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The sport just lost a fan favorite with the retirement of Kevin Windham and now two race teams announced this week they will be shuttering their operations. On Thursday, L&Mc Racing said it will stop racing immediately while J-Star JDR Motorsports on Wednesday said it will shut down at the conclusion of the season if they are unable to find additional funding.
L&Mc Racing, owned by seven-time Supercross champion Jeremy McGrath and former racer and longtime team manager Larry Brooks was only three races into its second year of operation. In 2012 they launched as the L&Mc Racing/Supercross.com Honda team with one rider, Andrew Short.
Indications of financial struggle were evident when the team showed up to the 2012 Seattle Supercross in a Sprinter van instead of their official race hauler, a full semi-truck and trailer. Short won the race, his first, in what became the season's Cinderella story.
At the end of the 2012 season Supercross.com pulled out but Chaparral became the title sponsor for 2013. After only three races, the team issued a release that stated Brooks, McGrath and Short are, "committed to running a program with the utmost level of professionalism however, recent unforeseen events outside of the team's control have prevented that from occurring."
Brooks could not be reached by phone and McGrath declined to comment when reached via text. Short told XGames.com via phone that he would soon be announcing his plans for the rest of the season but declined to comment on the subject of his former team. Short sits in seventh place in the points standings of the 2013 Monster Energy Supercross championship through three rounds.
"We did our best to keep Andrew out on the track but forces out of our control dictated that we conclude the season much earlier than we anticipated or planned," McGrath said in the press release.
On Wednesday, J-Star JDR Motorsports, run by an Australian family, and which competes in the 250SX series in the United States, issued their news: "We at JDR have always sought to set high standards for ourselves and have endeavored to live up to these standards, which is why we are announcing our closure early. We had full intentions of seeing the year out but with the costs of running a professional team we cannot continue the cost personally. We have worked tirelessly on gaining the support of the much-needed sponsors but with the current economy this simply has not happened."
Malcolm Stewart, younger brother of two-time Supercross champion James Stewart is a rider on the JDR team.
In November, Jeff Ward Racing became the first race team casualty of the 2013 season, when they announced they would stop racing two months before the start of their second season. Rider Dean Wilson, who was featured in ESPN The Magazine's NEXT issue, was left without a ride.
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The butterfly has fascinated Damien Hirst since his early days as an artist and is arguably one of the most popular and frequently used motifs in his work. Produced in 2004, these unique Butterfly Paintings are exemplary of the artist's distinctive visual language. The works are boldly composed and executed on 15 cm sq. canvases. Available either individually framed or as a set of two, four, six or nine canvases.
Damien Hirst was born in Bristol in 1965. He first came to public attention in 1988 when he conceived and curated 'Freeze', an exhibition of his own work and that of his contemporaries at Goldsmiths college, staged in a disused London warehouse. Since this time Hirst has become widely recognised as one of the most influential artists of his generation.
Through a varied practise of installation, sculpture, painting and drawing Hirst has sought to explore the complex relationship between art, life and death. Alongside over 80 solo exhibitions he has worked on numerous curatorial projects. In 2008, Hirst took the unprecedented step of bypassing gallery involvement in selling 244 new works at a Sotheby's, London auction entitled 'Beautiful Inside My Head Forever'.
Hirst was awarded the Turner Prize in 1995 and his contribution to British art over the last two and a half decades has been acknowledged in a major solo retrospective exhibited at Tate Modern, London. He lives in Devon and has studios in Gloucester and London.
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ABOUT THE PROJECT COORDINATORSDon Nehlen, the winningest football coach in West Virginia University's history, served as the Mountaineers' head coach from 1980 to 2000 and posted a 149-93-4 record. Nehlen's career record of 202-138-8 (including nine seasons as head coach at Bowling Green from 1968 to 1976) made him one of only 17 coaches in NCAA history to record 200 wins. Taking WVU to 13 bowl games and 17 winning seasons, Nehlen coached 15 first team All-Americans, 82 all-conference players, six first team Academic All-Americans, and 80 players who went on to professional football. He received Coach of the Year honors from numerous groups and was the unanimous choice as the 1993 Big East Coach of the Year. A member of the Mid-American Conference, Bowling Green, and Gator Bowl halls of fame, Nehlen has a bachelor's degree from Bowling Green and a master's degree from Kent State. A native of Canton, Ohio, Nehlen and his wife, Merry Ann, have two children and five grandchildren. Bill Mallory is Indiana University's winningest football coach, having compiled a 69-77-3 record in his 13-year tenure as head coach. While compiling a 165-121-4 record at Miami (Ohio), Colorado, Northern Illinois, and Indiana, Mallory became one of only a handful of coaches in history to guide three different programs to top 20 finishes in national polls. In 1987, Mallory became the first coach to be awarded back-to-back Big Ten Coach of the Year honors. While at Indiana, Mallory led the Hoosiers to six bowl games, including victories in the 1998 Liberty Bowl and the 1991 Copper Bowl. He also led IU to a top 20 ranking in 1988.
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORSRon Bernard Aiken has been defensive line coach at the University of Iowa since 1999. In 2002 he was named the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division I Assistant Coach of the Year. Iowa's rushing defense has ranked second in the Big Ten in each of the past three years. Early in his career, Aiken also gained experience in coaching the offensive line and serving as a special teams coordinator. While playing guard and center at North Carolina A&T, Aiken earned all-conference honors. He has a bachelor's degree in history and a master's degree in secondary education from the Citadel.
Joe DeForest has been the special teams coordinator and cornerbacks coach at Oklahoma State University since 2001. Under his watch, OSU's national rankings rose from 73rd to 10th in net punting, from 67th to 12th in punt returns, and from 92nd to 3rd in kickoff returns. A 13-year coaching veteran, DeForest spent seven seasons at Duke where he was special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach. The Blue Devils finished the 2000 campaign as the 6th best team in the nation in net punting and 15th best in kickoff returns. Prior to his coaching career, DeForest played two seasons of professional football in the Canadian Football League.
Lester Erb has been a wide receiver and special teams coach at the University of Iowa since 2000. Under his tutelage, the Hawkeyes' special teams have ranked among the best in the nation: second in the Big Ten in kickoff returns and third in punt returns in 2003; they have also set a school record with five blocked punts. After gaining experience on the Syracuse and Hobart College football staffs, Erb spent two seasons as the offensive quality control coach for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens and was tight ends coach on the Army staff. Erb was a standout receiver at Bucknell University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in business administration. He also holds a master's degree in higher education administration from Syracuse. Bud Foster is one of the nation's most respected defensive coaches, helping build Virginia Tech into one of the hardest-hitting defensive units in college football. Having coached at Tech since 1987, Foster has helped mold nationally ranked defenses on a yearly basis. His success made him a two-time finalist for the coveted Broyles Award, presented annually to the nation's top assistant football coach. He was also recognized as the 2000 Division I-A Defensive Coordinator of the Year by American Football Coach magazine. During his tenure, Foster has coached two All-Americans and six others who have earned All-Big East Conference honors.
John Harbaugh is the special teams coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles. His units finished the 2003 season ranked first in the NFL in the articulate special teams ranking system by the Dallas Morning News. In 2001, Harbaugh's peers voted him as the league's Special Teams Coach of the Year. Harbaugh began his coaching career in 1984 at Western Michigan, spent eight seasons as assistant coach at the University of Cincinnati (1989 to 1996), and joined the Indiana University staff as defensive backs and special teams coach in the 1997 season. Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Hays has coached three All-Western Athletic Conference Mountain division kickers and all time school leaders in nearly every kicking category. A graduate of the USAF Academy, he has a master's degree in biology and kinesiology from the University of Texas and has also worked as a biology professor and aerospace physiologist through assignments in the United States Air Force.
Steve Kidd is the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Rice University in Houston, Texas. Kidd has developed a succession of quality performers on special teams, some of whom have gone on to the NFL draft; earned all-WAC honors; and established new school records in kicking, punting, field goal percentages, and extra points. Kidd ended his own collegiate career at Rice with records in career punting average and the highest game average, as well as the best average for a season. In 1993, Kidd was inducted into the Rice Athletic Hall of Fame.
Bill Legg was named the offensive line coach at Purdue University in March 2003. He came to the Boilermakers from Marshall, where he served as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator (2001 to 2002). In both years the Thundering Herd ranked third in the nation in total offense, compiling a 21-4 record and winning two bowl games. Previously, Legg was the interior offensive line coach at his alma mater, West Virginia, where he enjoyed a successful playing career as a four-year starting center and participated in four consecutive bowl games. Legg holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in education.
Bill Lynch is the head football coach at DePauw University and holds a career record of 73-65-3 over 13 seasons. He served as the head coach of Ball State's football program from 1995 to 2002, during which time his teams won the 1996 Mid-American Conference title, participated in the Las Vegas Bowl, and finished as co-champions of the MAC West Division in 2001. Lynch was head coach at Butler, his alma mater, for five seasons, where his teams compiled a 36-12-3 record. He was named the Heartland Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year three times, earned two Regional Coach of the Year honors from the AFCA, and directed the 1988 team to the NCAA Division II playoffs.
Greg McMahon came to the University of Illinois in 1992 and has coached the Illini special teams and tight ends since 1997. McMahon's kickers have averaged over 12 field goals per season and have connected on an impressive 188 of 191 extra points (.984). Under McMahon's guidance, Illinois' tight ends have accounted for an average of 20 catches, 200 yards, and 3 touchdowns a year. Before joining the U of I, McMahon spent two seasons coaching offensive tackles and tight ends at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. He also spent time at Valdosta State, Southern Illinois, North Alabama, and Minnesota. McMahon earned his bachelor's degree in psychology from Eastern Illinois University in 1983 after playing four seasons as a defensive back for the Panthers. Urban Meyer is the only coach in Utah's 110-year football history to win a conference championship in his first year. In 2003, The Sporting News named Meyer National Coach of the Year after he led the Utes to a 10-2 record, their first outright conference championship since 1957, a bowl victory, and a final national ranking of 21. Meyer's special teams led the nation in kick return average and ranked second in the league in kickoff coverage. Meyer began his head coaching career at Bowling Green in 2001, where he engineered the biggest turnaround in NCAA Division I-A football. Brian Polian is the University of Central Florida's recruiting coordinator and running backs coach. Before joining the Golden Knights, he served three years at Buffalo as the running backs and special teams coach. He previously coached at Buffalo during the 1998 season when he served as tight ends and assistant offensive line coach. Before joining UB, Polian served as the offensive graduate assistant at Michigan State as the Spartans finished 24th in the nation and played in the Aloha Bowl. Polian also spent two seasons at Baylor University, where his duties included coaching the strongside linebackers and co-coordinating special teams.
Joe Robinson is the special teams coordinator and defensive ends coach at the University of Arizona. He has more than a decade of experience as either a recruiting or special teams coordinator. His 2003 special teams units at Central Florida ranked second in the nation with a 41.9 net punting average. Previously, he helped the Houston Cougars lead Conference USA in net punting and coached special teams at Southern Mississippi, which led the nation in kick returns in 1997.
Robin Ross is an assistant coach at the University of Oregon, overseeing the special teams and tight ends unit. In 2003, his teams ranked second in the Pac-10 in punt returns. His 2002 special teams were the only squads in the league to rank in the top 20 nationally in punts, kickoffs, and kickoff returns, while Duck punters led the Pac-10 and ranked 10th nationally in net punting. The 27-year coaching veteran has played a role in special teams in each of his last five coaching stops, including a two-year stint at Western Washington from 1994 to 1995. The Vikings were 17-4 during Ross' two seasons, leading the nation in scoring defense in 1994 and serving as the NAIA's top-ranked team for five weeks in 1995.
Mike Sabock is the defensive ends coach and recruiting coordinator for Northern Illinois University, where he has also served as the Huskies' defensive backs coach and linebackers and special teams coordinator since arriving there in 1984. He was previously an assistant defensive backfield coach at Penn State University under the legendary Joe Paterno in 1983. His Ohio prep coaching stops included Alliance and Youngstown Austin Fitch high schools. Sabock was a two-time All-Ohio Athletics Conference pick at Baldwin-Wallace college, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in health and physical education. He went on to earn a master's degree in athletic administration from Kent State University in 1981.
Dave Ungerer, a coaching veteran of 21 college seasons, is a special teams and tight ends coach for the University of Alabama. In 2003, Alabama special teams produced three touchdowns from kick and punt returns (most in the SEC) and five blocked kicks. Ungerer also coached tight ends and special teams at California, finishing 2002 ranked first in kickoff returns and fifth nationally in punt returns. His special teams also accounted for six plays of 50 yards or more that season. Ungerer lettered four years as running back at Southern Connecticut State, where he received his bachelor's degree in physical education and health.
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(This Crockpot Sausage, Peppers, and Cannellini Bean Stew with Parmesan was first posted in 2010 and featured in January 2012 for a Month of Daily Phase One recipes.
Pour 4 cups chicken stock over the other ingredients and stir to combine. Cook on high for about 4 hours or on low all day while you're at work.
Crockpot Recipe for Sausage, Peppers, and Cannellini Bean Stew with Parmesan
2 medium onions, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 T olive oil, plus more for browning sausage if needed
5 links hot Italian sausage (use turkey sausage for South Beach Diet)
2 cans (15.5 oz) Cannellini beans, rinsed in cold water until no more foam appears (or use 3 cups cooked cannellini beans)
2 cans (14.5 oz.) petite dice tomatoes
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried Greek Oregano
1 tsp. ground fennel
ground pepper to taste
2-3 bay leaves
4 cups homemade chicken stock (or use 2 cans chicken broth and add a little water to make 4 cups)
freshly grated parmesan cheese for serving
I used a 3 1/2 quart slow cooker for this recipe.
Squeeze Italian sausage out of casings and add to frying pan, adding a bit more olive oil if needed. Brown sausage well, breaking apart with turner as it cooks, then add to slow cooker.
Pour beans into a colander placed in the sink and rinse with cold water until no more foam appears, then add to slow cooker. Add tomatoes with juice, dried basil, dried oregano, ground fennel, black pepper and bay leaves to slow cooker. Pour chicken stock over other ingredients and stir to combine.
Cook on high about 4 hours or on low for all day. Serve hot, with freshly grated parmesan cheese for sprinkling on the stew.
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About Tesla
Palo Alto, California-based, Tesla Motors uses proprietary technology, world-class design, and state-of-the-art manufacturing processes to create a new generation of highway capable electric vehicles. We utilize an innovative distribution model based on Company-owned sales and service centers. This approach allows us to maintain the highest levels of customer experience and benefit from short customer feedback loops to ensure our customer needs are fulfilled. We believe our operational infrastructure provides us with a competitive advantage compared to traditional automobile manufacturers.
The Role
The Production Associate is a member of the Manufacturing Production Team.
He/she will participate in the development and application of Tesla's Production System for the stamping of the Tesla Model S. Excellent attendance is crucial for team to achieve success. The ideal candidate has a proven record of success in the application of production systems in any type of manufacturing environment. He/she must have the ability to work with various teams in assembly including engineering, quality, and suppliers across a wide variety of issues/ corrective actions identified in production and field performance. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are an absolute requirement to establish effective working relationships within Tesla and outside.
The successful candidate for this position takes pride in his/her hands-on and analytical abilities, organization skills and attention to detail. He/she appreciates an environment where superior work is encouraged, noticed and rewarded.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills and people skills, comfortable presenting ideas and issues to peer groups and leaders.
Escalates functional and process failures to the appropriate support groups and leaders.
Capable to develop and follow non-verbal communication (visual management: signs, work place organization, and pictures).
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Assist in the process design and tooling improvements â€" comfortable in suggesting and implementing new ideas that improve quality, reduce cost, support production work environment.
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Fresh off being fired last season by Blake, the Childrens Hospital doctors find new jobs and intense challenges at a crosstown hospital run by the stern Dr. Kids. Meanwhile, Blake turns to a life of crime with his no-good brother, Sir Tinklebutton.
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A rare disease appears at Childrens Hospital, and the team has to journey into the buried remains of the original Childrens Hospital with Val's alter-ego, Derrick Childrens, to find the cure. Meanwhile, the rest of the doctors desperately try to save the hospital's landmark millionth patient.
Doctor Beth
Set four years ago, Nurse Beth's origins are uncovered as we explore the world of the Nurses' Quarters in the Childrens Hospital basement. Beth has to navigate the complex social hierarchy of the nurses and avoid losing their friendship when she suddenly gets promoted to doctor.
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Oct. 20 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 8 Presentations
Oct. 17, 2008
News Highlights
- Robin Rentsch, St. John's Community Services and Central Fairfax Chamber of Commerce to be honored.
- American Indian Heritage Month, Family Caregivers Month, VolunteerFest Day, Friends of the Library Week and Fairfax Library Foundation Month to be designated.
- A downloadable photo and synopsis of each presentation will be posted on the county's Web site following the meeting.
More Information
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on Monday, Oct. 20, scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., will make the following presentations to residents and county staff. For more information, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711. For information on the Oct. 20 meeting, including an agenda, can be found online.
Robin Rentsch
The Board of Supervisors will recognize Robin Rentsch for her accomplishments in improving the environment in Fairfax County. Rentsch has been a tireless advocate and dedicated volunteer for Fairfax County parks, trails and the environment through the Fairfax County Non-Motorized Trail Committee, the Friends of W&OD Trail, the Cross Country Trail, Potomac Heritage Trail, Potomac River Greenways Coalition, Virginia Horse Council and the Equestrian Trails Alliance Board.
American Indian Heritage Month
The Board of Supervisors will designate November as American Indian Heritage Month in Fairfax County. American Indians, Native Alaskans and Native Hawaiians have played an important role in our country's past and are a vital part of our future. During November their many accomplishments, traditions and ancestry are celebrated.
Family Caregivers Month
The Board of Supervisors will designate November as Family Caregivers Month in Fairfax County. Caregiving is often provided at great cost to the family caregiver's physical financial and emotional health. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors' 50+ action plan commits the county to support family caregivers so they can keep giving.
St. John's Community Services
The Board of Supervisors will recognize St. John's Community Services for its 140th anniversary. St. John's Community Services is a nonprofit human services agency committed to creating opportunities for people with intellectual, developmental and other disabilities. The organization currently operates six group homes in Fairfax County and provides employment for 60 clients and a day program that involves 40 residents.
Oct. 25 Is VolunteerFest Day 2008
The Board of Supervisors will designate Oct. 25 as VolunteerFest Day 2008 in Fairfax County. Volunteer Fairfax, nonprofit and public agencies, and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors join together to promote an annual day of doing good that celebrates and strengthens the spirit of volunteer service. Residents are urged to observe this day by connecting with neighbors, friends, co-workers, family, and faith-based, school and civic groups to engage in projects benefiting the community.
Central Fairfax Chamber of Commerce
The Board of Supervisors will recognize the Central Fairfax Chamber of Commerce for its 50th anniversary. The Central Fairfax Chamber of Commerce is an active partner with the City of Fairfax and Fairfax County and supports numerous legislative, economic development, education and community service projects in the region.
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HOLLISTER — Hildelv Manzur couldn't control his excitement.
The 278-pound lineman lumbered alone in the mud and unleashed his emotions when he crossed the goal line, spiking the football.
"I had never scored a touchdown before," the Palma defensive tackle said. "When I got there, I didn't know what to do. I just jumped and spiked it."
Other than the unsportsmanlike penalty, little went wrong for the Chieftains Friday as they capped an undefeated Monterey Bay League Gabilan Division season with a 31-14 win over San Benito.
Palma, which will go into the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs next week with a seven-game winning streak, has not lost a game in Hollister since 2005.
"We fought through a lot of adversity earlier this season," Palma coach Jeff Carnazzo said. "It was an emotional time for a lot of these kids. That hasn't been lost in this season."
Carnazzo wasn't just talking about a rare two-game losing streak, or the loss of a handful of starters. He was also speaking about a member of the team losing his father back in Week 4.
"That's reality," Carnazzo said.
Palma is in the playoffs for the 30th consecutive year, where it will likely draw the No. 3 seed in the Open Division and face either West Catholic Athletic League powers Mitty or Sacred Heart Cathedral.
"I don't care who it is," said Manzur. "We were missing something earlier this year. But we found our game."
The timing couldn't be better for the defending CCS Division IV champion Chieftains, who have won 28 titles in 30 years in four leagues.
"It's all coming together," said running back Brandon Olivares, who rushed for 100 yards and scored twice in the first quarter for Palma. "It all starts in practice. We just got better at practice."
Olivares, who grew up in Hollister, had no trouble running through the slop of a rain-soaked field, blowing through holes in the first quarter for Palma (8-2).
"The line has been amazing," Olivares said. "The back side and front side were open. The O-line just opened the holes."
Coming off a school record 73-point effort last week in which Olivares had 268 yards in less than three quarters, the Chieftains opened a 31-0 lead when Manzur picked up a fumble and took it 52 yards.
"I was just trying not to slip and fall in the mud," said Manzur, who stripped the ball on a fourth down play. "It felt like I wasn't moving. I never looked back."
Neither did the Chieftains, whose defense held San Benito to 66 yards in the first half. Palma forced three turnovers, one in the red zone in the fourth quarter on a Marcus Washington interception.
"We didn't let the field become a distraction," Carnazzo said. "We didn't let the field conditions affect our play. In fact, this might have been our best game of the year."
Palma could face similar conditions next week when it hosts the first round of the Open Division playoffs at the Salinas Sports Complex, a grass field.
The last three meetings between Palma and the 'Balers have been decided by a total of five points, with San Benito winning last year by a point.
Palma wasted little time jumping on the playoff-bound 'Balers, scoring on its opening possession with Olivares taking a fourth-and-one and blowing through a hole created by Andrew Schiegel for a 30-yard touchdown.
"The line was amazing," said Olivares, who finished with 141 yards. "So was my fullback Sean Robison. He's fun to run behind."
Less than two minutes later Olivares was in the end zone again when he slipped through a seam and bolted 38 yards for a touchdown. Before the quarter was up, Joel Ordaz spun to the outside for a 39-yard touchdown.
"You know what's different is we're getting contributions from juniors we didn't have expectations for," Carnazzo said. "We got guys making big impacts."
One of them would be quarterback Mitch Kidd, who is 7-0 since taking over the reins midway through the third quarter against Monterey and the Chieftains down 12-0.
"Mitch has done a nice job," Carnazzo said. "He's a leader."
So has Olivares, a 2,000 yard rusher as sophomore on the junior varsity last year, who didn't get his first start until Week 5 this fall.
"It took some time for me to get comfortable," said Olivares, who has scored a touchdown in seven straight games. "After a couple of games and carries, I was confident in myself."
That confidence has gotten contagious during the Chieftains' surge to a league title.
"Sure, it (confidence) was shaken a little when we lost those two games," Carnazzo said. "Like I said, we battled through some adversity and are a better team for it."
Particularly on the defense where Manzur, Jack Powers and Wesley Pizzini were disruptive in the trenches while Austin Wahl punished anyone running to the outside.
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Get an overview of this hotel4-star hotel on the beach, near Piazza Tasso
Popular property highlights
Nestled on the beach, this Sorrento City Centre hotel is within a 5-minute walk of Museo Correale di Terranova and Piazza Tasso. Marina Grande is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) away.
Hotel Features
At Grand Hotel Europa Palace, hit the private beach, relax by an outdoor pool, or spend the day at a marina.
Room Amenities
All 69 rooms feature thoughtful touches like bathrobes and slippers, along with free WiFi and balconies. Guests will also find plasma TVs, minibars, and room service.
Guest Highlights
- Good location
- Breakfast
- Pool
- Helpful staff
- Clean guestrooms
Grand Hotel Europa Palace
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Simply step outside to unwind on the hotel's beach. After a day at the beach, enjoy amenities at Grand Hotel Europa Palace like a marina, an outdoor pool, and a fitness center.
Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This beach hotel also offers a rooftop terrace and a garden. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
Grand Hotel Europa Palace is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 69
- ATM/banking
- Babysitting or childcare
- Number of floors - 4
- Bar/lounge
- Business center
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Fireplace in lobby
- Fitness facilities
- Free WiFi
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Express check-in
- Rooftop terrace
- Luggage storage
- Outdoor pool
- Garden
- Tennis on site
- Restaurant
- Laundry facilities
- Library
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Marina on site
- Spa treatment room(s)
- One meeting room
- Multilingual staff
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- On private beach
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Shopping on site
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Television in common areas
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- On private beach
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium bedding
- Balcony
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Minibar
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- Slippers
- Shower/tub combination
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Desk
- In-room safe
- Plasma TV
- Free WiFi
- Free newspaper
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- In-room massage available
- Room service (limited hours)
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
Grand Hotel Europa Palace has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
A private beach and a marina are featured at the hotel. In addition to an outdoor pool, other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Sailing nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 6:30 PM
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is 10 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- 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 1.50 per person, per night, up to 7 nights
Optional extras
- Self parking fee: EUR 25 per day
Hotel Name
- Europa Grand Hotel Sorrento
- Europa Grand Sorrento
- Grand Hotel Europa Palace Sorrento
- Grand Hotel Europa Palace
- Grand Europa Palace Sorrento
- Grand Europa Palace
- Europa Palace Grand Sorrento
- Hotel Europa Palace Grand
- Europa Grand Hotel Restaurant
We should mention
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. Guests must contact the property with arrival details 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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By Kory Reynolds --
I truly hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. As for me, I just returned from three weeks of vacation.
I was asked several times how my vacation was and I found that question difficult to answer.
While I was gone all I heard about and read about were all the traffic collisions and crashes in Lake County.
One day I was reading the newspaper. I put it down and said to my wife "what the heck is going on around here?" This didn't start when I went on vacation.
Prior to my leaving the guys were working hard and responding to a lot of crashes.
In fact prior to my leaving we were all kind of scratching our heads trying to understand why all these wrecks?
So, why did I have a hard time answering the question: "How was your vacation?"
Well I could tell by the papers that the office was very busy and I knew what I would be coming back to.
I try not to think about it and tell myself: "You are on vacation," but no matter what I know my work is piling up and I'll have to deal with it upon my return.
The ones I really feel for are the guys out there working.
When you are responding from collision to collision it is hard to get all the paperwork done and still respond to other calls.
I have been approached several times and asked about the recent rash of collisions.
These same people also ask, "What is causing them?" We all know traffic collisions are, 99 percent of the time, a result of someone doing something wrong behind the wheel.
It always makes me think of the old, and new for that matter, Smokey Bear commercials: "Only you, can prevent forest fires."
Well, my friends, only you can prevent traffic collisions and crashes ? 99 percent of the time anyway.
I use 99 percent, but I do not know what the actual statistic is.
Very few collisions or crashes that we respond to are caused by something other than the driver of a vehicle.
As an example, my daughter and I were talking about hydroplaning the other day and what causes it. I explained to her that when I first came onto the Highway Patrol hydroplaning was considered an act of nature and we did not put the driver at fault if they hydroplaned.
That changed several years ago, as it should have, because for hydroplaning to occur you need one important element and that is, speed.
Since I had to mention speed I have to tell you, it is still the number one cause of crashes. I think the biggest reason for that is when weather or road conditions change people do not change their driving habits.
In the early morning during a heavy rain, like what I drove through this morning to get to work, can you see an inch of rain on the roadway? Of course you can't, but as a driver of a vehicle you have to anticipate that there may be, and drive at a speed that would prevent you from hydroplaning. I know not everyone does this. It is a fast-paced world and most of us are in a rush most of the time to get here and there and everywhere, that's my Dr. Suess impression. And to make matters worse I just read that during the Thanksgiving weekend 30 people were killed and 1,320 people were arrested for DUI in California, way to many.
As the Christmas holiday approaches please remember to slow down, give yourself plenty of time to get to where you are going, and never get behind the wheel or allow someone to get behind the wheel after consuming alcoholic beverages. Like I said only you can prevent traffic collisions!
Kory Reynolds is the Public Information Officer for the California Highway Patrol, Clear Lake Area.


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Experts met in Bahrain to discuss the UN eGovernment indexes during a workshop held at the Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel, Residence and Spa. The Global Expert Workshop was organised by the eGovernment Authority (eGA) and attended by representatives from 17 countries, the UN, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the information technology sector. During the two-day event they spoke about the telecommunication infrastructure, human capital, open data and eParticipation.
"Ensuring sustainable development at an international level and contributing to the enhancement of the UN eGovernment Survey Report is a milestone that we can successfully achieve through this workshop," said eGA chief executive Mohammed Ali Al Qaed. Geneva-based ITU Telecommunications Development Bureau ICT data and statistics division head Dr Susan Teltscher gave an overview of the ITU's work on telecommunication infrastructure indicators. Unesco Institute for Statistics Statistical Cluster adviser Dr Yousif Ismail focused on human capital indicators, while Copenhagen Business School professor Kim Norman presented a paper on open data.


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N.B. Once again theres no category for the Travel Lodge in Piccadilly in York so this un'll have to do. Now I'll warn you now - I'm not the greatest of Hotel-Goers, I'm one where as long as there's a bed and a roof, I'm happy, but when she who must be obeyed and I decided to go to York for a few days (culminating in a good ole Paddy's Night P**s-up) it was obvious that it had to be a decent hotel - and with it being short notice - the only half decent hotel with vacancies was the Travel Lodge on Piccadilly, so of course - a booking was made and before you knew it I was destined to spend 4 nights there. ** Booking Process ** All done online at http://www.travellodge.co.uk, which is an easy enough site to navigate thats not too displeasing on the eye - all you do is pick which branch you want to visit by searching for the Town Name or Postcode of the area you're going to stay in, then add details of what type of room you're wanting and it'll throw back details of what they can offer you, but heres where my first qualm came - it came back with about 6 choices - but there was only actually 3 different ones to choose from - basically they'd replicated each choice on the page - but thats only a minor thing, once you've chosen your room you just put the usual contact details in before giving them your Credit Card details so they've got something to match the reservation against, within a few minutes of clicking submit you'll get your confirmation e-mail and you're away. ** Location ** Hmmmm, well - on the first night when walking to the hotel I was confronted by a drunk and to be honest the area around the hotel didn't fill either myself or my girlfriend with much confidence of it not happening again - there's just an air of uneasiness there. Having said that, once you know where you're going you've only got a 5 minute walk to get into
the city centre and its as easy as leaving the hotel and following your nose, and if you're walking from the Train Station then make it a 15 minute walk or a couple of quid in a taxi. ** Staff and Service ** On arrival the check-in was easy - all I had to do was hand over the credit card I booked with and pay the full fee on arrival (which for 4 nightas in a double room came to £239.80 - aka £59.95 a night) and I was immediately given my pass-card to get into the room. On finding a fault with the TV in our room, I immediately headed downstairs to get it sorted, and to be honest I had to fight a bit to get someone to come up to the room with me and check the TV, however it was eventually sorted almost immediately. Now on checking in they claimed that there was 24 hour cover on Reception - but there were plenty of times both myself and my girlfriend noted that there was nobody to be seen on the counter, not exactly 24-hour cover eh? ** Security ** This is where the hotel excels itself, to get into the hotel you have to either have a pass-card or talk to staff on the inter-com and get them to let you in, always a nice feature. However if you get past the front door you've then got the lifts to conquer - if you don't have a pass-card, you ain't using the lifts - and even then you're only allowed to go to your designated floor, once again its a great way to stop intruders getting anywhere near your belongings. ** On-site facilities ** There's a cash-machine but be warned, you'll be charged £1.65 per transaction, there's a small selection of ice-creams and general products (painkillers, toothpaste, soft drinks, sweets, etc) at the reception but we never used this facility so I couldn't really comment - on top of that theres a Weatherspoons attached to the hotel as well - its the same as all other Weat herspoons Pubs, cheap beer, average decor,
the usual guff, and finally the telephones - you don't have them in your room - but theres a pay-phone on the ground floor - so you'll either have to take your mobile with you (like I did) or use that instead. ** Rooms ** Well I'm impressed - as with most hotels you'll find you have 2 sections to your room - a bathroom, and the bedroom - in the bathroom you'll find all the normal facilities and it has to be said that the showers pretty nifty - the water does come out at quite a pace and if you want to change it to 'massage' settings by all means go for it - but its attached to the wall so instead of moving the shower itself you've got to move your own body - but thats nothing major and theres always a steady flow of hot water, so theres nothing to complain about, add on that there was a heated towel-rail in the room as well and you can safely say I was happy!. The Bed itself it has to be said is extremely comfy except for one bit - the headboard, it probably sounds like nothing but the amount of times I was banging my head against it was scary - saying that my girlfriend had no troubles at all - so its probably my own fault for being a tall git. Apart from that it was just the average niceties of a TV with all analog channels and BBC Radio 1, 2, 3, 4 - the reception on all of these was fine no matter what time we sat watching TV or listening to the Radio. There was also facilities to make yourself a coffe or a tea if you wanted (milk, sugar, etc) along with general toiletries in the bathroom, but shockingly there was no tooth-paste (so guess who got sent to Sainsburys to get some - moi!). Finally of course we had an experience of how the cleaners sorted the room for us, whenever we came back from a day out you'd find that everything was changed (sheets, towels, drinks facilities, cups) and the one day that we were still in there they left all our new linen, etc in a
bag hung on our door-handle. ** Over-all ** For a few nights stay to be honest apart from the problems with Reception and Location you can't fault the Travel Lodge in Piccadilly, there were no major problems encountered and you always felt pretty secure because of the security in place (pass-cards, intercom, etc). So if/when I go to York for another holiday (I may be moving there anyway) I wouldn't hesitate in considering the Travel Lodge for another stay.
I LOVE York! It's a great place to visit for a romantic weekend, or a shopping trip, for sight seeing, people watching and having a drink (or two) at the pub. I've lived in York for over three years and have visited the city for both business and pleasure since moving away. "So what is accommodation like in York?" The answer is ... "it varies". A lot of it depends on what you're looking for and what you can afford. Fortunately, York being such a touristy place there is something for everyone (subject to terms and conditions, book early to avoid dissapointment :o) ) Accommodation ranges from youth hostels, providing a bunk bed for about a tenner to luxury hotels for that extra special occasion, to B&Bs and small and medium hotels. Here's a list of the places I've stayed at and my opinions: Holiday Inn, previously known as Posthouse hotel. (Tadcaster road, 0870 400 9085, www.holidayinn.co.uk) This hotel a mile or two away from the city centre convenient if driving to York (free parking is available at the hotel) but would need a taxi if getting to York on the train. The building looks rather dated and so does part of the interior (e.g. the lift). The bedrooms are not bad at all, quite spacious, with all the amenities you would expect from a hotel of that range. The service was OK, not bad but nothing memorable either. And that's the word that describes the hotel.... OK. The location is good if driving and the standard of accommodation is acceptable. Sometimes it gets rather busy with groups of tourists. I would probably stay here again if visiting York on business for one night but would not like to stay there as it's away from all the "action" :-) You get Priority Club points though, which is good. York Moat House (North street, 01904 459988, www.moathousehotels.com) This is one of my favourite hotels. The location is great, next to the river, stagging distance from
a number of pubs and two minutes from the city centre. Rooms are ok, some of them a bit dated, the food at the restaurant is good but can always go out to one of York's numerous restaurants for dinner. If staying here ask for a room with a view. Had a room on the fifth floor with a view of the Minster for a whole week once, seeing the Minster cathedral lit at night was amazing. York Hilton (Tower street, 01904 648111, www.hilton.com) This is also a very good hotel, within the city walls, next to Cliffords tower (don't forget to ask for a room with a view). The rooms are nicely decorated, better than the Moat House ones but a bit smaller. Food is good, there is a restaurant next door where you can charge your meal to your room account (handy if you're staying on business :o) ) You get Hilton Honors points for staying here. Royal York hotel (Station road) The word to describe this is Grand :-) The interior is great, big staircase, nice rooms, great service. The location is good too, right next to the station, five minutes to the city centre. Last time I stayed there, the rooms in the Annex were decorated in a more ... modern style than the ones in the main building. Finally... Premier Lodge (Blossom street, 0870 700 1584, www.premierlodge.co.uk) Fairly new hotel. Rooms are fine, the standard you would expect from a Premier Lodge. Fairly cheap (about £50 for a room). Good location, just outside the city walls, near the train station. Near Micklegate we're you'll find a few pubs/bars. Or head into the city centre for something more traditional. City centre is only 5 mins away. Limited parking at the hotel. May be expensive to park at NCP or at the train station if travelling by car. This is not a complete list of hotels by any means. As mentioned earlier there is a lot of choice when it comes to accommodation in York. Do a quick search on the net, and bearing in mind your budget, the
occasion and what you're looking for, select one that best suits your needs. But above all, have a great time. Copyright steveuk 2002
I stayed at the Abbots Mews Hotel in York a few years ago and I have to say I would have ranked it with Fawlty Towers. The Moment I arrived there I thought the staff were rude. They also made you leave your bags in an exposed position which was not at all secure. I would also like to say that the decor in the rooms was terrible, with an old fashined and also frilly feel to it. The standard of food at Breakfast was also awful, sausages were very schrivilled. The only english the staff at Breakfast knew was "What do you want for Breakfast", I have not known that poor standard of English in a forign hotel let alone an English one. Also Anyone under 50 will feel quite out of place here as the clientelle is quite old. Those who are old might feel at home here though.
I recently stayed at the Posthouse, Tadcaster Rd, York and as I usually find with this brand of hotel it is always the same quality. Though for the price (£60) I feel that the quality should be a lot higher than you get. The location of the hotel is very close to the racecourse and very handy for viewing York itself. The price for breakfast was also a shocker at £11. It is a well laid out buffet, handy if you can eat as an olympic sport, but a little expensive if you only want cornflakes and a cup of tea.


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Steamed Eggplant and Mushrooms with Peanut Sauce
This filling vegetarian dish gets Asian flavor from rice vinegar, soy sauce, and ginger.
- Prep:
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- Servings: 4
Source: Everyday Food, July/August 2005
- 6 Japanese eggplants (about 2 pounds total), sliced into 1-inch-thick rounds
- 1 pound shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded, caps halved
- 3 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons finely grated, peeled, fresh ginger
- 1 to 2 tablespoons light-brown sugar
- Coarse salt
- Cooked rice, for serving (optional)
- 4 scallions, cut into 2-inch lengths and thinly sliced lengthwise
Fill a large pot with about 1 inch water; bring to a boil. Add eggplant and mushrooms. Reduce heat to medium-high; steam until tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, place peanut butter in a small bowl. Gradually whisk in vinegar, then soy sauce, ginger, brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt until smooth.
With a slotted spoon, transfer steamed eggplant and mushrooms to a large bowl. Add scallions and peanut sauce; toss gently to coat. Serve with rice, if desired.


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Aubrey Davis dies in Seattle at 95
Aubrey Davis, longtime Island resident and public servant, died on Sunday, Feb. 17, in Seattle. He was 95. He last appeared on Mercer Island on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at the Mercer Island Youth and Family Services annual fundraising breakfast. Mr. Davis served as a honorary co-chair of the event.
Most would agree that Mercer Island would be a far different place if not for Mr. Davis. A smart and savvy public servant, Davis influenced major public works initiatives on the Island and throughout the region. His role negotiating the design and construction of I-90 across Mercer Island and the placement of parks over its right-of-way is how he will be remembered most.
Mr. Davis was elected to the Mercer Island City Council in 1967 and became mayor in 1970. He served on the City Council until 1978. In 1971 he became chair of Metro's Transit Committee, helping to create the Seattle ride-free zone, use of higher-capacity articulated buses, and accessibility for the disabled. He was later named regional administrator of the federal Urban Mass Transportation Administration. He lobbied for funds for Portland's light rail system and Seattle's bus tunnel.
An Island resident for nearly 50 years, Davis has been a key figure in Mercer Island's history. Just two other individuals are mentioned more than Davis in the pages of the book, "Mercer Island Heritage," the semi-official written record of the Island. The first is Ben Werner, a fellow city Councilman and mayor of Mercer Island who worked alongside Davis to rein in the scope and the impact of the I-90 project.
The other is Vitas Schmid, a German-born wagon-maker originally from Illinois, who filed a claim for Island land and built a cabin here in 1876. The story of Schmid, who struggled to keep his claim in this unique and beautiful place, mirrors the story of Davis and the Islanders who took on the then-powerful Washington State Highway Commission in the 1970s.
Davis and others who took the state to task during the massive expansion of I-90 made a profound impact on the quality of life on Mercer Island and established its importance (and his influence) to the regional transportation network.
In 1970, Davis formed a committee to protect the quality of life on the Island as the state set out to expand I-90 across the North end. The committee and the lawsuit that followed charged that the state department of highways had failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act and improperly treated citizens whose property was within the project right-of-way.
The lawsuit halted construction on the East Channel Bridge while the issues were sorted out. Davis knew that working with the other communities affected along the corridor would strengthen not only the position of Islanders but would improve the entire project. These efforts led to the 1976 Memorandum of Understanding with the state that gave communities affected by the interstate certain rights, and the standing to object or intervene in such projects. The MOU is still an important document within the ongoing discussions about I-90: from the rights of Islanders to drive alone in the center (express) lanes and the placement of facilities for future transit lanes and stations.
Beyond transportation issues, Davis had a long and rich professional life. Davis was in a leadership role at Group Health Cooperative since he was a founding member in 1947, serving for three years as the CEO. Appointed by Sen. Brock Adams, he headed the Northwest regional office of the U.S. Department of Transportation. In addition to his years on the City Council, he served on boards and commissions regarding public works throughout his adult life. In 1992, Mr. Davis was appointed to the Washington Transportation Commission, and he pushed the state highway department into supporting rail and commuter-trip reduction. Mr. Davis continued to work on issues such as congestion pricing after he left the state commission in 2004.
Finally, light rail and more transit lanes were in the queue. In 2009, Davis, then still on the board of the Puget Sound Regional Council, emphasized that keeping the momentum going on improving our regional transportation is paramount.
"Yes, these new transit projects are underway," he told the Reporter in 2009 with a bit of impatience. But there is still no time to waste. "It is not time to sit back," he said. "There is a crisis of funding for future transportation now. Projects underway now have come from sources that are drying up." With fewer miles being driven and more efficient vehicles on the road, the gas tax which provided a good surrogate for user fees, is now less effective than before, he explained. "Tolling and other pricing methods for using roadways are unavoidable," he added. "It is the next item on the list."
Mr. Davis was born in Southern California and graduated from Occidental College. After college he took a job as an intern in Washington, D.C., with the Federal Works Agency. There he met Henrietta, or 'Retta', his future wife. Drafted during World War II, he served in the Army in Calcutta, India, and worked in the ordnance unit, building trucks to be sent to China. After the war he moved his family to Seattle, where he worked with the Seattle Housing Authority and later the Wage Stabilization Board. After the war ended, he and friend Hugh Mitchell, began selling a chemical waterproofing material produced by Gaco Western.
Mr. Davis and his family had lived on Greenbrier Lane in a home he had built some 50 years ago. After the death of his wife in 2008, Mr. Davis moved to a condo in Madison Park. He remained busy, an essential resource for reporters, planners and government officials alike.
He is survived by his four children, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A service for Mr. Davis is planned for May 18 at the Paramount Theatre Seattle.


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Iwakuma to pitch Friday, maybe for Mariners
NEW YORK -- After pitching four innings in his first Minor League rehab start on Sunday in Las Vegas for Triple-A Tacoma, All-Star right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma rejoined the Mariners on Tuesday and threw a bullpen session at Yankee Stadium.
Iwakuma is on schedule to pitch again on Friday, and the Mariners have an opening in their rotation that day in Houston, but they so far have not committed to bringing the 33-year-old off the disabled list to make that start.
Iwakuma, who missed the entire spring with a sprained tendon in his right middle finger, gave up six hits and three runs (two earned) in his four frames for Tacoma.
"I'm prepared to go Friday," Iwakuma said through translator Antony Suzuki. "They haven't told me anything yet, so we'll have to wait and see. But physically, a four-day rest would be good, as always."
Said manager Lloyd McClendon: "He'll pitch somewhere Friday. I'm not sure where yet."
McClendon said Sunday's rehab outing went about as expected for Iwakuma's first official game action after he threw several simulated outings against teammates.
"He threw OK; he got his pitch count up to 86, which is the most important thing," McClendon said. "His command was OK -- not great, but I didn't expect it to be. What I wanted was just him coming out feeling good and healthy from the outing, and we accomplished that."
Iwakuma said his command wasn't quite where it's needed yet, not surprising given the lengthy layoff.
"It was OK," Iwakuma said. "So-so; not 100 percent yet. It was my first game in a long time, and I was trying to get my feel back for the game. I need some more time, but it's going to be there."
The Mariners are tentatively listing Brandon Maurer for Saturday's game in Houston and Chris Young for Sunday, with a TBA for Friday's series opener.
Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: Herd set for 2nd chance vs. Memphis February 14, 2013 Story Share HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - In the standings ledger, it counts the same for Marshall as all those other road losses, including that 56-point humiliation at Southern Mississippi.But it's crazy to compare the Thundering Herd's 73-72 loss to Memphis on Jan. 26 to the Southern Miss game, which came three days earlier. In an "0-for" road season, the game at Memphis represents the Herd's best effort.Three weeks later, the most practical application comes in the form of confidence, which the Herd should have when the 22nd-ranked Tigers come calling Saturday night. Tipoff is at 8 p.m., with the game airing on CBS Sports Network."We battled, went toe-to-toe and had the ball in our hands with a chance to win," said MU coach Tom Herrion. "On the road against a terrific team like that, that's what you ask for. Nonetheless we didn't get the job done; that disappoints us."The Herd's last chance to seize the lead against Memphis came down to a 3-point try by Elijah Pittman that fell short of the rim, possibly blocked by the Tigers' D.J. Stephens. Chris Crawford made two free throws with 1.9 seconds left to give Memphis a 73-69 lead, enough to withstand DeAndre Kane's 3-pointer at the buzzer.The contest also serves as the Tigers' closest brush with defeat in their current 15-game winning streak, dating back to a Dec. 15 loss to Louisville. Their 93-71 win Wednesday night over Central Florida certainly wasn't that close, as the Tigers blew the game open in the second half.That result came three days after Memphis (21-3 overall, 10-0 Conference USA) won at second-place Southern Miss 89-76, another impressive result. Games like those have propelled the Tigers, 17th in the preseason Associated Press poll, back into the Top 25. "Now they're older. They're one of the most experienced teams in the conference," Herrion said. "And it's evidenced by their play."Jackson, one of several third-year veterans, leads the team with 13.9 points per game. That's just 14th in C-USA, but he is in the top 10 in 3-point percentage (second .491), assists (fifth, 4.8), field-goal percentage (sixth, .544), assist-to-turnover ratio (sixth, 1.69), steals and free-throw percentage (seventh, 1.71).Tarik Black, who is coming off the bench for Memphis these days, leads the league by a large margin in field-goal percentage at .611. Junior-college transfer Geron Johnson is the reigning league player of the week after averaging 22 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists in wins over Southern Methodist and Southern Miss.nn Kane has held onto the league leadership in assists and beefed up the margin with his 10 in the Herd's 71-70 win over Rice on Wednesday. He now averages 7.33, well above the 6.43 by East Carolina's Miguel Paul.He was no threat for a double-double, though, as he took only three shots from the floor. His five points did include a critical three-point play in the final minute.The three field-goal attempts were the fewest in his college career. As a lifetime scorer who isn't always shy about shooting, Kane said he can't remember when he had only three shots in a game."Maybe when I first played the game [and] I couldn't get it to touch the rim," he joked. "But I was trying to get my teammates involved early. I know when we need a bucket or something I can get my own shot off."Kane, who has played all 40 minutes for five straight games, also leads the league in minutes played (36.86 per game). nn The Herd is no threat to escape the league cellar in free-throw shooting, where it sits at .575. Let's put it this way: MU would have to sink the next 118 in a row to reach the .641 of 11th-place UCF.A more reasonable goal is to escape the Division I basement in the category, and is giving it a good run after a 10-of-11 closing stretch Wednesday. Through last weekend's games, the Herd was at .571, behind No. 344 Morgan State (.577).The season-long funk had players searching for adjustments. Pittman moved toward the right "elbow," while Nigel Spikes has stepped back from the stripe a foot.It seems to be working. Spikes went 6 of 8 Wednesday and is 12 of 16 over his last four games, putting him above .500 for the season."It's something me and [Kane] came up with," Spikes said. "I was shooting it too hard, so I decided to take a couple of steps back, give myself a little more room. It's helped out a lot."Reach Doug Smock at 304-348-5130, email@example.com or follow him at twitter.com/dougsmock. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Police seek car driven by woman found dead in Kanawha River 2 Teen pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 4 Man allegedly cuts father in Rand over argument about a sandwich 5 WV school district apologizes for 'Trump Perry' sign at football game High school swimming ??' state meet results Previous Story Fields set for MSAC skills competitions Next Story


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Jeff Roberts admitted he and his players were always up against it as they were forced to settle for a goalless draw against a cagey Holyport side.
The hosts, sitting third bottom of the Hellenic Premier table, always seemed intent on coming away with just a point as they battle for survival and frustrated visiting Bassett throughout.
Time wasting and Holyport's intention of keeping the ball out of play as long possible made it hard for Bassett, but Roberts still believes his side could have done more to take the points.
"We had a few opportunities in the first half but we just couldn't really put anything together," he said.
"They went there trying to get a draw and were slowing things down, keeping the ball out of play whenever they could, and the pitch didn't really help is either because it was pretty soft. The ball was out of play a bit and they were happy with the point, although they did have some chances too.
"In the first half we had a couple of chances but we didn't have the grit about us to grind it out. We had a chat at the break and told them we wanted to keep the ball and move it wide but it didn't really work.
"We looked a bit jaded to be honest and we ended up drawing. We should really have come away with three point with the quality we've got and that's maybe something we should be looking at."


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TAMPA, Fla. -- Brian Cashman arrived at George M. Steinbrenner Field in time for Tuesday's game, outfitted with a pair of hospital-issued scrub pants, a fresh hard cast and a new pair of crutches that will be by his side for the next eight weeks.
Though the Yankees' general manager fractured his right fibula and dislocated his right ankle in a skydiving stunt with the U.S. Army Golden Knights, he had no regrets about agreeing to participate in Monday's event at the Homestead Air Force Base outside Miami.
"We did this to build awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project, which we certainly did," Cashman said. "So that's a good thing. You like to take a negative and turn it into a positive."
Cashman said he knew he was injured immediately upon landing in his second tandem jump, having made a rookie mistake of letting his leg dangle as the ground approached. He joked that his landing looked like one of Paul O'Neill's ugly slides into second base.
"I'm just not as Army Strong as I needed to be at that moment in time," said Cashman, who needed a plate and eight screws to be inserted surgically on Monday. "At least, my fibula wasn't."
Cashman said that while he was recovering from surgery, he thought about what the phone call to Steinbrenner would have been like.
"I had George in the back of my mind saying, 'You've got to get back to Tampa,'" Cashman said. "So I'm here and we've got work to do."
Cashman said that he imagines Steinbrenner would have ribbed him mercilessly about all of the times The Boss jumped from airplanes and never suffered an injury, given his military background.
With that in mind, Cashman also is certain that The Boss would have stamped his approval for the GM to participate in Monday's event.
"For the Wounded Warrior Project?" Cashman said. "No question about it. No doubt about it."
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Draft Day Viewing Party From FedExFieldPosted by on April 26, 2012 – 11:41 pm
The first ever Redskins Draft Day Party was a rousing success tonight, as more than 5,200 Redskins faithful filed into FedExField to watch live coverage from New York.
Admission to the event was free, and it gave Redskins fans the first opportunity to buy the new Nike jerseys, including those of first-round draft pick Robert Griffin III. The 2012 Redskins Cheerleader squad was also on hand for autographs and entertainment, and many fans got their first look at the amenities of the club level, including the Redskins History Walls.
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Four-wheel-drive crashes into crowd at mud race
Four children and one man have been injured after a four-wheel-drive ploughed into the crowd at a mud-racing event south-east of Melbourne.
The crash happened just after 4pm (6pm NZT) during The Mud Run, an event being held at Dalyston near the Gippsland town of Wonthaggi, a police spokeswoman said.
"It's vehicles racing around a mud track," she said. "One of the cars has lost control and veered into the crowd."
A 15-year-old girl with pelvis and leg injuries and a nine-year-old girl with leg fractures were both flown to the Royal Children's Hospital.
An eight-year-old boy with arm and knee injuries was taken to Wonthaggi Hospital and a 15 year-old-girl was taken to Dandenong Hospital with leg fractures.
A 40-year-old man has been taken by road to The Alfred hospital with multiple trauma injuries.
It has not been confirmed whether he was the driver.
Emergency services spent about three hours at the scene attending the injured.
The event was organised by the Australian 4WD Mud Racing Association. The association has been contacted for comment.
- The Age and AAP


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March and April 2003 marked a new era for the performing arts at American University, as a brand-new facility came to life with the voices and talents of hundreds of students, faculty, staff, and alumni. On March 27-29, the Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre's grand opening, Curtain Up!, was a montage of performers and performances from the previous 25 years of music and theatre at AU. April 9-13 then featured celebratory performances by the AU Symphony Orchestra and the AU Chorus in Lights Up!. A few short months later, the AU theatre department graced the stage of the beautiful facility with Cabaret.
Fast forward 10 years, and the Greenberg Theatre is now a vibrant part of the arts in Northwest D.C. In addition to hosting the many AU performances, the facility also provides a state-of-the-art performance space for outside organizations.
To celebrate the Greenberg Theatre's impact, and to honor Harold and Sylvia Greenberg's gift, the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Greenberg Theatre, "Art at the Heart," is set for April 4, 2013. The celebration will include alumni, faculty, students, and Sylvia Greenberg. As a part of the celebration, AU students will reprise the musical favorite Cabaret.
Cabaret will run for four performances from April 4 to April 6. However, the "Art at the Heart" celebration will be only Thursday, April 4. For more information about Cabaret and the 10th anniversary celebration, or to purchase tickets online, visit the arts calendar.
"This celebration is a way of showing Sylvia Greenberg that AU and the Department of Performing Arts truly appreciate the gift that made this theatre possible," says Peter Starr, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. "The Greenberg Theatre is an invaluable resource to the entire community."
The celebration will be a multifaceted affair. Before the performance that evening, there will be a pre-show on the Greenberg stage. While the details are to be a surprise, the performance will include alumni from past AU casts. Sylvia Greenberg will also be honored.
After the evening's production of Cabaret, attendees will move to the lobby to enjoy a reception featuring live "mannequins." These "mannequins" will be actors dressed up in costumes from previous years' shows. Audience members will also be able to enjoy scenic models and a wall of posters from previous productions.
"We are celebrating the 10 years of shows that we've done here at the Greenberg Theatre," says Greg Anderson, the theatre's facilities and production manager. A reception will feature food and toasts to Sylvia Greenberg.
The centerpiece of the celebration will be the anniversary run of Cabaret.
"We asked Mrs. Greenberg for a list of her favorite musicals, and Cabaret was one of her choices," Anderson explains. "It's the show that opened the Greenberg Theatre 10 years ago, so we decided that it would be a nice circle of starting with Cabaret and then celebrating the 10th year with Cabaret."
The production, directed by Gail Humphries Mardirosian, will be the Studio 54 version of the famous musical, done in 1998. While darker than previous versions, this version was chosen because it is much more accurate to historical events. Cabaret, featuring memorable songs like "Mein Herr" and "Maybe This Time," tells the story of cabaret performer Sally Bowles and her romance with American writer Cliff Bradshaw, all set in 1931's Berlin with the rise of Nazi power.


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Now that Gov. Scott seems willing to start investing in higher ed again, he would do well to look backward before going forward.
So far, Gov. Rick Scott's ideas for higher education reform have been ripped right out of Texas Gov. Rick Perry's playbook: more STEM and less anthropology, bargain-basement $10,000 degrees, stacking university governing boards to exercise veto power over presidential searches.
But Sunshine State Rick doesn't need Lone Star Rick to envision Florida's next evolution for advanced learning.
Throughout our state's history, politicians of vision and imagination have stepped forward at crucial junctures to help ensure that a growing and modernizing state would have the quality universities and colleges it needs to thrive.
Now that he seems willing to start investing in higher ed again, after years of crippling budget cuts, Scott would do well to look backward before going forward.
Start with the governor who had the coolest name in Florida political history. Napoleon Bonaparte Broward knew that Florida could not prosper on the strength of the few scattered colleges that existed here at the dawn of the 20th century.
So he turned to another visionary, state Rep. Henry Holland Buckman of Jacksonville. And out of the Buckman Act grew Florida's first "university system" — three institutions that would grow up to be Florida, Florida State and FAMU.
To help his vision along, Broward tried to get a property tax levy earmarked as a stable source of revenue for higher education, but the Legislature said no. If he had pulled it off, Scott might not now be complaining about the continually rising cost of tuition.
Then there was Gov. Millard Caldwell, who knew that Florida was woefully unprepared for the thousands of World War II veterans who were coming home, GI Bill in hand, in search of advance learning.
Among other innovations, Caldwell recognized a crying "need for greater stress on graduate work," and eventually the University of Florida's College of Medicine was born. Caldwell also tried to secure a dedicated revenue source for higher education, in the form of a tax on beer and cigarettes. But of course the Legislature said no.
He was followed by Gov. Fuller Warren, who began to build junior colleges to help supplement Florida's still tiny university system. Warren wanted a 3 percent sales tax to fund them, but guess what?
It was left to LeRoy Collins to make the case that "a statewide system of community colleges would be the quickest way to accommodate the unprecedented demand facing the state." Florida led America in developing a master plan for statewide access to community colleges.
And don't forget Farris Bryant, who did what his predecessors could not: He actually got a revenue source earmarked for education. Bryant's PECO fund has provided billions of dollars to build and expand schools and campuses.
"There was no way we could handle the mass of people that were coming," Bryant said of his PECO legacy. "It was like a tidal wave."
Unfortunately, PECO has since been allowed to go bust, and schools and colleges are now left begging for new facilities.
Finally, Scott might consider Bob Graham's challenge to lawmakers to make a "thrust for greatness" and "raise the universities in Florida into the top quartile in the nation."Guess how the Legislature responded?
Facing a tough election, Scott has an opportunity to be the latest in a line of thoughtful Florida political leaders who understood that a great state requires great colleges and universities.
"In considering all of the alternatives available which would advance Florida the most and improve opportunities for the public," said Caldwell, who helped launch Florida's modern university system, "I considered that more progress could be made by improving the educational system than any other."
Why would he settle for being a Rick Perry wannabe when Scott can aspire to be a Millard Caldwell visionary?
Ron Cunningham is former editorial page editor of The Sun.


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"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
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Paul George is like a baby deer, sometimes getting his legs all tangled, other times bounding over everything to take what he wants.
That doesn't surprise me. He seems to be a pretty fair coach.
There is a reason why Brewer had a season high today, just saying.
David is definitely a difference maker. He is a vet who doesn't get phased by pressure situations. I am glad to have him on the team, however without him we would still be a better team than last year.
How great was it that we were able to let Granger and Hibbert sit for the first 6 minutes of the 4th, and we didn't blow the lead? That was huge and it says a lot about our bench. Hansbrough really stepped up tonight which was good to see.
So who just held D. Rose to 2 points in the 4th quarter? Oh yeah, we did!
Anyone else impressed with DC's D against Hamilton late? I was really wondering if we should have gone with George and Paul, but Darren was very good against Hamilton. Bulls definitely wasted a couple possessions trying to score on Darren and he did a good job denying it.
imagine if Legend would have got us Crawford. not that im a huge fan but Crawford would destroy a zone, something the pacers may see again. george will become a solid player but right now i would enjoy more seeing him with the second 5.
i still do not believe this team has reached its potential.
Great win for the BLUE & GOLD!!
Good game by the pacers. Also great coaching and good timeouts there at the end to get the plays that we wanted.it's Australia today but I will remember it as pacers day.
After listening to the Bulls' announcers, and then reading all of the comments here on PD, I'm starting to wonder something: Are the announcers simply a reflection of the fan base or do they in some profound way shape the way Chicago fans think about their team and opposing squads? A better example might be the Boston Celtics, whose TV team has been together for a literal generation. If you're watching 82 games a year of Tommy Heinsohn's "unbiased" thoughts and beliefs, isn't it likely that you'll begin to share them?
No, I think Noah is probably #2 on their team behind DRose. Gibson is better than Boozer. Rip isn't a bad player, but no way is he in the top 4 on that team.
Lets hope that Tyler is back, he had a decent game with 10 points 6reb 1ast and 1stl.
Danny had a very good game offensively with 3/4 3 point shots.Please confirm that because of the heat of the game i can't totally recall but didn't Vogel change the rotations in the last quarter?West played almost all of it and we also had George,Tyler and Hill in there while Danny and Roy were getting some rest.I certainly liked that more as it was more balanced and we had real scoring options.
The opinion around here that Gibson is better than Boozer is pretty hilarious.
Haha Bulls fans whining about the refs. God I hate the Bulls.
seriously. it isnt even close. Boozer is borderline top 50 player, Gibson doesnt even sniff that


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SAN JOSE -- In hindsight, defenseman Dan Boyle had reason to think bewfore the season even started that Sharks goalie Antti Niemi was about to elevate his game.
Boyle and Niemi were among the players who stayed in the Bay Area during the NHL lockout, renting ice to keep in shape. Niemi did leave for a month to play in his native Finland, and when he returned, he brought his longtime goalie coach with him for extra training.
"They were doing funky things out there on the ice, bringing in weights and doing all sorts of weird things," Boyle said last week. "From when he left to the time he came back, it was just harder to score on him."
That proved to be the case all season.
The Sharks open their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series Tuesday night against the Kings in Los Angeles, and Niemi deserves much of the credit for San Jose reaching the postseason.
While the rest of the team rode a roller coaster of highs and lows, Niemi was rock solid. He tied for the NHL lead with 24 wins, had a career-best 2.16 goals-against average and is a Vezina Trophy finalist for the first time.
Hampered by knee problems in 2011-12, Niemi knew he had to work extra hard in the offseason to regain agility and strength. That happened, but ask him what the biggest difference is in his play, and he'll mention something else.
"Being able to be confident, patient -- I think that's the biggest thing," he said before the team headed to Southern California.
The confidence, he added, comes from "being healthy, working hard and not worrying about anything that I can't do anything about. Having a short memory about everything, too. I've been trying to do it for a long time, and I got better at it."
All part of the evolution for the 29-year-old netminder who won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks at 26, then found himself in a new environment in San Jose when he signed as a free agent after the 2009-10 season.
Wayne Thomas, the Sharks assistant general manager who doubles as a goalie coach, credits "the maturity of his game" for Niemi's improved play.
"As goalies get older, they get the ability to read plays and are ahead of the game a little bit more," Thomas said. "So he knows the shooters, he knows the game more. There's not a lot of guess to his game."
That maturity also manifests itself in rebound control, Thomas said.
"All the goalies at this level make the first save very well," he said. "If you can control rebounds and eliminate second shots, you're at an elite level -- which he is."
Ask his teammates about Niemi, and they immediately talk about how hard he works, how he competes on every shot -- game or practice. That trait hasn't gone unnoticed elsewhere.
"There are better goaltenders technique-wise and there always will be, but I go back to how hard he competes," said Kelly Hrudey, former NHL goalie and current TV analyst for "Hockey Night in Canada." "That's why he has so much success.
"The key," added Hrudey, whose final two seasons were with the Sharks, "is how he battles back there, and that's contagious."
Before Niemi could become the goalie he is today, he had health issues to overcome.
Surgery to remove a cyst near his knee just before the start of training camp in 2011 kept Niemi out of all exhibition games as well as the first three of the regular season. Even when he returned, his routine was disrupted.
"He was more in a recovery mode after games," Thomas said, "not a preparatory mode."
And the knee continued to present problems. It slowed him down. When out of position, he took longer to recover.
"It was the same thing still bothering me," Niemi said. "There was nothing new, but there was no time to focus on getting the leg stronger. If we had time, we would have liked to get it stronger first, and then focus on playing, but we had to start playing right away."
An offseason extended by the lockout worked in Niemi's favor.
"People who first got to know him when he came into the league and went on a Cup run, his legs were a huge part of his game -- his quickness and recovery and his ability to make second saves with his legs," Thomas said. "And that's back."
For more on the Sharks, see David Pollak's Working the Corners blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/PollakOnSharks.
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Work will start on July 28 to resurface the disintegrated Cocklebury Road and Station Hill in Chippenham.
The work will be done in three phases over six weeks – New Road to the top of Monkton Hill, Monkton Hill to Sadlers Mead, and Sadlers Mead junction to Esmead.
Chris Caswill, Wiltshire councillor for Chippenham Monkton, said: "For part of the time Monkton Hill will return to traffic light controlled two way. There will inevitably be some disruption during the work."
Coun Caswill started asking for the work to be done five years ago when the Esmead to Eastern Avenue end was done.
He said: "I argued that the whole road needed doing. It has been a long haul.
"I am pleased to say that I have got the engineers to agree also to shave a bit off the pavement opposite the old sorting office, at the top of Station Hill, to help improve the bottleneck there."