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Two construction workers were killed Wednesday morning when the lift truck they were in toppled over.

The scissor lift was extended about 2 to 3 stories high and investigators believe it may have toppled over after being parked on a slope.

Lt. Brandon Jones with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said that the two men were contractors who were painting the side of a building.

"The inmates out in the rec yard actually saw this take place... they were able to see this and what they said two people just jumped off the roof. So to them it looked somebody jumping from the roof when in fact they were attached to this device and this device fell over" said Lt. Jones.

Paramedics responded and took both men to St Joseph's Hospital but medical staff were unable to save both men.

The names of the men are not being released by authorities, both men worked for Riddell Painting Company.

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Riverside, CA (PRWEB) January 23, 2014

Gopher Patrol recently announced that same day service is now available for new customers in the city of Riverside. Time is critical when dealing with gophers. Within a matter of hours a gopher can cause extensive damage to your lawn. "We saw that there was a serious concern in the city of Riverside with gophers," states Richard Hernandez, Service Manager at Gopher Patrol, "so we knew we had to take action." Finding a experienced gopher exterminator is not an easy task, getting them out quickly is even more difficult. Gopher Patrol saw that Riverside was in urgent need of quick service and set out to help by making same day service a possibility in Riverside. Gopher Control has become a serious concern in Riverside. Gophers can cause damage to properties, undermine foundations and cause serious damage to hillsides and slopes. Gopher Patrol has been serving Southern California for over 17 years and recently won the Angie's List Super Service Award for the 2nd year straight in the Animal Control category and won their first Angie's List Super Service Award in the Pest Control/Extermination category. "We make every effort to get out the same day, and in most cases we can if contacted early enough in the day. If we can't make it, we will definitely be out the very next day. Less than 24 hours from the time of the call is our goal, and so far we have been able to make that goal, and our customers are very happy that we can do that now," states Richard.

Gopher Patrol has been under the same ownership since 1996 when they opened for business. They are fully licensed and all their technicians are licensed and registered with the DOJ. For more information on how Gopher Patrol can help you can visit their website at gopherpatrol.com or you can fill out their schedule and appointment form online and a Gopher Patrol representative can get back to you same day. Gopher Patrol is available Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm and on Saturdays from 9am-2pm. You can reach them at 1-888-466-4674 or locally at 1-951-689-8200.

Gopher control has been Gopher Patrols main business for their 17 years in service. Most of the methods and treatment schedules we're perfected by Gopher Patrol. "17 years ago you couldn't find a company that knew how to treat for gophers," Richard states, "We saw a serious need for gopher control and took the challenge, now we see another challenge, same day service, and happily take that challenge too."

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No matter what time of year, Claire Campbell Schuchman is thinking about planting, flowers and landscape design. The master gardener and owner of Exceptional Gardens in Mt. Lebanon is always planning gardens and helping others to plan their own.

The Mt. Lebanon resident will be teaching the three-week Landscape Design Course Feb. 24, March 3 and March 10at Mt. Lebanon Public Library.

One of the best parts of my career is to help others create their own gardens and this gives me that opportunity, she said.

Ms. Schuchman, 57, remembers spending summer days in Dormont helping her grandmother, Clara Miller, with her garden.

Nana was the original organic gardener. We would have a big compost pile and I remember all of her flowers and the birds in the garden, Ms. Schuchman said.

Her own efforts at gardening didnt begin until she moved to Virginia Beach with her husband, Jim, after college when he was in the Navy. Finding herself with a new lawn of sandy soil, she didnt know how to grow grass let alone anything else.

I looked at that yard and said, What am I going to do with all this soil? she said.

Starting with grass seed, Ms. Schuchman said she planted and made a lot of mistakes. Through trial and error, she tried new seeds, plants and composting and was able to get grass and other flowers to grow.

I started getting grass clippings from all of my neighbors and started composting. My neighbors probably thought I was nuts, she laughed.

Ms. Schuchman was also able to pursue another passion of hers while the young couple lived in Virginia Beach. She worked on the 700 Club, a television show hosted by evangelist Pat Robertson.

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KUSA - This little gadget is a spiffy way to create a starry night sky effect inside or outside your home, with thousands of moving pinpoints of light.

Blisslights Spright

The BlissLights Spright provides a different approach to interior and landscape lighting. This durable outdoor-rated landscape light uses laser and holographic technology to project thousands of pin-points of light onto a bedroom wall, on the side of your house, yard, trees, or any other surface.

This light is easy to install and use; you simply plug it in and point it. It uses less power and is more efficient than a standard LED Landscape light. The light offers a 7,000 hour lamp life andconsumes an average of just three watts,using low voltage (12V).

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BluApples

BluApples help preserve the edible life of your produce, so you have more time to consume it instead of throwing it away.

BluApple works by absorbing ethylene gas, which is given off naturally by fruits and vegetables. If ethylene gas builds up in your food storage area, it speeds the ripening process and accelerates ripening. You just place one or two of these in your produce bin or fruit bowl.

BluApples use the samescience applied for years to prevent spoilage in industrial environments like ocean liners, trucks and warehouses. It uses the the non-toxic active ingredient sodium permanganate. Each BluApple can absorb ethylene gas in a typical home refrigerator, produce bin or storage container for about three months (after that, refill packets are available).www.thebluapple.com

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>> UC Merced: Natural Reserve earns regents' approval

By Kathleen Wong

Rolling grasslands that harbor rare vernal pool ecosystems next door to UC Merced have joined the UC Natural Reserve System. The 6,561-acre Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve will enable students and faculty to study fairy shrimp, endemic plants and some of North America's oldest soils just minutes from campus. Most of California's original vernal pool habitats have been destroyed, making the new reserve a critical refuge for rare and endangered plants and animals.

"It's like taking a national monument and bumping it up to a national park," says Sam Traina, UC Merced vice chancellor of research, of the reserve's new designation. "Having it as part of the UC Natural Reserve System increases its visibility, opening it up to students and faculty from all over the world, and it anchors our commitment to the land and its conservation."

"This new reserve protects one of the most extensive vernal pool landscapes remaining in the state," says Peggy Fiedler, director of the UC Natural Reserve System. "We're deeply pleased and proud to help make this rare place available to scientists, artists, students, and classes over the long term."

The Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve is the 39th reserve in the system, a network of protected areas throughout California providing undisturbed environments for research, education, and public service. The NRS includes more than 750,000 acres, making it the largest university-administered reserve system in the world. UC Merced will perform day-to-day management of the reserve, while the NRS systemwide office will administer it via NRS guidelines. The reserve will be funded in perpetuity by UC Merced and a generous endowment from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

"If you look at the key reasons for having the reserve-education, research, and our requirement to be good stewards of the land-being part of the NRS will help us do a better job of all three," says reserve director Christopher Swarth. "It's a feather in the cap for UC Merced."

The reserve's namesake pools form due to a combination of local soils and California's Mediterranean climate. Winter and spring rains deliver the area's yearly allotment of moisture. But instead of percolating into the earth, a layer of impervious hardpan near the soil surface causes water to pond. Inundation awakens a flurry of life in the pools. Many-legged fairy, tadpole, and clam shrimps hatch. California tiger salamanders emerge from upland burrows and trek to the pools to mate and lay eggs. As the days grow warmer, and the water begins to evaporate, native wildflowers bloom in concentric rings of yellow, white, and blue around pool edges. Young salamanders lose their gills, and leave their natal pools to find a welcoming nearby ground squirrel burrow. The shrimps lay eggs containing embryos in suspended animation. By June, the pools are little more than a memory, and their inhabitants are prepared for triple-digit temperatures and many months without rain.

Few species can tolerate such harsh environmental conditions. For this reason, vernal pools are strongholds of native species that have evolved to cope with short periods of inundation and many months of desiccation. The reserve hosts four out of California's 23 species of fairy shrimp, among them the endangered Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio) and vernal pool fairy shrimp (B. lynchi). Other endangered species present include the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) and 24 species of endemic, rare and protected plants. The reserve also serves as potential habitat for the endangered San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica), which occurs on nearby lands.

More than 57 bird species have been spotted on the reserve, including Swainson's and ferruginous hawks, burrowing owls and grassland songbirds. "Sometimes you encounter flocks of horned larks that stream toward you, hundreds of them, in an unending group," Swarth says.

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CAMERON HIGHLANDS, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri G.Palanivel has proposed issuing Temporary Occupation Licences (TOL) to illegal farm operators here to curb haphazard land clearing.

"Although they're operating illegally, we want the cooperation of the land and district offices to issue TOL with the appropriate fees. Let them occupy the land they're on now and not expand it further," he said after presenting aid in conjunction with Chinese New Year in Brinchang here Thursday.

He said the proposal was based on the fact that the farmers have worked on the land for years and some were even exporting their crops.

The various agencies including the Department of Environment and Department of Minerals and Land have agreed to the TOL during the discussions held, he noted.

"All parties have agreed for the farmers to maintain the land they're occupying and be issued a TOL. They won't be evicted for the time being so we hope they will also cooperate with us," he said.

Palanivel explained that some of the illegally cleared land would be replanted with a variety of trees to prevent erosion which could lead to natural disasters such as land and mud slides.

An English daily had earlier reported that the illegal clearing of land was still being carried out despite last year's (October) flash floods tragedy which claimed three lives.

It further claimed that "the Pahang government's gloves are off as it moves in on those involved in illegal land-clearing and farming in Cameron Highlands."

"It has sat down with the Natural Resources and Environment, and Home ministries to discuss a massive crackdown to arrest the problem once and for all. They are closely guarding the details of the operations, as they learnt from past operations, that those they were after were often tipped off," the daily added.

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