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Although most councillors are stillskeptical, they voted yesterday tomove forward with the secondphase of the stadium project.

A $275,000 analysis will be deliv-ered back to council by Decemberto establish a price tag, location anddesign for a stadium. It’s at thatpoint council will decide whetherto go ahead with construction.

“We have to decide if now is thetime to jump off the wagon, and Idon’t think it is,” said Coun. JimSmith, who added council needs toknow more about the impacts andeconomic spinoffs.

The most popular locationchoice, Shannon Park, is in his dis-trict.

Several councillors said they’llsupport the project for now but pulltheir votes if funding from otherlevels of government isn’t secured.

Mayor Peter Kelly said EventsNova Scotia and ACOA have been

asked for support but have not yetresponded.

“I don’t think we can make adecision until we get to Phase 2,”said Coun. Dawn Sloane.

Coun. Jennifer Watts said shefeels pressured to make a decisionto comply with the city’s bid to hostpart of the FIFA Women’s WorldCup in 2015.

“We don’t have a limitless pot,”she said.

In an emotional speech, Coun.Reg Rankin also urged restraint.

“If you can’t maintain it, don’tbuild it. Don’t build it.”

JENNIFER TAPLIN

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If Halifax wins FIFA Women’s World Cupbid, city would host seven games in 2015

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It’s the start of a skatingjourney for Mark DeMon-tis that has very specialmeaning.

His father, Massimo De-Montis, immigrated toCanada from Italy in 1957,travelling through Pier 21in Halifax to eventuallyland in Toronto, which be-came his home.

His son, a legally blindhockey player, will nowfollow those footsteps us-

ing in- line skates.On Saturday at the

Canadian Museum of Im-migration at Pier 21, the24-year-old DeMontis willkick off his 64-day jour-ney, and expects it to bedifficult, as were journeysof immigrants like thoseof his father.

“Mine might be a littledifferent, but in a nut-shell, a struggle’s a strug-gle, and I’m going to haveto deal with it as they had

to face through theirhardships,” he said yester-day in Halifax. “Whateverit is, I’m going to makesure I make my way toToronto.”

His dreams of playingprofessional hockey end-ed after Leber’s optic neu-ropathy made him legallyblind at 17, shortly afterhe signed with a triple-Ahockey team in Ontario asa promising up-and-comer.

He still sees, but onlylarge shapes and colours,and not the “small de-tails.”

DeMontis has gone onto start Courage Canada, acharity teaching blind andvisually impaired Canadi-ans to skate and playhockey.

“I had the opportunitybefore I lost my sightwhen I was 17,” he said,while tying his laces be-fore a warmup skate. “Iwant to make sure thatothers can get that equalopportunity.”

AthleticfundraiserencoreThis two-month-longskate is the secondsuch test of athleticismfor Mark DeMontis.

In 2009, he skatedfrom Toronto toVancouver to raisemoney for his charity,Courage Canada.

This skate beginningin Halifax ends inToronto at hischildhood hockey rink,the Weston Lions Are-na.

Proceeds from thisskate will help fundhockey programsscheduled to start inHalifax this November.

“Halifax will cometogether and they’llshow their support be-cause this is also a bighockey city, and I thinkpeople will reallyunderstand why I’m in-line skating from Hali-fax to Toronto and thereason that fires me upto do this,” he said yes-terday.

A documentary willrecord each day of hisnine-week journey, allof which he will travelwith two friends.

RACHEL WARD

Kickoff for the five-province trek is Saturday at 8 a.m. at Pier 21 in Halifax In-line skater was Terry Fox Humanitarian Award recipient and 2010 Paralympics torchbearer

Journey will raise money and awareness for skating and hockey programs for blind

“It’s all symbolic and a full-circle story.”MARK DEMONTIS

In-line skater Mark DeMontis poses for a photo in front of Pier 21 yesterday. DeMontis, who is legally blind, will be skating from Halifax to Toronto to raise money for his charity Courage Canada.

RYAN TAPLIN/METRO

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tres DeMontisexpects to skate eachday. The lowestamount ofkilometres will be 50.

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A Nova Scotia man sen-tenced earlier this year forburning a cross in front ofan interracial couple’shome has been chargedwith possessing a stolen all-terrain vehicle.

RCMP say Nathan Re-hberg of Hants Countyfaces charges of possessingstolen property and breach-ing probation.

He was arrested Mondayalong with two other menafter police got a call re-garding a stolen ATV.

Police confirm the 21-year-old Rehberg is thesame man who was given a

six-month jail sentence inJanuary for setting a 2.5-metre wooden cross on firelast year outside a home inPoplar Grove, N.S.

He was convicted of in-citing racial hatred andcriminal harassment.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Cross burner facesstolen property charge

Council seeking site for volleyball courts

2,000 tonnes of sand will be used for competition ‘I think it’s going tobe a fantastic opportunity but time is of the essence here’: Coun. Sue Uteck

Like sand through thehourglass, time is tickingon finding a site for 10permanent beach-volley-ball courts.

When the five-day FIVBjunior world beach volley-ball championships onthe Halifax waterfront areover next month, Volley-ball Nova Scotia will have66 truckloads of sand onits hands.

They’ve been scouringHRM for sites for a perma-

nent beach volleyball fa-cility. And they need topick one quick before theend of the month or itwill cost nearly $30,000 tostore the sand.

Coun. Jim Smith askedcouncil yesterday to givedirection to HRM staff tohelp nail down a site. Theleading contender rightnow is near the HarbourEast artificial turf sportsfields on CommodoreDrive in Dartmouth.

“They’re not lookingfor any cash or money forthis, they’re just lookingfor a site,” Smith said.

Council approved hisrequest.

“I think this is a won-derful legacy,” said Coun.Linda Mosher. “We couldactually host nationalevents when you have theten courts together”

She said two possiblesites by Cunard JuniorHigh School and onCrown Drive were ruledout because of size re-straints at Cunard and be-cause a field would havehad to be decommis-sioned at Crown Drive.

Work began in June forthe FIVB competition onthe waterfront’s Salter lotfrom Aug. 31 to Sept. 4.

Health contract ratifiedAbout 750 health-careworkers at the IWKHealth Centre have rati-fied a new two-year con-tract.

The workers includenurses, laboratory tech-nologists, diagnostic im-

aging technicians, respi-ratory therapists andmental-health workers.

The contract calls for aone per cent increase ineach of the two years ofthe contract.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Nathan Rehberg

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Caution! Outdoor oval under constructionConstruction is expected to begin next week on the permanent outdoor skating oval after Halifax regional coun-cil voted yesterday to award a contract for the first phase of the building process to Dexter Construction. Thiswill include improvements to sewage and storm -sewer systems, as well as site excavation, at a cost of $795,000.

Oval project. Soon!

A child looks on as skaters enjoy the skating oval on the Halifax Common last winter.

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Temporary courts

The space between Bishop’s Landing and the Waterfront Warehouseis being transformed intosix temporary beach-volleyball courts with plenty of spectator seatingand a public beach for thechampionships.

There will be a beergarden, patio seating and live music.

Fire slows rushhour even moreBEDFORD. Traffic wassnarled more than usual

on Bedford Highway dur-ing the afternoon rushhour as firefighters battleda blaze in an abandonedhouse yesterday.

Firefighters were calledto the scene — 5 LindseyHill behind the MaritimeHotel in Bedford — ataround 5 p.m.

The fire was knockeddown about an hour later.There were no injuries butthe structure was heavilydamaged. JENNIFER TAPLIN

Flood handlingto be reviewed

SACKVILLE. Middle and Up-per Sackville Coun. BradJohns said he wants tolook into how a recentflooding incident was han-dled by HRM. Johns askedfor a staff report into sever-al flooding incidents afteran Aug. 2 heavy rainstorm. JENNIFER TAPLIN

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The Nova Scotia govern-ment is enlisting the publicto help rewrite provisionsfor pedal and motorized bi-cycles in the Motor VehicleAct.

Service Nova Scotia andMunicipal Relationslaunched an online surveyyesterday to get feedbackon clarified definitionsaround bicycles, as well asseveral substantivechanges.

Under the proposed revi-sions, bicyclists would bebanned from riding in be-tween vehicles travellingthe same direction. The re-visions also set out rules forbike-towed trailers, en-forcement procedures forhelmet rules, and groups of15 or more cyclists ridingtogether on the highway.

That’s welcome news toCyclesmith co-owner MarkBeaver. Beaver says moreregulations surrounding cy-cling — and more publiceducation on those regula-tions — will help improveroad safety for all travellers.

“There are more andmore people who are get-ting into cycling, be it forcommuting or exercise orrecreation,” Beaver said yes-terday.

“The biggest problem isthat many of these peopleare unfamiliar with the

rules of the road as it ap-plies to cyclists.”

Beaver said clearer rulesaround cycling benefiteveryone.

“There is a minority ofcyclists who are not law-abiding, and if you drove acar or a motorcycle the waythey’re riding a bicycle,you’d be in jail,” saidBeaver.

“So a clarification ofsome of these rules andregulations would allowthe police to deal withthat.”

Proposed revisions to Motor Vehicle Act would ban cyclists from ridingbetween cars Consultation follows changes to cyclist rules last fall

A cyclist pedals down South

Park Street in Halifax yesterday.

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Public asked forinput on cycling rules

CyclistlegislationenactedIn June, the province enact-ed legislation requiring mo-torists to give cyclists ametre of space while pass-ing them, prohibiting carsfrom parking in bike lanes,and requiring cyclists toride single file in the direc-tion of traffic.

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Provincesends outwarningThe province’s environ-ment department iswarning people to becautious aboutswimming in aDartmouth lake after adiesel fuel spill.

A statement from thedepartment says a motorvehicle collision onHighway 107 on Monday

caused about 1,362 litresof diesel fuel to spillfrom a tractor-trailer.

Sand and absorbentmaterials were placedon the road to containthe spill, but heavy rainled to an undeterminedamount entering theShubie Canal betweenLake Charles and LakeWilliam.

The department sayscontainment booms arein place, andEnvironment Canada isassessing the areasdownstream from thespill to determine theimpact. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Police are advising thepublic about a string ofbreak-and-enters in theHalifax area.

Halifax Regional Policesay there have been 10residential break-ins inthe past three weeksalong the Bedford High-way between KearneyLake and HammondsPlains roads.

The break-ins have hap-pened both day and night,with police saying most

saw a screen cut or a win-dow forced open.

METRO

Cops advise cautionafter recent break-ins

N.S. specialneeds fundsto be cut The province says it willno longer pay for hot tubsand gym membershipsfor social assistance recip-ients out of special needsfunds for new applicantsbeginning Monday.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Facial injuriessends man tohospital

The RCMP say a 35-year-oldman was taken to a CapeBreton hospital with facialinjuries after an incidenton the Waycobah First Na-tion after police received acall on Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Feedback. Public submis-sions will be accepted untilSept. 14. Feedback can besent via e-mail to [email protected], bymail or through thedepartment’s website atgov.ns.ca/snsmr/.

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House alarm. Police arereminding the public tomake sure doors andwindows are secure andthat a house alarm isactivated when you go outor are sleeping.

President Barack Obama steps off of Marine One

at Dover Air Force Base, Del., yesterday.

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Obama salutes fallen DIPLOMATS SENT PACKING

Libyanstold to getoutOttawa has declared allremaining Libyan diplo-mats persona non grataand ordered them out ofthe country “immedi-ately.”

“These people nowhave five business daysto vacate the embassy

and leave the country,”said Foreign Affairs Min-ister John Baird, callingit the latest step inCanada’s efforts to iso-late and delegitimizeMoammar Gadhafi’sregime.

The government is al-so cutting off the diplo-mats’ access to theembassy’s bank ac-counts, Baird said.

Canada is part of theNATO mission enforcinga UN-sanctioned no-flyzone over Libya. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Polygamist leader WarrenJeffs was sentenced to lifein prison yesterday for sex-ually assaulting an under-age follower he took as abride in what his churchdeemed a “spiritual mar-riage.”

The head of the Funda-mentalist Church of Jesus

Christ of Latter Day Saintsalso received a 20-year sen-tence for the sexual assaultof a 15-year-old girl.

He stood quietly yester-day as the decision of theTexas jury was read, givinghim the maximum sen-tence on both counts.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Polygamy leaderjailed for assaults

Bail deniedto teen inHIV sexcaseA 17-year-old Alberta girlaccused of having unpro-tected sex and not inform-

ing her partners she isHIV-positive will remainin jail, Edmonton officialssaid.

Last Friday, police re-leased the teen’s nameand photo to media in or-der to locate her followingcomplaints from twomales.

HEATHER MCINTYRE

Two New York Times re-porters have a deal for abook about the phone-hacking scandal that hasshaken Rupert Murdoch’sNews Corp.

London-based corre-

spondent Sarah Lyall andinvestigative reporter DonVan Natta Jr. will collabo-rate on a currently unti-tled work.

Times Books says thebook will draw upon “un-

paralleled access to exclu-sive sources” with insideknowledge of the Murdochempire.

A publication date forthe book has not been set.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

‘Hacking’ book in worksRupert Murdoch

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The bodies of troops killedin the deadliest incident ofthe Afghan war camehome yesterday — travel-ling in death much thesame way they did in life— shrouded in secrecy.

Two C-17 aircraft carry-ing the remains of 30killed in a weekend heli-copter crash arrived at anair base east of Washing-ton, the Pentagon said.

But three days after thedowning of the aircraft byinsurgents, the Defense De-partment has not releasedthe troops’ names. Officialssaid it is taking time be-cause there were so manykilled. Others said private-ly there is hesitancy to re-lease the names becausethe majority were from se-cretive special operationsforces.

Upon arriving at the

base, Obama met withabout 250 family membersand fellow servicemen andwomen of the dead. Hespent about 70 minuteswith family members, of-fering his condolences andgratitude for their sacrificeand service, the WhiteHouse said. Defense Secre-tary Leon Panetta and JointChiefs Chairman Adm.Mike Mullen joined in.

The fallen were de-scribed as intensely patriot-ic, talented and passionateabout the risks and respon-sibilities that came withtheir jobs.

The formal process ofhonouring the troops,known as a dignified trans-fer, rolled on across the af-ternoon. Reporters werekept out of sight in a near-by building.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Critics claim secret service forcesamong 30 killed in Afghanistan


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Turkey’s foreign ministersaid he met PresidentBashar Assad for morethan six hours yesterdayto discuss “concretesteps” Syria should taketo stop its violent crack-down on anti-governmentprotesters.

Meanwhile, the Syrianarmy launched a series ofnew raids around thecountry, which activistssaid killed 22 people.

Ahmet Davutoglu,speaking to reporters onhis return to Turkey fromDamascus, said the talkswere cordial but did notsay what steps they haddiscussed or whether As-sad had agreed to consid-er them.

“We discussed ways to

prevent confrontation be-tween the army and thepeople in the most openand clear way,” the Turk-ish foreign minister said.

Assad is facing growinginternational condemna-tion over the regime’s

deadly crackdown on a five-month-old uprising.Envoys from India, Braziland South Africa are alsoheaded to Damascus topress for an end to the vi-olence.

The visit by Davutogluis significant becauseAnkara, until recently,had close ties to Damas-cus. But Turkey has be-come increasingly criticalof its neighbour over thebloodshed.

Syria’s state-run SANAnews agency said Assadtold Davutoglu the Syriangovernment will be re-lentless in its pursuit of“terrorist groups” to safe-guard stability and securi-ty in the country.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Turkey urges Syriato end crackdown

Foreign minister meets with Assad to discuss peaceArmy launches new raids that kill 22 people

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that calls for freedom

for the Syrian people.

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A girl laughs as a car burns after it was set on fire by

rioters in Hackney, east London, on Monday.

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London policeexpand presenceThousands more police of-ficers flooded Londonstreets yesterday in a bidto end Britain’s worst riot-ing in a generation asnervous shopkeepersclosed early and some res-idents stood guard in or-der to protect theirneighbourhoods.

An eerie calm prevailedin the city, but unrestspread across central andnorthern England on afourth night of violencedriven by poor, diverseand brazen crowds ofyoung people.

Scenes of ransackedstores, torched cars andblackened buildingsfrightened and outragedBritons just a year beforeLondon is to host the sum-mer Olympic Games, andbrought demands for atougher response fromlaw enforcement.

London’s MetropolitanPolice department putthousands more officersin the streets and said thatby today there would be16,000 — almost triple thenumber present Monday.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

AFTERMATH

Tweetsleadto cleanupThe morning after dev-astating riots sweptacross London,hundreds of peoplegathered in Twitter-organized crews tosweep up broken glass,clean vandalized build-

ings and show the worldthat their city is aboutmore than mindless de-struction.

“After everything thathappened last night, it’sgood to see people cancome together for some-thing other than loot-ing,” said JinaCreighton, 23, gatheringwith dozens of othersoutside the subway sta-tion in the Camden areaof London. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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An employee talks on her phone from behind the

smashed windows of a looted hair salon in Ealing,

west London, yesterday.

Vancouver Canuck fans burn cars after their team lost

to the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final.

JENNIFER GAUTHIER/METRO FILE

Vancouver London

A tale of twocity riots

Metro compares two recent, chaotic outbursts in major citiesTEXT TERRIS SCHNEIDER IN VANCOUVER

How it started:Sparked after theCanucks’ 4-0 loss to theBoston Bruins in the Stan-ley Cup final. A combina-tion of alcohol,instigators and peoplewho got swept up in themoment is blamed forthe riot.

Size and scope:The crowd of around100,000 was three timesas large as the crowd thatrioted following the 1994Stanley Cup final. The riotwas contained in theDowntown Core and tookpolice three hours toquell.

Resolution:Police were able to quellthe Stanley Cup riot afterabout three hours, butfootage of burning carsand smashed windowsdrew attention fromaround the world.

Social media:Twitter and Facebookwere two of the toolsused to identify andshame rioters, many ofwhom posed for photosin front of burning vehi-cles. There were reportsof identified rioters whowere threatened or werepunished at work orschool.

How it started:Riots broke out in NorthLondon after a march toprotest the fatal shootingof Mark Duggan, a fatherof four, turned violent.Experts have pointed tounemployment and anti-police sentiment as possi-ble underlying causes.

Size and scope:A march of 200 people inTottenham turned violentand spread into other Lon-don neighbourhoods.Over the next three days italso spread to other citiesincluding Birmingham,Liverpool and Bristol.

Resolution:For civic leaders andOlympic organizers, theviolence is an unwelcomereminder of London’svolatility less than a yearbefore the city hosts the2012 Games.

Social media:Initially, Twitter andBlackBerry use were be-ing blamed for incitingviolence and looting,with British police werethreatening to arrest peo-ple who used social me-dia for communicatingabout the riots.

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Staring down fears of a meltdownThe German government yesterday called on all members of the eurozone toamend their constitutions “as quickly as possible” to require a balanced budgetin a bid to avoid a repeat of the bloc’s sovereign debt crisis. The EuropeanCentral Bank is thought to be buying up the bonds of Italy and Spain to easemarket tensions in the middle of what ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet called“the worst crisis since the Second World War.”

Europe. Markets

A trader watches the DAX — the German stock index — yesterday at the stock exchange in Frankfurt. The DAX has lost more than 20 per cent since July 22, the day after eurozone leaders decided to give their bailout fund new powers but refused to expand its size.

Barack Obama, who cameto power pledging to setthe United States on a newpath, has been seeminglyblindsided by the depthand endurance of a reces-sion that was just begin-ning when he was electedpresident in November2008.

“This is a president whocame in wanting to betransformational,” StephenHess, a senior fellow at theBrookings Institution inWashington, said yester-day.

“He dreamed very granddreams, and he staked itlargely on health care.That’s why he focused onhealth care when Democ-rats controlled both cham-bers of Congress instead of

immediate, shovel-readyprojects that might havehelped buoy the economy.”

This is indeed a bleak pe-riod for Obama. He’s beenroundly maligned by theleft for a deal struck withRepublicans to avert a debtceiling default that con-tains only spending cutsand no tax increases on the

wealthy. He’s also been as-sailed for his slow responseto the U.S. credit down-grade last week and a lack-lustre speech on Mondaymeant to reassure investorswho ignored him and soldoff stock anyway.

“These are certainly thedarkest days of his presi-dency,” Hess said.THE CANADIAN PRESS

‘The darkest daysof his presidency’

Barack Obama has nowhere to go but up.

CAROLYN KASTER/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Some pundits say Obama has run out of ideas Others say he is at mercy of a combative Congress

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Despite his trials andtribulations, Obama is stillpopular, Stephen Hesspoints out.

A CNN poll put Obama’sapproval rating at 44 percent yesterday.

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U.S. Federal Reserve vows to keep interest ratesnear zero But worries remain about Europe, U.S.The Toronto stock marketsurged 438.3 points to12,109.26 yesterday as in-vestors bought up stocksacross all sectors that hadbeen beaten down inprice during a series ofplunges that brought theTSX to its lowest level in ayear.

The rally occurred evenas the U.S. Federal Re-serve acknowledged theU.S. economy is weakerthan it had thought, wihmore challenges ahead.The Fed anounced yester-day that it is keeping in-terest rates near zero andexpects to keep them lowthrough mid-2013.

The main Toronto in-dex has fallen sharplyover the past two weeks,

losing almost nine percent in just the last threesessions, a reflection ofworries about Europe’ssovereign debt crisis and

the U.S. going back intorecession.

“Europe is the biggestconcern,” said Jim Muir,director at Fraser Macken-zie, pointing out that atleast the U.S. has the willto dig itself out of itsproblems.

“And I’m not sure thateven with the will youcould solve Europe’s prob-lems. What happens totheir banking systemwhen, not if, Greece goeslights out and gives every-one a haircut on the pa-per they’re holding? Thenwhat happens after thatbecause there are othercountries that are in notmuch better shape thanGreece?” THE CANADIAN PRESS

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+ 438.3(12,109.26)

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- $2.01 ($79.30 US)

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(+ 5.9¢)Gold

contract$1,743 US(+ $29.80)

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A crude awakeningOil prices in Europe fell to their lowest in almost ayear yesterday amid a global sell-off of equities andcommodities triggered by investor fears of a loom-ing U.S. recession. But OPEC said yesterday thatworld demand for oil will grow this year and nextdespite signs the economic recovery is running outof steam.

Oil. Tumbles

Traders work the crude oil options pit yesterday

at the New York Mercantile Exchange.

InvestorseyeingGermaneconomyThe fear that has grippedEurope’s sovereign debtmarket took root in itsstock markets yesterdayas investors worried aboutuncertain growthprospects for some of thecontinent’s biggestcompanies.

Germany’s stockmarket was down for the10th consecutive day andnew data from Europe’sgrowth engine showedthat export growth — aclosely watched economicindicator — is slowingdown.

Germany has sailedthrough the debt crisis rel-atively unscathed, and theeurozone’s largest econo-my enjoyed stellar growthlast year and early thisyear.

But if the current stockmarket sell-off continues,this could change.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Apple has surpassed ExxonMobil as the most valuablecompany in the U.S.

Apple Inc.’s stockgained 3.2 per cent to$364.60 US yesterday,bringing the iPhone andiPad maker’s market capi-talization to about $338billion.

Exxon Mobil Corp.shares, meanwhile, weretrading at $69.45, downnearly one per cent, givingthe oil company a marketcap of $337.7 billion.

Other corporations,such as Wal-Mart StoresInc. and General ElectricCo., don’t even come close.

Apple has been on a roll

with the popularity of itsiPad tablet computer andstrong sales of the iPhone.Investors expect Apple togrow if it keeps makingproducts people want.

Exxon has limitedgrowth prospects. Itsgrowth is driven by fluctu-ating oil prices and discov-ering new oil. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gold prices are pushing tonew heights as investorsdigest the possible conse-quences of the loweredU.S. credit rating and Eu-rope’s debt crisis.

Investors view gold as asafer bet amid rising wor-ries about debt levels of themajor economies and tum-bling stock markets.

Its value, unlike that of acurrency, doesn’t hinge onwhether countries can

make their bond pay-ments, or on the vigour oftheir economies.

The price of goldstreaked past $1,700 US anounce for the first timeMonday as anxious in-vestors sought safety in themetal as stocks tumbledaround the world after theU.S. lost its AAA credit rat-ing.

Gold futures settled yes-terday at a record $1,743

US an ounce, havingclimbed even higher in ear-lier trading.

Gold’s price has morethan doubled since the re-cession began in late 2007.Its climb accelerated thissummer.

Still, adjusted for infla-tion, an ounce of gold re-mains below its 1980 peakof $850, which translatesto about $2,400 in currentdollars. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gold beckons asdebt levels rise

Investors view commodity as a safer bet with stockmarkets tumbling Gold’s price continues to soar

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Demand stimulateshousing marketA stronger than expectedhousing market hashelped propel growth inthe Canadian economythis year, but economistssay recent economic andmarket tumult could jeop-ardize momentum.

The Canada Mortgage

and Housing Corp. saidMonday that nationalhousing starts rose to205,100 units on a season-ally adjusted basis in July,11.6 per cent higher thanthe 188,900 reported inthe same month last yearand up 4.3 per cent fromJune.

The pickup is likely dueto builders catching up torobust demand last year.THE CANADIAN PRESS

The Apple of U.S. business

An employee at the Korea Gold Exchange shows off gold bars in Seoul yesterday. Gold’s

allure stems in part from fears that the world’s major economies are dangerously indebted.

A pedestrian walks by an Apple Store in San Francisco.

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U.S. appealsB.C. timber activitiesThe U.S. is expected toseek billions of dollars inpenalties when it files itscase to back a claim thatBritish Columbia is subsi-

dizing wood damaged bythe mountain pine beetle.

The U.S. Trade Repre-sentative is slated to pres-ent a brief to the LondonCourt of International Ar-bitration seven months af-ter it alleged that BritishColumbia was breakingthe 2006 softwood lumber

agreement by “dramatical-ly” increasing the amountof beetle-infested timber itwas selling at the cut-rateprice of 25 cents a cubicmetre.

Canada has said it be-lieves the U.S. case wasbased on “unfounded alle-gations.” THE CANADIAN PRESS

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THINKING ABOUTTHINKING. Scientists whohunt for “intelligencegenes” used to thinkthere were fewer thanhalf a dozen of them.

In recent years, theydetermined there maybe at least 1,000 — eachwith just a tiny effecton the differences inpeople’s IQ. A study re-leased yesterday foundnew evidence thatmany genes play a rolein intelligence, but sci-entists still couldn’t pin-point the specific genesinvolved.

“We can’t find the ef-fects of any individualgenes that are largeenough to seem worthworrying about,” saidpsychologist EricTurkheimer at the Uni-versity of Virginia.

The new DNA study,reported in the journalMolecular Psychiatry,found many genes worktogether to shape intel-ligence much like thedifferent instruments ofan orchestra that playin sync.

As important asgenes are indeterminingintelligence, they don’tact alone, and the roleof one’s upbringing andexperiences cannot beignored.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Semen-spikedwater proves apricey prankA U.S. man convicted of ejaculatinginto a co-worker’s water bottle hasbeen ordered to pay the womanmore than $27,000 US.

The Los Angeles Times says ajudge on Monday ordered MichaelKevin Lallana to pay the woman forloss of wages, therapy and medicalexpenses.

Lallana was convicted earlier thisyear of two misdemeanour countsof battery.

Prosecutors say Lallana depositedhis semen twice last year in the wa-ter bottle of a co-worker atNorthwestern Mutual Mortgage Co.in Newport Beach, Calif.

The woman drank from the bot-tle both times, throwing the firstone away after detecting a foultaste.

The second time she sent the bot-tle to a lab for testing.

Lallana was arrested in July 2010and his DNA was later matched tothe water bottle.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

FIGHT THE SIGNSOF AGING —WITH ACTION

Diana Nyad, you rock.Mick Jagger, you also rock,

if for slightly differentreasons.

Diana Nyad rocks because,at an age when other people

are adjusting their Depends, she attemptsto swim from Cuba to Key West in shark-infested waters.

OK, she only got halfway yesterday be-fore they pulled her out of the water, butshe spent 29 hours in the Caribbean andwas blown 24 kilometres off course. A lot

of people have trouble getting out of the bathtub at 61. I love what she said before she set out: “I think this is

the prime. When one reaches this age, you still have abody that’s strong but now you have a better mind.”

Meanwhile, Sir Mick is rocking the charts withrelevant new music when other people his age have the

dial permanently stuck on1967.

That was a very goodyear, but come on. We can’tgo to the mall or the super-market without beingtossed back kicking andscreaming into 1967, butMick and his new BFFs havenailed a perfect blend ofreggae, hip-hop and soul torescue the beach blanketbingo from Katy Perry.

As part of a supergroupcalled Superheavy, theworld’s oldest Stone joinsthe world’s youngest — JossStone — along with Dami-an, he of the nextgeneration of Marleys, andDave Stewart, another oldperson with young ideas —he turns 59 next month.

So who cares? Why both-er with geezers, even if theyare a notch up from thenorm on the spry scale?

Because they are choos-ing to die young as late as they can. Life’s candle is briefenough, but for some reason we choose to snuff it outprematurely. We’re all in this together — we can blamethe advertising industry, Hollywood or Generation X, Yand Z, but those of us still in our “prime” start whiningabout our aches and pains they way we used to complainabout hangovers and sunburns and other fallouts ofwretched excess.

Yep, parts fall off, but that’s no reason to give up. Youdon’t have to swim the whole Caribbean or crack the Bill-board Hot 100 (although there is a tune called Moves LikeJagger by Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera at number 25with a bullet on the Hot 100) but how much better is lifewhen you put it all out there?

Diana Nyad and Mick Jagger prove there is life after 30,40, 50 or 60. Or until there isn’t.

Then, and only then, will I stop trying to get out of thetub.

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Emma Bell as Molly, left, Nicholas D’Agosto as Sam and Miles Fisher as Peter star in New Line Cinema’s horror film Final Destination 5.

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Resuscitating the FinalDestination franchise

The folks behind Final Des-tination 5 want you to seetheir movie, but they un-derstand if your faith inthe franchise is a littleshaken.

“We wanted to say toeverybody, ‘This is a seri-ous movie that we took se-riously. It’s well-made andit is not what you wouldexpect, given the last twoor three movies in thefranchise,’” Perry says.

The incredibly candidproducer admits the fran-

chise — about groups ofpeople who cheat deathonly to have the grimreaper catch up with themin increasingly inventiveways — lost its way some-what on the way to No. 5.

“I think we had lostwhat made the originalspecial,” he says.

“The first one was ableto handle that balance be-tween humour and darkportent, and some of thesubsequent ones, we wentso far into making it overthe top that it actually be-came distancing.”

To help solve that issue,Perry and company

brought in a new director,Steven Quale.

“Steve made this onegrounded and palpableand real,” Perry says.

Quale proved the rightman for the job for gettingpast what didn’t workabout the previous films.

“I don’t like the wordcamp,” he says. “I am one that really hates thatkind of stuff. I mean, a funmovie like Austin Powersis great, but that’s what it is. It’s a parody. And Ididn’t want that to happento this movie. And Ithought some of the earli-er movies may have been

going in a direction that Idon’t like.”

And while Quale’s di-recting resumé isn’t terri-bly long, his technicalsavvy came in extremelyhandy, since Final Destina-tion 5 was shot in 3D.

“Having directed thesecond unit and donesome visual effects forAvatar, I have years of ex-perience working in the3D realm, and I think it’sdependent on the film-maker to figure out whathe or she wants to do to or-ganically make the 3D partof the movie,” he says.

“I don’t think all films

necessarily need to be in3D, but if the director de-cides to embrace it he cando an amazing job.”

One thing Quale andPerry definitely didn’twant to use was the post-conversion process formaking a movie 3D.

“The conversion processis a cheap way of getting3D that I think has dimin-ished the quality of whatpeople think 3D should belike,” he says.

Perry agrees: “Some-times people make a piece-of-s--- movie. Converting itain’t going to change thefact that it’s a piece of s---.”

Original movie balanced ‘humour and dark portent’ with groups of people who cheated death Can a new director and 3D imaging breathe life into Final Destination 5? Metro investigates

Hong Kong director JohnnieTo’s Life Without Principle

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News in brief

Anne Hathaway isone Hollywood starwho’s wearing herage like a badge ofhonour. “I find thepassing of time veryliberating,” says theactress, who turns29 in November. “Ifeel more confidentevery – well notevery single day, butmost days I feel bet-ter than I did the daybefore, and that’s agood thing.”THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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In 2000,when thefirst FinalDestina-tionmovie wasreleased,no one

could have predicted thesuccess of the horrorfranchise.

No one that is, exceptfor maybe Devon Sawa,the Canadian born actorwho played Alex Brown-ing, the film’s charactergifted with second sight.

At the bloody heart ofeach of these gory hor-ror movies is a characterwith premonitions ofthe future.

Usually he or she hasforewarning that allhis/her good lookingfriends will die in themost terrible way imagi-nable.

When the visioncomes true — usuallypreceded by the tell taleline, “Something’swrong!”— whoever sur-vives ends up dying any-way, in increasinglycomplicated ways.

With Final Destina-tion 5 opening thisweekend it seemed likean appropriate time tolook back at othermovie characters that

A VISION OF PREMONITIONS

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Donald Sutherland had haunting visions in the movie Don’t Look Now —

none of which involved where his career would end up.

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The HelpGenre: DramaDirector: Tate Taylor Stars: Emma Stone, ViolaDavis and Octavia Spencer888

The Help takes placeagainst the backdrop of atime in the South whengroups like the WhiteCitizen’s Council had astorefront on MainStreet.

The story of a pluckyyoung writer (EmmaStone) and two coura-

geous African-Americanmaids (Viola Davis andOctavia Spencer) whowrite a book exposingthe real lives of the do-mestic help is a finelyacted but somewhat sani-tized look at Mississippilife in 1963.

Long on emotion andsincerity, to be truly ef-fective this could haveused a little more grit,but it does tell an impor-tant and heartfelt story.

RICHARD CROUSE

have had creepy visions. In The Gift, the movie

Sam Raimi directed justbefore spinning the webfor Spider-Man 1, 2 and 3,Cate Blanchett plays apsychic who helps the po-lice locate a missing girl.

Billy Bob Thornton,Blanchett’s co-star andthe movie’s screenwriter,based the character on hismother, Virginia Thorn-ton Faulkner.

Like the character inthe movie the psychicMrs. Faulkner was a wid-ow who raised three boysand used her extra senso-ry ability to make extramoney.

In the hauntingly sur-real Don’t Look Now, JohnBaxter (Donald Suther-land in a curly wig) has apremonition that some-thing awful is about tohappen to his daughter.

Sure enough, secondslater she falls in a pondand drowns.

Later in Venice, Johnand his wife (JulieChristie) meet an elderlypsychic who claims to seeapparitions of the deaddaughter, which triggersJohn’s own otherworldlyvisions.

Adapted from a shortstory by Daphne Du Mau-rier the psychic thrillerhas become a cult classicsince its release in 1973,inspiring filmmakers likeDanny “Slumdog Million-aire” Boyle, who cites it asone of his favouritemovies and E=MC2 a TopTwenty hit by Big Audio

Dynamite.Finally, some call these

premonitions ESP, others,like author Stephen King,

call them The Shining. In King’s novel, Stanley

Kubrick’s film and the tel-evision movie of the samename, both Danny Tor-rance, the telepathic sonof the winter caretakersof the remote OverlookHotel and chef Dick Hallo-rann (Scatman Crothers)have visions and premo-nitions.

King says the title wasinspired by the PlasticOno Band’s song, InstantKarma, which featuresthe chorus, We all shineon.

Clairvoyant Cate: In The Gift, Blanchett plays a

psychic who helps the police locate a missing girl.

“At the bloodyheart of each ofthese gory horrormovies is acharacter withpremonitions ofthe future. Usuallyhe or she hasforewarning thatall his/her goodlooking friends willdie in the mostterrible wayimaginable.”

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Confirmingwhat we all already knewTHE STORY THAT JUST WON’TGO AWAY. It may have tak-en six years, but someoneis finally saying whateveryone suspected: BradPitt cheated on JenniferAniston with AngelinaJolie, accordingto a new bookby Mr. andMrs. Smith byproducerArnonMilchan.

“At first,Jen didn’tbelievehe wasinvol-vedwithAngeli-na.Shestartedasking

around but no one wouldtell her anything becausethey were loyal to Brad, soshe asked him pointblank. He denied it,”Milchan reports. “Heeventually admitted hewas in love with Angelina.Jen was furious and threwhim out.”

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Rapper ranting about treatment at the hands of othersKanye West had somethings he wanted to get offhis chest at a concert inEngland recently.

The outspoken rapperwent on a bit of a rant be-tween songs at the BigChill Festival in Hereford-shire over the weekend,according to TMZ.

“Once again I wake up,and I’m a monster. And Iwalk through the hotel

and I walk down the streetand people look at me likeI’m f—ing insane, like I’mHitler,” West said in his

rambling monologue, dur-ing which he declaredhimself the Michael Jor-dan of music.

“One day a light willshine through and one daypeople will understand(that) everything I ever did,ever said, was to throwmyself on the blade for thesake of someone else, forthe sake of people,” Westsaid. METRO

“I walk down thestreet and peoplelook at me like I’m… insane, like I’mHitler”KANYE WEST

After making 10 films infour years, Sam Worthing-ton is looking for sometime off from acting.

“I haven’t taken a breakin four years. It’s been anomadic existence,” Wor-thington tells Men’sHealth. “Now it’s time toenjoy the fruits of my la-bor for a little bit — but Idon’t think I’ll be gone forlong.”

Besides, the Australian

actor is more concernedwith his ongoing journeyof self-discovery.

“They say that in your20s you’re trying to workout the man that you wantto be, and in your 30s youdiscover who he is,” Wor-thington says. “Andwarped and all, beer gutand all, brain damage andall, you just kind of go,'Well, this is it, and I mightas well try.’” METRO

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The wet and wild clubs

A new breed of tourist is heading to Las Vegas, but for the pools, not the casinos

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THE SCENE: This beachclub is known for weeklyevents hosted by celebri-ties and international“dueling” DJs.

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THE POOL: With a St.Tropez vibe, this beachclub offers a private pooland lounge area, infinitywhirlpool and poolsidemassages.

THE SCENE: Thisupscale, sophisticatedday club offers views ofMandalay Beach, with itsenormous wave pool.

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THE POOL: This day clubhas panoramic views ofthe Strip and is connectedto a nightclub to bringthe party from day tonight.

THE SCENE: If you’relooking for over-the-topluxury, rent a GrandCabana with its own infin-ity pool, or a three-storypoolside bungalow.

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THE POOL: If you’re notinto the crazy party sceneat neighbouring TaoBeach, this adult pool isdesigned to feel like aMediterranean resort.

THE SCENE: Azure fea-tures Stereo Love Satur-days, where guest DJsspin by the pool. Uniquetouches include a menuby Wolfgang Puck andmassages.

REHAB, THEHARD ROCK

THE POOL: There’s awhite-sand beach, plant-ed palms, waterslide andpoolside blackjack tables,and luxury cabanas.

THE SCENE: Rehab isknown for its Sunday poolparties, where late-nightclubbers “detox” from anight out on the Strip tothe grooves of residentDJs.

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DODrink plenty of water, particularlyif you start with mojitos at 11 a.m.

Bring your ID to getinto the day clubs.

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Budget hotels in Manhattantop $200; cheaper rooms

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Cooper’s nightmares

Alice Cooper is invitingtheme park visitors in-to his nightmares thisHalloween season. Uni-versal StudiosHollywood announcedplans Tuesday to con-struct an attractionbased on the macabrerocker’s albumWelcome to My Night-mare, and its upcomingsequel Welcome 2 MyNightmare. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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If Califor-nia sun andgreat wineis yourthing, NapaValley isthe place

where they meet in perfectharmony.

Inspired by the vino-drenched movie Sideways,which showcased Napa inall its glory, I couldn’t waitto get there and start tast-ing the nectar of the gods.

Even with all the hypesurrounding Napa in re-cent years, it remains alargely quiet, scenic andeven laid back place.

One of the more unique

and classy experiences inthe region has to be cavedining at Rutherford HillWinery. After entering thecandlelit wine aging caves, Iwas treated to a veritablefeast, complete with fancylinens and crystal stemware

to sample the wines, noless. Rutherford also allowsthe novice like myself toplay winemaker for a dayand blend your own merlot.Of course, guzzling it wasthe best part.

Perhaps the most fa-

mous winery in Napa isthe Francis Ford CoppolaWinery, started by the fa-mous movie mogul turnedgrape master. Located on ascenic hill surrounded byvineyards, there is morethan you might expect

here. Not only are exclu-sive and popular Coppolawines on hand for sam-pling (and believe me, Isampled), there is even atouch of Hollywood in theform of a museum featur-ing props, costumes andmemorabilia celebratingthe owners iconic movies.

A whole wall is dedicat-ed to Apocalypse Now, fea-turing Dennis Hopper’soutfit, and Robert Duval’sCalvary hat. Another area

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Taste watermelon’s savoury sideWhile the fruit is normally eaten sliced, the right ingredients can make it the star of appetizers and snacks

Nothing beats biting into awedge of refreshing water-melon when the tempera-ture is soaring.

“My favourite way to eatwatermelon is to have awhole triangular slice on ahot summer day,” says reg-istered dietitian CaraRosenbloom.

The fruit has an antioxi-dant known as lycopene,which gives it its deeppink colour, as well as vita-mins A and C. Plus it’s lowin calories and has no fat,sodium or cholesterol.

“What’s interestingabout lycopene is we usu-ally hear about it in rela-tion to tomatoes, butwatermelon is actually thelycopene leader amongfresh produce. It has al-most double the amount

of lycopene on a cup-per-cup basis when comparedwith raw tomatoes,”Rosenbloom said.

Most of the research onthe anti-cancer propertiesof lycopene have focusedon prostate cancer, saidRosenbloom.

Watermelon HavartiStacks with DilledRanch and GrilledChicke

The creaminess of havarticheese mixed with freshdill and savoury ranchdressing balances thesweetness of the watermel-on, delivering a petite yetsatisfying, fully-roundedoption. You can use a cir-cular cookie cutter to cut

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Preparation:

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watermelon andremaining cheese.

2 Clump chicken in evenportions on top of wa-termelon cheese stacks.Stir fresh dill into dress-ing. Garnish with dress-ing and drizzle ofWatermelon and WineReduction. THE CANADIANPRESS/ ALL RECIPES NATION-AL WATERMELON PROMOTIONBOARD (WATERMELON.ORG_

Ingredients: • 8 circles seedlesswatermelon (each 2.5 cmthick by 10 cm diameter/1inch thick by 4 inch diame-ter)• 8 slices havarti cheese• 6 grilled chicken breast

halves, cooled and juliennedacross grain• 5 ml (1 tsp) minced freshdill, stems removed and dis-carded• 250 ml (1 cup) naturallow-fat ranch dressing• 1 serving Watermelon andWine Reduction Drizzle

This recipe serves four.

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Watermelon-Grape Fizz

The effervescence of thesparkling water givesthe natural watermelonand grape flavours a de-lightful kick.

• 250 ml (1 cup) seedlesswatermelon puree• 50 ml (1/4 cup) grapejuice • 175 ml (3/4 cup)sparkling water • Crushed ice, to taste

In oversized tumbler, mixwatermelon puree andgrape juice. Add sparklingwater and ice. Stir for afew seconds to ensuredrink is blended. Serve.

Drink of the weekGrilled Spicy Watermelon

Preparation:

1 Preheat grill to high.In a bowl, whisktogether lime zest,lime juice, 45 ml (3 tb-sp) of the honey, chilisauce and salt.

2 Cut watermelon into2.5-cm (1-inch) thickwedges. Lightly drizzleeach side with remain-ing honey and place on

grill. Grill until justbrowned, about 2 min-utes per side. Place wa-termelon slices on aplate and drizzle withlime dressing. Garnishwith cilantro

Ingredients:• 15 ml (1 tbsp) lime zest• 50 ml (1/4 cup) limejuice (divided)• 50 ml (1/4 cup) honey• 10 ml (2 tsp) garlic chilisauce• 1 pinch salt• 1 medium watermelon• 15 ml (1 tbsp) freshlychopped cilantro

Carrot, Pistachio andWatermelon Salad

This salad contains oliveoil, which helps boost theeffect of the lycopene inthe watermelon. It makesa great lunch side dish.

Preparation:

1 In a bowl, whisk togeth-er blueberry vinegar,Italian herb blend, pep-

per and honey. Whiskolive oil into mixture ina slow stream untilthickened.

2 In a shallow bowl ordeep serving platter, lay-er shredded carrots, wa-termelon andpistachios. Pour dress-ing over top and serve.

Ingredients:

• 125 ml (1/2 cup)blueberry vinegar (or 50ml/1/4 cup blueberryjuice and 50 ml/1/4 cupred wine vinegar)• 5 ml (1 tsp) dried Italianherb blend• 5 ml (1 tsp) cracked pep-per or to taste• 5 ml (1 tsp) honey• 125 ml (1/2 cup) extra-virgin olive oil• 1 l (4 cups) shreddedcarrots• 1 l (4 cups) small-cubedseedless watermelon• 1 cup (250 ml) choppedpistachio nuts (shelled,roasted and salted) This recipe makes eight to 10 servings.

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Set a schoolprecedent

Their future areas of studydiffer, but MuhammadCheema and Zayan Rafeekshare a common connec-tion beyond friendship:each is a trailblazer withintheir families in the pursuitof higher learning.

Both bound for Toronto'sRyerson University in thefall, the pair will be amonga distinct group of new-comers welcomed into thefrosh fold, among the firstin their families to makethe leap to college or uni-versity.

Rafeek is enrolled in thebusiness management pro-gram at Ryerson. The Cana-dian-born son of Sri Lankanimmigrants, the 19-year-oldsaid his father had to startworking at an early age af-ter Rafeek's grandfatherpassed away.

“(My parents) kepttelling me ... life would beeasier if they had continuedtheir education,” he re-called in a recent interviewfollowing First Year in 40Minutes, a pre-orientationworkshop at the universi-ty's downtown campus.

“(My father) would keeptelling me, `Keep studying,keep studying, no matterwhat you do keep study-ing,”' he added. “I thinkthat really motivated me tostudy hard. And getting in-to Ryerson, that was thebiggest motivation.”

“There is a sense of pridetheir son has gotten intouniversity,” said Rafeek,adding that his parents

want him to be a role mod-el for his 11-year-old broth-er.

The only male amongfive children, including aset of twin girls, Cheemashoulders similar expecta-tions of setting an examplefor siblings.

Cheema follows a loftypost-secondary precedentset by his sister, who is go-ing into her third year oflife sciences at the Universi-ty of Toronto.

With aspirations as achild to go into the AirForce, the 18-year-old decid-ed to pursue studies in a re-lated field, and is headinginto the aerospace engi-neering program.

Cheema recalled whenhis family departed theirhome country of Pakistan,his father, who worked asan administrator, had sin-gled him out, telling his sonhe was leaving his workand life there behind for hisbenefit.

“With that on my shoul-ders, I'm entering into post-

secondary, and it is a lot ofpressure, but I guess I haveto take it on,” said Cheema.“I have to accept it, I haveto be grateful for the oppor-tunities it's given for me,it's provided for me.”

Five years since arrivingin Canada, he said it's beena “pretty smooth ride,”learning English, hittingthe books and mixing withothers and forging friend-ships.

Despite his achieve-ments to date, Cheema saideducation remains “basical-ly every day's topic” on thehome front, with the em-phasis from his family oneducation leading to better-ment.

“A person who hasknowledge, a person whohas not - the two can nevercompare,” said Cheema.“Money comes and goes,you can get better jobs,worse jobs, good times, badtimes, but the personalitythat develops through edu-cation, there's no replace-ment for it.”

Part of Cheema andRafeek's preview of campuslife involved learning moreabout the university's Tri-Mentoring Program.

One aspect of the pro-gram involves matchingfirst-year students with up-per-year mentor studentsfrom the same faculty andprogram who share thesame language and similarcultural and ethnic back-grounds.THE CANADIAN PRESS

“Money comes andgoes, you can getbetter jobs, worse jobs, good times,bad times, but thepersonality thatdevelops througheducation, there’sno replacement forit.”MUHAMMAD CHEEMA,

UNIVERSITY-BOUND STUDENT

Muhammad Cheema, right, a first-year aerospace engineering student, and Zayan Rafeek,

centre, a first-year business management student, take part in a pre-orientation workshop

for first-year students at Ryerson University in Toronto.

DARREN CALABRESE/THE CANADIAN PRESS

As first-generation students, Muhammad Cheemaand Zayan Rafeek are hoping to inspire their families

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22 sports metronews.caWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2011

Colley fulfilling hoop hopes

Justine Colley has alwaysdreamed of playing for theCanadian senior women’sbasketball team. Nextweek, she’ll get to experi-ence the next best thing.

The Saint Mary’sHuskies guard from EastPreston is a member of theCanadian junior women’sdevelopment team compet-ing at the 26th World Uni-versity Games in Shenzhen,China, starting Sunday.

Having already played aleading role for Canada atthe FIBA under-19 worldchampionships in 2009,the University Games is anew international chal-lenge.

“It’s a huge opportunity— not many people fromNova Scotia or the Mar-itimes get to compete insuch a large internationalGames,” Colley said. “Toplay on the senior women’snational team is a goal ofmine and getting a chanceto play on the developmen-tal team is one step closer.”

Not many at Colley’s ageand stage are more adept atputting the ball in thehoop. She was a first-teamall-Canadian last season af-ter leading the nation witha spectacular 25.8 points-per-game average.

The 20-year-old startedCanada’s lone exhibitiongame at the shooting-guardposition and led the team

in scoring. “We expect more of that

from her here in Shen-zhen,” said Canada’s headcoach Lisa Thomaidis.“She’s a very dynamic play-er with a lot of scoringprowess.”

Thomaidis calls theGames the “next biggestthing from the Olympics.”It features 9,000 athletesfrom more than 150 coun-tries.

“It’s one of the steppingstones to get to the seniornational team,” she said.“We have seven athletes onthe national team who atone point played at the(World University) Games.”

Colley, who is enteringher third season at SaintMary’s, is excited to seehow she measures up.

“There are a lot of teamshere that have some oftheir senior national teamplayers,” she said. “You geta chance to experiencewhat the next level will belike and to play againstworld-class athletes — andyou can’t ask for muchmore than that.”

Justine Colley handles the ball with the Saint Mary’s Huskies.

RYAN TAPLIN/METRO FILEEast Preston women’s basketballstandout facing next big challengeat Universiade starting Sunday

Canada’s men’s under-18team bounced back from adisappointing openinggame at the Ivan Hlinka me-morial hockey tournamentby defeating the Czech Re-public 6-1 yesterday.

Jarrod Maidens and Mor-gan Rielly each had a goaland an assist for Canada,which opened the eventMonday with a penalty-filled 5-1 loss to Sweden.

Andreas Athanasiou,Charles Hudon, Sean Mona-

han and Matthew Dumbahad also scored for Canada.Pavel Sedlacek replied forthe Czechs.

Daniel Altshuller made43 saves for the win.

Canadian head coachSteve Spott said his playersare starting to adjust to theEuropean referees.

“They touched a hotstove and they got burned(yesterday). To their creditthey recognized we can’tplay like that over here,”

said Spott, whose team al-lowed three power-playgoals to the Swedes.

Spott added his team isalso starting to find its iden-tity.

“I said to them before thegame, and it’s no disrespect,that there’s no (Steven)Stamkos, (Taylor) Hall or(John) Tavares on this team.We’re going to have to playa meat-and-potatoes type ofgame.”THE CANADIAN PRESS

U-18 Canadians right shipwith Czech Republic blowout

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A total of 246 Canadi-an athletes willcompete in 20 sportsin Shenzhen. At thelast Universiade,Canada pulled in 15medals (two gold, sev-en silver, six bronze).

Local entrees Athletes with localconnections competing atthe Summer Universiadein Shenzhen, China, start-ing tomorrow:

Shawn Kodejs, Halifax,Saint Mary’s (men’ssoccer).Justine Colley, EastPreston, Saint Mary’s(women’s basketball).

David Sharpe, Halifax, Dal-housie (men’s swimming).Kevin Hatt, Cole Harbour,Dalhousie (taekwondo).Jenna Martin, Bridgewa-ter, U. Kentucky (track).Jeremy Reeve, Antigonish,St. F.X. (taekwondo).Anne Balser, Digby, U. Vic-toria (golf).Phil Anderson, Halifax, U.New Mexico (tennis).

Sports in brief

Former HalifaxMooseheadsdefencemanGarrett Clarke hasearned an NHL try-out with theToronto MapleLeafs. The 18-year-old — who waspassed over inJune’s entry draft— will vie for acontract at theMaple Leafs’ rookiecamp from Sept. 10to 13 in Oshawa,Ont.

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P.E.I francisefifth toconfirm withNBL Canada BASKETBALL. P.E.I.’sprofessional basketballfranchise is now a slam-dunk. The only thingthat remains to be seen iswhere the National Bas-ketball League of Canadafranchise will play itshome games.

The league

announced its formal ac-ceptance of a P.E.I. teamyesterday. Co-ownerDuncan Shaw said thehost city — either Sum-merside orCharlottetown — will beannounced later thisweek.

Summerside’s CreditUnion Place has the ad-vantage over Charlotte-town in the form of abasketball court. TheCharlottetown CivicCentre doesn’t have afloor and would requirefunding of up to$150,000 to cover theexpense.SUMMERSIDE JOURNAL PIONEER

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Bouchardvows tolearn fromRogers Cupdefeat Canadian EugenieBouchard made a quick ex-it in her debut at thewomen’s Rogers Cuptennis tournament.

The 17-year-old wild cardfrom Westmount, Que.,lost 6-2, 6-2 to 10th-seededGerman Andrea Petkovicafter a rain delay of almostthree-and-a-half hours yes-terday.

The match was original-ly scheduled to open morn-ing action on centre courtbut rain forced the lengthydelay on the second day ofthe main draw.

Play finally began laterin the afternoon at RexallCentre in Toronto, withsunshine breaking throughearly in the match just asBouchard earned the serv-ice break to tie the first set2-2.

But the 10th-rankedPetkovic showed her classfrom that point on. Afterrecording a break of herown, Petkovic held servefor a 4-2 lead and never re-ally looked back.

“I’ve learned a lot fromthis match, it’s good for thefuture,” said Bouchard,who is ranked 351st in theworld. “She’s 10 in theworld, so I know I’veplayed against (a playerwho is) where I want to go.The level she’s at, I’m striv-ing to get there.

“When we had someclose games, it was a reallytough battle of controllingthe point.”

Bouchard struggled toput away easy pointsagainst Petkovic, smashinghigh lobs far too long andhitting angled shots toowide.

Petkovic said her youngopponent’s loss wasn’t dueto a lack of skill, butbecause she needs moreconsistent matchexperience on the WTAtour.

“It’s not a matter ofstrokes or of talent, I thinkshe has it all,” Petkovicsaid. “It’s just a matter ofplaying these kind ofmatches all the time, everyweek, every day and I thinkthat’s just the difference.

“(Young players) are justnot used to playing thesematches on these levels allthe time.” THE CANADIAN PRESS

Murray’s title reign: C’est fini

The two-time defendingRogers Cup men’s champi-on is heading home earlyfrom this year’s tourna-ment.

Britain’s Andy Murraycrashed out in stunningfashion in Montreal yester-day, falling 6-3, 6-1 in thesecond round to Kevin An-derson.

Murray, is the tourna-ment’s first defendingchampion to lose an open-ing match since Marat Safinwas knocked out in 2001.

Meanwhile, Canada’sVasek Pospisil advanced tothe second round with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Argenti-na’s Juan Ignacio Chela.

The 155th-ranked playerfrom Vernon, B.C., will takeon Roger Federer in thenext round. The Swiss mas-ter lost last year’s final toMurray and is ranked thirdin the world and third atthis year’s tournament.

There will be no rematchthis year.

“I’ve always played verywell here and today I could-n’t get anything going,”Murray said. “I started bothsets really, really badly,

which doesn’t help againstsomeone who serves likeKevin.”

The six-foot-eight Ander-son is ranked 35th in theworld and had only everbeaten one top-10 playergoing into the match — No-vak Djokovic in 2008.

Anderson landed 65 percent of his first serves andhad five aces at Uniprix Sta-dium.

“(It was) not exactly whatI was expecting,” Andersonsaid of Murray’s perform-ance.

“And at the same time Ithink ... the way I played,the way I served today — Ithink I did make it prettytough for him.”

Murray won the 2009Rogers Cup in Montreal andsuccessfully defended his ti-tle last year in Toronto.

His head dropped andhis shoulders slumped afterhe drove a game-point shotright into the middle of thenet to put Anderson up 5-1in the second set.

“I just felt very slow,”Murray said. “The gameseemed to be going so fast.”THE CANADIAN PRESS

Andy Murray reacts to a lost point against Kevin Anderson in Montreal yesterday.

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World No. 4 bows out in first roundin Montreal B.C’s Pospisil defeatsChela to set up match with Federer

Victoria’s Rich Hardenstruck out eight over seveninnings to beat the BlueJays for the first time in hiscareer, and Josh Willing-ham and Kurt Suzukihomered as the OaklandAthletics defeated Toronto4-1 last night.

Willingham hit a two-run homer in the sixth in-ning and Suzuki hit a soloshot in the seventh for Oak-land, while Edwin Encarna-cion homered in the secondfor Toronto.

Blue Jays third basemanBrett Lawrie of Langley,

B.C., was 0-for-3 in hishome debut as a major-lea-guer after going 5-for-11 inhis first three games.

Harden (3-2) entered thegame 0-3 with an earned-run average of 5.74 in eightcareer starts against theBlue Jays. THE CANADIAN PRESS

A’s beat Jays in battleof West Coast talent Injury puts

Sizemore’sseason in doubtMLB. The ClevelandIndians won’t haveinjured centre-fielderGrady Sizemore back un-til at least September, andthere are no guarantees

he’ll return this season.Manager Manny Acta

said before last night’sgame against Detroit thatSizemore, sidelined sinceJuly 18 with a bruisedright knee, will definitelynot be back this month.

The Indians originallysaid Sizemore would beout four to six weeks, orby Sept. 1.

Acta would not give apossible date for the 28-year-old’s return.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sports in brief

Canadian hopes Stephanie Dubois and

Aleksandra Wozniak both

advanced at the Rogers

Cup women’s tournament

with first-round wins yes-

terday.

Dubois, of Laval, Que., bat-tled to a 7-6 (4), 6-1 winover German qualifierKathrin Woerle, while Woz-niak, from Blainville, Que.,sailed past Israel’s ShaharPeer 6-1, 6-0.

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The new model also pro-vides one more enginechoice for its new midsizeplatform. At one end of thespectrum, the 2012 Regalwill be offered with a newgasoline-electric hybridcombo, called eAssist, thatdelivers significantly en-hanced fuel economy. At

the other end, the new GScomes with an enhanced-output turbocharged four-cylinder engine andmatching performance/lux-ury content to challengesimilar mid-size sedansfrom Europe and Japan.

Just as General Motors’Cadillac division is chang-ing its image with the high-output CTS-V coupe andsedan, the GS will undoubt-edly challenge the public’sperceptions about Buick,which has traditionallycatered to older drivers whocared very little about accel-eration, road holding andsteering and stopping per-formance.

Actually, Buick has ahead start since the Regalsedan was conceived in Ger-many and is arguably themost visually arrestingmodel in Buick’s fleet.

A performanceBuick? You bet

A rear look at the Regal GS. Note the integrated trunk

spoiler and a set of irregular-shaped exhaust outlets.

The most interesting aspect of the Regal GS might be the

clutch pedal. Can you recall the last time a Buick had one?

MALCOLM [email protected] MEDIA

SuspensionPerformance-oriented upgrading has also beenbestowed upon the GS. Chief among these arespecial “HiPerStruts” for the front suspensionthat help reduce torque steer, which is thetendency for high-powered front-wheel-drive ve-hicles to pull to one side under hard acceleration.

The driver can choose standard, sport and ex-tra-firm suspension settings and for a more sport-ing feel, the degree of power-steering boost isreduced as suspension firmness increases.

EngineWhat will give this Buick its performance chopsis a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder thatBuick promises will deliver at least 255horsepower and a stout 295 pound-feet oftorque.

By comparison, the Regal CXL’s optional 2.0-litre turbo engine produces 220 horses and 258pound-feet of torque. Much of GS’s added outputcomes from increased turbocharger boost pres-sure along with freer flowing exhaust plumping.

BASE PRICE:

$48,000

Buick Regal GS

What you should know

about the 2012 Buick

Regal GS:

Types: Four-door, front-wheel-drive mid-size sedan.Engine (hp): 2.0-litre DOHCI4, turbocharged (255).Transmission: Six-speedmanual; six-speed automat-ic (opt.).Market position: Perform-ance editions of premiumsedans can enhance brandawareness and reputation.The GS should furtherdefine the Regal as one ofthe more competent Euro-based sport sedans around.Mileage: L/100 km(city/hwy) 11.3/7.0 (MT,est.).

By comparison

BMW 328isedan Base price: $43,000Reigning Euro-sedanking offers peppyengines and bankvault build quality.

Lincoln MKZBase price: $40,000Distinctive four-dooris available withoptional AWD andhybrid power.

Acura TLBase price: $41,400Redesigned 2012edition comes fullyloaded and is a blastto drive.

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In fact I would saythat when thewomen in my life— my mother, mywife, and mydaughter — negoti-

ate with me they seem tohave the process nailed.Basically it goes like this: Ilose. They win.

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