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Even as a little girl, I was captivated by the homes I saw on TV.
I remember puzzling over what was behind the fireplace wall in the Ricardos' apartment on I Love Lucy." I thought the Stephenses' house on Bewitched was the epitome of '60s suburban chic, especially that oven with the pull-up door — even if it did once open to reveal the creepy image of Paul Lynde's talking head in a pot.
Even now, I find myself fixating on the architecture of the houses I see on the screen. Where does the first-floor hallway lead in Ray and Debra Barone's house on Everybody Loves Raymond? What's with that alcove with the cool library card catalog in Big Bang Theory?
Apparently Inaki Aliste Lizarralde and I have a lot in common.
Lizarralde is an interior designer from the Basque Country of northern Spain with a quirky hobby: He loves to draw floor plans of houses and apartments from TV shows and movies. He sells his original drawings on the online marketplace Etsy (www.etsy.com/shop/TVFloorPlansAndMore) as well as prints through the website Deviant Art (http://nikneuk.deviantart.com).
The pastime started four or five years ago when, just for fun, he created a floor plan of Frasier Crane's apartment from the sitcom Frasier. "I really liked the series and his apartment and I wanted to see him … molded," he told me in an email interview sprinkled with delightfully peculiar phraseology. Lizarralde does not speak English, so I was impressed by the pains he took to answer my questions using translation software.
Some time after his Frasier drawing, a friend who was a huge fan of Sex and the City asked him to re-create Carrie Bradshaw's apartment, and then the apartment from Friends. He's since drawn floor plans of at least a dozen more on-screen homes — among them, Jerry Seinfeld's apartment, the house from The Golden Girls, the home of Marge and Homer Simpson and Dexter Morgan's apartment from the series Dexter. He even drew Lucy and Ricky's apartment, confirming my suspicion that the hallway to their bedroom was behind that fireplace.
Creating floor plans isn't as simple as you might think. Sets are often built to fool the eye, Lizarralde explained, so many of the rooms are shaped like trapezoids — wider in the front than in the back, creating an illusion of depth.
And particularly with sitcoms taped before audiences, the rooms on the set aren't necessarily attached to one another the way they would be in reality. They might be scattered around the studio, and their proportions or elements might not fit together coherently or logically.
Sometimes the set changes over the life of a series. Sometimes the complete house or apartment is never shown, so Lizarralde has to engage in a little creative license.
Typically, he said, he starts his research by downloading a movie or an entire series. Then he spends a couple of hours fast-forwarding through the scenes to find all the information he needs to re-create the set.
He draws an initial rough layout, then refines it using the notes he takes. Once he's figured everything out, he creates a second version that has the proper dimensions and proportions and contains the furniture. Finally he creates the finished floor plan, complete with details such as colors and fabrics.
The whole process takes at least 30 or 40 hours — "or more," he said. "In fact I've never counted."
Lizarralde makes handmade reproductions of his floor plans for his Etsy customers using ink, markers and colored pencils, sometimes customizing a drawing according to the buyer's wishes. Prices range from about $55 for Lucy and Ricky's apartment to $205 for the house from the movie Up and the home of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore from the TV series Gilmore Girls.
Mostly his customers are avid fans of shows or movies, or people buying gifts for those fans. He's not aware that anyone associated with the productions has bought his floor plans, but he said he has received orders from the office of the writers of the CSI shows, two from the building of BBC Australia and one from a higher-up at the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
He has a long list of projects on the back burner, including the houses from Roseanne and Married … With Children, the bachelor pads of Don Draper of Mad Men and Barney Stinson of How I Met Your Mother, and Tony Soprano's house from The Sopranos.
He's often asked to re-create the castle from Downton Abbey and the Hogwarts School from the Harry Potter films, but they're too massive and complex. "Only I have two hands (and usually only draw with the right one)," he said, "and the day has only 24 hours."
He does, however, intend to take on the house from Bewitched.
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Junior wide receiver Chris Givens could be playing in his final game at the collegiate level when his Wake Forest Demon Deacons take on the Mississippi St. Bulldogs in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl on Friday, December 30 in Nashville, Tennessee.
The 6-foot, 195-pound Givens caught 80 passes for 1,143 yards and 12 touchdowns in 23 games over his first two seasons with the Demon Deacons before breaking out for 74 receptions, 1,276 yards and nine touchdowns in 12 games in 2011. Givens' yardage total this season were a school record and helped earn him first-team All-ACC honors.
Wake Forest head coach Jim Grobe chalks up the increased production to Givens buying into the team concept, but Givens tells Dan Collins of the Winston-Salem Journal that he doesn't feel as though he's changed.
"I'm really tired of it,'' Givens said. " I don't really feel it's a new or an old Chris Givens. I've always been a hard worker. I've always wanted to win. My ambition for success often is (misunderstood) as me being a selfish guy...But it's really that I feel I work as hard as anybody on the team. And when it comes down to making plays, I feel like I can do it as well as anyone.
"So it's not really me being selfish. It's more of me just being hungry for success, really.''
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The failed Chicago bid to host the Olympics highlights the tension between quick-fix, one time mega events and sustainable economic growth over the long haul. Not everyone in a host city is in the hospitality industry. Some people have to go to work each day, unable to afford the world class ticket prices to attend the once-in-a-life-time events. But every once in a while there is a convergence of economic forces that could make the sport/economy thing actually work.
Serious efforts are underway to bring the World Cup soccer tournament to the United States. The tournament is played all over the host country. St. Louis has a real chance to be one of the venues for a round or two of the tourney. But World cup officials insist that the games be played outdoors. At the same time, our ability to keep the Rams playing in The Edward Jones Dome depends on serious upgrades being made to that facility. There is very little support for more local taxes to improve the dome. The quality of Rams play is making that an even harder sell. We are approaching the dangerous point where people will not break out in a panic when they learn that the Rams are thinking of getting out of Dodge.
I propose that our sports business people design a state of the art outdoor soccer stadium, perhaps on the eastside riverfront facing the Arch. It should seat about 80,000 people. Two states would participate in the financing of the facility. Its central location would serve as a very attractive venue for NCAA tournaments, College Bowl Games - like the Arch Bowl and the like. Oh, and the rest of the time it could be the home of our NFL franchise. I believe that St. Louis has demonstrated its devotion to soccer. I believe many reluctant to finance football stadium upgrades would pitch in to bring the soccer world to the Gateway to the West. Gateway Stadium kind of has a nice ring to it.
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on May 10, 2012 at 5:06 pm
Blame it on overactive bacteria.
on May 11, 2012 at 10:00 am
Compost piles rarely go over 130 degrees, must be the correct mix of 'brown and green' (nitrogen and carbon materials) and only then with adequate moisture (a really good pile will steam when turned, in winter.)
If it wasn't moist, one has to ask how often a pile of dry leaves combusts spontaneously in our area.
A 'boom'?
Never heard of a boom from a pile.
Bordering on the absurd.
Should report this, it's a first.
on May 11, 2012 at 12:01 pm
Compost doesnt burn:
really? Not according to this: Web Link
from the link: "Haystacks, COMPOST PILES and unprocessed cotton may self-ignite because of heat produced by bacterial fermentation."
on May 11, 2012 at 12:11 pm
From the link: " Avoid large piles - no greater than 12 feet high." They're clearly talking large agricultural sites and piles.
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# Monitor your organic material for hotspots - high temperature (76 to 80°C), vents, smoke or burnt smell.
# Ensure temperature monitoring equipment can reach the centre of the piles.
# Ensure adequate ventilation and moisture content (above 40%) of pile to release heat.
Granted, I don't have experience with piles that large, only locally with many compost piles at a residential level. And NEVER saw one smolder.
on May 11, 2012 at 12:13 pm
More information on Compost piles frire prevention: Web Link
on May 11, 2012 at 12:17 pm
Any thing about hearing "boom" form a compost heap?
on May 11, 2012 at 12:19 pm
"Any thing about hearing "boom" form a compost heap?"
Not that I've seen so far, but in my experience, witness statements are notoriously inaccurate.
on May 11, 2012 at 1:38 pm
Many of you have yet to experience the horrendous sounds made by an exploding overripe carrot.
on May 11, 2012 at 1:38 pm
never ever considered a residential compost heap going up in flames
if it's too dry, it's just a bunch of leaves
too damp, no ignition
just right moisture, it becomes compost (dirt) and ain't gonna burn
large farm ops have windrows, etc. that are a different animal altogether (often includes animal products)
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At a press conference Thursday afternoon at Simsbury Town Hall, Simsbury Police Chief Peter Ingvertsen shared new details about a fatal shooting that took place Wednesday night at The Meadows apartment complex.
When Simsbury Police received a frantic 911 call from a young woman who told the dispatcher that her live-in boyfriend had a gun pointed at her, officers were immediately sent to an apartment complex in the town's south end.
"While she was on the phone, the dispatcher heard two distinct rounds being fired and a scream from the woman who was on the 911 line and the phone went dead," Ingvertsen said.
When officers arrived at 51 Hopmeadow Street and approached the apartment where the young couple lived they heard a child crying inside.
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The approximately 18-month-old male child was discovered in the room adjacent to where the bodies were found, according to police.
Police have still not identified the two victims but did say they were both in their early to mid 20's. The bodies have been sent to the medical examiner and autopsies are expected to be performed on Friday, Ingvertsen said.
The weapon used in the shooting was an automatic handgun but police were unable to say whether the weapon was registered.
The couple's child is now in the custody of Connecticut Department of Children and Services.
Police are continuing their investigation to determine the events that unfolded over the 24 hours prior to the shooting. The couple had been living in Simsbury for approximately 18 months.
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See attached – CISC MP Time Change 7&7.30pm Swim Sessions
There will be NO swimming in the SMALL POOL next week.
Swimming lessons will resume Tuesday 09 September at the start of our Term 3 period which runs for 15 weeks continuously.
See attached – CISC Pool Closure for end of Summer 2014
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'Megan Key' for coming home with a County Gold Medal. Megan took part in the girls 12 to 16 year age group in this years East Region Open Water Championships 2014.
CISC would like to share some very exciting news about a recent purchase funded by Veolia North Thames Trust.
We now have 6 Portable Starting Blocks – yay! They have come all the way from California and they have been custom made by Powerstarts for our pool at Waterside.
Committee Members are extremely happy and Swim Members are very excited about using the blocks and developing their dive skills.
Pictures have been added to our News Page and Photo Gallery.
We look forward to many long years using our blocks, CISC
Yesterday was a great day with some fine swimming and PB's – well done to those that attended. You can now view the results on our Gala Page.
To all our Swim Members – thank you for attending our in-house Fun Gala tonight. It was rather hot and hectic and we appreciate you bearing with us whilst co-ordinating events. We hope you enjoyed the evening. Anyone that took part and went home without a medal, could you please see Donna – thanks. PS, please check your raffle tickets as we still have a few prizes unclaimed!
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Entry forms will be issued this week. Please return completed forms to Donna ASAP with cash or cheque made payable to CISC.
Please bear in mind the holiday season is fast approaching, hence the urgency in the return of ALL Gala Entry Forms – thank you.
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This year's German Perl Workshop (GPW 2013) in Berlin marks a 10 year timespan of me attending Perl events. Good enough of a topic for my first blog post here. It all started way back when in 2003, having just switched cities in pursuit of a new and fulfilling Perl job. By that time I already had…
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ROBERT J. "BOBBY" ARNOLD, 83, of the Hallock Hill Road, Peru, died Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013 at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh. He was born in Harkness, Nov. 22, 1929, the son of H. Ray and Laverne (Dillon) Arnold. At Bobby's request, there will be no public calling hours. A memorial service will be held at the Harkness United Methodist Church, at a date and time to be announced. Burial will be in the Harkness Cemetery. A complete obituary will be in Tuesday's Press Republican. Arrangements are in the care of the Hamilton Funeral Home, 294 Mannix Road, Peru.
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Trotter completed 18-of-25 passes for a season high 281 yards and four touchdowns as Oakman earned a 54-6 rout of the Rams. He also rushed nine times for 61 yards, giving him 342 yards of offense in the win.
Trotter is the Daily Mountain Eagle's Offensive Player of the Week.
Oakman, which lost to Lamar County on the road in Week 2, has outscored Francis Marion 118-32 over the last two seasons.
Trotter has passed for 591 yards and six touchdowns on the season.
On the defensive side of the ball, Sumiton Christian junior linebacker Trace Busby had a huge game against Meek in a key Class 1A, Region 6 showdown.
Busby recorded a team-high 19 tackles, doubling his total on the season, in Sumiton Christian's come-from-behind 25-24 victory. He was part of an Eagle defense that didn't allow a point in the second half.
Busby is the Daily Mountain Eagle's Defensive Player of the Week.
Sumiton Christian's win keeps the Eagles in the playoff picture heading into this week's non-region game against Collinsville.
Other top performances
•Walker's Marlon Oliver continues to put up big numbers for the Vikings. Following his first career 100-yard rushing game against Moody, Oliver rushed 18 times for 137 yards and a touchdown in a 17-7 victory over Pinson Valley. Oliver had a 13-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to seal the Walker victory.
•Walker's defense didn't allow a point in the Vikings' 17-7 win over Pinson Valley. The Indians only score came on a kick off return. Walker registered eight tackles for loss in the game, including a pair of sacks.
•Oakman running back Chris Austin more than doubled his season total on the ground in last week's win over Francis Marion, picking up 173 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries.
•Three different Oakman receivers combined for touchdowns. Deontre Muse led the team with 95 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns on six catches. Purvis Coger added five catches for 97 yards and a score. Quinton Harris also added a touchdown reception.
•Cordova quarterback Chase Trotter had a career night in a 19-15 home loss to Vinemont. Trotter completed 20-of-31 passes for 294 yards and two touchdowns (26 and 63 yards). Receiver Skylar Thomas caught four passes for 91 yards and a score.
•Winston County quarterback Seth Blanton completed 10-of-20 passes for 209 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-27 loss to Good Hope. Blanton also threw one interception. Cody Henderson led the Yellow Jackets' defense with 12 tackles.
•Dora quarterback Steven Gosha threw three touchdown passes in last week's 21-11 win over Corner. Gosha completed 6-of-9 passes for 142 yards. Kenton Petties hauled in two passes for 70 yards and a touchdown, while Quadrekas Key caught three passes for 59 yards and two touchdowns.
•Lynn quarterback Chase Henson completed 7-of-19 passes for 140 yards and a touchdown and also rushed 14 times for 61 yards and a score in the Bears' 78-12 loss to No. 1 Pickens County. Lynn receiver Ben Cagle caught five passes for 125 yards and a score.


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Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
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They argue one minute and make up the next. They are true sisters who hope to be reunited under one roof. 14 year old Ervinnisha likes to be called Nene, and 16 year old Tameka is hoping they find a place to call home.
Just like most teenagers, Nene and Tameka enjoy fashion especially jewelry. At Village Beads in Ridgeland they were excited about the chance to create their own designs.
"I think I created something good," said Tameka.
"It's, it's beautiful. I like it. I feel relaxed now," Nene said.
The girls say they get to see each other at least once a month. When they get together they enjoy eating crawfish, and other Cajun foods.
"It means a lot when we have time together because I really wish she could like come stay with me because I don't have no one to talk too, I be all sad and lonely. And I don't know I just hope everything works out. Where you guys can be together? Yes," said Tameka.
"She means a lot. She's my heart, she's like everything that I have right now because my family is in New Orleans so she is the only person that I have," Nene said.
Nene enjoys getting praise and likes being in charge, something her big sister resists.
"Sometimes it works, sometimes it don't because when I tell her she thinks I be trying to tell her the wrong thing but I be trying to correct her. And she doesn't want to listen because you're younger? Yes ma'am," Nene said.
"Sometimes I try to tell her what to do and she doesn't like it and she'll get mad and I'm like okay Ervinnesha just forget it and then probably two minutes we'll be back talking and laughing and stuff. We don't stay mad at each other for very long," Tameka said.
A forever family must be willing to welcome both girls into their home.
"Tell me how you feel about adoption. Oh that's the question I've been waiting for. I feel really good because I feel like I really need a family that's going to love me and be there for me and I'll stay on my best behavior and everything just work out really good," said Nene.
"They have to be people I can go and talk too whenever I need someone to talk too, caring, lovable, just everything a child would want," Tameka said.
The girls enjoy putting things together, they are hoping there is a family who will help them with the finished product.
To learn more about adoption through the Department of Human Services call the Mississippi Adoption Resource Exchange at 1-800-821-9157.
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Book your room at SALA Phuket Resort & Spa
Deluxe Room, BalconyMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
Villa (Garden Pool Villa)Max Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
Villa (SALA Pool Villa)Max Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
Villa (One Bedroom Pool Villa Suite)Max Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
One Bedroom Duplex Pool Villa SuiteMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
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With rare historical Sino-Portuguese architecture with modern five star facilities, SALA Phuket is a destination resort located on pristine Mai Khao beach on Phuket's northwest shoreline.
Paradise at the Beach
Situated along many kilometers of unspoilt, quiet Mai Khao Beach, SALA Phuket Resort features 3 beachfront pools, an award-winning spa, steam bath, a fully equipped gym, meeting room and conference services.
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SALA Phuket ensures an abundance of private space, a serene atmosphere and an environment where one never has to leave the pleasure of their villa to enjoy the perfect beach holiday.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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The resort is just 20 minutes from Phuket International Airport and a short drive away from the famous Blue Canyon Golf Course and picturesque Phang Nga Bay.
In addition to a full-service spa, SALA Phuket Resort & Spa features an outdoor pool and a spa tub. The resort offers a restaurant. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the resort's bars, which include a swim-up bar, a poolside bar, and a bar/lounge. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access.
This Art Deco resort also offers a children's pool, a fitness facility, and a sauna. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests. Onsite parking is complimentary.
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- 24-hour front desk
- Bar/lounge
- Free breakfast
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Designated smoking areas
- Beach/pool umbrellas
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Number of outdoor pools - 3
- Computer station
- Total number of rooms - 79
- Library
- Number of floors - 2
- Spa treatment room(s)
- One meeting room
- Rooftop terrace
- Beach bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Room service (24 hours)
- Free self parking
- Pool sun loungers
- Beach towels
- Steam room
- Children's pool
- Wedding services
- Free Wi-Fi
- Year Built 2007
- Number of buildings/towers - 9
Stay connected
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
Park your car
Free self parking
In your room
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Free Wi-Fi
- DVD player
- Premium bedding
- Patio
- Ceiling fan
- Air conditioning
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Complimentary bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Slippers
- Desk
- In-room safe
- Satellite TV service
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Eat and drink
Wine & Dine
SALA Phuket offers a variety of dining venues such as the open-air beachfront restaurant, romantic rooftop, or a candlelit beach table where one can enjoy fine or casual dining options with a exceptional blend of mouth-watering international and scrumptious Thai delicacies. It has been the proud winner of the prestigious Wine Spectator Award for the past 3 years.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning in the restaurant between 7 AM and 11 AM. 24-hour room service is available.
An outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna, a steam room, and a fitness facility.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
The onsite spa has massage/treatment rooms. Services include massages, body wraps, body scrubs, and body treatments. This beachfront spa is equipped with a spa tub. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and thalassotherapy.
- Swedish massage
- Thai massage
- Number of treatment rooms 5
- Massages on beach
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Thalassotherapy treatments
- Spa tub in spa
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
The fine print for SALA Phuket Resort & Spa
When you arrive
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
When you leave
Check-out time is noon
How you can pay
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, JCB International, 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.
- Airport shuttle fee: THB 900
- Rollaway bed fee: THB 2450 per night
We should mention
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 and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the villa prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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With the 2012 MLB Rule 4 Player Draft quickly approaching I wanted to take a look back at some of the previous draft results for your Baltimore Orioles. I chose to examine 2004 for a couple of reasons. First, and foremost, is the reported drama that unfolded on draft day involving Peter Angelos and then Scouting Director Tony DeMacio. The story surrounding how the O's failed to sign 30th Round selection Jamie Garcia is an additional area of interest. Finally, with the draft now eight years hence it is possible to look at players who were passed over by the O's but who have gone onto have MLB success. Shall we commence?2004 has become a rather notorious draft for the O's in general, and The Warehouse in particular. More on that in moment. Let us first take a step back; to glimpse the forest for the trees, so to speak. The first overall pick belonged to the Padres, followed by Detroit, the Mets, Tampa Bay, and Milwaukee. The O's had the 8th pick. Per an article on MLB.com at the time, the draft class as a whole was not particularly well regarded, being a "relatively flat draft pool, with few standouts." Looking over the results some eight years later seems to reaffirm this opinion. The Padres bombed at #1, taking Matt Bush partially for signability reasons. Detroit landed Justin Verlander at #2. Mets took Phil Humber, of Perfect Game fame, followed by TB taking Jeff Neimann, and Milwaukee selecting prep RHP Mark Rogers. The two Ohio teams were next up, with Cleveland selecting Jeremey Sowers a LHP out of Vanderbilt and Cincinnati taking Homer Bailey. Which leads us to the O's...
The story goes that Scouting Director Tony DeMacio was eager to select prep SS Chris Nelson. Enter Peter Angelos, who orders DeMacio to specifically select a college pitcher who will sign for no more than the slot bonus of $2.2 million. This occured DURING THE DRAFT! Not in a strategy session prior. There were no dictates sent down prior. Just Petey waltzing in and basically saying, 'Do my bidding, minion.' Helluva way to run a draft...
So, DeMacio, likely confused and startled, selects a RHP out of defending national champion Rice University (the 3rd pitcher from that staff taken, following Humber and Neimann), Wade Townsend. Contract negotiations ensued, and were ultimately fruitless. The O's reportedly offered a $1.85 million dollar bonus, well below the slot recommendation. Townsend refused the offer and returned to Rice. He would be drafted with the 8th pick again a year later, only this time by the Tampa Bay Rays. But since he no longer had any college eligibility remaining, his negotiating leverage was substantially weaker, and he ultimately signed for a $1.5 million dollar bonus. So, in the end, neither the O's or Townsend came out a winner as a result of this tête-à-tête.
Further aggravating the situation, the O's did not have a 2nd Round pick in 2004 as a result of the Miguel Tejada signing. With the pick, the A's chose RHP Michael Rogers. He washed out by 2007, making it as far as AA. Other players of note who would have been available for either the O's or A's include: Hunter Pence, Dustin Pedroia, Kurt Suzuki, and Jason Vargas. A fair amount of talent there.
In the 3rd Round, the O's selected Jeff Fiorentino, who at the time was a C for Florida Atlantic. He would be selected off waivers after the '07 season, but return via the same process during the '08 season. Other players taken during the 3rd Round include: Adam Lind, Ian Desmond, and JA Happ. A little bit of value there. Certainly more than Jeff Fiorentino ever provided.
The lone bright spot for the O's (if you can call it that) of the '04 Draft came in the 4th Round, with the selection of one Bradley Bergesen, hereafter referred to as 3E1N. He was selected out of his high school in California. This is important, because it tells us that the O's had some presence of scouting in the region. Therefore we can assume that certain other players from the California prep ranks taken later may very well have been known to the O's. More on that later...No other player drafted in '05 (aside from Fiorentino) would make it to the majors. Bang up job, Gents.
Now, every draft is going to have a number of selections that a team is unable to sign. There is a budget that must be adhered to after all. You just hope that the players who you fail to sign don't turn into valuable assets for other teams. This is precisely what happened with the O's 15th round selection, Will Venable. An OF for Princeton by trade, Venable was a terrific all around athlete. He was originally recruited to play basketball. But, alas, he felt a 15th round selection under appreciated his talent, so he returned to Princeton for his Senior year, hoping to improve his draft stock. And this is precisely what happened, as the Padres selected him in the 7th round in '05. You would figure the O's would have maintained interest in Venable, and perhaps they did. But they seem to have taken more interest in players such as: Reid Hamblet, William Owens, and Robert Andrews; their 5th-7th round selections in '05. So it goes....
The final bit of nincompoopery related to the '04 draft performed by the O's involved the club's 30th round pick, one Jaime Garcia. Yes, that Jaime Garcia. The one who is a valuable member of the defending world champion Cardinals rotation. The O's selected Garcia out of the Texas prep ranks. And, prior to offering him a contract, the club had him take a psychological profile. These profiles were given to all players coming into the organization at the behest of Dave Ritterpusch, who was hired by then GM Mike Flanagan to be Director of Baseball Information Systems. Seems fine on the surface. As an organization you want to have some idea of the makeup of the players you are considering bring in. However, it would help if when administering the test to a player of Mexican origin, to whom English is a (distant) second language that you would TRANSLATE THE TEST INTO SPANISH. The O's did no such thing. Garcia bombed the test. The club refused to sign Garcia, and he went back into the draft for the '05 season. The scout who had discovered Garica moved onto the Cardinals organization and convinced them to take him with their 22nd round pick. And there was much rejoicing...
So, if you have made it this far, 1st, I'd like to say that I admire your dedication to either not working or not maintaining a social life of any degree. And 2nd, I'd like to close by taking a look at some players the O's could have taken in later rounds who have turned out to be serviceable at the ML level, including a couple the O's have since acquired.
Ben Zobrist, 6th round, Houston, prep SS out of the Texas area
Troy Patton, 9th round, Houston, prep LHP out of the Texas area
Justin Maxwell, 10th round, Texas, OF at the UMD. Didn't sign. Went back into the '05 draft, selected in the 4th round by the Nationals. Now playing the OF for the Astros.
Sam Fuld, 10th round, Cubs, OF at Stanford.
Dexter Fowler, 14th round, Rockies, prep OF out of the Georgia area
Mark Reynolds, 16th round, Diamondbacks, SS(!) for UVA. How'd the O's miss out on that. He's right in their backyard!
Mark Trumbo, 18th round, Angels, prep RHP at the time out of the California area. If they found 3E1N, chances are they knew of Trumbo. Would have been a really nice late round grab.
So, there you have it. Quite a banner year for Fail on the O's part. A 1st round pick unsigned, no 2nd round pick, a late round gem unsigned due to organizational bumbling, plenty of late round talent passed over, and only two players selected ever make it to the majors, with only one of them being remotely useful. Just one, of many, reasons why this club had become a laughingstock of major league baseball.


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The inspiration and imagination for rethinking and reinventing health are everywhere. Healthymagination wants to help tell these stories in order to inspire others to make better health part of their lives.
Our friends at GOOD have just released their GOOD Guide to Living Better. As part of it, they collaborated with healthymagination on a custom set of Morsels. Check out the GOOD Guide and get a little bit healthier with some GOOD Morsels.
A healthy diet is a crucial component to any child's education, but maintaining nutritious eating habits throughout the school year can be difficult to achieve, for families at any income level.
Jeff Weber brings lessons learned in furniture design to a fresh take on crutches - resulting in a device that helps speed recovery and reduces the secondary trauma often caused by traditional crutches.
Summer is just around the corner, and with all the fun and sun come new opportunities to be a little healthier. Before you fire up the grill or dust off your beach chairs, take a look at our Morsel Summer Survival Guide.
Therapeutic programs for Alzheimer's patients are successfully - and unexpectedly - fighting symptoms of the disease. We take a look at two such programs that are transforming treatment and dramatically reducing the need for medication.
Taking a fresh look at the design of the traditional gown could make the process of treating patients more effective and make the patients themselves feel less stressed.
Balancing aesthetic form and function, Ben Fry and Camille Kubie are helping people make better sense of data.
Recognizing the importance of patient perception, the GE Adventure Series™ team and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC take an unconventional approach to improving children's imaging experience.
Olajide Williams, may be a neurologist and a professor, but on the streets of Harlem he's better known as the "Hip Hop Doc."


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Linux Plumbers Conference Ends
The third and final day of the Linux Plumbers Conference, a conference designed by developers for developers, featured two final microconferences: one focused on Dbus Desktop Integration, and the other on Future Displays and Input Devices.
After those sessions concluded, all the microconference leaders from the entire program summarized their sessions with "Report-Outs" in one final presentation, giving attendees the opportunity to hear about sessions they might have missed.
More than one speaker mentioned that by presenting known problems instead of summarizing previous accomplishments, they managed to find solutions during their sessions. Although some problems had no immediate solution – audio development is still stumped by multiple APIs, for example – some found at least an interim approach.
Conference organizers are already planning for the next LPC and actively looking for sponsors. Before closing the 2008 event, Kristen Carlson Accardi used the last few moments of the conference to get immediate feedback and ideas for Linux Plumbers Conference 2009.
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Tool Predicts Which Websites Will be Compromised
Carnegie Mellon researchers say 3 million pages could fall down the phishing hole in the next year.
SSH Key Management Guidelines
The US government rolls new best-practice rules for protecting SSH.
Knoppix 7.4 Released
Klaus Knopper announces the latest version of his iconic Live Linux system.
PHP Attack Puts WordPress and Drupal at Risk
All websites that use these popular CMS tools could be vulnerable to denial of service attacks if users don't install the updates.
Heartbleed Bleeds On
According to a report, many potential victims of the Heartbleed attack have patched their systems, but few have cleaned up the crime scene to protect themselves from the effects of a previous intrusion.
Drone Brain Goes Open Source
DARPA and NICTA release the code for the ultra-secure microkernel system used in aerial drones.
Password Management Services Vulnerable to Attack
Should you trust an online service to store your online passwords?
New Raspberry Pi Adds Two USB Ports
New B+ board lets you build cool things without the complication of a powered USB hub.
Microsoft Grabs No-IP.com Domains
Redmond rushes in to root out alleged malware haven.
Firefox Steps into 3D
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The Oklahoma City Thunder and James Harden still have not worked out a new contract, which could eventually leave their star guard on the market. Harden has stated that he wants a maximum contract from the Thunder, but they are toeing the line of the luxury tax.
It looks almost inevitable at this point that if negotiations stay the way they have been -- Harden wanting max money, the Thunder being unable to afford it -- he will hit the open market in 2013.
If he does leave Oklahoma City, he's sure to have plenty of suitors. The Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets have both reportedly stated that they would be ready with max contracts of their own for the 23-year old, according to a tweet by ESPN's Marc Stein:
I know at least two teams near OKC (Houston & Dallas) that are huge Harden fans and will have cap space to sign him to loaded offer sheet— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) September 12, 2012
Oct. 31 is the deadline for the Thunder to get a deal done with Harden. If they do not work one out by that point, other teams will be allowed to offer him deals come the end of the 2012-2013 NBA season. Oklahoma City will be able to match those deals, but if they are the max contracts that Harden expects it seems unlikely that they would take the offer.
For more on the Oklahoma City Thunder, join the discussion at Welcome To Loud City. For all of your NBA needs, keep an eye on SB Nation's dedicated NBA hub.


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2013 Tenure and Promotion appointments announced
News + Events : 2013 Tenure and Promotion appointments announced
The College of Business is very honored and pleased to announce the following faculty have been granted tenure and promotion to the rank of associate professor by President Leslie Wong effective the first day of the fall 2013 semester.
Congratulations to all of these outstanding faculty for their hard work and commitment to the College of Business and San Francisco State University, and most important, to our students. Your scholarly achievements are to be admired.
Leyla Ozsen
Decision Sciences
Sada Soorapanth
Decision Sciences
Sada Soorapanth received her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in industrial and operations engineering, an M.S. from the University of Houston in industrial engineering, and BEng from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, in chemical engineering. Her research interests are in statistical modeling, decision analysis, and discrete-event simulation with applications in health care. She has over 10 years of research and work experiences in economic analysis of public health policy and new medical technology. She has worked with major pharmaceutical companies to perform economic modeling and analyses in various diagnostic and therapeutic areas.
Kirill Chernomaz
Ph.D., Ohio State University (2007)
Donglin Li
Mehmet Ergul
Hospitality and Tourism Management
Ph.D. in hospitality administration from the College of Human Sciences, Texas Tech University.
Mehmet Ergul joined the SF State faculty in 2006. He is currently teaching Restaurant and Catering Management, Introduction to Hospitality Management, Historical and Contemporary Aspects of Food, Beverage and Culture in America and The Business of International Tourism.
Denise Kleinrichert
Assistant Professor, Management
Dr. Denise Kleinrichert is an Assistant Professor in Management/Ethics, Chair of the College of Business' annual Business Ethics Week, and a Founding colleague of the Center for Ethical and Sustainable Business (CESB). She has focused her academic career in the areas of business ethics, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable business practices. She teaches two undergraduate courses: Seminar on the Environment of Business and Ethics at Work, as well as two MBA seminar courses, Political, Social, Legal Environment of Business and Sustainability and Business Opportunity.
Eric Lamm
Eric Lamm is Assistant Professor of Management in the College of Business at San Francisco State University. Dr. Lamm earned his Ph.D. from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. His main areas of interest are individual differences, job attitudes, and organizational change. Dr. Lamm's research has recently appeared in academic outlets including Employee Relations, the Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, and the Organization Development Journal.
Peter Melhus
Peter Melhus is an assistant professor of management and sustainable business in the College of Business at San Francisco State University. He has 25 years of private sector experience and 25 years of experience in non-governmental organizational leadership, including multiple-year positions as executive director/board member of multi-stakeholder collaborative groups and single purpose NGOs.
Veronika Papyrina
Veronika Papyrina received her Ph.D. in business administration with an area of specialization in marketing from the R. Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. Her teaching experience includes two years teaching marketing for administrative and commercial studies at Kings College University of Western Ontario in Canada, and one year at the High Institute of Management in her native Moscow, where she taught social and political environment of business.
Ian Sinapuelas
Ian Sinapuelas was awarded a Ph.D in marketing from Purdue University in May 2007.
His teaching experience includes MBA-level marketing management at the German International Graduate School of Management and Administration in Hanover, Germany, as well as several business courses during his time at Purdue.
A special thank you to the department RTP committees and faculty chairs for their support of faculty development.


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Has the government turned a profit from bank money?
By Robert Farley
Published on Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 at 5:18 p.m.
Admit it: When the federal government decided last fall to spend hundreds of billions to stabilize banks through the Troubled Assets Relief Program, or TARP, you thought the money was as good as gone.
Not so, President Barack Obama said at the White House on June 9, 2009.
"Several financial institutions are set to pay back $68 billion to taxpayers," he said. "And while we know that we will not escape the worst financial crisis in decades without some losses to taxpayers, it's worth noting that in the first round of repayments from these companies the government has actually turned a profit."
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The latest tropical system over the eastern Pacific is making a U-turn toward Mexico and eventually could enhance rain chances for Texas.
Rick Mathis of Austin was wondering if a hurricane from the Pacific has ever made it into the Gulf of Mexico and vice versa.
Not only can a hurricane go from the Atlantic to the Pacific but it can also go the other way. It doesn't happen very often. Hurricanes hate land because they lose their fuel from the warm ocean water and the mountains mess up the circulation and tear it apart.
However, if the hurricane is strong enough and moves fast enough it can do the crossover. Since 1900, this has happened 13 times.
The last time that a hurricane in the Atlantic moved over Mexico and into the Pacific was in July 1996. Cesar stayed over land for 18 hours but as it entered the very warm Pacific it quickly intensified into a category 4 storm. Since it was over the pacific it got a new name...Douglas. The National Hurricane Center has since changed the rule. Now tropical systems that crossover will keep their original name.
The last time that a Pacific hurricane turned into a storm over the gulf was in September 2010. A tropical depression in the Pacific barely survived the trip over Mexico as it drifted north. It turned into tropical storm Hermine that eventually soaked Central Texas with 10 to 16 inches of rain.
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Keep Safe and Use Your Head; Prayers Needed
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Keep Safe and Use Your Head; Prayers Needed
My wife's aunt was hauling hay last night when she was navigating a steep hill and the load of hay shifted, jack knifing the wagon and rolling the tractor on her. Her husband was right there and lifted the tractor off with the skid loader. She was airlifted to the local hospital and died 3 hours later. Her heart was bigger than no one elses and she would do anything for you. Her heart was strong and that is why she held on for so long. I cannot recall her age, but she was only in her mid-40's. She leaves behind all her siblings, her husband, two sons and two daughters, and two grandchildren. Her oldest son is serving in Irag on his second tour and they are working feverishly to get him home. We are in need of prayers for the next week, so when you have a moment, please stop and remember them. Please remember tractors are fun, but they can be dangerous, use your head and be safe.
Thanks in advance
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Em's and my thoughts and prayers go out to you, your wife and your extended families in this trgaically sad time.
Be well, be strong, and have faith - the Lord will provide (+) all you need.
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Prayers are going out from Betty and I.
I wish there was more I could say or do but God is on the throne and he will supply every need maybe not the way we thank it should be but he knows best.
Betty and Jim
My wife has a long honey do list, I read it, thank about it, than take a nap to see if it goes away.
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Prayers from here also.
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Tragic accidents always happen when least expected. So sorry to hear that. Our prayers will be with you.
Very sorry to hear this...you and your entire family are in our thoughts and prayers.
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Prayes on there way. Thats just not right.
In my line of work
Prayers going out from Annie and I. Wish there was more we could do.
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