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Anti-immigrant posters rife in SE Posters put up on light posts throughout Forest Lawn Web page listed on posters asks others to print and distribute them Police say the group linked to posters has done this before KATIE TURNER

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Jason Devine of Anti-Racist Action Calgary rips up one of the anti-immigration posters put up in his southeast neighbourhood.

Anti-racist activists are planning to scour a southeast neighbourhood to remove hateful posters associated with the group Blood and Honour Canada. Posters with messages like “Immigrants cost Canadian taxpayers $23 billion annually,” and “Does this seem right to you?” have been plastered throughout Forest Lawn. At the bottom of the poster is a link to suspected Aryan nation group Blood and Honour’s web page. One web link on the poster leads to a page with a photo of Jason Devine of Anti-Racist Action Calgary. His picture is under the word “communism.” Devine lives in the area and was attacked last year by a group

Repeat offence According the Const. Brian Denison, those putting up the posters could only be issued a violation for breaking a bylaw prohibiting putting up posters on light posts. He said the group has done this several times before. “It’s almost like a little way or recruiting for them in a very round about way.”

he alleges were white supremacists. “It’s a little disconcerting to say the least,” Devine said of the posters A fellow Forest Lawn resident,

who wished to remain unnamed, said he first saw the poster on the windshield of his car after coming out of a Co-op grocery store. “I was kind of sick about it, actually,” said the man. “It was kind of disturbing because my kids were with me.” Const. Brian Denison of the police hate crimes unit said the posters are not against the law but added residents shouldn’t stand for it. “It’s take back your neighbourhood,” he said. “If I saw this up on my lamp post, it would be coming down.” Devine said he plans to do exactly that. “We plan to go out as a group with as many people as we can get later this weekend, and we plan to pull down all the posters that we find.”

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Copyright skirmish to impact students University of Calgary has cut ties with national organization New rules set for students, staff using educational material JEREMY NOLAIS

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Students at University of Calgary will face new restrictions this fall on how they access educational material. This comes following a shift by the city’s biggest university away from Access Copyright, a national organization that obtains legal access to essays, research and other instructional handouts in

exchange for an annual fee. Representatives with U of C declined requests for interviews Thursday but pointed to a letter issued earlier this month by Thomas Hickerson, viceprovost, libraries and cultural resources. “Working independently from Access Copyright will require sampling of course sites and digital repositories on campus to ensure that material posted there is copyright-cleared,” Hickerson wrote.

Roanie Levy, general counsel for Access Copyright, said the university’s decision could inhibit a student’s ability to learn. “I think it will mean a far poorer access to content,” she said. U of C business student Justin Fisher was concerned after learning about the new copyright restrictions. “When you are writing a paper, you want to find as many resources and references as possible,” he said.

New rules Students and staff at U of C are now instructed to use only materials that are properly licensed by the institution, owned by a course instructor or part of the public domain.

When asked if Access Copyright will be monitoring the U of C’s actions to ensure copyright laws are not violated, Levy responded, “We will do our job.”

AHS to review psychiatric security breaches Alberta Health Services has admitted security breaches at Edmonton’s Alberta Hospital are not limited to two highly publicized escapes from the psychiatric facility this month. In fact, the rate of patients evading the facility is one every 10 days, chief operating officer and executive vice-president of AHS Chris Mazurkewich said Thursday. He said a provincewide review will start in August to “reduce the risk of patients leaving mental health without the consent of their psychiatrist,” especially at Alberta Hospital. It will cover the past three years. Last Tuesday around 4:30 p.m. Douglas Campbell, 32, scaled a fence while playing basketball under supervision at Alberta Hospital. That fence is part of the problem, said Mazurkewich, and will be covered in the review. “We don’t want a prison, this isn’t a prison environment.... We are looking at designing the fence in a way that it’s not scalable,” said Mazurkewich. Melissa Ekkelenkamp is still missing, and her family continues to search after the 44-year-old walked away from Alberta Hospital July 6. Cathy Pryce, AHS vice-president of addictions and mental-health prevention, said any new procedures that result from the probe will have to bridge patient rights and security. SHELLEY WILLIAMSON

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No hike for mandatory insurance Albertans will pay the same premiums this year as they did last for mandatory automobile insurance, according to the Automobile Insurance Rate Board. It was announced Thursday in its annual rate review that the AIRB will hold

premiums at the 2010 level based on input from consumers, “Since the introduction of auto insurance reforms in 2004, premiums for mandatory auto insurance coverage have decreased by 23 per cent,” said Alfred Savage, AIRB chair, in a release. This rate applies only to mandatory coverage and does not include optional collision or comprehensive coverage, which are set by individual insurance companies. METRO

Fringe Festival makes return to Inglewood Inglewood is set to open its doors, streets and sidewalks to the artists, volunteers and patrons of the Calgary Fringe Festival this weekend. The festival is in its sixth season and after a couple of years looking for a home, Inglewood has been deemed the perfect fit. “I can’t think of any other community in Calgary that would have opened up with such open arms and support as Inglewood has done,” said festival director Michele Gallant. This year’s Fringe will be the fourth in Inglewood, a community known for its small-town feel. The Fringe is an uncensored theatre festival, but Gallant says that doesn’t

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Acting Staﬀ Sgt. Jeﬀ MacQueen holds up a photo of the shoes left behind at the scene of an alleged sexual assault, as well as a composite sketch of the suspect.

Police hope to crack case with sketch, shoes Investigators are searching for suspect in alleged sexual assault Unclear whether it was targeted attack or ‘crime of opportunity’: Police KATIE TURNER

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Police say a man who sexually assaulted a woman in a northeast neighbourhood left his shoes behind at the scene. Around 3 a.m. Wednesday, a man broke into a home on Maddock Drive N.E. where a woman in her 40s was sleeping. Police say after sexually assaulting her, the suspect fled in a dark, compact

Warning The woman was alone at the time when the suspect broke into her home. Police are reminding Calgarians to be vigilant about locking their doors and windows, even during the summer months.

regular-cab truck. Police were able to create a composite sketch of the suspect by working with the victim.

“We believe it’s a very good likeness of the suspect,” said acting Staff Sgt. Jeff MacQueen. “The victim was able to recall the details very clearly, so we believe someone out there is going to recognize this person as well as the shoes.” He said both the sketch and the shoes left behind could go a long way in assisting the investigation. “It’s certainly uncommon for an offender to leave articles of clothing

behind — or anything behind, for that matter — so we believe he left in a hurry,” he said. “Articles of clothing are very useful for obtaining DNA of the culprit.” The suspect is described as a 25- to 30-year-old Caucasian who is six feet tall and around 150 pounds, with light-brown hair and dark eyes. Those with information are asked to call the sexcrimes tip line at 403-2068175.

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911 campaign resonated with citizens: Survey Over half of those questioned could recall awareness effort More than 400 people who have previously called for assistance were polled Public education seems to be helping clear up Calgary emergency lines clogged with thousands of accidental calls. A survey conducted by the city’s public-safetycommunications division after a month-long awareness initiative earlier this year found a little over half of citizens could recall key messages from the campaign. “We thought that was pretty powerful statement that certainly the message has been heard,” said manager Steve Dongworth. “I was surprised there was that high of a recall.” In April, officials encouraged Calgarians to clear communication channels for real emergencies by not preprogramming 911 into their phones, securing the devices properly when they aren’t being used and removing batteries from in-

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The city’s recent 911 campaign resonated with the public, according to oﬃcials.

active models. Daryl Pamplin has been a participant on both sides of the 911 conundrum in the past, dialing accidentally and for real emergencies. The Calgarian recalled witnessing a domestic dispute a few years ago in which a life was threatened. He called 911 immediately and rated the response as excellent. “When they’re not there, it sucks, so I think it’s important to be able to

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get through,” he said. Dongworth said more evaluation of the campaign’s success, including a determination of whether accidental 911 calls have been reduced, is planned for the months ahead. JEREMY NOLAIS

I always get asked to write about the Peace Bridge, which is currently (barely) being built on the banks of the Bow River. Because it seemed too easy a target, I never really wanted to. Of course it’s frustrating that the bridge’s completion continues to be delayed, but if all I was going to do was complain about the bridge like everyone else, the column felt totally unnecessary. But the more I read about the bridge, watched its progress — no matter how slow — the more I felt for the bridge. (We can discuss my ability to have feelings for inanimate objects some other time.) The more people complained about the bridge’s budget, timeline or re-

pairs, the more I found myself poring over artists’ renderings of the bridge and imagining how it would look when it was finally complete. Sure, the bridge looks like a Chinese finger trap, and, yes, the project is already a year behind schedule, but when all is said and done, I believe it will bring a new energy to an area that so badly needs it. I was recently in Chicago, a city full of amazing architecture — architecture that’s now complemented by the equally impressive Millennium Park. While I wandered through the gardens, I imagined what Chicagoans must have thought when they saw the initial designs for the huge park, which includes a sculpture that looks like a giant kidney bean. It was initially greeted with grumbles of anger, but once the park opened and people saw the benefit of having the park, those feelings of disdain were quickly converted. The bean, actually called Cloud Gate, quickly became a tourist destination — one

that brings in millions of dollars annually to the area. While I don’t think the Peace Bridge alone will drastically revitalize the area, it’s definitely a step in the right direction. If Calgary is to continue to grow, we need to have things like the Peace Bridge. It shows the rest of Canada that we will eventually rival them and their rich history. We need to take advantage of all our land and continue to create innovative spaces. Whether you’re willing to admit it or not, 20 years from now we’ll have a hard time imagining life before the controversial bridge. After all, what would Paris be without the Eiffel Tower, Toronto without the CN Tower, or Saskatoon without ... OK, bad example. The Peace Bridge will be worth the wait. Remember: Rome wasn’t built in a day.

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Locals win paddle battle Pair spent 18 hours a day kayaking from Whitehorse to Alaska pipeline YASMIN JASWAL

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Simon Coward and his teammate, Adam Harmer, won the world’s longest paddling race in their tandem kayak.

Six days, eight hours and 51 minutes is how long it took an Australian expat

and his teammate to paddle 1,600 kilometres down a river. Simon Coward and Adam Harmer won first place in the Yukon 1000

kayaking race on July 24. It took Coward, who has been kayaking for 15 years, six months of intensive training to prepare for the race.

It all paid off in the end. “To finish felt amazing,” said Coward, who now calls Calgary home. “Six months of really hard work came together.”

Wooing Calgary palates, one dish at a time Unlike Indian, Thai and Italian food, Canadian cuisine has a reputation for being, well, less than exotic. On Saturday, some Calgary restaurants are planning to change that misperception. Food Day Canada, which began in 2003 as The World’s Longest Barbecue, is an annual celebration of our country’s simple yet delicious meals made from home-grown ingredients. FARM Restaurant, CHARCUT Roast House and NOtaBLE Restaurant are just three of many Calgary restaurants celebrating Canadian cuisine. “I think it’s important to have those mileposts. To say, once a year, we’re going to consciously talk and think about Canadian cooking,” said Chef Michael Noble of NOtaBLE Restaurant.

Popular youth centre could be shuttered The Cornerstone Youth Centre may close just days after city police cited it for helping prevent youth crime, sources say. A shortfall in government grants means about 35 youth could find themselves without a place to play games, exercise, do homework and go on field trips. The centre needs about $70,000 to stay open and it is actively fundraising to reach that goal. Go to cyccalgary.com to make a donation. METRO

There are 12 12 Calgary restaurants taking part in Food Day Canada. For Noble, the Canadian style of food is “uncomplicated, unpretentious cooking that honours the indigenous ingredients that are Canadian.” Many dishes will be meat- and seafood-based, highlighting Alberta beef and bison and Atlantic lobster and halibut. Canadian fruit will also be incorporated into the dishes, with some sauces using berries from B.C., and desserts made with Ontario apples. For more information on the event, recipe ideas or to find a list of participating restaurants, go to foodday.ca. YASMIN JASWAL

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Boy rescued from predator QUICK THINKING. A deliv-

ery driver prevented a sex attack on a 10-yearold boy on Tuesday. Police say the boy was grabbed by a 24-yearold man and led behind Edmonton Public Library, where the driver intervened. METRO

Youth utters threats: RCMP CRIME. A 17-year-old

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Hitting the ground running To kick off the Metrosponsored Marda Gras, and to help raise money for underprivileged children play recreational sports, KidSport is holding a one-kilometre walk and a five-kilometre run on Saturday, Aug. 6.

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Prizes, as well as two after-parties will be available to both participants and volunteers involved. A link to register for the run can be found at mardaloopbrz.ca. More than 80 volunteers are currently needed. Anyone interested can contact KidSport: info@kidsportcalgary.ca. “We’ll give every volunteer a pair of tickets to a Stamps game,” said Mark Kosak, regional manager of KidSport.

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This year’s Marda Loop Marda Gras is making it easy for kids and kids at heart to stay entertained during the festival Sunday, Aug. 7 with their KidSport organized Kids Quarter. Face painting, inflatable slides and a dunk tank are just some of the many attractions that will be in the Kids Quarter this year. A free play area will be set up in the quarter, where kids wanting to play street hockey or basketball can set up their equipment. The Calgary Vipers will also be bringing a blow-up target where kids can practice their baseball throws. The organizers, Kid-

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Grizzly bear More Nissans feeding time recovered Hikers headed to Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park this weekend are being instructed to travel in groups of at least four and carry bear spray. Parks Canada issues the precaution during what is considered an important feeding time for grizzly bears. METRO

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Calgary police have now recovered seven of 12 vehicles reported stolen from a northeast dealership earlier this week. The vehicles have been located in parking lots throughout the city. It is not clear whether thieves had planned to sell them or strip them for parts. METRO

The Kids Quarter will be a big draw for the crowd of families headed down to this year’s Marda Gras Festival.

Parents can visit the Lost Kids area to register their children in case they become separated at the festival. Volunteers wanting to take part in the fun can register online at mardaloopbrz.ca.

Sport, wanted a way to mix Marda Gras culture with physical activity. “Ideally we’ve got a kid running around in a mask they just made kicking around a soccer ball,” said Kaisa Christie, KidSport and Kids Quarter co-ordinator. “We’re trying to mix the two ideas together.” Kids Quarter will be open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

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Bitter battle to help the hungry

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Troops fight militants blocking vital food supplies Helping the starving turned lethal in Somalia’s capital Thursday. African Union troops fought house-to-house battles with militants in Mogadishu to clear space for aid groups bringing in food supplies. Meanwhile, intelligence reports showed insurgents reinforcing for a possible attack on squalid camps of famine refugees. Heavy fighting erupted on the line of control between the government side and territory held by al-Shabab, Somalia’s dominant militant group. At least six people were killed. Somalia’s famine is unfolding in the middle of a war zone, greatly compli-

Somalia’s reality Al-Shabab militants already have killed men who tried to escape the famine with their families, saying it is better to starve than accept help from the West. The World Food Program says it cannot reach 2.2 million people in need of aid in the militantcontrolled areas in southern Somalia because of insecurity.

cating international efforts to prevent a wave of death. The al-Qaida-linked alShabab has sent 300 reinforcement fighters to Mogadishu in recent days, said Lt.-Col. Paddy Ankun-

da, spokesperson for the African Union peacekeeping force. Ankunda said the AU force believes al-Shabab is trying to prevent aid from reaching the tens of thousands of famine refugees who have arrived in Mogadishu this month. The devastating famine in the Horn of Africa threatens al-Shabab’s hold on areas it controls. The militants fear the disaster will drive away the people they tax and conscript into military service. The World Food Program estimates more than 11.3 million people need aid across drought-hit regions in East Africa. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Somali women carry their malnourished children in a Mogadishu refugee camp on Thursday.

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S. Korea accuses China of hacking The personal information of millions of Internet users in South Korea was stolen in an alleged hacking attack that originated in Chi-

People walk in the lake to lay ﬂowers and tributes in Sundvollen, Norway, close to Utoya island, where gunman Anders Behring Breivik killed at least 68 people July 28.

Europe fears copycat terror threat Norway attacks may be isolated, but European officials fear they will inspire other extremists Norway cast it as the isolated act of a lone-wolf terrorist, whose boasts of a far-flung network of antiMuslim warriors were the fantasies of a deranged mind. European officials at an emergency counter-terror meeting see a continentwide threat from rightwing extremists amid mounting Islamophobia — and warn of possible copycats. Two visions of the Norway atrocity emerged yesterday, as Europe gropes for answers following a tragedy that claimed the lives of 78 people. While a picture emerged of a solitary killer, the attack carried out by Anders Behring Breivik has stirred questions in Europe about whether authorities have neglected the threat of right-wing extremists in their push to crack down on Islamist terror groups after 9-11. At an emergency meeting on the far-right threat, European Union counterterrorism officials warned radicals who share Breivik’s ideology might be tempted to follow his lead. “Clearly, one major risk is that somebody may

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A Romanian woman whose daughter was on the Utoya island youth camp in Norway says she has called and texted her “hundreds of times” since the attack but believes she is dead. Anca Holst said 15-year-old Karin Elena Holst called her on Friday saying a man was “shooting everyone.” Her mother urged her to stop talking and hide. After that, silence. Anca Holst frantically called and texted until hope began to fade. “I think my child is dead,” she said, her voice breaking. Karin's name is not on the list of survivors or those that died, Anca Holst said. Karin lived with her Norwegian father in the town of Rana.

actually try to mount a similar attack as a copycat attack or as a way of showing support,” said Tim Jones, principal adviser to the EU’s counterterrorism co-ordinator. In September, EU interior ministers are to meet to discuss responses to the Norway massacre. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Rookie MPs prepared for the spotlight: NDP Laytonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absence deprives young MPs of role model Nearly six-dozen first-timers 18 under age 30 The NDP says its bumper crop of youngsters is prepared to step out of the shadows and take on a more prominent role during the absence of party leader Jack Layton. While many didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t campaign during the election because they never expected to win, the rookies have spent the post-election period playing catch-up â&#x20AC;&#x201D; going door-to-door and studying local issues. One of the partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more experienced MPs, Megan

Leslie, describes the process as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;baptism by fireâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one that has helped prepare the youngsters for the daunting task ahead. Laytonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absence means the new MPs may absorb some of the public scrutiny that would normally have fallen on Layton. But Leslie, who is mentoring five of the partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new Quebec MPs, says the busy months that followed the May 2 federal election forced the partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newcomers to learn quickly.

She suggested the rookies had already faced an unusually intense introduction to elected life. First the newbies walked into the House of Commons without aides, offices or virtually any orientation as they struggled to fill a historic number of vacant political staff positions. Then, Leslie noted, came the NDPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s marathon, 58hour filibuster to delay back-to-work legislation for Canada Post. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Interim leader New Democrats got their first taste of life without Jack Layton Thursday as the party confirmed rookie MP Nycole Turmel as its interim leader.

Layton’s hand-picked stand-in immediately faced tough questions about her inexperience, her laboured English and her past endorsement of separatist politicians.

NDP Leader Jack Layton’s absence should not change the game plan of younger New Democrats, says 20-year-old MP Charmaine Borg, one of the youngest parliamentarians in Canadian history. “We’ve always been given an opportunity to stand up and to say what we want to say, and we’re certainly respected in caucus as much as any other MP,” said Borg, a former copresident of the NDP club at McGill. The Canadian Press recently followed Borg during a work day in her riding of Terrebonne-Blainville, where she appeared at ease with local officials, a powerful union boss and municipal environmental patrollers. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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GOP puts off vote on debt-limit bill An intense endgame at hand, House Republican leaders put off a vote Thursday night on legislation to avert a threatened government default and slice federal spending by nearly $1 trillion. GOP leaders announced their decision after abruptly halting debate on the legislation and plunging into an intensive round of meetings with rebellious conservatives. The decision created fresh turmoil as a divided government struggled to

head off a default threatened after next Tuesday that would leave the Treasury without the funds needed to pay all its bills. As the evening slipped by, the White House poked fun at Republicans led by Speaker John Boehner, who has become President Barack Obama’s principal antagonist in a contentious era of divided government. And Senate Democrats pledged to scuttle the measure — if it ever got to them — to force a final compromise. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Isaiah Mustafa, a.k.a. the Old Spice Guy, wins out over Fabio in ‘Mano a Mano en El Bano’ contest The Old Spice Guy has won his hunk-off with Fabio. Former football player Isaiah Mustafa has been lead spokesman for the Procter & Gamble Co. brand of men’s body washes and deodorants for nearly two years, starring in a popular series of marketing campaigns relying heavily on YouTube, Twitter and other social media. Now, he has held off a playful effort by the Italian model to become “the new Old Spice Guy.” In a series of videos culminating Thursday, the muscular pitchmen duelled in tongue-in-cheek challenges from one another and viewers. They held staring and whistling contests, bantered and gave advice on writing love letters and working out. P&G says Mustafa won based on consumer feedback such as “likes” and online comments. They called the competition “Mano a Mano en El Bano” (hand-to-hand in the bathroom). Mustafa said he wasn’t worried, even though Fabio has been “the epitome of the sex symbol as a

pitchman.” “Not at all,” he told The Associated Press. “There are so many fans that enjoy the Old Spice Guy, there’s not really a calling for him to disappear.” Even “the ferocious Ray Lewis,” the Baltimore Ravens football linebacker, has taken a recent turn pitching Old Spice products, Mustafa pointed out. The campaigns started with Mustafa appearing in a shower clad only in a towel and urging women to look at their man, and then back at him. Then followed an online video series, including one in which he suggested President Barack Obama could improve poll ratings among women by opening speeches with Mustafa’s “Hello, ladies” greeting. The campaigns engineered by Portland, Ore.based agency Wieden+Kennedy won advertising-industry awards, boosted Old Spice sales and have been cited by P&G CEO Bob McDonald as a leading example of the power of multimedia marketing. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Workers at a diaper factory in France are raising a stink about management’s plans to close the plant — in the process sending a creative plea for help to France’s pregnant first lady. Employees at the Ontex factory in Ville-franche-surSaone have sent 187 diapers to Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. That’s one diaper for each employee in the plant, and a none-toosubtle message that while the diapers might be disposable, their jobs aren’t. Union leader Bernard

Leblond said workers had “stuck a bright yellow sticker” saying “‘made in France by the 187 workers of Ontex’ on the box containing the diapers and sent it to Fort Bregancon” — the mansion where supermodel-turned-singer Bruni-Sarkozy is spending her summer vacation. The plant made 690 million diapers last year. They are sold under store brands by France’s main hypermarket chains. It was not immediately known whether BruniSarkozy had received the package. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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It’s hard to believe all this happened in just one week. Whatever happened to the “silly season”?

Tragedy in Norway. A lunatic murders dozens of innocent young people to make some kind of stupid point. What could be more horrifying and pointless? Lesson No. 1: Disarm all the Nazis. Carefully.

The 27 Club. A different kind of tragedy as Amy Winehouse joins a self-destructive fraternity of young people who make beautiful music but can’t face the music. Good news/bad news: She left behind a partially completed album, so she’ll haunt the Billboard 100 for some time to come.

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Jack Layton. Let’s hope Canada’s favourite champagne socialist gets an opportunity to raise a glass in celebration at least one more

time. The God particle. God may or may not exist, but there is new evidence that the God Particle does. Deep in the bowels of the CERN atom smasher in Switzerland, the enigmatic Higgs Boson, which theoretically imparts mass to all other elemental particles, leaves tantalizing tracks in the virtual sand. Go ahead Neo, take the red pill.

Peace-making Pakistani. Remember this name: Hini Rabbani Khar, the best-looking foreign minister on the planet, and the youngest. At 34, Pakistan’s foreign minister has just finished a visit to arch-enemy India, where she charmed the dickens out of her Indian counterpart, S.M. Kirshna, 79. The two nations promise “a new era” of co-operation. She’s not just another pretty face.

Speaking of pretty Faces. Hugh Hefner’s 25year-old ex-fiancée Crystal Harris tells Howard Stern she only had sex once with the octogenarian Big Bunny and it only lasted “like two seconds.” I bet it was the best two seconds of Hef ’s long, long life.

The famine in Somalia. Let me get this straight. There are two million people in Somalia on the brink of starvation, and the faction in charge of the blighted area, al-Shabab, believes it will be better for the people to starve to death than accept aid from western infidel dogs. Just for a second there, thanks to Hini Rabbani Khar, the world was starting to make sense. Now, thanks to alShabab, it’s back to normal.

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wildlife biologist whose observation that polar bears likely drowned in the Arctic helped galvanize the global warming movement seven years ago was placed on administrative leave as officials investigate scientific misconduct allegations. Although it wasn’t clear what the exact allegations are, a government watchdog group representing Anchorage-based scientist Charles Monnett said investigators have focused on his 2006 journal article about the bears that garnered worldwide attention. Whatever the outcome or the nature of the allegations, the investigation will likely fuel the ongoing fight between climate change activists and those who are skeptical of scientists’ findings about global warming. The probe also focuses attention on an Obama administration policy intended to protect scientists from political interference. In May 2008, the polar bear was classified as a threatened species, the first with its survival at risk due to global warming.

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Fugitive who said ‘catch me if you can’ caught A fugitive who taunted police on his Facebook page to ‘catch me if you can. I’m in Brooklyn’ has been arrested. The Daily News says U.S. marshals and NYPD detectives tracked Victor Burgos down to an apartment in Brooklyn’s Bedford-

Stuyvesant neighbourhood Monday night, sitting at a computer with his Facebook page open. The 29-year-old suspect was wanted by police in Utica, N.Y., on multiple arrest warrants for domestic violence and harassment of his former girlfriend. FACEBOOK He allegedly issued the Facebook challenge after his mug shot appeared on the Utica Police Department’s 10 most wanted list. Utica Sgt. Steve Hauck tells the News: “He told us via Facebook to come and get him and we did.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Plot synopsis When nearly divorced Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) begins hanging around a trendy LA bar he meets Jacob (Ryan Gosling), a handsome slick talker who offers to tutor him in the art of being single. Interwoven are two other love stories — the trials of Cal’s son (Jonah Bobo) who thinks his babysitter (Analeigh Tipton) is his soul mate and Hannah’s (Emma Stone) search for the right guy. Ratings: Richard: 8888 Mark: 8888

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Gosling gets funny Canadian actor, best known for turns in darker roles, shines in Crazy, Stupid Love Breezy rom com has substance beneath the sweetness Richard: As good as Steve Carell is here I have a feeling the person everyone will be talking about on the way out of the theatre is Ryan Gosling. He reveals a gift for comedy, a magnificent abdominal area and the ability to take a stereotype and turn it into a living, breathing character. Agree or no? MB: Yes, this is a great leap forward for an actor who has played a variety of depressives, mumblers, and addicts. He looks great in a sharp cut jacket and crackles with charisma. Of course, he’s got the fun role, but still, he adds something extra to the stock character of the lothario with a wounded

heart. And by the way the female members of the audience swooned when he took off his shirt. Gosling has matured into one fine Canada Goose. RC: It’s true. Young Hercules seems like a long time ago now. If Gosling can erase his slightly embarrassing TV past away, then I think this is the movie that will go a long way to erase the image of Steve Carell as that guy from The Office. He was masterful on that show and has been good in other movies — particularly as the depressed Uncle Frank in Little Miss Sunshine — but here he absolutely nails the mix of comedy and pathos needed to make

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MB: Right, but I couldn’t help notice your lack of praise for his recent film work, which I find tepid and dweeby. Here Carell can get his chops into a script that goes beyond his usual hangdog schlemiels and grow a pair. And it’s a joy to watch. But Richard, let’s not leave out the perfectly cast supporting roles. I loved both the babysitter and Carell’s 13-year-old son. Any other standouts for you? Or can we give the directing team their kudos? I’ve rarely seen better direction in a rom com. RC: I agree all round. It’s a cut above the usual rom

com, reminding me more of the Neil Simon relationship movies of the ’70s that were family dramas disguised as sex comedies. As for the supporting cast, I have to say I called it for Emma Stone when I first saw her in Superbad. MB: By the way, I wasn’t sure about the movie at first. The plot seemed to be too close to something Dane Cook might have done in his brief heyday, but then it ripened into a full-fledged, perfect farce with all the plot strands coming together. The ending’s a bit sentimental, and I’ve always hated when characters express their feelings in a Big Speech, but these are tiny quibbles.

Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek says he snapped his Achilles tendon while running after a burglar who had stolen cash, a bracelet and other items from his San Francisco hotel room. San francisco police say Lucinda Moyers was arrested on suspicion of felony, burglary and receiving stolen property. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Cowboys and Aliens Genre: Action, Sci-Fi Director: Jon Favreau Stars: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde 88

What’s really stupefying about Jon Favreau’s genre mash-up Cowboys and Aliens is that none of its five credited screenwriters notices how clunky, artless and just plain awful most of the dialogue sounds. The cowboys spend so much of the film sitting around talking and whining that you find yourself rooting for the

The Smurfs Genre: Animation, comedy Director: Raja Gosnell Stars: Neal Patrick Harris 8

It becomes clear about midway through the climactic battle scene in The Smurfs that the adorable blue characters are pretty much just using their namesake favourite word in place of cursing. And thinking too much about the implications of the plot will only lead to migraines. Neal Patrick Harris and Glee scenestealer Jayma Mays do their best, but the stunt-

aliens — and wishing they’d show up sooner. The real shame, though, is the wasted pedigree at every level, from a skilled genre director (Favreau) to blockbuster godfathers as producers (Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard) to a dream cast (Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde and Sam Rockwell). That so many great elements can add up to so little makes you wonder where it all went so terribly, terribly wrong. NED EHRBAR

casting of the blue heroes (with George Lopez and Katy Perry in major roles) grates. Spoiler alert: The obvious and awful joke — “I smurfed a girl and I liked it” appears — and doesn’t even make sense, since there‘s only one girl Smurf. Despite being beloved kids’ entertainment, the film is targeted at the 25 to 40 crowd. Whose smurfing idea was that? NED EHRBAR

Playing best friends who magically switch bodies in The Change-Up, real-life friends Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman have had plenty of time to think about what they’d do if they found themselves in that situation in real life. “I’d do terrible things to his body,” Reynolds admits. Bateman, not batting an eye, finishes the thought for him: “And to my wife. He’s been after my wife for years,” to which Reynolds nods solemnly, adding, “Years, years. And she will be mine.” Kidding — we hope — aside, the two friends were excited enough about the idea to work off of each other’s quirks. In the film, Bateman’s straight-laced family man finds himself navigating the world of a layabout bachelor, while Reynolds’ barely employed actor takes on a wife and kids and a rough week at work as a lawyer. But while they may seem perfect for their roles — Bateman as the straightlaced family man and Reynolds as the pot-smoking ladies man — the guys insist they didn’t really mind who played which role. In fact, Reynolds doesn’t think he’s any more like one character than the other.

Jason Bateman, left, and Ryan Reynolds switch bodies in The Change-Up.

“When you buy a ticket to an R-rated ﬁlm, you want Rrated comedy.” JASON BATEMAN

“I’ve got to say I’m somewhere in the middle,” he says. “There was a time in my life when I’d wake up mornings in a shallow pool of my own fluid, but those days are over. I eat breakfast now, not ketchup. It’s different now.” Bateman, though, definitely related to the husband and father he plays on screen, even if he was concerned it might not fit with the kind of raunchy comedy they were going for. “You look at the domes-

tic part of this film and you think is that going to soften the R-rating?” he admits. “Because when you buy a ticket to an R-rated film, you want R-rated comedy.” The Change-Up is most definitely an R-rated comedy, and the two actors are more than proud of it. “You want to go in there, have a good time, laugh your ass off, maybe get offended a couple of times and get the hell out. We’re not trying to win Oscars here or teach anybody any lessons,” Bateman says. “There’s no reason to do another body-switching movie unless you’re going to do something different. And we do here. This is an R-rated body-switching movie, that hasn’t been done before.”

Reynolds is right there with him, as he says he definitely prefers R-rated material. “Every PG-13 comedy I’ve ever done, you always have that inevitable moment halfway through shooting when you call the studio head and go, ‘Are you sure we can’t go R with this? Because we just shot something terrible,’” he says. “But there are sometimes when you’re in a PG13 movie when it doesn’t need to be rated R. It’s very easy to fall back on the idea that you can swear your way out of a scene. But it’s nice when you can let it all hang out in a movie like this and not worry too much about pushing it too far.”

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Ape-centric films show humans love our not-so-distant cousins Movies have been messing with apes since a Hollywood director captured and chained that great gorilla on Skull Island and brought him to Broadway in 1933’s King Kong. The reason, of course, is as plain as the image in the mirror. Apes and monkeys: They’re like us, but they’re not us. That’s the fascination. And it’s a great starting point for all kinds of storytelling. This summer, movies have offered a barrel of monkeys that, at the risk of offending Bonzo and Mighty Joe Young, eclipses all previous comers, not to mention the robots, pirates and wizards currently littering the multiplex.

Monkeys and apes are everywhere, from Crystal, the crazy capuchin seen in The Hangover II to the bromance between Kevin James and the Nick Noltevoiced silverback gorilla in Zookeeper. Then there’s this story of human hubris: Scientists perform experiments on a young chimp and, afterward, abandon it, leaving the animal caught halfway between man and monkey. It’s the premise of not one, but two summer movies: the upcoming reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes and the Sundance Film Festival documentary sensation, Project Nim, which chronicles a Columbia University professor’s radical attempt in the

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes Get your ape fix with these summer flicks. Rise of the Planet of the Apes The film’s makers liken this story to the classic slaverevolt epic Spartacus. The Hangover II Wild frat-boy comedy features a chain-smoking, drug-dealing capuchin.

1970s to teach a chimpanzee sign language by raising it as a human child. “If there’s any lesson to

Apes and monkeys have been a movie staple since King Kong hit screens in 1933.

take from the film, it’s that, while there may be a lot of overlap, chimps are very distinct and should be left to live among their own kind,” says Project Nim producer Simon Chinn.

Or risk, in the case of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a primate rebellion. Humans have a “deep, intrinsic attraction to primates,” says San Diego Zoo animal care manager Greg

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CANYON MEADOWS Bay 110 13226 Macleod Trail, 403-670-5444 The Bang Bang Club (14A) Fri-Thu 9:30 The First Grader (14A) Fri-Thu 10:05 The Hangover Part II (18A) Fri-Thu 12:503:35-7:30-10 Hanna (14A) Fri-Thu 12:55-9:55 Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer (G) Fri-Thu 1:20-3:55-7:25 Kung Fu Panda 2 (G) Fri-Thu 1:30-3:50-6:45 Little White Lies (R) Fri-Thu 9:10 Monte Carlo (G) Fri-Thu 1:15-4:10-6:55-9:45 Mr. Popper’s Penguins (G) Fri-Thu 1:354:20-7:05-9:35 Rio (G) Fri-Thu 1:25-4:15-6:50 Super 8 (PG) Fri-Thu 1:05-3:45-7:15-9:40 Thor (PG) Fri-Thu 1:10-4:10-7-9:50 Water for Elephants (PG) Fri-Thu 3:30-7:10 X-Men: First Class (PG) Fri-Thu 1-4:05-6:459:35

PLAZA THEATRE 1133 Kensington Rd. N.W., 403-283-3636 Horrible Bosses (14A) Fri-Thu 9 Larry Crowne (PG) Sat-Sun 3 Loose Cannons (PG) Fri 7 Sat-Sun 1-7 MonThu 7

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CROWFOOT CROSSING 91 Crowfoot Terrace, 403-547-3316 Captain America: The First Avenger (PG) Fri-Thu 12:40-4:20-7:30-10:30 Captain America: The First Avenger 3D (PG) Fri-Thu 12:10-3:40-6:55-10:10 Cars 2 (G) Fri-Thu 3:50-6:50-9:25 Cowboys & Aliens (14A) No Passes Fri-Thu 12:30-3:20-7:10-9:45 Crazy, Stupid, Love. (PG) No Passes Fri-Thu 1-3:50-7:20-10:05 Friends With Benefits (14A) Fri-Thu 12:153:45-7:40-10:20 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (PG) No Passes Fri-Thu 12-3-6:15-9:30 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2: 3D (PG) No Passes Fri-Thu 12:20-3:306:45-10 Horrible Bosses (14A) Fri-Thu 1:20-4-7:4010:10 The Smurfs (G) No Passes Fri-Sun 11:30-2:104:40-7:05-9:35 No Passes Mon-Thu 2:10-4:407:05-9:35 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D (PG) Fri-Thu 1:45-5-9 Winnie the Pooh (G) Fri-Sun 11:40-1:30 Mon-Thu 1:30 Zookeeper (STC) Fri-Tue 12:55-3:40-7-9:40 Wed 3:40-7-9:40 Thu 12:55-3:40-7-9:40 Star & Strollers Screening Wed 1

EAU CLAIRE MARKET 200 Barlay Parade, 403-263-3166 Bridesmaids (14A) Fri 3:40-6:45-9:40 Sat 12:40-3:40-6:45-9:40 Sun-Mon 12:40-3:40-6:409:35 Tue-Thu 3:40-6:40-9:35 Captain America: The First Avenger 3D (PG) Fri 4-7:15-10:10 Sat 1-4-7:15-10:10 SunMon 1-4-7-9:50 Tue-Thu 4-7-9:50 Cowboys & Aliens (14A) No Passes Fri 4:207:45-10:30 No Passes Sat 1:10-4:20-7:45-10:30 No Passes Sun-Mon 1:10-4:20-7:20-10 No Passes TueThu 4:20-7:20-10 Crazy, Stupid, Love. (PG) No Passes Fri 4:107:30-10:20 No Passes Sat 1:20-4:10-7:30-10:20 No Passes Sun-Mon 1:20-4:10-7:10-9:55 No Passes Tue-Thu 4:10-7:10-9:55 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (PG) No Passes Fri 3:30-6:30-10 No Passes Sat 12:30-3:30-6:30-10 No Passes Sun-Mon 12:303:30-6:30-9:45 No Passes Tue-Thu 3:30-6:30-9:45 Midnight in Paris (PG) Fri 3:50-7-9:50 Sat 12:50-3:50-7-9:50 Sun-Mon 12:50-3:50-6:50-9:40 Tue-Thu 3:50-6:50-9:40

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(PG) No Passes, SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating Fri-Sat 12:50-3:45-7:20-10:15 SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating Sun-Thu 12:50-3:45-7:20-10:15 Captain America: The First Avenger 3D (PG) No Passes, SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating Fri-Sat 1:20-4:20-6:50-7:45-9:45 SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating Sun-Thu 1:20-4:20-6:507:45-9:45 Cars 2 (G) SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating FriThu 12:20-3:20 Cowboys & Aliens (14A) No Passes, SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating Fri-Thu 12:40-1:15-3:304:05-6:55-7:25-9:40-10:10 Crazy, Stupid, Love. (PG) No Passes, SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating Fri-Thu 1:40-4:30-7:1510:05 Friends With Benefits (14A) SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating Fri-Thu 1:45-4:25-7:30-10:10 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG) SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating Fri-Thu 12:30-3:407:10-10:15 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (PG) SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating FriThu 1:30-4:40-9 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2: 3D (PG) SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating Fri-Mon 12-3:10-6:40-9:50 SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating Tue 12-3:10 SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating Wed-Thu 12-3:10-6:40-9:50 Horrible Bosses (14A) SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating Fri-Thu 1:10-3:50-7:35-10:20 The Smurfs (G) Stadium Seating, SR Dolby Digital Fri-Thu 12:15-3:05 The Smurfs 3D (G) Stadium Seating, SR Dolby Digital Fri-Thu 12:45-3:35-7:05-9:35 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (PG) SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating Fri-Thu 3-6:30-9:45

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EMPIRE STUDIO 10 MACLEOD TRAIL 100-16061 MacLeod Trail, 403-974-0470 Captain America: The First Avenger (PG) SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating, No Passes Fri-Thu 12-3:10-6:40-9:50 Captain America: The First Avenger 3D (PG) No Passes, SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating Fri-Thu 12:45-3:50-7:20-10:20 Cars 2 3D (G) SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating Fri-Thu 1-4 Cowboys & Aliens (14A) No Passes, SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating Fri-Thu 1:30-4:30-7:4010:30 Crazy, Stupid, Love. (PG) SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating, No Passes Fri 12:30-3:40-7:10-10 SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating Sat-Thu 12:303:40-7:10-10 Friends With Benefits (14A) SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating Fri-Thu 1:45-4:20-7:30-10:15 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (PG) SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating FriThu 12:20-3:20-6:30-9:40 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2: 3D (PG) SR Dolby Digital, Stadium Seating Fri-Thu 7-10:10 Horrible Bosses (14A) Stadium Seating, SR Dolby Digital Fri-Tue 2-4:40-7:50-10:40 Stadium Seating, SR Dolby Digital Wed 2-4:40-10:40 Stadium Seating, SR Dolby Digital Thu 2-4:40-7:5010:40

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Ullman Show styleâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; like the animated seriesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; early days. â&#x20AC;˘ Another reference of note: Lost. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a show coming up where Homer gets addicted to a show thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basically Lost,â&#x20AC;? Jean says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It ended five years ago, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell me how it ends!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing it post-Lost, and five years from now it will still be post-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Lost,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; so it should hold up.â&#x20AC;?

Boo-urns TV stations around the world recently had a meltdown over The Simpsons. As leaks at Japanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tsunami-hit Fukushima plant made headlines, TV stations in several European countries banned or censored show episodes that poked fun at nuclear radiation.

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Jerry Ferrara’s Entourage character has ambitions of his own So does the actor who plays him Jerry Ferrara’s character on Entourage, known as Turtle, was first introduced as a pot-smoking slacker living with his movie star friend Vincent Chase, working as his chauffeur, and enjoying the perks of being so close to fame. In the eighth and final season he’s an entrepreneur with dreams of his own success who has Mark Cuban on speed dial. In real life, Ferrara, now 31, has gone through his own transformation over the course of the show. He’s lost roughly 50 pounds and is looking forward to the challenge of finding work beyond Entourage.

“Times are a little bit different now. “(In the past) if you were a television actor you were a television actor and if you were a movie actor then that’s it,” he said. “Now people are segueing from TV to movies rather easily and you’re seeing a lot of people go from movies to television so I just think there are no rules anymore,” he added. One thing he can add to his resumé is writing. After “begging for a few years” for an opportunity, Ferrara co-wrote two episodes of Entourage this season after creator Doug Ellin gave him the chance. “He babysat me along

the way,” Ferrara said. “It was a goal I had from the very beginning and so we got it in the last season.” Ferrara says it wasn’t easy to write for himself. “I wanted to write myself out of the episode,” he said. “I just didn’t want anyone to think I was trying to do this to write myself some cool story-line. ... That was my own neurotic brain thinking.” He says he was “terrified” to get his co-stars’ reaction at the table read. Ferrara is also filming a movie called Think Like a Man based on the bestselling relationship advice book written by Steve Harvey. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Enjoying his ‘Bad’ break Actor Aaron Paul appreciates the chance to be in a quality show No matter how bad life gets for Aaron Paul's character on Breaking Bad, it's hard to hold it against him. He plays Jesse Pinkman, a drug-dealing slacker turned (spoiler alert) murderer in the show’s fourth season. He works with his former high school chemistry teacher Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston, to produce meth. Cranston’s character has cancer and turned to the drug trade to provide for his family after he dies. As a job in meth would have it, he's gotten increasingly sinister over the course of the show, too. Many fans find something very good about Jesse, and he’s someone they're rooting for.

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It used to be every summer had its song. No matter where you went, you heard That Song. It spilled from cars, slipped out from underneath ear buds, blared in clubs and floated through stores. And you could never, ever turn on a radio without hearing it. Last year’s song of the summer was California Gurls by Katy Perry. Remember 2009 when Use Somebody from Kings of

LMFAO’s Party Rock Anthem is ranked as the most popular song of 2011 on The Ultimate Chart.

Leon was played everywhere? I fully intended to write about candidates for the summer song of 2011, but then I ran into a wall. What, pray tell, determines a “hit song” these days? In the old days, a hit

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be played so much that it became indelibly associated with your memories of that year. If we’re to use that standard for the summer of 2011, the current leader is Adele’s Rolling in the Deep. No song is being

played more often on more radio stations in North America right now. Today, though, hit songs are determined by more than those two parameters. This is because an increasing number of people now get their music from

places other than the radio. A service called The Ultimate Chart (which monitors everything from plays on YouTube to tweets on Twitter) ranks LMFAO’s Party Rock Anthem as the most popular song of the summer of 2011. At number two, it’s Skyscraper by Demi Lovato, a song that has had barely any radio airplay at all so far. She’s a total online phenom right now. Adele is way down at number eight. And let’s not forget Rebecca Black’s Friday. As awful as the song is, the video has been viewed 170 million times on YouTube and parodied millions of times more, all without ever troubling even the lowest regions of the Top 40 radio charts. That’s a hit, right? So what will be the summer hit of 2011? I guess it all depend on where you get your music.

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Sia’s sagely approach Aussie singer-songwriter talks about her destiny MARK METCALFE/GETTY IMAGES

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It seems that we are born and then spend the rest of our lives finding out who we are. At least Sia, the über-bubbly Australian pop singer-songwriter, would agree with that statement. “I know, isn’t it crazy,” the 35-year-old rhetorically gushes. Sia’s latest album, We Are Born, discusses this mortal coil in passionate funk, soul and ballads. Not that she presumes to offer easy explanations, but her lyrics seem to possess a certain sagely grasp of life beyond the commercial schlep. “We’re all created by

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our environment when we’re growing up,” she says. Does she mean literally or metaphorically? “Literally, jazz tap dancing. Metaphorically, too, I guess. I’m a terrible real tap dancer, but I’m a fantastic metaphorical tap dancer.” Sia was tapping along quite nicely at the beginning of this millennium, living in London with the

She explains how a death inspired her song Breathe Me

usual ups and downs. Then her boyfriend’s death shook her so hard that she

wrote the beautiful, heartstopping Breathe Me, which, when paired with

the finale of HBO’s series Six Feet Under, blew up her career.

“I’d be in a very different place had they not put that song in there.”

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I kissed a ‘beautiful’ girl: Denise Richards

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Hot mama confesses to Howard Stern that she once hooked up with another famous female Denise Richards has teased that she had a lesbian affair with a fellow celebrity, though she draws the line at naming names. “I just met her through friends and work and stuff,” Richards tells

Howard Stern during an interview while promoting her new memoir. “I was just curious. We were curious. She was a girly-girl. She’s beautiful. You would know who she is.”

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Amy Winehouse’s family are now suggesting that the troubled singer’s death was actually caused by trying to get sober after years of heavy drinking, according to the Sun. Her father, Mitch Winehouse, reportedly says it

was the shock to her system of going cold turkey that did her in. “He said doctors had told Amy to gradually reduce her intake of alcohol and to avoid bingeing at all costs. Amy told him she couldn’t do that. It

ed to the Marine Corps Ball,” Johansson says in a statement to Zap2It. “Sgt. Williams, unfortunately due to prior commitments, I will not be able to attend the Ball with you this year but I am sending you a case of Moet and Chandon with gratitude.” Friends with Benefits

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‘CONFUSED ABOUT HER GENDER’. Tim Gunn

was all or nothing and she gave up completely,” a source says. “Mitch said the shock of giving up, after everything she had been through over a bad few years, was just too much for her to take.” METRO

Military courting celebrities Scarlett Johansson is the latest celebrity to catch the eye of the military, as Sgt. Dustin L. Williams has invited the actress to the Marine Corps Ball. Sadly, though, the Avengers star will be too busy with work to attend the event. “I feel incredibly honoured to have been invit-

ON HER SKIN, ANYWAY. Despite calling off her engagement to Jesse James — allegedly because of another woman — Kate Von D says she has no plans to remove a tattoo portrait she got recently of her ex-fiancé, according to TMZ. “I love my tattoo. It’s more than just a portrait, it has a lot of meaning,” she says. The piece is a rendering of James’ fifth grade yearbook picture. METRO

doesn’t mince words when it comes to the fashion sense of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. “Why must she dress that way?” the Project Runway mentor tells George Lopez. “I think she’s confused about her

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Sweet summer sodas

Think pop can only be purchased? Homemade Soda by Andrew Schloss boasts recipes for floats, fizzy juices, sparkling teas & much more BOTH PHOTOS: ARAN GOYOAGA

These over-the-top sophisticated sundaes may look fancy but are easy to make. You start by making walnut praline. The praline is broken into pieces and scattered over scoops of ice cream glazed with root beer syrup. The sundae is crowned with a peak of whipped cream and candied orange peel.

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Root Beet Praline Sundaes Preparation:

Preheat oven to 400Â°F. Then scatter walnuts in single layer on sheet pan and toast in oven for 10 minutes, until aromatic and lightly browned. Heat sugar in nonstick skillet over mediumhigh heat, stirring occasionally with wooden spoon, until sugar begins to melt and lump. Add 2 tablespoons of root beer syrup. Mix will start to foam. Stir constantly;

These Root Beer Praline Sundaes are sure to impress your guests.

sugar will become thinner and lumps will melt. When almost all lumps are gone, remove from heat and stir in butter and baking soda. Liquid will become foamy. Stir until foam is no longer streaky, about 10 seconds. Mix in toasted walnuts and pour mix back onto sheet pan, scraping as much of the melted sugar possible with stirring spoon. Allow to set until ďŹ rm. Torque pan and sheet of

caramelized nuts will pop oďŹ&#x20AC;. Chop into small pieces.

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A refreshing patioready summer snack These Mushroom, Pork and Asparagus Fresh Rolls are a great replacement for heavy meat-centred dishes It’s summer! Most summers you’ll find me at the local farmers markets, farm gates and other local foodie havens. It’s there where I find all the goodies to make those light and refreshing foods everyone wants to chow down on a hot sunny patio. Who needs heavy pastas and meat-centred dishes during the sweat inducing height of summer? Besides that, it’s also swimwear season right? A girl’s gotta eat, but there’s always room for food and health. That’s where these fresh wraps come in. I have to admit, we eat them almost weekly in our house during the summer months. They are just perfect patio food. You don’t even need a fork or knife to eat them and they always

Shopping List: Pork Filling • 500g Pork shoulder blade steak • 1/4 cup black bean sauce • 2 tbsp hoisin sauce Rolls • 250g asparagus • 2 tsp grapeseed oil • sea or kosher salt, to taste • fresh cracked pepper to taste

please guests with their complex nature. If you find that you want to make these in the peak of summer and can’t find good quality asparagus anymore, try adding blanched scallions, steamed beans or even peas. It’s a very forgiving dish.

Preparation:

1 2

For pork ﬁlling: Place all ingredients in a slow cooker and cook on low for eight hours. When done, pull apart with two forks. Set aside. Place asparagus on a baking sheet and pour grapeseed oil over, rolling the asparagus around to coat. Season with salt and pepper and place in a 425°F oven for 12–15 minutes.

• 105g rice vermicelli noodles • 115g fresh mushrooms, such as shiitake or oyster • 1 tsp butter • 2 tbsp rice vinegar • 2 tbsp water • 2 tbsp sugar • 1 tsp fine sea salt • 1 clove garlic, minced or grated • 1 cup loosely packed cilantro, chopped fine • 8 rice paper wrappers

Remove from oven and set aside.

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Fill a kettle with water and bring to a boil. Set vermicelli noodles in large bowl. Pour boiling water over until just submerged. Allow to sit for five minutes and then drain. To the rice vermicelli noodles, add the rice vinegar, sugar, 2 tbsp of water, 1 tsp of salt and garlic. Stir to coat. Coarsely chop the mushrooms. In a small sauté pan, heat the butter and add the mushrooms. Sauté for about five minutes, season with salt and pepper and add to the noodles. Stir in cilantro. Fill a bowl with hot-tothe-touch water and set out a tea towel. Soak one rice paper wrapper at a time for about 20 seconds or until it softens up. Lay out on the tea towel and dab it until it is just slightly moist. Place a portion of the noodle/mushroom mix in the centre. Lay a few stalks of roasted asparagus over, followed by a small handful of the pulled pork. Fold the bottom up over the filling, then fold in

This recipe yields eight rolls.

the sides, then roll it towards the end until it is completely wrapped. Set aside and repeat until done.

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Tribute. To Harris

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Winnipeg Blue Bomber Jonathan Hefney leaps for extra yards against the B.C. Lions on Thursday night. The Bombers (4-1) beat the Lions 25-20 at Canad Inns Stadium in a game they dedicated to fallen coach Richard Harris. JOHN WOODS/THE CANADIAN PRESS

Reality hits home with Harris’ death CFL EXTRA POINTS DAN TOTH

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The sudden death on Tuesday of Richard Harris, 63year-old Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive line coach, casts a light on the less-than-idyllic lifestyle of CFL coaches. Harris suffered a heart attack inside the Blue Bombers’ complex where coaches can toil 12 to 14

hours a day, watching film or meeting with players, often starting at 6 a.m. While we can’t speculate on Harris’s situation, sleep, diet and exercise can all be compromised by the demands of a schedule that doesn’t allow for many days off or free time for workouts or relaxation. Maybe it’s time for the coaches to form a union, much like the players have, with a collective bargaining agreement that limits their workload and hours at the team’s facility. The Stamp of arrogance: It’s not hard to figure out why the Calgary Stamped-

ers (2-2) are the most hated team in the CFL. Usually a squad has to put together multiple championship seasons before fans get sick of their dominance and start hoping the team collapses. In the case of the Stamps, the team merely thinks it’s great, despite just one title during the current regime. Stamps quarterback Henry Burris reached for Twitter after last week’s loss to reassure everyone that even though his offence sucks, they’ll be “great” before the year is through. “We will be a great team

this year! Mark my word!” Burris tweeted the morning after the Stamps fell 24-19 to the Eskimos, during which Stamps fans booed the team off the field. Added receiver Ken-Yon Rambo: “That just shows how much respect they have for the team.” He should realize it’s not just his own fans that disrespect the current crop of Stamps. It’s a league-wide phenomenon, spurred on by the team’s arrogant antics. Esks quieting naysayers: Edmonton’s “scorched earth” approach to its roster in the off-season was

supposed to trigger a rough year for the Eskimos, but it seems the team didn’t get that memo. The Esks didn’t win their fourth game in 2010 until October but remarkably are the only undefeated team so far at 4-0. Most of the credit goes to new head coach Kavis Reed, a former Eskimos player who has a grasp of the winning culture the franchise embodies and has conveyed that message to his players on a rebuilt roster. It also doesn’t hurt that QB Ricky Ray has finally found a balanced attack with new running back Jerome Messam.

“They did everything right to win the World Series. They pitched well, they played good defence, they contributed offensively when they needed it most. I’m just coming here to be a part of what they already have.” CARLOS BELTRAN ON BEING TRADED TO THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

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All in or fold? Deadline looms Weekend should reveal which major league teams are serious about making a run at the 2011 World Series The Major League Baseball trade deadline is fast approaching, and plenty of big names have already moved. Carlos Beltran is headed to San Francisco, bolstering the reigning world champions for another run at the title and Colby Rasmus is out of Tony La Russaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dog house in St. Louis and moving to Toronto. With the deadline looming Sunday, there are still a lot of big decisions to be made and big stars who could be getting changes of scenery. The New York Yankees are in second place in the AL East, three games behind Boston, which almost assuredly means they will be active. The Yankees could be in the market for a quality starter, with Phil Hughes

Market watch

Baseballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s buyers and sellers

Four impact players rumoured to be available going into Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s non-waiver deadline.

Texas Rangers

Ubaldo Jimenez

Heath Bell

Hunter Pence

RHP, COLORADO

RHP, SAN DIEGO

RF, HOUSTON

CF, TAMPA BAY

27-year-old is having an off year, but his strikeout ability is overpowering. Good fits? Yankees, Reds.

All-star is maybe the most proven closer available. Good fits? Rangers, Angels, Cardinals.

Hitting .307 with 11 HRs, 62 RBIs and 24 2Bs for the lowly Astros. Good fits? Braves, Phillies.

2002â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second overall pick has 15 HRs and 53 RBIs, with AVG of .227. Good fits? Nationals, Tigers.

struggling, and a lefthanded reliever. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we make moves, we feel that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to better the club,â&#x20AC;? Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Will we tweak it? I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know. Past history has shown the Yankees have done

everything they can to tweak the club to make it better.â&#x20AC;? Other teams in baseballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s upper echelon like the Red Sox and Phillies will likely be active in the trade market as well. Several other teams are

New ownership has been super aggressive. Reportedly went hard after Beltran and are set on getting a closer to help Neftali Feliz â&#x20AC;&#x201D; his five blown saves are third-most in AL.

B.J. Upton

Minnesota Twins

The Twins need major help in bullpen and rotation if they decide to buy. If they sell OFs Jason Kubel, Delmon Young, Michael Cuddyer and DH Jim Thome could all be available. Seattle Mariners

Philadelphia Phillies

in limbo. The Minnesota Twins are six games behind the Detroit Tigers in the AL Central. They have a history of late-season surges but must make a decision soon if they are going to be buyers or sellers. THE ASSOCIATED PRES

Their aces could use some run support. Phillies have the best record in the majors, but are 18th in team batting average and 13th in runs scored. They covet Astros OF Hunter Pence and White Sox OF Carlos Quentin.

GMs around the MLB are licking their chops and hoping they finally get word that LHP Felix Hernandez is on the market. The Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s steadfastly maintain theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re holding on to King Felix and all-star closer Brandon League.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE

EAST DIVISION Boston New York Tampa Bay Toronto Baltimore

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Pct GB .621 — .598 21/2 .519 101/2 .505 12 .406 22

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Philadelphia Atlanta New York Florida Washington

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L 39 45 51 53 55

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WEST DIVISION Texas Los Angeles Oakland Seattle

BLUE JAYS 8, ORIOLES 5

EAST DIVISION W 64 61 54 53 41

Yesterday’s results Toronto 8 Baltimore 5 L.A. Angels 12, Detroit 7 Kansas City 4, Boston 3 Tampa Bay 10, Oakland 8 Texas 4 Minnesota 1 Wednesday’s results L.A. Angels 3, Cleveland 1 Seattle 9, N.Y. Yankees 2 Chicago White Sox 2, Detroit 1 Toronto 3, Baltimore 0 Boston 12, Kansas City 5 Minnesota 7, Texas 2 Oakland 13, Tampa Bay 4 Tonight’s games Baltimore (Guthrie 4-14) at N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 8-8), 7:05 p.m. Kansas City (Francis 3-11) at Cleveland (C.Carrasco 8-8), 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Chatwood 6-6) at Detroit (Porcello 10-6), 7:05 p.m. Texas (Ogando 10-4) at Toronto (Cecil 3-4), 7:07 p.m. Boston (Wakefield 6-3) at Chicago White Sox (Floyd 8-9), 8:10 p.m. Minnesota (Liriano 6-8) at Oakland (G.Gonzalez 9-7), 10:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Niemann 4-4) at Seattle (Bedard 4-6), 10:10 p.m. Tomorrow’s games Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m., 1st game Texas at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. L.A. Angels at Detroit, 4:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Seattle, 4:10 p.m. Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m., 2nd game Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Boston at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at Oakland, 9:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Kansas City at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. Texas at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Boston at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Minnesota at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Seattle, 4:10 p.m.

Milwaukee Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati Chicago Houston

WEST DIVISION San Francisco Arizona Colorado Los Angeles San Diego

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Yesterday’s results Florida 5 Washington 2 Houston 5 St. Louis 3 Milwaukee 4 Chicago Cubs 2 N.Y. Mets 10 Cincinnati 9 Pittsburgh 5 Atlanta 2 San Diego 4 Arizona 3 San Francisco 4 Philadelphia 1 Wednesday’s results Arizona 4 San Diego 3 Atlanta 2 Pittsburgh 1 (10 innings) Colorado 3 L.A. Dodgers 1 Florida 7 Washington 5 Houston 4 St. Louis 2 Milwaukee 2 Chicago Cubs 0 N.Y. Mets 8 Cincinnati 2 San Francisco 2 Philadelphia 1 Tonight’s games N.Y. Mets (Gee 9-3) at Washington (Wang 00), 7:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Morton 8-5) at Philadelphia (Halladay 12-4), 7:05 p.m. San Francisco (Vogelsong 8-1) at Cincinnati (Willis 0-1), 7:10 p.m. Florida (Hensley 1-2) at Atlanta (Beachy 3-2), 7:35 p.m. Houston (Lyles 0-5) at Milwaukee (Wolf 6-8), 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Garza 4-7) at St. Louis (E.Jackson 0-0), 8:15 p.m. Colorado (Hammel 5-10) at San Diego (Stauffer 6-7), 10:05 p.m. Arizona (Collmenter 6-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 6-10), 10:10 p.m. Tomorrow’s games Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Florida at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Houston at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m. San Francisco at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Colorado at San Diego, 8:35 p.m. Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Sunday’s games San Francisco at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. Florida at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Washington, 1:35 p.m. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m. Houston at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m. Colorado at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 8:05 p.m.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

ALL-STAR GAME At Harrison, N.J. Wednesday’s result Manchester U. (Eng.) 4 MLS All-stars 0 Tonight’s game Colorado at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

TENNIS WTA-BANKOFTHEWESTCLASSIC At Stanford, Calif Yesterday’s results Singles — Second Round

E—D.Lee (7), Mar.Reynolds (21), A.Hill (6). DP—Toronto 1. LOB—Baltimore 6, Toronto 9. 2B—Hardy (16), Y.Escobar (18), Encarnacion (25), Arencibia 2 (12). HR—Hardy 2 (18), Guerrero (8), Encarnacion (8), E.Thames (5). SB—Guerrero (1). SF—E.Thames. IP H

SOCCER MLS

Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, def. Victoria Azarenka (1), Belarus, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. Ayumi Morita, Japan, def. Urszula Radwans-

BB SO

ka, Poland, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1. Serena Williams, U.S., def. Maria Kirilenko,

Baltimore Bergesen L,2-7 Hendrickson Jakubauskas Uehara Ji.Johnson Toronto C.Villanueva W,6-2 Walters Janssen F.Francisco Rauch

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Russia, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. Sabine Lisicki, Germany, def. Sam Stosur (4), Australia, 6-3, 7-5.

ATP-STUDENA CROATIA OPEN At Umag, Croatia Yesterday’s results Singles — Second Round Potito Starace, Italy, def. Juan Ignacio Chela (1), Argentina, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. Marin Cilic (4), Croatia, def. Robin Haase,

Umpires—Home, Alan Porter; First, Rob Drake; Second, Gary Darling; Third, Bruce Dreckman. T—2:48. A—16,152 (49,260).

Netherlands, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Fabio Fognini (6), Italy, def. Olivier Rochus, Belgium, 6-4, 6-1. Andreas Seppi (7), Italy, def. Diego Junqueira,

CALENDAR

Argentina, 7-5, 6-1.

July 31 — Last day to trade a player without securing waivers. Aug. 15 — Last day to sign selections from 2011 amateur draft who have not exhausted college eligibility. Aug. 17-18 — Owners’ meetings, Cooperstown, N.Y.

ATP-CREDIT AGRICOLE SUISSE OPEN GSTAAD At Gstaad, Switzerland Singles — Second Round Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, leads Nicolas Almagro (1), Spain, 3-2 (susp., darkness).

C FL

Stanislas Wawrinka (2), Switzerland, def. Peter Luczak, Australia, 6-3, 7-5. Fernando Verdasco (4), Spain, def. Frederico

EAST DIVISION

Gil, Portugal, 6-3, 6-2. GP W L

T PF PA Pt

Winnipeg

4 1

0 124 94

Montreal

3 1

0 133 95

Hamilton

2 2

Toronto

1 3

80 116

WEST DIVISION

Feliciano Lopez (5), Spain, def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 6-3, 6-4. Marcel Granollers (8), Spain, def. Igor Andreev, Russia, 6-1, 6-3. Julien Benneteau, France, def. Matthias Bachinger, Germany, 6-4, 6-4.

GP W L

T PF PA Pt

Andreas Haider-Maurer, Austria, def. Santia-

Edmonton

4 0

0 127 74

go Giraldo, Colombia, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.

Calgary

2 2

Saskatchewan

1 3

83 138

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B.C.

0 5

0 126 161

At Los Angeles

WEEK FIVE Last night’s result Winnipeg 25 B.C. 20 Tonight’s games

Yesterday’s results Singles — Second Round Alex Bogomolov Jr., U.S., def. Grigor Dimitrov (7), Bulgaria, 6-4, 6-3. Igor Kunitsyn (8), Russia, def. Ryan Sweeting,

All times Eastern

U.S., 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6).

Montreal at Hamilton, 6:30 p.m.

Thomaz Bellucci (4), Brazil, def. Alejandro Fal-

Toronto at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

la, Colombia, 6-0, 6-1.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Designated OF Travis Buck for assignment. MINNESOTA TWINS — Recalled INF Matt Tolbert from Rochester (IL). Optioned LHP Chuck James to Rochester. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Traded INF Felipe Lopez to Milwaukee for cash.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ATLANTA BRAVES — Rcalled RHP Anthony Varvaro from Gwinnett (IL). Optioned OF Wilkin Ramirez to Gwinnett. CHICAGO CUBS — Traded OF Kosuke Fukudome to Cleveland for RHP Carlton Smith and OF Abner Abreu. Recalled OF Tyler Colvin from Iowa (PCL). Assigned Abreu to Daytona (FSL) and Smith to Iowa. FLORIDA MARLINS — Optioned RHP Jose Ceda to New Orleans (PCL). Recalled LHP Brad Hand from Jacksonville (SL). MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Placed 2B Rickie Weeks on the 15-day DL. Recalled 2B Eric Farris from Nashville (PCL). NEW YORK METS — Traded OF Carlos Beltran to San Francisco for RHP Zack Wheeler. Assigned Wheeler to St. Lucie (FSL). Recalled C Mike Nickeas from Buffalo (IL). ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Optioned LHP Raul Valdes to Memphis (PCL). SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Reinstated INF Bill Hall from the 15-day DL and designated him for assignment.

FOOTBALL NFL

ATLANTA FALCONS — Agreed to terms with LB Mike Peterson on a one-year contract. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Terminated the contracts of QB Jake Delhomme and LB Eric Alexander. Waived TE Tyson DeVree. DALLAS COWBOYS — Released OT Marc Colombo, G Leonard Davis, WR Roy Williams, RB Marion Barber, PK Kris Brown, OT Robert Brewster, G Travis Bright, LB Kelvin Smith and WR Troy Bergeron. Placed C Andre Gurode on the physically-unable-to-perform list. Signed OT Tyron Smith, G David Arkin, DB Josh Thomas, WR Dwayne Harris, RB Shaun Chapas and C Bill Nagy. DENVER BRONCOS — Agreed to terms with LB Von Miller on a four-year contract. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed WR Diondre Borell, S Anthony Bratton, T Ray Dominguez, C Sampson Genus, WR Tori Gurley, FB Jon Hoese, S M.D. Jennings, LB Elijah Joseph, LB Jamari Lattimore, CB Brandian Ross, RB Brandon Saine, T Theo Sherman, WR Shaky Smithson, LB Vic So’oto and WR Kerry Taylor. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed DL Allen Bailey, DB Jalil Brown, QB Ricky Stanzi, LB Gabe Miller, DL Jerrell Powe and FB Shane Bannon. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed TE Ed Barham and RB Alexander Robinson. Released WR Freddie Brown, DT Jimmy Kennedy and S Madieu Williams. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Agreed to terms with DE Greg Romeus and LB Nate Bussey. NEW YORK JETS — Signed LB Matthias Berning, OL Jeff Wills, C Taylor Boggs, C Zane Taylor, S Byron Landor and S Davon Morgan. OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed C Stefen Wisniewski, DB DeMarcus Van Dyke, DB Chimdi Chekwa, WR Denarius Moore, TE Richard Gordon, WR David Ausberry, WR Steve Goulet, WR Derrick Jones, WR Edward McGee, QB Jordan La Secla, DB Sterling Moore, FB James McCluskey, DB Zac Etheridge, LB Chris Francis, LB Bani Gbadyu, OL Lou Eliades, OL Ben Lamaak, OL Alan Pelc, DT Jamie Cumbie and DL Mason Brodine. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Traded QB Kevin Kolb to Arizona for CB Dominique RodgersCromartie and a 2012 second-round draft pick. Agreed to terms with DE Jason Babin on a five-year contract. Placed DE Brandon Graham and OT Winston Justice on the physically-unable-to-perform list. PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Released OT Max Starks and WR Antwaan Randle El. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed LB Aldon Smith, QB Colin Kaepernick, CB Chris Culliver,

RB Kendall Hunter, WR Ronald Johnson, S Colin Jones, G Mike Person and CB Curtis Holcomb to four-year contracts and LB Monte Simmons. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed WR Kris Dunham, CB Richard Sherman, S Mark Legree, DB Byron Maxwell and DL Pep Levingston. TENNESSEE TITANS — Released QB Vince Young, DT Tony Brown, RB Dominique Lindsay, DE Marcus Howard, DE Kareem Brown and OL Jeff Hansen. WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Released C Casey Rabach, DE Phillip Daniels, NT Maake Kemoeatu, RB Chad Simpson, RB Andre Brown, WR Roydell Williams and P Sam Paulescu.

HOCKEY NHL

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Traded F Trent Hunter to New Jersey for LW Brian Rolston and a conditional 2012 draft pick. NEW YORK RANGERS — Agreed to terms with F J.T. Miller. PHOENIX COYOTES — Named Rick Knickle director of amateur scouting, Glen Zacharias Western amateur scout and Rob Pulford U.S. amateur scout. Reassigned amateur scout David MacLean to pro scout. Promoted Bob Teofilo to hockey operations video coordinator. VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Signed F Jannik Hansen to a three-year contract.

GOLF WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN At Carnoustie, Scotland Par 72 First round (a-denotes amateur): Meena Lee Brittany Lincicome Sophie Gustafson Caroline Masson Angela Stanford Amy Yang Na Yeon Choi Paula Creamer Caroline Hedwall Amy Hung Lorie Kane Song-Hee Kim Mika Miyazato Momoko Ueda Becky Brewerton Shanshan Feng Pat Hurst Vicky Hurst Eun-Hee Ji Brittany Lang

32-33—65 35-32—67 33-35—68 33-35—68 33-35—68 34-34—68 33-36—69 35-34—69 35-34—69 34-35—69 35-34—69 35-34—69 34-35—69 34-35—69 36-34—70 34-36—70 36-34—70 35-35—70 35-35—70 33-37—70

Also Alena Sharp Stephanie Sherlock

41-36—77 39-38—77

GREENBRIER CLASSIC

At White Sulphur Springs, W.Va Par 70 First round (a-amateur) Trevor Immelman Billy Mayfair Derek Lamely Webb Simpson Steven Bowditch Gary Woodland Chris DiMarco David Hearn Brendon de Jonge Kyle Stanley Chez Reavie Ben Martin Jim Herman Chris Baryla Will Strickler

31-33—64 33-32—65 29-36—65 31-34—65 32-33—65 31-34—65 32-34—66 32-34—66 30-36—66 32-34—66 32-35—67 34-33—67 30-37—67 33-34—67 32-35—67

Also Adam Hadwin Matt McQuillan

33-37—70 35-39—74

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