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News Reporter Patrick Lakamp has covered his share of trials, but he's never been in a courtroom as high-tension as the one he's in right now.
It's the trial in Erie County Court of Dr. James G. Corasanti, charged with manslaughter and driving away from the teenage skateboarder he fatally struck, Alexandria Rice, on July 8 on Heim Road in Amherst.
"There have been moments when it seemed like it was getting personal among the lawyers," he told me when I called him to talk about the trial. "It's testy in there."
The topic and the circumstances could not be more tragic or serious.
Nevertheless it may be unsurprising that there's some legal theater going on. Lakamp talked about an apparent reprimand on Friday from Judge Sheila DiTullio after Corasanti held a cup of water up to one of his lawyers, Thomas Burton, who is disabled and in a wheelchair.
"She called all the lawyers up to the bench," Lakamp said. "What Corasanti was doing put him in a sympathetic light to the jury and it seemed obvious to me that she didn't want that, or anything like it."
He noted that the judge is effectively keeping all the lawyers in line.
The sheer legal firepower is notable, as well, Lakamp said. "I've never covered a trial where there are three first-line attorneys on each side." He was talking about Kelley Omel, James Bargnesi and Christopher Belling from the District Attorney's office, and Joel Daniels, Cheryl Meyers-Buth and Thomas Burton for the defense. All, he said, are impressive.
Why such public fascination with this trial? Lakamp, whom you can follow on Twitter at @lakampbuffnews and in his live updates on the News website, says it's simple enough: "The fact that he's a doctor and left. That's the whole thing. That and the contrast between the doctor in his BMW and the girl on a skateboard." Her dream, he noted, was to study fashion design; she had hoped to do so at Erie Community College.
Lakamp's most recent story, on today's testimony, is here.
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Behind the scenes at the Corasanti trial: 'It's testy in that courtroom'
April 30, 2012 - 10:47 AM
News Reporter Patrick Lakamp has covered his share of trials, but he's never been in a courtroom as high-tension as the one he's in right now.
What's better than 'Words With Friends'? That's easy: Music From Friends
April 29, 2012 - 3:23 PM
I reached a point about four days ago when I simply could no longer tolerate the music that had been keeping me going.
Springsteen's "Wrecking Ball"? Enough already. Foster the People? So last summer. Usher's "Burn"? Once my favorite, and now deeply tiresome. The mashup of Drake and Adele that seemed fresh a month ago"? I'd rather sit in silence. Overkill will do that.
So I did the sensible thing. I posted a low-key request on Facebook for suggestions of new music in the genres of alternative, power-pop and neo-soul/R&B.
Within a few hours, I was a rich woman.
My college friend Dan Butturini in Connecticut suggested Mayer Hawthorne's latest album, "How Do You Do?" I checked it out and was immediately entranced. It was Motown with a fresh twist from a young Ann Arbor singer-songwriter -- a former hip-hop deejay -- who looks like Clark Kent and sings like a dream. (His video is at the end of this post.)
Local musicians (who happen to be married to each other) Erin K. O'Brien and Michael Swain each checked in. Erin brought my attention to Live From Daryl's House -- the amazing live web concert that Daryl Hall has been doing the past few years, inviting musicians of every stripe to join him. I lost the next several hours of my life happily exploring back episodes.
Michael suggested neo-soul sensation Raphael Saadiq, whose "Stone Rollin'" is not only a great song but quite a sultry video.
And there were plenty of other suggestions -- all appreciated, and more than I can mention here -- including those from experts like News critic Jeff Miers who thought I might like the Beatle-y band Purple Melon, and singer-songwriter Michael Oliver who offered power-pop band The Menzingers' "On the Impossible Past."
News Online Editor Geoff Nason suggested alt-country's First Aid Kit. News reviewer and Block Club editor Ben Siegel liked Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings. Alfredo Carbajal, managing editor of Al Dia at the Dallas Morning News, demanded that I download his album-of-the-year choice, "My Head Is An Animal" from the Icelandic alernative band Of Monsters and Men.
So since I like to share, too, here's one of my favorite new songs, Mayer Hawthorne's "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out," recorded on "Live From Daryl's House."
County and state officials: Investigate CPS -- for Abdi and countless abused children
April 27, 2012 - 11:33 AM
News Deputy Editorial Page Editor Kevin Walter's work has won many a writing award, so I won't try to say it better than he did in his editorial in today's News. But I will draw it to your attention.
The headline reads "System failed Abdifatah: We need an investigation into why county agency didn't protect boy." You can read it here.
We'll be watching to see who, among our public officials, steps up to take action.
For background, here is my earlier post on the subject: "Covering a 10-year-old Buffalo child's beating death and taking it personally."
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It's 'Poem In Your Pocket' day. Go crazy.
April 26, 2012 - 12:01 AM
I spent a while Wednesday night at Buffalo General Hospital with a friend whose elderly mother had been admitted with a serious condition. The friend is a literary sort, and, although she's been preoccupied with her mother's failing health, she found time to print out poems for her various visiting friends. Mine was Walt Whitman's "Miracles." Someone else got John Keats.
Why? Because, as part of National Poetry Month, this is "Poem in Your Pocket" day. The idea is that you find a poem you love, carry it around and share it with friends, co-workers and family members. (And yes, a certain famous Mae West line about a gun does come to mind, but let's leave that be.)
Here's NPR's take on the day and its purpose.
I'm especially partial to William Butler Yeats' "The Second Coming" and T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," though I wouldn't be at all averse to something from recent Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy K. Smith's "Life on Mars," particularly "My God, It's Full of Stars."
The "poem in your pocket" concept is unassailable. I folded up the paper my friend handed me and tucked it away. I'll be carrying "Miracles" around all day.
Here's Tracy K. Smith on PBS, explaining the science-fiction inspiration of her prize-winning book and reading from "My God, It's Full of Stars."
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DUELING VIDEOS: Clinton's sax on Arsenio vs. Obama's 'slow jam' on Jimmy Fallon
April 25, 2012 - 9:46 AM
In June of 1992, presidential candidate Bill Clinton built his popularity among young voters with a landmark TV appearance on Arsenio Hall's show, wearing shades and playing a funky "Heartbreak Hotel" on his saxophone.
Maybe that's what President Obama had in mind when he decided to "slow jam the news" on Jimmy Fallon's NBC late-night show Tuesday.
Arsenio Hall quipped about Clinton and his sax: "It's nice to see a Democrat blow something besides the election." That fall, Clinton went on to win the presidency.
Let's see if Obama's significantly wonkier, though still highly entertaining, slow jam about student loans has the same effect.
The Los Angeles Times' take on the Obama performance puts it in political context, while the Washington Examiner says the president embarrassed himself and has jumped the shark.
For the sake of comparison, here's a clip of Clinton on Arsenio.
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Garry Wills' biting rejoinder adds to the debate on the Vatican's rebuke of U.S. nuns
April 24, 2012 - 5:30 PM
Garry Wills, the Pulitzer-winning historian who is one of the leading thinkers on Catholicism in America, has a few choice words for the Vatican on its recent rebuke of American nuns.
In a blog today for the New York Review of Books, Wills writes, under the heading "Bullying the Nuns":
"The Vatican has issued a harsh statement claiming that American nuns do not follow their bishops' thinking. That statement is profoundly true. Thank God, they don't."
I wrote about this controversy the other day and got a great deal of response from local readers, expressing a broad spectrum of opinion.
Some of the response came by email, with many readers providing memories of nuns who made a positive difference in their lives, and a few saying "You go!" to the Vatican.
Reader Bill Walsh praised his childhood teachers at St. Thomas Acquinas in South Buffalo (he is a 1960 graduate who went on to Canisius High School) and adds:
"I firmly believe that if one is not happy with the organization then one should find another one. It's not enough to say 'I'm Catholic but I disagree with the Church's position on abortion or the gender of priests or the teaching relative to out-of-wedlock sex.' These issues, particularly the first one, go to the core of what the Church stands for. "
The nuns who are drawing the Vatican's attention, Walsh says, are outliers: "They have an agenda, which is fine, but when it clashes with the teaching of the Church, there are consequences. In any event from what I have seen, it's not like there has been some sort of draconian discipline administered here."
Patricia Farrell -- a senior vice president for Merill Lynch in New York City, educated in Buffalo by the Sisters of Mercy at St. Teresa's and Mount Mercy, whom she praises warmly -- represents the other side:
"Whenever I get fed up with the archaic actions of the Vatican and its backward sexist leadership I have to ask myself what causes me to remain a Catholic? Some days this answer does not come easily. The Vatican's teachings against homosexuals, suppression of women, chastising the divorced, favoring the wealthy, prohibiting birth control among other atrocities make me wonder why I choose to be a member of such a closed, dark judgmental society. But then I remind myself, this dark, cryptic tomb is not my Church! My Church is not the rules, the fundamental teachings, the incense or the rote prayers. My Catholic Church is a spirit burning bright and warm and is welcoming , loving, cheerful and hopeful. It is not a building but a way of life. Who wouldn't want to be a member of my Catholic Church?"
Some response came in online comments -- including critiques of "cafeteria Catholics" to tales of nuns who weren't so wonderful. Here is that initial post, where you can review the reader comments.
In addition, NPR's "Talk of the Nation" on Monday featured this story, "Vatican reprimand of U.S. nuns divides the faithful."
And the BBC interviewed Sister Simone Campbell, who heads the social justice lobby known as Network. She predicted that the plan to have the American bishops rein in the wayward nuns may not go all that well:
"It's totally a top-down process and I don't think the bishops have any idea what they're in for."
Meanwhile, News Religion Reporter Jay Tokasz is working on a piece on local Catholics and their reactions, so stay tuned.
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A rare bright note for journalism graduates to balance the usual gloom and doom
April 24, 2012 - 12:11 PM
A new Georgetown University study says journalism majors may not be quite as afflicted by the economy as we might have thought.
Here's the report from Poynter.org., which notes that recent journalism graduates have a 7.7 unemployment rate, compared to the overall national unemployment rate of 8.2 percent, and a 13.2 percent rate for all of those in the 20-to-24-year-old age group.
Meanwhile, using the same Georgetown data, the Daily Beast identifies "The 13 Most Useless Majors, from Philosophy to Journalism." It's notable that of those, journalism has the lowest unemployment rate for recent graduates.
These majors -- including film studies, music and English literature -- may be tough sells in a brutal economy, but I think they ultimately will stand the students in good stead. These are majors that will make the graduates interesting, accomplished people who have a great deal to offer employers and the world.
I don't discourage the budding journalists I know from entering the field that I have enjoyed for many years. It's true that journalism as a career has changed a great deal, and there are not a whole lot of ready-made jobs waiting for graduates. But I still think that, with persistence and savvy, a talented, determined young journalist can make it. In fact, I know of quite a number who have done just that.
And if they do, they'll have far more fun and do more good in journalism than in any other field I can think of.
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It's World Book Night -- a "reader to reader" book giveaway that's growing, including in Buffalo
April 23, 2012 - 11:00 AM
If you see people handing out paperback books today at bus stops, hospitals or on the street, chances are it's because of World Book Night. It's an effort to get books into the hands of people who don't normally read much that began in the United Kingdom last year and has grown to the United States and Germany this year. Here's the link to the website.
"Spreading the love of reading, person to person" is its motto, and author Anna Quindlen its American honorary chairwoman.
Buffalo is taking part, with the help of Jonathon Welch at Talking Leaves Books. His Main Street store is a clearinghouse for nearly 400 books. (The books are provided by their publishers; authors are not collecting royalties on the donated books.)
"It's an opportunity to get people thinking about reading," Welch said.
About 18 local volunteers are distributing 20 books each, Welch said. Also involved are Joe and Jeanenne Petri, whose Westside Stories bookstore at 205 Grant St., between Auburn and Lafayette, will be one location for the giveaways this evening.
Some of the titles that will be given away in Buffalo are John Irving's "A Prayer for Owen Meany," Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," Kate DiCamillo's "Because of Winn-Dixie," Alice Sebold's "The Lovely Bones," Robert Goolrick's "The Reliable Wife," and Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried."
Those are great choices -- each one of them engaging, provocative and likely to promote good conversation with other readers.
In a month when Project Flight and The Buffalo News are collecting thousands of books for the annual Books for Kids drive, this new effort creates some great synchonicity.
Here's a story on the nationwide effort from USA Today.
It's too late for local volunteers to get involved this year in World Book Night, but Welch is hoping the event will be an annual one in Buffalo and will be grow next year.
Is the Vatican treating American nuns with the respect they deserve?
April 21, 2012 - 9:52 AM
Some of the most influential figures in my life have been nuns.
Foremost, there was my aunt, Sister Margaret Mary, a Sister of Charity, who not only had a Ph.D in Classics from Columbia University but also was the dean of students at the College of Mount St. Vincent in the Bronx. Talk about a role model!
Then there were the Sisters of St. Joseph at Our Lady of Victory School in Lackawanna where my brothers and I attended grade school -- great teachers and intelligent, thoughtful women.
Later, when my children attended St. Mark's School, the leadership and drive of Sister Jeanne Eberle made that school exemplary in many ways.
I also have tremendous respect for some of the sisters who I've come to know in their leadership roles in Buffalo higher education: Sister Denise Roche at D'Youville and Sister Margaret Carney at St. Bonaventure, in particular.
So, I think very highly of the nuns I've known personally. And I'm more than a little uncomfortable with the Vatican's recent move to restrain what it calls the "radical feminism" of the group that represents most of the nuns in America.
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Here are a few links to articles around the country on this topic.
NPR had a good summary of the Vatican's move.
The New York Times published a strong felt but carefully worded editorial.
And in a letter to the Times, a New Jersey reader describing herself as a lifelong Catholic, Patricia Burns, defends the nuns she feels have been unfairly characterized.
Mary Schmich, the Chicago Tribune columnist who just won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary, offers this column.
Covering a 10-year-old Buffalo child's beating death, and taking it personally
April 20, 2012 - 12:20 PM
Journalists are used to covering violence, tragedy and death. But sometimes, a crime hits especially close to home and we feel personally affected.
The story of Abdi Mohamud -- the 10-year-old East Side boy who was beaten to death in the basement of his Guilford Street home -- has been especially sobering for reporters, editors and photographers in The Buffalo News newsroom.
The boy's stepfather -- Ali Mohamed Mohamud, who has confessed to police that he beat the boy to death -- worked here at The News as a security guard.
Although he was employed not by The News but by an outside security firm, he was in our building on a regular basis. I knew him enough to say hello and use his first name; others had had long conversations with him; he walked women editors out to their cars after they finished their night shifts.
The crime itself is almost beyond human comprehension. Police say that the 40-year-old stepfather used duct tape to trap the fifth-grader in a chair, that he stuffed a sock in his mouth, and pulverized his skull with an 18-inch hardwood baker's rolling pin. Then he threw a blanket over the boy's body and fled.
Veteran crime reporter Lou Michel has led the reporting. Here is his most current story. Others have pitched in, and News columnist Donn Esmonde has a particularly strong column today, based on conversations with the boy's friends and neighbors. They have relied on what we call "shoe-leather reporting" -- going out to the neighborhood to find those who knew the family and the situation. As a result, their stories have delved beneath the surface and provided detail and emotion beyond the mere facts from police.
Michel's story today reports that the police came to the Guilford Street home 16 times since the family moved there in 2009. Esmonde reports that many people knew what was going on. Our coverage also includes the state's child abuse hotline information.
Some of us are wondering about a system that lets this happen, and what can be done about it. We're planning to keep digging. At the very least, we owe that much to Abdi Mohamud and other children like him for whom home is a terribly dangerous and frightening place.
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N.C. State has long done a great job of protecting its historic home court.
And while the Wolfpack was able to do it once again Saturday night, this time it was by the skin of the teeth.
It wasnt until Detroits Jarod Williams missed an open 30-footer at the buzzer that the Wolfpack was able to breathe easily, holding off the resilient Titans 82-79 in the Wolfpacks annual mens basketball Heritage Game at Reynolds Coliseum.
T.J. Warren led the Wolfpack with 29 points, including the second of two free throws with 5.9 seconds left for the games final point. Ralston Turner finished with a season-high 21 points, going 6-for-8 from 3-point range.
It was the fifth straight victory for State (7-2), which has won 13 straight games at Reynolds since moving its permanent headquarters to what is now PNC Arena in 1999. Detroit fell to 5-6, and 0-2 all-time against the Wolfpack.
The first thing is that its always much better to win than to lose, so we always like winning and that was good, N.C. State coach Mark Gottfried said. There are a lot of ways to look at the game. We had nice 13, 15-point leads but they made some big shots. I dont think we guarded them nearly as well as we could have late in the game.
They took us off the dribble and weve got to be better there. We didnt get stops down the stretch. Theyre a crafty team that takes the ball to the basket well. They kind of spread the floor and thats what they do.
Juwan Howard Jr. led the Titans with 24 points, followed by Evan Bruinsma with 16, Ugochukwu Njoku with 11 and Williams with 10.
This is our 11th game of the year and we have battled, Detroit coach Ray McCallum said. Weve been battle-tested, weve been in environments. Im just pleased my guys responded.
We got the effort. We got the balls and the hustle plays and just got a lot of production from everybody. We made enough 3s to kind of give us some momentum.
The Wolfpack shot 50 percent from the floor to 45.8 for Detroit. State hit 10 of 21 3-point tries to the Titans 6-for-20, but lost the rebound battle 36-31 and committed the 15 turnovers to the visitors 13.
N.C. State led 37-28 at halftime behind 13 points from Warren. Howard had nine at the break for the Titans, who played a 3-2 zone for much of the early going but moved out of it after the Wolfpack built double-digit leads with a solid 3-point attack.
The Wolfpack shot 44.8 percent in the first half to the Titans 34.5, and was leading the rebound battle 22-16.
N.C. State, which never trailed and was never tied, had its biggest advantage of the first half when Tyler Lewis 3-pointer made it 32-16 at the 3:51 mark.
The Titans cut the lead to eight at 41-33 on a jumper from Howard at the 18:02 mark. N.C. State steadily pulled away and built a 65-47 margin on a Turner jumper at 7:52.
It felt good making those 3s, Turner said. Since the last game Ive been in the gym with a lot of extra shots, because I want to be ready when the time comes.
I finished my exams last week and have had some extra time. Any time youre making 3-pointers it spreads out the defense and gives other guys opportunities to make plays.
But Detroit kept coming, outscoring the Wolfpack 18-11 over the final four minutes to set up the nail-biter finish.
I just wanted to make sure I made the second one, Warren said of the late free throws. I fell back a little bit on the first one and it came off, so I wanted to make sure I had some more lift on it and stood straight up.
N.C. States next game is Wednesday night at Tennessee, with the next home game against East Carolina on Dec. 21 at noon at PNC Arena. Detroit visits Akron Wednesday night.

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One or two nights can be spent in the luxurious rooms, the evening light secluded by the heavy draped curtains and plump pillows inviting a rest in the king sized beds. Each room is equipped with a cable TV, broadband, and tea and coffee making facilities, whilst the marble finish glimmers luxury in the en suite. A glass of Prosecco will greet parched guests on arrival, and a hearty breakfast will fill tummies each morning. A complimentary ladies-only relaxation session is available at The Egg, where the lady will relax in a vibration cocoon, while the gentleman can sup a pint of choice in front of the open fire in the Library bar.
The Bridge House Hotel was awarded a grand 8.7/10 from Booking.com users and 4/5 from TripAdvisors. Visitors applauded the opulent décor of the public spaces, the range of leisure facilities and the quality of customer service. The hotel also current boasts an impressive 10,538 Likes on Facebook.
Breakfast in the mornings was excellent and dinner in the restaurant was good. The gym and pool facilites [sic] were brilliant - the outdoor hot tub being a particular highlight. The staff stole the show though and were unbelievably friendly, courteous, accommodating and actively helpful.
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The entrance/reception area is lovely, the staircase made it look really grand. Reception staff was very friendly and helpful. The room was clean and a nice size.
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Rumor Patrol: Kanye Reveals Baby Due Date, Lindsay Lohan's Lawyer Lied, More
May 5th, 2013 1:07pm EDT
You can't go one week without hearing a ridiculous story involving some of your favorite celebrities. Thankfully, the Starpulse Rumor Patrol is here to sort out what's real and what's fake.
Kanye West Reveals Album Date… Or Child's Due Date: Kanye West hasn't been active on Twitter since November, but he just posted two words to his millions of followers: "June Eighteen." So did he just reveal the date his new album is dropping, or did he let slip the date his child with Kim Kardashian is due?
Verdict: Leaning Album. Let's look at the facts: Kanye will be on Saturday Night Live May 18 to debut some new music, which he has been working on for months now. June 18 is a Tuesday, when new music is released. Kim said their child is due in July, but due dates can vary. For now we think it's the day his album comes out, although it'd be funny if he publicized another story Kris Jenner had hoped to sell to a magazine.
Lindsay Lohan's Lawyer Lied: Did Lindsay's lawyer, Mark Heller, lie when he said in court this morning the star was already in rehab? He claimed she was "ensconced in the bosom" of Morningside Recovery Center, but there are now reports Lindsay was out and about Los Angeles that morning.
Verdict: Unknown. What we do know, according to RumorFix, is that Splash News took photos of Lindsay shopping at 8:45 A.M., 10 miles north of the rehab facility. Just after 9 A.M., her lawyer claimed she was checked into the facility. Seems like a quick turnaround. She may have checked back out, but that would violate the terms of her plea deal that she would check into a lockdown facility that would not allow her to leave. We can't wait to see how this turns out!
Nicki Minaj Slams Mariah Carey: Is Nicki Minaj calling out Mariah Carey again? Minaj ranted on Twitter following this week's American Idol episodes, and it appears she's taking on Mariah Carey, who was reportedly going to be replaced by Jennifer Lopez before Carey threatened to sue the show's producers.
Verdict: True. Minaj is definitely throwing shade at Mariah, and we point to these following tweets to prove it. "What u SHOULD be doing (wit your messy a**) is asking why a woman SO successful at her age, is still so INSECURE, and bitter," Minaj wrote in response to an Idol recap. "All dem #1s but JLo phone ringin? Lol. I guess having a personality, being a secure woman, and giving genuine critique still trumps that." There could be some nasty fights on live TV soon…
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(Redirected from Saleh Mohamed)صالح محمد; born 27 April 1986) is a professional marathon swimmer from Syria who won the gold medal in the 5 km and the silver medal in the 10 km at the 2010 Asian Beach Games in Muscat, Oman. He also won the silver medal in the 5 km and the gold medal in the 10 km at the 2013 Asian Open Water Championships in Kazakhstan and golds in the 5 km and 10 km at the 2008 Asian Beach Games in Bali, Indonesia where he was named the Samsung MVP of the entire competition in 2008.
He also represented his country in the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games finishing 19th. He competed in the 2013 FINA World Championships in the 10 km marathon swim and the 25 km race in Barcelona, Spain and is also competing on the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup circuit and the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit.
- One silver medals and two bronze medals in Kuwait West Asian Games in 2002
- Three gold medals in the Arab Championship in Jordan in 2002
- One gold, one silver and one bronze medal in West Asian Games in Qatar in 2005
- Bronze medal in the Arab Swimming Championships 30 km in 2007
- 19th place in Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
- Two gold medals in 5 km and 10 km in the Asian Beach Games in Indonesia 2008
- One gold and one silver medal in the Asian Beach Games in Oman 2010
- 3rd place in the Capri-Napoli Marathon and 2nd place in Serbia in 2011 FINA Grand Prix
- 2012 FINA Olympic 10km Marathon Swimming Qualifier in Setubal Portugal
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- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
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There aren't many companies in the world that generate 1 million visitors and over 60,000 leads through their website each month. Especially B2B.
HubSpot does.
I just got off the phone last week with Mark Roberge, Senior Vice President of Sales and Services at HubSpot.
We were debating a title for the joint webinar we are doing together this coming week and I had to ask him, "So come on Mark, what people really want to know is how your team at HubSpot does your own internal lead generation."
I challenged him: "Are you willing to open the Kimono?"
(Forget the webinar, I wanted to know their secrets myself!)
HubSpot has figured out that Google Google wants great content, and lots of it. So rather than gaming the system with lots of search engine optimization (SEO) techniques, (which I rant about in my #1 Forbes article 'The Death of SEO, The Rise of Social, PR, and Real Content) they do the obvious…
They generate lots of really good content.
It helps that their powerful cloud-based marketing automation software helps them analyze and plan for the very things we are talking about. We like HubSpot because like us, they are very data-driven, and are world leaders in social media best practices for business.
He consented to an interview, which I concluded Friday afternoon. Here is a summary from the seven pages of notes I took. I talked him into going in depth in the webinar and providing a summary for Forbes.
Most of the rest of this article I summarized from Mark's own words:
#1 You need both Quality and Quantity of Content
Everyone has finally figured out you need really good content on the web, but it doesn't need to be a Ph.D. article, it's all about blogging; great stuff, real stuff, and lots of it.
The key is multiple blogs a week, or better yet, per day.
We had heard the rule that you should do 3-4 blog articles a month. About 2 years ago we brought on a new blog editor and we were worried about keeping up the comments, links, and views if we added more content.
So we tested it.
We first went to 1 article per day… comments, links, and views went up.
Then we kept pushing to 5 articles per day… comments, links, and views went up.
We learned that you can't generate enough content.
Remember both quality and quantity.
The concept of persona is invaluable for user-centered design; I'm intrigued by using personas in sales and marketing. In usability, creating accurate personas helps designers clarify and test task-based interfaces that go beyond simple work flows. How do personas help marketers get beyond the demographics of potential customers?
Personas are huge in sales and marketing Pert. With pretty basic tools today, your marketing team should be able to categorize visitors to your website into a specific persona with relatively good accuracy using the interactions the visitor has had with your website, email campaigns, and social media presence. Marketers can then personalize future experiences in all of these mediums to the specific persona, creating a much better experience for the potential buyer. This is one important facet of our mantra at HubSpot, "Make Marketing People Love". With every marketing strategy we launch, we ask ourselves, "would I want to be marketed to in this way?" Make sure the answer is "YES"!
Excellent suggestions – the idea of continuing to build on the persona with post-launch interactions is a great insight, and pushes both the usability and the marketing uses to the next level.
With a newly started career in business development, I especially enjoyed this article. It is my job to call on leads all day long so it's nice to be able to wrap my head around exactly how they came about. Good stuff!
Nice article
Thank you for sharing this valuable information Ken. I wonder what we mean when we talk about leads in relation to Social Media. A few years ago a lead had hardly any value at all, it was like a phone book for your industry and a lead became only valuable when passing qualifying stages leading to a close. If done right, this allowed us pretty accurate forecasting.
Now, I think this approach still exist to some extent. We still need to move leads through different qualifying stages while those are not necessary determined by a sales team so do you think it would make sense to determine and measure engagement stages these days?


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VIDEO: George W. Bush's $250 Million Presidential Center Second Only In Size To Reagan Library
The Bush Foundation raised $500 million, but was only able to use half to build the sprawling center.
When the sprawling 15-acre George W. Bush Presidential Center opens in Dallas, Texas on May 1, it will become the second largest presidential library and museum complex in the country, surpassed only by the Reagan library – which was constructed before Congress passed a measure that encouraged restricted size limits of presidential libraries.
The Bush Foundation raised far more money for the center than expected, bringing in $500 million instead of an projected $300 million, though only half of those funds were used. The Dallas Morning News reports that most of the remaining money went, as legally required, to the federal government or to Southern Methodist University, on whose campus the center was built.
[READ: George W. Bush 'I'm Comfortable With What I Did']
At 226,560 square feet, the Bush Center is larger, but also more advanced that most of its predecessors, complete with LED screens, interactive exhibits and a LEED Platinum certification for all of its green elements. Seventy million pages of text records are contained inside the single Georgian-style building perched upon a campus hill.
The center wasn't always meant to look the way it does. The Dallas Morning News reported in 2009 that the library, museum and policy institute were supposed to exist as separate buildings but later evolved into a single, massive center. The policy institute is also two-thirds larger than originally intended, with a bigger auditorium, conference and service space.
For a sneak peek of the massive center that tells the 43rd president's story, check out the live webcam from campus. Or watch a timelapse of how the complex was constructed, which was shared with Whispers by EarthCam.net, a service that picks up live webcam content from across the world.
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Just want to mention that I plan on doing a whole series of these dudes, with hopefully some more surprises in store than just prints. On the off chance that both of these prints (and future breakable dudes) sell out, I will be reprinting a variant of them facing the opposite direction (with a slight change) so that any matchup is possible. I REALLY like making these dudes, and I hope people enjoy them enough to put them in their homes, so that others may imagine the ensuing battle.
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Discount Tire Mansfield Texas - first DTC fail
I've been going to Discount Tire for years, but I guess they're franchising differently now? Not sure. I took a tire and wheel in to be mounted on Saturday around 1 or 2 ... the guy said he was going to call me when it was done. Well, I waited and waited ... it turned about 4:45 and I called up there an no answer. They closed at 5:00. Guess a 45 minute repair got pushed back so I'll hopefully get it on Monday AM. Just wish he would have called ... kinda need that tire.
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It never siezes to amaze me the things business owners do or do not do while conducting their business. I walk in businesses all the time and find myself thinking about what would make this business better, what the current business owner is doing that either helps or hinders his business. I find that almost 50% of businesses have an attention to detail problem. Or the business owner has no idea what customers really want or are looking for. In this situation every customer that walks in the door deserves straight answers. If you can get the tire done that day say so. If something comes up then call the customer. They are what makes the business. If you pee in one mans cheerios you pee in 5 more. Word of mouth goes along way. I once heard a business owner that bought a tool rental business ask my boss after having the business for 2 years if he thought he should do an inventory and how to go about it. HUHH?? Are you kidding me. How did this guy convince a bank to give him money if he had no idea on inventory? Must be he bought it outright but geez. Sorry for the rant but times are too hard for poor business decisions like this. And its as simple as making a phone call.
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when I was looking at new tires I went there first (local office) and I was so turned off by the "sweat shop" you are in and out so fast wonder if they really checked everything that I will never go to them again. I am sure their employee's are happy because they get barked at by the shift manager that they are working to slow and they can't take their time with customers and have a line out the door.
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It could be that discount tire has changed how thy operate, i don't know ... just speculating.
I called them today and they had to hunt to find it. One was on a bent rim and they didn't return that to me. I could have got $5 for scrap for that but don't wasn't to ness with it ... just lack of attention to detail ... dead on.
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Im pretty sure your right Steve my buddy just left discount tire and moved to a private shop I know they switched to crappy oil products2009 chevy 1500 z71 4x4
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I know this response is really late, but yes i can tell you we are constantly yelled at to work faster and faster and obviously as you can expect quality can suffer if you want the people out faster too.
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Archive for September 2006
Overkill – S2E5
Due to the unexpecting nature of getting Carleton University in an odd manner, it will be difficult to do a "Live@Carleton" entry for the time being. I take my own apology for not getting to update the blog lately. Ok, here goes.
Yes, as the title says it, "overkill" is becoming the theme for my Fall term. Why? 3 reasons;
1) I chose three Canadian Studies classes with the same prof.
2) My Friday schedule is somewhat of an overkill because I got an 8.30am class and then another class at 2.30pm. I end at around 5pm, which feels depressing when leaving Carleton.
3)Two of Hodgins' class, I am the "brave soul" who will present first with a few people. Though, kind of coincidental because I have to deal with it in both classes. Good thing, it is a group presentation, but still nervous about it.
OK, ever since I started going to Carleton for several years, I've made up these types of themes when I had discussion group or class(starting in 3 year). Like PSCI3004(Political Parties & Elections in Canada), I realized that there were several people with Apple laptops and it made me smile.
For the Canadian Popular Culture class (a 4th year Canadian Studies class), I dunno if it's there's a theme or not, but I feel like I am dealing with some Journalism students there. Not a bad thing and just in case if one of you read it, you people are cool. The undergrad and grad students Journalism students :D
Oh yeah, for people in that class who use Facebook, I just want to say, YOU ROCK!!!!! :D It's fun to have contacts and somehow talk about that site in class, which was pretty hilarious. I can't name names, but you know who you are.
I hope you guys and gals can leave a comment on here. :)
I really want to get to know some of you better. I know I am somewhat "quiet" in class, but I make goofy faces whenever Hodgins says to everyone if they understood what he said or make some funny jokes.
What to expect this week, classes as usual, but I got two liondance performances. Just in case you don't know (i.e. the Canadian Popular Culture people, ahem), I am part of a liondance troupe, here's the website, http://www.liondance.ca/
No comic picks due to not entering my blog lately.
That's all for now.
Been A Rough Few Days – S2S4
Slowly Responding – S2E3
I haven't had a chance to keep up with the entries because I have been recovering from my cold and bad throat. It just hasn't been a great week because of it.
I had a chance to watch thru Survivor: Cook Islands. My thought is, "meh." Not much happened, but I am rooting for the Asian team. "Go Puka" :D
Finally changed my new look, got rid of my Roots jacket and changed it to another new Roots jacket. :) Silly me.
Just in case if some people I know from class who use Facebook, I hope you can leave a comment.
Kudos to a few Canadian Studies students if you happen to read this. The Friday people, YOU ROCK! :D
Kind of funny that the prof said I acted like Kramer from 'Seinfeld' on Thursday. The only problem with me is that I never bothered watching Seinfeld. I'm pretty boring when it comes to certain TV shows that people watch.
Another thing that is scaring me in Peter Hodgin's two 4th year Canadian Studies classes is that I seem to be the oldest person there. Me being the 2-6, augh. I know I somehow look young, LOL.
As for Facebook, I started using it in late August. Why? I have no clue how I got hooked on it.
Liondance performances on the weekend. I am thrilled about it since a few guys are returning from vacation and work scheduling.
Short Saturday Update: This will be a new part for my entries as it is will be my top picks in comic books. The book I am holding up is "Prince of Baghdad" from Vertigo Comics.
Live@Carleton Sept. 12, 2006 – S2E2
I am still recovering from my cold and sore throat.
Typing this entry in the library.
I got Justin Timberlake's new album (Clean version) added to my iPod, but I haven't listened to it yet.
I am somehow forgeting what day is it.
Live@Carleton Sept. 11
This is not what I expected for today. I totally feeling like crap. Sore throat, stuffy nose and headache, what more can happen?
What will I be missing tonight? CBC News: Tonight, WWE Monday Night RAW and Access Hollywood.
It is great to be writing not from home.
What I Missed and What To Expect
This is still S2E1 for this blog entry.
Since I took a break and ended "season 1″ for my blog, what I didn't get to write were TV shows and music. I didn't expect to hear some competition from Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, and etc. In my opinion, my choices for the Summer Songs of 2006 are Hips Don't Lie by Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean and Crazy by Gnarls Barkley.
As for television, I didn't know that Fox made a head start when putting season premieres for Prison Break and House M.D.
Oh yeah, the big talk last week was CBS Evening News with Katie Couric and Rosie O'Donnell on The View.
I watched both and they seemed to be alright.
Another show that has been in the news is Survivor: Cook Islands. I don't know what to expect. The big fuss is the 4 tribes being separated by race sounds like it's not a big deal.
What to expect coming up?
The Law & Order season premieres, including Special Victims Unit and Criminal Intent.
LOST will be in October, NOOOOOOOOO
What else am I anticipating on CBC?
CBC News: The Hour. Almost less than a month away and I wonder what will Strombo put up his sleeve for season 3 of The Hour.
Another show is Doctor Who Series/Season 2. I already watched it on my iPod video, but I am looking forward to rewatching it again.
Season 2 Reload – Sept. 11
Finally back on, this is S2E1 or season 2, entry #1. More entries will be written later today. Due to the fact that I have succumb to a sore throat. I just hope to add more entries.
To start off season 2, today is the 5th anniversary of 9/11. The attacks in New York City and Washington changed everyone because we are now in a reality where no one is safe.
The destruction of the World Trade Center brought shock and sadness because it was once stood as the landmark of NYC.
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Hasselbeck Still Riles New Variety Show Host O'Donnell
October 2, 2008 8:11 AM
Even as Rosie O'Donnell prepares for a possible new career as variety show host, she hasn't totally given up on her feud with former co-worker Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
In recent posts on her Rosie.com Web site, Ms. O'Donnell—who left ABC's "The View" last year after a series of on-air spats with Ms. Hasselbeck—has left little doubt that she still has misgivings about "The View's" conservative voice.
Among the recent references to the strained relationship:
—On the "Ask Ro" section of Ms. O'Donnell's Web site, a reader asked who might be a good replacement for Ms. Hasselbeck. Replied Ms. O'Donnell: "Anyone."
—Another reader mentioned Internet gossip regarding Ms. Hasselbeck's possibly leaving "The View" and asked Ms. O'Donnell if it was "hard going to work every day" when she was moderator of the show. Ms. O'Donnell replied with a poem.
"A chick being born/The first peck out of the shell/ Is often regarded as the hardest," the poem read.
—One reader mentioned the idea of Ms. Hasselbeck hosting a show for Fox News Channel. "She is perfect for Fox—or vice president if Sarah gets tired," Ms. O'Donnell wrote, referring to Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.
—A reader of Ms. O'Donnell's blog expressed frustration with Ms. Hasselbeck—calling her "a bully" who pushes her opinions—and said current moderator Whoopi Goldberg is doing a good job "handling" Ms. Hasselbeck. "I agree. Whoopi rocks it," Ms. O'Donnell wrote.
—In a blog entry last month, Ms. O'Donnell compared Ms. Hasselbeck to Gov. Palin. "Sarah P, Elisabeth H. Identical cousins. Women who hunt in high heels gives one pause."
—A reader asked Ms. O'Donnell if it was "a big no-no for Elisabeth to discuss what a guest does backstage." The question was a reference to Ms. Hasselbeck's comments at a Republican National Convention luncheon implying that Michelle Obama agreed to appear on "The View" only if certain questions weren't asked. "It shows you clearly who she is," Ms. O'Donnell said of Ms. Hasselbeck.
NBC Thursday announced plans for Ms. O'Donnell to host a live variety special on Thanksgiving Eve. Reports that Ms. O'Donnell and the network were talking about a variety show first surfaced in July.
While NBC has only announced plans for a one-off special, it's likely the network would expand its relationship with Ms. O'Donnell if the hour does well in the ratings.
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A witness testified he was plied with wine at a Danville bar before being arrested by Tanabe in January, 2011.
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(BAY CITY NEWS) -- Two victims of the so-called "dirty DUI" arrests testified at the trial of the arresting officer in federal court in San Francisco Tuesday that they were plied with wine at a Danville bar on the night of the incidents.
"He kept ordering flights of wine," said witness Mitchell Katz, referring to a man he knew only as "Benny," who was present at a 2011 meeting at The Vine, a wine-tasting bar, that was supposedly for the purpose of discussing a future television program.
Katz, the owner of a Livermore winery, and Verizon technology strategist Hasan Aksu, of Martinez, were called to the stand by prosecutors at the trial of former Contra Costa County Deputy Sheriff Stephen Tanabe.
Tanabe, 50, of Alamo, is facing federal charges of conspiracy, wire fraud and extortion for his alleged role in the drunken driving arrests of Katz, Aksu and a third man in late 2010 and early 2011.
[Related: Tanabe Trial Begins.]
Prosecutors allege the arrests were part of a scheme by former private investigator Christopher Butler to get husbands in divorce cases drunk and then arrested for driving under the influence.
The men were husbands or ex-husbands of female clients of Butler's who were seeking to gain an advantage in divorce or custody disputes. The arrests were dubbed dirty DUIs.
Butler, who is expected to be a key prosecution witness against Tanabe, pleaded guilty last year to an array of charges including drug offenses, conspiracy and civil rights violations. He was sentenced to eight years in prison.
[Related: Diablo Magazine's 'The Setup' about Chris Butler.]
He and former Central Contra Costa County Narcotics Enforcement Team Commander Norman Wielsch were chief figures in a police corruption scandal that included their sale of drugs Wielsch stole from CNET evidence lockers, phony arrests, extortion and Butler's orchestration of dirty DUI arrests and wiretapping of clients' husbands' cars.
Tanabe is accused only in connection with three DUI arrests.
He faces one count of conspiracy to deprive others of his honest services; three counts of wire fraud related to text messages he and Butler exchanged before the arrests; and three counts of extortion for allegedly receiving cocaine and a Glock gun from Butler in payment.
His trial in the court of U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer began Monday and is expected to last about two weeks.
Defense attorney Tim Pori told the jury during his opening statement Monday that the arrests were within Tanabe's duties and there was no proof he received cocaine and a gun in payment.
Tanabe, assigned to work as a Danville police officer, arrested Katz as he drove away from the bar on Jan. 14, 2011. Tanabe arrested Aksu on Jan. 9.
He asked another officer to arrest Lane Bauldry outside a different Danville bar on Nov. 2, 2010, because Tanabe was off duty that night, according to prosecutors.
On the stand, Katz and Aksu gave similar accounts of how they were allegedly enticed to drink at the bar.
Aksu said a man who used the name John Brownell invited him to come to the bar for an interview for a magazine article about successful European-born businessmen in the East Bay.
Katz said "John Brownell" told him he was a producer for the A&E Network who wanted to talk about a possible television program comparing Livermore and Napa wineries.
The man turned out to be Carl Marino, an actor who was a top Butler aide.
Both men were told that the meeting had to be at the Danville bar and had to be on a weekend evening. Both said attractive women later joined them at their table.
Both said that either "John" or the man known as "Benny" ordered them several flights of wine, with each flight made up of three one-ounce glasses of different wines for tasting.
Katz said that after being arrested, handcuffed and taken to the Danville police station, he began to suspect he was the victim of a scheme and voiced his suspicions to an officer there.
"I told him I felt it was set up," Katz said.
Butler and Wielsch were arrested a month later, and DUI charges against Katz and Aksu were never pursued.
The trial resumes in Breyer's Federal Building courtroom on Thursday after a one-day break.
Thus far, Tanabe is the only defendant in the police corruption cases to go to trial. In addition to Butler, Wielsch and former San Ramon police officer Louis Lombardi pleaded guilty to various charges. They were sentenced to 14 years and three years in prison respectively.
One other defendant, San Ramon divorce attorney Mary Nolan, is awaiting trial on charges that she conspired with Butler to place secret listening devices in her clients' husbands' cars.
Katz, Aksu and Bauldry all have filed civil lawsuits in federal court against Tanabe, Butler and Contra Costa County over their arrests. Those lawsuits have been put on hold until Tanabe's trial is completed.
Previous Patch articles on 'Dirty DUI' Scandal:
Tanabe Trial Begins
Timeline of 'Dirty DUI' Scandal
'Dirty DUI' Ex-Cop Opening Statements
Butler Gets 8 Years in Dirty DUI Scandal
Tanabe pleads not guilty to Federal Charges
Contra Costa Sheriff's Deputy, a Danville Officer, Arrested in County Drug Task Force Probe
Report: 'Dirty DUI' Sting Nabbed Men in Clayton, Concord
D.A.'s Office Reviewing 'Dirty DUI' Arrests, Including Tri-Valley Winemaker Mitchell Katz
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On March 1, 2013, an African-American male described as having slight facial hair entered the store through the front door. The male went to the back office, displayed a handgun, and demanded money from the manager inside the office. No one was injured during the robbery. The male took an undisclosed amount of money and left through the front door. The male was seen leaving the area in an easterly direction with another African-American male who also entered the store.
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---- — SUPERIOR, Wisc. — Early in Friday's third period, Plattsburgh State scored a goal, got a great chance at another and then quickly went on the power play.
The Cardinals hadn't lost all season, and they seemed primed for a comeback. But Middlebury held them off the rest of the period.
Molly Downey scored with 2:35 left to give the Panthers a two-goal cushion and they added an empty-netter for a 4-1 victory in the NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Championship semifinals at Wessman Arena.
"I certainly thought that Middlebury was capable of beating us. I know how they can play when they get it rolling," Plattsburgh coach Kevin Houle said. "And they certainly came out strong in the first period and had us back on our heels. But as the game wore on, I thought we got better and better and turned the tides.
"But we just came up a little bit short (Friday)."
The Cardinals (26-1-2) will play Gustavus Adolphus in this afternoon's third-place game, and then Middlebury and Elmira will vie for the national championship.
Middlebury (20-7-2) was up 2-0 after two periods, and then Chelsea VanGlahn cut into the lead at 3:07 of the third when she skated in on the right side and put the puck past Annabelle Jones with an assist from Ali Vakos. VanGlahn nearly tied it shortly after, ringing a puck off the crossbar, and then the Cardinals got a power play.
They controlled possession at times in the period and outshot the Panthers 10-4.
But Downey all but sealed it when she poked the puck in during a scramble in front of the Plattsburgh net late in the period. The Cardinals pulled goaltender Sydney Aveson, and Middlebury just missed the open net with a little under two minutes left. Then Maggie Woodward connected with seven seconds on the clock.
Houle said the Cardinals' mind-set heading into the final period was "just to believe."
"We've done it all year long," he added. "We wanted to get that first goal early. We talked about that, and we just talked about not leaving anything, certainly, on the ice.
"I thought we controlled play, obviously, throughout the third, but Midd did a great job of keeping us from getting those second and third opportunities. And the puck just wouldn't drop for us."
Jones turned away 27 shots for Middlebury, and Aveson made 19 saves.
Houle said Middlebury had the top-ranked Cardinals on their heels in the first period, and Lauren Greer gave the Panthers a 1-0 lead midway through when she fired in a loose puck for a power-play goal.
"After coming off of (an overtime quarterfinal win over) Norwich, I think we really had a lot of momentum and a lot of energy. And we knew that if we came out flat, the game was just going to go ahead of us," Greer said. "So we came out with a lot of energy and knew that our opportunities were going to be really slim, so any opportunity that we got early on was going to be key."
The Cardinals thought they got on the board early in the second when Teal Gove put the puck in the net, but the goal was waved off because of a high stick.Then the Panthers added to their lead with an unassisted goal by Emily Fluke at 3:40. Plattsburgh put pressure on as the period went on, keeping the puck in Middlebury's zone for stretches.
In the second game, Elmira's Tanis Lamoureux netted a short-handed goal to tie it at 3-3 with 2:51 left in regulation. Then with 37.2 seconds left in overtime, Cassidy Dalainey fed Sam Curk on a 2-on-1, and Curk buried the game-winner.
Like Gustavus Adolphus, the Cardinals lost in the national semifinals for the second straight season. Until Friday, they hadn't dropped a game since that 2012 defeat.
"It's the worst feeling in the world to end like this," Gove said. "To be this close, to have such an amazing season, and then to lose this as your one game."
Middlebury 4, Plattsburgh 1
Middlebury 1 1 2 — 4
Plattsburgh 0 0 1 — 1
First period- 1, Mid, Greer (Bielawski), 10:10 (pp). Penalties: Kistner, PSU (tripping), 9:25. Sullivan, Mid (hooking) 11:30. Kistner, PSU (cross-checking), 12:22. Stewart, PSU (checking), 17:00. Ziesman, PSU (roughing), 18:20. Fluke, Mid (diving), 18:20.
Second period- 2, Mid, Fluke, 3:40. Penalties: Era, PSU (hooking), 3:40. Balisy, PSU (interference), 7:41.
Third period- 3, PSU, VanGlahn (Vakos), 3:07. 4, Mid, Downey, 17:25. 5, Mid, Woodward, 19:43. Penalties: Wardwell, Mid (hooking), 5:17.
Shots on goal:
Middlebury 14 5 4 — 23
Plattsburgh 9 9 10 — 28
Goaltenders (shots-saves): Jones, Mid, 28-27. Aveson, PSU, 22-19.
Power plays (goals-opportunities): Middlebury 1-5, Plattsburgh 0-2.
Attendance: 417.
Elmira 4, Gustavus Adolphus 3 (OT)
Elmira 1 1 1 1 — 4
Gus. Adolphus 0 2 1 1 — 3
First perod- 1, Elm, Hogan, 18:13. Penalties: Hjelm, GA (checking) 6:10. Johnston, Elm (checking), 12:03. Lamoureux, Elm (tripping), 15:31.
Second period- 2, GA, Christensen, 2:44. 3, GA, Hjelm (Kennedy, Doyle), 9:08. 4, Elm, Ryan, 14:01. Penalties: Stewart, Elm (hooking), 19:26.
Third period- 5, GA, Cartony (Hjelm), 11:40.6, Elm, Lamoureux (Ryan), 17:09 (sh). Penalties: Wilgosh, Elm (holding), 16:37.
Overtime- 7, Elm, Curk, 19:22.
Shots on goal:
Elmira 7 6 5 8 — 26
Gus. Adolphus 11 10 10 10 — 41
Goaltenders: Sullivan, Elm, 41-28. Hibbard, GA, 26-22.
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Fewer people were able to find jobs in Halifax County during May as the jobs outlook grew bleaker. The unemployment rate increased from 8.5 percent in April to 9.2 percent in May, seven-tenths of a percent higher than in April, according to the latest Virginia Employment Commission data released Tuesday.
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A total of 237,691 Virginians was looking for jobs in May out of a total state workforce of 4,250,483, according to VEC data.
Virginia's rate is 5.6 percent, 1.7 percentage points lower than the national jobless rate of 7.3 percent.
Nationwide 11,302,000 Americans were unemployed in May out of a total work force of 155,734,000, according to figures released Tuesday.
VEC data showed unemployment rates in neighboring Virginia counties fluctuated in May with some showing a decrease and others reflecting increases.
Mecklenburg County's jobless rate increased to 10 percent, up eight-tenths of a percent from April's 9.2 percent.
Charlotte County's rate increased 1.1 percent to 7.8 percent point, up from April's unemployment rate of 6.7 percent.
Campbell County's rate increased eight-tenths of a percent to 5.9 percent in May, up from the 5.1 percent rate in April.
The City of Danville's jobless rate increased five-tenths of a percent to 10.3 percent, up from April's rate of 9.8 percent, VEC officials said.
Pittsylvania County's rate for May increased to 6.6 percent, up six-tenths of a percentage points from the 6 percent reported in April.
Martinsville's jobless rate decreased to 14.8 percent in May, down two-tenths of a percent from April's 15 percent.
The VEC reported Henry County's rate increased to 9.1 percent, up four-tenths of a percent from the 8.7 percent reported in April.
Martinsville continues its hold on the highest rate of unemployment in the commonwealth.
A total of eight Virginia jurisdictions had double-digit unemployment in May, VEC officials said.
Counties and cities with the highest unemployment rate in May included Mecklenburg at 10 percent; Danville at 10.3 percent; Emporia at 10.7 percent; 10.9 percent in Dickenson County; Petersburg at 11 percent; Lexington at 11.3 percent; Williamsburg at 11.8 percent; and Martinsville at 14.8 percent.