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1~ - Omno WeeldyThne~,Wednesday. October29~ 1~7 Ontario unions to back teachers on picket uine A meeting October 23, 1997 of Ontario unions and teachers resulted In a strong commltmient by organized labour te honour picket fines and help Ontario teachers in their fight agalnst Bill 160. "We know what this fight ls about," sald OFL president Gord Wilson, speaking on behaîf of the many unions represented at the meeting, 'this is about taklng a billion dollars eut ef the education system and taklng 10,000 teachers eut of classrooms across Ontario. The Harris government dlaims that these measures will shrlnk class sizes and improve the quallty of education in this province - nobody believes this. Bill 160 is about grabbing money out of the education system." "What the Hanris govern- ment has failled to reallze Is that this flght is not about teachers and the government. This is a fight for our educa- lion system. The teachers of this province are the only lime of defense standing between this government and its scheme to get control of edu- cation in this province and pull millions of dollars out of the system. The Harris gov- ernment has provoked this confrontation and will not lis- ten to the people who teach the children of thiÉs province." "When the pieket lines go up on Monday there will sup- port for our teachers by the working- men and women of Ontario," Wilson said. INTERACTIVE HEALTH "THE SALT 0F THE EARTH"Y -Oe By Pal Irwin Lyceti Nutritionzist Cerlified ridologist Phone: 983-9475 Most of us are familiar with this age-oid expression. When we use it, in connection wîth a characteristic that we admire in another person we generaiiy mean that s/he is cependabie, easy to be around, someone you can count on, someone who, we might say, is easy on the nerves. So, too, can we characterize the minerai SALT. It's truiy amazing, the number of people who have been toid,' because of overweîght or high biood pressure probiems, to 'give up sat'. And what is meant here, of course, is to reduce or eliminate the use of added common table sait. Common table sait and chemnical concoctions contain an inorganie sodium not compatible with the human body. Vegetables and fruits, on the other hand, possess an organie biochemic), assimilable orm of sodium, and the fact is that the functions of naturaliy occurring sodium (organic sait) in the body are numerous. Sodium is'contained in virtually ail connective tissue of solid, fibrous makeup: joints, (1) bone tissue, cartilage, ligaments, synovial membranes (in joints), liver, spleen, muscles, stomach, braîn,, blood corpuscles -and other body constituents. Sodium aids in preventing heat prostration or sunstroke, and helps the nierves and muscles function properiy. (2) Sodium. which is aikaline, contributes to the aikalinity of the lymph (a fluid of great importance in draining body tissues) and the blood. Organie sodium keeps calcium in solution in the human body. (Calcium can have a habit of precipitating out into the tissues in the form of bumps and spurs, for instance) Sodium has been caiied the 'youth' element due to its properties of promoting youthful, fimiber, flexible, pliable joints. Sodium saits are found in ail fluids of the body, and in the tissues. It is responsible, in large part, for the integrity of the bowei, so that it can perform its proper digestive function. SODIUM SALTS ARE NECESSARY TO PRESERVE A BALANCE BETWEEN SODIUM AND POTASSIUM (CALLED THE SODIUM/POTASSIUM PUMP) TO MAINTAIN NORMAL HEART ACTION AND THE EQUILIBRIUM 0F THE BODY. Potassium tends to be (3) concentrated inside the cell membrane (inside each littie ceil), wvhereas sodium tends to be higher in the- fluid surrouniding the ceil. So one can readiiy see the- importance of having proper amounts of each electrolyte (charged particles such as sodium and potassium) in the body to govern the intake of nutrients andý to orchestrate the removal of ceil waste. An important step. According ,to ,Dr. Bernard Jensen, noted Iridologist and Naturopathi, "H-eartbumn indicates a needi for more sodium,. and drowsiness following a meal indicates that di1ge stion1 is slow and more se iuS digestive troubles are impending." Also. "Food sodium must be liberalix supplied or serious ailments develop". We necd a balanced diet containing ahl the essential minerals. This begs the question "Are these wonderful minerais actually available Clark0 High School News AUT d E N T 1C EVALUATION DAY Assignments and tests' assignment§ and tests.. assignrnent§ and tests ..Up until last yëar, this was the work-cycle for classes in higli school* This cycle in Clarke lasted from September to January and from February to June where each semester would conclude With the infamous exam Which would constitute 20-30% of students' finlal marks. in our foods-? Are the souls fu11 o f nutrients or have they lost value tfbrough repeated use, ovenise, chemical additions, pgsticides etc.etc. This is nôt a new thought. In "The ChdimistrY of Man", Dr Jensen refers to the sodium defient person as meianchoiý3 depressed, quarreisomê and having strange, fear-inspiring dreams. Foods high in organie sodium are celery, apples, fish, egg ydlks, whey, kale, carrots, barley, beets, cabbage and many more. At the risk of repeating myseif, Our bodies can't use th~inoga~icsodium in table salit ojr other similar inorganic 5sLurces such as sodium bicàrbonate. Their repeated u§,e can lead to health probigms. -On theg issue of hypertensioll, individuals with this problem tend to consume higher levels of salit. This results in an elevated salit taste threshold, whîch meafil it takes more sait onthe food before the individual senses the saltiness. This abnormal sait threshold can return to normai after a period of table salit estriction. A fuarther muddifier is the fact that Most PROCESSED AND pREPARED FOODS are high in itiorganie saIt. In "The Encyclopaedia of NaturaiMedicilie", the authors dlaim that substituting potassium chloride for sodium chioride may have a useful effeet.' The major problem here is that potassium chioride tastes terrible. (4)There are products available that address this issue, by combining potassium and sodium in a ratio that wili not disturb the body's ideai sodium-potassium ratio. And they taste good. For ail your health needs please be sure to sece your heaith care provider. References are available upon request. Pat Lycett sees clients for nutr ,itional and/or iridological assessment,, at her home. She is also atîempting to niake available nutritional education in cancer recovery, on a group or îndividual basis. 983 -9475. However, this year, a new policy has been introduced to schools across the Board: Authentic Evaluation Day. Aithougli the namne alone sounds like it should send shivers down the spines of high sehool students from across the province, the concept of this evaluation day is actually quite simple: instead of students WRJTJNG (in the form of essays, tests and asslgnments) what they know or understand about a subject, they are now also required to SHOW what -they understand. Confused? So were the staff and students at Clarke! So on Monday, a trial run was held where students from each grade (9-OAC) were divided into groups and were asked to design a vehicle that was constructed out of cardboard and drinking straws and' was powered by a bailoon! Afier this successful experimentation, two Authentie Evaluation days were held1 this past week. Math and Science students were asked to make a ping-pong-bail projector, some Technology students were requiredto design a house using a specifie computer, program and OAC History students visited the Metro Reference Library in Toronto for a full day of research. On future evaluation days, Grade 9 Math students will be asked to design a board game involving Math puzzles and Grade il English students will have to give a seminar on the novel that they are studying in class. This new method of evaluation,' which will also heip students whose strengths are not in written communication, will comprise 5% of a students' final mark. However, this mark will not oniy be anticipated by students, but aiso the staff in the higli schools and the policy (continued page 17) *Wedding Cakes *Cakes for ail Occasions ePastries-Donuts-Pies d0# e Bread & Buns r& Tea Room Proprietors: Gary & Carol Vreeker 983-9779 Main Street, Orono Closed Sunday & Monday NOTICE SENIOR CITIZENS AND THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED SIDEWALK AND DRIVEWAY WINDROW SNOW CLEARING PROGRAM The Municipality of Clarington is off ering senior citizens 65 years of age and over and the physically disabled a snow clearing service on municipal sidewalks and for driveway windrows adjacent to single family dwellings, which includes semi-detached, ink housing and row housing in the urban areas of Bowmanville, Courtice, Orono, Newcastle Village and in the Hamiets of Bondhead, Newtonville, Tyrone, Leskard, Haydon, Kendal, Solina, Hampton, Burketon, Enniskillen, Maple Grove, Enfield, Mitchell Corners and Kirby. To be eligible for this service, applicants must be 65 years of age or older or be physically disabled, occupy a single family dwelling, which fronts onto a Town Street in the specif ied urban areas or the urbanized areas of the specified hamlets, and have no able bodied persons under the age of 65 years residing on the property. Senior citizens must provide a copy of a birth certificate or Senior Citizens Number; physically disabled applicants must provide a doctor's certificate. Application Forms can be obtained from the Public Works Department, Municipal Administrative Centre at 40 Temperance Street in Bowmanville, or caîl 623-3379. If you wish to verify that you qualify for the service, please contact Jan O'Neill at extension 202. Alil applications should be completed and returned to the Municipality of Clarington, Public Works Department on or before November 19, 1 ,997. .0-% NICIPALITY OF ONTARIO Dates of Publication: Wednesday, October 22, 29, 1997 P.O. 7014 lm ------------ ............. .............. ................ - - ............. .......................... ýAH uýl ý