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Crash.Net WRC News
Gronholm wins the rally, Burns the drivers' crown
25 November 2001
Subaru driver Richard Burns is the new FIA World Rally Champion, after the Englishman finished third overall on the Network Q Rally of Great Britain this afternoon.
Burns and navigator Robert Reid were happy to let the outgoing champion Marcus Grönholm and his co-driver Timo Rautiainen claim the rally victory, ahead of fellow Peugeot driver Harri Rovanperä. Peugeot's one-two success capped the French marque's victory in the FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers.
Heavy rain made today's final four stages in the south Wales forests treacherously slippery and with some of them being used for the second time, many drivers hit standing water in some of the deeper ruts. Overnight leader Grönholm and Burns merely consolidated their pace, for while Rovanperä inched past the Subaru driver into second overall, Burns knew that fourth or better would be enough to secure his first world crown.
Marcus Grönholm's Peugeot 206 WRC has been reliable today. Harri Rovanperä's car hit alternator trouble on the day's first stage, however. It cut out briefly but re-started immediately. Didier Auriol complained of harsh suspension during the opening pair of stages.
The withdrawal of Ford yesterday evening handed the manufacturers' crown to Peugeot, so their drivers were able to relax today. Marcus Grönholm maintained his steady but fast pace to secure his first victory on the Rally GB and claim his third win of the season. Harri Rovanperä needed only one stage to move past Richard Burns into second and despite a small off on the following test, the Finn held on to the runners-up spot to secure a one-two triumph for the French manufacturer.
Didier Auriol felt his 206 WRC was fitted with suspension that was too stiff during this morning's opening pair of stages. He eventually finished seventh on his final outing for Peugeot.
Gronholm said: ''I'm very pleased. It's been a fairly easy win for us, because Colin (McRae) and Tommi (Mäkinen) retired pretty early on and Richard was obviously thinking about the championship. Today he's been going through the same emotions that I went through last year. It's fantastic that we've turned the season around for Peugeot and won the manufacturers' title again, but of course I'm a bit sad to give up my own championship crown. I'll be aiming to win it back next year - testing starts after just one week, and I'm keen to get started!''
Harri Rovanperä noted: ''Today was a good day. We knew this morning that there was no more pressure in the manufacturers' championship so we were able to push, and I got past Richard quite quickly. Conditions were difficult, of course, but the Rally GB can be like that. I'm really pleased that we got a one-two for the team, and that Peugeot won the manufacturers' title.''
Didier Auriol cotinued: ''I'd have liked to have finished in the points because I think we were quick enough to do that, but our problems yesterday cost us too much time. The car was quite hard to drive this morning because the suspension was quite harsh and we bounced out of the ruts a few times.''
Peugeot Total Team Principal Corrado Provera concluded: ''The feeling I have is one of pure joy for everyone who has contributed to the programme. Our target at the start of the year was to win the manufacturers' title and we've done it, in the best way possible with a one-two finish. I'm delighted.''
At Subaru the Impreza WRC2001 of Richard Burns has been reliable today. The car of Toshihiro Arai hit gearbox problems in the day's second stage, though. The offending unit was changed at the following service by Prodrive mechanics.
Richard Burns suffered no late scares as he picked his way through the deteriorating conditions today. The Briton eased off completely, allowing Harri Rovanperä into second since third was enough for him to clinch the 2001 FIA World Rally Championship title. Toshihiro Arai was troubled by gearbox problems but the Japanese driver still finished inside the top ten.
Richard Burns said: ''You can imagine how I feel. It's very special as a British driver to have stopped the Finns from winning the world championship again! It's been a difficult season and when things went wrong on the Safari I genuinely thought that the title hopes had gone. In fact, I didn't think about the championship again until after Australia. But myself, Tommi and Colin came here with the same basic chance of winning the championship and what happened to me here last year happened to them instead. To be fair, this is the first time that we've come to the Rally GB with a really good chance of winning the title and we've done it.''
Co-driver Robert Reid added: ''The final stage was a long 26 kilometres! To be honest, I struggled to call the last distance on the pacenotes because I was choked. Richard's driven really well this weekend - we've done what we had to do. It's fantastic.''
Subaru World Rally Team Principal David Lapworth noted: ''We never doubted that we had the ability to win the championship. Of course it's been a hard season and we've made better starts to the year, but we always believed that the package would be good enough. I think this result will help Richard's status compared to Colin, Marcus and Tommi.''
Toshihiro Arai continued: ''I'm glad to get to the finish of this event, because the conditions have been very difficult in places. Today was so wet - there was deep water in the ruts and it would have been very easy to lose control.''
The Hyundai Accent WRC2s of Alister McRae and Kenneth Eriksson both hit the same problem on today's opening stage - their windscreen wipers stopped working. Eriksson and navigator Staffan Parmander managed to rectify the problem before the next test by disconnecting the navigator-side blade, but McRae and co-driver David Senior had to resort to more desperate measures. They rigged up a manual system using the spare intercom cable. Both systems were fixed by Hyundai team mechanics at the following service.
Alister McRae and Kenneth Eriksson both kept pushing hard today on their final rally with the team, although they struggled with broken windscreen wipers in the heavy rain of this morning's opening two stages. McRae did enough this afternoon to hold off Armin Schwarz and claim fourth, however, while Eriksson netted sixth. It's the first time that Hyundai has had both cars in the top six.
Alister McRae said: ''I'm really happy to leave the team on such a high note. We'd targeted a top six finish and fourth's really good for us. We've been improving all season and this is a bonus for all the boys who've worked so hard all year.''
Kenneth Eriksson added: ''I'd have liked to have caught Armin but in the end, it just wasn't possible this morning. It's good that we've taken Hyundai up to a good level from when we started and I'm sure the team will be stronger again in future.''
At Skoda Armin Schwarz reported no major problems with his Octavia WRC today. Bruno Thiry's only concern was a leaking windscreen that allowed the Welsh rain into the car.
Alister McRae's problems this morning allowed Armin Schwarz a sniff of fourth overall, and the German driver pushed harder still on his final day's action with Skoda. He posted third fastest time on the penultimate stage but ultimately, he had to settle for fourth. His result was enough to net Skoda fifth in the manufacturers' championship ahead of Hyundai, though. Bruno Thiry consolidated his overnight top ten placing and eventually finished eighth on his final appearance in a Skoda.
Armin Schwarz said: ''It's been quite a good rally. We've had good reliability, which is crucial in such difficult conditions. I'm pleased to end my time at Skoda with a top-six finish. The team has come a long way since I joined it and I've been pleased to be a part of that.''
Bruno Thiry added: ''Conditions today were very tricky - there was a lot of water in some places and the rain and mist made visibility quite difficult. I'm just glad to have reached the finish without any major problems.''
Ford withdrew both Carlos Sainz and Mark Higgins yesterday afternoon after the serious accident involving the Spaniard, in which some spectators were injured.
Colin McRae who crashed out on day one said: ''I offer my congratulations to Richard. He's had a great drive. He's won the title and he deserved to win it. But we'll come back next year stronger and better, and determined to take the title back.''
Of the other teams FIA Super 1600 Cup champion Sebastien Loeb maintained his record of winning every round of the series that he's started this year by taking a comfortable category victory this afternoon. The Frenchman started today's mileage far enough clear of his main rivals to be able to ease off in the closing stages.
Behind Loeb and navigator Daniel Elena, things were much closer. A quick time from Andrea Dallavilla on today's opening stage moved him ahead of Niall McShea, who spun in the same test. The Ulsterman grabbed back a second in the next stage but Dallavilla pulled further ahead in SS16 and the Italian entered the last test more than 20s clear of his rival. But almost within sight of the finish in Margam Park, the engine in his Fiat Punto expired and he was forced to retire, allowing McShea to form a Citroen one-two at the head of the S1600 timesheets.
There was also a close finish in the Group N category for more standard machinery. British driver David Higgins inched ahead of Peru's Ramon Ferreyros this afternoon, and the pair entered Margam Park separated by less than a second. But Higgins eked out a further couple of seconds in the stage to secure a popular home victory. The Subaru driver's success also brought to an end Mitsubishi's 28 event-strong run of victories in the Group N category.
Rally Statistics:
70 cars (38 Group A + 32 Group N) restarted the rally
18 non-seeded drivers
Today - Sunday 25 November:
Leg 3 started from Cardiff at 06h00 and covered 402.30km, including 108.26km on four special stages.
Stage by stage summary - leg three:
SS14 Rheola 1 (26.93kms):
1. Rovanperä (FIN) Peugeot 15m 36.8
2. Grönholm (FIN) Peugeot 15m 45.4
3. Auriol (F) Peugeot 16m 08.4
Leaders after SS14:
1. Grönholm (FIN) Peugeot 2h 37m 19.6
2. Rovanperä (FIN) Peugeot 2h 38m 55.6
3. Burns (GB) Subaru 2h 39m 22.3
SS15 Rhondda 2 (26.47kms):
1. Grönholm (FIN) Peugeot 14m 31.6
2. Rovanperä (FIN) Peugeot 14m 42.3
3. Burns (GB) Subaru 14m 51.8
Leaders after SS15:
1. Grönholm (FIN) Peugeot 2h 51m 51.2
2. Rovanperä (FIN) Peugeot 2h 53m 37.9
3. Burns (GB) Subaru 2h 54m 14.1
SS16 RHEOLA 2 (26.93kms):
1. Grönholm (FIN) Peugeot 15m 23.6
2. Auriol (F) Peugeot 15m 36.7
3. Schwarz (D) Skoda 15m 42.9
Leaders after SS16:
1. Grönholm (FIN) Peugeot 3h 07m 14.8
2. Rovanperä (FIN) Peugeot 3h 09m 23.8
3. Burns (GB) Subaru 3h 10m 01.6
SS17 Margam 2 (27.93kms):
1. Grönholm (FIN) Peugeot 16m 30.0
2. Auriol (F) Peugeot 16m 44.4
3. Rovanperä (FIN) Peugeot 16m 48.1
Leaders in Cardiff after SS17:
1. Grönholm (FIN) Peugeot 3h 23m 44.8
2. Rovanperä (FIN) Peugeot +2m 27.1
3. Burns (GB) Subaru +3m 15.4
4. A. McRae (GB) Hyundai +6m 48.8
5. Schwarz (GB) Skoda +7m 31.3
6. Eriksson (S) Hyundai +8m 11.0
7. Auriol (F) Peugeot +8m 21.1
8. Thiry (B) Skoda +10m 55.6
9. De Mevius (B) Peugeot +14m 17.7
10. Arai (J) Subaru +15m 06.4
Group N leaders after SS17:
1. Higgins (GB) Subaru 3h 44m 56.7
2. Ferreyros (PE) Mitsubishi +2.8
3. Ginley (GB) Mitsubishi +5m 36.0
4. Blomqvist (S) Mitsubishi +5m 44.5
5. Bijvelds (NL) Mitsubishi +13m 00.5
6. Clark (GB) Mitsubishi +13m 57.5
7. Jones (GB) Mitsubishi +16m 48.3
8. Buckley (GB) Mitsubishi +18m 08.0
9. Colsoul (B) Mitsubishi +23m 47.8
10. Postillon (F) Mitsubishi +26m 20.8
S1600 leaders after SS17:
1. Loeb (F) Citroen 3h 50m 37.3
2. McShea (GB) Citroen +2m 03.7
3. Cols (B) Peugeot +8m 47.8
4. Galanti (PY) Ford +17m 54.0
5. Mazlan (MAL) Citroen +18m 52.5
6. Ceccato (I) Fiat +19m 05.1
Final Rally statistics:
The rally covered 1714.77km, including 380.86 on 17 special stages (including two run twice and one run three times). All stages were on gravel roads closed to other traffic.
117 cars (73 Group A + 44 Group N) started the rally
51 cars (29 Group A + 22 Group N) finished the rally
Stage winners:
Grönholm (SS4-5-6-7-9-10-11-15-16-17)
C. McRae (SS1-2)
Rovanperä (SS8-14)
Burns (SS3)
McRae (SS13)
SS11 was suspended due to an accident
SS12 was cancelled due to an accident
Rally leaders:
SS1-3 C. McRae
SS4-17 Grönholm
FIA World Championships (provisional standings after 14 of 14 rounds):
FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers:
Burns (GB) 44, McRae (GB) 42, Mäkinen (FIN) 41, Grönholm (FIN) &
Rovanperä (FIN) 36, Sainz (E) 33, Auriol (F) 23, Panizzi (F) 22,
Delecour (F) 15, Solberg (N) 11, Puras (E) 10, Loix (B) & Schwarz (D) 9,
Rådström (S) & Loeb (F) 6,Gardemeister (FIN) 5, A. McRae (GB) 4, Arai (J) & Martin (EE) 3, Travaglia (I) 2, Eriksson (S) & Hagstrom (FIN) & Bugalski (F) & Pozzo (RA) 1.
FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers:
Peugeot 106, Ford 86, Mitsubishi 69, Subaru 66, Skoda 17, Hyundai 17.
FIA World Cup for Drivers of Production Cars:
Pozzo (RA) 71, Trelles (ROU) 36, Stohl (A) 23, Ligato (RA) 22, Blomqvist (S) 17, Gillet (CH) & Walfridsson (S) & Da Silva & Fiorio (I) & Ordynski (AUS) &Higgins (GB) & Sanchez (RA) 10, others.
FIA Teams Cup (after 6 of 6 rounds, this event not counting):
Lundgaard (DK) 36, Hagstrom (FIN) 24, Al Wahaibi (OM) 16, Bakhashab (SA) 15, Blomqvist (S) 13, Barratt (GB) 9, Heath (GB) 4.
FIA Super 1600 Cup (after 6 of 6 rounds):
Loeb (F) 50, Dallavilla (I) 30, McShea (GB) 12, Cols (B) 11, Basso (I) 10, Stenshorne (N) 8, Fontana (I) & Duval (F) 6, Valimaki (FIN) & Magaud (F) & Galanti (PY) 4, Robert (F) & Vallejo (E) 3, Ceccato (I) & Mazlan (MAL) 2,
Chemin (I) 1.
Next event, In 2002: January 17 - 20: 70th Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo, Monaco, Monte Carlo.


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KEENE, N.H. — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum called Friday for immediate cuts to Social Security benefits, risking the wrath of older voters and countless others who balk at changes to the entitlement program.
"We can't wait 10 years," even though "everybody wants to," Santorum told a crowd while campaigning in New Hampshire and looking to set himself apart from his Republican rivals four days before the New Hampshire primary.
Most of his opponents have advocated phasing in a reduction and say immediate cuts would be too big a shock to current and soon-to-be retirees.
Politicians typically suggest phase-in periods of up to a decade when broaching the topic of changing Social Security to avoid grievous consequences from angering older voters.
Clearly aware of the risks, Santorum argued that everyone must sacrifice now because the nation's "house is on fire" with soaring federal debt. He argued that he is being courageous and honest by telling Americans they can't afford to wait to rein in Social Security's growing costs. And he said he anticipated possible attack ads on his position.
He made a similar pitch last week in Fort Dodge, Iowa, when he was getting little attention in the GOP race — and before he came from the back of the pack to nearly win the Iowa caucuses.
At that event, Santorum said: "The Democratic National Committee is going to say, 'Ah, ... he's for changing benefits now.' Yes, I am. Yes, I am."
"We need to change benefits for everybody now," Santorum said at the time. "Is everybody going to take a little bit of a hit? No, but a lot of people will."
Santorum, a former senator from Pennsylvania, says changes should include a higher eligibility age to qualify for Social Security benefits, and tighter restrictions on benefits for upper-income people. Americans now qualify for reduced Social Security benefits at age 62 and full benefits at 66, soon to rise to 67.
Social Security pays proportionately higher benefits to low-income people. But Santorum says wealthy retirees' proportionate benefits should be trimmed further. He did not offer details.
This week, he told New Hampshire audiences that Americans over 65 were society's poorest age group in 1937, when Social Security was created. Now that group is the wealthiest, he said.
He also noted that Americans now live much longer, putting far bigger demands on the government retirement program.
Santorum offers only modest details on how he would implement his proposed changes. He has not said how much money he hopes to save.
In a brief interview Friday as he plowed his way through a crowd after the Keene event, he was asked if the nation should make the changes now.
"I think we should, yeah," Santorum said. "Obviously we're going to have to go through a debate next year and figure out ways in which to make the revenues meet the expenditures."
He tells voters he would rule out higher taxes or more deficit spending to help the Social Security program. That leaves benefit cuts as the only way to match revenues and costs, he notes.
Santorum's call for immediate benefit cuts puts him at odds with his Republican rivals.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who came under fire for calling Social Security a "Ponzi Scheme," tried to recover in part by emphasizing that any changes in benefits would not affect current or soon-to-be retirees.
Rep. Ron Paul of Texas says younger workers should be able to opt out of Social Security taxes and retirement benefits. "My plan explicitly protects the elderly and the sick in the transition," he says.
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Big Boi, shining.
The first two days of Bumbershoot are always charged with a Pokemon-like compulsion to try to catch everything, but by the final day of the fest, things feel more relaxed--you've come to accept that you won't see every thing, that the weekend is slowly drawing to a close, and that that's OK. The result, for me at least, was probably the most relaxed day of covering the festival, though it was not without its excitement.
Big Boi, shining.
Best of the day, and among the best sets of the weekend, was Big Boi's bass-heavy medley of Outkast songs and his own excellent solo material. You could feel the bass rumbling through the bleachers--it was probably the single most impressive audio feat I witnessed all weekend. And then the songs, damn! The absence of Andre 3000 and other guest rappers may be what necessitates doing these songs as a medley, but the rapid-fire result might be worth doing anyway just for the sheer ADHD pleasure of hearing "Ghettomusick" blended into "B.O.B." or the run of "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik"-->"Playa's Ball"-->"Elevators"-->"We Will Rock You"-->"Shine Blockas." (Some ladies were brought on stage to dance for a couple songs but from where I was sitting they were all handily shown up by the dance moves of one extended family member of Fly Moon Royalty.)
More (including some final thoughts) after the jump...
Going from the bright boasts of "Shine Blockas" to the heartfelt invitations of YACHT's "Psychic City (Voodoo City)" felt like a survey of anthems of summers past, but more happy nostalgic than melancholy. Prior to that set closer, though I saw YACHT do a couple anthems of possible summer futures, namely the flip sides "Dystopia (The Earth Is on Fire)" and "Utopia." Claire L. Evans led the band for these songs, with YACHT founder Jona Bectolt sitting in on drums or killing it on bass respectively. With Evans up front--wearing a white robe to Bechtolt's black button-up and the band's prim grey cult cadet uniforms--the band seemed to be tapping into more of their inner woo-woo B-52s vibe. "Psychic City," though--well, shit, that song is just believer-making magic.
From there on, my day kind of unwound, but a few quick notes:
Dennis Coffey's hot funk guitar licks and his band's classic percussion breaks sounded so damn good under the hot sun on the Fisher Green stage that it was like Das Racist's abysmal muffle of the day before must've happened there in an alternate universe.
Don't Talk to the Cops! are a lot of damn fun. They brought out some pint-sized breakdancers (along with some regular-sized ones) to set off their not-exactly-kid-friendly hip hop goofs; they ended "Meth Heads" by dropping a Dennis Coffey lick after the chant of "Me I drink coffee/So get up off me," which was cute; they threw in a mini-set of evil-twin project Don't Talk to the Cops!, highlighted by some tight synchronized dance moves. The glasses are nice, yes.
At the comedy stage I discovered that Anthony Jeselnik HATES his girlfriends. And his mom. And other women. He made a fat joke about a girl sitting in the front row (after some q&a she said she wanted to be a journalist, and he said "Let me guess . . . food critic?"), and then a couple jokes later, she was the first of many people to walk out. Also, rape jokes! I cannot imagine how Hari Kondabolu hung out in the same green room as this guy except to think that Kyle Kinane must've just held them both in one big, gentle-bearded bear hug/restraint hold the entire time. (To be fair, shit was brutally mean and offensive, but the timing, deadpan delivery, set-ups, etc. were all ace.)
Truckasaurus sounded big and hi-def in the EMP Sky Church, and I would've gladly watched their whole set, but a sense of duty (to myself as much as to this publication) made me leave to check out the night's headliners...
And Hall & Oates were exactly what I expected: Weird, old-looking versions of themselves (which is to say, appropriately aged versions of themselves), playing their songs with the easy professionalism of lifelong musicians and the good humor of old friends. To the presumable horror of this paper's art director, Oates has of course lost the mustache (trading down for what looked from the bleachers like a soul-patch!), while Hall has grown a beard and, wearing sunglasses inside, gave off a bit of a Dude vibe. The overall vibe, though, was decidedly yacht rock, with smooth rocking guitar shredding ended with a tinkle of drum chimes or set off by a sax solo. Like I tweeted, the Chateau Ste. Michelle winery looked different last night somehow. To be fair (or at least honest), if they'd been playing "Private Eyes" the moment I walked in, I would have been in love; as it was, I left after a song and a half's confirmation.
Overall, I don't mind the scaled-back version of Bumbershoot. I like being able to walk around without being sardined the entire time, I didn't miss the Broad Street Lawn stage as much as I expected (it's a nice stage, but I never went more than an hour wanting for something worth seeing elsewhere). But the KeyArena instead of the open-air Memorial Stadium felt like kind of a drag when it was nice out, even though the sound was great. And while Decibel and Bumbershoot's Bumbershoot After Dark seemed like experiments worth doing--sometimes you just gotta throw shit at the wall and see what works--I think it was ultimately a pretty stark disappointment (especially compared to Decibel Festival itself).


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Lester's 19th leads Red Sox over Yankees 7-3
NEW YORK (AP)—Jon Lester(notes) thought about the standings and realized the hole the Boston Red Sox are in—51/2 games behind the New York Yankees in the AL wild-card race with just eight games to play.
Difficult. Unlikely. But not impossible.
Especially with four more games against the Yankees.
"We've got a chance," he said Saturday after taking a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and leading the Red Sox over the fading Yankees 7-3. "Weirder things have happened in baseball."
Lester (19-9) became the first Boston left-hander in 57 years to win 19 games, overpowering New York in the late-afternoon shadows before Francisco Cervelli(notes) singled off the glove of diving rookie Daniel Nava(notes) in left field with one out in the sixth.
Lester allowed two hits in seven shutout innings with eight strikeouts and three walks. He won his sixth straight start, extended his scoreless innings streak to 15 and lowered his ERA to 2.96. The only other Red Sox left-handers with 19 wins were Jesse Tannehill (1904-05), Ray Collins (1913-14), Dutch Leonard (1914), Babe Ruth (1916-17), Lefty Grove (1935) and Mel Parnell (1949 and 1953).
"It was so hard to see the first, what, five innings," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said. "His two-seamer had such good, you know, depth to it, and his cutter. He was explosive."
While the Red Sox are spurting with eight wins in 12 games, the Yankees are sputtering. New York dropped out of first in the AL East on Friday night, falling a half-game behind Tampa Bay, and is 26-26 since Aug. 1 following a 66-37 start. The Yankees have lost four straight at home for the first time since May 2-7 last year.
Getting outscored 34-16 during the skid, the veteran-stocked Yankees are 10-13 in September— hitting just .256 with a 4.66 ERA. They appear to be tired, and their magic number remained at three, making it impossible to clinch a playoff berth at home.
"We need somebody to go out and shut the door on the other team," said Alex Rodriguez(notes), whose fifth-inning walk gave the Yankees their first baserunner. "When you're down five or six runs, it's hard to play with an edge."
Lester pitched a no-hitter against Kansas City at Fenway Park on May 19, 2008. Trying to join Cy Young (1904 and 1908) and Dutch Leonard (1916 and 1918) as the only Red Sox to pitch a pair of no-hitters, Lester walked Austin Kearns(notes) starting the sixth, and Curtis Granderson's(notes) groundout advanced the runner.
Cervelli then lined a ball to left, and Nava sprinted in. The ball hit off the heel of his glove, bounced off his chest and rolled onto the field for a hit. Thinking the ball might be caught, Kearns held at second. Derek Jeter(notes) then stroked a single to left, and Nava threw out Kearns at the plate.
Since losing his first three starts, Lester is 19-6 with 2.49 ERA.
"For whatever reason, it takes him whatever time to get rolling and to kind of repeat his pitches," Francona said. "Once he gets into that mode, man, he's like—he's relentless."
While the Yankees' CC Sabathia(notes) (20-7) and Seattle's Felix Hernandez(notes) (2.31 ERA) are the top AL Cy Young Award contenders, Lester could get consideration.
"Would it be nice to get a vote, or would it be nice to be recognized for it? Sure. I'm not going to lie to you and say no," Lester said.
After rookie Ivan Nova(notes) (1-1) was knocked out early, J.D. Drew(notes) and Victor Martinez(notes) hit consecutive home runs in the seventh against Chad Gaudin(notes), bringing loud boos from a sellout crowd.
Granderson hit a two-run homer off reliever Daniel Bard(notes) in the eighth, Granderson's sixth homer in 10 games. Hideki Okajima(notes) completed the four-hitter, allowing Rodriguez's 28th homer of the season and 611th overall.
Nova gave up four runs, four hits and three walks in 4 1-3 innings. Boston took a 3-0 lead in the third when Marco Scutaro(notes) and David Ortiz(notes) had RBI singles around Drew's run-scoring, double-play grounder. Ortiz greeted Royce Ring(notes) with a run-scoring single in the fifth.
"We're still in a good spot," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "We have seven games left to play, and our club needs to win three games. If you had said that Feb. 15th, all of us would have signed up for it."
NOTES: The crowd of 49,448 was the 14th sellout at Yankee Stadium this year, double last year's regular-season total but down from 58 in the last season of old Yankee Stadium. … Thirteen of New York's last 14 runs have been driven in on homers. … Kearns played for the first time since he was hit on the left elbow by a Matt Albers(notes) pitch at Baltimore last Sunday. … Drew reached 20 homers for the third straight season and sixth overall.


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A Study of Two-Weekly Intravenous Mircera for the Treatment of Dialysis Patients With Chronic Renal Anemia Not Receiving ESA Therapy.
This study has been completed.
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|First Received Date ICMJE
|August 18, 2008
|Last Updated Date
|December 1, 2015
|Start Date ICMJE
|July 2008
|Primary Completion Date
|October 2009 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Mean change in Hb concentration from baseline to last visit [ Time Frame: Week 16 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Change History
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|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
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|A Study of Two-Weekly Intravenous Mircera for the Treatment of Dialysis Patients With Chronic Renal Anemia Not Receiving ESA Therapy.
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|A Single Arm, Open Label Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Two Weekly Administration of Intravenous MIRCERA for the Treatment of Chronic Renal Anaemia in Dialysis Patients Not Currently Treated With ESA.
|Brief Summary
|This single arm study will evaluate the hemoglobin (Hb) increasing effect, safety and tolerability of two-weekly intravenous administration of Mircera in dialysis patients with chronic renal anemia not currently treated with ESAs. Patients will receive intravenous Mircera 0.6 micrograms/kg every 2 weeks for 16 weeks with follow up 2 weeks after the last treatment visit. The anticipated time on study treatment is 3-12 months, and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.
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|Study Type ICMJE
|Study Phase
|Phase 4
|Study Design ICMJE
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Condition ICMJE
|Intervention ICMJE
|Drug: methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta [Mircera]
iv 0.6 micrograms/kg every 2 weeks
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|Experimental: 1
Intervention: Drug: methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta [Mircera]
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|Recruitment Information
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|Enrollment ICMJE
|Completion Date
|October 2009
|Primary Completion Date
|October 2009 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
|18 Years and older
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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|Hoffmann-La Roche
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|Hoffmann-La Roche
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|Verification Date
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Hi neighbors. I have had the pleasure of reading Ellen Gray Massey's latest book and I am very impressed!
The book, "Our Robin is Read -- Voices from the Wayside" is a collection of letters sent as a round robin between the Gray family's eight siblings, children of Chester and Pearl Gray. The letters span the time period from July 1944 through July 1970.
The Gray family was unique in that they lived in two vastly different communities. During the school year they lived in Washington, D.C., where Chester served as representative of the American Farm Bureau Federation and later as Director of the National Highway Users Conference. Throughout his 26 years of service he was held in high esteem by the movers and shakers of our country's government.
In the summer Pearl and the children packed up and returned to Vernon County to live on their 500 acre family farm dubbed The Wayside.
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It was several years later, when Ellen and Carolyn had left The Wayside to go to college that the family felt a need to keep in touch with each other. The siblings had become separated by many miles as they left home and formed their own lives.
First person accounts of historical events are priceless and first person comments on events of the times are rare. These letters are time machines through which we can become immersed into recent history.
Fortunately the Gray siblings share more than parentage and love of the family farm. They all have the gift of gab and excellent writing skills which puts their letters a high step above most correspondence.
Ellen explained in the book about how the round robin worked. When the package of letters returned to each sibling, they would remove their last letter and insert a new one and send the package on. It took from weeks to months for the robin to make its rounds.
The first letter was penned by eldest sibling Miriam who was 39 at the time and teaching physical education and dance at the University of Texas in Austin.
Harold was 37 when the letters started and was a field man for the National Highway Users Conference in Chicago.
Kathryn, 34 was a homemaker in Terre Haute, Indiana. Gertrude, 32 was a homemaker in Washington, D.C. Ralph, 29, was an editor/writer for the National Geographic living in the D.C. area as well.
Vernon, 27, worked as a aeronautics engineer in Cleveland, Ohio.
Ellen, 23, was a graduate student at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo. and Carolyn (now known as Carolyn Gray Thornton) was 19 when the correspondence started and a sophomore at the University of Missouri.
Although they lived in two communities, the letters make it evident that the family felt a great love for The Wayside, and they all helped with the running of it.
"We still have our farm, The Wayside, in a family corporation," Ellen explained. "Several of the Thorntons live on the farm. Only Carolyn and I are living of the eight siblings, but our nieces and nephews still own their parents' shares of the farm"
Some of the letters made me laugh, some made me cry, but all made me realize that these were people with valuable insights into the times they lived. They had access to information many people of their day didn't have. They traveled far and wide with their careers, meeting people who shaped history. More importantly, they shared a love of family and a pride in doing what's right.
Carefully and caringly edited by prolific author Ellen Gray Massey, the letters in the book show not only the personalities of the eight adults, but also their insights on the events of the times.
I enjoyed sharing a cup of warm milk with Gertrude in post-war London, feeling the energy from high-speed Miriam, listening to eldest brother Harold's sage advice, shooting the rapids with Ralph, taming the wild children with Kathryn, swapping jokes with Vernon and sharing family life with Ellen and Carolyn.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes history, genealogy, or iconic Americana ideals and family values.
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The Canadian pinapple is great.Most of thier pizzas are good you just have to find your favorite.
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I grew up on Eugenes so its the first place we go when we fly in from Phoenix. Sometimes when I'm in Glasgow just for a visit I will still pester my mom into taking me !
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Eugene's is usally the first place we go when we fly in from Phoenix, and we make sure to go again at least once more before we leave! Our boys love the way they cut their pizza in squares! There is no place like Eugene's! We wear our T-Shirts all the time!
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Yamaha debuted their developing 2012 prototype on track at Brno on Monday and Honda continued the evolution of their 1000cc machine, as the premier class remained for an extra day at the Czech Republic track for an official MotoGP Test.
2011 MotoGP
The 2011 MotoGP season enters its second half this weekend at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, where the Red Bull US Grand Prix follows a Sachsenring round which narrowed the gap further at the top of the Championship standings.
The second ever staging of the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix takes place this weekend and with the famous U.S. venue celebrating its 100th anniversary this year MotoGP fans are in for some great entertainment at round twelve of the FIM World Championship.
As the riders arrived at 'The Brickyard' on Thursday, Italian star Valentino Rossi, Americans Nicky Hayden and Colin Edwards and Spaniards Dani Pedrosa and Toni Elías all appeared in the traditional pre-GP press conference, in a packed out Indianapolis media centre.
Honda Gresini rider Toni Elías needs to build up his confidence and get comfortable on his RC212V this weekend at round four.
His return to the San Carlo Honda Gresini team on a factory Honda bike this year has not gone quite to plan for Toni Elías so far, with two ninth places in Qatar and Spain the best he has managed to date in 2009.
Elías was downbeat after his frustration on home soil at Jerez and he does not expect a big step forward in terms of results this weekend at the Grand Prix de France where he will be aiming for a top ten finish.
Valentino Rossi took his first win of the season at the Gran Premio bwin.com de España on Sunday, beating Dani Pedrosa to the line by a 2.7s margin in front of a huge Spanish crowd of more than 123,000 fans in Andalusia.
Pedrosa led for the first half of the race having made one of his trademark strong starts from second on the grid, but Rossi took the lead with ten laps to go and did not look back there and his triumph gives him an 11 point lead in the general standings.
Youth initiative joins forces with Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup.
The highly successful Red Bull MotoGP Academy, which has helped riders such as Casey Stoner, Dani Pedrosa and Toni Elías achieve success in MotoGP, is this season joining forces with the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup to further increase riding training via the junior competition.


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This rustic two bedroom condo with terrace overlooking the pool and lush gardens, sleeps up to 4 persons, but can be rented as a one bedroom unit for two at a more affordable rate (contact us for more information).
The master bedroom has a queen size bed and the second bedroom has two twin size beds. The kitchen is fully equipped with all the necessary appliances such as refrigerator, stove top, utensils, microwave, coffee maker, blender, toaster and drinkable water. The dining area accommodates four persons and there is a TV and DVD player in the living room.
This second floor condo is easily accessible via elevator within Rinconada Del Sol – a gated development complete with a swimming pool and tropical garden area. Rinconada Del Sol is conveniently located on 20th Avenue and 16th Street (near two of the largest grocery stores Mega and Wal-Mart) only 4 ½ blocks from the beach and 2 ½ blocks from the famous 5th Avenue with all the shops, restaurants and nightlife. It's the perfect location for visitors who prefer to have everything Playa del Carmen has to offer at a short walking distance. This vacation rental unit is also available as a long-term rental – please contact us for information on availability and pricing.
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Playa Del Carmen
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Playa del Carmen Downtown is a small fishermen's village turned into the most cosmopolitan city in Mexico. Originally a small fishing town, tourism to Playa del Carmen began with the passenger ferry service to Cozumel, an island across the Cozumel Channel and world famous scuba diving destination. While passing through, many people realized that it was a nice place to relax away from the crowds of Cancun but with the same quality beaches and turquoise waters. While its salt water scuba diving cannot compete with Cozumel, for the adventurous, Playa del Carmen's fresh water cenote diving more than makes up for it.
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Today Playa del Carmen, or just "Playa" as it is colloquially referred to, is the center of the Riviera Maya concept, which runs from south of Cancun to Tulum and the Sian Ka'an biosphere reserve. Playa is a stop for several cruise ships which dock at the nearby quarry docks, about six miles south of the city. The Xcaret Eco Park, a Mexican-themed "eco-archaeological park", is a popular tourist destination located just south of the town in Xcaret (pronounced "esh-caret"). Tourist activity in Playa del Carmen centers on Quinta Avenida, or Fifth Avenue, stretching from Calle 1 norte until Calle 34, a pedestrian walkway located just one or two blocks inland from the beach, which is lined with boutique hotels, shops, bars, and restaurants. The Playa del Carmen local community and government have attempted to retain Playa del Carmen's reputation and charm as a small fishing village and artists' colony, without it becoming as large and metropolitan as Cancún. To this end, the city passed an ordinance limiting buildings to four stories. A few five story buildings were built despite the ordinance, however. Playa del Carmen is currently expanding north beyond the Colosio section and on the other side of highway 307, the Ejido.
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Check-in time: 3:00 PM.
Check-out time: 11:00 AM.
(Unless other arrangements are made. Additional fees might apply)
Deposits: We ask for a 50% of the rental price to reserve your rental unit, then the other 50% should be paid one month prior to your arrival. If you are arriving in less than 30 days at the time of booking, we require the full payment of the rental unit price.
Security deposit: You will be asked for a security deposit upon your arrival which may be handled in cash (USD or MXN) or signed traveler checks.
Cancelations and refunds: If canceled 60 days prior to arrival, you will get a 100% refund (minus $50 USD handling fee). If canceled 30 days prior to arrival, you get a 50% refund (minus $50 USD handling fee). No refunds will be given for cancelations within 30 days of arrival.
Other: Smoking is not allowed inside any of the rental properties. Please take the time to read the complete rental agreement and contact us if you have additional questions.
Additional services: We are happy to assist you with other arrangements for a worry-free vacation, such as airport transfers, house keeping, tour information and booking, car rental, plus many more services. All of these services can be booked prior to your arrival. We are here to help you relax during your vacation.
If questions arise, please give us a call: From US/Canada: (519) 342 6348. From Mexico: (984) 803 2231
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Jean & Paul
Reviewed: Oct 22, 2014
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Thank you for your note, we did indeed have an awesome stay at Rinconada del sol, in Playa. We are looking at returning to somewhere in Playa for 2010. We would also like to say the support we received from the staff was always generous, kind and over all very knowledgeable about everything. The small problems we had were handled promptly and efficiently. We also had a near fatal accident happen to our son who was staying at an all inclusive hotel while we were staying there. Sylvia was very kind and help us with a few copies of documents that the family needed to be air lifted home, and we will always remember the kindness shown to our family. We hope to use Vimex again if something in our price range comes up, and we have given your company name to a few people who are looking as well. Please thank Sylvia, Jan, and the rest of the staff.


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WRAPUP: A fun time was had by all!! Huge thanks to Taylor for hosting our party.
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WRAPUP: A fun time was had by all!! Huge thanks to Taylor for hosting our party.
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Not an official club event, but a few people will be taking a short cruise to visit the Mars Cheese Castle in Kenosha.
WRAPUP: 9 MINIs came out for a warm but wet morning drive. One flat tire mishap was quickly repaired and we made our way to the Cheese Castle for some shopping and eating.
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WRAPUP: It was a beautiful but chilly day. Over 50 MINIs attended our last driving event of the season. Bill Jacobs MINI graciously opened up on a Sunday and even brought us a tasty breakfast and some nice give-aways. After a fun drive thru some nice twisty roads we ended the day at MJ's Pub & Grill.. some people went on to visit Starved Rock state park. Thanks again to the staff at Bill Jacobs, and MJ's Pub, plus Chris B. for helping with arrangements and morning check-in, and Lee E. with route planning assistance!!
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This week, golf club operator
revealed it will acquire peer Sequoia Golf. The move
widens the company'sportfolio
from 108 to 157private courses, which, it said in
a press release, makes it "nearly five times the size of its next
largest competitor."
While it's certainly not
AOL-Time Warner
in scope, the merger is significant in this industry. It
will reportedly cost ClubCorp $265 million, about one-third
of this year's projected revenue. Investors also responded warmly
to the deal -- ClubCorp shares rose 7.4% after the
announcement on Wednesday. So what's this news tell us about the
industry, and the company going forward?
An industry snapshot
Broadly speaking, golf course participation and course
construction have contracted in recent years, the National
Golf Foundation says. Reasons for this range from expensive
playing requirements to bad weather, but it's clear
the decline has affected the price of golf courses.
As Bloomberg
reports, the price of a regulation-length, 18-hole course reached
$7.3 million before the 2007-08 recession. By 2012, that
number dropped to $2.7 million before rebounding
to just over $4 million per course last
year. ClubCorp's Sequoia purchase, which averages $5.3
million a course, places a slight premium on this
The economics at play could explain why. The NGF tells
PGA.com it estimates course closures will outnumber openings
for the near-term future. There were just over 14,500 golf
courses in the U.S. last year, down from about 16,000 a decade
ago. "As the number of courses shrinks, the number of
potential buyers is starting to increase as the overall economy
rebounds," the outlet adds. In other words, a shorter supply and
heightened demand could continue to push prices up.
ClubCorp's focus on private clubs could also be a reason
it paid a pretty penny, relatively speaking, for Sequoia. In
the U.S., public courses outnumber private courses, where the
typical golfer spends more than $2,000 a year, according to the
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generate revenue with restaurants and private event space --
helps explain why a premium would exist.
What's ClubCorp's strategy?
To investors, analysts, and others who have followed
ClubCorp, the Sequoia acquisition likely wasn't surprising.
The company bought Dearborn's TPC Michigan
and Charlotte's TPC Piper Glen in April, just a month
after its purchase of Prestonwood Country Club
in Dallas. It also acquired a trio of courses last year.
Because ClubCorp makes roughly 50% of its revenue --
estimated to hit at least $845 million this year --
from membership fees, a strategy focused on
rapid growth makes sense. The acquisition of Sequoia
will boost ClubCorp's total membership to 430,000 people,
leading to better economies of scale and a larger presence
in Atlanta, Houston, Denver, and Chicago, the
company says.
But inorganic growth isn't the only tactic at its
disposal. ClubCorp is also in the midst of a redesign, where
it's weaning off traditional country club
elitism. "[CEO Eric Affeldt] is bringing a family mentality
to the clubs that for years had this image of an old men's club,"
a member told the
Dallas Morning News
earlier this year. Among the additions: more
parties, cooking competitions, and even tweaks to make the
golf courses easier to play, the outlet says.
To this point, it appears to be working. The company
reported last quarter's revenue and EBITDA rose more than 8%,
while membership was up 3%. "Our clubs are successful because
they are multifaceted, multi-generational, and appeal to a wide
range of members and their guests," Affeldt told analysts
What are others in this space up to?
Many competitors -- Troon Golf, Castle &
Cooke, Heritage Golf, and Boyne USA -- are privately
held, so it's tough to determine exactly how they're doing
financially. More visibly, though, publicly traded peers
Marriott Vacations
CBRE Group
are selling some properties. CBRE's golf
division sold 15 courses in 2013, according
to Bloomberg
Marriott Vacations, meanwhile, sold Orlando's Grand
Pines Golf Club for $24 million earlier this year.
Looking ahead
The future is unclear. But if the ClubCorp-Sequoia deal
means anything, it's that golf course prices could be set to move
higher. Demand continues to recover, supply continues to shrink,
and assuming others mimic ClubCorp's redesign strategy,
country clubs could look very different down the road. At the
very least, Sequoia's stable of courses should become more
While traditionalists may object, that's OK. The game's
decline doesn't appear to be temporary, and it's not solely a
result of the most recent economic recession.
Player participation began shrinking years earlier, even as
Tiger Woods, booming drives, and better technology led to
all-time highs in television ratings. But with any luck, golf
won't go the way of boxing and horse racing -- once-popular
sports that failed to adapt to modern times.
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