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What: Hill repeats from the National Zoo. And post-run burgers and beer at the Zoo Bar!
Where: Meet at the main entrance of the National Zoo on Connecticut Ave.
3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20008
Run from entrance through park to Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park, then up the very steep hill to Connecticut Ave., then up steep Connecticut Ave. back to entrance. Roughly a 3K.
Repeat as desired. However, be sure to be out of the Zoo by 8 P.M., when the gates closed. Otherwise, you'll be sleeping with the lions. Or the jaguars, who are faster even than you.
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When: Run starts at 6:30 P.M.
Why: Revival of club tradition. And the Catholic U pool is closed for the year, and the Hains Pt. pool is closed on Wednesdays. And you're anxious to tri something novel and fun after the excitement of the Nation's Tri.
Also, some have expressed a desire to do hill runs, and we are here to serve you, with hill runs and with burgers and beer.
The track gang is coordinating our monthly hill workout with this one as well. So what that means is that I'll lead some dynamic stretching/plyometrics to start for anyone who wants to join in and some core workout if anyone wants after the hills. I think at least out of our gang, most people won't be doing much and are more going for the drinks as many just raced last weekend.
Hmm, sounds very interesting. I'm not running this week until Wed. anyway, to give my legs an extra day of rest after the Nation's Tri. I'll try to make it.
The cheetah are faster but not a threat to humans. The jaguars are not as fast but they are deadly. So I'll be sure to leave before 8 to avoid those critters. And the rats.
Thanks for the reminder, I had forgotten about this. I should make it. What exactly is the route? Down the hill through the zoo, then you take Beach to 24th street and take that up to Connecticut?
Unfortunately, I can confirm that you do not get to sleep with the lions if you get locked in the Zoo at night, you'll just have a nice security escort out of the park. They generally lock the bottom gate first and leave the Connecticut gate open until they clear it.
I believe it's Beach down to near that big Connecticut Ave Bridge in Rock Creek Park, then up the path and that humongous hill to the Connecticut Ave and Calvert St. intersection, then up the Conn Ave sidewalk (east side) back to the Zoo gates.
Got stuck at worked and missed out, which is tough considering I only live a 3 minute run away from the zoo. Will this be a continuing weekly event?
Whether or not others will be there weekly I can't answer but at least the track regulars (28 people total from track and HIP etc. tonight in attendance. great group!) liked it and we will be back again in the near future for our once monthly hill workout. We did a little different route with basically warm up to the calvert hill then 20 minute circuit on the grass on the hill after some dynamic stretching. After my tri season ends in november I will personally be up for some weekly hill workouts if anyone else is!
On another note, to all the people who stayed for drinks at zoo bar... Our bartender/waiter (Will I think?) was absolutely THRILLED with his tip. I hung a little later and he kept raving about how awesome the runner group was and he was super appreciative. Everyone who left early drinks for free next time- you guys paid so much that those of us who were left at the end didn't even have to throw down and there was still a big tip! So we'll switch that up next time..!
Can't wait to collect. That was a nice little workout - except for the core sesh - sorta gross XP - but a fun way to unwind after Nation's. Good luck to all of you heading off for SavageMan! Put a Brick in the Wall for us!


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Several years ago, I had my very own High Rock Challenge. On a cool, late fall afternoon, I decided to take a walk into High Rock Park. I drove up, backed my white Honda against the guard log, and walked in, opting the for âblue trail.â Mine was the only car there.
Being an outdoorsman only in fair, warm weather and lacking a sense of direction, I soon lost the âblue trailâ markings and walked aimlessly.
A trail biker passed me hurriedly, with great motivation.
âHi,â I said.
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There was no time to relate my plight. Late afternoon became later and a little darker. I was definitely lost. It was almost time to cry out for help, so I began to practicing mentally the words I would shout, âPlease help. Iâm not injured. Iâm lost. Please follow my voice and rescue me!â
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The U.S. Army Reserve may be saying bye-bye to Jersey City, with the feds seeking to unload its 27-acre property on Caven Point Road by April.
Though the lot sits just half a mile west of the Port Liberte development, real estate experts say they don't think there will be much interest from developers in building residential units on the land, which is several miles from Downtown.
The Army Reserve isn't selling the land, located at Caven Point Road and Chapel Avenue, but is hoping to swap it in a transaction known as a "real property exchange." The "buyer" would take the reserve property and build the reserve a new home within five miles of the current one.
This would give the Army Reserve a chance to build shiny new facilities without spending federal dollars.
"The Army Reserve is always striving to improve its facilities and quality of life for its soldiers," said Army Reserve official Bob Gregory. "With the current budget situation, appropriated funding will be difficult, if not impossible to acquire in upcoming years in order to build or replace facilities that are old or antiquated."
The Army Reserve has owned the property since 1965. It houses the reserve center and a vehicle maintenance shop in an area of the city that has a mix of luxury housing, marshland and industrial properties.
A plus for potential developers: the site is newly free of contamination, thanks to a $7 million cleanup completed by the federal government last year. Nearly 83,000 tons of contaminated soil were removed from the property during the three-year operation.
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RIDGEWOOD — Parents are being urged to take extra caution after a pair of suspicious incidents involving schoolchildren in the past week.
A girl was walking home from school Friday at around 3:15 p.m. when she was grabbed by a man, Ridgewood police said in a statement.
Multiple witnesses reported seeing the girl break free from his grip and run for help, while the man fled in a separate direction.
He is described as being in his fifties or sixties, standing around 6-foot-2 with a heavy set frame. He was wearing dark sunglasses, jeans and a stained grey or green t-shirt at the time of the incident.
The previous Friday, Oct. 25, a pair of girls were walking west on Godwin Avenue around 5 p.m. when a rusted blue sedan approached them from behind. A man in his sixties or seventies began to engage the girls in conversation, saying "Hey girls, do you want to…", at which point the girls fled, according to police.
The man was described as balding, with a scruffy beard and gray hair. He also wore thick gold glasses with large frames.
Ridgewood police said they have no reason to believe the incidents are connected, but said they will increase patrols around village schools as they investigate.
Parents are being urged to advise their children to be alert, and report any suspicious vehicles or strangers near their schools. If they walk to school, make sure they are accompanied by a friend, and have them familiarize themselves with the safest route.
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Facebook is testing a new privacy setting that for the first time allows its members to share their status updates and items with a wider Internet audience than just Facebook members.
The status update box — now called Publisher and an all-purpose location for updates, links and photos — will allow users to customize their audience. When Facebook opens the feature to all of its members ("soon," it says), they'll be able to specify whether they want to share the submission with their friends, their broader networks or to "everyone," including the rest of the Web.
The feature is yet another Facebook move that seeks to emulate Twitter, according to TechCrunch. One of Twitter's strengths is that most updates are publicly searchable, making it a valuable newsgathering tool during events such as the recent unrest in Iran.
"Don't be fooled by what appears to be a minor change in the user interface,"
blogged Leena Rao on TechCrunch. "This is another indication of Facebook's extreme desire to get users to make as much of their data public as possible. Just like Twitter."
"You may have some posts you want to share with a wide audience, such as whom you voted for or how great the weather is today," wrote Olaoluwa Okelola, a Facebook engineer, in a blog post announcing the change. "Other times you may have more personal updates like your new phone number or an invitation to join you at your favorite restaurant for dinner that are meant for only close or nearby friends."
As is often the case with new Facebook features, the announcement sparked an immediate flurry of protests from users. In one of the first comments on Facebook's post, Yvon Parrish wrote, "Great. One more headache to deal with here and another potential invasion of our privacy–no thanks, Facebook!" The next, from Sandy Fitzhugh Davies: "Facebook, you are getting more ridiculous by the day. People who want open and real-time streaming of loads of utter crap already have Twitter."
Much of the controversy revolved around whether Facebook users will have to "opt-out" or "opt-in" to allowing their updates to be viewed by the public. Privacy advocates claim that "opt-out" is a better choice.
Earlier this month, a European advisory group issued its recommendations on how social networks can meet EU data-protection requirements. It suggested they adopt high-privacy settings in user profiles as a general rule, noting "only a minority of users signing up to a service will make any changes to default settings."
Facebook's Mr. Okelola noted in an update to the post that the beta test won't affect users whose profiles aren't already publicly viewable.


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Catherine T. Matuszewski, 93, Williamsport, died Wednesday at Rose View Center.
She was born in Sullivan County, daughter of the late Lawrence and Rosemary (Gumienny) Hendrick.
Surviving are two sons: Leo J. (Mary Ann) of Altoona and Gerald (Nanette) of New Cumberland; a daughter, Patricia Wright of Easton; five grandchildren: Leo, Michelle, Bryan, Liza and Pamela; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leo R. Matuszewski, in 2000, and she was the last surviving sibling of 11 brothers and sisters.
Kate was a member of St. Joseph the Worker Parish (formerly Annunciation Church), and she enjoyed sewing, crossword puzzles and walking.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, at St. Joseph the Worker Parish, 702 W. Fourth St., Williamsport, and friends will be received from 10 to 11 a.m. in the portico of the church. Burial will be held at Resurrection Cemetery, Montoursville.


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Lemar K. "Archie" Smith Sr. was a longtime youth baseball coach on the West Shore known for teaching not only how to play the game but also how to win, and lose, with character and discipline.
Smith, 88, died May 15.
Family was the most important thing in his life.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing and growing a vegetable garden. Smith was an Air Force veteran of World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Helen; his children, Lee, and his wife, Lisa, of Camp Hill; Ron of Santa Monica, Calif., and Leslie Reisch, and her husband, David, of Lemoyne; a sister, Janet Bennett and her husband, Dick; three brothers, Wallace, Quentin and Max and his wife, Sam; seven grandsons, Chris Smith with wife Kim of Philadelphia, Justin Smith of Camp Hill, Jesse Smith with wife Ana of Los Angeles, Calif., David Reisch Jr. with wife Shannon of Palmyra, Chad Reisch of New Cumberland, Adam Smith of Los Angeles, Calif., and Zachary Smith at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass.; great-grandsons, Conner, DeAngelo, Nathaniel and DeCaelo; and great-granddaughter, Katelyn.
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"Archie was my Little League coach with the West Shore Lions. He and Helen were like my second parents as I spent almost as much time at their house as my own. Lee and I have been best of friends since we were 5 years old. Ronnie and Leslie were just like two more siblings to the 10 I already had at home. I'm so glad I got to sit with Archie just a week before his passing. We shared some memories and as always he asked about my family. He was a big influence in my life and I will miss him. He was always so supportive of anyone who participated in sports at Cedar Cliff H.S. Farewell Coach."
-- Bill Jones, Harrisburg
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The project includes roadway reconstruction, curb replacement, drainage improvements, rehabilitation of sanitary sewers and building sidewalks on one side of the roadway. Residents are welcome to attend the meeting and voice any concerns.
Community Shred Day- Chagrin Falls is partnering with Bentleyville to host a Community Shred Day Saturday from 9 a.m.- 12 p.m. The event will be in the parking lot of the Chagrin Falls Intermediate School on Philomethian Street. Residents can bring paper, folders, paper clips, staples, computer discs, rubber bands, CDs and DVDs to shred.
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I just discovered a white mulberry tree in my back yard/driveway area. Free mulberries! Does anyone know any good recipes for using these up? They taste a bit like melon- very mildly sweet- and have a lot of vitamins. Usually I don't do fruit but since these are free, local, organic, and in season, I am going to collect as many as I can. For now I am freezing them but would love to hear some suggestions on different mulberry dishes.
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As it has done in previous years, the House Health and Welfare Committee this morning endorsed the latest version of Rep. John LaBruzzo's bill to create a mandatory drug testing program for recipients of cash public assistance, replacing an existing testing and treatment model that the Metairie Republican says is insufficient.
The 12-2 vote sends House Bill 7 to the floor, where a similar measure passed last year before dying in the Senate amid questions about whether the plan constitutes an unreasonable search barred by the U.S. Constitution.
Commonly called "the welfare drug testing bill," LaBruzzo's plan has a narrow reach but continually stirs strong passions. The sponsor frames his proposal as a way to help drug addicts become productive citizens, a strategy markedly different from his more caustic rhetoric several years ago, when he pushed the idea as a way to keep taxpayer money from bankrolling junkies. Opponents of the bill question its constitutionality and accuse LaBruzzo of targeting poor people, most of them single mothers.
"I'm not picking on anybody; I'm trying to throw someone a life raft," LaBruzzo, R-Metairie, told his colleagues before this morning's vote.
The plan would require the Department of Children and Family Services to test 20 percent of the 7,049 adults -- almost all of them women -- who receive support from the Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program. As a condition of receiving benefits, applicants would have to sign a consent form for the testing. Anyone who tested positive would be required to undergo rehabilitation counseling at state expense, forfeiting their benefits only if they refused treatment.
The Legislative Fiscal Office has put a $46,244 price tag on the program in the first year, with that cost growing to $92,487 annually thereafter, though analysts note that many of the variables are unknown.
Under the current system, the Children and Family Services personnel review written questionnaires and conduct interviews to identify likely drug users who are then tested and, if found positive, referred to treatment. Based on statistics gathered in the current program, the state estimates that 59 recipients -- about 4 percent of those who would be tested -- would fail an initial urine analysis. That percentage is not statistically different from drug use and abuse in the general population, according to state public health officials.
The state Office of Behavioral Health, which coordinates part of the existing testing and treatment system, reports that about 52 percent of recipients who fail existing drug tests attend treatment. That yields an estimate of 31 people under LaBruzzo's bill.
In the 1996 federal welfare overhaul, Congress authorized states to impose mandatory drug testing as a precondition for certain cash assistance programs. Federal authorization of mandatory testing does not extend to food stamps, Section 8 Housing vouchers, Social Security disability insurance and other programs that fall under the umbrella of public assistance.
No state has such a mandatory testing program in place, with most opting instead for a model similar to what Louisiana does now. Several states, however, are considering a mandatory plan, and the Florida Legislature has given final approval to a bill now awaiting a decision from Gov. Rick Scott.
Michigan approved a mandatory testing model in 1999, but a federal appeals court struck it down as a Fourth Amendment violation. The U.S. Supreme Court has never settled the question.
LaBruzzo deflected questions from Rep. Walker Hines, R-New Orleans, about the potential cost of defending the law in federal court. "Florida may bear the burden of defending this and not us," LaBruzzo said.
One of the two representatives to vote against the bill, Michael Jackson, Independent-Baton Rouge, offered an amendment that would have extended LaBruzzo's idea to any individual who draws income from the state, from legislators and civil service workers to professional contractors. The amendment failed.
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10 comments:
- brightthings said...
Yes, a classic interview with a complete lolly head of a woman
- May 20, 2010 at 7:07 AM
- Felipe "Frango" said...
Ack, this interview makes me sick. For someone often labeled as extremist such as Dawkins he sure showed an overwhelming amount of patience, I'd have booted the old bitch after the first couple of minutes.
- May 20, 2010 at 11:28 AM
- Joseph said...
how can you argue with somebody like this haha. She clearly changed the subject when the evidence was put to her. Plank
- May 21, 2010 at 5:47 AM
- Gordon Freeman said...
Yeah, I watched it. She's soooo dumb. Avoid to answer direct questions and keeps repeating her dull arguments. I don't know how I managed it to go through the whole video (I watched 5 part video from Youtube).
- May 21, 2010 at 7:05 AM
- landunter said...
well, i fell in love with blondie. envy her psychiatrist.
- May 21, 2010 at 4:20 PM
- LuchinG said...
She remembers me my american teacher of english. ¿Why a lot of americans thinks that a forced smile is a form of kindness?
- May 21, 2010 at 7:41 PM
- Akoz said...
That horrible salesman smile is irritating!
- May 24, 2010 at 5:47 AM
- Richard said...
What a passive-aggressive woman. She was clearly trying to get RD to say that the mentally handicapped have no soul. Also, what was with her comment concerning why RD was trying so hard to convince her instead of getting out there and teaching others? Aside from the fact that it was only an hour out of his day, doesn't she realise he has already written a stack of *accessible* books on the subject?
- October 26, 2010 at 5:38 AM
- La Plume said...
I think the reason Dawkins managed to remain patient is that he probably laugh the woman. I know it because I've met people like that. You try to speak to them like they've got a brain which can be put to use but they willingly go into idiotic mode. It's like she's saying lalalalalalalalala in her head when Dawkins opens his mouth.
She knows that if Dawkins manages to speak she looses so she speaks like a parrot but she's not fooling anyone. If she was so sure of herself, she would let Dawkins speak as she would be sure she could contradict him.
Ignorance isn't a "sin" but when you're refusing to accept evidence just to cling to texts written by overly imaginative men long dead, it becomes more than ridiculous.
More importantly, has any of you noticed (I don't know if I'll manage to listen to that idiot for the rest of the video hence...) during the first 15 minutes, Dawkins is actually saying what's in the Introduction and the first chapter of his latest book: "The Greatest SHow on Earth". I've started to read it today ^^
- November 5, 2010 at 3:55 PM
- Bijan said...
she's the most annoying woman i ever seen !
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The following films are available this week on home video:
"42" – Brian Helgeland has succeeded in "42," a soaring portrayal of Jackie Robinson's entry into Major League Baseball in 1947. Anchored by a quietly compelling lead performance by Chadwick Boseman, "42" begins in 1945, when Brooklyn Dodgers General Manager Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) decides to integrate the team. Rickey settles on Robinson, a gifted athlete from California with an impressive record in the Negro leagues. The film is suffused with the casual racism of the era and captures Robinson as a character whose meaning and power is primarily existential. It was his very being around which the vortex swirled - a vortex of defiance, pride, pathological racism and, finally, awe. Filmed with the gauzy, nostalgic light of an American summer and insistently underlined by Mark Isham's overwrought, Copland-esque orchestral score, "42" is unapologetically corny, but it never succumbs to offensive condescension. By the time PeeWee Reese (Lucas Black) famously puts his arm around Robinson during a game in Cincinnati, "42" has taken on undeniable momentum as a quintessential story of American aspiration. Thanks to transitional figures like Robinson, we've always been the home of the brave. To be the land of the free, the film suggests, we all need to step up to the plate. Contains thematic elements, including racial epithets and profanity. DVD extras: "Stepping into History" featurette. Also, on Blu-ray: "Full-Contact Baseball" and "The Legacy of the Number 42."
"Evil Dead" – This reboot of the beloved cult horror film about five young friends terrorized by a demonic spirit does exactly what it's supposed to do: scare you to the chiropractor. The new version, by Uruguayan director Fede Alvarez, making his feature debut, is more stomach-churning than soul-chilling. The action revolves around a derelict cabin in the woods, but this time, it's the site of a drug intervention. What follows is a rapid descent into madness, homicide and self-mutilation, first by one, then another of the cohorts, until it is literally raining blood. "Evil Dead" has its moments, but many come courtesy of familiar horror movie camera tricks. Other touches seem cadged from the canon of horror-movie cliches, from the hand reaching up from the grave to the zombie neck twitch. For Alvarez, presumably, it's homage, not theft. Even so, the whole thing is kind of fun, if your taste runs to gallows humor. Contains obscenity and prolific, grisly violence and gore. DVD extras: behind-the-scenes featurette; "Being Mia" (the physical and psychological transformation into Evil Mia) and "Directing the Dead." Also, on Blu-ray: commentary with Alvarez, writer Rodo Sayagues and actors Jane Levy, Lou Taylor Pucci and Jessica Lucas; "Unleashing The Evil Force" featurette; "Evil Dead the Reboot" that includes cast rehearsals, Bruce Campbell and Deadites.
"Bullet to the Head" – Directed by action veteran Walter Hill, this nasty, pulpy adaptation of the graphic novel plays it straight when it should wink and careers into chaotic, unimaginative mayhem when it should go long on style. Sylvester Stallone's Jimmy "Bobo" Bonomo is a snarly, sneering vigilante, who in this case is working as a New Orleans hit man when his partner unexpectedly gets knifed in a bar. Soon, a Washington detective named Kwon (Sung Kang) arrives on the scene, investigating the murder of his partner. Elements like story and dialogue are only pesky details to be dispensed with in between the real deliverables: fistfights, knife fights, gunfights, axe fights and one explosive showdown at the catfish corral that whet the filmmakers' insatiable appetite for figuring out new ways for people to brutalize one another. "Bullet to the Head" exposes that bravado for the pose that it is, and it's not a good look. Contains strong violence, bloody images, profanity, some nudity and brief drug use. Extras: "Bullet to the Head: Mayhem Inc." featurette.
Also: "Letters From Jackie: The Private Thoughts of Jackie Robinson" (documentary from Major League Baseball Productions), "An Affair of the Heart" (documentary on Grammy-winning songwriter and actor Rick Springfield), "Joanna Lumley's Nile" (cheeky travelogue from half of the iconic duo from "Absolutely Fabulous," Athena), "Bidder 70," "Bert Stern: Original Mad Man," "Bill Moyers: On the Hudson - America's First River" (2002, PBS documentary, Athena), "Erased," "Lord of the Flies" (1963, The Criterion Collection), "White Frog," "American Courtesans," "Arthur Stands Up to Bullying" (PBS), "The Definitive Guide to the Mob" (History Channel), "The Good Life," "Tom and Jerry: No Mice Allowed!" and "The Life After Death Project 1 and 2" (Syfy Channel).
Television Series: "Doctor Who — The Doctors Revisited: One-Four" (1963-1981, 50th anniversary of the enduring science fiction show; BBC Home Entertainment), "Combat!: The Complete Fourth Season," "Matlock: The Ninth & Final Season" (1994-95), "Damages: The Final Season," "Endeavour Series 1" (PBS), "George Lopez: The Complete Third Season," "Misfits: Season Three" (BBC), "Orphan Black: Season One" (BBC), "Hell on Wheels: The Complete Second Season," "America's Test Kitchen: Season 13" (PBS), "Dinosaur Train: Nature Trackers" (PBS), "Caillou: Big Kid Caillou" (PBS), "Power Rangers Samurai: The Ultimate Duel — Volume 5," "The Smurfs: Smurfs to the Rescue!," "Super Why!: Hansel & Gretel: A Healthy Adventure" (PBS), "Alphas: Season Two" and "Femme Fatales: The Complete Second Season."
DVD reviews: '42,' 'Evil Dead'
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A Jersey City man is behind bars after getting hot under the collar and allegedly attempting to stab a Pop Warner football coach with a set of barbecue tongs, police reports state.
The incident occurred Sept. 1 at the Caven Point recreational facility off Caven Point Road and Chapel Avenue around 3:20 p.m., reports state.
During a football game between the Jersey City Gators and the Orange Bengals, a player was injured and was slow to get up, reports state.
A man identified in the police report as Tylik Lesuer, 18, of Jersey City, the brother of the injured player, then ran onto the field, but was advised by referees that he was not allowed on the field, reports state.
Lesuer then began to curse at referees, saying, "F*** you, that's my brother," reports state.
Referees told Lesuer that his brother was not injured and that he would have to leave the field, reports state. Lesuer refused to listen to the referees, screaming at them and the team's coach, "F*** you, I'll kill you," reports state.
Lesuer then ran off the field in a rage and returned with a pair of steel barbecue tongs from the concession area, then ran toward the coach, a 28-year-old Jersey City man, "in a menacing manner" with the tongs before fleeing the scene in an unknown vehicle, police said.
Early yesterday morning, police officials arrested Lesuer at a Brinkerhoff Street residence, reports state.
Lesuer is charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon and terroristic threats, reports state.


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TV Ratings: 'Smash' return flops, while 'NCIS' leads CBS on Tuesday
Revamped musical drama is DOA without 'The Voice' to lead-in
The season premiere of NBC's "Smash" failed dramatically without its former cushy lead-in from "The Voice," while "NCIS" and "NCIS: Los Angeles" led CBS to its normal comfortable Tuesday wins.
NBC also got weak numbers for Betty White's latest televised birthday celebration
Among adults 18-49, CBS averaged a 2.8 rating for Tuesday night, tops in the key demographic. ABC's 2.3 key demo rating and the 1.9 key demo rating for FOX followed. NBC averaged a 1.2 key demo rating, followed by the 0.5 key demo rating for The CW.
Overall, CBS averaged an estimated 16.09 million viewers and a 10.2 rating/16 share for Tuesday night. ABC was a distant second with a 4.7/7 and 6.96 million viewers. NBC's 3.4/5 and 4.97 million viewers topped the 2.5/4 and nearly 4 million viewers for FOX. The CW's 1.46 million viewers and 1.0/1 trailed for Tuesday night.
[Univision averaged 4.01 million viewers and a 1.6 rating among adults 18-49 for Tuesday night.]
8 p.m. - "NCIS" dominated the 8 p.m. hour for CBS with 21.49 million viewers and a 3.7 rating among adults 18-49, down a hair from last week, but comfortably leading night in all measures. NBC was far back in second with 5.97 million viewers and a 1.5 key demo rating for "Betty White's Second Annual 90th Birthday." ABC's "The Taste" averaged 5.28 million viewers and a 1.8 key demo rating in third, beating the 3.79 million viewers and 1.6 key demo rating averaged by two episodes of "Raising Hope" on FOX. The CW's "Hart of Dixie" averaged 1.41 million viewers and a 0.6 key demo rating.
9 p.m. - "NCIS: Los Angeles" held onto first for the 9 p.m. hour with 16.57 million viewers and a 3.1 rating among adults 18-49 for CBS. ABC's "The Bachelor" was second with nearly 7.7 million viewers and a 2.5 key demo rating. The first hour of NBC's "Smash" premiere was third with 4.84 million viewers and fourth with a 1.2 key demo rating. FOX followed with "New Girl" (4.81 million viewers and a 2.5 key demo) and "The Mindy Project" (3.6 million viewers and a 1.9 key demo rating). [FOX wants to note that among adults 18-34, "New Girl" was the night's top show.] On The CW, the series finale of "Emily Owens, MD" averaged 1.49 million viewers and a 0.4 key demo rating.
10 p.m. - "Vegas" won the 10 p.m. hour overall for CBS with 10.22 million viewers, but was well back in second with a 1.6 rating among adults 18-49. ABC's "The Bachelor" was second overall with 7.89 million viewers and an hour-winning 2.6 key demo rating. NBC's "Smash" slipped to 4.09 million viewers and a 1.0 key demo rating in its second hour.
All ratings information comes from preliminary Fast National Nielsen data, which includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are subject to change.


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Despite rumors, there was neither a shooting nor a stabbing Sunday night at the Heritage Day fireworks in Easton's Scott Park, Mayor Sal Panto Jr. and a city police lieutenant said.
At one point during the evening, a large group of mostly teenagers began moving from the park along the Delaware River down Larry Holmes Drive toward South Third Street, Lt. Samuel Lobb said.
"Someone (in the crowd) either said, 'Gun,' or yelled, 'Gun,'" Lobb said this morning. "I'm not sure who said it. But there was no one with a gun and no one was shot or stabbed."
The flow of people after a while moved back up Larry Holmes Drive toward the park.
"I think everybody came back down when they realized nothing was going on," Lobb said. "They came back to enjoy the fireworks."
Police followed the group in both directions.
The rumor was magnified Sunday night when someone put on Facebook that there was a shooting, Panto said. Then someone said it was a stabbing, but later retracted that, Panto said.
Panto said he called police Chief Carl Scalzo, who told him nothing like that happened.
There were three arrests during the annual festival that celebrates the July 8, 1776, reading of the Declaration of Independence in Centre Square, Lobb said.
Two involved disorderly conduct related to fighting, Lobb said. The third arrest was when a person being sought on a warrant interacted with police, Lobb said.
The daytime portion of the event was "quiet," Lobb said, and outside of the "mass exodus" just ahead of a downpour and thunderstorm, nothing happened out of the ordinary during the evening, he added.
Staff writer Sarah Peters contributed to this report.


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Tesco 'very sorry' for displaying 'offensive G*y Best Friend' inflatable doll on website
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I roared laughing when I read that Ben Summerskill thinks that "most" of us, but not "all" are better looking than the Tesco's inflatable. Not sure if I'm confident enough to be seen outside today!
I agree – but it is irritating that word gay was written on the Tesco website with an asterisk to read "g*y" as if the word requires to be censored.
haha i love your comment….very funny x
First world problems? Does it perpetuate some stereotypes? Absolutely. Really to scream "offensive" is a bit dull given its a light hearted joke based entirely on images and pop culture references that are already out there in the public domain. Frankly he looks more interesting than a lot of the gay guys I meet in bars.
Sadly, what he says sounds similar to a lot of gay guys you hear in bars, and the camp stereotype that is perpetuated in the media of vacuous fashionista gay men.
I always think the best way to test this is to substitute the 'gay' with something else. So would inflatable stereotypes of 'black', 'jewish', 'chinese', 'muslim', 'disabled' etc ever be considered acceptable and put up for sale?
It's a bit annoying when some straight people and even some LGBT people who see themselves reflected by the stereotypes insist that we should just have a sense of humour about ourselves, which is fine, but gay does not equal the stereotype of gay; so it's hard to have a sense of humour about an ubiqitous stereotype, that let's face it is still widely viewed and perpetuated as basically true of all of us, when you don't relate to any of its characteristics at all.
The inflatable gay stereotype accessory is really awful and I know it's 'PC gone mad' etc to say something is offensive these days but this is. Are there more serious issues facing the LGBT community? Absolutely, but it doesn't make this any better.
Well it's incredibly tacky and it's definitely in very poor taste… but at least personally, the word "offensive" implies something much more serious, like offensive would be if they'd been selling an "inflatable AIDS-ridden cock-sucker". If we extend the analogy to ethnic groups, I'd find an inflatable Arab with a turban and a magic carpet tacky and in poor taste, but I'd find an inflatable Arab suicide bomber unambiguously offensive.
That's probably a better way to put it, I think this may just be a personal bugbear for me because it's a stereotype that so many gay men try to enforce too. Your examples are interesting I think because if you seperate the ethnicity/religion from the characteristic (i.e. just 'terrorist') I think you could get away with it; similarly if this was say something like inflatable 'camp confidante' (maybe that's as cheap and tacky) it wouldn't bother me because it's the characteristics, the role, the novelty etc, the thing they mean and want to sell without attaching it to a group it doesn't universally apply to. For example the character Lucy the Slut would be offensive if they called her 'Lucy the Woman' and intended 'woman' to imply what 'slut' does as though it describes all women. If that makes any sense?
It's really hard to disagree with someone with a white mage icon though to be honest.
How about if Tesco has an inflatable "bl*ck" friend? Would that be offensive? If so, would it be more offensive for any racial stereotyping, or the fact that someone at Tesco felt the word "black" had to be censored?
I wonder what the 9 year olds in Indonesia, who make these things for Tesco think?
For a moment, looking at that photo reminded me of a re-branded Chris Bryant.
And your b**ch comment sounds like the sort of thing the doll would say if it could speak. Stereotype.
Lighten up, it was said tongue in cheek. I happen to be an ardent fan of Chris Bryant and admire his resolve to stand up against the bigoted Tories during the marriage debate to really call them out on their blatant homophobia.
If they're removing the gay best friend dolls does that mean the Harry Styles one will have to go as well.
And WTF is Living Dead Dolls Scary Tales Snow White in a coffin all about –
cheer lunch up though
They're sorry now .. now that every mainstream paper has picked up the story and it's national Tesco-bashing day.
Why don't they vet what 3rd party re-sellers put on the Tesco web site? Their reputation has taken a big kicking today. Why don't they put their money where their mouth is and give a donation to Stonewall, or the Albert Kennedy Trust, or similar. Help fight against homophobia, not allow their name to be used to promote it.
They'll only commit to spending money on this if they're forced to with continued bad press. This is a corporation after all, they don't just give away money unless it's going to do something for them.
Give it a day or two, and once they've read enough comments like this one they'll weigh up the losses compared to a modest donation and probably come to the conclusion that it's time to "invest" some money by "donating".
There is no such thing as charity and altruism for a corporation like Tesco – only PR and wise investment in damage limitation.
The obvious question: what do you blow into in order to inflate?
now that is a real issue!
Its a bit tasteless but I am not really that offended. Only idiots think we act like that stereotype, I reject it ! Hey how many gay 23 year old pilots, PhD students who know their way around a gun do you know?
Its a bit of a joke after all
Well, if Tesco wish to denigrate Gay men with g*y wording and not facing up to the fact that Gay men shop at Tesco, we feel it is time to move our custom elsewhere, Morrisons stock GT and Attitude but not at our local Tesco Extra !
It's highly offensive. Who would wear pink with that complexion?!
I have never in my entire life seen "g*y" as a word. It's like censoring "Jew" as "J*w" – ridiculous ! Jew isn't an offensive word, why censor it?! Crazy
this is really the most important issue i've ever faced not.
what amazed me is the targeted age group of 3-4 !! at that age i doubt any child understands about sexuality or what the word gay means. its a pathetic attempt to make money and insults gay people all over the world….i have had several friends who are gay and im proud to know them. why censor the word like its rude or something…its a way of life not an offence.
..can you really believe this? It appears that people who aren't gay think that all GAY People are not important, don't have feelings or are decent human beings. This has got to stop or we'll keep getting the same stereotypical rubbish!! At every turn.
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In its briefing Wednesday evening, Army Corps of Engineers officials updated their predictions on how water would flow around the New Orleans area, and offered other details on a variety of tropical storm Isaac related subjects.
Water will rise rapidly on the west bank this evening, and the range will peak around midnight tonight in the six to seven foot range. The Oakville area, which was the subject of a mandatory evacuation order on Wednesday afternoon, should see surge peak in the next few hours.
"Barataria Basin is filling up," Coastal Engineer Max Agnew said.
The west bank, particularly in Plaquemines Parish, is a concern because officials are worried that the surge could overtop the local back levees and cause a situation similar to the flooding on the east bank.
Already, the back levee on the west bank of Plaquemines near St. Jude has overtopped, and there is "major flooding" on Louisiana 23, the corps said.
The east bank of Plaquemines already reached its peak and water is receding.
The northshore of Lake Pontchartrain will also see a significant surge of water tonight. The Mandeville area will have a "pretty substantial surge tonight," Agnew said.
It will peak overnight and water levels in Lake Pontchartrain will start to subside tomorrow, but it will take several days for high water levels in the lake to drain.
On the southshore, water levels at the Seabrook Floodgate should have crested this evening around 7 p.m.
In Orleans Parish, almost 17 inches of rain had fallen on Audubon Park through 4 p.m., according to figures from the National Weather Service.
Also in Orleans, a lift station for raw sewage near Mahalia Jackson is only pumping at minimal levels, which means that some houses in the area are experiencing some sewer back ups.
There is some minor flooding in Village L'Est in eastern New Orleans because a pump is not working.
In Jefferson Parish, there is a 100-foot vessel that is loose in the Barataria waterway.
Also, a federal berm and sand dune failed in Grand Isle.
Corps officials said that there is a cruise ship that wants to come back up the Mississippi River to land at the Port of New Orleans, but the Coast Guard needs to check out the river and look for sandbars before it can do so.
They also said that there have been about 18 "incidents" on the Mississippi River where vessels are missing anchors or lines, and the Coast Guard needs to investigate.
Meanwhile, officials in St. Charles Parish have asked the corps if U.S. 90 can be reopened because it is restricting commerce.
The corps told parish officials that it is unsafe to do so because water levels were just beginning to rise on the west bank, but the corps promised to re-assess the situation on Thursday.
The corps would like to send damage assessment teams out as soon as possible, but probably won't be able to until Friday morning because of weather conditions.
Hurricane Isaac involved closing several flood control structures built after Hurricane Katrina for the first time, and after the storm winds down, it will also require opening them for the first time.
After the storm passes, corps officials will also need to assess what damage Isaac did to their efforts to build a sill in the Mississippi River to block salt water from coming up the river and getting into drinking water.


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A race in Laketon Township that seemed rather mild only a few short months ago has turned into one of the most interesting elections this year.
Republican primary winner Kim Arter and longtime Supervisor Roland Crummel, who was defeated by Arter in August, are staging a rematch Tuesday in the general election for Laketon Township supervisor. Crummel filed as a write-in for the general election.
In this unexpected match-up, Arter is promoting changes she deems necessary and Crummel is pointing to his public service record. The position of supervisor for the 7,353-person township pays $44,440, plus $7,944 for other nonstatutory duties.
Township voters also will elect a clerk and treasurer in contested races. Those positions each pay $34,182, with the clerk receiving an additional $6,654 for nonstatutory duties.
Arter, in her first bid for public office, defeated Crummel, the 16-year incumbent, in the primary, 376-353. With no Democrats filed, it seemed Arter would take over as supervisor. Then Crummel filed as a write-in.
Both candidates are working hard to distinguish themselves.
"I got involved over two years ago, going to the township board and planning commission meetings," Arter said. "I saw we needed some new direction, so I decided to run."
Crummel said he is seeking re-election as a write-in because "I really love the job and I'm not willing to give it up easily."
Arter, 49, of 170 S. Bear Lake, points to her business experience. She owns and operates Engine Rebuilders Service Company, Inc.
"Though I haven't held office before, I have a lot of experience in dealing with people," said Arter, who has been a business owner for 25 years.
Arter said she'll get the public involved in township decisions, which she said Crummel does not. She pointed to the township, by her count, conducting 11 special meetings, some at 3 or 4 p.m., over the last year.
"That doesn't help keep the public involved, as far as I'm concerned," said Arter, who was not contending that there were illegal meetings, just at poor times for the general public. "He's had 16 years to get people involved, and it sure doesn't seem it's happening."
Arter, who has a degree in accounting and computer technology from Muskegon Business College, said one of her priorities would be to review the budget with an eye toward cuts.
"I think there's some fat that can be cut from there," Arter said. "Then maybe we can get bike trails and roads fixed."
Crummel, 69, of 3071 Memorial, said he plans to "continue the frugal leadership we've had," if he wins. He points to the $800,000 expansion of the township hall without asking taxpayers for more money as an example of that leadership.
Among his other priorities would be installing bicycle/pedestrian paths and exploring with interested residents the possible formation of a township historical society. In addition to his government experience, Crummel has a bachelor's degree in finance from Grand Valley State University and spent 28 years in management positions at SPX.
Crummel, who has been involved in leadership roles with many regional and countywide agencies such as Muskegon Area First and the West Michigan Strategic Alliance, said local issues would be his focus in coming years. He plans on pulling back on regional and countywide work, which he credits as being beneficial for the township over the years, to allow more time on local issues.
Arter criticizes Crummel for allegedly making decisions on expenditures without township board approval. She specifically mentioned township employees' health insurance, which a township trustee has said was selected by Crummel without getting enough quotes and without board approval.
Crummel defended the health plan, saying a township ordinance regulates health insurance and authorizes the clerk and supervisor to contract for coverage.
"We get input from the board on it," Crummel said, contending it was brought up now by a trustee because of the election. "They know what we're doing."
In the township clerk's race, incumbent Christina Achterhoff, a Republican, is taking on Paige Pearcy-Gardner, who filed with no party affiliation.
Christina Achterhoff, 47, of 366 N. Bear Lake, has served as township clerk since Jan. 1, after an interview process and her appointment to fill the vacated position. A former legislative aide in the Michigan Legislature, Achterhoff earned a bachelor's degree in business management from Ferris State University and took graduate studies in international relations in France and Greece.
"My heart and soul is in public service and always has been. I've been involved in it since high school," Achterhoff said.
Among her priorities are to review and fix the health care coverage to make it more cost-effective, provide openness of government and work to maintain the township's quality of life.
Paige Pearcy-Gardner, 61, of 144 N. Bear Lake, performs part-time office work in her husband's sales representation company and has 25 years experience in the banking industry. She is a North Muskegon High School graduate and took classes at Muskegon Community College.
"I really want to do this and make a difference," Pearcy-Gardner said. "I have worked in customer service all my life and believe the township clerk position is an extension of that experience."
Her priorities include working to get all the facts about issues out to residents, pointing to the water and sewer extension project as a time when that did not happen, and respecting the environment and residents' opinions for responsible growth.
In the treasurer's race, incumbent Nancy C. Zeller, a Republican, is facing off against Randy Carlson, a Democrat.
Nancy C. Zeller, 59, of 2121 Horton, has been township treasurer for 14 years, having worked in banking for 20 years before that. She earned an associate's degree from Western Michigan University.
Her priorities are to maintain the township's high rating from the auditing firm and continue to be fiscally responsible.
Randy Carlson, 51, of 785 Glenwood, is a displaced worker from a manufacturing firm and currently works at Lowe's on a part-time basis. He is a Muskegon High School graduate who is working on his associate's degree in business at Muskegon Community College.
His priorities are that the township follow proper accounting principles and invest in low-risk things at this time.


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The GOP state reps who voted for gay marriage in NY have on average I beleive raised about 5 times more than in previous elections.
Some of the Dems and GOP reps that voted against it earlier were targeted and defeated.
Being pro-gay has now become the safer political option there.
How quickly we forget his craptacular presidential campaign: urged us to keep DADT in place until The War on Terror was over (still not over, and not likely until at least the end of 2014), said that a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage might be needed "if DOMA fails." Did the writer of this piece suddenly forget that he is openly opposed to gay marriage and called the NY marriage bill "wrong?" Ironic from an adulterous man now on his third wife, but you know what they say: "Third time's a charm."
His support is inconsistent at best, and he lacks any integrity to stand by it, so please don't insult my intelligence by saying that he's "pro-gay rights." Either one believes gays and lesbians deserve substantive equality before the law or he does not – civil rights do not allow room for negotiation. Needless to say, Giuliani does not. I'm most hurt and angered by people like Giuliani who seem progressive on gay rights when it suits them, but who then don't hesitate to throw us under the bus when we're no longer useful to their political ends.
Rudy has been notoriously silent about the massive national war on gay people currently being waged by the republican party.


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A lot of Harrisburg Cougars fans wondered where Anthony Holmes, star Safety and Quarterback for the Harrisburg Cougars this past football season, would end up playing collegiate ball. Holmes was nice enough to inform me that he has chosen Temple University.
When asked why he chose Temple, Holmes said, "I chose Temple because they stayed with me through everything. Other school's interest started to slow down, but Temple stayed with me. It's a place I feel comfortable attending and it's close to home. Adrian Robinson (Class of 2008) will show me the ropes and I feel that I'll make an immediate impact."
Holmes was voted to the Mid-Penn Commonwealth All-Star team (as a defensive back) and the Pennsylvania All-State Class AAAA team as a defensive back this past season. On top of that, he was voted to play in this year's Big 33 game.
Congratulations to Anthony Holmes. And yes, he stressed that it will be a good academic fit for him as well. Below are some of his defensive highlights from the past season.
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MOBILE, Alabama -- Traffic heading northbound through Mobile on Interstate 65 is backed up after a crash blocked lanes Friday morning.
Two vehicles collided before 9:05 a.m. Friday on I-65 between the Government Street and Airport Boulevard exits, said Mobile Fire-Rescue Department spokesman Steve Huffman.
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Hostal Bellido, Montilla
- Free WiFi
Main amenities
- 29 guestrooms
- Bar/lounge
- Self parking
- 24-hour front desk
- Air conditioning
- Front desk safe
- Tour/ticket assistance
- TV in a common area
Feel at home
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Elevator/lift
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
What's around
- Heart of Montilla
- Garnelo Museum (0.3 mi / 0.4 km)
- Montilla Castle (0.4 mi / 0.7 km)
- Church of Santiago (0.4 mi / 0.7 km)
- Lagar Blanco (7.1 mi / 11.4 km)
- Ermita del Calvario (7.4 mi / 11.9 km)
- Malaga (AGP) 80-min drive; 78.5 miles/126.3 km
- Montilla Station 13-min walk; 0.7 miles/1.2 km
- Aguilar de la Frontera Station 15-min drive; 5.7 miles/9.2 km
- Self parking (surcharge)
Hostal Bellido, Montillafrom NZ$47
- Triple Room
- Standard Room, 1 Double or 2 Single Beds
- Family Room, Bathtub
- Double Room Single Use
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Hotel size
- This hotel has 29 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 2 floors
- Check-in time 12:30 PM-10 PM
- Check-out time is 12:30 PM
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Required at check in
- Credit card deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum guest age is 16
- Minimum check-in age is 16
- Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 16
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- Up to 2 children (7 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Self parking *
Other information
- Resort fee included
In the hotel
- Bar/lounge
- Room service (during limited hours)
- 24-hour front desk
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built 1996
- Elevator/lift
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Television in common areas
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- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Balcony
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Bidet
- Free toiletries
- 20-inch LCD TV
- Digital TV channels
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Phone
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Self parking costs EUR 5 per day
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Good 3.6 /5 from 17 reviews
This hotel is in a city that doesnt get a lot of tourists. The staff couldnt speak any English. The rooms are large but very basic. When they moved our car, they damaged it but didnt tell us. Just know that this is a very basic hotel in the country side. Keep your expectations low and will be fine for a night.
This is a good budget hotel which offers basic but clean rooms. There are no frills such as tea/coffee and the shower had no wall fixing. It is located in the centre of the town which is great once you have arrived. To get to the hotel you have to go around one of the most complicated one way systems I have ever seen. Staff were very friendly but speak no English. Overall it is good value for money and we enjoyed our stay.
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Bar & Brasserie Water offers all day dining in trendy and vibrant surroundings. This is the place where hotel guests and locals get together for a pleasant drink or for an informal dinner cooked with pure ingredients.
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Jones confirmed that he took the first-team reps at right outside linebacker for the Steelers at Wednesday's practice, and then he crossed his fingers.
"Well," Jones said with a pause, "it's still early in the week."
Free safety Ryan Clark sees it coming, whether it's this week or soon thereafter.
"It seems like that," Clark said. "From what I'm seeing he's getting a few more reps at practice.
"I try to be as diplomatic about certain things as I can," Clark added. "But he's a first-round draft pick. He's an extremely talented guy. He flashes when he gets on the field. When you do that, they're going to give you more opportunities to show what you can do. I think we'll just see the progression of where he's going, starting this week."
Jones "flashed" most brightly when he blew up Chris Johnson in the backfield last Sunday after Jones was unblocked at the line. Jones had another tackle-for-loss in the game, and also made a tackle on special teams.
"It was an OK start," he said. "There were definitely a lot of plays out there I wish I could've made that would've definitely been game-changing. But you gain the experience and learn from it and try to eliminate those mistakes in the future."
Jones is a laid-back rookie who likes to believe he has "an old soul." To that end his hero is Bob Marley, the late, great and laid-back reggae star with a distinct peace-and-love credo.
But on the field, Jones has no peace or love. "When you're on the field, that's life or death," he said. "That's job or no-job. So I've got to come out of my personality and do work. When I'm on that field, I'm just so passionate about this game. It just brings everything out of me."
Jones wanted to get on the field so badly that he volunteered his services as Larry Foote's replacement inside. The Steelers' coaches told him to stay outside, take first-team reps in practice, and maybe, just maybe, he would find himself running first team in his second pro game.
"I played inside linebacker in high school and at USC," Jones said. "I started off at Georgia inside until they moved me outside. So I played around with (Steelers coaches). I asked them about it. But it's not happening. It would be fun, but I love outside linebacker. I like wearing my 9-5 outside, man. I can't change."
Jones is wearing the same No. 95 worn by Greg Lloyd, the fearsome leader and ROLB of the "Blitzburgh" defenses of the 1990s.
When Joey Porter came along in 1999 -- a year after Lloyd's departure -- he was handed No. 95, but turned it down.
Jones said he had no problem whatsoever taking Lloyd's old number, but that it would've been different had he been handed James Harrison's No. 92.
"I would've said no," Jones said. "I would've said no because it'd be crazy, because now the fans are looking, 'Oh, he's the next James Harrison.' That's not me. But Greg was here long before I thought about playing football. He went to school 45 minutes from Columbus (Ga.), where I'm from. He's a guy from Georgia and a great linebacker, so why not?
"It's a great challenge for me. It's a great way to show love to the guys who paved the world for us and to just give back and continue the tradition. Hopefully I can wear his number and make him proud and maybe somebody comes along behind me some day."


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It Turns Out Washington-Notre Dame Means Very LittleOctober 21, 2008 – 11:22 am by admin
There was a time when this game seemed like it was going to matter. But when Notre Dame travels allll the way out to Seattle this weekend to face Washington, well, most people aren't going to care.
Here's the thing. Notre Dame unceremoniously fired Washington head coach Tyrone Willingham four years ago. Notre Dame fanatics still hate the guy and still love to bash him. Sad but true.
So, when this game popped up on the schedule, Ty Bowl was supposed to be one of two things depending on your perspective: A chance for Ty to put a whooping on his old team and get some vengeance for the way he was fired or a chance for Charlie Weis to lower the hammer while all the Notre Dame fans revel in the fact that they have a better coach now.
As we stand Notre Dame is rebounding from one of its worst seasons ever and Washington is mired in an awful 0-6 season. Not exactly the thing of which enormous television ratings are made.
Give this some thought though: Ty won't make it through the season either way, but wouldn't it be ironic if a home loss to Notre Dame was the straw that broke the camel's back and they ushered him out of town afterward?
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Nice short course...Can't wait to see the longer tee's go in and to play on a nice, warm day without 25 gusts!
+0 votes Jon Schoof › October 12, 2011
Awesome course, the best I have ever frolfed. Not too busy, excellent elevation, the first few holes are open and boring, but the rest make up for it.
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my home course bring a mountain bike world class trails connect to this gem
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Really really great. Love this course. The first hole that drops into the woods is one of my favorites.
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+0 votes Bradley M. Hammett › September 12, 2012
One of the cleanest courses that I have ever played I would like to see concrete pro tees. Arnold is the primary person who changed this course using a donation of his time only.
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They have added new concrete tee off boxes and added new signs to every hole. There is three hole 1 however plus a practice hole. So there is really 22 baskets to shoot at


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The official start of Lepre-Con is on us as lines form outside bars along Washington Street for the 11 a.m. start of the bar crawl.
The streets are still clear and calm as groups decked out in their St. Patrick's Day finest are starting to appear in Hoboken.
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Some people are wearing green shirts, while others took the leprechaun theme to heart, with a head-to-toe costume.
Different bars throughout Hoboken are hosting parties to celebrate the bar crawl, a replacement for the canceled St. Patrick's Day parade. Cover charges vary depending on the location.
Arthur's Tavern has red ropes out preparing for the crowds. The Pilsner Haus is providing free transportation to the biergarten from Washington Street.
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By winning the regular season title in the Lancaster County Legion baseball League, Ephrata put itself in a nice spot for the playoffs.
A No. 1 seed and home field in every postseason game were the rewards for the two-time defending county champions. But all of that was beginning to unravel for Ephrata in Saturday's winners' bracket semifinals.
Lancaster was within 5-3 with the bases loaded and no outs in the top of the seventh inning. Relief pitcher Nate Baxter came in for starter Gavilon Harnish to face Miguel Reyna.
Reyna hit a grounder to third baseman Chase Wike, who tug third base for one out, then threw home where catcher Colin Albright applied the tag to complete the double play.
Baxter got the next batter to pop up to short to end the game and move Ephrata into the winners' bracket finals with the 5-3 win.
Ephrata will play at home against Penn Manor at 4 p.m Saturday. Lancaster will go to Marietta at 1 p.m. Saturday for a losers' bracket contest.
The third-to-home double play turned by Wike, who entered the game in the fifth inning, was one of three double plays turned by Ephrata.
"That's just a heads up play by Chase to think to get both outs," Ephrata head coach Derek Sipe said.
In the first inning, it looked like Ephrata (14-3) might cruise to victory, as the first three batters reached base and scored. Ethan Sipe scored on Baxter's single, Jake Terry scored on John Gehman's ground out, and Albright scored on Brady Sipe's infield single.
"You can't play ball like that against a team like this," Lancaster head coach Gerry Shehan said.
But Lancaster (10-8) quickly bit into the 3-0 deficit. In the top of the second, Angel Rivera hit an RBI ground out and Greg Silveste had a run-scoring single to make the score 3-2.
Lancaster had chances to even the score, but hit into inning ending double plays in the fourth and fifth innings.
"They just made the plays that they needed to make," Shehan said.
Ephrata added to its lead with two runs in the bottom of the fourth. Brady Sipe and Jarred Martin led off with back-to-back walks. Brady Sipe scored on an errant throw after a bunt, and Martin scored on Ethan Sipe's sacrifice fly.
Derek Sipe told his team to take a strike during their plate appearances in the fourth.
"Their pitcher [Silvestre] is a good pitcher," Derek Sipe said. "Some of the pitches he threw were strikes anyway, but it was helping with getting us a different mindset."
Lancaster scored its last run in the sixth when Taylor reached base on an outfield error, then moved to third and home on wild pitches.
Harnish pitched the first six innings, allowing seven hits and two walks while striking out four.
Silvestre went five innings with five hits and three walks allowed and four strikeouts.
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Penn Manor 10, Marietta 5: Grant Gale had two doubles and there RBIs for Penn Manor in the other Lancaster County winners' bracket semifinal. Cameron Dickerson drove in two more runs in the win. Austin Martinez had two RBIs for Marietta.
Myerstown 1, Annville 0: Jake Stager had a straight steal of home in the bottom of the sixth inning to give Myerstown a 1-0 lead in the best-of-5 finals. Annville put runners at first and third with one out in the top of the seventh, but Conor Bawiec came on in relief to get the last two outs. Chris Kreider pitched the first 6 1/3 innings of the shutout.
Upper Dauphin 4, Linglestown 1: Matt Deitrich and Brendan Miller each had RBIs as Upper Dauphin won in this losers' bracket contest. Miller struck out 12 Linglestown batters. It turned into two wins for the price of one for Upper Dauphin, because Middletown withdrew from the the tournament. So Upper Dauphin will play in the losers' bracket final at 3 p.m. Sunday against the loser of the Hummelstown-Paxton game. Regardless of the opponent, Upper Dauphin will be the road team.
Hummelstown 6, Paxton 4 (suspended, 5th): The winners' bracket final will resume at Hummelstown at 1 p.m. Sunday. The winner will be in Monday's championship game.
New Cumberland 9, Mechanicsburg 3: Brayden Lackey, Julian Bury and Kyle Wickenheiser all homered for New Cumberland in the sixth inning in this first-round elimination game. New Cumberland will play at Hampden at 5 p.m. Sunday when the double-elimination portion of the tournament begins. John McGee added three RBIs for New Cumberland.
Silver Spring 10, Enola 1: Silver Spring scored in each at bat to advance into the double-elimination phase of the playoffs. Jack Legore and Nate Kulp each had two RBIs for Silver Spring.