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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will hold five public meetings around the South in June to hear what people think about using genetically modified crops on refuges to provide food for ducks, geese and other migrating waterfowl.
In a program that started in the 1930s, farmers working with the agency have harvested part of the crops they grow on about 44,000 acres scattered in 46 refuges across at least eight of the district's 10 states but mostly in Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas.
The agency began taking public comments Tuesday for an environmental analysis required under a ruling by U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg in Washington.
The Center for Food Safety, one of three environmental groups that sued the region, is pleased that the Southeast Region is taking the process seriously and engaging the public, senior staff attorney Paige Tomaselli said Tuesday. She said the groups will send representatives plaintiffs to at least one of those meetings. The center also will notify its members to send in comments, she said.
If the analysis finds that it's safe and reasonable for farmers to use seeds modified for resistance to the herbicide in Roundup or to include insect-killing bacteria, they could be planted in any of the district's 129 refuges, regional spokesman Tom MacKenzie said Tuesday. The district also includes Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands but there aren't any farmed fields on the island refuges, according to an agency map.
Boasberg heard one of three court challenges to policies allowing biotech crops to be planted in feeding plots in national wildlife refuges. A case in Delaware ended the use of GMO seeds in the agency's 12-state Northeast Region. A judge in Minnesota ruled in October that the eight-state Midwest region had properly followed federal law when it OK'd herbicide-resistant seeds for habitat restoration on its 66 refuges. That district does not allow their use for habitat management, to provide food for animals, or to attract wildlife to spots where visitors can easily see them.
"Thirty-one of those refuges were growing GE crops at the time we filed the case in 2011. Some of these refuges are no longer growing GE crops," Tomaselli wrote in an email.
She said the agency's eight-state Mountain-Prairie Region also is growing genetically engineered crops but its environmental assessment was similar to that in the Midwest Region, so the environmental groups have not taken that region to court.
"We are not planning on appealing in the Midwest region but are considering other litigation possibilities," she said.
About 100 million ducks and geese rely on refuges for wintering grounds and food, according to Southeast Regional Director Cindy Dohner, the Southeast Regional Director.
"These farming operations are an important part of our effort to meet conservation objectives ... for healthy populations of migratory birds," she said in a news release.
Until this year, the agency let farmers use seeds modified for resistance to the herbicide in Roundup or to include insect-killing bacteria.
It stopped after the Center for Food Safety and two other environmental groups sued in Washington, contending that the crops encourage overuse of herbicides and the growth of herbicide-resistant weeds, hurt beneficial insects and change soil ecology. Similar lawsuits filed by the groups in Delaware ended use of GM seeds in the agency's 12-state Northeast Region.
Boasberg's ruling calls for three years of checks to remove and destroy genetically modified seedlings at every Southeast Region refuge where the biotech crops have been planted. Those include four in Alabama, one in a refuge that crosses the Alabama-Georgia state line, eight in Arkansas, 11 in Louisiana, 10 in Mississippi, six in Tennessee, one in Kentucky and one that crosses the Kentucky-Tennessee line; four in North Carolina and one in South Carolina.
The agency also must conduct a new environmental analysis before deciding whether farmers may resume using genetically modified crops.
The meetings are part of that analysis. They are scheduled June 6 at the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Columbia, N.C., June 10 at the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Decatur, Ala., June 11 at the Dyersburg Activity Center in Dyersburg, Tenn., June 12 at the Natchez Convention Center in Mississippi and June 13 at the Best Western hotel in Alexandria, La. In addition to those states, the region includes Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and South Carolina.
The 90-day comment period will end July 28. People can also mail comments to the agency's Atlanta office, email them to fw4_gmcpea(at)fws.gov or upload them to https://sites.google.com/site/fwsregion4gmcpeis/.
Fish and Wildlife agreed on April 11 to pay $84,000 in attorney fees and costs for the Center for Food Safety, Beyond Pesticides and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.
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When Portland International Airport's south runway was closed for rehabilitation in early April, the project team prepared to set up "closing crosses" – large, lighted Xs on either end of the runway that alert aircraft pilots that the runway is not available for landing. The crosses, which are approximately 15 feet high, are on 24-hours a day, seven days a week, until the runway reopens to aircraft later this summer.
The typical power sources for runway cross lights are diesel-powered generators. Renee Dowlin, aviation air quality program manager, and Glen Moe, construction contracts manager, realized that the duration of the runway rehabilitation project meant the generators would run upwards of 3,500 hours each between April and August. Instead, they worked with their Port colleagues to run electrical power out to the runway ends, which ultimately connects the lights to cleaner sources of electricity (the Port purchases 100 percent certified renewable energy credits). Further, the crosses are now connected to back-up power, so in the event the electricity went out, they'd remain on to remind pilots that construction is occurring.
The south runway project is a major airfield endeavor, and Port environmental staff has been closely involved behind the scenes. Construction contracts require the use of ultra-low sulfur diesel in construction equipment, while the project team encourages anti-idling measures and is using two new hybrid escort vehicles.
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Epilepsy Specialist Joins Albany Medical Center - Bunch
October 4, 2012 - Albany , NY
ALBANY, N.Y., October 3, 2012-Marjorie Bunch, M.D., a neurologist specializing in the treatment of epilepsy, has joined the department of neurology at Albany Medical Center and has been appointed assistant professor of neurology at Albany Medical College. Dr. Bunch joins Albany Med from Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
Dr. Bunch joins Albany Med's Adult Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, which is one of just six programs in the state to be granted membership into the prestigious National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC). The program also holds the NAEC's highest designation, Level 4, which is granted to only the best academic medical centers in the country.
Dr. Bunch is available to treat adult patients with known or suspected new onset seizures. In addition, she treats adults for neurologic conditions, including headaches, tremors, movement disorders, and more.
Dr. Bunch was fellowship trained in epilepsy at both Beth Israel Deaconess and New York University School of Medicine, where she also received fellowship training in clinical neurophysiology and served as chief during her residency training. She interned in internal medicine at Hahnemann University Hospital, an affiliate of Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. She received her medical degree from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
Dr. Bunch and her husband Gaetano Pastena, M.D., a neuro-radiologist at Albany Medical Center, reside in Delmar.
In addition to seeing patients at Albany Med's Physicians Pavilion on New Scotland Avenue, Dr. Bunch also will see patients at the Multispecialty Office on Rte. 146 in Clifton Park. To schedule an appointment at either location, patients should call (518) 262-5226.
Albany Medical Center, northeastern New York's only academic health sciences center, is one of the largest private employers in the Capital Region. It incorporates the 651-bed Albany Medical Center Hospital, which offers the widest range of medical and surgical services in the region, and the Albany Medical College, which trains the next generation of doctors, scientists and other healthcare professionals, and also includes a biomedical research enterprise and the region's largest physicians practice with 350 doctors. Albany Medical Center works with dozens of community partners to improve the region's health and quality of life. For more information: www.amc.edu or www.facebook.com/albanymedicalcenter.
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JOCKEY ROCCO BOWEN, DEL RIO HARBOR, WINNER: "Doris (Harwood) told me 'I'll leave it all in your hands' and that's the best instructions for a jockey. It helped having the pace competition on the outside of me, but I still had to ride a smart race. It was just a two-horse race at the head of the lane and I was able to get it done."
JOCKEY JUAN GUTIERREZ, STIKINE SLOUGH, 9-TO-5 FAVORITE, LAST: "He broke OK, but down the backstretch a horse came in front of him. We got going again but at the three-eighths pole we had more traffic block us. He's a nice colt but with a trip like that, nothing good can happen."
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WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) -- In the market to buy a car? You might want to consider a used one.
Edmunds.com predicts the spike in lease terminations will send used car prices plunging by several hundred dollars.
The online review site says the extra inventory will help to push prices much lower than last year's average of $16,000.


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Banana damper
Banana damper
This banana damper is a delicious twist on the traditional version and it is super-easy to make. Get the kids to help you and make an extra one for a picnic today.
- 3 cups self-raising flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 70g butter, cubed
- 2 bananas, mashed
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a tray wth baking paper and set aside.
- In a bowl, place the flour and brown sugar and mix.
- Rub the butter through the flour until it resembles crumbs.
- Pour the milk into the mashed banana and mix.
- Add the banana and milk mix to the crumbs and using a flat bladed knife, cut the mix together until just combined.
- Turn out onto baking tray and pat into a large round. It will be sticky and soft.
- Press the walnuts into the top of the damper and bake for 40 minutes.
- This recipe is so easy and gives a great moist result. Serve it with butter and golden syrup.
- Banana damper keeps very well and stays moist like cake.
- This recipe was created by Jennifer Cheung for Kidspot, Australia's best recipe finder.


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KLEM News PM Update July 7, 2010
(LE MARS)--A collapse of one wall of a downtown Le Mars building will lead to the removal of all second floor walls.
A Wells' Dairy official Tuesday said the collapse of a portion of the north outside wall and cave-in occurred as workers for Larry Timmins Construction of Le Mars were attaching beams for a new roof. The building at 115 Central Avenue Northwest is being renovated for the new Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor.
Three people were injured including a worker who was freed from debris by Le Mars firefighters.
Wells officials today said the second floor walls of the building will be completely removed for safety reasons.
According to Wells' information, an evaluation of the existing structure is underway and a determination will be made in the future on how renovation work will proceed.
Performances help fund Postal Playhouse Productions
(LE MARS)--"A Dog's Life" is a fundraising success for a group of Le Mars volunteers.
The play was presented by the Le Mars Community Theater when seven busloads of about 375 men and women came to Le Mars in May. The effort was in connection with tri-state bank clubs by Main Street Manager Mary Reynolds.
Through Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce Main Street, the visitors saw the theater presentation at the Willow Creek Golf Course in May and visited other attractions. The visitors came from Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota.
Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce Main Street Vice President Becky Klohs presented a check for 23-hundred dollars to Audrey Scholten of the Le Mars Community Theater.
The theater partnered with the Main Street Committee to present the production, "A Dog's Life."
Reynolds says there are plans to do the event in May of next year with a take-off on "Sing Along with Mitch Miller."
Mother: 'Bad Accident involving missing child'
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) According to court documents filed this week, Dubuque resident Tamelia Harris reportedly told a social worker there was a bad accident involving her young daughter and said she didn't have a funeral for the child.
Harris reportedly made the statement to the social worker after police found blood-spattered window blinds, bed sheets and children's scissors in her home.
Harris is currently being held on a charge of felony neglect or abandonment of a dependent person. Last week, police began a search for Harris' 20-month-old daughter, Cecelia, after an anonymous tip that the girl was sent to live with someone else. Officers say that while searching for the girl, they discovered what they believe to be the remains of a small child in Harris' yard. The remains have not been identified.
2 Iowa homeless programs get grants
WASHINGTON (AP) U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin has announced the award of a total of more than $330,000 in homeless assistance funds for two programs in Iowa.
The Iowa Democrat said Tuesday the grants come from the Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance competitive grant program that provides funding for a range of assistance to the homeless. That assistance includes transitional housing, permanent housing and a variety of supportive services.
The largest single grant, for $242,880, goes to the Des Moines YMCA Shelter Plus Care program. Another $88,641 goes to the Northern Lights Alliance for the Homeless in Mason City. FAIR FOODS
New foods for Iowa State Fair unveiled
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Organizers of the Iowa State Fair say this year's fair edition will feature a number of new food items including something called a ``Twinkie log.''
As demonstrated at a preview Tuesday, the ``Twinkie log'' consists of a frozen Twinkie dipped in white chocolate and rolled in crushed cashews.
There also will be ``Fair Squares'' made of crisped rice cereal and marshmallow. They'll be available for $2 in either peanut butter or plain flavors.
Other new fair foods will include turtle mousse bars, strawberry cream bars and chocolate covered tiramisu.
The 2010 fair runs from Aug. 12 to Aug. 22.
Primaries spur increase in GOP registration
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Republicans have cut in half the Democrats' huge lead in voter registration in Iowa, largely because of hotly contested primaries last month.
Secretary of State Michael Mauro says voter registration from June 1 show Democrats holding a lead of 102,450. On July 1 that margin had shrunk to 55,134 registered voters.
The numbers show there are now nearly 700,000 registered Democrats and almost 645,000 registered Republicans. Another 749,00 registered without declaring a party. That mean Democrats lost 10,000 registered voters and Republicans gained 37,000. The number of no-party voters dropped by 23,000.
Mauro says the drop in Democratic and no-party registration could be explained by voters crossing over to vote in the Republican gubernatorial or congressional primaries on June 8. PAWLENTY-IOWA
It's back to Iowa for campaign-minded Pawlenty
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has a campaign date in Iowa.
The possible 2012 White House candidate is lined up for three days of campaign events in eastern Iowa beginning July 31. The Republican is there on behalf of several legislative candidates, including the state House minority leader, Kraig Paulsen.
It will be Pawlenty's third trip to the important presidential state in the last year. Presidential hopefuls are known for stumping for local candidates to build goodwill ahead of their own bids.
One candidate on Pawlenty's itinerary is Republican Assemblyman Steve Lukan, who is running for a fifth term.
Lukan said Tuesday that he hasn't committed to anyone for 2012, but he described Pawlenty as someone who has ``the energy and the right markings to go all the way if he decides to do that.''
Pawlenty will spend part of this weekend in New Hampshire, another early state in the presidential nominating process.
$150k claim approved in TouchPlay case
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) The State Appeal Board has approved a $150,000 claim against the state and the Iowa Lottery Authority over the state's ban on TouchPlay lottery games in 2006.
The appeal board approved the settlement of a lawsuit filed in Floyd County in 2008 that claimed the state's decision to ban the video lottery game caused financial harm to businesses and individuals that operated the games.
It was one of several cases seeking about $900 million in damages over the state's decision to pull the plug on TouchPlay.
The state banned the game after public outrage over its widespread availability. The game, which resembled a slot machine, appeared in about 3,200 bars, restaurants and convenience stores statewide.
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says the settlement saves the state substantial money over its potential liability over TouchPlay. MICROSOFT SETTLEMENT-LAWSUIT
Lawsuit seeks arbitration in Microsoft case
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Attorneys representing 23 states involved in a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. are suing the Iowa attorney who spearheaded a $179.5 million settlement with the software company over attorney fees.
Roxanne Conlin of Des Moines negotiated the 2007 settlement which included $75 million in attorney fees that she split with attorney Richard Hagstrom and the Zelle Hoffmann law firm of Minneapolis.
The lawsuit filed last month in Polk County says Conlin signed an agreement with the Microsoft Litigation Consortium that called for the group to receive 20 percent of attorney fees awarded in the case. The agreement also says disputes were to be resolved through arbitration.
The lawsuit says Conlin has refused to enter into arbitration.
Conlin says in a statement that the lawsuit is without merit.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Good news: the two Sumatran tiger cubs born at Smithsonian's National Zoo in August have passed their swim reliability test.
Zoo officials made the announcement on Wednesday after Bandar and Sukacita took doggy paddles in water at the zoo.
Officials say both were "able to keep their heads above water, navigate to the shallow end of the moat and climb onto dry land." Animal keepers Dell Guglielmo and Marie Magnuson guided the cubs in the right direction as the cubs swam through the shallow end of the moat, which is approximately 2.5 feet deep, according to officials. Officials say the side of the moat closest to the public viewing area is about 9 feet deep.
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Passing this test means the cubs can join their mother in the yard at the Great Cats exhibit.
Officials say starting Monday Nov. 18, keepers will decide on a day-to-day basis whether Sukacita and Bandar will spend time in the yard and for how long they will be out.


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A homicide that happened in the summer of 2012 in Clarke County led to a bill being filed to make killing a utility worker while performing the duties of his job
a capital offense. It died in committee.
But the author of that bill, state Rep. William Shirley, says the measure was attached Thursday to Senate Bill 2377, which passed the House 116-1.
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Thanks! I edited the post in my big tutorial to point to this one.
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Hello All,
Been a while since my last post; alas, school has kept me busy. In making my map of Eriond a few people asked about the method I used to create my trees. I had used Ascencion's Atlas style tutorial (converted by Gidde into GIMP) to create the map, but had added some slight modifications of my own. One such modification was to use the clouds generated "Hills" layer instead as a "Trees" layer. One problem I found however, was that since these clouds were randomly generated, the resultant trees that they yielded also appeared in random shapes, and in random places within my map, causing me to have to erase unwanted trees, and cut and paste trees in the regions where I wanted them. This made me cranky. Not happy with the original method, I figured that there had to be an easier way. After casting about for a bit for inspiration for a new method, I came upon RobA's "Making Not so Random Coastlines in GIMP" tutorial. Thanks to Rob's brilliance, I got my new method, and here it is: not-so-random photorealistic trees in GIMP (see the .jpgs below for an example of what you should be able to get out of this tutorial).
Thanks to Ascension, Gidde and RobA for much of the inspiration of this method, and to Hohum for beta-testing it for me and providing me with helpful feedback.
EDIT: After two years of minor revisions, I have decided to rewrite an updated version of this tutorial. This updated tutorial now includes some custom patterns which you can find below. To install these, download the folder, unzip it, and save them to the patterns folder of GIMP. Then open or refresh GIMP and they should show up in the patterns dialogue.
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Thanks! I edited the post in my big tutorial to point to this one.
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Thanks Rob! By the way, I just tested out this min-tutorial on a portion of my old Eriond map. Here are a few things that are not mentioned in the tutorial, but that I think would be helpful to point out:
- Forest placement: When I wrote this tutorial, I was not using another map on which to place the forest shapes for these trees, hence, it did not matter where the forests went. However, I assume that anyone using this tutorial will probably already have a map laid out, and will want to be able to view that map when they draw their forest shapes (see Step 1.4.C.). To do be able to view your map as you work, I suggest placing the new layers of this tutorial below your map layers, and setting the layer opacity of your map layers at 60%. That way you will be able to see through your map to the tree layers you are working with below, but also be able to use your map as a guide for placing your forests. Once you have completed all of the trees layers, simply raise these layers to above your map layers, and than restore the opacity of you map layers back to 100%.
- Adding shadows: (Step 2.4.A.) If you do not have the "Layers Effects" plug-in installed within GIMP, you can find it at the GIMP plug-ins registry located at this link. You will need to register (for free) to be able to download this plug-in. Also, for the example below, I increased the size of the drop shadow to 5, the offset distance to 3, and decreased the layer opacity to 50%. For those of you who do not want to deal with downloading the layer effects plug-in (though you owe it to yourself to do so, it rocks!), GIMP 2.6 comes with a Drop Shadow feature (Filter > Light and Shadow > Drop Shadow). However I have not found it to be as easy to use as the Drop Shadow feature of the Layer Effects plug-in.
- Forest Colors: (Step 3) Due to the green background of my map, I found that I had to add extra layers of color to make the trees stand out. In the example below, I duplicated both the Green and the Yellow Color layers (Step 3.1-2), and I set the layer mode of the Green Color duplicate to Multiply rather than Soft Light. Depending on which colors you have used for your map, and for these trees, you may find that you have to do something similar.
With that said, below I have included an example of how the forests of this tutorial might look when applied to an actual map.
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Looks Good. You deserve more rep.
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This looks great. I will have to give it a shot. Thanks and take some more Rep!
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He, he. My wife says these trees look like Broccoli florets. She thinks I ought to rename this tutorial "How to make Broccoli Forests". One other thing I forgot to mention earlier:
- Making room for Rivers: Since I was using a map that already had rivers running through it, I found that after making the shape of the Forests (Step 1.5.d.), I had to go back and paint black over the areas of the white tree shapes where the rivers ran. It's important to do this step before you create the Trees Outline Channel (Step 1.6.). This will save you from having to go back later and do allot of erasing to make room for the rivers. This same tip will of course apply to other geographical features as well. E.g. in the example I gave in my last post, I apparently didn't pay very close attention and allowed the forests to run into the sea. If I had been paying closer attention I could have simply painted black over that portion of the tree shapes to begin with.
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I was wondering about that! Luckily on my map, it was a small island and the river/stream wasn't essential. :-)
Hello Again. So there were a couple of things about this tutorial that bothered me, and in talking with at least one other person who had used this tutorial, it seems that he had the same concerns. The first point of concern was that the forests seem to cut off too abruptly. The second problem, related to the first, was the the forests seemed to "hover" above the ground rather than to appear like an integrated part of the landscape. I've recently been experimenting around with a new map and have come up with what I think is a nice solution to both problems. I have created some "Individual Trees" patterns that I have painted underneath the forests (that is, just under the "Tree Bumps" layer). The result seems to be a much more natural looking forest. While at some point I will update the tutorial here to demonstrate how to make your own tree patterns using the method I've discovered, in the mean time I have uploaded three different tree patterns (each of which is a different hue) for anyone to use. Here is what to do:
- Making the Pattern: after unzipping these files you will find that the images are all .png files. To use these as patterns within GIMP (or PS) you need to turn the .png files into .pat files (or, if you are using PS, whatever file is used for patterns), and then save them within the "Patterns" folder of your Gimp. Here's an easy way to do this. Right click on a .png and select "Edit with GIMP" (this will bring the image up in GIMP). Next, click on "File" and then select "Save As". Change the file type from .png to .pat. Click on your own user folder and double click on the "GIMP" folder. Once this opens, scroll down to the "Patterns" folder, double click it and hit Save. Now, close GIMP, and restart it again, and you should find the image has been added to your GIMP patterns.
- Using the Trees Patterns: to paint with a pattern, select the "Clone Tool" and adjust the scale of the brush to about .50 pix. Select "Apply Jitter" and set the amount to 5.00. Under "Source," select "Pattern" and then select one of the tree patterns. Now create a new transparent layer (named "Individual Trees") just below that of the tree bumps layer (see tutorial). Now paint within and and along the edges of the forests (you may find that you need to adjust either the scale of the brush or the amount of jitter to suit your needs). You should see dots of individual tree clumps spring up all over the place. Once you have finished creating the individual trees, simply give the "Individual Trees" layer a drop shadow (see tutorial) and you are done.
Below you will find a couple of "before and after" images showing what a difference painting with these tree patterns can make.
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That looks fantastic. I'm going to have to give it a try on my next helicopter-view map!


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After seeing a fight vanish before his eyes, Phillipe Nover realized he was doing things the wrong way.
On Sept. 16, the day he was supposed to fight Sam Stout at UFC Fight Night 19 in Oklahoma City, state athletic commission officials scratched Nover from the card.
Commission officials said "The Ultimate Fighter 8" runner-up suffered a seizure; Nover said he merely fainted. He had done so once before; on his first day of filming for "TUF 8," he famously passed out in the lineup, which caused an immediate stir among his castmates. He said he had merely overheated in the Las Vegas swelter.
Regardless of what really happened those times, September was a wake-up call.
"I needed to change things up and get a lot more professional," Nover (5-2-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC), who now faces Rob Emerson (8-8 MMA, 2-2 UFC) at UFC 109 on Feb. 6, recently told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
First, Nover needed to change up his training environment. Because MMA is illegal in New York, access to a full-size octagon is unheard of, especially in Brooklyn, where Nover resides. Most fighters string disciplines together in a variety of small spaces and make do with what they can.
"Imagine training for Olympic swimming in a 20-foot pool," Nover said.
He sought new trainers in wrestling, boxing and Muay Thai. He tried to log most of his hours with other professional fighters. He found a cage.
Second, a simple but difficult task: He needed to start eating right. Nover consulted with a nutritionist after the Emerson incident and discovered he was not only at a competitive disadvantage, but he was also putting himself at risk for another fainting spell.
"Before, I was really focused on training on an empty stomach," Nover said. "I thought I was doing the right thing by being light on my toes, but the fact was I needed to train with not a heavy stomach but something to burn."
After weigh-ins, Nover used to gorge himself on whatever he could get his hands on – except starchy carbs such as pasta and pretzels, which he doesn't like – and put up with the subsequent stomachache.
Now, he eats a big breakfast every morning to fuel his daily training sessions and has a plan when he steps off the scale next Saturday: pretzels and a bowl of pasta.
"That's progress right there," Nover said.
Nover recently completed his bachelor's degree in nursing and still works one to two times per week as a nurse. But the outcome of his upcoming fight will play a big part in whether he goes deeper into work and family, or if he pursues the life of professional fighter.
He has trained at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas and enjoyed rubbing elbows with some of the sport's elite fighters.
"When I wake up on Sunday morning after I beat Rob Emerson, I'm going to sit back for a couple days and think things through," Nover said. "There's even thoughts in my mind. 'Hey, maybe you should move to Vegas. That's fight central. Maybe you should travel.'"
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"I might have to put my name out there," he said. "That would be great if I can get the cage and the pro fighters could come to me."
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Name It, Change It: Sexism In The Media
It's only been a mere handful of weeks since the U.S. Women's World Cup team ignited jubilant passion among a large population of girls who looked up to the players as role models. In fact my daughter got to revel in that passion by attending a Women's Professional Soccer game, where she got to see the likes of World Cup stars Abby Wambach and Megan Rapinoe play as crowds of female and male soccer fans clamored for their autographs. I especially loved seeing a young teenage boy wearing a Hope Solo jersey.
I was thrilled not just for my daughter, but for my sons to see such displays of athleticism and power.
Then along came sexist garbage spewing from the national media again, trampling all over those positive, you-go-girl vibes: The debasement of presidential candidate Michele Bachmann with an intentionally unflattering Newsweek cover and a sexually exploitative photo of Bachmann eating a corndog . . . the latest in gender-based commentary directed at the only female in the presidential race. (Photos of Texas Governor/GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry eating a corndog have now surfaced, but only after the hullaballoo regarding the Bachmann image.) Throw in the new academic study which found that women are wildly and disproportionately sexually commodified in pop culture media and all those positive feelings about women's success created by the U.S. Women's Soccer team went down the tubes. How damned depressing.
Didn't we already deal with this kind of retro baloney after what Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin went through in 2008 when they were on the receiving end of all manner of harsh critiques based on their gender? University of Kansas researchers who analyzed the tone of the 2008 presidential race found that both Clinton and Palin were often subjected to sexist commentary, frequently focusing on their bodies: "Palin's attractiveness resulted in frequent and varied references to her 'sexiness,' whereas Clinton was viewed as not feminine enough in pantsuits that covered her 'cankles.'" They provide example after example of hideous media behavior. (Clinton, now the U.S. Secretary of State, was recently maligned by a famous fashion designer who said, "I think she's confused about her gender . . . all these big, baggy menswear tailored pantsuits." It never ends.)


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Oh my. That was my first thought when I saw this tart online. Oh. My. I had to have it. I don't even like peanut butter as much as one of my friends does (she knows who she is) but it just looked far too delectable not to try.
Side Note: What is up with this crazy weather?! I'm pretty sure we killed off half our bug population in dear Saint Louis. About a week ago, it was gorgeous, about 75 degrees, I went for a long walk... trees were leafy, flowers were in full bloom and even the bees and bugs were out! Fast forward two days and it snows FOUR inches. Not one, not two, not three. That's insane! As much as I despise bugs, don't we kinda need the bees?
Now on to the tart...
Think of the perfect flakiest peanut butter cookie crust (I used some of the leftovers from the tart crust to make cookies and they melt in your mouth, I kid you not), with a fluffy peanut butter mousse layer, and then topped with a half milk half dark chocolate ganache. Heaven.
I thought it looked too fancy to make and thus didn't for quite a while. But now that I've actually done it, it's really quite easy. Yes, there are 3 components but none require very much time at all. It's mostly just refrigerating.
Word of warning though, this is definitely for the true chocolate and peanut butter lover. It's not for the faint of heart, and a small slice goes a long way. It's quite rich!
I reproduced this tart exactly from the original recipe because it sounded too good to make any changes. However, if I had to make it again, which I'm sure I will, I would lighten up the peanut butter mousse a little more, perhaps by reducing the cream cheese in the filling.
Regardless, a slice of this tart always leaves me wanting more!
Taken from here
Peanut Cookie Tart Crust
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
pinch of salt
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbs powdered sugar
4 tbs butter room temp
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter at room temp
1/2 large egg (beat lightly and measure out 0.8oz)
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
Beat the sugars with the butter and add in all the other ingredients till well combined. Refrigerate for at least an hour.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Press the dough into the tart pan, you should have some scraps leftover to make cookies!
Bake the tart for 10-12 minutes or till golden. It will puff up but when you take it out, you can use the bottom of a glass to press down the cookie into the tart.
Let cool.
Peanut Butter Mousse
7 tbs cream cheese
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped to soft peaks
Beat the heavy whipping cream to soft peaks. Separately, beat all the other ingredients in another bowl till combined. Fold in the heavy whipped cream. Spread it into the tart and smooth the surface.
Refrigerate while you make the ganache.
3 oz milk chocolate
2 oz bittersweet chocolate
1/3 cup heavy cream
1/8 tsp vanilla
Melt all of these together in a double boiler over the stove, and stir until combined. Be careful not to burn the chocolate! Transfer to a bowl and let cool.
Then pour it over the tart!
I preferred the tart at room temperature but Joe preferred it chilled. Either way, it's delicious.


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text: Say GoodNight to 2012 By Amy Robinson December 26, 2012 Courtesy photo The Appalachian Children's Chorus is always a popular performer at the Community Music Association's annual GoodNight event. This year, the group performs at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church. Jonathan Tucker (right) is new to GoodNight this year. He and Mark Scarpelli will perform the music of Josh Groban at 6 and 8 p.m. at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The free GoodNight event sponsored by the Charleston Community Music Association is a New Year's Eve staple. Each year, from 6 to roughly 10 p.m., a few thousand people gather in a dozen venues throughout downtown to ring in the New Year with a number of local performers. This year, there are nearly 30 acts, which will perform programs lasting approximately 45 minutes each. Among them are newcomers Dell Allen, the Craig Hinchman Trio, the David Lloyd Trio and Jonathan Tucker, who will perform with GoodNight staple Mark Scarpelli. Allen, who moved back to West Virginia from Louisiana earlier this year, is the brother of Rev. Jimmie McKnight, who is also performing. Also on tap are ever-popular groups like The O'Daugherty Family Singers, who have been with GoodNight since it started 18 years ago, the Martin Luther King Jr. Male Chorus and the Appalachian Children's Chorus. The latter two groups are at a new venue for them: First Presbyterian Church. "It's important to look and see where your favorite group will be because they're not always in the same place," said Alice Anne Robertson, who is in her second year as the event's chairperson. New to the venue list this year is the chapel at St. Mark's United Methodist. (Performers will be in the sanctuary as well.) City trolleys will make continuous loops to all the locations beginning at 6 p.m. Rides, like everything else involving GoodNight, are free. Robertson said she starts preparing for GoodNight in March, making sure all the venues are secured. Then, she begins calling all the musicians. "It's amazing how many people have participated for years," she said. "You make the call and they say, 'Yes, we'll do it again this year.' They're happy to be part of it. "They're the best of the best," she added. For Robertson, the acts at the top of her list each year are ones she hasn't seen before. To that extent, 2011 was a very busy GoodNight for her since there were 10 new acts. She and her daughter, Susan, managed to see eight of them. "We'd go to the first 15 minutes of one, drive and get to see the last 15 minutes of another group," she said. "Each hour block, we were able to see two groups." This year, at the top of her list is Jennie Allinder, Jim Mullins and Friends, who went by Turkey Creek Celidh last year. "I have not heard them before, but I have heard so many wonderful things about them." Robertson said GoodNight is a wonderful gift for the city of Charleston. "For family and friends, it's just a wonderful way to spend a New Year's Eve. You have great entertainment, and it's a wonderful opportunity to share a good time, alcohol-free." This year's GoodNight schedule is: Baptist Temple, 209 Morris St. 6 and 8 p.m.: Presby Pickers (Appalachian/old-time gospel) 7 and 9 p.m.: Appalachian Celtic Consort (music of the British Isles) Capitol Center Theater, 123 Summers St. 6 p.m.: Mountain State Brass Band (traditional British brass band) 7 p.m.: B-Ties Dixieland Band (Dixieland favorites) 8 p.m.: Charleston Metro Band (traditional show tunes and marches) 9 p.m.: Gospel Brass Band (variety of music with gospel theme) Civic Center Little Theater 6 and 8 p.m.: River City Youth Ballet Ensemble 7 p.m.: The Rev. Jimmie McKnight (gospel) 9 p.m.: Dell Allen (smooth cool groove) Christ Church United Methodist, 1221 Quarrier St. 6 and 8 p.m.: womanSong (seasonal favorites, folk and pop) 7 and 9 p.m.: Shin Strings (classical string music) First Presbyterian Church, 16 Leon Sullivan Way 6 and 8 p.m.: Martin Luther King Jr. Male Chorus (gospel) 7 p.m.: Appalachian Children's Chorus (two of the group's choirs) 9 p.m.: Craig Hinchman Trio (pops, scared and holiday music) Kanawha United Presbyterian Church, 1009 Virginia St. E. 6 and 8 p.m.: West Virginia Youth Symphony (various ensembles and soloists) 7 and 9 p.m.: A Classical Trio (piano, violin and French horn) Riverview Presbyterian Church, 1316 Kanawha Blvd. E. 6 p.m.: Cheryl Anderson Plear ("My Story and My Song") 7 p.m.: David Loyd Trio (jazz, R&B and more) 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.: Almost Heaven Dulcimer Club (traditional and classical music) Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral, Leon Sullivan Way and Virginia Street 7 and 9 p.m.: Kanawha Valley Ringers (Elegance of English Hand Bells) 8 p.m.: Scott and Colin Milam (smooth jazz) St. John's Episcopal Church, 1105 Quarrier St. 6 and 8 p.m.: Charleston Civic Chorus 7 and 9 p.m.: The O'Daugherty Family Singers ("A Salute to Patriotism") St. Mark's United Methodist Church, Washington and Dickinson Streets 6 and 8 p.m.: Almost Heaven Chorus (women's four-part harmony) 7 and 9 p.m.: Kanawha Kordsmen Barbershop Chorus (contemporary a cappella) St. Mark's United Methodist Church Chapel 6 and 8 p.m.: Jennie Allinder, Jim Mullins and Friends (Celtic jigs, reels and ballads with Irish harp music) 7 and 9 p.m.: Madison Gospel Quartet (Gaither-style vocal band) Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1600 Kanawha Blvd. E. 6 and 8 p.m.: Jonathan Tucker with Mark Scarpelli ("An Evening of Josh Groban") 7 and 9 p.m.: Ryan Hardiman with Mark Scarpelli ("Moonage Daydream: The David Bowie Songbook") Call the GoodNight hotline at 304-744-1400 for more information. 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The recent bout of cold weather does nothing to disprove the scientifically established phenomenon of global warming, despite what conservative media might be telling some Cincinnatians.
Many Cincinnatians have taken to social media in the past few days to chime in on what the recent weather means for global warming — a debate fostered by so-called skeptics on talk radio and Fox News.
But the scientific literature is based on years and decades of trends, meaning a few days or weeks of cold weather signify little in the big picture of climate change.
In fact, Google's definition of climate is "the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period." The key, scientifically minded folks point out, is "long period."
When that long period is analyzed, the trend is clear:
The trend explains why scientists almost all agree global warming is happening and most certainly spurred by human actions. In the 2013 report from the the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, scientists said they are at least 95 percent certain that human actions contribute to global warming.
Beyond the scientific facts, for every anecdote out there, there is often a contradicting anecdote from another source. While Cincinnati and the Midwest may be coping with a cold winter, summer-stricken Australia is recovering from its own bout of hot weather and drought.
The contradicting conditions don't prove or disprove global warming, but they do show the folly of relying on anecdotal evidence.
A coalition of groups participated in the "Clean Energy Day of Action" event Monday. Despite the heavy snowfall, attendees gathered on downtown's Fountain Square to urge Congress to pass a comprehensive clean energy and climate plan this spring.
The event -- part of the Cincinnati for Clean Energy Campaign -- was organized by members from the Blue Green Alliance, a partnership between environmental organizations and labor unions.
It's legal in most of Ohio for an employer to fire someone over his or her sexual orientation, but a new bipartisan bill being pushed by Equality Ohio could make the practice and anti-LGBT discrimination for housing illegal. Critics of the Equal Housing and Employment Act argue it could lead to a flood of lawsuits against companies, but Equality Ohio argues that just hasn't happened in other states that passed nondiscrimination statutes. The bill's Democratic and Republican sponsors argue that it would actually grow the economy by making Ohio more inclusive, which would make it easier to keep "the best and the brightest" employees. The bill was introduced in May and its sponsors expect it to be taken up after the General Assembly reconvenes in October.
In the United States, Ohio's power plants pollute more than all but Texas' power plants, making Ohio one of the nation's leading contributors to global warming, according to a Sept. 10 report from advocacy group Environment Ohio. The report calls for all levels of government to create and enforce stronger standards and regulations to curtail pollution and encourage cleaner forms of energy. National conservative groups oppose the stricter rules; they flat-out deny human-caused global warming despite the nearly unanimous scientific consensus that it's at least partly caused by human actions. Some companies also argue efficiency standards impose too many costs on businesses and customers.
Cincinnati officials apparently expected Pure Romance to get tax credits from Ohio. But the state ultimately refused to grant the credits, which are regularly given to firms for job creation. Now the company, along with its $100 million in annual revenues, is considering moving across the river to Covington, Ky. Ohio officials won't clarify why Pure Romance's request was refused, but the company suspects it's because its product lineup includes sex toys, which could have been politically embarrassing for Gov. John Kasich's administration.
Following the Sept. 10 mayoral primary's historically low voter turnout, the Charter Committee, Cincinnati's unofficial third political party, is supporting efforts to reform how the city elects its mayors. "It is absurd that taxpayers paid $400,000 for a primary yesterday that few people voted in, and that decided very little," said Mike Goldman, convener of the Charter Committee, in a statement. Voter turnout for the Sept. 10 mayoral primary was a dismal 5.68 percent, much lower than the 15 percent that turned out for the primary held on Sept. 11, 2001 — the day of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon — and the 21 percent of voters that participated in the 2005 primary.
A City Council motion could strip council members' support
for a controversial permanent supportive housing facility in Avondale.
The proposed facility, Commons at Alaska, would be a 99-unit housing
facility with residency and supportive services for the homeless,
particularly those with mental health issues, physical disabilities and
histories of substance abuse. Several Avondale residents are concerned
the facility would further deteriorate an already-blighted community. CityBeat covered the dispute in further detail here.
Cincinnati Public Schools is asking the state to force the Emery Center, home of the embattled Emery Theatre, to pay taxes. The property taxes could produce $130,000 a year for CPS, which the school district says it needs because local property taxes make up more of its funding than the typical urban district in Ohio. The Emery Center was originally tax exempt under a plan that used the ground floor for education purposes and a renovated Emery Theatre for community events. But neither happened; the ground floor is currently used by the Coffee Emporium, and the theater currently isn't being renovated or used.
A judge ordered Duke Energy to destroy or return a memo that was apparently embarrassing for Cincinnati officials because the memo, which was sent by the city's Law Department to the city manager, was supposed to remain private under attorney-client privilege. Duke wanted to use the memo in its current case against the city. The city and Duke are in court as part of an agreement between the two entities to legally settle who has to pay for moving utility lines to accommodate for the streetcar project.
The Ohio Department of Insurance hasn't received any applications or certified individuals for Obamacare's formal outreach effort. The "navigators," as officials call them, are a crucial part of Obamacare because they're supposed to promote the law's benefits to ensure the federal government meets its health insurance enrollment goals to keep costs down. Health care advocates claim the lag is driven by federal training requirements and a state law enacted in July. The state law made it so some groups, including Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, can no longer participate in the navigator program, as CityBeat covered in further detail here.
Debe Terhar, the president of Ohio Board of Education, wants Toni Morrison's novel The Bluest Eye removed from the state's Common Core education standards because the book contains a rape scene. Terhar called the book "pornographic" at a Sept. 10 Board of Education meeting. But Terhar clarified that she doesn't want to ban the book, and she would still allow different school districts keep it in their curriculums.
State Auditor Dave Yost says Ohio's cities and counties need to do a better job complying with public record requests. A sampling of 20 cities and counties found eight, or 40 percent, had weaknesses in compliance. The most common problem was inadequate measures to track public record requests.
The Cincinnati area's largest mall is up for sale for $45 million. The struggling mall has gone through several names over the years: Forest Fair Village, Cincinnati Mall, Cincinnati Mills and Forest Fair Mall.
Orangutans apparently announce their travel plans a day in advance.
Cincinnati has the third-highest rate of childhood poverty in the country, and The Enquirer's Mark Curnutte tells the story of an East Price Hill family and school system struggling to keep up.
Hamilton County for the fourth straight year dipped into its rainy day fund instead of instituting major cuts or raising taxes.
National non-profit teacher training program Teach For America has offered to work in Cincinnati Public Schools, possibly as early as next year. CPS has yet to commit to the partnership, noting that there are laid-off veteran teachers in the region.


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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Hurricane Sandy's approach has canceled at least one presidential rally in the campaign's closing days in swing state Virginia and may do the same for other events as the freakish late-season megastorm comes ashore.
The long-lasting Mid-Atlantic storm has also forced Virginia and electrical utilities to activate contingencies to quickly restore electricity to any polling places left powerless by the Nov. 6 election.
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Sustainable, efficient transport
With goods transportation projected to grow by 50 percent in the next twenty years, the European Union has set the target of a 20 percent reduction in emissions by the year 2020. But Scania has set the bar even higher. To make a real contribution to sustainability, Scania's vision is that carbon dioxide emissions per tonne transported can be reduced by 50 percent during this period.
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Revised legislation to promote the use of longer vehicle combinations that carry more cargo.
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More than half of Scania's research and development budget is dedicated to refining powertrain technology and increasing sustainability.
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Scania's environmental strategy goes way beyond the efficiency of Scania vehicles on the road and resource efficiency in maintenance and repairs. From production to end of life treatment, we actively strive to minimise the environmental impact.
With one of the most efficient production systems in the world, and by using modular components, Scania minimises waste in every form. Hazardous materials are only used where absolutely necessary – and handling and disposal tightly controlled. And for disposal of vehicles at the end of their lives, Scania provides detailed dismantling and disposal protocols. Many parts are designed to be recycled, and are marked for easy identification.


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1 cup uncooked spiral noodles, cooked according to package directions,
drained, rinsed and cooled.
1/2 cup thinly sliced cucumber
1/4 cup thinly sliced onion
1 ripe tomato, coarsely chopped
6 Tblsp. sugar
1/4 cup water
3 Tblsp. vinegar
3/4 tsp. prepared mustard
3/4 tsp. dried parsley
1/4 tsp. each, salt and pepper
1/8 tsp. garlic salt
Mix dressing ingredients in a jar with a tight fitting lid and shake until well blended.
Pour over veggies and noodles, mix and chill for at least 1 hour before serving.
Notes -This cool, refreshing salad is a great side dish for anything grilled.
-The recipe is designed for only 2-3 servings.
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