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Sidney Crosby will make afull recovery from a braininjury and will play again inthe NHL. The Cole Harbourhockey star is certain of it, andso are the concussion special-ists who are treating him.

The question is when. Rightnow, neither the medical experts

nor the Pittsburgh Penguins canmake an accurate guess when theNHL’s signature star will play again.

Despite the rapid, measurableprogress Crosby has made sincebeing bothered again by post-con-cussion symptoms while doingarduous conditioning work lastmonth, there is no accurate esti-mate when he will play again forthe Penguins.

Next month? Next year? Whoknows.

“I have no earthly idea,” saidMichael (Micky) Collins, who headsthe University of Pittsburgh Med-ical Center’s concussion-testingunit.

Crosby, speaking publicly yes-terday for the first time since lateApril, said only he was sure hewould play during the 2011-12 sea-son, which begins next month andruns through the Stanley Cup finalin June.

“This is the best I’ve felt for along time,” Crosby said at a newsconference that attracted manyreporters from the United States

and Canada. “The last three weekshave been really good. I feel myselfgetting better and better.”

The Penguins, relieved that Cros-by apparently will make a fullrecovery from the type of headinjury that has ended careers, cau-tioned he won’t be back on the iceuntil he is fully recovered from asevere concussion that occurredfollowing hard hits in successivegames Jan. 1 and 5.

He was the league’s leading scor-er when he suffered the headinjury.

Crosby missed the rest of the sea-son and it now appears he may missat least the start of the 2011-12 sea-son.

Still, Penguins general manag-er Ray Shero said, “He’s worth thewait.” THE CANADIAN PRESS

Not if, but when

Sidney

Crosby

talks during

a news

conference

yesterday in

Pittsburgh about

his recovery from

a concussion he

suffered in

January.GENE J. PUSKAR/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Step by stepSidney Crosby was cleared inearly June to resume workingout, and he began more strenu-ous on-ice work in the Halifaxarea in mid-July.

But shortly thereafter, he hadmore post-concussion problemsthat forced him, in thePenguins’ words, to adjust his

workout schedule.About then, Crosby began

working with Ted Carrick, a spe-cialist in patients who haveexperienced concussions involv-ing the vestibular system. Thatpart of the brain controls a per-son’s ability to move naturallyand the sense of balance.

Crosby, so uncomfortableafter being injured that he

couldn’t concentrate on watch-ing game video, has experiencedmeasurable gains since hebegan working with Carrick.

Considering how far Crosbyhas come since he couldn’t ridein a car last winter withoutbeing disoriented, Carrick ispleased that a full recovery nowappears imminent. THE CANADIAN PRESS

“Pretty slight. Iwouldn’t bet on that.”SIDNEY CROSBY ON THE POSSIBILITY OFRETIRING DUE TO HIS CONCUSSION

Penguins open training camp on Sept. 16, but no mention of Crosby taking part Hasn’t been ruled out of Oct. 6 season opener

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Vandals have torn througha Halifax community gar-den, ripping up sunflowerstalks and leaving behindhalf-eaten carrots.

“It’s very discouraging.This shouldn’t happen,”said one of the garden’scustodians, a man who on-ly wanted to be referred toas Mr. Loppie.

“You try to do good foreverybody and people don’trespect (it).”

He said on Tuesday nightintruders ripped up sun-flowers and stuffed theminto the water tanks at theNorth End CommunityGarden on BrunswickStreet. Several vegetableswere ripped up and shred-ded and there was somedamage to the wire fenc-ing.

Several family plotswere damaged as were the

plots for the children’sgroup who make and sellsalad dressing under the la-bel Hope Blooms.

Until now, the four-year-old garden project has onlyseen very minor vandalism.

“I’m just concernedabout the kids and every-body else involved in thegarden,” said Coun. DawnSloane. She added some-one grabbing a few carrotsis one thing, but senselesslyripping out vegetableswhen people are hungry isa real shame.

Loppie said their plansfor a charity vegetable saleyesterday were also ruined.

Community garden vandalized

Mr. Loppie shows the damage to a sunflower in theNorth End Community Garden yesterday.

RYAN TAPLIN/METRO

The garden, used by 18 families,is located behind the now-defunctSt. Patrick’s-Alexandra School

3-year rate hike a sticking pointThere was progress — butno resolution — for thethird straight weekly meet-ing between Nova ScotiaPower and consumer advo-cates yesterday.

Representatives from theenergy utility met with ad-vocates yesterday morningto outline a proposed dealfor a multi-year rate hike.After spending a morningreviewing the offer, advo-

cates proposed a counter of-fer to Rene Gallant, NSP’svice-president of regulatoryaffairs.

One of the major stick-ing points in the negotia-tions seems to be thetimeline for the increase.NSP has argued that spread-ing the rate hike over threeyears softens the blow toratepayers. But the advo-cates don’t seem so sure.

Don Regan, energy su-perintendent for theBerwick Electric Commis-sion, said he doesn’t acceptthat suggestion.

“(A multi-year deal) in-volves the deferral of fuelcosts, with bearing inter-est,” he said. “I suspect thatany such arrangement costsmore over the long run.”

Consumer advocate JohnMerrick was less equivocal.

“I would say the chancesof a multi-year agreementare about the same as asnowball on a very hot sum-mer day,” Merrick said.

Merrick said there is anadvantage in dragging theutility in front of the Utilityand Review Board everyyear: to justify any pro-posed rate increases —something he calls“regulatory discipline.”

That said, Merrick wasoptimistic a deal with theutility could be reached be-fore this month’s UARBhearing. ALEX BOUTILIER

UARB hearing

The UARB hearing intoproposed power rate hikesbegins on Sept. 19.

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Eighteen families use theNorth End CommunityGarden and about 35 kidsare involved in the salad-dressing project.

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Court documents showNewPage has been tryingsince April to sell a CapeBreton paper mill that lost$50 million US in the lastyear.

In an affidavit filed yes-terday as NewPage seeksprotection from its credi-tors in the Supreme Courtof Nova Scotia, mill manag-er Tor Suther says the Ohio-based company enlisted theservices of an investmentbank with expertise in theforestry sector to search for

potential purchasers.He says the New York-

based Sanabe & Associateshas since developed a list ofpossible buyers for thePoint Tupper mill — whichis scheduled to close laterthis month — and has par-ticipated in discussions andco-ordinated site visits with“certain targeted parties.”

A proposed schedule inthe affidavit shows New-Page is aiming to select oneor two bidders by Oct. 18and close the transaction by

Nov. 24. The process wouldrequire court approval.

The mill will seek courtapproval tomorrow in Hali-fax of a settlement andtransition agreement withits parent company, whichis also seeking protectionfrom creditors in the Unit-ed States in a federal bank-ruptcy court in Delaware.

A closure would lay offabout 1,000 workers. Thatincludes 550 people whowork at the mill and 50who work for the compa-

ny’s woodlands operation.Another 400 forestry con-tractors feed the mill withpulp wood.

Nova Scotia Premier Dar-rell Dexter said yesterday agovernment delegation metwith NewPage executives inOhio last week to discussthe future of the Point Tup-per mill, which employsabout 1,000 workers.

“Our advice to them wasthat this mill is a valuableasset in the NewPage chainand they need to find a way

to preserve that throughany creditor protection,”said Dexter.

“And if they can’t dothat, then find a new own-er.” THE CANADIAN PRESS

It’s More ThanBuses looks formore people

Premier Darrell Dexter

RYAN TAPLIN/METRO

Shutting down

The mill, which opened in1962, is scheduled to indefi-nitely shut down its paper-making machines in phaseson Saturday and Sept. 16.

NewPage lost $50M US in last year: Documents

About 100 peopleconverged on the WorldTrade and Convention Cen-tre last night to brainstormideas on how to get thegreater Halifax communityengaged in transit issues.

It’s More Than Buses, aninitiative launched by Dal-housie’s Centre forPlanning and Design andFUSION Halifax, held itsthird and final publicmeeting yesterday.

While the first two ses-sions focused on transitneeds and patterns, the fi-nal session was focused onarguably the hardest part— how to transform themovement from a smallergroup of the ultra keen toa proper populistmovement decision mak-ers cannot ignore.

“We’re brainstorming

(about) how do we buildthis up even further?” saidRoss Soward, a communityplanner at Dalhousie Uni-versity. “How do we makethis a populist movementthat can’t be ignored, thatis 10,000 people asopposed to 200 people in aroom? Which is achallenge.”

To that end, the grouphas reached out via socialmedia platforms, such asFacebook and Twitter, toallow people to latch on,get better informed abouttransit issues, and — hope-fully for organizers — pro-vide support.

While the public meet-ings have ended for now,Soward said the group willremain active. Next on theradar is a meeting hostedby Coun. Jennifer Wattsand Coun. JerryBlumenthal on theproposed expansion of Bay-er’s Road.

Sobeys gets robbedPolice say a 55-year-oldman is facing severalcharges after the Sobeyson Primrose Street wasrobbed on Tuesday night.Halifax Regional Policesay a man approached acashier, demanded money

and reached over andgrabbed an unknownamount of cash in theopen till.

The man also claimedhe had a weapon in hispocket, police say.

METRO

Small business ownersmore confident: IndexConfidence among smallbusiness owners in NovaScotia edged up slightlylast month, according tothe Canadian Federationof Independent Business’

Barometer Index. The index for the

province was 63.6, whichis up from July when itstood at 61.6.

METRO

The time capsule

that was found.

CONTRIBUTED

Time capsuleto be openedA time capsule from theearly 1940s found inQueen Elizabeth HighSchool last month will beopened today at 2 p.m. inthe cafeteria of CitadelHigh School. METRO

RYAN TAPLIN/METRO

Raising money for cystic fibrosis

Free. Love

He may not have been feeling the love from this batch of pedestrians yesterday, but Bryn Karcha and other Dalhousie

University students were in downtown Halifax collecting money for cystic fibrosis research during the annual Shinerama event.

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05metronews.caTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2011news: halifax

Museum can nowtrack current events

First permanent science sphere in Canada opened yesterday at Museum of Natural History The project cost just over $200,000

Our Amazing World, a new permanent exhibit at the Museum of Natural History, opened yesterday.

RYAN TAPLIN/METRO

Next time there’s a hurri-cane bearing down on NovaScotia, head to the Museumof Natural History.

A massive suspended orbnow on permanent displaycan show up-to-date weath-er data all over the world.

Our Amazing World is alightweight, two-metre ballmade out of carbon fibreand suspended by three ca-bles. A powerful computercontrols four projectors il-luminating the sphere witha variety of images frombird migrations to the epi-centres of some of the plan-et’s worst earthquakes.

Data is downloadedhourly by organizationslike NASA, the NationalOceanic and AtmosphericAdministration (NOAA) andthe European SpaceAgency.

“Within an hour we canhave that information onthe sphere. If somethinghits the news or if peopleare worried about the trackof a hurricane or wildfires,we’re able to present it inalmost real time,” saidCalum Ewing, director ofmuseum operations.

Ewing said the museumwill host special program-ming for major events liketsunamis and hurricanes.The museum is also plan-ning a special show for the

anniversary of hurricaneJuan.

But beyond extremeweather, the sphere can beused to show current air-plane traffic all over theword, or the path of pollu-tion from one continent toanother.

Ewing said it’s an incred-ible tool for students and itcan be tailored to covermany components in thescience curriculum.

He told the story of achild recently visiting themuseum as the sphere wasbeing tested. Ewing said theboy was amazed how muchof the world was covered inwater.

“It was something hewas told but he never really

understood it until he sawit in this way.”

80The airline’s new work-force total in Halifax.

Porter opens crew base in HalifaxPorter Airlines has opened acrew base in Halifax andplans on hiring 40 new em-ployees, including flight at-tendants and pilots.

The new crew base is thefirst outside Porter’s head-

quarters at Toronto’s BillyBishop airport.

It currently has customerservice, ground handlingand maintenance crew inthe city.

Porter said it is opening

the new base, which is ex-pected to create operationand economic efficiencies,because of companygrowth. The Halifax crewwill be mainly responsiblefor routes that include Hali-

Probe ofship hit ongas platformAn internal investigationwill determine why a sup-port vessel bumped intothe Deep Panuke naturalgas platform about 250kilometres southeast ofHalifax, a spokeswomanfor Calgary-based EncanaCorp. said yesterday.

Lori MacLean describedthe collision early Tuesdayas a minor incident thatwill not delay the start ofproduction, slated for nextmonth.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Work onexaminer’soffice startsConstruction of Nova Sco-tia’s new medical examin-er’s office beganyesterday with a sod-turn-ing ceremony in theBurnside industrial park.

Premier Darrell Dexterand Justice Minister RossLandry, who were onhand for the event, saythe $12.9-million facilityis much needed.

Construction is ex-pected to take about 14months.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Nova Scotianssmoking lessthan ever: StudyNova Scotians — and Cana-dians in general — aresmoking less than ever.

A study released yester-day by Statistics Canadashows a steep drop insmoking numbers since1999.

The most dramatic dropin Nova Scotia was betweenages 15 and 19. In 2010, 16per cent of people in thisage group smoked, com-pared with 30 per cent in1999. Nationally, StatisticsCanada says the smokingrate dropped to 17 per centin 2010, down from 25 percent when the Canadian To-

bacco Use Monitoring Sur-vey was first conducted in1999.

Health Minister LeonaAglukkaq calls the result“encouraging.”

She says she’s particular-ly impressed by the drop insmoking among youth.WITH FILES FROM THE CANADIANPRESS

AFRICVILLE

Replica1960schurch isreadyAn Africville churchwill soon open its doorson the shores of theHalifax Harbour.

On Sunday, Sept.25th, the Africvillecommunity will cele-brate the opening of areplica of the SeaviewBaptist Church, whichwas demolished, alongwith the rest of theneighbourhood, in the

1960s.“The people of

Africville didn’t lettheir community diewith its physical de-struction. They’veworked with people ofall backgrounds andraces to keep the spiritalive through stories,songs, films and ex-hibits,” said DaureneLewis, chair of theAfricville HeritageTrust, in a statementyesterday.

The Church Museumwas part of the $3-mil-lion legal settlementbetween HRM and thesociety.

An interpretive cen-tre is also planned.

JENNIFER TAPLIN

PAWEL DWULIT/THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE

JENNIFERTAPLIN@METRONEWS.CA

Sphere facts

72nd science sphere in theworld.Technology first developedin 1996, but required 10computers to run it. A sin-gle computer system was-developed two years ago.It weighs 21 kilograms.Seats for 40-45 people, plusstanding room.Automatic movies runthroughout day, plus facili-tated programs severaltimes a week.Shows featuring hurricanesstart next Wednesdaynight.

Research shows

we’re butting out.

JENNIFER TAPLIN@METRONEWS.CA

fax, Moncton, St. John’s,Montreal, Ottawa andToronto. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Russia has world’s worstair-traffic safety record Expertsblame weak government controls

Crash exacts historic death toll MISHA JAPARIDZE/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A private Russian jet carry-ing a top hockey teamslammed into a riverbankyesterday, killing 43 people,including the team’s Cana-dian coach, in one of theworst plane crashes ever in-volving a sports team.

Two other people werecritically injured.

Russia and the world ofhockey were left stunnedby the deaths of so many in-ternational stars in one cat-astrophic event. TheInternational Ice HockeyFederation said 27 playersof the Lokomotiv Yaroslavlteam were killed, alongwith two coaches and sevenclub officials.

The Russian EmergencySituations Ministry said theYak-42 plane crashed intothe shores of the Volga Riv-er immediately after leav-ing the airport near the cityof Yaroslavl, 240 kilometresnortheast of Moscow. Theweather was sunny andclear at the time. Russianmedia said the plane strug-gled to gain altitude and

crashed into a signal tower,shattering into pieces.

The plane was carryingthe team from Yaroslavl toMinsk, the capital of Be-larus, where they were toplay in the opening game ofthe Kontinental HockeyLeague season. It had 45people on board, including37 passengers and eightcrew, the ministry said.

“Though it occurredthousands of miles awayfrom our home arenas, thistragedy represents a cata-strophic loss to the hockeyworld — including the NHLfamily, which lost so manyfathers, sons, teammatesand friends,” NHL Commis-sioner Gary Bettman said ina statement.

The cause of the crashwas not immediately appar-ent. Unnamed local officialssaid it may have been dueto technical problems. Theplane was built in 1993 andbelonged to a smallMoscow-based Yak Servicecompany.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hockey world reactsReaction to the plane crashin Russia that killed at least43 people, including mem-bers of the top Russianhockey team Lokomotiv:International Ice HockeyFederation President ReneFasel:

“This is the darkest dayin the history of our sport.This is not only a Russiantragedy.... This is a terribletragedy for the global icehockey community with somany nationalities in-volved.” NHL Players’ AssociationExecutive Director DonFehr:

“Words cannot expressthe profound sorrow thatthis loss has created. Oursincere condolences go outto the friends and familieswho have been impactedby this terrible tragedy.” Russian Ice Hockey Federa-tion President VladislavTretyak:

“We will do our best toensure that hockey inYaroslavl does not die, andthat it continues to live forthe people that were onthat plane.” Russian NHL star AlexOvechkin of the Washing-ton Capitals on Twitter:

“I’m in shock!!!!!R.I.P ...” Colorado Avalanche execu-tive adviser Joe Sakic:

“I am still in disbeliefabout today’s tragic news.Both Karlis (Skrastins) andRuslan (Salei) were unbe-lievable individuals andgreat teammates ...” St. Louis Blues presidentJohn Davidson:

“The St. Louis Blueshave lost two members ofour family, Pavol Demitraand Igor Korolev. Pavol andIgor were both incrediblypassionate and dedicatedplayers and their influencein St. Louis was not onlyfelt on the ice, but

throughout the communi-ty.” Swedish Ice Hockey Associ-ation chairman ChristerEnglund:

“He (Stefan Liv) provedhis talent as an ice hockeyplayer through his pres-ence in the national team.His constant striving to be-come a better player

showed an incrediblestrength. I think that re-vealed his greatness.” Czech coach VladimirVujtek:

“That’s horrible. I hadmany close friends there, Iknow the families. Just halfa year ago, I trained thoseguys.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

In this file photo,

Swedish ice hockey

player Stefan Liv, who

died in a plane crash

yesterday, arrives at

Vancouver airport for

the winter Olympics

in April 2010.

CLAUDIO BRESCIANI/SCANPIX/FILE/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tragic legacy

KHL confirmed thatCanadian BradMcCrimmon, the team’shead coach, was amongthe dead. McCrimmon became coach in May.

Czech players JosefVasicek, Karel Rachunekand Jan Marek and Latviandefenceman KarlisSkrastins were amongthose killed.

The Russian team featuredseveral top European play-ers and former NHL stars,including Slovakianforward and national teamcaptain Pavol Demitra, whoplayed in the NHL for theSt. Louis Blues and Vancou-ver Canucks.

Other top names includeRussian defenceman Ruslan Salei and Swedishgoalie Stefan Liv.

Officials said Russian player Alexander Galimovsurvived the crash along

with a crew member.

In June, another Russianpassenger jet crashed inthe city of Petrozavodsk,killing 47 people. The crashof that Tu-134 plane hasbeen blamed on pilot error.

75 Marshall Universityfootball players, coaches,fans and airplane crewdied in a plane crash inKentucky on Nov. 17, 1970,returning home from agame.

30 members of theUruguayan rugby club OldChristians were killed in acrash in the Andes in 1972.

The 18-member U.S. figureskating team died in acrash while on their way tothe 1961 worldchampionships in Brussels.

In 1949, the Torino soccerteam lost 18 players nearTurin, Italy, while the Mu-nich air crash of 1958 killedeight Manchester Unitedplayers.

Rescuers seen at the crash site of a Russian Yak-42 jet near the city of Yaroslavl, on the Volga River about 240 kilometres

northeast of Moscow, yesterday. The jet carrying a top hockey team crashed moments after takeoff.

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A former U.S. governmentspace scientist pleadedguilty yesterday to onecount of attempted espi-onage for trying to sell clas-sified information to anundercover FBI agent pos-ing as an Israeli spy.

During an appearance infederal court, Stewart DavidNozette admitted that hetried to provide Israel withtop secret informationabout satellites, early warn-ing systems, ways of retali-ating against large-scale

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Dalai Lama in CanadaJoining the Dalai Lama at the conference are religiousscholars and spiritual thinkers, including Nobel laure-ate Shirin Ebadi, Tariq Ramadan and Deepak Chopra.

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mad al-Husayn OuldMuhammad Salim; andMustafa Hajji MuhammadKhan. Americans are alsobarred from doing busi-

ness with the men, whoare considered by the U.S.to be key al-Qaida opera-tives.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

U.S. slaps sanctions on al-Qaida members

Two flights operated byPakistan’s state-owned air-line received bomb threatsyesterday, and both landedsafely, one in Turkey, theother in Malaysia, officialssaid. No bombs were found.

The first flight was head-ed for Manchester, England,when it was notified of thethreat near the Bulgariancapital of Sofia. The crewcontacted the control towerin Istanbul to seek permis-sion for the landing, state-run Anatolia news agencyreported.

Authorities quickly evac-uated all 378 passengers

from the Boeing 777-300ERaircraft after it parked at aremote corner of the Inter-national Ataturk Airport,and bomb squads begansearching the plane withsniffer dogs, Anatolia re-ported.

PIA spokesman MashoodTajwar confirmed the flightreceived a threat and land-ed. All passengers were safe.A police search turned upno bomb, officials said.

Later, a second PIA flightfrom Islamabad to KualaLumpur also received abomb threat.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Threats ground Pakistan flightsBomb scare comes four days

before tenth anniversary of 9-11

Passengers disembark from a Pakistan

International Airlines plane that was forced to

land in Istanbul due to a bomb threat yesterday.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Delhi bombingkills 11NEW DELHI, INDIA. A pow-erful bomb hidden in abriefcase ripped througha crowd of peoplewaiting to enter a NewDelhi courthouse yester-day, killing 11 peopleand wounding scoresmore in the deadliest at-tack in India’s capital innearly three years.

An al-Qaida-linkedgroup claimed responsi-bility, thoughgovernment officials saidit was too early to name asuspect. The attack out-side the High Court camedespite a high alertacross the city andrenewed doubts about In-dia’s ability to protecteven its most importantinstitutions, despite over-hauling security after the2008 Mumbai siege.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Suicide blastsclaim 22 inPakistan QUETTA, PAKISTAN. A pairof suicide bomberskilled 22 people whiletargeting a top army of-ficer in southwestPakistan yesterday, miss-ing him and killing hiswife, several guards, asenior officer and twochildren, officials said.

Police said they wereinvestigating whetherthe strike in the city ofQuetta was revenge forthe recent arrests thereof three top al-Qaida sus-pects, an operationassisted by the CIA.

The Taliban claimedresponsibility for the at-tack, but a spokesmanfor the group did notmention the arrests.

Police officer HamidShakil said at least 23people were killed andmore than 80 wereinjured, some critically.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Finance Minister Jim Fla-herty is asking a Senatecommittee to look into theprice gap between Canadaand the United States.

In a letter to the Senatefinance committee re-leased yesterday, Flahertysaid he is irritated that thegap continues to exist eventhough the Canadian dollarhas been worth more thanthe U.S. currency for mostof the year.

In fact, Flaherty pointsout that the Canadian cur-rency has been strengthen-

ing over the past five years.The loonie’s strength haspresented challenges to en-trepreneurs, exporters andthe economy but Canadianconsumers aren’t gettingfull payback in the form ofthe prices of goods sold inthis country, he says.

“I share their irrita-tion,” he writes.

Bank of Montreal econo-mist Douglas Porter said inApril that Canadians payon average 20 per centmore on many items.

Canada’s retail industry

has often said it takesmonths to adjust to curren-cy fluctuations, due to thelead time required to im-port goods. They have alsosaid their U.S. counterpartshave several built-in advan-tages.

Flaherty has asked thecommittee to look intohow prices are affected bythe size of the Canadian re-tail market, transportationand freight costs, tariffs, re-al-estate costs and otherfactors. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Black sues‘Cain-like’ ex-partner MOGULS. Conrad Black issuing his formerHollinger Internationalbusiness partner DavidRadler, who testifiedagainst him at his 2007fraud trial.

The lawsuit filed in Illi-

nois accuses Radler of ille-gally adding shareholdersand debt to Horizon Pub-lications Inc., a U.S. news-paper chain in whichBlack had a stake.

The Chicago Sun-Timessays the suit by Black,who returned to prisonthis week, calls Radler“an infamous Canadiancitizen” and refers to his“Cain-like betrayal.”

Radler said yesterdaythat he had not seen thelegal documents andcould not comment.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Saab storynearing endRED INK. Swedish Automo-bile, producer of the Saab,filed for bankruptcy pro-tection yesterday in a last-ditch attempt to salvage abrand crippled by produc-tion stoppages, withheldsalaries and mountingdebt. The company saidthe move would buy ittime to receive fundingfrom Chinese investorsand avoid bankruptcy. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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The Dalai Lama warnsthat all religions —including his own —have faithful who carrythe seeds of destructiveemotions within them.

Speaking yesterday inMontreal, the Buddhistspiritual leader said a keyto promoting religiousharmony after 9-11 is tostop criticizing religionsbased on the actions of ahandful of “mischievous”followers.

He delivered his mes-sage at a conference ex-amining how religionscan foster peace in thepost-9-11 world.

“Logically, if you criti-cize Islam due to a fewmischievous Muslims,then you have to criticizeall world religions,” theDalai Lama told thepacked auditorium.

“That, I think is totallywrong to create that kindof negative impression toone particular religion —that is totally wrong.”

He said everybody —even himself — has thepotential to developharmful feelings and it’sthe job of religions to tryand reduce them.

“Through awareness ...we try to minimize thesedestructive emotions andtry to increase these con-structive emotions,” hesaid.THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Being a nudistdoes have itsdrawbacksNudists in San Francisco might soonlose the freedom to bare it all — atleast some of the time.

Walking around naked is legal, buta city supervisor concerned aboutpublic health and sanitationintroduced legislation Tuesday thatwould require nudists to putsomething under their bottoms ifthey take a seat in public.

Supervisor Scott Wiener’s propos-

al would also require nudists to coverup when they are in a restaurant.

Wiener represents the city’sCastro District, where a group of nud-ists is known to gather and walkaround.

The San Francisco Chroniclereports that Wiener only wants to re-quire that nudists show basiccourtesy and decency to their fellowcitizens, not open up a debate on theappropriateness of public nudity.

“Only in San Francisco,” Capt.Greg Corrales told the newspaper.

Just walking around naked in SanFrancisco isn’t against the law, unlessthe person is aroused. Then the con-duct can be considered lewd, whichis illegal, according to the San Fran-cisco Chronicle. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PARENTINGWITHOUT THECHLOROFORM

When I was a kid, I could tellback-to-school time was herewhen we weren’t allowed toeat.

Can of pop? “That’s forlunches.” Yogurt? “Lunches.”

Bacon and eggs? “Lunches.” If Iremember correctly, all we were allowedat home was a box of baking soda and theoccasional Milk Bone.

I don’t have any children, but havingexperienced my parents’ rearingmethods — discipline through starvation

— I believe I have the skills necessary to help you asyour child heads back to school. Here’s what you needto know.Fashion: Children’s trends can be confusing, but it’s im-portant to remember that fashion is cyclical. In someeras, high school kids wear clothing so tight that theymight as well be naked. Other times, they wear clothingso loose any quick movements will render them naked.

They know what they’redoing. I have no ideawhat’s “in” now, but if it of-fends your sensibilities,pick it up. Your kid willlove it.Supplies: Once your kidshave all the “hippest duds,”you’ll want to get them thecoolest supplies. Nothingwas worse than owningplastic rulers patheticallydevoid of holographicdinosaurs, or a compassthat wasn’t nearly sharpenough to stab the girl you

liked. Buy one of those $29.99 sets with the quadraticequation written on the back, and your kids could be ascool as I was, though somehow I doubt it. Rest: Getting kids to bed at a decent hour after a longsummer can have even the most patient parents reach-ing for the chloroform. Researchers say you shouldmake sure your child gets eight hours of sleep — more ifyou don’t like them.Don’t forget to care: As the school year moves on, it’simperative you pretend you still care about your kids.After all, these are the same children that will one daybe sending you to a home.

Showing your love may prove difficult. If you drivethem to school, they will deny they have parents byleaping from the vehicle while it’s in motion,sometimes through a closed window. And if you askwhat happened at school today, they will say, “Nothin’,”even if their math teacher unexpectedly burst intoflames.

Despite this, support whatever they do. If they lie tothe teacher, tell them they have a life as an MP ahead; ifthey don’t show up at all, senator.

And that’s the only proper way to raise your children.But remember, all these guidelines will be useless if youdon’t forget one important rule. You MUST feed yourchildren, lunches be damned. A Milk Bone will cleantheir teeth, too.

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Cause I’m out here grindin’JBru among artists performing

free concert Saturday on the HalifaxCommon as part of the HopscotchHip Hop Festival

Writingsongs aboutsuped-upcars, goldchains, andscantily-cladwomen

seems like an easy gig. Ac-cording to our own Jason“JBru” Bruce, cutting cor-ners is no way to earn aname for yourself as anartist.

“It’s easy to write a fakesong,” he told me. “Towrite a song about your-self is more difficult butit’s also more beneficial.”

JBru’s honesty in hislyrics began in high schoolwith poetry.

After DJing in college,he put lyrics to music,earning the attention offellow Halifax-area heavy-weight Classified.

“With Classified I wasdoing the backgroundthing while working onmy solo career,” he said.

“I was getting more at-tention with my solo ca-reer and felt it was time tobranch out.”

It’s all about timing.With four studio albumsand having opened forartists such as Ludacrisand Busta Rhymes, JBru ismaking a name for him-

self now. He continues to share

personal struggles, such asthe suicide of his friend,Chris, chronicled on It’sRaining.

“I had written previoussongs about him, butnothing that was thatpainful,” he said.

The connection JBru’shonesty has created withhis fans fuels him to stickit out in the business.

“I have fans come up tome after a show and tellme that my song changedtheir life,” he said.

“There have been timesI wanted to quit, but then Ithink about those peopleand it keeps me going.”

JBru’s honesty extendsinto his latest album, TheJason LP, with songs likeYou Ain’t Black Enough,where interracial JBru dis-cusses African-Americanstereotypes.

“My mom always saidthat I should never forgetwhere I came from,” hesaid.

“I haven’t had too muchof a problem being myselfwith my music.”

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A 36-year-old manhas been charged af-ter he allegedlybroke into CelineDion’s home nearMontreal, raided thefridge and even tookthe time to pour him-self a bath.He was nabbed byLaval police on Mon-day afternoon afterthe alarm systemwent off.THE CANADIAN PRESS

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The little horrormovie that could

Creature not exactly a generic horror film, saysCanadian actor Dillon Casey Movie released tomorrow

How a kid from Oakville,Ont., ended up in theLouisiana swamps filminga gloriously trashy mon-ster movie is a story in it-self, but such is the legacyof Canadian actor — andsometimes writer and di-rector — Dillon Casey.

Casey, already a veteranTV performer from suchglossy shows as Being Eri-ca and The Vampire Di-aries, stars as one of theslew of youthful anti-he-roes who come face to facewith a lethal reptilianmonster in Creature, anifty new low budgetshocker co-starring genre

icon Sid Haig, openingacross North America thisFriday.

“The first thing I no-ticed when I read thescript was the name (ofproducer) Sid Sheinberg,”says Casey, back in Toron-to for his recurring role inthe CTV hit series Nikita.

“I mean, he’s a legend… he was the head of Uni-versal pictures. He was be-hind Jaws.”

Sheinberg’s name nodoubt pushed writer/direc-tor Fred Andrew’s littlehorror movie that couldinto the higher profile re-lease it’s getting this week,but outside of the pedi-gree, Creature is an eccentric, interesting, un-

pretentious and ofteneerie thriller.

“(Creature) looks like ageneric horror film on thesurface,” notes the actor.

“But there are manytwists and turns and unex-pected elements that ele-vate it.”

Casey was bit by the act-ing bug when studying atthe University of Torontoand found he had thechops — and the looks —to make a living pretend-ing to be other people. Butoriginally, his role in Crea-ture called for a very differ-ent face.

“My character was fat,nerdy and I really didn’tthink I had a chance of get-ting it,” he says.

“But then I got the callthat I did. I was surprised.Later on the set, Fred saidthat the reason I got theroll was that I nailed it onthe call back.

“I kept quiet at first butI eventually told Fred that Ididn’t actually get broughtin for a call back. So really… he probably cast thewrong guy for the role bymistake!”

CHRISALEXANDER SCENE@METRONEWS.CA

“My character wasfat, nerdy and Ireally didn’t think Ihad a chance ofgetting it”ACTOR DILLON CASEY

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The Oscar goes to... Eddie Yes, but

Eddie Murphy to host Os-

cars. Good choice?

YES Murphy is cool andconfident live. If you havenever seen his stand-upspecial Delirious or hisskits on Saturday NightLive, go to YouTube imme-diately. BUT You can’t f-ing swearon live TV.YES He’s a part of moviehistory. Beverly Hills Cop,48 Hours, The NuttyProfessor and Shrek are allclassics.BUT Vampire in Brooklyn,Metro, Doctor Dolittle,Holy Man, Life, DoctorDolittle 2, Showtime, TheAdventures of Pluto Nash, ISpy, Daddy Day Care, TheHaunted Mansion, Norbit,Meet Dave, Imagine That.YES Murphy was nominat-ed for a Best SupportingActor Oscar in 2006, forDreamgirlsBUT He walked out of theshow after Alan Arkin wonfor Little Miss Sunshine.Maybe he just wantedsome ice cream?

Eddie Murphy has beentapped to host the 84thAnnual Academy Awards,to be broadcast next year,according to the Academyof Motion Picture Arts andSciences.

“Eddie is a comedic ge-nius, one of the greatestand most influential liveperformers ever,” said filmdirector Brett Ratner,who’s producing the showand helmed Murphy’s lat-est, Tower Heist.

“With his love ofmovies, history of craftingunforgettable charactersand his iconic performanc-es — especially onstage —I know he will bring an ex-citement, spontaneity andtremendous heart to theshow Don and I want toproduce in February.”

“I am enormously hon-oured to join the great listof past Academy Award

hosts from Hope and Car-son to Crystal, Martin andGoldberg, among others,”said Murphy, 50.

“I’m looking forward toworking with Brett andDon on creating a showthat is enjoyablefor both thefans

at home and for the audi-ence at the Kodak Theatreas we all come together tocelebrate and recognizethe great film contribu-tions and collaborationsfrom the past year.”

The move is thought tobe an effort to inject a lit-tle humour back into theevent after last year’s hostsAnne Hathaway and JamesFranco were consideredflops.

In a bland performance,which the media describedas all around awful, thepair bounced through a

raft of skits and mon-tages that many

critics andfans

found more long thanlaughable.

Chosen to attract ayounger audience, Hath-away and Franco lackedwhat some described asonscreen chemistry.

With a similarly lacklus-tre showing from SteveMartin and Alec Baldwinin 2010, organizers arebanking on Murphy to re-store the golden age of Os-car nights, when big-drawssuch as Whoopi Goldbergand Billy Crystal effortless-ly brought the house downamong even the most de-manding of crowds.

Murphy was nominatedfor a Best Supporting ActorOscar for Dreamgirls in2006.

He was said to havewalked out of the show af-ter losing to Little MissSunshine star Alan Arkin.

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While Leonardo DiCapriomay have been filming inAustralia during ru-moured girlfriend BlakeLively’s birthday — shecelebrated with pals inNew York — he was atleast on hand last monthfor her father’s big day inLos Angeles, where he re-portedly gifted the seniorLively with an elaboratecolouring book, accordingto Us Weekly.

“Blake’s father loved it,”a source says, adding thatthe alleged couple are get-ting pretty cosy.

“(They) are so smittenit’s crazy. I bet they get engaged in the next six months,” the sourcesays.

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Polley ispreggers

Sarah Polley

Canadian actor-filmmakerSarah Polley is pregnant.

A publicist for Polley’snew film Take This Waltz,which debuts at the Toron-to International Festivalthis weekend, says Polley is3 1/2 months along. She’sexpecting a child withDavid Sandomierski, whomshe married two weeks agonorth of Toronto.THE CANADIAN PRESS

“Trying tofind a homefor an

adorable or-ange kitten

found on the street. If youlive in LA area”

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Celebrity tweets

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@JimCarrey

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the Presidentit really

wants...The problem is, inour heart of hearts, that’sSnooki”

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Madge isn’tgaga forpop rivalLady Gaga has made itclear that she’s possiblyMadonna’s biggest fan, butthe same apparently can’tbe said for Madonna’s feel-ings about Lady Gaga.

“As for Lady Gaga, I haveno comment to makeabout her obsessions hav-ing to do with me becauseI don’t know whether herbehaviour is rooted insomething deep and mean-ingful or su-perficial,”MadonnatellsFrenchnewspaperLe Soir.

METRO

Jessica,Justin backon again?Justin Timberlake and Jessi-ca Biel could be back on.The pair were enjoyingeach other’s company at afriend’s wedding over theweekend. METRO

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young names toknow in fashion

this month

When Henry took overFrench label Carven, hiscollection was so spot on thatyou would have thought hetook his hip, arty girlfriendsout for a round of drinks andthen took their wardrobecomplaints and wish lists tothe atelier. His clothes aresweet and yet a little bit dark,chic and still slightly punky.It’s no wonder girls like Alexa

Chung can’t getenough.

Dubbed as a one-to-watch byElle and New York magazine,this Massachusetts native’ssignature style is a mix ofboth futuristic (think: big,bold shoulders) and femininesilhouettes (sexy, drapeydresses) Add some in-your-face colours, prints and fab-rics and you have what mightbe the perfect wardrobe forshow stoppers such as Beyon-cé and Lady Gaga — the latter

is already a loy-al LaPointecustomer.

Ladies man:Guillaume Henry Suzanne Pelaez, a Parsons

grad, started out by work-ing in New York’s artgallery circuit. And you cansee the influence in herflair for print and pattern.Her slightly experimentalready-to-wear pieces wouldlook at home in anycurator’s closet (or that ofany girl with a confidentsense of personal style, re-ally). Pelaez worked briefstints at Costume Nationaland Morgane le Fay beforequickly striking out on her

own. Smartchoice.

We’rewritingabouther, af-ter

all.

Indie darling: Suzanne Rae

Chicago-based designersShane Gabier and Christo-pher Peters wooed editorsand buyers alike at NewYork Fashion Week last sea-son for being very, well, un-New York. Their romanticand quirky collectioninspired by Nantucket andthe sailors’ widowsfeatured Victorian silhou-ettes, lace and brightcolours. It also landed themon the cover ofWWD and aCFDA nomi-nation thisyear. Wellplayed,guys. Wellplayed.

1The CFDA men’s wearnominee cut his teethdesigning for brandssuch as Hermès andKenzo before landingthe design directorrole at Ralph Lauren’sPurple and BlackLabel. But the Montre-al native’s experiencebegan much earlier —his dad was a mastertailor. Now Azzuolocreates glamorous,luxe essentials for hisown line, a.a.

Master tailor:Antonio Azzuolo

The romantics:Creatures of

the Wind5Kanye style

Where are you Yeezy?

The rumours aboutKanye West’salleged stint as a de-signer changes bythe day. He’s makingshoes! No. Clothes!He’s making themwith designer LouiseGoldin! No. Designprofessor Louise Wil-son (she denied it)!So?? METRO

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Futuristic femme:Sally LaPointe

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The day Karl came to town

The impossible-to-pin-down couture king meets withMetro to discuss his newest line p.s. The price is right!

Outside, hurricane strengthdownpours threaten to ru-in the start of fashion week.But within the dry and per-fume-scented confines ofAmerica’s most mass mar-ket department store, shop-pers are aglow after therarest of fashion sightings.

Karl Lagerfeld, the iconiccreative director of Chanel— inside of Macy’s.

“He just doesn’t do per-sonal appearances at de-partment stores. I was theCEO of Neiman Marcus forsix years and Karl was thehardest designer to attract.So for us to be able to at-tract him is very big,” saysTerry J. Lundgren, Macy’sCEO.

Lagerfeld came to townto launch his new afford-able ready-to-wear collabo-ration with the chain, andis all good humour whenwe sit down in an executivesuite on the 13th floor.

It’s been a few years sinceyour H&M collection. Whatinspired you to do this newaffordable line?I like to do the opposite ofwhat people expect and doit well. Because in ourtimes, the inexpensive, in a

way, is more important infashion than the very, veryexpensive. So the peoplewho can buy the expensivecan buy the inexpensivetoo. The people who canbuy the inexpensive — be-cause I never say cheap —maybe they cannot buy theexpensive. But they can buya lipstick or nail polishfrom Chanel. So even forChanel, it’s not a bad thing.The more my name isaround, the better it is foreverybody. I approach thismore or less the same waythat I approached H&M be-cause, you know, I was thefirst one to do H&M. No onehad done it before. So I doit kind of from instinct be-

cause I know life in a way—what people want to wear,what they have, what theydon’t have. But I’m not amarketing person. So Idon’t ask myself too manyquestions. I listen to the in-stinct.

Do you think the lower pricedcategory is becoming moreimportant?You know the inexpensiveline is a dream I wanted todo for many years. Somepeople thought I should al-ways play the same game.No. It is the time for inex-pensive clothes that I de-sign. I have the knowledgeof the most expensive. But Ithink it’s exciting, interest-ing and modern to do theinexpensive.

You balance so manyprojects, it’s nearly impossi-ble to count them all. And yetyounger designers have buck-led under the stress of havingmore than one design job.The young designer shouldforget about the word“young” because if you’reonly interesting becauseyou are young, that may bea problem. Nobody has mypast and my present. Sopeople who are in my situa-tion, they may think it’snot right for them. But forme, I think it’s right.

KENYA HUNTLIFE@METRONEWS.CA

Karl Lagerfield

side to side. Try Crate and Bar-rel’s Montague

Rug ($249),which is a

slim 30inches wide

but 96 incheslong. Remember

to stay away fromhallway carpets with

striped following thelength — this will empha-size the long hallway andonly make it appear nar-row.

GO FOR A RUNNERI suggest breaking up thelong hall with a colourfulcarpet runner.

Centre the runner inthe middle of the hall —this will visually shortenthe overall space bychopping up the darkwood floor.

A multi-coloured,loose-pat-tern car-pet isgreatfor nar-row spacesas it spreadsthe eye from

FURNITURESince the hallway is sonarrow, I suggest asmall pedestal table orchair in the cornerand a slim table infront of the middlewall-hung mirror.Make sure the table isless than 12-inches deep in order to create good flow.The Echelon console ($599) from Crate and Barrel hasa hand-made, artisan look and is only eight inchesdeep — perfect for small foyers and hallways.

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WALLSPaint the shorter (left-side)wall a punchy accentcolour. Wrap this colouraround the corner on thereturn wall and introduceit into the main livingspace.

Paint the plain door andits frame the same punchycolour to blend it away.

The long wall (on right)and its return should be awarm neutral colour thatcontinues into the entire space. My favourite newaccent colour is a brick colour called Fiery Opalfrom Benjamin Moore Paints. As a warm neutral,try Lighthouse, also by Benjamin Moore for themain walls throughout.

Q. I’ve moved into a new condo that has a very longand narrow entrance. There is a plain coat closet door,three ceiling lights and dark wood floors. I like warmcolours and have a contemporary style. Anysuggestions? K. MacDonald, Toronto MIRRORS

Hang three floor standingmirrors on the long wall;spaced about 16 inches apartwith the middle mirror beingopposite to the closet door.

This will help visuallywiden the hallway, especiallyin the middle where it feelsnarrowest and tight.

I like the Beverly Leaner Mirror ($110) from Home De-pot; its mirror-on-mirror frame helps to reflect many an-gles in the hallway.

Hang the mirrors rather than leaning on the floor. Rais-ing the mirrors higher will make the hallway feel lofty inheight and not crowd the floor space.

DESIGN CENTREKARL LOHNESHOME@METRONEWS.CA

A Metro reader gets advice about decorating a long, narrow hallway

Making a grand entrance

Benjamin Moore

lighthouse

Benjamin Moore’s

Fiery Opal

The very dark wood floors are chic but shows the

perimeter of the long, narrow entrance, making the

hallway look like a bowling alley.

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2 Slice loaf in half toform top and bottom.Using fingers, hollowout bread. Spread olive

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Ingredients:• 125 g (4 oz) very thinturkey or veal scaloppine• 10 ml (2 tsp) olive oil• 1 ml (1/4 tsp) each driedbasil and oregano leaves• Pinch each salt andblack pepper• 1 round sourdough orItalian loaf, about 18 cm (7inches) across• 30 ml (2 tbsp) blackolive paste (tapenade)• 1 red pepper, cored andcut into 4 wide strips• 1 tomato, thinly sliced• Half a 130-g pkg goatcheese, crumbled• 1 pear, thinly sliced• 250 ml (1 cup) lettuce

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Ingredients:• 1 pkg (340 g/12 oz) freshlinguine• 250 g (8 oz) finelychopped pancetta• 30 ml (2 tbsp) butter• 4 eggs• Salt and black pepper• 375 ml (1 1/2 cups) gratedParmesan cheese, divided

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Tuscan Bread andTomato Salad

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Establish good homework habitsIndependent work and learning are important assets It’s a form of self-organization and self-discipline

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habits, they’re going to beultimately more desirablein the workplace.”

To help start this year’shomework habits off right,begin by showing enthusi-asm for their school workand developing a positiveattitude about education.

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Start by asking abouttheir day — what was ex-citing for you? What wasthe high point of your day?“That extends learning,”says Stellick. “Homeworkalso makes that connec-tion between home andschool and it helps parentsunderstand what’s goingon in class during the day.”

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“The freezer is great forgiving you variety,” saysCrystal Asher, who ownsDetour Roasters Cafe withher husband in Dundas,Ont., and is a mother ofthree girls.

“Think of it as a closetfull of outfits. Think of yourfreezer, fridge and pantrythe same way. You have tolook at your food and think,‘What else can I do withthis?’”

For Asher, this meansemploying the right tools tohelp you. Ice cube trays re-purposed during the babyyears to freeze homemadefruit or vegetable pureescan be reused once kidsgrow older. Asher makessweet potato or roastedpepper purees, freezesthem in ice cube trays, anddefrosts them when sheneeds a sandwich spreadfor lunch.

“It’s a good way of ramp-ing up the nutritional val-ue,” she says.

She also makes larger-than-needed portions ofsoup and freezes the left-overs in ice cube trays.When needed, she will popout four cubes in the morn-ing. Once heated, thisamount is enough to fill aninsulated food container.

While the ice cube tray is

a useful tool, Lulu Cohen-Farnell, founder and presi-dent of Real Food for RealKids, which caters freshfood using local ingredientsto schools, camps and day-cares in and around Toron-to, prefers using freezer

bags in her home kitchen.“You can get more into

them, they can lie flat, andyou can stack them so youhave more room in yourfreezer,” says Cohen-Far-nell, a mother to two kids.

She regularly cleans,

chops and freezes freshherbs, vegetables andfruits, and carves out sec-tions of her freezer foreach. “At home, I’ll buyfresh herbs and ingredientslike scallions, ginger, pars-ley, cilantro or mint to en-hance the taste of my food,”says Cohen-Farnell.

“I’ll use them fresh, butI’ll buy double and freezethem for when I don’t havetime or to have just as a re-source.”

Fresh food is always best,of course, but the freezercan play a useful role inmeal preparations, for kids’lunches and parents’ lunch-es alike. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Lulu Cohen-Farnell, who owns the company Real Food for Real Kids, prepares

some food to freeze at her home kitchen. Cohen-Farnell freezes food to make

it faster to prepare school lunches for her children.

PHOTOS BY AARON VINCENT ELKAIM/THE CANADIAN PRESS

Cool tool for healthy eatingFreezer can often be overlooked Think of it as a closet full of outfits

Some fresh foods ready for the freezer.

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Your summer was packedwith late night soccergames and cottage week-ends. But then, come thestart of September, yourfamily is up at 7 a.m.every day in order tomake it to school on time.To ease into the “academ-ic new year,” start by cool-ing yourself off first.

“After a summer ofhigh entertainment andleisurely schedules, kids

are now back in this envi-ronment with suddenlystressed parents who aretrying to do it all,” saysAlyson Schafer, a Toronto-based psychotherapistand author of Ain’t Misbe-havin’. “Kids think: Momand dad were so happyand jovial and nowthey’re yelling at me toget out because we’re go-ing to be late.”

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Ciampini rounding into form

Luca Ciampini is known forhis almost uncanny knackfor being in the right placeat the right time. In theQMJHL pre-season, his tim-ing was right on the money.

The 17-year-old HalifaxMooseheads left-wingermade the most of his top-line ice time with the likesof Nathan MacKinnon andMartin Frk, finishing tiedfor the league’s exhibitionscoring lead with two goalsand eight assists in sixgames.

The 10-point outburst isa sign Ciampini might beready to deliver on thepromise the Mooseheadssaw when they drafted himsecond overall in 2010.

“I’ve just tried to get intothe open as much as I can.Give-and-goes, creatingspace offensively, that’swhat I like to do,” Ciampinisaid. “It’s good having guyssurrounding you who canhelp you out with that. It’sworking out well.”

Ciampini, who is enter-ing his NHL draft year, hada productive rookie seasonin 2010-11, posting eightgoals and 11 assists for 19points in 37 games. But hemissed more time to injurythan any other player anddidn’t play the final fiveweeks of the season be-cause of a knee injury.

“It was disappointing sit-ting out all the time withinjuries, but I learned a lotfrom watching the gamesand I’m trying to bring thatthis year,” Ciampini said. “Ihope to stay healthy andkeep getting stronger andbetter every day.”

Along with the 16-year-old MacKinnon, Ciampini isas big a part of the Moose-heads’ present as he is thefuture.

Ciampini and MacKin-non are joined by a crop offorwards that is expected tobe the team’s best since2007-08, also featuring Frk,Darcy Ashley, AlexandreGrenier, Brent Andrewsand Matthew Boudreau.

The Mooseheads aver-aged a league-best five goalsper game in the pre-seasonand hope it’s a sign ofthings to come.

“Everybody was click-ing,” Ciampini said. “We’reall offensive guys. The morepucks you put in, the moregames you’re going to win,and that’s our goal rightnow.”

Mooseheads forward Luca Ciampini.

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Mooseheads’ 2010 pick appearsprimed for a breakout campaignafter offensive barrage in pre-season

The Saint John Sea Dogsmay still have the topteam in the Quebec MajorJunior Hockey League, butmost of their stars will bemissing when they kickoff the season.

The defending leagueand Memorial Cup cham-pion Sea Dogs play host tothe rival Moncton Wild-cats in the only gamescheduled tonight in theQMJHL, while there areeight games set for tomor-row.

Saint John will have 16players at NHL camps thismonth, including stars

Jonathan Huberdeau(Florida), Tomas Jurco (De-troit), Zack Phillips (Min-nesota), Stanislav Galiev(Washington) and NathanBeaulieu (Montreal).

At least two players —defencemen Simon De-spres and Eric Gelinas —are likely to turn pro,while Huberdeau may wellstart the NHL season withthe Panthers, who pickedhim third overall in June.

There’s still plenty leftto ice a contender, butdon’t expect the Sea Dogsto dominate quite likethey did in posting a 58-7-

3 record in 2010-11.“I think (the league) is

going to be very balanced,with lots of parity, and itwill be interesting to seewhat other team goes toShawinigan for the Mas-tercard Memorial Cup,”league commissionerGilles Courteau said yes-terday on the conferencecall.

It is the QMJHL’s turn tohave the Memorial Cuptournament in May andthat honour went to theShawinigan Cataractes,who gain an automatic en-try. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Green Bay. Coolers will bestocked and grills will besizzling. As Kid Rock warmsup for a pre-game concert,there will be no doubt thata bigger-than-big game ishitting the NFL’s smallestmarket.

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(9:30 p.m. TSN),it’s a chance tosend a messagethat they intendto contend

again.“It’s a similar

feel to a big game,a playoff game,”the reigning SuperBowl MVP Rodgerssaid. “There’s a bigatmosphere out-side the stadium.But the only thingthat matters istaking care of

business on thefield.”

Brees knows nobig-picture objec-tives will be won orlost in Week 1.

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NFL opener features past two Super Bowl champions and past two Super Bowl MVPs, QBs Brees and Rodgers

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off-season.

ing to get questions aboutfuture playoff implicationsand all that stuff about thisgame,” said Brees, whoseSaints lost a stunner to Seat-tle in last year’s playoffs,preventing a chance to re-peat. “We see ourselves as agreat team and as a con-tender. They see themselvesas a great team and as a

contender. The fact of thematter is it’s one game andit just happens to be thefirst game of the season ona Thursday night on nation-al television. But you justtry to cut through all thatand understand it’s just agame, and it’s just onegame.”

The Saints are recommit-

ting to the running gameand have some new faces tomake it happen. ReggieBush is gone, but PierreThomas returns after beingslowed by an ankle injurylast season. He’ll be joinedby free agent addition Dar-ren Sproles and first-roundrookie Mark In-gram.

The Packerswill get back atleast three likelystarters from in-juries: Tight end Jer-michael Finley, safetyMorgan Burnett and run-ning back Ryan Grant.Grant will split carries withJames Starks.

The Packers think the re-turn of those injured play-ers, along with someincoming rookies, will helpthem fend off any sense ofcomplacency that may haveprevented past Super Bowlwinners from repeating.

Rodgers thinks the Pack-ers can be perennial con-tenders.

“If you think about‘teams of the decades,’those teams won multipleSuper Bowls,” Rodgers said.“The Steelers of the ’70s,Niners of the ’80s, Cow-boys in the ’90s, Patriots in

the 2000s were multiple Su-per Bowl victors. We wantto re-establish that tradi-tion of going deep in theplayoffs every year andmaking runs at SuperBowls.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Packers, Saints ready for big stage

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