Tilcor transforms the Old School House Museum
What a transformation for this historical school house building just outside Joshua Tree National Park! Twentynine Palms Historical Society has chosen Tilcor Roofing Systems for its Old School House Museum.
Desert Lady Diaries | Pat Flanagan Interview | Episode 23
Pat grew up loving nature and visiting the desert with her family, so it would stand to reason that she would go back to school at age 35 and get a degree in Biology and be placed as the first friendly face visitors came in contact with at Anza-Borrego State Park in California. An extremely active advocate for the desert and it's natural ways, Pat is a wealth of information on everything from the importance of sand transport paths, to desert dust, to local flora and fauna. After a long time as an educator in the San Diego area, Pat was looking for a place where she could be involved more closely and deeply in her community and with family in the area, Joshua Tree was her choice. In this episode Pat also suggests visiting the Old Schoolhouse Museum to meet some of the decsendants of the earliest homesteaders in the Basin or contact the 29 Palms Inn and meet her for a free nature walk and talk on the weekends. If you live in our community, she invites you to the monthly Municipal Advisory Council meetings to be informed. Mentioned in this episode: Sand Transport Paths Old Schoolhouse Museum Morongo Basin Municipal Advisory Council 29 Palms Inn Nature Walks
What it takes to be a MARSOC Marine Raider
Ever wonder what it takes to be a part of the Marine Special Operations Command?
More than 100 Marines accomplished the first step in the grueling process of becoming a Critical Skills Operator after successfully completing Phase I of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command’s Assessment and Selection aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 6, 2015.
The next MARSOC screening team tour is scheduled for West Coast units on the following dates;
Marine Corps Base 29 Palms, Calif., March 3-4
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 10-12
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 18-19
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Az., March 30-April 1
Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 7-8
Outdoor Nevada | Memorabilia and Memories in Goffs, California
John Burke explores Goffs, California, a town with a military and mining past. ON117Goffs
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Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria /vɪkˈtɔriə/ is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 80,017, while the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, has a population of 344,615, making it the 15th most populous Canadian urban region.
Victoria is about 100 kilometres (62 miles) from BC's largest city of Vancouver on the mainland. The city is about 100 kilometres (62 miles) from Seattle by airplane, ferry, or the Victoria Clipper passenger-only ferry which operates daily, year round between Seattle and Victoria and 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Port Angeles, Washington by Coho ferry across the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
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00:03:05 1 History
00:03:14 1.1 Early history (1770–1871)
00:07:04 1.2 Modern history (1871–present)
00:10:44 2 Geography
00:10:54 2.1 Topography
00:12:18 2.2 Climate
00:20:11 3 Neighbourhoods
00:20:41 4 Demographics
00:22:17 4.1 Ethnic origins
00:22:26 4.1.1 Population by ethnic origin
00:22:41 4.1.2 Visible minorities and Indigenous population
00:22:52 4.2 Social issues
00:24:08 5 Economy
00:25:13 5.1 Retail
00:26:53 5.2 Technology industry
00:27:50 5.3 Tourism
00:30:48 6 Culture
00:36:20 6.1 Attractions
00:39:38 6.1.1 Outside the city
00:41:06 7 Sports
00:44:15 7.1 Events
00:45:12 7.2 Sports teams
00:47:48 8 Infrastructure
00:51:06 9 Transportation
00:51:15 9.1 Air
00:52:14 9.2 Cycling
00:55:25 9.3 Ferries
00:56:29 9.4 Public transit
00:58:18 9.5 Rail
00:59:09 9.6 Roads
01:02:23 9.7 Other services
01:03:27 10 Education
01:05:46 11 Media
01:06:37 12 Sister cities
01:07:01 13 See also
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Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 85,792, while the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria has a population of 367,770, making it the 15th most populous Canadian metropolitan area. Victoria is the 7th most densely populated city in Canada with 4,405.8 people per square kilometre, which is a greater population density than Toronto.Victoria is the southernmost major city in Western Canada, and is about 100 km (60 mi) from British Columbia's largest city of Vancouver on the mainland. The city is about 100 km (60 mi) from Seattle by airplane, ferry, or the Victoria Clipper passenger-only ferry which operates daily, year round between Seattle and Victoria, and 40 km (25 mi) from Port Angeles, Washington, by ferry Coho across the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Named after Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and, at the time, British North America, Victoria is one of the oldest cities in the Pacific Northwest, with British settlement beginning in 1843. The city has retained a large number of its historic buildings, in particular its two most famous landmarks, Parliament Buildings (finished in 1897 and home of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia) and the Empress hotel (opened in 1908). The city's Chinatown is the second oldest in North America after San Francisco's. The region's Coast Salish First Nations peoples established communities in the area long before non-native settlement, possibly several thousand years earlier, which had large populations at the time of European exploration.
Known as The Garden City, Victoria is an attractive city and a popular tourism destination with a thriving technology sector that has risen to be its largest revenue-generating private industry. Victoria is in the top twenty of world cities for quality-of-life, according to Numbeo. The city has a large non-local student population, who come to attend the University of Victoria, Camosun College, Royal Roads University, the Victoria College of Art, the Canadian College of Performing Arts, and high school programs run by the region's three school districts. Victoria is popular with boaters with its rugged shorelines and beaches. Victoria is also popular with retirees, who come to enjoy the temperate and usually snow-free climate of the area as well as the usually relaxed pace of the city.
Arizona State University | Wikipedia audio article
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Arizona State University
00:05:36 1 History
00:05:44 1.1 1885–1929
00:08:26 1.2 1930–1989
00:11:15 1.3 1990–present
00:15:03 2 Organization and administration
00:16:59 3 Campuses and locations
00:18:58 3.1 Tempe campus
00:20:52 3.2 West campus
00:22:16 3.3 Polytechnic campus
00:23:19 3.4 Downtown Phoenix campus
00:24:27 3.5 ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City
00:25:05 3.6 ASU Online
00:26:36 3.7 Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, in collaboration with ASU
00:27:14 3.8 Thunderbird Campus
00:27:44 4 Academics
00:27:53 4.1 Admissions
00:29:07 4.2 Academic programs
00:30:17 4.3 Rankings
00:34:54 4.4 Research and Institutes
00:44:45 4.5 Libraries
00:46:38 5 Sustainability
00:49:30 6 Traditions
00:49:39 6.1 Maroon and gold
00:50:46 6.2 Mascot and Spirit Squad
00:52:25 6.3 A Mountain
00:53:55 6.4 Lantern Walk and Homecoming
00:55:21 6.5 Victory Bell
00:56:11 6.6 Sun Devil Marching Band, Devil Walk and Songs of the University
00:58:24 7 Student life
00:58:33 7.1 Extracurricular programs
01:01:10 7.2 Student media
01:02:27 7.3 Student government
01:03:33 7.4 On-campus living
01:05:09 8 Athletics
01:10:07 9 People
01:10:16 9.1 Alumni
01:14:03 9.2 Faculty
01:15:50 10 Presidential visits
01:18:26 11 Controversies
01:18:35 11.1 Sexual assault investigation
01:19:38 11.2 Faculty plagiarism
01:21:17 11.3 Lawsuits by AZ Attorneys General
01:21:49 11.4 Sale/Leaseback of public land
01:22:43 11.5 Required sports fees and new stadium
01:23:56 11.6 Conservative-leaning freedom schools
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Arizona State University (commonly referred to as ASU or Arizona State) is a public metropolitan research university on four campuses across the Phoenix metropolitan area, and four regional learning centers throughout Arizona.
ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the U.S. As of fall 2018, the university had about 80,000 students attending classes across its metro campuses, including 66,000-plus undergraduates and more than 12,000 postgraduates. At the same time, ASU welcomed its largest-ever freshman class; the nearly 13,000 enrollments represented a 12 percent increase from fall 2017. More than 36,000 students are enrolled in ASU Online courses. Total enrollment at Arizona State surpassed 100,000 in 2018, reaching 103,530 for the fall 2018 semester.ASU's charter, approved by the board of regents in 2014, is based on the New American University model created by ASU President Michael M. Crow upon his appointment as the institution's 16th president in 2002. It defines ASU as a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but rather by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.ASU is classified as a research university with R1: Doctoral Universities – Highest Research Activity designation by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Since 2005, ASU has been ranked among the top research universities in the U.S., public and private, based on research output, innovation, development, research expenditures, number of awarded patents and awarded research grant proposals. The Center for Measuring University Performance ranked ASU in the top 25 U.S. public research universities in its 2016 report. ASU was classified as a Research I institute in 1994, making it one of the nation's newest major research universities (public or private). The 2018 university ratings by U.S. News & World Report rank ASU No. 1 among the Most Innovative Schools in America for the third year in a row. U.S. News & World Report shows 83% of the student applications get accepted.The university is organized into 17 colleges, featuring more than 170 cross-discipline centers and institutes pursuing meaningful cutting-edge research; developing solutions to fight new diseases; studying implications ...