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All lanes are now open on the M1 Southbound, after the lorry fire. However, delays remain, with travel time at 25 minutes. |
Away from motorway misery for the moment - Some temporary traffic lights are stuck on red at the Walsgrave Road and Clay Lane junction. |
Coventry UTC have Tweeted that engineers are on the way. |
Travel time on the M1 Southbound now stands at 60 minutes. Two lanes are still closed after the lorry fire. |
Traffic is queuing on the M6 Southbound after J1 for Rugby - and it is believed to be a knock on from the M1 fire. |
Thankfully, firefighters have seemingly got the blaze under control right now, but just a few minutes ago, traffic cameras painted a dramatic picture - showing the lorry well ablaze. |
Luckily, the wind has been blowing smoke away from the carriageway. |
Good morning. It may be early, but we’ve already got two lane closed and queuing traffic due to a lorry fire on the M1 Southbound from J19 for Catthorpe to J18 Rugby. |
The fire service have been on the scene for a little over 30 minutes. |
Will Build To Suit or Choose Your Own Builder! Clinton Massie Schools, conveniently located to Dayton & Cincinnati. Owner Financing Available. 15 other lots available to choose from ranging from $19,900 to $29,900. |
We're lacking a striker, but forget about Suarez, we are in capable hands with Rodgers. |
In the summer of 2013 I predicted Liverpool would probably come 5th or 6th in the forthcoming season. I was basing this prediction on our previous seasons form and also the uninspiring purchases in the transfer window during that summer of Aspas, Alberto, Llori , Toure and Sahko. I wasn’t alone in my prediction as expe... |
This year most pundits are predicting we won’t make the top 4 never mind challenge for the title, which suits Liverpool fans fine. With no Suarez they are presuming we won’t do as well as last season, but it was a ‘team’ effort and Rodgers' tactics that saw Liverpool overachieve last season rather than one individ... |
I’m really pleased with our transfers this summer and I think we have a much stronger squad than last year. Having no European football obviously helped us last season so we will need that strength in depth to cope with the added pressures and strain of Champions League football. |
With the signings of Can (Bayer Leverkusen), Alberto Moreno (Sevilla), Rickie Lambert (Southampton), Adam Lallana (Southampton), Dejan Lovren (Southampton), Lazar Markovic (Benfica), Javier Manquillo (loan, Atletico Madrid), Divock Origi (Lille) Liverpool look a much stronger outfit all round with intense competition e... |
The one thing that probably cost us the title last year was our defence as we leaked some really soft goals. Over the Christmas period we lost away to City and Chelsea due to defensive errors when we were arguably the better team. The jury is still out on Reina’s replacement Mignolet. He is undoubtedly a good shot stop... |
A restaurant, an indoor pool, and a 24-hour fitness center are available at this smoke-free hotel. An area shuttle is free. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a coffee shop/café, and a snack bar/deli are onsite. |
A hotel's guest rating is calculated using data provided under license by TripAdvisor. A total of 178 have reviewed the Doubletree by Hilton Minneapolis - University Area, giving it a rating of 4, on a scale of 1-5. |
Lean left, set club: Keep your weight forward and hinge your wrists fully. |
A greenside bunker is the one place where you want to make a very vertical backswing. If you don't, bad things can happen, like hitting too far behind the ball or skulling it over the green. |
I often see high-handicappers using the same around-the-body swing in bunkers that they use from the fairway or tee. Rarely are they able to control trajectory or distance, because they don't have a consistent entry point in the sand. This can turn a relatively simple sand shot into a disaster. |
Getting the club up quickly on the backswing requires an early wrist hinge and a full shoulder turn. A steep backswing sets up a steep angle coming down and lets you make use of the bounce on the bottom of your sand wedge. Keep more weight on your front foot throughout the swing, and don't forget to accelerate through ... |
TIGER WOODS writes instruction articles only for Golf Digest. |
Eddie Vedder (center) and others perform during the charity concert Friday night. |
The Windy City installment of the biannual Hot Stove Cool Music charity concert took place at Metro Chicago over the weekend, bringing Boston and Chicago musicians and baseball players together to help support the Foundation To Be Named Later. Former Red Sox GM and current Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations ... |
From left: Jimmy Chamberlin, Liz Phair, and Kay Hanley at Hot Stove Cool Music in Chicago. |
Names can be reached at names@globe.com. |
In the Bridgewater-Raritan School District for example, it was the direct, overwhelming voice of parent groups which were responsible for BREA givebacks of $1.6 million. It was their coming to the mike individually, meeting after meeting with other citizens to insist that the BREA respond with concessions. |
Let’s hope that the reforms being proposed in Trenton put an end once and for all to that irresponsible Catch-22 situation. |
Thanks for reading. Stay informed, and enjoy your weekend. |
Neither Jenson Button nor Kevin Magnussen know if they're really going to stick around for McLaren next year. Fernando Alonso is rumored to be on the way, so someone's got to move. However, Button has said that he may reject a new offer from McLaren to keep him in 2015. |
Well, it's been going on for three months now, hasn't it? Initially it was like "OK, what's that all about." It makes you think about other opportunities, other challenges - in Formula One, in other motorsports, other sports. There's so much out there and so many challenges I'm interested in taking on. |
More interestingly, when asked point-blank if he plans to accept a new offer from McLaren, Button's response was, "I don't know." |
So, where is Button going? Maybe he'll be underwriting Range Rover warranties for CarMax or starting the world's first carrot-based racing series. Who knows? |
What we do know is that Porsche has denied that Button is joining their team in the World Endurance Championship. Then again, Audi denies that they may be headed to Formula One, too. In the crazy world of Formula One, "no" has about a 50% chance of meaning "yes." |
Porsche will not be changing its two-car 919 LMP1 line-up for 2015. If they opt to enter a third 919 at Le Mans, the current drivers of Porsche's GT effort will have first dibs on a 919 seat. Five of those drivers tested the 919 this fall, and Porsche is expected to make the call on whether they want to enter that thir... |
But what about the curious case of Jenson Button? Will he take a year off, and perhaps join Porsche in 2015? Dominate hydroplane racing? Professional Power Wheels racing? |
Or will Magnussen be out at McLaren instead? |
For me it is what it is. Am I disappointed? No. I'm disappointed I'm not in a winning car, that's what I'm disappointed about. I'm here to win. I only want to be in Formula One to win. I've been so many tough times through my career and I feel that I've given so much to the teams I've raced for, I've got a championship... |
The last two years have been tough; I'm ready to win races again. If I'm not winning races next year I don't want to be in the sport anyway. I don't want to make up the numbers anymore and just pick up points; it's about winning. Especially when you've won a world championship and won races, it's such an addictive feel... |
Decisions, decisions. All we know is that the first tests at Abu Dhabi are coming up soon, so we won't have to wait for long to find out where folks are going next year. |
Olney Central College Director of Bands Wade Baker is thrilled about the ongoing evolution of the school’s music program. |
Last year the director worked with a group of students who had committed to the music program before Baker had become OCC staff. |
“Thankfully they accepted me and worked diligently towards the goals,” Baker said. |
Throughout the 2017-18 school year, Baker initiated extensive recruiting efforts. As a result, the number of students engaged in OCC instrumental music ensembles grew from sixteen in 2017-18 to twenty-five in 2018-19. |
“I see that as positive momentum for this program and the community in a relatively short period of time,” Baker said. |
This year the program includes new, less “traditional” ensembles such as the Commercial Music Ensemble, comprised of drums, bass, keyboard(s), guitar(s), a full horn section, and vocalists. These students select music which is often heard in settings known for generating commercial success. |
The program now also includes the Contemporary Music Ensemble, also known as the OCC “Rock Band” Ensemble. Students in this group have expressed interest in pursuing performance careers in the music field. |
Also new this year is the OCC Big Band, which plays music from the big band era in addition to more modern arrangements composed by influential composers of the genre. |
“This group has already learned 20+ pieces that they could play out live in public,” Baker said. |
The director has been impressed with the members of the OCC jazz combo, who focus on improvisation and the intricacies involved in small group jazz playing. |
The OCC concert band has evolved tremendously, Baker says, since last school year when they were invited to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City. |
The director feels that the music program is currently comprised of students who are very serious about playing at their maximum potential. |
He looks forward to more remarkable live performances, innovation in music selections, performance practice, and community development and inclusion in the program. |
The director is motivated to include more members of the community in all of the upcoming music department events. |
He feels the college is a cornerstone of the community, and he’s placing importance on developing a relationship between what the college does academically and artistically and incorporating that into the fundamental social structure of the community. |
adjunct faculty to offer students world class instruction by popular musicians from Southern Indiana and Illinois. |
The department now includes Monte Skelton, who teaches teaching private woodwind and bass lessons, and Chris Parker, who teaches drum set and low brass lessons. |
Prospective students or parents of prospective students can inquire about the program by contacting Wade Baker at bakerw@iecc.edu. |
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (SNP), or Sinopec, targets more than 40% natural gas output for this year based on growing confidence on its gas fields. The company said that Yuanba gas field has similar potential to the neighboring Puguang field’s output. Both the fields are being developed by Sinopec. |
While oil production experienced sluggishness in the first half, natural gas production showed solid growth. China is ramping up gas production as it seeks to find alternatives to coal, which emits high carbon levels. It is set to raise the country’s energy needs from the current 3% to 10% by 2020. |
Puguang field has a proved gas reserve base of 356 billion cubic meters (Bcm), next only to the Sulige field (534 Bcm) in the north of the country, run by PetroChina (PTR). Even though all the reserves at Puguang are not entirely recoverable, it holds enough gas for more than 20 years of stable production based on its ... |
The company plans to produce 6.32 Bcm of gas in the second half of this year, 11% more than in the first half, thereby increasing annual output by over 40% from 2009. To cope with this increased production volume, Sinopec launched commercial operations at its Sichuan-East China pipeline which will pump gas to Shanghai ... |
Though Sinopec provides a favorable view for natural gas, the company has been lagging its domestic peers primarily due to its relatively weak upstream asset base and exposure to the heavily regulated downstream sector. We are currently Neutral on Sinopec with the Zacks #3 Rank (Hold). |
SAN ANTONIO (AP) The Thunder don’t believe they blew another big lead, the Spurs simply took it away. |
LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points and San Antonio overcame a 23-point deficit to beat Oklahoma City 104-101 on Friday night. |
Danny Green added 17 points and Gasol had 14 points to help San Antonio end Oklahoma City’s three-game winning streak. |
The Thunder were outscored 89-69 in the final three quarters after holding the Spurs to a season-low 15 points in the opening period. |
The Thunder have blown several double-digit leads this season, including an 18-point advantage against Boston in a 101-94 home loss Nov. 3. |
Aldridge put back of Green’s missed 3-pointer gave the Spurs a 102-99 lead with 24.2 seconds remaining. |
The Thunder missed two 3-pointers on the ensuing possession, but Carmelo Anthony tracked down a second offensive rebound and made a 25-footer with his foot on the 3-point line to cut the lead to 102-101. |
Gasol made two free throws, and Russell Westbrook stumbled to the court and threw up an airball on a 3-point attempt as the game ended. |
Anthony had 20 points to lead the Thunder. Westbrook was held to 15 points after scoring 10 in the opening period. He was 5 for 22 from the field. |
”They just played faster and they just did a good job of getting themselves back in the game,” Westbrook said. |
The Spurs rallied behind their usual formula of hounding defense and 3-point shooting. |
Davis Bertans hit three consecutive 3-pointers in the third quarter, tying it at 78 with 38 seconds remaining with his final 3 of the run. The 3-pointer also closed a 58-35 run after the Spurs trailed 43-20. |
Thunder: Oklahoma City entered the game leading the league in steals (10.4) and opponent turnovers (19.0). The Spurs had 13 turnovers, most coming in the first quarter. The Thunder have never finished in the top five in either category since leaving Seattle. … Westbrook, Anthony and George have split game-high scoring ... |
Spurs: Kawhi Leonard, who has not played this season, remained out with right quadriceps tendinopathy. There is no timeline on his return. … Tony Parker worked out with Spurs shooting guru Chip Engelland during morning workouts as he rehabilitates from quadriceps surgery. … Kyle Anderson stayed in the lineup after gett... |
Westbrook had a quick response when asked what the Thunder must do to avoid giving up big leads. |
”Just play the same way (for) 48 minutes,” he said. |
Aldridge continued his resurgent season after being the subject of trade talks in the offseason following two disappointing seasons with the Spurs. |
The 12-year veteran has become San Antonio’s top scorer and primary leader with Leonard and Parker sidelined. |
The Spurs have played the entire season without two of their leading players in Leonard and Parker, but they are not hanging their heads about it. |
Thunder: Visit New Orleans on Monday night in their first game against the Pelicans after sweeping last season’s series. |
Spurs: Host Atlanta on Monday night before embarking on a two-game trip. |
The Vanderhoof Nechako White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative is releasing larger sturgeon to avoid numerous other predators, but the larger sturgeon are now the perfect-sized meal for local river otters. |
A handful of hungry river otters have added juvenile sturgeon to their diet and it's directly impacting a Vanderhoof sturgeon recovery project. |
"Downtown Vanderhoof, we have the last three or four years had six or seven very healthy otters that seem to like Nechako white sturgeon as part of their dining habits," said Nechako White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative chair Wayne Salewksi. |
Salewski said the initiative is trying to help the fish avoid being eaten by predators that like small fry by growing the fish larger before releasing them. |
"Seagulls, ospreys, eagles, bull trout, just about everything likes the right-sized bite," he said. |
But for river otters the right-sized bite seems to be about 500 grams, which is how big the Initiative in Vanderhoof is growing them to in order to avoid other predators. |
He said it raises questions about how his sturgeon conservation efforts contribute to healthy otter families. |
"It's the circle of life. We've always been well aware of that," he said. "Sturgeon have had many challenges over the millions of years that they've been around and this is just one of them." |
Salewski says the otters seem especially drawn to the fish being released with small GPS trackers attached to them. |
He calls the trackers eye-candy for the otters. |
"There's no question that otters seem to be able to pick those out of the herd just quicker and easier." |
The restoration team has to go out to find the devices after the otters have finished with their meal and discarded the trackers. |
"We just track them right to the shore," said Salewski. "They're usually nicely under a log on the banks." |
The sturgeon recovery team injects otter scent extracted from the animals' glands mixed with fish skin into juvenile sturgeon tanks in hopes the instinct to flee at the smell of otters will be heightened in the fish. |
Other tanks are being injected with a placebo, so the team can assess whether the "otter avoidance training" works. "We're testing the survival of those fish that have been taught otter avoidance," said Salewski. |
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