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Introducing the Apertus Axiom Beta: the Most Affordable 4K Cinema Camera Yet
We've been covering the work that the fine folks over at Apertus have been doing for quite a while. In fact, just under a month ago, we got our first taste of footage from their early prototype camera, the Axiom Alpha, and it was quite promising. In the spirit of NAB, where multiple new 4K cameras have already been announced (see our constantly-updating NAB News article), Apertus thought it prudent to make a major announcement of their own. Today they unveiled the Axiom Beta project and gave word that a crowdfunding campaign is imminent, which means that an extremely affordable 4K open-source cinema camera might be in your hands before the year is through. Read on for details on this major announcement from Apertus. More »
First Footage from the Open Source Apertus Axiom 4K Camera
It's been a long road for the team over at Apertus, but they've reached a major milestone: they are recording footage and are finally showing it to the public. To put this into perspective, Apertus first announced their plans to build a camera from scratch nearly 2 years ago, and in that time with just a small group of people they've got a working product. It should be noted that for testing purposes the first step is getting HDMI recording working (though they will eventually use 3G-SDI and they did show off a 4K RAW image back in January – it's just a lot of data to handle for full motion footage and that's an end goal with the Axiom). Either way, it's a huge accomplishment, so check out the very, very early prototype footage below. More »
Open Source Apertus Axiom 4K Camera Project Exploring Swappable Sensors, Lens Mounts, & Filters
You may have read some of our previous coverage on the Apertus Axiom Open Source 4K camera (not to be confused with Axiom Images who just shot RED DRAGON aerials), but the concept continues to improve. The team is hard at work on their prototypes, and while their module concept idea is not new, they are working on having the first open source camera with easily interchangeable mounts, sensor filters, and even image sensors. Click through for more on their open module concept and how they've expanded it. More »
First 4K RAW Image Posted from the Open Source Apertus Axiom Camera
The Apertus Axiom project, which is trying to build the first open source 4K RAW Super 35mm camera, has been making steady progress over the last year or so, with a significant amount happening in the last few months. The team has been working hard with the CMOSIS 4K sensor that will eventually be in a completed camera, and they've now delivered the first 4K DNG for all of you to mess around with. More »
First Images from Apertus' Super 35mm Camera Prototype, the Axiom Alpha
About a month ago, the open source Apertus Axiom camera project showed its first signs of life by sharing its open module concept ideas and camera designs with the public. This milestone took Apertus one step closer to meeting their self-imposed goals they've put in place to guide their project toward crowdfunding, and as of Friday, they've drawn ever closer by capturing their first images with their prototype and proof of concept for the Apertus Axiom , dubbed the Axiom Alpha. They've shared some of these images on their website, and discuss at length certain issues, like sensor defects, ghosting, and black specks, as well as a game plan for solving them. Continue on to see where Apertus is at with the Axiom Alpha. More »
'It's Alive!' Apertus Shows Off Infinitely Modular & Open Source 4K Super 35mm Camera
In an age of 6K RAW and 2.5K for $2K cameras rapidly announced and released, it's possible even for novel and notable concepts to fall by the wayside. Amongst the competition, I'm sure I was not alone in hoping against such a fate for the fully-open source Apertus Axiom camera project. A fully transparent and modular global-shutter Super35 CinemaDNG 4K with 15 stops of latitude and 150 fps at full-res is still a damn desirable piece of equipment. It now appears that the Axiom is showing its first signs of life with an improved modular design. Check out the details below. More »
Apertus Axiom Global Shutter 4K Super 35mm Camera Gets a Prototype and a Website
We told you back in July about the Apertus project and their goal to build the first open source digital cinema camera — not only that, but one that could match or exceed the specs of some of the other digital cinema cameras out there. This open source camera, the Axiom, will be capable of RAW high-speed 4K recording, and best of all, the software will be made open to the public so that the users can do whatever they want with it, similar to the Magic Lantern project, but without any hacking involved since it's being made available for free. The team over at Apertus has been hard at work behind the scenes, and while their crowdfunding project for the camera will not start this year, they launched a website to detail the Axiom and the new Axiom Alpha, a prototype using the same sensor as the final camera. More »
Apertus Announces Axiom Camera: 4K at 150fps, 15 Stop Dynamic Range, Under $10K
It looks like RED, Sony, and Canon will be getting some interesting competition very soon. Apertus, the open source camera project that started in 2006, was designing a camera with all open source hardware and software using the small sensor Elphel camera. They recently announced that they'll be building a brand new camera that is going shoot Cinema DNG files and sport a 4K Super 35mm sensor, 150fps at 4K, a global shutter, and the capability to get up to 15 stops of dynamic range using a process similar to RED's HDRx. The best part of all — it's open source, and they are planning on running a crowdfunding campaign to fund the project. More »
Check out Apertus, the Open Source HD Cinema Camera
Ever since Tramm Hudson hacked the 5D firmware, I've been wondering if some enterprising folks could buy a lot of large CMOS sensors wholesale and develop their own camera. After all, the RED camera is essentially a laptop computer (housed in the camera's body) attached to an imaging chip. Apertus is one such open-source cinema project that began in 2006; here's where the project stands today. More »


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WASHINGTON - Sen. Harry Reid on Tuesday endorsed calls for a state investigation into the outcome of Saturday's disputed WBO welterweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley at the MGM Grand Garden.
Reid, D-Nev., said it would be helpful for such a probe to "clear the air" surrounding the controversial split decision that favored Bradley but led many to believe Pacquiao was robbed of his belt.
Infuriated fight promoter Bob Arum has sent a letter asking state Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto to look into the scoring by judges Duane Ford and CJ Ross, who each had Bradley winning. A third judge, Jerry Roth, gave the fight to Pacquiao.
"I feel confident there has been nothing untoward, but if an investigation makes everyone feel better, do the investigation," Reid, the Senate majority leader, told reporters when asked about the fight at his weekly news gathering.
A former boxer and a former member of the Nevada Athletic Commission who has judged fights, Reid usually is a fixture at major fights in Las Vegas. He said he did not go to this one because it was his wife's birthday and he flew back to Washington.
But there has been no escaping the outcry over the fight that might enter boxing lore.
"From all the reports I've seen by people on the outside who saw the fight, who attempted to be fair and judge the fight, Pacquiao won the fight," Reid said. "Now, I understand how upset everybody is."
Reid also has personal connections to some of the players. He long has been friends with Arum, the Las Vegas-based chairman of Top Rank Boxing.
And Pacquiao, a hugely popular boxer, endorsed Reid in 2010, appearing at a frenzied Las Vegas rally a few days before the embattled incumbent won re-election. Reid returned the favor by hosting Pacquiao and his wife when they traveled to Washington last year.
Reid said Tuesday that Pacquiao managed the weekend loss "better than anyone else. He said, 'It's a fight, and I lost. We'll fight again.' "
Ford and Ross have said they stand by their scoring, which each favored Bradley by a score of 115-113. Roth had the fight 115-113 for Pacquiao.
Reid said he thought it was worth the time for Cortez Masto to take a look.
"Remember, this fight involved hundreds of millions of dollars," Reid said. "As I said, I am confident there was nothing untoward. I think people just make bad decisions in a lot of things they do, including judging fights. But it doesn't hurt to clear the air and take a look at this."
"These things happen," Reid said, noting Las Vegas is where Mike Tyson bit off a piece of Evander Holyfield's ear at the Grand Garden in 1997 and where a paraglider landed in the ring during the 1993 fight at Caesars Palace between Holyfield and Riddick Bowe.
"This is a bad decision, but bad decisions have happened in fighting forever," Reid said of Saturday's result. "So I hope there is nothing untoward on this, and that's why I think the attorney general looking into it doesn't bother me at all."
Reid said the controversy also might fuel the revival of federal legislation to regulate boxing, an effort he has pushed periodically along with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
"Maybe this will be the impetus for Senator McCain and I to get back to work on it again," he said.
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Improve patient throughput rates by improving communication between the emergency department (ED) and the receiving inpatient units.
Developed and implemented a standardized form that is filled out by the ED nurse and faxed to the receiving department's floor nurse as part of the hand off process.
Westmoreland saw positive results from this strategy. Four months after implementation, they had reduced the median hold time per patient from 130 to 80 minutes, representing a significant improvement in the hospitals throughput rates. The project team also reported an overall improvement in the relationship between the ED and inpatient unit staffs.
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"Utilizing the communications tool and implementing a formal communications strategy helped us make a huge cultural shift in the way the organization thinks about throughput. This formalized communications strategy helped improve communication between the ED and nursing staff as well as elevated coordination and communication with ancillary staff. Through Urgent Maters, we were also able to measure our success by benchmarking against other hospitals. This provided a cascading effect encouraging the entire organization to strive to reach new levels of success in all of our throughput initiatives."
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Location: Greensburg, PA
Number of emergency department visits annually: approximately 41,000
Number of beds: 301
Affiliations: Excela Health System
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Westmoreland Hospital, located in central Westmoreland County, is a full service, acute care hospital and regional referral center with 301 licensed beds.
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Implementing the improvement took approximately six to eight weeks of initial work before rollout. The Westmoreland team conducted two re-evaluations, tweaking the form used according to feedback received from staff.
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When patients were transferred from the ED to the inpatient units, the opportunity for a gap in the handoff due to poor communications existed, resulting in delays in care and poor patient throughput rates. Examining their handoff processes, the team at Westmoreland Hospital saw that improving the communication of information during this process could result in significant improvements in their ED boarding times and patient safety.
Their solution was to develop a communications system consisting of a standardized patient information form that is filled out by the ED nurse and faxed to the receiving department's floor nurse as part of the hand off process. Through this system, the team recognized that all of the patient's pertinent information could be shared before the handoff, increasing efficiencies and minimizing patient delays.
Westmoreland started the process by meeting with the ED and inpatient teams. The implementation team spelled out their goals to improve the process and asked departmental representatives to go back to their respective departments and tell their colleagues about their roles in making this a successful innovation. This inclusive process was seen as critical to the efforts to securing cultural change in the system, learning from a previous process improvement effort, which was deemed unsuccessful due to lack of collaboration.
To implement this project, Westmoreland had to be able to better communicate with floor staff during the admitting process. As such, they created a standardized inpatient report sheet that provided for the input of general patient information as well as other signs and symptoms essential for the nurses on the floor. To help reduce the likelihood that this information would be delayed or lost, the hospital turned to fax machines for instantaneous transmission of the sheets. Now, every unit has a fax machine that can receive the sheet once completed by the ED staff, thus closing the loop on this simple but effective innovation. Taking this strategy one step further the hospital is now piloting an online form that can be viewed by the inpatient units prior to the patient's transfer.
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This project represented a small investment with a big payoff. The upfront costs involved adding another fax machine to a unit and having two administrators manage the program, both of which represent somewhat of a fixed cost. The payoff from this minimal investment was a 50% improvement on patient throughput.
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Larry Miller was hired in 2007 to replace Tod Leiweke. He has apparently made some comments about a few different general managers around the league including Mitch Kupchak of the Lakers, but also has said that he hasn't asked for permission from the teams these GMs work for to talk to them and do any formal interviews. I don't know if what Dwight Jaynes said this evening on Talkin' Ball is correct or not, but according to "The Godfather", not asking permission from the teams those managers work for is considered tampering by the NBA and Miller can be fined for making those comments. Regardless of whether or not there are going to be fines involved, Miller is not impressing me in his time as the Blazer's President.
In another thread, I asked what exactly his accomplishments have been up until now with the Blazers, and the only reply I received (Thank you AK) was that he's spearheaded the effort to attain LEED Gold standard for sustainability of the Rose Garden. Well pardon my political incorrectness, but I simply couldn't care less. Unless the NBA awards championships based on who's the most eco-friendly, Larry needs to concentrate on building a front office that can build a team that has the potential to contend for the NBA title and no other.
A quick rundown of what Larry Miller has accomplished in his time with the Blazers.
1. Signed the infamous deal with Comcast leaving thousands of fans in the dark and unable to see the team play but for a handful of times during the season. Since then he's given lip-service to the unpopularity of the move and to the monopolistic tendencies of Comcast in their unwillingness to negotiate with other carriers. At one point he alluded that the team was going to fix the situation, but I haven't heard anything from the team on this matter for quite a long time now, which doesn't instill in me much confidence in their expressed desire to put the fans first.
2. Botched the project to re-purpose the Rose Quarter, losing the opportunity to build a baseball park (thus having a direct hand in losing the Beavers) and create a year-round focal point for sports and entertainment in the area. The Memorial Coliseum isn't even the actual Memorial, but Miller didn't get in front of the controversy of tearing down the Coliseum and as far as I remember he did not do a good job of trying to communicate with the concerned citizens who objected to the plan. Instead, what I remember is that the presentation of the plan to reorganize the Rose Quarter was handled with the city directly and the team made very little effort to communicate with anyone else. Miller was interviewed on the radio about the process and from what I recall, his repeated reply to what the problems were was only to lay the blame at the feet of the City Council, which doesn't do anyone any good. I may be remembering that incorrectly, but I remember thinking that it was handled poorly, and wondered why they didn't use their media contacts to really flesh out the plans and address any concerns by the Veterans Association for instance.
3. Miller oversaw and may have had a hand in the firing of Tom Penn and Kevin Pritchard. On this I quite distinctly remember the accusation made against Penn and Pritchard that their agent was angling for Penn to be promoted into the GM position and for Pritchard to take over as President. There has been a lot of revisionist history as to who made what pick during the 2006 draft that net both Roy and LaMarcus and because of the health issues since that time wtih Roy and Oden. There has been a lot of second-guessing as well, however at the time these two drafts were looked upon as setting up Portland for a championship run in a few years. Pritchard, for all his bombast was able to pull off several lop-sided deals which made him a very popular GM with the fans, yet his savvy in the draft didn't save his job. Is it speculation to say that Miller should shoulder some of the blame for that decision? It may be possible that Pritchard and Penn had no confidence in Miller's performance, it may also be that they were simply too ambitious for their own good. I don't know if either is correct and both may be totally irrelevant, but it happened during Miller's tenure, so I'm listing it here.
4. The search for Pritchard's replacement, the hiring of Rich Cho and the subsequent firing a mere 10 months later. None of it made sense to me at the time and it still doesn't.
5. Yeah, I guess I have to list LEED Gold, whatever that means. No, that isn't an inquiry; I literally don't care.
6. The firing of Nate McMillan. In a year that saw the loss of Brandon Roy, the scramble to fill the void created by his absence, another setback and the eventual loss of Greg Oden, a severely truncated pre-season, a season with no time for adjustments and a back-court duo that really never hit their stride, Paul Allen and Larry Miller pulled the trigger on a coach that had lost vision and subsequently lost the respect of some players on the team. I'm one of the ones who was critical of McMillan because of his habit of driving the confidence completely out of his young players by not trusting them to learn on the court. I was also critical of the results of that insecurity because it inevitably lead to the overuse of the veterans to the point that they were complaining about his rotations. In a regular season, I don't think this would have been as big of a problem as it turned out to be this season, simply because of the extra time between games that would have allowed for better recovery. Do I agree with McMillan moving on? Yes, but not for the reasons it happened. If they were going to fire him, I think they should have waited until the end of the year.
All that leads up to today and the question that has been building in my mind in the last few weeks: What if Larry Miller is the common thread in all the chaos of the front office and their apparent sudden inability to do anything in a manner that suggests cohesion? There have been people calling for Paul Allen to sell the team, but then when in the past has Paul Allen ever shown that he's not interested in making the team better? When Pritchard was here, Allen enabled him to wheel and deal his way into a draft that stunned the league. But since Miller's addition onto the staff, there has been no set direction or even the appearance of agreement and unity, which has not been Allen's way of dealing with things in the past.
I don't know, perhaps I'm grasping at straws with this, but Miller doesn't impress me and I'd like to see him replaced before anyone else is hired. Right now, if Miller were to be fired, it would border on the ridiculous in the mind of the general public and Allen would looked at as even more unstable than he already is rumored to be, but if the next GM and Coach are to have a chance to do their job successfully, they need leadership that knows how to perform in his own job too.
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Archive for July, 2011
Verizon isn't driving the iPhone's growth — the rest of the world is
Jul. 27, '11: Another great analysis (and more cool charts) from Asymco's Horace Dediu. The iPhone is Apple's most important business, and its real growth is coming from abroad. Related: The iPhone 4 gets better with age
How Netflix and Hulu subscribers watch videos
Jul. 27, '11: New survey results from Nielsen, via All Things D's Peter Kafka. A few reactions: The fact that more than 10% of Netflix subscribers report watching on every major game console and even on connected Blu-ray players is great evidence of how … Continue reading →
How the social games business on mobile is different than on Facebook
Jul. 27, '11: Facebook's web platform has helped social gaming companies like Zynga attract tens of millions of users and hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. But replicating that success on mobile is a much different challenge: App development, marketing, discovery, and … Continue reading →
Thanks again to Brightcove, SplatF's launch sponsor
Jul. 27, '11: You probably know Brightcove's name from the online video world, but its latest product — App Cloud — is a push into the fast-growing app world. In short, it's a platform that aims to let companies build content apps for … Continue reading →
Amazon's growth is its highest since 2000
Jul. 26, '11: Amazon's Q2 was huge, with $9.9 billion in revenue particularly ahead of expectations. At 51% year-over-year growth, that's Amazon's fastest growth rate in almost 11 years — since Q3 of 2000 — UBS analysts Brian Pitz and Brian Fitzgerald point out … Continue reading →
HTML5 websites should complement apps, not aim to replace them
Jul. 26, '11: Kobo, the e-book startup, is making some noise today about a new HTML5 website it's building for people to buy and read e-books on iOS devices. The news peg is that Apple has stepped up enforcement of its in-app purchase … Continue reading →
Where's iBooks for Mac?
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About Colorado Financial Aid Program
The University of Colorado system has a strong reputation as a quality network of institutions of higher education, and its flagship school at Boulder is recognized as a Public Ivy. CU's academic reputation is enhanced by a strong Financial Aid program, which receives support from both state and federal governments.
Colorado financial aid is a defining part of the university, as the University of Colorado is committed to meeting the financial needs of all students and attracting a socioeconomically diverse student body. CU's commitment to financial aid helps ensure that students who attend the University of Colorado come from a variety of backgrounds. CU is resourceful enough to offer Financial Aid to the vast majority of students who attend its various branches, in state and out-of-state students alike. In-state students are likely to receive less financial aid than out-of-state students, as the cost to attend a CU school for in-state students is half the cost of attendance for an out-of-state student. International students rarely qualify for financial aid, unfortunately, and must rely on their own resources for funding. CU is able to offer a variety of merit and athletic-based awards, and students who are good enough to play on varsity teams are often able to earn full scholarships to support their studies.
Colorado Financial Aid Packages and Student Loans
Colorado Financial Aid Packages will include several forms of aid, namely scholarships, grants, work-study programs, and federal loans. The CU Promise program is a notable initiative for low-income, in-state students that provides a combination of grants, scholarships, and a work-study program to cover the remainder of tuition after in-state students receive funds from the College Opportunity Fund, or COF, which in-state students can apply for through their CU school's website. Colorado financial aid packages for all other students are similar to those of any other school: scholarships, as well as federal, state, and institutional grants are awarded on the basis of financial need, while work-study programs are encouraged and federal loans are included as a final form of aid in a Colorado Financial Aid package.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the Colorado scholarship program include scholarships given for sports?
The University of Colorado has a sound financial assistance program that meets the financial needs of students. The Colorado scholarship programs can be explored online. Scholarships are given on need-basis and merit-basis, which does include athletic achievement. Those students who make it to the varsity teams may receive full scholarships as well.
Do I need to apply for Colorado financial aid every year?
Students are required to apply for Colorado financial aid every year. In the case of need based awards, students must demonstrate financial need by filling out the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form. And in case of academic accomplishments, students must adhere to SAP (Satisfactory Academic Progress) guidelines.
Is it true that since University of Colorado financial aid is generous, a number of other aid such as Perkins loans are not available?
Fortunately, this is just a baseless rumor. No matter how impressive an institution's financial aid program may be, the option of federal lending is always available.
Is it necessary to fill out a FAFSA application to apply for University of Colorado Boulder financial aid packages?
Yes, it is important that you fill out the FAFSA when applying for financial aid, as it determines your need. The various aid programs you can apply for include federal grants, scholarships, loans, and work-study programs. You must provide financial information about your income (if any), taxes, and previous loans. This application is available at fafsa.ed.gov.
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Yahoo 9Cat H2H league NON keeper... I was thinking of offering this trade. I need more rebounds since Pek is out for 10 days and I also need a bit more 3's... This guy i am trying to trade with is in love with Rubio, I like the way Dudley has been playing this year and he gives me good numbers in all the Cats. I figure Millsap and Boozer are even except for the steals that Millsap offers..The thing is I like Rubio but I feel Dudley will give me more going into the playoffs.
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A date has been set for the next court appearance of man arrested at gunpoint and charged with blackmail and possessing an imitation firearm.
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I'm so sorry.
Anyway, consequently, I have been working and publishing on Wattpad and forgotten about any of my other work! I don't know if I'll ever get around to finishing this, but my writing has improved a bunch (as well as my punctuation... or I hope!) and I really enjoy working on Wattpad. However, I haven't really got any views, and in turn, any comments. I don't know if my work is any good, for this reason. lol.
Either way, now you know why I haven't updated. I'm so so so so so so so sorry. I don't think any amount of words can account for how shitty I feel.
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Name: Elizabeth Watson
School: University of Delaware, Class of 2013
Key to Awesomeness: Autism Delaware awarded the Daniel and Lois Gray Memorial Scholarship to Elizabeth Watson. The Ellicott City native is majoring in cognitive science and psychology. She's minoring in disability studies too. All while working her way through school.
The scholarship was created in memory of Daniel and Lois Gray to help support students who are planning a career working with children who have autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).
Scholarship applicants must be full time undergraduate or graduate students at the University of Delaware; major in special education, psychology, linguistics, or speech pathology; plan on becoming a teacher or other professional in the autism community; and maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0
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Manatee County's transit system is considering a merger with Sarasota County's bus system.
Nicole Lewis just moved to Manatee County from Philadelphia. It's a slower pace of life down here and in some cases that can be a bad thing.
Lewis said, "I'm used to catching the bus, being from Philadelphia, every two minutes. Here, it's every hour, and you can't go from city to city here."
When commuters like Lewis need to go to Sarasota, there's only one route. Some say it's not convenient.
Lewis said, "Took too long, didn't know how to connect."
Chris Hillfiger takes the bus to Sarasota for work.
"People like me that depend on public transportation could expand their horizons and go farther," said Hillfiger.
"To get to Sarasota, I've got to leave my house about an hour and a half early. When it's only 15 miles," he said. "When you get there, you either gotta walk within the range of their bus terminal or spend more money on their day pass which is more expensive than the one in Manatee."
Now, Manatee County's transit system, called MCAT, is considering a merger with Sarasota's bus system, known as SCAT.
Each bus system is run by its respective county government and the leaders are looking to see if a merger could better serve the community and save money.
The SCAT Director, Glama Carter, says if a merger were to happen, the transition would be seamless, and resources would be combined.
Carter said, "First of all, we are exploring. This is not a definite."
Scat is currently gauging public opinion.
Carter said, "We would have more than one route that would cross county boundaries without necessarily requiring a transfer."
Lewis said, "I think it would help the working class people who are not driving."
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2006: Appeared in 6-of-10 games as a change of pace running back as a true freshman…finished with a season-high four rushes for six yards, including a nine-yard scamper at Southeastern Louisiana (9/16)…caught one pass for 35 yards against Gardner-Webb (9/2).
High School: Two-year running back at Clearwater Central Catholic for coach Mike Jalazo… as a senior, led the Mauraders to a regional championship and a 10-3 record…named first team all-conference and first team all-county and second team all-state…finished with 247 carries for 1,916 yards and 18 rushing touchdowns in his prep career…also tallied eight receptions for 84 yards and a touchdown in his career.
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I believe Warren Sapp deserves to go next. He retired before Brooks so he should go into the ring before Brooks. No disrespect AT ALL to DB. I'd be ok with the retirement/ROH for him. I'd just love to see Sapp go in. His personality and tenacity like none other. I loved seeing him skip through the other teams warm ups kicking over pylons. He was the swagger in that D.
It's the Lawrence Taylor dilemma; do you judge a man's career based on unrelated criteria? Doug's feelings have nothing to do with what he did for the franchise on the field. Are his bitter feelings enough to cancel out the things he accomplished between the hash marks?
FRG is the most logical poster on this board. You guys just don\'t like where the logical conclusions take you.
Why is it even assumed Williams even deserves Ring of Honor consideration? Yeah, he was the team's first real quarterback, but he only spent 5 years in Tampa and never made a Pro Bowl.
Doug endured great racism when he was in Tampa. This caused him to write a book called "quarterblack" detailing his hardships. To not vote him into the Buc hall of fame after all the abuse he took in Tampa would be tantamount to racism considering how that affected his career. He should be in the Bucs hall of fame. It's the least they can do after snubbing him for the gm spot.


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Last year, former North Carolina governor Mike Easley disappeared from the attorney roster of McGuireWoods and took an Alford plea after being accused of violating campaign-finance reporting law.
His law license was temporarily suspended in December 2010 after his criminal conviction on a single felony count, and now the state bar has filed a disciplinary case against him, WRAL's @NCCapitol blog reports.
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The News & Observer also has a story.
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ABAJournal.com (Jan. 2010): "Young Lawyer's Soaring Career Is Interrupted by Federal Indictment"
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Judgment Day, Rivalry Week, Upset Saturday… Whatever you were calling it, it lived up to its billing.
In College Park, No. 1 fell as Johns Hopkins kept its playoff hopes alive thanks to an impressive defensive performance in a 7-4 win. In the Ivy League, Harvard upset the applecart in a big way with an 8-7 overtime win vs. Penn. Drexel topped UMass in a one-goal affair that featured nearly 30 goals, and the Big East remained as unpredictable as ever as Villanova's 13-11 win over St. John's kept the Wildcats atop the league standing and the Red Storm on the playoff ropes, while JoJo Marasco made a Player of the Year-type play to save the Orange from Rutgers' upset bid.
But we'll start in Baltimore, where Denver scored a big ECAC win in an emotionally charged setting.
Denver 13, Loyola 12 OT
Whether this was "just another Loyola-Denver game" probably depends on your perspective.
If you're a youth lacrosse player from Newtown, Conn., it was the time you got to play catch with the defending national champions on their field.
If you're a parent of a Loyola senior, you walked your son onto the field for the final time.
If you're a Denver Pioneers fan, it was a win that may have sealed up a few positives in your team's postseason fate.
If you're a Loyola lacrosse fan, it was a loss that ended your team's five-game winning streak and put the Greyhounds' NCAA Tournament at-large bid hopes in serious peril.
But if you're a fan of lacrosse, then yes — it was simply "just another Loyola-Denver game," one the Pioneers won 13-12 in overtime at the Ridley Athletic Complex in front of an announced crowd of 2478 that felt and sounded bigger at times. It was the latest in a series that's produced some epic results — last year, the Greyhounds won three games 10-9 (NCAA Quarters), 14-13 in OT (ECAC Semis) and 12-9 (regular season at Denver).
But speaking about having members of Newtown youth lacrosse on-hand for the game, playing catch with the team on the field postgame (Loyola developed a connection with Newtown in January when they went to Connecticut to run a clinic in the wake of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary), Loyola coach Charley Toomey said, "We talked in our locker room afterward that we lost a lacrosse game today. There were a lot of kids in the stands that lost friends, parents in the stands that lost children and I don't ever want to lose sight of that."
As for the game, Denver was able to build a big 8-3 lead heading into halftime thanks to senior Chase Carraro's dominance at the face-off X, going 10-12 in the first half against the combination of Brendan Donovan and Blake Burkhart. He said he that he changed to a knee-down stance for the first time all year Saturday, and the Pioneers did a nice job keeping Loyola's wings at bay, boxing them out and preventing transition opportunity as Carraro finished Saturday with 16 groundballs.
Denver also took advantage of good goalie play/bad Loyola shooting as sophomore Ryan LaPlante stopped eight of the Hounds' 16 first half shots. The performance was so impressive it prompted junior goalie Jamie Faus to approach coach Bull Tierney at halftime and say that because LaPlante was seeing the ball so well, he should come out for the second half. Over the last half dozen games, Denver's been rotating goalies, inserting Faus at halftime.
"To me, that is what college athletics is all about — a young man who gave up his 30 minutes or more, would've gone in and done a phenomenal, we all know that, he's been great, and for his team stepped away from the spotlight to give his teammate the opportunity to continue playing well," Tierney said. "It's hard to keep Jamie on the bench because he's a hell of a goalie and I'm sure we're going to need them down the stretch."
And finally, in what seemed like a heavy gut-punch to the Hounds at the time, Denver shortstickd-middie Terry Ellis picked off a pass to the crease, carried into Loyola's zone, forced a long pass to senior attackman Eric Law that junior defenseman Joe Fletcher tipped over the endline, though he tried to keep it in bounds. He had overran Law, who picked up a ball on the endline, had a clear path to the goal and beat Loyola goalie Jack Runkel on the doorstep with five seconds to go to give Denver the five-goal lead at intermission.
The game wasn't over at halftime, however. Tierney commented on how frustrated he was with his team's play at the beginning of the third quarter, not extending the 8-3 lead as the game went scoreless for more than 10 minutes coming out of the break. A quick six-goal flurry in the last 4:22 cut Denver's lead to 9-7 and gave Loyola the momentum, especially when senior middie Josh Hawkins led a 6-on-3 fastbreak off a Runkel caught save and beat LaPlante with 16 seconds to go, hitting the deck and pounding the ground in celebration.
Loyola spent the fourth quarter working their way back — senior attackman Mike Sawyer and senior middie each scored two of their four goals in the final frame, Sawyer highlighting it with an around-the-world finish with 6:29 to go. After O'Sullivan's beautiful shot hit the bottom of the crossbar and tied things up with 2:11 to go, Loyola had the final look of regulation and Sawyer's shot was stopped.
Into overtime, Burkhart — who'd had success against Carraro in the previous period, won the draw forward, but overran the groundball. Denver senior middie Cam Flint, already with three goals on nine shots on the day, picked up the groundball, went coast-to-coast and beat Runkel to the far pipe to end the game.
Runkel talked about how deceptive Flint's nonchalant style is postgame, and Flint joked about the rough shooting performance he'd had — "It's good I had one nice shot today," he said — while Toomey talked about how sick Burkhart was in the locker room, having not picked up the big GB.
But for two teams that the odds say are likely to meet again, it was just another game. Which means there'll be another, potentially in the ECAC Championship game in Geneva, N.Y., in three weeks.
—Terry Foy
Johns Hopkins 7, Maryland 4
ohns Hopkins on Saturday welcomed back junior Rob Guida, a starting midfielder who had missed the previous eight games with an unspecified injury. But it was the return to form of another midfielder, senior John Ranagan, that paced the Blue Jays to a 7-4 victory over Maryland before 10,223, the largest regular season crowd at Byrd Stadium since 1995.
The Blue Jays (7-4) were facing a treacherous afternoon. With a loss in any of their final four regular season games, they are likely to miss the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1971.
The first obstacle: top-ranked Maryland on the road.
The Terrapins (8-2) were playing their 1,000th all-time game. Two of those games in particular stood out in recent memory -- the wins over the Blue Jays last year, 9-6 in the regular season and 11-5 in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
Guida was moved to the first midfield, with freshman Ryan Brown (Calvert Hall, Md.) and senior Lee Coppersmith. Ranagan and his linemates moved to the second line.
Yet it was Ranagan who set the tone early. He scored the game's first two goals, one righty and one lefty, and the Blue Jays didn't trail.
"It was a game against the number one team in the country, a terriffic team" Ranagan said afterward. "Anytime you play a ranked team it's important."
Said Johns Hopkins coach Dave Pietramala: "I was really pleased for John. This was an important game against what we think right now is the best team in the country. And he answered like a senior needed to."
Ranagan wasn't the only senior who answered. Classmate Tucker Durkin had a frustrating time last year against the Terrapins; he guarded senior Owen Blye in both games and pretty much kept Blye in check but watched his team lose both.
On Saturday, Durkin guarded senior Kevin Cooper, who had a huge game against the Blue Jays in the regular season (two goals, one assist). Cooper was held scoreless on Saturday. Junior Jack Reilly guarded Blye and held him to one goal.
Meantime, Maryland's starting midfield shot a combined 3 for 22. In one sequence in the second quarter, senior Jake Bernhardt took a 10-yard shot that didn't count -- the referees had called Maryland for an infraction an instant before Bernhardt shot. Yet senior Pierce Bassett made the save anyway.
"I thought [Johns Hopkins] played a terriffic game, especially on the defensive end," Maryland coach John Tillman said. "For us, I'm disappointed for our guys. I thought we played very hard from start to finish and the effort was fantastic. This one I think is more on me than them."
The vital point in the game came late in the first half.
Maryland trailed 4-2 but had possession for the final 3 minutes 27 seconds of the half. Included in the possession was a 30-second extra man opportunity. Yet Maryland managed only two shots, none on EMO. And as the half ended, the Blue Jays players sprinted off the field with a ton of energy.
The chance to cut the deficit to one still existed. At least it did until senior Mike Poppleton won the opening faceoff of the third quarter and senior John Kaestner scored after 37 seconds for a 5-2 lead.
The Terrapins closed to 6-4 with 9:51 left and had a fast break chance with senior Landon Carr, a starting defensive midfielder. But Carr's shot in transition was saved by Bassett (12 saves). It was the first of Maryland's final six possessions to end scoreless.
"I think we really put it all together today," Durkin said after the game. "And I think the biggest difference was that we were all on the same page out there. ... Especially in the second half it felt really good."
By that point, Ranagan and the Hopkins offensive middies had been working incredibly hard. They were asked to track back on defense and eliminate Maryland's fast break chances, thus almost every offensive middie played at least a little defense on Saturday.
Ranagan played more than a little defense. He also took his usual shifts on man-down and as a wing on face-ffs. Starting in the second quarter, when Ranagan wasn't in the game he sat on the bench and watched the action on the JumboTron to conserve energy.
It clearly worked. The game's final goal, from junior Brandon Benn with 2:18 to play, came in transition on an assist by Ranagan.
And it clearly was Ranagan's day when he was about to be called for a cross-check in the final minute but Maryland continued to work the ball for a shot rather than throw away possession and earn the EMO. Thus the game ended before the flag was enacted and Ranagan was spared a penalty.
The next three games won't be easy. Navy, next week's opponent at Homewood Field, defeated the Blue Jays last year, 8-2. But with Guida back and the defense rounding into form, anything is possible.
Meantime, Maryland's six-on-six offense is need of a spark. Maryland used three attackmen next to Blye and Cooper on Saturday. Sophomore Jay Carlson was the starter but he was removed in the second quarter for Billy Gribbin. In the second half, freshman David Goodwin (Calverton, Md.) played a lot. Goodwin is very quick and a good ball carrier and initially gave the Blue Jays problems but overall the defense kept him in check.
Junior Mike Chanenchuk finished with two goals and an assist for the Terrapins.
Maryland's defense played well, especially six on six. Junior goalie Niko Amato made 12 saves and senior Jesse Bernhardt had three caused turnovers and two groundballs.
Notes: Bill Belichick, the head coach of the NFL's New England Patriots, attended the game. ... Johns Hopkins senior Zach Palmer (12 goals, 12 assists), a starting attackman, did not travel to the game after he was injured in practice on Wednesday. Palmer's injury is not expected to keep him out long term. Kaestner started in place of Palmer and scored two goals.
— Christian Swezey
Penn State 10, Towson 8
No. 11 Penn State continued its recent tear, beating Towson for their seventh-straight win in a back-and-forth affair on Senior Day in Happy Valley. Backed by a methodical offensive performance highlighted by freshman TJ Sanders' five goals, the Nittany Lions kept the resilient Tigers at bay in the battle of first-place teams. The victory pushed the Lions record to 9-3 overall and 4-0 in CAA play, while the loss dropped the Tigers to 7-6 overall, and 3-1 in conference play.
The Penn State coaches stressed the need to establish an offensive rhythm early, and that's exactly what PSU did, scoring the first goal a mere two minutes into the game. Much like they did all game though, Towson was quick to respond, eventually taking a lead into the second quarter, powered by the offensive performance of Justin Mabus and Greg Cuccinello, who each tallied two goals a piece.
After taking a one-goal lead into the half, the tide began to turn in the Nittany Lions favor in the third as they established their offensive will, scoring four goals and outshooting the Tigers 8-5. In total, the Lions went on a 6-1 run spanning the second and third quarters for an 8-4 lead.
Ultimately, the run was one that propelled the Nittany Lions to a lead that they would never relinquish as the team sent their seniors out on top with a victory, something coach Jeff Tambroni desperately wanted to see his team accomplish.
"It's nice to walk off the field, knowing our seniors in potentially their last home game, were winners," he said. "It's good for them."
Penn State goes on the road next weekend in search of their eighth straight victory when they travel to Delaware to take on the Blue Hens. Meanwhile, Towson hopes to rebound as they travel to Philadelphia next weekend to take on No. 19 ranked Drexel Dragons.
—Stuart Yacobian
Syracuse 12, Rutgers 11
Syracuse, NY – The possibility was very weird but very real.
The No. 8 Syracuse lacrosse team was 15 minutes away from owning victories over traditional powerhouses Virginia, Johns Hopkins, Princeton and Cornell yet being in serious danger of failing to qualify for the Big East Tournament. Serious danger.
Syracuse had played its most lackluster three quarters of lacrosse of the season, perhaps feeling the effects of heart-throbbing come-from-behind victories over Princeton and Cornell with the last seven days. It trailed Rutgers 10-5 Saturday afternoon before a stunned crowd of 4,048 in the Carrier Dome — stunned because the young Scarlet Knights (2-10, 0-5) had lost nine in a row.
SU was being dominated at the faceoff X by sophomore Joe Nardella, who played his high school ball 20 minutes down the road in Cazenovia. Nardella's make-it, take-it antics in the third quarter (6-for-7) helped the Scarlet Knights score three quick goals without the Orange touching the ball, expanding a 7-5 lead to a seemingly insurmountable 10-5.
"It definitely felt like Villanova all over again," said senior midfielder JoJo Marasco, referring to an 11-10 loss last month in which Syracuse went 2-for-24. Another conference loss would have left the team 2-2 with a road game at Georgetown and a Big City Classic date with Notre Dame No. 5 Notre Dame ahead.
Seeming to finally grasp the gravity of its precarious position the Orange (9-2, 3-1) awoke in the nick of time, outshooting the visitors 18-3 in the final quarter and outscoring them 7-1 to prevail 12-11. SU took its first and only lead of the game on a transition pass from close defender Brian Megill to attackman Derek Maltz for a goal with 10.4 seconds remaining.
"Give them credit," Rutgers coach Brian Brecht said. "They're a talented team and a storied program. They're used to playing in big games and coming back from large deficits. We're learning how to compete for 60 minutes against good teams."
The Knights, who are 0-5 now in one-goal games this season, competed from start to finish. They simply folded under the intense fourth-quarter pressure applied by Syracuse, which is 4-2 in one-goal games.
"There is no doubt for the first 45 (minutes) we were sharp," Brecht said. "Maybe the midweek excitement (SU had) with Cornell had something to do with that. It certainly was a different game in the last 15 minutes than it was in the first 45."
It was, and here are some of the critical reasons it was:
— Desko's personnel moves. The veteran Orange coach made two personnel moves that helped pave the way to victory. First, he went to little-used faceoff specialist Cal Paduda in place of Chris Daddio (2-for-8). Paduda's numbers (6-for-18) indicate only a modest improvement against Nardella, who entered the game No. 3 in the nation in faceoff success (.650), but the SU sophomore was nearly even (4-for-9) with the RU star in the decisive fourth quarter.
"He's kind of a grinder and so am I," Paduda said. "I was just able to slow him down a little bit."
Desko then pulled a rabbit out of his hat by inserting true freshman close defender Ryan Palasek into the game. Palasek, used sparingly this season, forced two late fourth-quarter Rutgers turnovers that led the SU goals.
"We were at a point in the game where we had to have some turnovers," Desko said. "Ryan is a little bit of an old-school defender in this day and age, not making mistakes and closing the gate but not creating offense. He gets in there and really gets on his attackman's hands, and he was able to put the ball down on the ground when we needed it at that point. I thought it kind of gave us a defensive spark."
— Desko's strategy shift. Facing a five-goal deficit and a dominant faceoff foe with 15 minutes to play Desko had no choice but to order his riders up, try to lock off RU's short-stick middies and press all over the field.
"We definitely made it harder for them to clear the ball," he said. "It was just the way the game was going. The score was what it was, and we had to try to get the ball back. So we needed to push up and go after their goalie and defensemen more and make them carry it and try to deny their middies the ball in those clearing situations. I think it changed the whole tempo of the game. We had to create those turnovers or we were going to lose the game."
Rutgers was 5-for-7 on clears in the fourth quarter, not great but certainly no cause for a five-goal lead to disintegrate. Yet, SU kept attacking and forced numerous turnovers an instant after the Knights advanced the ball into the box – technically a successful clear. Overall, SU forced eight turnovers in the quarter, and that was the difference.
I think it was just a quick release. Every time I caught it I tried to shoot it fast.
— Cometti's precision. The Orange struggled most of the game offensively with the exception of the Marasco to Luke Cometti combination at midfield. Cometti, coming off a career-high four goals in Wednesday's 13-12 victory over No. 2 Cornell, went two better Saturday, scoring six and assisting on another.
"I think it was just a quick release," he said of his success against freshman Kris Alleyne, who sparkled against SU's other shooters in finishing with 12 saves. "Every time I caught it I tried to shoot it fast."
Teammate Derek Maltz, stoned by Alleyne several times in close, picked up on Cometti's method and scored the tying and winning goals on flicks that were out of his stick an instant after they arrived.
— Marasco's moxie. The senior captain had a fine day on offense, too, scoring a goal and assisting on five others. Yet, it was his hustle play on defense that finally turned the tide for Syracuse. He had just fed Maltz for the tying goal, and SU was pressing for the lead when Henry Schoonmaker let fly with a 12-yard. Alleyne plucked it out of the air with 30 seconds remaining and flipped a quick pass ahead to close defender Andrew Parrilla, and the Knights were off to the races with a chance to win.
Marasco, trailing the play, ran down Parrilla as he advanced into the Orange box and made a dive from behind, knocking the ball onto the ground. Megill picked it up on the fly, stormed into the RU box and found Maltz for the winner.
"I just saw their guy was breaking," Marasco said, "and I put my head down and tried to run as fast as I could. I figured I was going to dive. I just tried not to trip him and take a penalty, give them the ball (and the man-up) with 30 seconds to play. So I got my stick on his stick, and Megill is one of the best at picking up ground balls. He was able to get down the field and make a great pass to Maltz."
And the Orange had survived. Brecht, who could have called timeout once Parrilla got into the box, said the option never entered his mind.
"The guys know my philosophy," he said. "I told them in the last timeout that green means go and we're going to have to play in transition. So give me 10 more opportunities and I'm letting the players make plays. Why let them (SU's defense) get set up? I wouldn't change that at all."
It was the right call negated by Marasco's hustle, which set up SU's first and only lead of the game — the only one that mattered. It allowed Syracuse to survive a serious scare and prevent for the time being anyway — a team with four normally huge victories from being in danger of missing its own conference tournament.
— Dave Rahme
This game isn't the same as regular games. Sure there are plenty of rivalries in lacrosse, and it could be argued in any given year they ebb and flow with intensity – perhaps this year's Hopkins v Maryland had more juice because of the Jays' dire playoff straights, or Syracuse and Virginia each felt they had a lot to prove with generally unknown teams – but at Army and Navy, their annual battle means more than any other individual contest, regardless of the context of the outcome or the success of the teams going in. So despite Army being a healthy 6-4 and within reach of the Patriot Tourney while Navy sat at 3-8 and their season destined to end next week against Hopkins, this game still meant untold sums for both squads.
"You come here for these games; you want to win," a dejected Sam Jones said after his Navy team lost to a final score of 14-7. The win was particularly poignant to the seniors on both squads, as Army has now won the last five bouts in the series (four regular season, and the 2010 Patriot League Championship). With the victory, the Black Knight seniors set a new precedent in this 92-game long series.
"So happy for our senior class to graduate without having lost to Navy," Army coach Joe Alberici said after the game. "5-0, that's a program record. There's never been a group that's had five victories over Navy. Just so happy for them. Each [Army-Navy] game is a season in itself. That's how we've approached it, so for those guys to have accomplished their goal five times – it's at the top of everybody's goal sheet, "Beat Navy" – for them to accomplish it is a great feeling for me to be able to send those guys out with that accomplishment."
Perhaps ironically though, Army rode stellar performances by two underclassmen. Freshman Alex Daly dominated the face-off X, winning 19 of 22 draws, including all 12 in the first half. Navy threw a barrage of players at him, but it didn't matter, as Daly won every which way he could, often cleanly popping the ball forward and creating instant offense (he had two assists as well).
"Unquestionably the key to the game was our dominance at the face-off X," Alberici said. He said in the many Army-Navy games he's been a part of, "I've never had a freshman play such a big role in this game. Alex Daly was just simply phenomenal out there."
Daly's play allowed Army to dominate the flow of the game as well as possession time. It also wound up being their best defense against a Navy comeback. The Black Knights jumped out to an early 4-1 lead, just to see Navy cut it to 4-3. Then a 7-3 lead at the half was cut to 7-5 in the third. But it never got that close again, as Daly continued to win draws and deprive the Midshipmen of the opportunity to go on extended runs.
Sophomore John Glesener paced all scorers on the day with three goals and four assists, seeing the field spectacularly and letting the play pass through him. Along with linemate and senior Garrett Thul, who posted four goals, Army was able to pick apart the Navy D, taking advantage of extra man opportunities (3-5) and transition.
"The thing that's impressive to me about that is, the gameplan is to stop those two," Alberici said of how Glesener and Thul continue to find success despite knowing teams are gearing up just to thwart them. "That's a very good defense, good goalie, and for those guys to put up those kind of numbers and find their way without forcing it...That's two terrific players, two top players in the country in my opinion."
"They got a number nine and a number 21 that are pretty darn good players," Navy coach Rick Sowell said after the game. "They force you to try to do some different things to stop them, and we couldn't stop them."
"I think we have a pretty good thing where him and I get to work with each other, so whoever gets the second defenseman gets to go to work a little bit more," Glesener said after the game. "Credit to the guys also just finishing their shots...As long as we win that's what we worry about...If we win that says it all."
The anguish and frustration of this season was visible on the faces of senior Sam Jones and coach Rick Sowell after they lost to Army, 14-7 on Saturday, Navy's ninth loss of the season.
"I love how hard my team plays. Everybody keeps fighting all the time; it just hasn't been going our way this year," said Jones after the game. "There's no moral victories. Playing hard isn't a consolation for winning."
Sowell graciously tipped his cap to Army after the game, saying he liked his teams' gameplan, but there was just little they could do to shut down John Glesener (3,4) and Garrett Thul (4G) and just no remedies to stop the bleeding at the face-off X.
"We just didn't have an answer," Sowell said after the game. "We threw everything but the kitchen sink out there....Good players can supersede schemes, and they certainly did that this afternoon."
The game had some tough breaks for the Mids' that seemed indicitive of the kind of bad fortune they have struggled with all season.
"All year, it just seems like we can't catch a break," Sowell said. "I've never coached a season that above everything....it just felt like we couldn't catch a break."
Besides the face-off domination, EMO success and ability to exploit transition, Army got a little extra help from some fluky plays. To go up 10-5, Will Mazzone scores after drawing slashes and then continuing to carry to the cage despite Navy seeming to almost stop as if they heard a whistle. To go up 12-5, in an extended groundball scrum the ball gets goosed around to open space but winds up rolling right to Glesener who easily runs in and finishes. At the end of the third, Navy had an extended possession but no clock awareness, simply moving the pill around to have it hit X as time expired. For stretches it felt every ball bounced Army's way, and every mental mistake came out of a Navy helmet.
"It's been unbelievably frustrating," Sowell said of the bad fortune and tendency for his team to get in its own way. "It's not because of lack of effort, that's what makes it more frustrating. We're trying.
"...There's a thousand ways I could have thought at the beginning of the year how maybe this season would have played out, and I never would have thought it would have played out the way [it did] to this point."
-Zach Babo
UNC 14, Hofstra 5
Entering Shuart Stadium there was a buzz around the facility. A good crowd of 5,345 filled the stands on both sidelines. Hofstra University hosted a fair outside the stadium with food, games, and a live band performing as the opening act before the main festivities. The energy that was building is what the Pride players fed off in the first half. Donning cameo jerseys feature nameplates of local wounded veterans, Hofstra played inspired against the Tar Heels, taking a 5-4 lead into the halftime break.
When the second half commenced, North Carolina changed the script and took over the ball game.
With control of face-offs and the ground ball category, North Carolina's offense went to work to outscore the Pride 7-0 in the third quarter. The home team barely had the ball for more than a minute on offense before their opposition took it away and kept it on the other side of the field. Possession was the real defense for UNC as Hofstra's offense could never regain a rhythm the rest of the way. UNC would chip in three more in the fourth quarter to walk away victors by the final score 14-5.
"We weathered the storm in the first half. They had a lot of momentum," said UNC head coach Joe Bresci, whose team improved to 9-3 on the season. "At halftime, we told them 'We aren't playing our style. We're playing into their hands'… [In the second half], our speed was much faster, our defense was sliding and rotating, and RG Keenan didn't allow them to make a run."
"They came out playing really hard. I think those jerseys sparked them up a bit," said attackman Marcus Holman. "We played a lot faster and our tempo was much better in the second half."
The Tar Heels outburst left the Hofstra sideline in disbelief. Despite a persistent defensive effort and offensive success through the first thirty minutes, the Pride were unable to keep up with the Tar Heels after halftime.
"It's that third quarter that really killed us a little bit," said Pride head coach Seth Tierney, whose team falls to 7-5 on the year. "We had a few opportunities but not many because the ball time of possession belonged to them in that third quarter."
Possession made the game in the third quarter (9-4 in favor of UNC). The Tar Heels won the ball in every zone. Yet, they played with a different vibe that Hofstra could not match. The talents of Holman (3 goals, 4 assists), Chad Tutton (3g), and Joey Sanky (2g, 1a) were on display as they played more loose, more of their style, finding seams when the defense tried to press out. The second half was more-so North Carolina playing their system.
"We're a fast playing team. If you don't play that style, its goanna be tough," said Bresci.
The first half pace suited Hofstra as they were able to control both ends of the field. Their offense did not have many looks but took quality shots on the cage and caused some havoc on UNC's clear attempts. As the game wore on, the Tar Heels possession domination started to take its toll mentally and physically. UNC capitalized on their two EMO's in the third; one of them was a frustration foul against midfielder Adrian Sorichetti for a delay of game after the whistle. With North Carolina's extra legs off the bench, Hofstra wore down by the time they got consistent looks on offense in the final frame.
"They're very talented. It was going to take a great effort from us to continue what we were doing [in the first half]," said Tierney.
Sitting at 2-2 in conference play, Hofstra needs at least one win to reach CAA Tournament, but Tierney says they need to play with that post-season mentality.
"We have to get back at it because the playoffs start now."
UNC has now won six straight games since their loss to Duke back on March 13th. But with High Point next week, followed by the ACC Tournament (a semi-final with the same Duke Blue Devils), Holman feels his team still has another gear to find.
"I feel good saying that. We know we didn't play a complete tonight," said the senior attackman. "Against other teams, we're not gonna be able to dig ourselves out of holes that we did in the first half. We just have to keep getting better at practice and executing on game day."
— Midfielder Greg McBride went down after Hofstra's first goal early in the first quarter. It appeared his knee buckled at first, but after the game, he was seen on crutches with an ice pack on his right ankle. It may be a sprained ankle, but no one could confirm the severity.
— With 3:12 remaining in the game, Coach Bresci sent in backup goaltender Bradley Dunn. The junior only joined the team two weeks ago as the other three goaltenders (Andrew O'Connell, Duncan Saunders, Steve Rastivo) have all suffered an injury and are unable to play.
Dunn was a member of the school's club lacrosse team before he joined the varsity squad.
He made his lone save of the game against a straight 12 yard shot from Hofstra's Aaron Jones. His teammates jumped up and down with glee on the sideline for their goaltender.
"He allows our first team guys to pepper him with shots in practice. He doesn't complain and does it with a smile on his face," said Holman.
— Senior Marcus Holman on nearing the end of his career:
"Before the game, while they were playing the national anthem, I almost got teary eyed…I think all seniors around the country are starting to feel it in the back of their minds. I'm just going to savor every day I have with these guys and try to make the most of it when I lace them up on game-day."
—John Iadevaia


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New Zealand has had an international air service since the 30th of April 1940 when TEAL flew 10 passengers to Sydney, the journey taking 7 hrs and 30 minutes. This was a privately owned airline until 1953 when the Australian and New Zealand governments purchased it 50/50.
Since then millions of people have flown in and out of New Zealand. But it appears that records of them have not been retained until fairly recently. If anyone has some information to the contrary, we'd all be pleased to know about it.
Arrival and Departure forms
Every time an international passenger arrives and departs, a form is filled out by them stating their name, their address, where they are going etc. I can't remember all the details. These records are sent to the airport customs personal who gather them together in flight lots and send them to Statistics in Wellington.
Statistics people scan the slips, gather all the non-identifying information and publish this data regularly.
The forms which are owned by the Dept of Labour and then go to Christchurch to the immigration office where they are kept for nine months and then destroyed. The scans that the Dept of Statistics took are also deleted.
Passport information gathered
Since about the 1980's, this information has been kept electronically together with the relevant flight information.
NAC records
At Wellington National Archives, there is quite a lot saved about this company but I could not spot anything on the passengers except that NAC created a time capsule with some ticket information in it.