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Media representation

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April 22, 2013

Tomorrow night at 7PM, April 23rd, at the local community college NVIT a film on the representation of women in the media will be presented. In the auditorium at 4155 Belshaw avenue Misrepresentation will be played.
doors open at 6:30 seating is limited to 145 and no food or drinks in the theater: admission 2 dollars ( proceeds to the local women’s shelter.)
A film by Jennifer Siebe Newsom.

Today in History: April 22 1977

Fiber optics is first used to carry phone calls.

Miss Representation (mediathinking003.wordpress.com)
Pacific women political representation not good enough, says Fiame (pacific.scoop.co.nz)
TURLOCK NOW: Women’s representation gets film focus (modbee.com)
Women journalists in Jordan bring women’s rights to the forefront. Representation of women in Indian police force first step towards equality. (psawomenpolitics.wordpress.com)

Tags: Colleges and Universities, Community college, Education, Misrepresentation, NVIT, Pacific Media Centre, Two-Year Colleges, United States

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Rafe Mair

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April 18, 2013

A voice from the past or current personality , Rafe Mair will be speaking here on April 24th. ” hear about rivers, PPs, oil tankers ,salmon and democracy all this in a conclusion of why are hydro bills are going through the roof.

Rafe’s picture on his promo poster shows a grey bearded cane wielding lively moving person, with the cane raised and the left elbow high and ready.

Admission by donation , at the Merritt civic center starting at 7 o’clock. The event also features film maker Damien Gillis.

Today in history: April 18th 1906

Fire and earthquakes destroy San Fransisco

Tags: BBC, Merritt British Columbia, Politics, Rafe, Rafe Mair, San Fransisco

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60 jobs gone

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April 15, 2013

The people at Ardew were informed at 5 o’clock this morning Saturday 13/13 that they were all laid off. The mill was being taken over by Aspen Planners after being acquired by them. The Ardew Mill is old tech without J bar sorter.:*

* Opinion: There will be a net job loss in that sector as Aspen Planners have two mills here before acquiring Ardew. One saw mill one planner mill .

The consolidation sees AP in control of the Weyerhaeuser operation and the Ardew operation , leaving one other lumber producer here; Tolko Industries a private company that also had its start as a family business.

Other small mills include NMV and pine Ideas as specialty lumber manufacturers.

Today in history: April 15th 1923

Insulin becomes generally available for people with diabetes.

Tags: Business, Construction and Maintenance, HTML element, Lumber, Materials and Supplies, Mills, Tolko, Weyerhaeuser, Wood and Plastics, Wood Products

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5000 meters

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February 26, 2013

A motorman from Beaver Drilling gave us a conversation last week. He said he is working on a Double Drilling Rig , in the Rocky Mountain Foothills. For natural gas, his state of the art rig is usually involved in oil exploration. The motorman sowed me a key chain model bit and talked about whip-stocking a method of pulling back in a hole and stopping rotation of the String and hydrological turning the bit and controls a horizontally inclined take off. This makes for a managed drilling platform into a field.

Shale gas production has had a dramatic effect on supplies and the industry suffering is setting its hopes on conversions from high carbon use such as coal and oil to clean natural gas. according to the Horn River News in gas suffering Alberta, June 19th 2012, this may take years, and there are concerns it may not be timely for Alberta if major players go elsewhere.

Editors note: There has been a free fall in gas prices since 2009 do to high production,

Today in History: February 25,1919

Oregon puts a penny tax on gasoline becoming the first US state to levy gasoline.

Today in History: February 26th,1993

The world trade center is attacked killing 6 people in an explosion

Chevron Gets a Sniff of Australian Shale Gas (forbes.com)
Poland Plans to Ease Environmental Rules Hindering Shale Search – Bloomberg (bloomberg.com)
U.S. rig count for oil and gas and future economic growth (resilience.org)
ONGC drills world’s deepest well by an offshore rig (news.in.msn.com)
Natural gas reserves found in İstanbul (worldbulletin.net)
Bulgaria Energy Minister Boasts Serious Investor Interest in Black Sea Exploration Blocks (novinite.com)
Honda Civic Natural Gas review: Clean and cheap (reviews.cnet.com)
2012 Honda Civic GX: Unsung green hero (reviews.cnet.com)
Traditional Oil Drilling Supports Hundreds in Central Burma (irrawaddy.org)

Tags: Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, Associated Press, Business, Drill Rigs, Gallon, Gasoline, Gasoline and diesel usage and pricing, Natural gas, Oregon, Rocky Mountain Foothills, United States, Vicki Berger

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The lady

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February 19, 2013

About a hundred people of this small south central interior British Columbia community watched The Lady last evening at the local college lecture theater. A powerful storytelling of the the fight for democracy in Burma, the film seemed to hush the people as they left the building.”That was a good film” was one of the comments, I saw that 2 years ago at the coast another. However an overall mood of some reverence was very clear.

Red scarfed soldiers selected and given licence to arbitrary kill seemed to be one of the key elements in a muting of unsolicited opinion. The fact that the Military allowed a free election May 1 and only won 10 seats of the 400 some also raised a sence of wonder about delusion and arrogance of unrestrained power.

The president of the group was heard to say that the film was attended by 87 members. Ron Brown was in the group, he was an election official here and supported mandatory voting. The group according to the president all voted in the tear off people’s choice with a unanimous excellent.

Today in history: February 19,1861

Serfdom is abolished in Russia

Burma’s Rights Violations Continue despite Reforms: UN Envoy (irrawaddy.org)
Paramus Sunrise Rotary Hears Charlotte Bennett Schoen Speak About Her Upcoming Trip To Burma/Myanmar (paramuspost.com)
The Lady, Luc Besson (kevingriffiths.wordpress.com)
Four ladies from Burma, navigating freedom where democracy is tentative: Kathleen Parker (oregonlive.com)
Burma: Students Taken By Kachin Army (eurasiareview.com)
The Burmese brides trafficked into China to marry total strangers (metro.co.uk)
VIDEO: ‘Serious rights abuses’ in Burma (bbc.co.uk)

Tags: British Columbia, Burma, Ron Brown, Russia

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Hobiyee

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February 13, 2013

The crescent moon on the bottom of the orb was beautiful to see last night and a source in the first nations community says that is a Hobiyee. She said that the more pronounced the spoon effect of the crescent the better an omen for a good year is.

The word Hobiyee according to the source is a first nation word from a northern area about Kitwanga. Thats the Prince Rupert area of north western British Columbia.

An interpretation of the moon is that it will be agood year, which may be in conflict with the Chinese lunar new year that begins the year of the snake as some see that as not a good year. However some good celebrations are planned by the Niska nation: Say’tKilim-Goot ( one heart, one path, one nation) at Gitwinksihlkw BC, at the TS’oohl memorial center February 22 and 23,2013.

The Niska nation is the first nation group that got a treaty from the Canadian government that includes some self-government and taxation authority some years ago and is being monitored for results.

Dim huxw ga’am niin We will se you again.

Haagwill huwilsim ( take care)

Today in history: February,13 , 1633

Gallio arrives in Rome for his trial in the inquisition.

Photos: Snake Performers celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year (photos.denverpost.com)
Chinese New Year Celebrations Around the World (Photo Gallery) (theepochtimes.com)
World cities join in Chinese Lunar New Year (euronews.com)
Welcome To Hell: Chinese Lunar New Year Travel Madness (gadling.com)
The Long Way Home: Chinese New Year Travel Gets Worse (world.time.com)

Tags: Beijing, China, ChineseNewYear, Holiday, Moon, New Year, Rome, Snake

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TGIF

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January 4, 2013

Its good that it is friday….

Today in History: January 4th 1878
Sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule.

1903:Topsy a man killing elephant is eletrocuted on film by Thomas Edison

Tags: DARPA, Government, History, Middle East, On This Day in History, Ottoman Empire, Recreation, tgif

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Work a day

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November 7, 2012

Little excitment about here today after the US Election but a sence that it means that the agenda continues and work a day style will also continue as well.

A college teacher was talking about high standards of completion of assignments being required by schools.

Some talk of the dynamics of the Republican controlled house on the agenda but no expectation of dysfunction from the US by regular people.

Today in History: November 7,2002

Iran bans the advertising of American products.

Tags: Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Mitt Romney, Nuclear program of Iran, Persian Gulf, Politics, Tehran, United States

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Pipeline application

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October 31, 2012

There was an information public meeting last night at the Civic Center here. Kinder Morgan was displaying the wares of its pipeline Company Trans Mountain Pipeline Company. The operation is in a process to get permits from the NEP The National Energy Board, that’s the regulator that recommends to The Federal Cabinet on energy matters. The open house was about its activities to twin its 61 year old line from Edmonton to Burnaby. An upgrade its dock facility as well.

The purpose of the evening was for discussions and they say that all statements will be in consideration for its final application for permits.

Editors Note:

Trans Mountain has operated out of Merritt one pumping station with no significant trouble in the 60 years of its delivering oil to the major population center of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.

A timeline was in the publication material showing where they are now and when construction would start. A full year of discussion remains before the application is submitted and then 2 years of scrutiny with it being in the hands of the regulators.

A pair of consultants also had meetings with city officials and the board of Community Futures Development a high risk lender for economic development and an arms length facilitator of the Federal Government.

The company also delivers refined gasoline products to central BC. PP

Today in history: October 31 1997

A British person au pair Louise Woodward is sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of second degree murder the day before by a Massachusetts jury.

Thousands expected at anti-pipeline protest in B.C. (ctvnews.ca)
Oil pipelines, tankers ‘most pressing’ issue in B.C.: poll (o.canada.com)
Burnaby mayor slams Kinder Morgan and Harper government at town hall (vancouverobserver.com)
Labour, Environmentalists And First Nations ‘Diametrically Opposed’ To Tankers And Pipelines by David P. Ball (zcommunications.org)
B.C. government rethinks pipeline-approval process (theglobeandmail.com)
Burnaby residents pack meeting on pipeline expansion (theprovince.com)
What you need to know about Kinder Morgan and its proposed pipeline expansion (vancouverobserver.com)
Burnaby residents oppose pipeline expansion (cbc.ca)
First Nations aim to stop proposed pipeline expansion (ctvnews.ca)
Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh paddle to protest Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion (theprovince.com)

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Voting

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October 29, 2012

The United States is having a general election. Half of the Congress and half the Senate will be up on the ballot along with the office of the President. Numbers of State Governors will also be elected.

The United States is always in election mode and it starts again shortly after the November results to choose mid-term senators and congress people in two years.

An old gentlemen is at the local college library here pushing a cart and arranging an absentee ballot to be faxed to friends in the US for the November count.

Another lady here is a dual citizen born in Canada she was educated in the US joined the Canadian Navy and then attached to the US Navy and served as a nurse on the USS Hope a hospital ship. She was working on the hope as it did humanitarian work of the coast of Africa. She can vote absentee as well she said she would have a notary endorses a ballot she could sent in. She said the notary does not charge for this service.

The US take electing officials very serious and we in Canada should as well as military power is transferred often and broadly in these events.

Today in history: October29.969

Byzantine troops occupy Antioch Syria

Absentee Ballot Deadlines Near (wtok.com)
Absentee ballots pouring in as Election Day nears (billingsgazette.com)
Deadline near to request Missouri absentee ballot (kansascity.com)
Deadline Near To Request Missouri Absentee Ballot (fox2now.com)
Absentee Ballots May Have Been Destroyed In Crash (amresolution.com)
More than 1.2 million ballots cast in key state of Ohio (reuters.com)
Deadline For Absentee Ballot Request Is Wednesday (miami.cbslocal.com)
2.7m Floridians have voted (30%?). Dems stretch early ballot lead to nearly 49,000 over Republicans (miamiherald.typepad.com)

Tags: Absentee ballot, Africa, Canada, Governor, Royal Canadian Navy, United States, United States Congress, United States Senate

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TGIF

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October 26, 2012

Nothing to say today except have a great weekend!

Today in history: October, 26 1813

War of 1812: The Battle of Chateauguay sees the Americans beaten by the Canadians and the Mohawks.

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Snow

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October 25, 2012

The flakes are wafting down , around and temperatures require winter ware. The season is pronounced in changing here in Merritt.

This week the crews were about with compressors blowing out water lines till spring , V formations of geese seem normal in the air, more normal than in past years when they were under scrutiny for changing weather/ migration habits.

Opinion:

And the US election is set for a pause of reflection in both countries to evaluate who should be in the chair for the super power that has been responsible for so much in the last century and looking for footing in this.

Today in history: October 25,2004

Cuba bans transactions in the US dollar.