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With two photographs, Bill Norris can show the benefit of native grass plantings in his south Lincoln neighborhood.

One picture shows muddy-looking water running off the street and into a drain. The other photo shows clear water coming from a pipe.

The difference, said Norris, is likely the cleansing action of a stand of native grass planted in Aspen Greens, a housing area south of Pine Lake Road and west of 56th Street.

The Aspen Greens' stormwater management projectis a series of four earthen weirs, or ridges of soil that act like mini dams, and the native grasses planted between them. The project slows runoff, allowing more of it to soak into the ground.

In the future, under new rules being considered by the City Council, developers of larger projects in Lincoln would be required to install stormwater management structures to keep runoff from racing straight for the nearest stream and taking with it urban pollution such asdog poop, fertilizer and herbicidesfrom hundreds of yards.

Slow it down, spread it out and let it soak is the motto for producing cleaner runoff and thus cleaner streams and rivers.

The council is expected to vote Jan. 27 on the rules, which would apply to developers of projects that cover more than an acre.

But critics question the cost and challenge the science involved.

No one has studied the effects on water quality of bigger detention and retention ponds, weirs and stands of grass or permeable paving, says Mark Hunzeker, a Lincoln attorney who represents area developers.

The inability to measure specific effects of these structures is part of the reason the federal government hasn't set nationwide standards, Hunzeker said.

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Monday, January 20, 2014

An Irish plumber helped boxing legend Muhammad Ali celebrate his 72nd birthday after he knocked on his door just to say hello.

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The 24-year-old from the fishing village of Greencastle on the Inishowen peninsula is a huge fan of Ali. So he decided he had nothing to lose but knock on the door of the house last Friday.

He was even more shocked when Alis wife Yolanda invited him in to meet the boxing icon, who just happened to be celebrating his 72nd birthday.

I told her I was one of his greatest Irish fans and Id love to meet him. With that she invited me in to meet him. It was amazing something I will never forget until the day I die, Tony says.

He even managed to get a cherished picture with Ali, who was diagnosed with Parkinsons in 1984.

Tony revealed how he thought his chance meeting with Ali may not come off after Yolanda said he was not available. The Donegal man insisted he was a huge fan and his bravery paid off when Yolanda told him to call back in an hour.

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The University of Florida's little-known Apopka campus offers specialized instruction that has helped Walt Disney World, Orange County Public Schools and the U.S. Navy, among others, defend themselves from pests.

Termites gnaw on a wooden door frame. Ectoparasites lounge like frat boys on a bare mattress in a bedroom.

Everybody in Florida benefits from whats going on in this building, said Lance Osborne, the resident entomologist and interim director of the University of Floridas Mid-Florida Research and Education Center on Binion Road, which sponsors and hosts the monthly training sessions.

Pest management is an art and a science mixed together, said Faith Oi, a bug expert at UF and director of the pest university, which counts employees of Walt Disney World, the U.S. Navy and Orange County schools among its alumni. Its not just the bug guy spraying stuff.

The students, usually apprentice exterminators or experienced pros brushing up on new regulations and treatments, learn about bug biology; application techniques; and federal and state rules for pesticides during a 21/2-day boot camp. The classes tend to focus on termites and ants, the most ubiquitous bugs in Florida, although the academy touches on roaches and, more recently, bedbugs and mosquitoes.

The academy provides hands-on, science-based instruction and training that most benefits the hundreds of small and medium-sized pest-control companies in Florida, said Jeff Edwards of Dead Bug Edwards, a 28-employee pest-management company serving the Fort Lauderdale area.

He and several of his employees are graduates of PMU.

Training is one of the hardest things to do, said Edwards, noting that national companies often have full-time training departments. At the small pest-control companies, the new guy spends a few days riding with a guy whos been there a few years, and thats their training, pretty much.

PMU is unique, offering instruction from lawyers, state compliance officers and entomologists such as Oi.

We make them look at these insects under the scope. We bring in live stuff when we can, said Oi, who has published articles on bedbugs, carpet beetles, chiggers, fire ants and several varieties of termites. Its important for them to understand the insect theyre trying to control.

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