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As cities struggle to buoytheir economies duringthese tough financialtimes, Vancouver has anadvantage most othersdon’t — the fast approach-ing Olympic Games.

Bernie Magnan, chiefeconomist at the Vancou-ver Board of Trade, saidour city is in a unique posi-tion to rebound well fromthe economic crisis inlarge part because of thelegacies the Games willhave left behind.

“We have several posi-tives going for us,” Magnansaid. “One is the fact thatwe continue to be rated asone of the most livablecities in the world.”

“Secondly, the Olympicsare going to bring the spot-light (on us) … and we hap-pen to have several pre-built facilities in the two(hockey) rinks and (now)the Richmond Oval.”

Magnan said other infra-structure projects, includ-ing the Port Mann Bridgeand new port facilities, will

leave the region well setup for future growth.

“They employ peopleand bring goods and servic-

es (and) asthe econo-my goes up-ward we’llbe able totake advan-tage of theupraise toprovidemore ship-ping.”

He added that Vancou-ver’s role as a media andentertainment industryhub will keep money andjobs flowing.

Pixar recently an-nounced plans to locate itsstudio here, adding to a lo-cal home base shared withRainmaker, Electronic Artsand Microsoft.

Magnan said a new digi-tal arts academy will buildon a pool of individualswho are employable withthese studios.

“There is also the factthat Vancouver is consid-ered a green city and … try-ing to have some densifica-tion and improve the trans-portation,” said Magnan.“All of those things are help-ing to set us up for the up-turn in the economy.”

WEEKEND A North Vancou-ver family is “devastated”after their six-year-oldboy died when he fell in-to Lynn Creek, RCMP saidyesterday.

The boy, who wouldhave turned seven nextmonth, was with his step-mother and was playingon the rocks at the popu-lar hikingtrail whenhe slippedinto theswiftlymovingwater be-fore 2 p.m.on Sunday,said Cpl.MarleneMorton, anRCMPspokes-woman.

Rescuers,includingmembersof NorthShore Rescue and theRCMP, spotted the childabout an hour later froma helicopter. He wasabout 400 metres down-stream from where hehad fallen in.

By the time theyreached him, the boy wasin full cardiac arrest andwas airlifted to B.C. Chil-dren’s Hospital inVancouver.

“We’d like to encouragepeople to stay away fromthe water’s edge,” saidMorton.

“The rocks are slipperyand now with the wintermelt off the water rushesreally strongly.”

Canada liftstravel advisoryon Mexico

Boy diesafter slipinto creek

Toll• It was adeadly Victo-ria Day week-end in B.C. assix others al-so lost theirlives whiletaking part inoutdoor activ-ities and onthe province’sroads.MORE

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HEALTH Canada is liftingan advisory against non-essential travel to Mexicoas cases of influenza A(H1N1), also known asswine flu, start to wanethere.

The federal governmentsays travel to Mexico —the epicentre of the swinesubtype of H1N1 — is nolonger a risk to Canadianssince the virus has beenspreading through Canadafor some time.

The Canada Border Serv-ices Agency will continueto visually check travellersfor signs of illness.

The Public HealthAgency of Canada, howev-er, warns those at risk ofcomplications from anyform of influenza to con-sult their doctor before go-ing to Mexico.

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Hiker rescued A hiker had to be rescued on Sunday after spraining an ankle while doing the Grouse Grind. The trail, which still hasabout a metre of snow at the top, is officially closed and isn’t expected to open for another 10 days. NEWS1130.COM

Oval wins architectural awardThe Richmond Olympic Oval, left, has won an award for Architectural Innova-tion from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. The jury praised theOval’s innovative use of pine beetle-killed wood spanning the “elegant” roofas well as the building’s transparency, which maximizes daylight.

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Predominately sunnylong-weekend skiesmeant a good turnout atthis year’s CloverdaleRodeo.

In all, more than 20,000spectators turned out towatch one of five competi-tions over the four days ofthe 63rd annual rodeo.

“This has been an awe-some year,” said PennySmythe, who has chairedthe rodeo for the past eightyears. “We’re weather driv-en and when we have goodweather the crowds comeout.”

Saturday and Sundaywere sell-outs, she said,while rain during yester-day’s final “didn’t hurt thatbad.”

The rodeo, the secondhighest paying in Canada($360,000 in prize money)drew the best riders fromacross Western Canada and

the U.S.It adopted an “invitation-

al” format last year, drop-ping its calf-roping andsteer-wrestling competi-tions in response to

protests.Smythe, who has been

involved in the rodeo formore than 20 years, saidthe new format is doingwell.

“It’s taken us a littlewhile to get things sortedout,” Smythe said. “But allin all the cowboys havebeen very receptive andsupportive of it.”

DEATHS Seven people diedin B.C. while taking part inoutdoor activities or onthe province’s roads thisVictoria Day longweekend.

The body of a 46-year-old man was found in theBarriere River near Clear-water, RCMP saidyesterday. Adrien JosephLozeau was at a gatheringwith about 15 others onSunday when he wentmissing around 1 p.m. Hisbody was located aboutone kilometredownstream from thecampsite by helicopter.

On Sunday, two peoplein their 50s died andanother was injured aftera pickup truck rolled offthe road in Merritt.

That same day, a six-year-old boy died afterfalling in the water andbeing swept away at LynnCreek in North Vancouver.

On Saturday, aChilliwack woman, 46,died after falling from thetop of Rainbow Falls nearHarrison Host Springs.

On Friday night, twopeople died near PortAlberni. A 53-year-old manis missing and ispresumed drowned afterhe and his common-lawwife fell out of their boaton Sproat Lake. AtNahmint Lake, a 23-year-old man died of hisinjuries after failing to ne-gotiate a curve on his ATV.

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CLOVERDALE A Surrey manis dead and another re-mains in hospital in criti-cal condition after a shoot-ing at a Cloverdale stripclub.

The two victims weretransported to hospitalwhere Christopher RoyWhitmee, 34, died of hisinjuries.

RCMP Cpl. Dale Carr saidinvestigators are trying todetermine whether Satur-day night’s shooting at theCloverdale Show Lounge is

linked to drugs or gangs. “The shooting has indi-

cators of being a targetedshooting,” Carr said.

“We are attempting toestablish whether we haveone person that was the in-tended target of the shoot-ing and the other being abystander.”

Shortly after the shoot-ing a hit-and-run tookplace at the nearby inter-section of Highway 10 and176 Street.

Mounties are asking thedriver to come forward sothey can eliminate him orher as a suspect in theshootings.

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News in briefFIGHT A 17-year-old had his or-bital bone broken and anotheryoung man suffered a minorstab wound to his abdomen af-ter a fight occurred at a Burna-by house party early yesterdaymorning.

SUSPECT A 12-year-old boy bi-cycling home from a friend’shouse in Maple Ridge said aman offered him candy to getinto a white Ford pickup truck,RCMP said yesterday. The boy,who rode off, described thesuspect as a 50-to-70-year-oldbalding man with white greyhair. METRO NEWS SERVICES

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Sun shines on rodeoPleasant weather helps draw big crowds to Cloverdale

Wes Stevenson of Lubbock, Wyo., competes in the bareback riding competition yesterday duringthe 63rd annual Cloverdale Rodeo.

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‘Prince of Pot’ to challenge denial of business licenceVancouver’s self-proclaimed “Prince of Pot,” Marc Emery, will be at Vancouver City Hall this morning to challenge the city’s decision not to issue him a business licence for his three

stores on Hastings Street. Emery will head to court June 1 to fight extradition to the U.S., where he would face charges of selling marijuana seeds to Americans. METRO VANCOUVER

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Dancers leap at opportunityFewer performing jobs to be had, PNE hopefuls lament

Nearly 300 dancersauditioned yesterday tobe part of a summerproduction at the PacificNational Exhibition — amuch-needed opportunity,according to some dancerswho say auditions aredwindling.

Elise Melo, who starteddance lessons at age nine,blamed the poor economyand government under-funding of the arts for thedecline.

“It’s been tougher to findwork. There were maybeonly half as many audi-tions this year comparedto previous years,” Melosaid.

The 22-year-old dance in-structor has toured Canadafor the last two years with

dance companies such asthe Source and GrooveStreet.

She’s now competing for

a spot in Kaboom!, a “pyro-musical” dance perform-ance counting down to thePNE’s 100th anniversary in

2010. Christie Manning, anoth-

er hopeful, worked as adancer three summers agoat the PNE and said thecompetition this year isgreater.

“It’s one of the few localpaying jobs for dancersavailable,” she said. “Theshow is very theatrical, abit cheesy and takes a lotof energy, but a lot of peo-ple want the job.”

The dancers will be per-forming daily from Aug. 22to Sept. 7.

MINÉ SALKIN for Metro Vancouver Toon Rock Parade

• On Sunday, character per-formers tried out for ToonRock Parade, a mobile rock’n’ roll show with cartooncharacters and giant inflata-bles.

Chantal Smiling, left, Christie Manning, centre, Elise Melo, right,and Juliana Bergstrom audition for the PNE’s annual dance pro-ductions yesterday.

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8 alleged gangsters chargedCRIME Eight alleged mem-bers of the UN Gang havebeen charged with conspir-acy to murder in a crack-down that police say hasvirtually wiped out thegroup’s leadership.

The men are accused ofplotting to kill the leadersof the rival Red Scorpions,supposedly the Baconbrothers. The gangs havebeen fighting for control of

the retail drug trade inVancouver’s suburbs —usually involving importsof cocaine from Mexicoand exports of marijuana.

Police also said their in-vestigation, which led toFriday’s arrests, had uncov-ered 20 weapons withmore than 100,000 roundsof ammunition, as well asgrenades, plus $265,000 incash. REUTERS

Body of missing pilot foundDEATH The body of a Kelow-na man was found fourdays after his vintage planewent missing over B.C.skies.

The 83-year-old pilot wastravelling to Kelowna fromCranbrook when his 1946Areocoupe went down last

Wednesday. Search-and-rescue crews

found the crash site in anarea between Nelson andCrawford Bay.

His name has not beenreleased at the request ofhis family. KELSEA BLOXAM/

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30,000 government workersasked to take time off workSAVINGS The B.C. govern-ment is asking 30,000 of itsemployees to take a volun-tary day off per week thissummer to help theprovince save money.

From June 24 to Sept. 4,public servants can take 20per cent off their normal

work week as an unpaidleave of absence, CBCNews Online reports.

According to the govern-ment, the pilot projectcould save an estimated $5million if half of its em-ployees participate.

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News in briefARREST A 27-year-old manfrom North Vancouver wasTasered at the Bayshore Hotelyesterday. Police said the man

was trying to check into thehotel using a fraudulent creditcard and struggled when offi-cers tried to arrest him.

REMEMBRANCE On June 6, anEast Vancouver playgroundwill be named after a formerarea resident, police Sgt. Larry

Young, who died in the line ofduty during the high-risk arrestof a drug dealer.

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Canadians map flu virus in Alberta swineCanadian scientists have mapped the full genetic sequence of influenza A (H1N1), also known as swine flu, that

infected a herd of pigs in Alberta, and confirmed it matched the virus spreading in people around the world. REUTERS

Officials conduct cormorant cullGunfire from Parks Canada officials shattered the silence on Ontario’s Middle Islandin Lake Erie — where the balance of nature is so delicate visitors are banned fromMay to September — in a recent cull of cormorants. Officials used .17-calibre riflesto kill 1,600 double-crested cormorants, widely unloved fish-eating migratory birdswith the nasty habit of destroying trees in which they nest and the undergrowth be-neath. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

U.S. Supreme Court would consider overturn of fraud conviction

Possible reprieve for BlackIn a rare and surprising de-cision, the U.S. SupremeCourt announcedyesterday that itwould consideroverturning afraud convictionagainst fallen me-dia baron ConradBlack, who iscurrently servinghis 61⁄2-yearsentence in a Flori-da prison.

The ruling left three ofBlack’s lawyers shockedbut elated, noting that

even supporters of theCanadian-born figure

know how unusual itis for judges of the na-tion’s highest court torule in favour of a re-quest by a criminaldefendant.

“It is estimated thatonly about one in 500applications for cer-tiorari (review of alower court’s deci-

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As usual, the court gaveno reason for its decision.

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CONSERVATION An Ontarioplan on how to save theendangered woodlandcaribou is getting a failinggrade from environmentalgroups.

The plan is proof theMinistry of NaturalResources is trying to“suck and blow” at thesame time, attempting toaddress conservation con-cerns without damagingthe forestry industry, saidJanet Sumner, executivedirector of the CanadianParks and Wilderness Soci-ety Wildlands League.

“The caribou conserva-tion plan is supposed toget them out of the redzone, but it plays a balanc-ing game,” she said.

Woodland caribou livein Northern Ontario andare designated in theprovincial EndangeredSpecies Act as threatened.


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News in briefSHUTDOWN The medical com-munity faces a shortage of di-agnostic isotopes after theshutdown of a nuclear reactornear Chalk River, Ont., prompt-ed by a water leak. The AtomicEnergy of Canada Limited saidthe reactor will down for amonth, adding it has enoughisotopes for the week, but willbe unable to meet demand bySaturday. METRO NEWS SERVICES

NATURE A magnetic formationrunning deep beneath Torontomight explain why songbirdshead there on their spring mi-gration, experts say. Instead ofskirting Canada’s largest city,with its highrise obstacles andconcrete landscapes, birds bythe tens of thousands hone inon the place as though follow-ing a compass. “For some rea-son Toronto attracts birds,” saidRalph Toninger, manager ofTommy Thompson Park, southof Toronto’s downtown.


POLLUTION Canada’s oil-sands emit more carbondioxide than average crudeso developers need a clear-er picture of where green-house gas regulations areheaded to find the bestway to tap the giant re-source, experts said.

“The future regulation ofgreenhouse gas emissionsin the United States andCanada will influence thepace of development,” ofthe oilsands, said JamesBurkhard, an analyst at theenergy consultants Cam-bridge Energy Research As-sociates, Inc.

“Clarity on carbon regu-lation in both Canada andthe United States wouldhelp regulators and in-vestors to make decisions.”

The U.S. House of Repre-sentatives has begun de-bating a climate bill thatcould regulate emissionsof greenhouse gases fromeconomy-wide sources.The United States is thelargest consumer of oil ex-ports from Canada, whichis developing its own fed-eral policy.

Green groups, churchleaders and some scientistshave slammed the oilsandsfor polluting water and air.

Greenhouse gas emis-sions of the oilsands havecome into focus especiallybecause developers mustblast the gooey crude withlarge amounts of energy-intensive steam to sepa-rate the oil from sand.They burn large amountsof natural gas, emittingvolumes of carbon dioxidein the process.

It is also more expensiveto melt crude from the oil-sands, and developers needa price of at least $50 a bar-rel to make a profit.

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CERA report• A CERA report on the oil-sands released yesterdayfound that the resourceemits about five per cent to15 per cent more carbondioxide, over the “well-to-wheels” lifetime analysis ofthe fuel, than average crudeoil.

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Mom and infantfound deadINVESTIGATION Around 8:20p.m. on Saturday, a miss-ing-persons report wasfiled with Ontario Provin-cial Police for Kerry FredaWalters, 25, her daughterStarla, 11 months, and a28-year-old male.

The bodies of Waltersand Starla were foundSunday inside a residencein Carleton Place, Ont.

Investigators with localcrime units have deemedthe circumstancessurrounding their deathssuspicious. Foul play issuspected. Postmortemsfor the victims are sched-uled today. METRO CANADA

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Women enter Kuwaiti parliamentFour women won seats in Kuwait’s parliament Saturday, a first in the Arabstate’s history. Aseel al-Awadhi, Massouma al-Mubarak, Salwa al-Jassar and Rola

Dashti, left, were elected. Women were first granted the right to vote and runfor office in Kuwait in 2005. Despite the progress, analysts say the election isunlikely to end the political deadlock that has delayed economic reforms inthe Persian Gulf nation. REUTERS

German woman beaten up over asparagus pricesGerman police are searching for a motorist who assaulted a 24-year-old woman selling white asparagus because he was upset

about the price she was charging for the vegetable. Prices for white asparagus in Germany fluctuate wildly during the spring. REUTERS

Tamils and their support-ers demonstrating outsideBritain’s parliamentyesterday refused tobelieve that Sri Lanka’slong civil war was over orthat separatist Tamil Tigerrebels were defeated.

“It’s not true, no way,” SriLankan-born Jey Moorthy,23, said of Sri Lanka’s decla-ration of total victory in oneof the world’s most in-tractable wars.

Police said 2,000 peopletook part in a noisy demon-stration in London callingfor a ceasefire and help forcivilians caught up in theconflict.

Moorthy, who said he was“proud to say I’m a TamilTiger,” did not believe a SriLankan state television re-port that rebel leaderVellupillai Prabhakaran hadbeen killed.

Prabhakaran, 54, foundedthe Liberation Tigers ofTamil Eelam on a culture ofsuicide before surrender,and had sworn he wouldnever be taken alive.

Late last night pro-rebelwebsite TamilNet.com re-ported that Prabhakaran isalive.

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Mahinda Rajapaksa had al-ready declared victory onSaturday, even as the final

battle in Asia’s longest mod-ern war was intensifying af-ter the last of 72,000 civil-

ians held in the war zonehad been freed.

The LTTE conceded de-feat on Sunday.

But it has long warned itwould intensify guerrilla at-tacks on economically valu-able targets if defeated onthe battlefield, somethingwhich has hindered growthin Sri Lanka’s tourism sec-tor.

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News in briefMIDDLE EAST U.S. presidentBarack Obama voiced supportfor creation of a Palestinianstate in talks yesterday with Is-raeli prime minister BenjaminNetanyahu. “We talked aboutrestarting serious negotiationson issues of Israel and thePalestinians,” Obama said,adding that it was in the inter-ests of both sides “to achieve atwo-state solution.” Netanyahusaid that he supported self-gov-ernment for Palestinians butmade no mention of a state,underscoring a rare rift in U.S.-Israeli relations. “We don’twant to govern thePalestinians. We want them togovern themselves,” Netanyahusaid.

RULING The U.S. SupremeCourt rejected yesterday a law-suit by a Pakistani man againsta former U.S. attorney generaland the FBI director claiming abuse while he wasimprisoned in New York afterthe Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. By a5-4 vote, the U.S. high courtoverturned a ruling that JavaidIqbal, who was held more thana year after the attacks, couldsue former attorney generalJohn Ashcroft and FBI directorRobert Mueller. In the weeksafter the attacks, U.S. authori-ties detained 762 non-citizens.

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EU seeks human rights inquiry• The European Union calledyesterday for an independentinvestigation into alleged vio-lations of human rights law inSri Lanka’s war. EU foreignministers said they were ap-

palled by the loss of innocentlives and the high numbers ofcasualties, including children,in fighting between govern-ment forces and the TamilTiger rebels.

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A man is dragged away by police after refusing to leave a sit-in protest against Taiwan PresidentMa Ying-jeou yesterday. The opposition Democratic Progressive Party concluded its 24-hour sit-in, but protesters angry over the jailing of Taiwan’s former pro-independence president ChenShui-bian pending his corruption trial refused to leave the site.

Twenty-four peoplesentenced to deathEGYPT An Egyptian courtsentenced 24 people todeath yesterday on murdercharges for taking part in agunfight last year in a dis-pute over agricultural landin the Nile Delta in which11 people were killed, courtsources said.

The gun battle eruptedlast March in the northernprovince of Beheira be-tween two groups of pri-vate security men — em-ployed by two rival associa-tions that both claimed ti-tle to the land — when oneside tried to take the landby force from the other.

As many as 27 peoplewere hurt in the clashesover the 200-hectare plot.

Land disputes are not un-common in Egypt, wherearable land is limited to athin sliver along the Nileand the river delta in thenorth. Many absentee land-lords hire armed guards todrive out or prevent squat-ters from settling on theland. But conflicts rarelylead to this many casual-ties. Security sources saidnine of those sentenced todeath had been tried in ab-sentia. Egypt imposes thedeath penalty for murder,rape and some terrorism of-fences. Rights groupAmnesty Internationalcounted 213 executions inEgypt during the 1990s.

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Pakistani armybattles TalibanINSURGENCY Pakistanisoldiers were locked inheavy fighting with Talibanmilitants yesterday, thearmy said, as thegovernment won supportfor the offensive from polit-ical parties. Twenty-sevenmilitants including threecommanders had beenkilled in the previous 24hours while three soldierswere killed and 17 wound-ed, military sources said. Inall, more than 1,000militants have been killedin the offensive, thegovernment has said, whilemore than 50 soldiers havebeen killed, according tothe military. REUTERS

Refineries not affected by quake IMPACT Production at Cali-fornia oil refineries ownedby Valero, BP, and Tesorowere not impacted by anearthquake that hit the re-gion late Sunday, sourcessaid yesterday. Kinder Mor-gan Energy Partners, whichoperates pipelines in the re-gion, also said operationswere not affected. Thequake had a magnitude of5.0 and was considered“moderate,” according tothe U.S. Geological Survey.

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Effects worse forwomen: StudyHEALTH Women may be es-pecially susceptible to thetoxic effects of cigarettesmoking, U.S. researcherssaid yesterday.

They said women whosmoke develop lung dam-age earlier in life thanmen, and it takes less ciga-rette exposure to causedamage in womencompared with men.

In the study, about 60per cent were men and 40per cent were women. Allwere current or formersmokers. Overall, bothgroups had similar lungimpairments. But whenthey looked at youngerpeople — those under age60 — or those who hadbeen lighter smokers, theyfound women had moresevere disease and worselung function than men.Researchers suspect thedifferences may be relatedto anatomy. Women havesmaller airways than men,making each cigarette po-tentially more dangerous.

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News in briefENVIRONMENT U.S. presidentBarack Obama will propose to-day the most aggressive U.S.auto fuel efficiency standardsever, a policy that also aims toresolve a dispute with the stateof California over tailpipe emis-sions. A senior administration

official, speaking to reporterson the condition of anonymity,said average fuel standards forall new light vehicles sold inthe U.S. would rise by 10 milesper gallon over today’sperformance to 35.5 mpg be-tween 2012-16. REUTERS

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The number of people dis-placed by fighting in Pak-istan’s northwestern Swatvalley has risen to morethan 1.4 million, UNhumanitarian chief JohnHolmes said yesterday.

“The situation is volatileand changing rapidly,”Holmes told reporters atthe United Nations.

He said extra financialresources were urgentlyneeded to deal with thesituation and that the UNwould soon launch anemergency appeal for hun-dreds of millions of dollarsto cover the costs of therefugees over the next 12months.

Pakistan’s governmenton Sunday urged peoplestranded by a military of-fensive against Talibanmilitants in Swat, analpine beauty spot 80miles northwest of Islam-abad, to try to get out.

Many civilians arebelieved to still be insideMingora, the main town inSwat, after the armylaunched an offensivemore than a week ago tostop the spread of Talibaninfluence.

Holmes said the numberof people displaced by themost recent fighting ismore than 1.4 million.That is a total of peopleregistered with thePakistan authorities, withthe help of the UN HighCommissioner forRefugees, he said.

Holmes said that whenincluding at least half amillion more displaced byfighting since last August,the total is around twomillion to 2.1 million peo-ple. REUTERS

Fighting in Pakistandisplaces1.4M: UN

Shift seen amongIndian votersTREND Millions of Indiansappeared to havejettisoned caste andlinguistic identities to votefor good governance in In-dia’s general election, atrend that may change thenew government’s policiesto win over voters,analysts said.

A collection of regionaland caste-based parties,which wanted to providean alternative to theruling Congress party andthe main oppositionBharatiya Janata Party, lostbadly.

It marked a change fromdecades of parties believ-ing they could rely on In-dia’s traditional alliancesof caste, region andlanguage rather than per-formance. REUTERS

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What a sorry coincidence.The very week NationalPost publishes a series of ar-ticles underlining the im-portance of newspapers, ittemporarily drops its Mon-day edition as a cost meas-ure.

Canadian newspapersgenerally are sufferingthese days due to much re-duced ad revenues and re-lentless cost pressures.Against the backdrop of theU.S., where major newspa-pers are cash and profitstarved, going strictly digi-tal or folding altogether,you begin to think newspa-

pers don’t have a future.The Post, of course, is

right to reassert the value ofnewspapers and to suggestthey’ll be with us for a longtime. The argument reallyboils down to two points:We needthem andwe readthem.

Newspa-pers have al-ways beensavagely crit-icized. EvenH.L. Menck-en, a newspa-perman forhalf a century, observedthey were devices “for mak-ing the ignorant more igno-rant and the crazy crazier.”

Most, however, have giv-en newspapers and other el-ements of the fourth estatetheir due as guardians ofdemocracy, independentoverseers with the ability to

alert the rest of us to abuseand excess.

You can argue foreverabout the relative accuracyof newspapers, but the factis they have been around a

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tic traditions that renderwhat’s on the printed pagemore — rather than less —truthful. And with new andquestionable sources of in-formation and commentproliferating hourly on theInternet, newspapers’“truthiness,” — as StephenColbert would say — is gold-en.

Recent Newspaper Audi-ence Databank (NADbank)numbers show people un-derstand this. Readership inCanada’s 19 largest marketshas been remarkably stable

for five years, and read-ership of daily newspa-pers around the world

has grown. But neither audience

strength nor civic virtueguarantee a healthy fu-ture for newspapers.

Once the recession endsand revenues come back,publishers will still have toconfront the thorniest ques-tion of the Internet era:Finding new and profitableways to get valuable andtrusted content into thehands of a shifting audi-ence.

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In Ottawa, two peoplebelow the prime minis-ter hold the power.They are his chief ofstaff and the clerk of

the Privy Council. Com-pared to these guys, cabinetministers are small players.Until recently, StephenHarper, Sun King of thegreat north, wouldn’t evenallow most of his cabinetministers to answer ques-tions in the House of Com-mons. His then Houseleader, Peter Van Loan, wasdirected to respond to mostqueries by attacking thequestioner.

One would think, giventhe degree of importance ofthe chief of staff and theclerk, that the public wouldor should be familiar with

them. But there’s not one ina hundred Canadians whoeven know their names.

This month, in a majorshake-up that had broadramifications for the gov-ernment, the clerk, KevinLynch, was replaced. Wedon’t know whether he waspushed out or left voluntari-ly. Rather than delve intothat story we in the mediafixated on Rubygate — thatcritical question of whetheror not backbench MP RubyDhalla was a meanie to hermother’s Filipinacaregivers.

The media’sfocus on thissoap opera —Dhalla has ashapely body andwears spikeheels —wassome-thingto be-hold.It’slikeweall

descended from the DailyMirror of London’s formerlyfamed Fleet Street. What’snext? Is everybody in thenation’s capital going to beunder the microscope forhow they treat their domes-tic help? What if, for in-stance, some clearly negli-gent minister of the Crowndoesn’t leave out enoughpotato chips for his or herbabysitter? What will hap-pen then?

Granted, Dhalla was theLiberals’ multiculturalismcritic and is of immigrantstock herself. So the accusa-tions that came her way,charges she strongly de-nies, were meritorious ofsome coverage — especial-ly by the tabloid media. But

compared to thepower shift in

the PrimeMinister’s Of-fice, whichwas of 20times theimportance,Rubygatewas alaugher.

The root of the problem,why the media got it upside-down, lies in the way theycover Ottawa, which is up-side-down. In Ottawa, thepower lies in the Prime Min-ister’s Office and PrivyCouncil Office, the govern-ment’s executive branch.But they are housed in thesealed-off Langevin building.No journalists get nearthem. Instead they congre-gate Parliament Hill, the leg-islative branch that caters tothe Sun King’s every whim.

By contrast, in Washing-ton the media have quartersin the executive branch, theWhite House. Their focus ischiefly there, as opposed toCapitol Hill. Americanstherefore tend to get toknow who their chief pow-er players, the Karl Roves ofthe world, happen to be.Here, because our mediastill hold to an archaic sys-tem of coverage, we chasenannies.

Sun King of subterfugeNationalReport

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national affairs from Ottawa.

Charles Davies is a veteran business writerand editor who has worked for news organi-zations and publications including Business

Week, Canadian Business, Report On Businessmagazine, Reuters, and Financial Post.

Get out and eat

Re: SunnySide initiativeI propose on Friday, May

29, every daytime worker donot bring a lunch if they canpossibly buy it for that day.That includes coffee or tea.The excep-tions, ofcourse, wouldbe if it’s fi-nancially im-possible or there’s no cafesor restaurants near them.

This would give all localcafes and restaurants acrossCanada immense businessfor at least one day. May 29should generate enoughbusiness to get some moneycirculating from British Co-lumbia to Newfoundland. Ifit works, perhaps do it againJune 26. BARRY WOOD, HALIFAX

Stay home and eat

Re: SunnySide initiativeHere are some ideas:Instead of people opting to

work out in a gym, lots ofcalories can be burnt in theirbackyards by growing organ-

ic vegetables.Excess vegeta-bles could besupplied toshelters or

home care centres, thusminimizing governmentfunding.

Those government fundscan be utilized for creatingjobs in less-developed areas.

It’s time to rethink themillions of dollars that go tosome ridiculous researchproject, such as men’s andwomen’s grooming habits. PRADEEP KRISHNA RAO, MISSISSAUGA

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Magazine begs for bailoutU.S. music magazine Paste, facing advertising cuts that have hitmany publications during the recession, is staking its survival onbegging loyal readers and musicians for money. Editor-in-chiefJosh Jackson said yesterday more than 90 artists were donatingsongs and other goods for people who pledge money to theAtlanta-based magazine. REUTERS

Credit-card users in toughHigh interest rates unlikely to budge, experts warnStubbornly high credit-card interest rates and re-cent moves by severalbanks to hike rates on per-sonal lines of credit arefrustrating many Canadi-ans — at a time when theBank of Canada hasslashed its key overnightrate to a historic low ofjust 0.25 per cent in a bidto revive the economy.

Banks explained the re-

cent moves to raise rateson lines of credit by sayingtheir cost of borrowing hasrisen dramatically amidthe credit crunch. That ar-gument holds less waterlately, since credit condi-tions have improved thisyear and the banks’ cost ofcapital has fallen.

But credit-card holderscarrying a balance aren’tlikely to see relief anytime

soon. Financial institutionsmay be paying less to bor-row certain funds, but ex-perts say that is unlikely tohave a downward pressureon rates. That’s becausemost of those loans are notbacked by collateral, mak-ing them relatively “risky”even in good economictimes.

The unemployment rateis at a seven-year high,

which is fuelling a spike incredit-card defaults andpersonal bankruptcies.

Most banks are expectedto report climbing losseson cards when they dis-close their second-quarterresults later this month —that’s despite taking actionto cut credit limits ondodgy accounts and hikingpenalties for those whopay late. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

Nortel will shrink but won’t vanish, analysts sayTELECOM Nortel NetworksCorp. will most likely selloff most of its pieces atfiresale prices as part of itsbankruptcy restructuring,but experts don’t expectone of the most storiednames in Corporate Cana-da to disappear altogether.

Under the bloated exteri-

or, analysts see a rump op-eration with the potentialto be a viable companywith a chance to succeedin one segment of the tele-com equipment business.

When the dust finallysettles, the only remnantof the once-mighty Nortelexpected to be left is Metro

Ethernet Networks (MEN),the unit that makes Inter-net infrastructure and in-cludes its optical and carri-er ethernet technology.

The MEN unit includes apromising new technologythat lets telecom compa-nies quadruple the capaci-ty of their networks using

fibre-optic cables thinnerthan a human hair.

“It would be smaller, ob-viously, but it would be aviable company capable ofcompeting in that space,”said Duncan Stewart, ananalyst at DSAM Consult-ing in Toronto.

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PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, centre, reaches to embrace U.S. Sec-retary of State Hillary Clinton after being presented with theBernard Medal of Distinction by Debora Spar, left, president ofBarnard College, during the school’s commencement ceremo-ny in New York yesterday.

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There’s nothinglonelier than a sin-gle bill piningaway in your wal-let … unless, of

course, that bill happens tohave Sir Robert Laird Bor-den’s face on it, whichmeans you’ve got 100bucks cooling its heels,waiting to be spent.

But let’s assume it is SirWilfrid Laurier — a fiver,in case you didn’t know —who is keeping receiptscompany in your purse orwallet. When you hove in-to sight of a java joint andpull out the Great Concilia-tor — yes, this column is ahistory lesson as well as a

money lesson — you arelikely to think twice aboutusing it all up.

Cash controls spending,plain and simple. Usingcash to pay for everydaypurchases such as coffee,

transit, lunch and maga-zines alerts you to the ideathat you’re actually spend-ing real money.

You just don’t get thesame cautionary sensewhen you haul out plastic,

be it a debit card or a creditcard.

There’s a distinct cogni-tive event that happenswhen you handle money.It’s called awareness. Overthe counter goes the fiver

and back comes a loonie, adime, two nickels and fourpennies. You drop the pen-nies in the “Give a PennyTake a Penny” bowl andpocket the rest.

I’m betting that everyonereading this column hasjust added up the change.Some of you have added upthe change and then sub-tracted the four pennies todetermine how much mon-

ey was left from the pur-chase. And a few of you arecalculating, even as youread, what that purchasemight have been by theamount spent.

Was it a frap, cap, latte,green tea and cookie? Yousee, you are much moreconscious of this imaginarypurchase than if you hadpaid with plastic.

Now, add in the aware-ness of the bills left in yourwallet and you become at-tuned to your temporarywealth, or lack of it.

At the end of the day,what encourages us or cau-tions us about spending isknowing where you’re atand using cash will do itevery time.

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Alison Griffiths is a financial journalist, authorand host of Maxed Out on the W Network.

Write to her at [email protected].

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• Cash controls spending.Using cash to pay for every-day purchases alerts you tothe idea that you’re actuallyspending real money.

There’s a distinct cognitive event that happens when you handle money. It’s called awareness.

Your new best friend: BillUsing cash for daily spending keeps you in control

’Tis the season for home renos

Last year, I spentmore than $8,000to partially finish

my basement. If I redid mykitchen, can I claim thenew renovation tax credit?

— IsaakThe new HomeRenovation TaxCredit (HRTC) was

introduced this year, aspart of Canada’s EconomicAction Plan.

With world economiesfalling into a recession, in-cluding Canada, the HRTCis part of a stimulus pack-age to help the ailing realestate industry. Will thisrevive our real estate mar-ket? The verdict has yet tobe decided but none of myrenovation clients are com-plaining.

Eligible home expendi-tures spent between Jan.27, 2009 and Feb. 1, 2010will qualify for the HRTC.The HRTC is a non-refund-able tax credit and can beclaimed when filing your2009 tax return. Eligibleexpenditures for renova-tions or alterations mustbe of an enduring natureand integral to the home.

Therefore, routine expen-ditures such as housecleaning, snow removal,furniture and applianceswill not qualify for thecredit.

The following will giveyou some insight:

• Expenditure claim isminimum $1,000 to$10,000 maximum. Maxi-mum claim results in$1,350 tax saving.

• Home refers to placethat you and family ownand inhabit for personaluse. This includes principalresidence and cottage. In-vestors need not apply.

• Eligible expendituresinclude but are not limitedto: Re-shingling the roof,new flooring, renovatingthe kitchen, new furnace,additions and a host of oth-er costs.

• Keep receipts as proof,including cost materials,invoices, etc.

If you are planning tohave some work done onyour home and want tomaximize the credit, talkto your financial adviser orvisit Canada RevenueAgency’s website, cra-arc.gc.ca.

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Henry Choo Chong, CGA, can be reached [email protected].

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The purchasing power ofconsumers is greater thanone might think. Buying aproduct from a socially re-sponsible manufacturerknown for giving back, isthe best illustration ofsupport a consumer can

give. It also encouragesother brands to be moresocially responsible too.

“Take a look at this re-cent Edelman study involv-ing 6,000 consumersacross 10 countries,” saysPeggie Pelosi, president of

Orenda Connections, aToronto-based consultancyfor strategic philanthropyprograms: • 80 per cent feel that dur-ing a recession, it is stillimportant for brands andcompanies to set aside

money for a social pur-pose;• 68 per cent say that dur-ing a recession, they wouldremain loyal to a brand if itsupports a good cause;• 42 per cent say that whencomparing two products of

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Pens draw first blood

Evgeni Malkin had a goaland an assist while Marc-Andre Fleury made23 saves to help the Pittsburgh Penguins takeGame 1 of their EasternConference final seriesagainst the Carolina Hurricanes with a 3-2 win.

Philippe Boucher addeda goal and an assist whileMiroslav Satan also lit thelamp for the Pens, who arein the conference finals forthe second straight seasonafter beating Philadelphiaand Washington.

“It means a lot andbuilds a lot of confidencein everybody,” said Pitts-burgh captain Sidney Cros-by. “Getting a win in the

first game is always aplus.”

Chad LaRose and Joe Cor-vo each scored a goal whileCam Ward made 28 stopsfor the Hurricanes, whodefeated New Jersey andBoston to reach the confer-

ence finals for the firstyear since their StanleyCup-winning 2006 cam-paign.

“There were some goodthings in the game but weknow we can play better,”said Carolina coach Paul

Maurice. “But, we did do agood job of not makingmistakes and turning thepuck over.”

Game 2 of this best-of-seven series is scheduledfor Thursday in Pittsburgh.

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Stanley Cup

2009 Playoffs

Pittsburgh’s Miroslav Satan scores on Carolina goalie Cam Ward last night in Game 1 of the NHLEastern Conference final. Pittsburgh won the game 3-2.

Roy plays coyHall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy, left, has denied beingoffered the Colorado Avalanche’s coaching job. Citing anony-mous league sources, the Denver Post reported yesterdaythat Roy had received an offer and was mulling it over. TheAvalanche declined comment. The coaching job is currentlyheld by Tony Granato. METRO NEWS SERVICES

Bodybuilders flee drug testBelgium’s bodybuilding championships came to an abrupt end over the weekend when all 20

competitors withdrew after anti-doping officials showed up to test them. METRO NEWS SERVICES

First-place Blue Jayssweep White Sox

BASEBALL Alex Rios tripledhome the go-ahead runwith two outs in the bot-tom of the eighth inning,lifting the Toronto BlueJays to a 3-2 victory overthe Chicago White Sox anda sweep of the four-gameseries at Rogers Centre.

North Vancouver’s ScottRichmond got the start forthe Jays and struck out sev-en over seven innings,while not allowing a run.

Kevin Millar homeredand Aaron Hill knocked in arun with a sacrifice fly forthe American League East-leading Blue Jays, who havewon seven of their last ninegames. Toronto wrapped upa seven-game homestandwith a mark of 5-2 andheads to Boston to open athree-game set with the sec-ond-place Red Sox tonight.

Jim Thome slugged atwo-run homer for Chica-go, which has dropped fivestraight and seven of itslast eight.

The White Sox have also

lost 10 in a row in Torontoand haven’t won at theRogers Center since June 1,2007.

“It is what it is,” saidWhite Sox catcher A.J.Pierzynski about theteam’s losing streak inToronto. “It seems likeevery time we come toToronto, we get our [butts]kicked. We can’t scoreruns. We can’t do anything.They hit balls and findholes. We hit balls hardand they make plays.”

Thome’s homer was the548th of his career, tyinghim with Hall of FamerMike Schmidt for 13th onthe all-time list.

After Thome’s blast tiedit in the top of the eighth,the Jays regained the leadin the bottom of the in-ning.

Jose Bautista drew a walkfrom Octavio Dotel (1-1),advanced to second on abunt by Marco Scutaro andstole third after Aaron Hillhad popped up for the sec-ond out.

After a pitch to the back-stop bounced right back toPierzynski, forcing Bautistato hold at third, Rios lineda 3-2 pitch into shallowcentre field.

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SCOREBOARD

MLB

YESTERDAY’S AL RESULTS

Toronto 3 Chicago White Sox 2N.Y. Yankees 7 Minnesota 6 Tampa Bay 13 Oakland 4 L.A. Angels at Seattle

YESTERDAY’S NL RESULTS

Pittsburgh 12 Washington 7Colorado 5 Atlanta 1Milwaukee 8 St. Louis 7Arizona at Florida (ppd)N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers

TODAY’S AL GAMES

Toronto at BostonTexas at DetroitBaltimore at N.Y. YankeesOakland at Tampa BayCleveland at Kansas CityMinnesota at Chicago White SoxL.A. Angels at Seattle

TODAY’S NL GAMES

Pittsburgh at WashingtonColorado at AtlantaArizona at FloridaPhiladelphia at CincinnatiMilwaukee at HoustonChicago Cubs at St. LouisSan Francisco at San DiegoN.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers

NHLYESTERDAY’S RESULTS

Pittsburgh 3 Carolina 2

TODAY’S GAME

Chicago at Detroit

TODAY’S GAME

Chicago at Detroit

THURSDAY’S GAME

Carolina at Pittsburgh

FRIDAY’S GAME

Detroit at Chicago

SATURDAY’S GAME

Pittsburgh at Carolina

SUNDAY’S GAME

Detroit at Chicago

TUESDAY’S GAME

Pittsburgh at Carolina

NBATODAY’S GAME

Denver at L.A. Lakers

WEDNESDAY’S GAME

Orlando at Cleveland

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Denver at L.A. Lakers

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Orlando at Cleveland

NHL If hockey in the desertis finished, the NHL madesure it will go out in ablaze of glory. Or at leastin a torrent of court docu-ments.

Judge Redfield Baumwill decide today who con-trols the team in order todecide whether the Chap-ter 11 bankruptcy is legiti-mate, and whether thesale of the team to Jim Bal-

sillie can proceed.The NHL now has the

support of the NFL, MajorLeague Baseball and theNBA, which filed state-ments asking Baum to re-spect the NHL’s rules.

The three leagues askedthe court “not set prece-dent” or “avoid prece-dent” that could severelydisrupt their businesses.


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”They reveal a side of in-fidelity that the publicrarely gets to see. Judgingfrom the criticism thesewomen have garnered forairing their dirty laundry,and openly discussing theirhusband’s affairs, this is aside of infidelity the publicwould rather not see.”

But considering that infi-delity in one form or anoth-er affects 80 per cent of allmarriages and committedrelationships, it’s a sidethat needs to be seen.

“There is a need for infor-mation, solutions and ad-vice,” says Houston. “Ithelps to know how a rolemodel handled a similarsituation.”

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For insight into whywe’re so fascinated withthe extramarital affairs ofpublic figures, visit myblog, Sexcetera, at metronews.ca/Toronto/blog.

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But Ruth Houston, infi-delity expert, founder ofInfidelityAdvice.com andauthor of Is He Cheatingon You? 829 Telltale Signs,thinks Elizabeth Edwardsshould be commended forwriting and speaking socandidly about her hus-band’s (former presiden-tial candidate John Ed-wards) extramarital affairand the effect it has hadon her both physically andemotionally in her newbook Resilience: Reflec-tions on the Burdens andGifts of Facing Life’s Ad-versities.

“By doing so, she haspulled back the curtainand exposed aspects of in-fidelity that the publicrarely gets to see,” says

Houston. “Women withcheating spouses or signif-icant others need to seethat they are not alone —that all women face simi-lar issues when trying tocope with their partner’s’affair.”

It doesn’t hurt eithershe adds, for the cheatingcad to see and hear first-hand the hurt, humilia-tion and heartbreak theyinflict when they have anaffair.

Usually, when a malepublic figure has an affair,the focus is on him, the de-tails of the affair, how itwill affect his career etc.,

while his wife is expectedto dutifully and literally“stand by her man” in si-lence.

“Elizabeth Edwards isthe voice of those 38 to 53million women withcheating mates,” says

Elizabeth Edwards, right, the wife of former presidential candidate John Edwards speaks candidlyabout her husband’s extramarital affair in her new book Resilience: Reflections on the Burdensand Gifts of Facing Life’s Adversities.

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Sam Worthington is beingset up to be the next bigaction star, but for nowhe’s more concerned withfinding a place to live. “Igo where the work is,” headmits. “I don’t have a realhome.”

Hoping to start a careerhot streak, Worthingtonopens this weekend in Ter-minator Salvation along-side Christian Bale. Andover the next year, he’ll bepopping up in a number ofother high-profile projects.“I’m doing as much as I canuntil people realize I’m asham,” he says, grinning.

Four years ago, directorJames Cameron tappedWorthington to star in themuch-hyped Avatar, whichis still in post-production.So the actor sold his homeand everything in it,packed up two bags andleft to film in Los Angelesand New Zealand. “I’ve stillonly got two bags — a bagof books and a bag ofclothes. That’s about it,” hesays with a shrug.

But Worthington isn’tcomplaining. Far from it —he’s enjoying getting toplay on big sets and pro-mote massive studio films.“You don’t get into thisprofession for your moviesnot to be seen, to just showthem to your mates at

home,” he says. “I like thefact that people are goingto get to see my work andthen, fingers crossed,hopefully like what I’mproducing. We’ll soon findout, won’t we? Or I won’tbe working next year.”

Speaking of next year,Worthington is currentlyfilming a remake of the’80s Greek mythology epicClash of the Titans, duenext March — “I’m run-ning around in a dresskilling everything” is howhe describes it. But hehopes audiences can seehim as more than just anaction hero. “I don’t mindtaking a few knocks. I’m a

boy. But hopefully it’s notjust, ‘Sam’s an actiondude.’ That’s not what Iwant,” he says.

Still, while filming Last

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gun and a sword, to behonest with you,” he says.“It was bizarre. In the kiss-ing scenes, I wasn’t gettingthe same kind of rush.”

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TROUBLE AT HOME Jon andKate Gosselin made theirfirst public appearancetogether in two weeks— for TV cameras, us-magazine.com re-ports.

The couple celebrat-ed their sextuplets’ fifthbirthdays by throwing aparty at the Blue FallsGrove water park inPennsylvania Sun-day. Alexis, Han-nah, Aaden,Collin, Leahand Joel

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Jon and Kate haven’tbeen spotted togethersince the PennsylvaniaWomen’s Show on May 2.

“Six month ago, Katecame to Jon and said, ‘Hey,it’s over,’” Kate’s brother,Kevin Krieder, reportedlytold radaronline.com lastweek. METRO NEWS SERVICES

Icy mood at birthday bash? Brit’s spending problem?PERFECT MATCH Last week,it was reported thatKevin Federlinecan’t make endsmeet on $40,000 USa month.

But that’s noth-ing compared tothe spending re-port made pub-lic last weekfor BritneySpears.

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Brad touches down in CannesCELEBRITY LIFESTYLES As thesea along the Cote D’Azurshimmered in the sun-shine, Brad Pitt arrived toadd some sparkle to his fa-miliar springtimehaunt, the CannesFilm Festival, peo-ple.com reports.

Pitt was spottedSaturday at the Ho-tel du Cap, havinglunch on a balconyafter flying in fromthe U.S.

The staris in theSouth ofFrancefor his

fourth film fest appear-ance in five years. AngelinaJolie is expected to joinhim in the next few days.

On this visit Pitt is show-casing his movie fromdirector Quentin

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filmmaker has de-scribed Pitt’s characterin the WWII drama as “a

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Life’s rosy for PinkSO HAPPY TOGETHER Just daysafter admitting to Ellen De-Generes that she has rekin-dled her relationship withestranged husband CareyHart, Pink and her mo-tocross racer man wererepeatedly spot-ted during a ro-mantic, PDA-filled weekend— provingtheir marriageis back on, peo-ple.com.

On Satur-day, the on-again coupleshared aninti-matelatelunch

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THE PAST Though she’snow settled downwith husband JoshDuhammel, BlackEyed Peas singerFergie admits shehas a bit of a wildpast — and thatpast includes hav-

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I’ve experimenteddefinitely, but I havenever had a steadygirlfriend,” she says

in an interviewwith the Sun. METRO WORLD NEWS

Mayer’s paparazzi prankGETTING BACK John Mayerhad a little fun withthe paparazziwhile leaving aHollywood night-club this week-end.

After emergingfrom the venuecovered in lip-stick kisses

on his face and shirt, May-er announced to the wait-

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NEIGHBOURLY LOVE ParisHilton’s new neighbourwants her gone — and he’swilling to pay.

After having Hilton inthe area for just five days,the Hollywood Hills resi-dent is fed up with the re-peat visits from the copsfor loud parties, screamingand yelling, and vandal-ism, according to TMZ.

He even tried taking it

up politely withHilton’s boyfriend,Doug Reinhardt, whoreportedly told him,“This is what you haveto expect because Parisand I are public fig-ures.”

So the angry neighbouris taking it up withHilton’s landlord.

Hilton’s home re-portedly rents for

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Paris: Not in my backyard?I’m ugly,Zac’s hot:RobertFALSE MODESTY? Robert Pat-tinson admits that he was-n’t too keen on audition-ing for the role that madehim famous in Twilightbecause he didn’t think hewas attractive enough.

“The Edward in thebook is like an enigma ofeverything that’s perfectabout a man. It’s like, ‘Hewalked into a room and ithurts to see how beautifulhe is.’ It’s just kind of em-barrassing,” he tells Lookmagazine.

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Lady GaGa’slittle keepsakesODDITY Pop singer LadyGaga is getting famous forher odd approach to popmusic, but she has otherinteresting rituals, too.

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1. Rinse chicken; drainand pat dry. Coat wok orheavy 12-in. (30-cm) skilletwith cooking spray. Inwok or skillet, heat 1 tbsp(15 ml) oil over moderate-ly high heat. Add chickenand stir-fry until cooked

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