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Speed and alcohol were factors in crash, but responsibility not yet clear, RCMP say No charges have been laid Tests for alcohol on three men who died will be available following the autopsies

Two recent grads were remem-bered fondly at Ecole Secondaire

Beaumont Composite High Schoolyesterday.

Beaumont’s Brad Arsenault andKole Novak, both 18, were killedwhen the car they were travelingin collided with a truck on High-

way 625 early Saturday. Thad Lake,22, of Leduc, was also in the carand killed.

RCMP said yesterday the 28-year-old pickup driver was impaired,but he is still in hospital and they

have yet to speak with him. Principal John Mair said coun-

sellors were available yesterdayand large cardstock, which will bepresented to the boys’ families, wasout for students to sign.

The community also held a can-dlelight vigil Sunday night.

“There is a sense of strong com-munity,” said Mair. “And it cer-tainly helps with the healingprocess.”

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Canada’s top 41 world-junior hopefuls selected

Quintin Howden, from Oak Bank, Man., tries on a jersey and a team hat after being named to the roster for Canada’s 2012 national

junior team selection camp for the second year in a row at a press conference in Calgary. The camp will be held Dec. 10-14 in Calgary.

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Fortunately the detec-tives delving into the casesseldom do either.

“We deal with howmuch more time we cantake before we have a rest,”Det. Brian Robertson toldreporters yesterday.

In October and Novem-ber alone, he logged 360regular hours plus 150

hours of OT, and averagedfive hours of sleep.

In addition to this year’s43 homicides, Robertsoncounts 16 unsolved homi-cides from other yearsamong his workload.

“It’s my opinion some ofthose 16 are completelysolvable if we were able totake the time,” said Robert-son, a 31-year EPS veteran,10 in homicide.

Staff Sgt. Dave Spierscredited a 63 per cent clear-ance rate in 2011 killings toborrowing 12 EPS membersfrom other units.

Insp. Stewart Calliouxsaid he admires investiga-tors’ sacrifices in dealingwith this year’s spike incrime.

“They were putting inway too many hours, put-

ting in way too many sleep-less nights without a breakand being on call week afterweek after week,” said Cal-lioux. He said the additionalhomicide resources will beneeded well into 2012.

Edmonton has recorded 43 homicides in 2011, surpassing its record of39 Police Chief Rod Knecht has said he wants 68 new officers in 2012

Det. Brian Robertson of the homicide unit speaks to media at EPS headquarters yesterday.

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Killings stretching city’s cops to the limit

Hockey teamback homeafter rolloverAn Edmonton hockey teamreturned home yesterdayafter the bus they weretravelling in flipped on asnowy Highway 16 nearHinton on Sunday.

One teenaged playerand the bus driver remainin hospital in Hinton.Hockey Edmonton’s BettyChmilar said the playerwas kept as a precautionand his parents are withhim.

The SSAC LakewoodChevrolet Midget AA squadwas on its way to a gamewhen the bus slid off theroad, landing on its roof.

RCMP said weather androad conditions were poor.

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Five chargedin stabbingPolice have charged fivepeople in the murder of a27-year-old man in Septem-ber.

Chrysostom (Tom) Cara-gay Marquez died from astab wound he sustainedon Sept. 17 at an apartmentat 11514–132 St.

“In the past two monthswe have been able tosuccessfully identify andcharge three individuals al-legedly who entered thesuite of the victim on thatdate,” said Det. DwayneLakusta, adding two othersare charged with allegedlyassisting the attack.

“I can say this was not arandom act and the victimdid know at least one of thepeople responsible for thisoccurrence,” said Lakusta.

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A search of the vehicleturned up the jewelry, in-cluding 18-karat goldrings, necklaces andearrings, along with asmall amount of marijua-na.

The 41-year-old Edmon-ton man driving the vehi-cle was arrested forpossession of stolen prop-erty. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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The buck should stop atpaying to park at hospitals,according to the CanadianMedical Association Jour-nal.

An editorial by acting ed-itor Dr. Rajendra Kale, anOttawa neurologist, saysparking charges are a userfee in disguise and an im-pediment to good care.

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They waited in long linesfor hours to vote, despite anew wave of unrest, fearsabout a sharply divided so-ciety and uncertainty overthe nation’s future.

For the millions of Egyp-tians who cast ballots yes-terday, the firstparliamentary electionssince they ousted HosniMubarak were a turningpoint in history — if for noother reason than theywere finally getting achance to be heard afterdecades of rigged voting.

The outcome will indi-cate whether one of Ameri-ca’s most important MiddleEast allies will remain secu-lar or move down a more Is-lamic path, as have othercountries swept up in theArab Spring.

“I have hope this time,”said Amal Fathy, a 50-year-old government employeewho wears the Islamic veil,as she patiently waited tovote. “I may not live longenough to see change, butmy grandchildren will.”

Since the uprising thatforced out Mubarak nearly10 months ago, Egyptianshad looked forward to thisday as a celebration of free-dom after years of stiflingdictatorship. Instead, therehas been deep disappoint-

ment with the militaryrulers who replaced the oldregime and a new wave ofprotests and clashes thatbegan 10 days before thevote.

If there was little jubila-tion, there was hope — and

even defiance — with manydetermined to either pushthe military from power orvote against the MuslimBrotherhood and other Is-lamist groups who are ex-pected to dominate theballoting. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Egypt heads to the polls forfirst free election in decades

Parliament that emerges fromvote may have little relevance ifmilitary sharply limits its power

“If you have waitedfor 30 years, can’tyou wait now foranother hour?”AN ARMY OFFICER, YELLING ATHUNDREDS OF RESTLESS WOMEN ATA POLLING CENTRE IN CAIRO

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Rolling in the deepThis year’s record monsoon rains have promptedThailand’s worst flooding in half a century. Waterlevels are slowly beginning to recede in the regionas cleanup efforts continue throughout the country.

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A Thai woman texts on her cellphone as she wadesthrough knee-high floodwaters on the outskirts ofBangkok yesterday.

Canada to pull out of Kyoto?Canada heads into climatetalks in South Africa thisweek refusing to publiclyshow its hand on whetherit’s in or out of the onlyglobal treaty on limiting

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jor emitters involved incutting greenhouse gasemissions, be they devel-oped or developingeconomies.

But Kent refused yester-

day to either confirm ordeny reports that Canadain fact plans to walk awayfrom the Kyoto accord al-together.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Greenpeace activists brought their message to Parliament Hill using hundreds of LED lights.

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It was a rare sign of emo-tion for Mohammad Shafia,who earlier in the proceed-ing smiled and chattedamiably with his lawyer.

The Shafia’s co-accusedwife and mother of thegirls, Tooba MohammadYahya, was allowed to leavecourt before the testimony,in which a forensic pathol-ogist said the femalesdrowned and showed nosigns that they had taken

or been administered anydrugs or alcohol.

Before the slides wereshown, Crown lawyer Ger-ard Laarhuis warned theycould be distressing.

“These are graphic pho-tographs,” Laarhuis said.“People need to be pre-pared to see them.”

Shafia’s son, Hamed,who is also accused of first-degree murder in thedeaths of his sisters,rubbed his eyes as theslides showing the deadwomen were put up onlarge screens in Ontario Su-perior court.

Bodies of the sisters,Geeti, 13, Sahar, 17, andZainab, 19, were retrievedfrom a submerged car in aKingston, Ont. canal inJune 2009, along with theirfather’s first wife RonaAmir Mohammad. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Mohammad Shafia

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Europe’s debt problemsand the global slowdownhave weakened Canada’seconomy and pose evengraver risks going forward,warns the Organization forEconomic Co-operation andDevelopment.

The OECD said yesterdaythat Canada is currently go-ing through a rough patchof weak growth because ofthe deteriorating externalenvironment.

The OECD expects Cana-da’s economy to muddlethrough and post a soft 1.9per cent advance next year,followed by a stronger 2.5per cent expansion in 2013,but all bets are off if the Eu-ropean debt crisis spreadsbeyond the continent.

“Prospects only improve

if decisive action is takenquickly,” said chief econo-mist Pier Carlo Padoan.

While most of the risksstem from Europe, Canadais not totally blameless, theOECD says, citing “high lev-els of household indebted-ness (that) are erodingconsumer confidence.”

The International Mone-tary Fund and the Econo-mist magazine have flaggedrecord levels of householdindebtedness as risks to theCanadian economy. House-hold debt is at about 150per cent of disposable in-come, an all-time high.

Still, Canada’s economicexpansion over the nexttwo years will vie with theU.S. for tops in the G7 —which also includes euro-

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Canada’s economystill at risk: OECD

Harsher fate for countries if Europe’s mess spreadsDomestic confidence down, export sector limited

12 days ofexpensesThe price of partridges,pear trees and turtle doveshas spiked, pushing thecost of every items men-tioned in the carol, TheTwelve Days of Christmas,above $100,000 for thefirst time.

The 364 items repeatedacross the verses would

cost $101,119, an increaseof 4.4 per cent over lastyear, according to the an-nual Christmas Price Indexcompiled by PNC WealthManagement. The broadergovernment ConsumerPrice Index increased by3.9 per cent over the sameperiod.

Those with the moneyto spend would end upwith 12 drummers drum-ming, 22 pipers piping, 30

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GIVING UPON HIGHRISELIVING

Last weekend I moved — anentirely frustrating and time-consuming ordeal that we allgo through at least a fewtimes in our lives. After 16months in a cookie-cutter con-

do building, I left my highrise rental forsomething entirely different.

I found a newly finished basementapartment in a beautiful Victorian houseon a wide leafy street a mere 15-minutewalk away from my old address. And eventhough my postal code remains the same,

my new place feels a world away from the glass and con-crete wasteland I once called home.

Back on street-level (well, I guess technically I’m belowit) there is a whole world I had forgotten about, a diverseneighbourhood where people manicure their lawns andnext door’s cat prowls by your window.

Subterranean living has its deficits for sure — naturalsunlight is at a minimum and cellphone reception is spot-ty at best. Taking out the garbage has become a real chore

rather than something Icould send down a magical“someone else’s problem”chute.

And, yes, the view leavesa lot to be desired (the viewis dirt; it’s a basement,remember). But you knowwhat? The lookout on the21st floor had its problemstoo. It was unnerving howeasy it was to peer into theprivate goings on of the resi-dents in the adjacent condodevelopment. After a whileit started feeling a little bittoo much like Rear Windowfor my liking.

I never anticipated that abasement would feel lessclaustrophobic than a brandnew apartment, and, yet,your rental dollars go a lotfurther when you investthem underground. Despitethe low ceilings, the spacefeels vast in comparison tomy 500-square-foot cube.

I’m no longer tripping over my furniture and I can actual-ly have more than two guests over for dinner; I just can’tinvite anyone over six-foot-six.

I’m sure the novelty will wear off eventually, but fornow living in a brick-and-mortar-home again is oh socharming. I’m comforted by the ambient noise of the fur-nace and footsteps overhead. Rather than suffocating onrecirculated condo air, I wake up in the morning to arefreshing chill of a real house.

Downtown space is at a premium and buildingupwards is the obvious solution for overcrowded cities.But while vertical living is an unavoidable reality, I’m notsure that people are meant to live 20-something floors upin the air. There’s just something much more humanabout being back down to earth.

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Camera snapsstarry beautyTHOMPSON, UTAH. The slowmotion of a wild, starrynight was captured in asingle frame by photo -grapher Brad Goldpaint,who shot this image froma 305-metre shear drop inArches National Park. Bradtrekked 2,092 kilometresacross the States, snappinglandscapes to capture “ins-pirational elements withinthe natural world.” MWN

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can experience the makingof the classic recordingwith a box set that in-cludes nearly as many discsas album releases. The al-bum that spawned suchclassics as One and Mysteri-ous Ways was recorded inBerlin during a tumultuousperiod for the band. Afterexperiencing the mega-suc-cess of The Joshua Tree andthe concert film Rattle andHum, the band was at a

crossroads. So they brokeaway from their families tofind their sound in a dis-tant land. After a great dealof tension, they foundwhat they were looking forwith One, and the rest fellinto place. Not only werethey able to churn out theremainder of the album,but they also recorded thefollow-up, Zooropa. Thecollection consists of sixcompact discs and four

DVDs, including the docu-mentary, From the SkyDown, and a Zoo TV spe-cial. Other goodies includea hardcover book and 16art prints. There’s a scaled-down two-disc set that in-cludes 14 additional tracks,and an uber-deluxe versionthat includes a set of col-lectible vinyl singles, amagnetic puzzle tiled box,and a pair of Bono's trade-mark Fly sunglasses.

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Nirvana: NevermindSuper Deluxe

EditionWorking through thehours of material on this20th anniversary celebra-tion of Nirvana’s Never-mind is an unexpectedlymelancholy experience.When Nevermind hit thestreet in 1991, destroyinghair metal in just a fewbars of Smells Like Teen

Spirit, it reshaped notjust rock music but popand punk and America.Listening to the variousversions of Nevermind inthis edition, one of twocommemorative releases,reminds us that no one’sreally come close to carrying the standard inthe years after Nirvana’sfiery flare across thenight sky. The super

deluxe version is both fas-cinatingly deep and need-lessly so at the sametime. There are four discswith 69 cuts that includea remastered version ofthe original album, vari-ous B-sides, live cuts andunreleased versions andeven a few early boombox proto-recordings thatprovide a glimpse at theevolution of Nirvana’s

biggest hits. There’s alsoa book that includes pho-tos and other artifactsfrom the period. Thehighlight of the superdeluxe edition is the Nir-vana: Live at the Para-mount DVD of the band’sOct. 31, 1991, concert inSeattle. Things were juststarting to blow up andthe band is young andpowerful.

The Smiths: TheSmiths Complete

This is a swank box set, inboth CD and vinyl, con-taining all four studio al-bums released in anastounding flurry be-tween 1984 and 1987 andfour more discs of livebits and odds and ends.Morrissey’s sweetlycrooned rancour and cut-ting indignation remain asoothing balm years later,and Johnny Marr’s dia-mond-lattice guitar work

is still every bit as engag-ing as it was in the mid-1980s, despite all thecopycats and pretendersover the years. These al-bums were grenadeslobbed at the establish-ment at the time andshould find fresh ears inthe 21st century. Morris-sey and his mates were re-acting to the growingelitism of the wealthy andthe many inequalities ofmodern society. Many ofthe same themes have re-emerged 25 years later in

the age of Occupy WallStreet. The Smiths haveaged very well. The Queenis Dead and Vicar in a Tu-tu remain vibrant andalive, the sneer still freshon the lips. There is aLight That Never Goes Outand I Want the One ICan’t Have remain just asheartbreakingly sad. Andsongs like How Soon isNow and London still rockwith an unexpected feroc-ity. One disappointment isthe light liner notes. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Sarah’s KeyGenre: DramaDirector: Gilles Paquet-BrennerStars: Kristin Scott Thomas,Melusine Mayance, Niels Arestrup811

In this potent Holocaustdrama, Julia (Kristin ScottThomas) is an Americaninvestigative journalistworking at a contempo-rary magazine in Paris. Sheseeks elusive facts regard-ing the infamous Vel’d’Hiv Roundup, the 1942mass arrest of that city’sJews, many of whom wereturned over to occupyingNazis by their collabora-tionist fellow Frenchmen.As Julia probes the poorlydocumented events of1942, she uncovers evi-dence of a personal con-nection to them, evidencethat changes everythingshe knows about herworld. Once this truth isknown, it can never be un-known, no matter howmany people — her hus-band included, insist that

it’s ancient history. Mean-while, director Gilles Pa-quet-Brenner (workingfrom Tatiana de Rosnay’sinternational bestseller assource material) intro-duces us to Sarah, a 10-year-old Jewish girl livingwith her parents and four-year-old brother inwartime Paris. When thegendarmes arrive at herhome in 1942 to do theNazis’ bidding, quick-thinking Sarah (MelusineMayance) hides her broth-er in a secret locked closet,promising to return for

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Another EarthGenre: DramaDirector: Mike CahillStars: Brit Marling, WilliamMapother, Matthew-Lee Erl-bach811

Starring director MikeCahill’s co-writer Brit Mar-ling, this Sundance prizewinner tells a sci-fi storywithin the realm of in-

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Our Idiot BrotherGenre: ComedyDirector: Jesse PeretzStars: Paul Rudd, ElizabethBanks, Zooey Deschanel811

Comic smartie Paul Ruddis theoretically out of hiscomfort zone in this wrycomedy, in which he’scalled upon to play a gen-tle soul, Ned, who is utter-

ly without guile and thusalways getting himself introuble. Ned can be clue-less — can’t we all? — buthe’s no imbecile. He prizessincerity in a world thatruns on deception. Ned isbrother to three demand-ing females: overprotec-tive mother of two Liz(Emily Mortimer), abrasiveVanity Fair writer Miranda(Elizabeth Banks) and flakyparty girl Natalie (ZooeyDeschanel). Who’s the realfool? Maybe Ned isn’t asaccident-prone as he letson.

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Bob Miley or Lyin’ Miley? Cyrus retracts her self-incriminating statement about being a stoner

Speaking of peopletotally lying, Charl-ize Theron,who is nowon thecircuitpromot-ingher newfilm YoungAdult, istrying tomake usbelieve thatshe wasn’tbeautifulnor popularin high school(how many“pffts” can I fitinto one col-umn?).

“I wore

really nerdy glasses be-cause I was blind ascould be and the boys

didn’t like (me),”she tells People

magazine. Right. Listen, Hol-

lywood: Glass-es don’t hidethe factwomen are 5-foot-10, thin,and gorgeous.

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The Princess Di-aries because AnneHathaway had amajor uni-brow.

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Hannah Bong-tana, it’s timeto come clean.

After it sur-faced over theweekend viaThe Daily that

Miley Cyrus was present-ed with a Bob Marley-shaped cake at her 19thbirthday party at the Roo-sevelt Hotel in L.A. andquipped, “You knowyou’re a stoner whenfriends make you a BobMarley cake — you knowyou smoke way too muchf---in’ weed,” she is nowretracting it, saying the

video was all a “joke.”Her rep tells TMZ that

Miley was joking aboutthe cake and that the BobMarley reference was be-cause her friend Kelly Os-bourne has been callingher Bob Miley since shesaw a video of her rippinga huge bong hit last year.Cyrus then claimed that itwas salvia, a harmlessherb, and not marijuanain the bong.

Cyrus’s rep says thatMiley is not a pothead.

Pfft. Right. Because non-stoners

are known for their loveof all things Bob Marley.

My 74-year-old Repub-lican mother has a giantMarley tapestry hangingin her living room be-cause it matches her sofa.

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Pippa scores a$600K book dealRoyal sister-in-law PippaMiddleton has secured anearly $600,000 advance towrite a party planningbook, according to theMail on Sunday.

An auction for the so-cialite’s project had report-edly been going on forweeks, with publisherMichael Joseph, an imprintof Penguin, coming out ontop.

“It will be about enter-taining and how to throw

the perfect party,” a sourcesays.

“It’s not just about be-ing the perfect hostess —it will also include recipesand information abouthow to host different typesof events.”

The book, which Mid-dleton is reportedly writ-ing without the help of aghostwriter, is due out intime for the 2012 holidayseason.

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Not rain, not ice, not snow,not sleet can keep yourdoggie off his feet.

People who own dogsbenefit health-wise fromtheir pet’s need to go forwalks all year long.

A recent study at theUniversity of Calgaryfound that having a dogkeeps owners active andwalking, even in horren-dous weather.

This is significant be-cause a large percentage ofCanadians — 64 per cent— are inactive during thewinter. Who can blamethem? In Calgary, in thedead of winter, sunset oc-curs less than eight hoursafter sunrise and the meantemperature ranges from -8.5 to 1.5 degrees C, saythe authors.

There’s nothing like apair of big brown, beggingeyes and some adorablefurry eyebrows to get youto don your mitts, hat,boots and parka, and getoutside.

“By acting as cues forphysical activity, dogs mayhelp their owners remainactive across seasons,” saysParabhdeep Lail, lead au-thor of the study and amedical student at the Uni-versity of Calgary.

He and colleagues stud-ied the walking habits of428 Calgarians in both

summer and winter. In thegroup, there were 115 dogowners.

The dog owners were atleast three times morelikely than non-owners tobe consistent about walk-ing in their neighbour-hoods for recreation, thestudy found.

“This can have a posi-tive effect on others in thecommunity,” reported Lail.

Seeing neighbours out-

doors walking their dogsencourages non-owners toget out and walk andmakes people feel safer intheir communities.

Lail and his colleaguessuggest that dog-friendlyneighbourhoods — includ-ing housing that allowsdogs and parks that sup-port dogs — may assist inenhancing populationhealth by promoting phys-ical activity.

A new study shows that dog owners stay more active than their counterparts during thewinter Lead author suggests they can have positive effects beyond just increased activity

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When loneliness devel-ops into a chronic condi-tion, it becomes a risk toboth mental and physicalhealth.

You’ll sleep like a baby‚ literallyLoneliness causes sleep tobecome fragmented.

“When you’re sleeping,your guard is down. Ifyou’re lonely your brainwill subconsciously knowthere’s no one out there to

protect you and this inse-curity is what causes youto fret,” explains LianneKurina, assistant professorof epidemiology at theUniversity of Chicago.

Fatigue takes over asyour body has less time torepair and recuperate.

You’ll get comfort fromcupcakes, not company Lonely people seek sourcesof pleasure that aren’t af-filiated with others. Theirbody craves, and abuses,pleasurable substancessuch as fatty or sugaryfoods and alcohol. In a

way, it’s a form of self-medication, as these pro-vide a superficial, shortterm high and make up forthe lack of dopamine pres-ent in their system.

“Lonely people cave inso easily because as theirbrain is already on thelook out for so manythreats, it becomes lesswell tuned to controlling,”explains Cacioppo.

You’ll be more prone tocatching the fluWe are genetically de-signed to adapt to loneli-ness. We become morevulnerable to viruses asour body focuses on fight-ing bacteria. “Viruses are affiliated withhuman contact (sneezing,saliva) but if you’re lonelyyour brains identifiesphysical contact as non ex-

istent or hostile so drivesall your energy into heal-ing cuts or abrasions,” saysCacioppo.

Stress will take over yourbody Chronic loneliness acti-vates the sympatheticnervous system. Responsi-ble for coordinating thebody’s ‘fight or flight’ re-sponse to stress, the sys-tem is designed to preparethe body for loomingthreat.

This state of alert trig-gers a number of physio-logical changes. Vascularresistance goes up, tight-ening of the arteries,which raises blood pres-sure. Levels of cortisol, thestress hormone used as anemergency supply of ener-gy to boost the immunesystem, increase.”

A new study published in the American Academy of Sleep Medicine suggests that how lonely you are impactshow well you sleep We take one step further and find out other adverse effects loneliness can have on your life

The effect of lonelinessROMINAMCGUINNESSLIFE@METRONEWS.CA

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My hefty takeout boxwas readied instantly byhyperkinetic sous-chefs ona row of blazing woks. Itwas stuffed to the brim

with crisp veggies, tendermeat and delicious ricenoodles. And unlike itscompetitors, Oodle Noodlemakes sure that noodles,chicken, prawns andflavour extend all the wayto the bottom of the box!

I managed to finish the

substantial serving,though I could have easilytaken home half for anoth-er lunch. On my way out, Inodded at the row of “besttakeout” awards on thewall. Staying or going, alunch rush here meansyou’re using your noodle.

Despite thehelpful pic-tures of eachentrée, therewere simply

too many lusciously-de-scribed options on the Oo-dle Noodle menu board toassimilate.

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Preparation:

1 In bowl, toss gratedcheeses withcornstarch to coat.Rub inside of fonduepot with split garlicclove. In heavy-bot-tomed saucepan,heat wine to just be-low boiling pointover medium heat.Whisk in cheeses insmall amounts,adding more ascheese melts. Stir inKirsch to make asmooth sauce.

2 Place fondue pot overfondue burner, pourin cheese mix and ad-just heat so cheesekeeps warm, but

Ingredients:• 250 g (8 oz) Gruyere,Emmental and Appenzellercheeses, shredded• 7 ml (1 1/2 tsp)cornstarch• 1 garlic clove, split inhalf• 175 ml (3/4 cup) whitewine• 30 ml (2 tbsp) Kirsch (op-tional)• 1 baguette, cut intocubes

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Now that the holiday seasonis fast approaching, I’m onceagain confused and, moreimportantly, stressed aboutoffice holiday gift giving.When to give, what to giveand how much to spend.Stressed for the Holidays

Dear Stressed for the Holi-days,

The holidays are astressful time for manypeople, so let’s first try andtake a little bit of the stressaway.

Lets deal with the easyquestion: How much tospend?

First and foremost, youshould only spend whatyou can afford. It is foolishto put yourself in debt just

to buy someone a present.Anybody who would ex-pect you to do that is notworth giving a present to,in my humble opinion.

Secondly, at the office,remember you technicallynever “give up” the ladder,so if your boss buys yousomething, you are not re-quired to buy them some-thing back.

However, remember agood hand-written thank-you note will go a verylong way!

And although I’m notone to push for office gifts,

if everyone really wants toexchange presents, then a“Secret Santa,” where youbuy for one person, is justfine. But remember tostick to the agreed-uponbudget and more impor-tantly remember to betasteful in what you buy.

The entire office will seethis and being the officeclown is not always a goodthing. In fact, what wasfunny at the time youbought it in the store canbe a big disaster in a pro-fessional office setting afew days later.

Deep breath, it is all go-ing to be OK. Just makeyour list, set your budgetand stick to it.

Oh and one final impor-tant rule: Don’t wait untilthe last minute; go do yourshopping now and get itover with.

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Being re-sourcefulthroughoutthe holidayssaves youmoney andreduces

waste.For example, goingall out on wrapping paperand bows kills trees andcosts a few dollars per pres-ent. Why not reuse gift bagsyou’ve accumulatedthroughout the year?

Or, if you’ve preparedbaked goods, give them outin reusable (and returnable)Tupperware rather than indisposable plastic baggies.

Check your jacket pock-ets, purses, in between thecouch cushions and in junkdrawers for coins or bills.

Do you have partiallyused gift cards taking upspace in your wallet? Haveyou cashed in all yourGroupons? Use up any left-over pennies, dollars andcoupons toward gift pur-chases. Next, check for re-gift opportunities. Did youget duplicate copies of yourfavourite book for yourbirthday? Or did you win an

iPod at work that you don’tneed because your existingone is perfectly fine?

Don’t be embarrassed byre-gifting. If you can’t usesomething, give it away.Otherwise it’ll go to wasteand collect dust.

What loyalty programsdo you belong to? Air Miles,Aeroplan, credit card re-wards, grocery store points?

Depending on your loyal-ty program you could cashin your points for gifts suchas electronics or travel.

If you’re of the mindsetthat you should keep savingup your points for a mas-sive trip in a few years fromnow, think again.

The longer you wait toredeem points, the more

likely it is the point systemwill change and adjust tothe increasing cost of pro-viding the rewards.

Thus, your points be-come less ‘rewarding’ overtime. Take advantage ofthem this holiday seasonand save money!

Saving money through-out the holidays isn’t thesame as being a cheapskate.Both your bank accountand the environment bene-fit from your resourceful-ness.

Don’t start the New Year with a

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Saving moneythroughout theholidays isn’t thesame as being acheapskate.

’Tis the seasonto be resourceful

As the daughter of a minis-ter, Jennifer James travelledfrequently while her familyserved the less fortunate,from the rural heartland tothe inner city. A lot of thetime, she went without as akid.

“My earliest memoriesare of working among thehomeless in downtown LosAngeles, dipping ice creamfor drunks,” she said. “Ilearned a lot and I was abetter person for it, butthere was a lot of painalong the way.”

In her zeal to spare herown three kids, the 44-year-old mom in Oklahoma City,Okla., has given them a

world she didn’t know —braces on their teeth, fancycomputers and privateschooling.

“Pretty soon it’s like thekids just expect it and thinkyou’re giving so much be-cause they’re just that fan-tastic and not becauseyou’re making sacrifices,”James said. “They have noparadigm for sacrifice. NowI’m trying to wind the skeinof yarn back up and it’s noteasy.”

Call it entitled child syn-drome, the chronic gimmesor just plain spoiled. Thelament is a familiar one formany well-meaning par-ents year round but intensi-

Holiday spirit

Can you force a teen to vol-

unteer for a good cause?

“If you persist there’s a rea-sonable chance that theymight actually do it, butthere also is a chance thatthey won’t,” says AnthonyWolf, a psychologist andauthor of I’d Listen To MyParents If They’d Just Shutup. “Whether they do or don’tparticipate,” he said, “thebig picture is: ‘What I reallycare about is that they basi-cally become a goodperson.’”

When your kidsare full of gimmes

fies at the holidays, espe-cially among older kidswho crank up gift demandsbut can’t be coaxed to giveback. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Edmonton drops second straight game in low-octane clash with Nashville

Predators eat up Oilers

Edmonton’s Ryan Smyth, left,

is knocked down before getting a shot on

Nashville goalie Anders Lindback at Rexall Place last night.

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Nick Spaling scored thegame winner in the thirdperiod as the NashvillePredators snapped a four-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over theEdmonton Oilers last night.

Nashville broke the 1-1deadlock with just undereight minutes to play asJordin Tootoo passed toSpaling, who buried histhird of the season.

Shea Weber also scoredfor the Predators (11-8-4),who were playing the thirdgame of a tough five-gameroad trip.

Jordan Eberle replied forthe Oilers (12-10-2).

Edmonton started the

scoring seven minutes intothe contest. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins made a nice spinmove around a defenderand got it to Eberle, wholifted his own rebound off

of a defender over the gloveof Nashville starter AndersLindback for his eighth ofthe season. It was Edmon-ton’s first shot of the game.

Edmonton had only fourshots to Nashville’s six onOilers netminder NikolaiKhabibulin in the first peri-od.

Nashville was given a bigbreak six minutes into the

second period when RyanJones was called for a sus-pect major penalty after abig hit on Blake Geoffrionthat was deemed an elbow.Geoffrion left the game anddid not return.

The Predators tied thegame up just before timeexpired on the power playwhen Weber’s shot fromthe right circle snuck pastKhabibulin.

Edmonton had a goodchance to gain back theirlead early in the third whencaptain Shawn Horcoff hada short-handed partialbreakaway but shot thepuck wide of the Nashvillenet. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Lions thinkBuono willwalk awaya championB.C. Lions players expectWally Buono to relinquishhis coaching duties but re-tain a management role af-ter guiding the CFL club toa Grey Cup victory.

“I don’t think he’ll comeback as coach, but I don’tthink he’s just going to stepaway from football,” said Li-ons defensive back KoreyBanks yesterday at theirpractice facility.

Buono, who is currentlygeneral manager andcoach, led the Lions to achampionship Sunday in a34-23 win over Winnipeg.

Players say Buono hasnot told them of hisdecision, but the CFL’s all-time winningest coach willnot come back with thesole purpose to win a sixthGrey Cup as head coach.

“You have to respect thegame and you have torespect the tradition ofGrey Cup, but if that’s yourmotivation, I think that’svery selfish,” said Buono, ahead coach for 22 seasons.“It’s not about that. WhatI’ve got to decide on is whatI think is best for the organ-ization, but I’ve also gottadecide on what’s best forme.” THE CANADIAN PRESS

Wally Buono hoists the

Grey Cup on Sunday.

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Trouble was in the air atleast a couple weeks beforethe axe came down onBruce Boudreau and PaulMaurice.

With the WashingtonCapitals and Carolina Hur-ricanes falling in the stand-ings, both men knew theywere on thin ice before get-ting fired hours apart yes-terday.

Both coaches had similarproblems. The captains ofboth teams are strugglingmightily. As of yesterday,

Eric Staal of the Hurricaneswas a league-worst minus-17 and on pace for his low-est point total since hisrookie year. Washington’sAlex Ovechkin, once theNHL’s undisputed goal-scor-ing king, was tied for 38thin that category.

Boudreau had been un-der fire for a calendar year.before Washington namedformer Capital Dale Hunteras his replacement yester-day.

Maurice was expected to

help a team with modesttalent overachieve. Withthe playoffs slipping fromview, Carolina GM JimRutherford decided to see ifformer NHLer Kirk Mullercan get more out of theplayers than Maurice.

Both Muller and Hunterwill be NHL head coachesfor the first time — Mullerarrives from the AHL’s Mil-waukee Admirals andHunter from the OHL’s Lon-don Knights. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Time runs out on pair of bench bosses

Washington captain Alex Ovechkin, left, talks with the

Capitals’ new head coach Dale Hunter at practice yesterday.

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PREDATORS OILERS

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Quoted

“I’ve said it forthree years now:I don’t care if I’m

known as theluckiest coach in

the league.That’s great. Aslong as we win,that’s fine with

me.”NEW YORK JETS HEAD COACH

REX RYAN YESTERDAY INRESPONSE TO PEOPLE

CALLING HIS TEAM A LUCKYBUNCH. THE JETS NEEDED A

BRILLIANT CATCH BYPLAXICO BURRESS AND AFEW DROPS BY BUFFALO’S

STEVIE JOHNSON, BUT RYANSAID HIS TEAM DID EXACTLYWHAT IT NEEDED TO IN ITS

28-24 WIN OVER THEBUFFALO BILLS SUNDAY.

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CFL PLAYOFFS

Last night’s results

Nashville 2 Edmonton 1

Dallas 3 Colorado 1

Minnesota 3 Tampa Bay 1

San Jose at Los Angeles

Sunday’s results

Calgary 5Minnesota 2

Ottawa 4 Carolina 3

Toronto 5 Anaheim 2

St. Louis 2 Columbus 1

Tonight’s games

N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

St. Louis atWashington, 7 p.m.

Florida at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.

Ottawa atWinnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Nashville at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

Columbus at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Tomorrow’s games

Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Montreal at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCEGP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts Home Away Last 10 Strk

d-Pittsburgh 24 14 6 2 2 77 59 32 8-1-2-0 6-5-0-2 6-3-1-0 W2d-Toronto 24 14 8 1 1 79 75 30 6-3-1-1 8-5-0-0 5-4-0-1 W3d-Florida 23 12 7 1 3 64 59 28 5-2-1-3 7-5-0-0 6-3-1-0 L2Boston 22 14 7 0 1 75 47 29 9-5-0-1 5-2-0-0 9-0-0-1 W1Philadelphia 23 13 7 2 1 82 68 29 6-4-1-1 7-3-1-0 6-3-1-0 L1NYRangers 20 12 5 1 2 56 42 27 6-1-0-1 6-4-1-1 8-2-0-0 W2Buffalo 23 13 9 0 1 67 61 27 6-6-0-1 7-3-0-0 5-4-0-1 W1Washington 22 12 9 0 1 70 73 25 8-2-0-1 4-7-0-0 3-6-0-1 L2NewJersey 22 12 9 0 1 57 58 25 5-4-0-1 7-5-0-0 6-4-0-0 L1TampaBay 23 11 10 0 2 63 72 24 7-3-0-0 4-7-0-2 5-5-0-0 L1Ottawa 23 11 10 1 1 69 79 24 6-4-0-1 5-6-1-0 4-4-1-1 W1Montreal 24 10 10 2 2 61 60 24 4-5-2-2 6-5-0-0 4-3-2-1 L2Winnipeg 23 9 10 3 1 66 74 22 5-3-0-0 4-7-3-1 4-4-2-0 L1Carolina 25 8 13 2 2 60 83 20 5-6-0-2 3-7-2-0 3-7-0-0 L3NY Islanders 21 6 11 3 1 41 68 16 5-6-2-0 1-5-1-1 2-6-2-0 W1

WESTERN CONFERENCEGP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts Home Away Last 10 Strk

d-Chicago 24 14 7 1 2 79 74 31 7-1-0-2 7-6-1-0 6-4-0-0 W2d-Minnesota 24 14 7 2 1 57 53 31 9-4-1-0 5-3-1-1 7-3-0-0 W1d-Dallas 24 14 9 0 1 62 65 29 8-3-0-1 6-6-0-0 3-6-0-1 W1Detroit 22 14 7 1 0 65 49 29 9-2-1-0 5-5-0-0 8-2-0-0 W5St. Louis 23 13 8 0 2 57 49 28 8-2-0-1 5-6-0-1 7-1-0-2 W3San Jose 20 13 6 1 0 60 46 27 6-4-1-0 7-2-0-0 7-2-1-0 L1Phoenix 22 12 7 1 2 61 56 27 7-4-1-1 5-3-0-1 6-3-1-0 W1Vancouver 23 13 9 0 1 69 59 27 5-3-0-1 8-6-0-0 7-3-0-0 W4Nashville 23 11 8 3 1 60 62 26 4-3-2-1 7-5-1-0 4-4-2-0 W1LosAngeles 23 11 8 2 2 55 55 26 6-6-0-1 5-2-2-1 5-4-1-0 L2Edmonton 24 12 10 0 2 65 60 26 6-3-0-1 6-7-0-1 3-7-0-0 L2Colorado 24 10 13 1 0 62 73 21 4-9-0-0 6-4-1-0 3-7-0-0 L1Calgary 22 9 12 1 0 50 60 19 4-5-1-0 5-7-0-0 4-6-0-0 W1Anaheim 23 6 13 1 3 50 77 16 4-8-0-0 2-5-1-3 1-8-0-1 L7Columbus 23 6 14 0 3 54 75 15 5-7-0-1 1-7-0-2 4-6-0-0 L1

d— division leaders ranked 1-2-3 regardless of points; a teamwinning in overtime or shootout iscreditedwith two points and a victory in theW column; the team losing in overtime or shootoutreceives one pointwhich is registered in the OTL (overtime loss) or SL (shootout loss) column.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE NFLAMERICAN CONFERENCEEAST

W L T Pct PF PANew England 8 3 0 .727 331 223N.Y. Jets 6 5 0 .545 256 241Buffalo 5 6 0 .455 261 281Miami 3 8 0 .273 212 206

SOUTHW L T Pct PF PA

Houston 8 3 0 .727 293 179Tennessee 6 5 0 .545 226 212Jacksonville 3 8 0 .273 138 200Indianapolis 0 11 0 .000 150 327

NORTHW L T Pct PF PA

Baltimore 8 3 0 .727 272 182Pittsburgh 8 3 0 .727 233 188Cincinnati 7 4 0 .636 259 215Cleveland 4 7 0 .364 165 216

WESTW L T Pct PF PA

Oakland 7 4 0 .636 260 274Denver 6 5 0 .545 221 260Kansas City 4 7 0 .364 153 265San Diego 4 7 0 .364 249 275

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEAST

W L T Pct PF PADallas 7 4 0 .636 270 225N.Y. Giants 6 5 0 .545 252 277Philadelphia 4 7 0 .364 257 251Washington 4 7 0 .364 183 222

SOUTHW L T Pct PF PA

New Orleans 8 3 0 .727 362 252Atlanta 7 4 0 .636 259 227Tampa Bay 4 7 0 .364 199 291Carolina 3 8 0 .273 252 305

NORTHW L T Pct PF PA

Green Bay 11 0 0 1.000 382 227Chicago 7 4 0 .636 288 232Detroit 7 4 0 .636 316 246Minnesota 2 9 0 .182 214 295

WESTW L T Pct PF PA

San Francisco 9 2 0 .818 262 161Seattle 4 7 0 .364 185 232Arizona 4 7 0 .364 213 256St. Louis 2 9 0 .182 140 270

WEEK 12Last night’s resultN.Y. Giants at NewOrleansSunday’s resultsCincinnati 23 Cleveland 20N.Y. Jets 28 Buffalo 24Oakland 25 Chicago 20Arizona 23 St. Louis 20Tennessee 23 Tampa Bay 17Houston 20 Jacksonville 13Carolina 27 Indianapolis 19Denver 16 San Diego 13 (OT)Atlanta 24Minnesota 14NewEngland 38 Philadelphia 20Washington 23 Seattle 17Pittsburgh 13 Kansas City 9WEEK 13Thursday’s gameAll times EasternPhiladelphia at Seattle, 8:20 p.m.

GREY CUPAt VancouverSunday’s resultB.C. 34 Winnipeg 23

LATE SUNDAYLIONS 34, BLUE BOMBERS 23First QuarterB.C.—TDHarris 19 run (McCallumconvert) 8:27B.C.—FGMcCallum 22 11:34B.C.—SingleMcCallum 57 14:34Second QuarterB.C.—FGMcCallum 16 10:28Wpg—FGPalardy 30 12:24Wpg—FGPalardy 15 14:30Third QuarterWpg—FGPalardy 33 4:50B.C.—FGMcCallum 22 12:16B.C.—TDK.Johnson 66 pass from Lulay (Mc-Callum convert) 14:53

Fourth QuarterB.C.—TDBruce 6 pass from Lulay (McCallumconvert) 8:10

Wpg—TDCarr 45 pass fromPierce (Palardyconvert) 11:22

Wpg—TDEdwards 13 pass fromPierce(Palardy convert) 13:23

B.C.—FGMcCallum 33 14:02Winnipeg 0 6 3 14 —23

B.C. 11 3 10 10 —34

Attendance—54,313.

TEAMSTATISTICSWpg B.C.

First downs 13 19

Yards rushing 41 91

Yards passing 250 320

Total offence 291 411

Team losses 5 7

Net offence 286 404

Passes made-tried 19-37 21-38

Return yards 178 175

Intercepts-yards by 0-0 1-0

Fumbles-lost 0-0 0-0

Sacks by 1 1

Punts-average 9-36.1 9-44.2

Penalties-yards 6-35 7-72

Time of possession 25:20 34:40

Net offence is yards passing, plus yards rush-

ing, minus team losses such as yards lost on

broken plays.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRushing:Wpg—Garrett 8-26, Pierce 4-17,Denmark 1-minus-2;B.C.—Harris 10-65,J.Jackson 3-16, Lulay 2-8, Brown 2-2.

Receiving:Wpg—Carr 7-107, Edwards 6-83,Watson 3-42, Garrett 2-12, Hargreaves 1-6;

B.C.—K.Johnson 2-81, Simon 4-79, Bruce 5-73, P.Jackson 2-43, Gore 3-18, Foster 1-12,

Harris 1-6, Lumbala 1-6, Iannuzzi 2-2.

Passing:Wpg—Pierce 19-37, 250 yards, 2TDs, 1 int;B.C.—Lulay 21-37-320-2-0, Harris0-1-0-0-0.

PREDATORS 2, OILERS 1First Period

1. Edmonton, Eberle 8 (Nugent-Hopkins) 7:07

Penalty—Weber Nash (roughing) 8:49.

Second Period

2. Nashville,Weber 4 (Suter, Lindback) 11:34

(pp)

Penalties—Tootoo Nash (diving), Jones Edm

(elbowingmajor), PeckhamEdm (cross-check-

ing) 6:35, Kostitsyn Nash (interference) 6:55,

Josi Nash (tripping) 8:31, Tootoo Nash (high-

sticking) 18:51.

Third Period

3. Nashville, Spaling 3 (Tootoo, Smith) 12:21

Penalty—Teubert Edm (high-sticking) 2:25.

Shots on goal by

Nashville 6 16 9 31

Edmonton 4 7 7 18

Goal—Nashville: Lindback (W,1-1-0); Edmon-

ton: Khabibulin (L,9-5-2).

Power plays (goals-chances)—Nashville: 1-3;

Edmonton: 0-3.

Referees—TomKowal, Kyle Rehman. Lines-

men—Thor Nelson, Jay Sharrers.

Att.—16,839 (16,839) at Edmonton.

SCORING LEADERSG A PT

Kessel, Tor 16 15 31Giroux, Pha 13 16 29Lupul, Tor 11 18 29Vanek, Buf 12 14 26Versteeg, Fla 12 14 26Toews, Chi 13 12 25Pominville, Buf 9 16 25Backstrom,Wash 7 18 25D.Sedin, Vcr 6 19 25Stamkos, TB 14 10 24Smyth, Edm 12 12 24Kopitar, LA 10 14 24Nugent-Hopkins, Edm 10 14 24H.Sedin, Vcr 8 16 24Neal, Pgh 13 10 23Seguin, Bos 12 11 23Fleischmann, Fla 10 13 23Ma.Hossa, Chi 9 14 23Eberle, Edm 7 16 23P.Kane, Chi 7 16 23Benn, Dal 6 17 23Franzen, Det 10 12 22Sharp, Chi 10 12 22Malkin, Pgh 8 14 22Selanne, Ana 8 14 22Spezza, Ott 8 14 22Weiss, Fla 8 14 22Skinner, Car 9 12 21J.Thornton, SJ 5 16 21Karlsson, Ott 1 20 21Pavelski, SJ 11 9 20Eriksson, Dal 10 10 20Marleau, SJ 10 10 20Elias, NJ 8 12 20Plekanec,Mtl 5 15 20Vrbata, Phx 11 8 19Pacioretty,Mtl 10 9 19M.Richards, LA 10 9 19Hartnell, Pha 9 10 19Filppula, Det 7 12 19Datsyuk, Det 6 13 19Dupuis, Pgh 6 13 19Prospal, Clb 6 13 19St. Louis, TB 6 13 19M.Bergeron, TB 3 16 19Letang, Pgh 3 16 19Campbell, Fla 2 17 19Michalek, Ott 12 6 18J.Staal, Pgh 12 6 18Perry, Ana 10 8 18Hall, Edm 7 11 18Ra.Whitney, Phx 7 11 18Phaneuf, Tor 3 15 18Gaborik, NYR 10 7 17Lecavalier, TB 10 7 17Duchene, Col 9 8 17Marchand, Bos 8 9 17Ovechkin,Wash 8 9 17Nash, Clb 7 10 17Wellwood,Wpg 7 10 17P.Bergeron, Bos 6 11 17Jagr, Pha 5 12 17M.Koivu,Minn 3 14 17E.Kane,Wpg 10 6 16Kelly, Bos 9 7 16Adam, Buf 8 8 16B.Richards, NYR 8 8 16Lucic, Bos 8 8 16van Riemsdyk, Pha 8 8 16Steen, StL 8 8 16Tavares, NYI 8 8 16Briere, Pha 7 9 16Horcoff, Edm 7 9 16C.Smith, Nash 7 9 16Bozak, Tor 6 10 16Lidstrom, Det 6 10 16Roy, Buf 6 10 16Byfuglien,Wpg 5 11 16Last night’s games not included

BASEBALLAMERICAN LEAGUEBALTIMOREORIOLES—NamedGary Rajsichdirector of amateur scouting.TAMPABAYRAYS—Agreed to termswith CJoseMolina on a one-year contract.

NATIONAL LEAGUEHOUSTONASTROS—Fired president of base-ball operations Tal Smith and generalmanagerEdWade. Named Dave Gottfried interim gen-eral manager.MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Named Johnny Nar-ron hitting coach.

FOOTBALLNFLHOUSTONTEXANS—Placed QBMatt Leinarton injured reserve.NEWYORK JETS—Released S Emanuel Cook.Signed LB Ricky Sapp to the practice squad.Released LB Eddie Jones from the practicesquad.SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Placed LBDavid Vobo-ra on injured reserve. Claimed LBAdrianMoten off waivers from Indianapolis.

HOCKEYNHLANAHEIMDUCKS—Assigned LWBrandonMcMillan to Syracuse (AHL).BUFFALO SABRES—Reassigned F PaulSzczechura, F Corey Tropp and D T.J. Brennanto Rochester (AHL).CAROLINAHURRICANES—Fired coach PaulMaurice. Named KirkMuller coach.DETROIT REDWINGS—Recalled F FabianBrunnstrom fromGrand Rapids (AHL).FLORIDA PANTHERS—Reassigned G JacobMarkstrom and RWMichal Repik to San Anto-nio (AHL).TAMPABAY LIGHTNING—Re-signed F DanaTyrell to a two-year contract.WASHINGTONCAPITALS—Fired coach BruceBoudreau. Named Dale Hunter coach.

AHLGRANDRAPIDSGRIFFINS—Announced F An-drej Nestrasil, F Trevor Parkes and DGleasonFournier were reassigned to Toledo (ECHL).Recalled F AdamEstoclet from Toledo.HAMILTONBULLDOGS—NamedNaila Jinnahdirector ofmedia relations.MILWAUKEEADMIRALS—Named Ian Herberscoach.TEXAS STARS—Signed G Jimmy Spratt. Re-called FMichael Neal from Idaho (ECHL).

SOCCERMLSLAGALAXY—Traded GDonovan Ricketts toMontreal for allocationmoney.MONTREAL IMPACT—SignedMFBryan Ar-guez.PORTLAND TIMBERS—Announced the retire-ment of D Kevin Goldthwaite. Re-signed GTroy Perkins and DDavid Horst. Declined thecontract options for GAdin Brown,MFRodrigoLopez,MF Peter Lowry,MF Ryan Pore, FSpencer Thompson and F Brian Umony.SPORTINGKANSAS CITY—TradedMFDavyArnaud toMontreal for D Seth Sinovic and al-locationmoney. Signed G JimmyNielsen to atwo-year contract extension through 2013.

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