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Smokin’ Pete & Hawk Power Hour from 6 to 9pm, then Guy Belanger & Adam Karch take the stage from 10pm to midnight. “Guy Belanger is one of the best blues bands in the city,” said Pete.

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Smoked meat lovers by local artists. Great prize for the best smoked meat around flock from not only across music, friendly staff, and a Montreal—Smoked Meat Quebec, but across the family-oriented, smallPete’s has been open for country to try Pete’s town feel just moments twenty years and count- sandwiches time and from the city limits. Pete’s ing. Now, they are ready again. Some diners have is a destination that is defopted for Pete’s meat for initely worth the extra to celebrate.

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Kids swimming at the sleep away camp in Rivière-Rouge ummer is officially camp campers were pated in the day camp over which means once again supported went on field trips inthat Sun Youth’s with a full meal plan. cluding visiting amusecamps have once again successfully Breakfast, a daily hot ment parks, local helped kids stay active lunch, and snacks museums, and beaches, in a safe environment. throughout the day in addition to a regular This year, Sun Youth provided them with a regimen of sporting achosted three camps; a healthy nutrition which tivities, swimming, arts basketball camp, a day camp and a sleep away ensured enough energy & crafts, dancing, garcamp, allowing for hun- to last the whole sum- dening and regular dreds of children to mer full of activities.The walks in the park and benefit from the facili- basketball camp was a summer picnics.The day ties and programs Sun great opportunity for camp’s teen lounge unYouth has to offer. Sun Youth operates an out- current and potential derwent a transformadoor and leisure center Sun Youth Hornets bas- tion this summer in Rivière-Rouge in the ketball players to im- thanks to the great Laurentians for kids prove their skills over people from MU who aged 5-14. Mothers of the summer to better painted an indoor mural young children and senior citizens also were their chances of making with the day camp chilable to enjoy the peace- the AAA teams in the dren over several fulness that only fall. The young athletes weeks this past sumMother Nature can were also lucky enough mer. As a non-profit, bring. Sun Youth is ex- to get a lesson from Sun Youth is focused on tremely thankful for the support it received two professional boxers ensuring that kids from from volunteers, with- as Ayaz Hussain and his lower-income families out all their tireless ef- brother Mian gave an will not be looked over forts, camp would not introduction to boxing and have the opportuhave been possible. session. nity to enjoy their sumThe basketball and day The kids who partici- mers.

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The World Film Festival doesn't surrender

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or reasons that for most people now seem arcane, both federal and provincial bureaucrats together with some members of the media have been keen on trying to kill the World Film Festival (WFF). The preferred target of the attackers is Serge Losique of course, founder and president of this event which just held its 40th edition, accused of running the festival in a despotic way. Beyond the personal animosities that some people in the movie milieu may have against Losique, it is unfortunate that what was supposed to be an emblematic anniversary for the WFF was plagued by all kind of problems: from the sudden resignation of its employees, just days before the beginning of the event, to the uncertainty regarding the venues for the screenings.

Lack of funds was at the root of these troubles: as everyone knows, here in Canada, no large cultural activity could be staged without government support. Festivals that take place in our city benefit from direct funding from the three levels of govern-

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A scene of "The Constitution" directed by Rajko Grlic, winner at this year's edition of the WFF

ment. Not the WFF, the two agencies that are supposed to support film festivals, Telefilm Canada—federal—and Sodec—provincial— stopped funding the WFF in 2014. Sodec is even after the WFF for the payback of a loan that it claims to have given to its organizers some years ago.

Some members of the media have also staged their own personal war against the WFF: The Gazette's Brendan Kelly wrote a piece containing a vicious attack on Losique just a few days before the start of the festival; T'Cha Dunlevy, another writer with the daily English paper, reported on the closing day of the festival in a very negative manner.

I would say, even with some bad faith. While

mentioning that an Austrian director wore a Tshirt with an insult to the embattled festival president, on the other hand, he ignored the many more public expressions of support for Losique and the WFF from directors such as Nic Balthazar, David Franklin, and André Forcier. Moreover, although Losique and the WFF might not be liked by some journalists and government bureaucrats, the truth is that the public gave ample support to the event. And this is not only a greying crowd as Kelly wrote in his attack—but also young people especially from ethnic communities such as the Chinese, Latino, and Asian communities in Montreal. If the people of Montreal are saying that they like the WFF then why Telefilm

Willem Dafoe was one of the guests at the WFF and will be the subject of a tribute next year, here seen with Serge Losique

Canada and Sodec are contradicting that widespread support by withholding public funds?

What authority do these bureaucrats have to challenge the people's wishes?

But let's leave these bothersome issues aside and focus on what really matters: the movies. This Monday, Sept. 5 the names of the WFF winners were announced: the Grand Prix des Amériques (1st prize) went to the CzechCroatian-Slovakian-Macedonian co-production "The Constitution" directed by Rajko Grlic a

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story in which four people in the same building avoid each other because of political, social, and religious difference. But misfortune would cause the walls to be breached. The Jury Grand Prize was given to the German-Kurdistan co-production "House without a Roof" directed by Soleen Yusef.

The Best Director award went to Nic Balthazar for his film "Everybody Happy." Best Actress prize was for Hanna Hoekstra for her performance in "The Fury" directed by

André van Duren (Holland), while the Best Actor prize was won by Willem Dafoe for his role in "My Hindu Friend" by Hector Babenco (Brazil). The prize for Best Script was for Rüzgarda Salinan Nilüfer for "Swaying Waterlily" (Turkey); Best Artistic Contribution prize was awarded to Yoshinari Nishikori for his film "Tatara Samurai" (Japan), and the Innovation prize went to André Forcier for "Kiss me Like a Lover" (Canada). continued on Page 11

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the struggle against Nazism. They are songs

By Sergio Martinez that form part of a landmtltimes.ca scape at a key moment, a historic time. Included on the CD are ‘Oh Bella eorges Moustaki Ciao' (a song of the Italian was, of course, a partisans, performed in French singer collaboration with Grup and songwriter, Manel), ‘If you want to born in Egypt and of write me', ‘Song of the Greek-Italian ancestry: in itself an interesting comFrench Partisans' (with bination and an illustraPaco Ibáñez) and ‘So tion of how the arts Much War' written by the extend across borders in singer herself." these times of a global The concert would also culture. It should not be be an opportunity to strange then than a Catmark the 55th anniversary alonian singer had develof the Cercle Culturel oped a particular interest Catalan du Québec which in the songs of the celegroups Catalonians and Marina Rossell and Georges Moustaki brated French musician people interested in the who died in Nice just dence; it is also the day into an open political language and culture of three years ago. considered as Catalonia's campaign to separate that Catalonia in this province.

"Marina Rossell canta national day. And as it hap- region from Spain.

AND FOR SOME Georges Moustaki" ("Ma- pens, the artist is also an In total Ms. Rossell has CONTEXT rina Rossell Sings Georges active supporter of the released over 20 albums It may not be surprising Moustaki") is the title of a Catalonian cause, a long in total, last year she re- that given the current sitconcert to be held this battle people from that leased her album uation of re-emergence of Sunday, September 11 at region of Spain have been "Cançons de la Resistèn- Catalonian nationalism the Salle Le Gésu (1200 fighting in defence of their cia" ("Songs of the Resist- Catalans living abroad also Bleury, metro Place des language and culture. In ance"), translated into show their interest in Arts) at 7:00 p.m. The recent years the Catalon- Catalan by Josep Tero. Ac- promoting their cause. In date is not a pure coinci- ian cause has escalated cording to what is de- Spain, Catalonia is what is scribed on her website, called an autonomous "In this album, she brings community, although only together and adapts songs with a fraction of the of resistance from the powers that the provinces Second World War and enjoy in Canada, but with

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some jurisdiction over language. There is in Catalonia something that resembles Bill 101, the "intruder" language there being Spanish. (Which in actual sense should be called Castilian since there are many other regional languages in that country, although over the centuries the language of Castille—in the same way as English did in Britain— became the dominant and, at times—the most recent during the Franco dictatorship—the only legal one).

The Catalonian government has tried to hold a referendum on independence but the central government in Spain—unlike their counterparts in Canada regarding Quebec, or Britain in regard to Scotland—has been adamant in not allowing such consultation which it considers illegal and unconstitutional, a stand also backed by the Constitutional Court in Madrid.

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The director and producer of "The Constitution" the winning film at the WFF

All the winners of this year's edition of the WFF

by "Ken San" (Yuichi Hibi, The Best Short film was Japan) and "Albert and "The Session" by Morgane Alma in 16 Strings" Becerril (United States- (Philippe Frenette-Roy, France-Italy) and the Jury Canada). Best Canadian Prize went to "Silence" by films as voted by the pubDejan Mrkic (Australia- lic were "Kiss Me like a Croatia-United Kingdom). Lover" (André Forcier, The prize for the Best first prize) and "Beyond First Work was for "A Fa- What Remains" (Peter ther's Will" by Bakyt Tharos and Bassel Martin, prize). The Mukul and Dastan Zhapar second Glauber Rocha Award for (Kirghizistan), second best Latin American film, prize went to "Echo" by also as voted by the pubSren Zherka (GermanyKosovo), and the third lic, was given to "Fragprize was shared by "If ments of Love" by You Were Here" by Yu Lan Fernando Vallejo (Puerto (China) and "Two Euros Rico-Colombia).

As it usually happens, my per Hour" by Andrea own picks for winners not d'Ambrosio (Italy). always coincided with The Chinese Film catethose of the jury. Italy's gory award went to "The "The Bear Skin" by Marco Night Peacock" (Dai Sijie) Segato, an excellent with the second prize drama that focuses on a going to "When Larry Met Mary" (Wen Zhang). father-son relationship, The Documentary cate- and the Japanese comedy gory prizes were shared cum drama:"Good Morncontinued from Page 7

ing Show" by Ryoichi Kimizuka that takes a candid and very critical view of entertainment TV shows, were my favourites in the Official Competition. "The Habit of Beauty" by Italian director Mirko Pincelli and "As Far as the Eye Can See" by U.S. director David Franklin, were my preferred choices in the first works competition. As for the Latin American category, my favourite was "Breadcrumbs" by Manane Rodríguez (Spain – Uruguay).

As expected, a defiant Losique speaking at the closing ceremony announced that next year's World Film Festival would take place between August 4 and September 4, 2017. Yes, there is no surrender, and that's good for movie lovers in Montreal.

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What is the deal with all the different milk?

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‘Got Milk?’ is a popular and successful American advertising campaign running since 1993 to encourage the consumption of milk. It features celebrities, actors and musicians sporting the ‘milk-mustache’ many people get when they drink a glass of the bovine dairy product.

It is sold in 2 liter, 1 liter, 500 mL or 250 mL cartons, as well as 4 liter, 1 liter, 250 mL and 500 mL plastic jugs and in 1.33 liter plastic bags.

It is available as whole milk with 3.25% fat or reduced-fat milk with 2% fat.

There is also 1% low fat milk and even 0% fat-free skim milk. There is milk available with added vitamins and minerals, lactose free milk and my personal favorite - chocolate milk.

Don’t forget the 5%, 10% and 35% creams and what about ‘buttermilk’?

Does Eggnog count?

Then there is milk from beyond the familiar dairy cow such as buffalo, goat, sheep, camel, donkey, reindeer and even yak. The term milk is also used for non-animal beverages resembling milk in color and texture such as soy milk, rice milk, almond milk and coconut milk - all fortified to meet the same nutritional ingredients except for protein. But for this article we’ll focus on the bovine kind.

There are billions of consumers of milk and milk products worldwide.

It is touted as an excellent source of vitamins and minerals, particularly calcium and has long been recognized for its important role in bone health.

Today’s milk is pasteurized to kill harmful microorganisms. The process produces a 99.99% reduction in the number of bacteria in milk, rendering it safe to drink for up to three weeks if continually refrigerated.

But there is also a lot of controversy surround-

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ing milk - from health concerns to the ethical concerns of vegans and animal rights activists.

Let’s go back in history for a moment. Human beings are first introduced to milk as infants at the breasts of their mothers the main source of nourishment during the first few years of the child’s life. Once the child reached about 4 or 5 years old, the child’s body began to slow its production of lactase, the enzyme that allows mammals to digest the lactose in milk.

At the end of the stage of infancy, they became lactose-intolerant for life.

Then according to Mark Thomas, an evolutionary geneticist at University College London, sometime around 10,000 B.C. this all changed. A genetic mutation appeared, somewhere near modernday Turkey, which jammed the lactase-production gene permanently in the “on” position. People carrying the mutation could drink milk their entire lives. Within a few thousand years, this mutation spread throughout most of the world.The speed of this transformation is an unsolved mystery in the story of human evolution.

Still today, around twothirds of humans become

lactose intolerant in adulthood to some degree.

Lactose is a type of carbohydrate or sugar that naturally occurs in milk from any mammal, including humans. Normally, an enzyme in the small intestine called Lactase breaks down lactose so it can be absorbed into the bloodstream. Some people don’t produce enough lactase and undigested lactose is broken up by the bacteria in their large intestine causing gas, bloating, pain and diarrhea.This condition is called ‘lactose intolerance’.

You can be born lactose intolerant or develop it later in life. Options exist today in the form of Lactose-Free milk or the soy, rice and almond ‘pseudo’ milks.

Health Canada and many nutritionists recommend that milk and other dairy products should be consumed daily as part of a balanced diet. Milk products contain a good balance of protein, fat and carbohydrate and are a very important source of essential nutrients including; Calcium, Riboflavin, Phosphorous, Vitamins A, D and B12 and Pantothenic acid. Milk products also contain ‘high quality proteins’ that are well suited to human

needs. Milk proteins increase the value of poorer quality cereal and vegetable proteins in the diet by providing the amino acids these proteins lack.

Studies also indicate that an inadequate intake of calcium may lead to disorders like osteoporosis if milk and milk products are removed from the diet - a particular concern for women and the elderly, who have high calcium needs. Other studies have found that people who regularly eat dairy products have a reduced risk of developing colon cancer. Research in the US found that a high intake of fruits and vegetables, combined with low-fat dairy foods, will lower blood pressure more than fruits and vegetables alone.

But there are also recent studies which are contradictory, suggesting milk consumption may increase the risk of suffering from certain health problems.

Many people believe that nasal stuffiness and the production of mucous is exacerbated by the consumption of milk and other dairy products. Scientists say there is no scientific basis to this theory, that milk does not encourage extra mucous production. But many

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question if there are studies proving that it indeed does not. Ask anyone with a cold if they instinctively crave a glass of milk when they are sick - chances are they will tell you they do not. There are thousands of people who can attest to dramatically reduced mucous production when they cut milk out while they are sick.They can’t all be wrong. Perhaps the connection is just a little more indirect.

One study demonstrated that men who drink a large amount of milk and consume dairy products were at a slightly increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. A review published by the World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research states that at least eleven human population studies have linked excessive dairy product consumption and prostate cancer. Medical studies also have shown a possible link between milk consumption and the exacerbation of diseases such as Crohn’s Disease.

And last but not least are the ethical concerns.

Humans can derive the same nutrients found in milk from many other food items and meet all their daily needs without

the need of any dairy products. But for some that could mean a lot of beans and broccoli on a daily basis - beyond one’s taste and ability to consume.

Vegans and most vegetarians do not consume milk for reasons mostly related to animal rights.

They passionately object to dairy farming, citing the conditions for the animals abusive and horrific.

On the PETA website (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) they explain that cows produce milk for the same reason that humans do to nourish their young.

Calves are generally taken from their mothers within a day of being born. Males are destined for veal crates or barren lots where they will be fattened for beef and females are sentenced to the same fate as their mothers. After their calves are taken away from them, mother cows are hooked up, several times a day, to milking machines. These cows are genetically manipulated, artificially inseminated and often drugged to force them to produce about four and a half times as much milk as they naturally would to feed their calves.

Hardly the incentive to run out for that block of cheese. I might choose a non-dairy sorbet over a double chocolate ice cream next time, but I’m not ready to stop putting cream in my coffee or enjoying an afternoon latte.

Not cold turkey anyhow.

‘Got Milk?’ but do you really ‘Want Milk?’ or ‘Need Milk’? - these are questions a lot of people are asking. Would you opt for one of the ‘pseudo’ milks instead? Have you used any of these products as a replacement for milk in recipes? The taste results? Or are you a proud dairy consumer, satisfied with the knowledge imparted by our scientific community?

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Below are 10 tips to 6. Allow as much time as help with the transition. possible before the move 1. Involve your loved one to prepare. If required; in the selection process if hire a Senior Move Manpossible. Listen to their ager or downsizing comconcerns and fears and pany to help with the then address them. Let coordination. them know they are NOT 7. Meet with the move-in losing control. coordinator. They have 2. Try to make sure done this many times and everyone in the family is may have additional advice doing what is best for the or help. They can help deloved one. cide what will come from 3. Choose a senior com- home and where it can be munity that is a good placed in the new apartmatch based on the se- ment.

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8. Do not schedule the move-in for the weekend; try to move during the week when the community is fully staffed.

9. Inquire about a “Be Our Guest” program.

Some communities provide furnished rooms for a few days at no charge to help the future resident get acclimated.

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Be sure to complete the resident history questionnaires before moving in as it helps the staff in the building become even more involved with the new resident if they already know their history, likes and dislikes.

When there is a move into a retirement home, the lack of familiarity with both the environment and the other residents can be quite intimidating. Very often, family members can feel guilty about placing loved ones into a senior residence. The reality is that a move will most likely be for the best.

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he Fritz Farm Youth Gardening Program (FFYGP) gives freshly grown produce to local food banks. Just this week they delivered more than ten boxes filled with tomatoes, beans, and peppers, all grown at Fritz Farm in Baie D'Urfé, to On Rock Community Services.

The volunteer philosophy has always been notable in the Town of Baie D'Urfé.This relatively new program where youth grow food and pay it forward to those in need in the community goes hand in hand with the Town's need to give back. In recent years FFYGP has helped community organizations such as West Island Volunteer Bureau, Meals on Wheels, On Rock Community Services, West Island Mission, St. Columba by the Lake Food Ministry and West Island Assistance Fund.

"One of the biggest challenges is getting fresh produce. You can't get much fresher than grown in the West Island," explained On Rock's President Kim Reid."On Rock, Baie D'Urfé, Rhonda Massad, Maria Tutino, West Island Blog, According to proud Baie D'Urfé Mayor Maria

Tutino, over the last ten years, Baie D'Urfé volunteer groups have extended their generosity beyond the Town’s borders. The Town’s Rescue Squad has been involved internationally in assisting with both the Haitian and Syrian relocation efforts.

"Just three years into their creation, the Fritz Farm Youth Gardening Program is making their presence felt across the metropolitan region as a major provider of free healthy, home-grown produce for people in need," Tutino stated.

The organization's mission is to teach youth about growing their food, responsibility, social values and to reconnect them and their families to the source of the food they eat in a world of supermarkets, international food transport and heavily

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Admission is free.

Festivities continue

today (September 10) at 12 noon with a line-up of performances at the Desjardins Stage that will include acrobatic Ukrainian dancers, choirs, singers and musicians from across the U.S. and Canada as well as Ukraine. Featured that day will be popular Ukrainian folk-rock band Mad Heads. As well, there will be 45 kiosks that will display a wide assortment of Ukrainian folk crafts, books, clothes and food,

plus a fashion show featuring new clothing styles by leading Ukrainian fashion designers. A supervised kids' corner filled with games , activities and inflatable slides will also be at the festival. The festivities conclude on September 11 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., including a concert with Vasyl Popadik and his Papa Duke band.

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Domaine de La Madura, Saint-Chinian 2013 SAQ # 10682615 $20.75 A southern french blend of Carignan and Grenache with a little Syrah and Mourvèdre, aged more in vat than barrel. Medium colour; discreet perfume; subtle licorice and black fruits with some lovely oriental spices and supple tannins. Good body.. A fresh finish, with some scent from the garrigue.

94/100. Food Idea: Beef Shish Kebabs on charcoal bbq.

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American Heiress

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he kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patricia “Patty” Hearst was one of the most notorious – and most reported – crimes of the 1970s.

From her kidnapping at her San Francisco home at the hands of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), to her transformation as “Tania” (and her machine-gun toting photo that is one of the most iconic images of that decade), to the Hibernia Bank robbery, to eventual capture in September of 1975 and subsequent sentence commutation and pardon, Patty Hearst and her abduction has come to symbolize the upheaval that dominated America during the early and mid70s, as well making her the unofficial poster child for “Stockholm Syndrome” (when a kidnapping victim develops a sense of affection and sympathy for their kidnappers).

But throughout her 18month ordeal at the hands of the SLA, the main question that is brought up regarding the Patty Hearst kidnapping is this: was Hearst a willing convert and participant in the SLA’s violent string of crimes, or was she forced and coerced to commit these crimes under the fear that her life was in constant danger? Jeffrey Toobin, the CNN legal analyst whose book The Run of His life is regarded s the definitive account of the O.J. Simpson murder trial, answers this question to good effect with his latest book American Heiress.

Basically, Toobin effectively argues that it was a bit of both circumstances that ruled Patty Hearst while she was in captivity.

First, he believes that Hearst quickly became indoctrinated and influenced to what the SLA stood for – in creating a violent revolution against the establishment in California – as a means of rebellion against her life of privilege as the granddaughter of famed newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst; basically, she felt her life with her parents (especially with her overbearing mother Catherine), and

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her upcoming engagement to university teacher Steven Weed was a sham and would have led to a life of drudgery and servitude to Weed (and admitted that she even contemplated suicide before the kidnapping took place). Second, that the Hearsts would agree to the demands of the SLA for her eventual release (which was in the form of a food giveaway to the underprivileged of San Francisco), because Patty was constantly living under the threat of death,

(and that William Randolph Hearst distrusted his sons so much, he willed that his newspaper and media empires were not to be run by them); and we find out what really went on during the period between the fiery, violent deaths of six SLA members in May of 1974 and Hearst’s arrest in September of 1975 (which involved travelling from one end of the U.S. to the other, and hiding in Pennsylvania and California, as Hearst was gearing her way of thinking from revolutionary to feminist); and how the ego of her lawyer F. Lee Bailey practically derailed her case when it went to trial in 1976 and ended up in a guilty conviction and a prison term.

American Heiress is a compelling, well-researched book that serves as a prime example of how the ideal true crime book should be Patty Hearst written. It shows what motivates a small group of which was always ex- people to take up arms pressed by the SLA’s self- against the establishment appointed leader Donald (unrealistic as it may be) De Freeze (aka “General and kidnap a young, susField Marshal Cinque”). ceptible individual, who Toobin uses his journal- can be easily indoctriistic skills and legal knowl- nated to their cause and edge to craft a complete, help promote that cause well-rounded examination to the outside world. Alof the Patty Hearst kid- though the story is well napping case and its vio- told in this book, it still lent circumstances, thanks raises many questions to to countless interviews what happened during the and access to court doc- Patty Hearst kidnapping uments and letters that case and why it happened, Hearst wrote during her and how the outcome 18 months in captivity.We happened the way it did. get an inside look at the As Toobin concludes in SLA, which was created in the book: a San Francisco that was “Patricia Hearst was a reeling from a very turbu- woman who, through no lent, violent period as it fault of her own, fell in was in the midst of the with bad people but then fear that was brought did bad things; she comabout by the Zodiac and mitted crimes, lots of Zebra serial killings that gripped the city, and its them … But when she rag tag members were and her comrades were made up of young adults caught, Patricia was rafrom mainly middle class tional once more … A upbringings who were dis- clear thinker, if not a deep illusioned by their rela- one, Patricia understood tively safe backgrounds, that for her rich was betand were committed to a ter than poor and freewas better violent revolution (they dom were influenced by Cali- confinement. She chose fornia prison inmate accordingly … The story George Jackson and his of Patricia Hearst, as extwo bestselling memoirs traordinary as it once Soledad Brother and was, had a familiar, even Blood in My Eye); we find predictable ending. She out how dysfunctional the did not turn into a revoHearst family really was at lutionary. She turned into the time of the kidnapping her mother.”

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Coin Collecting - Is that a devils face in the Queens Hair?

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lot of customers ask us how to tell the difference between the regular 1954 series notes, and the famous “devil’s face” ones.

In 1952 George VI passed away.

When Elizabeth became Queen, it was decided to issue a new series of notes from $1 to $1,000 ($1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $1,000). In the previous issue of her father, the portraits were placed in the center, and were therefore worn quickly when people folded notes in half, so it was decided to put her portrait on the right

hand side.

The original portrait of the queen for the notes was copied from an official photograph. Unfortunately, the curls in the right hand side of her head seem to appear as two eyes, a hooked nose, and a mouth. This is popularly called the “devil’s face” variety.

When this was discovered by the general public many urban myths were created, including one that the picture was altered by an IRA sympathizer. This of course is not true.

In 1956 most denominations were modified with a new similar portrait, but with changes in the hair. So almost all “devils face” notes were only produced for a couple of years, and most

were not saved until they had been used.

This accounts for their relative scarcity, and higher value in new condition.

It is important to understand that until recently the dates on our paper money were never changed until a new type of note was issued. Therefore, the issue of Queen Elizabeth’s father George VI were all dated 1937, but issued from 1937 to 1953.

Likewise, the 1954 “series” was all dated 1954, but issued

from 1954 until the various notes were changed in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. Almost all 1954 dated notes are later modified types, and not devils face.

So, how can we tell the difference? The first and easiest way is to look at the two signatures on the bottom of the notes.

The devil’s face notes are all signed either “Coyne Towers” (all Coyne Towers notes are Devils Face), and “Beattie Coyne” (not every one of this signature combination are DF).

Any other signature variety is NOT a devils face note. Of course the quick way is to know what the hair looks like.

Having a picture, or better yet, another note to compare with is best.

How much are these interesting devil’s face notes worth? As always with collectables the condition will make the price. Used bills are usually in the $10 to $50 range depending on variety, denomination and condition.

The very best quality examples sell in the hundreds of

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disclosed to the buyer are buying. Since some deBy Me Adam Eidelmann and defects the buyer fects can reduce the value knew about or had no- of a building, if they're dismtltimes.ca ticed at the time of the closed you can ask for a reduction in the price of purchase. fter buying your The warranty against the property or negotiate dream house, you hidden defects gives the the price. notice cracks in buyer rights, such as a reIf you feel you have disthe foundation a duction in price, reim- covered a hidden defect, few months later. The bursement of the cost of you should immediately problem could be what is repairs done or that must document the situation called “hidden defect.” The be done and cancellation with photos. It is always purchaser will generally of the purchase, return of prudent to contact an atbenefit from the warranty, the building to the seller torney thereafter to prowhich applies to the build- and a reimbursement of vide sound advice on the ing and to everything at- the purchase price. proper steps to follow. tached thereto, such as a The present article is for Sellers must be transpool, a chimney, a deck, a information purposes garage, or a storage shed. parent in telling buyers only and does not constiabout defects they know A defect is a flaw that aftute a legal opinion. We fects the quality of a build- about.They cannot lie and strongly encourage anying and is so significant it hide the existence of a one who feels their rights prohibits the owner from defect, fail to tell the have been breached to having full and normal use buyer something impor- seek independent legal or enjoyment of their tant to encourage the counsel. buyer to buy and/or exagproperty.

This article was written by A defect is "hidden" if it gerate to encourage the Adam Eidelmann, Attorney.

Eidelmann’s professional meets three require- buyer to buy for a higher Me fee for a thirty minute legal ments. (1) It is not appar- price. is $75 plus tax.

The seller must inform consultation ent and cannot be noticed To schedule an appointment by a simple examination. you of all defects so that for a legal consultation, please (2) The buyer does not you can determine how contact us at info@eidelor call our office know about it. (3) It ex- much it will cost to reno- mannlaw.ca at 514-538-6966. isted at the time of the vate or repair what you purchase.

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