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Today in history, January,27 1996
Germany first observes International Holocaust Day
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The temperature outside is about 20 degrees below celsius maybe up mid 20s were it has a wind chill. A long way from the 30 degrees farenheit from my time here as a young man. It is still cold for people and without clothing dangerous as a frost bite warning is in effect.
Remember that things can escalate in cold weather and danger come out of simple mechanical failures, so be a critical thinker and stay safe.
And do some warm up exercises before going out to shovel snow..
Today in history, January 18, 1886
The modern game called field hockey is born in England.
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Opinion:
The world has changed in the last few decades and the need to have secrets abated. Shared security and its value to the planet with projects such as the international space station give pause to think. The whole concept of stolen ideas and patent fraud as it were; on the back burner.
The interdependence of the business world and a mature attitude of the good business sence of an interdependent outlook, means that thugs and mugs are not using angles to lever knowledge. Rather in our post war age people understand that their interest will be served better by a defined relationship ( our part in your discovery) as it comes to a market that consumers drive, the demise of the exclusive business relationship has a demonstrative effect as patent holders licence out and do not hold ransom new technologies but try to realize reasonable profit margins on huge volumes serving many human beings.
We find it sad to see that there is a remaining attitude with the RCMP in BC and wish that Spy Vrs Spy would stay a cartoon spoof.
Today in history, January 16,2003
The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on the mission that will see its destruction on re-entry 16 days later
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A truck was parked at the Desert inn in Merritt this AM and its side window was smashed out. The hotel owner reported that there had been a rock come down from off the bank and go through the passengers widow. The truck minus its side widow is there as a testimony to its story. and we can confirm that in the past when freezing a thawing occurs on roads with high mountain or hilly dispositions rocks do fall ,and they have caused at least one fatality as a decapitation. Our advice is to be defensive especially when both lanes are full and there is little wiggle room. In some instances ducking beneath the dash ( passenger especially) may be the thing that will help. To do this effectively you need to can the sidehill for tracks and moving stones.
Today in History, December 22,1965
A 70 Kilometer speed limit is applied to all rural roads in the UK ,before there was none.
Liquor Licence:
The Coldwater hotel pub had its licence suspended for four days because of a minor being found in the premises back in September. A source says that the hotel took the sanction and not fight. The hotel will be reopening in four days from the Saturday night closing.
A source says that server’s in the hotels use take an online serving certificate course to serve alcohol to the public.
Today in History, December 19,1843
Charles Dickens Story: A Christmas Carol goes on sale.
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Merit and happiness to you and yours....
Today in History, December 16th 2003
The Can- Spam act becomes law.
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The Nicola Valley Institute of Technology is in Merritt BC Canada and has a Campus in Burnaby BC as well . Its roots are in Merritt with a Grand Chief Gordon Antoine who had a vision to educate his people in a way that would keep their culture.
The school is for the First Nation in Canada and has a policy of admiting others as well.
There is an element of North American Indian Culture in all the courses and it promotes the Thompson and Okanagan language. A confirmed source says that he took a 2 year college university transfer credit in biology, a 4.5 course from a PHD instructor and for a cultural investment of a day also had instruction from some native elders in traditional plant usage including making a pine needle baskets and string from Indian Hemp.
The perseverance of the founders came after the school had been located in store fronts at a distress rental time of the resource community of Merritt . Showing them self serious they eventually got a multi million dollar building that is able to expand to about twice its size .Small in the stature of many universities and colleges; the effort is unique to the way that natives can pursue education. The institution can give credit’s up to an associate degree. It often has agreements to grant Bachelor of Social Work Workers from chartered universities and colleges such as TRU. Many graduates find work in their own aboriginal communities after completing their degrees. It is also culturally enriching to take Native studies and English courses that include another culture then your own. However the bulk of their student s come from the First Nations Community.
A source estimates that there are about 1200 students between the two campus’ and that most of them are Aboriginal. The source also says that the new crime bill is a step backward for the aboriginal community that although having a about four percent of the national population they have a huge, out of proportion population in jails in Canada.
NVIT has a number of trades and technical courses offered from time to time. As well as law enforcement pre seletion courses. The school encourages student democracy and civil harmony.
Accomidateing the local issues of first nations peoples in Canada.
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Today in History December 14th,1994
Construction begins on the Three gorges dam in China.
Today in History, December 14, 1903
The Wright brothers make first attempt to fly the Kitty Hawk.
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The province is saying that they are pleased with the results of a tough new roadside suspension law after a year of activity. The results they say saved lives. There were 40 % fewer deaths accruing over the time of the implementation that saw roadside suspensions coupled with very severe administrative penalties.
There are 4 million people in this province and the death rate is very low, some what over 2 per thousand per year for all causes, that ranks with the Arab emirates that are filthy rich, and is far below Canada’s rate of about 7 per thousand. There are approximately 350 some vehicle related deaths per year here and Stats Can does not break down the ones that are drunk or alcohol related. It would be safe to say that if the general population has enough regard for life and safety to keep the rate of death so low for the general population that we’re not bunch of drunks out there needing constant supervision and scrutiny of our assets . This brings up the specter of political opportunism the great success that they are promoting did not translate into a premium benefit the opposite is true as drivers are facing a 30 dollar increase to the levy dictated by ICBC. Makes you want to go find an occupy movement camp does it. It gets worse the real change is that more public control is welded and less trust and presumption in the population to act above the reasonable prudent person. The Chinese say more laws get more criminals. Now they say a portion of the law is unconstitutional as there is not enough process and appeal for those that blow over the 0.8 that is the criminal benchmark for impaired drivers. You can bet it was just grease for that application of the non criminal high administration penalty bonanza that the province is reaping; and of course they are not taking it from you the taxpayer but some vilified group who enjoyed the relief of stress by having a couple of beers with the office staff after work twice a week. Can it be? and I give this to you; that the dynamic contributed to less benign deaths in the general rate of our society. KDG
Editors note: A designated driver is not a hard ship for most people to arrange and rotating is not hard for you sociable types to get a turn….
Today in history, December 5 1945
Flight 19 is lost in the Bermuda triangle.
There is at this time an inquiring going on in this province as to the long delay and trail of a serial killer Robert Picton. The inquirery is headed by a former Attorney General of the province Wally Oppal and has already flushed out some disturbing items including a public relations officer that has said that she will testify on behalf of the victims and not her employer the RCMP. She has been quoted in the papers as saying that she was the victim of sexual harassment and that her superiors were more interested in drinking and her then solving the crime. The harassment part would make her a hostile witness to the events and it all seems a troubling affair.
A local fellow says he has a transcript of a trial of a local train robber from Kamloops shortly after the turn of the 20th century and it took two weeks to secure a 15 year conviction based on eye-witness ( credible) and the possession of registered mail; must have been simpler times.
We think that a incrediable expense and waste of time is appearant and if there is an undisclosed benifit to the investigation it needs to be disclosed by statement from the police and investgators. As this expense is now salt in a wound.
Today in History, December 1 800
Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo the third at the Vatican
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A Halloween night murder in Armstrong BC is one step closer to being solved as a DNA link to an assault on an escort service worker in Kelowna has fielded a artists description of the suspected murderer. This according to The Province paper. A source had said that a letter to the police had come promising more of the same . An the paper is reporting that they think the man has left the area.
A taunting murderer Terry Driver was eventually caught by his interaction with the police for a crime in the lower mainland area of BC. Boasting and curiosity of what the police are doing about crimes is a dynamic that people that do profiles use to isolate types of personalities when trying to find a criminal.
Opinion: While it is great to have a sence of liberty if you are a vulnerable target take personal safety precautions such as be out in the company of friends and not alone and vulnerable.
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The electronic world is expanding with a lending library on Kindle readers. The local Public library has a Kindle reader for lend , and they have paid for some titles, now a source says that Amazon the internet book seller is also going to be offering an entry menu of some publishers books on lend. We will watch and wait on this. However reasons for not having a tablet device are getting fewer and far between.
Today in History, November 23,2001
The convention on cyber crime is signed in Budapest Hungary.
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A unconfirmed source says that the crew they work on is being layed off till spring complete the sidewalk upgrade and storm sewer work on Garcia and granite. A white hat seemingly in charge later confirmed “we are out of here”
When I gave him a Diamond saw blade, I found he commented I will behave as they do. Some of his crew were seen tossing tools about a day before.
He also seemed unsure who would be finishing the project.
The site had the benefit of a Federal Government Funding credit sign for over a year before any construction began and when it did it was coordinated with the local civic election and a flurry of other work.
Also an announcement that there was no way of accounting back in the job creation projects for the 46 billion spent on the recession fighting program “The Canada Action Plan by the federal an auditor general may make for interesting applications for laid off job creation workers.
Today in history, November 22 1995
Toy Story the first computer generated feature film is released.
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