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Council not relaxing on patio issue Sidewalk Café Bylaw. Officials get busy on proposal, unanimously approving first reading and addressing some points of concern RUTH DAVENPORT
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Halifax regional councillors have made one major change to a proposed patio bylaw, asked for more information about another and will send the whole thing to a public hearing next month for more input before second reading. Council unanimously approved the first reading of the Sidewalk Café Bylaw on Tuesday, but took action to address two points of concern. The first was a proposal to increase the required
liability insurance from $2 million to $5 million for any patio where alcohol is served. Coun. Reg Rankin tabled an amendment to reduce that figure to $3 million. “I know there’s a number of restaurants along Argyle that are hurting … So I’m not going to contribute to more hardship,” said Rankin, citing staff information that premiums could rise by up to $2,000 for larger restaurants with the increase in the overall limit. Council also approved a request from Coun. Waye Mason for a supplementary staff report on a tiered fee structure or possible subsidies for small patios. The bylaw currently calls for a flat fee of $800 for any patio involving a structure on the municipal right-ofway. Mason said that could be prohibitive for businesses with small patios, such as the Company House with a 12-seat patio that cost $300.
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Pedestrians walk past empty patios on Argyle Street during a sunny fall day on Tuesday in Halifax. Jeff Harper/Metro
“People are on Twitter saying, ‘Who wants to sit on a patio in the winter?’ So maybe we should be referring to them as late fall and early spring patios.” Coun. Waye Mason
“(Owner) Mary Ann Daye emailed us and said … ‘If it goes to $800, for 12 people that starts to be a problem for me,’” he said. Council also voted, after extensive debate, to send the entire bylaw to a public hearing before second reading. The vote was close, with opponents concerned a public hearing would delay final approval of the bylaw too long for some operators to obtain permission under the new rules to keep their patios open through the winter. Coun. Bill Karsten said those operators need clarity about whether to proceed with removing their patios as usual, or leaving them in place. “People don’t just go out and grab a hammer and say, ‘I’ll tear this down,’” he said. “They have contractors that have to be hired, they have to have people booked.” After the hearing was approved, Mason said after the discussion the possibility of extending the licences for a handful of restaurants seeking year-round patios would be discussed at the next council meeting in two weeks.
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Police were called to a Nova Scotia school Tuesday after a bomb threat was made involving school buses. An RCMP police dog searched the area near Baddeck Academy and no bomb was found.
Researchers using a robotic underwater vehicle off B.C.’s Haida Gwaii archipelago believe they may have found the earliest evidence of human habitation in Canada. The site could date back almost 14,000 years.
HBO has confirmed that Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn will both star in the second season of True Detective. Farrell will play a detective and Vaughn a career criminal.
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Trash talk: You can have your say on waste bylaws Public hearing to come. Discussion on use of clear bags and reduced bag limits RUTH DAVENPORT
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Nine months after an exhaustive debate over proposed changes to HRM solid waste bylaws, regional councillors debated the changes again and made one more modification. Council gave first reading Tuesday to three proposed
changes approved in January, and approved a public hearing on the other two: To reduce the number of garbage bags allowed for biweekly curbside pickup from six to four, and to require those bags to be clear rather than black or green. During the debate, Coun. Darren Fisher tabled an amendment to eliminate the proposal for one dark privacy bag to be “nested” in each clear garbage bag. “You could take a dark black or green bag, fill it right up and then just put it in a snug, clear bag and you are fulfilling the rules of the bylaw,” he said.
Changes
Other changes to HRM solid waste bylaws that passed first reading Tuesday: • Boxboard will be recycled with paper and not added to green bins
• Grass clippings will be banned from green bins • Leaf and yard waste must be collected in kraft paper bags instead of clear or orange plastic bags
A worker sorts through garbage at the Otter Lake landfill in this file photo. JEFF HARPER/METRO
Council approved his alternate idea to allow one large green or black bag for curbside pickup. A more hard-fought debate was over Coun. Stephen Adams’ proposal to leave the curbside bag limit at six because of the possibility it wouldn’t further reduce the amount of trash going to a landfill. “If 20 per cent of people are not complying with a requirement for six bags, and
80 per cent do ... why change it? Why aggravate the other 20 per cent?” said Coun. David Hendsbee, saying the reduced limit could lead to illegal dumping or foisting extra bags onto neighbours’ properties. “Just going to clear bags will probably make them more compliant,” he said. Advocates for the reduced limit said the public deserves to have a say on the idea. “Definitely there are some
people that are absolutely adamant that we shouldn’t change anything, but there’s far more people who think we should be being very aggressive and visionary about this,” said Coun. Waye Mason. “So my feeling is that we want to go and test the waters on four bags.” The public hearing — on allowing four bags per household, one of them black or green — will likely take place at the end of November.
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Tip breaks case. Police lay charges, find firearms stolen in home invasion Halifax police have laid a slew of charges, including attempted murder, in relation to a violent home invasion on Sunday, thanks to a tip from the public that police say “broke the case.” Halifax Regional Police responded to a break-and-enter in the 0-100 block of Bonita Drive in Dartmouth early Sunday morning. They found a 75-yearold homeowner suffering from severe facial injuries after two men struck him with his own rifle and fled with weapons. Police say an anonymous tipster phoned Monday, leading officers to find a gun inside an apartment in the 2400 block of Gottingen Street in Halifax. “That’s what broke the case,” said spokesman Const. Pierre Bourdages on Tuesday. Police also arrested a suspect in the 5500 block of Bloomfield Street after finding a loaded handgun from the break-and-
Resolution
“It’s a quick and successful completion to a very tragic event.” Halifax Regional Police spokesman Const. Pierre Bourdages
enter. Officers then went to the 100 block of Lacewood Drive, where they arrested another suspect seen carrying firearms wrapped in a blanket. Tyrone Nelson Francis, 20, of Timberlea faces more than a dozen charges, including attempted murder, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and break-and-enter to steal a firearm. Eliahs Knudsen Kent, 22, of Halifax faces most of the same. Police are investigating how suspects knew there were weapons in the Dartmouth home. Haley Ryan/Metro
Slow and steady... Police intervene after traffic reduced to turtle’s pace Cole Harbour drivers witnessed RCMP engaging in a bit of a shell game recently. According to a release, Halifax RCMP were called to the intersection of Main Street at Forest Hills around 12:50 p.m. Monday to find the reason for heavy traffic congestion. Officers witnessed a “large angry snapping turtle” makDartmouth
ing its way slowly along the shoulder of the roadway. RCMP snapped into action. Using a tool and supply box from the trunk, the officers safely trapped the reptile and took it to Cranberry Lake, where it was released back into the wild. Traffic quickly returned to “normal flow” after the slow mover was removed. Metro Supreme Court
Police on the lookout for missing boy
Man pleads guilty to helping dispose of body
Police in Halifax are dealing with a missing person’s case involving Jordan Thomas McKay Contributed a youth. Jordan Thomas McKay, 14, was last seen Sept. 15 leaving his home on Prince Albert Road in Dartmouth. In a release issued Tuesday, police say there’s nothing to suggest the boy has met with foul play but there is concern for his well-being. Metro
A Glace Bay man will be sentenced on Dec. 22 after pleading guilty Tuesday to being an accessory to murder. Robert Edwin Matheson, 50, entered his plea during a Supreme Court appearance. He also pleaded guilty to failing to attend to court. Matheson admitted to helping Thomas Ted Barrett, 39, and Morgan James MacNeil, 23, both accused of second-degree murder, dispose of the body of 21-year-old Laura Catherine Jessome of Bras d’Or. Cape Breton Post
Gas leak forces mass evacuation Firefighters respond to a gas leak on Gaston Road in Dartmouth Tuesday. Jeff Harper/Metro
Dartmouth. City workers struck pipe during construction haley ryan
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Hundreds of homes and businesses were evacuated Tuesday after a city construction crew punctured a gas line in Dartmouth, causing a strong smell of natural gas to flood the neighbourhood. A six-inch gas main under Gaston Road was punctured just before 8:30 a.m. as crews lowered the pipe while work-
ing on a paving and water project, said HRM spokesman Brendan Elliott. Heritage Gas was on scene right away. Elliott said some workers measured the amount of natural gas in the environment, while others pinched the line in both directions to stop gas from getting to the break. About 550 businesses and homes on Gaston Road and its side streets were evacuated until 1 p.m. while crews worked to cut off the gas and replace the pipe. Elliott said Halifax Transit buses were brought in to shelter residents for the four hours.
Audible danger
Natural-gas workers dig up part of Gaston Road. Jeff Harper/Metro
All pedestrian and vehicle traffic was diverted from the area until about 12:40 p.m., when HRM said the only part that needed to stay closed was Gaston Road from Portland Street to MacRae Avenue. Elliott said they were lucky the wind didn’t change,
“You could hear the hissing from the pipe as it was leaking, so we obviously considered it to be very serious.” Halifax spokesman Brendan Elliott
or a much larger area might have had to be evacuated. Prince Arthur Junior High, Southdale-North Woodside School and a daycare were asked to keep children inside until the leak was contained. With files from The Canadian Press
Cat-killing charge to be pulled
Three-year-old Wrangler, the owner’s “best friend.” Contributed
The Crown attorney’s office in Truro is planning to withdraw an animal-cruelty charge in a cat-killing case from the summer. The Truro Police Service issued a press release Tuesday after being advised about the upcoming withdrawal. The charge “resulted from the senseless and tragic death of a cat on Fairview Drive.”
Police investigated the July 12 incident and determined that “reasonable and probable grounds existed” to charge Stephen Gregory Tynes, 29. Tynes, originally from Truro but now living in Halifax, was in court Sept. 15 and entered a not-guilty plea. “The Crown advised that, upon reviewing this file, they determined the likelihood of
Alleged incident
Witnesses claim they saw a man grab a cat by the hind legs and swing it down into the ground at about 3:20 a.m.
a conviction was not met,” said the release. Truro Daily News
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The ‘coolest job’ in Halifax Branching out. Åsa Kachan of Dalhousie University named new library CEO haley ryan
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After a year’s search across North America for the new CEO of the Halifax Public Libraries, Åsa Kachan was chosen for the role her 12-year-old son calls “the coolest job” in the city. Kachan, who has been assistant vice-president of enrolment management and registrar at Dalhousie University for the past 10 years, was announced as the new chief librarian and CEO Tuesday. “(She) is actually a tremendous find for us, but we didn’t have to look as far as we thought,” Paul Bennett, chair of Halifax Regional Library Board, said during the Alderney Gate Public Library event on Tuesday. Bennett said the search committee narrowed the field from 120 to 30, then short-listed five candidates and Kachan “won us all over.” “This is a dream come true
really for me,” Kachan, 48, said during the event. Although she has spent the last 10 years at Dalhousie as registrar, and six before that at the University of Saskatoon, Kachan started out in the Saskatchewan public library system after completing her masters of library and information science at the University of Western Ontario. When Kachan told her 12-year-old son she was considered for the job, she said he was very excited — along with her two teenage daughters. “He said, ‘Mom, that is the coolest job in all of Halifax,’” Kachan said as the crowd laughed. Kachan, whose family moved from Sweden to Saskatchewan when she was young, said she made sure to reach out to the recruiting team because many in Halifax didn’t know about her library background. “I care so much for (Dalhousie) and I have great colleagues across the institution, but this is another way for me to serve Halifax,” Kachan told reporters. She said a priority for her is getting to know all branches’ challenges and specialties before starting on a strategic plan for the next five to 10 years.
Åsa Kachan, Halifax Public Libraries new chief librarian and chief executive officer, poses for a photo at the Alderney Drive Branch on Tuesday. Jeff Harper/Metro
2 MLAs back after illness They both may have suffered from serious illnesses but that won’t stop NDP MLA Gordie Gosse and Progressive Conservative MLA Alfie MacLeod from getting back to work. Both MLAs have confirmed they will be returning for opening of the fall sitting of the Nova Scotia legislature on Thursday. Sydney-Whitney Pier MLA
Gordie Gosse announced at the end of April that he had been diagnosed with cancer. Over the past month, he’s been attending events and resuming his duties, and he has already returned to Halifax for the fall session. MacLeod, MLA for Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg, lost his left foot to infection in August and has been in hospital for
the past eight weeks. Although he’s just been moved to a rehabilitation facility in Sydney Mines, he plans to be in Halifax for the speech from the throne. While in hospital, he received day passes to attend the PC caucus meetings in Sydney and a public meeting on the rail line. Cape Breton post
Neonatal unit
Boost for IWK Health Centre The IWK Health Centre in Halifax has received a large donation towards its new neonatal intensive care unit. Construction on the project begins next year. On Tuesday, the Construction Association of Nova Scotia announced it had raised more than $1.5 million towards the
new unit. When completed, it will have private, single and twin rooms so families can be together during the hospitalization of their premature or critically ill infant. metro Infrastructure
Contracts for flood work awarded Nova Scotia has awarded
contracts worth $5 million to repair flood controls in Cumberland County. Alva Construction of Antigonish will replace two structures that protect against flooding from the Bay of Fundy. ICBCL Ltd. of Halifax, which completed earlier stages of the project including design and consultation, has been contracted to inspect the work. The Canadian Press
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Obama: World must fight ‘global threat’ of climate change UN General Assembly. U.S. president calls on all nations to address what’s being called ‘the defining issue of our age’
U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive at JFK International Airport in New York on Tuesday. The president is in the city for three days of talks with foreign leaders at the United Nations General Assembly. Julie Jacobson/the associated press
In the first international test for his climate-change strategy, U.S. President Barack Obama pressed world leaders Tuesday to follow the United States' lead on the issue, even as a United Nations summit revealed the many obstacles that still stand in the way of wider agreements. “The United States has made ambitious investments in clean energy and ambitious reductions in our carbon emissions,” Obama said. “Today I call on all countries to join us,
not next year or the year after that, but right now. Because no nation can meet this global threat alone.” But none of the pledges made at Tuesday's one-day meeting was binding. The summit, part of the annual UN General Assembly, was designed to lay the groundwork for a new global climate-change treaty. It also revealed the sharp differences that divide countries on matters such as deforestation, carbon pollution and methane leaks from oil and gas production. “Today we must set the world on a new course,” said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. “Climate change is the defining issue of our age. It is defining our present. Our response will define our future.” In some ways, the climate
summit answered that call. The European Union said its member nations next month were set to approve a plan that would cut greenhouse gases back to 40 per cent below 1990 levels by 2030. The EU also called for using renewable energy for 27 per cent of the bloc's power needs and increasing energy efficiency by 30 per cent. More than 150 countries set the first-ever deadline to end deforestation by 2030, but that goal was thrown into doubt when Brazil said it would not join. Forests are important because they absorb the main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide. The United States, Canada and the entire European Union signed onto a declaration to halve forest loss by 2020 and eliminate deforestation entirely by 2030. the associated press
‘Fully committed’
Canada ‘taking decisive action’ Canada made two main commitments at the UN climate summit Tuesday. One was to match American vehicle-emissions standards; the other, to curb the use of HFC coolants. Canada's environment minister said her government would be releasing details on a plan to reduce hydrofluorocarbons. “Let me be clear, Canada is fully committed to achieving a strong and effective global climate agreement in Paris next year,” said the prepared text of Leona Aglukkaq's remarks. “Both domestically and internationally we are demonstrating this commitment. We are not waiting to act. We are taking decisive action to ensure Canada remains a leader and contributes its part to this global cause.” the canadian press
Canada gives its support to strikes against ISIS in Syria Canada added its support Tuesday to U.S. and Arab airstrikes on militant targets inside Syria, but is not involved militarily. A senior government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed that Canada has made no military contribution to the air offensive, which for the first time targeted the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) on Syrian territory. Canada has 69 special forces advisers in Iraq and has offered two military transport planes to deliver humanitarian assistance to displaced civilians and weapons to the Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq who are facing ISIS on the ground. A spokesman for Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Canada supports this week’s U.S.-led military action. “Canada is united with our allies in recognizing the need to address this barbaric terrorist threat and we will not stand idly by while (ISIS) continues its murder of innocent civilians and religious minorities,” said spokesman Adam Hodge. Canada’s position towards the fast-moving events in the region continues to evolve. Baird attended a ministerial
A fighter jet flies over the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday after conducting strike missions against ISIS in Syria. Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian Stephens/U.S. Navy/the associated press
meeting of the United Nations Security Council last week, where he added Canada’s support for a broader international effort to topple ISIS, which has seized territory in Iraq and Syria. After the session, Baird stopped short of endorsing military action against ISIS inside Syria, saying Canada was still considering its position. The Pentagon said the airstrikes, which began late Monday and continued into Tuesday, will continue in what said would be a “persistent” campaign to degrade and destroy
ISIS’s capability. Five Arab nations have joined the U.S. in launching strikes in eastern Syria. “We’re going to do what’s necessary to take the fight to this terrorist group, for the security of the country and the regime and for the entire world,” said U.S. President Barack Obama as he left Washington for the UN in New York. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to address the ISIS issue when he delivers Canada’s address to the UN General Assembly on Thursday. the canadian press
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Experts say a move by Netflix to defy the will of Canada’s broadcast regulator calls into question CRTC’s very authority to institute any rules governing Internet-based video service providers. Elise Amendola-AP/THE CANADIAN PRESS
Netflix defies CRTC, but PM gets the blame Toothless watchdog? Online video service firm says regulator’s orders are not applicable to Netflix under Canadian broadcasting law One of the hottest dramas to hit the fall season isn’t on your TV screen — it’s happening behind the scenes in a battle of wills between the country’s fastest-growing video supplier and Canada’s broadcast regulator. Netflix has told the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission it won’t turn over sensitive corporate information, despite being ordered to do so at a hearing last Friday. The move calls into quesNew Brunswick election
tion the very authority of the broadcast regulator to institute any rules governing Internet-based video service providers, says new media expert Michael Geist. And the Prime Minister’s Office is being blamed for forcing the regulator into a corner. Industry watchers say Netflix is standing up to the CRTC after being emboldened by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who has said his government will not allow levies against online video services to help pay for production of Canadian content — something he has referred to as a “Netflix tax.” By inappropriately interfering in the CRTC hearings, the Harper Conservatives may have already rendered the regulator toothless, said Opposition heritage critic Pierre Nantel. THE CANADIAN PRESS Scotland referendum
Tory leader concedes defeat
British PM says Queen ‘purred’
Progressive Conservative Leader David Alward conceded defeat Tuesday in the New Brunswick election and said he is stepping down as leader of the party. Alward, 54, becomes only the second premier to fail in his bid for a second term. In this election, Liberal Leader Brian Gallant’s party won 27 seats, the Tories were left with 21 and the Greens took one riding. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron was caught on open microphone telling former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg in New York that Queen Elizabeth II “purred down the line” when he called to tell her the result of the Scotland referendum. He was also heard saying he wants to “sue (polling companies) for my stomach ulcers because of what they put me through.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Talko the town: A voice message app The new voice mail? People can record a spoken-word message and send it to someone to listen to at any time Longtime technology guru Ray Ozzie wants to bring back the emotions of the human voice to phones. His mission began more than two years ago as Ozzie noticed people were increasingly communicating through texts, emails and social media posts instead of calling each other. “When you see nothing but words and numbers, it becomes very mechanical and very transactional,” Ozzie said in an interview. “But when you hear the sound of someone’s voice, it really brings it much closer to
home.” Ozzie, 58, Microsoft’s former chief software architect, hopes to orchestrate voice’s comeback through Talko, a mobile application being released Tuesday for the iPhone. A version for Android phones is expected in a few months. Talko sends the equivalent of text messages in the form of a spoken word. Talko users can record a voice message and send it over the Internet to anyone else with the app. Recipients listen to the recording when it’s convenient, rather than being interrupted by a traditional phone call. All messages will be stored for 10 days, though users can buy a subscription — expected to be $5 to $9 US per month — to permanently store messages. For the first few months, Talko will store all voice recordings for free. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Get Paula Deen’s side of that racism scandal – for $9.99 Paula Deen is ready to tell her side of the story behind the racist remark that decimated her career, but you’ll need to pay to hear it. The former Food Network star has been working on a documentary, but viewers will have to pay $9.99 US a month to view videos on her new website. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Calgary teen wins Google Science Fair
Silly kids, this park is for adults An interactive, glow-in-the-dark playground for adults has been installed in Boston. “Swing Time” is made up of 20 ring-shaped swings which are fitted with micro-controllers which activate LED lighting when the swing moves, illuminating the outdoor space with blue and purple hues that change according to the motion of the seat. Custom-fabricated from welded polypropylene, the swings emit a static white light when inactive. Designed in three different sizes to encourage all of Boston’s citizens to interact with the installation, the swings are part of an experimental urban park project and a community laboratory for the Innovation District and South Boston neighbourhoods. AFP/Howeler+Yoon Architecture/John Horner Photography
A Calgary teen has won a $25,000 US scholarship from Google for her science project about speeding up the detoxification of oilsands tailings ponds. Hayley Todesco’s project beat all the other submissions from 17- and 18-yearold students around the world at the Google Science Fair. This is the second year in a row that a Canadian won a top prize at the fair. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Bankruptcy trial. U.S. had ‘incredibly important’ role in Nortel Networks’ success It’s a fallacy to think of Nortel Networks as just a Canadian company and that its intellectual property was created solely in Canada, a lawyer for its U.S. subsidiary said Tuesday at a cross-border bankruptcy trial that will decide how remaining assets are shared among creditors. “I think we can all agree now that Nortel was actually a multinational enterprise, global
in nature, with separate corporate entities, separate groups of creditors spread around the world,” said James Bromley from Wilmington, Del., by videolink. “The U.S. role was incredibly important, particularly during the glory days … from the mid ‘90s to the 2000s, at which time U.S. R&D was just short of the same amount of R&D that was being conducted in Canada.”
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RIDING THE SAVE THE RHINO BANDWAGON I’m not sure why I’m feeling such soliOn Sunday, a zoo in the Czech Republic set darity for the rhinoceros (which means fire to 60 kilograms of rhinoceros horn, a “nose horn,” of course). fitting overture to the fifth annual World Maybe I can relate to its reputation for Rhino Day, which followed in various near-sighted stubbornness. But when you rhino-aware locales around the world on add up the facts, rhinos are worth saving: Monday. The rhino is being poached to extinction • Even though they weigh in at a tonne for its horn, which is used in traditional on average, rhinos are vegetarians. They eat medicine and as an aphrodisiac in Asia. anywhere from 50 to 100 kilos of food a day. A rumour going around — that a VietTrying picking up that grocery bill! Also, namese minister’s relative was cured of what they eat depends on the species. cancer with rhino horn — hasn’t helped. • There are white rhinos and black JUST SAYIN' Hasn’t helped the rhino, that is. rhinos, and both species are actually grey. At the beginning of the 20th century, (Black rhinos eat shoots and leaves, and Paul Sullivan there were 500,000 rhinos roaming Africa white rhinos are more grazers. Zoos feed metronews.ca and Asia. them soy and alfalfa.) Today, there are 29,000. In Sumatra, the • A group of rhinos is called a “crash.” rhino population is down to less than 100. In Java, there • Black rhinos are the most aggressive of the species, are 35-45 left. and they can attack at speeds of 50 km/h. But such attacks There is some good news, rhino fans. are rare and most black rhinos would more typically be The southern white rhino has come back, from 50 indi- found snoozing in the shade. viduals early in the 20th century to 20,000 today. But now • The rhino horn is made of the same stuff as human poaching threatens to reverse those gains. fingernails. The rhino, in short, is in a sorry state. • Rhino moms take 15 months to give birth. Unfortunately, they are not really sexy beasts and Save • Rhino babies can walk within 10 minutes. the Rhino doesn’t have the same urgent resonance as Save • Rhinos have notoriously poor eyesight, but there’s the Tigers or Save the Whales. nothing wrong with their intestines: a white rhino produces about 50 pounds of poo a day. • Rhinos somehow managed to survive for 40 million Rhino solidarity years. Then we turned up. Rhino poaching has grown increasingly alarming. The rhino, in short, is in a sorry state. Last year, more than 1,000 white rhinos were slaughtered in South Africa alone. Unfortunately, they are not really sexy beasts Do the math: That’s five per cent of the surviving and Save the Rhino doesn’t have the same urgent population. World Rhino Day is over for another year. I’m not sure resonance as Save the Tiger or Save the Whales. it’s doing any good — South Africa is home to 83 per cent I’m not sure why I’m feeling such solidarity for the of the world’s rhinos, and this year, poachers have already rhinoceros.... Maybe I can relate to its reputation killed 787 rhinos in that country. If the current rate of poaching continues, rhino deaths for near-sighted stubbornness. But when you add will exceed rhino births by 2016 to 2018. up the facts, rhinos are worth saving. And you know what that means.
‘No more stuck skunks!’ PETA, college prez urge Ohio students to crush cans
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Man-lion love at its finest ANDREW FIFIELD
An Ohio college president says the school supports safety for skunks, and for other furry creatures, too. Miami University President David Hodge has thanked People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals for its offer to send safety posters after a skunk recently got its head stuck in a beer can near a fra-
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ternity house. The posters urge people to crush cans for animal safety. Hodge wrote to PETA to say that the Advocates for Animals student group will work on the poster safety campaign. He says the school appreciates the effort to remind the community to crush and recycle cans, not only to preserve resources but
to protect animals from harm. “We share your desire to have no more stuck skunks!” Hodge wrote. The posters PETA offered to send to Miami show a raccoon with head stuck in a tin can and tell the reader to crush cans for animal safety, urging: “Don’t let this happen again.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Twitter @metropicks asked: A new app promises no-strings-attached cuddling. Would you use Cuddlr? SCREENGRAB
Conservationist Valentin Gruener is a serial star of heartwarming man-lion love stories, but his latest reunion with Sirga, a lioness he helped raise as a cub, at Botswana’s Modisa Wildlife Project really takes the cake. I’m a cardcarrying cat-lover, but the idea of being so friendly with something that could kill me with an affectionate mistake still gives me the old jelly legs. (J Hawk Daily/YouTube)
A three-week-old female white rhinoceros runs with her mother at the Ramat Gan Safari, near Tel Aviv, on Sept. 3. Scan the image to see what a young charging rhino looks like. JACK GUEZ/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
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Denzel fearless when a moral dichotomy is cast First among equals. Denzel Washington is the rare star who has built a career playing dubious characters IN FOCUS
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In 2001 Denzel Washington won his first Best Actor Academy Award. The movie was Training Day and Washington’s performance as the corrupt Los Angeles Police Department narcotics officer Alonzo Harris established the actor’s propensity for playing ambiguous antiheroes. Is there another A-list leading man who explores the dark side of his characters as often as Washington? Will Smith and Tom Cruise occasionally let the heroic side of their on-screen personas take a back seat, but Washington revels in mucking around in the mud. From Training Day to American Gangster, Safe House to Flight, he has crafted complex characters you wouldn’t want to sit next to on the bus. This weekend he’s back as Robert McCall, home improvement store manager by day, equalizer of odds by night. Based on the cult 1980s television show The Equalizer starring Edward Woodward, the film begins with the former black ops commando trying to leave his violent ways in the past. He meets his greatest adversary just when he thought
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No other superstar seems as comfortable with moral haziness as Washington. that part of his life was over. Namely, the Russian mob leans on him after he tries to protect a young woman (Chloë Grace Moretz) from her pimp. No other superstar seems as comfortable with moral haziness as Washington. In American Gangster, for instance, he was Frank Lu-
cas, the one-time driver for a Harlem mob boss who rose to the top of the drug world by flooding the streets of Manhattan with cheap, high-grade heroin smuggled into the United States in the coffins of dead soldiers returning from Vietnam. He’s a dichotomy — bloodthirsty and ruthless, but he also attends church every Sunday with his mother. In Flight, he played troubled pilot Whip Whitaker, an anti-hero who is functional in day-to-day life despite his predilection for wine, women and cocaine. He’s charming one
minute, enraged the next and passed out on the floor the minute after that. Washington manages to subtly capture the ego and hubris that allows Whitaker to present a sober face to the public while bringing us into the messy world of addiction. The actor has played his share of assorted good guys over the years — Ricochet’s cop-turned-attorney and Don Pedro of Aragon in Much Ado About Nothing — but it is his willingness to mine the heroism of the nasty men he plays that makes him one of the most interesting A-listers.
No more Mr. Knife Guy
Weapons of messy destruction It’s amazing what you can get done with the right tools. In designing the climactic battle in The Equalizer, in which Denzel Washington’s retired special ops mystery man takes on a team of Russian mobsters in a Home Depot-like store using just what’s available on the shelves, director Antoine Fuqua learned quite a bit about what makes a handy weapon. “Now in my brain, everything’s a weapon. You can do some interesting things, if you think of it that way,” Fuqua tells Metro. When it comes to a topic like this, there’s really nothing better than a hands-on demonstration, which Fuqua happily provided using a butter knife just lying around the hotel suite where we met up. “A butter knife is still sharp, so you could still do damage with a butter knife if you cut across somebody’s skin,” he says, brandishing the blade. “We’re fragile, so it’s going to cut you. Or a blunt force.” To drive the point home, he pretends to jab me several times with the butt of the knife. “Cut off the blade and you’ve still got a weapon. It doesn’t make a difference, if somebody knows how to do it, they know how to do it,” he says. “They’re going to use your festival badge lanyard and choke you with it. ‘You got a gun? Oh, nice. I’ve got a butter knife and a corkscrew.’” NED EHRBAR/ METRO IN HOLLYWOOD
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The creeps come crawling from 4Chan after Emma’s gender-equality speech Well, this is just depressing. Emma Watson’s impressive speech on feminism and gender equality at the United Nations Monday was greeted by the murkier corners of the Internet with a sadly predictable response. Posters to the site 4Chan went apoplectic, littering a message board there with insults, threats of violence
and doctored news items claiming Watson had died in a hotel room. Most notably, one user threatened to release illegally obtained nude photos of the actress in retaliation for her speech, going so far as to set up a site counting down to the supposed release. Oh, Internet. This is why we can’t have nice things.
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It’s really splitsville for klass act Bruce and Kris Jenner NED EHRBAR
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They said it wouldn’t last — mostly because of that separation almost a year ago. Now, Kris and Bruce Jenner have officially filed for divorce, and much like everything else in their E!-sponsored, reality show life, they’re going to work
this one out in public. According to court documents “obtained” by E! News, the couple is calling it quits over irreconcilable differences and seeking joint custody of their last remaining kid at home, 17-year-old Kylie Jenner. They list the official separation date as June 1, 2013, which is actually pretty noteworthy, since they didn’t officially announce it until last October. Do you understand the uncharacteristic levels of restraint and discretion it must’ve taken them to keep quiet about something for four whole months? That’s just not like them.
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All Leonard wants for his birthday is the smoke he’s been craving for 30 years Leonard Cohen has wanted a cigarette for a long, long time, and now he’s going to have one. The legendary singer-songwriter turned 80 this weekend, and to celebrate he’s planning to take up smoking again, a habit he kicked when he was in his 50s. “Quite seriously, does anyone know where you can buy a Turkish or Greek cigarette?” he asked, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. “I’m looking forward to that first smoke. I’ve been thinking about that for 30 years. It’s one of the few consistent strings of thoughts I’ve been able to locate.”
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If you don’t happen to be a “planner” the HotelTonight app might just be for you. Basically, they sell unsold hotel rooms each morning at 9 a.m. in more than 450 spots globally. The rooms are categorized into Luxe, Hip, Solid, Basic, Charming and Crashpad, and you can book up to a five-night stay in about 10 seconds — three taps and a swipe. Good for those on the road, last-minuters, bargain-hunters or hearty partiers — rooms can be booked until 2 a.m. Ten million downloads can’t be wrong.
Air Canada Vacations is offering a Game of Thrones-inspired trip to Dublin, where much of the TV show is filmed. This Dublin Connection deal includes round-trip flight, five nights of three-star accommodation (plus breakfast) and two excursions (a Game of Thrones day trip and a musical pub crawl) all for about $1,200 per person, all taxes included. Bookings need to be made by October 31 for travel between November 1 and February 28, 2015. Ireland’s capital city is terrific and who could resist a visit to the Docklands Christmas Market? Visit AirCanadaVacations.com.
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In the name of love. Suites for the super rich the hotel’s helipad as their wedding reception venue. For $55,000, couples can select the hotel’s Wedding in the Skies package for an unforgettable ceremony 212 metres in the sky. They’ll be exchanging their vows on the same site where Tiger Woods teed off. Instead of a horse-drawn carriage, couples can also hire out an Italian twin engine Augusta 109 aircraft.
From gold-plated iPads to helipads and a diamond ring in lieu of a pillow mint, posh hotels around the world are upping the ante on honeymoon suite perks. Welcome to hotel suites for the one per cent, where tens of thousands of dollars is nothing to spend in the name of love. New York Palace It may sound extravagant to throw in a diamond ring with a hotel reservation, but given that the Jewel Suite at the New York Palace costs $25,000 a night, the ring could be construed as a courtesy amenity. While some hotels offer their VIP guests a complimentary bottle of bubbly, fruit basket or box of chocolates, the New York Palace comes with a gem worth $2,500, designed by jeweler to the stars Martin Katz. Burj Al Arab Dubai Not one to do things the conventional way? Couples for whom there is no mountain high enough can book
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1. From the second you board the plane until you are at your destination, never touch your face. Eye and nose rubbing is taboo. 2. Wipe down arm rests and your tray table — especially the latch — with a Wet One. Ignore the looks you might get. 3. Only drink water you can see is coming from a bottle. (The ice is OK.) Never drink the coffee or tea. 4. In the lavatory, use the anti-bacterial gel instead of the soap and water. Or bring your own. 5. Never put anything in the seat pocket in front of you. Avoid over-handling anything that is already in the seat pocket. 6. Forego the dab of antibiotic ointment in the nostrils. It’s a myth. DOUG WALLACE/METRO
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Georgia should be on the golfer’s mind Reynolds Plantation. Carved through the pine tree covered hills in the state’s lake country, this resort boasts plenty of public access courses Brian Kendall
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Georgia isn’t the first choice of most Canadians for a golf getaway. But thanks largely to the growing fame of Reynolds Plantation, one of North America’s biggest and most attractive golf resorts, that may soon change. The sprawling lakefront resort midway between Atlanta and Augusta will be in the spotlight later this month when it hosts the Golf Channel’s Big Break Invitational, Reynolds Plantation. Part of the network’s popular Big Break franchise, the live-to-air 72-
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hole competition between past champions will showcase the
charms of a planned community that includes six golf courses
and the luxurious Ritz-Carlton Lodge.
Four of the courses at Reynolds Plantation have been extensively renovated by owner MetLife, including Great Waters, the Jack Nicklaus-designed headliner, which will host the Big Break competition. Great Waters features a spectacular routing through a rolling pine forest and ends with eight holes that snake dramatically along the shore of Lake Oconee. Rounding out the roster are layouts by several of the game’s top architects: The National (Tom Fazio), The Oconee (Rees Jones), as well as The Landing and The Plantation (both by Bob Cupp). Only The Creek Club by Jim Engh is off-limits to resort guests. A 120-kilometre drive east of Atlanta, Reynolds Plantation is ideally situated for exploring Georgia’s Lake Country, a region rich in Southern charm and history that includes the towns of Greensboro, Eatonton and Madison. Greensboro, named for Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene, was rebuilt after being burned to the ground and its inhabitants killed by Creek Indians. But there’s plenty to do
without leaving a 4,046-hectare property that offers a spa and fitness centre, as well as water activities ranging from bass fishing to kayaking and water skiing. Biking and hiking trails provide glimpses of deer, red fox and bald eagles. Tourists should also stay on the lookout for celebrities such as George W. Bush, Newt Gingrich and John Mellencamp known to frequent the palatial homes that overlook manmade — but astonishingly natural looking — Lake Oconee. Country music star Carrie Underwood married Canadian hockey player Mike Fisher under a tent here in 2010. Though a family destination, the focus at Reynolds Plantation is squarely on golf. Last April, the resort hosted a heavily publicized exhibition between Sergio Garcia and Justin Rose that featured holes 15 inches wide, an innovation promoted as a way to make the game easier to play. And on hand at the Reynolds Golf Academy is acclaimed instructor Charlie King. A noted innovator, he believes that instruction must be adapted for each individual.
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The United Nation’s has proclaimed September 27 World Tourism Day. I recently spoke with G Adventures founder, Bruce Poon Tip, about the importance and impact of tourism on the planet. Why is World Tourism Day important? It’s about raising awareness on the positive impact tourism can have in the world. Years ago tourism wasn’t seen has either positive or negative. Then about a decade ago climate change became an issue and tourism was seen as a negative thing; plane travel became a big offender in the discussion around carbon emissions. Today, with the importance placed on sustainability and the way people are living at home — recyc-
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ling, eating organically or using low watt light bulbs — consumers have started to make holidays choices that reflect their values. G Adventures is a firm believer that travel can change the world in a positive way. It’s a symbiotic relationship between travelers and local people. Travel can be a form of giving back, just like donating to a charity as long as it’s done right. What is standing in the way of tourism becoming a positive force? All-inclusive holidays are growing at an alarming rate. There is a race to build bigger and bigger cruise ships. Seventy-five percent of travellers are going to all-inclusives and
very little of that money is going into the local economy. People are choosing their holidays based on price point and locals are not benefitting. The United Nations Environment program says that for every hundred dollars spent by tourists, only five dollars actually stays in the local economy. How can your travel choices make a difference? Understand where your money is going. Learn about the differences being promoted by travel companies and pick out the things that match your values. Sustainable tourism is about local jobs and local people and benefitting local economies.
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Sometimes the city boy needs to rest and relax by escaping from the hustle and bustle and adventuring through a place where calm meets quiet and a vacation actually leaves you feeling refreshed. My four-day road trip through Prince Edward Island would be my first visit to the East Coast. In 2013 P.E.I. was featured in Travel + Leisure’s annual World’s Best List and awarded Top Island in the Continental U.S. and Canada. It is the nation’s smallest province and also the easiest to explore. I zig-zagged through potato farm-flanked rural roads and soared across petite bays where lobster fishermen eagerly hauled in the day’s catch. While the big draws here are of course pigtailed Anne of Green Gables, epic lobster feasts and lighthousedotted shorelines, it’s the warm welcome and country charm that will leave the most lasting impression. West Point Lighthouse Inn offers 13 rooms with fantastic views, two of which are located inside the historic lighthouse. At 69 feet tall, it’s one of P.E.I.’s tallest, and the only offering for those looking to sleep in a historic lighthouse.
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Employers, remember my name! Building a personal brand. Stand out from that sky-high stack of CVs by changing the way recruiters see you Lauren Marinigh TalentEgg.ca
A personal brand is an invaluable tool that can help you throughout your career — particularly when you’re trying to land a first job or move between industries. Personal branding can be crucial in helping sell yourself to potential employers and stand out from the crowd. Luckily, getting started on developing your brand is easier than it might sound. Create a theme or image for yourself Choose a theme that will be carried throughout both your online and offline presence. This theme may include a series of colours, fonts, and images that will be used across all platforms. Consistency is key for branding: Use the same colours on your resumé and cover letter as on your Twitter profile and personal website. When you move from document to portfolio to resumé, or to Twitter and LinkedIn, everything should reflect a consistent visual message. Build your online presence Having an online presence is
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Easy peasy pasta Ricotta Pea Pasta. This cheesy dish takes no time to make and it will disappear just as fast Dinner express
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and having pantry staples will help balance out your week and get you ahead for special snacks as well. Whip up this easy weeknight meal and then you will have time to make some homemade cannoli for dessert, using an extra ricotta you may have laying around.
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I love making recipes that I enjoyed as a kid for my own family. Ricotta cheese is used in many Italian dishes to create sauces, add texture to pasta and, of course, to make desserts. I enjoy adding it to pasta with veggies — even as simple as peas. Like most pasta dishes, this one does not wait. When it’s ready, you should be, too! Serve it right away and have everyone at the table with their forks in hand. Planning meals ahead Food around the world
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In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the rotini or other short pasta for 6 minutes.
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ments his and his vegan fiancée Veg’s dietary journey as they travel across four continents. Veg: After a difficult time dodging cheese and cream bombs at nearly every eatery, Veg had her heart stolen by Mexico City’s Cate de mi Corazon vegetarian/vegan taco restaurant. There she enjoyed a a soft taco filled with nopales
cactus and Mexican greens. Meat: This time the edible nopales cactus was atop my huge steak in Lu Cocina Michocana restaurant in the city of Morelia. Beneath the cactus was cheese and a sea of gravy surrounded the entire cut, which came with sweet potato crisps. The differing textures did not disappoint.
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Herd roster reinjected with its ‘best players’ QMJHL. Fucale, Murphy, Gadoury return to Mooseheads following stints at NHL training camps KRISTEN LIPSCOMBE
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The boys are back. Goaltender Zachary Fucale, defenceman Matt Murphy and forward Philippe Gadoury are returning to the Halifax Mooseheads from their respective NHL training camps and expected to be in the lineup for Friday’s home game against the Chicoutimi Saguenéens. The additional manpower should give the Moose a much-needed boost after two straight losses over the weekend, which included getting shut out 3-0 by the Moncton Wildcats and edged 6-5 in overtime by the Saint John Sea Dogs. “You’re getting three of your best players back, so obviously it helps,” Mooseheads general manager Cam Russell said Tuesday, adding the roster refresher will also “take some pressure off some of the younger players that have had to play more minutes … and be put in situations that maybe they’re not quite ready for.” Fucale, 19, and Gadoury, 20, were both at Montreal Canadiens camp, while 19-year-old Murphy was with the Ottawa Senators. The Mooseheads are 1-21 so far this season, having started without that top trio, as well as forward Daniel Moynihan, 18, who last week returned from a stint with
Mooseheads goalie Zachary Fucale is returning from training camp with the Montreal Canadiens. Fucale, defenceman Matt Murphy and forward Philippe Gadoury, have all been at NHL main camps but are expected to return to Halifax’s lineup for Friday’s home game against the Saguenéens. JEFF HARPER/METRO
the San Jose Sharks, and import forward Nikolaj Ehlers, also 18, who remains with the Winnipeg Jets training camp for the time being. “If you look back at the four games we’ve played, there’s only been one game where we’ve played with six defence,” Russell said, pointing to several injuries already plaguing the blue-line, some that have been short term and others that are long term. Those serious injuries include second-year D-man Jesse
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“We had players in situations that they were thrown into and not quite ready for, so once we get our veterans back … you’ll see it’ll take the pressure off guys.” Mooseheads general manager Cam Russell Lussier’s broken wrist and rookie defenceman Cavan Fitzgerald’s fractured patella, which have put both out of action for up to eight weeks. Murphy’s return should help ease that defensive strain,
Drouin out with broken thumb
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Tampa Bay Lightning forward and former Halifax Mooseheads star Jonathan Drouin is out three to four weeks with a broken right thumb. The Lightning said in a statement that the injury occurred Thursday after a collision in the corner during 2-on-2 work at rookie camp practice. X-rays confirmed the fracture Monday.
The injury will likely keep the 19-year-old out of the entire pre-season and part of the regular season. The Lightning start the 2014-15 season Oct. 9 on the road against the Florida Panthers Drouin, from Ste-Agathe, Que., was selected third overall by the Lightning in the 2013 NHL draft. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Russell said. “Matt Murphy is the player that’s capable of logging a lot of ice time.” Fucale will likely take his rightful place between the posts Friday, replacing rookie Kevin Resop, 17, who has Maple Leafs
Nylander scores in pre-season debut William Nylander created and got some opportunities and showed flashes of offensive skill in his preseason NHL debut. Time will tell if he’s ready for full-time duty at hockey’s highest level, but Nylander — the eighth pick in June’s draft —
played all four games so far. Christopher Langlais, 18, of Lachenaie, Que., was recalled to back him up. “You need your older players, you need your veterans, you need your leaders,” Russell said. “Adding three players of this calibre is paramount for us. “We’re excited to have those guys back.” The puck drops against Chicoutimi this Friday at 7 p.m., at the newly named Scotiabank Centre. scored a late goal and was noticeable in positive ways in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 4-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night at Air Canada Centre. James van Riemsdyk, Brandon Kozun and Cody Franson also scored for the Leafs. Goaltender Jonathan Bernier was sharp in stopping all 12 shots he faced in his 30-plus minutes of action. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Royals have eyes on crown MLB. Kansas City beat up Cleveland to remain one game back of AL Central-leading Tigers With another win, the Royals stepped closer to history and a playoff berth. They’ve got a much bigger goal in mind. MLB
Rookie Yordano Ventura blanked Cleveland’s punchless offence for seven innings as Kansas City kept pressure on first-place Detroit in the AL Central with a 7-1 win over the Indians on Tuesday night. Following the game, the Royals retreated to their clubhouse to watch the ninth inning of the Tigers’ 4-3 win over Chicago. As they ate Corruption investigation
Pirates clinch playoff voyage
FIFA VP calls for publishing of probe
Gerrit Cole retired the final 17 hitters he faced, and the surging Pittsburgh Pirates clinched a spot in the playoffs with a 3-2 win over the freefalling Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.
An investigation into alleged World Cup bid corruption should be published in full, according to FIFA vice-president Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein of Jordan. Prince Ali’s plea to lift FIFA secrecy rules shrouding the case — which could punish some of his executive committee colleagues for their conduct in the 2018 and 2022 bid contests won by Russia and Qatar — follows a call by lead investigator Michael Garcia for more openness.
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Jays spoiling M’s post-season hopes Canadian Dalton Pompey hit his first career home run and Edwin Encarnacion added a two-run blast as the Toronto Blue Jays crushed the Seattle Mariners 10-2 on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre. Pompey belted a nodoubt shot to right field off Felix Hernandez to kick off Toronto’s seven-run fifth inning. Encarnacion went deep in the following frame to help make a winner of Jays starter R.A. Dickey, who allowed five hits over seven innings. The Canadian Press
Wild for the Central
“The wild card has always been Plan B. We’re in good shape right now. Our focus is on winning this division.” Royals manager Ned Yost
their post-game meals, Kansas City’s players roared loud-
ly when the White Sox scored three runs in the ninth to tie it. It got much quieter when Miguel Cabrera delivered a game-winning hit to keep the Tigers one game ahead of Kansas City. It’s been 29 years since the Royals were in the postseason, and that run in 1985 ended with their only World Series title. The Associated Press
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Ronaldo has Real Madrid on a roll Cristiano Ronaldo made amends for conceding a penalty by scoring four times as he led Real Madrid to a 5-1 rout of Elche in the Spanish league on Tuesday. The Associated Press
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• Engine. 2.4-litre four-cylinder (158 hp)
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Aimed at younger buyers, Scion picks up its share of older ones as well. But many of its models have undergone only minor changes over the years, and sales are falling.
• Fifty of the Release Series 10.0 cars come with Electric Pearl paint, a glossy white that reveals a shimmering green accent in sunlight. • Available options for the xB include a front brace, rear sway bar, and larger brakes from Toyota’s TRD performance division; plus heated leather seats. • All 2014 Scion models now include touch-screen stereo.
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In 2010, Canadians were finally introduced to Scion, the entry-level brand that Toyota debuted in the United States seven years earlier. Scion models such as its tall-wagon xB hatchback were aimed at a younger market, with their lower prices and funky styling, but they attracted older buyers as well, who liked their roomy interiors and ease of entry. Dubbed The Toaster by fans for its boxy styling, the xB uses a 2.4-litre fourcylinder engine that can be ordered with a five-speed manual transmission for $18,960, or with a four-speed automatic for $19,980. Scion models come in a single trim line, with several factor or dealer options. My tester had the limitededition Release Series 10.0
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As far as printing jobs go, this one was on the long side — about 44 hours. But that’s understandable, because the printer wasn’t just spitting out an English essay or directions from MapQuest. It was a very large 3D printer, and it made a car. Well, not a complete car, but the complete body of a car. And a useable one, too. It’s already moving under its own (electrical) power. It is the brainchild of Local Motors, a design firm based in Arizona. To prove the point that building 3D cars is both fast and requires considerably fewer parts than a conventional vehicle, Local Motors decided to print the car body, and then attach the 50 or so parts needed to make it run — all in front of a trade-show crowd at the recent International Technology Show in Chicago. If that’s not enough, the car, called Strati, will go on sale to the U.S. public in 2015, for $18,000 and $30,000. Of course, it has yet to pass any crash tests. And, as cur-
rently conceived, it would fall under the “neighbourhood” vehicle classification. Strati is a low-speed, two-seat city car that’s bigger and better than a golf cart, but not designed for highway use. Fitted with the electric powertrain from a Renault Twizy, the Srati can go about 100 kilometres per charge, and tops out at 80 km/h. Local Motors asked for design proposals and selected one from Italian designer Michael Anoe. The sketch was turned into a 3D image. Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee supplied its large 3D printer for the event. The printer was fed a finely ground mixture of thermoplastic and carbon fibre. The printer nozzle precisely applied the mixture, one small layer at a time, although the finished product is one piece. The post-print assembly took about two days. Local Motors said the opportunity to print many components right into the main body made the overall build simpler, and reduced the number of parts. The complete car has only 40 to 50 parts, compared to a conventional vehicle that has several hundred. The process also allows for lots of individuality, design possibilities and colour options. It’s more or less a case of “insert design, press go.” Local Motors is touting this 3D technology as an industry game changer, which will seriously compress the time it takes to go from simple sketch to finished vehicle.
The car body was printed at a Chicago trade show. AFP
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Rocking and rolling in the Okanagan Honda VFR800. Sexy compact cuddler is less exciting in traffic Marissa Baecker
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The Honda VFR has a long history of being a fan favour-
ite. Since its debut as a V4750 cc, the VFR has garnered attention. So much so, that changing it was a risky venture for Honda. But any fears were unfounded, as Honda updated the bike’s style reduced its weight by 10 kilograms and added features such as adjustable seat height, traction control, ABS, heated grips and
self-cancelling signals. The changes put the 2014 model at the top of my list for desired test rides, and I managed to get my hands around the bars of one for a quick road trip to a mid-summer rock concert. “Now that’s a sexy bike!” I thought as I arrived to pick up the VFR800. But while the good looks may draw you in,
it’s the ride that will keep you there. I admit that taking to the highway on a Friday afternoon wasn’t the best decision, as Vancouver’s outdoor enthusiasts were proudly towing most of their recreational belongings out of the city for the weekend. My wimpy grip was put to the test in an exercise of
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clutch control during heavy rush-hour traffic, which didn’t see my digital gear change out of third or my speedo go past 60 km/h for about 100 km of the Trans Canada. After two-and-a-half hours, I pulled into the Chevron gas station in Hope, where there was barely room for a motorcycle to squeeze between all the campers and cars. Although the compact rider triangle of the VFR initially excited me, I found myself cursing this cuddler after two hours of Friday afternoon gridlock. My hips, wrists, shoulders and knees were practically locked in place. Who did I think I was? Some 20-year-old spry athlete? I still had three hours’ travel ahead and I was already fatigued. As I sat on the lawn working out the cramps in my calves and sucking back Gatorade to replenish my fluids, I admired a relaxed-looking Harley rider saddling up. Back on the road, I continued south toward a blackened skyline just as Mother Nature started a light show. “Oh that’s just great!” I thought, as I considered pulling over, but a thumbs-up from riders headed in the opposite direction told me it
wasn’t as bad as it looked, so I persevered. As liquid polka dots decorated the blacktop below me, I thought about the traction control. When the sky opened up, and the road reflected oil, surface grit and flashes of light, my wrist rolled off the throttle but the Honda didn’t waiver. I anticipated tire movement but stayed strong and consistent for the next 20 kilometres, until I came out the other side of the storm — soaked, but still upright. At 527 pounds, I initially considered the VFR800 to be heavy. But that extra weight was welcome when the wind picked up as I crested the mountain and began my descent into the Okanagan. As I pulled into the lot at the South Okanagan Event Centre in Penticton, I immediately caught the attention of a group of enthusiastic roadies — proving that the full-fairing VFR800 in pearl white (also in red) appeals to both men and women. After parking my ride alongside the Alice in Chains tour buses, I answered a few questions and then left the ogling crowd circling my bike — as I headed inside just in time to catch the grand finale of the rock show.
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Aries
Libra
March 21 - April 20 The new moon in your opposite sign of Libra means you can’t expect others to automatically follow your lead. They have minds of their own and intend to make use of them today.
Sept. 24 - Oct. 23 The changes you made recently will yield dramatic results over the next few days and you have every right to feel pleased with yourself. Keep moving ahead and raising your sights.
Taurus
Scorpio
April 21 - May 21 You may have a natural grasp of how something works but a loved one isn’t getting it and it’s up to you to help them out. Explain it to them simply.
Oct. 24 - Nov. 22 Today’s new moon takes place in the most sensitive area of your chart but there is nothing you should worry about. You may have to give up something you’re attached to but it’s no longer worth the effort anyway.
Gemini
May 22 - June 21 You will get a clear picture in your mind’s eye today of what it is you want out of life and what you’ll have to do to get it. The question is, do you have the ambition to make it happen?
Sagittarius
Nov. 23 - Dec. 21 If you can’t fix something today then ask for assistance. You have so many friends who will happily help but the first move must come from you.
Cancer
Capricorn
June 22 - July 23 A change of direction will be forced on you over the next few weeks and if you are smart you won’t try to fight it. Better times lie just ahead, but first you will need to give up your old ways.
Dec. 22 - Jan. 20 Today’s new moon will be good for your social standing and for career matters. However, when dealing with employers, you must be honest about your experience and qualifications.
Leo
Across 1. Leaf-like plant part 6. “...and I’ve been working like _ __.” The Beatles 10. Sharp-screened syst. 14. Convey 15. South American country 16. __ National Park, BC 17. Symbols 18. “Dancing Under a __ __” ...more at #4-Down! 20. Apartment alternatives [abbr.] 22. Willy __, Death of a Salesman character 23. Firefighting vehicles 25. Neither’s colleague 26. Supplement 29. Tiberius or Nero: 2 wds. 32. Order-fromthe-couch Canuck network 35. “The Things __ __ for Love” by 10cc 36. “Little __’”: 1957 hit for Canadian quartet The Diamonds 37. Play it up on stage 39. Fuss 41. Levels 42. Frank __, Montreal-born guitarist of Mahogany Rush 44. Great Lake 46. Rested 47. What gardeners
do in Fall: 2 wds. 49. MLB’s Cardinals, on scoreboards 50. Road finder 51. Brighter 57. Cheryl and Diane 59. “Remington __” 60. Canada Post’s new stamps collection, Great Canadian __
Yesterday’s Crossword
Jan. 21 - Feb. 19 You are in everyone’s good books. However, while it may be flattering to be so highly thought of, make sure you live up to what others expect of you.
Virgo
Pisces
Aug. 24 - Sept. 23 A new moon in the money area of your chart means you can easily find ways to pay what you owe. Don’t slack.
Feb. 20 - March 20 No matter what problems you have faced in recent weeks they are about played out and after today won’t trouble you again.
6. will.i.am’s bandmate, __.de.ap 7. Bargain 8. Dec. 1943: Canada takes this ancient town (situated on the Adriatic coast in Italy) from Germany 9. As per #60-Across, Quebec comedy
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.
Aquarius
July 24 - Aug. 23 Don’t react in an emotional way to what is a practical problem. Today’s new moon will bring signs that you are moving in the right direction but make sure your head rules your heart.
Down 1. Fanny __, “Funny Girl” (1968) role 2. Type of mil. mission 3. Sing-__ 4. Canadian pop group, __ & The Backbeat 5. Mr. Beckford
64. SNL alum David 65. __ Sound, ON 66. “Right back __!” (Likewise): 2 wds. 67. Alleviated 68. Acquires 69. Pump part 70. Australian attraction, __ Rock
legend, Olivier __ (b.1914 - d.1971) 10. Religious tune 11. Ski-__ 12. Howe’er 13. Max Sydow link 19. Do documentary work 21. Parched 24. Carbonated beverage 26. Ms. Macpherson’s 27. Ms. Knightley 28. Surrealist artist Max 30. Do runway work 31. Mr. Geller 32. Contract office workers, briefly 33. Deep blue pigment 34. __ reef 35. What Lady Macbeth did in The Scottish Play: 2 wds. 38. Can 40. Spheres 43. Book of __ (Old Testament book) 45. Belief systems 48. New news 52. Where navies battle: 2 wds. 53. Clear debt 54. Needle 55. Respected person 56. Marsh plants 57. Contact’s follower 58. AB: __ River, in Fort McMurray 60. Gear tooth 61. Be beholden 62. Fulfilled 63. Mr. Mineo
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