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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - The attorney general says a Maine state trooper was legally justified in shooting an Edinburg man who approached him with a large knife after dialing 911.
Investigators say the incident unfolded Aug. 14 when 54-year-old Warren Dome dialed 911 making statements that he wanted to harm himself. Dome, who admitted he'd been drinking, told the dispatcher to "send the militia" and that he was "not going to go down easy." Later, he made additional threatening remarks to the dispatcher.
Investigators say Trooper Christopher Hashey shot Dome twice when he refused to drop the knife and advanced toward the trooper as he backed away.
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The vast majority of U.S. employees say they are satisfied with their jobs, but on average only about 1 in 3 workers feel they have the things they value most—job security, compensation, benefits, communication with senior management, and their employer's financial stability, according to a new survey by the Society for Human Resource Management.
The 2011 Employee Job Satisfaction Survey shows that 83 percent of 600 randomly selected employees are satisfied with their current job. However, only 28 percent reported being satisfied with job security, which has ranked as the most important aspect of job satisfaction for four years in a row.
About the same percentage reported satisfaction with their organization's financial stability, benefits and communication with senior management. About 22 percent were satisfied with their compensation.
The survey will be released in a couple of weeks, according to Mark Schmit, vice president of research for SHRM, who presented the key findings Oct. 6 at the SHRM 2011 Strategy Conference in Chicago.
The survey, which breaks down responses according to gender and age, shows that women put a slightly higher premium on job security than men. Only 24 percent said they were satisfied in this area compared with 31 percent of men.
Other SHRM data on employee engagement show that workers are only moderately engaged, and a big reason is the lack of training and career development opportunities, Schmit says.
"Development opportunities appear to be low right now," he says. "Employees are not as tuned in to their organization as in the past. If I'm not getting the extra training, development or advancement, why would I do anything extra for the company? That's a vicious circle."
Schmit says that as the economy picks up along with hiring, employers who have cut back on those programs should brace themselves for some turnover. "The smart companies will start putting some of that stuff back," he says.
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Kasich Announces Education Reform Plan
New funding plan surprisingly progressive but expands vouchers
Speaking in front of Ohio school administrators Thursday, Gov. John Kasich unveiled a surprisingly progressive-sounding education reform plan that seeks to diminish school funding inequality, but it also expands Ohio's flawed voucher program. Kasich said the plan will not cut any school district's funding, but it will work to reduce gaps between the wealthy and poor. Currently, the poorest school district can get $700 to $800 per pupil for 20 mills of property taxes, while the wealthiest districts can get as much as $14,000 per pupil. The plan will eliminate much of that gap, according to Kasich. Kasich's plan will open up extra funding for students with severe disabilities and students who need to learn English, on top of a $300 million "innovation fund" that will reward schools with grants for initiatives that improve learning and teaching. The plan will also expand the state's voucher program to provide private school tuition for any family below 200 percent of the federal poverty level — about $46,000 for a family of four. The vouchers, which will become available in the fall, will be worth up to $4,250 a year. Parents will be allowed to choose between participating voucher schools. But the expansion of "school choice" through more vouchers may not be a good thing. A previous Policy Matters Ohio report found expanded school choice can have negative effects on education, including worse results for students and teachers. Kasich justified his proposals by claiming, "The Lord is watching us as we make an effort to give our children the knowledge that they want in order to be successful and to pursue their God-given destinies." He also said the program is fully funded, which was made possible by extra revenue gained from Ohio's economic rebound. On judging his proposals, Kasich said, "We need to think about this not in isolation. We need to think about this over the course of the last couple years." Taking the governor at his request, his administration actually signed off on education cuts in the past couple years. Cuts Hurt Ohio, a website that tracks budget cuts enacted by Kasich, shows funding to education was cut statewide by $1.8 billion. For Hamilton County, $117 million in education funding was cut. Kasich also helped push a few education initiatives through the Ohio legislature. During the press conference, he cited his Third-Grade Reading Guarantee, which forces schools to hold back students who aren't "proficient" in reading. Kasich also pointed to the new school report cards, which use an A-to-F grading system to give more transparency to parents and enforce higher standards for schools.The plan will require approval from the Ohio legislature to become law. It also may face scrutiny from courts; the Ohio Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled the state's school funding system relies too much on local property taxes.
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Court to Decide Dispute over Streetcar Utility Lines
Mallory announces construction to begin in April on track for 2015 completion
Another hurdle in the ongoing struggle to make the streetcar a reality was bypassed today, when Mayor Mark Mallory and City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. announced that after months entangled in a gridlock, Duke Energy and the city of Cincinnati have finally reached an agreement over who will pay for the relocation of utility lines. Somewhat of an agreement, anyway. Mallory said that the city and Duke will go before a judge in Common Pleas court, who will make the final decision as to who should pay for the utility relocation. According to the agreement, Duke Energy will begin moving its utilities in the next few weeks, and the court decision will determine cost responsibility later. The city and Duke are expected to file in Common Pleas court within the next few weeks, although the court decision could take years to finalize.The city broke ground on the streetcar nearly a year ago, but the skirmish between Duke and the city delayed further development — Duke refused to begin any kind of construction before financial responsibility was determined. The reconciliation contains two separate agreements, one of which outlines how Duke will safely operate its utilities once the streetcar is in place. The other demarcates how Duke and the city will resolve the issue of financial responsibility; they've both agreed to abide by the court ruling after any appeals are exhausted. "The utilities' agreements are in place, the cars are being ordered and the construction bids are coming in," announced Dohoney. Roxanne Qualls, city council member and Democratic mayoral candidate, has long been a supporter of the streetcar project, which she values as an indispensable economic investment for the city of Cincinnati. Yesterday, Qualls announced her request for the city to ramp up the streetcar construction timeline in order to have the project completed in time for the All-Star Games, which will take place in Cincinnati July 2015. Her announcement came just weeks after the city revised its timetable to delay project completion until April 2016. In a letter from Qualls to Mallory and Dohoney, she explains: "This may present a challenge, but it is one I am sure the administration is capable of meeting. The streetcar will serve a critical role in efficiently and effectively moving visitors to and from Great American Ballpark and allowing them to conveniently visit other venues such as Fountain Square, Horseshoe Casino, Over-the-Rhine, Washington Park, etc." At the meeting, Mallory announced that the city would shoot for construction to be completed prior to the games, but there were no guarantees. The streetcar builder will ultimately set the timeline for the project, according to Jason Barron, Mallory's director of public affairs. CityBeat recently covered the streetcar project's delays and how the 2013 mayoral race could affect its progress here.
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Qualls wants streetcar sooner, new school funding plan, council urges Medicaid expansion
Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls is asking the city administration to complete construction of the streetcar in time for the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, which will be hosted in Cincinnati. A letter from Qualls to City Manager Milton Dohoney and Mayor Mark Mallory explains her reasoning: "This may present a challenge, but it is one I am sure the administration is capable of meeting. The streetcar will serve a critical role in efficiently and effectively moving visitors to and from Great American Ballpark and allowing them to conveniently visit other venues such as Fountain Square, Horseshoe Casino, Over-the-Rhine, Washington Park, etc." CityBeat covered the streetcar's delays and how the project relates to the 2013 mayor's race here. Gov. John Kasich will reveal his plan for funding Ohio schools today. The plan is expected to include a $300 million "innovation fund" to support school initiatives that improve teaching and learning. In a previous interview, Rob Nichols, Kasich's spokesperson, explained the troubles of establishing a plan: "Many governors have tried before. Many states have been sued over their formulas. It's something we have to take our time with and get it done right." City Council passed a resolution urging Kasich to expand Medicaid. Qualls explained the need for the resolution: "Expanding Medicaid will create a net savings to the state over time, allow the City's health department to improve access to health services at lower costs, and most importantly, provide health care coverage for thousands of Cincinnati residents who need it most." A study from the Health Policy Institute of Ohio found a Medicaid expansion would save the state money for the first few years. Previous studies also found correlations between improved health results in states and a Medicaid expansion, and a study from the Arkansas Department of Human Services claimed Arkansas would save $378 million by 2025 with the Medicaid expansion. A new report found poverty is increasing in Ohio. About one in six Ohioans are below the federal poverty line, according to the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies report. About $100 million in development downtown is kicking off today. City officials and business leaders are gathering for the groundbreaking this morning of a lot at Fifth and Race streets that has idled for nearly 30 years. The lot will host the new four-story headquarters for DunnhumbyUSA. Kasich says Ohio will continue taking Ky. jobs in the future. The rough words are Kasich's interesting approach to encouraging Ky. legislators to support the Brent Spence Bridge project. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine issued a scam alert telling businesses to be wary of emails claiming to be from the Federal Trade Commission or FTC. Miami University broke its application record. A Wright State professor saved Cincinnati-based Kroger more than $170 million with his work on more accurate pharmaceutical predictions. The professor, Xinhui Zhang, is now one of the six finalists worldwide for the Franz Edelman Award.Ohioans now have a phone number to report cases of child abuse or neglect: 855-O-H-CHILD, or 855-642-4453. Reports can be anonymous.Humanity is one step closer to the inevitable robot apocalypse. GE's hospital robot can sort scalpels, sterilize tools and prepare operating rooms for surgery.
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Austerity hurts U.S. economy, voter suppression returns, state income tax benefits rich
Between October and December, the U.S. economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.1 percent — the first contraction since 2009. The downturn was primarily caused by the threat of conservative fiscal policies, particularly defense spending cuts. Dropping business inventories also helped drag down the economy. Otherwise, consumer and business spending was actually strong. Some Republicans want another go at reducing voting rights. Rep. Mike Dovilla, chairman of the newly created House Policy & Legislative Oversight Committee, says he wants to consider measures that crack down on alleged voter fraud, including reduced voting times and a photo ID requirement to vote. But in-person voter fraud is not a real problem. News21, a Carnegie-Knight investigative reporting project, found only 10 cases of in-person voting fraud in the United States between 2000 and 2012. That's not even one case of in-person fraud each year. The real reason Republicans want to enact stricter voting measures is to hinder young, minority voters that typically support Democrats. One study found 700,000 young, minority voters were excluded by photo ID laws in 2012. A Policy Matters Ohio report found Ohio's income tax hits the poor and middle class a lot harder than the wealthy. The numbers from the report: "The top 1 percent of non-elderly Ohio families by income, who earned at least $324,000 in 2010, on average pay 8.1 percent of their income in state and local income, property, sales and excise taxes. By contrast, the lowest fifth, who make less than $17,000, on average pay 11.6 percent. Families in the middle fifth of the income spectrum, who make between $31,000 and $49,000, on average pay 10.6 percent." Cincinnati is extending its contract with Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) for a month despite an ongoing conflict, but the supposed conflict is really much ado about nothing. SORTA wants the city to guarantee it won't use the transit fund for the streetcar, but City Council has already passed a resolution saying it won't and Mayor Mark Mallory has repeatedly stated he will not use the transit fund for the streetcar. Due to the mayor's race, the streetcar will be facing another contentious year at the ballot box, which CityBeat covered in-depth here. More than 60 percent of Greater Cincinnati entrepreneurs are expecting a net profit in 2013. Most of them also expect to hire part-time employees, according to a new survey from the Entrepreneurs' Organization. The survey is another sign of rising confidence in the U.S. economy.The Dayton Daily News reports manufacturing is driving economic growth in Ohio, to the benefit of more than half of the state's counties. When defending Ohio's charter school and voucher programs, conservatives often tout the magic of "school choice," but a Policy Matters report found school choice may hurt education standards in the state. Ed FitzGerald, a popular Democrat from Cuyahoga County, is gearing up to run for the governor's race in 2014. Scientists have taught bacteria to eat electricity. The trick could eventually be used to turn microorganisms into a biofuel source.
State School Board Leader Sinks Public Discourse
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State Board of Education President Debe Terhar drew criticism recently for posting a politically motivated picture on Facebook comparing Adolf Hitler to President Barack Obama.
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Chabot Refuses to OK Superstorm Sandy Disaster Relief
Bill Sloat
1 Comment · Wednesday, January 30, 2013
U.S. Rep Steve Chabot is refusing to help the battered Northeast United States with federal disaster relief.
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City Negotiating Settlement Over Pension Lawsuit
German Lopez
0 Comments · Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The city of Cincinnati and a union representing city workers are currently negotiating an out-of-court settlement for a lawsuit involving the city's pension program.
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The only facet of MaClarens year that has been positive is Jensons unfailing optimisism , but his driving skills have been utterly wasted in a car that frankly was a disaster, stayed a disaster, and will end the season as a disaster. Sam Michael and Martin Whitmarsh are simply not skilled or ruthless enough to be at the helm, and should be sacked, and Perez should be offloaded for Hulkenberg.
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1948 Ford F1 - Just Can't Get EnoughWritten by on December 1, 2007 Contributors: Julia Aschenberg Paul Cammack's '48 F-1
When Paul Cammack retired and sold his auto body shop to one of his employees, he was finally a free man-but what's a free man supposed to do? Build a classic truck, that's what! Paul has been into old cars for more than 45 years, but he hadn't yet built a truck, and it just so happened he knew where to get one.
Back when Paul owned the shop, a young man came in with a '48 Ford F-1 that was a little worse for the wear. He wanted to know what it would take for the shop to transform it into a street rod, but unfortunately his ideas were loftier than his checkbook. The man was so discouraged that he sold the F-1 to Paul, who put it in storage for about a year before selling it to his friend Mike, who then stored it for another year. Mike soon made a deal with Paul's bodyman to trade him the truck for labor, but that ended up falling through. After all the changing hands, the truck wound up back in Paul's ownership again.
As mentioned before, Paul has been around the block in a few cars over the years, so he wouldn't have much of a problem building the truck once he got started. He knew he wanted the '48 to handle, so he installed a Fatman Fabrications Mustang II front clip and a '98 Ford Explorer rearend complete with factory disc brakes and a 3.73:1 limited slip.
He added Air Ride Technologies 'bags, ShockWaves, and sway bars to both the front and rear suspension to help get the F-1 a few inches closer to the asphalt when desired. For power, Paul went with a tried-and-true 350 Chevy Vortec motor and matching TH400 trans from the same '00 donor vehicle. The 330-horsepower small-block was dressed in plenty of chrome and polished bits from Billet Specialties, Vintage Air, GM, and Edelbrock. Coated block hugger headers breathe into a 2 1/2-inch custom exhaust system, and underneath the truck there's a pair of Stainless Specialties mufflers that dump out under each running board.
Paul naturally handled all the meticulous bodywork that the F-1 needed, as well as shaving the door handles, adding rear wheel tubs, and general tidying up before Gaines Auto Body (his old shop's new name) painted the '48 in orange and silver hues from PPG. From here the truck was taken to Interiors by Ed in Mitchell, Indiana, to get its unique and striking upholstery job. Ed's made the custom center console that houses the Air Ride and Vintage Air controls as well as the B&M shifter and proceeded to cover it and almost everything else in the cab, including the floor, with orange leatherette while adding a few silver accents. A Billet Specialties steering wheel sits atop the ididit tilt column and matches the 18- and 20-inch Vintec-series wheels from the same company that rounded out the F-1's stance.
While Paul noted that the most challenging part of the build was "everything"-like most projects-we'll bet he's figured out how to enjoy his hard work and retirement by now!
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|Owenton, Kentucky
|1948 Ford F-1
|Rearend / Ratio:
|'98 Ford Explorer / 3.73:1 limited slip
|Rear suspension:
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|Rear brakes:
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|Fatman Mustang II
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|Chevy S-10 disc
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|Rear wheels:
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|Front tires:
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|Edelbrock Performer combo
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|Exhaust / Mufflers:
|2 1/2" / Stainless Specialties
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|stock / stock
|Bodywork and paint by:
|owner / Gaines Auto Body
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|PPG-orange & silver
|Headlights / Taillights:
|stainless, Early Ford Products
|Auto Meter white face
|Air conditioning:
|Vintage Air
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|Billet Specialties
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It's good times for the state No. 11-ranked Pasadena City College women's volleyball team. The co-South Coast Conference champion Lancers placed five players on the 2012 All-SCC First Team, including sophomore libero Jennifer Estrada being named Co-MVP. The 19-4 Lancers then earned the No. 6 seed of 16 teams at Sunday's regional seeding meeting held at PCC.
Unbeaten in the last 13 matches on their home court at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium, the Lancers host No. 11 seed Cypress (9-12) in a 6 p.m. playoff first round match on Tuesday, Nov. 20. On Sept. 10 at the El Camino College Quad Tournament, PCC swept Cypress, 25-19, 25-18, 25-12. In 2010, the teams met in the third round of the regional playoffs with Cypress winning in four sets.
PCC advanced to the regional playoffs for the fifth consecutive season in just the six years that the program has been directed by head coach Tammy Silva.
It was share and share alike for PCC with fellow SCC co-champ El Camino as Silva and Warriors' coach Le Valley Pattison were named Co-SCC Coaches of the Year. Estrada became the first conference libero to ever win the SCC MVP award since the defensive position was introduced for the first time in 2000. Estrada was the co-winner with El Camino middle blocker Nigeria Owens. The only other PCC MVP in conference history was outside hitter Patti Blasco (Vine) in 2009.
Estrada, a 5-foot-7 product of Arcadia High, has had an interesting ride to her current fame. Last season, she took the starting job away from two-year, All-SCC selection Jessica Vargas in the final weeks, playing libero in the team's two playoff matches.
Estrada appeared to be slated as the team's No. 2 outside hitter going into this season. But after several matches, Silva felt the team's defense was hurting and put Estrada back at libero. Despite the change in positions, Estrada made the transition smoothly, averaging 3.95 digs per set this year in the regular season. She added 51 kills in her few matches at hitter, and 28 aces throughout the season. While serve-receive and passing statistics are often not part of the official statistics at the California Community College level, Silva said Estrada rated outstanding overall.
"Marissa Rangel from the 2009 team was as good as it gets as far as an athletic libero, but Estrada is right behind her and is truly an all-around skilled player," Silva said. "Jen probably would have been an All-SCC hitter this year, but she made a sacrifice to do what's best for our team. Then she got rewarded for being the catalyst of our defense. When we moved her back to libero, it changed our team's dynamic."
On the All-SCC First Team, PCC placed four other starters with letterman middle blocker Jackie Valle-Acosta making the elite squad for the second straight season. Middle blocker Megan Callen also made the jump from second team last season. Sophomore setter Kailey Faust and freshman outside hitter Nora To'omalatai rounded out PCC's amazing five overall First Team selections.
Valle-Acosta averaged 2.6 kills per game and 0.89 blocks (tied for the conference lead) and her .442 attack percentage was tops in California. Callen averaged 2.2 kills (hit .390) and 0.76 blocks while Faust led the SCC in assists with a 9.5 average per set along with 1.5 digs and 38 service aces. To'omalatai led the Lancers in kills average at 2.96 to go with a SCC high 39 aces and 1.95 digs.
Making the All-SCC Second Team for PCC were two-time selection and opposite hitter Yanise Joseph (2.13 kills and 0.60 blocks) and sophomore outside hitter Viridiana Gallardo, who was one of five Lancers to average better than 2 kills per game (2.12) and added 2.6 digs plus 26 aces.
"We won our second conference title in four years and that says a lot about how far we've come here at PCC," Silva said. "We have a veteran team this year and I think the experience made a difference during the regular season. We had strengths at pretty much every position as proven by the all-conference team. We hope to go far in the playoffs, but no matter what 2012 will go down as a great season for the program."
If PCC gets by Cypress, the Lancers will either travel to face No. 3 Grossmont or host No. 14 Fullerton in the second round of regionals on Saturday, Nov. 24. The 16-team SoCal playoff bracket is at the following link:http://www.cccaasports.org/Volleyball/women/2012%20SOCAL%20REGIONAL%20BRACKET.pdf
The entire All-South Coast Conference 2012 First and Second Teams are at the next link:http://www.cccaasports.org/working/pdf/SCC/2012%20VB%20All-Conf%20Teams.pdf [Photo--Lancer Jennifer Estrada, Co-MVP of the South Coast Conference in 2012.]
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Minor League Coaching Staff Announced
We just announced our Minor League coaching staffs for next season, which is never a small announcement since we have eight minor league affiliates…
Mike Jirschele returns as manager for the Triple-A Omaha Royals – his sixth season in the role – while former Royals Third Base Coach Brian Poldberg puts back on the skipper hat as the manager for the club's Double-A affiliate. Poldberg, who previously managed seven seasons in the Royals organization, heads to Springdale, Ark., to manage the Naturals in their inaugural season.
Darryl Kennedy, previously in Burlington, NC, moves up to Class-A Wilmington this season to manage the Blue Rocks and Tony Tijerina, who was in Wichita in 2007, heads to Burlington (NC) to lead the B-Royals in the Rookie league.
Taking over in Class A Burlington, Iowa, is Brian Rupp. Rupp has managed the Chukars in Idaho Falls since 2004, leading the Royals Rookie Advanced affiliate to the playoffs in three of his four seasons. Swapping with Rupp, Jim Gabella, who has been with the Bees since 2004, will now manage in Idaho Falls. And, to round out the manager-naming, Julio Bruno jumps from hitting coach to manager for the Royals rookie league squad in Surprise, Ariz.
Whew – a handful of moves and a few new faces. The full release from Media Relations, which lists the entire minor league personnel, can be found here.
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We will miss Jim Gabella in Burlington during the season, he brought his family here and has made Burlington his year round home, too bad the powers that be sent him to Idaho after 4 yrs here.


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Good start!
I've recently bought a book with historical maps and I wanted to try to make a map inspired by a 16th century map of the Indian Ocean by Mercator.
It's a small map, since it's just an exercise. I've got the ocean & the rivers. Next up are the mountains, then the towns, the placenames and the raster lines.
Good start!
I'll second Sapiento in saying that this is off to a good start. The coastline shape is interesting, the rivers have a nice taper to them, and the little squiggly "woodcutish" border to the land is nice. By the way, how are you doing that squiggly thing? With a pattern?
I made a pattern myself by making straight horizontal lines and using the Filter-Distort-Wave in photoshop. I then added a layer of the pattern and a mask which hides everything but the coastline.
I've just drawn the mountain shapes. I'm going to use these as brushes to form the mountain chains. The map I'm basing this on has mountains like this with the colour simply painted over the mountain range.
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I prefer the towns from the northern side of the river. Wider shapes give a better impression of a town than the single tower shapes. The colouring seems to be a little strong. Also you should try to keep the size consistent.
I just love that style. Can't wait to see it finished.
I think the upper icons look better. Maybe some crosshatching on the shady side.
What is the scale of this map? This is similar to the style I've been working on for mine, and I've been thinking for a while that smaller icons might look better. If the scale is similar, I may make some smaller brushes and get to work.
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What does this picture have to do with this? Well, it is someone's vision for a futuristic building. It is not too far off from what we have today. It is built on what we have today.
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CEO Michiko Vartanian said the organization, which operates mostly through foster homes, were not able to handle all guinea pigs that reached them last month. . Vartanian said Cavy Haven can typically pick up about 25 guinea pigs from homes and shelters each month, but last month the number of abandoned guinea pigs that needed rescuing jumped to 50.
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Andy Roddick was spotted at Melbourne Park today getting some practice in presumably under the watchful eye of new coach Larry Stefanki.
Their partnership got off to a flying start when the former top-ranked baller reached the final of Doha last week, ultimately falling to a streaking Andy Murray in the final.
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Local climber Andres Marin just sent five of the hardest mixed lines in Ouray's Posers Cave in a single day. "My first visit to the cave was about six years ago," Marin writes in an email to Rock and Ice. "I remember being overwhelmed by the place and how steep the climbing is."
"I also remember hearing that one of my climbing heroes Will Gadd did a session in which he dispatched all the routes in the same day."
On December 29, 2012, Marin did the same series of routes: Cinnamon and Cider (M11), the Grand Traverse of the Cave (M11), Gold Line (M10), Fist Full of Steel (M10-), and Troglodyte (M9).
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|Holyoke Elementary School hosts blood drive in honor of Luke Sprague
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To honor Luke Sprague, who recently had to have part of his leg amputated after sustaining injuries from a farming accident, the Holyoke Elementary School hosted a Bonfils blood drive Wednesday, July 24 at the Lions Den.
Thirty-four donors attended the event and 29 units of blood were collected.
Among those that donated blood was Luke's father, Alan Sprague. Alan, pictured in the seat with Luke on his lap, was joined by his children, pictured from left, front row, Mason and Emma Marie; and back row, Alec, Gage and his wife Emma.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- You are taking your health seriously -- your heart, lungs and legs are in great shape. That's good.
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Noise-induced hearing loss is damage to your ears caused by exposure to sounds that are too loud and/or that last a long time. No longer is this limited to industrial workplaces and rock concerts. Researchers are paying more attention to the prevalence of NIHL in your Zumba class and other music-driven classes.
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The chief concern is the amount of time your ears are exposed to loud sounds. Hearing a crash of a cymbal at the symphony may register over 100 dB, but it is not sustained for the entire length of the concert. It is a short peak in the volume. Experts do warn that extreme dB levels even short term can cause permanent damage. Federal agencies, such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, have set acceptable dB levels along with their time limits for both employees and the public. For example, experts warn that if you listen to your MP3 player at the highest volume, you should not be listening for more than 15 minutes.
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This is where music in leisure settings, such as the gym, becomes a significant issue. A study identified what is known as the "social noise phenomenon," which suggested that instructors as well as participants believe that higher noise levels are necessary for the enjoyment of the activity. In other words, instructors who rely on music to help motivate class members often turn up the volume to turn up the fun. Added to the amplified music are the instructor's vocal cues, which must be even louder than the songs -- and the dB level and the risk go up.
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