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5TuesdayApril152014WithresponsibilityforcrownlandchanginghandslastweekthroughdevolutionFirstNationnegotiatorsworkingtoestablishtheThaideneNenenationalparknearLutselKenowhaveanextrapartytopleasebeforetheprotectedareacanbecreated.DevolutioncouldposechallengetoformingnationalparkAnneGillInteresting...sotheygovtwillcreatesizeofparkbasedonvaluablemin-eraldepositsaslongasitdoesnotinfringeonbigcompaniesextractingthemineralsfromthelandinquestion.WehavelearnednothingintheNWTifthiswillbethelogicNorthernJournal2014JoinusonlineLikeNorthernJournalonFacebookandgettheweeklynewsdeliveredtoyourfeed15YearsAgo...MoremoneyforArcticresearchThePolarContinentalShelfProjectPCSPapro-gramthatprovidesgroundandairservicestoabout150scienticgroupsfromfederalandterritorialgovern-mentagenciesisexperiencinganancialboostinthearmfromthefederalgovernment.InanannouncementthisweekMinisterofNaturalresourcesRalphGoo-dalesaidtheprojectwouldbereceiving1millioninnewfundingtobeginthenewnancialyear.IssueApril13199920YearsAgo...NWTrulesontownboundaryissueTheNWTcabinetdecidednottoallowtheexclusionofBellRockfromtheFortSmithmunicipality.ThenewFortSmithtownboundarywillincludetheareasetoutin1966withtheborderrunningjustoutsidetheairport.Butthenewboundaryalsoincludesastripofsurveyedlotsalongtheriver.ThestripincludesthedumpandBellRockresidencesbutnottheNTCLcampsite.IssueApril13199430YearsAgo...ElderpassesawayThepatriarchofoneoftheNorthslargestfamiliespassedawaypeacefullyathomeSaturdaynight.LouieMercrediat90yearsendedafullandextraordinarylife.AMtishewasborninFortSmithandworkedthroughouttheregionofnorthernAlbertaSaskatchewanandtheSouthSlaveuntilreturningtohisbirthplacein1947bringingwithhimhiswifeMarie.IssueApril121984ARCHIVESFACEBOOKFEEDBACKCOLUMNSWhiteGirlYamoriaALegendPart1of3ByDAWNKOSTELNIKFromthevillageofFortNormanontheMackenzieRiverwearetakingthejunctionattheBearRiverinourquesttoreachFortFranklinonGreatBearLake.Itisabout100milesitstheolddaysbycanoetoFranklin.ThislittlehamletispartofmyfathersjurisdictionasIndianAgent.HehastovisitFortFranklineveryfewmonthstomakesurealliswellanddealwithanyproblemsandconcernsofthepeoplethere.WearegoingtobringthechurchorganfromFortFranklinbacktoFortNormanbycanoeaswell.Twocanoesareneededforthistrip.InonecanoeisthefuturechiefofFortNormanPaulBatonandmythreebroth-ersJoelJohnandKurtis.Iaminthesecondcanoewithfour45-gallondrumsoffuelmydadandFrancisBatonPaulsbrother.Twoofthe45gallondrumswillbeusedbythekick-ersenginesontheboatstogetustoourdestinationwhiletheemptybarrelswillbeleftbehindinFranklinwewillneedtheremainingfueltogetusbacktoNorman.MyfatheronceproposedthattheofcialagfortheNWTshouldbeawhiteback-groundwitharedfueldrumintheforefront.Redfueldrumswerestackedalongthebanksofmanyriversandtheremovalofthemwasatryingandexpensiveexperience.AnoldabandonedNTCLcampsitsatthemouthoftheBearRiver.IswearIsawthatoldskeletonhanginginatreejustbesidethatcamp.Hisboneswouldrattlelikewindchimesinthebreeze.MyfriendAr-noldsaidthatitwasablackarmyguythathunghimselfthiswasthestorythathewastold.Peoplestayedawayfromthisbadplacethisplaceofevilspirits.Wecouldfeelthemca-ressingourskinwithcoldn-gertips.Theywhisperedstoriesinyourearwithfrozenbreathcomeawaywithuscomeawaywithus.Theterrorofitwasde-licious.ArnoldGaudetwasourfearlessleaderwhenwebuiltupthecouragetotakeontheghostsandracepasttheskel-etontogoandraidthiscamp.InsidethecampwefoundpackagesoforangeavouredTangandJellopackagesofeveryflavour.WhythemiceandsquirrelshadntdemolishedthisIdontknowwewerejustimpressedtondsomethingsweet.Inthewinterifwewantedcandywehadtoconvincesomebodysmomtomakefudge.Thiswasexpen-siveanddidnthappenoften.MostlywehadtowaituntilChristmasforcandysocandywasspecialwhenwegotit.Inthebetweentimeswewouldmeltbutterinacastironfryingpanandstirinwhitesugar.Cookthisuntilitgetsbrownandcaramellookingandthrowitinthesnow.Wecalleditsugarcandyanditwaswon-derful.Findingacupboardfullofpowderedavouredsugarwasworthsneakingpastthatskeletonandtheriskofbeingspiritedawaybytheblackmansghost.Nottomentionavoidingtheall-encompassingbushman.OnFridaylastweekSprintintroducedtheWeGoasupersimplecellphoneforkids.Designedforusebyages5to12itaimstogiveparentssophisticatedtrack-ingcapabilitieswhilelettingkidsmasterbasiccommu-nicationsskills.Thereareanumberoffea-turesthatmaketheSprintWeGostandoutfromrun-of-the-millcellularphones.Oneisitssimpledesign.Theresjustonebuttononthefrontformakingcallsandtwobuttonsonthesideforscrollingupordownthroughalistofpeopleyourchildmaycontact.IfyourchildfeelslikeheorsheisindangertheycanpullaringonastringwhichsoundsanCellphonedesignedtomakeyourkidssafealarmandimmediatelysendsparentsatext.Whenyoucallthechildbackthephonesmi-crophoneandcameraareim-mediatelyactivated.Parentscancompletelycon-trolthephone.Youcanenterupto20numbersyourchildcancallalsotheonlynum-bersthattheycancall.Youcanputthephoneinsi-lentmodeduringschoolhoursorlateatnight.Youcanuseawebportaltotrackitslocationgettextmessageswhenyourchildarrivesatschoolorathomeandgetalertsifheorsheistravelinginavehiclethatsexceedingthespeedlimit.Anaccelerometerinthephonecanevenletyouknowiftheyhavegottenoutofbedintimeforschool.TheWeGoisalsodurable.Sprintclaimsthewater-re-sistanthandhelddevicecanwithstandadropofupto12feetwithoutshattering.JeffCrilleyRealNewsPRAnewstudyndseatingtoomuchjunkfooddoesntonlymakeyoufatitmayalsomakeyoumentallyslowerorlessmotivated.Atleastthatseemstobetrueinlabrats.ForthestudypublishedinthejournalPhysiologyandBehaviorresearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaLosAngelesputratsontwodif-ferentdiets.Halfofthero-dentsateahealthydietofunprocessedfoodssuchasgroundcornandshmeal.Theremaininghalfweregivenahighsugarhighlyprocesseddietsimilartothejunkfoodhumansconsume.Withinthreemonthstheresearchersobservedre-markabledifferencesbe-tweenthetwogroupsofrats.Mostlytheyfoundtheratsonthejunkfooddietweresignicantlyfatterthantheratsonahealthydiet.Buttheunhealthyratswerealsolessmotivatedindicatingthatapoordiethadaseri-ousimpactontheirtinyro-dentbrains.StudyJunkfoodmakesyoulazynotjustfatWhentheresearchersputtheratsthroughcertaintasksthedifferencesbecomeevenmoreapparent.Alloftheratswererequiredtopressaleverforarewardoffoodandwater.Theratsonthejunkfooddietwereslowertoactonthetaskeventhoughthisrewardsystemwasclearlylaidoutandtheyknewper-formingthetaskwouldpro-videthemwithmorefoodandwater.Theratsontheunhealthydiettookbreaksthataveragedaround10min-uteslongversusthehealthyratswhosebreakslastedforaboutveminuteseach.Atthesix-monthmarktheresearchersswitchedthedietsforthetwogroupsofratsgiv-ingthefatratsahealthydietandtheleanratsanunhealthydiet.Theoverweightratsateahealthydietforninedays.Howeverthechangeindietdidnthelptheunhealthyratsloseweightorimprovetheirabilitytoperformtasks.Sim-ilarlythehealthyratsdidntgetfatterontheunhealthydietanddidntbecomelessmoti-vatedtofulllcertaintasks.Additionallytheratsontheunhealthydietswerefoundtohavealargenumberoftumorsthroughouttheirbodieswhilethehealthyratshadmuchsmallerandfewertumours.AaronBlaisdellapro-fessorofthepsychologyatUCLAsBrainResearchIn-stituteandleadresearchersaystheweightandbehav-iouraldifferencesmayindi-catethatjunkfoodchemicallychangesthebrain.OverweightpeopleoftengetstigmatizedaslazyandlackingdisciplineBlais-dellsaidinapressrelease.Weinterpretourresultsassuggestingthattheideacommonlyportrayedinthemediathatpeoplebecomefatbecausetheyarelazyiswrong.Ourdatasuggestthatdiet-inducedobesityisacauseratherthananeffectoflaziness.Eitherthehighlyprocesseddietcausesfatigueorthedietcausesobesitywhichcausesfatigue.