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5 things to do around Victoria today: August 11
1. Snowbird pilots will be at the BC Aviation Museum!
The Snowbirds are the formation flying team of the Royal Canadian Air Force, who have been thrilling crowds with their exciting flying displays for more than forty years. We are very pleased to announce that the Snowbird pilots will be at the BC Aviation Museum on Tuesday 11th August at 2:30 p.m. If you visit the museum on that day, you will be able to chat with current Snowbird pilots and also some of the veterans of the original Snowbird teams.
Located at 1910 Norseman Road, on the east side of Victoria International Airport.
2. Yoga in the Park
Yoga is a great way to relieve stress, build strength, and increase flexibility for participants of all shapes, sizes, and abilities. Helena is an experienced yoga teacher and will be running a weekly yoga session at Victoria West Park for students of all shapes, sizes and, abilities. No experience necessary. (Limited mats available for use) 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm at Victoria West Park
3. Movie Night: Woman in Gold
The Oak Bay Beach Hotel is thrilled to once again welcome back a long standing tradition of big screen releases to the community through our regularly scheduled movie nights in the David Foster Foundation Theatre.
Your ticket includes a gourmet individual pizza*, house-made buttered popcorn and an ice cream sandwich for dessert. You can also purchase one of our micro-brews, fine wines or favourite libations and then sit back in our movie chair seats and enjoy Woman in Gold on the big screen!
While here, please take the time to view the incredible Art and Artist in Residence exhibit located at the Oak Bay Hotel. The Oak Bay Beach Hotel and Winchester Galleries have worked in close collaboration since the hotel's re-opening in 2012. Winchester Galleries has hung the work of prominent Canadian artists throughout the hotel's public rooms, as well as in all 100 of the hotel guest rooms.
Join us for Woman in Gold [Rated G] at 6:15pm.
Sixty years after she fled Vienna during World War II, an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altmann, starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, among them Klimt's famous painting 'The Lady in Gold'. Together with her inexperienced but plucky young lawyer Randy Schoenberg, she embarks upon a major battle which takes them all the way to the heart of the Austrian establishment and the U.S. Supreme Court, and forces her to confront difficult truths about the past along the way.
Tickets are $24 per person + tax.
For more information or to book your Movie Night tickets visit our Front Desk or call 250.598.4556.
4. Rocky Mountain Express in IMAX
Rocky Mountain Express propels audiences on a steam train journey through the breathtaking vistas of the Canadian Rockies and relates the epic adventure of building the nation's first transcontinental railway. Combining spectacular IMAX aerial cinematography, breathtaking vistas of the west, archival images and maps, and the potent energy and rhythms of a live steam locomotive to immerse audiences in an era of remarkable ingenuity and struggle and a region of stunning natural beauty. Playing daily at 2pm.
5. Victoria Flamenco Festival
For the third year in a row, Victoria's Centennial Square is exploding with the passion and rhythm of flamenco music and dance! The Victoria Flamenco Festival will run Aug. 10 – 16, showcasing local and regional dancers, singers and guitarists collaborating to bring their love of this fiery art form to the stage in the Square. Be inspired at the mid-week por fiesta lunch-hour performances, and invigorated on Saturday and Sunday afternoons with the powerful line-up of local, regional, aspiring and professional flamenco artists.
Time: Noon-1:00 p.m. Mon.-Fri. and full afternoons on Sat. and Sun.
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At your appointment, you'll be seen by a caring, professional optometrist who will take the time to listen, and explain each step and recommendation. We're trained and equipped to handle your family's eye care needs – from routine eye exams to specialized testing for eye diseases.
Good eye health begins with routine eye exams. A comprehensive eye exam will uncover any changes in your vision and detect eye health problems. At Liang Eyecare, each exam is comprehensive in scope, ensuring we uncover any potential vision or eye health issues. Most exams include several tests, including a refraction, intraocular pressure check and dilation, using the latest ocular testing technology.
At Liang Eyecare, we pride ourselves on providing comprehensive eye disease and disorder testing. That not only means using the latest, state-of-the-art testing technology but also taking the time to understand your unique medical history and symptoms. We'll provide a diagnosis, and can recommend healthcare providers for treatment, if necessary.
A cataract is a clouding of the eye's natural lens, typically caused by water and protein build-up. Liang Eyecare utilizes several testing methods to diagnose this common eye disease, including pupil dilation, a visual acuity chart and tonometry.
Macular degeneration often results in a loss of vision in the center of the visual field due to damage to the macula. Dr. Liang will monitor your eyes for this disorder and refer you to a specialist if necessary.
Glaucoma is a disease that damages the eye's optic nerve, which is responsible for relaying images to the brain. Often caused by increased fluid pressure on the eye, glaucoma results in decreased vision, and if left untreated, vision loss and blindness. Dr. Liang will measure your eye's intraocular pressure using tonometry or may perform gonioscopy or perform a visual field analysis, to assess the condition of the optic nerve.
Typically found in adolescent or young adult patients, keratoconus is a degenerative eye disorder that causes the cornea to thin and change shape, resulting in a distortion of vision. Dr. Liang utilizes a slit-lamp examination or keratometer to measure the shape of the cornea. Based on his findings, he may recommend fitted gas permeable rigid contact lenses for better visual acuity.


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Sean O'Kelly of Florida has renounced his affiliation with Occupy San Jose. He says he doesn't want anything he does to reflect on the group as a whole. O'Kelly has been perched atop a three-story wall outside city hall for the past two weeks. He now says he plans to stay there a total of ninety-nine days, to represent the 99 percent of Americans who are not wealthy.
"Sean O'Kelly spoke about being up on the wall and about how he's not really representative anymore of the San Jose Occupy movement, and that he now represents his own interests. And while he was originally motivated by things that were happening to us down here, he is now his own entity," said protester Owen Thaxton.
Police decided to let O'Kelly remain on the wall for safety reasons, but say they will arrest him as soon as he climbs down. The group says they support his decision.

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Like most people, you worry that your finances are not in harmony with your life goals. You are looking for objective advice but find yourself overwhelmed with information and frustrated by conflicting advice. You are unhappy with the way the Financial Services Industry see you: as an opportunity to sell investments, manage your money and increase their own "book of business".
While managing investments is an important and integral part of the Financial Planning process, it is more important to understand your concerns, goals, and aspirations so that your investments are in harmony with them. Therefore, investment planning cannot be done properly until I fully understand you, your family, and your unique situation.
My mission is to bring harmony into your financial life in a comprehensive and holistic manner through a process called Financial Life Planning.
I am a Fee-Only financial planner based in San Rafael, California and I serve clients throughout Marin County and the greater Bay Area..
WHAT IS FINANCIAL LIFE PLANNING®?
Financial Life Planning is a holistic process that puts your interests first and focuses on increasing your sense of financial well-being and life satisfaction.
Initially, this process will help you to clarify your values, priorities, circumstances, and aspirations; and then guide you in defining and designing your unique version of the "rich life." In addition, Financial Life Planning will increase your understanding of the habits and attitudes that will facilitate your financial and life goals and support successful life transitions.
WHY CHOOSE ME TO BE YOUR FINANCIAL LIFE PLANNER?
Because of the unpredictability of life and the complexity of financial markets, it is important to work with a Financial Planner who will help you to achieve your financial and life goals. And, it is essential to select a Planner who will take the time to truly get to know you and to understand your concerns and your dreams.
As your Financial Life Planner, I have joined the ranks of a small but increasing cadre of life-centered financial planning professionals who are leaders in the trend of integrating financial planning and life planning. We are dedicated to understanding each client's unique set of values, priorities, challenges, and opportunities in order to make the most appropriate financial recommendations.
If you are among those individuals disillusioned with the results of "using your life to make money," you will find the opposite mind set of "using your money to make a life" to be both liberating and compelling.
The core of my practice are professional families, have college bound children, and are within 15 to 20 years to their target retirement date. They desire an on-going, long term financial planning relationship. They also value and need objective, fee-only advice. My clients want a relationship with a trusted advisor who will guide and assist them in reaching their goals in an organized, comprehensive and holistic manner.
You value a financial plan that includes retirement planning, investments, insurance, estate planning, and taxes.
You value having your investments professionally managed because you do not have the time or interest to manage it yourself.
You are a working Professional with children.
You own a home or are in a position to buy one in the near future.
You have at least $150,000 of investment assets if you are single or $300,000 if you are a family (not including your home or employer retirement accounts). While my Firm does not have any hard asset minimums, my services and fees are more appropriate for those who are at or above this asset level.
Hi, I'm Paul. I am the founder of Attune Financial Planning. I provide comprehensive, holistic financial planning to individuals and families.
Why Am I a Financial Planner?
I established my own firm because I value the independence and the freedom to do what is best for you and without any conflict of interests. I truly care about you and I am passionate about guiding you towards the life you want for yourself and your family.
I started my career in Corporate Finance where I worked for over 15 years. I became interested in Financial Planning in 2003 right after my son was born. My wife and I were searching for someone to help us develop and implement our financial plan. What we found instead were primarily financial sales people. Not knowing where to turn to, I decided to learn about financial planning on my own. I took classes at Golden Gate University where I eventually received a Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning.
Surprisingly, I discovered a new career where I could truly help everyday working people who have very real concerns about how to protect their family, buy a home, save for retirement and fund their children's college education.
In 2012, after successfully passing the CFP® exam and the State Registered Investment Advisor exam, I established my own independent financial planning practice.
I have a Master's of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. I also have a Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning, and hold a Series 65 Registered Investment Advisor License.
I live in the Terra Linda area of San Rafael, California with my wife and teenage son. In my spare time I enjoy gathering with family and friends, going on family vacations, watching movies, reading, and running. I've run a number of full marathons, and my wife and I enjoy training and running half marathons together.
TD Ameritrade Institutional provides comprehensive brokerage and custody services to more than 4,000 independent registered investment advisors (RIAs).
The mission of Money Quotient is to facilitate the exploration and implementation of a values-based, life-centered approach to financial planning.
We believe this holistic process engages individuals and empowers them to maximize their resources and live meaningful and purposeful lives.
To this end, we conduct innovative research; provide the highest quality tools and training, and nurture a community of like-minded professionals who truly want to affect positive change in the lives of those they serve.
Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) was founded on the work of Professor Eugene Fama (University of Chicago). Fama won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Economics for his pioneering work in investment management. DFA is a global investment firm that has been serving investors for more than 30 years. They offer investment solutions across asset classes, including global equities, fixed income, and REIT's. DFA's goal is to add value over benchmarks (Index) and peers (Active Managers) through an integrated and robust process. Using information in market prices throughout the process, DFA, carefully structures and implements portfolios to target higher expected returns. Their integrated, flexible approach considers the interactions among premiums, market frictions, costs, and diversification.
The Financial Planning Association® (FPA®) is the principal professional organization for CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) professionals, educators, financial services providers and students who seek advancement in a growing, dynamic profession.
FPA supports high standards of professional competence, ethical conduct and clear, complete disclosure when serving clients. FPA's One Connection™ for professional development, business success, advocacy and community at the national and chapter levels is truly indispensable in the advancement of today's CFP® professionals.
This first meeting is complimentary and I start by listening to you and why you are looking for Financial Planning assistance.
My goal is to understand your unique situation, including your opportunities, challenges, and dreams. I will then inform you of my firm's financial planning process and the services that I provide.
I want to ensure we are a good match to work together. I seek to work with clients who see the value of a continuous long-term engagement and are committed to working with me in a collaborative manner.
If a fit is there and you wish to move forward, the next steps will be to sign a formal agreement to begin the Attunement Basics Program or the Attune Partnership Program.
A relationship with Attune Financial Planning typically begins with the Attunement Basics Program. The purpose of this limited engagement is to allow us get to know each other, to determine if a mutual on-going financial planning relationship is warranted, and to gain insight into the nature of my services.
If we mutually agree to move forward to a long-term financial planning relationship, the cost of the Attunement Basics Program will be applied to the Attune Partnership Program.
The goal of Part I is to develop and present your Initial Financial Plan that is designed to provide you with the important steps you will need to take to successfully implement your Plan. Through this process I also help you develop a more harmonious relationship between your finances and the things and people that matter to you most like funding your children's college education and saving for retirement. By the end of this 5-step process, my hope is that you will have gained clarity regarding your values, current financial life, and future goals.
1. Financial Life Planning Discussions ( 2 meetings) – The purpose is to help you understand where you are now, the journey that has brought you to this point in time, and your goals for the future.
2. In-depth data gathering - I will ask that you provide me with your bank and brokerage account statements, recent tax returns, retirement plans, social security statements, etc.
3. I will then analyze the data you provided me, ask follow up questions, and prepare your Initial Financial Plan.
4. Presentation of Initial Financial Plan - I will summarize and clarify your values, priorities, concerns, expected life transitions, goals and objectives. You will receive recommendations on how to best reach your life goals and how I will help you manage your investments in support of your goals.
5. Once the plan is presented we will move into Part II of the Program - Implementation and on-going monitoring of your Financial Plan.
Upon the completion of your Initial Financial Plan, we will work together to ensure there continues to be a harmonious relationship between your goals and investments. I will act as your guide, monitor your progress, and help you to maintain focus on your personal and financial goals. Because unanticipated events occur and priorities shift over time, we will meet regularly to review your Financial Life Plan to make sure it remains relevant to your life journey.
During the first 12 months we will meet as often as necessary by phone, email or in person to ensure your Initial Financial Plan have been implemented successfully.
In the on-going years we can expect to have 2 to 4 in-person or virtual meetings together annually to discuss your Plan and make changes or adjustments as necessary. I will continuously monitor your progress and react to any changes to your personal circumstances that warrant a change in strategy.
Coordination with other Professionals like your Accountant, Attorney, Realtor, etc.
Assistance in creating, implementing, and adjusting your investment strategy that is in alignment with your Initial Financial Plan and long term objectives.
The entire process is designed to reflect my belief that effective financial planning is a continuing process of engagement, not a one-time event.
The annual fee is composed of two elements: An annual fixed fee and Assets Under Management (AUM).
2. Assets Under Management (AUM), defined as your retirement and non-retirement accounts invested with my custodian, TD Ameritrade. After the Initial Year, there is a minimum annual AUM fee of $1,500.
*The Annual Planning Fee is waived for clients with $1,000,000 or more in AUM.
My mission is to help you achieve a harmonious relationship between your goals and finances. I accomplish this mission by ensuring your Financial Plan is implemented, monitored, and adjusted when necessary.
The following services are the tools I will use to help ensure your Financial Plan is successfully implemented.
I will create and manage a well-diversified, low-cost, tax-efficient, and risk-appropriate portfolio that is in line with your goals and objectives. This portfolio will consider all your investment accounts, including taxable accounts, IRAs, 401(k) plans, and 403(b) plans. I will also advise you on stock options, restricted stock units, and your employer stock plan.
I believe that Markets are efficient and that in the long-run it is difficult to consistently do better than the overall Market. This approach is based on the work of Nobel Prize winning economists whose studies have proven that the how your investments are allocated (mix between stocks, bonds, and cash), are the most important determining factor in how well your investments will perform over the long-run. In other words a well diversified portfolio is the key to long-term success.
Whenever possible, I will incorporate the use of low cost investments from Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) and Vanguard. The use of DFA funds are only available to DFA approved advisors.
Retirement planning is about achieving financial security and peace of mind. Knowing that you will have enough money, even when the unexpected happens, is critical to any financial plan. But retirement isn't just about money; it's also about personal fulfillment and enjoyment. It's what is referred to as "financial independence." I will help you plan to get the most from your retirement years.
Saving for college is a significant financial planning issue for most families. Median family income has not increased nearly enough to keep pace with rising college costs. While there are numerous sources of funding available, identifying the right mix of alternatives and maximizing their use is a complex and confusing process. The good news is that there are ways for families of any income level to effectively save for future college costs. I can help you determine the best education planning strategy for you and your family.
I am mindful of taxes when creating and managing your investment portfolio. You may have taxable accounts, tax-deferred accounts such as IRAs and 401(k)s, and tax-free Roth IRA accounts. Your gain on your investments can be increased by the proper placement of various investments in these different account types. My work with you also includes analyzing the tax ramifications when making decisions about exercising and selling your company stock such as Restricted Stock Units, Stock Appreciation Rights, and Employee Stock Purchase Plans.
A key element of my ongoing review is projecting your current tax obligation, both in the first quarter and last quarter of the year. I conduct an analysis of your tax liability, and whenever possible, capitalize on opportunities to save you money via effective tax management.
Because I am an Enrolled Agent, I am qualified to file your annual Federal and State tax return*. This is an added benefit to on-going clients. The tax planning and tax preparation is highly coordinated which means greater predictability and accuracy of your annual tax obligation.
*The fee for filing your annual tax return starts at $250.00.
Estate planning is more than making a Will or Trust. It involves deciding who will be a guardian for minor children or making provisions for special needs situations. In addition, estate planning involves power of attorneys, medical directives, end-of-life considerations, and bequests to charities.
Enable you to make informed choices that can be implemented with your attorney.
Do you know where you money goes each month? I can help you find out and then reroute cash to go where you want it to go.
Your home is probably your single largest investment and your mortgage your single largest debt. The housing bubble showed everyone how easy it is to get a big house with a big mortgage and end up with a very big problem. I advise on getting the right-size home for your income and the right-size mortgage to fit your cash flow. I will also review your mortgage to see if refinancing might lower your monthly payment.
Determining how much coverage you need, what risks you can afford to self-insure, where you should buy your insurance, and how much you should pay for it are vitally important to your financial security. I will discuss these issues in detail and help you spend your insurance dollars wisely.
I will work with you to address any other matters that may arise that impact your financial life. Given the all-inclusive nature of my practice, I am available to you as needed to address issues as they present themselves. In this way, I make sure that any changes are in harmony with the rest of your Financial Plan.
ARE YOU READY TO LEARN HOW TO ACHIEVE FINANCIAL HARMONY? Simply click the button below to schedule a quick phone call with me.
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People often think that both are the same. They both can be seamless or welded. However, there are significant differences between steel pipe and steel tube. A pipe is round. A tube can be round, square, rectangular, or oval in shape. Pipes are primarily designed to carry fluids and gases, regardless of the industry in which they are deployed. Tubes can also transport fluids and gases but are typically designed for many more applications than the pipe, including industrial, medical, aerospace, military, transportation, architecture, and construction.
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What is Steel Pipe?
Steel pipe has been produced in the US since the early 1800s. Pipe is a hollow section with a round cross-section, primarily made for the transportation of products including fluids, gas, pellets, powders, and more. But steel pipes are used in a variety of ways. They are used underground for transporting water and gas throughout cities and towns. They are also specified in construction to protect electrical wires. Steel pipes can be strong, but lightweight. This makes them great for bicycle frames. They are also used in the making of parts for automobiles, refrigeration units, heating and plumbing systems, flagpoles and street lamps, just to name a few.
The most important dimension for a pipe is the outer diameter (OD) together with the wall thickness (WT). OD minus 2 times WT (schedule) determines the inside diameter (ID) of a pipe, which determines the liquid capacity of the pipe. In our industry, when we talk about pipe, we tend to call out an (ID) and schedule, like 2 inch schedule 40, or 14 inch extra heavy. Examples of walls or schedules are Sch. 40, Sch. 80, Sch. Standard (STD), Sch. XS/XH, and Sch. XXS. Most pipe is sold in 21 or 42 foot lengths.
What is Steel Tube?
The word tube refers to round, square, rectangular, and oval hollow sections that are used for pressure equipment, for mechanical applications, and for instrumentation systems.
Steel tubing can be made from various raw materials, like iron, carbon, manganese, vanadium, and zirconium. Like pipe, tubing can be produced as either seamless or welded. Seamless tubing is a solid block of steel that is rolled into a round shape and then pierced and stretched into its final length. Think of having a wad of play dough and rolling it into a cylinder. Then push your finger through the middle and make it longer with the extra dough. That's how it's produced, but it's hot and spinning and completely done with machines. Welded steel tubing, on the other hand, is made from the coil. The coil is slit and then rolled up into a round shape and the ends are welded together. From there, the tubing can simply be cut to a certain length as round tubing, or it can be further deformed into other shapes, such as square, rectangular, oval, etc.
Tubes are indicated with outer diameter (OD) and wall thickness (WT), in inches or in millimeters. In our industry, buyers often refer to the item they want as an (OD) and a wall thickness (WT). Examples of wall thicknesses are 11 gauge, 1/4", 3/8" and 5/8". Tubing is sold in 20, 24, 40 and 48 foot lengths, but can be easily produced in custom lengths.
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Malthus and/or Marx, 1977
*Presented at the annual symposium sponsored by the University Steering Committee for Science, Technology, and Society, Penn State University, April 28, 1977.
Should the more developed nations, particularly the United States, adopt an explicit policy of triage in regard to the less developed nations? Should assistance in meeting food needs be denied those nations which lack resources or motivation to reduce their rates of population growth? Which is the greater immorality: to refuse to feed starving children in Bangladesh or the African Sahel; or to feed the children so that they might survive to become parents themselves, producing more children to starve? Do we, in fact, face such issues now and for the future? I offer comments on these questions drawing partly upon the perspectives of Thomas Malthus and Karl Marx and partly upon data now available on world food and population trends.
Triage is a term based on the French word for sorting. Its most general usage is in the agricultural processing industry. Berries, for example, are sorted by size, mechanically, in a process known as triage. In recent years, following publication of a book by William and Paul Paddock entitled Famine 1975, the term has been applied to a strategy for avoiding overpopulation. Use of the term by the Paddocks was derived from a practice said to have been followed in field hospitals by the French military in World War I. The flood of casualties into the hospital during a battle was too great for all to receive treatment. Thus the wounded were sorted. Those needing little attention were treated briefly and returned to the lines. Those more seriously wounded but likely to survive were given as much attention as could be provided. Those likely to die whatever the treatment were given nothing, except minimum treatment to ease their pain. Such sorting occurs now in emergency situations in which limited resources must be used discriminantly to help those who can benefit from them and denied those who cannot.
The thesis presented by the Paddocks, and by others writing in the same vein, is based on the observation that, over several decades of the recent past, death control -- in the form of improved medical care and nutrition -- without birth control has produced dramatic increases in population growth in parts of the world least likely to be able to produce enough food to meet population needs. While the more developed countries have moved toward zero population growth and have experienced steady increases in per capita food production, the less developed countries have been growing in population at accelerated rates, straining their own capacities for food production and requiring increased imports of food from the more developed nations. The consequences of such growth for the world food situation are, in the Paddock's view, alarming. Two-thirds of the four billion people in the world are in the less developed countries. Doubling time for the world population is currently about 35 years (meaning that the present annual rate of growth - about two percent - the total population would reach eight billion in 35 years and 16 billion in 35 more), down from about 1200 years in 1650. In some of the less developed countries doubling time is down to 20 years. By the end of this century at least three-fourth, rather than two-thirds, of the population is likely to be in the less developed countries, meaning that doubling time for the world will be reduced even more. Whether food production can be doubled even once is in serious doubt. Certainly it cannot be doubled indefinitely. Thus, argue the Paddocks, the security of the world is threatened and drastic action is needed to alter the trends. Specifically, triage as a policy would deny food aid and agricultural assistance to nations which could not be expected to become self-reliant in providing food, either through production or trade, to meet population demand.
Major international problems in the early 1970's - crop failures in Asia leading to imports and the consequent price increases for food in the United States, the Arab oil embargo and further price increases, hostilities and threats of war in many parts of the world, etc. - have been viewed by many as the first signs of an imminent world-wide famine. A more recent proposal by William Paddock is for a moratorium on research programs designed to increase food production in countries with either an accelerating population growth rate or one above the world average (Paddock, 1975).
Are these observations valid? Is there a need for triage? What would be the consequences of the adoption of such a policy? Some insight might be gained by considering the prophesies of Malthus and Marx in light of such data as we have.


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What Does a Negative T-Value Mean?
By: Ivy Lee
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Researchers and scientists often use statistical tests called t-tests to assess whether two groups significantly differ from one another. T-tests take into account the numbers on which the means are based to determine the amount of data overlap between two groups.
T-Test Basics
A t-value can be computed by dividing the difference between group means by the variability (called the standard error of difference) between the groups.
Calculating difference between group means simply involves subtraction of one mean from the other.
The standard error of difference can be calculated by subtracting the mean of one group from a unique sample in that same group, squaring that value, then dividing the value by the total number of samples in the group minus 1. This calculation should be performed for each unique sample, then all of those values should be added together.
Negative T-Value
A negative t-value simply indicates a reversal in the directionality of the effect, which has no bearing on the significance of the difference between groups. Analysis of a negative t-value requires examination of its absolute value in comparison to the value on a table of t-values and degrees of freedom (which quantifies the variability of the final estimated number). If the absolute value of the experimental t-value is smaller than the value found on the degrees of freedom chart, then the means of the two groups can be said to be significantly different.
Social Research Methods: The T-Test
Vassar University: T-Test for Two Independent Samples
Robert Niles: T-score
Wesleyan: T-Test
Graph Pad: T-Test Calculations
Statistica: T-value Table
Ivy Lee has been writing since 2006, and has been published in "Scarlet & Black," The Daily Blank, Strand Books' Rare Books Web site, and helped edit a scientific article recently published in "Developmental Cell." She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from Grinnell College.


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I'd like to know the answer to this too. Do you know, Mr MacMost?
No way to do it from the iPad currently.


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The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), has called on the Federal Government (FG) to take immediate step towards acceding to the various demands of the union.
This is based on the understanding and agreement reached before the suspension of its industrial action, which lasted for over two months in December 2018.
COEASU made the call in a communiqué issued at the end of the Expanded National Executive Council (ENEC) meeting of the union held on 10th and 11th of September, 2019 in Akoka, Lagos.
The Union, in the communiqué, jointly signed by the President, Nuhu Ogirima and General Secretary, Taiwo Olayanju, and made available to DAILY POST warned that only an urgent attention by FG to the lingering contentious issues, would forestall disruption of academic activities in the Colleges of Education across the country.
Decrying the disposition of the Federal Ministry of Education (FME) and the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) towards the desired effective resolution of all the protracted issues, COEASU said: "Following the re-appointment of Malam Adamu Adamu, as Minister of Education, the Union expects a meaningful rejigging of the system to ensure the resolution of all lingering issues in contention and that FME would address the manifest marginalization of the COE system in the governance of tertiary education sub-sector.
"While our expectations subsist, Council charges FME and the NCCE to take the issues of the colleges seriously to avert any possible disruption in the COE calendar in the pursuit of the following lingering issues mentioned in several of our correspondences: (a) Presidential assent to the reviewed Establishment Laws of FCEs and NCCE as passed by the National Assembly; (b) executive approval of Dual Mode (NCE and Degree) for Colleges of Education; to check attrition of subscription to teacher education by both students and lecturers; (c) the non-release of the fifteen billion naira (N15bn) palliative funds pledged by the FGN to revitalize the public COEs; (d) the non-payment of the sum of about two billion five hundred million naira (N2.5bn) Peculiar Earned Academic Allowances (PEAA); and (e) review of the policy of out-sourced services and its implication on security in the institutions."
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COEASU expressed dissatisfaction over the attempt to impose the application of the Integrated Payroll Personnel Information System (IPPIS) on colleges of education, considering the peculiarities of tertiary institutions.
It said: "For the records, it is instructive to note that Council reiterated her dismay over the prolonged surreptitious plan to impose an incongruous and defective payment platform on the colleges of education system. Council also decried the ubiquitous discrimination against COEs as regrettably manifest in the manner by which the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) has handled the issue of IPPIS… Recently, the OAGF constituted Technical Committees on the issue of mutually acceptable implementation of IPPIS for sister institutions (the federal universities and polytechnics) without doing same for the colleges of education."
The academic body reaffirmed its non-aversion to policies of FG to check perceived indications of corruption and leakages towards more cost-effective payroll management system, it however, insist that "such should take cognizance of peculiarities to avoid the entrenchment of questionable payment regime that could shortchange our members irredeemably."
According to the union, "Fundamental questions abound relating to salary manipulation, domestication of sabbatical leave, non-recognition of peculiar allowances and 65years retirement age, contract staff and visiting lecturers, tenured appointments, payment of promotion arrears, the disciplinary prerogatives of the Chief Accounting Officer of the institution and the general security of the system. Juxtaposed with the difficulty in tackling the menace of cyber infiltration by the global ICT criminal world – a challenge which has become seemingly intractable even in technologically advanced nations – the imposition of IPPIS cannot be a solution.
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Furthermore, the over-centralization of personnel payroll, as represented by IPPIS, contradicts global best practices in the fiscal management of tertiary institutions, given their operational intricacies.
Consequently, a fiscal practice that may be adjudged suitable for the core civil service could be antithetical for the tertiary education sub-sector given their diametrical differences in all ramifications."
COEASU condemned "the refusal of FME to direct the enrolment of teachers of Demonstration Schools on the payroll of the institutions as done in the case of a sister tertiary institution with similar policy." It also observed "as utterly unacceptable, the persistent poor handling of staff welfare related issues in most State Colleges of Education in the country. The pathetic situation is evident in the introduction of promotion criteria extraneous to the extant provisions of the conditions of service."
The union of lecturers in colleges of education "critically assessed the security challenges besetting Nigerians within and outside the country", noting that "While the internal security challenges may be receiving appropriate attention, the recent surge in the rate of criminal activities presupposes that a change in strategy may be required for effective crime control."
The communiqué further indicates that COEASU "considered as unwarranted and condemnable the Afrophobic (xenophobic) attacks that have bedeviled the Republic of South Africa in recent time."
It added that, "although homicide, wherever it is perpetuated, remains condemnable, for a nation that owes the achievement of her sovereignty to the magnanimity of other spirited nations especially African nations led by Nigeria, the current situation tends to question the very morale that has been instilled in the struggle for a nation state. Council, therefore, implored Nigerians and other nationals in South Africa and those in their respective home countries to avoid violent reprisals as ongoing international conversations hold promises of stopping the crisis and ensuring compensation for the victims."
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A View from the Rubble of Sana'a: What Happens When an Airstrike Hits Your Street
The late morning sun conspired with a cloudless blue sky to frame the Al Tahir commercial district here in a shimmering champagne glow. With the noon hour approaching, swatches of life unfurl like images in a Diego Rivera mural: Al Qasr Street begins to swell with cars, courier trucks and bicycles, while pedestrians trickle into the appliance stores, cafes and pharmacies that sit in the shadow of the presidential palace.
A motorist, Ibrahim Abdulkareem, heads to the hospital where his wife — badly injured in a Saudi airstrike that destroyed his home and killed his two-year-old son — is scheduled for yet another surgery. A 13-year-old boy with a mop of thick black hair, Amin Al Wazi, sits listless and cross-legged against a wall, hoping to earn a few bucks by offering the use of his digital blue bathroom scale for a small donation. The child has been a fixture on the street for months, since his family arrived in this capital city after fleeing the Saudi aerial attacks in western Yemen.
Suddenly, a plane's loud whirring pierces Al Tahir's preoccupied hum, followed by a deafening explosion, and then another, a few minutes later. When finally the thick black smoke begins to dissipate, Abdulkareem climbs from his car to discover that the orderly streetscape has been transformed into a hellish scene, like some overwrought imagining of Dante: roughly five football fields of thick, choking dust, smoldering shops, mangled metal, and charred corpses buried under mountains of rubble. Anguished moans and screams fill the air like an aria of grief and pain.
"Do not gather," warn the paramedics rushing to the scene to warn against the Saudi tactic of "double-tapping," intended to inflict maximum damage. "The Saudi airplanes will come back."
Abdulkareem ignores their admonition and climbs from his car, rushing to help.
"Do not worry, you will be fine!" he assures the first casualty he stumbles upon, an elderly man sitting in a heap of twisted metal and shattered glass. His legs have been shorn off in the blast, and Abdulkareem hopes that his lie will provide the dying man with some comfort in his final moment. He helps rescue workers load the body into an ambulance where the man draws his last breath.
Across the street, men pull Al Wazi's lifeless body from a pile of rubble. "It is him," shouts a shopkeeper, his face covered with soot and dust. "It is the boy of the digital scale; he is dead."
The boy and his weigh scale were fixtures on Al Qasr Street since he and his family moved here months ago from western Yemen after an airstrike at a Yemen wedding party left more than 85 civilians dead, including his father.
Come rain or shine, the cold of winter or the searing heat of a Yemen summer, he was there at first light to eke out something resembling a living for himself and his family. The nearby shopkeepers erupt in anger at the discovery of his body, and curse the Saudis who accuse Houthi rebels of being proxies of their historic rival, Iran.
"He was no Iranian expert," cries out Ali Ahmed, the owner of a nearby restaurant, as he scrambles past capsized plastic white tables and splintered blue tiles. "He is a young boy; he was no Houthi leader. Are we carrying a missile ballistic platform? Are the civilians from the Iranian Revolutionary Guards or Hezbollah?"
Predictable death by air and sea
Since this war began in 2015, Saudi airstrikes in this tiny nation on the Red Sea have become almost as predictable as the tide. And, combined with a suffocating blockade of Yemen's ports, children here are more likely to die before their 18th birthday than anywhere else in the world. In November 2017, Save the Children estimated that as many as 130 children were dying every day in Yemen, and more than 50,000 children died over the calendar year.
In December 2016, UNICEF reported that a child dies every 10 minutes from preventable diseases such as diarrhea, malnutrition and respiratory tract infections. And the U.K.-based NGO Disasters and Emergencies Committee's recent report put the number of preventable deaths at 10,000.
That, Yemenis say, is not a coincidence. Ignored by the Western media and unseen by the rest of the world, the Saudis abide by few rules of war, in their attempt to ethnically cleanse this nation of 27 million people, and clear a path for Western powers to seize control of its mineral resources and its ports that are a gateway to the Arab world, Europe and Asia.
Speaking at a news conference in the Geneva, Ravina Shamdasani, a spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said that April has been the deadliest month this year so far with a sharp increase in civilian casualties in Yemen.
Increasingly, the UN asserts, the attacks are in densely populated areas, such as the one here in Sana'a targeting the presidential palace. The Saudi airstrikes also raise questions about whether the Saudis are adhering to the legal principle of proportional response so often violated by Israel's use of sophisticated drones and other weaponry to retaliate against Palestinians for launching World War I-era rockets, many of which land harmlessly.
The airstrike here that killed Amin Al Wazi left another nine civilians dead and 82 more injured, but it was fairly unremarkable for all but those who lived through it.
Bombers see a puff of smoke, a father sees the bloodied corpse of his child
Ibrahim has seen worse. In 2015, he lost his infant daughter in an airstrike, the same one that left his wife badly injured and in need of surgery on the day of the airstrikes on the presidential palace.
The night of that airstrike, Ibrahim, an engineer, told MintPress he awoke to the sound of his wife screaming. She was pinned under the rubble of their collapsed walls. His two-year-old daughter was completely buried under plaster and stone. Ibrahim told MintPress it took hours to dig out first his wife, and then his daughter from the rubble, and remove the shrapnel from the girl's tiny body.
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I did not give up; her blood was dripping on my clothes as I ran to (the) hospital hoping to see her smile again. Doctors were trying to bring her back to life but it was too late. I fainted to the floor."
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package ubic.gemma.model.expression.arrayDesign;

import ubic.gemma.model.common.AbstractAuditable;

import ubic.gemma.model.common.auditAndSecurity.Contact;
import ubic.gemma.model.common.auditAndSecurity.curation.Curatable;
import ubic.gemma.model.common.auditAndSecurity.curation.CurationDetails;
import ubic.gemma.model.common.description.DatabaseEntry;
import ubic.gemma.model.expression.designElement.CompositeSequence;
import ubic.gemma.model.genome.Taxon;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashSet;

/**
 * Represents an assembly of design elements that are assayed all at once.
 *
 * @author Paul
 */
public class ArrayDesign extends AbstractAuditable implements gemma.gsec.model.SecuredNotChild, Curatable {

    public static final class Factory {

        public static ArrayDesign newInstance() {
            return new ArrayDesign();
        }

    }

    /**
     * The serial version UID of this class. Needed for serialization.
     */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -7566439134502613470L;
    private Integer advertisedNumberOfDesignElements;
    private Collection<AlternateName> alternateNames = new HashSet<>();
    private ArrayDesign alternativeTo; // for affymetrix
    private Collection<CompositeSequence> compositeSequences = new HashSet<>();
    private CurationDetails curationDetails;
    private Contact designProvider;
    private Collection<DatabaseEntry> externalReferences = new HashSet<>();
    private ArrayDesign mergedInto;
    private Collection<ArrayDesign> mergees = new HashSet<>();
    private Taxon primaryTaxon;
    private String shortName;
    private Collection<ArrayDesign> subsumedArrayDesigns = new HashSet<>();
    private ArrayDesign subsumingArrayDesign;

    private TechnologyType technologyType;

    /**
     * No-arg constructor added to satisfy javabean contract
     */
    public ArrayDesign() {
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals( Object object ) {
        if ( !( object instanceof ArrayDesign ) )
            return false;
        ArrayDesign that = ( ArrayDesign ) object;
        if ( this.getId() != null && that.getId() != null )
            return this.getId().equals( that.getId() );

        return this.getName() != null && that.getName() != null && this.getName().equals( that.getName() );

    }

    /**
     * @return The number of design elements, according to the manufactuerer or determined at the time the array design
     *         was
     *         entered into the system. The actual number of design elements can only be determined by looking at the
     *         associated
     *         Collection of DesignElements.
     */
    public Integer getAdvertisedNumberOfDesignElements() {
        return this.advertisedNumberOfDesignElements;
    }

    public Collection<AlternateName> getAlternateNames() {
        return this.alternateNames;
    }

    /**
     *
     * @return true if this is an Affymetrix platform that has a related "canonical" platform we use instead.
     */
    public ArrayDesign getAlternativeTo() {
        return alternativeTo;
    }

    public Collection<CompositeSequence> getCompositeSequences() {
        return this.compositeSequences;
    }

    @Override
    public CurationDetails getCurationDetails() {
        return this.curationDetails;
    }

    public Contact getDesignProvider() {
        return this.designProvider;
    }

    /**
     * @return Accessions for this array design in other databases, e.g., GEO, ArrayExpression.
     */
    public Collection<DatabaseEntry> getExternalReferences() {
        return this.externalReferences;
    }

    public ArrayDesign getMergedInto() {
        return this.mergedInto;
    }

    public Collection<ArrayDesign> getMergees() {
        return this.mergees;
    }

    /**
     * @return The taxon the array design is for. This could be a non-specific taxon ("salmonid"). It may not match the
     *         sequences on the array exactly. For example, a mouse array might have some non-mouse sequences as
     *         controls, but
     *         the primary taxon is still mouse.
     */
    public Taxon getPrimaryTaxon() {
        return this.primaryTaxon;
    }

    /**
     * @return A brief unique (but optional) human-readable name for the expression experiment. For example in the past
     *         we often
     *         used names like "HG-U95A".
     */
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1970 – In-depth Evaluation of Hovercraft Suitability for Coast Guard Use Conducted
In the late 1960s significant interest was generated within the Coast Guard as to the feasibility of obtaining Air Cushion Vehicles (ACVs) to support a variety of Coast Guard missions. When three SK-5 ACVs, no longer required for the naval mission in Vietnam, became available in late 1969 the Coast Guard elected to conduct an expanded ACV evaluation program. The hovercraft were overhauled in the summer of 1970. Two ACVs, the first arriving in October of 1970 were assigned to the Fort Point Coast Guard Station, San Francisco, California. The third was utilized for Arctic Trials at Point Barrow Alaska.
The SK-5 was 38 feet 10 inches long with a beam of 23 feet 9 inches and was 15 feet 11 inches in height. The cabin supported a crew of three consisting of an Operator, Radar/Navigator, and a SAR crewman. The SK-5 could comfortably carry six passengers or an appropriate amount of cargo. The craft had a maximum speed of 70 knots and a range of 300 nautical miles. It was powered by a General Electric LM100 Marine Gas Turbine rated at 1050 shaft horsepower. A four-bladed, variable pitch aviation propeller provided thrust and seven foot diameter centrifugal supplied the air cushion. Both fan and propeller were driven off the same engine.
The operational evaluation program at Fort Point commenced January 1, 1971 under the direction of Commander Thomas C. Lutton, USCG. During the next eight months, 1,400 hours of formal operational evaluation was conducted to determine the ACVs capabilities in Search and Rescue, Law enforcement, Aids to Navigation, Marine Safety and Logistics. The ACV proved to be uniquely functional in many types of Search and Rescue Missions. The hovercraft, in company with aircraft and small surface vessels provided an efficient and highly effective response team. The ACV, utilized in law enforcement, provided a means of high speed pursuit, not available with small surface craft, making evasion extremely difficult. In Aids to Navigation missions, the ACV proved capable of performing all routine servicing operations in much less time than previously required. A larger ACV, however, would be required to lift or move an aid. Logistics was accomplished within a much reduced timeframe but was limited by size of the ACV.
In October of 1970, The Naval Ship Research and Development Center acting as an agent for the Department of Defense, requested the Coast Guard provide the operating and maintenance personnel for an ACV to be operated from the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory, Point Barrow, Alaska. The ACV was used in a series of performance tests over the snow and ice on the lagoon east of Barrow. As summer progressed additional tests over tundra and open water were conducted. On 1 August the craft departed Barrow to operate in conjunction with the Coast Guard Icebreaker Northwind. The ACV followed the pack line in a westerly direction and then turned north, engaging the major pack ice in route to the base camp. The hovercraft was used to transfer personnel and supplies between the base camp and the Northwind. It was also fitted with sounding equipment and an electric winch to conduct observation probes. The Consensus was that the ACV performed far better than anticipated and would be of significant use but could not replace the shipboard helicopters.
On completion of the Arctic trials the ACV was transported to Traverse City, Michigan and commenced winter operations out of the Saint Ignace Coast Guard Station. Although the northern operation pointed out several problem areas the potential of this type of vehicle in the Northern Great Lakes became obvious. Additional evaluation was later conducted in the Chesapeake Bay Area. The San Francisco unit continued to operate during this period.
The evaluation report recognized that the ACV would not replace the utilization of boats and aircraft due to some operational limitations the ACV had that were not present in the other craft. The report did, however, conclude that the air cushion vehicle could and should play a significant role in the Coast Guard. It went on to illustrate that used in concert with small boats and aircraft, the Coast Guard would be able to provide a more effective response capability at less cost.
The Coast Guard did not procure ACVs. The capability was not disputed but it was recognized that newer and more advanced and more expensive hovercraft would have to be procured. The Coast Guard was in the process of a large upgrade of its small craft and cutters as well as significant aircraft purchases and the development of the infrastructure required to operate them. The determining factor was the amount of money available and project priority. Recognizing that the ACV could not replace the aircraft or small boat the Coast Guard elected not to utilize ACVs.
1957: Aircraft Requirements Submitted to Congress
1958: C-123B Aircraft Obtained
1958: Air Detachment Naples, Italy Established
1959: HUS-1G Helicopters Obtained
1959: LORAN C Chains Established
1959: First of the HC-130 Aircraft were Obtained
1961: Coast Guard Roles and Mission Study Initiated
1962: Coast Guard Aviation Development Master Plan initiated
1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis
1962 – First Coast Guard Standardization Manual for Aircraft Operation
1962: Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles Established
1963: The First of 99 HH-52A Helicopters Entered Coast Guard Service
1963: The VC-4A Executive Transport Was Purchased
1963: Air Station Savannah Established
1963: Coast Guard Air Station Houston Established
1964: Coast Guard Air Station Astoria Oregon Established
1964 : First of the 210 foot Coast Guard Cutters Were Launched
1965 : Air Station Miami Moves from Dinner Key to Opa-Locka Airport
1966: Air Station Detroit Michigan Established
1966: The Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Established at Mobile Alabama
1967: Coast Guard – Air Force Pilot Exchange Program Initiated
1967: United States Coast Guard Transferred to the Department of Transportation
1967: The Coast Guard Red Stripe Identification Symbol Was Adopted
1967: HH-3F Helicopters Entered Coast Guard Service
1969: Icebreaker Support Section (IBSEC) Established
1969: VC-11A Executive Transport Entered Service
1969: Coast Guard Air Station Chicago Established
1969 – Coast Guard Deploys a Detachment to Greece
1969: Simulator Training Program Initiated at the Coast Guard Aviation Training Center
1969: Air Station Cape May New Jersey Re-established
1970: Air Station Cape Cod Massachusetts Established
1970: Evaluation of Hovercraft Suitability for Coast Guard Use Conducted
1971: The Air Station Borinquen Puerto Rico Was Established
1972: The Coast Guard Uniform is Changed
1973: Medium Range Search Aircraft Evaluation Conducted and the Procurement of the HU-25:
1973: Coast Guard Deployed Helicopters on Surface Vessels and Drug Interdiction Operations Begin
1974: Air Station North Bend Oregon Established


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New Estimates of State and Local Government Tangible Capital and Net Investment
NBER Working Paper No. w2131
45 Pages Posted: 20 Apr 2001 Last revised: 31 May 2001
See all articles by Michael J. Boskin
Michael J. Boskin
Stanford University - The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Queensland University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance; General Motors Corporation
Alan M. Huber
affiliation not provided to SSRN
Date Written: 1987
Measures of the state and local government capital stock and investment are necessary inputs into several areas of economic analysis, including the measurement of national wealth and its growth. We estimate net investment and depreciation of state and local government nonresidential capital. In aggregate, we estimate a net state and local nonresidential capital stock of $1.8 trillion in 1985, 17% larger than that estimated by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Net state and local government investment has exceeded the state and local deficit annually for the last forty-five years. While the fraction of state and local purchase of goods and services devoted to net investment has fallen, it has exceeded federal government net capital formation except during defense buildups and has averaged more than 40% of private fixed nonresidential net investment since 1951. Similar comparisons reveal that the state and local government net capital stock substantially exceeds state and local debt, and is about twice the federal government capital stock.
Boskin, Michael J. and Robinson, Marc and Huber, Alan M., New Estimates of State and Local Government Tangible Capital and Net Investment (1987). NBER Working Paper No. w2131. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=267530
Michael J. Boskin (Contact Author)
Stanford University - The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace ( email )
Queensland University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance ( email )
Brisbane, Queensland 4001
100 Renaissance Center
Societal Analysis Division


Arbor Day 2019 is approaching, and it's the perfect time to reflect on the importance of trees in our everyday lives and promote the planting and care of trees nationwide. For over 19 years, Arborjet has focused on developing environmentally sound technology to protect our trees. We've helped save tens of millions of trees from pests and diseases and have donated hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants and services to organizations dedicated to protecting urban trees.
This Arbor Day, we invite you to join us as we come together with arborists and enthusiasts across the country to protect our nation's trees. See below for a list of events we'll be taking part in near you.
More than 20 Sycamore trees at Sycamore School in Claremont received environmentally sound, trunk injection treatments to protect against the Invasive Shot Hole Borer, which is currently threatening thousands of California's trees. The Invasive Shot Hole Borer (ISHB) is an exotic and invasive ambrosia beetle, recently found attacking a large number of tree species in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Diego Counties, among others, across the state. Media, municipalities, government officials, residents and local arborists were invited to attend and watch a demonstration of the treatment process, learn more about the pest, and the options available to both homeowners and municipalities to protect and save their trees.
Arborjet is proud to take part in MAA's Arbor Day of Service, created to give tree care professionals a chance to make a direct impact in their local communities, and to draw attention to the importance of proper tree care and tree planting. Hundreds of arborists volunteer annually, working collaboratively or on independent projects at sites such as community parks, schools, town commons or conservation lands.
All arborists are welcome at the MAA group volunteer event at Appleton Farms! The morning will be dedicated to work throughout the property, followed by a celebratory lunch and vendor displays. Prior to the event, volunteers will be assigned to a zone on the property and details will be communicated about equipment needed and scope of work.
Dr. Don Grosman, Arborjet Inc.
Please register by contacting Jessie Moan at 907-786-6309 or mjmoan@alaska.edu.
Arborjet 2019 "Taking Root" college scholarship program opens to prospective applicants in the "green industry." The scholarship program, now in its sixth consecutive year, will award ten graduating high school seniors each a $1,000 scholarship to pursue full-time studies in forestry, plant sciences, horticulture, entomology, environmental science or a related major at an accredited two- or four-year college.


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I am using UnityWebRequest to fill my form by using unity WebRequest i want to call function in my button so i  am using Ienumerator because void is not iterative .

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Media reported about searches in the office of the head of the Federal customs service
In the office of the head of the Federal customs service (FCS) Andrei Belyaninov, as well as at work, his ex-adviser to Sergey Lobanova are searched. They are field investigators of management of own safety of FSB of Russia, writes "Novaya Gazeta".
The publication does not specify whether or not the head of service in the workplace at the time of the searches.
Lobanov at the moment is the head of the group of companies "Arsenal".
According to the publication, investigative actions are conducted the framework of the criminal case of smuggling of alcoholic beverages. Its defendants are the St. Petersburg businessman Dmitry Mikhalchenko and the management of OOO "Logistik Central North-West".
In March 2016, the FSB detained in the port of Ust-Luga container of elite alcohol, which was declared as a sealant. After that St. Petersburg businessman Mikhalchenko was arrested at Central logistic Severo-Zapad" were searched.
CEO of the holding company Mikhalchenko accused of smuggling alcoholic beverages. A source told the Corporation that promised the company "Baltstroy" appears in criminal case about plunders in the Ministry of culture of Russia. The Director of "Baltstroy also arrested on charges of embezzlement during the restoration of Novodevichy convent.
A source told that during a search of the holding company "Forum" was discovered papers relating to the smuggling of alcohol. He Mikhalchenko said that he sees no connection between his accusation in contraband alcohol with a case of embezzlement in the Ministry of culture, which included raids on his holding.
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We used this page to put all the many different colour variations of each version of the robes.
White painted wardrobes are always popular, for their neutral colour & light reflective quality, making a room seem bigger. The white robe designs above have colour panels, to add some colour to an interior (which can be picked up in curtains, duvet cover, carpet, etc) & the colour emphasises the stepped Deco shapes. The small decorative cornice is a nice touch; you could use any of the crests from our plaster section. Stepped Skyscraper handles complete the look. Fit the interior out any way you want.
While bright newly painted wardrobes appeal to many people, others prefer a shabby chic look, as shown above. This can vary between light antiquing to heavily distressed, so they look like they have sat in a Cuban hotel room for the last 70 years! Interior fit out can be whatever you want.


Minnesota Twins fans have enjoyed a wonderful four-day weekend to begin the merry month of May! After a very rough and disappointing first week, the Twins have been playing increasingly better baseball, and topped it off by sweeping the Chicago White Sox in a four-game home stand.
The icing on the cake was an absolutely gorgeous spring weekend with sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s. The Thursday and Friday evening games were a little cooler with temps in the mid-60s, but Minnesotans are hardy people. We wear shorts and tee-shirts in 40-degrees!
The question with the Twins these days is: Can this possibly continue?


Google is Buying Quickoffice, Competing Microsoft?
I just read from the news that Google is buying Quickoffice, the maker of a widely used mobile application for working on documents created in Microsoft's programs for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations.
I think this is a great move for Google in order to compete with Microsoft Corporation. The acquisition was announced on Tuesday, January 5, 2012. According to the news, there are about 400 million devices equipped with Quickoffice app. The application works on several types of devices, including Apple Inc.'s iPhone and iPad and those running Google's Android software. The financial terms of the acquisition weren't disclosed.


Here at Community Eye Care Specialists, we appreciate our patients. We are proud of all of our eye care services and are glad that you continue to come to us for all of your eye care needs.
To thank our dedicated patients, we are proud to offer many different specials so that you can get the best care at the best price. Be sure to stop back often to check out all of the specials we are running.


We create our experience of life. We either do this unconsciously, following outside expectations and patterns of our past, and the fears and worries of the future. Or, we can consciously create how we move through this life with the awareness and empowerment that comes from conscious choice-making.
Our external world is a reflection of our internal world. When something doesn't feel right for us internally, or we run up against roadblocks or feel drained by how we are living, this is an indication that we are out of alignment in some area of our life and have an opportunity to create a positive change.
Sometimes it is hard to know what to change, or how. Or, if we try to make a change, it might not stick or be the "right" change. Often we try to use just our minds, thinking from the neck up only.
When we engage our innate Whole Human wisdom — Body, Heart / Soul, and Mind — we make empowered, aligned decisions…the kind of decisions that energize, excite, and generate momentum for growth and change.
We cultivate confidence to make choices that are for our highest good, rather than out of obligation or fear.
We build grit and resilience, taking risks from a place of self-generated safety and passionate curiosity.
We find greater ease and joy as we learn to consciously design our own experience of life.
When we are connected, whole, and happy, we create connection, a sense of wholeness, and happiness around us.
When we feel engaged, excited, joyful, we engage, excite, and bring joy to those around us.
When we are in love with ourselves and the world we create, we create in the world from a place of LOVE and that is what we ALL are empowered to offer each other, as a Collective, in this lifetime.
Kathryn Cornelius is a gifted intuitive teacher, transformational coach, interdisciplinary artist, and the Founder of Whole Human Alchemy & Consulting, an integrative practice serving individuals and organizations to create their highest expression of how they work and live.
Kathryn's coaching and healing practice is rooted in 10 years of personal application, training, and education in Neuroscience, Human-Centered Design, Somatic & Transpersonal Psychology, Imago Therapy, Internal Family Systems & Parts Work, EMDR, Brainspotting, Pranayama Breathwork, Trauma Recovery, Buddhism, Vedic Yoga & Meditation, Traditional Chinese Medicine & Ayurveda, and Chakra & Energy Medicine. She holds numerous certifications, including Reiki Master, 200hr Dharma Yoga, Trauma Sensitive Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Yoga Nidra, & Breathwork.
Kathryn has two decades of experience in IT & strategy management consulting, working with start-ups, non-profit organizations, Fortune 500 companies, and Federal & Local government and public safety agencies. Combined with a 15 year career as an internationally exhibiting Artist, and as a former Professor of Media & Culture Studies, Kathryn brings innovative, interdisciplinary experiential and visionary wisdom to transforming client challenges into thriving success stories.
As an intuitive, trauma-informed teacher, Kathryn is deeply sensitive to a person's nervous system and honors the highly dynamic needs of the individual. She has completed a year-long mentorship with Lindsay Mack (Wild Soul Healing), and Kundalini studies with Paramatma Siri Sadhana (The Invincible Hall). Kathryn is in current year two mentorship with Michelle Sinnette (Soul Legacy) and Josh Korda (Dharma Punx).
She is a 2017 graduate of Seth Godin's altMBA program and holds a Masters Degree in Communication, Culture, and Technology from Georgetown University. Her 2005 Masters Thesis examined creativity as a market disruptor and the emergence of artists as entrepreneurs.


There is nothing more welcoming as the delightful sound of a wind chime. A heavenly reminder that Angels are watching over us, our Green Angel Cross Wind Chime rings a peaceful, angelic sound and showcases an array of shimmering colors. The stain glass color effect radiates beautiful shades of purple with every beam of light and the chimes produce a soothing sound when the wind catches them.


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Lisa Lundquist | August 31, 2010
Maine man says NY bomber was partyer
Birthplace of the Taliban: the next battleground
20 million acres of land seized in Afghanistan
In Central Asia, a new headache for US policy
Bill Roggio | August 31, 2010
Libya freed 37 Islamist prisoners as part of "national reconciliation and social peace." One of those released, Sofiane Ibrahim Gammu, spent six years at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility for serving as Osama bin Laden's bodyguard.
19 Taliban fighters killed in raid in Kunar
A combined US and Afghan force air assaulted into a Taliban stronghold in the Pech district, a known haven for al Qaeda.
Eight "militants" were killed in a Pakistani airstrike in Khyber and three more were killed in a shootout in Swat. Five Lashkar-e-Islam fighters were killed near Darra Adam Khel. The Taliban torched three NATO fuel tankers in Mastung and Khuzdar.
ISAF continues to hunt IMU commanders in Kunduz
ISAF is definitely hot on the tail of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commanders who are operating in Kunduz. From an ISAF press release today: Afghan and coalition security forces detained two insurgents in Kunduz province Monday in their continued pursuit of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated extremist connected to several insurgent groups in the area including the […]