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Spray parks hard to find in south of city
For kids looking for a place to cool down, south Edmonton is largely a desert for spray parks, but the city is moving to catch up to the burgeoning demand.
Using the city’s open data catalogue, Metro was able to map all of the spray parks and found just seven south of Whitemud Drive, where a huge and growing number of young families reside.
Even on an overcast day the Jackie Parker Park facility
had about a dozen youth cool-ing off on Wednesday.
Jessica Hempel brought her two boys and said the fa-cility is normally more of a mob scene.
“If the sun was out, this place would be packed,” she said. “It’s usually absolute-ly packed. It’s wall-to-wall people.”
Hempel said she brings her boys to the park often, because it’s convenient, but said the south end of the city could definitely use more parks.
“It’s the best way to cool off that doesn’t cost you any-thing at all,” she said.
Roger Jevne, the city’s director of recreation and facilities development, said four more spray parks should open next year, plus an additional one at
the Meadows Recreation Centre.
Jevne said he believes the city has done a reasonable job keeping up with the growth.
He said the city sets aside funds, but the community has to help raise cash for ex-panded playgrounds or spray parks if that’s what they de-sire.
“We build the neighbour-hood parks to a base level and then the splash pads are an enhancement,” he said.
He said in addition to those opening next year, the department will be asking council to put money aside for future projected neigh-bourhood demand.
“We work to make sure that when our communities are ready, our neighbour-hoods are ready, that we have funding available,” he said.
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Aboriginal Youth Police Academy participant Justice Potskin takes part in an obstacle challenge with EPS recruits. The physical exertion event is part of a week-long program piloted by the EPS Aboriginal Relations Unit to help youth build personal leadership skills and safer communities. LUCY HAINES/FOR METRO
This police academy for aboriginal youth
Doing pushups or inspecting an Edmonton Police Ser-vice (EPS) armoured tactical vehicle may not seem like community-building, but that’s what the four-day EPS Aboriginal Youth Police Academy (AYPA) is doing: building trust and under-
standing between the city’s aboriginal community and police.
Nearly 30 participants, aged 13 to 18, are spending the week attending educa-tional sessions, training in leadership development and working with EPS recruits in an obstacle challenge.
“Too often, the police uni-form is a barrier for the ab-original community. We’re working against a history of mistrust,” said Andrea Levey, EPS Aboriginal Relations Co-ordinator.
Christie Pace, of AYPA partner the Bent Arrow Trad-
itional Healing Society, said she wants to see healthy, engaged kids who have a changed image of the police. Already with the hopes of becoming a police recruit, 16-year-old Justice Potskin jumped at the chance to par-ticipate in AYPA.
“Sometimes we get stopped by police because of the colour of our skin,” she said.
“It’s not fair. We’re not all just bad kids in the street. As a woman and aboriginal, I want to be represented and make a difference.”
The inaugural program
ends Friday with a gradua-tion ceremony and tradition-al aboriginal blanket presen-tation.
Community building. Program aims to build bridges and gain trust
In numbers
• Edmonton has the second largest urban aboriginal population in Canada, with about 50 per cent those being under 25 years of age.
• About fi ve per cent of EPS offi cers identify as aboriginal.
Housing. Edmonton starts slow down a bitHousing starts in the Edmon-ton area are slowing down, but the city’s chief economist believes a little slowdown could do a lot of good.
Economist John Rose released the latest housing numbers Tuesday, which showed a 20 per cent decline in overall housing starts this year.
A total of 5,330 housing units started construction be-tween January and July this year, down from 6,680 in the same time frame in 2013.
Rose said there’s no cause for alarm, however, because the slower numbers reflect a more balanced home market.
“A little bit of modera-tion, at this point after such strong numbers over the last little while, is not a bad thing at all,” he said.
He said in 2006 to 2007 too much building caused labour shortages and price spikes, which are ultimately bad for everyone.
“The fact that our cost structure was so out of line, particularly with respect to housing — that really hurt our economy,” he said.
Most of the decline in housing starts is related to the number of multi-family units being built, which slowed considerably from last year.
Paul Cashman, with the Canadian Home Builders Alberta chapter, said last year builders did more multi-family units than they had done in 35 years, so it’s not surprising to see a backoff.
“The multi-family market tends to move in big surges, because the projects are so large,” he said.RYAN TUMILTY/METRO
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Pilot patio project extended
Julio’s Barrio is the first to have the new boardwalk-style patio in the city. TwiTTer
Boardwalk-style patios are here to stay in Edmonton.
City officials have con-firmed the pilot project that was rolled out on Whyte Av-enue earlier this summer will continue next summer, as well.
Five businesses along the popular entertainment strip were approved for the special patios that allow for more space for a street pat-io while still allowing for traffic, but only Julio’s Bar-rio restaurant has the spe-cial patio extension built and installed.
“We’re definitely going to keep allowing it,” said Gail Hickmore, general supervisor for development approvals with the city.
Hudsons Canadian Tap House, Elephant and Castle
and Pourhouse Bier Bistro were also approved for the new patios, but city officials are unsure why they aren’t installed yet.
City officials are optimis-tic more boardwalk-style patios will pop up in sum-mers to come.
Restaurants and bars wishing to apply for the patio have a five-year ap-proval for construction of the special patios, but only have one-year permission from the transportation de-partment, which could be extended, said Hickmore.
Businesses are required to follow a specific design standard for the boardwalks to meet safety standards both on the road and for pedestrians.
Boardwalk patios to stay. City officials say program will be offered next summer
Officers wrote 658 tickets in July for expired meters along Jasper Avenue. meTro file
Jasper Avenue a hot spot for city parking tickets People along Jasper Avenue are the biggest contributors to the city’s coffers, with a six-block section contributing more than 10 per cent of the city’s expired parking meter tickets.
The city’s parking enforce-ment officers work with a beat system, walking certain areas looking for expired meters.
In July, officers wrote 658 tickets for people who parked
in an area bounded by Jasper Avenue in the north and 100 Avenue to the south, and 100 Street and 106 Street on the east and west.
Erin Blaine, the city’s park-ing enforcement co-ordinator, said that beat is consistently the busiest with about 600 to 700 tickets written a month.
“That’s generally the busi-est area, where people are
either taking the chance to park at a meter without pay-ing or their timeline just goes over,” she said.
She said on average the city writes around 50,000 tickets for expired meters every year.
Blaine said the area is def-initely active, but she can’t say for sure why it generates more tickets.
“It’s just always busy and
there is really no rhyme or rea-son for people to decide not to plug a meter,” she said.
That beat is one of 28 the parking department has for potentially expired meters and it gets covered every day.
“Depending on how busy it is, they may get around once, they may get around two or three times,” she said. RyAn TumilTy/meTRo
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The city received 16 total applications for sidewalk cafes in 2013.
• Thenewboardwalkstyle patios are allowed on city streets until October.
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Horse-racing fans, or simply fans of large hats, are all wel-come Saturday as Northlands hosts the 85th annual Can-adian Derby.
At the post-position draw
on Wednesday, Chris Roberts, general manager of North-lands Park, said they are ex-cited for this weekend’s races.
“If the weather man par-ticipates, we should have one of the greatest derbies we have ever had,” he said.
Roberts said they have been excited to see the city embrace the derby over the last few years and expects to see people out Sunday.
“It’s become an event, not just a horse race. It’s a social event for the folks of Edmon-ton. It’s a fashion event,” he said.
Blair Poliakiwski, co-owner of The Spinmeister — the current favourite to
win — said he’s excited just to have his horse in the race.
“It’s the Canadian Derby and it’s a privilege to have a horse in the derby,” Poliakiw-ski said.
He said he believes horse racing is really turning the corner in the province with more interest and more sup-port from fans.
“There’s a lot of work to be done with horse racing, but the crowds have been excellent all year long and hopefully it continues,” he said.
‘It’s a social event for the folks of Edmonton’85th annual Canadian Derby. Supporters say horse racing on the rise in Alberta
Edmonton. Robin Williams’ death leads to increase in suicide-related callsOne Edmonton distress line has had a slight increase in the number of suicide-related calls received following the death of actor Robin Williams on Monday, with the actor mentioned in several of the calls.
About 40 per cent of the calls received by the Crisis Support Centre’s distress line were suicide-related, a slight boost from the distress line’s
typical 30 per cent suicide-related call volume.
“It’s really not unusual when something like this hap-pens. Suicide makes the news so rarely, but when it does, it’s an opportunity for us to be able to promote our ser-vice and let people know that there are community supports out there,” said Jodie Mandick, health line supervisor. StEphanIE DuboIS/MEtRo
Search is on. police seek hit-and-run suspect Police are looking for a suspect involved in a recent hit-and-run and are asking for the public’s help.
A man sleeping on the ground was pushed and dragged by the wanted suspect’s vehicle on July 20 at around 4:24 a.m. near the Jewish Seniors Centre, according to a media release. Po-lice say the suspect then drove off.
The man who was struck had serious but non-life threat-ening injuries.
Anyone with information
about the suspect’s identity is asked to call the EPS non-emer-gency complaint line at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. MEtRo
Authorities are hoping anyone whoknows this man can contact police. Supplied
Report the plants
Noxious weed app launchedThe city has launched a new iPhone app that lets citizens report and identify noxious weeds.
Launched Wednesday, the app allows people to identify the plant through images of the 75 species of weeds regulated into separated categories. MEtRo
LEGO videos
Edmonton gets awardedThe city is building upon videos featuring LEGOs used to educate people about cyclists and bike lanes after winning an international award in Seattle Wednesday.
The videos show dif-ferent ways people can cooperate on the road, all using LEGOs. MEtRo
Quoted
“If the weather man participates, we should have one of the greatest derbies we have ever had.”Chris Roberts, general manager of Northlands Park
Competitors in the derby drew for post positions on Wednesday in the lead up to Saturday’s race. The prize for winning the derby this year is $120,000.Ryan TumilTy/meTRo
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A large international study questions the conventional wisdom that most people should cut back on salt, suggesting that the amount most folks consume is OK for heart health — and too little may be as bad as too much. The findings came
under immediate attack by other scientists.
Limiting salt is still im-portant for people with high blood pressure — and in fact, a second study es-timates that too much so-dium contributes to up to 1.65 million deaths each year.
The studies both have strengths and weaknesses, and come as the U.S. govern-ment is preparing to nudge industry to trim sodium in processed and restaurant foods.
The first study’s leader, Dr. Salim Yusuf of McMaster University’s Population Health Research Institute in Hamilton, urged keeping an
open mind.“There are those who
have made a career out of promoting extreme sodium reduction that will attack us,” he said. It’s better to focus on healthy lifestyles and overall diets instead of a single element, “and that is something everyone can rally around.”
No one should view this as permission to eat more salt, he said, adding that “most people should stay where they are.”
The study was sponsored by the McMaster institute, non-profit and govern-ment groups and industry, but funders had no role in running it. The countries
included Canada but not the United States; China ac-counted for 42 per cent of
participants. About 40 per cent had high blood pres-sure.
Sodium levels were esti-mated from a single urine test instead of the preferred method of over 24 hours at multiple times, which Yusuf said was impractical in such a big group.
That drew criticism from a host of scientists.
“This is a fundamen-tal flaw” that undermines confidence in the results, said Dr. Elliott Antman, president of the Heart As-sociation.
Dr. Robert Eckel, a Uni-versity of Colorado cardiolo-gist and a former Heart As-sociation president, said the
single measure is a big lim-itation, but that researchers “did the best they could” in such a large study and that the findings still have some merit.
“I find the potassium data of great interest” for potentially lowering risk, he said.
Dr. Martin O’Donnell of McMaster University, one of the researchers, said po-tatoes, bananas, avocados, leafy greens, nuts, apricots, salmon and mushrooms are high in potassium, and “it’s easier for people to add things to their diet than to take away” something like salt.the associated press
Researchers found:
• Sodiumlevelsgenerallycorrelatewiththeriskofhighbloodpressure.Butthislinkisstrongestwhensodiumintakeishighandwasn’tseenatallwhenconsumptionislow.
• Adifferentnutrient—potassium—seemstolowerbloodpressureandheartrisks,andoffsetssodium’seffect.
Health. New research questions the need to reduce sodium intake, although scientist says ‘most people should stay where they are’ and not eat more salt
hold off on holding salt, study suggests
Klaus Nielsen
Researcher pleads guilty in bacteria-smuggling caseThe puzzling case of the renowned Canadian infec-tious disease expert who tried to smuggle dangerous bacteria to China neared its end Wednesday as the disgraced scientist pleaded guilty to 11 charges.
Klaus Nielsen, 68, a one-time lead researcher at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, remains free on bail until his sentencing.
A statement of facts agreed to by Nielsen’s lawyers and the Crown pro-vided details of Nielsen’s attempt to take vials of Bru-cella bacteria to China in his luggage two years ago.
But it still left one ques-tion largely unanswered: Why did Nielsen put his 32-year career and reputation as a scientist on the line?the canadian press
Oath to the Queen upheld by Ontario courtJamaican citizen Simone Topey, left, is seen outside the Ontario Court of Appeal with her lawyer Selwyn Pieters in Toronto on April 8. Citing the “symbolic” nature of the citizenship oath, Ontario’s top court has dismissed a constitutional challenge by three permanent residents who claim swearing allegiance to the Queen is discriminatory and unjust. Topey was one of three who argued that the provision in the Citizenship Act that re-quires would-be citizens to swear to be “faithful and bear true allegiance to Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, her heirs and successors,” violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. COlin Perkel/the Canadian Press
toronto. Man stabbed for accidental shoulder bump while walking and textingA 33-year-old man was stabbed in the heart and remains in critical condi-tion after he accidentally bumped shoulders with another pedestrian while walking and texting in downtown Toronto, police said Wednesday.
The man was walking while sending a message on his phone just after mid-night.
He bumped the passerby, who took the contact as a “perceived slight” and al-legedly attacked him, police said.
Const. David Hopkinson said the texting man’s at-tempt at self-defence only further offended the two suspects, causing one of them to stab him in the heart.
The victim was rushed
to hospital, where he was last reported in critical but stable condition.
Hopkinson said the inci-dent near the city’s Yonge-Dundas Square seems “totally unique or random.”
“It seems like it makes no sense.”
A man was arrested shortly after, while another is sought by police.
Mohamed Ali, 27, is charged with attempted murder and aggravated as-sault.
Police describe the second suspect as white, five-foot-eight with short dark hair, and a chin-strap beard.
Officers say he was wear-ing a black and white sweat-er and may be familiar to those in the Yonge-Dundas area. the canadian press
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Tourists visit Panathenaic stadium in Athens earlier this week. PETROS GIANNAKOURIS/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
In an obscure corner of a park sits a forlorn reminder that, 10 years ago, Athens hosted the 2004 Summer Olympics. The crumbling miniature theatre is inscribed with the words “glory, wealth, wisdom, vic-tory, triumph, hero, labour” — and is where Olympic officials planted an olive sapling bear-ing their names for posterity.
Once a symbol of pomp, the marble theatre is now an em-blem of waste in a venture that left a mixed legacy: a brand-new subway, airport and other vital infrastructure that signifi-cantly improved everyday life in a city of four million, set
against scores of decrepit sports venues built in a mad rush to meet deadlines — with little thought for post-Olympic use.
As Greece groans under a cruel economic depression, questions linger about whether the Athens Games were too ambitious an undertaking for a weak economy. While econo-mists agree it would be unfair to blame the meltdown on the 17-day Games, the post-Olym-pic era is seen as a decade of lost opportunities.
“We didn’t take advantage of this dynamic that we got in 2004,” said former Olympic weightlifting champion Pyrros Dimas, now a Socialist mem-ber of Parliament. “We simply made the biggest mistake in our history: We switched off, locked up the stadiums, let them fall to pieces, and every-thing finished there.”
Many projects cost millions more than first thought, re-sulting in a debt of 8.5 million euros. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Greece. Ten years on, the glamour of the 2004 Olympic Games has worn away, leaving only a country in recovery
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Williams’ daughter leaves social media
Robin Williams’ daughter has abandoned her online social media accounts in disgust following what she called “cruel and unneces-sary” messages following her father’s death, a move that has prompted Twitter to explore how it handles such situations.
Zelda Williams, 25, wrote that she was stepping away
from her Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram accounts “for a good long time, maybe for-ever.”
The move came after at least two users upset the grieving actress by sending disturbing images and ver-bal attacks. In one of her last tweets on Tuesday night, Wil-liams asked fellow users to report her alleged torment-ors to Twitter managers. “I’m shaking,” she wrote.
One of the images was a Photoshopped image of Rob-in Williams, purporting to be his corpse.
Well-wishers and fans online quickly rallied to Williams’ defence, and the
accounts of both alleged bul-lies were suspended by Wed-nesday.
“We will not tolerate abuse of this nature on Twit-ter,” Twitter said in a state-ment Wednesday afternoon. “We have suspended a num-ber of accounts related to this issue for violating our rules and we are in the pro-cess of evaluating how we can further improve our policies to better handle tra-gic situations like this one. This includes expanding our policies regarding self-harm and private information, and improving support for family members of deceased users.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Online abuse following dad’s death. Accounts of both alleged bullies were suspended
This Nov. 13, 2011, photo shows actor Robin Williams and his daughter Zelda at the premiere of Happy Feet Two inLos Angeles. Katy Winn/the associated press file
Deep-space missions
New tech could provide health care to astronautsA new Canadian technology could be the key to ensuring astronauts’ health and well-being on deep-space missions.
Researchers at St. Mary’s Hospital in Montreal are part of a team developing health technology to provide remote care to astronauts.
It sounds like something out of science fiction — a
virtual medical consultant combining the knowledge of a psychologist, occupational therapist, family doctor and emergency-room physician all in one.
The technology uses body sensors to constantly monitor an astronaut’s health as well as software that can provide real-time treatment instruc-tions to the crew’s medical officer.
The McGill-affiliated hospital’s contribution is an algorithm that is described as the brain behind the virtual medical consultant being
developed by a number of partners with funding from the Canadian Space Agency.
The technology is import-ant as exploration moves be-yond the International Space Station and astronauts face potential health challenges without the same accessibility to experts on Earth.
Researchers say the technology, which is at a concept phase and requires more funding to go forward, could also be applied on Earth in places that have limited access to health care. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Polygamy charges against two men have been approved by a special prosecutor in the long-running investigation of the community of Bountiful, B.C.
Independent Special Pros-ecutor Peter Wilson announced Wednesday that sect leaders Winston Kaye Blackmore and James Mario Oler each face charges of polygamy, and that Oler also faces a charge for the alleged unlawful removal of a child from Canada.
In addition, Brandon James Blackmore and Emily Ruth Crossfield each face a charge for the unlawful removal of a child from Canada.
The RCMP has been inves-
tigating the polygamist com-munity, near Creston, B.C., over the past two decades.
Blackmore is considered
the leader of the community of 1,000 people, who are members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints, which also has commun-ities in Arizona, Texas and Utah.
Blackmore and Oler were first arrested on polygamy char-
ges in 2009, the first time Can-ada’s polygamy laws have been enforced. After their arrests, the B.C. Supreme Court initiated a Reference to determine wheth-er section 293 of the Criminal Code (the polygamy provision) was consistent with the Can-adian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The court upheld section 293 as constitutional.
The Criminal Justice Branch said the charges approved by Wilson are similar to the ones they were originally charged with in 2009. Oler’s charge of al-leged unlawful removal of chil-dren — with the intention that an act of sexual interference or invitation to sexual touching be committed outside Canada — is based on new information as a result of investigations in the U.S., it said.
Blackmore and Oler’s first appearances are anticipated to be on Oct. 9 in provincial court in Creston.Matt KieltyKa/Metro in VancouVerWith Files FroM Kristen thoMpson
Sect leaders charged. Community members are part of Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
special prosecutor approves Bountiful polygamy charges
Winston Blackmore, the religious leader of the polygamous community of Bountiful located near Creston, B.C., sharesa laugh with six of his daughters and some of his grandchildren on April 21, 2008. Jonathan hayward/the Canadian Press
Domestic violence
Lax penalty appalls Maine governorMaine Gov. Paul LePage has told the NFL’s commis-sioner that he is appalled by the slap on the wrist given to Ray Rice, who allegedly struck his then-fiancée. Rice was punished with a two-game suspension for a domestic violence arrest.
Lepage said that simply suspending players for domestic violence can send a message that such behav-iour is acceptable. the associated press
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Six found dead on French mountainSix French climbers died in a fall on France’s Mont Blanc, officials said Wed-nesday.
Jean-Baptiste Estachy, head of the Mont Blanc rescue squad, said five bod-ies were found Wednesday morning and the body of the sixth victim was later pulled out from the bottom of a crevasse. the associated
Questions still linger about use of untested ebola drugs on patientsDoctors treating a leading Sierra Leone physician who became sick with Ebola con-sidered giving him an experi-mental drug but feared it could trigger a dangerous immune response and did not adminis-ter it, Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday.
The revelation came the same day that another top doc-tor from Sierra Leone died of the disease, fuelling a debate about how to apportion a lim-ited supply of untested drugs and vaccines and whether they are even effective.
Ebola has killed more than 1,000 people and sickened nearly 2,000 in the current West African outbreak that has also hit Guinea, Liberia and Nigeria.
At the time the experiment-al treatment was being con-sidered for Dr. Sheik Humarr Khan, his immune system was starting to produce antibodies suggesting he might recover, Doctors Without Borders said in a statement.
Khan was due to be trans-ferred to a European hospital that would be more capable of handling side-effects that may arise with the experimental drug, it said.
In the end, the treating phys-
icians decided against using the drug. They never told Khan of its existence because they felt it would be unethical to tell him of a treatment they might not use. Shortly after their decision, however, Khan’s condition worsened, the statement said, and the company providing the medical evacuation decided not to transfer him. He died a few days later.
The drug is believed to be ZMapp, an experimental drug that has been already been given to three people.
Meanwhile, the debate over experimental treatments and vaccines still continues. Canada has promised to donate 800 to 1,000 doses of its untested Ebola vaccine to the World Health Organization and ques-tions are being asked about who will get it and how scien-tists will determine if it works. the associated press
TKM-Ebola
Company ‘evaluating options’ for Ebola drugTekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp. says it’s in talks with governments and non-governmental organiza-tions in various countries about the potential use of its experimental Ebola drug in infected patients.
The Vancouver-based company says it’s “care-fully evaluating options” for using its unapproved TKM-Ebola drug, but it can’t assure an appropriate framework will be found.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has relaxed a clinical hold on testing of TKM-Ebola, potentially enabling its use in patients stricken with the virus.
Tekmira has a $140-mil-lion contract from the U.S. Defense Department to develop TKM-Ebola. the canadian press
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“Trying an untested drug on patients is a very dif-ficult decision, particularly in the light of the ‘do no harm’ principle.”Statement from Doctors Without Borders
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A district judge last year ordered 63-year-old John Saunders to stand trial after hearing testimony from the owner of the South Broadway Manor Bed and Breakfast.
The mansion’s owner claims Saunders, who died July 21, hid nine 12-bottle cases of whiskey inside the century-old mansion.the associated press
scrabble championships. it’s all fun and games, till someone loses an ‘i’The world’s best Scrabble players are squaring off for the title of Scrabble champion.
The 25th National Scrabble Championships began in Buf-falo on Sunday, with 525 play-ers from 11 countries compet-ing for the $10,000 top prize.
By the time it’s all over, contenders in five different divisions will have played 31 games each over five days, with rankings based on win-loss records and the number of points by which they out-score opponents.
The player to beat is five-time champion Nigel Rich-ards, an Australian who lives in Malaysia. Will Anderson, an editor from Croton-on-Hud-son, was hoping to spell out a serious challenge after finish-ing third last year.
“He’s like the Michael Jordan of our game,” said Anderson, who prepared for the games by solving jumble-word lists and playing practice matches. “He’s in a class by himself and his command of the dictionary is unbelievable.”
Mark Przybyszewski, Buf-falo’s top player, was pretty sure he wouldn’t win the world title but was confident he would retain his ranking as having the highest-scoring name in Scrabble, worth about 39 points on the board.
“I play better when I’m playing better players,” said Przybyszewski.
The tournament began days after 5,000 new words were added to the official Scrabble dictionary. the associated press
The ‘Q’ tile is handy for big scores, being one of two letters worth 10points. The associaTed press
paris nixes padlock fixesLatvians Regina and Vadim Medvedev pose for a selfie on the Pont de l’Archeveche in Paris during their honeymoon. Paris hopes to persuade visiting couples to end the recent and unwelcome tradition of fixing padlocks to the Pont de l’Archeveche. Michel euler/The associaTed press
Justin Bieber. canadian pop singer pleads guilty, avoids dUi convictionPop star Justin Bieber pleaded guilty Wednesday to mis-demeanour charges of care-less driving and resisting ar-rest seven months after his arrest in Miami Beach.
The 20-year-old pop star’s plea deal with prosecutors, detailed at a court hearing, includes a 12-hour anger man-agement course, a $50,000 charitable contribution and a $500 fine. The deal allows Bieber to avoid a driving-under-the-influence convic-tion.
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The United States is planning an international effort to whisk displaced people to safety in Iraq, and it appears there may be a supporting role for Canada.
The U.S. says it’s in discus-sions with several countries in-cluding Canada about helping Yazidis, Iraqi Christians, and other people who have become displaced by the advance of Islamist fighters.
At a White House briefing Wednesday, deputy national se-curity adviser Ben Rhodes said the U.S. was taking up offers to help those who are under threat from the al-Qaida splin-
ter group, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
“We have offers of support from a number of allies like France, Australia, Canada,” Rhodes said.
“We’ll be in discussions with them about what they can do both as it relates to helping the Yazidi population ... but also, more broadly, helping bring relief to the displaced per-sons in northern Iraq, which
includes not just Yazidis but an enormous number of Iraqi Christians and others who have been driven from their homes by ISIL.’’
It’s expected that most countries would play a humani-tarian-assistance role while the U.S. weighs options for a mil-itary mission to help move tens of thousands of people away from the area.THE CANADIAN PRESS
Canada’s role. U.S. seeking help from allies in protecting Yazidis, Iraqi Christians
Egyptian medics and army personnel escort former Egyptian presidentHosni Mubarak, 86, from a helicopter ambulance after landing at theMaadi Military Hospital, following his retrial in Cairo, Wednesday.Amr NAbil/the AssociAted press
Egypt. Ousted president Hosni Mubarak defends his years in powerIn his first speech since being put on trial, Egypt’s toppled president Hosni Mubarak de-nied Wednesday that he or-dered the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that deposed him. Speaking from a gurney, the 86-year-old former leader sought to mend his im-age, clearly emboldened by the country’s changed polit-ical landscape.
Speaking from inside a cage that holds defendants, Mubarak gave a 23-minute, uninterrupted address aired live on national television. It
starkly contrasted the dozens of ongoing trials of ousted president Mohammed Morsi and his supporters, toppled in last year’s military overthrow, who are crammed inside soundproof glass cages for their hearings.
“Hosni Mubarak who ap-pears before you today would never order the killing of pro-testers or the shedding the blood of Egyptians,” the for-mer autocrat said, speaking in the third person in an impas-sioned, defiant statement.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, shakes hands with Camp Pendletonmarines, Tuesday. pAul rodriguez/the orANge couNty register/the AssociAted press
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Pope appeals to UN to end tragedy in IraqThe Vatican is increas-ingly indicating support for military action in Iraq to protect Christians and other religious minorities from persecution by the Islamic State. On Wednes-day, the Vatican released a letter Pope Francis sent to the UN secretary general renewing his appeal to the international community to take action. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Poland, Latvia protest Russian politician’s claimsPoland and Latvia have summoned the Russian am-bassadors to protest threats by nationalist politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky, who last week said Poland and the Baltic states would be “wiped out” in the event of a war between Russia and the West. “The Baltic States and Poland are doomed.... Nothing will remain there,” Zhirinovsky said.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Violates charter rights?
Ontario women sue Ottawa over u.s. tax fraud lawCanada has violated the charter rights of nearly a million Canadians by agree-ing to share their financial details with authorities in the United States, two Ontario women allege in a new lawsuit. The suit accuses Ottawa of breach-ing the Constitution by complying with a sweeping new American tax fraud law, known as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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.wtf? Yes, that is a real domain suffix
Guessing a website address used to be so simple. Stick a .com or .ca at the end of a com-pany or organization’s name and most of the time, that would do it.
But there’s a flood of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) hitting the web, which could eventually leave con-sumers struggling to remem-ber which of more than 1,400 web suffixes to type in.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Num-bers (ICANN) is in the process of gradually rolling out all kinds of new web address types, including .best, .buzz, .cheap, .cool, .expert, .guru, .ninja, .sexy and .wtf.
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More than 90,000 .club URLs have been registered so far and a few were sold off for five-figure fees. Eat.club was purchased for $20,000, Eng-lish.club went for $17,500, Chinese.club was bought for $13,750, and Toys.club for $12,500, says Campbell, who also recruited rapper 50 Cent to use 50inda.club for an offi-cial fan site.
Teen pop star Demi Lovato has also purchased a .club ad-dress for her fan club.
“Dot-club is short, memor-able, and the interesting thing about .club is it adds meaning at the end of a domain,” says Campbell, explaining why he spent big bucks to acquire the rights to .club domains.
“We’re still going to have .com, we’re still going to have .ca, they’re never going to change, they’re going to be the dominant generic domain names in Canada.... It’s not try-ing to be an alternate to .ca or .com, it’s really trying to com-plement those names or offer an alternative with a different meaning.” THE CANADIAN PRESS
Dot what?! The days of only .com or .ca are over, and a Canadian has launched one of the most popular alternative web suffixes so far — .club
Amazon is taking direct aim at mobile payment systems such as Square by introducing the Amazon Local Register in the U.S., a credit-card processing de-vice and mobile app designed to help small-business owners accept payments through their smartphones and tablets.
The move places the largest U.S. e-commerce retailer in competition with Square and other established mobile pay-ment processing systems such as PayPal Here and Intuit’s Go-Payment.
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the same one that processes Amazon.com purchases. The service is designed to serve on-the-go small-business owners who might otherwise only ac-cept cash or cheques, including massage therapists, food truck operators and artists who sell their work at outdoor fairs.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Money is for charity. Most bids for Sam Sung’s business cards were fakeA B.C. children’s charity is dis-appointed after the majority of eBay bids for the last business card belonging to former Apple Store employee Sam Sung turned out to be fake.
On Tuesday, Sung and eBay decided to remove the majority of bids for the framed and auto-graphed presentation of his last Apple business card, T-shirt and lanyard that he was auctioning off for the B.C. and Yukon chap-ters of the Children’s Wish Foundation.
The bidding had previously reached a shocking $80,200 US. On Wednesday morning, the highest bid sat at $1,965.
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“We were cautiously opti-mistic earlier this week, but as suspected it seems that the current bidders may not be ser-ious bidders,” Petersen said in a statement.
Sung, a former Apple Spe-cialist who previously worked at the Vancouver Pacific Centre store location, rose to Internet fame in October 2012 when a photo of his business card bear-ing his coincidental name went viral online at a time the two rival tech giants were engaged in a bitter patent war. THANDI FlETCHER/METRO IN vANCOuvER
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be
wai
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to a
max
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of $
75
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90
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r th
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or 4
sem
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sum
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s in
exc
ess
of $
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incl
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mai
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cont
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ly. T
his
offe
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com
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ith a
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ther
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char
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r up
to
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mon
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or 1
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dat
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0)
kilo
met
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nditi
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limita
tions
ap
ply
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cha
rge
exte
nded
war
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the
Nis
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age,
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MS
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Aug
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014
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cas
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ates
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fer
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diti
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pp
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sura
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and
app
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are
ext
ra. L
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off
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are
avai
lab
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n ap
pro
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cred
it th
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limite
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cann
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mb
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with
any
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s ex
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dol
lars
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re fr
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set
ind
ivid
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rices
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rad
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ay b
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Veh
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s an
d ac
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s ar
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urp
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onl
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rices
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feat
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sub
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Off
ers
valid
bet
wee
n A
ug.1
-Sep
t.2
, 201
4. #
Off
er is
ad
min
iste
red
by
Nis
san
Can
ada
Ext
end
ed S
ervi
ces
Inc.
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CE
SI)
and
app
lies
to n
ew 2
014
Nis
san
Sen
tra
mod
els
(eac
h, a
n “E
ligib
le M
odel
”) le
ased
and
reg
iste
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thro
ugh
Nis
san
Can
ada
Fina
nce
Ser
vice
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c., o
n ap
pro
ved
cred
it, b
etw
een
Aug
.1-S
ept.
2, 2
014
from
an
auth
oriz
ed N
issa
n re
taile
r in
Can
ada.
Off
er r
ecip
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will
be
entit
led
to r
ecei
ve a
max
imum
of s
ix (6
) se
rvic
e vi
sits
(eac
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“S
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the
Elig
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isit
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oil)
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one
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Elig
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atio
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the
Ag
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ookl
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r th
e E
ligib
le V
ehic
le. T
he s
ervi
ce p
erio
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Ser
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Per
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”) w
ill c
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ence
on
the
leas
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ansa
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n d
ate
(“Tr
ansa
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n D
ate”
) an
d w
ill e
xpire
on
the
earli
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f: (i)
the
dat
e on
whi
ch th
e m
axim
um n
umb
er o
f Ser
vice
Vis
its h
as b
een
reac
hed;
(ii)
36
mon
ths
from
the
Tran
sact
ion
Dat
e; o
r (ii)
whe
n th
e E
ligib
le V
ehic
le h
as r
each
ed 4
8,0
00
kilo
met
ers.
All
Elig
ible
Ser
vice
s m
ust b
e co
mp
lete
d d
urin
g th
e S
ervi
ce P
erio
d, o
ther
wis
e th
ey w
ill b
e fo
rfei
ted
. The
Off
er m
ay b
e up
gra
ded
to u
se p
rem
ium
oil
at th
e re
cip
ient
’s e
xpen
se. T
he E
ligib
le S
ervi
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are
not d
esig
ned
to m
eet
all r
equi
rem
ents
and
sp
ecifi
catio
ns n
eces
sary
to m
aint
ain
the
Elig
ible
Veh
icle
. To
see
the
com
ple
te li
st o
f mai
nten
ance
nec
essa
ry, p
leas
e re
fer t
o th
e S
ervi
ce M
aint
enan
ce G
uid
e. A
ny a
dd
ition
al s
ervi
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req
uire
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t cov
ered
by
the
Off
er a
nd a
re th
e so
le r
esp
onsi
bili
ty a
nd c
ost o
f the
rec
ipie
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ffer
may
not
be
red
eem
ed fo
r cas
h an
d m
ay n
ot b
e co
mb
ined
with
cer
tain
off
ers
NC
ES
I res
erve
s th
e rig
ht to
am
end
or te
rmin
ate
this
off
er, i
n w
hole
or
in p
art,
at a
ny ti
me
with
out p
rior n
otic
e. A
dd
ition
al c
ond
ition
s an
d lim
itatio
ns a
pp
ly. A
sk y
our r
etai
ler f
or d
etai
ls. °
Nis
san
is th
e fa
stes
t gro
win
g b
rand
in th
e no
n-lu
xury
seg
men
t bas
ed o
n co
mp
aris
on o
f 12
-mon
th r
etai
l sal
es fr
om J
uly
201
3 to
Jun
e 2
014
of a
ll C
anad
ian
auto
mot
ive
bra
nds
and
12-m
onth
ave
rag
es s
ales
gro
wth
. † Bas
ed o
n G
AC
(A
IAM
C) C
omp
act s
egm
enta
tion.
All
info
rmat
ion
com
pile
d fr
om th
ird-p
arty
sou
rces
, inc
lud
ing
Aut
oDat
a an
d m
anuf
actu
rer
web
site
s. J
uly
30
, 201
4. +
Bas
ed o
n G
AC
(A
IAM
C)
Com
pac
t seg
men
tatio
n. A
ll in
form
atio
n co
mp
lied
from
NR
Can
Fue
l Eco
nom
y d
ata
and
third
-par
ty s
ourc
es, i
nclu
din
g m
anuf
actu
rer
web
site
s. G
asol
ine
eng
ines
onl
y, e
xclu
des
hyb
rids,
die
sels
and
ele
ctric
veh
icle
s. J
uly
30
, 201
4. ^
Bas
ed o
n 2
014
Sen
tra
S M
/T s
tart
ing
MS
RP
of $
15,0
98
vs.
201
4/1
5 E
lant
ra L
M/T
sta
rtin
g M
SR
P o
f $15
,99
9 ◆
Bas
ed o
n 2
014
Sen
tra
SV
, SR
, S
L m
odel
s w
ith N
issa
nCon
nect
Ap
ps
syst
em. S
mar
tpho
ne c
onne
ctiv
ity a
llow
ing
acce
ss t
o p
opul
ar m
obile
ap
plic
atio
ns a
nd c
onne
cted
ser
vice
s (e
x. G
oog
le S
end
-to-
Car
). O
ffer
s su
bje
ct t
o ch
ang
e, c
ontin
uatio
n or
can
cella
tion
with
out
notic
e. O
ffer
s ha
ve n
o ca
sh a
ltern
ativ
e va
lue.
See
you
r p
artic
ipat
ing
Nis
san
reta
iler
for
com
ple
te d
etai
ls. ©
199
8-2
014
Nis
san
Can
ada
Inc.
and
Nis
san
Fina
ncia
l Ser
vice
s In
c. a
div
isio
n of
Nis
san
Can
ada
Inc.
20 metronews.caThursday, August 14, 2014VOICES
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METRO AUGMENTED REALITYLike diving from your desk ...
Christophe Bailhache surveys Christ of the Abyss, with the SVII cameras off the coast of Key Largo, Fla. U.S. government scientists hope people will soon be able to go online and get a 360-degree view of reefs and otherunderwater wonders, much like Google Map’s Street View lets people look at homes.PHILIP DUNSTAN/CATLIN SEAVIEW SURVEY/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Depending on where you call home, you’ve likely encountered some very hostile rainstorms and associated flooding this summer, often with scant warning. American states are dealing with very similar events, including Nebraska. On Saturday alone, the town of Kearney endured about nine centimetres of rain — triple the average amount for the entire month of August. The result can be seen here, as CCTV captures a terrifying surge of water crashing through the doors and windows to flood a dining room. (Good Samaritan Hospital/YouTube)
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It’s easy to go online and get a 360-degree, ground-level view of almost any street throughout the world. Soon, scientists hope people will be able to do the same with coral reefs and other underwater wonders.
U.S. government scientists are learning to use specialized fi sh-eye lenses underwater in the Florida Keys this week in hopes of applying Street View mapping to research and management plans in marine sanctuaries nationwide.
Some of the rotating and panoramic images will be available online as early as this week, including a selection on Google Maps, giving the public a window into ecosystems still diffi cult and costly to explore for long stretches of time.
About 400,000 images have been produced so far of reefs off Australia and in the Caribbean, but this is the fi rst time the technology is being used in North American waters.
The images in the U.S. will add scale and details to data that’s already been collected, and illustrate the successes and failures of coral restoration. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
... OK, no it isn’t, but it is like Street View for reefs, other wonders
It’s time for another issue of The Beaver Exam-iner, a publication that will always be proudly in-dependent from facts. I make no money running The BeavEx, but I don’t lose any, making it the most successful newspaper in North America. Here’s the news:
Hollywood anxiously awaits Death No. 3 LOS ANGELES – Well aware that the trinity is not complete until one more celebrity dies, Holly-wood stars are refusing to leave their homes as they wait to learn who will complete the group that began with comic genius Robin Williams and legendary actress Lauren Bacall. “What’s really unnerving is it could be anyone,” actor George Clooney said from a secure bunker underneath his L.A. bungalow. “It could be something sad, but not that shocking, like Mel Brooks, or it could be a complete sur-prise, like George Clooney.”
Vancouver Aquarium ban on whale, dolphin breeding upsets whales, dolphinsVANCOUVER – A decision by the Vancouver Park Board to ban the breeding of aquatic ani-mals at the Vancouver Aquarium has been met with mixed reactions from scientists, and uni-versal condemnation from the animals in question. “Let me get this straight,” dolphin Helen said through a translator. “First you give me as much space to move as a downtown con-do dweller, and now you take away the only fun I get? Why don’t you just harpoon me now?”
Neighbourhood tidies up only when Google car visitsSAINT JOHN, N.B. – Residents of the South End
admit that though they always mean to get around to it sooner, they clean up only when they know Google will be visiting. Lo-
cals recently put on their best clothes, painted over the graffiti and picked up garbage that had been littering the sidewalks since the last time the Google Street View Car was through. “It never seems that bad, and then I hear the car coming and sud-denly all I can see is abandoned dog poop,” said resident Colin Mackin.
Increasingly desperate Edward Snowden releases NSA employees’ middle namesUNDISCLOSED LOCATION, RUSSIA – Quickly running out of rev-elations to share, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has re-leased over two dozen potentially embarrassing middle names of NSA and CIA employees, including “Alexis” and “Marion.” Snow-den said the middle names the U.S. government would prefer to keep secret go all the way back to the founding of the NSA, when its first chief Ralph Canine tried to hide his middle name, Julian. Snowden also promised “big news” in September when he re-veals how seldom NSA head Keith Alexander washed his hands after using the washroom.
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View down under
In images previewed by pro-ject director Richard Vevers, endangered elkhorn coral, bleached fi elds of dead coral and coral nurseries sus-pended like hanging plants in the Keys’ blue waters were in sharp focus as they rotated on screen.
• In an hour-long dive, each camera can capture im-ages over an area up to 20 times larger than what’s available with traditional underwater photography equipment, Vevers said.
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Rodney DeCroo has not had it easy. His story is reminis-cent of a modern twist on S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders.
Growing up in a rough neighbourhood along Pitts-burgh’s polluted Allegheny River before eventually landing in Vancouver’s Low-er East Side, DeCroo experi-enced a lot of challenges during his young, impres-sionable years.
“I lived closed to the streets, had friends that went off to juvenile deten-tion, and I struggled with alcohol and post-traumatic stress disorder.
“My dad ran a hotel, with people coming and going. I was left alone a lot. I strug-gled,” DeCroo said, noting his father also struggled with PTSD after serving in
the Vietnam War. A particularly disturbing
incident is revealed during DeCroo’s show, one which left a lasting impression on him and inspired his work.
Despite having the odds stacked against him, De-Croo found his way. In high school, which he says he rarely attended, he decided to take English literature simply because it seemed more interesting than chemistry. Little did DeCroo know, it was a decision that would change his life.
“My teacher exposed me to poetry and I was captivat-ed,” he said. “There was an emotional import of images that the poets were creating with their words. I needed someone to talk to about what I couldn’t sort out in my own mind and I got that outlet by becoming ob-sessed with writing poetry.
“When I first started, I was awful,” he adds with a laugh.
But he stuck with it, feeling cathartic as he ex-pressed his art. As his writ-ing improved, his poems evolved into storytelling and song-writing.
Eventually, sticking with his craft became DeCroo’s meal ticket.
In 2012, he released his fifth album, aptly named Allegheny, BC and now he’s sharing his story at the Ed-
monton Fringe Festival with a show called Allegheny, BC: Stupid Boy in an Ugly Town.
He says most people are pleasantly surprised by the show’s comedic twists.
“We all struggle and there is real gold in those experiences, because that is what makes us, us. I hope people walk away seeing the beauty in that.”IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING PTSD, PLEASE REACH OUT. HELP IS AVAIL-ABLE THROUGH THE CRISIS SUPPORT CENTRE AT 780-482-HELP (4357).
Fringe artist � nds gold in the art of expressing his struggles
Rodney DeCroo. For Fringe fest performer, poetry was a way to make sense of a tough adolesence. Now he hopes to inspire others
Rodney DeCroo brings his show Allegheny, BC: Stupid Boy in an Ugly Townto this year’s Edmonton Fringe Festival. COURTESY ANGELA FAMA
The Details
The Edmonton Fringe Festival runs Aug. 15 to 24.
• Rodney Decroo’s show, Allegheny, BC: Stupid Boy in an Ugly Town, is being held at the Sugar Foot Ballroom at 10545-81 Ave.
• Tickets are $10 to $12.50.
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throwback testosterone-fest something of a head-scratcher. But, as Grammer tells us, he’s actually tougher than people think. “I’m working at the gym. I’m punching people in the streets,” he jokes. “All those punch videos you’ve been see-ing? That’s me.”
This is an interesting choice for you, this franchise. What was your reaction when they fi rst approached you?
Actually they didn’t approach me. I had heard there was a role available in The Expend-ables. I didn’t know what it was, I didn’t know how it was going to play out or what the requirements really were, but I knew if I pushed a little bit, maybe their imaginations would say, “Oh. Kelsey Gram-mer. OK, that’s a surprise.” I’m a lot tougher than people think
I am. If you know anything about my personal life, you’ll realize that. I thought I could fulfil the requirements of an ac-tion film, should that be asked.
Is that something you’ve been looking to do?Oh, I’d love to, I’d love to do it. And who knows, it may hap-pen, it may not happen. But be-ing in this film was a complete
joy for me. And Bonaparte actually is a terrific character. He’s just a guy who used to be in some kind of mercenary world and stepped away and is a procurer, basically, now. He puts together teams and he’s been making some pretty good money at it. It was really fun to play, and we kind of just hit on this sort of Hemingway, broad-shouldered kind of guy who is in the background now a little bit. But my hope is now if we do another one, Bonaparte gets to don the military motley. So to speak.
That Hemingway-esque, life-on-the-road type seems fun.
Yeah, who lives big, has lived a big life — and believes in things that some of us believe in still about courage and about showing up and about taking a stand, being in the fight. I’m one of those guys. A man’s man.
How does the breakdown of divisions between the fi lm and TV worlds look from the perspective of someone who’s been so successful on the TV side? In England, you can go from television to film to stage seam-lessly. Nobody has an issue. In America, yeah, we tend to kind of put people in these pockets. It was always my dream that I would break the bonds of Frasier at some point and have a chance to play some other roles. I think Boss helped that, and people went, “Oh wow, I had no idea.” Because they never do. So you have to show them. I did another comedy in England in the spring called Breaking the Bank that’s about a British guy, and of course everybody there said, “I had no idea he was British!” Well, I’m not. I’m an actor.
The third installment of The Expendables brings together even more ‘80s action fl ick talent than before. CONTRIBUTED
Trading � ne wine for a gunning good time
Kelsey Grammer is one of several high-profile additions to the Expendables franchise for its third outing, and even he understands people might find his inclusion in the ’80s
Kelsey Grammer. The man more commonly known as Frasier loosens his tie for a turn in an action fl ick
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Simmons to immigrants:‘Learn goddamn English’
Gene Simmons is going the tough love route when it comes to immigrants who’ve just made it to the U.S. “I’m actually saying the thing that needs to be said because the politically correct climate is bulls---,” Simmons tells HuffPost Live. “You don’t want to upset
anybody by saying,
‘Learn to speak goddamn English.’ So, as an immi-grant, I’m telling you: Learn to speak goddamn English. It is the key that will unlock the keys to the kingdom. If you make the effort, then all the possibilities of this culture will open up for you and give you all the rewards that I’ve gotten.” Even an
arena football team?
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Blake dreams of a Lively litter, Ryan dreams of hot fudge
Blake Lively is so hot on the idea of having kids, she’s even envious of the birthing habits of other mammals.
“I’ve got to get started.
If I could spit out a litter of kids, I would,” she tells Marie Claire.
Sounds messy, and not at all like something you’d expect her Paltrow-ish lifestyle website, Preserve, to recommend. But hey, get your litter on, Blake.
As for husband Ryan Reynolds? His opinion on the matter, according to this totally-taken-out-of-context quote from the same interview?
“Honestly, all he wants to eat is hot fudge sun-daes,” she says.
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Crushing or crunching,Tia-Theron gym dust-up ‘blown out of proportion’
Tia Mowry wants to make sure everyone knows that Charlize Theron did not, in fact, try to get her banned from SoulCycle. The rumour started after Mowry men-tioned running into the
Oscar-winner at the trendy exercise studio only to find that Theron “wasn’t very nice to her.” A couple of days later, and that’s become Theron is trying to get the Sister, Sister star barred. “It was definitely blown out of proportion,” Mowry says, according to Just Jared. “I do not know Charlize. I ab-solutely love her, she’s my
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to Leah Remini Leah Remini isn’t ashamed to admit that she checks out BFF Jennifer Lopez’s body. But can you blame her? “I do stare at her naked and not in a crazy way but I’m like, ‘What a bitch,’” Remini jokes to E! News. “And I’ll tell
her, too — ‘Disclaimer: I’m staring at you, I’m looking for cellulite and looking for things that my mind could compute,’ and she’s like ‘Well, just look and try to find it.’” They do sound like fun, don’t they?
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If it feels good, wear it. You’ve heard that before, but not like this.
These days, it’s as much about how clothes feel when you touch them, as it is how you look when you wear them. When you’re searching for new style finds for chillier temper-atures, prioritizing fabrics as well as intriguing pat-terns will land you some enviable finds.
Here are a few point-ers to keep in mind while seeking out those essential pieces for next season:
If this is the fall you buy a new suit, then go for a dark grey flannel that has some weight to it.
If you want to take a different direction, a wool sports jacket in a subtle check is a great alternative. By subtle, we’re talking col-our; the check itself can be large.
Where coats are con-cerned, you can aim for a classic wool topcoat in a heritage fabric or, since
this is a year of mixing the dressed with the casual, a down-filled coat or three-quarter outdoors-looking jacket will work.
Look for something a lit-tle less puffy than the one you’ve been kicking around in the last couple of years. A duffle coat is a great idea as well.
The Brits call them roll necks, we call them turtle-
necks and yes, turtleneck sweaters are sticking their heads out again. A fine wool turtleneck can replace shirt and tie under a tailored suit with black under black looking great for a big night out.
Fisherman knit and cable knit sweaters are go-ing to be worth the finan-cial outlay.
And while we’re on sweaters, a good alternative to something heavy and textured is the new crop of geometrics including clas-sic argyles in bold colours.
Get yourself a band-collared shirt, which is, es-sentially, a shirt without a collar. It will be perfect under a suit. There are bold coloured, patterned scarves to be had and you may have noticed that gold chains are looking kind of good again; one thin chain, nothing bling.
A breakdown for the boys. Not sure where to begin your fall wardrobe hunt? Start with your sense of touch.
A man’s must-haves
Designer Christopher Bates took time away from Toronto Men’s Fashion Week to give use his list of essential’s every man should own:
1A casual sports jacket. “It’s the most dynamic
piece a man can own. It can be dressed up or down and worn day or night.”
2A tailored white dress shirt. “This is the linchpin
of a man’s wardrobe. You should actually have at least three to account for time to dry clean it if you get lipstick on your collar…”
3A grey suit. “When you’re building your
wardrobe, this is the fi rst suit you should buy. Grey fl atters most complexions and you can spice it up with a myriad of shirt and acces-sory options.”
4Black leather bomber. “Invest in a high-quality
leather bomber and it will last you for ages and get better with time. It’s an edgy piece that says you mean business.”
5Tapered blue jeans. “The key here is fi t. Boot cut
or straight leg are simply unfl attering. A tapered leg makes you look taller, trim-mer and more stylish. Try dressing them up with a cas-ual sports jacket or pressed white dress shirt.”
Trends Report
Toronto is currently hosting its fi rst-ever Men’s Fashion Week and in keeping up with the theme of men’s fashion and style, Trends Report will look at fi ve style mistakes men commonly make. Go online to read more and take the poll to let me know which men’s style mistake you think is the most cringeworthy.
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Fashion by the foot
• Two-buckled, monk strap shoes are all set for their moment this fall, and there are some terrific boots, particularly hybrid hiking boots with a space-age look to them. The one key thing to look for is a thicker sole, crepe if you see it. For socks, think solid colours not stripes, but look for textures and patterns like herringbone and paisley.
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1. Garlicky Spread: In a food processor or blender, combine the yogurt, cucumber, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, dill, garlic and honey (if using). Process until well combined then transfer to a separate dish, cover and refrigerate for at least one hour for best flavour.
2. Clean chicken pieces with the lemon juice and cool water, drain and place in a bowl. Cov-er in jerk marinade and allow to marinate for at least 1 hour.
3. In the meantime, move your oven rack so it’s about 6 to 8 inches away from the main heat source and set your oven to the broil setting. Line a bak-ing pan with tin foil and brush it with oil or use cooking spray. Place the chicken on the lined pan, cover with any remaining marinade and broil for 10 min-utes. Remove from the oven, flip over and broil for another 8 minutes. If using thick chicken breast, broil an additional 4 minutes. Set aside to cool.
4. Blanch carrots by bring-ing to boil 3 cups of water and tossing them in for 25 seconds. Immediately transfer to bowl
with ice water to stop cooking process. Drain and pat dry with paper towels. Shred the lettuce.
5. When chicken is cool, slice into 1/4 inch strips and if you have any drippings in the bak-ing pan, pour over the sliced chicken and give it a good mix.
6. Take a flour tortilla and spread about a teaspoon of the Garlicky Spread across a 1-inch strip the length of the tortilla. Across one end, place a bit of chicken, carrots, mango, pine-apple, lettuce and cucumber ribbons, and roll tightly, tuck-ing everything in as you do so. Slice in the middle so you
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Visit the islands from your kitchenChris De La Rosa first re-leased The Vibrant Caribbean Pot as an e-book and this printed version contains 40 more recipes for 100 dishes that span a range of islands. Aside from demystifying Caribbean cooking through informative sections, The Vibrant Caribbean Pot is full of De La Rosa’s personal anecdotes and memories of
growing up in Trinidad and Tobago. Among the dishes are Ultimate Curry Chicken, Stewed Pumpkin with Shrimp, Cassava Pone, and more. metro
Ingredients
• 3 lbs boneless chicken breast• Juice of 1 lemon• 1 1/2 cups jerk marinade• 1 tbsp vegetable oil• 1 1/2 each cups carrots, juli-enned; lettuce; firm mango, julienned; pineapple chunks; cucumber ribbons (use a potato peeler)• 8-10 (10 inch) flour tortillasGarlicky Spread• 2 (8oz) containers plain Greek yogurt• 1 cucumber; peeled, seeded and diced• 1 tbsp olive oil• Juice of 1/2 lemon• Salt and black pepper to taste• 1 tbsp dill, chopped• 3 cloves of garlic• Few drops of honey (optional)
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26 metronews.caThursday, August 14, 2014back to school
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sensor keeps data safe and secure, using finger-prints to unlock the device.
LG G3, $599 (no contract)One look at the screen and you’ll fall in love with LG’s latest Android smart-phone. The G3’s display boasts four times the
pixels of high definition, cre-ating an ultra-crisp image. Typing has never been easier with the smart keyboard, which can be cus-
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HTC One (M8) $699.99 (no contract)An Android phone that screams style. The alumin-ium skin on the HTC One M8 is not only stunning, but functional, protecting the phone from minor drops and dings. While there are plenty of apps for this de-vice, the real draw is the fun cam-era, which allows you to refocus after you snap a photo, perfect for students who major in socializing.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 $749.99 (no contract)The extra large 5.7-inch dis-play on this phone makes
it easy to surf the web, type emails or read d o c u m e n t s . The Note 3 fea-tures an S-Pen, a stylus which lets you doodle, write, or draw on documents, maps, photos, or diagrams. The extra screen real
estate allows for two apps to be open at the same time — a multi-tasker’s dream.
Alcatel OneTouch Idol 2S $299 (no
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mode, while record-ing video and wireless streaming to your tele-
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Nokia Lumia 635 $199 (no contract)The ideal phone for avid texters. This Windows 8.1 phone features Word Flow, a typing method, which has broken records and proven to be one of the fastest ways to type. Not only does it have a fun design with vibrant colours, this phone is easy on the wallet.
Sony Xperia T3 $449 (no contract)The world’s thinnest smart-phone of its size. Sleek, elegant design to stand out in a crowd. The powerful
camera is perfect to capture the campus scene, while the display features the latest technology found in Sony’s televisions.
Desktop computers are great, but nothing compares to the portability of a laptop. From the powerful, to the convert-ible, there’s a laptop for even the most budget conscious student. Here are the top picks this fall.
Macbook Pro, $1,199 and upA lot of power crammed into a compact package. Apple just updated the processing power of this stunning laptop, mak-ing it faster than ever. Students interested in graphical design or video editing should splurge for the model with the Retina
display, which has astonishing clarity with razor sharp text. Expect to receive about nine hours of use from a single battery charge.
Macbook Air, $999 and upLighter and slimmer than the Macbook Pro, but don’t let its com-pact size fool you. This ultra-port-able laptop can handle plenty of tasks.
FaceTime is great for trav-eling students who want to
keep in touch with family and friends. All Macs come loaded with free apps such as iLife and iWork, so students can be pro-ductive on the go.
Sony Vaio Pro, $1,149.99 and upT h e V a i o is the world’s
lightest ultrabook, that’s heavy on features. Outfitted in carbon fibre, this laptop
only weighs 2.34 pounds, perfect to slip into a back-pack. Despite its lightweight, it’s still durable enough to handle daily wear and tear! Other features include a beautiful touchscreen, hefty processor, backlit keyboard, and an impressive startup time of only nine seconds, so you’ll never miss the intro of another lecture again.
HP Slate 14, $479.99An affordable laptop designed for Android lovers. The HP Slate 14 stands out from the rest of the pack by using An-droid 4.3 Jelly Bean as its oper-ating system, which means you can run many of your favourite Android apps.
It also features quad-speak-
ers for a rich audio experi-ence and boasts nine hours worth of battery life.
Toshiba Satellite L30W, $799.99 A practical laptop with some fun features. When the re-search and homework is done, students can crank their fa-vourite tunes through the built-in Skullcandy speakers.
Students with lots of gadg-ets will love the fact that they can charge their portable de-vices through the USB ports, even while the computer is asleep.
Asus Transformer Book T100, $349This budget-friendly Windows 8 laptop is perfect for students with basic needs such as word processing or surfing the web for research. Like more ex-pensive laptops, the keyboard can be removed, turning the screen into a modest per-forming tablet.
Good bang for your buck, but you don’t get the bells and whistles of high-end machines.
Smartphones have quickly become essential tools in the classroom. Not only can stu-dents download tens of thou-sands of useful apps, parents can use them to keep tabs on their teens. These smart-phones pull in straight A’s for performance and features.
Samsung Galaxy S5 $699.99 (no contract)Stylish, yet surprisingly rug-
ged. This dust and water r e s i s t a n t smartphone is the perfect balance of productivity
and play. The ultra power saving mode shuts off fea-tures you don’t need to minimize bat-tery consump-tion, so there is never an ex-cuse to miss a call. The built-in fit-ness tracker will also help students keep track of their health goals when they’re not in a marathon study ses-sion.
iPhone 5s $719 and up (no contract)Apple’s iPhone 5s continues to be a favourite amongst both students and parents. The new 64-bit A7 processor brings blaz-ing fast per-
Phones getting straight AsTech talk. From the multi-tasker to the socializer, there’s a phone out there to satisfy your needs
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Jr. will come with audio sensors and integrated cam-eras plus almost 360-degree vision and will be able to con-nect to the home network or to other devices using Blue-tooth.
Rather than rely on someone to guide it via a re-mote control, Jr. will learn to adapt to its surround-ings and de-velop a map so it can n a v i g a t e around the home with-out crashing into walls or furniture.
“Our pri-mary advantage over existing se-curity systems is that there is no in-vasive installation, our software uses machine
learning to get smarter over time, and the device does not remain in a static, predict-able position,” says Roambot-ics CEO and co-founder Scott Menor.
For the moment, Roam-botics will be focusing on de-veloping Jr.’s home security skills, but the long-term goal is to build on the robot’s fea-tures and uses over time so
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“Our goal is to make a personal robot that is an in-tegrated part of your house-hold,” says Menor.
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Reliever Sergio Santos has yet to allow a run in seven appearances since being assigned to triple-A Buff alo. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE
Santos waiting for call back up to bigsWhen the Toronto Blue Jays sent Sergio Santos to the min-or leagues, general manager Alex Anthopoulos said he wanted the reliever to pitch some innings and “get back on track.”
Santos is definitely back on track. In 6-2/3 innings over seven appearances since be-
ing assigned to triple-A Buf-falo, the right-hander has given up just one hit and no runs.
“I feel like I’m in a good place,” Santos said Tuesday night after recording two outs to pick up a save. “I feel a lot better attacking the zone with my fastball, and the command of my fastball has been a little bit better. I’m not kind of missing over the plate, I feel like I’m getting thirds, whether it’s the inner or outer half.”
Satisfied with his perform-ance with the Bisons, Santos
has been left to wonder why the Blue Jays haven’t called him back up to the majors or given him any indication on when they might.
“I haven’t had any com-munication with them, which has been a little frustrating at times because I feel like I’ve ironed some of the things
out that I needed to iron out and I’m just waiting for that opportunity to go back out there and hopefully do what I’m doing here,” Santos said.
In Santos’ place, the Blue Jays have blue-chip prospect Aaron Sanchez, who is one of five right-handers in the bullpen along with closer Casey Janssen, Chad Jenkins, Todd Redmond and Dustin McGowan.
Santos has a 7.78 earned-run average in 24 appear-ances for the Blue Jays this season after putting up a 1.75 ERA in 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Orioles rally to sweep YankeesJonathan Schoop and Adam Jones homered in a four-run eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied to beat the New York Yankees 5-3 Wednesday night for a two-game sweep of the rain-shortened series.
Limited to three hits through seven innings, Baltimore trailed 2-1 before Schoop tied it with a drive off Dellin Betances. Shawn Kelley (2-4) then gave up a single and a walk before Jones hit a shot into the bullpen area beyond the centre-field wall.
It was the eighth straight series win for the AL East-leading Orioles, who increased their margin over the fading third-place Yankees to eight games.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Sterling denied last-ditch eff ortDonald Sterling’s latest effort to block the $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Clip-pers to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was rejected Wednesday by a California appeals court.
The 2nd District Court of Appeal issued a brief order Wednesday saying it couldn’t halt a sale that had been completed.
“The evidence before this court indicates the sale of the Los Angeles Clippers to Steven Ballmer has closed,” the court wrote. “Thus, there is nothing for this court to stay.”
Even if the sale hadn’t closed, the three judges said the former owner failed to show he was harmed enough to get a temporary stay. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Above the words, a picture of a smiling Louis van Gaal, his arms outstretched in a triumphant pose, dominates the red background.
And it’s not just the landscape of the city that is changing following Van Gaal’s hiring as Manchester United manager.
With three days to go until the Premier League season begins, English football is also wising up to the fact it has a new firebrand coach in its midst, someone who has never been afraid to speak his mind or issue reminders of his qualities and past achieve-ments.
Manchester City, the reigning Premier League champion, is talking about finally making its mark in Europe. Arsenal is sensing its best chance to win the league title in years. And Chelsea has been installed as one of the favourites for the champion-ship following the arrival of attackers Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas.
Van Gaal has wasted no time in making his presence felt at Old Trafford and, as ex-pected, he’s been in the thick of the headlines.
Already, he’s spoken of his concerns that United’s vast commercial commitments were impinging on football matters.
He’s questioned the suit-ability of the main field at United’s training centre. He has changed the formation of the team to one rarely used in English football: a 3-5-2. He has been openly critical of one of his player’s fitness (new signing Luke Shaw). And he is in the process of over-hauling the playing squad, with some high-profile names either already out or starting to pack their bags.
“Manchester United shall do everything to adapt to my rules for good preparation,” he said then. the associated press
Van Gaal quick to pick his battles at United
One out
Luke Shaw, one of Man-chester United’s two major signings this off-season, has been ruled out for about four weeks with a hamstring injury. United announced the injury to the England left back on Wednesday, three days before the club begins its Premier League campaign.
Showing off. Dutch manager wastes no time making himself noted at Old Trafford
F1. ecclestone makes $110M payment: courtA German court says Ber-nie Ecclestone has made the $110-million payment he agreed to last week, meaning the bribery case against the Formula One boss is formally closed.
The Munich state court gave the 83-year-old Englishman a week to pay the money — $99 million of which goes to
the state and the remaining $1 million to a German organiza-tion that helps terminally ill children.
Ecclestone faced charges of bribery and incitement to breach of trust over a payment to a German banker in charge of selling a stake in F1 in 2005. Ecclestone denied wrong-doing. the associated press
Beware the Suarez
“He’s great to have, but an accident waiting to happen.” Richard Scudamore, CEO of the Premier League, saying he wasn’t exactly heartbroken over Luis Suarez’s $130-million transfer from Liverpool to Barcelona in July.
Liberté, Égalité … RugbyCanada’s Elissa Alarie fights through a tackle by French players during the women’s Rugby World Cup in Paris. Canada moved to the final with a tense 18-16 win over the hosts. Scan the image with your Metro News app for a gallery of Wednesday’s action. FRED DUFOUR/AFP/gEtty imAgEs
Man United’s general manager Louis van Gaal, right, with coach Ryan Giggsat a friendly match against Spain’s Valencia. CLivE BRUnskiLL/gEtty imAgEs
Ailing Woods pulls out of Ryder Cup considerationTiger Woods removed himself from consideration for the Ryder Cup team Wednesday evening with a clear message that he is not healthy enough to play.
One day after U.S. captain Tom Watson said he trust-ed Woods to give him the “straight skinny” on the condi-tion of his back injury and his game, Woods said he called the 64-year-old captain to say he would not be available.
The decision spares Watson from having to leave Woods off the team, and it eliminates a distraction over the next three weeks before Watson announ-ces his three captain’s picks for the Sept. 26-to-28 matches
against Europe at Gleneagles.“I have already spoken to
Tom about the Ryder Cup, and while I greatly appreciate
his thinking about me for a possible captain’s pick, I took myself out of consideration,” Woods said in a statement on his website. “The U.S. team and the Ryder Cup mean too much to me not to be able to give it my best.”
Woods’ best finish this year was a tie for 25th, because of nagging back issues at the start of the year that led him to have surgery on March 31.
In the four events he played upon his return, he missed the cut twice, withdrew during the final round at Firestone and finished 69th in the British Open for his worst 72-hole re-sult in a major. the associated press
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AriesMarch 21 - April 20The deal you are being off ered may seem generous but make sure you read the small print carefully before deciding if it is the right deal for you.
TaurusApril 21 - May 21Friends and loved ones have the upper hand at the moment and if you are smart you will not make a fuss.
GeminiMay 22 - June 21 Cosmic activity in the work area of your chart makes this a good time to get started on things of a practical nature. Set targets but make sure they are ones you can reach.
Cancer June 22 - July 23 Mars and Pluto will combine over the next 48 hours to give your ego and energy a much-needed boost. You won’t lack for self-belief, so much so that you honestly believe all things are possible. Aim high.
Leo July 24 - Aug. 23If you have done something you feel less than happy, about now would be a good time to own up to it. If you confess your “sin” you will be forgiven.
Virgo Aug. 24 - Sept. 23 You won’t let little things like work and domestic commit-ments hold you back today. As far as you are concerned it’s OK to have fun. In fact, it’s demanded.
LibraSept. 24 - Oct. 23The planets suggest you are thinking about buying something costly. It’s your money and you can do what you want with it but is it something you need or is it an impulse purchase? Think it over.
ScorpioOct. 24 - Nov. 22You have the power to reach out and take whatever it is you want to possess, so what are you waiting for? Don’t let other people’s doubts hold you back.
SagittariusNov. 23 - Dec. 21No matter how eager you may be to get started on a new project you need to take time out and get your head around all the changes that are taking place in your world.
Capricorn Dec. 22 - Jan. 20You’ll be asked to do a favour today for someone you don’t like but if you are smart you will do it with a smile. You could make yourself a useful ally.
AquariusJan. 21 - Feb. 19Anyone who thinks they can threaten you will discover how tough a cookie you can be over the next day. Don’t worry about making enemies. It means you’re being taken seriously.
Pisces Feb. 20 - March 20A robust set of infl uences will make you quite vocal over the next 48 hours and that’s good.Speak up, loudly.
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