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Since his first day in the

witness box, Terry Kilrea

has maintained that his

first meeting with Larry

O’Brien took place on July

12, 2006, one week later

than the date he named in

the sworn affidavit that

spurred investigation by

the Ontario Provincial Po-

lice.

O’Brien’s defence lawyerMichael Edelson spentmuch of yesterday at-tempting to figure out howKilrea could have been sosure of the dates when hesigned the affidavit in De-cember 2007, but also beso sure that he was mistak-

en almost 17 months later.“I submit to you, you

were reckless in not check-ing the available documen-tation in your physical pos-session which would havepermitted you to give atruthful and accurate affi-davit,” said Edelson, aftersuggesting that Kilreashould have confirmedthose dates.

According to the affi-davit, Kilrea said he re-ceived a phone call fromO’Brien on July 3, 2006.

They met on July 5, anddates of several importantsubsequent events fol-lowed along that timeline.

The OPP investigation re-sulting from the affidavitresulted in two criminalcharges against O’Brien inconnection with allega-tions that he attempted toget Kilrea appointed to theNational Parole Board inexchange for Kilrea drop-ping out of the 2006 may-oral campaign.

Kilrea said that he’s al-ways stated that the datescould have been “a weekout,” and said he may nothave had access to emailshe sent to O’Brien and Ot-tawa-West Nepean MP JohnBaird about the incidents.

“I was going off of mem-

ory,” said Kilrea. “The affi-davit, I still maintain, iscorrect.”

Yesterday’s proceedingsbegan with Justice DouglasCunningham ruling that“it was not inappropriate”for Edelson to allege, lastThursday, that Baird toldKilrea that he was notqualified for a paroleboard appointment whenthe two met on July 19,2006.

Kilrea says the paroleboard appointment nevercame up. Shortly afterEdelson made that asser-tion, Baird’s office releaseda statement confirming Kil-rea’s version of events.

Kilrea will be back onthe stand when the trial re-sumes this morning.

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CHALK RIVER Canadian ener-gy authorities have closed anuclear reactor thatproduces a third of theworld’s medical isotopes af-ter a small leak and warnedthat there could be a short-age of isotopes by as earlyas Saturday.

Atomic Energy of CanadaLtd. said itshut downthe 50-year-old reactorat ChalkRiver, Ont.,late lastweek afteritdiscovereda small leak of heavy water,used as part of the nuclearreaction process.

It expects the reactor toremain out of operation formore than a month.

Meantime, major isotopeproducing countries andcompanies are working co-operatively to address theissue of a possible supplyshortage, the Canadian gov-ernment said.

“A secure supply of med-ical isotopes is not only anissue for Canada, it is an in-ternational issue that is be-ing addressed co-operative-ly by all isotope-producingcountries,” NaturalResources Minister LisaRaitt said.

Raitt said Ottawa was en-gaging international isotopeproducers as well as severalcompanies, which she saidplay key roles in securingmedical isotope supply forNorth America. REUTERS

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Ottawa 2008 community campaign chairman Sal Iacono, left, and Joan Highet, vice-president, campaigns, celebrate at the announce-

ment of the final community campaign total — $31,094,525 — yesterday. The total raised shows the generosity of the people of the re-

gion and “makes Ottawa a better place for everyone,” said chairman of the board of directors Dennis Jackson.

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TORIES It’s “embarrassing”for Premier DaltonMcGuinty to accept $347million in equalizationpayments from the federalgovernment, says Progres-sive Conservativeleadership hopeful TimHudak.

But he admits he would-n’t refuse the cash, either.

The MPP for NiagaraWest-Glanbrook saidMcGuinty “seems to besimply content with hishandout” and is not doingenough to pull Ontario outof recession, and out ofthe “have-not” status ithas acquired under federalequalization rules.

“It’s embarrassing witha premier who seems con-tent to run our provinceon autopilot when we’re ahave-not province,” Hudaksaid. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

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Boston winner eyes 10K record and prize

This year’s Boston Marathon winner is setting his sights on the MDS Nordion 10K at this weekend’s Ottawa Race Weekend. Deriba Mergawill be competing for the $100,000 prize offered to any runner who breaks the 10K world record in Ottawa this Saturday. METRO OTTAWA

Kayaker rescued on OttawaA 23-year-old male suffered severe hypothermia after his kayak capsized in the Ottawa River west

of the Nepean Sailing Club yesterday. Paramedics said the man drifted in the strong current for

about two hours before a driver saw the man and called 9-1-1. Two men in a canoe assisted in the

rescue before Ottawa Fire Services brought the kayaker to shore. Paramedics said the man was

wearing a personal floatation device. He is in stable condition in hospital. METRO OTTAWA

While home sales are ex-

pected to cool in Ontario

this year, Ottawa is one of

four cities in the province

that will enjoy greater sta-

bility, the Canada

Mortgage and Housing

Corp. said yesterday.

Ottawa, Hamilton, Thun-der Bay and Kitchener havethe tightest resale marketsin Ontario, the CMHC stat-ed in its 2009 second-quar-ter housing market outlookreleased yesterday. In themeantime, home prices inurban markets tied to autoproduction and U.S. trade,including Windsor, Oshawaand St. Catharines-Niagara,will fare the worst.

“Compared to the rest ofOntario, and even the restof Canada, Ottawa is doingwell,” said CMHC seniormarket analyst SandraPerez Torres. “Employmentis increasing. We’ve had thepublic administration sec-tor increase by 4.3 per centin the last four months,services increased 1.6 percent and construction in-creased by 26 per cent.Overall, it’s a positive out-look.”

The report stated slowingconditions will result in On-tario home prices falling 5.1per cent this year — puttingbuyers in the driver’s seat— but that there will be a“modest pickup in 2010.”

“Stable labour market

conditions … will helpboost housing demand in2010,” said Ted Tsiakopou-los, CMHC’s Ontario region-al economist.

But for now, this means“a good opportunity forpeople to jump into thehome ownership markets,”said Perez Torres. “Buyerswill benefit from severalfactors, including more af-fordable housing and inter-est rates which are very lownow.”

While CMHC’s OttawaHousing Market Outlookstated that residential con-struction activity will slowin 2009 — down from afour-year peak last year —balanced resale market con-ditions throughout most of2009 have also led to a 10.1per cent decline in MLSsales transactions and a 0.5per cent reduction in the av-erage MLS price. In Ottawa,the average price is set toreach $289,000 in 2009,Perez Torres said.

But despite what maysound like bad news, “over-all, we have a very stablehousing market,” she said.“In terms of sales, we’re do-ing very well.”

The decrease in averagehousing prices is not due tothe value of homes goingdown, Perez Torres said.

“It’s due to people buyingmore affordable homes. Wehave more townhouses andcondos being sold.”

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Blogs It’s Called Footballwelcomes CSL commissionerCary Kaplan to discuss theleague’s expansion and Sex-cetera asks the ex-perts why we’reso fascinated bythe affairs of therich and famous.

What’s online today.

Lotteries

Ontario Pick 3: 3 8 9; Ontario Pick 4: 7 5 5 2

Encore: 6221016

Daily Keno: 1, 3, 6, 15, 26, 34, 35, 39, 44, 48,

49, 50, 51, 54, 55, 56, 61, 64, 66, 67.

These results are not official.

TOURISM With the aim ofturning residents intotourists, TourismeOutaouais launched its 2009summer campaign inGatineau yesterday.

In previous years,Outaouais has marketed it-self as far as the UnitedStates, said director generalof Tourisme OutaouaisGilles Picard.

“But because of theeconomic situation, ourstrategy is a little bit differ-ent,” he said. “We’repromoting the Outaouais re-gion to people in Ottawa,Montreal and Kingston, toinvite families and adultcouples to visit our destina-tion. Our marketing strate-gy is that it’s close to whereyou live,” he said.

While a recession mightseem like an unusual timeto start a tourism campaign,it’s actually a good opportu-nity, said Picard.

The Outaouais region getsthree million visitors a year.

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In today’s busy world, it’stough to be a senior. Butit’s nice to know thatsometimes, things are tak-en care of.

When Geraldine Cretereturned home from a sur-gery, the Ottawa senior“didn’t have a thing toworry about.

“The nurse was there,the supplies were there,”she said.

Speaking to a crowd ofpoliticians and her peersyesterday, Crete said theChamplain Local HealthIntegration Network’s Ag-ing in Place program “tooka load off.”

The program also helpedcare for her husband,helped the couple get newglasses and prescriptionsand essentially allowedthem to live independent-ly in their own home.

Yesterday in Ottawa, theprovince announced a$272-million investmentinto programs to help sen-iors live healthier, more in-dependent lives.

Of that funding, the gov-ernment is investing$187.2 million into the Ag-ing at Home strategy,which includes the Agingin Place program.

Locally, the ChamplainLHIN is receiving nearly$25 million to ensuremore seniors can live inde-pendently.

“They want to be athome,” said Minister ofHealth and Long-Term CareDavid Caplan. “That’s wherethe philosophy of Aging atHome comes from.”

There’s also the bonus of

taking a lot of pressure offof hospitals, as well as re-ducing emergency depart-ment wait times, he said.

“This is a very exciting ad-vance in our health-care sys-tem,” he said.

Programs like Aging atHome do reduce waitingtimes and free up hospital

beds, agreed ChamplainLHIN CEO Dr. Robert Cush-man, “but better yet, it takesbetter care of seniors and al-lows them to stay at homeand be near their friends.

“It will allow seniors topreserve their dignity andstay at home,” Cushmansaid.

“Being on site whereclients live allows us to re-spond quickly and it givesclients peace of mind,” saidcase manager CathyMacLure. “It also allowsclients to live longer,healthier lives.”

Minister of Health and Long-Term Care David Caplan, in Ottawa

yesterday, announced funding for Ontario programs to help

seniors live healthier, more independent lives.

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2010 torch reminds many of marijuana joint

Olympic toke?

All hail — or inhale — the

2010 Olympic Torch.

Or, as it’s jokinglyknown around Vancouver,the Olympic Toke.

Composed of stainlesssteel, aluminum and sheetmoulding, the torch wasdesigned to invoke snow,ice, skiing and skating, butto many, the metre-lengthwhite torch looks suspi-ciously like a marijuanajoint, especially when lit.

The observation has be-come so common in thatcity that it’s hard to knowwho was the first to say,“Hey, doesn’t that looklike...”

But that the torch bearsa resemblance to Vancou-ver’s biggest cash crop was

evident right away to JodieEmery, editor of CannabisCulture magazine.

“A lot of people come toVancouver because it’smarijuana-friendly, so Ithink people who alreadyenjoy a joint themselveswill feel a little more kin-ship to the Olympics,” saidEmery, who ran thismonth as a Green partycandidate in the provincialelection.

“I’m sure the organizersdidn’t intend for it to looklike a joint but that’s whata lot of people are seeing.”

The association betweentoking and the Olympicsdidn’t begin with thetorch, of course.

At the 1998 Games in

Nagano, Japan, Whistlerskier Ross Rebagliatiwon, then lost the goldmedal in snowboardingafter testing positive formarijuana. The medalwas returned after Re-bagliati explained hehad inhaled second-hand smoke. AndOlympic swimmingsensation MichaelPhelps was pho-tographed in Februarywith a bong.

TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

Therapy helps insomniacs more than meds: Study

Teaching insomniacs how to fall asleep through talk therapy produces better resultsthan continued use of medications, according to a new Canadian study. REUTERS

FOOD Canadians are dis-trustful of food companiesinspecting their own meatand want the federal gov-ernment to take more re-sponsibility for food safety,a national poll has found.

Seven in 10 Canadiansbelieve Ottawa should bemore hands-on in the safe-guarding of food products,says the Nanos Researchsurvey commissioned bythe agriculture union thatrepresents federal meat in-spectors.

The poll asked 1,001

Canadians to gauge theirfaith in the country’s meatinspection system follow-ing last summer’s listeriaoutbreak that killed 22people and sickened hun-dreds of others. The resultsare considered accuratewithin 3.1 per cent plus orminus, 19 times out of 20.

“What the poll shows iswhat my expectations are,”said Liberal agriculturecritic Wayne Easter whosits on a committee inves-tigating the outbreak.

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Feds must act on food safety: PollNews in briefENERGY The federalgovernment announceddetails yesterday of the $1-bil-lion clean energy fund it prom-ised in February, with the lion’sshare of the cash going to sup-port the development ofcarbon capture and storageprojects. REUTERS

OLIPHANT Former prime min-ister Brian Mulroney admittedyesterday he did not want au-thor William Kaplan to go pub-lic with information that hehad a business relationshipwith Karlheinz Schreiber.

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Mario, a tenant at a townhouse in Halifax who didn’t want his last name used, talks with Metro

yesterday about a weekend party that got out of control. Some 200 or more partygoers started

tearing down the drywall. When the hosts tried to shut it down, they claim they were attacked.

The damages are estimated at about a few thousand dollars.

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Ancient primate fossil unveiled

Scientists yesterday unveiled fossilized remains, left, of one of the oldest skeletons of an early primate, a finding they say could further understanding of howour ancestors may have appeared. The now-extinct primate lived some 47 million years ago and was found south of Frankfurt, Germany. CBC NEWS ONLINE

H1N1 Flu Virus: the best way to stay healthy is to wash your handsthoroughly and often or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.For information, visit: ontario.ca/fluOr call ServiceOntario INFOline at: 1-800-476-9708 | TTY: 1-800-387-5559

If you have symptoms, call Telehealth Ontario at: 1-866-797-0000 | TTY: 1-866-797-0007

Or contact your health care provider.

U.S. President Barack Oba-

ma took aim at climate-

warming greenhouse gas-

es yesterday and ordered

the struggling auto indus-

try to make more fuel-effi-

cient cars under tough

new national standards to

cut emissions and

increase gas mileage.

Obama said the nationalstandards, announced at aWhite House ceremony at-tended by auto industryand union leaders, wouldreduce U.S. dependence onforeign oil and give fiveyears of cost certainty to anindustry battling to survive.

“The status quo is nolonger acceptable,” Obamasaid in an announcementthat will pressure carmak-ers to transform the indus-try to produce more effi-cient vehicles. Under thenew vehicle standards, U.S.passenger vehicles must av-erage 35.5 miles per gallonby 2016. Obama said thatwould save 1.8 billion bar-rels of oil over the lifetime

of the program.The plan was praised by

automakers and environ-mentalists but will meanhigher price tags for con-sumers. The new programwill add about $600 US tothe price of producing a ve-hicle.

The plan resolves a long-running dispute betweenthe government and Cali-fornia, which sought a

waiver from federal law toimpose its own tough stan-dards on emissions. Obamasaid a series of lawsuits tiedto California’s efforts wouldbe dropped.

California GovernorArnold Schwarzenegger at-tended the announcementand told reporters theweekend negotiations onthe plan were “very in-tense.” REUTERS

U.S. President Barack Obama puts his arm around California

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger after announcing new stan-

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rebel leader dead

SRI LANKA Sri Lanka’s mili-tary said yesterday TamilTiger rebel leader Vellupil-lai Prabhakaran’s bodyhad been found, and presi-dent Mahinda Rajapaksaurged Tamils to join in re-building a nation split by a25-year separatist war. Tel-evision footage showedwhat appeared to be thecorpse of the man whoplunged the nation intoone of the world’s most in-tractable wars, his eyesopen, face bloated and thetop of his head blown off.The military declared vic-tory over the LiberationTigers of Tamil Eelam aftera gun battle on Monday.

REUTERS

FLU Influenza A (H1N1), alsoknown as swine flu, is nowwidespread, causing arange of illness, and U.S.health officials say they fearit could mix with drug-re-sistant versions of seasonalflu.

This year its cousin, a sea-sonal H1N1 strain, became

mostly resistant to themost commonly used an-tiviral — Tamiflu.

Relenza, an inhaled drug,still works. The CDC saidmore seasonal flu viruseswere making people sickthan would normally be ex-pected for May, and the rea-sons were not clear. REUTERS

Flu could become resistant

News in briefTEEN SEX British schoolboy Al-fie Patten, who made headlineswhen it was reported he hadgot his 15-year-old girlfriendpregnant when aged 12, is notthe baby’s father, a newspaperreported yesterday. DNA testshave now revealed that the fa-ther is another boy who was 14

at the time of conception.

PLANE CRASH An Indonesianmilitary plane carrying 13 crewand about 96 passengers hascrashed in East Java, an air forcespokesman said last night. Thenumber of casualties wasunclear. REUTERS

Quebec Caisse hearing

Henri-Paul Rousseau, former president and CEO of the Caisse

de depot et placement du Quebec, pauses during yesterday’s

parliamentary committee hearing about the $39.8-billion loss-

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The future of web queries?It’s not a Google-killer —

in fact, it’s not even a

search engine — but Wol-

framAlpha and its concept

of “computational knowl-

edge” is already raising

eyebrows by suggesting

what the future of Internet

queries might look like.

Tech buffs have had afew days to play with Wol-framAlpha since it wentlive for testing last week-end amid significant buzz.Now open to the public,the free web service prom-ises to eventually make“all systematic knowledgeimmediately computableby anyone.”

WolframAlpha has ahome page that resembles

Google’s, complete with aprominent query box. Butinstead of trolling billionsof web pages for pertinentinformation and then leav-ing it up to the user to de-cide what is most useful,WolframAlpha attempts toanswer a given query by

mining its vast databases.The early reviews are

mixed, with some marvel-ling at its ability to answerquestions of a human na-ture — How far is it fromVancouver to Halifax? —and others wonderingwhether it’s just as easy toturn to existing web re-sources.

“WolframAlpha is not aGoogle-killer and it’s notgoing to replace it,” saidCarmi Levy, senior vice-president of strategic con-sulting for AR Communica-tions Inc. “But it certainlypoints us toward a futurewhere search looks verydifferent than it does to-day.” TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

Creator

• WolframAlpha’s creator,Stephen Wolfram, has beendescribed as a physicsprodigy. He wrote his firstscientific paper at 15 and re-ceived his PhD in theoreticalphysics from Caltech by age20.

Unexpecteddecline in Q1businessbankruptcies

REPORT Business bankrupt-cies in Canada droppedunexpectedly in the firstquarter, in contrast withthe trend in the UnitedStates and a sharp riseseen during previousCanadian recessions, a re-port released yesterdaysaid.

Business bankruptciesfell no less than 14 percent during the first threemonths of 2009 comparedwith the same period in2008, according to the re-port by CIBC WorldMarkets.

The total number ofbusiness bankruptcies inCanada fell 4.4 per centduring the year endedMarch 2009.

“The resiliency of busi-ness bankruptcies bodeswell for the recovery inthe labour market in2010,” said the report’s au-thor, Benjamin Tal. REUTERS

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Business in briefECONOMY Canada has lessneed than other countries toboost its economy with unusu-al steps like printing money tobuy assets, a Bank of Canadaofficial said yesterday,hammering home themessage that it has doneenough to combat therecession.

AUTO General Motors Corp.and the Canadian Auto Work-ers must have a cost-savingsdeal in place by May 31 toqualify for a government res-cue package, Industry MinisterTony Clement said yesterday,days after the two sides failedto meet an earlier target dateof May 15. REUTERS

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Word on the street: Where is your favourite spot in the city to people

watch and why?

Cassandra

Smidage 20, Ottawa

A: Definitely Con-federation Park. Iwas just thereand there’s defi-nitely lots of in-teresting people.

Janice

MacIsaac age 40, Ottawa

A: The ByWardMarket — youget a goodcross-section oftourists and lo-cals.

Vladimir

Sorioage 24, Ottawa

A: Anywhere ona patio down-town is a goodplace to scopeout the attrac-tive and not-so-attractive peo-ple that pass by.

Sam

Kapoorage 27, Ottawa

A: Any local cof-fee shops aregreat places tosit and watchdifferent typesof people comein and go out.

Ian

McIntyreage 38, Ottawa

A: I guess theplace for me topeople watch isthe fountain inConfederationPark — every-one from allover downtown.

Natalie

Longage 21, Ottawa

A: From a patioin the ByWardMarket — youreally see aneclectic mix ofpeople passingby from thatpoint of view.

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“We are not dealing with ourgrand- grand- grand- grandmother, but perhaps ourgrand- grand- grand- aunt.”— Jen Franzen of the Senckenberg research Institute in Frank-

furt at New York’s American Museum of Natural History yester-

day. She was commenting on the unveiling of well-preserved

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Comment

Whack a seal, it’s our right

As the beer com-mercial goes: I amCanadian. And assuch, I suppose,it’s my patriotic

duty to defend our annualcelebration of stupidity, theAtlantic seal hunt.

OK, here goes. The first thing you should

know is that this so-calledannual slaughter targets on-ly a tiny percentage of the5.5 million harp seal popula-tion, just a quarter of a mil-lion of the cutest andmost defenceless.

Keep in mind as wellthat sealers can nolonger target “ba-bies.” Now they haveto wait until the sealsare “mature:” 12-15 days old andbeginning tomoult. This cor-responds with

the time the baby seals areabandoned by their moth-ers. “Hi kid. Abandoned byyour mom? Welcome to thereal world. Whack!”

I must, on behalf of the6,000 sealers who maketheir livings whacking babyseals, protest the EuropeanUnion’s ban on seal pelts,passed May 5. Obviously, be-cause the Europeans kill ani-mals (and what about thosebull fights, eh? Eh?), theyhave no right to get all self-righteous about the sealhunt. Don’t they realize thehunt is strictly regulated andhumane?

At least as humane as it can be, considering it appar-ently requires the use of

some-

thing called a “hakapik,”which looks exactly as itsounds, and that the “ma-ture” seal has absolutely nomeans of escape, except toclose its big, impossiblyadorable eyes, and wonderwhat happened to mom.

And those European dilet-tantes should respect thegrand tradition that accom-panies the whacking of babyseals.

Our Inuit friends havebeen whacking same sincebefore recorded history andour noble maritime fisherguys have been at it for morethan 400 years.

And surely that is one ofthe great lessons of his-

tory: The longer abrutal, pointless

practice endures,the less

point-lessit be-

comes,but I’m

not sure I

want to go there just now.Let’s remember the annu-

al seal whackathon brings30 million badly needed dol-lars to the Atlantic economy.When you consider that $30million about covers the costof the commodes at the new$1-billion Vancouver con-vention centre, you havesome idea of the epic scalewe’re dealing with here. Ofcourse, we could just givethe Newfoundland sealers30 million bucks and a giftcoupon for Tim Hortons andtell them to stay home, butwhere’s the dignity?

Who are we — effete, ur-ban snobs who eat veal prob-ably — to tell the noble seal-ers to forgo their storied tra-ditions and stop whackingand hakapiking baby, er, ma-ture seals to death?

We simply don’t under-stand, do we?

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Paul

Sullivan

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Defending our annual stupidity celebration

Paul Sullivan is a Vancouver-based journalistand owner of Sullivan Media Consulting;

[email protected].

“Obviously, because the Europeans kill

animals they have no right to get all

self-righteous about the seal hunt.”

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Red Wings win in OT

Mikael Samuelsson’s goal

5:14 into overtime sent

the Detroit Red Wings to a

3-2 victory over the

Chicago Blackhawks in

Game 2 of their Western

Conference final in Detroit

last night.

Dan Cleary and BrianRafalski also tallied for theRed Wings, who assumed atwo-games-to-none seriesadvantage.

Chris Osgood made 37saves for his 10th win ofthis postseason.

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Sports in briefNBA The Los Angeles Clipperswon the NBA Draft lottery lastnight and will have the No. 1overall selection on June 25.Memphis will pick second, fol-lowed by Oklahoma City andSacramento. The Toronto Rap-tors will pick ninth.

NHL The National HockeyLeague and the owner of thebankrupt Phoenix Coyotesmust seek mediation to settle

their differences on who con-trols the hockey team, a feder-al bankruptcy judge ruled yes-terday.

NFL National Football Leagueowners voted yesterday tohost the 2013 Super Bowl inNew Orleans, the first time thecity will stage the league’schampionship game since2002.

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Steeler to skip White House

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison will skip the Super Bowl champions’ White House visit with U.S. President Barack Obama tomorrow. Harrison willbypass the traditional ceremony, just as he did when the Steelers were honoured by President George W. Bush at the White House in June 2006. METRO NEWS SERVICES

Julien honouredBoston Bruins head coach Claude Julien has been named NHL Coach of

the Year by the Sporting News. Julien led Boston to the top of the

Eastern Conference standings this season, posting a record of 53-19-10

while racking up 116 points in just his second season in Beantown. The

Sporting News chose Julien after compiling votes by 39 coaches and

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Chicago 2 Detroit 3 (OT)

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Tim Wakefield threw eightsolid innings and theBoston Red Sox edgedToronto 2-1 in the openerof a three-game series.

Wakefield (5-2) allowed

five hits, including a fifth-inning homer to Kevin Mil-lar, walked two and fannedthree batters.

The knuckleballer is 17-11 all-time against Toron-to.

Brian Tallet (2-2) gave upfour hits and two runs oversix innings as the AL East-leading Blue Jays had a sea-son-high four-game winstreak stopped.

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Info stolen from Centennial

A package containing student loan applications, names, addresses, and SIN digits of nearly 6,400 students was stolen off a cart at CentennialCollege in Toronto last Tuesday. A Centennial spokeswoman says student loans were not affected by the theft. METRO NEWS SERVICES

EDITOR: [email protected]

While the economic reces-

sion and its layoffs have

everyone a little anxious

right now, Natalie Joy

Quesnel doesn’t seem rat-

tled at all.

And she’s not acting.Joy, 29, holds a bachelor’s

degree in theatre and anMA in directing from theUniversity of Ottawa. Shesaid that fine arts degreesoften get a bad reputationfor not providing sustain-able‚ career choices onceschool is over, but with theeconomy how it is today,she said it is actually thebest time to be getting intothe arts.

“When you look through-out history at war and de-struction and terror, you seethat some of the most inter-esting, provocative and fan-tastic theatre has come outof those times,” said Joy.

“When people are at theirlowest point is when theyneed to be entertained andstimulated and spoken tothe most.”

Although her parentswere involved in the the-atre community while Joywas growing up, theyweren’t pleased, she said, tofind out she had changedher English degree to a the-atre degree after her first se-mester of university.

“They were angry be-cause they really felt mygoal to become a teacher

was solid and would giveme a secure future, but thiscareer has given me a se-cure income too — I’m ableto put food on the table andraise my kids the way Iwant to and still love what Ido,” said Joy.

But “if you’re worth yoursalt,” as Joy puts it, “you willget the work.”

And Joy certainly seemsto be worth her salt. Shecurrently works in the fieldin a number of aspects; act-ing, directing, teaching andstage managing, and hasher own production compa-ny, Enigma Productions.She is also the general man-ager of this year’s OttawaFringe Festival, taking placein June 18 through 28.

Joy said that the practical

aspect of the University ofOttawa’s theatre depart-ment is what most appealedto her, and highly recom-mends to those who wantto become immediatelyemerged in productions aswell as gaining a good solidbackground of the wholecraft.

She warns future gradu-ates too, that while bigcities like Toronto, Montre-al or Vancouver may seemmore appealing to thosestarting out in the fieldthan Ottawa, the ratio ofpeople to work available is-n’t very promising.

“Right now, the commu-nity in Ottawa is such a sizethat you have a pretty goodchance of getting decentwork,” said Joy.

Theatre jobs strong in the capital market says one grad

A career in theatre is obtainable, “if you’re worth your salt, you

will get work,” says one graduate from the University of Ottawa.

MJ DESCHAMPS

for Metro Canada

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Costliest bidA 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa has set a

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car ever sold at auction, costing the buyer

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TSX opens door to luxuryAcura model keeps sporty feel despite many refinements

Who says it can’t be fixed

if it ain’t broke?

When the new 2009 Acu-ra TSX debuted, it deliv-ered on the promise of abigger and better TSX.

And those two qualitiesdon’t always go together.

In fact, when the origi-nal TSX was unveiled in2003, I remember Acuramaking much of the factthat the car was based onthe European Accord plat-form, not Honda’s domes-tic version.

The European version ofthe Accord was smaller,lighter and tighter, with aplatform tuned for thesporty character, taut sus-pension and handling en-gendered by the narrower,twisty roads of the OldWorld.

So designers had to becareful not to mess withthe TSX’s persona and

strategic positioning with-in the lineup, while stilltrying to make the second-generation car roomier,more agile and more re-sponsive.

The 2009 TSX evolutionstarts with a wider, moreaggressive stance. Overallbody-width has increased78 mm and the track di-

mensions are 65 mm widerthan the outgoing model.The TSX has also beenstretched in the other di-rection, riding on a 35 mmlonger wheelbase and thecar itself is 66 mm longer.That translates into a larg-er platform withsmoother, more plantedhandling feel along with a

corresponding increase inexterior dimensions andinterior space.

Acura has tweaked theperformance and emis-sions of the 2.4-litre all-alu-minum DOHC i-VTEC in-line 4-cylinder engine thatproduces 201 hp and 172lb-ft of torque. That doesn’tsound like much of an im-provement at first — thehorsepower is actuallydown from the 205 hp rat-ing of the 2008 model.Torque is up 8.0 lb/ft (170lb/ft in the automatic), butmore importantly, the use-able power is availableacross a much wider rpmrange, while the five per-

cent increase in torque isdesigned to strengthen theengine’s pulling power atmiddle rpm levels.

Fuel economy is rated at9.6/6.5/8.2L/100 km (city/hwy/comb), in the automat-ic, as tested.

Two transmissions areavailable‚ a standard six-speed close-ratio manualwith new (more perform-ance oriented) ratios forsecond through sixthgears or a SequentialSportShift five-speed auto-matic with a new lock-upassembly.

The manual tranny wasdesigned with the sportdriver in mind, featuring a

short-throw shifter andmounted in a lightweightmagnesium case — a rarityin the industry.

Any Acura comes wellloaded but bumping theTSX up to Premium addsleather seats, XM SatelliteRadio, USB connector,front fog lights, automaticheadlight activation, HighIntensity Discharge low-beam headlights and atwo-position driver memo-ry seat. And all this button-happy gadgetry is set into ahigh-quality interior.

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Toyota most trusted in study

Toyota has been voted Canada’s most trusted brand in two categories — passenger car manufacturer andSUV manufacturer — in a national study commissioned by Reader’s Digest. METRO NEWS SERVICES

The world can now to peer

into Hyundai’s future with

the introduction of the Nu-

vis concept at the recently

concluded 2009 New York

International Auto Show.

The Nuvis is theeleventh signature conceptcar to be designed at thecompany’s California De-sign Center in Irvine, Calif.

In addition to showcas-ing the brand’s cutting-edge capabilities, Nuvis al-so hints at a possible de-sign direction for a future-generation crossover,blending attributes of a tallurban car and a premiumutility vehicle.

Consistent withHyundai’s pledge to leadall brands in U.S. fuel econ-omy by 2015, Nuvis is pow-ered by Hyundai’s HybridBlue Drive architecture,which uses breakthroughlithium polymer batterytechnology.

Hyundai’s all-new,homegrown Hybrid BlueDrive architecture helpsdefine the Nuvis concept.Hyundai’s proprietary par-allel hybrid drive systemmates the already fuel-effi-

cient 2.4-litre Theta II en-gine to a six-speed auto-matic transmission and a30kW electric motor formaximum fuel economy.

Hybrid Blue Drive has anall-electric mode and a par-allel drive mode, meaningthat the wheels are turnedby power coming directlyfrom the gasoline engine,or the electric motor, orboth together, as condi-tions demand.

This parallel hybrid drivearchitecture will serve asthe foundation for futureHyundai hybrid drive vehi-cles, starting with the next-generation Sonata.

Perched on top of 22-inchwheels, Nuvis’ proportionsare tall, strong and protec-tive. The two body-sidelines set up a flowing watereffect, giving the appear-ance of motion.

Large gull-wing doors, ei-

Nuvis: Urban

utility redefinedther opened or closed, cre-ate unique front, rear andprofile views.

Blue ambient lighting

cast across the body addsto the overall upscale feelof the vehicle.

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“Consistent with

Hyundai’s pledge to

lead all brands in

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by 2015, Nuvis is

powered by

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Hyundai’s

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HYBRIDS Forty Nissan Altimahybrids are the first alterna-tive fuel vehicles to be usedas marked and unmarkedpatrol cars in the New YorkPolice Department’s fleet.

The Altima hybrids havebeen assigned to areas ofthe city where their fuel ef-ficiency presents the great-est economic and environ-mental benefit — both inprecincts with a large cov-erage area and smallerprecincts prone to heavy

stop-and-go traffic. The 40 hybrid vehicles,

18 marked and 22 un-marked, will be used in pa-trol precincts and otherunits in all five boroughs.

“These new patrol carswill help fulfill the goal ofreducing City government’scarbon footprint,” said May-or Michael Bloomberg.“Through savings in fuel,these Altimas can quicklycover their additional cost,from then they will save

taxpayers money.”While the Altima hybrids

are the first alternate fuelvehicles to be used as regu-lar police cars, the NYPD al-

ready uses hybrid vehiclesin its parking enforcementfleet as well as electricscooters.

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Given the length of time it

takes to develop a vehicle,

automakers can find

circumstances have

changed considerably

from the drawing board to

the showroom. That’s

probably the case with the

Kia Borrego, which isn’t

helped by being released

into the current economic

crisis.

It’s not that there’s a lotwrong with it, but that itdoesn’t really outshine thecompetitors in a rapidly-dwindling segment. It’s an-other competent SUV in apool of competent mid- to

full-size SUVs.This body-on-frame, sev-

en-passenger model offersKia’s first V8 in NorthAmerica, a 4.6-litre that’s aversion of the HyundaiGenesis’ power plant. Butmy tester was the 3.8-litreV6, which starts at $36,995,making it $2,500 less thanthe V8.

My ride was the upper-line EX, at $40,995, whichbrings extra features and aspecific 4WD system. Thebase LX is a part-time sys-tem, running primarily inrear-wheel, with the 4x4system strictly for loose orslippery surfaces. The EXuses a full-time, all-wheelsystem that can be used onany road, and also locked

into high or low if neces-sary for extra traction.

The platform is unique,not just a larger version ofthe Sorento, with inde-pendent rear suspension.In V6 configuration, it putsout 276 horsepower and267 lb/ft of torque, andcomes solely with a five-speed automatic transmis-sion (the V8 uses a six-speed automatic).

The V6 will tow up to5,000 lbs, the V8 up to7,500. Published fuel fig-ures for the V6 are 13.0L/100 km in the city and9.4 on the highway; incombined driving, I aver-aged 15.2 L/100 km (19mpg).

The base LX contains theusual round-up of ameni-ties: A/C, heated seats andmirrors, trailer hitch,

satellite radio, cruise con-trol, side and curtainairbags (but not the V8’sdriver knee airbag), elec-tronic stability control,hill assist and downhillbrake control. Moving upto the EX adds 18-inchwheels, power-adjustableleather seats, automaticclimate control, auto-dim-ming rear mirror, power-adjustable steering wheel,

and side steps. The frontseats are roomy, and thethird-row seats have morelegroom than expected,but with hard, flat cush-ions.

The V6 works so wellthat I’d question movingup to the V8 unless you’replanning heavy-duty tow-ing.

Handling is fine, but thesuspension is very truck-like. On smooth roads, Bor-rego just feels rugged, butthe least bit of brokenpavement sends everysmack and wallop into thecabin.

Inside, there’s little tofault for the price: Qualitymaterials, good panel fit,comfortable seating andgood visibility. Kia hasbeen improving its interi-ors over the last few newmodels, and it shows.

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Hyundai an onlline hit: Report

Hyundai ranks highest among auto manufacturer websites in satisfying Canadian new-vehicle shoppers, according to a recentJ.D. Power and Associates study. Toyota closely follows Hyundai in the rankings and Mazda is third. METRO NEWS SERVICES

Borrego

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Fighting crime, going green

New York Police Department has added 40 hybrid patrol cars.

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Bill clears a hurdle

The “Right to Repair” bill, which will require automakers to make information, software and tools available to independent repair shops, is inching closer tolegislation. Bill C-273, introduced by New Democrat Brian Masse, passed the second reading vote in the House of Commons last week. METRO NEWS SERVICES

Scion’s iQ aims high

with trendsetters

The centre of attention. With a futuristic shape designed for urban trendsetters, the iQ micro-sub-

compact, Scion’s latest concept, debuted at the recent New York International Auto Show.

Scion unveiled a special

concept version of the iQ

micro-subcompact car de-

signed to meet the trans-

portation needs of young

urban trendsetters.

It was shown at the re-cent New York Auto Show.

Scion’s iQ concept is anew urban vehicle with arevolutionary package thatis just over 10 feet inlength and accommodatesthree plus luggage.

As more and more urbancenters are revitalizedwith a new sense of pur-pose, energy, and creativi-ty, young people are mov-ing in from the suburbs toembrace new urbanismand are looking for a carthat suits their needs anddelivers high emotionalvalue.

The production iQ is cur-rently sold in Japan andEurope. Five Axis of Hunt-ington Beach, Calif. tookthe iQ to the next levelwith aggressive exteriorand interior modificationsthat show the vehicle’s po-tential for personalization.

With its 78.7-inch wheel-base, the three-door hatch-back can deftly maneuver

through city traffic. At thesame time, its overalllength of 126.9-inches,overall width of 71.4-inch-es, and short front and rearoverhangs allow the iQ tofit in virtually any cityparking space.

The front-mounted dif-ferential and repositionedsteering rack decreasefront-end length. In addi-tion, the iQ is equippedwith a flat gas tank housedbeneath the floor that re-duces rear overhang.

Pushing the wheels ofthe small, bold concept to-wards the four corners ofthe body gives the iQ aconfident stance. The cus-tom 18-inch wheels with anickel finish and wide tiresfill the wheel well, addingto its surefootedness.

The iQ’s custom front airdam, aero headlamps andhigh-intensity LED drivinglamps signal urban roadreadiness.

The iQ features a 10-inchpanel LCD screen on top ofthe center cluster thatserves as the main enter-tainment console and navi-gation system interface.

With the push of a but-

ton, the touch-screen artic-ulates to reveal the enter-tainment hub. The touchscreen can also playmovies while the vehicle isparked. When not in use,

the screen lays flat on thedash with a translucentcover that emits a colour-ful display of light patternsto make the interior evenmore unique. FROM CARGUIDE

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Audi pumps it up

In its bid to become the

world’s largest maker of

premium automobiles,

Audi recently showed off

the latest arrow in its bur-

geoning quiver in the

south of France.

Arriving in Canada inlate summer, the four-seat2010 Audi A5 and hotter S5Cabriolet, both with quat-tro all-wheel-drive, will fillthe void created by the de-parting previous genera-tion A4 drop top. No Cana-dian pricing has been set,but rest assured, Audiwants to lure buyers awayfrom the BMW 328i Cabri-olet ($55,600) and the 335iCabriolet ($65,600).

Audi is using a three-lay-er fabric top for this cabrio,giving the benefits of re-duced complexity, weightand volume. Top up, it’s arelief to see this car carriesmuch of the A5 coupe’schiseled good looks.

With the roof tucked un-der the tonneau cover (15seconds down, 17 seconds

up, operates up to 50km/h) it cuts quite a grace-ful profile. The brushedaluminum trim ringingthe cabin is a lovely detail.

The folded top takes uponly 60 litres of the gener-ous 380 litre trunk, andthe rear seat splits andfolds, offering up to 750litres of storage volume.

Carrying on Audi’s tradi-tion of class-leading interi-ors, the cabin is beautifullydone, highlighted withwood inlays and/or brushedaluminum trim. You sit lowin this cab, and the multi-adjustable driver’s chairand manual tilt/telescope

wheel make finding the op-timal driving position a

breeze. The 2010 A5 Cabriolet

carries a naturally aspirated265 hp 3.2-litre FSI V6 mat-ed to a 6-speed Tiptronic au-tobox. This proved a satisfy-ing combination, deliveringsmooth performance thatwas well suited to the A5’smission as a comfy tourer.

Enthusiasts will opt forthe S5 Cabriolet, whichsports 18-inch wheel (upfrom 17) and a 333 hp su-percharged TSFI 3.0-litreV6.

For much of this testroute, which resembledthe trajectory of a highlyintoxicated sailor, horse-power was not a pressingissue. More pertinent wasthe ability of Audi’s latestcabrio to provide good gripand balanced handling.

The quattro full-time all-wheel-drive with a default60 per cent rear bias is agood start. Standard in theS5 Cabriolet is Audi driveselect. A trio of buttons(comfort, auto and dynam-ic) call up pre-programmedgroupings of throttle re-sponse, shift maps and ser-votronic steering assist.Naturally, “dynamic” is themost aggressive.

PETER BLEAKNEY

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Everyone’s a baddriver ... except you

Have you no-ticed? Anybodygoing slowerthan you is anidiot, and any-

one going faster than youis a moron.”

George Carlin said thatonce, and I believe the ob-servation has more than agrain of truth about it.

Our assessment onwhether or not some otherdriver is screwing upseems based not so muchon if they’re contraveningthe law — those are obvi-ous signs — but more so ifthey are deviating fromour more idiosyncratic,personal codes of drivingbehaviour.

That person followingyou, maybe three feet clos-er than you’re comfortablewith? Well, he’s a maniac.That person backing uptraffic while waiting tomake a left, and not takingadvantage of a dicey gap inon-coming traffic — a gapyou would have surelygrabbed? That person is amenace to society. Thatdriver who approached anintersection with far toomuch caution, causing youto lose your God-givenright to run that yellowlight? Well, that person is aselfish oaf. How do theylive with themselves?

Tolerance of other peo-ple’s driving is tested evenmore if that other personis your spouse or signifi-cant other.

Here’s comedian RitaRudner on the topic:“When my husband and Iare in the car, I usually lethim drive. Because when Idrive, he has a tendency tobite the dashboard.”

One strategy I’m trying,to stay cool behind thewheel, is imagining thatwhatever boneheadedmove the other driver justdid, was an aberration, aslip up they usually don’tmake. But I’m not thereyet. I generally assumethey’re hardened, amoralcriminal types, and it’s myduty to lay on as muchhorn as possible.

Another strategy I’mworking on is shorteningmy list of driving petpeeves. Not there yet either.

The thing that hashelped me the most, how-ever, in the battle to staycalm, is anticipating debat-able behaviour.

Advanced driving cours-es always instil the notionof self-defence. Quicklyidentify situations wherean ill-advised move by theother driver will put you atrisk, and assume the worst.

If they make the rightmove, that’s fine.

But if they cross yourline, or the one that policeactually use, and you’ve re-acted correctly and grace-fully and with a world-weary smirk, well, that’seven finer.

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Michael Goetz has been writing about cars andediting automotive publications for more than20 years. He lives in Toronto with his family and

a neglected 1967 Jaguar E-type.

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It’s bumpy in California

California’s major urban roadways are the roughest in the U.S., according to a report released by Transportation California. Theroad conditions cost an average driver in the state at least $590 US a year in extra vehicle operating costs. METRO NEWS SERVICES

How cool is your car?

The hot weather is one of

the most eagerly

anticipated parts of the

summer season if you’re a

human being. If you’re a

vehicle, the heat means

additional strain on vital

components during

towing, hauling and long

family trips.

Poorly maintained partstend to show themselveswhen vehicles are pushedto extremes.

As such, a swelteringsummer day is a fantastictime for overheating, driv-eline failure or enginedamage, if your coolingsystem isn’t performingproperly. Any of the abovewill leave you stranded onthe roadside with a car fullof sweaty, irritated andcranky family members.Fortunately, readying yourcooling system for warm-weather travelling is a rela-tively quick and painlessendeavour.

In addition to keepingyour engine running at itsideal operating tempera-ture, your cooling systemmay play a part in keepingother components, likeyour transmission, fromoverheating as well. Yourcooling system works by cir-culating coolant through-out the engine to absorband remove the tremen-dous heat it generates whilerunning.

Over time, the effective-ness of the coolant dimin-ishes, and a coolant changeis required. This occurs invarying intervals for differ-ent vehicles, or on an “as-needed” basis as advised byyour mechanic. Forgetwhen your coolant waschanged last? It’s probablyoverdue.

If your ride is drippinggreen fluid and you’replanning a road trip any-ways, you’re asking fortrouble. Overheating canquickly lead to engine fail-ure and permanent, cata-strophic damage. Coolingsystem repairs tend to beconsiderably more afford-able than an engine re-placement.

A periodic radiator flushis also advisable to removeharmful sludge from with-in the cooling system.Sludge may accumulatewithin the radiator andhoses over time, reducingeffectiveness and compo-nent life.

Protecting your enginefrom the heat this summeris only half the battle —and you’ll want to makesure you and your passen-gers benefit from a reliableand effective air condition-ing system. If your A/C

seems hesitant to blowcold, or if it isn’t coolingthe cabin as quickly as youremember, an inspection isin order. This can often re-veal a small problem beforeit escalates into a muchlarger and pricier one.

For instance, a leaking

A/C line or fitting may al-low air, moisture or othercontaminants into the sys-tem. This can cause aworld of trouble and resultin serious damage. Air andmoisture mixing with re-frigerant is bad news — sofixing a leak early on can

save money, not to men-tion preventing potentiallyharmful chemicals fromwinding up in the atmos-phere.

A simple mechanical orelectrical failure could re-sult in improper operationof the A/C system, too.

JUSTIN PRITCHARD

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Above left, a display at the Waterlily House at London’s Kew Gardens. Above right, a Zen garden at Japan’s Ryoanji Temple.

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The best place to enjoythese bold flowers is atKeukenhof, the world’slargest flower gardenwhere they are laid out invast multicoloured carpets.

Established 60 years agoas an exhibition at whichgrowers from the flowerbulb industry could presenttheir latest flowers, it’s nowa sort of fabulous floraltheme park.

Every year seven millionflower bulbs in 1,600 differ-ent varieties supplied by 93different exhibitors areplanted throughout this 32hectare estate. You can ad-mire the configurations ofdifferent colours andshapes of bulb, and ofcourse buy some to takehome afterwards. keuken-hof.nl.

Zen gardens of Japan

You might

have missed the springcherry blossoms in Tokyo,but there are plenty moreopportunities to enjoy theflora of Japan. Far from thefussy, flowery gardens ofEurope and the U.S., thesegardens found in thegrounds of Buddhist tem-ples, historic castles andprivate homes, are careful-ly-constructed minimalisthavens, with gravel paths,sparse planting, artfully-placed rocks, pavilions,bridges, tranquil ponds andrelaxing water features.Some gardens are religious,others ceremonial, artisticor designed for strollingthrough.

Kyoto is awash withsplendid examples, includ-ing those in the grounds ofthe city’s 13 World Her-itage Sites, including thegardens at Nijo Castle Nino-maru, Ten-

ryu-ji Temple, Kiyomizu-de-ra Temple, the beautifulmoss garden of Saiho-jiTemple, and the rock gar-den at Kinkaku-ji Temple,where nature is represent-ed by stones and gravelswept into simple patternswith a broom; jnto.go.jp.

Biodiversity in Costa Rica

Flora and fauna fanswill be overwhelmed bythe diversity that Costa Ri-ca has to offer.

This tiny country inCentral America countrycovers only 0.1 per cent ofthe world’s landmass, butis home to five per cent ofglobal biodiversity.

Almost a quarter of thecountry is made up of na-tional parks, protected bythe environmentally-con-scious gov-ernment.

These tropical paradisesare home to a bounty ofmore than 100,000 exoticand colourful plantspecies, alongside thou-sands of types of animalsand birds.

Highlights include thebotanical gardens of theCentro Neotropico Sara-piquiS Gardens, the Are-nal Botanical Gardens, theElsie Kientzler BotanicalGarden, the botanical gar-dens of CATIE, the aerialtour of the Braulio Carril-lo National Park, the LaPaz Waterfall Gardenswhich is full of butterfliesand hummingbirds andthe Lankester BotanicalGardens in San Jose,home to more than athousand varietiesof orchid; check

out visitcostarica.com.

Tropical gardens in

Madeira

There’s more to thisPortuguese island in themiddle of the Atlanticthan the sweet wine.Madeira is known for itsexotic flora and a visitwill not disappoint gar-den fans — the tropicalclimate and the volcanicsoil create perfect condi-tions for growing all man-ner of exotic plants fromgardenias and freesias tohibiscus, agapanthus, mi-mosa, bougainvillea and

orchids. All

of these flowers are onshow in the wealth ofwell-tended gardens in-cluding the Botanical Gar-dens, the Tropical Gar-dens of Monte Palace withits collection of cycads,the Garden of Quinta daBoa Vista, with its collec-tion of orchids, as well asprivate gardens like Quin-ta Palmeira and Quinta doPalheiro, famous for itscamelias.

Another great way todiscover the spectacularscenery is to take a walkalong the levadas, a seriesof water channels createdto bring water from thehighlands to the lowerparts of the island;

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A five-star, Four Seasons resort in the Bahamas will close its doors this month after it was put into receivership nearly two years ago dueto mounting financial losses. The Four Seasons Resort Great Exuma is to close May 26 and is no longer accepting reservations. REUTERS

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The plane to Spain

Air Canada and fellow Star Alliance partner Spanair announced yesterday they have entered a codeshare agreementthat expands their networks between popular destinations in Canada and Spain. METRO NEWS SERVICES

Yoga retreats: Getting away from it all

When the going gets

tough, the tough get cen-

tred, preferably in

paradise.

Retailers may be shut-ting their doors, banksmay be taking stress tests,but yoga retreats are sur-prisingly popular noweven, or especially, amongthe unemployed, the soon-to-be unemployed, and thefearing-to-be unemployed.

“Several people I’ve spo-ken to in the last fewweeks have said, ‘Youknow, I just lost my joband I really shouldn’t bedoing this, but I need thisretreat so-o-o badly,’”Wesleigh Roeca, who runsthe retreat program at Yo-gaWorks, said in an inter-view.

“We were in Ojai, Cali-fornia, in March, and we’regoing to Hawaii in June,”said Roeca of the approxi-mately week-long get-aways conducted by theCalifornia-based nationalchain. She also had a sold-out retreat planned forMexico this week, but wasforced to cancel it due toH1N1, or swine flu.

“Just about all of our re-treats sell out,” she ex-

plained. “It’s a healing va-cation. And in times of eco-nomic uncertainty, healingvacations offer people reju-venation.” Another plus,according to Roeca, is thatthe retreats are typicallyall-inclusive — one pricethat includes accommoda-tions, meals, days filledwith yoga, and even someexcursions. “A lot of bangfor your buck!” she said.

At Kripalu Center for Yo-ga and Health, located inthe Berkshires town of

Stockbridge, Mass., spokes-person Cathy Husid-Shamir agrees that uncer-tain times have shifted va-cation priorities.

“People these days seemuncomfortable, evenguilty, about just sitting ona beach,” she said. “At ourretreat centre we teach theart and science of yoga tohelp people find healthand balance. It’s a learningvacation in an environ-ment that supports it.”

Kripalu (the name

means “grace”) also offerscourses on topics likestress management, healthchallenges, insomnia, andweight loss, as well assaunas, hiking trails,horseback riding and otheractivities.

As a nod to the times,Kripalu teachers have or-ganized a tuition-free pro-gram for people who re-cently lost their jobs, evenas the retreat prepares toopen an 80-room expan-sion annex in June. “Peo-ple want to go somewherewhere we can truly getaway from it all,” ex-plained Husid-Shamir.

Nevertheless, Kripalu’spolicy of no alcohol on themenus, no television in therooms, and a cuisine“heavy on plant base, withlimited seafood and chick-en,” might deter the moreepicurean yogi.

For Billy Asad, a self-de-scribed “adventurer-retreatguy,” who has been organ-izing corporate and studioyoga getaways for 10 years,enjoyment trumps asceti-cism every time. “Go havea glass of wine! Go have asteak! It’s okay!” he saidfrom Los Angeles. REUTERS

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Wolf had been openabout his desire to tie Gun-smoke for the longest-run-ning drama on TV. REUTERS

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TV Alex O’Loughlin, is backon CBS with the new med-ical drama Three Rivers.

The network went most-ly for star vehicles in itsfirst new series picks fornext season with Rivers;the NCIS spin-off, toplinedby LL Cool J and ChrisO’Donnell; legal drama TheGood Wife, starring Julian-na Margulies; and the JennaElfman-starring comedy Ac-cidentally on Purpose.

Cut a rug, bust a gut

If imitation is the sincerest

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After all, this weekendwill see the theatrical re-lease of Dance Flick, thelatest in a cinematic tradi-tion of recent comedyspoofs like the successfulScary Movie series, Super-hero Movie and DateMovie. It seems in popularculture, you aren’t a genreuntil you’ve been spoofed.

But while Dance Flickborrows its punchlinesfrom such recent hits as

Step Up, Save the LastDance and High SchoolMusical, the most success-ful dance films in Holly-wood hit the screendecades earlier when JohnTravolta defined the genreby stretching himself intoa pair of white polyesterslacks for 1977’s SaturdayNight Fever.

Not only did that classicfilm receive its own spooftreatment (Airplane!) but itstill reigns at the top of thedance genre havinggrossed over $94 millionUS since its release. Otherhits like Flashdance, Foot-loose and Dirty Dancingsuccessfully followed andnow define many of thefilms we see today.

“Dancing movies are

good because they have aformula,” once stated StepUp star Channing Tatum.And he’s correct. Unlikemany musicals, dancefilms rely on choreographyto progress the plot of astory.

While movies like Hair-spray include both chore-ography and song, thedance genre defines con-flict of character throughthe art; the protagonistmust advance throughdance.

But why are movie audi-ences so attracted to danceflicks in the first place?The answer may be moreintuitive than you think.According to a recent arti-

cle in Scientific American;our brains are stimulatedby viewing coordinatedmovements.

In fact, biologically-speaking, dance filmsshare a great deal in com-mon with action movieslike Fast & Furious and StarTrek. See, not unlike the

rush we get from watchinghigh-speed car chases or abar brawl featuring JamesT. Kirk, anecdotal evidenceshows that “if you’rewatching someone dance,your brain’s movement ar-eas activate” as if you wereparticipating yourself.

Essentially, you get theeuphoric sensation with-out the muscle-strain. Soquite literally, we are liv-ing vicariously throughdance movies. Now,doesn’t that make youwant to Step Up to the boxoffice and buy a ticket?

STEVE GOW

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Tyler (Ross Thomas) prepares to dance with Nora (Christina

Murphy) in the comedy spoof Dance Flick, opening this week.

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Brooke bares her cougar side

Brooke Shields strips to down to lingerie and latex thigh-highs in a new, cougar-tastic photo spread for Australia’sKurv magazine that features her up close with a younger man, tvguide.com reports. METRO NEWS SERVICES

BABY MAMA DRAMA Mel Gib-son’s new girlfriend is re-portedly pregnant, accord-ing to femalefirst.co.uk.

The Lethal Weapon star— who already has sevenchildren with estrangedwife Robyn — and Russiansinger Oksana Grigorievaare said to be expectingtheir first child togeth-

er in the autumn.It has been

claimed Gibson,53, has alreadytold Robyn andtheir childrenthe news, al-

though itwasn’t

well-received.A source told the Nation-

al Enquirer magazine: “Inlate April, Mel gathered hischildren at the familyhome in Malibu and broke

the news thatOksana is

pregnant,and he ex-pectsthem toaccept thebaby

as a new sibling.“They are quite upset.

Even though Mel assuredthem the pregnancy wasunplanned, they’re furious

with him, and say they’regoing to take steps to

protect their inheri-tance, which they

feel is in jeopardy.”Robyn filed for di-

vorce in April, citing“irreconcilable differ-

ences,” and she isexpected to

get half ofGibson’sfortune.

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Mel’s girlfriend pregnant? Hilary reimagines BonnieREINTERPRETATION HilaryDuff thinks her upcomingfilm The Story of Bonnieand Clyde will be “beauti-ful,” femalefirst.co.uk re-ports.

The 21-year-old singerand actress will playteenage outlaw BonnieParker in the newmovie and says shecan’t wait to getstarted.

She said: “I’m re-ally excited. Ithink it’s going tobe really beauti-ful. We’reshooting in theSouth, andwe want to

really show how hot anddry it is ... and the clothes!It’s a tragic love story, andthat’s what we want to getacross.

“People don’t realizethat they were, like 18years old doing this. In the

version in ’67, with FayeDunaway and Warren

Beatty, they were al-ready adults, butBonnie and Clydewere actuallyteenagers. So theywere very ahead of

their time. Theywere rebels,you know?”

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STILL GOING PatrickSwayze, whose battlewith pancreatic cancerwas first announcedlast year, has not died,contrary to a false ru-mour that was widely cir-culated yesterday morn-ing, the actor’s rep tellsPeople exclusively.

“This is to confirm

that PatrickSwayze did notpass away thismorning con-trary to severe-ly reckless re-ports stem

-ming from a radio stationin Jacksonville, Fla.,” saysAnnett Wolf.

“Patrick Swayze is alive,well and is enjoying his lifeand he continues to re-spond to treatment.”

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SERVICES

PEOPLE LeAnn Rimes andsongwriter husband DeanSheremet are selling theirhome outside Nashville,people.com reports.

“LeAnn and Dean’shome is on the market,”the singer’s rep confirmsof the $7.45-million US,six-bedroom property.

The decision to sell is not

related to reportsthat Rimes, 26,allegedly had anaffair with herLifetime TV-movie co-starEddie Cibrian,35, a friend ofthe countrysinger tellsPeople.

The two are com-mitted to working ontheir marriage, de-spite the ups anddowns, says thefriend. “(They) arestill having chal-lenges and tryingto work through

them.” METRO

NEWS SERVICES

Marital woes sparks house sale?

Carmen joins

burlesque show

CAREER MOVE? CarmenElectra is getting ready tostrip down — but not com-pletely — in toplesscabaret Crazy Horse in LasVegas, starting in July.

“She’s not going topless,but she will be wearingvery little,” a rep for theshow said. Electra added:“It is such an iconicshow and I was inawe after seeing itfor the first time.The dancers andthe performers areso sensual andsexy.”

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Swayze’s death report false

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Take Five

Horoscopes by Sally Brompton sallybrompton.com

HOW TO PLAY: Digits 1 through 9 will appear once in eachzone – one zone is an outlined 3x3 grid within the largerpuzzle grid. There are nine zones in the puzzle.Do not enter a digit into a box if it already appearselsewhere in the same zone, row across or column downthe entire puzzle.

SUDOKU SOLVE TIME:

Under 13 min ...............Genius13-17 min.....................Scholar

17-21 min .......................Smart21-25 min....................Not bad25+ min...........Keep practising

PREVIOUS DAY’S CROSSWORD AND SUDOKU ANSWERS:

1 AutomakerRansom Eli —2 Libertine3 Point4 Theseus’ land5 Grp. thatcaught Dillinger6 Long. crosser7 Secondhand8 Speechify9 Work reallyhard (for)10 Columbus isthere11 History chap-ters

16 Haspermission20 “Money —everything”22 Paddock papa23 Have faith in25 Plead26 Parisian pal27 Very slightly29 Regarding31 Comic Philips32 Chart34 Advertisingaward38 Not wobbly40 Breathing

42 Last (Abbr.)43 Culture medi-um44 PBS scienceshow45 Snatch47 Rind48 Thick chunk49 Sicilianspouter52 — Today53 Agent

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1 Bottlenose kin5 Winter ailment8 Reedinstrument12 Lummox13 — -relief14 Industrial re-gion of Germany15 Householdarachnid17 Actress Argen-to18 Old photoshade19 Copies21 Skinabnormality

24 Vast expanse25 North Ameri-can peninsula,for short28 Persia, now30 Prized posses-sion33 Ostrich’scousin34 Pizza dough35 Ms. Thurman36 USO audience37 For fear that38 Call a halt to39 Skater Babilo-nia41 Racetrack

“helper”43 Not digital, asa watch46 Expire, as asubscription50 Mongoliandesert51 U.S. areawhere industryonce thrived54 Tel —55 Cleo’s slayer56 Slender57 Assess58 Chesapeake,e.g.59 Exile isle

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Grandma

Margaret’s

Barley Soup

INGREDIENTS:

3 1/2 cups (875 ml) low-sodium vegetable or beefbroth12 oz (375 g) fresh greenor wax beans, trimmedand cut into bite-sizepieces1 large potato, peeled andcubed1 large yellow onion,chopped2 large carrots, sliced3 bay leaves1/4 tsp (1 ml) each salt andblack pepper2 cups (500 ml) bite-sizepieces cooked beef, porkor tofu1 can (14 oz/398 ml) low-sodium tomatoes,undrained and cut up1/2 cup (125 ml) quick-cooking barley

1 tsp (5 ml) dried rosemaryleavesMETHOD:

1. In large pot, combinebroth, green beans, pota-to, onion, carrots, bayleaves, salt and pepper.Bring to boil. Lower heatand simmer, covered, un-til vegetables are almosttender, 20 minutes.2. Stir in beef, tomatoes,barley and rosemary.Bring to boil. Lower heatand simmer, covered, un-til barley is tender, 15minutes. Discard bayleaves. SERVES 6

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ARIES

MARCH 21-APRIL 20

Don’t be too serious about life— have some fun. As the Sunmoves into the most outgoingarea of your chart today, youwill easily make friends.

TAURUS

APRIL 21-MAY 21

The sun leaves your birth signtoday but that does not meanyour luck is about to turn.There will be plenty of goodthings over the next few days.

GEMINI

MAY 22-JUNE 21

The sun is beginning its jour-ney through your birth signbut you must be patient. Holdoff on your plans until themoon is new at the weekend.

CANCER

JUNE 22-JULY 22

Cancerians are sensitive andcosmic activity around themost introverted area of yourchart means it’s possible youwill withdraw into yourself.

LEO

JULY 23-AUG 23

Friendships are of the utmostimportance now and it is likelythat you will meet someonewho becomes your bosom bud-dy over the next few weeks.

VIRGO

AUG 24-SEPT 22

The sun’s transit of the mid-heaven angle of your chart willbring new opportunities andmake you aware of how muchmore is possible in your work.

LIBRA

SEPT 23-OCT 23

A plan you have been workingon in secret is now ready to berevealed. But if you leave it afew days, say until the 24th,the impact will be even greater.

SCORPIO

OCT 24-NOV 22

You need to start looking aheadand making plans for theproverbial “rainy day.” A bit offorward thinking will do won-ders for your peace of mind.

SAGITTARIUS

NOV 23-DEC 21

The sun’s transit of the partner-ship area of your chart over thenext four weeks or so will re-quire you to be cooperativerather than combative.

CAPRICORN

DEC 22-JAN 20

This is the ideal time to lookmore closely at your everydayroutines and habits and thinkof ways you can improve andupdate them.

AQUARIUS

JAN 21-FEB 18

The sun’s entry into the mostdynamic area of your chart to-day will give you a kick-start toget your big idea off the draw-ing board and on to the streets.

PISCES

FEB 19-MARCH 20

You need to get close to some-one you have drifted awayfrom emotionally since thestart of the year. Make an effortto see their point of view.

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