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Sometimes, a little facetime can go a long way.
That’s why more than1,600 elected officials fromover 300 municipalitiesacross the province are in Ot-tawa this week for the Asso-ciation of Municipalities ofOntario’s annual conference.
The three-day conferencewill feature guest speakerssuch as Premier DaltonMcGuinty, federal Ministerof Transport, Infrastructure
and Communities JohnBaird, Senator PamelaWallin, Deputy Premier andOntario Minister of Energyand Infrastructure GeorgeSmitherman, Ontario Min-ister of Municipal Affairsand Housing Jim Watson,Ontario Progressive Conser-vative Leader Tim Hudakand Ontario NDP Leader An-drea Horwath. More than15 federal and provincialministers or their repre-sentatives will also attend.
Thunder Bay Mayor LynnPeterson said oneof the benefits
of attending the confer-ence is being able to speakface-to-face with severalministers in a short periodof time rather than mak-ing multiple trips over sev-eral months.
“You get to see them allover the course of a coupledays,” she said. “It’s a directpipeline and it has so muchvalue for the community.”
For many mayors ofsmaller or more remote mu-nicipalities, a face-to-facemeeting with federal andprovincial ministers is costlyand very time consuming.
Alta Vista Coun. PeterHume, who is also AMOpresident, said “We’re cer-tainly going to be talkingabout the economic situa-
tion we find ourselves inand how municipalities arefaring with the infrastruc-ture stimulus that we’vebeen receiving.”
While massive infrastruc-ture investments havereaped benefits, Hume saidit was time to turn the hu-man costs of the recession.
Peterson said there is al-so opportunity to sharebest practices and attendpanel discussions on the“important things thatmake communities,” likesewer infrastructure, recre-ation and health care.
FUNDRAISER What startedout as an idea for a modestfundraising dinner for thefive athletes who were hit bya van while cycling in Kana-ta last month has turned in-to one of the biggest eventsof the summer.
“Initially, we just wantedto have a dinner and raisemaybe $4,000 to help payto replace their bikes, andit’s turned into this bigcathartic night with enter-tainment and celebrationand guest speakers,” saidorganizer Phil Marsh, whois the area manager of theRunning Room in Ottawa.
A packed house is expect-ed tonight at the Arrow andLoon Restaurant.
Marsh expects that halfof the people there tonightwill have never met the in-jured athletes.
“It’s more a matter of‘what can we do, how canwe help?’”
Four of the five cyclistsare expected to be at thedinner tonight and makebrief speeches during dinner.
Everything from therestaurant, to the food, andthe collection of items inthe silent auction has beendonated. All of the proceedswill be divided among thefive athletes.
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NDP still ‘new’as time runs out on namechange talkPOLITICS In the end, theysimply ran out of time.
New Democrats endedtheir weekend conventionin Halifax yesterday withoutdebating a contentious itemon the agenda: Whether ornot to change the party’sname. Some had arguedthat after 48 years, it wastime for the “New” in theparty’s name to go.
A resolution to hold con-sultations on a potentialname change was expectedto be voted on yesterday,the final day of the conven-tion, but the clock ran out.
That did not sit well withsome, who say thatdelegates opposed to evendiscussing the name changeragged the puck longenough to avoid what couldhave been a divisive debate.
NDP Leader Jack Laytonsaid the delegates obviouslyfelt there were more impor-tant issues to discuss, butNDP MP Joe Comartin(Windsor-Tecumseh) saidthere “clearly was aconcerted effort” to talkout the clock so it nevercame up for debate.
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Mayors get one-on-one timeMunicipal conference this week gives civic leaders ‘direct pipeline’ to ministers
Packed houseexpected forcyclists’ drive
TIM [email protected] Local boost
• This is the fourth consecu-tive year the AMO annualconference has been held inOttawa and Alta Vista Coun.Peter Hume said it injects anestimated $5 million into theeconomy while providing lo-cal councillors face time withprovincial ministers.
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica sprints to the finish to win in the men’s 100-metre final during the world athletics championships at the
Olympic stadium yesterday in Berlin. Bolt took a staggering 0.11 seconds off his own world record to finish the race in 9.58 seconds.
The 100-metre record usually comes down by one or two hundredths of a second at a time, making the bite Bolt took out of it aston-
ishing. American Tyson Gay, the 2007 world champion, ran the race of his life to finish second in 9.71, the third fastest time ever.
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Record smashed Lightning Bolt
Going Green pg 8
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Meditation in the Park series gives Ottawans a chance to release stress
Getting away from the grind
A group of Ottawanslearned the secret to leav-ing it all behind — at leastfor a little while — in theserene setting ofStrathcona Park yesterday.
Representatives from Ot-tawa Buddhist temple Hil-da Jayewardenaramayabrought one of its non-de-nominational meditationsessions outside yesterdayas a part of its second an-nual Meditation in thePark series.
“The park is a greatplace for the event,” saidtemple spokesman AsokaWeerasinghe.
Not only does it allowpeople to get outside andenjoy the summer, it al-lows passersby to see whatmeditation is about, re-moving some of the mys-tique.
Orleans resident Lucie
Thivierge began medita-tion in November “to growpersonally and spiritually.”
Since then, she’s foundthat she’s become “a lotcalmer and a lot more intune with things.
“I’m also letting go ofnon-important things,” shesaid.
“It’s a way of relaxingand releasing stress,”agreed Ottawa’s DebbySimpson. “It helps me dealwith the things in my life.It makes me calmer and Idon’t get as pulled intothings.”
“You really do see the
difference in people,” saidWeerasinghe.
Fourteen-year-oldGenevieve Bergeron at-tended a session for thefirst time with her mother,Paula Dignan.
Dignan, who began med-itating at a Buddhist tem-ple, was glad to take medi-tation outside during thesummer.
Meditation allows you topurge negative energy andstress, she said. “You feelmore inspired, and lessafraid,” she said. “It givesyou tools to balance youreveryday life. You can take
a step back and breathe abit and understand that
there’s more to life thangoing through the grind.”
Police search for robbery suspectsOttawa police are on the hunt for two male suspects after they allegedly broke in-to an east-end business last week. Last Tuesday, two men entered the Ritchie Feedand Seed on Windmill Lane and proceeded directly to the room containing thecompany safe. After being unsuccessful at opening the safe, the males made offwith credit card receipts. Police are seeking two white males in their mid 20s toearly 30s. METRO OTTAWA
TRACEY [email protected] Spreading the word
• The park and the temple —which holds free meditationsessions at noon on Tuesdaysand Thursdays — aren’t theonly places people are medi-tating, said Asoka Weeras-inghe. Last year, the groupwas invited to teach medita-
tion to students in two areaschools, he said. Students canreally benefit from meditation,he said, adding, “It helps theconcentration and we teachthem that if they start now,they can learn to calm them-selves in the coming years.”
Abbott Bhante Muditha of Ottawa Buddhist temple Hilda
Jayewardenaramaya teaches a group of people the art of medi-
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CANCER With a new loca-tion and a growing num-ber of participants, organ-izers of this year’s Walk ofHope for Ovarian CancerCanada are gearing up tomake this one the biggestyet.
Although it’s only in itssixth year in Ottawa, theevent, which had 800 par-ticipants and raised morethan $137,500 for ovariancancer research, supportand education last year, isthe second largest in thecountry, said event co-chairKerry Stewart.
It’s grown so much in re-
cent years that this Sept.13, organizers are movingthe 5K walk from VincentMassey Park to the larger,more visible Mooney’s Bay.
Visibility is a big issue foranyone working with thecause.
“Our main battle isawareness,” said Stewart.“It’s the most fatal gynecol-ogical cancer in Canada.”
Because the disease is“not on the medical radar”and there is no screeningtest for ovarian cancer —most cases are found whilepatients are screened forother things — it’s oftennot diagnosed until thethird or fourth stage. Bythen, patients have a 20per cent chance of surviv-
ing up to three years, Stew-art said.
It’s also becoming ayoung women’s concern.While most of the patientsare over 40, “increasingly,we’re finding that youngerwomen are diagnosed,”Stewart said — in somecases as young as 12.
When the disease is de-tected early, patients havea 90 per cent chance ofcomplete recovery, Stewartsaid. That’s why OvarianCancer Canada — whereproceeds from the walk go,along with research, sup-port and the survivorsteaching students program— offers its Listen to theWhispers awareness pro-gram.
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FIRES Firefighters and po-lice are investigating an ar-son after fires started attwo portables in the city’ssouth end early yesterdaymorning.
Ottawa firefighters werebusy overnight yesterdaywhile fighting two firesthat caused a combined$600,000 in damages.
The fire was reported atRoberta Bondar PublicSchool at 159 Lorry Green-berg Dr. just after mid-night yesterday, where twoportables at the rear of theschool’s property were ful-ly involved, said districtchief David Thompson.
The 24 firefighters whoattended brought the fireunder control, but thebuildings sustained about$200,000 worth of dam-ages.
“It’s a suspicious fire,”said Thompson.
The fire is now under in-vestigation.
One firefighter suffereda knee injury, was taken tohospital and later released.
An hour previous, fire-fighters were called to atwo-storey home at 1869Des Epinettes Ave. in thecity’s east end.
Forty-two firefighters at-tended the fire, which wasfully involved upon theirarrival. The fire had spreadto the roof, making entryimpossible.
Blazes prompt investigation
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News in briefINJURY An RCMP officer basedout of headquarters in Ottawahas suffered non-life-threaten-ing injuries following the deto-nation of a vehicle-borneincendiary explosive device inAfghanistan. At 8:15 a.m.Afghanistan time yesterday,Sgt. Brian Kelly was injured af-ter the incident occurred nearthe main entrance to the NATOInternational SecurityAssistance Force Headquartersin Kabul, an RCMP newsrelease stated. ROBBERY City police are inves-tigating after a Richmond Roadconvenience store was robbedyesterday morning. At 2 a.m., amale held up a 7-Eleven on the1300 block of Richmond Road.Anyone with informationshould call police at 613-236-1222 ext. 5116.
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Not out of recession yet: PMCanada is not yet out of the recession that has gripped the world,Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday, adding that now is not thetime for opposition parties to be contemplating an election. Canadianofficials are expressing caution over the economy, saying that whilethere are signs the worst of the recession is over, they are notdeclaring victory yet. REUTERS
Relations drive Arctic thawQuiet talks hint at resolutions despite political posturingIn the tangled world ofArctic diplomacy, wherenationalist ideas convergeand sometimes clash atthe top of the world inCold War fashion, not all isas it seems.
When Defence MinisterPeter MacKay rebukes Rus-sia for Arctic bomberflights and Artur Chilin-garov, Russia’s hardlineArctic envoy, makes clearMoscow’s northern ambi-tions, their chest-thump-ing is often aimed at ahome audience.
“I kind of look at Chilin-garov and Peter MacKayplaying a similar role intwo different govern-ments, playing to a senseof nationalism in theirown country,” said MichaelByers, Canadian researchchair in international lawand politics at the Univer-sity of British Columbia.
Expect to hear a lot moreon that theme next weekas Prime Minister StephenHarper heads north for aweeklong trip that willtake him to all three terri-tories.
The trip, which starts to-day, will see the primeminister attend a cabinetmeeting in Iqaluit as wellas visit the frontlines of“Operation Nanook,” a ma-jor sovereignty exercise bythe Canadian Forces andother government depart-ments.
But Byers cites twoepisodes in February to
highlight the tangleddiplomatic dance thatdrives Arctic politics, a mixof pubic chest-thumpingand quiet backroom diplo-macy.
On Feb. 18, two Russianbombers flew over the Arc-tic, sparking Canadian CF-18 fighters to send a“strong signal that theyshould back off and stayout of our airspace,” MacK-ay said shortly after the in-cident.
The tough rhetorichelped portray Ottawa as astaunch defender of Cana-da’s north.
Yet just two days afterthe aerial showdown,Canadian and Russiandiplomats met quietly inMoscow to discuss a com-mon approach to some ofthe region’s most con-tentious issues.
Alan Kessler, legal advis-er to the foreign affairs de-partment, and RomanKolodkin, his Russiancounterpart, talked abouta “joint Russian-Canada-Denmark” submission tothe United Nations com-mission looking at govern-ment claims to the conti-nental shelf.
Such a surprise submis-sion could mean a negoti-ated resolution to tricky is-sues of each country’sclaim to the Arctic region,and with it claims to po-tential offshore resourcetreasures.
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Great expectations • Expect Prime MinisterStephen Harper in his Arcticsojourn this week to tout hisgovernment’s ambitions in theNorth, with big-ticket promis-
es like a $720-million icebreak-er, new patrol ships, and anew army training base and adeep-water port facility, bothin Nunavut.
Canada attempting to shrink hog productionFARMING Canada will paysome farmers to stop rais-ing hogs and offer loans tohelp others restructure, as-sistance that drew praisefrom Canadian hog farm-ers and concerns from atop U.S. farmer group.
Agriculture Minister Ger-ry Ritz announced the as-sistance for the reeling in-dustry Saturday.
The government will askfarmers to bid for fundingtotalling $75 million tostop hog production for atleast three years. Farmershave complained that theylose $40 per hog they sellbecause of high feed costsand weak prices.
Banks will offer long-term loans at market ratesbacked by governmentcredit to allow viable hogfarms to restructure. Short-term credit will also beavailable for operatingcosts like feed and payroll.
Government loans are aconcern to the NationalPork Producers Councilwhich represents strug-gling U.S. hog farmers, saidNick Giordano, the coun-cil’s vice-president.
“Producers can’t getbank loans, so the Canadi-an government is steppingin. That’s clearly a sub-sidy,” said Giordano. “Mon-ey is flowing to producersthat wouldn’t otherwise.”
The council will wait tosee details of the assis-tance, but may end up lob-bying the U.S. governmentto take trade action, hesaid. REUTERS
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Ottawa to investigate woman’s Kenyan ordeal: MinisterFALLOUT As Suaad Hagi Mo-hamud underwent hospi-tal tests yesterday for anillness nagging her sinceher unwarranted stint in aKenyan jail, Canada’s pub-lic safety minister con-cedes the many unan-swered questions in hercase deserve answers.
“She’s really sick,” Mo-hamud’s lawyer RaoulBoulakia said of thewoman who arrived hometo a hero’s welcome atPearson Saturday, and atearful airport reunionwith her 12-year-old sonMohamed Hussein, whoshe’d left with friends herewhile visiting her sickmother in Nairobi.
Even as Mohamud’s doc-tors probed for answers,the Canadian governmentwas beginning to look forits own answers in thecase.
Public Safety MinisterPeter Van Loan said Ottawa
will seek to determine“what decisions were
made, and why, and to geta sense of what actually oc-curred.”
But Van Loan said it’s fartoo soon to talk about com-pensating the Torontowoman for her three-month ordeal, which be-gan after Canadian highcommission officials inNairobi, Kenya, cancelledher Canadian passport andturned her over to Kenyanauthorities as a statelessperson — all because shedidn’t look like her four-year-old passport photo.
Mohamud has been los-ing weight and sufferingrespiratory problems sinceher eight-day incarcerationin June at a Nairobi prison,Boulakia said.
Doctors were exploringwhether she might havecaught an infectious tropi-cal disease, Boulakia said.
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Suaad Hagi Mohamud, who was detained for three months in
Kenya after authorities decided she didn’t resemble her passport
photo, embraces her son Mohamed Hussein upon her arrival at
Pearson International Airport in Toronto Saturday.
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Tropical storm Claudette forms in Gulf of MexicoTropical storm Claudette, the third of the Atlantic hurricane season, formed yesterday in the Gulf of Mexico east of the
heaviest concentration of U.S. energy platforms, as two other storms, Ana and Bill, raced across the Atlantic. REUTERS
Supporters ofAfghanistan’s main presi-dential candidates cameout in their thousands yes-terday in a last burst ofcampaign excitement withdays to go before the bal-lot.
The few surveys thathave been published showincumbent presidentHamid Karzai in the lead,but not by enough to avoida run-off against his sur-prisingly strong chal-lenger, former foreignminister Abdullah Abdul-lah. By law, campaigningends at midnight tonight,three days before Thurs-day’s vote.
Karzai disappointedthousands in Kandaharwho were hoping hewould make an appear-ance at a rally addressed byhis half-brother AhmadWali Karzai, Kandahar’s
provincial council chief.Kandahar is Karzai’s
hometown as well as the
heartland of the Talibanwhose fighters have vowedto disrupt the poll with at-
tacks. The UN says thosethreats may curb voterturnout. REUTERS
Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah film his speech with mobile
phones at a rally in Kokcha, located in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province yesterday.
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SIRAN President MahmoudAhmadinejad said yester-day he would propose atleast three female minis-ters in his new cabinet fol-lowing Iran’s disputedelection, an unprecedent-ed move in the conserva-tive Islamic state.
The hardline nationalistalso said the West must beheld to account for stokingunrest in Iran after theJune 12 presidential vote,as the third mass trial ofdemonstrators accused oftrying to overthrow cleri-cal rule began.
The election and its af-termath have plunged Iraninto its biggest internal cri-sis since the 1979 Islamicrevolution, exposing deep-ening divisions within itsruling elite and also fur-ther straining relationswith the West.
Ahmadinejad has untilWednesday to present acabinet to parliament forapproval but may get arough ride from the con-servatives who dominatethe assembly, as well asfrom his moderate foeswho see his next govern-ment as illegitimate.
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Seeking support• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’ssurprise announcement onstate television that hewould nominate several fe-male ministers may be anattempt to shore up sup-port among women. Thepresident’s moderate oppo-nents campaigned on theneed to enhance their posi-tion in Iran
Ahmadinejad planningfemale cabinet ministersVote nears in Afghanistan
Military drills prompt threat from North KoreaASIA Communist North Ko-rea denounced impendingjoint military exer-cises by South Koreaand the U.S., and saidit would “wipe themout” with nuclearweapons if theythreatened it, its KC-NA news agency saidyesterday.
South Korean andU.S. forces start com-puter simulation and com-munication exercises to-day. They come in the
wake of rare conciliatorymoves by Pyongyang,
which this monthreleased two U.S.journalists and a de-tained South Koreanworker.
Yesterday, KCNAsaid reclusive NorthKorean leader KimJong-il had met theleader of the South’spowerful Hyundai
Group, a major investor inthe North — a move thatmay comfort investors
worried about increasedtensions.
North Korea regularlydenounces joint exercisesas a preparation for inva-sion and nuclear war.
“Should the U.S. imperi-alists and the Lee Myung-bak group threaten theDPRK (North Korea) withnukes, it will retaliateagainst them with nukes,”KCNA quoted a military of-ficial as saying. Lee Myung-bak is South Korea’s presi-dent. REUTERS
News in briefIRAQ A series of bombings inIraq have triggered fiery accusa-tions of blame between Arabsand Kurds, escalating a disputeover land and oil that has playedinto the hands of a resurgent al-Qaida. Bombings and suicide at-
tacks have killed scores of peo-ple and caused enormousdestruction near the troubledcity of Mosul this month. STEEL China was forced to haltthe privatization of a state-owned steel firm after a protest
by thousands of workers whosaid they had not received fairpay. It was the second time inless than a month that workershave been able to stop the pri-vatization of a Chinese steelplant. REUTERS
Senator asks for Suu Kyi’s releaseU.S. Senator Jim Webb said yesterday he had asked Myanmar to free opposi-tion leader Aung San Suu Kyi, left, and let her take part in politics duringtalks that secured the release of an American jailed for visiting her. A Myan-mar court sentenced Suu Kyi to another 18 months of house arrest for violat-ing a security law after John Yettaw swam uninvited across a lake to herhome in May. REUTERS
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Prime Minister GordonBrown said Britain mustremain committed to thewar in Afghanistan to helpprotect the world from al-Qaida attacks as four moreBritish soldiers werereported killed in the con-flict.
Three British soldiersdied in an explosion while
on patrol in Helmandprovince yesterday morn-ing, the Defence Ministrysaid.
Earlier, the ministry saida soldier from the samebattalion was killed in anexplosion in the same areaon Saturday.
The deaths brought to204 the total of British sol-
diers killed in Afghanistansince Britain joined theU.S.-led invasion to topplethe Taliban in 2001. Julywas the deadliest month so
far, with 21 soldiers killed.Brown has faced severe
criticism at home over gov-ernment policy inAfghanistan. But with a
presidential election tak-ing place there on Thurs-day, he said NATO forcesmust stay in place until theAfghan government, po-lice and armed forces werecapable of assuming morecontrol.
Failure to do so wouldmake the world more dan-gerous, he said. REUTERS
British PM stresses need for Afghan warTerrorist planning
• According to Brown, three-quarters of terrorist plots in Britainoriginate in the mountain areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
U.S. helpsTaiwan in wakeof disasterAID The first U.S. militaryplane to land in Taiwanfor three decades arrivedyesterday with buildingmaterials to helpreconstruction, a week af-ter a typhoon broughtdevastating floods andmudslides.
The C-130 cargo planeflew to Tainan in Taiwan’ssouth from its base in Oki-
nawa,Japan. Itwas thefirstsuchflightsincethe U.S.brokeoffdiplo -maticties afteradoptinga “one-China”policyfollow-ingdetente
with main-land China.So far, over 60 countries
have donated around 68million Taiwanese dollars($2.2 million) in cash aswell as other reliefsupplies, the foreign min-istry said.
Singapore has sent foodand medical supplies, andyesterday Australia sentdisinfecting equipment.
The United States andChina have both offeredto provide heavy-lift heli-copters to Taiwan’s rescueteams, which are gradual-ly shifting from savinglives to clearing updisaster areas forreconstruction.
Taiwan is consideringwhether to accept the of-fer from China, its politi-cal rival.
Typhoon Morakotdumped several metres ofrain on Taiwan, washingaway bridges, severingroads and triggeringlandslides that flattenedvillages, some ofwhich were buried inmud several storeyshigh.
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Casualties • The officialdeath toll fromTaiwan’s worstfloods in about50 years stands at124, though thefinal figure maybe much higher.Thousands arestill trapped inthe south of theisland by mud-slides and disrup-tions to landtransport.
News in briefISRAEL The head of Israel’sarmed forces has been namedas the victim of a soldier whostole his credit card details andpassed them to dealers instolen weapons, Israeli mediasaid yesterday. The military po-lice say the soldier used hismobile phone to take picturesof a credit card belongingto Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi andthen gave them to the dealers,who used them to makepurchases.
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Chavez says Obama losing it,warns of imperial expansion
Ihave committed aneco-crime. Worse thanusing householdcleaners so toxic theycan neutralize a nu-
clear waste dump be-cause, frankly, anyonewho thinks all I need is so-da water and elbow greasehasn’t seen my bathroom.Worse than standing onmy front step in February,pointing a spray can atthe ozone layer — by thattime of year I start tothink of the Greenhouse-Effect as God’s little gift tothose of us who can’t af-ford a Caribbean cruise.
What I did was this — Iam a tree killer.
In my front yard there is… was … an aged cherrytree. Weeks ago the CityWorks Dept. declared the
tree dangerously frail. Yesterday, workers ar-
rived to cut it down.“I’m not emotionally
prepared,” I said. City Workers: No prob-
lem. It’s going to take atleast 10 minutes to getour equipment ready.
Me: I might need longer.They eye me warily
with that “we’re used todealing with in-sane mem-bers of thepublic”look per-fected bycivic work-ers andretailclerks.
Work-ers: Howlong?
Me:Enough timeto find someneighbours whowill stand aroundsharing favouritetree-related stories,join in a ritual grouptree-hug … thenmaybe have some barbe-
cue. Is that too much toask?
Workers: Not at all. Solong as you can make ithappen in the next 10minutes.
I don’t blame thesemen. I loved the tree.
But, the things that real-ly matter in life fall intotwo categories: very rea-sonable, rational thingswe care about our-selves, and
totally inex-plicable irra-
tional things oth-er people careabout.Neighbours now
stalk past thehouse thinking,“Tree killer.” Iknow this becauseone of them said
so. Neighbour: You cut
down your tree.Me: The city did. It was
really old. Over 80. Whensomething’s decrepit, youhave to get rid of it, right?
Neighbour’s mother:I’m 83. Tree killer.
I called my eco-champi-on friend, Rose.
Me: I’m going towrite a bookabout how I’m not
a tree killer. Asweeping saga. “Gone
With The Chainsaw.”Rose: Using huge wads
of paper might not be thebest way to prove you careabout trees.
In spring, the city willplant a silver oak. I willfeed and water it.
I will become knownagain, I hope, as a treenurturer. In the mean-time, there’s somethingI’ll miss far more than myeco-friendly reputation.
I’ll miss my cherry tree.
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Joining in the city game of bus-spotting
U.S. President Barack Oba-ma is “lost in the Androm-eda” galaxy on Latin Amer-ican policy, his chief criticin the region, Venezuelanleader Hugo Chavez, saidyesterday, while warningof U.S. “imperial expan-sion.”
Last week Obama saidcritics of U.S. involvementin Latin America who arenow asking Washington todo more to restore theousted president of Hon-duras “can’t have it bothways.”
“We are not asking youto intervene in Honduras,Obama. On the contrary,we are asking that ‘theempire’ get itshands off Hon-duras and getits claws outof LatinAmerica,”Chavez saidin on a tel-evisioninterview.
Chavezrepeatedan accusa-tion that theUnited States had
prior knowledge of thecoup that deposed Hon-duran President ManuelZelaya on June 28 and themilitary plane that flewZelaya out of the countryhad used a U.S. base inHonduras.
Venezuela is planning tobeef up its army by buyingtanks and other weaponsfrom Russia, Chavez said,adding that his countryneeds to be prepared foran attack.
Chavez claims the Unit-ed States wants to controlVenezuela’s huge oil re-serves as well as the Ama-zon region.
“This is just the start ofan imperial military ex-pansion,” warned Chavez.
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Hugo Chavez
For bus riders, gettingthere is usually consider-ably less than half the fun.You wait for the bus, thenboard and ignore your fel-low passengers as you waitfor the trip to be over.You’ve got somewhere tobe, and transit is the dullmeans to the end.
This is how I rode thebus before I started thiscolumn, but now I findmyself exhibiting strangebehaviour, like riding forthe hell of it.
I take a bus from down-
town to the transfer purga-tory that is Hurdman Sta-tion, where I watch someriders sitting stone boredin the heat, others spring-ing off one bus and sprint-ing to catch the next. Timespent between buses atHurdman is either too longor too short.
I’m waiting for a chanceto ride one of OC Transpo’snew toys. I just miss one ofthose nifty double deckersheading for Tunney’s Pas-ture, but manage to catchone of our new Orion VIIdiesel-electric hybrids.
The hybrids, which areexpected to use about 25per cent less fuel, havebeen gradually joining thefleet all summer.
So this is the bus of thefuture. The ceilings are no-ticeably higher, and theride seems quieter. It’s air
conditioned and so far freeof graffiti. Nice. The OrionVII’s speedier accelerationtakes an older woman bysurprise as she tries tosqueeze into a seat. Shelurches and stumbles, buta quick-thinking nearbypassenger helps her stayon her feet and get seated.
Up front, a mother witha stroller and Olympian pa-tience restrains her multi-tasking toddler, whobrings us to an unsched-uled extra stop just beforeLeBreton by pulling onthat irresistible yellowcord. Mom apologizes tothe driver, but the littleguy’s helping to rechargethe bus’s lithium ion bat-tery, which gets its juicefrom braking.
If I’m growing slightlynerdy about buses, and Ithink the accusation’s
valid, I’ve got a long way togo to catch up to the realtransit enthusiasts.YouTube is packed withvideos of various OC Trans-po vehicles in action,many of which can becredited by prolific bus-watchers emac4ever, newflyer800 and breeze646.
On the OC Transpo BusFan Club group on Yahoo,they’re trying to count thenumber of hybrid buses inservice, trading tips oncatching a double decker,and reporting sightings ofthe elusive bus 8792, theoldest bus in the fleet, lastof the GM-made buses putinto service in 1987.
I am clearly a Stevie-come-lately to the bus-spotting game.
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Bixi going overseasMontreal is exporting its Bixi bike-rental programlaunched in May overseas to London, England andsouth of the border to Boston, CBC News Onlinereports. Montreal will also submit a bid when New YorkCity issues a call for tenders for a bike-rental system.
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Mythology isrife with thefantasticmonster, hy-brids be-
tween fierce creatures thatembody the most frighten-ing features of each parent.Think about the sphinx,the centaur, the mermaid,and the pantheon of Egypt-ian gods.
Our fascination withthese hybrids did not endwith the ancients, just pickup any Harry Potter book,or google “hybrids” andyou will see the results ofsome bizarre breeding pro-grams. As interesting arethe names “tigon andliger,” “pizzly bear,” “zon-key.”
This weekend’s Toronto
Star ran a story about a lessstartling, but ecologicallymore important hybrid,the coywolf. Coyotes,wolves and domesticateddogs can all interbreedfreely, but generally do notgiven differences in socialbehaviour and opportunity.However, recent eastwardexpansion of the coyote’srange, and fewer “would-be” mates for the wolvesdue to shrinking popula-tions may have tipped thebalance, increasing thelikelihood of wolves andcoyotes interbreeding.
The resulting offspring,coywolves, have sometraits of wolves (large sizeand pack hunting) andsome of coyotes (smallerhome range, flexibility inhabitat requirements, lesswary of humans). This com-bination is creating a con-flict in the rural-suburbanareas to the east and northof Toronto, as these newhybrids are bold enough tohunt in packs during thedaylight and can pose athreat to livestock.
In most cases, when twodifferent species inter-
breed, there is no offspring.When there is an offspring,it usually is at a disadvan-tage to both parentalspecies. However, everynow and then, the result isa hybrid that combines theadvantage of both parentalspecies, and may even dis-place both parental species,essentially becoming a newspecies in its own right.This may be what we areseeing with the coywolves,evolution in action.
Far more common, andflying under the radar, are
hybridizations that occurbetween plant species orinvertebrate animals. Oftenthese hybridizations arewith invasive species, newto a habitat. In some cases,particularly plants, hy-bridization may contributeto the success and rapidspread of invasive species.Some of the plants, chok-ing our waterways and dis-placing native terrestrialspecies, appear to find theirsuccess in combining thetraits of native and non-na-tive parent.
While the coywolf is lo-cally important, and the an-imal charismatic (not allcharisma is charming), it isthese other hybrids that aremost ecologically and eco-nomically important asthey can alter whole land-scapes (or waterbodies).
Often when we write arti-cles about environmentalchallenges, the subtext isthat we as a species are di-rectly to blame. This one isa bit different. Humans donot dictate the behavioursand proclivities of plantsand animals. We do nottypically sic these hybridson the environment. How-ever, we do introducewould-be mates by movingexotic species around theplanet (accidentally or in-tentionally), by alteringhabitat, and by reducingpopulations.
We do not make thelonely wolf odd enough tomate with a coyote, but wemay leave the odd wolflonely.
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Nature can create its own hybrids
Humans are often behind odd couplings, such as these “liger”
cubs, but “hybrids” can also occur naturally, our columnists say.
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Bike a day keeps doctor awayCOMMUTE “Now that theweather is nice and thedays are longer, strappingon a helmet and hoppingon a bike sounds like a ter-rific idea. You simply can’tgo wrong when you go bybike,” said Denise Boisvert,an adviser in insuranceand underwriting, AssurFi-nance for Institutions, As-surDirect and DesjardinsRelations.
According to VéloQuébec, 59 per cent of em-
ployees who bike to workenjoy their commute, com-pared to just 38 per cent ofemployees who drive.
Cycling is great for yourheart, your body and yourmood. It’s a great aerobicworkout that allows peo-ple of all ages to get mov-ing and start seeing thebenefits in just a fewweeks. In addition to in-creasing lung function andreducing stress, regular cy-cling increases blood circu-
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However. it’s importantthat you find the right bal-ance and pace yourself.When you’re starting out,choose a day that’s not toowindy, stick to fairly flatterrain, and limit your rideto no more than an hourand a half. If your experi-ence is a positive one,you’ll be more likely to doit again. NEWS CANADA Cycling to work is great for your body and your mood.
Biogas apromisingbiofuel
Idea • StormFisherwas the idea ofthree entrepre-neurs — Basvan Berkel,Chris Guillonand Ryan Little.
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Small Steps: Single bus ride takes 40 vehicles off roadIf you drive to work, try riding the bus once this week. A single bus takes 40 vehicles off the road during rush hour, saves 70,000 litres offuel and reduces air pollutants by nine tonnes a year. Carpooling is another environmentally friendly option. DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION
Exxon eyes biofuelmade from algaeExxon Mobil Corp. will in-vest $600 million US overthe next five to six yearson trying to developingbiofuel from algae, eventhough the oil major hassaid renewables will beonly a small part of globalenergy supply.
Exxon, placing its largestfinancial bet on renewablefuels, is forming a researchand development alliancewith Synthetic GenomicsInc, a privately held com-pany that focuses on gene-based research, the compa-ny said.
The project, whichwould cost billions to fullydevelop, is in its initialstages, so commercially vi-able biofuel made from al-gae would be many yearsaway, Exxon said.
“We need to be realistic,”said Emil Jacobs, vice-presi-dent of research at Exxon.“This is not going to be
easy, and there are noguarantees of success.”
Spending on the algaefuels project will requireonly a fraction of Exxon’sannual capital budget of$25 billion to $30 billion,but it will be the world'slargest biofuels develop-ment project of its kind,said Craig Venter, genomepioneer and founder ofSynthetic Genomics.
As one of its first steps,the Exxon and SyntheticGenomics plan to build a
research facility in SanDiego, the companies said.
Other companies, in-cluding Europe’s largest oilcompany by market value,Royal Dutch Shell Plc., arealso researching the possi-bility of generating motorfuel from algae, but all par-ties agree a commercial so-lution is years off.
Exxon said it reviewedthe viability of all othertypes of biofuels and deter-mined the algae projectwas best after consideringfactors including environ-mental performance andeconomies, Jacobs told re-porters.
Biofuel from algae wouldhave a key advantage overexisting biofuels in that itwould not compete withfood crops for land, there-by meeting energy needswithout pushing up foodcosts.
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Challenge: Quit your carZipcar, one of the world’slargest car-sharing servic-es, threw urban residentsin 13 cities a challengewith its 2009 Low-Car Diet.Beginning July 15, partici-pants from United States,Canada and London, Eng-land, pledged to give uptheir personally owned carfor one month. Instead,they were to bike, walk,utilize public transporta-tion and were given a Zip-car membership.
How did they do? At theend of the challenge thatwrapped up last week,Low-Car Diet participantswalked 7,532 kilometresbiked 9,765 kilometres,took 1,923 bus trips and1,044 Zipcar trips, accord-ing to the organizers.
In the midst of a chal-lenging economy, the Low-Car Diet gives people theopportunity to test drive alow-car and less expensivelifestyle. says the organiz-ers, adding that the pro-gram gives participants theexperience of living with-out a car and the associat-ed economic, environmen-tal and health benefits.
According to a survey,the average American
household owns two carsand spends 19 per cent ofincome on vehicle-relatedexpenses. Conversely, 65per cent of Zipcar membersreport selling an existingcar or delaying the pur-chase of a new one, says Zip-car, adding that membersspend just six per cent of
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After last year’s Low-CarDiet 58 per cent of partici-pants said they planned tocontinue to live without apersonally owned car, andanother 31 per cent consid-ered the same commit-ment. METRO NEWS SERVICES
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U.S. spending threat toCanada’s energy firms?The Obamaadministration’s titanic$60-billion spending planfor the U.S. clean energysector is luring investorsaway from “green”businesses in Canada,threatening the industry’sgrowth here.
Already battered by re-cession and tight creditmarkets, Canada’s renew-able energy and clean tech-nology companies mustnow compete for invest-ment with their U.S. peers,who have an unprecedent-
ed cache of federal cashgrants and tax incentives.
A start-up may think
twice before setting upshop in Canada, curbingthe country’s ability to cre-ate jobs and generate taxrevenue, and losing tech-nological innovation.
“The U.S. has sent a verystrong signal that renew-able energy is going to playa central role in both ener-gy-environment and eco-nomic recovery strategies.We don’t have the samesignals here federally,” saidRobert Hornung, presidentof the Canadian Wind En-ergy Association. REUTERS
TSX closes slightly higher FridayCanada’s main stock index ended slightly higher Friday as an end-of-session rally in financial shares outweighed weakness in commodity
stocks, which were under pressure after a U.S. consumer confidence report raised doubts about economic recovery. REUTERS
Auto program dings donationsThe popular “cash-for-clunkers” program is boosting U.S. auto sales and manu-facturing, but is also slashing donations to charities that rely on gifts of cars tofund social programs. Volunteers of America and other charities said such do-nations have quickly fallen up to 12 per cent — and fear a 25 per cent dropeventually, or over $100 million — as owners rush to trade gas guzzlers for newfuel-efficient models while federal rebates of up to $4,500 last. REUTERS
ECONOMY Colonial Bank, ofMontgomery Ala., wasshuttered Friday and its as-sets sold to BB&T Corp,.marking the largest bankfailure this year.
The bank closure, the74th this year, brings anend to the Alabama lenderwhich has seen its prob-lems mount amid the fi-nancial crisis. The failureis expected to cost the Fed-eral Deposit InsuranceCorp.’s insurance fund $2.8billion US.
BB&T, Winston-Salem,N.C., will buy about $22billion of Colonial’s assets,according to the FDIC. TheFDIC and BB&T haveagreed to share losses onabout $15 billion of those
assets. The bank had de-posits of about $20 billionas of June 30.
Colonial’s holding com-pany Colonial BancGroupInc. said last Friday it faceda criminal probe related toaccounting irregularities atits mortgage lending unit.
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Business in briefMEDIA Comcast Corp. has beenhoarding cash to bettermanage its balance sheet butinvestors worry that it could bebuilding a war chest for asplashy acquisition similar to itsfailed 2004 bid for Walt DisneyCo. Investors’ value shares ofComcast at near-historical lows,as the cable provider’s strategyhas fuelled spec ul a tion it wantsto be a major player in the me-dia content market.BANKING When Allied IrishBanks confirmed it had beenapproached from a third partyinterested in taking a minoritystake, it didn’t take long beforeeyes turned to Canada. AfterRoyal Bank of Canada denied itwas the suitor, CIBC and TDBank have emerged as themost likely candidates. REUTERS
Green spending• The United States plans toinvest $59 billion US of its$787-billion stimulus planin green energy. That com-prises $39 billion for U.S.Department of Energy proj-ects and $20 billion in taxincentives for industriessuch as solar energy, windpower and geothermal.
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Fastball to the head puts Wright on DLMets slugger David Wright was released from hospital and put on the disabled list yesterday, one day after he was hit square on the helmet by a 94 mph fastballfrom San Francisco’s Matt Cain. Wright still had a headache and was experiencing “post-concussion symptoms,” a team spokesman said. METRO NEWS SERVICES
USL to Ottawa?The United Soccer Leagues are up forsale. Major League Soccer has inquiredabout buying the USL. Ottawa is on a listof possible USL expansion cities. For thefull story, read It’s Called Football by BenRycroft at metronews.ca/sports.
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But after a fifth-place fin-ish in the K-1 500 metres atthe world sprint canoe-kayak championships inDartmouth, N.S., yester-day, the three-timeOlympic medallist came to
terms with the result assoon as he stepped off thewater.
“It’s completely accept-able to be fifth in theworld today given every-thing I’ve gone through,”he said.
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Sports in briefBASEBALL Greg Zaun’s pinch-hit grand slam in theeighth inning shattered a tiegame and gave the TampaBay Rays a 5-2 victory overToronto yesterday and a se-ries win in the finale of athree-game set.HOCKEY The New York
Rangers have added formercaptain and franchise iconMark Messier to the front of-fice. The Rangers announcedyesterday that Messier hasbeen named a special assis-tant to club president andgeneral manager GlenSather. METRO NEWS SERVICES
South Korea’s Y.E. Yangbecame Asia’s first malemajor winner afteroverhauling Tiger Woodsin stunning fashion toclinch the U.S. PGA Championship by threeshots yesterday.
Trailing American worldNo. 1 and overwhelmingfavourite Woods by twostrokes overnight, Yang,ranked 110th, kept his com-posure in difficult, swirlingwinds at Hazeltine Nationalin Chaska, Minn., to fire atwo-under-par 70.
“This means the world tome right now,” a beamingYang, 37, told reporters,speaking through an inter-preter. “It hasn’t reallysunken in, but I do knowthe significance of it.
“I wasn’t that nervous be-cause it’s just a game ofgolf. I’ve tried to master theart of controlling my emo-tions throughout my careerand I think it turned outwell today.”
Woods, in pursuit of a15th major title but his firstthis year, missed four birdieputts from 12 feet or less tocard an erratic 75 featuringfive bogeys and two birdies.
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Canadian golfers• Stephen Ames of Calgaryfinished at 3 over.• Mike Weir of Bright’sGrove, Ont., missed the cuton Friday.
and physically exhaust-ing. By the end of acourse, participants canhold their breath for aslong as five minutes un-derwater, dive as deep as132 feet and practise goodwater safety. You canblack out while doingthese dives and without abuddy in the water youcan die.
For the record, she canhold her breath for 6 min-utes and 25 seconds.
Even when she’s travel-ling, Cruickshank is con-stantly on her laptop andBlackBerry, taking care ofthe business side of thecompany. “When you’rerunning your own compa-ny, you sometimes don’tget days off,” she says.
Recently, PerformanceFreediving opened an of-fice in Vancouver, so staffare now helping out withsome of the administra-tive work.
The couple spendsevery May in the CaymanIslands, training and com-peting in free diving.That’s where Cruickshankhas broken her worldrecords.
They also get hired bydocumentary film crewsto help with ocean shoots.
“The best decision Iever made was giving up adesk job to do somethingI love.”
At 20, she moved toVancouver and startedteaching scuba. She endedup teaching instructorsand managing a diveshop.
Then she met her futurehusband, Kirk Krack, in2000, and he introducedher to free diving. Eight-een months later shebroke her first worldrecord in the sport.
Free diving basically in-volves going down intothe water as far as you canwhile holding yourbreath. No tanks, just finsand a mask.
There are nine differentcompetitive disciplines inthe sport — they measureeither time underwater or
distance travelled in ei-ther a pool or in the ocean— and Cruickshank holdsworld records in seven ofthem.
Krack was already run-ning Performance Freed-iving when they met. In2006, the company start-ed getting busy enoughfor Cruickshank to quither job and help full-time.
The couple runs four-day courses in free divingto groups all around theworld. Sometimes it’s justrecreational divers, butthey’ve also trained pho-tographers and celebritiessuch as Tiger Woods andso-called endurance artistDavid Blaine.
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Financial aid boom After a dismal economic year for young peopleand scarce summer job opportunities, theOntario Student Assistance Program has seen anincrease in students turning to financial aid tofinance their education.
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2G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra: $22.5 million
3The Time Traveler'sWife: $19.2 million
4Julie & Julia:$12.4 million
5G-Force:$6.9 million
6The Goods: Live Hard,Sell Hard: $5.4 million
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You’d be forgiven forassuming that the reasonbehind a late summerModest Mouse tour is theband’s new record. Butwhen asked if the NorthAmerican tour wasplanned around therelease date of the EP, NoOne’s First, And You’reNext, frontman Isaac Brocklaughs and says, “No, butgood timing, huh?”
Featuring three recent 7-inch singles and a pair of B-sides, the indie rock alum-ni’s latest release is not aload of filler, but a compi-lation for the non-collec-tors. “The idea of the EP
was that not everybodyowns a record player andwas going to buy the sin-gles that were released,”Brock explains. “This isjust a way to put these outso people who don’t buy 7-inch records can get themall together. It’s music, youdon’t have to be a formatspecific person to enjoy it.”
So far, the song receivingmost attention is King Rat.An unlikely single, thesong has become the EP’sfocal point mostly becauseof its video — which was
directed by the late actorHeath Ledger. A stunninglygory animated short filmthat turns the tables on thewhaling industry, Brocksays he only played a smallrole in its creation. “Wekept discussing the ideaand refining it, but (Heath)chose the animator. It washis baby. I just kept an eyeon it.”
The EP will be the onlynew material the band willbe performing on tour. Asfar as a sixth album goes,Brock says, “No, there isn’t
anything. There are awhole bunch of stems forsongs. I’m gonna do thistour then come home, sitdown and we’re gonna re-ally work on that.”
Just months ago ModestMouse wrapped up a two-year trek supporting 2007’sWe Were Dead Before theShip Even Sank. Brock saysthe point of this new touris simply to keep the well-oiled machine moving.“We like doing tours, but ifwe don’t do it for too longwe get kinda rusty.”
The band made Canadi-ans proud by kicking offtheir month-long tour inHalifax followed by Mon-treal, Kingston and twoToronto shows. “To be hon-est, I’m not sitting downwith a map and circling s--,it’s not anything like that,”
Brock says in a wry tone.“It’s like, ‘Let’s do thischunk of land and start inHalifax.’ We start in NovaScotia because I’ve neverbeen and always wanted togo. And the rest justseemed like nice towns onthe way.”
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“We kept discussing the idea and refiningit, but (Heath Ledger) chose the animator.It was his baby. I just kept an eye on it.”
Isaac Brock
No One’s First, And You’re Next, the latest EP from rock act Mod-
est Mouse, includes the song King Rat, which is receiving atten-
tion because its video was directed by late actor Heath Ledger.
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• Modest Mouse will be inMontreal for a concert atMetropolis on Wednesday.
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Bob Dylan not recognized by policeMusic legend Bob Dylan was stopped last month by a police officer who did not recognize him. Officers were alerted aftera man was spotted “acting suspiciously” while taking a stroll in New Jersey. Police demanded to see his ID. EONLINE.COM
Jackson tributeOscar winner A.R. Rahman isreportedly developing an album inmemory of entertainment iconMichael Jackson, which will includemusicians from all over the world.
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Kendra to carry on family nameKendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett have picked a name for their son, who is due Christmas Day: Hank Baskett IV. Wilkinson explained:
“Hank’s dad and his grandfather were both named Hank, so it was very important to us to carry on the family tradition.” PEOPLE.COM
Mary J. joins Idoljudging panelNEW ADDITION Mary J. Bligewill meet up with Ameri-can Idol in Atlanta forshow auditions,people.com reports. OnFriday, the show wrappedup auditions in Boston,where Victoria Beckhamhas been filling Paula Ab-
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COMPLICATIONS For authori-ties investigating MichaelJackson’s death, morecould end up meaningless, people.com reports.
If the entertainer’s au-topsy report reveals otherpotent drugs besides thepowerful anesthesiaPropofol, as has beenwidely reported, prosecu-tors will have a more diffi-cult time building amanslaughter case againstJackson’s private physi-cian, experts say.
In short: More drugs, po-tentially less criminal re-sponsibility for Dr. ConradMurray.
“You have to show thatthe doctor knew about allof these other doctors pre-scribing these otherdrugs,” said one Los An-geles deputy districtattorney who prose-cutes doctors. “It’s aclassic problem.”
Murray, who re-portedly admittedto police that headministeredthe anes-thetic, hasnot beencharged.Searchwar-rants
served to Murray indicatehe’s the target of amanslaughter investiga-tion.
Although many anes-thesiologists say it’s
negligent and un-usual for a doctorto administerPropofol in a
home with-out prop-er moni-
tor-ing,
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gal experts say that factalone might not beenough to prosecute Mur-ray for more than an ad-ministrative-code infrac-tion if it can’t be proventhat the Propofol alonewas what killed him.
According to the Los An-geles Times, Jackson’s tox-icology report revealed afew drugs, such as the an-ti-depressant Xanax, in ad-dition to Propofol. Legalexperts say this helps ex-plain why, seven weeks af-ter Jackson’s death, nocharges have been filedand authorities are stayingmum. METRO NEWS SERVICES
Multiple drugs complicate MJ case?
OVERREACTING? Jon Gos-selin is speaking out aboutan incident that had his es-tranged wife Kate callingthe cops and crying onThursday, calling it a “mis-communication,” peo-ple.com reports.
On Thursday, po-lice were called tothe family’s Wern-ersville, Pa.,home after Kateshowed up withconcerns over thebabysitter caringfor her chil-dren. But shewas deniedaccess tothe proper-
ty because of her custodyagreement.
“She tried to ‘cry it up’with the cops and it didn’twork,” Jon said. “Theysaid, ‘You have to leave.’”According to the realitystar, police called the inci-
dent a “civil matter.”Katethenleft onherownaccord.
Jon says he called ababysitter, Stephanie San-toro, to watch the chil-dren because he had to“get things done.”
Kate, apparently, wasn’tthrilled with the babysit-ter he hired. “I have noidea (why she was unhap-py). I guess (because) shedidn’t have approval. I did-n’t come home when shehad custody and make abig stink. We’re goodjudges of taking care ofour kids and when we
need babysitters, weneed babysitters.”
Kate Gosselin had nocomment on the mat-ter. METRO NEWS SERVICES
Jon and Kate in babysitter dispute
HAPPILY EVER AFTER Withnature and family asthemes, actress Alyssa Mi-lano wed Hollywood agentDavid Bugliari at his fami-ly’s estate in New Jersey onSaturday, her rep confirmsto people.com.
Milano, wearing acustom Vera Wanggown and holdinga bouquet of liliesof the valley,walked down anaisle strewn withcream-colouredrose petals andgrass to the tuneof John Lennon’sImagine.
The couple exchangedvows under a wrought-iron gazebo covered inflowers. Among the guestswas actor Bradley Cooper.
Dinner was served fami-ly style on rustic farm-house tables in a tent withwood floors and wrought
iron chandeliers.“My Italian family
still eats Sunday din-ner together everyweek,” said Milano.
“We wanted tocapture thesame feel-ing.”
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OVERPROTECTIVE Don’t lookfor Miley Cyrus’s bigbrother Trace to join a boyband anytime soon, peo-ple.com reports.
“I’m not trying to cleanmy image to make anyonehappy,” the pierced andtattooed singer/gui-tarist for the rockgroup Metro Stationtold Details. “Icould have gonethe route of theJonas Brothers.Those guyscan’t live theirlives freely.
They have to put out thisimage that’s totally fake.”
Cyrus, 20, says he couldtake them all in a fight,though he’d back off onhis sister’s ex-boyfriendNick.
“I don’t think any ofthem would be muchtrouble,” said Cyrus.
“I’d never lay ahand on Nick — Ilove that kid —
but the othertwo better not
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Miley’s bro vs. Jonas Bros?
DEDICATION Jennifer Anis-ton works out at 3 a.m.every day, female-first.co.uk reports.
The 40-year-old actress,who is currently film-ing The Bounty inNew York, wants tostay in shape de-spite her hecticschedule — soshe gets up in themiddle of thenight to exercise.
“There are alot of early starts
on set, so she has had toget up at 3 a.m. to get twohours in the gym beforefilming at 5 a.m. She issupposed to be playing a
35-year-old, and is con-cerned she won’t lookthe part now she is 40.
“It isn’t just for thispart, either. Everytime she is offeredthe role of a mother,she turns it down —she wants the young
characters.”METRO NEWS SERVICES
Jen a real workout-aholic
UH-OH Police arrestedsinger George Michaelon suspicion of drivingunder the influence,but he was releasedwithout charges after acar accident near LondonFriday, peo-
ple.com reports.Michael wasbanned from driv-ing for two years in2007 after pleadingguilty to driving un-der the influence.
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George arrested after accident
Brad: ‘Iused to bea stoner’CONFESSION Brad Pittplayed a pot smoker in1993’s True Romance andadmits life imitated art forhim, usmagazine.com re-ports.
“I certainly had my day,”Pitt, 45, told HBO’s Bill Ma-her Friday after the talkshow host called theactor’s role “one of thebest stoner performances.”
Maher also recounted aNew Year’s Eve party atwhich he says hewitnessed Pitt rolling “themost perfect” joints hehad ever seen. Pitt’sresponse? “I’m an artist.”
But Pitt admits hekicked the habit for thesix kids he has with part-ner Angelina Jolie: “I’m adad now. You want to bealert and myeyes usedto glazeover whenI did that.”
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Three-Cheese Potato Soufflé
INGREDIENTS:
4 cups (1 l) mashedpotatoes (without addedmilk and butter)1 cup (250 ml) skim milk1 cup (250 ml) shreddedcheddar cheese2/3 cup (150 ml) shreddedSwiss cheese1/3 cup (75 ml) shreddedParmesan cheese1/3 cup (75 ml) choppedscallions1 small onion, chopped1 1/4 tsp (6 ml) salt1/4 tsp (1 ml) pepper4 eggs, separated
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and pepper. Beat eggyolks; stir into potato mix-ture.2. In a small mixing bowl,beat egg whites until stiffpeaks form; gently fold in-to potato mixture.3. Transfer to a 2-qt. (2-l)soufflé dish coated withnonstick cooking spray.Bake, uncovered, at 375 F(190 C) for 40-45 minutesor until golden. Serve im-mediately.
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