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DESPITE a national drop in the percentage of women being screened for breast cancer, Swindon is bucking the trend.
Figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre for England reveals 76.4 per cent of women aged 53 to 70 – approximately 4.25m – had been screened within the previous three years.
The figure was calculated as of March 31, 2013, and is down on the 77 per cent who had been screened at the same point in 2012 and the 77.2 per cent in 2011.
The NHS Cancer Screening Programme says 70 per cent of women should be screened as a minimum.
However, in Swindon, of the 14,467 women eligible for screening in 2013, 11,427 were screened which equates to 79 per cent. This was slightly up on the 78.8 per cent the previous year.
Great Western Hospital breast centre manager Suzie Ferrari said work is ongoing to continually improve screening uptake numbers.
"The Wiltshire Breast Screening service works constantly to try to improve access to breast screening for the women of Wiltshire," she said.
"Our recent initiatives have included an additional screening site at Moredon Health Centre, and involvement in GP practice education days.
"I know it can be quite a contentious issue, and not everyone agrees with it, but the benefits definitely outweigh the risks.
"Some people worry that they might have to have something done for something that wouldn't have eventually killed them, especially older women.
"And some people worry about it being uncomfortable. But we are always happy to talk it through with them and they are welcome to come and visit us and see what is involved.
"It is all over very quickly – it is a little bit uncomfortable, and some people may find it a bit embarrassing, but it is not painful."
Professor Julietta Patnick, director of the NHS Cancer Screening Programmes, said that nationally, it was disappointing to see the latest figures showed a slight fall and stressed the importance of screening.
"Early detection and regular screening saves lives and we encourage women to attend their appointment. Women are routinely screened in England between the ages of 50 to 70," she said.
"Women aged 71 to 74 are not routinely invited for screening, and those aged 71 to 73 are being invited as part of a research trial currently being carried out by Public Health England.
"This trial is looking at the benefits and harms of screening women aged 71 to 73, and also of screening women aged 47 to 49."
HSCIC chief executive, Alan Perkins, said: "It goes without saying that the impact of breast cancer on people and their families can be severe and life-changing – this is why data included in today's report is so enormously important in trying to monitor, evaluate and understand the use and outcomes of the NHS Breast Screening programme in England."
- THE Great Western Hospital is appealing to the public to help raise vital funds to bring ground-breaking breast cancer treatment to Swindon.
- Brighter Futures, the GWH NHS Foundation Trust's charity which helps to fund new treatments not available through the NHS budget, is hoping to raise £75,000 to help pay for a year's worth of pioneering treatment.
- The GWH would also be only one of a handful of UK hospitals and the only one in the south west offering the intra-operative radiotherapy, which zaps areas affected by breast cancer with radiotherapy while still in the operating room, and could make a huge difference to the lives of up to 150 women a year in Swindon
- It means that patients can receive targeted radiotherapy rather than having to travel miles to centres in Oxford or Bath for frequent treatment over several weeks.
- To help raise the cash, a number of fundraising events are already in place, including a 338 mile Three Cities Cycle Challenge from London to Brussels via Amsterdam in August.
- To suggest your own fundraising ideas or get involved with existing events, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 01793 605631.
- To donate to the Brighter Futures' Breast Cancer Appeal, visit justgiving.com/brighterfutures3


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On the 48th anniversary of the assassination of Civil Rights leader Malcolm X, witness some of Baltimore's finest spoken work artisits explore social justive through poetic verse. Poerty open mic will follow powerful performances by Slangston Hughes, Bashi Rose, Ron Kipling Williams, and Daniel J. Wilson. Open mis is limited to first come/first serve and restricted to the theme of social justice.
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August FMMO Class I base price up
The August 2014 federal order milk marketing order Class I base milk price is $23.87/cwt., up 85¢ from July 2014, and $4.99 more than August 2013.
Through the first eight months of 2014, the Class I base average is $23.13/cwt., up $4.74 from the $18.39/cwt. average for January-August 2013.
Dairy Margin Watch: July margins flatten out
Dairy margins were largely flat during the first half of July, as lower milk prices and lower feed costs largely offset each other over the two-week period, according to the latest CIH Margin Watch report from Commodity & Ingredient Hedging, LLC.
From a historical perspective, margins remain very strong at well above the 90th percentile of the past 10 years through the first half of 2015. Although deferred milk prices have declined recently, the market is drawing fundamental support from the latest USDA World Ag Supply & demand estimates (WASDE) report, which lowered the annual 2014 milk production forecast to 205.9 billion lbs. from 206.1 billion lbs. previously. The reduction was due to slower growth in milk per cow, and USDA also noted expectations for robust domestic demand and stronger NDM/SMP exports to support prices.
The 2014 all-milk price is expected to average between $23.25/cwt. and $23.55/cwt., which would represent a new all-time high.
Feed prices have continued to be pressured by a negative post-report drift from USDA's quarterly grain stocks and acreage figures as well as the latest July WASDE. Old-crop corn ending stocks were raised 100 million bushels from last month to 1.246 billion while new-crop ending stocks increased 75 million bushels to 1.801 billion. New-crop soybean ending stocks showed an even larger increase of 90 million bushels or 28% from June to 415 million based on the larger production forecast from increased acreage. Neither the corn nor soybean ending stocks factor in the potential for a larger yield which was left unchanged this month. Current weather conditions suggest both the corn and soybean yield forecasts will be increased in the August WASDE.
Visit www.cihmarginwatch.com.
Dunn: July dairy outlook
Penn State University's measure of income over feed costs (IOFC) fell in June, but remains well above last year, according to the latest Dairy Outlook report from economist Jim Dunn. At $10.93/cow/day, the June IOFC is down 50¢/day (-4.3%) from May, with a decline in feed prices more than offset by a milk price decline.
IOFC reflects daily gross milk income less feed costs for an average cow producing 65 lbs. of milk per day. The average cost to feed a cow producing 65 lbs. of milk per day was $5.38/day, down 20¢ (4.0%) from May, with prices lower for soybean meal, corn and alfalfa hay.
The June 2014 Pennsylvania all-milk price of $25.10/cwt. was down $1.10 from May.
Measured another way, feed costs per hundredweight of milk produced averaged $8.28/cwt. in June, down 34¢ from May. With the lower milk price, the milk margin over feed costs was $16.82/cwt., down 76¢/cwt. from May 2014, but up $5.03/cwt. from June 2013.
Dunn's forecast of the average 2014 Pennsylvania all-milk price is $24.89/cwt., which would be up $3.41 (15.9%) from 2013's estimated price of $21.48/cwt.
The forecast all-milk prices for the rest of 2014 average $23.85/cwt., or $1.88/cwt. above the same period of 2013. Milk production is expected to grow by more over the corresponding months in 2013 in response to better margins.
Corn prices have fallen 8% since Dunn's last report, ending at $4.17/bu. for the July 2014 contract. It looks like growing conditions in the Midwest will produce a very large crop, despite some flooding in the western Corn Belt. China, Brazil, and Argentina are all expected to have good crops, with the Chinese crop predicted to be a record. Soybean prices are down 2.3% from last month, which seems like a muted response to the bean-crop forecasts, which are also for an excellent crop on more acreage than last year. The latest USDA soybean acreage forecast seems too low and the growing conditions look good. Soybean meal is down 0.9% from last month.
The U.S. dollar is about the same vs. the Euro and Australian and New Zealand dollars since the June report.
To read Dunn's complete Dairy Outlook report, click here.
Turlock Livestock Auction Yard
Dairy replacement sales results from Turlock, Calif., on July 18. Prices $/head unless otherwise noted:
#1 Holstein springers: 2000-2950
#2 Holstein springers: 1400-1975
#1 Jersey springers: 1800-2200
#1 Jersey-X springers: 1500-2200
A special dairy heifer sale featuring 1,200-1,500 dairy heifers will be held Saturday, July 26, 10 a.m. A special consignment will be 500 Holstein heifers from the Joe Branco dairy.
Sulphur Springs Dairy Auction
Dairy replacement sales results from Sulphur Spring, Texas, on July 17:
Fresh cows: 1500-1825
Holstein Springers: 1500-1975
Breeding age heifers: 900-1325
Small heifers: 400-840
Heifer calves: 190-390


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A fully realized portrait of one woman's life in all its complexity, by the National Book Award-winning author.
An ordinary life - its sharp pains and unexpected joys, its bursts of clarity and moments of confusion - lived by an ordinary woman: this is the subject of Someone, Alice McDermott's extraordinary return, seven years after the publication of After This. Scattered recollections - of childhood, adolescence, motherhood, old age - come together in this transformative narrative, stitched into a vibrant whole by McDermott's deft, lyrical voice.
Our first glimpse of Marie is as a child: a girl in glasses waiting on a Brooklyn stoop for her beloved father to come home from work. A seemingly innocuous encounter with a young woman named Pegeen sets the bittersweet tone of this remarkable novel. Pegeen describes herself as an "amadan," a fool; indeed, soon after her chat with Marie, Pegeen tumbles down her own basement stairs. The magic of McDermott's novel lies in how it reveals us all as fools for this or that, in one way or another. Marie's first heartbreak and her eventual marriage; her brother's brief stint as a Catholic priest, subsequent loss of faith, and eventual breakdown; the Second World War; her parents' deaths; the births and lives of Marie's children; the changing world of her Irish-American enclave in Brooklyn - McDermott sketches all of it with sympathy and insight.
Includes a bonus conversation between Alice McDermott and her editor, Jonathan Galassi.
©2013 Alice McDermott (P)2012 Macmillan Audio
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"Each word chosen like a jewel"
I listen to a lot of audiobooks, and "Someone" will be in my Top 15 for certain. I love language and it is apparent from the first paragraph that Ms. McDermott has carefully, lovingly selected each and ever word, the result being a miraculous description of a rather un-miraculous life.
Alice McDermott's writing reminds me of Ann Patchett, and Colin McCann--it's that ability to make magical through prose something we see in everyday life. This book would be a very satisfying read for those who enjoyed McCann's enchanting "Trans-Atlantic."
I thought Ms. Reading did a fine job with all the characters, both female and male. The mark of a great narrator is, in my mind, that she compliments the story she is reading without overshadowing. Ms. Reading did exactly that. Having said that, I encourage everyone to hit the "preview" button to listen before buying. Like music, narrators are often in the eye/ear of the beholder.
For me, Marie is the obvious choice, because this is her story. I just really like books, such as this, that show how someone who's not particularly beautiful, wealthy, brilliant, witty, or a standout in a way that might capture today's reality-TV-addicted world, can make a life of meaning, just by quietly putting one step in front of the other.
The genius of Ms. McDermott is that she has taken a rather ordinary woman, whose life is rather ordinary (heartbreaks, marriage, loss of parents--but no attempts to climb Mt. Everest, the corporate ladder, or the heights of Hollywood). Through her meticulous and lyrical words, she has brought importance to each and every moment of Marie's simple life. Most of us live these types of quiet lives--McDermott allows Marie's to shine. And through Marie, we all shine, as well.
"My favorite Alice McDermott to date."
Alice McDermott is amazing. She can turn the lives of ordinary people people into compelling reading. I only wish the book had been longer.
"The narrator ruined it for me."
I have enjoyed all of Alice McDermott's previous books but I need to look out for this narrator...she really ruined it for me....her droning, sing-song voice grated on my nerves and I can't really evaluate the story as I am SO irritated with that voice! I will have to buy the physical novel because I can't tolerate hearing it....such a waste.
"Worst reader I've encountered"
Alice McDermott is a wonderful writer and the story here lives up to her reputation, but the reader is so bad that enjoyment of the story is compromised.
Find another reader.
The story was great.
I don't know how Audible finds its readers, but ruling out those with irritating voices, tics like ending every sentence on a rising note, etc. would improve the listener's enjoyment. Maybe the authors should be reviewing the performers before the book is released to the public.
"Robotic Voice Kills It For Me"
Choosing a different narrator. Kate Reading did an abysmal job. Her voice was so robotic that it was all I could do to hold on until the end of the story.
I might give the physical book as a gift. I would not recommend the audio recording to anyone.
Her voice. Her droning. Her flatness. Her mechanical voice was just awful.
No one.
Former English major who loves to read.
"fluid, rich tale of the ordinary"
Wonderfully written and my first foray into the work of Ms. McDermott. However, i have to say, I would have enjoyed the novel even more if the narrator didn't have the irritating habit of upspeaking: she ended far too many sentence on the upswing as though each statement were a question. Very distracting. The writing, however, won me over. Great first read and won't be my last of hers.
Stop the upspeak please. Definition: Affliction affecting my in today's society not just teenagers where a person makes a question out of a sentence that isn't a question (or more simply speaks "up" at the end of a sentence)
"Couldn't finish it, a little slow paced"
Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy this novel and decided that life is too short to persist with a book when I did not enjoy the narrator, was not endeared to the main character and found the writing style too focused on the minutiae. I found the narration too slow and sing song, with many words finishing up.
Thinking mom
"Good story but a very peculiar performance"
"Someone" by Alice McDermott is a terrific story about someone who could be any of us. Nothing extraordinary in her life except that the details are fascinating somehow. How was her life changed by the young woman who died in her apartment building when she was young? How did her brother's decisions change her life? Her husband's? All of our lives are made by choices and small decisions here and there. It adds up. I was intrigued.
The one thing I didn't care for--if you're listening to the Audible version--is the sing-song voice the reader uses. I found that it made the story less interesting and finally finished by reading the book. It's not bad, just...odd and distracting.
"NOT a fan of how this was read! did not finish"
NOT Kate Reading. Ugh I couldn't even get through the book! I wasted my credit!
maybe if it wasn't read by Kate Reading.
I just man I cant even describe it. It was a bumpy up and down narration that I couldn't even listen to the story past it. bumpy up and down in not the usual ways.
"Not for ME"
McDermott's writing doesn't work for ME, at least not here, not in this book! I didn't relate, and that is strange since this is a book about women, all women, what we share. Not the famous, not the outstanding but the ordinary, albeit "Western" woman. I think it tries to say too much. It washes out; it becomes too general.
The jokes, the girl-talk, the first love, how we relate to our husbands, the birth of our children, religious contemplations. It is all here, but I didn't relate......and I don't think I am all that different from other ordinary women! There is a remove, a distance.
The storyline hops around in time. It isn't hard to follow once you are into the book and know who is who, but this device doesn't add to the book, so why is it used?
The lines have certainly NOT been destroyed by the audiobook's talented narrator, Kate Reading, who is of course Kathryn Ann Fleming. She died tragically in 2006. You simply cannot beat her narrations. For me at least, a good narrator cannot turn an empty book into a good one.
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Geez I hope this isn't a trend :/
Browns employee commits suicide at team facility
Posted by Mike Florio on December 2, 2012, 12:43 PM EST
At about the same time Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher committed suicide in the presence of team officials in Kansas City, the Browns encountered a similar tragedy.
Jay Glazer of FOX reports that a Browns employee was found hanged in the teams equipment shed on Saturday morning.
The coaches and players, per Glazer, already had left for Oakland, so none of them were involved in finding the employee.
We extend our condolences to the Browns organization, and to the family and friends of the employee whose life was lost.


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METAIRIE — He was a card-carrying Dirty Bird who often spoke about hoping to play his entire career in Atlanta.
But now, middle linebacker Curtis Lofton is a treasured member of the Who Dat Nation.
"I get that all the time," said Lofton, who in March became the Saints' first impact free agent signee from the Falcons since wide receiver Michael Haynes 18 years ago. "People will say, 'I hated you, Curtis. But now that you're a Who Dat, we love you and are happy to have you part of this team.' "
Proof again, as Jerry Seinfeld said, we root for the laundry.
But it's not just a fan thing.
"When Curtis was with Atlanta, we never spoke a word to each other," said teammate Jonathan Vilma, whose injury and suspension status was a major factor in the Saints' hot pursuit of Lofton. "We never felt the need to talk to guys from that team.
"But he's a great teammate. He's a good guy who fit right in because practices hard, plays hard and always finds a way to keep things positive."
Lofton, who signed a five-year contract for undisclosed terms, turning down offers from Tampa Bay among others, has lived up to the expectations of the organization, his teammates and the fans.
Through eight games, he leads the team in tackles with 86, putting him on track to surpass the career-high 167 he posted last season.
And Sunday, Lofton gets his chance to cement his Black & Gold bona fides when the Saints (3-5) host the undefeated Falcons (8-0) in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
"Special? It's just another game to me," Lofton said, although he was unable to suppress a smile doing so. "It's just another game on the schedule, and I didn't put too much on it.
"Yeah, I'm excited to play these guys. But I don't think I have anything to prove to them."
That's correct on both levels.
As Lofton pointed out, it's just another game on the schedule, albeit one against a divisional foe at a time when the Saints' playoff hopes are hanging by a thread.
At same time, though, Lofton has a hard time containing his hard feelings about the team which drafted him in the second round out of Oklahoma in 2008 and for whom he started 63 of 64 games in his four seasons in Atlanta but whom apparently didn't go all-out to keep.
"I look at it as I left," he said. "I mean, they offered me and they wanted me to stay.
"But I wanted to go to a team that celebrated me, not tolerated me. That's the way I felt."
Atlanta Coach Mike Smith didn't quite see it that way.
"Curtis was an integral part of our success," he said. "But the way that the league is set up, with free agency and everything, you'd like to be able to sign all of your players back, but it's just not possible.
"I miss Curtis. Curtis is a great man. Unfortunately, now we're on opposite sides of the sideline."
Certainly there's little complaint about the Falcons defense to date. Although only 19th in total defense at 356.3 yards-per-game, Atlanta is No. 5 in scoring defense at 17.9 points-per-game allowed.
However, third-year man Akeem Dent, Lofton's successor, has only 34 tackles, sixth on the team.
In contrast, the Saints are last in total defense and tied for 28th in points allowed. But with Vilma having to sit out the first six games on the physically unable to perform list and fellow free agent MLB David Hawthorne injured and inactive for the last five games, Lofton's durability and reliability as an every-down player have been vital whatever level of success the defense has had.
In Monday's victory against Philadelphia, Lofton had eight tackles plus a game-clinching forced fumble.
That kind of performance, Saints' interim coach Joe Vitt said, is why the Saints coveted Lofton so much.
"No. 1, what you get with Curtis is a steady linebacker," he said. "He can protect in the paint and he really tackles well in the paint.
"But the thing you don't know about a player until he gets here is what kind of person he is. Curtis has earned the respect of every player in our locker room."
And as for how Lofton and Vilma could co-exist, well, apparently there have been no problems.
"The team handled it the right way," said Vilma, who has moved to weakside linebacker since his return two games ago. "Sean (Payton), Mickey (Loomis) and Joe called me before they signed Curtis and said it was no reflection on me, and that once I was good to go again, we'd work it out.
"Now, he makes plays and I make plays. It doesn't matter."
It certainly doesn't matter to Lofton.
"If there's one thing about this team, it's that everyone is going to do what's best for the team," he said. "Wherever you play is where you're going to play to help out.
"JV's a great linebacker, and we're both used to competition."
And this week, the competition is not between teammates, but the Falcons.
For Lofton going against an offense that features the likes of Matt Ryan, Tony Gonzales, Julio Jones, Roddy White and Michael Turner has its challenges.
"Matt's probably playing the best of any quarterback in the league right now," he said. "Tony's a Hall of Famer who taught me a lot about being a pro,
"All of those guys function really well. I've still got a lot of friends over there, and I have a ton of respect for them."
But this week, there's not a lot of camaraderie, save for some trash-talking texting.
"When I was with the Falcons, I hated the Saints," Lofton said. "Now I'm with the Saints, I hate the Falcons.
"Both cities hate each other and there's no love lost. That makes it fun."


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Windermere in the Lake District - ten and a half miles long and 219 feet deep - is England's largest lake. Its name comes from the Scandinavian for 'lake of a man called Vinandr'. Half way down Windermere, and a mile and a half downhill from Windermere village and its railway station. Pop into our Bowness Bay Information Centre, shop, eat, get an ice cream and watch the bustle of the steamers arriving and departing from Bowness Bay. You can also hire rowing boats.
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Moreland moves up to No. 2 spot
SEATTLE -- David Murphy was out of the lineup on on Friday night with Mariners left-hander Joe Saunders on the mound, so Mitch Moreland was moved up into the second spot in the lineup. Manager Ron Washington had moved Murphy into the No. 2 spot when Ian Kinsler went on the disabled list.
Murphy is 5-for-18 with two home runs in five games as the No. 2 hitter and is hitting .314 with four home runs and 11 RBIs in his last 17 games. Washington said he thinks moving Murphy up in the order helped him come out of his slump.
"Just gets him involved in the game [quicker]," Washington said. "He's not waiting around. When you're struggling and waiting around, it can weigh on your mind. Now we're getting him in the game quicker rather than him having to wait around for the second or third inning to get an at-bat."
Moreland doesn't need such help. He went into Friday's game hitting .343 (23-for-67) with five doubles, seven home runs and 14 RBIs over his past 19 games. But Washington didn't want his two left-handed hitters -- Moreland and Pierzynski -- hitting back to back in the lower half of the order. Pierzynski was hitting sixth.
Washington said Moreland will be back to the lower half of the order on Saturday with right-hander Felix Hernandez on the mound.
"If he goes 4-for-4 there tonight, he won't be [hitting second] tomorrow," Washington said.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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It may not rival the seasonal excitement many students have about the last day of the school year, but petroleum analysts eagerly anticipate each year's release of the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Refinery Capacity Report, detailing information about every refinery in the United States. U.S. refining capacity fluctuates, expanding or contracting as market conditions vary, reflecting shifts in consumption patterns and changes in product specifications. Corporate ownership of refineries changes as well, and some facilities have changed hands multiple times. In 2012, refinery expansions, restarts, sales, and closures affected total refinery capacity, and there have been additional changes so far this year, as discussed below. Further changes may occur before the end of 2013, as market conditions evolve.
As of January 1, 2013, the United States had 139 operating refineries and 4 idle refineries with total atmospheric crude oil distillation capacity of 17.8 million barrels per calendar day (bbl/d), an increase of 501,000 bbl/d from January 1, 2012. A refinery is classified as idle when the atmospheric crude oil distillation unit (ACDU) is not in operation and not under active repair, but is capable of being placed in operation within 30 days; or when the ACDU is not in operation, but is under active repair that can be completed within 90 days. A refinery may be idle for any number of reasons including routine maintenance, unplanned maintenance, or shutdown due to market conditions.
The increase in capacity as of January 1, 2013 versus the prior year is mostly due to Motiva's expansion of its Port Arthur, Texas refinery and the restart of the Trainer, Pennsylvania refinery formerly owned by Phillips 66 and now owned by Monroe Energy, a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. Motiva is a joint venture between subsidiaries of Royal Dutch Shell and Saudi Aramco. The Port Arthur facility's ACDU capacity increased from 285,000 bbl/d at the start of 2012 to 600,250 bbl/d at the start of 2013, and is now the largest refinery in the United States.
While the latest Refinery Capacity Report presents a snapshot of the refinery sector at the start of the year, EIA continues to track additional expansions that have been completed or announced and additional ownership changes that have occurred, changing the rankings of the largest refiners (Table 1). BP sold two refineries in 2013 in Texas City, Texas, and Carson, California. In February, Marathon Petroleum Corp. completed the purchase of the Texas City refinery and is now the third largest refiner in the United States. In June, Tesoro completed the acquisition of BP's Carson refinery. Tesoro has also announced the sale of its Ewa Beach (Kapolei), Hawaii refinery to Par Petroleum Corp. In addition to the sales of Texas City and Carson, BP has a project underway to increase the heavy crude oil processing capability of its Whiting, Indiana, refinery. The project will expand coking capacity to 102,000 bbl/d, and add a hydrotreater. Northern Tier Energy expanded its St. Paul Park, Minnesota, refinery in May.
With its purchase of the Carson refinery, Tesoro has become the largest refiner on the West Coast (Table 2). The concentration of refinery ownership in other regions is mostly unchanged from last year (Table 3).
Crude distillation capacity is one of the most widely tracked indicators of refinery size; however, the capacity of other secondary units is a key indicator as well. Expansion of secondary unit capacity can follow a different pattern over time, as refiners invest in the specific types of capacity needed to support changing crude and product qualities. In 2012, vacuum distillation, thermal cracking, catalytic hydrocracking, catalytic reforming, and hydrotreating capacity all increased, due to unit restarts and expansions, while catalytic cracking capacity was unchanged, and deasphalting capacity decreased. In 2013, secondary unit capacity expansion continues as companies work to maximize the production of ultra-low-sulfur diesel.
Gasoline and diesel fuel prices both decrease again
The U.S. average retail price of regular gasoline decreased five cents to $3.58 per gallon as of June 24, 2013, up 14 cents from last year at this time. The Midwest price dropped 19 cents from last week to $3.55 per gallon, down 32 cents over the last two weeks. The Rocky Mountain price is lower by two cents at $3.67 per gallon. Prices on the East and Gulf Coasts both decreased by less than a penny, to remain at $3.50 and $3.38 per gallon, respectively. Rounding out the regions, the West Coast price is $3.95 per gallon, up six cents from last week.
The national average diesel fuel price decreased less than one cent to remain at $3.84 per gallon, 16 cents higher than last year at this time, but the lowest price since July 30, 2012. The East Coast price increased less than a penny to remain at $3.84 per gallon. The Gulf Coast price is $3.74 per gallon, down less than one cent from last week. The Midwest and Rocky Mountain prices both fell one cent, to $3.85 and $3.84 per gallon, respectively. Rounding out the regions, the West Coast price is up one cent to $3.96 per gallon.


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A house painter who confessed to killing his wife in their Torrance home 31 years ago joined investigators on a boat Wednesday in an unsuccessful attempt to show them where he submerged her body off the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes.
Michael Lubahn Clark, 59, sentenced Monday to spend 15 years to life in prison for second-degree murder, accompanied detectives and a prosecutor aboard the Sheriff's Department vessel, but thick fog prevented him from getting his bearings on where he disposed of the body, Torrance police Sgt. Robert Watt said.
"An effort was made to further investigate this case, but due to the inclement weather we were unable to pinpoint an area to search," Watt said. "Unless his account of what happened changes, we will attempt another search at a later date."
Investigators had hoped the noontime trip that began at Terminal Island would allow divers to determine an area to search for anything that might remain underwater. Clark told investigators on Monday that he tied his wife's body to 50 feet of rope attached to heavy cinder blocks, paddled out about 500 yards and allowed the body to sink.
The thick fog that blanketed the coastline prevented him from getting his bearings of the shoreline in front of him, Watt said.
Clark agreed Monday to join detectives, a prosecutor and a Sheriff's Department dive team leader on the boat ride before he is sent to prison in February. Clark was convicted in October of killing his 26-year-old wife, Carol Meyer Lubahn, who was last seen March 31, 1981.
Clark had told his wife's family and detectives at the time that his wife of 10 years had left him and their two young children in the middle of the night and never returned. Her family believed him, and continued to invite him to holiday celebrations and other events. Clark, who worked for his father-in-law's house painting business from the time he married his wife as a North High School teen, inherited the business when Milton Meyer retired.
Clark later remarried, had two more children, and dropped Lubahn as his surname, instead using his middle name Clark as his new last name. He moved to Huntington Beach.
Torrance police never stopped believing Clark was responsible and arrested him in 2010, basing their case on inconsistent statements Clark made over the years to detectives, family and a news reporter about what happened to his wife. Jurors wasted little time finding him guilty.
Clark finally confessed to what happened after his first son and his wife's sister urged him to tell detectives where he hid Carol Lubahn's body so they could give her a proper burial. On Monday, Clark told them he punched his wife after she told him she was leaving him. She fell, hit her head on a table and died instantly. In a panic, he wrapped her in blankets, tied her to rope and cinder blocks and drove the body to a cove near Point Vicente in Rancho Palos Verdes. There, he loaded her onto a raft, paddled out and submerged her body.
Ocean experts said investigators might never know the truth because there might be nothing to locate in the water. Any human remains likely are long gone. The water where Clark said he placed the body is about 50 feet deep.
"Anything biological, anything biodegradable, I couldn't see that lasting more than a year," said Brent Scheiwe, program director at the SEA Lab in Redondo Beach.
Scheiwe said the chance of finding the cinder blocks or rope also was slim after such a long time.
"Most likely it would be gone," he said. "Obviously, it would depend on how open it was to the conditions. If it was in some sheltered area, there might not have been a lot of wave action. If conditions had sheltered it, there might be remnants there."
Jim Dines, mammalogy collections manager at the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum, said microorganisms and crabs would have eaten the body's flesh, which would have quickly degraded. The bones would have separated and decomposed.
The ocean might have dispersed the cinder blocks or covered them with sediment, Dines said.
"Thirty years is an awful long time," Dines said.
Doug Hammond, a professor of marine chemistry at USC, said rope or cinder blocks might still be there, but divers might not see them because they were likely covered with sand.
"It's remotely possible they could find something, but it would be very tough," he said.
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The Orioles today announced that they have outrighted INF DAVID ADAMS to Double-A Bowie.
Adams, 26, batted .214/.295/.371 (15-70) with two homers and eight RBI in 21 games for Triple-A Norfolk. Adams was claimed off waivers from Cleveland on March 22 and optioned to Norfolk on March 23.
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A MAN has died after falling from a bridge over the M60 earlier this afternoon.
The motorway is currently blocked anti-clockwise between junction 17 at Prestwich and junction 18 at the Simister Island.
It is also blocked clockwise between junction 16 at the A666 and junction 17.
A man was seen falling from a bridge over a slip road at the Prestwich exit, before he collided with a number of cars.
He was pronounced dead at the scene and officers from the police's serious collision investigation unit are currently working at the scene.
One lane of the clockwise carriageway has now reopened.
It is expected that the anti-clockwise carriage will be closed until approximately 8pm.
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ATLANTA -- Twenty-three years after the Indians made Braves television analyst Paul Byrd their fourth-round selection in the 1991 First-Year Player Draft, Atlanta drafted shortstop Grayson Byrd, Paul's son, in the 39th round on Saturday afternoon.
Although Grayson expects to honor his commitment to play baseball for LSU in the Southeastern Conference, it was still a special moment for the family.
Blessed w a son @ByrdinFlight6 who just got drafted by the Braves. Just as proud of him when he walks into a room cause he's my kid! #STUD- Paul Byrd (@PaulByrd36) June 8, 2014
Between Byrd's time in the Atlanta organization and his son's attendance at King's Ridge Christian School in Alpharetta, Ga., -- founded in part by Braves Hall of Famer John Smoltz -- the club has long been connected with the younger Byrd.
But throw away the tie-ins, and Atlanta still would be excited about Grayson.
"This wasn't a favor, this kid has a gift to play this game," Braves scout Brian Bridges said. "There's nothing there not to like. He can hit the balls a long way. He can run, he can throw and he can field."
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Get an overview of this hotelFamily-friendly Villafranca di Verona hotel in Dossobuono with winery
Popular property highlights
This family-friendly Villafranca di Verona hotel is located near the airport, within 3 mi (5 km) of Museo Nicolis and Equestrian Sporting Club Paradiso. Castelvecchio and Basilica of San Zeno Maggiore are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Hotel Features
An attached winery, a full-service spa, and a restaurant are available at this hotel. Free continental breakfast is provided, as well as free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free airport shuttle. Other amenities include an indoor pool, a health club, and a bar/lounge.
Room Amenities
All 90 soundproofed rooms provide free WiFi, free wired Internet, and DVD players. For a bit of entertainment, flat-screen TVs come with satellite channels, and guests will also appreciate thoughtful touches like pillow menus and bathrobes.
Guest Highlights
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- Proximity to airport
- Breakfast
- Helpful staff
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Hotel Amenities
A winery is attached to this Villafranca di Verona hotel. In addition to a full-service spa, Hotel Veronesi La Torre features an indoor pool and a health club. The hotel offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access.
Business-related amenities at this 4.5-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 5382 square feet (500 square meters) include a conference center. This family-friendly hotel also offers a spa tub, a sauna, and spa services. A roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) and a train station pick-up service are complimentary for guests. Complimentary self parking is available on site. The property may provide extended parking privileges to guests after check-out (surcharge).
Hotel Veronesi La Torre has designated areas for smoking.
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Free airport transportation
- 24-hour front desk
- Bar/lounge
- Business center
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Health club
- Designated smoking areas
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Turkish bath/Hammam
- Luggage storage
- Laundry facilities
- Total number of rooms - 90
- Number of floors - 2
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms 11
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Winery attached
- Free long-term parking
- Free self parking
- Conference space size (meters) - 500
- Conference space size (feet) - 5382
- Conference center
- Sauna
- Shopping on site
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Indoor pool
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Television in common areas
- Wedding services
- Free breakfast
- Full-service spa
- Billiards or pool table
- Free wired Internet
- Library
- Year Built 2008
- Free train station pickup
- Garden
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Spa services on site
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Soundproofed rooms
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Free long-term parking, Free self parking
Room Amenities
- DVD player
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Phone
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- Slippers
- Shower/tub combination
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Satellite TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- In-room massage available
- Free newspaper
- Room service
- Soundproofed rooms
- Individually decorated
- Pillow menu
Where to Eat
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
La Torre 22 - This restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine.
Room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a health club and a sauna.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Helicopter/airplane tours on site
- Horse riding/rental on site
- Pilates classes on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
Spa Services
The onsite spa has massage/treatment rooms. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. The spa is equipped with a sauna and Turkish bath/hammam.
- Sauna in spa
- Massages
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11:00 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 3 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.00 per person, per night
Hotel Name
- Hotel Veronesi Torre
- Hotel Veronesi Torre Villafranca di Verona
- Veronesi Torre
- Veronesi Torre Villafranca di Verona
- Hotel Veronesi La Torre Province Of Verona/Dossobuono, Italy
- Veronesi La Torre Dossobuono
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All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport. Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. This property offers transfers from the airport and train station. Guests must contact the property with arrival details 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 3 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Awards & Affiliations
- Hotel Veronesi La Torre is listed in the 2016 Travel + Leisure 500.
- This property is affiliated with the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) and welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) guests.


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A MOTORIST was seriously injured when her vehicle fell 150 feet down Saltergate Bank.
The crash happened on the A169 near Pickering at about 4.50pm on Friday, and involved a silver Renault Modus travelling towards Whitby which left the road.
A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said the car went down an embankment and travelled about 150 feet before coming to rest by a tree.
Fire crews were called to the scene to assist with the rescue of the 57-year-old driver and two children who were passengers in the car. All three were airlifted to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.
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On November 19, 2013 we lost a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and overall terrific human being after battling dementia for the last several years.
Elfie was born and raised in Switzerland and married her husband Hans in May, 1954. In 1955, Hans took a research position at UCLA and they immigrated to California. Elfie was pregnant with their first child Thomas, who coincidentally was the first baby born in the new UCLA hospital. While Hans's assignment at UCLA was for two years, they fell in love with California and never went back home. In 1957 they moved to Mountain View and then to Los Altos in 1967.
Elfie was a stay at home mom raising 4 children, often singlehandedly as Hans often travelled internationally for work. While a credentialed kindergarten teacher in Switzerland, she went back to school and received her Library degree from Foothill College. As the kids grew up, in 1974 Elfie hired into the Germanic Studies area of the Green Library at Stanford University. She loved to sing and was a member of the Stanford Symphonic Choir for over 10 years. Elfie retired from Stanford after 20 years and in 2004, Elfie and Hans move to Vi in Palo Alto to enjoy their senior years.
In addition to singing, Elfie loved classical music, fine art, entertaining, knitting and raising flowers. She took art appreciation classes well into her 60's. Elfie was a very strong woman swimming every day or walking to keep fit. She doted on her grandkids taking them to the park, the ballet, movies and playing games with them. Elfie and Hans were members of the Peninsula Swiss Club for over 30 years.
Elfie was preceded in death by her youngest son Felix Paul, who passed away in 1991, after a lengthy illness. During that period she was a tremendous, devoted care giver to Felix ensuring his final days were as comfortable as possible.
Elfie is survived by her husband Hans of 59 years, her son Thomas and his wife Dodi from Zurich Switzerland, her Daughter Brigitte and her husband Eric Imhof of Pinole, CA and son Mark and his wife Judy, of Danville, CA and her beloved grandchildren Sarah and Jonas Wiesendanger living in Zurich, Switzerland; Eric Pierson Imhof in Pinole, and Christina and Kathryn Wiesendanger in Danville.
While we mourn her loss here on earth, we are thankful that she did not suffer and that now after 22 long years, she is reunited with her son Felix Paul.
A celebration of life will be held at 2p.m. on January 11, at the Vi located at 620 Sand Hill Road in Palo Alto, CA. The family is especially grateful to the wonderful staff and caregivers at the Vi, who were always very warm and compassionate, and always had a smile on their face.


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DETROIT (AP) -- Gov. Rick Snyder says one of the keys to boosting job growth in Michigan is preventing young people from leaving the state.
The first-term Republican made the comments Monday on the first of a two-day meeting with business, academic and government leaders designed to help connect Michigan residents to employment.
He spoke during the opening session of an economic summit at Detroit's Cobo Center. Other planned speakers include Business Leaders for Michigan President and Chief Executive Doug Rothwell and Michigan Economic Development Corp. chief Michael Finney.�
About 100 protesters gathered outside before Snyder spoke. They say he's put corporate interests above those of ordinary residents by appointing an emergency financial manager for Detroit and shepherding through right-to-work legislation limiting unions' power.


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Chance Warmack was the last first-round draft pick left without a contract Sunday after Dee Millner signed with the Jets and Jonathan Cooper signed with the Cardinals.
All first-round picks have now been signed, as Warmack agreed to a 4-year deal with the Tennessee Titans. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the signing, saying the deal is fully guaranteed.
Last unsigned 1st-rd pick, Chance Warmack, reached agreement with the Titans on 4-year, $12,166,646 fully guaranteed deal - includes offset.— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 29, 2013
Warmack was the 10th overall pick to the Titans in this year's NFL Draft. He and fellow fellow Crimson Tide player Millner were the last two players to sign rookie contracts.


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Four reasons why we have an 83-78 team as World Champion this morning:
So I have a confession to make. As you may recall, I went 0-6 picking the winners of the first six playoff series. I was comfortable with my analysis of most series; things just happened, as they do in October, off script. It's what makes October fun.
Anyway, when I sat down to look at the Cardinals and Tigers, I definitely didn't see the gap between the two teams that others did. In fact, I saw enough in the Cards to make them my pick to win the series. (I'm not just bragging, I'm getting to a point.) Regardless of who I liked, though, I had to pick them to win in seven games. I had to, because on the day of the scheduled seventh game, two very good friends of mine-Sophia and I actually introduced them-would be getting married in the late afternoon.
This conflict has been hanging over my head for the entire season. (As it is, I missed the rehearsal dinner last night.) I was horrified by the idea that I might have to tell these two people that I would miss their wedding for a baseball game, and just as horrified by the idea that I might have to not cover Game Seven of the World Series. So to ensure that this wouldn't happen, I simply picked the series to go the distance, putting my powers to use for good.
With last night's result, my work here is done. The season is over-and I'm sure that will hit me soon-and thanks to my prognostication skills, I'm free to attend the wedding Sunday. Don't think I had anything to do with it? Hey, it's as rational as some of the other explanations we hear for what happens in October. Chemistry, veteran leadership, character, predictions of some loudmouth with a keyboard�it's all kept in the same bin. I'll put my ability to end a World Series in five games up against anyone's.
Joe Sheehan is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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" Brand: Iceland / Type: Rice "
Today, after finding myself in a different area of town to the ones I usually frequent I discovered an Iceland store and decided to pay it a visit out of pure convenience.
I needed to pick up a few household essentials before I headed home but I was also hungry for lunch and to save myself the cooking I thought I'd pick up a ready meal from their extensive range. I'm not a huge fan of ready meal per se as I get so much satisfaction from cooking from fresh, but I have partaken before with mixed results.
I really enjoy Chinese food as a rule and when I'm not preparing a meal for myself I usually pick something I wouldn't necessarily create at home. I've had aromatic duck from my local take-away and always really enjoyed it but never buy the meat to cook myself. I saw a duck in Peking sauce, with white rice, at the bargain price of only £1 in the cabinet and thought I'd give it a whirl. The box at least had an attractive image of the prepared meal in a shallow bowl showing the shredded duck, along with the water chestnuts, red peppers and carrots which also make up this meal.
Having got it home I had a look at the cooking instructions to see that it would need to be cooked in two stages, something which I haven't come across a lot of in the past, with a total cooking time of around 10minutes from frozen in the microwave (based on an 800w oven) or alternatively could be prepared on the hob, boil in the bag style, in 40 minutes - something which surely removes the ease and convenience of a ready meal?
The microwaveable bags needed to be pierced several times prior to cooking and placed on a microwavable plate. The bag containing the sauce went in first and after it's allotted time was joined by the rice bag. I found the cooking of the product pretty straight forward and didn't too much mind the 2-stage cooking process as I found it gave me time to prepare myself a drink and sort out my cutlery etc. rather than being a hindrance. Removing the product from its bags and arranging on a plate was a little more tricky however.
Obviously the product is piping hot after cooking and even though the instructions advise you to leave to stand for a minute before removing from the bags I still found the product too hot to comfortably handle and ended up leaving to sit for around 3 minutes before I dared attempt to serve it. The main problem, I believe, is that the main 2 ingredients of the sauce are sugar and treacle - both of which hold heat for a long time. After finally opening the bags I placed the rice on the plate and emptied the sauce packet on top, although having the holes big enough to allow some of the sauce to run though as I emptied it meant that this was no easy feat.
Sitting down to eat it my first impressions of the product was, oh my word - THE SMELL, and not necessarily in a positive way. The strongest smell of cloves and star anise was overpowering and gave the dish an aroma of Christmas and liquorice. Neither of which I'm a huge fan of. I just hoped that the flavour wasn't equally as intense. Also the pieces of duck weren't as large as the photo on the box but I've tended to find ready meal box photos are never really accurate and for £1 it was a close enough representation of what I was about to eat.
Onto eating it I found that, thankfully the flavour of the star anise and clove in the sauce wasn't as strong as the aroma - it was still present however but in a much subtler way. The actual taste of the sauce, whilst plentiful, was undeniably sweet, unfortunately almost sickly so. There was enough duck for it to feature on every fork-full and even though it was a budget meal I didn't feel that Iceland had skimped on meat. Also the water chestnuts were crisp and added a nice texture to the meal, the carrots and peppers however were soggy and to me unnoticeable in a mouthful. The rice maintained it's integrity which pleased me as I've found with other ready meals it can become gooey and too soft. This wasn't the case with this meal.
I finished every bite and found the portion size to be just right, however, I did get an after-taste for quite some time once I'd finished eating which wasn't participially great. Very sweet with a hint of burnt sugar and cinnamon. For anyone who appreciates such flavours though at least it would offer the opportunity to "enjoy" this meal for an additional hour or so after finishing it.
Even though I encountered a few problems with this meal, and the 2-stage cooking instructions might be enough to put off people more happy with "bunging it in" no hassle ready meals, I do think this meal was excellent value for money. Enough of it to satiate my hunger, unbeatable price point at just £1 and clear cooking instructions which worked, at least for me. As for ingredients I think it's fair to say that you get what you pay for.
I'd happily recommend the meal to a friend - perhaps one I knew had a sweet tooth - and it's filled me with enough confidence to return to Iceland and try more in the range. Hopefully you'll enjoy reading my reviews on my future purchases?
It's really depressing coming home from work and not having dinner waiting for me on the table, but such is life and as my friend tells me "nothing stays still". Not to fear, as one chapter of my life ends, a new one begins, and this one is going to involve a number of ready meals for one, and having to review them in order to purchase more ready meals for one.
On my quest to get prepared for my new life I took the plunge and visited Iceland (the shop), and I thought I'd test the water so-to-speak with some of their microwave dinners, and the 'Duck in Peking Sauce' grabbed me straight away as I love duck, and it's not something I have often. Being only £1 I wasn't particularly optimistic, but I felt I didn't have much to lose!
Open the box, and you'll find the dinner frozen in two plastic bags which you'll need to separate by cutting. Then pierce both bags several times.
Pop the duck bag into the microwave (on a plate) and cook on full power (800W) for 4 minutes, then add the rice bag to the plate and cook on full power for a further 6 minutes. Alternatively you could cook on the hob for 40 minutes, but I think this kind of defeats the point of quick and easy ready meal!
...Meanwhile, begin writing a review of said dinner...
When microwave pings, leave to stand for a minute, and then use scissors to empty contents from bags onto plate (careful, the plate will be hot). This is a pretty easy process and not much mess made (some reviews seem to say otherwise, but I didn't find it hard with scissors). However, I soon find that parts of the rice are still cold, so put back in microwave for another minutes.
---The Eating Experience---
This time it's all cooked, and I approach the meal with some trepidation, after all it did only cost £1, and there doesn't seem to be much of a smell. However, from the first bite I'm pleasantly surprised. There's a nice crunch from the water chestnuts, and the duck tastes of duck which I have to say I wasn't really expecting! Ok, so the meal is mainly rice and sauce (not much duck), it is a nice enough sauce, unlike some ready meals it doesn't taste too salty, but it also doesn't need any additional seasoning.
Bits of carrot and pepper can be spotted (although the taste is disguised in the sauce), but I don't think there's nearly enough for it to even count towards one of your 5 a day!
I cleared my plate, and was left with a pleasant taste in my mouth. I was pleasantly surprised with the whole experience. I think the portion could have been a bit bigger, but for the price...well...can't really complain too much.
---What's in it?---
Peking sauce (46%), cooked white rice (44%) and cooked shredded duck (10%) - the sauces contains LOADS of ingredients which I won't list individually, nothing sounds too harmful though (I'm sure some would argue though)! Of course it's not suitable for vegetarians what with the duck thing going on, and it is also not suitable for those who can't eat gluten and soya (no mention about nuts, but I'd advise exercising caution). There is also a warning that some bones may remain.
The meal provides 463 calories, 5.0g fat (saturates 1.5g), and 2.1g salt (which I think is just over a third of your daily recommended limit - could be worse).
For £1 I don't think there is that much I can fault this on (but I still don't think I can justify more than 3 stars). Duck is generally a bit more expensive than some meats, and while there isn't a great deal in this dish, you can tell it's duck...and that is good.
Ok, it's not the healthiest or most nutritional dinner option, BUT it's quick, it only leaves a plate, cutlery and a pair of scissors to be washed up, and it's cheap. I will probably be buying this again, even if it does involve having to go back to Iceland (I can always wear a hat)!
Oh, and apologies for the terrible title of this review!
I hadn't been in Iceland in years until one recently opened locally to me. I bought a couple of the £1 meals to try them out, one of which was the Duck in Peking Sauce. It takes longer to do than many ready meals as you have to start the meat on its own, then put the rice with it and continue heating both products together. I do it in the microwave, and I find that the rice comes up nice and fluffy. Having had this twice, I've found there to be a bit too much rice for me so I usually don't put all of it in my dish, but I find there to be enough duck, chestnuts and other vegetables for me not to feel I lose out by doing that. The sauce isn't thin and cheap - it's full of flavour, thick enough to properly coat the duck and make you feel like it's been properly considered rather than just included so that they can say a sauce is there. I like the fact that I actually feel I've had a meal when I eat this. I am usually a bit sceptical about pictures of food on boxes, but the end product looks very much like the picture, so I don't feel that I was misled. Overall, the taste, ease of cooking and the fact I'm full after eating it make it very good value for the price. There are some ready meals where you can tell what they've cut back on to achieve the low price, but there's no feeling of "cheap" with this at all.
However, they should do something about the bags. I found the duck one very difficult to open cleanly and safely. You have to pierce the bag several times before heating it, and when I tried to open the bag and pour the contents out after heating it, I risked getting very hot sauce leaking through the pierce holes onto my hands and fingers which isn't good. It's messy enough that I felt I had to wash my hands before I could sit down to eat it, and then ended up heating it for another 30 seconds or so because by that time it had cooled a bit. All in all, it's a lot of work for what's supposed to be a "ready meal".
At £1, it's good value for money for a lunch, but I wouldn't consider it good enough to have for an evening meal after a hard day at work unless I could have a salad with it. The only thing I really don't like about this though is that it's so high in calories. I would be happy to buy it for lunch at work, but the number of calories I'd be having in one sitting puts me off doing that too often.
I brought this Peking Duck meal from Iceland just before Xmas to keep in the freezer for when I want something quick and tasty. Dooyoo have got the wrong picture up but the Peking Duck box is very similar and is from the same Oriental section of the shop.
It only cost £1.00 so I wasn't expecting THAT much from the meal but to be honest it's quite tasty and deffo a lot better than most of the Iceland ready meals! lol
The problem is that there's hardly and duck in it, and the meal looked tiny on my plate. It's literally gone in 10 fork fulls and didn't fill me up at all even though I'd had a bread roll with mine..... I was still starving after eating it and had to warm a sausage roll up out of the fridge!
The rice cooks nice, I was surprised about that actually because I don't usually think much of rice in any frozen ready meal. This cooks through so that the texture and taste is the same as fresh rice and I was mega happy about that because I'm so used to throwing half my rice away when I'm eating a meal like this.
The duck is cooked good too, like I said there's not a lot of duck in there but it's cooked perfect after about 30 mins in the oven. It's got a meaty taste and texture and isn't full of fat, that's a good thing because duck is so expensive that when you buy it in a ready meal you usually find they've used the scrappiest fatty bits of duck they could find. Iceland haven't done this and the duck pieces are proper meat, and that's probably why there isn't much in the meal or it would have probably cost a fiver if they'd put any more in!
The sauce that the duck is in is yummy, it's rich and tangy and goes proper nice with the flavour of the duck. I like it that there's plenty of sauce in the meal because it means that once I've eaten all the duck (don't take long! lol) I can swish the rice round in the sauce and that makes the flavour of the meal last for longer.
I'm stuck on how many stars to give this meal because it's brill value for money and tastes great BUT there isn't enough duck in it to fill me up. It's also got quite a salty taste as you eat so I'm going to have to give it just 2 stars..... but the taste deffo deserves 3 or 4 stars so if you don't mind a smaller meal than usual then you'll probably like this.
Recommended.... to people with little appetites!
I tried this meal not too long ago and although it had quite a nice flavour, the quality and amount of meat was not up to scratch so I would not buy it again. It is available from Iceland for just £1.00 and can be found in the frozen ready meals section. It can be kept frozen and cooked from frozen - more easily in the microwave,
It has the yellow strip at the top with 'BIG VALUE PACK' in bold letters and the £1 price tag beside this. There is an image of the serving suggestion below, which shows the duck sauce on the white rice. Inside the box is a plastic packet, which can be ripped apart to give two pieces - the duck in sauce and the rice. You must microwave the duck and sauce for 4 minutes before adding the rice and cooking for another 7 minutes from frozen. The bags must both be pierced beforehand too.
The meal was definitely piping hot enough when it was ready. I cut open each packet and poured the rice onto the plate making a hole for the duck in sauce to go on top. The duck in sauce has a very nice authentic flavour to it, which you'd expect but it contains a little quantity of duck and some vegetables too. The bits of duck in there were very small and chewy and not of great quality at all. The rice was quite nice but slightly too al-dente for me.
It's a good cheap meal and very easy to make but it lacks nutritions and isn't very good considering the amount of meat you get. It's easy to prepare and not too bad for just £1, but I wouldn't recommend buying this one as Iceland do other better meals.
Thanks for reading,
Dan ©
I bought the Peking duck with rice ready meal from Iceland for lunch to share with my son as a quick ready meal. The picture on the box seemed appetising and for only £1for a 450g pack I thought it would be worth trying.
It does have the words big value pack on a bold yellow strip and the also states no hydrogenated fats, no artificial colours or flavours and no GM ingredients.
Nutritional information
Each pack contains 414 calories and 4.3 g of fat which I didn't think was too bad.
Allergy advice: contains gluten and Soya. It has also been produced in an area that uses coconut, nuts and sesame
Upon opening the box there are two pouches one with the rice and one with the duck and sauce. You need to separate the two sachets but these are perforated lines so don't require scissors
I cooked it following the microwave instruction for 750W oven. After piercing the bags I had to cook the sauce and duck sachet for four minutes before adding the rice sachet and cooking for a further seven minutes. This seemed quite a long time but I amused to cooking chilled ready meals if cooking.
After leaving for a minute I opened the sachets both were piping hot. It was quite difficult to empty sauce sachet as it was so hot.
I served two thirds to myself and a third for my son and there seemed to be plenty there for both of us.
The rice appeared fluffy white colour although it was stuck together and the duck sauce seemed to be a red sauce with pieces of pepper, carrots, water chestnut and thin slices of duck.
I was very disappointed with that the rice tasted a little soggy and tasted overcooked. The vegetables and duck could not be tasted over the strong flavour of the sauce. The peppers were complete were soggy. The strips of duck although very small were very chewy. The sauce was not spicy yet still overpowered the flavour of everything else
My son only ate 3 spoonfuls before completely refusing. I did eat mine but mostly because I was so hungry. This is not a product I would go out and but again.
I think the reason it is only a £1 is due to the severe lack of meat. I think this is once again a case of you get what you pay for. I personally would pay a little more for a better product.
I won't be recommending this product no mater how short of time .I would of preferred to make beans on toast
I would just like to add the picture Dooyoo have added is not the correct item.
I am going to start this review with a surprising revelation: up until a couple of week's ago I had never set foot in Iceland (and this applies to both the shop and the country!) However as a new Iceland has just opened up near me, I recently had the opportunity to rectify this situation.]
I was pleased to see a large selection of ready meals in the Iceland freezers. I am a big fan of ready meals because I live alone and often cannot be bothered to cook a complicated meal for myself. I know it is lazy but sometimes I just like to take something out of the freezer, pop it in the microwave and be done with it!
Anyway my eye fell upon a large selection of ready meals which were only £1 each. This struck me as good value especially as they were in large boxes which implied they might be a bit more filling than the tiny Weight Watchers meals that I have tried one or two of recently. The boxes were a cheerful bright red colour with a large yellow strip across the top which shouted 'BIG VALUE PACK' in huge black letters. Not classy, but certainly eye-catching!
There was quite a variety of these meals, including chicken curry, cottage pie, lasagne, etc, but I chose the Duck In Peking Sauce meal. The packet described it as 'Shredded duck in a Peking sauce with water chestnuts, red peppers and carrots, served with white rice'. This sounded lovely, and a similar meal would cost you around £6 from a takeaway, so I was impressed.
The meal can be cooked straight from the freezer without having to defrost it which keeps things nice and simple. It comes in two plastic bags, one containing the meat and sauce, and one containing the rice. It takes between 10 and 12 minutes in the microwave, or you can boil it on the hob for 40 minutes if you prefer.
I started to get a bit worried as soon as I put the meal on my plate. The rice had all stuck together and looked strangely gooey, and the meat and sauce looked like an unappetising pile of dark brown gunge. However I tried to be optimistic and tucked in. Unfortunately the rice did indeed taste gooey, stodgy, slightly bitty and very cheap. The sauce was even worse, as it was too thick and too strong flavoured. The vegetables were almost unidentifiable and the pieces of duck were tiny. I could hardly finish the meal and was very disappointed. Afterwards, I found the taste lingered unpleasantly in my mouth, plus I was left with indigestion.
If you want the nutritional information, I can tell you that this meal contains 414 calories and 4.3 grams of fat. It has no hydrogenated fats, no artificial colours or flavours, and no GM ingredients.
I wouldn't recommend this meal but then I was probably foolish for thinking a duck based meal costing £1 would be any good!


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Boston, MA - July 23, 2011 : Paul Rabil scored his 100th career goal as the Boston Cannons (6-3) returned home to Harvard tonight, but it was not enough as the Hamilton Nationals (5-4) prevailed, 16-12. Unable to regain momentum in the second half after a nine-goal second quarter, the Cannons suffered their second loss in a row. Hamilton goalie Scott Rodgers earned Bud Light Player of the Game honors for his 20-save performance.
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Hamilton started off hot in the first quarter, shutting out the Cannons 3-0. Brett Bucktooth scored the first two goals of the game against goalie Jordan Burke while Jeremy Boltus scored one more as the quarter ended.
After a slow start, the Cannons were busy during the second quarter, scoring five unanswered goals to start their nine-goal rally before the half. Kevin Buchanan started the scoring for Boston while Paul Rabil, Max Qunizani, Ryan Boyle and Matt Poskay all scored in order to give the Cannons their first lead on the night. Buchanan showed off his long range skills as well, scoring a 2-pointer and giving Boston an 8-5 lead. The teams traded goals for the rest of the quarter, with the Cannons taking a 9-8 lead into the half.
The Nationals began the third quarter with four goals in order to take the lead for the remainder of the game. Poskay broke Hamilton's streak with two goals in a row, bringing the Cannons back within one. However, it was not enough for Boston as Donny Moss scored to end the third quarter in favor of Hamilton, 13-11.
In a quiet fourth quarter, Buchanan was able to jump start the Cannons' offense with his third goal on the night, keeping Boston within one. But with three goals to close the game, Hamilton clinched the win.
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Sandy Alderson spoke to Mike Francesa for a half-hour yesterday, and revealed the new plan to add talent this offseason: trades. Alderson acknowledged that the Mets need to get better in 2013, "and not incrementally".
He spoke of the prohibitive cost of adding power hitters via free agency, and while he still isn't publicly acknowledging what payroll will be, we know from Adam Rubin's report over the weekend that it isn't likely to go up, only down, something we also knew from doing basic math.
But lets put all of that aside for a moment. If the Mets are to add an expensive power hitter via trade, that's also additional salary. So we have to be talking about young, cost-controlled power hitters. You know, the thing that is about as prized by other teams as anything this side of young, cost-controlled frontline starting pitching.
That won't come cheap via trade. Let's take a look at exactly who the Mets can deal for such a thing.
DAVID WRIGHT: Obviously, Wright has value to a team looking to upgrade at third base. Potentially, the Mets can deal Wright for a power hitter and then some, with that hitter serving as the centerpiece of the deal. Even if we assume that a team has such a player but is willing to deal him-say, due to positional redundancy, for instance- the downgrade from Wright at third base makes it awfully hard to win that trade in 2013, which is, after all, the purpose of the new strategy set forth by Alderson.
R.A. DICKEY: The best pitcher on the Mets, and possibly the National League, is under control for just $5 million in 2013, thanks to a tremendous team option. He'd certainly bring back a power hitter in return, potentially, but the chances of bringing one back who can provide enough value to make up for the difference between a full season of Dickey and a full season of, say, Collin McHugh or Jenrry Mejia in 2013 is awfully slight.
RUBEN TEJADA: A young, cost-controlled shortstop would be valuable in trade. But the problem with doing so is obvious: if Tejada is dealt for a power-hitting shortstop, he'll be a defensive downgrade for a team already near the bottom of the league defensively, and frankly, he probably doesn't exist. If Tejada is dealt for a power hitter at another position, the Mets are left with a gaping hole at shortstop, no real internal options to fill it, and again, no money to spend.
JONATHON NIESE: Same problem as with Tejada, but at pitcher. Remember, the Mets have Dillon Gee, recovering from a blood clot, and Johan Santana, recovering from so much, as 40 percent of the projected 2013 rotation. Fallback plans are McHugh and Mejia, and maybe Wheeler, who has three middling starts at Triple-A to his name. And that's it, really. So Niese is kind of important to keep.
MATT HARVEY: If the Mets deal Harvey for a young, cost-controlled power hitter, it would be based around the same idea that led to Seattle trading Michael Pineda for Jesus Montero. And it wouldn't be crazy; teams can generally count on hitting prospects far more than pitching prospects. But man, it better be a great hitting prospect, because Harvey has been very strong in his six starts so far and has a world of talent. And the one thing more difficult than acquiring young power hitters is getting young frontline starting pitchers.
ZACK WHEELER: See Harvey, though purely from a 2013 standpoint, it would be quite possible to find a likelier bet to help the Mets immediately than Wheeler, who still needs time. But building for the future means stockpiling high-end arms, not trading them, since many of them will not pan out.
DANIEL MURPHY: If a team sees Murphy as a viable 2B or 3B, perhaps it would be willing to deal a young power hitter for him. But the market for Murphy this summer was more like the reliever Luke Gregorson. So it probably isn't a great power hitter, and since that bat is unlikely to also play second base, it leaves the Mets with a huge 2013 infield hole and no one to plug it. (No, Jordany Valdespin is not a second baseman, even by Daniel Murphy standards.) So that's not really a 2013 improvement trade.
As far as I can tell, that's it. Who else is getting traded for a young, cost-controlled power hitter? Ike Davis, whose only tool this year has been power? Josh Thole, who hasn't performed adequately for months? Some of the strong pitching prospects who are still several years away? Jason Bay?
Really, I'm at a loss. Feel free to tell me the trade candidates I'm missing in the comments.


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About six years ago, Trish Sullivan overheard a conversation at the National Steinbeck Center that still influences her today.
An Australian man on a John Steinbeck "pilgrimage" asked a volunteer where to get food in the area and she told him he would probably be better off in Monterey.
Sullivan, now the president of Destination Salinas, said she often recommends Monterey for different things herself, but that it was a missed opportunity.
"Not that Monterey is bad," she said Friday. "But if he is here for Salinas, we should showcase it."
On Monday, Sullivan's tourism advocacy group launches one of its most ambitious projects yet to grow local appeal: The Salinas 411 smartphone application.
The free program, which works on iPhone and Android operating systems, guides visitors to restaurants, arts and culture locations, wine tasting, shopping and more.
Users can also watch short videos of restaurants and other services, as well as search for historic hot spots.
"It's the insider's guide to Salinas," said Sullivan, wearing a blue Salinas shirt and earring with the city's logo while sitting in the city's downtown visitors center.
She said everyone in the city has the ability to be an ambassador for Salinas and the application could also be a useful tour for locals.
Sullivan said her organization spent about $4,500 to develop the application, but the majority of the work was done by her using her skills as a self-taught programmer.
Money was earned to finance the project by charging businesses $150 to be listed on it. Sullivan said she did not think the fee would be cost-prohibitive and worked with businesses to come up with payment plans if it was too much at one time.
An early version of the program has been online for three months, but the bugs were still being worked out, she said.
So far, Salinas 411 has already been downloaded 1,220 times and has grabbed the attention of business leaders.
"I really think it is the wave of the future," said Mary Ann Leffel, the president of the Monterey County Business Council.
"It is very, very impressive," said Moe Ammar, the president of the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce. "She's done her research."
Salinas 411 also is available in French, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese and Portuguese.
Sullivan, who has made Salinas her home for the past 30 years, has ambitious hopes for the application.
"My hope is that every person in Salinas and the surrounding area downloads it," she said.
Salinas councilwoman Kimbley Craig said Friday that one of the goals of the city was to update technology to make it easier for residents to do business with the city.
"Implementing apps is a day-to-day way of doing business," she said.
Phillip Molnar can be reached at 646-4487 or email@example.com.