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Clinton Advances to Western Division Finals with 4-1 Win
LumberKings win two straight road games in Beloit to take best-of-three series two games to one
By Chad Seely / Clinton LumberKings | September 7, 2012 9:30 PM ET
Beloit, WI - The LumberKings' magical run in 2012 continued by advancing to the Western Division Finals with a 10-inning, 4-1 win over the Beloit Snappers on Friday night at Pohlman Field.
On a cool, wet night in southern Wisconsin, pitching was key and Clinton had Mayckol Guaipe and Stephen Landazuri to combat the Snappers' potent offense.
Guaipe, who went 5-0 during the regular season, worked seven strong innings as he limited Beloit to just one run on two hits to go along with five strikeouts. Landazuri, the 20-year-old right-hander from California, pitched the final three innings to pick up the win in relief.
Dillon Hazlett got the LumberKings off to a good start by leading off the game with a base hit up the middle. After Beloit starter David Hurlbut retired the next two batters, Hazlett moved to third on Tyler Grimes' error. Hurlbut uncorked a wild pitch to Ramon Morla and Hazlett scored to give Clinton a 1-0 lead.
All series, the Beloit offense had answers when Clinton scored and it looked the same on Friday. With two down in the bottom of the first inning, Eddie Rosario singled and then raced around to score on Miguel Sano's wall-banging double to right field.
The scored remained 1-1 throughout nine innings. Both teams had opportunities to score as Clinton was 1-8 with runners in scoring position and Beloit was 0-4. For the second consecutive night, Beloit had the possible winning run of the series at third base with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning but couldn't get the bit hit. Landazuri got shortstop Stephen Wickens to ground out with JD Williams on third to send the game into extras on Friday.
With the scored tied 1-1, Guillermo Pimentel hit a 3-2 fastball from DJ Baxendale over the wall in left-center to give Clinton the 2-1 lead. Bryan Brito followed with a base hit to right and moved to second on Dillon Hazlett's sac bunt. Beloit elected to intentionally walk Jamal Austin to set up a possible double play with Dan Paolini but the move backfired in a big way.
A passed ball allowed Brito and Austin to move up to third and second. Paolini made it hurt when he ripped a single up the middle to score both runners to give Clinton a 4-1 lead.
In the bottom of the 10th, Jairo Rodriguez led off with a chopper to short that deflected off the glove of Brito and into left field. Landazuri came back to retire Tyler Grimes for the first out in the frame. The lead-off hitter, Nate Roberts, then hit into a game-ending 4-6-3 double play to send Clinton to the Western Division Finals.
The last time Clinton made it to the Division Finals was 2010 when they defeated Kane County 2-1 in the best-of-three series. That LumberKings squad went on to lose in the Championship round in five games to Lake County. Clinton will play the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in the best of three series to try and get back to the Midwest League Finals.
Game one is Saturday at Ashford University Field. Left-hander Rusty Shellhorn gets the ball for Clinton against Wisconsin right-hander Chad Thompson. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30.
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2 Questions I Ask Anyone Thinking About Blogging
As someone who is been blogging now for over eight years personally and has built commercial blogs for many clients, I can to get asked by a lot of people about blogging. Many of their questions get down into the weeds and minutia and details of a blog, everything from readership to monetization. As they spout these questions I sit back listen and then a smile usually comes over my face. I wait for them to pause and then asked me what I think.
When it's my turn, I look them straight in the eye and I tell them I'm going to ask them 2 questions that are most likely unrelated to anything they've already brought up so far. Those questions are:
1. Why do you want the blog?
It's a simple enough question, but this is something that will lead to eventually creating a vision and mission statement for the blog. For the eventual reader of the blog, this will tell them why they should not only read post the blog now but why they should come back and read in the future and even subscribe to its RSS feed or by email. Having a mission statement and goals for the blog will be is important as it helps not only to drive content but also to motivate the writer.
2. Are you prepared to commit to writing on a regular basis?
As a blog is a Web site that is regularly updated with new content, ideally your blog should also be updated on a regular basis. So the question I ask people is if you are ready to write on a "regular basis." What is a regular basis? That is really up to the writer if it's once a day, several times a week, once a week, every other week, etc. Whatever it is, it should be have some consistency to it. If you have been a regular reader of The Hot Iron you will know that I have change my regular basis many times over the years and now try to commit to at least once a week, but even that for myself is sometimes a challenge with my personal and professional schedule. That is why I like to ask people that question in particular.
And that is it
Note these questions do not address anything about the topic of your blog, the voice of your blog, the technology used for your blog or anything of such. As you embark down the path of deciding if you're want to have a blog of your own, I like to pull it up to the 50,000 foot level and ask basic questions and then from there determine if blogging is something that you want to pursue.
So what do you think – are these basic enough questions to ask people or are they too simple? Or do you think that they are right on the mark? I welcome the thoughts of people who were considering blogging as well as people who have been blogging for many years on questions of people should consider before they go down the path I've enjoyed very much – a great journey of creating and writing a blog.
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My Guest Post On The Barrel Of Monkeys Blog On The Big Wedding Gala Fundraiser
This past Saturday night, Barrel of Monkeys, a non-profit education arts organization in Chicago, held its annual gala fundraiser. Barrel of Monkeys teaches creative writing to schoolchildren in Chicago, and what the kids write is adapted into sketch comedy and performed by the same actor-educators who are teaching them. It is an amazing program that gets even more amazing results, which is why I am proud to be on its Board of Directors.
The fundraiser was called "The Big Wedding" and was based on a story written by a student in a past creative writing course. A performance of the sketch was part of the event, and it was a not-to-miss event on the city's social calendar.
You can read my thoughts on the event in my guest post on the Barrel of Monkeys blog. After you read it, I welcome you to peruse the entire Web site and learn more about the entire organization, especially its weekly showcase of sketches, That's Weird Grandma, which is performed every Monday night year-round (and Sundays for the month of April).
If you have any questions on Barrel of Monkeys, or are thinking of taking in a show, I welcome your questions in the comments to this post.
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Personify Plus Literally Put Me In Front Of The Class
Going into my recent guest lecture on blogging at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, I know I couldn't physically be there. This wouldn't be a problem for the professor, Dr. Sara Steffes Hansen, as she has had remote guest lecturers in the past using Skype. Though Skype was also a viable option for me, it would not truly represent "me" as I would want it to – both in my presentation style and how I wanted to present my material.
Pondering this, I recalled a presentation I saw by my esteemed colleague Dr. Dietmar Schloesser, where he used a 3D webcam and software and the service from Chicago-based Personify where he literally "inserted" himself into his PowerPoint presentation which he was giving remotely. So I wondered, could I do the same, without adding unnecessary complexity to Dr. Hansen and deliver an engaging presentation to her classes that would be like me being there?
The Next Best Thing To Being There
Leading up to the lecture, I reached out to Personify and asked them if I could use their "technology" for the lecture. I use that term in quotes as I really had no idea what was involved in this, and to what extent the effort would be on my part as well as on campus at UW-O in the lecture hall. Thanks to help from Personify's director of marketing Kira and solutions executive Nick, they explained the extremely straightforward concept, got me setup with their service and allowed me to use their office and one of their 3D cameras, when plugged into my notebook PC, allowed me to interact with the students some 4 hours north of me.
Using Personify Plus is similar to what a TV weatherperson does, where they stand in front of a large green screen, and the effect is that it appears they are in front of whatever image is selected, which is usually weather maps. With Personify Plus, the 3D webcam fulfills the role of the screen, where it isolates you the presenter (or presenters if there are more than one) from the background, then allows the image of you to be literally inserted into whatever presentation or what you put on your screen to share. In this case, I had a PowerPoint presentation. But as you can see from the photo below, I was able to bring up a weather map and use it just as any meteorologist would. Also notice the close-up of the 3D camera and the configuration panel on the left side of the screen.
The Personify Plus software consists of a program installed on a PC or Mac that connects to an attached or installed 3D webcam, as well as to the Personify service. These are both intriguing elements of the Personify experience. Going into this, I really was not aware of 3D webcams, but they have been around, and more and more notebook PCs are being sold with them preinstalled. Also PrimeSense, the maker of the camera that Personify let me use, was recently acquired by Apple. Where everyone has been wondering what Apple would be doing with Beats headphones, I am more intrigued into what they could be doing with 3D! Also, the Personify service allows you to not only run presentations with you in them, but to record them as well. There is also a mobile app which, when logged in, serves as a remote control for the service, allowing you to make adjustments to your positioning as well as advance PowerPoint slides.
Putting it all together was very straightforward. Installing the Personify Plus software and mobile app were also easy. When I plugged in the 3D webcam, the drivers loaded, and then there I was, literally on my desktop. To transmit the presentation, I used Join.me, a free (and paid) screen sharing service. This was recommended by the Personify team as it had a much better streaming and video refresh rate than Skype or other services. So I connected with Join.me, went full-screen on my presentation and there I was, standing in the presentation.
I had to make small changes to the layout of my PowerPoint slides to allow for myself to not block any of the content on the individual slides. This process allowed me to rethink some of my presentation and what I was going to say as compared to what I put on the screen. It was my choice to use the lower quarter of the presentation, as I could have had myself be any size, which is a great option to have for just one person or multiple people.
Just As Successful In The Classroom
Where thus far I have talked about the technical and logistical aspects of my presentation using Personify Plus, what I have not mentioned – and what I was equally concerned about – was how it was received in the lecture hall on the Oshkosh campus. Even though I had discussed this fully with Dr. Hansen, she really didn't know what to expect. And even though I have seen a presentation using all of this, I did not know how giving one myself would be like without the visual feedback you get from the audience, as this can influence what and how you present.
Fortunately, everyone's expectations were exceeded with Personify Plus. It felt very natural for me to present, and the students in the classroom were engaged with my presentation, almost as if I was there. Feedback from Dr. Hansen was very positive, and so were the reactions from students in the class which they shared with the #uwonewmedia hashtag on Twitter.
The Next Level Of Online Presentations
I have sat through many webinars and other online presentations, and I admit that many times my full attention is not focused on it. Personify takes presentations to the next level not only with inserting the presenter but increasing engagement. I will sit there and watch all of a presentation, especially as the presenter or presenters themselves will also be changing, more like watching a video and not just a stack of static slides. Where I haven't given another presentation since using Personify Plus, I am eager to, and have thought of other uses for it, everything from creating business videos to comedy and improv – similar to how many movies use green screens for background scenery, you could do the same for local actors on a small budget.
Have you seen a presentation using Personify Plus, or would you want to? I welcome your thoughts in the comments to this post.
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Where Did Odiogo Go?
Hello, does anyone know what happened to Odiogo?
As vast and connected and telling as the Internet is, sometimes it is like finding a needle in a haystack about some things. One of them is the fate of Odiogo. It was a service for converting text of a blog post into an audio format using a computerized voice. I heard about the service years ago and have been using it here on The Hot Iron and other blogs of mine since 2007. Last year I wrote a post about Odiogo here at The Hot Iron.
A few weeks back, when I was integrating the new responsive design for this blog and was testing all links and functionality that I found the link to Odiogo did not resolve to anything, as if its servers were down. As I thought it may be a temporary issue I left all links in place. Now several weeks later, when I go to the Odiogo site, the resulting Web page is from domain registrar GoDaddy indicating the domain is available for sale at auction! Clearly somebody did not renew the domain name and the site and service is down.
So where did Odiogo go? Looking back on my own records it's been several months since a blog post of mine was converted to audio. Any searches I have done on Odiogo did not come up with any new or recently-posted information as to their status. I am at a loss – I feel like I am looking for information on something that perhaps I am the only person looking for it?
If you have any knowledge or experience with Odiogo, I'd welcome you to share then in the comments to this post, or you can contact me directly and how to do so is listed on the About page at The Hot Iron.
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New Mobile-Friendly Design For The Hot Iron
As a regular reader of The Hot Iron, you may have noticed something a little different here, or perhaps you did not. In either case, I'd like to tell the story about the new look to the blog's Web site, only the 3rd one in its 8 years.
Over the history of this blog my emphasis has always been on the content – updating it as often as I possibly could. As a result I have purposely not put a lot of emphasis on the design of the site. Plus, as many people read the content by email and RSS feed, some may never even see the actual Web site itself at thehotiron.com that often.
Google Made Me Do It
The catalyst for this latest change was as the result of an email I got from Google's Webmaster Tools, a bundle of services designed to help Web site and their ranking in the search engine. The message stated that the Web pages of The Hot Iron were not mobile-friendly. Google tags Web sites as mobile-friendly on the search results page of a search performed on a mobile device, and does not for those that are not. That was more than enough reason for me to undertake this effort.
More on the actual task of integrating the new mobile-friendly and responsive design is in this post I wrote on sourcegate, a tech tips blog I run that also serves as the test site for all of my blogging technical work.
You can see a screen shot above from my iPhone of what The Hot Iron used to look like. If you are reading this on a mobile device, you can tell it is a lot clearer and formatted towards the mobile browser. If you're reading this on a PC or Mac, simply resize your browser window smaller to see what it would look like – go ahead, try it!
So what do you think? It is easier to read or does it make a difference to you or not? Your feedback is welcome in the comments to this post.
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My Blogging Guest Lecture At University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh #uwonewmedia
Photo credit: Wilke (@Wilke_411) via Twitter
Yesterday I had a distinct honor to guest lecture to college students on the topic of blogging.
I was invited to speak to 2 classes at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh by journalism professor Dr. Sara Steffes Hansen. As part of her classes where she is teaching the students all aspects of blogging, each student is building a real, public blog. What better way to learn blogging than with real-life experience?
As someone who has his own blogs and has built blogs for clients, I have learned on the job about blogging as well as keeping up with trends and changes to blogging over the years. One challenge was focusing on key elements to share with the students and keep it to a brief presentation with time for their questions. Another challenge was that I would not be able to be physically in the lecture hall on the Oshkosh campus, yet deliver my messaging in an interesting and engaging way.
As with my own writing style, I decided to tell the story of how I got into blogging myself and then focus on areas that I felt were important to the students, including the art and science of writing and writing on a regular basis, plus some key pointers about blogging such a sharing and social media integration.
For the presentation itself, I created PowerPoint slides and used technology from Personify to literally insert myself into the PowerPoint presentation so that when the students were looking at the screen they saw both the slide material as well as myself, as you can see from the picture above. As the Personify technology is extremely unique in itself, I'm already writing another post on using Personify and how I was successful in conveying myself, my style and my message to the students remotely – watch for it soon.
I have posted the slides from the presentation to SlideShare and you can link to it here or view embedded below. I kept the slides at a high-level and spoke to the details so that the students did not have to read slides, and by using the unique Personify technology I was able to make that happen very well. If you look at the slides and are wondering about the references to Ernest and Edgar, those are to 2 "other" famous Chicago-area writers, Ernest Hemingway and Edgar Rice Burroughs, as I used them as examples of different approaches to writing.
Thanks again to Dr. Hansen, the team at Personify and the students who asked great questions and shared the presentation on social media. It was great getting back into the classroom and I am looking forward to my next opportunity.
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My Takeaways From The Book One Word That Will Change Your Life
Goals by nature are complex. At least that's how I see them. As they segue to an action plan to achieve them, they must be clear and not too wordy, yet not vague or they will lose their meaning. Often times goals are "boiled-down" to a phrase or even one word for marketing and promotional purposes as a simple rally cry to those who are a stakeholder to these goals.
In the book One Word That Will Change Your Life by Jon Gordon, Dan Britton and Jimmy Page (not the guitarist), they propose you simply have 1 word as an overall goal for yourself for a year. They present a rather simplistic yet thoughtful process by looking inward, opening yourself up to discovering the word, then applying it to your year.
As I read this several takeaways came to me, including:
- You need to find a process that works for you – The steps in this book may work for you, and also they may not. Sometimes it takes a book like this to help you though such a process.
- Divine intervention is not for everyone – The book is based on faith in God in order to open one's self to "receive" their word for the year. This may be a turn-off for some, perhaps those who do not believe in a supreme deity. That being said, if you are a spiritual person, you can still follow this process without acknowledging a god to open up and find your word.
- Maybe simple is all you need? – If you are typically someone who does not set goals, or are someone who belabors the process to do so, following a simple process in this short book may be exactly what you need.
As simple as the concept is for One Word, the book is as short. It was written to be read in less than an hour, and tells a good story on how the concept was formed, how it works and how it has been used by others. One Word was another book I owned and found when I moved – note there are more to come! I don't recall the inspiration for getting it, but my guess it was its process meaning around goal-setting.
So I set a phrase and not a word
As I started 2015, I thought about this book that I had read a while back and decided to open up and see if I could come to a word to guide me through the year. As I reflected on where I was and what I was doing, what came to me was not 1 word but 3, and after trying to come up with a good 1 word for the 3, I decided to stick with the 3 – mix it up. As I am creeping up to my sixth decade on this planet, I often find myself getting a little stodgy and repetitive. I could be going to the same stores or reading the same blogs and sites or simply doing the same thing. Why not mix it up, expose myself to new things, foods, places, people, even if the change is slight. This way, I am making small, incremental changes in my life, which won't seem as obvious while in the process.
For myself, I will use the hashtag #mixitup to mark things new and different for me.
As always, I welcome your thoughts on the concept of One Word and the book itself. Have your goals so far this year been a challenge and you're looking for something new? Or have you followed One Word and chose your own? Please share in the comments to this post.
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Guest Post - We Are All Capable Of Greatness And Stupidity
Editor's Note: Shortly before the kick-off of Super Bowl XLIX, I made a bet with Glenn Letham, a good friend and a GeoTech professional, communication strategist, geo, location and mobile tech evangelist and community manager, as to the outcome. I was rooting for my team, the New England Patriots, and Glenn was for the Seattle Seahawks. The supporter of the losing team would write a guest post for the supporter of the winner's team blog, extolling the virtues of the victor. Glenn's post follows.
I will add as a disclaimer, that the Denver Broncos are my #1 team, however, as a resident of the Pacific Northwest my #2 team is always the Seattle Seahawks. I'm depressed, much like every other Seahawks fan and I'm also confused, like many of you. We all are asking ourselves, why run the ball? Indeed a good question, and apparently, even coach Pete Carroll can't provide a rational explanation for that play so we'll just move on I guess.
Football, like business, is a funny business where people constantly make rash decisions... for example, imagine having in your possession, THE best running back in the NFL, and you have 3 downs to move the ball just 1 short yard – well naturally you'll elect to pass the ball rather than trying to run it! {Insert facepalm here...}
So, here we are, celebrating the newly crowned {again} Super Bowl Champs, the New England Patriots. Congrats to the Pats on a fabulous 12-4 season and for being the better team on the first day of February 2015. The Pats have loads to boast about this year including Tom Brady passing for more than 4,100 yards, Gronkowski for receiving more than 1,100 yards, and a very impressive 12-win season and an undefeated postseason – not to mention, establishing themselves as a dynasty, perhaps comparable to the 49'ers of the Montana era, or Steelers, ala Terry Bradshaw.
Let the Super Bowl be a lesson to all, in sport and business, that we all are capable of making dumb, rash decisions, yet we are all also capable of greatness. Think before you leap and remember, anything is possible!
Cheers, from a disgruntled Seahawks fan who is eagerly awaiting spring training – enjoy the celebration New England, you've earned it!
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My Guest Post On The CorporateStays.com Blog
I was recently invited to write a guest post on the blog for CorporateStays.com, a service which matches luxury accommodations for travelers in select cities in the world like Montreal, Miami and Panama City. Digging into my experience with travel, I decided to write about tips for traveling in the winter months. My post, Travel Tips for Travelling to a Wintery Destination, is now live.
Where my typical writing is about business and technology, I file this under the "occasional diversion" I refer to in the description of The Hot Iron. The more I write, the more these come to mind, and the more these may be available to read by you and others.
Thanks to my good friend CT Moore and the staff at CorporateStays.com for the opportunity to write this.
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Mixing It Up In 2015 And The Hot Iron Turns 8
Happy 2015! As today, the second day of January, officially marks the first business day of the year, and by now most have recovered from the merriment of New Year's Eve, I would like to wish you all a great new year.
Where rolling to a new calendar also comes with resolutions, mine is simply to mix it up in 2015. I started the new year off much differently than I did in past years: sans kids, just me and my lovely wife at a Spanish restaurant, where just about every year that I can remember has involved Chinese food (a Boston tradition) and the past several years have been with our kids, even if they were sleeping in the next room. This was a fun change, and a great way to ring in 2015.
So in mixing it up in 2015, I am not looking to make major strategy changes, but smaller, incremental changes that I see as adding up to something bigger and better. Maybe I take a different route to go someplace, or a different approach to reaching out to someone, or simply wear a different color socks on occasion – I am hoping to stop and think when I get into doing something routine or that comes too natural to me, and think how to change it in some way.
The Hot Iron at 8
December 30 marks the official anniversary of the launch of this little blog which is now 8 years old. It's almost wild to think I have been at this, at varying degrees, this long. Writing is something I have enjoyed more and more over time, and it has been both a creative outlet as well as a way to vent some of my frustrations over business and technology – the overarching theme of this repository. Whether this is your first time reading or you are a long time subscriber – thank you!
I have written an anniversary post of mixed sorts over the years, and if you're so inclined you can read them for the following anniversaries of The Hot Iron: first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh.
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Washington Times writer Joy Overbeck lambasted Matt Damon's new film, The Promised Land, as little more than ill-founded propaganda meant to turn public opinion against hydraulic fracturing (better known as fracking). The problems with her review are numerous.Here is Overbeck's central criticism against the film: The funniest thing about the movie is, all the evidence Mr. Damon planned to use against fracking imploded. First Hollywood celebrities trooped to little Dimock, Pa., to bring fre … [Read more...]
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In 1986, Northwestern Oklahoma State University hired a young men's basketball coach from Minnesota to try and revive a struggling program. Most figured the young coach would have some quick success and then move on to another program.
There's no doubt Bob Battisti had some success, but he also fell in love with Northwestern and the Alva community, found his wife, and started his family.
Twenty-five years later, Battisti finally is ready to say goodbye to Northwestern and Alva as the long-time coach and athletic director will retire June 30. Battisti said he hopes to pursue some other opportunities, including a possible return to the bench.
"I have been blessed to serve Northwestern for the past 25 years," Battisti said. "I hope I leave here being remembered as a fierce competitor.
"Most important I will be forever grateful to the student-athletes I have had a chance to coach. Their work ethic and passion to compete at a high level was special."
Dr. Janet Cunningham, university president, said Battisti represented all of the great things about college athletics.
"Bob demanded accountability from his players," she said. "He expected a lot from them and constantly challenged them. When you talk to his former players today, they will tell you that the discipline and teamwork he expected from them is what helped them become successful. I do not know of a player who does not have great feelings for him.
"He carried that philosophy into his role as athletic director. I have a great sense of appreciation and respect for the work that he has done."
Battisti said the support from the University's administration made it easy for him to call Northwestern home for so many years.
"I am truly grateful to Northwestern and our tremendous community," he said. "The support provided by President Cunningham and all past presidents and athletic directors has meant so much to me and I will never forget my amazing time here."
Battisti took over the men's basketball program in 1986 and quickly turned the Rangers into consistent winners.
From 1986 to 2007, Northwestern won six conference titles and finished in the NAIA's top 25 seven times. Battisti finished with a 409-295 overall collegiate record including a 374-265 mark at Northwestern.
He led the Rangers to the NAIA national tournament five times including an "Elite 8" finish in 2007. Battisti's finest season came in 1993-94, when the Rangers posted a 29-2 overall record, finished the regular season with a No. 2 national ranking, and advanced to the "Sweet 16" of the NAIA national tournament.
While at Northwestern he was named conference coach of the year five times and was selected as the NAIA National Coach of the Year in 1994 by Basketball Times. During his tenure, Battisti coached three All-Americans and five Academic All-Americans.
In 2007, he stepped away from coaching and assumed the role of athletic director. During his tenure, the University launched the successful Vision for Victory fundraising campaign for athletics that raised $2.4 million and led to major athletic facility improvements.
Battisti also led Northwestern's efforts to seek membership in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
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Town leaders wanted to use the England v France match to attract tourists to Rugby, believed to be the game's home.
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The council has now said it is looking at other ways to promote the event.
It said that if England beat France in Saturday's semi-final the town would definitely celebrate the victory in some form.
William Webb Ellis is reported to have invented the game at The Close at Rugby School in 1823.
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The couple, who have been separated for eight years, filed divorce papers in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
"This is more or less just a formality," said Downey Jr's spokesman Alan Nierob.
Chaplin star Downey Jr, 39, married Falconer after a 42-day relationship. Their 10-year-old son, Indio, will continue to live with his mother.
Downey Jr is now engaged to film producer Susan Levin.
They met during the filming of Gothika, the 2003 movie produced by Levin in which he co-starred with Halle Berry.
The actor spent a year in jail after being arrested on cocaine charges in 1999. On his release he was caught with drugs twice more and underwent rehabilitation.


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A machine that gets its motive power by pneumatic pressure will produce pretty effects by scientific refinements.
A few years ago the motive power for most manufactures was steam.
At an early date sawmills had been established upon the streams, using the water as motive power.
This was purchased as being exactly the motive power required.
The motive power is supplied by two four-cylinder petrol engines of the Daimler type, each giving 36 h.p.
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For a beginning take the possibility of the application of electricity as a motive power in the operation of the railroad.
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Today, Warner Bros. Pictures released seven new banners for the upcoming film, "Cloud Atlas," which hits theaters on October 26.
The movie explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave dramatically through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future.
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This morning at a New School appearance by the former Governor of Pennsylvania and Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, a small group disrupted and, indeed, closed down Mr. Ridge's ability to engage in a dialogue with our students. In view of these events the Provost and Deans Council feel it necessary to strongly object to this form of protest. Governor Ridge's appearance, sponsored by Milano and The Center for New York City Affairs, was explicitly designed to promote free expression and debate, and the opportunity to air any viewpoints that any student desired was amply available – in fact, was encouraged by President Kerrey as the moderator of the event. As academic leaders, we condemn any activity that inhibits the free exchange of ideas. The New School is an institution founded in an act of dissent and the commitment to defending activism and free speech must be upheld by this entire community.
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pizzini3000 replied to pizzini3000's topic in Games Career DevelopmentThank you, again, for the feedback. I have since renovated my resume and portfolio, and I would appreciate any further comments you may wish to make on them. [url="http://alexpizzini.com"]alexpizzini.com[/url]
pizzini3000 replied to pizzini3000's topic in Games Career Development[quote name='frob' timestamp='1342315269' post='4959168'] All I see is a blog. ... [/quote] I understand that the format of my site is too much of a blog for a portfolio. I will reformat the portfolio section into something more traditional. I get the impression you just stayed on the first page and assumed that was "the portfolio." If you click on the portfolio link, there is only two senior project related posts in the whole category, and that's because they are portfolio pieces. You would only get to the "game-related musings" if you weren't looking at the portfolio. Perhaps if I changed the landing page would help. I'm guessing the main resume review you have in mind is [url="http://www.gamedev.net/topic/626813-portfolio-review/page__p__4952678#entry4952678"]this one[/url]. Now, I'm understanding what his "Technology Summary" was, but his resume had already been updated by the time I got to reading the review. Unless you say otherwise, I'm going to assume the same thing applies to my "Related Coursework" section. I could probably make one section listing projects and naturally include the skills and technologies used in the process. Would you clarify what you mean when you say my "activities?" I thought everything was chronologically listed. Thanks for your guidance.
pizzini3000 posted a topic in Games Career DevelopmentMy name's Alex Pizzini. My website, [url="http://alexpizzini.com"]alexpizzini.com[/url], is home to my resume, portfolio, and a running blog of my in-progress senior project. I don't think there's too much I could say here that isn't pretty clear on my website, but I'll take a moment anyway. I'm preparing myself for a career as a technical designer. I have a background in programming and an apparent talent for design and leadership. At least in class and extra-curricular group work and projects, I find myself in the position of coordinating the artists and programmers while developing the game and programming as well. Additionally, my efforts in story writing and 3D art have garnered praise and acknowledgement by my peers and educators. I think I have a good understanding of my own abilities and limits, and I think I know what I need to do to progress toward my goals. However, I think it is also prudent and wise to seek advice from outside and experienced industry professionals. Thanks for your time and consideration. I appreciate any feedback you have on the design of my resume and portfolio as well as critical analysis of the content therein.


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(CNSNews.com) – Two polls show the presidential race in a dead heat, but one of those show Republican John McCain with an advantage over Barack Obama for the first time since June.
A Rasmussen poll released Monday showed the race for the White House is tied at 44 percent for Obama and McCain. However, among "leaners," McCain leads 47-46 percent.
A Gallup poll released Sunday showed Obama with a one point lead, 45 percent to 44 percent.
Both polls surveyed about 1,000 voters and have a two percent margin of error.
Obama still has a two-point advantage in the Real Clear Politics polling average. The Rasmussen electoral calculator has Obama ahead of McCain by 273 electoral votes to McCain's 227.
Meanwhile, Obama leads McCain between one to four points in the swing states of Colorado, Virginia, Michigan and Ohio, according to the Real Clear Politics (RCP) average. McCain leads Obama only in the swing states of Florida and Michigan, according to RCP.
However, the consistent three-to-five-point lead Obama has held over his Republican opponent for several weeks in national polls is apparently narrowing.
In the Rasmussen poll, McCain also leads Obama among unaffiliated voters by 52 percent to 37 percent. Last week, the two were tied in that category.
Meanwhile, 46 percent of voters trust McCain more than Obama on energy, while 42 percent trust Obama more. Further, 46 percent think Obama views American society as unfair and discriminatory, up from 43 percent in July and 39 percent in June.


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Burglars hit MJ pawn shop, market
A lone suspect entered the pawn shop and targeted jewelry. Currently, investigators are still determining the amount and value of stolen jewelry. It is expected to be well in excess of $30,000, Chandler said.
Video surveillance showed a large box-style Penske moving truck backing up to the front door of the business. Three suspects exited the truck, and one smashed the front door with a sledgehammer. All three suspects went inside the business. A blood trail was left throughout the Corner Market as one suspect injured himself while busting through the glass door, Chandler added.
The stolen truck was later located in Wilson County.
Mt. Juliet Police Department is asking for the publics help in identifying the suspects.
There is great surveillance video, and the suspects are easily recognizable, he noted.
The suspects are described as follows.
Suspect one is a middle-aged black male with dreadlock-style black hair, around 5 feet 8 inches tall with a stocky build.
Suspect two is a middle-aged white female around 5 feet 6 inches tall with a stocky/athletic build.
Suspect three is a middle-aged white male with mullet-style blonde hair and around 6 feet tall with a skinny build.
Anyone with any information on this crime is encouraged to call the MJPD at 754-2550. Information can also be given anonymously by calling 754-TIPS (8477) or via the departments website at http://www.mjpd.org/.


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Many schools are in tornado siren 'dead zones'
Reporter: Bob Segall
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There are hundreds of tornado sirens throughout central Indiana, and most of them are close to busy neighborhoods. But every day, as families venture outside those neighborhoods, many are heading into dead zones - places where there are no sirens.
Union Elementary School on the north side of Zionsville is in a dead zone; it's four miles from the closest tornado sirens.
"You can't hear them at all here," said Principal Cathy Fuelling. "We're out away from things. We're a rural school."
One-hundred fifty kids go to the school every day - but what if a tornado were to come, too?
"We'll have the TV on, watching the news to see where that weather is," Fuelling said. "(But)we'd be in trouble if we lost electricity."
Union Elementary isn't alone. Eyewitness News mapped the location of every school and every tornado siren in the metro area and found there are dozens of schools nowhere near a tornado siren. Many of those schools rely on weather radios to find out about severe weather, but schools like Union don't have that, either.
It's not just schools that are out of range of sirens. Our investigation found outdoor warning sirens fail to protect some of the busiest outdoor meeting places throughout the metro area. Dozens of parks and recreation areas also fall in dead zones - places like an outdoor soccer complex in Center Grove, a popular playground in Geist, and even the Boone County Fairgrounds, where thousands of people gather every summer. None of them are within range of a warning siren.
Emergency management officials stress over and over that these sirens are meant to alert people who are outside. So these outdoor parks are exactly the types of places that should be covered by sirens. But they are not, and for the state, that is cause for alarm.
"It's definitely a current concern," said Phil Roberts, the state's emergency response director.
Roberts said it's up to counties and towns to fix their own dead zones.
"Where do the priorities fall within that jurisdiction?" he said. "Certainly I think warning, trying to save lives should be a high priority, but that's me speaking personally. That might not end up being the priorities established by the counties or local jurisdictions out there."
Our analysis found about 147 schools, parks and recreation facilities more than a mile and a half away from the nearest tornado siren; another 60 lie between a mile and a mile and a half away.
Although the range of sirens varies depending on the manufacturer, experts say a good rule of thumb, considering weather conditions and other factors, is that sirens have a practical range of about a mile. (Click here to view a map of siren ranges in the nine-county area. This is a large file. For a detailed list of schools and parks in relation to sirens, click here.)
Madison County has hundreds of square miles not covered by tornado sirens - as many as three out of four people aren't reached by sirens, officials acknowledge.
"I would say a hundred thousand are probably not covered by a siren," said emergency management director C.R. Brown.
Brown said officials in Madison County and some of its communities are in discussions about adding new sirens, but he added that with all the priorities the county has for public safety, it has to strike a balance.
"When the county that we are in is having some financial difficulties and looking at ways to make sure that we can pave the roads and put police officers and fire personnel on the streets," he said, "you've got to look at the list. You've got to look at the priorities and where you're going to spend those tax dollars that's going to benefit everybody."
Brown said residents also have to take safety into their own hands. He and county officials all over the state promote the use of weather radios that broadcast warnings directly from the National Weather Service.
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"People need to realize that they have a responsibility," he said. "It's not my responsibility to warn them. It's their responsibility to be prepared, and I think we're missing that."
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LONDON – A deputy speaker of Britain's lower house of Parliament was arrested Saturday on suspicion of raping one man and sexually assaulting another, according to media reports.
Nigel Evans, a lawmaker in Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative Party, was reportedly questioned over the alleged attacks on two men in their 20s.
Evans, 55, represents the Ribble Valley constituency in Lancashire, northwest England, and is one of the three deputy speakers of the House of Commons.
"A 55-year-old man from Pendleton in Lancashire has today, Saturday, . . . been arrested by Lancashire Constabulary on suspicion of rape and sexual assault," the local police force said in a statement.
A spokeswoman for the force later said the suspect had been released on bail until June 19.
Police said the alleged attacks took place in the village of Pendleton, where Evans lives, between July 2009 and March 2013.
Cameron has reportedly been informed of the arrest.
Evans revealed he was gay in 2010, eight years after he was elected to Parliament, saying he was "tired of living a lie." He is a popular figure in London's Westminster political hub, well-liked by lawmakers across the political spectrum.
His arrest stunned fellow Conservatives. "Everybody's completely shell-shocked," Michael Ranson, chairman of the Ribble Valley Conservative Association, told Sky News television. "He is a very popular MP (member of Parliament)."
Brian Binley, a Conservative lawmaker and a friend of Evans, said: "I was just deeply disturbed and shocked. I consider him to be a very good friend. I know him to be caring, compassionate and in no way would he inflict himself violently on any other person."
As a deputy speaker, Evans has the authority to stand in for the speaker of Parliament, who is tasked with keeping order during debates.
The Welsh lawmaker also served as a vice chairman of the Conservative Party between 1999 and 2001, and was its spokesman on affairs pertaining to Wales for two years after that.
When he came out of the closed in 2010, Evans claimed that political opponents had threatened to reveal his secret.
"I could not afford it to be used as leverage against me. I couldn't take the risk. I don't want any other MP to face that kind of nastiness again," he told The Mail on Sunday newspaper. "I am sure there are other gay MPs who would like to be open about their sexuality but are fearful of the consequences."


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Recipe: Smoked salmon pizza
Two of our favourite things put together.
Once, when my late mother was rushed to hospital, I knew she was on her way to recovery when she opened her eyes and said, "I never told you where I hid the diamond earrings." Then she murmured, "I think I could just about manage a little smoked salmon sandwich." It was less a mutter, more a commandment - the 11th, I guess: thou shalt mark all occasions great and small with the serving of a portion of best smoked salmon.
My father, who smoked his own salmon for our small deli, was able to slice salmon like Oistrakh played the violin. He was a virtuoso of this rare skill; no electric knife for him, simply a steady hand, sharp blade, years of practice and admiring glances from waiting customers.
Growing up with smoked salmon on tap, as it were, I naturally hated it and would never touch it until my parents retired and we finally had to pay good money for the oily, pink stuff. Of course, that is when I came to love it, lox, stock and barrel. I still prefer the mild, buttery "London" cure that is a perfect foil for Flaum's fabulous, mouth-puckering, sour pickled cucumbers, to the peat-fuelled Scottish versions. And if you can get wild, so much the better.
Normally, I prefer to leave it well alone, but there is nothing wrong with a little gilding of the lily now and then. This is my version of the inspired pairing that was first devised by the celebrated chef Wolfgang Puck in California (where else), birthplace of the new-wave pizza. It seems at first to go against both Jewish and Italian tradition. But, when you think about it, it's just two of our favourite things put together, smoked salmon and pizza. What's not to like?
● 2x 9inch(23cm) pizza bases
● 2-3 tbsp olive oil
● 25g fresh dill, chopped
● 100g goats' cheese log, sliced, or feta, crumbled (both work well)
● A dozen black Kalamata olives, pitted and halved
● 1 red onion, finely sliced
● 100g smoked salmon, torn into strips
● Preheat the oven to its highest setting.
● Place the pizza bases on a baking sheet and brush them with olive oil.
● Sprinkle over half the dill, then the cheese, olives and red onion.
● Bake until the cheese melts and the crust is golden brown (about 10-12 minutes).
● Cool for a minute, then arrange the smoked salmon and remaining dill over the top.
● Serve at once with a green salad (and Flaum of Brooklyn sour pickles).
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As a DWI attorney, I understand the specific defenses that work in this type of case. I can promise you several things about myself, and the representation that you will receive if you hire The Tormey Law Firm:
- I have a series of advanced defense tactics that I use in DWI cases, like "Challenging the Field Sobriety Tests", "Challenging The Initial Stop", or "Challenging the 20 Minute Observation Period". I've use these strategies in thousands of DWI cases that I've handled.
- I am one of few NJ DWI Attorneys that is certified to operate and therefore challenge the breath testing device that the police use in DWI charges. There are very few attorneys that can say the same thing. This allows me to "Fight The Alcotest Reading".
- My tactics and strategies in the courtroom have allowed me to build relationships with the prosecutors that you are facing. If they know that their case can be dismantled, they are far more likely to negotiate instead of going to trial.
- I enjoy fighting DWI cases in court, and I am passionate about winning.
- I am going to help you get through this. I will answer all of your questions, I will let you know exactly where and when you need to be in court, and I will be available any time you need me.
I'm happy to talk to you about your case, give me a call for a free DWI consultation any time. Every case is different, so let's figure out exactly how we need to fight yours. Watch my How To Beat Your DWI video
Travis J. Tormey Esq.
Phone: (201) 556-1571
Here's some information about the Saddle Brook municipal court that you will need on the day of your trial:
Saddle Brook Municipal Court
73 Market St
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
Saddle Brook is a township in Bergen County, NJ. The township has a population of 13,700 people and a total area of 2.7 square miles. The township is a central transportation hub, intersected by the Garden State Parkway (exit 159), Interstate Route 80 (exit 62), and State Highway 46. The Saddle Brook Municipal Court is located at 93 Market Street. The court office is open Monday-Friday 8:30am to 3:30pm, and the court office can be contacted directly at 201-843-7642.
For more information on the Saddle Brook Municipal Court, please visit their website.
Saddle Brook Municipal Court Info:
- Nicholas Nasarenko is the Judge.
- Brian Giblin is the Prosecutor.
- Thomas E. Cuomo is the Court Administrator.
Directions to Saddle Brook Municipal Court:
Route 46 traveling EAST:
Use left lane exit onto Fifth Street. At light turn right onto Market Street.
Route 46 traveling WEST:
Once past the Saddle Brook Mall (and traffic light), turn right at next light onto Fifth Street. Follow the directions for Route 46 EAST.
Route 80 traveling EAST:
Take exit 62B (marked Saddle River Road) and turn right onto Saddle River Road. Proceed about 1 mile, then turn right onto Market Street.
Route 80 traveling WEST:
Take exit 62 (marked Garden State Parkway (North)/Saddle Brook) and stay in right lane. Follow signs to "Saddle Brook" (do NOT follow "Midland Avenue") and turn right at the end of exit ramp onto Pehle Avenue (opposite the Radisson Hotel). Follow to traffic light and turn right onto Saddle River Road. Proceed one block to monument circle and turn right onto Mayhill Street. Go about 2 miles, then turn left onto Market Street.
Garden State Parkway traveling NORTH:
Take exit 159 (marked Route 80, Saddle Brook, GWB). Pay toll and stay to right, follow road past the Marriott Hotel and turn right onto Pehle Avenue. Follow to traffic light and turn right onto Saddle River Road. Proceed one block to monument circle and turn right onto Mayhill Street. Go about 2 miles, then turn left onto Market Street.
Garden State Parkway traveling SOUTH:
Stay far right approaching Bergen Toll Plaza (exit 159). Pay toll and stay to right, following signs to "Saddle Brook." Bear right and take jug handle onto New Pehle Avenue. Proceed straight at first light and turn left at second light onto Pehle Avenue. Follow directions from here given for GSP NORTH.
Other Links and Helpful Information
- The Saddle Brook Police Department is located at 63 Market Street and can be contacted at 201-843-7000. For more information on the Saddle Brook Police Department, please visit their website.


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Beauty Tips For Stealing The Bride's Show
You can't wear a white dress to a wedding. It's just not a subtle enough method for stealing the show. Turn up at the ceremony wearing a floor-length cream silk number, and suddenly everyone's muttering insults about how you're the "Inappropriate One." Instead, walk in looking a level of gorgeous that diverts attention without being completely trashy. Kate Bosworth's Met Ball hair and makeup (and dress) absolutely slaughtered the competition, and we show you how to steal her look after the jump. The Hair: It's old Hollywood without being too fussy and we really couldn't love it any more than we do.
- Wash hair, spritz roots with volumizing tonic (like this one), part to one side, and blow dry straight, starting at the roots for volume.
- Using a wide barrel curling iron, wrap sections — about one-inch wide — around the iron, getting as close to the roots as you can and holding it there for five to ten seconds. Spray each chunk lightly with styling spray like this one from Nexxus first so the curls will stick.
- Once you've finished your entire head, mist lightly with styling spray to give it hold without being crunchy.
The Makeup: Bosworth looks pretty (not tarty) because she stuck with a bold lip and toned everything else down. Follow suit.
- Above all else, your skin should look fresh and natural. Just work in a little under eye concealer and cover small blemishes (with this) before dusting on a light layer of NARS sheer powder for a soft finish.
- If you're looking a little pale, a subtle blush — NARS' powder blush in Orgasm remains my go-to — will do the trick.
- For eyes, brush on a heaping helping of volumizing or lengthening mascara (Fiberwig is amazing and won't come off throughout the night) and leave your lids smudge-free.
- And now, the money maker: your lips. Sweet mother of God, that is a gorgeous red Kate's wearing. Stay away from super shiny or slippery, it won't serve you well throughout the evening. NARS' lip pencil in Dragon Girl is my official Favorite Red both for its rich color and the fact that, once on, it doesn't not frickin' budge for hours. Plus, you won't need a separate lip pencil with this one to keep it from bleeding, and we're always into simplifying.
Now you're good to go beauty-wise, but keep in mind that Bosworth's look was also heavily aided by that drop-dead gorgeous dress. Her chest isn't hanging out all over the place, she's not covered in jewelry, and there's no way anyone could say she looks inappropriate. But the sheer lace top is a reserved variety of sexy that's much more beautiful than cleavage and corsets.


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Get an overview of this hotel3.5-star Barcelona apartment in Downtown Barcelona, walk to Sagrada Familia
Popular property highlights
Located in Downtown Barcelona, this apartment is within 1 mi (2 km) of L'Auditori, Sagrada Familia, and Casa Batllo. Casa Mila and Arc de Triomf are also within 1 mi (2 km).
Property Features
This apartment features express check-out, multilingual staff, and free WiFi in public areas.
Room Amenities
All apartments are soundproofed and feature free WiFi, sofa beds, and DVD players. Guests will find kitchens with refrigerators, stovetops, microwaves, and dishwashers. Weekly housekeeping is available.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
MH Apartments S. Familia
Apartment Amenities
Apartment Amenities
MH Apartments S. Familia features multilingual staff, express check-out, and an elevator (lift). Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.
- Elevator/lift
- Free WiFi
- Number of floors - 5
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Express check-out
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Soundproofed rooms
- Kitchen
- Sofa bed
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Microwave
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Room Amenities
- DVD player
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Coffee/tea maker
- Kitchen
- Weekly housekeeping provided
- Hair dryer
- Soundproofed rooms
- Microwave
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Satellite TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Private bathroom
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Iron/ironing board
- Sofa bed
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Dishwasher
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Stovetop
- Free WiFi
- Sofa bed size
Apartment Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 3 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property 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.
- No onsite parking is available.
Hotel Registry Number - HUTB-001352 - 1359
No rollaway/extra beds available
- Breakage deposit: EUR 150 per stay
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2.48 per person, per night, up to 7 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 17 years of age.
Apartment Name
- Apartments Familia
- MH Apartments S. Familia
- MH Apartments S. Familia Barcelona
- MH S. Familia
- MH S. Familia Barcelona
- MH Apartments S. Familia Barcelona, Catalonia
- Mh Apartments Sagrada Familia Hotel Barcelona
- MH Apartments S. Familia Apartment Barcelona
- MH Apartments S. Familia Apartment
We should mention
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2500, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. Children 3 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.


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A chunky handset with various external buttons and ports. It comes in two colour variants – blue on white or black on red – but we would have liked a bit more colour.
Nokia's easy to navigate user interface is present and correct, and the capacitive touch-screen is very responsive.
The Comes With Music subscription will be a strong attraction for many. It has a 3.5mm headset as well as an excellent set of headphones and an ample 32GB of internal memory. However, it's lacking a memory card slot so you are potentially limited to the amount of songs you download.
The touch-screen is excellent, the music player has strong credentials and the Carl Zeiss camera optics don't disappoint.
Battery life was average.
Review by Sunetra Chakravati,12/12/2011 3:56:49 PM
Look and feel
Ease of use
Battery life
The Playlist DJ application is an excellent and innovative way of mixing up your music to suit your mood.
There is a slight lag in response time between pressing on an application and it firing up.
We have to admit; we expected Nokia's Comes With Music service to be far more popular than it's proved to be. The prospect of unlimited music downloads for the duration of your contract seems too good to be true yet, forever whatever reason, it hasn't taken off as Nokia would have liked. With news that Symbian is joining both Apple and Android in making Spotify available as a downloadable app, Nokia would be forgiven for cutting its losses and focusing on other projects. Instead, it has come out fighting with a rebranded XpressMusic range – now simply 'X' – the first of which is the rather fetching Nokia X6 that comes bundled with, you've guessed it, Comes With Music.
As well as being Nokia's first 'X' phone, it is also the manufacturer's first capacitive touch-screen device. We've gone over it before but just to clarify, the difference between capacitive and resistive touch-screens is; the first works by sensing finger swipes as they create a distortion to a local electrostatic field, whereas the latter requires a degree of pressure so that you are affectively pushing down on the display, though a stylus can also be used. Our preference is capacitive (and we're quietly confident we're in the majority), so we for one are happy to see Nokia taking this approach. Yet a capacitive screen doesn't automatically guarantee success, so what pleased us even more is that the X6's capacitive screen is both responsive and tactile-friendly. In fact, if we were really nitpicking, then we might say it was a little 'too' sensitive, as swipes through menus sometimes fired up an application accidentally. This does only require a bit of practice though, but we would recommend you scroll on the right of the display as this is where the scroll bar lies. However, one issue we did have with the X6 was that there was often a slight lag from pressing on an icon to that application opening up.The Nokia X6 is available in two colours. Our review sample was what is referred to as the 'blue on white version', with a red on black version also available. In truth, though the back and sides are undeniably white, the only blue is two thin streaks at the bottom and top of the black fascia and a matching coloured home screen. We thought these streaks were going to do something cool like flash when you receive a text or call for example, especially as they look a tad transparent. Yet the reality is, they are only there for decoration and we advise against picking at them as they don't feel as though they'd need much to prise them off.
It's not the slimmest of devices, but this accommodates the various buttons and ports found around the handset. On the right-hand side are the volume keys (they double up for zooming functionality), a dedicated camera key and, sandwiched in-between, a sliding mechanism that can be pushed to lock and unlock the device. At the top of the phone is a miniUSB port, a 3.5mm headset jack (props to Nokia for including that) and the power button. Down the left-hand side of the phone is what we presumed was a memory card slot, but was in fact where you insert the SIM card. The memory card slot is ……… Well that's just it, there isn't one. Now before you throw your toys out of the pram, the Nokia X6 does have a memory capacity of 32GB, which is massive. However, as Comes With Music offers over six million tracks it is feasible that you could be left pining for more, especially if you use the X6 for storing other media content like large video files and photos.Memory issue aside and the X6's music credentials are spot on. With the inclusion of a 3.5mm headset port you can of course plug in your own set of cans, but Nokia has actually included a rather impressive handsfree kit. Not only does it feel and sound great, it has built-in media controls so you can flick, pause and rewind tracks while the phone remains safely in your pocket. Yet our favourite musical feature is a new application called 'Playlist DJ'. There are given four colour coded bars that you can alter depending on your mood, and Playlist DJ will then profile your songs determining what mood they best suit. For example, raise the red bar with the heart shape to its pinnacle et voilà, your music collection will be arranged into a romantic playlist. You can alter all the bars to the same level to create a mishmash of tunes and it's a hugely innovative way of shuffling your tracks.Internet experienceNokia has installed some shortcuts to popular websites such as Facebook, MySpace, Friendster and YouTube. The latter was excellent when played via a Wi-Fi connection and we loved how you could save specific video links to play at a later date. However, we did find on more than one occasion that our Wi-Fi connection was inexplicably lost. Turn the phone horizontally and you'll be able to enjoy a browsing experience in widescreen. However, we're not sure why Nokia chose to take up nearly a quarter of the screen with a tool bar. We would have preferred one that you could bring up only when necessary, which is generally the case with other handsets. That said, we liked the fact you could search for keywords within a page and also flick between pages you'd visited in a 'visual history' type fashion.If you're a regular to our reviews then you'll know we always grimace when we discover there's no form of protection for a phone's camera lens. We feel it's akin to a lemming taking a walk along a steep cliff – an accident waiting to happen. With no such armoury, we urge you to take care with the X6 as it is fitted with Nokia's now staple yet excellent Carl Zeiss optics. A five-megapixel snapper, Tessar lens and a dual LED flash add to a decent snapping experience, and an equally impressive video recording function enables you to shoot up to 90 minutes of footage.
The Nokia X6 sports the manufacturer's best touch-screen to date and it's also sure to hit the right note when it comes to music fans. The sound experience is top-notch, the addition of Comes With Music a bonus and we simply loved the fun yet practical Playlist DJ. However, considering its price tag, we felt the X6 had too much lag when opening applications, especially in comparison to other, more affordable handsets that include a much faster processor.
Reviewed by Danny Brogan


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Stampin' Up! stamps feature high-quality rubber and exclusive images in a variety of artistic styles to suit your unique tastes-in wood-mount or clear mount options.
Wood-MountWood-mount stamps come in sturdy, plastic see-through storage cases that are easy to stack and store.Clear-MountClear-mount stamps come in handy DVD-sized storage cases with the case front insert showing all images at 100 percent-perfect for storing in your existing sheves.


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Grilled Halibut with Spiced Star Fruit Chutney
"Star fruit is an Asian fruit that was introduced to the Amazon many years ago," explains chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino. He values its balanced, sweet-tart flavor, which makes perfect in chutney. On the cruise, he serves it with tiger catfish, one of many species that thrive in the Amazon River; a firm, white-fleshed fish like halibut is a great substitute.
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- Servings: 4
- Vegetable oil
- 1 small red onion, finely diced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- One 3-inch cinnamon stick, halved
- 4 whole cloves
- 1 small red bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 1 cup peeled, seeded and diced cucumber
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1/2 pound star fruit (about 2), cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 1 pound plum tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 1/3 cup golden raisins
- 2 tablespoons jarred ají amarillo paste (see Note)
- 1 tablespoon capers
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- Salt
- Four 6-ounce skinless halibut fillets
- Freshly ground pepper
How to make this recipe
In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil. Add the onion, garlic, ginger, cinnamon and cloves and cook over moderate heat until the onion is softened, 5 minutes. Add the red pepper and cucumber and cook for 4 minutes. Add the sugar and vinegar and cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thickened, 5 minutes. Add the star fruit, tomatoes and raisins and simmer over low heat until the star fruit is tender, 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and discard the cinnamon stick and cloves. Stir in the ají amarillo paste and capers; let cool to room temperature. Stir in the cilantro and season with salt.
Light a grill. Brush the halibut with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill over moderately high heat until just cooked through, 3 minutes per side. Transfer to plates, spoon the chutney alongside and serve.
Ají amarillo paste, made from yellow chiles, is available at specialty food stores and online at tienda.com.
Suggested Pairing
Pinot Blanc from Alsace is often creamy with sweet pear notes, substantial enough to go with grilled fish.


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There's no need to sugarcoat things: It was a rough year for the Connecticut men's basketball team.
Leadership issues. Coach Jim Calhoun's declining health. Finding out that a poor academic rating means UConn can't compete in the 2013 NCAA tournament.
Oh, and a disappointing basketball team that limped into this year's tournament as the defending champs. Then lost in its first game.
So what better way to finish a season like that with a player likely headed to the NBA draft missing a windmill dunk at the buzzer -- with his team down 13.
That's precisely what Jeremy Lamb did at the end of the Huskies' loss to Iowa State Thursday night.
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