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The two opposing sides in the HSTdebate have to wait only one moreday to find out which of them canbreathe a sigh of relief.

Elections BC is expected torelease the results of the HST ref-erendum tomorrow, with propo-nents of the Yes and No sides eagerto see how 52.6 per cent of regis-tered voters cast their ballots.

Mike Jagger, co-chair of theSmart Tax Alliance, said hebelieves it will be a close vote butis “cautiously optimistic” thatBritish Columbians have done the“right” thing.

“I’m hopeful that commonsense would prevail over emo-tion,” Jagger said, adding the 12per cent harmonized tax stimu-lates the economy and helps smallbusinesses.

Meanwhile, Bill Vander Zalm,the former premier turned FightHST organizer, said his confidenceabout the tax getting scrapped wasnever shaken.

“The working man and work-ing woman would be very pleasedbecause they’re going to save a lotof money, collectively at least $2billion a year,” Vander Zalm said.

Wordlooms onHST’s fate

Future of the controversial tax set to be decided tomorrow Opposing sides hopefulBritish Columbians made the ‘right’ choice

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The fruits of a Mountie’s labours

Crime. Investigation

RCMP Cpl. Daryl Krumbhols went to extraordinary lengths to identify the vehicle used by killer

Davey Butorac. His dogged determination led to Butorac’s conviction. Story, page 6.

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Lengthy hunt

Jan. 26, 1999:Poonam Randhawa’s bodywas found near Granvilleand 47th Avenue.Jan. 29, 1999 :A warrant was issued forthe arrest of NinderjitSingh for first-degreemurder of Randhawa.Aug. 19, 2011:Ninderjit Singh arrested inRiverside County, Calif.

A decade-long search for aman wanted for the 1999murder of an 18-year-oldwoman has come to anend.

Ninderjit Singh, 33,was arrested Friday byU.S. authorities in River-side County, Calif., for themurder of Poonam Rand-hawa.

Randhawa, a student atSir Winston ChurchillSecondary, was foundshot dead near GranvilleStreet and 47th Avenueon Jan. 26, 1999.

“I can’t rememberwhen any announcementhas ever given me thismuch pleasure,” said VPDDeputy Chief WarrenLemcke. “We got him. Af-ter years of searching,near misses and heart-breaking attempts, we

got him.”Investigators believe

Randhawa got into a carwith Singh, her ex-boyfriend, outside herschool. He allegedly droveto a deserted part of thestreet, shot her and lefther body at the scene.

“Police always suspect-ed the killer was NinderjitSingh, a man she knewwho had apparently beenstalking her for years,”Lemcke added.

Victim shot in head by ex-boyfriend, who then fled to United States,police allege Singh concealed his identity by gaining weight

Vancouver police Deputy Chief Warren Lemcke announces the arrest of Ninderjit Singh, wanted for the murder of 18-year-old Poonam Randhawa in 1999, in the U.S.

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Suspect arrested for1999 murder of teen

B.C. man’slife for saleIf you stumble across aCraigslist classified ad offer-ing the “life” of a B.C. manfor $1 million, you can restassured it’s no scam.

Ryan Daley, 36, said thedecision to part with hispossessions, his job as a car-penter and cabinet maker,his Garibaldi Heights homeand a property near JordanRiver on Vancouver Island,was motivated by a desireto “hit the refresh button.”

“(My friends and I) weresitting around one nighthaving drinks … and theywere telling me how greata life it is. I said ‘I’d sell itall!’ and they said ‘Howmuch?’ And so I came upwith the number, and thenposted it the next day.”

As a codicil to the deal,Daley plans to provide acrash course in “being”him, including surf andsnowboard lessons, andcarpentry training.

Since the ad appearedon Aug. 14, Daley said he’sreceived some interestingoffers, including the possi-bility of a “life trade” with aCalgary man. However, Da-ley is still hoping for alump-sum payment, andsaid he isn’t interested inexchanges.

“We live in a pretty ma-terialistic world these days,and although I love (mypossessions), and they canbe wonderful, sometimes Ifeel trapped by them.”

Down the road, Daleyplans to focus on hispassions of art, music, fur-niture building and surfing.He says he’ll use cash fromthe sale to pay off debts,and will maintain connec-tions with family andfriends no matter where heends up.

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Thousands of fans are stillsuffering from withdraw-al, but organizers are al-ready looking forward.

Live at Squamish festi-valgoers were left withsmiles on their faces aftera weekend of great weath-er and music headlined byWeezer and Metric.

“We got great feedbackfrom the festival,” saidPaul Runnals, senior vice-president for brand.LIVE.“People were writing posi-tive things all over Twit-ter and Facebook and willbe marking this event intheir calendars as an es-sential part of summer.”

Runnals assures that

the festival will be back infull force next year.

“This will absolutelyhave long-term play,” saidRunnals. “The festival willrun at least until 2016.”

Heartsfound atthe pound It’s a fundraiser that’s go-ing to the dogs.

The SPCA will be lock-ing up Jason Priestley’smother, Sharon Mason,in a kennel tomorrowduring the annual KennelLock-In and free blockparty at the Vancouvershelter.

Writer JacquieSomerville and the BC SP-CA’s general manager ofcruelty investigation Mar-cie Moriarty will also lockthemselves in a kennel toraise money for Paws fora Cause.

“We have seen animalswho have suffered allsorts of terrible injuries,neglect and abusive situa-tions,” said Moriarty. “Werely on donors to helpsave those animals.”

Moriarty and companywill get locked in a ken-nel at 11 a.m. and staythere until their fundrais-ing goal is met.

The event raised$17,000 last year, and theorganization said ithopes to raise $20,000 in2011.

TERRIS SCHNEIDER

Live at Squamish keeps growingFestival will be back next year Weezer and Metric attracted

thousands of fans

Fans watch Stars perform on the Stawamus stage Saturday as part of the Live at Squamish festival.

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LUSH petitionsto end trade ofshark fins For this week, LUSH Cos-metics, in partnershipwith Shark Savers, isinviting the public tosign petitions to their lo-cal government officialsto outlaw the trade ofshark fins in their localstores. It’s estimatedthat a third of sharkspecies are being threat-ened with extinction.

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Migrantworker injuredA Mexican man was se-riously injured whileworking on a farm inDelta yesterday. The vic-tim slipped on a potato-harvesting machine andhis right leg was drawninto the device,trapping it up to thehip. A rescue crew extri-cated him from the ma-chine and he was takento hospital with severemuscle and tissue dam-age. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Festival facts

The festival attracted justunder 17,000 people, with8,900 people attending onSaturday and 7,700 on Sun-day.

50 bands played over thecourse of the weekend.

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With a killer on the looseand investigators hitting abrick wall, sometimes thesmallest detail can makeor break a case.

An insatiable thirst forjustice, dogged determina-tion and attention to de-tail is where forensicscomes into play.

The B.C. RCMP websitedescribes forensic investi-gation as “a painstakingjob that requires years ofspecial training and an ea-gle eye for detail.”

As far as Cpl. DarylKrumbhols of the RCMP’sIntegrated Forensic Identi-fication Services (IFIS) de-partment is concerned,the recent murder trial ofDavey Mato Butorac wasno exception.

“What I learned from

this investigation is thatyou can never underesti-mate what you’re pickingup,” said Krumbhols,whose analysis of a tiretrack left on the arm ofone of Butorac’s victims

was a major factor in theprosecution’s case.

“When (we) find shoeprints or tire tracks, weseldom manage to identifythem to a particular shoeor vehicle,” Krumbholssaid, explaining that hewasn’t overly optimistic atthe outset.

However, this didn’t de-ter him.

Krumbhols comparedthe tire track with a rangeof prospective matches.After the search provedfruitless, he consulted po-lice services and databases— again with no success.He even resorted to exam-ining the treads of cars sta-tioned in parking lots onhis own time.

When Krumbhols final-ly uncovered a photo-graphic match of the tiretrack through a privatewebsite, there was no wayto confirm the tire’s make.

“It was a little discour-aging, because I got ontothe Internet, I looked andlooked and looked, andwhen I finally found some-thing ... I couldn’t confirmit was a BF Goodrich tire.”

Krumbhols eventuallyconfirmed the makethrough consultation withtire manufacturer Miche-lin, acquired a set of BFGoodrich tires, and then

drove over an artificialarm to replicate the tireimpression found on thevictim.

After five months offrustrating and exhaustingwork, day and night, hispersistence finally paidoff. Police were able to usea combination of surveil-lance footage and Krumb-hols’ tire-tread evidence tolocate the perpetrator’s ve-

hicle. “‘Wow!’ is the best way

of explaining” his excite-ment, Krumbhols said.

Davey Mato Butoracwas convicted on twocounts of second-degreemurder, stemming fromthe 2007 deaths of Gwen-dolyn Jo Lawton, 46, andSheryll Lynn Koroll, 50. Hehas no possibility of parolefor 23 years.

A ‘tire’-less pursuitInvestigator recalls hunt for Davey Butorac 5-month search for tire-tread match led to conviction

Timeline

Timeline of the Davey

Butorac case:

2007. Police discover bod-ies of Gwendolyn Jo Law-ton in Abbotsford andSheryll Lynn Koroll in Lang-ley.2008. Two second-degreemurder charges are laidagainst Butorac in January.2010. B.C. Supreme Courtjury finds Butorac guilty onboth counts2011. Butorac sentenced tolife in prison with nochance of parole for 23years on Feb. 10.

Cpl. Daryl Krumbhols looks at the samples of the specialized fabric

he used to simulate human skin during his tire-tread investigation.

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One of the strongest earth-quakes ever recorded onthe East Coast of the U.S.shook buildings and rattlednerves yesterday, forcingthe evacuation of parts ofthe Capitol, White Houseand Pentagon.

There were no immedi-ate reports of deaths, butthere were some injuries.The U.S. Geological Surveysaid the quake registeredmagnitude 5.8 and was cen-tred about 64 kilometresnorthwest of Richmond, Va.Two nuclear reactors at theNorth Anna Power Stationwere automatically takenoff line by safety systems.

U.S. President BarackObama led a conferencecall with administration of-ficials, including the Feder-al Emergency ManagementAgency. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

U.S. tremor felt far and widePeople scurried onto city streetsSome flights were put on hold,

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Office workers gather on the sidewalk in downtown Washington, D.C.,

yesterday moments after a 5.8-magnitude tremor shook the U.S. capital.

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People from across centraland eastern Canada,including residents ofToronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Londonreported feeling effects including rumbling desksand swaying buildings.Earthquake Canada saidCanadians weren’t feelingtremors or aftershocks,just waves from the quake.More than 12 millionpeople live close enoughto the quake’s epicentre tohave felt shaking.Social media sites lit upwith first-hand accountsfrom Canada and the U.S.In 1897, a magnitude-5.9quake at Giles County, Va.,was the strongest everrecorded in the state.

DSK casecollapsesTwo judges put an endyesterday to the sensa-tional sexual assault case

against DominiqueStrauss-Kahn, setting himfree after prosecutors ar-gued the hotel housekeep-er accusing the formerInternational MonetaryFund head of sexual as-sault couldn’t be trusted.

The decision to dropthe charges in a case thathas attracted global atten-tion had been widely ex-pected. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rebels stormGadhafi armycompoundHundreds of Libyan rebelsblasted through Moam-mar Gadhafi’s Bab al-Az-iziya compound in Tripoliyesterday.

They beat and killedsome of those who de-fended it and fired cele-

bratory shots, markingthe effective collapse ofGadhafi’s 42-year-oldregime. But pockets of re-sistance are likely to per-sist for some time.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Winehousedeath a mysteryAmy Winehouse had no il-legal drugs in her system

when shedied, and itis still un-clear whatkilled thesinger, herfamily said

yesterday. Toxicology testsshowed “alcohol was pres-ent” but it is not deter-mined if it thiscontributed to her death. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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One of Jack Layton’s closestadvisers is emerging as asurprise front-runner topick up the torch from thefallen NDP leader.

Insiders say party presi-dent Brian Topp is receivinga lot of encouragementfrom influential quarters tojoin the impending race tosucceed Layton, who diedon Monday.

Topp is one of the key ar-chitects of Layton’s successand was among the last ofLayton’s tight-knit inner cir-cle to speak with him be-fore his death. Montreal MPThomas Mulcair, Layton’sdeputy leader, is widely

NDP front-runneralready on the horizon

Melanie d’Esterre reads from a wall that has been

made into a tribute to the late NDP leader Jack Layton

at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto yesterday.

AARON VINCENT ELKAIM/THE CANADIAN PRESS

considered the only otherprospective candidate tohave a serious shot at takingLayton’s place.

Signs of leadership jock-eying emerged yesterdayeven as plans were drawnup for Layton’s body to lie instate on Parliament Hill andToronto City Hall before astate funeral in Toronto onSaturday. His closed casketwill rest for visitation in thefoyer outside the House ofCommons.

The lying-in-state will beopen to the public todayfrom 12:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.ET, and tomorrow from 9

a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET. He willreceive a 15-gun salute as heleaves Parliament Hill.

Layton’s casket will thenrest “in repose” at TorontoCity Hall all day Friday andSaturday morning before astate funeral at Roy Thom-son Hall that afternoon.

The state funeral, nor-mally accorded only to cur-rent and former primeministers, current cabinetministers and governorsgeneral, was offered byPrime Minister StephenHarper out of respect forLayton’s stature.THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Sign of roguepanda disturbsmotoristsAuthorities in Flagstaff, Ariz., are as-suring residents there are no roguepandas roaming the city after somepranksters got creative with an elec-tronic street sign.

The Arizona Department of Trans-portation-controlled sign was set upto warn drivers not to make leftturns at a busy intersection. But mo-torists heading to work Mondaymorning got an entirely different

message: “Rogue panda on rampage.”A passerby reported the hacked

sign to police at about 3 a.m. yester-day.

Transportation Departmentspokeswoman Mackenzie Nuno saysthe sign was restored to its originalmessage by 11 a.m.

She says the agency has nosuspects, but she noted the hackerswould have needed specialized equip-ment to change the sign.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

IF ONLY I HAD ADOLLAR FOR EVERYSONG I’VE SUNG

So you think you can sing.Not to worry, it’s a

common delusion, and withtreatment, you can lead anearly normal life.

I, for example, havelearned to confine my delusion to thecar with the windows rolled up all theway, to the tune of Sweet HomeAlabama. Well, maybe not to the exacttune, but only a sharp or flat off.

I used to sing in the shower, but theSPCA came by one day and confiscated

my dog. Some neighbour thought that horrible noisecould only be the beseeching cries of an abusedanimal and called it in.

Sadly, some peoplechoose to ignore theevidence, and there’s evena machine that aids andabets their transgressions.It’s called a karaokemachine and, along withother weird stuff likesushi and manga, it comesfrom Japan.

Just so you know,“karaoke” means “emptyorchestra,” which justabout sums it up. As any-one who has ever been toa bar knows, the karaokemachine provides the lushorchestralaccompaniment, completewith lyrics, and the usual-ly drunken patronsprovide the vocal track.

The really amazingthing is that unlike thehouse band, karaoke nev-

er sounds better no matter how many drinks you have.So imagine my, er, delight when I discovered there’s

a World Karaoke Championship, where they actuallyencourage these people with cash prizes and recordingcontracts. This year, it’s in Killarney, Ireland, fromSept. 8-10. You might want to vacation in France thisyear.

The last one was held in Moscow, and they shouldhave the broken glass cleared up in time for the 2014Winter Olympics. The World Karaoke Championshipwebsite quickly points out that this contest bears noresemblance to the usual alcohol-fuelled caterwaulingin bars — these people can really sing.

But if they can really sing, why do they need thecheesy canned arrangements and backup singers?Why not just ... sing? I can only guess these audio-assisted thrushes have moved up through the bars andbubble-tea joints of the world and asking them to singwithout their beloved music machine would be likeasking Lady Gaga to appear in public without her meatdress.

It’s part of the act. There are two British Columbians representing

Canada at the 2011 Killarney blarney fest. To TrevorDunn and Jerrica Santos, I say: Good luck and stayaway from Sweet Home Alabama. That one’s mine.

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They reflect the innergoodness that not onlyconstitutes the historicalordinance of Canada, butalso humanity.

Layton, throughouthis political career, daredto reimagine Canada, at-tempting to reroot it as abeacon of diversity andsocial justice. He provedthat when you truly em-body your personal con-victions in your politics,you will not only beheard but respected.

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Nine-million-dollar smile: Akshay Kothari attended

Facebook class and founded Pulse.com, a news aggregator

that now has five million users.

PHOTO COURTESY OF AKSHAY KOTHARI

Think rich withFacebook class

The company founded andrun by Evan Reas has 10employees and $6 millionin investor funding. Reas’sbusiness concept is simple:his website, lal.com, allowscollege students to flirt on-line. And U.S. college stu-dents apparently don’t getto flirt enough in real life —thousands have signed up.

Reas himself is still just26. He’s one of the super-en-trepreneurs trained at Stan-ford University’s “Facebookclass.”

“The class was extremelypractical,” says Reas.

“(Professor B.J. Fogg)taught us the theory of en-trepreneurship, but expect-ed us to use it in the realworld and try it out withsmall experiments to at-tempt to do it ourselves,”says Reas.

“He wanted us to talk tousers and to get real dataourselves rather than justreading it in a book.”

The class, launched byFogg and Dave McClure in2007, hasn’t just spawnedReas and lal.com. In fact, itsmain result is a new genera-tion of companies thatmake money on Facebookapps. The first-year studentsdesigned apps that attract-ed 16 million users.

“The concept of this classhad never been tried be-fore,” explains ProfessorFogg. “The students built re-al things and put them outin the world. I told them todrop out if they didn’t likechallenges.”

Their seminar was, inessence, a boot camp for fu-ture Silicon Valley stars.Many are now millionaires,at least on paper.

Akshay Kothari, 25, tookthe class last year andfounded Pulse.me, an appthat allows users to create ascreen mosaic of theirfavourite news sites.

Since launching 14

months ago, Pulse has gainedmillion users, $10 million infunding and an endorse-ment from Steve Jobs.

Fogg says starting a suc-cessful company is actuallyfairly simple. “The biggestmistake companies makeis to overthink.” he says.

“They make their prod-ucts too complicated, addway too many features,and delay launching forfear of failure. Successfulapps are simple, social andfun.”

Creative payoff

Professor BJ Fogg directsStanford’s Persuasive Tech-nology Lab. The profchanges the class eachyear. This year, he taughtstudents how to use tech-nology to reduce people’sstress.Several weeks after the2007 Facebook class ended,the students’ Facebookapps had 24 million users. Many of the students havesold their ideas to existingcompanies or started com-panies featuring their apps.

Mark Zuckerberg who? StanfordUniversity students learn how tocreate equally successful biz plans

Canadian actress MargotKidder was among the lat-est slate of environmental-ists to be arrested outsidethe White House yesterday,handcuffed and sent to jailon the fourth day of a two-week civil disobediencecampaign against Trans-Canada’s Keystone XLpipeline.

Kidder, born in Yel-lowknife but now living inMontana as an Americancitizen, was arrested along-side fellow Canadian actressTantoo Cardinal by U.S.Park Police for refusing tovacate a White House side-walk.

U.S. President BarackObama will decide by theend of the year whether toallow Calgary-based Trans-Canada to build the $7-bil-lion US pipeline. It wouldtransport millions of bar-rels of Alberta oilsandscrude a week through theU.S. and to Gulf Coast re-fineries.

“We’re the first state thepipeline goes through,” Kid-der, 62, best known forplaying Lois Lane in four Su-perman movies, said beforeher arrest.

She marched fromLafayette Square north ofthe White House to thesidewalk lining the presi-dential residence.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Lois laneactressarrestedat protest

50During a peace-ful protest Satur-

day, 50 environmentalactivists were arrestedand spent two nightsin jail.

Tag — you’renot it anymoreFACEBOOK FRIENDS.Facebook will now let youdecide whether friendscan attach your name to aphoto before it’s posted.

The change won’t affectfriends adding photos ofyou, only whether your

name is attached to it. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Goodlife getsbig strifeFITNESS. Goodlife FitnessCentres has paid a$300,000 penalty for usingautomated systems to callmembers without permis-sion.

The CRTC said that 60calls had been made fromMay to December 2010.

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KFC arrives inEast Africa CHICKEN. Good news forchicken lovers: KFC justopened its first restaurantin Kenya.

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Top people in Mur-doch’s empire and the po-lice have been forced out.

Prime Minister DavidCameron’s judgment hasbeen questioned for hiringa former editor implicatedin the scandal.

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mer editor of the tabloid atthe heart of the scandal re-ceived payments and bene-fits from the paper whileworking as a Cameronaide.

Andy Coulson contin-ued to receive severancepay amounting to severalhundred thousand dollarsfrom the now-defunctNews of the World formonths after he was hiredby Cameron, according toBBC.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Italianunions callfor strikeItalian union leaders arecalling a one-day generalstrike for Sept. 6, sayingnew spending cuts and tax-es are unfair as they willpenalize workers.

CGIL, a left-leaninglabour confederation, an-nounced the date yester-day.

Union leaders contendthat Premier Silvio Berlus-coni’s emergency packageof spending cuts and newtaxes won’t spur growth.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Zoe Saldana re-defines the female assassin in Columbiana.

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Chances arethe firstmovie assas-sin namesthat pop intoyour head are

The Jackal, Martin Q.Blank or El Mariachi. Whatdo they have in common,other than flashy namesand a predilection for gun-ning down their on-screenenemies?

They’re all men.What about the ladies?

Beatrix Kiddo, Charlie Bal-timore or Jane Smith?

Jean Luc Goddard said,“all you need to make a

movie is a girl and a gun,”and often these days film-makers are placing thatgun in the hands of femalefilm assassins. Nikita isback on the tube and earli-er this year Saoirse Ronanplayed a deadly 16-year-oldin Hanna.

This weekend Avatar’sZoe Saldana is back as astone-cold killer in Colom-biana.

As Charlie Baltimore,Geena Davis created one ofthe screen’s most loved fe-male assassins in The LongKiss Goodnight. Sufferingfrom amnesia, when herpast catches up with hershe flip flops from subur-ban mom to killer.

Best Line? “They’re gonna blow

my head off, you know.This is the last time I’llever be pretty.”

Angelina Jolie’s deadlydemeanor has pumped upseveral action movies. LaraCroft was a gun-slingingsuper-heroine but she’s al-so played assassins in twomovies.

In Mr. and Mrs. Smithshe’s a hitlady assigned tokill her own on-screen

(and future real life) part-ner Brad Pitt.

“Still alive baby?” shepurrs after trying to shoothim through a wall.

Also, as Fox in Wantedshe was a member of theFraternity, a deadly groupof killers, with the usefulability to shoot around cor-ners. Best line?

“We kill one, andmaybe save a thousand.That’s the code of the Fra-ternity.”

The highest body countmust go to Beatrix Kiddo,played by Uma Thurmanin Kill Bill parts one andtwo.

As a bride done wrongby her former DeadlyViper Assassination Squadcolleagues (including Vivi-

ca A. Fox plays VernitaGreen and Lucy Liu as O-Ren Ishii), Kiddo slices anddices her way throughmore than 100 opponents.

But the two most un-likely female assassins onfilm were found in Leon:The Professional and Kick-Ass.

In the former NataliePortman was a 12-year-oldwho learns how to killfrom her teacher, Léon(Jean Reno), a skillful butsensitive hitman.

In Kick-Ass, a 2010 ac-tion-comedy starring Nico-las Cage and Chloë Moretz,Hit Girl (Moretz) asks herfather (and assassin men-tor) for a Benchmade mod-el 42 butterfly knife forher 11th birthday.

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EMBRACING THE FEMME FATALE“They’re gonnablow my head off,you know. This isthe last time I’llever be pretty.”GEENA DAVIS AS CHARLIEBALTIMORE IN THE LONG KISSGOODNIGHT

ArnoldSchwarzeneggerwill be making hismovie comebackin New Mexico.The ValenciaCounty New-Bul-letin reports themovie Last Standwill start filmingin Belen, N.M., inOctober. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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BRIGHT FUTURE?“THIS IS NOT THE LAST

BRIGHT EYES FOR SURE”Conor Oberst has been re-leasing music under theBright Eyes moniker sincehe was 15, and when heand his band released ThePeople’s Key earlier thisyear, there was some buzzthat it might be the lastfrom the formative indierock band from Nebraska.Oberst says not to worry.

I’ve read that this is the fi-nal Bright Eyes album. Isthat true?No, not definitively. Wedon’t really have anyplans for the future atthis point, but as far asthat whole thing, thatwas something wheresomeone took a quotethat I said (out ofcontext) and that wassomething that otherpeople decided. We nev-er made an officialannouncement. Even ifit were our last record,we wouldn’t say it wasour last record. As therumor mill works, that’skind of the way it goes.You can definitely quoteme, this is not the lastBright Eyes for sure.

What are some of yourfavourite songs to play livethese days?We keep adding on atsound check. The lastone we learned was thisone called I Believe in

Symmetry which is onthe Digital Ash record,and that’s always been agood one live. It has asort of cathartic ending.

How often do you achievecatharsis when you’re per-forming?Night-to-night, the goalis always to be in themusic and feel asconnected to it as possi-ble, and depending onthe environment andthe crowd and our statesof mind as far as theband members I thinkon a good night we total-ly achieve that, andsometimes there’sdistractions or thingsthat can take me out ofthe moment. But thegoal is to reach thatpoint where you remem-ber, I guess, just remem-ber the place, thefeeling, that created thesong, and try to get backto that.

You kind of get the psyche-delic effect almost.Yeah, we wanted it to bea little more trippy.We’re always just tryingto find new sounds thatintrigue us, and thenhopefully if it’ssomething that we’re in-terested in the listener iswilling to come alongwith us. PAT HEALY

Greyson Chance has theunique distinction of beinga YouTube sensation.

He grabbed attentionworldwide (not to mentionWeb hits) for his renditionof Lady Gaga’s Paparazzi.

At just 12 years old, healso caught the attentionof talk- show host Ellen De-Generes.

She invited him on hershow, and was so im-pressed, she created arecord label calledeleveneleven and signedhim as its first artist.

Now, Greyson is 14 yearsold and has spent the timesince writing, recordingsongs and touring to estab-lish himself in the musicindustry.

He released his first al-bum called Hold on ‘Til theNight earlier this month.

It debuted No. 29 on theBillboard album charts.

He talked about his mu-sic, DeGeneres and howhe’s wise beyond his yearsduring a recent interview.What did you learn fromrecording your first album?

I learned tons fromrecording this album. I re-

ally got into productionand started learning howto make sounds, how tomake beats and that sort ofthing. Also, I think I’ve re-ally advanced as a song-writer because I wrote

more than half of therecord.You didn’t rush to put out analbum after getting a recorddeal. Was there a pressure tokeep the momentum going?

I feel like you need to

take time. You need to taketime to build the process,gain the fans, put out therecord and also build timeto realize what the heckyou’re doing. You don’twant to rush into some-thing. You need to takeyour time, realize whatyou’re doing, what youwant to do, how to marketyourself. And the music in-dustry is a lot of businessand it’s a lot of politics.You’re very well spoken andwise for your age. Are yousure you’re only 14?

Now that you’re asking,I’m actually about to turn46 this Christmas. I’m veryexcited. I’m going to spendit with the kids. You know,we’re gonna have a goodvacation, nice Christmasand it’s gonna be good.How involved is EllenDeGeneres in your career?

She is very, very in-volved. She is always cri-tiquing songs, artwork,everything.What’s the best piece of ad-vice she’s given you?

She told me, ‘Do notchange yourself. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Internet famous toreal-world famous

Greyson Chance building off his web fame to find success in the musicindustry He will be performing and doing a meet and greet at the CNE

Wise beyond his years, Greyson Chance is turning his

web fame into real success.

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Ryan Gosling can addpeacekeeper to his resumé.

The actor broke up ascuffle in New York recent-ly when a man tried to runoff with a street vendor’spainting, according to UsWeekly.

“The painter was able tostop him before he took offwith him and tackled himto the ground,” a sourcesays.

“Before it got too violenta stranger appeared to sep-arate them. It was RyanGosling! He was trying tounderstand the situationwhile keeping them fromhurting each other.”

Gosling apparentlyescorted the men out of thestreet, paid for the paintingand sent them on their sep-arate ways.

METRO

While vacationing inRichard Branson’s estateon beautiful Necker Is-land, Kate Winslet nar-rowly escaped a massivefire that destroyed thehome — and even carriedBranson’s 90-year-oldmother, Eve, to safety.

“[Winslet] was stayingthere with her childrenand in fact it was she whocarried my mother out ofthe house,” Branson tells

ITV News. “She swept her up into

her arms and got themout of the house as fast aspossible.”

Lightning during atropical storm is said tobe the cause of the fire.

“The main house iscompletely destroyed andthe fire is not yet com-pletely out,” the billion-aire Branson says.

METRO

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Kate Winsletsaves Branson’smom from fire

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Victoria Beckham is re-covering from a slippeddisc in her back, and ap-peared in public for thefirst time since the prob-lem developed — and shewasn’t wearing her trade-mark high-heels, accord-ing to Us Weekly.

It’s been speculatedthat the slipped disc wascaused at least in part by

Beckham’s insistence towear stilettos during herrecent pregnancy.

“Thank you for yourkind messages,” Beckhamposted on Twitter recent-ly.

“I’m feeling much bet-ter and enjoying everyprecious minute with ba-by Harper. I’m so in love.”

METRO

Victoria ditchesher high heels —for now anyway

Victoria Beckham

Third time’sthe charmJennifer Garner is pregnantonce again, she andhusband Ben Affleck con-firmed to the AssociatedPress. This will be thecouple’s third child, join-ing daughters Violet, 5,and Seraphina, 2. “She’salways wanted threekids,” a source tells UsWeekly. “This was herplan all along.”

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Fearing Charlie’s wrathDenise Richards reportedlyturned down a guest-star-ring role on the season pre-miere of Two and a HalfMen, the show from whichher ex-husband, CharlieSheen, was fired, accord-ing to TMZ.

Sources close to theshow say producers want-

ed Richards to appearalongside new series starAshton Kutcher, butRichards told them shewouldn’tdo it, as“shewouldneverhear

the end ofit fromCharlie.”

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A land of wonder and

Gabriola Island in B.C. is a magnet for artists, earning it the nickname ‘Isle of the Arts’

There is immeasurablecharacter and wonder tobe discovered in the mys-tic landscape of GabriolaIsland, in the Gulf Islandsof British Columbia.

Within minutes of arriv-ing, there’s a good chanceyou’ll spot an eagle soaring,watch deer scamperingalong the road or pass bythe alpaca farm. Ancientpetroglyphs are carved intosandstone throughout theisland, which is a 20-minute ferry ride fromNanaimo. There are more

than a dozen beaches andocean-side spots to visit, in-cluding the Malaspina Gal-leries, a stunning 3.5-metrenatural sandstone forma-tion created by years ofwave erosion.

But the wondrousnessisn’t limited to the terrain.

According to the Gabrio-la Arts Council, the islandhas the fifth highest con-centration of artists in allof Canada. The island is of-ten referred to as the “Isleof the Arts.”

“There’s a real work

ethic amongst the artistshere,” said Ramsey, who ispresident of the council.“They go out to their stu-dio on Monday and comeout on Friday with a wholebody of work done.”

Another intriguing char-acteristic about Gabriola isthe high number of vintagecars that are seen duringthe summer months. Untilrecently, the local newspa-per would publish a featureon a different vehicle everymonth.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Inspiration

Visitors enjoy the beach on the northern tip of Gabriola Island.

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GABRIOLA ISLAND

A historyof hippies The 4,200 residents wholive here emit a laid-back, welcoming vibe.

Resident Kathy Ram-sey says not to besurprised if the personworking at the checkoutof the grocery store is aformer rocket scientist.

The eccentricity ofthe island could be

traced back to its historyas a hippie colony in the1960s, when manyEarth-loving wanderersmade their way over tolive off the land, explod-ing the populationTHE CANADIAN PRESS

Paris airport brings StarTrek holodeck to terminal

with virtual boardingagents.

Iconic buildingclosing its doors

The Royal Bank build-ing on St. JacquesStreet, which gracesthe Montreal skyline,will close next springwhen the Royal Bankshutters its branch in abuilding that served asits headquarters from1928 to 1962. When itopened, it was dubbedthe tallest building inthe British Empire.It’s not yet clearwhether visitors willstill be able to access itbeyond next spring.THE CANADIAN PRESS

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NEWCOMERS’ GUIDE TO THE CITYEditor’s pick

Fishy fun

Capilano Salmon HatcheryA true West Coast experi-ence, this fullyfunctioning fish hatcheryshows you nature inaction.

The hatchery raises Chi-nook, Coho and Steelheadsalmon and then releasesjuveniles into the river inspring.

In August and Septem-ber, you can watchjuvenile and mature cohosalmon climbing the fishladder upstream.

Take the approximatelyhalf hour self-guided tourto find out how the hatch-ery works.

Located at CapilanoRiver Regional Park inNorth Vancouver near theCapilano SuspensionBridge. Free admission.Open in August 8 a.m. to8 p.m.

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Lots to sea and to doTHE VANCOUVER

AQUARIUM

WHY WE LOVE IT: The Aquarium is home toover 70,000 sea creatures including belugawhales, dolphins, otters, seals, sharks andone resident sea turtle named Schoona.

WHAT YOU LEARN: Have you ever feltwhale baleen? Do you know what a sea cu-cumber feels like?

There are lots of hands-on displays aswell as on-going shows that feature sea ot-ters, dolphins, beluga whales and othersmarine life.

DON’T MISS: Shallow Seas, a 4D film expe-rience which means there are thrillingeffects such as wind, mist, scents and dra-matic lighting.

DIRECTIONS: Located in Stanley Park. Walkfrom downtown, or take the #19 StanleyPark bus. Get $2 off admission by present-ing valid public transit fare at the door. Admission: Adults $27, children $17.(vanaqua.org)

Vancouver has a ton of awesome attractions that are fun and best of all — free Get up close and personal with seals and sharks and check out some natural wonders

TEXT BY STEPHANIE ORFORD AND YLVA VAN BUUREN

STEVESTON VILLAGE

WHY WE LOVE IT: Steveston is a historic fish-ing village that’s still in op-eration today.

Wander around and visitvarious heritage spots(some of them charge anentrance fee) such as theBritania Heritage Shipyardand the London HeritageFarm.

WHAT YOU LEARN: What itwas like to live in a quaintfishing village of the late1800s. There’s an interactivefishing museum at the Gulfof Georgia Cannery, oncethe largest producer ofcanned salmon in B.C. Themuseum includes artifactsfrom early Chinese andJapanese immigrants to thearea. And check out the liv-ing quarters for the banktellers of the Steveston Post

Office, which was the area’sfirst bank and built in 1905.

DON’T MISS: Garry Point…an easy stroll fromSteveston, the park is agreat place to explore theFraser River and a favouritespot to fly a kite.

DIRECTIONS: Just south ofRichmond, it’s best to getthere by car. Seesteveston.bc.ca.

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GARDENWHY WE LOVE IT: This 22-hectare garden is a beauti-ful place filled withbotanical discoveries atevery turn. In fact, there are55 different botanical areaseach with their own specialplants, many of which don’tnormally grow in B.C.

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visit the fairy tale Children’sGarden – for all the strangeshapes and colours of natu-ral plants like the corkscrewhazel and weeping walnut.And a visit isn’t completewithout checking out thegiant redwoods.

DON’T MISS: Join the birdwalk guided tour on Aug.27, starting at 10 a.m. atthe Garden entrance. Toursare free with admission(adults $10.25, children 3-12 $5.50; or family of four$24).

DIRECTIONS: Located at5251 Oak St. at West 37thAvenue. From downtown,take the #17 Oak bus.

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Listen to music played ontraditional instruments likethe dizi and yangqin at the2011 TELUS TAIWANfest,September 3-5. Watch abeef noodle cookingcontest or join a Jing Si TeaCeremony. In downtown lo-cations including VancouverArt Gallery Plaza, free. (taiwanfest.ca)

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A new $8-million aquariumhighlighting sea life fromthe Bay of Fundy will openin St. Andrews by LabourDay and is expected to at-tract at least 50,000 visi-tors a year, saysspokesman JimCornall.

The 1,850-square-metreFundy DiscoveryAquarium, locat-ed at the Hunts-man Marine ScienceCentre, will remain openyear-round. It replaces amuch smaller aquariumthat had been at the site

since 1972 and was torndown in May 2010.

A pair of popular har-bour seals named Loki andSnorkel are back, giving

shows at twice-a-dayfeedings, but

they now occu-py a deep poolwith an un-derwater win-dow, said

Cornall.“The viewing

experience for thepublic is certainly bet-

ter.”There are also rare 10-

kilogram lobsters, a large

touch pool featuring seastars, crabs, sea cucumbersand other animals, and aseparate touch pool withskates.

“We carry a range ofcreatures that would be inthe (Fundy) intertidal zoneall the way down to thedeep sea” — a broad selec-tion that allows the aquari-um to raise issues such asecology, climate changeand invasive species, saysCornall.

As well, a two-storey dis-play shows the height ofthe local tides. “We’relucky that the Bay ofFundy has the highesttides in the world. It’s animpressive exhibit.”

The federal and NewBrunswick governmentseach contributed $2.5 mil-lion toward the aquarium,while the Huntsman Ma-rine Science Centre, a re-search and educationfacility, added $3 million.

St. Andrews is about 100kilometres west of SaintJohn.THE CANADIAN PRESS

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1 In pot, bring 6 l (24cups) of water to a boil.Add 30 ml (2 tbsp) ofsalt.

2 In non-stick skillet overmedium-low, heat 7 ml(1/2 tbsp) of the oil. Addgarlic slices and toast,stirring constantly, for 3or until lightly browned.

Increase heat tomedium, add redpepper flakes and halfof the basil leaves. Cook for 30 seconds,then add tomatoes.

3 Add pasta to boiling wa-ter and cook until aldente according to pack-age directions.

4 Meanwhile, toss toma-toes in skillet and cookuntil they start to blisterand the skins pop. Mashtomatoes with potatomasher or fork to makepulp, then turn off heat.Season lightly with saltand black pepper.

5 Drain pasta, reserving50 ml (1/4 cup) of cook-ing water. Add pastaand reserved pasta wa-ter to tomato mix.Increase heat tomedium-high. Add halfof cheese. Cook untilsauce begins to cling tonoodles, using heat-re-sistant rubber spatula totoss pasta to coat.

6 Add remaining basil andolive oil and toss tocoat. Season to tastewith salt and pepper. Di-vide pasta among 4plates and sprinkle withremaining cheese.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/ROCCO DISPIRITO

Ingredients:• Salt• 15 ml (1 tbsp) extra-virginolive oil, divided• 6 cloves garlic, thinlysliced• Pinch red pepper flakes(peperoncino)• 16 fresh basil leaves, torninto small pieces, divided• 1 l (4 cups) very ripe grapetomatoes (about 80 grapetomatoes)• 250 g (8 oz) dry kamutspaghetti• Ground black pepper, totaste• 30 ml (1 oz) Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, freshlygrated, divided

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sports 25metronews.caWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2011

Jays ship second baseman Aaron Hill and popular infielder John McDonald to Arizona ‘They were guys that cared,’ says Toronto manager John Farrell

‘This isn’t the end,’says Hill after trade

Fans display a banner at the Rogers Centre in Toronto last night after

John McDonald and Aaron Hill were traded by the Blue Jays.

DARREN CALABRESE/THE CANADIAN PRESS

Canada is heading homefrom the Little LeagueWorld Series with its headheld high.

The team from Langleylost 4-0 to Japan yesterdayin an elimination game.

Canada leaves the tour-nament with pride after asurprising victory in a

must-win game againstnemesis Taiwan and a goodeffort against Japan.

“We lost to the defend-ing champs 4-0. We heldour own,” Canadian coachJason Andrews said whenasked how his team han-dled elimination. “I thinkwe represented very well.

They’re very upbeat, veryhappy with the way theyplayed.”

Cole Cantelon allowedfour runs in 4 1⁄3 innings forCanada, which put two run-ners on in the bottom ofthe sixth before Connor Mc-Creath grounded out to endthe game. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Canadian little leaguers bow out

Although it’s farewell, itmight not be goodbye.

“I have not ruled out ei-ther player being back herein 2012,” Blue Jays generalmanager Alex Anthopoulossaid after announcing yes-terday that second base-man Aaron Hill andinfielder John McDonaldhad been traded to the Ari-zona Diamondbacks for sec-ond baseman KellyJohnson.

All three players can befree agents in the off-sea-son.

“This is all I’ve known,this has been my family,”Hill told the media atRogers Centre before theBlue Jays game with theKansas City Royals lastnight. “Like Alex said, I’m

very open to coming backnext year. This isn’t theend.”

Added McDonald: “I’vehad a lot of conversationswith Alex recently aboutjust that, about continuingto be a Toronto Blue Jay,and that excites me too.”

The 29-year-old Johnson,long rumoured to be an An-thopoulos target, has ap-peared in 114 games forArizona this season, post-ing a .209 average with 18home runs, 49 RBIs and 13stolen bases.

A first-round pick of the

Atlanta Braves in 2000,Johnson is a career .260 hit-ter with 89 home runs and326 RBIs in 758 games.

“He has the ability to geton base, draw some walksand he’s got power to allfields,” Anthopoulos said.“He’d be the first one to tellyou, I’m sure, he’s not per-forming the way he expect-ed to, especially off the yearhe came off of last year.”

Players must clearwaivers to be traded afterJuly 31 and Anthopoulossaid all the Blue Jays playerscleared early in August as a

matter of club policy.It was at that time that

talks with the Diamond-backs on a possible dealstarted to take place.

Hill has struggled thelast two seasons with theBlue Jays, but said he willcherish his time in Toronto,noting the club’s bright fu-ture.

“This team will win. Theway they’re going, the di-rection they’re going, withAlex and everybody, I do be-lieve this team will win,”Hill said.

Both McDonald and Hillwill have a chance to playin the post-season with Ari-zona in contention for theNational League West’s ti-tle.THE CANADIAN PRESS

“Not only are you playing for the city ofToronto, but the country of Canada. It’s avery special place and it will be missed.”SECOND BASEMAN AARON HILL, AFTER BEING TRADED FROM THE TORONTOBLUE JAYS TO THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS YESTERDAY

17 Canadaadvanced to face

Japan after defeatingTaiwan 5-3 onMonday. That markedthe first time a Canadian team haddefeated Taiwan in 17trips at the LittleLeague World Series.

Stamkospulling forCrosby’sreturnSteven Stamkos says theNHL needs Sidney Crosby.

The PittsburghPenguins superstar hasbeen out of action sinceJanuary with post-concus-sion syndrome and it wasrumoured this week hesuffered a setback in hisrecovery.

Stamkos said it’sdifficult to see Crosby onthe sidelines, both for thehealth of the league and asa fellow player.

“It’d be tough, we needhim. He’s the face of theNHL,” the Tampa BayLightning sniper said yes-terday at an NHL fitnesscamp in Toronto. “It obvi-ously would take awayfrom our game not havinghim in the lineup, sohopefully everything goeswell.”

Crosby’s agent tried toquell rumours Mondaythat the centre hadcancelled some on-iceworkouts and that hewouldn’t be ready fortraining camp nextmonth.

Pat Brisson said in a re-lease the 24-year-old hadadjusted his workoutschedule and wouldaddress his condition at an“appropriate time.”

Crosby hasn’t appearedin a game since Jan. 5when he took a blow tothe head for a secondstraight game and was di-agnosed with aconcussion.

Stamkos, who recentlysigned a big extensionwith Tampa Bay, added theamount of concussions inthe league is alarming.

“It’s scary with theamount of concussions,not only with him, overthe past couple years,”Stamkos said. “As a fellowplayer in the league, youwant to prevent that sortof thing.” THE CANADIAN PRESS

Steven Stamkos

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Quoted

“My mom toldme if you’re

going to leaveschool to go to thedraft, and there isa lockout, I needyou to go back to

school andcontinue on with

your degree. Iwas all for it.”

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS NO. 4DRAFT PICK TRISTAN

THOMPSON, WHOANNOUNCED YESTERDAY HE

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LOCKOUT. THE 20-YEAR-OLDFROM BRAMPTON, ONT., IS

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EngineUnder the testers’ hood, Honda’s 3.5-litre SOHC V6 engine dis-penses 271 horsepower to the front wheels, thanks in part tothe automaker’s proven VTEC valve timing system. Amongother things, VTEC ramps up engine output and sound effectsat higher revs, creating a delightfully peaky power-curve.Honda’s proven J35 Z3 powerplant sounds fantastic, loves towork and moves the Accord Coupe along like absolute heck.

A six-speed manual transmission took centre stage withinthe tester. It offered up a fairly slick shift action despite alonger throw, as well as a light and easygoing clutch.

PRICE ASTESTED:$35,890

Accord Coupe

What you should know:

Engine (hp): 3.5-litre SOHCV6, VTEC, 271 horsepower.Drivetrain: Front-wheeldrive, two-door coupe.Transmission: Six-speed

By comparison

HyundaiGenesis Coupe Shopping? Be sureto check out theHyundai Genesis 3.8GT Coupe, too. For afew dollars morethan the loaded Ac-cord V6 tester, it of-fers up a Limited SlipDifferential (LSD),Brembo brakes, andmore dramaticlooks. It also sendsmore than 30 addi-tional horsepowerto the driving enthu-siasts’ favouritewheels — the rearones.

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Replacing the popularGrand Am, Pontiac’s 2005G6 hit the market in 2004with the promise of betterquality, performance,looks and dynamics thanits predecessor.

By doing away with theGrand Am nameplate, thenow-extinct Americanbrand was clearly aimingfor a new beginning in theG6’s segment — and hadtheir eyes on taking apiece of the pie from theJapanese competition.

Coupe, sedan and con-vertible models were avail-able, as were numeroustrim levels and optionspackages to fit a variety ofneeds.

EngineLook for G6 witha 3.5-L V6 with200 horsepower, a 2.4-L four-cylinder with 169 horsepower,and two up-level V6 engines dis-placing 3.6 and 3.9-litres and gen-erating 242 or 240 horsepower.

Common issuesWell-documentedproblems with the G6’selectric power steeringmay result in a loss ofpower steering assist —meaning the steeringcould become stiff and feel“locked up” at speed.

This safety issue was ad-dressed by a servicebulletin, and any GM me-chanic should be able tocheck and replace thetroublesome parts.

A check of the vehicle’ssuspension and front-endis also advised.

VerdictOpt for a newer, used G6,and you’ll likely find an af-fordable, solid and sportydriving companion.

Expect above-averagesportiness andperformance, and below-average resale value.

What owners likeOwners taking to the Internetto share experiences typicallyrave about styling, overall value, ridequality, and decent fuel mileage with anyof the “smaller” engines. Comments like“fun to drive,” “sharp looking,” and“sporty” are common.

What ownersdislikeComplaints tend to centrearound lower-than-expected cabin buildquality and materials selection, somenoises as the G6 ages, and a rattlysunroof. Some wish for better gasmileage from the larger engines.

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GRAND OPEN-AIR CONCEPT POINTS TO CADILLAC’S FUTURE

hanging out with thewrong crowd — retiredFloridians who favouredwhite golfing slacks and/ordinner theatre.

Cadillac gradually got its‘cred back, mostly througha very successful new exte-rior design language calledArt and Science, which de-buted on the original CTSin 2002. Those sharp anglesand crisp lines were notuniversally loved, but theydefinitely gave Cadillac adecisive and modern per-sonality.

What’s next?Well, we now have some

idea, thanks to the unveil-ing of the Ciel concept, atlast weekend’s Concoursd’Elegance classic car showat the Pebble Beach coun-try club in California.

I wasn’t there, which is

just as well, because we allknow that part of Califor-nia just sucks (OK, maybesome sour grapes talking).

But we have picturesand they reveal that theCiel — French for sky andpronounced “C-L” — isevolving Cadillac’s Art andScience design toward amore flowing direction.Not quite a river, but defi-nitely less geometry class.

The other intent of Cielis to announce that Cadil-lac is anxious to once againhave a big halo type vehiclein its portfolio, which itcould stack against therange-topping models fromrivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz (7 Series and S ClassSedans, respectively).

As such Ciel is big. It sitson a 125-inch wheelbase,and is 12 inches longer

than Cadillac’s currentbiggest sedan, the CTS. The“open air grand tourer”body style, complete withsuicide doors, is purpose-fully extravagant, as are theinterior accoutrements andconveniences.

The hybrid powerplantis a sign of the times: 3.6-litre V6 with twin tur-bochargers, andlithium-battery powered

electric motor.“The Ciel is about the ro-

mance of the drive,” notedClay Dean, Cadillac’s globaldesign director.

“It emulates the greattouring cars seen on thegreens at Pebble Beach, butwith a more modern flairthat projects Cadillac’s vi-sion for the future.”

Unfortunately the total-ly topless Ciel is a bit tooout there for production.

Only the styling cuesand some finishes, like thevintage wood treatmentand Cabernet paint job willmake it into production.(The latter inspired by the“rich translucence of aglass of red wine held up tothe sunlight.”)

But good on Cadillac forshooting big. Ciel is a niceshot.

Cadillacs of yesteryearwere big, imposingexpressions of Ameri-can affluence and con-fidence. Mobsters,movie stars and otherbig shots loved them,and used them toextend their A-typepersonalities.

Then something happenedduring the 1970s. They losttheir Mojo and starting

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Buick’s ‘light’ electric system provides heavy returns

Cars that use battery powerare becoming more com-mon, but not all of themare meant to run on elec-tricity alone. Some au-

tomakers, including GM,are adding electric motorsto engines for a conven-tional level of power withlower fuel consumption.

A new system called eAs-sist will be available laterthis year on the 2012 BuickLaCrosse and Regal. “It willbe more than a 25 per cent(fuel economy) improve-ment over the 2011,” saysDaryl Wilson, lead develop-

ment engineer for LaCrosseand Regal eAssist.

The vast majority of theimprovement will be fromthe eAssist, and the restfrom aerodynamic im-provements and more fuel-efficient tires.

Called “light electrifica-tion” technology, the sys-tem includes a smallelectric motor-generator at-tached to the gasoline en-

gine, and a 29-kilogrampower pack containing alithium-ion battery andpower inverter.

When you’re driving aconventional car and youpress the throttle to getmore power, the engineworks harder and usesmore fuel. With eAssist,the electric motor providesup to 15 horsepower to theengine, which doesn’t have

to work as hard. Since elec-tric motors make their fullpower as soon as they startup that extra boost of pow-er is available when youpress the throttle.

Like a hybrid, the eAssistsystem shuts off the gaso-line engine at idle, such aswhen sitting at a red light(the lights, heater andstereo continue to operate)and starts it up again when

you’re ready to take off. “Another key feature is

that we cut fuel to the en-gine during deceleration,”Wilson says. “We do this athigh speeds in all GM cars,but this one can be doneright down to zero, en-abled by the ability tosmooth torque distur-bances with the electricmotor as you’re gettingdown to lower speeds.”

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