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Antarticia, the key wildlife paradise

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November 19, 2013

Merritt, British Columbia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Alan Burger the president of the local Nicola naturalist Society is presenting at the Thursday meeting of the Society.

Alan is from South Africa and was a teacher at the University of Victoria in British Columbia he is now a Merritt resident.

Burger regularly works as a lecturer naturalist on Eco tourism ships in both polar caps.

The presentation is on Thursday, November 21 at 7:00 PM in the NVIT lecture theater, no food or drinks there is free parking, and membership or donation requested.

Today in History: November 19th 1863

Abraham Lincoln delivers his Gettysburg Address calling for the preservation of the equality of man under law.

Gettysburg: Four score and seventy years on (newsanois.wordpress.com)
Motivation from political figures: Abraham Lincoln talks about happiness (examiner.com)
Do we know exact words of the Gettysburg Address? (sacbee.com)
5 spiritual lines from The Gettysburg Address on its 150th (wilmingtonfavs.com)

Tags: Abraham Lincoln, British Columbia, Gettysburg Address, History, President, South Africa, Thursday, United States, University of Victoria

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Quick Charge

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November 12, 2013

500 volt 120 amp quick charger

There is a new quick charger at the Arena parking lot on Voght street. The 500 volt 120 amp charger was put in place by Hub electric last week and the worker thought it would be in service this week.

Today in history: November 12th 1927

Joseph Stalin takes control of the Soviet Union as Leon Trotsky is kicked out of the Communist party

Tags: Communist Party of the Soviet Union, History, Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Russia, Soviet Union, Vladimir Lenin, World War II

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$1.27.9

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November 8, 2013

Its good that it is friday….

The price of gasoline has dropped once again as the Petro Canada station at the junction of 5A, 97C and highway 8 is selling regular gas at $1.27.9 down one cent a liter from last week.

A motorist was queried about his use of the premium grade gasoline at a shell outlet this week ” My new taurus requires it” ” I don’t get the power or mileage with the lower grades.” The man said, he also related experience in the trucking industry in the US.

Today in History: November 8th 1895

An experiment with electricity leads to the discovery of X rays

The Days of High Oil prices May Be a Thing of The Past (econmatters.com)
Vancouver police arrest man at gas station and uncover ‘gasoline scheme’ (theprovince.com)

Tags: Business, Business and Economy, Circadian rhythm, Energy, Gasoline and diesel usage and pricing, History, Industries, November 8th 1895, Petro Canada, Recreation, Utilities

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Ocean Wise Super Saturday

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November 6, 2013

Delphinapterus leucas at Vancouver Aquarium (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

November 9th is a super Saturday for the Vancouver Aquarium, the facility will be open an hour early for its members. BC hydro is endorsing ocean awareness and the Vancouver aquarium. The power smart people from hydro will be there also to give out winter power conservation tips. http://www.bchydro.com/news/conservation/2013/ocean-wise-month.html?WT.mc_id=c-13-11_oceanwise

editors Note:

There is a great concern about the ocean and its endangered species, over fishing cruelty to sharks and bait. The Vancouver aquarium will give an appreciation for its beauty and value past commercial interests.

Today in History: November 6 1991

The last oil well fire in Kuwait is put out.

Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown (torontofoodie.net)
Vancouver Aquarium ‘alarmed’ at mass die-off of starfish on ocean floor (570news.com)
Two sea lions tangled in marine debris rescued by vets from Vancouver Aquarium (globalnews.ca)
Vancouver Aquarium ‘alarmed’ at mass die-off of starfish on ocean floor (thestar.com)
Photos: Vancouver Aquarium team rescues choking sea lion (metronews.ca)

Tags: Canada, Howe Sound, Kuwait, Middle East, Saturday, Starfish, Vancouver, Vancouver Aquarium

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Fog

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October 24, 2013

The whole valley is filled with for this morning . Vehicles were driving with headlights on in the early morning hours.

Fog is a collection of liquid water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth’s surface.^[1] While fog is a type of stratus cloud, the term “fog” is typically distinguished from the more generic term “cloud” in that fog is low-lying, and the moisture in the fog is often generated locally (such as from a nearby body of water, like a lake or the ocean, or from nearby moist ground or marshes).^[2] Fog is distinguished from mist only by its density, as expressed in the resulting decrease in visibility: Fog reduces visibility to less than 1 km (5/8 statute mile), whereas mist reduces visibility to no less than 1 km.^[3] For aviation purposes in the UK, a visibility of less than 5 km but greater than 999 m is considered to be mist if the relative humidity is 70% or greater – below 70% haze is reported.^[4]^{[citation needed]}.Wikipedia

Merritt remains foggy at mid morning and visibility is limited to the inner valley. Be SEEN

Today in History: October 24th 1229

The Stock market crashes in what comes to be called Black Thursday

Foggy Times Ahead: What Is Fog? (fox41blogs.typepad.com)
Mist and fog developing in the UK overnight (itv.com)
To Autumn – season of mists and mellow fruitfulness (itv.com)
Portland commute: Dense fog + red brake lights = slow going (oregonlive.com)

Tags: Black Thursday, Business, Earth, Fall Weather, Fog, Mist, Stratus cloud, Twitter, Visibility

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E85

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September 24, 2013

Middleton Petroluem Services tech reading shell station for the availability of e 85 fuel.

Middleton petroleum Services tech reading shell station for the availability of e 85 fuel.

The local shell station at the top of the hill on Voght street is purging the fuel tanks getting ready for an ethanol upgrade. The technician doing the purge says that ethanol is a cleaner so if they don’t purge the tank of bottom debris then the ethanol will do it and their filters will plug up.

E 85 fuel is up to 85 percent denatured ethanol fuel and 15 percent gasoline. it is often used by flex-fuel vehicles and is popular in corn-growing states in the US midwest.

Other alternatives to gasoline include diesel fuel making sure you have summer grade of winter (stove oil) grade fuel at the right times can be a problem and the cash out lay is greater for a diesel equipped ca;r but users say the economy is good over time.

There is a marked loss in gas mileage depending on the amount of ethanol in the gas, E85 may have less than half ethanol at times for a listing of ethanol free stations go to: http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=BC

Bio fuels are a good thing however the estimate that at 20 percent use of bio fuels would start to cut into the food supply still seem to ring true. Choices and odd man out are still attractive and are often tied to price and what the person will pay for their preferences.

Update: Today October 1st saw fuel being delivered to the local shell, no e 85. A source says that there is 10 percent ethanol in the regular brand and none in the premium brand. There is a 9 cent price spread between them.

The 10 percent ethanol is said to be the same across the province for Shell stations.

Today in history: September 24 th 1948

The Honda Motor Company is founded.

E85 motor fuel is increasingly price-competitive with gasoline in parts of the Midwest (prometheus.org)
The Pope Runs on Biofuels. Why Can’t You? (fool.com)
E15 now available in North Dakota (greencarcongress.com)
The Pope Runs on Biofuels. Why Can’t You? (dailyfinance.com)
American Lung Association: E10, E15 Ethanol Blend is Better than Gasoline (gas2.org)
EPA to approve E15 for cars built in 2001 and later (reviews.cnet.com)
A sugar rush that could fuel the economy (thehindu.com)
Annawan gas station discounts E-85 in honor of local ethanol plant (wqad.com)
EIA: E85 increasingly price-competitive with gasoline on energy content basis in parts of the Midwest; mileage per dollar (greencarcongress.com)
Controversy brews over increased ethanol fuels for older cars (reviews.cnet.com)

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TGIF

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September 20, 2013

Have a great weekend.

Today in history: September 20th 1977

The republic of Vietnam becomes a member of the United Nations.

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Butterflies and Moths of North America

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August 29, 2013

There is a website that lets you submit photos of butterflies and moths for identification its: http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/ubmiting Photos and place serves a good purpose, as it logs the health and numbers of a bell weather, to environmental safety.

along with birds these creatures should also be observed for the plants they are eating and how they fare against predators.

Today in history: August 29th 1946

The USS Nevada is decommissioned.

Late Summer Butterflies (langwithvalleyphotography.wordpress.com)
Combat uniforms mirror this sizable moth (hamptonroads.com)
Butterflies and Moths (bluejbluej.wordpress.com)
Moth Week is over. Now What? (lunameetcecropia.wordpress.com)
#9 Go on a butterfly hunt {52 outdoor activities} (letsgoplayoutside.wordpress.com)
Tell the Kids: There’s “Mothing” to do This Weekend (publicnewsservice.org)

Today in history: August 29th 1907

The Quebec Bridge collapse kills 75 workers.

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Bang and shake: quake

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August 27, 2013

Sometime after 9PM on the 23rd of August we felt a bang and shake for about half a second in the apartment building that we live in . Fully expecting to see an amount of damage to the building by a car or trick that stuck it we didn’t get out of bed. The next day talk of an earthquake was about the town and news reporting said that Merritt had had a small earth quake, in the range of 2.6 on the energy released scale. Emergency vehicles were about on Friday after the shake and people said that they went to the Clay banks park over flow to a fire that was not there and there were reports of Fire works at a local school. Lots of accounts of people hearing or feeling the brief shaking including retired fire chief Don Moyes who thought it may be like the experience of his child hood when he would hear and see explosions in the coal mines. Another person working at the Grand said that he spilled a bit of his drink he was preparing.

The United States Geological Survey does not list it on their records this may be that it was not on a plate boundary or an US threat. They do list an earthquake on the 19th in Osoyoos, 2.5 in energy at 15.32 , UTC 7.00.

Talking to a young woman from Japan on Saturday at Starbucks she said 2.6 is a weekly occurrence for her and her companion said he doesn’t know if it’s a quake, sometimes ,or a passing truck.

The confusion is an enigma about fires and fireworks here is some advice from a Canadian source on what to do in an event:

http://embc.gov.bc.ca/em/hazard_preparedness/earthquake_information.html

Today in History: August 27th 1928

The Kellogg-Briand pact is signed, it eventually leads to 61 countries signing on.

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The week in pictures 8/24/13

Gallery

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August 24, 2013

August still in bloom

Spirit square in bloom

Hydro people reading for a line burial on Voght File photo KDG

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Duct pack

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August 15, 2013

The hydro ( or a consultant) here in Merritt are checking old manholes for compatibility for water lines today. A source says the real work to is a duct pack in the Voght street and the burial of the power lines that now are on the west side of the road. He also says that the top like goes to a substation in the highland valley and is high voltage up to 63000 volts.

The single line sits atop some ageing power poles at this time.

Today in History: August 15th 1481

The Sistine Chapel is consecrated.