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CRIME A 56-year-old Ottawaman has been chargedwith first-degree murderin connection with the dis-appearance of a 64-year-old woman in the area ofFairlea Crescent.

Over the weekend, PaulaLeclair was reported miss-ing after her son discov-ered a man had taken overher ninth-floor apartment

at 2939 Fairlea Cres.In response to the call,

police stopped by theapartment and spoke to aman who told them Leclairhad taken a trip to DisneyWorld after winning$50,000 in the lottery.

Further investigationfound that Leclair had notwon the lottery and sever-al of her belongings werediscovered in a dumpsterbehind her building.

Dozens of regular patroland forensic officers spent

much of yesterday search-ing an 800-metre stretch ofa wooded area near theWalkley Yard north of thetrain tracks between Con-roy and Albion roadswhere human remainswere found.

According to police, apositive identification ofthe remains may takesome time.

Camille Cleroux ischarged with first-degreemurder. He is scheduled toappear in court today.

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Man faces murder charge indeath of 64-year-old woman

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Ottawa police officers cordon off an area around the Walkley Train Yards near Albion Road aftera body was found in the heavily wooded area of south Ottawa yesterday afternoon. More photos at metronews.ca/local

SHOOTING A day afterOttawa police shot andkilled a moose that hadwandered into a residentialarea of Orleans, police saidthey are working with theCity of Ottawa, the Ministryof Natural Resources andthe National Capital Com-mission to ensure asituation like this neverhappens again, the superin-tendent of emergency oper-ations for the Ottawa policesaid yesterday.

“We’re certainly not sat-isfied with the finaloutcome and it’s not whatwe would have liked,” saidCharles Bordeleau.

But, in the end, it waswhat needed to be done,he said. “We as a commu-nity need to be preparedso we can be moreefficient without havingthe same outcome.”

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Police look tochange afterkilling moose

The $1.2-billion price tagfor the G8 and G20summits in Muskoka andToronto this month is sohigh that other countrieswill be reluctant to hostworld leaders in future,Premier Dalton McGuintywarns.

He urged thefederal govern-ment to see ifthere’s a way topare down thebudgets for theevents, whereheads of govern-ment attendwith large en-tourages and re-quire a massivesecurity pres-ence because ofprotesters.

“I have thesame reaction asCanadians do —a billion dollars is a lot ofmoney,” said McGuinty,who was in Israel on atrade mission last weekwhen concerns about thecosts of hosting and secu-rity made major head-lines.

“I don’t know if it really

has to be a billion dollars,and I hope that the feder-al government is givingthis a second look to see ifthere’s not some way pos-sible for us to ensure thatwe host a good event, asafe event, without cost-ing so much money.”

The premiersaid the sum-mits — with theG8 on June 25and 26 inHuntsville andthe G20 on June26 and 27 inToronto — willbe a “sacrifice”for local resi-dents who areinconve-nienced, butwill boost On-tario’s profileon the worldstage.

“We’re here, we’reproud to host it, we’re notbacking away from this,”he said.

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‘A lot ofmoney’Premier McGuinty calls forsecond look at G20 costs

“I don’t know ifit really has tobe a billion dollars, and Ihope that thefederal government isgiving this asecond look.”Premier Dalton McGuinty

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LocalFashion hides in plain view at museumStudents from Canterbury High School, De La Salle and the Richard Robinson Academy ofFashion Design will be offering their own takes on the camouflage exhibit at the CanadianWar Museum tomorrow. At 8:30 p.m., the students will be showing off camouflage-inspiredfashion that they’ve designed and constructed at a show held at the museum. There is nocharge for admission to the show. METRO OTTAWA

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There isn’t a day that goesby when Cathy Andersonisn’t reminded of the lasttime she was on a bicyclein 2009.

Last July, she was on atraining ride on MarchRoad with four friends,when a minivan swervedinto their bike lane and ranthem over.

“I was the only one con-scious enough to be awareat the scene and I’ll neverforget the devastation anddisbelief of that day,” saidAnderson at a Clean Air Dayevent at city hall yesterday.

The collision shatteredher elbow, broke her pelvisand left her concussed. But

despite her apprehensionabout getting on the roadagain, Anderson and threeof the others involved inthat collision are alreadyriding again.

“It was something wehad to just get over,” shesaid.

Being back on the bike af-ter the ordeal has made hermore cautious and moreaware of how much morecould be done to make

roads safer.More paved bike lanes

would be a great start,along with signs encourag-ing drivers to share theroad, she said.

One-third of local com-muters travel less than fivekilometres to work —- aperfect cycling distance,said Capital Ward Coun.Clive Doucet. It’s just a mat-ter of creating a safe cyclingnetwork, he said.

Dutch Ambassador WimGeerts offered the Nether-lands as a model for creat-ing a strong cycling com-muter culture.

“Cycling is not a green,principled tree-huggers’means of transportation,”said Geerts. “We cycle be-cause it’s healthy, cleanand cheap.”

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Midweek Yoga on the Hill

More than 100 people took part in the first Yoga on the Hill session of the season on ParliamentHill. The free classes, on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. all summer, are organized by Lululemon.

The city needs more paved bike lanes and signs encouragingdrivers to share the road, said Cathy Anderson at a Clean Air Dayevent at city hall yesterday. She and four friends were struck by aminivan after it swerved into their bike lane last year.

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CHARITY It’s still the sameUnited Way Ottawa thathelps make the communitya better place, but yester-day, the organization un-veiled a new brandthat will allowdonors and contribu-tors to give in a morefocused way.

“We know thatdonors increasinglywant to play a role inachieving meaning-ful, measurablechange through their dona-tions,” said Michael Allen,president and CEO of Unit-ed Way Ottawa. “Contribu-tors of all kinds, whetherpartners, volunteers ordonors, are looking for the

same thing, and are lookingfor a clear line of sight frominvestment to results.”

Under a new tagline,Make Change Happen. Be

United., United WayOttawa’s three areasof focus for its com-munity developmentwork — Growing UpGreat, Belonging toCommunity andTurning LivesAround — offer tar-geted, measurable

goals. When the 2010 com-munity campaign kicks offin the fall, this will be theframework upon which thecharity’s work will unfold,said Allen.

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News in briefTUNNEL A recent poll showedthat 55 per cent of residents feltthe proposed downtown transittunnel was too expensive andnot necessary. But Mayor LarryO’Brien said such a result is ex-pected, given that the federalgovernment has yet to commitfunds to the project. He said hewas convinced that if all thefunding was there “that num-ber would likely come in at lessthan five per cent.”FATALITY A 72-year-old womandied yesterday after her carstruck a house on Bank Street.Paramedics responded to a callfor a single-vehicle collision ataround 12:45 p.m. The impactof the collision shifted thehouse 10 to 12 inches forward,said paramedic spokesman J.P.Trottier. METRO OTTAWA

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Safe cycling urgedWoman hit by van knows dangers of the roadTIM [email protected]

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“Cycling is not agreen, principledtree-huggers’means oftransportation.” Dutch AmbassadorWim Geerts

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Doors Openlets localsplay tourists

There is nothing shockingor clandestine hiding inthe basement of the U.S.Embassy, insisted Ambas-sador David Jacobson yes-terday.

The 600 people who getto tour the Sussex Drive of-fices this weekend forDoors Open Ottawa will beable to vouch for such.

“Hopefully, opening ourdoors to friends and neigh-bours here in Ottawa is go-ing to help build on the re-lationship of trust and con-fidence between the Unit-ed States and Canada that,I do not think, is rivalledanywhere else in theworld,” said Jacobson at aDoors Open Ottawa launchevent at the Royal Collegeof Physicians and Surgeonsoffice on Echo Drive.

The RCPS building,which is one of 18 newbuildings open to the pub-lic this year, was originallybuilt as a convent for theSisters Adorers of the Pre-cious Blood in 1923. TheRCPS purchased the prop-erty and renovated it in1991 after the number ofnuns living there dwindledto just 11.

In total, 119 embassies,including places of wor-ship, galleries, and otherbuildings that are normal-ly off-limits to the public,will be open for public

tours this weekend.Getting up close and per-

sonal with the local, some-times hidden, architectureand heritage give everyonea chance to play tourist intheir own hometown, saidMayor Larry O’Brien.

“This weekend, thou-sands of people will be rov-ing the streets of Ottawawith their event guides intheir hand really lookingat the city in a way they’venever done before,” saidO’Brien.

Among the 18 new build-ings added this year aretwo new science labs, theParks Canada Conserva-tion Laboratories, home ofthe National UnderwaterArchaeology Service; andthe Transportation SafetyBoard Engineering Labora-tory, which investigatesmarine, railway, pipelineand aviation accidents.

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“Hopefully,opening our doorsto friends andneighbours here inOttawa is going tohelp build on therelationship of trustand confidence between the UnitedStates and Canada.”U.S. AmbassadorDavid Jacobson

Mayor Larry O’Brien, left, and U.S. Ambassador David Jacobsonofficially launched Doors Open Ottawa at the Royal College ofPhysicians and Surgeons of Canada building yesterday. Thebuilding is one of 18 new buildings open to the public this year.

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Dragon Boat fest boasts racing, musicEVENT With just a fewweeks to go before the TimHortons Ottawa DragonBoat Festival kicks off,teams of dragon boatershit the water — some forthe first time — last nightafter the first fleet of boatsarrived at Mooney’s Bayyesterday.

From now until the festi-val kicks off on June 18,about 500 paddlers will

practise every night, saidthe festival’s executive di-rector, John Brooman.

This year, the three-dayfestival, which is thelargest of its kind in NorthAmerica, will see some5,000 paddlers on 190teams competing, saidBrooman.

While many are localteams, competitive teamsare coming from as far as

Philadelphia and Victoria.More than 75,000 specta-

tors are expected to attendthe event held at Mooney’sBay.

New this year is a secondstage for local bands Mon-keyjunk and the MightyPopo, while the main stagefeatures headliners 54-40and Bedouin Soundclash.

The Dragon Boat Foun-dation is hoping to raise a

total of $400,000 to beshared among seven chari-ties, including the SensFoundation/Project S.T.E.P.,the CHEO Foundation,Bruyère Foundation, ArtsS-marts, the Ottawa HumaneSociety, University of Ot-tawa Institute of MentalHealth Research, and De-bra Dynes Family House.

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PMO rejects advice to expand G20 agendaThe Prime Minister’s Office is rejecting a call from Paul Martin to expand the agenda of the G20 summit to include climate change and poverty.The former prime minister says global warming and poverty threaten the stability of the world just as much as economics. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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MPP itching to table ‘bedbugs’ bill Tenants have a right to sleep tight and not let the bedbugs bite, says Ontario Lib-eral MPP Mike Colle. Today he will introduce private member’s legislation toprotect tenants against the nasty parasites. The Renters’ Right to Know Act

would shield people from having to endure the unpleasantness of bedbug bitesin their rented houses and apartments. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

Copyright bill sets $100-$5,000 penalty for illegal copies

Kiss your free digitaldownloads goodbyeSweeping new federalcopyright legislationwould allow companies toseek damages rangingfrom $100 to $5,000 frompeople who illegally copydigital material likegames and music.

The wide-ranging billtouches on virtually everyarea of the digital super-highway, affecting con-sumers' relationship withDVDs, CDs, MP3 players,the web, and even their In-ternet service providers.

The bill would create anew legal category for per-sonal users, separate fromthe previous law thatlumped people and busi-nesses together and set thesame $1 million maximumpenalty.

A key component of thenew law would make it il-legal to pick a digital lockand copy legally acquiredmaterial from, say, a videogame or music CD to acomputer.

The Conservative gov-ernment says the newrules aim to bring Canadain line with internationalstandards while also ap-

peasing the entertainmentindustry.

The government said thedigital-lock provision willbe of particular help to thevideo-game industry,which employs 15,000 peo-ple in Canada.

“Canadian companieswill benefit,” Heritage Min-ister James Moore said.

“It is essential to protectthese jobs and this creativi-ty ... to make sure Canadaremains a centre of creativ-

ity.”The Conservative gov-

ernment tabled the legisla-tion in Parliament yester-day, and announced itscontents at a news confer-ence in Montreal. Thatnews conference was heldat the offices of a video-game maker.

The legislation followsthe ill-fated Bill C-61,which the Tories tabledtwo years ago.

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What’s illegal• Breaking digital locks: Per-haps the most important ele-ment of the new bill is that itwould make it illegal to breaka digital lock. In other words,you could no longer down-load a program to get a DVDbought in Europe to work inCanada. Individuals also couldnot create, import or sell de-vices or software that breaksdigital locks. The penalty forindividuals would range from$100 to $5,000.• Enabling copyright infringe-ment: This provision will helptarget pirating sites, such as

torrent trackers. It wouldoblige Internet serviceproviders to notify individuals,and keep repeat offenders’personal information on file,when they’re detected to be il-legally downloading.• Having more than one back-up copy of a song or movie:You can back up a copy of alegally acquired song, butcan’t have more than onecopy. It could therefore be ille-gal to copy a series of songsonto a USB key and sharethem with a friend. The possi-ble penalty is $100 to $5,000.

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Abraham, left, and Ivan Botines pose in their curiosity shop in Montreal, in this file photo fromMarch, where they are selling a controversial bar of soap allegedly made by the Nazis. Analysisof the swastika-engraved soap purportedly from the Second World War confirmed it is not madeof human remains as it tested negative for human or animal DNA, Montreal police said. Police in-vestigated amid rumours the soap may have been made of human fat from Holocaust victims.

Political media like to tweet: Study COMMUNICATIONS Twitter isbecoming a great place tohave a political conversa-tion in Canada — exceptfor politicians, a new studyhas found.

Tamara Small, an assis-tant professor at Mount Al-lison University, has beenanalyzing politicalchitchat on Twitter, the so-cial-media site in whichpeople talk back and forthin 140-character bursts.

Twitter is proving to be avery friendly place formainstream Canadian po-litical media — far morefriendly than political

blogs, Small found. Aswell, Twitter is spreadingthe influence of politicalreporting and analysis intraditional media.

“The mainstream mediahas less to fearfrom the Twitter-verse than theblogosphere,”Small writes inher study,which has beenposted this weekat the Congress of Hu-manities meeting, a hugegathering of academics atConcordia University inMontreal.

Twitter “contributorsamplify the scope of newsstories beyond the mediaaudience’s reach,” Smallsays.

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News in briefCLAIM A Canadian activist de-tained during a deadly raid ona Gaza aid flotilla said hisIsraeli captors beat and impris-oned him after launching anattack on the ship he was trav-

elling on, CBC reported yester-day. Rifat Audeh was identifiedas one of three Canadians de-tained during the raid thattook place in international wa-ters Monday.

HUMAN RIGHTS New York-based Human Rights Watchwarned that Canada’s interna-tional reputation on humanrights has “eroded.”

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Man charged in stabbing of RCMP officerA man who allegedly ambushed an RCMP officer, stabbing him repeatedly in an interview room at the headquarters of Alberta’s police investigative unit, is facing a

total of 11 charges including attempted murder. Lee Christopher Monrose was charged yesterday in connection with Tuesday’s incident. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Couples sparing no expenseEven with the ups anddowns in the economy, anew survey finds couplesplanning to tie the knotaren’t shying away fromshelling out big bucks ontheir big day.

Weddingbells’ annualreader survey of morethan 1,200 brides-to-beacross Canada found thatthe average expected costof a wedding is $20,129 —up from $19,279 in 2009.

“Given all the uncertain-

ty in the economy, onewould expect that wed-ding budgets would be onthe decline, but instead,we have found that cou-ples are willing to spendbig dollars to make theirdream wedding happen,”said Weddingbells editor-in-chief Alison McGill in a

release. “This means importance

is placed on every detailleading up to their nup-tials.”

When it came to footingthe bill, the survey found47 per cent of couplesplanned to use their ownsavings to pay for their wed-

dings, 32 per cent rely onfamily contributions and 14per cent take out loans.

Brides also clearly aren’tsparing any expense ontheir wedding day attirewith an average budget of$1,093 for the bridal gown.

December ranked as thetop month to pop thequestion with nearly one-quarter of proposals tak-ing place during the lastmonth on the calendar.

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The average expected cost of awedding in Canada in 2010 has

risen almost $1,000 from last year.$20,129

Survey: Canada lagsin eco-friendlinessCONSUMERS India’s environ-mental score rates a glow-ing green star, but Cana-da’s is dim in a new poll ofconsumer behaviouraround the globe.

While environmentallyfriendly behaviour has in-creased in 10 of 17 coun-tries, said the survey bythe National GeographicSociety and the pollingfirm GlobeScan, Ameri-cans rated last for sustain-able lifestyles, followed byCanadian and French con-sumers.

“We measured people’sconsumption patterns,housing, transportationhabits and the kind of food

they eat,” said Eric Whan,GlobeScan’s director ofsustainability and environ-ment in Toronto.

“Canadians ranked nearthe bottom.”

Tracking 65 indicators ofconsumption through on-line questions to 17,000consumers worldwide, thepoll showed that whileCanadians talk the talk ofeco-consciousness, they’reslow to walk the walk.Canadian motor vehiclesare big and plentiful, itfound, and householdshave an 83 per cent owner-ship rate, 11 points higherthan the average globalsample. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

News in briefSHIPBUILDING Theconstruction logjam of tens ofbillions of dollars in new Cana-dian navy and coast guard

ships is finally expected tobreak today with theannouncement of Ottawa’slong-anticipated shipbuilding

strategy. Defence Minister Pe-ter MacKay, Fisheries MinisterGail Shea and Public WorksMinister Rona Ambrose will re-

veal the plan in front of a gath-ering of defence contractors inOttawa for a trade show

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Four adults, pit bull sought by police following attack on teenDurham police are seeking two men, two women and a pit bull after a 16-year-old boy was accosted Monday night while riding his bicycle in Whitby, Ont. Police say one of the

women was walking the dog. The teen was grabbed and his head slammed into a railing, say police. The victim was treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Ottawa Attack on defence

A protester holds a sign yesterday outside of Lansdowne Park asexhibitors and delegates of the 2010 CANSEC defence and security trade show leave. The annual trade show is organizedby the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries.

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committee disintegratedyesterday into angryinsults and bitter recriminations during abattle between a Conservative cabinet minister and Liberal MPs.

The dispute was ostensi-bly about the Conservativegovernment’s decision toblock its ministerial stafffrom testifying before par-liamentary committees.

By the time TransportMinister John Baird had fin-ished questioning the acu-men of the Liberal chair-woman of the committeeand another Liberal MP ac-cused Baird of trying to

badger and strong-armcommittee members it wasclear that the session wasmuch more a reflection ofthe toxic atmosphere inthis minority Parliament.

“Are you trying to intimi-date me Mr. Baird becauseI’ll put myself up againstyour intimidation factors.

Don’t try to intimidate me,ever!” Liberal MP SiobhanCoady said at Baird in onevitriolic exchange.

Baird, Natural ResourcesMinister Christian Paradisand junior science ministerGary Goodyear had arrivedwithout invitation at theGovernment Operationscommittee in the place ofstaff who had been called.Paradis and Goodyear hadpreviously ignored requeststo appear at the same com-mittee.

Bloc Quebecois and NDPcommittee members em-phasized the right of com-mittees to call the witnessesthey wish. THE CANADIAN PRESS

HEALTH Ontario’s pandemicvaccine program was a clas-sic case of supply-demandmismatch, a new report onthe province’s response tothe H1N1 outbreaksuggests.

There wasn’t enough vac-cine when the public wasclamouring for it and by thetime supplies had swelled,demand was fading, says areport from Dr. Arlene King,the province’s chief medicalofficer of health.

“To be blunt, from Oct. 26— the date of the launch ofour H1N1 immunizationprogram —- there was nev-er an alignment betweenH1N1 vaccine supply,demand and our capacity todeliver it,” King said duringa news conferenceyesterday. King said a vari-ety of factors were to blame,not least of which was thefact that the province didn’tknow from one week to thenext how much vaccine itwould be getting from thefederal government.

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SARNIA Health officials inthe Sarnia area are investi-gating a serious parasiticoutbreak among peoplewho attended a charitycooking event on May 12.

About 400 people attend-

ed the Chef’s Challengeevent held by the local BigSisters charity and as of yes-terday, more than 70 peo-ple have reported becom-ing ill.

Seven people have been

confirmed as having cy-clospora after lab tests.

Cyclospora is a one-cellparasite that infects thesmall intestine, and spreadsthrough contaminated foodor water. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Ministers, MPs get nasty at committee session

Scores of Chef’s Challenge attendees fall ill

Delivery ofH1N1 shots mismatched,says report

Allegations• MPs are studying allega-tions that former Tory MPRahim Jaffer had illegally lob-bied officials, some of whomtreated his inquiries as a pri-ority. Jaffer has denied anywrongdoing.

Parliamentary toxityspreads to meeting

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Teacher arrested over child porn chargesA Toronto teacher has been charged with child pornography offences. Police say the man was arrested after officers with a warrant searched a west-end home onTuesday. They seized child pornography images of boys between the ages of five and 12. Stewart Adams, 46, of Toronto, appeared in court yesterday. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Prince of Pot a hitwith fellow inmatesA photo of Canada’s self-styled Prince of Pot posingwith celebrity potheadTommy Chong seems tohave struck a chord withhis new neighboursbehind the bars of a U.S.prison.

Marc Emery, who wasdeported last month andpleaded guilty to chargesrelated to his Vancouver-based seed-selling busi-ness, has been bloggingabout his life in a deten-tion centre near Seattlewhile he awaits sentenc-ing.

“The guys here are im-pressed by pictures of mewith Tommy Chong, ZZTop, and Sean Paul,” writesEmery in his latest blogpost from FDC SeaTac,about 20 kilometres south

of Seattle.Emery offers a relatively

positive description of lifein custody, describing thefood as “tasty” and sayinghe prefers the U.S. facilityto the pre-trial jail wherehe was kept near Vancou-ver.

He also describes someof the inmates he’s metwhile behind bars, includ-ing a 63-year-old Vietnam

veteran named Robert,who is serving time fordrug offences.

Emery says he has writ-ten a short profile on thetroubles Robert has facedsince the war and he wantsto eventually turn theman’s story into a shortnovel.

“He likes the final shortprofile so much due to mywriting ... that he’s goingto send a copy to President(Barack) Obama,” writesEmery.

Emery reached a pleadeal with U.S. prosecutorsto serve a five-year prisonsentence. In exchange, twoof his co-accused, whowere employees at Emery'sCannabis Culture store inVancouver, received proba-tion. THE CANADIAN PRESS

MISCONDUCT A bizarre taleof Toronto-area city work-ers being bound in ducttape and spanked has beenexplained as simple“horseplay.”

Janice Baker, Missis-sauga’s city manager, saysan investigation found theworkers were engaging in“locker-room” behaviour.

Baker says an independ-ent investigator discoveredno act of bullying by super-visors or fellow employ-ees, but did conclude theacts were inappropriate.

Mississauga Mayor HazelMcCallion warned if suchan incident were to hap-

pen again the workers in-volved would be fired.

An employee in thetransportation and worksdepartment complainedlast November about abusehe captured on his cell-phone camera.

Baker says the supervi-sor and employees weredisciplined, but all havekept their jobs.

She says the activities,which took place severaltimes, didn’t warrant dis-missal.

The group of employeeshave since received train-ing on proper work con-duct. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Quebec Education Minister Michelle Courchesne defends legislation to counteract a SupremeCourt decision overturning a language law that reduced access to English schools yesterday inQuebec City. The Quebec government refused to use the Constitution’s notwithstanding clauseto limit English-language school rights, despite pressure from the opposition.

News in briefBUST Police in Kingston, Ont.,say they’ve arrested andcharged five people in a city-wide child pornographysweep. Police say a joint forceof 18 officers from theKingston, Ottawa, Durham re-gional and provincial policeforces executed five search

warrants on Tuesday. The fivepeople arrested face a total of20 charges, including posses-sion of child pornography, ac-cessing child pornography,making available child pornog-raphy, and possession ofcannabis for the purpose oftrafficking. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Spanking of city workers just‘horseplay’, investigator finds

“The guys here areimpressed bypictures of me withTommy Chong, ZZTop and Sean Paul.”Post by Marc Emeryon his personal blog

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Green sturgeon added to U.S. protected listNew U.S. federal regulations will soon prohibit catching, killing or harming

the rare caviar-producing North American green sturgeon. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Only photo of Monroe & JFK for sale The only known picture of Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy is going up for saleat a West Hollywood art gallery. Taken at a party after the U.S. president’s birthday gala in New York City on May 19, 1962, the photograph, left, shows Monroe in profile standing between Kennedy and his brother, Robert. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

A taxi driver drove his ve-hicle on a shooting spreeacross a tranquil stretchof northwest Englandyesterday, methodicallykilling 12 people andwounding 25 othersbefore turning the gunon himself, officials said.

The rampage in thecounty of Cumbria wasBritain’s deadliest massshooting since 1996 and itjolted a country wherehandguns are banned andmultiple shootings rare.

The body of the suspect-ed gunman, 52-year-oldDerrick Bird, was found inwoods near Boot, a hamletpopular with hikers andvacationers in England’shilly, scenic Lake District.Police said two weaponswere recovered from thescene.

Eight of the wounded

were in the hospital, withthree of them in criticalcondition.

Peter Leder, a taxi driverwho knew Bird, said hehad seen the gunmanTuesday and didn’t noticeanything that was obvious-ly amiss.

But he was struck by

Bird’s depart-ing words.

“When heleft he said, ‘Seeyou Peter, but Iwon’t see you again,’”Leder told Channel 4News. Police said therewere 30 separate crimescenes. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bloodbath in BritainDozen killed as cabbie goes on shooting rampage

Police officers attend the scene following one of theshootings in Whitehaven, England, yesterday.

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MIDDLE EAST In an attemptto limit the diplomaticdamage from its deadlyraid on a Gaza-bound aidflotilla, Israel droppedplans yesterday to prose-cute dozens of pro-Palestin-ian activists, opting insteadto deport them all immedi-ately.

The stunning reversalcame as Israel faced in-creasingly sharp interna-tional condemnation forMonday’s high-seas raidthat ended when Israelicommandos killed nine ac-tivists.

The outcry included accu-sations of war crimes and adecision by Nicaragua tobreak diplomatic relationswith Israel over the raid.

But Israeli officials saidthe decision not to prose-cute any of the activists —despite suspicions that they

were sent to attack Israeliforces on the ship — wasprimarily an attempt tocontrol the damage to Is-rael’s relations with Turkey,an unofficial sponsor of theflotilla.

Israel is anxious to patchup ties with Turkey becauseit is the Jewish state’s mostimportant Muslim ally. Atleast four of the nine killedwere Turkish and the shipIsrael attacked was Turkish.

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Israel drops plans toprosecute activists

Sent home • Israel said five planes hadtaken off for Turkey andGreece, carrying 503activists from the Gazaflotilla and bodies of ninepeople killed in the Israeliraid.


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BP chief apologizes for commentBP chief executive Tony Hayward is apologizing for saying “I’d like my life back” to reporters over the weekend. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The once-jetsetting Jean-Marie Messier, who trans-formed a stodgy watercompany into media giantVivendi Universal, wenton trial in Paris yesterdayon charges he misledinvestors about the com-pany’s health as it took onbillions of dollars of debtand neared bankruptcy.

Messier is on trial withsix others, including Ameri-can Edgar Bronfman Jr., aformer top Vivendi execu-tive and now CEO of Warn-er Music Group. Messiercould face up to five yearsin prison and 350,000 eurosin fines if convicted.

In the courtroom,Messier showed contritionand admitted to mistakes— but insisted that hisstrategic decisions were

made in the interest of thecompany.

“Did we make errors instrategy? Yes, without adoubt. As director, I take re-sponsibility for them,” hesaid, acknowledging a fail-ure to anticipate technolog-ical troubles in the media

world. Messier, once thegolden boy of French busi-ness, said he gained in 2002a reputation for “an excessof provocation.”

That was a reference tohis quip that France’s “cul-tural exception” was dead,which inflamed many high-brow French artists and in-tellectuals.

The trial is Act 2 in thecourtroom drama forVivendi, after a similar trialin New York. The U.S. Dis-trict Court in Manhattanruled in January againstVivendi SA and in favour ofU.S. and European share-holders who said the mediagroup lied to the publicabout its shaky finances.The court ruled thatMessier himself was not li-able. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Former French mediabaron goes on trial

Edgar Bronfman Jr., left, presi-dent and CEO of Seagram, andJean-Marie Messier, chairmanand CEO of Vivendi.

News in briefINDIANA Work could beginnext year on a $300 million USmuseum and arts centre dedi-cated to Michael Jackson in hishometown, his father andGary, Indiana, officials

announced yesterday. Afteryears of promises about theproject but no action,residents of the problem-plagued city were cautiouslyoptimistic. People said they

were hopeful because the an-nouncement was the furthestalong the project has evercome, with the city’s donationof 300 acres of land.


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Judge turns down bid to delay Blagojevich’s corruption trialA federal judge in Chicago has turned down a last-minute request from former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s attorneys to delay his

corruption trial. Tthe former governor is accused of trying to sell U.S. President Barack Obama’s former Senate seat. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The underground searchfor clues to America’sworst coal mining disasterin 40 years started yester-day as two teams beganexploring the WestVirginia mine where 29men died in an explosionin April.

The four-member ex-ploratory teams are tryingto determine if it’s safe forgovernment investigatorsto begin working under-ground at Massey Energy

Co.’s Upper Big Branchmine. The April 5 explo-sion is the subject of sepa-rate civil and criminal in-vestigations.

Massey called the re-en-try an important step tofinding out what hap-pened at Upper BigBranch.

Critics from organizedlabour to members of Con-gress have questionedMassey’s safety record, andthe Richmond, Virginia-

based company has consis-tently rebutted chargesthat it puts profits aheadof safety.

Federal and state regula-tors are eager to beginlooking for clues to whatcaused the April 5 explo-sion.

No one had entered thesprawling southern WestVirginia mine since res-cuers removed the last ofthe dead in April.


Crews explore West Virginia coal mineMine retreat• Yesterday’s re-entry intothe mine was not withoutproblems. The teams madeit about 305 metres into themine before turning backabout 10:45 a.m., federalMine Safety and Health Ad-ministration spokeswomanAmy Louviere said. Theteams of government andMassey employees retreat-ed after about an hour un-

derground becausehandheld meters registeredpotentially elevated levelsof toxic carbon monoxideand explosive methane gas.They went undergroundagain several hours later af-ter analysis of samples col-lected during the first visitshowed the mine was safeto re-enter, Massey said.


KILLER WHALES A boatload ofwatchers got theirmoney’s worth when theywitnessed a rareencounter of eight killerwhales killing and feastingon a sea lion off the South-ern California coast.

Video taken Tuesday byCapt. Dave’s Dolphin &Whale Safari shows thethe orcas playing and eat-ing in front of passengerson a charter cruise nearDana Point.

Capt. Dave Andersonsays it was the first time intwo years he has seen akiller whale off the OrangeCounty coast.

Anderson says one ofthe whales swam up to thewhale-watching boat andstared into the window ofthe underwater viewingpod. He says another putits mouth on the engine ofthe backup boat that hewas using to photographthe whales.

He says it appeared theadult whales wereteaching a calf to feed.


Whale watchersget rare view oforcas in action

BERLIN Three experts work-ing to defuse a bomb fromWorld War II were killedwhen the device exploded,injuring six others, policesaid yesterday.

Some 7,000 residentsfrom around the area inthe central German townof Goettingen, where the1100-pound heavy bombwas found, were still beingevacuated when it blew uplate Tuesday.

Construction workershad found the 65-year-oldexplosive device about sev-en metres below theground on an empty lotwhere the city is currentlybuilding a sport arena.

The three dead men,aged 38 to 55, were experi-enced in defusing bombsand it was not clear why itexploded, Goettingen Po-lice President Robert Krusesaid at a press conferenceyesterday. He said two oth-er experts were severelyinjured and four otherswere treated for shock.

Unexploded bombs fromAllied bombardments andWorld War I are found reg-ularly in Germany. Only afew days before, anotherbomb was found in Goet-tingen and was successful-ly defused.


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Woman’s remains discovered in English riverPolice investigating the deaths of three British women say they have recovered remains of one of them in a river in northern England. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Greece Flames of protest

Greek police and firemen are seen at the entrance of a bank pulling out a man who set himselfon fire yesterday, apparently to protest his financial situation. Police said the man, who enteredthe Piraeus Bank branch in Thessaloniki, Greece, with a can of fuel and set himself ablaze, wastaken out unconscious and hospitalized with non-life-threatening burns on his arms. Greece is inthe midst of a debt crisis and many people have had trouble repaying bank loans.

News in briefTERROR CONNECTION TheTurkish Islamic charity behinda flotilla of aid ships that wasraided by Israeli forces on itsway to Gaza had ties to terror-ism networks, including a 1999al-Qaida plot to bomb Los An-geles International Airport,

France’s former top anti-terror-ism judge said yesterday. TheIstanbul-based Foundation forHuman Rights and Freedomsand Humanitarian Relief,known by its Turkish acronymIHH, had “clear, long-standingties to terrorism and Jihad,”

former investigating judgeJean-Louis Bruguiere told TheAssociated Press in atelephone interview. Bruguieredidn’t say whether IHH nowhas terror ties, but said it didwhen he investigated it in thelate 1990s. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Drones working: U.S.The U.S. government’scovert program using un-manned drones to strikeat terrorists insidePakistan is unlikely to stopor be changed, despitenew criticism from a UNhuman rights expert.

U.S. officials insist the CIAprogram has been an effec-tive tool to take out insur-gents along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, particularlythose hidden beyond thereach of the military.

The stepped-up use ofdrones over the past yearhas shown no signs of slow-ing down and was creditedthis week with the killinginside Pakistan of al-Qaida’sthird in command. Al-Qaidaacknowledged the death of

Mustafa al-Yazid.The program, which offi-

cials say has killed hundredsof insurgents in dozens ofstrikes during the past year,has been condemned bycritics who say it may consti-tute illegal assassinationsand violate internationallaw.

They argue that intelli-gence officers conductingthe strikes could be at risk

of prosecution for murderin other countries.

In a report released yester-day, UN investigator PhilipAlston calls on nations to layout rules for carrying outthe strikes, publish figureson civilian casualties andprove they have attemptedto capture or incapacitatesuspects without killingthem.


Official defends secret program • The Obama administration does not acknowledge the se-cret program, but one senior U.S. official defended its useyesterday, saying a careful and rigorous targeting process isused to avoid civilian casualties. The official, who is familiarwith the operation, spoke on condition of anonymitybecause the program is classified.

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Sometimes the person isright, but the timing isall wrong.

Elizabeth and Georgemet eight years ago.

“I thought he was themost honourable, decent,thoughtful and compas-sionate guy I’d (ever) met ...

and that my search wasover.”

The couple were happyfor a while, but due to con-flicting schedules and thefact that they were in dif-ferent places in their lives,the relationship ended.Elizabeth had other seriousrelationships, but alwayscompared them to her ex.

Fast forward to 2010.George sends Elizabeth aFacebook friendship re-quest and his phone num-ber. When she calls, heasks her out to dinner. Thecouple has since reunitedand things are going well.

“We are more mature,less afraid and more confi-dent,” Elizabeth says. “Dat-ing other people made usrealize what we had witheach other.”

Jimmy Buffett called itBoomerang Love. But we’renot talking about that tire-some couple who break upand reconcile every fewweeks. (Seriously, get it to-gether!) This is about realiz-ing, years later, that some-one you were once withmight have been The One.

Shannon and Doug metat a sporting arena whereshe worked as a hostess. “I

was serving him and justthought he was gorgeous,”she recalls. “I was like,‘Where’s my name tag be-cause I don’t remember myname right now.’”

Doug was visiting froman American city, but thetwo exchanged contact in-formation and eventuallybegan a long-distance rela-tionship.

It worked for a while.And then it didn’t.

Shannon distanced her-self from Doug and starteddating someone else, even-tually marrying him. Butshe was never able to

shake the memory ofDoug.

“I thought about him onmy wedding day,” she ad-mits. “Just before I walkedout, I wondered what hewas doing.”

The marriage didn’t last.After Shannon filed for di-vorce, a random emailfrom Doug rekindled theirdormant friendship. Thepair are now engaged andshe’s moved her life to bewith him.

“He is how peopleshould treat other peoplein relationships. He’schivalrous, he’s respectful

and he loves me uncondi-tionally. And he thinks thatI’m the most beautifulwoman in the whole entireworld and I feel that everyday.”

Life isn’t always a Disneyprincess movie, but some-times it has a funny way ofworking itself out.

“Our hearts know whatwe need,” she says. “It justtook me a little longer torealize that he was whatmy heart needed.”

I could not have dreamedup Rima Fakih if I had tried.

When I imagine stereo-type-busting Muslimwomen, they’re not usuallybeing crowned the firstMuslim and possibly firstArab Miss USA.

I have long fought to givevoice to the diversity ofMuslim women out there.

Fakih, complete with a

bikini that had even mestruggling to concentrate,effortlessly embodied all ofthat.

When Fakih told judgesthat U.S. health insuranceshould cover the birth con-trol pill, she had alreadywon this feminist’s heart.

Lebanese PresidentMichel Suleiman publiclycongratulated Fakih amidreports the two would meetsoon.

And not one of her rela-tives has tried to honour killher?

Who allowed the silentand invisible women anopinion — and sexy legs —dammit!

I am allergic to pageants,

but I am relieved to see adifferent type of Muslimwoman in the news.

I had barely recoveredfrom news of Rima theBeauty Queen when I wasdumbstruck by news thatAziz Ansari — an American-Muslim comedian — wasgoing to host the MTVMovie Awards Sunday.

As MC of the awards hewill effectively become Mr.Pop USA, following in thefootsteps of Mike Myers,Sarah Silverman and BenStiller.

Muslims are sexy ANDcool now?

Ever since 9-11, Muslimshave been cornered intoapologizing and explaining,

endlessly, “Why do theyhate us? Is it our freedoms?”

Well, surely Fakih andAnsari are being hailed asthe embodiment of Ameri-can freedom?

According to the zanyparanoia of the right wing,Fakih’s victory was the lat-est “proof” that Muslims areon the receiving end of “af-firmative action” and of a“politically correct Islam-opandering climate.”

I’ll believe that whenthere’s a Muslim in theWhite House.

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Raptors make Carlesimo hiring officialThe Toronto Raptors added some experience to their coaching staff yesterday, officially naming P.J. Carlesimo an assistant. The veteran NBA coach, whose hiringwas widely reported in the Toronto media earlier in the week, was most recently the head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Sports16 Canadian Tire eyes Henderson’s jersey

Canadian Tire is making a play for one of Canada’s most valuable pieces of hockey memorabilia. The company says it will submit an opening bid of $200,000 for Paul Henderson’s1972 Summit Series jersey. If its bid is successful, Canadian Tire says it will take the jersey on a cross-country tour through its 480-store network. THE CANADIAN PRESS


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Top-ranked SerenaWilliams was eliminatedin the French Open quar-ter-finals yesterday,squandering a matchpoint and losing toAustralian spoiler Saman-tha Stosur, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 8-6.

A 12-time Grand Slamchampion, Williams wonher only French Open titlein 2002 and hasn’t been tothe semifinals since 2003.

“I guess it’s a redundantstory with me,” she said. “Itwas my match, and I lostit.”

The upset was the secondin a row for the No. 7-seed-ed Stosur, and surpriseskeep coming at Roland Gar-ros.

Four-time championRafael Nadal defied thetrend, beating No. 19 Nico-

las Almagro 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-4 in an all-Spanish quarter-final. But No. 3 NovakDjokovic lost to JurgenMelzer, who earned his firstGrand Slam semifinal berthat age 29 by rallying to win3-6, 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3), 6-4.

On Monday, Stosur endedfour-time champion JustineHenin’s Roland Garros win-ning streak at 24 matchesin the fourth round. OnTuesday, top-ranked RogerFederer lost to Robin Soder-ling.

Then Williams made herexit, with stretches of bril-liant tennis by Stosur has-tening the departure. TheAustralian, long regarded asa doubles specialist, usedher forceful forehand tobuild a lead, winning 17consecutive points during

one stretch.Williams mounted one of

her patented comebacks,and as the tension built inan error-filled third set, sheneeded only one point inthe 10th game for the victo-ry.

Her forehand sailed aninch long.

That gave Stosur a chanceto regain her early form.She hit consecutive cross-court winners to break for a7-6 lead, then served outthe victory, hitting servicewinners on the final threepoints.

“I’ve calmed down a littlebit since walking off thecourt,” a smiling Stosur said90 minutes after the match.“But I’m pretty happy withmyself.”


Serena Williams of the U.S. waves as she leaves the court after being defeated by Australia’sSamantha Stosur during a quarter-final match in the French Open at the Roland Garros stadium inParis, yesterday.

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NFL Ben Roethlisberger istaking nearly all the snapswith the regulars, and ap-parently will until thePittsburgh Steelers’ volun-tary practices end nextweek.

What coach Mike Tom-lin isn’t saying is howpractice time will be divid-ed during training camp,when the Steelers will bein the unique position ofpreparing two startingquarterbacks for the sameseason.

One quarterback mustbe ready to play duringRoethlisberger’s six-gamesuspension — apparently,Byron Leftwich. Roethlis-berger also needs plenty ofcamp work because hecan’t practice while he’ssuspended.

No wonder wide receiv-er Antwaan Randle El callsit a “tricky” and “delicate”situation, and Tomlindoesn’t disagree.

If he gives too muchwork to Leftwich, it couldharm Roethlisbergerwhen it’s his time to play

in October. Give too muchtime to Roethlisberger,and the Steelers risk expe-riencing a slow start withan unprepared quarter-back.

During the ongoing vol-untary practices, the des-ignated No. 1 quarterback—currently, Roethlisberg-er — gets nearly all thework with the starters.That’s likely to change

once training camp startsJuly 30 and full contact ispermitted.

“The minute you stepon the field at Latrobe,you’re competing forwork, you’re competing tomake it,” Tomlin said yes-terday. “You’re preparingyourself to face the chal-lenges of the season.

“So it’s a different ap-proach. One of the funda-

mental differences is thatwe’re suited and booted intraining camp. And I ac-knowledge that’s a big ele-ment of the game.”

Tomlin also must findsnaps for third-year quar-terback Dennis Dixon,who was expected to bethe backup until Roethlis-berger was suspended,and longtime backupCharlie Batch.

“When you’re talkingabout working with fourquarterbacks, reps are go-ing to be scarce at some in-stances,” Tomlin said.


Sports in brief

HOCKEY The former ownerof the Hartford Whalers isplanning an outdoor hock-ey festival that he hopeswill help re-energize effortsto bring the NHL back toConnecticut.

Howard Baldwin, whomoved the World HockeyLeague’s New EnglandWhalers to Hartford in1975 and brought the teaminto the NHL in 1979,launched a marketing cam-paign Wednesday designedto bring the Whalers name,and ultimately an NHLteam back to Connecticut’scapital.

“We have got to get peo-ple talking about Hartfordagain when they talk abouthockey,” Baldwin said.“That stopped, and if weever want something tohappen here, we’ve got toget it started again.”

Baldwin is hoping a 10-day outdoor festival in Feb-ruary, based on the NHLWinter Classic, will do justthat. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger throws dur-ing practice in Pittsburgh earlier this week.

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Steelers not saying how QBs will divide practice time

“When you’re talking about working with fourquarterbacks, repsare going to bescarce at someinstances.” Mike Tomlin,Steelers coach

Former Whalersowner hopes torevive NHL interestNBA When Kobe Bryant

joined the Lakers and PaulPierce landed with theCeltics in the late 1990s,they both learned most ofwhat they needed to knowabout their franchises’ his-tories and expectationssimply by looking at theforests of fabric high abovethe court.

These teams only hangbanners for champi-onships, and they’re usual-ly in big groups.

Multiple titles are the on-ly metric of success, the on-ly validation still interest-ing to Bryant and Pierce.Bryant is trying to accom-plish the rarest of NBAfeats for the second time inhis career, while Pierce’sCeltics get their firstchance when the NBA fi-nals begin tonight at Sta-ples Center.

“It’s going to mean every-thing for my career, be-cause a lot of guys havewon one, and not manyhave won a couple,” Piercesaid yesterday beforeBoston practised at Staples

Center in Los Angeles.Pro basketball’s most

successful franchises are to-gether in the NBA finals forthe second time in threeyears and the 12th timeoverall. These teams willhave won 33 of the league’s64 titles when they finish apotentially fascinating se-ries with plenty of modern

subplots.“We’re always focused on

winning a championship,”Bryant said. “And when youdo it, you want to do itagain and again.”

Bryant is enjoying a dy-namic post-season despitehobbling through injuriesduring a third straight fi-nals run by his remarkably

steady Lakers, who are 8-0at home in the playoffs andhaven’t even trailed in a se-ries.

Boston’s swift rise from a50-win regular season as aNo. 4 seed has been evenmore surprising, with Ra-jon Rondo making a quan-tum leap into stardom dur-ing what might be the laststand for Boston’s BigThree of Pierce, Kevin Gar-nett and Ray Allen.

But on the biggest score-board of all, the one theseplayers claim they seldomcheck, it’s Celtics 17, Lak-ers 15. Don’t expect fans ineither basketball-crazy cityto forget that score whentheir team takes it allagain.

And just in case the Sta-ples Center fans didn’thave enough reason to go

crazy in Game 1, Piercethrew out the first volleyagainst his own home-town.

“Our fans are, I want tosay, a little bit more knowl-edgeable to the game,” saidPierce, a Lakers fan grow-ing up in Inglewood. “Ithink a lot of celebritiescome here to get out of thehouse (rather) than towatch a game — to see theother celebrities. It’s an in-teresting crowd, whereas Ithink our fans really cometo watch the actual game.”

L.A. should be fully fo-cused on this historicmatchup, however. Mostplayers on both teams al-ready have jewelry afterBoston beat Los Angeles insix games in 2008, and theLakers routed Orlando lastseason. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lakers and Celtics seek validation in multiple titles“We're always focused on winning achampionship. And when you do it, youwant to do it again and again.”Kobe Bryant

Paul Pierce of the Boston Celtics is guarded by Kobe Bryant ofthe Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of the 2008 NBA Finals.

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MLB Ken Griffey Jr. retiredlast night, ending one of thegreat careers in baseball his-tory.

The 40-year-old Griffeytold the Mariners he wasdone playing, and managerDon Wakamatsu made theannouncement before Seat-tle faced Minnesota.

“I feel that withoutenough oc-casionalstarts to besharpercoming offthe bench,my contin-ued pres-ence as aplayer would

be an unfair distraction tomy teammates and theirsuccess as a team is whatthe ultimate goal shouldbe,” Griffey said in a state-ment.

Griffey was hitting only.184 with no homers andseven RBIs this year and re-cently went a week withoutplaying.


Griffey calls it a career

Ken Griffey Jr.

Jordan makes digital comebackBasketball legend Michael Jordan, left, will help develop the upcoming NBA 2K11game from Take-Two Interactive and will be on the game’s cover. Players will be ableto play Jordan’s character to vicariously slam dunk their way to victory from the com-fort of their couch. The new game goes on sale Oct. 5. The company wouldn’t disclosefinancial details. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NHL The blindside hit to thehead will carry severepenalties next season if theNHL’s general managers havetheir way. The league’s 30 gen-eral managers arerecommending a rule thatwould see players receive afive-minute penalty and agame misconduct, with possi-ble supplemental discipline,for lateral or blindside hits tothe head with the shoulder.The GMs say they will makethat recommendation to thecompetition committee.

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NHL PLAYOFFSYESTERDAY’S RESULTS

Philadelphia 4 Chicago 3 (OT) (Chicago leads series 2-1)

BASEBALLYESTERDAY’S AL RESULTS

Tampa Bay 7 Toronto 3Boston 6 Oakland 4Detroit 3 Cleveland 0N.Y. Yankees 9 Baltimore 1L.A. Angels 7 Kansas City 2Texas 9 Chicago White Sox 5Minnesota at Seattle

YESTERDAY’S NL RESULTSAtlanta 2 Philadelphia 1L.A. Dodgers 1 Arizona 0 (14 ings)San Diego 5 N.Y. Mets 1 (11 ings)Houston 5 Washington 1St. Louis 4 Cincinnati 1Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh (ppd., rain)Milwaukee at FloridaColorado at San Francisco

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Philadelphia’s Danny Briere, right, looks on as teammates Scott Hartnell (19) scores a goal againstAntti Niemi of the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals yesterday.

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Claude Giroux’s tip-in 5:59into overtime gave thePhiladelphia Flyers a 4-3victory over Chicago lastnight, cutting theBlackhawks’ lead in theStanley Cup final to 2-1.

Earlier in the overtimesession, the Flyers had a

goal waived off.Danny Briere opened the

scoring for Philadelphia inthe first period with his11th goal of the playoffs.

Duncan Keith tied it forthe Blackhawks early in thesecond period.

Scott Hartnell’s video-re-viewed power-play goal putthe Flyers back in front, be-fore Brent Sopel tied it forChicago at 17:52 of the sec-ond period with his first ofthe playoffs.

Patrick Kane gave theBlackhawks a short-lived 3-

2 lead in the third period,before Ville Leino tied itjust 20 seconds later.

Michael Leighton wasback in net for the Flyers,and made 24 saves.

Annti Niemi turned back28 shots for the Black-hawks.

It was the first StanleyCup final game at the Wa-chovia Center in 13 years. Aboisterous sellout crowd of20,297 was in attendance— the largest ever to watchan NHL game in Pennsylva-nia. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Business18 The iPad came first

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs has shared a secret with his audience at a technology conference outside Los Angeles: The idea for the iPad came before the iPhone. Jobs says he had theidea to ditch the keyboard for what he calls a multi-touch display in the early 2000s, although the company was working on a telephone at the time. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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“We’ve had this im-mensely powerful sellers’market and ... there couldbe a very rapid transitionso that it nowbecomes abuyers’mar-

ket,” said Will Dunning ofthe Canadian Associationof Accredited MortgageProfessionals.

The Canadian Real Es-tate Association yesterdaylowered its 2010 nationalforecast for resale transac-tions following a weakerthan anticipated start to

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projected housing price in-creases for thisyear, saying theincrease is ex-pected to bejust 1.6 percent over 2009.It predicted thatby 2011, the na-tional average hous-ing price is expected to de-cline by 1.5 per cent, driv-en down by an easing ofthe growth in sales in B.C.

and Ontario in the firsthalf of 2010.

Dunning said fears ofrate hikes and the HST arefactors that brought de-mand forward into the lat-ter half of 2009 and theearly part of 2010. He saidprices have likely peakedfor now, and should re-main flat for the rest ofthe year before falling in2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Ontario sales • Ontario’s projected num-ber of home sales for 2010has been reduced by 8,300to 215,400, which would stillbe up 10 per cent from lastyear’s 195,840.

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Foxconn TechnologyGroup, shaken by the sui-cides at its China plants,said it israising thepay of work-ers by 30 percent, agreater in-crease thanplanned.

The com-pany, whichmakesiPhones,iPads and other electronicitems, says the pay increasewill take effect immediatelyat its plants across China.

The basic salary at Fox-conn’s China plants is

about 900 yuan ($130) permonth. Ten workers havekilled themselves and threehave attempted suicide atFoxconn’s operations insouthern China this year.

Labour activists accusethe company of having arigid management style, anexcessively fast assemblyline and forced overwork.Foxconn denies the allega-tions.

The company, part of Tai-wan’s Hon Hai Precision In-dustry Co., is the world’slargest contract maker ofelectronics.

Last week, Foxconn chair-man Terry Gou promised towork harder to preventmore deaths.


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Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata gestures before rolling out thefirst Tata Nano from the new Nano plant in Sanand, India, yes-terday. Tata Motors inaugurated the factory to produce its su-per-cheap compact Nano car, nearly two years after violentfarmer protests forced the company to relocate. Tata plans toexport the pint-size car to Europe, and eventually the U.S.

ONLINE Facebook says its ad-vertisers have more thanquadrupled since the startof 2009 as marketers aim toget their products before agrowing global audience.

The world’s largest social-networking site, which hasbeen opening officesaround the world to servead clients, doubled thenumber of salespeople lastyear from 2008, according

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NEWFOUNDLAND The federal-provincial board that regulatesoil activity off Newfoundland istrying to ease public concernsabout deepsea drilling. MaxRuelokke, head of the Canada-Newfoundland and LabradorOffshore Petroleum Board,said yesterday that anecdotalevidence suggests the oil spill

in the Gulf of Mexico wascaused by crew error. He saidfaulty procedures used to ter-minate the well in the Gulf ap-parently allowed gas to enterinstead and caused an explo-sion. And while there’s noguarantee an accident won’thappen off Newfoundland, hesaid the board has stepped up

safety oversight.AVIATION Porter Airlines hasdecided not to take wing onthe stock market just yet. Thecompany has now delayed itsinitial public share offering be-cause of unfavorable markets,said chief executive RobertDeluce. In an interview, Delucedownplayed the significance

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Niklas said: “On a sunnysummer day the housewill produce 10 timesmore energy than it needs.I’m thinking of installingair conditioning this sum-mer.”

Now he measures everywatt that leaves or comesinto the house (the familycats Hampus and Razmuseach generate 20 watts ofenergy per hour with theirbody heat) and plans to

harvest water comingdown the waterspout witha mini-powerplant that can charge a laptopduring a downpour.

The secret to sustainabil-ity is to not only producegreen electricity, but tokeep consumption at aminimum. LED lightingand smart ventilationkeeps it at one fifth of that of an averagehouse.

“They say we have an en-ergy crisis, but it’s really just a matter of en-ergy waste. We wanted toshow that you can live eco-friendly and still have thesame level of comfort.”

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Create your own nautical retreat at home with a wooden wheel plaque inspired by a vintage ship’swheel. Three sizes feature intricately turned spokes and a hand-painted finish applied in multiple

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Pillows are a great place to start when decorating. Top: Findyourself eye-to-eye with one of the ocean’s curviest creatures,

embroidered onto natural cotton-linen. The back of theSwimming By Pillow, Seahorse, features a stitched passage from

a tale of the deep. Anthropologie, $138, anthropologie.com.Middle: The hand-embroidered Sand Dollar Pillow adds a textur-al warmth to a sofa. Pottery Barn, $45, potterybarn.ca. Bottom:Think billowing white sails and lounging on the Cote-de-Sud.

This Maritime Pillow has vintage maritime silk screens, patchesand coordinating trims as part of a nautical collection.

Ballard Designs, $75, ballarddesigns.com.

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The designer original Coral Chande-lier was $1,000. The same chic look,

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As sunshine and warmtemperatures begin to setin full throttle, clothinggets lighter, windows arethrown open, and you canalmost taste the ocean’ssaltwater on your tongue.

If you can’t get those toot-sies into the sand just yet,bring the beach inside byinfusing a breezy, laid-backcoastal style into yourhome for the summer.

Warning: Cravings forumbrella drinks could get alittle out of hand.

Laurie Furber, senior vicepresident and general mer-chandise manager of thePottery Barn catalogue,which is currently featuringthe coastal style as part ofan annual theme, saysrecreating the beach canspark feel-good memories.

“For most people, thecoastal theme is evocativeof something they remem-ber fondly, whether it’s abeach they visited whenthey were young, or a vaca-tion they especially en-joyed, or a hometown,” saidFurber. “For me, it’s myhusband’s family’s beachhouse that we visit everysummer. Coastal iconogra-phy like shells, coral or fishcan trigger those greatmemories and the happyfeelings that go with them.”

Furber says faux coral orembroidered sealife pillowswork well with an all-whiteinterior. Add more hints ofcoastal charm by arrangingseashells in sand on a levelsurface, or in a vase, or takea bowl and display looseshells with other beachfinds. Hang some coastal-themed art. Display knickknacks in the form of seacreatures or fluff up the so-fa with pillows depictingwaterside imagery.

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As someone who isalways lookingfor the newestand latest things,I have something

to admit: I spend late nightshunting for old furnitureonline and Saturday morn-ings visiting yard and es-tate sales. It’s been quite afruitful pastime and I have

furnished most of my housewith other’s castaways from

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the past few years; beauti-ful cast-iron garden furni-ture, sunburst mirrors, vin-tage lamps, Persian rugs; allitems that are a decorator’sdream come true. It’s beena great time for findingtreasures; the explosion ofhome sales means morepeople moving; in returnneeding to rid themselvesof great stuff. Shopping on-line at places like Kijiji (kiji-ji.ca) helps keep my treas-ure hunting passion aliveeven when the weatherdoesn’t allow for yard sales.

My latest purchase was a

very old, three-humpcamelback sofa. It had or-nately carved wood legsand was covered in an off-white damask fabric. Thefabric was worn from manyyears of a cat’s claws, butother than that in sturdycondition. I liked the sofabecause of its curvy shape; atrend that is making a re-turn to furniture. I spoke tomy professional upholster-er at InVue and asked if Icould have two of the threehumps removed, stain thecarved legs very dark andre-cover it with an updated

fabric to create a modernversion of the old classic so-fa style. He said everything Iwanted was doable, so thesofa is now being re-made,which is a much better op-tion then the sofa endingup at a dump sight.

There are many stylish re-furbishing projects I plan totake on this summer; here’sa few on my list:• Repaint the old woodendresser that sits in myguest room: I love the sizeand function, but the shinywood finish is looking out-dated. A light sanding and aeasy-spray coat of TKTK (Iplan on painting it KiwiGreen for fun) will addpunch, colour and fresh-ness to this tired piece. $20for two cans of spray paintand I’ll create a signaturefurniture piece that theguest room desperately

needs. I just might paintthe inside of the drawerstangerine orange for a sur-prise burst of colour.• Bind an old Persian rug: Ipurchased an antique 8x10rug at a yard sale last sum-mer. The edges were tat-tered, but rug had tons ofcharacter, colour and pat-tern. I want to add a fiveinch (I have chosen darknavy as the rug has a lotblue in it) ultra suede fabricborder. That will clean upthe edges and add a mod-ern touch to the rug. My lo-cal rug cleaning companywill clean and sew on theborder at a cost of about$225. Its a great price to payto have the charm of an oldcarpet with a modern edge.

Another few weeks and Ishould have my curvy de-light back from the uphol-sterers. How much will it allcost? I paid $300 for the an-tique sofa, $450 for fabricand $900 for reupholster-ing. Could I have purchaseda custom-style sofa for$1,650? I bet not.

“The sofa is nowbeing remade,which is a muchbetter option thenthe sofa ending upat a dump sight.”

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Create a perfect backyard shed

Ashed is a shed isa shed, right?Wrong. A shedcan be whateveryou want it to be.

In a home, you’ve got toworry about makingchanges that suit you, butmay not raise the value ofyour home. But a shed —well, you can use your cre-ativity and have some fun.

That being said, thereare some ideas to keep inmind.

A backyard shed nor-mally blends into thebackyard. I think it isloveliest when it is woodor stone, and bedeckedwith plants, such as vinesor climbing plants on atrellis, window boxes,hanging baskets, orplanters. A window or twoadds charm.

Or, it can be finished tomatch your home, per-

haps using the same typeof siding or trim thatyou’ve got on your home.

A metal shed, althoughless aesthetically pleasing,can be painted dark greenor a colour that blends in-to a garden. Painting amural (say, a sun andmoon) is another possibili-ty, as is the notion of at-taching stone veneer orthinly-sliced wood to met-al shed walls.

If you need to storethings in the shed, it’sworth going through your

shed items and turfingwhat you don’t need. Afteryou do this, you may findyou have usable space af-ter all.

If you want to hang outin the space for any lengthof time, it’s definitelyworth your while to insu-late and use sun-blockingcurtains or shades to keepit cool in summer. Ifyou’ve got power, fans al-so help. During colderweather, a small heatingelectric fireplace or a gel-burning fireplace is a love-

ly and useful addition.Creature comforts are

important, too. Comfort-able seating with side ta-bles, curtains, a rug, art onwall, perhaps a smallfridge, or a game table, afew books or magazines ina bookcase, a source ofmusic or even a small tele-vision, makes the space agreat place to lounge.

If you’ve got power, it’seasy to put up lights. Ifnot, provide battery-pow-ered lighting for tasks,and candles for moodlighting (but remembernot to leave candles unat-tended).

As for theme, a lot de-pends on the shed’s pur-pose. A shed can be a gar-dening shed, or it can beeasily transformed into aserene place to practiseyoga, or an artist’s retreat,a place to practise music,a woodworking shop, or aplayhouse for kids. Heck,it could even be made intoa chicken coop, depend-ing on your municipality’schicken-keeping bylaws.

A wood shed with lots of greenery surrounding it — such as vinesor climbing plants — is a great bet.

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New toilets take thequiet, high-tech routeTouted as ‘the originalplumbing solution,’ mac-erating toilet systemshave widely been viewedas a functional, but noisyalternative for situationswhere installing abathroom with a conven-tional toilet would be im-possible or cost-prohibitive.

These systems havecome a long way since be-ing introduced to theCanadian market morethan 20 years ago and newmodels are coming intofavour with consumerslooking to increase thenumber of washrooms intheir homes.

A new generation ofhigh-tech macerating toi-lets, including Quiet

Range models by Saniflo,have upped the ante byeliminating much of thesound produced by theunits.

“The development of theQuiet Range represents amajor technological im-provement compared toprevious models,” saysDaniel Cayer, nationalsales manager at SanifloCanada. “The Quiet Rangeline addresses consumers’requests for a quieterproduct by incorporatingstate-of-the-art noise re-duction technology as wellas improved performanceand a sleek new design.”

The main benefit ofmacerating systems is thatthey allow homeowners toinstall a bathroom any-

where in their homeswithout the need for arough-in, and regardless ofthe positioning of existingplumbing lines. Becausethese systems do not re-quire below floordrainage, they reduce thelabour costs and time re-quired to install a bath-room.

Thanks to the additionof vibration absorbers,specialized rubber interiorcomponents and a quieter,more powerful motor, thisnew generation of macera-tor is virtually silent, pro-ducing less than 35dB ofsound when operating.

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No plumbing? • A macerating toilet systemmay be your best bet if:• You need to add a bath-room in an already finishedspace, like a laundry room,but don't want the addedcost and mess of tearing upthe floor to install a rough-in. • You want to install a base-ment bathroom, but themain sewage line exitingyour house is above thebasement floor. Maceratingsystems use a fast-rotatingblade to break-down wasteand toilet paper in the flushwater, which is then pumpedthrough piping up and/oracross to the nearest drainline or plumbing stack.

What happens whenlots aren’t as advertised?

We signed an Agree-ment of Purchase andSale in March and in

the description the lot depthwas described as 100 feetdeep. We have previously de-veloped and sold a propertyon a small lot and are veryaware of the lot coverage zon-ing. According to the lotdepth and size we hadplanned on putting anaddition on the property be-cause we didn’t have 100 percent coverage; as we areallowed under the zoning.We realized just before clos-ing that the lot was actuallyonly 93 feet deep thereby re-ducing our lot size so that wewere now at full coverage.Our lawyer has stated thatthis is a problem, what shouldwe do?

The first thing isthat because the lotwas described in the

contract as 100 feet deep,you can rely upon this de-scription as a matter of“contract” right up to theday of closing (regardless ofany requisition date). Yourlawyer should attempt tonegotiate an abatement (re-duction) in the purchaseprice to compensate you forthe inability of the vendorto deliver what you hadcontracted for. Your lawyershould be proactive aboutthis problem — even if thisis up to the date of closing.

If you find that the ven-dor is uncooperative, youhave the right to tender onthe vendor: That you wereready, willing and able topurchase the property, butthey had not provided theabatement you had request-ed. This is a bad situationfor the vendor and the pur-chaser, but a legal necessity.

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Girls in spikes

“It’s crazy in here rightnow. We’ve got candiesand cupcakes in one cor-ner and then spikes,knifes and daggers in theother,” says PhillipeBlond, one half of theglittery, New York-baseddesign duo, The Blonds.

He’s talking about theirwork studio, which seemsto get increasingly busieras their popularity grows.

They’re the costumer ofchoice for pop music’sstarriest ladies. Lady Gaga,Rihanna, Fergie andChristina Aguilera have allworn The Blonds’ spiky,studded corsets and dress-es. To place them even fur-ther in “Ones To Watch”territory, their work is fea-tured prominently in Sexand the City 2.

Recently, the businesspartners and lovers openup.

How did you twomeet?

David: It was 10years ago at theRoxy of all places.When I saw

Phillipe, he was super thinand dressed in this cuteoutfit. He looked like adancer. So that was mypick-up line. It all startedfor us at a nightclub.

Is that the settingyou envision yourclothes working inbest? They do have a

lot of spikes and studs.

David: I mean, gen-erally the only wayyou can get awaywith things like

that is by wearing themout at night or on thestage. We don’t do allcorsets all the time. Butwhen we have the oppor-tunity to dress these mod-ern day showgirls, we dothem a lot. Phillipe: The corset isprobably our most re-quested item.

What has been thebiggest influence onyour work?

David: Our main in-spiration is the fe-male form. Talkabout inspiring.

Wars have been waged overit. It’s the most famous sil-houette you can think of. Sowe like to use the corset toexaggerate and enhance it. Phillipe: I used to be reallyobsessed with (the cartoon)

Jem and the Holograms andShe-Ra when I was growingup. They were so ahead oftheir time with the wholetransformation of goingfrom casual to glamorous.That obsession kind ofevolved into our currentmadness — that ’80s sensi-bility that more is more.More is more, and more isbetter!David: Bob Mackie is anoth-er one. We just went to seethis show in Vegas called Ju-

bilee. It was a Bob Mackieexplo sion. I couldn’t eventake it, so insane.

How did you comeabout being featuredin SATC2?

Phillipe: We got acrazy, intense phonecall from Pat (Field).

She was so excited aboutthese jeans that we haddone. They were just theseembellished bleachedstretch jeans with spikesand studs. Pat called andwas explaining what shewanted and she sud-denly put Sarah on thephone, who was like“Oh my God, I needthose.” So we endedup making her a pair.

And last, what’s withall the spikes?

David: It’s funny be-cause with the firstcollection, we didthis theme of light

and dark with this glam-orous punk girl and rain-bow butterfly girl. That’swhere the spike thing start-ed and it kind of caught on.But we’ve since refinedthem. We plate them inrose gold and silver.

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New York design duo The Blonds are renowned for the over-the-top, studded, rhinestone-encrusted,glam ensembles, which celebrities like Rhianna, Fergie, Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga have all em-braced. Pictured: (left to right) Phillipe and David Blond.

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Blind ambitionDespite vision loss, designer keeps creatingAs Sergey Ermakovdescribes one of his dress-es, a friend pulls a slinkyevening gown off theracks, bringing it close toask if it is the one. “Yes,”the blind couturier says ashe feels its beaded whiteleaves trimmed withgold.

When Ermakov lostmost of his vision at theage of 30 from diabeticretinopathy, a complica-tion of diabetes that causesretina damage, he thoughthis career was finished.

“It was a very difficult pe-riod,” said Ermakov, speak-ing through a Russiantranslator.

But the now 37-year-oldsaid his need to earn a liv-ing and his love for fashionhelped him continue.

Ermakov, who openedhis own design studio inKyiv at the age of 24, haslost about 95 per cent ofhis vision but can still seefabric colours if he getsvery close. To create de-

signs, he relies not only onhis design team and hismemories, but also on hissense of touch.

Through a Russian trans-lator, Ermakov said he “canimagine by touch.” He saidhe can also get an under-standing of what a clientwants just by talking tothem. He sketches his de-signs and then turns to histeam to turn them into re-ality.

“(Being) blind, it's a morepsychological problem,” Er-makov said.

Ermakov brought hisluxurious designs to Dallasthis spring for a fundraiserto benefit the AmericanFoundation for the Blind'sCenter on Vision Loss andThe Fashionistas, a groupdedicated to promotingfashion with exhibitions,scholarships and educa-tional programs.

He put on a series ofevents, including two fash-ion shows featuring dozensof his elaborate creations,

which incorporate tulle,taffeta and silk with suchadornments as feathers,beads, crystals, pearls andlace.

Ermakov's designs revelin colour, and include notonly intricate details, butalso a sense of whimsy. Aform-fitting gown withpink and white verticalstripes hugs the body be-fore turning to pink tullemermaid skirt. A straplessgown in red skims thebody and then flares out atthe bottom. A straplesscocktail dress with a volu-minous A-line skirt is anexplosion of colours, withflowers in red and yellowamong green leaves.

“Nobody was preparedfor the clothes. The showliterally took their breathaway,” said Heidi Dillon,founder and chief execu-tive of The Fashionistas.“The work stands on itsown and the fact that he'sblind makes it so incredi-ble.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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R&B dancepop artist,and Rihan-na’s Umbrel-la co-writer,is a star in the U.K. and it’shard not to see why. Hissophomore record isloaded with instant clubhits. Opener Dynamite,and many of the followingtunes, is jacked up withsoaring choruses andthrobbing over-the-topkeyboards. He takes a pageout of R. Kelly’s book onDirty Pictures, a duet withKei$ha about tradingnaughty photos. While it’sgot the chart topping for-mula down to a tee, itlacks personality and sub-stance. It feels like Taio puta few ideas into a hit mak-ing machine and this iswhat popped out.

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A RESIDENCY

AT the Dako-ta Tavernearned theBeauties areputation asToronto's best bar band.On-the-edge, dark and cre-ative, this is a band forgedout of closing-time jams.It's one thing, however, to

impress late night beerdrinkers with raw, high-en-ergy roots rock; another totranslate that vibe onto arecord. The Beauties pull itoff with elan on their de-but LP. The first threetracks (Fashion Blues,Without You, Devil Do)could easily fit into the cat-alogues of Wilco or SonVolt, while extended trackslike Heaviest of the Worldand You Wish Better WithMe beat with the heart ofCrazy Horse.Graham Rockingham/for Metro Canada

MOST PEOPLE

HAVE a lovehate relation-ship withJack Johnson.One campthinks his music is incredi-bly staid, banal acousticrock. The other loves hismellow vibes and warmrhythms. His latest won’t

change people’s opinions— it’s another collection ofsmooth surfer sounds. Thedisc starts off strong, withthe light infectious rockerYou and Your Heart, whilethe bluesy riff-happy num-ber At or With Me givesJohnson the chance tosound upbeat for a chance.

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CANADA HAS A

great tradi-tion ofsinger-song-writers fromGordonLightfoot to Ron Sexsmith.For a while it seemed likeRoyal Wood was destined tobecome a piano-driven ver-sion, following in their foot-steps. Here, however, hetakes a turn toward sophis-ticated pop melodies withthe help of Sarah MacLach-lan producer Pierre Marc-hand and a coterie of out-standing studio musicians.It works extraordinarilywell on tracks like first sin-gle On Top of Your Love and

album opener You Can't GoBack. Wood has the sort ofvocal delivery that can driftto the back of the mix and,for the most part, Marc-hand has pushed it for-ward. Graham Rockingham/for Metro Canada

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ING SIMPLY

has no rea-son to exist.We do notneed an over-the-hill American Idol run-nerup crooning maudlincovers of songs that shouldhave been locked away longago. Moon River? It’s Impos-sible? What Kind of FoolAm I? These are some of themost over-recorded songsin history. It’s not possibleto make them fashionableagain. Ever. This is an al-bum only Aiken’s parentscould love. No wonder Si-mon Cowell quit. He could-n’t bare the thought thatpeople might hold him re-sponsible for this crap.Graham Rockingham/for Metro Canada

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Taio CruzAlbum: Rokstarr Label: Universal Rating: 111

Taio Cruz delivers the hits on sophomore album Rokstarr.

Special guestsCanadian rapper Drake and rock-pop group Hedley have beenadded to the slate of performerstaking part in the MuchMusicVideo Awards on Sunday, June 20.

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Kristen Stewart has a stalkerTwilight actress Kristen Stewart revealed to the British version of Elle that she has a stalker, femalefirst.co.uk reports. “I’m pretty certain that it’ssome girl who got my number from someone I went to school with who's like, ‘I’ve got Kristen Stewart’s number,’” she said. METRO NEWS SERVICES

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Patric, Page in HBO seriesActor Jason Patric has signed on to a new HBO project starring Canadian actress Ellen Page, Deadline

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Punk ‘Mortal Kombat ’With a hit Broadway showand now their ownedition of the Rock Bandfranchise, Green Day is es-tablishing themselves as apunk rock brand.

“I just like being diverseand trying new things asfar as Green Day is con-cerned,” says frontman Bil-lie Joe Armstrong.

The Grammy-winning,multiplatinum trio joinsthe Beatles as the only oth-er act immortalized inRock Band; the video gameis being released next Tues-day. “It’s like a glorifiedkaraoke machine,” Arm-strong said. “Or MortalKombat with guitars.”

As players progressthrough the game, theygain access into the band’smedia vault, where theycan unlock rare collectibleimages, and over 40 min-utes of unreleased video.These include performanc-es, outtakes, interviews,and even a tour of theirtransportation.

“You see old footage ofus from the Bookmobile,

and weird old performanc-es and stuff no one'slooked at in almost twentyyears,” Armstrong said.

Bits from those old per-formances help recreate thekinetic energy of the bandplaying live. Developerswent through many hoursof footage to get it right,and even used stand-in per-formers to fine-tune thecomputer-generated ver-sion on the punk rock trio.

“As far as video gamesare concerned it’s pretty

close,” Armstrong said.“The Beatles wrote someof the greatest songs ever,but it wasn’t challengingto get their movementdown (on Rock Band) be-cause they didn’t reallymove that much.”

Regarding their comput-er-generated likeness, theconsensus was positive.

“Oh man, we’re hot oncomputers,” said drummerTre Cool, while Dirnt joked:“I don’t know if they gotenough pimples on me.”

In the game, players per-form in three different ven-ues, each significant to theband. There’s a punk rockclub, which is an amalga-mation of various placesGreen Day played in the ear-ly days; the Fox Theater intheir hometown in Oak-land, California; and the siteof their first stadium show.

“The Milton Keynes (sta-dium) show was quite mo-mentous for us. It actuallywas the concert that wasfilmed for Bullet in a Bible,Dirnt said, referring to thelive DVD that was recordedin 2005 on the band’sAmerican Idiot tour.


The Green Day edition of Rock Band is out next Tuesday.

Green Day follow Beatles with their own Rock Band game

“You see oldfootage of us from... weird oldperformances andstuff no one'slooked at in almosttwenty years.”Billie Joe Armstrong

Sheen reachesagreement inassault caseLEGAL Charlie Sheen hasreached an agreementwith authorities inColorado over domestic vi-olence allegations involv-ing the actor's wife, a pros-ecutor said yesterday.

The agreement was con-firmed by Chief DeputyDistrict Attorney ArnoldMordkin, who declined todisclose details.

Sheen has pleaded notguilty to menacing, crimi-nal mischief and assaultcharges stemming from anargument with his wife,Brooke Mueller Sheen, onChristmas Day at an Aspenhome. The most seriouscharge is menacing, afelony that carries a maxi-mum three-year prisonsentence. Sheen’s attorneyRichard Cummins did notimmediately return phonemessages.


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Entertainment in briefCELEB Actor Val Kilmer is set toappear before a board of coun-ty commissioners in New Mexi-co to explain derogatory com-ments he’s been quoted as

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Pasta dominates the menuat Tavola, an Italianrestaurant tucked amongthe big box stores onMerivale. Its high ceilings,large mirrors and openkitchen make it feel fash-ionably cosmopolitan inits suburban setting. Wewere greeted by such afriendly waitress that weall commented that she

must love her job or is atalented actress.

A basket of freshly-made white buns shapedlike mini loaves burstwith steam upon pullingthem apart, ready for adab of butter or a dip inthe spicy, herbal olive oil.The Caesar Salad ($9) wascrispy, full of garlic, lemo-ny and the croutons gold-en.

On the pasta front, theLasagna alla Bolognese

($17) was flavourful, butlacked layers and reducedinto mush. Although theSpaghetti ($17) noodleshad a nice bite, the saucewas watery and neededmore time in the simmer-ing pot. But save room forthe classic Italian meat-balls that are both largeand juicy.

Faltering pasta disheswere saved by the perfect-ly cooked and juicyStuffed Chicken ($23). Thepockets of tangy, grassyand herbal goat cheesehidden in the chickenwere delightful as werethe roast potatoes, whichwere crisp on the outsideand creamy on the inside.

Even the bright green aldente asparagus was im-peccable.

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Fire RoastedChicken withApricot Glaze

Recipe Developed by Paula BowmanPhoto: Carlo Mendoza PREP TIME: 10 MINUTES

COOK TIME: 20 MINUTES

INGREDIENTS:

1/4 cup apricot jam3 tbsp cider vinegar1/4 tsp freshly groundblack pepper plus more forseasoning1 garlic clove, minced1 1/2 lb skinless and bone-less chicken breast, cut in-to 1-inch cubes2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil,plus more for oiling grill

METHOD:

1. Preheat grill to medium-high.

2. Combine first 4 ingredi-ents together in bowl. Stiruntil smooth and wellblended and set aside.

3. Thread chicken piecesonto 8 metal or presoakedwooden skewers andseason with salt andpepper. Lightly brush grillwith olive oil, place chick-en skewers on grill andcook for 2 minutes. Turnskewers over one quarterturn and baste cooked sidewith glaze. Continue tocook, basting and turningas needed until cookedthrough, about 8-9minutes total. SERVES 4

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