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HEALTH CAREER PROGRAMS January 26, 2010 Buy your tickets NOW 6 to 7:30 PM starting at $25 a ticket EDMONTON • MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010 metronews.ca For more information call 780-644-6300 Order Online at BigBrothersHomeLottery.org www.norquest.ca or by calling 1 (877) 483 8832 PhPaaurrrkkt s wp Clialadnnl aiwfdeoa:n’t VICTORIA HANDYSIDES/M Damage dENaV iIsR tOrNyiMnEgN tTo Praeraksss uCraena- ETRO EDM control ptoe oapttlrea tcht amt oOrtet avwisait’so rpsu tsoh ONTON national parks won’t put the interests of the tourism industry ahead of Alberta Tories backpedal protecting wilderness and wildlife. amid dismal poll results The federal agency is to complete new manage - ment plans for 24 of Cana- Alberta’s Tory government da’s 42 national parks by is trying to steer itself out “It’s like they’ve April 1. of turmoil after several un- seen the Wildrose The Canadian Parks and popular decisions have Wilderness Society and shaken the foundations of iceberg and they’re the Alberta Wilderness As- Premier Ed Stelmach’s trying to steer the sociation say the draft comfortable majority. Titanic before it’s plans for the parks are too Stelmach has two years vague and don’t clearly before the next election, too late.” spell out how Parks Cana- but his current prospects Tory party insider da will deal with an influx are grim. of new visitors. They say A poll released before the plans also fail to show Christmas put his Progres- review of the industry. how Ottawa will protect sive Conservatives more Royalties have been a sore wildlife and sensitive than a dozen points be- spot for the government wilderness areas. hind the Wildrose Al- since a decision was made THE CANADIAN PRESS liance. Two government to hike them back in 2007. members recently jumped The tense political land- ship to the young, conser- scape has set the stage for News on the M ve vative rival and there is a lively spring sitting of plenty of grumbling from legislature that opens with What’s this within the Tory ranks. a throne speech Feb. 4, fol- barcode for? Stelmach began the new lowed by a provincial Learn how to scan year with a cabinet shuffle budget on Feb. 9. tthhee i bnastrrcuocdteio wnsit aht that saw embattled Health Stelmach is now in dam- the top of pg 2 Minister Ron Liepert move age control mode. “It’s like to energy and fiscal hawk they’ve seen the Wildrose Sam Ireland was one of 13 fundraisers who braved freezing temperatures to support Edmonton’s Ted Morton moved to fi- iceberg and they’re trying VancouverGames Food Bank yesterday by taking a plunge in an icy dunk tank outside the Royal Glenora Club. nance, where he promptly to steer the Titanic before declared that the “all-you- it’s too late,” as one Tory Countdown Volunteers take the plunge for food bank can-eat buffet” of spending insider put it last week. to 2010 is closed. Zwozdesky says he’s Last week, newly ap- hopeful of a turnaround in Follow Metro as we but there are people right pointed Health Minister the polls. SunnySide bring you daily VICTORIA HANDYSIDES here in Edmonton who Gene Zwozdesky, who “In terms of the optics, I coverage leading up [email protected] need help as well,” brings a softer touch to guess people will judge to the 2010 Winter yesterday afternoon. Schroder said. the file than Liepert had, that for themselves,” he Olympics in Van- Despite frigid tempera- Yesterday’s event By midday, 13 individual halted roughly 450 hospi- says. “We’ve gotten some couver. tures, roughly a dozen Ed- marked a decade of diving divers raised roughly tal bed closures, the very difficult policy deci- • Today — montonians took a frosty for the group, who strip $15,000 for the charity. prospects of which had sions out of the way.” Duncan plunge yesterday after- down and dive in to raise Temperatures hovered generated passionate But political analyst clinches noon, the first breaking funds for Edmonton’s around –18 C with wind protests around the David Taras says the re- Olympic through a layer of ice be- Food Bank each year. Or- chill, and paramedics and province. sentment among disaffect- berth, fore hitting the water. ganizers say they don’t trained divers stood at the And more backtracking ed Tories runs deep. page 13 “It’s wonderful — it’s want the city’s less fortu- ready in case problems is in the works. He points to a different not –30 C, which is great,” nate to be forgotten in the arose. Stelmach has set the poll released before Christ- On the web said bathrobe-clad Realty wake of international dis- “It’s not easy on a day stage for announcing re- mas that put Stelmach’s Executives Polar Bear asters. like today to do this,” ductions to energy royal- approval rating at “the Visit metronews.ca Dunk organizer Dave “It’s great that people Schroder said. “But, it’s for ties in a few weeks after lowest of any premier in for news updates Schroder, standing outside can help out elsewhere, a great cause, so we’ve got the government releases a the history of Alberta.” the Royal Glenora Club and they need to do that, to give everyone credit.” so-called competitiveness THE CANADIAN PRESS ©2010 Porsche Cars Canada Ltd. Porsche recommends seat belt usage and observance of all traffic laws at all times. Optional equipment shown is extra. The Panamera Experience pure Porsche performance for four. No one has the capacity to break the rules more than Porsche. And now, the new Panamera. 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The meeting will be held at West Edmon- ton Christian Assembly, 6315-199 St. NW, from 7-9 p.m. METRO EDMONTON VMdaiyodW avenHiodeAs Tsp’MaSss hOeto tNvrwioLdtITeiNumoEbse eTsO ,o tDfr AathYileers MeGoCOxeeNdfcTriuRc AtoahiCrvTee u esaFpyarsi eol ntfh qtdesh uch tiheboeeff somsDtouiaminckioesre totefdtnr t hh esah Csda esmcr EisaoirdoOeenvl,s e ertpsheeardt- VICTORIA HANDYSIDES/METRO EDM raet vmieewtrso annedw psu.crac/hmasoev tiiecskets ppreorbvionacred’ sh ahsena’ltt hm-caadree asnuy- hreadpusn tdhaen etx.ecutive’s job is ONTON Job Searchusing Metro’s positive changes to the A spokesperson for Al- Workopolis search at system in the past several berta Health Services says metronews.ca/workopolis months — so his contract there are no current plans VideoTwenty-four Haitian should be reviewed. to review Duckett’s con- adoptees arrive to open arms The lobby group says tract. in Canada, and Haiti’s prime Stephen Duckett makes Zwozdesky said earlier minister thanks Ottawa and about $600,000 per year, this week he was revers- Canadians for their support at plus bonuses, but doesn’t ing the bed closure be- metronews.ca/ seem to be on the right cause of an increase in Al- canada track when it comes to berta’s population. health care. THE CANADIAN PRESS The province’s new Gavin McKay, 61⁄2months old, locks eyes with Neenlo, a seven-week-old mixed-breed puppy health minister, Gene rescued from the Hobbema area. Neenlo is one of four dogs living in the McKay household, which Zwozdesky, announced is a foster home for rescued dogs. Lotteries last week that the provin- Falling head over tails Friday, Jan. 22 cial government was Lotto Max:17, 26, 30, 32, 34, 39 & 41 Bonus 49 backing off on plans to Saturday, Jan. 23 close 300 acute-care beds Lotto 6/49: 29, 35, 36, 38, 41 & 43 Bonus 47 in Edmonton and Calgary. in love with animals These results are not official. David Eggen, a spokesman for the Scanne twhsis o bna yrcooudr es mfoar rmtpohroen Leo.cal ADVERTISE TODAY! medicare group, points Learn how to scan the barcode with 1 888 91 metro (63876) out that since the health the instructions at the top of this page Pet Expo returns to educate would-be owners “It’s key for the animals We’re looking for VICTORIA HANDYSIDES “(Educating owners and the people involved. (cid:57)(cid:55)(cid:68)(cid:55)(cid:58)(cid:55)(cid:189)(cid:73)(cid:22)(cid:74)(cid:69)(cid:70)(cid:22)(cid:40)(cid:43) [email protected] is) key for the We see a lot of difficulties when it’s not a good match Tails wagged and lifelong animals and the or people pick a pet spon- (cid:63)(cid:67)(cid:67)(cid:63)(cid:61)(cid:72)(cid:55)(cid:68)(cid:74)(cid:73)(cid:23)(cid:22)(cid:22) friendships were formed people involved. taneously. This is a huge yesterday at a venue We see a lot of responsibility.” where would-be pet own- Though volunteers from ers fall in love by looking difficulties when it’s the Humane Animal Res- into puppy-dog eyes. not a good match.” cue Team said their foster “From the moment he homes are packed, none of Louise Reinich, touched me, I knew he was their dogs left the expo my dog,” said Edmonton Pet Expo producer with new families yester- Pet Expo producer Louise day. Reinich. “My tummy flut- unique, she said, adding “The dogs just keep com- tered, my chest got tight she’s seen the annual exhi- ing in faster than the peo- and I knew it was love. He bition serve as the first ple who can help out,” vol- put his paws on me and I step in successful pet adop- unteer Josh McKay said. was done.” tions for nine straight Despite the urgent situa- Dre, Reinich’s Akita- years. tion, HART maintains a rig- Labrador cross, was res- The show’s mission, she orous screening process. cued three years ago from said, is to enhance the lives The group is presently Last week to nominate your a First Nations reserve by of animals through educa- fostering 35 pets, 23 of volunteers from Paws and tion and to provide would- which are puppies. Top 25 Canadian Immigrants of 2010 Claws Animal Rescue be pet owners with expert “It has to be the right Foundation before he was advice on preparing their fit,” McKay said. “If the brought to the event. lives for a furry, feathery feeling is good, then we’ll Seeking to uncover and celebrate the stories and remarkable Reinich’s story is not or scaly new friend. let the dogs go.” achievements of outstanding Canadian immigrants, this national Police investigating after people’s choice award is the only one of its kind that recognizes individuals who’ve made a difference since their arrival in Canada. reports of groping on buses EdmontonTweets If you know an immigrant who has made a positive impact – large CRIME Edmonton police say the city’s south side. @muscarellopvri two teenage girls and a 24- Police also released a It’s really cold, I or small – to the fabric of Canada, you can go online and nominate year-old woman have re- photograph of a possible get that, but him or her today at canadianimmigrant.ca. ported being groped on suspect that one of the please, put on city buses in recent days complainants took with some long underwear and Nominations close February 1st! and they’re asking for help her cellphone camera. stop whining. yeg ! from transit riders in their The man is seen wearing @kwokyer Is having lunch Visitcanadianimmigrant.ca/top25 today! investigation. a dark toque, running with my dad. I think this is Police say there have shoes and carrying a dark- the first time we had pho to- been three alleged inci- coloured bag. gether. Always time for a Presented by In association with dents since Jan. 12. Investigators are telling first. #yeg Two of them involved 15- other transit riders to @NickieCowan Loving the Media Partners year-old girls who say they come forward if they’ve al- male models at #bridalfanta- were touched in a sexual so been groped, sy in #yeg way while riding buses on THE CANADIAN PRESS Monday, January 25, 2010 metronews.ca metro Majority of Canadians unaware of Black History Month, poll shows 3 More than two-thirds of Canadians are unaware that February is Black History Month. These are results of a recent poll conducted by TD Canada Financial Group that was released yesterday. Of the 1,020 people that were surveyed across Canada, only 32 per cent were able to correctly identify February as Black History Month. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE Doc sets up clinic in Afghanistan Canada An Afghan-Canadian cardiologist has managed a remarkable feat — setting up Afghanistan’s first free academic cardiac clinic. The Ali Abad Cardiac Research Centre is a tiny but important step forward for health care in a country where the vast majority of the population cannot afford treatment offered by Dr. Asmat Naebkhil, left, who has spent most of the past two decades working in hospitals across Canada, most recently at Windsor Regional Hospital in Windsor, Ont. THE CANADIAN PRESS Haitian orphans News in brief OLYMPICS U.S. President IMMIGRATION Canadian Barack Obama is not expected soldiers might be gone from arrive in Ottawa to attend the opening Afghanistan before Afghan in- ceremonies for the 2010 Win- terpreters are allowed into ter Olympics. It’s expected Canada. Nine months after Ot- that Vice-President Joe Biden tawa vowed to expedite their Canadians enjoying January’s mild will be named as the U.S. gov- applications, the new maze spell might want to thank our Twenty-four kids meet their new parents ernment’s official face at the they have to navigate barely friend El Nino, says Environment lavish Feb. 12 event. exists. THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada. Scan this code for the story. ToceCpowmalrapunenbhnaneaatdtr rniayykns-, f ty osloCoHeetnu esft rtrtnhpa e tHieephrswi idacentiira itglisryiiis vas potenho fesfa aaitnrtelyred FRED CHARTRAND/THE CANADIAN PRESS JOIN TODAYAND SAVE morning Ottawa air and in- to the warm embraces of their new parents. The first group of Haitian adoptees to arrive in Cana- dPrai nwceer’es bairropuogrht ti nto tPhoer tw-aeue- No Money Down hswouadrsd lyeeds teirnd ayc oamnpda swsieorne 8 WEEKS every step of the way in their journey. 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Limited time only. Other conditions apply, see club for details. certainly the first of its firefights took place as later. THE CANADIAN PRESS metro metronews.ca Monday, January 25, 2010 4 EDMONTON METRO CANADA Assoc Mana gingEditor, Tarin Elbert Art Director, Laila Hakim Publisher, Steve Shrout Sales Manager, Cheryl Skogg Group Publisher, Bill McDonald Enter/Lifestyle Editor, Dean Lisk National Sales Director, Peter Bartrem Managing Editor, Harry Hodge Distribution Manager, Jim Hillman Editor-in-Chief, Charlotte Empey Asst Mana gingEditor, Amber Shortt Interactive/Mrktng Director, Jodi Brown Comment & Views EDITOR: [email protected] METRO CANADA:TORONTO| OTTAWA| MONTREAL| HALIFAX| EDMONTON| CALGARY| VANCOUVER M LComimgent ht rail excitement ICHAEL DE ADDER InTransit far as Expo goes, mainly tram, but it should have flashy new toys to win big because I’m most interest- actual utility. With a pro- political points. ed in the infrastructural posed secondary venue in But while the Expo Brian legacy. Rossdale, it would make might be flashy, 30 kilo- Of the exhibition sites more sense to hook into metres of LRT is one heck Gould I’ve visited, Old Strath- of a choo-choo train to two stick out: “But while the Expo cona on one play with. Besides, if the Vancouver, end and Cen- the bid falls flat on its Imetronews.ca/gould for its Sky- might be flashy, 30 tral Station face, what happens to the Train starter kilometres of LRT on the other. train? ’m alternately excited pack; and What Edmonton is a perrenial is one heck of a and worried by the re- Spokane, for makes even dallier on LRT extension: It cent push, led by May- its creaking, choo-choo train to more sense took 28 years for us to see or Stephen Mandel, to Disneyfied, play with. Besides, is, of course, an extension as long as the expand the planned aerial gondo- just building two kilometres to Clare- if the the bid falls LRT lines to NAIT, west Ed- la ride. those LRT ex- view. If or when the Expo monton, and Mill Woods That’s why flat on its face, tensions. If bid fails, it would be all by 2016. I was an- what happens to the bid mer- too easy to go back to stag- The excitement is for ob- noyed to see cifully shifts nating. vious reasons — this is a that the the train?” its focus from If we really want to put huge extension that would transporta- a tram that Edmonton on the prover- double the network’s tion links proposed in the goes nowhere to LRT that bial map, we should just length and radically im- national bid were limited goes everywhere, I expect I go ahead and build the 30 prove the city and its tran- to water taxis — on an of- won’t be the only one to kilometres of LRT in the sit system. ten frozen and relatively jump on board. same six years. An Expo is The worry is due to the inaccessible river — and Hitching the train to the just gravy compared to Worth mentioning date being set, not because an aerial gondola from Expo bid also makes sense that. we’ve waited too long al- South Campus to a ran- as far as attracting provin- Addictive Bubble Wrap ready, but to support the dom spot across the river cial and federal dollars. Af- Brian Gould is a transportation planner and 2017 Expo bid. from the zoo. ter all, those government has served in a variety of roles with the Transit I remain on the fence as I’m not against an aerial orders tend to be spent on Riders’ Union of Edmonton. turns 50 next month Views People have walked to the mania until he received a altar dressed in it, protect- wedding invitation last Watch out for Most Hell Bent On Skates ed their garden plants with year from a woman in it, even put it Ohio, who on display at $4B said she highbrow art would wear HineSight hockey. I’m pretty sure in much the better. the Toronto Maple Leaf museums. the product that order. Once a year she Last year, our male goalie coaches don’t have to deal Mostly, they on her trip gets to have both together had to be helped to the net with this more often. like the sound down the Anne when the hockey league by his girlfriend and Friends and partners of it makes aisle. she plays in hosts its annual propped into position the players ante up $10 when they de- Fifty years later, Sealed Air “I’d never, Hines charity event, The Wives where, I’m delighted to each to enter us in the stroy it, piece has global revenues of more never met Game. say, he ended the game, then sit on the side- by piece, than $4 billion and legions her before,” The Wives evening with a lines and call out support- which largely of fans who have come up Aurichio metronews.ca/hinesight Game is a shutout. The ive things such as, “You go- explains the with myriad uses for Bubble said. “She one-hour fact that no ing to lie there all night?” appeal of Bub- Wrap (It’s a wig! It’s a must have For the past three days I match one on the Some of us have dubbed ble Wrap, the mobile home! It’s a sleeping gotten my found myself in the grip of played opposing the event “Mocking for stress reducer bag! It’s a flotation device!). name off the a second horrible, nasty flu by the team ever Money.” disguised as website.” since fall. I’m calling this spous- touched Funds raised go to Gilda’s package cushioning that (No, he didn’t attend.) one H2N2. es, the puck Club, a fine organization maintains an inexplicable Like many innovations, The last time, I suggested part- didn’t di- providing care for cancer hold on pop culture. Bubble Wrap initially was fellow sufferers plant your- ners minish patients, making it all The product once envi- conceived for an entirely selves on the couch and be- and his tri- worthwhile. And playing sioned as a new type of different purpose. Accord- come flu divas for a day. friends of umph one hockey lets out a part of me wallpaper turns 50 this ing to Aurichio, a New The problem with trying the regular bit. Some- that sits on the sidelines for month, and enthusiasts’ York City designer ap- this again in a three-month woman players. times, play- the rest of the year. Twice obsession with it has proached inventors Marc period is: a) everyone still You don’t have to be ers refuse to I’ve taken home the trophy spawned more than 250 Chavannes and Al Fielding remembers how much a wife to play. You don’t come out for for “Most Hell Bent On Facebook pages devoted to in the late 1950s with a trouble you were last time; even have to be female. their turn, Skates.” And if my tempera- Bubble Wrap. proposal for creating tex- and b) well, that’s it really. There are always at least a preferring to ture goes below 101 come Ken Aurichio, communi- tured wallpaper. I am happy to report couple of men among us. sit on the Saturday night, I’m looking cations director for Sealed There’s also the true though that my partner, The only criteria is that you bench and chat, for No. 3. Air, the Elmwood Park- badge of hipness (for now, Liz, is doing everything pos- can’t have any discernible one woman saying, based company that manu- at least): A bubble-popping sible to help me recover by knowledge of, ability in, or “What’s the point? We Anne Hines is an author and humour writer. factures Bubble Wrap, application for Apple’s Saturday. The reason: Liz talent for playing hockey. If can’t score to save our She has written three novels and one thought he’d witnessed iPhone. collection of nonfiction humour. loves two things. Me. And you can’t skate either, so lives.” I’m always surprised every form of Bubble Wrap THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tell us your views by email to [email protected] or comment on metronews.ca or on Twitter @metroedmonton Letters must include sender’s full name, address and phone number –street name and phone numbers will NOT be published. We reserve the right to edit letters. METRO Edmonton10123 – 99 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T5J 3H1, Tel: 780-702-0592; Advertising: [email protected]; [email protected]; News: [email protected] Monday, January 25, 2010 metronews.ca metro Plane crash-lands in Iran 5 A passenger plane carrying 157 passengers and 13 crew crash landed in northeastern Iran yesterday injuring at least 46 people, state television reported. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Election puts into question U.S. presence World The future of an American military base and the balance of U.S.-Japan relations were thrown into further question yesterday as voters in a small city elected a mayor opposed to the base. Residents of the Okinawan city of Nago chose challenger Susumu Inamine, left, who campaigned against any expansion of U.S. military presence in the area, over incumbent Yoshikazu Shimabukuro. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS U.S. downplays tape Chavez censors More than 111,000 TV network VENEZUELAA cable- bodies recovered: UN BIN LADEN White House of- television channel critical ficials yesterday de- of President Hugo Chavez nounced Osama bin Laden was yanked from the air and gave no indication early yesterday for defying that a new audio message nrtiVssdaseeatnieetologt ntweelp uieCvel- pCllagizaaisedohutrtedeeivaea o srcevltTnoa’rareVsanmnssz sn mp rTcpcesereah emeqoolbeaenvuflicn vteitithditrnh saiieeeneinnsrol gg.ssdn o Ri,ct aa it-anol- Tfe1Pr5haroi0renmt, hc0c eo0Hq n0uma faiiiCnetHrkitm ’etsrrh o aedhiepdeasi oP vsdtil oatiseitosraattp-atnapht uaie nt-rdogelal RODRIGO ABD/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS pdhroiesmepdfauefIno, irmin gecnpbl hiweesotiaiatndhrelbedsti edinea Lel sdtieaartaetla dtdyiyltpd ye ha fe n bcoaac,y kaldr oac uws uttlr.htahmlthhdireeimie c gpnnaheagllot dob-eitQUc tor raeba.utSetdioet.--- tcwhlhisSarnowaketmdeie tlSildecdehcaia dtos len ha fiI nsr twpplh atohihemtsloei ch,ccim ”soeSoet o d sahm m erraeUa efva ocmgenlr.irr uS aiadtneilh.ptrs ieenpnub alsgrithdtgne o yyegeorl nb yiwu .ceetyieht.vd hno,e ens- known as RCTV, after it alone, the communications bomb a Detroit-bound air- bin Laden played any role did not broadcast Chavez’s minister said yesterday, liner on Christmas Day in the Christmas incident. speech Saturday to a rally with many more and threatened more at- State Department of political supporters. In thousands dead around tacks on the U.S. spokesman P.J. Crowley Caracas neighbourhoods, the country or still buried Children receive food at a distribution centre organized by the White House adviser said there appeared to be Chavez opponents leaned under the rubble. UN in Port-au-Prince yesterday. David Axelrod told CNN’s no special significance to out apartment windows Communications Minis- State of the Union that the bin Laden tape beyond early yesterday to bang on ter Marie-Laurence Jocelyn by relatives. Haiti’s government has whatever the source, the confirming the U.S. view pots and pans. Others Lassegue said that the fig- Reports have varied on declared an end to searches message “contains the that he remains deter- shouted epithets and driv- ure is based on a body count how many are known to for living people trapped same hollow justification mined to serve as a “cata- ers joined in, honking car in the capital and outlying have died, and the United under debris, and officials for the mass slaughter of lyst” for terrorist actions horns. The national jour- areas. It does not include Nations stuck with its previ- are shifting their focus to innocents.” even as he and his senior nalists’ association called other affected cities such as ous total of 111,481 bodies caring for the thousands of White House lieutenants are limited in it a violation of human Jacmel, where thousands recovered despite the high- survivors living in squalid, spokesman Robert Gibbs their ability to plan and rights. are believed dead, nor does er number from Haitian of- makeshift camps. said “nobody’s had a direct attacks. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS it account for bodies burned ficials. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS chance to authenticate THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE? Lose up to 40lbs. in 2 months FREE! Yes, you can. Enter at metronews.ca/DrB4Free You could win 1 of 5 prizes of 2 FREE months on the Dr. Bernstein diet. Our patients can safely lose up to 20 lbs. every month without appetite suppressants, exercise or surgery. 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(cid:129) Fidel Castro is questioning “The verdict was read out why the U.S. and other coun- to her at the court and she Italy’s top disaster official tries sent soldiers to quake- did not object,” al-Meihdib called the Haiti quake-re- ravaged Haiti, saying military told Al-Watan, a national lief effort a “pathetic” fail- presence hindered interna- Saudi daily newspaper. He ure yesterday, criticizing tional co-operation. In a col- said the teacher refused to the militarized approach umn yesterday in state-con- forgive the girl, who will of the U.S. as ineffective trolled media, Castro said nei- not appeal the case. Cam- and out of touch for the ther the UN nor the U.S. “has era phones are banned at emergency at hand. offered an explanation to the the school. An Afghan girl looks out her doorway at an Afghan soldier searching an area used recently as a fir- Guido Bertolaso, Italy’s people of the world.” Al-Watan quoted the ing position by Taliban militants, during a joint U.S.-Afghan patrol in Kunar province yesterday. The civil protection chief, said school headmaster Afghan government postponed parliament elections for four months, citing security concerns, lo- what was needed was a sin- The American presence describing the girl as gistical problems and a lack of money from the country’s international partners to pay for them. gle international civilian and willingness to send in a “about 20” years old. How- co-ordinator to take charge, floating hospital, cargo ever, Amnesty said the girl and for individual coun- planes, troops and aid was is 13. Judge al-Meihdib News in brief tries and aid agencies to “commendable” and ab- said his court will issue in- stop flying flags and posing solutely necessary, Bertola- structions to local authori- LEBANON Lebanese aviation cause they are not authorized commercial ship in the Gulf of for TV cameras and get to so told Italy’s RAI state tele- ties in Jubail to carry out and security officials say an to speak publicly. The plane Aden. A Navy statement issued work. vision from Port-au-Prince. the sentence within two Ethiopian Airlines plane with was headed to Addis Ababa, yesterday says a security team “Unfortunately there’s “Unfortunately it’s a mas- days. Jubail is located on about 90 people on board the Ethiopian capital. About 50 aboard the merchant vessel this need to make a ‘bella sive presence, but it’s not the Red Sea. Its court sen- crashed into the sea shortly af- of the passengers were Napht Al Yemen 1 repelled an figura’ before the TV cam- been used in the best way,” tenced the teenager with ter takeoff from Beirut. The Lebanese, the officials said. attack Wednesday without U.S. eras rather than focus on he said, criticizing the fact the harsh punishment plane went down early today, BAHRAIN The U.S. Navy says it help. The USS Porter stopped what’s under the debris,” that American military offi- Tuesday. the officials said. They spoke overtook a suspected Somali and boarded the pirate skiff lat- said Bertolaso, who won cers were running a civilian THE ASSOCIATED PRESS on condition of anonymity be- pirate skiff that tried to attack a er that day.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS praise for his handling of relief operation. Italy’s 2009 quake in Abruz- Citing the U.S. response zo. 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METRO NEWS SERVICES EDITOR: [email protected] Connecting oceans to air quality Three-year expedition sets out to discover links between CO2 absorption and world’s water NMAetDroIA W LoOrDldD NOews METRO W METRO W Science takes time, ORLD NEW ORLD NEW patience and stamina. In S S the middle of the Mediter- ranean, the schooner Tara is at the beginning of a three-year odyssey around the world: A 150,000- kilometre expedition to ex- plore the largely unknown world of the oceans. “Ninety per cent of the biological mass of the oceans is made of plankton,” ex- Plankton account for 90 per cent of the biological mass in oceans. plains Spanish marine biol- ogy researcher Silvia Aci- 60 The Tara ex- nas, scientific co-ordinator pedition will Oceans for Tara. cross the “These organisms are re- Medi- (cid:129) 50 per cent of the CO2 sponsible for absorbing 50 terranean sea, Red sea, Indian produced on the Earth is ab- per cent of the CO2 emis- ocean, Atlantic ocean, Pacific sorbed by the oceans. sions on the Earth and pro- The Tara expedition will have travelled more than 150,000 kilometres when it’s completed. ocean, Arctic ocean and stop (cid:129) 50 per cent of the air we ducing 50 per cent of the in 60 ports along its research breathe is produced by the oxygen we breathe but we The uncertainty of cur- factor influencing climate, litres of sea water is mission. oceans. only know one per cent of rent climate models has a working as carbon pumps pumped on board and fil- them: This expedition is great deal to do with this to a greater extent than tered in the wet lab to sepa- Niskin bottles. about discovering the re- unknown life. As a matter rainforests do. rate the different kind of “A very ingenious device are carefully labelled and maining 99 per cent.” of fact, oceans are the major Every other day, the boat sea plankton — viruses, because their lids can be preserved either to be ana- stops for a 12-hour scientific bacteria and protista. closed at a given depth tak- lyzed in the onboard dry lab station. Pumping, filtering, At the back of the boat, ing samples at an exact or to be sent to the research sorting and labelling: The the oceanographic winch point of interest,” explains centres on land. Every eight Make Your Resolution a Reality! five researchers on board allows sea water sampling French ocean engineer weeks a special parcel is have a long day ahead of of up to 2,500 metres in Hervé Le Goff. sent in extremely rigorous Lose weight, guaranteed. them. 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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Business EDITOR: [email protected] Anticipation builds for Apple tablet Product rumoured to read newspaper content Expectations that Apple Apple that will see Inc. will launch its much- the newspaper’s stories rumoured tablet computer available on the tablet Wednesday has Internet through an iTunes-like blogs buzzing with specu- distribution model. lation of how the device Apple is rumoured to will look and what it will be working with a be called. Chrysler as luxury brand? Dodge number of other newspa- specializing in ‘quirky’ value? Typically, Apple is con- Chrysler hopes to convince you with per and book publishers, tinuing with its successful huge brand overhaul. Scan this code and is also reportedly in formula of building antici- for the story. talks with AT&T and Veri- pation through secrecy. ate much the same way as zon on a deal that would The iPod maker sent out a an iPhone. It will be called connect the tablet to statement last week urging the iSlate, iTablet or iPad, their wireless networks. media to “come see our lat- and will sell for more than The Wall Street Journal est creation” at an event in $700. reported that Apple also San Francisco on Jan. 27, One rumour is that the wants to offer monthly but gave no other details. New York Times’ decision TV subscriptions on its The general consensus is to begin charging for tablet and is negotiating a that the new tablet will access to online content deal with CBS Corp. and have a 10-inch colour in 2011 is part of a ABC-owner Walt Disney touch screen and will oper- larger partnership with Co. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ChinaOver the global crisis? VINCENT THIAN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Women cross a road at a shopping district in downtown Beijing, yesterday. China has declared it is over the global crisis and signalled a shift in focus to controlling inflation, sparking concern it could hamper growth and the country’s contribution to a worldwide rebound. Growth surged to 10.7 per cent in the final quarter of 2009 but inflation picked up, adding to pressure on Beijing to cool rising prices. Lower EI claims in November In brief not the full story: Think-tank PONZI Police say hundreds, if not thousands, of Canadians EIA recent decline in the the previous month. have fallen prey to Ponzi number of Canadians “That is a lot of people schemes in recent years, but claiming employment in- who are not being produc- experts warn victims looking surance is a positive sign, tively put to use,” said to reclaim lost investments are but represents only a frac- Kevin Stolarick of the Mar- unlikely to see a penny. The tion of the challenges fac- tin Prosperity Institute. structure of the scheme, in ing the Canadian work- Though the decline is which investors are paid force, according to the re- good, he said EI numbers income with other investors’ search director of a Toron- do not paint a complete money rather than actual prof- to think-tank. picture because they do its, and the effects of the glob- According to a Statistics not tally people working al economic recession almost Canada report released Fri- part-time, those unem- guarantees it, they say. day, the number of Canadi- ployed and not seeking Many victims of proven Ponzi ans receiving regular EI work or the underem- schemes have lost their life sav- benefits dropped 7,300 to ployed based on their skill ings or their homes. 795,900 in November from sets. 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