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Two Methods:Removing Japanese Beetles by Biological or Chemical MeansRemoving Japanese Beetles Through Other MeansCommunity Q&A
Japanese beetles are the most widespread turf-grass pest in the US, mostly found in the Eastern and Midwest regions.[1] They are a detriment to anyone's garden, as the adult beetles can consume the leaves and flowers of numerous types of plants. The larvae, which are called white grubs, feast on the plants' roots and can create dead patches on the grass. The adult beetles are a metallic green, and once they emerge from the ground in late spring or early summer, immediately begin feeding on your plants.[2] Knowing how to kill Japanese beetles effectively and efficiently can prevent your prized plants from becoming beetle food.
Method 1
Removing Japanese Beetles by Biological or Chemical Means
1Use nematodes to kill larvae. Nematodes are parasitic insect-eating round worms that feed on the grubs in the ground, providing an organic pest control method. Common nematode types include Steinernema Feltiae and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora.[3] Place nematodes in the soil in late August or early September to begin treating the grubs for the next year.[4] But you can apply nematodes as soon as there is evidence of Japanese beetle activity in your yard.[5]
- Make sure the nematodes are fresh because they are living organisms. Water the ground before you spread them out, and keep the soil moist after you apply. You can also apply nematodes in mulch. For 50 or 100 million nematodes mix, use 1/2 teaspoon per gallon of water.
- Beneficial nematodes only attack soil dwelling pests, such as Japanese beetles, fleas, German cockroaches, termites, and ants. They are not harmful to people, animals, plants, or earthworms.[6]
- You can purchase nematodes online, at garden centers, or at most major home improvement retailers.
- This method is effective for killing the pest in its larvae stage.
2Chemically remove grubs with insecticides. You can spray the plants with Japanese beetle killer, found in most retailers and online. Sevin dust can also work, but it might kill beneficial insects along with the Japanese beetles.
- Some ingredients to look for when purchasing an insecticide are carbaryl, acephate, and permethrin.[7] A Pyrethrin-based insecticide is a safe way to control pests on your plants while getting rid of other beetles in the process.[8]
- Some insecticides are aimed at high Japanese beetle activity in your yard. Others are designed to be used in the early fall once the eggs have hatched and grubs are present. Make sure you read the label on the insecticide before you purchase it to find out what specific problem it targets.
3Use organic neem-based insecticides. Neem oil is a natural pesticide that comes from the seeds of the neem tree, and is considered an anti-feedant because it reduces feeding of Japanese beetles when applied to the plants. Spray plants with neem oil to control the pests.
- Azadirachtin, one of the components of neem oil, can also repel and reduce the feeding of nematodes.[9] Use caution using neem oil if you have nematodes in your ground to combat grubs.
- You can purchase neem oil insecticides online and at most major retailers with a garden center.
4Spray Japanese beetles with insecticidal soap. Soap-detergent sprays are contact pesticides, with no residual effects. They are similar to household detergents, but are specifically designed not to harm plants like household soaps can.[10]
- When applying insecticidal soaps, you must thoroughly wet the pest. Most pests needs to be sprayed every 4-7 days.
- The ingredient you are looking for in a spray is potassium bicarbonate.[11]
- Even soaps manufactured specifically for insects can harm certain plants. Check the label of the bottle, or do a test on your plant before spraying wide areas or repeatedly.
Method 2
Removing Japanese Beetles Through Other Means
1Pick Japanese beetle adults from your plants. Japanese beetles can be easily removed from plants with your hands. After you remove the pest from the plant, drop it into a bucket of soapy water.
- Don't squish the beetle to kill it. Beetles attract more beetles through pheromones, which are so powerful they can attract beetles from a few thousand feet.[12] If you squish a Japanese beetle, you run the risk of releasing the female beetle sex pheromone.
- This should be done early in the morning. Lay out a drop cloth and shake your plants, then dump the beetles on the cloth into soapy water.
2Choose your plants carefully. Japanese beetles are attracted to certain plant species, so when you plan your garden, avoid plants that they will migrate towards. Carefully consult a list of susceptible plants, like this one from the Farmer's Almanac and this one from the Department of Agriculture.
3Cover your plants with a floating row cover. These covers allow sunlight, air, and water in, but keep beetles out. Make sure to keep the edges of the covers flush with the ground so no beetles can get through. If you already have a grub problem, avoid this method because it could potentially trap beetles inside with your plants.[13]
- You can buy floating row covers online or at garden centers.
4Keep your plants healthy. Japanese beetles are attracted to overripe and rotting plants.[14] To avoid luring in beetles, harvest your plants regularly and try to keep them healthy.
5Avoid Japanese beetle traps. These traps use pheromones and scented lures to attract beetles. Most research has found that traps attract more beetles to a yard than it actually traps.[15] This means you are unnecessarily attracting beetles to your yard, resulting in a larger problem. Only use this method if you have a large yard and can place the trap a significant distance away from your garden.
Community Q&A
How can I get rid of Japanese beetles in the house?
They are in the house, how to get rid of them
Is seven dust harmful to honeybees?
- The best way to control the pests is to design a system that includes preventing grubs, trapping adult beetles, and planting species that are not as susceptible to the pest.
- Some plants that are resistant to Japanese beetle feedings include red maples, dogwoods, lilacs, hollies, pine, hickory, and junipers. Some plants that are susceptible to beetle infestation include apple, cherry, pin oak, birch, willow, and black walnut.
Sources and Citations
- ↑ http://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/plant_health/content/printable_version/JB3-07.indd.pdf
- ↑ http://www.almanac.com/content/japanese-beetles
- ↑ http://www.buglogical.com/beneficial-nematodes/
- ↑ http://www.organicgardening.com/learn-and-grow/japanese-beetles
- ↑ http://www.nematodes.com/
- ↑ http://www.nematodes.com/
- ↑ http://www.bhg.com/gardening/pests/insects-diseases-weeds/stop-japanese-beetles/
- ↑ http://www.gardeners.com/how-to/control-japanese-beetles/5163.html
- ↑ http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/neemgen.html
- ↑ http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/insect/05547.html
- ↑ http://www.almanac.com/content/japanese-beetles
- ↑ http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/insects/find/japanese-beetles/
- ↑ http://www.toxicfreenc.org/organicgardening/japanese_beetles.html#.VJBy1_k7upc
- ↑ http://extension.entm.purdue.edu/fieldcropsipm/insects/soybean-japanese-beetle.php
- ↑ http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/insects/find/japanese-beetles/
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Monday will mark the one-year anniversary of Amy Winehouse's death . The coroner determined her untimely passing was caused by an accidental alcohol overdose and ruled her passing a "death by misadventure." Winehouse had more than five times the legal driving limit of alcohol (416 mg per deciliter of blood) in her body at the time of her death — enough to stop her respiratory system from functioning properly. The inquest found no illegal drugs in her system.
Winehouse's influence came sharply into focus in the months following her death. Some of the biggest artists in music expressed their sadness and disbelief at her passing and honored the impact her talent had on their industry. "Amy changed pop music forever. I remember knowing there was hope, and feeling not alone because of her," Lady Gaga tweeted . "She lived jazz, she lived the blues."
Adele , an artist clearly influenced by Winehouse's musical style, wrote with great love on her website about what made Winehouse such an impactful performer, saying, "Not many people have it in them to do something they love, simply because they love it. We believed every word she wrote, and it would sink in deep when she sang them. Amy paved the way for artists like me and made people excited about British music again whilst being fearlessly hilarious and blasé about the whole thing."
As with many other artists, most notably Michael Jackson, sales of Winehouse's albums and individual tracks surged following her death. With just two days of tracking by Nielsen SoundScan, her breakthrough album, Back to Black, resurfaced in the top 10 of the Billboard albums chart and her debut, Frank, also saw a sales surge. A week later, Back to Black climbed to #4 .
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Bennett and Winehouse's "Body and Soul " was released on September 14, 2011, which would have been her 28th birthday. For fans, the clip was a bittersweet reminder that Winehouse had come a long way since the depths of her struggle with addiction in the years immediately following the success of her breakthrough album. In the video, she looked healthier and happier than she had in years as she nervously recorded the song with Bennett while sporting a short black skirt and plaid sweaters from her Fred Perry Collection fashion line.
Before her death, Winehouse designed a fall 2011/spring 2012 line for Fred Perry , and with the blessing of her family, the fashion house decided to move forward with the collection, agreeing to make a donation to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, which supports charitable activities in both the U.K. and abroad that provide help, support or care for individuals in need because of ill health, disability, financial disadvantage or addiction. Earlier this year, the foundation announced it would establish a scholarship at the performing arts high school Winehouse attended.
"As most people would know, Amy was a pupil at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. This is where her talent was recognized and nurtured," the singer's father, Mitch Winehouse, said in a statement. "The Amy Winehouse Foundation would like to give a child, who otherwise couldn't afford the same opportunity, the chance to realize their talents."
In December, the first posthumous album from Winehouse, Lioness: Hidden Treasures , debuted at #5 on the Billboard albums chart with sales of more than 114,000 copies. The album included "Like Smoke," the first of two duets with Nas. The second duet, "Cherry Wine," is included on Nas' acclaimed, recently released Life is Good. "Wine" was produced by Salaam Remi, a frequent Winehouse collaborator.
Just as "Cherry Wine" found its way online, Mitch Winehouse revealed in an interview with BBC 6 Music that fans can expect one or perhaps two more albums of never-before-released material from Winehouse. "I'm not sure that there is much more, but I'm sure that we will get at least one other album out, if not two. There are loads of covers — loads of them — but the problem is, we don't want to rip anybody off," he said. "When her fans are so precious to us, we don't want to put out dross."
Even though a year has passed since one of music's brightest talents was silenced, the thought of hearing that unmistakable, heartbreaking voice on the radio should offer some comfort to fans still missing the late Grammy winner. Amy Winehouse was a once-in-a-lifetime talent, and even though she is no longer around to thrill audiences, her music and the depths she would mine to get to the emotional core of what she was singing about will surely haunt listeners for years to come.
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Yup its true. Just look at the press conference today when Tony Sparano says that the losing started when he shaved his goatee, so he's growing it back.
Just go ahead and fire the guy for making an asinine statement. Sheesh.
I loved hearing Rob Ryan be accountable because he didn't produce a good enough defense last week against the Eagles. I liked hearing John Fox and his honesty in talking about growing around Tim Tebow (he was somewhat candid).
That stuff holds some weight. His goatee? Really?
Oh, and while I'm on the topic - fat lot of good being secretive has done for this team, isn't it? Sure wouldn't want anyone to know we don't have any offensive weapons. Heck if they knew that, we might be 0-7. Oh wait, we are.


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Dad SHERMAN MCBRYAR claims he didn't understand the charges filed against him. Really?
Father convicted of child abuse requests new trial
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Jackson County authorities called it one of the worst child abuse cases they had ever seen, and the man convicted of the crime is asking a judge for a new trial.
From the Kilby Correctional Facility, Sherman McBryar claims he has valid reasons for asking for a new trial. He's also asking the public to pay for it.
McBryar pleaded guilty in 2011 to child abuse charges and received consecutive sentences totaling 35 years.
The charges accused him of slamming his 1-year-old daughter's head against the wall and putting wire around her wrist to keep her from sucking her thumb.
He was also charged with strapping his 2-year-old in a car seat and leaving her with three goats in a bathroom that was 90 degrees.
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Here in Texas, trying to avoid country music is impossible. You will find it in restaurants, bars, gas stations, and offices, just to name a few. So, even those people that do not enjoy the genre as much as others will still here the twangy music, and will recognize a few songs. So when you add the Texas pride in with the country music genre, you get Texas Country.
So this brings up a few questions that have been asked over the past few years.
Q. What separates Texas Country with any other Country music?
A. The fact that the singers/bands are all from Texas.
Q. What makes Texas Country so special?
A. See answer to question 1. Also, add in that there really isn't a "set" sound to Texas Country. You will find the sounds ranging from traditional country to new country. Add in some undertones of rock, blues, folk, and basically any other genre you can think of.
Q. What makes Texas so special it has it's own following for "Texas Country" and is it really deserving of notice?
A. Do I need to remind you that it is Texas? That is reason enough. And add in the fact that Texans are proud of all things Texas. So, Hell Yes!!! It deserves notice.
Q. Name one band/singer that is under the Texas Country category.
A. Just one???
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College Hockey:Depth Of Field: Well-Rounded Offense Puts Gophers In Final Five
MINNEAPOLIS — After a rough stretch in the second half, Minnesota looks to be firing on all cylinders at the right time.
The Gophers got production up and down the roster, completing a first-round WCHA sweep of Minnesota State by outlasting the Mavericks for a 5-3 win Saturday at Mariucci Arena. Five different Gophers scored to send Minnesota to the Final Five for a chance at its third straight WCHA tournament championship.
"It makes a big difference when you get contributions from all your lines," said head coach Don Lucia, whose Gophers are now 22-0-0 in first-round playoff games at the new Mariucci Arena.
Despite a strong first period that included the first nine shots on goal, Minnesota (26-12-1) didn't break through on the scoreboard until 14:54. Jerrid Reinholz did the honors on a shot from the edge of the crease off a Jake Fleming pass.
After dominating the first period but being up only one goal, Lucia expected Minnesota State (13-18-6) to mount a charge, and the Mavericks did.
Just 57 seconds into the middle frame, Minnesota State evened the contest when a Brad Thompson faceoff win turned into a snapshot by Adam Gerlach that beat Gopher netminder Justin Johnson (25 saves) to the far side.
"'Jeez, we're only ahead by one?'" said Lucia of his thoughts on the Gophers' fortunes after 20 minutes. "All it takes is one bounce, and then they get the faceoff goal, and it's game on."
Game on it was. Gerlach's tally kicked off a frantic period in which the penalty boxes were stuffed full — and so were the nets. A total of six goals were scored in the second, including four on power plays, and 11 penalties dotted the scoresheet as well.
Penalties against Mike Vannelli, Judd Stevens and P.J. Atherton gave the Mavericks nearly five consecutive minutes of power play. But the Gophers killed the penalties, then turned around with a five-on-three of their own after Minnesota State's Rob Rankin was called for tripping at 7:25.
On that power play, Danny Irmen's persistence paid off with his 23rd goal of the year. Receiving a pass from Tyler Hirsch, Irmen couldn't thread a pass across the goalmouth, but took two whacks at the loose puck to make it 2-1 Gophers at 8:01.
An Alex Goligoski trip put the Mavericks on the power play once again, and Thompson converted at 10:13. Skating between the circles, Jake Brenk left the puck for Thompson, who rang a slapshot off the left post for his 13th goal of the season.
The parade to the box continued with calls against Rankin, then Hirsch and Maverick Jeff Marler, giving Minnesota another power play. Atherton took a cross-ice pass from Stevens and hammered a slapshot through traffic inside the far post at 12:56 to give Minnesota a 3-2 lead.
That lead, like its predecessors, was short-lived. With the Maverick power play back on after Atherton's goal, Thompson skimmed a shot-pass toward the crease that found Brenk's stick, and the senior center stuffed it home at 14:08. Travis Morin picked up the second assist, his seventh straight game with a point.
But Minnesota countered the counter to take the advantage once more. Just 33 seconds later, off a pass from Irmen, a full-striding Mike Howe blasted a slapshot from the left faceoff circle past Mavericks goaltender Chris Clark (31 saves) to give the Gophers a stomach-churning 4-3 lead.
"That was a big part of the weekend," said Lucia, "to be able to score and take away any momentum they might have had."
Clark prevented a fifth Minnesota tally with a minute to go in the second. Chris Harrington's initial shot rebounded into open space for Barry Tallackson, but Clark, cat-quick, threw a pad across the crease to save a sure goal.
A comparatively tame third period ensued. After 14 minutes, Clark blocked down a point-blank shot from Kris Chucko to keep the Mavericks in it, but seconds later Tallackson took a diagonal pass from Harrington and tucked away a backhander from the edge of the crease to make it 5-3 with five minutes left.
With Minnesota State playing for its season, Clark left the Maverick net with over three minutes to go. A Chucko hook and a Vannelli crosscheck turned it into a six-on-three with 38 seconds left, but after a frantic sequence, a clear by Gino Guyer sealed the deal for the Gophers.
The win was Minnesota's sixth this season against the Mavericks after sweeping the four-game regular-season series, ending Minnesota State's 2004-05 campaign and the college careers of its senior class.
"You come in as a freshman and you think you've got forever in college hockey, and next thing you're playing your last game," said Maverick head coach Troy Jutting of his seniors.
Minnesota will face Colorado College Friday in the WCHA semifinals.
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Paris Qooqing Comes to UK
Earlier this month I went to Paris to meet the QOOQ – not, in this case, a quirky cook but a French-designed and made tablet aimed at foodies (or foodistas, as they call them in France).
Tablets may seem two a penny these days, but the QOOQ was actually conceived and launched before the iPad saw the light of day and, against the expectations of naysayers, it has survived the rise of its shinier and trendier sibling and developed a strong following in its native country since 2009.
The design is strong, sturdy and splash proof with a significantly thicker glass screen than the iPad and the tablet has rubberised feet and a fold out stand that make it very well suited to use in the kitchen. It can even withstand reasonable rough and tumble, though when one of our group dropped a QOOQ on the floor (with the agreement of the team who make it) it did cause some damage, though fairly quickly fixed by an expert.
Hubert introducing the Qooq and Guillaume tasting our cooking efforts
The other key element of the QOOQ is its content – there are over 3,700 English language recipes, and over 4,000 French ones. A new tablet comes loaded with 1000 recipes and users can either buy additional ones (individually or in blocks) or access them via the monthly subscription service. Another great touch is the option to upload your own recipes onto the tablet, in the same format as the native ones, and these can be shared between QOOQ friends.
Recipes can be sized up and down, and a shopping list for ingredients automatically generated. There's also a meal planner which allows you to bookmark chosen recipes into the meal planner.
As they use the QOOQ, users can create personal profiles which "learn" their preferences in terms of ingredients they like and dislike, techniques they have mastered or don't yet know and the kind of recipes they like to make. This allows the QOOQ to offer tailored suggestions in response to recipe searches. And each QOOQ allows multiple profiles to be created, so it can be used by several members of the family.
Recipes are provided by a really wide range of chefs and cooks, many of whom are very well known and successful in their respective fields. Content is wide ranging, to offer something to absolute beginners and advanced cooks alike. Guillaume Hepp, one of the three founders of the business, and Hubert Block, the Marketing Director, talked to us about some of the people who have contributed, though at the moment, the majority of these are best known within France. This French content is now being translated for the UK and American markets, and the instructional videos are being dubbed with voice overs, but the plan is to partner with experts in America and here to film fresh content.
The Linux-based operating system also comes with a suite of applications allowing users to browse the internet, access email, look up the weather, listen to radio, play music and video files and view photos. However, it is locked down so you won't be able to install additional applications to make it as fully versatile a tablet as others on the market.
The interface is reasonably intuitive and I think most users would be able to find their way around after a few hours of playing with the QOOQ. I'd like to see more thought going into quicker navigation shortcuts such as touch and hold or double tap to drill down through search results and straight into content. Additionally, when making two recipes at the same time, I found it frustrating not to be able to quickly switch between selected recipes without navigating slowly back and forth between them. An option to select up to 5 current recipes and quick switch between them would be a valuable addition. With longer to play with it, I would likely have a longer list of recommended enhancements as these came to the surface within our 40 minute cooking test.
Putting the Qooq to the test, with expert chef Farida
Probably the biggest issue at the moment is the current state of the translation of the French content into English. If the team behind QOOQ didn't realise before quite how different American and English English are, they certainly did after our visit and feedback on the day! (Two countries separated by a common language, and all that). It's not just a case of eggplant versus aubergine and cups versus grams but a different style of talking about food. We also encountered a lot of errors such as incorrect equipment lists and mismatches between ingredients mentioned in the introduction and later in the recipe. And as of yet, the translation from American imperial measurements to metric ones is still a work in progress, as we realised when one of our test recipes called for 5 and 5/8 tablespoons of cream!
I like the idea of the QOOQ, though I do think the English language version is not quite ready, particularly for the UK market. Right now, it feels like a late-stage prototype and whilst it's nearly there, it still needs a fair bit of work to take it to the point where I could recommend it wholeheartedly.
Price point is also an issue. Unowhy? have switched production to France rather than left it in China, where they started, and have worked on automating much of the manufacturing process, such that less human labour is required but I imagine costs are still higher than they would be in the Far East. That may be a contributor to the purchase price of £289 plus a further £7.50 a month subscription fee.
The QOOQ content is great, but I can access great instructional content for free using my existing PC, laptop and tablet and the web. I need to apply a little sorting to sift out the gems, and a little more effort to scale a recipe or generate a shopping list, but I don't find that too onerous given the zero cost.
Were I free to install additional software onto the tablet, this might sweeten the deal, as the Qooq could then take the place of any tablet on the market, but the restriction to proprietary browser and apps is limiting.
Kavey Eats visited Paris courtesy of Unowhy? With thanks to fellow blogger Paul Hart for permission to use his vastly superior images.
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Interesting! I like the idea of a tablet designed for the kitchen, but it's too expensive, and not being able to install apps is a deal breaker – especially when you can get a great Android tablet with a rugged case and a whole range of apps for less than £200.
Having to pay a monthly subscription on top of everything else is probably going to rule this out for just about everyone unfortunately.
Interesting reveiw – I read about the COOQ on it's French launchas it hit my industry news (I work in tech) as thought the design of it looked great but obviously then it was no use being just full of French recipes. I don't like the subscription fee idea so think I'll pass and wait for the ikitchen version of the ipad…….
I don't get it. Is it a tablet dedicated to one app for recipes? Sounds like they have been missing what's going on in the rest of the world the past few years?
What an interesting post, Kavey. I don't know if it would be very successful here in Australia, particularly not at that price point, and I have to say the only real thing which attracted me was the kitchenproofness of the set-up. I wish someone would make an iPad stand which would do the same thing!


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Channel catfish averaging 1/2 pound each are stocked annually. Four catfish (any size) can be harvested per day per angler.
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Largemouth bass - 18 inch minimum, 1 per day
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Red Raiders Land Eight on Academic All-Big 12 Teams
Nicole Hragyil was one of three Big 12 student-athletes to be honored with a 4.0 GPA Tuesday.
Nov. 19, 2013
LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech volleyball program was rewarded for its work in the classroom Tuesday as a school-record eight Red Raiders were honored on the Academic All-Big 12 teams that were announced by the conference office.
Nicole Hragyil led the group of honorees as she was one of seven Red Raiders named to the first team and one of three Big 12 student-athletes to be nominated with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average. It is the second-straight year Hragyil has earned first-team status.
Fellow juniors Breeann David and Rachel Brummitt joined Hragyil on the first team, marking David's second career selection to the first team and the first for Brummitt, who was ineligible as a sophomore after transferring from Radford University.
A slew of sophomore completed Tech's first-team selections as Brianna Grant, Emily Ruetter, Ellen Sorrells and Emily Wright were all recognized for the first time in their respective careers. Mikia Mills also collected second-team honors as well.
Kansas State led all conference schools with nine total honorees followed by Baylor, Kansas and Tech with eight selections each. Tech had not previously totaled more than seven recipients in school history.
First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA while the second team consists of those who hold a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.
To qualify, student-athletes must maintain at least a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of their team's scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligibile in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.


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Top Definition
The REAL word for stupid donut holes.
Terry ate a TimBit, then he ate more TimBits.
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The part of a donut punched out to make the donut, and sold as a treat in some coffee/donut shops.
I'll have a pack of timbits.
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The most addictive snack to ever be made.
Oh man, I just love timbits, I can't stop eating them.
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The centers of donuts which are sold as "Timbits", because Tim Horton was Jewish and he wanted to make money off of donut scraps.
A typical Canadian diet consists of beer, bacon and timbits
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What Harold and Kumar were really trying to get.
Riley would not rest until he found some timbits.
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When a man squats above a woman and takes a crap on her but it comes out like pellets of deer shit.
Man 1: How was last night with Becky?
Man 2: I dropped a load of TimBits on her chest?
Man 1: Nice
Man 2: I dropped a load of TimBits on her chest?
Man 1: Nice
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Volunteering is what makes AYSO run
The AYSO volunteer position of regional coach administrator is intended to administer a quality coaching program within the region.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
The regional coach administrator is expected to:
Provide leadership and be an active role model exemplifying the AYSO culture and philosophies;
Work with other administrators of the region (regional commissioner, registrar, and division coordinators) to ensure there are enough coaches to support the size of the region;
Ensure that each coach or assistant coach (a) registers to be a volunteer via eAYSO; or (b) completes a volunteer application form in accordance with the National Support & Training Center applicable policies and guidelines and that they are properly registered;
Participate in team formation as needed to ensure the tenets of AYSO are followed;
Coordinate a pre-season coaches meeting where issues of sportsmanship, safety, new laws, and specific regional issues are presented;
See that U-6, U-8, U-10, and U-12 Coach Courses are conducted for all new coaches;
Work with the area coach trainer in scheduling Intermediate Coach Courses for coaches who are certified as U-12 coaches with one to three years of coaching experience;
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Maintain a list of registered coaches, including their current certification level, by (a) downloading a printout from eAYSO; or (b) requesting a printout from the AYSO National Support & Training Center;
Provide in-season training opportunities and special events for coaches (specialized clinics, pizza night, etc.);
Contribute articles on coaching to the regional newsletter;
Assist the regional commissioner in handling any coaching related issues;
Participate in player ratings and extended season team formation as needed;
Maintain a regional library of coach training material;
Coordinate a post-season meeting of coaches (a) to secure player ratings to be used for team balancing in the next season; (b) to recognize contributions; and (c) to gather input for the following year (a list of coaches who will return, names of potential new coaches, etc.);
Attend the annual Section Conference and other Area/Section meetings as required throughout the year;
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Ensure that all coaching courses held within the region are properly registered with the National Support & Training Center; and
Ensure that rosters for all coaching courses held within the region are complete, legible, and sent to the National Support & Training Center in a timely manner after making a copy for the regional files.
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While performing as the regional coach administrator, the applicant must:
Have administrative management skills;
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Second public meeting planned for February 27
A workshop to continue the update process of the city's Comprehensive Plan will be held on Wednesday, February 27 from 5:00pm-7:30pm in The Alcazar Room at City Hall. The public is invited.
St. Augustine adopted its current Comprehensive Plan in 1997 which was approved in 1999 and is now undergoing a review process which lays the groundwork for a full update of the plan for 2015-2025. This review process is to create an Evaluation and Appraisal Report, commonly referred to as an EAR, began last month in a public meeting held on January 29. The workshop will be conducted by the Northeast Florida Regional Planning Council.
In 1985, the Florida Legislature created the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act, also known as Florida's Growth Management Act, which requires counties and municipalities to adopt Local Government Comprehensive Plans to guide future growth and development. Once a local government drafts and adopts a plan, including holding numerous public hearings, the plan is reviewed by the state's Department of Community Affairs and either approved or sent back for revisions.
Even though St. Augustine is a stable community with little population growth, it still faces challenges from an aging infrastructure system and the rapid growth of St. Johns County. As the city continues to evolve, it has to amend its comprehensive plan to address its future needs. The EAR process will provide the opportunity to identify and analyze major issues for the community that is related to the comprehensive plan and to propose actions to address them.
Future meetings will be announced and the public is invited to present its input. For more information, contact the city's Planning and Building Department at 904.825.1065. Also, links to helpful resources are provided below.
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Q: What is the Evaluation and Appraisal Report?
A: The Evaluation and Appraisal Report, commonly called EAR, is an update of the city's Comprehensive Plan, which is required to be done every seven years.
Q: What is the Comprehensive Plan?
A: The Comprehensive Plan is a document which broadly defines the goals, objectives, and policies for a wide variety of topics, called elements, relating to the city's growth management.
Q: Does the EAR process result in changes in the zoning of properties within the city?
A: No, the EAR does not address the zoning code directly, although, the zoning code must be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. For instance, under the Future Land Use element the plan may specify that a specific area is to be low density residential, but the zoning within that area would define specific rules, such as lot coverage, height restrictions, etc.
Q: What types of things will the EAR address?
A: The city current plan includes 13 elements: future land use, traffic circulation, housing, sanitary sewer, solid waste, stormwater management, potable water, aquifer recharge, conservation and coastal management, recreation and open space, intergovernmental coordination, capital improvements and historic preservation. Additionally a school concurrency element has been proposed and is pending approval by the City Commission and state agencies.
Q: How will the EAR address these elements?
A: The EAR will start with a list of "major issues," which is the initial step to accommodate other suggestions, additions or deletions to each element of the Comprehensive Plan.
Q: After the list of major issues is produced, what is the next step?
A: The list of major issues is accepted by the State of Florida, Department of Community Affairs and becomes the basis for revisions to the EAR. These changes will go through a public hearing to introduce the new proposed EAR and another public hearing for any final revisions, prior to transmittal to the State for final adoption.
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A: Yes, the City can transmit changes to the Comprehensive Plan twice during the calendar year. These can include changes to the text of the document or any associated maps. Some map amendments are exempt from the twice per year rule.


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CFTV: Hoiberg, Cyclones look forward to UMKC
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Iowa State will take a rare December road trip to Kansas City on Wednesday to go head-to-head with the Kangaroos of UMKC. What are the Cyclones focused on heading into this one?
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — President Barack Obama's call for states to raise the minimum age at which students can drop out of high school seems about as popular as a homework assignment on Friday afternoon.
Since the president urged the change in his State of the Union speech in January, only one state has raised its dropout age to 18, and that won't take effect for five years.
Even legislators in Obama's home state of Illinois wouldn't go along with his proposal, despite an endorsement from the governor. They quickly dumped the issue into the limbo of a special study commission after it became clear there wasn't enough money to support it.
One of the biggest concerns is the cost. If states simply force unwilling students to spend an extra year or two in school, many teens could stay until they are 18 but still leave without a diploma because of poor grades. And extra counseling and remedial courses to help are expensive.
"Where are we going to get the money?" asked state Sen. Kimberly Lightford, a Chicago Democrat who heads the Illinois Senate's education committee.
Twenty-nine states let students leave school before they turn 18. Obama urged lawmakers to require them to stay in school until graduation or age 18.
"When students aren't allowed to walk away from their education, more of them walk the stage to get their diploma," the president said in the speech.
But since then, only Maryland has approved a plan to raise the dropout age, first to 17 in 2015 and then to 18 in 2017.
At least 13 states considered legislation this year to raise the age, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, although the bills weren't necessarily introduced in response to Obama.
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear made raising the dropout age a major goal for the last few years but hasn't found enough support among state lawmakers. In Wyoming, there was a short-lived suggestion to raise the age and deny driver's licenses to students who drop out before 18.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn embraced Obama's proposal, immediately calling for legislation, but without proposing additional funding or programs. The measure never made it out of committee, and lawmakers wound up approving a watered-down version that creates a commission to come up with recommendations on the issue by November.
The White House has not made the idea a public priority. Asked for details about the proposal nearly a week after the State of the Union, spokesman Jay Carney said he didn't have any. And the president himself has hardly mentioned it since.
Neither the White House nor the U.S. Department of Education would discuss the slow response to Obama's call for action or address objections raised by critics. White House spokeswoman Caroline Hughes issued a statement saying the president "continues to believe that when students stay in school, they are more likely to succeed in today's economy."
About three out of every 10 students leave high school without a diploma, according to a report from Education Week. Research shows high school dropouts are more likely to spend time in jail, endure unemployment and earn lower wages.
Legislators and education experts welcomed the emphasis on education and the dropout age, but say it's not a simple fix.
"It can't just be 'tie them to their chairs until they are 18.' It has to be giving them a meaningful education," said Lily Eskelsen, an elementary teacher from Utah and the vice president of the National Education Association.
With many students facing disadvantages such as poverty, learning disabilities or weak English skills, the effort to keep them enrolled has to be wide-ranging.
"How do we catch them before they are falling behind? If you don't do all of it as a system, it won't work," Eskelsen said.
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Former Nebraska women's basketball player Danielle Page did not expect to play in the WNBA. She did not expect to play professional basketball for eight years, and even though she grew up near the home of the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, she did not expect to be an Olympian.
The Nebraska women's basketball program continued to rank among the nation's best in total attendance, as the Huskers led the Big Ten Conference in total attendance and attracted more than 100,000 fans to Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2015-16.
In her third season in the WNBA, former Husker All-American Jordan Hooper is hitting her stride and expanding her role with the Dallas Wings.
The Nebraska women's basketball team learned its potential match-ups for the 2016 Preseason WNIT and announced its full schedule of regular-season non-conference games on Monday, June 13.
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The Nebraska women's basketball team will compete in its third Preseason WNIT in school history, the Huskers announced on Wednesday, May 11.
Head Coach Amy Williams filled her Nebraska women's basketball staff with some familiar faces on Thursday, adding all three of her assistants and her director of operations from the University of South Dakota.
It was no coincidence that Tim Miles and Mark Manning were beaming Tuesday when Amy Williams was introduced as Nebraska's new women's head basketball coach. "We now have the Trifecta � Manning, Miles
New Nebraska Head Coach Amy Williams hit the ground running on her first official day as the Husker women's basketball coach on Tuesday, April 12.
Lincoln, NE�The University of Nebraska has hired Amy Williams as its new Head Women's Basketball Coach, Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst announced today.


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Amendment 1
Freedom of Religion, Speech, and the Press
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
The First Amendment: Religious Freedom
The first amendment was written to prevent the national government from establishing a national church. During the colonial days each colony had its own official religion. That means each colony recognized a particular Christian denomination as the official state religion supported by tax-payer dollars.
During those early days each denomination feared that one particular denomination would be crowned the national religion. For instance, the Quakers didn't want the Puritans running the nation, and certainly the Puritans didn't want the Quakers running things either. This fear and mistrust led to liberty.
This brings us to the Bill of Rights. As a result of that mistrust and fear the Founders said that "...Congress shall make no law respecting an establishing of religion...". That means that the national government can't make a law setting up a particular denomination as an official national faith. The amendment also goes on to say that Congress shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise of religion. Basically the national government is to have a hands-off policy on religion, period. The people are free to assemble and to worship as they please.
Here's some historical background regarding freedom of assembling to worship. Back in England if people disagreed with the state-established Church they would meet in homes and study privately. Of course the powers that be put a kibosh on that activity and in some cases severely punished people for attending these meetings. The people in England couldn't assemble to worship according to their convictions, they were required to submit to the state-established Church.
The First Amendment was the first step toward total religious freedom everywhere. The Constitution didn't forbid the states from establishing religion since they already had established religions. However, this freedom atmosphere caught on in the states as well. For instance, listen to what Patrick Henry said in the Virginia Declaration of Rights on June 12, 1776:
"That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed ONLY BY REASON AND CONVICTION, not by force or violence; and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other."
What great words! George Washington said that Government is force. That's exactly what it is. Henry, recognizing this, said in the Virginia Declaration of Rights that religion must be a matter of conscience and conviction, not government force.
Just a few years later, Virginia disestablished the Anglican Church. Not long after that Thomas Jefferson created a bill for total religious freedom. Many didn't like it. But the freedom was realized in 1786 when James Madison saw to it that the bill was passed. Thomas Jefferson put this event among the top three accomplishments of his life. Jefferson helped oust both political and religious tyrants! Not bad for a life's work.
The Virginia Religious Statute reads this way:
"Whereas Almighty God hath created the mind free; that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments or burthens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the Holy author of our religion, who being Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either…that the impious presumption of legislators and rulers, civil as well as ecclesiastical, who being themselves fallible and uninspired men, have assumed dominion over the faith of others, setting up their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others..."
He went on to say that truth doesn't need the power of government behind it. He said that truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, and truth has nothing to fear from conflict. The power of government force will only hinder free debate and actually perpetuate the very errors those in favor of Government established religion pretend to prevent.
The Founders knew that a state church, one financed by tax dollars, would become corrupt because it doesn't answer to the people. As a result, it would become an arm of the state and give religious significance to every act of government, even if the acts are unjust. This has been the nature of religion from the days of Ancient Sumer and Egypt to this day.
Freedom of religion means freedom to voice your opinions without fear of punishment. The first amendment was intended to give people a free voice in speaking up against a power hungry state. In Colonial America many ministers gave Election Sermons which would point out moral issues facing the day. If the state controlled those ministers, there would be no voice against state corruption. After all, you don't bite the hand that feeds you.
The results of the first Amendment are wonderful. We are free to use our God given brains to learn and come to our convictions without fear of punishment. This freedom is only hated by religious tyrants. Let's breathe the fresh air of freedom together!
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Nov. 5, 2012
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. — The Patriot League announced its weekly awards for Oct. 29-Nov. 4 in men's soccer, volleyball, and swimming and diving.
It came down to the final day of the regular season in men's soccer, but when it was all said and done Bucknell, Colgate and Lafayette joined American in the Patriot League Tournament set for this weekend in Washington, D.C. No. 4 Bucknell will take on the top-seeded Eagles in Friday's first semifinal at 11 a.m., while second seed Lafayette battles No. 3 and defending champion Colgate at 2 p.m. The semifinal winners will advance to Sunday's championship at 1 p.m.
Colgate's weekend sweep of Army and Holy Cross in women's volleyball clinched the No. 1 seed and hosting duties for the Patriot League Tournament, set for Nov. 17-18. The Raiders will entertain the four-team field for the second time overall and first since 1996. American and Army also clinched postseason berths, with Lehigh and Navy now fighting for the fourth and final bid.
Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc with the swimming and diving schedule over the weekend. The originally-scheduled quad meet between American, Bucknell, Lafayette and Navy was moved to the nation's capital, and involved the Eagles, Bison and Mids. Navy swept both competitions, although there were very strong individual performances from all three teams.
Patriot League Men's Soccer Weekly Awards
BEN WYSOCKI, LEHIGH Jr., M, Lower Makefield, Pa.
Wysocki was an integral part of Lehigh's offensive push Saturday as the Mountain Hawks tied Army 2-2 in the regular season finale for both clubs. With his team needing a victory to clinch a berth in the Patriot League Tournament, Wysocki assisted on Lehigh's first goal early in the second half, and netted the game-tying marker with just less than four minutes remaining in regulation. It's Wysocki's first weekly honor of the season.
STEPHEN HAUSCHILD, AMERICAN So., D, Potomac, Md.
Hauschild spent the first 89 minutes of the game playing stellar defense for the Eagles, who held Holy Cross to just one shot on goal in Saturday's contest. Then Hauschild contributed offensively with less than 30 seconds remaining in regulation, scoring the game-winner as American completed its first undefeated conference record as the Eagles edged Holy Cross 1-0. It's Hauschild's first career marker, and Monday marks his first weekly award of the season.
NATHAN McDONALD, LAFAYETTE Jr., GK, Bay Village, Ohio
McDonald made a pair of saves in Lafayette's 1-0 overtime victory at home against Bucknell Saturday. With the win, the Leopards solidified themselves as the second seed in this weekend's Patriot League Tournament, which will take place at American. It's McDonald's sixth shutout of the season and ninth of his career. He also collects his second weekly honor of the season.
DEREK VOGEL, NAVY Fr., F, Long Beach, Calif.
Vogel tallies his fourth Rookie of the Week honor this season after scoring two goals and netting two assists for six points in a pair of Navy matches last week. He moved up to forward and scored twice, including the game-winner, while notching one dish in the Mids' 3-1 victory over Howard Wednesday. He became the fifth freshman in school history and first since 1993 to tally two goals in a match. He also added an assist in the Mids' 3-2 double-overtime defeat Saturday at home against Colgate. His five-point outing against Howard was the highest for a Mid rookie since 1978.
MICHAEL KIM, ARMY Sr., M, Gardena, Calif.
Kim had a goal and an assist in Army's 2-2 draw Saturday with Lehigh.
RYAN GROFFIE, COLGATE Fr., M, Toms River, N.J.
Groffie netted the golden goal in double overtime to lift the Raiders to a 3-2 win at Navy in the regular-season finale.
Patriot League Volleyball Weekly Awards
KAYLEE FIFER, COLGATE Jr., S, Lantana, Texas
Fifer led the Raiders to a weekend sweep of League opponents Army and Holy Cross, ultimately giving Colgate hosting responsibilities for the League tournament for the first time since 1996. Fifer averaged 9.4 assists per set and tallied 18 digs in Friday's thrilling five-set win over the Black Knights. She tallied 30 helpers and seven digs in the Raiders' sweep of Holy Cross Saturday. She also contributed to the Raiders' striking offense, picking up 12 kills and hitting .273 in the eight sets. It's Fifer's first weekly honor of the season.
KAREN CAMPBELL, BUCKNELL Fr., MH, Chesapeake, Va.
Campbell played all six sets last weekend for Bucknell, and hit .370 while averaging 2.5 kills per set. She had seven kills and hit .286 in Friday's sweep of Holy Cross, and added eight strikes on 13 swings with two errors to hit .462 in Saturday's loss to Army. She had two blocks against Holy Cross Friday, making her the first Bison to hit 100 in a season since 2006. Later in the match teammate Kebah Edoho reached the same plateau, and the duo are the first Bison tandem to hit 100 blocks in the same season since 1995. Campell nets her second Rookie of the Week honor this fall.
SARA RISHELL, AMERICAN So., OH/MB, Smithsburg, Md.
Rishell helped American go 2-0 against League opponents last weekend by averaging 4.17 kills per set and hitting .400. She tallied 25 kills in six sets across the two contests, and also logged four total blocks and a pair of digs.
ARIANA MANKUS, ARMY Sr., OH, Lisle, Ill.
Mankus scored a career-high 30 kills in the Black Knights' five-set loss Friday at Colgate. She hit .377 for the week while averaging 4.62 kills and 2.38 digs per set.
TAYLOR POOLE, LEHIGH Sr., MB, Keller, Texas
Poole hit .250 and averaged 2.83 kills per set in Lehigh's 1-1 weekend against League opponents. She had 11 kills, four blocks and two digs in Saturday's 3-0 win over Navy.
Patriot League Swimming and Diving Weekly Awards
MIKE NICHOLSON, BUCKNELL Jr., Chappaqua, N.Y.
Nicholson recorded three individual race wins during the tri-meet in Washington, D.C., that also included American and Navy. He won the 200-yard breast in 2:05.21, clocked a 1:50.35 to win the 200 fly and hit the wall in 1:54.33 to capture first in the 200 IM. His three wins came by a total of 5.06 seconds, while is 200 fly time was less than three seconds short of the NCAA B-cut qualifier.
LAURA GORINSKI, NAVY Sr., Greensburg, Pa.
Gorinski won each of her three individual races Saturday in the nation's capital, sweeping the 100 and 200 breast events and adding another win in the 200 IM. She hit the wall in 1:05.53 to capture the 100 breast, and clocked a winning time of 2:22.43 in the 200 breast. Her victorious 200 IM time was 2:07.86. In addition, Gorinski swam the breaststroke leg of Navy's winning 200 medley relay effort (1:48.43). She's now won all nine of her individual races this season.
BEN FREEDMAN, NAVY Jr., Kennewick, Wash.
Freedman won the three-meter dive in the League tri-meet with a score of 301.05 points. He took second in the one-meter competition with 280.40 points, coming in just four points behind teammate Wil Mayo.
KIM PILKA, COLGATE Sr., Great Falls, Va.
Pilka swept the diving events in Colgate's win over McMaster on Saturday in Hamilton, N.Y. She won the three-meter with 252.83 points, and took the title from the one-meter board with 255.36 points.
BOBBY BALLANCE, AMERICAN Jr., Egg Harbor Township, N.J.
Ballance won the 100 back in the League tri-meet (52.04) and added two top-four finishes in the 200 back and 200 IM.
EMMA LEVENDOSKI, BUCKNELL Fr., Mandeville, La.
Levendoski won the 100 back and added a runner-up showing in the 200 back as Bucknell split the tri-meet in the nation's capital with a victory over American and a loss to Navy.
KATIE HETHERINGTON, BUCKNELL So., Houston, Texas
Hetherington won the three-meter dive in Washington, D.C., with 222.85 points, and took runner-up in the one-meter competition with 238.00 points, just .10 shy of teammate Tara Boyle for the win.
MORGAN COHARA, COLGATE Fr., Sagamore Hills, Ohio
Cohara started off Colgate's win over Canadian school McMaster with a win in the 1,000 free (10:20.16) and finished the meet with three victories (100 back, 500 free).
TOM DUVALL, NAVY Fr., Durham, N.H.
Duvall won the 200 free (1:42.21) and 500 free (4:33.26) in the League tri-meet hosted by American. He was the lone Mid to win a pair of individual events.


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Why he's interesting Whalen has been a mainstay on the Cleveland dining scene with his 10-year-old Tremont restaurant, Fahrenheit. In the last year, he's been busy showing off his culinary chops with his Rosie & Rocco's Italian eateries inside the Horseshoe Casino and Cleveland Browns Stadium, and Rocco's at the Q inside Quicken Loans Arena. He also sweated it out on the Food Network's reality show Fat Chef, where he lost 130 pounds.
That first recipe Fresh cavatelli. "I was 6 years old. Red sauce, pasta, neck bones and meatballs."
His favorite dish to cook Kobe beef short ribs. It's the No. 1 seller at Fahrenheit and has been on the menu since the restaurant opened. "I sell more of that beef than anyone else in the state of Ohio. I've made many people smile from that one dish."
Taste of Tremont "The best thing I ever did was open a restaurant in Tremont. Michael [Symon] is my friend, but above that, he is my mentor and someone I look up to. We were never worried about competition. Zack [Bruell] opens Parallax, Dante [Boccuzzi] opens Dante — the next thing you know it's a mecca for not only weekend nights, but weekday nights. Tremont is the best dining neighborhood in the city. Hands down, bar none. I will make people mad when I say that, but I don't care."
Finding the motivation After years of struggling with his weight, Whalen finally got serious about getting healthy. "How about being winded just going up the stairs? Not being able to be on your feet too long because you're carrying so much weight around. I just thought about having this great career and then I die at 40. Right? It wasn't for my bikini body, it's about being a better person."
Working it out Whalen hits the gym five days a week with a mix of boot camp three days and spinning/aerobics the other two. "I like boot camp. It's a vigorous pace and it's an hour of a mental and physical washing machine."
Seasonal splurge His wife's breakfast casserole made with organic eggs, sharp Vermont cheddar, vegetables and ground sausage from the West Side Market. "She makes it for the holidays. It's totally against my diet, but I've got to have it."
Political aspirations "If there's a chance for me to run for mayor I would do it. Why not? I think I have a good grasp of the people of Cleveland. Maybe I would win, maybe I wouldn't. But I would go for it."
His must-have ingredient Hot sauce. "I need it. It brings out flavor. It gives your dish balance."


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Hart: We are hungry for another title
- 12 April 2014 07:51
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Another day, another round of build-up to Sunday's clash with Liverpool at Anfield.
We've got plenty of previews with the players right here on mcfc.co.uk, including the views of Pablo Zabaleta, Vincent Kompany and James Milner.
Plus you can watch Manuel Pellegrini's pre-match press conference here.
But, if after all that you need any more, the papers are here to oblige.
We'll begin with Joe Hart, who claims that the squad are just as hungry to win a Premier League medal this season – even though quite a few already have one on the mantelpiece.
The keeper was a key element of the squad that won the title so dramatically in May 2012 but he argues things are very different this time around.
The Daily Mail quotes Hart as saying: "I don't know if having been there and done it before helps. It has not been a hindrance but things have changed and times changed and everything is different.
"It is not a bad thing that a few of us have got a winner's medal already but we are all just as hungry for another one and while everything is different we are ready for it.
"It is going to be an exciting day on Sunday against Liverpool first and foremost and that is what we are concentrating on. There has been a lot of build up but we remain focused.
"We had a big game at the weekend against Southampton and got a good result out of that so we go into Liverpool confident."
Meanwhile, at the other end of the M62, Brendan Rodgers has suggested he will look to an off-field source to help the Reds over the line on Sunday.
The Liverpool boss has revealed he plans to "unleash" the Anfield crowd – presumably leaving the away end to its own devices...
Rodgers is quoted in the Mirror as saying: "The great beauty is we are at home and we have a great record here - we will unleash the supporters yet again.
"I get a sense of the old days around the place, and we will always respect and embrace our past. It has allowed us to make Anfield such a difficult place to come and we will use that.
"It's a significant game, but the finish line is still a long way to go afterwards.
"All that comes out of the game is three points so that's what we're after, but out of it would come confidence and belief.
"It's vitally important to keep our cool and calm. We showed that last weekend with great composure when decisions went against us at West Ham.
"For us it's exciting, we have been building to get where we are and we are looking to sustain it in the longer period.
"We have no nerves, we have been enjoying it this week, and there has been a great feeling around the training ground this week."
Finally, while there has been plenty of talk about Sergio Aguero in the past 24 hours, Robbie Savage has penned an article for the BBC suggesting it's Fernandinho that Liverpool should be watching out for.
The Brazilian has had a fantastic first season and won the hearts of Blues fans everywhere, but Savage suggests his contribution to City's title charge has been somewhat overlooked outside the Etihad.
He writes: "It is Toure who grabs the headlines because of his rampaging runs but Fernandinho is an unsung hero for City because of the energy he brings to their team, his mobility, and the amount of work he puts in.
"Defensively, Fernandinho covers a lot of ground when City do not have possession and puts the most pressure on the ball. If you add up interceptions and tackles, he has won it back more than any other City player this season.
"The City pairing have attacking responsibilities, too. Toure's main threat is through his trademark runs forward and shots from distance. Fernandinho is less spectacular but he is fast, good on the ball, able to pick out a pass and can burst into the box to get on the end of moves as well.
"The most crucial thing about Fernandinho, though, is that the high-tempo he helps to set allows City to launch fast attacks of their own.
"I have already spoken about how important Gerrard is to Liverpool's title bid but the same could be said about Fernandinho for City."
Only one more day to go, so prepare for even more of the same tomorrow…
The race for the Premier League has come to the boil, so make sure you're there to lend your support as we bid for a second title in three years.
Tickets are still available for the two of the last first-team games taking place at the Etihad Stadium this season, against Sunderland and West Brom.
They could be decisive clashes, so don't miss out.


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Regardless of the quality of your home security system, you need to have it checked each year. This should be performed by a technician from your security company. Wild animals, domestic pets, and weather are all factors that can affect the reliability of your home security system. You might not even discover these problems if they aren't easily sighted.
Burglars and thieves may target your external wiring. The copper inside wiring and other components is a valuable commodity. Keeping your wires hidden prevents the thieves from seeing them and wanting to take them.
An extremely important tactic for keeping your home safe is changing out the locks. If you have boarders, former live-in partners, or others who once had access to your home, this is especially important. It is pretty cheap and the job won't take more than a few hours.
Find a home security company you can trust. If you are hesitant about the company, your gut feeling is especially important. You should not hesitate to ask if you can work with a different representative or find a different company if you are not comfortable. You need to feel secure with the entire process. Put up video surveillance. Installing hidden and visible video cameras are great for securing your house. Visible cameras are a deterrent to most intruders, and should they decide to disable them, a hidden camera will continue to capture footage. It is possible to use your cell phone to look at your surveillance camera, meaning you can see your house when you're gone.
Become chummy with your nosey neighbor. A busybody who likes you is sure to tell you about suspicious characters in the neighborhood. If you become friendly with them, the chance of them placing you under alert increases.
Does your security company offer leasing and buying? Buying the equipment might cost more up front, but it means a one time cost that does not continue every month. Leasing is usually the cheaper option; however, it does mean higher monthly bills and a contract. Compare these two options before making your decision.
A good home security system monitors all entry points to your home. Windows are a way for thieves to enter your home as well. Get an alarm that will trigger if either the doors or windows are opened. They are the most effective. If you allow a security company to come to your house, make sure they appear professional and can present identification. Intruders could disguise themselves to inspect your home. This represents a danger to your possessions and your family. You want to use caution to prevent danger. Are you aware of the value contained in your home's wiring? Many people have their wires stripped each year. Copper, found in many wires, can be removed in little time, and is worth quite a bit of money. Be sure to keep your wiring hidden or difficult to reach.
Rid the outside of your home from dead wood, vegetation and overgrowth during the summertime. These items have a higher chance of catching fire during the hot months. Clear up your yard so it looks good and is safe.
If the door isn't solid wood or metal, then replace it with a door that is. Doors such as these stand their ground. A burglar could not kick a solid wood or a metal door. You are probably able to replace your exterior doors for a small price, so do that soon. If you haven't bought a paper shredder yet, make it a point to do so. Thieves often look through garbage, trying to find credit card information or other important documents. If a shredder is too expensive, at least tear relevant paperwork into small bits.


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Armed Citizens Can Defuse Terrorist Threat
Armed citizens can defuse terrorist threat
By John R. Lott Jr.
Armed private citizens in some heavily Jewish areas of Brooklyn, N.Y., started patrolling their neighborhoods this past weekend. Some carried baseball bats or cellphones. Others had concealed handguns or shotguns.
Why such unusual behavior?
Many Brooklyn Jews were alarmed by a CBS 60 Minutes report on June 2 that the terrorists who targeted the World Trade Center in 1993 first planned to blow up Jewish neighborhoods in Brooklyn. The terrorists apparently switched to the trade center only because they believed that most of its occupants were Jewish. A terrorist interviewed by CBS gave the impression that Brooklyn Jews were still a prime target.
Rabbi Yakove Lloyd, founder of the Jewish Defense Group, which helped organize the armed patrols, says they "will be a very effective deterrent against terrorism directed at American Jews and other targets." But to many Americans, such behavior is more frightening than the threat of terrorism.
The FBI conducted almost 470,000 more background checks for gun purchases during the six months after Sept. 11 than during the same six-month period a year earlier. These new gun owners, claim columnists such as Nicholas Kristof at The New York Times, were not only useless in stopping terrorism, but probably would cause more deaths with their guns.
Lessons from Israel
These Brooklyn Jews can point to Israel to counter such criticism. Israeli Police Inspector General Shlomo Aharonisky has repeatedly called on all concealed-handgun-permit holders to carry firearms at all times. In March, Israeli police announced they wanted to increase the number of Israelis carrying handguns by 60,000.
"There's no question that weapons in the hands of the public have prevented acts of terror or stopped them while they were in progress," Aharonisky says.
Examples this year:
* A woman shot a terrorist twice in the head before he could set off a bomb in a supermarket.
* A man at a disco shot to death a Palestinian who had started firing a machine gun.
* A private security guard saved hundreds by shooting a terrorist before he could drive his car bomb into a disco.
* A grocer fatally shot a terrorist armed with grenades, "explosive devices" and a machine gun.
Police won't step up protection
Some New York City Jews, concerned about civilians running around with guns, are not supporting the patrols. Their reaction would be more understandable if the police were willing to provide additional protection. But despite concerns voiced by Lloyd and local politicians that there is not adequate protection, the police have not publicly offered more help. Instead, New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said last week that police would not tolerate people "brandishing weapons under the guise of protecting others" and that "anyone attempting to patrol the streets armed with a weapon" would be arrested.
The biggest practical problem with the patrols is that they will not operate on Saturdays, the Sabbath. Except in emergencies, Orthodox Jews are banned from even touching guns on holidays and the Sabbath. But everyone recognizes that synagogues could be targets of terror attacks. The unfortunate irony is that to the extent that the armed patrols deter attacks on other days, being disarmed during the Sabbath actually encourages attacks to take place then.
Recognizing this problem, Israel's rabbis this year agreed to allow some armed worshipers in synagogues there during Passover and on the Sabbath.
Given New York City's stringent gun-ownership rules, those who carry guns during the patrols are surely among the most law-abiding citizens. It takes six months or more to get a gun; so they hardly ran out and bought one right after 60 Minutes. Those who have a permit to carry a concealed handgun have had extensive police scrutiny. And despite Kelly's warning, it is lawful for city gun owners to carry their unloaded shotguns in enclosed cases.
City police seem more concerned about monitoring law-abiding citizens than in protecting them. If the Second Amendment means anything, surely it applies in such a case as this.
John R. Lott Jr., an American Enterprise Institute resident scholar, wrote More Guns, Less Crime.


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May 8, 2012
Head Coach R. Jones
Opening Statement
"I was really concerned about tonight because we are in the throngs of exams and our guys are tired from being up studying and after last weekend we really stressed (to our guys) that we couldn't come out flat (tonight). I didn't think that our pregame infield was very good, but Alex (Byo) really set the tone on the mound. He took a no-hitter into the seventh and pitched very well. He had great command of his fastball down in the zone, his change-up was outstanding and he mixed his breaking ball in just enough to keep them off balance. We played well defensively behind him and (Jeremy) Schaffer came through with the huge bases loaded at-bat. Blake (Crohan) stretched the lead with his home run and then D.J. (Ponder) was good in the ninth innings."
On A. Byo's fielding
"He was a position player when he arrived at Tulane, before the back injury. He is very athletic. He has done that more than once this year, where he has fielded bunts on the third base side and made plays that most (pitchers) couldn't."
On a deep pitching staff
"You can't overlook what Alex (Byo) did tonight. (Having a lot of pitchers throwing well) is a good problem to have. No question, it is a good problem to have."
On the pitching on Tuesday night
"Alex (Byo) was starting to tire when they scored the two runs. He was at one-hundred and five pitches, which is very close to the outer limits of what we let pitchers do here at Tulane, and he left a couple of balls up late. He missed his spot a couple of times, walked a batter and left a couple of balls up, that's when we knew it was time to get him out of there. Alex (Facundus) wasn't very sharp tonight, but he got the job done, and D.J. (Ponder) was really good."