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Welcome to the Ides of March!
The Ides of March (Latin: Idus Martiae, Late Latin: Idus Martii)[1] is a day on theRoman calendar that corresponds to 15 March. It was marked by severalreligious observances and became notorious as the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC. The death of Caesar made the Ides of March a turning point in Roman history, as one of the events that marked the transition from thehistorical period known as the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire.[2]
Although March (Martius) was the third month of the Julian calendar, in the oldest Roman calendar it was the first month of the year. The holidays observed by the Romans from the first through the Ides often reflect their origin as new year celebrations.
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2017 Four Star OL Marcus Minor Planning to Visit Syracuse (the juice; Cheng)
ESPN’s Joe Lundardi wasn’t happy with the NCAA Selection Committee, including their choice of Syracuse. On to today’s recruiting links…
Today’s U Sports’ Eric Rutter writes that 2017 Maryland offensive lineman Marcus Minor, a four star prospect, is beginning to plan his visits. Minor says that he will visit Syracuse, Boston College, Miami and Rutgers “by spring break.”
At their request, this network is being blocked from this site.’s Mike McAllister caught up with top 300 recruit Jonathan Sutherland on his visit to Syracuse on Friday. “It was amazing,” he said of Syracuse’s new indoor practice facility. The 2017 defensive back prospect from Virginia is rated four stars by Scout and holds offers from Miami, Michigan, UNC and Louisville, among others.
Another prospect who was visiting the Orange to chat with McAllister was 2017 offensive lineman Christopher Fournier, who is high school teammates with Sutherland. The 2017 offensive lineman doesn’t have any offers yet, but is drawing interest from BC, Maryland and Virginia.
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SU Football Target Zane Zandier Visits WVU, Gets Offer (wvgazette.com)
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The Mountaineers also made a big impression on two other recruits — Thomas Jefferson (Pa.) linebacker Zane Zandier and Norview (Va.) quarterback Darriel Mack. The pair both claimed offers during their respective visits, and West Virginia immediately became contenders for each. Zandier just recently picked up his first Power Five offer from Syracuse, but also holds offers from Bucknell, Robert Morris and Toledo, as well as interest from Pittsburgh, Penn State, and more. Mack, however, already held offers from Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Maryland, among others. He is on the verge of going from a regional recruit to national, and this WVU offer is another step in that direction.
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Potent Storm Could Dump Snow on CNY This Weekend (PS; Coin)
Winter's not over yet: A storm brewing in the Pacific Ocean could bring snow to Central New York on Sunday -- the first day of spring.
"This late weekend system may be the most potent in a while," the National Weather Service office in Binghamton said today. The national Weather Prediction Center said on its extended forecast page that "there is also potential for significant snowfall over parts of the interior Northeast" this weekend.
Dave Morford, a weather service meteorologist in Binghamton, said it's too early to discuss how much snow might fall. Right now, he said, two of the main weather models, the American and European, are showing a coastal storm that would bring mostly snow to Central New York.
"It's definitely something to keep an eye on," Morford said. "Despite the mild winter, it's still March."
The storm is still in the Pacific Ocean, Morford said.
"It's got a long way to come and it's got a long way to develop, and a lot can change in the meantime," Morford said. "The way this winter has been going, the storms look like snow and then they warm up on us and we end up with a rain and snow mix."
This weather system last week had caught the eye of Accuweather forecasters, who said Central New York might get hit with might be too early to put away the snowblowers in Central New York.
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