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Students looking for jobs will soonhave one less place to turn for help.

The federal human resourcesdepartment said Wednesday thatit’s closing youth job centres, say-ing students prefer to use the Inter-net to search for work.

An employee at London’s cen-tre — at 457 Richmond St. —acknowledged the office is closingbut declined further comment. Offi-cials at Human Resources and SkillsDevelopment Canada did notreturn a phone message fromMetro.

Steve Cordes, executive directorof Youth Opportunities Unlimited,was caught off-guard by the news.His agency operates a youth jobcentre in London and has workedin conjunction with the federal pro-gram for years.

“We’re concerned, that’s fair tosay,” Cordes said. “It’s a shamebecause as much as people goonline, they still need a physicalpresence.”

That’s especially true when itcomes to students, he said.Whether it’s acting as a cheerleaderto keep young job hunters fromgetting discouraged or providingtips for sending out resumés, face-to-face coaching plays a big role inwhat such centres have to offer.

“Students really benefit fromthat one-on-one support.”

The closures — which come asthe youth unemployment rate isrising — are a double-edged sword.Many of the people who work atthe offices are themselves students,including the person who answeredthe phone Wednesday in London.

“The model they’ve always doneis students-helping-students,”Cordes said. “London’s always beena busy centre, as far as I’ve known.” WITH FILES FROM TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

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Hedley proves invincible at the JLC

Hedley lead singer Jacob Hoggard gives the crowd plenty to cheer about at the John Labatt Centre

on Wednesday night. About 5,200 fans enjoyed a music-packed leap-year evening that wound up

with a performance by the B.C.-based band.

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20.5The unemployment rate forpeople 15 to 24 in theLondon area is 20.5 per cent,Statistics Canada says.

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Michael Rafferty pleads not guilty in death of girl, 8 Trial expectedto start Monday if all jurors and alternates can be selected this week

7 jurors chosen forStafford murder trial

Dr. Marco Prado from theRobarts Research Instituteat the University of WesternOntario is co-leading theBrazilian delegation nextweek at meetings withCanadian researchers inSão Paulo to help find solu-tions for neurodegenerative

disorders, such asAlzheimer’s and Parkin-son’s disease.

Eight Canadian scientistswill participate in theMarch 7 and 8 meetings.The goal is to enhance R&Dbetween the countries.

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Seven people were chosenWednesday to serve on a ju-ry in the trial of a man ac-cused in the death ofeight-year-old VictoriaStafford.

Michael Rafferty, 31, wasformally arraignedWednesday and pleadednot guilty to charges offirst-degree murder, sexualassault causing bodilyharm and kidnapping.

Dressed in a three-piecesuit, Rafferty stood lookingout at the jury pool andsaid he was ready for his

trial.“That is correct,” he said

as his pleas were read backto him.

Tori disappeared whileon her way home fromschool in Woodstock, Ont.,on April 8, 2009, and herbody was found threemonths later.

Terri-Lynne McClintic,now 21, has already beenconvicted of first-degreemurder in the girl’s death.

Five women and twomen have been selected sofar as lawyers seek to

choose a jury of 12 peopleand two alternates.

Hundreds of peoplewere called for jury selec-tion in Rafferty’s trial, andall but 116 were excusedMonday and Tuesday forvarious financial, medicaland travel reasons.

Jury candidates havebeen told the trial is expect-ed to last between two anda half and three months,possibly extending intoJune. Most weeks the trialwill sit Tuesdays to Fridays.

Because of the time com-

mitment and the nature ofthe case, Heeney raised theamount of compensationjurors will get.

In most trials in Ontariojurors are paid $40 a day ifthey sit longer than 10days, and from the 50th dayonward they get $100 a day.

For this trial jurors willreceive $40 a day from theoutset, rising to $100 a daystarting on the 25th day.

During the trial the juryis set to visit the site whereTori’s body was found.THE CANADIAN PRESS Partnering

to fight cancerThe Canadian Cancer Socie-ty and London Health Sci-ences Foundation areteaming up to pick a fightwith cancer with the March7 launch of their first part-nered Relay For Life eventin support of the LondonRegional Cancer Program.

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3 men facecharges ofattemptedmurder Three men are due in a Sar-nia court this morning toface charges of attemptedmurder.

Provincial police say aman was shot Tuesdaynight at a residence inWyoming, Ont., east of Sar-nia. The victim was takento hospital for treatment ofa gunshot wound.

Police say three suspectsfled in an SUV that wasstopped with a spike belt,leading to the arrest of twoof the occupants.

A third suspect was ap-prehended later. CHOK

No chargesfor cop aftercrash: SIUOntario’s police watchdogsays no charges arewarranted against an offi-cer after a driver who hadbeen pursued by police wasinjured in a crash in Cam-bridge.

The SpecialInvestigations Unit says aWaterloo regional police of-ficer was checking a reportof a suspected impaireddriver on Dec. 26 when avehicle sped out of a park-ing lot.

The officer followed thevehicle for a short distancebefore ending the pursuit.A little while later, the vehi-cle struck a hydro pole andthe driver, Allan Freure, 20,suffered internal injuries.THE CANADIAN PRESS

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London dodges brunt of nasty weather

Shelter. From the storm

Randy Hulley, 47, of London waits for Dundas Street traffic to pass Wednesday morning as icy rain hovers over downtown. While

the freezing rain wasn’t as bad as forecasters had expected in London, areas north of the city were hit a tad harder, Environment Canada meteorologist Geoff Coulson said.

Weather conditions cancelled school buses in most of Middlesex County and forced the closure of several

Thames Valley District School Board buildings.

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School officials in south-western Ontario who calledauthorities after a four-year-old girl drew a picture ofher dad holding a gunshouldn’t be condemnedfor their actions, PremierDalton McGuinty saidWednesday.

The girl’s father, JessieSansone, was handcuffed,strip-searched and told hewas being charged with ille-gal possession of a firearm.His pregnant wife — at

home with their 15-month-old daughter — had to go tothe police station while

their other three childrenwere interviewed by Familyand Children’s Services.

Police searched theirKitchener, Ont., home, butthe closest thing they foundto a firearm was a toy gun.No charges were laid.

While parents are ulti-mately responsible for thedevelopment of their chil-dren, schools and teachersalso have an obligation totheir students, McGuintysaid. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Premier defends school’s response to girl’s gun drawing

Mean, lean and pumped, atrio of London women isheaded stateside this week-end to compete in “TheArnolds.”

Billed as the world’slargest multi-sport fitnessweekend, the ArnoldSports Festival — namedafter Arnold Schwarzeneg-ger — is the absolute top-notch competition for awide array of athletes, saidbodybuilder Rita Catolino,32.

“It’s (the equivalent) ofthe Olympics for figureskating,” said Catolino,who has been training forfour years.

Bodybuilder Midori Rut-ledge, 24, who’s also mak-ing the trip, has been intothe sport for a little morethan a year.

Kadie Ward, 30, on theother hand, is just cuttingher competitive teeth.Ward — a lifelongSchwarzenegger fan — has

always wanted to visit thefestival.

“He just has an insa-tiable sense of ambitionand drive, and whatever heset out to do he got to thetop,” Ward said about herrespect for the bodybuilderturned actor and politician.

With her parents’ healthdeclining last year, Wardwas looking for a new chal-lenge and something to sether sights on. That’s whereher dream to visit the festi-val turned her into a run-ner.

“I thought, ‘Why shouldI just attend (the festival)when I can participate?’”

Ward started trainingfor a 5K run last fall andplans to put what she’slearned to the test on Sun-

day. “When I did my first 5K

practice run (in Novem-

ber), it was over 40 min-utes. I had a goal in mymind that I would finish in

the 20 to 25-minute range,”she said. “Now, the goal isthe finish line. I’m sort of

less concerned about thenumber than I am aboutjust achieving it.”

NBLC all-stars chosenThree members of the Lon-don Lightning have beennamed to the National Bas-ketball League of Canada’stop 20 players for its inau-gural all-star weekendMarch 31 and April 1 inHalifax. The top-ranked

Lightning will be repre-sented by Gabe Freeman,DeAnthony Bowden andEddie Smith, who has beenchosen as a team captain.More than 213,000 fansvoted in the inaugural all-star event. METRO

Knightsdrop to No. 2The London Knights havedropped to second spot inthe latest CHL top 10 stand-ings released Wednesday.The Knights were bumpedfrom No. 1 by Saint JohnSea Dogs. METRO

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Dressing the part in anti-bullying effort Students and teachers sported pink shirts Wednesday to mark National PinkShirt Day, aimed at increasing awareness about bullying. The initiative started in2007 when two students in Nova Scotia decided to take action after seeing ayounger student get bullied for wearing a pink shirt. Students at Sir FrederickBanting Secondary School also marked the day Wednesday with 700 staff andstudents pulling out the pink.

Pink Shirt Day

Holt Gray, 6, of London, and principal

Kim Stark work on a reading lesson

Wednesday at Sitting Tree School

and Nature Programs.

Bodybuilders Rita Catolino, 32, left, and

Midori Rutledge, 24, right, pose with runner

Kadie Ward, 30, Wednesday at Live 360 training

studio (300 Ridout St. N.). The London trio is competing

in this weekend’s Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio.

The athletic competition is co-promoted by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Local women participating in Ohiocompetition Event referred to as a‘proving-ground for aspiring athletes’

1,800The number of athletesexpected to compete inmore than 45 eventsduring this weekend’sArnold Sports Festival.

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The federal governmentwill commit to the Interna-tional Space Station for an-other five years.

And that should meanCanadian astronauts willreturn to space soonerthan expected.

Industry Minister Chris-tian Paradis says Canadawill extend its commit-ment to the space stationfrom 2015 to 2020.

His announcement inQuebec City Wednesdaycame as the heads of for-eign space agencies werearriving there for a confer-ence where they plan todiscuss the space station’sfuture.

It also came amidheightened concern with-

in the space community,with the federal govern-ment about to embark onsignificant spending cuts.

The government saysthe Canadian SpaceAgency’s budget will fall

14 per cent, to $363 mil-lion, with the expiry ofprevious commitments.

There could be evendeeper cuts in the March29 federal budget.THE CANADIAN PRESS

100Jacques Roy, a 54-year-old doctor who ownedMedistat Group Associates in DeSoto,Texas, faces up to 100 years in prison if convicted on all counts.

Canadiandoctor infraud case A Canadian doctor inTexas has been chargedover massive health-carefraud.

It’s alleged the plan in-

volved bilking Medicareand Medicaid out of near-ly $375 million US.

Jacques Roy, 54, ischarged with health-carefraud and conspiracy tocommit fraud.Authorities moved toseize cash in Roy’s bankaccounts, cars and sail -boats. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Feds back space stationbut also plan cash cuts

Canadian Space Agency president Steve MacLean

calls Ottawa’s commitment “a major milestone.”

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A high-powered group of world business leaders

and politicos want the Conservative government

to stop the “destructive, expensive and ineffective”

war on drugs.

LUMINARIES BLAST C-10’S POT APPROACHSir Richard Branson andother world businessand political leaderswant Canada to rethinkits stance on marijuana.

The leaders want Ot-tawa to scrap mandatoryminimum sentences forminor pot offences inBill C-10 and even lookat legalizing the drug.

“Tougher drug law en-forcement tactics suchas mandatory minimumsentencing … will put ahuge strain on Canadiantaxpayers,” says a letter

released by the group. “(They) will not have

the intended effect ofcreating safer communi-ties, and will instead fur-ther entrench”organized crime.

The group is chairedby Fernando HenriqueCardoso, formerpresident of Brazil, andincludes ex-presidents ofColombia, Mexico andSwitzerland, and formerU.S. Secretary of StateGeorge Shultz.

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PM: It’s a robocall smear Harper accuses NDP, Liberals in Commons But who’s this mystery

Pierre Poutine? And what’s the secret of Separatist Street in Quebec?A mysterious “Pierre Pou-tine” and Prime MinisterStephen Harper were frontand centre in the robocallsfuror on Wednesday.

Harper said allegationsthe Tories were behindmisleading and harassingcalls to voters in the lastfederal election are noth-ing but a smear campaignby the NDP and Liberals.

“The Conservative partycan say absolutely, defini-tively, it has no role in anyof this,” Harper told theHouse of Commons.

He also added a new el-ement to his counter-attack when he challengedthe NDP and Liberals toprovide proof to ElectionsCanada that the Torieswere behind the calls.

Elections Canada is in-vestigating reports thatvoters in Guelph got calls

from a 450 area code num-ber directing them to thewrong polling station.

Phone records show thenumber behind the callsbelonged to a cellphoneregistered to Pierre Pou-tine of “Separatist Street”in Joliette, Que.

Elections Canada’s chiefinvestigator says in asworn court document the

name was likely used tocover the tracks of whoev-er was behind the calls.

Phone records show thenumber registered toPierre Poutine twice calledEdmonton-based call cen-tre RackNine Inc., on April30 and May 1.

The records also showphones associated withGuelph Tory candidate

Marty Burke and theGuelph Conservative rid-ing association made 31calls to RackNine betweenMarch 26 and early May.

The court documentsays it is reasonable to be-lieve Burke’s campaign didbusiness with RackNineand that the relationship isrelated to the calls.THE CANADIAN PRESS

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For the third straight day,

Prime Minister Stephen Harper

faced a barrage of robocall

allegations in the Commons.

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A powerful storm systemthat produced multiplereports of tornadoeslashed the U.S. Midwestearly Wednesday, layingwaste to small towns inIllinois and Kansas. Atleast nine people werekilled.

An apparent twisterrolled through Branson,Missouri, just before 1a.m. and seemed to hop-scotch up the city’s mainroadway, ripping roofs offhotels and damagingsome of the city’s famedmusic theatres dangerous-ly close to the start of theheavy tourism season.More than 30 people werereported hurt, mostlywith cuts and bruises.

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Fishing vesseldelays CostaAllegra rescue,Official saysA disabled cruise shipcalled Costa Allegra willspend an extra 10 to 12hours at sea without elec-tricity, air conditioning ortoilet facilities because aFrench fishing vessel thatwas first to respond to thedrifting cruiser refused togive way to faster tugboats, a Seychelles govern-ment official said Wednes-day.

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I’m just talking off the top ofmy head here, but I missperforming improv comedy.

Writing humour is satisfy-ing, sure — especially thatspecial moment when you

see your name on a paycheque in anewspaper. But the delayed, distantfeedback can make you feel like youhave fewer readers than the iTunes serv-ice agreement.

In contrast, and as Mitt Romneywould tell you, there’s no greater thrill

than the instant response you receive when you get onstage and make stuff up.

If you’re not aware, improvisation is a form oftheatre that has spawned many comedic troupes, someserious theatre, certain art-house films and the Iraqwar.

Generally, the idea is simply to make things up onthe spot, often with an audience suggestion, which intheory can be absolutely anything, but which in prac-tice is always “sex,” “horny,” “circus,” “bus stop” or“spatula.”

If that sounds like kids’ stuff, rest assured there aresome deep lessons to belearned.

For instance, one of theimprov rules youorganically discover is“Don’t try to be funny.”Some would argue I’vemastered that.

But the point is that hu-mour should arise fromstrong characters and awell-told story. When youtell a conventional punch-line joke during improvthe audience reply is a ris-ing-then-falling“aaAAAaah” sound, whichmeans “Clever. Not funny.But clever. Now be funny.”

Another improv life les-son, perhaps the most im-portant one, is to acceptwhat the world gives you.

If another actor turned to you on stage and said, “Hi,Donald Trump!” then your natural, human reactionwould be to punch him in the throat. But improvteaches you that scenes work best if you accept everysuggestion — so you scowl in a Trumpian manner andwonder what it must be like to know that even abillion dollars isn’t enough for a decent hairpiece.

When you accept what the scene gives you and don’ttry too hard, then everything that happens is “right,”the possibilities are endless, and things naturally fallinto place. There’s a lesson in there somewhere.

Improv is fun, challenging and, yes, can give you abetter outlook on life. I think you should try it.

And if you don’t have the energy or gumption orwhatever excuse you’re using not to do it, just remem-ber what an audience member once told me during anintrospective moment: “Horny!”

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Artist ‘writes’famous portraits

PORTRAITURE. This sketchof the great Vincent vanGogh can speak for itself.Artist Anatol Knotek crea-tes faces composed fromhis own handwriting. Kno-tek, whose works allude to1960s avant-garde poetry,has also “written”stunning portraits of BobDylan, Pablo Picasso andNobel Prize laureate Her-mann Hesse. MWN

A thousand wordsANATOL KNOTEK

Anatol Knotek, 34, artistfrom Vienna

What’s the idea behind your“handwritten” portraits?They’re meant to blurthe borders between poe-try and fine art. For me,it’s a type of communica-

tion, pairing the act ofwriting and the art ofpainting. It’s “visual poe-try.”What do you write?A mixture of my ownwriting and words asso-ciated with the personI’m drawing. In this por-trait, I used some passa-ges taken from vanGogh’s letters. I also ad-

ded some sentences fromTheo van Gogh’s letter tohis mother that reportedhis famous brother’sdeath.And how do you write yourdrawings?I first make the sketchwith a pencil and then Ibegin the writing processwith a permanent felt-tippen. I use small, simple

words for the details,then larger letters for theoverall appearance. Itcan take about twoweeks to do one suchportrait.What inspired your work?Concrete poetry — poeticverses that are arrangedin a shape or pattern foradded visual effect.

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Reese talks to her kids about abuseActress Reese Wither-spoon has had the talkwith her two young chil-dren.

Not the sex talk. The domestic violence

talk.As a Global Ambassador

for Avon’s efforts to helpvictims of domestic vio-lence, Witherspoon trav-elled to the Washingtonarea to speak to the 2ndWorld Conference ofWomen’s Shelters,

prompting a talk with Ava,12, and Deacon, 8.

Though her kids wereshocked to hear how onein three women is abusedin the United States, With-erspoon said it was impor-tant for them to be awareof the problem especiallyher daughter who’s almostold enough date.

At a time when bulliesare responding with vio-lence, Witherspoon alsosays parents must educate

themselves and their chil-dren about social mediaand “what constitutes ha-rassment, what is accept-able and what is not.”

Witherspoon says talk-ing publicly “creates em-powerment” amongwomen and helps themfeel they’re not alone. Shesaid it often gives them thecourage to go to a shelteror take legal action thatcould save their lives.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Living a life of inspirationLocal playwright pens story of a London legend Bringing the Beard to the stage

You mayhave seenthis long-beardedbard in arumpledsuit jacket

reciting poetry on Rich-mond Row. Or perhapsyou’ve seen him walkingdown the street with shop-ping bags stuffed with oldmagazine clippings andbooks written by him orabout him.

Seventy-three-year-oldwriter and philosopher RoyMcDonald is one of Lon-don’s most enigmatic andloved residents. The simplelifestyle he chooses to fol-low reflects his unconcernfor financial gain and con-ventional values.

McDonald’s fascinatinglife stories and philoso-phies inspired the playBeard: A few moments inthe life of Roy McDonald byLondon playwright JasonRip in 1999. A new versionof the play, with updateson the last 10 years of Mc-Donald’s life, will openAlvegoRoot Theatre Com-

pany’s 2012 season on Fri-day. The play follows Mc-Donald throughout his life,touching on his struggleswith alcoholism, his expe-rience at Woodstock, thedeath of his parents andmost recently his role inthe Occupy London Move-ment.

Adam CorriganHolowitz will direct theproduction. The 16-year-oldfounder of AlvegoRoot The-atre Company is a goodfriend of McDonald’s.

“Roy’s main kind of po-etic lifestyle is talking topeople, kind of like one onone performances,” saysCorrigan Holowitz. “He

would talk to a homelessperson with as much inter-est and respect as he woulda famous person.”

McDonald has many sto-ries of famous people he’smet, including formerPrime Ministers Lester B.Pearson and Paul Martin.

Actor Chris McAuley, 48,will play the role of McDon-ald.

In order to capture hisspirit, McAuley hungaround with McDonald,even busking with him onSaturday night on Rich-mond Row.

“It was probably one ofthe most fascinating thingsI’ve ever done. He intro-

duced me to other peopleon the street. Roy knowsthem all — bouncers, copsand students too,” saysMcAuley.

In order to meet up withMcDonald, McAuley wouldhave to go out looking forhim because he doesn’thave a phone or email toget in touch.

“That’s another interest-ing thing about Roy. Youcan’t really track himdown. He is sort of anephemeral and mysteriouscharacter that way,” saysMcAuley.

McDonald’s playful na-ture makes the play quitecomical at times, says Cor-

rigan Holowitz. “Roy used to give lec-

tures on the elevator be-tween floors at RochdaleCollege in Toronto. Hewould stand there as peo-ple came on and off, talk-ing about metaphysical artand sciences. That’s how hegot the nickname Profes-sor,” says CorriganHolowitz.

Beard will be presentedat The ARTS Project The-atre (203 Dundas St.) inrepertory with the playManor Park, and will runfrom Mar. 2-10. Tickets areon sale for $15. Call the boxoffice at 519-642-2767 formore information.

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Beard, telling the story of Roy McDonald, will be presented at The ARTS Project Theatre.

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“He would talk toa homeless personwith as muchinterest andrespect as hewould a famousperson.”ADAM CORRIGAN HOLOWITZ

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Oprah Winfrey isbringing her lifelessons north ofthe border fora TV event sure torank among herCanadian fans’favourite things. The 58-year-old TVlegend has addedToronto as the lat-est stop onOprah’sLifeclass Tour. Aportion of the day-long event will bebroadcast live onApril 16 on thetalk giant’snetwork, OWN.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Plans are reportedly al-ready underway for amovie about WhitneyHouston’s life, accordingto the Daily Mail.

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‘I will notlet anyonedown’Lindsay Lohan ismounting her comeback,starting with a stint host-ing Saturday Night Livethis week, and she knowsthere’s a lot at stake.

“I will not let anyonedown, especially myself,”she says in an interviewwith the Today Show,starkly contrasting her lastvisit to the show, duringwhich she denied havingany problems at all.

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But reps at MTV aren’t asexcited, since Snooki is cur-rently filming a JerseyShore spin-off chroniclingher hard-partying lifestyle.

“MTV went into crisismode after they found out,”the source says. “They’retrying to hide it because itwould greatly affect the cre-ative direction of the show.”

At first, I laughed at thisbecause, well, “creative di-rection” and Jersey Shorespin-off do not go together.

But then it makes sense:MTV’s programming isfilled with a million badparenting reality shows,from Teen Mom to 16 andPregnant. Even they proba-bly loathe to air a segmentof Snooki taking her babyfor its first spray tan.

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Ben and Jen welcome third child Jennifer Garner gave birthto a son Tuesday in SantaMonica, Calif., accordingto People magazine. It’sthe third child and firstboy for Garner andhusband Ben Affleck, whoalso have daughtersViolet, 6, and Seraphina,3.

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Peter Philips, global creative director of Chanel makeup, creates nail and lip colours thatinstantly sell out and spark wait lists Heed his advice for a natural, beautiful look

The mouth vs. the eyes “Being beautiful is as toughas you want to make it, butit doesn’t have to be allabout the pressure. There’sno such thing as an idealface. Who can measurethat? A perfect face is onethat expresses confidenceand is happy with itself.When I speak to somebodyI’m always drawn to theirmouth, maybe that’s be-cause it’s more comfortablethan looking someone inthe eyes. Also with theeyes, which eye do youlook at? But all womenshould have an eyelashcurler. This also applies towomen who don’t wearmakeup. One pinch to thelashes can work miracles asit opens up your eyes andmakes you look fresh andawake. Add some mascaraand you’re ready to go.”

The face: The fine balance“It’s a criminal offence towear too much makeup,

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The nails: introducing April,May and June. “The Le Vernis shades areanticipated not because ofme but because they’reChanel. I have the advan-tage that I can link mycreations with the fashionshow, it gives them a rea-son to exist. May is pinkyand girly and June has abeachy feel to it. It took24 try-outs in the lab be-fore we got the rightshade for Le Vernis inJune.

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“It’s a criminaloffence to weartoo much makeup,just as it is towear too littlemakeup. It’s allabout striking abalance andwearing a lookwith confidence.”PETER PHILIPS

Peter PhilipsWhat’s trending?

Trends, no. Seduction, yes.

“I don’t create trends; it’s the women who wear them thatcreate them. My challenge is to develop shades that will seduce these women into buying them and the only way toseduce a women is by literally seducing her. I chose springhorizons; sunset and sunrise as it can be the most amazingmoment of the day. I was afraid it would be a bit kitschy,mellow and corny, but it’s also very beautiful. She can’t beintimidated by the colours or feel like she’s being forced intowearing something. She needs to stand in front of thecounter or be reading a magazine and say, ‘that’s a shade Iwant to wear.’”

Star power

It was announcedthis week that Sir El-ton John will beheadlining FashionCares, the silver an-niversary fundraisinggala, to be held onSeptember 9, 2012 atthe Sony Centre forthe Performing Artsin Toronto.

Chaired byMichael King andDavid Furnish, withcosmeticspowerhouse MACViva Glam returningas title sponsor, theevent will feature anintimate dinner, a ret-rospective of the past25 years of FashionCares, and a liveshow performance bySir Elton John andother high profile,internationalmusicians.

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Creating asymmetri-

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positioning of the twocouches guide the eye di-rectly to the plain windowsat the end of the room, cre-ating the bowling alley ef-fect.

With no options of rear-ranging the sofas, try tofind ways to divert the eyefrom going all the way tothe end of the room. Youcan do this by adding a fewinteresting and useful ac-cessories that make the eyego from side to side ratherthan to the end of theroom. Here are a few sug-gestions:

Layered rugs not onlylook cool but can allow youto use a favourite too-smallrug by laying a larger oneunderneath. A large hori-zontal striped 8-by-10-footrug will help draw the eyeacross the room and makeit look wider than it is. Nowthe room will have a size-

appropriate rug while stillincorporating your cool butsmallish hidden rug.

One heavy wall ofcoloured art will quicklydraw the eye to one side ofthe room rather than im-mediately to the end of theroom. I suggest hanging thelarge print to the left of theroom, then adding manysmall art pieces opposite tokeep both walls filled. Oth-er red accents, such as glassvases, candles and throws,will help add a bit morecolour into the room.

Place something airy inthe corner to round out the room. A whimsi-cal tall plant, étagère or arteasel will help. When youfill in the corners of a roomyou’ll then help shorten thespace into a better propor-tion.

Consider an art easelholding a tiny, bright-

coloured painting or be-coming the stand for a plas-ma television... different,interesting and unique!

A not too heavy lookingdisplay or serving table infront of the window to dis-play flowers, framed photosor use for serving whenguests visit will anchor the

end of the room bysaying ‘look at mefirst.’

The one you havelooks a bit dark, heavyand plain. Painting it ina pale grey finish andtopping it with glasswill give it an airy look.Got a design dilemma? Email

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Playing a board game is an excellent way for a family to spend time together during the March break.

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tination. But if you are aparent stuck in town withno plans and a limitedbudget, figuring out howto entertain the little onesfor a week or two can beexhausting.

Here are some ideas tokick-start your Marchbreak plans:

Go on a mini road trip.Visit a town that you arenot familiar with andspend time walkingaround, taking in thesights, dining at localeateries, and meeting thepeople. It will be a refresh-ing change of pace andscenery for your family.

Let it snow. If snow hasblanketed your neighbour-hood, make the most of it.Wrap the kids in their win-ter gear and help them

make a snowman for thefront lawn or bring themto a park so they can to-boggan or make snow an-gels and forts.

Visit your library. Your lo-cal library is a great re-source for free familyentertainment. Pick up abook to learn some artsand crafts, research funrecipes, borrow kid-friend-ly DVDs, or check if the li-brary is running anyspecial March break pro-grams.

Kid swap. If your friend’skids are also stuck in town,arrange to watch themalong with your own kidsand then swap the nextday. That way you can getsome much needed restand relaxation. It’s calledMarch break for a reason.

Board games. Rememberwhat those are? Playing aboard game is a great wayto spend time together as afamily and have face time.If your collection doesn’tintrigue your kids, pur-chase a new game onwhich everyone can agree.

Give to a good cause.Serve others at a local foodbank, soup kitchen, or sen-iors home. You can also do-nate to an organizationlike Christian Children’sFund of Canada (ccfcana-da.ca), and help providechildren in developingcountries with nutritiousfood, clean water, andmedicine.

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The recipes aresurprisingly varied andinclude a large section onsoups, salad dressing anddips and another ondesserts, often using nutsor seeds as the base forcakes or pies.

One standout recipe isa lasagna made with lay-ers of mushrooms,zucchini and spinach, al-mond cheese and mari-nara sauce. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Satisfy your raw curiosityMarch is Nutrition Month across Canada Celebrate eating healthy by trying to ‘uncook’

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Canada started brightly buteventually paid the pricefor some slack play asBrazilian-born MarcosPizzelli scored twice to giveArmenia a 3-1 win in a soc-cer friendly Wednesday.

Captain Kevin McKennagave Canada a fifth-minutelead at Tsirio Stadium butthe Armenians took con-trol as the game wore on

and had far more scoringchances.

Armenia is ranked 41stin the world, compared toNo. 71 for Canada.

“We still have a lot ofwork to do but I’m reallyhappy we played this gamebecause the quality of theopposition, the way theyplayed, the speed at whichthey played at was fast,”

coach Stephen Hart said.“Something we badly need-ed. We looked like a teamthat has not played in fourmonths.”

The Canadians came in-to the match riding a sev-en-game unbeaten string.Their last loss was 2-0 tothe U.S. in Detroit in June2011.

“We started out quite

well and I think we got abit optimistic there. Theywere a lot better team thanI personally thought,” ad-mitted forward Iain Hume,who came on as a second-half substitute. “I think 3-1was a fair score.”

McKenna opened thescoring by taking advan-tage of some poor Armeniamarking on a corner. A de-

fender was late to noticeMcKenna, who rose andheaded in the Julian deGuzman delivery past vet-eran goalkeeper RomanBerezovsky.

It was the 11th goal forCanada by the 32-year-olddefender from Calgary,who has seen action as aforward in the past. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Netherlands edgesEngland in friendly

Arjen Robben scored in stoppage time to give the Netherlands a 3-2 friendly victoryover England on Wednesday, ending a three-match winless run for the 2010 WorldCup finalist exactly 100 days before the European Championship. After setbacks inOctober and November, this victory puts the Netherlands back on the right track going into more Euro 2012 warmup matches in May. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Soccer. Match

Micah Richards of England, third from right, plays the ball against the Netherlands on Wednesday.

‘Something we badly needed’Canada falls 3-1 to 41st-ranked Armenia in men’s soccer friendly played in Cyprus

Quoted

“When I think ofGiancarlo, I thinkof someone with

long, flowinghair, like Fabio.But if he keeps

hitting homers,I’ll call him

whatever hewants me to call

him.”MARLINS CATCHER JOHN BUCK, ON HIS

TEAMMATE FORMERLYKNOWN AS MIKE STANTON,

ABOVE. STANTON HASDECIDED TO USE HIS LEGALFIRST NAME, GIANCARLO.

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It was a challenging climbto the top for Blue Jayspitcher Ricky Romero.

Expectations were highfor the first-round pick,who toiled in the minorsfor years before breakingthrough at the major-league level in 2009.

The team was patientwith the now 27-year-oldleft-hander and it paid off.

“Now that I look back atit, I’m thankful that I wentthrough those times,”Romero said Wednesday inDunedin, Fla. “Being indouble-A for two-and-a-halfyears, I learned a lot aboutmyself as a person.... I wasable to learn to deal withfailure.”

There were plenty of try-ing times after the Los An-geles native was taken sixthoverall in the 2005 amateurdraft. He struggled with a16-23 record in Toronto’sminor-league system.

But the Blue Jays felt hewas ready for a look in 2009and in 29 starts as a rookie,Romero posted a solid 13-9mark with a 4.30 earned-run average.

“When I got to the bigleagues, I wasn’t going tolet one bad start get to me

or get to my head,” Romerosaid. “It was just move on tothe next one.”

Manager John Farrellsaid it’s not uncommon forfirst-rounders to face chal-lenges in the minors.

“Everyone assumesthey’re going to get to the

big leagues as a first-rounder so when they final-ly get there, they somewhatrelax and say, ‘OK, I’vemade it to where my draftnumber has said I shouldbe,’” he said.

“And then things comeout.”

Romero continued tomake strides in 2010, going14-9 and trimming his ERAto 3.73. He was signed to along-term contract thatsummer and Romero’s as-cent to staff ace was com-plete when he was namedthe opening day starter last

year.Romero went on to post

a 15-11 record with a 2.92ERA in 2011, his best cam-paign yet.

The six-foot, 215-poundleft-hander often jokesaround with teammatesand management types

alike, spitting sunflowerseeds with abandon wher-ever he goes. Romero likesto keep the mood ratherlight but he is serious whenhe needs to be and is readyto be the staff’s workhorse.

A big grin spreads acrosshis face when asked aboutthe upcoming season.

“You see the determina-tion and the work thatwe’re putting in,” he said.“We’re ready to take it tothe next level.”THE CANADIAN PRESS

‘Ready to take it to the next level’Jays’ Romero still on rise after bumpy road to big leagues Left-hander now undisputed staff ace in Toronto

Early arms race

Ricky Romero anchors a

starting rotation that is still

very much unsettled.

Brandon Morrow is likelythe No. 2 starter with BrettCecil, Henderson Alvarezand Dustin McGowan earlyfavourites for the nextthree slots.“We need everybody tohave a career year,” saidJays GM Alex Anthopoulos.“We just need everybodyto be solid and play to theability that they have, and Ithink we’re going to havea great team.”

Jays left-hander Ricky Romero pitches in Tuesday’s

live batting practice at spring training in Dunedin, Fla.

FRANK GUNN/THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE

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Hines Ward,Pittsburgh’sall-time leaderin just about

every meaningful receiv-ing category, will bereleased after 14 seasonswith the Steelers, presi-dent Art Rooney II saidon the team’s website onWednesday.

Lionel MessioutshoneSwitzerland’shot prospect

Xherdan Shaqiri onWednesday, scoring a hattrick as Argentina won 3-1in an international friend-ly.

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pitches to two minor lea-guers using his full seven-pitch repertoire inWednesday’s 10-minutesession. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Woods’ agent slams bookby former swing coachTiger Woods’ agent lashedout Tuesday against HankHaney’s book, saying his“armchair psychology”about Woods was “ridicu-lous” and that it was clearthe former swing coach on-ly cares about self-promo-tion.

Haney’s book about hissix years as Woods’ coach istitled The Big Miss. It is togo on sale March 27.

Golf Digest began releas-ing small excerpts Tuesdayon its tablet applicationsand on its website. Haney’sbook was written with helpfrom Jaime Diaz, a seniorwriter at the magazine whohas covered Woods moreextensively than anyoneover the years.

In one of the excerpts,Haney, a McKinney, Texas,golf guru, said his job be-

came more difficult in2007, when Woods had 12majors and was gettingcloser to the record 18 wonby Jack Nicklaus.

“There was more ur-gency and less fun.... Henever mentioned Nicklaus’record, but it started toweigh more heavily atevery major,” the excerptsaid. “And Tiger’s actions in-

dicated he believed he hadless time to do it thaneveryone thought.”

He also said Woods wasseriously considering be-coming a Navy SEAL.

“I didn’t know how he’dgo about it, but when hetalked about it, it was clearhe had a plan,” Haneywrites in the excerpt. “Ithought, ‘Wow, here isTiger Woods, greatest ath-lete on the planet, maybethe greatest athlete ever,right in the middle of hisprime, basically ready toleave it all behind for a mili-tary life.’”

Mark Steinberg, Woods’agent at Excel Sports Man-agement, said in a state-ment that excerpts showHaney’s claim of the bookbeing about golf is “clearlyfalse.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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