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Red-light runners could line city coffers, report says UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones, left, and former champion Lyoto Machida come face to face as UFC president Dana White looks on yesterday at a news conference promoting UFC 140 in Toronto. RYAN ENN HUGHES/THE CANADIAN PRESS

UFC champ looks to roll over contender UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon (Bones) Jones and former champion Lyoto (The Dragon) Machida are headed for a collision Dec. 10 at UFC 140 at the Air Canada Centre. Both fighters were in town yesterday to promote the fight. Jones was originally slated to face another former champion in Rashad Evans. But Evans is still recovering from a hand injury and had to step aside. Tickets for the Toronto card go on sale later this week. More coverage, page 58.

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For some, the past year has changed their lives for the better Others are battling poverty, addiction and unemployment {page 8}

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The third instalment of Next Music from Tokyo is set to roll through the city’s music scene this weekend {page 27}

87 cameras at 144 intersections in city Info used to mail tickets to offenders The city could add $2.5 million to its revenue by boosting the effectiveness of red-light cameras at intersections, while continuing to push down collision rates, according to a report from the auditor general’s office. Between 2000, when the first cameras were installed, and 2009, the program drained more in costs than it took in via fines. But last year, when fines were boosted to $325 from $180, the program generated $800,000 for the city. The report says that by increasing the program’s effectiveness, the city can glean even more money while continuing to increase safety. Last year, 38,000 tickets were issued to motorists who ran red lights. The auditor general recommends asking the province to permit bylaw officers to enforce licence-plate visibility standards in the course of their normal duties. Making sure plate num-

25% Collisions that end in injury or death are down 25 per cent at red-light-camera intersections, compared with 6 per cent at all signalized intersections. bers are visible could draw $1.7 million more from the program, according to the report. Promptly repainting stop-line markings at camera intersections could pull in $600,000 more, while enforcing payment from out-ofprovince offenders could net $200,000, the report says. Red-light cameras are evenly distributed among the city’s 44 wards. The report recommends that council review whether even distribution is effective. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

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Mississauga takes shark fin off menu

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Mississauga councillors unanimously adopted a bylaw yesterday that bans the possession and sale of shark-fin products in the city. The decision makes Mississauga the largest city in Canada to ban the controversial products, the consumption of which has pushed many of the world’s

shark species to the brink of extinction. The move came a day before a Toronto council committee was to address the issue, and following introduction of a ban in Oakville in July. At the municipal level, much of the debate revolves around whether cities have the jurisdiction

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and the ability to enforce such a ban. Toronto Coun. Glenn De Baeremaeker, who with colleague Kristyn Wong-Tam has been pushing for a local fin ban, said the Mississauga vote strengthens their hand ahead of a vote in the licensing and standards committee meeting today. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

Toronto councillors Glenn De Baeremaeker and Kristyn Wong-Tam want a local shark-ﬁn ban.

The unflappable Sugar Bear probably wasn’t worried, but new food-marketing regulations in the U.S. will likely spare cartoon cereal mascots. Scan the code.

Higher enrolment in public system attributed to rise in birth rates, full-day learning for kindergartners After seeing a dramatic drop of more than 20,000 students over the past decade, Toronto’s public school board says enrolment is starting to pick up and expected to grow by almost 40,000 by 2035. If the enrolment projections prove accurate, by that time the board will technically have enough students to fill all of its current elementary schools. “I think there’s a sense now of finally, we’ve hit the bottom and that curve is starting to increase. We are actually in a position of starting to recover what we’ve lost,” said Daryl Sage, director of strategy and planning for the Toronto District School Board, who recently presented trustees

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City of Toronto population projections also indicate the number of children, ages 5 to 19, is on the rise. with a report on enrolment. The decline in the number of elementary students has now stopped, he said, with 171,750 students in 2010 — and a projected 189,000 in 2020 and 203,500 in 2035. At the secondary level, enrolment is expected to continue dropping until the mini-boom in elementary hits high schools, around 2019. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

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2007: 28.9 million 2010: 32.3 million

It looks like e-books are easy reading. The Toronto Public Library is reporting that digital downloads from its site will hit 500,000 this year, double the number from 2010 and more than 10 times what they were in 2007. “This is a huge jump,” said Anne Marie Aikins, the library’s manager of community relations. “And, incidentally, book borrowing is increasing slightly, as well, so the book isn’t dead. That’s for sure.” The library had its busiest year in 2010, with 18 million visits and 32 million items circulated. But the library may have to limit additions to its digital and print collections this year, as it searches for ways to cut the mandated 10 per cent —

He’s a long-distance runner whose own coach concedes is not as fast as he used to be. “We’ve learned to pace ourselves a little bit better,” said trainer Harmander Singh. Then again, Fauja Singh, no relation, was 89 years old when he started competing in races. And now he’s 100. “I am but a simple man,” Singh the competitor, a Sikh with a long white beard who only speaks Punjabi, said in a translated statement. “I give it my best shot and it happens that the results are better than others.” The centenarian, who lives in the United Kingdom by way of India, is ready to compete in Sunday’s Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon in an attempt to land a Guinness World Record.

E-downloads (includes digital books, audio books and reference material): 2007: 39,001 2010: 257,715 Visits: 2007: 16.3 million 2010: 18.3 million

or $17 million — from its 2011 operating budget to reduce the city’s deficit. The recommended staff cuts will be released this afternoon in advance of Monday’s library board meeting. Although Aikins wouldn’t say what the recommendations involved, she did say closing library branches isn’t one of them.

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Centenarian runner Fauja Singh poses Sept. 1 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Sell yourself — or someone you know for a Notable award Do you know a Notable? A young professional with enviable drive, ambition and entrepreneurial spirit? Perhaps you’re a Notable. Well, here is your chance to send a shoutout — and to have their talents recognized by Canadians from coast to coast. The inaugural Notable Awards, driven by Lexus, are a first-of-its-kind celebration of Canada’s cutting-edge, passionate, and innovative young professionals from across the country. Metro News is proud to be the Official Print Sponsor of the Notable Awards. The Awards program celebrates outstanding young professionals in 13

categories; one winner will also be named Young Professional of the Year. To nominate a friend, a colleague or even yourself, log onto notable.ca/awards — the process is fast and easy. But do it now, as nominations close on Oct. 14. Starting Oct. 18, all the nominees will be posted at notable.ca and you can vote for your favourite in each category. The four finalists, as determined by you, will then be judged by a panel of leading industry professionals. The Notable Awards will culminate with a notto-be-missed event hosted by CP24’s Melissa Grelo on Nov. 10 at Andrew Richard Designs in Toronto, where the winners will be announced. METRO

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011

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Canadians are funniest people on the planet — maybe because it’s so cold outside: Comedy Awards creator Her sister may have been the prom queen, but Debra DiGiovanni is getting the last laugh. “I have a fraternal twin sister who was the prom queen and I was not invited to the prom. I did her hair for the prom,” said DiGiovanni, who regularly riffs on her unglamorous life as a standup comic and a regular on MTV’s Video on Trial. DiGiovanni is seeking her third win as Best Female Standup when the Canadian Comedy Awards and Festival opens for a five-day run from Thursday to Monday. Former standup and sketch performer Tim Progosh said he co-founded the awards in 2000 to recognize the fact “we’re the funniest people on the planet.”

“I don’t know why. It has something to do with the fact its cold and we have to be inside a lot and make each other laugh,” Progosh said. DJ Demers has found being deaf is no barrier to standup. He’s among the nominees for Best Newcomer — an award DiGiovanni won in 2002 — and has found having two hearing aids occasionally comes in handy in front of a rowdy crowd. “I make a lot of jokes about my hearing aids and then I also make a lot of jokes about my jokes about my hearing aids. So I like to address the elephant in the room. It is a part of my life and there’s a lot of humour in it,” said Demers, 25.

Comedian Debra DiGiovanni is seeking her third win at the Canadian Comedy Awards, which start today.

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Today marks 12 months since 33 Chilean miners were miraculously rescued from the San José mine The inspirational story earned ‘Los 33’ global fame For some, the past year has changed their lives for the better Others are battling poverty, addiction and unemployment One year later Yonni Barrios, 51 The group’s “nurse” is suffering from silicosis. Owns a warehouse, but earnings are slim. Receives a government pension. Darío Segovia, 49 Opened a greengrocer in Copiapó thanks to funding from Chilean businessman and philanthropist Leonardo Farkas. Receives a government pension. Luis Urzúa, 55 Gives motivational talks with some of his colleagues and receives a government pension. Juan Andrés Illanes, 53 Works as a motivational speaker and receives a government pension. Juan Carlos Aguilar, 50 Training to become a motivational speaker. Receives a government pension. Edison Peña, 35 Undergoing treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. Claudio Yáñez, 35 Unemployed and in financial difficulty. Gives motivational talks. Osmán Araya, 31 Unemployed and dealing with psychological problems. Not getting any government assistance. Carlos Mamani, 25 The Bolivian miner is unemployed and still living in Chile. He is not giving interviews. Richard Villarroel, 28 Dealing with psychological problems. Jimmy Sánchez, 20 Discharged from hospital, but still dealing with psychological problems. Raúl Bustos, 41 Focused on motivational speaking. Pedro Cortés, 27 Unemployed and bankrupt, studying electrical technology. Carlos Bugueño, 28 Unemployed. Relies on charity. Esteban Rojas, 45 Unemployed and receives a government pension. Carlos Barrios, 28 Draws an income working as a driver with a friend. Jorge Galleguillos, 56 Gives motivational talks and receives a government pension. José Henríquez, 55 Told his story for the book Miracle in the Mine, published today. Receives a government pension and has decided to return to mining.

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bittersweet year MIREYA SEGUEL

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They have travelled the globe, rubbed elbows with celebrities and been cheered as heroes the world over. One year after 33 Chilean miners were winched to the surface from their entombment 700 metres underground, they still get recognition for their incredible saga of endurance and survival. But, perhaps surprisingly, the instant fame and status have brought problems of their own, and the promised riches have never materialized. The Copiapó miners have walked a long road since their dramatic rescue from the San José mine was watched on television by an estimated one billion viewers. Many of the miners say they are worse off now than they were before the accident. Some are without steady jobs and most are still on medical leave recovering from the trauma of having been buried alive for 10 weeks. Fourteen of the miners rely on a government disability pension of $470 a month, but they are still struggling. Now, however, “Los 33”

miners have sued the Chilean state for $17 million US, saying it failed to ensure safe working conditions. are starting to mobilize, hoping to make some money from their experience. They have hired the law firm Carey and Company and established a committee to protect their image and sell their story. They have also signed a deal with the William Morris Endeavor agency for film and television projects. Meanwhile,

Hollywood producer Mike Medavoy plans to make a movie of their story based on a book by author Héctor Tobar, which was inspired by miner Victor Segovia’s writings while he was underground. Determined to seek justice, some of the miners have filed a negligence suit against the Chilean govern-

A celebration — then came the hangover It should have been a time of triumph for the 33 rescued Chilean miners. Instead, many of them partied a little too hard, and controversy has emerged over the effectiveness of the care the men received, especially after news surfaced that miner Edison Peña was in rehab for drug and alcohol abuse. Alberto Iturra, chief psychologist of the rescue mission, says his team

couldn’t prevent some situations from occurring. “A struggle began on getting exclusive interviews from the media, not allowing the miners to spend more time with their families,” he said. “Only a few days after their return to the surface, there was an explosive excess of partying and drinking for them. They didn’t even have the time to rest in hospital.”

But Alejandro Pino, manager of the Chilean Safety Association, insists he did everything he could to get the best results from the treatment program. “Medical issues such as alcoholism are not necessarily as a psychological consequence of the accident,” he said. “In truth, the men’s psychological behaviour was much better than we expected anyway.” JORGE ARELLANO IN CHILE

ment for failing to ensure proper working conditions at the mine. And, perhaps most surprising of all, more than half of the men say they want to go back underground. It’s a matter of simple economics, they say — they need the money — and mining is all they know. GETTY IMAGES

Elvis fan Peña ran the New York Marathon and appeared on David Letterman.

Mario Sepúlveda, 41 The extroverted miner nicknamed “Super Mario” owns an event centre in Santiago. Mario Gómez, 65 Suffering from silicosis and wants to retire. Receives a government pension. Víctor Zamora, 34 Has no steady job. Sells fruits and vegetables from the living room of his home. Suffers from insomnia. Franklin Lobos, 53 Works as technical co-ordinator of Copiapó’s football club development leagues. Receives a government pension. Claudio Acuña, 36 After failed attempts at getting into a new line of work, he was only able to land another mining job. Víctor Segovia, 49 Owns a taxicab and a school bus. He’s writing a book about the accident based on diaries he kept while underground. Receives a government pension. Ariel Ticona, 30 He spends time at home with his daughter Esperanza, who was born while he was trapped underground. Unemployed and experiencing stress. Daniel Herrera, 28 As part of his therapy, he makes public appearances in a special hall dedicated to the miners at Santa Cruz Museum. Also on medical leave. José Ojeda, 48 On medical leave, he still suffers from the trauma of being trapped underground. Receives a government pension. Pablo Rojas, 46 Unemployed. Receives a government pension. Omar Reygadas, 57 Working as a motivational speaker. Receives a government pension. Alex Vega, 32 Has no steady job, but does temporary work as a mechanic. On medical leave. Samuel Ávalos, 44 Working as a motivational speaker. Renán Ávalos, 30 Dealing with psychological problems. Florencio Ávalos, 32 Unemployed but has applied for a job as a miner at Collahuasi copper mine in northern Chile.

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French ambassador Francois Delattre, left, real estate developer Leonard Stern, and New York Commissioner to the UN Marjorie B. Tiven, unveil an exact replica of the Statue of Liberty yesterday in New York.

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It’s sex equality, your majesty Britain’s PM wants to bring laws on royal succession into the 21st century ‘Male superiority’ would end In 21st-century Britain, gender equality is catching up to royalty. Britain’s government is pushing a plan to change the rules on royal succession to provide equal treatment for princes and princesses. As the law stands now, an elder daughter would be passed over as monarch in favour of a younger brother. But under the latest proposal, the first child of Prince William and the former Kate Middleton would eventually become monarch — regardless of sex. Prime Minister David Cameron said he has writ-

Queen bows out Buckingham Palace has always refrained from commenting on the succession issue, saying it’s a matter for the government. The prime minister’s office said the Queen would not be part of the new discussions. David Cameron said he will be discussing the proposals when he meets Commonwealth leaders at a summit in Australia later this month.

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of state requesting their views on modernizing succession. “We espouse gender equality in all other aspects of life and it is an anomaly that in the rules relating to the highest public office we continue to enshrine male superiority,” Cameron wrote in his letter. The changes would also lift a centuries-old ban on British monarchs marrying Roman Catholics — a rule Cameron described in his letter as a “historical anomaly.” “We do not think it can continue to be justified,” Cameron said. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Search for baby brings few clues Police take no-holds-barred approach as search continues into 2nd week Lisa Irwin last seen Oct. 3 AP PHOTO/KANSAS CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT

Authorities searching for a missing baby in Kansas City have marched shoulder-to-shoulder through woods, rappelled down cliffs and combed through landfills. They’ve interrogated her parents for hours and called in firefighters to search an 11metre well that seemed like a possible place to hide a tiny body. But after receiving more than 300 tips and chasing down many others, police still have no idea what happened to Lisa Irwin, a fair-haired, big-eyed baby, whose first birthday is now only a month away. Police yesterday scoured a new wooded area with 0

abandoned home and cistern, while more than 30 detectives pursued additional leads. Lisa’s mother, Deborah Bradley, said she checked on her daughter late Oct. 3, but the baby was gone early the next morning when her father, Jeremy Irwin, returned home from a late shift at work. The couple told police they frantically searched their home but found only that the house lights were on and a window was open. Yesterday marked the beginning of the search’s second week. Spokesman Capt. Steve Young said police would carry on.

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Spectator shuttle actually powered man to ‘tough’ third-place finish After crossing the finish line in third place and smashing his personal best, Rob Sloan celebrated and boasted how he’d just completed an “unbelievably tough” marathon.

It turns out things weren’t quite what they seemed. Sloan, organizers say, had actually dropped out 32 kilometres into the race, hitched a ride on a

spectator shuttle bus and emerged from the woods near the finish line to make the podium. After initially describing claims that he cheated in Sunday’s Kielder Marathon

Myanmar prisoners walk out of Insein Prison in Yangon yesterday.

near Newcastle, England as “laughable,” the 31-yearold former army mechanic admitted his transgression following an investigation by organizers. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Nomadic Irish Travellers lose key court battle They’ve lived there for a decade. Now they must go. Britain’s High Court yesterday rejected an appeal against eviction by a community of Irish Travellers. The decision clears the way for bailiffs to begin clearing the Dale Farm site, near London.

On the move There are between 15,000 and 30,000 Irish Travellers in Britain, where they are recognized as an ethnic minority by government.

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Canada Post asking court to determine whether Charter protects the right to strike, lawyer says corporation in June after 12 days of rotating strikes. “This back-to-work legislation was unjust,” union president Denis Lemelin told a news conference yesterday. “There is a fundamental principle here — the freedom of association.” The

Canada Post workers are taking the Harper government to court in a case that could test the Conservatives’ aggressive stance on the rights of unionized labour. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is challenging the constitutionality of the law which forced its members back to work in June. Close to 50,000 Canada Post workers were locked out by the Crown

union has already challenged several elements of the legislation, including the selection of the arbitrator. It says the judge chosen by Labour Minister Lisa Raitt has no expertise in labour relations and also doesn’t speak French. The bill that forced Canada Post employees back to work also marked former

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Public Employees, which represents 6,800 flight attendants, said it cancelled the strike after Labour Minister Lisa Raitt submitted two referrals to the Canada Industrial Relations Board at 2 p.m.

EU wants banks to hike capital buffers The European Union plans to force the region’s biggest banks to raise billions of euros in capital to better withstand market turmoil over the high debt in several euro countries, the European Commission’s president said yesterday. Jose Manuel Barroso warned that key European banks should not be allowed to pay out dividends or bonuses until they have raised their capital buffers to the new standards. Under the new rules, banks will have to implement new international rules on bank capital much earlier than 2019, as

BMO sees economy slowing Canada’s economy will continue to slow noticeably next year, but all regions will avoid recession, the Bank of Montreal predicts in a new outlook. And most provinces are

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Pininfarina, the Italian auto designer, is giving up making car bodies. It is closing its production facilities but it will continue its design and engineering businesses. Pininfarina produced its last cars in 2010, completing contracts for the Alfa Romeo Spider and Brera and the Ford Focus Coupe Cabriolet.

Budweiser announced yesterday that giant “vessels” of water placed around Winnipeg Sunday — to celebrate the return of bigleague hockey to Winnipeg — will be turned into beer that will only be sold in Winnipeg. Called Honour the Ice, the water vessels were placed in strategic places near the MTS Centre and

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It’s like a deer in headlines For the past week, a massive, shorttempered stag has been charging into British headlines, goring a man in the middle of a picnic and chasing one woman through the brush. The stag’s rampage has cast a shadow over Bushy Park, a quiet suburban expanse of tree-lined avenues and ponds some 21 kilometres southwest of central London. “I’ve been in and out of the park for 20 years, and this is the first time I’ve heard of people being attacked in such

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There are many shades to fandom. What makes a super fan to some is a casual tourist to others. But when it comes to music, it’s pretty hard to top Steven Tanaka. A physician by trade, Tanaka loves independent, underground music from Japan, not something Toronto tends to have in abundance. “They don’t make money,” he says of the bands. “They play for the joy of

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Merpeople is one of the bands performing in Toronto this weekend.

being onstage. Their live performances are so outstanding. I thought it was a shame for them to not get any recognition.” After several years of travelling to Tokyo to see live shows Tanaka decided to put his money where his mouth was and bring some of his favourite bands to Canada for the Next Music from Tokyo tour. The third installment rolls through Toronto this

weekend. Tanaka’s parents are from Japan, but he grew up in Vancouver listening to punk and hardcore, a genre which prides itself on its independent, do-ityourself attitude. Listening to the music is cool, he explains, but you’ll get more out of it when you play an active role. He fronts the bands’ airfare and their accommodations for the week long treks. He also

books the venues and organizes VISAs and work permits, things that end up being a year round headache. Then there’s the financial cost of putting on such an ambitious tour. “Some people think I actually make money, which is ridiculous.” Tanaka says he lost $30,000 on the first tour alone but that the money is a small price to pay. “I make a decent in-

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I enjoy it the most. I think there just seems to be more to grab onto, I guess. You can use your imagination a little bit more — whereas if they’re a good guy or heroes, they have to abide by a strict set of rules and to this day I haven’t been able to figure out how to work around those. Maybe just because I don’t know how to do it. There seems to be more creativity and imagination involved in justifying what they do. And yeah, that’s what people hire me for, so I’ll take what I can get. What are the key diﬀerences from playing, say, an evil vampire in Twilight and a desperate robber in Trespass?

I prefer Trespass and I had a good time on Twilight. We were all so new and young to the experience. Even our director at the time [Catherine Hard-

wicke] was new to directing, so it was a little haphazard how we shot. And having 12 young actors, trying to corral everyone (was tough). A lot of the time was spent doing that, whereas on Trespass, before we even started shooting, there were two or three weeks where we literally rehearsed every single day. To be able to do that is any actor’s dream. While rehearsing, did anyone have their own stories about having their house robbed?

Everyone would share their stories, just while we were rehearsing, and when you talk to everyone, surprisingly a lot of people have had this happen. Even — not that this is a normal one — but I think Nicolas Cage had someone end up in his bedroom when he was sleeping and they were naked or had a popsicle. I haven’t gotten to that place yet, but I think I’m protected enough with my mace and baseball bat.

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Yes and yes. I’ll be honest. I was warned before working with him by a few people that he’s very difficult and crazy and this and that and he is crazy but in such a good way. I don’t know if it’s crazy so much as quirkiness. He’s just out there and outgoing and funnier than I could’ve imagined. I think he’s a little misunderstood. He definitely has a good sense of humour — an odd one, but a good one. METRO

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Cage laments lack of screen time Nicolas Cage may be happy he got to work with Nicole Kidman and reunite with director Joel Schumacher on his new thriller Trespass. Yet Cage isn’t thrilled that viewers will be able to watch the movie at home the same day it opens in a handful of theatres. The story of a family terrorized by home intruders, Trespass debuts Friday for a limited theatrical run in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and seven other major markets. It will be available at the same time for home viewing through video on demand. The DVD and Blu-ray release follow barely two weeks later on Nov. 1, compared with a typical window of about four months between the time most Hollywood films open in theatres and debut on home video. It’s a business decision that will help Trespass distributor Millennium Entertainment, an independent outfit that does not have the big marketing bucks of a Hollywood studio, make the most of its advertising dollars. Cage understands that, but he wishes the movie could have a separate life on the big-screen before it goes to smaller television and computer screens — or even tiny cellphone screens. “I like movies to be seen the way the director wanted them to be seen, which is on the big-screen, with an audience, with their popcorn,” Cage said in an interview alongside Schumacher at September’s Toronto International Film Festival, where Trespass premiered. Smaller distributors such as Magnolia Pictures and IFC Films often release films to theatres and video on demand around the same time. With Academy Award winners Cage and Kidman, along with director Schumacher (Batman Forever, A Time to Kill), Trespass arguably is the biggest test yet for simultaneous big-screen and home releases. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Writer-director Sean Durkin’s first feature film, Martha Marcy May Marlene, deals with the trauma of life inside and after escaping a cult — though that word is never used in the film. In fact, the film’s protagonist, Elizabeth Olson — turning in a striking, heartbreaking performance — doesn’t use very many words at all, which makes understanding why she’s so troubled that much harder for her sister (Sarah Paulson) and brother-in-law (Hugh Dancy). Told in a fractured chronology that highlights Martha’s growing paranoia, the film is both beautiful and unsettling. But more unsettling for Durkin was how easy it was to find former cult members to discuss their experiences while researching the project. Where did the idea for this movie start?

It started with just a very simple desire to maybe make a film about a cult. I felt like I hadn’t seen anything that was modern and naturalistic. I wanted to do something that showed a little bit more of the subtle manipulation. I started writing and I just started talking about it, and when you start talking about it, people are always like, “Oh my friend grew up in one.

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I’m sure he’d be happy to talk to you.” It’s amazing. I didn’t have to go out and search. It’s really common, which is very strange. With the steps the cult leader (John Hawkes) takes to indoctrinate your heroine, it’s almost like a how-to guide.

It’s funny, these guys are all very generic. Like seriously, you read about them and they just all use the same tactics. The things that he does are just what these guys do over and over again. They just change their purpose.

tain things. I mean, no one in a cult ever talks about being in a cult or thinks they’re in a cult. They just think that what they’re doing is right and they’re doing what they believe in.

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Yeah, that seems to be a common response. I never wanted to call it anything else. I usually struggle with names of things that I do, but I came up with that the day I came up with the plot. And the name just popped into my head. I thought of Martha, and then Marcy May Marlene just flowed out after and that was it. At Sundance, the first couple big reviews to come out mentioned that once you see it, it’s easier — which was great to hear because it’s obviously a concern.

We never used the word “cult” until after the movie was finished and we had to start talking about it, because there’s no other word to use. But we never talked about it while we were there, when we were shooting. With the actors, we never discussed it like that. “Cult” has got a lot of connotations that aren’t helpful when you’re making a movie about someone being manipulated into cer-

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Shatner says he ‘was on dangerous ground’ with his new spoken-word album Seeking Major Tom William Shatner has boldly ventured into a new space-themed project: a spoken-word, cover-tune album that the former Star Trek captain felt was a risk when he recorded it. “It’s such a departure and it’s such a reinterpretation of some classics that I knew that I was on dangerous ground,” Shatner, 80, said during a recent telephone interview to promote Seeking Major Tom. “For the longest time I didn’t know whether it was going to be accepted or not. It seems to be taking (off ).” Out this week as a twodisc CD version as well as a three-disc vinyl edition, Seeking Major Tom fea-

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tures Shatner’s trademark speak-sing interpretations of classic rock favourites and other space-themed songs. The first tune, Major Tom (Coming Home), begins with a blast: the sound of spacecraft lift-off followed by pulsating ’80s synth sounds and Shatner’s deadpan-to-dramatic delivery of the lyrics. Other songs include

Rocket Man, She Blinded Me With Science, Walking On The Moon, Bohemian Rhapsody and Iron Man. Shatner said Cleopatra Records in Los Angeles approached him about a year ago to do recitations on an album. It wasn’t a stretch: after all, Shatner had already done this type of thing before, first with his much-lampooned 1968 album The Transformed Man, and then with 2004’s Has Been. “I ultimately presented them with this and they were a little hesitant at first and then they got behind it,” said the Montrealborn star, who’s won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe.

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Four cities, three weather systems, 308+ runway shows and countless cups of Diet Coke later, the spring/summer 2012 shows are finally over We look back at the standout trends and most overdone looks from New York, London, Milan and Paris GETTY

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Sweet and pretty Just when you were beginning to get used to the idea of fall’s kinky fetish wear, the fashion pendulum swung the completely opposite way for spring. Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Valentino and Givenchy are just a few houses that turned out the kinds of feminine, universally appealing dresses that both your mother and homegirl would approve of. Think: shimmery, ethereal dresses that resembled oyster shells and lace frocks the colour of lemon drops.

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The mid-century revisited Lately, the fashion weeks have been unfolding like a game of guess the decade. Last season was all about the ’60s. The season before that, the ’70s. And this time around, Prada, Jil Sander, Rochas and Dries van Noten were just a few that conjured up prim, ’50s glamour. But it’s a slightly different take on the

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The ’50s wasn’t the only decade to make a comeback for spring. Ralph Lauren, Marc Jacobs, Etro and Gucci all served up fantastical flapper collections with one key element that is sure to trickle its way down to the H&Ms and Zaras of the world: the droppedwaist dress.

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Tough and sporty The spring summer collections will hit stores in February, just as preview coverage of the 2012 Olympics is getting underway. That’s five whole months before you get sick of all talk about The Games. So it’s no wonder that designers such as Alexander Wang, Stella McCartney, Nicole Farhi and Team MaxMara showed athletic-inspired collections complete with perforated leather, high-performance knits and enough mesh to outfit

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decade from the whole Mad Men look that was so popular two years ago. It’s a little bit Happy Days, a little bit Hitchcock. Prada’s stiff, greaser jackets, Sander’s crisp poplin dresses and Rochas’s full skirts made a strong case for a polished, coolly calculated approach to dressing that simply doesn’t exist in this day where most women try very hard to look like they didn’t put any effort into their appearance at all.

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LG taking Canadian couture to the core Fresh faces and a new venue as Toronto’s LG Fashion Week gears up to showcase spring-summer looks Organizers of Toronto’s LG Fashion Week have traded in their bricks-and-mortar home by the lake for makeshift tents in the heart of the city. After setting up shop for several seasons at Heritage Court on the grounds of the historic Canadian National Exhibition, the semi-annual

event is returning to its geographical roots in the downtown core. LG Fashion Week will kick off Monday at David Pecaut Square, steps from the theatre district, Roy Thomson Hall and the TIFF Bell Lightbox where movies were screened during last month’s film fest.

“As fabulous as the event has become, being behind the Princes’ Gates at the CNE was not enough for the city to know our designers were working hard showing their collections,” said Robin Kay, president of the Fashion Design Council of Canada,

which organizes LG Fashion Week. “It’s very, very important for there to be a much larger collective consciousness around our

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organizers are hoping the event’s theme — Canada Cool — won’t just be reflected under the runway lights but among those sitting in the shadows. Kay said there’s an outreach program to buyers in every province. Those who do attend are afforded a unique opportunity to buy small collections of Canadianstyle clothing they won’t see in other stores, she noted. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Chung is an English rose with a few thorns Fashion multi-hyphenate Alexa Chung chats about trend-busting, the influence of boys and the ever-changing meaning of the ‘it-girl’ mixed and tamed. In England, people indulge in this madness. In the States, people would be like, ‘Oh my gosh, what is she wearing!’

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Alexa Chung is someone who has become famous for how she looks more so than her day job as a television personality. She’s got a unique thing going — a tomboyish schoolgirl pluckiness that miraculously manages to look chic and modern, rather than childlike. Not every woman can pull off a Peter Pan collar, knee socks and loafers, but that won’t stop hundreds of thousands from trying. The 28-year-old gives Kate Moss a run for her money as the British export women most want to dress like. How do you feel about the ‘It-girl’ label?

At the beginning I was uncomfortable with it. I guess it’s my British way of being wary of celebration as it ultimately precedes a fall. Before, the it-girl scene meant people like Paris Hilton. But not anymore. Now, it’s a different vibe. People like Diane Kruger, Elle Fanning and myself. I like to think we wear clothes in an interesting way, and not necessarily have the emphasis on sex. It’s pretty cool. People are always dissecting your style in magazines and on blogs. But how would you describe it?

I appreciate classic design, it’s classic for a reason — a shirt and blazer is practical, comfortable and never looks dated. Carven is a brand that very much does what I love, a

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mix of strict mistress and schoolgirl. It’s not overtly sexy and when you wear it you feel attractive. I’m more inspired by what men wear, people like Keith Richards, Bryan Jones and the Beatles. If I wear a girlie party dress, I prefer wearing it with a briefcase and brogues, though I’m a bit bored of that right now. I sometimes wish I’d been a boy. The more I think about it, the more I think my tomboy side is what I use to assert the fact that I’m not a push over. I guess A look from I’d call it modAlexa Chung’s ern power dressing. collection for Madewell.

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Before I was on TV I went to art school and if I hadn’t become a TV presenter I would have done design of some sort. It’s more my scene and what I’m most comfortable doing. TV is not something I’m naturally good at whereas when I’m sitting sketching in the Madewell office, it feels natural and easy. In the U.K. everyone is saying, ‘Alexa is concentrating on her TV career’ but it’s not that. I need the money. I’m like everyone else, TV is my job.

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ast Tuesday, 25,000 building industry professionals with a penchant for green innovation descended upon the city of Toronto for Greenbuild, the U.S. Green Building Council’s annual conference. It was the first time the Council had taken its annual conference outside of the U.S. and more than 108 countries sent delegates. By way of welcoming them, the Canada Green Building Council set up Canada House at Steam Whistle Brewery to showcase home grown green talent and technology. BILD was the Canada House launch sponsor and donning a red and white Canada scarf (on a 22-de-

gree-weather day, no less) I was honoured to welcome everyone to the conference and to our great city. In addition to the economic boost the conference gave to our hospitality industry, the conference was a great opportunity for the global building industry to learn from each other. From a local perspective, I took part in numerous roundtable discussions with U.S. and global ambassadors and explained how the Ontario Building Code and Green Energy Act is leading edge. With my BILD hat on, I was also able to shine the light on the GTA home building industry’s enviable track record as world leaders in energy-efficient construction. During a two-day trade show at Canada House, BILD had a booth with the Sustainable Housing Foundation and launched a U.S. Cross Border Builder Challenge. We featured participat-

ing GTA builder projects that are 30 per cent more energy efficient than current Canadian building standards in a slideshow and we challenged U.S. home builders to build 50 per cent more energy efficient than the American standard. Some BILD members took part in the Greenbuild education sessions, the tours, and the trade shows so that information about green technology, products and services could be brought back to their local companies. I’m sure you will start to see evidence of that information sharing in the new homes built around the GTA and in the renovations and retrofits of existing homes in the coming years. PAUL GOLINI JR. IS CHAIR OF THE BUILDING INDUSTRY AND LAND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (BILD) AND CAN BE FOUND ON TWITTER (TWITTER.COM/BILDGTA), FACEBOOK (FACEBOOK.COM/ BILDGTA), AND BILD’S OFFICIAL ONLINE BLOG (BILDBLOGS.CA).

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Wouldn’t you love to buy your dream condo right now? Many families may be put off by high condo costs or not able to raise the down payment. A new trend in Toronto home purchasing is rentto-own financing. How it works is, you choose a unit and pay monthly rental payments. A certain amount of those payments are put toward your down payment on a mortgage. Several third-party companies now offer rent-toown with various financing arrangements. One condo developer that has had success offering rent-to-own directly to their purchasers is The Daniels Corporation. Daniels is offering a bold new direction in home ownership with their NY Place boutique condos at Bayview and Sheppard. Daniels VP Martin Blake says, “Certainly this is our second rental project and both have been tremendously successful for us. We had so many people

register with us who are interested and it’s one of those types of projects where the people who register with you the first time may not actually be ready right now, but they’re close to being ready for the next project, so we see this as kind of a way for consumers to become aware of an option and for us to be able to deliver on that.” Blake explains how the program works. “You come into the office and you choose the suite that you’re interested in and as soon as you’ve chosen the suite, we can work out what the financing is. Then you meet with the bank and the bank gets you preapproved for a mortgage on that unit and the rents are set up so that you’re paying the equivalent of a mortgage right from day one.” Daniel’s system allows the purchaser to accumulate half of their down payment in the first year. “You’re signing an agreement of purchase and sale at the same time,” says Blake. “And in that first year, what’s happening is your

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Insect thugs The three major insect pests for apples are the apple maggot, plum curculio and codling moth. Apple maggots are the worst of the lot, dimpling fruits and riddling them with brown trails of burrowing larvae. Given free rein, they make almost every fruit too damaged to eat. Thankfully, the apple maggot has an Achilles heel. When this insect emerges as a fly about six weeks after the trees have bloomed, the females search around for the biggest, reddest apples in-

which to lay eggs. Ms. Maggot can be hoodwinked with fake apples: red spheres coated with a sticky material called Tangletrap. Or with sacrificial real apples: Buy the firmest, reddest Red Delicious you can find, force a stiff wire through the core to hang the apple, and coat the fruit with Tangletrap. (Traps of real apples eventually rot, so usually need to be replaced once or twice a season.) One trap per dwarf tree, hung at head height in clear view, or four traps per full-size apple tree, should provide an irresistible enticement to the egg-laying apple maggot. Plum curculio, which is active during the six weeks immediately following bloom, can cause fruit to drop early. The traditional way to thwart it, effective if done diligently, is to spread an old sheet or dropcloth beneath each tree each morning, then give the tree or branches a sharp whack with a padded mallet. Curculios drop from the tree and play dead, at which point they can be gathered up and destroyed. Letting chickens forage beneath apple trees also offers some control. Spraying is another way to control curculio, but instead of the usual chemical

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pesticide sprays, use a spray derived from nothing more than kaolin clay. The material, marketed under the name Surround, leaves a white coating on the fruit. Build up a good, powdery base with three sprays just before trees bloom, then spray every seven to 10 days, or after heavy rains. The clay spray also thwarts codling moth, with its signature big, fat worm. This pest is active for much of the season, but even unchecked, affects only 25 per cent of fruits. Disease The three worst diseases afflicting apple trees are fire blight, cedar-apple rust and scab. Certain pesticides control cedar apple rust, but spraying must begin before blossoms open. Although apple insects have cosmopolitan tastes, disease organisms are finicky. Another way to control diseases is to plant a disease-resistant variety. LEE REICH/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Fairy gardens — hidden beneath stout trees at botanical gardens, or proudly displayed on tabletops at garden centres and in homes — are captivating the imaginations of children and adults, providing an escape into a tiny world. Young kids get caught up in the magic, industriously building homes for the fairies they believe are real. Older children enjoy working on the tiny scale: five-centimetre plants and diminutive garden furniture. Adults enjoy the creativity, too. “You see how real it is for the children,” says Donni Webber of Long Beach, Calif., who blogs about fairy gardens. “For the parent, it becomes real, too. It takes us all back into that magical time when it was all for real.” A fairy garden can be made in most anything — an oak barrel, terra-cotta pot, even old luggage and basins. They also can be planted straight in the garden, on a patch of soil or a tree stump, or hidden beneath a bush. Meg Holloway, of Overland Park, Kan., builds fairy gardens with her eightyear-old daughter, Miranda. Besides creating and maintaining the gardens, the two enjoy hunting for tiny accessories at garage sales and thrift stores. “It is very special Mommy time,” Holloway says. “I really love that.” She and Miranda often hide their fairy gardens outside for others to find. “Little kids always notice,” says Holloway. “Adults always walk on by.” The hide-and-seek appeal of fairy gardens has led some public gardens to encourage visitors to build fairy houses in out-of-theway spots. The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine, for instance, provides two building sites — along the shore

A fairy garden yurt made from bark and feathers at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine.

and in the woods. “What you notice a lot is the dads really get into it,” says acting executive director William Cullina. “They like the construction, building things.” So many fairy structures are built that garden employees periodically go through and knock some down, Cullina said, returning the materials — such as sticks, pine cones and rocks — to the “Gnome Depot.” “It gets kind of like suburbia after awhile,” says Cullina. “It sprawls — we get ‘fairy sprawl.’” Heather Fogg of Peoria, Ill., builds fairy gardens out of found objects, such as chipped metal basins and old dresser drawers, and uploads pictures of some of her finished gardens on Flickr.

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She scatters her minigardens among her outdoor gardens, “hidden like I imagine fairies would accidentally be found.” For children, making the furniture and accoutrements out of found objects is half the fun. But some adults prefer to buy their accessories, which they can do online and at garden centres and specialty shops. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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As daylight gets shorter and shorter, I notice that the first thing I do when I come home is go around turning on all the lights. Good lighting not only helps brighten up a space, but also highlights the special features of each room. Every room needs three types of lighting: overall, task and ambient. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a room-by-room checklist of the lighting needed to keep things looking bright for

Adding plug-in timers on a variety of lamps around your home will not only keep minimal illumination, but will add a sense of security to your place.

Living room: The right types

Wattage amounts: overhead 60-100 watts, task lighting 40-60 watts, ambient less than 25 watts.

of light can make a room either relax or come to life with energy. I like to fill dark corners in this room with recess lighting that is discretely hidden in the ceiling. You can also use upright-style floor lamp or small lights that shoot light upwards. The task lighting in a living room is primarily for reading. A small-scale elbowed metal floor lamp is perfect for directing light where you need it. Keep these sorts of floor lamps on each side of a sofa and beside your favourite reading chair. Ambient lighting adds sparkle to a room and helps to balance other strong

ing is good to have on hand, but a dimmer switch will definitely be your best friend when planning lighting in this room. The chandelier will be your main source of light. Make sure that the wattages of chandelier bulbs add up to at least 60 to 80 watts to help create a strong illumination. The bottom of a chandelier should hang 32 to 40 inches above the table. Other ambient lighting could be wall sconces or picture lights that help wash a subtle light over the side walls in the room. Finally, the ultimate ambient light will be candles.

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Chandeliers are a lovely ambient and overall light source for dining rooms.

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When we were young, “laundry hamper” might have referred to the floor under the bed. A little later, it may have meant a mesh sack kept by the front door, with a pouch full of quarters for the laundromat. But we are grown-ups now. An attractive receptacle for the day’s castoffs is one of the small civilized gifts we give ourselves. It’s generally a modest investment that banishes the chaos, and brings in the calm that is the hallmark of a well-kept home. For contemporary bath or bedroom suites, consider Bed, Bath & Beyond’s sophisticated black faux leather hamper with removable basket, or West Elm’s sleek white lacquered cylindrical hamper.

(bedbathandbeyond.com, $79.99; westelm.com, $99) Hampton Bay has a beautiful tilt-door double hamper that’s really a piece of furniture; it would work as a vanity as well, and comes in white or hazel wood finish. (homedecorators.com, $209) A nice willow hamper from Seville has a hinged lid, and comes in white or natural. (bedbathandbeyond.com, $39.99) Seville also makes a professional-looking three-bag rack on a sturdy metal frame, complete with telescoping hanging rack and locking wheels. (sevilleclassics.com, $59.99) Ikea has the Lillangen tall-boy cabinet with portholes for laundry, perfect for a tight narrow space. The Fyllen basket in

Ikea’s Fyllen laundry hamper, also available in gray.

fire-engine red turns laundry gathering into a colourful exercise. (ikea.com, Lillangen, $119-$134; Fyllen, $7.99) For the nursery, Southern Califor-

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The Redmon Stars and Moon vinyl hamper — perfect for the nursery.

nia designer Nina Selby has a sweet aqua-and-lemon-striped hamper for her Cotton Tale label. (justforbabies.net, $54.95)

Ikea’s Lillangen laundry hamper.

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home renovations

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011

Hammering out your plans Taking the next step to improve your home or condominium

Tackle design process first, expert says GEORGE DOYLE/STOCKBYTE/THINKSTOCK

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Metro’s homebuyers Joe Stanton and Liam and Madeleine Rushton have both purchased a new home. Now they are talking about renovations and trying to determine how to go about getting them done. When Stanton, a 42year-old banking executive, closed the deal on a downtown condo, he knew the first thing he would do when he took possession was upgrade the bathroom. The Rushtons, who just found out they are expecting twins, are keen to have a family room in their new home in the suburbs. They definitely have the space to add a room … now all they need is the knowhow. Moe Abbas, owner of Ottawa General Contractors, says the first step in any renovation is the design process itself. You need to spell out exactly what you want to do in order to get a good quote for any project. “The best is to go with a design and build company,” he says. “Then I would call a few contractors to get a rough idea of how

Check with your municipal planning authority to see if you need an engineer’s stamp, a land survey or a grading plan for your project. Consult zoning rules and bylaws to see if your project is permitted. Check your contractor, too, recommends home renovators Mr. Build in Vancouver. Contact past clients (the contractor should provide references) and visit a work-in-progress — don’t trust finished gems with no owners present. Go online to see if the company is listed on the provincial registration of businesses and check them out with the Better Business Bureau of Canada.

much it would cost.” The Rushtons’ project will cost about $100,000 while Stanton’s bathroom will run $10,000. The Rushtons hire an architect for detailed plans of their sunroom. Stanton plans out his bathroom himself, using his own ideas and gathering information from bathroom retailers and

renovation sources including books, magazines and websites. For the Rushtons, “It’s a very detailed process. It’ll be about five to six months to see a shovel hit the ground,” Abbas says. Abbas recommends padding the quoted price by five to 10 per cent. Part is for the normal overrun of a project, but also be-

cause the Rushtons and Stanton will likely change plans. “People always want to add things while they’re renovating — you might as well do the siding, you might as well change the windows — you see what I mean,” he says. “It’s very rare that an addition comes in at the price it was quoted at.”

Four months later — 10 months after they started — the Rushtons wave goodbye to the last contractor and spend their first Saturday in the new sunroom. Stanton has an easier path to his swank washroom. He has to tick off the same boxes — cost estimate, design and permission — but everything is

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food

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011

Pear dessert with the season Add the fruit to this sweet ending for a touch of fall

Weekly Cookbook

Butter Pear Cake shakes up a classic

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This Butter Pear Cake takes its influence from German Butter Cake. Pears are added to go with the fall season but can be omitted for the straight-up gooey version. You can also leave off the almonds, if you prefer.

Ingredients:

Preparation:

Coat a 23-by-22-cm (9by-13-inch) baking dish with cooking spray. Then in a small bowl, toss pears with ground cardamom, and set aside. In bowl of electric mixer ﬁtted with the paddle attachment, combine milk, yeast, sugar, salt, egg and ﬂour. Mix on medium until smooth dough has formed. Add 30 ml (2 tbsp) of butter and mix until fully incorporated. Repeat with remaining butter. This

This recipe makes 16 servings.

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sports

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011

Texas tightens its grip Rangers improve to 3-1 in AL championship series as Cruz hits another big home run HARRY HOW/GETTY IMAGES

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The Texas tag team of Nelson Cruz and Mike Napoli was too much for the Detroit Tigers. Cruz made a rocket throw to keep the score tied, then hit a crushing three-run homer in the 11th inning off Jose Valverde that helped send the Rangers over the Tigers 7-3 last night for a 3-1 lead in the AL championship series. Napoli had put Texas ahead with an RBI single earlier in the 11th. Cruz, whose grand slam in the 11th inning won Game 2, once again starred for the Rangers in a game delayed at the start for more than two hours by rain. With Detroit runners at the corners in the eighth and the score tied at 3, Cruz caught Delmon Young’s flyball to right field and made a strong peg to Napoli, the catcher, to nail Miguel Cabrera. “For you guys that haven’t seen Nelson every day, he’s capable of doing exactly what he’s doing,” Texas manager Ron Washington said. “We’ve been

Quoted

Nelson Cruz celebrates as he runs the bases after his 11th-inning home run last night.

waiting for it for a long time, and as I always say, I don’t judge Nelson just because he hits balls out of the ballpark. He’s a complete player. He takes pride in every part of the game.” Napoli blooped a goahead single in the 11th and Cruz soon added his fourth home run of the ALCS. Cruz became the first player in major league history to hit a pair of extra-inning homers in the same post-season series. Texas tries for its second

consecutive AL pennant today, sending C.J. Wilson to the mound to face Detroit ace Justin Verlander. The ALCS has marked quite a turnaround for Cruz. After going just 1 for 15 in the first-round playoff win over Tampa Bay, he’s 5 for 14 with nine RBIs in only four games against the Tigers — and seven of those RBIs have come in the 11th inning alone. Brandon Inge hit a solo home run in the Detroit seventh that tied it. The

Tigers wasted a terrific chance an inning later following some risky Texas strategy. With one out and nobody on, the Rangers intentionally walked Cabrera, practically daring the rest of the struggling Detroit lineup to beat them. The AL batting champion had hit a two-run double earlier in the game, in fact. “First time shame on you, next time shame on me,” Washington said. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In the NL Albert Pujols hit an RBI double during a four-run first inning and the St. Louis bullpen bailed out Chris Carpenter as the Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 for a 2-1 edge in the NL championship series. Kyle Lohse starts Game 4 today for the wild-card Cardinals against Randy Wolf and the Brewers.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011

Red Sox GM Epstein joins Cubs: Reports 37-year-old reportedly agrees to five-year deal Boston won two World Series with Epstein at helm WINSLOW TOWNSON/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE

Boston Red Sox executive Theo Epstein has agreed to a five-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, according to multiple media reports. The 37-year-old Epstein would leave the Red Sox with a year remaining on his contract as general manager and take over what is expected to be an expanded role with the Cubs, who have gone 103 years without a World Series championship. Radio station WEEI in Boston, ESPN the Magazine and SI.com all cited unidentified sources in reporting that Epstein has agreed to a deal. Details, which could include compensation to the Red Sox,

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On Tuesday, a person familiar with the situation told the AP that Epstein was likely to join the Cubs within 48 hours. With Epstein at the helm, the Red Sox ended an 86-year World Series championship drought in 2004 and won the title again in 2007. Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts fired GM Jim Hendry in August and finished 71-91. They have been pursuing Epstein, who just finished his ninth season with Boston. The Red Sox missed the playoffs following a record collapse, going 720 in September and finishing at 90-72. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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First Period 1. Philadelphia, Giroux 3 (Pronger, Read) 7:14 (pp) 2. Philadelphia, Pronger 1 (Giroux, Jagr) 12:12 (pp) 3. Vancouver, Samuelsson 1 (H.Sedin, D.Sedin) 16:35 (pp) 4. Philadelphia, van Riemsdyk 1 (Giroux) 17:48 Penalties — Salo Vcr (hooking) 2:39, Samuelsson Vcr (holding) 5:50, H.Sedin Vcr (highsticking) 7:57, Burrows Vcr (cross-checking) 10:53, Hartnell Pha (high-sticking) 15:33, Hartnell Pha (roughing) 20:00. Second Period 5. Vancouver, H.Sedin 1 (Burrows, Edler) 6:41 6. Philadelphia, Voracek 2 (Couturier, Timonen) 8:32 7. Vancouver, Higgins 2 (Burrows, Bieksa) 15:31 Penalty — Volpatti Vcr (holding) 11:21. Third Period 8. Vancouver, D.Sedin 2 (Edler, Samuelsson) 3:39 (pp) 9. Philadelphia, Meszaros 1 (Briere) 4:40 Penalties — van Riemsdyk Pha (unsportsmanlike conduct) 2:25, Rinaldo Pha (roughing) 5:10, Jagr Pha (hooking) 10:17, Voracek Pha (boarding) 14:26, Pronger Pha (interference) 16:30. Shots on goal 9 14 14 6

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T 10 9 6 7 12 7 12 14 10

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GF GA 46 25 51 35 43 35 36 34 42 40 38 44 40 39 35 41 32 50

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NORTH Green Bay Detroit Chicago Minnesota

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SHANGHAI ROLEX MASTERS At Shanghai Singles — Second Round David Ferrer (3), Spain, def. Milos Raonic, Thornhill, Ont., 7-5, 7-6 (7). Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 6-3, 6-2. Andy Murray (2), Great Britain, def. Dmitry Tursunov, Russia (walkover). Kei Nishikori, Japan, def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (4), France 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-4. Tomas Berdych (6), Czech Republic, def. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-3. Alexandr Dolgopolov (12), Ukraine, def. Albert Ramos, Spain, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, def. Jurgen Melzer (14), Austria, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5). Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain, def. Fernando Verdasco (16), Spain, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Matthew Ebden, Australia, def. Ryan Harrison, U.S., 6-4, 6-2. Feliciano Lopez, Spain, def. Alex Bogomolov Jr., U.S., 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-3.

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Friday, Oct. 21 Edmonton at Toronto, 6:30 p.m. Saskatchewan at Calgary, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 Montreal at Winnipeg, 3 p.m. B.C. at Hamilton, 7 p.m.

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PF PA 350 326 435 342 395 389 282 400

Tomorrow’s game All times Eastern Calgary at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Saturday’s game Winnipeg at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Sunday’s games Hamilton at Montreal, 1 p.m. B.C. at Saskatchewan, 4 p.m.

TIGERS 5, RANGERS 2 h 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 8

T 0 0 0 0

WEEK 16

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At Linz, Austria Singles — First Round Alberta Brianti, Italy, def. Sabine Lisicki (5), Germany, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. Daniela Hantuchova (8), Slovakia, def. Petra Martic, Croatia, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-1. Flavia Pennetta (9), Italy, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 7-6 (4), 6-2. Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Rep., 7-6 (6), 6-1. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner, Austria, def. Stephanie Foretz Gacon, France, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. Singles — Second Round Sorana Cirstea, Romania, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (4), Russia, 4-6, 6-0, 6-4. Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, def. Julia Goerges (6), Germany, 6-3, 6-4.

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2012 ELANTRA SEDAN 2011 AUTOPACIFIC BEST COMPACT CAR‡

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HIGHWAY 7.2L/100 KM 39 MPGʈ

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HIGHWAY 4.9L/100 KM 58 MPGΩ

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122 2.9 BI-WEEKLY PAYMENT

SELLING PRICE: $15,130ʕ ACCENT L 5DR 6-SPEED. DELIVERY, DESTINATION & FEES INCLUDED. PLUS HST.

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HIGHWAY 4.9L/100 KM 58 MPGʈ

SELLING PRICE: $17,380ʕ ELANTRA L 6-SPEED. DELIVERY, DESTINATION & FEES INCLUDED. PLUS HST. Limited model shown

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3 FUEL EFFICIENCY 2012 ACCENT

BEST-IN-CLASS FUEL ECONOMYΩ

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4 VERSATILITY 2012 TUCSON

STYLISH CROSSOVER UTILITY VEHICLE

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5 UTILITY

2012 SANTA FE 2.4L GL AUTO

2011 BEST-SELLING IMPORT SUV IN CANADA∏

TM The Hyundai names, logos, product names, feature names, images and slogans are trademarks owned by Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. †Finance offers available O.A.C. from Hyundai Financial Services based on a new 2012 Elantra L 6-Speed/2012 Sonata GL 6-Speed/2012 Accent L 5Dr 6-Speed/2012 Tucson L 5-Speed/2012 Santa Fe 2.4L GL Auto with an annual finance rate of 2.9%/0%/2.9%/0%/0% for 72/60/72/60/60 months. Bi-weekly payment is $122/$188/$106/$169/$219. No down payment is required. Cost of Borrowing is $1,577/$0/$1,406/$0/$0. Finance offers include Delivery and Destination of $1,495/$1,565/$1,495/$1,760/$1,760, fees, levies, charges and all applicable taxes (excluding HST). Registration, insurance, PPSA and license fees are excluded. Delivery and destination charge includes freight, P.D.E., dealer admin fees and a full tank of gas. Financing example: 2012 Elantra L 6-speed for $17,380 at 2.9% per annum equals $122 bi-weekly for 72 months for a total obligation of $18,692. Cash price is $17,380. Cost of Borrowing is $1,577. Example price includes Delivery and Destination of $1,495, fees, levies, charges and all applicable taxes (excluding HST). Registration, insurance, PPSA and license fees are excluded. †ʕPrices for models shown: 2012 Elantra Limited/2012 Sonata Limited/2012 Accent GLS 5Dr/2012 Tucson Limited/2012 Santa Fe Limited is $24,330/$31,600/$18,830/$34,245/$37,695. Delivery and Destination charges of $1,495/$1,565/$1,495/$1,760/$1,760, fees, levies, charges and all applicable taxes (excluding HST) are included. Registration, insurance, PPSA and license fees are excluded. ΩFuel economy comparison based on combined fuel consumption rating for the 2012 Accent 5Dr 6-Speed Manual (4.9L/100km), manufacturer’s testing and 2011 AIAMC combined fuel consumption ratings for the sub-compact vehicle class. ‡AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Award for Best Compact Car awarded to the 2011 Elantra Sedan. ʈFuel consumption for 2012 Elantra L 6-speed manual (HWY 4.9L/100KM; City 6.8L/100KM)/2012 Sonata GL 6-Speed (HWY 5.7L/100KM; City 8.7L/100KM)/2012 Accent L 5Dr 6-Speed (HWY 4.9L/100KM; City 6.7L/100KM)/2012 Tucson L (HWY 6.5L/100KM; City 9.1L/100KM)/2012 Santa Fe 2.4L 6-Speed Automatic FWD (City 10.4L/100KM, HWY 7.2L/100KM) are based on Manufacturer’s testing. Actual fuel efficiency may vary based on driving conditions and the addition of certain vehicle accessories. Fuel economy figures are used for comparison purposes only. †ʕOffers available for a limited time and subject to change or cancellation without notice. See dealer for complete details. Dealer may sell for less. Inventory is limited, dealer order may be required. πBased on the August 2011 AIAMC report. ʆGovernment 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). ∆See your dealer for eligible vehicles and full details of the Graduate Rebate Program. ††Hyundai’s Comprehensive Limited Warranty coverage covers most vehicle components against defects in workmanship under normal use and maintenance conditions.

5-STAR SAFETY RATINGʆ

HIGHWAY 5.7L/100 KM 50 MPGʈ

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