Tony Baines from Aldi Stores UK
BUDGET store Aldi has been named Supermarket of the Year by shoppers watchdog Which?
The discounter beat off Marks & Spencer, Waitrose and Lidl to scoop the award for customer satisfaction, value for money, reliability and quality.
Tony Baines, Managing Director of Buying, Aldi Stores UK, said: Being awarded Supermarket of the Year is a real reflection of Aldis success in 2012.
Sales are going from strength to strength, and were welcoming new shoppers every day.
We believe this is down to our commitment to always deliver high quality products at low prices.
Source: www.dailystar.co.uk
Doctors solve mystery of a man who 'died from laughter' while watching The Goodies after his granddaughter nearly dies from same rare heart condition - Daily Mail
- Mother-of-two diagnosed with Long QT Syndrome following cardiac arrest
- Syndrome is a genetic condition that causes an abnormal heart rhythm probably inherited from grandfather
By Andrew Levy
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He was the man who made headlines when he died from heart failure after laughing non-stop at The Goodies.
Alex Mitchell’s wife Nessie, who witnessed his death, even sent Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie a letter thanking them for making her husband’s final minutes so happy.
Now, 37 years on from the infamous ‘Ecky-Thump’ episode of the TV comedy, doctors think they know what caused the mysterious death.
Lisa Corke is recuperating (left) after she suffered a near fatal heart attack. Doctors believe it was caused by Long QT syndrome - a condition they believe killed her grandfather (right) in 1975
The clue came when Mr Mitchell’s granddaughter Lisa Corke, 23, recently suffered a near-fatal cardiac arrest while relaxing at her home.
Doctors subsequently diagnosed her with Long QT syndrome, a rare form of heart disease which causes irregular heartbeats.
Kung Fu Caper: During the episode Tim Brooke-Taylor uses a set of bagpipes to defend himself against Bill Oddie who is hurling black puddings
THE BATTLE OF ECKY THUMP
In this 1975 episode of The Goodies called Kung Fu Kapers, Bill Oddie demonstrates the made-up Scottish martial art of 'Hoots-Toot-Ochaye.'
This consisted of fights with various assailants played by the other two Goodies, including two boxers, a French stick fighter and an Australian with a boomerang.
He wins by cunningly hitting them over the head with a black pudding.
He meets his match when Tim Brooke-Taylor takes him on armed with the bagpipes.
However, Tim loses after he is hit over the head by the returning boomerang thrown earlier by the Australian.
Oddie celebrates his victory after it's announced by the umpire.
As the condition is hereditary, they believe Scottish Mr Mitchell, a bricklayer who lived in Norfolk, must have also suffered from it and triggered a collapse with his laughing fit.
Mrs Corke, from the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, said: ‘My granddad died from one of the most famous strange deaths.
‘I think at the time they probably thought he suffered a heart attack caused by the laughter, but doctors realised he died from cardiac arrest caused by Long QT syndrome after examining me.’
She now has a cardioverter-defibrillator in her chest, which detects arrhythmia and corrects it with a jolt of electricity, and will have to take medication for the rest of her life.
The Goodies ran from 1970 to 1982. The 1975 Ecky-Thump episode – actually called Kung Fu Kapers – featured Brooke-Taylor as a kilted Scotsman who uses his bagpipes to defend himself against Oddie, a master of the ancient Lancastrian martial art of Ecky-Thump, which involves hitting people with black puddings.
Mr Mitchell’s widow, who is now 86, said at the time: ‘Alex was a Scot and it tickled him to see a Scotsman fighting with his bagpipes. The programme was nearly over when he collapsed.’
Taking it easy: Lisa Corke with her husband Mick and her children Ellie (right) and Amelie. She can no longer do any strenuous exercise
LONG QT SYNDROME - A DISORDER THAT STRIKES WITHOUT WARNING
Long QT syndrome is an inherited disorder of the heart's electrical rhythm that affects around one in 10,000 people.
Usually symptoms appear in the teenage years but it may not be picked up till later in life.
A sufferer can experience short episodes of having a fast, abnormal heart rhythm which can lead to other symptoms such as fainting.
These episodes can be triggered by intense exercise, emotional excitement or fear.
There is often no warning before an episode but most people 'come round' again after two minutes as the heart rhythm returns to normal.
However, very occasionally the disruption can be life-threatening.
Medication can control the symptoms, although some patients need a pacemaker to regulate the heart.
If you have experienced fainting associated with exercise or strong emotions, and especially if there is a history in your family of the same problem, it's important to discuss it with your GP. Source: gosh.nhs.uk
For more information visit www.c-r-y.org.uk
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Kent State Vs. South Carolina, 2012 CWS: Upset-Minded Golden Flashes Hope To Avoid Elimination - SB Nation
Without question two of the most intriguing teams remaining in the 2012 College World Series, the Kent State Golden Flashes and South Carolina Gamecocks will clash on Wednesday night for an all-important elimination game.
One of college baseball's dominant forces lately, South Carolina's 22-game postseason win streak came to an abrupt halt against Arkansas over the weekend, forcing USC into its first must-win situation in two years. Polar opposites as the resident Cinderella of the field, the Golden Flashes will be looking to oust their 3rd SEC opponent of the tournament if they can pull off yet another upset after already having dispensed of Florida and Kentucky.
With so much media focus on the game, South Carolina coach Ray Tanner is well aware of Kent State's propensity to leave elite-caliber squads scratching their heads. "They're very good," Tanner said. "I got a chance to watch them in the Super Regional against Oregon. They had a hard-fought game [Sunday] and they were able to hang on and win."
The two teams will get underway at 8:00 p.m ET on Wednesday with a trip to college baseball's version of the Final Four on the line. The game can be seen on television at ESPN or online through the Watch ESPN app.
Read more about the College World Series and Kent State's quest for a national championship at our StoryStream and SB Nation Cleveland.
Source: cleveland.sbnation.com
Tesco ban family from store after daughter eats 10p chew bar her mother had already paid for - Daily Mail
- Lisa Grantham and her three children are now banned from shopping in their local store
- Five-year-old Dulcie's sweet was already paid yet Tesco security still threw family out
- Tesco said they will 'reconsider' but only if they are reassured it will not happen again
By Sara Malm
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Lisa Grantham and her family have all been banned from a Tesco Express in Coventry because one of the children was eating a 10p Maoam fruit bar
A family of four has been banned from a branch of Tesco because a five-year-old girl started eating a 10p sweet inside the store.
Distraught Lisa Grantham, 26, claimed she and her three children were kicked out of their local shop when her daughter Dulcie tucked in to a sweet that her mother had already paid for
The full-time mum said they were left in tears as a burly security guard banned the entire family from the Tesco Express.
Lisa said she was left feeling ‘embarrassed and humiliated’ after being ejected from the busy Coventry store in front of other shoppers.
She said she had grabbed the ‘Maoam’ chew bar from one of the bags she was still carrying from a previous Tesco shopping trip earlier in the day.
She gave the snack to Dulcie as an after-school treat which she ate while her mum paid for the second round of shopping.
It was then, Lisa claims, that the security guard approached them - and brusquely demanded they leave the store.
She said: 'I was chatting with the lady at the counter and we were laughing - there wasn’t a problem.
'The children were behaving themselves, then the security man came over.
'He said `the kids shouldn’t be eating in here’. I said that he knew I had bought that sweet earlier and he agreed.
'Then I said `Are you trying to say I didn’t buy them?’ 'He then shouted across the store: "That’s it, you’re barred - you and the kids!"'
Lisa and her children Dulcie, Sophie and Jason outside the store where they used to do their shopping, left, and Dulcie, right, holding the sweet wrapper that got them banned from it
'It came out of the blue and I felt so humiliated because the shop was busy. I was never made to feel so bad in my life.
'I’ve seen lots of children eating in there before. We’ve done nothing wrong.'
Lisa said that she and Dulcie and her other two children Sophie, eight, and Jason, three, left the store in tears.
Maoam Giant Stripes fruit bars
After composing herself she returned to speak to the store manager minutes later.
She added: 'I just couldn’t let him get away with talking to his customers like that. I think he was new and he just stood there and didn’t say anything when I told him.
The security guard backtracked and said he hadn’t barred us because of the sweet but because of the way the wrapper had been put in the pram - he just changed his story completely.
'I was absolutely gobsmacked. I’d never heard anything like it.
I just said you’ve just lost one of your most loyal customers and went without looking back.'
Lisa is in the process of lodging a formal complaint with Tesco and is demanding an apology.
Tesco admits banning the family but say it was because the security guard believed the chew bar had not been paid for.
A Tesco spokesman said: 'We understand that it can be difficult to keep an eye on small children while shopping but staff in the store have spoken to the customer before about incidents like this.
'We would of course be happy to reconsider the ban if we are given a reassurance that it won't happen again.'
The Tesco Express branch in Coventry, West Midland which has banned Ms Grantham and her children
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Tesco's £4.50 school uniform leads price war - The Sun
With the summer holidays still weeks away, it is selling kids’ skirts and trousers for £1.75 each, jumpers for £2 and polo shirts for 75p.
Half of parents now buy their schoolwear from supermarkets — and Tesco hopes to give its competition a caning in the £700million-a-year market.
But price is not the only consideration for parents, who expect uniforms to last longer.
Many retailers now offer LIQUID-REPELLANT Teflon-coated fabrics, SCUFF-RESISTANT shoes, and REINFORCED socks.
The Tesco F&F Basics uniform — ethically-produced at factories in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Kenya — is the same price as last year, despite rising material costs and improved quality.
The chain is unlikely to make any money on it — instead using it to lure shoppers into store.
Jo Roberts, head of childrenswear buying at Tesco, said: “It’s a difficult time for many families so we work hard to keep the cost of school uniforms down.”
Source: www.thesun.co.uk
Aldi remakes Prince William's favourite £135 cocktail at fraction of the price - and sends it to Palace for his 30th birthday - Daily Mail
- Aldi created the 'Aldiki' for a mere 3.23 per person
- Cocktail is budget version of Treasure Chest from Royals' favourite bar Mahiki
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Prince William’s favourite cocktail has been recreated at a fraction of the usual 135 cost - by budget supermarket Aldi.
The store is sending a selection of ingredients to Kensington Palace which will enable William to serve the ‘Aldiki’ for a mere 3.23 per person.
It is a version of the famous Mahiki Treasure Chest which is enjoyed by royals, actors and musicians alike at trendy London bar, Mahiki.
Raising the bar: Mahiki in Mayfair, a favourite of Prince William, makes the 135 Treasure Chest cocktail that inspired Aldi's gift
Costing just 25.80 for eight people, the Aldiki is an exotic mix of rum, brandy, peach schnapps and fruit juice from the supermarket’s drinks range. It is topped off with a celebratory bottle of sparkling wine.
Expert mixologist and cocktail guru Michael Stringer, who created the Aldiki for Aldi, has created a video demonstrating how to create the drink at home, just in time for the Prince’s 30th tomorrow.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the 10th annual ARK Gala Dinner at Kensington Palace
Michael said: 'Mahiki’s Treasure Chest is deservedly a world-famous drink, but for anyone on a tighter budget, the Aldiki is a great alternative'.
'The Aldiki is a refreshing and theatrical cocktail perfect for a right royal celebration - and it proves you don’t need a regal budget to party like a prince.'
The supermarket will send the Aldiki ingredients to Kensington Palace tomorrow, to congratulate the Prince on reaching his milestone.
An Aldi spokesperson added: 'We wanted to help our customers celebrate this special date in a fun but affordable way. What could be more fitting than raising a glass to the Prince in the style that he enjoys most - but at just a fraction of the price.'
'We’re hoping the Aldiki might even receive the royal seal of approval from Kensington Palace.'
THE ALDIKI
(Serves 8)
- Pour several handfuls of ice cubes into your treasure chest or punch bowl
- Add 800ml apple juice, 800ml pineapple juice, 250ml orange juice, and stir
- Squeeze in the juice of 4 fresh limes
- Make up your sugar syrup by dissolving 6 tablespoons of caster sugar in 200ml boiling water. Leave to cool before adding to the cocktail mix
- Add the following award-winning Aldi spirits to the blend:
- 400ml Old Hopking White Rum
- 600ml Old Hopking Dark Rum
- 200ml Cocobay White Rum & Coconut
- 200ml Oscar’s Peach Schnapps
- 250ml Napoleon Brandy
- Top with a bottle of chilled Veuve Olivier Sparkling Brut sparkling wine
- Stir to blend and add more ice cubes if desired
- Finally, add a selection of chopped fresh fruit (eg. pineapple, lemon, orange and passion fruit) to garnish
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Another report that death can be caused by being too happy and enjoying yourself too much.... wonderful wonderful life.
- someguy, wales, 20/6/2012 17:18
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