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Gregg Zaun was a big Baltimore fan! Who knew?
What, you think I'm talking about the Baltimore Orioles, the team he spent parts of three seasons with? No, not them.
Nor am I talking about the Ravens, Colts, Blast, Bullets or Burn. I'm talking about the ill-fated Baltimore Stallions of the CFL, the only American team to ever hoist the Grey Cup.
To fill you in on exactly how I found that out, allow me backtrack for one moment. I reached out to the former Jays catcher last week with the intent of finding out what it's like to be a free agent in this current marketplace with so many teams seemingly intent on shedding payroll. He readily agreed to answer any questions I would send his way, but cautioned he might be slow in responding to some because he would be travelling for the weekend. Naturally, I was curious as to his destination, thinking it could be a sign as to where he ultimately might be signing. Instead he caught me totally off guard by telling me his trip had nothing to do with baseball and everything to do with football....Canadian football. He was flying to Calgary for the 97th Grey Cup!
What follows then is a transcribed version of questions and answers from emails, text messages and phone calls exchanged dating back to last week.
Before Grey Cup Weekend
W: So you're heading to Calgary for the Great Canadian Drunk - the Grey Cup? Canada must have certainly rubbed off on you while you were here. But here's the true litmus test - do you know what a "rouge" is?
G: It's kinda like giving a little kid a trophy for just participating -- the single point awarded for missing a kick. It can also be done by simply taking a knee. It also means red in french. Other than that, I absolutely love the Canadian game. It's quick and fast paced. I used to go to games in Baltimore in the nineties when they had a CFL team. I got to watch Tracy Ham when he was there.
W: Wow! I had no idea. So, Riders or Als? Who wins the big game?
G: Let's go Riders!
W: Ignoring football for a moment, let's turn our attention to baseball and free agency. In many other seasons, players couldn't wait to be eligible for free agency because with revenues going up, up and away they knew they would be getting PAID (and yes, I deliberately used upper case letters there). But it seems different this year and last. Last year, a number of players had to take pay cuts and others had early retirement forced upon them. What was your outlook heading into this offseason as a free agent? And has it changed at all since full free agency opened?
G: I felt pretty good going in, but I never anticipated being offered deals the very first day. It's amazing how much of a difference a year can make. A year ago my agent was talking people into liking me for their team. This year they came to us right away. I had a pretty good year in '09 and figured I might be lucky enough to get a chance at 16th year but the interest level has been higher than I am used to. I have to admit, I am having a good time with it. I look at this way -- I made my ten years of Major League service and I'm entitled to a full pension -- every day after that has been an absolute blessing. I used to drive myself crazy wondering what, where and when -- now, I am able to relax. My experience has taught me to pause, and know that what will be, will be. I have a certain skill set in this game. I have specific things to offer a club. The team that needs me will step up, or they won't.
During Grey Cup Weekend
W: So now you're in Calgary -- have you had to dodge any horses running through the hotel lobby? That's actually happened at past Grey Cups. I guess what I'm asking is as a first-time Grey Cup visitor, what's your weekend been like so far?
G: I have been totally impressed with the passion. We saw Elisha Cuthbert at the parade today. Nice Up Do. I do have one complaint, however. I had to come all the way across Canada to be put in my place. The Spirit of Edmonton party denied my buddy and I entrance for quite a while. We are staying in the hotel and they still didn't seem to care. They're keeping it real, I guess. Here's the thing -- I have been to several Super Bowls and never once been denied entrance to a party. All I have to do there is show my MLB player card and I am in right away. But here in Calgary, at The Spirit of Edmonton party, they made us wait like everyone else. I love it!
W: Back to baseball. This past week Toronto signed both Johnny McDonald and Alex Gonzalez to look after their young pitchers -- Marcum, Romero, Cecil and Rzepczynski. Having caught these guys in Toronto and faced them this last year in Baltimore and Tampa, how would you assess a post-Doc pitching staff, if Toronto does indeed trade Halladay?
G: I assess a post-Halladay staff as unfortunate. Roy is the best pitcher in baseball and I can't imagine the Blue Jays without him. Those poor kids are going to have to try to step up and be collectively as good as the game's best. Not Fair. They are talented, but no one in Toronto should heap those expectations on them.
W: While waiting for your response, I "googled" the Baltimore CFL team and had one of those "Oh-my-I-totally-forgot-that" moments. Your Baltimore Stallions up and moved to, wait for it, Montreal to become the Alouettes team you'll be watching tomorrow. Is that why you're picking the Riders -- you can't bear to cheer for the team that deserted you?
G: I did know that. But no. I think it's rightfully so that a team in the Canadian Football League should actually be set up in Canada. 90% of people here are cheering for the Riders, so I'm just falling in line with all of them.
After Grey Cup Weekend
W: So on a scale of one to ten...one being the football equivalent of "I flew all the way across the country for this???" and ten being. "That was the BEST GAME EVER!!!" -- where do you rank the 97th Grey Cup, which I shall forever heretofore refer to as the 1st Gregg Cup?
G: I think it will be known forever as the 13th Man Game. And that's not about the Rider fans. I would say this one hit a good 9.5 on the Richter Scale. My buddy told me the Grey Cup is know for churning out great games and this absolutely proves it. Looking back, I have to say it's the greatest party I have ever been to. It even beats Super Bowls. And I've hosted Super Bowl parties. The people everywhere in Calgary were a delight. I didn't see one fight, or even an argument. It was just a special weekend. Everyone just wanted to have a great time together around their game. You know what did it for me. A band came along and started playing when we were waiting to get in the Spirit of Edmonton. How totally on board does everyone have to be to have travelling entertainers come up to play to keep people standing in line happy? I'll never miss another Grey Cup again, if I have the power to do something about it.
W: Baseball's MVPs, Joe Mauer and Albert Pujols, were recently announced. If you could take only one of them as a Fantasy GM to start constructing a team for a championship, which one would it be and why? Same question for the two Cy Young winners, Zack Greinke and Tim Lincecum.
G: I have to say Mauer because he's younger and a focal point for a team. You always have to look after your defence up the middle. And then there's his offence. He can have a bigger impact than a first baseman on any game he plays in. As for the pitchers, I'm going to pick Lincecum because he's already done it twice at such a young age. I love his deceptiveness. He's won the award twice in his first 3 or 4 seasons. And he'll probably rack up a bunch more, if he stays over in the National League.
W: And finally when can we expect to hear news of your signing?
G: It'll be done before the end of this week, before the Winter Meetings. All I can say right now is there is more than one club involved and not all of them are in the American League.
W: Gregg, thanks so much for this. Enjoy a safe and happy offseason as you get ready for your own personal version of a Sweet 16 Party, a remarkable sixteenth season in the big leagues.
G: Thx, Thriller!


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Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) – For 33 years, Dr. Jerry Walton has been a fierce advocate for healthy living and educated patients through his weekly Medical Line radio program, the longest running medical show on Sioux Falls radio. At 10:00am on December 18th, 2013 Dr. Walton will air his final Medical Line radio show on News Talk KELO 1320 AM / 107.9FM.
Medical Line has been provided as a service to Southeast South Dakota as an opportunity to stay informed on the most recent medical news with an opportunity for listeners to call in with questions regarding their own health.
Prior to his show, Medical Line, Dr. Jerry Walton had completed undergraduate studies at Dakota Wesleyan University in 1956, with star performances in sports, academics, theatre and music. In 1964, Dr. Walton graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Upon graduation, Dr. Walton returned to South Dakota to practice medicine as a board certified family physician until his retirement from daily practice.
Dr. Walton served as Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Sioux Valley Hospital, as well as serving on the founding Board of Directors of the (Sioux Falls) Family Practice Residency and on the USD School of Medicine Foundation Board.
In 1998, Dr. Walton was named Alumnus of the Year at Dakota Wesleyan University and received an honorary Doctorate of Science. Dr. Walton was awarded as Family Doctor of the Year in 1990 by the South Dakota Academy of Family Physicians.
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Intensive care patients
who may be infected with strains of pneumonia that are resistant to
many drugs may be more likely to die if current treatment
guidelines are followed, a new study suggests.
The findings highlight the need to reassess the American
Thoracic Society (ATS) and the Infectious Diseases Society of
America (IDSA) guidelines, said the researchers.
Current guidelines call for immediate antibiotic treatment --
before culture results are known -- of patients at risk for
multiple drug-resistant (MDR) infection. The guidelines state that
patients should receive a regimen of three antibiotics: two drugs
against so-called Gram-negative pathogens and one drug against
Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. The logic in this approach is that at least one drug should be active against any likely infectious agent.
However, several studies conducted since the guidelines were
released in 2005 have failed to show that dual Gram-negative
therapy is better than treatment with a single drug, the
researchers noted.
For their study, a team led by Dr. Daniel Kett, of the
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, enrolled 303
patients at risk for MDR pneumonia from four academic medical
centers in the United States. Of those patients, 129 were treated
according to the ATS/IDSA guidelines and 174 received a different
The rate of survival after 28 days was 65 percent in the
guidelines-compliant group and 79 percent in the group that didn't
adhere to the guidelines, the investigators found.
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Click on Products above to start shopping. Check back often for new products and sections!
September Updates
Asociacion Mexicana de Mecatronica
(Mexican Mechatronics Asociation) is hosting a robotics contest October 30, 31 and November 1 and FingerTech Robotics is sponsoring some prizes towards it!
There is MiniSumo, Autonomous Vehicles, Line Following, and an Insect Race over uneven terrain.
Head to
to sign up!
We are VERY happy and excited to announce our newest distributor,
Technobots Ltd
Our UK customers finally have a source for FingerTech parts that doesn't have high shipping charges! Technobots carries a HUGE selection of parts including Spark Motors, tinyESCs, Snap Wheels, Mecanum Wheels, Sumo Wheels, and more!
If you know robot builders in the UK, share this post with them!
Hello to our
Dragon Con
If you met us at the
Robot Battles
then you are in the right place - explore the store!
Buy some robots!
If you are looking for the High Five Guy, we created a page special for you. Pictures and info on the high-five-counter suit can be found at
And thanks for being interested!
August Updates
We will be closed Aug 27 through Sept 2 while we attend
Robot Battles
Dragon Con
! Orders placed between will be shipped as soon as we return!
Hey customers, we just found out that
was showing as out-of-stock. That has been fixed - we have plenty in stock for you!
For your viewing pleasure, we have created a Google Map listing all of our worldwide distributors PLUS all of the events that FingerTech sponsors. Check it out
July Updates
We are proud to announce a new distributor in Mexico!
Cosas De Ingenieria
now carries a variety of FingerTech motors and wheels.
Go check them out!
We will be closed July 15 - 20 while the robot overlord gets married. :)
We are trying out a new method of shipping for our international customers!
Canada Post "Tracked Packet" includes a tracking number so you can follow your shipment, and depending on location can be cheaper than the 2-day DHL option.
Small Packet Air has also been re-enabled as a cheap international shipping option (but does not include any tracking).
All ratios of
Silver Spark
Gold Spark
motors are back in stock!
FingerTech now stocks
Grade 5 Titanium sheets
! Spinners getting through your armor? Make it titanium!
June Updates
All sizes of
Snap Hubs
are back in stock!
Lite Hubs
are back in stock!
May Updates
We are happy to announce another new product:
FingerTech Snap Wheels
Snap Wheels combine our very popular
Snap Hubs
with new LiteTech Treads (high-quality neoprene foam tires).
The result is a lightweight, shock-absorbing, high-traction solution for transferring power to the ground.
Diameters from 1.0-3.0" in 0.25" increments in two widths (0.5" and 0.75"). More size options than ever!
Also new is a small
Snap Ring Plier
to go along with the Snap Hubs retaining ring, for your convenience!
And to go along with that news, our 3mm x 0.50" and 4mm x 0.75"
Snap Hubs
are back in stock too! (Still waiting for 3mm x 0.75" - soon!)
Hello to everyone who is visiting thanks to Brad's streaming of LIVE COMBAT ROBOT EVENTS!
May 17 & 18, you should be watching his stream of RCX in California. If you enjoy watching robot events from the comfort of your home, please click the donate button on his page so he can continue casting events!
April Updates
Please note that our offices will be closed May 1-9 while we attend the
STEM Tech Olympiad 2014
in Miami, Florida.
If you live anywhere close, you should definitely be attending! Eight combat robot weight classes from the tiny 150 gram bots right up to 220lb heavyweight behemoths fighting non-stop for three days in three arenas! (May 4,5,6)
FingerTech Robotics is sponsoring this huge event with a ton of great prizes and will be a guest judge for a number of matches.
Orders placed between May 1-9 will begin shipping when we return. Thank you for your patience.
We are very happy to announce a new distributor in Mexico!
carries FingerTech pulleys, belts, Spark motors, Mini-Sumo Wheels and Lite Hubs!
So much news! We missed March updates due to an insane amount of restocking and reordering of product! It all came in around the same time, so here is a huge list of the new and replenished items:
Restocked Products:
Mini-Sumo Wheels
Mecanum Wheels
3mm Ball Bearings
Channel Mixers
Pulleys & Belts
JST Connectors
New Products:
Polycarbonate sheets!
Convenient 8x10" sheets in 1/16" and 1/8" thickness.
Polycarbonate is the most-used ma
terial for smaller combat robots thanks to its light weight and impact-absorbing properties. Grab some today!
We now carry XT60 connectors - to go along with six new lipoly battery sizes!
The Nanotech lipo packs have been very popular with their incredibly high discharge ratings (up to 130C!)
We now stock NINE sizes of 2S (7.4V) packs and F
IVE sizes of 3S (11.1V) packs, from the incredibly tiny 120mAh to the huge 950mAh!
2S: 120, 180, 260, 300, 350, 370, 450, 460 and 950mAh.
3S: 180, 350, 370, 460, and 950mAh.
If you like driving "tank style" or just have a need for the throttle stick on your transmitter to be spring-return, we've now got you covered!
Rather than shipping your whole transmitter back to the factory and paying
to have the stick changed, use this simple kit and do it yourself.
Our arms are lasercut locally, which means we can replicate any brand's arm shape. Just email us for custom requests!
For all the mini-sumo builders who need a control board for their Cobra Mini-Sumo Chassis, we now carry the Arduino Uno R3!
(It's okay if you don't build mini-sumo; Arduino's are useful for everything!)
Cobra Mini-Sumo Kit upgrades!
The three line sensors have added circuitry now, making them into QTI (Charge Transfer Infrared) sensors that can be used for either a
nalog or digital line detection.
Simple servo connectors are used to interface the line sensors to your control board.
The motors are now pre-wired in parallel, making the robot even easier to assemble, with less wire clutter!
February Updates
Well, the metal pieces for the
Cobra minisumo kits
have arrived, but while we were waiting for them, you guys bought us right out of wheels! The restock order is expected to arrive the week of March 17. Until then, we have
ZERO kits left! Get them
January Updates
A limited number of
Viper combat robot kits
are back in stock! All
timing pulley
sizes too.
December Updates
For Boxing Day this year we are putting on sale our two most popular products: the
Viper combat robot kit
and the
Cobra mini-sumo chassis
Both will be $30 off for one day only, so don't wait!
As noted below, both kits are backordered but should be back in stock mid- or late-January.
FingerTech Robotics will be on holidays Dec 23 - Jan 4. Orders will be shipped as soon as we return!
We would like to take this moment to thank all of our customers, both new and returning, for making 2013 our biggest year yet! As you may have noticed, we have COMPLETELY sold out of all our kits in the last two weeks. The word must be spreading about how much fun robots can be!
Everything will be back in stock in January, so if you want to get your order in you can use the Backorder button to ensure your place in line!
All ratios of
Silver Spark motors
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Holiday Gift Cards!
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Because more than half of the Catonsville Lacrosse Club 35-and-over players who compete in Howard County summer and fall lacrosse leagues are also coaching youth lacrosse in Catonsville, the veteran team's camaraderie is as good as it gets.
After coaching and playing together, they simply enjoy "hanging with the guys," as Catonsville resident Chris Kirby described postgame get-togethers.
On the field, they are reliving their glory days while blossoming into a quality squad preparing for the playoffs after going 5-2 through seven games with one game remaining.
Kirby and Greg Gentner, who also hails from Catonsville, started the local team in the summer of 2011 after getting the idea from club player John Adelsburger.
Gentner, who played soccer at West Chester University, hadn't played lacrosse for 21 years after his stick career ended in his junior year at Loyola Blakefield due to a skiing injury.
"It's been really fun," said, Gentner, 38. "There are some really good players out there. I just enjoy the competition. I missed it."
"A lot of guys still had an itch to play," said Kirby, who sought to upgrade the team's roster after a 2-8 rookie season.
Adding Matt Hahn, once the all-time leading scorer at the University of Maryland and a former Major League Lacrosse standout for the Rochester Rattlers, helped.
Hahn also coaches in the Catonsville youth league with 35-and-over teammate Jim Huelscamp, a former star at Salisbury State University and captain of the now-defunct Baltimore Thunder professional indoor team.
"I've played with a lot of good players," Huelscamp said. "But I'm really proud to play with this group of men and coach with them, too, because they really care about the kids in the program. That is the prime reason I play with this team, because they are outstanding men."
Huelscamp, 50, recently participated in a masters tournament in Rhode Island and is slated for another in Ocean City, Md. in mid-August.
Still, he cherishes games with the Catonsville crew.
"I love to play with those guys on Monday nights," said Huelscamp, who has two kids in the Catonsville youth program.
Huelscamp was the age-group coordinator for the Catonsville boys soft sticks program, which boasts around 100 under-5 participants in its second year of existence.
Jay Marszal, 49, the 35-and-over team's goalie, is one of 13 Mount St. Joseph grads on the roster.
"I still get hit, but it doesn't bother me," said Marszal, noting enemy shooters have far less zip on their shots than they did in the 1980s. "It's the stage of their careers where most of them have slowed down."
Although Marszal also coached his triplet daughters in a Tyker program in the spring, he still makes time to join the Catonsville graybeards on the field.
He said he is eagerly anticipating the playoffs, which will feature the top-six squads in the 13-team division.
The next-best six teams meet in a consolation playoff tournament.
"The competition is still there for everybody, and I think everybody steps it up a notch in the playoffs," said Marszal, who started playing in the sport at age 5 and did so for 30 years before taking a 10-year hiatus.
When the summer season ends in August, the old guys have little time to recuperate before the Howard County fall season begins in mid-September. It runs through mid-November.
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OK. So I'm cheap and I'm a fan of kettle grills and charcoal.
But I've come to admit that there are times when gas grills are the easier, quicker or better way to cook.
And for those times, I have a Weber Q 200 gas grill that does double duty as a portable grill — especially for places where firing up a Smokey Joe would not be a good idea.
Full disclosure, the Q 200 was purchased new in the box for $50 at a bargain store, where I suppose some lazy employee may have forgotten to change the numbers on the price gun.
So that's how the first-ever gas grill showed up on my patio. Since then, it's been put to work grilling veggies, cooking hobo packs, and firing up cast iron skillets.
With its thick cast iron grill grate, and the burner set to low, it works well with cedar or other soaked wood planks and salmon or pork tenderloin.
Maybe my best discovery, though, came last year when I was writing a story about DIY pizza. The grate was just the kind of sturdy surface I needed to attempt my first grilled pizza.
Here's the method I settled on:
Grilled Pizza
Hands on time: 15 minutes Total time: 15 minutes, plus at least 10 minutes for heating the grill.
Turn your gas grill into a pizza oven with this simple method.
Oil the grill grate. Preheat grill with all burners set on high and the lid closed for at least 10 minutes.
Lightly brush both sides of crust with olive oil. Using a rimless baking sheet or a pizza peel, carefully slide crust onto the grill grate and cook until the underside is well marked, about two minutes.
Transfer crust back to baking sheet or peel with the grilled side up. Arrange toppings on grilled side and carefully slide crust, uncooked side down, onto grill grate.
Close lid and cook 4-5 minutes until the outer crust is browned and toppings are bubbly.
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— Bob Townsend, AJC Food and More blog.
July 3rd, 2013
4:37 pm
I can get my three burner weber to cook a Neapolitan style pizza in about six minutes I use cheap pizza stones and they break every time. Pizza is pretty awesome. I use half a public dough for each and the pizza sauce in the yellow can. Everything else is fresh motz, goat cheese, prosciutto. Cheers
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July 3rd, 2013
10:55 pm
Every good barbeque chef has numerous grills/smokers. It depends on what they're cooking and how much time they have. I have a Stok gas grill, a Weber 22 1/2″ standard grill and a barrel smoker (for large feasts.)
We cook on the grill approximately 4 to 5 nights per week year round. And I'm a follower of Meathead and his incredible website AmazingRibs.com. His recipes and reviews on grills/cookers are the best there is.
July 4th, 2013
11:21 am
Myhrvold and others make claims that charcoal grills should disappear because they have no more relevance in modern cooking. But, I disagree. I can taste the difference and prefer my food grilled over hardwood charcoals. Yes, gas may be more convenient, but with practice a charcoal grill can be ready to use in very little time and effort and the results are much better. Maybe Myhrvold's taste buds have been molecularly damaged.
July 4th, 2013
1:40 pm
Cooking on a gas grill is just that, cooking.
Not grilling, not barbecueing, not smokihg, just cooking.
July 5th, 2013
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Suite, 1 BedroomMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Superior SuiteMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)
Superior Suite, 2 BedroomsMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)
Executive Suite, 2 BedroomsMax Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 4 children, 4 infants)
4-star hotel in Johannesburg with an outdoor pool
Situated near the airport, in Johannesburg, this hotel is close to Melrose Arch Shopping Centre, Bruma Flea Market, and Bruma Lake Flea Market. Local attractions also include Observatory Golf Club and Eastgate Shopping Centre.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, Genesis Suites And Conferencing features an outdoor pool. Other amenities include a bar/lounge and a coffee shop/café.
Room Amenities
LCD televisions include premium satellite channels. Guestrooms also feature beds with pillowtop mattresses, kitchenettes, and complimentary wireless Internet access.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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Genesis Suites And Conferencing features an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant, a coffee shop/café, and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 4-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities include a conference center and conference space. This Johannesburg hotel also offers spa services, tour/ticket assistance, and barbecue grills. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and a casino shuttle. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Genesis Suites And Conferencing has designated areas for smoking.
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 43
- Number of floors - 3
- ATM/banking
- 24-hour front desk
- Bar/lounge
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Casino shuttle (surcharge)
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Free Wi-Fi
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Computer station
- Grocery/convenience store
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Designated smoking areas
- Beach/pool umbrellas
- Laundry facilities
- Meeting rooms
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Complimentary grocery shopping service
- Pool sun loungers
- Free RV, bus, truck parking
- Free parking nearby
- Free self parking
- Conference center
- Snack bar/deli
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Year Built 2008
- 24-hour business center
- Shopping on site
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Spa services on site
- Outdoor pool
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- Wedding services
Stay connected
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
Park your car
Free self parking, Free RV, bus, truck parking, Free parking nearby
In your room
- Premium TV channels
- DVD player
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Premium bedding
- Separate sitting area
- Balcony
- Complimentary newspaper
- Access via exterior corridors
- Phone
- Kitchenette
- Microwave
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar (stocked, some free items)
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Designer toiletries
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- Bathtub or shower
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Satellite TV service
- Free Wi-Fi
- Separate dining area
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Stovetop
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- iPod docking station
- Separate living room
- Individually furnished
- Pillowtop mattress
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Separate bedroom
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Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 11 AM.
Fairmount Bar and Grill - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and brunch. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
A complimentary grocery shopping service is offered and room service is available.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center.
Children under 15 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or fitness facility without adult supervision.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Game drive nearby
- Cave exploring/spelunking nearby
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Facial treatments
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
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- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
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When you arrive
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-in time ends at midnight
Minimum check-in age is 18
When you leave
Check-out time is 11 AM
How you can pay
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Minimum guest age is 18
Only service dogs are allowed
Parking height restrictions apply
- All citizens of South Africa will be charged the national value-added tax
- Crib (infant bed) fee: ZAR 90 per night
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This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Reservations are required for massage services. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 10 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. Some facilities may have restricted access. Guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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Today's letter is H and I have decided to share my hopes for my children. My daughter turned 6 in December and is currently in Kindergarten. My little guy turns 4 in 18 days!
- I hope they never have to be bullied. By anyone.
- I hope they never have to experience heartache (even though it is inevitable, I really hope they don't!)
- I hope they don't ever have to struggle financially, but…
- I hope that they grow up thankful for what they have and not be selfish.
- I hope they find love with whomever.
- I hope they find happiness.
- I hope they know how much they are loved by not only me and their daddy, but the many other people in our family and circle of friends that really do love them.
- I hope they never have to suffer whether it be physically, mentally or emotionally.
- I hope they are successful in life.
- I hope they never pick up the nasty habit of smoking (something two generations of us have gone through!)
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Sugared Mango Muffins Recipe
Apr 21, 2012 1:01 pm
A muffin recipe for juicy seasonal mangoes
Saturday mornings spent at home call for big breakfasts. Still in our pajamas, we take time to prepare dishes that weekday schedules prohibit: Belgian waffles, baked eggs, and muffins. My family loves muffins, and our favorites are the ones laden with sweet, ripe fruit — blueberries, raspberries, peaches.
While I prefer this recipe with mango, you can substitute any of the aforementioned fruits. Although usually available year round, mangoes are at their best in spring and summer, which is when I bake these moist muffins that aren't too dense and deliver the essence of mango. These muffins are best eaten the day they are baked.
Servings: 16 to 18 muffins
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup sour cream
2 to 3 mangoes cut into 3/4-inch dice, about 1 1/2 cups)
2 teaspoons coarse sugar crystals
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place paper liners in 18 standard muffin cups.
- Sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- Put the butter and granulated sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and cream together on medium for 3 minutes.
- Add the eggs one at a time, blending each time until fully incorporated, stopping and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed with a rubber spatula. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- With the mixer on low, slowly add half of the dry ingredients. Using a rubber spatula, stop and scrape the sides of the bowl to ensure everything is moistened.
- Add the sour cream and beat until just combined. With the mixer on low, add the rest of the dry ingredients until moistened, stopping and scraping down the sides of the bowl with the spatula. Do not overbeat. Stir in the mangoes using the spatula or a wooden spoon.
- Using a tablespoon or ice cream scoop, fill the prepared muffin cups three-quarters full. Sprinkle each muffin with 1/4 teaspoon sparkling sugar.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until pale golden and a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean. Let cool in the pan.
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In terms of research dollars and effort, wheat tends to take a backseat to the corn and soybean crops. But two recent research and development efforts hope to change that.
First, a multinational group of scientists took the once hopelessly complex wheat genome, which has 17 billion separate DNA bases, and finally built a workable genome map.
"Essentially, we put together the world's largest jigsaw puzzle," says Shahryar Kianian, North Dakota State University professor of plant sciences and one of the project's collaborators.
The next lesson. Another collaborator, Bikram Gill, distinguished professor of plant pathology and director of the Wheat Genetics Resource Center (WGRC) at Kansas State University, says the next step is to develop a "gold standard sequence" for wheat. Scientists will anchor the complete sequence to a genetic map of agronomic traits important to the wheat industry.
Researchers at WGRC and elsewhere are also studying wheat's polyploid properties, which could lead to breakthroughs in other food crops.
"Polyploidy has provided the evolutionary novelty that made wheat the world's most important crop, but at the same time it made the genome more complex and a hard nut to crack," Gill says.
Gill says his focus is still on the true prize: the gold standard sequencing. Fortunately, the genome sequencing success has proved itself a catalyst for generating additional research and development interest for wheat.
Collaboration at its best. In November, representatives from 16 countries and international organizations agreed to launch an initiative to increase wheat's genetic yield potential by 50% in the next 20 years. The initiative, the Wheat Yield Network (WYN), will be bolstered by a $50 million to $75 million investment from the project's partners during the next five years.
The network will bring together governmental and nongovernmental entities to support basic and applied wheat research. A key focus of WYN will be to look at ways to boost wheat yields through improvements to the plant's fundamental processes, including photosynthesis.
"The Wheat Yield Network will aim to improve the yield potential of wheat by improving the physiology of the wheat plant itself, then combining those improvements with all other breeding objectives across governments and institutions," says David Marshall, the acting national program leader for USDA's Agricultural Research Service and the U.S. government representative to WYN.
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Colum McCann
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A complex novel connecting a series of very well developed characters. Beautifully written and very powerful in parts. One of my three favorites for fiction in 2011.
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Lives and stories intersect on a single day in New York City in 1974. Wonderful storytelling allows the reader to engage with characters that are unexpectedly connected.
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After hearing Irish author Colum McCann speak at Central Library, I finally read his wonderful award-winning novel Let the Great World Spin. A truly masterful piece of work. I love how McCann weaves Philippe Petit's stunning 1974 walk between the Twin Towers into the lives of so many diverse New York characters.
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Colum McCann's masterpiece is thought-provoking, moving and a little slow for those not taken with his narrative hook: the tightrope walk of Philippe Petit. Worth a read, though, for the author's remarkable ability to understand characters of such varied backgrounds and personalities. He has true compassion for these people, whatever their flaws, and his ability to make each of them human to the reader is a remarkable accomplishment in and of itself.
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Tightrope walker; walked a high-wire between the twin towers; charged with petty larceny involving two prostitutes.
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Oakley and OneSight Team Up to Give the Gift of Sight to Elementary School Kids in Santa Ana, Calif.
The dark-haired fifth grader can't believe what she's seeing. Well, actually, April Garnica can't believe what she wasn't seeing just minutes prior. Bob Burnquist, the legendary big air skateboarder, is kneeling at the girl's side, beaming as she pulls her black-framed eyeglasses away from her eyes and then puts them back on. The difference is stunning. She looks around the auditorium, surrounded by other Martin Elementary School kids who are going through the same eye tests she did earlier in the day. She reads signs and notices details that were previously blurry. Burnquist, who delivered the glasses to April as part of the OneSight program, has helped to give her the gift of sight.
More than 150 kids from three Santa Ana, Calif. elementary schools would experience the same thrill over the course of two days as they made their way into the OneSight Vision Van for their eye examination and later received their own pair of eyeglasses – all free of charge, courtesy of OneSight, the non-profit and Luxottica, the event sponsor. OneSight has been around for 26 years and puts on clinics locally, regionally and internationally. The stop in Santa Ana is the sixth stop on a seven-stop tour in October.
Peter Richardson, the school's principal stands in the center of the room, taking in the scene. He first heard about OneSight the previous year and reached out to see about the possibility of bringing the program to his school and district. After getting permission from the district and "jumping through all the hoops paperwork-wise," the project received the green light.
"We just knew there was a need. We're in an area where most of our families are considered from lower socioeconomic status and we're always working to try to get them health insurance, but we do have students who don't have any insurance at all, so this is really just an opportunity to get them seen," Principal Richardson said. "We know too if they can't see, their learning isn't going to be up to their potential, so it just makes sense to get them here."
A screening process determined which children were in need of an examination and potentially eyeglasses. Once kids entered the auditorium, they received the full exam that a customer or patient would receive at any clinic or retail practice: testing depth perception and for color deficiency; the tintometer or "puff test" to screen for glaucoma; several other tests and then a full exam by a trained and certified optometrist. Afterward, they would sit with a LensCrafters employee and actually pick the frames that they want and then at the end of the school day, they were delivered their new glasses.
Though it can be a long process to get all the kids through the pre-screening tests and into the Vision Van – since only two exam rooms are on the van – the nearly 100 Luxottica and Oakley volunteers helped to ease the process. Helping them feel at ease during tests, having staring contests with them while they waited, talking about school and then working alongside them at the Halloween-themed arts and crafts table, they brought their unique personalities and skillsets into the environment in order to create the best possible experience for the children and school staff.
"It's a really beautiful experience when you get to see a nervous young person come in, kind of shy, they're not sure what to make of it, they don't necessarily know what's going on, then the Oakley team and all the other volunteers bring it to life for them," explained Trevor Gamble, a Field Marketing Rep Manager with Oakley, who spent most of the day working in the Vision Van. "Everyone treats the kids really, really well, walking them through the whole process, making them feel comfortable. We're kind of like the cool older people in the room [laughs]. After they get the eye exam they're feeling a little bit better, and I think the magic really happens when they're choosing their frames and it starts to become real that they're going to get vision correction and it's theirs and they own every part of that."
Burnquist and fellow Oakley skateboarder Greg Lutzka spent the majority of the afternoon helping talk the kids through tests, participating in some arts and crafts and helping them pick their frames. Burnquist even talked about the change his Oakley Rx glasses had on seeing his landings while executing his hugely dangerous big airs. "It was night and day, that difference," he said. "It's not really something you notice until you actually have the reality presented to you."
"It's rad to see the opportunity that a lot of these kids have that they wouldn't have if OneSight didn't come over," Burnquist continued. "And then the reaction, the kids getting their glasses for the first time and that 'I can actually see' moment, it's really rewarding and heart-warming. It's a simple thing, the technology is out there and prescription glasses have been around for a long time but a lot of these kids probably wouldn't even wear glasses, even though they need it, because, obviously, it's something that you've got to go and do and it's not cheap. So it's rad to see OneSight and Oakley come out and be part of something like this."
As if receiving the gift of sight weren't enough, all of the kids at Martin Elementary were also entertained by a BMX stunt show on the playground. A quarterpipe and ramp for launching huge jumps were set up and huge tricks were performed by three BMX legends. Toward the end of the show, to the approval of all the kids lining the area in their classroom chairs, one of the guys even launched a jump over the principal. Such a good sport, the principal actually allowed it to happen twice.
Principal Richardson's goal is to have the OneSight program return in 2013.
"We know the need is here, and hopefully if we do things right this can be scaled a little bit bigger next time to include other schools in Santa Ana," Richardson said. "We have about 55,000 students in the district, so we just know lets say we had almost 10 percent of our kids being seen today, so you figure you scale that up to 55,000 and there's a lot of kids out there who could use the help."
While April was playing around with her new glasses and talking to other friends who were getting exams, one of the volunteers pointed out the technician who actually built April's glasses. A huge smile spread across her face and she ran up to the man and gave him a bear hug. Tears were in the corners of her eyes when she pulled away.
"I believe that we come to give the gift of sight to the under-served," said Leona Dockery, the Project Manager for the OneSight Santa Ana event. "My takeaway is that every single day I receive the gift of insight. Insight to what's going on in our world at Luxottica, what's going on in the communities that we're serving and just really how blessed I am in the life that I've had.
"We're seeing children with vision needs that they don't know what they don't know; they don't even know what they're missing," Dockery continued, "and we're getting to change lives. Not just put a pair of glasses on a child, but we're changing each others lives as we're connecting, and really having a great time doing it. It's such a gift to come to a community and provide such a necessary resource that some people take for granted."
If you would like to learn more about the OneSight program, there's tons of information about the non-profit and future events on the website, onesight.org .


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