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Manitoba’s political leaders unitedyesterday in remembering federalNDP leader Jack Layton, with eachsaying his sudden death means theloss of an important Canadian polit-ical figure.

Layton died early yesterday at hisToronto home. He was 61.

“Jack’s optimism and energy willbe sorely missed,” said NDP Leaderand Premier Greg Selinger, whospoke of the incredible gains madeby the federal NDP under Layton’sleadership.

“He made a huge difference inunifying the country. ... This last elec-tion allowed Jack to bring the coun-try together in every region as agroup of citizens that supported fed-eralism, and he was a great leader inthat regard.”

Liberal Leader Dr. Jon Gerrardechoed Selinger, saying that eventhough he knew Layton was sick, thenews of his death still came as a“shock.”

“It’s hard to take it all in,” saidGerrard. “At this point we’re left won-dering what might have happened.

What we have to do is take thismoment and be thankful for Jackand what he did for Canada.”

Manitoba Progressive Conserva-tive Leader Hugh McFadyen said hewas also saddened by the loss.

“He did a tremendous job of build-ing the NDP at a national level andcertainly was somebody who wasliked and respected by a very largenumber of Canadians, includingthose who didn’t support his party.”

Layton announced in July that hewas taking a temporary break asleader and that he planned on return-ing to Parliament in September.

MORGAN MODJESKIWITH FILES FROM THE CANADIAN PRESS

Farewell,Jack

Layton announced new cancer battle in July

CHRIS YOUNG/THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE

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“He had greatcompassion, vision and energy for howCanada could be.”PREMIER GREG SELINGER

Six city restaurants havebeen shuttered tem-porarily over health con-cerns in recent months — but some local foodiessay their stomachs don’t turn because ofit.

The closures happenedafter visits by health inspectors from theprovince and city over the

last four months. Even though most of

the closures involvedsmaller establishments,two popular locations — aSecond Cup coffee shoplocated on Corydon Av-enue and a PerkinsRestaurant on VermillionRoad — were both shutdown for a bit.

All were closed becauseof “insanitary condi-tions” stemming from avariety of circumstances.Conditions from water-

main breaks to cockroachinfestations fall under thecategory.

Miguel Yetman, a fre-quenter of Winnipeg’srestaurants, says he’s notworried.

“I eat out a lot and it’snever a concern for me. Ifeel that cases are rareand that the standardsare put in place for a rea-son.”

A City of Winnipegspokesperson said thateven though random in-

spections do occur, a lotof them are triggered bycustomer complaints.

She also noted that customers should checkfor tell-tale signs of insanitary conditions likerodent droppings, con-sistently dirty cutlery and lack of soap in thewashrooms.

Those who find consis-tently insanitary condi-tions at a restaurantshould contact the citythrough 311.

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Bombers add seats after 4th selloutTwo upcoming WinnipegBlue Bombers home gameshave completely sold outand the club is adding tem-porary seats to meet thefeverish demand of foot-ball fans.

Bomber games versusthe Hamilton Tiger Cats(Aug. 26) and theSaskatchewan Roughriders(Sept. 9) have sold out, the

club said in a statement. For the Hamilton game,

the club is adding 250 addi-tional temporary seats, lo-cated on the field next to

Section Y. All seats are rushseating and cost $35.

And what’s more is theteam may add even moreseats.

“Pending the sale ofthese seats, the WinnipegFootball Club is consider-ing adding another set oftemporary bleachers,” aBombers spokespersonsaid. METRO

Eateries facing health closures comply quickly, city says Restaurant-goers seem unfazed

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There’s gnome doubt about Beryl’s bloomin’ ways

Garden. Beauty

Beryl Boney takes a moment to relax in the garden that garnered her and her son, Renaldo, an award for the best community gardenin Winnipeg’s Norwood Grove area in 2011. Boney, who hails from the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, keeps the garden as a sanctuary for tenants who live in her St. Mary’s Road apartment block.

Who closed?

Perkins (Vermillionlocation): Closed: Aug. 11.Reopened: Aug. 12.Summer Palace: Closed:Aug. 3. Reopened: Aug. 4.Mikky’s Truck: Closed: July19. Reopened: July 21.Deseo Bistro: Closed: May27. Reopened: N/A.Second Cup: Closed: May11. Reopened: May 12.Ken’s Restaurant: Closed:May 6. Reopened: May 9.

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A roundup of thoughts from Twitter and Facebook on the death of Jack Layton

Winnipeggers mourn Layton

@SavySadie:Sad to hear about Jack

Layton. He put up a goodfight! Hopefully the NDPcan find anothercharismatic leader! RIP.

@bassoonlady1:What a loss for Canada.

RIP Jack Layton. True to theend.

@coreyshefman:Just signed the

condolence book for JackLayton at the Manitoba Leg.May his life be an examplefor all Canadians.

@mst204:Sad day Jack Layton died.

Disagreed with his politicsbut liked the man. Onlyleader you could trust, sadday for Canada!

Holly C. via Facebook:Sad day for Canadian

politics. I can only hopethat his message and hismotivation live on.Regardless of political af-filiations, I think we canall take something awayfrom his life and his work.R.I.P Jack Layton…

Colin C. via Facebook:Unless you’re willing to

be like him — getinvolved, care, replace themean-spirited agenda oth-ers say is inevitable —then don’t bother withtributes to Jack Layton (asgreatly deserved as theymay be). Honor him by be-ing like him.

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No charges in bicycle,truckaccidentPolice have caught upwith the driver of a semi-trailer who hit a cyclistlate last week, but saycharges won’t be laid inthe case.

The 53-year-old male cy-clist was hit by a turningtruck Friday afternoon at

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Manitobans pay their respects

Last . Goodbye

Local artist Roman Swiderek signs a book of condolence for Jack Layton’s family at the Manitoba Legislative Building yesterday in the wake of Layton’s death from cancer. Swiderek spoke highly of Layton’s commitment to family and sense of overall decency.

Six reports of UnidentifiedFlying Objects (UFOs) inManitoba last week alone isunusual, but not a cause forpanic that we’re about to bea War of the Worlds battle-ground, a UFO researchersuggests.

Between Aug. 14-19, UFOreports were filed and cata-logued by sighting networkUfology Research from peo-ple in the communities of

Altona, Lockport and Win-nipeg.

Some reports spoke ofunexplained lights in thesky that “zig-zagged” and“wobbled,” while othersstated they saw a “triangu-lar object” moving in thenight sky at the speed of alow-flying aircraft.

The sighting reportswere released by Ufologyyesterday. But the sixevents are about average innumber, Ufology researchco-ordinator Chris

Rutkowski said. The reportscome from a variety ofsources including otherUFO sighting networksacross the country, butsome reports were submit-ted directly to Rutkowski.

There are roughly 500 to800 sightings reportedacross the country on anygiven week, according toRutkowski. “It is interestingthat a lot were reportedfrom Manitoba,” saidRutkowski. “That perhapsis a little more unusual.”

MORGANMODJESKIWINNIPEG@METRONEWS.CA

UFO researcher: Don’t panic Mountain Avenue and Mc-Gregor Street and rushedto hospital in critical con-dition.

The truck left thescene.

After releasing a pictureof the truck, police locat-ed it and spoke with thedriver, who may not haveknown the cyclist hadbeen hit.

Police said no chargeshave been laid, based onthat interview.

The cyclist remains inhospital in stable condi-tion, police said.

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IhadlunchwithJack Lay-tononce. I

wrote acolumn about the Westand the man from Toron-to needed votes in theWest, so we foundourselves at my favouriteSzechwan restaurant inVancouver.

The first surprise is thathe ordered in Cantonese— learned from his wife,Olivia Chow. It surprised

me, but the waiter wasdumbfounded after somany years of being yelledat by unilingual patronsintent on ordering thefried green beans Szech-wan style.

So I was impressedfrom the get-go.

Then we started talkingabout his roots in Hudson,Que., and it turned out weknew a bunch of the samepeople from Hudson. Soafter five minutes, he wasmy BFF.

I’m still not sure how ithappened; it sure didn’ttake him long to get pastthe Dobermans. I was aneasy victim of that leg-

endary Layton charm.But it wasn’t until he

started answering ques-tions that I began to un-derstand why more peopleended up trusting JackLayton than the rest of hisparty, not to mentionMichael Ignatieff and theLiberals.

Ignatieff once insultedJack by calling him apolitician, but if all politi-cians were like Jack Lay-ton, we’d live in a happiernation. Unlike most politi-cians — unlike MichaelIgnatieff — Jack actuallyenjoyed mixing it up overfried beans and orange-peel chicken.

The interview turnedinto a kind of argumentabout energy. I asked himwhat he would say to oilcompany CEOs about theoilsands, and while he did-n’t reject the oilsands outof hand, he came back atme with all kinds of ques-tions about their sustain-ability and aboutdepending on an ineffi-cient and limited source ofenergy when there wereso many alternatives to bedeveloped. He stuck to hisguns even though it wouldhave been better politicsto stick to the usual arrayof meaningless messages.

Talk about energy. Jack

could light a city the sizeof Winnipeg with the pas-sion and enthusiasm hebrought to his arguments.But he brought somethingelse — he was comfortablewith his own answers. Itwas as if he actually be-lieved what he was saying.

We stayed and arguedlong past the hour allottedfor lunch. His assistant’sBlackBerry buzzed omi-nously but Jack kept go-ing.

But now he’s gone forgood. Though not beforemaking several millionfriends, including one cyn-ical columnist, at lunch.

We’ll miss him.

PAUL SULLIVANMETRO

Jack Layton, 1950-2011 Looking back at the life and times of late NDP leader Jack Layton.

“WeremembertheTommy

Douglas quote Jackincluded in everyemail he sent:‘Courage myfriends, ’tis nevertoo late to build abetter world.’”INTERIM NDP LEADER NYCOLE TURMEL

“I knowonething:Jack gave

his fight againstcancer everythinghe had. Indeed,Jack never backeddown from anyfight.” PRIME MINISTER STEPHEN HARPER

@fortunafilius “#jacklay-ton was a giant of a man& a what an inspiringman he was! Thank youfor everything!#loveisbetterthananger”@natniles “Canadian menshould sport the ‘Layton’for Movember this year inhonor of Jack.”@bdgordonatlarge “Justread the letter by#jacklayton. A truly happywarrior. Men: let yourdoctor get to know youbetter.”@elizaboothy “Still reel-ing over #jacklayton. Ican’t imagine being thisheartbroken over thepassing of any other Cnd.political figure.”

1982First elected to Torontocity council. Layton,seen here in 1985,served on Toronto andMetropolitan Toronto

councilsfor 20years. Hewas apoliticianin themould ofa people’stribune,

with rolled-up sleeves,14-hour days and seven-day weeks.

July 18, 1950Born in Montrealand grew up inHudson, Que. Hetook his BA atMontreal’s McGillUniversity in thelate 1960s, whenradicalism blewthrough campuseslike a stiff gale. Therebellious vigourof the times ledhim to political activism.

An excerpt of a letter fromJack Layton to Canadians,dated Aug. 20, 2011.

... To young Canadians:All my life I haveworked to make thingsbetter. ... As my time inpolitical life draws to aclose, I want to sharewith you my belief inyour power to changethis country and thisworld. There are greatchallenges before you,from the overwhelmingnature of climatechange to theunfairness of an econo-my that excludes somany from our collec-tive wealth, and thechanges necessary tobuild a more inclusiveand generous Canada. Ibelieve in you. Your en-ergy, your vision, yourpassion for justice areexactly what this coun-try needs today. Youneed to be at the heartof our economy, our po-litical life, and ourplans for the presentand the future.

And finally, to allCanadians: Canada is agreat country, one ofthe hopes of the world.We can be a better one— a country of greaterequality, justice, andopportunity. ... My col-leagues in our party arean impressive, commit-ted team. Give them acareful hearing; consid-er the alternatives; andconsider that we can bea better, fairer, moreequal country by work-ing together. Don’t letthem tell you it can’t bedone.

My friends, love isbetter than anger. Hopeis better than fear. Opti-mism is better than de-spair. So let us beloving, hopeful and op-timistic. And we’llchange the world.

All my very best,Jack Layton

READ THE LETTER IN ITS ENTIRETYONLINE AT METRONEWS.CA

1969Marries high-schoolsweetheart SallyHalford. Themarriage, whichproduced twochildren, endedin 1983.

July 9, 1988Marries Olivia Chow,seen here togetherin 1991. They wouldbecome the go-tocouple of the left inToronto politics.They rode a tandem bicycle along thewaterfront, entertained,led rallies, marched in parades, ran for office and won.

2003Elected leader of the federal NDP,winning on the first ballot.After which, Layton, seenhere at a Toronto Father’sDay charity event in 2004,criss-crossed the country toraise the party profile. Thetrademark grin, the brushmoustache, the earnest op-timism, the characteristichead tilt were the tools of histrade.

Sept. 10, 2006Layton, seen on Day3 of the 2006 NDPconvention in Quebec City,receives 92 per centapproval rating.

Feb. 10, 2010Tells public he was diagnosed withprostate cancer.

May 2, 2011Layton, seen here on the campaign trail in Montreal inApril, leads the NDP to a record 103 seats and official

Opposition status.Two months later,he would take aleave of absenceto deal withanother type ofcancer.

1950 1982 1988 2003 2010 201120061969

For more coverage,go online tometronews.ca/

jacklayton.Video: Layton’s

appearances on The RickMercer Report and an inter-view with Nardwuar.

Photos: Mourners pay tribute to Layton onParliament Hill.

FALLING UNDER LAYTON’S CHARM

Aug. 22, 2011Layton’s deathfrom cancer at the age of 61 spursan outpouring ofgrief acrossthe country.

TEXT: THE CANADIAN PRESSPHOTOS: THE CANADIAN PRESS/TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

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Home ownership in Cana-da became more expensivefor the second straightquarter, but recent globalmarket and economic tur-moil could actually helpkeep a lid on expenses bykeeping interest rates low,RBC Economics reportedyesterday.

During the second quar-ter of 2011, the proportionof pre-tax income requiredto service the costs of own-ing a home increased forall types of houses meas-ured in RBC’s housing af-fordability index. But thattrend may turn around go-ing forward, said CraigWright, RBC’s senior vice-president and chief econo-mist.

“Renewed turmoil inglobal financial marketshas caused heightened un-certainty with respect to

the pace of global growthand we need to factor this into our outlook for theCanadian housing mar-ket,” he said. “However,this volatility might have asilver lining: Housing af-fordability in Canada maynot deteriorate as quicklyor by as much as we previ-ously expected.”

The Bank of Canada willbe in no hurry to raise interest rates,

which helps keep variablerate mortgage costs down.

RBC expects that thecentral bank will nowkeep interest rates at thecurrent low one per centuntil the middle of nextyear.

“The postponement of interest rate increases might motivate homebuyers to stay activelonger,” said Wright.THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Vancouver is the most expensive city with costsequivalent to 92.5 per centof a household’s monthlyincome, up 10.4 percent agepoints from the previousquarter.Toronto is in second with51.9 per cent, up 2 points.Other major cities include:Ottawa (41.2 per cent, up1.3 points), Calgary (37.1per cent, up 0.6 points), Ed-monton (33.8 per cent, up0.6 points) and Montreal(42.6 per cent, up 1.4points).The national figure was43.3 per cent.

House costs sky highRBC reports home ownership costs up in the second quarter of 2011 Costs will stabilize in late ’11 to ’12: Canadian Real Estate Association

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Israel has given Google agreen light to photographits streets after a deal withthe Internet giant meant toensure its panoramic StreetView service would not aidterrorists planning attackson sensitive sites.

A panel of governmentministers met for sixmonths to draft guidelinesmeant to ensure Israel’s se-curity would not be com-promised. Israel announcedSunday it had reached anagreement with Google Inc.on security and legal issuesrelated to the project.

Google “agreed to all ofour requests,” said MotiOhana, media adviser to In-telligence Minister DanMeridor, who headed thecommittee.

A spokesman for GoogleIsrael said the companyhopes to provide updatessoon about the project’slaunching, but wouldn’t saywhen the service will beginin Israel. Street View isavailable in more than 30countries. Israel will be thefirst Middle Eastern countryto display streets with theservice. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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May God bless peace up-on Jack Layton’s soul foreternal infinite time. JackLayton fought for apoverty-less societythrough his whole life —we should carry his spiritand work for his aspira-tion! ABDULLAH-BAQUIE GHAZI,TORONTO

Jack Layton demonstrat-ed his political skill intaking advantage of theopportunity provided bythe Liberals and Bloc.

He developed his partyinto a mass movementand used a combinationof his popular supportand behind-the-scenes in-trigue to propel himselfinto the official Opposi-tion. Furthermore, heraised the profile ofnational socialism,showed how a countrycould behave, and creat-ed a virtual certainty thathe would be misjudgedby opponents. His shoeswill not be easily filled.WILLIAM PERRY,VICTORIA

I campaigned against thisman, we didn’t see eye toeye on many issues, yetour hearts connected byour will to serve. His spir-it will carry on in serviceof all who stand for socialjustice.KEVIN CLARKE,THE PEOPLES POLITICAL PARTY OF ONTARIO

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Suspectedsmugglerskeep potabove waterThree suspectedMexican drug smug-glers have found outthe hard way that unliketheir boat, marijuanafloats.

Mexican marines saythey rescued three suspected smug-glers whose boat was sinking on the

Pacific Ocean and then arrested themafter finding bales of marijuana float-ing around the vessel.

The navy said in a statement yester-day the men had been stranded off the

port of Ensenada for morethan a day before they

radioed for help on Saturday. Authorities suspect the

men threw the bales into thewater before calling for help.

The navy said that whenmarines reached them, the

men were removing water fromthe sinking boat,

which had suffered anengine malfunction.

More than 120 kilograms ofmarijuana was floating near thevessel. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TAKE ALL NEWENDEAVOURSIN STRIDE

I always hated runners. Assomeone who only ever ranto catch the bus I thought ofthem as pretentiousshowoffs, herds of Lycra-cladgazelle sprinting through

my neighbourhood and hogging thesidewalk.

Strangely, the more they annoyed methe more I wanted to be a part it and so,at the beginning of the summer, I decid-ed that maybe I should try. Of course, Icouldn’t muster up the motivation to

get out there by myself. I decided that if I was going to do this, a Learn to

Run training clinic was probably the best place tostart.

On the first day the instructor shared the secret torunning: You only ever have to run for 10 minutes,and then you walk for one minute.

By maintaining a manageable 10-and-one pace, youallow your body torecuperate and are able tocontrol that little voice in-side your head telling you“This is too hard.” I discov-ered that I could run forev-er if I only have to thinkabout running another 60seconds.

The first few weekswere torturous. My calves,shins, quads and othermuscles that had beendormant for years wereawoken in an excruciatingmanner.

Not only was I inconstant physical pain,but I also felt self-

conscious knowing that I didn’t have any of the gearor gadgets to fit in with my new running club. Did I re-ally need a GPS-enabled watch to calculate calorie ex-penditure and a four-bottle rehydrating fuel beltclipped around my waist?

But as the weeks progressed something unexpectedhappened — I started to enjoy myself. I felt better, ranfaster and for longer, and I realized that if I stretchedenough afterwards I could save my muscles from someof the burning pain I was inflicting upon them.

As I ran farther I started exploring new parts of thecity. I came across hidden trails and waterfront pathspopulated with like-minded individuals, a dry-fit armybounding along with matching earbuds.

Sometimes, when I’m not too exhausted to use myfacial muscles, I’ll give these fellow pavementpounders a smile of recognition. I don’t need to hatethem any more; I’m one of them now — minus the$300 shoes and pace-monitoring shoelace clip withiPod synchronization.

Becoming a runner has made me smug — notbecause I think that I am better than anyone else, butbecause I am becoming an improved version of myself.I’ve been reborn to run.

SHE SAYS ...JESSICA NAPIERMETRO

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It is likely the first time in three years that Iranian-born Dr. Hooman Mohandesan has strayed from his disciplined path: the newly graduated dentist from the University of Manitoba set out on a rambling road trip from Winnipeg to Montreal to show his visiting mother a bit of his adopted country.

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Reflecting on the eligibility exams, interviews and the two-year Canadian dental program at University of Manitoba, he notes that, “It’s honestly very hard, but when you’re done, you feel the joy and pride of this difficult task.”

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UntouchablesThe openings of Conan the Barbarian and Fright Night have remakes on the mind of

moviegoers Here, a look at five classic films that Hollywood should have left alone

City of Angels (1998)

Wim Wenders’ Wings ofDesire (1987) is a modernclassic, and it featured oneof the greatestperformances by the latePeter Falk. Melancholy,thoughtful and visually ar-resting, it followed unseenangels who watched overBerlin, observing people’sactions, listening to theirthoughts, quietly shapingtheir lives. City of Angels,by comparison, was tooobvious — it spelled every-thing out and its emotionswere too tidy. Brad Silber-ling turned this subtle sto-ry into a simple romanticcomedy starring NicolasCage (as an angel) and MegRyan (as a heart surgeon),two actors who make ab-solutely no sense together.

The Invasion (2007)

There’ve been manyversions of the sci-fi classicInvasion of the BodySnatchers, but this onehad the least bite. NicoleKidman, Daniel Craig andJeffrey Wright went towaste as a few of the lastcitizens who managed toremain uninfected when agloopy substance fromouter space took over thepopulation, turningpeople into emotionlessdrones. The whole point ofthis story has always beento serve as a reflection ofits times, This time, therewere passing TV news ref-erences to the war in Iraqand North Korean leaderKim Jong Il, but the film’spolitical ideology felttossed-in and half-baked.Worst of all, it wasn’t theslightest bit scary orsuspenseful.

Psycho (1998)

Pretty much no oneshould go near AlfredHitchcock, ever. But ifyou’re daring enough totry, you should avoid do-ing a shot-by-shotremake of what is proba-bly the master’s best-known film. Still, you’vegot to admire Gus VanSant’s chutzpah. He shotit in colour — that’s dif-ferent — and added a fewslight tweaks. VinceVaughn plays the iconicAnthony Perkins role ofNorman Bates and AnneHeche fills in for JanetLeigh as Marion Crane.But other than that, it’sthe same characters,same dialogue, samecamera angles, even thesame Bernard Hermannscore from 1960. It’s anintriguing exercise but,ultimately, a noblefailure.

The Women (2008)

George Cukor’s 1939 catfight, based on the playby Clare Boothe Luce,was intended as a satireof society mavens andtheir frivolous lives. Indirecting for the firsttime and writing thescript, Murphy Browncreator Diane Englishmade it a celebration.Sure, it had an all-femalecast of solid actresses(Meg Ryan, Annette Ben-ing, Cloris Leachman), asdid the original, thoughperhaps not quite thestellar collection that in-cluded Norma Shearer,Joan Crawford andRosalind Russell. Cukor’stone and timing weremissing; English appliedall the lightheartedinstincts of her sitcombackground andseemingly none of the in-sights of the source material.

The Karate Kid(2010)

This is admittedly apersonal, nostalgicchoice. But for anyonewho grew up in the ‘80s,The Karate Kid inspires adeep fondness. HaroldZwart’s versionmaintained the basicstructure and even somekey details, like thesweep-the-leg moment inthe finale. It moved thesetting from Los Angelesto Beijing, that’s no bigdeal. The main problemwas the casting of JadenSmith, who was severalyears younger than RalphMacchio was and lookseven younger. And so nei-ther the fighting nor theromance with a girl who’sout of his league — twokey components of TheKarate Kid — made sense.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Richard Branson saysguests including ac-tress Kate Winslet es-caped uninjuredwhen fire torethough his luxuryCaribbean home inthe middle of thenight. About 20 peo-ple were staying inthe house on Necker,Branson’s private islein the British VirginIslands. Branson saidthe fire broke outduring a lightningstorm.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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“Gerard was upset at thisand offered to clean up themess,” Baer says. “He hasprostate problems and itwas very worrying and hu-miliating for him.” Baeradded that Depardieu was“stone-cold sober.”

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Kimberly Stewart gavebirth to a baby girl Sun-day in Los Angeles, ac-cording to Us Weekly.

While the baby’s fa-ther, Oscar-winner Beni-cio del Toro, was notpresent at the hospital,her equally famous grand-father, British rocker Rod

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“Although [he and Kim-berly] are not a couple,they are looking forwardto the arrival of the baby.”

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Three months after theirdivorce was finalized,Charlie Sheen and BrookeMueller are reportedly“thinking of getting backtogether,” a source tellsUs Weekly.

The pair were spottedover the weekend board-ing a private jet togetherand smiling.

“She’s totally gung-ho,”the source says.

“He just wants his kidsto be happy, and if thatmeans they need to be afamily, then he is up for

it. The kids have suffereda lot, and he feels soguilty lately.”

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Daniel Radcliffe’s mysterygirlfriend has been identi-fied as Rosanne Coker, aproduction assistant whoworked on the last threeHarry Potter films as well asRadcliffe’s upcoming theWoman in Black, accordingto the Daily Mail.

“They would really pre-fer to keep things quiet,”her father, Malcolm Coker,tells the newspaper.

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Brad and hisbrood reelingin the fun inScotlandGONE FISHIN’. Brad Pittisn’t letting long shoot-ing days on World WarZ keep him from enjoy-ing being in Scotland.

The actor reportedlytook his sons out for abit of fishing recentlyon the grounds of theirlavish rented estate, ac-cording to Us Weekly.

“Brad looked veryproud of the boys, de-spite the fact that noone managed to catchanything,” a sourcesays.

“I don’t think Bradparticularly caredabout getting a bite.

It was just nice tospend time with theboys after a long day atwork.”

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Fresh prince of the west coastPrince Harry is heading tothe U.S. The young royalwill reportedly spend twomonths in California andArizona training on Apachehelicopters, according tothe BBC. After becoming anApache pilot, Harry couldbe sent back to Afghanistannext year. METRO Prince Harry

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10 wellness metronews.caTUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2011

Is life too busy? Do you feeloverwhelmed? Overbur-dened? A little solitudemay be just what the doc-tor ordered.

“Time alone is essentialto our sanity,” says Dr. Su-san Biali, a Vancouver-based wellness expert, lifecoach and author of Live aLife You Love: 7 Steps to aHealthier, Happier MorePassionate You.

You need solitude torest, reflect, plan, dream,and breathe, explainsBiali.

“If you don’t getenough, you’ll be cranky,stressed and even de-pressed.”

For many people, espe-cially introverts and cre-ative people, constantstimulation is a form ofphysical and mental stress,and time alone helps tobalance and defuse thatstress. It can actually loweryour blood pressure anddeepen your breathing.

Mothers with youngchildren and people caringfor others get the leastdown time.

“Almost any mother Ispeak to says she is dyingfor more time alone butfeels selfish or guilty inwanting it.” Biali’s advice?“Find the right balance foryou and don’t feel guiltyabout it. Being yourhealthiest, happiest and

most well-adjusted self ifthe best gift you can giveto others, as ultimatelyyou’ll be able to give tothem more effectively.”

Signs that you need analone fix: You are irritable,you feel like snapping, youfeel like screaming, youfantasize about timealone, you feel weepy,worn out and exhausted.

Check with your doctorto make sure you’re notclinically depressed.

Chances are, you justneed a break.

Wellness expert says the best way to recharge is with some alone time Unwind with you

Making time for you

“I never said, ‘I want to be alone.’ I only said, ‘I want to be left

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alone. How do you get it?

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This is when your scheduleand commitments are outof control and you feel likeyou might self-destruct.The next time someoneasks for your time, you say,“I’m so sorry, but I’vedeclared social bankruptcyuntil further notice.” Exercise alone. Peoplewho are demanding ofyour time will accept yourdesire to exercise for along and healthy life, evenif they don’t understandyour need to be alone. Tryblending the two together.Dr. Biali goes for a walkevery single morning byherself, to clear her headand gain energy for theday. Or, escape to the exer-cise bike in the basement.

Research hasalready found thatCanadians thinkthey’re skinnierand taller thanthey really are,but a new studysuggests they’realso off the markwhen it comes tothe height andweight of theirkids. The StatisticsCanada researchsuggests rates ofchildhood obesityin the country areinaccurate as theymost often rely ondata from parents.The study foundthat on average,parents underesti-mated theirchild's height by3.3 centimetresand weight by 2.4pounds.THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Don’t despair if you can’tfit in the recommended 30minutes of daily exercise.Growing evidence suggeststhat even half that muchcan help.

It’s still no excuse toslack off. Regular exercisestrengthens muscles, re-duces the risk of some dis-eases and promotesmental well-being. Themore exercise, the better.

But not everyone hasthe time or willpower. Soresearchers set out to findthe minimum amount ofphysical activity needed toreap health benefits. Thefindings by a study in Tai-wan suggest just 15 min-utes of moderate exercisea day can lead to a longerlife. This “may convincemany individuals that theyare able to incorporate

physical activity into theirbusy lives,” Dr. Anil Nigamof the University of Mon-treal said in an email.

Nigam had no role inthe research but wrote aneditorial on the study pub-lished last week.

Fitness guidelines rec-ommend that adults get atleast a half-hour of moder-ate workout most days.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

You should try the minimumEven 15 minutes of exercise a day can add years to life, study finds Don’t use it to slack

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From heavy headed to clear minded If last night was a heavyone and you’ve woken upwith a set of drums insteadof a brain, the last thingyou may want to do is getup and work out. Accord-ing to Yogi Tara Stiles,

completing about 10 min-utes of a simple yoga se-quence is enough to getyou feeling a bit better;“just go easy and take itslow,” she says.

“These moves are de-signed to make you feelbetter, and faster as theyget the blood flow goingand the twisting helpsdetox the liver. You will al-leviate the ailments in thebody and stimulate the

nervous system,” explainsStiles. Wringing out the alcohol One alcoholic drink (ap-prox five ounces of wine,12 ounces of beer) is metab-olized in about one hour, sothe amount still lingeringin your system will dependon the quantities con-sumed. The sequence willhelp burn off a few extracalories.

Miracle recovery? We’re not going to lie,there’s no better tip to re-duce a hangover than notdrinking so much butworking out will make youfeel better.

“If you feel like you can,do the sequence for a bitlonger and if you wantmore impact, get some car-dio in and go for a run lat-er on in the day,” saysStiles.

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FIND TIPS & TRICKSin Allan Small’s Investment PerspectivesColumn: Negative news provides a drag onthe market.

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Metronews.ca/YourMoney

I keep reading news about a slowdown in theUS economy – should I sell my investments?

A: Money in America? Is that an oxymoron?

B: You should invest! You can’t get the ups without goingthrough the downs.

As the last 10days, and in-deed the last10 years ofthe stockmarket havetaught us, thefinancial you-

know-what hits the fan on apretty regular basis.

Recently, many punditshave urged us not to sellour holdings (usually mutu-al funds) in a panic becausegood investments will sur-vive the carnage.

This is essentially thebuy and hold philosophy,which has been a staple bitof investment advice fordecades.

The trouble is it worksjust fine for mutual fundcompanies and commissionbased advisors because theyget paid through fees aslong as you hang on to your

funds. But it doesn’t workfor most investors.

The reason is that duringmarket meltdowns bad in-vestments are hauled downfurther than good ones.They also take longer to re-cover and some never do.

How do you know you’vegot a stinker of a fund?Easy. Look it up. One of thebest sites is morningstar.ca.Type in the name of yourfund then click View Quick-take Reports.

Look down the quotepage to the performancechart to see how well thefund has done over timecompared to its category.

The chart will show agraph with three lines indi-cating how your fund faresrelative to its category andalso relative to the broadermarket.

For example, a broad-based Canadian equity fundwould be compared againstits category and also againstthe S&P/TSX Composite In-dex.

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If any of your funds aresub-par you may want tosell and buy better ones in

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Feelingstressed aboutback-to-schoolshopping?You’re not

alone! According to a July2011 survey conducted byVISA, Canadian householdsare frazzled by the crowdsand are feeling gouged atthe till.

The average family plansto spend $400 dollars thisyear on back-to-school para-phernalia. Of that, almost50 per cent will be allocatedtowards clothing.

Save money on back-to-school shopping by slicingyour budget in half, startingearly and getting creativelyfrugal. Take an inventory ofwhat you already have;pens, paper, software, back-packs, etc. Don’t buy newsupplies just because Junior

wants them. Shop for neces-sary supplies throughoutthe year when stores havesales. Many stores are suf-fering from low consumerspending and plan to blowout inventory at clearanceprices this fall to stimulatesales volumes. Get thereearly before the quality sup-plies have been picked over.

Hit up thrift shops,garage sales, neighbour-hood clothing exchanges,and websites like eBay orCraigslist. See if you canpick up gently used sup-plies, computers, furniture,or clothing.

Costco or other whole-salers carry a variety ofback-to-school inventory ataffordable prices. If yourkids have outgrown clothesor no longer need their text-books, sell them on con-signment or exchange withanother family.

You don’t need to spendhundreds of dollars onback-to-school shopping.School is a place of learn-ing, not a fashion show.

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LESSONS IN CHEAP

Do you use your creditcard often? Are you sureyou are using it wisely?

Doing some research toselect the credit card thatis right for you could im-prove your credit rating,and save you money.

Debbie Squier-Bernst,an insolvency restructur-ing professional, directsher clients to the Finan-cial Consumer Agency ofCanada (FCAC)’s websitefor credit card informa-tion.

“My all-time favouriteresource of theirs is thecredit card comparisontool. Every kind of creditcard that is on the mar-ket, they have comparedthem: all the interestrates, the service fees.And so you can make a re-ally informed decision,”says Squier-Bernst.

FCAC’s Credit Card Se-lector helps you comparefeatures and start theshopping process tochoose a credit card thatbest fits your needs.

Avoid common mis-takes when it comes toyour credit card:• Read terms and condi-tions carefully before yousign.• Continue living within

Get the right credit card

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your means and yourbudget by avoiding im-pulse buys.• Pay off your balance infull, and on time, eachmonth.• If your credit card has arewards program, don’tincrease your spendingjust to get points.• Avoid taking a cash ad-vance on your credit card.You will be charged inter-est from the time youtake the advance until thetime you pay it off.• Talk to your financial in-

stitution about other op-tions if you need moneyfor unexpected expenses.NEWS CANADA

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14 sports metronews.caTUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2011

Cubs putshortstop on benchBASEBALL. Cubsshortstop Starlin Castrowas held out of the start-ing lineup againstAtlanta last night, onenight after televisioncameras caught him not

paying attention in thefield as a pitch wasthrown.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Silver medalfor CanadaBASKETBALL. The Canadi-an men’s basketballteam are heading homewith silver from theWorld Universiade, afterlosing to Serbia 68-55 inyesterday’s final.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Sports in brief

A year spent in the rough

This was supposed to beGraham DeLaet’s time toshine.

With an impressiverookie season on the PGATour under his belt and awide open landscape inCanadian golf, the 29-year-old from Weyburn, Sask.,seemed poised to step tothe forefront of the sport inthis country.

Instead, his 2011 seasonnever even got off theground. DeLaet had backsurgery the first week ofJanuary and appears likelyto finish the year havingonly played a handful oftournaments.

“When I’m feeling 100per cent, I’m going to (re-turn),” DeLaet said yester-day in an interview. “I’mnot going to do it any soon-er than that.”

He already got a smalltaste of what it’s like tocome back too soon, hav-ing entered three events inJune before the sorenessand stiffness returned.

There remains a possibil-ity he might take part inthe PGA Tour’s Fall Series— four tournaments heldin October following theplayoffs — but it is far fromcertain. That was the beststretch of events DeLaetplayed as a rookie last sea-son and allowed him tokeep his fully exempt sta-tus.

It would be tough to letthem pass by this year.

“I played well in the FallSeries last year so that partof me wants to get going,”said DeLaet. “But at thesame time, I had that feel-ing in June and I went out

and played and it was justtoo early. The competitorinside me wants to go but Ithink you have step backand look at the big picturebefore you make any kindof commitments.”

There is some reason foroptimism. DeLaet’s backhas progressively startedfeeling better in recentweeks and he’s found him-self able to perform morechallenging positions inbikram yoga.

DeLaet plans to ask theTour for a medical exemp-tion that will give him 26total tournaments in 2012to earn the equivalent of125th spot on the moneylist this year.

The back problems dateback to an injury DeLaetsuffered while playinghockey as a teenager. Thepain became unbearable to-wards the end of last year,forcing him to have surgeryto remove a portion of aherniated disc.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Graham DeLaet entered three events in June before his back pain returned.

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Back problems have kept Graham DeLaet from following upon his strong PGA debut in 2010

The Oakland Raiders used athird-round pick yesterdayin the NFL’s supplementaldraft to select former OhioState quarterback TerrellePryor.

The Raiders and theleague announced thatOakland used the 18th se-lection of the round for Pry-or.

Pryor will not be eligibleto practice with or play for

Oakland during the regularseason until the team’ssixth game. When he wasallowed to enter yesterday’sdraft, he was handed a five-game suspension by com-missioner Roger Goodell.Pryor gave up his final sea-son with the Buckeyes afteran investigation into theteam’s memorabilia-for-cash scandal.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Raiders roll dice on Pryor

Terrelle Pryor

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“There was a timein December,January andFebruary — when Iwas in really badpain and rightafter my surgery —when you thinkabout the worstthings. The worstthoughts crossyour mind: ‘Will Iever be able toplay again?’”GRAHAM DELAET

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