown of 12 pitchers and five outfielders Friday. They had been carrying a 13th pitcher, left-handed reliever Jack Taschner, since Wednesday because the bullpen was so unsettled.
"Tomorrow or Saturday," Dodgers manager Joe Torre said. "Probably tomorrow."
It probably won't be Taschner who goes down simply because he was just added to the 40-man roster and doesn't have minor league options. If the Dodgers do the easy thing and send out someone who does have options, it probably will be little-used right-hander Travis Schlichting. On the other hand, with the Dodgers (51-45) having secured waivers on lefty reliever George Sherrill and Sherrill having not completely closed the door on accepting an outright assignment so he can go down and work on his mechanics, the club could decide to go that route instead if Sherrill agrees.
The most likely outfielder to be called up would seem to be Jay Gibbons, a veteran who last played in the majors with Baltimore in 2007. He is a left-handed hitter who could come off the bench for the Dodgers and is hitting .327 with 25 doubles, 17 homers, 70 RBIs and a .354 on-base percentage at Albuquerque.
Whatever happens, if the fourth-place Dodgers -- who moved to within five games of division-leading San Diego in the National League West -- get Broxton back Friday, they will have a mostly intact bullpen, even with Ronald Belisario still on the restricted list and Ramon Troncoso still in Triple-A.
As for Kuroda (8-8), he gave up five hits. Other than the fifth inning, when the Mets got runners on the corners with one out and wound up leaving the bases loaded, Kuroda never allowed a runner beyond first base. But that fifth inning might have been his finest moment.
He gave up consecutive base hits up the middle with one out to Jeff Francoeur and Chris Carter. But with the bottom of the order coming up, Kuroda worked it to perfection, getting rookie catcher Josh Thole, who came in hitting .480 in 15 games this season, to take a called third strike on a nasty breaking ball that started over the inside corner, broke at the last moment and ended up over the outside corner. With opposing pitcher Hisanori Takahashi now on deck, Kuroda intentionally walked Luis Castillo. Predictably, Takahashi grounded out weakly.
Kuroda then retired nine of the final 10 batters he faced, giving up only a bloop single to Francoeur in the seventh that second baseman Ronnie Belliard overran as he tried to make an over-the-shoulder catch in short right field.
In his past two starts, Kuroda has given up one run and nine hits over 14 innings.
Key performance
Kuo came in with the lowest career ERA against the Mets (0.35) of any active major league pitcher, according to ESPN Stats and Information. The All-Star left-hander shaved that figure a little closer (0.33) by blowing through the top of the order fairly easily in the ninth, recording his third save of the season.
Kuo began by striking out Angel Pagan. Although he then walked David Wright on four pitches, that brought up left-handed-hitting Ike Davis. Kuo threw him four consecutive fastballs, getting ahead 1-2, then dropped a slider on Davis, who swung and missed, leaving left-handed hitters a combined 0 for 32 with 17 strikeouts against Kuo this season.
Although Francoeur fouled off a couple of two-strike pitches, he eventually grounded to third, ending the game.
All the while, Broxton, the Dodgers' All-Star closer who has struggled in his past two appearances but hadn't pitched since Tuesday, was nowhere to be found.
"Broxton was sick," Torre said. "We thought when he got to the ballpark that something he ate last night just didn't agree with him. We thought he would be all right for the game, but it never got any better, so we sent him home. Hopefully, he'll be all right tomorrow."
Torre didn't reveal that to the media before the game, presumably because he didn't want to tip off the Mets.
Torre said despite Kuo's season-long dominance and Broxton's recent struggles, he isn't in any way tempted to flip his eighth-inning setup man and his closer.
"No, I like having the tandem we have right now," Torre said.
The Dodgers have been waiting most of the season for talented center fielder Matt Kemp to finally break out. Whether that happened against the Mets remains to be seen, but Kemp did drive in both of the Dodgers' runs.
The first one came in the first inning, on a two-out double that Francoeur might have had a chance to catch on the warning track if he hadn't turned the wrong way at the wall. But there was no doubting Kemp's other run-scoring hit, a solo homer to left-center leading off the seventh inning against Takahashi. That was Kemp's first home run since July 6, when he homered for the fourth time in seven games after a three-day disciplinary benching by Torre.
Kemp went 2-for-3. He is second on the team, behind first baseman James Loney, with 29 multiple-hit games, but Kemp is hitting just .264 overall.
Key moments
Dodgers catcher Russell Martin, who came in having thrown out 30.8 percent of would-be base stealers this season, threw out Wright trying to steal second to end the first inning and then cut down Jose Reyes trying to steal second for the second out in the fourth. Through the end of the fourth, Kuroda had faced the minimum 12 batters, the only two hits he gave up having been erased by those clutch throws from Martin.
"The two key outs were Russell throwing to second base in those two innings," Kuroda said. "I think that really changed the momentum."
Scene and heard
Dodgers ball boy Francisco Herrera, who was working the left-field line, made a nice grab of a tailing line drive in the ninth inning. Although Herrera got a small ovation and kudos from broadcaster Charley Steiner on the radio, that wasn't the most important part of his catch. A small child sitting in the front row was directly in the line of fire, according to one witness, and never saw the ball coming; the child might have taken the line drive in the head if Herrera hadn't snagged it. The ball boy then gave the ball to the child's father.
By the numbers
857 -- Consecutive games at Dodger Stadium without a rainout, a new ballpark record. The last rainout at Dodger Stadium happened on April 17, 2000. The previous record of 856 consecutive games was set from April 26, 1988 through April 10, 1999.
Quote of the day
"I didn't really know I was 4-0 before the game, but you should have told me that before the game. I might have pitched differently if I had known." -- Kuroda, with Kenji Nimura interpreting, when told that he was 4-0 in six career starts against Takahashi back in Japan, where Kuroda pitched for the small-market Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Takahashi pitched for the storied (and deep-pocketed) Tokyo Yomiuri Giants.
This was the sixth game in major league history pitting two starting pitchers who were born in Japan and the first since June 19, 2009, when Atlanta's Kenshin Kawakami faced Boston's Daisuke Matsuzaka. This was the first such matchup involving either Kuroda or Takahashi.
Looking ahead
Friday's starters: Right-hander Vicente Padilla (4-2, 3.65) has been the Dodgers' best starting pitcher since returning from the disabled list June 19, going 3-1 with a 2.03 ERA in six starts while giving up 23 hits in 40 innings; he will be opposed by Mets lefty Johan Santana (7-5, 2.87), the two-time Cy Young Award winner who has given up only two runs in 31 innings over four starts so far this month.
Tony Jackson covers the Dodgers for ESPNLosAngeles.com.


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Summer Haying | Lessons from the Hayfield
About six years ago, my wife, Penny, and I, along with our sons, Finlay and Rye, began haying with a neighbor.
Martha runs a small dairy farm with her sister Lynn on the ridgetop across the valley from our holding in Cabot, Vermont. She is 69, tousle-haired, and inhabits a body that seems to have been purpose-built for labor. When I see her arms emerging from the rolled-up sleeves of the flannel shirts she wears even in July, they're all protruding vein and muscle, and I'm reminded of those hollow-boned migrating birds that can fly hundreds of miles without food or sleep. Martha even eats like a bird, subsisting on a sporadic ingestion of calories, along with less-sporadic doses of caffeine and nicotine. When we hay, she often forgets about food, and I've learned to put a sandwich into her hands, to say, "Here, Martha, eat this," even if all she's asked for is coffee or a Coke. Paradoxically, she was once an Olympian, and it occurs to me that the same genetics responsible for her athletic prowess also enable her to thrive on this substandard diet.
Our haying arrangement with our neighbor evolved out of mutual needs, in the manner of many rural working arrangements made across generations that came long before mine. In short, what Martha needed was muscle, enough to meet the demands of pulling a few thousand 50-pound bales from the long metal chute of her baler, before tossing them toward the rear of the wagon to whomever is stacking them, neatly in a crosshatched pattern for utmost stability. The stability is important, as her hayfield features numerous undulations, like ocean swells caught at the height of their unfurling. I ride the wagon with my feet spread wide and planted, feeling it pitch and heave beneath me, like some landlocked hillbilly version of surfing. The fact that the brakes on Martha's old John Deere are barely operational dials up the excitement a notch or two, but still I stick the toes of my boots over the edge to hang ten. Then the wagon bucks, and it feels suddenly as if I might be tossed under the wheels, and I retreat.
What we needed was simpler: hay for our menagerie of ruminant animals, which generally include a half-dozen cows, an equivalent count of sheep, and, if the boys get their way, a couple of goats to launch Cabot's first goat-sausage enterprise. So a deal was struck, although, truthfully, there never was a deal, per se. Rather, things sort of took on a life of their own, following a path of crude logic: We'd help Martha and Lynn fill their barn, and once that was full and their livestock were guaranteed another winter of sustenance, we'd fill ours. We'd kick in something for fuel and maintenance, but the bulk of our debt would be paid in sweat and the slightly nauseated feeling one gets at the end of a long day of tossing square bales.
That feeling has something–though not everything–to do with the fact that not many farmers put up large quantities of square bales these days. Speaking strictly in terms of haying technology, square bales are nearly two generations past their prime. The onset of the square bale's decline can even be traced to a specific year: 1965, which is when the delightfully named Virgil Haverdink was casting about for a master's thesis project at Iowa State University. After a winter of tinkering in the school's machine shop, Haverdink had fabricated a loutish-looking contraption that would become the world's first commercially successful round baler.
Haverdink cleverly designed the implement so that the finished bales–each of which contained roughly the equivalent of 15 square bales–would shed water. And, because air couldn't penetrate the compacted mass of hay, any moisture encapsulated within would introduce fermentation, rather than mold. The former is entirely palatable to ruminants; the latter can be deadly.
This meant that farmers could bale before the forage was entirely dry, which in turn meant that they needn't wait for a three-day window of sun to make hay. Indeed, many farmers now put up what's known as "hay in a day."
The modern round bale, then, confers numerous advantages. It turns the phrase "make hay while the sun shines" into a platitude rather than a truism, and by doing so, it extends a calloused middle finger to the vagaries of weather. And because the bales are too big to be handled by hand (depending on moisture content, a round bale can weigh upwards of 1,200 pounds), they must be handled by machine. Because they must be handled by machine, no more physical effort is required than what's necessary to operate the tractor's controls. The upshot? With round bales, an entire winter's worth of hay for an entire farm can be put into round bales by one person, who needn't touch even a single stem of grass in the process.
All of which is to say, putting hay into rounds is quicker, easier, and exponentially more forgiving than putting it into squares. Heck, if you wrap them in plastic, as is common practice in the Northeast, they don't even require shelter. It's not hard to understand why the technology gained widespread adoption in very short order and why you can't drive through Vermont's farmland in the early years of the 21st century without passing row upon row of big, white, plastic-wrapped marshmallows of hay.
So, sure, the round bale makes a certain kind of logical sense; this I must concede. And in full fairness to Haverdink and the technology as a whole, I should note that we feed a few to our cows every winter. It's enormously convenient to simply fire up the tractor, plop the bale in the paddock, and leave the cows to their ruminating. But doing so always leaves me feeling a little hollow and confused, as though I've just gotten something for nothing, and I'm not quite sure whether I should be grateful for all the work I didn't have to do, or cheated because I didn't have to do it.
In recent years, I've come to understand that certain moments shape my life by a measure not consistent with their brevity and immediate imprint. These are not the big events, the births and deaths, the unions and separations, which for all their significance are the commonplace joys and tragedies of humanity. Rather, they're the almost imperceptible splashes in the pool of my existence, as when I glance up at Martha perched on that big green tractor like a sprite riding the back of some great beast, 100 pounds soaking wet atop 12,000 pounds of machine, towing another 10,000 pounds or more of hay and baler and wagon, and I marvel at what it means to be human, to be of the species that for better or worse has invented all this stuff, this amazing, crazy, magical stuff. I mean, my God, to be towed through a field at the ass end of a 20,000-something-pound chain of steel and rubber and grass? And to have the master of that chain be a cigarette-smoking Olympian with the bones of a bird and the work ethic of an entire friggin' anthill? It's almost as though I can feel the small stone dropping through my surface. It's almost as if I'm not just the pool, but also the shore, and I can see those waves rushing toward me.
The field we hay with Martha is at a high elevation, with 270-degree views of everything that makes Vermont the place where non-Vermonters wish they lived, if only it weren't for blackflies, mud season, and, depending on their political leanings, Bernie Sanders. During the rare moments when bales aren't popping out the chute, I like to look out across those views, and I remind myself to stop taking so damn much of my life for granted. This works for a day, maybe two, before I retreat back into my old jaded self. But every year, a little more of it sticks, and I remain hopeful that by the time I'm Martha's age, and maybe even sooner, gratitude will have become habitual, an ever-present backdrop from which to greet the world.
I like to sing as I chuck bales, and there's something about the brute physicality of the task that pushes me toward the juvenile, if not downright infantile, favorites of my youth. Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher," for instance: Oh, wow, man … What do you think the teacher's gonna look like this year? … Hey, I heard you missed us … We're baaaack! … I don't feel tardy … And then the chorus: Got it bad, got it bad, got it bad, I'm hot for teacher!
We hay as a family, and my boys have been part of the process for better than half their lives. "Pay attention, guys, because you're going to be in charge of this operation before long," Martha tells them, and she means it, although, frankly, the boys seem a little skeptical. And who can blame them? The intricacy of the baler, with its gears, knotters, and web of twine, all of which require frequent intervention, and the sheer mass of the Deere, its rear tires towering high above the boys' heads, its exhaust snorting the rich black smoke of uncombusted diesel: My children have not yet arrived at the conquering age, when the default assumption is that such things can be bent to their will. But they're only human; they'll get there, and Martha knows it. She knows, too, of her own mortality, that even a creature that can fly hundreds of miles without food will eventually grow weary. She jokes that someday we'll have to strap her rocking chair onto the wagon. We'll stick a lit Camel in one hand and a megaphone in the other, and she can bellow orders as we make long, looping passes through the field. The real joke, of course, is that she's not joking.
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Paediatric First Aid Course
This intensive Paediatric First Aid is suitable for nannies, au pairs, maternity nurses and parents. The first aid course covers all the necessary requirements for registration on the Ofsted Voluntary Register. A certificate will be issued on completion on the course which is valid for 3 years; as well as a First Aid booklet.
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A: Yes. Parents want the best for their children with the safety of their child or children being their number one concern. Choking in babies and young children comes top of the list of things parents are most concerned about.
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SINGAPORE Australia's push to impose an economy-wide cost on carbon pollution gives global efforts to price emissions a boost and will help revive struggling U.N. talks on a tougher climate deal.
In Australia's most sweeping economic reform in decades, the government will tax the nation's top 500 polluters at A$23 per metric ton of carbon before moving to a market-based emissions trading scheme in 2015.
The proposal came after months of venomous political debate and the haunting failure of two previous attempts to price carbon in 2009.
Australia's embrace of a carbon tax, despite fierce political and industry opposition, is a much needed sign of support for carbon pricing.
Lobbies pressing for similar moves in other countries will take heart that Australia -- as the developed world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter on a per-capital basis -- has managed to push this far ahead.
"Other countries will look at one of the most carbon polluting economies on the planet that has made one huge stride forward toward putting a price on carbon," said John Connor, CEO, of The Climate Institute think tank in Sydney.
"That should be a boost for those who are calling for this everywhere from Japan, South Korea, South Africa through to the United States," he said.
The drama in Australia mirrors that in the United States, Japan and other nations where efforts to price carbon have proved polarizing, forcing governments to shelve plans.
If the Australian parliament gives its approval later this year -- assuming key government backers don't defect -- it will usher in the second-largest carbon scheme outside Europe's $120 billion a year program that began in 2005.
It will boost efforts by Australia's trading partners in Asia as well as New Zealand, which already has an emissions trading scheme and is keen to link its program with its neighbor. California is aiming to roll out emissions trading from 2013.
"If you are looking for countries where it would have an influence it would be South Korea and Japan because they are both considering emissions trading scheme," said Stephen Howes of the Australian National University in Canberra.
"So if we can influence them, they might then influence China," said Howes of the Crawford School of Economics and Government. China is the world's biggest polluter and its carbon emissions rose 10 percent in 2010.
South Africa has said it wants to impose a carbon tax by late 2012 but has faced criticism from industry fearing it will hit profits. The government is currently looking at different proposals that would not jeopardize growth.
South Korea wants to introduce emissions trading by 2015 and has already set emissions caps for its power and heavy industry sectors for the year 2020.
The government has muted some strong industry opposition by offering concessions. The scheme needs parliamentary approval but has won bipartisan support.
The government is also considering a carbon tax as a possible alternative.
"Australia can be a good example that shows the growing number of countries heading into the direction of the carbon tax," Park Soon-chul, chief researcher at Korea Carbon Finance in Seoul, told Reuters.
Japan has shelved proposals for emissions trading laws and a climate bill as lawmakers seek revisions. But debate has also stalled because the weak government is struggling to guide energy policy and reconstruction after the March earthquake and nuclear crisis.
Many industries are fearful of higher power costs after the disaster. Parliament is trying to debate a subsidized tariff for green energy to drive renewable power investment.
Faced with a power crunch and massive rebuilding costs, Japan can not pay too much attention to what other countries are doing on climate policy, said Yasuhiko Tabaru, a senior consultant at the Mizuho Information and Research Institute.
"Another country's climate policy doesn't seem to have anything to do with us under the current political situation in Japan," he said.
More broadly, though, Australia's plan is a breath of fresh air for the market.
"From a global market perspective there is no doubt this will create a significant boost for the global carbon market," said Martijn Wilder, global head Baker & McKenzie's environmental markets practice in Sydney.
Key lures of the Australian measure are its size and international linkages.
The target is to cut emissions by 160 million metric tons by 2020 from 2000 levels. The scheme will tax the country's top 500 polluters, who currently produce 60 percent of national emissions.
At nearly 600 million metric tons of emissions a year, Australia's greenhouse gas pollution is similar in scale to South Korea's.
But with half the population, Australia's $1.3 trillion economy is far dirtier per-capita because of its heavy reliance on coal for about 80 percent of electricity.
This compares with about 95 percent for South Africa, about 80 percent for China and 45 percent for the United States.
Mark C. Lewis, managing director of commodities research at Deutsche Bank in London, said he expected significant demand from Australia from 2015 for UN offsets called CERs.
That would be a much needed boost to building up the UN's carbon market under the Kyoto Protocol because the market is essentially dominated for now by Europe.
Under Australia's scheme, offsets equivalent to up to half the nation's greenhouse gas emissions could be imported from 2015. Many of the credits are likely to come from clean-energy projects in poorer countries.
"Also, with California starting in 2013 and potentially South Korea in 2015, you now have a little bit of momentum again. California and Australia are very important regions -- particularly from a media point of view -- and will get the kind of attention that South Korea will not," Lewis told Reuters.
China is closely watching how its neighbors tackle carbon policy, said Howes, who has just returned from a visit there.
China has pledged to cut the amount of CO2 produced per unit of GDP by 17 percent over 2011-2015, and is looking to launch a number of pilot "market mechanisms" in various cities and provinces over the next year to meet the target.
It is also looking at cap-and-trade mechanisms, the most commonly used system to control pollution, in sectors such as power and steel. However, it is unclear when Beijing might unveil a nationwide carbon-trading scheme.
U.N. climate talks are largely stalled over disagreement over the fate of the Kyoto Protocol and anger from poorer nations, which accuse rich nations of not doing enough to cut emissions.
Australian's plan pledges to cut Australia's emissions by 80 percent by 2050 from 2000 levels, up from an earlier goal of 60 percent.
"This should be a real boost for international climate negotiations," said Christine Milne, the deputy leader of Australia's Greens party.
Major U.N. climate talks are set for the South African city of Durban at the end of the year to try to break the deadlock. Strong individual steps by countries might improve the mood of the talks, which have been poisoned by years of mistrust.
"What we've seen globally is a move away from international agreement to countries who are the key players starting to adopt their own strategies. This is just part of that consistent trend," Wilder said.
(Additional reporting by Ju-min Park in Seoul, David Stanway in Beijing, Stian Reklev of Point Carbon News in Beijing, Nina Chestney in London and Agnieszka Flak in Johannesburg)
(Editing by Neil Fullick)
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