Rolling out the fun - The Moose Jaw Times Herald

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Rolling out the fun - The Moose Jaw Times Herald
Sunday Times
Moose Jaw This Week
Sunday, September 12, 2010
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THIS WEEK IN MOOSE JAW
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Events happening in and around Moose Jaw
• Weekend adult swim,
noon to 1 pm. at the
Phyllis Deward Outdoor
Pool, 200 Fairford St. E.
• Sukanen Ship Pioneer
Village and Museum, located south of Moose
Jaw on No. 2 Highway, is
holding it’s annual
Threshing Bee. Open
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
with events such as pancake breakfast, displays
11 a.m. church service,
antique vehicles, tractor
parade, threshing and
tractor pull. Concession
on site. Admission at
gate. Information at
693-7315.
• Moose Jaw String Or-
• Minto United Church
summer Sunday School
sessions. All chidren
welcome.
• Sunday at Nine AA, AlAnon and Alateen
group meets at 9 a.m. at
Providence Place.
• Alcoholics Anonymous
Minto Group meets at
7:30 p.m. downstairs at
Minto United Church,
1036 Seventh Ave. N.W.,
back door.
• Sunday Night Al-Anon
Group meets at 7:30
p.m. downstairs at
Minto United Church,
1036 Seventh Ave. N.W.,
back door.
• Victory Church, 637
Main St. N., is offering a
practical and humourous
series on parenting during July and August
called Have a New Kid by
Friday. It will be heldin
July and August beging-
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MONDAY
• Sukanen Ship Pioneer
Village and Museum
open from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., south of Moose
Jaw on No. 2 Highway.
Admission at gate. Information at 693-7315.
• Moose Jaw Early Bird
Lions Club meets the
second and fourth Mondays of the month at 7
a.m. at Timothy Eaton
Gardens, 510 Main St.
N., south entrance. New
members welcome. Information at 692-4016.
• Cribbage played at 6:30
p.m. at the Eagles Club
on South Hill. New players welcome.
• Shuffleboard played at
6:30 p.m. at the Anavets
Club on High Street
West.
• Cosmo Senior Citizens’
Centre activities at 235
Third Ave. N.E.: billiards
from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m., bridge and shuffleboard at 1 p.m.; Hand
and Foot canasta at 7
p.m. New members welcome.
• Celebrate Recovery. a
Christian
recovery
group for adults seeking
to help overcome their
hurts, habits and hangups, meets at 7 p.m. at
Hillcrest Church, 1550
Main Street North.
• Moose Jaw Rotary Club
meets at noon at the
Heritage Inn. (No meetings on holidays.) Membership
information
available by calling Don
Forer at 693-9952.
• Moose Jaw Band City
Band rehearses from
7:15 to 8:45 p.m. at the
Moose Jaw Royal Canadian Legion, 268 High
St. W. Anyone who plays
a brass or reed instrument welcome to join.
Information at 6936262.
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• Moose Jaw and District
Seniors open all day for
scheduled activities at
510 Main St. N.: cafete-
ria open from 7 a.m. to 4
p.m. all week; cardiac
group at 8 a.m.; pool
room open at 9 a.m.;
walking track open at 10
a.m.; Golden Voices
Choir rehearsal at 10
a.m.; fitness and Cribbage the Board Game at
1 p.m.; lawn bowling
and oil painting at 1:30
p.m.; canasta and pool
at 7 p.m.; exercise program from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
with doctors’ written
approval. New members
welcome. Information
at 694-0023.
• Moose Jaw Wakamow
Rotary Club meets the
second and last Mondays of the month at 6
p.m. at Timothy Eaton
Gardens. (No meetings
on holidays). Information available by calling
693-5730.
• Rookie-master bridge
played at 7:30 p.m. at
The Comfort Inn. For
partnerships call Rose
Show at 692-6564.
• Monday Night Al-Anon
Group meets from 7 to
8:30 p.m. at the Salvation Army, 175 First Ave.
N.E., main door.
• Alcoholics Anonymous
ABC Group meets at 8
p.m. at St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church, 80
High St. E.
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• Sukanen Ship Pioneer
Village and Museum
open from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., south of Moose
Jaw on No. 2 Highway.
Admission at gate. Information at 693-7315.
• TAPS (Toastmasters at
Palliser) Club has
started its summer
schedule of meetings.
Please call 692-4804 for
information about the
program.
• Moose Jaw Museum and
Art Gallery open from
noon to 5 p.m. in Crescent Park.
• Moose Jaw Kiwanis Club
meets the first and third
Tuesdays of the month
at noon at Bonanza
Restaurant. New members welcome.
• Tuxford AA group
meets at 8 p.m. in Tuxford community hall.
• Friendship Bridge Club
meets at 7 p.m. at the
Cosmo Centre.
• Assiniboia South Country AA group meets at 8
p.m. at 110 Fourth Ave.
W., back door.
• CGIT group meets at 7
p.m. in Room E of Minto
United Church.
• TOPS-SA2148 meets at
1001-12th Ave, S.W.
Weigh-in from 5:45 to
6:15 p.m., meeting ends
at 7:30 p.m.
• TOPS-SA5234 meets at
the Legion Hall. Weighin from 5 to 5:30 p.m.
and meeting at 7 p.m.
Information by calling
693-7165.
692-6441
Publisher/G.M.: Rob Clark 691-1254
Editor: Lesley Sheppard 691-1262
• Seniors’ slo-pitch league
game, 5 p.m., in Davidson versus Saskatoon.
For players aged 55
years and older. Always
looking for new players.
Call 692-5160 for information or to join.
• North Hill AA Group
meets at 8 p.m. downstairs at The River
Church, 406 Ominica St.
W.
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TUESDAY
• The Five Hills Chito Ryu
Karate Club offers
karate classes at Lindale
School gym — beginners at 6:15 p.m.; intermediate at 6:50 p.m. and
advanced at 7:40 p.m.
44 Fairford St. W.
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• Narcotics Anonymous
meets at 8 p.m. at the
New Life Centre, 916
Brown St., back door to
downstairs.
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• Stratified 99er duplicate
bridge played at 7 p.m.
at The Comfort Inn. Information by calling
692-6564.
• Thrive, a fellowship
group for women of all
ages, meets the second
Tuesday of the month at
7 p.m. at the city Oasis •
Foursquare Church at
1291 Gordon Rd. Infor-
mation available at 6932791.
• Cosmo Senior Citizens’
Centre open for scheduled activities at 235
Third Ave. N.E. New
members
welcome.
Events include billiards
from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m.; jam session at 10
a.m.; cribbage at 1:30
p.m.
• Moose Jaw and District
Seniors open all day for
scheduled activities at
510 Main St. N. Information at 694-4223: cafe
open from 7 a.m. to 4
p.m.; pool and walking
at 9 a.m.; line dancing at
10 a.m.; paper tole and
whist at 1 p.m.; floor
shuffleboard and oil
painting at 1:30 p.m.
• TOPS 2211 meets in the
Harmony Room of St.
Andrew’s
United
Church with weigh-in at
6 p.m. Information by
calling 693-4408.
• Celebrate Recovery support group for all recovering from addictions,
8-9 p.m. at Victory
Church, 637 Main St. N.
• Alcoholics Anonymous
discussion group meets
at 8 p.m. at the Salvation
Army at 2 Wintergreen
Dr., east side door.
• Courage to be Me Alateen group meeting at
7:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s
Church, 80 High St. E.
• Stepping Stones AlAnon meeting at 7:30
p.m. at St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church, 80
High St. E.
• Coronach Pioneer AA
group meets at 8:30 p.m.
in the Legion Hall on
Main Street in Coronach.
• Elbow 19ers AA Group
meeting at 8 p.m. in
Elbow United Church.
Open meeting the first
Tuesday of the month.
• Gravelbourg AA Group
meets at 8 p.m. at The
Cultural Centre, basement room 203.
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chestra rehearsal at 3
p.m. in the social hall of
Zion United Church.
Open to adults of all
skill levels, with stringed
instruments. Information at 693-6704.
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Comments
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Be a positive role model and set a good example for children
Kids want to be just like you. Are you a positive role
model and setting a good example?
Children can be easily influenced and copy the behaviours of role models. School-aged children most
often look to parents and teachers as role models.
It is important that adults model healthy eating and
physical activity for the children around them. In doing
so, they show children how to live a healthy lifestyle.
Nutrition is important for people of all ages. For
school-aged children, nutrition plays a large role in
growth, development and academic performance.
It also improves physical and mental health and
helps reduce the risk of chronic diseases. There are
many ways an adult can model healthy eating for the
children around them.
Here are a few helpful hints:
• Enjoy regular nutritious meals each day. This includes breakfast, lunch, supper and snacks.
• Choose a variety of foods from each of the four food
groups in Canada’s Food Guide every day. The four food
groups are: vegetables and fruit, grain products, milk
and alternatives and meat and alternatives.
• Limit foods and beverages that are high in calories,
fat, sugar or salt (sodium).
• Enjoy regular physical activity.
Physical activity is also important for physical and
mental health. Children whose parents exercise regularly are more likely to make exercise part of their routine.
Parents who exercise together with their children
further raise the chance of their children exercising on
their own.
Adults can have a positive influence on a child’s physical activity.
They can do this by encouraging them to try a wide
range of activities and focusing on participation rather
than on performance.
Modeling healthy behaviours is not only good for personal health, but it also helps encourage children to lead
a healthy lifestyle.
Submitted by the public health nutritionists of Saskatchewan and
supported by public health services, Five Hills Health Region. For
more information, please contact your public health nutritionist at
619-1536.
Autumn is a great time to observe wildlife, like the great Canadian beaver
KIMBERLY J. EPP
BEYOND YOUR BACKYARD
With the days getting shorter and children
back in school, summer is now ending and
autumn is taking its place.
The creatures of the wild are busier than
ever. Some birds are preparing to migrate
(if they haven’t done so already) and some
animals are putting on extra fat, while others are preparing food supplies that will last
them over the winter.
Autumn is a great time to observe
wildlife. Now is the time to notice trees
near our rivers, creeks and lakes, being
chopped down.
The beaver, North America’s largest rodent, is an industrious woodsman that can
take down a 12.5 cm willow in three minutes and a 15 cm birch (a harder wood) in
about 10 minutes.
Larger trees may take several nights and
may be worked on by more than one
beaver. It is the inner layer of bark, the cambium that the beavers eat during the winter.
In addition to a diet of bark, fat is also
stored in the beaver’s tails, which will also
help them endure the longest of winters.
The busy beaver earns its reputation at
this time of year as it prepares for the long,
harsh winter ahead.
Its lodge must be fortified as it needs to
house the mother, father, older kits from
last spring and the kits from this year.
Beavers have one to eight kits, depending
on the size of the territory and the food
supply.
The lodge’s entryways are underwater,
and it’s critical that the water is deep
enough to allow beavers to swim underneath the ice and access their food cache.
Sometimes holes are dug underwater to
give them more space for swimming to and
from their food supply as well as to escape
predators.
In some areas, such as at small creeks,
the beaver constructs dams in order to
keep the water level of their territory deep
enough.
Although dams are maintained over the
summer, more attention is paid to them in
the fall. This is when there is a greater urgency to ensure that the area where the
lodge is located is deep enough, as is the
food cache.
Note that in most creeks and rivers,
bank lodges are built.
When beavers are out of the water, they
are more at risk. In the water, they are fast
and can better defend themselves, and they
can slap their tails on the water to warn the
rest of the family.
When taking trees, branches and willows, they stop every few seconds to hear
— as their sense of hearing is much less
than many other animals.
A two-year-old juvenile beaver has to
make it on its own, but its parents will often
help out with the building or renovating of
a new lodge for the kit.
One year at Beaver Creek Conservation
Area, I noticed several freshly cut small
aspen trees and a fresh drag trail towards
the creek. I followed it and saw that the juvenile beaver was just ahead of me.
As it stopped and tried to listen with its
small ears, I stopped as well. He/she didn’t
know I was just a few meters behind.
This is when larger predators, such as
cougars and coyotes, can take a beaver
down.
On land, beavers are slow and not as
graceful as they are when in the water. The
drag trails and slides offer a quicker way
back to the water with, or without, their
food.
Ignorance of these creatures and their
role in nature can cause a false alarm about
having them in the neighborhood.
The majority of trees they cut are stimulated to grow more after they are cut. For
each willow stem that is cut, three or four
new ones will appear in the spring.
If beavers are removed from good habitats, new beavers will move in.
Allowing these beavers to remain in
these habitats preserves the many beaver
benefits.
Beavers maintain wetlands which provide habitat for other wildlife, sponge up
flood waters, prevent erosion, raise the
water table and purify the water.
Check next week for Part 2 of this column.
Kim Epp has 18 years of experience in nature interpretation and various fields of nature study.
Tell creepy boss to stop harassing you, or you’ll file a complaint
Jeanne Phillips
DEAR ABBY: I work six
days a week at a minimum-wage job. My boss
is constantly finding reasons to hug or touch me.
Last week he even
tried to kiss me. I left
work that night feeling
violated and upset.
It’s really hard to find
jobs right now. I can’t afford to quit or get fired.
What do I do to get this
man to leave me alone
and still keep my job?
Please
help!
—
GROSSED
OUT
IN
TEXAS
DEAR GROSSED OUT:
Tell the man you don’t
like what he’s doing and
to stop it.
If he doesn’t, be sure
that every incident is
documented, including
date and time. If the
company has a sexual
DEAR ABBY: My family and I recently spent
time with my parents at
their home in another
state.
After we returned, my
10-year-old son and his
14-year-old sister told
me they don’t like going
to visit them.
My mom loves us, but
she is a negative and depressed person. She
doesn’t love Dad and
doesn’t bother to disguise that fact.
I mentioned this to a
friend and she said I
should tell my mother
what my son said. She
thinks it could make
Mom “see the light” and
change for the better.
Considering
my
mother’s
depressed
state, should I tell her?
—
UNDECIDED
IN
MICHIGAN
DEAR UNDECIDED:
Perhaps. But if you do, be
diplomatic. You might
begin by telling her you
could see how “down”
she was when you all
came to visit, and that
she could get so much
more out of life if she
sought professional help
for her depression —
specifically some sessions with a licensed
counselor.
You could also mention that, while your father may not be her
favorite person, it would
be better if it was not so
obvious to the grandchildren,
because
they
sensed the tension and
mentioned it when they
returned home.
If you broach the subject lovingly, she might
listen and take steps to
help herself. One thing is
certain — if you say
nothing, nothing will
change.
DEAR ABBY: I have
been a social worker in
two skilled nursing
homes for the past six
years.
I often hear visitors
approach patients with
dementia and say, “Do
you know who I am?” or
“Do you know who this
is?” It’s like giving the
person with dementia a
test, one which the person will often fail.
It would be more effective to approach the
person and say, “It is so
nice to see you. I am
(whomever) and knew
you (in whatever circumstances).”
Persons with dementia do not need to be reminded that they don’t
recall something.
Most of them know it.
Even relatives — brothers, sisters, sons and
daughters — may need
to introduce themselves
to their loved ones.
Rather than giving the
person with dementia a
test when you visit, set
up the visit to succeed by
making simple introductions. Remember, people
who have dementia can
remember things that
happened a long time
ago, but they may not recall what happened in
the last five minutes.
Visitors should talk
about the “good old
days” and everyone will
experience a good visit.
— P.B. IN NORTH CAROLINA
DEAR P.B.: Because
increasing numbers of
individuals are being di-
agnosed with dementia,
I hope your suggestion
will be taken to heart by
my readers. In cases like
this, the visitor should
expect to be the one who
guides the conversation.
It’s important to keep
visits positive, loving and
stress-free.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as
Jeanne Phillips, and was
founded by her mother,
Pauline Phillips. Write Dear
Abby at www.DearAbby.com
or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
4441247-070410-ST
Dear
Abby
harassment policy, you
should follow it or go to
the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or equivalent state agency office
nearest you and file a
claim.
Your job will be protected during the investigation that will follow.
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OUT IN THE COMMUNITY
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Theme of this year’s Heritage Days is ‘Back to the ’70s’
REBECCA L AWRENCE
SUNDAY TIMES
Veteran Moose Jaw actor Russ McKnight will be performing during the 2010 Saskatchewan Heritage Days
in Gravelbourg.
This year’s theme is “Back to the ’70s. On the Cusp
of Change.”
The sixth annual event will be held on Sept. 17 and
18.
Heritage Days, or La Journées de Changement, is organized by La Societé Historique de la Saskatchewan
and involves 135 actors, actresses and production crew
members from all over the province.
They will be presenting 20 short plays or vignettes
depicting various aspects of Saskatchewan history.
Each play is expected to be performed about 15
times with 10 performances on Sept. 17 for schools
and five on Sept. 18 for general audiences from noon
to 5 p.m. at various locations along Main Street.
McKnight will be performing a one-person play
called Ghost Farms. His character will be a farmerturned-school bus driver from 1972.
He said at that time in Saskatchewan’s history, more
than 3,500 farmers had quit the land.
The bus driver talks about how his driving route has
expanded considerably because the school boards had
forced many of the smaller towns and villages to shut
down their schools.
The script arrived just as the play in which he is currently performing, The Trial of Louis Riel, is taking a
break.
The cast will regroup in mid-November to fly to Ontario for performances in Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa
and Montreal and then back for a show in Winnipeg.
For more information about Heritage Days 2010, see
www.societehisto.com.
Rebecca Lawrence can be reached at 691-1258.
Moose Jaw actor Russ McKnight will be performing during Heritage
Days 2010 in Gravelbourg on Sept. 17 and 18. Submitted photo
Wedding dresses, false teeth found during Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
MYLES FISH
SUNDAY TIMES
Sign up for the Great Canadian Shoreline
Cleanup and who knows what you might
find. In past years, wedding dresses, disco
balls, false teeth and even a canoe made
out of duct tape have been found along
lakes, rivers and oceans across Canada.
Locally, a fridge, armchair and golf ball
washer have been pulled out of Spring
Creek.
In Moose Jaw, there are cleanup events
planned for Spring Creek and Wakamow
Valley.
The North West Community Association is organizing the cleanup along Spring
Creek while the Wakamow Valley Authority
is covering its park.
Margaret Moran has been participating
in the events for over 10 years.
She has seen many odd items pulled out
of the creek, plus a lot of the plastic rings
from six-packs of cans which are especially
detrimental to wildlife.
“The first year I did it, there was a lot of
styrofoam floating in the reservoir and
probably 50 tires thrown in there.
“From diapers to fast food litter, you see
it all. It’s amazing how much accumulates
over the months,” said Moran.
The Spring Creek cleanup will be on
Sept. 18 at 1 p.m., while the cleanup in
Wakamow Valley will be on the 19th, also
at 1 p.m.
Moran said she hopes Moose Javians
will donate a few hours to help beautify the
city.
“After it is all said and done and you look
back and see the progress and what a dif-
ference it makes to the look of the reservoir
itself, it’s very satisfying. You can pat yourself on the back and know you’ve done
some good. It only takes a couple of hours
and it can make a really big difference.
“More hands means less work,” she said.
To get involved, or for more information,
call Moran at 692-4464.
The national conservation program
began in 1994. Last year, nearly 161,000
kilograms of litter was removed from 1,568
sites across the country. Myles Fish can be reached at 691-1263.
Hunter of the Prairie Sea exhibit open at WDM
Jack Hay, chairman of the Western Development Museum board of directors, declares the Hunter of the Prairie Sea exhibit officially open with Moose Jaw North MLA Warren Michelson, right.
Times-Herald photo by Rebecca Lawrence
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THIS WEEK IN MOOSE JAW
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Events happening in and around Moose Jaw
• Sukanen Ship Pioneer
Village and Museum
open from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., south of Moose
Jaw on No. 2 Highway.
Admission at gate. Information at 693-7315.
• Minto Hugs Quilters
group makes quilts for
shut-ins at 9 a.m. in the
Christian
education
building. Open to all
quilters.
• Kindred Sisters Bible
study group meets at
9:30 a.m. in the lounge
of Minto United Church.
• Four Seasons Whist
Club for all interested
seniors meets at 1 p.m.
at the Church of Our
Lady community centre.
New members welcome.
• Moose Jaw Museum and
Art Gallery open from
noon to 5 p.m. in Crescent Park.
• Moose Jaw Lions Club
meets at 6:30 p.m. the
first and third Wednesdays of the month at the
Royal Canadian Legion.
New members welcome. Information at
693-9529.
• Club DJ, a program for
youth, meets from 6:30
to 8 p.m. at the Moose
Jaw Church of God at 50
Hochelaga St. E. Information available at 6935818.
• Taoist Tai Chi Society of
Canada, Moose Jaw
branch regular and beginners’ classes from
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the
social hall of St. Andrew’s United Church.
Information at 692-7233
or 692-5017.
• Open duplicate bridge
played at 7:30 p.m. at
The Comfort Inn. For
partnerships call Rose
Shaw at 692-6564.
• Cosmo Senior Citizens’
Centre activities at 235
Third Ave. N.E.: billiards
from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m.; bridge and shuffleboard at 1 p.m. New
members welcome.
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• Big Country Toastmasters Club is now on its
summer schedule. Information
available
from 693-8739.
• Gamblers Anonymous
meets at 7 p.m. downstairs at the Salvation
Army community service centre, 175 First Ave.
N.E. Information at 6921407.
• TOPS SA2149 weigh-in
from 6:30 to 7 p.m. and
meeting at 7 p.m. at the
Alliance Church. Everyone welcome. Scale
weights up to 500
pounds. Call 692-7771
for information.
• TOPS SA2911 meets
from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
at the Cosmo Centre.
Contact 692-2359 or
694-0847 for information.
• Alcoholics Anonymous
Big Book study group
meets at noon at 916
Brown St., back door to
basement.
• Southside Welcome AA
Group meetings at 8
p.m. downstairs at Trinity United Church, 277
Iroquois St. W., back
door.
• Easy Does It Al-Anon
Family Group meets at 8
p.m in the Harmony
Room on the main floor
of St. Andrew’s United
Church.
• Craik AA Group mets at
8 p.m. in the Craik &
District Health Centre.
THURSDAY
• Sukanen Ship Pioneer
Village and Museum
open from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., south of Moose
Jaw on No. 2 Highway.
Admission at gate. Information at 693-7315.
• Moose Jaw Museum and
Art Gallery open from
noon to 5 p.m. in Crescent Park.
• Cosmo Senior Citizens’
Centre activities at 235
Third Ave. N.E. include:
billiards from 9:30 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m.; line dancing at 10 a.m. New
members welcome.
• Moose Jaw and District
Seniors open all day for
activities at 510 Main St.
N.: cafe open from 7
a.m. to 4 p.m.; pool and
walking at 9 a.m.; Five
Hundred at 1 p.m.; ceramics at 1:30 p.m.;
court whist and pool at
7 p.m.; exercise program
from 7 to 8:30 p.m., with
a doctor’s written approval. New members
welcome.
• 199er duplicate bridge
played at 7 p.m. at The
Comfort Inn. For partnerships call Rose Shaw
at 692-6564.
• Anavets members and
guests play cribbage at
1:30 p.m.
• Moose Jaw Army Cadets
group meets from 6:45
to 9:30 p.m. at the D.V.
Currie Armoury. Information by calling 6948153.
• The Five Hills Chito Ryu
Karate Club offers
karate classes at Lindale
School gym - beginners
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CITY OF MOOSE JAW
FALL WEED CONTROL PROGRAM
During 2010, the City of Moose Jaw will be continuing an Enhanced
Turf Management Program on its green space areas.
The use of pesticides on those areas has been reduced. All green
spaces will be evaluated and only those areas exhibiting high weed
numbers will be sprayed with pesticide. Those areas may be “spot
sprayed”. The
herbicide used will be 24D.
During the week of September 13th to September 17th, barring
inclement weather, Parks and Recreation Crews will spray city
owned property at:
Crescent Park
Other city owned properties will be evaluated for weed control and
sprayed as required.
Prior to spraying, adjacent residents will be notified. Areas to
be sprayed will be placarded prior to spraying.
If you are chemical sensitive or have any questions regarding the
City of Moose Jaw’s Turf Management program, please contact the
Parks and Recreation Department at 694-4439.
For your own comfort and safety, you are asked to stay off areas
during spraying operations and for 24 hours afterward. It is suggested that
residents keep their windows closed during spraying operations
and for 24 hours afterward.
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vanced at 7:40 p.m.
• Overeaters Anonymous
meets at Minto United
Church, main floor
chapel, at 7:30 p.m., back
door entrance. Information available at 694-1627.
• Megwetch AA, Al-Anon
and Alateen meeting at 8
p.m. at St. Andrew’s
United Church, 60
Athabasca St. W., west entrance.
• Discovering Hope AlAnon Group for adult
children of alcoholics
meets at 7:30 p.m. at the
Salvation Army Church at
2 Wintergreen Dr.
• Narcotics Anonymous
Crossroads Basic Text
Study Group meeting at 8
p.m. at 916 Brown St.,
back door to basement.
• Straight Track AA Group
meets at 8 p.m. downstairs at Trinity United
Church, 277 Iroquois St.
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• Seniors’ slo-pitch league
games, 5 p.m., versus
Regina, alternating between Moose Jaw and
Regina for location. For
players aged 55 years
and older. Always looking for new players. Call
692-5160 for information or to join.
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• Moose Jaw and District
Seniors open all day for
scheduled activities at
510 Main St. N. Information at 694-4223; cafe
open from 7 a.m. to 4
p.m.; cardiac group at 8
a.m.; pool at 9 a.m.;
walking at 10 a.m.; Coffee Mates at 10:30 a.m.;
fitness and cribbage at 1
p.m.; ceramics, lawn
bowling and table tennis at 1:30 p.m.
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CITY OF MOOSE JAW
DUTCH ELM DISEASE BASAL SPRAYING PROGRAM
During the week of Monday, September 13th to Sunday, September 19th, 2010 the City plans
to conduct a basal spray program to control the Elm Bark Beetle on City owned trees in Moose
Jaw. The Native Elm Bark Beetle is the primary vector of Dutch Elm Disease in the province of
Saskatchewan. The chemical Dursban will be sprayed on the bottom 1⁄2 metre of the tree where
the Native Elm Bark Beetle overwinters. This spraying is done under low pressure on Elm Trees
only. The chemical gives control for a two year period. If all elm trees in the city were sprayed
the spread of Dutch Elm Disease could be reduced by 97%.
Parks and Recreation plan on spraying city owned trees in:
North Hill Area West of 9th Ave. NW, including VLA, Sunningdale, Rosedale Cemetery,
Moose Jaw Cemetery, Manitoba Express Way, Coronation Drive 1100 block Athabasca
Street East.
Sprayed trees will be marked with a florescent Red dot. Prior to spraying, the areas will be
placarded and adjacent residents notified. It is advisable that residents leave their
windows closed when spraying operations are taking place.
If you wish to have your private Elm trees sprayed, please contact a licensed pesticide
applicator.
If you require any additional information, or are chemically sensitive, please contact the Parks
and Recreation Department at 694-4439.
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CITY SCENES
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Kyle Bates, left, and Anthony Worfolk longboarded along the Trans-Canada Highway from Regina to Moose Jaw to raise money for the
Canadian Diabetes Association. Times-Herald photo by Rebecca Lawrence
Rainer Olson,7, flies his plane with brother Jack, 2, at Buffalo Pound
Provincial Park. The family, from Moose Jaw, camped at the park for
the Labour Day long weekend. Times-Herald photo by Rebecca Lawrence
FOLK MUSIC
TICKET DRAW
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Garnet Rogers
Sept. 15 @ 8pm
Moose Jaw Cultural Centre
“Audience members are encouraged to
bring non-perishable foods, and/or items
of personal care, such as shampoo or
soap, to the concert as donations to the
Moose Jaw & District Food Bank.”
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Set of 2 Tickets
Celebrating Riderville. Avonlea held a huge street party after the
town was declared Riderville. From left are: Darryl Hollema,
Georgina Miller and Liz Hollema. Times-Herald photo
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Phone #:
Email:
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Kira Hack, 3, plays on the slides at the family fun fair at Victory
Church. Times-Herald photo by Rebecca Lawrence
Gaelle Roussel, from Quebec, does some stretches in front of her
tent at Buffalo Pound Provincial Park. She camped at the park after
spending the summer picking fruit in British Columbia. Times-Herald
photo by Rebecca Lawrence
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THIS WEEK IN MOOSE JAW
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Sunday, September 12, 2010
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Events happening in and around Moose Jaw
• Caron AA Group meetings at 8 p.m. in Caron
community church.
FRIDAY
• Sukanen Ship Pioneer
Village and Museum
open from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., south of Moose Jaw
on No. 2 Highway. Admission at gate. Information at 693-7315.
• Cosmo Senior Citizens’
Centre open for scheduled activities at 235
Third Ave. N.E.: walking
at 9:30 a.m.; billiards
from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m.; shuffleboard at 1
p.m. New members welcome.
• Tai Chi Chih beginner
classes from noon to
12:55 p.m. Registration
information at 691-2719.
• Moose Jaw Scrabble
Club No. 262 meets at 1
p.m. in the craft room of
the Cosmo Centre. New
and past members welcome. Information at
692-0731.
• Musical evenings from
7:30 to 10 p.m. with Harmonies Music Group
Live at City Oasis
Foursquare Church at
1291
Gordon
Rd.
Tickets at the door include dessert and beverage. Open to all music
lovers.
• Moose Jaw Museum and
Art Gallery open from
noon to 5 p.m. in Crescent Park.
• Moose Jaw and District
Seniors open all day for
scheduled activities at
510 Main St. N.: cafe
open from 7 a.m. to 4
p.m.; cardiac group at 8
a.m.; pool at 9 a.m.;
walking at 10 a.m.; musical jam session at 10
a.m.; fitness at 10:30
a.m.; kaiser at 1 p.m.;
nickel bingo and lawn
bowling at 1:30 p.m.
• Open duplicate bridge
played at 1:30 p.m. at
The Comfort Inn. For
partnerships call Rose
Shaw at 692-6564.
• Eagles Club dance from
9 p.m. to 1 a.m., 561
Home St. W., for members and guests.
• Royal Purple meat
draws at 5:30 p.m. at the
Royal Canadian Legion,
268 High St. W.
• Meals served at 5:30 p.m.
in the lounge of the
Moose Jaw Royal Canadian Legion, Branch No.
59, 268 High St. W., for
members and guests.
Shuffleboard games at 7
p.m.
• Hi-Steppers AA Group
meets at 8 p.m. at 200
Main St. S. Wheelchair
accessible.
• Central Butte Hi 42 AA
Group meeting at 8:30
p.m. downstairs at the
hospital in Central
Butte.
• Legion lounge open regular hours for members
and guests. Meat draws
at 3 p.m.
• Weekend adult swim,
noon to 1 pm. at the
Phyllis Deward Outdoor
Pool, 200 Fairford St. E.
• Eagles Club dance from
9 p.m. to 1 a.m., 561
Home St. W., for members and guests.
• Sukanen Ship Pioneer
Village and Museum
open from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., south of Moose Jaw
on No. 2 Highway. Admission at gate. Information at 693-7315.
• Anavets weekly meat
draw in the lounge at
4:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
• Bridge played at 1 p.m.
at the Cosmo Centre.
New members welcome.
• Taoist Tai Chi Society of
Canada, Moose Jaw
• Moose Jaw Museum and
Art Gallery open from
Community Happenings today and Monday
• Badminton begins at William Grayson from 7 to 9 p.m. The
cost is $20. Some rackets and birds are supplied. People are welcome to come 1-4 times a week.
• Moose Jaw Woodcrafters Guild meeting at Riverview Collegiate. Doors open at 6:30p.m., meeting at 7 p.m. Members and
newcomers welcome.
• Us Too prostate support group meeting at 7 p.m. at the Canadian Cancer Society office, 61 Ross St. W. This month’s meeting
is open to the public. Lunch/refreshments will follow the meeting.
For more information, contact Dennis Auger at 693-1761.
Taking care of yourself is
essential to living well
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YOGA…in Moose Jaw!!
Register now for classes starting in September
Beginner, Multi-Level & Intermediate Classes
Yoga Thrive - Therapeutic Yoga
for Cancer Survivors
noon to 5 p.m. in Crescent Park.
• Angus Campbell Centre
Alcoholics Anonymous
H&I meeting at 9:30 a.m.
at the centre on the
Lakeview Service Road.
• Saturday Night AA
Group meets at 8 p.m. in
Zion United Church on
Main Street, north door.
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• The First Free Methodist Church, at 375 Hochelaga Street
West, celebrates its 110th anniversary with a special service at
10:45 a.m. There will be music and a guest speaker.
• The Humane Society Annual Dog Jog Fundraiser at 2 p.m.
at Wakamow Valley. A family barbecue will follow the walk. Alternate bad weather date will be Sept. 19.
• Singer/songwriter Amanda Rheaume performing at Java Express at 7:30 p.m.
• Threshing Bee at the Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village and Museum — 8 to 10 a.m. pancake breakfast, 10 a.m. seed cleaning potato harvesting and hand threshing, 11 a.m. registration for
parade participants, 1 p.m. antique car, truck and tractor parade.
Monday
• Each community association will be taking registrations for
specific programs from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the following locations: East Side Community Association, Kinsmen Sportsplex;
North West Community Association, Kinsmen Sportsplex; South
Hill Community Association, Empire School; ans
Sunningdale/VLA Community Association, Sunningdale School.
• The Prairie Pens will hold its next meeting at 10 a.m. upstairs
at the Moose Jaw Public Library. New members are welcome.
• The Moose Jaw Hometown Fair committee will meet at 7
p.m. in the boardroom of the Moose Jaw Exhibition Company.
Anyone interested in helping to plan the 2011 fair is welcome to
attend.
• Water Workout in the shallow water at the Kinsmen Sportsplex from 8 to 9 a.m. Water Workout in the deep water at the
Kinsmen Sportsplex from 7:15 to 8:15 p.m.
branch
beginners’
classes from 9:30 to
10:30 a.m. in the social
hall of St. Andrew’s
United Church. Information at 692-7233 or 6925017.
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Scientists analyze medulloblastoma, find it’s four different cancers: study
mour is actually four different cancers.
Their work shows that
medulloblastoma is four
different diseases, each
with its own molecular
composition and clinical
characteristics, including
age of onset and gender
specificity.
The findings were published recently in the ad-
vance online edition of the
Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Better understanding of
medulloblastoma could
lead to a fine-tuning of
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Ducks Unlimited - Canada wish to thank the following
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Hetherington Livestock
Hockey Capital
Holmes, Heric & Carma
Home Building Centre
Inland Concrete Limited
Ivany, Brian W.
JGL Livestock
J Wilk Landscaping Ltd.
Jiggy Joe’s Fishing Tackle
Joey’s Only
Johnstone Auction/Scott Johnstone
KCS Marketing/Kathy’s Custom
Stitchery
Kennedy, Brent & Jo-ann
L & I Electric
Lichacz, Theresa & Michael
M & T Feed lot Ltd.
Mang, Gary
Mercury Service Ltd.
Midwest Efficiency
Miller, Dr. George
Minute Muffler & Brake
Moore, Yvette
Moose Jaw Animal Clinic
Moose Jaw District EMS
Moose Jaw Ford Sales
Moose Jaw Times Herald
Moose Jaw Refinery Inc.
Moose Jaw Toyota
Moose Jaw Wildlife Federation
Mullen, Dr. Mark(Aspen)
Murray GM
Original Additions Hair Studio
Ottawa Real Estate Co. Ltd.
P 2000 Reflective Insulation/H.B.T.
Johnstons Enterprises Ltd.
Panda Tire
Parent Shop - Kim Stafford
Pharmasave
Pilsner Cabinets
Poley, Bob & Elaine
Prairie Janitorial
Prairie Schooner
Probert, Dr. Lloyd A.
R.L. Cushing Millwork
Reiman Investments Ltd.
Roberge Transport Inc.
RBC Financial Group
Royla Lepage - Landmart
RSC Rentals
SaskTel
Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation
Scotiabank
Schultz, Dr. Russ
South Sask Wildlife Association
TD - Investment Services
Temple Gardens Mineral Spa
Thoroughgood, Paul & Leanne
Toni, Dale & Carol
Triple G Carriers
Vice, Barry & Betty-Ann
Village Ford Lincoln
Walchuk Masonry Ltd.
Walper-Bossence Law Office
Ward Ranch/Gord & Marj Ward
Watson, Bonnie
Webster, Barry
Wellington West Capital Inc.
Wells Camera & Sound
Western Dodge/Western Honda
Wray Agencies Ltd.
Yara - Belle Plaine Inc.
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Acklands Grainger Inc.
Allen, Liz & Jim
Arnold Wilk Trucking
Beesley, Dr. Paul
Boston Pizza
Brentz Garage
Brown, Vern & Joan
C&S Builders Ltd.
Canadian Tire Moose Jaw store
Cardinal Construction
Carpet Gallery
Carpet One Floor & Home
CHAB/Country 100/Golden West
Radio
Chatters Salon
Chillers Brew Pub
Chow, Darin
Church, Al & Kathy
Clark’s Supply & Service
Conexus Credit Union - MJ
Cozine, Don & Rose Marie
Curran & Fielding Law Office
Cypress Paving (1976) Ltd.
Crook, DB Accounting
Deyo, Bill & Judy
Discount Plumbing & Heating
Double K Excavating
D W Concrete & Renovations
(Don Wog)
Energuard
Evans Excavating Inc.
Family Pawn
Fellinger & Sons Meats
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treatments, the researchers
say.
“We used to think that
medulloblastoma was one
disease, most common in
seven-year-old boys,” Dr.
Michael Taylor, the principal investigator, said in a
statement.
“Our study has shown
that, in fact, it’s four different types that affect girls
and boys differently.”
Taylor is a neurosurgeon
and scientist at the SickKids Research Institute and
the Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre.
It had previously been
thought that girls with
medulloblastoma had a
better prognosis than boys,
he said, but now researchers understand that
girls more commonly have
Bob was born in Moose Jaw
and raised on a farm in the
Archydal district. He served
Messiah Lutheran in Assiniboia
from May 2002 until retiring to
Moose Jaw in August of 2007.
Since then he has been
serving part time in various
parishes and joined our staff in
May of this year.
the type of medulloblastoma that comes with a
better prognosis.
In babies, the disease is
almost always of a specific
type, and there are new experimental drugs available
to treat it.
In their analysis, the researchers studied more
than 1,000 samples of brain
tumours from neuro-oncology centres around the
world.
They’ve developed inexpensive tests that would
allow hospital pathology
labs to differentiate among
the four forms of medulloblastoma.
Researchers in Germany, the Netherlands, the
United Kingdom and the
United States were also involved in the scientific
paper.
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TORONTO (The Canadian Press)
— Scientists in Toronto
have used high-technology
tools to determine that the
most common malignant
type of childhood brain tu-
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gives back?
Oh? Who to?
(Or should that be
to whom?)”
Every year, we contribute both time and
money to local charities, sports teams, service
clubs, special events, fairs, fundraisers, tournaments, bonspiels, the arts, youth initiatives,
Special Olympics, rodeos, teas, fall suppers,
kick-off breakfasts, concerts, galas, the CNIB,
United Way, Helping Hands, Humane Society,
School Supply drop off, Salvation Army christmas stocking and more. Being of Service in our
communities is an important part of who we
are.
Please join us celebrating our 29th Annual Dinner & Auction
to be held on Thursday, October 7th, 2010 at The Heritage Inn.
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HEALTH
Sunday Times
Sunday, September 12, 2010
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After teen damages eyes, experts cite risk of powerful laser pointers
M ALCOLM R ITTER
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — A 15-year-old boy damaged his eyes
while playing with a laser pointer he’d bought over
the Internet, say doctors who warn that dangerously
high-powered versions are easily available online.
One eye expert called it “a legitimate public
health menace.”
The boy’s case is reported in Thursday’s issue of
the New England Journal of Medicine by doctors
who treated him at the Lucerne Cantonal Hospital
in Switzerland.
It follows two reports in June of similar accidents.
British doctors said a teenager damaged his eyes
with a high-powered laser pointer, and a British
physician said his vision was affected for several
months after he was zapped by his seven-year-old
son.
Laser pointers are devices that resemble pens and
emit a narrow beam of laser light.
They’re used by lecturers to point out information during presentations, for example.
Laser pointers sold in the United States are subject to a power limit imposed by the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration — one that won’t cause instant
eye damage, although harm is still possible with
prolonged exposure.
Laser pointers that exceed the FDA restriction
can be found online.
The Swiss boy’s laser was 30 times more powerful
than the FDA limit.
He bought it to pop balloons and burn holes in
paper and his sister’s sneakers, his doctors said.
One day, he was playing with the pointer in front
of a mirror to create a light show, and he accidentally zapped his eyes with its green light several
times.
Although he noticed right away that his vision
was blurry, he was afraid of telling his parents.
So it wasn’t until two weeks later, when he couldn’t hide the problem any longer, that he saw a doctor.
The vision in his left eye was so poor that he
couldn’t count fingers more than about a metre
away.
His other eye also showed severe vision loss, one
that would make it difficult to read a newspaper, Dr.
Martin Schmid, one of the doctors reporting the
case, said in an email.
Examination showed a hemorrhage in his left eye
and several tiny scars in his right eye.
After four months, his vision showed some improvement but remained moderately impaired,
Schmid said.
High-power devices like the one the teen bought
are advertised as laser pointers and look just like
low-powered versions, Schmid and colleagues
wrote.
“I’m stunned that a kid can get access to . . . this
type of power,” commented Dr. George Williams,
chair of ophthalmology at the Oakland University
William Beaumont School of Medicine in Royal Oak,
Mich.
“This is a legitimate public health menace,” said
Williams, a spokesman for the American Academy
of Opthalmology.
“Parents should be aware there are inappropriate
lasers available over the Internet.”
The FDA has warned in the past that it has found
laser pointers and toys that exceed the output limit
of five milliwatts — five-thousandths of a watt.
It rarely collects reports of eye-damage incidents
like the case in Switzerland, said FDA health promotion officer Dan Hewett, so it’s not clear how often
they happen.
His agency recommends that consumers make
sure laser pointer labels carry a designation of Class
IIIa or lower, along with a statement of compliance
with Chapter 21 CFR.
Hewett suggests consumers should look on the
label to make sure the power output is no more than
five milliwatts, or five mW.
But he stressed that even a laser product that
meets those conditions can cause eye
damage if a person stares into the beam long
enough.
“Just because it says five mW and Class IIIa, FDA
is not saying you can grab this laser and stare at it,”
he said.
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No ptarmigan stomach? New Arctic diet program
offers healthy modern meal choices
EDMONTON (The Canadian Press) — Northern
aboriginals aren’t eating as much ptarmigan stomach as their grandparents did.
Caribou guts and bear liver aren’t for Sunday dinner so much anymore, either.
But those kinds of traditional Arctic
foods once provided essential nutrients
that the high-fat, high-salt, store-bought
foods that replaced them don’t.
And the results, according to a series of
15 papers published recently in the Journal
of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, are high
rates of obesity, diabetes and cancer across
the North.
“People would have usually eaten all
parts of the animal,” said Sangita Sharma,
chairwoman of aboriginal health at the
University of Alberta and one of the authors
of the mammoth, five-year study.
“Now, people don’t consume all parts of
the animal. And if they do, consumption of
traditional food is a lot less.
“The foods that are replacing those traditional foods are not so nutrient-dense.”
The western-Arctic Inuvialuit and eastern-Arctic Inuit were kept healthy for generations by food they harvested off the
land. But as their lifestyles shifted to a more
settled existence, their diet shifted to what
was available on the grocery shelves.
Sharma and her group carefully studied
the nutritional consequences in six Arctic
communities, three in the Northwest Territories and three in Nunavut.
She found that nearly two-thirds of adult
Inuvialuit and 72 per cent of Inuit were
obese.
More than 20 per cent of participating
Inuvialuit reported chronic diseases including heart problems, hypertension, diabetes and cancer.
She also found that deficiencies in vitamins A, B, D and E were common. Most
people lacked dietary fibre. Calcium and
iron were lacking in more than 60 per cent
of Inuit men and women.
Foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables
and dairy products provide those nutrients
in the south.
But in the North, those products are either dauntingly expensive or rendered unappealing by long transport times.
So Sharma’s group, with help from the
N.W.T. and Nunavut governments as well
as participation by northern grocers,
sought to come up with foods that would
be nutritious and inexpensive as well as
easy to transport and cook.
Using community feedback, they developed a short list of foods that the grocers
agreed to stock.
“We asked them to bring up wholewheat bread,” she said.
“They sold it for the same price as white
bread and gave away free samples for taste
tests in the store.
“We also asked then to bring up frozen
corn and frozen peas. If you’ve made a
beautiful char chowder, all you need to do
is go into the freezer and take a handful of
corn and throw it in.
“Same with frozen peas — you can just
throw them into muskox stew. It’s not only
delicious, it makes the whole dish that
much more nutritious.”
The products were backed up with instore taste tests and advice. Skim milk
powder was suggested instead of coffee
creamer. Directions were offered on baking
the traditional bread dish bannock instead
of frying it.
“We really let people know the nutritional value behind some of those foods,”
Sharma said.
The Healthy Foods North program has
been going on for about a year. Preliminary
results are encouraging.
The test communities have shown increased levels of vitamins A, D and E. Fibre
and folic acid are up and cholesterol is
down.
“We were able to increase the nutrient
intake of those nutrients that were consumed well below the recommended
amounts,” said Sharma.
The program is so successful that at
least 10 other northern communities want
in, she said.
Sharma said the Inuit aren’t unique.
Similar diet shifts have occurred all over
the world where aboriginal people have
adapted to modern eating. A little help with
the transition can often have significant
nutritional benefits.
“People generally don’t make new food
choices unless someone introduces it to
them,” Sharma said.
“We’re all creatures of habit.”
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chronic fatigue patients they tested. But several other
studies, including one from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, failed to find XMRV virus in
patients, making researchers wonder if this was a false
alarm.
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Academy of Sciences, thickens the plot.
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people with chronic fatigue syndrome, raising still
more questions about whether an infection may play a
role in the complicated illness.
The study does not prove that having any of these
viruses causes harm, stressed co-author Dr. Harvey
Alter of the National Institutes of Health.
But it strengthens suspicions, and the government
has additional research under way to determine if the
Testing of 44 healthy blood donors, in contrast,
found evidence of those viruses in nearly seven per
cent.
Various viruses have been linked to chronic fatigue
over the years only to fall by the wayside as potential
culprits in the mysterious illness thought to afflict
about one million Americans.
It’s characterized by at least six months of severe fatigue, impaired memory and other symptoms, but
there’s no test for it and no specific treatment.
These MLV, or “murine leukemia-related viruses,” are
known to cause some cancers in mice, and the XMRV
relative has been found in some human prostate tumours, too.
But there’s no easy way to test for it, meaning studies
of a link at this point must be in research labs, not doctors’ offices, FDA and NIH researchers said Monday.
No one knows how people become infected, but
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any evidence of transmission through blood.
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Exhibit studies history of plants from toxic precatory pea to naughty lodoicea
VALERIE HILL
THE CANADIAN PRESS
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. — Behold
the lowly beans and seeds.
They have a tough exterior yet are soft on the inside. And they are the
bearer of all sorts of delights
for
humanity
throughout the ages: food,
medicine, toys, jewelry and
musical instruments.
“There are so many uses
for seeds it’s really fascinating to me,” said Adrienne
Brewster, executive director
and curator at Wings of
Paradise.
The Cambridge facility is
the site of the Royal Ontario
Museum’s travelling exhibit
“Seeds In Disguise: The Biology and Lore of Ornamental Seeds,” which looks
at the history of how seeds
and beans have been used
in cultures throughout the
world.
“They would make use
of the seeds for all sorts of
things,” she said.
The exhibit, on until Nov.
30, is set up in six display
cases, each with a specific
theme representing seeds
and beans from around the
world.
The precatory pea, for
example, woven into a
handmade pouch from
Afghanistan is tiny and
quite lovely, but the pea itself has been imbued by nature with a potent toxin
that acts as a herbicide to
keep neighbouring plants
in check. But if ingested by
humans or animals, it’s
deadly.
“It’s a fierce little seed,”
she said.
One of the more beautiful examples is the candlenut oil tree nut, native to
tropical rainforests in
places like the South Pacific.
This nut has such a high
concentration of oil that a
wick slipped inside will
burn vigorously.
Then
there
are
stinkwood seeds which are,
well, stinky. Lovely canna
lilies produce tiny, hard
seeds known as gunshot
seeds, used as noisemakers
when placed inside an
empty gourd or as beads in
jewelry.
Ivory-nut palm, also
known as vegetable ivory, is
as hard and equally as
lovely as elephant ivory and
often used as a substitute
for intricate carvings.
Prior to plastics, the vegetable ivory was also used
for buttons, particularly
during the Victorian era.
And then there are the
yummy edibles: sweetsop
that tastes like custard, coffee beans and all the delicious edible nuts.
The exhibit also explores
the “relationship between
seeds and animals” said
Brewer, noting seeds attract
birds, which in turn become seed dispensers, dis-
tributing the hard little
nuggets in excrement as
they fly.
The excrement acts as a
sort of fertilizer, providing a
good base for the seed to
start to grow kilometres
away from the parent plant.
“It’s a tactic the plant
puts in place to dispense its
seeds further,” she said.
The exhibit also explains
the connection between
plants that grow the seedfilled flowers, which in turn
attract insects, including
pollinators such as butterflies.
“I think some people
might not think there is a
connection between butterflies that rely on flowers,”
she said.
“Both are very much
connected: they’ve coevolved together.”
In the less exotic but
more profitable area of seed
production comes the
humble little corn plant.
“Corn has lots of commercial production of
seeds,” said Brewster as a
way of understatement.
Think of corn meal, corn
oil, kernel corn and corn
cattle feed, to name a few
products essential to
human nutrition.
The exhibit would not be
complete without a few exotics, such as the fanshaped lodoicea, native to
the Seychelles Islands.
This enormous palm has
the largest nut on record,
Executive director Adrienne Brewster with the seed exhibit Friday June 18, 2008, in Cambridge, Ontario.
Wings of Paradise in Cambridge is the site of the Royal Ontario Museum’s travelling exhibit “Seeds In
Disguise: The Biology and Lore of Ornamental Seeds,” which looks at the history of how seeds and beans
have been used in cultures throughout the world. CP photo by Philip Walker
weighing more than 40 kilograms.
Removed from its tough
outer husk, the seed and
has a very suggestive shape,
much like the naked rear
end of a woman.
For Brewer, the history
and multitude of uses for
seeds was something new
and she said the public has
really embraced new ex-
hibit.
“I wear a lot of organic
jewelry,” she said. “I never
really connected them to
seeds, the stories they
might have.”
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Memorabilia-laden barbershop a legend among neighbouring military
SANDY KLOWAK
THE CANADIAN PRESS
WINNIPEG — It’s easy to overlook Hair Force Barbers.
Tucked away in an unassuming brick building across the
street from Winnipeg’s 17 Wing air force base, its existence
is indicated only by a tattered, sun-bleached barber’s pole.
But the men of the military — and savvy civilians —
know Hair Force Barbers is a great place for a shave, haircut and good company.
Owners Wally Choma and Terri Townsend have been in
the barbering business together for almost 25 years and
have run Hair Force Barbers for a decade, recently with the
help of employee Becky Larsen.
This cosy haven, jam-packed with history and friendly
faces, is located outside the base and is independent of the
air force, with whom they have a contract.
Military memorabilia — photos, badges, bayonets and
uniforms — plasters the walls of the small, homey shop.
Townsend’s golden-doodle, Dolce, lounges on the floor.
The friendly dog greets friends and customers — almost
all of whom Townsend and Choma know by name.
Choma and Townsend love their job. It’s the people who
make it special, they say.
“They’re a different clientele just because they’re worldtravelled, they see some pretty nasty things,” said
Townsend, who compared her job to that of a bartender
lending an ear to customers.
“Everyone comes in here and talks about everything,
but there’s no politics.”
In the barbershop, the rules of military life are suspended — no saluting necessary. It’s a place to unwind, debrief and be buddies.
“They’re all on equal footing — the general waits just as
long as the private waits,” Choma said.
Choma’s model airplanes line the walls of the shop,
among the other military treasures. Their memorabilia
collection is extensive, given to the pair piece by piece by
customers who come and go, leaving a bit of themselves
for others to enjoy.
Choma and Townsend have developed a strong connection to their clients and the lives they lead. The two have
been involved in several charity drives for troops overseas.
“They’ve made us a member of their community,” said
Townsend.
“You can’t help but get involved.”
Even strangers passing through Winnipeg can appreciate the shop’s charm. Captain and Commanding Officer
Kel Smith of the 12th Manitoba Dragoons in Virden has
visited many a military barbershop, trying haircuts at
Canadian Forces Base Halifax and CFB Esquimalt, among
others. He said Winnipeg’s shop exceeds them all.
“I would say this is the best one in Canada. I’m really
impressed,” Smith said. “All the things they had on the walls
make you feel just at home.”
In addition to the homey atmosphere, he said prices
there can’t be beat: Men’s haircuts are $9, seniors and military pay only $7.50. Coffee is free.
Retired military man Rick Burke comes in every day for
coffee and conversation. It’s the people here that keep him
coming back.
“These people here are outstanding individuals,” he
said, lounging in a waiting chair.
Not only that, their barbering services are excellent, he
said.
“I cheated on her once,” Burke said, describing the time
he tried a barber other than Townsend.
“Never again,” he said with a laugh.
Owners Terri Townsend and Wally Choma with employee Becky Larsen, right to left, at the 17 Wing Winnipeg Barber Shop are pictured in
this Aug. 26, 2010 photo. Tucked away in an unassuming brick building across the street from Winnipeg’s air force base, its existence is indicated only by a tattered, sun-bleached barber’s pole. But the men of the military — and savvy civilians — know Hair Force Barbers is a
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Your legs are your foundation. They carry you, move
you, and support you. They
work tirelessly to help you
function throughout the
day, and are subjected to the
abuse of awkward footwear,
dysfunctional working environments, and imbalanced
exercise programs. Your legs
deserve better.
Because the muscles in
your legs are so actively involved in your daily routine,
they have a tendency to respond by tightening up over
time. Long periods of static
inactivity, such as sitting at
a desk or driving a car, will
also contribute to tension,
by allowing the shortened
muscles to slowly contract
and tighten. This results in
muscle imbalance across
your joints, contributing to
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groups of leg muscles to
consider when body-rolling.
These are the quadriceps,
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front of the thigh) help to
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joint.
The hamstrings (on the
back of the thigh) assist in
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and bending your leg at the
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healthy, and performing optimally, we need to ensure
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and flexible. This can be
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As mentioned in last
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before trying any new fitness activity, and remember
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your muscles.
Quadriceps
Your quadriceps are one
of the larger and most
prominent muscle groups.
To roll your quadriceps effectively, position yourself
facing downward, with your
forearms on the floor with
your left leg bent and your
left thigh resting on a roller.
Your right leg should be
straight, with your toe on
the floor.
This will allow you to
control the amount of load
or force applied to the roller
and your left thigh. Begin
rolling high up on your
thigh near the front of your
hip joint and roll forward
and backward in small
movements.
Be sure to slowly rotate
your left leg inward and outward to work the quadriceps muscles on the medial
and lateral aspects of your
thigh as well. Gradually
work your way downward
toward the knee joint, being
careful not to put any pressure directly on the front of
the kneecap. If you find
points that are particularly
sore, hold the pressure on
these points until you feel
the tension release.
Hamstrings
To effectively roll your
hamstrings, start in a seated
position, with your legs
straight out in front of your
body. Position a roller under
one leg, at a point high on
your hamstring muscle,
near your buttock.
Raise your hips off the
floor by using your hands to
elevate your body, allowing
gravity and your body
weight to create the pressure on the roller.
Just as you did with the
quadriceps, initiate small
forward/backward movements on the roller, and remember to work toward the
inside and outside of the
thigh to effectively release
all of the muscles of the
hamstring group.
Gradually work the roller
toward your lower leg, being
careful not to put too much
pressure directly in the back
of the knee joint.
Rolling your hamstrings
on a Travel Roller or foam
roller won’t provide the
point pressure that a softball or myofascial ball will,
but it should give a good
general muscle release.
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Parents, teachers should keep eye out for severe self-injury in teens
SHERYL UBELACKER
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — By any objective
measure, the girl’s upper
arm was a mess. A painful,
pus-filled swelling about the
dimension of a paperback
novel had brought the 16year-old to hospital desperate for help.
X-rays and other imaging
scans discovered the reason: buried just under her
skin and into deeper tissues
were 20 foreign objects, including a 16-centimetrelong straightened-out paper
clip, a tiny screw from eyeglasses and 18 broken-off
graphite pencil tips.
It was a wound the teen
had inflicted herself.
“She made a cut and
then just kept pushing these
things in,” said Dr. William
Shiels, head of radiology at
Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
“And she had 20 fragments
in her arm.”
Known as embedding,
the behaviour is a severe
form of self-injury — a particularly nasty notch up
from the more common
practices of cutting and
burning.
Since 2003, Shiels and his
colleagues have detected
and treated self-embedded
objects in 11 adolescents
aged 14 to 18, two of them
boys.
In a study published this
week in the journal Radiol-
ogy, the researchers describe removing 68 of 76 foreign bodies the 11 teens had
burrowed into the flesh of
their arms, hands, neck, ankles and feet.
The list of items reads
like a hardware store’s product line: metal, glass, wood,
plastic and stone.
“One girl actually took
the teeth from her comb,
broke them off and embedded those,” Shiels said in an
interview from Columbus.
In other patients, the radiologists found chunks of
crayon, a plastic fork tine
and a nail-polish wand.
Beyond the obvious danger of infection, the presence of foreign bodies can
lead to keloids — raised and
red fibrous scar tissue
caused by excessive tissue
repair. And then there’s the
potential for unrelenting
pain.
“A bee sting can be
painful or just a small infected pimple can be
painful, but magnify that 50
times,” said Shiels, referring
to the 16-year-old with the
severely infected arm.
When he asked the teen
why she had embedded the
unfolded paper clip and
other objects, she explained
she was “just having emotional difficulties with life,”
said Shiels.
“The most common reason that we hear for this is
it’s a way to release the pain
that’s inside. So they have
some form of self-injury on
at least one occasion. Seventy-five per cent of those
were repeat self-abusers.
When Shiels’s team first
reported on their cases at a
medical meeting in late
2008, some people thought
self-embedding was a sporadic occurrence that didn’t
go much beyond Columbus.
But that’s far from the
case, he said. “Every city
we’ve spoken to health professionals in has had at least
one or two cases. When we
started reporting it, we
started getting people from
Saskatchewan that said,
‘Oh, we’ve had cases of this
before,’ or we’ve had people
from Toronto. So we know
that it is occurring in other
cities.”
Like other forms of selfinjury, embedding is not a
new phenomenon, said
Lader, noting that there
were cases in the mid-1890s
of women diagnosed as hysterics sticking pins in their
bodies.
What has changed, it
seems, is the age at which
such behaviour begins.
“I think we are starting to
see more of these things in
younger populations,” she
said. “Self-injury itself used
to be an obscure psychiatric
symptom and now it’s becoming a more mainstream
way of coping.”
“My concern is the more
This x-ray photo shows self-embedded foreign bodies in the arm of
a 17-year-old girl, including metal staples, an unfolded paper clip
and graphite pencil tips. A study has been released on the practice
of self-injury called embedding common among some teens.
CP/Radiological Society of North America handout photo
something becomes more
mainstream, then people
need to find more
graphic or outstanding
ways (of self-harm): ‘Self-injury doesn’t work very well
any more, maybe I’ll try embedding.’
“It is still a pathological
way of dealing with feelings.”
Lader speculates that
rapid changes in society in
the last several decades —
higher divorce rates, more
blended families, the Internet and digital communica-
tion — have left many
young people feeling alienated.
“They want to believe
that somebody cares about
them, that they have a connection. And I don’t know
that kids today are sure that
anybody cares about them.
And this is a way of coping
with that.”
Shiels believes that for
most adolescent embedders, seeking treatment is a
cry for help beyond their
physical injuries.
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or concretize the pain, and
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Dr. Wendy Lader, a psychologist who co-founded a
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agreed with the authors
that adolescents who practise embedding tend to have
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people I have worked with
who tend to embed, they do
seem to have more psychological disturbances ... than
kids who are self-injuring in
general, who are doing delicate cutting, so to speak,”
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Start to finish: 1 hour (20
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Servings: 4
1 small head garlic (about
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125 ml (1/2 cup) extravirgin olive oil, plus 30 ml (2
tbsp) for frying
250 ml (1 cup) packed
fresh basil leaves
5 ml (1 tsp) kosher salt
0.5 ml (1/8 tsp) ground
black pepper
30 ml (2 tbsp) balsamic
vinegar
125 ml (1/2 cup) grated
Parmesan cheese
Pinch red pepper flakes
675 grams (1 1/2 pounds)
chicken breasts
250 ml (1 cup) all-purpose flour
60 ml (4 tbsp) (1/2 stick)
butter
In a food processor, combine the garlic, 125 ml (1/2
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black pepper, vinegar,
Parmesan and red pepper
flakes. Pulse until chunky
smooth.
Transfer half of the pesto
to a glass or stainless-steel
baking dish. Cover the remaining pesto and refrigerate until ready to serve.
One at a time, lay each
breast on the counter and
carefully slice across the
centre horizontally to create
2 thin halves. Place each half
between sheets of plastic
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rolling pin or heavy skillet to
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When ready to cook, remove the reserved pesto
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and sizzling. Several pieces
at a time, fry the chicken
until lightly browned, 2 to 3
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another 2 to 3 minutes, or
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Artists delve into digital arts mining web culture for inspiration
MICHAEL OLIVEIRA
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Are the fruits of Googling art? Are catalogues of merchandise sold on eBay worthy of a museum?
Surely, many have scoffed at some of the
art of Steven Shearer, Canada’s representative at next year’s Venice Biennale, the
world-famous contemporary art exhibit.
But experts say his unconventional digital
works are an intriguing sign of the times.
Shearer’s work includes collages of images taken from the Internet, like Xmas
Trees II, a collection of dozens of photos of
Christmas trees, all arranged upside down.
Metal Archive Study is a scattering of
hundreds of photos of Black Sabbath merchandise taken from eBay. In describing
his work, Shearer has said he is “interested
in the times I’m living in and in the way the
past echoes in them.”
“Artists always use the tools that are of
the day — and the Internet is today,” said
the National Gallery of Canada’s senior curator of contemporary art, Josee Drouin-
Brisebois, who was part of a committee
that chose Shearer to exhibit in Venice.
“There are moments in artistic creation
when we see how artists can actually use
the tools that are out there. But (they) also
make us think about the tools (by) changing them slightly, (influencing) our appreciation or understanding of them.”
Drouin-Brisebois said artists’ use of the
Internet as an influence is not particularly
new, although it’s now becoming far more
common and overt. Shearer’s use of digital
images is not unlike how artists have used
photographs in their art.
“Whether they’re images from magazines or images from press clippings or
whatnot, I think artists are very interested
in media culture and the kinds of images
that are out there and how they define us
or how they try to define us,” she said.
“For me what’s interesting is how
(Shearer) uses it and just the fact he’s compiled these thousands and thousands of
images into these archives and seeing how
his brain works in terms of the associations that he creates from just these im-
ages that are out there.”
What’s also interesting about Shearer’s
work is how he’s exploring the new digital
archives of the Internet, which are often
user-created rather than curated by experts, said Gregory Burke, director of the
Power Plant gallery in Toronto.
“It’s a very different and distinct contribution I think he’s making in the way that
he’s using the Internet and recognizing the
Internet as a kind of new form and in many
ways a very public form of archive,” Burke
said.
“He builds up his own kind of files
sourced from completely disparate
sources from around the world, of different kinds of actions people are doing (online).”
University of Toronto lecturer Tracey
Bowen has researched and written about
art in today’s digital world and believes
we’re still far, far off from seeing artists
dabbling more with digital work than
using traditional tools.
“It’s the same as when photography
came along all those years ago there were
people saying, ‘Oh, well, painting is dead.’
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come along, painting is not dead. These
kinds of classic arts are still very prominent in what we see,” Bowen said.
“As an artist, I don’t make computer
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the Internet to gain ideas.
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what we consume, and are commenting
on that, because it’s become part of our
every day. It very much affects how we
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museums any time soon as the primary exhibit space for art, even digital art.
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virtual world and they want to bring whatever they create through technology into a
gallery situation in some way,” he said.
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Depatie said a price war has already started and noted how
prices have already come down
overall in the wireless industry.
“First and foremost we feel that
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Depatie said.
Quebecor president and CEO
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What it’s like to suffer a hack attack on Twitter and how to survive it
CHRISTY LEMIRE
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — The Twitterverse is full of far more mysterious
forces
than
indecipherable trending
topics and Lady Gaga.
There are people out
there with dark, dastardly
intents, as I learned when
my account was hacked.
Now, anyone who knows
me knows I love Twitter. I
am a tweeting fool. I’ve
tweeted from backstage at
the Oscars and the red carpet at the Emmys. I’ve
tweeted from baseball
games and film festivals. I
even tweeted from my hospital bed, sleep-deprived
and loopy on pain meds,
the day after giving birth to
my son.
My husband often teases
me: “Oh, sorry, didn’t mean
to interrupt your Twittering, or whatever it is you’re
doing.’’
So yeah, I like social networking. And it’s not all
narcissistic nonsense; I’ve
never announced I was on
my way to get a mani-pedi,
for example.
But as the Associated
Press movie critic, I’ll always link to my reviews and
my colleagues’ good work,
or I’ll retweet something
funny from celebrities I follow. So you can imagine
how bummed I was last
week — and how violated I
felt — when I discovered
someone had nabbed my
Twitter feed and fired off
about 100 tweets in a matter of minutes.
Most of it was gibberish
about drug charges, sex, the
Galaxy Tab and Stephen
Hawking. Some profanity,
some weird trending topics.
Lots of links, none of which
I clicked on. It felt as if
someone had broken in and
rummaged through my
stuff with their grubby little
cyber paws.
Thankfully, the folks at
the Twitter Trust & Safety
Team noticed these uncharacteristic bursts of
links and suspended my account even before I could
get in there to change my
password.
Here’s how I found out I’d
been hacked: I was on vacation in New York with my
husband and my 10-monthold, Nicolas, and had taken
the baby to the Brooklyn
Children’s Museum to let
him escape the late summer heat and romp around.
When I finally checked
into Twitter from my phone
amid the din and chaos of
the museum’s cafe, I noticed I’d been pummeled
with mentions and direct
messages. I thought, “Huh,
I haven’t been doing anything too noteworthy today.
These babies are really
high-tech.’’ But then I realized they all said variations
of the same thing: As
(at)ProgGrrl put it so well,
“Your account has been
hacked, it’s spewing all
sorts of rubbish at us.’’
But I wasn’t the only one
that day. As Trust & Safety
director Del Harvey explained, I was one of several
people attacked by a larger
network of sites outside the
United States. Many of
those links sent out
through my account went
back to Canadian pharmacies.
My account may have
been
compromised
through a process called
phish-spam-phish, which
Harvey said is one of the
most common patterns on
the Internet.
A hacker will phish for
usernames and passwords,
then send out spam
through those people’s accounts, then use links to
phish for more.
It’s also possible that
someone I follow on Twitter with a compromised account sent me a message
with a link attached to it,
then I clicked on it thinking
it was something I could
trust, and allowed access to
my information that way.
Once Twitter suspended
my account, I filed an appeal detailing what had
happened, what my username is and when I last had
access to it.
To prevent something
like this from happening to
you, be extremely aware of
the links you click on, Harvey said. And while the
dilemma of finding a totally
secure password will never
be solved, she said you can
make it harder for someone
to figure out yours by having different passwords for
different sites.
Another
suggestion:
Take the lyrics of a song you
like, then take the first letter
from each word in the first
line and make that your
password. For Harvey’s example, Marc Cohn’s Walking in Memphis, that would
be “pombss’’ for “Put on my
blue suede shoes.’’ Adding
punctuation makes it even
tougher to crack.
Armed with my own
new password — and no,
it’s not “pombss’’ — I’m
back up and tweeting again.
Facebook a big hit with narcissists and people with low self-esteem: study
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A new study of Canadian university students suggests Facebook is
a magnet for narcissists and people with low self-esteem.
Participants who were deemed
narcissistic and others shown to
have a lower self-esteem spent
more time on the massively popular social-networking website,
the York University research
found.
Researcher
Soraya
Mehdizadeh also found that these
people use Facebook as a means
of self-promotion.
Mehdizadeh, who is now
preparing for medical school, admits the sample group of just 100
participants from such a specific
demographic doesn’t necessarily
reflect everybody who uses Facebook.
But she expects the findings to
prompt the site’s users, who number roughly 16 million in Canada,
to take a closer look at themselves
— and their Facebook “friends.’’
“I think people get sort of defensive about it, like: ‘I don’t use
my Facebook for that reason’ —
because it’s a label that you don’t
want to be slapped with,’’
Mehdizadeh said in an interview
Tuesday.
The research, undertaken two
years ago, studied the online
habits and personalities of 50 female and 50 male Facebook users
between the ages of 18 and 25.
Participants, all York students,
took psychological tests that
measured their sense of self-esteem and assessed their levels of
narcissism. Sections of their Facebook pages were also examined.
The study was published last
month in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.
The findings suggest differences between the men and
women who use Facebook.
The women surveyed were
more likely to self-promote
through a carefully selected main
photo that might offer a flashy or
revealing image of their physical
appearance.
Male participants promoted
themselves more though written
postings describing themselves in
the “About Me’’ or “Notes’’ sec-
tions.
“It’s really interesting to look at
the differences between the online self and the off-line self and to
sort of bridge the gap between the
two,’’ Mehdizadeh said of the research, part of her undergraduate
thesis.
She painted Facebook as an
ideal setting for narcissists who
can monitor how many “friends’’
they have.
It can also serve as a “social lubricant’’ for those with low self-esteem, since it’s so easy for them to
connect with so many people.
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The central bank hiked the policy rate a
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many months Sept. 8, this time taking the
overnight setting to one per cent. It had
been as little as 0.25 per cent as recently as
June.
Some economists said the bank’s hawkish accompanying statement that downplayed the recent slowdown means more
hikes are in the offing this fall unless the
economy suffers a further setback.
That appears to have been the market
interpretation. The Canadian dollar
jumped more than a cent on the news and
was trading above 96 cents US for most of
the day.
The policy rate will have the immediate
effect of raising short-term lending costs,
such as variable mortgages and lines of
credit.
Most of the major lenders announced
they would hike their prime rate a quarter
point to three per cent, effective Sept. 9.
But economists, and the bank itself,
noted that the increases have yet to be
passed on to longer-term rates, such as
fixed mortgages, which are tied to the
resurgent bond market.
“As a result of monetary policy measures
taken since April, financial conditions in
Canada have tightened modesty but remain exceptionally stimulative,” the bank
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In an explanation, the bank’s governing
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Economists at IHS Global Insight, who
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banker Mark Carney for moving ahead of
his G7 peers in tightening monetary policy,
agree the latest hike is unlikely to impact
the economy.
But that’s because the “global bond markets are driving long-term rates lower and
generating easier credit conditions — essentially doing the bank’s job for it in a vicarious twist of fate,” they say.
Still, Bank of Montreal economist Douglas Porter believes Carney is taking some
risk given the recent weakness in economic
indicators.
After strong gains, employment slid in
July. Meanwhile, Canada’s red hot housing
market has turned cooler, although an
analysis Wednesday by the Conference
Board predicted there will not be a free-fall
in housing in Canada as happened south of
the border.
Porter said continued tightening could
dampen borrowing, further slowing down
house sales and construction. Meanwhile,
a stronger dollar depresses exports and encourages imports to the detriment of local
suppliers.
“I don’t see it as a big risk yet, however,”
said Porter. “I think it would take a substantial downward surprise for the bank not to
raise further in October.”
On that point, economists are divided.
TD Bank chief economist Craig Alexander
says he sees Carney in a strictly “reactive
mode,” and predicts he will proceed on the
tightening track only if the economic indicators improve.
One key signal of where the economy is
headed will come Friday when Statistics
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Alexander said he believes Carney may
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He notes that Carney’s forecasts for
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“I think the economy is going to grow at
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per cent the bank forecast in July,” he said.
The Bank of Canada appears to be reluctant to abandon what many consider an
optimistic view on the recovery, however.
In its statement, the bank concedes that
growth has been lower than expected and
will be more muted going forward, but uses
the modifier “slightly” to characterize the
extent of the change.
But analysts question how much further
Carney can go with the United States,
Canada’s largest trading partner, contemplating more stimulus. The gap between
the U.S. and Canadian policy setting is now
a full percentage point.
“Any time we’ve been more than two
percentage points above the U.S., it’s
spelled trouble,” said Avery Shenfeld, chief
economist with CIBC World Markets.
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Being a mama’s boy may make men less depressed, more sensitive
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TORONTO — When Mike Richard was a teenager, Dad was
the one who took him to his hockey and lacrosse games,
but when he had “issues,” he turned to Mom.
“We’d have sit-down chats,” says the 24-year-old, who
remembers asking his mom for advice when a high-school
relationship was coming to an end.
“She had all the right things to say.”
Although Richard credits both his parents for bringing
him up right, his mom might be the one to thank for nurturing his sensitivity and communication skills through
those awkward adolescent years.
His new wife might want to thank her, too.
Richard, who is training as an actuary at a Toronto insurance company, got married three weeks ago.
New research suggests boys who are close to their
mothers are better at shunning the macho stereotypes that
interfere with their relationships — and often their mental
health.
In a longitudinal study of 426 boys in middle schools in
New York, developmental psychologist Carlos Santos
found that many Grade 6 boys were able to resist or reject
gender norms that say boys should be physically tough, unemotional and independent.
But as the same boys got older, entering Grades 7 and 8
and inching closer to high school, more of them bought
into those same stereotypes.
The ones who still resisted them, however, were less
likely to be depressed and more likely to have close relationships with their mothers, but not necessarily with their
fathers.
“The extent to which boys felt they were supported by
their mothers was significantly associated, almost across
the board, with their ability to resist these macho stereotypes over the course of middle school,” Santos says.
Although he doesn’t have any data that explains why
this is the case, Santos thinks boys who are close to their
mothers might be using that relationship as a model for
others.
It’s more than just a matter of becoming good husband
material.
“Resistance to these stereotypes carry real consequences to boys’ mental health and their well-being,” Santos says.
A well-established body of research backs this up. Studies have shown, for example, that grown men who think
it’s important to be autonomous are less likely to ask for
medical help when they need it.
In Santos’ study, the boys who thought it was OK to
share their feelings and lean on others also had better
mental health, as measured by the Children’s Depression
Inventory.
Niobe Way, a developmental psychologist from New
York University who mentored Santos during his dissertation, says teenage boys learn to adhere to gender stereo-
(they have travelled together to 15 countries), isn’t afraid
to be frank.
“If you’re raising a feminist son, you are alienating him
from his male peer group,” she says. “You are turning him
into a misfit. But it’s a good thing. And I’m hoping if enough
mothers do it, they won’t be misfits.”
Richard says he’s always been bigger and stronger than
most of his friends, and that they’ve never teased him
about being sensitive or close to his mom.
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types to the detriment of their social and emotional wellbeing.
For her upcoming book “Deep Secrets: Boys, Friendships and the Crisis of Connection,” Way followed 200 boys
for more than five years. She was awed by the intimate
friendships the boys described during their younger
teenage years. In a sentence that could be uttered by a therapist, a 15-year-old named Marcus said, “sometimes you
need to spill your heart out to somebody and if there’s nobody there, then you gonna keep it inside, then you will
have anger.”
But things started to change around age 16. Vulnerability and sadness became anger and frustration.
Way says 16 is the age when boys start to get the message that they need grow up and be a man. And in our culture, male maturity is defined by independence, not by
having supportive close relationships.
Way’s theory is that mothers foster their sons’ resistance to stereotypes of masculinity. Women have been
raised in a culture in which they are allowed to be emotionally and socially expressive, and tend to mother in the
same way, she says.
Fathers tend to perpetuate masculine stereotypes with
more ferocity than their partners, although mothers do it,
too — out of fear that their sons will be called mama’s boys,
or girlish, needy or gay.
Andrea O’Reilly, director of the Motherhood Initiative
for Research and Community Involvement and the mother
of a 26-year-old son, is all too aware of this.
She edited a book published in 2001 called “Mothers
and Sons: Feminism, Masculinity and the Struggle to Raise
our Sons,” one of the few books on the topic, particularly
at that time.
She says that even if mothers are challenging patriarchy,
they’re still raising their sons in a patriarchal society where
they are expected to be macho, strong and independent.
Other writers such as Olga Silverstein and William Pollack have argued that mothers actually begin to pull away
from their sons when they reach a certain age because they
are afraid of emasculating them as they approach adulthood. They say men are deeply wounded by this, and that
it may drive them toward reckless behaviour.
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