Amelanchier
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Richard Branson bought a Betamax video player when they came out...
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Give them the Australian Sanction. TreeVandalismPolicy.pdf
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Looks like a good one for the Local Government Ombudsman - a clear disregard for the LPA's duty under Section 197 of the TCPA 1990. Get the complaint in now before the Ombudman disappears through budget cuts...
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Thanks for the heads up Marcus.
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Cheers Tim, I've been in touch with Hansatech this morning. The smaller units are around £1800, can't really justify that hence the rent / loan option. Thanks Marcus - I'll look him up.
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Anyone got one? I'm looking to do some research using one in the near future and wondered if anyone would loan/rent me one? Worth a shot.
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I think this is a common theme - would some sort of structured online resource help with access to people for questions and answers, perhaps on a well known UK arb forum? A kind of virtual classroom?
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The aforementioned project... plan to upgrade components as and when.
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I don't agree either - but then did I say there was no examiners error? Regarding the use of multiple choice in similar level exams... http://store.aqa.org.uk/news/pdf/GCSESCIENCE230606.PDF In the states, tests like these will determine whether you get into college / medical school / engineering college etc. They have their pitfalls as do all assessment methods but they are good at what they do - large numbers and low level skills. And just for the sake of comedy, please give me a novel and challenging answer to the following question; "Under which section of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 do you notify the LPA for tree works..."
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Sorry it wasn't depreciation, it was allowances... "2.75 From April 2012, the rate of capital allowances on the general pool of plant and machinery will be reduced from 20 per cent to 18 per cent, and the rate of allowance on the special rate pool of plant and machinery will be reduced from 10 per cent to 8 per cent."
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Do it dude - won't hurt.
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There are other benefits to a multiple choice based system. It works well with a stock question bank to ensure international consistency. I sat a PDArb exam not so long ago which had a scenario question based on an entirely different piece of the syllabus - examiners error. This consistency is also applied to the marking - its either answer B or it isn't. There's no borderline answers that different examiners score differently. Costs are kept down because the questions can be marked by computer. Also I think its a fallacy to assume that becasue its multiple choice, its somehow easier. I thik this is based on the fact that you can guess the right answer 25% using random selection - I suspect that the pass thresholds are raised to the point where this tactic is self defeating. IIRC they're certainly higher than a standard GCSE paper (and lets not go down that road please!).
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Haven't the rules on depreciation for plant changed also? How many companies just over the VAT threshold will suddenly decide to dip back under...
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Thanks for your response. I think your quite right about the CPD requirement, its a major strength and really sets the qualification in a league of its own IMO regardless of its level.
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'tis truly the best bit of aluminium I've ever bought... and I forgot the build price - £350 (though I had some wheelsets lying around).
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Forestry Commission - National Tree Safety Group - Guidance Select the middle link, still got time if you hurry...
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Ah see - I was going to delete that derail but I can't be bothered now 'cos I'd have to tick three boxes instead of one...
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Built my teenage dream bike recently from ebay purchases - 1997 Gt Zaskar. Loved it then and even more now. Some things are worth waiting for.
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Who's using the term unqualified gardener? The case study clearly says: While Bill [the gardener in question] has no formal qualifications, his experience and regular presence on site mean he is more than capable of identifying imminent hazards. Employing a fully competent and approved contractor, eg. by the Arboricultural Association, for those trees where Bill is not sure of his diagnosis, gives Mrs Freemen the confidence that a reasonable maintenance system is in place from the point of view of tree health and public safety. Now I agree there are questions to be asked about the draft and those of us who have sent comments to the consultation have probably done that but the dice are loaded here. Its their scenario - so they can construct it to work despite reality.
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a) Yep what about it? Is it proportional to try to reduce risks beyond their already low level - the HSE don't think so. I share their view. b) You mean the arb industrys bread and butter? c) No - I guess that one was rhetorical...
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Hi Paul, me again! I was going to PM this but thought it might be of (limited?) wider interest! Can an AAAC use the AAAC logo on any risk / development reports that they produce? Cheers
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I dunno, it might well be proportional and reasonable to have your gardener look at your trees - 75% of the stuff I see in tree surveys is obvious. Dead wood/trees, hangers, fruiting bodies the size of Madagascar, big splits, partial root failures etc. Ol' Barry the gardener will spot these too if he's been asked to look. Its what happens after the problems have been identified that is critical...
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Nope, but my ivory tower is quite tall... I'll find out!
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Yep don't see why it couldn't. Resistance varies considerably between individuals though. Sometime to the extent that only one half of a grafted beech is affected with a sudden and abrupt end to the infestation at the graft line. If the owners really hate looking at it, it is possible to scrub the affected parts with a mild detergent to kill/inhibit the infestation. Not really practical above the main stem but it would add a new dimension to the term 'crown clean'...
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Messes with the bark huh - looks so much worse that it is.
