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WINNIPEG

A friend has identified the city’sthird homicide victim of 2012 asWalter (Wally) Murdock of Win-nipeg.

Police were called to the 600block of Simcoe Street around 4a.m. Sunday after reports of aninjured man in front of a home.The victim was taken to hospitalin critical condition where he waslater pronounced dead.

Police have not confirmed thevictim’s identity.

A woman, who would not iden-tify herself, said Murdock was “likean uncle” to her and rushed to thescene minutes after learning aboutthe murder.

“He was awesome,” she said ofMurdock, adding she’d known himher whole life. “He didn’t hurt any-

body.”The woman said Murdock was

in his fifties and had just recentlybeen diagnosed with throat cancer.She said he has a number of chil-dren and grandchildren and livedin a nearby apartment with his son.

Murdock had attended a social

Saturday night and was on his wayto see a friend in an apartment onSimcoe Street when he was killed,according to the woman. She saidhe was likely cutting through theyard where police found him.

“He was on his way to the build-ing and he didn’t make it,” she said.

Forensics officers removed a fur-trimmed jacket, a pair of gloves anda hat from a spot in the front yardand also picked up what appearedto be chocolate Valentine’s Day ros-es that were scattered next to theclothing.

“He made my daughter a neck-lace and blessed it and everything,”said the woman while fighting backtears. “He’s a wonderful person.”

Police said early Sunday theyhadn’t positively identified the vic-tim and wouldn’t release detailsabout his injuries or cause of deathuntil an autopsy is completed.

City’s thirdhomicidevictim ID’d

Victim found in front of Simcoe Street home dies in hospital

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Police officers chat

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where the victim

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Adele rolling in Grammys

Adele arrives at the 54th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday in Los

Angeles. The British soul singer won the song of the year award for

Rolling in the Deep. For more on the show, see page 9.

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A party this Valentine’s Dayis giving single Winnipeg-gers something to celebratetoo.

The (F)Un-Valentine’sDay VIP Party is being heldFeb. 14 and only Win-nipeg’s most eligible bache-

lors and bachelorettes areinvited.

“If all the couples aregetting together, what arethe single people in Win-nipeg doing that night?”asked party organizer RonCantiveros. “We figured letshave a party, because whatelse do single people do bet-ter than party?”

The evening is open to

all single professionals overthe age of 25, and Can-tiveros hopes to see morecouples than singles leav-ing once the party is over.

“People have to get offthe social networks, and ifthey’re looking for some-one to meet they have tomeet them in person,” hesaid.

Icebreaker games are

planned and door prizes in-cluding tickets to thatnight’s Winnipeg Jets gameagainst the New York Is-landers will be given away.

The party will be held atthe Boa Lounge at 177 Lom-bard Ave. from 5 p.m. to 9p.m. and tickets are sellingfor $20 in advance at Hitch-Parties.com or $30 at thedoor.

Valentine’s Day party held exclusively for eligible bachelors and bachelorettes Part of proceeds go to the United Way of Winnipeg

Here’s your chance to getstruck by Cupid’s arrow

Deadly firethat killedfour under investigationAn investigation is under-way to determine whatcaused a fire that police saykilled four people in a trail-er home north ofWinnipeg.

Fire crews rushed to thescene in Selkirk shortly be-fore 5 a.m. Saturday.

Police said the four whodied were all males. Two ofthem, aged 42 and 39, livedin the home. An 18-year-old man from Selkirk whowas the son of the 42-year-old, also perished, alongwith another Selkirk resi-dent who was 37.

Police said a 19-year-oldman from Selkirk who wasvisiting the home escapedwith injuries, which theysaid were not life-threaten-ing.

Freda Whiteway, wholives in a trailer across thestreet from the one thatburned, said her familywoke up early Saturday tothe smell of smoke. Whenthey looked out their win-dow, flames were comingfrom the trailer andfirefighters were alreadyon the scene.

Whiteway said she’dmet the people in the trail-er a number of times,mostly to deal withproblems.

“I used to get after themall the time to tell themnot to party,” Whitewaysaid.

“They’d keep my grand-daughter awake.”

Police and fire officialswere still at the scene onSaturday afternoon. Thelight-blue trailer withwhite trim was blackenedaround the front windowand entrance, and officialssaid damage is extensive.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Cops look intosuspected shotsPolice are investigating af-ter residents in a home inthe 200 block of McIntoshAvenue were startled bywhat they believed to begunshots early Saturdaymorning.

Officers responded tothe home around 1:40

a.m. where two 21-year-old male residents report-ed hearing a gun beingfired and the sound ofglass breaking. METRO

Man sought after robberyWinnipeg police are look-ing for a male suspect fol-lowing an armed robberyat a restaurant in the 500block of Sargent AvenueSaturday afternoon.

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News in briefThree men are in policecustody after a 45-year-oldman was assaulted with ametal bar during a residen-tial break and enter on Sat-urday night.

Officers responded to ahome in the 600 block ofTalbot Avenue at approxi-mately 11:30 p.m. afterthree armed men withtheir identities concealedforced their way into the

residence and assaulted theman before driving awaywith an undisclosedamount of cash and otherpersonal items.

The suspect vehicle waslocated in the area of MainStreet and Kingsbury Av-enue and a traffic stop wasinitiated. One of the sus-pects was taken into cus-tody while the other twosuspects took off on foot.

The two fleeing suspectswere tracked down and ar-rested near Ballard Cres-cent with assistance frommembers of the WPS Ca-nine Unit.

Three males aged 20, 25and 31 were taken into cus-tody and are facing severalcharges including breakand enter, disguise with in-tent, and assault with aweapon. SHANE GIBSON

Three arrested in residential robbery

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Comedian Rick Mercer in Winnipeg for show

Smiling. In the ’Peg

Rick Mercer, right, along with Forks employee Dave Pancoe, try out the outdoor zamboni on the RedRiver. The Canadian funnyman was in Winnipeg Sunday filming a segment about The Forks’ warming hutsand skating activities for his show, Rick Mercer Report. The segment will likely air in the next few weeks.

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Eastleigh neighbourhood of Nairobi, once a ramshackle settlement, now has shiny new buildings

An area built from pirates’ treasure

Envy the residents of East-leigh, Nairobi: despite theglobal recession, the in-vestments keep flowing in.

They have new shop-ping malls, and more areunder construction. Theneighbourhood in Kenya’scapital city is nicknamedLittle Mogadishu, andmany of the investors arepirates.

“Somali pirates are do-ing huge business hijack-ing ships, and most oftheir money is being laun-dered in Nairobi,” explainsErnesto Savona, professorof criminology at CatholicUniversity in Milan. “LittleMogadishu is beautiful,with new cars and build-

ings. With a $9-millionransom, you could buy awhole modern building inNairobi.”

Only a few years ago,Eastleigh was a poor settle-ment.

Piracy is booming offthe Horn of Africa. In 2010alone, more than 1,000seamen were takenhostage. According to theUN, the pirates were paidan average ransom of$4.85 million, and a newstudy reports that Somalipiracy now costs the world$7 billion per year.

Just like the Mafia, So-mali pirates need to parktheir fortunes somewhere.

“The most commonmethods are basic forms ofmoney laundering, such asinvesting in real estate orfront-businesses, sendingmoney to relatives or buy-

ing expensive goods incash,” explains aspokesman for the UN Of-fice on Drugs and Crime.

Notes Mark Schroeder,Africa director at intelli-gence firm Stratfor:“They’re not as sophisti-cated as the Mafia. Butthey’re entrepreneurial.They know where to puttheir money. And by Soma-li standards, this is themost money you couldever hope to make.”

Somalia’s GDP per capi-ta is $600.

The young pirates sup-port the entire Somalieconomy. According to theUN, 40 per cent of the ran-som goes directly to theSomali economy: bribesand creating jobs. The pi-rates even invest in cattle.

According to a recentreport by Chatham House,

Nairobi’s Little Mogadishu is a slum no more. Check out the

new cars and the shiny new building in the background.

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a think tank, pirates’ ran-soms have even led towage increases inSomalia.

Nairobi is a logical placeto invest. Kenya neigh-bours Somalia and has astable government, as well

as a large number of So-malis, most of whom re-side in Eastleigh. Thoughthe majority of these So-malis are law-abiding resi-dents, many — knowinglyor not — build businesseswith pirate money.

“Somalia couldn’t ab-sorb this kind of cash,”notes Schroeder. “Nairobican.”

Nairobi is also a hub forAl Shabab, the al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist groupthat controls Somalia.

Girl, 5, rescuedfrom avalancheRescuers have pulled a five-year-old girl alive from therubble of a house flattenedby a massive avalanche thatkilled both her parents andat least seven of her rela-tives in a remote mountainvillage in southern Kosovo.

Col. Shemsi Syla, aspokesman for the KosovoSecurity Force, said officersdiscovered the girl whenthey heard her voice andcellphone. Her home wasburied under 10 metres of

snow.Rescuers cheered and

pumped their fists in the airlate Saturday as the girl,identified as Asmira Reka,was pulled out alive. Avideo aired on Klan KosovaTV showed rescuers cover-ing the girl with blankets,before she was rushed tohospital.

Amid subfreezing tem-peratures Sunday, local vil-lagers baring fiercesnowstorms used shovels to

dig deep into the snow-cov-ered rubble — all that re-mained of the one-storybrick houses. One more per-son is believed missing.

“No bigger tragedy hasever struck this region,”said local district official Be-har Ramadani. “Two broth-ers with their wives andchildren have been killed.”

The cold snap in Europe,which began late January,has killed hundreds of peo-ple. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Members of Kosovo Security Forces and fire fighters clear snow to make their way at

the site where an avalanche hit houses in the village of Restelica, southern Kosovo, Sunday.

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Athens burns ascuts approvedGreek lawmakers on Mon-day approved harsh newausterity measures de-manded by bailout credi-tors to save thedebt-crippled nation frombankruptcy, after rioters incentral Athens torchedbuildings, looted shops andclashed with riot police.

The historic vote pavesthe way for Greece’s Euro-pean partners and the In-ternational Monetary Fundto release $130 billion USin new rescue loans, with-out which Greece woulddefault on its debt moun-

tain next month and likelyleave the eurozone — a sce-nario that would furtherroil global markets.

Sunday’s clashes erupt-ed after more than 100,000protesters marched to theparliament to rally againstthe drastic cuts.

At least 45 businesseswere damaged by fire, in-cluding several historicbuildings, movie theatres,banks and a cafeteria, inthe worst riot damage inAthens in years. Fifty policeofficers were injured and atleast 70 protesters were

hospitalized. Sixty-sevensuspected rioters were ar-rested and a further 70 de-tained.

As the vote got underway early Monday, PrimeMinister Lucas Papademosurged calm, pointing to thecountry’s dire financialstraits.

Since May 2010, Greecehas survived on a $110-bil-lion bailout from its Euro-pean partners. When thatproved insufficient, thenew rescue package wasapproved. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Riots and looting engulf central Athens Plan willaxe one in five civil-service jobs, slash minimum wage

A fireman tries to extinguish a burning cinema in Athens on Sunday. At least 10 buildings

were set on fire by rioters during protests against Greece’s tough austerity measures.

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GOVERNMENT

Expensesget very expensiveStephen Harper’s seniorbureaucrats have beenracking up some heftyairfares at a time of gov-ernment restraint.

Travel expenses recent-ly posted for the finalquarter of 2011 show ex-ecutives at the PrivyCouncil Office, the prime

minister’s owndepartment, paid costlyfares last year on some ofthe most competitiveroutes to Europe and else-where.

The trips includedjaunts to conferences andsummits in places likeLondon, Paris andAustralia, costing taxpay-ers as much as $15,000per trip in some cases.

The Harpergovernment wasembroiled in several trav-el-related controversies in2011. CTV News reportedin September that the

chief of defence staff,Gen. Walter Natynczyk,spent almost $1.5 millionsince 2008 flying on gov-ernment-ownedChallenger aircraft, onceto a Caribbean holiday.

And late last year, itwas revealed DefenceMinister Peter MacKaycalled in a militarysearch-and-rescue chop-per to take him from a va-cation at a Newfoundlandfishing camp to a nearbyairport, from which heflew to a government an-nouncement in Ontario.THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Britain’s government min-ister responsible for themedia said Sunday thecountry’s press must facetougher penalties forbreaches of standards inthe wake of the tabloidphone-hacking scandal.

Culture Secretary JeremyHunt also said newspapersmust change their systemof self-regulation, but in-sisted the governmentshould not have any role inenforcing standards. Thecurrent watchdog, the PressComplaints Commission, isfunded by the industry andcan demand a newspaperpublish an apology, but hasno power to issue fines.

Some lawmakers havepreviously suggested jour-

nalists who breach ethicsrules should be preventedfrom working.

Britain’s media ethics in-quiry, which has heard evi-dence from celebritiesincluding J.K. Rowling andHugh Grant, crime victims,newspaper executives andreporters, is expected torecommend major changesto press regulation when it

issues findings this year.“I think everyone recog-

nizes we don’t want thestate regulating content,”Hunt told BBC television.

But Hunt said Britainneeded “a tougher system,and I would like it to be anindustry-led system,” butadded that “if a newspaperis going to be punished forstepping out of line then itneeds to be a credible pun-ishment.” The country’sbroadcasters are regulatedby a separate communica-tions industry watchdog.

Hunt’s comments follownew developments in thepolice investigations intoalleged wrongdoing byBritain’s tabloids. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Anotherdeal for Air CanadaAir Canada has reached atentative collectiveagreement with the Cana-dian Airline Dispatchers As-sociation, representing theairline’s 74 flight dispatch-ers, which assist in thepreparation for departuresand arrivals at Toronto

Pearson International Air-port.

The airline said Sundaythe agreement was subject

to ratification by theemployees, and approvalby the Air Canada board.THE CANADIAN PRESS

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A toy story with the latest trendsThe TOSY Robotics show is attended by hundreds of vendors and thousands ofbuyers who can view the latest trends in the toy industry.

U.K. press needs tougherpenalty system: Minister

Culture Secretary

Jeremy Hunt.

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Britain’s The Sun tabloid has seen 9 employees recentlyarrested for alleged connection to phone-hacking scandal

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SHOPPERS IS THEVILLAGE HUB

The future of Osborne Vil-lage could be at risk. Or atleast that’s what you’d be-lieve if you listened to a vo-cal minority of Villageresidents who plan to op-

pose the expansion of Shoppers DrugMart in their neighbourhood at a civichearing this week.

It’s not often I'll jump to the defenceof a large corporation, but from almostany perspective, I have to side withShoppers on this issue.

From a business angle, this is a simple transaction.The family that owns Movie Village also owns the prop-erty currently occupied by that store and Vi-Annrestaurant. While it’s a convenient narrative to sayShoppers is “forcing” Movie Village and Vi-Ann out ofbusiness, it’s false. The owner wants to sell, Shoppers

wants to buy.As for fitting the charac-

ter of the neighbourhood,the Village already is home to Safeway, A&W,Starbucks, American Ap-parel, Burger King and Dol-larama. It stopped being abastion of bohemian inde-pendence long ago.

Even from an urban de-sign perspective, what’sproposed is an improve-ment. A brick facade thatmatches nearby buildings

will replace two ugly stucco boxes. A second storeyspace will be available to other commercial tenants,possibly even Vi-Ann.

I can think of several ways to improve the design,but I’m not paying for the redevelopment. In the sameway, maybe those opposed to the proposal would havebeen more effective spending the last few months writ-ing business plans instead of protest emails. ConvinceShoppers that a larger, multi-tenant building couldwork.

Finally, there’s the argument a larger Shoppers isn’tneeded, or even wanted. Clearly the company wants toexpand because the demands of the market — i.e. Vil-lage residents — support that decision. This much isobvious to anyone who shops there.

I was there recently when I was hit with an illness inthe middle of the night. It was 4:30 am and there werenearly two dozen other customers in the store, on aWednesday! And just try picking up something quickon a Saturday night or a holiday. The place will bepacked.

Osborne Village is the closest thing Winnipeg has toa 24-hour district, and Shoppers plays an importantpart. Whether it’s seniors picking up prescriptions, orhipsters picking up mix before heading to a party, thatstore is the closest thing the Village has to a communi-ty hub. Expanding its services will add to that vitality,not take away from it.

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Playing plow-boys and IndiansA villager balances a plowin his mouth during a ru-ral sports festival, alsoknown as Indian RuralOlympics, in Kila Raipur,near Ludhiana, India, onSaturday.

The festival featuredmajor Punjabi rural sportsincluding bullock cartrace, tug-of-war and trac-tor races. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Sports crazy

Sikh warriors demonstrat-ed ancient skills, like theman shown at left ridingtwo horses at once.Villagers displayed theirstrength by allowing a tractor carrying threeadults to drive over themor by pull ing a car withtheir teeth.There were animal events,too, with bulls jumping upended cots and horsesdancing to drum beats.

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Best rock song: Walk, FooFighters

Best traditional R&B per-formance: Fool For You,Cee Lo Green & MelanieFiona

Grammy Awards strike a

sombre noteWhitney Houston’s death overshadows big wins by Adele, Kanye West and the Foo Fighters

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Dave Grohl, centre, and fellow Foo Fighters Nate Mendel, left and

Taylor Hawkins, right, accept their award for best rock performance.

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Nicki Minaj arrives

on the red carpet.

Adele made her returnto the stage and the FooFighters piled up the hard-ware at the 54th GrammyAwards, but the focus wason tributes rather than tro-phies as a grieving musicindustry said goodbye tothe late Whitney Houston.

Off the top of the show,host L.L. Cool J led the firstof many tributes to Hous-ton by announcing thatthe industry had endured a“death in the family,” be-fore leading a prayer to thesinger — who died sudden-ly Saturday night.

“Whitney, we will al-ways love you,” he said.

That was followed by aretrospective video devot-ed to the singer. L.L. Cool Jfinished his monologue ona high-energy note beforemultiple nominee BrunoMars led a frenetic per-formance of his singleRunaway Baby.

The Foo Fighters hadfive trophies by the mid-point of the show whileAdele and Kanye West hadwon four apiece.

“Long live rock ‘n’ roll!”shouted Foo Fighters front-man Dave Grohl while pro-ducers tried to play him offthe stage.

It was a humorous mo-

ment in an otherwise mut-ed show.

The focus on Houstonunderstandably drew at-tention away from whatwas supposed to be Adele’snight.

Still, the 23-year-old Brithad four awards by themidpoint of the show —including song of the year— and sang for the firsttime since undergoing vo-cal microsurgery in No-

vember, delivering a stir-ring take on Rolling in theDeep.

Toronto native MelanieFiona was a double winnerbefore dedicating the twotrophies she won for herCee Lo Green collaborationFool For You to Houstonwith an impassionedspeech. Montreal’s Caro-line Robert was also a win-ner, taking best recordingpackage for designing the

deluxe re-release of ArcadeFire’s The Suburbs.

The rest of the Canadiancontingent didn’t fare sowell.

Toronto rapper Drakeand DJ Deadmau5 — fromNiagara Falls, Ont. — wereeach shut out despite threenominations apiece, whileSum 41 and Toronto com-poser Ryan Shore alsomissed out on awards.THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Box office

Love has triumphedover action at theweekend box office,with a No. 1 debut forthe romantic dramaThe Vow. The lovestory starring RachelMcAdams and Chan-ning Tatum took in$41.7 million. Land-ing a close secondwith $39.3 millionwas Denzel Washing-ton and RyanReynolds’ thriller SafeHouse. Coming insolidly at No. 3 wasDwayne Johnson’sJourney 2: The Myste-rious Island with$27.6 million.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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TIMELINE

A look at the ups anddowns of WhitneyHouston’s life.

Highs

The chartsHouston ruled them in the1980s and early ’90s. Shewas the first artist ever toscore seven consecutiveNo. 1 Billboard Hot 100hits, which included SavingAll My Love for You, HowWill I Know, Greatest Loveof All, I Wanna Dance withSomebody (Who LovesMe) and more.

The moviesAlthough not critically ac-claimed, her film work wasrespected and popularwith fans, with The Body-guard earning $410 millionworldwide.

Lows

The marriageThe pairing raisedeyebrows: the church-go-ing Houston and the hard-edged R&B singer BobbyBrown. He was repeatedlyarrested. She lost hergood-girl image.

The drugsHouston was open abouther addictions. And the tollthey took on her voice wasevident in her finalalbums.

The endAfter appearing on a reali-ty show about herhusband, Houston is nowremembered as a “former”icon-turned-mess. But herlegacy remains. Her fanswill always love her.

Whitney Houston — mu-sic icon, best-selling artist,winner of six Grammyawards, movie star and ad-mitted drug addict — diedFeb. 11 at age 48, aspokesman said.

She was found unre-sponsive at the BeverlyHilton Hotel in Los Ange-les, hours before she wasto attend a Grammy partyhosted by music producerClive Davis.

Born in Newark, N.J.,into a musical family,Houston was the daughterof Cissy Houston, a gospelsinger, and cousin ofDionne Warwick (withAretha Franklin as hergodmother).

In the 1980s, she start-ed performing with hermom in New York Citynightclubs, where she wasspotted by Davis, who pro-duced her debut, WhitneyHouston, in 1985.

How Will I Know, Sav-ing All My Love, TheGreatest Love of All: Thesongs became the sound-track to the 1980s, selling

millions. Her follow-upsalso went No. 1, with the1992 soundtrack to herfilm The Bodyguard top-ping the U.S. charts formonths. Its single, I WillAlways Love You, was thebest-selling single by a fe-male artist ever.

Over her lifetime,Houston sold some 55 mil-lion records.

But in the 1990s, her ca-reer, and life, went down-hill.

In 1992, she marriedBobby Brown, an R&Bsinger. They divorced in1997, but not before yearsof domestic abuse callsand doing drugs together.

Houston began admit-ting her problems withmarijuana and cocaine(not crack; “Crack iswhack,” she said memo-rably) in television inter-views.

“The biggest devil isme,” she told TV inter-viewer Diane Sawyer in2002, with Brown next toher.

“I’m either my bestfriend or worst enemy.”

She is survived by theirdaughter, 18-year-old Bob-bi Kristina HoustonBrown.

If you had to pinpoint themoment things began togo wrong for WhitneyHouston, it was around thesame time everything wasgoing right. In 1992, shehad already sold nearly 50million albums and wasabout to sell 44 millionmore with The Bodyguardsoundtrack.

There was her chil-dren’s charity, her support

of Nelson Mandela and aworld tour.

But she married BobbyBrown, a guy who camewith a lot of very heavybaggage. Together, they be-came tabloid gold.

By 2000, her erratic be-haviour, increasingly em-barrassing liveperformances and a shock-ing deterioration in herphysical appearanceturned her into a punch-line for morbid jokes.

There were stories alleg-ing cocaine and crack

abuse. There were no-shows at important events.Word spread that workingwith her was impossible.

Even non-insiders sawthat she was messed upand getting more messedup by the month. As earlyas 2001, MTV began as-sembling video for an obitfor when the inevitablehappened.

Lately, though, thingsseemed to be gettingmuch, much better witheven a possible shot at be-ing a judge on X Factor.

It’s too early to call thisa junkie’s death, althoughthat might turn out to bethe case. Perhaps it wasdeath by misadventure. Orit could be some kind ofcardiac failure resultingfrom years of drug abuse.

After all, isn’t this thewoman that was oncequoted as saying, “Crack iswhack”?

But whatever the story,it’s a sad, sad way to go fora woman with one of thegreatest voices of the lastcouple of generations.

SAD, SAD WAY TO LEAVE THIS WORLD

SAM [email protected]

METRO WORLD NEWS IN NEW YORK

A life of highs and lows

Visit metronews.ca/whitney for more

coverage and to seevideos of her top fiveperformances.

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and make death wait.

Whitney Houston was 48 years old at the time of her death. She is pictured here taking a bow after a performance.

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1. An attractive lady or fellowsmiles at you on the subway.You:A Look away B Sorry, what did you say?My head’s buried in abook on ancient bee-keep-ing methodsC Deepen your scowl andcross your armsD Are too busy eyeballingsomeone else

2. When you go to a party,you:A Spend the whole timesneaking away to playWords with FriendsB Spend the whole timethinking about the realityTV marathon you’d ratherbe watchingC Tell everyone who willlisten the awful storyabout the time your exslept with your friend(whom he or she he meton your birthday)D I don’t really go to par-ties. Too busy “makin’ itrain” at the strip club

3. It’s summertime. You’re inthe park and a cutie’s frisbeeis tossed your way. (S)he ap-proaches

you to retrieve it. You:A Quickly throw it backwithout a smileOut.of.my.league.B Don’t notice because itdidn’t hit the bee hotelyou’re building C Take out your laptopD Smile and complimenthim/her on his/herslammin’ bod

4. Describe your averageweekend:A These nails aren’t gonnapaint themselves, am Iright? B Visiting an out-of-townstore devoted entirely toantique JudaicaC People are soinsufferable, why would Iwant to make plans withthem?D Going to dinner withyour married friends

5. It’s time for your annualcompany retreat. Your co-

workers:A Don’t notice you’renot there; youalways skip out on

office events B Avoid you like

the plague; allyou ever

talkaboutis

bears, beets and The Wire C Are other disgruntled of-fice drones; misery lovescompany!D Have all already had sexwith you, so you have tohit on the waiters at theend-of-weekend party

6. Which song do you identifywith the most?A I Am A Rock by Simonand GarfunkelB The song of thehumpback whale. Real“music” doesn’t do it formeC Heaven Knows I’m Mis-erable Now by The SmithsD Where Them Girls At byDavid Guetta

7. How many relationshipshave you had?A None. I just can’t seemto meet or click with peo-ple B One, but we broke upsoon after because (she orhe thought I spend toomuch time online)C A few. And boy, was thatlast one a doozey D Relationships are forsuckers

8. How do you feel about at-tending weddings?A I go only when forced to— if it’s that of a closefamily member or friendB Love ’em! A newaudience I can impresswith my killer humpbackwhale callsC They’re a great chanceto place bets on when thecouple will divorceD Um, have you seen Wed-ding Crashers?

9. What’s your favourite wayto unwind after a long day atwork?A Drinks with a few triedand true friends at our

usual haunt B Re-organizing myantique Judaica collection C On the couch alone,downing half-a-bottle ofred wine and listening tosome Adele D Hitting up a couples’cooking class by myself

10. Do you exercise?A Sure, love running andhiking soloB Not really. Usually spendall my free time holed upin a movie theatre. And Ithought The Artist was sooverrated.C What’s the point of look-ing good? Nobody’s look-ing at me anywayD Duh. The gym is thebest place to troll for thisweekend’s hotness

Quiz: Why am I single? Why are you alone? Take this little test to find out the real answer

I love weddings!

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Is he Mr. Right?

Look out and loiter During the day, spendmore time loitering insocial areas, such as whereyou go for lunch or the cof-fee bar, in case you catchsomeone’s eye. If there’ssomeone on the subwayyou find cute and he or sheis reading a book, spark upa conversation by asking aquestion about it.

Fleet (flirty tweets)Do something cute orclever via Twitter orFacebook. Tweet or updateyour status to somethingalong the lines of ‘cookingfor one tonight, any sugges-tions for a menu :).’ Some-one you have a thing forcould write back saying,‘hey, let’s cook for two.’

The (s)ex factor Look through your emailsor phone and see if anyonerings any bells like a sexbuddy or someone youhave a crush on and withwhom you know it’ll bejust for the night. It’s not abad thing to reach into thepast a little bit as long asit’s all done in the spirit offun and you’re not gettingyourself into any sort ofemotional situation.

Sexy andspontaneous Organize a spontaneousnight out for anyone whodoesn’t have a sweetietonight. A lot of venues,such as galleries or bars,have things geared towardsingle people onValentine’s Day, so it’s nottoo hard to etch out lastminute plans. Once you’reout, start dancing or chat-ting with someone youwouldn’t normallyapproach. It helps to have afriend as it makes you feelmore at ease and you’ll bemore approachable.

It all comes down to youfeeling sexy and bold. Aslong as you’re more extro-verted and flirtatious thanyou normally would thenthere’s no reason why youshouldn’t be getting someValentine’s lovin’. For more, check out

iankerner.com.

How to hook up

FIND A V-DAYDATE WITHOUTLOOKING LIKE A STALKERIAN KERNERSEX COUNSELLOR

SHAKTHI [email protected]

METRO WORLD NEWS IN LONDON

You’re single

because...

Mostly A’s: You don’t put

yourself out there

enough. We know you’re acatch but you don’t giveanyone else the chance toget to know you. Perhapsyou’re shy, sticking to yourcomfort zone, a loner or allthree. Diversify your socialactivities, take more risksand put yourself insituations where you canmeet new people. Mostly B’s: Your interests

are too narrow. It’s timefor a reality check: Thosefascinating things are onlyfascinating to you. Try de-veloping new skills andhobbies that will allow youto connect with a widergroup of people, and don’tlet your all-consuming loveof miniature accordionsalienate others. Mostly C’s: You’re bitter.

Whoa. Putting aside thefact that you may needtherapy, it’s clear thatyou’ve given up on love.Tone it down. Fake a smile.Take an inspirational semi-nar. And yeah, definitelystart therapy.Mostly D’s: You’re not look-

ing for a relationship.

We’re pretty sure youdidn’t even need to takethis quiz — you know whyyou’re single and we’rejealous. Good for you! (Useprotection.)

Stats for singles

2012 It’s theYear of

the Dragon,traditionally a veryauspicious time toget hitched.

106single men weregiven a test to seeif they’re narcissis-tic. They also hadtheir cortisol levelsmeasured to see ifthey had high lev-els of stress. Themost arrogant menhad the highest lev-els. SOURCE: UNIVERSITYOF MICHIGAN AND UNIVER-SITY OF VIRGINIA

Lollipops, glow sticks help toensure your Valentines won’t

fall flat.

26.5

The average age

people marry — it’s

later every year.

SOURCE: PEW STUDY

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12 food/green metronews.caMONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

3 Move skillet off heat. In asmall bowl, mix togethercreme fraiche and miso.Stir in creme fraiche mix-ture, Parmesan, cheddar,garlic powder and hotsauce into mushrooms.

4 Once cheese has melted,add drained pasta. Stir inenough of the reservedpasta cooking water tomoisten, until pasta iscoated. Season with saltand pepper if desired.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/ADAPTED BY EMILY RICHARDS,A PROFESSIONAL HOME ECONO-MIST, COOKBOOK AUTHOR ANDA TV CELEBRITY CHEF. FORMORE, VISIT EMILYRICHARDSCOOKS.CA.

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PRESIDENT’SCHOICE MUESLI (1 CUP)520 CALS, 14 GM FAT, 24 GMSUGAR

PRESIDENT’S CHOICECRUNCHY MIXEDBERRY (1 CUP)210 CALS, 1 GM FAT, 13 GM SUGAR

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We all know that breakfast is the most im-portant meal of the day. However, just be-cause it sounds healthy, doesn’t mean it is!

MUESLI SOUNDSHEALTHY BECAUSE IT’SMADE FROM WHOLEOATS. BUT HIGHNUTRIENTS COMEFROM THE AMOUNT OFDRIED FRUITS, NUTSAND SUGAR. ONE CUPIS EQUAL TO THREEORDERS OF MANCHUWOK KUNG PAO CHICKEN IN CALORIES.

Jazz up classic comfort food

Ingredients:• 500 g (1 lb) elbow pasta• 15 ml (1 tbsp) olive oil• 500 ml (2 cups) thinlysliced shiitake mushrooms

• 250 g (8 oz) creme fraiche• 45 ml (3 tbsp) sweet whitemiso paste• 375 ml (1 1/2 cups) freshlygrated Parmesan cheese• 375 ml (1 1/2 cups) shred-

ded cheddar cheese• 5 ml (1 tsp) garlic powder• 1 ml (1/4 tsp) hot sauce• Salt and ground blackpepper

Though miso is from Chi-na, it is best known for itsrole in Japanese cooking,where it is used in soups,sauces, marinades, glazesand dressings.

Miso can vary widely incolour and flavour intensitybased on how long it isaged and what ingredientsare added with it.

Your best bet is to stickwith sweet white miso. Itsmellow savoury-sweetflavour is versatile andpleasant.

A stronger kind of misocan be an acquired taste forsome.

Preparation:

1 In pot of boiling, saltedwater, cook pasta forabout 8 mins. or untiltender but firm. Reserve50 ml (1/4 cup) of thecooking water, then drainand set aside.

2 Meanwhile, in a large,deep skillet overmedium, heat oil. Cookmushrooms for about 6minutes or until wellbrowned.

THE CANADIAN PRESS

This recipe makes six servings.

Miso Mac and Cheese

Miso is more than just a soup we slurp with sushi Fermented beanpaste is a creative addition to this twist on macaroni and cheese

Boosting your home’s insu-lation can be a daunting,expensive task: sealingcracks, replacing doorsand windows, rippingwalls apart to add more fi-breglass.

If that’s making youcringe, there are simplersolutions. It turns out youcan cut expenditures likeair conditioning by asmuch as 50 per cent with asimple, humble, old-schoolproduct – the windowblind.

“Glass lets heat or coldpenetrate from the outsideto the inside, and vice ver-sa, very easily,” says SteveKleihege, a product man-agement specialist at

Blinds.com. “You needsomething – another barri-er – to stop that from hap-pening.”

We’re not talking abouta simple roll-up piece ofvinyl or plastic here. So-phisticated design and nat-ural ingredients make a

huge difference in howmuch money and energyyou can save.

“When I think of eco-friendly window products,I like ones that are manu-factured out of productsnaturally grown from theearth, that don’t contami-

nate anything in the air,and can be recycled,” Klei-hege explains.

Bamboo blinds put anattractive, natural barrierbetween your home andthe sun’s heat. But if youreally want to cut yourelectricity bill, cellular

shades are the way to go. “These products are

manufactured out of fab-ric. They have pocketsformed in the blind thathelp trap air, which stopsthe heat or the cold com-ing from the outside intoyour room. For best sav-ings, your shade would

need to be lowered onevery window, especiallyduring the day. And in theevening time when theheat isn’t so bad, you canalways raise them up.”

Window glass is a spec-tacularly efficient trans-mitter of heat. The biggestwindow-blind savingscome from exterior prod-ucts, which block the sun-light before it evenreaches your glass.

“You have roller shades,which are like screens, andyou can also have perma-nent stationary screens onthe outside,” says Kleihege.“That is probably the mostenergy-efficient shade outthere. If the heat nevertouches the glass, it willnever get to your room.”

For more information,check out blinds.com.

There is a simple solution to cutting your energy Natural window blinds can save you up to 50 per cent

Shading your energy costs

Window blinds can help save you money on energy costs.

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Windows account for20 per cent of theexterior wall space inmany homes – and 20times more heat flowsthrough them whenthey are uncovered.This unnecessarilyeats up energy, in theform of extra heatingor air conditioning.

work & education 13metronews.caMONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Turning the dial to determinationHe pursued his dream relentlessly for more than a decade Finally Fitzroy Gordon’s hard work is paying off

Fitzroy Gor-don was nineyears oldwhen hebought hisfirst transistor

radio in Jamaica. He listened for hours

and soon the budding DJhad his own radio stationset up in the backyard. Hespent all day spinningrecords and interviewingimaginary guests.

After his family movedto Canada, Gordon got intobroadcasting and he real-ized that the black andCaribbean communitieswere not being served onthe radio in Toronto.

I thought, “I’m going to

step up and make it hap-pen.”

In 1998, Gordon assem-bled a team and began a

13-year odyssey to secure aspot on the dial for his ra-dio station.

He had no idea the emo-

tional toll it would take onhis life as he lost every-thing, including relation-ships, his house and car.

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Fitzroy Gordon in the control room on the morning of his radio station launch.

Gordon battled on andfinally after a trip to Parlia-

ment Hill and an interven-tion from the Prime Minis-ter, Fitzroy put G98.7 FMon the air in Toronto inNovember of 2011.

Now he plans to build aradio network across Cana-da.

“I hope my story willgive people strength, re-solve and inspiration tofight on because without afight you can never havevictory.”

“I hope my storywill give peoplestrength, resolveand inspiration tofight on becausewithout a fight youcan never havevictory.”FITZROY GORDON

Spinning a song of success

Fitzroy Gordon’s advice for the aspiring entrepreneur:

Dreams never die, only the dreamer.

The more difficulties you have the more determined youmust become.

Nothing comes easy. Perspiration brings inspiration.

Have faith in your dream.

Typically, college is notfondly remembered forculinary experiences, asstudents shuffle betweenthe cafeteria and campuspizza joint.

But there are plenty ofstudents and administra-tors alike who are pushingfor more creative forms ofnourishment. Here arethree of the best campusculinary ideas taking holdat schools across the UnitedStates in 2012.

Michigan Technological Uni-versity’s Khana KhazanaWhat started as a fundrais-er for Haitian relief is nowa thriving weekly traditionat MTU. Each Friday, a dif-ferent international stu-dent plays guest chef at theuniversity cafeteria, shar-ing a favourite dish withfellow students.

With scarce ethnic cui-sine available on the UpperPeninsula of Michigan,Khana Khazana (Hindi for“food treasure”) attempts

to open the minds of MTUstudents while filling theirbellies along the way.

University of California,Riverside’s Culinary ChameleonWhile food trucks aredeeply ingrained in the cul-ture of urban Northeastcampuses, they’re stilllargely an experiment atWest Coast schools.

Rather than contractingvendors, this month UCRiverside is attempting tolaunch a truck owned andoperated by the university.

The Chameleon promis-es to adjust its location and

menu at the whims of thestudent body.

Boston University’s Fancy FridaysWith plenty of ironic flair,every Friday BU studentsflaunt their very finest at-tire at Shelton Hall.

The cuisine is still 100per cent BU dining services— grilled cheese (fromagegrille, perhaps?) and pizza— but the speeches arehigh-brow, as founding stu-dent Thomas Unger oftenleads sparkling cider toastsextolling the virtues of cuf-flinks and other accou-trement.

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So close, and yet so farRaptors nearly upset Lakers before Bryant sinks jumper with four seconds left to seal win

Kobe Bryant didn’t need ahuge game to dismantle theToronto Raptors, just onegood look with a few sec-onds left on the clock.

The Lakers superstardrained a long fadeawayjumper from the baselinewith 4.2 seconds to playSunday to lift Los Angeles toa 94-92 victory over the Rap-tors.

The Lakers’ victoryspoiled an excellent after-noon for Jose Calderon,who scored a career-high 30points for Toronto (9-20),and came after the Raptorshad battled back from an18-point deficit.

“That’s his instinct, espe-cially late in the game,that’s why you really can’thave a close game,” Toron-to’s DeMar DeRozan said ofthe Lakers star who famous-ly dropped 81 points on theRaptors back in 2006.

Linas Kleiza added 15points, Leandro Barbosa fin-ished with 12 and DeRozandoled out a career-high sev-en assists in what was verynearly the Raptors’ secondconsecutive big upset, com-ing two days after Torontobeat the Boston Celtics.

The game’s final few sec-onds drew angry boos fromthe crowd of 19,311 at Air

Canada Centre — just shyof a sellout — after RasualButler tried to call a time-

out on Toronto’s possessionwith 3.6 seconds left. Offi-cials ruled Butler didn’t sig-

nal for the timeout beforethe allowable five secondsto inbound the ball, givingpossession to the Lakers.

Raptors coach DwaneCasey, who was also holler-ing for a timeout from thebench, was livid with thecall, but bit his tongue afterthe game for fear of beingfined by the league.

“I like my money, whatlittle money I make I like it,so I’m not going to com-ment on it,” said Casey. “It’sa tough call.”

Calderon’s previous ca-reer-high of 27 points camealmost four years ago to theday — Feb. 11, 2008 versusSan Antonio. The Raptorsguard, however, shruggedoff his performance.

“It doesn’t matter, welost so I don’t care,”Calderon said. “It’s tough,when we had a chance tobeat another great teamlike L.A. But we couldn’t to-day so we’ve got to grab thepositive part, we can com-pete against everybody,we’ve got to believe we cando it.” THE CANADIAN PRESS

DeMar DeRozan tries to cover Lakers star Kobe Bryant on Sunday.

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With Raonic out, Canada falls to FranceCanada failed to advance tothe Davis Cup quarter-finalsSunday as France’s Jo-Wil-fried Tsonga beat surprisesubstitute Frank Dancevicin straight sets.

Tsonga, the world’ssixth-ranked player, pre-vailed 6-4, 6-4, 6-1, over thefeisty 178th-ranked NiagaraFalls native, who was a latereplacement for Canada’sinjured top singles playerMilos Raonic.

The win gave France aninsurmountable 3-1 lead inthe best-of-five competitionwith one match to play.

France will take on theUnited States in the WorldGroup quarter-finals inApril. Canada must play aWorld Group playoff tie inSeptember to try to retainits spot in the elite 16-teamgroup for 2013.

Dancevic, 31, got the call

to play his first match ofthe weekend after Raonicpulled out due to a knee in-jury.

Canada, ranked 14th inthe world, needed a win in

the reverse singles match tokeep its victory hopes alive.But the upset was not to beafter Dancevic lost theopening four games of thematch and then surren-

dered leads twice in the sec-ond set.

Raonic, the world No. 29from Thornhill, Ont., expe-rienced some pain in hisknee after Saturdays dou-bles match.

“After our doubles match(Saturday) I consulted withmy team, and a team ofdoctors regarding somepain in my knee,” Raonicsaid in a release. “After ex-tensive discussions, thedoctors determined it is notin my best interest to playtoday.”THE CANADIAN PRESS

“I was proud howwe dug ourselvesout, but not happywith how we dugthe hole.”RAPTORS COACH DWANE CASEY

Milos Raonic watches

Frank Dancevic play on Sunday.

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“Obviously I amextremelydisappointed tonot be able to playfor my teamtoday.”MILOS RAONIC

Sports in brief

Phil Mickelsonwon the PebbleBeach NationalPro-Am.

Derrick Rosewas out againfor the Bulls’game againstBoston on Sun-day with whatcoach Tom Thi-bodeau called“stiffness” in hisback.

Spring trainingis officiallyunderway withSeattle’s pitchersand catchersholding theirfirst workout.THE ASSOCIATEDPRESS

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Aries March 21-April 20Make sure your opinions arebacked up by facts and figurestoday or you could find yourself onthe defensive.

Taurus April 21-May 21 Don’t make promises that you maynot be able to deliver on.

Gemini May 22-June 21If a friend asks you to get involvedwith some kind of cause youshould study it closely beforeagreeing to contribute your timeand money.

Cancer June 22-July 22 Youwill be in the right place at theright time today and you must takeadvantage of it.

Leo July 23-Aug.23 If you let others know that you re-quire their assistance today youwill get all the help you need, andmore.

Virgo Aug. 24- Sept. 22 It’s possible that you will makesome kind of mistake today, butdon’t stop to work out where youwent wrong.

Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 23 Yes, some people can be a pain,but you won’t change them, sodon’t try.

Scorpio Oct. 24-Nov. 22 If you’ve got something to say thensay it and don’t worry that certainpeople’s egos may get bruised as a

result. Sagittarius Nov. 23-Dec.

21 Let other people take care of thechores today.

Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 20You have all the time in the world.

Aquarius Jan. 21-Feb. 18The best way to deal with someonewho is giving you a hard time is topoint out what they will lose if youwithdraw your friendship

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Thebest way to deal with any unpleas-antness today is to turn your backon it and walk away. SALLYBROMPTON

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