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A small boat passes by HMCS Halifax at the Halifax Shipyard yesterday. The province has an agreement

with Irving to kick in infrastructure money if the yard wins one of the shipbuilding contracts.

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N.S. antes up for IrvingProvincial government is promising a ‘significant commitment’ to shipbuilding firmBritish Columbia has already pledged a $35-million tax break should Seaspan win a shipbuilding contract

Nova Scotia will see BritishColumbia’s tax credits and raisethem one commitment for anundisclosed amount of infra-structure funding.

The Dexter government hasan agreement with Irving Ship-building to kick in infrastructuremoney should the yard win aNational Shipbuilding Procure-ment Strategy contract.

But the NDP is not disclosingthe details of that agreement.

“The province has made a sig-nificant commitment to IrvingShipbuilding in the areas of infra-structure and training,” said TobyKoffman, a spokesman for theDepartment of Economic andRural Development and Tourism,yesterday. “As with all invest-ments, we will announce thedetails when a final agreementis in place.”

The NDP was reacting to newsout of British Columbia, wherethe Liberal government pledged$35 million in tax rebates to Sea-span Shipyards — should that

yard secure contracts worth $35billion collectively.

The B.C. government will alsocontribute $5 million to supportthe broader marine industry.

Koffman said the details of theagreement with Irving are stillsubject to negotiations. They’llbe released this fall, should Irv-ing’s bid succeed.

“Nothing is for certain, every-thing is based on assumptions atthis point,” said Koffman.

Three yards — Irving, Seaspan,and a joint venture between fiveOntario-based companies andQuebec’s Davie Shipyards — arein the running for the contracts.A decision is expected in Sep-tember.

Contract breakdown

The major contracts:

$20 billion. COntract to construct20 large navy warships.$8 billion. Contract to constructcoast guard vessels and supplyships.$2 billion. Contract for smallercrafts and repairs.

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A research team from Dal-housie University may notbe battling Blackbeard, butthey are undertaking a sim-ilar quest: preventing pira-cy.

Led by the Marine Affairsprogram at the Halifax-based university, the workwill explore issues sur-rounding modern piracy togain insights that may help

prevent future outbreaks ofviolence at sea, said HughWilliamson, project man-ager and lead investigatorfor the Dalhousie marineand piracy project.

“What sets us apart iswe’re looking at the issuein a holistic manner ...which hasn’t been done be-fore,” he said, adding hehas a law, operations andsocio-economic team.

Williamson said piratesare dealt with on a regional

basis: whoever catches pri-vateers tries them withinthe local jurisdiction.

He hopes the two-yearproject will offer a more ef-ficient and effectiveprocess.

“We will come up withwhat we call our consideredpolicy options, and thensay, ‘Here’s the types ofthings you can do to pre-vent and deal with piracy,but here’s the things you’regoing to have to do to make

it work.’”He said the university

serves as the perfect plat-form to investigate the is-sue.

“Almost everyone in-volved in the project hasbeen dealing with an aspectof piracy,” he said. “Wehave a lot of different sec-tors at Dalhousie and a lotof different connectionsaround the world, and thatmakes us an ideal hub totake a look at this issue.”

Fightingpiracy Sites in

memory ofOslo attackThe Town of Lunenburg,N.S., is offeringcondolences to the peopleof Norway in the wake ofthe rampage by a politicalextremist that left 76 peo-ple dead.

Mayor LaurenceMawhinney says two sites have been set up forthe public to express sympathy for a countrywith which the town has a historicalconnection.

In November of 1940the Norwegiansestablished a training fa-cility, called CampNorway, in Lunenburg totrain gunners for Norwe-gian merchant ships.THE CANADIAN PRESS

UARB torule on HRMcouncil size Nova Scotia’s Utility andReview Board will releasetheir decision on the size ofHalifax Regional Councilthis morning.

The decision is expectedto be posted at 9 a.m. onthe regulator’s website.

While council hasrecommended keeping thestatus quo of 23 councillorsplus a mayor, Halifax’smayor suggested trimmingcouncil down to 16members and a mayor.

The UARB recently ruledagainst a similarrecommendation from theCape Breton Regional Mu-nicipality. The regulator de-cided 12 councillors and amayor was sufficient,reducing the size of councilby four. ALEX BOUTILIER

Hugh Williamson, project manager and lead investigator for Dalhousie University’s marine and piracy project,

poses for a photo next to Halifax Harbour yesterday.

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Dead whalewashes upon beachA large fin whale haswashed up dead on abeach in Petit Etang alongthe west ern shoreline ofCape Breton.

Arthur LeBlanc, an offi-cial with the Departmentof Fisheries and Oceans,says the whale is between12 and 15 metres long. Hesays officials hope testingwill give them more infor-mation about the cause ofdeath.THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Prosperitydependson exports:CouncilThe Atlantic ProvincesEconomic Council saysthe region’s prosperityin the coming decadewill depend on its abilityto increase exports.

The council says withthe exception of crudeoil exports from New -foundland and Labrador,the region has low levels

of exports comparedwith other provinces interms of value added.

Senior council econo-mist David Chaundy saysthe Atlantic provincesneed to increase exportswith the development ofhigher value-added prod-ucts and services andcompanies should ex -pand into new markets.

The council says weakdemand for key pro -ducts such as lumberand newsprint, a higherdollar and increasedcompetitive pressureshave hampered progressin exports since 2000.THE CANADIAN PRESS

The Africville communitywill have something extrato celebrate during its re-union this weekend.

Seaview Park will be re-named Africville on Fridayat 1 p.m. in an official signchange.

A replica of the formerSeaview United BaptistChurch is now being builtand set to be finished Sept.25. The foundation hasbeen laid and landscapingis almost done, said IrvineCarvery, president of theAfricville Geneology Socie-ty.

Families and friends ofAfricville will gather in thepark along the Bedford

Basin starting Thursday.Many of them will be camp-ing in the former neigh-bourhood of Afric ville,which was cleared to make

room for the A. MurrayMacKay Bridge and SeaviewPark. The last Africville resi-dent was evicted in 1969.

The Africville Picnic andReunion Festival starts Fri-day with activities, goodfood and social events.

There are a few additionsthis year, including the signchange, because of the set-tlement agreement be-tween the city of Halifaxand the Africville Geneolo-gy Society.

A number of peoplefrom across Nova Scotiaand throughout the UnitedStates will also attend thereunion this weekend, saidCarvery, a former Africvilleresident. One man fromNew York state has been at-tending for 10 years.

Reunion returnsCampsite set up Thursday, festivities run to TuesdayNext year will be first reunion with completed church

Micallah David, left, and

Bernice Arsenault tie-dye

T-shirts in this file photo from

the 2009 Africville Reunion.

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Highlights

Friday: Seaview Park signchanges to read Africville,official ceremony at 1 p.m. Sociable and dance with DJin tent at 7 p.m.Saturday: Children’s dayactivities include games,food, bouncy castles, apetting zoo by HatfieldFarms and prizesBarbecue at 2 p.m.Sunday: Church servicepraise time at 2:30 p.m.Service begins with speak-er pastor Sherry Avery

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War-crimesite a hit:MinisterFederal Public SafetyMinister Vic Toews saysa new website with sus-pected war criminals inCanada might beexpanded to coverdomestic crimescommitted byforeigners.

He made thecomment after thearrest of Manuel De LaTorre Herrera, a suspect-ed war criminal listed onthe website. The Canadi-an Border ServicesAgency says Herrera waspart of a brutalgovernment regime inPeru, and was denied arefugee claim severalyears ago. He was foundthis week.THE CANADIAN PRESS

3rdHerrera is the thirdsuspected warcriminal caught sincelast week, when thefederal governmentlaunched a websitefeaturing 30 of themost wanted suspects.

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Driver in rampage faces 11 chargesA 44-year-old B.C. man isfacing criminal charges af-ter allegedly running downtwo women last night inNorth Vancouver. RCMP saya driver in a blue Mustangdrove his vehicle into awoman, who launched over

the hood of the car. He thenfled and backed into anoth-er woman, pinning heragainst a signpost. Policesaid both victims sufferednon-life-threatening in-juries.

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Health agency seeks missing docsColon-cancer screeningtests for almost 6,500 On-tario patients have beenlost in the mail, and theprovincial health agencywho sent them to doctors’offices says several thou-sand more could also be

missing. Cancer Care On-tario said yesterday that 15reports mailed in Februaryand March were never de-livered. The incident is be-ing investigated for apossible privacy breach.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Gasexplosionstrikes firefightersTwo Edmonton firefightershave been taken to hospitalwith small burns on theirfaces after a gas explosion.

A fire crew was called toa south-side home after awoman smelled gas.

Four firefighters wereshutting off a gas meter onthe side of the house whenan explosion blew open aside door.

All four were knocked tothe ground. Two were tak-en to a hospital as a precau-tion.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Quebecers are expressingsadness and shock at thenews that Jack Layton istaking a sick leave less thanthree months after his his-toric electoral triumph inthe province.

Major newspapers,politicians of differentstripes and regular citizensoffered words of encourage-ment yesterday to the NDPleader in his battle againstcancer.

In the recent federalelection, Quebec votersnearly wiped the BlocQuébécois off the map —and were so keen to sup-port Layton’s party that, insome cases, they electedpeople who had never evenseen their riding. A com-mon refrain heard in Que-bec after the election was,“I voted for Jack.”

But one central Quebecbusinessman, Jean-GuyOtis, said he still had no re-grets about voting NDP. Hesaid the party is bigger than

just one man.“I don’t believe that one

leader, that one person, canbe the NDP,” said Otis, whoco-owns a beauty salon onthe main strip in the townof Louiseville. “It’s an en-semble of individuals andthere are very good individ-uals who are part of it.”

But one Bloc incumbentdefeated in the federal elec-

tion shared an anecdote toillustrate the role Layton’spersonal popularity playedin the NDP breakthrough.

Marc Lemay, the formerBloc MP for Abitibi-Temis-camingue, said his electionobservers reported that, onMay 2, at least three votersleft voting centres withoutcasting a ballot. They appar-ently refused to vote be-cause they didn’t seeLayton’s name listed amongthe local candidates.

Lemay argued that theNDP owed its success toLayton’s persona.

Layton also receivedwords of support fromMontreal newspapers.

However, one columnistin the local tabloid Le Jour-nal de Montreal wonderedwhether Quebec votersmight now feel like or-phans after blindly support-ing Layton withoutknowing the rest of his party.THE CANADIAN PRESS

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The father of one of theNorway massacre victimssaid his son’s last wordswere “Dad, someone isshooting.”

Gunnar Linaker’s fathersaid Gunnar was “a calm,big teddy bear with lots ofhumour and lots of love.”

His voice weak andtrembling, Roald Linakersaid he had been on thephone with his 23-year-oldson when the shootingstarted.

“He said to me: ‘Dad,dad, someone is shooting,’and then he hung up.”

That was the last heheard from his son. Gun-nar was wounded and wastaken to a nearby hospital,where he died Saturday.

His 17-year-old sister al-so was at the camp but sur-vived, Roald Linaker said.

Yesterday, the newspa-per Dagbladet posted thenames of victims.

Three of the victims didnot appear to be ethnic

Norwegians — examplesof the multi-ethnic Nor-way that gunman AndersBehring Breivik says he de-spised.

The Friday attacks be-gan with a bombing out-side the building that

houses the prime minis-ter’s office in Oslo. Eightwere killed.

Then, Breivik openedfire on an island retreat forthe youth wing of the Labor Party, leavingdozens dead and hundredsof terrified young peoplescrambling to escape,many trying to swim away.

Though Breivik hasbeen charged with acts ofterrorism, lawyer GeirLippestad said he could al-so be charged with crimesagainst humanity.

Although the stiffestsentence in Norway is 21years, the lawyer said hisclient would never be setfree.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Grieving dad recalls lastwords of his ‘teddy bear’

‘Someone is shooting,’ Norway massacre victim said in final phone callGunman regards himself as ‘some kind of saviour,’ his lawyer says

Is he insane?

Anders Behring Breivik,the 32-year-old who hasconfessed to the massacre,

is likely insane, says hislawyer.He is unaware of theimpact of the attacks andasked his defence counselhow many people he hadkilled, lawyer Geir Lippes-tad said yesterday.Lippestad said Breivik tookdrugs to “to be strong, tobe efficient, to keep himawake” during the 90-minute attack.

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Bomb rocks UN convoy BEIRUT. A roadside bombblew up next to a UnitedNations convoy carryingFrench peacekeepers in

south Lebanon yesterday,wounding five. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Three surviveplane crashRABAT, Morocco. Seventy-eight people were killed— and three survived —when a C-130 militaryplane crashed into a

Moroccan mountain. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gander getsgrim memento ST. JOHN’S, N.L. New Yorkfirefighters are giving apiece of the World TradeCenter to Gander, N.L.,for help after the 9-11 attacks. THE CANADIAN PRESS

News in brief

‘Keystone Kops’face criticismWhen Anders BehringBreivik launched hisassault on campers onNorway’s Utoya Island, heexpected special forces toswoop and stop him fast.

But he was given timeto kill.

Officers of Oslo’s DeltaForce had to drive —because police don’t own atransport helicopter.

Then they were rescuedby a civilian boat whentheir own broke down asit tried to navigate a one-minute hop to the island.

It took police more than90 minutes to reach thegunman, who had mortal-ly wounded 68 people.

International expertssaid Norway’s governmentand security forces mustlearn stark lessons fromthe killings — made worseby lackadaisical planningfor terror.

Andrew Silke, directorof terrorism studies at theUniversity of East London,called the police response“a bit Keystone Kops.”THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The brutal assault

has stunned Norway

— but also brought

citizens together.

Yesterday, an Oslo wall was

decorated with flowers

in memory of the victims

and on Monday

thousands laid roses

feet deep in streets.

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‘We’re human’

Police spokesperson Johan Fredriksen, above,

rebuffed journalists’ questions yesterday about the planning andequipment failures thatgave Breivik untold extraminutes to kill. Fredriksen called the criticisms “unworthy.”“We can take a lot, we’reprofessional, but we arealso human beings,”Fredriksen said.

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McDonald’s Corp. isadding apples to all itsHappy Meals and launch-ing a nutrition-focusedmobile-phone app as partof a broader health push.

The changes underscorehow the restaurant indus-try is reacting to the de-mands of customers andregulators who blame itfor health ills rangingfrom childhood obesity todiabetes.

Among other changesin McDonald’s new pro-gram:

• A pledge to reducesugars, saturated fats andcalories through “variedportion sizes, reformula-tions and innovations” by2020. By 2015, the fastfood chain will reducesodium by 15 per cent.

• McDonald’s will intro-duce a new mobile app fo-

cused just on nutrition in-formation.

• McDonald’s USA presi-dent Jan Fields and otherexecutives will go on a “lis-tening tour” in August tohear suggestions from par-ents and nutrition experts.The chain will also launcha new online forum forparents.

McDonald's says thenew directives are “ab-solutely not” related to im-pending regulations thatwill force the industry tocurb the marketing ofjunk food to children andpost nutrition informationon menus.

Rather, the changes area response to what cus-tomers were asking for,said Cindy Goody, McDon-ald’s senior director of nu-trition. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

McD’s getsappy andhealthy

A McDonald’s Cheeseburger Happy Meal with the new

apple-slices option is shown yesterday in Pittsburgh.

U.S. Happy Meal customers can already choose apples instead offries But only about 11 per cent do

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The world’s largest retaileryesterday started stream-ing many movies the sameday they come out onDVD, in a second bid for ashare of popular movierental and streaming web-site Netflix Inc.’s businessand just two weeks afterNetflix announced newprice increases.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.bought video-streamingservice Vudu.com 18months ago and now of-fers 20,000 titles that canbe viewed on almost any

device with Internet ac-cess, from computers totelevisions to Sony’sPlayStation3 and otherBlu-ray disc players.

Movies are available atWalmart.com to rent for$1 to $5.99 or to purchasefor $4.99 and up. Wal-Martis not offering subscrip-tions, making its servicemore similar to AppleInc.’s iTunes, whichcharges $3.99 to rent new-ly released movies and$14.99 to buy a movie.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Economicwoes angerIsraelisThousands of young pro-testers have set up sprawl-ing tent camps in Israelicities, forcing Prime Minis-ter Benjamin Netanyahuyesterday to introduce eco-nomic reforms to address a

swell of discontent overhigh housing costs andstave off the worst domes-tic crisis of his two years inpower.

Netanyahu’s reforms,meant to bring down steephousing prices, appearedunlikely to end the crisis,which already has forcedhim to cancel a high-pro-file visit to Poland and senthis approval ratings plum-meting. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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“We’re selling and com-peting in an increasinglycompetitive market,” RobBruce, president of Rogers'wireless division, said yes-terday.

Rogers said it was hit ona number of fronts in thecellphone market after re-porting its net incomeslipped to $410 million, or75 cents a share, downfrom $452 million or 77cents a share a year ago.

“We delivered the re-sults today against a back-drop of fairly intensecompetition with our in-cumbent friends Bell andTelus, particularly in thebusiness space with aggres-sive pricing and promo-tions,” Bruce told reporterson a conference call.THE CANADIAN PRESS

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The impact of a failure toraise the U.S. borrowinglimit could extend beyondAmerica’s borders anddamage the global econo-my, the chief of the Inter-

national Monetary Fundsaid yesterday.

Christine Lagarde inNew York urged U.S. lead-ers to show the same “po-litical courage” that

European leaders demon-strated last week, whenthey agreed on several newmeasures to address thatcontinent's debt crisis.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Profit rise is worth a Post-it note

3M. Second quarter

3M, the Post-it-note pioneer, said yesterday its second-quarter profit rose 3.4 per cent.

3M is seen as an economic bellwether because it makes products ranging from

Scotch tape and screens for LCD televisions to phones — and those Post-it notes.

Research In Motion isfighting back with a socialmedia event to promote its upcoming BlackBerry devices.

It’s the company’s latestmove to contend with anincreasingly competitivesmartphone market as itundertakes severe cost-cutting measures.

The Waterloo, Ont.-based company teased fol-lowers of its officialTwitter feed with an invita-tion to what it has dubbed“BB7FanNight.”

The company says itwill provide fans some de-tails on the previously an-nounced BlackBerrydevices, which use its up-dated operating systemBlackBerry 7.

The announcementcame a day after RIM saidit would cut 2,000 jobs, orabout 11 per cent of itsglobal workforce, to re-duce costs amid a competi-tive smartphone and tabletmarket.

RIM stock has beenhammered in recentmonths and is hoveringnear a 52-week low, and

though the company hasremained profitable it hasreceived harsh criticismfrom analysts and in-vestors.

The savage job cuts are the largest in the Canadian technologyicon’s history and come after several years of rapidglobal growth and expan-sion.

RIM is facing a host ofcompetition in the smart-phone market from Ap-ple’s hugely successfuliPhone and the emergenceof smartphones that usethe Google Android operat-ing system, both of which have hurt its shareof the important U.S. market.THE CANADIAN PRESS

RIM teasing thefans — on Twitter

Canadian technology icon turns to social media as it fights back in tough global smartphone market

Our loonie’slooking good UP, UP, UP. The Canadiandollar was higher yester-day as nervousness overthe failure so far ofAmerican lawmakers toraise the country’s debtlimit punished the green-back.

The Canadian curren-cy was up 0.27 of a centto 106 cents US after ear-lier running as high as106.3 cents US, its high-est level since earlyNovember 2007. THE CANADIAN PRESS

CGI playing awaiting gameUNCERTAINTY. Thetechnology company CGIGroup said yesterday thatuncertainty about theU.S. federal budget is de-

laying potential new gov-ernment contracts in thiskey area of its business.

The Montreal compa-ny, which bought StanleyInc. last August for $1 bil-lion US to increase its ac-cess to the Americandefence, intelligence andgovernment IT markets,said it has 150 outstand-ing bids with the federalgovernment valued atmore than $1.5 billion.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Nissan’s eyeson ChinaEXPANSION. Nissanannounced an $8-billion expansion plan for Chinayesterday as part of aglobal strategy to focuson faster-growing emerg-ing markets and reducereliance on the U.S..THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

No shoppingsprees for usWORRIES. The ConferenceBoard of Canada saysconsumer confidence inthe economy eroded fur-ther in July as peopleworried about jobs, andwere less willing to makelarge purchases.THE CANADIAN PRESS

News in brief

“The workforcereduction isbelieved to be aprudent andnecessary step forthe long-termsuccess of thecompany”STATEMENT FROM RIM

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WEIRD NEWS

Attack of thekangaroo endswith pepper spray A 94-year-old woman struck an attack-ing kangaroo with a broom and man-aged to crawl to safety in her house inthe Australian Outback before policesubdued it with pepper spray.

Phyllis Johnson said the kangarooattacked her while she was hangingher laundry in her yard Sunday in theQueensland state town of Charleville.

“I thought it was going to kill me,”Johnson told The Courier Mail from ahospital bed. “It just plowed through

the clothes on the washing linestraight for me.”

She said the kangaroo knocked herdown and kicked her prone body.Johnson said she managed to get toher feet and grab the broom to hit it.

“She fought it off herself with a bitof help from the family dog,” her son,Rob Johnson, said, adding the kanga-roo had “a bit of a go” at him when hecame home, then he called police.

Senior Sgt. Stephen Perkins said thefirst officer to reach the backyard wasforced to spray the kangaroo to avoidbeing injured.

Wildlife rangers trapped the kanga-roo. It will be examined by a vet beforea decision is made about its future, agovernment official said.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NOT EVERYDOG HAS ADAY LIKE THIS

Alexander McQueen had it all.The English fashion design-

er rose from the obligatoryhumble beginnings inLondon’s East End. He was theson of a taxi driver and a

school drop-out at 16.By the time he was 40, he was one of

the world’s leading fashion designers.Kate Middleton’s wedding dress, currentlythe target of pilgrimages to BuckinghamPalace where it’s on display, is the work ofan Alexander McQueen designer.

None of this was able to soothe the beast ofdepression, and last February, just days after his motherdied, Alexander McQueen hanged himself in what theEnglish call a wardrobe … a closet.

Now comes the task of dividing his 16-million-poundfortune and eyebrows are heightened on both sides of thepond with the news that 50 thousand pounds of it are go-ing to the dogs.

Three dogs, in fact: Juice,Minter and Callum, theworld’s luckiest English bullterriers.

Fifty thousand poundswill buy a lot of kibble andflea baths, not to mentionsqueaky toys.

Fifty thousand pounds isthe same amount he left hishousekeepers — one ofwhom discovered his body— his godson and each ofhis nieces and nephews.

To prove that blood is abit thicker than slobber, healso left 250 thousand toeach of his three sisters andtwo brothers.

But he wasn’t done withthe dogs — he left 100,000

pounds each to the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home andthe Blue Cross animal-welfare charity.

Every dog has his day, but it’s not every day the dogsinherit the treasure.

The CEO of the Blue Cross charity is “thrilled.” Hard totell what the dogs think, but tails are wagging all around.

We could put this down to Englishmen and their maddogs, but it’s hardly the dogs that are mad. Juice, Minterand Callum would be perfectly happy with three squares,shelter from the storm and a nice curb, but people like toanthropomorphize their pets, smother them in love andluxury and hope they get a nice greeting at the door in re-turn.

I suspect that whatever Juice, Minter and Callum couldhave given their master it would have been infinitely lesscomplicated and conditional than the web ofrelationships that defined his social circle. So I’m surethey’re full value for their 50K.

Still, if there’s anyone out there who feels compelledto follow Alexander McQueen’s lead, rest assured that for$77,000 Canadian I’ll take care of your pooches like theywuz kings. The line forms here.

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In an interviewing stylethat references De Niro’stight-lipped one-word an-swers or Bob Dylan’s ab-surd responses, it’s nevereasy to pin down RyanGosling. But while he pro-moted his latest film, theromantic comedy Crazy,Stupid, Love, the Notebookstar was forced to talkabout himself and, unfor-tunately for him, dating.

So much has been said aboutcasting you in a comedic role.Do think you’re funny?Yes. I’m just trying to con-vince you of that. That’s it? Just yes?Uhh ... you want more? It’snot good enough. I guessI’m not funny. I’ll work onit. I don’t know how to an-swer that. This project shows off yourimprov skills. Are there anyprojects you’re interested inthat would allow you to domore of that?No. I don’t want to improv.They make me because

they get bored. They’relike, be funnier. Makesomething up. Entertainus. Dance, monkey. Would you host SaturdayNight Live?I’m too scared. It took me alot to get up the guts to dothis. What was scary about doingCrazy, Stupid, Love?I’d never done a comedybefore so that was scary. Idid it because I love SteveCarrell. I think he’s thebest. When I first moved toLos Angeles, I did a pilotand I was 17. I had a small

part and so did Steve. Hewas so funny that I wouldgo to the set to watch himwork. Your character in the film, Ja-cob, is really good at pickingup ladies. Can you relate tohim at all?Not really. I don’t know ifanyone can. He’s kind oflike Bugs Bunny. I relatemore to Steve’s character.It was hard to play Jacob.So then are you shy aroundwomen?I don’t know how to an-swer that. They come up tome and then they’re disap-

pointed that I’m not RyanReynolds.

Soft-spoken and reserved, Ryan Gosling struggles with living in thespotlight Crazy, Stupid, Love star tells Metro how he gets past his fear

A man of few wordsRyan Gosling gets put out of his element in his new movie Crazy, Stupid, Love.

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Friends and family weresaying goodbye to AmyWinehouse yesterday at aprivate funeral ceremonyin London.

Producer Mark Ronsonand media personality KellyOsbourne — her hair piledbeehive-high in an echo ofthe singer’s trademark style— were among mournersarriving for the service atEdgwarebury Cemetery innorth London.

The service was expectedto be followed by cremationand a family gathering at alocal synagogue.

The soul diva, who hadbattled alcohol and drug ad-

diction, was found dead Sat-urday at her London home.She was 27.

On Monday the singer’sfather, mother and brothervisited the house where shedied, thanking mournerswho had left flowers.

“Her whole life was de-voted to her family and herfriends and to you guys aswell,” father Mitch Wine-house said to fans.

Winehouse released onlytwo albums in her short ca-reer — winning five Gram-my awards for the second,Back to Black — and oftenmade headlines because ofdrug and alcohol abuse, eat-ing disorders, destructiverelationships and abortiveperformances.

Since her death, herrecords have re-entered al-bum charts around theworld, and tributes havepoured in from fans and fel-low musicians.

George Michael calledher “the most soulful vocal-ist this country has everseen,” and Adele said she“paved the way for artistslike me and made peopleexcited about British musicagain.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Laying Winehouse to restAutopsy fails to determine cause of singer’s death Police waiting on toxicology tests, results in 2-4 weeks

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Amy’s ex reacts

Despite their messy split in

2009, Blake Fielder-Civil is

“devastated and shattered”

by the news of ex-wife Amy

Winehouse’s death, his cur-

rent girlfriend, Sarah

Aspin, tells the Sun.

“I will never ever again feelthe love I felt for her,” Field-er-Civil reportedly told As-pin. “Everybody who knewme and knew Amy knewthe depth of our love. Ican’t believe she’s dead.”

Staff at the jail where Field-er-Civil is currently servingout a three-year sentencefor burglary and firearmpossession have beeninstructed to keep a closereye on him. “He just can’ttake it in that she’s deadand he’ll never see heragain,” Aspin says.

Kelly Osbourne arrives at Golders Green Crematorium for

the funeral ceremony of British singer Amy Winehouse,

north London, yesterday. “Amy was about onething and that waslove.” FATHER MITCH WINEHOUSE

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Jesse James and Kat Von Dhave called off their engage-ment, the L.A. Ink star con-firmed on Twitter.

“I am no longer [with]Jesse, and out of respect forhim, his family and myself,that’s all the info I’d like toshare,” she posted.

James, though, was will-

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He claimed too muchdistance was the reason forthe split. The pair begandating shortly after James’divorce from Sandra Bul-lock was finalized. METRO

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For Manus, a 41-year-oldmountain-bike rider, it’sall about the adrenalinerush when he’s tacklingthe downhill trails of Van-couver Island’s MountWashington.

Time slows, and Manus,who uses no last name,grows focused on the ever-changing landscape.

“Your environment iswhipping by you at suchhyper speed that you’rejust reacting to your envi-ronment,” he said. “Theadrenaline rush is out ofthis world.”

Mount Washingtonhopes visitors, especiallynovice and beginnermountain bikers, want apiece of that action, too.

After all, whether it’swinter or summer, MountWashington is in the busi-ness of selling adrenaline.In a move to improve itssummertime bottom line,the resort has added a be-ginners trail and lessons toits intermediate and expertmountain-bike attractions.

The mountain, whichtowers over the ComoxValley on the east coast ofVancouver Island, about anhour’s drive north of thecity of Nanaimo, is notalone. Around B.C., inplaces like Whistler andSun Peaks, near Kamloops,ski resorts are sellingdownhill mountain-bikethrills to tourists.

Brent Curtain, directorof public relations forMount Washington Alpine

Resort, said while hun-dreds of thousands of peo-ple visit his resort to skiand snowboard during thewinter months, only“thousands” of people pa-tronize it during summer.

So the resort hasopened its Green Linemountain-bike run, a 2.2kilometre novice trailthat’s serviced by a high-speed chair lift. The trailtakes riders down themountain’s western flank.

The Green Line joins alist of 15 other runs, boast-ing intimidating nameslike Monster Mile, Back inBlack, Helter Skelter andthe Evil Eye, and not-so-intimidating names likeQuick N Dirty, Big Brotherand Time Warp.

Riders can now tackle37 kilometres of trails.

Instead of adding evenmore runs to its existingnetwork of trails this year,

the resort decided to openthe Green Line and up-grade its existing runs,said Curtain.

It’s also offering a learn-to-ride week between July25 and July 29, in additionto events like the B.C.Provincial Cup Champi-

onships Aug. 13-14 and thefemale-only See Jane Jumpcompetition, Aug. 20-21.

There’s even a food andwine festival Aug. 26-27.

Jeremy Grasby, owner ofthe Riding Fool, a nearbyhostel that’s geared to-ward mountain bikers,

said the beginners trailand lessons are a must forthe mountain.

He said while the resorthas had a great reputationwith intermediate and ad-vanced riders, it has fallenshort with beginners.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Hitting the slopes in summerVancouver Island resort courts

mountain bikers New trail,courses cater to beginners to helpthem get a piece of the action

Mountain bikes are transported on a chair lift to the top of Mount Washington.

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Cyclists pose at the top of Mount Washington.

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If you go

How to get there: MountWashington overlooks theComox Valley, on Vancou-ver Island's east coast. It isaccessible by car, bus, airand ferry.

The bike park is open be-tween 11 a.m. and 7:30p.m. daily between July 15and Sept. 5. The resort alsoprovides rental bikes.

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About 10,000 visitors toHorne Lake CavesProvincial Park takeguided undergroundtours each year — butmany others are toonervous to do so. An in-terpretive centre open-ing Aug. 9 will allowthose nervous visitorsto experience the site.THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Drink of the weekDip into healthier snackingDunk your favourite fruit into these unique citrus, chocolate or orchard spice flavours

Shopping List:

Base• 500 ml (2 cups) non-fat plain Greek-style yogurt

• 250 ml (8 oz) low-fatcream cheese

Chocolate• 50 ml (1/4 cup) unsweet-ened cocoa powder

• 30 ml (2 tbsp) honey

• Pinch cinnamon

• 30 ml (2 tbsp) fat-free milk

Citrus• Zest of 1/2 lemon

• Zest of 1/2 orange


• 30 ml (2 tbsp) orange juice

Orchard Spice• 15 ml (1 tbsp) vanilla ex-tract

• 5 ml (1 tsp) butter rum ex-tract

• 2 ml (1/2 tsp) cinnamon

• 1 ml (1/4 tsp) dry ginger

• Pinch ground nutmeg

• Pinch ground cloves


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In constructing ahealthful dip for fruit, themain problem lies in thebase of the dip.

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We wanted to create acreamy base that could beeasily flavoured.

For obvious reasons, thefull-fat versions of creamcheese and sour cream

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2 Chocolate dipper: In asmall bowl, mix togeth-er the cocoa powder,

honey, cinnamon andmilk until the mixture iscompletely smooth. Addit to one of the bowls ofyogurt mixture and stiruntil it is smooth.

3 Citrus dipper: Stir bothof the zests, honey andorange juice into one ofthe remaining bowls ofthe yogurt mixture.

4 Orchard Spice dipper:Stir the vanilla, butterrum extract, cinnamon,ginger, nutmeg, clovesand honey into the lastbowl of yogurt andcream cheese mixture.

5 Serve your Chocolate,Citrus and Orchard Spicedips with cut-up wedgesof apples, pears, peach-es, berries, and yourother favourite fruits.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Veteran soap opera starJack Wagner (0.3 handi-cap), perhaps best knownthese days as the boyfriendof Heather Locklear, hasruled as Hollywood’s topcompetitive golfer formore than a decade.

Other sweet-swingingcelebrities include DennisQuaid (four), Craig T. Nel-

son (4.7), Chris O’Donnell(5.2), Hugh Grant (7.4),James Caan (8.2), and KurtRussell (8.2).

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game seriously. Anotherfunnyman with a solidswing is Cheech Marin(9.8), who starred withKevin Costner (11.2) andDon Johnson (8.3) in thegolf movie classic Tin Cup.

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ly celebrity golfer? Formany people, that mightbe rocker Alice Cooper(5.3), who plays almostevery day, even when tour-ing on the road. Anothermusician devoted to golf issmooth jazz saxophonestylist Kenny G (0.6).

And proudly represent-ing Canada is Anne Murray(12), who stands near thetop of any list of femalecelebrity golfers.

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Behave like a pro whengolfing with the bossWork is tough, and climb-ing the corporate ladderrequires overcoming ob-stacles: Competitive co-workers, demandingclients and, occasionally,sand, water and trees.

Many professionals willbe asked to join their bossand clients for a round ofgolf this summer, andwhether you play like achampion or rarely lift aclub, here are some tipsabout how to act on thegolf course.

Prepare for the roundlike it’s a meeting. Call thepro shop ahead of time to

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Warm up. Always visitthe driving range. Startwith some simple chip-ping and half-swing shots— you will establish a reli-able tempo, warm upgradually, and connectwell with the ball.

Skip the shop talk.Don’t start talking aboutwork unless your bossdoes. They might want toknow you a little better,learn about your favouriteband, sports team or book.

Great putting is aboutspeed control. Focus ongetting the ball to slowdown as it nears the hole.The slower the ball isrolling the more likely itwill be to fall in. A goodrule is to take the putterback and through thesame distance, one inchfor every foot on a flatputt. NEWS CANADA

Summertime is sweet —but playing your best golfwhen the thermometersoars requires specialpreparation and, on occa-sion, internal fortitude.

Just ask Canadian golflegend Marlene StewartStreit, who, in 2003, perse-vered through 47 holes ofmatch play in broilingTexas heat to capture herthird U.S. Senior Women’sAmateur title. Streit, justsix months shy of her 70thbirthday, said fatigue andthe unrelenting 32 C tem-perature were never seri-ous considerations.

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Even on cloudy days, ahat or visor is an essentialpart of every golfer’swardrobe. Visors enablethe top of the head to re-lease heat, unlike a hat,which traps it in.

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Staying hydrated is thesingle most important fac-tor in combating the ef-fects of heat.

Finally, try to book teetimes early in the morningor late in the day whentemperatures are cooler —even if that means youwon’t be able to blame badshots on the weather.

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Fergusonwon’t rejoinRainmenDesmond Ferguson’s careeras one of minor-pro basket-ball’s top three-point shoot-ers has come to an end.

Ferguson, who spent hisfinal two seasons with theHalifax Rainmen in the Pre-mier Basketball League, hasretired, according to Rain-men owner AndreLevingston.

Levingston said thefledgling National Basket-ball League of Canada isworking with Ferguson’scompany, MoneyballSportswear, in the designand production of jerseysand merchandise.

The 34-year-old, six-foot-five small forward, was arare multi-year member ofthe Rainmen. He is thefranchise’s all-time three-point leader, draining 104-of-241 in 34 games.

With Ferguson retiring,the Rainmen recentlynamed forwards Josh Dol-lard and Eric Crookshank,guards Taliek Brown andTrayvon Lathan, and centreDeAndre Thomas to theirNBL Canada protected listfor 2011-12.

“Very high,” Levingstonsaid of the chances of allfive returning to Halifax.“This is a great nucleus ofguys to build around.”

MATTHEW WUEST

As far as Andre Levingstonis concerned, Monctonwill be a part of the Na-tional Basketball Leagueof Canada in the fall.

“It’s done,” said the in-terim president of NBLCanada. “It’s happening.”

An out-of-town owner-ship group headed byToronto businessmanSteven Conville and for-mer New Jersey Nets ac-countant Kimberly Blancohas spent the past monthlaying the groundwork fora franchise.

Last week, the City ofMoncton approved amemorandum of under-standing to put a team atMoncton Coliseum for thenext three years.

A signed lease agree-ment, the franchise feeand a rubberstamp fromNBL Canada are what itwill take to make it offi-cial.

Moncton’s inclusion

could be critical for thefledgling circuit, whichlaunched in May and isembarking on its inaugu-ral campaign in October.

“I’ve always wantedMoncton — for over twoyears,” said Levingston,who owns the HalifaxRainmen, previously partof the Premier BasketballLeague.

“I’ve been in constantcontact, I’ve visited thatmarket several times, andwe finally made it hap-pen.”

Other league businesshas seen the focus ofPrince Edward Island’sfranchise turn exclusivelyto Summerside after talksfailed to progress withCharlottetown, Lev-

ingston said.A Summerside fran-

chise would play out ofConsolidated CreditUnion Place, a 5,000-seatfacility built in 2006.

Meanwhile, the leaguehas ruled against allowinga salary-cap exception tosign NBA players. Twelve-player rosters must fit un-der the $150,000 spendinglimit — no exceptions.

“I would think if youwere to sign a (NBA) guy,he wouldn’t make morethan $5,000, $6,000 amonth,” Levingston said.

The next owners meet-ing is Aug. 19 in Toronto,followed by a tryout com-bine on Aug. 20 and 21and the inaugural NBLdraft on Aug. 21.

Levingston said thecombine is drawingstrong interest from high-level American players.

“I think this is going tobe the best place to play inthe world,” he said. “Ithink the future is really,really bright for the Na-tional Basketball League.”

Halifax Rainmen forward Josh Dollard drives past a Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry opponent this past season.

Dollard is one of five players on the Rainmen’s NBL Canada protected list.

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(Harbour Station)Quebec Kebs

(Laval University PEPS)Moncton

(Moncton Coliseum)Summerside, P.E.I.

(Consolidated CreditUnion Place)London, Ont.

(John Labatt Centre)Oshawa, Ont.

(General Motors Centre)

Moncton among six other teams that have ‘come to terms’ with arenas Next step is signing lease agreements as NBL Canada moves ahead

Plot thickens in NBL’sMaritime storyline

“At one point this year, it was not goingto happen, it looked like it would be a‘next-year’ initiative, but things changeand we were able to get the deal done.”NBL CANADA PRESIDENT ANDRE LEVINGSTON

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Expectations at bay with Games a year awayCanadian athletic programs have more modest goals for London compared to plan to be No. 1 in Vancouver

A year out from the 2012Olympic Games in London,Canada’s summer athletesfeel inspired by what theirwinter counterparts did atthe 2010 Games in Vancou-ver and Whistler, B.C.

Wrestler Carol Huynh,who won gold in Beijing in2008, followed the exploitsof several winter athletesshe knows personally.

“There were so manyCanadian athletes whowere successful there,”Huynh says. “It was just anoverall general great feel-ing for everybody.

“I was there for quite abit of the Games. Just get-ting that feel, that energyin the air in Vancouver,that was just amazing. Itkind of brought me back towhat I experienced in Bei-jing.”

Canada finished third inoverall medals with 25 inVancouver and Whistler,but set a Winter Games

record with 14 gold.The 2012 Olympics

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The Summer Gamesgoal of Own The Podiumand the Canadian OlympicCommittee isn’t to win theoverall medal count, whichwas the objective in 2010.

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“We won’t be No. 1 ...but we want to move upthe ladder.”

Canada was 19th at the2004 Summer Games inAthens and finished tiedfor 14th in Beijing fouryears later.

Canadians won 18

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Results from worldchampionships over thenext few weeks in Shang-hai will be a strong indica-tor of how Canada willperform in London.

“Our performance thisyear is critical,” says AnneMerklinger, director ofOTP’s summer sports. “Ourtop sports — rowing, div-ing, wrestling, canoeing,trampoline — they need tobe players, winning medalsor nipping at the heels towin medals. Top-five fin-ishes are critical for us atthe major championships.”

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Body changesVisually, the 200 has been treated to a mostlynew front end, including a cleaner-lookinggrille and hood.

The front fenders contain a contemporaryset of projector-style headlamps and fog lightswith Light Emitting Diode (LED) accents. Thereare also new fenders and LED taillights in back.

These changes are quite typical of theupdates that many vehicles go through at themid-point of their production cycles.

Although it still looks very much like the previous Sebring, the styling updates tend to smooth things out.

New LED lighting is in vogue, too. The optional V6 is rated to provide similar fuel economy to the four-cylinder.

Soak up some affordable summer fun

InteriorAll is well, or at least better, on the insidenow that Chrysler’s designers have tossedout many of the car’s hard-plastic panelsand trim pieces.

The centrepiece is an all-new soft-touchinstrument panel along with a clearlyclassier steering wheel.

Additionally, the armrests have soft-touch coverings and the seats are now bet-ter bolstered and have improved coverings.

EngineThe 200 convertible shares the sameengine/transmission choices as the sedan. A173-horsepower 2.4-litre four-cylinder thatoriginated from last year’s Sebring is stan-dard on the base 200 LX.

The real star of the show is the new 283-horsepower 3.6-litre “Pentastar” V6 that re-places the previous 186-horsepower2.7-litre V6 and the 235-horsepower 3.5-litreV6.

Some like it hot, and ifyou do, then a two-doorcar that turns into a con-vertible is likely a coolthing.

The good news is thatyou don’t have to drop bigcoin for a rolling hair dry-

er. The even better news isthat this year’s crop ofcontenders is hot stuff.Just take a look at the2011 Chrysler 200.

The car has risenPhoenix-like from the ash-es of what was betterknown until recently asthe Sebring.

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structure has been carriedover, there have been anumber of signifi-cant upgrades toimprove the mid-size model’s over-all performanceand create a moreelegant appearance,both inside and out.

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bring-cum-200 wasn’t toolong overdue since the

current body stylehas only beenaround since the2008 model year.But the adjust-

ments and namechange were deemed

as vital to reinvigoratingthe Chrysler brand by the

automaker’s Fiat-basedmanagement that nowruns the show.

The 200 convertible is100 per cent about soak-ing up some relatively af-fordable summer fun forup to four passengers,heading to the beach orsimply cruising in highstyle.

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A little planning and preparationgoes a long way when you’re takingthe family on that anticipated roadtrip Read on for some advice thatcould save you from major hassles

Summervacation

The temperature nee-dle is rising and youhave another hour’sdrive until you

reach your destination. One more hour? It does-

n’t seem like you’ll makeit. You might be spendingthe night in a motel whileyour car catches its breathin a mom-and-pop garage.

It happens to everyoneat one time or another,but holiday/vacation trau-ma is less likely with a lit-tle planning.

Yes, indeed, accordingto auto experts, planningand preparation actuallyworks. Who would havethought? Sarcasm aside, ofcourse we know this, sowhy don’t many of us fol-

low our gut instincts ... orall that wholesome profes-sional advice?

Take some time and in-vest in an inspection, espe-cially if you have a longroad trip planned ... andbefore it’s too late.

Most car manufacturersrecommend regular serv-ice according to what’sshowing on the odometer,but we also have some tipsthat just aren’t in the man-ual. Yes, there’s a manual.

Boiling over and leaking

No matter how fresh, tastyand green engine coolantlooks, it becomes veryacidic over time. That stuffwill eat your engine fromthe inside out.

So, it needs to be testedand changed if necessary.Then there are the hoses.Check them for leaks,

cracks and swelling,which are all signs of fa-tigue.

Loading up the gear andpiling a lot of people into avehicle adds stress to allthe systems, including theautomatic transmission.An overheating transmis-sion can cause enginecoolant boilovers so have ashop check/change thetransmission fluid.

Oil changes

Many car companies rec-ommend an oil-and-filterchange every threemonths or 5,000-10,000kilometres, while somewant you to do it less oftenthan that even.

Consult your owners’manual to find out regular

maintenance-schedulespecifics, and here’s why.

Worn-out oil actuallyworks against your en-gine, acting as an abrasiveinstead of a lubricant,causing excessive wearand premature failure(usually on the open roada hundred miles fromgrandma’s house).

Brakes

Perhaps no other part ofyour vehicle takes asmuch punishment as thebrakes. Have a technicianinspect the system forwear and proper opera-tion. Since this should beregularly checked, yourbrakes are most likely al-ready in near perfect con-dition (you do have them

regularly inspected,right?). Since your mini-van/ maxitruck/Mini Coop-er will most likely bepacked to the gills withfamily members (who youpresumably love) for asummer road trip, it’s notime to lose your brakes.

A lesson we’ve learnedthe hard way is never, everscrimp on brake padssince there can be dramat-ic performance differ-ences.

Windshield woes

A dirty windshield causeseye fatigue and poses asafety hazard. Like, youhaven’t heard that a mil-lion times before. But justbecause you have newwiper blades doesn’t mean

that you have clear vision. On older vehicles that

see a lot of highway miles,the windshield becomessandblasted and pitted,creating a fuzzy, hazyview. The problem is am-plified at dawn and duskand when there’s glare offa wet road. If you canswing it — perhaps evenyour insurance policy cov-ers it — get a fresh pieceof glass installed.

Battery

They’re fickle creaturesthat quit at will without acare in the world aboutwhat you happen to be do-ing at the time. The onlyaccurate way to detect aweak battery is with pro-fessional equipment.

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GM TAPS SILICON VALLEY TECH, AND CULTURE AUTO PILOT

MIKE [email protected]

California’s SiliconValley looks prettymuch the way Ipictured it.

Amore-lushversion of atypical indus-trial mall. A-type “types”bicycling

madly during their lunchhours, on a network of bi-cycle lanes, their racinghelmets barely containingtheir immense heads,which were actually glow-ing with activity.

A group of us autoscribes were in the area, tovisit GM’s Advanced Tech-

nology Silicon Valley Office(ATSVO), as part of a presspreview for the new BuickLaCrosse eAssist (a new,mild hybrid).

GM set up the shopabout five years ago, to bethe automaker’s “eyes andears on the ground” in Sili-con Valley.

It’s a small place, with asmall team — about 10 sci-entists and business man-agers with variousbackgrounds.

The man who heads upthe team, Bryon Shaw, toldus that the building reflectsits mandate to forge rela-tionships with its famousSilicon Valley neighbours,like Apple, Google, Cisco,Hewlett-Packard, NeuroSky,Nokia, SoundHound, MADMaps, Digitario, andStratosAudio.

Those firms are not onlyknown for their success,but also for their collabora-tive processes.

To grease the wheels ofcollaboration many adoptan interior design concept

known as “caves and com-mons.”

“Common areas arewhere you have teams ofpeople working together,collaboratively, so everyoneknows what is going on,and you don’t have silos ofinformation,” said Shaw.

“This leads to faster de-velopment cycles, butsometimes you need tothink… Common areas are

noisy. Cave areas are whereyou can retract into and getyour hard thinking done.”(This reminds me of one ofmy favourite bumper stick-ers: “Ever stop to think andforget to start again.”)

Big Silicon Valley firmsalso have many, many con-ference rooms, which aretypically booked the entireworkday.

“But when you peak in,

you see only one person inthat room, on the phone toa globally distributedteam,” noted Shaw.

“So we said how domake that work in a morespace efficient way… That’swhy we have these ‘phonebooths’, which are confer-ence rooms for one per-son.”

When ATSVO staff needto liaison with someone

down the street, or acrossthe globe, everything theyneed to get that done canbe found in the blue booth— small desk, phone, inter-net connection, privacy,and good acoustics.

Not surprisingly, one fo-cus of the team is incorpo-rating connectivity andmore electronic goodnessinto our vehicles.

Two of its more interest-ing advancements were de-veloping Wi-Fi coverage tovehicle occupants whilemoving at highway speeds(not yet available in Cana-da), and personalized audiocues for the new ChevroletVolt.

One concept the team isconsidering is a forward-looking camera on your ve-hicle, which can share “realtime” images with yourfriends on Facebook.

Other than that, Shaw isnot saying. Further accessto his big brain requiresspecial clearance we nogot.

His lips are sealed.

Among other advancements,

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consumer demographics and

preferences in the Chevrolet Volt.

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Feature content includ-ed an Infinity CD changeraudio system, air condi-tioning, cruise control,power accessories andleather seats.

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Owner complaints includelimited visibility, tight en-try and exit with the roofup, road noise and limitedpracticality. Prowler also had very lim-ited trunk space and limit-ed width to accommodatewide-legged occupants.

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litre engine did suffer fromoccasional sensorproblems in other applica-tions.

1999 Plymouth Prowler

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