File Photo KDG
On this Day: October 1st 1958
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration opens for business.
Thanks for digital photography…
Tag Archive: NASA
Moon at three quarter. August ,Merritt BC FilePhoto KDG
The space administration in the US is asking for public help to create a global landslide data base.
Collar is the Cooperative Open Online Landslide Repository is a project that will use algorithms to predict posiible landslides.
Nasa plans to use a landslide reporter to work this project you can help by reporting:
The Landslide Reporter is on Facebook as well. Face book landslide reporter
On this Day May 8th 1980
Smallpox is declared eradicated by the WTO.
The Trans Mountain Pipeline people have a equal opportunity policy to hiring:
Worley Parsons Cord (WPC) is the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contractor for the Edmonton Terminal and 12 pump stations included in the Trans Mountain Expansion Project. Their work includes addition of four new storage tanks at Edmonton Terminal, 11 new pump stations along the route in British Columbia and Alberta and one new pipeline on the existing pipeline.
What’s your process for hiring the construction crews and related workers who will be building the Trans Mountain Expansion Project?
WorleyParsonsCord is an equal opportunity employer. Our process includes a very strong local and Aboriginal hiring focus for multiple reasons, including commercial returns to the communities engaged in the project, reduced travel risks by using workers and subcontractors living close to our construction sites, and creating a sense of pride among the respective work forces which results in improved quality. We have dedicated human resource staff that research local and Aboriginal labour sources and identify skilled workers who can bring value to our project delivery source: Trans Mountain.
The expansion of the existing line to Burnaby was approved by the NEB, the detailed route is under review( Chapter Four) by the NEB at this time. detailed route.
On this Day: December 7th 1972
The Blue Marble photo is taken.
RCMP at Merritt restaurant, a member of the musical ride. enjoy the designation of Royal File photo KDG
The sign board at the local fire station, it went to extreme but now reads low at this publishing. KDG file photo.
Dew early morning this week
Commercail shot here
classy cars about
Today in history: July 20th 1976
The Viking one lander is successful on Mars
Its good that it is friday….
The Nicola naturalists had a presentation from Les Gyug on the Williamson sapsucker last evening. Sapsucker AKA woodpeckers are of interest here as they were the predator of choice when conversations came up about natural ways of dealing with the mountain pine beetle problem that afflicted the province in the last decade and a half. Les had a great slide show that covered the range and characteristics of the Williamson sapsucker, a close relation to the Clark nutcracker who got its name from the Clark in Lewis and Clark the surveyors / explorers that had the great journey to the sea and developed British North America. It would seem that these birds were very much documented by people in the Military, engendering the term closet ornithologist.
The specter of the Forest Practices Code ,an attempt by the NDP to codify forest practices decades ago was brought up with pictures of suitable habitat for the old tree loving sapsucker. The forest practices code was discussed in round tables and was generally a failure as it tried to extent ministry total control to private landowners. However the discussions did cause logging practices to leave trees for wood packers and birds in the clear-cut that were being completely striped as per practice.
Pre harvest silvaculture prescriptions on crown land and nuisance civil law remained after the discourse that was the FPC.
The appreciation for old Lark stands and a care when taking firewood from old dead tress that may be a birds home was the most useful part of the presentation as well an enjoyment of the wonderful photography was voiced by several. A comment “who’s going to the Amazon ” By Doctor Glenn Carlson also gave a sence of responsible interest in habitat use.
The aesthetics debate of the forest practices discourse became mute when the forest in BC became red and dead from the over population of the Mountain Pine Beetle and Spruce Bud Worm. Giving a rest to the War in the Forest and a stage for the mighty woodpecker to do. Of interest is the fact they are in the Merritt area for people to find when overcoming there reclusive nature.
Today in history: March 22,1995
A Russian cosmonaut returns from 438 days in Space,Valoreriy Polakof; sets a record.
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There are 5 pencil drawings by local Howard Baker in the newspaper area at the public library on Garcia Street. The 2012 works are of old derelict buildings in the area. On September 15th 2013 there is a token prize drawing .To get in to the draw you have to identify the buildings.
Howard Baker is a retired teacher.
The library has a list names you need to match them.
Howard Baker was a much appreciated part of the 100 year anniversary celebration of Merritt. In particular the play that dramatised a part of the local history, in particular characters about the historic Douglas lake cattle company. Howard wa s much involved in the stage dynamics for the play written bu local college librarian JIm Bruce.
Merritt has an interesting history short in the scheme of the world dynamic in the sence of a small population living in the tension of at least two empires. And trying to stay current with a big world.
Today in history: November 20 1998
The first module of the International Space Station is launched.
English: Artist depiction of Magellan at Venus. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Have a great weekend
The Magellan space probe reachs Venus.
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There is a poster in the window of the Baillie house inviting participation in a moms and stroller walking exercise. Meeting at rotary park 1:00 March through June for an hour of pushing strollers with others.
The ad is not gender neutral, June 1st is also the start of bicycle month in BC’s lower mainland.
Health and the environment should be the concern for the best interest of people. Opinion: we applaud all efforts to these ends and especially when they are inclusive.
Today in History, May 29th,1999
The space shuttle Discovery completes is first docking with the International Space Station.
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A local councilor,Norm Brigdan has resigned his seat and is moving to Vancouver Island to take a new job. The course for filling the seat is that there is not an unreasonable delay. The election is 80 days after the appointment of a returning officer. The talk is for a September election.
Today in History: May 24, 1962
Mercury space project sees an man orbit the earth in a space vehicle.
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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It’s very pleasant outside now in the mid teens and overcast. The forecast for the next few days is for the same and the long weekend is being called for as sunny. Summer is on its way out once again and people will be looking forward to the handle of another winter in their age. September and October can be glorious around here. With Irene dissipated on the east coast we can hope for a year of relief from catastrophic weather damage we hope .Remember the season for hurricanes goes well into November .
Posted a duck picture on the Consumer Protection Society of British Columbia’s Facebook page, you need to have a Facebook page to vote you can vote everyday till September 23. The recent referendum gives me pause to think and consider the dynamics of Facebook voting will it come to that for ballots…..
Vote for Nicola River Duck, at http://www.facebook.com/ConsumerProtectionBC?ref=ts#!/ConsumerProtectionBC?sk=app_100240610079120 by Kevin Griffiths vote daily as many times as you wish till Sept 23. It has nothing to do with hurricane season unless it’s keeping you from the gulf…..
Today in history, August 30,1984
The space shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden mission.
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