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The pick to Galloway was a perfect picture of a QB with no arm.
I did watch the game for the 2nd time (as if the first wasn't enough) and it was an abyssmal throw. Then he misses Galloway on the TD fade that was knocked down by Henry. He may not have been able to fully step into the ball but he simply lacks the arm strength for these throws. It makes it hard on him and defenses know this so its even more difficult to move the ball. Factor that in and you have 8-9 man fronts on Caddy and we still cannot throw the ball with any effectiveness.


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- "Too Pretty To Eat" – that's what Ben Franklin might say… January 17, 2013I can't believe how awesome and pretty these little lunches look. Do you think our kids would eat more veggies if all the Mom's in the world would unite, and be Bento Queens? If it weren't for my friend Swedo … Continue reading →momshappyplace
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A number of local businesses are saluting veterans, military service men and women, and their families this Veterans Day by offering local discounts, specials and promotions. Here's a guide to specials in the area.
Two important notes:
- Most companies require some form of military ID. These include: a Military ID Card (active/reserve/retired), Current Leave and Earnings Statement (LES), Drivers License with Veterans Designation, a photograph in uniform, you in uniform (if your service permits), Veterans Organization Card (e.g., American Legion and VFW), DD214, discharge paperwork, or other form of identification. Other restaurants and companies may go by the honor system.
- Always call ahead to verify locations, times, and participation. Many of the listed companies are franchises and may have different policies.
Free food:
- Starbucks - at Mansell Road in Roswell will provide complimentary coffee to any veteran. Just mention that you are a veteran.
- Applebee's — Free meal, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Last year, Applebee's served more than 1 million free meals to military veterans and active servicemembers. Applebee's is again offering a free meal to military veterans and active-duty service members on Veterans Day, Sunday, Nov. 11. There will be seven entrées to choose from, beverage and gratuity not included. Military ID or proof of service required.
- California Pizza Kitchen — Free meal, Sunday, Nov. 11, and Monday, Nov. 12. CPK is honoring veterans and military personnel a free pizza and a non-alcoholic beverage on Nov. 11 and 12. Dine-in only. Come in uniform or bring military ID or other proof of service.
- Chili's — Free meal, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Chili's is offering all military veterans past and present their choice of one of seven meals. This offer is available from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11, at participating Chili's. Dine-in from limited menu only; beverages and gratuity not included. Veterans and active duty military simply show proof of military service.
- Denny's — Free pancakes, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. Free all-you-can-eat pancakes from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 12, for all active, retirees, and veterans with a valid military ID or proof of military service. Offer available in every Denny's nationwide.
- Einstein Bagels — Free bagel, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Veterans will be treated to a free classic or signature bagel on Nov. 11.
- Golden Corral — Free meal, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. Free meal for any veteran who has served in the U.S. military or is a current active duty service member on Nov. 12, 4 to 9 p.m. All Golden Corral locations will be participating.
- Hooters — Free wings, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Ten free boneless wings with the purchase of a drink for all veterans and active duty military on Nov. 11. Military ID or proof of service required.
- Little Caesars — Free Crazy Bread, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Receive free Crazy Bread with valid ID Nov. 11.
- Longhorn Steakhouse — Free appetizer and drink, Sunday, Nov. 11, and Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. Free Texas Tonion and a non-alcoholic drink for Veterans and military personnel on Nov. 11 and 12.
- On The Border – Free entree certificate, Sunday, Nov 11, 2012. On The Border will donate 15 percent of purchases will to Carry The Load, and veterans and active-duty will receive a free entrée certificate on Nov. 11, valid up to $10 and good through Nov. 30.
- Outback Steakhouse — Free Bloomin' Onions and Cokes until Sunday, Nov. 11. Outback Steakhouse is honoring America's military veterans by offering active duty military and veterans a free Bloomin' Onion and a Coca-Cola product during the week leading up to Veterans Day. This offer is available to military personnel with ID.
Red Lobster — Free appetizer, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Free appetizer to all veterans and active-duty personnel.
- Sweet Tomatoes — Free meal, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Past and present military will receive a free meal this Sunday and Monday with the purchase of another regular priced meal. Just show proof of military service or be in uniform.
- Texas Roadhouse — Free lunch, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. Every Texas Roadhouse location across the country will participate in the free lunch event to honor the men and women of our armed forces. Choose from one of 10 free meals, plus sides and a drink. Offer good for All veterans – including all active, retired or former U.S. military. ID required.
- T.G.I. Friday's — Free lunch, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. Valid for all U.S. military personnel and veterans. Must wear uniform (if permitted by your service) or present military ID or other proof of service. Only valid at participating locations for anyone with an old or current military ID.
- The Olive Garden — Free entrée, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Offer good for veterans and active duty military, on Nov. 11 during regular business hours. Chose from a special menu; all entrées inlcude freshly baked garlic sticks and choice of soup or salad. Proof of service required.
Store discounts:
- Home Depot: The Home Depot is offering all active duty personnel, reservists, retired military, veterans and their families a 10 percent discount off their purchases in honor of Veteran' Day. The offer is valid on purchases of up to $2,000 for a maximum of $200 and is available at The Home Depot stores, The Home Depot Design Center locations, Yardbirds and EXPO Design Center(R) locations. The 10% military discount is available everyday for active duty and retirees, but not all veterans. Home Depot makes this offer available to all veterans on most military holidays.
- Lowe's: Lowe's Companies, Inc. will offer all active, reserve, honorably discharged, retired military personnel and their immediate family members a 10 percent discount on in-store U.S. purchases made during the Veterans Day holiday. The discount is available Nov. 7 – Nov. 11. The discount is available on in-stock and special order purchases up to $5,000. To qualify, individuals must present a valid military ID or other proof of service. Excluded from the discount are sales via Lowes.com, previous sales, and purchases of services or gift cards. Like Home Depot, Lowes offers this discount daily to active duty military members, but not to veterans. However, they extend the offer to military veterans on military holidays. You can also find exclusive discounts at Lowe's.com.
- Atlanta Humane Society: The Atlanta Humane Society will offer 50 percent off adoptions to veterans, police officers and firefighters on Sunday, Nov. 11. Must bring identification.
- Old Navy: Every Monday, including Nov.12, active and veteran military personnel with ID cards are granted 10 percent off their purchases.
- Big Lots: Veterans, active duty, retired and reserve military personnel and their immediate family members with valid ID get a 10 percent discount on purchases.
- Build-A-Bear Workshop: To celebrate Veterans Day, the store is offering 20 percent off a purchase when guests present a valid military ID.
- Amazon.com free MP3 album download "Veterans Day Honor": Available at Amazon on Veterans Day. Download the album (album will be full price again starting Nov. 12).
- Sports Authority: All Veterans and Military personnel stop by your local Sports Authority store to receive 15 percent off your entire purchase on Nov. 11, 2012. Please show proper identification or proof of service at check-out to receive this special offer.
Free activities:
- All national parks, forests and monuments offer free addmission to all on Veterans Day. Go and enjoy the scenery!
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Alamo evacuated after gas line ruptured
Original post made on Jul 24, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 12:04 PM
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on Jul 24, 2013 at 1:17 pm
I was driving on 680 & right before Alamo, my car Bluetooth buzzed with an Emergency Alert. Very cool. I support any kind of tracking to keep the vast majority safe. I love the USA!
on Jul 24, 2013 at 2:21 pm
Thank you Danville Express for this article.
on Jul 24, 2013 at 3:02 pm
I got the emergency alert at noon this afternoon, however I thought it was a HUGE FAIL! The only information the alert provided was to "evacuate now" - no specifics on the emergency or where the evacuation was taking place. I tried tuning into the 12:00 news, but there was zero coverage of the so called "emergency evacuation". The lack of information sent many people into a panic worrying about children, pets and homes.
on Jul 24, 2013 at 3:19 pm
I would think an "EVACUATE NOW" would be all the explanation anyone would need! One wrong move and this would be game over for many! When there is this type of danger, there is no time to do anything other than get out! Awesome job Contra Costa County!
on Jul 24, 2013 at 3:32 pm
I think it was irresponsible and negligent for them to not provide any further info. I had friends in several different cities get the "evacuate now" text. And where exactly are we supposed to evacuate to? Which areas should we go to or avoid? What if I evacuated from Walnut Creek to Alamo?
I was located in Danville at the time of the evacuation. My girlfriend, invited me to her place in Walnut Creek. If I would have gone, I would have been going exactly towards the area I should have be avoiding! Clearly more detailed information should have been provided.
on Jul 24, 2013 at 3:34 pm
Let me guess Concerned must the be idiot that sent out the "EVACUATE NOW" alert. Bravo!
on Jul 24, 2013 at 4:11 pm
Thanks M.B. for your Bravo! Next time maybe CCC can have you make the decision who gets what and when, it sounds as if you are very much in the know on disasters! Would it have been different for you if there had been a major problem? Many times a general alarm is sounded by both text and or phone...unfortunately certain areas are not always sectioned off for alerts and all surrounding areas get included! Have a great day M.B. it sounds as if you need one... Thanks from the "Idiot"!
on Jul 24, 2013 at 6:49 pm
I agree with both arguments. The lack of information was alarming. However, I knew that I was heading into the danger zone because I noticed helicopters hovering in the distance. By the time I received the alarm, exits & entrances were blocked off & traffic quickly backed up. I had to call my husband to find out what was going on.
A few extra lines on the Emergency Alert would have saved me some time & stress.
I'm sure next time will be better. I just appreciate the alert!
BTW: how did my phone get this alert? Was it by GPS entering the area?
on Jul 25, 2013 at 8:15 am
I'm reminded of the five guys who died in Walnut Creek back in 2004 when they were digging not far from there and ruptured a fuel line.
Fortunately this time no one was killed or seriously injured.
EBMUD has safety procedures to prevent this sort of thing. What happened? Why was the public put at risk yet again?
on Jul 25, 2013 at 10:54 am
To Concerned,
on Jul 25, 2013 at 1:14 pm
PSMacintosh....Thank you for being so kind! Have a great day, you deserve it!
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Little Lily is about 4 months old
"You can see she's fine," said Lily's mother, Heather Raddon.
Lily's already been through a lot in her young life. When she was 6 weeks old, Lee County deputies say her father, Patrick Cannedy, shook her so hard, Lily suffered a brain hemorrhage.
"We got called to HealthPark to a possible child abuse--the child had been flown to All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg," said Tiffany Wood, Lee County Sheriff's Office.
In a NBC2 exclusive, we've learned detectives just arrested Cannedy for aggravated child abuse, after a lengthy investigation.
"The doctor that investigated it told us that the child had severe head trauma due to shaken baby syndrome," Wood said.
Deputies say the baby also showed other signs of physical abuse, specifically bruising all over her chest, stomach and hips, caused by some sort of trauma.
Someone in her family took Lily to the hospital in mid-January after she began having violent seizures.
Investigators say Cannedy denied ever hurting his daughter--telling them he picked her up abruptly while she was vomiting. That, he claimed, could have caused the injuries.
Detectives say Cannedy's story doesn't add up.
Raddon wouldn't tell us any more about what happened.
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The Department of Children and Families says Lily was placed with relatives, but can't provide specifics about visitation rights involving the little girl.
"She's a normal, happy, healthy baby," Raddon said.
According to her mother, Lily has no long-term complications from the alleged abuse detectives say she suffered when she was so young.
Cannedy has since bonded out of jail, he's charged with a felony.
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For a close encounter with a beautiful bandy-legged elk, head for Grönåsens Ålgpark , Sweden's biggest elk park, located 3km west of Kosta towards Orrefors. You can admire these gentle creatures on a 1.3km walk in the forested enclosure (Skr40). Ironically, you can also buy elk sausages to roast on the outdoor barbecue or purchase an elk-skin baseball cap.


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So I think we can all assume that this is no longer worth a full article, but a writeup must be done. We're used to the NHL canceling games by now, but this time it comes with an assumed drop date for the league. What does that mean? Well it means that if no CBA is reached by January 15th, the NHL is going nuclear and taking out the season. All the legal stuff that's been going on the past couple weeks seems to make that deadline a hell of a challenge to meet, so the doomsday sayers can begin their chanting now. Well, the doomsday sayers in regards to the NHL. People who think the world is going to end tomorrow (today in Australia and New Zealand) are still really, really stupid. 625 games have been canceled thus far, over 50% of the NHL schedule.
After news broke that not all Flames players would be attending the team's annual charity golf tournament, NHLPA player rep Matt Stajan has said that a number his teammates will instead be traveling to New York in a final effort to influence CBA negotiations before Saturday's deadline. "It is unfortunate we all can't go, but, obviously, getting a new CBA is our No. 1 focus because we want to play hockey. We don't want to be locked out and have a bunch of other charity events cancelled . . . or can't attend because we're locked out," Stajan told the Calgary Herald.
P.K. Subban stopped by the Fan 590 in Toronto on Wednesday. During the 27 minute segment, the Canadiens RFA defenseman promoted Hyundai Hockey Helpers, which benefits KidsSport and getting kids in the rink.. Subban also shared a few other bits of info, including burgers, contract negotiations and some theme song ideas. P.K., brother and Bruins prospect Malcolm Subban and their father Karl also hit the TV screen as guests of CP24 Breakfast. Subban on his concerns for the fans, in the event of a lockout.
That's the title of a new opinion piece of mine at The Daily Caller, in which I argue that fans should harness the power of the Internet to make our voices heard in the current CBA negotiations. Media outlets too often focus solely on the struggle between labor and management in these disputes, and we fans get overlooked. So it's up to us to make sure people know what we think. Click the link above to read, and feel free to share with friends!
Best line in Lance Hornby's report. "Bettman and union executive director Donald Fehr couldn't even agree on who decided to end the talks Friday, Bettman insisting he was free to chat and Fehr offering to talk about minor CBA points." Coming Soon: "Bulldogs and Nailers Eyes on The Prize"
"At this point, talks are recessed." -- Donald M. Fehr. That's paraphrased, as we've seen it in variations on Twitter. This post links over to Defending Big D and provides a better glimpse at the breaking news that NHL Ownership adn the Players Association are at an impasse.
Saw this on Puck Daddy today. It's a series of videos shot by the players themselves. It stars five guys, including the Gremlin himself, as well as Scott Hartnell, Bobby Ryan, Loffrey Lupul and Marty Biron. Sneak preview video is on their site.
Knowing full well the (not so) underhanded politicking that the NHL and NHLPA are doing with this whole realignment spat, my latest entry addresses as many of the issues as possible and actually makes sense. If only the millionaires vs. billionaires would show us the fans a little respect and start off the CBA negotiations with a show of good faith and pick (and stick with) a plan.
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The Dallas Stars were hopeful their days in the Pacific Division would be over after this season. This appears to not be the case anymore after the NHLPA did not approve the league's realignment plan by the NHL's deadline. The league will operate under the current divisions and playoff format for the 2012-13 season. Plenty more on this later, but I can guarantee you the Stars will not be pleased with this development.
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A Clarksville man says he was kidnapped in his home, and police are looking for the three suspects.
The victim says he was tied up, beaten, gagged and held captive for six hours inside a home on Kingfisher Drive in Clarksville.
He says he escaped after climbing out a window and calling for help.
"I come from a really, really small town," said neighbor Jessica Svengros. "Stuff like this doesn't happen. To have characters like that, it's scary, especially with kids. I was home and to not know that someone was in there that needed help is horrible. It's terrifying."
"Being military and being alone is sometimes just scary," added neighbor Brooke Vondenhuevel. "It's awful to know someone was so close in harm's way."
Police are looking for 25-year-old Roger Harper, 23-year-old Troy Allen and 23-year-old Matthew Barnhill on charges of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery.
While a search warrant has been executed for the home, police have declined to say if the victim knew the three men listed on the arrest warrants or if anything led to the kidnapping.
Neighbors said they regularly saw Harper, Allen and Barnhill in their neighborhood before the kidnapping.
If you see these men, call police immediately.
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Stroke services suspended at Grimsby hosptial
Stroke services are to be suspended at Grimsby's Diana Princess of Wales hospital. NHS bosses say the decision has been made as part of ongoing work to improve the care offered to patients.
The trust was recently asked to conduct a review of stroke services at the hospital and have made the decision to consolidate the service and run it from the Scunthorpe General Hospital stroke unit.
Hyper-acute and acute services are being suspended.
Jargon explained -
Hyper-acute is where a patient needs constant care, within the first 24 hours of being admitted to hospital. Acute is where a patient remains in hospital, on a ward, but is not well enough to leave.


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Sporting bid (From Mid Devon Star)
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SPORT Relief is urging Mid Devon people to sign up for one of the many events taking place to raise money across the South-West.
For the first time the public can make every mile count this year by choosing to run, swim or cycle at the Sainsbury's Sport Games across one weekend on March 21-23.
In 2012, the South-West raised and donated more than £690,000 which has helped fund more than 150 projects across the region.
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The 14th June marks National Cucumber Day: a day for foodies all over to appreciate thisrefreshing fruit (yes cucumber, like tomato, is actually a fruit). Though we suspect the more skeptical among us would perhaps shake their heads in disbelief to the existence of such a day, cucumber – which comes from the same botanic family as melon – has a variety of day-to-day uses.
At Eriska cucumber has become a favourite choice for many of our guests, mainly with Hendrick's gin, and so to help everyone celebrate the day in style we have listed some of the most requested beverages featuring a dash of cucumber for you all to try (including our new non-alcoholic Eriska Fizz)
Hendricks and Tonic
For a delightfully refreshing tipple, serve Hendricks Gin over ice, top up with tonic and garnish with a slice of cucumber to fully appreciate the infusion of rose petal and cucumber in this most unusual gin.
50 ml Hendrick's Gin
125 ml Tonic Water
2 slices of cucumber
Hendricks Martini
Refreshing Martini with a hint of cucumber!
50ml Hendricks Gin
5ml Dry Vermouth
To Prepare: Add ingredients to cocktail shaker and shake over plenty of ice. Strain into a Martini Glass.
Garnish with a cucumber ball in place of the traditional olive.
Eriska Fizz
Chill out on a warm day with a refreshing mix of cucumber, elderflower and lemon.
25ml elderflower cordial
25ml lemon juice
2" cucumber; Skin and seeds removed
To Prepare: Remove the skin from the outside of the piece of cucumber, and the flavourless, watery seeds from the center. Roughly chop the piece into a few smaller pieces (to help it break down). Add this to a cocktail shaker with the lemon juice and elderflower cordial, and mash the cucumber a little with a muddler or flat end of a bar spoon. Add plenty of ice to the shaker and SHAKE HARD to squeeze the flavour out of the cucumber. Strain the mix into a tall glass filled with ice and top up with soda water to finish. For a more visually appealing drink use a tea strainer to strain and ensure no little pieces of lemon or cucumber make it into the glass.
NB Also works fantastically with 50ml of gin for those seeking a little more bite...
Co-Written with Keith McGregor, Duty ManagerPhotos by Glen Montgomery, F&B Manager
No place is this more prevalent than in our pursuit of further knowlege in the fields of wines and food - so what better way to combine these two fascinating topics than by arranging a weekend of education her at Eriska. Or so we though back in 1993 when we first organised a Winter Wine Weekend. Back in those days we all had so much more time - and it could be argued a far greater thirst for knowledge that we used to run a three day weekend. Guests arrived on the Thursday in preparation for a full day in the kitchen. On the Friday our kitchen team would be joined by experts in their field to help explain and educate. One that sprung to mind was a Seafood and Chardonnay weekend when Andy Race- our fish merchant arrived- late on Thursday because in those days the market on Thursday night physically took place in Mallaig and he had to be there in person to examine, bid and purchase the fish.
On the Friday monring he simply brought in a huge box of mixed fish and with 20 guests sitting round, dressed in aprons and armed with knives he tallked through the box demonstrated how to identify, pick and select the best fish ( a lesson I still utilise) and how to prpeare it for the the kicthen with ease. This, as then, followed by working demonstrations and then the kitchen team took his work and helped show how it could be transformed. All sounded so simple but by the end of the day we had a great lunch and had some wonderful produce ready for dinner.
Then we are joined by some partners who could not escape for all three days and had a wonderful dinner focussing on the proiduce that had been prepared and with an introduction to wines of the world all featuring the Chardonnay Grape.
On Saturday we had anther practical; day with a demonstartion and talk from Inverawe Smokehouse highlighting the skill involved in curing and smoking fish- a skill we then took even further when we opened our own smoker- and then after lunch it was out on the water- some went out with a prawn creeler, some went to a local Oyster Hatchery and farm and some simply wantered on the beach as part of a guided foraging tour.
This was all simply to build up an appetite for dinner which was proceeded by a tasting of Chardonnay wines from around the world highlighting the huge range of grapes and abilities to create a diverse yet wonderful product. Then for dinner, the kitchen having been slightly freer and less invaded by fishmongers and guests- created a wonderful gastronomic dinner which was matched by a variety of wines which complemented the palate.
A greta fun weeknd and everybody learnt something- some more than others but all had left their cares of the world behind and ultimately relaxed.
Time has become even more valuable but our thirst for knowledge has not waned so we are delighted to be able to announce that we will be joined by Mark O'Bryen, Master of Wine and Taittinger Ambassador to the Uk for our Winter Wine weekend which takes place over the weekend of the 16th November. In order to offer complete flexibility we have restricted the main event to a Champagne Masterclass on the Saturday Afternoon - for those not intersted in the rugby internationals!- and havearranged a tutored tasting to accompany Rosses wonderful dinner. It will allow Mark to Showcase the rangeform tis great champagne house and really introduce it to novices whilst evolving experts palates to appreciate the finer details. Clearly it will give teh opportunity to showcse the range but I am certain that we wil eb able to slip in a glass of still wine to help tittivate the taste buds styill further.
In a world of ever changing needs and skills it is often worth occasionally taking a step back and seeing what really matters - not short term trends but long term values. Eriska is now entering its fifth decade under the guise of a hotel. It was established simply back in the early seventies to offer a warmth and hospitality to those who chose to stay with us and today this core remains at our heart.
However we have over the years strived to achieve this in many ways-
Some well planned and programmed others chanced upon and cobbled together but always we have tried to blend our three ingredients- the place the people who visit and finally the team we work with- to create the best final product. We spend hours looking at the guest profiles, we spend every penny we earn to improve the place investing and finally we value our team but in this pursuit of success we sometimes both lose touch with our core and miss out on the simple fixes and most important opportunities.
So when we do gain the chance to simply walk out our back door and look around, stop and enjoy the environment, pause and soak up where we live it is not surprising that it keeps bringing us back to the basics and even more importantly the simple things upon which Eriska was established. To some when we come across these Eureka moments it seems like an obvious "No Brainer" - to others it is to simple to matter - and to others it may seem like a pointless crusade and time wasting concept- to the final category I would suggest Eriska is not for you!
When Eriska first started it was not only a country house hotel but more a working farm and its largest producer of its own raw material - we had dairy herd that produced- milk, butter cheese and cream, hens for eggs and gardens for vegetables. A very large Deep Freeze to benefit the heavy summer harvests and hold for a longer winter , and also to take account of the lack of regular summer supplies. Today we have had to give up the farm but the garden still produces herbs and salads along with the orchard looking after apples and pears for a couple of months of the year.
We can access world markets and get regular deliveries but are we really catering for our customers bringing products and ingredients from across the world - are we selling ourselves best showcasing the world to the world or would we be better showcasing Eriska and Scotland to the world.
It seems a simple and logical step in our pursuit to be unique and individual that we take what we believe is best and showcase this, and even more logical would be that the best fresh produce would be that which has come out of the ground most recently and traveled fewest miles. So under the guidance of our New Head Chef Ross Stovold and his team we have set about changing our view from the kitchen. Luckily this is supported by a resurgence in foraging - although in our view forgaing is not only about trapsing round the island looking for produce but also about working with local businesses to help and encourge them to deliver products we want and where necessary it is up to us to support them as we persuade them to go do a different route to market.
So it is probably no surprise to hear that Eriska was yesterday Awarded its latest award by Visit Scotland of "Taste our Best". This is a new scheme both supported and backed by the Scottish Government which highlights properties which showcase more than 40% of their menu from the locality. Although apparently the locality to the customer ranges greatly but for ease in this excersise- and I am sure nothing to do with the push for independence- Local means Scottish.!
However the scheme does not stop a simply awarding a plaque but also offers feedback to business about where they could make a difference and has been linked to the Food and Drink suppliers with a website to help identify other potential producers which may currently be anonymous and unknown. We were delighted to not only be one of the first to be recognised but more imporantly that this recognition aligns so clearly with our principles. Hopefully the scheme will take off and be a great success and that will require the customers to grasp and support it too.
In the meantime it is out on the island between showers, to pick more Brambles and Chantarelle otherwise we will have some hungry guests tonight!
We are very excited to welcome Ross Stovold to Isle of Eriska this week!
Ross Stovold previously held the position as head chef at Alimentum in Cambridge. Alimentum is a 50 cover restaurant which currently holds 3 AA Rosettes and a Michelin Star. He also has a range of good quality businesses on his list of achievements, most recently Sat Bains in Nottingham and the New Angel in Devon. Ross' focus is on bringing a training and development ethos to the kitchen at Eriska.
Part of Ross' concept is to employ four apprentices in his team alongside a strong top level, leaving him time to train and work with the juniors in an endeavour to grow our own chefs of the future.
Our kitchen team focuses on the use of the freshest, local produce in a way which develops and enhances the flavours and taste of our through manipulating as little as possible. Ross will continue to work closely with local suppliers to ensure the best of Scottish produce is presented on our Menu.
Our dinner menu changes on a daily basis and offers a choice of starters and a choice of main courses, one a fish from the surrounding waters another a meat dish from the hills surrounding the island and a final vegetarian alternative inspired by one of the gardens or larders close at hand. But what is excellent food without wine...
Our comprehensive wine list accompanies the best of Scottish produce and offers outstanding value for money to diners, particularly when you compare our wine pricing with other top restaurants. Our comprehensive wine list runs to 40 pages and provides extensive options both geographically and in terms of price. Our wine list provides personal recommendations that are favourites of Eriska's Owner, Senior Hotel Manager and Sommelier, and we believe that you are likely to find some interesting options here that may even become one of your own favourites!
This week, we have experinced much of what Eriska and the surrounding area has to offer, but also a lot of the things guests can enjoy while staying with us at the hotel!
On wednesday, the weather allowed for some of our guests with the more atristic nerve to spend time outside capuring the main house.
Did you know, that our hotel was built in 1884 by a branch of stewarts of Appin and the architect Hippolyte Blanc? He was known for his attention to details and for the Scottish Baronial Style. Blanc's work can also be seen in Edinbugh today, where the St Cutberth's Church and the Argyll Tower are amongst some of his works.
Today we went out with a client of ours who will be coming back to stay with us later in the summer to look at all that the West Coast of Scotland can offer! We were picked up by Struan from Costal Connection who took us over by boat to Kingairloch - only a 25 minute journey accross from Eriska. Kingairloch is a 14,000 acre highland estate and is home to a wide range of animals, birds and flora throughout the year and also feature the Boat House restaurant, serving exquisit seasonal cuisine - all grown or captured on the estate.
But what is exquisite cuisine withouth Scotlands national beverage?
We got back onto the boat and set our course towards Oban to visit the Oban Distillery. Oban Distillery is one of Scotland's oldest sources of single malt scotch whisky and are proud of their Oban 14 year old Single Malt with its hints of honey,smoke, citrus orange and sea salt. Well worth a visit if you are staying with us.
What are you doing for the World Whisky Day this weekend on Saturday 18th?
Are you one of the lucky ones coming to our tutored whisky tasting session on Saturday at the Isle of Eriska Hotel, Spa & Golf? It is open to residents of the Hotel and any residents dining with us in the evening.
The session will allow our guests and diners to nose their way through the range of exclusive bottles of Eriska malt we have had especially made for our residents - From the ten year old malt of Islay to the 10 year old Speyside, we will highlight the characteristics of each bottle and the complete trilogy with the Sherry Wood Cask of 14 year old Speyside.
Come stay with us this weekend for an exciting evening, or book a table in the restaurant. we need a 24h notice for bookings with our restaurant.You can book with us by pressing the button below.
Tonight we hosted our very first James Bond Martini Masterclass. The scene was set with the Martini glasses on chill, the ice ready to be shaken and stirred and our resident mixologist on hand to transport the guests back to 1954, Duke's Bar where Ian Flemming created Casino Royale and the famous Vesper Martini.
It was during the 2006 Casino Royale blockbuster that Daniel Craig really brought the Vesper Martini to the mainstream when he ordered a Dry Martini..."three measures of Gordon's, one of Vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it over ice and add a thin slice of lemon peel." Despite his initial precision and following a nasty run-in with the 'baddies' James Bond proceeds to order another martini, but when challenged by the bartender on this occasion to his preference over shaken or stirred, Bond replies "Does it look like I give a damn?
Although 007 specifies Gordon's in his concoction, we opted for Tanqueray 10...At the time that Flemming invented this drink, Gordon's was a very different gin; now you're better off using something with a little more 'kick'. Vodka was the same way, so we opted for smooth as silk Belvedere. Finally, Lillet, which is a beautiful French Apertif made from a blend of wine, liqueurs, fruits and herbs and has a distinctive orange flavour to it and makes a fruitier alternative to your average vermouth.
Our recipient for the martinis this evening were Australian natives and told of how hard it is to obtain Lillet at home, I even found out that we obtained our very own bottle from Bordeaux! I can't help but think that this makes our little concoction even more of a luxury treat as it something that will be very hard to recreate once you leave our island.
Armed with plenty of 007 knowledge having visited some of the sets of Bond films close to Eriska, watched the dvds in their suite and even taken the boat adventure to see Duart Castle on Mull they were ready for the next phase of their training.
First up, was what we like to call the 'Alternative Vesper Martin', the martini Bond was likely to be served when not giving a damn...three measures of Tanquery 10, one of Vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet was controversially stirred with ice and served with a thin slice of orange peel to compliment the Lillet. Our guests took their first tentative sip and remarked on how the orange peel affected the martini flavour.
Finally, we created the Vesper...three measures of Tanqueray 10, one of Vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet, shaken over ice and served with a thin slice of lemon peel, a drink to make even the most suavest of killers weak at the knees!
Our guests were divided; one preferred the chilled, clean and bitter taste of the Vesper whereas the other opted for the warming, fruitier alternative. Either way both agreed that it was a
drink not for the faint hearted and suitable for anyone about to start a mission!
With one Materclass under our Oddjob Bowler Hat we are now ready to take on the next guests who dare to take on the thrill of the James Bond Experience. For now though the Martini glasses will stay on chill, and the ice will remain un-shaken and un-stirred!
There are really three distinct sectors to Scottish Malts- The Lowlands, Speyside and then the Islands. Whilst inevitably there are many variations and exceptions to the rules this gives us all a guidline to start with and at least allows us to help level expectations.
Indeed Diageo, one of the, largest companies in the whisky industry, are currently trying to put togther a malt tour of Speyside to rival those of some of the great wine areas of the world - we will keep our ears open but I am sure the islands will have their say about this as they beleive they are the home of propper malts! So our next malt experience will be with Cragganmore situated in the heart of this fertile triangle of land bordered by mountains and sea.
Cragganmore's Speyside home is guarded by a striking wrought iron gate spelling its name, which was taken from the nearby hill whose greenstone built the distillery, Craggan Mor.
The Cragganmore Distillery was founded in 1869 by on eof the distillers who worked at Glenfarcals and he persuaded the owners of glenfarclas to sell him the land for the distillery and cleverly sited it within easy reach of the railway, and ideed managed to have a special siding of track included in his site plans .
Nestling on the banks of the legendary salmon river, Cragganmore is, for many, the home of the definitive Speyside malt. Hugely complex, rich with layers of flavour and a whiff of smoke in the finish. It is also however a good malt to introduced speyside as it is not over powered by flavors beyond the malt
A combination of sweet floral fragrances, riverside herbs and flowers with some honey and vanilla.
"The most complex nose of any malt whisky." Michael Jackson, Whisky Writer
Firm, rounded, light to medium.
A strong malty taste with hints of sweet wood smoke and sandalwood
A long, malt-driven finish with light smoke and hints of sweetness.
This combined with the release, I am sure by pure chance, of Skyfall meant that many Bond arguments were raised- best film, best bond girl, best car best moment to name a few but for those of us who simply enjoy Bond films it was an opportunity to add another one to the repertoire and for us at Eriska even better when so much of the scenery around Skyfall is so close to Eriska.
Having rushed off to watch the film I happened to meet our friends at McKinlay Kidd who help put special weekends for their clients together and Robert Kidd and I engaged in a conversation about what is the best bit about Bond and naturally our conclusion came to the fact that it must be the lifestyle, cars, drinks and scenery. It was therefore not long before we dreamed up the Eriska Bond Weekend escape and before long our minds had wandered and the concept had leapt form dream into reality.
As is often the case with the best ideas is that they soon grow arms and legs until a complete plan is made and only then do the nitty gritty details of cost, timings and practical matters get in the way. As ever this was a perfect example on how a plan is sketched out on a napkin after dinner and then when the booking start to flow in the time is right to really get the details ironed out! Or so that is how I am trying to tell the team others work and so do we now!
So The bones of the plan are in place- the car and the hotel, now comes time for the flesh of the otehr details such as the boat transfer to Duart Castle or the Martini Masterclass in the Eriska Library and the detailed itinerary- Although Robert has already spoiled this be vetoing my suggestion that I should dry run the Aston Martin through Glencoe just to make sure it all works!
And then finally there will be all the fluffy bits such as the CD of Bond Music for the car, and the DVD pack awaiting arrival at Eriska in their suite. So we now have a fully constructed and fleshed out Bond Weekend for sale and whilst I am sure we will fine tune it as it takes off we are also able to be flexible so that
t it can fit individual needs and desire- for example we have had to extend one stay by a couple of days as the guest wants to see a bit more of Scotland But it is still very much an individual and personalised gift and when we were asked by a guest if we could arrange 10 cars for his company meeting we had to turn it down as there were not 10 available in Scotland, nor did we really want to do it as the concept of 10 couples all following the same route at the same time seemed to take a big part of the concept out of our hands.
When we first opened the hotel in February it was simply for weekends and we pinned our hopes on those escaping valentines weekend and even better when valentines weekend was midweek so that we were joined by couples for each weekend both before and after the event.
However since then times have changed and the addition of our two bedroom cottages - ideal for families- and the opening of our indoor facility means that we are now as much a half term destination as we are a romantic getaway.
In reality February is a funny month as it is surounded by January- a month of recovery from Christmas and festive overindulgence- and March -which is the big preparation month for the Easter Break. This year especially with Easter coming at the start of April and quite early it means that many schools are breaking up just in time for Easter and then alot of people are keeping fingers crossed that a holiday later in April will both break up the year and also see some early sunshine.
Certainly in Argyll we have been lucky with the last couple of years seeing an early summer for the last two weeks in April and certainly our forward bookings are begining to show how sunshine last year has encouraged guests out for the last of spring before May sets in. Anyway for now we are all concentrating on February and once again to show we have not forgotten about our romantics we are offering a bottle of bubbly to every couple staying for two nights to help get them in the Valentines Mood!
As for the island it is already awakening form winter, the days are significantly longer with daylight form 8am right through until after 5pm and this is almost ideal insuring that there is plenty of light during the day for exploring the area or indulging in activities and yet there is no excuse needed to rush back for the log fires and evenings in the spa or in front of the Library Bar checking out the malt display!
Last year we helped establish a new tour which sets off from Oban Aiport in the morning and returns in the late afternoon having indulged in a few visits to our Islay neighbours. Currently we are helping guests make arrangemenst for this "educational" day out but it soon becomes clear that when doing it correctly we ought to offer to drop guests at Oban Airport and most importantly collect and drive them back at the end of the day- to allow full enjoyment of the Water of Life through the day!
And first among the Islay malts is Lagavulin - the definitive Islay malt. As early as 1742, there were perhaps ten illicit stills operating at Lagavulin. In 1816 local farmer and distiller John Johnston founded the first legal distillery, within view of Dunyvaig Castle, once the stronghold of the Lords of the Isles.
The barley used to distil Lagavulin is malted at nearby Port Ellen and has a strong peat "reek" - it has perhaps twenty times as much exposure to peat smoke as a typical Speyside Whisky. Fermentation of the barley is a slow process, too. Between 55 and 75 hours are taken for the full peat-rich flavour of the locally-malted barley to come through.
The four stills at Lagavulin, two of them pear-shaped in the style inherited from Malt Mill, take this peaty wort and give it all the time and care it deserves. Following the original practice, Lagavulin receives the slowest distillation of any Islay malt - around five hours for the first distillation and more than nine hours for the second. This long distillation is often said to give Lagavulin the characteristic roundness and soft, mellow edges that devotees rightly prize.
Lagavulin is a powerful yet wonderfully rounded pleasure. Its recently described "awesome power and marvellous complexity of flavours" are enjoyed by a significant number of malt lovers, for whom this big, dark, intense character just is malt.
A much sought-after single malt with the massive peat-smoke that's typical of southern Islay - but also offering a dryness that turns it into a truly interesting dram.
Lagavulin is an intensely flavoured, smoky-sweet single malt with seaweed flavours and a huge finish, aged in oak casks for at least sixteen years.
Strength : 43% ABV
Appearance : Deep amber gold.
Nose : Intensely flavoured, peat smoke with iodine and seaweed and a rich, deep sweetness.
Palate :A rich, dried fruit sweetness with clouds of smoke and strong, barley-malt flavours, warming with an intense flavour. At the back of the mouth is an explosion of peppery smoke.
Finish :Huge, long, warming and peppery with a distinct appetising sweetness.
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New York Giants
Victor Cruz - #80 - WR
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Giants sign safety Antrel Rolle
The Giants signed FS Antrel Rolle to a deal for five years and a reported $37 million, $15 million guaranteed, one of the richest deals ever given to a safety.
NFC East team needs
Regardless of whether RB Clinton Portis is still in Washington next season, the Redskins need new blood at running back. PFW concludes its analysis of team needs with the NFC East.
Pierce might have to wait for job
The Giants cut Antonio Pierce after five mostly great seasons in New York, and his disc injury might prevent him from getting another job right away.
Coughlin: Giants' Sintim has come 'long way'
OLB Clint Sintim could find himself earning a lot more playing time in his second pro season, with some expected shuffling going on at linebacker.
Giants name Sullivan new QB coach
The Giants announced today that Mike Sullivan, who previously has coached the team's wide receivers, now will be the quarterbacks coach.
Giants cut MLB Pierce
MLB Antonio Pierce told the Newark Star-Ledger by e-mail that the Giants have cut him, a move later confirmed by the team.
Fewell gives some hints about Giants' defense
New defensive coordinator Perry Fewell is going through the process of evaluating the Giants' defensive talent and trying to establish what he has and what system he wants to run.
Giants have biggest questions in the middle
The biggest question facing the Giants this offseason likely is going to be who will line up at middle linebacker.
Could Pascoe fill Giants' blocking TE role?
The Giants made a subtle pickup in December, adding TE Bear Pascoe to the roster, and it was a mild surprise that he played ahead of Darcy Johnson at times down the stretch.
Giants tab Fewell as defensive coordinator
The Giants announced Thursday they have named Perry Fewell their defensive coordinator.
Giants' biggest changes could be at linebacker
There is a growing sense that LBs Antonio Pierce, Danny Clark and Gerris Wilkinson all could be former Giants this offseason, leaving several LB positions open.
Giants dismiss DL coach Wauffle
A day after the Giants fired defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan, the team made another coaching move, letting DL coach Mike Wauffle go.
Giants fire defensive coordinator Sheridan
Owner John Mara said head coach Tom Coughlin and GM Jerry Reese were safe Monday, but the team fired defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan.
The New York Giants have placed a first-round tender on Cruz, allowing the wide receiver to enter restricted free agency. Team owner John Mara says Monday that the Giants will risk having Cruz agree to a contract with another club. New York has the right to match any offer, and if the Giants allow him to leave, they will get a first-round draft choice as compensation.||||||| The tender is worth $2.879 million for 2012 for Cruz, who has not made half of that in his three pro seasons. But Cruz believes he can earn more on the open market. Cruz has become one of the most popular athletes in the New York area with his salsa dances after touchdowns. He has 168 receptions for 2,628 yards and 19 touchdowns. He made the 2012 Pro Bowl and is considered one of the league's best slot receivers.
Cruz had three catches for 21 yards in Sunday's 33-14 loss to the Ravens.||||||| Cruz had his second straight three-reception effort as the Giants' passing attack has floundered the last two weeks.
Cruz hauled in eight catches for 121 yards and a touchdown during Sunday's 52-27 win over New Orleans.||||||| With 76 receptions, Cruz is all but certain to surpass his career high of 82 set last season. He doesn't have a great matchup in Week 15 against an Atlanta Falcons defense that's allowed just 13 passing touchdowns - tied for the third-fewest in the league.
Cruz caught seven passes for 131 yards, including the game-winning 78-yard touchdown from Eli Manning in the Giants' 27-23 win over the Redskins on Sunday.||||||| Cruz's touchdown catch was his seventh of the season, tying him with Cincinnati's A.J. Green and Green Bay's James Jones for the most in the NFL.
Cruz set a career best with three TD catches from Eli Manning on Sunday.||||||| Cruz, who only had 50 yards receiving, has recorded four of his five TDs in the last two games.


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India's move to allow FDI from Pak gives fresh momentum
Talks to liberalise trade in services and investment in South Asia are likely to be concluded by September-end.
With India recently notifying its decision to permit foreign direct investment (FDI) from Pakistan, the talks have gained a new lease of life, official sources told Business Line.
Earlier, though India was keen on early conclusion of the negotiations, Islamabad had questioned New Delhi on how it could pitch for liberalisation of services and investment in the region when it was yet to accord non-discriminatory treatment to Pakistan on FDI.
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) members – India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives and Afghanistan – already have a Free Trade Agreement (the Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area or SAFTA) on trade in goods.
The talks now are on SAARC Agreement on Trade in Services (SATIS), as the members have realised that they can reap more benefits only if SAFTA is expanded by including trade in services as well as investment, the sources said.
The scheduling commitments (the extent of opening up various service sectors for investment; and keeping out some sensitive sectors, like space and atomic energy) will be finalised next month, the sources said.
The minimum that one can expect is the basic commitments given by SAARC member countries at the World Trade Organisation-level, they said, adding that in some sectors, SATIS can also go beyond what has been committed at the WTO.
Significantly, around 55 per cent of the value added to South Asia's GDP was on account of services. However, India's strength in the sector, including a high number of skilled professionals, is seen as a threat by other South Asian countries.
The other SAARC countries fear that opening up their services market would result in a huge influx of Indian service professionals in IT/ITeS, banking, accountancy, engineering, consulting and telecom.


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According to Jon Nichols of basketball-statistics.com, Courtney Lee is ranked 13th in terms of value in relation to his contract. Simply put, the formula is calculated by comparing a player's production with his contract. So, a player averaging 25 points and making 20 million dollars would be similar to a player averaging 6 points and making 2 million.
Courtney Lee has a percentage of 95.49, which is third among rookies behind Mario Chalmers (5th, 98.39%) and Anthony Morrow (9th, 97.42%). Tony Battie is the Magic's lowest-rated player at 15.75 percent. But with nobody in the bottom tenth of the league, this formula tells us that the Magic are set up well for the future.
To give you a comparison point, the Clippers have five players worse than Battie.
Jamario Moon, who is practically playing for free at $711,517, is the top-rated player in the formula.
Click here to see where each Orlando player ranks.
Nichols released a second stat called "Composite score wins."
This formula calculates a player's production (or composite score) and multiplies it by the number of games his team wins (that's putting it very simply). As you could guess, the Magic have a number of highly ranked players in this statistic.
In this formula, Dwight Howard is the 5th-best player, and Rashard Lewis is 11th. Hedo Turkoglu is in the top 25 as well.
Fittingly, LeBron James is the top-rated player and Ricky Davis is rated last. Click here to see the entire rankings.
And lastly, check out Nichols' most valuable first team, where you'll find Ramon Sessions, a player a lot of people thought the Magic might pursue when Jameer Nelson went down.


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Historical Newspapers (ProQuest)
Want to find scanned articles from major U.S. newspapers, going back to the mid-19th century? You can do this through an easy-to-use online database: ProQuest Historical Newspapers. This database includes articles from the Chicago Defender (1905-1975), the Chicago Tribune (1849-1987), Los Angeles Times (1881-1987), the New York Times (1851-2007), the San Francisco Chronicle (1865-1922), the Wall Street Journal (1889-1993), and the Washington Post (1877-1994).
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Primary sources can also be found in the following collections:
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Images and information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955. Ad*Access concentrates on five main subject areas: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II, providing a view of a number of major campaigns and companies through images preserved in one particular advertising collection available at Duke University.
American Social History Online
Provides access to 175 digitized library collections related to U.S. social history.
DDRS (Declassified Documents Reference System)
Over 75,000 documents and almost 500,000 pages of materials declassified via the Freedom of Information Act and regular declassification requests, making broad-based and highly targeted investigation of government documents possible. Nearly every major foreign and domestic event of these years is covered.
American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
Consists of more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical Library of Congress collections. The primary source and archival materials relating in the project cover topics from art and architecture to performing arts to technology and applied sciences.
Digital National Security Archive (DNSA)
Indexes over 35,000 declassified documents spanning fifty years of US national security policy. Also includes a chronology, glossary of names, events, special terms, and a bibliography for each collection developed around a specific event, controversy, or policy decision.
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A collection of original archival material from libraries in Britain and America covering issues such as youth culture, student protest movements, civil rights, women's rights, the Vietnam War, nuclear disarmament and popular culture in Britain and America from 1950 to 1975.
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Traffic diverted after major crash causes closure of M11 northbound (From Maldon and Burnham Standard)
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Traffic diverted after major crash causes closure of M11 northbound
Updated 4:42pm Thursday 15th May 2014 in Local News
Road users are being diverted after a major crash has occurred on the M11 between junction 7 and 8.
A multiple car crash, involving a horse box, a lorry and several other cars, has caused a complete closure of the northbound carriageway of the motorway.
Although the southbound carriageway remains fully open there are some delays being experienced.
Emergency services are currently on scene, and a police investigation is underway.
The motorway will reopen as soon as it is safe to do so but the closure is expected to last for several hours, through the evening rush hour and into this evening.
Current delays are at least 30 minutes.
Drivers, and in particular those wishing to travel to Stansted Airport, are advised to plan their journeys and allow extra time to travel.
Road users wishing to access Stansted and travelling on the M25 anticlockwise should consider taking the A12 to Chelmsford, then the A130 north to Braintree, and then the A120 westbound to Stansted.
Drivers travelling on the M25 clockwise should consider taking the A1(M) and then the A1 northbound up to St. Neots, then the A428 eastbound to Cambridge, where it meets the M11.
Traffic is being diverted locally at junction 7 on to the A414 northbound to Harlow and then westbound to Hertford.
Join the A10 northbound to Puckeridge and then take the A120 eastbound to junction 8 of the M11.
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Part of the M11 has been "completely blocked" following the crash on the northbound carriageway, between Harlow and Bishop's Stortford, at 14:15 BST.
Two people in one car have died. A man and a woman from another car have been taken to hospital in Cambridgeshire.
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Fordham will be open as usual Saturday through Monday, February 15-17, and our visit events will occur as originally planned. Please find more information on potential university closures here.
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We're looking for people who see a school like Fordham and a city like New York and feel their heart swell because they're already imagining what they can do. We're looking for people who see college as a chance to engage with the world–its people, its cultures, its urgent problems, and its enduring questions.


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Man found fatally shot in garage of Phoenix home
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Originally published: Feb 12, 2014 - 10:56 am
PHOENIX -- Phoenix police said they don't have a suspect in the fatal shooting of a man found in the garage of a southwest Phoenix house.
Police said a resident called 911 after seeing a man lying inside the open garage Tuesday evening.
According to police, the victim had several gunshot wounds.
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I find it odd that people are complaining that the 1D is delayed and that the 5DM3 was rushed to release.
Easy when the 1DX was announced in October and we are still waiting and the 5DIII is out a month after announcement. However I do understand that there is far greater market share and profits to be made on the 5DIIII and it makes the most business sense. I originally planed on getting a 1DX then the 5DIII was announced an it met most of my needs that I was looking to upgrade too, I had one pre-order until I reverted back to the decision to get a 1DX.
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Here's your soundtrack. Okay, maybe they're not exactly brazillian but their music is awesome and their live shows legendary.
Now, Brazil covers almost half of South America and its Amazon rainforest is the world's largest jungle... which is rapidly getting cut down. The country is basically one giant botanical garden with some bangin' cities on its edges.
Brazil was colonized in 1808 by the royal court of Portugal, which was fleeing Napolean's troops. They didn't stay long, and Brazil won its independence in 1822.
Its biggest city, Sao Paulo, is the financial hub of South America. Brazil is the "b" in BRIC -- Brazil, Russia, India and China. These four were labeled the world's fastest developing large economies in the year 2001.
Brazil is known for three things: amazingly beautiful women, carnival, and Pele -- King of Football, Athlete of the Century, football ambassador of the world and a declared national treasure.
Brazillians can tell foreigners a mile away, by the way their hips move. Samba is built into the soul of brazil and carnival is when it bursts out into twenty-four hour undying explosions of sound on every street.
This picture of mask diving at the Taipus reefs makes me shed hot and salty tears all over my calendar, which is set on "January" right now.
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'End of the world' passes without incident (From Burnham and Highbridge Weekly News)
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'End of the world' passes without incident
10:56am Friday 21st December 2012 in News
This live event has finished
- Doom-mongers' predictions the world would end at 11.11am today wide of the mark.
- Scaremongering based on interpretration of the ancient Mayan calendar.
- Let us know what you make of it all - firstname.lastname@example.com
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FreeSpeech? wrote:I like yor Post, being an ex SDC , What a farce Tony Blair, peace envoy , for the Middle East, He could'nt be in charge or resolve a Paper Bag Fight!!
The Palestinians can tell you what the end of the world looks like, just ask them their thoughts when El Presidente Tony Blair was made middle east peace envoy.
Still, it has never been disclosed how much he was paid, £ Cause he is'nt a multimillionaire is he !! And Cherri is'nt aso a Multimillionaire in her own right. !
Hypocrites, all of them. There's Aurthur (lord Of The Miners ) wanting his £32,000 Rent Paid for his London Appartment paid. I ' m Alright Jack Comes to Mind. Hypocricts.
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A 23-year-old man is fighting for his life after he was the victim in a hit-and-run incident in the Bronx early Sunday morning.
The unidentified victim was walking west across Webster Avenue near East 176th Street in the Tremont section around 4:00 a.m. when he was struck, according to police.
He was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital where he is listed in critical condition with a head injury.
According to the New York Post the victim is from Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Authorities say they do not have a description of the vehicle that hit the victim. Investigators were at the scene looking for video and witnesses to get a description of the car and driver.
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Cameron University's Upsilon Xi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the international honor society in education, will welcome 38 new members. An induction ceremony for 22 students took place on the Cameron campus earlier this week. An additional 16 students who are pursuing degrees through Cameron's elementary education program at Rogers State University in Claremore will take place on May 5.
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is a world-class leader in kidney cancer treatment and research. Among the first in New England to offer a multidisciplinary team dedicated to kidney cancer, BIDMC is:
A founding member of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, BIDMC is DF/HCC's lead site for kidney cancer clinical trials and treatment. BIDMC offers access to the most advanced and promising therapies for kidney cancer through the Biologic Therapy Program clinical trials, research breakthroughs, and novel surgical and non-invasive treatments.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded BIDMC and DF/HCC an $11.5 million, five-year SPORE (Specialized Program of Research Excellence) grant, which is under the direction of Dr. David McDermott. This prestigious award is the only NCI-funded SPORE in the country focused on cancers of the kidney. This grant renews the previous kidney cancer SPORE that BIDMC received in 2003.
SPORE grants promote collaboration among researchers and physicians, and help move scientific discoveries from the laboratory to the bedside as quickly as possible. With SPORE funding, we have achieved research breakthroughs, introducing new drugs and drug combinations to extend survival and improve quality of life. This SPORE grant allows us to continue our international leadership in kidney cancer care, offering treatments and procedures not readily available elsewhere.
BIDMC offers you and your family a number of significant benefits, including:
We are one of the only multidisciplinary kidney cancer centers in the Northeast. Our unique approach means that you see not just one doctor, but rather an entire team of kidney cancer specialists. Experts in their respective fields, the team includes medical oncologists, kidney surgeons, radiation oncologists, nurse and nurse practitioner specialists, radiologists, pathologists, social workers and psychiatrists. Often, you see several specialists in one appointment, for convenience and ease. These specialists are available to one another for immediate consultation about your care. Also, in weekly meetings, our team collaborates to discuss your particular cancer and the best treatment options for you. This integrated approach to evaluation and treatment enhances diagnostic accuracy and gives you the broadest range of treatment alternatives.
We offer an unusual concentration of kidney specialists - four renowned medical oncologists and fellowship-trained surgeons, among others - who are drawn to BIDMC because of our leadership in the field of kidney cancer research. With SPORE funding, our team continues to make novel treatment and research breakthroughs in kidney cancer, advancing the field in Boston and around the world. Very few places, if any, have such a high concentration of kidney experts, providing you with the widest and most updated array of treatment options.
BIDMC is at the vanguard of minimally invasive surgical care and research for kidney cancer. Highly skilled, fellowship-trained surgeons are experts in laparoscopic, robot-assisted, single-incision laparoscopic surgery, and other state-of-the-art procedures. We offer laparoscopic surgery for the vast majority of kidney tumors, removing the tumor and either the entire kidney (radical nephrectomy) or just part of the kidney (partial nephrectomy). In the past, kidney surgery required a long incision and hospitalization, and months of recovery, which could delay the start of lifesaving drugs to help prevent cancer recurrence. With laparoscopic and robotic kidney surgery, there is less pain and a shorter recovery, so you can begin drug therapy more quickly if needed (within weeks instead of months), to reduce the chance for cancer spread.
The breadth and volume of kidney surgery at BIDMC is second to none. We perform some 100 to 150 kidney-cancer surgeries annually, and most of our surgery, even for complicated cases, is minimally invasive. Studies show that surgical teams with experience - that is, routinely performing a sufficient number of cases - achieve better results. Because we see a large volume of advanced kidney cancers, we are especially skilled at removing large tumors laparoscopically, even very large tumors that are starting to invade surrounding structures.
BIDMC offers innovative non-surgical treatments for small kidney tumors. Percutaneous ablation and CyberKnife radiotherapy do not require hospitalization. With percutaneous ablation, doctors place a probe through the skin and into the tumor to freeze it (cryoablation) or burn it (radiofrequency ablation). CyberKnife is the newest technology to remove tumors without anesthesia or surgery. BIDMC was the first center in New England to treat kidney tumors using the CyberKnife robotic stereotactic radiosurgery system. CyberKnife offers superior targeting accuracy, sending pencil-thin beams into the tumor, while sparing the rest of the kidney and surrounding organs.
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A Mesa mother is facing one count of child abuse after police say she tried to drown her young son in a puddle.
It happened at a Mesa residence on Friday, after rain storms drenched the valley.
Victoria Zenaida Soliz allegedly forced his head into a puddle numerous times, and then started giving him what appeared to be CPR. A witness saw her and told her to stop.
"His face was in the water for a little bit and that's what concerned me, that's when I came out," said witness Roger Thrailkill. "She was kind of playing with him, like he was an airplane it seemed like for a second, but then she was putting his head underwater so I went ahead and asked her to stop."
Thrailkill said when he asked her to stop a second time, she did, and that's when he took the boy inside and called 911.
According to court records, Soliz told detectives she did it because "Jesus" told her to "drown her son."
Soliz admitted to doctors had been using methamphetamine to self-medicate her schizophrenia, documents allege.
She later told detectives her son became stuck to the ground and affected by some kind of electrical shock. She said that she put water on his face and he began choking, so she performed CPR, the report shows.
The 3-year-old boy was shivering and wet, wearing only a short sleeved T-shirt, shorts, and socks. He taken to the hospital as a precaution but will be ok.
30-year-old Soliz was jailed on felony child abuse.
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Monterrey don't regularly drop points at Estadio Technologico and they almost never lose, so Club America should be happy with their season-opening performance up north. They put together an impressive defensive display on Saturday night to grab a 0-0 draw against one of their main competitors for the Liga MX title.
America have mostly played with a back four under Miguel Herrera, but went to a back five to counter Monterrey's two talented strikers, Humberto Suazo and Aldo de Nigris. Neither was poor, but they also struggled to create scoring opportunities, as right back/midfielder Efrain Juarez played surprisingly well as a right central defender.
'Rolfi' Daniel Montenegro was the man of the match for America, with multiple shots on target. He got his club off to a strong start in both halves, forcing Javier Orozco into a save in the 2nd minute, then right after the halftime whistle in the 46th minute. He produced his team's best chance of the game in the 75th minute, when he beat Orozco with a long shot, but the ball curled away from the goal and bounced off the post.
Monterrey had most of the possession and a few half-chances, but most of their best efforts were blocked by defenders before they ever got to young Hugo Gonzalez, who looked composed in net. The Rayados' best chance came in the 39th minute, when Suazo hit the crossbar with a fantastic strike. For the most part, they struggled to break down the America defense. Hopefully for Victor Manuel Vucetich, this was a one-match hiccup, as opposed to a look ahead into what life will be like in Monterrey without departed midfielder Luis Ernesto Perez.