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p16 weekender april 24 1993 w u trivia scalping goes back 2500 years to the scythians of russia q is it true that north american natives did not invent scalping but learned it from white settlers a yes although old holly wood movies would make you think otherwise the practice of scalping went back at least 2500 years ago to the scythi ans of southern russia according to the book her itage of canada scalping in north america probably began with a governor of the new netherlands colony who want ed indians killed he paid for the scalps and believed they were good proof of the death apparently by the 18th centu ry the british were paying for french scalps and viceversa your pontiae performance dealers are crushing the prime with this 36month ease rate w k i 1 iiiyipp5 mm mm wm hhi iff ills ai mm pi bis 183 wm m sal mm iisii wssssbi fibbi wmt litis j liiilsisp mm mi mm mma mttm j bbssskwmtlkmmm mm sunbirds crushing the competition with these features 20 litre multiport power assisted 4wheel antilock brakes automatic power door locks stainless steel exhaust automatic transmission tf air conditioning tinted glass remotetrunk release pmvu stereo cassette 24 hour roadside assistance 3 year 60000 km no deductible gm total warranty your pontiae performance dealers i th otl my noi b comoin of u i combinition with ny oih o xcpl lh hio grdui ptogf m viidloflimittd mr tuning fu 15 1993 wtcintitimuunjpplit epitloltt667incudinmitttootoonsunrt toullowiotionj7im36locluing rmncin9chromolnr300sommagcnllioospply 24moomcorjasijovalatk frhl s25jrrmsuiark gst rrfolhppliblumnci4 included sl lor deuilt somcnrgrmyoplysollororouill and both paid for natives scalps indians did take up the prac tice and in some tribes the tak ing of scalps became a symbol of warrior status scalps were usually taken from the dead but in some cases people were scalped and still lived some were then allowed to return home as a warning of what could happen q how many people touch a piece of mail sent from toronto to vancouver a since the post office mech anized its sorting process in the late 60s and early 70s human hands have had considerably less contact with the mail with todays technology cana da post spokesperson ida irwin of ottawa says as few as four people will actually touch a let ter from the moment its dropped in a mail box in toron to until it is placed in a mail box in vancouver the first point of human con tact is the postal employee who clears the mailbox where the letter was deposited the piece of mail is then transported to a mail sorting plant where machinery takes over for the next few steps it is mechanically deposited into a machine which cancels the stamp before being auto matically sorted on another machine the human touch reenters the picture when a postal worker takes the letter off the sorting machine in bundle form and places it into a wire cage for transport to vancouver the cage is loaded onto a truck and eventually moved to an airplane for its flight west in vancouver it is sorted by machine into a letter carriers walk before human hands place it into a bin to await the carrier the final set of hands to make contact are those of the carrier who places the let ter in your mail box irwin said mechanization of the post office did not reduce jobs at the post office however the introduction of postal codes did result in a leaner workfroce at canada post and the introduction of electronic equipment is expect ed to cut more jobs do you need advice on personal bankruptcy personal bankruptcy can be a trying experience but you dont have to face it alone to discuss your financial situation in confidence contact murray h kideckel trustee in bankruptcy 416 8822436