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Kaycee Stern loses her grip during a cow riding competition at the Stampede 4H Rodeo at Olds College Sunday.

A number of events were featured over the two-day event including goat tying, breakway roping, and cow riding.

Photo by MELISSA ARTHUR/ Advocate staff

Creepy critters converge THOUSANDS ATTEND WESTERN CANADIAN REPTILE EXPO

BY JESSICA JONES ADVOCATE STAFF Scaly serpents, sandpaper-skinned lizards and a colourful representation of arachnids and other reptilian species lured close to 3,000 people to the 2012 Western Canadian Reptile Expo on Saturday and Sunday.

The exposition came to Red Deer for the third time over the weekend, attracting upwards of 70 vendors from across Canada and one from California.

The show provided all the equipment and food to house all the reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates imaginable.

“Any reptile you are interested in is on display or for sale here so it’s a great show to get an education and to possibly make a purchase,” said expo promoter Greg West.

A reptilian education was exactly why Bethany Hoskin and her eight-year-old son Logan travelled from Olds to attend the show.

“He wants one for a pet so we came to do some research,” Hoskin said.

“I like how I can handle them very easily and they can climb up on my head,” Logan said.

Having not had a reptile for a pet before, Hoskin took the time to ask a lot of questions regarding her son’s love for lizards.

“I am a little cautious because I heard they carry salmonella and I don’t want it loose in the house and I wanted to know about live food but if we keep them contained it will be OK,” she said.

After getting some more information, purchasing a reptile is a little easier, Hoskin said. They are leaning towards a leopard gecko.

“It’s a real possibly now,” she said.

Among the array of reptilians were the tiny aquatic Three-toe Box and Eastern box turtles. The turtles, as large as a loonies, sell for $275 each. But common misconceptions still surround turtles in Alberta, said Tyrone Smith.

“These turtles are fully legal in Alberta,” he said.

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Photo by MELISSA ARTHUR/Advocate staff

Logan Hoskin, 8, shows off a Northern Blue Tongue Skink at the Reptile Show in the Sheraton Hotel Sunday. The show featured a variety of creatures from lizards and chameleons, to scorpions and tarantulas, almost all of which were for sale.

Riders raise cash for mental health, brain injury CYCLISTS GO ON CROSS-COUNTRY BERRY ARCHITECTURE WELLNESS RIDE

BY JESSICA JONES ADVOCATE STAFF

Photo by MELISSA ARTHUR/Advocate staff

The lead pack of riders in the Berry Architecture Wellness Ride is seen heading east of Red Deer on Highway 11 Saturday. Riders chose between 50- and 100-km distances with a round- or oneway trip to Delburne. The ride was organized to raise money for the Canadian Mental Health Association and the Central Alberta Brain Injury Society.

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A crisp morning greeted riders on the fourth annual Berry Architecture Wellness Ride on Saturday.

About 33 cyclists of all ages and abilities set out on the 50 km or the 100 km cross country bike ride that loops along Red Deer’s trails and eventually out along Hwy 595 to Delburne.

The event raises money in support of the Canadian Mental Health Association and the Central Alberta Brain Injury Society.

As cyclists geared up for the four- to eight-hour trek, it was hard for some to ignore a timely issue surrounding their sport.

The United States AntiDoping Agency has alleged that Lance Armstrong, seventime Tour de France winner and cancer survivor, is a drug

cheat. The agency responded by stripping the cyclist of his seven Tour titles and slamming him with a lifetime ban.

The news surprised Red Deer cyclists Patty Rutherford and Deb Wright, particpants in the Berry Architecture Wellness Ride.

“Is it really true?” Wright asked. “He has been such an icon for everybody, it is really sad,” she said.

The dark light cast upon a hero was also one of the things on George Berry’s mind on Saturday.

The avid cyclist, was the main sponsor of the wellness ride for the third time this year and was happy to support a great cause. He chooses to focus on the positives when it comes to the Armstrong situation.

“We should be playing up the positives instead of the negatives,” he said.

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REPTILE: Turtles great pets “The ones which are illegal are any of the softshell turtles, such as Mud Turtles, Alligator Snapping Turtles but most turtles are fine and people don’t realize that,” he said.

As an employee of Canadian Mouseman, based out of Medicine Hat, Smith says the little turtles make great pets with the proper care and research.

He says the box turtles should be set up in a small 10-gallon tank, with water and the correct measure heat and UV lighting. jjones@reddeeradvocate.com

ARMSTRONG: ‘Did great work for cycling, cancer’ “Lance did a great amount of work for cycling and cancer research in the world and he has done an awful lot, so everyone should still be proud of him.”

At the Berry Architecture headquarters in downtown Red Deer Graham Barclay, Canadian Mental Health Association board chair, says the money raised from the ride will go towards seven different programs that help people on the front lines.

“Our association helps a lot in town in regards to the homeless and people with brain injuries so we are involved with educational programs for those who need assistance,” he said.

As riders made their way past the intersection of Hwy 816 and 595 they were met with support by City of Red Deer mayor Morris Flewwelling, who rode to the area on horseback.

“It is a great fundraiser and opportunity,” he said.

Cyclists were led this year by guest rider Const.

Adam George, of the Red Deer City RCMP, who identified with the cause.

“As RCMP officers we obviously deal with mental health a lot and I have some personal experiences in that area as well,” he said.

Participants of the Berry Architecture Wellness Ride, along with approximately 20 local sponsors, helped the Canadian Mental Health Association and the Central Alberta Brain Injury Society raise $30,367 — a major difference compared to the $9,000 that was raised only a few years earlier. jjones@reddeeradvocate.com

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A chameleon shows its colours at the Reptile Show at the Sheraton Hotel Sunday. The show featured a variety of creatures from lizards and chameleons, to scorpions and tarantulas, almost all of which were for sale.

Quebec death toll climbs

STORM ISAAC HITS FLORIDA

A person braves the rain at Clarence Higgs Beach in Key West, Fla., as Tropical Storm Isaac hits the area on Sunday.

Isaac gained fresh muscle Sunday as it bore down on the Florida Keys, with forecasters warning it could grow into a dangerous Category 2 hurricane as it nears the northern Gulf Coast. See related story on Page D4.

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QUEBEC — Public health officials announced Sunday that two more people had died from legionnaires’ disease in Quebec City, bringing the total number of victims to eight since midJuly.

They did not release further details about the two additional deaths.

There have been a total of 104 cases since the outbreak began last month.

The deadly bacteria grow in the stagnant water of cooling systems, spreading in little droplets through the air conditioning.

Authorities have disinfected the systems in 89 local buildings and say the outbreak has been contained, though more cases could surface in the coming days.

The incubation time for legionnaires’ varies from two to ten days, meaning some people may already have been infected but don’t yet have symptoms, said the regional director of public health.

“I’m convinced there will be new cases and I hope none of them will result in deaths,” Dr. Francois Des-

biens said. The Quebec government promised additional steps against the disease last week following criticism from Quebec City’s mayor.

The new measures, likely to be enacted this fall, include holding building owners legally responsible for maintaining their cooling systems.

The outbreak took a political turn on Saturday when the Charest Liberals, who have been in power for the past nine years, blamed the Parti Quebecois for not doing enough when it was in power.

Premier Jean Charest cited a 1997 report that offered recommendations to curb the spread of legionnaires’ disease.

The source of the most recent outbreak in Quebec City is believed to stem from two building towers.

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Jackpine stirs concern FEDERAL SCIENTISTS WORRIED ABOUT SHELL’S JACKPINE OILSANDS EXPANSION

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Regulatory documents indicate federal scientists still have significant concerns over Shell’s proposed Jackpine oilsands mine expansion even as the project heads into public hearings.

Five years after Shell Canada first proposed the 100,000-barrel-a-day project, it has been finally scheduled to go before a joint federal-provincial environmental hearing Oct. 29.

In their final submissions to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, several federal departments say they still have questions about Shell’s plans.

They include how growth in the industry has outpaced the company’s assessment of cumulative effects, how changing flow in the Athabasca River will affect contaminant levels and how well Shell is able to control effluent from artificial lakes that will be used to store tailings.

“Several matters will require further discussion to fully understand potential project affects (sic) and ensure suitable mitigation can be implemented,” says an Aug. 2 letter from Environment Canada.

Shell’s Aug. 13 response acknowledges the concerns.

“Shell is fully prepared to respond to any questions identified by the interveners at the hearing,” says a letter

signed by Donald Crowe, the company’s regulatory manager.

Crowe points out the company has already filed 18,000 pages of evidence —“unprecedented in scope and detail.”

The expansion, about 70 kilometres north of Fort McMurray on the east side of the Athabasca River, would bring Shell’s total production at its Jackpine facilities to about 300,000 barrels a day.

The plan is to mine new areas and construct processing facilities, utilities and infrastructure.

The oilsands industry in northern Alberta has mushroomed since the expansion was first proposed and now includes 11 new projects that have either been publicly announced or are before regulators.

It’s a growing industrial load that is of increasing concern to scientists at Environment Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Shell has failed to look at the overall picture of how total development has already affected wildlife habitat, let alone the impacts of further expansions, says Environment Canada.

Its document goes on to say that where those impacts are measured, Shell’s assessment minimizes them.

For example, Shell says the amount of high-quality caribou habitat destroyed is of “low magnitude,” even though the company acknowledges the amount of those losses total about 40

per cent. “It is unclear how Shell Canada defines a 40 per cent loss ... as a low-magnitude effect,” Environment Canada says.

The same department expressed concern about Shell’s plans to store tailings for decades in artificial lakes capped with clean water.

Shell’s tests didn’t examine what might happen as various chemicals come in contact with one another. As well, the tests were based on shortterm exposures. “(Environment Canada) remains concerned with Shell Canada’s ability to predict and control effluent quality from the end pit lakes.”

Fisheries and Oceans also expressed worries.

“Uncertainty remains as to how the proposed no-net-loss plans will compensate for indirect and cumulative impacts to the fisheries resource and whether surrounding habitats will be as productive as before,” the department writes.

“The potential for cumulative environmental effects on the Athabasca River remain uncertain.”

Environment Canada is also concerned that Shell hasn’t taken into account the probable effects of climate change on the Athabasca.

It says Shell’s predictions of likely changes to precipitation in the area are only one-half to one-third the most commonly accepted predictions — an underestimate that could have large

effects on contaminant levels in the river.

Other documents released under access-to-information legislation detail Shell’s frustration with the regulatory process.

Last December, Crowe wrote officials at the assessment agency and objected to a ruling forcing Shell to update its environmental work to include activity that began since 2007.

“This update represents a significant amount of work and unfairly penalizes proponents for regulatory delays, which, unfortunately, will induce further delays.”

Crowe wrote that requiring Shell to consider the cumulative effects of development since Day 1 “is not consistent with legal precedent.”

Shell Canada president Lorraine Mitchelmore expressed similar concerns to federal Environment Minister Peter Kent in a letter written Jan. 7, 2011.

“The length of time required for regulatory review and the lack of certainty on regulatory schedule has had a marked impact on our business development,” she wrote.

“We hope that you will revisit ways to improve the process so that development proceeds efficiently under a thorough environmental review.”

The Harper government is planning to streamline environmental assessments to speed major resource projects.

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B.C. mill fire leaves 60 unemployed THE CANADIAN PRESS MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — Authorities are investigating after a fire burned down the Waldun Forest Products mill in Ruskin, just east of Maple Ridge.

Assistant Fire Chief Mark Smitton of the Maple Ridge Fire Department said the first calls about the blaze came in just after midnight Sunday.

“It was basically a fully involved building on our arrival,” said Smitton.

“So it had a good hold before we arrived.”

He says there was a security guard at the mill when the fire broke out, but the guard was not in the building.

About 30 firefighters helped put the flames out.

Investigators were trying to determine the

cause of the blaze, but have not come to a conclusion.

“We’ll have somebody out tomorrow (Monday) and they’ll do an investigation as well,” said Smitton.

The mill’s owner, Kirk Nagy says the operation employs about 60 people and primarily manufactures cedar shakes for housing.

Nagy says now he’s looking for short-term production facilities to help fill his orders.

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Debris from a plane crash sits in a field in Moorefield, Ont., on Sunday. Police say a single engine Cessna crashed Friday night in a cornfield near Moorefield, about 50 km northwest of Kitchener.

Victims identified in Ontario plane crash were from Toronto area THE CANADIAN PRESS MAPLETON, Ont. — Four young people who died in a plane crash Friday in southwestern Ontario have been identified.

Ontario Provincial Police say the plane’s pilot was Marko Misic, 20, of Toronto and the three passengers were Mohammed Shahnawaz Zia, 23, of Toronto, Wasay Rizwan, 27 of Toronto and Victoria Margaret Luk, 19, of Mississauga, Ont. All four victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

The single-engine Cessna 172 had departed from the Waterloo Regional Airport at 6:10 p.m. Friday.

Police say it was supposed to fly to Toronto, then Niagara Falls, Ont., then back to Toronto.

But at some point during the flight, investigators say the four-seater plane encountered “unknown difficulties” and crashed into a cornfield in Mapleton, Ont. The plane had been rented from the Waterloo-Wellington Flight Centre.

Witnesses say they spotted the plane weaving back and forth in the sky Friday evening about 50 kilometres northwest of Kitchener.

At first they thought

it might be putting on a show, but seconds later it disappeared and Llori Nicholls, who was out with her husband walking their dog, says she heard it nose-dive into

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The investigation is still ongoing but police say they don’t believe weather was a factor because the skies were clear.

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CALGARY — The federal Conservatives have a candidate in the vacant riding of Calgary Centre, former newspaper editor Joan Crockatt.

She beat out five others vying for the job in a hotly contested campaign hoping to replace former MP Lee Richardson, who left to work for Alberta Premier Alison Redford.

Conservative officials say they’re not going to release the numbers of Saturday’s vote.

Crockatt is a former managing editor of the Calgary Herald and also worked as a senior newspaper executive with Southam Newspapers, and Canwest Global Communications.

For the past decade she had been a communications consultant and media commentator.

A date for a byelection in Calgary Centre has not been set.

Richardson, 64, announced in May he was resigning to become principal secretary for Redford.

He was first elected to the Commons in the riding of Calgary Southeast in 1988 with the government of Brian Mulroney.

He was defeated by a Reform candidate in 1993.

He returned to the Commons in 2004, winning in Calgary Centre and was re-elected in 2006, 2008 and 2011.

Richardson once worked for former Alberta premier Lougheed and was a deputy chief of staff to Mulroney.

The riding encompasses Calgary’s downtown core.

A good portion of its 128,000 people are in the 20-40 age bracket.

Calgary can always be counted on by the Conservatives as a strong base of support and Calgary Centre is no exception.

Richardson took nearly 60 per cent of the vote in 2007. The Liberals were a distant second with only 17 per cent.

Former prime minister Joe Clark won the seat in the 2000 election.

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Nudging money grubbers Don’t sock your money under the mattress, say the experts. You need to invest. Put it in a retirement plan, or long-term savings. Buy stocks and bonds. Buy shares in a company or open your own business.

For decades, ordinary working stiffs have been encouraged and goaded and coerced into being money-wise. In recent years, we’ve been told not to rely on social security and old-fashioned pension plans.

More and more of the latter are now tied entirely to the market. No more guaranteed pension amounts when you retire. If the economy tanks, so does your nest egg.

So, if playing the market is the mantra — nay, the gospel — of modern financial security, why are corporations now refusing to take their own medi-

OTHERVIEW cine?

On Wednesday, Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney took the extraordinary step of scolding Canadian companies that are sitting on “dead money” rather than putting it to work.

The latest statistics show non-financial corporations in Canada are stockpiling $526 billion in cash. That’s half a trillion dollars — almost double what the Canadian government spends in a year.

“The level of caution could be viewed as excessive,” Carney told reporters following a speech to the Canadian Auto Workers.

Corporate managers, he said, should

“put money to work and if they can’t think of what to do with it, they should give it back to their shareholders.”

Meanwhile, on the same day, The Globe and Mail carried Carney’s remarks, the paper also ran a story that reported personal debt in this country has hit a new record high.

Citing a survey by credit bureau TransUnion, the Globe reported that the average Canadian’s non-mortgage debt reached $26,221 in the second quarter of 2012, up $192 from the previous quarter.

“The $26,221 amount is the highest per person debt level since the credit bureau started tracking the data in 2004.”

Oh, and did we mention the housing bubble is expected to spring a leak soon? It’s not likely to be a major blow-

out, assured one economist with CIBC. But then again, who knows?

So, the corporations sock away money in the banks, the banks dole it out for mortgages, and then the housing market sags. Guess who ends up holding the bag?

It’s the same story over and over again. Companies may rise and fall, come and go, but ordinary folk can’t absorb this kind of economic rollercoaster. They can’t reinvest or rely on subsidies or walk away with golden handshakes.

Carney, at least, seems to be looking out for the economy as a whole. He sees the bigger picture.

Let’s hope he backs it up with firm action if the need arises.

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Higher cost, less service from Red Deer Transit Let’s talk Red Deer Transit.

I moved to Red Deer about four years ago and, since then, I have been largely dependent on our city’s transit system.

And, for the most part, it has done its job; I get from A to B and back again.

The question I am raising, however, is how much should I need to pay to get from A to B? When I first started riding transit, I paid $60 a month for a bus to come by my stop every half hour from 6:15 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. Monday to Saturday and from 8:45 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. on Sundays.

Now I pay $64 a month for a bus to come by my stop every half hour from 6:15 a.m. to 11:15 p.m.

Monday to Saturday and from 8:45 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. on Sundays.

So, why am I essentially paying more for less service?

Why are Red Deer’s students and seniors also paying more for less?

Why are those with a limited income, who possibly cannot afford a vehicle, paying more for less?

Yes, it is “just” four dollars extra a month and only a half hour cut in service time … now.

But, again, I pose this question to those of us who depend on the Red Deer Transit: How much are you willing to pay to get from A to B? George Shaw Red Deer

Climate change deniers are almost extinct Most North Americans know that human-caused global warming is real, even if political leaders don’t always reflect or act on that knowledge.

According to a recent poll, only two per cent of Canadians reject the overwhelming scientific evidence that Earth is warming at alarming rates — a figure that may seem surprising given the volume of nonsense deniers (many of them funded by the fossil fuel industry) spread through letters to the editor, blogs, radio call-ins, and website comments.

Polling indicates more deniers live in the U.S., but they still make up just 15 per cent DAVID of that population.

SUZUKI It’s getting harder to ignore the evidence: record high worldwide temperatures; increasing extreme weather events; devastating droughts, floods, and wildfires; animal and plant species turning up where they’ve never been found before; record ice loss in the Arctic and Greenland; melting glaciers. … The trends are exactly as climate scientists predicted.

Meanwhile, one of the few “skeptic” climate scientists, Richard Muller, recently reversed his thinking. Muller and colleagues at the University of California, Berkeley, studied climate data dating back to 1753, then looked at possible causes of the unusual warming observed since the mid-1950s. (Ironically, the study was funded in part by the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation, founded by climate change skeptics with heavy interests in the fossil fuel industry.)

Their conclusion? It’s not the sun. It’s not volcanoes. The most likely cause is humans spewing massive amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, mainly by burning fossil fuels. This isn’t news to most climate scientists.

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As evidence builds, deniers are starting to change their tune. They once said global warming isn’t happening, and some claimed the world is actually cooling. Now, heat records are being broken worldwide — this past decade was the hottest on record. Many scientists say the situation is even more severe than first thought, with temperatures and impacts increasing faster than predicted.

Faced with the evidence, many deniers have started to admit that global warming is real, but argue that humans have little or nothing to do with it.

Muller’s study was just one of many to demolish that theory.

Our climate has always changed, and natural variation is part of that. But scientists have long known that carbon dioxide and other gases trap heat in the atmosphere. Recent warming is occurring at an unprecedented rate that corresponds to burning fossil fuels. According to NASA, global average temperatures have been rising significantly since the 1970s, “with the 20 warmest years having occurred since 1981 and with all 10 of the warmest years occurring in the past 12 years.” North America just experienced the hottest July on record, and the first seven months of 2012 were the warmest, on average, in more than 100 years.

This evidence has caused some deniers to change their tune again. Yes, the Earth is warming, they say, but whether it’s from natural or human causes, we can’t do anything about it, so we might as well continue with business as usual, maybe employing technological fixes to help us adapt.

There’s also a subset of deniers who see some nefarious conspiracy in climate science and “Agenda 21” (a nonbinding, voluntary UN agreement on sustainable development) to impose a world government or something, but their irrational arguments aren’t worth the time of day.

The truth is, as most of us know, that global warming is real and humans are major contributors, mainly because we wastefully burn fossil fuels. We also know solutions lie in energy conservation, shifting to renewable sources, and changing our patterns of en-

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ergy and fuel use, for example, by improving public transit and moving away from personal vehicles.

Scientists have been warning about global warming for decades. It’s too late to stop it now, but we can lessen its severity and impacts. The side benefits are numerous: less pollution and environmental destruction, better human health, stronger and more diversified economies, and a likely reduction in global conflicts fuelled by the rapacious drive to exploit finite resources.

We can all work to reduce our individual impacts.

But we must also convince our political and business leaders that it’s time to put people – especially our children, grandchildren, and generations yet to come — before profits.

Online: ● Canada poll on climate: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/08/15/calgary-climate-change-web-poll.html ● U.S. climate poll: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-18/record-heat-wave-pushes-u-s-belief-in-climate-changeup-to-70-.html ● Muller study: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/jul/29/climate-change-sceptics-change-mind ● NASA – evidence for climate change: http://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/ ● Record North American heat: http://www.desmogblog.com/media-fails-again-climate-change-coverage-during-massive-heat-waves ● Agenda 21: http://grist.org/politics/agenda-21-everything-youneed-to-know-about-the-secret-u-n-plot-in-one-comic/ ● Everything Under the Sun: http://www.davidsuzuki.org/publications/books/ everything-under-the-sun/ Scientist, author and broadcaster David Suzuki wrote this column with Ian Hanington. Learn more at www. davidsuzuki.org.

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Most of toxic substance destroyed BISPHENOL A ALSO ENDING UP IN LANDFILLS: STUDY

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Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois goes from door to door during an election campaign stop in Montreal Sunday.

Charest appeals to voters who want economic stability

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

QUEBEC ELECTION

GATINEAU, Que. — Quebec Premier Jean Charest is hammering away at a familiar theme today: the Liberal Party is the only choice for those who want economic stability.

Charest says the Parti Quebecois or Coalition for Quebec’s Future wouldn’t help improve trade relations with other provinces or the United States.

He says it’s up to voters to decide in the Sept. 4 election if they want the instability brought on by another sovereignty referendum.

Coalition Leader Francois Legault is campaigning in the same part of western Quebec as Charest — traditionally a Liberal stronghold.

Legault says voters in the predominantly federalist area feel neglected

by Charest and are ready for a change.

Meanwhile, Parti Quebecois Leader Pauline Marois, who is leading in the

polls, appealed to all progressive voters to help get her a majority mandate.

Marois is trying to avoid losing support at the hands of smaller parties such as the hardline sovereigntist Option nationale and the social-democratic Quebec solidaire.

But she was forced to backtrack earlier Sunday after suggesting, in response to two questions from reporter, that conservative-minded sovereigntists should look elsewhere than the PQ. A little over an hour later, she called reporters back to clarify, and encouraged right-leaning sovereigntists to vote for her party.

“I have one thing to say to conservative sovereigntists,” she said.

“The Parti Quebecois has always run the province in a responsible manner.”

Families of forgotten tragedy get memorial in Montreal THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — It was an unspeakable tragedy, with 37 young people killed in one of the worst cases of arson in Canadian history.

Somehow, it barely made a ripple — not even in the local media.

The death of workingclass kids in a countryand-western bar happened to have occurred on the eve of a far more famous event that captured the nation’s imagination: the beginning of the 1972 Canada-Soviet hockey series.

Forty years later, a lasting memorial is finally being created for the victims.

The tribute this week stems from an effort from relatives, including one who wasn’t even alive at the time.

A number of events are planned on Aug. 31 to mark the tragic anniversary, including a mass, a march by victims’ families and a photo exhibit of the fire at city hall.

A vigil will be held Sept. 1.

After years of silent mourning, sensations of guilt, and psychological trauma, survivors and relatives are relieved there will finally be recognition for the victims of the fire that destroyed the Blue Bird Cafe and the Wagon Wheel country-and-western bar.

“There’s no words to express how the families are feeling at this point,” said Maureen Doucette, whose uncle, Val Huntingdon, perished in the blaze.

“There was never anything done in Montreal to recognize these 37 victims in the past 40 years, but thank goodness it’s happening now.”

On Sept. 1, 1972, the Wagon Wheel, a club located just above the Blue Bird, was filled with patrons on a Friday night while a popular band was in town.

The cafe and bar were known as a hangout for working-class AngloMontrealers, and about 200 people had shown up for a night of live music and dancing.

Three drunk men, upset at being denied entry by a bouncer, set fire to the staircase that was the main entry to the Wagon Wheel.

The country bar did not have enough fire exits and the primary one was locked.

Many who died inside the building suffered smoke inhalation after finding themselves trapped.

The majority of the 37 who died were in their late teens and early 20s.

Another 56 were injured in the blaze, which spurred standardized fire safety codes for pub-

lic buildings in the city.

Three men were convicted. James O’Brien and Jean-Marc Boutin were found guilty of second-degree murder, and Gilles Eccles was convicted of manslaughter.

They’d argued they were drunk and only wanted to scare the bouncer. They were released from prison about a decade later.

But those who lost family and those who escaped the blaze would feel the lasting effects, long after the jail sentences expired.

Those scars became apparent when families, relatives and friends gathered last year for the first time.

“I don’t think we fully realize the impact this had on the survivors,” said Leona Hotton, who lost her 16-year-old sister, Marlene Dery, to the fire.

Hotton said many of those who escaped are still affected by what happened to them that night.

OTTAWA — Most of the toxic Bisphenol A contained in products Canadians use every day is either destroyed or winds up in landfills, says a new study for Environment Canada.

The finding helps to allay concerns that BPA, which mimics the hormone estrogen, persists for long periods in the environment — but critics say the study should not stall efforts to eliminate the chemical altogether.

“A large portion of the BPA that is estimated consumed in Canada is actually reacted/destroyed during its service life,” says the $44,000 research report by Cheminfo Services Inc. The study suggests between 44 per cent and 68 per cent of the BPA consumed in Canada in 2010 was destroyed in the use of products, such as the epoxy coatings often used to line the inside of food cans.

Another 24 per cent to 43 per cent went into landfills, while less than 14 per cent was released, recycled, incinerated or found its way into sludge.

The preliminary review of 12 Canadian sectors that use BPA, dated March 26 this year, was obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act. The Harper government has been a global leader in efforts to limit exposure to BPA, banning the chemical from polycarbonate baby bottles in 2008 after studies demonstrated some leaching into the fluid. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued its own baby-bottle BPA ban only last month.

And in late 2010, the substance was added to an official list of toxic substances in Canada. Environment Canada since April this year has also required key industries to develop mitigation plans to reduce the amount of BPA they release into the environment.

The Cheminfo study cautions that more study is needed to verify the initial research, which focused on a range of products in the Canadian marketplace, including brake fluids, tires and cleaning products.

The findings won praise from Environmental Defence, a Toronto-based non-profit group, which has been pressing government and industry to eventually eliminate use of all BPA. “We’re happy that BPA is on the decline,” spokeswoman Maggie MacDonald said in an interview.

“This is something we view as a success story because government has shown leadership on the issue, but also because businesses have shown leadership.”

“We’d like to see more progress,” she added, “and have BPA taken out of products completely and see the day when BPA isn’t entering the environment.”

BPA mimics the hormone estrogen, and has been linked to higher risks for breast cancer, heart disease and even obesity, though there is no broad scientific consensus about its precise toxicity or what levels are unsafe.

Some Canadian retailers, such as Mountain Equipment Co-op and Lululemon, have voluntarily removed BPAcontaining water bottles from their shelves.

Some firms have also adopted BPAfree manufacturing processes to respond to consumer concerns.

A spokeswoman for Environment Canada said the department has a program to monitor whether the large amount of BPA that enters landfills is escaping.

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The report by Cheminfo, a Markham, Ont.-based technical consultant, highlights the use of BPA in so-called thermal papers, that is, coated sheets and rolls that are heat sensitive and used to print sales receipts, labels, airline boarding passes and lottery tickets.

Most of Canada’s used thermal paper — with its resident BPA — winds up in landfills, although an estimated 30 per cent is recycled, according to the study.

Thermal paper, when handled, readily sheds its coating’s BPA, which can be absorbed through the skin, though some thermal papers do not use the chemical.

One 2011 analysis by the U.S. firm Prosolia Inc. found very high levels of residue BPA on Canadian $5 bank notes, apparently the result of the currency’s direct contact with thermal receipts, suggesting another avenue for the spread of the chemical.

Environmental Defence is pressing for an end to the manufacture of all BPA-laced thermal paper.

Tremblay says Environment Canada expects to develop an agreement with paper recyclers next month to reduce amounts of BPA that re-enter paper products, such as toilet paper or paper towels.

Some health experts say consumers should avoid handling thermal-paper receipts, and seek out glass food containers or buy only those cans labelled BPA-free.

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Militant commander killed

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Members of a family walk on a street as flames rise after an explosion at the Amuay refinery near Punto Fijo, Venezuela, Sunday. An explosion at Venezuela’s biggest oil refinery killed at least 39 people and injured more than 80.

Refinery blast kills dozens

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

VENEZUELA

PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela — After nightfall on Friday, as red lights began glowing atop the massive Amuay refinery in western Venezuela, the odour of sulfur made its way through the surrounding neighbourhood of working-class homes and small shops.

Francisco Gonzalez, a stocky accountant with dark hair, noticed the smell after 7 p.m. as he climbed the stairs to his secondstory apartment across the street from the refinery.

He had smelled the fumes from gas leaks many times before, so he didn’t think much about it as he shut the door.

Six hours later, disaster struck.

A powerful explosion ripped through the neighbourhood and engulfed part of the refinery in flames, killing at least 39 people and injuring more than 80 in Venezuela’s deadliest refinery blast ever.

“The first thing I saw was that the apartment didn’t have windows or doors or walls, just a floor and a roof,” Gonzalez said. “I don’t know how we survived.”

In the dark, the 31-year-old man made his way downstairs to the street, where he, his brother and sister-in-law joined terrified

neighbours. Some were wounded.

Others were shouting.

When Gonzalez looked at the back of his right hand, it was bleeding from gashes.

At about 2 a.m., the halls of the hospital were filling up with wounded people. Doctors and nurses hurried to treat the most seriously hurt, while Gonzalez and others sat on the floor waiting their turn.

Back at the refinery, soldiers, firefighters and state oil company workers were diving into action.

Bodies were pulled from the rubble and lifted onto pickup trucks.

Stella Lugo, the governor of Falcon state, went on state television to update the nation, setting the initial toll at seven people dead and 48 injured.

The toll steadily rose in the next hours.

When she reached the refinery at dawn, Lugo posted a photo on Twitter showing balls of fire and black smoke billowing.

Other government officials went on television saying the gas leak had led to the blast and that the fire was being brought under control. President Hugo Chavez ordered an investigation and de-

clared three days of mourning in the country.

A total of 209 homes and 11 businesses were damaged in the explosion, and a National Guard post next to the refinery was destroyed, Vice-President Elias Jaua said on Saturday. He said 18 of the victims were National Guard soldiers.

On Saturday night, dozens of people who had fled their homes in the neighbourhood of La Pastora returned to streets covered with rubble, twisted scraps of metal and puddles of spilled fuel.

Gabriela Nunez, a housewife, went back to her home to gather belongings, saying she was worried about looters who had stolen goods from nearby stores hours after the explosion.

“That forced us to come back, even though we’re afraid, to save what can be saved and secure our houses,” Nunez said.

More than a day after the blast, the flames were still raging on Sunday, sending up a column of dark smoke.

Some oil experts and government critics were also raising questions, saying they believe there hasn’t been sufficient maintenance at refineries and that the situation could be making such incidents more likely.

Togolese women urged to stage sex strike to win reelection in the polls set for October.

Gnassingbe came to power in 2005, following the death of his father, Gnassingbe Eyadema, who ruled the West African country for 38 years.

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Women are being asked to start withholding sex from their husbands or partners as of Monday, said Isabelle Ameganvi, leader of the women’s wing of the group Let’s Save Togo.

She said the strike will put pressure on Togo’s men to take action against President Faure Gnassingbe.

Ameganvi, a lawyer, told The Associated Press that her group is following the example of Liberia’s women, who used a sex strike in 2003 to campaign for peace.

“We have many means to oblige men to understand what women want in Togo,” Ameganvi said.

The sex strike was announced at a rally Saturday of several thousand in the capital city, Lome.

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KABUL, Afghanistan — The son of the founder of the powerful Haqqani network was been killed in an airstrike in Pakistan, Afghanistan’s intelligence agency said Sunday, providing the first public confirmation of rumours that have been swirling for days about the key member of a militant group the U.S. considers one of the most dangerous in the region.

The Taliban rejected reports of Badruddin Haqqani’s death, however, saying that he was alive and well in Afghanistan.

Haqqani’s death would be a serious blow to the organization founded by his father, Jalaluddin Haqqani. The group, which has ties to both the Taliban and al-Qaida, has been blamed for a series of high-profile attacks and kidnappings in Afghanistan, particularly in and around the capital city of Kabul, and poses perhaps the biggest threat to stability in the country.

Shafiqullah Tahiri, the spokesman for Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security intelligence agency, said Haqqani was killed last week in an airstrike in Pakistan. He did not provide any further details, and would not say what information the agency’s operatives were basing their conclusion on.

U.S. officials have declined comment on the reports.

But Tahiri’s account is similar to one provided Saturday by a senior Taliban leader who said Haqqani was killed in a drone strike. It also hews closely to a version provided by Pakistani officials who said Saturday that they were 90 per cent sure the militant commander was killed in a missile attack Tuesday in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region.

The Taliban, who are closely allied with the Haqqani network, rejected all reports of Haqqani’s death.

Zabiullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, said Haqqani is alive and in good health in Afghanistan.

“A number of media have reported that Badruddin Haqqani has been killed. We would like to inform all media that this rumour is not correct,” Mujahid said in the email to reporters late Saturday. “Badruddin Haqqani is in the country and is occupied with his operational responsibilities. He is alive and healthy. The rumour about him being killed is more propaganda of the enemy.”

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Musil making waves at camp REBELS FIRST-ROUND PICK IMPRESSING COACHES

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR

JOSE BAUTISTA

BACK ON THE DL Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista is back on the 15-day disabled list, saddled with the same injury that kept him sidelined for 5 1/2 weeks before his short-lived return on Friday. Bautista left Toronto’s game against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night in the third inning with discomfort in his left wrist, and after the game the Blue Jays put him on the DL. He will see a hand specialist on Sunday, said Toronto manager John Farrell, who didn’t hesitate yanking the slugger from the game after he complained about soreness in his wrist.

With Toronto in last place and 14 games under .500, it makes little sense to take any risks to the two-time major league home run leader. Bautista suspects the injury occurred in the first inning during his only at-bat of the game.

Although he attended the Red Deer Rebels spring prospects camp in June, Adam Musil couldn’t display his true colours due to a thumb injury.

But the Rebels’ first pick — sixth overall — in this year’s Western Hockey League bantam draft checked into rookie camp Saturday with his injury woes behind him and promptly began to show why he’s a legitimate blue-chipper.

Did the six-foot-one, 180-pound centre impress Rebels GM/head coach Jesse Wallin? Apparently.

“He’s just the total package.

He’s got the size, he’s got the strength,” said Wallin — with more than a hint of enthusiasm — following Sunday’s second rookie session at the Centrium.

“He’s physically mature beyond his years and on top of that he’s so skilled. He has real soft hands for a big guy and he really moves so well. He’s agile, he’s quick. He’s just a real solid all-around hockey player and his competitiveness is through the roof.”

Musil hinted at the height of his competitive level when he admitted that while he was enjoying his first Rebels rookie

camp . . .

“We didn’t do as well as we thought we could in the games,” said the 15-year-old, whose Team Silver dropped a 4-2 decision to Team Burgundy in the afternoon scrimmage. “But whatever . . . you have to battle through it.”

Musil suffered a broken right thumb while helping the Burnaby Winter Club Bruins win the Western Canada bantam hockey championship in April — scoring six goals in five games in the process — but is now 100 per cent healthy. He refrained from contact during the June camp but didn’t shy away from the physical play during Saturday’s lone rookie camp session and the pair of scrimmages Sunday.

“That’s part of my game and I try to follow it all the time,” he said.

The son of former NHL defenceman Frank Musil spent several of his formative years in the Czech Republic, his father’s home country, before settling full-time in the Vancouver area. The younger Musil was back in the Czech Republic during the summer, working out, visiting relatives and revisiting old friendships.

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Ko becomes youngest winner ever 15-YEAR-OLD NEW ZEALANDER TAKES CANADIAN OPEN AND JOINS RECORD BOOKS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

Monday

● WHL: Red Deer Rebels training camp at the Centrium — Rookies from 9-10:30 a.m. and 3-4:30 p.m.; goalie session from 1-2 p.m.; main camp from 5-6:30 p.m. ● Junior golf: McLennan Ross Sun Tour championship at Wolf Creek, shotgun start at 11 a.m.

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Adam Musil, of Delta, BC, plays during scrimmage at the Red Deer Rebel’s Training Camp at the Centrium Sunday morning.

COQUITLAM, B.C. — Lydia Ko is not going to the bank to cash a champion’s cheque, but she still gets what many pro golfers do not yet have.

Recognition in the World Golf Hall of Fame.

The 15-year-old amateur made her mark in golf history Sunday as she became the youngest ever winner of an LPGA event by capturing the Canadian Women’s Open title with a 5-under 67.

Since Ko is still an amateur, she could not collect the top prize of $300,000. But her glove will be displayed in the World Golf Hall of Fame after the Florida-based

Tuesday

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Fifteen-year-old Lydia Ko, of New Zealand poses with the trophy with two members of the RCMP after winning the CN Canadian Women’s Open LPGA golf tournament at the Vancouver Golf Club in Coquitlam, B.C., on Sunday.

shrine requested a memento from her history-setting round.

“To have something that’s mine to be up there, it’s amazing, and it doesn’t come down or anything,” she said. “So it will always remain there, and it’ll be a good memory. It’s been an awesome week.”

The New Zealander finished with a 13-under 275 total to beat Inbee Park of South Korea by three strokes. But the cash went to Park, who made the score closer by chipping in for birdie from an estimated 40 yards on the final hole.

“The pressure she was handling is really amazing,” said Park. “I’m really happy for her. It’s great for her career — and I think I was just lucky to get the winner’s cheque today.”

Ko became just the fifth amateur to win an LPGA tournament and first since JoAnne Carner of the U.S. back in 1969.

During the awards presentations, the large crowd chuckled as Ko was presented with the low-amateur medal before she was given the winner’s trophy.

Even though Ko is an amateur, LPGA veterans kept with tradition for first-time tour winners and doused her with water.

However, her first win in an LPGA was not as meaningful as the U.S. Amateur crown she won earlier this year.

“I didn’t cry after this one,” said Ko, but (after) that one I did cry,” she said. “Yeah, to me, U.S. Amateur is a big event, and obviously this is a huge event as well. But still, as an amateur winning one of the biggest amateur events, I feel like it was a better win — even though this one was awesome.“

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Stampeders rough up slumping Riders

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Stampeders 17 Roughriders 10 REGINA — A tough wind was no match for the Calgary Stampeders.

Jon Cornish rushed 24 times for 159 yards and Kevin Glenn completed 15-of-24 passes for 171 yards and two touchdowns Saturday as the Stampeders defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 17-10 in a game played in winds gusting up to 85 km/h.

“When we walked in here, we saw how bad the wind was,” said Calgary head coach John Hufnagel. “Fortunately, we were able to run the football and stay with the things we wanted to do.”

Glenn’s arm, Cornish’s legs and a defence that bent but didn’t break was the difference as the Stampeders improved to 4-4.

Saskatchewan, meanwhile, dropped its fifth straight to fall to 3-5 on the season and into last in the CFL’s West Division.

With the wind at their backs, the Stampeders opened the scoring on their first possession of the game on a 34-yard pass from Glenn to wide receiver Joe West, who is new to the Calgary starting lineup and drew praise from Hufnagel for his five receptions and 52 yards.

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Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Darian Durant loses his helmet while being tackled by Calgary Stampeders defensive lineman Chris McCoy during CFL action against the Calgary Stampeders in Regina, Sask., Saturday.

“He executed his assignments well,” Hufnagel said.

“That’s exactly what we got him for.”

The Stampeders looked even more impressive on their second offensive sequence, marching the ball 101 yards. Glenn completed the drive with a 14-yard touchdown toss to wide

receiver Romby Bryant to give Calgary a 14-0 lead.

In the second quarter, with the wind in their faces, the Stampeders shifted to a ballcontrol strategy, using Cornish to establish a possession game that limited Saskatchewan’s scoring opportunities and allowed Calgary to take its 14-0

lead into the dressing room at halftime.

The trend continued following intermission as Rene Paredes made good on a field from 34 yards out as Calgary’s advantage grew to 17-0.

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Hickling to carry flag at Paralympics

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Team Canada’s Garett Hickling, right, tries to get the ball from Great Britain player Troye Collins during World Wheelchair Rugby action in Richmond, B.C. in 2010. Hickling will carry the flag for Canada at the Paralympic opening ceremonies in London.

LONDON — A ferocious player on the court and an unassuming man off of it, Garett Hickling will carry the Maple Leaf into Wednesday’s opening ceremonies of the 2012 Paralympic Games.

Hickling will represent Canada in Paralympic wheelchair rugby for the fifth time in his career. The 41-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., was named the Canadian team’s flagbearer Sunday.

“This makes me want to hold my head up high and smile hard,” Hickling said.

He’s intimidating on the court because of his aggression and power.

Hickling has competed in every Paralympics that included wheelchair rugby, winning silver in 1996 and 2004 and bronze in 2008.

“He’s probably one of the more feared players in the world,” said his coach Kevin Orr. “I actually coached against him. I was the U.S. coach before I got involved with Canada and he was definitely a well-respected opponent when we played him.

“He’s such a humble man for all the accolades he has. He’s been MVP at Paralympic Games and at world championships. He’s a great representative of the team. That’s how we are on and off the court. When we’re on the court, we’re all business and ready to take care of that business, but when we’re off the court, we’re fun-loving guys.”

Canada’s 2012 Paralympic team is comprised of 145 athletes competing in 15 sports in London.

The team’s goal is a top-eight finish in the overall gold-medal count. Can-

ada finished seventh in Beijing four years ago with 19 gold.

Competition opens Thursday and concludes Sept. 9.

Canadian athletes to watch include swimmers Benoit Huot and Valerie Grand’Maison of Montreal and Summer Mortimer of Ancaster, Ont., wheelchair racers Michelle Stilwell of Nanoose Bay, B.C., and Diane Roy of Sherbrooke, Que., and cyclist Robbie Weldon from Thunder Bay, Ont. Hickling will lead Canada against arch rivals Australia and United States in a bid for wheelchair rugby gold.

“That’s always on the top of the mind,” he said. “You always want to be the best and going for the gold is definitely something we’ve been training and working hard for.

“We’re definitely going for it. Definitely feel we’re in a position to win.

If we play the way I know we can play, I don’t see any problem with us taking home the gold.”

His sport gained notoriety with the 2005 documentary film “Murderball,” which depicted the punishing nature of the sport and the heated rivalry between Canadians and the Americans.

The documentary was nominated for an Academy Award that year.

At the age of 16, Hickling and two friends were walking an unfamiliar B.C. trail late at night when they fell off a cliff. One of Hickling’s friends died and Hickling broke his neck in the 1987 incident.

About five years later, Hickling took up wheelchair rugby because he liked “hitting people.”

“You do suffer a few injuries now and then,” he acknowledged. “If you love something, you keep doing it.

Boyd facing former teammates for first time

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Cory Boyd will step on to the Rogers Centre field Monday night with a heavy heart but a clear mind.

The Edmonton Eskimos running back will face his former Toronto teammates for the first time since the Argonauts’ stunning decision to release him on Aug. 12, even though Boyd was the CFL rushing leader at the time.

The six-foot-one, 209-pound Boyd admits the transition from Toronto to Edmonton was difficult initially but redemption won’t be on his mind when the game between teams with identical 4-3 records kicks off. “(Arriving here with the visiting team) felt different from the time I got off the plane and it’s a different feeling preparing for a team that you played 2 ½ years for,” Boyd said. “It’s rough ... I put my blood, sweat and tears with this team for many years but you have a job to do and I’m here to help my team win the best way possible.

“I’m about business. They’re old teammates, I know they have a job to do ... they’ll be ready to go and will give their all. I can’t let up because I played for this team for 2 ½ years ... I have to come out and play like I never left. It’s just that I’m wearing a different number (No. 28 instead of the No. 3 he wore in Toronto) and a different (uniform).”

This will mark the second meeting of the year between the teams after Edmonton edged Toronto 19-15 in the season opener for both squads June 30. That game featured the return of quarterback Ricky Ray to Alberta after the Eskimos dealt him to the Argos in December for veteran passer Steven Jyles, kicker Grant Shaw and a 2012 first-round draft pick.

Jyles will make his first appearance in Toronto since the blockbuster trade but gladly gave Boyd the spotlight.

“Cory was a big key to this team’s success for two years and, of course, his return will be bigger,” Jyles said. “I’m glad because it takes some pressure off me.

“But it’s still good to be back and a great feeling

all around.”

Boyd joined the Argos in 2010 and quickly established himself as one of the CFL’s top runners, finishing second overall in rushing two straight years.

But Toronto’s offensive emphasis this season is more on the passing game under first-year head coach Scott Milanovich and veteran Ray. While the hard-running Boyd was the CFL’s rushing leader with 447 yards, he didn’t flourish as a receiver with 23 catches for just 70 yards. Staying in to pass block and provide protection for Ray wasn’t a strength either.

So Toronto released Boyd and replaced him with sophomore Chad Kackert, who ran for 94 yards and added five catches for 41 yards in the Argos’ 22-14 victory over Calgary last weekend.

Boyd wasn’t unemployed long, agreeing to terms with Edmonton hours after being released. But playing behind incumbent Hugh Charles, Boyd had just two carries for two yards in his Eskimos’ debut, a 3825 loss to Montreal on Aug. 17.

Eskimos head coach Kavis Reed said Boyd will figure more prominently in the offensive gameplan Monday night.

“We’ve had an opportunity now for a week and a bit to really see what Cory is about as a player and the skillset he has,” Reed said. “We’ve built some packages that will allow us to really hopefully take advantage of his talents.”

Reed hasn’t felt the need to speak to Boyd about playing under control against his former team.

“Cory has shown us he’s a very focused individual who is very passionate about football,” Reed said. “I think sometimes coaches make the mistake of bringing up issues players really don’t feel are issues.

“Cory is going to play a football game, not the Toronto Argonauts.”

Milanovich offered few specifics about Boyd’s release when the move was made and spoke little Sunday about the prospect Boyd facing his former team.

“If he plays, Chris (Argos defensive co-ordinator Chris Jones) is prepared to handle him, the other guy (Charles), both of them at the same time,” Milanovich said. “Our defence is well prepared, they’re just go-

ing to attack whoever is out there hopefully.”

But when asked about what Boyd could do on the field, Milanovich responded, “You need to ask Kavis that. I don’t coach him anymore.”

Boyd wasn’t fazed by his former coach’s response.

“I wouldn’t expect anything less from coach Scott,” Boyd said. “He’s a great guy, he’s up front with you, he’ll let you know how he feels and if things are not subtle with him he definitely has the right to deflect them off.

“There are no hard feelings from me with this team. They made a decision to move on without me and I have to live with that. I’m here with a new team, I feel so much better here, it’s a better situation. It’s just a hostile environment I’m coming into and I have to perform and that hushes a lot of the naysayers and talk.”

Argos linebacker Robert McCune expects to face a very motivated Boyd on Monday night.

“He’ll play hard because he’s a professional but anytime a guy gets to play his old team he always wants to do well,” said McCune. “He will have a chip on his shoulder, we just have to worry about us and continue to play the defence we play.”

The harsh reality is Boyd could be playing for a job Monday night. On Saturday, former Eskimos running back Jerome Messam was released by the NFL’s Miami Dolphins.

Messam has just over a week to sign on with another NFL team before having to return to Edmonton. If Messam, the CFL’s top Canadian last season, does come back, it would create a very crowded backfield with Messam, Charles, Boyd and Canadian Calvin McCarty.

“Nothing is certain in this league, that’s one thing I’ve learned,” Boyd said. “I can’t look over my shoulder and see what Jerome Messam or this organization are going to do.

“Right now I can’t focus on that. I’m a part of this team and am going to ride it until the wheels fall off.

If I allow myself to get emotionally unstable in this game I won’t be here long and I’m here for longevity knowing I have to take the bumps and bruises on the way of my journey.”

Jays game washed out, to be Owens cut from Seahawks made up in late September

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BALTIMORE — Sunday’s game between the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays was postponed because of rain and will be made up as part of a single-admission doubleheader on Sept. 24.

The decision to call the game came after a wait of nearly 2 ½ hours. Although it wasn’t raining at the scheduled 1:35 p.m. start, a severe thunderstorm was in the vicinity and quickly made its way to Camden Yards.

The rain never stopped.

Baltimore was seeking a three-game sweep against the sagging Blue Jays, who have lost seven straight. The Orioles have won eight of 12 to stay in the playoff hunt.

The Orioles on Monday open a fourgame series at home against the Chicago White Sox, the AL Central leaders.

Rookie Wei-Yin Chen will start for the Orioles, and Sunday’s scheduled starter, Chris Tillman, has been pushed back to Tuesday.

Baltimore did not reveal its scheduled starters for Wednesday or ThursTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills have released nine players, including receiver David Clowney and linebacker Danny Batten, the team’s 2010 sixth-round draft pick.

Clowney was signed in January, after the third-year player split last season between the Jets and Carolina. Batten

day. Newcomer Joe Saunders, obtained in a trade Sunday with Arizona, could fill one of the spots. To get Saunders, a veteran left-hander, the Orioles gave up reliever Matt Lindstrom and cash considerations or a player to be named.

“We started discussions with Saunders a long time ago, during the summertime,” said Dan Duquette, Baltimore’s vice-president of baseball operations.

“This is the opportunity we were waiting for. It just came together over the weekend.”

The game was supposed to mark the return of Toronto’s Adam Lind, who in the starting lineup at the cleanup spot Sunday after being activated from the 15-day disabled list on Saturday night.

Lind has not played since July 25 because of a mild back strain.

Toronto next heads to New York to play the Yankees on Monday night.

The last-place Blue Jays are mired in a season-high, eight-game road losing streak.

The Blue Jays did not have any media availability after the rainout was announced.

BUFFALO BILLS missed his rookie season with a shoulder injury, and had four starts in 16 games last year. Buffalo also released defensive linemen Sean Ferguson and Jay Ross, defensive backs Prince Miller and Nick Sukay, tight end Fendi Onobun, receiver Derek Session and guard Jake Vermiglio. The

team placed tight end Mike Caussin on the reserve/physically-unableto-perform list.

The moves were made Sunday, a day before NFL teams were required to trim their rosters to 75 players Buffalo also reached a settlement with defensive back Josh Nesbitt.

RENTON, Wash. — Terrell Owens’ NFL return lasted less than three weeks.

Owens was released by the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, part of the league-mandated roster reductions from 90 to 75 players.

The 38-year-old posted a message on his Twitter account shortly before 11 a.m. PDT that he had been released and the Seahawks made the move official later in the afternoon.

“I’m no longer a Seahawk. I THANK the organization 4 the opportunity, I’m truly blessed beyond belief. My FAITH is intact & will NOT waiver.”

Owens wasn’t the only veteran to get cut by the Seahawks. Offensive linemen Deuce Lutui and Alex Barron both had their veteran contracts terminated, while Seattle waived/injured defensive back Roy Lewis (knee), tight end Cameron Morrah (toe), defensive tackle Pep Levingston (knee) and linebacker Jamison Konz (shoulder).

Owens signed a one-year deal with Seattle (No. 22 in APPro32) on Aug. 7, following a sterling workout that had coaches and Seahawks staff raving about how good he looked for having not played an NFL game in more than 18 months.

He signed just before Seattle’s first preseason game and made his debut in the second week against Denver.

But his preseason performance was more notable for the passes he dropped than anything he caught.

Owens dropped a potential 46-yard touchdown against Denver on a perfect throw from Matt Flynn. He failed to make a catch in any of his five targets against the Broncos and then had another glaring drop against Kansas City on Friday night.

He finished the preseason with just two receptions — a 40-yard catch from Russell Wilson where Owens had to

slow down and lean back to haul in the pass and a 1-yard reception on a screen.

For as impressive as his long catch was in Seattle’s 44-14 win over the Chiefs, it served as Owens’ only highlight in a Seahawks uniform.

Owens was trying to make a comeback after not playing since Week 15 of the 2010 season while with Cincinnati. He sat out the entire 2011 season following surgery on his left knee and failed to receive any offers.

Owens got the rust off this spring playing for the Allen Wranglers of the Indoor Football League. He had 35 catches for 420 yards and 10 touchdowns while playing eight of 11 games, but was released and lost an ownership stake in the team in May. Owens, a third-round draft choice by San Francisco in 1996, has started 201 of the 219 regular-season NFL games he has played in his career. He has 1,078 receptions for 15,934 yards and 153 touchdowns — the second most in league history.

His nine seasons with at least 1,000 yards receiving and 13 years with at least 50 catches rank third. His total receptions are sixth on the NFL career list. Owens spent eight seasons with San Francisco, two with Philadelphia, and three with Dallas before a pair of one-year stints with Buffalo and Cincinnati.

“I’ve been rehabbing and working out for the past year since the injury and that’s all I’ve ever wanted since I’ve been out is another opportunity,” Owens said following his first practice on Aug. 8.

“That has been given to me by the Seattle Seahawks and again I am very grateful for that.”

Among Seattle’s other cuts to reach the 75-man limit were wide receiver Phil Bates, running back Tyrell Sutton, cornerbacks Ron Parker and Donny Lisowski and offensive lineman Edawn Coughman.

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Watney wins Barclays, closer to Ryder Cup

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Even after a year that didn’t come close to his expectations, Nick Watney wasn’t about to give up on his season.

Amazing how one week changed his outlook in so many ways.

He beat one of the strongest fields of the year at The Barclays, on the tough track of Bethpage Black.

Winning the opening playoff event for the FedEx Cup guarantees him a good shot at the $10 million prize. And suddenly, playing in the Ryder Cup becomes a lot more realistic.

That all came into play Sunday when Watney didn’t miss a green until the 16th hole, turned a twoshot deficit against Sergio Garcia into a three-shot lead, overcame a trio of three-putt bogeys with clutch birdies, and closed with a 2-under 69 for a three-shot victory.

Graham DeLaet (65) of Weyburn, Sask., fired the best round of the day to wind up in a four-way tie for fifth, four shots off the lead at 6 under.

“It’s been not quite the year I wanted,” Watney said. “But this really makes it all forgotten. Winning a tournament is hard, but winning out here and against this field was very, very difficult. I’m kind of still on a high right now.”

U.S. captain Davis Love III has a lot more choices for his four wild-card selections next week.

Watney won by three shots over Brandt Snedeker, who already was part of the discussion as a potential pick. Snedeker, a winner in San Diego and a contender in the British Open, battled to the end and made big putts on the last two holes for a 1-under 70 to finish alone in second.

Dustin Johnson, also under consideration as a pick, shot 68 and tied for third with Garcia, whose bogey on the final hole gave him a 75.

Not even Watney thought he was worthy of being picked for the Ryder Cup going into the week.

“I’m thinking much more now than I was coming in,” he said. “Coming in here, I didn’t deserve to be in the conversation because I had not played my way in. Someone told me that Davis said he wanted a hot player, and we still have a week to go. But like I said, I’d love to be on the team. But I’m not really con-

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Nick Watney tees off on the 16th hole during the fourth round of The Barclays golf tournament at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, N.Y., Sunday. Watney won the tournament. cerned with it just because it’s out of my control.”

Love will announce his picks after the second playoff event, the Deutsche Bank Championship, which ends on Labor Day. Steve Stricker and Jim Furyk are likely to be two of those picks, and the other two suddenly are wide open.

“Ryder Cup is definitely on my mind,” Snedeker said. “But I’m not letting it affect the way I play. Try to win every golf tournament. It gives me more moti-

vation to do it, and if I do that, I know I will make the decision easy for them.

“Davis has an extremely difficult choice with a bunch of guys who did not play well enough over the last two years to be on the team. You can’t go wrong with any of them. I think that it’s certainly helped everybody who played well this week.”

Watney, who won for the fifth time in his career, finished on 10-under 278.

Eagle on 18th hole lands Wong Tour championship TORONTO — Eugene Wong won the Canadian Tour Championship with a nearly perfect shot.

The North Vancouver, B.C., native two-hopped the ball into the 18th hole from 133 yards out on Sunday, eagling to beat American Joe Panzeri by a single shot.

“There’s a funny story to that shot,” said the 21-year-old Wong. “My caddie and I were walking up the fairway, and he

said ’it would be nice to hole it right now, wouldn’t it?’ I said ’yeah, it would.”’

It is Wong’s first professional victory.

The 2010 Jack Nicklaus Award winner earned $16,000 for the win and a two-year exemption on the Canadian Tour. He finished at 14-under par total, a stroke ahead of Panzeri, the 2011 International Rookie of the Year.

Red Deer’s Mitch Evanecz carded a final-round 75 to finish tied for 59th. He turned in earlier scores of 75-67-74 and

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REBELS: Main camp starts at 2 p.m.

“I hung out with friends and had a great time,” he said. “I skated with the hometown team I played with before coming to Canada. It was really nice to see the players,” he said.

Musil will move into the Rebels main camp following the final 90-minute rookie sessions starting today at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Main camp starts with registration at 2 p.m. and will officially kick off with a scrimmage from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

The big pivot will also play in Wednesday’s 7 p.m. Black and White intra-squad game and will suit up for the Rebels’ first two exhibition outings — Saturday and Sunday versus the Prince George Cougars and Edmonton Oil Kings at St. Albert.

“The (preseason) games are going to be huge for me to show what’s in me,” said Musil. “I’m going to have to be at my best.”

The power forward struck for 58 goals and contributed 40 assists in 60 games last season with the Bruins. A surefire bet to be with the Rebels full-time in 2013-14, Musil will prepare for his Western Hockey League rookie season while skating with the Greater Vancouver Canadians of the B.C. Major Midget League this winter.

Most graduates of the Burnaby Winter Club bantam program move on to the midget Vancouver Northwest Giants, who play out of the same facility, but Musil grew tired of the commute from his home in South Delta last season.

“I drove 45 minutes every day last year,” he said. “By playing with Greater Vancouver I will be closer to school.”

Musil is one of several large forwards in rookie camp, joining the likes of Grayson Pawlenchuk of Ardrossan and 16-year-olds Anthony Orubor and Earl Webb of Calgary. Pawlenchuk was taken in the fourth round of this year’s bantam draft, while Orubor was listed this year and Webb was a seventhround draft pick in 2011.

The camp features an impressive mix of size and skill, with smallish forward Brayden Burke of Edmonton — a seventh-round pick this year — among the most talented.

“As far as the ability level, this group — particularly the (1997-born players) — is really a talented group.

It looks like we have some depth that way and so far we’ve been real pleased with the camp,” said Wallin.

Vukie Mpofu, a fourth-round bantam draft pick in 2011 and a member of last season’s Saskatchewan Midget AAA League champion Saskatoon Contacts, has been the most noticeable defenceman in rookie camp.

“Because he’s 16 and played at a high level last year, you expect him to stand out. I think he’s really played to his strengths here,” said Wallin. “He’s

earned a cheque for $328.

“My confidence is really high now. I know I can compete with the pros and I’m happy to get my first win, so there’s one milestone down,” said Wong.

Playing in his third Canadian Tour event as a professional, Wong got off to a fast start with a chip in eagle on the first hole. That eagle propelled him into the early lead over Panzeri, who began the day a shot back of Wong at 9 under.

“I got myself to the top of

a guy who’s a smaller (five-foot-nine), under-sized defenceman so he really has to bring an offensive element and he’s really taken charge that way. He’s skating with the puck and he’s jumping in on offence. He’s definitely looked good.”

Among the forwards, Wallin has been impressed with Musil, Pawlenchuk, who scored for Team Burgundy Sunday afternoon, Burke, Webb, listed player Cole Chorney of Beaumont and 2012 fifth-round pick Meyer Nell of Boissevain, Man. “Those guys have all really stood out up front,” said the Rebels bench boss.

Austin Strand of Calgary (third round this year) and Jake MacLachlan of Fernie, B.C., (ninth round in 2011) have been among the better defencemen in camp and Taz Burman of Vancouver, taken in the second round — 30th overall — this year was the best of the four goaltenders in the Sunday afternoon scrimmage.

“He’s just been really steady, real consistent,” said Wallin of Burman.

“He’s just a guy who finds a way to stop the puck. He seems to be poised and very calm and he stopped some pointblank shots today. I like the way he carries himself.”

• Burke and camp invitees Mathieu Lapointe of Edmonton (penalty shot) and Jesse Wallace of Weyburn, Sask., (empty net) also scored for Team Burgundy in the afternoon session. Replying for Team Silver were listed player Brett Smythe of St. Albert and camp invitee Ethan Wingerak of Saskatoon. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

GOLF: Nothing to lose Despite the big pro win, the Grade 11 student said she still plans to remain as an amateur and go to college in the U.S. Chella Choi (71) finished tied for third with fellow South Koreans Na Yeon Choi (68) and Jiyai Shin (71) after putting up a good fight with Ko on the front nine.

Chella Choi and Ko were tied at 9 under after nine holes, but Ko reeled off four straight birdies after the turn to pull away. Altogether, Ko finished with seven birdies and two bogeys.

“The first time I looked at the leaderboard was on, I think 17 or something. ... But I kind of looked at it because I wanted to become more relaxed, and today I said I had nothing to lose. I’ve already got the leading amateur in my bag,” said Ko. Park’s fortuitous final chip came as she and Chella Choi were tied coming down the 18th fairway. After Park chipped in, Chella Choi missed her par putt.

Ko surpassed American Lexi Thompson as the youngest LPGA Tour event winner. Thompson won the Navistar LPGA Classic last September at age 16.

Ko, however, is not the youngest golfer to win a professional event. That

the leaderboard and hit solid shots coming in,” said Panzeri.

The lead, however, didn’t last long as an untimely bogey on the fifth hole coupled with Panzeri’s third birdie of the day on No. 6 put Wong in a tie at 11 under. Panzeri would go on to birdie eight to grab the outright lead at 12 under before a bogey on nine put him back into a tie with Wong at 11 under.

It looked more and more like Panzeri would walk away with the victory as he moved to 14-under par, three clear of

honour belongs to 14-year-old Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., who eclipsed the mark by winning a Canadian Women’s Tour event in Quebec in June.

Ko previously held the record on the basis of a victory at an Australian tournament in January.

“To break another record, or being in the history, it’s amazing, and it’s always awesome to be able to play with the pros,” said Ko. She bettered 48 of the top 50 professionals in the world who competed alongside her at the 6,681-yard, par-72 Vancouver Golf Club. World No. 1 Yani Tseng, 23, was “very impressed” with Ko’s showing.

“I didn’t even know what I (was) doing when I (was) 15,” said Tseng. “So it’s pretty amazing to see her play this good (on) the best stage.”

Tseng, who was mobbed by autograph-seekers Sunday, posted a 2-over 74 Sunday and tied for 35th with a 1-over 289 total.

Jessica Shepley of Oakville, Ont., the lone Canadian to qualify for the weekend, posted a 1-over 73 and finished with a 2-over 290 total.

She capped off her tournament with a 40-foot birdie putt on the 18th.

“I couldn’t ask for a better way to finish,” said Shepley.

With the win, Ko qualified for the LPGA’s CME Group Titleholders tourney in Naples, Fla., in November, which is open to event winners and other qualifiers. But Ko does not know if she will compete, because October and November are months when she usually devotes herself to exams and other schoolwork.

“I need to go to school and stay in New Zealand sometime,” she said.

STAMPS: Have to be better Saskatchewan’s best scoring opportunity in the third quarter was foiled when the Roughriders turned the ball

the field.

Panzeri would go on to bogey the par-4 13th hole, moving him to 13-under where he finished the tournament.

“I made a sliding four-footer that I thought was to win the golf tournament. You can’t control when something like that happens,” said the classy Panzeri.

Wong, knowing that he needed to get to 13 under to have any chance at a win, made a clutch birdie on No. 16, choosing to lay up on the reachable 283-yard par 4.

over on a fumble by quarterback Darian Durant at the Stampeders’ 34-yard line.

Saskatchewan rallied in the fourth with a 37-yard field goal by Sandro DeAngelis midway through the quarter and a three-yard touchdown run by tailback Kory Sheets, but the comeback attempt fell short.

“We’re not putting points on the board,” said Durant, who completed 17-of-29 passes for 179 yards. “It is what it is, the nature of playing here. No matter what it’s like out there, if they score, we have to score, too. Obviously, I have to be better.”

Durant believes the answer to what ails Saskatchewan, which has gone into a tailspin following a promising 3-0 start to the season, is simply to “keep going, keep plugging, keep fighting — we’re not out of it.”

Roughriders head coach Corey Chamblin said the solution is two-fold: physical and mental. What he wants to see from his players is execution and intensity.

“They’ve got to get going. They have to get going,” he said. “We have to make sure each and every guy is ready to go. I’m looking for mentally tough guys.”

“No matter how bad it is, you can win,” he added. “That’s what we have to get across to these guys. I wouldn’t say (it’s) a lack of intensity, but there has to be more intensity.”

Chamblin didn’t take any solace in the Roughriders’ late charge that came up short.

“I’m not interested in being close.

I’m interested in winning games,” he said. “They have to understand what it takes to win and what you have to do to win. It’s going to be a tough ride, but the thing of it is, I haven’t given up on my players.”

Notes: Attendance was 33,427. ...

Both teams can now look forward to the renewal of traditional rivalries on the Labour Day weekend. The Roughriders will play host to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sept. 2 and the Stampeders will take on the visiting Edmonton Eskimos on Sept. 3.

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Manning magnificent in final tune-up THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 49ERS 29 BRONCOS 24 DENVER — Peyton Manning was magnificent in his final regular-season tuneup Sunday, throwing his first two touchdown passes for the Denver Broncos in a 29-24 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

Manning completed 10 of 12 passes for 122 yards, including TD tosses of 10 and 5 yards to Eric Decker, and was nearly perfect. The two misses were a dropped pass by Joel Dreessen and an errant pass to Brandon Stokley, who was held on the play but didn’t draw the flag.

After managing one TD to go with four turnovers in his first seven possessions this preseason, Manning drove the Broncos (1-2, No. 10 in the AP Pro 32) to scores on all three of his possessions, then put on his visor with 46 seconds left in the first quarter after staking Denver to a 17-0 lead.

Alex Smith threw a 49-yard TD pass and David Akers kicked five field goals for the Niners (2-1, No. 4), who outscored the Broncos’ backups 19-0 in the second half but lost wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. to an ankle injury early in the second half.

For the second straight week, the Broncos’ backups were awful. In blowing a 24-10 halftime lead, they’ve been outscored 40-0 after halftime in the last two games.

PANTHERS 17, JETS 12 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tim Tebow got the fans fired up with a dazzling 20-yard run in the fourth quarter for New York, but threw an interception three plays later and Carolina held on to win.

The Jets (0-3, No. 17) haven’t scored a touchdown through three preseason games.

Tebow faced a third-and-16 from

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Denver Broncos wide receiver Matt Willis (12) catches a pass in front of San Francisco 49ers cornerback Tramaine Brock (26) during the second quarter of an NFL preseason football game in Denver, Sunday. the Jets 34 and ran around in the backfield, eluded a tackle attempt by Ryan Van Bergan and took off and slipped through a few other tackle attempts by the Panthers (2-1, No. 20) before being taken down for a 20-yard gain by Reggie Smith. Tebow pumped both fists and yelled at the crowd chanting “Teeboww! Tee-boww!” But three plays lat-

er, Tebow threw an easy interception to Smith.

Tebow had another chance to get the Jets in the end zone, but threw four straight incompletions to end the game.

Jets starter Mark Sanchez played well into the third quarter, but got no help from his receivers who dropped a few passes. He finished 11 of 18 for 123

yards and an interception.

Cam Newton was held mostly in check by the Jets, going 6 of 15 for 60 yards, but he got the Panthers (No. 20) into the end zone with a touchdown pass to Louis Murphy. Backup Derek Anderson put Carolina ahead to stay with a 1-yard touchdown toss to Gary Barnidge with 11:31 left.

Bombers fire head coach, co-ordinator takes over

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG — Paul LaPolice has paid the price for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ losing season.

The Bombers fired their head coach on Saturday and replaced him with defensive co-ordinator Tim Burke, who’ll have the rest of the season to improve the 2-6 squad before his performance is evaluated.

Joe Mack, the team’s vice-president and general manager, said the decision to fire LaPolice was “building over the season” and wasn’t a knee-jerk reaction to Winnipeg’s 20-17 loss Friday to the 6-2 CFL-leading B.C. Lions.

“Even though we did play a strong game (Friday), the overall feeling was is that we were not necessarily going in the right direction and that this was the appropriate time to make a change,” Mack said at a press conference Saturday afternoon.

He cited a lack of improvement in the offence, undisciplined play and a losing record since a year ago as factors in his decision.

LaPolice, 42, was in his third season in Winnipeg and leaves the team with a 16-28 record. He wasn’t immediately available for comment Saturday but later took to Twitter to address his firing.

“Thks to everyone for the show of support. Although I 110% disagree with the decision today, I have loved every minute of being HC of Bombers,” he tweeted.

LaPolice also dismissed suggestions the Bombers players had lost faith in him as their head coach.

“Last nights effort did not reflect a team that didn’t believe in the coach and players that have reached out to me disagree with that view,” he tweeted. “Thanks to everyone and although not perfect I am proud of our Eastern championship, grey cup appearance and think the future can be bright.”

Burke has been in the CFL since 2005 with Calgary, Montreal and Winnipeg, which he joined last season.

Highly regarded for putting together top defences, he was a finalist this year to become Hamilton’s head coach, but the job went to George Cortez.

“I have mixed emotions on this day,” Burke, 58, said. “A lot of you know that I’ve really wanted to become a head coach and I really relish this opportunity to prove that I can be a head coach.

“I’m very sad also because Paul is my friend and

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Former Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach Paul LaPolice watches over a practice. LaPolice has paid the price for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ losing season. The CFL team fired its head coach on Saturday and replaced him with defensive co-ordinator Tim Burke. he was very gracious after Joe told him.”

After LaPolice took over for the fired Mike Kelly following the 2009 season, the Bombers struggled to a league-low 4-14 record.

But Winnipeg rebounded in a big way in 2011, winning the East Division with a 10-8 mark before losing 34-23 to B.C. in the Grey Cup. LaPolice was given a two-year contract extension in the offseason that took him through the 2014 season. He reportedly was earning about $230,000 a

year, a deal the team has to honour. Mack also got an extension.

Mack said his concerns with LaPolice’s performance went back to last season after the team started 7-1 and then started sliding.

However, he said LaPolice’s extension was justified at the time, because it would have been difficult for a head coach to go into the locker-room command respect with only one year remaining on his contract.

“Also, there would become a case, potentially, of losing other assistants and also having a difficult time ... to get other assistants, particularly co-ordinators, to come onboard if they saw the head coach only had one year,” Mack said.

Mack stressed LaPolice was a hard worker, but one of the main reasons he hired him was to “revamp and reconstitute” the offence, which he didn’t think was accomplished.

Mack’s job security had also been a topic of conversation over the past few weeks, but he said the head coach was ultimately responsible for the team’s regression.

“Of course I bear responsibility, but when I do the evaluation, with all due respect to everybody, I see a fair amount of talent out there that’s playing hard and that’s all that a general manager can do for a coaching staff,” Mack said.

The team has back-to-back games coming up against the 3-5 Saskatchewan Roughriders “We’ve got to have a greater sense of urgency and we’ve got to play with that relentlessness that we need to win in the CFL,” Burke said, describing himself as competitive and an overachiever.

He wants to make practices “a little shorter and more intense and a lot more competitive.” He’ll continue to coach the secondary, but give some of the coordinator duties to linebackers coach Chip Garber.

Veteran offensive lineman Glenn January was at the Bombers office Saturday and said the timing of LaPolice’s firing was surprising.

“We got off to a rough start, there’s no question about that,” January said.

“We have a very young team that you kind of feel has begun to turn the corner, but obviously there’s still considerable amount of room for improvement.”

LaPolice had passion and pride in the Bombers and January felt bad for him, but was also looking forward to playing under Burke.

Colts continue to shake things up, trade for Miami CB Davis

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis’ bruised defence finally got some help Sunday.

Four days after team owner Jim Irsay ignited speculation about a possible trade with a series of Twitter posts, the Colts acquired former first-round draft pick Vontae Davis to solidify their secondary.

Miami will get Indy’s second-round pick and a conditional, undisclosed late-round pick in the 2013 draft — a steep price for a veteran cornerback who recently lost his starting job, but one the Colts found reasonable.

“I think if Vontae were coming out in the 2013 draft, there’s no way he’d be there. A guy of this calibre and with this talent level and skill set, he wouldn’t be there in the second (round),” Colts coach Chuck Pagano said.

“You don’t find guys like this in the second.”

The addition of Davis came hours after the Colts took another big defensive hit when an MRI confirmed defensive tackle Brandon McKinney injured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

Pagano said McKinney would likely go on injured reserve soon, ending his season.

McKinney, one of several ex-Ravens now in Indianapolis (No. 32 in AP Pro32), was signed as a free agent in April to add size and depth to the defensive line. With his knowledge of the Ravens’ defensive system, Pagano and the new Colts coaches expected him

NFL PRESEASON to help Indy make a smooth transition from their traditional 4-3 defensive front to Pagano’s preferred 3-4 hybrid.

It’s been that kind of preseason for the Colts, who have lost two backup linebackers with season-ending knee injuries and will be without starting inside linebacker Pat Angerer (fractured foot) for several more weeks.

The Colts also played Saturday without new defensive end Cory Redding (knee) or linebacker Robert Mathis (shoulder) and have now lost the 345-pound McKinney in the middle of the defensive line.

“Losing the couple of linebackers that we’ve lost and now Brandon and the injuries that have kept some guys out for a couple weeks here and there, it’s tough from a continuity standpoint,” Pagano said.

“You’d love to have them all playing together just from a communication standpoint and a trust standpoint and all those types of things. So it’s been a challenge for Greg Manusky and our defensive coaches. ... It seems like every time we come out of a preseason game or what not, we’re adding somebody new to the mix.”

Davis is the newest addition and will fill a huge void.

Jerraud Powers has been a solid starter at one cornerback spot each of the past three seasons and was expected to do the same again this year.

But with no clear winner in the competition for the other spot, new general manager Ryan Grigson began talking

with the Dolphins about Davis.

The No. 25 overall pick in the 2009 draft was a starter since his rookie season, but his effort and conditioning were questioned during this summer’s training camp and he lost his starting job to newcomer Richard Marshall.

Sean Smith is the other cornerback for the Dolphins (No. 27 in the AP Pro32), who have endured three consecutive losing seasons and are rebuilding under first-year coach Joe Philbin. That made Davis expendable, and the Colts approached Miami general manager Jeff Ireland about a deal.

“My job is to try to establish a strong foundation of success, and build on that moving forward,” Ireland said.

“We want to be a good team not only this year but in coming years. This helps us achieve that objective. We’re in a stronger position today to reach our goal of building a team that will continue to perform at a high level over a sustained period of time.”

Ireland said he agreed to the trade in part because he’s pleased with the development of several youngsters in the secondary, the biggest question mark regarding the Dolphins’ defence.

“I have a lot of confidence in our defensive backs,” he said.

Apparently, Davis appreciates the chance to start over in the Midwest, only a two to three-hour drive from his alma mater — Illinois.

“Thank GOD for keeping me in the right direction!!!!!” he wrote on Twitter.

In 44 career games with Miami, Davis had 148 career tackles and nine interceptions.

In Indianapolis, he’ll get a chance to strengthen a revamped secondary that managed to avoid another potentially devastating blow when Powers motioned to the coaching staff that he needed to come out during Washington’s second series.

Trainers diagnosed the injury as a sprained knee, and an MRI confirmed the diagnosis Sunday.

Pagano said Powers would be listed as day to day with a “mild” sprain and that he probably would have returned to action had it been a regular-season game.

By pairing Davis and Powers, the Colts now have two established starters at cornerback and a bevy of youngsters vying for playing time behind them.

That group includes Josh Gordy, D.J. Johnson and Cassius Vaughn — all NFL veterans Indy has acquired in trades this year — and Justin King, another NFL veteran who signed with Indy as a free agent.

“Vontae brings a great skill set, a great cover man, he’s big, he’s physical and he can run,” Pagano said.

“Just throwing him into the mix, we feel we are getting an outstanding player that has proven himself and played at a high level in the league, and obviously will make us better moving forward.”

Pagano also said Sunday that undrafted rookie Griff Whalen, one of Andrew Luck’s teammates at Stanford last season, would be out indefinitely after fracturing his right foot Saturday.

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Monday, Aug. 27, 2012

Baseball

Golf GB — 4 4 1/2 13 1/2 17 1/2

Chicago Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Minnesota

Central Division W L Pct 71 55 .563 69 58 .543 56 70 .444 55 72 .433 52 75 .409

GB — 2 1/2 15 16 1/2 19 1/2

Texas Oakland Los Angeles Seattle

West Division W L 75 52 69 57 66 62 61 67

Pct .591 .548 .516 .477

GB — 5 1/2 9 1/2 14 1/2

Today’s Games Kansas City (Hochevar 7-11) at Boston (Matsuzaka 0-3), 11:35 a.m.

Chicago White Sox (Liriano 5-10) at Baltimore (W.Chen 12-7), 5:05 p.m.

Oakland (B.Anderson 1-0) at Cleveland (Ro.Hernandez 0-2), 5:05 p.m.

Toronto (H.Alvarez 7-11) at N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 3-4), 5:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Price 16-4) at Texas (D.Holland 8-6), 6:05 p.m.

Seattle (F.Hernandez 12-5) at Minnesota (Hendriks 0-6), 6:10 p.m.

H 144 159 173 131 119 137 143 149 150 144

Washington Atlanta Philadelphia New York Miami

National League East Division W L Pct 77 50 .606 73 55 .567 61 67 .477 59 69 .461 58 71 .450

GB — 5 16 1/2 18 1/2 20

Cincinnati St. Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee Chicago Houston

Central Division W L Pct 77 52 .597 70 57 .551 68 59 .535 59 67 .468 49 77 .389 40 88 .313

GB — 6 8 16 1/2 26 1/2 36 1/2

West Division W L Pct 71 57 .559 69 59 .539 64 64 .500 59 70 .457 51 75 .405

GB — 2 1/2 7 1/2 13 19 1/2

San Francisco Los Angeles Arizona San Diego Colorado

Today’s Games St. Louis (Lohse 13-2) at Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 15-4), 5:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Estrada 1-5) at Chicago Cubs (Germano 2-3), 6:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 0-0) at Colorado (Francis 4-4), 6:40 p.m.

Cincinnati (Arroyo 10-7) at Arizona (Skaggs 1-0), 7:40 p.m.

Atlanta (Maholm 11-8) at San Diego (C.Kelly 0-0), 8:05 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Chicago White Sox at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m.

Oakland at Cleveland, 5:05 p.m.

Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Texas, 6:05 p.m.

Detroit at Kansas City, 6:10 p.m.

Seattle at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.

Boston at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R Trout LAA 105 427 100 MiCabrera Det 126 490 83 Jeter NYY 125 536 81 Konerko CWS 110 411 53 Revere Min 90 378 53 Mauer Min 118 439 67 Fielder Det 127 460 68 Beltre Tex 123 480 73 Cano NYY 126 486 76 Butler KC 125 474 54

Runs Batted In Hamilton, Texas, 111; MiCabrera, Detroit, 106; Willingham, Minnesota, 92; Fielder, Detroit, 91; Encarnacion, Toronto, 88; ADunn, Chicago, 87; AdGonzalez, Boston, 86; Pujols, Los Angeles, 86.

Pitching Weaver, Los Angeles, 16-3; Price, Tampa Bay, 16-4; Sale, Chicago, 15-4; MHarrison, Texas, 15-7; Scherzer, Detroit, 14-6; Sabathia, New York, 13-3; Vargas, Seattle, 13-8.

Pct. .337 .324 .323 .319 .315 .312 .311 .310 .309 .304

Home Runs ADunn, Chicago, 38; Hamilton, Texas, 35; Encarnacion, Toronto, 34; Granderson, New York, 33; MiCabrera, Detroit, 32; Willingham, Minnesota, 31; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 30.

124 113 124 116 118 119

458 444 482 377 454 472

75 79 82 67 82 69

145 138 149 115 137 142

.317 .311 .309 .305 .302 .301

Home Runs Braun, Milwaukee, 34; Stanton, Miami, 29; Beltran, St. Louis, 28; Bruce, Cincinnati, 27; Kubel, Arizona, 26; Ludwick, Cincinnati, 25; IDavis, New York, 24; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 24.

Runs Batted In Holliday, St. Louis, 89; Beltran, St. Louis, 85; Braun, Milwaukee, 85; Bruce, Cincinnati, 81; FFreeman, Atlanta, 81; CGonzalez, Colorado, 81; Headley, San Diego, 80; Posey, San Francisco, 80.

Pitching Dickey, New York, 16-4; Cueto, Cincinnati, 16-6; GGonzalez, Washington, 16-7; AJBurnett, Pittsburgh, 15-4; Strasburg, Washington, 15-5; Hamels, Philadelphia, 14-6; Miley, Arizona, 14-8.

Sunday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Los Ang. 100 000 001 — 2 5 0 Detroit 001 003 01x — 5 7 0 E.Santana, S.Downs (8), Hawkins (8) and Iannetta; Scherzer, Benoit (8), Valverde (9) and Laird. W— Scherzer 14-6. L—E.Santana 7-11. HRs—Detroit, Fielder (23), D.Young (14).

New York 030 001 000 — 4 11 1 Cleveland 000 020 000 — 2 7 0 F.Garcia, Logan (5), D.Robertson (7), R.Soriano (8) and C.Stewart; Jimenez, Sipp (6), J.Smith (7), E.Rogers (8) and C.Santana. W—Logan 5-2. L— Jimenez 9-13. Sv—R.Soriano (33). HRs—New York, Granderson (33).

Kan. City 000 400 020 — 6 11 2 Boston 110 021 21x — 8 14 2 W.Smith, Collins (6), Crow (6), Jeffress (7), Bueno (7), L.Coleman (8) and S.Perez; Doubront, Beato (6), Breslow (8), Melancon (9) and Lavarnway.

W—Beato 1-0. L—W.Smith 4-6. Sv—Melancon (1).

HRs—Kansas City, L.Cain (5). Boston, Ciriaco (2), Pedroia (12).

Seattle 100 020 0 — 3 6 1 Chicago 011 000 2 — 4 8 0 (7 innings) Millwood, Luetge (7), Pryor (7) and Jaso; Floyd, H.Santiago (3), N.Jones (7) and Flowers. W—N. Jones 7-0. L—Millwood 4-11. HRs—Seattle, C.Wells (8). Chicago, Flowers (6).

Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m.

Washington at Miami, 5:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 6:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Houston, 6:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 6:40 p.m.

Cincinnati at Arizona, 7:40 p.m.

Atlanta at San Diego, 8:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R MeCabrera SF 113 459 84 AMcCutchen Pit 123 466 88 Posey SF 114 405 57 YMolina StL 108 405 50

DWright NYM CGonzalez Col Holliday StL Fowler Col Braun Mil Altuve Hou

H 159 160 132 131

Pct. .346 .343 .326 .323

Minnesota 111 021 000 — 6 11 0 Texas 200 003 000 — 5 6 2 De Vries, Gray (6), Fien (6), Burton (8), Perkins (9) and Butera; Feldman, Kirkman (6), Mi.Adams (8), Uehara (9) and Soto. W—De Vries 3-5. L—Feldman 6-10. Sv—Perkins (8). HRs—Texas, Hamilton (35), N.Cruz (20).

Football Calgary 14 0 3 0 — Saskatchewan0 0 0 10 — Attendance — 33,427 at Regina.

Canadian Football League

Montreal Toronto Hamilton Winnipeg

EAST DIVISION W L T Pts 5 3 0 10 4 3 0 8 3 5 0 6 2 6 0 4

PF 233 160 236 176

PA 242 165 261 244

B.C. Edmonton Calgary Saskatchewan

WEST DIVISION W L T Pts 6 2 0 12 4 3 0 8 4 4 0 8 3 5 0 6

PF 202 164 217 190

PA 141 134 206 182

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 1 2 0 .333 52 N.Y. Jets 0 3 0 .000 21 Buffalo 0 3 0 .000 27 Miami 0 3 0 .000 30

PA 63 60 81 66

W 2 2 2 1

South L T 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0

Pct .667 .667 .667 .333

PF 73 76 79 79

PA 56 103 61 59

Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland Pittsburgh

W 2 2 2 2

North L T 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0

Pct .667 .667 .667 .667

PF 91 54 64 87

PA 61 52 54 55

San Diego Denver Kansas City Oakland

W 3 1 1 1

West L T Pct 0 0 1.000 2 0 .333 2 0 .333 2 0 .333

PF 61 65 58 58

PA 43 62 92 54

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Philadelphia 3 0 0 1.000 78 Dallas 2 1 0 .667 43 Washington 2 1 0 .667 68 N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .333 74

PA 50 47 56 55

Houston Jacksonville Tennessee Indianapolis

Today’s Game Edmonton at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 7 Calgary at Edmonton,7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 8 Hamilton at Toronto, 11 a.m.

Montreal at B.C., 2 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 9 Saskatchewan at Winnipeg, 11 a.m.

Tampa Bay Carolina

W 2 2

South L T 1 0 1 0

Pct .667 .667

PF 57 53

PA 65 55

2 1

2 2

0 0

.500 .333

81 59

71 61

Chicago Detroit Green Bay Minnesota

W 2 1 1 1

North L T 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0

Pct .667 .333 .333 .333

PF 56 64 50 52

PA 79 62 69 43

Seattle San Francisco St. Louis Arizona

W 3 2 1 1

West L T Pct 0 0 1.000 1 0 .667 2 0 .333 3 0 .250

PF 101 55 53 85

PA 41 50 75 103

National Football League

Thursday’s Game Montreal 31, Hamilton 29 Friday’s Game B.C. 20, Winnipeg 17 Saturday’s Game Calgary 17, Saskatchewan 10

Saturday Summary Stampeders 17, Roughriders 10 First Quarter Cal — TD West 34 pass from Glenn (Paredes convert) 3:13 Cal — TD Bryant 14 pass from Glenn (Paredes convert) 11:16 Second Quarter No Scoring.

Third Quarter Cal — FG Paredes 34 5:00 Fourth Quarter Sask — FG DeAngelis 37 7:56 Sask — TD Sheets 3 run (DeAngelis convert) 10:59

New Orleans Atlanta

17 10

Saturday’s Games Washington 30, Indianapolis 17 Oakland 31, Detroit 20 Pittsburgh 38, Buffalo 7 New Orleans 34, Houston 27 Dallas 20, St. Louis 19 Sunday’s Games San Francisco 29, Denver 24 Carolina 17, N.Y. Jets 12 Wednesday, Aug. 29 Tampa Bay at Washington, 5 p.m.

New England at N.Y. Giants, 5 p.m.

Miami at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 30 Atlanta at Jacksonville, 4:30 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 4:35 p.m.

Minnesota at Houston, 5 p.m.

Baltimore at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

Kansas City at Green Bay, 5 p.m.

New Orleans at Tennessee, 5 p.m.

Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at Detroit, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Cleveland, 5:30 p.m.

Carolina at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 8 p.m.

San Diego at San Francisco, 8:05 p.m.

Denver at Arizona, 9 p.m.

First Pace. $4,000, time 2:02.1 Newcrackofdawn (Gagne) 4.40 2.10 Timely Promise (Hoerdt) 8.20 3.50 Cool Eyes (Monkman) 2.90 Exactor: (4-8) paid $38.50 Superfecta: (4-8-7-3) paid $27.20 Triactor: (4-8) paid $65.40 Second Pace. $3,900, time 1:55.2 As Seely Promised (Clark) 10.40 5.90 Bridgette Hanover (Hudon) 3.70 2.10 Sealedwithapromise (Gray) 2.10 Daily Double: (4-2) paid $88.50 Exactor: (2-3) paid $76.90 Superfecta: (2-3-6-5) paid $102.35 Triactor: (2-3-6) paid $138.80 Third Pace. $4,500, time 1:57.1 Shaker Boy (Jungquist) 6.70 3.60 Dieselystic (Gray) 7.60 3.90 Jellos Fellow (Tainsh) 5.20 Exactor: (6-7) paid $77.80 Pentafactor: (6-7-8-1-3) paid $0.00 Superfecta: (6-7-8-1) paid $147.80 Triactor: (6-7-8) paid $379.90 Fourth Pace. $4,900, time 1:58 Outlawtowerinferno (Kolthammer)11.103.70 Location Baran (Marino) 3.40 3.20 Coolestdudeintown (Hennessy)5.00 Exactor: (7-6) paid $28.60 Superfecta: (7-6-3) paid $58.80 Triactor: (7-6-3) paid $274.00 Fifth Pace. $3,800, time 1:57.1 Reservations Only (Clark) 8.70 3.70 No Limit For Mjjz (Thomas) 5.10 4.40 Te Anau (Monkman) 14.40 Exactor: (2-1) paid $48.00 Pentafactor: (2-1-6-8-9) paid $0.00 Superfecta: (2-1) paid $66.85 Triactor: (2-1-6) paid $259.55 Sixth Pace. $3,800, time 1:56.4 Hollywood Lenny (Schneider) 6.40 3.20 Skirmish (Grundy) 3.10 2.50 Cenalta Spirit (Tainsh) 2.50 Exactor: (3-5) paid $18.50 Superfecta: (3-5-4-1) paid $71.15 Triactor: (3-5-4) paid $31.90 Seventh Pace. $5,500, time 1:58 Feelin Flush (Chappell) 8.20 3.90 B C Fantasy (Gray) 8.20 4.80 Clintons Formula (Grundy) 2.40 Exactor: (1-5) paid $82.20 Superfecta: (1-5-4-6) paid $114.50 Triactor: (1-5-4) paid $75.60 Win Four: (7-3-3-1) paid $214.15 Eighth Pace. $5,400, time 1:54.4 My World (Hoerdt) 7.20 2.60 No Fear (Gagne) 2.60 2.30 Slender Pride (Jungquist) 0.00 Exactor: (3-7) paid $14.10 Superfecta: (3-7-1-4) paid $68.35 Triactor: (3-7-1) paid $115.30 Ninth Pace. $4,900, time 1:55.4 Total Rhythm (Grundy) 6.90 2.60 Allbouttaj (Marino) 3.10 2.10 Revoler (Tainsh) 2.80 Exactor: (2-5) paid $13.90 Superfecta: (2-5-4-6) paid $95.65 Triactor: (2-5-4) paid $50.30 Tenth Pace. $56,900, time 1:53.3 Smooth Criminal (Tainsh) 5.30 3.90 Outlaw Beacon (Marino) 3.90 2.90 Cowboy Caper (Hoerdt) 2.50 Exactor: (3-5) paid $18.30 Pentafactor: (3-5-6-9-4) paid $0.00 Superfecta: (3-5-6-9) paid $188.90 Triactor: (3-5-6) paid $66.50 Eleventh Pace. $3,400, time 1:59.2 My Promise To You (Gray) 5.00 4.70 Whiskey Bernie (Thomas) 5.20 3.50 Man Alive (Jungquist) 6.00 Exactor: (5-8) paid $38.20 Pentafactor: (5-8-6-2-7) paid $0.00 Superfecta: (5-8-6-2) paid $165.85 Triactor: (5-8-6) paid $165.80 Win Three: (2-3-6) paid $82.90 Mutuels: $22,728 Saturday First Pace. $4,000, time 2:00.2

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The Barclays Sunday At Bethpage State Park, Black Course Farmingdale, N.Y. Purse: $8 million Yardage: 7,468; Par 71 Final Round Nick Watney $1,440,000 65-69-71-69 Brandt Snedeker, $864,000 70-69-68-70 Sergio Garcia, $464,000 66-68-69-75 Dustin Johnson, $464,000 67-71-72-68 Graham DeLaet, $281,000 75-67-72-65 Brian Harman, $281,000 65-75-68-71 Louis Oosthuizen, $281,000 70-71-68-70 Lee Westwood, $281,000 69-72-68-70 Greg Chalmers, $232,000 70-70-68-72 Bud Cauley, $160,889 71-71-72-67 Tim Clark, $160,889 70-72-67-72 Luke Donald, $160,889 68-74-69-70 Bob Estes, $160,889 69-66-72-74 Tom Gillis, $160,889 69-72-68-72 David Hearn, $160,889 70-73-67-71 William McGirt, $160,889 68-74-67-72 Bubba Watson, $160,889 70-70-70-71 Kevin Stadler, $160,889 72-69-65-75 Pad. Harrington, $96,960 64-75-75-68 J.B. Holmes, $96,960 71-69-73-69 Geoff Ogilvy, $96,960 70-72-69-71 John Senden, $96,960 68-68-72-74 Josh Teater, $96,960 72-71-69-70 Ricky Barnes, $56,700 71-72-70-70 Roberto Castro, $56,700 76-67-69-71 Jason Day, $56,700 70-70-77-66

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Harris English, $56,700 70-69-71-73 Rickie Fowler, $56,700 67-70-75-71 Rory McIlroy, $56,700 69-73-69-72 Ryan Moore, $56,700 69-69-70-75 Ryan Palmer, $56,700 75-68-68-72 Carl Pettersson, $56,700 73-66-73-71 Charl Schwartzel, $56,700 71-69-69-74 Scott Stallings, $56,700 72-70-71-70 Bo Van Pelt, $56,700 70-69-74-70 John Huh, $40,200 70-67-77-70 Ian Poulter, $40,200 68-71-76-69 Tommy Gainey, $32,000 70-70-73-72 Zach Johnson, $32,000 68-75-72-70 Matt Kuchar, $32,000 72-68-73-72 Phil Mickelson, $32,000 68-74-67-76 Greg Owen, $32,000 68-73-72-72 Pat Perez, $32,000 66-70-77-72 Jimmy Walker, $32,000 66-74-74-71 Tiger Woods, $32,000 68-69-72-76 Jonas Blixt, $21,080 67-73-73-73 Gary Christian, $21,080 66-71-77-72 Chris Kirk, $21,080 68-71-76-71 Billy Mayfair, $21,080 71-72-71-72 Bryce Molder, $21,080 70-73-71-72 Rod Pampling, $21,080 70-73-74-69 Justin Rose, $21,080 67-72-79-68 Vijay Singh, $21,080 68-67-76-75 Ernie Els, $18,000 68-72-72-75 Brian Gay, $18,000 71-72-72-72 Charles Howell III, $18,000 71-69-77-70 Troy Kelly, $18,000 74-66-74-73 Sean O’Hair, $18,000 71-72-73-71 John Rollins, $18,000 72-69-74-72 Henrik Stenson, $18,000 73-65-78-71 Steve Stricker, $18,000 69-71-73-74 Adam Scott, $17,280 70-69-74-75 Kevin Streelman, $17,040 69-72-76-72 Michael Thompson, $17,040 71-68-77-73 Blake Adams, $16,720 71-69-78-72 Troy Matteson, $16,720 68-73-76-73 Trevor Immelman, $16,240 75-66-75-75 Fredrik Jacobson, $16,240 71-68-79-73 George McNeill, $16,240 67-76-71-77 Seung-Yul Noh, $16,240 71-71-78-71 Robert Garrigus, $15,760 73-68-77-74 Martin Laird, $15,760 70-68-77-77 K.J. Choi, $15,440 67-71-80-75 Jeff Maggert, $15,440 69-74-74-76 James Driscoll, $15,200 73-70-75-77

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Canadian Tour championship TORONTO — Scores Sunday following the final round of the $100,000 Canadian Tour Championship, played at the 6,502, par-71 Scarboro Golf & Country Club (a-denotes amateur): Eugene Wong 68-67-68-67 — 270 Joe Panzeri 70-64-70-67 — 271 Cody Slover 68-71-67-68 — 274 Carlos Sainz, Jr. 71-64-72-68 — 275 Matt Daniel 66-69-72-68 — 275 Brian Unk 68-68-69-70 — 275 Trey Denton 70-66-67-72 — 275 Mark Hubbard 71-65-77-64 — 277 Nick Taylor 71-71-68-67 — 277 David Markle 68-71-68-70 — 277 Nathan Stamey 71-69-71-67 — 278 Sejun Yoon 72-71-68-67 — 278 Dodge Kemmer 66-70-74-68 — 278 David Dragoo 71-68-69-70 — 278 Matt Makinson 69-67-69-73 — 278 Joel Dahmen 76-66-74-63 — 279 James Allenby 72-69-68-70 — 279 Derek Gillespie 72-69-67-71 — 279 a-Mackenzie Hughes 72-67-72-69 — 280 Tyler Aldridge 67-69-74-70 — 280 Will Strickler 68-72-69-71 — 280 Stuart Anderson 71-68-68-73 — 280 Hugo Leon 69-69-67-75 — 280 Stephen Bidne 68-67-69-76 — 280 Wes Homan 71-70-72-68 — 281 Jeff Rangel 72-70-70-69 — 281 Michael McCabe 77-66-68-70 — 281 Nate McCoy 72-68-69-72 — 281 Kyle Stough 68-70-68-75 — 281 Jaime Gomez 74-69-73-66 — 282 Steven Lecuyer 70-69-73-70 — 282 Cory Renfrew 73-70-70-69 — 282 Tyler Harris 72-66-71-73 — 282 Ryan Williams 71-70-73-69 — 283 Dan Payton 74-69-71-69 — 283 Kent Eger 68-70-73-72 — 283 Kyle Kallan 71-69-69-74 — 283 Roger Sloan 73-70-66-74 — 283 Matt Richardson 73-68-68-74 — 283 Micah Burke 71-72-64-76 — 283 Zachary Bixler 70-71-76-67 — 284 Mitch Gillis 70-72-72-70 — 284 Steve Saunders 73-69-72-70 — 284 Lucas Lee 70-69-70-75 — 284 Danny Sahl 74-66-68-76 — 284 David Byrne 68-72-67-77 — 284 Kent Fukushima 73-69-74-70 — 286 Tarquin MacManus 70-73-71-72 — 286 Paul Peterson 69-71-72-74 — 286 Brett Cairns 72-71-74-70 — 287 Michael Gligic 68-71-76-72 — 287 Jeff Berkshire 73-67-74-73 — 287 Mike Mezei 72-69-72-74 — 287 Matt Hoffman 71-71-69-76 — 287 Will Mitchell 71-70-77-70 — 288 David Lang 73-69-73-73 — 288 Wil Collins 71-72-69-77 — 289 Darren Wallace 69-74-77-70 — 290 Ben Ferguson 68-69-81-73 — 291 Kevin Stinson 74-69-74-74 — 291 Mitch Evanecz 75-67-74-75 — 291 Ken Tarling 68-75-74-77 — 294 Sam Chavez 72-70-73-79 — 294

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LPGA Tour-Canadian Open Sunday At The Vancouver Golf Club Coquitlam, British Columbia Purse: $2 million Yardage: 6,681; Par 72 Final Round a-amateur a-Lydia Ko 68-68-72-67 Inbee Park, $300,000 68-71-70-69 Na Yeon Choi, $140,103 67-72-73-68 Chella Choi, $140,103 72-64-73-71 Jiyai Shin, $140,103 70-70-69-71 Anna Nordqvist, $75,478 74-70-68-69 Stacy Lewis, $75,478 72-71-66-72 Haeji Kang, $56,860 72-71-72-67 Jane Rah, $47,300 71-71-72-69 Vicky Hurst, $47,300 70-70-72-71 Gerina Piller, $36,682 73-74-70-67 Azahara Munoz, $36,682 73-71-71-69 Catriona Matthew, $36,682 74-72-67-71 Moira Dunn, $36,682 69-70-72-73 Mika Miyazato, $26,568 71-71-73-70 D. Claire Schreefel, $26,568 72-71-72-70 Jessica Korda, $26,568 72-71-71-71 Suzann Pettersen, $26,568 71-69-73-72 Taylor Coutu, $26,568 71-70-71-73 Mina Harigae, $26,568 73-70-69-73 Sydnee Michaels, $26,568 70-72-69-74 Ilhee Lee, $21,134 73-73-72-68 Mo Martin, $21,134 74-71-73-68 Paige Mackenzie, $21,134 70-76-71-69 S. Prammanasudh, $21,134 72-73-72-69 Meena Lee, $17,477 72-74-72-69 Katherine Hull, $17,477 73-71-72-71 Amy Yang, $17,477 70-76-70-71 Hee-Won Han, $17,477 73-73-69-72 Karrie Webb, $17,477 71-73-71-72 Angela Stanford, $17,477 69-70-74-74 Lizette Salas, $14,592 73-74-74-67 Belen Mozo, $14,592 71-72-76-69 Jenny Shin, $14,592 71-70-72-75 Laura Diaz, $12,127 71-71-76-71 Nicole Castrale, $12,127 72-72-73-72 Brittany Lang, $12,127 71-70-76-72 Hee Young Park, $12,127 73-69-75-72 Sun Young Yoo, $12,127 72-74-71-72 Yani Tseng, $12,127 66-75-74-74 Sandra Gal, $9,477 75-72-73-70 Mariajo Uribe, $9,477 72-71-76-71 Cindy LaCrosse, $9,477 72-73-72-73 So Yeon Park, $9,477 74-71-72-73 Jessica Shepley, $9,477 73-74-70-73 Cristie Kerr , $9,477 71-75-68-76 Natalie Gulbis, $7,950 74-72-73-72 Hee Kyung Seo, $7,950 75-71-72-73 Julieta Granada, $7,950 72-73-69-77 Katie Futcher, $6,863 73-73-75-71 Jennie Lee, $6,863 73-74-73-72 Jennifer Rosales, $6,863 77-70-73-72 Eun-Hee Ji, $6,863 70-77-70-75 Jane Park, $6,863 72-73-71-76 Irene Cho, $5,837 74-73-76-70 Hannah Yun, $5,837 71-76-76-70 Shanshan Feng, $5,837 75-72-75-71 Janice Moodie, $5,837 71-76-73-73 Sophie Gustafson, $5,837 72-74-71-76 Beatriz Recari, $4,793 74-73-78-69 Christine Song, $4,793 70-73-79-72 Paula Creamer, $4,793 74-72-75-73 Jee Young Lee, $4,793 69-76-74-75 Alison Walshe, $4,793 72-75-72-75 Jodi Ewart, $4,793 73-73-72-76 Marcy Hart, $4,793 75-70-73-76 Brittany Lincicome, $4,793 72-73-70-79 Numa Gulyanamitta, $4,328 76-71-73-76 Maria Hernandez, $4,226 73-73-77-74 Lisa Ferrero, $4,076 73-72-79-74 Becky Morgan, $4,076 71-73-77-77 Kristy McPherson, $3,976 77-70-74-78 Christel Boeljon, $3,850 73-74-78-75 Sarah Jane Smith, $3,850 74-73-78-75 Cydney Clanton, $3,850 72-72-78-78 Am. Blumenherst, $3,850 74-73-74-79

Columbus 4, New England 3 Houston 1, Toronto FC 1 Portland 2, Vancouver 1 Seattle FC 6, Chivas USA 2 San Jose 4, Colorado 1

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER Barona Lilac (Hoerdt) 3.10 2.102 Hf Pajama Party (Clark) 23.60 5.90 Fire Dance (Monkman) 2.60 Exactor: (1-2) paid $67.10 Superfecta: (1-2-3-6) paid $22.65 Triactor: (1-2-3) paid $119.70 Second Pace. $4,500, time 2:00 G I Joan (Clark) 7.10 3.20 Smoky Moon (Jungquist) 3.40 2.90 Kiss My Crouper (Grundy) 3.00 Daily Double: (1-6) paid $7.70 Exactor: (6-3) paid $14.50 Superfecta: (6-3-1-2) paid $99.80 Triactor: (6-3-1) paid $45.50 Third Pace. $4,000, time 2:00.4 Outlaw Blue Danube (Mcleod)3.00 2.40 Crown And Ginger (Brown) 3.70 4.10 Blazing By (Grundy) 6.70 Exactor: (8-4) paid $18.60 Pentafactor: (8-4-2-3-7) paid $0.00 Superfecta: (8-4-2-3) paid $43.65 Triactor: (8-4-2) paid $66.60 Fourth Pace. $7,500, time 1:55 Greek Ruler (Chappell) 3.60 2.60 Hollywood Warrior (Hudon) 5.30 2.10 Wannabe Cowboy (Grundy) 2.10 Exactor: (2-4) paid $22.70 Triactor: (2-4-3) paid $80.70 Fifth Pace. $2,800, time 1:58.2 Jafeica Again (Hoerdt) 14.30 4.10 Lakers R Electric (Jungquist) 4.80 5.20 Hes Country (Gagne) 3.30 Exactor: (5-4) paid $36.00 Pentafactor: (5-4-1-6-2) paid $0.00 Superfecta: (5-4-1-6) paid $46.80 Triactor: (5-4-1) paid $157.90 Sixth Pace. $5,400, time 1:58 Blue Star Classic (Gray) 7.90 2.90 Ashlynn Grace (Chappell) 2.60 2.40 Honor Roll (Gagne) 2.10 Exactor: (5-2) paid $20.20 Superfecta: (5-2-1-3) paid $50.15 Triactor: (5-2-1) paid $68.30 Seventh Pace. $4,900, time 1:57.3 Bashful Beauty (Hoerdt) 7.10 3.70 Succulent (Clark) 8.90 3.40 Crafty Cracker (Grundy) 2.80 Exactor: (2-3) paid $18.80 Superfecta: (2-3-6-1) paid $18.70 Triactor: (2-3-6) paid $93.70 Win Four: (2-5-5-2) paid $156.40 Eighth Pace. $3,200, time 1:57.2 Hesacamcracker (Hennessy) 6.60 6.20 Coolcanadianpromis (Hudon)16.40 7.60 One Tuff Cowboy (Chappell) 5.30 Exactor: (1-4) paid $218.40 Pentafactor: (1-4-9-8-5) paid $0.00 Superfecta: (1-4-9-8) paid $140.75 Triactor: (1-4-9) paid $232.70 Ninth Pace. $8,500, time 1:54.2 Timberline Court (Hudon) 19.90 5.50 Neal Diamonique (Clark) 5.10 3.40 Bachelor Pad (Clark) 11.10 Exactor: (2-4) paid $74.00 Superfecta: (2-4-3) paid $96.20 Triactor: (2-4-3) paid $167.15 Tenth Pace. $55,400, time 1:55.4 Born With A Grin (Jungquist)40.00 19.00 Credit Card Junkie (Clark) 3.50 2.90 Cool One (Monkman) 13.20 Exactor: (4-2) paid $86.70 Pentafactor: (4-2-1-3-8) paid $0.00 Superfecta: (4-2-1) paid $104.85 Triactor: (4-2-1) paid $213.90 Eleventh Pace. $3,600, time 1:58.2 Kg Cody (Thomas) 20.00 3.50 King Carver (Clark) 3.80 7.10 Farm Team (Chappell) 2.20 2.60 Exactor: (5-2) paid $43.20 Exactor: (5-4) paid $11.00 Superfecta: (5-2-4) paid $88.60 Triactor: (5-2-4) paid $25.20 Triactor: (5-4-2) paid $25.20 Mutuels: $14,577

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Sunday’s Games Los Angeles 2, FC Dallas 0 Sporting Kansas City 1, New York 1 Wednesday, Aug. 29 Columbus at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

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WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA San Jose 15 6 5 50 52 33 Real Salt Lake 13 10 4 43 37 32 Seattle 12 6 7 43 40 26 Los Angeles 12 11 4 40 46 40 Vancouver 10 10 7 37 29 35 FC Dallas 8 12 8 32 33 37 Chivas USA 7 10 6 27 17 32 Colorado 8 16 2 26 33 40 Portland 6 13 6 24 26 43 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Saturday, Sept. 1 Montreal at Columbus, 5:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at New England, 5:30 p.m.

Toronto FC at Sporting Kansas City, 6:30 p.m.

D.C. United at Real Salt Lake, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 2 Seattle FC at FC Dallas, 5 p.m.

Houston at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Chivas USA at San Jose, 7 p.m.

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Sunday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL BOSTON RED SOX—Added 1B James Loney to the active roster. Optioned OF Che-Hsuan Lin to Pawtucket (IL). Recalled RHP Pedro Beato from Pawtucket.

TEXAS RANGERS—Reinstated RHP Koji Uehara from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Tanner Scheppers to Round Rock (PCL).

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Traded LHP Joe Saunders to Baltimore for RHP Matt Lindstrom and cash considerations or a player to be named.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Added LHP Hisanori

Takahashi to the active roster. Placed RHP Chad Qualls on the 15-day DL. American Association ST. PAUL SAINTS—Released C Jay Slick.

Can-Am League ROCKLAND BOULDERS—Traded RHP Bobby Blevins to Long Island for a player to be named.

Released INF Jose Reyes, INF Gabe Martinez and RHP Julio Santana.

FOOTBALL ATLANTA FALCONS—Placed DT Corey Peters on the reserve injured list. Waived QB John Parker Wilson.

BALTIMORE RAVENS—Waived K Billy Cundiff.

BUFFALO BILLS—Released LB Danny Batten,

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Exactor: (3-5) paid $19.70 Superfecta: (3-5-7) paid $18.55 Triactor: (3-5-7) paid $36.70 Second Pace. $3,800, time 1:55.2 Balzac Billy (Jungquist) 6.10 Outlaw Imasurvivor (Hoerdt) 2.70 Blue Star Charger (Gray) 5.80 Daily Double: (3-6) paid $10.70 Exactor: (6-2) paid $16.30 Superfecta: (6-2-4-3) paid $11.25 Triactor: (6-2-4) paid $24.00 Third Pace .$3,000, time 2:02.1 Eldorado Gold (Starkewski) 4.50 The Express (Schedlosky) 16.20 Westcoast Son (Clark) 2.20 Exactor: (4-2) paid $65.00 Pentafactor: (4-2-7-5-3) paid $0.00 Superfecta: (4-2-7-5) paid $51.50 Triactor: (4-2-7) paid $40.30 Fourth Pace. $6,000, time 1:55.4 Minettas Nightstar (Clark) 5.50 B R Money Matters (Gray) 2.70 Caress Of Steel (Grundy) 2.10 Exactor: (5-3) paid $8.80 Superfecta: (5-3-1-4) paid $15.70 Triactor: (5-3-1) paid $43.20 Fifth Pace. $3,600, time 1:56.4 Red Star Jenny (Hoerdt) 6.80 Apalamine (Remillard) 3.60 Minettaszoombyyall (Chappell)2.90 Exactor: (1-5) paid $19.10 Pentafactor: (1-5-6-7-8) paid $0.00 Superfecta: (1-5-6) paid $31.55 Triactor: (1-5-6) paid $77.80 Sixth Pace. $3,200, time 1:59.4 Double L Cammie (Clark) 14.60 Carro Avro (Jungquist) 6.50 Julie Caesar (Hennessy) 7.10 Exactor: (8-3) paid $55.20 Pentafactor: (8-3-4-7-5) paid $0.00 Superfecta: (8-3-4-7) paid $72.65 Triactor: (8-3-4) paid $100.95 Seventh Pace. $2,300, time 1:57.3 Best Out West (Grundy) 3.60 Hot Attack (Clark) 15.60 Nf Star Power (Hennessy) 3.40 Exactor: (3-7) paid $57.80 Superfecta: (3-7-6-5) paid $53.60 Triactor: (3-7-6) paid $72.10 Win Four: (5-7-8-3) paid $80.70 Eighth Pace. $3,600, time 1:56.4 Personal Promise (Gray) 13.80 6.90 3.20 Cantcatch P (Chappell) 5.60 2.80 Just Saucy (Thomas) 2.50 Exactor: (3-8) paid $33.40 Pentafactor: (3-8-2-45) paid $0.00 Superfecta: (3-8-2-4) paid $48.15 Triactor: (3-8-2) paid $121.10 Ninth Pace. $2,800, time 1:56.3 Happyagain Mindale (Thomas) 14.40 3.90 3.00 Clintons Keepsake (Grundy) 5.50 5.60 Caracas (Monkman) 3.20 Exactor: (7-1) paid $30.90 Pentafactor: (7-1-6-45) paid $0.00 Superfecta: (7-1-6-4) paid $60.75 Triactor: (7-1-6) paid $169.40 Win Three: (3-3-7) paid $6.90 Mutuels: $5,281

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Tennis season winds up with U.S. Open

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Champion at Wimbledon in both singles and doubles.

Winner again in both events at the All England Club, four weeks later at the London Olympics.

Nobody would blame Serena Williams if she felt worn down by this year’s jam-packed tennis calendar. She doesn’t see it that way, though — even with the grind of the U.S. Open looming.

“I look forward to this,” Williams said.

“It’s almost like a launching pad for what I want to do for the rest of the hard-court season.”

In a way, yes, Monday’s start of the year’s last Grand Slam actually marks something of a new beginning — the kickoff of a six-month stretch on the hard courts that winds down at the 2013 Australian Open.

Call it mental gymnastics, a creative way of looking at things or whatever else might apply. What can’t be denied is that in an Olympic year, the U.S. Open — considered the toughest test in tennis even under normal circumstances — is essentially the season’s fifth major. That makes for quite a grueling season for the players.

“A lot of them,” Jim Courier said, “are running on fumes.”

Indeed, many have had to double down on their fitness and find new, creative ways of organizing their schedules to get ready for what they hope will be a two-week grind in the fishbowl that is Flushing Meadows.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic barely took any time off following his fourth-place finish at the Olympics.

He travelled to Toronto for a hardcourt tuneup, played six matches and won the tournament.

Then, he flew to Cincinnati and played six more matches but lost to Roger Federer in the final. No shame there, though that loss to Federer did include an uncharacteristic 6-0 white-

washing in the first set.

“Mentally, I wasn’t there, wasn’t fresh,” Djokovic said. “It had been a very busy time starting at the Olympic Games, and maybe that caught up with me at the end.”

No big deal in Cincinnati. But a halfhour mental lapse in New York could mean the end of Djokovic’s quest to win what has, essentially, shaped up as the tiebreaker major for 2012.

Second-seeded Djokovic won the Australian Open. Rafael Nadal won the French Open. Top-seeded Federer won Wimbledon. Just for good measure, third-seeded Andy Murray won the Olympics, meaning the U.S. Open could essentially determine the player of the year in men’s tennis.

Some combination of Nadal — absent this year because of a knee injury — and the other three have occupied every spot in the finals of the past eight Grand Slam tournaments.

Who has the most to gain over the upcoming two weeks? John McEnroe thinks it’s Murray, who has the Olympic gold, but is still in search of his first Grand Slam title.

“The way it pans out, it’s conceivable that Murray could make an argument were he to win this ... that you could say he’s the best player in the world this year,” McEnroe said.

“To me, that’s an unbelievable upside.”

Murray opens Monday in Arthur Ashe Stadium against Alex Bogomolov Jr., of Russia.

Federer, back at the top of the rankings after 25 ½ months during which Nadal and Djokovic took the spot from him, has a night match Monday against American Donald Young, who is 3-21 this season.

Federer says there’s a difference between how he feels now and last year, when he had two match points in the semifinals against Djokovic, but lost both and closed out his first full season since 2002 without a Grand Slam title.

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Novak Djokovic, from Serbia, hits a backhand shot against Marin Cilic, from Croatia, during a quarterfinals match at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament in Mason, Ohio. In an Olympic year, the U.S. Open — scheduled to begin today, and considered the toughest test in tennis even under normal circumstances — is essentially the season’s fifth major, causing many top players to double down on their fitness and reorganize their schedules to prepare for what they hope will be a two-week grind in the fishbowl that is Flushing Meadows.

Chatwood helps win Japan wins Little League World Series bronze at Canadian Championships

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOCAL BASEBALL ROUNDUP

Red Deer Riggers shortstop Jason Chatwood was one-for-two at the plate and drove in a run to help the Fort Saskatchewan A’s down New Brunswick 6-5 Sunday in the bronze-medal game of the Canadian Senior Men’s Baseball Championship at Prince George, B.C. The Alberta champion A’s, with Red Deer Stags player Byron Whitford also on their roster, scored two runs in the top of the seventh and final inning to earn the bronze medal.

Fort Saskatchewan posted a 3-1 record in round-robin play, then dropped a 4-2 semifinal decision Sunday to the host Axemen, who got two-run homers from Sean Horzak and Brandon Hunter. Horzak’s seventh-inning blast was the difference in the game.

On Saturday, the Alberta champs were dumped 15-5 by Ontario before rebounding to down British Columbia, comprised mostly of players from the lower mainland, 7-2. Chatwood and Whitford each had two hits versus B.C. In the loss to Ontario, Whitford contributed two hits and drove in two runs and Chatwood was onefor-three with an RBI. Whitford batted .400 in five games, with Chatwood delivering a .353 average in six games.

Prince George beat Ontario 9-5 in the goldmedal contest. ● Team Alberta, with Red Deer’s Kelsey Lalor at shortstop, bowed out of the Baseball Canada Bantam Girls Invitational Championship at Bedford, N.S., Sunday with a 12-5 loss to British Columbia.

Lalor had one hit, drew two walks and scored three runs in the setback.

On Saturday, Alberta improved to 2-2 in the tournament as Lalor was three-for-four at the plate and drove in four runs in a 22-4 rout of Newfoundland. Quebec defeated Ontario 8-3 in the gold-medal game.

Nova Scotia won bronze with a 7-6 victory over the Chicago Pioneers. ● Zach Olson of Red Deer was one-for-two at the plate to help Spruce

Grove win bronze at the Peewee Western Championship Sunday at Saskatoon with a 4-3 victory over Sherwood Park.

Austin Hammond of Red Deer stroked an RBI single in a losing cause and had a .600 batting average in the tournament with six hits. Olson had a .455 average with two doubles, a pair of home runs and five RBI. Spruce Grove was 3-0 before falling 16-2 to the host Blue Jays earlier Sunday. Olson, a shortstop, was one-for-one in the setback. Meanwhile, Spruce Grove lost 11-5 to B.C. Cloverdale in an earlier contest as Hammond managed two hits in four trips to the plate.

Cloverdale defeated Saskatoon 9-5 in the goldmedal game. ● The Lacombe Dodgers were winless in four games at the Western Canada Senior AA Championship in Winnipeg.

The Dodgers lost twice Friday — 3-1 to the Brandon Allstars and 7-1 to the Trail, B.C., Orioles — and were bounced 101 and 12-0 by the Elmwood, Man., Giants and Holdfast, Sask., Trappers Saturday. Elmwood beat Trail 3-0 in Sunday’s championship game.

PROVINCIAL BMX Dean Best of the Red Deer BMX Club won a gold medal in each of the Saturday and Sunday provincial cruiser class races at St. Albert.

Cody Pratt also picked up a gold in the cruiser class. Meanwhile, Montana Beattie, Taye Neish, Ryder Graham and Justin Mainville each earned two gold medals in the 20-inch class.

Two Red Deer riders competed in Canada Cup races, with James Sekora placing fourth in the 14-16

Tennessee players and their families up late into the night. “(The parents) must have partied harder than the kids did,” manager Joey Hale said. “I knew we’d be flat today.”

Tennessee lost a 10-run lead in the bottom of the sixth of that game before scoring nine times the next inning to finally put away Petaluma in a Little League classic. Even more impressively, Butler had three homers and a record nine RBIs — a feat so unique the 12-year-old’s name became a trending topic on Twitter.

Butler went deep again off reliever Osaka in the fifth — Butler’s fourth homer in two days — to cut the lead to 10-2 and give Goodlettsvile some home hope. Tennessee’s mini-mashers have proven they can break out any time at the plate.

“It feels really good and it was really great,” Butler said simply about his hitting exploits. He said his three homers Saturday were the longest he had hit all season.

Its pitching depth sapped, Tennessee turned to right-hander Justin Smith to start against Japan — the first time the 12-year-old had pitched in the World Series or in Southeast regional tournament.

“Everybody knew our pitching was depleted and we were bound for a letdown,” Hale said. “I’m not saying we were going to beat Japan. I think they were the best team here at everything by far.”

male division and Tyson Best finishing seventh and eighth in the junior elite male class.

Other Red Deer BMX medal-winners in the provincial races: Silver (20-inch class) — Cody Pratt (2), Sarah Stahl (2), Timothy Pratt, Lindsay Hall, Ty Redbear, Kendell Schultz, Halle Graham, Tanika Nugent, Quinn Sampson-Goodman, William Welikoklad.

Bronze (20-inch class) — Jack Welikoklad (2), Ethan Glenn (2), Cole Malcolm (2), Shayne Hall, William Welikoklad, Lindsay Hall, Nicholas Cymbaluk, Jack Snape.

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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Arms outstretched in the air with a smile from ear-to-ear, Noriatsu Osaka couldn’t contain his glee.

Neither could his teammates from Tokyo after Osaka’s third home run of the game put an exclamation point on Japan’s 12-2 victory over Tennessee in five innings in the Little League World Series title game Sunday.

The 12-year-old Osaka added a triple for good measure, too, to top off his 4-for-4 afternoon. In a symbolic gesture, Japan’s players jogged the traditional postgame victory lap carrying the flags for both their home country and the United States.

“We had such a great time in Pennsylvania and we really played a good game today. It was kind of a, ’Thanks,”’ Osaka said through an interpreter.

Starter Kotaro Kiyomiya struck out eight in four innings and added an RBI single for Japan. The game ended in the fifth after Osaka’s third homer made it a 10-run game.

“We thought we played the best in the tournament so far, especially to win by the 10-run rule in the finals,” said 12-year-old Rintaro Hirano, who homered in the fourth to make it 10-1.

A day after pounding out a 24-

16 win over California in the U.S. title game, the Goodlettsville, Tenn., sluggers could only muster two hits — solo shots by Brock Myers and Lorenzo Butler.

It was a bittersweet final game for two teams that grew close during their two weeks in South Williamsport. They exchanged customary postgame handshakes at the plate before Japan received the World Series championship banner and took their warningtrack run.

“Tennessee was our best friends in the U.S. division,” Kiyomiya said.

Japan’s jog finally stopped in front of the team’s giddy cheering section as proud family members and friends stood shoulder-toshoulder to take pictures through the infield fence.

There were so many highlights, including five home runs off Tennessee pitching.

That was more than enough offence for 13-year-old ace Kiyomiya, who had a fastball clocked in the high-70s, The right-hander with the hitch in mid-delivery pitched like a big-league ace in allowing just one hit.

Regardless, this is still a banner year for Goodlettsville after its exhausting victory Saturday over Petaluma, Calif., for the U.S. championship. That game set a record for most combined runs in the World Series.

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OLDS ROTARY POKER RUN The Rotary Club of Olds, in support of Ronald McDonald Houses in Southern and Central Alberta, will be revving engines for a motorcycle ride and poker run on Sept. 8. The ride registration starts at 9 a.m. at the Olds Walmart parking area and will be departing at 10 a.m. to the ghost town of Wayne, in Alberta’s Badlands. The ride will also feature meals and prizes. For more information, call Dave Hogarth at 403-994-0054 or visit rotaryrideforronald. com.

LEARN TO MANAGE ARTHRITIS The Arthritis Society is offering free programs in Red Deer to help individuals learn more about arthritis, how to get more from their health-care team and how to self-manage the condition. Arthritis Self-Management program will run six Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m., from Sept.

5 to Oct. 10. There’s an Arthritis 101 class on Thursday, Sept. 20, from 7 to 9 p.m. People can also learn more from Understanding Arthritis on Thursday, Oct. 18, from 7 to 8 p.m. Programs will be held at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. Register in advance, seating is limited. For registration, email at info@ab.arthritis.ca, call 1-800-321-1433.

For more information, go online at www. arthritis.ca.

MD SUPPORT FROM FIREFIGHTERS Red Deer Firefighters will put their boots to good use in support of Muscular Dystrophy Canada on Sept. 1.

With boots in hand, members of the Red Deer Fire Fighters Association local 1190 will line Taylor Drive to ask for financial donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Canada. The firefighters will on Taylor Drive between 32nd Street and 43 Street from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Muscular Dystrophy Canada’s mission is to enhance the lives of those affected with neuromuscular disorders by continually working to provide ongoing support and resources while searching for a cure through research.

To date Canadian firefighters have raised more than $65 million for research and mobility equipment.

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Music fest hits high notes 40 BANDS PERFORM AT WHAT IS KNOWN AS ALBERTA’S HUB FOR RISING STARS

BY JESSICA JONES ADVOCATE STAFF Lacombe’s annual indie musical festival featuring local talent stroke a chord with fans over the weekend.

Presented by RGB Productions, the eleventh Alberta’s Own Independent Musical Festival enlisted 40 bands in what is known as Alberta’s hub for some of the best and brightest rising stars.

“The beauty of this event is we see a lot of different people each day whether they are interested in rock, country, rap, rockabilly,” said Alberta’s Own volunteer and organizer Luci Henry.

“There is a plethora of genres at this festival,” she said, noting that the event sees approximately 3,500 people over the weekend.

“We are not in the huge numbers but this is more of an exclusive type of event. People like the idea of going somewhere where there isn’t 10,000 people.”

On Saturday some could barley contain their excitement for headliner George Canyon. The critically acclaimed High River native has sold over 300,000 albums.

“I am excited for all the bands but really excited to see George Canyon,” said festivalgoer Jessica Grady, who was bundled up on Saturday.

From Sylvan Lake, Grady has been travelling to the festival for three years.

“It’s awesome every year and it’s great to support the community as much as possible,” she said.

Alberta’s Own owner Rob Bouvier says the show keeps coming back to Lacombe, his hometown, because it is central and not far from the highway.

“It makes a lot sense for it to be here,” he said.

“We have people who come here who haven’t missed a year.”

He says this year about 600 bands in Alberta submitted an application to perform at the festival.

“There is a lot of talent here and a lot of people don’t really know how talented these bands are,” he said.

“You think indie, you think amateur but these bands are professional and have been playing for years and years.”

While Alberta’s Own plans for big names such as George Canyon and Big Wreak, the festival is a venue for smaller bands making way, such as MidUpper Gunner.

As the girlfriend of Matt Macfie, lead singer of the band, Robyn Sarty danced along to the music on Saturday. She and Macfie previously lived in Lacombe where he operated a music store.

“It’s great to watch him and to see old faces here,” she said.

Performances ran from Friday until Sunday afternoon.

For more information, visit www.abown.com. jjones@reddeeradvocate.com

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Robyn Sarty, front, watches as her fiancé and the lead singer of Mid-Upper Gunner, Matt Macfie, performs at the Alberta’s Own Independent Music Festival in Lacombe Saturday.

Cronquist House history celebrated BUILT FOR ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ $10,000 IN 1912

BY JESSICA JONES ADVOCATE STAFF There was a time where the chances of celebrating a centennial for Red Deer’s most picturesque landmark were slim to none.

But with a lot of elbow grease, along with the dedication and commitment from hundreds of volunteers, the mesmerizing Cronquist House has a history beyond its years.

The community and the Red Deer Cultural Heritage Society marked the 100th anniversary of the Cronquist House at Bower Ponds on Sunday.

The three-storey, 3,500 square-foot, Victorian-style home was built in the fall of 1912 by Swedish immigrant Emmanuel Pettersson Cronquist on top of the high riverbank, in the area now known as West Park.

During that time Emmanuel added Cronquist to his last name after his mail was often mixed up with other Pettersson’s in the district. As a successful businessman and farmer, Cronquist spent an unprecedented $10,000 in building the home.

The original location fronted the old Calgary-Edmonton Trail, commanding the attention of those who came to Red Deer.

“The people of Red Deer were so supportive of it because in the days before all these subdivisions, when you were coming into Red Deer from either north or south, you knew you were home when you saw this big house on the hill,” said Red Deer’s Elizabeth Plumtree.

She and her husband David, 75, dressed up as if there were living in 1912 to celebrate the house’s centennial on Sunday.

Elizabeth, was the secretary treasurer of the Red Deer International Folk Festival Society — what is now the Red Deer Cultural Heritage Society.

She and David had a hand in saving the grand, historic house after a subdivision threatened

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The Cronquist House at Bower Ponds celebrated its 100th anniversary Sunday with live music, a play, and tours of the historical building. Originally built in a different location across the river, the house was moved to its current home at Bower Ponds in 1976. to demolish it in 1976.

“We basically went to the community and said we are going to try and save this house and the community was very supportive,” she said.

Moving to Red Deer from Nottingham, England in 1969, Elizabeth had a special place in her heart for the old building.

“We came from a country where all the old buildings have been preserved and I, like a lot of other people, thought this beautiful house should be preserved,” she said.

The society needed approximately $30,000 in less than two weeks to save the house.

“It was something that would have been demolished and raising that kind of money was almost unheard of in those days,” said City of Red Deer mayor Morris Flewwelling, who was a councillor at the time.

The house was moved on March 25, 1976 in what appeared to be a daunting task: A

moved across the river from the south bank to the north bank.

Elizabeth says they had to take all the bricks off before they moved the house. They also needed to build a road down the bank and temporarily remove power lines. The house was moved by trucks and pulled across the river with a bulldozer.

“I watched the whole thing and I think we all held our breath for an hour, wondering if it was going to make it or crumble but it was a very well-built house,” she said.

Luckily the move went without a hitch and the house came to reside near the old gravel quarry, which is now Bower Ponds.

The house was kept on skids for quite some time so a basement could be built, Elizabeth said.

With so much invested in the Cronquist House, Flewwelling took it upon himself to protect it

from vandals who continuously broke the windows.

“So my sons and I and the dog went down and slept there several nights one summer until we managed to get the place closed in,” he said.

Little did they know that the building they fought so hard to save would become so iconic.

“It has been the most photographed and painted house in the whole of Red Deer.

“But then again how many old buildings do we have left in Red Deer?” Elizabeth asked.

“We came to Canada with two boys and a cat and I just remember the house being a part of my life so I feel proud of what we have done.”

The Cronquist House can be accessed off of Kerry Wood Drive and can be found next to Great Chief Park and Bower Ponds. jjones@reddeeradvocate.com

Traffic stop turns into trafficking investigation What started out as a routine traffic stop Sylvan Lake on Saturday night resulted in a trafficking investigation, police say.

At approximately 10 p.m. Sylvan Lake RCMP stopped a speeding vehicle on Lakeshore Boulevard near 46th Street.

A 24-hour suspension was issued to the driver and his vehicle was towed after it was determined that he had been drinking, an RCMP released detailed.

But members quickly found out they were dealing with more after finding a large quantity of cash, along with Percocet pills — also known as oxycodone — in the vehicle.

“We believe that we have seized not only illegal drugs but the profits that come from the trafficking of drugs,” said Cpl. James Allemekinders, of the Sylvan Lake RCMP detachment.

The passenger in the vehicle, Eddi Daniel Rogers, 33, of Sylvan Lake has been charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking as well as possession of the proceeds of crime.

Rogers was released from police custody on $2,000 cash bail and conditions.

He will appear in Red Deer Provincial court on Sept. 10.

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1942 — Royal Canadian Navy corvette HMCS Oakville sinks a U-Boat in Caribbean in the fight to keep Venezuelan oil moving to Britain.

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Pierre Cardin envisions glass tower MILAN, Italy — French fashion designer Pierre Cardin has designed a gift meant as an economic catalyst for Venice and the region: a 250-meter (800-foot)tall glass skyscraper housing a fashion university, luxury hotel suites and shops. But the proposed C2.4 billion ($3 billion) project faces criticism for the size and appearance of the skyscraper. The “Palace of Light” has been described alternatively as a spaceship that crashed into the lagoon, a shiny fishing lure, or an illuminated mushroom.

To help win over Venetians, Cardin opens an exhibit on the project Monday on the sidelines of the Venice Biennale of architecture.

Cardin, who turned 90 in July, intends the project to be a gift to his native Veneto.

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Banks feeling pressure CONSUMER LENDING DROPS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada’s biggest banks have weathered the economic downturn better than their peers, but analysts expect that tightened consumer lending will add pressure to profits in the third quarter, and could be a harbinger of further challenges.

The banks are set to report their quarterly results starting Tuesday, in what could be one of the shortest earnings periods on record.

Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) and Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) are scheduled to report first, while the rest of the big banks wrap it up two days later, on Thursday.

Stonecap Securities analyst Brad Smith suggests the shorter window in which the earnings reports are released could serve as an opportunity for executives to recognize some of the setbacks faced this year, and face less direct scrutiny.

“While we do not think ourselves superstitious, we do believe that, in general, good news is best savoured slowly while

bad news is best delivered quickly,” he wrote in a note.

Overall, analysts see the banks heading into a period of lower profit growth that could extend into next year.

CIBC World Markets analyst Rob Sedran expects that overall the banks will post a flat sequential growth of 3.8 per cent in the third quarter, compared to the same time last year.

“The current marco environment is less than fertile ground for bank profit growth,” Sedran said.

“As such, we continue to model modest earnings growth assumptions for the large Canadian banks both for the remainder of this year and into 2013.”

Sedran said the credit card market is leading a slowdown in the country’s consumer credit levels as more Canadians move away from high-interest credit cards.

Mortgage activity is also starting to moderate, he said.

The expectations fall in step with comments from the banks earlier this year that signalled a decline in mortgage lending.

Rogers strikes deal to buy Score Media TORONTO — Rogers Communications has struck an agreement to buy sports broadcaster Score Media Inc. in a transaction valued at $167 million, or $1.62 per share. The purchase price includes assumption of Score Media debt and an investment of $12 million in Score Digital.

Shares of Score Media (TSX:SCR) jumped nearly 47 per cent Friday following reports that the specialty TV sports broadcaster was in discussions to be purchased by Rogers (TSX:RCI.B). Score Media, which owns the Score Television Network, rose 49 cents to $1.54 on the Toronto Stock Exchange before its stock was halted pending news just before noon Friday.

Score Media, which is based in Toronto, has been reportedly shopping around its assets for about a year, with some reports suggesting that chief executive John Levy was hoping to sell for $200 million.

Its market capital as of the trading halt was $126 million.

A report from TransUnion, released Thursday, showed that consumer debt is actually growing, but mostly due to higher auto loans, while debt on cards and lines of credit was flat.

“I think we’re going to see a lot of the similar themes (that) we saw in the second quarter,” said Dan Werner, a Chicagobased analyst for the Canadian banks at Morningstar.

He suggested in particular that could involve further concern over cost management at the banks. In the second quarter, both Bank of Montreal and CIBC were tightening their expenses.

“If they maintain costs I think that’s a victory,” Werner said of the sector.

“Costs have already been cut down.

“Without actually laying off people I think it’s difficult to reduce your variable costs in this type of environment.”

On the upside, Scotiabank is expected to perform better than most of its peers, helped by international operations that could soften any negative impact in Canada.

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Carlyle Group case move to Kuwait sought KUWAIT CITY — A Kuwaiti company suing the Carlyle Group over a $25 million investment that went bad is now accusing the private equity firm of marketing the deal without a license as it seeks to have its case heard in Kuwaiti courts. The latest claim

by Kuwait’s National Industries Group adds a new twist to its more than two-and-a-half year legal challenge to Carlyle, and could complicate the American company’s relationships with other wealthy Mideast investors. NIG’s lawsuit focuses on a Carlyle investment fund that was one of the earliest casualties of the financial crisis when it collapsed in 2008.

The fund has been the subject of multiple lawsuits against Washington-based Carlyle.

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Visitors shop around Samsung’s smart-phones at a shopping mall in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday. The South Korean phone maker won a home court ruling Friday in its global patent battle against Apple and its popular iPhone and iPad devices.

Analysts debate $1-billion patent verdict over Samsung COULD LEAD TO APPLE’S DOMINATION OF U.S. SMARTPHONE MARKET

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN JOSE, Calif. — It was the $1 billion question Saturday: What does Apple Inc.’s victory in an epic patent dispute over its fiercest rival mean for the U.S. smartphone industry?

Analysts from Wall Street to Hong Kong debated whether a jury’s decision that Samsung Electronics Co. ripped off Apple technology would help Apple dominate the U.S. smartphone market over Android rivals, or amount to one more step in a protracted legal battle over smartphone technology.

Many analysts said the decision could spell danger for competitors who, like the South Korean Samsung, use Google Inc.’s Android operating system to power their cellphones.

A loss to the Android-based market would represent a big hit for Google as well.

“I am sure this is going to put a damper on Android’s growth,” New York-based Isi Group analyst Brian Marshall said, “It hurts the franchise.”

The Silicon Valley jury found that some of Samsung’s products illegally copied features and designs exclusive to Apple’s iPhone and iPad. Some experts cautioned that the jury’s decision might not be final, noting the California lawsuit is one of nine similar legal actions across the globe between the two leading smartphone makers.

Samsung has vowed to appeal the verdict all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that Apple’s patents for such “obvious” things as rounded rectangle were wrongly granted. A Sept. 20 hearing is scheduled.

The verdict was narrowly tailored to only Samsung, which sold more than 22 million smartphones and tablets that Apple claimed used its technology, including the ability to zoom text with a tap of a finger.

But most other Apple competitors have used the Android system to produce similar technology, which could limit the features offered on all nonApple phones, analysts said.

“The other makers are now scrambling” to find alternatives, said Rob Enderle, a leading technology analyst based in San Jose.

Seo Won-seok, a Seoul-based analyst at Korea Investment, said that the popular functions the jury said Samsung stole from Apple will be hard to replicate.

The companies could choose to pay Apple licensing fees for access to the technology or develop smarter technology to create similar features that don’t violate the patent — at a cost likely to be passed onto consumers.

Apple lawyers are planning to ask that the two dozen Samsung devices found to have infringed its patents be barred from the U.S. market.

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Enbridge Inc.’s response plan for a potential spill of Northern Gateway oil into the pristine waters off British Columbia doesn’t take into account the unique oil mixture the pipeline would actually carry, documents show.

Enbridge (TSX:ENB) officials confirm the spill response plan they have filed with the federal review panel studying the pipeline proposal deals with conventional crude, not specifically the diluted bitumen the pipeline will carry.

But Enbridge says the two react the same way once spilled.

However, documents obtained under access to information show a scientist at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans argued vigorously for a chance to do more research.

Kenneth Lee submitted a research proposal last December saying the matter requires further study because Enbridge’s plan had “strong limitations due to inaccurate inputs.”

“The Northern Gateway pipeline proposal lacks key information on the chemical composition of the reference oils used in the hypothetical spill models,” wrote Lee, head of DFO’s Centre for Offshore Oil Gas and Energy Research, or COOGER. Lee sought approval to conduct a series of studies through to 2015, when final tests on the “toxic effects of reference oils to marinespecies” would be completed.

That deadline suggests the results would come too late for the Northern Gateway review panel as it reviews the environmental impact of the pipeline.

Its hearings end next April and the panel reports back to government by the end of next year.

Lee noted his research would also be used by the Canadian Coast Guard, the agency that would be in charge of overseeing a spill into Canada’s waters.

He wrote the Coast Guard is “uncertain” whether traditional methods to contain an oil spill and clear contaminated water would be effective if deployed in a Northern Gateway spill.

The Fisheries Department did not respond to questions about whether Lee’s group was given the go-ahead to do the research.

Lee was informed this spring that his job and the research centre he runs is at risk of being eliminated as a result of federal budget cuts.

Reached by phone, Lee said he was not authorized to comment on the proposal but confirmed that he and his staff have been notified their positions are on a list of positions that could be cut.

“We were on an affected (position) list at one point.

“And we’re still on that affected list, but COOGER will still exist.”

Lee is an internationally renowned expert on oil spills and was tapped last year to join a U.S. scientific committee studying the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Northern Gateway’s twin pipelines would carry natural gas condensate to Alberta and diluted oilsands bitumen to Kitimat, B.C., where it would be transferred to tankers for export.

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Newcomers need to build credit history

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Each year, hundreds of thousands of people immigrate to Canada in search of a better life and greater opportunity.

Regardless of their skills, background of support network, most new Canadians encounter many challenges as they adjust to their new homeland.

One of the biggest adjustments they have to make is establishing themselves financially and getting a credit history.

A recent RBC poll found, in fact, that 79 per cent of newcomers feel it’s important to start building a credit history quickly and 75 per cent believe that expert advice is

important when it comes to lending or borrowing money.

“Newcomers are faced with a myriad of tasks and decisions to ensure their future success,” said Paul Sy, director of multicultural markets with RBC. “Among these are important financial decisions, and professional advice can be critical to overcoming obstacles and challenges in this area.”

“Besides opening a bank account, one of the first things new Canadians should do when they arrive is to start building a credit rating,” said Raymond Chun, senior vice-president of TD Canada Trust.

“But in order to start building a

good credit rating in Canada, you need to apply for credit, which can be challenging when you are new to a country.”

A credit rating reflects your ability to take on and pay back money you have borrowed.

If you’re thinking of buying a house or car someday, having a good credit rating will help to secure financing and may even get you a better interest rate.

Similarly, you may even need a credit rating to lease an apartment, apply for insurance or purchase a mobile phone.

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There are several things newcomers to Canada can do to build up their credit rating.

One is to apply for a secured credit card.

“This gives you all the advantages of a credit card but requires that you set aside a certain amount of money to provide the bank with the security that you will pay the money back,” explained Chun. “Over time, you can build your credit history and eventually your credit rating should be high enough that you can confidently apply and be approved for an unsecured credit card.”

RBC has a program that allows newcomers with no credit history to get an unsecured credit card. It also allows a spouse or partner to get a second credit card and helps the cardholders build a credit history together.

“Credit history is used to establish a pattern on how well you manage your financial obligations and determine how safe it is to lend and do business with you,” Sy noted.

The RBC poll found that 68 per cent of newcomers to the country believe using credit cards is a smart way to manage their finances and expenses.

Another thing is to always pay your bills on time and in full.

“Pay your bills online and set up automatic payments from your everyday bank account to ensure you’re never late or miss a payment,” Chun advised.

“If you can’t afford to pay the entire bill, then you must at least make the minimum monthly payment.”

As well, check your credit score. It’s good to know what your score is. You can request your credit report from either of the two agencies in Canada, Equifax and TransUnion.

It’s a good idea to review your credit score in case of any errors or fraudulent activity.

And if you’re new to Canada, visit your local bank branch for more tips on how to manage your day-today banking.

Talbot Boggs is a Toronto-based business communications professional who has worked with national news organizations, magazines and corporations in the finance, retail, manufacturing and other industrial sectors.

APPLE: Damages sought Most of those devices are “legacy” products with almost nonexistent new sales in the United States.

Apple lawyers will also ask that the judge triple the damage award to $3 billion since the jury found Samsung “wilfully” copied Apple’s patents.

The dispute centres on Apple’s dissatisfaction with Google’s entry into the phone market when the search company released its Android operating system and announced any company could use it free of cost. Google relies on Android devices to drive mobile traffic to its search engine, which in turn generates increased advertising revenue.

Android is becoming increasingly more important to Google’s bottom line because Apple is phasing out reliance on Google services such as YouTube and mapping as built-in features on the iPhone and iPad. Google entered the market while its then-CEO Eric Schmidt was on Apple’s board, infuriating Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who considered Android to be a blatant rip-off of the iPhone’s innovations.

Apple filed its patent infringement lawsuit in April 2011, engaging the country’s highest-paid patent lawyers to demand $2.5 billion.

The $1 billion represents about 1.5 per cent of Samsung’s annual revenue. Jerome Schaufield, a technology professor at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute said the verdict wouldn’t upend a multibillion-dollar global industry.

“Samsung is powerful,” Schaufield said. “The company will regroup and go on.”

Samsung engineers have already been designing around the disputed patent since last year.

“We should never count out Samsung’s flexibility and nimbleness,” said Mark Newman, a Hong Kong-based analyst with Sanford C. Bernstein. “This is merely an embarrassment and annoyance to the company that they will have to find ways around.”

SPILL: Opinions differ

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Traders will be looking for direction from Canadian bank earnings and a major speech by the chairman of the U.S. Federal after a summer-long rally that started to look frayed by the end of last week.

The TSX ended the week with a modest loss of 0.06 per cent as traders weighed whether the U.S. Federal Reserve thinks the U.S. economic recovery is in enough trouble to warrant another round of economic stimulus. But the TSX is up 6.6 per cent from the recent lows of early June.

The quarterly earnings season from the big banks kicks off Tuesday with Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) and Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO), with the rest of the big banks reporting on Thursday.

And generally speaking, while analysts are looking to a positive quarter, they also aren’t looking for anything out of the ordinary.

“I would probably label it as nothing spectacular, nothing catastrophic,” said Gareth Watson, vice-president investment management and research, Richardson GMP Ltd. “I think it’s going to be uneventful, it’s going to be the same pattern that we saw last quarter, which was retail showing contin-

ued signs of slowing in terms of growth.

Some people, I think, have an expectation that these banks are going to really miss the ball on the earnings but for the most part, they’re pretty good at getting close at least to expectations.”

The five biggest banks posted a four per cent increase in profits during the previous quarter, earning a combined $6.55 billion as they benefited from domestic consumer banking operations. That’s up from $6.28 billion a year ago.

The banks have reaped solid gains from a strong real estate market, but Watson doesn’t think their bottom lines should be impacted much by slowing market conditions, caused in part by moves by Ottawa to limit amortization periods.

“They were probably already cutting back on a lot of the, what they would consider lower quality mortgages in terms of down payments and so on,” he said, “which I think some of the other lenders, non bank lenders have been picking up the slack for them not taking it.”

Watson thinks bank shareholders could get some good news in the form of higher dividend payments from some of the big banks, including TD Bank (TSX:TD) and CIBC (TSX:CM).

It is shaping up to be a busy week on the economic calendar and traders will take in the latest read on Canadian economic growth.

Economists at CIBC World Markets expect the economy to have grown by 0.1 per cent during June, which would add up to annualized growth of 1.7 per cent.

In the U.S., investors will consider the latest reading on U.S. growth, consumer confidence and the Federal Reserve’s latest report on regional economic conditions.

But the major economic event occurs Friday when U.S. Federal Reserve Board chairman Ben Bernanke makes major speech at the central bank’s meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Hopes that the Fed will embark on another round of economic stimulus rose last week as the release of the minutes from its Aug. 1 meeting showed several members felt further support would be needed “fairly soon” unless the American economy improved significantly.

But analysts warn that it would be premature to expect the Fed to launch another round of stimulus in view of the fact that a slew of economic data released since Aug. 1 have pointed to an improving economy.

Germany rejects more time for Greece THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN — Germany’s economy minister has rejected calls for Greece to get more time to implement economic reforms, saying in an interview Sunday that Athens needs to respect the bailout deal reached with its international creditors.

Philipp Roesler’s comments to ZDF public television come after a visit by Greece’s prime minister to Berlin on Friday, during which Antonis Samaras told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that his country needs “time to breathe” before it can make all the budget cuts and reforms demanded as part of its C240 billion ($300 billion) bailout packages.

“What the Greeks have asked for, half a year or two years, that’s not doable,” said Roesler, who is also the vice chancellor in Angela Merkel’s coalition government.

He added that “time is always money” and all parties had agreed that additional funds for Greece weren’t up for debate.

Roesler, the leader of Germany’s pro-business Free Democratic Party, has long taken a hard line on Greece. Last month, he caused an outcry in Greece by suggesting the idea of the country leaving the 17-nation eurozone had “lost its horror.”

Those comments appeared to put him at odds with Merkel, who has always insisted that Greece should remain in the euro.

But his latest views on the need for Greece to stick to the agreed time plan for reforms were echoed by German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, who told a newspaper in comments published Sunday that “more time generally means more money and that quickly means a new (bailout) program.”

Merkel has so far shied away from making new promises to Greece.

On Sunday, she dodged questions on the subject during an interview with German public TV station ARD. Instead, she insisted that “we are at a crucial moment in the fight against the debt crisis and that’s why I think we should all weigh our words carefully.”

The question of how

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Opinions differ on whether a spill of diluted bitumen would react so dramatically differently from spills of other crudes.

Bitumen is oil extracted from oil sands. It’s thick and heavy like molasses, though a diluted version is what would be moved through the Enbridge pipeline if the $6-billion project gets approved.

That’s about all everyone — including Calgarybased Enbridge, the B.C. government, pipeline engineers, spill response experts and environmentalists — can agree on.

What they cannot agree on is whether characteristics believed to be associated with diluted bitumen — also known as dilbit — lead to higher risks of pipeline fractures and consequently, oil spills.

There is also no agreement on whether diluted bitumen behaves differently in water than conventional crude oil once it is spilled. Ray Doering, manager of engineering with the Northern Gateway project, and Elliott Taylor, one of the company’s oil spill experts, said a combination of factors, over time, will prompt diluted bitumen to get denser.

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to avert a Greek debt default, which could spark a chain reaction among other ailing European economies, has preoccupied EU leaders as they return from their traditional summer break.

French President Francois Hollande urged Greece on Saturday to do more to show its commitment to reforms, and offered the country no immediate hope for relief from its current regime

vocated closer political integration as a means of preventing the European project from unraveling under the strain caused by the eurozone crisis.

The chancellor told ARD television Sunday: “Our task now is to remove the founding mistakes of the currency union, namely the lack of political co-operation, and that’s what we are going to discuss in the coming months.”

of painful austerity measures. Like Merkel, Hollande said further decisions on Greece need to wait for a report next month by the country’s debt inspectors. The respected German weekly Der Spiegel reported in its latest edition that Merkel wants EU leaders to forge ahead with deeper political integration within the unwieldy 27-nation bloc.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Diana Krall knows how to pay tribute to Neil Armstrong.

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Krall said she once was lucky enough to share a glass of wine with the first man to walk on the moon.

The astronaut died Saturday at 82.

Armstrong probably was wishing he didn’t have to listen to the pop standard again, Krall said lightly, after gazing toward the night sky.

Rufus Wainwright marries fiance NEW YORK — Musician Rufus Wainwright has tied the knot.

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of times, stroking the record and finessing the mix. When it’s over, it’s gone for years.”

Jazz-pop musician Maia Sharp, who’s worked with Garfunkel before, produced the two new songs on the album. She also wrote Long Way Home while her father, Randy Sharp, wrote Lena, which features Dean Parks on guitar.

“You’ve got to play this ... because Dean Parks on electric guitar, with his fuzz and distorted insanity that grows in the fade, is really a master’s touch,” said Garfunkel, who has occasionally reunited with Simon over the years.

Of the established tunes, Garfunkel is particularly proud of his singing on Kathy’s Song, a live recording from the Old Friends tour he and Simon did in 2004.

Originally recorded for their 1966 hit album Sounds of Silence, the track features Simon on guitar and Garfunkel singing.

“His nuancy guitar support and the loving, caressing guitar work that Paul Simon does on a Martin acoustic guitar just kills me and it makes me sing lovely,” said Garfunkel.

“I ride that guitar like a jockey on a horse that is having a fabulous little spring.”

ried by close friend and artist Justin Vivian Bond in a ceremony in Montauk on Long Island.

Wainwright and Weisbrodt have a 1-year-old daughter together in a parenting partnership with Lorca Cohen, daughter of Leonard Cohen.

Wainwright and Weisbrodt were engaged in 2010.

People says a number of celebrities attended the wedding, includPhoto by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ing Alan Cumming, Julianne Moore, Musician Rufus Wainwright, Yoko Ono and left, and partner Jorn Sean Lennon, Antony Hegarty, Lou Weisbrodt stand at their Reed, Carrie Fish- wedding ceremony in Montauk er and producer on Long Island in New York.

Mark Ronson, who also assisted with DJ duties during the reception.

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Actors Brent Spiner and Marina Sirtis, who played Lt. Commander Data and Counsellor Deanna Troi on Star Trek: The Next Generation, thrilled fans Friday with visit to the Star Trek exhibition at this year’s fair.

On the 25th anniver‘IT WAS JUST A sary of the iconic sci-fi show, the actors said they JOB, REALLY, had no idea when they AT THE TIME. I signed on to do the pilot that it would spawn a WASN’T A BIG franchise that continues STAR TREK FAN.’ to this day.

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— MARINA SIRTIS, WHO “They offered me a job PLAYED COUNSELLOR which was going to last a DEANNA TROI ON year or 10 months, it was STAR TREK: THE NEXT going to be the longest GENERATION job I’d ever had on television and I said: Where do I sign,” Sirtis said.

“It was just a job, really, at the time. I wasn’t a big Star Trek fan.

“Now, of course, I am, because, um, they bought me everything I own.”

As they did a whirlwind photo shoot in the touring exhibit, Spiner said he had no idea what was ahead.

“I still don’t believe it,” he said.

“I don’t take it particularly seriously, the whole oeuvre, but it’s almost 50 years old, Star Trek, and when something hits half a century and it’s still going, you have to take it semi-seriously.

“When it hits 100 years, it’s a certified religion at that point.”

This original series, starring William Shatner as James T. Kirk, debuted in 1966 and ran for just three seasons but became a cult hit, and the franchise was revived in Star Trek: The Next Generation, which debuted in September 1987.

There were 178 episodes of The Next Generation over the next seven years, and the cast appeared in four feature-length movies.

The torch was passed to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, which ran from 1993 to 1999, Star Trek: Voyager, 1995-2001, and Star Trek: Enterprise, 2001-2005.

The exhibit makes it first-ever Canadian stop at the Pacific National Exhibition, which continues until Sept. 3.

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Tony Doblin, director of operations for the travelling exhibit, said there are more than 300 pieces of memorabilia, including Captain Kirk’s chair from the original series. There’s a 10-foot replica of the Enterprise ship, prop weapons, phasers and an array of uniforms.

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it’s all owned by the people. This is terrible for people like us who love the old days of vinyl, where you made a thing with a beginning, a middle and an end.”

With The Singer, Garfunkel went great pains to make sure each song would flow perfectly into the next, and he’s hoping fans will listen to the tunes in sequence.

The 34-song collection, which he put together himself, includes his solo work as well as tracks from his Simon & Garfunkel years.

The project also has two new songs — Lena and Long Way Home — as well as his personal notes on each tune.

Garfunkel said “it was a delight” choosing the titles, which include The Sound Of Silence, I Only Have Eyes For You, Scarborough Fair/Canticle, and Bridge Over Troubled Water (from the heralded 1970 album that led to his first breakup with onetime musical partner Paul Simon).

Through the song-selection process, “I gained a certain self-respect like I have never known for myself,” he noted.

“Self-respect, man. I really got a kick out of some of my performances. I did my job good. I don’t listen to past work often. When I’m making it, I play ’em hundreds

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TORONTO — As he reflects on the past with a new collection of mostly older tunes, legendary popfolk singer-songwriter Art Garfunkel is also wrestling with his musical future.

The harmonizing master of Simon & Garfunkel and solo-artist fame, who releases the two-CD retrospective collection The Singer on Tuesday, has battled vocal cord paresis for about two years now and took a break from performing live until recently.

And though the six-time Grammy Award winner says he’s “95 per cent” healed, he’s unsure of what will happen with his music career.

“I was nervous in Williamstown, (Mass.,) was it three nights ago or four nights ago, the first show in quite a while,” Garfunkel said in a recent telephone interview from Northern Greece, one of several stops on his ongoing, years-long “walk across Europe.”

“But it’s all going to be OK, I feel it in the bones.

“I will corral this experience and triumph.”

The recovery of the 70-yearold’s beloved dulcet tones aren’t his only obstacle to entering the studio and recording a full-length album of new tunes, though.

“I don’t know what comes next,” said the New York native, who is also a Golden Globe-nominated actor and a poet.

“For me, as a singer, I’m only now just last week getting back onstage and trusting that I can sing again. So beyond stage comes recording.

“Recording is skittish for people like me. How do you get paid?

How do you track it? There’s no charts anymore. How do you know if people like it? What’s the form?

Radio is dead.

“So I am nervous about going into the recording studio. What if I get passionately involved in making what I call a masterpiece and the world receives it as: ’We have no room for masterpiece, the concept is dead’?”

Garfunkel also longs for the days of analogue and pre-piracy.

“I must say the whole idea of recording in the studio, which was the fun of crafting it and singing in private and being shy but being a perfectionist, it ruled my life until the age of digital. And when I saw The Social Network, that movie, I had to leave the theatre because it’s all about theft, Napster,” he said.

“If somebody does something and somebody else likes it, just take it, nevermind the copyright,

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Dear Annie: I am a single mother in my mid-30s and recently graduated from college. Because of the current job market, I am having difficulty finding a permanent full-time position in my field. I will most likely need to relocate to another state.

The problem is my great aunt. She is a nosy gossip and occasionally puts me on the spot, asking me all kinds of questions. I am not, nor have I ever been, close to this woman. I usually see her only in church, so this is where these grillings take place. I find it highly inappropriate, MITCHELL but she backs & SUGAR me into a corner, and I end up answering her. She had the nerve to ask whether I will be “allowed” to move to another state. When I asked her what she meant, she alluded to the fact that my ex-husband may not want me to take my son elsewhere.

Annie, this woman knows perfectly well that my ex wants nothing to do with our son, and it is extremely hurtful when people bring up the subject.

This man has chosen to remove himself from our son’s life for the past two years. Why would she insinuate that he’d block me from moving?

I do not care to air my personal business to my drama queen of an aunt so she can have fodder for her gossipy life. But she is also family, and I do not want to cause controversy by telling her to mind her own business. How can I get her to stop her inquisitions in a tactful way? — Niece in the Hot Seat Dear Niece: There are ways to avoid answering nunofyerbizness-type questions by obfuscation and changing the subject while remaining sweet and pleasant. But it sounds like you need to practise in front of a mirror because you get too flustered when cornered.

Smile and say sweetly, “Why, Aunt Bee, when I have news to share, I’ll be delighted to tell you. Where did you get that lovely dress? You look 10 years

younger.” Then give her a big kiss on the cheek and walk away before she recovers. Repeat as needed.

Dear Annie: I have a scholarship that makes my private college experience cost nearly the same as my sister’s public education. Recently, my father told me that I’m on my own in terms of paying for grad school, should I decide to go.

This surprised me because he and my mother are currently paying for my sister to receive her master’s degree.

Even though I could handle taking out loans, I’m a little hurt that they’d pay for my sister’s entire education and not mine.

How should I deal with this? — Feeling Unloved in Kansas Dear Kansas: It’s possible that your parents’ financial situation has changed recently, and although they feel obligated to continue with your sister’s tuition, they cannot afford to take on any more expenses. The only way to find out why they appear to show favouritism is to ask them. But frankly, neither you nor your sister should depend on your parents to cover the cost of post-graduate degrees.

Please look into scholarships, grants and other financial aid.

Dear Annie: “Faithful and Upset” was besieged by a girlfriend who objected to his online friendships with women. While you agreed that she is insecure, you also suggested that he examine his friendships and ask himself whether she has a point.

As a 64-year-old straight male in a monogamous relationship, my friendships are almost entirely with women and gay men. Why? I don’t relate well to guys who want to talk sports, cars and how to barbecue. Women are much more interesting, with two of these relationships lasting decades.

Fortunately, my fiancee has no issue with my friendships, which is one of the reasons I love her.

In my view, “Faithful” is liberated from society’s illogical, constraining norms. — Santa Cruz Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

HOROSCOPES

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Recent events may feel as if they are shifting your friendships, in some cases dramatically. Developments will be inspiring as you find more support than you knew before. The changes are leading you to more honest interactions.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You may be surprised by whom you find yourself in an alliance with, and how. You and another person are being drawn to each other now to facilitate mutual learning. You gain a refreshing new look at yourself.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You have the supreme blessing of awareness fueled by optimism. It will quiet your inner critic and lead you to commit to speak to yourself in ways that are more loving and worthy of the honor you always deserved. Knowing you’re worth more is one way to move towards it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Some might resist anger, labeled as a lower emotion.

However, there are some things that are right to find inexcusable. It’s also pure and good to face the frustration so that you can own your power to move forward. This is the opportunity now. It is special.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It’s a time when you finally realize the thing you’ve been running from was never a boogie man, but just a part of you that was always meant to be embraced. It’s there that you affirm the foundation to your inner strength now.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): As much as we would love it to be otherwise, technology will never be perfect, at least not today. Your familiarity has led you to notice the bumps and blips a little less, but there is a measure of patience required today when dealing with digitally brilliant inanimate objects.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’re now in a process of uncovering what your unique brand of wisdom is going to look like.

Even the unpredictable has meaning and

Monday, August 27 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Alexa Vega, 24; Sarah Chalke, 36; Paul Reubens, 60 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: This is one of those rare months that starts and ends with a Full Moon. Full Moons generally denote a time of fruition, cultivation, or completion. Both of these Full Moons speak kindly to nearby power players in the sky, suggesting we like the shift. It will be a great day, enjoy!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: It’s a deeply transformative year, where NADIYA your own emoSHAH tional intensity and ability to focus surprises you. Wherever you have settled for the artificial, you will now demand only what is real. It will be a great year, enjoy!

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’re already famous to those who love you and believe in you. Trust that a desire to be known will lead you to the lessons your soul most needs. Inspiring developments are unfolding.

Embrace your fame.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): There is a brief window available to secure a power deal. Trust your connections and be willing to strengthen a bond. You’ll gain much in the process of connection, including a practical opportunity to accomplish an aim.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You feel the way you do because this is what you will learn the most from now. Be kind and gentle with yourself, and stay out of harm’s way, but do trust you are being led to what you need to know next.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The soul knows when new stuff is coming in and old stuff is leaving. Feelings of change can be mislabelled as sadness. Don’t give into fear or sorrow now, not that you would. There is

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your feelings right now are strong and run the risk of being misdirected. You have such awesome blessings on offer now. Channel your feelings towards appreciating what is truly right in your life.

Nadiya Shah is a consulting astrologer, syndicated sun sign columnist and holds a master’s degree in the Cultural Study of Cosmology and Divination, from the University of Kent, U.K. Her column appears daily.

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LAZARO ~ Conchita Cruz Conchita Cruz Lazaro passed away peacefully August 23, 2012 at the Foothills Medical Centre at the age of 81 years old.

Conchita was born on October 5, 1930 in Nueva Ecija, Philippines. During her younger years, she was a hard-working business woman and took pride in her strong work ethics. She immigrated to Canada in October 1980. Conchita was a very caring and loving mother and grandmother.

She also had many friends and was the kind of person willing to help anyone in need. Conchita loved to cook and she would often prepare generous meals because she most enjoyed the company of family and friends. Conchita will lovingly be remembered by her seven children; Linda (Mario) Trevino, Emil (Marita) Lazaro, Cora (Edgar) Vicente, Violeta (Eddie) Siapno, Rogelio Lazaro, Josie (Modesto) Mapeso, and Manny (Liesel) Lazaro. She will forever be remembered by her fourteen grandchildren; Liezl (Raymond), Michael (Nicole), Eric (Caryn), Anne, Joy (Daniel), Edward, Alex, Victor, Gilbert, Jeffrey, Acie, Malven, Limuel, and Lisette.

She will also be remembered by her three great-grandchildren; Chiara, Chaeli, and Aazlynn.

Conchita is predeceased by her loving husband, Romeo and grandson, Michael.

Those wishing to pay their respects to Mrs. Conchita Lazaro may do so on Monday, August 27, 2012 and Tuesday, August 28, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m at Red Deer Funeral Home, 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer. A prayer service will be included. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on W e d n e s d a y, A u g u s t 2 9 , 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 5508 - 48A Avenue, Red Deer with the Reverend Father Martin Carroll presiding. Interment will follow at Alto Reste Cemetery. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-3319.

Obituaries PANGLE Catherine 1922 - 2012 It is with saddened hearts, the family of Catherine Pangle said their final goodbyes to our mother, grandmother and great grandmother, on August 16, 2012 at Symphony Aspen Ridge Retirement Home in Red Deer, Alberta.

Catherine is survived by her six children; Margaret (Ed) Storch, Edward Pangle, James (April) Pangle, David (Marianne) Pangle, Nancy Pangle, Glen (Valerie) Pangle; ten grandchildren, and sixteen great grandchildren; and her sister Marion Denson.

Catherine was predeceased by her husband Carr; her son Paul; her sister, Margaret Picketts and her parents Thomas and Margaret McCreath. A Celebration of her life will be held on Thursday September 6, 2012 at Lacombe Trinity Lutheran Church in Lacombe, Alberta at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Breast Cancer Research or Stars Air Ambulance or charity of donors choice. A special THANK-YOU to all of Catherine’s caregivers at Symphony Aspen Ridge who took such wonderful care of our mother.

COUSINS Ronald Dec. 26, 1919 - Aug. 21, 2012

Ron Cousins passed away peacefully at Centennial Care Centre in Ponoka, AB on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at the age of 92 years. He is survived by his daughter Beverley (Fred) Beckley; granddaughter Avalon Cousins, great-grandson Aslan Cousins; nephew Ron (Judith) Cousins of Brooks, AB, John Cousins of Edmonton, AB and Ann Cousins of Red Deer, AB. He is predeceased by his wife Louise and son G a r r y. A G a t h e r i n g t o Celebrate Ron’s Life will be held at The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch No. 35 (2810 Bremner Avenue, Red Deer, AB) on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Condolences may In Memoriam be forwarded through www.mcinnisandholloway.com If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made directly to The Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury, Orion Unit, Box 1000, Ponoka, AB T4J 1R8.

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Central AB Life Publication date: THURS. SEPT. 6 Deadline is: Fri. August 31 at 5 p.m.

CLEANING SUPERVISOR

Must have an open availability and be flexible with schedule as are open 24 hours. You will have experience leading a team of cleaners. Send resume to vickib@cashcasino.ca or fax 1-403-243-4812.

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Stettler & Weekender

Publication date: WED. SEPT. 5 FRI. SEPT. 7 Deadline is: Fri. August 31 at NOON

LEADING facility services company is seeking hard working, safety conscious cleaners for janitorial team.

F/T work. Fax resume to 403-314-7504

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800 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Big Bore Directional Drilling is a directional boring and hydrovac company based in Lloydminster with branches in Edmonton and Red Deer. We are currently expanding our boring operation in these locations and require the following personnel:

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Clerical

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ACCURACY ONLINE P r o d u c t i o n Te s t i n g i s currently hiring for day and night assistant personnel.

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F/T Live in Caregiver for 5 kids. Mature & responsible w/min. secondary education or 6 mo. caregiver exp. Able Seeking a mature to speak Igbo language an motivated individual. incentive. $1850 gross salary, Must have experience with $330 room & board. Call A c c o u n t i n g , M i c r o s o f t Mary or Al 403-346-1298 O f f i c e a n d A c c o u n t s Receivable.

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Landcore Technologies Inc. located in Ponoka is currently seeking energetic, motivated team players for the following positions:

Drillers and Driller Assistants with a Class 1 driver’s license.

Apprentice or Journeyman Mechanics Pile Drive Operators Pile Drive Assistants Field Supervisor All candidates must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test.

Safety tickets are an asset but we are willing to train the right candidate.

We offer exceptional pay, excellent benefit package and a positive work environment.

Please email resumes to info@landcore.ca or fax 403-783-2011.

The right candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Please no phone calls.

Hiring Experienced

Rimbey Publication date; TUES. SEPT, 4 Deadline is: Thurs. August 30 at NOON

Central Alberta Oilfield Construction Company

P/T Caregiver req’d for mid. age lady in South Red Deer.

Entails 2 visits daily, Bingos 9-9:30 a.m. & 8:30-9:30 p.m. to monitor well-being RED DEER BINGO Centre & health. Schedule involves 4946-53 Ave. (West of 10-14 days/mo. Job pays Superstore). Precall 12:00 above average wages. & 6:00. Check TV Today!!!!

Send resume to Box 1001, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9

Oilfield

Ponoka Publication date: WED. SEPT. 5 Deadline is: Thur. August 30 at 5 p.m.

We offer above-average compensation, great benefits, management support, new machinery, room for advancement, training and a company that is still small enough to treat you as a person and not a number.

We require hard working individuals capable of handling a fast-paced work environment. Experience on Ditchwitch Machines preferred. Drillers and Locators must have Class 1A license and all safety tickets.

Thank you for applying, but only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Owner may claim by identifying. 403-343-1012

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ARAMARK at (Dow Prentiss Plant) about 20-25 minutes out of Red Deer needs hardworking, reliable, honest person w/drivers license, to work 40/hrs. per week w/some weekends, daytime hrs.

Starting wage $13/hr. Fax resume w/ref’s to 403-885-7006 Attn: Val Black

Red Deer Advocate & Red Deer Life Publication dates: SAT. SEPT. 1 SUN. SEPT. 2 TUES. SEPT. 4 Deadline is: Fri. August 31 at 5 p.m.

Reply in confidence to: seversen@bigboreinv.ca or fax resume to (306)825-6305

BABY/CHILDS Tricycle (with push arm). Found at three mile bend dog park (main parking lot) on Tuesday, Aug. 16 about noon.

R e d i n C o l o r.

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Competitive wage & benefit pkg. Email resume to: office@ dexproduction.com or fax 403-864-8284

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WE’RE GROWING! Laser Derm & Wellness Centre in Red Deer - a med-spa is looking to hire an Aesthetician.

Must have aesthetic diploma, all training will be provided. Please drop off your resume to Laser Derm Bay 500 80 Donlevy Avenue Red Deer, Alberta.

Janitorial

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Oilfield MYRNA WALKER You left our lives but we will always have you in our hearts.

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FULL/PART TIME experienced harvest help req’d.

Red Deer area.

403-357-4408

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Chapel of the Bells, 2720 Centre Street North, Calgary, AB T2E 2V6 Telephone: 1-800-661-1599.

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FULL TIME IT FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN NEEDED in Red Deer, AB We offer competitive and comprehensive compensation with benefit package, vehicle allowance, and salary based on experience.

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Castor - Regular deadline

Email: classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

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Bashaw Publication date: TUES. SEPT. 4 Deadline is: Thur. August 30 at NOON

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Computer Personnel

Sylvan Lake News & Eckville Echo Publication date: THUR. SEPT. 6 Deadline is: Fri. August 31 at 5 p.m.

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AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC

3rd & 4th year apprentice or Journeyman Fax your resume to: 403-729-3236 Attn: Andy or Darry or email to bunwel@telusplanet.net

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FLINT TUBULAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES requires Shop & Yard Laborers. $16/hr. to start Apply w/resume to: 4115 39139 HWY 2A (Blindman Industrial Park)

IS looking to fill the following positions in the: HINTON AND FOX CREEK LOCATION * Oilfield Construction Supervisors * Oilfield Construction Lead Hands * Stainless and Carbon Welders * B-Pressure Welders * Pipefitters * Experienced Pipeline Equipment Operators * Experienced oilfield labourers * Industrial Painters * 7-30 tonne Picker Truck Operator with Class 1 H2S Alive ( Enform), St. John (Red Cross) standard first aid) & in-house drug and alcohol tests are required.

Please submit resume to hr@alstaroc.com or Fax to 780-865-5829 Quote job #62419 on resume

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WANTED: Global Energy Management Corp.

Personnel for Domestic & International Oil and Gas Projects

*Specify Position Being Applied For

Westcan Fabricating Ltd is a fast growing oil and gas fabricating company based out of Ponoka AB. The successful candidate will have: *2 years Post-Secondary Education in either Business/Oil & Gas Technology *Good Computer Skills with MS Office; *Detailed Orientated individual who can deal with multi-tasking and changing priorities and staff on a daily basis. *Experience working in fabricating oil and gas production equipment an asset.

Competitive wages with benefit packages available.

Interested candidates please send resume to admin@westcanfab.ca Of fax to 403-775-4014

Q-TEST INSPECTION LTD

Now has immediate opening for CGSB LEVEL II RT and CEDO’s for a large Pipeline Project in the Fox Creek area.

This project is ongoing and work can be performed on a rotation or a continuous basis. Other areas may require personnel also.

Top wages and a comprehensive benefit package are available after 3 months employment.

Email resumes to: qtestltd@telus.net or phone 403-887-5630 RED DEER BASED Oilfield trucking company requires Oilfield salesperson /truck push .

Please send resume and oilfield related tickets to Box 1002, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9

TANKMASTER RENTALS requires experienced Class 1 bed truck/winch truck operators. Competitive wages and benefits. m.morton@tankmaster.ca or fax 403-340-8818

TANKMASTER RENTALS requires experienced Class 3 Vac Truck Operators for Central Alberta.

Competitive wages and benefits. m.morton@tankmaster.ca or fax 403-340-8818 TEAM Snubbing now hiring operators and helpers. Email: janderson@ teamsnubbing.com

Has Opening for all positions!

Immediately. All applicants must have current H2S, Class 5 with Q Endorsement, First Aid We offer competitive wages & excellent benefits. Please include 2 work reference names and numbers Please fax resume to : 403-264-6725 Or email to: tannis@treelinewell.com No phone calls please.

• Project & Construction Managers • Civil, Mechanical, E&I Supervisors & Inspectors • API 510,570,653 & NACE Inspectors • Commissioning & Start Up Personnel • Operations Personnel - Oil and Gas Facilities International Experience to be considered as an asset.

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Oilfield

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RMT required for chiropractic & massage clinic. Please apply, in person, with resume to Optimum Performance Centre, located in the Collicutt Centre.

TR3 ENERGY is at the forefront of reclamation and remediation in the oil & gas industry.

We are currently recruiting for:

We are currently looking to recruit a qualified, career-oriented candidate for the position of

DISPATCHER/FIELD SALES

*Equipment Operators REQUIREMENTS: *Valid driver’s license * H2S Alive * Standard First Aid *WHMIS and/or CSTS or PST • * Pre-Access A& D Testing • Please email or fax your • resume to: hr@tr3energy.com • Fax: 403-294-9323 www.tr3energy.com Looking for a new pet?

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to join our Operations team in RED DEER. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity.

TOTAL OILFIELD RENTAL offers: Competitive wages based on experience Bonus program Group health and dental benefits Employee RRSP and company stock savings plan

Restaurant/ Hotel

F/T or P/T Housekeeping and servers with experience in serving seniors.

Must be flexible, work within a team environment, take initiative and work without supervision.

Must be available to work weekend. We offer a competitive salary.

Fax: 403-341-5613 Attention: ARAMARK e-mail: margery_becker@ aramark.ca

850

Please apply to John Vanderburgt at jvanderburgt@ totaloilfield.ca or fax at (403) 341-5808.

P/T COUNTER PERSON. Must be reliable and willing to work weekends.

Apply in person to the Donut Mill, Gasoline Alley

SAROS

Req’s Exp. P/T waitress for days & evenings.

Please apply in person: w/resume to 4914-52 St.

YOUR old don’t wants could become someone else’s treasure. Sell it fast with an Advocate Want Ad. Phone 309-3300.

1st & 2nd yr. Apprentice or Journeyman Agricultural Technician /Heavy Duty Mechanic

Boundary Technical Group Inc. Is now hiring for:

with Ag experience.

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We offer year round employment, exemplary benefits package, competitive pay scale and continuous professional training in a positive, friendly team oriented work environment.

If you have a great attitude and integrity, Future Ag Inc is offering you an exciting career opportunity.

To apply, forward your resume to: Future Ag Inc. Attn: Barry Groves Box 489 Red Deer, AB T4N 5G1 Fax to (403) 342-0396 Email to barryg@ futureag.ca

~TECHNICIAN (RODMAN)

In the Red Deer and surrounding area Boundary offers a competitive salary and benefits package as well as an RRSP program. We are a Construction/Land survey company based in Airdrie.

C & C COATINGS is seeking an INDUSTRIAL PAINTER. Exp. with Endura an asset.

Competitive wages & benefits. Fax resume to: 403-227-1165.

CENTRAL ALBERTA DEALERSHIP is now accepting applications for a full time Parts Person.

Must have good communication and computer skills and have the ability to work independently.

Excellent company benefits.

Please email resume along with wage expectations to: philparts@gmail.com or fax to 403-347-3813

CALIBER PAINT & BODY

EXP’’D drywall tradesmen & laborers req’d, Phone 403-348-8640

Assembling and repairing Is looking for an control valves/frac heads experienced • Calibration, testing & Automotive painter troubleshooting of valves Journeyman certification as well as measureis preferred, however exp. ment & valve related WELLHEAD in the field will also be instruments ISOLATION considered. If you like THE RUSTY PELICAN is • Disassembly, cleanup SERVICE working in a fast paced now accepting resumes for and evaluation of parts environment, and take a well experienced • Signing & documenting TECHNICIANS pride in your work, please F/T SERVER date compliance sheets ANDTRAINEES apply. We offer a fun work Apply within: 2079-50 • Pressure testing processes ISOLATION Equipment environment, exc. wages, Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. with experience, will train Services Inc. an expanding incentive and benefits.

Fax 403-347-1161 Phone • Forklift experience/ loadOil Service & Supply Interested candidates calls WILL NOT be accepted. er experience, will train Company is seeking should apply in person at • Must be 18 years of quality Service X-STATIC 6424 Golden West Ave. age or older to apply IS NOW ACCEPTING or email resume to: • Must supply driver’s Technicians and Trainees.

Previous exp. with service APPLICATIONS caliberpaint@telus.net abstract rigs, fracturing, or similar FOR exp’d P/T industry exp. with oilfield Door Personnel BENEFITS: tickets is an asset Class 1 Apply in person or 3 driver’s License after 3 pm.

• Excellent hourly wage applicants will get primacy • Lucrative Safety Bonus (Drivers with Class 5 & 5Q X-STATIC and Christmas bonus will be considered if IS NOW ACCEPTING • Excellent benefit plan applicant has relevant CANEM SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS • Retirement plan oilfield experience) A LTD FOR EXPERIENCED current driver’s abstract REQUIRES Fax or email your resume COCKTAIL SERVER req’d Off-road driving exp. and driver’s abstract to: Apply in person is an asset. MUST HAVE * JM & Apprentice Fax: (403) 347-3406 after 3 pm. valid H2S and AB/BC First Commercial Electricians Email: l.enzie@ Aid Tickets, BENEFITS * JM & Apprentice isolationequipment.com Service Electricians Sales & or drop by • Exc. monthly guarantee FOR LOCAL WORK #239-37428 RR273 Distributors • Exc. job bonus Clearview Industrial, • Northern Allowance Resumes to: Red Deer County RED DEER BASED Program Fax: 403-347-1866 WATER & VAC DRIVER • Excellent Benefit Plan Oilfield trucking company Or Email: requires needed. All oilfield tickets and Travel Expenses. dchristensen@canem.com Oilfield salesperson req’d. Call 885-4373 or fax • Retirement Plan No Phone Calls /truck push . resume 403-885-4374 • Lucrative Safety Bonus Please send resume and • Christmas bonus ZUBAR Production oilfield related tickets to Box 1002, c/o R. D. AdvoServices Fax or email your resume cate, 2950 Bremner Ave., is currently taking resumes and driver’s abstract to: Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9 for experienced Fax: (403) 347-3406 Assistant Operators.

Email: l.enzie@ SOAP STORIES Must have all valid tickets. isolationequipment.com F/T HEAVY DUTY is seeking Email resume to: or drop by 239-37428 JOURNEYMAN or 3rd YR. Retail Sales Supervisor rdzubaroffice@telus.net or RR273 Red Deer County wanted or growing for our Parkland Mall location, fax to: 403-346-9420 T4E 0A1 independent shop in Red Deer. $17.40/hr. business for over 25 Email resume: years. Apprentices & premierjobrd1@gmail.com journeymen welcome.

Oilfield Competitive wages, benefits training & tool Trades programs.

E-mail resume to: joy@etrnow.com ABEL CORPORATION fax (403) 340-8796 is looking for candidates for the following positions: EXP’D SIDER , must have RED DEER • EDMONTON • GRANDE PRAIRIE truck and tools. $85/sq. we pay compensation * Woodworking machine Call 403-347-2522 operators $17.00- $21.50 Established and very busy Oilfield Trucking hourly - 40 hrs. per wk.

Furniture manufacturing * Company is now hiring for the following: labourers $13.95 - $17. Truckers/ • Journeyman Heavy Duty hourly - 40 hrs. per wk. Drivers * Cabinetmakers $18.50Mechanics $22.50 hourly - $40.00 hrs. per wk.

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FOUNDATION Company in Red Deer currently seeking experienced commercial foundation form workers. Please fax resume to: 403-346-5867 Full time Certified Quality Journeyman Auto Body Painter, Certified Journeymen Auto Body Technician and Certified Quality Estimator, required for busy shop in Rocky Mountain House. Top wages and benefits. E-Mail Resume to skylnltd@telus.net. Fax: 403-845-7724 or stop by: Skyline Collision 4811 43rd Street Rocky Mountain House, AB HEAVY EQUIPMENT SERVICE TECHNICIAN. United Rentals is looking for a

SERVICE TECHNICIAN to maintain and repair construction tools and equipment. Applicants must have 3-5 years exp, High School Diploma and valid drivers license.

Competitive wages and benefits. Email Rob at rmcwade@ur.com or fax to 403-343-1087

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850

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Case IH Equipment Dealer in Red Deer is now accepting applications for

Please send resume to: FAX: (403) 948-4924 or email tanya.dowie@btgi.ca

Isolation Equipment Total Oilfield Rentals is an Services Inc. equal opportunity employer.

An expanding Oil Service Company is willing to train For more information about the right candidates as our company, please visit valve technicians &/or our website shop assistants in its fast www.totalenergy.ca & mechanical environment.

Duties include but not limited to the following:

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Trades

850

Required Immediately

JOURNEYMAN Electrician Required Local work (Central Alberta) Oilfield exp as asset.

Send resume to hr@truemark.ca

Trades

850

MILLARD Trucking is looking for Licensed Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. Applicant must be able to work well in a high paced environment.

We offer competitive wages & performance based bonuses. Interested persons apply to: Fax 403-638-4987 or jmillard@enerchem.com

PARTSOURCE

Req’s exp’d automotive Parts Pros who can work flexible schedules.

Please apply at 6722 50th Ave or fax 403 309 0354 or email: ps791@ partsourcestores.com

QUALIFIED ELECTRICIANS NEEDED True Power Electric Requires Residential exp. only Competitive wages & benefits.

Fax resume to: 403-314-5599

RED DEER MITSUBISHI is looking for a Journeyman Technician to join our closeknit team of professionals. Enjoy a diverse workload and above industry average compensation.

E-mail resume to eduiker@reddeermitsu.ca, fax to 403-348-8026 or call Ed @ 403-348-8000.

Licensed Technicians only please.

Knowledge of ASME code bolt up, basic instrumentation and a commitment to excellence are prerequisites.

Competitive wages with benefit packages available.

Interested candidates please send resume to admin@westcanfab.ca Of fax to 403-775-4014 STAIR MANUFACTURER Req’s F/T workers to build stairs in Red Deer shop.

MUST HAVE basic carpentry skills. Salary based on skill level. Benefits avail. Apply in person at 100, 7491 Edgar Industrial Bend. email: earl707@telus.net. and/or fax 403-347-7913

TRANSX NEEDED IMMED. APPRENTICE TO JOURNEYMAN MON. TO FRI. Competitive wage and benefits. Please fax resume to: Attn: Ted 403-341-3691

LABORER needed in Red Deer ASAP. Must know Red Deer & surrounding Truckers/ area & have valid driver’s Drivers license. Please fax resumes to Fireplace Con- Busy Central Alberta Grain nections at 403-343-1899 Trucking Company looking for Class 1 Drivers. We MACHINE SHOP offer lots of home time, SUPERVISOR benefits and a bonus needed for small town in program. Grain and super Alberta, 1- 1/2 hours from B exp. an asset but not Calgary. Must have CNC necessary. If you have a M a c h i n e e x p e r i e n c e . clean commercial drivers W a g e d e p e n d i n g o n abstract and would like to experience. start making good money.

Please send resume to fax or email resume and info@skillmetal.com comm.abstract to or fax 403-641-3466.”

403-337-3758 or dtl@telus.net

Send resumes to Box 5324 Lacombe, Alberta T4L 1X1; apply by email at Abel.Corporation@ canadaemail.net or by fax to (403) 782-2729

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Oilfield Swampers Class 1 Drivers (Rig Moves) Picker Operator Receptionist

830

Winch Truck, Bed Truck Drivers & Picker Operators Competitive wages, benefits and scheduled days off. tickets and experience an asset.

Please forward applications by e-mail to accounting@ andystrucking.net or fax (403) 885-4931

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B & B COWIE INSULATION LTD.

Looking for Experienced Insulation installers and crews. Must have own transportation.

CSA approved safety boots are required.

Please fax resume to 403-347-8075.

Email: bbcowie@telus.net

850 DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

Top wages paid based on experience Benefit package Assigned units Scheduled days off Valid safety tickets an asset

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United Rentals is looking for a Class 3

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to deliver and pick up construction equipment in Central AB. Qualified candidates must have a clean & valid Class 3 License w/air brake endorsement. Competitive wages and Benefits.

Send resumes to Rob at rmcwade@ur.com or fax to 403-343-1087

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PET ADOPTION

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COMPUTER REPAIR

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REAL ESTATE

EXPERIENCED

Vacuum & Water Truck operators req’d. to start immed.

CLASS 1 or 3 WITH Q All oilfield safety tickets req’d. Clean drivers abstract. Must comply with drug and alcohol policy.

References Req’d.

Exc. salary & benefits.

Fax resume to: 403-742-5376 hartwell@telus.net

PROVIDENCE TRUCKING

Is looking for an exper.

TEXAS BED TRUCK OPERATOR in Red Deer, AB. Applicants must have previous oilfield exper. in driving off-road conditions. A Class 1 license with a clean drivers abstract is required. We offer a drug free work environment with excellent employee benefits and Group RRSP. Please fax a resume and current abstract to: 403-314-2340

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SHOPPING www.fhtmca.com/derekwiens Online Mega Mall 403-597-1854

VACATIONS www.radkeoutfitting.com AB Horseback Vacations 403-340-3971

WEB DESIGN

www.albertacomputerhygiene.com

affordablewebsitesolution.ca

AB, Computer Hygiene Ltd. 896-7523

Design/hosting/email $65/mo.

Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in MICHENER

ROUTE AVAIL.

* 50A Street & 51 Street between 40 Ave & 43 Ave.

DEER PARK * Dempsey St. & Dumas Crsc. area Also * Duffy Close & Dietz Close area ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info ADULT UPGRADING

Alberta Government Funded Programs Student Funding Available! * GED Preparation * Trades Entrance Exam Preparation * Women in the Trades

Academic Express

Adult Education & Training

340-1930

www.academicexpress.ca

TANKMASTER RENTALS requires fluid haulers.

Oilfield tickets an asset.

Competitive wages. Fax resume to: 403-340-8818

EASTVIEW 82 Advocate $430/month $5165/year

WANTED Class 1 drivers with propane, butane, LPG mix in Central AB. Must have all tickets Fax resume to 403-887-6110 or Call Dennis at 403-588-5836

WEST LAKE 77 Advocate $404/month $4851/year

880

Hardworking need only apply. Bring resume to: Metal Strip & Coatings 4617 63rd Street Mon-Fri 8-5.

No Phone Calls Please.

1349300 Ab Ltd o/a Trochu Gas & Snacks.

Wanted food counter attendant, food service supervisor, retail store supervisor, positions.

Wage: from $11.50/hrfood counter attendant, $13.00/hr-food service supervisor, $16.00/hrretail store supervisor.

Apply in:sungmina@ hotmail.com or fax:403-442-3138 or mail: pobox488 114 1ave N. Trochu AB T0M2C0

ADULT & YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED for delivery of Flyers Red Deer Express & Red Deer Life Sunday in

www.homefinders.ca Phone 403-340-3333

HIGHLAND GREEN Adult Carrier Needed for early morning 6 days /wk.

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED for early morning delivery of Red Deer Advocate 6 days per week in

www.homesreddeer.com Help-U-Sell Real Estate5483

RENTALS

ORIOLE PARK Oriole Park West Ogilvie Close & Oldring Crsc.

* 51 A Street & 52 Street between 40th Ave. & 43 Ave.

1442968 AB LTD o/a Rimbey Gas & Snacks. Wanted food counter attendant, food service supervisor, retail store supervisor, baker positions. Wage: from $11.50/hr-food counter attendant, $13.00/hr-food service supervisor, $16.00/ hr-retail store supervisor, $14.50/hr-baker. Apply in:sungmina@hotmail.com or fax:403-843-3871 or mail: PO Box 2069 5134 50 Ave Rimbey AB T0C 2J0

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BALLOON RIDES

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258478H25-30

HEALTH & FITNESS

www.workopolis.com Red Deer Advocate - Job Search

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Good computer skills an asset.

Please reference # CD-CP001

ASSOCIATIONS

www.centralalbertahomebuilders.com Central AB Home Builders 403-346-5321 www.reddeer.cmha.ab.ca Canadian Mental Health Assoc. www.realcamping.ca LOVE camping and outdoors? www.diabetes.ca Canadian Diabetes Assoc. www.mycommunityinformation.com /cawos/index.html www.reddeerchamber.com Chamber of Commerce 403-347-4491

www.laebon.com Laebon Homes 403-346-7273 www.albertanewhomes.com Stevenson Homes. Experience the Dream.

full-time permanent parts person to join our parts desk in our Rocky Mountain House location.

Fax resume to Human Resources 403-845-5370 Or E-mail: hr@pidherneys.com

TO LIST YOUR WEBSITE CALL 403-309-3300

www.fantahomes.com 403-343-1083 or 403-588-9788 www.masonmartinhomes.com Mason Martin Homes 403-342-4544 www.truelinehomes.com True Line Homes 403-341-5933 www.jaradcharles.com BUILDER M.L.S

FRONT COUNTER PARTS PERSON We are a construction/trucking company looking for an experienced

CLASS 1 DRIVING INSTRUCTOR

WE OFFER :

Fax resume to Human Resources 403-845-5370 Or E-mail: hr@pidherneys.com

BUILDERS

requires

in AB. Home the odd night. Weekends off. Late model tractor pref.

403-586-4558

* Full Time hours * Great benefit program after 3 mos. * Most weekends off * Competitive Wages

ARROW ARC WELDING is looking for WELDING APPRENTICE LOCATED BY GULL lAKE. Phone Brian 318-6760

256924H26

Must be enthusiastic, hardworking, flexible and positive. You must have a passion for Fabrics, Sewing, Crafts and Home Decor.

Basic sewing skills are a must.

Apply in person to: #2, 2119 - 50 Avenue, Red Deer or Fax resume to: 403.346.4320

OWNER OPERATORS

* SANDBLASTER

256992H27

Sales & Distributors

Andy’s Oilfield Hauling Ltd. in Blackfalds requires:

• Water Truck Drivers • Truck and Wagon Drivers • Lowbed Drivers – to haul our heavy equipment

19166TFD28

Call HR Dept: 780-467-9897 Fax: 780-463-3346 jobs@vdmtrucking.com

Central AB based trucking company reqires

Misc.

Help

requires

880

Wanted for delivery of Flyers, Express & Sunday Life in

WANTED. Exp’d driver with clean Class 1 license for Super B work in Central Alberta. F/T, benefits.

Fax resume and current driver’s abstract to 403-728-3902. or 746-5794 or email mrmike71@hotmail.com

DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

Misc.

Help

ADULT & YOUTH CARRIER NEEDED

860

Pidherney’s is growing and requires experienced Class 1 & 3 drivers to join our busy team: 257364H17-30

• • • •

860

Required Exp’d Fabricator For a Ponoka Manufacturing Shop.

860

• Apprentice Heavy Duty Mechanics (must have a minimum of two

Truckers/ Drivers

MOUNTVIEW 71 Advocate $372/month $4473/year GRANDVIEW 69 Advocate $362/month $4347/year Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED for Morning Newspaper delivery in the Town of Stettler Earn $500.mo. for 1--1/2 hrs. per day 6 days a week.

Must have a reliable vehicle .

Please contact Rick at 403-314-4303

ADULT CARRIERS REQUIRED for Early morning delivery of Red Deer Advocate in Sylvan Lake Please call Debbie for details

314-4307 AUTO GLASS INSTALLER

EXECUTIVE AUTO GLASS Must have valid drivers license and good driver abstract. Please send resume to: #2, 7859 Gaetz or executiveglass2@gmail.com

CARRIERS REQUIRED to deliver the Central AB. Life twice weekly in Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

GRANDVIEW MORRISROE WEST LAKE

Call Rick at 403-314-4303

Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

F/T Cashier/Postal Clerk.

Apply in person w/resume: Highland Green Value Drug Mart.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday, Aug. 27, 2012 D3

CARRIERS NEEDED For Advocate routes

880

Misc.

Help

F/T furnace cleaning technician to start immed.

Training paid. Mechanical exp. an asset. Please call 403-340-2335 fax 403-885-0383 or email tp_fc@yahoo.ca

VANIER AREA FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA: Andrews Close Ardell Close/ Allan St. Asmundsen Ave/ Arb Close Aikman Close/ Allan St. BOWER AREA Boyce St. Bell St./Byer Close INGLEWOOD AREA: Issard Close SUNNYBROOK AREA: Savoy Cres. / Sydney Close Springfield Ave. VANIER AREA: Viscount Dr./ Violet Place Valentines Crsc./ Vandorp St. Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info ********************** TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300

CENTRAL AB LUBE SHOP

REQUIRES MANAGER/ LEAD HAND. Exp. req’d.

Submit resumes by fax: 403-507-8514 or email: wchurch77@gmail.com

CIRCULATION Service Runner (Part Time)

Do You: - Want extra income - Possess a clean, valid drivers license - Have a friendly attitude - Enjoy customer service - Want part-time work (12 to 22 hours per week) As part of our customer service team, you will be dispatched in response to service concerns to delivery newspapers and flyers to customers or carriers. A delivery vehicle is provided.

Hours of shifts are Monday through Friday 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. or longer, and/or afternoon shifts Monday to Friday 2 p.m. - 6 p.m..

Saturday and Sunday, 7 a.m.-11 a.m. or longer

Hiring residential house cleaners. 12-20 hrs/wk.

Phone 403-986-4883 for details.

IN SERVICE SHOP, exp’d with farm equipment and the ability to weld.

Apply in person with resume at: Reg Cox Feed M i x e r s . S o u t h o f U FA Burnt Lake Indust. Park, Phone 403-340-2221 or fax 403-341-5622 INSULATOR cover manufacturer requires sewing machine operator . $13.00/hr., to start, pay review and benefits after 30 day period. Normal hours are 8 to 4:30 Monday to Friday with possible overtime during busy season. Indoor work. Call Dave at 403-343-3492.

LABORER needed in Red Deer ASAP. Must know Red Deer & surrounding area & have valid driver’s license. Please fax resumes to Fireplace Connections at 403-343-1899 LOCAL cover manufacturer requires material layout and cutting trainee $13.00/hr., to start, pay review and benefits after 30 day period. Normal hours are 8 to 4:30 Monday to Friday with possible overtime during busy season. Indoor work. Call Dave at 403-343-3492.

MANY POSITIONS AVAILABLE:

F.T / P.T. CASHIERS for all shifts Flexible hours.

Above average salary & benefits paid!!

Apply with resume to: Run’n On Empty 5101 - 76 Street, Red Deer P/T POSITION IDEAL For SEMI RETIRED or RETIRED PERSON 1 - 3 days /wk. must have current criminal record check. Must be able to do considerable walking and some lifting. Qualifications: cash handling/sales exp., organized and exc. math and computer skills, immediate start.

To arrange interview call 1-800-387-8223 ext. 644 Fax: 1-888-434-5122

Employment Training

900

880

Misc.

Help

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for Afternoon delivery in Bowden & Innisfail.

Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for The Town of Olds No collectins!

Packages come ready for delivery!

Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com

NEWSPAPER ROLL ENDS 50¢ PER POUND

EDEN

587-877-7399 10am- 2am EROTICAS PLAYMATES Girls of all ages www.eroticasplaymates.net 403-598-3049 FLIGHT to satisfaction is boarding now! 550-0732 mydiamondgirls.org ROXY 26 Hot Blonde 403-848-2300

1530

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

Bicycles

1540

1660

FIREWOOD. All Types.

P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275 birchfirewoodsales.com

256301H31

Health & Beauty

Fencing

403-598-9961

Handyman Services

1200

Massage Therapy

1280

Gentle Touch Massage 4919 50 St. New rear entry, lots of parking 403-341-4445 HOT STONE, Body Balancing. 403-352-8269 MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

VII MASSAGE

Feeling overwhelmed?

Hard work day? Come in and let us pamper you.

Pampering at its best. #7 7464 Gaetz Ave. www.viimassage.biz In/Out Calls to Hotels 403-986-6686

Misc.

Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666

1710

18 CU. FT. fridge, LG, white, glass shelves, 3 yrs. o l d , l i k e n e w, $200 403-307-4223 APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. warr. Riverside Appliances 403-342-1042 FRIGIDAIRE Gallery dryer 5 yrs. old, white, good working cond. $150. obo 403-342-6754

Household Furnishings

1169 Misc.

Services 1290

P.W. FENCING

1700

*NEW!* Asian Relaxation Massage Downtown RD 587-377-1298 open 10am - 6pm Monday - Friday!

Household Appliances

1100

*LEXUS* 403-392-0891 INDEPENDENT Busty Babe w/My Own Car!

CLASSIFICATIONS

Spruce, Pine, Birch Spilt, Dry. Pickup or Del. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

BUSY B’S HANDYMAN SERVICES LTD. Contractors We do fencing, decks, reno’s landscape and more. Give ANYTHING CONCRETE us a buzz @ 403-598-3857 403-872-2765 or 506-2150 Free quotes. WCB, insured.

CONCRETE sidewalk, Black Cat Concrete driveway, patios, decks, Sidewalks, driveways, fences. 403-550-3888 garages, patios, bsmts. RV pads. Dean 403-505-2542 F & J Renovations. We do it all. Good rates and BLACK PEARL CONCRETE references available so call John at 403-307-3001 Garage/RV pads, driveways, jbringleson@shaw.ca patios, bsmt. Dave 352-7285 GREYSTONE Handyman BRIAN’S DRYWALL Services. Reasonable Framing, drywall, taping, rates. Ron, 403-396-6089 textured & t-bar ceilings, TIRED of waiting? Call 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980 Renovation Rick, Jack of DALE’S Home Reno’s. all trades. Handier than 9 Free estimates for all your men. 587-876-4396 or reno needs. 755-9622 587-272-1999 cell 506-4301

1165

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stuff

Homestead Firewood

classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

Escorts

for all Albertans

AFFORDABLE

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300

SIDING, Soffit, Fascia Prefering non- combustible fibre cement, canexel & smart board, Call Dean @ 302-9210.

FREE

Firewood

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

GENERAL reno’s, restore & repair. 403-550-3888

Works!

APPLY ONLINE www.lokken.com/rdw.html Call: 403-348-8561 Email inford@lokken.com Career Programs are

1650

CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

FREE removal of all kinds of unwanted scrap metal.

No household appliances 403-396-8629

1720

27” TV very good cond, $75; coffee and 2 end tables, light oak, $40 403-347-1181

BED ALL NEW,

Queen Orthopedic, dble. pillow top, set, 15 yr. warr.

Cost $1300. Sacrifice $325.

302-0582 Free Delivery BED: #1 King. extra thick orthopedic pillowtop, brand new, never used. 15 yr. warr. Cost $1995, sacrifice @ $545. 403-302-0582.

VARIOUS light fixtures, bookcase unit, captains bed,, wood benches, ladder, metal shelving unit, IRONMAN Scrap Metal g e a r s f o r c a r, s t o v e , Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machin- FREE! Call 403-342-5236 ery, vehicles and industrial.

WANTED Serving central Alberta.

Antiques, furniture and 403-318-4346 estates. 342-2514 KLEEN SITE SERVICES Residential & Commercial Misc. for Pickups, Junk Removal, Bin Rentals, Dump & Cargo Sale Trailers, BobCat Services 4 DRAWER filing cabinet 403-373-3242 $35; 22 qt. pressure cookScrap Vehicle Disposal er canner like new $85; Service (403)302-1848 exercise bike $20; 10 doz. canning jars wide and narrow mouth $5/doz.; dozen Moving & pint jars, $3/doz.

Storage 403-358-5247

1760

1300

MOVING MUST SELL:: BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315 Outdoor Garbage Can on wheels (clean) $8; 3/4” Rubber Hose 20” long $10; Painters/ Black & Decker Weed Eater with 25’ extension cord Decorators $15; Back Saver Snow Shovel $7; Rake $3; FlowLAUREL TRUDGEON er Bed Weeder $3; Shovel Residential Painting and $ 3 ; A j a y G o l f C a r t $ 8 ; Colour Consultations.

Small Rona Oscillating 403-342-7801.

Heater/Fan $15; 3 Collector (Blossom Time) Royal Albert Cake Plates $15; Seniors’ Coil Oil Kerosene Mantle Services Lamp $15; Circle Cutter for Drill Press $15; Santa Suit ATT’N: SENIORS (complete set) Adult size Are you looking for an $50. Make us an offer. honest reliable person to 403-754-1695 help on small renovations POWER Washer 3300 psi or jobs around your $50. 403-346-9899 house? Call James 403- 341-0617 SMALL apt. size deepfreeze $60, small bar HELPING HANDS fridge $30, vanity oak color For Seniors. Cleaning, table and stool, $25, desk cooking, companionship, $25; 403-304-4424 helping you/helping your STONE EFFECTS KIT. family. Call 403-346-7777 3.68L (2). $50 both.

Low Price Guarantee. www.

403-346-9899 helpinghandshomesupport.com

1310

1830

Cats

Townhouses

3030

2 BDRM. condo, new reno, no pets, $900. rent/d.d.

587-377-2288

FARM cat and kitRED DEER WORKS FREE tens to good home before Brookview Estates Build A Resume That winter, great for acreage or Large 3 bdrm., townhouse,

SNO-VALLEY CUSTOMS is c u r r e n t l y l o o k i n g f o r Farmers' operators, for our fall farm Market runs and our winter ice road season. Call ALBERTA Spring lamb, cut 403- 348-1521, 391-1695 and wrapped by the piece, 1/2 or whole carcass.

Come see our 100 mile radius store. Brown Eggs and Lamb 403-782-4095

services

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

920

Career Planning

1630

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1010

1810

BRC unicycle, good cond; REAL Enterprises Ltd $69; 403-877-0825 NOW HIRING Exp Landscape Foremen/ Labourers EquipmentBenefits - Bonuses Heavy Must have valid drivers license TRAILERS for sale or rent Fax or email resumes: Job site, office, well site or Fax 403-314-2214 storage. Skidded or Email realltd@telus.net wheeled. Call 347-7721. www.reddeerlandscaping.net

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only selected candidates will be contacted.

23 LANDRY BEND

1770

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

P/T help needed for janitorial days and or eve/wknds. $13.00 start please send resume to acncleaning@ hotmail.com grt supplemental income!

3020

Houses/ Duplexes

FULL HOUSE, Newer Bi-level - large 4 bdrms., 3 baths. Dble. att. garage.

Deck in fenced yard. Close to Collicut Centre, schools & shopping. Avail. Sept. 1.

Warranty Musical No Pets.

Administrator Instruments HEARTHSTONE for RV & Trailer 403-314-0099 2 TRUMPETS, 1 CLARIOR 403-896-1193 Dealership www.hpman.ca Must have experience as a NET, 1 flute 403-350-4182 warranty administrator/ KAWASAKI Jr. beginner HALF DUPLEX, front/back Clerk. Must also have a c o u s t i c g u i t a r $ 7 9 ; split, 2 bdrm. 2 car garage, excellent organizational 403-877-0825 gas incl. $1100/mo., Oct. skills. F/T with flexible hrs., 1,403-886-5342 357-7817 9-4. Benefits. Exciting Looking for a new pet? atmosphere. Check our Pets & website for more details at Check out Classifieds to Supplies Allandale.com Send find the purrfect pet. resumes: attn: Suzette DOG kennel, large size, suzette@allandale.com with cushion. $30. fax. no. 403-346-3116 or Condos/ 403-346-9899 come by in person

VARIETY OF SIZES Pick Up At: RED DEER ADVOCATE Circulation D t t

1760

Misc. for Sale

TOILET & seat, new, $80; New pedestal sink, faucets & drain, $70; Shower stall & faucet, $50.

403-352-2833

Great For covering Tables, 1500-1990 Art Work, Clean Packing Paper, Painting, Playschool, Banners, and Lots More.

Auctions

Submit resume, indicating “Service Runner Position”, along with your drivers abstract immediately to: careers@ reddeeradvocate.com or mail to: Human Resources 2950 Bremner Avenue Red Deer, AB. T4N 5G3 or fax to: 403-341-4772

Accounting

880

Misc.

Help

farm mousers, 403-347-0127

call

1840

Dogs

CAVACHON pups, = Cavailier x Bichon 505-6837 P.B. BORDER collie puppy, first shots, dewormed, $200 call 403-844-4033

1870

Collectors' Items

VARIOUS Royal Alberta Old Country Rose pieces value $750. Offers; 12 piece Royal Horticultural Society floral plates, Offers. 403-3046472

1900

Travel Packages

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

1 1/2 baths, fridge, stove, washer, dryer. Full unfin. bsmt. Avail. Now. No Pets HEARTHSTONE 403-314-0099 OR 403-396-9554 www.hpman.ca

Halman Heights

3 level 3 bdrm. townhouse 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, blinds, no pets, n/s, rent $1350 SD $1000 avail. Sept. 15 403-304-7576 or 347-7545 SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca SYLVAN 2 bdrm.,. condo. private entrance, $1100 + gas & electricity.

Phone 403-341-9974

Manufactured Homes

AGRICULTURAL 2000-2290

2010

Farm Equipment

FREE Shaw Cable + more $899/month Lana 403-550-8777

3050

2140

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

ROUND hay bales for sale.

1300-1400 lbs. Last year’s hay, good shape, 400+ bales, $15 per bale (you load) This year’s hay - no rain, $35 per bale. This year’s hay, rained on but put up dry. $20 per bale, approx. 500 bales in Rocky Mtn .House. Call Jeremy at 403-418-6342

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

3020

Houses/ Duplexes

2 BDRM. main floor of house, retn $1150, utils. incl., shared washer/dryer, 403-396-0134 SYLVAN, five fully furn.

2 bdrm. + hide-a-bed, incl., cable, dishes, bedding, all utils. $950 - $1400/mo.

403-880-0210

Manufactured Homes

3080

ORIOLE Park.$550/mo, $400 dd. incl. utils. share bathroom.

Charmane 403-358-8020. must like cats ROOM for rent, shared bath and kitchen. All in $550 a month, male pref.

403 782-2853, 396 3708

Rooms For Rent

3090

3060

Garage Space

3150

Mobile Lot

1997 FORD Taurus 254,000 kms, full load, lots of new parts, command start $1800 obo 896-9138

3190

LACOMBE new park, animal friendly. Your mobile or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm.

Excellent 1st time home buyers. 403-588-8820 MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl.

Lana 403-550-8777

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homes

1990 BMW 735i 200,000 kms, RWD, p/w, p/s, a/c, custom wheels w/2 sets of tires $3800 403-340-0438 1989 FORD CROWN Vic 57,000 miles $4000 firm body good 403-347-9843 1987 PONTIAC 6000 LE 4 dr, pdl, air, pw, 100,003 kms, $800 obo 346-7907 1964 OLDSMOBILE hardtop, factory, 394 motor, 330 hp, fast, driven daily, $4900 with a new paint job o.b.o. 780-455-2573

CLASSIFICATIONS

VIEW 4020 ALL OUR PRODUCTS

4000-4190

Houses For Sale

FREE Weekly list of

prices, address, owner’s phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer www.homesreddeer.com Mason Martin Homes has

8 Brand New Homes starting at $179,900

4090

Manufactured Homes

At

www.garymoe.com

has relocated to

216751

SUV's

5040

MUST SELL

By Owner $7,000.

Lana 403-550-8777

4130

Cottages/Resort Property

2 0 11 T R AV E R S E LT Z AWD, dual air, cool/heat lthr., 7pass.,, $38,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

REDUCED!

$875. INCLUDES UTILITIES 2 bdrm., bsmt. Suite.

5 appls. AVAIL. NOW HEARTHSTONE 403-314-0099 or 403-896-1193 www.hpman.ca LARGE 1, 2 & 3 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

MONARCH PLACE Kelloway Cres. $1450. & elec. WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE. Spacious 3 bdrm., 1 1/2 baths, 5 appls., Insuite storage & laundry. AVAIL NOW! Sorry, no pets HEARTHSTONE 403-314-0099 or 403-896-1193 www.hpman.ca

ONE bdrm. apt. for rent, West Park $725; close to college, avail. Sept.

1 403-877-3323.

VERY large 1 BDRM. apartment in Ponoka $750/mo. inclds. all utils. plus laundry facilities.

Avail. now.. 403-993-3441

3070

2 BEDROOM CABIN AT PINE LAKE. $1200/mo. 403-346-7462

3040

LAKE FRONT PROPERTY -†2300 sqft home on 10 acres $449,000. 10 min from Ponoka.

Fishing, swimming & boating at your back door.

See welist.com #47984.† 2009 FORD FLEX rear air, MLS C3526876.

7 passenger, $20,888 Call 403-519-6773† Email: 348-8788 Sport & Import brettie@platinum.ca

Businesses For Sale

4140

FACTORY direct golf cart business, fleet sales, parts and service. Full price, 2008 LAND ROVER LR2 $55,000/$35,000 cash.

Owner may carry balance. 85,290 kms $21,888 348-8788 Sport & Import 587-364-0053

Lots For Sale

4160

FULLY SERVICED res & duplex lots in Lacombe.

Builders terms or owner will J.V. with investors or 2008 Jeep Liberty Sport subtrades who wish to become N o r t h E d i t i o n $ 1 4 , 8 8 8 home builders. Great 348-8788 Sport & Import returns. Call 403-588-8820 SYLVAN LAKE big lot, nice location, well priced.

403-896-3553

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wheels

2007 ESCALADE leather, DVD, 7 passenger, $27,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

Cars

5030

with Laminate Flooring, new carpet, newly painted

2 0 0 6 E X P L O R E R X LT 4X4, lthr., 4.0L $12888 348-8788 Sport & Import

A MUST SEE!

20,000with Intro

$

2008 DODGE Charger 3.5L RWD, 83,285 kms, exc. cond, all service/fuel economy data avail. $13,000 403-346-8299 or 403-506-9994

400/month lot Rent incl. Cable

$

2004 CELICA GT leather, sunroof, $12888 348-8788 Sport & Import

60’ x 32’ heated, 2 doors 12’ x 12’ $1700/mo. Sylvan Lake area 780-434-0045

Hewson Ave. Adult Only

Cottage/ Seasonal

5030

$425mo/d.d. incl. everything. 403-342-1834 or 587-877-1883 after 2:30 2 BSMT. rooms, w/washer dryer, bathroom and dinette, good for student or 2003 MERCEDES C320 working couple, no pets, premium cond., senior n/s, 403-347-6889 driver. 112,000 kms. Clean cell 403-506-9558 $11,250. 403-986-4123

FURN. bsmt suite. Totally reno’d. Avail. Aug. 30 403-343-8850.

Newly Renovated Mobile Home Only

Cars

Call for more info call 3 BDRM. 4 plex, Innisfail, 403-342-4544 heat incld’d, $795 Older Home for sale in w/laundry connection Blackfalds. 1500 sq.ft., 4 403-357-7817 bdrm, 20X24 GarCLEARVIEW bi-level. 2 bdrm., age,Shed, Big Lot! Would 1 bath, 5 appls, balcony. be a Great Starter Home!

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To View call 403/896-7558. $850+utils. 403-210-1360 asking $229,000

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Gleaner L2 combine, 1978 3810-47 ST. field ready, straw chopper, Spacious 2 bdrm. stove, $4000 obo fridge, security. Adult only, Phone 403-391-1604r no pets, Well maintained bldg. Rent $795; phone 403-550-1612

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2006 CADILLAC SRX, $11, 900. Excellent price for recently inspected, mechanically sound SUV. 145,000 KM. New brakes.

Premium package includes leather seats, 3rd row seating, dual climate control, and heated seats.

Will consider serious buyer offer. **SOLD**

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2006 MASERATI Quattroporte Sport GT $50,888 dealer serviced 348-8788 Sport & Import

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2005 SPORT TRAC XLT 4X4 lthr., sunroof, $13888 348-8788 Sport & Import

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2004 CHRYSLER 300 Special 144,000 kms, top cond, every option + more $6000 403-704-3252 or 783-3683

1968 FORD F-100 half ton truck. Not running, but motor not seized up. Sixcylinder, 4-speed manual. $150 OBO. Call (403) 347-0660.

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2007 GMC 1500 HD 4x4, Loaded, good shape in/out has 286,000 kms 6.0L, very exc. on fuel, runs great $7950. 403-348-9746 1997 FORD F150, 4x4, good cond. 403-346-3427

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1 9 9 9 T R AV E L A I R E Rustler, 26’, 5th wheel, new tires, new axles, Exc. cond. bought new one. $7500 obo phone 403-318-1913 1999 35’ DUTCHMEN 5TH WHEEL, pulled 600 kms., a.t., heat & air, full bath w/tub in main bdrnm,. suite, 1/2 bath w/dble bunks at rear, 14’ pushout kitchen and living, sleeps 8, exc. cond., n/s, no pets, clean, lots of storage, full hook ups, stove and fridge, $12,000 obo 403-227-6442 403-304-5894

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28’, fully loaded, sleeps 9, rarely used, moved only twice, some extras incl.

Can be viewed 1/2 km east of Red Deer on Hwy 11 near Balmoral Golf Course. $13,000 obo Phone 403-391-2586

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MAREA, Syria — In their previous lives, they were butchers, barbers, construction workers and university students.

Now they are rebels fighting a civil war they hope will end Syrian President Bashar Assad’s authoritarian rule.

The rebels are a mixed bunch, a combination of army defectors, Islamists, intellectuals, labourers and other ordinary people who took up arms against one of the Middle East’s most brutal police states.

“We kept saying peaceful, peaceful. But they came at us with guns and shells and airplanes, so we finally said: “This peaceful isn’t working,“ said Mohammed Sami, 22.

He said he sold vegetables and worked in a grocery store in this small town in northern Syria before persuading his father to invest in his dream: a barber shop.

He worked with a friend and their shop had two chairs, big mirrors, electric clippers and a TV set.

After the uprising started, he said they hung a revolutionary flag on the wall. When soldiers raided the village, Sami said they set his place on fire.

Soon after, Sami said he joined the rebels.

Bader Farouh, 17, said he got arrested soon after catching the revolutionary bug. Police nabbed him from a protest in the northern city of Aleppo. For three days, he said they folded his body into the hold of a car tire and beat him with sticks. They let him go after he signed a pledge to stop protesting.

But they caught him at another protest a week later and he said they hung him naked on a wall for more beatings. Twelve days later, he was freed in a prisoner exchange between the regime and the rebels.

Afterward, he said his father took him to the head of a local rebel brigade and told him: “Take him and treat him like one of your sons.”

That was six months ago.

Ahmed al-Saleh, 22, said he wanted to go to university after he graduated from high school but didn’t have the money to pay for it or the grades to get the government to do so.

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Syrian rebel fighter, Tawfiq Hassan, 23, a former butcher, poses for a picture, after returning from fighting against Syrian army forces in Aleppo, at a rebel headquarters in Syria, on Sunday. Syrians like Hassan have become rebels fighting a civil war they hope will end the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

So he said he joined the police and stamped passports at an isolated border crossing with Turkey. He liked the job and earned $270 per month.

When the uprising started, he said he supported it “in his heart” but kept quiet.

He marched in his first protest while on home leave, and he said it felt “amazing.”

Last month, he ran away.

Once he got home, he said he borrowed $1,000 from a friend to buy a Kalashnikov rifle.

Like many, he said he intends to go back to his normal life if the regime falls, meaning he’ll rejoin the police force.

“I volunteered to serve my country, not to serve Bashar or anyone else,” he said.

Sami the barber also hoped to resume his old life after the war, though he said it would be different without the regime.

“They torched my shop because I put up a flag,” he said.

“After the revolution, I’ll put up whatever I want. There will be flags all over the place.”

2004 HOLIDAIRE 25’ good cond, $8000 403-358-5800

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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee stands behind the podium for a test in the Tampa Bay Times Forum at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday.

Convention protesters say Isaac won’t stop them

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TAMPA, Fla. — The few hundred protesters gathered under rainy skies in a park about a kilometre from the site of the Republican convention on Sunday said an impending hurricane that is supposed to dump heavy rains on Tampa won’t deter them from trying to get out their message that America needs to change, especially for the middle class.

Giant blocks of ice spelling out the words “middle class” are melting on a warm, sticky day. Occupy protesters say it represents the melting away of the middle class in America.

That message rings true for Tom Gaurapp and Cheryl Landecker from Freeport, Illinois. Both worked for Sensata Technologies in the city of some 25,000 people and say 170 jobs there, including their own, were outsourced to China.

Occupy is a left-leaning protest group of people who generally believe that the financial system is stacked against a majority of the American people.

Gaurapp and Landecker say that just a few years ago, they never would have considered joining such a protest.

“But then again, we wouldn’t have dreamed our jobs would have gone to China,” Gaurapp said.

Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to become a dangerous Category 2 hurricane by the time it makes land over the northern Gulf Coast sometime

REPUBLICAN CONVENTION late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Tampa is expected to feel the brunt of the storm with heavy rainfall today.

The forecast caused Republicans to postpone their convention activities for today’s opening day and not that many delegates seemed to be around Sunday to see the protesters.

The protests stayed small also by mid-afternoon.

The weather isn’t a deterrent to 52-year-old Donald Butner, who says he’s been sleeping at the Occupy camp in Tampa for a few months and that “we’re here, baby, rain or shine. The weather is going to do what it is going to do.”

The protesters chanted “we are the 99 per cent” and carried homemade signs. The 99 per cent refers to the group’s message that most don’t share in the wealth of America. Often, younger people make up the Occupy protests, but in Tampa, several older people joined the marchers.

That included the 54-yearold Landecker , who spoke to the group as rain started falling.

“These businesses have put corporate greed over everything else. If they can do it to us, they can do it to anybody,” Landecker said.

Though protesters vow to stay put, if the weather threatens their safety or that of visitors on the streets, police officers will use public address systems and go person-toperson to warn them to leave,

said Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor.

“As it is right now, there will be high winds and there will be rain but it’s not going to be something that is going to prohibit anyone from doing what they want to do out on the streets,” Castor said.

“If it changes ... and it becomes an issue of public safety, we will order people into shelters.”

About 50 people, from the groups Occupy Wall Street and Code Pink, marched from the park about two blocks to the Tampa theatre where the Faith and Freedom Coalition, a gathering of social conservatives, was holding an event.

The protesters waved signs in front of people waiting to get into the theatre, and seven of them lay down in front of the entrance.

Other protesters covered them in a red cloth.

They were on the ground for about five minutes. When police asked them to move, they did, and then marched back to the park.

Code Pink is a women-focused group pushing to end the U.S.-led wars abroad.

They held signs including, “Vagina. If you can’t say it, don’t legislate it,” and “GOP, respect women.”

“I’m completely opposed to the Ralph Reed agenda of the war on women,” said Rae Abileah, 29, of San Francisco.

Reed started the Faith and Freedom Coalition, which among other causes is against abortion and gay marriage.

VANCOUVER — Dozens of demonstrators, elected officials and union members rallied outside the Kitsilano Coast Guard base on Saturday, urging the federal government once again to reverse its decision to shut down the base.

Federal, provincial and local politicians reiterated their support on Saturday for the Kitsilano station, stressing that without it, mariners’ lives would be in jeopardy.

Among the crowd were B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix, New Democrat MP Fin Donnelly, Liberal MP Joyce Murray, and local politicians such as Vancouver city councillor Kerry Jang. Many urged Ottawa to acknowledge that it has made a mistake by deciding to shut down the base.

“If the prime minister changes his mind — Prime Minister Harper, whoever they send out — I will be the first within five minutes to publicly praise him for doing it,” Dix told the crowd.

The Vancouver base is the busiest coast guard base in Canada and responds to more than 350 calls a year. It has responded to 226 calls so far this year, said Dave Clark, a spokesman for the Union of Canadian Transportation Employees, which represents Coast Guard members.

Local fisherman Mark Shearer says the Kitsilano base’s proximity to Vancouverarea waters makes all the difference when it comes to helping those who are in trouble.

“I see people who can’t paddle, it’s not just power boats that get into trouble,” he said.

“I’ve seen them wash up on shore and they don’t know how to get in and around the buoys because it’s very shallow right here...I just can’t imagine without having this Coast Guard (base) here, I think it’s terrible.”

The planned closure of the Kitsilano lifeboat station, as well as three other B.C. Coast Guard communications centres, was announced by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in May as a result of budget cuts.

The decision has since sparked considerable outcry from recreational boaters.

But Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield said a $100,000-funding boost to the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue, a new inshore rescue boat station, and a new hovercraft stationed at Sea Island in Richmond, will be enough to keep mariners safe.

“This adjustment to operational capacity simply reflects a better use of search and rescue resources consistent with all major ports in Canada,” said Ashfield in a statement.

But critics argue the base at Sea Island is too far away, and that it would take at least 30 minutes for rescuers to reach those in distress around the Vancouver harbour.

The Kitsilano Coast Guard would take only five to 10 minutes, they said.

The Kitsilano station is expected to be shut down next spring.

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2007 GMC 1500 HD 4x4, Loaded, good shape in/out has 286,000 kms 6.0L, very exc. on fuel, runs great $7950. 403-348-9746 1997 FORD F150, 4x4, good cond. 403-346-3427

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2003 FORD WINDSTAR, 98000 kms, 1 owner, garage life, new tires, com start $6500.00 o.b.o.

403-304-5776

1 9 9 9 TO Y O TA S i e n n a , Clean, 257,000 kms, $4,200.00 .Call 403-783-5233

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1 9 9 9 T R AV E L A I R E Rustler, 26’, 5th wheel, new tires, new axles, Exc. cond. bought new one. $7500 obo phone 403-318-1913 1999 35’ DUTCHMEN 5TH WHEEL, pulled 600 kms., a.t., heat & air, full bath w/tub in main bdrnm,. suite, 1/2 bath w/dble bunks at rear, 14’ pushout kitchen and living, sleeps 8, exc. cond., n/s, no pets, clean, lots of storage, full hook ups, stove and fridge, $12,000 obo 403-227-6442 403-304-5894

Holiday Trailers

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2007 TIMBERLODGE

28’, fully loaded, sleeps 9, rarely used, moved only twice, some extras incl.

Can be viewed 1/2 km east of Red Deer on Hwy 11 near Balmoral Golf Course. $13,000 obo Phone 403-391-2586

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MAREA, Syria — In their previous lives, they were butchers, barbers, construction workers and university students.

Now they are rebels fighting a civil war they hope will end Syrian President Bashar Assad’s authoritarian rule.

The rebels are a mixed bunch, a combination of army defectors, Islamists, intellectuals, labourers and other ordinary people who took up arms against one of the Middle East’s most brutal police states.

“We kept saying peaceful, peaceful. But they came at us with guns and shells and airplanes, so we finally said: “This peaceful isn’t working,“ said Mohammed Sami, 22.

He said he sold vegetables and worked in a grocery store in this small town in northern Syria before persuading his father to invest in his dream: a barber shop.

He worked with a friend and their shop had two chairs, big mirrors, electric clippers and a TV set.

After the uprising started, he said they hung a revolutionary flag on the wall. When soldiers raided the village, Sami said they set his place on fire.

Soon after, Sami said he joined the rebels.

Bader Farouh, 17, said he got arrested soon after catching the revolutionary bug. Police nabbed him from a protest in the northern city of Aleppo. For three days, he said they folded his body into the hold of a car tire and beat him with sticks. They let him go after he signed a pledge to stop protesting.

But they caught him at another protest a week later and he said they hung him naked on a wall for more beatings. Twelve days later, he was freed in a prisoner exchange between the regime and the rebels.

Afterward, he said his father took him to the head of a local rebel brigade and told him: “Take him and treat him like one of your sons.”

That was six months ago.

Ahmed al-Saleh, 22, said he wanted to go to university after he graduated from high school but didn’t have the money to pay for it or the grades to get the government to do so.

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Syrian rebel fighter, Tawfiq Hassan, 23, a former butcher, poses for a picture, after returning from fighting against Syrian army forces in Aleppo, at a rebel headquarters in Syria, on Sunday. Syrians like Hassan have become rebels fighting a civil war they hope will end the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

So he said he joined the police and stamped passports at an isolated border crossing with Turkey. He liked the job and earned $270 per month.

When the uprising started, he said he supported it “in his heart” but kept quiet.

He marched in his first protest while on home leave, and he said it felt “amazing.”

Last month, he ran away.

Once he got home, he said he borrowed $1,000 from a friend to buy a Kalashnikov rifle.

Like many, he said he intends to go back to his normal life if the regime falls, meaning he’ll rejoin the police force.

“I volunteered to serve my country, not to serve Bashar or anyone else,” he said.

Sami the barber also hoped to resume his old life after the war, though he said it would be different without the regime.

“They torched my shop because I put up a flag,” he said.

“After the revolution, I’ll put up whatever I want. There will be flags all over the place.”

Closure of B.C. coast guard base protested

2004 HOLIDAIRE 25’ good cond, $8000 403-358-5800

Boats & Marine

5160

24’ LEGEND Pontoon, 135 Merc, dble. biminy w/walls, life jackets, BBQ, balance of 2012 @Sylvan Marina. $38,500. 403-304-6472

Auto Wreckers

5190

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

Vehicles Wanted To Buy

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A1 RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal. We travel. AMVIC approved. 403-396-7519

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REMOVAL of unwanted cars, may pay cash for complete cars. 304-7585 WANTED FREE REMOVAL of unwanted cars and trucks, also wanted to buy lead batteries, call 403-396-8629

Trailer Rental

5230

FOR RENT DAILY OR WKLY RATE. 2009 25’ holiday trailer, avail. anytime, 403-340-1328 40-3=302-3647

If you think an ad with a

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CLASSIFIEDS to find out more ...

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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee stands behind the podium for a test in the Tampa Bay Times Forum at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday.

Convention protesters say Isaac won’t stop them

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TAMPA, Fla. — The few hundred protesters gathered under rainy skies in a park about a kilometre from the site of the Republican convention on Sunday said an impending hurricane that is supposed to dump heavy rains on Tampa won’t deter them from trying to get out their message that America needs to change, especially for the middle class.

Giant blocks of ice spelling out the words “middle class” are melting on a warm, sticky day. Occupy protesters say it represents the melting away of the middle class in America.

That message rings true for Tom Gaurapp and Cheryl Landecker from Freeport, Illinois. Both worked for Sensata Technologies in the city of some 25,000 people and say 170 jobs there, including their own, were outsourced to China.

Occupy is a left-leaning protest group of people who generally believe that the financial system is stacked against a majority of the American people.

Gaurapp and Landecker say that just a few years ago, they never would have considered joining such a protest.

“But then again, we wouldn’t have dreamed our jobs would have gone to China,” Gaurapp said.

Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to become a dangerous Category 2 hurricane by the time it makes land over the northern Gulf Coast sometime

republican convention late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Tampa is expected to feel the brunt of the storm with heavy rainfall today.

The forecast caused Republicans to postpone their convention activities for today’s opening day and not that many delegates seemed to be around Sunday to see the protesters.

The protests stayed small also by mid-afternoon.

The weather isn’t a deterrent to 52-year-old Donald Butner, who says he’s been sleeping at the Occupy camp in Tampa for a few months and that “we’re here, baby, rain or shine. The weather is going to do what it is going to do.”

The protesters chanted “we are the 99 per cent” and carried homemade signs. The 99 per cent refers to the group’s message that most don’t share in the wealth of America. Often, younger people make up the Occupy protests, but in Tampa, several older people joined the marchers.

That included the 54-yearold Landecker , who spoke to the group as rain started falling.

“These businesses have put corporate greed over everything else. If they can do it to us, they can do it to anybody,” Landecker said.

Though protesters vow to stay put, if the weather threatens their safety or that of visitors on the streets, police officers will use public address systems and go person-toperson to warn them to leave,

said Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor.

“As it is right now, there will be high winds and there will be rain but it’s not going to be something that is going to prohibit anyone from doing what they want to do out on the streets,” Castor said.

“If it changes ... and it becomes an issue of public safety, we will order people into shelters.”

About 50 people, from the groups Occupy Wall Street and Code Pink, marched from the park about two blocks to the Tampa theatre where the Faith and Freedom Coalition, a gathering of social conservatives, was holding an event.

The protesters waved signs in front of people waiting to get into the theatre, and seven of them lay down in front of the entrance.

Other protesters covered them in a red cloth.

They were on the ground for about five minutes. When police asked them to move, they did, and then marched back to the park.

Code Pink is a women-focused group pushing to end the U.S.-led wars abroad.

They held signs including, “Vagina. If you can’t say it, don’t legislate it,” and “GOP, respect women.”

“I’m completely opposed to the Ralph Reed agenda of the war on women,” said Rae Abileah, 29, of San Francisco.

Reed started the Faith and Freedom Coalition, which among other causes is against abortion and gay marriage.

VANCOUVER — Dozens of demonstrators, elected officials and union members rallied outside the Kitsilano Coast Guard base on Saturday, urging the federal government once again to reverse its decision to shut down the base.

Federal, provincial and local politicians reiterated their support on Saturday for the Kitsilano station, stressing that without it, mariners’ lives would be in jeopardy.

Among the crowd were B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix, New Democrat MP Fin Donnelly, Liberal MP Joyce Murray, and local politicians such as Vancouver city councillor Kerry Jang. Many urged Ottawa to acknowledge that it has made a mistake by deciding to shut down the base.

“If the prime minister changes his mind — Prime Minister Harper, whoever they send out — I will be the first within five minutes to publicly praise him for doing it,” Dix told the crowd.

The Vancouver base is the busiest coast guard base in Canada and responds to more than 350 calls a year. It has responded to 226 calls so far this year, said Dave Clark, a spokesman for the Union of Canadian Transportation Employees, which represents Coast Guard members.

Local fisherman Mark Shearer says the Kitsilano base’s proximity to Vancouverarea waters makes all the difference when it comes to helping those who are in trouble.

“I see people who can’t paddle, it’s not just power boats that get into trouble,” he said.

“I’ve seen them wash up on shore and they don’t know how to get in and around the buoys because it’s very shallow right here...I just can’t imagine without having this Coast Guard (base) here, I think it’s terrible.”

The planned closure of the Kitsilano lifeboat station, as well as three other B.C. Coast Guard communications centres, was announced by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in May as a result of budget cuts.

The decision has since sparked considerable outcry from recreational boaters.

But Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield said a $100,000-funding boost to the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue, a new inshore rescue boat station, and a new hovercraft stationed at Sea Island in Richmond, will be enough to keep mariners safe.

“This adjustment to operational capacity simply reflects a better use of search and rescue resources consistent with all major ports in Canada,” said Ashfield in a statement.

But critics argue the base at Sea Island is too far away, and that it would take at least 30 minutes for rescuers to reach those in distress around the Vancouver harbour.

The Kitsilano Coast Guard would take only five to 10 minutes, they said.

The Kitsilano station is expected to be shut down next spring.

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Genetic sleuthing solves superbug Patients must be monitored after outbreak that killed six people Sure enough, the KPC originated from the New York patient despite NIH’s precautions. Testing bacteria from the 17 additional patients who ultimately caught it shows the KPC was transmitted three separate times from Patient No. 1, and then spread more widely.

Even this sophisticated technology couldn’t prove exactly how transmission occurred. But it turns out that Patient 3 had been in the ICU at the same time as the New York woman and really was the next infected, silently carrying the bug longer before becoming sick. That was enough time for Patient 3’s infection to spread to Patient 2, who just got sick faster.

Meanwhile, NIH was making big changes.

All the ICU patients underwent more invasive testing, using rectal swabs, to check for silent germ carriers. A new wall created a separate ICU to house them.

Doctors, nurses, even janitors assigned there could work nowhere else, and monitors were paid to make sure everyone followed infection-control rules.

Yet a patient a week was either becoming infected or found to be a silent carrier of the same KPC strain.

“Honestly, we were very scared at that point,” Segre recalled.

Test after test never found the bug on hospital workers’ hands.

Tainted objects like the ventilator couldn’t be ruled out — but NIH adopted more complex and expensive decontamination, using robot-like machines to spray germ-killing hydrogen peroxide into the tiniest of crevices in all affected rooms and equipment.

Still, November brought more bad news: The outbreak strain had escaped the ICU, as two patients who’d never been there now were carrying it.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The manufacturer of a drug used to treat multiple sclerosis is issuing new safety recommendations aimed at reducing the risk of serious heart-related side-effects when patients first start taking the medication.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. said its drug Gilenya (fingolimod) causes the heart rate to slow down in the first hours after ingestion, but it returns to normal after about a month of treatment.

Gilenya can also cause an irregular heartbeat, especially after the first dose, Novartis said in a Health Canada advisory Thursday.

Isolated cases of adverse effects on the heart, including temporary but serious irregularity in heart beat and one case of unexplained death, have also been observed within 24 hours of the first pill, possibly associated with Gilenya, the advisory said.

A number of Canadians have reported heart-related side-effects, most of which occurred within six hours of taking the first dose of Gilenya.

No deaths definitively attributed to Gilenya have been reported in Canada. There have been a number of international reports of deaths in patients being treated with the drug, some of which were considered possibly linked to the medication.

In the updated product monograph for the drug, Novartis said patients starting treatment with Gilenya or resuming treatment after a break are now required to have an electrocardiogram (ECG) before starting the drug and six hours after taking the first dose.

Welding and Manufacturing Ltd.

designs, engineers and manufactures custom

oilfield equipment and is seeking a full-time

PROJECT COORDINATOR/ PRODUCTION PLANNER

Responsibilities will include but not be limited to: • update project schedules • update ERP systems with Production scheduling, material and routing changes • liaise with Project group to gather information • supporting information flow to Production and Project team members • master Production scheduling

Guest Services Representative

Preference will be given to those with a high level of organization and experience in a fast paced, manufacturing environment. Knowledge of Microsoft Projects software is an asset.

Only applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted.

Please forward your resume via fax to 403-227-7796 or e-mail to

hr@bilton.ca

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WASHINGTON — Over six frightening months, a deadly germ untreatable by most antibiotics spread in the nation’s leading research hospital. Pretty soon, a patient a week was catching the bug.

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health locked down patients, cleaned with bleach, even ripped out plumbing — and still the germ persisted.

By the end, 18 people har‘THEY WERE ABLE TO boured the dangerous germ, and six died of bloodstream infecDEMONSTRATE THAT tions from it. Another five made THIS SNEAKY LITTLE it through the outbreak only to BUG WAS ABLE TO die from the diseases that brought them to NIH’s world-famous camSTAY ALIVE AND GET pus in the first place.

TRANSMITTED IN WAYS It took gene detectives teasing apart the bacteria’s DNA to solve THEY HADN’T the germ’s wily spread, a CSI-like QUITE PREDICTED..’ saga with lessons for hospitals everywhere as they struggle to con— DR. SARA COSGROVE tain the growing threat of superJOHN HOPKIN’S UNIVERSITY bugs.

It all stemmed from a single patient carrying a fairly new superAll seemed OK. The woman rebug known as KPC — Klebsiella covered, and went home on July pneumoniae that resists treatment 15. by one of the last lines of defence, Fast forward three weeks. Now antibiotics called carbapenems. a man with cancer has KPC de“We never want this to happen spite never crossing paths with again,” said Dr. Tara Palmore, Patient No. 1. Ten days later, a deputy hospital epidemiologist at woman with an immune disease the NIH Clinical Center. fell ill, too. Both died of the infecInfections at health care facili- tion. ties are one of the nation’s leadDid they arrive carrying their ing causes of preventable death, own KPC bacteria, or did that first claiming an estimated 99,000 lives patient’s germ somehow escape a year. They’re something of a si- into the hospital? Standard tests lent killer, as hospitals fearful of couldn’t tell. Segre, the geneticist, lawsuits don’t like to publicly re- turned to DNA. veal when they outfox infection As bacteria multiply, mistakes control — yet no hospital is im- appear and are repaired in their mune. genetic code. Sequencing that geWednesday, government re- nome allowed Segre to follow difsearchers published an unusu- ferences in single genetic letters ally candid account of last year’s like a trail of the germ’s transmisoutbreak, with some advice: Fast sion and evolution. sequencing of a germ’s genome, its full DNA, may be essential. It can reveal how drug-resistant bacteria are spreading so that doctors can protect other patients.

“This is not an easy story to tell,” said Dr. Julie Segre, a senior investigator at NIH’s National Human Genome Research Institute. She led the genetic sleuthing that found the bug hiding in sink drains and, most chilling, even in a ventilator that had been cleaned with bleach.

Infection-control specialists at other hospitals called this detailed anatomy of an outbreak, published in the journal SciBower Place Shopping Centre currently has a full-time ence Translational Medicine, important to share.

“They were able to demonstrate that this This position will report directly to the Guest Services Supervisor and the Marketing Director. sneaky little bug was able Guest Services is the first point of contact for Bower Place Shopping Centre. to stay alive and get transmitted in ways they hadn’t Responsibilities include but are not limited to: answering the phone, greeting quite predicted before customers, gift card sales and reconciliations and assisting customers with shopping centre they had the detailed geinformation and services. netic information,” said Dr. Sara Cosgrove, associQualifications include: High school diploma; minimum 1 year related experience in customer ate hospital epidemioloservice. Knowledge of the retail industry would be an asset. Full support of centre marketing gist at Johns Hopkins Uniinitiatives is required by informing customers of various contests and promotions and assisting versity. “It’s very revealin tallying results. Superior oral and written communication and the ability to allocate one’s time ing.” effectively, work under pressure and manage deadlines with outstanding customer service skills.

“Absolutely this could Strong skills in Microsoft Office – Publisher, Word and Excel are required. happen in any hospital,” Interested candidates are requested to submit their applications said Dr. Deverick Anderson, co-director of a Duke by email to: bhansen@bentallkennedy.com fax to: 403.341.4646 University infection conor mail to: trol network that advises Bower Place Shopping Centre Administration smaller community hos1000 4900 Molly Banister Drive pitals.

Red Deer AB T4R 1N9 “This is really exciting Attention: Marketing Director stuff, cutting-edge technology, to try and better We thank all candidates for their application; however only those shortlisted for an interview will be contacted. understand how these infections get spread,” he added. That in turn may lead to new protections, important because “there’s something that’s very, very wrong about going to a hospital and becoming more ill.”

Normally, the KlebProduction Testing Ltd. siella bacteria live in human intestines and don’t harm people with healthy immune systems. But the multidrug-resistant strain The ideal candidate for this position will possess the following: named KPC has emerged over the past decade to - Experience in the Production Testing industry become a fast-growing - Good communication skills threat in intensive care - Experience working with Microsoft of¿ce units, spreading easily be- Experience Dispatching large numbers of crews and equipment tween very ill people and - Must be able to multi task and meet deadlines killing half of those it sickens. Worse, people can - Must be able to work in a team environment carry KPC without symp- Willingness to relocate if necessary toms unless the germs slip into the urinary tract or Duties for this position will include the following: bloodstream — theirs or - Managing and Dispatching crews and equipment the person’s in the next - Establish and maintain good customer relations bed — through a catheter or surgical wound.

The 243-bed NIH CliniWe offer an excellent bene¿t package, company vehicle cal Center, in Washingand a negotiable salary. ton’s suburbs, is a unique hospital, only treating If you are interested in a career with a dynamic, growing company within people enrolled in government research studies. the Oil and Gas industry please forward your resume to : So on June 13, 2011, a research nurse carefully greg@vencorproduction.com checked the medical records as a New York City References required hospital transferred a study participant who had

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Control Technology Inc. is looking for the right person to fill this permanent position in Blackfalds, AB. Position Description: • Working with the Sales team you will help support and develop new and existing clients • Participate in office and field calls when needed • Support and help develop new marketing/sales material, website, etc.

• Be an active team player in our growing customer base and the development of new clients and products • Perform other duties as required • Opportunities for individual sales development with training provided To be successful in this position, you should possess: • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Friendly, outgoing personality and ability to work well with individuals and groups • Good organizational and computer skills • Good command of written and spoken English, Spanish as a second language would be an asset • Marketing creativity and/or experience developing promotional items • Oilfield experience would be an asset especially in the Drilling and Well Servicing Sectors • High School diploma and clean drivers abstract • Availability to travel locally, domestically and internationally

Operations Coordinator Required

Assets: • Experience in the Oil Services Sector would be an asset, but not a requirement • Good computer skills and experience with Excel and Word • Familiarity with API Q1 and ISO 9001 Quality Programs • Willingness to relocate to the Red Deer area Close Date: September 15, 2012, or until the position is filled Salary: To be negotiated based upon experience & qualifications About Control Technology Inc. We are a rapidly growing, medium sized company, which is privately owned and located in Blackfalds, AB. Our business is involved with servicing, repairing, remanufacturing and recertifying blowout preventers (BOPs). We also manufacture control (accumulator) systems, as well as remanufacture and repair API valve systems for the oil and gas drilling and servicing industries. We operate an API Q1 and ISO 9001:2008 quality program.

Control Technology Inc. is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified candidates will be considered. We are committed to the professional development of our staff and offer a comprehensive benefits package to our employees.

For more information or to submit a resume, please Email: tphillips@controltechnology.ca. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

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become critically ill with a rare lung disease. The nurse found that the patient had KPC as well.

The woman went into strict isolation: Everyone entering her room donned a protective gown and gloves and rigorously washed their hands. Her medical equipment got special decontamination.

All other patients in the ICU had their throats and groins tested regularly to see if the bug was spreading.

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Too much at once?

IN PURSUIT OF EFFICIENCY, MULTITASKING MAY CREATE MORE PROBLEMS

BY LAUREN LA ROSE THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Jenny Lutes painted a scene that seemed as chaotic as it was comical.

The mother of two daughters sat rocking baby Madelaine in a chair, pumping milk and snacking on fruit, while also fielding questions from and gluing a craft and cutting paper for her five-year-old, Ava. “I just thought, ‘Well, this is comedic.’ But this is what it looks like when you’re a parent at home with the kids,” Lutes recalled.

“For someone else in an office, this would look different. They’d be on the phone and at a computer and writing things down and going through papers....

But to me, in that moment, I was like, ‘Well, this is almost ridiculous, but I have to do it this way.”’

The Vancouver mom behind the blog Ruminating Mommy detailed the multitasking feat in a recent online post. Lutes said she thinks parents juggle multiple duties as a necessity; but given the option, she’d much rather concentrate on a sole task.

“I would do it well if I could just focus on one thing at a time, but I don’t have the luxury; so my attention has to be split seven ways at the same time.”

Whether it’s a source of chest-thumping pride or wearisome resignation, the common lament of being busy is one that echoes throughout school corridors, workplaces and homes. With a seemingly endless list of to-do’s and commitments, many people try to maximize the minutes in their days by balancing various responsibilities at once.

While multitasking may seem to be an efficient way to breeze through a stacked schedule, the juggling act may have the opposite effect — and a detrimental one, at that.

A prime example of the perils of multitasking is perpetuated in the steady proliferation of distracted pedestrians and drivers texting while walking or behind the wheel — incidents which have led in some cases to injuries and even deaths.

“We almost view multitasking with pride. We wear a badge of honour,” said Margaret Moore, CEO of Wellcoaches Corporation. “There are job descriptions that say, ‘You must be a good multitasker.’ Well, you know, the challenge here is that we’re working against the way the brain was designed to work.”

“When you really focus on getting something done, you use all of your brain’s resources,” she added.

“Those are the moments where you’re brilliant and creative, and when you see connections and patterns that you don’t see when you only use a little bit of your brain’s resources.”

The Canadian-born, U.S.-based executive wellness coach teamed up with Harvard psychiatrist Paul Hammerness to co-author “Organize Your Mind, Organize Your Life.” Hammerness draws on neuroscience in developing his “Rules of Order” for altering mindsets, while Moore — known as Coach Meg — illustrates how to incorporate the organizational rules into everyday life.

Moore said people can get caught up in “negative static” for any number of reasons, from a significant worry to thoughts of tackling a big to-do list.

While negativities may stem from various sources, Moore said it all has the same impact: it “dims the lights,” leaving individuals unable to use their full attention.

“It is important to be able to take a deep breath, to mindfully separate yourself from the negativity when you sit down to focus,” said Moore, co-director of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. “(It’s) not that you won’t come back to it later. It’s not about suppressing it, and it’s not about forgetting about it. It’s more about

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By any definition, the act of multitasking has become omnipresent as adults and kids try to maximize the minutes in their days by balancing various duties at once. While tackling multiple tasks simultaneously may seem to be an efficient way to breeze through a busy schedule, the juggling act may have the opposite effect — and a detrimental one, at that. (saying): ‘For the time I want to get something important done, I need to put it aside.”’

Valeri Hall Little of Intandem Productivity Solutions said being strapped for time is among the main concerns expressed by clients. Some feel overwhelmed because their workloads are expanding as timeframes to finish tasks remains fixed.

“They end up bringing work home and they don’t want to live their life like that,” she said. “They want to be in the moment with their families and enjoying their friends, and they don’t want to constantly be interrupted with their smartphone buzzing and checking emails.”

The Toronto-based productivity consultant said she likes to have clients think of time as a tangible item.

“People always just think of time as something that they can always get more of. ‘Oh, well, I won’t sleep as long,’ ‘ I’ll eat my lunch and answer my emails at the same time,”’ said Hall Little. “I like them to think about their day or their week or their month as a container, and think about the goals that they need to achieve in that amount of time.”

Hall Little said while employees do feel a certain amount of pressure to be working around the clock, it’s important they set expectations that they aren’t always accessible.

She can recall receiving auto email responses from people indicating they only check emails once daily, and instructing to call if a matter is urgent.

“I think that’s brilliant because it sets my expectations.”

Moore said it’s key the example is set from the top down in fostering a corporate culture that emphasizes handling one task at a time.

“If you don’t model that, then everybody falls into the trap.”

Online: ● Coach Meg: http://www.coachmeg.com ● Intandem Productivity Solutions: www.intandem.ca ● Ruminating Mommy: www.ruminatingmommy. blogspot.ca

Subscription services for kids offer convenience, but be careful NEW YORK — Want to cut the time and hassle of shopping for your kids?

A bevy of subscription buying services with names like FabKids and Kiwi Crate have emerged over the past year that cater to parents who want help keeping their kids dressed and entertained.

Think of it as a modern, kid-friendly spin on the “Beer-of-the-Month Club” model.

For $20 to $40 a month, selected items arrive at your doorstep in brightly colored boxes, saving time and gas money. Most services offer free shipping. And some say they’re actually cheaper than going to the store.

But shopping experts say you could also go broke if you don’t do your homework. Those monthly fees can add up. Not to mention the temptation to go “subscription happy,” signing up for a host of services that just clutter up the house. And you have to weigh which services best suit your needs and offer the most flexibility in returns and other financial terms.

“This saves shoppers time,” says Sucharita Mulpuru, a Forrester Research analyst. “It creates a shortcut in their lives. But the challenge is whether the quality of merchandise is good, whether it’s useful and whether you get value.”

Here’s what to think about: FIGURE OUT YOUR NEEDS: First, consider how useful or enjoyable the service is. Check out the sites’ Facebook and Twitter feeds to see what others are saying about them.

For arts-and-crafts activities, sites like Kiwi Crate, Green Kid Crafts and Babbaco offer projects the companies say are selected by panels of experts.

These projects, which are different each month, range from papier-mache moons to paper robots.

For services like these, it’s important to be realistic about how much time you’ll be able to devote to the projects, which can take several hours.

DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE SURPRISED?: Not all the services let you choose exactly what you get. That may be a bigger issue for clothing, be-

cause it’s a more personal purchase.

Some services try to customize the experience. FabKids personalizes the three-piece outfits for girls based on a 15-question quiz. That includes questions on size and age but also the child’s favourite colour and even personality traits. Based on that profile, FabKids emails you three top outfit picks. If you don’t like them, you can go to the site to pick something else.

But if you like the luck of the draw, you might be better off with Wittlebee, which sends six different items each month. The site targets newborns to 5-year-old boys and girls. Members can specify style preferences and needs.

For example, are you looking for pyjamas or socks? But the company throws in a twist. Wittlebee’s CEO Sean Percival says, “You get half of what you want.” The other half is a surprise.

BE CLEAR ON WHAT YOU GET: Consider what you’re getting in that box. For example, Kiwi Crate and Babbaco provide the first pair of scissors in the first shipment, and always provide glue. But for Green Kid Crafts, you’re buying your own. That service’s hook is that all its materials are ecofriendly.

Green Kid Crafts and Kiwi Crate both charge $19.95 a month. Babbaco is $29.99, but it also provides an item tied to a monthly theme. So to go with a moon and star kit kids earlier this year, it sent along a pair of binoculars.

As for clothing sites, are you a brand snob? Wittlebee features such brands as Calvin Klein, American Apparel and smaller labels like Laughing Giraffe, for $39.99 monthly.

FabKids’ three-piece outfits for a monthly fee of $39.95 are designed by the company. For style guidance, FabKids has teamed up with actress Christina Applegate, a mom herself.

IS IT REALLY WORTH BYPASSING STORES?: Jody Furman, author of a blog called Livefabuless.com, says parents looking to save money on art supplies, rather than trying to find unique projects, should just go to a store like Wal-Mart or Target.

“Now is a good time to stock up,” said Furman, because of stores’ backto-school sales. But Kiwi Crates and Babbaco argue parents waste money

because many times they buy art supplies in bulk and then never end up using them. The materials are also of high quality.

FabKids CEO Andy Moss says his site offers the same quality of clothing as you might find at J.Crew or Gap but for half the price.

Wittlebee’s Percival says that each box has a retail value of $100. When the service was launched in February, it was selling a lot of closeouts from brands but now big clothing suppliers are approaching the company and are willing to give big discounts.

LOOK FOR FLEXIBILITY: Poke around to make sure you can return the box of goodies for a refund if you are disappointed.

At FabKids, you can skip the month at no cost if you don’t like any of the options. You can also cancel your membership at any time, as in the case for many of the sites.

PAY ATTENTION: Be careful about keeping track of your memberships.

You can easily forget to cancel the service when you don’t want it anymore.

“That’s one more thing that could get lost in the fray,” Furman says.

Online: ● http://www.babbaco.com ● http://www.FabKids.com ● http://www.greenkidcrafts.com ● http://www.kiwicrate.com ● http://www.wittlebee.com

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fast approaching and the Red Deer Rebels are looking to start fresh this season.

The Red Deer Advocate will provide insight into the 2012-2013 Rebels, along with the coach’s expectations, player profiles and how teams around the WHL stack up, in a special publication distributed in the Friday, September 21 Red Deer Advocate.

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