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Dreams do come true.Just ask University of B.C. film
students Ian Holliday and YuriCabrera, who got a chance to talkto Hollywood director Christo-pher Nolan yesterday afternoon.
“It’s very surreal,” said Holli-day, 19. “It’s quite an experiencetalking to someone who steeredthe course of your career.
“When I saw Memento for thefirst time, it was one of the filmsthat really opened my eyes to themedium of film as art. He’s aninspiration to me.”
The aspiring filmmakers saidthey asked Nolan, best knownfor his movies Inception and TheDark Knight, how he keeps trackof his ideas before and while writ-ing his complex films.
Nolan uses Venn diagrams andposts all his ideas or concepts ofcharacter development up on awall, Holliday said.
The students, along with theirclassmate David Bolen, enteredWind Mobile’s Best ConversationEver contest, which offered Cana-dians the chance to speak to any-one in the world.
The trio created and submit-
ted a video entry inspired byNolan’s own work.
“We tried to structure it likeInception, going into dreams, butwithin the dreams we put in lit-tle (bits of ) The Dark Knight and
Memento,” Cabrera said.They tried to talk to him as fel-
low filmmakers and pick hisbrain, he added while admittingit was difficult to contain theirinner fanboys.
“Every fibre in my being wasjust like, ‘I love you, I love you,’”said Cabrera, 22. “It’s a strangeexperience when he’s talking socasually about the films that haveinspired you.”
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The Missing Women In-quiry has been damaged be-yond repair, according toNDP critic Leonard Krog.
Yesterday, West CoastLEAF and Ending ViolenceAssociation of B.C. officiallywithdrew their participa-tion in the inquiry into theRobert Pickton police inves-tigation — joining severalother organizations thathave already turned theirbacks on the inquiry afterthe provincial governmentdenied 13 communitygroups legal-aid funding.
“I don’t think thisprocess can be meaningfulwithout the communitygroups being represented,”said West Coast LEAF execu-tive director Kasari Goven-der. “It’s about access tojustice. There are controver-sial issues at stake andwe’re not at all confidentthey’ll be addressed in ameaningful way.”
Commission spokesper-son Chris Freimond said theinquiry will hire two seniorindependent lawyers out ofits own budget to makesure the voices of aboriginalwomen and of the Down-town Eastside are heard.Those lawyers will be
named this week but attor-ney general critic Krog does-n’t think it’s enough.
“When you’re thirsty, ateaspoon of water is betterthan nothing. But it’s notenough,” said the NDP MLA.“The credibility of the com-mission has been seriouslydamaged by the govern-ment. No matter how hard(Commissioner) Wally Op-pal works, the report won’tget the respect this subjectmatter deserves. Somegroups will boycott it alto-gether.”
B.C. Civil Liberties Associ-ation executive directorDavid Eby says the inquiry’sissues have moved far be-
yond legal funding.“It’s also the way the
commission has communi-cated with these communi-ty groups,” he said. “In mymind, there’s a big differ-ence between choosingwhich lawyers representyou to the inquiry hand-picking them for you.”
The BCCLA is waiting tosee what the remainingcommunity groups do be-fore making a decision ontheir participation. But Ebysaid optimism in theprocess dimmed long ago.
The formal hearings inthe Missing Women Inquiryare set to start Oct. 11 inVancouver.
Two more groups pull out of Missing Women Inquiry Commissioner to hire two lawyers to represent voice of aboriginal and DTES communities
Inquiry barely treading waterBurnabywomanstabbed,son arrestedHorrified residents of aBurnaby neighbourhoodcalled 911 — but could dolittle else to help a 45-year-old woman as shecollapsed from stabwounds on their street.
Police say reports start-ed pouring in at about6:30 p.m. Monday.Rescuers arrived in the6700 block of Elwell Streetto find a critically injuredwoman lying on the road.Burnaby RCMP have nowarrested the woman’s 24-year-old son and say thestabbing may be related toa domestic dispute. THE CANADIAN PRESS
A two-year-old Surrey tod-dler is expected to make afull recovery after a fright-ening tumble.
Surrey RCMP Sgt. DavidMacDonald says the tot fellthree storeys from awindow of his townhouseat about nine Mondaynight. MacDonald says offi-cers were told the boytripped and went through awindow screen, landingface-first on concrete.
He was conscious andbreathing when rescuersarrived and is recovering af-ter being airlifted to B.C.Children’s Hospital in Van-couver.THE CANADIAN PRESS/NEWS 1130
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British Columbia’s auditorgeneral is reviewing thecontroversial $6-millionpayout for two former gov-ernment employees whopleaded guilty in connec-tion to the BC Rail scandal,
but it’s yet to be known ifthe public will get its ownglimpse.
Confidential documentslaying out the plea agree-ment that ended the triallast fall were released to the
auditor general after a B.C.Supreme Court ruling, post-ed online this week.
John Doyle can now siftthrough the records givingan accounting of theprovince’s decision to foot
Books open on BC Rail trial feesB.C. Supreme Court ruling states documents to be released only to provincial auditor general
The RCMP is preparing tohead to Texas to look formore than two dozen bridesfrom Bountiful who were al-legedly sent across the bor-der as teens to marry oldermen, including a polyga-mous leader now facing alife sentence for sexually as-saulting two teenage girls.
The Mounties launched anew criminal investigationinto Bountiful, just south ofCreston near the Canada-U.S. border, earlier this yearafter a constitutional caseexamining Canada’s anti-polygamy law heard allega-tions of cross-bordermarriages in the 1990s andearly 2000s.
B.C. Supreme Courtheard that more than twodozen girls were sent to theUnited States to marry oldermen, while several Ameri-can girls were married toCanadians.
At least three girls fromBountiful — two 12-year-olds and a 13-year-old -—were taken to the U.S. by
their parents and marriedto leader Warren Jeffs, ac-cording to church recordspresented in court.
Jeffs is the self-pro-claimed leader of the Funda-mentalist Church of JesusChrist of Latter-Day Saints,which is the same religionpractised by residents ofBountiful.
RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluksaid investigators have beenworking with police andother agencies in the UnitedStates, particularly in Utahand Texas.
“We anticipate sendinginvestigators stateside, par-ticularly to Texas, to makecontact with possible vic-tims in that area,” Moskaluksaid. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Hepatitis A is a virusthat affects the liver and its
symptoms include nausea,loss of appetite, vomiting,fatigue, fever, abdominalpain, dark urine, palestools and jaundice.
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RCMP seeks Bountifulgirls thought to havemarried in Texas
the costs for former minis-terial aides Dave Basi andBobby Virk, a deal thatdrew criticism from the Op-position NDP not only forits size but surrounding se-crecy.
The pair sat through ahalting six-month trial lastyear that abruptly conclud-ed in October with surpriseguilty pleas to charges of
breach of trust and accept-ing bribes. They were sen-tenced to two years’ housearrest.
Doyle asked the courts inmid-June to compel thegovernment to open thebooks, stating the informa-tion was necessary to fulfilhis duties examining its fi-nances. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Kathryn Chisholm and herhusband waited patientlyyesterday to cash in on thegold rush.
“It’s jewelry that’s beensitting in a box for years,”said Chisholm, who went tosell her gold for the firsttime at Vancouver Gold onWest Broadway.
With the price of goldsoaring to record highs,Chisholm said the moneythey’ll get will help pay fora vacation.
Vancouver Gold’s wait-ing room was packed withsellers ready to part wayswith their unworn, un-wanted or broken jewelry.
“It’s crazy busy,” saidCharlie Pollock, managerand co-owner of the store.“We’ve got every desk go-
ing all day.”Gold’s value settled at a
record $1.743 US an ounceyesterday, which hasprompted a lot of people toroot through their jewelry
boxes, he added.Pollock said business had
“gone through the roof” es-pecially this past week withmore than 50 people a daywanting to sell their gold or
have their jewelry ap-praised.
“The recent spike ismainly due to the gold’sreputation as a safe invest-ment or an alternate to thestock market,” he said.“Gold is described as thegreat barometer of uncer-tainty. The more uncertainthe rest of the market, thebetter gold does.”
He said they have seenpeople walk away with$1,000 worth of gold frombuying jewelry from yardsales.
“(But) it’s gone to thepoint where it could bevolatile now,” Pollock said.“We could easily see aclimb to $2,000 an ounce.At the same time, I don’tthink that it’s unlikely wecould see a correction downin price.”
Vancouverites are parting with unworn and unwanted gold to get extra spending money Gold settled at a record $1.743 US an ounce yesterday
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Bystandersnab allegedpurse snatcher Four Good Samaritanshelped capture a man whoallegedly robbed a womanof her purse, police saidyesterday.
A 42-year-old womanwas walking on GranvilleStreet on Monday when aman allegedly approachedher, punched her in theface and grabbed herpurse. Four witnessesrushed to help thewoman.
The man was arrestedand charged with onecount of robbery.
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Six die in roadcollisionsA 57-year-old motorcyclistfrom Langley died Satur-day after colliding with hiswife, who was also ridinga motorcycle, on Highway99.
Three men also diedthis weekend in a pair ofmotorcycle collisions andan ATV crash.
A 44-year old Chilli-wack man died Mondaywhen he lost control of hismotorcycle on Highway 1and slid down the road-way. Meanwhile, a 20-year-old man was killed nearHarrison Hot Springswhen he drove his ATV offa forest service road.
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How it started:Sparked after theCanucks’ 4-0 loss to theBoston Bruins in the Stanley Cup final.
Size and scope:The crowd of around100,000 was three timesas large as the crowd thatrioted following the 1994Stanley Cup final. The riotwas contained in thedowntown core.
Resolution:Police were able to quellthe Stanley Cup riot afterabout three hours, butfootage of burning carsand smashed windowsdrew attention fromaround the world.
Social media:Twitter and Facebookwere two of the toolsused to identify andshame rioters.
How it started:Riots broke out in NorthLondon after a march toprotest the fatal shootingof Mark Duggan, a fatherof four, turned violent.
Size and scope:A march of 200 people inTottenham turned violentand spread to other Lon-don neighbourhoods.Over the next three days,the chaos also spread toother cities like Liverpool.
Resolution:None yet. For civic leadersand Olympic organizers,the violence is an unwel-come reminder ofLondon’s volatility lessthan a year before the cityhosts the 2012 Games.
Social media:Initially, Twitter andBlackBerry use were be-ing blamed for incitingviolence and looting.
Vancouver Canucks fans burn cars after their team lost
to the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final.
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Libyanstold to getoutOttawa has declared allremaining Libyan diplo-mats persona non grataand ordered them out ofthe country “immedi-ately.”
“These people nowhave five business daysto vacate the embassy
and leave the country,”said Foreign Affairs Min-ister John Baird, callingit the latest step inCanada’s efforts to iso-late and delegitimizeMoammar Gadhafi’sregime.
The government is al-so cutting off the diplo-mats’ access to theembassy’s bank ac-counts, Baird said.
Canada is part of theNATO mission enforcinga UN-sanctioned no-flyzone over Libya.THE CANADIAN PRESS
Polygamist leader WarrenJeffs was sentenced to lifein prison yesterday for sex-ually assaulting an under-age follower he took as abride in what his churchdeemed a “spiritual mar-riage.”
The head of the Funda-mentalist Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saintsalso received a 20-year sen-tence for the sexual assaultof a 15-year-old girl.
He stood quietly yester-day as the decision of theTexas jury was read, givinghim the maximum sen-tence on both counts.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Polygamy leaderjailed for assaults
The bodies of troops killedin the deadliest incident ofthe Afghan war camehome yesterday — travel-ling in death much thesame way they did in life— shrouded in secrecy.
Two C-17 aircraft carry-ing the remains of 30killed in a weekend heli-copter crash arrived at anair base east of Washing-ton, the Pentagon said.
But three days after thedowning of the aircraft byinsurgents, the Defense De-partment has not releasedthe troops’ names. Officialssaid it is taking time be-cause there were so manykilled. Others said private-ly there is hesitancy to re-lease the names becausethe majority were from se-cretive special operationsforces.
Upon arriving at the
base, Obama met withabout 250 family membersand fellow servicemen andwomen of the dead. Hespent about 70 minuteswith family members, of-fering his condolences andgratitude for their sacrificeand service, the WhiteHouse said. Defense Secre-tary Leon Panetta and JointChiefs Chairman Adm.Mike Mullen joined in.
The fallen were de-scribed as intensely patriot-ic, talented and passionateabout the risks and respon-sibilities that came withtheir jobs.
The formal process ofhonouring the troops,known as a dignified trans-fer, rolled on across the af-ternoon. Reporters werekept out of sight in a near-by building.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Critics claim secret service forcesamong 30 killed in Afghanistan
U.S. President Barack Obama salutes as he steps off of
Marine One at Dover Air Force Base, Del., yesterday.
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Bank ofCanada expected to keep keyrate lowEuropean sovereign debtand the sluggish U.S. econ-omy remain the primaryconcerns of economists as
the U.S. Federal Reservesaid yesterday that it willkeep interest rates atrecord lows for the nexttwo years.
Doug Porter, BMOdeputy chief economist,said the move by the Fedmeans the Bank of Canadawill probably keep its keyovernight rate at one percent well into next year.
“At the very least,events have conspired tokeep the Bank of Canada
on the sidelines for a lotlonger than most had an-ticipated,” Porter said.
Pension funds and indi-vidual investors alike haveseen their holdings take ahit in the recent turmoil,which has wiped outbillions in value for Cana-dians’ investments andcould undermineconsumer confidence andspending if the downturnpersists or gets worse.THE CANADIAN PRESS
438.3The Toronto stockmarket surged 438.3points to 12,109.26yesterday as investorsbought up stocks thathad been beatendown in price during aseries of plunges thatbrought the TSX to itslowest level in a year.
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Some pundits say Obama has runout of ideas Others say he is atthe mercy of a combative CongressBarack Obama, who cameto power pledging to setthe United States on a newpath, has been seeminglyblindsided by the depthand endurance of a reces-sion that was just begin-ning when he was electedpresident in November2008.
“This is a president whocame in wanting to betransformational,” StephenHess, a senior fellow at theBrookings Institution inWashington, said yester-day.
“He dreamed very granddreams, and he staked itlargely on health care.That’s why he focused onhealth care when Democ-rats controlled both cham-bers of Congress instead ofimmediate, shovel-readyprojects that might havehelped buoy the economy.And that’s leading to ques-tions about whether he’sturned out to be the wrongperson for this particularmoment.”
This is indeed a bleak pe-riod for Obama. He’s been
roundly maligned by theleft for a deal struck withRepublicans to avert a debtceiling default that con-tains only spending cutsand no tax increases on thewealthy. He’s also been as-sailed for his slow responseto the U.S. credit down-grade last week and a lack-lustre speech on Mondaymeant to reassure investorswho ignored him and soldoff stock anyway.
“These are certainly thedarkest days of his presi-dency,” Hess said.THE CANADIAN PRESS
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A crude awakening
Oil. Tumbles
Oil prices in Europe fell to their lowest in almost ayear yesterday amid a global sell-off of equities andcommodities triggered by investor fears of a loomingU.S. recession. But OPEC said yesterday that worlddemand for oil will grow this year and next despitesigns the economic recovery is running out of steam.
Traders work the crude oil options pit yesterday
at the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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Apple Inc.’s stock gained3.2 per cent to $364.60 USyesterday, bringing theiPhone and iPad maker’smarket capitalization toabout $338 billion.
Exxon Mobil Corp.shares, meanwhile, weretrading at $69.45, downnearly one per cent, givingthe oil company a marketcap of $337.7 billion.
Other corporations, such
as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. andGeneral Electric Co., don’teven come close.
Apple has been on a rollwith the popularity of itsiPad tablet computer andstrong sales of the iPhone.Investors expect Apple togrow if it keeps makingproducts people want.
Exxon has limitedgrowth prospects. Itsgrowth is driven by fluctu-ating oil prices and discov-ering new oil. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Investors view gold as a saferbet with stock markets tumbling
Gold’s price continues to soar
Gold appeal up as debt levels rise
An employee at the Korea Gold Exchange shows off gold bars in Seoul yesterday.
Gold’s allure stems in part from fears that the world’s major economies are dangerously indebted.
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A pedestrian walks by an Apple Store in San Francisco.
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The Apple of U.S. companies
Gold prices are pushing tonew heights as investors di-gest the possible conse-quences of the lowered U.S.credit rating and Europe’sdebt crisis.
Investors view gold as asafer bet amid rising wor-ries about debt levels of themajor economies and tum-bling stock markets.
Its value, unlike that of acurrency, doesn’t hinge onwhether countries canmake their bond pay-ments, or on the vigour oftheir economies.
The price of goldstreaked past $1,700 US anounce for the first timeMonday as anxious in-vestors sought safety in themetal as stocks tumbledaround the world after theU.S. lost its AAA credit rat-ing.
Gold futures settled yes-terday at a record $1,743US an ounce, havingclimbed even higher in ear-lier trading.
Gold’s price has morethan doubled since the re-
cession began in late 2007.Its climb accelerated thissummer.
Still, adjusted for infla-tion, an ounce of gold re-mains below its 1980 peakof $850, which translates toabout $2,400 in currentdollars.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cost of Gold
Gold’s price has nearlydoubled since the start of2009, and its climb accelerated this summer.
Gold settled at $1,743.00yesterday. It had been ashigh as $1,782.50 earlier inthe trading day.
While the euro currencyhas been pressuredbecause of concern thatEuropean countries coulddefault, the value of goldisn’t tied to any country’sbalance sheet.
Demand drives housing marketA stronger than expectedhousing market has helpedpropel growth in the Cana-dian economy, but econo-mists say recent economicand market tumult couldjeopardize momentum.
The Canada Mortgage
and Housing Corp. saidMonday that national hous-ing starts rose to 205, 100units on a seasonally adjust-ed basis in July, 11.6 percent higher than the188,900 reported in thesame month last year and
up 4.3 per cent from June.The pickup, driven by
strong construction on con-dos and apartment build-ings in urban centres, islikely due to builders catch-ing up to robust demandlast year. THE CANADIAN PRESS
U.S. appeals B.C.timber activitiesThe U.S. is expected to seekbillions of dollars in penal-ties when it files its case toback a claim that BritishColumbia is subsidizingwood damaged by themountain pine beetle.
The U.S. Trade Represen-tative is slated to present abrief to the London Courtof International Arbitra-tion seven months after italleged that British Colum-bia was breaking the 2006softwood lumber agree-
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THINKING ABOUTTHINKING. Scientists whohunt for “intelligencegenes” used to thinkthere were fewer thanhalf a dozen of them.
In recent years, theydetermined there maybe at least 1,000 — eachwith just a tiny effecton the differences inpeople’s IQ. A study re-leased yesterday foundnew evidence thatmany genes play a rolein intelligence, but sci-entists still couldn’t pin-point the specific genesinvolved.
“We can’t find the ef-fects of any individualgenes that are largeenough to seem worthworrying about,” saidpsychologist EricTurkheimer at the Uni-versity of Virginia.
The new DNA study,reported in the journalMolecular Psychiatry,found many genes worktogether to shape intel-ligence much like thedifferent instruments ofan orchestra that playin sync.
As important asgenes are indeterminingintelligence, they don’tact alone, and the roleof one’s upbringing andexperiences cannot beignored.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Semen-spikedwater proves apricey prankA U.S. man convicted of ejaculatinginto a co-worker’s water bottle hasbeen ordered to pay the womanmore than $27,000 US.
The Los Angeles Times says ajudge on Monday ordered MichaelKevin Lallana to pay the woman forloss of wages, therapy and medicalexpenses.
Lallana was convicted earlier thisyear of two misdemeanour countsof battery.
Prosecutors say Lallana depositedhis semen twice last year in the wa-ter bottle of a co-worker atNorthwestern Mutual Mortgage Co.in Newport Beach, Calif.
The woman drank from the bot-tle both times, throwing the firstone away after detecting a foultaste.
The second time she sent the bot-tle to a lab for testing.
Lallana was arrested in July 2010and his DNA was later matched tothe water bottle.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FIGHT THE SIGNSOF AGING —WITH ACTION
Diana Nyad, you rock.Mick Jagger, you also rock,
if for slightly differentreasons.
Diana Nyad rocks because,at an age when other people
are adjusting their Depends, she attemptsto swim from Cuba to Key West in shark-infested waters.
OK, she only got halfway yesterday be-fore they pulled her out of the water, butshe spent 29 hours in the Caribbean andwas blown 24 kilometres off course. A lot
of people have trouble getting out of the bathtub at 61. I love what she said before she set out: “I think this is
the prime. When one reaches this age, you still have abody that’s strong but now you have a better mind.”
Meanwhile, Sir Mick is rocking the charts withrelevant new music when other people his age have the
dial permanently stuck on1967.
That was a very goodyear, but come on. We can’tgo to the mall or the super-market without beingtossed back kicking andscreaming into 1967, butMick and his new BFFs havenailed a perfect blend ofreggae, hip-hop and soul torescue the beach blanketbingo from Katy Perry.
As part of a supergroupcalled Superheavy, theworld’s oldest Stone joinsthe world’s youngest — JossStone — along with Dami-an, he of the nextgeneration of Marleys, andDave Stewart, another oldperson with young ideas —he turns 59 next month.
So who cares? Why both-er with geezers, even if theyare a notch up from thenorm on the spry scale?
Because they are choos-ing to die young as late as they can. Life’s candle is briefenough, but for some reason we choose to snuff it outprematurely. We’re all in this together — we can blamethe advertising industry, Hollywood or Generation X, Yand Z, but those of us still in our “prime” start whiningabout our aches and pains they way we used to complainabout hangovers and sunburns and other fallouts ofwretched excess.
Yep, parts fall off, but that’s no reason to give up. Youdon’t have to swim the whole Caribbean or crack the Bill-board Hot 100 (although there is a tune called Moves LikeJagger by Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera at number 25with a bullet on the Hot 100) but how much better is lifewhen you put it all out there?
Diana Nyad and Mick Jagger prove there is life after 30,40, 50 or 60. Or until there isn’t.
Then, and only then, will I stop trying to get out of thetub.
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Emma Bell as Molly, left, Nicholas D’Agosto as Sam and Miles Fisher as Peter star in New Line Cinema’s horror film Final Destination 5.
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Resuscitating the FinalDestination franchise
The folks behind Final Des-tination 5 want you to seetheir movie, but they un-derstand if your faith inthe franchise is a littleshaken.
“We wanted to say toeverybody, ‘This is a seri-ous movie that we took se-riously. It’s well-made andit is not what you wouldexpect, given the last twoor three movies in thefranchise,’” Perry says.
The incredibly candidproducer admits the fran-
chise — about groups ofpeople who cheat deathonly to have the grimreaper catch up with themin increasingly inventiveways — lost its way some-what on the way to No. 5.
“I think we had lostwhat made the originalspecial,” he says.
“The first one was ableto handle that balance be-tween humour and darkportent, and some of thesubsequent ones, we wentso far into making it overthe top that it actually be-came distancing.”
To help solve that issue,Perry and company
brought in a new director,Steven Quale.
“Steve made this onegrounded and palpableand real,” Perry says.
Quale proved the rightman for the job for gettingpast what didn’t workabout the previous films.
“I don’t like the wordcamp,” he says. “I am one that really hates thatkind of stuff. I mean, a funmovie like Austin Powersis great, but that’s what it is. It’s a parody. And Ididn’t want that to happento this movie. And Ithought some of the earli-er movies may have been
going in a direction that Idon’t like.”
And while Quale’s di-recting resumé isn’t terri-bly long, his technicalsavvy came in extremelyhandy, since Final Destina-tion 5 was shot in 3D.
“Having directed thesecond unit and donesome visual effects forAvatar, I have years of ex-perience working in the3D realm, and I think it’sdependent on the film-maker to figure out whathe or she wants to do to or-ganically make the 3D partof the movie,” he says.
“I don’t think all films
necessarily need to be in3D, but if the director de-cides to embrace it he cando an amazing job.”
One thing Quale andPerry definitely didn’twant to use was the post-conversion process formaking a movie 3D.
“The conversion processis a cheap way of getting3D that I think has dimin-ished the quality of whatpeople think 3D should belike,” he says.
Perry agrees: “Some-times people make a piece-of-s--- movie. Converting itain’t going to change thefact that it’s a piece of s---.”
Original movie balanced ‘humour and dark portent’ with groups of people who cheated death Can a new director and 3D imaging breathe life into Final Destination 5? Metro investigates
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Hong Kong director JohnnieTo’s Life Without Principle
joins 22 films vying for Golden Lion
News in brief
Anne Hathaway isone Hollywood starwho’s wearing herage like a badge ofhonour. “I find thepassing of time veryliberating,” says theactress, who turns29 in November. “Ifeel more confidentevery – well notevery single day, butmost days I feel bet-ter than I did the daybefore, and that’s agood thing.”THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The HelpGenre: DramaDirector: Tate Taylor Stars: Emma Stone, ViolaDavis and Octavia Spencer888
The Help takes placeagainst the backdrop ofa time in the Southwhen groups like theWhite Citizen’s Councilhad a storefront on MainStreet.
The story of a pluckyyoung writer (EmmaStone) and two coura-geous African-Americanmaids (Viola Davis andOctavia Spencer) who
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In 2000,when thefirst FinalDestinationmovie was re-leased, no
one could have predictedthe success of the horrorfranchise.
No one that is, exceptfor maybe Devon Sawa,the Canadian born actorwho played Alex Brown-ing, the film’s charactergifted with second sight.
At the bloody heart ofeach of these gory horrormovies is a character withpremonitions of the fu-ture.
Usually he or she hasforewarning that allhis/her good lookingfriends will die in themost terrible way imagi-nable.
When the vision comestrue — usually preceded
by the tell tale line,“Something’s wrong!”—whoever survives ends updying anyway, in increas-ingly complicated ways.
With Final Destination5 opening this weekend itseemed like an appropri-ate time to look back atother movie charactersthat have had creepy vi-sions.
In The Gift, the movieSam Raimi directed justbefore spinning the webfor Spider-Man 1, 2 and 3,Cate Blanchett plays apsychic who helps the po-lice locate a missing girl.
Billy Bob Thornton,Blanchett’s co-star andthe movie’s screenwriter,based the character on hismother, Virginia Thorn-ton Faulkner.
Like the character inthe movie the psychicMrs. Faulkner was a wid-ow who raised three boysand used her extra senso-ry ability to make extramoney.
In the hauntingly sur-real Don’t Look Now, JohnBaxter (Donald Suther-land in a curly wig) has apremonition that some-thing awful is about tohappen to his daughter.
Sure enough, secondslater she falls in a pondand drowns.
Later in Venice, Johnand his wife (JulieChristie) meet an elderlypsychic who claims to seeapparitions of the deaddaughter, which triggersJohn’s own otherworldlyvisions.
Adapted from a shortstory by Daphne Du Mau-rier the psychic thrillerhas become a cult classicsince its release in 1973,inspiring filmmakers likeDanny “Slumdog Million-aire” Boyle, who cites it asone of his favouritemovies and E=MC2 a TopTwenty hit by Big AudioDynamite.
Finally, some call thesepremonitions ESP, others,
like author Stephen King,call them The Shining.
In King’s novel, StanleyKubrick’s film and the tel-evision movie of the samename, both Danny Tor-rance, the telepathic sonof the winter caretakersof the remote OverlookHotel and chef Dick Hallo-rann (Scatman Crothers)have visions and premoni-tions.
King says the title wasinspired by the PlasticOno Band’s song, Instant
Karma, which featuresthe chorus, We all shineon.
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Donald Sutherland had haunting visions in the movie
Don’t Look Now — none of which involved where his career
would end up.
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write a book exposing thereal lives of the domestichelp is a finely acted butsomewhat sanitized lookat Mississippi life in 1963.
Long on emotion and
sincerity, to be truly effec-tive this could have used alittle more grit, but itdoes tell an importantand heartfelt story.
RICHARD CROUSE
“At the bloodyheart of each ofthese gory horrormovies is acharacter withpremonitions ofthe future. Usuallyhe or she hasforewarning thatall his/her goodlooking friendswill die in themost terrible wayimaginable.”
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Confirmingwhat we all already knewTHE STORY THAT JUST WON’TGO AWAY. It may have tak-en six years, but someoneis finally saying whateveryone suspected: BradPitt cheated on JenniferAniston with AngelinaJolie, accordingto a new bookby Mr. andMrs. Smith byproducerArnonMilchan.
“At first,Jen didn’tbelievehe wasinvol-vedwithAngeli-na.Shestartedasking
around but no one wouldtell her anything becausethey were loyal to Brad, soshe asked him pointblank. He denied it,”Milchan reports. “Heeventually admitted hewas in love with Angelina.Jen was furious and threwhim out.”
METRO
DiCaprio, Livelystep out on townKEEP COOL LeonardoDiCaprio and Blake Live-ly brought theirundercover romance to
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After making 10 films infour years, Sam Worthing-ton is looking for sometime off from acting.
“I haven’t taken a breakin four years. It’s been anomadic existence,” Wor-thington tells Men’sHealth. “Now it’s time to
enjoy the fruits of my la-bor for a little bit — but Idon’t think I’ll be gone forlong.”
Besides, the Australianactor is more concernedwith his ongoing journeyof self-discovery.
“They say that in your
20s you’re trying to workout the man that you wantto be, and in your 30s youdiscover who he is,” Wor-thington says. “Andwarped and all ... 'Well,this is it, and I might aswell try.’”
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Sam Worthington
West angered byrecent criticisms
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Rapper ranting about treatment at the hands of othersKanye West had somethings he wanted to get offhis chest at a concert inEngland recently.
The outspoken rapperwent on a bit of a rant be-tween songs at the BigChill Festival in Hereford-shire over the weekend,according to TMZ.
“Once again I wake up,and I’m a monster. And Iwalk through the hoteland I walk down the streetand people look at me likeI’m f—ing insane, like I’mHitler,” West said in his
rambling monologue, dur-ing which he declaredhimself the Michael Jor-dan of music.
“One day a light willshine through and one daypeople will understand
(that) everything I ever did,ever said, was to throwmyself on the blade for thesake of someone else, forthe sake of people,” Westsaid.
METRO
“I walk down thestreet and peoplelook at me like I’m… insane, like I’mHitler”KANYE WEST
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The wet and wild clubs
A new breed of tourist is heading to Las Vegas, but for the pools, not the casinos
NIKKI BEACHCLUB,
TROPICANA
THE POOL: This is oneof the newest partypools on the Strip, com-plete with teepee-shaped cabanas, opiumbeds and swim-up black-jack tables.
THE SCENE: This beachclub is known for weeklyevents hosted by celebri-ties and international“dueling” DJs.
MOOREABEACH CLUB,MANDALAY
BAY
THE POOL: With a St.Tropez vibe, this beachclub offers a private pooland lounge area, infinitywhirlpool and poolsidemassages.
THE SCENE: Thisupscale, sophisticatedday club offers views ofMandalay Beach, with itsenormous wave pool.
MARQUEE DAYCLUB,
COSMOPOLITAN
THE POOL: This day clubhas panoramic views ofthe Strip and is connectedto a nightclub to bringthe party from day tonight.
THE SCENE: If you’relooking for over-the-topluxury, rent a GrandCabana with its own infin-ity pool, or a three-storypoolside bungalow.
AZURE, THE PALAZZO
THE POOL: If you’re notinto the crazy party sceneat neighbouring TaoBeach, this adult pool isdesigned to feel like aMediterranean resort.
THE SCENE: Azure fea-tures Stereo Love Satur-days, where guest DJsspin by the pool. Uniquetouches include a menuby Wolfgang Puck andmassages.
REHAB, THEHARD ROCK
THE POOL: There’s awhite-sand beach, plant-ed palms, waterslide andpoolside blackjack tables,and luxury cabanas.
THE SCENE: Rehab isknown for its Sunday poolparties, where late-nightclubbers “detox” from anight out on the Strip tothe grooves of residentDJs.
VAWN HIMMELSBACH
DODrink plenty of water, particularlyif you start with mojitos at 11 a.m.
Bring your ID to getinto the day clubs.
DON’TUnderestimate thesun. You are in thedesert, after all.
Expect to work onyour fitness. Thesepools aren’t meantfor laps.
of Las VegasHANDOUT: HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO
Rehab at The Hard Rock is known for its Sunday pool parties.
Budget hotels in Manhattantop $200; cheaper rooms
available not far away. Scancode for story.
Cooper’s nightmares
Alice Cooper is invitingtheme park visitors in-to his nightmares thisHalloween season.Universal Studios Hol-lywood announcedplans Tuesday to con-struct an attractionbased on the macabrerocker’s albumWelcome to My Night-mare, and its upcom-ing sequel Welcome 2My Nightmare. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Find the Van City lifeFrom Klahowya Village to Bard on the Beach, discover what makes Vancouver special
Metro compiles a list of must-do events for in and around your new city
KLAHOWYAVILLAGE
WHY WE LOVE IT: West CoastFirst Nations traditions cometo life in this Aboriginal sum-mer village! Kids can makeAboriginal crafts in a 40-ft.teepee, taste authentic FirstNations food such as fire-roasted salmon and bannockbread, and enjoy dance per-formances every day at 1 and3 p.m. There’s a story tellingcircle too where visitors willbe charmed by various Abo-riginal legends. Admission isjust $5 for adults, $3 forkids/seniors; or with a trainride, $10 for adults, $8 forkids/seniors.
DON’T MISS: The Spirit Catch-er train… hop on for a quickjourney through the forest of-Stanley Park. During the ride,
passengers can listen to thestory of The Raven Saving theSun. HOW TO GET THERE: Located
in Stanley Park’s miniaturerailway plaza, a short walkfrom the Stanley Park busloop. Get there via the #19
Stanley Park bus from down-town. Visit aboriginalbc.comfor more info. On until Sept.11.
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Vancouver MusicFest, Aug.5-14: Enjoy jazz, classicaland world music perform-ances at indoor andoutdoor venues around thecity! Some concerts are freeincluding today’s (Aug 10)piano improv jazz perform-ance at Christ ChurchCathedral, 2 p.m. at Burrardand Georgia downtown.Visit musicfestvancouver.cafor more info.
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BARD ON THEBEACH
WHY WE LOVE IT: Thisbeloved festival, now in its22nd season, is a wonderfulway for everyone to brush upon their Shakespeare! Theplays are produced especiallyfor the tent/outdoor venuein Vanier Park, and there arealways great sets andcostumes and even local tal-ent! The plays this year areThe Merchant of Venice,Richard III, Henry VI and AsYou Like It. Tickets: $40 foradults, $30 for youth.
DON’T MISS: Mark your cal-endars for an exhilaratingperformance by the UBC
Opera Ensemble on Aug. 29and Sept. 5 when theyperform Mozart’s TheMarriage of Figaro on Bard’smain stage with musiciansfrom the Vancouver OperaOrchestra. Delicious! For anextra special evening, ordera picnic basket from Bard’sofficial caterer Emelle’sCatering and dine outdoorsbefore the show.
HOW TO GET THERE: Bard onthe Beach is held in a clusterof tents in Vanier Park inVancouver, near Chestnut St.and Whyte Ave close to thesouth end of the BurrardBridge. Visitbardonthebeach.org
THE PNE FAIRWHY WE LOVE IT: This giantevent smorgasbord Aug. 20-Sept. 5 includes performancesby local and internationalgroups, livestock shows, thebeer garden, carnival gameslike Whack-A-Mole, a picnicarea, more than 40 food ven-dors and rides especially forkids. Every night there’s a freeconcert at 8, and fireworks at10:15. Adult admission is $20at the gate but $16.80 online.Children under 13 get in free.
DON’T MISS: Superdogs. Heldat the Pacific Coliseum, theshow stars a troupe of dogsthat run, jump and soar likeflying carpets across the stageto music. The tricks, athletic
manoeuvres andshowmanship are amazingand super cute. Just for kids: Singing, dancingand storytelling shows will beheld several times daily at theFamily Theatre.
HOW TO GET THERE: Take the#135 bus from downtown tothe fairground along HastingsStreet at Renfrew. Visit pne.cafor more information.
When the lights godown
Chinese Market at night:Don’t miss Chinese NightMarkets on weekends. Withone market in the city’s his-toric Chinatown and abigger one in Richmond,many people go for thefreshly seared squid and oth-er delicacies alone. But thereare also street performancesand deals on just about any-thing you’re looking to buyfrom handicrafts and fashionto popular music, moviesand electronics. Visitsummernightmarket.comand vcma.shawbiz.ca.
PedestrianWeekends
Get your walk on: Everyweekend in August GranvilleSt. shuts down trafficbetween Hastings andSmithe Streets, anddowntown turns into a bigfestival with vendors,performances, free walkingtours of Granville St. thathighlight its past and pres-ent, and great food. VisitVancouver.ca/viva for moreinfo.
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With just a handful ofweekends left to enjoy allthat summer has to offer(not to mention a nice longLabour Day weekend!), it’stime to get outdoors tosavour it all. Just 2.5 hourseast from Toronto by car,Ontario’s Northumberlandregion beckons for just
such an ad-venture —to experi-ence allthe fun,out-doorsystuffchild-hoodsare madeof — inter-mingled witha few of the luxu-
ries best enjoyedas an adult.
Located on asecluded inletof the TrentRiver, theWindswepton the TrentB&B offers
cottage-styleaccommoda-
tions with atwist.
Families will enjoystaying in the inn’s three-bedroom wooden watertower, originally built inthe ’40s, overlooking theriver.
Couples, on the otherhand, will enjoy the barn-loft style accommodationsof the Coach House, wherelarge red doors sweep outonto a balcony lookingdown onto the water, an al-cove with a stand-alonebathtub and a plush bedcreate a true country-chicexperience.
For more family fun,visit Century Game Parknear Warkworth; a bisonand elk farm that’s educa-tional, delicious and of-fers one of the best viewsof the county.
Learn about the historyof bison in Canada, tastesome of the local produceincluding bison sausagepaired with cheese by lo-cal cheese maker EmpireCheese, while overlook-ing Trent Hills (best expe-rienced at sunset) andgetting up close and per-sonal with the farm’s bi-son and elk.
If you enjoy hiking,Northumberland offersplenty of trails. Best expe-rienced in seasons border-ing summer — latespring or early fall— the stretch ofthe TransCanada TrailinNorthum-berlandbegins inHastingsandstretches22km alongthe Trent Riv-er, through vastmeadows, forestand marshland towardsCampbellford.
As one of the most popu-lar outdoor destinationsnear Toronto, Rice Lake notonly offers great watersports but is a premiere
fishing destination. John “Sedge”Sedgwick has
been offer-ing guidedfishingtourswithLet’sFishGuiding
for thepast 12
years. One of the
most honest menyou’ll ever meet, he
welcomes locals and visi-
tors, beginners and ex-perts on four or eight hourtours of Rice Lake and Sey-mour Lakes — both whichhe knows like the back ofhis hand. Be it muskie,pickerel or small and large
mouth bass, kids andadults alike will re-live thejoy and excitement of feel-ing that tug on the line!
For more informationvisit northumberland-county.ca.
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Watermelon-Grape Fizz
The effervescence of thesparkling water givesthe natural watermelonand grape flavours a de-lightful kick.
• 250 ml (1 cup) seedlesswatermelon puree• 50 ml (1/4 cup) grapejuice • 175 ml (3/4 cup)sparkling water • Crushed ice, to taste
In oversized tumbler, mixwatermelon puree andgrape juice. Add sparklingwater and ice. Stir for afew seconds to ensuredrink is blended. Serve.THE CANADIAN PRESS/WATERMELON.ORG
Drink of the week
Taste watermelon’s savoury sideWhile the fruit is normally eaten sliced, the right ingredients can make it the star of appetizers and snacks
Nothing beats biting into awedge of refreshing water-melon at a family barbe-cue or summer picnicwhen the temperature issoaring.
“My favourite way to eatwatermelon is to have awhole triangular slice on ahot summer day,” says reg-istered dietitian CaraRosenbloom.
The fruit packs ahealthy punch, with an an-tioxidant known as ly-copene, which gives it itsdeep pink colour, as wellas vitamins A and C. Plusit’s low in calories and hasno fat, sodium or choles-terol.
“What’s interestingabout lycopene is we usu-ally hear about it in rela-tion to tomatoes, butwatermelon is actually thelycopene leader amongfresh produce. It has al-most double the amountof lycopene on a cup-per-cup basis when comparedwith raw tomatoes,”Rosenbloom said.
Most of the research onthe anti-cancer propertiesof lycopene have focused
on prostate cancer, saidRosenbloom, who runs anutrition communicationsbusiness called Words toEat By.
Other fruits that con-tain lycopene are pinkgrapefruit, apricots, guavaand papaya. Strawberriesare not included on the ly-copene hit parade.
Watermelon HavartiStacks with DilledRanch and GrilledChicken
The creaminess of havarticheese mixed with freshdill and savoury ranchdressing balances thesweetness of the watermel-on, delivering a petite yetsatisfying, fully-roundedoption for bridal showergatherings.
You can use a circularcookie cutter to cut thewatermelon and cheesefounds.
Preparation:
1 Place one round of wa-termelon in the centre
of each of 4 servingplates. Trim cheese intothe same size circle asthe watermelon andplace one cheese roundon each of the four plat-ed slices of watermelon.Top with another pieceof watermelon and re-maining cheese.
2 Clump chicken in evenportions on top of wa-termelon cheese stacks.Stir fresh dill into dress-
ing. Garnish watermel-on chicken stacks withdressing and an attrac-
tive drizzle of Watermel-on and Wine Reduction.THE CANADIAN PRESS/
ALL RECIPES NATIONAL WA-TERMELON PROMOTIONBOARD (WATERMELON.ORG)
Carrot, Pistachio andWatermelon Salad
This salad contains oliveoil, which helps boost theeffect of the lycopene inthe watermelon.
It makes a delightfulside dish for lunch or din-ner on the patio.
Preparation:
1 In a bowl, whisk blue-berry vinegar, Italianherb blend, pepper andhoney. Whisk olive oilinto mixture in a slow
stream until thickened.
2 In a shallow bowl ordeep serving platter, lay-er shredded carrots, wa-termelon andpistachios. Pour dress-ing over top and serve.
Ingredients:
• 8 circles seedlesswatermelon (each 2.5 cmthick by 10 cm diameter/1inch thick by 4 inch diame-ter)• 8 slices havarti cheese• 6 grilled chicken breasthalves, cooled and juliennedacross grain• 5 ml (1 tsp) minced freshdill, stems removed and dis-carded• 250 ml (1 cup) naturallow-fat ranch dressing• 1 serving Watermelon andWine Reduction Drizzle
This recipe serves four.
Ingredients:
• 125 ml (1/2 cup)blueberry vinegar (or 50ml/1/4 cup blueberryjuice and 50 ml/1/4 cupred wine vinegar)• 5 ml (1 tsp) dried Italianherb blend• 5 ml (1 tsp) cracked pep-per or to taste• 5 ml (1 tsp) honey• 125 ml (1/2 cup) extra-virgin olive oil• 1 l (4 cups) shreddedcarrots• 1 l (4 cups) small-cubedseedless watermelon• 1 cup (250 ml) choppedpistachio nuts (shelled,roasted and salted)
Grilled Spicy Watermelon
Preparation:
1 Preheat grill to high.
2 In a bowl, whisktogether lime zest,lime juice, 45 ml (3 tb-sp) of the honey, chilisauce and salt.
3 Cut watermelon into2.5-cm (1-inch) thickwedges. Lightly drizzleeach side with remain-ing honey and place ongrill. Grill until justbrowned, about 2 min-utes per side. Place wa-termelon slices on aplate and drizzle withlime dressing. Garnishwith cilantro
Ingredients:• 15 ml (1 tbsp) lime zest• 50 ml (1/4 cup) limejuice (divided)• 50 ml (1/4 cup) honey• 10 ml (2 tsp) garlic chilisauce• 1 pinch salt• 1 medium watermelon• 15 ml (1 tbsp) freshlychopped cilantro
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This recipe makes eight to 10 servings.
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Perfect record, At his daughter's highschool graduation ceremo-ny last year, Dr. AnthonyBillittier was struck by thenumber of students receiv-ing awards for perfect at-tendance. As commissionerof health for Erie County,N.Y., he couldn't help butwonder if any of the stu-dents had gone to schoolsick in order to preservetheir attendance record.
Billittier was so con-cerned about the potentialhealth risks that posed thathe immediately sent a textmessage to one of theschool board members whowere sitting on the stage ob-serving the graduation.Based on his concerns, theLancaster Central SchoolDistrict stopped givingawards for perfect atten-dance.
“The spread of disease inschools will in many waysimpact the entire commu-nity,” said Billittier. “Thediseases we're concernedabout spread from personto person, and person to ob-ject to person.”
School districts aroundthe United States have beenre-examining their atten-dance policies because ofgrowing concerns aboutpublic health.
“This is a big issue,” saidDr. Georges Benjamin, di-rector of the American Pub-lic Health Association inWashington, D.C. “Weought to do a better job ofteaching people when it'sappropriate to stay home.”
Students who go to classsick probably won't learnmuch, and may delay theirrecovery, Benjamin said. “If
Citing health concerns, schools in U.S. rethink attendance awards
you're obviously ill, you'renot going to feel wellenough to pay attention,”he said.
Danique Gigger of Port
Orchard, Wash. has never
missed a day of school.
That's 180 days a year for
13 years, or 2,340 days.
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perfectly unhealthy?
The threat of an H1N1flu outbreak in fall 2009prompted the discussion inmany districts. That's when
the Texas Education Agencyencouraged districts to re-view their policies. A num-ber of schools suspendedtheir awards for perfect at-tendance, but the state didnot track how many.
Officials in the Peru Cen-tral School District in NewYork also stopped givingperfect attendance awardsthat year because of con-cern that kids would cometo school with flu symp-toms.
“We had heard fromtime to time of children at-
tending school when theywere best home in bed,”said superintendent A. PaulScott. “This allows familiesto make decisions aboutwhat is best for their chil-dren.”
The change in policydoes not mean that the dis-trict has lowered its expec-tations for students, Scottsaid.
“We expect perfection,”he said. “We'll settle for ex-cellent - and now that istrue for our attendance pol-icy.”
The Peru district hasadded new honours in-stead, focusing on academ-ics, citizenship and goodcharacter. Concern overH1N1 also prompted theHillsborough County PublicSchools in Tampa, Fla., toend their practice of allow-ing students with perfect at-tendance to skip finalexams. Rewarding studentsfor perfect attendance
while telling them to stayhome if they had flu symp-toms seemed like a “mixedmessage,” said districtspokesman Stephen Hegar-ty.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
“This is a big issue.We ought to do abetter job ofteaching peoplewhen it’sappropriate to stayhome.”DR. GEORGES BENJAMIN, DIRECTOROF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTHASSOCIATED IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Pontiac prize
Administrators in
Circleville, Ohio, started re-
warding excellent — not
perfect — attendance by
changing its policy in fall
2008.
The compromise hasn't di-minished the district's mes-sage about how important
attendance is to learning
To encourage good atten-dance, school officialsworked with a used cardealer to give away a 2002Pontiac Grand Am on thelast day of school.
Students who missed nomore than four days wereentered in the drawing.
KITSAP SUN, MEEGAN M. REID/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Canadian employers may“rule” their own work-places but they definitelydon’t rule the courts. De-
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WHEN THE
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spite workplace lawsfavouring their legal posi-tion, many employersmake mistakes that handemployees a better case.Here are some of myfavourite workplace blun-ders.
Paying only the statutory
minimum on dismissal
You can’t make an agree-ment to pay someone whatthey are already entitled to.
Employers often try any-way. This usually leadsthem straight to courtwhere judges show themlittle sympathy and, as inone recent case, can evenaward additional damagessimply for having tried totake advantage of an em-ployee’s ignorance.
Probation
Employees are notautomatically on probationwhen they startemployment unless theysign an employment con-tract that permits termina-tion, for any reason, duringthat period. Many employ-ers misunderstand thisrule and often to their
detriment. Further, thereis no right to unilaterallyplace an employee on pro-bation after she startswork, which a recent courtfound was a constructivetermination.
Resignations
In order to resign youmust clearly and unequivo-cally wish to leave – andnot to return. It is not aresignation if you are askedor encouraged to leave, noris it a resignation if you areforced to leave.
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Quoted
“He has a coupleof different
change-ups thathe throws and I
was just trying tosee (the ball) as
long as I could. Ittook a couple of
at-bats to seethem and he
made some goodpitches, and I tipmy hat to him.”LANGLEY’S BRETT LAWRIE,
WHO MADE HIS HOME DEBUTAS A TORONTO BLUE JAY
AGAINST VICTORIA’S RICHHARDEN OF THE OAKLAND A’S
LAST NIGHT. LAWRIE WENT0-FOR-3 WHILE HARDEN
STRUCK OUT EIGHT IN SEVENINNINGS FOR A 4-1 WIN. IT
WAS HARDEN’S FIRST CAREERVICTORY IN NINE STARTS IN
TORONTO.
“I was aware ofmy past
performanceshere. It felt good
to get this oneout of the way.”
RICH HARDEN
The struggling VancouverWhitecaps swear theyhaven’t given up on theirfirst season in Major LeagueSoccer but the team has al-ready named a new coachfor next year.
The Whitecaps an-nounced yesterday thatMartin Rennie will coachthe team for the 2012 sea-son. Rennie, who brings animpressive coaching re-sumé, will remain in hiscurrent job with the Caroli-na RailHawks of the NorthAmerican Soccer Leagueuntil their season ends.
Tommy Soehn will con-tinue as Vancouver’s coachfor the final 10 games ofthis season, then return tohis job as director of socceroperations.
The timing of the an-nouncement may seemstrange, but Whitecapspresident Bob Lenarduzzisaid the club needed to act
quickly.“There were other clubs
that were interested inMartin,” Lenarduzzi told anews conference. “That iswhy we made the move asearly as we did.
“He is our first choicepartially because he issomeone that is consistentwith our philosophies onhow the game should beplayed.”
Rennie doesn’t see anyproblem finishing the sea-son with one team while al-ready thinking ahead tohow he can improve anoth-er club.
“I don’t think it will beawkward,” said the 36-year-old native of Thurso, Scot-land.
“The Whitecaps are ingood hands here with Tom-my and the staff they havehere. It gives me a chanceto learn more about theplayers and what we need
moving forward. At thesame time it takes a lot ofwork to run games where Iam. I need to keep doing
that too.”Rennie has the Rail-
Hawks in first place in theNASL with a 14-3-2 record.
He led the club to a confer-ence title last year beforelosing the championship 3-1 on aggregate to Puerto Ri-co.
He favours a ball posses-sion game but also likes histeam to score goals.
“I like to penetrate whenwe get into the oppositionhalf,” he said. “I like to alsomake it very hard to playagainst us.
“We looked to buildfrom the back and play en-tertaining soccer.”
Soehn, who took over ascoach when Teitur Thor-darson was fired just 12games into the season, saidhe will be in constant con-tact with Rennie.
“It’s still my job of build-ing this team,” said Soehn.“The main focus is we stillwant to achieve the maxi-mum points we canachieve this year.”THE CANADIAN PRESS
Martin Rennie named Vancouver’s coach for 2012 Soehn to remain bench boss until season’s end ‘There were other clubs that were interested in Martin,’ Lenarduzzi says
Whitecaps get their man
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Murray deniedshot at Rogers Cupthree-peat
The two-time defending Rogers Cup men’s champion is heading home early fromthis year’s tournament.Britain’s Andy Murray crashed out in stunning fashion yesterday, falling 6-3, 6-1in the second round to Kevin Anderson.Murray, who had a bye in the first round, was seeded fourth and is fourth overallin the latest ATP rankings. He’s the tournament’s first defending champion tolose an opening match since Marat Safin was knocked out in 2001.
Rogers Cup. Champ gone
Andy Murray lunges to return to Kevin Anderson in Montreal yesterday.
New Vancouver coach Martin Rennie, left, and Whitecaps president Bob Lenarduzzi pose for a picture yesterday.
DARRYL DYCK/THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Last night’s results
ChicagoWhite Sox 4, Baltimore 3
L.A. Angels 6, N.Y. Yankees 4
Oakland 4, Toronto 1
Tampa Bay 4, Kansas City 0
Texas 7, Seattle 6
Boston 4,Minnesota 3
Detroit at Cleveland
Monday’s results
ChicagoWhite Sox 7 Baltimore 6
Boston 8Minnesota 6
Tampa Bay 2 Kansas City 1
Texas 9 Seattle 2
Tonight’s games
ChicagoWhite Sox (Humber 8-8) at Baltimore
(Tom.Hunter 1-2), 7:05 p.m.
Detroit (Porcello 11-6) at Cleveland (Jimenez
0-0), 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Richards 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees
(Nova 10-4), 7:05 p.m.
Oakland (G.Gonzalez 9-9) at Toronto (Alvarez
0-0), 7:07 p.m.
Kansas City (F.Paulino 1-4) at Tampa Bay
(W.Davis 8-7), 7:10 p.m.
Seattle (Vargas 6-10) at Texas (D.Holland 10-
4), 8:05 p.m.
Boston (Lester 11-5) atMinnesota (Blackburn
7-9), 8:10 p.m.
Tomorrow’s games
Kansas City at Tampa Bay, 12:10 p.m.
Oakland at Toronto, 12:37 p.m.
L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.
ChicagoWhite Sox at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.
Detroit at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.
Last night’s results
Atlanta 4, Florida 3, 11 innings
Colorado 3, Cincinnati 2
N.Y.Mets 5, San Diego 4
Washington 3, Chicago Cubs 1
Milwaukee 5, St. Louis 3, 10 innings
Arizona 11, Houston 9
Philadelphia 2, L.A. Dodgers 1
San Francisco 6, Pittsburgh 0Monday’s results
Atlanta 8, Florida 5
Colorado 10, Cincinnati 7
N.Y.Mets 9, San Diego 8
Washington at Chicago, ppd., rain
Houston 9, Arizona 1
Philadelphia at L.A. Dodgers
Pittsburgh 5, San Francisco 0
Today’s games
Philadelphia (Worley 8-1) at L.A. Dodgers
(Billingsley 10-9), 3:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Karstens 8-6) at San Francisco
(J.Sanchez 4-6), 3:45 p.m.
Atlanta (T.Hudson 11-7) at Florida
(Ani.Sanchez 6-5), 7:10 p.m.
Colorado (Millwood 0-0) at Cincinnati (Leake
9-7), 7:10 p.m.
San Diego (Harang 10-3) at N.Y.Mets (Dickey
5-10), 7:10 p.m.
Washington (Detwiler 1-1) at Chicago Cubs
(R.Lopez 2-3), 8:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Wolf 8-8) at St. Louis (Westbrook
9-5), 8:15 p.m.
Houston (An.Rodriguez 0-4) at Arizona (Coll-
menter 6-7), 9:40 p.m.
Tomorrow’s games
San Diego at N.Y.Mets, 12:10 p.m.
Colorado at Cincinnati, 12:35 p.m.
Washington at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
Milwaukee at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.
Houston at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WEEK SEVENEAST DIVISION
GP W L T PF PA PtWinnipeg 6 5 1 0 152 113 10Montreal 6 4 2 0 195 152 8Hamilton 6 3 3 0 152 144 6Toronto 6 1 5 0 128 178 2
WEST DIVISIONEdmonton 6 5 1 0 169 127 10Calgary 6 4 2 0 149 137 8B.C. 6 1 5 0 150 172 2Saskatchewan 6 1 5 0 112 184 2Tomorrow’s gameEdmonton atMontreal, 7:30 p.m.Friday’s gameCalgary at Saskatchewan, 9 p.m.Saturday’s gamesToronto at Hamilton, 7 p.m.Winnipeg at B.C., 10 p.m.WEEK EIGHTByes: Calgary, Hamilton,Montreal,WinnipegThursday, Aug. 18Saskatchewan at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.Friday, Aug. 19B.C. at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
LEADERSUnofficial CFL scoring leaders following Sat-urday’s game (x— scored two-point convert):SCORING
TD C FG S Pts
Whyte,Mtl 0 21 15 1 67
Duval, Edm 0 17 13 9 65
Palardy,Wpg 0 12 16 4 64
Medlock, Ham 0 15 14 3 60
McCallum, BC 0 13 15 2 60
Paredes, Cal 0 11 12 4 51
E.Johnson, Sask 0 11 10 5 46
Stala, Ham 6 0 0 0 36
Prefontaine, Tor 0 8 8 0 32
Edwards,Wpg 5 0 0 0 30
Kackert, Tor 5 0 0 0 30
Stamps, Edm 5 0 0 0 30
Bratton,Mtl 4 0 0 0 24
Cornish, Cal 4 0 0 0 24
Diedrick,Mtl 4 0 0 0 24
Barnes, Edm 3 0 0 0 18
Brown, BC 3 0 0 0 18
Cates, Sask 3 0 0 0 18
Cobourne, Ham 3 0 0 0 18
Foster, BC 3 0 0 0 18
Green,Mtl 3 0 0 0 18
Porter, Edm 3 0 0 0 18
Richardson,Mtl 3 0 0 0 18
Robertson, BC 3 0 0 0 18
C.Williams, Ham 3 0 0 0 18
Shaw, Tor 0 5 4 1 18
Dressler, Sask 2 0 0 0 12
Getzlaf, Sask 2 0 0 0 12
Jeffers-Harris,Wpg 2 0 0 0 12
Joseph, Edm 2 0 0 0 12
Lemon, Tor 2 0 0 0 12
McPherson,Mtl 2 0 0 0 12
Messam, Edm 2 0 0 0 12
Reynolds, Cal 2 0 0 0 12
Simon, BC 2 0 0 0 12
Whitaker,Mtl 2 0 0 0 12
Banks, BC 1 0 0 0 6
Bishop, Cal 1 0 0 0 6
CFL
SOCCER
TENNISGOLF
MLS
EASTERN CONFERENCEGP W L T GF GA Pt
Columbus 23 9 7 7 24 22 34
Philadelphia 22 8 5 9 27 20 33
Kansas City 23 7 7 9 32 30 30
New York 24 6 6 12 37 33 30
Houston 23 6 7 10 28 28 28
D.C. United 21 6 6 9 29 33 27
New England 23 4 10 9 22 33 21
Toronto 25 3 11 11 24 46 20
Chicago 22 2 7 13 23 30 19
WESTERN CONFERENCELos Angeles 25 13 3 9 35 20 48
Dallas 24 12 6 6 31 24 42
Seattle 24 11 5 8 35 27 41
Colorado 25 9 6 10 35 31 37
Real Salt Lake 21 10 5 6 30 16 36
Chivas USA 23 7 8 8 30 26 29
Portland 22 7 10 5 28 35 26
San Jose 23 5 8 10 25 30 25
Vancouver 23 3 11 9 25 36 18
Note: Three points for awin, one for a tie.
Saturday’s games
Chivas USA at Seattle, 4 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Toronto, 7 p.m.
NewEngland at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at NewYork, 7:30 p.m.
FC Dallas at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.
Colorado at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday’s game
Portland at Houston, 9 p.m.
ATHLETICS 4, BLUE JAYS 1Oakland ab r h bi Toronto ab r h biJWeeks 2b 5 0 1 0 YEscor ss 4 0 2 0Pnngtn ss 4 1 1 0 EThms lf 4 0 1 0Matsui dh 4 0 0 0 Bautist rf 4 0 0 0Wlngh lf 3 1 1 2 Lind 1b 4 0 0 0CJcksn 1b 4 0 0 0 Encrnc dh 2 1 2 1DeJess rf 3 1 0 0 Teahen pr 0 0 0 0KSuzuk c 4 1 2 1 Rasms cf 4 0 1 0Sweeny cf 3 0 1 1 A.Hill 2b 4 0 0 0SSizmr 3b 3 0 0 0 Arencii c 3 0 0 0Lawrie 3b 3 0 0 0Totals 33 4 6 4 Totals 32 1 6 1Oakland 000 002 101 4Toronto 010 000 000 1DP—Oakland 1. LOB—Oakland 6, Toronto 7.2B—E.Thames (13). HR—Willingham (18),K.Suzuki (10), Encarnacion (10).
IP H R ER BB SOOaklandHardenW,3-2 7 5 1 1 2 8Balfour H,19 1 1 0 0 0 0A.Bailey S,14-16 1 0 0 0 1 0TorontoCecil L,4-5 7 4 3 3 2 5L.Perez 1 1-3 0 1 1 0 0Camp 2-3 2 0 0 0 0HBP—byCecil(Willingham),byL.Perez(DeJesus).Umpires—Home, Doug Eddings; First, DanaDeMuth; Second, Kerwin Danley; Third, PaulNauert.T—2:31. A—20,521 (49,260).
WEEKEND GLANCEPGAOFAMERICAPGA CHAMPIONSHIPSite: Johns Creek, Ga.Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday.Television: TNT (Tomorrow-Friday, 1-7 p.m.,Saturday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.) and CBS(Saturday-Sunday, 2-7 p.m.).Online: www.pga.com/pgachampionshipPGA Tour site:www.pgatour.comEuropean Tour site:www.europeantour.com
NATIONWIDE TOURPRICE CUTTER CHARITY CHAMPIONSHIPSite: Springfield,Mo.Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday.Television:None.Online:www.pgatour.com
ATP ROGERS CUPAt MontrealSinglesFirst RoundPhilipp Petzschner, Germany, def. Gilles Si-mon (9), France, 7-5, 6-2.Richard Gasquet (10), France, def. FlorianMayer, Germany, 6-3, 6-2.Michael Llodra, France, def.Mikhail Youzhny(11), Russia, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).Viktor Troicki (12), Serbia, def. Michael Yani,U.S., 2-6, 6-3, 6-1.Vasek Pospisil, Vernon, B.C., def. Juan IgnacioChela, Argentina, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, def. PhilippKohlschreiber, Germany, 6-2, 7-5.Michael Russell, U.S., def. AlbertMontanes,Spain, 7-5, 6-2.Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, def. Alejandro Falla,Colombia, 7-5, 6-1.Second RoundKevin Anderson, South Africa, def. AndyMur-ray (4), Britain, 6-3, 6-1.DoublesFirst RoundPaul Hanley, Australia, and Bruno Soares,Brazil, def. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, and LukasDlouhy, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-2.Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, and StanislasWawrinka, Switzerland, def. Alexandr Dolgo-polov, Ukraine, and Dick Norman, Belgium, 6-2,6-4.Second RoundTomas Berdych, Czech Republic, and FlorianMayer, Germany, def.Mahesh Bhupathi andLeander Paes (3), India, 6-1, 7-6 (9).
WTAROGERS CUPAt TorontoSinglesFirst RoundAndrea Petkovic (11), Germany, def. EugenieBouchard,Westmount, Que., 6-2, 6-2.Agnieszka Radwanska (13), Poland, def. Ele-na Vesnina, Russia, 6-4, 6-1.Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, def. Domini-ka Cibulkova (16), Slovakia, 7-5, 4-6, 1-3 re-tired.Stephanie Dubois, Laval, Que., def. KathrinWoerle, Germany, 7-6 (4), 6-1.AleksandraWozniak, Blainville, Que., def.Shahar Peer, Israel, 6-1, 6-0.Flavia Pennetta, Italy, def.Maria Kirilenko,Russia, 6-3, 6-1.Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, def. GiselaDulko, Argentina, 6-3, 6-4.Roberta Vinci, Italy, def. YaninaWickmayer,Belgium, 6-4, 6-2.Peng Shuai, China, def. Lourdes DominguezLino, Spain, 6-1, 7-5.Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, def. Zhang Shuai, China,6-1, 6-1.AnabelMedina Garrigues, Spain, def. Sara Er-rani, Italy, 7-5, 6-1.Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia, def. Jelena Dokic,Australia, 2-0, retired.PetraMartic, Croatia, def. Lucie Hradecka,Czech Republic, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4.SerenaWilliams, U.S., def. Alona Bon-darenko, Ukraine, 6-0, 6-3.Second RoundZheng Jie, China, def. Kim Clijsters, Belgium,3-6, 2-1 retired.Doubles— First RoundMarina Erakovic, NewZealand, and Julia Go-erges, Germany, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova andAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 2-6, 7-5,10-6 tiebreak.Natalie Grandin, South Africa, and VladimiraUhlirova, Czech Republic, def. RebeccaMarino,Vancouver, and Sun Shengnan, China, 7-6 (9),6-3.Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, and Andrea Petkovic,Germany, def. Jarmila Gajdosova, Australia,and Nadia Petrova, Russia, 1-6, 7-6 (7), 10-6.
IIHFMEMORIALOF IVANHLINKA TOURNAMENTAtBreclav,CzechRepublicandPiestany,Slovakia
PRELIMINARYROUNDGROUPA
GP WOTWOTL L GF GA Pt
Sweden 2 2 0 0 0 9 4 6
Canada 2 1 0 0 1 7 6 3
Czech Republic 2 1 0 0 1 4 7 3
Switzerland 2 0 0 0 2 4 7 0
GROUPBGP WOTWOTL L GF GA Pt
Finland 2 2 0 0 0 16 5 6
Russia 2 1 0 1 0 9 7 4
U.S. 2 0 1 0 1 8 10 2
Slovakia 2 0 0 0 2 4 15 0
Note: Three points awarded for awin in regu-
lation, two for an overtimewin and one for
losing in overtime.
Yesterday’s results
At Piestany, Slovakia
Finland 10 Slovakia 2
U.S. 5 Russia 4 (OT)
At Breclav, Czech Republic
Canada 6 Czech Republic 1
Sweden 4 Switzerland 3
Monday’s results
At Piestany, Slovakia
Finland 6 U.S. 3
Russia 5 Slovakia 2
At Breclav, Czech Republic
Sweden 5 Canada 1
Czech Republic 3 Switzerland 1
Today’s games
At Piestany, Slovakia
Russia vs. Finland, 8 a.m.
Slovakia vs. U.S., 11:30 a.m.
At Breclav, Czech Republic
Canada vs. Switzerland, 9:30 a.m.
Czech Republic vs. Sweden, 1 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 11
NoGames Scheduled.
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Speed, wheels and brakesBuick claims the Regal GS delivers zero-to-100-km/h runs in the low seven-secondthreshold, which is decent, but notspectacular for the 1,680-kilogram sedan.
The GS features 19- and optional 20-inchwheels. As well, it’s braking has beenupgraded with a four-wheel-disc packagefrom Brembo, a company that supplies thestopping power for the world’s most elitecars.
The latest Regal has German origins, so outfitting it with a good engine and hardware geared for a fun
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SuspensionPerformance-oriented upgrading has also beenbestowed upon the GS. Chief among these arespecial “HiPerStruts” for the front suspensionthat help reduce torque steer, which is thetendency for high-powered front-wheel-drive ve-hicles to pull to one side under hard acceleration.
The driver can choose standard, sport and ex-tra-firm suspension settings and for a more sport-ing feel, the degree of power-steering boost isreduced as suspension firmness increases.
EngineWhat will give this Buick its performance chopsis a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder thatBuick promises will deliver at least 255horsepower and a stout 295 pound-feet oftorque.
By comparison, the Regal CXL’s optional 2.0-litre turbo engine produces 220 horses and 258pound-feet of torque. Much of GS’s added outputcomes from increased turbocharger boost pres-sure along with freer flowing exhaust plumping.
Buick continues to fashion ahipper image with the newRegal GS significantly en-hancing the brand’s stock.
The GS — short for GranSport, a performance label
that Buick first used back inthe mid-1960s — will beadded to the Regal lineuplater this year, showing theworld that there really canbe such a thing as a per-formance Buick.
The new model also pro-vides one more enginechoice for its new midsize
platform. At one end of thespectrum, the 2012 Regalwill be offered with a newgasoline-electric hybridcombo, called eAssist, thatdelivers significantly en-hanced fuel economy. Atthe other end, the new GScomes with an enhanced-output turbocharged four-
cylinder engine and match-ing performance/luxurycontent to challenge similarmid-size sedans from Eu-rope and Japan.
Just as General Motors’Cadillac division is chang-ing its image with the high-output CTS-V coupe andsedan, the GS will undoubt-
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edly challenge the public’sperceptions about Buick,which has traditionallycatered to older drivers whocared very little about accel-eration, road holding andsteering and stopping per-formance.
Actually, Buick has ahead start since the Regalsedan was conceived in Ger-many and is arguably themost visually arresting mod-el in Buick’s fleet.
By comparison
BMW 328isedan Base price: $43,000Reigning Euro-sedanking offers peppyengines and bankvault build quality.
Lincoln MKZBase price: $40,000Distinctive four-dooris available withoptional AWD andhybrid power.
Acura TLBase price: $41,400Redesigned 2012edition comes fullyloaded and is a blastto drive.
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Electric AlaskaOut here, you want to focus on experiencing life, not worry about
making it home The Chevy Volt makes the perfect playmate
Most hotel black-out curtains do areasonable jobkeeping daylight
out when sleep is the goal,but sometimes, it’s just notenough.
On this morning, after 12nights of Alaskan sleep dep-rivation during the seasonof the midnight sun, gettinginto a decent functionalmood isn’t easy.
It doesn’t help that theStarbucks on Anchorage’s5th Ave. messes up my javafix and then toasts a garlicbagel instead of a multi-grain one.
And what about the factthat, as event planners, mywife Lisa Calvi and I havechanged hotels 10 times inless than two weeks duringan extended business trip toAlaska?
We pack our suitcasesand office supplies into thehatchback. This is a normalcar, I remind myself, stuff-ing the last of the suitcasesinto the cargo area, which ismassive with the rear seatsfolded down.
I head south out of An-chorage toward the KenaiPeninsula. Lisa and I bookeda six-hour glacier cruise outof Whittier and have an ap-pointment at the “tunnel”which is the only land con-nection from the port ofWhittier to the rest of theworld.
As my brooding levelsout, the silent, comfortableride of Chevrolet’s all-new
Volt reminds me that we areindeed running on electrici-ty and will be for about 50kilometres.
It doesn’t matter thatwe’re driving about 300kilometres that day. Oncethe battery runs down, anonboard four-cylinder gaso-line-powered generator willkick in and extend ourrange for another 500 or sokilometres. Sure we mightconsume a little fossil fuel,but there is no pesky “my-battery-is-running-low-range-anxiety” with theVolt.
The idea of leaving homefor a weekend road tripwith an electric vehicle isnormally a dicey proposi-tion, unless the plan doesn’tinvolve much driving, be-cause range is short andcharing takes a long time ...if you can find somewhereto charge.
That makes the ChevyVolt a compelling alterna-tive. It’s an electric car thatdoesn’t need a back-up vehi-cle beside it in the driveway.
From Whittier, the cruisethrough Prince WilliamSound is a spellbinding af-fair that stops briefly at a re-mote fish hatchery wheresalmon are jumping, rafts ofsea otters are frisking andbald eagles swooping. It’slike an advertisement foranimal heaven.
Back in Whittier, I powerup the Volt. The batterycharge is depleted but thefour-cylinder gasoline gen-erator engine keeps thecharge between 20 and 29per cent so we’re not con-cerned about anything but
making the tunnel appoint-ment time to get us back tothe main road.
The Volt’s is not a fad caror something that has to bebabied or fussed over.
Plug it into a 110-voltpower supply overnight or a220-volt outlet for a fewhours and it’s ready to fulfillmost commuting require-ments.
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Alaska is a delight for nature lovers and people who
covet the outdoors. This dovetails nicely with the Volt’s
large storage capacity to pack along plenty of gear.
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1ST
2011 ACCENT CLEAROUT2011 ACCENT L 3DR
5.7L/100 KM 50 MPG
HIGHWAY
GL Sport model shown
Limited model shown2.0T 6-Speed model shown
Limited model shown
Limited model shown
ACCENT L 3DR 5-SPEED. DELIVERY & DESTINATION INCLUDED. DEALER PARTICIPATION OF $500 INCLUDED.
$15,094 $11,494STARTINGPRICE
NEWSALE PRICE
$3,600 PRICE ADJUSTMENTΩ
THE MOST FUEL-EFFICIENT FLEET OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. The EPA named Hyundai’s 2010 fl eet of vehicles the most fuel-effi cient in the U.S.
2011 SANTA FE 2.4L GL AUTO2010 BEST-SELLING IMPORT SUV IN CANADA∞
2011 GENESIS COUPEA NEW CALIBRE OF SMART PERFORMANCE
6.6L/100 KM 43 MPG
HIGHWAY 7.2L/100 KM
39 MPG
HIGHWAY
6.5L/100 KM 43 MPG
HIGHWAY
FINANCING FOR 84 MONTHS
0%BI-WEEKLY PAYMENT
$146†OWN IT
BI-WEEKLY PAYMENT
$124†OWN IT
FINANCING FOR 72 MONTHS
3.59%WITH
ELANTRA SEDANBEST-IN-CLASS NON-HYBRID FUEL ECONOMY
NO DOWN PAYMENTELANTRA L 6-SPEED. DELIVERY
& DESTINATION INCLUDED.
WITHNO DOWN PAYMENT
GENESIS COUPE 2.0T 6-SPEED. DELIVERY & DESTINATION INCLUDED.
FINANCING FOR 84 MONTHS
0%BI-WEEKLY PAYMENT
$156†OWN IT WITH
NO DOWN PAYMENTSANTA FE 2.4L GL AUTO. DELIVERY
& DESTINATION INCLUDED.
2012 TUCSONALL-NEW STYLISH CROSSOVER UTILITY VEHICLE
FINANCING FOR 72 MONTHS
1.49%BI-WEEKLY PAYMENT
$146†OWN IT WITH
NO DOWN PAYMENTTUCSON L 5-SPEED. DELIVERY &
DESTINATION INCLUDED.
4.9L/100 KM 58 MPG
HIGHWAY
