Metro Regina - January 13, 2014

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by  Metro International

Monday, January 13, 2014
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SASK.’S JUSTIN SEMENOFF
every day. TALKS HIS EARTHBOUND
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Lineups swell
for vaccinations
Flu fears abound. ney said the health region will frustrating (that the clinics
receive an unspecified quantity were cancelled).”
Province prioritizes
of 12,000 nasal-spray doses There have been about 630
shrinking supplies to of vaccine from the Saskatch- confirmed flu cases and seven
ewan government next week. related deaths in Saskatch-
pregnant women and
The amount of vaccine — ewan this season — numbers
children under fi ve and who will be eligible to re- that Carney said are average.
ceive it — is still unknown, he Carney speculates that
said, adding that it’s possible heightened fear, specifically
MARCO that the health region will re- of the more dangerous H1N1
VIGLIOTTI ceive more injectable doses in strain, has fuelled a surge in de-
[email protected] the near future. mand for the vaccinations and
Sunday’s clinic in Regina has outstripped the region’s
Long lineups greeted invita- and one on Saturday in Saska- limited supplies.
tion-only flu vaccination clinics toon were limited to pregnant “We were shocked at the
in Regina and Saskatoon this women and children under the turnout last week. We were ex-
past weekend as health regions age of five, as the province pri- pecting maybe 500 people over
continued to grapple with in- oritizes its shrinking supplies a four-hour period.… We got
creased demand in the face of of vaccine to those with the 1,365 each night,” he said.
renewed fears of the deadly highest risk of contracting the “Once people realized it was
H1N1 strain. flu — H1N1 or other forms. H1N1 … it spiked public inter-
“We had 700 doses of the After cancellations of mass est.”
vaccine left and we decided immunization clinics in Regina The RQHR bases its influ-
to hold a special clinic … and earlier in the week, Deanne enza shot orders on historic
we’re pleased that all 700 doses Slywka expressed relief that patterns, Carney said, ex-
SO GOOD AT BEING BAD are going to be used,” Bill Car- her young son Blake, who suf- plaining that the short shelf
ney, communications consult- fers from asthma, was able to life of the vaccine makes se-
ant with the Regina Qu’Appelle receive a shot on Sunday. lecting the optimal quantity
Health Region (RQHR), said at “We definitely didn’t want difficult.
a busy clinic on Sunday in the him to get the flu.… When “We can’t overbook vac-
Leonardo DiCaprio accepts the award for best actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy for his role
city’s north end. they cancelled the clinics, we cinations — (the shots) are only
as a corrupt stockbroker in The Wolf of Wall Street during the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards on While those influenza shots had a little bit of a panic,” Sly- used once,” he pointed out.
Sunday. More coverage, page 8. PAUL DRINKWATER/NBC/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS represented the RQHR’s final wka said. “You have to get a different
supply for the near future, Car- “It was definitely a little flu vaccine for next year.”
When you Drink the Moo
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02 NEWS metronews.ca
Monday, January 13, 2014
City’s planning commission prepares to restrict strip clubs
The city’s planning commis- to industrial areas. “Planning commission will that the proposed changes tirely new regulatory regime
sion is poised to kick off a pot- The city planning body will look at changing the definition would prevent strip clubs from for such entertainment, Regina
entially contentious debate on also debate altering the defin- of adult entertainment facil- opening outside of industrial has had a bylaw governing it
where Regina’s newly legalized ition of a nightclub to exclude ity.” areas. before revamped provincial
strip clubs will be permitted. “live adult entertainment.” The proposed changes, Fra- “We want to ensure what- regulations came into effect
On Wednesday, the com- “We already have some- ser explained, would ensure ever the business, it’s licensed on Jan. 1 to permit striptease
mission will consider zoning thing on the books about adult that only establishments ex- for what’s going on there.” shows at liquor-licensed estab-
bylaw changes classifying adult entertainment establishments plicitly licensed for adult enter- Fraser expects that the plan- lishments.
entertainment as strip-tease (being permitted in) light, tainment will host strip shows. ning commission will approve Under that bylaw, adult en-
performances and wet cloth- medium and heavy industrial “Right now we have places both changes. tertainment offerings are lim-
S ing contests — essentially re- zones,” Coun. Shawn Fraser that serve alcohol close to resi- Unlike the City of Saska- ited to industrial areas.
stricting such establishments told Metro on Sunday. dential areas,” he said, noting toon, which has set up an en- MARCO VIGLIOTTI/METRO
A morning with Sask.’s
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Mars One candidate
E
One of 1,058 short- with a goal to launch the first
listed for project. human colony on the Red Plan-
N et in 2025.
Justin Semenoff is a However, despite the daunt-
ing nature of his potential mis-
normal guy who could
sion, he’s continuing to live a
end up living on Mars normal life on Earth.
Describing himself as not
a “hugely public person,”
MORGAN Semenoff points out that be-
MODJESKI ing short-listed to travel to
Metro in Saskatoon Mars has taught him skills
and prompted him to want to
Waking up at 5:30 a.m. for a become an ambassador for the
light breakfast of a bagel, a mission.
handful of trail mix and a var- “It’s a good learning les-
iety of vitamins, Justin Semen- son,” he said over a cup of cof-
off is a pretty normal guy. fee at his home.
A skilled blacksmith, a “The entire venture, if
father of one son and a combat it ends tomorrow, has been
engineer with the Canadian worth it.”
Forces, you wouldn’t take a An hour after breakfast,
second look at Semenoff when Semenoff travels from his con-
he’s shopping at Co-op in Sas- dominium to what he calls his
Justin Semenoff , one of 1,058 people from around the world short-listed for the Mars One project, has a cup of coff ee
katoon’s Stonebridge neigh- “second home” — Diekema
bourhood or while he’s out Martial Arts in downtown Sas- here on Earth at his Saskatoon home on Sunday. MORGAN MODJESKI/METRO IN SASKATOON
for a bicycle ride. But there’s katoon. There, he’s greeted
something unusual about this by friends and sparring part- serve as stress-relief, and help Semenoff if — and, in their you get up and leave them
35-year-old Saskatchewanian. ners, whom he refers to as his him focus. opinion, when — he is select- forever?” he asked, as sweat
Semenoff, alongside 75 “second family.” “It really gives you some- ed for the mission. Though poured down his face.
other Canadians, has been Semenoff generally trains thing — a sense of accomplish- Semenoff said he would miss “But with great accomplish-
short-listed from among two to three hours per session, ment,” he said. his friends, it’s not something ment comes great responsibil-
200,000 applicants as a candi- three times a week. Studying Lifelong friend Stephen he’s thinking about. ity and sacrifice … I’ll focus
date for the Mars One project taekwondo, jiu jitsu and kick- Procyk and gym owner Clint “It falls into the same on that when — and if — that
— an ambitious endeavour boxing, he said martial arts Diekema said they will miss category as family. How do time even comes.”
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metronews.ca NEWS 03
Monday, January 13, 2014
Israelis offer
final goodbyes
to Ariel Sharon
‘There will never be who only knew him from afar country’s history. As one of
remembered Sharon as a de- Israel’s most famous generals,
anyone else like him.’
cisive leader, for better or for the man known as “Arik” was
Former comrades, worse, and one of the final renowned for bold tactics and
heroes of Israel’s founding an occasional refusal to obey
political allies and
generation. orders. To his supporters, he
regular citizens flock “Those who didn’t know was a war hero; to his critics,
to Jerusalem to pay him from up close can’t truly a war criminal.
understand what a legend As prime minister late in
respects to late leader he was,” said a choked-up life, he was embraced by the
Shlomo Mann, 68, who served public as a grandfatherly fig-
under Sharon’s command in ure who provided stability in
Israelis from all walks of life the 1973 Mideast war. “There times of turmoil.
flocked to parliament Sunday will never be anyone else like A state memorial is planned
to catch a glimpse of Ariel him.” for Monday at parliament, fol-
Sharon’s coffin and pay their The 85-year-old Sharon lowed by a funeral service at
final respects to the iconic died Saturday, eight years after Sharon’s ranch in southern
former prime minister and a stroke left him in a coma. Israel. U.S. Vice-President Joe
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert stands in front of the coffin of former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon at the general. In a career that stretched Biden, former British Prime
Knesset plaza in Jerusalem on Sunday. Sharon, the hard-charging Israeli general and prime minister who was admired and A stream of visitors ranging across much of Israel’s 65- Minister Tony Blair and others
hated for his battlefield exploits and ambitions to reshape the Middle East, died Saturday, eight years after a stroke left him from former army comrades year existence, his life was are expected to attend the
in a coma from which he never awoke. He was 85. ODED BALILTY/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS to political allies to citizens closely intertwined with the ceremonies. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ford an honorary American? Thanks, but no thanks
A petition to make Toronto even though it had received interests of his political op- That’s no moon, it’s a petition
Mayor Rob Ford an honorary a bit of media attention, that ponents.”
U.S. citizen hasn’t garnered didn’t exactly appear to have It goes on to say, “Mayor
much support so far. spurred a great public stam- Ford is clearly a hero of hu- The White House instituted
The petition appears on pede toward the cause. manity who deserves the the 100,000-signature re-
the White House website The tongue-in-cheek peti- very best. We therefore pe- quirement after it had been
under the headline: “Pro- tion says: “(Ford) has at once tition (President Barack) hit with spoof petitions —
claim Robert Bruce ‘Rob’ demonstrated an exception- Obama to declare Mayor Ford demanding America build a
Ford, the 64th Mayor of al proclivity to act for the an Honorary Citizen of the “Star Wars-style Death Star.”
Toronto, An Honorary Cit- greater good and been the United States.”
izen of the Unites States of subject of horrifying polit- As of Sunday afternoon, (cid:580)(cid:3) The White House had
America.” ical attacks. The evidence the petition was 99,996 sig- to politely, and jokingly,
Four people had signed it demonstrates the attacks are natures short of the 100,000 inform people that it was
by Sunday afternoon. motivated by Mayor Ford’s required to get a White not fiscally feasible in a
An online petition to make Toronto Mayor Rob Ford an honorary U.S. citizen The petition had been on unwavering adherence to House response. time of budget constraints.
hasn’t garnered much support so far. CHRIS YOUNG/THE CANADIAN PRESS the website since Jan. 3, and good governance over the THE CANADIAN PRESS
04 NEWS metronews.ca
Monday, January 13, 2014
Students fight security
Syria. Rebel infighting
leaves nearly 700 dead
forces ahead of key vote
Rebel-on-rebel clashes have Peace talks
killed nearly 700 people over
the past nine days in north- Syria’s opposition came
ern Syria in the worst bout under steely pressure Sun-
of infighting among the op- day to attend peace talks in Egypt. More than
ponents of President Bashar Switzerland in a week. 52 million voters to
Assad since the country’s
civil war began, activists said (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:86)(cid:553)(cid:78)(cid:553) Secretary of State decide whether to
Sunday. John Kerry joined other support amendments
The fighting pits the al- foreign ministers who
Qaida-linked Islamic State urged coalition President to the constitution
of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Ahmed al-Jarba to de-
against several Islamist and liver his group and meet
more moderate rebel brig- with the government it Hundreds of students sup-
ades. The ISIL muscled its way hopes to overthrow. porting Egypt’s ousted
into opposition-held territory president battled security
in northern Syria last spring, brigades and crushing others. forces Sunday at three Cairo
co-opting some weaker rebel THE ASSOCIATED PRESS universities, two days before
a referendum that officials
say will be protected by a
massive deployment of sol-
diers and police.
The clashes came as
Egypt’s Interim President
Adly Mansour urged voters
to head to the polls to cast
ballots Tuesday and Wednes-
day on the draft constitution.
Mansour said that the draft
charter used “moderate” A supporter of ousted leader Mohammed Morsi flashes the “Rabaa” sign, used by Muslim Brotherhood activists,
Islam as a base for legislation. during a protest in Nahda Square, near Cairo University in Giza, Egypt, Sunday. HEBA ELKHOLY/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
He also asked voters “to lead
the ship of the nation to the tires and blocked main roads. Draft constitution
shores of safety.” Riot police fired tear gas and
Egypt’s more than 52 mil- students responded by hurl- Limits to scope
lion voters will decide wheth- ing stones. In one incident, more precise definition
Buildings, including the Dar Al-Shifa hospital, bottom, lay in ruins following er to support amendments witnesses say the students set of Islamic law for “principles” that could
airstrikes in Aleppo, Syria, in this November 2012 photo. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS to the constitution initially a police vehicle and a traffic have been used to enact
drafted under toppled Islam- post on fire. stricter Islamic law. It also
Spain Rwanda ist President Mohammed Students at the Islamic Here is a look at some of deletes a reference to a role
Morsi. Two panels dominated Al-Azhar University also pro- the key changes made to for Al-Azhar, the country’s
by secular-leaning politicians tested. Police arrested 19 pro- Egypt’s rewritten constitu- main Islamic institution, in
Rally backs return Consequences for
and legal experts rewrote the testers for blocking traffic, tion, previously enacted overseeing legislation.
of ETA prisoners betrayal: Kagame document. said a security official. under the government of MILITARY: A key clause
A large turnout and a The military and police toppled Islamist president gives the armed forces the
Around 100,000 people It’s a matter of time strong “yes” vote would give will deploy hundreds of thou- Mohammed Morsi: right to name the defence
marched in Spain’s before those who’ve legitimacy and a boost to sands of soldiers and officers ISLAMIC LAW: The new minister over the next two
northern city of Bilbao betrayed Rwanda face a military-backed plan for — including special forces charter retains Article 2, presidential terms, an ar-
late Saturday calling for consequences, Rwandan presidential and parliament- commandos — to guard the which says the “principles” rangement that places the
prisoners from armed President Paul Kagame ary elections. vote. of Islamic law, or Shariah, military above any civilian
Basque separatist group said Sunday, nearly two On Sunday, Morsi’s Mus- Mansour also ordered a are the basis for legislation, oversight for eight years.
ETA to serve out their weeks after the killing of lim Brotherhood group and change to Egyptian law to a phrase that has been in Civilians can still be
sentences in their native a former Rwandan spy- its allies stepped up confron- now punish those found all Egyptian constitutions tried before military tribu-
region rather than in jails master turned dissident in tations in the streets ahead guilty of illegally casting a since the 1970s. However, nals, a provision introduced
in other parts of Spain. a Johannesburg hotel. of the vote. Students at Cairo ballot with up to 15 years in it removes a Morsi-era in the Morsi-era constitu-
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and Ain Shams universities prison. provision that gave a tion. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
marched off campus, burned THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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metronews.ca NEWS 05
Monday, January 13, 2014
Gay man jailed
for sending text
message dies
This holiday season let’s give each other a
greener Regina. You can start by treecycling
Cameroon. Lawyer should let him die,” she said. Unapologetic
blames government Mbede was arrested in your used Christmas tree.
March 2011 in connection
for 34-year-old’s death with the text message and Cameroonian officials have
following a hernia cmoonnvtihct eudn dert ha eC amfeorloloowniinang btheeeinr eunnfaoprocelomgeentitc o afb tohuet Once you’ve packed up your decorations
law that imposes up to five anti-gay law, and have
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A gay man in Cameroon who ual acts. He received a three- from the U.N. Human Rights
was jailed for sending a text year sentence. Council to protect sexual (cid:85)(cid:83)(cid:70)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:90)(cid:68)(cid:77)(cid:70)(cid:3)(cid:74)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:66)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:52)(cid:66)(cid:79)(cid:69)(cid:83)(cid:66)(cid:3)(cid:52)(cid:68)(cid:73)(cid:78)(cid:74)(cid:83)(cid:77)(cid:70)(cid:83)(cid:3)(cid:45)(cid:70)(cid:74)(cid:84)(cid:86)(cid:83)(cid:70)(cid:3)(cid:36)(cid:70)(cid:79)(cid:85)(cid:83)(cid:70)(cid:13)(cid:3)
message to another man say- Cameroon brings more minorities from violence.
ing “I’m very much in love cases against suspected gays (cid:48)(cid:81)(cid:85)(cid:74)(cid:78)(cid:74)(cid:84)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:34)(cid:83)(cid:70)(cid:79)(cid:66)(cid:13)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:80)(cid:66)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:70)(cid:3)(cid:40)(cid:80)(cid:86)(cid:77)(cid:70)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:77)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:80)(cid:86)(cid:83)(cid:84)(cid:70)(cid:3)
with you,” and who was later than any other African coun-
declared a prisoner of con- try, according to Human ber 2012. (cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:73)(cid:70)(cid:3)(cid:77)(cid:66)(cid:79)(cid:69)(cid:258)(cid:77)(cid:77)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:53)(cid:83)(cid:70)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:90)(cid:68)(cid:77)(cid:70)(cid:3)(cid:67)(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:84)(cid:3)(cid:66)(cid:83)(cid:70)(cid:3)(cid:66)(cid:87)(cid:66)(cid:74)(cid:77)(cid:66)(cid:67)(cid:77)(cid:70)(cid:3)
science by Amnesty Inter- Rights Watch. The rights “I accuse the state,” said
national, has died, according group said in a March 2013 Nkom, the most prominent (cid:71)(cid:83)(cid:80)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:37)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:78)(cid:67)(cid:70)(cid:83)(cid:3)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:80)(cid:3)(cid:39)(cid:70)(cid:67)(cid:83)(cid:86)(cid:66)(cid:83)(cid:90)(cid:3)(cid:19)(cid:15)
to a lawyer who worked on report that at least 28 people of a small group of lawyers in
his case. had been charged under the Cameroon willing to defend
Roger Jean-Claude Mbede, law in the past three years. suspects charged with violat- Our community is working hard to reduce
34, died Friday roughly one Mbede developed the her- ing Cameroon’s anti-gay law.
month after his family re- nia while in prison. In July “If there had not been crim- (cid:88)(cid:66)(cid:84)(cid:85)(cid:70)(cid:13)(cid:3)(cid:66)(cid:79)(cid:69)(cid:3)(cid:88)(cid:70)(cid:3)(cid:88)(cid:66)(cid:79)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:80)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:70)(cid:77)(cid:81)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:53)(cid:73)(cid:70)(cid:3)(cid:36)(cid:74)(cid:85)(cid:90)(cid:3)(cid:88)(cid:74)(cid:77)(cid:77)(cid:3)(cid:80)(cid:394)(cid:70)(cid:83)(cid:3)
moved him from the hospital 2012, he was granted pro- inalization of homosexuality,
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treatment for a hernia, law- grounds, according to Human prison and his life would not
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“His family said he was a hiding. An appeals court up- as soon as he went to prison.”
curse for them and that we held his conviction in Decem- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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International deal
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Iran agrees to slow
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Iran has agreed to limit
uranium enrichment and
to open its nuclear program
to daily inspection by inter-
national experts starting
Jan. 20, setting the clock
running on a six-month
deadline for a final nuclear
agreement, officials said
Sunday.
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Put eggs in more
Mother Nature on the run?
Singer Neil Young
compares oilsands
than one basket
to Hiroshima
Singer Neil
Young has
launched a
HOW In the end, minimizing risk ties declined dramatically. blistering
TO ROLL is the single most important in- Cash offered the chance to attack on
Alison Griffiths vesting goal. buy more equities and bring the Harper
metronews.ca An asset allocation appor- the percentage back closer to govern-
tions your money among cash 50 per cent. Here’s where an ment and
(GICs, high interest accounts), asset allocation really shines. Alberta’s Neil Young
There has never been a bet- bonds and equities. The first If 50 per cent equities is your oilsands.
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ter time to be defensive with two are often lumped together chosen amount, when it drops Young
stock market investments. and called fixed income. to, say, 35 per cent you don’t told a news conference
Record highs of more than 25 Cash is a good place to start. fret about whether it’s time to on Sunday as far as the
per cent gains were reached in Its role is to cope with emer- buy back into the market. You governing Conservatives
the American markets in 2013. gencies inside and outside a just do it based on the percent- are concerned, “money is
Even though Canada and Eur- portfolio. Those outside the ages. number one, integrity isn’t
ope lag, whatever happens to portfolio include unexpected Anyone who used cash to even on the map.”
the U.S. in terms of a market expenses. Let’s assume that follow a chosen asset allocation The news conference
decline will definitely affect your 100-per-cent equity port- during the various market de- was to kick off the first of
everyone else. folio dropped 40 per cent in clines over the past 20 years is four concerts aimed at rais-
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tect you by taking the emotion withdraw some funds. Without First Nations that is fighting
out of investing. You follow the cash you would have had to sell Every Monday development of Alberta’s
asset allocation, not the fears, investments at a huge loss. $350,000 hunting permit oilsands.
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the money world. also allows you to tweak your Alison Griffiths is a financial puts club in crosshairs recently visited one of the
In 1990, Dr. Harry Mar- asset allocation during times of journalist, bestselling author oilsands sites, compared the
kowitz won a Nobel Prize in stock market emergencies. Say and broadcaster. Her new A taxidermist does some touch-up painting to an African elephant mount pollution to Hiroshima, the
economics after proving that you chose an allocation of 15 investing column, set up for the Dallas Safari Club Convention and Sporting Expo last week. Japanese city where the first
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PESTICIDES RAISING ALARMS
Are you ready for Silent Spring the Sequel? ewan’s canola crop from pests. Biologist a two-year ban over the strenuous objection of European
Back in 1962, American author Rachel Car- Christy Morrissey has been studying the ef- farmers. The reason: The mysterious decline of bees. This de-
son wrote Silent Spring, documenting the ef- fect of neonics on wetlands, and recently cline is critical, and not just for honey lovers, because bees, as
fect of pesticides, primarily DDT, on birds. shared her work in progress with a CBC inves- pollinators, play a huge role in the annual success of food pro-
You can tell by the title what that effect was. tigative journalist. duction. No bees, no crops. So those EU guys aren’t fooling
Silent Spring led to the ban on DDT still in The news is not good, especially for the around.
effect worldwide, and it is also credited with birds. One-and-a-half years into a four-year Farmers argue that neonics are safer than the alternative
launching the environmental movement. To study, Morrissey has discovered that neonics organophosphates. And for years, Saskatchewan’s deploy-
this day Carson is celebrated or vilified as a linger in wetlands at concentrations up to 100 ment of neonics has been used to demonstrate they are safe.
saint or Satan, depending on your point of times higher than the levels regarded as safe. Although virtually all canola crops are treated with neonics,
view. And bird and insect populations are falling — Prairie bees seem unaffected by the chemicals, producing 50
And now a Saskatchewan biologist is half of Canada’s bird species are in decline. million pounds of canola honey a year, according to an On-
poised to write the next chapter in Silent URBAN COMPASS While it’s not yet clear that neonics are the tario field study (note: Funded by Bayer, which produces
Spring, with research showing that a new Paul Sullivan culprit, (and loss of habitat is clearly a big fac- neonics).
class of pesticides called neonicotinoids [email protected] tor) residues are also turning up in insects and You can understand why Morrissey feels a sense of ur-
(mercifully shortened into neonics), touted as birds and Morrissey is worried. According to gency. There’s a lot riding on her research. Or perhaps we
less toxic as the alternatives, could be respon- her research, 44 per cent of Prairie crops are should say flying: Mosquitoes, midges, bees, butterflies and
sible for destroying Prairie biodiversity, which would culmin- treated with neonics, so they are hard to avoid if you’re a bird. birds. Back in 1962 we narrowly avoided at DDT catastrophe,
ate in the awful silence of the birds. Morrissey’s research drags the Prairies into the global con- thanks to Carson. And now, 52 years later, the song of spring
Neonics are used to protect millions of acres of Saskatch- troversy over neonics that led the European Union to impose may be threatened again. Will Morrissey be the next Carson?
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3D printing has been a tech buzzword for the
past few years, and 2013 saw the phenomenon
subjected to equal parts hype and hyperbole
(3D-printed guns, anyone?). However, based on
the offerings on display at this year’s Consumer
Electronics Show, 2014 may be the year when
3D printers become stable enough, user-friendly
enough and cheap enough to make it into the
mainstream. Here are just a few of the 3D print-
ers that made waves at this year’s CES:
MakerBot Z18: ChefJet can print
MakerBot is definitely the company to candy, frosting
beat when it comes to commercial 3D and sugary gar-
printers, and the Z18 is its new flag- nishes. It comes with
ship. Capable of printing objects 12 its own user-friendly
inches wide and 18 inches tall, it’s one software and retails for
of the largest printers on the market. It an estimated $5,000.
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will retail for $6,499 US and come with
access to MakerBot’s digital store, The da Vinci:
billed as the iTunes of 3D printing. A budget entry by XYZprinting Inc., the
da Vinci was one of the most affordable
ChefJet: printers at CES. It’s expected to ship by
Billed as a 3D printer for foodies, the mid-March and will sell for a paltry
$499.
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Stars gather for one last
big show before Oscar time
E Golden Globes. McConaughey’s co-star, The Best of Tina and Amy:
Less-polished little sister Jared Leto, also a favorite for
an Oscar nomination and win,
of awards ceremonies earned the best supporting ac- Three of their best quips:
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S out in its acting and directing earned its first Golden Globe,
categories, it won where it going to Best Actress in a TV
really counts, earning the Drama winner Robin Wright.
Golden Globe for best drama Jacqueline Bisset, who won
and edging it ahead of main for her supporting work in the
rival Gravity in the Oscar best TV miniseries Dancing on the
Jennifer Lawrence and her Golden Globe for her role in American Hustle.
picture race. Edge provided the first awk-
ALL PHOTOS JASON MERRITT/GETTY IMAGES
Amy Adams and Jennifer ward moment of the night
Lawrence certainly upped the with a pause-filled accept-
chances for American Hustle, ance speech during which she
taking home best actress in a worked in a profanity and ad-
motion picture comedy and vice from her mother: “Go to
best supporting actress in a hell, and don’t come back.”
motion picture, respectively But that was just the begin-
for David O. Russell’s 1970s ning in a night full of off-kilter
caper. moments. Best song winner
Leonardo DiCaprio earned Alex Ebert started off his
his second career Golden speech by recounting a party Bryan Cranston wins best actor in a
Globe, taking home best ac- encounter with presenter Sean TV series drama for Breaking Bad.
tor in a comedy for the Wolf Combs.
of Wall Street, making sure Top of the Lake star Elisa-
to poke fun at it being in the beth Moss opened her best Online
comedy category during his actress in a miniseries or TV
speech. drama speech with a simple,
Matthew McConaughey overwhelmed expletive, and For more red
and Cate Blanchett cemented best screenplay winner Spike carpet looks and
their Oscar front-runner Jonze, startled by music swell- complete Golden Globes
statuses with wins for Dallas ing up to play him off, coun- results, visit metronews.ca.
Buyers Club and Blue Jasmine, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey returned for a second year of hosting duties. tered with “Hey wait, I just got
respectively. Poehler also won best actress in a TV comedy for Parks and Recreation. started.”
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METRO DISH
OUR TAKE ON THE WORLD OF CELEBRITIES
Pop Goes The Week
Styles won’t be
an outpost of disenchanted
keeping up scientists raising wolf/human
warrior hybrids. 2) A Canada
with the Goose coat design. 3) Dairy
Queen’s new frozen treat.
Kardashians Suck it, Blizzard. 4) Billy Ray
Cyrus’ rapper name. 5) What
spontaneously forms around
STARGAZING you when you refuse to ap-
Malene Arpe pear on Keeping up with the Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie. ALL PHOTOS GETTY IMAGES
[email protected] Kardashians.
No fairy-tale ending for Duff and Comrie
sense, as Monday is when I David Copperfield has
Harry Styles, who is dating heard that in the Wachow- gotten engaged. Surpris-
Kendall Jenner, has report- skis’ Jupiter Ascending, ingly, not to a mind-boggling Ah, weekends. The perfect time continue to be in each other’s son and pop culture footnote
edly made it clear he will Channing Tatum will play illusion. to relax, sleep in, and grab lives.” The two are parents to Rick Salomon (remember him?
not appear on Keeping a half-wolf, half-human brunch. Or if you’re a celebrity, toddler Luca, of whom they’ll He’s the guy who made Paris
up with the Kardashians. albino warrior. #sosohappy. Justin Bieber’s manager get married or divorced. So have joint custody. Hilton famous when he starred
“You’re such a precious little Scooter has gotten engaged. here are this past weekend’s It certainly looks like an as the other half in that sex
thing,” said Kris Jenner. “But I Billy Ray Cyrus is doing Surprisingly, not to Segway. notable unions and dissolu- amicable split, with Hilary tape) announced their mar-
got Kanye West on the show. I a hip hop remix of Achy tions. First up is Hilary Duff tweeting, “Mike and I are sit- riage over the weekend. “We’re
think I can deal with you.” Breaky Heart. As long as he Queen Elizabeth reportedly and ex-NHL star Mike Comrie, ting here, we are so apprecia- very happy,” Pamela disclosed
isn’t doing a Baroque remix of demands that Prince Harry who announced in a statement tive for all of your kindness & to E!. “Our families are very
This past Monday was his mullet. shave off his beard. Take over the weekend that they well wishes.” She continued, happy and that’s all that mat-
what is considered the that, everyone who believes “have mutually decided to an “Not an easy day but we’re get- ters.” It’s the second marriage
most depressing day of the The Polar Vortex is: 1) A the monarchy is powerless amicable separation” and will ting thru it together.” for the couple — to each other.
year. That is clearly non- new Syfy series involving and irrelevant. “remain best friends and will Meanwhile, Pamela Ander- DOROTHY ROBINSON/ METRO
Is this band Justin Bieber’s (alleged)
no longer eggscellent adventure
headed
Sheriff’s deputies are inves-
in One tigating Justin Bieber for yet
another neighbourly dispute
Direction? that could land the Canadian
pop star in court. Los Angeles
County Sheriff’s spokesman
Steve Whitmore says Bieber
has been named as a suspect
in a misdemeanour vandal-
ism and assault crime report
Justin Bieber
for allegedly throwing eggs at
a neighbour’s home in their
gated Calabasas neighbour- daughter were on the balcony.
hood Thursday evening. Whit- He says they videotaped the
more says the 19-year-old al- incident. Whitmore says Bieber
legedly egged the house while won’t speak to deputies. Above, Blake as a happy 7 year-old.
his neighbour and neighbour’s THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Now you know where homeless adults can come from.
Liam Payne Twitter ( Blake, currently homeless )
Rumours about strife in the @ABFalecbaldwin (cid:580)(cid:580)(cid:580)(cid:580)(cid:580)
ranks of One Direction have
Abuse of political power is unforgivable.
apparently gotten so wide-
spread that Liam Payne himself
had to take to Twitter in an
attempt to put them to rest.
“Lots of articles saying we are
clashing,” Payne wrote. “No @officialjaden (cid:580)(cid:580)(cid:580)(cid:580)(cid:580)
one’s clashing, we are just I’m Slowly Realizing I Need To Make A Trip Out To
having a bit of family time Norway
after hitting the road for three
years.” The rumoured infight-
ing is supposedly the result
of Harry Styles wanting to
“transform” the band’s sound, @Joan_Rivers (cid:580)(cid:580)(cid:580)(cid:580)(cid:580)
according to a Daily Star story. Heading back to NYC from L.A. Everything is so fake
“He thinks their next album and plastic in L.A. — you’d think I’d fit right in, but
HOMELESSNESS CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE. VISIT RAISING THE ROOF.ORG TO HELP.
is the perfect time to create a I’m excited to be going home!
much edgier and more rock-
and-roll image....”
10 FAMILY metronews.ca
Monday, January 13, 2014
Push them out of the
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E Skydive Plane Parent.
We’ve heard of
helicopter parenting,
but Metro’s columnist
F
has a new approach —
allowing your kids to be
(gasp) independent
I
IT’S ALL
L RELATIVE
Kathy Buckworth
Kathybuckworth.com
While watching a news seg-
ment on “Helicopter Par-
ents,” my daughter turned
to me and said, “You’re not
a Helicopter Parent,” which
was not news to me. She con-
tinued, “You’re more like a
‘Skydive Plane Parent.’ You
push us out and don’t look
back.” She paused and add-
ed, “You sometimes give us
a parachute.”
I am not sure if she
meant this as a compliment
or a complaint but I took it
as the former.
Yes, I confess, I make
my kids go to school when
Don’t baby them, they can handle making a sandwich and salad for lunch. ISTOCK
it’s cold, but I don’t think
making your children go
to school on a school day our quiet neighbourhood. breakfast, make their lunch going out to a long-planned the phone and his credit
when it’s safe to do so This resulted in calls from and get out to the bus or evening event because she card.
is pushing them out of a concerned parents that he walk to school when both needed me to help her Do these actions make
plane or otherwise. In fact, was on his own (of course to my husband and I have to study, as she had procras- me a “Skydive Plane Par-
it is pretty much what we in which my response was, “I leave the house hours be- tinated, I answered with, ent”? OK then. I push them,
the work world merely call hope he had a dog with him fore they do. “Are you new here?” they keep coming back. Re-
“meeting expectations.” or he’s fired”). They’ve been going to I had a good time at the place that umbilical cord
But maybe I’m harsh. At age nine I let him ride public washrooms by them- event, thanks for asking. with a rip cord. Give them
I’ve also been known to let his bike to school, by him- selves since they could fig- I’m not always that the chance to exceed your
my son (then eight) start a self, crossing a busy inter- ure out the “M” versus “W” mean. My 19-year-old son expectations. KATHY BUCK-
dog walking business where section. signs on the doors. had his wallet and phone WORTH IS THE AUTHOR OF I AM SO
he had to (gasp) walk the My 11- and 14-year-olds When my 14-year-old stolen in New Zealand, and THE BOSS OF YOU: A 8-STEP GUIDE TO
dogs on his own around routinely get themselves informed me I had to miss I did help him. I cancelled GIVING YOUR FAMILY THE BUSINESS
Resourceful animals still need winter help
The blast of polar air breaking Association. down too long.”
records all over North America If you need to warm a shiv- Cats are probably the most
sent shelters and pet owners ering animal, a quick and easy resourceful animals in the cold,
scrambling to keep sensitive way is to heat a towel in the and feral cats are particularly
paws and noses warm. dryer and wrap it around them. hardy because they are so used
Veterinarians say the small- Many animals will be com- to the outdoors, said Becky Rob-
er the animal, the higher the fortable if they’re moving but inson, president and founder of
risk of freezing to death. In dogs get cold when they slow down, Alley Cat Allies in Baltimore.
and cats, shivering and lethargy said Dr. Brian Collins of the But in this kind of a freeze,
are two signs of trouble. small animal clinic at Cornell a helping hand could save a lot
“The smaller you are, the University College of Veterinary of lives, she said. She recom- Putting a coat on your dog isn’t just a fashion statement. MARK LENNIHAN/ THE
more body surface you have, Medicine in Ithaca, N.Y. mends putting water in plas- ASSOCIATED PRESS
and the quicker you will lose “They may refuse to walk tic, rather than metal, bowls,
body heat,” said Dr. Douglas because their feet are so cold,” with a pinch of sugar because drivers to check before starting clothes dryer is a warm spot
G. Aspros, immediate past he said. “They might alternate it doesn’t freeze as quickly, she cars because cats, domestic and that could lure an indoor cat, so
president of the Illinois-based picking up their feet because said. It still has to be refreshed feral, are drawn to warm en- keep the door shut.
American Veterinary Medical they don’t want to leave them often, though. The vets warned gines and car hoods. An open THE ASSOCIATED PRESS