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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Zach Zwinak surprised everyone, including his teammates, with his breakout 100-yard rushing effort Saturday.
"I didn't know he had that in him," guard John Urschel said. "He was knocking people back. He took it to a whole different level. ... I think he may have knocked some people out of the game."
Urschel then added that Zwinak "was punishing the defense," which was evident from the 6-foot-1, 232-pounder's hard running style. He kept churning and churning, never going down on first contact, and bulldozed his way upfield throughout the afternoon.
So on a day that starter Bill Belton (16 carries for 65 yards) and Derek Day (four for 14) returned from injuries, it was third-stringer Zwinak who excelled with 100 yards and two TDs on 19 carries.
"In this game, I felt he was the guy who was getting the ball downhill," coach Bill O'Brien said. "He was seeing the cut and running physical. He's a big kid, and he can run."
Zwinak entered the day with 21 carries for 96 yards, after gaining only 7 yards on three carries last season. He redshirted in 2010 and tore an ACL in practice in October of that year.
"Just to get on the field and get the carries is what matters most, and whether it be 100 yards or 5 yards, it's still yards," Zwinak said.
"I know I'm not as shifty as some of the other guys," he added. "I really try to focus on running downhill. That's really where I try to find my success."
Some reporters had fun asking Zwinak what it was like to run over defenders - in one case he knocked the helmet off standout Illinois tackle Akeem Spence - and the young man could only give a humble smile.
"I don't know how to really describe it," he said. "It's something I feel you have to experience."
Told most reporters will never experience that, he laughed and said, "It's a good feeling, but it all comes down to the coaching in the past. You've got to get your pads low, you've got to keep your legs moving. And sometimes you don't realize if you hit somebody or not, you just keep going, it's momentum."
Lehman shakes off big hit for big day
Bill O'Brien's offense features the tight end, and Saturday was walk-on Matt Lehman's turn to shine.
Lehman made a team-high five catches for 70 yards - both career highs - including a 21-yard touchdown in the second quarter that gave the Lions a 21-0 lead.
"He is getting better every week," O'Brien said. "He catches the ball well, and he's understanding our offense better."
Lehman needed to be helped off the field after his TD when he took a helmet-to-helmet shot that resulted in a 15-yard penalty and the ejection of Illinois safety Earnest Thomas.
Penn State linebacker Gerald Hodges called the foul "cheap." Lehman preferred to look at the film before commenting, but he was glad he could continue.
O'Brien originally feared Lehman suffered a concussion, but after he was able to answer some questions, doctors ruled he just had his wind knocked out.
"They asked me the score and what play we just ran, and I got the questions right," the 6-foot-6, 258-pound Lehman said. "I got hit pretty good, but I tried to get through it because I didn't want to come out of the game."
Lehman now has nine catches for 137 yards and two TDs on the season. On a day when leading receiver Allen Robinson was held to three catches for 35 yards, Lehman enjoyed his extra chances.
"When teams are scouting us, they have to account for Allen, and that gives more opportunities for me," he said. "I always had confidence in my ability. It was just a matter of showing the coaches what I could do. Coming from pretty much nowhere, and walking on the team and being able to contribute like I am is pretty cool. It's a credit to Coach O'Brien and the way he uses us."
Second-guessing himself
After Michael Mauti's 99-yard interception return put the ball at the Illinois 1 with one second left in the first half, and the Lions leading 21-0, O'Brien decided against going for a touchdown.
He regretted it afterward - and not just because Sam Ficken's 18-yard field goal was blocked.
O'Brien said he thought the ball had been spotted at the 2.
"Hindsight being 20-20, I should have gone for a touchdown there," he said. "But we have to execute better on the field goal."
Illinois drops 7th straight Big Ten game
Illinois coach Tim Beckman has much bigger problems to worry about than the anger felt toward him from the PSU camp. Beckman's team has been crushed three times already - also 52-24 by Louisiana Tech and 45-14 at Arizona State - and Saturday the Illini lost their seventh consecutive conference game going back to last season.
"Disappointed is the least word, I guess you could say" said Beckman, in his first season at Illinois after three years at Toledo. "I know our football team is hurting, and as we spoke to them in the locker room, it's time to step up and see what you're all about."
Quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase, coming off an ankle injury, wasn't much of a threat running the ball, which hurts Illinois' offense. He gained just 7 yards on 11 carries, and while he completed 28-of-46 for 270 yards, he also was picked off twice, including a big play on Michael Mauti's 99-yard interception return at the end of the first half.
"It felt really good today," Scheelhaase said of his ankle. "I got nicked a little bit there, but it felt good on the plays I was in."
Beckman has to be feeling some pressure from fans for the team's poor start.
"We know we're going to be playing some physical football teams here coming up, and we've just got to become a more physical team and do what we need to do, plus stay healthy," the coach said.
Butterworth improves, not Ficken
Place-kicker Sam Ficken missed a 47-yard field goal wide left with 8:47 to go in the first half, then had an 18-yard attempt blocked at the end of the first half. Punter Alex Butterworth had been struggling, but he averaged 43.3 yards on three kicks.
Injury update
Safety Stephen Obeng-Agyapong limped off the field after the second-half kickoff with cramps and didn't return. "He's fine," defensive coordinator Ted Roof said. ... LT Donovan Smith (ankle) didn't start but did come in on the second series. Mike Farrell got the start at LT and Adam Gress at RT.
News and notes
PSU's game captains were QB Shane McGregor, DT James Terry and DB Jake Fagnano. ... Mauti's 99-yard interception return was the longest in PSU history, surpassing the previous mark of 98 held by Wayne Berfield against Boston in 1958. ... Steelers RB Rashard Mendenhall, an Illinois product, was on hand for the game and was recognized during the second quarter.


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I was aroused when that girl put her hand on my leg, she felt the enourmous buldge in my pants and i blushed
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to make ready for lurve.it is something that girls do to guys.
i was so aroused i had to get off the bus.
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: Simon Schama's 'The Face of Britain'
Simon Schama talks about "The Face of Britain," and Robert Gottlieb discusses "Avid Reader."
September 25, 2016, Sunday
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People of the Word
Simon Schama's monumental history of the Jews views the Torah as the key to the community's cohesion.
March 30, 2014, Sunday
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Book Review Podcast: 'The Story of the Jews'
Simon Schama discusses his new book, the first installment of a two-volume history.
March 28, 2014, Friday
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The Historical Becomes Personal
The historian Simon Schama, whose series "The Story of the Jews" is arriving on PBS, says his documentary breaks "all the historian's rules about distance and objectivity."
March 23, 2014, Sunday
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The Jews, a History in So Many, Many Words
In Simon Schama's book "The Story of the Jews," he writes that Jewish history has survived, thanks to its people's intense literacy.
March 11, 2014, Tuesday
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The memorial for the art critic and historian at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is scheduled for Thursday at 2 p.m.
October 16, 2012, Tuesday
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Simon Schama: The Essayist as Star Writer
In these essays, the historian Simon Schama roams among various pursuits, both broad and intimate.
April 24, 2011, Sunday
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Simon Schama's mischievously titled "American Future: A History" is a book for flag wavers, a full-throated celebration of the red, white and blue.
June 9, 2009, Tuesday
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Mirror on America
Written in full de Tocquevillean mode, the British historian Simon Schama's Big Book about America is best when it abandons its election-year campaign tour to search out characters from the buried mounds of history.
May 24, 2009, Sunday
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The point after carrying out a bad idea, at which you immediately realize it was a bad idea.
Johns car overheated, so he pulled to the side of the road to check it out. Without thinking about it, he grabbed a paper towel and used it to protect his hand from the heat as he removed the radiator cap. I'm sure John thought this was a perfect mid-future situation as the boiling antifreeze from the radiator sprayed all over his arms and face.
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A 57-year-old Batavia man was charged with driving while intoxicated under Leandra's Law, after Niagara County Sheriff's deputies accused him of driving drunk with two 13-year-old passengers.
Deputies stopped a vehicle driven by Joseph Zajaczkowski late Monday night on Royalton Center Road in the Town of Royalton. He was charged with felony aggravated DWI under Leandra's Law and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, authorities said.
Leandra's Law has increased the penalty, from a misdemeanor to a felony, for driving drunk with a passenger 15 or younger.


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Wow, there's some interesting roster turnover in Pittsburgh, as the Steelers lost some big name players. Running back Rashard Mendenhall, wide receiver Mike Wallace, offensive lineman Willie Colon , outside linebacker James Harrison, cornerback Keenan Lewis and safeties Will Allen and Ryan Mundy are all no longer with the team.
Now the Steelers looks towards this week's draft, where they have holes to fill with one selection in each of the rounds.
1) Outside Linebacker
The Steelers would love to find an elite outside linebacker that can get after the quarterback. If things set up right Jarvis Jones could fall right into their lap. Jones is an ideal fit in their scheme and is the best pass rusher in this draft.
Jones could be off the board. If that happens they turn their attention to this spot later in the draft. James Collins, Trevardo Williams, and Ty Powell are three names to watch.
2) Wide Receiver
The Steelers lost a truly big play guy in Mike Wallace. But they could gain that explosiveness back with the addition of Cordarrelle Patterson or even Tavon Austin. It's likely Austin is off the board and there's a good possibility that Patterson is as well. But if not, it will be tempting for Pittsburgh. Patterson is raw as can be but his upside is huge.
3) Safety
At what point does the Steeler brass start looking for their next safety to take the spot of Troy Polamalu? Kenny Vacarro could be available to Pittsburgh at No. 17. They could also have a shot at Eric Reid (whom they love) perhaps with their second selection.
4) Tight End
No one knows how Heath Miller's knee will respond in rehab or what kind of player he will be when he comes back. Pittsburgh is in prime position to choose tight end Tyler Eifert or Zach Ertz. Of course they could choose to wait and look at some other guys like Gavin Escobar, Travis Kelce or Vance McDonald.
5) Offensive Line
The Steelers need to find a right tackle at some point, if nothing more than to provide depth.
6) Defensive End
Again, the Steelers pass rush this past season was not where it needs to be. Another defensive end who can get after the quarterback would be just what the doctor ordered.
Key Acquisitions
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Matt Spaeth (TE)
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2 suffer minor injuries in west Erie hit-and-run crash
A man and woman were injured in a hit-and-run crash late Friday night when their motorcycle collided with a car on Cherry Street between West 19th Street and Brown Avenue, police said.
The crash, which occurred at about 11:25 p.m., involved the motorcycle and a red Chevrolet Lumina, which fled the scene, police said.
Police said the man and woman suffered minor injuries and were taken to UPMC Hamot.
Police said the motorcycle was northbound on Cherry Street when the Lumina turned north onto Cherry from Brown Avenue and collided with the motorcycle.
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An informal friendly term for a fellow member of the Jewish faith. The term is a hebrew biblical reference to Israelites having originally been members of the Tribe of Judah.
He was a fellow tribesman, so I didn't mind that he was dating my sister.
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5 Animals That Could Take Over the World (If They Wanted To)
#2. Brazilian Wandering Spider
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Weight: 2-3 grams
Terrain: South America. For now.
Special Powers: Poison. So much poison. All the poison.
Population Available for Military Service: 82.3 million
Military Force Analysis:
The Brazilian wandering spider is the world's most venomous spider, a category that is obviously not the easiest to win "World's Most Venomous" in. They're big bastards, too, coming in at about 6 inches wide.
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Here's one, perched atop the human that he now owns.
Also of note, they've fully earned the adjective "wandering," given their propensity to roam into all sorts of places humans would rather they not be. Houses, cars, log piles, boots, clothes, your nightmares. They're particularly well-known for hiding in and around banana plants, forming a particular health hazard not just to people involved in harvesting bananas, but also to people who simply like to eat bananas, when they chance upon a saucer-sized spider in their bananas. They've even been known to show up in banana shipments sent as far away as England.
That's right. We're dealing with an enemy that has already mastered international smuggling.
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And if upon hearing this news you still eat a banana without a gun carefully trained on it, you are a liar or a fool.
This spider's particular venom is a highly potent neurotoxin that causes paralysis, asphyxiation, and death, and just because these spiders are dicks, blinding pain. Also, just for fun this time, the venom seems to cause massive erections. So you're not even leaving a very elegant corpse behind.
So, if they are highly venomous, like to sneak up on people, can travel the seas, and give their victims death boners, how is it we're not living in silos right now while the Brazilian wandering spiders roam the surface? Well, it turns out that scientists have determined that these spiders don't always inject their venom when they bite humans. These imbeciles have concluded that we can thus relax, when even the tiniest bit of thought would actually conclude that we should panic immediately, as we have proof that the bastards have been holding back. Clearly, the Brazilian wandering spider has been biding its time, waiting to distribute adequate numbers of themselves around the world via banana shipments until they have enough to launch a massive simultaneous strike on humanity's command structure.
Mission Log, Operation: Suspicious Banana
Zeke: London. Washington, Tokyo. All gone.
Sarge: Keep it together, soldier. We've got a job to do, and these six ... eight? Whatever-legged SOBs are going to pay.
Biscuit: I don't know if they're really SOBs, Sarge. I think the bigger ones are actually female. They'd be daughters. I guess they'd be DOBs.
Sarge: Private Biscuit, what the hell is wrong with you?
-A klaxon sounds, echoing throughout the base-
Sarge: All right, everyone. Get dressed. We move in five.
-They get dressed. Everyone watches nervously as Private Biscuit puts his helmet on, without incident-
Zeke: Huh.
Biscuit: What?
Zeke: That seems odd. Am I wrong?
Frenchie: No, I thought that, too.
Biscuit: What's everyone staring at?
Sarge: It's nothing. Keep moving, people. These many-legged daughters of a bitch aren't getting past us today.
Biscuit: Oh no! My boot!
-Private Biscuit leaps into the air, dropping his boot, which is crawling with spiders-
Sarge: Shoot them!
-They shoot the spiders-
Biscuit: Holy crap! Thanks, guys.
Zeke: Huh. I guess that's ... OK.
Frenchie: It does feel like we are missing something.
-Private Biscuit takes off his helmet to wipe his brow. The ceiling collapses above him, sending spiders cascading down into his hair-
Zeke: There it is!
Biscuit: WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME, HAIR-GOD?
#1. Brown Tree Snake
Weight: 5.5 pounds
Terrain: The trees. Holy crap, they're in the trees.
Special Powers: breeding ability, terror. THEY ARE IN THE GOD-DAMNED TREES.
Population Available for Military Service: too damn many
Military Force Analysis:
The brown tree snake is, as advertised, a snake that is brown and lives in trees. Trees, you'll recall, are those large woody pieces of vegetation known for being tall enough for humans to walk under. These two seemingly unrelated facts combine to make the brown tree snake the most terrifying thing to ever exist.
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"Oh, hi there. Just climbing your fence so I can jump on your head. Thanks for building this, guys. LOL."
Native to Northern Australia, Papua New Guinea, and countless sweat-soaked nightmares, the brown tree snake is perhaps most famous for its work on the island of Guam, where it is considered an invasive species. On Guam, with none of its natural predators around, the brown tree snake has essentially taken over the entire island. On an island about 30 miles long, there may be 2 million of them.
On the surface, an individual brown tree snake is not that dangerous to humans, as its venom isn't that deadly. On Guam, though, they're considered a serious nuisance. Given the sheer number of them, at any moment one of them is probably crawling on some electrical equipment, causing it to burn out. That's right. They're prodigious breeders, experts on island-hopping warfare, and they have considerable experience attacking our infrastructure. Also, and this cannot be understated, THEY ARE SNAKES THAT LIVE IN THE TREES.
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"Hello again! Wait! Why's everyone running and peeing themselves?"
How much trouble is humanity in? Well, in yet another case of good news that is actually the worst news possible, scientists report that the population of brown tree snakes on Guam is actually decreasing. They figure that the snake has exceeded the carrying capacity of the island.
Which means this island-hopping, fast-breeding snake-o-war is motivated to move.
Mission Log, Operation: Death from Above
Biscuit: I'VE GOT A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS ONE, GUYS.
Sarge: Calm down, Biscuit. We're going to be OK.
Biscuit: I DON'T KNOW, MAN. I AM FREAKING OUT.
Zeke: I think he's right, Sarge. I don't think we should have brought him.
Sarge: We need every man we've got if we want to avoid what happened in the entire Western Hemisphere.
Frenchie: But, sir. Taking Biscuit into the woods? He is not handling this so good.
Biscuit: AMAZING GRACE, HOW SWEET THE SOUND, THAT SAVED A WRETCH LIKE ME.
Sarge: Keep it down, Biscuit. You'll give away our position.
Zeke: There! In the trees!
Biscuit: AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!
-The entire squad fires wildly into the woods, snakes falling everywhere, just a carnival of violence-
Sarge: Hold your fire!
Biscuit: AAAAAAAAAH!
-Private Biscuit shouts and spins, dry-firing his rifle in every direction-
Sarge: Biscuit! Get a hold of yourself! We're OK. We got them.
Zeke: Look at the markings on this one. It's the Snake Commander. We got them. We did it!
Frenchie: Formidable!
Sarge: You did it, Biscuit. I'm proud of you.
-Sarge gently tousles Private Biscuit's hair-
Biscuit: THEY'RE IN MY HAIR THEY'RE IN MY HAIR THEY'RE IN MY ... derp.
-Private Biscuit goes into a catatonic state and never recovers. Later, a statue of him is erected in the Eastern Hemisphere. As he would have wished, the statue was made bald.-
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I.R.S. Data Retrieval
Updated 3/29/2016
Officials in the Office of Federal Student Aid and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have worked together to develop a process to simplify the steps that families must take each year to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid ("FAFSA") .
The "FAFSA on the Web" site has been redesigned to simplify, enhance, streamline, and expedite the application process for applicants by allowing applicants and parents to retrieve tax data from the IRS. This new process is called the IRS Data Retrieval Tool. We strongly recommend that parents and students select this option when completing/submitting their 2016-2017 FAFSA.
As a result of the new changes, we recommend the following steps when filing the 2016-17 FAFSA:
HINT: The benefit (to families) of utilizing the IRS Data Retrieval Process is that it will greatly simplify and expedite the verification process. You will no longer have to submit complete copies of your federal tax returns to our office before we can finalize your federal aid eligibility.
How This Will Work on the 2016-2017 FAFSA
Note: All 2016-2017 FAFSA On The Web applicants, and the parents of dependent applicants, who indicate that they have filed their federal tax returns prior to completing their FAFSA and who are otherwise eligible will be directed to use the FAFSA-IRS Data Retrieval process to complete their FAFSA more easily and accurately.
Within the FAFSA website and in the middle of the Student and/or Parent Tax Information section you should see the following
Enter your PIN and click LINK TO IRS
Step One: Enter Parents (or Students) PIN number
Step Two: Click on Link to IRS
You will then be directed to:
Families must actively choose to utilize the data retrieval tool. If they choose to do so, they will be transferred to the Internal Revenue Service web site.
Applicants will need to authenticate their identity before any person information is displayed.
Tax data will be presented and the applicant will have the option to "Transfer" the tax information to the FAFSA. Applicants can also choose NOT to transfer the data to the FAFSA.
Transferred data will have a notation - "Transferred from the IRS"
Applicants who chose not to use the FAFSA-IRS Data Retrieval process, or who retrieve IRS data but subsequently change it, will be informed that they will need to explain to their institutions why information they provided is more accurate than the information that would have been obtained directly from the IRS. Only IRS tax return transcripts will be accepted, i.e., copies of 1040 tax returns are no longer acceptable. Instructions on how to retrieve (or the best options on retrieving) IRS Tax Return Transcripts can be found by looking under Documents and Forms for IRS Tax Return Transcript Requests.
Some Families Will Not Be Able to Use This Feature
FAFSA Corrections
We know that many parents will not have their federal tax returns completed by the priority application deadline of March 1st, 2016. Should you fall into this category, we encourage you to use "estimated income" information on the initial FAFSA.
Using emails and other communications, starting around April 1, 2016, Federal Student Aid will remind applicants that once they have filed their income tax return they should use the FAFSA corrections process to update their FAFSA using the FAFSA-IRS Data Retrieval process. Subsequent messages will be sent every 45 days until mid-September then every 60 days until the end of the processing cycle.
This should allow for accurate information to be submitted and if selected for verification, this should greatly reduce the amount of time and effort needed to complete requirements for financial aid processing, awarding, and notification.


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Youth volunteers restore hope in Lebanon
12 April 2007
But somehow, they pulled it off. Just two days before the war ended, children and their parents gathered to celebrate life. Abdel says that he couldn't contain his happiness when he saw the parents dance with their children to the "sweet sound" of Lebanese folk, or dabka, music "as if it was some kind of a celebration of what was to come rather than remorse over what has come to pass." Looking back on that day, Abdel says it will be one of his most cherished memories.
The Grip of Conflict
For many young adults in Lebanon, war is the most prominent backdrop of everyday life. And since conflict has gripped Lebanon for over three decades, many of the country's youth are all too familiar with being confined to their homes, finding refuge at shelters, obeying curfews, and sifting through the rubble of their homes to find the remnants of their lives.
Lebanon, which has a sizable Christian population, saw a brief period of peace in early 2006 — a time when many Lebanese were optimistic about new commerce development and much-needed revitalization. Yet a two-month conflict erupted in July of that year when the radical Lebanon-based group Hezbollah crossed into Israel and killed three Israeli soldiers and kidnapped two others, causing Israel to retaliate. As Israeli air strikes pounded many neighborhoods and structures in southern Lebanon, an estimated 1200 Lebanese civilians were killed, along with hundreds of Hezbollah fighters. According to United Nations estimates, a third of the civilians injured or killed were children.
Thousands of displaced and mournful Lebanese families returned to their communities only to find their homes and livelihoods destroyed. School-age children, still shaken by the war, were expected to start the new school year and return to some of the same schools that were used as shelters.
Despite recurring conflict and the prevailing attitudes of the younger generation — who wish to abandon Lebanon in search of peace and work — many of Lebanon's youth are highly motivated to take an active role in recovery efforts.
"I keep on laughing, even at times when there is nothing to laugh about," explains 23-year-old Zahi Chahine, who works with a local CRS partner, the Development of People and Nature Association. "It is like the common [expression]: Laugh and the world will laugh with you."
For Abdel and hundreds of other young volunteers, helping to pick up the pieces is their way to make a change for their country and provide a new generation with hope. Some deliver food to the elderly and needy families who lost most of their possessions. Others have picked up shovels to restore a community park.
Catholic Relief Services has recently completed the first phase of its $10-million postwar recovery effort, aimed at restoring hope and life for at least 100,000 Lebanese of all faiths in 80 communities. Youth volunteers and workers placed by CRS and our local partners, the Development of People and Nature Association and Caritas Lebanon, have helped make these projects a success.
With the help of youth volunteers and local partners, CRS is now moving into its second phase of recovery, which includes helping people get back to earning a living, rebuilding infrastructure destroyed by the war and supporting psychosocial activities such as summer camps for children.
"Increasingly, we're looking to focus on development of youth leadership, [along with] promotion of good governance and further economic development," says Mindy Burrell, CRS Lebanon country representative.
The initial large-scale recovery effort included food assistance, vouchers for crops and livestock, water sanitation, livelihood restoration, community upgrade projects, and camps designed to ease the psychological trauma of children affected by the war.
A Chain of Compassion
Snapshots from these camps show youth volunteers holding hands with young children as they engaged in fun activities designed to dull the fresh memories of war.
"It is as if — in some kind of way, while playing with these children — the volunteers find themselves compensating for their lost childhoods," theorizes Elie Haddad, a CRS Lebanon staff member who recently engaged several of the youth workers in candid discussions about their experiences.
Elie, too, knows how it feels to come of age amid war. As a logistics officer for CRS Lebanon, he is responsible for delivering food and other supplies to war-affected families. But Elie is also a writer and actor in his spare time and volunteers at a children's theater, where he teaches youngsters about the environment and other issues they face.
Elie continues by explaining that as the young volunteers see it, they were once in the small shoes of these children, who are often filled with fear and uncertainty. Etched in the volunteers' minds are the infectious smiles of past volunteers who held their hands during times of war.
"They were touched by these memories to the extent that it drove them today to take the places of those volunteers in the hopes of returning a smile to the face of a new child, who is in his turn a victim to a new war," Elie says.
Unwavering Passion
In talking to the volunteers, what is most striking, Elie says, is not just the unwavering passion that gleams from their eyes but their conviction to bring about change in a society that by many accounts has stripped them of a peaceful life.
Natalie Nohra, a Caritas volunteer, has found her niche working with the elderly, whom she lovingly refers to as "big kids" and "innocent souls." Sitting below a framed picture of Pope John Paul II, she explains that everyone needs someone to lean on.
One point that 24-year-old Naji Mousawar says he had to make clear was that the programs were open to people of all faiths . "The truth is that we help everyone who is in need, regardless of religion, ethnicity or region, and this exact behavior was clear to all who had doubts in the beginning," he says.
It is this compassion and perspective that lend the youth a maturity beyond their years, Elie observes. When Elie asked them what they would be doing if not for their volunteer work, most were unable to imagine an alternative. "It has become indispensable for them, and it is virtually impossible to trade it with any other kind of lifestyle," says Elie.
For 27-year-old Natalie, not even the idea of marriage and starting a family is more appealing than volunteering. "I leave this to the far future because then — when I have a family — I wouldn't be able to volunteer like I do right now," Natalie says. "And even if my parents rarely see me at home for the time being, they take solace in the fact that their daughter is happy with what she is doing."


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John Dudley: Walcavich's retirement is basketball's loss
Greg Walcavich seldom gave a short answer to any question. He never gave a boring one.
In the world of the recycled, politically correct sports sound byte, Walcavich was the iconoclast who almost always said exactly what was on his mind.
"It's hard for me to coach people I don't like," Walcavich, who retired Thursday after 24 seasons as Edinboro's men's basketball coach, once said. "I have done that earlier in my life ... I do everything I can now to not even find those people."
Many will remember Walcavich for his successes on the court, and rightly so. There were many.
He won 430 games at Edinboro, 584 overall in 40 seasons. His 1997-98 PSAC championship team probably was his best, posting a school-record 26 wins and reaching the NCAA East Region semifinals.
But I'll remember Walcavich for the more private moments after games or on off days, when his dry wit was at its most homespun and his keen observations at their sharpest.
"It's no sin to step in a pile of poop," he said after a particularly bad loss. "It's a sin if you stay in it."
His teams never stayed in it for long, largely because of Walcavich's unsurpassed knack for squeezing every ounce of talent and effort out rosters that were never the most decorated in the conference.
For my money, his crowning achievement was Jakim Donaldson.
To say Donaldson arrived at Edinboro as a project is to offend other projects. Donaldson was so raw, so gawky coming out of Oliver High School in inner city Pittsburgh that virtually no one gave him a sniff.
Walcavich did, sticking with him as he became the PSAC's best player, finishing as the only player in program history with 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds.
"No one wanted him out of high school," Walcavich once said of Donaldson. "I know some people wondered what we were doing keeping him."
Similarly, Walcavich gambled on the talented Kenny Tate after hearing that Tate had lit up former NBA player Al Harrington for 31 points in an AAU game.
Walcavich plucked Tate from a Philadelphia playground and he turned into a superstar, with high-flying dunks and a career double-double average in points and rebounds.
Of Tate, Walcavich once quipped, "There are some plays he makes where the only thing I had to do with it is I helped get him here in the first place."
It was vintage Walcavich, self-effacing to the last, even though the rest of us knew better.
He would often begin statements by saying, "Now, I'm not the smartest guy in the room ..." But he usually was.
A communications major at Rutgers, Walcavich understood the journalist's craving for fresh, insightful information. And for a coach unafraid to wear his feelings on his sleeve.
He preferred to refer to California (Pa.), the Scots' sometimes haughty PSAC rival, as "the Harvard of the Monongahela."
When word began to circulate that the PSAC would extend an invitation to local private schools Gannon and Mercyhurst, Walcavich made it clear what he thought.
"If you're asking me if we can continue to compete, the answer is yes," he said. "If you're asking me if we can continue to be a good basketball program, the answer is yes. If you're asking me if our life is better, no."
The late sports columnist Red Smith said writing is easy -- you just open a vein and bleed onto the page.
Walcavich coached the same way. And he seemed to bleed the most for players who beat long odds to get on the court.
Former Edinboro guard Danny Walsh, who overcame a series of injuries and eventually had a hip replaced, received some of his highest praise.
"Sometimes graduation is a happy time because, quite frankly, some players you're happy to see leave," Walcavich said. "And then there are guys like Danny Walsh. You want what a Danny Walsh gives you every single year -- forever. You need guys like him in your program. He is one tough hombre."
The same can be said for his coach.
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Heritage certificates: The way to go?
In a move that could be a real moneymaker - and thus an incentive to provide genealogical services - for many additional countries, Ireland will begin providing Irish Heritage certificates by the end of 2010.
There are some 70 million individuals worldwide with Irish heritage, and this seems like a great way to show it. The certificate may also provide travel and tourist discounts when the certificate-holders visit Ireland.


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By BETHANY WIEGAND
For Marta Perry, the accomplishment of having 50 books published took her a little bit by surprise.
"The 50-book marker sort of crept up on me - I only realized this was book 50 when someone else pointed it out! I suppose that moment of holding the new book in my hands isn't quite as exciting now as it was with the first book, but it's still a thrill," Perry said. "I'm just as touched when someone takes the time to tell me she enjoyed my book, and I still have that moment of panic when I start writing a new book."
For Perry, a resident of Main Township, outside of Bloomsburg, writing has been a passion since she was young, beginning at age 8, when she discovered her first Nancy Drew mystery at a local library.
"Most girls finish the story and want to be Nancy Drew. I reached the end realizing for the first time that some person actually wrote the stories I love and that maybe I could do it, too. I was the kid who always had her nose in a book, and my mother was constantly telling me to go outside and play. So I'd take my book with me and climb up to a seat in an old apple tree where I could read without being disturbed," Perry said. "I created endless stories in my head and revised the movies I saw to suit my own imagination."
Perry held on to her dreams of being a writer, but thinking that it could never be a career, she moved on, earning her bachelor's degree in education.
After marrying her college sweetheart and moving to Bloomsburg, Perry taught for several years. While working as a church education director, Perry wrote short children's fiction that she used for Sunday school. She submitted a story to the Herald Press, and after a third submission, her story was published.
"After that, I was completely hooked," Perry said.
From there, Perry began writing more short stories that eventually were published to magazines like Woman's World. "I eventually reached a point at which it seemed right to focus my attention on the novel I'd always wanted to write," Perry said.
Perry started writing romance novels as well.
"I sold one children's book and two romantic suspence novels to different publishers before finding my niche with Love Inspired, a division of Harlequin Books which publishes inspirational romance fiction. I have written both romances and romantic suspence novels for them," Perry said.
Perry's most current publication, and also her 50th book, is titled, "Naomi's Christmas," which came out in October. Perry said it is book No. 7 in her Pleasant Valley series, telling the story of Naomi Esch an Amish character that had been introduced in Perry's earlier books.
Perry said she was inspired to write of Amish living after being a native of Pennsylvania and being exposed to the Pennsylvania Dutch community. She had friends that were Old Order Mennonites as well.
"Some Amish characters walked into a scene in the book I was writing and seemed to fit very well. I did wonder what my editor would say, since this pre-dated the current interest in all things Amish. Her reaction was very positive and the book was quite successful. The company eventually asked me to write a three-book Amish series for a trade book series they wanted to start, and I agreed," Perry said. "I loved writing the books, but unfortunately the company then decided not to risk departing from their current format."
After the dissapointment of the Amish series not being published, Perry did not lose hope. She happened to be attending a fiction writer's convention and found an agent with Berkley Books where Perry began her Pleasant Valley series.
For aspiring writers, Perry said to read constantly.
"Read everything, and eventually you'll find the sort of story that you not only love reading, but you'll love writing. And write constantly. Write every day, even if you're only recording your dreams. I feel that every beginning writer has to do a great deal of writing to get down to the stuff he or she is meant to write - to find the stories only he or she can tell," she said.
Books by Marta Perry, including the Pleasant Valley series are available at any major bookstore, including Walmart, and online at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other online booksellers.


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An exceptionally warm vagina.
"Darling, I'm quite cold. May I please stick my frigid penis in your peter heater?"
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A term used by surfers to describe when they urinate in their wetsuits to relieve themselves and keep warm.
It was getting pretty cold out in the line-up, so i pulled a peter-heater and warmed right up.
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A garment (often knitted) worn over male genitalia to keep it warm. Sometimes used in cold climates, but also sometimes used by male dancers as a costume piece. Also known as a "willy warmer".
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By Mark Gaughan
General Manager Rick Smith has done an amazing job stockpiling pass rushers on his Houston roster, which is why the Texans have felt no pain from the departure of Mario Williams.
Four of the last eight picks the Texans have made in the top two rounds of the draft have gone to pass rushers, and a fifth went to an inside linebacker with good blitzing ability. That's a pretty good strategy in a league in which top quarterbacks pass like mad.
The Texans got a capable rusher in Connor Barwin in the second round in 2009. He has 17 sacks in 40 games. Then they hit it big in 2011 with J.J. Watt at 11th overall and Brooks Reed at No. 42. Watt has 15 sacks in 23 games; Reed 8.5. This year they took Illinois' Whitney Mercilus at 26 overall.
Houston was well positioned to replace Williams. With Mercilus on board, they likely won't miss Barwin if he leaves when his contract runs out after this season. Throw in inside linebacker Brian Cushing (on injured reserve this year), and the Texans have plenty of rush options.
Smith, who took over the Texans football operation after ex-GM Charley Casserly took Williams in the 2006 draft, was groomed in Mike Shanahan's Denver Broncos regime.
The Texans are on track for a second straight playoff appearance not because Smith's drafts have been ridiculously good (like those of Green Bay), but because he has scored big personnel hits at the most important positions on the field.
His trade of two second round picks for quarterback Matt Schaub in 2007 was a shrewd talent evaluation. Schaub has 102 touchdown passes, 56 interceptions and a passer rating of 93.9 in five-plus seasons in Houston.
Smith filled the left tackle spot with the top pick in 2008 when he took Duane Brown 26th overall out of Virginia Tech. Not many draftniks had Brown rated as a first-rounder, and there were seven offensive tackles taken in the first round before No. 26, an amazing run at the position. But Brown has proved that Smith did not simply reach for a need. He has started 67 of 71 games in his career and hasn't been called for a holding penalty since 2008.
Overall, Smith has hit on his No. 1 overall pick in four straight drafts entering this year (Mercilus could make it five straight). The Texans have one starter from the '08 draft, four from '09, one from '10 and three from '11. Fourteen starters, including undrafted running back Arian Foster, are homegrown.
Smith benefits from stable ownership, too. Houston's Bob McNair stayed patient through five non-playoff seasons with coach Gary Kubiak before the team broke through to the postseason last year. The Texans ranked eighth in the league in cash spending for the seven seasons from 2005 thorugh 2011.
NFC rules AFC
The NFC is 20-12 against the AFC this season. The NFC teams have outscored the AFC, 868-677, in those games and had a plus-21 turnover differential in the games. Twelve of the top 18 teams in The News' power rankings (and just about everyone else's) are from the NFC.
The AFC won the interconference series 15 seasons in a row, from 1996 through 2010. Last year the NFC finally broke through, posting a 33-31 edge. Look for the edge to be a lot wider this season.
Better defenses in the NFC is part of the reason for the edge. Eleven of the top 15-ranked defenses are in the NFC. The AFC currently has only two defenses that can be considered elite – Pittsburgh and Houston. Two formerly elite defensive teams – the Ravens and Jets – are struggling this year. The NFC has elite defenses in San Francisco, Chicago and Dallas, with Seattle and Arizona playing at a high level.
"You've just seen a switch in consistent play from the NFC, especially on defense," said ex-Patriots player Willie McGinest. "Being a defensive guy, it was always known for the AFC to be pretty physical, and now we're seeing the NFC as a whole running the ball and playing great defense."
The big interconference matchup today is Pittsburgh at the New York Giants, two teams that have combined to appear in five of the past seven Super Bowls. The Giants are 16-7 against the AFC.
Steelers Dink
The relationship between Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and new offensive coordinator Todd Haley is an interesting one that bears watching. The Steelers hired Haley to replace the fired Bruce Arians, with whom Roethlisberger had a long-term good rapport. Haley, former head coach in Kansas City, is a strong personality who had a rocky relationship with Chiefs QB Matt Cassel.
Roethlisberger has raised eyebrows by calling Haley's offense a "dink and dunk." Big Ben expanded on that term this week in an interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
"When I grew up, the 49ers, that's what they did," Roethlisberger said. "That's what a West Coast offense is. Not saying we're a West Coast offense. But 'dink and dunk' is not a negative term. We're taking advantage of quick, fast receivers, running backs, tight ends, guys getting open. Especially when defenses take away the big play down the field, that's what's open."
Pittsburgh's offense is doing fine, despite injuries at running back. It ranks 10th overall and seventh in passing yards. Roethlisberger has 14 TD passes and three interceptions. He ranks seventh in passer rating at 101.4. The Steelers are running a lot fewer four and five-receiver sets. Speedy wideout Mike Wallace entered the season with an 18.7 career average in yards per catch. This year he's averaging 12.8. He said he has run only eight "go routes" this year.
There's a good reason for Haley wanting to get the ball out of his QB's hand quicker. Playing behind a shaky offensive line, Roethlisberger taken a beating during his career. He ranked among the top four most sacked QBs in the league five of the last six years, getting sacked 261 times over that span. Being an Amazon in the pocket is one of Big Ben's great strengths, but the Steelers can't afford to watch his career get shortened by relentless pounding.
Roethlisberger has been sacked 13 times in seven games, and the Steelers rank 13th best in terms of sacks allowed per pass attempt. Stay tuned to see if more dinking and fewer hits keeps Ben happy.
Onside kicks
• The Bears are the first team in NFL history with six interception returns for touchdowns in the first seven games to start a season.
• The Dolphins last week became the first team in 20 years to block a punt, block a field goal and recover an onside kick in the same game.
• The Steelers took the rare step of flying into New York this morning for today's 4:25 p.m. game against the Giants. The hotel at which Pittsburgh was going to stay was without power due to Hurricane Sandy.
• In beating the Cowboys last week the Giants became the first team since 2007 and only the fifth since 1950 to lose a lead of at least 23 points and win the game.
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Many in the coaching world have lived by the theory that, "You don't want to be the guy that follows the legend. You want to follow the guy who follows the legend."
Bill O'Brien would probably second that.
Though he enjoyed a successful, albeit short, two-year tenure that produced a 15-9 record, and more importantly kept the Penn State football together amid severe NCAA sanctions, there's no doubt O'Brien experienced frustration in following Joe Paterno.
It would have been hard enough to follow Paterno in good times, but it was much more difficult considering Paterno was fired by the Board of Trustees - which meant in the eyes of the most diehard and vocal Penn State fans that every board member should have promptly been burned at the stake.
O'Brien received considerable support from many factions - the current team, the PSU Lettermen's club, the fan base and the media - but between the dissension on the board, administrative instability, the Paterno family lawsuit vs. the NCAA (that O'Brien said "doesn't help us") and those who did not support the new program because of the way the university treated Paterno, the Nittany Nation lacks middle ground.
O'Brien felt that, and though he said all the right things publicly during his stay, he cracked a month before he left in an interview with Dave Jones of the Harrisburg Patriot News/PennLive.
Jones was seeking reasons for Ron Vanderlinden's dismissal. It was couched as a resignation, but it was generally known Vandy was pushed, and Jones suggested that it wouldn't go over well with those standing guard for the Paterno regime.
O'Brien then interrupted what was an off-the-record conversation and specified, "You can print this: "You can print that I don't really give a [bleep] what the 'Paterno people' think about what I do with this program. I've done everything I can to show respect to Coach Paterno. Everything in my power. So I could really care less about what the Paterno faction of people, or whatever you call them, think about what I do with the program. I'm tired of it.
"For any 'Paterno person' to have any objection to what I'm doing, it makes me wanna put my fist through this windshield right now."
O'Brien, driving at the time, added, "That's why, in probably about a month, they're gonna be [expletive] looking for a new coach."
On the other hand, even though he told Jones in the same interview, "I'm not leaving," he clearly was thinking about it.
Some of O'Brien's harsh words are instructive, and his sentiment should raise awareness on how difficult the climate was in his mind. At the same time, maybe he underestimated the challenge of the daunting succession.
He has a temper, and he didn't temper it, and he probably regrets his last blast since he was on his way out.
It raises the question on the right way to leave.
Because of recruiting, there's never really an ideal time. But staying just two years into the first contract, that already had been amended to the coach's benefit, was a rug-pull, though the NCAA dynamic made it more understandable.
Since most suspected O'Brien would leave sooner than later for the NFL -- whether that meant after two years, three years or beyond - the longer he stayed, the more his word to recruits could be challenged.
Unlike some fans, the players didn't seem overly betrayed. Most built a good relationship with him and wished him well, though the majority of tweets seemed to come from upperclassmen.
So what's worse: Selling commitment to recruits or going the last 10 years while making almost no home visits?
Many of us, myself included, strongly admired Paterno, but he made mistakes, too.
It was surprising that O'Brien dismissed Vanderlinden and Charlie Fisher, then left himself a month later. That seems questionable and even unfair. But was it worse than what we were subjected to on offense for too many years?
Unfortunately, part of the reality of college sports is the business it has become. Penn State's $40 game-day parking costs more than a game ticket to many other schools. Baylor's Art Briles just signed a 10-year contract with Baylor but supposedly will talk to Texas this weekend.
Most coaching staffs are frequently tweaked for a myriad of reasons we don't know about or just because there isn't total harmony. Or the head man wanted somebody else.
We're just not used to it.
It doesn't make it right, and no one said everything O'Brien did was the perfect call. His two-year body of work - harder earned than any of his peers across the country - was not without some late bumps in the road.
But if Penn State wanted a smooth transition that wouldn't include outside infusion of perspective, new ideas and staff changes, it missed its chance 10 years ago when its leadership was unwilling, incapable or both of passing the torch internally.
Or is that Bill O'Brien's fault, too?
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Security tighter for LLB World Series
July 30, 2013
With the 2013 Little League Baseball World Series set to begin in a little more than two weeks, the youth organization announced Monday that it has increased security measures at the Little League......
Officer Bob needs to shut that DRUG HOUSE HOTEL DOWN across the street!
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I watch from home but that's mainly because I have a small son and the heat can be a bit much for him at times. Though the way its looking it won't be as hot this year as it was last year on the hill.
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i'll watch from the comfort of my home, no fuss no muss.
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I'm a little confused at the Sun Screen Restriction, is that another 'potential explosive' restriction or something? That one doesn't really make sense to me.
Again, thanks djlucky for taking the time to explain some of these restrictions that I took initial exception to, they make a bit more sense now, don't seem so ridiculous when I understand them.
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I go to the LLWS every year and the restrictions are nothing new. Some are meant for safety and others are so they can make some money. I think it's fair though, I mean it is free admission.
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I'm fairly certain that "containers with liquid" are prohibited here for the same reason they are prohibited from flights (possible binary explosives), not because of a littering problem.
The canopies cover vendor stands on the hill behind Lamade Stadium.
I've seen diaper bags over there, so they must be ok. I also know that you can bring camp chairs in bags and they'll put a tag on the bag to show that it has already been checked by security.
The biggest issue I've seen at the security checkpoints is people trying to bring in sunscreen, finding out that they can't, then slowing down the lines while they hurry up and spray down the whole family! If you're a patient soul it's actually kind of fun to watch!
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It's been a tourist event for a very long time. Frankly, it's the reason we have so many hotels in this city. Because everyone knows, for a short time every year, this city is overrun with tourists, it makes driving through town hectic and it makes it impossible to find a hotel room if your life depended on it. I'm not complaining I don't mind the tourists personally, I just think we do too much in this city specifically for tourists.
The backpacks I understand. I think the problem is there isn't enough of a description in this article as to what they're considering a 'large bag' or a 'large cooler' etc.
For example, are people not permitted to take in Diaper Bags?
As long as they don't 'outlaw' kids being able to sled down the hill, I don't really care lol. The kids have a great time there.
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My family and just about everyone I know stopped going to the LLWS years ago. Its a hassle with parking and security. Its a tourist event now.
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their trash behind.
I do think some things are little..excessive but, I guess there's some logic to them. Again I haven't been there in quite some time, if you guys have and you know how it runs, well I'm willing to take your word on its efficiency.
As for you Sham...you really are an idiot.
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djzlucky -
Thank you for shedding some light on my comments. I can understand the disagreements with them. Honestly, no, I haven't been to a Little League World Series game in...wow..since prior to 9/11 honestly. The things I pinpointed to me, just seemed like things that were excessive and the ONLY REASON I say that is because, for example, th Canopy, I saw TWO OF THEM on the hit last year on tv. Clear as day. So my question would be, are these fan canopies or are they for vendors or something?
I didn't know whether there were bike racks or not which is why I posed that question, so this is basically saying that you just can't take them into the stadium areas/Hill. I can completely understand that.
Here's a question, is the plastic bottles (such as soda bottles) restriction related to litter? Is that the issue? I can frankly also understand that if it is. I haven't been there so frankly, I don't know if, after the games, they're having problems with people leaving
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This is normal for any high profile event. I'll go with my kids and have fun for sure.
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enoughalready...unless there's a VIP attending. Joe Biden came the last time I worked over there and they turned up the sensitivity on the metal detectors so high that the magnetic strips on my credit cards set off the machine!
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You beat me to it Djzlucky. Security at the gate runs very smoothly.
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Unfortunately, this is the world we now live in. The restrictions are for everyone's safety. If you don't like it, watch the games on TV. That is what I plan on doing. ;)
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"Sorry folks, but this list of prohibited items has been in effect since shortly after 9/11 and it doesn't seem to have affected attendance at all." - djzlucky
How DARE you state the OBVIOUS??!!!
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"The list is definitely ridiculous. No Beach Umbrella's? So we're not allowed to block our kids or babys from the sunlight?" - wwhickok
Yeah...we need to "watch-out" for that Vitamin D, huh?
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Sorry folks, but this list of prohibited items has been in effect since shortly after 9/11 and it doesn't seem to have affected attendance at all. In fact, the Keystone games set attendance records.
wwhickok, I don't know if you've attended any games in recent years but there are bike racks near each of the security checkpoints around the complex. There are also shuttles and carts that are more than willing to run around any disabled persons. In fact, they'll give just about any person that asks a ride up the hill.
The LL World Series in one of the few events in our area, or anywhere for that matter, that I can take my family of five to and enjoy a whole day's entertainment including food and drinks for $25 or less. Instead of complaining, head on over and give it a try!
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Oh and I overlooked the "containers with liquid".
So we're not allowed to bring Soda's there anymore? GOOD LUCK enforcing that! I can guarantee you, there will be hundreds of violators.
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some of the stuff on this list is a load of crap.
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The list is definitely ridiculous. No Beach Umbrella's? So we're not allowed to block our kids or babys from the sunlight? And yes, people do take babies up there for the game.
Large Coolers? C'mon now..if we're sitting on the hill what does it matter? I can understand you demanding a check of that cooler to ensure no alcohol or anything is being brought in, but c'mon man..that's a bit much.
Tents, Canopies, etc..yeah, OKAY I'll believe that when I see it. Several people did that last year.
Bikes, do you have a rack? Because some kids ride their bikes TO the game. Also, question about the Scooters...what're you going to do when a handicap individual strolls up?
Large Bags, what are we talking about here? Backpacks, duffle bags, beach bags? I can understand disallowing duffle bags or back packs but beach bags are usually open topped backs that are easily searchable.
This list seems like an effort to make security not have to really do any searches. Frankly..
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"I wonder how this process will be played out?" - Francine
Ya' need a "nanny"?
"All items brought to the complex are subject to inspection. There will be no claim check for prohibited items at the entry points. Personal items are to be removed daily from the complex."
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What happens when a leading character of a hit show is caught in a world of deception, high stakes and mental illness? Showtime network's Homeland is the best example we've seen to date in its female protagonist, Carrie Mathison (played by actress Claire Danes). Season two of Homeland premiers this Sunday. Building off season one's cliffhanger finale where Carrie voluntarily undergoes electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to manage her major depressive episode (which was preceded by a manic episode that unraveled a case, but also cost Carrie her job at the CIA).
Recently, Homeland nabbed a SAHMSA Voice Award as well as six Emmy Awards just last week—including a best actress score for Danes as well as an award for best series writing. What's so great about Homeland is its sensitive portrayal of bipolar disorder—the perks and the downfalls—as well as the stigma that goes along with mental illness. Carrie hides her disorder to keep her job, receiving meds in secret from her nurse sister, who is pretty much her sole source of support. When Carrie takes off for a long weekend without her medication, a manic-depressive episode follows as the storyline unfolds, much to Carrie's credit.
Carrie figures out the twisted plot of terrorism and treason, but unfortunately has lost credibility among her peers because of her illness. The lines between reality and hallucination, lie and truth, "crazy" and "normal," shift all over the place and have viewers questioning who the bad guys really are. The sympathy Danes' acting prowess invokes, along with other cast members', does one of the best jobs of portraying mental illness in modern television today with compassion, clarity and responsibility attached.
NAMI spoke to one of Homeland's lead writers, Meredith Stiehm, who has also written and produced for hit shows such as Cold Case, NYPD Blue and ER.
NAMI: Claire Danes does such a good job portraying bipolar disorder. Has personal experience with mental illness touched anyone on the writing team?
NAMI: Carrie's decision to undergo ECT in the final episode is both fascinating and disturbing. Did the team worry about any backlash from viewers on this?
NAMI: Anything you can give us on season two?
NAMI: What's one of your greatest challenges as a writer, and what's one of your biggest joys?
NAMI: When you're creating something that can greatly affect popular culture, where do you draw the lines between social awareness, entertainment and art?
NAMI: Do you feel like you know more about mental illness since working on Homeland?