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The national 16 Group selectors have announced an England Under 16 squad of 26 players and an extended England U16 A squad of 28 players who will train together at Warwick School this weekend (February 27-28) as preparations continue for the international fixtures in April.
Head coach Phil Stanlake and forwards coach Tim Bennett have chosen the England Under 16 squad to include 12 backs and 14 forwards, while the extended A squad comprises 13 backs and 15 forwards.
After the Warwick get-together, the two squads will split to train and play separately. The England squad preparing for the annual Four Nations Tournament in Italy will meet at Cokethorpe School on March 6-7 and March 19-21, while the A squad will gather on the same dates at Rugby School and Warwick School respectively.
Both squads will have practice matches against Under 17 club or academy opposition woven into their training programme.
Details have also been announced of this year's International Festival, to be held at Wellington College in Berkshire from April 4-9.
Formerly staged at Millfield School the Festival includes three matches for England Under 16 A against Scotland, Belgium and France A. Also taking part are Wales A, Italy A, Canada, Portugal and three teams drawn from the English Divisions.
Jack Allcock, Open-side flanker, Sedbergh School & CumbriaJack Arnott, Full back, St Boniface College & DevonAlex Bradley, No.8, Bishop Wordsworth School & HampshireCallum Braley, Scrum half, Colston's & BristolJonathan Burn, Fly half, The Duchess's Community High School & NorthumberlandJordan Burns, Wing, Epsom College & SurreyGabriel Carroll, Open-side flanker, St Joseph's College & Eastern CountiesGeorge Catchpole, Centre, Norwich School & Eastern CountiesJamie Charlton-Little, Hooker, Perins School & HampshireOliver Cicognini, Wing, Ermysted's Grammar School & YorkshireMax Crumpton, Hooker, The King John School & EssexWill Hooley, Fly half, The Leys School & Eastern CountiesHarry Ledger, Back row, Whitgift School & SurreyJake Oldaker, Lock, King Edward's School Bath & Dorset & WiltsAdam Peters, Lock, Pangbourne College & BuckinghamshireHugo Peterson, Flanker/No.8, Sedbergh School & CumbriaSamuel Pointon, Scrum half, Rugby School & East MidlandsDamon Poole, Loose-head prop, Bromsgrove School & North MidlandsTom Smallbone, Loose-head prop, London Oratory School & MiddlesexTom Stephenson, Centre, Bloxham School & BuckinghamshireMatt Thomas, Lock, Shiplake College & OxfordshireJames Thraves, Tight-head prop, Highfields School Derbyshire & Notts, Lincs & DerbyshireTom Wallace, Centre, RGS High Wycombe & BuckinghamshireAnthony Watson, Full back, St George's College & SurreyMarcus Webber, Full back, The Manchester Grammar School & CheshireScott Wilson, Tight-head prop, Eyemouth High School & Northumberland
Rory Anderson, No.8, Eton College & SurreyMatthew Beaumont, Tight-head prop, Bradford Grammar School & YorkshireGuy Bentley, Full back, Hampton School & MiddlesexJames Bloxham, No.8, Millfield School & SomersetOliver Claxton, Fly half, Adams' Grammar School & StaffordshireLuke Cole, Hooker, Hipperholme and Lightcliffe High School & YorkshireNiall Crosley, Centre, Bishop Rawstorne High School & LancashireKieran Davies, Loose-head prop, Sidmouth College & DevonRalph Dowds, Centre, King Edward VII and Queen Mary School Lytham & LancashireTahir El-Mahdi, Wing, Audenshaw School & LancashireJoshua Francis, No.8, Sacred Heart Catholic College & LancashireAlex Gale, Tight-head prop, Coombeshead College & DevonDaniel Grange, Lock, Ilkley Grammar School & YorkshireThomas Hilton-Stevens, Lock, RGS Guildford & SurreyAndrew Hodgson, Centre/Fly half, The King's School Macclesfield & CheshireJordan Husband, Centre, Northampton School for Boys & East MidlandsGus Jones, Open-side flanker, Eton College & OxfordshireMax Northcote-Green, Blind-side flanker, Millfield School & SomersetTomas Rhodes, Prop, Flegg High School & Eastern CountiesGeorge Rigby, Open-side flanker, Lord Wandsworth College & BerkshireSimon Sexton, Scrum half, Wellington College & SurreyAlex Smith, Centre, Colfe's School & KentJonathan Taylor, Fly half, Cheadle Hulme School & CheshireHarry Thacker, Hooker, Leicester Grammar School & LeicesterOscar Thomas, Fly half, RGS High Wycombe & BuckinghamshireSebastian Tullie, Scrum half, Bradford Grammar School & YorkshireHarry Wells, Lock, The King's School Peterborough & Notts, Lincs & DerbyshireAlex Wootton, Wing, Sedbergh School & Cheshire.Wellington International Festival 2010, fixtures:
Sunday April 4: France A v Italy A (10am)Canada v Portugal (12pm)England A v Scotland (2pm)Belgium v English Divisions (North & Midlands) (4pm)
Tuesday April 6: England A v Belgium (10am)Scotland v France A (12pm)Italy A v Canada (2pm)Portugal v English Divisions (London & SE) (4pm)
Friday April 9: Italy A v English Divisions (South West) (10am)Scotland v Canada (11am)Portugal v Belgium (12pm)England A v France A (1pm).


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A 6-month old child was fatally injured and six people were hurt Friday morning when a minivan rolled on U.S. 287 in Wise County, authorities said.The van was traveling south on 287 from Colorado to Alexandria, La. The driver of the minivan was in the left lane passing a tractor trailer just south of Decatur when the driver "became concerned about the proximity of the truck next to her" as the vehicles neared a slight curve, DPS Sgt. Lonny Haschel said in an email.The driver overcorrected to the left, then veered back right, he said. The van skidded sideways and rolled several times before landing on its side.Six of the seven passengers were ejected. Five were taken to Wise Regional Health System Hospital in Decatur. Two were taken by ambulance to hospitals in Fort Worth, he said. All the victims had serious injuries.The 6-month old child died at a hospital.The child had not been properly restrained in a child safety seat, and the driver did not have a license, Haschel said. No charges have been filed but the investigation is ongoing.Alex Branch, 817-390-7689Twitter: @albranch1
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the Rise
On October 29, 2005, Binghamton University hosted the America East Cross Country Championships. At the time, the athletic department was in its fifth year of competing in the conference. For the Binghamton men's team, it was a day of great disappointment. With just two runners finishing among the top 40, the Bearcats finished a program-worst eighth place (out of nine competing teams). In four previous trips to the America East meet, the Binghamton men finished sixth in 2002 and seventh the other three times. Although their top runners in 2005 were mostly freshmen, the Bearcats had hoped to fare much better since the meet was on their home course.
In 2008, the America East Cross Country Championships also marked a disappointing day for the Binghamton men's squad. Compared to 2005, however, the contrast was stark. The Bearcats finished a program-best third place. By their own admission, however, several runners had subpar races. Three years earlier, the men would have been thrilled with a third-place finish. Now, despite reaching the upper echelon of the America East, the team was far from satisfied.
Since Binghamton University joined the America East Conference in 2001, its fall sports programs have experienced a great deal of success. The men's soccer team has made six consecutive appearances in the America East title game. The women's soccer and volleyball squads have each made the conference tournament five straight years. All three programs have won at least one conference title. The women's cross country team, meanwhile, has had five all-conference and two all-region selections as well as the 2006 ECAC individual champion. What has recently changed among Binghamton's fall sports programs, however, is the status of men's cross country. Once an afterthought, it has turned into a top America East squad.
Annette Acuff was named the head men's and women's cross country coach at Binghamton in August 2000. She would also serve as the assistant track coach in charge of leading the distance runners. At the time of Acuff's arrival, Binghamton was still a year away from moving up to the NCAA Division I level. It would also be another eight months before the university joined the America East Conference.
"I saw Binghamton as a great academic school and a great training environment," Acuff said. "New York is such a competitive state with distance running. As a New York state school and a top academic school, this is a great place to recruit and coach distance runners."
Acuff was an accomplished distance runner at Oklahoma University, from where she graduated in 1995. From 1997-99, she had an impressive three-year stint as an assistant coach at Northern Colorado. It was Acuff's job to lead Binghamton's elevation to the NCAA Division I level. By 2004, the Bearcat women's cross country team was on solid ground. Getting the men's program going, however, was proving to be a lot tougher.
"It was very challenging back then," Acuff said. "What we needed the most on the men's team was some great leadership. That was the number one thing we were missing. We needed highly motivated and competitive guys who wanted to help build the program."
In cross country, each team is allowed nine runners to compete in the America East Championship. At the NCAA Northeast Regional meet, that number is reduced to seven. The top five runners on a team score points in a meet, depending on what place they finish. The more runners a program has, the more competition there is for each of them to be selected to run in a championship race and the better that team becomes. In 2004, however, the Binghamton men's cross country team had only seven runners on its active roster.
The following year, Acuff brought in freshman Adam Hill. As a senior at Bethlehem High School (located in Delmar, N.Y.), he placed 21st at the prestigious New York State Federation Meet.
"Adam brought an initial competitive drive to our team," Acuff said. "He wanted to be a part of a successful program. I could definitely sense right away that he was going to help us."
Once he was at Binghamton, Hill gained an appreciation for Acuff's coaching pedigree. An avid reader of ways to train, he knew immediately that his new coach was on top of her sport.
"I read a lot about running back in high school as far as how to train," Hill said. "What Coach Acuff does goes right along with what I have read. She has a very good knowledge of distance running."
Hill was the team MVP in 2005 but the season was adjustment for both him and the program. The Bearcats' poor showing at the conference meet served as a sobering measure as to the state of the program.
"It was a disappointing meet," Hill said. "For me as a freshman though, it gave me the motivation to keep getting better each year. It was different for me than it was for many of the older runners. The upperclassmen only had a few more meets or another year."
"A Different Perspective"
In 2006, Chris Gaube, Craig Coon, Jonathan Peffley and Jack Carroll joined the Binghamton program. Gaube, Coon and Carroll became mainstays in the top five as freshmen. Peffley, meanwhile, would become one of the squad's most improved runners by his junior season and crack the top five several times.
For Gaube, who was the team MVP in 2006, coming to Binghamton presented him with the challenge of helping to build a program from scratch. A cross country and track standout at nearby Vestal High School, he had little doubt as to the long-term potential of the Bearcats' program.
"I saw a program with a lot of potential but one that needed a slight culture change as well as a different perspective," Gaube said. "There wasn't a strong drive to be great. It was a settling for mediocrity type of thing. I've played sports my whole life and that has never been the culture I have been used to. When I came in, I did things the way I have always done them."
"What Chris added the most to the team was his leadership," Acuff said. "The program lacked a great leader. Chris really wanted to help build a good team and wanted everyone on the team to achieve their full potential."
Once Gaube arrived on campus, he noticed that Hill had the same attitude as he did. The two became training partners and were driven by the vision of a brighter future for the Binghamton program.
"Adam is one of the most competitive people there is," Gaube said. "Obviously, not just in running, but also in his academics and research. We did not have a lot in common outside of running but when we both got on the track or the (cross country) course, we both were very competitive and wanted to be the best."
The Bearcats had high hopes for the 2006 America East Championships. In the end, however, Binghamton placed eighth for the second year in a row. The culture and attitude was starting to improve but the results had yet to fall into place.
"It was eye opening," Gaube said. "Even though we had come so far in a year, we were still no where close to where we wanted to be. That really motivated us as a team to be that much better. Even if there were some small good things that came out of that meet, it was just not satisfying to be in eighth place. I just looked at it and said to myself that we are not going to be here anymore."
Moving Forward
During the ensuing indoor track season, significant results started to come for the men's distance program. At the America East Championships, Hill and Gaube placed fourth and sixth respectively in the 3,000 run. Until that meet, it had been several years since a Binghamton men's distance runner placed so high at the conference track championships. That meet, however, marked a significant turning point.
"I had just made the fast heat of the 3,000 and decided that I had nothing to lose," Hill said. "I was amazed at how far up I was. What I really remember about that race is how much the coaches were getting into the race because the team hadn't had distance runners up that far in a long time."
In the fall of 2007, another solid group of freshmen joined the cross country program. Andrew Ugolino would be the team MVP. Casey Quaglia, Gerald McDonald and Adam Quinn all were in the top five for most of the season. Chris Raulli and Dean Colvin also appeared in the top seven during the year. At the America East meet, the Bearcats improved to sixth place. At the season-ending IC4A Championships, Binghamton finished a program-best third out of 25 squads.
For Hill and Gaube, however, 2007 was a mixed blessing. Both were sidelined for the season with injuries and wound up redshirting. As much as they wanted to be competing, both of them were excited by what the newcomers had to offer.
"In the beginning of the season, Adam and I were training with the new guys and we got a glimpse of what they were capable of," Gaube said. "They were guys who worked hard, were driven to succeed and wanted to do great things. We were all on the same page. Even though I wasn't able to run that year, it was exciting to see all the new guys run."
"It was frustrating having to redshirt Chris and Adam that year but we had a very good recruiting class," Acuff said. "I knew we'd struggle some without two of our best runners but we had a lot of young talent. I was more focused on the long term future of the program that year than I was about the injuries we were struggling with."
If Hill and Gaube weren't able to push each other on the course, they were definitely able to during their rehab sessions in the training room.
"We would both be riding the arm bikes in the training room and wanted to see which one of us could go the longest without stopping," Hill said. "I think we both got up to over two hours before we decided it was time to quit."
"Being competitive back and forth with Adam (on the arm bikes) got the competitive juices flowing," Gaube said. "You need to find a way to keep motivated even when you are set back like that. After a while, we realized it got to be outrageous."
Both Hill and Gaube returned in time for the indoor track season and played pivotal roles in Binghamton's program-best second-place finish at the America East meet. This time, however, Quaglia and Quinn joined them in the scoring column. Binghamton was also third at the conference outdoor meet as Gaube, Quinn and Ugolino all played key roles. After years of being a non-factor, the men's distance runners were now a crucial part of the track team's success.
"Several years ago we were a consistent fourth or fifth place team at the America East track and field championships with little or no points coming from the distance events," Binghamton head track & field coach Mike Thompson said. "We have moved up to (as high as) second place and the amazing turnaround of our distance program is largely responsible for this success."
By the spring of 2008, the culture change which Hill and Gaube envisioned had become a reality. Bonded by a strong work ethic and a desire to keep improving the program, the Binghamton cross country team was a solid unit.
"I was on a pretty close team in high school but this team was starting to become even closer," Hill said. "Everyone knew that whatever we did on or off the (track or course) affected the entire team. We were all on the same page."
Taking Flight
It was during the 2008 track season that the Binghamton distance program gained a vital transfer. Erik van Ingen, who was a freshman at Canisius College, came to Binghamton. His impact was immense in many ways.
"Erik added a whole new level of drive and competitiveness to our program," Acuff said. "He wanted to be at the national level. He has really been a great influence on the rest of the team."
"In all my years of athletics, I have never met a single person as consumed by his sport as Erik," Gaube said. "No one is as committed as he is. He wants to be the best. He fits in well with our team outside of practice. I can't tell you how happy I am that he is a part of our program."
Van Ingen graduated from Marathon High School in 2007 after placing 24th at the Footlocker Northeast Regional Cross Country Meet his senior year. He was a second-team all-state selection during the 2006 cross country season and was the 2007 New York State Federation track champion in the 800. At Canisius, he was the top runner on the cross country team as a freshman.
"I saw Binghamton as a program on the rise," van Ingen said. "The guys on the team were pretty welcoming and they really worked very hard. It didn't take long to adjust to being a part of the team. It was just a very natural fit."
With van Ingen on board, and with Gaube and Hill both healthy, Binghamton was poised for a breakout cross country campaign in 2008. Freshman Tyler Stachecki also joined the squad, giving the Bearcats 17 runners on their roster-more than double what they had four years earlier. For most of the season, Binghamton was ranked in the NCAA Northeast Region Top 15 Poll.
At the America East Meet, Gaube and van Ingen finished third and fourth respectively. Quinn was 13th. The rest of the squad, however, failed to finish in the top 30. Despite the third-place team finish, the meet was a bitter pill to swallow. It also served as an important lesson for the team.
"We realized that we can't do our best with only half the team running well," Hill said. "We learned that everybody matters and all of us need to have a great performance for the team to do its best."
For van Ingen in particular, the end of the cross country season was especially painful. He had been the Bearcats' top runner for most of the season and was aiming to win the individual title at the America East Championships. Two weeks later, he dropped out of the NCAA Northeast Regional Meet. Even though Binghamton finished a program-best 15th (out of 33 teams) in that race, van Ingen was left with an empty feeling.
"The end of the cross country season was heartbreaking," van Ingen said. "I over trained and because of that, the conference and regional meets did not go well. I learned that there is more to being successful than always running hard. You have to give your body and mind time to rest. That was very tough for me to learn."
Like Hill and Gaube before him, van Ingen followed the cross country disappointment with a stellar track campaign. During the indoor season, he ran a 4:01 mile and nearly advanced to the NCAA Championships. During the outdoor season, he won the America East title in the 1,500 and was eighth at the NCAA Regional meet. In the process, he qualified for the U.S. Outdoor National Meet (which was held in Oregon June 25).
van Ingen credits much of his improvement to Acuff, who spent a great deal of time with him during the track season. When he was on the verge of qualifying for the NCAA Indoor Championships, Acuff drove van Ingen eight hours each way for a prestigious invitational at Notre Dame in an effort to lower his top time. She also flew out to Oregon and coached him at the U.S. National Meet.
"The biggest thing Coach Acuff has taught me is to relax," van Ingen said. "I used to be very high strung as an athlete but she has helped to relax in my running form and pace as well as the way I think about running. She has impacted me a lot."
Van Ingen wasn't the only distance runner who stood out during the 2009 track season. Gaube also captured his first America East individual title, winning the 5,000 at the indoor meet.
"It's emotional to win a conference race," Gaube said. "I would much rather win a team title more than anything. Still, ever since I came to Binghamton, winning an America East race has been one of my goals. It was a weight off my shoulders to know that I had finally done it."
Just two years earlier, it was a big deal for a Bearcat distance runner to place well at the America East Men's Track Championships. Now, Binghamton had two individual champions in the same year.
Present and Future Success
At the start of July, the Binghamton men's cross country squad was in full preparation for the 2009 season. Gaube, whose family lives a few miles from campus, continued to train locally. Hill trained at Dartmouth College, where he was working on a research fellowship in molecular biology. After returning from Oregon, van Ingen trained in his hometown of Cortland, New York. While all three runners remain driven to keep improving the program, they can each appreciate how far things have come.
"To crack the top seven on our team now, or even the top nine, means you are already one of the better runners in the conference," Gaube said. "When I got here, we had only 10-11 runners so pretty much everyone was in the top nine. Even the guys who won't make the top seven or nine this year are people we need to accomplish great things. Everyone is so important to this team."
What will make the competition to crack the top seven much more fierce this year is the Bearcats' most prolific group of incoming freshmen. Jeff Martinez won the overall New York State outdoor track title in the 3,200 last spring, clocking a Section 4 record time of 8:57. Jason Santos joined Martinez as a second-team all-state selection during the cross country season. Evan Bloomberg ran a time of 9:15 in the 3,200 at the state outdoor track meet while Brendan Connell (fifth team) and Vasili Papastrat (sixth team) earned all-state honors during the 2008 cross country season. Anthony Gaetani, who ran locally at Binghamton, rounds out this year's newcomers.
"I think this is the class that might send us to the next level," Gaube said. "They are fortunate to come in and have a lot of upperclassmen who have had success and know what it takes and can mentor them. That might have been something that our group lacked in the past so it is very exciting to see now."
"We are a lot deeper of a team this year in part because of the incoming freshmen class," van Ingen said. "They are going to make a big impact. Our 8-10 runners have also improved and give us great depth."
While the Bearcats have been driven to succeed on the course, the same is true in the classroom. Ten of the 17 runners on the roster last season made the America East Academic Honor Roll. As of May 2009, Gaube, Hill, Coon, Ugolino, Quinn and Colvin are all in the National College Athlete Honors Society.
"They all know they are here first and foremost because of their academics," Acuff said. "They are very driven in all that they do and want to do just as well in school as they do in running."
The respect the men's cross country team has been getting from other programs on campus is evident. It is a far cry from just a few years ago.
"I have been fortunate enough to make pretty good friends with most of the other teams on campus," Gaube said. "People have come to notice us and know what we have done. People I know are excited to see our results, cheering us on and wishing us luck. A few years ago, people did not know who we are. Now they really respect us."
"I had one of the men's soccer players come up to me last year during our season," Hill said. "He told me how great it was to see how far our team has come the past few years. That was really great to hear."
Recognition and respect should continue to come for the men's cross country team this season and in the years to come. With 19 runners now on the roster, the Bearcats have both the depth and talent to be a significant player in the America East.
"The combination of Coach Acuff's diligent training plan and the relentless determination of the current crop of BU distance runners has helped them improve from being at the bottom of the conference to a yearly contender," Thompson said. "It is an absolute joy to watch these guys compete every week."
The team itself, however, credits their head coach as the person most responsible for their success.
"Coach Acuff built a program from the ground up and now we are a team to be reckoned with," Gaube said. "A lot of it has been a testament to what she has prescribed for us. We have believed in her, respected her and listened to her. None of us would have accomplished close to what we have without her."
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Today's mobile phones have become very powerful and can do almost everything that a laptop or desktop can do. These days a smartphone is indispensible and something that cannot probably live without.
The more you use your phone, the faster its battery will get drained. Smartphones have more powerful processors and a bigger screen and so consume more power. Processors, memory and other such components have become powerful but the same is not the case with batteries. Thus, you need to change the way you use your phone if you want to make the battery's juice last.
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2) Set a short sleep timeout interval: If you do not use your smartphone for reading purposes, you can set the sleep timeout interval to may be 30 seconds. This can significantly prolong the battery life.
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'Lost' wants to be a grandma in name, too
Carolyn Hax advises a woman who feels distanced from her grandson, who calls her by her first name.
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Dear Carolyn
DEAR CAROLYN: When my grandson was born, I thought it was the greatest thing, and it probably is. However, he is 8, and his parents told him it is OK to call me by my first name. I do not agree. He has, but for a few times, not called me Grandma.
Also, they combined their two last names — my son and daughter-in-law — not hyphenated, as his last name.
I am a very warm person, but so hurt that I have lost my closeness to my grandson. It is very hard, and I feel myself distancing my feelings toward him. My son does not feel their way is wrong.
What is in a name or a title that makes it so important?
– A Lost Grandma
DEAR A LOST GRANDMA: (Reading letter to spouse for confirmation.)
To be sure I'm reading you correctly: You feel distant from your grandson because of these two naming issues, and not because anyone prevents you from seeing this child?
He comes to my home usually on the weekends to visit and spend some time with me. I feel so distant and hurt because of the last-name issue and because he calls me by my first name.
– Lost Grandma again
DEAR LOST GRANDMA AGAIN: It's as if someone journeyed barefoot from the corners of the earth to deliver you a sapphire, and you're peeved it's not a ruby.
If I agree to call you Grandma, will you stop being so blockheaded about one of the most precious things life has to offer?
That might be the best deal I have for you, because I am unable to comprehend the idea that a name can get in the way of a bond with a grandchild. OK, if an 8-year-old named me Buttface or You Old Cow, then I'd surely be in your spot, too insulted to invite the child into my heart — but you're exhibiting such a low threshold for insult that you're allowing a difference of opinion on tradition to get in the way of giving and receiving love. And it's not even the child's opinion, but someone else's.
This family is including you in his life, weekly! Their differing values aren't rejections of you, or even your values. They're merely reflections of time and change and circumstance. So, "What is in a name or a title that makes it so important?" Your own stubborn self-righteousness.
There's an apple at the base of your tree in the form of your son, who's equally blockheaded in encouraging his son to use your first name when he knows it bothers you. (You have absolutely no say in the last name, so I encourage you to draw a smiley face on it. He wears respect for women openly! Good for him.)
But your son can be wrong all day, and it doesn't change the fact that you can control only your decisions, not his.
So you can talk to the boy and propose giving you a special name that only he uses. Miss Firstname, say, or Grammie Firstname, or, hmm, does he have any ideas?
Or you can decide, just decide, to get over yourself and place more value in loving and being loved — and "very warm" — than being right.
Or you can flush this love down the toilet on a technicality.
Your call.
Email Carolyn at email@example.com and follow her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/carolyn.hax. Find her columns daily at www.seattletimes.com/living
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Analysis of Fuels
The accidental mixing of fuels is increasingly common and can lead to severe and expensive vehicle damage. In a recent case SGS M-Scan was instructed to compare a sample of fuel received from a vehicle with a sample of pump diesel. Gas Chromatography with Flame Ionisation Detection (GC-FID) was used.
Both the vehicle sample and the reference diesel showed clear evidence of normal n-alkanes over the carbon range C9-26 superimposed upon an unresolved complex mixture of aromatic hydrocarbons, branched alkanes and naphthenes all typical of diesel fuel. However, the fuel sample from the vehicle also showed clear evidence of an additional distribution of components between 1 and 12 minutes on the chromatogram. These were consistent with the presence of petrol that was estimated to represent 9-10% of the fuel sample.
Racing Fuels
SGS M-Scan has 12 years experience in compliance testing and 'fingerprinting' of racing fuels and is the lead laboratory in the FIA Formula 1 fuel testing programme. Samples are tested for compliance to current regulations by several techniques including capillary GC-FID, GC-ECD and GC-MS.
Counterfeit and Adulterated Diesel
Agricultural diesel which has been 'laundered' to remove the identifying dyes and markers can be identified by Liquid Chromatography with Diode Array Detection (LC-DAD) . Impurities left by the 'laundering ' process can assist in identifying the method used.
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INAMRINONE (Inocor®) makes your heartbeat stronger. Inamrinone can dilate the blood vessels (make them larger) increasing the amount of blood pumped by the heart. Inamrinone is for use in the emergency or critical care setting. It increases the strength of the heart for patients with congestive heart failure. It does not work for all heart problems and can make them worse. Generic inamrinone injections are available.
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New behind the scenes snaps
The HomeSense team have been busy shooting some gorgeous new outdoor living piccies for spring and summer. Here's a little sneaky peek behind the (not so) glamorous scenes…
But it wasn't all messing about on the river (or trout lake, rather). Before we could start, there was a teensy bit of prep…
Our lucky producer, Anja, got to scrape duck poop off the jetty (nice!) Ooo, the lengths we go to, to create that perfect pic.
Our feathered friends waited in the wings for their modelling debut.
… And we set up our still life 'studio'.
Does it even get more glamorous than this?
Luckily our talented stylist Abigail and her lovely assistant were on hand to make things look beautiful.
Pillow fight anyone?
And our photographer, Mel, couldn't wait to capture that perfect shot.
But first, time for tea… All aboard everyone!
OK, the tea was for the photo – and it was cold – it didn't half look pretty though.
Finally, we were almost ready for our final pic of the day – furniture, on a jetty, by a lake, surrounded by nature of course! Really, what could be springier and more HomeSensey?
And… It's a wrap! Until next time. Summer here we come.
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The National Weather Service has confirmed a second weak Indiana tornado in southern Indiana.
It said Wednesday the an EF-1 Tornado with winds of 85-95 mph damaged the roof and porch of an Orange County home near West Baden Springs, about 50 miles northwest of Louisville, Ky. The tornado traveled 400 yards and was 75 yards wide.
A second tornado with winds of about 80 mph touched down in the Harrison County town of Elizabeth, located across the Ohio River from Louisville.


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The Major League Baseball All-Star Game has showcased the most extraordinary talent in the American and National Leagues for 85 years. Now baseball fans can commemorate this annual event with an inspired instrument that speaks to an entirely different legacy of incredible players. The Fender 2014 All-Star Game Standard Stratocaster guitar boasts unique Minnesota imagery in honor of this year's host ballpark, pairing the excitement of the "Midsummer Classic" with the fan-favorite features of a true rock 'n' roll classic.
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About Fender MLB Stratocaster Guitars
Two legendary American cultural institutions have teamed up for the first time to create a series of unique instruments that sound as great as they look. With Fender's new series of official MLB guitars, fans can craft their own rock 'n' roll classics while representing their favorite Major League Baseball teams.
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Ok, I get it...I understand why it was made, and they will presumably be very collectible one day. But if you're going to make MLB inspired guitars...The neck has to be ash, and it has to have the Louisville Slugger burnt into the sweet spot on the back of the neck, or close to the heel...headstock...somewhere...That's whats keeping this guitar from being a home run...pun very much intended.
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text: Early funk from the Commodores – back in the days when Lionel Richie could still get up and groove! We'll be the first to admit that we're sometimes put off by the group, given their later hits, but it's records like this that actually remind us how great they could be – a mixture of funk and sweet soul, done with an incredibly well-crafted approach, and enough of a blend of the two styles to keep things interesting! The album's got a wonderfully tight quality – never slick or too smooth, but just nicely put together – commercial, but not so much so that it loses its soul. Titles include "Quick Draw", "Just To Be Close To You", "High On Sunshine", "Let's Get Started", "Can't Let You Tease Me", "Come Inside", and "Thumpin Music". © 1996-2014, Dusty Groove, Inc.


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College Guide
The Worst Roommate Ever!
The different types of roommates you might encounter and how to deal
Published: September 11, 2013
Whether you're going to be in a college dorm, a spacious apartment or a cramped shared bedroom (or anywhere on a college campus, for that matter) be prepared for your space to be invaded and your comfort zone diminished. One of the scariest parts of college is living with an awful roommate.
Maybe you'll get lucky and end up with a roomie who's never around, travels a lot or lives with their significant other. Some will become your best friends and some will scar you for life. To ease the pain, we've created a list of the typical nasties you might encounter and how to deal with them.
P.S. If one of these descriptions sounds like you, don't take offense – just take note and try to reduce your irritating habits.
The OCD Cleaner
At first, you might think it's awesome to have a roommate who likes to clean, but after a month of living with them you'll soon learn it's not so fresh. This roommate strives for sparkling countertops, dust-free pictures and overly organized everything.
How to deal: The best way to avoid butting heads with the OCD Cleaner is to keep your mess to yourself. Trash your room all you want, but don't let it out of your bedroom if you're in a suite or multi-bedroom situation. If you're sharing a room, relegate your junk to your bunk only. Don't try to help clean more than you would normally, or offer to do it for the OCD Cleaner, because no matter how hard you try, you will never scrub, sweep or dust enough to meet their standards.
The Quiet One
If you're expecting a greeting when you get home from class, you won't get one with this roommate. The Quiet One seems perfectly normal until you realize you've never heard them utter a word. They'll come and go as they please and never say anything. If you're lucky you'll get a smirk or an awkward wave out of them, but don't expect much more.
How to deal: If you need to communicate with the Quiet One, you're better off leaving a note. And hey, if the worst thing about them is their silence, consider yourself lucky and read on for other truly obnoxious cases.
The Clinger
Insecure and emotional by nature, the Clinger takes sharing a living space as an open invitation to do everything together. Where you go, the Clinger goes. Who you're friends with, the Clinger is friends with. Get the picture?
How to deal: You'll want to say something, but don't break the Clinger's heart. Let them know you're uncomfortable, but if your Clinger also throws Grade A hissy fits or pity parties, just try to keep your private life private. The less you share, the less they can intrude on your comings and goings.
The Socialite We all see this guy or girl on campus surrounded by frat brothers or sorority sisters. They never go to class, they need a crew just to study, they stay out late partying and they almost always bring a crowd of people home with them because, as a less shy version of the Clinger, they can never be alone.
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The AZLEAP Grant is a need-based grant available to undergraduate
students who are established Arizona residents, enrolled at least half-time,
pursuing their first undergraduate degree, are eligible to receive the Federal
Pell Grant and meet SAP. The AZLEAP Grant only available to those with "significant
financial need" as determined by the lowest federally calculated Expected
Family Contribution (EFC) from the FAFSA.
There is not an additional application for the AZLEAP Grant; however,
because of the limited nature of these funds, it is important to submit
the FAFSA and have your financial aid file complete by the priority
deadline each year. For the 2014-2015 year,
awarding will begin in late November and the maximum award is $1,000.
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It was arguably the most-anticipated premiere of the season, filled with big, brassy country performances (by Connie Britton's Rayna and Hayden Panettiere's Juliette), crying drama queens (that would be Juliette, again) and, of course, sex (Juliette! Behave!).
But was ABC's heavily hyped Nashville all it promised to be?
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I created a new on-the-set page today. This is a page with oufits which Georgie wears on movie sets. It includes new photos of Georgie on the set of Perfect Sisters and The Sisterhood of Night.
I also updated the acting career page in the Georgie section, including with information about Georgie's new upcoming project "The Sisterhood of Night", inwhich she will potray lead character Mary Warren.


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Anyone who has ever been to a live game has probably seen some sort of marriage proposal.Love 'em or hate 'em, game proposals can actually cost quite a bit of money depending on the stadium. So in case you're thinking of popping the question at your favorite team's home turf, here are the cost and b ... More >>
Diana Taurasi got the boot from her Turkish team for doping.Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi's contract with the Turkish women's basketball team Fenerbahce was terminated this morning after she tested positive -- again -- for using a doping agent.Taurasi, who inked a new deal with the Mercury i ... More >>
Robert Halliday, the newly-appointed director of the Department of Public Safety, criticized the photo enforcement cameras on Arizona streets and highways, saying the system needs to be restructured or scrapped altogether. Halliday says he'd rather see more officers on the highways instead of the ... More >>
In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: New York Times Blasts Joe Arpaio, Urges Obama Administration to End 287(g) Joe Arpaio Cites ... More >>
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The Arizona Department of Health Services will increase its fees for close to 2000 child state care facilities. The current licensing fee for child care providers is $150 for three years. With the increase, licenses will cost between $581 and $13,442, depending on the number of children...It's be ... More >>
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An Arizona court of appeals has upheld the conviction of Roman Catholic priest Paul LeBrun, who was found guilty of sex crimes while working parishes in Tolleson and Avondale. The judge in the original 2006 trial, Crane McLennen, gave LeBrun the max sentence: 111 years...US Airways will eliminate 60 ... More >>
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Andrew Bogut and the Milwaukee Bucks come to town We're always trying to find trends with our hometown sports teams. For example, our genius minds figured out that the ASU Sun Devils football team sucked all season long. Same with the Phoenix Mercury and the Coyotes, thus far. So imagine our glee ... More >>
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Photos and Description of this 3 bedroom holiday apartment in Malaga City - Esperanto
3 bedroom apartment situated in the heart of Malaga
This charming holiday apartment is situated in one of the most attractive neighborhoods in Malaga. Here you can enjoy a city break close to all the attractions with the whole family.
The holiday apartment is located on the 2nd floor in a building with lift. The apartment consists of an amazing living room furnished in a contemporary design with a sofa, armchairs, flat screen TV and access to a lovely terrace. A glass door separates the living room from the modern kitchen, where there is a dining table and another access to the terrace.
In the back of the apartment, you will find three big bedrooms, all fully furnished with double beds and wardrobes, and two of the bedrooms have access to a small terrace. The apartment also has two bathrooms with shower.
The holiday apartment is of a very high quality, and it is perfect for those who wish to enjoy a city break in Malaga with style with the whole family.
We offer wireless Internet for 10 € per reservation.
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- Long-term Renters Welcome
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- pets not allowed
- suitable for elderly or infirm
About Steffen Hansen
I am a traveller myself and want to help you to get the best travel experience as well. I believe that the best experience you can get is: travel as a local and to stay in the city centre as locals do. We would be pleased to welcome you in Malaga. Please do not hesitate to contact us in case of any questions regarding to your holiday apartment in Malaga.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Guestbook comments from the manager
My family rented this apartment for 1 month. The location is absolutely perfect for those looking for convenience and a nice quiet spot away from tourists. We were right in downtown Malaga and everything is within a 10 - 15 minute walk (grocery stores, restaurants, cafes, train station, bus station, shopping malls). The apartment had all of the necessary amenities. It suited our needs perfectly. Beautiful apartment with lovely bedrooms and balcony. Ideal for day trips as well to other southern Spain locations. We strongly recommend this vacation apartment for anyone looking for the true "Malaga" experience!


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On November 5, 2013, the Human Resources and Compensation Committee (the "Compensation Committee") of the Board of Directors of ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. (the "Company") took several actions with respect to executive compensation.
Executive Management Incentive Plan
The Compensation Committee approved the ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. FY2014 Executive Management Incentive Plan (the "Bonus Plan"). The Bonus Plan is designed to recognize and reward the achievement of financial, business and management goals that are essential to the success of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Bonus Plan relates to the Company's fiscal year ending July 31, 2014. The Bonus Plan covers certain executive officers of the Company, as determined by the Compensation Committee. Target bonus percentages (the "Payout Percentage") for participating executive officers (the "Participants") are set forth below.
Performance under the Bonus Plan will be measured based upon the Company's fiscal 2014 results for Adjusted EBITDA, Revenue Excluding Materials and Cash Conversion Cycle, each as defined in the Bonus Plan and according to the threshold, target and maximum performance level for each metric set forth below. A percentage of each Participant's Payout Percentage will be allocated to each of the relevant components for that Participant on a 70%, 15%, 15% basis among Adjusted EBITDA, Revenue Excluding Materials and Cash Conversion Cycle, respectively. An individual performance factor between 0.5 and 1.5 (inclusive) will also influence the payout amount. The individual performance factor will be determined by the President and Chief Executive Officer for each Participant and by the Committee for the President and Chief Executive Officer, based on the Participant's performance against goals to be developed with such Participant.
In the event that Adjusted EBITDA, Revenue Excluding Materials or Cash Conversion Cycle performance exceeds target levels, the related payout shall be subject to an accelerator which may result in payment of up to two times the participant's target bonus provided that the performance reaches a stated maximum amount.
A Participant's Payout Amount will be calculated by multiplying for each component (A) the Payout Percentage, by (B) the weight percentage associated with each component, by (C) the achievement level for such component, by (D) the accelerator, if any, by (E) the Participant's base salary; and then adding the resulting amounts. This amount will then be multiplied by the individual performance factor, resulting in the actual payout to the Participant. If the employee's Payout Percentage changes during the Fiscal Year, the bonus payout will be pro-rated as follows: The new Payout Percentage will apply to the number of full months at the new percentage. The previous Payout Percentage will apply to the prior months.
The foregoing description is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the Bonus Plan filed as an exhibit hereto, which exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.
Bonus Targets The Compensation Committee approved the bonus targets, as a percentage of base salary, for fiscal year 2014 for the executive officers named in the table below: Bonus Target Name % John J. Boucher 100 % Steven G. Crane 70 % Scott R. Crawley 70 % -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Performance-Based Restricted Stock Bonus Plan
The Compensation Committee established the ModusLink Global Solutions FY2014 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Bonus Plan (the "Restricted Stock Bonus Plan"), for the issuance of performance-based restricted shares of the Company's common stock to each of the Company's executive officers and other senior executives. The award of restricted shares of common stock under this plan is contingent upon the Company's achievement of certain levels of Adjusted EBITDA (as defined under the Bonus Plan) for fiscal 2014, and is subject to additional awards based on the level of revenue achieved by the Company in fiscal 2014, as discussed in more detail below. No awards will be made under the plan if a minimum level of Adjusted EBITDA is not achieved. If the threshold level is achieved, participants will receive an award beginning at the threshold level or greater, as described below.
Awards would be made, if at all, on the third business day following the day the Company publicly releases its financial results for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2014. Any awards of restricted shares under the Restricted Stock Bonus Plan would vest in three equal installments, on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date provided the recipient remains employed by the Company, or a subsidiary of the Company, on each such vesting date. Below are the awards which would be made if the performance criteria are met, for each executive officer, subject to a straight line sliding scale between the threshold and target levels, and if between Target and Maximum, award calculation shall be consistent with the accelerator under the FY2014 Executive Management Incentive Plan:
Name Value of Restricted Stock Threshold Target Maximum John J. Boucher $ 300,000 $ 600,000 $ 1,200,000 Steven G. Crane $ 90,500 $ 181,000 $ 362,000 Scott R. Crawley $ 95,100 $ 190,200 $ 380,400
The foregoing description is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the Company's FY2014 Performance Based Restricted Stock Plan filed as an exhibit hereto, which exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.
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The exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index below are filed with this report.
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Minivans, moving trucks and cars crammed with school supplies lined up outside Pierson Center on Sunday morning as Indiana Tech students worked to fill their dorm rooms for the new school year.
About 200 students this weekend moved into on-campus housing, according to Chris Dickson, associate vice president of student services.
Students begin classes Wednesday.
Dickson said students began arriving at about 5 p.m. Friday, and since then, there has been a steady stream of new students into the two freshman residence halls: Pierson Center and Warrior Row C.
As students and parents moved bags and belongings Sunday morning, they received helping hands from a 20-member student resident assistant staff, members of the campus sorority and fraternity and Franciscan Brothers from the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend.
This is the first year the diocese has helped students move into their dorm rooms, Brother Augustine Mary said.
It's the Christian thing to do, Mary said.
Student RAs helped with check-in paperwork Sunday morning. They also helped plan an evening luau party and two days of orientation today and Tuesday.
Jay Graham, a senior who works as an RA in Pierson, is expecting 24 new freshmen in his wing of the building.
He said most of the students moving into the dorms are freshmen, and about 70 percent are student athletes.
Myasia Jackson, of Fort Wayne, is one of the freshmen athletes who moved in Sunday morning.
She plans to play softball for Indiana Tech this year, and her mother, Angel Jackson, hopes living in close quarters with other student athletes will help her daughter stay motivated.
We wanted her to get the dorm-life experience, Angel Jackson said.
Myasia Jackson dug through boxes Sunday morning while her family helped unload the vehicle.
It was easy packing, but it's definitely not easy unpacking, she said, pulling out a box filled with desk supplies and carefully unpacking a container of paper clips.
Jackson will share her second-floor dorm room with three roommates – two per room. Her roommate had begun the move-in process and had her bed in place with only a few bags left to unpack.
She said living with someone else will be a new experience. I thought what if I don't have enough space?' But it's perfect, she said.
Jalen Jackson, 12, waited as his older sister rearranged her room and grabbed a few more boxes full of stuff.
He joked with his sister that he might miss her a little bit, but not too much.
His sister quickly reminded him that their home was only about 15 minutes away from campus, and it wouldn't be long before she was home for a visit.
Mom was all acting like she was gonna kick me out, she said with a smile. But I know she'll be wanting to see me all the time.
Jackson, 18, graduated from South Side High School in May and plans to study fashion marketing.
She said college is something she's been looking forward to, and she wasn't too nervous about heading back to class – yet.
The nervousness hasn't gotten to me yet, she said. I'm excited. It's a whole new world for me.


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Caption: A scanning electron micrograph of porous silica microspheres filled with perfluoropentane vapor. This new material, invented at the University of California -- San Diego, is visible with Doppler ultrasound, sticks to breast tissue and can mark the location of tumors too small to be seen or felt during surgery.
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"Hypoxia zone" in Gulf of Mexico significantly smaller than scientists predicted
The hypoxia zone, or 'dead zone' as it's sometimes called, in the Gulf of Mexico is 65 percent square miles smaller than originally predicted, according to a new report from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and Louisiana State University.
"This was surprisingly small given the forecast to be among the largest ever and the expanse of the dead zone earlier this summer," said Dr. Nancy Rabalais, one of the scientists who made the earlier prediction.
The hypoxia zone is an area of ocean where oxygen levels have been depleted by an overgrowth and decay of algae. Scientists alleged farmers in the Mississippi River watershed and their crop farming produced nitrogen and phosphorus run-off which contributed to the overgrowth of algae. However, the hypoxia zone was smaller this year due, in part, to decreased water flow to the Gulf in July. The zone has fluctuated greatly in size over the last 25 years that scientists have measured it; much also depends on nature's weather patterns--such as hurricanes.
"What this shows us is that Mother Nature has as much to do with the size of the hypoxic zone as anything, but Iowa farmers are doing their part to use soil and water conservation measures to reduce nitrates and phosphorus run-off. We've already seen a 21 percent decline in nitrogen delivery to the Gulf. That's why Iowa Farm Bureau nominated the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and Iowa Farm Service Agency for the Environmental Protection Agency's Gulf Guardian Award last year for its Iowa Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program," said Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Environmental Policy Advisor Rick Robinson. "We still have more work to do, but the key thing is--farmers are taking action to reduce runoff. While we cannot control Mother Nature, we can target and coordinate federal and state conservation matching funds--it's a continuous effort," said Robinson.


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NASHVILLE — Tennessee safety officials today announced creation of a new unit to investigate identity theft and related fraud that city and county law enforcement agencies often don't have the ability to pursue.
"They'll pretty much tell you that identity crime is one of the toughest crimes for them to investigate," Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons said today at a news conference with federal officials.
Gibbons said the 14-member unit is comprised of personnel from the department's three main divisions: The Tennessee Highway Patrol, the Office of Homeland Security and the Driver Services division.
The unit will work as needed on cases forwarded by local departments and will continue the department's ongoing cooperation on major cases with the U.S. Secret Service and FBI officials in Tennessee as well as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Gibbons said the idea for the unit arose during his department's "top to bottom" review of operations and state needs last year. Officials found "one area that very quickly came to our attention was the area of identity theft and fraud," Gibbons said.
There is a "great need" to deal more aggressively with a "growing problem," said Gibbons, who noted the task force is comprised of existing personnel.
Many local law enforcement agencies don't have the resources and manpower to handle what can be extremely complex investigations, he said.
Andy Sher is a Nashville-based staff writer covering Tennessee state government and politics for the Times Free Press. A Washington correspondent from 1999-2005 for the Times Free Press, Andy previously headed up state Capitol coverage for The Chattanooga Times, worked as a state Capitol reporter for The Nashville Banner and was a contributor to The Tennessee Journal, among other publications. Andy worked for 17 years at The Chattanooga Times covering police, health care, county government, ...


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Barraco's Pizzeria - Orland Park
- Address:
18040 Wolf Rd
Orland Park, IL 60467Neighborhood:
Orland Park
- Cuisine:
ItalianPrice: $30 and under
Barraco's Pizzeria - Orland Park
- Dining Style: Casual Dining
- Website: http://barracos.com/
- Phone: (708) 478-1500
- Hours of Operation:
Lunch: Daily: 10:00am - 4:00pm; Dinner: Daily: 4:00pm - 2:00am
- Payment Options: AMEX,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Italian, Pizzeria
- Dress Code: Casual Dress
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Counter Seating, Dancing, Full Bar, Late Night, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
A word from Barraco's Pizzeria - Orland Park
The "Barraco Family" began making pizzas about 30 years ago. Our first location was opened in 1980 in Evergreen Park, IL. However thanks to the growing demand of our customers, we had to move to a larger location in Orland Park. We now have 7 locations where we serve our customers with the best quality and service.Continued
We use the freshest ingredients possible, we do not use imitation ingredients or preservatives, we prepare everything daily.
If for any reason the customer is unhappy with the quality of our pizza or dinners Barraco's will guarantee their satisfaction.
Thank you for your patronage
We use the freshest ingredients possible, we do not use imitation ingredients or preservatives, we prepare everything daily.
If for any reason the customer is unhappy with the quality of our pizza or dinners Barraco's will guarantee their satisfaction.
Thank you for your patronage
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Barraco's Pizzeria - Orland Park reviews from OpenTable diners
2 reviews since July 31, 2014
- Food3.5Service4.5
- Ambiance4Noise LevelModerate
good for groups (2)great for lunch (1)great for outdoor dining (1)neighborhood gem (1)Show More
- Never DisappointedJudelewDined on 4/18/2014Located close to us so convenient. Have great food and we've used them for catering as well. Terrific pizza. Can't go wrong.Special Features:
- Not sure about this place...disappointedVIPDined on 3/1/2014We went for dinner 4 adults and 2 toddlers dinner started off good, but by the end it was going downhill fast. The positives...great to bring kids. It's fairly loud, so no one really noticed our children, and we didn't feel like we needed to keep quieting them. They bring bread very quickly to your table which is nice. Ambiance overall is very nice. The portions are huge though. The negatives, some drinks were never brought to our table. Our waitress disappeared for long periods of time. Food was mediocre at best. They over sauce everything, not much flavor. After salads we didn't see our dinner for over 45 minutes with 2 toddlers. Couldn't find our waitress. The food finally came out and it was lukewarm to cold. Would go back for pizza.Special Features:
- LEFT HUNGRYREEDDined on 11/20/2013WORST SERVICE EVER!! DONT GO TO THE RESTAURANT. WE NEVER RECIEVED OUR ORDER WE WERE THERE FOR 45 MINUTES AND ASK IF OUR WAITER COULD CHECK ON OUR ORDER. HE NEVER CAME BACK WITH A REPLY. WALKED OUT BUT BEFORE WE DID WE STOPPED AT THE FRONT DESK TO ADVISE THE FLOOR MANAGER OF OUR SERVICE. HE ASKED IF BEFORE WE LEFT IF HE COULD CHECK TO SEE WHAT HAPPEN. HE CAME BACK AND STATED THAT WE WERE NOT THERE FOR 45 MINUTE BUT ARRIVED ONLY 10 MINUTES. REALLY ! SO BASICALLY HE CALLED US LIARS. I WISH I WOULD HAVE READ THE OTHER REVIEWS ON YELP. 26 COMPLAINTS. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN SOMETHING WAS UP WHEN THE RESTAURANT WAS EMPTY WHEN WE ARRIVED. WAY OVER PRICED 4 ORLAND PARK. I HAD TO RATE THE FOOD POOR OR I COULDNT WRITE A REVIEW (COULDN'T LEAVE IT BLANK)
- Wonderful BridgetClubyDined on 10/6/2013We had a great time! Bridget was absolutely wonderful and funny. We'll be back for sure and hopefully Bridget will be there to take care of our every need.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- We had a party of 12 and weKathDined on 9/27/2013We had a party of 12 and we were waited on immediately by a very pleasant waitress. When she realized they had run out of the complimentary bread she instead brought out two plates of garlic bread without us even asking. Very nice setting for large or small groups; families too! We will definitely be returning! Pizza was delicious too!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- upscale mediocre :)mrynrVIPDined on 8/11/2013First off- what kind of Italian restaurant with pride had olive oil from Greece on the table? Second- just not quite worth their prices; charge less, deliver more. Decor/ambiance ok, food only so-so. Many better Italian restaurants within 15 minutes of here.
- Great pizza and antipasto saladHipchicago1VIPDined on 7/29/2013The pizza was great especially with the Ddition of extra cheese. The antipasto salad was enough for four people! We'll eat there again.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very accommodating for largeOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 12/22/2012Very accommodating for large party. Food and service was great and at tentative. Have been there with small group for lunch and large group for dinner. Always excellent.Special Features:
- We were very unhappy withOpenTable Diner Since 2011VIPDined on 10/19/2012We were very unhappy with our server, Kyle. He was very intrusive and didn't seem to have much knowledge on the menu. We were all happy with our meals and love the warm bread. The half price wine was a wonderful surprise.Special Features:
- Very nice place... DinnerOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 5/13/2012Very nice place... Dinner was fantastic! Will be going againSpecial Features:
- We went there for a partyOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 4/28/2012We went there for a party and received horrible service. Unfriendly staff and slow moving. The pizza was not much better than your average frozen pizza. When we received the bill(we had a package) we were charged for every child there, the children ranged from 3 months old to 3 years old and children 3 and under were supposed to be free. Had to fight with the manager to fix the bill and when she finally did she was very rude about it. It turned a special day for us into nothing but stress. We won't be returning.Special Features:
- Great food.....too noisy ofOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 4/21/2012Great food.....too noisy of an atmosphere if trying to catch-up with friends. We were seated right in front of a party room and they did not close the door. The music was also very, very loud. (And I am a fan of loud music!) Just not when dining. Maybe we were under the speakers?Special Features:
- Great food, great old fashionedOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 4/20/2012Great food, great old fashioned scenery, nice service. Loved it, with my girlfriend.Special Features:
- The bread and oil tasted great.SB123Dined on 3/31/2012The bread and oil tasted great. The sausage and mushroom pizza we had was good, but was lacking a bit more cheese and could have been better. Our server was very nice. We hope to return sometime.Special Features:


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Here's a great recipe for tall, flaky biscuits that are easy to make and absolutely delicious. Make sure to treat your dough with extra love so don't make these if you are having a bad day! Here is what you need for this:
4 cups flour
2 TBS baking powder
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
12 TBS cold butter
2 cups cold buttermilk
Preheat your oven to 450 degrees.
Whisk all of the dry ingredients together. Place the flour mixture into a food processor and add the 12 TBS butter cut into 6 pieces. If your processor is not big enough, work in batches. Pulse the flour a few times until the flour resembles coarse crumbs. If you do not have a processor, use 2 knives or a pastry blender. Work with cold butter and stop when your flour resembles coarse crumbs.
Form a well in the middle of your flour mixture. Add the buttermilk. Make sure it is cold and shake the box well. Very gently incorporate the liquid into the dry ingredients. Do not over handle! You want to combine all the dry with the wet ingredients. If you need a little more buttermilk go ahead and add it a ½ TBS at a time. The dough will be- and must be – sticky.
Flour a large board or your counter. Place the dough on the board and spread it out using your fingers. Do not knead it, simply flatten it until it is about ½ inch thick. Cut your biscuits using a biscuit cutter, cookie cutter or a large glass. Do not rotate your cutting instrument into the dough. Aim for a straight cut. Get all your remaining dough together and repeat the process until you have cut all of your biscuits.
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Albert at Bay Suite Hotel
435 Albert St.
Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7X4
Situated in the heart of the nation's capital, the Albert at Bay Suite Hotel offers genuine personalized service and the largest hotel suites in Ottawa.
- One Bedroom Suite - Queen sized bed or two queen beds - $135.00 + tax/night
Room rate includes free local calls and wireless high speed internet. The hotel has a private fitness centre as well as a 24 hour business centre. There is also an on-site restaurant and bar.
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Reservations can be made directly with the hotel on an individual basis.
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Delegates may contact the hotel reservations department at 800-423-9088 or 613-238-8858. All rooms must be reserved by the room release date of April 5, 2012. After this date, unassigned rooms will be released for general sale at the house rate and the negotiated rate will be processed on an availability basis. Individual bookings can be made simply by asking for the CASC 2012 Group Rate.
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Delegates have to log in to their profile, or create one prior to booking. On the Passenger information screen, select "Convention fare" from the "Discount Type" drop-down menu, and enter the discount code for your convention or event in the "Discount code" field.
Delegates must reference the event's VIA confirmation number: 12287.
Air Travel
CASC conference delegates receive a 10% discount on Westjet fares. To book reservations using this convention discount code, contact the WestJet Groups Department at
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Taxi Transportation
The flat rate for a taxi ride from the airport to the hotel is approximately $35-$40. The cost from the VIA Rail train station to the hotel is approximately $20. Note that transportation rates quoted above are subject to change.
Discover Ottawa
Canada's Capital and the country's fourth largest metropolis, Ottawa is located in Eastern Ontario at the junction of three majestic waterways. A cosmopolitan yet surprisingly intimate G8 capital, Ottawa is a place where you can immerse yourself in Canadiana and culture, embrace and enjoy the great outdoors, even in the heart of the city, join the celebration at year-round festivals and events, and shop and dine in a relaxed urban setting of distinctive neighbourhoods and districts.
For more information, visit http://www.ottawatourism.ca
Attractions & Family Activities
Some of Ottawa's best known highlights include:
- The Rideau Canal, Ontario's first UNESCO World Heritage Site, winds its way through the city. In winter it becomes the world's largest naturally frozen skating rink.
- Historic Parliament Hill is the seat of Canada's national government and the setting for pomp, ceremony and celebration.
- Gatineau Park offers hiking and biking.
- Ottawa's ByWard Market offers one-of-a-kind shops and boutiques, over 80 restaurants and cafés, a thriving nightlife, and Canada's oldest continuously operating farmers' market.
Travel Information
Check the links below for everything you need to know about how to get here, where to find tourist information, and many other handy tips that'll help make your trip as pleasant as possible.


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