CURRENT EVENTS JANUARY 18

1. CURRENT EVENTS JANUARY 18 Novelty fake IDs fly under forgery radar • A sophisticated fake ID market is openly thriving in Canada's largest city, with shops selling cards as novelty items that are just different enough from government-issued identification to evade police scrutiny. • the market caters to underage teenagers with a range of official-looking identity cards complete with security features such as magnetic strips, holograms and black-light images. • For about $50, customers can buy an identity card of their choice from almost any Canadian province or U.S. state. The card can include a real home address from the chosen area.

2. CURRENT EVENTS JANUARY 18 • Toronto Police Service Det.-Staff Sgt. Gordon Whealy, who examined the purchased IDs, said the so-called novelty cards contain enough differences to allow shops to openly sell them without interference. • People usually utilize out of province fake IDS • Many licensed establishments now require 2 pieces of ID to combat fake IDs An extra $10 secures the customer a fake student ID card from a selection of Canadian universities. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2012/12/14/novelty-souvenir-fake-id-cards-minors.html

3. CURRENT EVENTS JANUARY 18 NOMINESS FOR 85th ACADEMY AWARDS • With twelve, Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln received the largest number of nominations, including those for best picture, actor, supporting actor, supporting actress, director • Life of Pi, a murky, semi-religious ode to the little things in lifewon eleven nominations, second most to Lincoln. • Silver Linings Playbook, about a semi-dysfunctional working class couple in Philadelphia, one of this year’s official “tributes to the human spirit,” was nominated in eight categories along with Les Miserables, A sentimental (and musical) depiction of poverty and oppression in 19th century France

4. CURRENT EVENTS JANUARY 18 • BEST PICTURE • ArgoAmourBeasts of the Southern WildDjango UnchainedLes MisérablesLife of PiLincolnSilver Linings PlaybookZero Dark Thirty • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc85_4ERA1o

5. CURRENT EVENTS JANUARY 18 • BEST ACTOR • Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook • Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln • Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables • Joaquin Phoenix, The Master • Denzel Washington, Flight

6. CURRENT EVENTS JANUARY 18 • BEST ACTRESS • Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty • Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook • Emmanuelle Riva, Amour • Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild • Naomi Watts, The Impossible

7. CURRENT EVENTS JANUARY 18 IDLE NO MORE PROTESTERS BLOCK QEII HIGHWAY • After two hours of slowing traffic and blocking traffic on northbound lanes of the QEII Highway south of Edmonton on Wednesday, Idle No More protesters left the highway. • Members of the Papaschase First Nation set up their blockade near Gateway Park at 1 p.m. MT. for a protest that lasted two hours. • Papaschase Chief Calvin Bruneau said the tactics like the blockade are needed to get the attention of the federal government. • "They've been avoiding our issues for a long time not consulting with first nations leaders and brushing aside and stalling," he said.

8. CURRENT EVENTS JANUARY 18 • Enoch Cree Chief Ron Morin says he doesn't support the use of "illegal blockades," but says he can see understand the frustration of First Nations groups that feel they have been ignored by the government and the public. • Enoch Cree Chief Ron Morin says he doesn't support the use of "illegal blockades," but says he can see understand the frustration of First Nations groups that feel they have been ignored by the government and the public. • Morin fears that if the relationship between the two is not repaired, the situation will become much worse. • http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2013/01/16/edmonton-idle-no-more-day-of-action.html