Lonestar Regional 2010

[Kevin_Morris]

Originally Posted by Jimb0

Hey does anybody have a video archive link of day 2 from the regional? We in the stands didn't get to see the interviews they were doing during the timeouts in the semi's.

My dad recorded the finals and mentioned he also caught the interviews. However, he said that was also when the webcast started having trouble buffering. You are more than welcome to a copy.

I would like to convey a special thanks to all the volunteers at LSR, especially the inspectors. There were many teams giving you head aches over the weekend. You kept cool and collected as we all had to make the mad dash to get everyone inspected on Friday. Great job.

[Danny Diaz]

Originally Posted by Pjohn1959

Congrats to Danny Diaz from 418, the new Woodie Flowers winner at Lone Star.

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

Congratulations to 418's, Danny Diaz, on the 2010 Lone Star Regional Woodie Flowers Finalist Award. I know first hand, the amount of work and effort that Danny puts into FLL in our region and the amount of work, effort, inspiration, and encouragement that he brings to 418. I'm sure his wife, Dawn, and his daughter, Olivia, are very happy to see his tireless contributions recognized in such an awesome way.

Thanks everyone for the congrats. This means a lot to me; I have a wonderful group of guys and gals on 418, and great mentors that I work with (like Jane and Bertucci) who really help/force me to step up my game every year. This is something I will treasure forever!

-Danny

[TubaMorg]

Lone Star added two Dean's List Finalists to the group:
Ashvin Bashyam from FRC 2583 and Carlos Pineda from FRC 1480. Congratulations and well done.

We were very happy to see Carlos join the Dean's List Finalists. If anyone knew his story, you would realize he truly epitomizes gracious professionalism. He suffered a tragic personal loss at the beginning of the season and he kept coming to work on the robot. Every day. Not a single person would have blamed him for stopping, but he didn't. He was committed to the job and he saw it through to the end. No excuses...ever. Enough said.

I would also like to extend our thanks to our 8th seed alliance partners 2587 (The DiscoBots!) and 2583 (Westwood HS) for joining us! We played them hard in an excellent alliance and the Lonestar Champs.

Congratulations to 118, 148, and 647, you guys did great! It was a very exciting finals.

[Austinite]

On behalf of team 2789, I want to say that we had a fantastic time and really enjoyed the strong competition. Congrats to teams 118, 148, and 647 on their win.

Also, special thanks needs to go out to teams 118, 2486, and 418 for lending us either parts or expertise.

[MasonMM]

Originally Posted by Meredith Novak

Love the color commentator and interviews on the Lonestar webcast. What an amazing idea!!!

Originally Posted by Jane Young

The webcast was wonderful; kudos and thanks to the addition of the color commentary and interviews. That was a welcome and awesome addition and I hope to see more of that in our future.

Originally Posted by The Lucas

Keep up the great work everyone, I am truly impressed with the quality of webcasts this weekend.

Originally Posted by ttldomination

I must say, compared to the other webcasts I've seen, Lonestar was BY FAR, the best one. Excellent Job.

Thank ya'll for the positive comments. Lucien Junkin and I have had the idea brewing for awhile now to spice up the sometimes drab webcast when robots are not playing. In my mind, webcast need to become more appealing to the casual viewer (i.e. friends, family, coworkers, alumni, etc) who don't do FIRST but have been convinced to watch a few matches at their convenience online.

We've got some big ideas and hopefully after piloting the idea can come back big next year and to more events.

Any criticism of or advice for me as a commentator would be wholeheartedly welcomed and is highly encouraged. Peer and community feed back is always the best way to improve.

[ParkerF]

Mason, do you have any of the webcast archived, and if so, do you have plans of releasing the video?

I had a great time with the interview, and I'm kinda glad you forgot to mention the detail about Michigan.

-Parker

[Kevin Sevcik]

Originally Posted by francistexas

Mason, do you have any of the webcast archived, and if so, do you have plans of releasing the video?

I had a great time with the interview, and I'm kinda glad you forgot to mention the detail about Michigan.

-Parker

I know I saw a 118 recording device at the media table on saturday. I vote we all exert peer pressure on them till they crack and release the vids.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

I know I saw a 118 recording device at the media table on saturday. I vote we all exert peer pressure on them till they crack and release the vids.

Well, the truth is that none of you can offer the highly prized and valuable critiques and peer/community feedback until you can see what you are providing feedback on - and those of us who possibly could - may need a 2nd viewing to nudge and refresh the memories.

*cough*
Jane

[lynca]

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

I know I saw a 118 recording device at the media table on saturday. I vote we all exert peer pressure on them till they crack and release the vids.

Archived videos from LSR would be great ! Other teams/announcers could use the inspiration before Championship.

Any videos from LSR would be nice. The last two years of archiving have been non-existent. (I might have to exert overdue peer pressure on those as well )

I know the DiscoBots have 2587 centric videos that we will post on TBA if archived videos do not surface. I'm sure most other teams would like to see a more balanced video.

[JaneYoung]

Congratulations to Carlos Pineda from FRC 1480 for making the 2010 Dean's List and congratulations to your team for nominating you!

Well done.
Jane

[TubaMorg]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

Congratulations to Carlos Pineda from FRC 1480 for making the 2010 Dean's List and congratulations to your team for nominating you!

Well done.
Jane

Thanks so much Jane for posting this. We aren't able to go to Atlanta, and have been wondering about Carlos' status. I have forwarded the information along to the team. It is a very great honor to a very deserving kid! Way to go Carlos!

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by TubaMorg

Thanks so much Jane for posting this. We aren't able to go to Atlanta, and have been wondering about Carlos' status. I have forwarded the information along to the team. It is a very great honor to a very deserving kid! Way to go Carlos!

I took the information from this post in the Dean's List Finalists thread.

It's cause for great celebration.

Please give my best to Carlos and the team!
Jane