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Activity Centre. The date of the celebration was selected because it was on that day in 1925 that the International Amateur Radio Union was formed in Paris, said Yvonne Findlay, secretary of NARA. According to author H. Ward Silver, there are an estimated three million ham radio operators worldwide. “A lot of people look at ham radio as an old man’s hobby, which it isn’t,” said Findlay. “I got into it for the emergency side of things, coming from the U.K. to a place that’s known for earthquakes.” NARA are always seeking new members and funds for aging equipment, and will host a workshop at the end of May. For more information go to www.ve7na.ca or email naratraining@gmail.com
Secondary students from Cedar may be given the opportunity to take school buses to Ladysmith next year. Trustees in the NanaimoLadysmith school district are expecting a staff report to be tabled later this month on the costs of providing bus service for students from Cedar Secondary School, which closed in June, to Ladysmith Secondary School for one year. Trustee Stephanie Higginson said staff were directed to prepare a report on the costs of the bus service after learning through a recent review of the district’s transportation department that there are a number of extra buses that could be used for the new route. “Based on that, a motion was made by (board chairman Steve Rae) to find out the costs of running some of them on that route next year,” Higginson said. “There’s a possibility that CSS may reopen, but it wouldn’t be ready in time for school in the fall, so it would have to wait until the following year, if the board makes that decision.” Many in the Cedar community have been critical of the old school board’s decision to close CSS and transfer its students to John Barsby Secondary School, with many students preferring to attend LSS if their school was to be closed for good. But district staff said in a previous report that the cost of establishing a new and permanent bus route between Ladysmith and Cedar for the students would be expensive, costing $980,000 to purchase the buses and an annual operating cost of $256,000. In related news, staff members will present the public feedback to the board on Wednesday from the Your Voice 2015 initiative in which the district gathered input into what people want for the future of local schools. The public meeting will be held at the Shaw Auditorium in downtown Nanaimo beginning at 6 p.m.
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here’s a world map on the wall of the Nanaimo Amateur Radio Association’s headquarters on Wingrove Street that stands as a testament to the far-reaching capabilities of amateur radio. Festooned with coloured tacks clustered on every continent, each represents an area where amateur radio enthusiast Ron Gibson made contact through his equipment. “I sat here in this room one night with two other guys to do a contest night,” said Gibson. “We made contacts to everybody on that map up there, all over the world.” Once contact is made, radio call signs and information are shared and postcards then exchanged to mark the time and date in which it occurred. To illustrate Gibson pulls one off the bulletin board which came from New Zealand. It’s all part of the elaborate sub-
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culture that is amateur or ham a business, and when it does, radio. the attitude changes,” said GibMuch of this will be on disson. “When disaster comes to play April 18 when NARA Nanaimo and here we are, we’ve celebrate both World got no grid, we’ve got Amateur Radio Day and no communications, the association’s 67th can’t make phone calls, anniversary. that’s it. We’re dead in An open house is the water. But now if planned at 1415 Wingthe citizens have people rove Street to mark the who live off Vancouver occasion. Island who want to get There will be demonword to their loved ones, strations of voice and so where do they go?” digital modes of ham This is the most radio and a fox hunt, practical and essential Julie where a radio transmitapplication for ham ter is hidden and has to radio, says Gibson, who Chadwick be found on a certain fre- The Write feels it is crucial to keep Profile quency through various the technology active search techniques. for these emergency Despite the fun aspects scenarios. of amateur radio, Gibson Emergency preparedstresses there is also a serious ness will be covered at the side to it that must never be April 18 event by members of underestimated. the Coastal Emergency Com“It’s a hobby, and every once munication Association, who are in a while, the hobby turns into also housed in the Departure Bay
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Track safety is the holdup to passenger train service resuming on Vancouver Island. Last fall the Island Corridor Foundation, which owns the tracks between Victoria and Courtenay, assembled the $20 million needed to restore damaged rails and ties, to meet Via Rail’s requirements to restore passenger service.
Graham Bruce, ICF executive director, recently said the repair project is held up by senior government approval. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure issued a statement Tuesday that shed more light on why it’s taking so long, and in a word it’s “safety,” according to a memo. “The BC Safety Authority has conducted a review of the corridor and has identified a number
of concerns or challenges that will need to be addressed,” the memo said. “Government is engaged in the discussion relating to those safety challenges with the Island Corridor Foundation and with Southern Railway.” The review is being conducted by an independent consultant recommended by the BCSA. Bruce said he won’t speculate on the outcome, or how long
the review will take, but said Southern Rail would operate well within the speed and weight restrictions for a class 3 track, which allows for passenger train speeds of up to 96 kilometres per hour. “It’s making sure the scope of the project is fully understood,” Bruce said. Continued project delays show the lack of commitment by the province to getting Island pas-
senger rail service rolling again, said Nanaimo-North Cowichan Opposition MLA Doug Routley. “I don’t think there is any better measure of a failure of a railway than not having trains run,” Routley said. The NDP caucus plans to soon hold a series of public forums on Island rail, Routley said. DBellaart@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4235
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lthough the U.K. general election is taking place thousands of miles of way, it has caught the attention — and stirred the emotions — of native Brits living abroad in Nanaimo and other parts of Canada. According to Statistics Canada 2011 statistics, there are 4,580 immigrants from the U.K. now living in the Harbour City. Eric McLean, a specialty food shop owner in Nanaimo who grew up near Glasgow, is one of them. He said he doubts the election will stir many expats from the U.K. to mail in oversea ballots. “I’m sure people will be watching it, but I don’t think many people will be voting because they’ve been away too long,” said McLean, who has lived in Canada for 30 years. U.K. citizens are set to go to the polls on May 7. Prime Minister and Conservative Party Leader David Cameron is staving off a challenge from Labour’s Ed Milliband, the opposition leader. Current polls show the two parties are in a dead heat at 34 and 33 per cent, respectively. The Liberal Democrats, whose leader Nick Clegg is deputy prime minister in the current coalition government with the Conservatives, are among several other main parties in the race, including the U.K. Independence Party and the Green Party. Also on the ballot are the Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru, which advocate state independence for Scotland and Wales, respectively. McLean says one “contentious” issue in the U.K. is the country’s future in the European Union. Cameron has pledged the Conservatives will hold a refer-
Nanaimo shop owner Eric McLean was raised in Glasgow and hasn’t lived in the U.K for 30 years. But the country’s upcoming general election in May has him and other Brits watching. [SPENCER ANDERSON/DAILY NEWS]
endum on the U.K.’s future membership in the EU by 2017, while Labour does not support holding a referendum. “If I was a betting man, I would probably say the Tories will get back in again,” albeit without a majority, said McLean. He predicted dire results for the Conservatives in his native Scotland, where “the political landscape is quite different from the
rest of the U.K.” but also said he was curious to see what impact the Scottish referendum might have on May’s election results. Kevin Ward, a local brewer, originally hails from Liverpool and grew up during the Margaret Thatcher years, an experience which caused him to leave the country and travel for several years. “We suffered a lot under the
Tory government,” he said of the Thatcher years. Ward, who does not intend to cast a ballot, moved back to the U.K. when Labour’s Tony Blair took office in the 1990s. When the Conservatives returned to power in 2010, Ward and his family decided to move to Canada. Ward said he thinks the Conservatives’ popularity is starting to wane.
“It’s prime now for Labour . . .” he said, but added he did not think “the leadership is there to take advantage of that.” Ward predicts a hung parliament. Lynn Rutherford, who left the U.K. in 1977, said she expects immigration and EU membership to be key issues. SAnderson@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255
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Oceanside RCMP executed a search warrant on a Parksville compassion club last Thursday, seizing an unspecified amount of dried marijuana and cannabisbased products, as well as cash. Police carried out the search at 3:30 p.m at the Phoenix Pain Management Society, located at 120 Middleton Ave. in Parksville. RCMP spokesman Cpl. Jesse Foreman said investigators have asked that details of the search and seizure of property not be disclosed as the matter is before the courts.
“All businesses in our community are expected to operate within the law.” Staff Sgt. Brian Hunter, Parksville RCMP
A 29-year-old man who was on the premises at the time the search was carried out was arrested. He was later released on a promise to appear in provincial court. Police are recommending a charge of possession for the pur-
pose of trafficking against the man. The Phoenix Pain Management Society, which also operates a location in Nanaimo, was contacted by the Daily News Tuesday. But a request for comment was directed to Phoenix’s lawyer Kirk Tousaw, who works mainly with clients charged with cannabis offences and people or organizations in the medical cannabis industry, according to his website. Tousaw was not available for comment. According to Phoenix’s website, the club offers a “variety of top
quality medical grade marijuana and marijuana products.” In a press release issued Saturday, the RCMP said the action taken against Phoenix was “as a result of their alleged failure to operate within the current legal framework . . . under the medical marijuana access regulations.” Under current regulations, dried medical marijuana for medical purposes must be distributed through licensed commercial producers who are regulated. “All businesses in our community are expected to operate within the law,” said Staff Sgt. Brian Hunter in the release.
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n almost any workplace, big or small, there are often issues. Such issues may include personality clashes, office politics, folks eating food out of the company fridge; the list is endless. But it remains a little jarring when you hear of apparent big problems involving the people who make decisions on a grand scale within our respective communities. The Daily News reported this week that an internal memo to Lantzville’s mayor and council says district staff have become “concerned with the tone of council meetings, particularly with the ridicule and criticism of staff’s work in a public meeting where we cannot respond or set the record straight.”
Some city councillors agree with the memo and say more needs to be done to improve what Coun. Jennifer Millbank described as a “hostile” work environment. The memo, dated March 26, is signed by the district’s five senior staff members: Chief administrative officer Twyla Graff, director of financial services Jedha Holmes, corporate administration director Trudy Coates, public works director Fred Spears and Lisa Bhopalsingh, community planner. The memo calls for council to consider setting up a “standard of conduct” for public meetings, citing “disrespectful” comments made during those meetings. Graff gave notice to council last Wednesday that she was resign-
ing, although it was not clear if her notice was connected to the issues raised in the memo. Lantzville Coun. Rod Negrave said he was “extremely concerned” with the issues laid out in the memo. “I certainly would not be surprised if we had further resignations from senior staff,” Negrave said. Negrave’s statement alone should throw up big red flags. If your senior staff are resigning, or even considering resigning, something needs to be done. Things in Lantzville have occasionally been contentious over the years, with plenty of friction from members of the public as well as those on the “other side” of the fence. Too much ‘he-said, she said’ nonsense, really.
The memo was called “pretty accurate” by another councillor, Graham Savage: “It certainly indicates a working environment that senior staff are not comfortable with,” said Savage. As detailed in our story, Millbank said that “a fundamental lack of respect at the council table” was an underlying cause of the staff complaints. Mayor Colin Haime quite rightly wants to get to the bottom of the matter. He indicated he wants clarification and specific examples from district staff on what their concerns are. “I think it’s important for us before everyone jumps on the path of considering the item to understand what it is staff is raising the concerns about,” he said.
That’s entirely fair. More specific examples will help lead to more specific solutions. At this point, it’s imperative those solutions be found before more senior staff decide to leave the fold. The potential damage to the community, from dealings with other agencies to overall reputation, is considerable. As important is that all district staff, senior or otherwise, have a respectful and positive workplace. Find out what the actual complaints are, take immediate steps to rectify the situation, and tell the taxpayers what in detail how this is going to be fixed. » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this editorial to letters@nanaimodailynews.com.
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mokin’ George’s, the popular Nanaimo restaurant on Mostar Road that specializes in barbecued foods, is now serving its own two unique renditions of the Nanaimo bar. The latest offering is the Deluxe Dulce De Leche Nanaimo bar, which has a white chocolate topping instead of the traditional dark chocolate, and is topped with the restaurant’s own in-house bacon. The new Nanaimo bar follows Smokin’ George’s Maple Bacon Topped Nanaimo bar, which won the Judges Choice category in the 2014 Nanaimo bar competition hosted by the Downtown Nanaimo Business Improvement Association. Co-owner Lea Ortner said the restaurant will hold a contest starting on April 10 to allow customers to decide which of the two Nanaimo bars they like the best. A winner will be chosen from amongst the entries who will be given a ticket to the Sunfest Country Music Festival in the Cowichan Valley this summer. “Our staff came up with the recipes for the two Nanaimo bars,” she said. “Having our inhouse bacon on top meshed with our barbecue brand.”
Exclusive agreement The Nanaimo-based Little Cedar Falls fish farm has entered into an exclusive marketing agreement with Albion Fisheries Ltd. to purchase all the steelhead trout that are currently being raised at the land-based farm. Cody Smith, a spokesman for
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George Kulai, owner of Smokin’ George’s restaurant, displays one of two types of bacon-topped Nanaimo bars the business has created. [ROBERT BARRON/DAILY NEWS]
the Victoria-based Albion Fisheries, said his company has also entered into a second exclusive marketing agreement with Quality Foods to sell LCF’s trout to its Island stores. He said the agreement with Quality Foods will stay in place until July 1 when Albion Fisheries will begin selling the trout to other retailers. “There’s a growing market for products from land-based aquaculture projects like LCF and we’re big promoters of landbased technologies,” Smith said. “LCF currently produces about 1,500 steelhead trout a week and there’s a big demand for it.”
Heritage purchase The real estate team Cooper, McLintock & Associates have
recently purchased the heritage building at 301 Franklyn St., that used to be the headquarters of the Hobs Hargrave law firm. CMA, which is affiliated with ReMax Nanaimo, is a full-service portal for Vancouver Island real estate searches that has been in operation in Nanaimo since 2008. John Cooper, who is partnered with Sean McLintock in the business, said the decision was made to move from the longtime leased office on Bowen Road to allow for expansion and the opportunity for the company to own its own building. He said CMA is has undertaken “substantial” renovations to the building before moving in this week. “The building has not been renovated since the early 1900s
and when it was first switched from a residential to a commercial property in the 1970s, it was intended to be a real estate office so we’re in the process of bringing it back to its former glory,” said Cooper, who is also the current president of the Downtown Nanaimo Business Improvement Association.
Odds and ends • Estheticans Monique Lopez and Jasmine Smith have started as private contractors at Eye Kandy Studio. • Old Victoria Road’s Wolf Breweries has expanded its facilities. RBarron@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4234
The congregation of St. Andrews Presbyterian church will celebrate its 150-year anniversary this year with a series of events. Founded in 1865, the church originally held their services in the city court house before moving to a church on Fitzwilliam St. Today the congregation numbers 120 and are located in a church on Departure Bay Road. “We’re doing a variety of things through the year to get people excited and involved,” said member Karen Hovestad. The events include a performance by the Wellington Jazz performance on April 17, a vintage car and roadside antiques show on May 23, a songfest on May 31, a heritage evening with a storyteller on June 19, a car rally on July 18, a garden party on Aug. 29, a “homecoming Sunday” on Aug. 30, a vintage fashion show and tea on Sept. 19 and more, culminating in an anniversary dinner Nov. 28.
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Students in Vancouver Island University’s Automotive Service Technician program are practising their skills on a new state-ofthe-art tire changer, thanks to a generous donation by the New Car Dealers Association of B.C. “It was a unanimous decision by the board to donate the $7,180 John Bean tire changer to VIU,” says John Wynia, chairman of the board for the association. “We have a vested interest in supporting the education stream of future mechanics,” said Wynia. “Students will eventually find jobs in the industry as apprentices, and some are already working as second-, third- or fourth-year apprentices. Our goal is to ensure there are quality mechanics in industry. A big part of their training is the opportunity to practise
From left, Daryl Pushor, VIU Automotive Service Technician program instructor; Glynis Steen, Associate Dean of Trades and Applied Technology; members of the New Car Dealer’s Association of B.C, including John Chessman, John Wylie and Marnie Carter. [PHOTO CONTRIBUTED]
on mod-ern, industry standard equip-ment and machines. We’re happy to help make that happen.” Daryl Pushor, an instructor
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Antipsychotic drugs given to seniors concerns advocate THE CANADIAN PRESS
John Nuttall is shown in a still image taken from RCMP undercover video. Nuttall is on trial for plotting to blow up the B.C. legislature on Canada Day 2013. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
Mall attack was ‘childish’: Nuttall
VICTORIA — The advocate for seniors in B.C. says too many people in government care are prescribed antipsychotic drugs without being properly diagnosed. Isobel Mackenzie reviewed assessment records for 54,000 seniors in both residential and home care in her report, Placement, Drugs and Therapy ... We Can Do Better. Of the 25,000 people in residential care, about a third are prescribed antipsychotic drugs, but only four per cent of them have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, she said.
“We know we are over-prescribing drugs to seniors,” Mackenzie said in an interview on Tuesday. “It’s called polypharmacy, too many drugs to the same person at the same time. But this is a very stark presentation of just how bad the situation is and the magnitude out there.” Her report also said just under half of residential care clients are being prescribed antidepressant medications, but only 24 per cent have been assessed with depression. She said seniors are often over-prescribed medications in efforts to help them, their families and caregivers through potentially stressful and harmful situations.
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Also doubted being smart enough for mission GEORDON OMAND THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER — Planting bombs in a shopping mall wasn’t enough for an accused terrorist, who referenced the 9-11 attacks in the United States to describe what he had in mind for British Columbia, a court has heard. In a clandestine May 2013 video played in B.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday, John Nuttall tells an undercover officer about dismissing a roommate’s proposal to detonate explosives in a mall as “childish.” “That’s not my thing,” Nuttall says to the officer. “I have to think bigger than that,” he says of the “full-on” attack he is considering. Nuttall and his wife Amanda Korody — both recent converts to Islam — are accused of plotting to set off homemade pressure-cooker bombs on the grounds of the B.C. legislature in Victoria during Canada Day festivities in 2013. They have pleaded not guilty to four ter-
rorism-related charges. In Tuesday’s video, Nuttall and Korody are seen returning with the officer from a reconnaissance mission to Vancouver Island. Nuttall talks about having copied down the schedule for public tours at the legislature buildings, saying he wants to avoid killing tourists and instead target politicians. “These are the people that need punishment,” he says, becoming agitated as he discusses staging an attack while the legislature is in session. “They’re the ones who should be butchered and killed, not the innocent Muslims in Afghanistan and in Palestine.” At one point he reveals to the officer that he worries whether he’s smart enough to carry out the mission. Nuttall tells the officer he otherwise has no doubts about going through with the terrorist attack, adding that he wants to join a model rocketry club to learn how to build deadly weapons.
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Eight farms scramble after bird flu outbreak
U.S. military seeking to put sensors in Arctic
Loaded rifle found after man fatally shot by cops
Lawyer says only feds in way of Fahmy passport
Bell to use opt-in policy to track customer usage
Eight poultry farms in southwestern Ontario have been placed under quarantine as agricultural authorities scramble to contain an outbreak of a bird flu virus found on a turkey farm near Woodstock. The virus, of the H5 subtype, has been found on one farm in an area densely populated with poultry operations. The other farms have been quarantined because of their proximity to the affected farm, officials said Tuesday. The National Centre for Foreign Animal Diseases in Winnipeg is doing testing to determine the subtype of the virus. They will want to see if the culprit is an H5N2 virus that has been hopscotching among poultry operations in British Columbia and a number of U.S. states since late last year.
The U.S. military is preparing to ask that new sensors be installed in the Canadian Arctic that would be able to track different types of incoming missiles. A senior defence official said Tuesday the request is being made to U.S. policy leaders — as well as the Canadian government. He said it’s too early in the process to set a target date. “I don’t think we have a timetable just yet,” said Admiral William Gortney, the head of the Canada-U.S. Norad program and of Northern Command — the Colorado-based body with tracking responsibility for the U.S. missile-defence program. He told a news conference at the Pentagon that it’s nearly time to replace the aging sensors in the Canada-U.S. North Warning System, along the old ColdWar era DEW Line.
A Newfoundland man shot dead by an officer checking out perceived Twitter threats against Premier Paul Davis had aimed a loaded rifle at the investigator, says the RCMP. “Evidence indicates the police officer responded to this threat with lethal force by drawing and discharging his service pistol,” Sgt. Greg Hicks said Tuesday. Hicks said a loaded .22-calibre rifle was seized from the home of 59-year-old Don Dunphy in Mitchells Brook, southwest of St. John’s, where he died Sunday. It was found on the floor of the small, tree-shrouded residence next to Dunphy’s body and will be examined at a forensic lab, he added. “The police officer was faced with Mr. Dunphy holding a long barrel firearm which was pointed at the officer.”
The lawyer for a Canadian journalist facing long-decried terror charges in Egypt is accusing the federal government of being the only impediment to a new passport being issued for the man. Mohamed Fahmy — who spent more than a year in a Cairo prison and has been working to get a passport ever since his release on bail in February — claims the lack of official documentation has placed him in a precarious situation. Fahmy’s Vancouver-based lawyer, Gary Caroline, claims there is nothing in Canadian law that should prevent Fahmy from being issued a new passport, nor is there any indication Egypt’s courts don’t want the 40-year-old to have one. “The only impediment is Canada,” Caroline told The Canadian Press.
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Defence lawyer delivers unflattering snapshot of the country’s highest office JENNIFER DITCHBURN AND STEPHANIE LEVITZ THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — The trial of Mike Duffy got underway Tuesday with a series of ugly portraits: the senator himself, the prime minister’s former right-hand man and the much-maligned upper chamber as a whole. The Crown alleges the senator made personal trips on the public dime, paid acquaintances for questionable contracts and extorted the Prime Minister’s Office to cover his fraudulent living expenses. Defence lawyer Donald Bayne delivered an unflattering snapshot of the country’s highest office, depicting an alleged conspiracy by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s most senior staff to force a sitting senator to repay expenses he never believed were wrong in the first place.
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The rules, regulations and administrative policies of the Senate, meanwhile, were portrayed as a lax, vague, anythinggoes mess. As the long-awaited proceedings got underway, it took 15 minutes for the Ontario Court of Justice clerk to read the 31 fraud, breach of trust and bribery charges into the public record. “I am not guilty, Your Honour,”
responded Duffy, clad in a dark pinstripe suit adorned with a white pocket square. Crown attorney Mark Holmes proceeded to lay out for Ontario Justice Charles Vaillancourt a road map of the prosecution’s case. The most politically toxic area is the one involving a bribery charge — the allegation that Duffy set a series of conditions before he’d agree to repay $90,000 worth of contested living expenses. Harper’s former chief of staff Nigel Wright secretly paid that $90,000, while Duffy told the public it was he who had repaid the public purse, back in early 2013. “Sen. Duffy was at least an equal partner in this arrangement, if not the instigator and the principal party involved in this negotiation,” Holmes said. But Bayne, quoting from emails and police interviews with wit-
nesses, argued Duffy had in fact been railroaded by a small group of Harper’s staff. They concocted a scheme, he said, where Duffy would take the blame and pretend to repay his expenses in order to make a political embarrassment go away — the “mistake-repay scenario.” The entire repayment scandal was spurred in the first place by a question that surfaced in late 2012 about Duffy’s status as a senator from Prince Edward Island. Reporters began asking how much time he actually spent at the place he called his primary residence, while he collected living expenses for his “secondary residence” — in fact his longtime Ottawa-area home. Holmes said any “common sense” reading of what constitutes a primary residence would indicate that Duffy wasn’t really living in P.E.I.
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PM rejects stimulus, will stay course on budget ANDY BLATCHFORD THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — Stephen Harper is making it clear that pretty much nothing will make him stray from his balanced-budget target this fiscal year. The prime minister slammed the door Tuesday on the possibility the government would open the vault for a stimulus program to help the economy, which has
been hobbled by lower oil prices. Harper’s remarks came a day after the government unloaded its multibillion-dollar stake in General Motors, a deal expected to help the Conservatives achieve their long-running pledge to balance the upcoming election-year budget. The government isn’t contemplating stimulus because the weakened economy is still
expected to grow, albeit at a slower rate than anticipated, Harper told a news conference in Vancouver. “Embarking on a major stimulus program when the economy’s growing, and driving us back into deficit, makes absolutely no long-term economic sense whatsoever,” he said after announcing a change to the student loan program.
Harper has repeatedly insisted the government will erase the deficit despite the oil slump — a promise that could be key to his chances in this year’s election, scheduled for October. The transaction came a few days into the 2015-16 fiscal year, which means the proceeds will help pad the bottom line in this year’s budget. The budget will be delivered April 21.
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Premier Jim Prentice dropped the writ a year early for an election that will send Albertans to the polls on May 5. By law, the province was not slated to hold a vote until the spring of 2016, but Prentice told cheering supporters in Edmonton on Tuesday that his plan to remake the economy demands an endorsement from the people. “Tough choices need to be made and our province needs a realistic plan to the immediate challenges that we face and also for the long term,” said Prentice, surrounded by candidates at a community hall just after he met with Lt.-Gov. Don Ethell to dissolve the legislature. “I am asking Albertans for a mandate to implement the changes that this province needs so badly.” The law allows earlier votes if circumstances warrant. This year’s budget, introduced March 26, is designed to reshape the foundations of government bookkeeping so that day-to-day program spending is no longer hostage to the wild swings in oil prices. A recent sharp drop in those prices has erased an estimated $7 billion from Alberta’s bottom line this year. Wildrose Leader Brian Jean has said he is focused on getting his five-member team off the mat and back into the fight with the goal of retaining official Opposition status.
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n increasing number of students from Michigan’s most financially strapped urban school districts, including Detroit and Flint, are joining robotics teams because local universities are making space and materials available at no charge. The University of Michigan started the trend with its Michigan Engineering Zone. The 5,200-square-foot facility in Detroit, filled with two computer labs, a machine shop, robot testing area and collaborative workstations, hosts 18 teams from city schools. Many of them wouldn’t be able to participate in the FIRST robotics contest otherwise. Michigan has more high school teams competing in the annual competition than any other state. But both participants and advisers say that beyond the contest, the teams further students’ interest in learning about related topics and help keep them engaged in school. “Michigan Engineering Zone is the greatest thing I’ve ever been to,” said Papia Aziz, the captain of a team known as the Pink Panthers from the Detroit International Academy for Young Women. Aziz, a 16-year-old junior who wants to be a pediatrician, credits the MEZ, as it is commonly known, with furthering her interest in STEM, or science, technology, engineering and math. She said she enjoys “figuring out ways to solve a problem” and the fun of competing. Competitions are nice, but success at them is not the ultimate goal, says Gail Alpert, the president of FIRST in Michigan. “They think they’re doing
Detroit International Academy for Young Women student Tunzzina Chowdhury works on the Pink Panthers robot at the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, FIRST, Robotics district competition in Livonia, Mich. Michigan has more high school teams competing in the annual contest than any other state. [AP PHOTO]
“They think they’re doing robotics. They have no idea that the robot is just the vehicle to excite them about STEM.” Gail Alpert, president of FIRST
robotics. They have no idea that the robot is just the vehicle to excite them about STEM,” Alpert said, adding that nearly every student who competes in FIRST robotics graduates from high school. Of the 42 seniors who spent time at the MEZ during last school year, 38 went on to higher
education, while four joined the military. Either way, they all graduated. That compares with 2014 graduation rates of 78 per cent for the state and 71 per cent for Detroit Public Schools. “It’s almost a miracle if you think about,” said Jeanne Murabito, a University of Michigan College of Engineering official who helped create the MEZ six years ago. It’s not just the tools and space that make the MEZ what it is. It’s also the people, Murabito said. Each team has access to professional engineers as well as faculty, staff and students from the University of Michigan. The same is true at Flint’s Kettering University, home to the
recently opened FIRST Robotics Community Center. Unlike the MEZ, though, which is 40 miles from Ann Arbor, Kettering’s facility is on the school’s campus, meaning that faculty, staff and students who serve as team mentors don’t have far to travel. While Kettering’s robotics hub is just getting going, the MEZ has been around long enough that it has reached capacity. In fact, the MEZ was forced to turn away teams this year, said Murabito, who is looking for additional funding opportunities to expand the space. “It’s like an infection,” said Julian Pate, a retired Ford Motor Co. executive who runs the MEZ. “They’re bitten, and it doesn’t go away.”
SAFETY
High-tech U.S. military gear looked at to improve safety for firefighters WILL SOWARDS CRONKITE NEWS
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. ––Nearly two years ago, 19 firefighters died fighting a blaze near Yarnell, Ariz. Since then, experts have looked for ways to prevent similar loss of lives. They said they hope a new piece of communications technology, previously used by the military and adapted for wildfire fighters, will help. Ralph Lucas, a battalion chief with the Prescott Fire Department, said he knew all 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshot crew. When federal officials approached him to test the communication and tracking system, he saw an opportunity to help protect other firefighters. “One of the issues that occurred on the Yarnell Hill fire was resources not being able to locate one another,” Lucas said. “In the aftermath of the Yarnell Hill Fire, federal resources came to us and offered us some equipment that has been used in military applications, and they thought that we might be interested in trying to test some of this equipment.” The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, which creates and researches technology for the Defense Department, developed the system, the Fire Line Advanced Situational Awareness for Handhelds, or FLASH. Special operations groups like the Navy SEALS and Army
A new communication and tracking system known as FLASH, or Fire Line Advanced Situational Awareness for Handhelds, was developed by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency. [TNS]
Green Berets used the system in combat. But after the Yarnell Hill Fire, the agency began looking at civilian applications for the system. FLASH uses radios, handheld tablet computers and sensors to create an interactive “battlefield” for fighting fires. Firefighters on the ground can track fire locations, and command units can coordinate how best to fight the flames. “It comes down to situational awareness,” said Chris Stalzer of Scottsdale-based Juggernaut Defense, a company that helped
develop FLASH and its military counterpart. “The incident command will know where (firefighters) are, they’ll have good situational awareness because they can look to these maps for realtime data and then communicate to each other.” Stalzer said situational awareness is key to firefighting, especially in diverse terrain. In some areas, it can be nearly impossible to communicate because of a lack of relay antennas or geographic barriers, but FLASH can overcome these issues by creating a “mesh” net-
work made from the radios and other technology that each individual or team carries. The system weighs about 15 pounds and has a battery life of 12 to 15 hours with heavy use. It is designed to go into the most rugged areas and survive underwater or in heavy dust. But the system isn’t ready for widespread use just yet. “Another issue we have been talking about is the cost,” Lucas said. “These units with the harnesses cost $12,000 each as they sit right now. For agencies to be able to purchase something like that, it would be really expensive. But there are ways we can simplify the system, decrease its weight and bring it to a much more manageable cost.” Technology can help, but it is only part of the firefighting equation, experts said. “The biggest avenue to protect firefighter safety is training,” said Sean Newton, a director in emergency services training at Mesa Community College. “Firefighters rely heavily on quality simulated training, especially when they are talking about high-risk, low-frequency events. Those that don’t happen that often.” “We have a phrase that we use,” Newton said. “ ’Practice how you play.’ We try to make our practice scenarios as realistic as possible in order to prepare us for that incident and that’s how firefighters get better, through high-intensity training.”
Although some people want to move to a warmer climate or exotic locale in retirement, for most folks, their current home is where their heart is. They want to age in place, continuing to live in their home or at least in the same community. And they’re not afraid to remodel and try new technologies to make that happen, new research shows. They’d even be willing to have a cleaning robot or heated driveway. The vast majority of people age 50 and older want to stay in their homes and communities for as long as possible, AARP data show. The group has expanded the definition of aging in place to include people either remaining in their own home or staying in the same community in other possible housing options, says Rodney Harrell, director of Livable Communities in AARP’s Public Policy Institute. It’s no wonder retirees want to stay put. About two-thirds (65 per cent) of retirees say they’re living in the best home of their lives, according to a recent national survey of more than 3,600 respondents. Most respondents were over age 50; 1,668 were already retired. It was sponsored by Merrill Lynch in partnership with Age Wave. “There is something deeply nourishing about our homes, and people become increasingly appreciative of that emotional connection as they get older,” says gerontologist Ken Dychtwald, CEO of Age Wave. Seniors are also willing to try technology. The Merrill LynchAge Wave survey found: — 80 per cent of retirees are interested in new technologies to reduce their home expenses, such as smart thermostats or apps to control appliances. — 76 per cent are interested in technologies to monitor their health at home, such as sensors, alerts or medication reminder apps. — 67 per cent are interested in home technologies to help them optimize their health, such as devices for air purification or to improve sleep. — 58 per cent are interested in technologies to help them maintain their home, such as cleaning robots or heated driveways. In homes of the future there may be cleaning robots, thermostats that go up and down as you go in and out of rooms, alerts to take your medication or go to your doctors’ appointments, Dychtwald says. “There may be homes that can be reshaped and remodeled to accommodate visitors or guests. Imagine walls moving and desks disappearing and trundle beds coming out when the grandkids come.” Dychtwald says 52 per cent of people over the age of 75 live alone, and there will be more technologies that let adult children know if a parent needs help. “Technology can help people keep an eye on mom or dad. “The good news is that all of these breakthroughs are on the drawing board or already available, but they are waiting for the market to take more full advantage of them,” he says. New technology is a huge boon for people who want to continue to live in their home, Languirand agrees. “The smart-home concepts are wonderful because there are so many functions of the home that can be programmed and made automatic. Help is often one button push away so you are never really out of touch. It helps people feel more secure.” She says many age-in-place concepts could be useful to people of all ages, such as easy-to-operate window hardware; easy-to-read, programmable thermostats; lighting fixtures that make rooms brighter; low-maintenance exteriors and anti-scald devices on showers.
SPORTS Wednesday, April 8, 2015 | Sports Editor Scott McKenzie 250-729-4243 | SMcKenzie@nanaimodailynews.com | STORY UPDATES: www.nanaimodailynews.com
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Players successful at Westerns Local residents win awards at national senior event and hope more come out to play this spring ROSS ARMOUR DAILY NEWS
A group of local tennis players attained success at the Canadian Western Senior Nationals this past weekend and now hope their exploits get more people out on the court in Nanaimo. Holly Calvin, 51, from Nanaimo finished fourth in the women’s over 50 singles contest at the championships, which were held across three separate recreation centres in Victoria on the weekend. Calvin’s friend Lynne Cowan won the women’s over 65 doubles alongside partner Jean Martin. Darlene Dorman, from Cedar, also finished fifth in the women’s over 55 singles contest. All of the players practise at Westwood Tennis Club and were joined at the tournament by fellow clubmates Karen Martin, Shaun Gessner and Marilyn McKenzie who all “went out in the early rounds.” They also compete for Westwood at “three or four club events throughout the year” according to Calvin and practise “three days a week” at this stage
“We definitely need to get more people out playing the game and give it a try. There’s lots of public courts and it’s great fun to play with friends. “ Holly Calvin, tennis instructor
Darlene Dolman, left, and Holly Calvin, right, hold up their awards from the Western Senior National tennis championships held in Victoria last weekend. Calvin will instruct tennis courses put on by the City of Nanaimo this spring. [SUBMITTED]
in the calendar. Calvin is also a tennis instructor through parks and recreation at the City of Nanaimo and hopes more residents come out to play the game this spring.
Calvin, who has been playing tennis since she was 12, is one of a number of instructors who will lead weekly coaching courses put on by the city starting later this month.
“It’s a lot fun, very exciting, it’s great exercise and has a great social element to it,” said Calvin on her favourite aspects of the game. “We definitely need to get more
people out playing the game and give it a try. There’s lots of public courts and it’s great fun to play with friends.” One course Calvin will teach herself will be an adult tennis class held every Monday at 5:30 p.m. beginning on April 27. The course runs until May 18 at Pioneer Park. Details on a number of other tennis courses for children and adults, being held at Pioneer Park, Bowen Park and Westwood Tennis Club, can be found at ireg.nanaimo.ca. RArmour@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4230
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Nanaimo last April saw two men die. “Michael Lunn, who was one of the guys who lost their lives, always wore a red shirt and the foundation gives the tools and resources to stop workplace violence,” said Tali Campbell, the Timbermen’s director of marketing. “This is our way of giving back but we’re not only promoting this as a team, it’s about giving knowledge and education as well.” Campbell says education on workplace violence and stopping it should begin
early and believes the Junior Timbermen players to be some of the perfect advocates for the cause. “A lot of our guys are 17 and 18 so they’re just about to enter the workplace, are looking at university or going into a trade.” The Senior ‘A’ Timbermen take on the Coquitlam Adanacs on June 14 at Frank Crane Arena and $1 from every ticket sold for that game will be donated directly to the Red Shirt Foundation.
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CFL
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VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions signed receiver Cameron Morrah and running back Brendan Bigelow on Tuesday. The international players are familiar to first-year Lions head coach Jeff Tedford, who coached both at the University of California. After college, Morrah played 27 games for the
Seattle Seahawks from 2009 to 2011, finishing with 16 receptions for 194 yards. After being released by Seattle, the 28-year-old had brief stints with San Francisco, Detroit and Denver. Bigelow attended the Tampa Bay Buccaneers training camp last season after four years at Cal under Tedford. The 22-year-old rushed for 877 yards on 155 carries with five touchdowns
during his time with the Golden Bears. He added 42 receptions for 305 yards and was also a special teams’ threat with 1,363 yards on 62 kickoff returns. Morrah and Bigelow join former Cal receiver Lavelle Hawkins on the Lions’ roster after the 28-year-old signed with the team last month. The new CFL season begins June 25.
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Tiger Woods talks with Lindsey Vonn and his son Charlie during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament Tuesday, in Augusta, Ga. [AP PHOTO]
Woods still motivated by winning and expects no less at Masters DOUG FERGUSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods hit the ball so pure that he felt like a 14-time major champion. Before long, the swing left him and he resembled a guy who couldn’t break 80. He became so frustrated that he even threw a few clubs because of a game that had never been so maddening. This wasn’t Woods playing in the Masters. This was the last seven weeks when he was trying to decide if he should even show up. “I worked my (tail) off,” Woods said Tuesday with a smile of satisfaction. “That’s the easiest way to kind of describe it. I worked hard. People would never understand how much work I put into it to come and do this again. “But it was sunup to sundown, whenever I had free time. If the kids were asleep, I’d still be doing it. And then when they were in school, I’d still be doing it. So it
was a lot of work.” And he got his answer. It took nearly two months, followed by two practice rounds at Augusta National last week, before Woods decided to end his self-imposed break and return at the Masters. Woods last played the Masters two years ago. He was No. 1 in the world and the overwhelming favourite. Now he is at No. 111 in the world and Las Vegas bookies may have been generous in listing him at 40-1. Golf’s biggest star always lights up Augusta National, and such was the case when he arrived Monday afternoon. Only now, expectations have been replaced by sheer curiosity. Never mind that he hasn’t played in nearly two months and hasn’t won the Masters in 10 years. When last seen at a tournament, Woods couldn’t hit a simple chip shot, and the rest of his game was barely PGA Tour quality.
Adam Scott listed a half-dozen players that he could see contend for a green jacket, and he was asked why Woods was not on that short list. “My guess is as good as yours,” Scott said. “I really don’t know. I have no idea what he’s doing. I’ve listed a bunch of guys that I’ve watched play a little bit and followed their results. But it’s a little bit unknown with Tiger because he hasn’t played for a few months. “When you’re talking about a world-class player, you just don’t know,” he said. “I’m sure he has high hopes.” That he does. Woods didn’t look anything like the player who shot 82 at the Phoenix Open; who bladed a bunker shot over a green and into the bleachers; who walked off the course at Torrey Pines after 11 holes of the first round. During practice Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning, he looked closer to normal.
Put your spine in place and talk directly no matter how hard it is Kathy Mitchell & Marcy Sugar Annie’s Mailbox Dear Annie: I have a close acquaintance who is a fitness instructor at the health club where I often work out. Two years ago, I saw her at a local peace parade and got very worked up over something she wrote on the signs she was wearing. I became so crazed over it that I forgot myself and said some awful things about her. I also stopped going to her workout classes for a month and deleted her Facebook pages. Then I found out her husband had had a stroke the day of the parade. I realized how hideous my behavior had been. I returned to her workout class and intended to apologize profusely to her, but she wasn’t there that day. When she finally came back, I told her I’d been praying for her and her husband. Sometimes it seems she has forgiven me and everything is the same between us, but on other days, I’m not so sure. I apologized to her, in a general way, in a holiday greeting card, not mentioning the parade. I’ve lost countless hours of sleep crying from guilt, shame and regret. I’ve finally decided I have to do something. Please print this so she can see it and we can talk about it. — Distraught Dear Distraught: Printing this in the paper and hoping she sees it is a copout. You need to put your spine in place and talk to her directly, no matter how hard it is. A semi-apology in a holiday greeting card doesn’t count, and telling her you will pray for her is kind, but insufficient. Ask your friend whether she is available for coffee, or find some other time when neither of you is rushed and you can speak privately. Here’s what you say: “I know it’s been a while, but I need to tell you how sorry I am for my behavior at the parade and afterward. I don’t know what came over me. I value our friendship a great deal, and I am hoping you can forgive me.” Whatever happens after that, at least you will know you truly tried to make it right. Dear Annie: “Grandma” has every right to be concerned about her stepson’s nearly three-yearold child who barely speaks. She should follow her instincts and strongly encourage that the
girl be assessed by a speech therapist. The lack of expressive language could also be a sign of autism. While the suggestions to spend more time interacting with the child are great, professional intervention might be necessary. It is deplorable that the pediatrician has not caught this, as early intervention can change the trajectory of a child’s life. As a special education teacher over the past 10 years, I’ve seen the terrible repercussions caused by the lack of early intervention and the overworked school systems that regularly miss identifying these needs. — Concerned Special Ed Teacher Dear Teacher: Several readers pointed out that the lack of speech could be a sign of autism. Others told us that their kids didn’t speak much at that age and turned out just fine. There’s no way for us to know what’s going on, but we absolutely concur that the child should be evaluated by a speech therapist to find out. Unfortunately, that is Dad’s call, and he seems disinclined to do anything. If “Grandma” can take her, wonderful. If not, talking and reading to this little girl could be a godsend. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.
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SCOREBOARD HOCKEY NHL
Eastern Conference Atlantic GP W L OT GF GA Pts x-Montreal 79 47 22 10 209 182 104 x-Tampa Bay 80 48 24 8 255 206 104 Detroit 78 41 24 13 226 213 95 w-Boston 79 41 25 13 209 201 95 Ottawa 78 40 26 12 226 208 92 e-Florida 79 36 28 15 198 215 87 e-Toronto 79 29 43 7 205 251 65 e-Buffalo 79 22 49 8 155 265 52 Metropol’n GP W L OT GF GA Pts y-NY Rangers 78 50 21 7 240 182 107 NY Islanders 79 46 27 6 241 219 98 Washington 79 43 25 11 235 198 97 w-Pittsburgh 78 42 25 11 214 199 95 e-Columbus 78 39 35 4 219 240 82 e-Philadelphia78 31 29 18 204 223 80 e-New Jersey 79 32 34 13 174 205 77 e-Carolina 78 29 38 11 180 216 69 Western Conference Central GP W L OT GF GA Pts x-Nashville 79 47 22 10 227 197 104 x-St. Louis 78 48 23 7 240 196 103 x-Chicago 78 48 24 6 224 180 102 w-Minnesota 78 44 26 8 223 192 96 w-Winnipeg 78 40 26 12 222 208 92 Dallas 79 38 31 10 248 258 86 e-Colorado 79 36 31 12 212 223 84 Pacific GP W L OT GF GA Pts y-Anaheim 80 50 23 7 234 221 107 Vancouver 79 45 29 5 229 216 95 Calgary 79 43 29 7 234 208 93 Los Angeles 78 39 25 14 212 195 92 San Jose 79 39 31 9 223 222 87 e-Edmonton 79 23 43 13 188 272 59 e-Arizona 79 24 47 8 167 262 56 Playoffs and Wildcards z-Clinched conference title y-Clinched division x-Clinched playoff spot w-Wild card leaders (Conference) e-Eliminated from playoffs Yesterday’s results Carolina 3, Philadelphia 2 Columbus 5, Pittsburgh 3 Winnipeg 5, Vancouver 4 NY Islanders 3, Buffalo 0 Detroit 3, Minnesota 2 NY Rangers 6, New Jersey 1 Tampa Bay 4, Florida 0 Boston 2, Toronto 1 Ottawa 4, Washington 3 Dallas 4, Nashville 3 Arizona 5, San Jose 3 Los Angeles 3, Colorado 1 Calgary 4, Edmonton 0 Today’s schedule Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 9:30 a.m. Montreal at Florida, 2 p.m. Washington at Detroit, 2 p.m. Ottawa at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago, 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 6 Carolina at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Columbus at NY Rangers, 4 p.m. Winnipeg at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Los Angeles at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Dallas at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Jets 5, Canucks 4 First Period 1. Winnipeg, Slater (5) (Tlusty, Enstrom) 4:34 2. Winnipeg, Frolik (18) (Little, Perreault) 5:24 3. Vancouver, Henrik Sedin (18) (Edler, Daniel Sedin) 9:37 (PP) 4. Vancouver, Daniel Sedin (17) (Hamhuis, Vrbata) 17:37 5. Winnipeg, Stempniak (13) (Perreault, Myers) 18:13 Penalties: Little Wpg (Tripping) 7:55, Hamhuis Van (Delaying Game - Puck over Glass) 15:15, Baertschi Van (Holding) 19:24 Second Period 6. Winnipeg, Scheifele (15) (Wheeler, Trouba) 19:04 7. Vancouver, Burrows (17) (Bieksa, Sbisa) 19:12 Penalties: Trouba Wpg (Hooking) 6:18, Baertschi Van (Hooking) 8:50, Sbisa Van (Roughing) 19:51, Lowry Wpg (Roughing) 19:51 Third Period 8. Winnipeg, Stempniak (14) (Perreault) 9:36 9. Vancouver, Burrows (18) (Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin) 17:55
Jets 5, Canucks 4 (Cont’d) Third Period - Penalties Myers Wpg (Tripping) 6:01, Henrik Sedin Van (Hooking) 9:51 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Vancouver 11 7 12 30 Winnipeg 16 12 8 36 Goaltending summary: Vancouver: Lack (31/36), Winnipeg: Pavelec (26/30) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Vancouver: 1 of 3, Winnipeg: 0 of 4 Att: 15,016
Senators 4, Capitals 3 (OT) First Period 1. Ottawa, Stone (21) (MacArthur, Gryba) 3:21 2. Ottawa, MacArthur (15) (Karlsson, Zibanejad) 9:03 (PP) 3. Ottawa, Zibanejad (20) (Ryan, Karlsson) 9:56 (PP) Penalties: Ward Wsh (Interference) 7:17, Fehr Wsh (Hooking) 8:27, Holtby Wsh (Delaying Game - Puck over Glass (Served by Brooks Laich)) 8:55, Wilson Wsh (Fighting) 16:48, Borowiecki Ott (Fighting) 16:48 Second Period 4. Washington, Johansson (19) (Orpik, Carlson) 6:26 Penalties: Hoffman Ott (Hooking) 16:48 Third Period 5. Washington, Green (9) (Backstrom, Brouwer) 7:18 6. Washington, Brouwer (21) (Fehr, Carlson) 15:50 Penalties: Gryba Ott (Roughing) 13:32, Wilson Wsh (Cross checking) 13:32 Overtime 7. Ottawa, Turris (23) 3:14 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd OT T Washington 7 12 11 2 32 Ottawa 13 7 4 4 28 Goaltending summary: Washington: Holtby (24/28), Ottawa: Hammond (29/32) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Washington: 0 of 1, Ottawa: 2 of 3 Att: 19,961
Coyotes 5, Sharks 3 First Period 1. Arizona, Ekman-Larsson (22) (Moore, Arcobello) 11:53 (PP) 2. San Jose, Hertl (13) (Tierney, Fedun) 16:36 (PP) 3. Arizona, Doan (14) (Stone, EkmanLarsson) 18:57 (PP) Penalties: Doan Ari (Hooking Justin Braun) 4:49, Stollery Sj (Hooking Sam Gagner) 10:27, Ekman-Larsson Ari (Interference of Tommy Wingels) 15:39, Goodrow Sj (Tripping Klas Dahlbeck) 17:50 Second Period 4. Arizona, Ekman-Larsson (23) (Gagner, Doan) 17:46 5. San Jose, Thornton (15) (Burns, Karlsson) 18:05 Penalties: Doan Ari (Hooking Joe Pavelski) 3:55 Third Period 6. Arizona, Arcobello (17) (Doan, Rieder) 5:30 7. San Jose, Tierney (6) (Irwin, Fedun) 6:48 (PP) 8. Arizona, Gagner (14) (Moss, Erat) 19:49 (PP) Penalties: Moss Ari (High-sticking Taylor Fedun) 1:27, Stone Ari (Hooking Joe Pavelski) 5:46, Thornton Sj (Hooking Oliver Ekman-Larsson) 9:53, Fedun Sj (High-sticking Craig Cunningham) 12:51, Moss Ari (Delaying Game - Puck over Glass) 17:11 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T San Jose 16 14 15 45 Arizona 14 12 10 36 Goaltending summary: San Jose: Niemi (31/35), Arizona: Smith (42/45) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): San Jose: 2 of 6, Arizona: 2 of 4 Att: 14,752
Ottawa Senators goaltender Andrew Hammond (30) makes a save against Pittsburgh Penguins’ Patric Hornqvist (72) and Evgeni Malkin (71). [CP PHOTO]
Senators keep playoff hopes alive LISA WALLACE THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — Mark Stone scored the winner 2:43 into overtime as the Ottawa Senators scored four unanswered goals to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 Tuesday night and keep their playoff hopes alive. Stone also scored a third-period goal, while Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Mike Hoffman had the others for the Senators (40-26-13), who played their final home game. Andrew Hammond, who is 18-1-2, made 25 saves. Sidney Crosby and Patric Hornqvist had a goal and an assist each for the Penguins (42-26-11), while Beau Bennett scored his first in 31 games. Marc-Andre Fleury turned away 40 of 44 shots. The Senators, with 95 points, moved into a tie with the idle Boston Bruins, who hold the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. Ottawa trails the Penguins, who hold the first wild card spot, by just one point. Ottawa trailed 3-1 heading into the third period, but cut the deficit to one just 34 seconds in as Stone picked up his 23rd of the season. The goal extended his point streak to seven games with five goals and four assists. Hammond was pulled for the extra attacker with just over two minutes remaining. Ottawa took advantage as Hoffman tied the game at 18:12 to send the sellout crowd of 20,263 into a frenzy. Ottawa outshot Pittsburgh 18-3 in the third. Down 3-0, the Senators came out firing in the second period and outshot the Penguins 16-13. Ottawa had a number of good scoring chances, but Fleury was solid. The Senators finally got on the board with a short-handed goal at the 14-minute mark of the second as Pageau came down the ice and fired. His rebound went in off Derrick Pouliot. The Senators were without Matt Puempel (high ankle sprain) and Milan Michalek (headaches). Jared Cowen and Colin Greening were healthy scratches.
IIHF World Women’s Championships Malmo, Sweden. Yesterday’s results Bronze Medal game Finland 4, Russia 1 Gold Medal game United States 7, Canada 5
Kings 3 Avalanche 1 First Period 1. Los Angeles, King (12) (Carter, Regehr) 13:56 Penalties: Williams La (Slashing) 4:31 Second Period 2. Colorado, O&#39;Reilly (16) (Tanguay, Landeskog) 1:12 3. Los Angeles, Martinez (6) (Carter, Toffoli) 10:09 Third Period 4. Los Angeles, Gaborik (26) (Kopitar, Regehr) 18:04 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Colorado 3 4 3 10 Los Angeles 9 10 7 26 Goaltending summary: Colorado: Varlamov (23/26), Los Angeles: Quick (9/10) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Colorado: 0 of 1, Los Angeles: 0 of 0
Bruins 2, Maple Leafs 1 (SO) First Period No scoring Penalties: MacWilliam Tor (Hooking) 12:29, Kadri Tor (Interference) 17:37 Second Period 1. Boston, Bergeron (22) (Marchand, Krejci) 0:19 2. Toronto, van Riemsdyk (26) (Gardiner, Rielly) 14:31 Penalties: Krejci Bos (Holding) 10:58 Third Period No scoring Penalties: MacWilliam Tor (Slashing) 7:54, Smith Bos (Holding) 9:47 Shootout Toronto, Bozak, van Riemsdyk, Kadri, No Goal Boston, Krejci No Goal, Bergeron Goal Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd OT T Toronto 6 11 8 3 28 Boston 19 12 16 3 50 Goaltending summary: Toronto: Reimer (49/50), Boston: Rask (27/28) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Toronto: 0 of 2, Boston: 0 of 3
Rangers 6, Devils 1 First Period 1. New York, Nash (42) (Yandle, Zuccarello) 5:10 2. New York, Yandle (6) (Kreider, Stepan) 11:59 3. New York, Moore (8) (Fast, Glass) 12:24 Penalties: Brassard Nyr (Holding) 14:12 Second Period 4. New York, Stepan (14) (Nash, McDonagh) 19:57 (PP) Penalties: Cammalleri Nj (Embellish) 8:46, Zuccarello Nyr (Unsportsmanlike) 8:46, Hagelin Nyr (Tripping) 19:04 Third Period 5. New York, Brassard (18) (Staal, St. Louis) 1:55 6. New York, Moore (9) (Girardi, McDonagh) 12:00 7. New Jersey, Ruutu (8) (Tootoo, Fraser) 16:30 Penalties: Moore Nyr (High-sticking) 0:11, Gelinas Nj (Interference) 1:01, Girardi Nyr (Interference) 3:26 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T New Jersey 13 12 11 36 New York 8 16 8 32 Goaltending summary: New Jersey: Kinkaid (23/26), Schneider (3/6), New York: Lundqvist (35/36) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): New Jersey: 0 of 4, New York: 0 of 1
Lightning 4, Panthers 0 First Period No scoring Penalties: Barberio Tb (Highstick) 7:20 Second Period 1. Tampa Bay, Stamkos (41) (Nesterov, Johnson) 6:10 (PP) 2. Tampa Bay, Stamkos (42) (Callahan) 11:19 Penalties: Johnson Tb (Hooking) 2:16, Kopecky Fla (Tripping) 5:12 Third Period 3. Tampa Bay, Callahan (24) (Stamkos) 1:03 4. Tampa Bay, Johnson (27) (Drouin) 18:13 Penalties: Koekkoek Tb (Interference) 10:38, Witkowski Tb (Tripping) 12:14 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T Tampa Bay 7 9 6 22 Florida 7 15 12 34 Goaltending summary: Tampa Bay: Bishop (34/34), Florida: Luongo (18/22) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Tampa Bay: 1 of 1, Florida: 0 of 4
Blue Jackets 5, Penguins 3 First Period 1. Pittsburgh, Crosby (27) (Cole, Hornqvist) 8:21 Penalties: Connauton Cbj (Hooking) 1:43, Downie Pit (Goalie Interference) 8:41, Dubinsky Cbj (Tripping) 18:05 Second Period 2. Pittsburgh, Sutter (18) (Cole, Spaling) 11:07 3. Columbus, Foligno (28) (Anisimov, Dubinsky) 16:25 4. Columbus, Calvert (11) (Letestu, Dano) 18:28 Third Period 5. Columbus, Foligno (29) (Dubinsky) 6:46 6. Columbus, Hartnell (26) (Wennberg, Dano) 9:29 7. Pittsburgh, Lovejoy (2) (Comeau, Winnik) 10:10 8. Columbus, Foligno (30) (Dubinsky, Savard) 19:03 Penalties: Downie Pit (Holding) 3:16, Johnson Cbj (Roughing) 12:30 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T Pittsburgh 15 10 11 36 Columbus 12 10 13 35 Goaltending summary: Pittsburgh: Fleury (30/34), Columbus: Bobrovsky (33/36) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Pittsburgh: 0 of 3, Columbus: 0 of 3
Hurricanes 3, Flyers 2 (SO) First Period 1. Carolina, Lindholm (17) (Staal, Staal) 11:00 Penalties: Lecavalier Phi (Tripping) 12:47, Schultz Phi (Hooking) 17:29 Second Period 2. Carolina, Staal (5) 3:27 3. Philadelphia, Raffl (21) (Del Zotto, Couturier) 9:46 (PP) Penalties: Semin Car (Hooking) 7:56 Third Period 4. Philadelphia, Couturier (14) (Schenn, Del Zotto) 18:10 Penalties: Nestrasil Car (High-sticking) 6:27, Vande Velde Phi (Tripping) 9:50 Shootout Carolina, Gerbe Goal, Terry Goal, Rask No goal Philadelphia, Voracek No Goal, Cousins Goal, Giroux No Goal Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd OT T Philadelphia 4 8 11 0 23 Carolina 7 7 11 1 26 Goaltending summary: Philadelphia: Emery (24/26), Carolina: Ward (21/23) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Philadelphia: 1 of 2, Carolina: 0 of 3
Western Hockey League Playoffs
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All series best-of- seven Yesterday’s results Portland 5, Seattle 3 (Portland leads series 3-2) Kootenay 4, Calgary 2 (Series tied 3-3) Medicine Hat 4, Red Deer 3 (Medicine Hat wins series 4-1) Victoria 5, Prince George 4 (OT) (Victoria wins series 4-1) Spokane 4, Everett 3 (OT) (Everett leads series 3-2)
Final pre-season standings
Today’s games No games scheduled Monday, April 6* Kootenay at Calgary, 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 7* Swift Current at Regina, 6 p.m. Red Deer at Medicine Hat, 6 p.m. Tri-City at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m. Everett at Spokane, 7:05 p.m. Portland at Seattle, 7:05 p.m. Yesterday at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Royals 5, Cougars 4 (OT) First Period 1. Victoria, Chase 3 (Soy, Walker) 9:04 (PP) 2. Prince George, Pochiro 2 (Erricson, Morrison) 9:54 3. Victoria, Fushimi 1 (unassisted) 13:41 4. Victoria, Chase 4 (Soy) 17:04 Penalties: Pochiro P.G. (roughing) 7:44; Carroll Vic (kneeing) 14:28 Second Period 5. Prince George, Pochiro 3 (Harkins), 15:14 (PP) Penalties: Walker Vic (hooking) 5:34; Ruopp P.G. (roughing) 9:17; Walker Vic (hooking) 14:10; Morrison P.G. (high sticking) 19:54 Third Period 6. Prince George, Pochiro 4 (Ruopp) 14:00 7. Victoria, Chase 5 (Walker) 15:16 8. Prince George, Morrison 2 (Harkins) 18:46 (PP) Penalties: Gagnon Vic (checking to the head) 16:17; Magee Vic (delay of game) 18:43 Overtime 9. Victoria, Magee 6 (Forsberg, Carroll), 1:42 Penalties: No penalties Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd OT T Prince George 9 15 14 0 38 Victoria 9 8 7 3 27 Goaltending summary: Prince George: Ty Edmonds (22/27); Victoria: Coleman Vollrach (34/38) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Prince George: 2 of 5; Victoria: 1 of 3 Att: 5,839
B.C. Hockey League Fred Page Cup Finals Best of Seven series Friday, April 10 - Game 1 Nanaimo at Penticton, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 11 Nanaimo at Penticton, 6 p.m. Monday, April 13 Penticton at Nanaimo Tuesday, April 14 Penticton at Nanaimo Saturday, April 4* Nanaimo at Chilliwack, 7 p.m.
Cyclone Taylor Cup (B.C. provincial Junior B championship) All games at Mission Leisure Center, Mission, B.C. Teams: Kimberley Dynamiters (KIJHL) North Vancouver Wolf Pack (PIJHL) Mission City Outlaws (PJHL) Campbell River Storm (VIJHL) Friday’s results (Games 1) Campbell River 6, North Vancouver 3 Kimberley 2, Mission City 1 Yesterday’s results Campbell River 4, Kimberley 3 (OT) Mission City 7, North Vancouver 6 (SO) Today’s games North Vancouver vs. Kimberley, 3 p.m. Mission City vs. Campbell River, 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 6 Bronze Medal game, 11 a.m. Gold Medal final, 3 p.m.
American Hockey League Eastern Conference Atlantic W L OT Manchester 45 16 6 Providence 38 23 7 Worcester 39 23 4 Portland 37 25 6 St. John’s 30 32 8 Northeast W L OT Syracuse 40 21 9 Hartford 38 23 5 Springfield 36 27 8 Albany 33 26 5 Bridgeport 26 36 6 East W L OT Hershey 43 20 5 W-B/Scranton 40 23 3 Lehigh Valley 31 31 6 Binghamton 30 32 7 Norfolk 24 38 6 Western Conference North W L OT Utica 43 19 6 Hamilton 32 26 12 Toronto 33 27 9 Adirondack 33 28 6 Rochester 27 37 5 Midwest W L OT Grand Rapids 42 20 6 Rockford 41 21 5 Chicago 36 26 6 Milwaukee 33 25 7 Lake Erie 31 26 8 West W L OT San Antonio 43 21 5 Oklahoma City 38 24 5 Texas 35 21 13 Charlotte 29 35 6 Iowa 22 43 2
SL GF GA Pts 3 221162 99 2 191171 85 2 208172 84 1 188169 81 2 169224 70 SL GF GA Pts 0 204196 89 4 203205 85 1 182196 81 6 178187 77 1 196225 59 SL GF GA Pts 3 205167 94 4 191151 87 1 182215 69 1 216238 68 3 149204 57 SL GF GA Pts 1 199164 93 0 185184 76 0 176190 75 2 213210 74 1 195231 60 SL GF GA Pts 2 230168 92 2 197163 89 1 189177 79 6 195196 79 4 184213 74 SL GF GA Pts 1 234209 92 3 208197 84 1 218201 84 1 159216 65 2 157221 48
Yesterday’s results Albany 4, Binghamton 1 Providence 5, St. John’s 4 Hartford 3, Manchester 2 Bridgeport 3, Syracuse 2 Utica 3, Hamilton 2 W-B/Scran 3, Lehigh 0 Grand Rapids 7, Toronto 2 Springfield 5, Portland 2 Hershey 2, Norfolk 0 Adirondack 7, San Antonio 3 Rockford 7, Rochester 2 Texas 6, Chicago 2 Today’s schedule No games scheduled Monday, April 6 Worcester at Bridgeport, 4 p.m.
Frozen Four U.S. NCAA Hockey Championship Finals among four regional winners at TD Garden, Boston, April 9-11 Thursday, April 9 - Semifinals Omaha vs. Providence, 2 p.m. North Dakota vs. Boston University, 5:30 p.m. Final Saturday, April 11, 5:30 p.m.
MLB
Grapefruit League Team NY Mets Toronto Boston Pittsburgh Tampa Bay St. Louis Miami Houston NY Yankees Minnesota Atlanta Philadelphia Washington Baltimore Detroit
W 19 18 16 15 15 13 14 12 16 13 14 13 11 12 11
L 12 13 12 12 12 11 12 11 16 15 17 17 15 18 20
Pct .613 .581 .571 .556 .556 .542 .538 .522 .500 .464 .452 .433 .423 .400 .355
GB 1 1.5 2 2 2.5 2.5 3 3.5 4.5 5 5.5 5.5 6.5 8
L 10 10 11 12 14 13 14 14 16 17 16 17 17 21 19
Pct .688 .655 .593 .586 .562 .536 .533 .517 .484 .452 .429 .393 .393 .364 .321
GB 1.5 3.5 3.5 4 5 5 5.5 6.5 7.5 8 9 9 10. 11
Cactus League Team Oakland Kansas City LA Dodgers San Diego Arizona Cincinnati Colorado LA Angels Chi Cubs Cleveland Milwaukee Chi Sox Seattle San Francisco Texas
W 22 19 16 17 18 15 16 15 15 14 12 11 11 12 9
Yesterday’s results (Final spring training games) Detroit 1, Tampa Bay 0 Boston 4, Minnesota 2 NY Yankees 4, Washington 3 Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 4 Toronto 9, Cincinnati 1 NY Mets 4, Texas 4 Atlanta 5, Baltimore 3 Milwaukee 4, Cleveland 3 Seattle 6, Colorado 3 Kansas City 3, Houston 1 San Fran 2, Oakland 1 Arizona 4, Chicago Cubs 2 LA Angels 6, LA Dodgers 6
Opening Day Today St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 5 p.m. Adam Wainwright vs Jon Lester Spring Training records American League East W L PCT GB Strk Toronto 19 13 .594 0.5 W1 Boston 17 12 .586 1 W1 Tampa Bay 15 13 .536 2.5 L1 NY Yankees 17 16 .515 3 W1 Baltimore 12 19 .387 7 L1 Central W L PCT GB Strk Kansas City 19 10 .655 1.5 W3 Minnesota 13 16 .448 5 L1 Detroit 12 20 .375 7.5 W1 Cleveland 14 18 .438 8 L2 Chicago Sox 11 17 .393 9 L1 West W L PCT GB Strk Oakland 22 11 .667 - L2 Houston 12 12 .500 3.5 L2 LA Angels 15 14 .517 5 W2 Seattle 13 17 .433 7.5 W2 Texas 9 19 .321 10.5 L8 National League East W L PCT GB Strk NY Mets 19 12 .613 - W1 Miami 14 12 .538 2.5 W2 Atlanta 15 17 .469 4.5 W1 Philadelphia 14 17 .452 5 W2 Washington 11 16 .407 6 L1 Central W L PCT GB Strk Pittsburgh 15 13 .536 2.5 L3 St. Louis 13 11 .542 2.5 W1 Cincinnati 15 14 .517 5.5 L1 Chicago Cubs 15 17 .469 6.5 L2 Milwaukee 13 16 .448 7.5 W2 West W L PCT GB Strk LA Dodgers 16 11 .593 3 L3 San Diego 17 12 .586 3 W2 Arizona 19 14 .576 3 W5 Colorado 16 16 .500 5.5 L2 San Francisco 13 21 .382 9.5 W2 Monday, April 6 Toronto at NY Yankees 10 a.m. Drew Hutchison vs Masahiro Tanaka Minnesota at Detroit 10:08 a.m. Hughes vs Price Colorado at Milwaukee 11:10 a.m. Kendrick vs Lohse Boston at Philadelphia 12:05 p.m. Buchholz vs Hamels Baltimore at Tampa Bay 12:10 p.m. Chris Tillman vs Chris Archer NY Mets at Washington 1:00 p.m. Colon vs Scherzer Chicago Sox at Kansas City 1:10 p.m. Samardzija vs Ventura LA Angels at Seattle 1:10 p.m. Jered Weaver vs Felix Hernandez Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 1:10 p.m. Liriano vs Cueto San Diego at LA Dodgers 1:10 p.m. Shields vs Kershaw Atlanta at Miami 1:10 p.m. Teheran vs Alvarez Cleveland at Houston 4:00 p.m. Kluber vs Keuchel San Francisco at Arizona 7:00 p.m. Bumgarner vs Josh Collmenter Texas at Oakland 7:05 p.m. Gallardo vs Gray Tuesday, April 7 Atlanta at Miami 4:10 p.m. Alex Wood vs Mat Latos Baltimore at Tampa Bay 4:10 p.m. Wei-Yin Chen vs Nathan Karns St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 5:05 p.m. Lance Lynn vs Jake Arrieta Colorado at Milwaukee 5:10 p.m. Jordan Lyles vs Matt Garza San Francisco at Arizona 6:40 p.m. Undecided vs Rubby De La Rosa Texas at Oakland 7:05 p.m. Colby Lewis vs Jesse Hahn LA Angels at Seattle 7:10 p.m. C.J. Wilson vs James Paxton San Diego at LA Dodgers 7:10 p.m. Tyson Ross vs Zack Greinke Wednesday, April 8 Minnesota at Detroit, 10:08 a.m. Ricky Nolasco vs Anibal Sanchez St. Louis at Chicago, 11:20 a.m. John Lackey vs Jason Hammel Boston at Philadelphia, 4:00 p.m. Rick Porcello vs Aaron Harang Toronto at New York, 4:05 p.m. R.A. Dickey vs Michael Pineda New York at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Jacob deGrom vs Jordan Zimmermann Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Gerrit Cole vs Mike Leake Atlanta at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Shelby Miller vs Tom Koehler Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Miguel Gonzalez vs Jake Odorizzi Chicago at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Jose Quintana vs Danny Duffy Colorado at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. Undecided vs Wily Peralta Cleveland at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Carlos Carrasco vs Scott Feldman San Francisco at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. (Pitchers to be determined) San Diego at LA Dodgers, 7:00 p.m. Andrew Cashner vs Brandon McCarthy Texas at Oakland, 7:05 p.m. Ross Detwiler vs Scott Kazmir LA Angels at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Matt Shoemaker vs Hisashi Iwakuma
Blue Jays 9, Reds 1 NOTE: Played in Montreal, attendance 50,231. Cincinnati Toronto ab r h bi ab r h bi Hamilton CF 1 0 0 0 Reyes SS 3011 Negron PH-2B2 0 0 0 Smoak 1B 2 1 1 0 Votto 1B 1 0 0 0 Martin C 3100 Schu’ker CF 2 0 0 0 Ochinko C 1 0 0 0 Frazier 3B 2 0 0 0 Bautista RF 2 0 1 1 Dom’guez 3B 1 1 0 0 Tolleson RF 2 2 1 1 Mesoraco C 2 0 0 0 Enc’cion 1B 2 0 1 1 Boesch RF 2 0 0 0 Berti PR-LF 2 1 1 0 Byrd LF 2 0 0 0 Don’son 3B 3 1 2 2 Smith LF 2 0 2 1 Valencia 3B 2 0 1 1 Bruce RF 2 0 0 0 Navarro DH 3 0 2 1 Skipworth C 2 0 0 0 Smith PH-DH 1 0 0 0 Phillips 2B 1 0 0 0 Pompey CF 3 0 0 0 Vincej SS 1 0 0 0 Goins SS 1000 Pena DH 2 0 1 0 Pillar LF-CF 3 1 1 0 De Jesus DH 1 0 0 0 Travis 2B 2 1 2 0 Cozart SS 2 0 0 0 Kawasaki 2B 1 1 1 0 Wallach 1B 1 0 0 0 Totals 36 9 15 8 Totals 29 1 3 1
Blue Jays 9, Reds 1 (Cont’d) Cincinnati 000 000 001 1 Toronto 010 143 00x 9 GIDP: cin Votto; tor Reyes, Martin, R. Team Lob: cin 5; tor 8. DP: cin 2 (Phillips-Cozart-Votto, Cozart-PhillipsVotto); tor (Reyes-Encarnacion). E: cin Boesch (2, fielding). Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO A DeSclafani (L, 1-2) 4.0 3 2 2 2 3 K Gregg 0.2 4 4 4 1 0 C Carpenter 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 M Parra 0.2 5 3 3 0 1 J De La Torre 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 J Hoover 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 J Diaz 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO D Norris (W, 4-0) 3.0 1 0 0 3 1 M Castro 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 R Osuna 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 J Hynes 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 L Perez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 M Estrada 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 T Cole 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 HBP: Travis (by DeSclafani). Time: 2:49. Att: 50,231.
Mariners 6, Rockies 3 Seattle
Colorado
ab r h bi ab r h bi Jackson CF 2 0 0 0 Blackmon CF 1 0 0 0 Ruggiano CF 1 0 0 0 Richardson CF3 0 0 0 Miller CF 2 0 0 0 Dickerson LF 1 0 0 0 Smith RF 2 0 0 0 McClure LF 1 1 1 0 Guerrero RF 2 0 0 0 Tulowitzki SS 0 0 0 0 Cano 2B 2 0 1 0 Descalso SS 1 0 1 0 Bonilla PR-2B 2 2 2 1 George SS 1 1 0 0 Cruz DH 2 0 1 0 Gonzalez RF 1 0 0 0 Littlewood DH2 1 0 0 Prigatano RF 3 0 0 0 Seager 3B 2 1 2 2 Ynoa 3B 2000 Lara PR-3B 2 0 1 0 Rivera 3B 2 0 0 0 Morrison 1B 1 1 1 2 Morneau 1B 1 1 1 1 Weeks PH 1 0 0 0 Rosario 1B 1 0 0 0 Kivlehan 1B 2 0 0 0 Ribera 1B 2 0 1 2 Zunino C 2 0 1 0 Stubbs DH 2 0 0 0 Sucre C 0 0 0 0 Rosario DH 2 0 0 0 Baron C 1 0 0 0 Hundley C 1 0 0 0 Ackley LF 1 1 1 0 McKenry C 1 0 0 0 Bloomquist LF1 0 0 0 Marte C 1000 Blash LF 2 0 0 0 LeMahieu 2B 1 0 0 0 Miller SS 2 0 0 0 Jones 2B 2 0 0 0 Rein’mer SS 2 0 0 0 Totals 30 3 4 3 Totals 36 6 10 5
Seattle 032 000 010 6 Colorado 010 002 000 3 GIDP: col Jones. Team Lob: sea 4; col 5. DP: sea (Bonilla-Kivlehan); col (YnoaRosario, W). E: col McClure (1, fielding). Seattle IP H R ER BB SO T Walker (W, 4-0) 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 F Rodney 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 E Cochran-Gill 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 Y Medina 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 C Furbush 0.1 0 2 2 2 1 E Pagan 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 J Gillheeney 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 Colorado IP H R ER BB SO T Butler (L, 1-4) 2.1 6 5 5 0 1 C Friedrich 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 B Brown 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 R Betancourt 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 J Axford 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 J Arrowood 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 T Ybarra 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:39. Att: 6,738.
Diamondbacks 4, Cubs 2 Chicago Cubs
Arizona
ab r h bi ab r h bi Han’mann RF 4 0 0 0 Pollock CF 2 0 1 0 Russell SS 4 0 1 0 Marzilli RF 2 1 0 0 Schwarber C 3 1 1 0 Inciarte OF 3 1 1 0 Lopez C 1 0 0 0 O’Brien CF 1 0 0 0 Baez 2B 3 1 1 0 Gold’midt 1B 1 0 1 1 Lake LF 4 0 2 1 Lamb PR-1B 2 1 1 0 Almora CF 4 0 2 1 Pacheco IF 1 0 1 0 Candelario 3B2 0 0 0 Trumbo DH 2 1 2 3 Cervenka P 0 0 0 0 Peralta DH 2 0 0 0 Silva PH 1 0 0 0 Hill 3B 3000 Cruz P 0 0 0 0 Leyba 2B 1 0 0 0 Parker P 0 0 0 0 Tomas LF 3 0 0 0 McKinney PH 0 0 0 0 Dorn LF 0000 Baxter 1B 4 0 0 0 Owings 2B 2 0 0 0 Wood P 0 0 0 0 Ahmed SS 0 0 0 0 Hendricks P 0 0 0 0 Worth PR-SS 0 0 0 0 Zagunis PH 0 0 0 0 Laird C 2000 Germen P 0 0 0 0 Thomas C 1 0 0 0 Valaika 3B 2 0 0 0 Pennington IF3 0 1 0 Totals 32 2 7 2 Lalli 1B 0000 Totals 31 4 8 4
Chicago Cubs 000 002 000 2 Arizona 202 000 00x 4 GIDP: chc Lake, Silva. Team Lob: chc 6; ari 4. DP: chc (Schwarber-Russell, A); ari 2 (Owings, C-Pennington-Lamb, Lamb-Ahmed-Krehbiel). Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO T Wood (L, 1-2) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 K Hendricks 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 G Germen 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 C Cervenka 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 F Cruz 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 R Parker 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Arizona IP H R ER BB SO F Banda (W, 1-0) 5.0 4 0 0 1 1 J Krehbiel 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 A Miller 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 S Bracho 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 J Sherfy 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 HBP: Baez, J (by Krehbiel), Ahmed (by Cruz, F). Time: 2:30. Att: 15,852.
TENNIS Miami Open Florida. Through Sunday, April 5. Outdoor. Surface: Hard Purse: $5,381,235. Entry field 96 singles, 32 doubles
Men Singles - Final today, 10 a.m. Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, vs. Andy Murray (3), Britain Men’s Doubles, Final Bob Bryan, United States, and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Vasek Pospisil, Vernon, and Jack Sock (2), United States, , 6-3, 1-6, 10-8.
Women Singles - Final Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Carla Suarez Navarro (12), Spain, 6-2, 6-0 Doubles, Final today, 1 p.m. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, and Elena Vesnina (2), Russia, def. Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, and Lucie Hradecka (9), Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-2. This week’s tournaments
ATP Grand Prix Hassan II April 6-12, Casablanca, Morocco. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 (1€=$CDN1.36) US Men’s Clay Court Championship April 6-12, Houston, Texas. Surface: Clay. Purse: $488,225
WTA Family Circle Cup April 6-12, Charleston, South Carolina. Surface: Clay. Purse: $731,000
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League West W L GB Pct GF Edmonton 8 4 - .667 163 Colorado 8 5 - .615 165 Vancouver 4 8 4 .333 152 Calgary 3 10 5 .230 156 East W L GB Pct GF Toronto 11 3 - .786 191 Rochester 8 4 2 .667 132 Buffalo 7 6 3 .538 156 Minnesota 5 8 5.5 .384 143 New England 3 8 6.5 .272 121 Yesterday’s results New England at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota at Rochester, 4:30 p.m. Colorado 9, Calgary 8 (OT) Edmonton at Vancouver (OT) Friday’s results Rochester 11, Toronto 7 Minnesota 12, New England 8 Colorado 9, Calgary 8 Edmonton 15, Vancouver 14
GA 115 154 171 170 GA 159 127 159 166 148
BASKETBALL March Madness
(Tournament rankings in brackets) Semifinals Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis) Yesterday’s results (1) Wisconsin 71, (1) Kentucky 64 (1) Duke 81, (7) Michigan State 61 Championship Game Monday, April 6, Duke vs. Wisconsin Awards announced Saturday: AP Coach of the Year: John Calipari, Kentucky (38-0) AP Player of the Year: Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L PCT GB L10 x-Toronto 45 32 0.584 0.0 5-5 Brooklyn 35 41 0.461 9.5 8-2 Boston 35 42 0.455 10.0 5-5 e-Philadelphia 18 59 0.234 27.0 3-7 e-New York 14 62 0.184 30.5 1-9 Central W L PCT GB L10 x-Cleveland 49 27 0.645 0.0 8-2 x-Chicago 46 30 0.605 3.0 6-4 Milwaukee 38 39 0.494 11.5 4-6 Indiana 33 43 0.434 16.0 3-7 Detroit 30 47 0.390 19.5 6-4 Southeast W L PCT GB L10 z-Atlanta 57 19 0.750 0.0 5-5 x-Washington 44 33 0.571 13.5 5-5 Miami 34 42 0.447 23.0 4-6 Charlotte 33 43 0.434 24.0 4-6 Orlando 24 53 0.312 33.5 3-7 Western Conference Northwest W L PCT GB L10 x-Portland 49 26 0.653 0.0 5-5 Oklahoma City 42 34 0.553 7.5 5-5 e-Utah 34 41 0.453 15.0 5-5 e-Denver 28 49 0.364 22.0 2-8 e-Minnesota 16 60 0.211 33.5 2-8 Pacific W L PCT GB L10 y-Golden State 63 13 0.829 0.0 10-0 x-LA Clippers 51 26 0.662 12.5 9-1 Phoenix 38 38 0.500 25.0 4-6 e-Sacramento 26 49 0.347 36.5 4-6 e-LA Lakers 20 55 0.267 42.5 3-7 Southwest W L PCT GB L10 x-Houston 52 24 0.684 0.0 8-2 x-Memphis 52 25 0.675 0.5 5-5 x-San Antonio 50 26 0.658 2.0 9-1 Dallas 46 31 0.597 6.5 4-6 New Orleans 41 34 0.547 10.5 5-5 Playoffs and Wildcards z-Clinched conference title y-Clinched division x-Clinched playoff spot Yesterday’s results Charlotte 92, Philadelphia 91 Boston 117, Toronto 116 (OT) Atlanta 131, Brooklyn 99 Detroit 99, Miami 98 Washington 92, Memphis 83 Orlando 97, Milwaukee 90 Golden State 123, Dallas 110 LA Clippers 107, Denver 92 Portland 99, New Orleans 90 Phoenix 87, Utah 85 Today’s schedule Houston at Oklahoma City, 10 a.m. Chicago at Cleveland, 12:30 p.m. Miami at Indiana, 3 p.m. Golden State at San Antonio, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at New York, 4:30 p.m. Utah at Sacramento, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at Los Angeles, 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 6 Portland at Brooklyn, 4 p.m.
GOLF PGA Tour This week’s event April 2-5: Shell Houston Open Golf Club of Houston, Humble, Texas. Par 27, 7,441 yards. Purse: $6.6 million. 2014 champion: Matt Jones. Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 1 Jordan Spieth -14 69 66 67 T2 Scott Piercy -13 63 74 66 T2 Johnson Wagner -13 69 68 66 T2 Austin Cook -13 68 65 70 5 Shawn Stefani -12 66 69 69 T6 Kelvin Day -11 68 69 68 T6 Paul Casey -11 68 69 68 T6 Charles Howell III -11 66 70 69 T6 Russell Henley -11 69 68 68 T10 Patrick Reed -10 68 71 67 T10 Keegan Bradley -10 70 66 70 T12 Cameron Tringale -9 68 70 69 T12 Sergio Garcia -9 67 71 69 T12 Alex Cejka -9 65 72 70 T12 Michael Putnam -9 68 68 71 T12 Hunter Mahan -9 67 68 72 T12 Luke Guthrie -9 66 68 73 T18 Chad Collins -8 69 69 70 T18 Kevin Streelman -8 70 69 69 T18 Brendon de Jonge -8 73 67 68 T18 K.J. Choi -8 71 69 68 T18 Daniel Berger -8 70 70 68 T18 J.B. Holmes -8 65 70 73 T18 Phil Mickelson -8 66 67 75 Canadian golfers T26 Graham DeLaet -7 67 67 75 T44 Adam Hadwin -5 70 70 71 T52 David Hearn -4 69 70 73
LPGA Tour This week’s event April 2-5: ANA Inspiration Dinah Shore Tournament Course, Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California. Par 72, 6,769 yards. Purse: $2.5 million. Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 1 Sei Young Kim -10 72 65 69 2 Stacy Lewis -7 72 69 68 T3 Brittany Lincicome -6 72 68 70 T3 Morgan Pressel -6 67 72 71 T3 Ariya Jutanugarn -6 71 73 66 T6 Shanshan Feng -5 71 70 70 T6 Moriya Jutanugarn -5 71 70 70 T6 Jenny Shin -5 71 69 71 T9 Lexi Thompson -4 72 69 71 T9 So Yeon Ryu -4 69 72 71 T9 Anna Nordqvist -4 71 72 69 T9 Pat Hurst -4 71 71 70 T9 Mi Hyang Lee -4 74 68 70 T14 Karrie Webb -3 74 72 67 T14 Carlota Ciganda -3 74 71 68 T14 Marina Alex -3 73 71 69 T14 Inbee Park -3 74 69 70 T14 Mirim Lee -3 71 70 72 T19 Stephanie Meadow -2 76 68 70 T19 Catriona Matthew -2 71 69 74 Failed to make cut (+3) - Alena Sharp (CAN) +5 76 73 Upcoming Tour events
PGA Tour The Masters April 9-12, Augusta National, Georgia. Par 72, 7,435 yards. Purse: $9,000,000. 2014 champion: Bubba Watson
LPGA Tour No events this week April 15-18, LPGA Lotte Championship, Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii. Par 72, 6,383 yards. Purse: $1,800,000. 2014 champion: Michelle Wie
Champions Tour No events this week April 17-19, Greater Gwinnett Championship (54 holes), TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia. Par 72, 7,259 yards. Purse: $1,800,000. 2014 champion: Miguel Angel Jimenez
Web.com Tour No events this week April 16-19, El Bosque Mexico Championship, El Bosque Golf Club, Leon, Mexico. Par 72, 7,701 yards. Purse: $700,000.
DIVERSIONS ARCTIC CIRCLE
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WORD FIND
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BRIDGE
Questions Dealer: South None vulnerable NORTH ♠A6542 ♥AK9 ♦95 ♣J86 WEST EAST ♠J7 ♠KQ1093 ♥4 ♥10762 ♦AK8 ♦J10742 ♣AK74 ♣53 SOUTH ♠8 ♥QJ853 ♦Q63 ♣Q1092 W N E S Pass 1♠ Pass Pass 2♥ dbl 3♥ Pass Pass dbl All Pass Opening Lead: ♦K
SHERMAN’S LAGOON
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SOLUTION: BEAUTIFUL STATE
CRYPTOQUOTE CRANKSHAFT
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est switched to the king of clubs and continued with the ace to deliver the third round ruff. The diamond jack was not covered but West took the ace and fired back a fourth club. Declarer ruffed high in dummy and drew trump but the contract was down one, N-S - 100. East was confronted with a bidding problem when partner re-opened with a second double. He could advance to four diamonds, offer a spade preference at the three-level or pass in the hope of defeating the partscore. Four diamonds would likely be the winning action when West held fourcard diamond support. East has virtually no chance of corralling ten tricks since South will lead a spade. A spade contract yields nine tricks in spite of the 5-1 break where West will score a satisfying +140. East’s resolve to take his chances on defense seems appropriate. He owns a virtual Yarborough but may score a ruff or two. South had the option of balancing with a heart overcall or opting for a takeout double. The overcall was a better plan since partner might pass the double with spade length in the expectation of a set. North should not pass a balancing double because his spades are not good enough to guarantee more than one trick. An advance to 1NT would be suggested. Author: Dave Willis - visit his website at www.insidebridge.ca Questions on bridge can be sent with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The New Canadian Bridge c/o Torstar Syndication Services, One Yonge St., Toronto, M5E 1E6.
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CROSSWORD TRAVELLING LIGHT ACROSS 1 Pet adoption org. 6 Stately display 10 Crow call 13 Incredible bargain 14 Said aloud 15 Game of Thrones channel 16 Northwest ski resort 19 From the Swiss capital 20 Find out about 21 Tennis pro Roddick 22 Artist’s inspiration 25 Churchill title 26 Pigpen 27 Pair of people 30 __ Lanka 32 Made up, as a new word 33 More flimsy, as an excuse 35 With 38 Across, city near Reno 38 See 35 Across 39 Full of sediment 40 Most important thing to do 43 Teachers’ union: Abbr. 44 Ottawan’s anthem 46 Monopolize 49 Syringe amts. 51 Snake sound 52 Taper off 53 Move with swagger 55 Meantime 58 City near Denver 61 Winter hrs. in L.A. 62 Apple’s tune carrier 63 Awarded 64 Gobbled up 65 Skyfall spy 66 Has its premiere DOWN 1 Say OK 2 Well-constructed 3 Minimal money 4 Batman’s hangout 5 “That’s too bad” 6 Officeholder, for short 7 Mine yield 8 Willful destruction
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9 Ballet bend 10 Personal magnetism 11 Couldn’t stand 12 Canine call 17 Tea garnish 18 Prosecutors, for short 19 Undergrad degs. 23 Take advantage of 24 Grassy turf 27 City terrorized by Godzilla 28 __ for Wasted (Grafton novel)
29 Justice Kagan 31 Roth plan 32 Old PC monitor 34 Boston’s Mass __ 35 Nine-digit ID 36 Edible anagram of “pictures” 37 Priced course by course 38 Indicate one’s OK 40 __ alai 41 Clip-__ (some sunglasses) 42 Herb in pesto sauce 45 Poorly constructed 46 Make tougher 47 Gumbo ingredients 48 Any birthstone 50 __-cone (summer treat) 52 Make wicker baskets 53 Biggest of the Berenstain Bears 54 Nursery furnishing 56 Cancelled, informally 57 Take a fall 59 Debate side 60 Unconventional
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Benteke hat trick saves Aston Villa in draw with Queens Park Rangers THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BIRMINGHAM, England — Christian Benteke scored a hat trick as Aston Villa twice came from behind against Queens Park Rangers on Tuesday to draw 3-3 and stay out of the relegation zone. Benteke’s final goal came directly from a free kick in the 83rd minute of a thrilling encounter at Villa Park. Villa remains three points clear of the relegation zone where QPR sits in 18th place with six games to go, two points behind Hull. In an action-packed opening 10 minutes, Matt Phillips’ headed opener for QPR was cancelled out by Benteke, who then completed a counterattack to give Villa the halftime lead. QPR responded after the break with goals from Clint Hill and Charlie Austin and was poised to climb above Hull and send Villa into the bottom three. But Benteke came to Villa’s rescue with his seventh goal in five league games. “The situation we know is hard now, every game is going to be crucial for us,” Benteke said. “We need to keep fighting until the end.” QPR was in front in the seventh minute when Phillips met Bobby Zamora’s cross. Villa levelled just 151 seconds later when Fabian Delph played in Benteke and the striker was given too much time to cut in from the left, with his shot deflecting off Steven Caulker and past goalkeeper Rob Green.
Blatter to receive all of Africa’s 54 votes GERALD IMRAY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Villa’s Christian Benteke celebrates after scoring his third goal against QPR during the English Premier League soccer match between Aston Villa and Queens Park Rangers at Villa Park, Birmingham, England on Tuesday. [AP PHOTO]
Villa recovered from the early setback and was in control when Benteke grabbed his second in the 33rd. Carlos Sanchez’s tackle on the edge of his own box fell to Gabriel Agbonlahor to send Benteke clear. The Belgian still had to run the length of the half but he cut inside Hill and sent Green the wrong way with a composed fin-
ish from 16 metres. Agbonlahor then glanced a header inches wide as Villa looked for a killer third but it never came and the home side paid the price 10 minutes after the break. QPR had offered little threat since going behind but Hill headed in his first Premier League goal from Phillips’ corner after out-muscling Ciaran Clark.
The deflated hosts began to give QPR hope, and Austin scored in the 78th. Phillips was involved again as he wriggled free on the right and found the forward in space to strike under Guzan from seven yards. But Charles N’Zogbia was fouled by Hill, and Benteke curled in a 25-yard free kick off the post and into the net.
Every one of Africa’s 54 member countries will vote for Sepp Blatter in next month’s FIFA presidential election, the continent’s soccer boss said on Tuesday, referring to the 79-year-old Swiss as “dear Sepp.” In front of Blatter’s three challengers, Issa Hayatou, president of the Confederation of African Football, promised unanimous support in his speech to open CAF’s annual congress in Cairo. African football leaders applauded his pledge in apparent agreement. “Africa is comfortable having you. Africa stays with you,” Hayatou said to Blatter, according to a transcript of his comments provided by CAF. Blatter was present in his role as FIFA president, and made a speech to the delegates, where he praised Hayatou as “a pillar” of African football, according to CAF. “I’m a happy man,” Blatter said. Africa is the largest of the six continental confederations and has 54 of the 209 FIFA member countries eligible to vote in the presidential election in Zurich on May 29.
DIVERSIONS
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HOROSCOPE by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) You seem to be expressing unusual impulsiveness. Once this passes, you are likely to rein yourself in and decide not to repeat this behavior. Try to understand where the root of the issue is stemming from. Use your instincts with someone at a distance. Tonight: Take in new vistas. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Deal with a child or loved one on a one-on-one level. You could feel as if you are off-kilter or not as sure of yourself as you would like to be. You might be in a situation where you can’t make a decision. Know that more information is forthcoming. Tonight: Dinner for two. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Defer to someone else with the understanding that this approach might be the only way to get this
person involved with a project. You have the ability to charm others to go along with your point of view. Tonight: Sort through your many invitations first. CANCER (June 21-July 22) You might be at the end of a cycle that has been very draining. Someone you need to answer to could cause you a problem with his or her unpredictability. You also tend to personalize what people say. Don’t. Tonight: Schedule a massage. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Put yourself 100 percent into whatever you are doing. You might find that surprising someone could reveal much more information about a certain situation. You have a lot to discuss. A key issue will throw you into the limelight. Tonight: Frolic away. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Tension builds as others close to you make their expectations clear, especially a roommate or family member. A loved one could
surprise you by offering a whole different perspective. You seem to be able to land on your feet no matter what. Tonight: Mosey on home. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Keep communication moving. You could get an unexpected response from someone you look up to. This person seems to be overly serious, and you might be seeing another side to his or her personality. Observe, but do not play into the situation. Tonight: Out and about. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Be aware of your actions and the financial implications involved. What you see coming down the path might not be in sync with what you thought would happen. Nevertheless, a partner will help you in weighing the pros and cons of the situation. Tonight: Yo SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You’ll move quickly through a difficult situation. Be clear about
what a friend or co-worker is doing, as this person has a way of adding chaos to your life. You know how to handle it. Reach out to an expert, if need be. Tonight: Your wish easily can be fulfilled. Just ask. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You might want to step back and let others make the first move to present their ideas. At the same time, you’ll free yourself up. Confusion could surround a talk, so be ready to back off some. Be aware of your limitations. Tonight: Sort through a lot of gossip. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Zero in on what you want. Your words seem to get to the right person to produce the results you desire. Be more forthright about a difficult situation involving a friend. Clearly, you are not able to have a positive effect on this person. Tonight: Hang with the gang. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Be careful, as you could lose
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your wallet or be hit with an unexpected bill. Tensions are high, and it seems that, no matter what direction you turn, you feel challenged. You will have a lot of energy, so use it to get into a constructive project. Tonight: Stay on top of a situation. YOUR BIRTHDAY (April 8) This year you have the ability to look beyond the obvious. You see the implications of different ideas as well as their potential ramifications. As a result, your choices will become more solid. Often others will want to seek you out to get your feedback. If you are single, listen to your gut, and in the next few months, you could meet Mr. or Ms. Right. If you are attached, the two of you often get into tiffs that really are meaningless. Remember that you will have different opinions, and you both will think you are right. SAGITTARIUS can be willful and adventuresome.
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baked oregano pita bread, but I wisely decided to save room for the main courses. We decided, from the huge menu, on Vitello Alexandra’s, a veal sauce served with alfredo pasta (marinara pasta is also available) and simmered in a vibrant flavour mixture of sun dried tomatoes and mango in a champagne cream sauce. “All our sauces are made here in-house, with the freshest ingredients,” said Turna, who is known as the “King of Sauces,” with a grin. My husband had Kleftiko, another customer favourite which is a tender lamb shoulder roasted slowly with mustard, herbs and garlic. Barely able to finish the huge portions, Turna then emerged with another in-house delicacy for dessert, which despite being full we had to try: fresh, flaky baklava. Drizzled with honey and stuffed to overflowing with a cashew, pistachio and almond filling, it was the perfect sticky ending to a lovely night out.
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