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TWO BASIC FORMS DAMAGE TO THE BODY

Sources: fmsd-quebec.org; asbestos.com; epa.gov; cmhc-schl.gc.ca; complichek.com JUSTIN STAHLMAN/QMI AGENCY

Asbestos: Dangerous in all formsStudies done in Quebec where chrysotile asbestos is mined show that individuals who live near mines

have a greater incidence of developing an asbestos-related disease. However, both the Canadian and Quebec

governments defend marketing the new form of encased chrysotile asbestos, whose fibers cannot be inhaled.

Curly, white fibres. Minedthroughout the world, butmost comes from Canada,Africa, and the formerU.S.S.R.

CHRYSOTILEWHITE

Straight fibres. Mostcomes from southernAfrica and Australia.

OTHER FORMS:

Amosite: Used in heatinsulation.

Anthophyllite: Resistance tochemicals and heat.

Tremolite: Major ingredient inindustrial and commercialtalc.

Actinolite: Poorresistance to chemicals.

THE MOST TOXIC

Due to the sharp crystallinestructure, crocidolite tends tostay in the lungs longer thanchrysotile and is more likely tocause illness.

CROCIDOLITEBLUE

1920 1940 1960 1980 20001900

6,000,000

Metrictonnesproduced

4,000,000

2,000,000

95 %OF THE ASBESTOSIN USE IS CHRYSOTILE

THE LEAST TOXICChrysotile asbestos is lesslikely to get stuck in thelungs, but is still harmful ifinhaled.

Asbestos fibres in the form of dustparticles are inhaled or drunk.

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WHY CANADA THINKSITS NOW SAFE

The Canadian Chrysotile Institute explainsthat the industry now only markets denseand non-friable materials in whichthe chrysotile fiber is safely held in cementor resin.

The Quebec government has shownambassadors from other countries itsprocedures to convince them its safe.

A PROVEN DANGER Before asbestos bans and warnings

went into eect starting in the 1970s,products containing chrysotileasbestos were extremely friable,which means they crumbled easilyand released large amounts of dust.

This form of chrysotile asbestos canstill be found in innumerable buildingsaround the world.

The mining and export of chrysotile has fuelled an ongoing debate between health

professionals and countries that mine chrysotile.

Throat cancerCancer can developfrom swallowingfibres.

2PainfulbreathingScar tissue forms andis unable to expandand contract, makingbreathing painful orimpossible.

4Stomachand intestinalcancerFibres get stuck and build up,causing cancer.

Heart failureBlood flow to thelungs can beimpaired and causethe heart to enlargeor fail.

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On Monday, Canadian Health Ministers launched a program to help

fight childhood obesity in Canada a problem which is escalatingA growing problem

Sources: Statistics Canada; The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; International Association for the Study of Obesity

Proportion of overweight and obese children, by country

MaltaU.S

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Wales

Can

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Spain

Engla

ndItaly

Gree

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Scotla

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Irela

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Hung

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Austria

Croatia

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SUSAN BATSFORD, GRAPHICS EDITOR; INFOGRAPHIC BY MEGAN DINNER/QMI AGENCY

Ages 10-16 years, 2001-02

Boys Girls1981 2009 20091981

14%

31%

14%

25%

In Canada, the percentage ofoverweight/obese 1519 year olds hasincreased dramatically since 1981.

The worldwide prevalence of childhoodoverweight and obesity increased from4.2% in 1990 to 6.7% in 2010.

0

5

10

15

20

25%

0% 6 12 18 24

In 2003-2004:

35.0%of boys wereoverweight or obese

35.9%of girls were

overweight or obese

In 2002:

23.1%of boys wereoverweight or obese

21.1%of girls wereoverweight or obese

In 2002:

22.0%of boys were overweight or obese24.0%of girls were overweight or obese

U.S.

Brazil

Australia

Body Mass Index

17% 9%of children and youth were

overweightwere

obese

Percentage of overweightchildren around the world

According to StatisticsCanada, in 2009:

Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measure ofones weight in relation to height.The percentile is the number that

ranks your child's size among otherchildren of the same gender and age.

AGE

95th

90th

75th

50th

25th

10th

85th

5th

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Underweight

Healthy weight

Overweight

Obese

28

26

24

22

20

18

16

14

12

30

3234

BMI

13

15

17

19

21

23

25

27

29

31

33

35

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20AGE

28

26

24

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2018

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14

12

30

32

34

BMI

13

15

17

19

21

23

25

27

29

31

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95th

90th

75th

50th

25th10th

85th

5th

Underweight

Healthy weight

Overweight

Obese

BMI chart for girls, 2-20

BMI chart for boys, 2-20

To calculate BMI:Weight (lbs.) Height (in.) Height (in.)

x 703


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Radiation could stay awhile

Sources: Graphic News; Wikipedia MEGAN DINNER/QMI AGENCY

Detailarea

Sendai

Radiation within normal values

Radiation higher than normal

No data

Sea of Japan(East Sea)

PACIFICOCEAN

Tokyo

60 miles

100km

Radioactive materials are measuredin half-lives, or the time it takes forradiation to fall by 50% through naturaldecay. While the passageof time sharply reduces radiationfrom some isotopes, others stayradioactive almost indefinitely.

Lifespan of radioactive material

Radiation levels in Japan

Iodine 131: Eight daysProduced by fission of uranium atoms.

Blamed for high incidence of thyroid canceramong children exposed to fallout from 1986Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Ruthenium 103: 39 days

Ruthenium 106: One year

Strontium 90: 30 years

Caesium 137: 30 years

Uranium 234: 247,000 years

Uranium 235: 710,000,000 years

Uranium 238: 4,500,000,000 yearsThe most common natural uranium isotope,it can be used to form Plutonium 239.

Plutonium 239: 24,100 yearsJapan says soil samples detected aroundFukushima plant are similar to those found atlocations polluted by atmospheric nuclear tests.

Caesium 134: Two yearsAbsorbed in food and water or inhaled as dust,caesium spreads into soft body tissue, muscleand bone, boosting risk of cancer.

Days

Billions

of years

Some radioactive materials stay that way for days others for thousands of years.

Soil samples around Fukushima, Japan, found plutonium, which could stay radioactive for more than 24,000 years.

FukushimaDaiichiplant

20km evacuation zone20-30km stay-indoors zone

Radiation level (Sv per hour)

Minamisoma

Fukushima

Tamura

2.0

65.0 1.2

5.6

1.4

3.4

106.0

Iwaki20km

12 miles

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

89

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Hokkaido

Aomori

Iwate

Miyagi

Akita

Yamagata

Fukushima

IbarakiTochigi

Gunma

Saitama

Chiba

Tokyo

Kanagawa

Niigata

Yamanashi

Nagano

Shizuoka

Radiation by prefectureMarch 24 Microsieverts

(Sv) per hour

0.029

0.023

0.033

0.035

0.084

0.309

0.136

0.094

0.118

0.098

0.139

0.096

0.047

0.046

0.054

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Due to the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan last month, companies worldwide

are facing shortages of components that are made in JapanThe aftershock

SUSAN BATSFORD, NATIONAL GRAPHICS EDITOR; INFOGRAPHIC BY MEGAN DINNER/QMI AGENCY

Japans global marketshare of selectedcomponents

Auto industry taking biggest hit

Canada: Chrysler to cutovertime at Brampton, Ont.to conserve parts.

UK: Production at HondaSwindon plant to run at 50%until end of May. Nissan to cutproduction at Sunderland plant.Toyota output cut April 21-May 2.

United States: Several Fordand Nissan plants to be closedfor part of April. Toyota to loseoutput of 35,000 vehicles byApril 25. General Motors hasrestarted Louisiana truckproduction after five-daystoppage.

France: Toyota outputhalted at ValenciennesApril 21-May 2.Peugeot Citroen dieselengine production cut.

Mexico: Chrysler to cut

overtime at Toluca toconserve parts.

Poland: Toyota to shutJelcz-Laskowice dieselengine plant April21-May 3, with reducedoutput throughremainder of May.

Any colour but that

one . . . or that oneBoth Ford and Chrysler have restricteddealers from ordering vehicles in certaincolours made with the pigment Xirallic,which gives the paint a metallic look.This pigment is made in Japan, andproduction has been halted.

Heres the colours:

Ford Chrysler

Tuxedo Black

Royal Red

Red Candy

Red Fire

Brilliant Black

Blackberry

Deep Cherry Red

Redline

Inferno

Bronze Star

Rugged Brown

Hunter Green

Ivory

Billet Metallic

The pigment isalso used in:

Transportationequipment

Cosmetics Ceramics

Plastics

Printing inks

Packaging

Electronic goods

Constructionmaterials

Mobil

epho

ne

cameram

odule

s

Electronic

compo

nents

Lithiu

mion

batte

ries

Silico

nwafe

rs

Game

softw

are

Polar

izerfilm

forLCDs

Alum

inum

capa

citors

36%43% 46%

72%

87% 89%

100%

Both Sony andNikon had to shut

plants downfollowing the

earthquake, whichcould impact

camera exports

Top trade partners

for Japaneseexports, 2010

$149.5BU.S.

120.5

62.4

42.334.2

17.6 15.9 14.2

China U.

S.

South

Korea

Hong

Kong

Tha

iland

M

alaysia

Austra

lia U.K.

Sources: Graphic News; suite101.com; CNBC; The Telegraph; USA Today; Bloomberg; eweek.com; Japan External Trade Organization

21.4%13.1%

22.8%17.2%

Japanese exports,Feb. 2011

Manufacturedgoods

Machinery

Electricalmachinery

Transport equipment

Turkey: Toyota to cutoutput at Adapazaribetween April 21-May 2 reduced outputthrough remainder ofMay.

The iPad 2sbattery, glass,compass, and

memory all comefrom Japan,threatening

supplies

PC and serverstorage system,smartphone and

tablet productioncould be slowed

due to a decline in

silicon wafers


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JAPAN

TokyoOsaka

Kyoto

FAUL

TLINE

Sea OfJapan

(East Sea)

PacicOcean

Sendai

8.9 magnitudeMany aftershocks

Sources: GraphicNews,NewsReports,USGSSources: GraphicNews,NewsReports,USGS

Japans mega quakeThe March 11 super earthquakeis the strongest to hit Japan in atleast 300 years. A 30-foottsunami engulfed cars andbuildings in northern Japan,killing hundreds and forcingtens of thousands of peopleto evacuate their homes.Some nuclear powerplants and oil refinerieswere damaged.

Magmamantle

The earth is divided i nto four layers:

Crust

Mantle

Outer core

Inner core1

3

2

Types of faults

The quake

Seismic Waves

1

2

3

Convectioncurrent

The crust is broken up intopieces called tectonic plates.Currents in the magma mantlecause these plates to move indierent directions.

A fault is a fracture between two

blocks of rock. Faults allow the blocks to move

relative to each other. They can be a few millimetres to

thousands of kilometres long.

Plates push very tightly togetherand friction is caused

If friction is high enough, platesbecome locked together

The plates continue to push against eachother, increasing pressure applied to the fault

When the pressure become too high, theblocks suddenly snap

Built-up energy becomes kinetic and anearthquake occurs

Primary wavesFelt as a sudden jolt

Secondary wavesFelt as side to sideshaking

Surface wavesTravel over thesurface of theearth, like ripples ina pond. Generallycause the worstdamage because the

waving motion rocksthe foundations ofstructures.

Normal faultCrust is being pulled apart.

Reverse faultPlate is being compressed.

Strike-slip faultPlates sliding against each other.

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Niigata

Yokohama

JAPAN

FukushimaResidents nearplant evacuatedafter coolingsystem failure

Chiba

Refinery on fire

Onagawa

Fire at plantAkita

Sendai

Tokyo

100km

60 miles

EPICENTRE00:46EST

130KMFROMSENDAI

SOME NUCLEAR

PLANTS AND REFINE-RIES HAVE BEEN SHUT

DOWN DUE TO FIRES.

Strong shaking

Very strong /severe shaking

Nuclear plant

Oil refinerySEVENTH-LARGEST QUAKE

IN RECORDED HISTORY

Pacic

Ocean

Indian

Ocean

Valdivia

Alaska

Sumatra

KamchatkaArica

Cascadia

SendaiMaule

Esmeraldas

Sumatra

Chile

United States

IndonesiaRussia

Chile (then Peru)

Canada / U.S

Japan

Chile

Ecuador

Indonesia

May 22, 1960

March 28, 1964December 26, 2004

November 4, 1952

August 13, 1868

January 26, 1700

March 11, 2011

February 27, 2010

January 31, 1906

November 25, 1833

9.59.2

9.1

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.9

8.8

8.8

8.8

Howquakeshappen

RESEARCH: PIERRE-ETIENNEPARADIS; INFOGRAPHIC BYJUSTIN STAHLMAN/QMI AGENCY


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200km125 miles

LIBYA

ALGERIA

EGYPT

SUDAN

TUNISIA

Zuwara Zawiya

Bussetta

Misrata

Al Bumbah

Abdul-Nasser

Benina

Al Bayda

Derna

Tobruk

Ajdabiya

Sirte

Tripoli

RasLanuf

Uqayla

BinJawad

Brega

Sabha

Brack

Al Jufra

Kufra

Zintan

Mitiga

Okba IbnNafa

Rebels have advanced west along Libyas Mediterranean coast, retaking many towns along the way.

On Monday, their sights were set on Moammar Gadhafis hometown of Sirte, hoping to take control of the city.

Libyas unrestThe situation as of Monday Timeline of unrest

No-fly zone Coalition attacks Gadhafi control

Rebel control Clashes

Tripoli: Nineexplosions heard incapital late Sundaynight

Misrata: Gadhafi'sforces continueadvance Monday onresidential area west ofrebel-held city

Sirte: Gadhafi'shometown cameunder heavy alliedair attacksSunday-Monday

Ajdabiya: Fell to rebelforces Saturdayfollowing allied airstrikes. Strategic oilinstallations,including Ras Lanuf,Brega, Uqayla and BinJawad, fell to rebelsSunday

Sources: Graphic News; Reuters; Wikipedia;Christian Science Monitor

Moammar Gadhafi

27Gadhafis age

when King Idrisswas ousted,making him

leader

42Number of years inpower; one of thelongest-servingrulers in history

6Number of

neighbouringcountries he has

tried to mergeLibya with

Feb 15/16:Riot in Benghazi, triggered by arrestof human rights activist Fethi Tarbel.

Feb. 17: Designated a day of rage.

Feb 21: Diplomats side with revolt against Gadhafi.

Feb. 22: Gadhafi vows to die a martyr and says he willcrush the revolt.

Feb. 24: Anti-Libyan rebels take control of Misrata.

Feb. 26: UN imposes sanctions on Gadhafi and his family,and refers Libyas treatment of rebels to theInternational Criminal Court.

Feb. 28: EU governments approve sanctions against Gadhafiand his closest advisers. Gadhafi ignores protests and saysall Libyans love him.

March 1: UN suspends Libyas Human Rights Councilmembership because of violence against protesters.

March 5: The Libyan National Council, rebels fightingto oust Gadhafi, meets in Benghazi and declares itself soleLibyan representative.

March 10: Warplanes sent by loyal Gadhafi forces bombBrega. Gadhafi takes back control of Zawiyah.

March 12: Calls for a UN no-fly zone over Libya.

March 16: Gadhafis son, Saif al-Islam, claims

everything will be over in 48 hours.March 17: UN authorizes Libyan no-fly zoneand military action to protect civilians.

March 19: First air strikes halt advance of Gadhafi'sforces on Benghazi and target Libyas air defences.

March 20: Libya declares ceasefire, while Gadhafisays he is giving out weapons to his people.

March 21: Second wave of air strikes; a missile intendedto kill Gadhafi destroys a building.

March 22: Western warplanes fire more than 162 Tomahawkcruise missiles.

March 23: Government forces shell Misrata, killingdozens. They also attack the town of Zintan.

March 24: Britain fires Tomahawk missiles at air defence.French jet shoots down Libyan warplane over Misrata.

March 25: Rebels vow to take Ajdabiya the next dayafter British strikes on Gadhafis forces.

March 26: Rebels retake Ajdabiya.

March 27: Rebels continue, retaking several citieswest of Ajdabiya.

March 28: Westward rebel advance is halted east of Sirte.Rebels lose control of part of Misratah after heavy shelling

from Gadhafis troops.MEGAN DINNER/QMI AGENCY


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FUKUSHIMA

DAIICHI

34

21

Primarycontainmentvessel

Roof destroyedby hydrogenbuild-up.

Not another ChernobylThe Chernobyl reactor had two crucial design flaws that

are not present at the Generation II reactors in use atFukushima Daiichi:

1) Chernobyl used graphite (carbon) instead of

water to moderate the neutrons. The graphite

caught fire and burned for four days. Water doesnot catch fire.

2) Chernobyl had no concrete containment

Fukushima

Daiichi

Chernobyl

The tsunami destroyed the emergency pumpsfor the cooling system, causing the water tooverheat.

The resulting steam containing hydrogenwas vented, and an explosion ensued thatdestroyed the top of the building.

REACTOR 1A few small releases of radioactive steam

produced radiation at about the level of one

dental X-ray in the immediate vicinity and

quickly dissipated.

REACTOR 3

Two explosions caused by a build-upof hydrogen injured 11 people. Thisreactor contains more radioactiveelements and is potentially moredangerous than the others.

REACTOR 2All fuel rods fully exposed.Currently the most likelyreactor to experiencemeltdown.

MeltdownIf the water level falls

below the level of the fuelrods, this can cause them

to melt to the bottom ofthe steel pressure vessel.

Fuelrods

Sea-water

MAJOR

INCIDENT

SERIOUSINCIDENT

INCIDENTWITH

OFF-SITERISKINCIDENTWITHOUTSIGNIFICANTOFF-SITERISK

SERIOUS

INCIDENT

INCIDENT

ANOMALY

DEVIATION

INCIDENTNOTRELATEDTOSAFETY

7

6

54

3

2

1

0

After the March 11 earthquake, Japan had to sacrifice three nuclear reactors in order to avert a catastrophic meltdown.

While the situation at the Fukushima Daiici nuclear power plant continues to degrade, several other power plants are under surveillance.

Looming catastrophe

RESEARCH BYPIERRE-ETIENNE PARADIS; INFOGRAPHIC BY JUSTIN STAHLMAN/QMI AGENCY

INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR EVENT SCALE

Engineers beganpumping seawater andboric acid to stabilizereactors 1, 2 and 3.

The salt in seawater iscorrosive, meaning thereactors will never beused again.

2

ENGINEERS ARE NOWTRYING TO PREVENT

A MELTDOWN IN ALLTHREE REACTORS.

1

The worst casescenario: Moltenuranium could meltthrough the walls of thecontainment vessel like

lava, and contaminatethe environment.

According to Nuclear

analyst Kenneth D.Bergeron, the primarycontainment vessels atFukushima Daiichi are

not particularly robust

and not as good as theone in the accident atThree Mile Island in 1979.

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Sources: NADbank SUSAN BATSFORD/QMI AGENCY

St. Johns

Windsor

OttawaLondon

Halifax

Regina

Winnipeg

Toronto

Calgary

Kitchener

Victoria

32%

30

2928

28

27

26

26

25

24

23

Weekly website visitors

What do people read?

Readership in the top 10 markets

Local news

Provincial/National

World

Arts/Entertainment

Heath

Sports

Editorial

Food

Business

Travel

Comics

Fashion/Lifestyle

Homes/Real estate

Automotive

72% 19 9

59 23 19

58 25 17

41 32 27

37 33 30

36 19 45

36 28 36

32 30 38

30 25 45

27 33 40

27 19 55

26 27 48

23 29 49

18 23 59

Toronto

Montreal

Vancouver

Ottawa

Calgary

Edmonton

Quebec City

Hamilton

Winnipeg

Kitchener

Read a printed daily newspaper on an average weekday

22%

Read a printed daily

newspaper or website

each week

Canadian adults that read a Saturday newspaper. 21% read a Sunday paper

78%47%43%

Usually Sometimes Rarely/Never

Read yesterday Read once this week

44% 76%

48 77

52 80

50 80

46 78

46 78

47 79

47 77

50 83

43 73

What people read, afterthey read the news...

Aged 18-49

Aged 50+

Arts/Ent

Sports

Health

Editorial

Food

Editorial

Arts/Ent

Health

Food

Business

Men aged 18+

Editorial

Arts/Ent

Health

Food

Business

Women aged 18+

Editorial

Arts/Ent

Health

Food

Business

38%

37

30

25

25

50%

45

45

41

37

55%

40

34

31

29

51%

47

45

41

38

Canadians that visit a daily newspaper

website each week


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Fractional distillation process

Whats in a barrel of crude?

Crude oil isheated to about400 C, causingmany of thehydrocarbons ofthe crude oil tovapourize.

One barrel of oil contains 42 gallons of crude oil.The total volume of products made is 44.7 gallonsdue to processing gain.

Furnace

The vapourizedmixture ispumped into afractionatingtower.

The temperatureof the tower ishighest at thebottom. Asvaporizedsamples ofhydrocarbonstravel up thetower, they cooland condense.

Sources: Chevron.com, Graphic News, Energyinst.org.uk

1

2

3

The liquid hydrocar-bons are collectedand removed from

the tower.

Liquefied petroleum gas

Gasoline

Gasoline: 19.4 gallons per barrel

Distillate fuel oil: 10.5 gallons

Kerosene-type jet fuel: 4.1 gallonsCoke: 2.2 gallons

Residual fuel oil: 1.7 gallons

Liquefied refinery gases: 1.5 gallons

Still gas: 1.8 gallons

Asphalt and road oil: 1.4 gallons

Raw material for petro chemicals: 1.1 gallons

Lubricants: 0.4 gallons

Kerosene: 0.2 gallons

Other: 0.4 gallons

Jet fuel, paran for lightingand heating

Lubricating oils,waxes, polishes

Fuels for ships,central heating,factories

Diesel fuels

4

Refining crude oilCrude oil is a useful starting point for so many products because its hydrocarbon molecules arevery versatile in making chemical products from synthetic rubber to nylon to plastic

Used as a fuel in heatingappliances and vehicles

Used as a fuel in internalcombustion engines

Used in transporttrucks and trains

Large molecules

High boiling point

Not very volatile

Does not flow easily

Does not ignite easily

Small molecules

Low boiling point

Very volatile

Flows easily

Ignites easilyNaphtha

Naphtha is brokendown into smaller

building blocks knownas monomers, such asethylene, propylene

and butylene. Thesedierent monomers

are used to createvarious plastics.

Made from

naphtha: Plastic forks Diapers

Car parts

Face masks

Bottles

Clothing

Carpets

Cosmetics

Creatingplastics

Oil productionComparing Lybia to the top 10oil producing countries in 2009

(millions of barrels per day)

9.89.99.1

4.2 4.03.3 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.5

1.8Libya

KuwaitBrazil

CanadaMexico

U.A.E.

ChinaIran

U.S.A.

SaudiArabia

Russia

QMI AGENCY

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Canadian beverage companies are taking the initiative to make labels easier to read by moving the calories from the back of the package to the front and providing fullserving deta ils. Key to the initiative is an understanding of Canadians need for clear, consistent and more user-friendly caloric informa tion and the governments

desire to take meaningful steps to promote healthy active lifestyles, which includes making informed beverage choices.

ANTHONYGREEN/QMI AGENCY

Putting it all upfront

Sources: www.refreshments.ca

Juices and fruit drinks will be labelledper 250 ml serving size

Product Labels: So what are you drinking?A look at the calorie count per 237 ml serving of some of your favourite soft drinks.Allsingle serve beverage containers, up

to and including 591 ml, will display the totalcalorie count on the front of all containers

Multi-serve packaging for beverages, largerthan 591 ml, will be labelled per 355 ml servingexcept for 100% juices, juice beverages, sports drinksand bottled water as per Health Canada's requirements

Sports drinks and bottled waters greater than 750 ml will be consideredmulti-serve and will be labelled per 500 ml serving size.

Barq s Root Beer

Diet Coke

Mountain Dew

Sprite

Ginger Ale

Fanta Orange

Red Bull

Coee

111 calories

110 calories

96 calories

80 calories

111 calories

110 calories

Five calories

One calorie

Company-controlled Vending Machines:

Total calorie counts per container will be displayed onselection buttons (or when infeasible, in close proximity).

Company-controlledFountain Equipment:

For consumer-facing fountaindispensers, calorie counts willbe displayed on or in closeproximity to dispensers.

What is Clear on Calories?Clear on Calories is a voluntary beverage industry commitment to making the number of calories inour products even more clear and consumer-friendly, helping Canadians to make informed beveragechoices. The supporting member companies include Canada Dry, Motts, Coca-Cola RefreshmentsCanada, Cott Beverages Canada, Nestle Waters Canada and PepsiCo Beverages Canada.


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As fears of a meltdown in Japan rise, so do the fears of radiation exposure.

What does radiation do to the human body?

Radiation exposure

Sources: guardian.co.uk; World Nuclear Association; Wikipedia; Graphic News;Mayo Clinic; sciencemag.org; e.nikkei.com MEGAN DINNER/QMI AGENCY

Everybody is exposed to both naturally-occurring and artificial background radiation;levels typically range from 0.0015 0.0035Sv/year:

BACKGROUND RADIATION

CHANCES OF DEATHBASED ON EXPOSURE LEVEL

SYMPTOMS OF RADIATION EXPOSURERadiationexposure is

measured in unitscalled sieverts

(Sv).

Radiationexposure can also

increase the chancesof developing cancer,tumours, and genetic

damage.

The Japanesegovernment hasrecommended

evacuation within the30 km radius of

Fukushima, and so farthere is no threat to the

Tokyo metroarea.

Radon gasfrom theground

Buildings/the ground

Artificialsources

Medical

Nuclear power/weaponstests

OtherCosmicrays

Food/drink

COMPARING EXPOSURES

0.00001

0.0001

0.0004

0.002

0.01

0.10

0.35

15

6

10 Sv Fatal within weeks

Typical levels in Chernobyl workerswho died within a month

A single dose would kill half of those

exposed within a month

A single dose could cause radiationsickness and nausea

Exposure of relocated Chernobylresidents

Recommended limit for peopleworking with radiationevery 5 years

Full-body CT scan

Typical natural radiationper year

0.4Detected level at Fukushima(as of Tuesday morning in Japan)

Mammogram x-ray

Chest x-ray

Dental x-ray

Generally speaking, radiation sickness is brought on by a large dosageof radiation in a short period of time, but it has also occurredwith long term exposure.

Early symptoms, exposure levelsand time to symptom onset

12 Sv 26 Sv 68 Sv 810 Sv

Nausea, 6 hrs. 2 hrs. 1 hr. 10 min.vomiting

Diarrhea 8 hrs. 3 hrs. 1 hr.

Headache 24 hrs. 4 hrs. 2 hrs.Fever 3 hrs. 1 hr. 1 hr.

Later symptomsDizziness,disorientation 1 wk. Immediate

Weakness, 4 wks. 14 wks. 1 wk. Immediatefatigue

Hair loss, 14 wks. 1 wk. Immediatebloody vomitand stools,infections,poor woundhealing, lowblood pressure

Thyroid gland:High cancer risk as the

thyroid absorbsradioactive iodine-131

Lungs: Inflammationand scarring

Red blood cells:Low platelet count,

spontaneous bleeding

Stomach: Nausea,

vomiting, internalbleeding

Small/largeintestine: Diarrhea,bleeding, destruction

of lining

Bone marrow:Depletion of white

blood cells (up to 50%within 48 hours),

leading to high risk ofinfection

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As protests continue in Saudi Arabia, some investors fear they may add to the already gaining oil prices

Saudi ArabiaThe country The oil

The people

The economy

Area: 2,149,690 sq km (World rank: 14)

Natural resources: Petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper

Land use:

Population: 26,131,703 (World rank: 46)

Age structure:

Life expectancy at birth: 74.11 years (WR: 109)Number of school years expectancy: 14

Education expenditures:5.7% of GDP (WR: 41)

Unemployment rate:10.8%

98.24%

90% 100% 78%

Other

Suitable for crops:1.67%

1564:67.6%

ArabMuslim

014:29.4%

65+: 3.0%

Afro-Asian:10%

Permanent crops:0.09%

Religions: Literacy:Ethnic groups:

The Ghawar oil field aloneaccounts for about half ofSaudi Arabia's total oilproduction capacity, and isthe worlds largest oil field.It produces more than everyother country except Russiaand the United States.

Production:

9.76 million barrelsof oil per day

2nd largest producer in the world

Domestic oil consumption:

2.43 million barrelsa dayOil reserves:

264.6 billion barrelsWorlds largest crude oil reserves

Mediterranean

Se a

EGYPT

Imports$99.17 billion (WR: 32)Machinery and equipment, foodstus,

chemicals, motor vehicles, textilesImport partners: U.S. 12.32%, China 12.06%,Germany 7.67%, Japan 6.15%, South Korea5.32%, India 4.99%, UK 4.72%, France 4.05%

SUSAN BATSFORD,GRAPHICS EDITOR; INFOGRAPHIC BYMEGAN DINNER/QMI AGENCY

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Exports$235.3 billion(WR: 19)Petroleum and petroleum products account

for 90% of exportsExport partners: Japan 15.33%, South Korea12.71%, U.S. 12.2%, China 10.38%, India7.12%, Taiwan 4.54%, Singapore 4.25%

Where their oil goes

Far East57%

Other20%

U.S. 14%

Mediterranean5% Europe

4%

Petroleum20% of the worlds proven petro-leum reserves belongs to Saudi Arabia.

The petroleum sector accounts forroughly 80% of budget revenues, 45%of GDP, and 90% of export earnings.

Saudi Arabia isslightly more thanone-fifth the size of

the U.S.

Sources: CIAWorld Factbook; Graphic Newstwitter @sbats1

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Canadians spend an average of 43.5 hours online every month earning us the title of Most Active Users in the world.

So whos online and what are we doing all that time?The biggest users

Source:comScore

Twitter: @sbats1

How much time are we spending online?

What are doing?

By country, Q4 2010

Top gaining sitesTop gaining sites

By age group, thousands of unique visitors

217

1834

3554

55+

6,750

6,760

8,708

8,767

4,255

4,747

4,895

4,690Q4 2009

Q4 2010 38% 24%

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PrairiesB.C.

Atlantic

Canada

U.S.

U.K.

South Korea

France

Brazil

Germany

Worldwide

Russia

Japan

China

India

43.5 hours35.3

32.3

27.7

26.6

25.8

24.1

23.1

21.818.4

13.5

11.9Canada ranks

first in average visits per visitor (95.2).Canada ranks

second in average pages per visitor(3,349).

Top gaining sites in Canada

DIRECTORIES/RESOURCESTECHNOLOGY

NEWPAPERS

ENTERTAINMENT (MOVIES)HEALTH

Directories up 233% from Q9

up 117%

up 51%

up 55%

up 49%

Photos

Blogs

0 min 20 40 60 80

Entertainment/music

Online trading

Photos

Directories

Entertainment/music

Blogs

Gay/lesbian

0 min 20 40 60

Who needs TV anymore....Thousands of videos viewed in Canada

Average hoursof video viewedand average videos per viewer, by age group

Q4 2009 Q4 2010 Change

Entertainment (music) 83,077 315,136 279%

General news 238,737 272,104 14%

Social networking 314,393 156,233 -50%

Blogs 9,411 64,088 581%

Entertaiment (humour) 72,452 49,859 -31%

Numberof visitors

to e-mail siteshas dropped

28% in thepast year.

Canadians 55+have doubled

their number ofvisits to social

networkingsites in thepast year.

217

1824

2534

3554

55+

13.0

20.2

19.6

15.1

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MEN What are doing?WOMEN

Avg. mins. per visitorAvg. mins. per visitor up 108% from Q9

up 123%

up 29%

up 34%

up 114%

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A look at salaries and allowances of members of the House of Commons over the yearsThey make how much?!

Sources: Parliament of Canada; livingin-canada.com SUSAN BATSFORD, GRAPHICS EDITOR; INFOGRAPHIC BY MEGAN DINNER/QMI AGENCY

Jan. 1980

$83,900

$88,100

$155,700

$178,922

$317,584

$235,369

$211,425

$156,822

$154,122$133,900

$132,100

$111,200

$73,000

$58,800

$68,700

$50,000

Jul. 1980

Jan. 1990

Jan. 2000

Prime Minister

Opposition Leader

Minister

Other party leader

Prime Minister

Opposition Leader

Minister

Other party leader

Prime Minister

Opposition Leader

Minister

Other party leader

Prime Minister

Opposition Leader

Minister

Other party leader

Prime Minister

Opposition Leader

Minister

Other party leader

Apr. 2011

$13,500Allowance:

$30,600Base:

$40,200Base:

$20,600Allowance:

$62,100Base:

$22,500Allowance:

$68,200Base:

$157,731Base:

Base salary

Car allowance

Expense allowance Additional expense allowance

Additional salary

$12,000Extra allowance:

How much doesan average personmake?

Speaker of the House

Minister of StateSecretary of State

Deputy Speaker

Opposition House LeaderChief Government WhipChief Opposition Whip

Parl. SecretaryDeputy Chair of Committeesof the WholeAssistant Deputy Chair ofCommittees of the WholeHouse Leaders (other)Deputy House Leaders(Government and Opposition)

Whip (other)Chief Government WhipsAssistantDeputy Whip of the OcialOppositionCaucus Chair (Governmentand Opposition)Chair of Standing andStanding Joint Committee

Caucus Chair (other)Deputy House Leader (other)Deputy Whip (other)Vice-Chair of Standing andStanding Joint Committee

$237,308

$214,368

$198,410

$186,151

$173,565

$168,896

$163,415

Mining/quarrying/oil and gas extraction

$93,652

Construction $55,692

Manufacturing $50,804

Retail trade $26,052

Transportation/warehousing $46,800

Information/culture

$57,200

Finance/insurance $54,600

Real estate/rental and leasing $40,768

Professional/scientific/technical services

$60,840

Management $57,460

Waste managementadmin and support $37,804

Education $49,192

Health care/social assistance $41,184

Arts/entertainment $29,224

Accommodation/food $18,772

Public admin. $56,420

Lawyer $123,632

Dentist $131,552

Family doctor $132,615

Judge $178,053

$600Annual salary

of an MP in 1867 plus they got a

$6 bonus per day!

$75.54Estimated hourly

earnings of an MP in2011, based on a 40

hour work week

All members of the Canadian Parliament are paid a base salary.If they hold certain positions, they are entitled to more money.

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In just under a year, upwards of 14.8 million iPads have been sold. And it is fair to say that the iPadhas revolutionized both the personal computer market and technology industry.

Sources: Yudu; The Nielsen Company; ChangeWave Research; Graphic News

Stand allowsdevice to situpright perfect forwatching TV,movies orvideo calling

9 in 10consumers knowabout the iPad

Which is thenext eBookreader youwill buy?iPad

gainingin eBooksales

Per centwho readnewspapers/magazineson theirdevices

I made a purchaseon the Internet afterseeing an ad onmy device.

I made a purchaseat a store afterseeing an adon my device.

90%of App purchases

come from theApp store

63%of iPad

owners havedownloadedat least one

paid App

Newspapers Magazines

Amazon Kindle

SonyReader

AmazonKindle

Barnes &NobleNook

AppleiPad

68%

33%

4%1%

Feb. 10Aug. 10

Nov. 10

Apple iPad

68% 62%

16%32%

47%

50%

38%

14%11%

AppleiPad

ownersAppleiPad

owners

OtherdevicesOther

devices

Games

Books

Music

Shopping

Entertainment news

Location/directions

Movie schedules/ticket purchases

Magazines

Banking

Financial updates

Social networking

Sports information

62%54%

50%

45%45%

44%

42%41%

41%39%

39%

37%

32%

News/Headlines

18.5cm(7.13in.)

24

cm

(9.5

in

.)

Screen:

9.7-inch(diagonal)

Resolution:1024x768pixels

Thickness:8.8mm

What type of Appsdo iPad users buy?

FrontandrearcamerasFaceTimevideochat

App salesforecastfor 2011:$15B,up from$5.2Bin 2010

iPad owners

Other devices

iPad owners

Otherdevices

System: iOS 4.3

Weight: 590 g

Storage: Up to 64 GB

Available:March 25 in Canada

33% thinner and 15%lighter than the firstgeneration iPad

Processor will betwice as fast

HDMI port(allows TV connection)

Available in blackor white

$499

$39

andup

36%27%

24%

10%SUSAN BATSFORD,

GRAPHICS EDITOR (TWITTER @sbats1);ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANTHONY GREEN/QMI AGENCY

Now

thatsSmart

The new iPad 2

How thenew magneticSmart Coveraccessory works


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With more people using PVRs or the

Internet to watch TV shows and movies,

the number of people watching

advertisements is going down.

Will companies focus more on productplacement and less on ads?

This is not an ad ...

Sources: Brandcameo; Nielsen Company; Wikipedia; Product Placement News; IMDb SUSAN BATSFORD, GRAPHICS EDITOR; INFOGRAPHIC BY MEGAN DINNER/QMI AGENCY

Top brands in 2010sbox oce hitsApple products were shown in 33% of all#1 box oce movies in 2010.

33%24%

15%

22.2

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Average number of brands shownin #1 box oce hits

Most productsin a single film

144

11296

102

6556

Driven (2001)

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Valentines Day (2010)

The Other Guys (2010)

Did you know?Sales of Reeses Pieces rose 65%after being used in the movie ET.

Did you know?Within a month of The Firm's release, sales ofRed Stripe beer grew more than 50% in the U.S.

On TV:Most productplacements, by brand,in February

On TV: Highest numberof product placementsin February

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63

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3532 29 27 27

AmericanIdol

TheBiggestLoser

GossipGirl

TheAcademyAwards

ExtremeMakeover:

HomeEdition

Oscars

RedCarpetLive

TheGrammy

Awards

NCIS:

LosAngeles

Undercover

Boss

90210

Mike&Molly

Did you know?Coke pays about $60 millionfor a seasons worth ofproduct placements and adsonAmerican Idol.

What is product placement?A company pays fees or exchanges services

to ensure a prominent display of theirproducts during a movie or TV show.

This advertising technique has becomequite common since the 1980s.

Ford Apple Coca-Cola

How many timeshave these companiesbeen shown in #1 boxoce movies since2001?

P.S.: Pepsi is also paying$60 million per seasonto have products on SimonCowells The X Factor.

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