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COLUMNS5TuesdayFebruary192013FortSmithHayRiverWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayForecastForecastNorms-14Cand-25CNorms-12Cand-25C-17Low-14Low-10High-10High-17Low-11High-17Low-10Low-12Low-5High-7High-13Low-9High-16Low-12High-9HighYellowknifeInuvikWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayNorms-22Cand-30CNorms-17Cand-27C-28Low-30Low-36Low-30Low-16Low-16Low-10High-7High-13Low-15High-21Low-11High-26High-23High-27High-30HighNorthernJournal2013JoinusonlineLikeNorthernJournalonFacebookandgettheweeklynewsdeliveredtoyourfeedFACEBOOKFEEDBACKLindaMartinDeboraHeronandVeronicaTuccarolikethisCheckoutthenewfipbookeatureonournewwebsitetoreadourpaperversiononlineVeronicaTuccaro...loveitNorthernJournal-February122012Flipbooknorj.caKristinBradleyIlovethistoo-itsgreatStatisticsCanadareleaseddatarecentlyontheincomesofthetop1percentoftaxlersandcomparedthesetotheincomesoftheremain-ing99percent.Notsurpris-inglythissmallsegmentofthepopulationreceivesadisproportionateshareofthepieaboutone-tenthofallindividualincomewithamedianincomeof283400about10timesthemedianofthebottom99percent.StatsCanhasfurtherpro-videdcomparabledatagoingbackto1982andnotonlybyprovinceandforthevelarg-estcitiesbutalsoformenandwomenseparately.StatsCanhasalsouseditsCANSIMdatadisseminationtoolnowfreeofchargetoprovideatremendousrangeofmuchmoredetailedbreakdownsenoughtokeepdatajunk-iesbusyfordaysandweeks.Forexamplethethresholdtobeinthetop0.1percentintermsofafter-taxincomeat2.2-millionisalmost14timesashighasthethresholdforthetop1percent.Vir-tuallyallthenewscoveragesofarhasdiscussedonlythenumbersintheStatsCantextforthedatareleasewhichreferredonlytobefore-taxincome.WhatyoumaynothavenoticedisthatthisisthersttimeStatsCanhaseverpro-ducedsuchdataaspartofitsstandardsuiteofstatistics.Oneofthechallengesforanationalstatisticalagencyistostayrelevanttotheissuesoftheday.Issuesrelatedtoincomeinequalityhavebeenbubblinginthebackgroundamongsteconomistsforde-cades.TheOccupyMovementhasbeeninthenewsformorethanayearandweevenhavetheeliteofthebusinesscom-munityinDavosWorldEco-nomicForumannualmeetingofglobalpoliticalandbusinesseliteinSwitzerlandrecentlyputtingincomeinequalityatthetopoftheiragenda.Sothesenewdataaremostwelcome.MichaelWolfsonEvidenceNetwork.caStatsCanreportsongrowingincomegapsforfirsttimeIsyourmomcreepingonyourFacebookIsdadfriendswithallofyourbuddiesAnewstudybyEducationDa-tabaseOnlinehasfoundthatnearlyhalfofallparentsusingFacebookhavejoinedtospyontheirkids.Parentsaremostlikelytocheckuponstatusupdatesandphotostheirchildrenhavebeentaggedin.HalfofparentsjoinFacebooktocheckontheirkidsAccordingtothestudy43percentofparentschecktheirchildsFacebookproledaily.Thestudyalsodiscov-eredthat31percentofpar-entschecktheirkidsaccountfourtovetimesperweek.Notallparentspryasoften14percentofFace-book-usingparentsreportedonlysporadicallycheckingouttheirkidspagesand11percentsaidtheychecktheirkidsoutonFacebookonceamonth.OnepercentofparentsusingFacebooksaytheynevercheckouttheirchildsFacebookprole.Thestudyalsofoundthat41percentofparentsaremostinterestedinstatusupdateswhile39percentcareaboutwhatotherpeoplepostontheirkidswall.Twenty-ninepercentofFacebook-spyingpar-entsaremostinterestedinthephotostheirkidsaretaggedin.Withapproximately17.5millionFacebookusersbe-lievedtobeundertheageof13thenumberofFacebook-spyingparentsisonlylikelytoincrease.JeffCrilleyRealNewsPRInthesportingworldtodaywerehearingmoreandmoreaboutconcussions-andthatsagoodthing.Aswelearnmoreaboutboththecausesandconsequencesbehindaconcussionweaimtochangethesportcultureonhowwetreattheathleteswhohavesufferedone.Inoursocietytodaymanykidshaveago-go-goattitude.Theybalanceearly-morningpracticesandtrainingcampswithsport-enhancedschoolprogramsschoolworkhobbiesandsocialactivities.Whathap-penstothisgo-go-gokidifhereceivesaconcussioninjuryAconcussionisfundamen-tallydifferentthanothertypesofsportinjuries.Aconcussionisnotabruiseatornligamentorbrokenbone.Thereisnode-nitivewaytohighlightwhathappensinsideanathletesheadwhenthebrainsjelly-likecortexslamsdirectlyintotheplayersskull.Eventhoughthebrainisprotectedbyacere-brospinaluidasevereblowtotheheadcanpushthroughthisprotectivelayercausingittocrashintoitsownskull.Preventionispriorityinanysport.HereareafewtipsRespectallplayerscoachesandofcials.Makesureyourhelmetandgeartsandarefastenedproperly.Beaware-i.e.playheads-uphockey.Alwaysusecorrectbodycon-tacttechniquesi.e.checkingandneverhitfrombehind.IfaconcussionisapotentialinjuryherearesomeofthesymptomsandsignstolookforProblemsthinkingandconcentrating.Doesnotknowthetimeordateappearsgen-erallyconfused.Complaintsofheadachedizzi-nessringingintheearssleepi-nessblurredvision.Otherproblemssuchaspoorcoordinationorbalancevomit-ingslurredspeechstrangeorinappropriateemotions.Ifaplayerhasaconcussionhereisastep-by-stepReturntoSportprocedure1.Noactivitycompleterest.Oncebacktonormalandclearedbydoctorgotostep2.2.Lightexercisesuchaswalkingorstationarycyclingfor10-15minutes.3.Sport-specicaerobicac-tivityi.e.skatinginhockeyrunninginsoccerorfootballfor20-30minutes.Nocontactnobody-checkingtacklingorheading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