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RISO Ratna Vicky Mochama, metroVIEWS RESIGNS Edmonton it ~~ Your essential daily news | THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2017 High -7°C/Low-16°C Winter wonderland © @ ‘Gentleman’ killed fighting Daeshin Syria comeat _Tassone's family is asking the Edmonton man “im government to help = 7 Et = mS recover his body for a funeral Travis Vader faces j driven by his cere we . » conscience, says ‘way and then Impark. anywhere from time aig ex-girlfriend He as joined the Hiveac tion roleplay (LARP) community, where he met Schlender in early 2014, folEdmonton _ “He definitely tried to get my eye.” she said. “He held open served to life in prison, but the sentence will Theevgitindot2tyearad Won hesate ste as have to wait Se TE oe Daesh but was killed in action _ The couple dated for about recently, said he was always six months and lived together driven to follow his morals. for four. “He always wanted todo the “He was also really kind to right thing, and he wanted to _ his friends, he did whatever he Know what was goingon inthe _could for them world, and I think that shows Schlender said Tassone gave with his actions.” said Mya no hint ofhis eventual plans. He Schlender, who dated Tassone was taking classes to eventually when he lived in Edmonton, teach English and planned to go (On Dec.21, Tassone was fight- to Japan, she added. ing alongside Kurdish forces “As far as going to Syria? | when he was killed in the Syr- had no idea, But looking back ian city of Ragga, according toon it, it seems like the sort of a letter the Kurdish People's _ thing he might have wanted to Defense Units sent his family. do,” Schlender said. oe vee ue ae Recove Depression, Anxiety Prosrait FREE ORIENTATION - MONDAY, JANUARY 9 LEARNHOW To: pals epee oe, — Pre-register Today - Seating is Limited - : nc rey : tres without distress www.nedleydepressionrecovery.com + 780-916-5268 positive lifestyle choices + Defeat depression through right thinking | 2 | Thursd Edmonton REALESTATE Outreach staff stay hopeful Fewer sree sous octave vaso HOMES Programsto SS sivteees! sold continue in temporary library location i . Boyd Metro| Edmonton is on us to get out there and broker those relationships | a) Jeremy again.” Simes He said that he's already | dfs. Metro [Edmonton started to see regular clients coming in to check out the | Though fewer Edmonton homes new location, but is more con- | were sold last year when com- cerned about people that don't | pared to 2015, James Mobey. have the same relationship | chair of Edmonton's realtor with the library yet association, says the housing Edmonton's main library has Manager Richard Thorn- | market has remained steady. made the move to its tempor- ley said all of the programs | _ The Realtors Association of have made the move down | Edmonton released its findings ary digs while the Stanley Mil- the street, though in a con- | Wednesday, suggesting prices ner is renovated — and staff are hopeful their most vulner- densed form, are resilient despite the eco- able clients will soon follow. “T've been calling ita really | nomic downturn. I think Milner was such a extended camping trip. So | _ The report comes in light with a camping trip we have | of newly adjusted Edmonton alot of fun, there's alot of en- | residential property values that thusiasm, but there are things | show the value of an average hub (for the inner city com munity) to begin with, so the big question is, are the people going to transfer over?” out MM BEE you have to sacrifice,” he said. | single family home fell by 2.7 Feach worker Jared Tkachuk Outreach worker Jared Tkachukis optimistic his clients willcontinuetousethesocialservices While Milner was 90,000 | per cent. said Wednesday, a day after available atthe temporary Enterprise Square library location. xevn uowairon uerko square feet, the new Enter- | "The Realtors Association re the opening of the new En- plise Square location is just | ported condo prices declined texprise Square location. _ing the homeless or struggling Tkachuk hopes moving the 17,000 square feet. All the | by 0.53 per cent, while single- 'We'te still in the process Edmontonians who used the outreach program to the tem- collections are represented, | family home prices dropped by of discovering how it's going library . ‘ porary location for the next Thornley said, but in a small | 0.86 per cent when compared to impact us, really. Now the pilotisan official Thebigquestion —frrecyears will be a chance er form to prices in 2015. Dive gears ago; tne\Uieary; “pregaias sad the leary tak is, are the to go back t) the program's The exceptlon' ts the'Chil-| ” However the amocttion sold dren’s Library, which was | duplexes and row homes — rolled out a pilot project that become a major player in the i is. people going to “At the beginning of this brought over in its entirety. | which make up 10 per cent of brought staff like Tkachuk network of agencies that serve fintp the dewntow location: the inner city transferover? project we had to show alot ‘The new Stanley Milner will | all unit sales — saw their prices They were tasked with help." While i's an adjustment, Jared Tkachuk Of initiative because people open in 2020, fall by 5.22 percent ASK ABOUT OUR EVENING CLASSES! CONNECT WITH US AND YOU COULD WIN! Enter today for your chance to win weareaucconsectes {something beautiful and unexpected: $1500 in pre-paid credit cards. 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END The aggressive driver was seen fieeing on foot at 107 Avenue and 117 ‘Street, where officers arrested him There has been no word of charges. ults in four collisions, close calls DANGEROUS DRIVING Pregnant woman jumps into snow to avoid SUV Metro |Edmonton (On Tuesday afternoon, Bethany Bucknor got into her minivan to take a break from her kids and catch up on errands, But at about 2:30, as she drove on 111 Avenue near the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hos- pital, Bucknor looked in her rearview mirror and saw a GMC Yukon skid off a side- walk “Milliseconds later there was impact on my vehicle,” she said. Edmonton Police said yester- day that a driver — who they said appeared to be impaired as he aggressively navigated downtown Edmonton roads —allegedly stole the SUV and then hit at least four vehicles. Bucknor's was one of them. As the SUV hit Bucknor’s minivan, she said the Yukon skimmed her minivan's passenger-side and spun out, slam- ming into two cars in front of her. Then he kept driving. “L got out of my car. | was shaking,” Bucknor said. “I didn't know what was hap- pening.” Bucknor said a woman she iss) We cried together in shock, imagining how much worse could have been. Bethany Bucknor noticed was pregnant then walked over to her, and told her she had to jump into the snow to avoid the reckless driver. “L invited her to sit in my car to stay warm,” she said. “We cried together in shock, imagining how much worse it could have been, and how gratefull we were to be OK." But the driver wasn’t fin- ished. According to police, he kept rampaging through’ out the area near downtown, hitting a fence and another parked car. Police located the Yukon SUY, abandoned, near the area of 116 Street and 108 Avenue. ‘They later caught the driver, who was fleeing the scene on foot, and arrested him at 107 ‘Avenue and 117 Street. Bucknor and others man- aged to get home. They've been waiting to hear back from police on what to do next. “Iwas just happy that no one was seriously injured and they got him,” she said. “I was relieved my kids weren't in the car” Police have not released the driver's name or what changes he might face in connection with the incident, eTHics PC leader fined for conflict Alberta Tory Leader Ric Melver hhas been fined for a conflict of interest for calling for changes in electricity pricing in a way that could benefit his wife's company. Ethics Commissioner Mar ‘guerite Trussler, ina written ru- ing, said she believed his com- ments were likely part of the normal political give and take, but “there could be unintended consequences that could benefit his wife.” She fined him $500, directed he apologize to legisla. ture, and refrain from the elect city file while Christine Meiveris involved in the industry. He said he will abide by the decision. Melver told ‘Trussler he was speaking on behalf of a “broad class of the public, name- ly the 34 competitive retail- ers of electricity.” She wrote that she was not satisfied that “they constitute a broad class." 6 Toucn times Earth's General Store may ‘close within six months Earth’s General Store owner Michael Kalmanovitch says the store's downtown location will close by July if sales targets aren't met by the end of this month. Kal- ‘manovitch cites increased rent as one factor. Kalmanovitch said his ‘goal is to make 8 per cent ore than last year’s total sales, which would mean afew more thousand dol- lars, "We have to give six months notice” he said. “It ‘our target doesn't happen, then by the end of July we'll have to leave” {JEREMY SIMESIMETRO EDMONTON EMPLOYMENT Medical marijuana user tired of being treated like ‘a criminal’ Kevin Maimann Metro| Edmonton ‘Switching from opioids to med: ical marijuana was a personal triumph fora 27-yearold Alberta ‘woman living with endometz- But Dana, whose real name Metro is withholding to protect her identity, says the drug that gave her a new life has caused nothing but problems with her employers. “I thought that once I got a prescription and I was off ofthe Opiates, and I was a better work er and a more reliable worker, would be treated like the tax paying. law abiding adult that am,” she said Instead, “I am being treated like a hardened criminal and 1 am tired of it" she said, Dana lives in Valleyview, northwest of Edmonton. She said she was fired from a pri vate contract job at an Alberta Registry after disclosing she uses medical marijuana, The mother of one feels her new employer — at a hospital, where she works in patient in- take —is discriminating against her for the same reason. ‘She said her employer has told her she cannot smoke the drug and return to work because of the smell, and has ordered her to get a form from her Edmonton doctor stating she needs the drug and her disability isnot curable. 'Thave to justify the medication that he has already pre- scribed me for over a year" Dana said, Before undergoing a hysterec- tomy, Dana said she took every- thing from T3s to fentanyl and would be bedridden for days. Her husband says he feared the drugs would kall her, Dr. Charl Els, a psychiatrist and addictions specialist at the University of Alberta, said max rijuana users in general are no- toriously bad at judging their own impairment level. But, he said, employers are obligated to accommodate workers who are legally accessing medication, “They cannot simply say this is not allowed.” he said. “They do have a legal duty to accommodate, to the point of undue hardship.” A spokesperson for Alberta Health Services, which runs the Valleyview hospital, said AHS cannot comment on the specific case but “encourages any em- ployee with concems about support in their workplace to bring those forward to their leaders.” ‘AHS is developing a medical cannabis policy. Oi Vader faces life ere mi ce ® Thngtvolberasenoswiy The eircumstances isppenredonacamping tap. of this case very Travis Vader was found guilty a ofmansiaughter intheaora '™UCh boil down to deaths of Lyle and Marie McCann. speculation. The couple, in their late 70s, Nathan Whitling vanished after leaving their home inSt. Albert onacampingtripto _ The defence is arguing that British Columbia. Their burned Vader should receive four to six ‘out motorhome and a vehicle years but get at least six years they had been towing were later ‘credit for pretrial custody. discovered. Their bodies havenot_ “The circumstances of this been found, case very much boil down to ‘A sentencing hearing that _ speculation. Nobody knows what began in December wrapped — occurred,” lawyer Nathan Whit- up Wednesday. justice Denny ling explained to reporters out Thomas said he will be ready side the courthouse. with a decision Jan, 25. The McCanns’ remains have Thomas has described Vader not been found, there were no asia desperate drug addict who witnesses there atthe time and ‘came across the McCanns in their so itis impossible to say exactly motorhome near Peers, Alta,,and what actions resulted in their killed them during a robbery. deaths,” he said The seniors were truly innocent ‘The time Vader has spent in users of the highway” before custody on the aise is complicat they met up with the 38yearold ed. He was arrested on outstand: stranger, the judge said. ing charges when the McCanns The Crown isasking fora life disappeared but was not charged sentence, saying Vader was out in their deaths until 2012. The onbailandontherunon other Crown stayed murder charges charges when he killed the vu before a trial in 2014, then re erable couple. 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Kristopher Wells adding the guidelines “must be rejected, He also opposed vaccinating students against human pap- illoma virus (HPV) in schools. In his resignation letter to Pope Francis, posted Wednes- day on the Calgary Catholic Diocese website, Most Rev. Fred Henry said he has an in- curable type of arthritis that is also an autoimmune disease. “believe that someone younger with more energy, stamina and pastoral vision should take over the role of Ordinary for the Diocese of Calgary.” he wrote. The pontiff has appointed 60-year-old Most Rev. William ‘Terrence McGrattan, bishop of the Peterborough, Ont., diocese, to succeed Henry. Kristopher Wells with the University of Alberta’s Insti- tute for Sexual Minority Stud- ies and Services at University of Alberta, hopes McGrattan will bring a more inclusive tone to the office. “Bishop Henry has certainly been no friend to the LGBT community and has been, I think, constantly out of step with progressive values of the majority of Albertans,” Wells said, Ottawa is quietly working on plan to use computers to as sess immigration applications and make some of the decisions ‘currently made by immigration officers, Torstar has learned. ‘Since 2014, the Immigra tion Department has been developing what's known as a “predictive analytics” system, which would evaluate apple cations in a way that's similar to the work performed by of ficials today. ‘The plan — part of the government's modernization of a system plagued by backlogs and delays — is to use the technol- gy to identify the merits of an immigration application, spot potential red flags for fraud and ‘weigh all these factors to rec. ‘ommend whether an applicant should be accepted or refused. At the moment, the focus of the project is on building pro- Thui Janual Canadian immigration applications could soon be assessed by COMPUEEFS. ros1:0 wows sexve8e cesses that would distinguish cations,” depart- ernment cabinet in Feb- of savings in time and money.” between highiskand low-risk ment ruary 2013. Wemp said said immigration lawyer and applications, immigration of spokeswoman there is no firm timeline _ policy analyst Richard Kurland. ficials said, Lindsay Wemp. ‘on when automated de- The Immigration Depart- “Predictive analytics models “The goal is to improve cisions might be a viable. ment’s Wemp. however, are built by analyzing thou- client service and in- option, said the department's plans sands of past applications and crease operational ef- “This is the greatest shouldn't be classified as arti- their outcomes. This allows the computer to ‘learn’ by de- tecting patterns in the data, ina manner analogous to how officers learn through the experience of processing appli- ficiency by reducing processing times while strengthening program in- tegrity. “The project was approved by the former Conservative gov- change in immigration processing since the Internet. What requires weeks, if not months, to process would only take days with the new system. ‘There are going to be cascades ficial intelligence because a predictive model cannot exer- cise judgment in the same way as a human, and that officers ‘will always remain central to the process. Growing a wapato proves arduous task Jen St. Denis Metro| Vancouver Last April, members of the Katzie First Nation gathered on the rocky beach of Alou- ette Lake to do something they hadn't done in over 100 years. ‘They were there to cook and eat wapato, a type of potato that had once been a staple of their diet. “We cooked it plain, and everybody has said should we do this again they would like some butter, salt and garlic,” said Debbie Miller, general manager of the Katzie De- velopment Limited Partner- ship. “But the first one, we thought, needed to be clean.” Recently published results of an archeological dig show that the Katzie were cultivating wapato near Pitt Meadows as far back as 3,800 years ago. ‘The evidence showed how the Katzie reused discarded cooking stones to prepare the wapato growing areas. The stones had been heated up ina fire and then used to boil water in watertight baskets; ‘Wapato bulbs. cowrmuten Miller and other community members didn't recognize the plant. But it turned out, it had been growing in plain sight. ‘After trial and error, they were able to grow the wapato in enough quantity. ‘As for what the small wild potato tastes like? Some have described it as tasting a bit like asparagus or like the cob when they cracked, the Katz” part of corn. ie used the stones to line the “It's not awful — but plain watery wapato fields. At first, it's not very good,” Miller said. Do more for vets, watchdog insists Canada’s military watchdog urged the federal government Wednesday to do more for sol mond, 33, was found dead ‘Tuesday in a home in Upper ig Tracadie, NS., from what diers forced out of the Canadian appeared to be a selfinflicted Forces for medical reasons after gunshot wound, RCMP say. His an Afghan war veteran and three _ wife Shanna Desmond, 31, their family members were found shot 10-year-old daughter Aaliyah and dead in Nova Scotia his mother Brenda Desmond, Ombudsman Gary Walbourne 52, also died of apparent gunshot wounds. 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Herrou went on trial changed with helping illegal migrants enter France, travel in France “The law is against me,” Cedric Herrou says. acer maces and stay in France. His lawyer civic duty and will keep helping Zia Oloumy pleaded for acquit- the migrants, who are mainly tal, insistingacrime hasn'tbeen from Enitrea and Sudan. proven. The court couldsentence __“Thelaw is against me, against him toup to five yearsin prison actions to help people in need, and 30,000 euros in fines ifa so we have to change the laws, guilty verdict is delivered Feb. 10. he said. Herrou says he is doing his tweassociareoeness Istanbul on high alert as manhunt continues Police increased security around Istanbul on Wednesday and de- tained some 20 people with sus pected links to the deadly New ‘Year's Eve night club attackas the hunt for the gunman stretched into a fourth day. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said the gunman — who killed 39 people during New Year's celebrations at the Reina dub before reportedly escaping in a taxi — had been ‘identified, but did not name him. Police set up checkpoints across Istanbul as security levels remained high. They stopped cars and taxis, with passengers and drivers holding up their identifi cations while officers inspected the vehicles. The city has been on edge since the attack on the upscale club popular with local celeb ties, and on Wednesday residents beat up a man said to resemble the wanted gunman before hand: ing him over to police, the Dogan news agency reported. we ~ “Turkish seourity forces patrol near the Reina nightclub on Wednesday. me associa mess Some 20 people, including 11 have lived with the gunman in ‘women, were taken into custody an alleged Daesh cell house in in police raids in the Aegean — the central Turkish city of Konya, pport city of Izmir, the staterun the agency reported Anadolu agency said. Daesh has claimed respon- The suspects from the largely sibility for the attack, saying it ‘Muslim Russian republic of Dag. was in reprisal for Turkish mil- estan, as well as members of _ itary operations against Daesh China's Muslim Uighur minority _ in northern Syria, and fiom Syria, were believed fo tweassocaTeo press Apot-luck style inauguration awaits ‘A group of marijuana legaliza- tion advocates plan to hand ut thousands of joints during President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Pro-marijuana organization to the National Mall DCM|will begin distributing the __Atfourminutes and 20 seconds 4200 joints at 8 am. on Jan. 20 into Trump's speech, DOM found con the west side of Dupont Cirle, er Adam Kidinger says protesters The pacticipants will then walk will ight up. + ED PRESS The news of New Year's Eve attack on Istanbul's Reina nightclub was sadly not unique in 2016. Similar attacks happen seemingly every week in some part of the world But Reina holds a personal significance fora number of Canadians and a growing network of young people across the globe. Reina was one of the Is- tanbul venues that hosted hundreds of young entre- preneurs from around the ‘world — including dozens of Canadians — during the 2015 G20 Young Entrepre- eurs’ Alliance Summit. The Alliance Secretariat is based in Toronto and traces its origins to the 2010 G20 summit in that city, Each year, the Alliance summit Brings together young entrepre- neurs to share ideas, build new relationships and talk about the world they want to create. During my last visit to Reina, | talked with young people from countries as diverse as the U.S., Poland, Australia, Italy, Japan and Brazil about their ideas. | met young Turkish women and men who were hungry to meet others from around the world. I heard from Mexicans who were fighting government corruption, from Indians who were seek: ing connections in Europe and North America, from Saudis who wanted to help their society evolve in a new Find new ways totalkwitheach other. Build bridges across cultures. Enjoy life and dream of abetter life for us and for others. Your essential daily news Istanbul's Reina nightclub was (and is) a symbol of a future that is directly opposed to the extremists’ divisive ideal of a polarized world. direction. With the broad span of the Bosporus bridge arching overhead in the night sky, young people from incred- ibly different cultures and It would be too trite to say terrorists do this be- ‘cause “they hate our way of life.” The reality is a bit more nuanced, Extremists of all stripes want a polar- Vietims of the New Year's Eve attack on Istanbul’ Reina nightclub backgrounds met, danced and talked about their fu tures. It was a club full of optimism and music and dancing, fuelled by a belief that tomorrow would be better than today. ‘The contrast between that happy memory and the grainy footage of the gunman walking through those same rooms on New Year's Eve could not be more point- ed, Indiscriminately spray ing bullets into the crowd. Returning to the fallen to shoot them again and again, Casually committing incred- ible violence against people ‘who merely wanted to cele- rate and enjoy life. ‘were merely out celebrating and enjoying life. arcerrymexces ized world where the divide is clear between “us” and “them.” The Reina that I and hundreds of others enjoyed represents a future that is directly opposed to that divisive ideal Our natural reaction in the face of such violence is to turn away from each other. To raise the level of ‘our thetoric. To introduce more barriers, more walls, more ways to isolate each. other. But if we truly want to honour the more than 100 people who were killed or injured in that attack, we should redouble our efforts to do exactly what I saw young people doing in Reina during the G20 Young Entre- preneurs’ Alliance Summit. Find new ways to talk with ‘each other. Build bridges across cultures. Enjoy life ‘and dream of a better life for us and for others. I was reminded of an incident in 2011, early in the history of our G20 group. Our French colleagues hosted a summit in Nice, bringing speakers such as Mohammed Yunus to chal lenge and inspire us at a time when Europe was beginning its fiscal crisis. One panel discussion featured French bankers, industrial- ists and others who were decidedly pessimistic about the future of Europe. Yet the young people in the audience had other ideas, They talked about their dreams for a growing and confident Europe, one that could encourage more young people to travel and start companies no one had yet thought of. With a mix. ‘ure of irritation and admir ation, one of the panellists responded by saying “Oh, you young people and your ‘enthusiasm!” ‘And that is the point. That is why we need a thousand Reinas across the world. ‘That is why we need to encourage the bonds between people and cultures that only freedom, true person: al and economic freedom, ‘can help create. Because it is those new bonds that ‘will show those who think problems are only solved through violence and walls that a better way is indeed possible. Alex Gills a Toronto-based social entrepreneur and activist who has moderated the G20 Young Entrepre: neurs’ Alliance since 2010. Thursday, January 5, 2017 MOCHAMA} Men are rebranding their activities — and women are helping In the fight for equality, we haven't yet levelled the play- ing field when it comes to being sick. Until now. When my body started heating up with a fever, I didn't realize | was mak- ing a feminist breakthrough. (mostly realized I didn’t have ‘any medicine in the house.) don't just have any regu- Jar flu. I Kave manélu, Manflu is when men are cold and have a lot of feelings about it, she says derisively. ‘Actually, it's a pejorative used to describe how men behave when facing a mild illness like the common cold. There's ‘an Intemet meme that shows a woman in the middle of giv- ing birth juxtaposed next to a man in bed with a thermom- eter in his mouth. The caption reads, "During labour, the pain is so great that awoman can almost imagine what a man feels like when he has a fever.” Tknow I'm afflicted with ‘manflu because I have sent several allcaps texts to friends and family. At 1 a.m, in our family group chat Imay have sent a message about feeling like there are a thousand knives in my throat. Thave claimed such despond- ency that my mother deliv ered a week's worth of food to my house, lost my voice for two days and wrote, “I feel so powerless” on my bedroom mirror. No one of any gender haas ever had a case of the flu this bad. Because it’s 2017 (aka. the future) and Iam a feminist, I can get anything a man can get. Including the flu virus and the attendant dramaties about it, Feminism — if you squint hard at the fine print — says women can now do things that men have been doing for ‘ages. For example: wearing pants. We do that now. ‘We also still wear skirts but that is because modern skirts have pockets — another feminist breakthrough. But just as we're scaling the heights of gendered op- pression, men are rebranding their special activities, You've seen itll over the place. Take ‘a regular bar of soap and put it in a black box. Now its ‘guy soap’ That delicious light- with-hintsofpear blush wine? Stick a motorcycle on the label, dudes: we're drinking rosé, Being the wonderful crea tures we are, women are helping with this branding effort. When a man explains ‘woman's expertise back to her, we don’t call it patron- izing, condescending and wholly unnecessary. We call it mansplaining. There are more variations: manter- rupting (when men interrupt), ‘manspreading (when men spread their legs), manboxing, (OK, I made this one up but it means when a man is a box) Naturally, the next step in the fight for equality will be ‘when women take over being systematically rude. ve done my part by con- tracting manflu. I did it for the cause, PHILOSOPHERCAT our essenti Author says arguments can improve relationships Dealing with opposition, be it froma bossy co-worker, a messy roommate or a nagging partner, is among the most stress provoke ing experiences in life. In his new book, Resolve: Negotiating Life's Conflicts with Greater Con- fidence, Hal Movius argues that conflict actually produces bene ficial outcomes and makes our relationships better — but only ifit is dealt with wisely, Offering tips to identify and handle tough negotiating tac- fics, secrets to managing (and maintaining) poise when emo- tions flare and mastering the art of conflict, Movius spoke with Torstar from Charlottesville, Va, Why do you believe thatbe- comingabetternegotiatoris ‘agood:new year's resolution? (One is that conflict is inevit- able, We seem to be entering atime globally where there's more conflict in public and political life but, even if that ‘weren't the case, to have rele tonships (and) to work effect ively with others, we are going to encounter disagreements. Most of us improvise our way through it or avoid it. Think- ing like a negotiator and learn- ing key moves can help you to be more proactive and to nor- malize the idea that conflict is ‘an overlooked opportunity. ‘Are there any pitfalls you see ‘when people engage with conflict? What do you think ‘we should be trying this year? What | tried to do in the ‘book is look at how each of ily new Fight better Os year if your plan for 2017 is to stop being a pushover ‘us might fall prey to different pitfalls and how to use specific lactis to counter those but, if Thad to generalize, | would say that people don't see how a conflict can become a negotiation. Seeing conflict as a part of leading a good life and an ‘occasion for better outcomes rather than a headache would be the thing I would wish for most people to do. That's also what the research tells us: You can do conflict better but you have to treat it like other dif- ficult tasks, ora practice that you develop over time. You don't just become a good ten- nis player or cook by having the sudden urge to do it—it takes work. There are ways of practising negotiation that ‘makes you better: Early in the book, you write that people don’t see good ne- ‘gotiation modelled enough. So what does good negotiation look like, say,ina personal relationship? Partners who have “good something, it helps if you take fights” tend to pick their mo- a walk together instead of sit- ments. They don’t push and ting across the kitchen table. say, “we need t talk about Xright now” orstart by in” What aboutin the workplace? sisting, The second thing is Effective leaders tend to im they start with a constructive _agine how the other side frame and a specific complaint might see a situation. The bi abouta thing that happened misconception in conflict is ‘and not a criticism about the that you have to convince the character of the other person. other side that they have to Don’t start an important cor care about the same things versation after a busy day ora you do. What great negotiators few beers. Another tip is that, do is ask a ton of questions at if'you have to talk through "the front end about what the New Pharmacy Assistant program Enrol today! other party really cares about. IE can figure out what is most important to you and to me ‘and notice those differences, I can craft a proposal that ex- ploits them without just com- promising. Youwrite that learningto navigate conflict within close relationships strengthens the bond. Can you explain? So the frst thing is that if am not afraid to enter into conflict and I have a repertoire of helpful moves to navigate it, 'm more likely to get more of the things that I want while preserving the relationship 1 have. 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