Editor Bob Shannon since 1992 online
Assistent Editor Ron Rattray, Grand Forks BC Canada Aggregator/Photographer
Assistent Editor Ron Rattray, Grand Forks BC Canada Aggregator/Photographer
Regular contributors, Kathy Meader, Cheney, WA
Canadian Photographic Editor Rick Price
Canadian Photographic Editor Rick Price
NOV 11 N. Taurid meteors peak in moonlight on November 11-12
Tonight … meteor forecasters are calling for November 11-12 to be the peak night of the North Taurid meteor shower. On a moonless night, this shower is usually best viewed for several hours, centered around midnight or 1 a.m. However, in 2014, it might be more advantageous to watch at evening, or before the bright waning gibbous moon rises into your sky. This is a somewhat rambling – and sparse – shower, offering perhaps five meteors per hour. Yet these slow-moving meteors are known for producing fireballs – exceptionally bright meteors – that may well overcome tonight’s moonlight glare.
Tonight … meteor forecasters are calling for November 11-12 to be the peak night of the North Taurid meteor shower. On a moonless night, this shower is usually best viewed for several hours, centered around midnight or 1 a.m. However, in 2014, it might be more advantageous to watch at evening, or before the bright waning gibbous moon rises into your sky. This is a somewhat rambling – and sparse – shower, offering perhaps five meteors per hour. Yet these slow-moving meteors are known for producing fireballs – exceptionally bright meteors – that may well overcome tonight’s moonlight glare.
Bohemian Waxwings indulging on my Plum Tree
Janice Smith
Janice Smith
The Nelson Housing Committee wants to see the process started at the
beginning when it comes to the possibility of a safe outdoor space, or
homelessness campground.
Councillor Donna McDonald says they need to identify the scope of the issue first.
People who do outreach estimate there are between 30 and 50 homeless people in Nelson.
McDonald says they're asking if the Nelson Committee on Homelessness has a capacity to play a role in laying out plans to address the issue
People who do outreach estimate there are between 30 and 50 homeless people in Nelson.
McDonald says they're asking if the Nelson Committee on Homelessness has a capacity to play a role in laying out plans to address the issue
Rick Price
Repeated experiment failures have led to a most unexpected discovery
about how songbird orientation may rely on the quantum phenomenon of
electron spins. Researchers found out that very weak electromagnetic
fields disrupt the magnetic compass used by European robins and other
songbirds to navigate using the Earth's magnetic field.
Neither power lines nor cellphone signals are to blame for the
electromagnetic field effect on the birds, according to the new study
published in the 8 May 2014 edition of the journal Nature.
Instead, the culprits consist of frequencies between 2 kHz and 5 MHz,
such as AM radio signals and ordinary electronic equipment that might be
found in businesses or private homes.
The discovery came about when researchers at the University of
Oldenburg in Germany attempted to set up a typical experiment on the
magnetic sense of birds, according to National Geographic's Phenomena blog.
But the European robins they used in the studies kept flying in random
directions rather than using their magnetic "sixth sense" to find their
bearings—until the team came up with the idea of putting a Faraday cage
around the birds' windowless huts to block the effects of nearby
electromagnetic fields. Suddenly, the birds could navigate using their
magnetic compass once more.
Bob Shannnon
The year of 1898 must have been an exciting one for the new town of
Republic. The news of the gold discoveries in Eureka Gulch had spread
like magic through the western states drawing prospectors by the
hundreds. Within the first two years, thousands of claims had been
staked around the Republic area creating an enormous demand for supplies
and services of all kinds.
At Riverside, the head of steamboat navigation on the Okanogan River,
the Republic landing was overflowing with tons of goods waiting to be
hauled over the mountains to Republic by heavy freight wagons drawn by
large teams of horses. The same problem was taking place at Marcus, the
rail head on the Columbia River near Kettle Falls.
http://ferrycountyview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=814:the-big-republic-fire-1899&catid=75:views-to-the-past
http://ferrycountyview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=814:the-big-republic-fire-1899&catid=75:views-to-the-past
Cumberland Falls
Charlene Helton Youdell
Charlene Helton Youdell
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Region: KANSAS
Geographic coordinates: 37.271N, 97.624W
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 5 km
Universal Time (UTC): 12 Nov 2014 21:40:00
Time near the Epicenter: 12 Nov 2014 15:40:01
Local standard time in your area: 12 Nov 2014 21:40:00
Location with respect to nearby cities:
13 km (8 mi) S of Conway Springs, Kansas
40 km (24 mi) SW of Haysville, Kansas
43 km (26 mi) SW of Derby, Kansas
53 km (32 mi) SSW of Wichita, Kansas
200 km (124 mi) N of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
Region: KANSAS
Geographic coordinates: 37.271N, 97.624W
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 5 km
Universal Time (UTC): 12 Nov 2014 21:40:00
Time near the Epicenter: 12 Nov 2014 15:40:01
Local standard time in your area: 12 Nov 2014 21:40:00
Location with respect to nearby cities:
13 km (8 mi) S of Conway Springs, Kansas
40 km (24 mi) SW of Haysville, Kansas
43 km (26 mi) SW of Derby, Kansas
53 km (32 mi) SSW of Wichita, Kansas
200 km (124 mi) N of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
For the amazing history of this area go to the link below. http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/sk/walsh/natcul/histo.aspx
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