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funding Each municipality able to decide how to allocate MSI dollars, Stelmach says

Provincial money may be in thecards for a new downtown arena,Premier Ed Stelmach said yester-day.

Stelmach and Mayor StephenMandel met at Government Houseto discuss Mandel’s $100-millionrequest, which is what remainsoutstanding for the $450-millionproposed project.

Stelmach, who has previouslysaid the province will not direct-ly fund the project, said moneyfrom the Municipal SustainabilityInitiative (MSI), a provincial pub-lic-infrastructure fund, could beused should it be boosted through-out all of Alberta.

“The conditions of MSI is thatthe municipality can use the pro-ceeds from MSI for any publicinfrastructure,” said Stelmach. “Itis public infrastructure, and thecity will make that decision.”

Stelmach noted that anyincreases would be in addition toMSI funding already in place andwould be shared by all munici-palities.

“The premier is looking atoptions to use a current programto help all the municipalitiesacross the province,” said Mandel.

“He will try to do the best he can.”Whether or not there will be

$100 million more for Edmontonremains to be seen, as that wouldmean a $300-million boostprovincewide.

“(The) economy’s coming back, we’re leading the nation,” saidStelmach. “We’ll have a first-quar-ter report, and we’ll see where itgoes from there.”

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Edmonton Fire RescueServices battled into thenight against an industrialblaze that was ignited in asoutheast pharmaceutical-research-plant refrigeratoryesterday afternoon.

Residents living nearbywere instructed to “shelterin place,” to stay indoorswith windows shut andfurnaces and air condition-ers off, due to an air-quali-ty risk from the chemicalsmoke.

“We take this very seri-ously,” said Deputy ChiefJohn Lamb, dubbing themix of hydrocarbon-basedmaterials inside the NAEJAPharmaceutical plant at4290–91A St. N.W. “a cock-tail of chemicals.”

Nearby businesses wereevacuated, including up to60 NAEJA employees, fol-lowing the early-afternooninferno.

By early evening theroof had collapsed, but thefire was contained to thequadrant where it origi-nated, said Lamb.

NAEJA’s president said achemist heard a bottlebreak then noticed fire in-side a storage refrigerator.

“It was like a cham-pagne bottle popping,”said Chris Micetich of thecompany that does drug-discovery research.

No injuries were report-ed and fire damages werenot known at press time.

Fire raises air-quality concerns

Fire crews battle a chemical fire in southeast Edmonton yesterday.

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Fees for departing from the Edmonton International Airport are increasing by $5.

COURTESY OF EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Airport-improvement fee climbsPassengers flying out of Ed-monton next year will haveto pay more.

Edmonton InternationalAirport will increase its air-port-improvement feefrom $20 to $25 effectiveJan. 1, 2012. But the newcost will also apply to tick-ets sold on or after Oct. 1 ofthis year.

“This was our absolute

last resort,” said Reg Milley,Edmonton Airports CEOand president.

Milley said passengernumbers rebounding fromthe recession have notreached levels originallyforecast, leaving a revenueshortfall. Other cost savingswere found, he added, butwere not enough.

The revenue is for capital

expenses, such as the newterminal to be finished nextyear.

The AIF came into effectin 1997 at $5. The most re-cent increase was in 2009,when it became $20.

Elsewhere in the coun-try, such as in Calgary,Toronto and Montreal, thefee is $25. In Fort McMurrayit’s $30. HEATHER MCINTYRE

The Big Valley Jamboree,the City of Camrose, con-cert promoter PanhandleProductions Ltd. and othercompanies are named in a$5-million suit for the2009 stage collapse thatkilled Donna Moore, 35.

She was sitting in a VIP

section on the stage whena windstorm hit and shewas crushed by a fallingspeaker. METRO

Family of woman killedin stage collapse sues

2 Moore, a singlemother, left

behind two sons, aged10 and 16, at the time.

Donna Moore

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Police declarea homicide LLOYDMINSTER. RCMP arecalling the July 23 deathof Gurwinder Singh, 46, ahomicide.

Police say Singh diedfollowing an altercationwith a 48-year-old male.

No charges have been

laid. METRO

Womanattacked athome: PoliceEDMONTON. Police areseeking a male break-inand assault suspect.

EPS said a woman, 24,was allegedly assaultedwhen a man broke into a170 Street and 69 Avenueapartment around 4 a.m. yesterday. METRO

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Air warning

Alberta Health Services al-so issued an advisory ofpotential health risks. Ashelter-in-place warningspanned from WhitemudDrive to 39 Avenue and 91Street to 76 Street.About 22 EFR crews and 60firefighters had to battlethe NAEJA blaze at onepoint.

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hospitalizedafter gas explosionTwo Edmonton firefighterswere taken to hospital withsmall burns on their facesafter a gas explosion at asouthside home yesterday.

Four firefighters wereknocked to the ground af-ter an explosion blew opena side door where theywere shutting off a gas me-ter. METRO

Chopperrushes dadto dyingson’s sideWith his son fightingfor his life, a Calgary fa-ther was rushed to hisbedside by policehelicopter Mondaynight.

RCMP issued a call forassistance to locate thefather of a five-year-oldboy pulled from SylvanLake in central Albertaaround 6:45 p.m.

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Students waffling aboutcampus-food options nowhave a sweet new selec-tion.

In a push to cart outmore food-truck vendors,Eva Sweet is now tempt-ing tastebuds at the Uni-versity of Alberta daily.

Economics studentPatrick Wan was excitedto find his favourite wafflecart near the LRT station.

“On Saturday I went tothe market up in OldStrathcona looking for

these guys,” he said whileordering up a Belgian-styletreat trio.

The vendor has longhungered to hit campus,and this time when ownerVamir Basha called, theschool agreed.

“It’s not just us. There isgoing to be Fat Franks andother street vendors too,”Basha explained. “We loveit. It’s such a good energyto be part of.”

Tobie Smith of the Uni-versity of Alberta saidwheeling out cart offer-ings is part of a pilot proj-ect.

“It’s a good way for ourstudents, faculty andmany visitors throughoutthe summer to enjoy thecampus,” said Smith, com-munications officer with Uof A facilities and opera-tions.

While the university re-mains tight-lipped as towhether more food op-tions will be trucked outthis fall, Smith said thevendor pilot has “been re-ally well received.”

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Two new vendors added to campus list Popularity of cart options prompted push: U of A

U of A student Patrick Wan thinks the newest food cart to hit campus is a sweet addition.

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

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Gadhafi facesa food crisisTRIPOLI, Libya. The area ofLibya controlled byMoammar Gadhafi iswracked by shortages offuel, food and cash, saysthe United Nations.Rebels hold eastern Libyaand pockets in the west.Gadhafi clings to the rest.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

But he was given timeto kill.

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

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

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

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

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

The brutal assault has stunned peaceful, liberal Norway — but also brought its citizens together. Yesterday, a wall in Oslo was

decorated with flowers in memory of the massacre victims and on Monday thousands laid roses feet deep in streets.

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Rogers CommunicationsInc. faced tougher cell-phone competition fromplayers big and small alikeas the country’s largestwireless carrier saw its sec-ond-quarter profit drop bynine per cent.

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

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

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

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Re: She Says column(Table for two, please...non-children) publishedJuly 26

I normally enjoy this arti-cle, but today I am a bitoffended. Systematicallybarring any group from arestaurant is textbookdiscrimination. But I ammore worried about theflippant attitudedisplayed when it comesto “happy meals” andthat “you have tosacrifice a little” to go toa restaurant withchildren. Not all childrenbehave badly. The biggerissue is a battlenationwide, in Canadaand the U.S., against obe-sity. To suggest that theseare reasonablealternatives isthoughtless. Think of thehealth of the kids — thisis not a laughing matter.Children become whatthey become by how theyare raised. Take your kidsto fast-food joints all thetime, and what do youget? Obese, lazy parentswho take their kids tofast-food joints. Morehealth problems, highertaxes to treat those prob-lems, then no one will beable to go to nice restau-rants because fast food,will be the onlyaffordable option. MICHAEL WEBERTORONTO

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

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

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

the clothes on the washing linestraight for me.”

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

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

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

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

NOT EVERYDOG HAS ADAY LIKE THIS

Alexander McQueen had it all.The English fashion design-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

pointed that I’m not RyanReynolds.

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

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

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The stars of The Big BangTheory acknowledge theycould well be the out-siders when it comes tothe number of people inthe world who are nerds.

“There’s a lot of closet-ed nerds out there,” saysSimon Helberg, who playsthe perpetually randyHoward Wolowitz on thehit TV show.

“Personally, I’m not in-to Star Trek or physics orcomic books but I know Imight be in the minority.”

He says co-stars KunalNayyar (Raj), Jim Parsons(Sheldon) and JohnnyGalecki (Leonard) aren’tnerds either, despite howwell they play the sociallychallenged geniuses.

“I think ultimatelyeveryone has those quali-ties of feeling a little bitlike an outsider or beingpassionate about some-thing,” says Helberg, whowill host the Tribute toNerds show with Nayyarat Montreal’s Just ForLaughs festival on Friday.

The Big Bang Theory,which is seen on CTV, isabout four young scien-tists and their attractive— and comparatively nor-mal — neighbour Penny(Kaley Cuoco).

While the show startedstrongly in 2007, it reallycaught fire through wordof mouth.

“Nerds will talk,” ob-served Helberg, although

both he and Nayyar point-ed out the show isn’t outto just ridicule geeks butalso to lovingly poke funat them.

The show’s fourth sea-son finale set the Internetabuzz when Raj ended upsleeping with Penny,Leonard’s former girl-friend.

Nayyar and Helberg aresurprisingly like theircharacters when it comesto resolving that situa-tion, with Nayyar sayinghe’d advise Raj to take adeep breath, not beathimself up, and rebuildhis friendship withLeonard.

As for Helberg, he’d tellRaj to rebuild his bridgeswith Leonard — “and bragquietly to your friendsabout your victory. TellWolowitz all the detailsbecause he’s not going tolet you go without it.”

Both Nayyar and Hel-berg say the cast is asclose off-screen as theyare on and that con-tributes to their perform-ances as a tight-knitgroup of buddies.

“It’s a lot of fun,” saysNayyar. “We’re a family.”THE CANADIAN PRESS

Hit TV showspeaks to geeks

The Big Bang Theory lovinglypokes fun at nerds: Cast members

Rating gold: Program was renewedearlier this year for another 3 years

The Big Bang Theory cast members, Simon Helberg, left,

Jim Parsons, centre, and Kunal Nayyar pose in Toronto,

October 7, 2010.

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Nerd icons?

Nayyar says any suggestion

the stars are nerd icons is

humbling and the idea

gives him “goosebumps.”

“I would hope that peoplewho were poked fun at forbeing nerds or geeks in thepast can now wear it proud-ly and I hope Big Bang hadsome part to play in it,” hesaid.

“It’s a big responsibility soI’m working on mynerdiness and perfectingit,” cast mate SimonHelberg promised.

“People relate to itbecause it’s aboutunderdogs and it’sabout reaching outto the real worldand it’s abouttrying to find loveand it’s aboutfriendship.”ACTOR KUNAL NAYYAR, WHO PLAYSRAJ ON THE BIG BANG THEORY

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

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

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

The soul diva, who hadbattled alcohol and drug ad-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Amy’s ex reacts

Despite their messy split in

2009, Blake Fielder-Civil is

“devastated and

shattered” by the news of

ex-wife Amy Winehouse’s

death, his current

girlfriend, Sarah Aspin,

tells the Sun.

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

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

Kelly Osbourne arrives at Golders Green Crematorium for

the funeral ceremony of British singer Amy Winehouse,

north London, yesterday.

“Amy was about onething and that waslove.” FATHER MITCH WINEHOUSE

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

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

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

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

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

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

Brent Curtain, directorof public relations forMount Washington AlpineResort, said while hun-dreds of thousands of peo-ple visit his resort to skiand snowboard during thewinter months, only“thousands” of people pa-tronize it during summer.

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

The Green Line joins alist of 15 other runs, boast-ing intimidating nameslike Monster Mile, Back inBlack, Helter Skelter andthe Evil Eye, and not-so-intimidating names like

Quick N Dirty, Big Brotherand Time Warp.

Riders can now tackle37 kilometres of trails.

Instead of adding evenmore runs to its existingnetwork of trails this year,the resort decided to openthe Green Line and up-grade its existing runs,said Curtain.

It’s also offering a learn-to-ride week between July25 and July 29, in additionto events like the B.C.Provincial Cup Champi-onships Aug. 13-14 and thefemale-only See Jane Jumpcompetition, Aug. 20-21.

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

Jeremy Grasby, owner ofthe Riding Fool, a nearbyhostel that’s geared to-ward mountain bikers,said the beginners trailand lessons are a must forthe mountain.

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

“The rider that MountWashington attracts isseeking adrenaline, as wellas pushing the envelopesof their riding abilities.”

Curtain said the sport,which has been dominatedtraditionally by men intheir late teens and early20s, has witnessed somebig changes in the past fewyears. It’s now not uncom-mon to see people in their60s riding mountain bikes,as well as kids and women.

“We feel that thosenumbers will continue togrow in the future years to

come,” he said.Gregory Bird, owner of

the Vancouver IslandMountain Biking website,VIMB.com, said he has rid-den the new beginners trailand gives it high marks.

“It’s a pretty neat trail,actually,” he said, notingthe run boasts lots of flowand corners. And it’s abouttime, he added, for the re-sort to increase its offer-ings for beginners.

“There’s been many a

time I’ve seen beginnersup there sort of looking forstuff to ride and beingsomewhat intimidated bythe stuff they saw.”

Bird said more andmore visitors are growinginterested in Vancouver Is-land mountain biking op-portunities, and he’s seenan increase in emails andforum posts from Euro-pean and American riderson his website.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Hitting the slopes in summerVancouver Island resort courts

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

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

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Cyclists pose at the top of Mount Washington.

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If you go

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

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

For more information:mountwashington.ca

Cave tours

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

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In a blender, combineingredients andpurée until smooth.You may need to stopblender and stiringredients once toensure everythingblends evenly. Serve.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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

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18 sports metronews.caWEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2011

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

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

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

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

The 2012 Olympicsopen July 27 and close Aug.12.

Canada finished third inoverall medals with 25 inVancouver and Whistler,but set a Winter Gamesrecord with 14 gold.

The Summer Gamesgoal for Own the Podiumand the Canadian Olympic

Committee isn’t to win theoverall medal count,which was the objective in2010.

“The reality is, certainlyat the Summer Games, wewon’t ‘own the podium,’”says OTP chief executiveofficer Alex Baumann. “Wewon’t be No. 1 ... but wewant to move up the lad-der.”

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

Canadians won 18medals — three gold, nine

silver, six bronze — in Bei-jing to tie its second-bestperformance at a non-boy-cotted Games. Canadianathletes also finished infourth 10 times in Beijing.

Canada’s performancein Vancouver reinforcedthat Own the Podium, es-tablished five years beforethe 2010 Winter Games,had largely hit on a suc-cessful plan for winningmedals. That strategy isthe template for howCanadian high-perfor-mance sport now operates.

“I think what Vancouvergave us was we can actual-

ly be the best in theworld,” Baumann says.“That confidence can cer-tainly be transferred overonto the summer side.”

In London, Canadashould have multiplemedal threats in track andfield, rowing, canoe/kayak,cycling, women’s boxing,and women’s wrestling.

Results from worldchampionships over thenext few weeks will be astrong indicator of howCanada will perform inLondon.

“Our performance thisyear is critical,” says AnneMerklinger, director ofOTP’s summer sports. “Ourtop sports, rowing, diving,wrestling, canoeing, tram-poline, they need to beplayers, winning medals ornipping at the heels to winmedals. Top-five finishesare critical for us at themajor championships.”

Canada ranked 15th inworld championshipmedals won in 2010 with18, according to OTP. Chi-na, Russia and the U.S.ranked first to third with90, 87 and 75 respectively.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Canadian athletic programs have modest goals for London in comparisonto Vancouver Own the Podium considers top-12 finish a realistic target

Olympic Stadium and the aquatics centre in London yesterday. The 2012 Olympics open July 27 and close Aug. 12.

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Expectations at baywith Games a year away

NFL chaosbegins aftertruncatedoff-seasonThe free agency free-for-allhas begun, mostly with ob-scure names from the col-lege ranks.

It will get wilder.Contract negotiations for

free agents and draft picksstarted yesterday, withdraftees able to sign rightaway. The big namesamong veterans — NnamdiAsomugha, SantonioHolmes, Matt Hasselbeck —can’t sign until tomorrow,but their agents are negoti-ating deals right now.

Throw in dozens of play-ers who will be cut, such asDallas receiver RoyWilliams and Baltimoretight end Todd Heap, whichofficially can’t happen untiltomorrow, and it’s“organized chaos,” accord-ing to Colts general manag-er Chris Polian.

“It’s a lot of stress, work,preparation. But it’s whatwe all look forward to. It’sour playoffs and our SuperBowl,” agent Peter Schaffersaid.

Indeed, several agentssaid they didn’t expect tosleep last night as the NFLreopened after four-and-a-half months. In addition totheir clients already in theleague who are unrestrictedor restricted free agents,they will have veterans re-leased. And they are tryingto set up youngsters withteams after they werepassed over in April’s draft.

The math adds up tohundreds of transactions ina few days, as opposed to afew weeks had there notbeen a labour stoppage.

“I think the best way tosay it is whatever you canimagine, it’s probablyworse than that,” Cardinalscoach Ken Whisenhuntsaid. “There is multi-taskingat its most furious.”THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Loonie counting

Own the Podium has

doled out an average of

$30 million over the last

three years to summer

sport federations with a

high of $34.5 million for

this crucial year before the

London Games.

That money goes to sportsand individual athletesdeemed to have medal po-tential in 2012, withconsideration also given to

what they can do in 2016.OTP’s money comes fromSport Canada, the federalgovernment arm that over-sees sport. All in, the Canadiangovernment spendsbetween $165 million to$175 million a year onsport, OTP executive offi-cer Alex Baumannestimates. By comparison,the Australian governmentwill spend $1.2 billion onsport over the next fouryears.

“Most (players)said, ‘Listen, thebottom line is theteam I’m with I like.If somebody outthere is reallyinterested, if theycome with a greatoffer up front, thenwe’ll look intothat.’”NFL PLAYER AGENT JORDAN WOY

Quoted

“Despiteassurances bylegal counselregarding thestrength of myappeals case, I

have decided towithdraw my

appeal andproceed withsentencing.”

EDMONTON OILERS GOALIENIKOLAI KHABIBULIN IN A

STATEMENT AFTERWITHDRAWING AN APPEAL TO

HIS EXTREME DRUNKEN-DRIVING CONVICTION,

ACCEPTING A 30-DAY JAILSENTENCE YESTERDAY.

HE WAS PULLED OVER INPHOENIX ON FEB. 8, 2010,

AFTER HIS CAR WAS CLOCKEDAT 70 MPH IN A 45 MPH.

ZONE.

“Oncecompleted, I

eagerlyanticipate a

timely return toEdmonton fortraining camp,

where I willstrive to be the

best player,teammate and

citizen possible.”KHABIBULIN

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AL LEADERSG AB R H Avg.

AdGonzalez, Bos 99 408 70 141 .346MiYoung, Tex 101 403 50 134 .333Bautista, Tor 91 321 76 106 .330Kotchman, TB 86 289 25 94 .325JhPeralta, Det 92 332 45 107 .322VMartinez, Det 87 322 44 103 .320Ellsbury, Bos 99 408 74 130 .319MiCabrera, Det 102 353 69 111 .314Konerko, ChW 98 357 47 110 .308YEscobar, Tor 93 357 55 109 .305HOMERUNS—Bautista, Toronto, 31; Granderson,NewYork, 27; Teixeira, NewYork, 27; Konerko, Chica-go, 23; NCruz, Texas, 22;MiCabrera, Detroit, 21;Mar-Reynolds, Baltimore, 21.PITCHING—Sabathia, NewYork, 14-5;Weaver, LosAngeles, 13-4; Verlander, Detroit, 13-5; Tomlin,Cleveland, 11-4; Scherzer, Detroit, 11-5; 6 tied at 10.Not including last night’s games

Last night’s resultsFlorida 11,Washington 2Philadelphia 7, San Francisco 2N.Y.Mets 8, Cincinnati 6Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.Milwaukee 3, Chicago Cubs 2St. Louis 3, Houston 1Arizona at San DiegoColorado at L.A. DodgersMonday’s resultsSan Diego 5 Philadelphia 4N.Y.Mets 4 Cincinnati 2Pittsburgh 3 Atlanta 1St. Louis 10 Houston 5L.A. Dodgers 8 Colorado 5Tonight’s gamesFlorida (Vazquez 6-9) atWashington(L.Hernandez 5-9), 7:05 p.m.San Francisco (Cain 8-6) at Philadelphia(Hamels 12-5), 7:05 p.m.N.Y.Mets (Pelfrey 5-9) at Cincinnati (Arroyo7-8), 7:10 p.m.Pittsburgh (Maholm 6-10) at Atlanta (Jur-rjens 12-3), 7:10 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 7-5) atMilwaukee(Greinke 7-4), 8:10 p.m.Houston (Norris 5-7) at St. Louis (C.Carpenter6-7), 8:15 p.m.Arizona (I.Kennedy 11-3) at San Diego (Lue-bke 3-4), 10:05 p.m.Colorado (A.Cook 1-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda6-12), 10:10 p.m.Tomorrow’s gamesFlorida atWashington, 12:35 p.m.N.Y.Mets at Cincinnati, 12:35 p.m.Chicago Cubs atMilwaukee, 2:10 p.m.Arizona at San Diego, 3:35 p.m.San Francisco at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.Houston at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

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JosReyes, NYM 87 385 74 135 .351Braun,Mil 92 336 62 108 .321Helton, Col 91 305 44 96 .315Votto, Cin 101 373 61 117 .314Morse,Wash 90 307 44 96 .313Kemp, LAD 102 367 61 114 .311Holliday, StL 77 274 50 85 .310Pence, Hou 96 389 48 120 .308DanMurphy,NYM 98 351 41 108 .308McCann,Atl 90 328 42 100 .305Not including last night’s games

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Edmonton 4 4 0 0 127 74 8Calgary 4 2 2 0 95 99 4Saskatchewan 4 1 3 0 83 138 2B.C. 4 0 4 0 106 136 0WEEK FOURSunday’s resultSaskatchewan 27Montreal 24WEEK FIVETomorrow’s gameAll times EasternB.C. atWinnipeg, 8 p.m.Friday’s gamesMontreal at Hamilton, 6:30 p.m.Toronto at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.Saturday’s gameCalgary at Saskatchewan, 9:30 p.m.WEEKSIXThursday, Aug. 4Montreal at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.Friday, Aug. 5Edmonton atWinnipeg, 7:30 p.m.Saskatchewan at B.C., 10:30 p.m.Saturday, Aug. 6Hamilton at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

MLSTonight’s gameAll times EasternALL-STARGAMEAtHarrison, N.J.ManchesterU. (Eng.) atMLSAll-stars, 8:30 pmFriday’s gameColorado at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

UEFACHAMPIONS LEAGUEYesterday’s resultsRubin Kazan (Russia) 2 DynamoKyiv(Ukarine) 0FC Twente (Netherlands) 2 Vaslui (Romania) 0Champions RouteAPOEL (Cyprus) 0 Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)0Ekranas (Lithuania) 0 BATE Borisov (Belarus)0Wisla Krakow (Poland) 2 Litex Lovech (Bulgar-ia) 1Genk (Belgium) 2 Partizan (Serbia) 1Malmo (Sweden) 1 Rangers (Scotland) 0Zestafoni (Georgia) 1 SturmGraz (Austria) 1

EUROPA LEAGUEYesterday’s resultBnei Yehuda 1 Helsingborg 0

CONCACAFCHAMPIONS LEAGUESan Francisco 1 Seattle Sounders FC 0Herediano 8 Alpha United 0

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BASEBALLMAJOR LEAGUEBASEBALLÑ Suspended SanFrancisco bench coach RonWotus one gamefor his inappropriate actions during Saturday’sgame againstMilwaukee.

AMERICAN LEAGUEBALTIMOREORIOLES—Activated DHVladimir Guerrero from the 15-day DL. Op-tioned RHPMarkWorrell to Norfolk (IL).BOSTONREDSOX—Placed OF J.D. Drew onthe 15-day DL, retroactive to July 20. RecalledINF DrewSutton fromPawtucket (IL).NEWYORKYANKEES—Activated 3B EricChavez from the 60-day DL. Optioned INFBrandon Laird to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

NATIONAL LEAGUEARIZONADIAMONDBACKS—ReinstatedRHP J.J. Putz from the 15-day DL. Selectedthe contract of OF Collin Cowgill fromReno(PCL). Placed INF Geoff Blum on the 15-dayDL, retroactive to July 25.PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Assigned RHPTyson Brummett from Lehigh Valley (IL) toReading (EL).SANDIEGO PADRES—Recalled RHP PatNeshek and C LuisMartinez from Tucson(PCL). Optioned C Kyle Phillips to Tucson.Placed RHP Ernesto Frieri on the paternityleave list.

FOOTBALLNFLCAROLINA PANTHERS—Agreed to termswith S Kevin Payne on a one-year contract.CHICAGOBEARS—Agreed to termswith TEKyle Adams, LB Tressor Baptiste, C JCBrignone, CBAntareis Bryan, DT CorbinBryant,WR Travis Cobb, T Josh Davis, G RickyHenry, CBMike Holmes, RB Robert Hughes,CB Ryan Jones, C Alex Linnenkohl, DT JordanMiller, LB DeronMinor, DT SeanMurnane, TEAndre Smith, SWinston Venable, S AnthonyWalters,WR JimmyYoung,WRKris Adams,DEMario Addison, LB Tanner Antle, LB DomDeCicco, P Spencer Lanning,WRDane Sanzen-backer and QB Trevor Vittatoe.INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Announced they arerelinquishing the rights to RBMike Hart, DBMike Richardson, TE Gijon Robinson, TE TomSanti and DB Jamie Silva.JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Agreed to termswithWRArmon Binns, OT Cameron Bradfield,CB Cole Brodie, LB JoJo Dickson,WRGregEllingson, SMatt Estrada, TE TommyGallarda,LB Eric Gordon, G BrandonHarper, RB DuJuanHarris, CB T.J. Heath,WRDontrelle Inman, CBJalil Johnson, LBMichael Lockley, LB ScottLutrus, TE KyleMiller, RB RichardMurphy,WRJamar Newsome, DEOdrick Ray, QB Scott Rid-dle, CB Kevin Rutland, P Brian Saunders, DEMarc Schiechl and G TroyWhite.NEWYORKGIANTS—Signed LBMark Her-zlich.SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Agreed to termswith DT Ladi Ajiboye, DE Pierre Allen,WRDoug Baldwin, FB Dorson Boyce, DE JarrettCrittenton, P John Gold, CB Jesse Hoffman, GMichael Huey, T Zach Hurd, S Jeron Johnson,QB Zach Lee,WRRicardo Lockette, LB DeronMinor, LBMikeMorgan, G/C Brent Osborne,CB Ron Parker, QB Josh Portis, S RickeyThenarse and TE Ryan Travis.TENNESSEE TITANS—Agreed to termswithLB Jonathan Cornell, P Chad Cunningham, TE

WTA-BANKOFTHEWESTCLASSICAt Stanford, CalifYesterday’s resultsSingles — First RoundMaria Kirilenko, Russia, def. Julia Goerges(6), Germany, 6-2, 6-3.AyumiMorita, Japan, def. Ana Ivanovic (7),Serbia, 6-3, 7-5.Sabine Lisicki, Germany, def. SimonaHalep,Romania, 6-1, 6-2.Marina Erakovic, NewZealand, def. SofiaArvidsson, Sweden, 6-2, 6-1.Urszula Radwanska, Poland, def. OlgaSavchuk, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-2.Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, def. Rika Fuji-wara, Japan, 6-0, 6-2.

ATP-STUDENA CROATIA OPENAt Umag, CroatiaYesterday’s resultsSingles — First RoundTommyRobredo (5), Spain, def. RubenRamirez Hidalgo, Spain, 6-3, 6-2.Fabio Fognini (6), Italy, def. RuiMachado,Portugal, 6-4, 6-3.Andreas Seppi (7), Italy, def. Dusan Lajovic,Serbia, 6-4, 6-2.Potito Starace, Italy, def. Thiemo de Bakker,Netherlands, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-1.Robin Haase, Netherlands, def. SimoneVagnozzi, Italy, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain, def.MaximoGon-zalez, Argentina, 3-6, 6-3, 1-1, retired.Filippo Volandri, Italy, def. Mate Pavic, Croat-ia, 6-4, 6-0.Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, def. Blaz Kavcic,Slovenia, 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-4.Olivier Rochus, Belgium, def. SergiyStakhovsky, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-4.Gianluca Naso, Italy, def. Mate Delic, Croatia,6-4, 6-2.

ATP-CREDIT AGRICOLE SUISSEOPEN GSTAADAt Gstaad, SwitzerlandSingles — First RoundFeliciano Lopez (5), Spain, def. Michael Lam-mer, Switzerland, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-3.Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, def. GuillermoGarcia-Lopez (6), Spain, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1.Marcel Granollers (8), Spain, def. StephaneBohli, Switzerland, 6-1, 6-0.Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, def. Steve Dar-cis, Belgium, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5.Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, def. Victor Hanes-cu, Romania, 7-5, 6-2.Frederico Gil, Portugal, def. Joao Souza, Por-tugal, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.Julien Benneteau, France, def. Lukas Rosol,Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-3.

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WEEKEND GLANCELPGA TOUR/LADIES’ GOLF UNIONWOMEN’S BRITISHOPENSite: Carnoustie, Scotland.Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday.OntheNet:www.ricohwomensbritishopen.comLPGA Tour site:www.lpga.comLadies’ Golf Union site:www.lgu.orgLadies European Tour site:www.ladieseuropeantour.com

PGA TOURGREENBRIER CLASSICSite:White Sulphur Springs,W.Va.Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday.Online:www.pgatour.com

U.S. GOLF ASSOCIATIONU.S. SENIOROPENSite: Toledo, Ohio.Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday.Online:www.usga.orgChampions Tour site:www.pgatour.com

EUROPEAN TOURIRISHOPENSite:Killarney, Ireland.Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday.Online:www.europeantour.com

NATIONWIDE TOURUTAHCHAMPIONSHIPSite: Sandy, Utah.Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday.Online:www.pgatour.com

Cameron Graham, G Thomas Gray, FB PatrickHill,WR JosephHills, DE Julian Hartsell, G An-quez Jackson,WR James Kirkendoll, CBLequan Lewis,WROrenthaMurdock,WRMichael Preston,WROwen Spencer andLS/LB John Stokes, Vanderbilt.

HOCKEYNHLDETROIT REDWINGS—Announce the retire-ment of C Kris Draper.NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Signed C CraigSmith to a two-year contract.PITTSBURGHPENGUINS—Signed F JasonWilliams to a one-year contract.WINNIPEG JETS—Agreed to termswith CIvan Telegin.

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

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

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

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

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

Soak up some affordable summer fun

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And although the basic

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

The updating of the Se-

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

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

ments and namechange were deemed

as vital to reinvigoratingthe Chrysler brand by the

automaker’s Fiat-basedmanagement that nowruns the show.

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

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On many cars, the armrest or the storage-compartment lid that’s part of the vehi-cle’s floor console isn’t the mostcomfortable place to perch your elbow. Ba-sically what you need is a booster for yourarmrest and that’s exactly what Auto Chiccan supply. The company’s specially fittedproduct attaches to the existing consolelid using Velcro straps, which allows it tobe removed for cleaning or storage ortransfer to another vehicle. WHEELBASE

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A little planning and preparation goes a long way when you’re takingthe family on that anticipated road trip

Read on for some advice that could save you from major hassles

Summer vacation

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

reach your destination. One more hour? It does-

n’t seem like you’ll make it.You might be spending thenight in a motel while yourcar catches its breath in amom-and-pop garage.

It happens to everyoneat one time or another, butholiday/vacation trauma isless likely with a little plan-ning.

Yes, indeed, according toauto experts, planning andpreparation actually works.Who would have thought?

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

Most car manufacturers

recommend regular serviceaccording to what’s show-ing on the odometer, butwe also have some tips thatjust aren’t in the manual.

Boiling over and leaking

No matter how fresh, tastyand green engine coolantlooks, it becomes veryacidic over time. That stuffwill eat your engine fromthe inside out. So, it needsto be tested and changed ifnecessary. Loading up thegear and piling a lot of peo-ple into a vehicle addsstress to all the systems, in-cluding the automatictransmission. An overheat-ing transmission can causeengine coolant boilovers sohave a shop check/changethe transmission fluid.

Oil changes

Many car companies rec-ommend an oil-and-filterchange every three months

or 5,000-10,000 kilometres,while some want you to doit less often than that even.

Consult your owners’manual to find out regularmaintenance-schedulespecifics, and here’s why.

Worn-out oil actuallyworks against your engine,acting as an abrasive in-stead of a lubricant, caus-ing excessive wear andpremature failure (usuallyon the open road a hun-dred miles from grandma’shouse).

Brakes

Perhaps no other part ofyour vehicle takes as muchpunishment as the brakes.Have a technician inspectthe system for wear andproper operation. Sincethis should be regularlychecked, your brakes aremost likely already in nearperfect condition (you dohave them regularly in-

spected, right?).

Windshield woes

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

On older vehicles thatsee a lot of highway miles,the windshield becomessandblasted and pitted, cre-ating a fuzzy, hazy view.The problem is amplified atdawn and dusk and whenthere’s glare off a wet road.

Battery

They’re fickle creaturesthat quit at will without acare in the world aboutwhat you happen to be do-ing at the time. The only ac-curate way to detect a weakbattery is with profession-al equipment.

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Summer is the main sea-son for road construction,which means there’s agood chance you’ll hit abump or two, or comeacross loose stones andother hazards associatedwith construction zones.

These road conditionscan be tough on a vehi-cle’s steering and suspen-sion systems and canthrow out the alignment,while loose stones havethe potential to damage

the vehicle’s exterior orwindshield.

The symptoms of steer-ing and suspension orwheel alignment prob-lems are uneven tire wear,pulling to one side, noiseand vibration while cor-nering or loss of control.

The main parts of thesystems are shocks and/orstruts, the steering knuck-le, ball joints, the steeringrack/box, bearings, sealsor hub units, and tie rod

ends.Motorists should have

their vehicles checked outimmediately if any ofthese symptoms exist, assteering and suspensionsystems are key safety-re-lated components andlargely determine the car’sride and handling.

Regardless of road con-ditions, these systemsshould be checked annual-ly and a wheel alignmentshould be performed at

Two seasons: Winter and constructionRemember to keep a watchful eye on your car

with the arrival of the dreaded construction season

In addition to causing traffic jams, construction zones can also be dangerous for your car.

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“Even the most carefuldriver, who is travellingslowly and carefullythrough a work zone, canhit an unexpected bumpor other road hazards,”

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Designing an interior means form and function

GM TAPS SILICON VALLEY TECH, AND CULTURE AUTO PILOT

MIKE GOETZDRIVE@METRONEWS.CA

California’s SiliconValley looks prettymuch the way Ipictured it.

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

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

A group of us autoscribes were in the area, tovisit GM’s Advanced Tech-nology Silicon Valley Office(ATSVO), as part of a presspreview for the new BuickLaCrosse eAssist (a new,mild hybrid).

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

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

The man who heads upthe team, Bryon Shaw, toldus that the building reflectsits mandate to forge rela-tionships with its famousSilicon Valley neighbours,like Apple, Google, Cisco,

Hewlett-Packard, NeuroSky,Nokia, SoundHound, MADMaps, Digitario, andStratosAudio.

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

To grease the wheels ofcollaboration many adoptan interior design conceptknown as “caves and com-mons.”

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

“This leads to faster de-velopment cycles, butsometimes you need tothink… Common areas arenoisy. Cave areas are whereyou can retract into and getyour hard thinking done.”(This reminds me of one ofmy favourite bumper stick-ers: “Ever stop to think andforget to start again.”)

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

“But when you peak in,you see only one person inthat room, on the phone toa globally distributedteam,” noted Shaw.

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

When ATSVO staff needto liaison with someonedown the street, or acrossthe globe, everything theyneed to get that done canbe found in the blue booth— small desk, phone, inter-

Among other advancements,

GM’s Silicon Valley tech centre was

responsible for developing the

computer generation of

personalized audio clues for

consumer demographics and

preferences in the Chevrolet Volt.

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A huge amount of workgoes into designing a vehi-cle, but it’s far more thanjust the exterior appear-ance. The inside requiresjust as much attention, cov-ering everything from howit looks to its integrationwith important safety fea-tures.

For Mercedes-Benz, theinterior of the redesigned2012 M-Class SUV startedwith sketches at the compa-ny’s design headquarters inSindelfingen, Germany.

The designers also usecomputer models and thenfull-size clay mockups todetermine what the newvehicle will use.

“It takes a long time,”says Marina Sacco, an inte-rior trim designer specializ-ing in colour and materials.

“We started a few yearsago and have continued to

improve it.”The design follows a ba-

sic theme that Mercedes-Benz reserves for its SUVs:the dash must have stronghorizontal lines to give thefeeling of spaciousness,while a dome over the cen-tre stack controls hints atthe engine’s power. Thematerials, meanwhile, con-vey a “welcome home” feel-ing, with soft-touchsurfaces and wood high-lights. It isn’t enough tosimply use home-style ma-terials, though.

“The colours and materi-als have to work in all tem-peratures, whether very hotor very cold,” Sacco says.

“The leather must func-tion, the plastic must func-tion, and it can’t discolour.Everything has to stay as itis on the first day.”

To that end, everythingthat goes into the interior isthoroughly tested. Eachmaterial is placed undersimulated sunshine, and incold and heat extremes toensure that it doesn’t peel,become brittle or fade.

It’s also very importantthat the final design andthe materials used look likethey belong in a Mercedes,Sacco says.

“Most customers don’tlike screaming colours,”she says. “People like black,brown, beige and grey.Sports cars are allowed a lit-tle bit of red, but on a carlike this (M-Class), it’s niceto have natural colours.This is about driving the carand going to the outdoors.”

Authenticity of the mate-rials is also important, and

for the new model, thecompany has introduced anoptional trim design thatincludes unfinished, open-grain wood.

“You can feel the struc-ture of the grain on it,” Sac-co says, which is veryimportant.

It seems that, althoughMercedes-Benz uses only re-al wood in the M-Class,some customers com-plained that their passen-gers thought the high-glossversion was actually madeof plastic.

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net connection, privacy,and good acoustics.

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

Two of its more interest-ing advancements were de-veloping Wi-Fi coverage tovehicle occupants while

moving at highway speeds(not yet available in Cana-da), and personalized audiocues for the new ChevroletVolt.

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

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A rare and well-loved retro street rodModel: 1997 to 2002 Plymouth Prowler Vehicle Type: Roadster

The Plymouth brand bitthe dust some years ago —but it’s departure from ex-istence did leave one ofthe world’s most interest-ing and rare sports cars inits wake.

The Plymouth Prowlerwas a two-seat, uber-retrostreet rod convertible soldin 1997, and 1999 through2002. Unlike other Ply-mouth models, theProwler was its own car —not a rebadged variant ofsome other Chrysler,Dodge or Eagle product.

Prowler launched witha manually-operated cloth-top roof, 214-horsepowerV6 engine and rear-wheeldrive. After a break from

the market for 1998,Chrysler updated the 1999model with a new 253-horsepower V6 engine. Allmodels got a four-speed“AutoStick” automatictransmission.

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

An auto-dimmingrearview mirror andleather-trimmed accentswere also on board.

VerdictThough information islimited, a usedPlymouth Prowler ap-pears to be a fairly reli-able, albeit extremelyrare, used sports carbuy.

Shoppers set onowning a Prowler andable to locate a unitfor sale are advised tomake an appointmentwith a nearby Chryslerdealership for aninspection.

A well-maintainedunit with full servicerecords that’s familiarto a Chryslerdealership is the safestbet.

What Owners Like

Exclusivity is the largestdraw to the Prowler,according to most owners. Production was extremelylimited, and few cars turnheads this well. Fun to drive handling, dy-namics, relative perform-ance and a relativelycomfortable ride are alsohighly rated.

What they dislike

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

Common issues

Given the Prowler’s limitedsales volume and relativelytiny online owner’scommunity, reliability-re-lated information issparse. Some issues havesurfaced with the factorystereo system, includinghissing, static or blownspeakers. Premature suspensionwear may also be aconcern — so be sure tolisten for any popping orclunking sounds on a test-drive that could indicate a

worn-out component. Check power

windows for prop-er operation in

both directions, besure the air condi-tioner works prop-erly, and note any

damaged or missinginterior trim panels.

Prowler’s driveline appearsto be fairly solid and prob-lem free, though the 3.5-

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

1999 Plymouth Prowler

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