TuesdayJuly 3, 2012

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Students feared all week-end if the Stafford loan inter-est rates would double. Having this increase would double the interest rate from 3.4% to 6.8% causing the average student to pay an average of $1,000 more per year.

The rate of 6.8% is not new; prior to 2007 this was the stan-dard unsubsidized and subsidized rate. In 2007 however, Congress voted to reduce the interest rate to allow more students to go to school. The Bill however was supposed to only last five

years ending in 2012.Unlike other loans, Federal

loans provide loan forgiveness which is comforting for many students. In financial hardship you do not have to pay back your loans until your income is over 150% of the poverty line. Additionally if you have a public service occupation 10 years or longer all of your Federal Loans will be forgiven. Furthermore, if you are unable to pay within 25 years, your debt is forgiven.

Congress made a last-minute decision Sunday to restrain on doubling the federal-subsi-dized Stafford loan inter-est rates with a vote of House vote of 373-52 and a Senate vote of 74-19.

T h i s allows

students to have a sigh of relief for a year however, only for a year. The bill will be reeval-uated July 2013 for a revote. Unless Congress bars the new rates next year, the inter-est rate will automatically increase hindering many low and middle class families financially.

This temporary relief is not good for all students though. To offset the costs graduate students will be required to

pay interest on loans while they

are still

attending school.

The Google Nexus 7 is the latest addition to the popular tablet market, designed to compete predominantly with Amazon’s Kindle Fire and Blackberry Playbook.

The tablets’ name refers to its 7-inch size and utilizes the latest Android 4.1 OS (dubbed Jelly Bean), while being produced by Asus.

The device is planned to ship in mid-July and appears to be in direct competi-tion with the Kindle Fire, which has been extremely popular having sold about 4.7 million units during the fourth quarter of 2011.

By comparison, both are priced at $199 and both run on an Android platform. However the Nexus is lighter at 340 grams compared the Kindle Fire’s 413 grams. The Nexus runs on a 1.3 GHz

quad-core CPU with 1 GB RAM memory while the Kindle fire has a 1 GHz dual core with 512 MB RAM.

But hardware aside, a tablets success will come down to usabil-ity and content. Google play is the preferred online store for its mov-ies, music, games, books and apps, and has been recently added as a tab to the Google homepage.

In addition the tablet will use all

of Google’s r e l i a b l e

a n d p o p u l a r resourc-es such

as maps, it’s search engine and more. While Amazon pro-vides a strong content base,

the familiarity of the Google

interfaces m a y well be a strong

coup in p e r s u a d -

ing potential customers.

Two new additions for the Nexus 7 will be a front facing 1.3 MP camera and the ability to share photos between two devices, by simply ‘tapping’ them together.

While Apple remains a clear leader in the full size tablet mar-ket with the iPad, the popularity of small tablets such as the Fire, Nook and others prompts the question of a future Apple foray into this market.

But Apple will soon face competition to the iPad from its more traditional heavyweight rival Microsoft, who plan to release their tablet, Surface, in the fall.

Whatever the future of the tablet market, all of the big names companies are getting involved. There is sure to be plenty of con-sumer choice and selecting the best one may come down simply to a matter of interface preference.

Delta IV Heavy thunders into space

Female pilots secure top-10

Launch Feature A5Campus A2ERAU PRESS RELEASE

Students fear rising loan interest rates

Google tries to compete in tablet market

Congress de-cides to take action

Alena ThompsonEditor-in-Chief

Chris HealeManaging Editor

bgr.com

Idea Courtesy Al Reynolds

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Executive BoardEditor-in-Chief

Alena Thompson

Managing EditorChris Heale

News EditorMegan Demmert

Business ManagerTim Campanaro

Photography EditorRichard Weakley

Advertising ManagerCarlos Mejillones

Editorial StaffFront Editor

Alena Thompson

Campus EditorPeter Tan

Sports EditorMegan Demmert

Space Features Editor

Richard WeakleyMatthew Ellengold

Entertainment EditorTim CampanaroMegan Demmert

Comics EditorChris Heale Staff Members

Guest Reporters

Matthew MackenzieMatthew Ellengold

Guest Photographer Matthew Mackenzie

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Three teams from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University scooped up a handful of top awards at the 2012 Student Unmanned Air Systems (SUAS) competition held June 13-17 and collected $12,600 in prize money to fund new designs for unmanned aircraft. SUAS is sponsored by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI).

The university’s teams, two from the Daytona Beach, Fla., campus and a third from the Prescott, Ariz., campus, were the largest contingent in the annual event, which drew 29 teams from U.S. and international universities.

The annual competition challenges students to design and fly an aircraft for a mission requiring autonomous flight, navigation of a specified course and use of onboard cameras. Students also submit technical journal papers and make oral presentations.

Team UARE (Daytona Beach campus); advisors: Charles Reinholtz, professor of mechanical engineering, and Eric Coyle and Patrick Currier, assistant professors of mechan-ical engineering; placed 1st in the Journal paper, 3rd in the Mission, 10th for the Oral and 5th overall and also won the Dr. Arthur Reyes Safety Award.

“AUVSI competitions challenge students to develop state-of-the-art unmanned systems that solve real problems, including fixed-wing and rotary-wing UAVs and ground, surface and underwater vehicles,” Reinholtz said. “I’m proud that Embry-Riddle fields more robotics

teams in these premier events than any other university, and our teams are always among the top competitors.”

Team Blackbird (Daytona Beach campus); advisor: Richard Stansbury, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering; placed 20th in the Journal paper, 13th in the Mission, 8th for the Oral and 12th Overall.

During the competition, Justin Paterson, a student on Team Blackbird, enthused: “It’s what we’re going to be doing in a couple of years. It’s airplanes, it’s flying and it’s all about getting to know all those systems. There’s so many different designs that even if we don’t

succeed, somebody else is, and we can learn from them.”

Team Awesome (Prescott campus); advisor: Ray Bedard, associate professor of aeronautical science; placed 22nd in the Journal Paper, 8th in the Mission with an honorable mention, 20th in the Oral and 13th Overall.

“We are so proud of what our team accom-plished,” Bedard said. “Despite a catastrophic loss of their primary vehicle before the event, they built two replacement aircraft over the weekend, tuned and prepped them, and went to the competition on schedule. Overcoming adversity is a key component to education.”

Batavia, OhiO – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University pilots earned two Top-10 finishes and won best overall collegiate team after competing against more than 50 teams of all-women pilots this past week as part of the cross-country Air Race Classic.

The Daytona Beach, Fla., campus flight team – consisting of Marisha Falk and Danielle Erlichman – was No. 1 in collegiate and fin-ished second overall in the competition, while the Prescott, Ariz., campus team of Kristine Anthony and Marlene Wessel was third in col-legiate and ninth overall.

“This year’s race was an incredible expe-rience, and it was great to see some of the amazing women I met in previous races,” said Falk, who participated in the race twice before in 2008 and 2009 and is now a flight training manager at the Daytona Beach campus and driver of the Embry-Riddle Jet Dragster. “It was an honor to represent Embry-Riddle in such a prestigious event among some of the best women pilots in the world.”

This year’s race began June 19 at Lake Havasu City Airport in Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and took female pilots through eight cit-ies on a 2,681-statute-mile route ending June 22 at Clermont County Airport in Batavia, Ohio.

This was the first Air Race Classic event for Erlichman, a student pursuing a B.S. in aeronautical science and a part-time flight instructor.

“One of the most valuable things was the experience,” Erlichman said. “I learned a lot about mountain flying and about flying over all different types of terrain. And of course the traveling to all of those different places.”

Prescott team co-pilot and flight instructor Kristine Anthony said, “I am just so excited and proud to represent the Prescott campus.”

Anthony’s co-pilot Marlene Wessel is earn-ing a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical science at the Prescott campus.

“As a first-time racer, I am very happy with our outcome of receiving ninth place overall and third collegiate,” said Wessel, who plans to compete in next year’s Air Race Classic. “It has been an amazing experience, exploring the country and getting to know so many other women pilots. We made our own decisions and are proud of ourselves. Kristine and I had a great time in the cockpit and wouldn’t have done it any other way.”

This year the racers made stops at Gallup Municipal Airport in Gallup, N.M.; Hereford Municipal Airport in Hereford, Texas; Renner Field (Goodland Municipal Airport) in Goodland, Kan.; Columbus Municipal Airport in Columbus, Neb.; Watertown Regional Airport in Watertown, S.D.; John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport in Ashland, Wis.; Chippewa County International Airport in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.;

and Southwest Michigan Regional Airport in Benton Harbor, Mich.

The Embry-Riddle team members were chosen for their piloting skills, competitive spirit and knowledge of aviation, safety, navi-gation, meteorology and crew resource man-agement. Both teams flew Cessna 172 aircraft from the university’s fleet, equipped with a Garmin G1000 cockpit.

Each aircraft was judged against its own handicapped cruising speed, and winning teams followed the route as closely as possible while improving their average speed, a format that focuses more on piloting skills and decision-making than on speed.

The female pilots competed against pro-fessional aviators as well as teams from nine other collegiate teams including Jacksonville University, Kansas State University, Liberty University, Louisiana Tech University, Metropolitan State College of Denver and Purdue University.

Female Pilots Secure Top-10 Finishes in Historic Air Race Classic

Melanie HannsPress Release

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Kristine Anthony, Marlene Wessel, Danielle Erlichman and Marisha Falk all smiles with a best overall collegiate team as they pose for a victory photograph at the post-race celebration banquet.

PHOTO COURTESY PUBLIC RELATIONS

ERAU Wins at International UAV Comp.Bob Ross

Press Release

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from the Flight Department to the following students for receiving their:

CongratulationsPrivate Pilot Certificate:

Alain Paul DesnoyersAlan Michael PentonAlex Thomas Blymire

Ghandi Romeo Pazmino AguilarSigmund Benvic BarettoMichael Chas SchmiederHady Mustafa Eltokhy

Rifat MansurTory Jack Roth

Christopher Louis GalioneJustin Michael Beaupre

Seth Everitt BartosikJustin William Harttraft

Thomas Winston ChretienMustafa Yalin Demirelli

Private Multiengine Add-On Rating:Malik Saeed G Othman

Abdullah Hassan A Nassar

Instrument Rating Certificate:Eric Jacob Adler

Harold Alberto TrujilLoPatrick Andrew GeigerBrandon Joseph Parker

Frank Joseph NosekEvelyn Christina Bunk

Christopher James HuttoBrandon Joseph Parker

Sean Patrick MullenCasey Daniel Walker

Francisco Joseph GonzalesShane Michael Spivey Brothers

Ajay RaghavendraJoshua Kim

Anthony Joseph RandazzoJohn Colin Schmotzer

Cristina Michelle Stowell AlonsoTrevor Garrett Gorton

Zachary Aziz KhanTravis Michael BellowsMatthew Scott Duggan

Jacob Robert Avery

Commercial Pilot Certificate:Justin Payce Marcus

Christopher Michael BoglioleNicholas John Helbert

Valdeta MehanjaTyler L. Markel

Derryl Alexander DavisZachary Lee DiemanJoshua Allen HughesLuke Alden BuckettTarah Sylvie Ernest

Jordan Dale HeuermanNancy Hanna Snyder

Harsha Migara FernandoSebastian Muenzer

Lauren Elizabeth MccallMichael Bradley HuberColleen Marie Williams

Darwin Joaquin Hernandez AbramsRyan Gregory MizgorskiChase Andrew Michaletz

Commercial Single Engine Add-On Rating:Abhishek Rajul ChowdhariVincent Michael Ricciardi

Commercial Multiengine AdD-On Rating:Jmoo Seok Kim

Kangsik KimNathan Wayne Shaffer

Flight Instructor Airplane Certificate:Marc Emiliano Gonzalez

William DoAdrienne Elizabeth Smith

Da Hyun Shim

Flight Instructor Instrument Certificate:Prachi Rajni Shah

John Charles Fremont VIMateo Arias

Carl James Sorg

Flight Instructor Multiengine Certificate:Nicholas John Di Nardi

Brandon Matthew SackettJacob Kirk Smith

Six Eagles Receive Academic All-America Honors

Embry-Riddle had six individu-als named to the Capital One College Division Academic All-America wom-ens track & field/cross country team on Monday, including seniors Beatrice Enckell and Julie Mayfield, juniors Breanna Goring and Karina Coelho, and sophomores Kristina Kendrick and Ellie Staker. The Capital One Academic All-America College Division wom-ens track & field/cross country team is comprised of student-athletes from the NAIA, Canadian and two-year institu-tions as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

wEnckell, a senior hurdler from Karlshamn, Sweden, was one of three Eagles to earn first-team honors. Enckell was a three-time All-Conference perform-er this year, placing second in the 400m hurdles and third in the 4x400m relay and triple jump. Enckell, a 3.94 student majoring in Business Administration, also earned All-American honors at the

NAIA Indoor National Championships as part of the seventh-place 4x400m relay team.

Mayfield, a senior middle distance/cross country runner from Ormond Beach, Fla., also earned first-team honors. Mayfield was a first-team All-Conference performer with a third-place showing at The Sun Conference Cross Country Championships in November, helping the Eagles to their sixth straight league title. A 4.0 student majoring in Homeland Security, Mayfield was also a part of the fifth-place 4x800m relay team at the NAIA Indoor National Championships, earning All-American honors in the event.

Kendrick, a sophomore sprinter from Washington, Penn., was the only under-classmen, male or female, to earn a spot on the first team. Kendrick was a two-time All-American at the NAIA Indoor National Championships in March, fin-ishing third in the 600m and seventh in the 4x400m relay. Kendrick is majoring in Aeronautical Science and currently holds a 3.84 GPA. Goring, a junior hur-dler from Ocala, Fla., was the lone ERAU

representative on the second team. Goring earned All-Conference honors

in four separate events this year, includ-ing the 4x100m relay (3rd), long jump (3rd), 100m hurdles (2nd) and triple jump (1st). At the NAIA Indoor National Championships in March, Goring was a part of the 4x400m relay team that finished seventh, earning All-America honors. Goring is a 3.64 student majoring in Human Factors Psychology.

Coelho, a junior middle distance/cross country runner from Chesapeake Beach, Md., earned a spot on the third team. Coelho was the second runner to cross the line at The Sun Conference Cross Country Championships in November, earning All-Conference accolades. She was also a four-time All-American dur-ing the 2012 track & field season, fin-ishing fourth in the 1000m and fifth in the 4x800m relay at the NAIA Indoor National Championships, as well as plac-ing third in the 4x800m relay and sev-enth in the 1500m at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships. Coelho is majoring in Applied Meteorology and currently holds a 3.46 GPA. Staker, a

sophomore middle distance/cross country runner from Seattle, Wash., also earned third-team honors. Staker placed fifth at The Sun Conference Cross Country Championships, receiving All-Conference honors for her effort.

Staker earned a total of five All-American accolades this season, includ-ing the 1000m, 4x400m relay and 4x800m relay at the NAIA Indoor National Championships, in addition to the 1500m and 4x800m relay at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships. Staker is a 3.84 student as an Aerospace Engineering major.

Michael PierceERAU Athletics

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Last week, the Embry-Riddle Future Space Explorers and Developers Society (ERFSEDS) successfully com-peted in the 8th Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) hosted by the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA) in Green River, Utah. This was ERFSEDS third year entering the competition and they found themselves facing a wider field of competitors than ever before, includ-ing schools from five US states as well as Canada and Brazil. Also among the teams was a group from our sister cam-pus in Prescott, Arizona. Students from the two campuses used this opportunity to share each other’s work and experi-ence, trading stories and contact infor-mation so that the two clubs may take advantage of each other’s resources in future endeavors.

ERFSEDS students designed two rock-ets for this year’s IREC to perform in two

levels of competition. Pathfinder IV flew in the ‘Basic’ category requiring success-ful launch and recovery of a 10 lb pay-load carried to 10,000 ft above ground level (AGL). Meanwhile, the powerful two-stage Artemis I Mk. II flew in the ‘Advanced’ category, requiring the same size payload to reach 25,000 ft AGL. Unfortunately, while both rockets per-formed spectacularly through ascent and apogee, extreme winds aloft carried them beyond the range of visual or radio detec-tion, making full recovery impossible. Only the Artemis I first stage was locat-ed. Despite feeling some disappointment at not recovering all of their hardware, ERFSEDS students understand that in engineering, more is learned when things don’t go as planned. Unknown unknowns become known, and the lessons learned are incorporated as improvements to the next design iteration. It is with this level of determination and positive attitude that ERFSEDS begins planning for next years IREC.

“We’ve held to some conservative

design principals in the past to get our footing” said a club spokesman, “but we’re taking more risks now, pushing our limits. We expect to take some losses doing this, but this is a good direction. We’re learning more than ever which can only lead to even greater success in the future”.

For more information on the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association and Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition, check out www.soundingrocket.org.

ERFSEDS launches in rocket competition

Matthew EllengoldStaff Reporter

Pathfinder IV (ABOVE) and Artemis I Mk. II (left) blast off from the Utah desert at the 8th ESRA IREC.

MATTHEW PERRY / ERFSEDS

Atlas V launch marks 50th EELV flightRichard Weakley

Photography Editor

RICHARD WEAKLEY / AVION RICHARD WEAKLEY / AVION

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V car-rying the NROL-38 satellite lifted off on time at 8:28 AM EDT on June 20, 2012 carrying a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.

This Atlas V launch vehicle was in the 401 configuration, with a 4 meter diameter fair-ing, no solid rocket boosters and one RL-10A engine on the Centaur upper stage. The first stage of the launch vehicle, also known as the Common Core Booster, has a Russian built RD-180 engine producing 933,400 pounds of thrust in a vacuum at a specific impulse of 338 seconds. The RD-180 has two nozzles, two combustion chambers and a single tur-bopump unit. The propellant is liquid oxygen and RP-1 (refined petroleum).

This launch marked the 50th flight of

an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV). The EELV program of the United States Air Force (USAF) was started in the late 1990’s to replace costly legacy launch systems, and to continue assured access to space. The USAF requirements detailed a need for liquid core vehicles, standard-ized payload interface and infrastructure and processing designed to maximize effi-ciency. The Boeing Delta IV and Lockheed Martin Atlas V were selected in October 1998 to provide launch services from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California under the EELV contract. In December 2006, the Boeing and Lockheed Martin launch teams merged to form the United Launch Alliance Company with the Atlas V, Delta II and Delta IV launch vehicles. The 50 launches to date have included Department of Defense satellites, NASA missions and commercial satellites.

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On June 29, 2012 at 9:15 AM EDT a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy launched the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) second satellite in nine days to orbit.

The NROL-15 mission was delayed one day from the June 28 due to Tropical Storm Debbie creating adverse weather conditions. On June 29, a launch time of 6:13 AM was established which would have placed lift off between civil twilight and sunrise. Four min-utes from this launch time, countdown was halted due to a voltage limit that was tripped when the vehicle was transferring to internal power. Engineers soon determined this limit was not set at a proper value and the limit value was adjusted. A new launch time was then set for 6:50 AM, the pre-flight poll was conducted again and the vehicle was cleared for launch. Four minutes from this launch time, the countdown clock was stopped when the computer detected an issue with the upper stage liquid oxygen fill and drain valve not closing within a 10 second time period. After manually cycling the valve, it was determined that the value was operating nominally and the countdown was reset to the four-minute hold for a new T-0 of 7:59 AM.

At 3 minutes, 9 seconds to the 7:59 AM launch time, a hold was called yet again due to hydrogen fill and drain valve on one of the Common Booster Cores not closing. After cycling the device five times, the launch team determined the valve was ready for flight.

Finally a new launch time was set for 9:15 AM EDT and the countdown proceeded without any further issues to a breathtaking lift-off of the country’s most powerful launch vehicle with 2.1 million pounds of thrust. The pitch and roll programs were executed flawlessly 15 seconds after lift-off for the vehicle to proceed downrange. At 4 minutes,

8 seconds into flight, the port and starboard Common Booster Cores expended their fuel and were jettisoned from the still-firing center Common Booster Core. The center Common Booster Core continued to fire for the next 90 seconds. At 5 minutes, 40 seconds into flight, main engine cutoff occurred and the first stage was jettisoned seven seconds later. At six minutes into flight, the upper stage RL10B-2 stage ignited with the three-part payload fairing being discarded approximate-ly 40 seconds later. After this point, no further real time information was released due to the classified nature of the mission. Later in the day, ULA and the NRO declared the launch a complete success.

The Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle is comprised of three Common Booster Cores strapped together, a cryogenic upper stage and an extended payload fairing. The Common Booster Core is an element com-mon to all Delta IV vehicles with an RS-68 main engine fed by liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen tanks. The assembled vehicle is 235 feet tall, which is taller than the retired Space Shuttle of 184 feet tall. The port and starboard Common Booster Cores are approximately 165 feet tall.

This flight marked the first launch of a Pratt & Whitney RS-68A engine, which provides 702,000 pounds of thrust, which is 39,000 more pounds of thrust than the origi-nal RS-68 engine. When at full throttle, the three engines on the Delta IV heavy con-sume three tons of fuel per second. During hot-fire tests of the engine, the RS-68A was run for 4,800 seconds cumulatively, 10 times longer than would be required for flight. The RS-68A engine has an eight-foot diameter nozzle built by ATK.

The next launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida is a ULA Atlas V 401 carrying NASA’s Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) mission on August 23 with a launch window of 4:08-4:28 AM EDT.

Richard WeakleyPhotography Editor

Delta IV Heavy thunders to space

ALL PHOTOS: RICHARD WEAKLEY / AVION

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Blackbeard’s Inn is a hidden treasure

Andrew IannoneGuest Reporter

Down in New Smyrna, right past the airport, there is a little restaurant called Blackbeard’s Inn. A friend of mine who has lived in the area for a long time told me I had to go because, “they have the best prime rib you will ever eat,” and despite her being a compulsive liar, I decided to take a chance.

We got there around five on a Friday and only had to wait about fif-teen minutes for a table. While we were waiting, the waiting room slowly began to fill up even more. Eventually we were escorted into the din-ing area which was packed. Our server quickly came by to take our drink order as we looked at our menus to make our selections. Three of the four of us decided to get the prime rib because of how highly recommended it was. All of our dinners came with a complimentary salad and soup bar, as well as hushpuppies, fresh baked cinnamon, and hot rolls.

After we placed our order, we went up to the salad bar which was stocked gener-ously with fresh lettuce and a variety of other toppings. The rolls were absolutely

to die for: warm, soft and delicious. Once we ran out of them, we quickly requested more, which our waitress hastily brought. Despite how busy it was, our waitress was able to constantly check in on us and keep our drinks full while our food was being prepared.

The food arrived quickly and exactly as we had all ordered. The prime rib was tender and delicious. Honestly, one of the best I’ve ever had in my entire life. All of

us sat together for about ten minutes without say-ing anything because we were all entranced by the wonderful meals that Blackbeard’s Inn had pre-pared for us. Each bite was exploding with fla-vor and the meal seemed to go by in a flash.

The food was easily 5 out of 5. The prices were modest and came with

an amazing bang for your buck, so the price is also 5 out of 5. The restaurant is seafood themed with fishing nets and various fishing articles spread throughout. Blackbeard’s Inn has been in business for around 30 years and the décor shows its age, so for atmosphere I’d say 4 out of 5. Service was amazing, no question about it, 5 out of 5. Overall experience was 5 out of 5. Eating at Blackbeard’s was the highlight of my week. I will return as often as possible. It is simply amazing.

Smack My Ass & Call Me CreativeTijuana Flats launches t-shirt design contest through July 15

Lindsey Levy, Push.Press Release

ORLANDO, Fla. (June 25, 2012) — Satisfying starving stomachs is some-thing Tijuana Flats does on a daily basis. But today, the the 82+ restaurant chain is giving starving artists, and other cre-ative types, the opportunity to do more than stuff themselves with tacos and queso.

Now through July 15, the Smack My Ass & Call Me Creative T-shirt Contest gives Tijuana Flats fans the opportunity to exercise their creativity and submit an original design that aligns with the restaurant’s brand.

“Tijuana Flats follows the ‘anything goes’ approach to food, wall art, hot sauce and life in general,” said Director of Marketing and PR, Ashley Montgomery. “We love the unexpected and strange. If guests can imagine it, we’d love to see it in the form of a T-shirt.”

By simply submitting their design via the contest application on Tijuana Flats’ page on Facebook, they will have the chance to win a $100 gift card, 10 of the winning T-shirts, hot sauces and, most importantly, bragging rights, as the win-ner will have their design displayed in the location nearest them.

Winners will be determined by a panel of judges who will review all the sub-missions and vote on which best meet the judging criteria. Designs will be evaluated based on creativity, originality and how well they align with the Tijuana

Flats brand.For more information about Tijuana

Flats, visit TijuanaFlats.com. To learn more about the Smack My Ass & Call Me Creative T-shirt Contest, visit Facebook.com/TijuanaFlats.

Established in 1995 in Winter Park, Fla., Tijuana Flats is a unique, fast-casu-al Tex-Mex dining experience featuring superior guest service and fresh, made-to-order food. Tijuana Flats has more than 80 locations in Florida, Indiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The restaurants are typically found in high-traffic areas and average 2,200 square feet.

Since the restaurant first opened its doors in 1995, Tijuana Flats has used zero trans-fatty acids (TFA) cooking oils, 100 percent hormone free, white meat chicken, fresh produce and all

of its menu items have been lard free. Customers can choose from flour or whole-wheat tortillas for any of their tacos, burritos, quesadillas, chimichan-gas and flautas. This restaurant also has a popular “Power Lite” selection, which allows customers to choose low-fat cheese and fat-free sour cream in any menu item. There is no charge for selecting a whole-wheat tortilla or Power Lite.

Known worldwide for their own brand of hot sauces, Tijuana Flats Hot Foods Inc., a separate company, provides the restaurants’ specialty products, hot sauc-es and condiments, including one of the hottest sauces in the world, Smack My Ass and Call Me Sally…“Going Postal.” For more information about Tijuana Flats, including menu and locations, visit www.tijuanaflats.com.

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