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Anton pans Robertson over riot RCMP Chief Supt. Janice Armstrong speaks to media Thursday after four Surrey Six investigators were charged for improper conduct.
Mayor should acknowledge accountability for post-Game 7 chaos, says councillor Preparations appeared lacking, she adds {page 2}
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Surrey Six cops charged Four investigators are accused of illegal conduct RCMP admit these charges are ‘the last thing’ that the victims’ families should be dealing with right now MATT KIELTYKA
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Four RCMP investigators on the infamous Surrey Six case are now facing criminal charges for their conduct. Special prosecutor Christopher Considine approved charges against Sgt. Derek Brassington, Staff Sgt. David Attew, Cpl. Paul Johnston and Cpl. Danny Michaud by way of direct indictment Wednesday. “There’s no question this is the last thing (the victims’) fam-
ilies should have to deal with,� said RCMP Chief Supt. Janice Armstrong. “I am deeply disappointed in the alleged actions of the officers involved.� Considine, a senior Victoria lawyer, was appointed in November after allegations surfaced about an inappropriate relationship between a potential witness in the high-profile case and one of the investigators. As a result of an investigation handled by Ontario Provincial Police, the four RCMP officers were charged.
Armstrong would not go into the specifics of the charges, but said all four investigators are currently suspended and that the Crown is still going ahead with prosecuting those charged in the slayings. Brassington faces seven charges, including breach of trust (in his management of witness “Jane Doe�), fraud, obstruction of justice (by “compromising the integrity of a witness�) and defrauding the RCMP. Attew faces six charges, including breach of trust, fraud, obstruction of justice and
defrauding the RCMP. Johnston faces four charges, including breach of trust and obstruction of justice. Michaud faces three charges, including breach of trust and obstruction of justice. All four are scheduled for first appearances at B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on July 11. In October 2007, six people, including two innocent bystanders, were executed at a highrise in Surrey. One person has pleaded guilty and five others are charged in the killings.
Potter magic lives on Readers can soon shape their own journeys through novels with online interactive features {page 37}
‘I’d rather just talk about food’ Unapologetically abrasive local boy Dale MacKay discusses his stint on Top Chef Canada {page 6}
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Chilliwack RCMP have shut down a marijuana compassion club only two days after it opened its doors, alleging that neither the owner nor the location had a licence to sell its products. The Be Kind Medical Clinic opened in a Chilliwack store front on June 20. Two days later, police raided it and discovered about two kilograms of dried bud,
hashish and oil extraction labs, as well as marijuana food products like chocolate, lollipops and edible hashish. A 41-year-old Abbotsford man has been arrested and is awaiting drug charges. Chilliwack RCMP Cpl. Kurt Bosnell explained in a press release that “the business was not licensed by Health Canada to distribute
or sell marijuana to the public and was found to be an illegal marijuana trafficking operation that was operating as a store front business.” But Dori Dempster, store manager for the Vancouver Dispensary Society, which operates two stores in Vancouver, said that it was unreasonable for RCMP to expect the business to have
a medical marijuana licence because only individuals are eligible to obtain one. “In a perfect world, if anything was taken from those people it would be returned to them so they can continue their business of helping sick people to get the medicine that they are choosing as adults,” she said. DAVID PROCTOR
Mayor criticized over riots
He showed ‘remarkable lack of curiosity’ during meeting with police chief on day of riots: Official PHYLICIA TORREVILLAS/FOR METRO
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NPA mayoral candidate Suzanne Anton said she’s extremely disappointed the mayor still hasn’t acknowledged political accountability for what happened during the Stanley Cup riot two Wednesdays ago. Anton said she supported the intention to have a party for the Stanley Cup, but the preparations for it seemed to be lacking. “It seems the mayor was really operating just on what he thought was a nice idea rather than what experience from other events told him was a smart idea,” the city councillor said. Decisions were made, she added, without the expertise that would have determined whether decisions were good or not. “You have got to put
people around you who know how to run these events,” she said. “When you’re the mayor, you don’t know how to run big events, (so) you surround yourself with people who do ... who learned from experience and can put it together safely.” But Mayor Gregor Robertson said the city and the police department discussed possible riot responses, but what happened during Game 7 was far beyond what was anticipated. “The chief’s responsible for deployment and all the operations of the VPD,” Robertson said Thursday during a photoop for the Vanlover campaign on Granville Street. Meanwhile, Anton said she will be keeping an eye on the independent review into the planning that led up to the Stanley Cup final game and the rioting that followed.
Mayor Gregor Robertson and Charles Gauthier outside the Cherry Bomb on Granville Street Thursday for the downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association’s Vanlover campaign.
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Vancouver students walk for peaceful future SAHARA GIANNONE/FOR METRO
A survey suggests Vancouverites blame agitators and alcohol for the riot following the Canucks loss to the Bruins in the Stanley Cup final.
Public blames agitators: Poll Survey shows where Vancouverites lay the blame Canucks least culpable party, according to results MATT KIELTYKA
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Vancouverites believe a group of agitators intent on chaos are to blame for the Stanley Cup riot, according to a new survey. NRG Research Group and Peak Communicators conducted a phone survey of 400 Vancouverites June 20 to see which group people felt is most responsible for the destruction that unfolded after the Vancouver Canucks’ Game 7 loss. People were asked to rate a number of groups and organizations on a scale of one to 10 — with 10 being the most responsible — and pegged a
Who’s to blame?
8.7 — Committed agitators who intended to make trouble after the game. 7.6 — Excess alcohol consumption. 6.6 — Young people from other parts of the Lower Mainland. 6.3 — Crowd members who just got caught up in
the moment. 6.1 — Curious onlookers who did not leave when trouble started. 4.9 — The City of Vancouver. 4.4 — The Vancouver Police Department. 3.7 — The Government of B.C. 3.2 — The CBC for showing the game outside on large screens. 1.8 — The Vancouver Canucks.
group of “committed agitators who intended to make trouble after the game” as the most responsible group (8.7). Excess alcohol assumption (7.6) and young people from other parts of
the Lower Mainland (6.6) rounded out the top three. At the opposite end of the spectrum, Vancouverites find the Canucks organization the least responsible for the riot (1.8).
Responsibility rating on a scale from 0 to 10:
Three students involved in a Vancouver-based organization that fosters a vision of a peaceful future between Israelis and Palestinians spent the entire day walking through Vancouver on Thursday. The purpose of the walk, which started in Richmond and ended in West Vancouver, was to raise awareness for the Peace It Together program. “It is rare that Canadian citizens can engage in these issues,” said Julien Thomas, organizer of Thursday’s walk. “I am proud to be involved in this great cause.” From July 7 to Aug. 4, participants of the program, which include Canadian, Israeli and Palestinian students, work in small teams to produce 10 documentary films
Postal strife leaves HST ballots in limbo In a perfect world, British Columbians would be voting on the fate of the Harmonized Sales Tax right now. After all, June 24 was originally scheduled to be the last day registered voters were to receive their HST ballots in the mail. But with the postal strike and lockout now in full effect, Elections BC is starting to get worried. “It’s a mail-based referendum, so obviously
Peace It Together participants Julien Thomas, left, Jenni-Leigh Harder and Tim Hall at English Bay on Thursday.
about how the IsraeliPalestinian conflict impacts lives. Thomas, whose feet were a little sore from all the walking, said he became involved in the program because he was drawn to the idea of using we can’t send them out until the mail returns,” said Don Main, Election B.C.’s communications planning officer. “We’re keeping a very close eye on it and will notify the public once we know a possible resolution date.” To date, 390,000 ballots have been sent out to 14 electoral districts. Completed ballots are due Friday, July 22 at 4:30 p.m., by mail to Elections BC or in person at a Service BC centre. Main said date changes have not been contemplated yet. The next major milestone for the HST referendum is July 8, the last day unregistered voters can request a ballot. MATT KIELTYKA
filmmaking as a way of building awareness and peace. The films will be screened at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver on Aug. 2 and will be posted online at peaceittogether.com. SAHARA GIANNONE
Former premier gets plum U.K. post The federal government intends to appoint former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell as Canada’s next high commissioner to Britain. The position, equivalent to an ambassador, is considered one of the highest diplomatic posts Canada offers. Campbell resigned as premier last fall after nine years in the position. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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One fierce Top Chef Vancouverite Dale MacKay talks Top Chef Canada ‘Sometimes I can be a douchebag’ JULIA DILWORTH/METRO
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The Crystal Method performs at Webster Hall on January 2010 in New York City.
CRYSTAL METHOD FANS STILL THE NAME OF THE GAME Crystal Method is scheduled to play the dubstep Invasion Festival at UBC’s Thunderbird Stadium this Saturday. Making music since the early ’90s, Scott Kirkland of the electronic duo chatted with Metro about their career.
stuff. Lately we’ve been putting ourselves out there to do DJ dates and sets. Flying into a city with some CDs and some music is a lot less of a hassle than two semitrucks full of lights and gear and a bus full of crew.
Working on a new album?
We’re always working towards a new album. We should probably stay home for a couple months and work on the album, but I think we just have to be a little bit more disciplined when we’re here. Has your career changed?
In the early days we didn’t do any of the DJ
You’ve done so much. What do you still want to do?
Skydiving. I almost went skydiving, but there was fog. Who do you listen to?
The new Holy Ghost! record is pretty cool. I love the Sleigh Bells stuff and ... I’ve been a big fan of Arcade Fire for a long time JULIA DILWORTH
He swears, he yells and he makes killer soufflés. Local boy Dale MacKay has cooked his way through 11 episodes of Top Chef Canada and he doesn’t care if you don’t like him. He just wants you to taste his food. “I’m not a very private person, so I don’t really care what people think of me and I never really have — unless I’m being a douche like in that last episode.” Top Chef Canada is a reality series modelled after the American version of the same name. It pits chefs against each other in elimination competitions for a grand prize of $100,000. For MacKay, who is one of the four remaining chefs with two episodes left to go, it’s not just about the money. “Part of the reason why I wanted to do Top Chef was so when I’m in interviews, I don’t have to give them fluff answers and talk about sustainable and local and organic like all the f---ing time — it’s boring. All the time, it’s every interview that you read about from every chef, and I’d just rather talk about food.” Intensely competitive, MacKay has been known to butt heads with his fellow chefs more often than he repeats the phrase “It is what it is.”
Top Chef Canada competitor Dale MacKay stands outside his new restaurant, Ensemble, in downtown Vancouver.
In 11 episodes he has faced stiff competition from Connie DeSousa, Dusty Gallagher and Rob Rossi, but, no, he won’t tell you if he has won. “I think Rob is a big favourite,” he said. MacKay, Rossi and DeSousa are all tied with three elimination wins each. The hardest Top Chef challenge for MacKay, to date, was also his favourite: Restaurant Wars. “It was just hard — it’s a lot of food to try and put out in a nice kind of way, in a kitchen you’ve never been in, in a restaurant setting
with f---ing TV cameras and everything else — hence the yelling.” After filming the show, MacKay returned to Vancouver to start his restaurant Ensemble, which was open for five weeks before a water tank burst, flooding the floors and closing the restaurant.
Did you know? Dale MacKay worked for Gordon Ramsay. When he was about 20, he flew to England and showed up at Ramsay’s
“I always say to my son, which isn’t a good saying, but life is 80 per cent s--- for 20 per cent good,” he said. “If you’re willing to push through the 80 per cent, then the 20 per cent is fantastic.” He hopes to reopen Ensemble by Tuesday at the latest. first three-Michelin-star restaurant. Without a formal interview or introduction, MacKay asked if he could work one day for him. He was hired that day and worked for Ramsey for four years.
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Illustrated book set for release Sept. 6, less than a week before 10th anniversary of 9-11 attacks THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/IDW PRODUCTIONS)
The daring secret mission to get Osama bin Laden by elite U.S. forces will be told in the pages of a new graphic novel that aims to shed more light — with a bit of creative licence — on the event. Written by retired U.S. Marine Capt. Dale Dye and Julia Dye, the 88-page hardcover Code Word: Geronimo takes a look at the mission the authors said was aimed at keeping the focus on those who planned, conducted and executed the raid. IDW, a San Diego-based publisher known for its line of comics that includes G.I. Joe and Star Trek, said the story of how bin Laden was killed would appeal to both
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new and established readers. Julia Dye called the work necessary for the nation, particularly having had to live “within the shadow” of bin Laden for so long. The story opens with a lone traveller on a dusty
road in Pakistan, a rattled pickup passing by. It quickly shifts back and forth to a U.S. compound in Afghanistan to the White House to the house where bin Laden was hiding in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The book is drawn without gratuitous violence or gore, the artists said. The members of SEAL Team 6 are not identified by their real names, but the equipment, planning and training that resulted in the May 1 raid are. Dye drew on his experience in the Marines as well as contacts within the U.S. military to ensure accuracy, but not to the point of being too detailed. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Syrian workers who live in Lebanon hold up portraits of Syrian President Bashar Assad and Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah as they shout slogans during a pro-Assad demonstration to show their support, in Saksakiyeh village, south Lebanon, on Thursday. MOHAMMED ZAATARI/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Crackdown expands in Syria Syrian troops pushed to the Turkish border Thursday in their sweep against a three-month-old pro-democracy movement, sending panicked refugees, including children, rushing across the frontier to safe havens in Turkey.
The boundaries of free speech in Europe widened Thursday after a Dutch court acquitted politician Geert Wilders of inciting hatred against Muslims when he compared Islam with Nazism and called for a ban on the Qur’an. Political analysts say the ruling will likely embolden Wilders and other rightwing populists across the continent to ramp up their anti-immigrant rhetoric, with remarks like Wilders’ call for a “head rag tax” now squarely within the boundaries of fair political debate. The ruling did lay down a clear limit: Calls for violence remain out of bounds. Wilders, who has lived under constant police protection due to death threats since 2004, has never called for violence or endorsed it. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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ABCs of baby fat Daycares must promote good habits: Report With one in five U.S. youngsters already overweight or obese by the time they start school, a new report urges steps to help prevent babies, toddlers and preschoolers from getting too pudgy too soon. Topping the list: Better dietary guidelines to help parents and caregivers know just how much toddlers should eat as they transition from baby food to bigger-kid fare. Contrary to popular belief, children don’t usually outgrow their baby fat — and that can lead to lasting bad effects on their health as they grow, suggests the report. “It’s a huge opportunity to instil good habits at a
Healthy weight The new report is not about putting the very young on a diet. At the top of the report’s list: Daycare and preschool operators should be trained in proper physical activity for young children, providing at least 15 minutes of it per hour the child spends there. Regulations should limit how long toddlers and preschoolers sit or stand still to a maximum 30 minutes — and limit holding babies in swings, bouncy seats or other equipment while they’re awake.
time when you don’t have to change old ones,” said Leann Birch, director of Pennsylvania State University’s Center for Childhood
Obesity Research, who chaired the institute’s panel. Consider: Babies drink milk until they’re full and then turn away. But children as young as two or three are sensitive to portion size. “If you give them larger portions, they eat more,” Birch explained. Of course, parents have the biggest influence over whether healthy eating and being active become a child’s norm. The report makes the case that children’s habits are influenced by far more than their parents — and thus it is time to expand obesity prevention to more of the other places youngsters spend time. For example, nearly three-fourths of children ages two to five spend at least part of their day in some form of child care. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Michelle Obama does push-ups Thursday with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, left, in Cape Town, South Africa, to raise HIV-prevention awareness among youth.
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Notorious gangster was wanted for 19 brutal murders FBI criticized for protecting mob figures when using ‘Whitey’ and others as informants Boston mob boss James (Whitey) Bulger was captured near Los Angeles after 16 years on the run that embarrassed the FBI and exposed the bureau’s corrupt relationship with its underworld informants. The FBI finally caught the 81-year-old Bulger on Wednesday at an apartment in Santa Monica, Calif., along with his girlfriend Catherine Greig, just
days after the government circulated pictures of her on daytime TV. The arrest was based on a tip from this new campaign. FBI agents put the apartment under surveillance, lured Bulger out and arrested him without incident, authorities said. The couple were using the aliases Charles and Carol Gasko. A variety of guns and a large amount of cash were
found in the apartment, the FBI said. Federal investigators declined to say how Bulger got enough money to live on. Bulger had a $2-million US reward on his head and rose to No. 1 on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list after Osama bin Laden was killed. “Although there are those who have doubted our resolve at times over the years, it has never wa-
vered,” said Richard DesLauriers, agent in the charge of the FBI’s Boston office. “We followed every lead. We explored every possibility, and when those leads ran out, we did not sit back and wait for the phone to ring.” Bulger faces a slew of federal charges while Greig, 60, is charged with harbouring a fugitive.
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He’s suspended over on-mic slurs about gays and older aircrew Southwest Airlines suspended a pilot whose disparaging comments about gays and older flight attendants were transmitted over an air-traffic control frequency. The pilot was talking with another crew member and apparently didn’t realize his microphone was on. Southwest said the pilot was reinstated after going through diversity training. The incident happened in March and was reported this week by a Houston television channel. Southwest declined to identify the pilot. It said he has worked for the airline for more than a dozen years and has an
Tale of the tape On a tape of the two-anda-half-minute rant, the pilot can be heard talking about wanting to socialize with co-workers but complaining that many were gay or too old or too heavy. Sometimes using profanity and slurs, he called them “a continuous stream of gays and grannies and grandes.� An air-traffic controller in Houston told pilots in the area to check if their microphone was stuck open.
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper takes part in the memorial service yesterday in Montreal.
On the anniversary of the Air India bombings, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is looking both to the past and to the future. Harper was in Montreal yesterday unveiling the last of four national memorials to the 1985 bombing victims. This new memorial in the waterfront community of Lachine, a polished black stone, follows three similar
ones in Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver. Harper said it was a day to remember the worst terrorist attack in Canadian history, when 331 people were killed. The federal government created the Kanishka project to fund $10 million worth of initiatives designed to increase anti-terrorism knowledge —
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Immigrant youth to speak up Eighteen-year-old Dulce Guerrero kept quiet about being an illegal immigrant until earlier this year, when she became upset after a traffic stop that landed her mother in jail for two nights. The arrest came as Georgia lawmakers were crafting what would become one of the nation’s toughest immigration crackdowns, and Guerrero feared her mother would be deported. “I feel like that was my breaking point, when my mom was in jail,” said Guerrero, who came to the U.S. from Mexico when she was two. Guerrero is the chief organizer of a rally set for Tuesday at the Georgia state capital for high
school-age illegal immigrants. The youth hope to draw attention to the plight of the hundreds of thousands of young people who were brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents. Those who come forward make themselves vulnerable, but it’s no guarantee they’ll have to leave the U.S. right away. The Obama administration hasn’t promised not to deport such illegal immigrants, but Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has made it clear that they are not a priority. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
High profile case In one of the most highprofile declarations yet, former Washington Post reporter Jose Antonio Vargas used an ABC News interview to announce Wednesday that he is an illegal immigrant from the Philippines.
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Brit hacker goes to court Teen may be member of LulzSec, an international group believed to have hacked websites of the Central Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Senate and Sony JOHN STILLWELL/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The details of the troubled life of British teen Ryan Cleary, who has been charged with hacking into a British crime intelligence website, have begun to filter out. The 19-year-old said to have been closeted in the bedroom of his mother’s home in Wickford, Essex, in southeast England, appeared in court yesterday. Details revealed by his mother paint a picture of a seriously disturbed teen who was emotionally vulnerable and attempted suicide. By all accounts, he was the ultimate reclusive computer nerd, squirreled away in his room targeting the world’s computer networks for attack. Cleary had a history of emotional and mental problems from an early
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National Guard rushes to secure city infrastructure Ruined city’s residents scramble to find shelter “There are no hotel rooms, no campers to rent — nothing. It’s very stressful and it’s very annoying.�
Crews worked furiously yesterday to raise earthen levees in a last-ditch effort to protect at least some neighbourhoods in Minot from the rising Souris River, even as officials acknowledged they can’t stop significant damage to North Dakota’s fourthlargest city. Trucks and loaders carried clay and dirt to waiting Bobcats that sped to and fro, fixing levees. Along with National Guard members, they were the only people to be seen after as many as 10,000 residents, or about one-fourth of Minot’s population, were evacuated to safety. One trailer park near the river was under several feet of water. Much of yesterday’s effort focused on protecting critical infrastructure, including sewer and water service, in the city less than 60 miles from the Canadian border. The Souris, swollen from rain and
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It’s a coin toss whether former press baron goes to jail or walks free after resentencing hearing Friday
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The Harvard University classmates of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg are ending the legal battle made famous by the Hollywood movie The Social Network. In a one-paragraph court filing Wednesday, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss said they would accept a settlement that was worth $65 million US when agreed upon in 2008. The twins had sought to undo the settlement of $20 million cash and $45 million in stock. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the twins, saying they had been represented by a squadron of Silicon Valley lawyers and their father, a noted busi-
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Cameron, left, and Tyler Winklevoss seen leaving the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco in January.
ness professor. The twins said Wednesday they would forgo a trip to the U.S. Supreme
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1998. A total of 10 died. The announcement of the release came after a South Korean court ruled Thursday that the leukemia deaths of two women were linked to working at a Samsung semiconductor factory. The Seoul court ordered the Korea Workers’ Compensation & Welfare Service to compensate the two women’s families, South Korean media reported. Yonhap quoted a panel of three judges as saying the exact cause of the deaths has not been determined but it could be presumed the two women were exposed to toxic chemicals and radiation on the job.
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The Canadian Wheat Board and Canada Bread Co. have signed a branding deal to promote Prairie grain across the country. The board’s motto — “Canadian Wheat Makes it Good” — and maple leaf logo will appear on bags of Dempster’s WholeGrains bread and in television commercials, print advertising, in-store promotions and online material. A tagline will read: “Prized around the world. Grown on the Prairies.” The Wheat Board is controlled by western Canadian farmers and sells wheat and barley to more than 70 countries. Its monopoly has come under assault in recent
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Sears Canada says its CEO Dene Rogers has resigned and the retailer has lured a replacement from the top ranks of supermarket giant Loblaw. The chain said Calvin McDonald will take the role that Rogers held for the last five years.
The chief executive of Wind Mobile, Ken Campbell, is exiting the company and will be replaced by founder and chairman Anthony Lacavera. The new wireless player did not disclose the reason for Campbell’s departure in its announcement Thursday.
Cogeco Cable is calling on the federal broadcast regulator to slap tighter controls on Canada’s increasingly concentrated telecommunications and broadcast sector. The Montreal-based cable TV company told the CRTC Thursday that a string of takeovers in the industry requires tougher regulation. Cogeco noted that BCE Inc., Shaw Communications, Rogers Communications and Quebecor Media together control more than three-quarters of all Canadian television programming and distribution revenues. Cogeco said the regulator needs to crack down on corporate discrimination, undue preferences, refusal to deal, tied selling and margin squeezing that could hurt independent competitors in the industry. The commission has been looking into the ownership of television channels by the big companies.
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Late Transition. You may have seen commercials about an analog shutdown on August MIKE BENHAIM 31. This transition to “all digiMETRO tal” only impacts people that still use an antennas to receive their TV signal. Not to alienate the dozens of people who still adjust their image via wire hanger attached to the back of Uncle Lenny’s wheelchair, but a cable-conversion box is available. Now, I’m not the most techsavvy person in town, but isn’t this like adding a Touch-Tone converter to your rotary phone? Hey, it’s 2011. People are watching HBO on their wristwatches. You don’t have to dance, but the least you could do is come to the party, Huckleberry. Jeez! Amy Winehouse. After two years of supposed sobriety, her European comeback tour began with her “coming back” to rehab. I suddenly thought it ironic that a notorious alcoholic/junkie should be named “Winehouse,” but then I discovered that like many immigrants, her parents had changed their name. The original name was “Crackhouse.” (My apologies. I couldn’t resist.) Drop the puck. Winnipeg’s new NHL franchise was unanimously approved by the league’s board of governors. Within three days of announcing the sale, the franchise sold 13,000 season tickets. I’ve always said that the two best things about Winnipeg in the ‘80s were hockey and Burton Cummings. Now if they combine the two and have him sing every anthem, I’m watching. Disservice with a smile. Two of our nation’s most important service providers, Air Canada and Canada Post, went on strike, forcing consumers to employ other alternatives. Unfortunately, Canadians are having a difficult time adjusting, as they are unaccustomed to receiving good service while being treated well at the same time. Royal economics. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, in an effort to save taxpayers’ money, will reduce the number of valets or dressers on their foreign tour this month. This simply means that instead of the 14 aides with which daddy, Prince Charles, routinely travels, they will tough it out with a mere six or seven. I don’t mean to appear ungrateful for the extra McFlurry I can afford with my tax refund in 2013, but I keep getting distracted by repeated footage of their $80million wedding! Sotto Voce. The Voice has officially eclipsed American Idol in talent, quality and class. Not a single contestant, even in the opening rounds, was there for the sole purpose of public mockery. Every contestant had chops. I also believe they have identified a great new artist in Javier Colon. If you haven’t been watching, check him out on YouTube. Who’s the boss? Every Springsteen fan knows the story of that stormy night at Asbury Park in 1971 when Bruce met some football player who apparently “played a little sax.” And anyone who’s seen a Springsteen show recalls Bruce’s introduction of the band. Right before breaking into a rendition of Thunder Road, he’d say, “On saxophone, the incomparable, the big man … Clarence Clemons!” Clarence is gone now, but his music remains.
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have figured out a way to take the temperature of dinosaurs, and it turns out to be almost the same as ours. Of course you can’t stick a thermometer under the tongue of a creature that’s been extinct for millions of years. So they did the next best thing. They studied dinosaur teeth, which can reflect body temperature. They found the longnecked Brachiosaurus had a temperature of about 38.2 C and the smaller Camarasaurus had a temperature of about 36.8 C degrees. People average 37 C. Their study, reported online Thursday in the journal Science, will not settle the long-running debate over whether dinosaurs were warmblooded like modern mammals or cold-blooded, requiring outside sources of warmth to get them going like lizards. The researchers were able to determine the creatures’ temperatures because body temperature makes a difference in the amount of different types of carbon and oxygen that collect in the tooth enamel.
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Holding out for the right one: Man, 99, weds Gilbert Herrick says he never got married because he never met the right woman — until he turned 98. Now 99, the Second World War veteran and retired postal worker from western New York recently
married 86-year-old Virginia Hartman, a widower who raised five children. Gilbert tells the Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester that their first encounter was in 2010 in a hall at Monroe Community Hospital, the nursing home where they both live. After that, he started visiting her every day. Gilbert says they wanted to share a room, but the facility’s rules don’t allow it unless a couple is married. Hartman asked him if he wanted to tie the knot, he said yes and they were married on June 6 with Hartman’s extended family on hand. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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lin. I wanted to like this movie... so I did. From the opening song Teacher, Teacher by Rockpile, something I still have on original vinyl, to the great casting in even the smallest of roles to the sweet moments followed immediately by gross sight gags to the nicely paced direction by Jake Kasdan, Bad Teacher had a little bit of everything. But it could have had a lot more raunch, you’re right. RC: Yeah, it seems a bit afraid to go all the way. Diaz’s character, a desperate, pretty-on-the-outside but ugly underneath is an odd character to hang a comedy on, but she pulls it off. She’ll never be the funny, fresh face she was in
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There’s Something About Mary and The Mask, and for this movie that’s a good thing. The very slight patina of age and experience in her manner adds some extra desperation to Elizabeth. Having said that, I don’t think this movie would work nearly as well without the supporting cast. You? TK: The cast was incredible. Justin Timberlake really shines here. Jason Segel, John Michael Higgins, Phyllis Smith from The Office, they do their usual, great characters, but Eric Stonestreet from Modern Family played opposite to what you would expect, to really funny results. The only sad thing was the
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Tom Hanks is the first to admit that Larry Crowne, his new comedy about a middle-aged man who goes back to college after losing his job, is something of a hard sell in the crowded, superhero-heavy summer movie season. “How do we compete in the marketplace? Forgive me, I haven’t the slightest f---ing idea. It’s going to be interesting,” Hanks says. “Here we are in a summer of big-time blockbusters. It’s not the
summer — it’s year-round,” he says. “You could interview all the marketing gurus and they’ll all talk about release dates and counter-programming and blah blah blah. But at the end of the day, it’s got to be a good movie, it’s got to be a funny movie and it’s got to make people think, ‘Hey, I couldn’t have spent my time any better.’” A tall order, to be sure. But as director, co-writer and the face of the titular Crowne, Hanks is more than up to the challenge. Besides, he’s not actually that worried about the competition. “By the way,
that thing about the guy who wore a suit and the planet exploded and he still got the girl by travelling through time? That movie sucked,” Hanks says with a laugh. “I’m not saying any movie sucked, but you know what I’m talking about,” he’s quick to add, his inherent Mr. Nice Guy kicking in. The story of a man heading to college in his 50s might make most people think midlife crisis, but for Hanks that doesn’t begin to cover it. “It’s not a midlife crisis, it’s a midlife disaster,” he says. “Midlife crisis is when you wake up with
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everything — ‘Oh, I have everything but I’m still unhappy.’ That doesn’t happen to Larry. Larry thinks it’s the greatest day in the world and he gets fired.” And while not graduating college did work out OK for Hanks, he is quick to point out that he and his leading lady, Julia Roberts, still remember the tough times, Oscars or no Oscars. “There is a time for both of us where we’re living in a rented house in the Valley that we cannot afford, we have been fired from the job that we had and it’s now been 13 months since you’ve actually worked in the city and the phone still is not yet ringing,” Hanks says. “And you wonder if in fact you’re going to take the job at the Wienerschnitzel on Laurel Canyon. When you have that moment, that never quite goes away.”
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Tyrese Gibson, the handsome singer and actor, thinks big. Making his new film, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, was intense, he says, because “we were working on something the world is anticipating.” Later he mentions
Michelle Obama is a fan of his book How to Get Out of Your Own Way. “I’m going to meet her one day,” he muses. “She was probably reading my book in bed and her husband came to bed. ‘What are you reading, baby?’ ‘Oh, Tyrese’s new book.’” Gibson doesn’t regard these overblown statements as hubris but as simple statements of fact. It’s hard to argue with him. The third Transformers movie is one of the most
anticipated of the year and his book is on the New York Times Bestseller list. The key to his success is something called “maximizing the stage,” he says. “As these opportunities come up you dream with your eyes open. You want to become or be a part of the things that you see. There is only so much in your life that you can plan out. “It’s arrogant to believe that the next second belongs to you. Tomorrow is
a promise so now that we’re here it’s about maximizing.” Thinking big has paid off for Gibson. “I shot both Fast Five and Transformers simultaneously over seven months,” he says. “Hanging out with Vin Diesel and Paul Walker from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. and then getting on a private plane to get to Michael Bay. “The same day; two different movie sets. That’s a good life right there baby.”
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See it twice 88888 | See it now 8888 | Worth watching 888 | Yawn 88 | Don’t bother 8 Beginning Of The Great Revival Genre: Drama Director: Sanping Han Stars: Chow Yun Fat, John Woo, Andy Lau 88
This is a Chinese historical epic about the formation of the Communist party. As a piece of craftsmanship, the film is easy to admire with extraordinary production values and impressive action set pieces. However, it’s also undeniably propaganda and difficult to enjoy as pure storytelling. PHIL BROWN
Cars 2 Genre: Animated Director: John Lasseter, Brad Lewis Stars: Larry The Cable Guy, Owen Wilson, Michael Caine 88 1⁄2
After Pixar’s ambitious work on titles such as Ratatouille and Wall-E, this is a disappointment. The first Cars was arguably the weakest Pixar outing, but it at least had moments of pathos and the mature storytelling. Cars 2 shoves Lightening McQueen to the side-
lines of his own franchise in favour of an ill-conceived James Bond homage starring the comic relief character Mater. The material might have worked as a direct-to-DVD sequel exclusively for children, but as a big-screen outing that will draw in all ages it’s a letdown. The convoluted plot wants to comment on the ruthless tactics of corporations determined to maintain fossil fuel dominance, but quickly turns into an mistaken identity comedy
with Larry The Cable Guy playing spy games with Michael Caine. The jokes are tired and the message about accepting friends in spite of their differences was already covered last time. The animation is stunning and there are a handful of funny sequences, but it’s impossible not to compare it to the original movie. Pixar set the bar pretty high for animated fare and at this point simple family escapism like Cars 2 isn’t enough. PHIL BROWN
Beginners Genre: Drama Director: Mike Mills Stars: Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Melanie Laurent 888
Music video guru and Thumbsucker director Mike Mills exorcizes some demons from his father’s death with this sweetly melancholic autobiographical comedy. Ewen McGregor plays Mills and
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CN IMAX THEATRE 201-999 Canada Place, 604-682-4629 DUNBAR THEATRE 4555 Dunbar Street, 604-222-2991 Green Lantern 3D (PG) Fri 7-9:35 Sat-Sun 1:30-4-7-9:35 Mon-Thu 7-9:35
FIFTH AVENUE CINEMAS 2110 Burrard Street, 604-734-7469 Beginners (PG) Fri-Thu 1:30-4:30-6:50-9 Bridesmaids (14A) Fri-Thu 1:15-4-7:10-9:45 Midnight in Paris (G) Fri-Thu 1:45-2:15-3:454:15-7-7:20-9:15-9:30 Submarine (PG) Fri-Thu 2-4:45-7:30-9:40
GRANVILLE 855 Granville St., 604-684-4000 The First Grader (PG) Dolby Stereo Digital Fri 6:35-9:20 Dolby Stereo Digital Sat-Sun 4:05-6:359:20 Dolby Stereo Digital Mon-Thu 5:35-8:15 Hanna (PG) Dolby Stereo Digital Fri 6:55-9:30 Dolby Stereo Digital Sat-Sun 4:25-6:55-9:30 Dolby Stereo Digital Mon-Thu 5:30-8:05 L’amour fou (G) Dolby Stereo Digital, Sub-Titled Fri 6:30-9:15 Dolby Stereo Digital, Sub-Titled SatSun 4:10-6:30-9:15 Dolby Stereo Digital, Sub-Titled Mon-Thu 5:40-8:30 Limitless (PG) Dolby Stereo Digital Sat-Sun 4:206:40-9:25 Dolby Stereo Digital Mon-Thu 5:50-8:25 Potiche (PG) Dolby Stereo Digital, Sub-Titled Fri 6:50-9:35 Dolby Stereo Digital, Sub-Titled Sat-Sun 4:30-6:50-9:35 Dolby Stereo Digital, Sub-Titled Mon-Thu 5:45-8:10 Starship Troopers (18A) Dolby Stereo Digital Fri 7 Thor (PG) Dolby Stereo Digital Fri 7-9:40 Dolby Stereo Digital Sat-Sun 4:15-7-9:40 Dolby Stereo Digital Mon-Thu 5:20-8
OAKRIDGE 650 West 41st Ave., 604-263-1944 Cars 2 3D (G) Dolby Stereo Digital, No Passes Fri 6:45-9:30 Dolby Stereo Digital, No Passes Sat-Sun 1-4-6:45-9:30 Dolby Stereo Digital, No Passes Mon 5-7:45 No Passes, DTS Digital Tue 5-7:45 No Passes, DTS Digital Wed-Thu 2-5-7:45 Green Lantern (PG) DTS Digital, No Passes Fri 7:15-10 DTS Digital, No Passes Sat-Sun 1:15-4:157:15-10 DTS Digital Mon 5:30-8:15 Dolby Stereo Digital Tue 5:30 DTS Digital Wed-Thu 2:15-5:308:15 Kung Fu Panda 2 (G) DTS Digital Fri 7 DTS Digital Sat-Sun 1:30-4:30-7 DTS Digital Mon-Tue 5:15 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (STC) Dolby Stereo Digital, No Passes Tue 9 Dolby Stereo Digital, No Passes Wed-Thu 1:45-5:15-8:35 X-Men: First Class (STC) DTS Digital Fri-Sun 9:45 DTS Digital Mon-Tue 8
PACIFIC CIN�MATH�QUE 1131 Howe Street, 604-688-3456 cinematheque.bc.ca The Far Country (STC) Sun 8:15 Thu 7 The Man From Laramie (STC) Wed 7 Thu 9 The Naked Spur (STC) Sun 6:30 Wed 9 No Films Showing Today (STC) Tue The Time Dilation Machine (STC) Mon 7:30 World on a Wire (STC) Fri 6:30 Sat 2-6:30 Sun 2
PARK THEATRE 3440 Cambie Street, 604-876-2747 Larry Crowne (G) A.M. Sun 10 The Tree of Life (G) Fri 4-7-9:55 Sat-Sun 12:504-7-9:55 Mon-Thu 4-7-9:55
RIDGE THEATRE 3131 Arbutus Street, 604-738-6311
Super 8 (PG) Fri 4-7-9:30 Sat-Sun 1:30-4-7-9:30 Mon-Thu 4-7-9:30
RIO ON BROADWAY 1660 E. Broadway, 604-878-Film riotheatre.ca Dazed and Confused (STC) Fri 12 Slacker (STC) Fri Super 8 (PG) Sat-Sun 2-4:30-7-9:30 Mon 7-9:30 Tue 7 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D (STC) Tue 9:30-11:45 Wed-Thu 7-9:30
SCOTIABANK THEATRE VANCOUVER 900 Burrard St., 604-630-1407 Bad Teacher (14A) No Passes Fri-Tue 11:40-122-2:30-4:30-5-7:10-7:50-9:50-10:40 No Passes Wed 11:50-2:30-5-7:50-10:40 No Passes Thu 11:50-2:154:30-7:50-10:40 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (G) Sun 1 Green Lantern (PG) No Passes Fri-Sun 12:203:30-6:50-9:40 No Passes Mon 12:30-3:30-6:509:40 No Passes Tue 12:50-4-7:20-10:20 No Passes Wed-Thu 12:20-3:50-6:50-9:40 Green Lantern 3D (PG) No Passes Fri-Mon 12:50-4-7:20-10:20 No Passes Tue 12:20-3:20-6:159 No Passes Wed-Thu 12:50-4:20-7:20-10:20 The Importance of Being Earnest (G) Sat 1 Kung Fu Panda 2 3D (G) Fri-Mon 11:30-1:504:10-6:40-9:10 Tue 11:30-1:50-4:10-6:40 Wed 11:40-1:50-4:10-6:40 Thu 11:40-1:50-4:10 National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard (STC) Thu 7 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 3D (PG) Fri-Sun 11:50-3-6:30-9:30 Mon 11:50-3-10 Tue 11:50-3-6:30-9:30 Wed 9:30 Thu 10:10 Super 8 (PG) Fri 12:40-1:10-3:40-4:15-7-7:30-1010:30 Sat-Sun 12:40-3:40-4:15-7-7:30-10-10:30 Mon 12:40-1:10-3:40-4:15-7-10-10:30 Tue 12:401:10-3:40-4:15-7-7:30-10 Wed-Thu 12:40-3:407:10-9:50 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (STC) No Passes Wed-Thu 11:30-3-6:30-10 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D (STC) No Passes Tue 9:15-10:15-12:01 No Passes Wed-Thu 12-12:30-3:30-4-7-7:30-10:30-11 X-Men: First Class (STC) Fri-Tue 1:20-4:20-
7:40-10:50 Wed-Thu 1:20-4:30-7:40-10:50
VANCITY THEATRE Vancouver International Film Centre 1181 Seymour Street, 604-683-Film vifc.org Belle de Jour (STC) Tue-Wed 8:50 Wed 6:30 Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop (PG) Sat 9 Love Etc. (STC) Fri 7 The Pirate Tapes (STC) Sun 9 Project Nim (STC) Sat 6:30 Santa Sangr� (STC) Fri 10 Mon 6:30 Senna (STC) Sun 6:30 Surrealist Short Films 1 (STC) Wed-Thu El Topo (STC) Mon 8:50 Thu 6:30 A Zed & Two Noughts (STC) Tue 6:30 Thu 8:50
VAN EAST CINEMA 2290 Commercial Drive, 604-251-1313 vaneast.com
NORTH SHORE ESPLANADE 6 200 West Esplanade, 604-983-2762 Bad Teacher (14A) Fri 7:30-10 Sat-Sun 1:30-47:30-10 Mon-Tue 7:30-10 Wed-Thu 1:30-4-7:30-10 Cars 2 (G) No Passes Fri 7:15-9:45 No Passes SatSun 1:15-4:20-7:15-9:45 No Passes Mon-Tue 7:159:45 No Passes Wed-Thu 1:15-4:20-7:15-9:45 Cars 2 3D (G) No Passes Fri 6:45-9:15 No Passes Sat-Sun 12:30-3:40-6:45-9:15 No Passes Mon-Tue 6:45-9:15 No Passes Wed-Thu 12:30-3:40-6:459:15 Midnight in Paris (G) Fri 6:40-9:30 Sat-Sun 12:50-3:30-6:40-9:30 Mon-Tue 6:40-9:30 Wed-Thu 12:50-3:30-6:40-9:30 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 3D (PG) Fri 6:50-9:50 Sat-Sun 12:40-3:456:50-9:50 Mon-Tue 6:50-9:50 Wed-Thu 12:403:45-6:50-9:50 Super 8 (PG) Fri 7-9:40 Sat-Sun 1-3:50-7-9:40 Mon-Tue 7-9:40 Wed-Thu 1-3:50-7-9:40
PARK & TILFORD 333 Brooksbank Ave., 604-985-3911
Bridesmaids (14A) Fri 7-9:50 Sat-Sun 1:104:10-7-9:50 Mon-Tue 7-9:40 Wed 4-7:10-10:10 Thu 12:30-3:25-10:30 Green Lantern (PG) No Passes Fri 6:30-9:20 No Passes Sat-Sun 3:40-6:30-9:20 No Passes MonTue 6:30-9:20 Green Lantern 3D (PG) No Passes Fri 7:10-10 No Passes Sat-Sun 1:20-4:15-7:10-10 No Passes Mon-Tue 7:10-9:50 No Passes Wed 3:50-7:2010:20 No Passes Thu 12:40-3:50-7:20-10:20 Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer (G) Sat-Sun 1:30 Kung Fu Panda 2 3D (G) Fri 6:40-9:10 SatSun 1:40-3:50-6:40-9:10 Mon 6:40-9:10 Tue 6:40 Wed 3:30-6:50-9:40 Thu 11:50-3:30-6:50-9:40 Mr. Popper’s Penguins (G) Fri 7:20-9:40 SatSun 1:50-4:20-7:20-9:40 Mon-Tue 7:20-9:40 WedThu 3:40-6:40 Star & Strollers Screening Thu 1 National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard (STC) Thu 7 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (STC) No Passes Wed 3-6:30-9:50 No Passes Thu 11:403-6:30-9:50 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D (STC) No Passes Tue 9 No Passes Wed 3:30-7-10:30 No Passes Thu 12-3:30-7-10:30 X-Men: First Class (STC) Fri 6:50-9:45 Sat-Sun 1-4-6:50-9:45 Mon-Tue 6:50-9:45 Wed-Thu 10
RICHMOND RICHMOND CENTRE 6 6551 #3 Road, 604-273-7173 SILVERCITY RIVERPORT 14211 Entertainment Way, 604-272-7280 The Art of Getting By (PG) Fri 1:40-4:106:55-9:25 Sat 4:10-6:55-9:25 Sun-Tue 1:40-4:106:55-9:25 Bad Teacher (14A) No Passes Fri-Wed 12-2:305-7:25-10:10 No Passes Thu 12-2:30-5-7:25-10:25 The Beginning of the Great Revival (STC) Fri-Thu 11:55-3:30-7:05-10:05 Bridesmaids (14A) Fri-Wed 12:35-3:40-7:0510:25 Thu 12:35-3:40-10:25 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (G) Sun 1 Cars 2 (G) No Passes Fri-Thu 12:30-4:30-7:3010:30
Cars 2 3D (G) No Passes Fri-Mon 12-3:15-6:4510:15 No Passes Tue 12-3:15-6:45-9:30 No Passes Wed-Thu 12-3:15-6:45-10:15 Cars 2: An IMAX 3D Experience (G) No Passes Fri 1-4-7-9:45 No Passes Sat-Sun 11-1:354:20-7:05-9:45 No Passes Mon-Thu 1-4-7-9:45 Green Lantern (PG) No Passes Fri-Tue 12:503:45-6:50-10 No Passes Wed 11:45-3:30-6:40-10 No Passes Thu 3:30-6:40-10 Star & Strollers Screening, No Passes Thu 1 Green Lantern 3D (PG) No Passes Fri-Tue 1:50-4:40-7:35-10:40 No Passes Wed-Thu 1-4:407:35-10:40 The Hangover Part II (18A) Fri-Thu 1:304:15-7:45-10:50 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (PG) Sat 10:30 Mon 7 The Importance of Being Earnest (G) Sat 1 Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer (G) Fri-Tue 1:10-4 Kung Fu Panda 2 (G) Fri-Tue 1:25-3:55 WedThu 1:25-4:10-6:55-9:50 Kung Fu Panda 2 3D (G) Fri-Sat 2:15-5-7:2510:10 Sun 5-7:25-10:10 Mon 2:15-5-7:25-10:10 Tue 12:15-3:30-6:30 Midnight in Paris (G) Fri-Tue 1:05-3:55-7:5010:45 Wed-Thu 1:15-3:55-7:50-10:30 Mr. Popper’s Penguins (G) Fri-Tue 1-5-7:2010:05 Wed-Thu 1:05-5-7:20-10:05 National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard (STC) Thu 7 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (PG) Fri-Tue 6:35-9:45 Wed-Thu 11:15-2:306:35-9:55 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 3D (PG) Fri-Mon 11:50-3:10-7-10:30 Tue 11:50-3:10-7 Super 8 (PG) Fri-Tue 12:45-3:35-7:10-10:20 WedThu 12:40-3:35-7:10-10:20 Thor (PG) Fri-Sun 12:15-3:20-6:30-9:30 Mon 12:15-3:20-9:30 Tue 12:15-3:20-6:30-9:30 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (STC) No Passes Wed-Thu 11:30-12:45-3-4:45-6:55-8:3010:45 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D (STC) No Passes Tue 9-10-12:01 No Passes WedThu 11-12:15-2:45-3:45-6:30-7:30-10:30-11 True Legend (14A) Fri-Mon 6:40-9:50 Tue 6:40-9:40 X-Men: First Class (STC) Fri-Thu 12:20-3:507:15-10:35
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Bridesmaids(14A) Fri-Tue 6:40-9 Cars 2(G) Fri 4:45-7-9:15 Sat-Sun 12:15-2:30-4:45-79:15 Mon-Thu 4:45-7-9:15 Kung Fu Panda 2(G) Fri 4:30 Sat-Sun 12:30-2:304:30 Mon-Tue 4:30 Transformers: Dark of the Moon(STC) WedThu 6:30-9:30
The Art of Getting By(PG) Fri-Thu 1:40-4:30 Bad Teacher(14A) Fri-Thu 12-1:35-2:45-4:20-5:257:30-8-10:15-10:45 The Beginning of the Great Revival(STC) Fri-Thu 12:50-3:45-6:50-9:50 Bridesmaids(14A) Fri-Thu 12:10-3:40-7:20-10:20 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid(G) Sun 1 Cars 2(G) Fri-Thu 12:10-3:15-7:20-10 Cars 2 3D(G) Fri-Thu 1-3:50-6:50-9:30 Green Lantern(PG) Fri-Mon 12:45-3:35-4:15-6:357:15-9:30-10 Tue 1:15-4:15-4:45-7:15-7:45-10-10:30 Wed 3:35-6:35-9:30 Thu 12:45-3:35-9:30 Star & Strollers Screening, Wed 1 Green Lantern 3D(PG) Fri-Mon 1:15-4:45-7:4510:30 Tue 10:50 Wed-Thu 1:15-4:45-7:45-10:30 Tue 12:45-3:35-6:35 The Hangover Part II(18A) Fri-Thu 1:10-4:257:10-10:25 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(PG) Sat 10:30 Mon 7 The Importance of Being Earnest(G) Sat 1 Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer(G) Fri-Tue 1:25 Kung Fu Panda 2(G) Fri-Sun 1:05-3:30-6-8:30 Mon 1:05-3:30-10 Tue 1:05-3:30-6-8:30 Kung Fu Panda 2 3D(G) Fri 12:20-3-6:30-9:15 Sat 1:05-3:15-6:30-9:15 Sun-Mon 12:20-3-6:30-9:15 Tue 12:20-3-6:30 Wed-Thu 12:20-3-6:30-9:15 The Metropolitan Opera: Capriccio Encore(STC) Mon 6:30 Midnight in Paris(G) Fri-Thu 12:40-3:10-7-9:25 Mr. Popper’s Penguins(G) Fri-Thu 1:20-4:10-79:40 National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard(STC) Thu 7 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides(PG) Fri-Thu 12:05-3:20-6:55-10:05 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 3D(PG) Fri-Sat 12:30-4-7:25-10:40 Sun 4-7:2510:40 Mon 12:30-4-7:25-10:40 Tue 12:30-4-7:45 Super 8(PG) Fri 1-3:55-7:05-10:10 Sat 3:55-7:05-10:10 Sun 1-3:55-7:05-10:10 Mon 1-3:55-10:10 Tue-Thu 1-3:557:05-10:10 Fri-Tue 1:30-4:40-7:35-10:40 Thor(PG) Fri-Thu 6:45-9:45 Transformers: Dark of the Moon(STC) WedThu 11:45-12:45-3:20-4:15-6:45-7:45-10:15-11 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D(STC) Tue 9:35 Wed-Thu 1:15-4:45-8:15 Tue 9-12:01 WedThu 12:15-3:45-7:15-10:45 X-Men: First Class(STC) Fri-Thu 12:55-4:05-7:4010:45
SILVERCITY METROPOLIS 4700 Kingsway Ave., 604-435-7474 Bad Teacher(14A) Fri-Sun 12-2:25-5:10-7:35-10 Mon 12-3:05-7-10 Tue 12-2:25-5:10-7:35-10 Wed-Thu 12:20-2:45-5:25-8:05-11 Bridesmaids(14A) Fri-Tue 12:50-7:25 Cars 2 3D(G) Fri-Thu 11:30-2:15-5-7:45-10:30 Green Lantern(PG) Fri-Sun 1-3:45-6:55-9:40 Mon 1-3:45-9:40 Tue 1-3:45-6:55-9:40 Green Lantern 3D(PG) Fri-Mon 11:50-2:35-5:208:05-11 Tue 7:55-10:40 Wed-Thu 12:30-3:20-6:40-9:40 Tue 12:30-3:20 The Hangover Part II(18A) Fri-Tue 3:55-10:50 Kung Fu Panda 2 3D(G) Fri-Mon 12:20-2:555:30-7:55-10:40 Tue 12:20-2:55-6:25 Wed-Thu 12:102:35-5:15-7:55-10:40 The Metropolitan Opera: Capriccio Encore(STC) Mon 6:30 Mr. Popper’s Penguins(G) Fri-Mon 12:40-3:256:35-9:30 Tue 12:40-3:25-6:35-9:20 Wed-Thu 12:503:50-7:20-9:50 National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard(STC) Thu 7 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides(PG) Wed 11:50-3:10-6:50-10:10 Thu 11:503:10-10:10 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 3D(PG) Fri-Sun 12:10-3:35-6:45-9:50 Mon 12:10-3:35-9:50 Tue 12:10-3:15-6:15 Super 8(PG) Fri-Mon 12:30-3:15-7:15-10:10 Tue 1:104:05-7:15-10:10 Wed-Thu 1-4-7:30-10:50 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D(STC) Tue 9:30 Wed-Thu 11:40-3-6:30-10 Tue 9-12:01 WedThu 12-3:30-7-10:45 X-Men: First Class(STC) Fri-Tue 11:40-2:45-7:0510:20 Wed-Thu 12:40-3:40-7:10-10:20
STATION SQUARE 220-6200 McKay Ave., 604-434-7711 The Beginning of the Great Revival(STC) Fri 4:20-7:05-9:55 Sat 1:35-4:20-7:05-9:55 Sun 1:35-4:207:05 Mon-Tue 4:20-7:05 Wed-Thu 4-7:10-10 Bridesmaids(14A) Wed-Thu 4:10-7:20-10:10 Fast Five(14A) Fri 4:15-7-9:50 Sat 1:30-4:15-7-9:50 Sun 1:30-4:15-7 Mon-Tue 4:15-7 Wed-Thu 3:50-7:0510:05 The Hangover Part II(18A) Wed-Thu 4:15-7:259:50 Hanna(PG) Fri 4:40-7:20-10 Sat 1:55-4:40-7:20-10 Sun 1:55-4:40-7:20 Mon-Tue 4:40-7:20 Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer(G) Fri 4:30-6:50 Sat 1:45-4:30-6:50 Sun 1:45-4:30 Mon-Tue 4:30 Wed-Thu 4:05-6:55 Rio(G) Fri 4:45-6:55-9:30 Sat 2-4:45-6:55-9:30 Sun 24:45-6:55 Mon-Tue 4:45-6:55 Something Borrowed(PG) Fri 4:35-7:15-9:40 Sat 1:50-4:35-7:15-9:40 Sun 1:50-4:35-7:15 Mon-Tue 4:357:15 Thor(PG) Fri 4:25-7:10-9:45 Sat 1:40-4:25-7:10-9:45 Sun 1:40-4:25-7:10 Mon-Tue 4:25-7:10 Wed-Thu 3:557:15-9:55 Transformers: Dark of the Moon(STC) WedThu 3:45-7-10:15 Water for Elephants(PG) Fri-Sat 9:35 Sun-Tue 6:50 Wed-Thu 9:45
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STRAWBERRY HILL GRANDE 12161-72nd Ave, Surrey, 604-501-9400 Bad Teacher(14A) Fri-Thu 12:15-2:45-5:15-7:5010:20 Bridesmaids(14A) Fri-Tue 12:40-7:15 Cars 2(G) Fri-Thu 1:30-4:30-7:30-10:15 Cars 2 3D(G) Fri-Thu 12:50-3:50-6:50-9:40 Double Dhamaal(STC) Fri 12:20-3:40-10:40 SatThu 12:20-3:40-7:10-10:40 Green Lantern(PG) Fri-Tue 12:30-3:15-6:20-9:15 Wed-Thu 9:15 Green Lantern 3D(PG) Fri-Thu 1:20-4:20-7:2010:10 The Hangover Part II(18A) Fri-Tue 4:10-10:30 Kung Fu Panda 2(G) Wed-Thu 1:10-4-6:30 Kung Fu Panda 2 3D(G) Fri-Mon 1:10-4-6:30-9 Tue 1:10-4-6:30 Mr. Popper’s Penguins(G) Fri-Thu 1-4:15-7-9:30 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides(PG) Fri-Thu 12-3:20-6:45-10 Super 8(PG) Fri-Tue 1:40-4:40-7:40-10:45 Wed 4:407:40-10:30 Thu 1:40-4:40-7:40-10:30 Star & Strollers Screening Wed 1 Transformers: Dark of the Moon(STC) WedThu 11:45-3:15-6:45-10:15 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D(STC) Tue 9-12:01 Wed-Thu 12:15-3:45-7:15-10:45 X-Men: First Class(STC) Fri-Thu 12:10-3:30-6:409:50
STUDIO 12 GUILDFORD 15051-101st Ave, Surrey, 604-581-1176 The Art of Getting By(PG) , Fri-Tue 1:05-4:157:30 Bad Teacher(14A) , Fri-Thu 12:45-3:45-7-9:45 Bridesmaids(14A) , Fri-Thu 1:55-4:45-7:3510:20 Cars 2(G) , Fri-Thu 1:45-4:30-7:15-10 Cars 2 3D(G) , Fri-Thu 1:15-46:45-9:30 Green Lantern(PG) , Fri-Tue 12:55-3:35-6:309:25 Green Lantern 3D (PG) , FriThu 1:35-
4:20-7:20-9:55 The Hangover Part II(18A) , Fri-Thu 2-4:40-7:4010:25 Kung Fu Panda 2(G) , Wed-Thu 1:25-3:50-6:509:35 Kung Fu Panda 2 3D(G) , Fri-Mon 1:25-3:506:50-9:35 , Tue 1:25-3:50-6:50 Mr. Popper’s Penguins(G) , Fri-Thu 12:50-3:256:15-9:15 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides(PG) , Fri-Tue 9:50 Super 8(PG) , Fri-Thu 12:40-3:30-6:20-9:20 Transformers: Dark of the Moon(STC) , Wed-Thu 1-4:15-8 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D(STC) , Tue 10:15 , Wed-Thu 12-3:15-6:30-10:15 X-Men: First Class(STC) , Fri-Thu 1-4:10-7:05-10:05
RIALTO 1732-152nd Street, White Rock, 604-541-9527, criteriontheatres.com Bad Teacher(14A) Fri 7:10-9 Sat-Sun 2:10-7:10-9 Mon-Thu 7:10-9 Bridesmaids(14A) Fri 7-9:15 Sat-Sun 2-7-9:15 MonThu 7-9:15
CRITERION 4 WHITE ROCK 2381 King George Highway, 604-531-7456, criteriontheatres.com Cars 2(G) Fri 7:10-9:20 Sat-Sun 2:20-7:10-9:20 MonWed 7:10-9:20 Thu 2:20-7:10-9:20 Green Lantern(PG) Fri 7-9:15 Sat-Sun 2:10-7-9:15 Mon-Wed 7-9:15 Thu 2:10-7-9:15 Mr. Popper’s
Penguins(G) Fri 7:20-9:10 Sat-Sun 2:30-7:20-9:10 Mon-Wed 7:20-9:10 Thu 2:30-7:20-9:10 Super 8(PG) Fri 7:30-9:35 Sat-Sun 2-7:30-9:35 MonTue 7:30-9:35 Transformers: Dark of the Moon(STC) Wed 6:45-9:45 Thu 2-6:45-9:45
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For all the enduring superhero movies that have been made over the years — The Dark Knight, the original Christopher Reeve Superman, Tobey Maguire’s first two turns as Spider-Man — there are just as many that don’t exactly live up to their own mythology or the expectations of their legions of followers. Green Lantern, starring Ryan Reynolds as the reluctant new member of an intergalactic peacekeeping corps, would fall squarely into the latter category. Jeered by critics last week as just a muddled, joyless bore, it made $53.2 million opening weekend, good enough for a No. 1 finish but a modest start compared to other superhero adventures. But it gives us a great chance to compile an ignominious list of superhero movies that are less than super. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Catwoman (2004)
Daredevil (2003)
Batman & Robin (1997)
Hulk (2003)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
So few films in the genre are about female dogooders — it’s usually the job of the women in these movies to look pretty in peril and wait around for the men in tights to save them — which is why it was such a bummer that this was a laughable disaster. Halle Berry is indeed a sight to behold in her Catwoman get-up, and you’ve gotta love the fact that she had enough of a sense of humour to show up at the Razzie Award ceremony to pick up her worst-actress prize. (It also “won” for worst picture, worst director and worst screenplay.) But Berry’s jawdropping good looks alone can’t save this, and since all the scenes in which she kicks butt and leaps about with feline agility are sped-up, you don’t get to ogle her for long anyway.
This was a rough year for Ben Affleck. Besides this slick and formulaic adaptation of the Marvel Comic, in which Affleck played the blind lawyercrimefighter Matt Murdock, he also starred in the notorious turkey Gigli. To be fair, he was an easy target at this point in his career, when he was half of the tabloid sensation Bennifer with then-fiancée and Gigli co-star Jennifer Lopez. Still, Daredevil stands on its own two feet for its failures. The character is flawed and tormented, not at all the good guy he’d seem to be on the surface, which might have been intriguing if Affleck hadn’t played him so stiffly. Daredevil also has the dubious distinction of spinning off 2005’s Elektra, starring the current Mrs. Affleck, Jennifer Garner. Both have bounced back nicely from their superhero period.
Nipples in the bat suit. This is pretty much all you need to know, and it’s completely reflective of Joel Schumacher’s campy style. The steam has clearly run out in this, the fourth film in the franchise (and we’re a long way at the point from Christopher Nolan’s masterful re-envisioning of The Caped Crusader). Arnold Schwarzenegger cheeses it up big time (even by his standards) as the villainous Mr. Freeze, and Uma Thurman never generates much heat as the toxic Poison Ivy. Full of glib popculture references and gimmicky gadgets, this version worked hard to be silly and fun, and never revealed an understanding of Batman’s true nature.
This would be Ang Lee’s Hulk starring Eric Bana, not to be confused with Louis Leterrier’s 2008 The Incredible Hulk starring Edward Norton, which was actually fun and action-packed. Nobody’s career was permanently damaged by this; everyone turned out fine afterward. Lee went on to win the best-director Oscar for Brokeback Mountain, Bana starred in the gripping Munich, and co-star Jennifer Connelly went on to do excellent work in films including House of Sand and Fog. But man, at the time, this was just a selfserious drag: sombre and introspective, with none of the zippy escape you’d like to see in a summer blockbuster based on a comic book. You’d want to see Bruce Banner when he’s angry, just because it would be a refreshing change from watching him brood.
This would have felt like a bloated behemoth on its own. The fact that two thrilling and imaginative films preceded it — with Spider-Man 2 emerging as a rare sequel that surpasses the original — made it feel like even more of a letdown. Director and co-writer Sam Raimi overloads us with more villains, more supporting characters and more plot lines spread out across more time. People and threats come and go, and the narrative feels scattered. Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) must battle human foes Flint Marko (Thomas Haden Church) and Eddie Brock (Topher Grace) but also their alter egos, the Sandman and Venom. And Peter, as Spider-Man, must fight his own dark urges when a pesky black goop from outer space attaches itself onto him of all people — what are the odds?
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True Blood ups suspense MATT SAYLES/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vampire drama an international success, shown in 50 countries worldwide Fourth season premieres Sunday
Cast members Stephen Moyer, right, and Anna Paquin arrive at the premiere for the fourth season of True Blood in Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 21, 2011.
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Tatum O’Neal
Daughter and dad reunite WELL...KINDA. Father and daughter acting dynasty Ryan and Tatum O’Neal try to repair their rocky relationship that left them estranged for 25 years in a new series
debuting Friday. Ryan & Tatum: The O’Neals finds the pair living out their daily lives in L.A. and trying to put decades of addiction and resentment behind them. (OWN)
Bollywood takes over T.O. INDIA’S OSCARS. Toronto
will be bonkers for Bollywood Saturday as the International Indian Film Academy Awards show, India’s version of the Oscars, unfolds in the city. Catch live awards coverage on OMNI Television. THE CANADIAN PRESS
When last True Blood fans saw the vampire drama’s beloved heroine, Sookie Stackhouse had disappeared in a flash of light. “At the end of season three, Sookie was taken away, as we know, by the fairy queen,” explains Stephen Moyer, who plays vampire Bill Compton in the HBO series. “And so we know that that’s very possibly where she may be, as without giving much away. And so we may begin the episode with that.” Cast and crew of the popular show gathered Tuesday night in Hollywood for their fourth-season premiere, but chose their words even more carefully
than usual, so not to reveal any of the bounty of spoilers for the Sunday-night debut on HBO (9 p.m. EDT). “Sookie has some adventures in Fairyland,” Anna Paquin reveals playfully about the character she plays. “Sookie has some persona life adventures. Sookie ends up in danger. Sookie ends up in more danger. Sookie somehow ends up narrowly escaping getting killed on various occasions, as usual. You know, it’s just an average day in Bon Temps.” The fourth season of Blood marks the first that Paquin, 28, and Moyer, 41, have worked together on the series as wife and hus-
Best-selling series Novelist Charlaine Harris says she’ll wrap the Sookie Stackhouse series after the 13th book. The 11th, Dead Reckoning, was published last month, and debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times list of bestsellers.
band. The two were wed in August 2010. “Most people who work in film or TV almost never see their families and spouses, so I consider it an absolute luxury to get to actually see mine at work,” says Paquin. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The future is hilarious
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For Bender fans, the new season of Futurama is mandatory. For romantics eager to see Fry and lovely Leela draw closer, it’s a must-see. And devotees of Japanese anime, get ready for a treat. In other words, skip the Emmy-winning Futurama in its second year on Comedy Central, and you’ll be sorry — whether you’re a science fiction fan or not. The former Fox animated series tracks the adventures of pizza delivery boy Philip Fry (voiced by Billy
West), who inadvertently turned himself into a human Popsicle in 1999 and woke up 1,000 years later. Employment (whew!) was available. At Planet Express, an intergalactic delivery service, Fry works alongside Leela (Katey Sagal), a tough, oneeyed babe, and best friend Bender (John DiMaggio), a robot whose grip on morality and manners is tenuous. The 13-episode run kicks off with the episode titled, Neutopia. The Planet Express crew crashes on a
“He’s a robot, not a role model,” says series creator Matt Groening of Bender.
planet inhabited by a being who, unfamiliar with the concept of gender, decides to experiment on our he-
roes and heroines. Pitchperfect satire ensues, with both sexes taking it on the chin. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Usually, the route to fame requires help: publicists, pluggers, and plenty of public appearances (cf. Lady Gaga). But in the ultra-short attention span world of today’s music, I’ve noticed that an increasing number of performers are becoming famous by staying anonymous. An example is Cults, the boy-girl indie pop outfit from Manhattan who
created a stir in the hipster blogger community when they released a well-received EP in 2010 without offering any information about themselves as people. That mystery parlayed itself — intentionally or otherwise — into a major label deal. The British music media recently fell for Manchester’s Wu Lyf. They gave no interviews and made no appearances. All communication was one-way through their website, which consisted of weird mission statements in language that bordered on nonsensical. Hey, who says you have to be famous and recognizable?
Intent on improvement Beady Eye over the breakup, not resting on success from Oasis’ days METRO WORLD NEWS
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Beady Eye sees the former members of Oasis, including frontman Liam Gallagher, but minus brother Noel, downsizing tours and playing smaller venues. However, forging ahead with this new band has upped their game. “It’s weird, man,” says guitarist Gem Archer, “because I think a lot more bands should split up.” Known for the sibling rivalry of the Gallagher brothers as much as their melodic Brit-pop hits, Oasis suddenly, though not too surprisingly, fractured in 2009. As Archer considers the quote he just provided, he laughs at how it could be
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Quote: “We haven’t had one,” says Gem. “That said, we take every gig as it comes. But, so far, everyone’s bought in really quickly to it. And been really respectful. Because we’ve been clear about it. We haven’t been dabbling around saying we are going to play old songs. We’ve drawn the line and stepped over it.”
Liam Gallagher, minus his brother Noel, fronts Beady Eye.
taken as typically acerbic for these Brit-pop vets. “I mean as an exercise,” he adds. “Imagine if every band said, ‘Look, for the next tour we’re going to do all the new songs and only sticking in three or four (old ones).’”
That is exactly what Beady Eye’s challenge is. Though they look and sound familiar, they don’t want to lazily rest on old laurels and play Oasis hits on this first world tour, which includes only a handful of U.S. dates and a promise, says Gem, to re-
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turn for more before the end of the year. “It was a bit of a mindf— to sort of go, ‘Look this is all we’ve got,’” Gem says of the band’s debut album, Different Gear, Still Speeding, which was released in February. “It raises your game.”
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The new kings of Sweden Royal Republic unites in humour and accidental Nazi salutes PAT HEALY
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It can be difficult to take
what Royal Republic singer Adam Grahn says seriously. It’s not just his huge handlebar mustache or that he sings lyrics like,
“I can see your underwear!” in the chorus of one of his band’s biggest hits. It’s that he makes a lot of jokes in conversation
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the Royal. It sounds like you’re having a lot of fun singing these songs…
We’re having too much fun. This album is all about having fun. We’re just four dudes. It’s just bullshit. There’s nothing in there really, just stupid music stories about stupid made up people and the thing with all the happiness and all of the good stuff is that we’ll have to write some emo, cut-yourself-intopieces album to compensate. Playing so many shows with this one album, I’d imagine you’re always looking for a way to keep yourself interested in what you’re doing onstage.
We kind of had an incident the other week in Ger-
many. We were headlining a pretty small festival, of like 3,000 to 4,000 people. I just recently came up with this thing, in the middle of a song, in the middle of a set, I thought, ‘I’m going to bring the audience in and wave their hands back and forth’” And I just lost it. I started saying, ‘Everybody look at the dude with the mustache on the stage. Everybody do what the guy with the mustache is doing. Hands up!’ And I was putting my arm out straight and going, ‘Up, up!’ (in German). And none of us thought about it until four days after in the van, our tour manager just turned his head in horror and was like, ‘Adam, do you realize what we did the other day?’
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Harry Potter goes online J.K. Rowling says Pottermore.com includes ‘information I have been hoarding for years’ about the books’ characters and settings
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British author J.K. Rowling reads from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone during the Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House April 5, 2010 in Washington, DC.
J.K. Rowling today announced plans for a brand new Harry Potter-based website, Pottermore.com, that will give fans the opportunity to live the books again in an interactive way. The site, which launches in October, will allow fans to immerse themselves in the adventures of Harry Potter and add their
“It is exactly like an ex-boyfriend. Finishing writing Harry — I have only ever cried in that way and that much when my mother died. I have never cried for a man the way I cried for Harry Potter.” J.K. ROWLING
own touches to the tales. “Just as the experience of reading requires that the imaginations of the reader and author work together to create the story, so Pottermore will be built, in part, by you the reader.” Fans will be able to create a profile and join a Hogwarts house, as well as interact with other characters, play games, earn points by creating spells and potions, answer questions, pick up facts and new information and add their own comments and drawings, as they shape their own journey through Harry Potter’s world. “I’ll be joining in too because I’ll be sharing additional information that I’ve been hoarding for years about the world of Harry Potter,” said Rowling of ideas that she dug out of her archive. The author said that she
The magic lives on The site goes live July 31, when 1 million registered users will be chosen to help flesh out the online world. It will be open to all users from October, in languages including English, French, German and Spanish.
wanted to be able to give something unique back to her “wonderful, diverse and loyal readership” and called the new site an “online reading experience unlike any other.” Of course it won’t all be for free — the site will also be the exclusive store for digital audio books and for the first time, ebooks of the Harry Potter series as well as regular books. MWN WITH FILES FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Get your poker face
Tobey Maguire among celebs reportedly caught ante-ing up at unlicensed poker matches Spidey actor caught in a web of lawsuits Spider-Man star Tobey Maguire and other celebrities have been caught in a web of lawsuits seeking to reclaim more than $4 million won during unlicensed poker matches at upscale Beverly Hills hotels, court records show. The lawsuits were filed by a bankruptcy trustee attempting to recoup money for investors who were duped in a Ponzi scheme. The legal actions claim the clandestine Texas Hold 'em matches were played between 2006 and 2009, with some of the money taken in the Ponzi scheme used to pay off debts incurred by its architect, Bradley Ruderman. Maguire is being sued for $311,000 plus interest that the lawsuit says was won from Ruderman. In all, 22 people have been individually sued to try to recoup money. Among them was Nick Cassavettes, director of The Notebook. The trustee is attempting to recover nearly $73,000 plus inter-
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est from the actor-director. Maguire's attorney, Robert Barta, did not im-
mediately return a phone message seeking comment but was expected to file a
response to the suit later this week. Cassavettes' agent Jeff Berg also did not immediately respond to a phone message. Also being sued is billionaire businessman Alec Gores, who along with his brother attempted to buy Miramax Films last year. Gores is being sued for $445,500. Phone message left for Frank Stefanik, a spokesman at The Gores Group, and his attorney, Patricia Glaser, were not immediately returned. Ruderman was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison earlier this year after pleading guilty to two counts of wire fraud, two counts of investment adviser fraud and wilful failure to file taxes. Bankruptcy trustee Howard Ehrenberg filed the lawsuits in late March, attempting to recoup money on behalf of people who invested in what the legal action called a Ponzi scheme organized by Ruderman.
Clooney single George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis have split up, they announced in a statement this week. “We are not together anymore. It’s very difficult and very personal, and we hope everyone can respect our privacy,” the statement
Sharon Osbourne says she wouldn’t have reacted as calmly as Maria Shriver did to news that her husband, Arnold Schwarzenegger, had an illegitimate child with a housekeeper. “I would have chopped his willy off. Arnie’s willy would have been down the disposal unit spinning around, that's where it'd be,” Osbourne says, ac-
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cording to Hollyscoop. “I was really, really disappointed at him for being so horribly disrespectful and deceitful to do that in your own home. He can do whatever he wants in hotels on the road, whatever, knock yourself out, but you don't disrespect your family by doing it in your own home. To me it’s just unthinkable." METRO
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I am thinking about writ@JuddApatow ing a play. I have never tried. Reading a ton of them. Which ones should I read?
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reads. Canalis, who had been dating Clooney since 2009, recently said in an interview that she hoped to be married some day, which many assumed wouldn’t sit well with the marriage-averse Clooney.
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When you’re a wine it’s not that easy being pink. Caught between a red and a white place you’re often a misunderstood novelty that gets accused of being designed primarily for folks looking to take a step up from coolers. Though California’s White Zinfandel may be the best known pinky, both Europe and South America have long histories of making rosé wines that have evolved with food companions in every country on both continents that embrace a Mediterranean-esque lifestyle. Their wines are typically drier with crisp berry fruit flavours. Light in acid and tannin they make a perfect match with mainstream fare such as pasta with tomato sauce and pizza, as well as grilled meats and salads. That harmony between body and fruit also gives them an edge over red wines when looking for a liquid partner for white meats and fresh fish; and they pair nicely with Asian dishes, brunch and laid-back summer afternoons. Selection across the country varies greatly, with a wine like Folonari’s 2010 Pink Pinot Grigio ($11.95 $12.99) from Italy, a soft, strawberryinfused twist on the world’s most popular white grape variety. PRICES
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Pizza pie heaven These two pizzas take the Italian favourite to a whole new level Grilling this Sweet Potato and Sausage Pizza infuses tasty smoky flavours BOTH PHOTOS: MATTHEW MEAD/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ingredients:
Start to finish: 30 min. Makes: 8 slices
• 1 medium sweet potato • 2 sweet or spicy Italian chicken sausage, each cut diagonally into 8 slices • 1 ball (about 567 g/20 oz) pizza dough • 30 ml (2 tbsp) olive oil • 1 ball (500 g/16 oz) fresh mozzarella, sliced • Salt and ground black pepper, to taste • 15 ml (1 tbsp) chopped fresh thyme
heat, set dough on grate. Close lid and grill for 7 minutes or until bottom is golden.
Grilling pizza offers a new flavour.
Summer grilling season is a great excuse to give the pizza delivery guy a break. Grilling infuses pizza with a wonderful smoky flavour and a crisp, chewy crust. But you need to know a few basics. First, your toppings need to be precooked because the pizza won’t be on the grill long enough to cook them there. Second, it’s important to start with clean, well-oiled grates because the dough will stick to charred food left on them.
Finally, start by grilling the dough plain until the bottom is lightly browned. Then oil the top, flip and add your sauce and other toppings to finish cooking.
Drain sweet potatoes, then set aside.
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Heat grill to mediumhigh. Grill sausage slices until charred and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Remove from grill and set aside.
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Clean grill grates and brush with oil. Stretch pizza dough into a rough circle, about 35 centimetres in diameter. Reduce grill to medium
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Brush top of pizza crust with half of the olive oil and flip over. Brush again with remaining oil. Top with sweet potato slices, cooked sausage pieces and mozzarella slices. Close grill and cook for 7 to 8 minutes or until cheese is melted and bottom of crust is golden and crispy. Remove from grill and sprinkle with salt, pepper and thyme. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Strawberry-Kiwi dessert pizza you can feel good about indulging in Preparation:
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Crust: In bowl, whisk whole-wheat flour, allpurpose flour, baking powder, salt. Set aside.
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In food processor, puree cottage cheese. Add sugar, oil, milk, almond extract, process until smooth. Add dry ingredients and pulse until
Ingredients: Crust • 175 ml (3/4 cup) wholewheat pastry flour • 125 ml (1/2 cup) flour, more for dusting • 10 ml (2 tsp) baking powder • 1 ml (1/4 tsp) salt • 125 ml (1/2 cup) low-fat cottage cheese • 75 ml (1/3 cup) sugar
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dough clumps together. Turn onto lightly floured surface, use floured hands to press dough into ball. Knead 3 times, but do not overwork. Dust dough with flour, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 30 mins.
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• 45 ml (3 tbsp) canola oil • 30 ml (2 tbsp) milk • 3 ml (3/4 tsp) almond extract Toppings • 75 ml (1/3 cup) seedless raspberry jam • 30 ml (2 tbsp) orange juice • 45 ml (3 tbsp) sweetened coconut flakes, divided • 2 kiwi fruit, peeled and thinly sliced • 3 large strawberries, sliced
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Its light toppings make this dessert pizza healthier. orange juice. Set aside.
In bowl, whisk together raspberry jam and
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Spread raspberry jam mix over dough, leaving a 2-cm (3/4-inch) border around edge. Bake until crust is golden and crisp, 20 minutes. Transfer to wire rack and let cool.
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Place cooled crust on clean pizza pan; sprinkle with 22 ml (1 1/2 tbsp) coconut. Arrange strawberry and kiwi slices on top. Sprinkle evenly with remaining coconut. Cut into 8 wedges. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Decision day arrives Flyers’ blockbuster trades could signal more ahead as teams prepare for NHL draft What was thought would be a straightforward NHL draft highlighted by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins being picked first by the Edmonton Oilers became a more mysterious place Thursday after an explosion of trades by the Philadelphia Flyers. Now the question going into the opening round on Friday night is not only where the top dozen or more highly regarded 18year-olds in this year’s pool will be selected, but what sudden moves may be made on the Excel Centre floor. Already, the Columbus Blue Jackets have dealt away the eighth overall pick, plus 21-year-old Jakub
Top picks After Edmonton, Colorado drafts second, but they have good defence prospects and may want a big forward in Sweden’s Gabriel Landeskog, who is captain of the Kitchener Rangers.
Voracek and a thirdrounder, to the Flyers for veteran centre Jeff Carter. That came just before Philadelphia general manager Paul Holmgren sent his captain Mike Richards to the Los Angeles Kings for two players.
Florida, which also has good young blue-liners like Erik Gudbranson in the fold, holds the third pick and may also want a forward. They are followed by New Jersey, the New York Islanders, Ottawa, Winnipeg/Manitoba, Philadelphia, Boston (from Toronto in the Phil Kessel deal) and Minnesota.
Now there’s a sense it may set off a round of big deals involving several other clubs. “That probably will shake some other things moving, but it doesn’t affect anything we’re working on,” said Toronto Maple
Leafs general manager Brian Burke, who nonetheless is ready to move his 25thand 30th-overall first-round picks plus a high secondrounder if he can get a good NHL-ready skater. It was already a tough draft to call, with widely varying opinions among scouts on what order to place the strong crop of prospects that come after Nugent-Hopkins, the skinny playmaking centre from the Red Deer Rebels who is a consensus choice as the top pick. The Oilers hold the first pick and, without confirming it, have given every indication they will add Nugent-Hopkins to a pool
of talented young forwards that includes last year’s first-overall pick Taylor Hall, as well as Sam Gagner, Magnus Paajarvi and others. “If I do go first there’s a lot of young guys there who have gone through the same things I have, so they’ll be great to talk to,” Nugent-Hopkins said. “I joined a rebuilding team in Red Deer a couple of years ago and I really liked that. “Edmonton is going through the same thing right now. I’d love to join a rebuilding team like that and help them to the ultimate goal, which is the Stanley Cup, eventually.” THE CANADIAN PRESS JIM MONE/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Top NHL draft prospects speak with the media on Thursday.
Mike Richards was traded for Kings forwards Brayden Schenn and Wayne Simmonds and a second-round pick. Jeff Carter was traded for Blue Jackets forward Jakub Voracek and the club’s first- and thirdround picks. Later in the day, the Flyers announced they had signed goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov to a nine year, $51-million US contract. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Riot casts shadow over Grey Cup CFL EXTRA POINTS DAN TOTH
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Tickets for the 2011 Grey Cup in Vancouver — one of Canada’s biggest annual parties — went on sale this week and already organizers face a problem. While cup seats come with plenty of perks, common sense and civility aren’t among them. Most years the game and related boozing goes off without a
hitch. A handful of drunks end up in jail, but nobody gets hurt and widespread hooliganism is non-existent. In Vancouver’s case, hot on the heels of the riot and the smell of burnt cop cars after Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final, there must be some concern over a repeat performance tied to the 99th Grey Cup game at B.C. Place. The facility is in the shadows of where the infamous rioting took place, and with 60,000 football fans pouring into the streets after the Nov. 27 championship game, organizers are sweating. Listen in. Give TSN full
credit for using live microphones on players and coaches Thursday night for the first time during a CFL pre-season game. Giving fans a chance to hear play calls and sideline chatter live as it happens has been lacking from sports broadcasts. While we see players and coaches having faceto-face rants, we’re usually relegated to listening to the talking heads in the broadcast booth offer their version of what’s being said. The experiment during the Toronto Argonauts at Winnipeg Blue Bombers had live microphones on Argos head coach Jim Bark-
er and Blue Bombers head coach Paul LaPolice. The quarterbacks were also wired up, giving the TV faithful at home live unedited audio from the huddle and the sidelines. Kicking around. Kicker Sandro DeAngelis will start the third chapter of his CFL career with Montreal, which is not only good for the Alouettes but the league and its fans as well. Yes, DeAngelis has a mouth even larger than his ego, but getting released by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats after just one season should bring the former all-star down a notch. The very quotable
DeAngelis last season posted a career-low 76.2 per cent success rate on field goals, but a year before he was a West Division all-star with the Calgary Stampeders. He was once considered the CFL’s most reliable kicker during his five seasons in Calgary, but after signing with Hamilton as a free agent in 2010 he converted just 32 of 42 fieldgoal attempts and was considered an overpaid failure. Many CFL fans will want to see him fail, but his colourful persona, while irritating to some, makes the CFL that much more entertaining.
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At London Yesteday’s results MEN Singles Second Round Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia, def. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, def. Adrian Mannarino, France, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2. Robin Soderling (5), Sweden, def. Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, 6-7 (5), 3-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. Jurgen Melzer (11), Austria, leads Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 1-1 (susp., darkness). Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (12), France, def. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (8). Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, def. Viktor Troicki (13), Serbia, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4. Nicolas Almagro (16), Spain, def. John Isner, U.S., 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 6-3. Mikhail Youzhny (18), Russia, def. Somdev Devvarman, India, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. Michael Llodra (19), France, def. Ricardo Mello, Brazil, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Xavier Malisse, Belgium, def. Florian Mayer (20), Germany, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. Juan Martin del Potro (24), Argentina, def. Olivier Rochus, Belgium, 6-7 (7), 6-1, 6-0, 6-4. Karol Beck, Slovakia, def. Guillermo GarciaLopez (26), Spain, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. David Nalbandian (28), Argentina, def. Andreas Haider-Maurer, Austria, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 64. Marcos Baghdatis (32), Cyprus, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 6-4, 7-6 (4), 7-5. Fernando Gonzalez, Chile, def. Rik de Voest, South Africa, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Ryan Harrison, U.S., leads David Ferrer (7), Spain, 7-6 (6), 1-6, 6-4, 2-4 (susp., darkness). Igor Andreev, Russia, leads Bernard Tomic, Australia, 6-4, 7-5, 3-6 (susp., darkness). Doubles First Round Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah, Colombia, def. Rohan Bopanna, India, and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (4), Pakistan, 2-6, 6-2, 21-19. Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, and Horia Tecau (8), Romania, def. Chris Eaton and Joshua Goodall, Britain, 6-2, 7-5. Mark Knowles, Bahamas, and Lukasz Kubot (10), Poland, vs. Chris Guccione, Australia, and Adil Shamasdin, Pickering, Ont., 6-1, 6-7 (5). Wesley Moodie, South Africa, and Dick Norman (11), Belgium, def. Treat Conrad Huey, Philippines, and Izak Van der Merwe, South Africa, 7-5, 7-6 (4). Juan Ignacio Chela and Eduardo Schwank (12), Argentina, def. Franco Ferreiro and Andre Sa, Brazil, 6-3, 7-6 (5). Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares (13), Brazil, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and Albert Montanes, Spain, 7-6 (3), 6-1. Marcel Granollers and Tommy Robredo (14), Spain, def. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, and Pere Riba, Spain, 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-3. Marc Lopez and David Marrero (15), Spain, def. Alessandro Motti, Italy, and Stephane Robert, France, 6-3, 7-6 (7). James Cerretani, U.S., and Philipp Marx, Germany, def. Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana, Thailand, 6-4, 6-1. Simon Aspelin, Sweden, and Paul Hanley, Australia, def. Andrey Golubev, Kazakhstan, and Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 6-4, 6-1. Scott Lipsky and Rajeev Ram, U.S., def. Johan
Boston New York Tampa Bay Toronto Baltimore
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CENTRAL DIVISION Cleveland Detroit Chicago Minnesota Kansas City
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CENTRAL DIVISION
WEST DIVISION Texas Seattle Los Angeles Oakland
Philadelphia Atlanta Washington New York Florida
INTERLEAGUE Yesterday’s results Washington 1, Seattle 0 N.Y. Mets 4, Oakland 1 San Francisco 2, Minnesota 1 Arizona 5, Kansas City 3 Wednesday’s results Pittsburgh 5, Baltimore 4 N.Y. Yankees 4, Cincinnati 2, 1st game Atlanta 5, Toronto 1 San Diego 5, Boston 1, 8 innings Tampa Bay 6, Milwaukee 3 Detroit 7, L.A. Dodgers 5 Cleveland 4, Colorado 3 Washington 2, Seattle 1 L.A. Angels 6, Florida 5, 10 innings Cincinnati 10, N.Y. Yankees 2, 2nd game N.Y. Mets 3, Oakland 2, 13 innings Houston 5, Texas 3 Arizona 3, Kansas City 2 Chicago White Sox 4, Chicago Cubs 3 San Francisco 5, Minnesota 1 Today’s games Arizona at Detroit, 7:05 p.m. Boston at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Colorado at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Oakland at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Houston, 8:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Washington at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Toronto at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Seattle at Florida, 10:10 p.m. Cleveland at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. Toomorrow’s games Colorado at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Cleveland at San Francisco, 4:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Texas, 4:10 p.m. Washington at Chicago White Sox, 4:10 p.m. Arizona at Detroit, 7:05 p.m. Boston at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Oakland at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Houston, 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m. Toronto at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Seattle at Florida, 10:10 p.m.
Milwaukee St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago Houston
WEST DIVISION Arizona San Francisco Colorado Los Angeles San Diego
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Last night’s result St. Louis 12, Philadelphia 2 Wednesday’s result Philadelphia 4, St. Louis 0 Tonight’s game Atlanta at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.
CALENDAR July 12 — All-Star game, Phoenix. July 24 — Hall of Fame induction, Cooperstown, N.Y.
CFL PRE-SEASON WEEK TWO Last night’s result Toronto 30 Winnipeg 23 Wednesday’s results Hamilton 57 Montreal 20 B.C. 34 Saskatchewan 6 Tonight’s game All Times Eastern Calgary at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
END OF PRE-SEASON
NBA DRAFT SELECTIONS
Selections from the National Basketball Association’s 2011 draft, held at The Prudential Center (with position and team that made selection):
FIRST ROUND 1. Kyrie Irving, G, Cleveland Cavaliers; 2. Derrick Williams, F, Minnesota Timberwolves; 3. Enes Kanter, F, Utah Jazz; 4. Tristan Thompson, Brampton, Ont., F, Cleveland Cavaliers; 5. Jonas Valanciunas, C, Toronto Raptors; 6. Jan Vesely, F, Washington Wizards; 7. Bismack Biyombo, F, Sacramento Kings; 8. Brandon Knight, G, Detroit Pistons; 9. Kemba Walker, G, Charlotte Bobcats; 10. Jimmer Fredette, G, Milwaukee Bucks. 11. Klay Thompson, G, Golden State Warriors; 12. Alec Burks, G, Utah Jazz; 13. Markieff Morris, F, Phoenix Suns; 14. Marcus Morris, F, Houston Rockets; 15. Kawhi Leonard, F, Indiana Pacers.
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SOCC ER Brunstrom, Sweden, and Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut, France, def. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, and Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, 7-6 (5), 6-2. Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, and Michael Russell, U.S., def. Daniel Cox and James Ward, Britain, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Carsten Ball, Australia, and Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, def. Dustin Brown and Michael Kohlmann, Germany, 5-7, 6-3, 13-11. Arnaud Clement, France, and Lukas Dlouhy, Czech Republic, def. Robin Haase, Netherlands, and Kenneth Skupski, Britain, 6-4, 6-2. Jamie Murray, Britain, and Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, def. David Rice and Sean Thornley, Britain, 6-3, 7-5. Christopher Kas, Germany, and Alexander Peya, Austria, def. Pablo Andujar and Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 6-2, 6-3. Ashley Fisher and Stephen Huss, Australia, def. Martin Damm, Czech Republic, and Rogier Wassen, Netherlands, 6-7 (1), 7-5, 9-7. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, and Julian Knowle, Austria, def. Karol Beck, Slovakia, and David Skoch, Czech Republic, 7-6 (5), 6-1. Alex Bogomolov, Jr., U.S., and Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, lead Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram, Israel, 7-6 (2) (susp., darkness). WOMEN Singles Second Round Sabine Lisicki, Germany, def. Li Na (3), China, 3-6, 6-4, 8-6. Francesca Schiavone (6), Italy, def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-3. Serena Williams (7), U.S., def. Simona Halep, Romania, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. Svetlana Kuznetsova (12), Russia, def. Alexandra Dulgheru, Romania, 6-0, 6-2. Petra Cetkovska, Czech Republic, def. Agnieszka Radwanska (13), Poland, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4.7-6 (1), 6-3. Nadia Petrova, Russia, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (14), Russia, 6-3, 6-3. Julia Goerges (16), Germany, def. Mathilde Johansson, France, 7-6 (10), 6-2. Ana Ivanovic (18), Serbia, def. Eleni Daniilidou, Greece, 6-3, 6-0. Yanina Wickmayer (19), Belgium, def. Anna Tatishvili, Georgia, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. Flavia Pennetta (21), Italy, def. Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, 6-4, 6-2. Dominika Cibulkova (24), Slovakia, def. Polona Hercog, Slovenia, 6-1, 6-2. Maria Kirilenko (26), Russia, def. Tamarine Tanasugarn, Thailand, 7-5, 7-5. Jarmila Gajdosova (27), Australia, def. Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, Klara Zakopalova, Czech Republic, def. Lucie Safarova (31), Czech Republic, 6-0, 6-7 (3), 6-4. Tamira Paszek, Austria, def. Christina McHale, U.S., 6-4, 6-1. Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, def. Sara Errani, Italy, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. Misaki Doi, Japan, def. Zheng Jie, China, 6-3, 6-1. Melinda Czink, Hungary, def. Anastasiya Yakimova, Belarus, 7-5, 6-3. Doubles First Round Sania Mirza, India, and Elena Vesnina (4), Russia, def. Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, and Melanie Oudin, U.S., 6-0, 7-6 (4). Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, and Chanelle Scheepers, South Africa, vs. Julia Goerges, Germany, and Maria Kirilenko (9), Russia, 6-2, 5-7 (susp., darkness).
Iveta Benesova and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (10), Czech Republic, def. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, and Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 7-6 (3), 6-4. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez and Anabel Medina Garrigues (11), Spain, def. Sofia Arvidsson, Sweden, and Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, 6-4, 6-1. Cara Black and Shahar Peer (14), Israel, def. Sarah Borwell and Melanie South, Britain, 6-3, 6-3. Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, and Tamarine Tanasugarn, Thailand, def. Lindsay Lee-Waters and Megan Moulton-Levy, U.S., 6-3, 6-2. Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci, Italy, vs. Shuko Aoyama and Rika Fujiwara, Japan, 3-6, 6-2 (susp., darkness). Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, and Andrea Petkovic, Germany, def. Chang Kai-chen, Taiwan, and Jill Craybas, U.S., 6-1, 6-2.
GOLF PGA-TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP
At CROMWELL, Conn. Par 70 Partial first round (due to rain only six golfers completed first round; remainder of field to finish first round at 7 a.m. ET Today): Kris Blanks Ben Curtis Graham DeLaet Scott Stallings Steve Elkington Paul Goydos
35-33—68 35-34—69 34-36—70 35-36—71 36-35—71 36-36—72
WEGMANS LPGA CHAMPIONSHIP 30-36—66 32-35—67 33-35—68 34-34—68 31-37—68 32-36—68 34-35—69 35-34—69 33-36—69 36-33—69 36-33—69 35-34—69 33-36—69 33-37—70
Also Lorie Kane Lisa Meldrum Alena Sharp Samantha Richdale Jessica Shepley
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NATIONWIDE-MEXICO OPEN At LEON, Mexico Par 72 Partial first round (play suspended due to darkness) Scott Sterling Peter Lonard Aaron Watkins Estanislao Guerrero James Nitties Matthew Giles Alistair Presnell Oscar Serna Richard H. Lee Marco Dawson Casey Wittenberg Matt Davidson
EASTERN CONFERENCE Philadelphia New York Columbus Houston D.C. United Chicago New England Toronto Kansas City
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WESTERN CONFERENCE Los Angeles Dallas Seattle Real Salt Lake Colorado San Jose Portland Chivas USA Vancouver
GP W L 18 9 2 16 8 4 17 7 4 14 6 3 16 5 4 14 5 5 14 5 6 15 4 6 15 2 6
T 7 4 6 5 7 4 3 5 7
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GF GA 25 15 20 17 21 15 15 8 18 17 20 17 18 22 18 18 15 20
Note: Three points for a win, one for a tie. Last night’s result Seattle 4 New York 2 Wednesday’s results Kansas City 0 Philadelphia 0 Real Salt Lake 0 Chicago 0 Tomorrow’s games All Times Eastern Houston at D.C. United, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at San Jose, 6:30 p.m. Chivas USA at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Portland at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Vancouver at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. Toronto at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.
2011 CONCACAF GOLD CUP
At PITTSFORD, N.Y. Par 72 Partial first round Yani Tseng Paula Creamer Diana D’Alessio Meena Lee Stacy Prammanasudh Angela Stanford Minea Blomqvist Amy Hung Jennifer Johnson Stacy Lewis Ryann O’Toole Hee Young Park Morgan Pressel Katherine Hull
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Wednesday’s results At Houston U.S. 1 Panama 0 Mexico 2 Honduras 0 (extra time)
CHAMPIONSHIP
Tomorrow’s game At Pasadena, Calif. All Times Eastern Semifinal Winners, 9 p.m.
2011 FIFA MEN’S U-17 WORLD CUP Yesterday’s results At Guadalajara Brazil 1 Australia 0 Ivory Coast 4 Denmark 2 At Queretaro Germany 3 Burkina Faso 0 Ecuador 2 Panama 1 Wednesday’s results At Torreon Uzbekistan 2 U.S. 1 Czech Republic 1 New Zealand 0 At Pachuca Uruguay 1 Rwanda 0 Canada 2 England 2 Tonight’s games At Morelia Japan vs. Argentina, 4 p.m. North Korea vs. Congo, 7 p.m. At Monterrey Jamaica vs. France, 4 p.m. Mexico vs. Netherlands, 7 p.m.
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Today’s horoscope Aries March 21-April 20 Don’t do anything that might set off a war of words, or a flood of tears with friends or loved ones. Taurus April 21-May 21 It may be a carefree time, but don’t think you can do as you please. Gemini May 22-June 21 There’s money to be made this weekend, but if you take silly chances you could also lose money. Cancer June 22-July 22 This is your time of year. You must make the most of it, but you must also be conscious of your limits.
Leo July 23-Aug.23 High expectations are good but you also need to keep your feet on the ground. Virgo Aug. 24- Sept. 22 You may think you can take on the world but you wouldn’t be wise to expect too much of yourself now. Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 23 The moment success starts to go to your head is the moment your luck will start heading south. Scorpio Oct. 24-Nov. 22 It’s not like you to be outrageous but you’ve just got to do something to break the cycle of boredom.
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Fill in the grid, so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1-9. There is no math involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
NIKITA
Yesterday’s answer
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Sagittarius Nov. 23-Dec. 21 Don’t be shocked if someone you could always count on decides not to go along with your plans. Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 20 If you want to get things done, you’ll have to work closely with others.
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Aquarius Jan. 21-Feb. 18 Slow down a bit and catch your breath. If you don’t, health-wise, that’s asking for trouble. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20. Be selective about your ambitions — and be ruthless with how you manage your time. SALLY BROMPTON
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