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CENTRE CINEMAS (955-1938):• Smart People, 7, 9:35 p.m.• Leatherheads, 6:50, 9:25 p.m.• Drillbit Taylor, 6:55, 9:30 p.m.• Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who, 7:15, 9:15 p.m.• Super Hero Movie, 7:20, 9:40 p.m.• The Ruins, 7:10, 9:45 p.m.• The Bucket List, 7:05, 9:20 p.m.

GALAXY CINEMAS (664-5060):• Deception, 7:25, 10:05 p.m.• Baby Mama, 6:45, 9:35 p.m., Stars & Strollers, 1 p.m.• Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, 7:30, 10:20 p.m.• Prom Night, 7:40, 10:25 p.m.• Street Kings, 7:15, 10:10 p.m.• Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who, 6:30, 9:15 p.m.• 10,000 B.C., 9:25 p.m.• Run Fat Boy Run, 6:40 p.m.• 21, 6:55, 9:50 p.m.• Nim’s Island, 6:35, 9:20 p.m.• 88 Minutes, 7, 9:45 p.m.• The Forbidden Kingdom, 7:05, 9:40 p.m., Stars & Strollers 1 p.m.• Forgetting Sarah Marshall, 7:10, 9:55 p.m.

RAINBOW CINEMAS (955-8642):• Definitely Maybe, 1:10, 3:55, 7, 9:35 p.m.• College Road Trip, 2, 4:45 p.m.• Step Up 2 The Streets, 1:35, 4:20, 7:15, 9:45 p.m.• Fool’s Gold, 6:50, 9:30 p.m.• Juno, 7:20, 9:50 p.m.• Jumper, 1:50, 4:35, 7:30, 10 p.m.• 27 Dresses, 1:30, 4:15, 7:10, 9:40 p.m.• Vantage Point, 7:25, 9:55 p.m.• Alvin And The Chipmunks, 1:40, 4:25 p.m.• National Treasure: Book of Secrets, 1, 3:45, 6:40, 9:30 p.m.• The Water Horse, 1:20, 4:05 p.m.

ROXY THEATRE (955-8642):• Closed

BROADWAY THEATRE (652-6556):• Joe Strummer, The Future is Unwritten, 7 p.m.• Funny Games, 9:20 p.m.

SUNDOWN DRIVE-IN:• The Ruins, Drillbit Taylor, Gates 8 p.m., Show 8:30 p.m.

Inside

The StarPhoenix Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Arts & Life Editor Joanne Paulson Phone 657-6243 Fax 657-6437 C1

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Drama

• Phantom of the Opera. TCU Place. 7:30 p.m.• The Berlin Blues. Persephone The-atre. 8 p.m.

Brian Trainor likes to tell the story about the oldest crime in the world.

“Remember the infamous snake? The Gar-den of Eden? Sold Eve a phony bill of goods concern-ing an apple,” Trainor tells audiences. “She bit, and in that moment, fraud was born.”

Trainor spent 27 years with the Saskatoon police service, retiring as a sergeant in July 2006, but remains dedicated to protecting the public against fraud. His company is called Fraud Squad; his book is called Stop Fraud; and he holds the title as community resource consultant with Affinity Credit Union.

Trainor often addresses community organizations and seniors about identity theft, pyramid schemes, telemarketing, credit card and work-at-home scams — and tries to explain how the public can reduce their risk of being victimized.

It was through the inspiration of a Saskatoon police sergeant, Dal Tiffin, that he became passionate about fighting fraud.

“One of the first things that Dal showed me was the amount of power of attorney abuse that was happen-ing. Some seniors fell victim to those who should have been protecting them. I tell seniors to report the abuses to the police. I was shocked that the police regarded this abuse as a civil matter. The abuse of power of attorney is a crime. In most cases, it is theft,” says Trainor.

“I’ve spoken at many national conferences and been on radio talk shows and national television. My mes-sage is simple. Your power of attorney cannot spend a cent of your money on something not meant for your benefit unless you say so.”

The time came in 2006 when Trainor believed that,

with a combination of skills as an investigator, orator, writer and artist, he could serve the public best by preaching the word of fraud.

His book educates readers how to recognize and avoid common frauds.

“Each chapter describes a fraud and is based on common sense. Some scammers are good. They want your money. If one method doesn’t work, they will try another. Fraud can be committed in person, through

the mail, on Internet or tele-phone. No one is immune.

“They pick on seniors, often too polite to hang up the phone. Tell these crooks to get lost.

“Never mail cash. Never pay to claim a prize. If it’s too good to be true, it prob-ably is. Never give out per-sonal information. Closely check your credit card bills. Protect your identity by buying a shredder and shred any papers which contain

personal information, account numbers. I give away a shredder at each of my speaking engagements.”

Policing wasn’t Trainor’s first career choice. He was born in Saskatoon, and graduated from Holy Cross in 1974. He learned an appreciation of hard work, honesty and cultural diversity from his father, Leon, who worked for Air Canada, and his mother, Pearl, a caterer he calls the world’s best cook.

He wanted to be an artist, took commercial art and worked for The StarPhoenix before “looking out the window one summer and seeing a cop walk the beat. I decided working outside would be great.”

He got to walk the beat — even wearing the 25-pound buffalo coats on very cold days — worked in traffic, special investigation and finally in the com-mercial crime unit.

Trainor says there are defining moments in police

work and he harkens back to an incident that took place in the mid-1980s.

“I was patrolling the north end alone at three in the morning and I got a call about a drunken teen. I found him and drove him to the far southwest side. While I was driving back, a call came across the air about a home invasion on Confederation Drive. I was two blocks away.

“Three young girls were in a bi-level home, the oldest one was babysitting, when a guy smashed in the front door. As I screeched to a stop, I could see the girls pressed against the front window and they were absolutely terrified. I exploded into the house amid screaming, cursing and the sound of splintering wood.

“Upon seeing me at the end of the hall, the guy started in my direction. I pulled out my gun and was on the verge of firing but saw he was drunk. I hol-stered my gun and wrestled him to the ground as help arrived. The girls squeezed my neck and cried so hard my shoulders were soaked.

“But for the drunk teen, I would have been in the north end, not just two blocks away. To this day I am convinced God led me there and wouldn’t allow me to pull the trigger.

“After that, I looked at society differently. I studied faces, not people, because faces will reveal friend or foe instantly. As an officer, you often find out there’s a story behind an individual’s actions. We’d all be better off if we understood each other’s background. Educa-tion in diversity is the key.”

He and Joanne Bocking, a Mount Royal graduate, were married 32 years ago when they were both 19. They have raised a family of three — Rob, Erin and Scott. Trainor has coached community basketball and football, writes for magazines and lectures for the University of Saskatchewan’s college of law.

He has spoken to schools about bullying, and with the continuing urge to work with pen and ink, created a comic book — Jason’s Nightmare About Bullying — and 21,000 copies have been distributed to Sas-katchewan grade schools.

—SP Photo by Richard Marjan

Brian Trainor stands in front of a photograph of himself (left) and former partner Geoff Brand that was taken on the South Saskatchewan River bank in 1983 when police were still wearing buffalo coats

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Fraudsters bewareq Former police officer educates public about avoiding scams

By Dan WhitcombReuters

LOS ANGELES — Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus took a drubbing on Monday in the media and from some parents of her young fans who were angry over sexually provocative pictures of the 15-year-old superstar despite her apology one day earlier.

The fresh-faced Disney Channel star released a statement on Sunday saying she was “embarrassed” by the photos, some of which surfaced on the Internet over the past week and others set to be published in Vanity Fair magazine.

The Internet pictures show Cyrus tug-ging down her top to show off a bright green bra and draped suggestively across the lap of her then-boyfriend, her midriff bared.

The Vanity Fair photos were taken by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz. Hitting newsstands on Wednesday, they show the church-going teen apparently nude but clutching a satin sheet over her

breasts, her hair tousled and a sultry look on her face.

The Vanity Fair cover picture was plastered across the front of the New York Post newspaper on Monday, along with the screaming headline: MILEY’S SHAME.

While some posters to Cyrus’ official MySpace page offered the teen superstar support, others slammed her as having crossed a line with her young fans.

“Miley I am the mother of an almost seven year old. I am wondering what choices you will make next,” a woman named Amy wrote. “Up until now I haven’t questioned your integrity. My daughter absolutely loves you.

“I don’t agree with the photos. Please if you are a Christian then carry yourself in a more modest way.”

‘Like Britney Spears’A 15-year-old poster, Linzz, wrote on

the MySpace page that Cyrus needed to be a better role model for young girls.

“Those pictures were really slutty,” Linzz wrote. “You’re losing a lot of fans doing that stuff. If you keep it up you’re going to be like Britney Spears.”

Leibovitz, meanwhile, said that her portrait of Cyrus had been “misinter-preted” in the media.

“Miley and I looked at fashion pho-tographs together and we discussed the picture in that context before we shot it,” Leibovitz said in written statement. “The photograph is a simple, classic portrait, shot with very little makeup, and I think it is very beautiful.”

The Disney Channel has also backed up the rising star, saying “a situation was created to deliberately manipulate a 15-year-old in order to sell magazines.”

Cyrus rocketed to fame as Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel’s TV show of the same name about a girl who leads a double life as a teenager and singing sensation.

Hannah Montana ranks first among TV series of U.S. cable television for children aged six to 14.

Miley Cyrus takes heat over sexy photos

—Reuters File Photo

Miley Cyrus is accused of posing for some ‘slutty’ photos

for the cover of Vanity Fair

Detroit bad boy Kid Rock rolls into Credit Union Centre Tues-day, July 15, at 8 p.m. on his Rock and Roll Revival Tour — his first-ever concert in Saskatchewan. Rock’s guests will be Rev Run of Run DMC and Matt Mays & El Torpedo. Tickets range from $37 to $67.50 plus service charges, and go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster, 938-7800, 1-800-970-7328, or www.ticket-master.ca.

KID ROCK ON TOUR

It’s a Simple Plan: Stop in Saska-toon for a rambunctious rock concert on Monday, Sept. 8, at 7:30 p.m. Simple Plan is on a na-tional tour with All American Re-jects and Faber Drive, including a show at Credit Union Centre. Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster, for $29.50 and $39.50. Call 938-7800, 1-800-970-7328, or go on-line at www.ticketmaster.ca.

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