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5TuesdayJuly82014WithFirstNationsthreateningcourtactiontheBCgovernmentstillopposedandover200conditionsforEn-bridgetomeetingoingforwardwithitsNorthernGate-waypipelineDeneleadersintheNorthhaveahardtimebelievingthevesselmeanttotransportoilsandscrudetotheWestCoastwilleverbeconstructed.DeneleadersdoubtBCpipelinewillbebuiltJohnDaviesSpeakingtruthtopow-er.AndChinatellsCanadatobuilditbyforce.Interestingtimes..MalinaDawnItsnotAlbertasoil.WhoseoilisitItsDeneoil.ItbelongstotheDeneitsinDeneterritoryitsinTreaty8.ItsalsoCreeoilbecauseitsinTreaty6.ItsalsoBlackfootoilbecauseitsinTreaty8.Thatswhoseoilitisandthatswhytherewillneverbeapipelinebecausethosepeoplethatownithavenotagreedyet.NorthernJournal2014JoinusonlineLikeNorthernJournalonFacebookandgettheweeklynewsdeliveredtoyourfeed15YearsAgo...FireabatementplanforPineLakecabinsParksCanadahasbroughtinaconsultantfromBritishColumbiatoofferseveraloptionsforthePineLakearea.DonMortimeranurban-wildlandinterfaceexpertsaidwhathappensalldependsonhowmuchriskPineLakecabinownersarewillingtoundertake.IssueJuly6199920YearsAgo...CommunityteamsuptogetdisabledaccessrampAcombinationofcommunityteamworkandgoodfortunehasbroughtanaircraftaccessrapforthedis-abledattheFortSmithairport.Therampwillallowdisabledtravelerswhocantnegotiatethesteepstairsnormallyleadingontoanairplanetoboardalongsideotherpassengers.IssueJuly6199430YearsAgo...PolarGasseekspipelinego-aheadPolarGashasdecidedtogoaheadwithplanstobuildamajornaturalgaspipelinefromtheBeau-fortSeatoAlbertaandhasappliedtotheNationalEnergyBoardNEBforapproval.The36-inchpipelinewillbethreetimesthediameteroftheNormanWellspipelinenearingcompletionintheMackenzieValley.IssueJuly51984ARCHIVESFACEBOOKFEEDBACKCOLUMNSWhiteGirlTheGiftPart3of3ByDAWNKOSTELNIKFirewoodisbeinggatheredandpiledontheriverbank.DontcheapoutsomeoneyellsmakearealreFourfootlogsarestackedontopofthestarterreandatri-podissetupwithchainstohangtheribsuptogettouchedwithsmokeandblack.Coalsglowandlightupthebodyofthemoosethatislayingclosetothewatersedgenow.Itisnotyetsolsticesoweareinthegreyoftwilight.Youshouldseehowquicklythemoosehideiscomingoff.Amurmurpassesthroughthepeopleonceagain.Thisisacowmooseapregnantcowmoose.Herunborncalfwasnearterm.Asecondgiftelderswithnoteetharelookingto-wardstheheavenswiththanks.Everyoneishungryandnoth-ingthatisleftintowncantakeawaythatfeeling.Bumgutslowerintestinaltractwithitsnutrientrichliningisneededtotakethishungeraway.ThecalfhidewillbetannedandbleachedandusedforbabyandceremonialclothingFirstcommunionslippersfortheMoolayamaybethecalfhidewillbebleachedwhiteinthesun.Asingledrumbeatsandlowchantingspreadsthroughthecrowd.Thebigre-blackenedribsarecutoffthechaintiedtothetripodandpassedaround.Smilingfacescatchtheglowofrelight.Brownhandsreachoutfortheirshare.Thereisnolemonsoupherepeoplewipetheirhandsontherocksandkidsrubthebloodoffonourpantsofcourse.Dogsarehowlinginchorustheyeachhavetheirownsong.Aleaddogstartsanddogswiththeirownpitchadddepthtothiswildharmony.Dogshowlatfeedingtimeastheysmellthemeatcookingandwantashare.Drumssetthemupasbackgroundvocalsandthecombinationofbeatchantandhowlisrawandrealandgoosebumpsrunupmyarmsandmakemeshiver.Thereisasmallbitofsoapyfatonthiscowandpeoplearecuttingitoffandeatingitwiththeireyesclosedinecstasy.Rawliverispassedtothemenwhoshotandhauledthisgifthome.Eat-ingtogetherbesidetheriverconnectsusallthisfeastoffreshmeatdrugspeopleal-mosttosleep.WelayintheglowofreonthebanksoftheMackenzieRiverwithwilddogsserenadingusnoonewantstoleaveforhome.Brainsarekepttocurethehide.Ahugetongueopsaroundinoneoftheboyshandsashechasestheoldergirlswithitmakingthemsqueal.Hegetsasmackontheheadfromhismotherasthetongueisadelicacy.Nothingisleftonthebeach.Legboneswillberoastedandcrackedforthemarrowthechiefgetstheheartandhead.Wehaveallchewedonpiecesoftherub-berynose.Themooseneedstobecutupanddividedamongthepeople.Straydogsaretryingtostealleftovers.Thisisdan-gerousastheycouldgointoaghtingfrenzyandsomeonewillgetchewedup.Sticksarepickedupindefenseanaxeiswavedtokeepthesewildthingsatbay.Slowlywestarttoleave.Everyonecarrieschunksofrawmeat.Littlekidsstum-bleupthebankswiththeirbloodyburden.Youneedtolearnyounghowtotakecareofyourselfyouhaveonlyyoutocounton.Ifyouneedfoodyouhavetokillitifyouarecoldyouhavetohaulwoodandbuildare.Whenyouareselfreliantyouarealiveandyouarestrong.Peopleareproud.MaybeIdobelongherealittlebitthislittlewhitegirl.P.S.Formyrstcommu-nionIdidwearapairofbeautifullybeadedslippersmadefromsoftwhitemoosehidetrimmedinwhiterab-bitfur.SoonafterIpassedtheseslipperstoanotherlittlegirl.Sheworethemonherpathwayoverthenorthernlightswereshewenttomeetherancestors.IrememberyoustillGloriadreamwellsweetbabygirl.Formorestoriesvisitwww.whitegirl.caItsnosecretthatteenagerslovesugar.One-fthofthedailydietofatypicalAmeri-canadolescentcomesfromaddedsugar-morethananyotheragegroup.Halfthatsugarcomesfromsweetenedbever-agessuchassodaenergydrinksandsportsdrinks.Buttheresmorethatsetsateensrelationshipwithsugarapartfromanadultssweettooth.Notonlydoteenseatmoreofitbutitaffectstheirbrainsdiffer-entlytoo.Thatcouldhaverepercussionsfarmorese-verethanafewcavities.NewresearchfromYaleMedicalSchoolshowsthatsugarmaychangethestill-developingadolescentbrainbyincreasingbloodowtothepartsofthebrainthatcontrolrewardandexecu-tivefunction.Thisstudyistherststepinunderstandingwhatisoccurringinthedevelop-ingadolescentbraininre-sponsetodrinkingsugarsaysAniaM.Jastreboffas-sistantprofessorofinternalmedicineandpediatricsatYaleandaleadresearcheronthestudy.ThendingsofJastreboffsteamwerepresentedattheAmericanDiabetesAssociationsSci-enticSessionsandwillbepublishedsoon.Theresearchersaskedasmallgroupofnormal-weightadolescentsandadultstodrink75gramsofglucoseandthenperformedbrainscanstoexamineeachgroupsresponsetodrink-ingthesweetenedwater.Theteamfoundthatadolescentscomparedwithadultsexhib-itedincreasedresponseinre-gionsofthebrainassociatedwithrewardmotivationandexecutivefunction-areasthathelphumansconnectpastexperiencewithpres-entaction.Wehypothesizethatthesestrikingdifferencesinbrainresponsetoglucoseingestionmightcontributetoadolescentshighercon-sumptionofaddedsugarsJastreboffsaysaddingthatfurtherstudiesarenecessarytodeterminehowthesend-ingsaffectadolescentseat-ingbehaviour.Theresearch-ershopefuturestudieswillanalyzewhetherthissugarseffectontheteenbrainiscontributingtoskyrocket-ingobesityrates.TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionre-portsthatsince1980thepercentageof12-to19-year-oldswhoareobesehasmorethantripledrisingfrom5percentto21percentin2012.Overallmorethanathirdofchildrenandadoles-centsarenowoverweightorobese.Asforthecauseinrecentyearsmanyexpertshaveblamedourexcessiveconsumptionofsugares-peciallyfructose.Besidescontributingtoobesitysugarhasalsobeenlinkedtohighbloodpressureanddiabetes.JeffCrilleyRealNewsPRTeensaffectedmorebysugar