Warm weather continues in the Okanagan and Shuswap 香蕉视频直播� as does a special air quality statement throughout the Okanagan due to wildfire smoke travelling from the U.S.
Fun Fact of the day: The origins of the handshake
From bowing to elbow-tapping to awkwardly waving at a distance, greetings have become a little more complicated in 2020. But for anyone who香蕉视频直播檚 found it a challenge to shake the habit of the handshake, it香蕉视频直播檚 good to remember that old habits die hard 香蕉视频直播� and the handshake dates back to at least Ancient Greece.
In those times, the handshake was more than a formality or the final seal on a business agreement. A popular theory holds that the clasping of open hands started off as a peace symbol in the most literal sense, as it indicated to both parties that neither was holding a weapon.
According to , some scholars even believe the up-and-down motion of the handshake was originally meant to dislodge any weapons that might be hidden up a sleeve.
Ironically, the gesture that began as a way to ensure safety thousands of years ago has been eschewed for the same reason in 2020.
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In case you missed it:
A sea lion trapped in human garbage has a second chance at life thanks to the sharp eye of a lighthouse-dwelling 香蕉视频直播榚coguardian香蕉视频直播� at Race Rocks Ecological Reserve near Metchosin.
Mara Radawetz and Kai Westby, who live in the island香蕉视频直播檚 lighthouse tower and monitor the reserve on behalf of Pearson College, called in back-up support when Radawetz spotted a California sea lion with a plastic packing band tightly bound around its neck on Sept. 1.
Fortunately, the Marine Mammal Rescue Centre team arrived on Sept. 10.
Plastic band removed from neck of Greater Victoria sea lion
香蕉视频直播� Vernon Morning Star (@VernonNews)
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A reminder that goats defy all laws of gravity. Look at them go!
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