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☀️ Daylight Saving Time (DST) Overview * DST is the practice of advancing clocks, usually by one hour, during the summer months. * The goal is to extend daylight into the evening, making better use of natural light. * A common mnemonic is “spring forward, fall back” to remember which way to change the clocks.
When to act
Hint:set your clocks back this evening when retiring.
Editors:note
The legislation waiting to go to permanent standard time when our large trading partner to the south does maybe coming moot soon or at least doesn’t have the attraction it did.
Yes, the 30,000 plus British Columbia government employee workers have returned to work and are waiting on a ratification vote that will happen during the second week of November.
Some Details
.Yes, the majority of the BCGEU (B.C. General Employees’ Union) members who were on strike are back at work as of Monday, October 27, 2025.The strike, which had involved over 25,000 public service workers and lasted eight weeks, was suspended after the BCGEU reached a tentative agreement with the provincial government on October 26, 2025.Here are the key points regarding the return to work:
* Tentative Agreement:
The BCGEU bargaining committee is recommending members ratify a four-year deal which includes a 3% general wage increase per year, targeted pay adjustments for the lowest-paid workers, and non-monetary improvements like enhanced telework fairness. * Picket Lines Down: All BCGEU picket lines came down after the Professional Employees Association (PEA), which was also on strike, reached a return-to-work agreement to resume bargaining with the government.
Is this a good picture* Ratification Vote:
The 34,000 public service members will vote on ratifying the tentative agreement between November 6 and 13, 2025.
Wear visible clothing abide by traffic laws. Do what parents and adults say, have a safe Halloween. Don’t be red-faced, for anybody the day after.
Remember you have no right of way in a municipality between intersections that are marked or unmarked. You’re right of way does not include blind starts at the intersections marked and unmarked!
Be defensive in your actions. Engage all drivers in eye contact and wait for yielding.
Perhaps the most memorable trade sanctions for us in Canada or British Columbia. Any time, were the countervailing duties Americans put on us when they began to feel the pressure of the modernization by numbers of sawmills and logging operations in British Columbia in particular.
These innovations cut local workforces down considerably. A milling operations such as one planer in Merritt,was once started in the home of a single entrepreneur; Bud Woodford, in the center of the town; Merritt had grown to being able to have 300 working people there at the birth of free trade . Some just very unskilled labour. All making livelihoods and used to having good jobs and skilled jobs at the height of markets.
Log port out of Stewart BC ended raw logs export when hydro power came for milling.
Inovation
The soft wood countervailing taxes Americans put on were mitigated by the fact that value added escaped it. We remember that the Mills here then became complimented by smaller Mills that did value-added, that was anything that wasn’t a 2×4 a 2×6 and other dimensional lumber (good reputation in the US Canadian blue) and had value added in it, including door jambs made of short pieces of cut offs, they were put into finger joints and were marketable in with attitude of value grown contribution rather then exploitation.
Opportunity meets ambition…
Innovation shouldn’t be stifled by heavy taxes it should be discovered in its trail of test.
SpaceX’s Starship Flight 11 was a significant success, achieving every major objective and marking the final flight of the Version 2 Starship and first-generation Super Heavy booster.Starship Flight 11 SuccessesThe test, which launched on October 13, 2025, from Starbase, Texas, demonstrated critical capabilities for Starship’s future development and reusability: * Flawless Ascent and Staging: The Super Heavy booster successfully ignited all 33 Raptor engines, and a successful hot-staging maneuver separated the booster and the Starship upper stage.
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Booster Soft Splashdown:
Super Heavy completed its boostback burn and a new, unique 13-engine landing burn designed for the next generation of the booster. It then successfully hovered above the water before executing a soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, providing valuable data for future landing-tower catch attempts. * Starship Milestones: The upper stage achieved its planned velocity and trajectory, successfully deployed eight Starlink simulators, and performed the third in-space relight of a Raptor engine—a crucial capability for deorbit burns.
* Controlled Re-entry and Splashdown:
Starship gathered extensive data on its heatshield performance during atmospheric re-entry, intentionally stressing the vehicle. It then successfully executed a final landing flip, landing burn, and soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean.The complete success of this mission provided crucial data as SpaceX pivots to the next generation of Starship, the Block 3 vehicles.Upcoming Starship Flight 12Starship Flight 12 is highly anticipated as it will debut the new Block 3 vehicle version and is expected to launch from the renovated Pad 1 or the new Pad 2 at Starbase. * Launch Timeline: A precise launch date has not been finalized, but speculation from industry observers and polls suggests a potential window around the end of 2025 or early 2026. * New Vehicle: Flight 12 will feature the first use of the Block 3 Starship and Super Heavy vehicles, which are intended to have enhanced reliability, reusability, and payload capacity.
* Objectives:
The flight is expected to repeat the suborbital flight profile of its predecessors, with the ship falling slightly short of reaching a full orbit. It may also pursue more aggressive tests related to reusability, such as further refinement of the landing burn in preparation for the eventual booster “chopsticks” catch. The focus for Block 3 vehicles will be on performing orbital launches and subsequent reusability and recovery.The next flight is a critical step in finalizing the Starship Version 3, the iteration that will be used for orbital launches and ultimately for crewed missions to the Moon and Mars.Here’s an overview of the most recent successful test: SpaceX Starship Stuns With Perfect Splashdown | Musk Celebrates Historic 11th Test Flight Success – YouTube.This video is relevant as it provides coverage of the successful Flight 11 test and its key achievements.
Three significant historical events that happened on October 27th and their global importance are:
1. Publication of the First Federalist Paper (1787)
On October 27, 1787, the first of the Federalist Papers, an series of 85 essays arguing for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, was published in a New York newspaper under the pseudonym “Publius.”
* Importance:
These essays, primarily written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, are among the most important documents in American political history. They provided a persuasive and intellectual defense of the new form of government and remain a crucial primary source for understanding the intent and meaning of the U.S. Constitution, influencing political thought and constitutional law globally.2.
Opening of the New York City Subway (1904)
The New York City Subway, the oldest rapid-transit system in the United States, officially began operations on October 27, 1904, with a line running from City Hall to 145th Street.
* Importance:
The opening revolutionized urban transportation in one of the world’s largest cities. It spurred the development of neighborhoods outside of Manhattan, eased congestion, and became a model for other large-scale metropolitan transit systems worldwide, profoundly shaping the economic and social geography of New York City and the modern concept of the metropolis.
3. Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Sadat and Begin (1978)On October 27, 1978
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their roles in negotiating the Camp David Accords, which led to the 1979 Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty.
* Importance:
This Nobel Prize recognized a pivotal moment in Middle East history—the first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab country. The efforts of Sadat and Begin, facilitated by U.S. President Jimmy Carter, provided a framework for future peace negotiations and profoundly altered the geopolitical landscape of the region, demonstrating that peace between long-standing adversaries was possible.
Merritt BC Canada, The corner of Voght Street and Nicola avenue.
A Brief History
The Nicola Valley Community Arts Council (NVCAC) has been a central force in fostering arts and culture in Merritt, BC, for over four decades.History of the Nicola Valley Community Arts Council * Founding in 1982: The NVCAC was established in 1982 as a non-profit society, with a primary focus on the performing arts. * Launching the Community Concert Series: One of its founding and initial major projects was the Community Concert Series, which brought various musical concerts to Merritt. The Council also fundraised to purchase and maintain a grand piano for community use at the Civic Centre. * Expansion into Visual Arts (2005): In March 2005, the Arts Council moved into the historic Old Courthouse Building. This move allowed them to expand their mandate into the visual arts and open the Courthouse Art Gallery, giving them a permanent home for the first time in many years. * Major Relocation to the Jackson Building (2020): After 15 years, the NVCAC moved in the fall of 2020 to the more visible, downtown Jackson Building (at 2051 Voght Street). This new location, now known as the Nicola Valley Arts Centre, provided a larger, more accessible space for a gallery, an artisan gift shop, and a dedicated program space. * Focus on Community Programming: The NVCAC continues to champion the arts through year-round activities, including a monthly changing art gallery, operating an artisan gift shop featuring local crafts, and hosting various arts classes and workshops for adults and youth. * Public Art Initiatives and
Volunteerism: Who Done It
The Council actively engages in community projects, such as public art installations (like murals) and the Little Free Art Gallery, all powered by a dedicated group of volunteers who are the backbone of the organization.
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