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Hospital foundation raises big bucks The St. Boniface Hospital foundation raised more than half a million dollars that will help treat those who suffer from mental illness. A total of $535,000 was raised during their Mental Health Campaign, which will go towards the purchase of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation equipment, which is a state-of-the-art treatment option for those who suffer from anxiety disorders and depression. METRO

Passing the gavel Brian Scharfstein, left, is sworn in by Mayor Sam Katz as the 119th Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce board chair. The president of Canadian Footwear was officially welcomed by the mayor during a ceremony Thursday at the Radisson Hotel. CONTRIBUTED

Access centre opens Dignitaries open the new facilities at Seven Oaks General Hospital Thursday. The hospital’s charitable foundation, after raising almost $8 million, added a bright new atrium and renovated 14,000 square feet to create a new information desk, food court, gift shop and a medical clinic that will give access to seven new family doctors. TYLER PEACOCK/FOR METRO

Winnipeg’s new police chief chosen from within Veteran officer. Top cop a longtime member of the Winnipeg Police Service

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Devon Clunis is working on a master’s degree in theology, and is currently a police chaplain — a role he plans on continuing after he officially becomes chief.

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Manitoba law enforcement agencies have gone to social media to help spread the word when a child goes missing, and they want you to like it. Manitobans are encouraged to subscribe or “like” the new Amber Alert Manitoba Facebook, which was launched this week to instantly notify the public about missing or abducted children. “When a child goes missing, we need to use every tool at our disposal, and social media can immediately reach thousands of Manitobans who can assist in the search,” said Justice Minister Andrew Swan in a release sent out Thursday. “The faster we get the word out that a child is missing, the better the chance that child can be found, and we are enthusiastic about the partnerships that have gotten us to this point.” Manitoba now joins six other provinces with an Amber Alert Facebook page.

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The City of Winnipeg has a new top cop. Twenty-five year veteran of the Winnipeg Police Service and current superintendent Devon Clunis has been chosen to take over from outgoing Chief Keith McCaskill, CAO Phil Sheegl announced Thursday. “I’m so pleased on a personal level that superintendent Clunis has accepted the city offer to become the new chief,” said Sheegl at a noonhour press conference. “He’s a person with strong leadership credentials, great dedication to building a very strong team, and has a real love for this city.” Clunis, 48, who was born in Jamaica, and has lived in Winnipeg since the age of

Devon Clunis, a 25-year veteran of the WPS, has been chosen as Winnipeg’s 17th chief of police. SHANE GIBSON/METRO

11, said he’s “absolutely honoured and very humbled” to have gotten the job. “I applied to police service in 1987 simply because I wanted to make a real dif-

ference in this city,” he said. “I wanted to show that one person can really impact significant change.” As far as changes he might bring to the WPS through

his leadership, Clunis said he needs some time to speak with police members and the community before announcing any plans. “I think it’s important that I’m collaborative,” he said. During his career, Clunis has served in all major areas of the department including uniform patrol, traffic, plainclothes investigation, community relations, organizational development, and duty office, according to a release from the city. Clunis will be sworn in as the city’s 17th chief of police at a ceremony expected to be held within the next two weeks, and will work alongside McCaskill until the outgoing chief officially retires sometime before his official last day Dec. 8.

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Awards show. Junos an opportunity to showcase local musical talent The 2014 Juno Awards in Winnipeg will be another opportunity to showcase Manitoba talent and venues to the rest of Canada, said speakers during a press conference at MTS Centre on Thursday. The annual celebration of Canadian music will be held at MTS Centre on March 30, 2014. “It’s been seven years since Winnipeg last serenaded the Junos Awards and left such a lasting impression,” said Melanie Berry, president and CEO of CARAS/The Juno Awards. “Who can forget Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings leading local artists in that unforgettable rendition of Takin’ Care of Business. It’s these Juno moments that really make each year, each stop along our road trip a new adventure and a unique experience.” Winnipeg Host Committee

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Planetarium enters the digital age with Digistar 5 Touch the universe. Province, feds chip in cash for Manitoba Museum upgrade

Premier Greg Selinger, Melanie Berry, president and CEO of CARAS/The Juno Awards, and Mayor Sam Katz were all smiles during the announcement that Winnipeg is hosting the 2014 Juno Awards. Bernice Pontanilla/metro

co-chairs Carole Vivier, CEO of Manitoba Film & Music, and Kenny Boyce, City of Winnipeg special events manager, said they’re in the early stages of planning but are hoping to expand events more into the community and not just downtown. Bernice Pontanilla/metro

The Manitoba Museum now boasts the best planetarium in all of Canada, thanks to the purchase of the Digistar 5 All-Dome digital projection technology. “Everyone has a nostalgia factor for the planetarium, but this is really a brand new experience,” said Scott Young, manager of science communications and visitor experiences for the Manitoba Museum. “We’re actually the most advanced planetarium in North America right now. The Digistar 5 system is only in one other planetarium in the world right now.… This is the absolute best and latest, so we’re really on the cutting-edge here.” On Thursday, Premier Greg Selinger and MP Rod Bruinooge (Winnipeg South) joined Manitoba Museum CEO Claudette Leclerc and Young for the planetarium’s re-opening. The museum received fund-

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ing for the Digistar 5, which cost $381,700, from the federal and provincial governments, and the museum’s operating budget. “Essentially it’s going from the fax machine to the iPhone 5,” said Bruinooge. “I think you’re going to be in for just a really wonderful experience.” Young said the Digistar 5 basically covers the entire dome with high-resolution video and is a huge change from the old star machine, MARVIN, and slides. However, MARVIN is still the best at showing stars, so it will be sticking around. “It’s awesome; the planetarium is awesome. You gotta come and see it,” said Young. Bernice Pontanilla/metro

World’s biggest … perogy? Virgin Radio’s Chrissy Troy, centre, reacts to seeing some of the 250 pounds of peeled and mashed potatoes that will make up what is believed to be the world’s largest perogy. Prepared by the culinary team at Tec Voc High School, the perogy will be presented Friday at 3:30 at elements restaurant as part of a fundraiser for Winnipeg Harvest by Virgin 103.1. Tyler Peacock/for Metro

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University of Winnipeg Students’ Association vice-president advocate Zach Fleisher is in favour of a mandatory universal bus pass that would give U of W students subsidized unlimited travel on Winnipeg Transit from September to April. Students will weigh-in on the idea during a referendum later this month. Tyler Peacock/for Metro

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The University of Winnipeg Student’s Association (UWSA) is giving students the chance to weigh in on an idea that could see mandatory universal bus passes added to their yearly tuition costs. A referendum later this month will ask the student body whether they agree with the plan that would give all students’ unlimited rides on Winnipeg Transit buses from September to April through a

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mandatory universal bus pass. “Most other major cities have this for post-secondary students,” explained Zach Fleisher, UWSA’s vice-president advocate. “Based on the feedback we’ve got from students so far this year, students on our campus are really, really excited about the prospect of this.” Currently students taking the bus from September to April pay $492.80 for their monthly bus passes from September to April. Fleisher said UWSA members are in talks with both the city and the prov-

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ince to subsidize the universal bus pass over the eight months for as low as $150. According to surveys conducted by UWSA, between 60 and 70 per cent of U of W students take the bus to school everyday, and Fleisher hopes that number would increase if students approve the idea. “We definitely understand that not everyone takes the bus, but hopefully by becoming more economically viable, this will encourage more people to take the bus,” he said. “I think this is a step we can take forward to achieve a stronger model of sustainable transportation with the City of Winnipeg.” Students with valid student ID will get the chance to vote on the referendum question during the UWSA byelection held from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1.

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MP launches petition against ‘bathroom bill’ Transgender rights advocates are fuming at a petition launched by Conservative MP Rob Anders that aims to stop transgendered people from using public washrooms that match their gender identity. The petition targets Bill C-279, a private member’s bill to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code to add “gender identity” and “gender expression” to the list of prohibited grounds for discrimination. The bill makes no mention of washrooms, but in a petition posted on Anders’ website, he dubs it the “bathroom bill” and says its “goal is to give transgendered men access to women’s public washroom facilities.” The petition states: “It is Laval, Que.

Police raid home, office of mayor Quebec’s new anti-corruption squad launched its highest-profile raid against a politician, sifting through the personal residence and the offices of the mayor of a major Montreal-area municipality Thursday. The searches targeted Gilles Vaillancourt, the powerful mayor who has enjoyed a 23-year reign at the helm of Laval, Que. A spokeswoman for the anti-corruption unit wouldn’t say what was being seized but she confirmed material was gathered as part of an ongoing investigation. the canadian press

Conservative MP Rob Anders the canadian press

the duty of the House of Commons to protect and safeguard our children from any exposure and harm that will come from giving a man ac-

cess to women’s public washroom facilities.” But advocates say no such danger exists and Anders is instead invoking fear and stereotypes of transgendered people to stop the bill. Randall Garrison, the NDP’s LGBT rights critic, introduced Bill C-279 last year. It is set to go to a standing committee. Garrison said in an interview the bill’s goal is equal rights for transgendered people. “What’s most offensive about his petition is that he equates transgendered people with sex offenders and pedophiles,” he said. “This petition is obviously based on ignorance, misinformation and fear, but that’s unfortunately what we’ve come to expect from Mr. Anders.” torstar news service

Forcible confinement. Suspect in N.S. case found dead in Ontario The countrywide manhunt for Wayne Cunningham — wanted on charges of sexual assault and forcible confinement of a 16-year-old Nova Scotia boy — is over. Police found the 31-yearold’s body near where a 2003 Hyundai Elantra was located on Wednesday in the area of Longlac, in northern Ontario. His body was discovered by Ontario Provincial Police during a ground search of the area around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. “There are no winners in this one, that’s for sure,” RCMP spokesman Const.

Alain LeBlanc said of the case. Cunningham was one of two people charged in the confinement case of the 16-year-old boy at a home in Lunenburg County. Earlier this week, David James Leblanc was arrested in the same region of Ontario by the OPP’s Greenstone detachment. He was wanted for the same charges as Cunningham. A parole-board assessment of Cunningham done more than five years ago said he was troubled by emotional issues surrounding his sexuality. Philip Croucher/metro in halifax

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Ritz says plant won’t reopen any time soon E. coli. Agriculture minister faces calls for resignation amid one of Canada’s largest food recalls The company at the centre of Canada’s latest E. coli scare broke its silence Thursday as Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz stared down a firestorm of opposition criticism of one of the largest food recalls in Canadian history. XL Foods Inc., which operates the meat plant in Brooks, Alta., where the contamination first occurred, made its

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Locksmith sells keys to NYC for $150 Master sets. Fire department reviewing who gets its keys — which open many doors — after reporter buys some on eBay

Most of these New York City commuters would be surprised to learn they could buy keys on eBay that accessed the subway system. Getty Images

The New York City fire department is reviewing how and to whom it hands out keys after a retired locksmith sold a master set on eBay that control much of the city’s infrastructure. Retired New Jersey locksmith Daniel Ferraris sold a ring of five “firemen’s keys” to an undercover New York Post reporter for $150 with a pro-

viso: “Don’t try to use them,” the newspaper reported. The reporter tried them anyway and found one of the master firefighter’s keys could control every highrise elevator in the city and open firehouse doors, subway entrances and construction-site boxes. Two other keys were city electrician master keys that controlled street lamps and circuit-breakers in large buildings. Ferraris has promised to stop selling master keys, FDNY spokesman Frank Dwyer told Torstar News Service. The 69-year-old retired locksmith declined to speak to Torstar News Service. His eBay account was active, and he was selling “obsolete” and antique

keys, briefly after the article appeared but his account was closed down by Thursday. The fire department, Dwyer said, is looking at “possible internal changes regarding distribution and collection of keys.” “Every FDNY member — firefighters, paramedics, EMTs — have a key that controls elevators for use in an emergency,” he said. “Elevator repairmen, electricians, building managers, maintenance people and others also have these keys. (They) are not unique to FDNY members.” The department has not confiscated the master set bought by the reporter, he said. Torstar News service

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Turkey OKs use of military force on Syria Cross-border shelling. Both countries firing at each other as civil war threatens to extend beyond borders Turkey doesn’t want war with Syria, but it’s determined to protect its borders and its people, the country’s prime minister declared Thursday. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke at a news conference hours after Parliament approved a bill authorizing military operations against Syria. Earlier, Turkey fired on targets in Syria for a second day following a Syrian shelling that killed five civilians in the border town of Akcakale. Erdogan suggested that the Syrian shelling was not

Mourners attend a funeral Thursday for those killed in Ackacale, Turkey. the associated Press

accidental, saying such shells had fallen on Turkish territory on seven previous occasions since Syria’s civil war began last year. “We want peace and se-

curity and nothing else. We would never want to start a war,” Erdogan said. “Turkey is a country which is capable of protecting its people and borders. No one should attempt to test our determination on the issue.” For its part, Syria admitted it was responsible for the shelling that killed five people and formally apologized for the deaths, another top Turkish official said. Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay said Syria has reassured the UN that “such an incident will not occur again.” Atalay said Parliament’s authorization was not a declaration of war on Syria but gives Turkey the right to respond to any future attacks from Syria. “The bill is not for war,” Atalay said. “It has deterrent qualities.” The associated Press

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Mitt Romney’s slam dunk of a debate performance against a comparatively listless U.S. President Barack Obama is sparking talk of a renewed horse race a month before the Nov. 6 election, while prompting fretful handwringing by bewildered Democrats. Debates haven’t historically changed the course of a U.S. presidential election campaign, but giddy Republicans are hoping 2012 could be the exception to that rule as they eagerly await a new batch of post-debate poll numbers. Suddenly embraced and celebrated by Republicans who have long been cool to his candidacy, Romney was greeted to a hero’s welcome when he bounded to the stage at a conservative event in Colorado on Thursday.

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Arnold recounts regrets in new bio True, no lies. Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story delves into star’s various careers, mistakes jessica smith

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Shouts of “Arnold, Arnold, Arnold ...” filled an Indigo bookstore in Toronto Thursday before Arnold Schwarzenegger walked down the stage and waved at the crowd for the only Canadian stop on his book-signing tour. Schwarzenegger is fresh off a round of high-profile interviews with American media, promoting his book Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story, which recalls his leaving Austria for America, body-building career, business dealings, movie career, his governorship — and how he had an affair with his housekeeper, fathered her child, but didn’t tell his wife as the woman continued working in their home for years. In the book he recounts apologizing to his wife, Maria Shriver, in their therapist’s of-

Mea culpa

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“It’s a book I’ve started promoting in America, but I didn’t want to do this without coming to Canada.” Arnold Schwarzenegger While in Toronto promoting his new book.

fice, telling her how sorry he felt, how wrong it was and how it was his fault. “I f***ed up,” he recalls telling her. “You’re the perfect wife. It’s not because anything is wrong, or you left home for a week, or any of that. Forget that. You look fantastic, you’re sexy, I’m turned on by you today as much as I was on the first date.” Over the past week, he’s gone on 60 Minutes, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and other high-profile American shows recounting his wrongdoing and regrets. “I don’t really think it’s the public’s business,” said Paul McLoughlin, a Schwarzenegger fan since childhood, who lined up at the bookstore at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday — more than 16 hours before the signing began. “A lot of people are saying

Arnold Schwarzenegger greets fans at the Bloor Street Indigo in Toronto, Thursday, in support of his new book, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story. Jessica Smith/metro

(his apology is) him trying to save his career,” he said. “But I feel it’s him. He’s already immortalized, he’s already got movies lined up. He doesn’t need to apologize to save himself. I think partially it’s for public relations, but I do not

doubt there’s sincerity to it.” There was no hint of regret or apology as Schwarzenegger told the crowd he loves Canada — a country he’s visited for movies, on vacation and on a trade mission as governor of California.

“I didn’t want to do this without coming to Canada,” he said. “You’re great fans. I know this from the movie business, how you’ve followed my career, always have supported me. So I want to say thank you very much.”

How does a person distinguish a full, meaningful apology from an insubstantial “sorry” from someone who steps on your toe, or the slick words of a politician with their own agenda in mind? That question was asked by Nick Smith, an associate professor of philosophy at the University of New Hampshire, who identified the elements upon which apologies can be judged if they are a “categorical” or full apology. Smith wrote that the apologizer must admit all the facts of the wrongdoing and causing the wrong, not merely sympathizing that wrong was done. Each moral wrong committed must be accounted for and the apologizer and victim must share the moral principles that were breached.

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Oddball collateral: Stained sock could offset bad loans

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World Series keepsake. Ex-pitcher guaranteed millions to failed video game firm — now, he might have to give up his famous bloody sock Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling might have to sell or give up the famed bloodstained sock he wore on the team’s way to the 2004 World Series championship to cover millions of dollars in loans he guaranteed to his failed video game company. Schilling, whose Providencebased 38 Studios filed for bankruptcy in June, listed the sock as collateral to Bank Rhode Island in a September filing with the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s office. The sock is on display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y. It was stained during the second game of the 2004 World Series, which the Red Sox won that year for the first time in 86 years. Schilling also listed a baseball hat believed to have been

Curt Schilling’s bloody sock, shown here on display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., may have to be sold to cover loans. The Associated Press file

worn by New York Yankees great Lou Gehrig and his collection of Second World War memorabilia. Richie Russek, owner of the Westhampton, N.Y.-based Grey Flannel Auctions, who is featured on The Discovery Channel series All Star Dealers, estimated the bloody sock could sell for between $50,000 and $100,000 US, but stressed there is nothing comparable that has ever been auctioned off. He said the Gehrig cap would likely fetch at least $150,000 US. The Associated Press

Feeling ignored? Now you can pay to get your friends’ attention Facebook announced a new feature that lets users pay to promote their posts to friends, just as advertisers do. Facebook has been testing the service in New Zealand, where it tries out a lot of new features, and has gradually introduced it in more than 20 other countries. Facebook says promoting a post will bump it higher in your friends’ news feeds. Facebook/The Associated Press

Ongoing drought now threatens Midwest winter crops America’s worst drought in decades is showing no sign of letting up in several key Midwest farming states, worrying farmers harvesting the summer’s withered corn crop in record time that their winter crops may also be at risk. Overall drought conditions in the lower 48 states held steady over the seven-day period ending Tuesday, with about one-fifth of the total land area in extreme or exceptional drought, the two worst classifications, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor’s weekly update of its drought map released Thursday.

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About one-fifth of the total land area of the lower 48 states is classified as being in extreme or exceptional drought.

Conditions worsened, though, in Kansas and Iowa, the nation’s biggest corn producer, and nearly 98 per cent of Nebraska was still deemed to be in one of the two worst categories. The unrelenting dryness won’t have much effect on the region’s corn and

soybean crops, which are already being plucked from the fields. But it could hurt other crops, such as winter wheat. According to the map, put out by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, 75 per cent of Iowa is enduring extreme or exceptional drought. That’s up roughly 10 percentage points from the previous week. Half of the U.S. corn crop is classified as being in poor or very poor shape, essentially unchanged from a week earlier, the USDA said. The Associated Press

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More than a billion people now log into Facebook each month to check up on old friends, tag photos of new ones and post about politics, religion, cats or what their kids are doing. That’s double the 500 million it hit in July 2010 — what now seems like a lifetime but was a little more than two years ago. August 2008 marked another big juncture, 100 million users. CEO Mark Zuckerberg marked the milestone on his Facebook page, as he has in the past when the site’s users hit nice round numbers. But he also acknowledged in a Today show interview that the company is going through a difficult patch. “We’re in a tough cycle now and that doesn’t help morale, but people are focused on what they’re building,” he told Matt Lauer during the interview. The company’s stock never recovered from a botched initial public offering in May, at one point seeing its value slashed in half by shareholders who don’t think it’s increasing revenue fast enough, especially from its fast-growing mobile user base. THE Associated Press Market Minute

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Un-harvested corn stands south of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Thursday. The U.S.’s worst drought in decades is continuing in several key Midwest farming states, and farmers worry their winter crops may also be at risk. Nati Harnik/The Associated Press

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BoC deputy sees interest rates rising The Bank of Canada’s second in command is continuing to suggest that interest rates will rise over the medium term, even as economists say turmoil in Europe and a weak recovery in the U.S. are taking their toll on Canada. In a speech in Winnipeg, deputy governor Tiff Macklem repeated Thursday an earlier statement by the central bank. Notes on the speech were released in Ottawa. “To the extent that the economic expansion continues and the excess supply in the economy is gradually absorbed, some modest withdrawal of the present considerable monetary policy stimulus may become appropriate, consistent with achieving the two per cent inflation target over the medium term,” Macklem said. However, economists suggest the likelihood of the central bank actually hiking rates in the near future is near zero. The Canadian Press

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We would like the voters of Manitoba to be informed about government waste in our Commercial Fishing industry, and be involved in changes to control tax waste. We will run these ads weekly and we invite you to check us out on Facebook: Free The Fishermen–where we hope to have a intelligent open discussion about the truth. Please post questions and comments on our Facebook page. Here are some facts on this issue: • Fishermen are forced by government legislation to dump over 20 million lbs of fish into our lakes each year. This fish adds over 1 million lbs. of phosphorus to our lakes and a lot of unwanted nurtrients. • Our provincial and federal governments have granted 150 thousand and 18 million dollars respectively to remove phosphorus and nitrogen from Lake Winnipeg. • Foreign fish processors such as Shafer Fisheries have asked the province to purchase this fish from fishermen and build a processing plant in Manitoba that would produce aqua food and organic fertilizer that would be 100 % environmentally friendly at no cost to our government. Unfortunately the provincial government flatly refused saying they must protect Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation’s (FFMC) workers and support the Crown Corporation. • Fishermen and the general public need to understand that processing another 20 million lbs. has to add jobs for workers. The problems for FFMC are with the upper management and not the workers . Our fish has to be processed somewhere- so why not keep those jobs in Manitoba, right? • FFMC seems to have a hard time competing with other processing plants around the world as their management expenses are quite high. More next week so stay tuned - I hope to hear from everyone on Facebook: Frank Kenyon ph 1 204 659 5834 (Director,WMM Fisheries Co-operative Ltd.)

In this file photo, Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle prepares a book for digital scanning in San Francisco. On Thursday, Google and U.S. publishers settled a long-standing dispute over Google’s book-scanning project. The Associated Press File

Google, U.S. publishers reach deal in book-scanning dispute Copyright case. Search giant has scanned more than 20 million books Google and U.S. publishers have settled a long-standing dispute over Google’s book-scanning project. A lawsuit filed by authors remains, though, leaving the project in question. The Association of American Publishers and Google Inc. announced their settlement on Thursday to end a lawsuit filed

by five publishers in October 2005. Google already has scanned more than 20 million books. Publishers and authors sued, saying the project violated their copyrights. Authors’ and publishers’ groups had settled with Google before, but a federal judge tossed the deal following objections. One point of contention was the fact that books were included unless Google was informed that an author or publisher objected. Google and the publishers

say the new settlement won’t require court approval because it involves only parties to the litigation. Publishers will get to choose which books are included. “We are pleased that this settlement addresses the issues that led to the litigation,” said Tom Allen, president and CEO of the publishers group. “It shows that digital services can provide innovative means to discover content while still respecting the rights of copyrightholders.” The Associated Press

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Not berry good. The 2012 global brand rankMike Benhaim ings were revealed this metronews.ca week, and despite recent stock invigoration, BlackBerry dropped from to No. 93 from No. 56. The Top 3 are Coke, Apple and IBM. Here’s the good news: When RIM finally releases its BlackBerry 10, users will be laughing at iPhone fans who endured long lineups as they will probably not have to. Waste management. An explosion at Nippon Shokubai Co. chemical plant in Japan, which produces a major component found in diapers, could lead to a shortage of the sought-after product. I can’t wait to see how they make us try to recycle these. Car-ful. Google engineers have been testing driverless cars for years, and now there is legislation being put in place to get them on California roads. With radar sensors, video cameras and high-tech software, they have driven more than 500,000 kilometres on streets and highways without a single accident. Another reminder that cars don’t crash, people do. Still, I can just see mine getting pissed at me for like, spilling coffee, and pumping the brakes so that my head repeatedly hits the windshield until I pass out, then stealing my Visa and going to a drive-in! I’ll keep the Corolla, thanks. Objection! Pussy Riot’s appeal against the conviction for their lauded Putin/church protest was adjourned after one member fired her lawyer. Classic stalling tactic. These girls know that the sooner this thing ends, the quicker we’ll all discover that their music stinks. Hoops and dreams. NBA pre-season begins this week, and there is much excitement surrounding the Toronto Raptors. With a true centre and defensive point guard to complement Bargnani, they’re looking great. OK, maybe not great, but good. Alright, well at least better than last year. Maybe. Holy mackerel! Research from UBC uncovered yet another ill-effect of global warming: Smaller fish. Apparently, warmer water increases the body temperature of fish, which raises their metabolic rate. In addition to burning more calories, their food chain becomes increasingly leaner. Producers of the Biggest Loser are already planning next season’s underwater program. Jammin’. This week in 1975, Stevie Wonder appeared at the Wonder Dream Concert, a benefit for the blind in Kingston, Jamaica. He joined the original Wailers — Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer — as they performed together for the last time. I always knew Stevie was a s--t disturber. So what now? This week in 1996, Breakfast At Tiffany’s by Deep Blue Something was No.1 in the U.K. The song is a reference to the classic Audrey Hepburn film. Andy Williams, who sang the film’s theme song Moon River, succumbed to cancer last week at age 84. Well, it was interesting to me. TIMA Time! The 2012 Toronto Independent Music Awards are back at the Phoenix Theatre in Toronto this Saturday. Hosted by Sean Ward, and chock full o’ rock ‘n’ roll, the $15 ticket is the music lover’s bargain-palooza. Most importantly, this year’s proceeds will go to MusiCounts, a charity dedicated to keeping music education in Canadian public schools, so you feel good twice! the list

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The Reel Guys aren’t Taken this time out Predictable plot. Liam Neeson’s sequel to his surprise 2008 hit lacks the suspense that made the original so much fun

happen next. In the original, Neeson had to unravel a mystery that led him deeper and deeper into the belly of a beast. In this sequel, he just has to pick off a bunch of Albanian sitting ducks. He has no real adversaries — his antagonists are village idiots. The whole movie screamed “cash grab” to me.

Richard: Mark, I think much of the fun of 2008’s Taken was watching beloved thespian Liam Neeson go all Chuck Norris in a dirty little Euro trash thriller. It was unexpected, and it was fun. The sequel doesn’t have that same gritty magic. It’s silly, talky, and with a director with the last name Megaton, I expected some heavy action, but it didn’t deliver.

RC: Did you feel “Taken” advantage of? I kind of did. A movie like this has to surprise us somehow. Last time out it was seeing Neeson as an action hero as he got physical with hundreds of foes. This time they could have seized the opportunity to expand the daughter’s role and turn her into a super spy, but instead it’s simply more of the same, only less, if you get what I mean.

Mark: Richard, it’s hard to create any suspense when you know exactly what’s going to

MB: I did like the way Neeson used his CIA training to figure

out where he was and the way he worked with his daughter to free himself. But if he used the words “Focus, Kim!” one more time I would have thrown my popcorn at the screen. The dialogue was so clunky I can’t even discuss the acting. And the epilogue! Finally, an answer to the question consuming our thoughts throughout the movie, “Will Kim pass her driving test?” RC: The post Istanbul scenes (and this is no spoiler, ‘cuz you know how this movie will end before it starts) feel like outtakes from the Brady Bunch— Kim at her driving test; Kim brings her boyfriend to lunch. The only difference? Mr. Brady never had to shoot up half the planet to rescue Marcia, Jan or Cindy. MB: The other difference? In the

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Picking up where 2008’s Taken left off, the sequel sees an Albanian mafia head vowing revenge against Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson), the man who killed his son. It’s set in Istanbul, where the Mills family — daughter Kim (Maggie Grace) who was kidnapped in Paris and almost sold into prostitution in the last film, and her mother Lenore — is trying to enjoy a holiday. When Bryan and Lenore are taken by the mob, Kim must work to free them. •

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Seven Psychopaths. Woody Harrelson jumps at the chance to play a violent crime boss Woody Harrelson is not a violent man, but he’ll happily play one onscreen — especially if it’s for writer-director Martin McDonagh. In McDonagh’s latest, Seven Psychopaths, Harrelson stars as a crime boss at the end of his rope after his beloved Shih Tzu is dog-napped by some petty con men (played by Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell). For Harrelson, the role meant finally correcting a previous mistake of turning down the chance to work for McDonagh. The movie offers several definitions of a psychopath. What’s yours? Probably they’re just as unique and as individual as flowers (Harrelson picks up a vase off of the table, sniffs flowers, and laughs). But you know, I guess that it’s meant to be that they’re all individuals and they defy stereotypes. Martin McDonagh is never going to be easily stereotyped. What made you want to work with Martin? Well, I’ve been a fan of his for quite a long time, before he made any movies. I was working on this decade-long project, this screenplay to take place entirely in Ireland, so I wanted to meet him because I inquired about the best Irish playwright. Although I guess he’s a little bit Irish and a little bit English. But anyway, so I was in Dublin and he flew in from London and we hung out and we had an incredible time. And then we stayed friends, and at the time he was writing this play called Pillowman, and then he offered me the lead

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role, the one that Billy Crudup ended up playing. I read it and I thought, well, it’s too bad. This guy is such a genius and he’s always great at this ability to juxtapose light and dark in such a way that it just makes you laugh. And in this case I felt like the dark had overpowered the light, so I didn’t do the play. And I went and saw it and I was just like, “This is one of the best productions I’ve ever seen. Of anything.” So I was really pissed at myself for not doing that. Now all these years later I certainly wasn’t going to pass up the chance to work with him again. You’re not a terribly angry or violent person in real life, but you play those types so well. It does seem to just come pretty easy. I think you’ll find this is true with most actors. You’re going to find a pocket, a little well of anger in there. I’ve certainly found it to be true. And by the same token, actors are some of the most fun people to hang out with, but there’s always that little pool of anger ready to bubble up. I suppose it comes in handy times like these. Ned Ehrbar, MWN

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In the new thriller Argo, John Goodman plays unsung hero John Chambers. The real life Chambers was a legendary Hollywood makeup artist who created techniques in the 1960s while working on films like Planet of the Apes,

which are still used today. Most famously he designed the pointed Spock ears worn by Leonard Nimoy on Star Trek. He was also a civilian CIA operative. He never won an Academy Award, but the spy organization gave him their highest civilian honour for his help on various missions, including the daring rescue of six American diplomats during the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979. Not much is known of Chambers’s exploits, but Goodman felt he needed to get the essence of the man right. “I could be funny and say I don’t want to get my eye gouged out by an angry makeup guy,” he says when I ask if he feels responsibility to Cham-

bers. “He was kind of the progenitor of people I work with. There was a boom in the ’60s with prosthetic makeup and he was the wellhead of it. To not take that seriously would be to deny the craftsmen working now and the work that he did do for his government serving his country.” Goodman shares most of his scenes with another Hollywood legend, Alan Arkin, who plays movie producer Lester Siegel. “I think the world of him,” he says. “He has always touched something in me as an actor that was real and truthful. How does he do it? The things I’ve heard him say over the years and the way he started, with Second City and as a musician, has always fas-

cinated me. “We would sit and talk about jazz-bop, Charlie Parker, Slim Gaillard and all those cats. We found a vocabulary and it was immediate to me that I could relax with him because I could trust him.” And Goodman is quick to acknowledge Canada’s involvement in the rescue. “Those people were heroes,” he says of Taylor and the Canadians who hid the U.S. refugees. “I can’t imagine doing that with the riots going on outside, the constant reminder that you are risking your lives; risking a very gruesome death. There would have been torture. But it was pulled off with typical Canadian aplomb.”

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Although a touch didactic, the documentary Head Games will surely cause you to think twice about signing up your kid for football. While the film makes a convincing argument about the long-term effects of sports injuries (it doesn’t take a scientist to know a few blows to the brain is bad for your health) what’s more surprising is how slow the sports industry has reacted to the facts. Then again, the film never really offers a solution either.

There isn’t much insight to be gleaned from the biopic Winnie that isn’t probably already covered on its main subject’s Wikipedia page. Based on the life of Winnie Mandela (Jennifer Hudson) and her doomed relationship to apartheid advocate and eventual South African president Nelson Mandela (Terrence Howard), the mollified memoir plays too broad to manage a moral stance and winds up painting a provocative profile into dismissive melodrama.

An expansion of Tim Burton’s practically perfect short film, this deluxe gorgeously produced child’s eye horror comedy is — despite its revel in all things macabre — ideal family fare. In the haunted town of New Holland, budding grade school science enthusiast Victor loses his beloved pal, a spunky Jack Russel named Sparky. Of course, not even death will keep them apart and faster than you can say Boris Karloff, Sparky is back in action…though a little worse for wear and in need of constant electrical recharge. The stop motion animation is state of the art. A wonderful, creepy Halloween treat.

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (PG) Fri-Mon 12:05-2:35-5:05-7:40-10:20 Tue 2-4:35-7:10-9:50 Wed 4:35-7:109:50 Thu 2-4:35-7:10-9:50 Star & Strollers Screening Wed 1 Pitch Perfect (PG) No Passes Fri 2:104:50-7:35-10:15 No Passes Sat 11-2:104:50-7:35-10:15 No Passes Sun-Thu 2:10-4:50-7:35-10:15 The Possession (14A) Fri-Mon 12:20-2:45-5:10-7:45-10:10 Tue 2:405:10-7:35-10 Wed 2:20-4:40-10 Thu 2:40-5:10-7:35 Resident Evil: Retribution (14A) FriMon 12:55-3:20-5:45-8:10-10:40 TueWed 3-5:30-8-10:25 Thu 3-5:30-10:25 Taken 2 (14A) No Passes Fri-Mon 1:203:40-6-8:20-10:45 No Passes Tue-Thu 1:05-3:15-5:30-7:55-10:20 No Passes Fri-Mon 7:30-10 No Passes Tue-Thu 7:05-9:35 Won’t Back Down (G) Fri-Mon 10:25 Tue-Thu 9:50

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Hit & Run (14A) Fri 7:20-10 Sat-Mon 2:10-4:40-7:20-10 Tue-Thu 5:20-7:40 Hope Springs (14A) Fri 7:30-9:50 Sat-Mon 2-4:30-7:30-9:50 Tue-Thu 5:50-8:10 Ice Age: Continental Drift 3D (G) Fri 6:40-9 Sat-Mon 12:45-3:10-5:30-7:5010:05 Tue-Thu 5:30-7:40 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (G) Sat-Mon 1:20-3:30 Tue-Thu 5:10 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted 3D (G) Fri 7:15-9:20 Sat-Mon 5:40-810:05 Tue-Thu 7:20 Men in Black 3 3D (PG) Fri 7:10-9:30 Sat-Mon 1:40-4:20-7:10-9:30 Tue-Thu 5:10-7:30 The Mistress (STC) Fri 7-9:50 Sat-Mon 1-4-7-9:50 Tue-Thu 5-8 Premium Rush (14A) Fri 7:30-9:40 Sat-Mon 2:30-4:50-7:10-9:30 Tue-Thu 5:40-7:50 Ted (18A) Fri 7:40-10:10 Sat-Mon 2:205-7:40-10:10 Tue-Thu 6-8:20

Cinematheque 304-100 Arthur, 204-925-3457 I Am a Good Person / I Am a Bad Person (STC) Fri 7 Wed 7 No Films Showing Today (STC) Sat-Tue Passionflower (STC) Thu 7

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Hotel Transylvania (G) No Passes Fri 7-9:20 No Passes Sat-Mon 2:25-4:40-7-

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9:20 No Passes Tue-Thu 5:50-8:10 House at the End of the Street (14A) Fri 7:25-9:45 Sat-Mon 2:20-4:45-7:259:45 Tue-Thu 5:35-7:55 Looper (14A) Fri 7:10-9:55 Sat-Mon 1:55-4:25-7:10-9:55 Tue-Thu 5:25-8:20 Pitch Perfect (PG) No Passes Fri 7:2010 No Passes Sat-Mon 2-4:35-7:20-10 No Passes Tue-Thu 5:30-8:30 Taken 2 (14A) No Passes Fri 7:30-9:50 No Passes Sat-Mon 2:10-4:30-7:30-9:50 No Passes Tue-Thu 5:40-8 Trouble With the Curve (PG) Fri 6:50 Sat-Mon 1:50-4:20-6:50 Tue-Thu 5:20 Won’t Back Down (G) Fri-Mon 9:25 Tue-Thu 7:50

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Argo (14A) Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating, No Passes Thu 10 End of Watch (18A) Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Fri 4:15-7:15-10 Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Sat-Sun 1:15-4:15-7:15-10 Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Mon-Wed 4:15-7:15-10 Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Thu 4:15-10 Frankenweenie (G) Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Fri-Thu 4:10-7:10-9:40 Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Sat-Sun 1:10 Hope Springs (14A) Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Fri 3:30-6:30 Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Sat-Sun 12:30-3:30-6:30 Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Mon-Thu 3:30-6:30 Hotel Transylvania (G) Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Fri-Thu 3:40-

9:15 Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Fri 6:40 Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Sat-Sun 12:45-6:40 Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Mon-Thu 6:40 Looper (14A) Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Fri 4-6:55-9:55 Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Sat-Sun 1:05-4-6:55-9:55 Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Mon-Thu 4-6:55-9:55 The Master (14A) Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Fri 3:35-6:45-9:45 Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Sat-Sun 12:35-3:35-6:45-9:45 Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating MonWed 3:35-6:45-9:45 Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Thu 3:35-6:45 Pitch Perfect (PG) Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating, No Passes Fri 3:45-6:35-9:35 Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating, No Passes Sat-Sun 12:45-3:45-6:35-9:35 Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Mon-Thu 3:45-6:35-9:35 Taken 2 (14A) Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating, No Passes Fri 3:506:50-9:25 Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating, No Passes Sat-Sun 12:50-3:50-6:50-9:25 Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating, No Passes Mon-Thu 3:50-6:50-9:25 Won’t Back Down (G) Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Fri-Thu 9:30 IMAX Theatre at Portage Place Y003-393 Portage Avenue, 204-9564629 Born to Be Wild 3D (G) Sat-Sun 126:30 Mon 12 The Dark Knight Rises (PG) Fri 7:30 Sat-Sun 2:15-7:30 Mon 2:15 The Human Body (STC) Thu 11:10 Space Station 3D (STC) Wed 12:10

Super Speedway (STC) Fri 12:10 To the Arctic 3D (STC) Fri 6:30 SatMon 1:15 Tue-Wed 11 Thu 12:30 Tornado Alley 3D (G) Fri 1:15 Tue 12:15 Thu 10

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Argo (14A) Thu 10 Farewell, My Queen (PG) Fri 7:15 SatMon 1:15-3:40-7:15 Tue-Thu 7:15 Head Games (G) Fri 7:30-9:45 Sat-Mon 1:30-3:45-7:30-9:45 Tue-Wed 7:30-9:45 Thu 7:30 Winnie (14A) Fri 7-9:30 Sat-Mon 1-3:30-7-9:30 Tue-Thu 7-9:30 Won’t Back Down (G) Fri-Thu 9:40 Landmark Towne Cinema 8 301 Notre Dame Avenue, 204-947-2848 Dredd (18A) Fri 7:15-9:30 Sat-Mon 1-3:30-7:15-9:30 Tue-Thu 7:15-9:30 Frankenweenie (G) Sat-Mon 3:30 Frankenweenie 3D (G) Fri 7-9:15 SatMon 1-7-9:15 Tue-Thu 7-9:15 Hotel Transylvania (G) Sat-Mon 3:30 Hotel Transylvania 3D (G) Fri 7-9:15 Sat-Mon 1-7-9:15 Tue-Thu 7-9:15 House at the End of the Street (14A) Fri 7-9:20 Sat-Mon 1:15-3:30-7-9:20 Tue-Thu 7-9:20 Looper (14A) Fri 6:45-9:20 Sat-Mon 12:45-3:45-6:45-9:20 Tue-Thu 6:459:20 Pitch Perfect (PG) Fri 7-9:30 Sat-Mon 1-3:45-7-9:30 Tue-Thu 7-9:30 Taken 2 (14A) Fri 7:15-9:30 Sat-Mon 1:15-3:45-7:15-9:30 Tue-Thu 7:15-9:30 Trouble With the Curve (PG) Fri 6:459:15 Sat-Mon 12:45-3:45-6:45-9:15 Tue-Thu 6:45-9:15

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Argo (14A) Thu 10 Dredd 3D (18A) Fri-Mon 1-3:25-5:508:15-10:40 Tue-Thu 2:35-5:10-7:4510:10 End of Watch (18A) Fri-Thu 2:05-4:457:25-10:10 Finding Nemo 3D (G) Fri-Mon 12:102:40-5:15-7:50 Tue-Thu 1:55-4:40-7:20 Frankenweenie 3D (G) No Passes FriMon 12:10-2:30-5 No Passes Tue-Thu 2:10-4:30 Frankenweenie: An IMAX 3D Experience (G) No Passes Fri 1:10-3:30-5:508:10-10:25 No Passes Sat 11-1:10-3:305:50-8:10-10:25 No Passes Sun-Thu 1:10-3:30-5:50-8:10-10:25 Hotel Transylvania (G) No Passes Fri 12:40-3 No Passes Sat 11:40-12:40-3 No Passes Sun-Mon 12:40-3 No Passes Tue-Thu 1:05-3:15 Hotel Transylvania 3D (G) No Passes Fri-Mon 5:20-7:40-10 No Passes TueThu 5:25-7:40-9:55 No Passes Sat 11 House at the End of the Street (14A) Fri-Mon 12:30-3-5:30-8-10:30 Tue-Thu 2:20-4:50-7:20-9:45 Looper (14A) Fri 2:30-5:15-8-10:45 Sat 11:45-2:30-5:15-8-10:45 Sun-Mon 2:30-5:15-8-10:45 Tue 1:35-4:257:15-10:05 Wed 4:25-7:15-10:05 Thu 1:35-4:25-7:50-10:30 Star & Strollers Screening Wed 1 The Master (14A) Fri-Mon 1:20-4:257:30-10:35 Tue 1:20-4:25-7:30-10:30 Wed 12:50-3:50-10:30 Thu 12:50-3:4510:30 NT Live: The Last of the Haussmans (STC) Thu 7

Dredd (18A) Fri-Mon 12:45-3:10-5:307:55-10:20 Dredd 3D (18A) Tue-Thu 10:10 Finding Nemo 3D (G) Fri-Mon 12:20-2:40-5:05-7:35-10:05 Tue-Wed 2:40-5:05-7:40 Thu 2:40-5:05 Frankenweenie 3D (G) No Passes Fri 12:55-3:15-5:35-7:55-10:10 No Passes Sat 11-12:55-3:15-5:35-7:55-10:10 No Passes Sun-Mon 12:55-3:15-5:35-7:5510:10 No Passes Tue-Thu 3:15-5:357:55-10:10 Hotel Transylvania (G) No Passes Fri 12:30-2:45 No Passes Sat 11:10-12:302:45 No Passes Sun-Mon 12:30-2:45 No Passes Tue-Thu 2:45 Hotel Transylvania 3D (G) No Passes Fri-Mon 5:05-7:25-9:40 No Passes TueThu 5-7:25-9:40 House at the End of the Street (14A) Fri-Mon 12:25-2:55-5:25-8-10:25 TueThu 2:40-5:05-7:35-10 Looper (14A) Fri 2:15-5-7:45-10:30 Sat 11:30-2:15-5-7:45-10:30 Sun-Mon 2:15-5-7:45-10:30 Tue-Wed 2-4:457:30-10:15 Thu 4:45-7:30-10:15 Star & Strollers Screening Thu 1 Pitch Perfect (PG) No Passes Fri-Mon 1:55-4:35-7:20-10 No Passes Tue-Wed 2:05-4:35-7:20-10 No Passes Thu 4:357:20-10 Star & Strollers Screening, No Passes Thu 1 Resident Evil: Retribution (14A) Tue 3:05-5:25-7:45-10:15 Wed 3:05-5:2510:15 Thu 3:05-5:25-7:45-10:15 Resident Evil: Retribution 3D (14A) Fri-Mon 12:40-3:05-5:20-7:50-10:15 The Secret Garden (STC) Sat 11 Taken 2 (14A) No Passes Fri 1:053:25-5:45-8:05-10:30 No Passes Sat 11-1:05-3:25-5:45-8:05-10:30 No Passes Sun-Mon 1:05-3:25-5:45-8:05-10:30 No Passes Tue-Thu 2:55-5:15-7:40-10:05 No Passes Fri-Mon 2:20-4:45-7:15-9:50 No Passes Tue 2:15-4:40-7-9:30 No Passes Wed-Thu 2:15-4:40-7:45-9:30

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Scorsese thriller and Halloween animation on TV this week. Friday on Grimm, Angelina comes to town with bad news and Nick asks Hank for help keeping Monroe safe. Meanwhile, Capt. Renard has a visit from a former acquaintance. (CTV, NBC) The kids can have Saturday morning cartoons. For the older set, Friday night is where it’s at. Tonight’s adult-oriented animated fare includes Futurama, where Leela is upset when her mother starts dating Zapp Brannigan. Later on Archer, Cyril is promoted to field agent and Malory institutes a strict drug-testing policy. (Teletoon)

Expect comic Jay Pharoah to continue honing his Barack Obama impression Saturday over on Saturday Night Live, where the presidential debate has likely provided more fodder for him and the Weekend Update crew. The celebrity host is James Bond action hero Daniel Craig, and musical guests Muse performs. (Global, NBC) Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo co-star Saturday in Shutter Island, the 2010 psychological thriller from Martin Scorsese. Here, a 1950s lawman pursues a murderess who appears to have vanished from a locked room within a fortress-like psychiatric hospital. (Showcase) It’s already Halloween over on Global and Fox’s weekly Sunday night of animation domination. First up, The Simpsons

present Treehouse of Horror XXIII. In ancient times, Homer and Marge observe the Mayans predicting that 2012 will be the end of the world; Marge faces the consequences of an unholy pact; and Bart travels back in time to buy a comic book. Over on Bob’s Burgers, the Belcher kids head to a neighbourhood known for distributing full-size candy bars. (Global, Fox) One of Canada’s most beloved painters is the focus of West Wing: The Vision Of Tom Thomson on Sunday. The 95-minute documentary delves into the artist’s life, art and mysterious death on the waters of northern Ontario. Known as “Canada’s Van Gogh”, Thomson made his name working in Algonquin Park, where rivers, lakes and trees were interpreted with raw and vibrant colours. (Bravo) THE CANADIAN PRESS

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The 1989 classic film Steel Magnolias is back in a new incarnation, with an all-star, award-winning cast including Queen Latifah, Phylicia Rashad, Jill Scott and Alfre Woodard. We spoke with Woodard from her car en route to the movie’s New York red carpet premiere. Woodard, who plays the character Ouiser (a role Shirley MacLaine was cast in in the original) says the time was ripe to bring it

back. “The producers imagined an African American cast to bring new life and freshness. They’d been sitting on it, and fans had been asking for years (for the story to be retold),” said Woodard. She credits the film’s success to its focus on the universal principles of love and friendship. “These women cross economic lines — all lines in that town. They have their other friends and groups, but this is that group that they share things with the way they would share with a sister. It is a trust that goes beyond the casual acquaintances we have,” she said. “We have so many friends, so many people psychologically. It reminds you of a chosen family. You’re born into a family,

and you’re lucky if you get along with them. You choose other people because you recognize them.” Woodard said she enjoyed the fact that the movie had characters viewers could relate to. “It’s filled with characters — and when I say characters, it’s about people. You can recognize them. Most of the things we see now in cinema, we can enjoy, but we wouldn’t know any of those people in our lives.” Woodard enjoyed sinking her teeth into Ouiser, the colourful, unrepentant neighbourhood battle-axe. “It was liberating. In life, you always have to behave as if you’re being a responsible citizen and neighbour. You have to behave all your life!”

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Three songs for Thanksgiving from KISS, The Wallflowers and Jeff Lynne

As you work your way through a turkey-filled weekend, you might want to pause to prepare yourself for the return of old names to the new release schedule.

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Jakob Dylan (Bob’s son) reconvenes his band for their first album since 2005. Reboot the Mission features The Clash’s Mick Jones.

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Just his second proper solo album for the ELO/Traveling Wilburys man in a career that goes back to 1966? Yep. Try Mercy Mercy.

Hall of Fame. Public Enemy, N.W.A. get nominations

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Rush, Deep Purple, Public Enemy and N.W.A. are among the group of first-time nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They join returnees Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Randy Newman, Donna Summer and Kraftwerk among the 15 artists vying for entry. Even in the iPod age, the list of nominees up for induction in 2013 is as eclectic as they come. Nominees differ wildly in sound, origin and influence, ranging from the enduring

prog rock of Canadian trio Rush and Procul Harum to German proto-electronica act Kraftwerk, the disco of Chic and Summer to the New Orleans funk of The Meters and the blues of Albert King and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Motown also is represented by first-ballot entries The Mavelettes. Joel Peresman, President and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, acknowledged the extreme variety of this year’s nominee

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“The definition of rock and roll’means different things to different people, but as broad as the classifications may be, they all share a common love of the music,” Peresman said. “This year we again proudly put forth a fantastic array of groups and artists that span the entire genre that is rock and roll.” It’s the sixth time on the ballot for Summer, but the first since her death in May at age 63. Chic is on the ballot for the seventh time since 2003. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Schwarzenegger reflects on his wrongs Despite the revelation that he’d fathered a child with a housekeeper, resulting in Maria Shriver filing for divorce, Arnold Schwarzenegger is still optimistic that they’ll get back together, he tells Fox News’ Sean Hannity. “It takes a lot of time to heal those wounds and to trust each other again. But, you know, I will make every effort,” Schwarzeneg-

ger says. “I’ve hurt a lot of people. I hurt my wife tremendously, who doesn’t deserve that, and my kids and relatives, all this. I’m embarrassed, ashamed about it, but you can’t go back.”

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Nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were announced on Thursday. Just who made the list? Public

Enemy, N.W.A., Donna Summer, Deep Purple, Rush, Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Randy Newman, Albert King, The Marvelettes, The Meters, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Procol Harum, Chic and Kraftwerk all made the cut. A unique mixture, to be sure. And, for the first time in history, fans can vote online at rockhall.com for the acts they want to be inducted into the Hall of Fame ceremony to be held on April 18. I can practically hear my parents cranking their dial-

up Internet to cast their vote for Randy Newman as I type. The Carey and Minaj feud continues There’s a feud going on over at American Idol between new hosts Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey. But have no fear — Barbara Walters is getting to the bottom of it. On Thursday’s episode of The View, Walters said she spoke with Carey, who relayed that Minaj said ‘If I had a gun I would shoot the b—,’” during an on-set altercation the pair

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wanted to get hitched in Vegas at least three times,” she says. In any event, Diaz, who recently celebrated her 40th birthday, is feeling better than ever. “For the first time in my life, I’m content,” she says. “Getting older is the best part of life. I know myself better. I feel more capable than ever. And as far as the physicality of it I feel better than I did at 25.”

According to the New York Post, $127,000 worth of jewelry went missing from Moore’s New York City brownstone sometime between early June and late August. Among the 10 items stolen were a $33,000 Cartier tennis bracelet and four Cartier watches worth $77,800. Between 15 and 25 workmen have been in and out of the brownstone this summer as its been under renovation, but no arrests have been made. Moore was in Toronto shooting Carrie at the time.

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I love Thanksgiving. There are no presents to buy, someone else makes dinner, and wine is the star. With all due respect to Christmas, there’s no meal during the year that focuses more attention on what you drink with your eats — and for that I’m thankful. As a wine recommender, my favourite thing about Thanksgiving is that it’s pretty much roast turkey exclusive. Christmas has the options of lamb, ham, roast beef or even lobster if you’re a Maritimer. So, let’s talk turkey. Like any elaborate holiday meal, the main course doesn’t always dictate your liquid direction. Come this weekend, cranberry sauce, stuffing, and other family side dishes will attempt to overwhelm your lovingly roasted gobbler. Crisp, clean sparkling wines make nice with just about everything, as will a dry rosé. If you’re into whites try a lightly oaked chardonnay. I like a red with poultry and the Kim Crawford 2011 Marlborough Pinot Noir ($19.95 - $22.99) is a berry-infused New Zealander with plump raspberrycherry fruit and an accommodating attitude towards an eclectic plate. PRICES REFLECT THE RANGE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SOME PRODUCTS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN ALL PROVINCES.

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Season both sides of turkey with kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper. Spread 2 tbsp of sage butter on surface of meat (but not side with skin).

roasting pan. Roast at 450 F for 20 minutes and baste often. Reduce temperature 220 F and insert thermometer through the thickest part of the breast.

Cut tinfoil and parchment paper into 12 by 12 inch sheets. Roll meat into tight log. Wrap tightly with parchment paper then wrap tightly with tinfoil, ensuring a tight, even log. Twist both ends of tinfoil. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

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Turkey Leg and Thigh Log 1. Remove giblets from cavity; cover in milk and refrigerate overnight for gravy (metronews.ca/food).

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save neck and bones for gravy. Carefully remove bones from leg and thigh, keeping meat in one piece, ensuring skin remains attached. Using boning knife, remove sinew and small bones from turkey legs. Lightly cut through leg and thigh meat to make multiple incisions. Trim leg and thigh meat to make it as square as possible (about 9 by 9 inches).

Heavily season the entire turkey with kosher salt and cracked pepper, even inside the cavity. Cover entire turkey and refrigerate overnight. THE DAY OF

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Set the oven temperature to 450 F and place turkey on

When breast temperature reaches 90 F, remove leg and thigh log from refrigerator and place in 220-F oven. Roast turkey breast until internal temperature reads 155 F. Remove from oven.

4. Let turkey breast rest for 20

5. Cook leg and thigh log until thermometer reads 165 F. Remove from tinfoil and parchment; save all liquid for gravy. Slice meat log into .25-inch medallions, 10 slices per leg. RECIPE COURTESY OF CHEF ALEX CHEN

Ingredients • 8 leaves of sage, thinly julienned • 30 g finely diced shallots • 200 g soft unsalted butter • 1 whole fresh free range turkey (25 lb) • kosher salt • cracked black pepper

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Art for lunch! Knockin’ on ’Peg’s Door Who other than Bob Dylan could I use that phrase with? Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door is one of my all time favourite Bob Dylan songs, and if you are lucky you’ll see him and his band along with Mark Knopfler, Friday live at the MTS Centre. His latest album, Tempest, is out now and it has been described as one of his darkest albums yet, and most likely his last.

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No I’m not talking about the Stanley Cup, I’m talking true, die-hard Grey Cup fans. All day Saturday at 123 Main St., you can share your Cup love. Starting at 11 a.m., Reebok will be there to give fans an opportunity to score 2013 CFL Season tickets. The Grey Cup car — along with the cup itself — will also be there. Bring a camera because that is a perfect picture for Gramps’ mantel. Of course this event comes with all the fixings such as live entertainment, face painting and our very own Blue and Gold players themselves.

On Wednesday at noon, the Winnipeg Art Gallery will be showing an award-winning documentary based on the remarkable true story of a librarian and postal worker who built an exceptional first-class art collection from renowned artists around the world. Herb and Dorothy Vogel were determined to collect art together, even though their one bedroom Manhattan apartment was small. Their world collection quickly grew and can now be found at the National Gallery of Art and is comprised of over 4,000 pieces. If you have never seen a film at the WAG, I recommend it.

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Pierce out, Elliott in under centre for Blue Bombers Buck Pierce will sit out Monday’s CFL game in Montreal because of the concussion he received in Saturday’s home game. Winnipeg Blue Bombers coach Tim Burke said Thursday the decision was based on “a collaboration of data, it wasn’t just one single test,” and he didn’t know when his starting quarterback would return. “It’s really close but I’m not going to get into the predictions of when he’s going to come back; hopefully it will be next week.” That means Joey Elliott will get another start. Quoted

“It’s (like) in hockey — you have to have enforcers out there to take care of the top players.” Steve Morley, Blue Bombers offensive lineman

“We changed the package a little bit more to suit him as opposed to Buck so hopefully he’ll have a good game for us,” said Burke. The first-quarter hit by Toronto Argonaut Brandon Isaac that caused the concussion continues to have repercussions inside and outside the Bomber dressing room. Isaac was fined for the hit but three Bombers were also fined. Offensive linemen Steve Morley and Justin Sorenson were nicked for going after Isaac in retaliation and defensive back Jovon Johnson for what he said later about the hit. Johnson suggested the Argos were told to go after Pierce. Morley, a seven-season CFL veteran who has played the last four in Winnipeg, said Thursday that’s exactly what the players had been told previously. “Our coaches told us in the past that this defensive coordinator has targeted Buck so we knew going in,” said Morley. “Jovon’s just saying what he’s already been told.” But Burke says he doesn’t believe that to be true and it isn’t something he or other coaches would have said. “Steve should keep his

Winnipeg Blue Bomber Shannon Boatman, left, mixes things up with Toronto Argonaut Brandon Isaac last Saturday in Winnipeg. Isaac delivered a hit on Buck Pierce that will keep the Winnipeg quarterback on the sidelines. JOHN WOODS/THE CANADIAN PRESS

mouth shut because he doesn’t know what he’s talking about,” Burke snapped when asked about Morley’s remarks. “I’m a personal friend of Scott Milanovich and I know he would not ever condone anything like that.” As for the $300-per-player

fines assessed the Bombers, Pierce has offered to pick up the tab. Burke didn’t take issue with the player fines assessed the Bombers and, contrary to what Isaac has said on Twitter, insisted his fine was larger. The players, however,

weren’t that impressed with the CFL’s reaction. “If things aren’t going to be done about it, you know, you hate to say it, but some of the guys are getting upset with it and have to take matters into their own hands,” Morley said.

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CFL. Winnipeg’s top QB ruled out for Monday’s game due to lingering effects of concussion suffered against Argos

THE CANADIAN PRESS

Regular-season games fall victim to lockout

A nearly empty hockey-stick rack in the Buffalo Sabres locker-room is shown at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, N.Y., on Sept. 25. The NHL has cancelled 82 regular-season games scheduled through Oct. 24. DAVID DUPREY/THE CANADIAN PRESS NHL

Ladd staying in Winnipeg Andrew Ladd won’t be heading to the Russian-based KHL after all. The Winnipeg Free Press reported Thursday that the Jets captain decided against joining Avangard Omsk during the NHL lockout. The news came a little

over 12 hours after the team announced Ladd’s signing. According to the Free Press, the 26-year-old had a change of heart because his wife Brandy is pregnant. Ladd would have been just the second locked-out Canadian NHLer to play in the KHL. Jets teammate Evander Kane made his debut with Dinamo Minsk earlier this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS

The real losses have begun. Two weeks of the NHL’s regular season was wiped off the calendar Thursday, and it appears almost certain those won’t be the only meaningful games sacrificed during the lockout. It’s an all-too-familiar position for the league, which attempted to strike a conciliatory tone in announcing the cancellation of the opening 82 games of the 2012-13 season. “The game deserves better, the fans deserve better and the people who derive income from their connection to the NHL deserve better,” said dep-

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The NHL has simply been unable to break free from its recent history of labour unrest. It lost 468 games during the lockout-shortened 1994-95 season and all 1,320 regular-season games that were scheduled in 2004-05.

uty commissioner Bill Daly. “We remain committed to doing everything in our power to forge an agreement that is MLB

Red Sox show Valentine the door

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The Boston Red Sox fired manager Bobby Valentine on Thursday after one season in which he failed to bring order to a clubhouse that disintegrated during the 2011 pennant race. He finished with a 69-93 record. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

fair to the players, fair to the teams and good for our fans.” The earliest this season could start is Oct. 25. While it remains possible some of Thursday’s cancelled games could still be tacked on to the schedule, it would require a major change in the direction of talks — not to mention a quick solution. That seemed extremely unlikely with no bargaining sessions scheduled and the lockout about to enter its fourth week. The sides really haven’t got down to meaningful negotiations despite meeting regularly since the end of June. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Formula One

“At some point it’s time to say goodbye and this time it might be forever.” Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, confirming he will retire from F1 for good at the end of the season.

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Describing himself as “a proud gay man,” Puerto Rican featherweight Orlando Cruz on Thursday became what is believed to be the first pro boxer to come out as openly homosexual while still competing. His announcement comes two weeks before the 31-year-old left-hander challenges Mexican boxer Jorge Pazos for the WBO Latino title.

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30 Horoscopes

Aries

Taurus

April 21 - May 21 What happens over the next 24 hours may well persuade you that it’s time to call a halt to a partnership or relationship that, frankly, is no longer worth the time and the trouble. Better late than never.

Libra

Sept. 24 - Oct. 23 Saturn, planet of limitation, leaves your birth sign today. Hurrah! Now you can make full use of the Sun, also in your sign, to push ahead with a creative or artistic activity. Yes, it will be a success.

Scorpio

Oct. 24 - Nov. 22 Be careful what you agree to over the next few days because if you take on any new duties now, you may regret it before the end of the year. Your diary is pretty full as it is.

Sagittarius

Gemini

May 22 - June 21 You have only so much energy to go around, so don’t waste it on trivial things. If you are torn between a social invitation and finishing your work, go for the latter. Yes, it’s boring but it’s got to get done.

Nov. 23 - Dec. 21 You cannot change the mindset of those who do not want to know the truth. Some people prefer to live in ignorance but fortunately you are not one of them. That gives you a huge advantage. Use it.

Capricorn

Cancer

June 22 - July 23 Do not — repeat, not — gamble today. You may feel lucky but the planets warn that the game you are entering is rigged in some way, so steer clear. People who tell you there is nothing to lose are lying. It’s that simple.

Dec. 22 - Jan. 20 Keep yourself to yourself today and spend some time thinking about the direction you want your life to move in. You don’t have to make any major decisions. In fact, it would be better if you did not — for now.

Aquarius

Leo

July 24 - Aug. 23 You are worrying about a loved one for no good reason. Once you realize this, you will not only be more relaxed in your attitude but it will become easier to find ways to help them without either of you panicking.

Jan. 21 - Feb. 19 You will find yourself up against an opponent you have no hope of beating today and the only sensible course of action is to back off. Everyone has limits but not everyone is aware of what they are.

Across 1. Cadillac Escalade, Chevy Blazer, or Dodge Durango: initialism 4. Forensic evidence: initialism 7. Stumble 11. Throat-clearing noise used as an attention-getter 13. “Rainbow” fish 15. Assistant 16. “What can I ___ convince you?” (2 wds.) 17. Ledger who played the Joker 18. Crystal ball gazer 19. Part of Niagara also known as the Canadian Falls 21. Crate component 22. Points a gun 23. Mature 25. 1,000 kilograms 27. Added up 32. Radium codiscoverers Marie and Pierre ___ 33. County carnivals 34. Summer: Fr. 35. Cookie maker Spunkmeyer 36. Beauty and the Beast beauty 37. Sunbathing goal (2 wds.) 38. Subject of a 1960s hit by Ronny and the Daytonas 39. Beasts: Fr. 40. Andrew Carnegie and Alexander Graham Bell, by birth 41. “Somethin’ Stupid” singing pair (father and daughter Frank and Nancy)

43. Coffee grinder input 44. “Hound ___” 45. Additive no longer used in Canadian gasoline 46. Toronto group that backed Bob Dylan as The Hawks; with “The” 49. Gold ___: Olympic winner 54. Spoken 55. “You ___ serious?” 56. “Famous ___”: another cookie maker 58. All night dance party 59. Appellations 60. Brief bit of correspondence 61. “I Only Have ___ for You” 62. “Help!” 63. “Golly!” Down 1. Unhappy 2. “Here comes trouble!” (2 wds.) 3. Turn down 4. Chemise 5. Biblical ark builder 6. Ford or Chevy 7. Fez adornment 8. Manitoba founder 9. Bit of brainwork 10. Sassy 12. Toronto-born Rick of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 13. Central idea 14. IMAX ___ 20. Geometric ratio that graphs as waves 24. Alberta export 25. “___ Frutti”: Little

Yesterday’s Crossword

Aug. 24 - Sept. 23 A friend will need your assistance today and if you are smart, you will drop what you are doing and help them out. Whatever sacrifices you make now will be repaid tenfold, or more, later on.

today

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Feb. 20 - March 20 You need to get your attitude balance right. If you come on too strong, you will scare others away but if you are weak, they may walk all over you. Confidence is the key. Act self-possessed but be modest too. SALLY BROMPTON

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Richard classic 26. The Hunter constellation 27. Stories 28. Lubricates 29. Pretend (2 wds.) 30. Les ___ Unis 31. Animal lairs 32. Gear teeth 33. Greek salad cheese 36. Director Ingmar or Oscar winner Ingrid

Sudoku

How to play Fill in the grid, so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1-9. There is no math involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

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March 21 - April 20 Why set targets that are difficult to reach? Why take on more than you know you can handle? Saturn’s change of signs urges you to get your priorities right — and think quality rather than quantity.

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