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Decade likely to be warmeston record: UNCLIMATE The United Nationsweather agency reportedyesterday that this decadewill probably rank as thewarmest since records werefirst kept in 1850 — andthis year could be one ofthe five warmest everrecorded.

The World Meteorologi-cal Organization also saidthat only Canada and theUnited States experiencedcooler conditions than av-erage. However, while thearea around the GreatLakes was cooler, Vancou-ver and Victoria set hot-weather records in July.

The report came as coun-tries met for the second of12 days of climate talks inCopenhagen.

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The behaviour of fourRCMP officers involved inthe death of RobertDziekanski “fell short ofthat expected by membersof the RCMP” and the useof Taser was “prematureand inappropriate,”according to theindependent body that monitors Canada’s police force.

The Commission ForPublic Complaints againstthe RCMP (CPC) releasedits harshly critical report— which includes 23 find-ings and 16 recommenda-tions — on the conduct ofthe officers involved inthe Taser incident in Octo-ber 2007.

“The members demon-strated no meaningful at-tempt to de-escalate thesituation, nor did they ap-proach the situation witha measured, co-ordinatedand appropriate re-sponse,” Commissionchair Paul Kennedy saidin Vancouver.

“No warning … was giv-en to Mr. Dziekanski priorto him being Tasered,” hesaid, adding that the Taserwas used “multiple times… without any significanteffort made to determinethe need for further use.”

Kennedy suggested thathad the officers drawnDziekanski’s attention tothe fact a weapon waspointed at him, it mayhave diffused the situation.

Dziekanski died mo-ments after being hit sev-

eral times with a Taser inthe international arrivalsterminal at Vancouver’sairport in October, 2007.

The Polish immigrant,who spoke no English,had spent 10 hours wan-dering the terminal, andpolice were called whenhis behaviour suddenlybecame volatile.

Police said they feltDziekanski posed a threatto their safety — he washolding an open stapler —but Kennedy said he didn’taccept the officers’ versionof events, which contra-dicted a cellphone videotaken by a witness.

The findings of Commis-sioner Thomas Braidwood,who conducted a public in-quiry that wrapped up inOctober, are expected to bereleased in 2010.

OLYMPICS Whether or notCanadians own the podiumat the 2010 Olympic Gamesin Vancouver, someCanucks will own the stage.

Nelly Furtado, BarenakedLadies andBilly Talentare amongthe perform-ers whohave beenannouncedto headlinethe Vancou-ver VictoryCeremonies at next year’sOlympics.

Loverboy, Hedley, BurtonCummings, Great Big Seaand INXS have also beenconfirmed for the concertseries, which will feature aperformance each night atB.C. Place from Feb. 14 to

26.The

performanc-es willaccompanythe presen-tation ofOlympicmedals insports

including speedskating,snowboarding and freestyleskiing.

One province or territorywill be represented eachnight, though the perform-ers will not always be asso-ciated with the region. Thefirst will bea British Co-lumbia-themed cer-emony head-lined by Nel-ly FurtadoonValentine’sDay.

Tickets range from $22 to$50. The concerts will airnightly on MuchMusic at 8p.m. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Report slams RCMPCops inappropriate in Tasering Dziekanski, says watchdog

CommissionSome key findings:• The senior on-scene RCMPofficer, Cpl. Monty Robinson,failed to take charge of thesituation.• The four officers inappro-priately met alone prior togiving their statements andtheir version of events aren’tdeemed credible.Some keyrecommendations:• The RCMP should train itsmembers in techniques tocommunicate with peoplewith whom they can’t mean-ingfully communicate.• The RCMP should develop amedia and communicationsstrategy for investigations in-to police-involved shootingand in-custody deaths.

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Singers Diana Krall, left, and her husband, Elvis Costello, react as they push the button to light the Christmas tree during the Third

Annual Amacon Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration last night at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Coverage, page 4.

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Lady Gaga in town for 3-day gigLady Gaga, left, will be calling Vancouver home for the next three days asshe gets set to perform back-to-back-to-back concerts at Queen ElizabethTheatre. The eccentric pop sensation, who played for the real Queen Eliza-beth on Monday, was dubbed one of the 10 Most Fascinating People of2009 by Barbara Walters yesterday. METRO VANCOUVER

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About 150 people ralliedat a Surrey courthouseyesterday to protest whatthey say is a “too lenient”charge against an RCMPofficer involved in an off-duty collision that killed amotorcyclist.

Cpl. Benjamin (Monty)Robinson, who was also oneof the four officers involvedin the Robert DziekanskiTasering at Vancouver’s air-port, is charged with ob-struction of justice in thecrash that killed 21-year-oldOrion Hutchinson.

Robinson is accused ofleaving the scene. He sayshe drove home to drop offhis two kids, had a couple ofdrinks, then returned to thecrash.

Claude Desrosiers, who aweek ago started a 191-member-strong Facebookgroup to organize theprotest, said he supportsthe original recommenda-tion by Delta police tocharge Robinson withdrunk driving.

“The charge doesn’tmatch the crime and youknow, for him (Robinson) tohide behind the loopholesof a system that he knows,it’s appalling,” said

Desrosiers.Ian Easton said he

joined the protest becausehe is “disgusted.”

“I wasn’t there, but thefacts that are known is he(allegedly) left the sceneand allegedly con-sumed alcohol afterthe fact, therebycausing a positivereading on thebreathalyzer, sohe’s gone for aloophole rightaway and ig-nored thisyoungman’sfinalmo-ments,”said Easton.

AdeleTompkins,executivedirector ofthe B.C.Coalitionof Motor-cyclists,was also atthe rally.

“It’s notjust a motor-cyclists’ is-sue,” Tomp-kins said. “It’severybody’s is-sue that thecharge isridiculous.”

Paul Kehtler, having just received a ticket for parking his bike on the sidewalk,

takes part in a protest outside a Surrey courthouse.

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Crashhearingput off tillJanuaryCOURT A court hearing forthe Lower Mainland Moun-tie charged in a crash thatkilled a young motorcyclistwas put over yesterday un-til January to give bothsides time to musclethrough the extensive casefile.

Cpl. Benjamin (Monty)Robinson, one of fourRCMP officers involved inthe Tasering of RobertDziekanski at Vancouver’sairport, did not appear incourt.

He is charged withattemptingto obstructjustice inthe October2008 deathof OrionHutchinson.

The 21-year-old diedat the scenefrominjuries sus-tained when he wasthrown from his motorcy-cle after it collided withRobinson’s jeep in an inter-section.

Delta police had recom-mended charges ofimpaired driving causingdeath, but the Crown pro-ceeded with a lesser charge,stating that there was alack of evidence that Robin-son’s blood alcohol wasover the legal limit or thathis ability to operate a vehi-cle was impaired.

In a joint submission,Robinson’s lawyer, Reg Har-ris, asked that the case beput over until Jan. 15.

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News in briefPROPERTY Vancouver Olympicofficials have signed a dealwith national real-estate com-pany Concord Pacific Develop-ments Inc. for some badlyneeded space for the 2010 Win-ter Games. The deal is valuedbetween $3 and $15 millionand includes a cash payment,as well as the use of 4.8hectares of land in downtownVancouver during the Games,just behind two key venues. In

exchange, Concord Pacific getsto brand themselves as anOlympic supplier and gets ac-cess to tickets and othermarketing perks.

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GONDOLA The Peak-2-Peakgondola that links Whistler andBlackcomb mountains will beshut down to the public tomor-row as operation crews doevacuation training on the sys-tem. The gondola should be

back in service on Friday.GROW-OPS Police in Langleybusted several grow-ops thatwere being hidden in three se-mi-trailers. No one has been ar-rested in connection with theraids, in which at least 665 potplants were seized.INUKSHUK The City ofRichmond is unveiling a five-metre-high Inukshuktomorrow that will be placedoutside the UBC Boathouse,

home of Speed Skating Canadaduring the 2010 Olympics.OBSERVATORY Neptune Cana-da, the world’s largest cabledocean observatory, went onlineyesterday off the coast of Van-couver Island. For the next 25years, Neptune will deliver sci-entific data to scientists andstudents across the world. Theinformation will help affect pol-icy on a number of deep-sea is-sues. METRO NEWS SERVICES

Solutions soughtto keep parkattractions openPROPOSALS A Vancouverpark commissioner wantssuggestions on ways to keepa pair of longtime attrac-tions operating.

The Bloedel Conservatoryand Stanley Park’sChildren’s Farmyard gotthe axe at a recent boardmeeting as parkcommissioners struggled tobalance a $2.8-millionbudget shortfall.

“We really agonized overit, and it was always our in-tention to keep the dooropen,” said Vision Commis-sioner Aaron Jasper, whosaid the decision camedown to closing the attrac-tions or shutting downcommunity centres.

On Monday, Jasper willfloat two motions beforethe board, asking for thepublic’s suggestions —whatever they may be aslong as they don’t involvetaxpayer dollars — to savethe facilities.

He said he’d prefer busi-ness cases that keep the at-tractions running as theyare, but would not precludeproposals for other uses.

One idea he suggestedwas a non-profitpartnership, similar to theone that runs Van DusenGardens.

He said a few groupshave already approachedhim, including one thatwas interested in runningthe farmyard, but minus itsunionized staff.

“If there are 2,000 nameson a Facebook page, doesthat equate to somesolutions? We’re hopingthat all the passion andsupport that has beenshown over the past twoweeks can be leveraged.”

JEFF HODSON/METRO VANCOUVER

Province to close vaccination clinics on Dec. 18 as demand decreases

HEALTH B.C.’s H1N1 vaccineclinics will close on Dec. 18.

Medical health officer Dr.Perry Kendall said yesterdaythat people should take ad-vantage of the clinics untilthen to get immunized

against the H1N1 flu.“The demand is slowing

down and we think that bythe 18th, trying to keeplarge clinics open will notbe a very good use of re-sources,” he said.

“We think we can meetthe demand without havingto take over malls or highschool gyms or community

centres.”The shots will continue to

be available at doctors’ of-fices, medical clinics andthrough some pharmacists.

Three more people havedied in B.C. after getting theH1N1 flu and 32 others hadsevere cases of the flu in thelast week.

That’s a sharp decline

since the week before wheneight deaths and 93 hospi-talizations were reported.

Since April, 47 peoplehave died in the province,with 40 of them having suf-fered from underlying med-ical conditions and five whodidn’t; two cases are still un-der investigation.

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Charge in collision that killedman ‘ridiculous’: Protester

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Architecture firms sink their teeth into sweet contest for charity auctionTen local architecture firms are vying for first prize in the Gingerbread Competition and Charity Auction at the Museum of Vancouver tomorrow night. The houses, which include a

First Nation long house, will be sold at a silent auction to raise money for Architecture for Humanity. To see the contestants visit creativeroom.ca/gingerbread. METRO VANCOUVER

Hearses carrying the four slain Lakewood officers arrive at the

Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Wash., yesterday.

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City’s Christmas tree set aglowThe Vancouver Art Gallerylit up like Rockefeller Cen-ter last night when home-town girl Diana Krall andhusband Elvis Costelloflipped the switch onWestern Canada’s largestChristmas tree.

Around 400 peopleturned out for the ThirdAnnual Amacon ChristmasTree Lighting Celebration,

where they were treated toperformances from theVancouver Children’sChoir, and appearancesfrom the Vancouver Giants— and Santa himself.

“I think it was reallygreat for downtown,” saidVancouver dad JustinBurggraeve. “This kind ofthing only does positivethings for our city.”

Burggraeve, who attend-ed with his family, washappy there was an out-door event his kids couldenjoy. “The kids totallyloved it,” he said. “They al-ways love meeting Santa.”

North Vancouver resi-dent Trish Cotter hopesthe success of these eventsleads to more for the city.

“We live in such a beau-

tiful place,” she said. “Van-couver should have moreof these things. We justloved it.”

The night was hosted byRock 101’s Bro Jake. Pro-ceeds from the event willbenefit a number of chari-ties, totalling more than$350,000 to date.

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More than 300 police offi-cers from Vancouver, WestVancouver and New West-minster were in Tacomayesterday for the memorialof four Washington Stateofficers who were shot todeath in a coffee shop justover a week ago.

Other members signed abook of condolences thatwas laid out in the lobby ofthe Vancouver Police head-quarters on Cambie Street.

In all, around 20,000people — mostly policeand some from as far awayas New York City — wereat the Tacoma Dome to re-member Sgt. Mark Ren-ninger, and officers RonaldOwens, Tina Griswold andGreg Richards.

The officers were shotwhile working on laptopsin a Tacoma-area coffeeshop on Nov. 29. The onlysuspect in the shooting,Maurice Clemmons, wasshot dead by police in Seat-tle on Dec. 1, after a two-day manhunt.

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Local police attend Wash.memorial for slain officers

Sex offender arrested in shelterARREST A violent sex of-fender wanted by police inCalgary has beenfound and arrestedin an Abbotsfordhomeless shelter.

A Canada-widewarrant was issuedfor Dean Robert Zim-merman, 44, on Oct.13, after he disap-peared from hishome, breaching theconditions of hisprison release.

A worker at a shelter onGladys Avenue in Abbots-

ford called police on Mon-day night to say they recog-

nized Zimmermanfrom his mug shot.He had been stayingthere under an aliasfor several weeks.

Zimmermanspent around threeyears in a prison forsexual assault in-volving a weaponand forcible confine-ment.

He was released fromprison at the end of Sep-tember. METRO VANCOUVER

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News in briefCOLLISION A 20-year-oldMaple Ridge man was taken tohospital with serious injuriesafter losing control of his carand driving off the LougheedHighway early yesterday morn-ing. Police are investigatingwhether speed or alcoholplayed a part in the crash.DRUG SENTENCING TheVancouver Police Department

issued a statement yesterdayto say it does not support Sen-ate amendments to Bill C-15,which would removeminimum sentencing for growops under 200 plants. Accord-ing to the VPD, theamendments would simplylead to the creation of grow-ops with only 199 plants.

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The red, white and blueshone proudly yesterday atThe Bay’s downtown store,as the Ralph Lauren-designed American Olympicclothing line had its Canadian unveiling.

The Olympic Village lineincludes sweaters, fleecesand winter jackets all withthat iconic polo pony.

“It’s been great. Peopleare very happy that we’recarrying clothing fromother countries in theOlympics,” said NeeshaHotli, events manager forthe store.

The Bay plans to carryclothing from 12 othercountries participating inthe 2010 Games. Whilethe other countries in-volved have not been an-nounced yet, they will allbe part of the store’s Inter-national Olympic Villagedisplay that will hit thefloor after the Christmasseason.

“It’s all going to be set

up on our fifth floor,” saidMary Remoue, group salesmanager for The Bay.“We’re very excited.”

The Canadian Olympic

clothing line has been onsale since Oct. 1, 2009, butdue to the popularity ofcertain pieces not allitems are always in stock.

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Nod from International Wine and Spirits CompetitionKelowna’s Summerhill Pyramid Winery was named ‘Canadian Wine Producer of

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Do you prefer the American or Canadian Olympic clothing line?

PeterJorgensen24, Vancouver

A: “I prefer the Ameri-can line, it’s muchmore exclusive. RalphLauren and the valueshe represents areequal to that of Ameri-ca.”

NicoleLyman18, Switzerland

A: “I think the Canadi-an clothing is muchnicer. I’m not a fan ofRalph Lauren at all. It’sjust not my style, Iwouldn’t wear it.”

Jennifer Hall27, Surrey

A: “The Canadian lineis way better. It’s muchmore streamlined, butI think it’s way too ex-pensive.”

StephanieLee22, Vancouver

A: “I prefer the Canadi-an clothing. It feelsmuch more like home,it’s warmer. The Amer-ican line looks like youhave to be athletic towear it and, obviously,I’m not an athlete.”

Holly Hougham, right, and Dominic Downer model the

American Olympic Village line yesterday at The Bay.

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U.S. line ponies upBay to sell Olympic apparel from 12 countries

A critic of the 2010 WinterOlympics says he’s filed acomplaint with theprovince’s police com-plaints commissioneragainst Victoria’s policechief for outing an under-cover officer.

Victoria freelance photog-rapher Bruce Dean allegesChief Jamie Graham endan-gered the unidentified offi-cer by revealing in a speech

to a security conference lastweek that a bus taking ac-tivists to protest theOlympic torch relay in Vic-toria was driven by an un-dercover cop.

Dean said Graham, whowas Vancouver’s policechief before moving to Vic-toria, acted improperly.

In documents posted onan anti-Olympic group’swebsite, he said he com-

plained to the commissionin 2007 after an officerseized his digital camera anddeleted several images theofficer said showed an un-dercover officer. In that case,the commission came out infavour of protecting the un-dercover officer’s identity.

Commission spokesmanBruce Brown said an investi-gation will be conducted.

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Mother shot in front of childToronto police were searching for a male suspect yesterday in the slay-ing of 45-year-old Laura Rios, left, shot dead in front of her little girl.The two-year-old child, who was in a vehicle nearby, was not injuredduring the Monday night shooting and police said she is in a “safeplace.” Rios was arriving home at about 8:45 p.m. and organizing her-self to get out of the car when the gunman fired. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Man charged with uttering threats on anti-feminist blogThe author of an anti-feminist blog was expected in Montreal court yesterday to face charges of uttering death threats, CBC News On-

line reports. Jean-Claude Rochefort, 60, is accused of uttering threats against women from April to December 2009. METRO NEWS SERVICES

The United Nations weath-er agency’s sobering fore-cast that this decade mayrank as the warmest sincerecords were first kept in1850 could turn up the heaton Canada.

The news -— which alsosaid 2009 could be one of

the five warmest years everrecorded by scientists —-comes as the Harper gov-ernment faces heavy criti-cism at home and abroad todo more to fight climatechange.

But Canada’s top climateenvoy says the UN reportdoesn’t crank up the pres-sure to get a deal done inCopenhagen.

“I think it is simply a re-

confirmation of what weknow,” said Michael Martin,the chief climate-changenegotiator.

“We know that the sci-ence is clear and that weneed to take urgent action.”

If there was any ray ofsunshine poking throughthe gloomy forecast, it wasthat only Canada and theUnited States experiencedcooler conditions than on

average.January’s average temper-

ature in the Great Lakes re-gion was colder than nor-mal.

But the UN agency stillnoted troubling signs of awarming across Canada.

Vancouver and Victoriaset hot-weather records inlate July. A record numberof tornadoes whippedacross Ontario, killing a

record number of people.And avalanches were al-most double the yearly av-erage for the past decade.

The warming effectshave also been felt in theNorth.

Arctic sea ice has beenmelting for three decades.The biggest thaws comeduring the summer meltseason. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Calgary PETA ‘bunnies’ protest fur

Wearing bunny ears, cottontails, and signs reading Only Animals Should Wear Fur, PETA pro-

testers Kristina Addington, right, and Elisa Mittag are watched by construction workers on a

-20 C day in Calgary yesterday. The pair were in downtown Calgary to urge people to cross fur

off their Christmas shopping lists.

AFGHANISTAN The fury overthe Afghan detainee contro-versy flared anew yesterdaywith demands for DefenceMinister Peter MacKay'shead following an unprece-dented letter from 23 for-mer ambassadors con-demning the Harper gov-ernment.

The NDP demandedMacKay’s resignation, ac-cusing him of misleadingthe House of Commonsover what the governmentknew about the possibletorture of prisoners handedover by Canadian troops —

and what it did about the al-legations.

“MacKay has zero credi-bility,” MP Paul Dewar said.“The buck stops with MacK-ay and he has to go, and theprime minister must call apublic inquiry into thiscoverup.”

The fresh furor came af-ter the release of a lettersigned by 23 ex-ambas-sadors that condemned To-ry attacks on the credibilityof diplomat Richard Colvin,saying it threatens to cast achill over Canada’s foreignservice. THE CANADIAN PRESS

NDP calls for MacKay’shead over detainee issue

CRTC tries to clearup cable-TV battleTELEVISION It took thedeadpan, I-don’t-suffer-fools-gladly style of broad-cast regulator Konrad VonFinckenstein to pinpointwhat many Canadiansmight be feeling about thebewildering cable-versus-TV battle.

“Why are we frighteningconsumers, why are weputting out big figures,rather than trying tofigure out how to solvethis problem? Theproblem is we want tokeep a viable Canadian TVsystem,” the chairman ofthe Canadian Radio-televi-sion Commission told arow of cable and satelliteexecutives yesterday.

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News in briefRECALL Two infant deaths inthe U.S. have led to the recallof Amby Baby Motion Beds inthat country, and Health Cana-da is advising Canadians tostop using the hammock-likebaby bed due to a potentialsuffocation hazard.

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A Senate report on povertysays tax benefits for thepoor should be increasedto give them a guaranteedincome equal to what iscalled the low-income cut-off line.

The report from the so-cial affairs committee urgesa federal minimum wage of$10 and says that child taxbenefits should graduallyrise to $5,000.

The report says govern-ment’s goal should be to getpeople out of poverty,rather than trying to makepoverty more manageable.

The 74 recommendationsin the 290-page report cover

everything from the gener-al problems of getting peo-ple off welfare, to socialhousing, help for aborigi-nals and refugees and a fed-eral-provincial strategy forearly childhood education.

The report says the coun-try’s system for lifting peo-

ple out of poverty is brokenand needs overhaul.

It says existing programsoften have “unintendedperverse effects” which ac-tually help trap people inpoverty.

At the same time, theseprograms don’t provideenough to ensure the poorcan meet basic needs.

The report says govern-ments can help.

It points out that pro-grams to help seniors out ofpoverty have been enor-mously successful, suggest-ing that this can be extend-ed to other groups.

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Support programs

• The report urges concert-ed federal and provincial ef-forts to keep teens inschool, help with post-sec-ondary education and pro-vide more support for peo-ple in training programs.

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Quebec Olympic torch enters Mohawk town

Alwyn Morris, a 1984 Olympic gold medallist, shares the Olympic flame with local children yester-

day as he carries it through the Mohawk town of Kahnawake south of Montreal.

LAW Justices on the U.S.Supreme Court are askingtough questions about thefraud conviction of Canadi-an business mogul ConradBlack.

The questions suggestthat the federal law thathelped convict him may betoo vague.

Black’s lawyer, MiguelEstrada, argued that thelaw is so vague that it givesprosecutors free rein toprosecute and convict anyconduct that looks suspi-cious.

Several justices — in-cluding the court’s newestmember, Sonia Sotomayor

— appeared to agree.They peppered federal

government lawyerMichael Dreeben withquestions about the so-called honest services lawthat’s commonly used toprosecute corporate execu-tives for fraud.

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Court grills U.S. lawyer in Conrad Black case

News in briefTOBACCO The B.C. Court of Ap-peal has opened the door forthe federal government toshare blame with tobacco com-panies for smoking-relatedhealth-care costs incurred bythe province.

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saying it hardens hearts, as he prayed at Rome’s Spanish Steps in a Christmas season tradition. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Vintage bottle of wine auctioned offA bottle of 1788 Vieux Cognac has sold at a Paris auction of wine and spirits for $36,935 US.The cognac, which pre-dates the French Revolution by a year, was part of a sale of 18,000bottles from Paris’ Tour d’Argent. The restaurant has one of the top wine cellars in theworld. The restaurant donated the sum earned from the 1788 cognac to a French charity called Association Petits Princes, which grants the wishes of ailing children.


This decade is on track tobecome the warmest sincerecords began in 1850, and2009 could rank amongthe top five warmestyears, the UN weatheragency reported yesterdayon the second day of a piv-otal 192-nation climateconference in Denmark.

Only Canada and the U.S.experienced cooler condi-tions than average, theWorld Meteorological Or-ganization said, althoughAlaska had the second-warmest July on record.

In central Africa andsouthern Asia, this willprobably be the warmestyear, but overall, 2009 will“be about the fifth-warmestyear on record,” said MichelJarraud, secretary-general ofthe WMO.

The decade 2000 to 2009

“is very likely to be thewarmest on record, warmerthan the 1990s, than the1980s and so on,” Jarraudtold a news conference,holding a chart with a tem-perature curve pointing up-ward. The second warmestdecade was the 1990s.

From 2007 to 2009, thesummer melt reduced theArctic Ocean ice cap to itssmallest extent ever record-ed.

In the 2007-2009 Interna-tional Polar Year, re-searchers found thatAntarctica is warming morethan previously believed.Almost all glaciers world-wide are retreating.

Meanwhile, such destruc-tive species as jellyfish andbark-eating beetles aremoving northward out ofnormal ranges, and seas ex-panding from warmth andglacier melt are encroach-ing on low-lying islandstates.


‘Optimistic’• UN Secretary-General BanKi-moon predicted yester-day that a robust agree-ment to combat climatechange will be reached inCopenhagen and imple-mented immediately.

“From all corners of theglobe we see unprecedent-ed momentum for a deal,”the UN chief told reporters.“I’m encouraged and I’moptimistic.”

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Bones found may be touristsOfficials say more bones found in California’s Death Valley could be remains of tourists who vanished 13 years ago. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Emergency crews weresummoned to TigerWoods’ Orlando-areamansion for the secondtime in less than twoweeks yesterday, thistime because his mother-in-law was having stom-ach pains.

Barbro Holmberg wastaken by ambulance toHealth Central Hospitalwith stomach pains after a911 call from Woods’house.

Holmberg, a Swedishpolitician, was releasedabout 11 hours later andreturned to Woods’ man-sion, hospital spokesmanDan Yates said.

Holmberg, who arrivedin the U.S. a few days ago,lives in Sweden and is themother of Woods’ wife,Elin.

Health Central is thesame hospital whereWoods was treated afterhe crashed his sport utilityvehicle outside his homein the gated Isleworthcommunity in Winder-mere last month.

Media attention hasbeen focused on theworld’s No. 1 golfer sincehe hit a hydrant and a treeon the Friday after U.S.Thanksgiving.

The Florida Highway Pa-trol last week cited Woodsfor careless driving andfined him $164 US. The ac-

cident — and Woods’ re-fusal to answer questionsabout it — fuelled specula-tion about a possible dis-pute between him andElin.

Just days before thecrash, a National Enquirerstory alleged Woods hadbeen seeing a New Yorknightclub hostess, Rachel

Uchitel, whohas deniedit. After thecrash, UsWeekly re-ported thata Los Ange-les cocktailwaitressnamed

Jaimee Grubbs claims shehad a 31-month affair withWoods.

Last week, Woods issueda statement saying he hadlet his family down withunspecified “transgres-sions” that he regrets with“all of my heart.” He didnot elaborate.

A police report on thecrash released Mondayshowed that a Floridatrooper who suspectedWoods was driving underthe influence sought asubpoena for the golfer’sblood results from the hos-pital he was taken to afterthe crash, but prosecutorsrejected the petition forinsufficient information.


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ECONOMY U.S. PresidentBarack Obama set outfresh plans yesterday toreinvigorate the U.S. econ-omy, focusing on incen-tives to small businessesand hiring to bring downwhat he called the “stag-gering” American 10 percent unemployment rate.

Obama said he wants topush money left over froma financial rescue plan —the Troubled Asset ReliefProgram — toward thesmall business communityfor investment and hiring.He said additional fundsalso would be sought fromother sources for infra-structure improvements

and rebates to consumerswho make their homesmore energy efficient.

Obama has stepped upattention on America’shigh unemployment rateafter spending much ofthe last few months fo-cused mostly on healthcare and the war inAfghanistan.

The state of the econo-my — and the jobless ratein particular — could bethe key issue in determin-ing whether Democratspreserve their majoritiesin both chambers of Con-gress in next November’smidterm elections.


Obama turns focus to jobs

A woman stands next to a poster of Barack Obama outside the

Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway yesterday. Obama will

receive the Nobel Peace Prize there tomorrow.

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hagen climate conferencenext week, here’s hopingsecurity is better than itwas Monday, when Green-peace managed to crawl

all over the ParliamentBuildings unmolested.

Good thing Greenpeaceis not a terrorist organiza-tion.

The real bad boy, say en-vironmentalists, is Canadaitself. Traditionally boringat worst, we have some-how acquired the status ofrogue nation, like Iran.And if you think I exagger-ate, here’s Guardiancolumnist and climate cru-sader George Monbiot:

“The immediate threatto the global effort to sus-tain a peaceful and stableworld comes not from Sau-di Arabia or Iran or China.

It comes from Canada.”Huh?Monbiot is shocked and

appalled by Alberta’s oil-sands and it makes himsay inflammatory things:“So here I am, watchingthe astonishing spectacleof a beautiful, cultured na-tion turning itself into acorrupt petrostate.”

“Corrupt petrostate”may be a bit harsh, but weare the only signatory tothe Kyoto accord to aban-don our commitment tocut greenhouse gas emis-sions. Instead, says Mon-biot, we’ve actually in-creased by 26 per cent.

The climate change per-formance index ranksCanada 59th out of 60, justahead of last-place SaudiArabia, that greenparagon.

Until recently, Harperwas blithely indifferent toall this climate changenonsense and wasn’t plan-ning to show up at Copen-hagen. Maybe he’s tired ofbeing treated like the KimJong Il of climate changeand doesn’t want Canadadeclared Fossil of the Yearfor the third year in a rowby the international envi-ronmental movement.Three-peat!

I suspect it’s about whatit’s always about, the polls:64 per cent of Canadianssay rich nations have a re-sponsibility to commit totougher targets than de-veloping countries. AndHarper’s plan to marchlockstep with the Ameri-cans on climate has fallenflat as 81 per cent sayCanada should act inde-pendently of the U.S.

So Harper’s commit-ment to stay the corruptpetrostate course is caus-ing him grief wherever hu-mans breathe the air. He’llhave to watch out for fly-ing shoes and cream pies

in Copenhagen. But that’sall he’s likely to do, as be-ing a corrupt petrostatehas its advantages, espe-cially when the economicoutlook is frostier than theweather forecast.

Meanwhile, the UN saysthis decade will likely bethe warmest on record andas the ice melts, theoceans are rising 80 percent higher than its 2001forecast.

Good time to be tread-ing water, eh?

Word on the street: How well did the media handle the Tiger Woods affair?

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AmandaBartramVancouver

A: I feel he has beenexploited just be-cause he is acelebrity, and if hewasn’t a celebrity itwouldn’t be as bigof a deal. It hap-pens all the timeand I don’t think itbelongs in the me-dia.

CodyDueckOttawa

A: I think it’s hisown business. Ithink the media isblowing it out ofproportion.

EmmaCassidyToronto

A: They’ve exploit-ed it. I think it’sdetrimental toTiger Woods’ familyand relationships ...I think it’s overkill ...I think it’s disre-spectful and hurtfulto his family.

Alex MaissanEdmonton

A: I think it wasoverblown. I mean,it only lasted for aday, but I saw iteverywhere Ilooked and it droveme bonkers. It’s mypersonal opinionthat media sensa-tionalizes a lot ofthings anyway.

JoshuaSchmidtVancouver

A: I think that theyhave made a hugedeal out of it andthey should let himand his family workit out before theymake huge reportson it. Both sideshaven’t been toldvery well ... It seemsno one has any ideawhat really hap-pened.

EileenMarrousfiVancouver

A: I think that themedia kind of ex-ploded things outof proportion, butin general I wouldexpect everyone tocover it becauseeveryone else is,too. It’s business. Idon’t necessarilythink it is OK (cover-ing an affair) but Ithink it is necessaryfor business.

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Candymaker launches wage equity campaignNew Brunswick candymaker Ganong Brothers has launched a provincial project to involveemployers and the public in reducing the wage gap between men and women. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Those fragilities manifest-ed themselves in an econo-my that grew less than ana-lysts expected in the thirdquarter of the year, and in-flation that has been slight-ly higher than the central

bank expected.For those reasons, the

Bank of Canada said yester-day its key overnight ratewill remain unchanged at0.25 per cent, effectively thelowest possible.

“While significant fragili-ties remain, global econom-ic developments have beenslightly more positive andthe global outlook has im-proved modestly relative tothe bank’s projection in itsOctober monetary policy re-port,” the bank said in a re-

lease yesterday.The Bank of Canada

made an unusual commit-ment early this year to keepits key rates unchanged un-til the middle of 2010, buteconomists have speculatedthat might change if theeconomy grew too quicklyand inflation threatened toget out of hand.

Yesterday, the centralbank repeated its pledge tokeep rates at this level untilthe end of the second quar-ter 2010 and renewed its

warning about the risks forinflation.

But some economists are calling for rate hikes asmuch as a full percentagepoint or more later nextyear.

And they say the bank’scommitment to keep itskey rates at 0.25 per centcreates a false sense of se-curity in borrowers whohave taken on debts largerthan they could normallyafford.

C.D. Howe president andCEO William Robson saysa rapid rise in interestrates expected late nextyear could prove devastat-ing for homeowners whohave not evaluated theirability to carry their mort-gage at a higher interestrate. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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“While significant fragilities remain, global economic developments have beenslightly more positive and the globaloutlook has improved modestly.”Bank of Canada

Canwest hits at Goldman,citing partner’s ‘selfish move’COURTS A lawyer for Can-west Global Communica-tions says investment part-ner Goldman Sachs is hin-dering the company’s re-structuring process.

Lyndon Barnes told a Superior Court judge a dis-agreement over the owner-ship of its media divisionthat holds specialty TV assets could slow down theentire restructuring, which

he calls a selfish move byGoldman to gain an unfairadvantage.

But the Wall Street invest-ment bank says Canwestshifted around the TV assetswithin their operationswithout consulting them,and the move could be away for creditors to tightencontrol on the lucrative spe-cialty channel assets.

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Teahen reaches deal with White SoxThird baseman Mark Teahen agreed yesterday to a $14-million US,three-year deal with the Chicago White Sox. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Sports in briefHOCKEY Canadian scoringstar Cody Hodgson will missthe world juniorchampionship with a back in-jury. The 19-year-oldinformed Hockey Canadayesterday that he will not beable to participate in a selec-tion camp that begins Satur-day in Regina, and won’tplay in the Dec. 26-Jan. 5tournament in Regina andSaskatoon. He was drafted10th overall by the Canucksin 2008.SOCCER Bayern Munichscored two goals in each half

yesterday to beat Juventus 4-1 and advance to the knock-out round of the ChampionsLeague. Elsewhere in Cham-pions League action, it wasManchester United 3 Wolfs-burg 1, Real Madrid 3Marseille 1, and Chelsea 2APOEL Nicosia 2.CURLING Glenn Howard con-tinues to lead the field at theCanadian Olympic curling tri-als in Edmonton. Howard,from Coldwater, Ont., wonhis fourth straight game andremains alone in first placeafter three days of competi-

tion.HOCKEY The Moose is takinghis next management role withthe national team. MarkMessier will be namedCanada’s general manager forthe 2010 IIHF World HockeyChampionship at a press con-ference today, according to asource.CURLING Cheryl Bernardpicked up her fourth straightvictory at the CanadianOlympic curling trials yester-day, stealing four from KellyScott in the tenth end to seala 9-7 win. METRO NEWS SERVICES

Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers escapes the Baltimore pass rush dur-

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NFL Their defence is on therise, their offence is doinga better job protecting oft-hit quarterback AaronRodgers and the Green BayPackers have won fourstraight games to putthemselves in solid shapefor the playoffs.

But Monday night’s vic-tory over the BaltimoreRavens showed a few ofthe problems that havehounded the Packers (8-4)all season might not be go-ing away. They’re stilldrawing an alarming num-ber of penalties, and theirspecial teams seem tochoose the worst possiblemoments to melt down.

The Packers are runningout of time to solve thoseproblems before the play-offs, but they are gettingmuch better at bouncingback from their mistakes.

“We didn’t lay it down,”tight end Jermichael Finleysaid. “Teams have knownfor us to lay it down in thesecond half, and we didn’tdo that.”

The Packers came into

the season with playoff ex-pectations. But they got offto a disappointing 4-4start, giving up too manysacks, drawing penaltiesand allowing long returnsat critical points in games.

However, the Packersgave up only one sack to

the Ravens Monday nightand have allowed just fourin their last three games.Their defence is clearlygetting more comfortablewith defensive co-ordina-tor Dom Capers’ 3-4scheme.


Instead of spending atthese winter meetings,the New York Yankees arein a dealing mode.

The World Series cham-pions pulled off the firstbig trade of this year’s ses-sion, reaching a tentativeagreement yesterday on athree-team, seven-playerswap that would bringthem all-star centre-fielderCurtis Granderson fromDetroit.

New York would traderight-hander Ian Kennedyto Arizona, and lefty reliev-er Phil Coke and outfieldprospect Austin Jackson toDetroit, a baseball official

said on condition ofanonymity because thedeal was not yet final.

Detroit would ship all-star pitcher Edwin Jacksonto the Diamondbacks, andArizona would send toutedyoung pitchers MaxScherzer and Daniel

Schlereth to the Tigers.The teams were still work-ing on technical aspects ofthe trade, the official said,including checking med-ical records.

The speedy Grandersonwould displace MelkyCabrera as centre-fielderon the Yankees. Cabreracould shift to left, depend-ing on whether New Yorkre-signs Johnny Damon ordesignated hitter HidekiMatsui.

Granderson was a first-time all-star last season,when he had 30 homers,71 RBIs and 20 steals.


Money issues?• Detroit may be lookingto cut payroll after a bigattendance drop this yearat Comerica Park. CurtisGranderson is owed$23.75 million US over thenext three years.

Who would beyour start-ing netmin-der forTeam Cana-

da at the Olympics?It’s a debate hotly contest-

ed from St. John’s to Victo-ria and you’ll never con-clude the argument with allsides in agreement.

I recently found myselfenthralled in this debate,taking the side of Vancou-ver’s captain, Roberto Luon-go. I can understand an ar-gument for Marc-AndreFleury and I could live withthe decision of MartinBrodeur, but to me Luongois currently the best of thebunch, capable of backstop-ping Canada to Olympicgold.

At The Hockey News,we’re currently working on

an issue about the greatestplayers of the past decade.It’s a great way to measureconsistency and longevitywhen you analyze whichgoaltenders have the mostwins, best save percentageand lowest goals-against av-erage since Jan. 1, 2000.

Of course, Luongo ranksamong the best in all themajor categories.

Brodeur is first in gamesplayed, wins and shutouts,with Luongo second, fourthand third, respectively. Theonly stat Luongo appears to-wards the bottom of is GAA,with a 2.56 mark, puttinghim 23rd and in with thelikes of Patrick Lalime, Ar-turs Irbe and Ty Conklin.But keep in mind, Luongotoiled for the Florida Pan-thers in five playoff-less sea-sons behind a defense ledby Robert Svehla, SandisOzolinsh and Brad Ference.

Ever since his move toVancouver, a team with realupwards aspirations, Luon-go’s GAA hasn’t finishedhigher than 2.38.

The fact he’s been at thetop of the pile despitedrowning on some of the

league’s worst teams is tes-tament to how good thisguy is. Heck, even his play-off record, despite the stig-ma of last season’s playofffinale, is impressive. A 2.09GAA and .930 save percent-age outweigh the moreteam-oriented 11-11 record.

Would I have a problem ifBrodeur was picked as theNo. 1? Heck no, how canyou say no to the all-timebest? But at some point youhave to hand over the reinsand Luongo is that guy yougo to.

Sure Fleury has his Cup,but you’re telling me Pitts-burgh would have doneworse with Luongo?

When you really break itdown and recognize Luon-go’s massive, steadying,overbearing presence in thenet, it’s easy to see why histalent is the one that shouldbe leading Canada in 2010and not constantly pokedand prodded for a perceivedlack of results.

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Season over for PortisThe Washington Redskins placed running back Clinton Portis on

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Erat sinks Canucks

The Vancouver Canuckshad not lost a game inNashville in more thanthree years. Martin Erattook care of that.

Erat had his second ca-reer NHL hat trick andadded an assist to lead theNashville Predators to a 4-2victory over the Canuckslast night.

The Predators beat theCanucks at home for thefirst time since Nov. 23,2006.

After winning the firsttwo games of a four-gametrip, the Canucks lost atCarolina and Nashville.

Patric Hornqvist had theother goal for the Preda-tors.

Ryan Kesler and DanielSedin scored for Vancou-ver.

Erat gave Nashville a 1-0lead at 4:19 of the first pe-riod. He corralled a loosepuck below the goal lineand banked a shot in, first

off the goal post and thenoff the left skate of goalieRoberto Luongo.

Erat struck again at 3:03of the second period. Withthe Predators on the powerplay, Francis Bouillon sentErat into the Vancouverzone with a tape-to-tapepass from the red-line. Eratskated toward Luongo andbeat him between the pads

with a forehand to back-hand move.

“We made a few mis-takes, but you can only goto the well so many timesbefore it bites you,” Luon-go said. “Taking penaltiesevery game, you get awaywith it sometimes, but it’sgoing to hurt you once in awhile.”

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socializing at “Health andSafety” meetings, the code-name for our outings! Andthe result is on displaytonight on television — anentertaining, informativeshow that requires plenty ofcreativity and hard work.The holiday theme oftonight’s episode didn’tstop the Dragons from in-sulting each other evenmore than usual — and theproduction team will bewatching at the executiveproducer’s home!

Over the next few weeksMetro’s Workology sectionwill be shining a light on

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Jennifer Andrews is not awhite-bearded, elderlyman. “I’m not a jolly fat guyat all!” she laughs, but the37-year-old is Head Elf at

the Santa School, a world-renowned training centrefor top Santas.

Based in Calgary, the San-ta School draws FatherChristmases from all overCanada and the U.S., teach-es them the secrets of St.Nick, then dispatches themacross the continent and be-yond, including to the U.K.and Hong Kong.

The school was foundedby Victor Nevada, but whenhe passed away in March,Andrews stepped up to “car-ry the candy cane.”

The school offers a three-pronged approach. “Wetrain Santas, we supply out-fits and accessories for San-tas, and we book out San-tas,” Andrews explains.“What makes a Santa great

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Ontario Colleges’ worldly goalIn a new position paper from Colleges Ontario, the presidents of the province’s24 colleges propose the Ontario government adopt four goals to successfullyimplement a new vision for higher education in the province. These goals in-clude improving student mobility and expanding student choice and aligningPSE with the needs of the transforming economy. The goal, the report states,is to make Ontario a world leader in PSE. METRO NEWS SERVICES

is what’s in his heart, butyou can’t train that. Whatwe train them to do is …how to give the full showwhen they walk throughthe door.”

Santa’s got to smell right,look “regal” and keep hisbeard bushy. Professionalactors and voice coaches en-sure the ho-ho-hos have aNorth Pole accent.

“We don’t want cookie-cutter Santas. We wantthem to be their own gen-uine version of that charac-ter, because Santa can’t beeverywhere all the time,”she says. “He’s a busy guy.”

They also train elves andMrs. Clauses and bring in re-al reindeer so the L.A. andMiami Santas can “reunite”with their coworkers forphotos. The school goes in-to overdrive to meet the fallneed for new Santas and isplanning to start offering a

spring course to keep upwith demand.

Gerald Cooper couldprobably set up a Santaschool of his own: He’s beenslipping into the big red suitsince the 1950s. The 74-year-old and his wife, Betty,team up as Mr. and Mrs.Claus around Halifax. Heloves community centresand hospitals, but swore offshopping malls years ago.

“You sit there with thiswarm suit on for one fullhour, and it’s a steadystream of kids sitting onyour lap,” he recalls. He

prefers the qualitytime of a guest ap-pearance. He advis-es Santas to keep itshort: 15 minutes isall you need tobring the cheer.

He’s had alot of surpris-ing requestsfor Christ-mas gifts, in-cluding awomanwho con-fided:“Santa, I’dlike aman.”

Noword onwhatcamedownherchim-ney thatyear.

Tis the season to par-ty it up! Companyholiday partiesain’t what theyused to be, thanks

to the economic downturn.They’ve actually been wind-ing down for some timenow, with employers’dawning realization thatgetting staff liquored up is-n’t really the best idea atany time of year. Bill’s off-colour jokes and Sally’sstripper dance moves wereprobably best kept to theirpersonal lives.

But is workplace socializ-ing a good idea in the firstplace?

Arlene Dickinson saysyes. She’s the sole female onthe panel of Dragons’ Den,bringing not only awoman’s perspective to thebusiness ideas that getpitched, but also a mar-

keter’s viewpoint. Her firmVenture Communicationshas expanded beyond Cal-gary to offices in Torontoand Ottawa.

“My company has a regu-lar social outing,’ says Ar-lene. “Every Thursday weshut down at 4 p.m., andhead out of the office tospend some time together,to celebrate something thatwe’ve achieved as an organ-ization that week.” Shepicks up the tab.

Arlene acknowledges thatnot everybody is social bynature, but she believes thistype of team-building exer-cise contributes to the com-pany’s success.

“It helps the culture of anorganization,” she says.“There’s no big structure toour get-togethers — it’s justa chance for everyone totake a breath, and get toknow each other.”

It’s rare for companies tosponsor social time outsideof work. Most of the time ifthere’s an after-work beerexpedition, co-workers haveorganized it themselves.But those gatherings canimprove a person’s feelingsabout the workplace.

Even if you don’t chooseto spend valuable personaltime with colleagues, it’simportant to greet peoplenicely every day, and in-quire about their life out-side work. Life is too shortto not have a pleasant en-vironment in which towork.

The Dragons’ Den staffhas certainly built a strongteam spirit, in part through

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Kevin O'Leary wishes you a happy holiday season. This column will

be taking a break until the show starts up in January.

Santa school tips• Stay in character thewhole time.• Have the right outfit.• Practise your Ho-ho-hos.• Remember: It’s all aboutthe love.

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When the office needs itshalls decked on a budget,many companies call in theprofessionals to avoid turn-ing the Christmas party in-to unpaid overtime. Withthe right caterers, compa-nies can throw anaffordable, environmental-ly friendly Christmas.

Toronto’s Daniel etDaniel takes on extra staffto handle the businessboom at Christmas. Vice-president Russell Day saysthe economic downturnmeans offices are looking tokeep the annual party lowkey, but that low cost does-n’t have to mean low fun.

“The best way is to keep itinternal. Have an office par-ty and have us come toyou,” says Day. Cocktail par-ties or lunches are popular,featuring easy, affordablemenus, “so we can bringthe joy to people’s offices.”

The key is to transformthe ambience so peopledon’t just awkwardly leanon the photocopier andwonder when they canleave. Dim the lights, light afew candles and turn on theholiday music, Day says.Daniel et Daniel will deco-rate, too, bringing feathertrees for offices that preferto celebrate “the holidays,”rather than Christmas. Dec-orators can turn the recep-tion desk into a bar, theboardroom into a buffetand even bring in lounge

furniture and DJ to reallyspruce it up.

“All of a sudden, peopleare dancing on the photo-copier,” Day laughs. “It’s nota party until it’s a littlerocking.”

In Vancouver, MichaelKrauss is changing the ideathat Christmas equalswastefulness. One PlanetCatering opened its doors inJanuary and is gearing upfor its first green Christmas.It focuses on local, organicfood and creating a smallercarbon footprint.

“The idea behind ourcompany is no paper, noplastic, no styrofoam,”Krauss says. “It’s more of astate of being that’s impor-tant.”

He decided to form hiseco-catering company a fewyears ago when he wasworking at another Vancou-ver eatery. A girl sat at thecounter opening sugarpackets and writing hername in the grains whileher mother ignored her.

“I thought, more than680,000 people died in slav-ery being shipped from

Africa into the Caribbeanfor the sole purpose of sug-ar plantation, and 150 yearslater we seem to have lostall the respect for where thefood comes from, how it’sgrown. We seem to be tak-ing food for granted,” hesays. “I want to create some-thing with more meaning.”

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“The idea behindour company is nopaper, no plastic,no styrofoam. It’smore of a state ofbeing that’s impor-tant.” One Planet Catering’sMichael Krauss

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HISTORY/DESCRIPTION: Afull-sized sport utility vehi-cle (SUV), Honda’s Pilot’sgot room for up to eightpeople, plenty of storageand a towing capacity ofover 2,000 kilograms. ForHonda drivers with busyfamilies, cottages and pow-er-toys, the Pilot was themachine of choice.

Shopping used, look forhardware like a sunroof,navigation system, premi-um audio, heated leatherseating and automatic cli-mate control. Pilot trim-lev-el nomenclature saw mod-els labeled LX for entry-lev-el, EX and EX-L for mid-range, and EX-L Navi for topof the line.

Power in all modelscame from a 3.5 litre VTEC

V6 engine which devel-oped either 240 or 244horsepower depending onthe year selected. No V8was available.

A five-speed automaticwas standard, as was Hon-da’s Variable Torque Man-agement (VTM) 4x4 sys-tem. VTM ran the Pilot in agas-saving front-drivemode, but could instantlykick in four wheel drive asneeded to tackle slipperysituations.

The system wasfully automatic andmechanically sim-ple, and it requiredno driver involve-ment whatsoever.

WHAT OWNERS LIKE: Mostowners love the room, ca-pability and feeling of se-curity the Pilot delivers onthe road. A commandingdriving position, comfort-able ride and reasonablyresponsive steering andbrakes are commonly en-joyed, too.

WHAT OWNERS HATE: Com-

mon complaints deal withthe durability of paint andinterior materials. Someowners report paint thatchips easily, and leatherthat’s easily scuffed anddamaged. Some ownershave wished for a telescop-ing steering column or amore powerful stereo sys-tem, too.

COMMON ISSUES: Checkfront footwell carpet-

ing for moisture,as there havebeen several re-ports of a waterleak into thepassenger com-

partment. Wetcarpeting can

cause mildew, moldand rust to the floor be-neath.

Check for proper opera-tion of all interior acces-sories, paying special atten-tion to both the front andrear climate-control blowermotors. These should turnon quickly and be free ofquestionable sounds.

Pay attention to the shiftquality of the Pilot’s trans-mission, and note any hes-itation, grinding or unwel-come sensations whiledriving. Shifts should besmooth and consistent.

Otherwise, common-sense used SUV shoppingtips are key here. Fully in-spect the Pilot’s undersidefor signs of leaks, dents, ex-cessive rust or holes. En-sure all fluid changes areup to date, budgeting for afull fluid change if the vehi-cle’s service history is un-available.

Also, note that Pilot’s en-gine uses a timing beltwhich needs periodic re-placement. Be sure thetiming belt in your used Pi-lot isn’t overdue for achange.

THE VERDICT: Pilot lacks V8power and has a few issuesto watch for, but one couldcertainly do worse in thereliability departmentwhere a large familyhauler is concerned.

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It’s hard to compete withBingo. Especially on acruise ship.

For us, illustrated lec-tures about upcomingcountries and ports arejust as important asevening entertainmentand fine dining. But on arecent cruise to CentralAmerica the always popu-lar Bingo games seemed tocoincide with the fascinat-ing lectures by Jim For-rester, an historian fromHamilton, Ont.

Forrester just shruggedhis shoulders and said,“That’s life,” as he enthusi-astically presented his il-lustrated talks about Cen-tral America to the coupleof dozen guests who appre-ciated his knowledge ofthe history and geographyof Honduras, Guatemalaand Belize.

We chose the NorwegianPearl for the cruise out ofMiami mainly because itsitinerary was not the usualCaribbean circuit of tropi-cal islands with endlessjewelry stores and sou-venir shops. Professor For-

rester was particularly en-thusiastic about our stopat Belize City, the largestcommunity in the countryformerly known as BritishHonduras. Belize is the on-ly English speaking coun-try in Central or SouthAmerica.

“The British took over acoastal pirate hideout inthe mid-1600s,” Forrestersaid. “They used the townas a base to send ma-hogany and other preciouswood overseas and it grewinto a major port. Com-

pared with Honduras, thecountry is quite prosper-ous and children are wellfed and well educated. “

Many cruise ship passen-gers joined us for a 50 kilo-metre bus ride to the re-markable ruins at Altun Ha.Altun Ha became famous in1968 when Canadian ar-chaeologist Dr. David Pen-dergast discovered a jaedehead in a tomb. Nowknown to represent theMayan Sun God, the jadehead is valued at $60 mil-lion and is locked in a bank

vault in Belize City. Ourguide, Ken, who takes pridein being 90 per cent Mayan,told us that the Jade Headwill likely never be dis-played for the public. “Offi-cials are terrified it will bestolen,” he said. “Only VIPshave seen it.”

Still, at Altun Ha, thereis a lot to be seen as exca-vation continues around aplaza and thirteen remark-able structures have beenunearthed, the tallest ofwhich is the 20 metre Tem-ple of Masonry Altar. A

steep, single staircaseleads to the top of the alterwhere major religious cer-emonies took place.

“In all Mayan communi-ties, the higher the build-ing the closer you are tothe gods,” Ken told us.“But this site is unique.There is evidence of ani-mal sacrifice here butnone that shows humansacrifice. Maybe peoplewere happy and felt noneed to sacrifice humans.We just don’t know.”

Back on the Norwegian

Pearl, Hotel Manager, Dal-las Easterley, gives muchof the credit for the line’scruise to Executive ChefNeil Allem of Toronto.

Norwegian Cruise Linegenerally attracts middleclass families or those on amodest budget. But it com-pares very favourably withthe higher end lines. Wewere impressed not onlyby the Central Americaitinerary but by the atten-tion to detail on the ship.We’re just not sure aboutthe Bingo.

Cruising into the Central American past Far from the movie 2012, ancient Mayan culture comes alive at Altun Ha’s sacrificial temple

Returning from Belize, the Norwegian Pearl stops for the day at its private beach in the Bahamas.

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In less than a New York minuteThe Best of New York In Just 10 Seconds is a select guide to the best places tostay, eat, shop and explore in Manhattan. The guide offers tips on how touncovers local treasures, or to plan the perfect, well-rounded vacation. Theguide is available online at just10seconds.com and will be available as aniPhone and Blackberry application in early 2010. METRO NEWS SERVICES

The best ski resorts for non-skiersSkiers want nothing but to be on the slopes this time of year. But what if they bring friends or family along who don’t ski? Shermans Travel

has come up with a list of 10 of the best ski resorts in the world for non-skiers. Check it out at shermanstravel.com. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Potter’s magiccoming to CanadaSCIENCE This spring, HarryPotter fans across Canadawill have the chance tostep inside the famouswizard’s magical worldwhen Harry Potter: TheExhibition opens at theOntario Science Centre, itsfirst venue outside theUnited States, on April 9.

Visitors will experiencedramatic environments in-spired by the Harry Potterfilm sets and see the amaz-ing craftsmanship behindmore than 200 authenticcostumes and film props.

The exhibition will alsoinclude costumes andprops from the upcominginstallments of the HarryPotter film series, onceproduction of these filmshas been completed.

Tickets are nowavailable online at Ontar-ioScienceCentre.ca.

The exhibition iscurrently on display at theMuseum of Science,Boston.

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Not just cheese steaksPhiladelphia’s world-class galleries and shopping can be done cheap

For travelers on a budget,Philadelphia’s nitty grittytendencies can come inhandy. No, the city isn’t asposh as northern neighborNew York and has nobeaches to boast of, butPhilly’s working class sen-sibilities means no onewill sniff when you pullout a coupon.

Art and CultureThere are plenty of mu-

seums and galleries herethat are worth every pen-ny — the Philadelphia Mu-seum of Art, the Academyof Natural Sciences, andthe Mutter Museum, tojust scratch the surface —but if you’re in town on afirst Friday, the city’s his-toric Old City district hostsa completely free opengallery night.

DiningA Philly soft pretzel will

only set you back pocketchange, but plenty of thecity’s fine dining main-

stays are offering afford-able menus these days.Even if you don’t land hereon a Restaurant Week (dur-ing which neighborhoodsoffer pre-fixe meals) you’llfind good food for cheap.

ShoppingWhile Old City and Cen-

ter City host most ofPhiladelphia’s upscale bou-

tiques, the quirky SouthStreet shopping districtthrows in some pricelesspeople watching opportu-nities. Also, be sure tocheck out the mosaic mu-rals of local artists IsaiahZagar while you walkthrough — tours are avail-able for a small fee if youwant to see more of theMagic Gardens.

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2History: Here’s the thingabout the Liberty Bell: It’s

basically just a bell with a bigcrack in it. It is, however, freeand open to the public everyday and Philly likes it.

3Culture: You can rack up abig bill on cheeses and

chocolates in the Italian Mar-ket, but a walk through is al-most as much fun. Betweenthe sights, smells, andrambunctious Eagles fans, it’sa priceless tour.

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Jersey Shorenothing likeMTV’s showTRAVEL It’s notsummertime and it’s noth-ing like the MTV realityshow.

But the Jersey Shoredoes offer plenty to do forvisitors this time of year:Main Street shopping, out-let malls and holiday activ-ities.

Jersey Shore PremiumOutlets in Tinton Falls andJackson Premium Outletsin Jackson both have busdepartures from Manhat-tan’s Port Authority andNJ Transit stops. For MainStreet shopping, check outCookman Avenue inAsbury Park and thedowntowns of OceanGrove, Toms River, SpringLake, and Red Bank. Forantiques, hit PointPleasant Beach for the An-tique Emporium, FondMemories Antiques andCanvas House Antiques.

To make a weekend outof it, boutique hotelsinclude Blue Bay Inn in At-lantic Highlands, the Vic-torian style Majestic B&Bin Ocean Grove, and theOyster Point and MollyPitcher Inn in Red Bank.The outlet malls also haveshop and stay deals withover two dozen areahotels; details at premiu-moutlets.com.


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TV CBS cancelled As theWorld Turns yesterday,putting the company thatcoined the phrase “soapopera”‘ out of the businessof making daytime dramasfor the first time in 76years.

As the World Turns hasbeen on the air since 1956and televised its 13,661stepisode yesterday. Its lastepisode will be next Sep-tember, the network said.

It’s the second daytimedrama CBS has cancelledin a year, after GuidingLight. Both shows wereproduced by a subsidiaryof Procter&Gamble, thecompany for which theterm “soap opera” was cre-ated.

Daytime dramas havebeen fading as a genre foryears, with more womenjoining the work force andthe increased number of

channels offering alterna-tives like news, talk, realityand game shows. In tougheconomic times, payingcasts, producers and writ-ers proved prohibitive tonetworks when there werecheaper alternatives.

The cancellation willleave CBS with only twodaytime dramas: TheYoung and the Restless andThe Bold and Beautiful.


CBS cancels As the World Turns

Film legend comes to life

Richard Linklater is an un-predictable director whohas created a variety ofvery different films overhis 18-year career; rangingfrom the psychedelic phi-losophy essay WakingLife, to the melancholichigh school comedy DazedAnd Confused and thefamily-friendly Jack Blackvehicle School Of Rock.

“Like any person I’m in-terested in a lot of thingsand I try not to limit myselfas a filmmaker,” Linklatertold Metro.

“If I’m interested insomething, I’m alwayslooking for a way to try andexpress it on film. That’skind of the prism that I seelife through.”

His latest movie, Me andOrson Welles, is the storyof a young boy who stum-bles into Orson Welles’ fa-mous 1937 production ofJulius Caesar and gets acrash course on life andtheater from the largerthan life personality.

For Linklater it was achance to explore OrsonWelles without being

dragged down by the con-ventions of a biopic.

“The biopic is a lamegenre and hard to pull off,”said Linklater. “OrsonWelles is just too big tocontain in a single filmand it would be foolish totry. I felt more confidentabout biting off a smallpiece and focusing on oneweek in his life in 1937.”

By focusing on this peri-od, Linklater was able todepict Welles at the peakof his creative power andsuccess, while hinting at

the flaws that would leadto his eventual downfall.

“You can look at thismovie and you can see thegenius, but you can alsosee the seeds of destruc-tion,” said Linklater. “Thefull labyrinth that was Or-son Welles is on displayand you can project onto itanything you want”

It’s a surprisingly com-plex portrait of Welles andone that required an im-mensely talented actor totake on the challengingrole. Fortunately Linklater

was able tofind the previ-ously un-known Britishactor ChristianMcKay, whocaptures Wellesbetter than any actorhas before.

“From here on it’s sort ofscorched Earth,” quippedLinklater. “You’d be crazyto play Orson after Chris-tian McKay because whocould ever combine notonly the physical resem-blance, but the verve and

depth that he brings to it.It felt like a gift from thefilm gods that we wereable to find him.”

Linklater lucked outwith McKay and was alsoable to land teenie bopperfavorite Zac Efron to lendthe movie a star name asthe innocent young pro-tagonist who is burnedand inspired by Welles.The result is, typically forLinklater, unlike anythinghe’s done before, whilestill retaining the intelli-gence and character-dri-

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make in an un-certain film indus-

try, “It’s a crazy timeand the middle ground

of filmmaking betweenmainstream Hollywoodmovies and no budget in-die films that I occupy hasshifted,” revealed Lin-klater. “A lot of opportuni-ties have gone away andI’m lucky that I got thismade at all.”

Kristen Wiig to host SNLChristmas TV KristenWiig’srecurringcharacterGilly mightnot seemedfilled withholidaycheer, yetNBC is turn-ing to her to host a Satur-day Night Live Christmasspecial.

SNL Presents: A VeryGilly Christmas will airDec. 17. The two-hour spe-cial, will be led by Wiig’sGilly, an ever-smiling An-nie-lookalike whodelights in violentmischief.

The special will featurenew sketches with Gillyand highlights of classicholiday SNL sketches.

Wiig, roundlyconsidered a standoutperformer on the NBCsketch comedy show, hasbuilt Gilly into a popularcharacter.

Alec Baldwin and SteveMartin will also makeguest appearances on thespecial to help introduceclips they’ve appeared inas hosts, includingBaldwin in NPR’sDelicious Dish and theSchweddy Balls and Mar-tin in A Holiday Wish.


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Back to The HillsAudrina Patridge has officiallysigned on to star in the next seasonof The Hills. After weeks of negoti-ations, she will return to theshow that made her famous.

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If Robert Zemeckis can’tsave the Christmas film,who can?

The director of 2004’s hol-iday hit The Polar Express,which went on to make$180 million worldwide, ishaving a hard time pushinghis new high-tech adapta-tion of Charles Dickens’ AChristmas Carol. The film,which cost $200 million USto make, only took in $30million its opening week-end, disappointing Disney’sexpectations (by compari-son, Universal’s 2000 re-lease The Grinch, alsovoiced by Jim Carrey, tookin more than $260 millionworldwide).

And it’s not like viewersare going to see other fes-tive films; the only otherholiday-themed movie be-ing released this season isEverybody’s Fine. So whatgives? Where is this year’sFour Christmases?

“Over the last couple ofyears, Hollywood has notseen ‘This is Christmas’-type movies win over audi-ences. And once failure isevident, the knee-jerk is togo another way,” saysRichard Laermer, author of2011: Trendspotting for theNext Decade. (Remember

Fred Claus? Yeah, neither dowe).

So it seems like the stu-dios are launching theblockbusters instead —films such as 2012, Avatarand The Princess and theFrog — this Christmas sea-son to keep audiences hap-py.

And as it turns out, thestudios haven’t lost theirholiday spirit — they’re justfocusing on a different one.“There is a dearth of holiday

films in 2009 because thebig trend is the ‘group starmovie,’ thanks to the ridicu-lous success of He’s Just NotThat Into You,” says Laer-mer. “All the studio eggs arein films like next year’sValentine’s Day, which starsone type of actor for eachsegment — everyone fromthe two Taylors (Lautnerand Swift), Ashton (Kutch-er), Julia Roberts, AnneHathaway and ShirleyMacLaine.”

DOROTHY ROBINSONMetro World News

A Christmas Carol took in $30 million its opening weekend, a dis-

appointment when compared to holiday movies of years past.

Xmas cash

A movie for each of the 12days of Christmas, and theirbox office take, accordingto Box Office Mojo.1. Home Alone (1990):$285,761,2432. How the Grinch StoleChristmas (2000):$260,044,8253. The Polar Express (2004):$180,806,1284. Elf (2003): $173,398,5185. The Santa Claus (1994):$144,833,3576. Four Christmases (2008):$120,146,0407. Christmas with theKranks (2004): $73,780,53988. Fred Claus (2007):$72,006,7779. National Lampoon’sChristmas Vacation (1989):$71,319,52610. Jingle All the Way(1996): $60,592,38911. Bad Santa (2003):$60,060,32812. The Nightmare BeforeChristmas (1993):$50,003,043

DOROTHY ROBINSON

Fewer festive films and less audience appeal in recent years

In briefPEOPLE Elton John’s partnersays the musician wasdevastated that he wasn’tallowed to adopt an HIV-posi-tive Ukrainian toddler, butplans to support the boy any-way. The 62-year-old pop starmet 14-month-old Lev at ahome for HIV-positive childrenin September. But he wasrefused permission to adoptthe boy because he was tooold and not married.

MUSIC A former manager ofThe Fray says the band oweshis company more than$750,000 in commission andexpenses.


Leona’s private concertLeona Lewis was reportedly paid $150,000 US for a private concert. Thesinger was flown by private jet to Monte Carlo. FEMALEFIRST.CO.UK

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From Breakfast Club cutie to convicted killerAnthony Michael Hall returns to primetime as a killer in a guest spot on CBS’ CSI: Miami, people.com reports. In the episode air-ing next year, Hall will play a charismatic former emergency room doctor who is now a convicted murderer. METRO NEWS SERVICES

Thurman is manless againBREAKUP BLUES Uma Thur-man is single again, peo-ple.com reports. The ac-tress broke off her year-long engagement to Swissmultimillionaire Arpad(Arki) Busson on Nov. 15. “The engagement endedawhile back — almosttwo months ago,” says asource. “They remainfriends.”

The couple began datingin the summer of 2007,and one year later, Bus-son proposed with aneight-plus carat en-gagement ring.

Just don’t expect tosee that ring on Thur-man’s finger anytimesoon. “She will prob-ably give it back,”says the source.

“She wants to re-turn everything thatis his.”

Perhaps theirlong-distance love

affair was afactor. In

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ber,

Thur-

man,39,

admitted she wasn’t plan-ning to marry her London-based fiancé anytime soon.

“I’m happily engagedbut we haven’t set a wed-ding up,” she told W maga-zine.

“I’m not in a rush to doanything. One day we’ll doit, when we’re ready.

“We can’t live anywhereelse because my children’sfather lives here. We’ll fig-ure it out.”

Apparently, Busson is“beside himself” thatthey weren’t able tofigure things out, peo-ple.com adds.

The businessmanhas two sons with hisformer flame, super-model Elle MacPher-son.

Thurman has a sonand daughter with ex-husband EthanHawke.

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Spellings kiss and make upIT’S ALL FOR THE CHILDREN Af-ter years of feuding, ToriSpelling and her motherCandy Spelling are puttingtheir differences aside forthe sake of Tori's kids, peo-ple.com reports.

“They have been incommunica-tions,” Tori’shusbandDean Mc-Dermotttold People.“Candy hasseen thekids, whichis what thisis allabout.”

Tori, 36,and Candy,64, have had along-standingfeud since fam-ily patriarchAaron

Spelling died two yearsago.

Both wrote tell-all books— each taking jabs at eachother.

And earlier this yearCandy wrote a public letterto Tori in response

to the sea-son fi-naleof

her reality show Tori &Dean: Home Sweet Holly-wood.

In the finale, Tori ago-nizes about inviting Candyto her daughter’s firstbirthday party. (Candydoesn’t show.)

Candy accused herdaughter of using hergrandchildren Liam, 2,and Stella, 1, as “reali-ty-show props.”

For now, it appearsthe ice has melted ontheir relationship.

As for more de-tails, McDermottsays his family is

staying mum.“We are keep-

ing all this pri-vate like itshould be,”he says.

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Rihanna dreamsof the silver screenSONGSTRESS TO ACTRESS Ri-hanna has revealed shehas a naughty streak andgets a thrill from tryingnew things. “I’m a bad girland I like dangerous stuff.”The 21-year-old beauty iskeen to transfer her loveof danger onto the bigscreen. Earlier in the year,the hitmaker had a stringof meetings with filmbosses and was believed tobe in line to star in aremake ofThe Body-guard.

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Cyrus bares belly infront of the QueenHELLO YOUR HIGHNESS, MEET

MY BELLY BUTTON MileyCyrus was anything but re-served when meeting theQueen at Monday’s RoyalVariety Awards in London,usmagazine.com reports.Cyrus, 17, sported tinyleather hotpants and acrop top while performing

at the star-studdedevent.

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Celebrity tweets

Lady Gaga preps to meetroyalty, Penn Jillette knowshow to have a good time,Stephen Fry can even makeblogging soundclassy, andElisabethHasselbeckgets her Twitterhijacked by Adam Lambert. • @ladygaga Nothin like awhiskey, fish + chips in theUK to prepare for theQueen• @pennjillette Off to LA forthe day. A couple of TVpitches and, in between,we’ll try dressing a cow likean elephant. There’s nobusiness like it.• @stephenfry Brekkerstime: then I really must getdown and concentrate on ablog that I’ve been mean-ing to post for simplyages...• @ehasselbeck Hey this isAdam Lambert!!! Elizabethis lettin me tweet from herphone!!! Me and Liz!

Whaaat? :)

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Brangelina notadopting for nowSECRET MENTOR While An-gelina Jolie’s visit to theMiddle East with Brad Pittrecently sparkedspeculation that the powercouple was planning toadopt another child, theNational Enquire haslearned that they were ac-tually visiting sevenchildren Jolie has been se-cretly supporting for years. “Angelina considers the or-phans as her own family.She stays in touch withthem and really caresabout how they aredoing,” a source says. “Shewas giving them advice

about life andschool.”

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Musical chairs forthe musical starsIT’S THE SIMPLE PLEASURES

Zac Efron and VanessaHudgens hosted a partyfor the actress’s SuckerPunch castmates at JoeFortes Seafood and ChopHouse in Vancouver, B.C.

The casually dressed duopicked out platters of foodto serve family style and al-so mingled with all theirguests during the four-hourdinner, people.com reports.

“They played musicalchairs, going from table totable to speak with all theirfriends,” a source said. Afterward, the grouppiled into a stretch limo.

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Jay-Z living hisown Party LifeDA BIG 4-0 Jay-Z turned 40in style, with a massive1920’s-themed party inthe Dominican Republicfeaturing synchronizedswimmers, fireworks andan impromptuperformance by Jay-Z andAlicia Keys, plus a surf-and-turf brunch at his andBeyonce’s luxury villa thenext day, according toPage Six. “Diddy gave atoast,” a source says. “Jay-Z’s friends also put togeth-

er a video say-ing howmuch theylove him.”

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Mirren doesn’tmind being naked

DISROBING FOR DRAMA HelenMirren admits she’s muchmore comfortable goingwithout clothes onscreen.“It’s more to do with therole.” says the 64-year-oldactress, accord-ing to Show-biz Spy.METRO WORLD

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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.

PREVIOUS DAY’S CROSSWORD AND SUDOKU ANSWERS:

Sudoku

Brie Turkey Pock-ets with Cabbageand Walnuts

INGREDIENTS:

1 oz (30 g) fresh ginger,peeled and grated1 dessert apple, peeled,cored and grated4 thick turkey breasts 5 oz (150 g) brie, cut into 4wedges3 tbsp (45 mL) olive oil1 lb (500 g) green cabbage,finely shredded8 scallions, sliced1 3/4 oz (50 g) walnuts,chopped

METHOD:

1. Preheat oven to 460°F(240°C). Mix ginger andapple. Cut horizontallythrough each turkeybreast (not all the waythrough). Divide gingerand apple mixture amongpockets, then push wedgeof cheese into each. Pressmeat together into shapeand push filling evenly inpockets.

2. Put pockets neatly inone layer in shallow oven-proof dish. Brush with 1tbsp (15 mL) oil and sprin-kle with seasoning totaste. Bake until turkey isbrowned on top andcooked through, and fill-ing is running out inplaces.

3. Meanwhile, heatremaining oil in large panand add cabbage, scallionsand walnuts. Cook overmedium heat, stirring, un-til cabbage is reduced involume and lightlycooked. Add seasoning totaste. Transfer pockets toplates. Add some cabbageto each plate and serve im-mediately.

SERVES 4

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TAURUSAPRIL 21-MAY 21With Venus, your ruler, tran-siting the wealth area of yourchart at the moment you haveno choice but to focus onwhat you earn.

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LEOJULY 23-AUG 23This is one of the best times ofthe year for you and whateverdecisions you take over thenext few days they are sure towork out for the best.

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SAGITTARIUSNOV 23-DEC 21Your luck is well and truly inat the moment, so take a fewrisks over the next 24 hours –in fact take as many as youlike.

CAPRICORNDEC 22-JAN 20At this time of year you mayhave all sorts of dreams anddesires, but you must be real-istic about them.

AQUARIUSJAN 21-FEB 18Sometimes it can be all tooeasy to get carried away andstart thinking you can dothings that are physically im-possible.

PISCESFEB 19-MARCH 20Do you want to be recognizedas you walk down the street?Now is the time to start doingthe things that will make ithappen.

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