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BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF City of Lacombe is reviewing how it handles and charges for freedom of information requests following a review by the office of privacy commissioner related to a local taxpayer group’s queries.

The Lacombe Taxpayers Association had asked the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner to review a decision by the city to not waive fees for its requests for information around servicing costs for a proposed commercial development, known as Wolf Creek Crossing, and the city’s dealings with a local newspaper and its editor.

A review of the length of time taken by the city to respond to the taxpayer information requests was also requested. In its response, the privacy commissioner found that city chief administrative officer Norma MacQuarrie properly exercised her discretion to refuse to waive the freedom of information fees, noting the records “did not appear to be compellingly in the ‘public interest.’ �

Likewise, the city provided the appropriate information as allowed under the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act, says the letter from senior information and privacy manager Ryan Komarnicki.

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Joel Cochrane and his son Finlay play a little shinny on the outdoor rink in Eastview Estates on Christmas Eve. Local outdoor rinks are in fine shape now and are attracting many people to enjoy playing outdoors.

RDSO faces financial challenge in 2015

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Financial challenges have seldom been greater for the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra, which is looking to maintain quality programming in 2015 with less operational funding.

Both federal and provincial grants have been cut significantly in recent years, leaving the RDSO seeking new ways of getting donations from the community.

Executive director Chandra Kastern said one novel way is through a crowd funding campaign started on the orchestra’s website.

It encourages people to donate directly, and spread awareness about the RDSO’s needs through social media.

Prizes are available to those who can give different levels of financial support.

These include tickets or a season subscription, a backstage pass and champaign reception, the chance to be conductor for a day, or to have Maestro Claude Lapalme and his wife cellist Janet Kuschak perform at a private dinner. “It’s certainly a challenging time to run an orchestra,� said Kastern, who heard finances were only this tight once before in the RDSO’s 28-year history. She believes it was near the beginning, when the RDSO was mostly volunteer run.

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Donations are pouring in for a Rimbey couple who were injured and lost two of their three sons in a collision on Hwy 20 at about 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Angus and Rachel Dixon and their boys, Tristan, Lynus and Baillion, were heading to Red Deer for Christmas shopping when their vehicle collided with a northbound car that went out of control on the icy highway.

The driver of the oncoming car was killed in the crash, as was seven-yearold Tristan. Lynus, three, was airlifted to Calgary Children’s Hospital, but died of his wounds the next day.

Angus, Rachel and Baillion, 18 months, remain in hospital being treated for their injuries.

Originally from Chatham, Ont., Angus is a welder for a local manufacturer and a recently-recruited reservist with the 78 Field Battery in Red Deer. “Rai� is a stay-at-home mom, formerly employed at a Rimbey sports equipment dealer. Her husband had become fast friends with the operators’ son.

Game-On Outdoors owners Jesse and Sandra Von Hollen and their son, Justin Skjornsberg, jumped into action as soon as they heard about the accident, setting up a fund with ATB Financial and starting an online auc-

tion to raise additional monies.

Customers were lined up in the shop on Christmas Eve, as word about the auction started to spread — thanks in part to Skjornsberg’s social media connections.

Skjornsberg confirmed on Wednesday that both parents suffered injuries that will make them unable to work for some time.

His and his family’s original goal was to raise enough money to cover funeral expenses and buy burial plots for Tristan and Lynus. They reached that goal in the first five hours, and have since been working on raising money to help Angus and Rai pay their living costs while they recover from their injuries. “There are no words to describe the generosity that we’re seeing. It’s absolutely unreal. The way that it is going, they should be able not have to worry about bills or anything and should be able to just worry about grieving and healing both physically and spiritually.�

In a posting on his Facebook page, Skjornsberg describes the tragedy felt by himself and others in the community in which the Dixons had chosen to make their home: “This is very near and dear to my heart. Not only are they my best friends, but I had just purchased Christmas gifts for the whole family,� he wrote.

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Recent problem stem from various government grants being reduced by as much as 50 per cent, said Kastern.

The RDSO used to count on having nearly three-quarters of its operating costs covered by grants and season subscriptions.

But this has been now reduced to 60 per cent (26 per cent of the budget comes from federal and provincial grants and 34 per cent from concert ticket sales).

To make up the 40 per cent gap, Kastern is hoping to get a higher feefor-service grant from the City of Red Deer.

More donations must also be solicited from the community. RDSO supporters are being encouraged to give in a variety of ways, including a pledgeraising walk or run for the orchestra, or launching a personalized RDSO campaign.

Other ideas are being considered to replace the orchestra’s annual gala, which Kastern said has not been overly lucrative as a fundraiser.

In light of the new financial reality, RDSO has been tightening its belt, reducing costs for the 2015 season to $485,000 from a previously budgeted $515,000. “We trimmed costs as much as we can without a concert from the program or cutting any people,� said Kastern.

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A2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, Dec. 26, 2014

Homegrown terror attack on Parliament Hill named CP news story of year

CHRISTMAS DAY FIRE

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — October 22 dawned as just another busy Wednesday morning on and around Parliament Hill.

Tourists wandered in the fall sunshine past the towering granite and bronze War Memorial, where two unarmed sentries stood ceremonial guard at the tomb of the unknown solder.

A few hundred metres north in parliament’s gothic Centre Block, the prime minister, his cabinet and hundreds of MPs gathered for their weekly national caucus meetings, in turn attracting the usual throng of news media and eager young staff members — all mingling in the marble-floored halls with passing tour groups and good-humoured Hill security.

In a matter of a few moments just after 10 a.m., a lone gunman brandishing an antiquated lever-action hunting rifle shattered the peace, order and good government of that bright autumn morning and rivetPhoto by SCOTTY AITKEN/freelance ed national and global attention on Canada’s capital.

Firefighters battle a blaze near Hwy 771 and Township Road 443. The fire started in the garage Coming just two days after another suicidal attack by a man with known jihadist sympathies who ran and covered the whole house by the time Rimbey Fire and Rescue was on scene. RCMP and EMS down a Quebec soldier, the brazen Ottawa assault also responded to the call and Ponoka Fire Dept. was called in to bring water. There were no rattled the country. injuries in the fire. The house was completely burned, as were the garage and boat.

The attack on Parliament Hill and killing of soldiers Nathan Cirillo and Patrice Vincent ignited a debate on home-grown terrorism and are the overtion that Canada is no longer immune to events tak- for reasons also cited by several others. whelming choice as Canada’s 2014 News Story of ing place outside of our borders ... a coming of age “I was torn between this and the shooting at Parthe Year in the annual survey of the country’s newskind of story.” liament and the Mounties’ deaths,” Carl wrote. rooms by The Canadian Press.

Two other deeply “But the conversation about sexual harassment Almost 70 per troubling events tied and why women don’t report seems to indicate a tipcent of respondents ‘HOME-GROWN TERRORISM EXPOSED OUR for second in the ping point in that conversation.

- 59 of 85 newsrooms newsroom “I believe we will be talking about it for a long, VULNERABILITY AND SHOOK A NATION’S annual — picked the events survey: The murder long time.” surrounding Oct. 22 FAITH IN IT’S SAFETY AND SECURITY.’ of three RCMP offiOthers wrestled with the choice between two very as the year’s seminal cers by a gunman in different but disturbing acts of violence. news.

—FRANK DE PALMA Moncton, N.B.; and “It really was a toss-up between the Ottawa terror“Home-grown terNEWSROOM DIRECTOR, THE CHRONICLE HERALD the national debate ism and the Moncton RCMP shootings,” said Darryl rorism exposed our over sexual harass- Mills of the Prince Albert Daily Herald in Saskatchvulnerability and ment sparked by al- ewan. shook a nation’s faith in its safety and security,” legations against radio host Jian Ghomeshi and the “Both so massively un-Canadian and attacks on wrote Frank De Palma, newsroom director of The suspension of two Liberal MPs by Justin Trudeau. who we are.”

Chronicle Herald newspaper in Halifax.

Both those stories garnered 10 votes each.

Kevin Usselman, news director at 660News CFFR Julie Carl, the deputy editor of the Winnipeg Free in Calgary, said the story brought home “the realizaPress, elected to choose the sexual harassment story Please see STORY on Page A3

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INFORMATION: Took too long to respond However, the city took too long to respond and charged too much, says the letter.

The initial request was made in September 2013 and the city requested further clarifications of information needed over the next few months. In June, 475 pages of information were provided to the association at a cost of $4,058.98.

Using its fee schedules, the privacy office said the cost should have been $180.26. A city estimate that 106 hours of staff time costing $2,862 was too high. A computer programming rate of $1,199 was also out of line because the wrong fee level was used. A $216 legal fee was also disallowed and photocopying costs significantly reduced.

The commissioner’s office also found that the city did not meet legislated time limits or properly extend time limit extensions.

MacQuarrie said the city plans to discuss the issues raised in the letter, with the privacy commissioner’s office.

The $4,058 bill reflects the real costs the city incurred in responding to the information requests, she said.

“Whether or not they are permitted to be charged back under the FOIP legislation, the city is now in

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RDSO: Planning the next season She would love to see Red Deer build a larger performing arts space, since the orchestra regularly sells out the 576-seat Red Deer College Arts Centre.

But Red Deer city council recently pushed this proposal 20 years into the future.

Until more seats are available, RDSO seasons subscriptions can’t grow, said Kastern.

Planning the next season has been challenging, but she believes RDSO subscribers will be happy with the 2015-16 concert series.

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area, in trying to rein in production costs, but quality can’t go down.”

Of course, high fixed costs are a given, considering the orchestra’s size, said Kastern, who noted that putting on concerts with a 40 musicians, many who must travel from Calgary, remains “quite the endeavor.”

One bright spot is that the RDSO is planning a free concert next summer on the Bower Ponds stage after receiving special event funding from the Community Initiatives Project. Several dates in August are being considered. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

DONATIONS: Not very well off “The family is not very well off to begin with, and now they have to go home to a Christmas tree with presents under it for the children who are no longer with us.”

Donations for the Dixon family fund are being accepted at all branches of ATB Financial. People interested in learning more about the auction are asked to contact sandravonhollen@gmail.com.

Rimbey RCMP have not released the name of the 53-year-old Mayerthorpe man who was killed in the crash. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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MacQuarrie points out the letter “demonstrates that the city acted as we should have in how the request was managed.”

Blaine Dushanek, of the Lacombe Taxpayers Association, does not agree with the privacy commissioner’s take on the “public interest” involved in their freedom of information request.

However, he was pleased to see the municipalities obligations laid out clearly and how the city should charge for information.

“I think it should set a precedent, for sure.”

The taxpayers association can request a formal inquiry, but Dushanek said that was unlikely. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Strankman blasts defectors One of five Wildrose MLAs who refused to join a mass defection over to the governing PCs has some harsh words for the nine who crossed the floor in the Alberta legislature Dec. 17.

Rick Strankman, the MLA for Drumheller-Stettler, said in a press release that when he first learned that his colleagues — including Wildrose leader Danielle Smith — “had decided to abandon their responsibilities and obligations as members of the Wildrose caucus, preferring the promise of political baubles from a (Progressive Conservative) government that is not yet three or four months old, I was incredulous.”

Strankman had left the country, for an earlier planned vacation, the day before the Wildrose MLAs crossed the floor.

He returned to Alberta late Monday evening and issued a statement.

“Just weeks ago, at a caucus meeting in Calgary, Rob Anderson and Danielle Smith used their influence to cajole a statement of unanimous support from caucus members. Their objective was to avoid a leadership review. Now, only weeks later, the two of them led a revolt against their own party and against their own leadership, and in the process, persuaded seven of their colleagues to go along with their duplicitous act,” Strankman said in the release.

“Not one of the 87 Wildrose constituency associations, nor any of the party’s nearly 25,000 members, nor any of the men and women who serve on the party’s province-wide executive council, has perpetrated this act of betrayal. Their hands and their consciences are clean. The two people who did perpetrate the betrayal are Rob Anderson and Danielle Smith. The seven who decided to support them, placing the promise of personal political gain ahead of obligation and duty, are collaborators.”

“These nine individuals joined the (Progressive Conservative) Party. ... they did so with the objective of destroying the party they were elected to represent and defend. They showed disdain for the men and women who made up their own constituency associations. They publicly scorned the army of vol-

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STORY: Destined to continue The issue of home-grown terrorist attacks appears destined to continue dominating news into 2015.

Self-styled Canadian jihadists continue making public threats, while the motivations of Ottawa gunman Michael Zehaf Bibeau remain a matter of some debate.

RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson has described Zehaf Bibeau’s “distorted world view” and said he was “driven by ideological and political motives.”

A video made by Zehaf Bibeau before the attack has yet to be made public and may never be, despite initial RCMP assurances it would be put in the public domain.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in a year-end interview with CBC, was adamant the attacks are not a result of his government’s decision to join air strikes against ISIL in Iran.

“Look, let’s be very clear on this,” said Harper.

“We’re not at risk from ISIL because we’re fighting them. We’re fighting them because we are at risk from them.

“This is an organization, along with the entire global jihadist movement they represent, that has repeatedly made threats on this country.”

That cause-and-effect argument appears to be still a matter of live debate in the newsrooms of the country, judging by some comments to The Canadian Press survey.

“The slayings of two Canadian soldiers and ‘Canada joins combat mission in Iraq’ are inextricably linked, in my opinion,” wrote Margo Goodhand, editor of the Edmonton Journal.

“We cannot make a decision to go to war without accepting there may be consequences, both short and longterm.”

Added Brad Works, the managing editor of the Journal Pioneer in Summerside, P.E.I.: “It’s fair to say that Micheal Zehaf Bibeau’s actions forced Canadians to reconsider our security at home and question our place and actions in world affairs.

“Few Canadians were not touched in some way by this story.”

‘A BETRAYAL BY NINE DOES NOT NEGATE THE WISHES AND ASPIRATIONS OF THOUSANDS ’ — RICK STRANKMAN MLA FOR DRUMHELLER-STETTLER

unteers who worked for them, and the donors who gave money on their behalf. The more than 400,000 Albertans who voted in favour of the Wildrose Party in the last provincial election certainly didn’t do so in anticipation of this kind of betrayal,” Strankman said.

“A betrayal by nine does not negate the wishes and aspirations of thousands. As one of the many thousands of Wildrose Party members who has stuck

to principle, who has not betrayed the public trust, and who has not sold out in exchange for the promise of political baubles, I look forward to the rebirth of the Wildrose Party.”

The other seven MLAs who crossed included two Central Alberta MLAs — Rod Fox (Lacombe-Ponoka) and Bruce Rowe (Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills). Another Central Alberta Wildrose MLA, Kerry Towle (Sylvan Lake-Innisfail) crossed the floor about three weeks ago.

Heather Forsyth, MLA for Calgary-Fish Creek, has been named interim Wildrose leader.

On Tuesday, Speaker Gene Zwozdesky ruled that Wildrose would retain official Opposition status.

The party is now tied with the Liberals at five seats each.

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The voices of our leaders PARK BRAIN. OPEN MOUTH. INSERT FOOT. Say what?

We’ve all done it: blurted out something we immediately wanted to take back.

In Canadian politics, it was a banner year for blurting and regretting, but this being Ottawa, the blurting was always clearer than the regretting.

R e g a r d TIM less, here are HARPER 10 instances in which our federal representatives might have wanted a do-over:

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He’s also tight with Sasquatch and the Loch Ness Monster Mississauga Conservative MP Brad Butt twice says he knows of campaign workers taking voter information cards from the garbage to use in illegal voting. On Feb. 6, he said he witnessed it personally. “Why are they doing that?

They are doing it so they can hand those cards to other people, who will then be vouched for at a voting booth and vote illegally.”

He later says he “misspoke” and then told the House he saw no such thing.

Beam her down, Tom NDP MP Charmaine Borg turns the House of Commons into a fundraising circus.

“For $1,000,” she says, she will utter the Star Trek line “Resistance is futile” in Parliament, a play on the alien race which shares her last name.

She is quickly persuaded by party leadership that wasn’t really why she was elected.

Some opinions carry more weight than others Another former Harper parliamentary secretary, Dean Del Mastro, is found guilty by Judge Lisa Cameron of overspending in his 2008 campaign, then falsifying documents to cover it up.

“I know what the truth is. That’s her opinion. My opinion is quite different.”

Less than a week later, with the executioner’s blade hanging over his political future, Del Mastro resigns his seat.

He gains extra points for tearing up.

Calandraspeak without translation Stephen Harper’s parliamentary secretary, Paul Calandra, rises to answer a question from Tom Mulcair on our Iraq mission: “Mr. Speaker, what does the leader of the Opposition not understand? Our friends in Israel are on the front lines, combatting terrorism.”

Calandra gains extra points days later when he rises to apologize for his gibberish, taking full responsibility “despite what people think about kids in short pants,” a reference to the staffers in the prime minister’s office who gave him his initial talking points.

He, too, gains further points by choking up during his apology, then messing it up and having to correct his apology.

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His political career in ruins, sexual assault charges looming and four children to feed, senator-in-exile Patrick Brazeau takes a job as day manager at Barefax, a strip club in the shadow of Parliament Hill.

“It is what it is, I have four mouths to feed,” he tells Postmedia journalist Stephen Maher.

Brazeau was ordered into rehab in October by a Quebec judge.

Conservative backbencher Peter Goldring advocates body cameras to detect ulterior motives in late night Scrabble games.

“MPs must learn, as I have from encounters with authority figures in the past, that all do not tell the truth. I now wear ‘protection’ in the form of bodyworn video recording equipment.”

He is immediately shrink-wrapped by party operatives and a retraction is delivered within hours.

I went to Israel and all I got was this lousy T-shirt?

Oh, I thought you meant another bozo

Conservative MP Mark Adler joins Stephen Harper on a historic trip to Israel, but can’t get his mind off his York Centre riding at Old Jerusalem’s Western Wall.

“This, it’s the re-election. This is the million-dollar shot,” Adler says, unsuccessfully pleading with Harper staffer Jeremy Hunt for a photo with the prime minister in front of the famous holy site for Jewish prayer.

Adler has an estimated 21,000 Jewish voters in his riding.

GTA Liberal MP John McKay is caught on tape by a Conservative operative reacting to leader Justin Trudeau’s decision to bar pro-life candidates in the next general election.

“I initially thought it was a bozo eruption; that he didn’t actually think about what he said,” McKay said. He gains extra points by then jumping on another even “scarier” possibility, that it was the idea of Trudeau’s brain trust.

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Whip it. Whip it good

Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino arrives 70 minutes late for a meeting with veterans, then berates them in front of television cameras.

“This finger-pointing stuff doesn’t really work very well with me,” Fantino snaps at one elderly vet, stooped by the weight of his war medals.

The minister wins extra points with his encore, walking away from the wife of a veteran with PTSD as the cameras rolled.

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau stomps all over his speech on Canada’s efforts to degrade ISIS. “It’s not about whipping out our CF18s to show how big they are.”

Remarkably, a poll later indicates he won public support for the frat boy line.

Tim Harper is a syndicated Toronto Star national affairs writer. He can be reached at tharper@thestar.ca.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Nativity scenes not accurate T’is the season! Here they are, popping up inside and outside of large buildings, manmade renditions of the biblical nativity scene. These invariably consist of a couple with a baby, a few shepherds and some farm animals in a shelter/barn/stable setting.

This is close, or close enough, to be biblically correct.

A concern to me, however, are the three added guests; herded personages prostrating themselves towards the manger and seemingly offering coffers and vases as gifts, presumably to the child.

These manmade presentations born of religious tradition with poor biblical foundations are misrepresentations.

First, they falsify the true abject poverty of the situation by embellishing it with earthly treasures.

Secondly, they hold a complete lack of chronological biblical understanding of the event. They met the child and his mother at a house, months and months later, shortly before they fled from Herod into Egypt.

One might be inclined to believe that these scenes come out of dusty attics or basements of these large buildings that display the scenes, but not so.

The Vatican boasts of a “world famous nativity display” in Rome, blesses by Pope John Paul II in 1982. Faithful Catholics can order from the Bradford Exchange a replica to scale of the life sized figures used in the nativity scene at St. Peter’s Basilica. Both of these nativity displays hold the biblical inaccuracies cited above.

It is somewhat of a pity that leaders of Catholicism should offer such a distorted presentation of this well documented event. A quick reference to the biblical text by the religious leaders of the Vatican would be all that is needed to correct these inaccurate biblical presentations.

Andre Laliberte Red Deer

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Quinn Contracting donates $40K Quinn Contracting Ltd. donated $40,000 this Christmas season to 41 charities.

For more than 16 years, Quinn has been donating $25 on behalf of each of its employees. Staff get to vote on which charities will receive the money.

Quinn has employees in Blackfalds, Bonnyville, Rocky Mountain House and field locations across Alberta.

This year, a total of $7,250 was given to charities in the Red Deer area, $7,875 went to Bonnyvillearea charities, $4,875 to the Rocky Mountain House area and $20,000 to local branches of provincial and national charities.

Lord’s Food Bank in Rocky Mountain House was one of the recipients.

Food bank director Dan Gonzales said his agency’s services are in big demand at Christmas time.

“We’re grateful for the help and for the touching recognition of what we are doing here,” said Gonzales in a news release.

Chief of Assembly of First Nations speaks out about attack on girl EDMONTON — The head of the Assembly of First Nations is speaking out about the brutal assault of a six-year-old aboriginal girl near Edmonton.

National Chief Perry Bellegarde says everyone has a role to play in ending violence against First Nations women and girls.

He calls what happened shocking and sad.

The six-year-old girl from Paul First Nation was attacked last weekend.

A spokesman for the band says she remains in hospital with serious injuries.

James Clifford Paul, who is 21, was arrested on a nearby reserve and faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated sexual assault and kidnapping.

First Nation lauds Federal Court ruling on consultation and environment EDMONTON — A judge says the federal government should have consulted with an Alberta First Nation before making significant changes to environmental laws.

The Mikisew Cree challenged the changes that affect water and fisheries laws that were part of two Conservative omnibus budget bills passed in 2012.

In his ruling last Friday, Federal Court Judge Roger Hughes says the Crown failed to consult with the Mikisew before each bill was introduced in Parliament.

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2015 a year for hot and cold wars?

OTTAWA — It could very well be that 2014 is remembered as the year when Canada traded one shadow war for possibly two others.

The flag was barely folded and put away in Kabul, marking a formal end to more than 12 years of counter-insurgency war against the ghostly Taliban, before CF-18s were dispatched to begin pounding extremist targets in Iraq.

The summer offensive by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the alQaida splinter group that brought its brutal caliphate to the gates of Baghdad, coincided with the under-cutting of Ukraine.

The so-called “little green men” Russian troops stripped of identifiable badges fighting in Crimea and eastern Ukraine while Vladimir Putin’s government denied their presence —competed for the world’s attention alongside black-masked, knife-wielding Islamic State warriors, many of them brutal, bloodthirsty mercenaries who encouraged Muslim faithful to rise up and slaughter westerners in their own backyards.

Both of them struck from the shadows with inscrutable motives and a fury that sowed a mixture of horror, indignation and confusion.

It was brought home for Canadians in a brutal, bloody manner with the Oct. 22 attack on Parliament and the murders of two Canadian soldiers.

The would-be jihadists had tenuous links to ISIL, but the group was quick to claim them as their own — and the Harper government was equally ready to make the link.

In a year-end interview with The Canadian Press, NATO’s supreme commander suggested the world has become a less stable, potentially more dangerous place, especially considering Russia is a nuclear power.

Some have suggested the world is on the verge of a new Cold War. The Islamic State, with its lurid Internet beheadings and tales of medieval-mindset massacres, represents a different, potential long-term threat, one that is the West is struggling to wrap its head around.

“Until we address the root causes of the Islamic State, its going to be hard to win this battle with the Islamic State,” said U.S. Gen. Phillip Breedlove, whose remarks carry the faint echo of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s

oft-maligned position. the world to the brink of nuclear war.

“We put great pressure on this kind Defence analyst George Petrolekas, of issue in Afghana retired coloistan and you saw mused re‘WHAT WE’VE SEEN IN THE nel, it moved to the cently that the Maghreb (northSaudi ArabianRESPONSE BY CANADA ern Africa) and tankAND IT’S NATO ALLIES IS A induced the eastern part ing of world oil MEASURED RESPONSE TO prices has done of Africa. This is an adaptive longmore to check WHAT RUSSIA IS DOING.’ term problem unRussian ambitil we get to the — LT.-GEN JONATHAN VANCE tions than anyroot causes and thing the West, address those isparticularly sues.”

NATO, has come up with since the It is the standoff with a now eco- Ukrainian crisis began to unfold last nomically battered Russia that mostly winter. preoccupies the 59-year-old career Canada’s operations commander, U.S. Air Force commander.

Lt.-Gen. Jonathan Vance, said the real“If we can clearly no longer count ity of 21st century conflict is that much on Russia as a partner, and we face happens outside the military sphere. an issue there that is unresolvable, The challenge, especially with Rusthis is existential because of the types sia, is make to sure that the economic of weapons Russia holds,” Breedlove perils of low oil and sanctions don’t said in a telephone interview from create massive instability and lead to Brussels. an even more dangerous brinkmanHis comments are relatively tame ship, he said. when held up against those from gov“What we’ve seen in the response ernment and academic circles in Po- by Canada and its NATO allies is a land and the Baltic states, where there measured response to what Russia is is a collective belief that Putin’s long- doing,” Vance said. term goal is to destroy the credibility “It’s safe to say it’s rarely useful to of NATO by demonstrating it will not further destabilize a situation. Our use force, regardless of the provoca- doctrine, our approach, has generally tion. been to recover a situation. Wider and The sentiment is reinforced by worse destabilization is absolutely not Russian parliamentarians such as Vy- in the best interests of anybody, least acheslav Nikonov, who was ominously of which is Canada.” quoted by The Financial Times last Eastern Europe may be the focus October as suggesting the crisis over of Breedlove’s attention, but Canada’s Ukraine “is the most dangerous mo- participation in the coalition air camment in relations between the Russia paign against ISIL fills Vance’s schedand the West since the Cuban missile ule. crisis,” the 1962 showdown between That will continue in the new year Washington and Moscow that brought as the Harper government decides

whether to extend the six month CF-18 combat mission, due to expire in April.

“ISIL is being contained, as we said we would at the coalition level; (and) degraded to a certain degree,” said Vance.

U.S. commanders have warned the campaign to defeat the extremist threat, using Iraqi ground forces and Syrian resistance fighters, could take up to three years.

The next campaign phase, likely to involve training of Iraqi forces, will unfold in the new year.

Breedlove said NATO has not yet received a request from the Iraqi government to conduct a training mission, but he understands one could be coming.

Canada, with its contingent of special forces with the Kurds in Irbil, is already engaged in training, Vance argues.

At the outset of the Ukraine crisis, the Harper government was quick to dispatch CF-18s to take part in air policing missions over the Baltic states, keeping Russians away from the tiny nations.

It rerouted HMCS Toronto to join NATO’s standing task force, which cruised the Black Sea off Ukraine and has sent a handful of troops to land exercises.

It has, however, remained on the periphery of long-term plans and commitments, especially those that cost money.

“I’m certainly not going spend on a massive military expansion for the sake of doing so,” Harper said at the conclusion of the Wales Summit in September.

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Avalanche Canada, based in Revelstoke, B.C., is warning recreational users that danger appears to be high for a series of interior mountain ranges along from Dec. 26 to 30.

The alert covers the North Rockies, Cariboos, North Columbia, South Columbia, Kootenay-Boundary, Purcells, South Rockies, Lizard and Flathead and South Coast Inland regions.

Forecaster Joe Lammers says wild swings in weather have laid down a combination of smooth crust over top of persistent weak layers in the snowpack, meaning outdoor enthusiasts could be in for an unwelcome surprise.

He says there have been many natural, small avalanches in recent days that made bad conditions obvious, but people may not realize the increased danger that lies ahead because cracks will be hidden under 60 to 100 centimetres of good powder snow.

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Montreal cops help deliver baby in car Christmas morning MONTREAL — A pair of Montreal police officers helped a baby enter the world a little earlier than expected on Christmas morning.

Just before 3 a.m., a man frantically flagged down a patrol car in the city’s north end and asked for help as his wife began to give birth in their car.

The officers helped the woman deliver her baby until an ambulance arrived.

Mother and baby were taken to hospital under police escort and both are reportedly doing well.

In Christmas message, PM Harper asks Canadians to pray for troops OTTAWA — In his annual Christmas message, Prime Minister Stephen Harper asks Canadians to pray for members of the military as they battle Islamic extremists in northern Iraq.

Canada has six CF-18 fighter jets in the Middle East as part of an international effort to help Iraq fight an insurgency

by Islamic State militants.

Harper said Canadians are doing what they are known for — “protecting the vulnerable, promoting peace, and defending the freedom of all people.”

On the economy, Harper said that “despite the difficulties elsewhere in the world,” more Canadians have more opportunities and better jobs than at any time in the country’s history.

Harper also said that while we live in a beautiful, compassionate and prosperous country, we should “show kindness to the less fortunate” in the spirit of Christmas.

BY ALY THOMSON THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX — It felt more like spring than Christmas Day in the Atlantic provinces as temperature records were shattered and heavy rain pounded the region.

Environment Canada said it is not unusual to have warm temperatures on Christmas, but it was recordbreakingly balmy in some areas of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

“In the areas that the records have been broken, some of these records go back to the 1950s and 1940s,” said meteorologist Stephen Hatt on Thursday. “Since records have been kept on Christmas Day, some of these temperatures are the highest that we’ve seen.”

Hatt said in Summerside, P.E.I., the temperature climbed to 13 degrees, breaking the previous 50-yearold record of 11 degrees.

In Greenwood, N.S., the temperature soared to 17 degrees, breaking the previous record of 15 degrees.

The old record of 13 degrees in Moncton, N.B., was also broken as temperatures reached 16 degrees.

It was also a wet Christmas on Canada’s Atlantic coast, with rainfall warnings being issued for all of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

Environment Canada said up to 75 millimetres of rain was possible in some areas of all three provinces before tapering off in the evening.

In southwest Newfoundland, as much as 80 millimetres of rain was expected.

Hatt said it was possible that rainfall records for Christmas Day would also be broken, but that information likely won’t be known until Boxing Day. In Halifax, the previous record set in 2003 was 70.6 millimetres of rain.

“Some areas certainly will be close to that 70 mark,” said Hatt. “That will be most likely to occur in coastal areas of Cape Breton.”

Hatt said a vigorous trough that was extending south from a very intense low pressure system in Quebec was causing the heavy rain.

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BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF Gabe Bast’s pursuit of excellence has taken him out to B.C. and earlier this month to his first international hockey tournament.

The defenceman has been turning heads since his first year with the Red Deer Optimist Chiefs, which included a Telus Cup championship in 2013.

Now in a starring role with the Penticton Vees of the B.C. Hockey League, he earned himself a spot on the Canada West roster for the World Junior A Hockey Championship.

While the team came up short — finishing sixth, losing their final game 3-2 to Switzerland on Friday — it was still an experience he will never forget.

“It was unbelievable, getting to represent your country has always been a dream of mine,” he said. “Obviously it wasn’t the result we wanted but it was definitely a good learning experience for me.”

Bast more than held up his own at the championship, scoring two goals in the round robin while playing with a constantly rotating defensive partner.

In the playoffs he was paired with his defensive partner from Penticton, Dante Fabbro, and they turned into one of the team’s more reliable units.

“We know how each other plays and it was pretty easy chemistry there,” said Bast.

“We’re both pretty similar players, we both think the game the same way — it’s a match made in heaven, really.”

Vees head coach, general manager and president Fred

Harbinson has put many players on to the Canada West team over the years and the impact on their development can be huge.

“We’ve had a lot of players play in that tournament and usually when they get back they’re better for it,” he said.

“When they come back they’ve played at a high level competition and understand a little bit more about what it’s going to take to win at the end of the year.”

The Vees have been one of the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s top programs over the last decade — just as Bast’s midget team was — and it was those kind of program expectations that sent the Red Deer product out of province, knowing it will bring him opportunities down the road.

“There’s pressure to win and you have to do whatever it takes to win in Penticton, but it’s good,” he said.

Bast popped up on Harbinson’s radar at the Macs Midget AAA International Tournament in Calgary last year.

Then he was the captain of the Optimist Chiefs and his dynamic talent level was obvious from the onset.

Thus began Harbinson’s courtship of the five-foot-10, 185-pound blue-liner.

Bast finished the campaign with 22 points (nine goals, 13 assists) in 33 games with Red Deer while also playing in three games as an affiliated player with the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Spruce Grove Saints, scoring one goal.

Harbinson has not been disappointed at all in what Bast has brought to the Vees since committing. In 30 games, he has three goals and 19 assists for 22 points to lead all Penticton defencemen.

“He’s transitioned extreme-

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Red Deer’s Gabe Bast recently suited up for Canada West at the World Junior A Hockey Championships in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, which ended on Dec. 20. Bast played a big part on the team during team during the tournament like he does with his Junior A team the Penticton Vees in the B.C. Junior Hockey League. His Vees coach says the talented 18 year-old has chance to go far in hockey with his skill set. ly well,” said Harbinson. “He’s very coachable, everyday he’s a guy that takes everything in and wants to be a better hockey player ...

“He’s come in and clearly been one of our better de-

fencemen.”

Despite being a young 18 year-old — he celebrated his birthday on Dec. 20 — he has been paired with an even younger defenceman in Fabbro in Penticton. Together

they have formed what could be a cornerstone pairing for at least another year — Harbinson saying they are both playing beyond their age.

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Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love is defended by Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade during the first half of an NBA game, Thursday, in Miami.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Heat 101 Cavaliers 91 MIAMI — Dwyane Wade scored 24 of his 31 points in the first half, Luol Deng finished with 25 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and the Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in LeBron James’ first game back at his former home 101-91 on Thursday.

Chris Andersen scored 12 for the Heat, who led by as many as 17, trailed for a moment in the fourth quarter before gathering themselves and pulling away again.

James scored 30 points for the Cavaliers, hugging his former teammates before the game and after the final buzzer. It was James’ first time as an opponent in Miami since

helping the Heat reach each of the last four NBA Finals, winning two titles.

Kyrie Irving added 25 points, and Kevin Love scored 14 for Cleveland.

Miami was again without Chris Bosh, still sidelined by a calf injury.

James and Wade shared a long embrace before the game, then were chatting and laughing as they waited for the second half to start. They even had another conversation before leaving the floor once the game was over.

In the end, only Wade left with what each wanted most a win.

Wade missed nine straight shots in the second half, going from sizzling to icy. Backcourt mate Mario Chalmers finished just 2 for 12 from the floor.

It didn’t matter.

A Heat team that has struggled at home all season found a way.

Nonetheless, Miami held onto the lead, sans for one moment after a dunk by James in transition with 11:20 left. After that slam put Cleveland up 7877, he got a technical foul for hanging on the rim a bit too long - so that lead lasted exactly zero seconds.

Wade made a free throw after the technical, tying the game again.

The Cavs lost their two best players briefly in the second half.

James went to the locker room, limping on his left leg in the third quarter. He leapfrogged a row of baseline seats while trying to run down a 75-foot pass from Love, landing on his feet and not appearing to be injured.

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Thunder 114 Spurs 106 SAN ANTONIO — Russell Westbrook smiled as he walked off the court in San Antonio, blowing a kiss to a spectator and waving at the few Oklahoma City Thunder fans in attendance.

The joyful tidings were a drastic change from the scowling, screaming, chest-thumping passion Westbrook showed after essentially walking into the Spurs’ home on Christmas and kicking aside their presents.

Westbrook had 34 points and 11 assists, and ignited a decisive run in the fourth quarter to help Oklahoma City beat San Antonio 114-106 on Thursday in a fiery rematch of last season’s Western Conference Finals.

“Regardless of what’s going on, like I said before and I’m going to keep saying it, my job is to attack,” Westbrook said.

He led the Thunder to their sixth straight regular-season victory over the defending NBA champions in the first meeting between the teams since San Antonio topped Oklahoma City in six games on the way to a fifth title.

The Thunder were without reigning MVP Kevin Durant, and the Spurs were missing Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard, but there was still plenty of firepower thanks to Oklahoma City’s emotional point guard.

Westbrook was 14 for 28 from the field and had five rebounds and five steals in a fevered performance over 35 minutes.

“You’ve just got to rally behind him,” said Thunder guard Anthony Morrow, who had 15 points. “He’s a leader, natural born. He comes out there, he plays hard.”

Serge Ibaka had 21 points, including going 3 for 4 on

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3-pointers for Oklahoma City (14-16). Steven Adams added 16 points and 15 rebounds to offset San Antonio centre Tiago Splitter matching his season-high with 14 points.

It was a physical rematch between the rivals, with referees having to separate Kendrick Perkins and Manu Ginobili in the first half, and Westbrook and Cory Joseph in the second.

“I thought they outplayed us almost in every facet of the game,” San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. “When somebody retrieves 50 per cent of their shots, you can’t say you’re focused or playing competitive in any way, shape or form.

“When you add turnovers to that and missed assignments defensively, it’s a pitiful performance.”

Westbrook wasn’t in a festive mood despite standing among many fans wearing Santa hats, and “Happy Holidays” messages emblazoned on the stanchions of both baskets.

The Spurs rallied while Westbrook sat for six minutes bridging the third and fourth quarters.

Ginobili leapt and feigned a pass right, feeding Splitter on the left side for a layup and a 77-75 lead to close the quarter.

Westbrook made two contested layups upon his return to tie the game at 86, sparking a 20-7 run that gave Oklahoma City a 102-93 lead with 3 minutes remaining. Westbrook had 15 points in the run.

“He does what he does night in and night out,” Spurs guard Danny Green said. “He attacks the rim relentlessly.

He gets to the free throw line.

He had some open looks for their shooters. He did it all for his team.

“He carried them and he led them pretty much the whole way. He took over in the fourth quarter.”

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THE ICE ‘TIS THE SEASON’ IN REBELS HISTORY Forward Jordan Knackstedt notched a pair of shorthanded goals Jordan and rookie Knackstedt goaltender James Reimer turned aside 31 shots in a stellar performance as the Red Deer Rebels posted a 3-1 win over the WHL’s No. 1 team, the visiting Medicine Hat Tigers, on Dec. 29 of 2005. Knackstedt took a lead pass from Cam Cunning and beat Tigers netminder Matt Keetley on a breakaway at 4:10 of the third period to tie the game at 1-1, then tipped in a Brett Sutter pass at 13:35 for the game-winner. It was his third short-handed goal in two games. “I thought we worked hard all game and when you do, the bounces will eventually go your way,” said Knackstedt.

“A little bit lucky I guess.

But any time you score a short-handed goal, it gives the crowd and players a boost and suddenly it’s a different game.” Reimer, meanwhile, made 14 of his 31 saves in the first period. “We started slow, but the guys did a good job of allowing me to see the puck,” said the goaltender.

ROYAL NUMBERS Red Deer native Jayden Sittler, 18, has put up some impressive personal Jayden statistics Sittler since joining the Victoria Royals in October. The sixfoot, 185-pound netminder, who came over to the Royals after opening the season by appearing in six games with the Fort McMurray Oil Barons of the AJHL, has managed just a 2-5-0 record to date with the WHL club, but possesses a 2.32 goals-against average and .922 save percentage.

Sittler, who has played 388 minutes, has also posted one shutout.

CASHING IN Kamloops Blazers LW Cole Ully has turned a splendid season into an entryCole Ully level contract with the Dallas Stars. The 19-year-old native of Calgary, selected by Dallas in the fifth round — 131st overall — of the 2013 NHL entry draft, is enjoying a fine campaign with 16 goals and 48 points in 35 games with the Blazers and sits sixth in league scoring. Ully was chosen by Kamloops in the second round of the 2010 WHL bantam draft and has played with the club since the 201112 season as a 16-year-old.

Ully, who signed with Dallas last week, will remain with the Blazers through the 2014-15 season but will be eligible to play with the Texas Stars in the AHL next season.

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR The Red Deer Rebels’ top prospects are displaying that they definitely possess plenty of impressive upside.

Two linemate with the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League Saskatoon Blazers — centre Jake Leschyshyn and left winger Reese Johnson — are strong contenders to push for full-time employment with the Rebels next season, as are goaltender Dawson Weatherill and American forwards Austin Pratt and Grant Mismash, although the latter may be leaning toward the U.S. college ranks.

Leschyshyn, the Rebels’ top pick in the 2014 WHL bantam draft, is basically a point-pergame player with the Blazers.

His 10 goals and 24 points (as well as 24 minutes in penalties) in 25 games is heady stuff for a 15-year-old performing in one of the country’s elite midget AAA loops.

“He had a real strong start to the season. After three or four games he was leading the league in scoring,” said Rebels assistant GM/director of player personnel Shaun Sutter. “Then his linemate, Gage Ramsay, left to go to Vancouver (the WHL Giants) and that really effected the team and the team’s offensive production. Ramsay, Leschyshyn and Johnson was one of the top lines in their league.

“But as a 15-year-old in a league that is very hard on kids of that age in terms of production, Jake is his team’s best all-round player and a guy who does everything we’ve seen in the past and does it on a consistent basis as far as all-out effort.

He can score and make plays and he’s a guy who plays with tremendous character.”

Johnson, a 16-year-old brother of Red Deer forward Wyatt Johnson, made a positive impression on the Rebels coaching and scouting staffs as a listed player at this year’s training camp. He has 13 goals, 21 points and 30 penalty minutes in 27 games this season.

“He was passed over in the bantam draft when he was fivefoot-seven or five-foot-eight,” said Sutter. “Since then he’s grown. He’s five-11 to six-feet now and it looks like he’s going to grow a bit more and be bigger than Wyatt. He’s a kid similar to Jake in the sense that he just has a great motor. He plays all out every shift, and between he and Jake it’s rare to see kids do that.

“Reese is a kid who has leapfrogged a lot of our prospects and he’s going to be a good player for us down the road.”

Weatherill, a 15-year-old Red Deer product, was selected in the second round of this year’s bantam draft and is currently stopping pucks for the last-place Notre Dame Argos of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA League. He has posted a 2-10-0 record in 14 games to go with a 4.29 goals-against average and .882 save percentage.

“His stats are deceiving. He plays on a weaker team and faces a ton of shots,” said Sutter.

“He’s been real strong this season and that’s a great place for his development. He sees a ton of rubber, but that’s better for his development and it’s helped him in terms of staying focused and mentally strong while being constantly under siege.

“He won a couple of games in a row just before the Christmas break and so far he’s doing very well. He’s an elite goalie.”

Pratt and Mismash, 15-yearolds selected by Red Deer in the 2014 bantam draft, are high-end prospects attending Shattuck-St. Mary’s school in Faribault, Minn. Mismash has 28 points (13-15) and 20 penalty minutes in 24 games with the midget prep team and Pratt has recorded 14 goals and 36 points

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Rebels prospect Austin Pratt of Lakeville, MN. skates during the Red Deer Rebels rookie camp at the Penhold Regional Multiplex on Sept. 6. Pratt is one of a few young players that could crack the lineup next season and is considered one of the best players in his age group out of Western North America. and racked up 24 minutes in penalties in 32 games with the school’s under-16 squad.

“He’s an elite player,” Sutter said of Mismash. “At this point, he could be the best ‘99 (born) player in our region, which is Western Canada and the western U.S. He’s a guy who could be knocking on the door to play in the NHL at 18 or 19.

“He’s a special player. He’s a dynamic player but he can also run you over and play with an edge. He’s pretty unique that way. He’s just trying to figure out what he wants to do (in regards to coming to Red Deer or committing to a U.S. college).”

As for the six-foot-two, 205-pound Pratt . . .

“He’s obviously a huge kid with some skills. He thinks the game well and plays a real heavy game and finishes checks,” said Sutter. “He’s a guy who is a unique combination of size, power, strength and skill.

He’ll be a good WHL player and has the potential to be an elite (major junior) player.”

Other Rebels prospects of note (including position, team, year of birth, statistics and comments from Shaun Sutter): Ethan Sakowich; defence; Fort Saskatchewan midget AAA; ‘99; GP-16, G-0, A-3, Pts-3, PIM-4 “He missed a couple of weeks with an injury and also played with the injury. He’s real smart and plays with an edge. He’s a guy who quarterbacks the firstunit power play. As a 15-yearold on a midget AAA team, he’s a go-to guy in some important situations, so that’s really positive.”

Shane Sherban; left wing; Saskatoon Blades midget AAA; ‘98; 24-8-3-11-20 “He’s kind of like a (former Rebels forward) Shay Stephenson, a big kid with some ability who’s just starting to figure it out. He’s figuring it out but it’s just a matter of whether he figures it out in time. But he’s a guy with some pretty big potential. Some teams have asked about him in (trade talks).”

Cale Chalifoux; defence; Edmonton K of C midget AAA; ‘98; 21-2-5-7-12 “He a mobile guy who has always thought the game well.

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15-year-old last year and now he’s captain of the team. He’s really come on in terms of playing a really assertive game. He’s one of those puck-moving guys who’s added that element of being a real hard guy to play against. He’s gained strength and he’s playing a really hard, heavy game. He’s really coming on.”

Tyler Kirkup; C/LW; Southwest (Manitoba) midget AAA; ‘98; 27-4-1216-26 “He plays on a weaker team, but he’s a good twoway forward. He got off to a slow start but in the last 5 to 10 games he‘s started to pick it up offensively.”

Zac Gladu; forward; Southeast (Medicine Hat) midget AAA; ‘98; 23-2-6-8-30 “He plays on a weaker team too, but he’s a guy who can play with some edge . . . bang and crash. We have to remind him it’s midget hockey and he can’t try and fight a guy after every whistle. He’s still learning how to play that type of style, how to properly play with that element of toughness.”

Merritt Oszytko; forward; Edmonton Southside minor midget AAA; ‘98; 21-3-12-15-20 “He’s kind of a late bloomer, a tall lanky kid who got off to a strong start with his team this year and was one of the league leaders in assists. He’s a listed kid with some upside.”

Carson Sass; D; Yorkton midget AAA; ‘99; 27-0-3-3-10 “He’s a really smart guy who skates well and moves the puck.

He has got some offensive upside and is going to be a big kid.

He’s one of those guys who is playing against older kids and is showing that his strength isn’t an issue.

“He’s had a good first half and we expect him to take a step in the second half.”

Ben (Boo) Grist; D; South Island (B.C.) midget AAA; ‘99; 190-6-6-8 “He’s a real smart, headsup player who moves the puck well and is good positionally.

He’s going to be a big kid and he skates well. He kind of fits that all-around type mode that

we’re looking for. He was injured and missed a few games but has been back playing the last month and a half and has been playing well while getting significant minutes.”

Tanner Sidaway; forward; South Island midget AAA; ‘99; 26-7-1-8-24 “He hasn’t put up big numbers, but he plays hard, skates well and has some skill. He finishes checks and plays a good penalty-killing role on his team.

As a 15-year-old playing major midget he’s doing quite well.

He’s more of a projection player.”

Chance Adrian; LW; Saskatoon Contacts midget AAA; ‘99; 25-1-0-1-12 “He had just an OK first half of the season. He’s a strong kid who thinks the game well and is capable of playing a bang-andcrash style. He just has to keep working on his skating, his footspeed. Once he has that the rest of his game will develop.”

Boedy Donald; defence; Kindersley Klippers junior A; ‘98; 21-0-2-2-4 “He’s the only 16-year-old defenceman in the SJHL. We put him on our list to watch him and see where he’s at. He’s kind of a late bloomer who’s improving.”

Brayden Labant; forward’ Fort Saskatchewan midget AAA; ‘99; 18-0-2-2-29 “He doesn’t have big offensive numbers but he’s a guy who plays a big-body, heavy game . . . a guy who has gotten better and better offensively as he gets to know the league and is gaining more confidence. He should step up in second half and probably put more points on the board.”

Chase Stevenson; forward; OHA (Kelowna) midget prep; ‘99; 7-2-5-7-2 “He broke his arm earlier in the season and has played just a handful of games, but he’s a really good player. He’s not big in stature but he’s a player who has a skill set and a determination to play at our level.

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BAST: Great chemistry “When you think of championshiptype teams you always think about your veteran presence, but those two have come in and are very calm with the puck and can play an offensive role, and we’re not afraid to have them on the ice late in games if we’re trying to protect a lead,” he said. “Both of them have a real great chemistry that they’ve built together.”

The question now is, how far can Bast go? At the forefront of Bast’s mind is a college scholarship, saying he’s received several NCAA offers already, though he will likely make that decision in the next month or so.

He is seeking more than just a place to play hockey, looking at the educational components involved.

“It’s probably one of the biggest decision I will make in my life, so I just want to be patient and make the right decision,” said Bast.

“I think I’m going to follow in my dad’s footsteps and go with the business (degree).”

He is the son of Tom Bast, owner of

Fucale gets the nod for Canada in world junior opener against Slovakia TORONTO — Goaltender Zachary Fucale will get the nod in goal on Friday when Canada opens up the world junior championships against Slovakia in Montreal.

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Calipari, in explaining why he called the play for Harrison. And when the chips were down, Harrison didn’t.

THE BEAUTIFUL SHOT: The prettiest goal at the World Cup? No question, it was scored by Colombia’s James Rodriguez. About midway through the first half of the round-of-16 game against Uruguay, Rodriguez stood with his back to the goal a few steps outside the penalty area. He received the ball, chested it to himself, then, took three baby steps to turn 90 degrees before kicking the ball out of midair, left-footed, for a goal that grazed the

underside of the crossbar. And then, as Jeremy Wilson of The Telegraph put it, “An initial moment of stunned silence soon gave way to audible gasps from both sets of supporters inside the Maracana.”

BEST CATCH (MIKE TROUT EDITION): The AL MVP overran a screaming line drive to centre field by Kendrys Morales. No problem. He stopped.

Jumped as high as he could, then reached behind his head for a onehanded, no-look grab.

“BACK 1620 JAPAN AIR:” American snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg got

points for degree of difficulty and originality, winning the first Olympic gold medal in slopestyle with a trick he had never tried before. On a sparkling day in the Russian Caucasus, he closed his run by helicoptering off the final jump of the course, grabbing his board and flexing it behind his back while spinning for 4 ½ revolutions. Stuck the landing. Then, in true snowboarder fashion, admitted he had never really, well, practiced the trick before. “Never ever tried it in my life,” he said.

A LATE ENTRY: This, from Dec. 21: Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch started left, took a straight, diagonal line to his right, busted through two tacklers on the sideline, then outran the rest of the Cardinals defence to the end zone for a 79-yard touchdown.

“One of the greatest plays I’ve ever seen, right there,” said NBC’s Chris Collinsworth. Lynch, no fan of the media, was asked a couple of times about the run. His stock answer: “Thank you for asking.”

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Harbinson, however, is not about to put any cap on his future, especially as the game continues to evolve with more of an emphasis on skill.

“A kid like Gabe, if he keeps on developing, he’s going the college route and I can’t say he’ll never play in the National Hockey League, there’s a lot of room there for an undersized defenceman to do that now a days,” he said.

“He just needs to continue to put in the effort during the season and the offseason as he becomes the strongest player he can be at his size. If he does that with his skill, we’ve had a lot of players that have gone on to have a chance to play in the American League or the NHL. He’s another player I think that has that vast potential.” jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

nature he worked on that. He plays on a so-called all-star team with a lot of kids picked in the first two rounds (of the 2014 bantam draft) and he’s one of the better players amongst that group.

We took him later in the draft (10th round) because of his size, but he’s a really good player.”

Akash Bains; forward; OHA midget prep; ‘99; 24-6-10-6-12 “He’s a good defensive player who’s really good on the penalty kill. His coach, (former Regina Pats bench boss) Malcolm Cameron, has shown a lot of confidence in him in terms of responsibility. He (Bains) complements a lot of those skilled, elite players on his team. He does a lot of the dirty work for them.”

Colby Entz; G; Moose Jaw midget AAA; ‘98; 7-11-0, 3.02 GAA; .905 save % “He’s been good on a middle-of-thepack team. He’s been relatively consistent . . . a good goalie who’s progress-

ing.”

Solomon Burk; G; Kootenay major midget; ‘98; 2-8-1, 5.77 GAA, save % unavailable “He has bad stats on paper, but he faces like 50-plus shots a game for an awful team.”

Holden Parsons; D; Sherwood Park minor midget AAA; ‘99; 21-2-11-13-24 “He skates and thinks the game well.

“He’s six-one now so he’s going to be a big kid. We put him on our list three weeks ago.”

Jack Langenhahn; forward; St. Albert minor midget AAA; ‘99; 19-14-18-32-39 “He’s one of the leading scorers in his league. He can shoot the puck and make plays.

“He’s a bigger kid and now he just has to learn how to use his size and be more consistent.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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PROSPECTS: Chase Stevenson “He’s a guy who just had to get quicker and because of his competitive

start over Eric Comrie in Canada’s first game of preliminary play, but wouldn’t go as far to say that Fucale is the clearcut No. 1.

At last year’s world championship in Malmo, Sweden, Jake Paterson was put in net in Canada’s first two roundrobin games by coach Brent Sutter. A 5-4 shootout loss to the Czech Republic cost Paterson his job. Fucale played the rest of the way and went 3-2-0 with a 2.42 goals-against average and .902 save percentage.

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Some of them won the game, some of them saved the game and others made for some very impressive eye candy.

Eugenie Bouchard, Odell Beckham Jr., James Rodriguez, Richard Sherman and Aaron Harrison were among those who put their distinctive stamp on sports in 2014 with shots, catches and plays that nearly broke the internet and led off all the highlight shows.

A quick review of some of the best plays of the year: NOW, THAT’S A BACKHAND: Pro tennis players are so athletic, the between-the-legs shots barely register anymore. But how about a backhand while sitting down? Eugenie Bouchard pulled it off at a clay court tournament in Estoril, losing her footing and falling flat on her back, but still getting the next shot back after her opponent hit it right back to her. She scrambled to her feet and ended up winning the point.

ODELL’S OPUS: This one blew up almost within minutes of it happening. Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who regularly practices the one-handed grab, made the catch of the year against the Cowboys. Quarterback Eli Manning threw a high pass down the right sideline and Beckham freed himself after tangling feet and arms with defensive back Brandon Carr. Beckham reached his right hand behind his head, grabbed the ball and cradled it into his stomach while falling to his back in the front corner of the end zone, as the yellow flag flew for the pass-interference call against Carr.

Through it all, Beckham’s left hand never touched the ball.

TIP AND TALK: Before The Rant, there was The Tip. Richard Sherman’s game-saving swataway from Michael Crabtree in the NFC championship game wrapped up Seattle’s trip to the Super Bowl and came only moments before his rant in a postgame interview with Erin Andrews that drew more attention that his play on the field. With the Seahawks protecting a six-point lead with 32 seconds left and the Niners on their 18, Sherman got his bearings, left his feet, arched his left hand up and not only swatted Colin Kaepernick’s pass away from Crabtree, but directed it to teammate Malcolm Smith, who is officially credited with the interception that sealed the game.

THREES, PLEASE: It only looked like a replay. In back-to-back games, Kentucky freshman Aaron Harrison spotted up from the behind the upperleft part of the 3-point arc and drained a shot to win the game. The first one sent Harrison, his twin brother Andrew and the rest of Kentucky’s fabulous freshmen to the Final Four. The second one provided the winning points against Wisconsin in the national semifinals. In the Sweet 16 game against Louisville, Harrison also made a key 3 from the left corner - the shot that gave Kentucky the lead for good with 39 seconds left in a 74-69 win. “He’s not afraid to miss,” said his coach, John

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WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Brandon 35 24 7 3 1 160 Regina 33 20 11 2 0 124 Swift Current 35 17 14 0 4 110 Prince Albert 35 16 18 1 0 105 Moose Jaw 35 15 17 2 1 105 Saskatoon 35 7 25 2 1 91

GA 116 98 112 114 124 161

Pt 52 42 38 33 33 17

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL Medicine Hat 34 24 8 1 1 Calgary 34 19 12 1 2 Red Deer 35 18 13 3 1 Edmonton 35 16 14 3 2 Kootenay 35 18 17 0 0 Lethbridge 33 8 20 3 2

GA 86 101 117 102 129 133

Pt 50 41 40 37 36 21

GF 133 134 124 106 109 83

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Kelowna 36 28 5 3 0 157 Victoria 37 17 17 2 1 121 Prince George 35 17 18 0 0 107 Vancouver 34 16 18 0 0 105 Kamloops 38 13 20 3 2 114

Everett Portland Spokane Tri-City Seattle

U.S. DIVISION W L OTLSOL 20 9 3 1 19 14 0 3 18 12 3 0 17 15 0 1 14 15 2 2

GP 33 36 33 33 33

GA 86 131 141 110 143

Pt 59 37 34 32 31

GF GA Pt 112 94 44 122 124 41 93 91 39 93 89 35 86 92 32

Saturday’s games Brandon at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Saskatoon at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Regina at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Red Deer at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Everett, 8:05 p.m.

Kamloops at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Prince George at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Portland at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Tri-City at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Sunday’s games Prince Albert at Saskatoon, 1 p.m.

Prince George at Victoria, 2:05 p.m.

Seattle at Vancouver, 3 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Brandon, 3 p.m.

Kootenay at Calgary, 4 p.m.

Edmonton at Red Deer, 5 p.m.

Swift Current at Regina, 5 p.m.

Lethbridge at Medicine Hat, 6 p.m.

Spokane at Portland, 6 p.m.

Everett at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m.

Rourke Chartier, Kel Jack Rodewald, MJ Cole Ully, Kam Tim McGauley, Bra Brayden Point, MJ Chase De Leo, Por Nikita Scherbak, Eve Austin Carroll, Vic Jaedon Descheneau, Koo Oliver Bjorkstrand, Por Coda Gordon, SC Jansen Harkins, PG Tyson Baillie, Kel Joe Hicketts, Vic Colby Cave, SC Jayce Hawryluk, Bra Matt Needham, Kam Parker Bowles, TC Ivan Provorov, Bra Adam Tambellini, CAL Adam Helewka, Spo Dryden Hunt, Reg Connor Gay, Reg Luke Philp, Koo Chase Witala, PG Jake Debrusk, SC Connor Rankin, CAL Madison Bowey, Kel Peter Quenneville, Bra Nicolas Petan, Por Ivan Nikolishin, Eve Brett Cote, RD

32 18 16 22 17 17 15 22 18 21 17 12 23 8 15 13 12 10 10 19 16 12 15 13 17 17 15 8 7 6 8 7

19 30 32 22 27 25 27 19 23 19 22 27 15 30 22 24 25 27 27 17 20 24 20 22 17 17 18 25 26 27 24 25

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts Pittsburgh 34 22 7 5 49 Montreal 35 22 11 2 46 N.Y. Islanders 34 23 11 0 46 Tampa Bay 36 21 11 4 46 Detroit 35 18 8 9 45 N.Y. Rangers 32 18 10 4 40 Toronto 35 20 12 3 43 Washington 34 17 11 6 40 Boston 35 18 14 3 39 Florida 32 15 9 8 38 Philadelphia 34 14 14 6 34 Ottawa 34 14 14 6 34 Columbus 33 14 16 3 31 New Jersey 36 12 17 7 31 Buffalo 35 13 19 3 29 Carolina 34 10 20 4 24

51 48 48 44 44 42 42 41 41 40 39 39 38 38 37 37 37 37 37 36 36 36 35 35 34 34 33 33 33 33 32 32

GF 108 95 105 117 100 97 118 99 91 73 97 90 80 78 69 70

GA 80 84 94 96 87 83 102 90 91 82 101 94 107 104 115 93

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 36 23 8 5 51 104 98 Chicago 35 23 10 2 48 107 72 Nashville 33 22 9 2 46 95 70 San Jose 35 19 11 5 43 99 90 St. Louis 34 21 10 3 45 100 86 Vancouver 33 20 11 2 42 99 91 Winnipeg 35 18 10 7 43 88 81 Los Angeles 35 17 11 7 41 97 88 Calgary 36 18 15 3 39 104 98 Minnesota 32 16 13 3 35 93 89 Colorado 34 13 13 8 34 90 101 Dallas 33 14 14 5 33 95 113 Arizona 34 12 18 4 28 80 112 Edmonton 35 7 21 7 21 75 121 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday, December 30 Prince Albert at Brandon, 6 p.m.

Regina at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

Swift Current at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Lethbridge at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Kootenay at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

Kamloops at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Prince George at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Everett at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Nick Merkley, Kel Trevor Cox, MH Cole Sanford, MH

G 10 12 26

A 45 42 27

Pts 55 54 53

Friday’s Games No games scheduled Saturday’s Games

Friday, December 26 Russia vs. Denmark, 11 a.m.

USA vs. Finland, 1 p.m.

Czech Republic vs. Sweden, 3 p.m.

Slovakia vs. Canada, 6 p.m.

Jakub Voracek, Pha Tyler Seguin, Dal Evgeni Malkin, Pgh Claude Giroux, Pha Ryan Getzlaf, Ana Phil Kessel, Tor Vladimir Tarasenko, StL Tyler Johnson, TB Sidney Crosby, Pgh Rick Nash, NYR Steven Stamkos, TB Patrick Kane, Chi Nicklas Backstrom, Wash Mark Giordano, Cgy Nikita Kucherov, TB Jiri Hudler, Cgy James van Riemsdyk, Tor Filip Forsberg, Nash Nick Foligno, Clb Jamie Benn, Dal Ryan Johansen, Clb Joe Thornton, SJ Daniel Sedin, Vcr Henrik Zetterberg, Det Joe Pavelski, SJ Patric Hornqvist, Pgh Logan Couture, SJ Jonathan Toews, Chi John Tavares, NYI Kyle Okposo, NYI Henrik Sedin, Vcr Alex Ovechkin, Wash Tyler Bozak, Tor Mike Ribeiro, Nash Kevin Shattenkirk, StL Brock Nelson, NYI Zach Parise, Minn Max Pacioretty, Mtl Ryan Kesler, Ana Ryan Callahan, TB Jaden Schwartz, StL Brent Burns, SJ Johnny Gaudreau, Cgy Derick Brassard, NYR

G 14 25 16 11 12 17 20 13 10 23 19 16 11 10 14 13 15 13 16 10 9 8 8 7 16 13 13 13 13 8 6 16 13 9 5 14 13 13 12 11 11 10 10 8

A 32 17 25 30 27 21 17 24 27 13 17 20 25 24 19 20 17 19 14 20 21 22 22 23 13 16 16 16 16 21 23 12 15 19 23 13 14 14 15 16 16 17 17 19

Pts 46 42 41 41 39 38 37 37 37 36 36 36 36 34 33 33 32 32 30 30 30 30 30 30 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 28 28 28 28 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27

World Junior Hockey Championship Group A GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GP 0 0 0 0 0

Group B W OTW OTL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sunday

L GF GA Pts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Sunday, December 28 Russia vs. Switzerland, 3 p.m.

Germany vs. USA, 6 p.m.

Monday, December 29 Denmark vs. Czech Republic, 11 a.m.

Slovakia vs. USA, 2 p.m.

Russia vs. Sweden, 3 p.m.

Canada vs. Finland, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, December 30 Denmark vs. Switzerland, 3 p.m.

Germany vs. Slovakia, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, December 31 Sweden vs. Switzerland, 11 a.m.

USA vs. Canada, 2 p.m.

Czech Republic vs. Russia, 3 p.m.

Finland vs. Germany, 6 p.m.

Geneve Ufa Helsinki

2014 Spengler Cup At Davos, Switzerland PRELIMINARY ROUND Group Torriani GP W L OTL GF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GA 0 0 0

Pt 0 0 0

Davos Canada Zagreb

GP 0 0 0

Group Cattini W L OTL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GA 0 0 0

Pt 0 0 0

GF 0 0 0

Friday, Dec. 26 Ufa (Russia) vs. Geneve-Servette (Switzerland), 8 a.m.

Canada vs. Davos (Switzerland), 1:15 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 27 Helsinki (Finland) vs. TBD, 8 a.m.

Zagreb (Croatia) vs. TBD, 1:15 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 28 Helsinki vs. TBD, 8 a.m.

Zagreb vs. TBD, 1:15 p.m.

End of Preliminary Round Monday, Dec. 29 Quarter-finals Second A vs. Third B, 8 a.m.

Second B vs. Third A, 1:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 30 Semifinals Quarter-final winners, 8 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 31 Championship Semifinal winners, 5 a.m.

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 22 7 .759 Brooklyn 12 15 .444 9 Boston 10 16 .385 10 1/2 New York 5 26 .161 18 Philadelphia 4 23 .148 17

Atlanta Washington Miami Orlando Charlotte

Chicago Cleveland Milwaukee Indiana Detroit

Southeast Division W L Pct 21 7 .750 20 8 .714 14 16 .467 11 20 .355 10 19 .345 Central Division W L Pct 20 9 .690 17 11 .607 14 15 .483 10 19 .345 5 23 .179 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

GB 1 8 11 1/2 11 1/2 GB 2 1/2 6 10 14 1/2

Memphis Houston Dallas San Antonio New Orleans

Portland Oklahoma City Denver Utah Minnesota

Golden State L.A. Clippers Phoenix Sacramento L.A. Lakers

W 21 20 20 18 14

L 7 7 10 12 14

Pct .750 .741 .667 .600 .500

GB 1/2 2 4 7

Northwest Division W L Pct 23 7 .767 14 16 .467 12 17 .414 9 20 .310 5 22 .185

GB 9 10 1/2 13 1/2 16 1/2

Pacific Division W L Pct 23 4 .852 19 10 .655 16 14 .533 12 16 .429 9 20 .310

GB 5 8 1/2 11 1/2 15

Thursday’s Games Washington 102, New York 91 Oklahoma City 114, San Antonio 106 Miami 101, Cleveland 91 Chicago 113, L.A. Lakers 93

Golden State at L.A. Clippers, late

Game: Feb. 15 at Madison Square Garden

Friday’s Games Brooklyn at Boston, 11 a.m.

Cleveland at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Milwaukee at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m.

Indiana at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

San Antonio at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Houston at Memphis, 6 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Denver, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Portland, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

Eastern Conference Frontcourt 1, LeBron James, Cleveland, 552,967. 2, Carmelo Anthony, N.Y. Knicks, 265,170. 3, Pau Gasol, Chicago, 247,953. 4, Chris Bosh, Miami, 208,549. 5, Kevin Love, Cleveland, 169,818. 6, Joakim Noah, Chicago, 69,994.

Guards 1, John Wall, Washington, 299,209. 2, Dwyane Wade, Miami, 265,917. 3, Kyrie Irving, Cleveland, 237,356. 4, Kyle Lowry, Toronto, 182,896. 5, Derrick Rose, Chicago, 105,465. 6, Jimmy Butler, Chicago, 99,984.

Western Conference Frontcourt 1, Anthony Davis, New Orleans, 524,623. 2, Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers, 307,908. 3, Marc Gasol, Memphis, 227,554. 4, Tim Duncan, San Antonio, 198,649. 5, Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City, 191,881.

6, LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland, 152,253.

Guards 1, Stephen Curry, Golden State, 549,095. 2, Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers, 521,542. 3, James Harden, Houston, 336,998. 4, Chris Paul, L.A. Clippers, 257,528. 5, Rajon Rondo, Dallas, 107,366. 6, Klay Thompson, Golden State, 90,957.

Saturday’s Games Toronto at L.A. Clippers, 1:30 p.m.

Boston at Washington, 5 p.m.

Orlando at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

Memphis at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Indiana at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 6:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Utah, 7 p.m.

New York at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

NBA All-Star Voting

Saturday

● WHL: Red Deer at Edmonton, 7 p.m., Rexall Place (The Drive).

● WHL: Edmonton at Red Deer, 5 p.m., Centrium.

Saturday, December 27 Sweden vs. Denmark, 11 a.m.

Finland vs. Slovakia, 2 p.m.

Switzerland vs. Czech Republic, 3 p.m.

Canada vs. Germany, 6 p.m.

NHL Scoring Leaders

Russia Sweden Switzerland Denmark Czech Republic

WHL Scoring Leaders

Three points awarded for a regulation win, two for an overtime/shootout win and one for an overtime/ shootout loss.

N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Ottawa, 5 p.m.

Carolina at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.

Boston at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Winnipeg at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Washington at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m.

Dallas at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Nashville, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at Arizona, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct y-New England 12 3 0 .800 Miami 8 7 0 .533 Buffalo 8 7 0 .533 N.Y. Jets 3 12 0 .200 South W L T Pct y-Indianapolis 10 5 0 .667 Houston 8 7 0 .533 Jacksonville 3 12 0 .200 Tennessee 2 13 0 .133 North W L T Pct x-Cincinnati 10 4 1 .700 x-Pittsburgh 10 5 0 .667 Baltimore 9 6 0 .600 Cleveland 7 8 0 .467 West W L T Pct y-Denver 11 4 0 .733 San Diego 9 6 0 .600 Kansas City 8 7 0 .533 Oakland 3 12 0 .200 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct y-Dallas 11 4 0 .733 Philadelphia 9 6 0 .600 N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 .400 Washington 4 11 0 .267 South W L T Pct Carolina 6 8 1 .433 Atlanta 6 9 0 .400 New Orleans 6 9 0 .400 Tampa Bay 2 13 0 .133 North W L T Pct x-Detroit 11 4 0 .733 x-Green Bay 11 4 0 .733 Minnesota 6 9 0 .400 Chicago 5 10 0 .333 West W L T Pct x-Seattle 11 4 0 .733 x-Arizona 11 4 0 .733 San Francisco 7 8 0 .467 St. Louis 6 9 0 .400 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

PF 459 364 326 246

PA 296 336 280 377

PF 431 349 232 244

PA 359 290 389 411

PF 348 409 389 289

PA 317 351 292 317

PF 435 341 334 239

PA 340 329 274 405

PF 423 440 354 284

PA 335 374 366 394

PF 305 378 378 257

PA 371 383 404 387

PF 301 456 312 310

PA 252 328 334 429

PF 374 293 286 318

PA 248 279 323 334

Sunday, Dec. 28 Indianapolis at Tennessee, 11 a.m.

Jacksonville at Houston, 11 a.m.

San Diego at Kansas City, 11 a.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 11 a.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 11 a.m.

Dallas at Washington, 11 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at Miami, 11 a.m.

Buffalo at New England, 11 a.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 11 a.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 11 a.m.

Arizona at San Francisco, 2:25 p.m.

St. Louis at Seattle, 2:25 p.m.

Oakland at Denver, 2:25 p.m.

Detroit at Green Bay, 2:25 p.m.

Carolina at Atlanta, 2:25 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.

NFL Odds (Odds provided by Western Canada Lottery; favourites in capital letters) Spread O/U Sunday Cleveland at BALTIMORE 9.5 42.5 DALLAS at Washington 6.5 49.5 INDIANAPOLIS at Tennessee 7.5 46.5 Jacksonville at HOUSTON 9.5 40.5 San Diego at KANSAS CITY 2.5 41.5 NY Jets at MIAMI 5.5 41.5 Chicago at MINNESOTA 6.5 44.5 Buffalo at New England Off Off Philadelphia at NY GIANTS 2.5 52.5 NEW ORLEANS at Tampa Bay 4.5 46.5 Carolina at ATLANTA 4.5 47.5 Detroit at GREEN BAY 7.5 47.5 Oakland at DENVER 14.5 48.5 Arizona at SAN FRANCISCO 6.5 36.5 St. Louis at SEATTLE 12.5 40.5 Cincinnati at PITTSBURGH 3.5 48.5

Broncos’ Von Miller regains status as premiere pass rusher after difficult 2013 season

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Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller breaks up a pass intended for Kansas City Chiefs tight end Anthony Fasano during an NFL game in Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 30, 2014. Miller has bounced back from the worst year of his career to make 13 sacks and regain his status as one of the NFL’s premier pass rushers.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The extra pounds are gone and so is the weight off Von Miller’s shoulders.

Denver’s slimmed-down strongside linebacker has bounced back from the worst year of his career to make 13 sacks and regain his status as one of the NFL’s premier pass rushers. He’s one of a league-high nine Broncos who were named to the Pro Bowl this week.

“It means a lot. Going through all the stuff I went through last year, it really helped me put my priorities in order,” Miller said.

“Last year I didn’t make the Pro Bowl. It’s just such an extreme honour to get voted by your peers, coaches and fans. So I’m definitely more appreciative of it this year than I ever have been before.”

Miller’s 2013 season began with a six-game drug suspension and ended with him watching the Super Bowl from the sideline after blowing out his right knee in December.

In between, he tallied just five sacks in nine games.

Miller had bulked up by 25 pounds last season. That extra weight made him top heavy and might even have contributed to his torn right ACL in December. He’s back down to 245 and is every bit the star he was in 2011, when he was the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year, and in 2012, when he was runner-up to J.J. Watt for Defensive Player of the Year honours.

GM John Elway, who made Miller his first ever draft pick in 2011, last spring signed free agent DeMarcus Ware, who was Miller’s idol growing up in Dallas, giving Miller a pass-rushing partner like he had early in his career with Elvis Dumervil.

Together, they have 23 sacks, 29 tackles for loss, 43 quarterback hurries, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and an interception heading into the season finale against Oakland (3-12) with a firstround bye on the line for Denver (11-4).

Coach John Fox said he’s noticed a more mature Miller this season, one who has learned his lessons from last year and rededicated himself both on both a physical and mental level.

“Without a doubt. Like most things,

the more you do it the better you get.

And obviously you’re going to have mistakes or setbacks throughout any career, but he’s done a tremendous job and going through that I think has helped him,” Fox said.

Like Miller, cornerback Chris Harris Jr. needed ACL surgery in the offseason and he went to Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, Florida, for his operation in February, a month after Andrews fixed Miller’s knee.

Harris and Miller then spent six months together rehabbing and plotting their comebacks in 2014. Harris was out to prove his 2013 breakout season was no fluke and Miller was determined to show his 2013 season was an aberration.

They’ve succeeded on both accounts, just as they correctly predicted Pro Bowl seasons for each other back in the summer when both were slowly working their way back onto the football field.

“We already knew 58 was going to be in” the Pro Bowl again, Harris said.

“If he comes back to halfway normal, he’s going to be in there. This is a great honour just to be there with him. We worked so hard to come back here and to be better players and it was so tough.

“I’ll never forget just watching the AFC Championship on the sideline with him being like, ‘This is the worst thing ever.’ And then coming back and making it to the Pro Bowl with him this year, it’s like night and day.”

Notes: Fox was thrilled to hear QB Peyton Manning’s proclamation that he’ll return to Denver next season “if the Broncos will have me.” Of course, they will, Fox said Thursday: “I would say when you’re kind of a top three quarterback in the league, maybe the top of all time, I’d say it’s a pretty good likelihood,” Fox cracked. “He’s had a tremendous year, there’s no doubt.

We’ve still got things to get done and we’re looking forward to that opportunity.” ... LB Brandon Marshall (foot) worked with a strength and conditioning coach on the side during practice.

“He’s making progress for sure,” Fox said. The Broncos plan to have Marshall, their leading tackler, back for the playoffs. A win Sunday would give Denver a first-round bye and Marshall another week to get better.

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Wall puts on dazzling display LEADS WIZARDS TO CHRISTMAS WIN OVER KNICKS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Wizards 102 Knicks 91 NEW YORK — John Wall is fast and flashy, a showman who practices 360-degree layups and then pulls them off in games.

And when he gets pushed, he pushes back.

Wall had 24 points and 11 assists, eluding the Knicks all day until getting knocked to the floor by a flagrant foul that sparked an altercation, and the Washington Wizards beat New York 102-91 on Thursday.

Wall toyed with the Knicks for 3 ½ quarters, highlighted by his spinning layup, before Quincy Acy knocked him down with a forearm shove with 5:31 to play. Wall got up and pushed Acy, who responded with what appeared to be a punch that hit Wall behind the neck.

Acy was ejected in the Christmas Day dust-up, and Wall received a technical foul.

“I’m just a feisty guy that likes to compete,” Wall said. “And I want to win games.”

Washington won this one easily, leading by as many as 22 and never trailing. Bradley Beal added 17 points for the Wizards, who had their top five of Wall, Beal, Paul Pierce, Nene and Marcin Gortat in the starting lineup for the first time this season.

“We came out with a lot of energy, ready to go from the start,” Beal said, “and it’s just going to continue to get better and better as the season goes on.”

Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points for the Knicks, who fell to 5-26 and have the most losses in the NBA. They have dropped six straight and 16 of 17.

“The fans are dying. We’re dying.

We’re out there not producing,” Anthony said.

Wall was dazzling in what could be a warmup for a trip to Madison Square Garden for the February All-Star game. He was the leading vote-getter among Eastern Conference guards

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New York Knicks center Cole Aldrich defends as Washington Wizards guard John Wall goes up for two points in the second half of an NBA game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Thursday. Wall had 24 points as the Wizards defeated the Knicks 102-91. when the first returns of fan balloting were released earlier Thursday.

He might expand that lead after a national TV audience got to see him make 10 of 17 shots, the prettiest his layup where he spun completely around in the air before scooping it in.

Acy found a way to slow him down, though he denied he threw a punch or did much else to warrant punishment.

“I mean, it’s just a foul and he got up and reacted,” Acy said.

Wall largely shrugged it off after the game.

“Like we always say: If you don’t like physicality, go play golf,” Pierce said.

The Wizards avoided their first three-game losing streak of the season.

They have won five in a row against the hapless Knicks, who had Amare Stoudemire back in the lineup after he missed two games. J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert remained out.

New York fell to 22-28 in a leaguehigh 50 Christmas appearances.

Knicks President Phil Jackson tried to tell Knicks fans better times were ahead with a couple of holiday Twitter postings, in which he wrote, “Please be assured your hopes and wishes are getting through to Santa. He will bring you a better 2015 than 14.”

Maybe, but first Washington added to this year’s misery.

After a pregame moment of silence for Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, the police officers who were shot to death Saturday, the Wizards made their first four attempts and raced to an 11-2 lead.

TIP-INS Wizards: The Wizards are 15-7 on Christmas. It was their first time playing on the holiday since a loss to Cleveland in 2008. ... Washington is 10-3 in December.

Knicks: Madison Square Garden’s Garden of Dreams Foundation gave the Curtis family of South Salem, New York, a new car Thursday morning.

Knicks centre Samuel Dalembert presented the 2015 Kia Soul to the family, which has struggled since Maria Curtis was involved in a car accident last spring, leaving her without transportation to take her three sons to music classes. The Garden of Dreams is also paying the insurance for the first two years.

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT Wall’s spinning shot wasn’t just something he made up: “It’s something I practice all the time, so it’s pretty fun,” he said.

“I was happy to pull it off. In the Garden, can’t get no better.”

From the octagon Gasol comes up big against former team to the gridiron HELPS BULLS DOWN LAKERS ON CHRISTMAS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Denver defensive end DeMarcus Ware considers himself a mixed martial artist on the football field.

Ever since his rookie year in 2005, he’s spent as much time in the off-season working on his handwork with a second generation Bruce Lee student as he has working out at a traditional gym.

Ware is part of a growing number of NFL pass rushers who have adopted the grappling and striking techniques of MMA. It helps them outmanoeuvr the ever-expanding 330-pound tackles and get to the ever-quicker quarterbacks before they can throw the football.

Ware credits the moves he’s learned and refined under the tutelage of Valentin Espiricueta, owner/operator of AppliedMMA in Dallas, for helping him amass 127 sacks over his decade in the NFL. “If I didn’t learn martial arts, I’d be just a basic dip-and-rip guy just trying to go around the corner,” Ware said.

Instead, Espiricueta’s star pupil and eight-time Pro Bowler uses swift swipes and whirlwind motions to set up and ultimately vanquish pass protectors. Like a fighter getting the best of his opponent in the octagon.

Sparring or grappling with technical fighters and their trainers teaches NFL players to swat away and otherwise avoid punches from O-linemen. It also aids their cardiovascular training, tenacity and acumen.

“What we’re doing at least in the grappling aspect of our sport is we’re manipulating another man’s body, putting it where we want it, whether that’s putting it on the ground or moving it to the left or right or off-balance,” said Matt “The Immortal” Brown, a 33-yearold welterweight UFC fighter from Columbus, Ohio.

“So, to learn how to control another man’s body is surely going to be an important skill for them. Anytime it’s one on one, man against man, there’s going to be some correlation.”

Packers pass rusher Datone Jones said MMA training helps his “handeye co-ordination, balance, body control and just being able to strike, being able to endure more.” The ancillary benefit, he said, is greater flexibility, “so it’s working on more areas so you get stronger, flexible, faster, looser.”

Vikings pass rusher TELUS Brian Robison said masOPTIK TV tering MMA techniques and transferring them to the football field “allow you to rush the passer a little bit easier.”

Ware was introduced to the martial arts aspect of pass rushing by Greg Ellis,

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Bulls 113 Lakers 93 CHICAGO — Pau Gasol had 23 points and 13 rebounds against his former team and the Chicago Bulls beat Los Angeles 113-93 on Thursday night with Lakers star Kobe Bryant resting his sore body.

Jimmy Butler added 21 points, and Derrick Rose had 20 points and six assists to help the Bulls win their seasonhigh fifth straight.

With Bryant missing his second straight game, the Lakers were unable to pull off another upset. They stunned Golden State on Tuesday night but came up short against the Central division leaders.

The Bulls hung on after a 16-point second-quarter lead dwindled to two in the third. They pulled away in the fourth, sending the Lakers to their fourth loss in five games.

Gasol, a two-time champion in sixplus seasons with the Lakers, was 9 of 14 from the field in his first game against Los Angeles since joining the Bulls in the summer.

Butler added six rebounds, and Nikola Mirotic and Aaron Brooks each scored 13 points.

It didn’t hurt that Bryant was watching from the sideline in a dark red jacket even if the Lakers were coming off a big victory without him.

Carlos Boozer scored 14 points and got booed in his return to Chicago, as he often did during his four seasons with the Bulls. The Bulls used the amnesty clause to cut him last summer and create the salary-cap space to bring in Gasol and add depth to the roster.

Wesley Johnson led Los Angeles with 19 points. Ed Davis added 13 points and 14 rebounds. Jordan Hill finished with 16 points, but the Lakers shot about 39 per cent overall and went 5 of 16 from 3-point range.

They will likely have to go without Bryant again when they visit Dallas on

Friday night.

Bryant said his knees Achilles tendons, feet and back were all bothering him, and it is unlikely he will play against the Mavericks.

The 36-year-old Bryant, in his 19th NBA season, entered Thursday third in the league in scoring at 24.6 points per game.

He passed Michael Jordan for third place on the career scoring list Dec. 14 at Minnesota.

The Bulls looked as if they were on their way to an easy victory up 16 in the second quarter, but an 11-point halftime lead quickly shrunk to two.

Los Angeles started the third quarter on an 11-2 run and cut it to 60-58 on Johnson’s fast-break layup. The Bulls were leading 81-77 in the closing seconds when Gasol drove for a layup to start a 10-2 run that bumped it back up to 12 early in the fourth.

Brooks added a fadeaway baseline jumper and another basket during that spurt, and Mirotic finished it with a layup to make it 91-79 with about 10 minutes left.

TIP-INS Lakers: Bryant said Jordan had a simple message after he passed him on the NBA’s scoring list. “Go get Karl,” Bryant said referring to Karl Malone.

The former Utah great is second with 36,928 points. Bryant has 32,365.

Bryant on passing Jordan on the NBA’s scoring list: “It was more of a thankful feeling to Michael and the players came before because I’ve learned so much from them. And I don’t say that lightly. I’ve literally just stole (stuff) from them - like spin moves and pull-ups. It’s not me passing these players. It’s us. I’ve literally taken things from their games and made them my own.”

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a defensive end in the NFL from 19982009. Ellis learned of Espiricueta’s training methods from Randy White, who played for the Cowboys from 197588.

“Greg Ellis told me, ‘You’re not going to have this speed forever. But you can have the quickness.’ So, one thing I learned when I did have a lot of ability, like Von Miller, was I would actually just beat guys from here,” Ware said, tapping his right temple, “instead of beating them just with athleticism.”

Espiricueta combined the Filipino martial art known as Kali with the Bruce Lee style of Kungfu known as Jeet Kune Do, or JKD. Practitioners of JKD believe in smooth, minimal movements and with maximum effects and extreme speed. It is referred to as “the art of fighting without fighting.”

Espiricueta, who studied under Bruce Lee student Dan Inosanto, has worked with numerous NFL players, but said Ware “took it to a different level.”

He developed a training program customized for football players in response to the league’s rule change in 1978 that allowed offensive linemen to open their hands and leave their arms extended rather than use the hit-andrecoil techniques like boxers.

“It was all about the hands and how to get their hands off you,” he said.

That rule change led to a transformation in the trenches as O-linemen ballooned past 280, 290 and then 300 pounds, overpowering defenders by sheer size. Nowadays, they’re typically 330 pounds and outweigh most defensive ends by 75 pounds and linebackers by 100.

So defenders either have to be fast enough to get around them or quick enough to swat away their hands when they punch.

A dip-and-rip or jab step just doesn’t always do the trick anymore.

But with martial arts techniques, “you figure out what’s the best leverage point and he can be 350 pounds and it doesn’t matter, you’re going to beat him,” Ware said.

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Bringing size and strength SIX-FOOT-SEVEN MORIN COULD BE HUGE FOR CANADA’S WORLD JUNIOR TEAM Canada’s Samuel Morin juggles the puck during a practise session in Montreal, Thursday. Morin will be looked upon to bring size and strength to Team Canada during the world junior hockey championships which starts today.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS While rehabbing a broken jaw in Philadelphia recently, Samuel Morin wasn’t allowed to eat solid foods for a month. The 19-year-old defenceman drank a lot of smoothies and some less appetizing meals.

“Steak in a blender, chicken in a blender, everything in a blender,” Morin said. “It was disgusting. Awful.”

Morin’s diet is solidified again and so is his life. He’s back playing hockey and at six foot seven brings an element of size and strength to Canada’s world junior hockey team that no one else can provide.

“He’s not an easy player to play against in the corner,” coach Benoit Groulx said at the team’s pre-tournament camp in St. Catharines, Ont. “We need that presence on the back end that can make a big difference in tight games because when you look at this tournament it’s all about winning battles in corners, winning battles in front of the net, and I think he’s got the size wants opponents to see his size on the checks.”

Canada, which opens the tournaand the stick and he’s smart enough to roster and think twice when they go ment Friday against Slovakia, will into the corners with him. get that done.”

While the Flyers hope he can be count on Morin to do just that. The deMorin, a first-round pick of the Flyers in 2013, came closer than most the next Chris Pronger, Morin has two fence includes plenty of puck-movers thought to making the NHL club out of other players he feels like he’s more and offensive prowess, but Morin is training camp. Sent back to Rimouski like. One is Zdeno Chara, a similarly the muscle.

“In a tournament like that, you Oceanic of the Quebec Major Junior sized defenceman with a big shot who Hockey League, Morin suffered a frac- can play in all situations. need size, you need strength, you need tured jaw when he took a one-timer The other is a defenceman who was speed,” Groulx said. “We like the balfrom the Remparts’ Kurt Etchegary to part of Canada’s 2005 world junior ance we have with our defencemen. the right side of his face. gold-medal team, Toronto Maple Leafs I think they’re all big, they can skate That was Oct. 12 in his fifth game of captain Dion Phaneuf. well, they’re pretty strong. Sam brings the season. Morin remembers every“Dion Phaneuf, when they won that element.” thing about the play.

Except Morin doesn’t see himself the gold here, proved it: You can be a “Oh my God, worst injury I ever physical player. Even though he was as a one-dimensional big guy. He unhad,” Morin said. “One-timer straight not fighting he was hitting everything,” derstands and embraces a shutdown in the face, you don’t see that a lot. Morin said. role but doesn’t underestimate his own Sometimes it deflects, but that was “I don’t want to hit everything and skills. straight in the face. It just destroyed get out of the play because I want “I think I’m a big guy, I got some my jaw. I had no time (to react).” to hit, but I think I can finish all my skills. I’m a good skater, I’ve got a good After his steak-in-ablender period, Morin returned five weeks later NEW ITEMS but with a full face shield.

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Groulx scouted Morin as far back as midget hockey and coached against him in the QMJHL. He said Morin has “decent skill” and can skate well for a big man.

Teammates see that, too.

“He’s definitely a great skater for how big he is and he’s got a great shot and he can use his skills to manage (the puck),” defenceman Madison Bowey said.

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NEW OVERTIME RULE ON MINOR-LEAGUE LEVEL TAKING ICE BY STORM

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER — This rookie just may be called up from the American Hockey League after catching everyone’s attention in an impressive debut.

Sorry, though, it’s not the next Sidney Crosby, but a new overtime rule that should allow players like Crosby to showcase their skills even more with the game on the line.

The minor-league organization has long been the place to experiment with new directives, just to see how well they work - or don’t work - before the NHL takes a look. Some (oversized blue lines) weren’t popular. Others (not being able to change players after an icing call) have been promoted.

The new OT rule possibly could be coming soon to an NHL rink near you.

“It’s certainly entertaining for fans and a lot of fun to watch,” said David Andrews, the president and CEO of the AHL for the last 21 years.

Currently, the NHL uses a 4-on-4 OT model for five minutes. If no one scores, then it goes to a shootout.

But here’s how the extra period works on the AHL level: It’s seven minutes long - or until someone scores, of course - with the opening three minutes 4-on-4. Then, after the next whistle, it switches to 3-on-3 for the last four, leading to lots of room for creativity and scoring chances. If that doesn’t decide things, it goes to a shootout, a concept that drives many a coach bonkers since it’s almost like a skills competition.

That’s the thing, though. This new overtime system has cut down significantly on shootouts.

Last year, the AHL had 65 per cent of its OT games decided in a shootout, Andrews said. This season, it’s shrunk to 25 per cent.

Even more, of the 99 overtime games so far, 35 of them have been decided in 3-on-3 action.

Initially hesitant over the newfangled OT ordinance, Roy Sommer, the coach of the AHL Worcester Sharks, has warmed up to the idea. He thinks it would be a big hit with fans and players on the next level.

“If you put your three best NHL players against each other with all that ice and creativity, man, it would be something to watch,” said Sommer, one of the all-time winningest AHL coaches.

“I know I wouldn’t leave.”

As for when - or even if - this version of overtime arrives at the NHL level, that’s hard to predict. In a statement, the NHL’s hockey operations branch said the league follows “the American Hockey League and other leagues closely. ... We’re always interested in ways to make an already great game better.”

Colorado and Toronto had a 3-on-3 situation in overtime earlier this season after both teams drew penalties.

It was riveting as players raced from end-to-end, unable to risk heading to the bench for fear of an odd-man rush going the other way.

“If we did this, there’s no way games would go to a shootout,” Colorado forward Matt Duchene said.

“As much as shootouts are fun to watch, I’m not a big fan of them, because it stinks to finish a game on a non-hockey play.

“But I’d love to see overtime 4-on-4 and then 3-on-3, because it would

be amazing.”

Chris Wideman can attest to that.

The defenceman for the Binghamton Senators has scored two of his 12 goals in overtime this season - one in 3-on-3 and the other on a 4-on-3 power play.

“Lots of odd-man rushes, breakaways,” explained Wideman, who’s in his third season with the minor-league affiliate of Ottawa. “From the pure entertainment side, you can’t beat it. As far as for the players, it’s a lot of fun for us. It gives you a chance to show off a little skill.”

One possible downside? More ice time for players, which could take its toll over an already grueling regular season.

NBC hockey analyst Eddie Olczyk wouldn’t mind seeing something similar to college football’s overtime rules.

His suggestion is this: One team receives a 4-on-3 power play for two minutes and if it scores, then the opponent gets its chance. The one that stops the other wins.

“If we’re trying to get away from the shootout, there are ways of trying to do that,” said Olczyk, a former NHL player and coach.

Hey, maybe another test idea for the AHL. But the minor-league outfit isn’t just a petri dish for the NHL. A lot of times, it’s the AHL that institutes a rule that causes the NHL to take notice and later implement, like the delay penalty for flipping a puck over the glass in the defensive end. Or the trapezoid area behind the goal.

Or, maybe soon, this new OT rule.

“The fans love the shootout,” Avs defenceman Erik Johnson said.

“But they’d LOVE 3-on-3 in overtime.”

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In this Jan. 6, 2012 photo, Adirondack Phantoms’ Tom Sestito, rear, wraps his arm around teammate Shane Harper who scored the winning goal during the overtime period of an AHL hockey game against the Hershey Bears in Philadelphia. The new overtime rule implemented in the AHL this season is a roaring success and could soon be seen at an NHL rink near you.

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Ronald McDonald house getting full HUNDREDS HAVE BEEN HELPED BUT SOME FAMILIES HAD TO BE TURNED AWAY THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF In almost two years, Ronald McDonald House Central Alberta has served 822 families with critically ill babies, sick or injured children and those with highrisk pregnancies.

Between Nov. 1, 2013 and Oct. 31, 2014, a total of 340 families have stayed at the house.

The 11-suite facility, located at 5002 39th St. near Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, also saw 1,000 individuals drop in to use the day programs, to get a meal, shower, or just take a break while their children are in hospital since the house opened in February 2012.

Larry Mathieson, CEO of Ronald McDonald House for Southern Alberta and Central Alberta, said some families had to be turned away this year for the first time in Red Deer.

“The house is full more of the time and it’s continuously a busy house. Most families are staying less than two weeks so there’s quite a bit of turnover,” Mathieson said on Tuesday.

“The average stay for a family is probably 12 nights. Our longest stay so far has been 64 nights.”

He didn’t have statistics on how many families have been turned away. But the longest waiting list at any one time has had three families.

“Usually within a period of days we’re able to get those families in at some point.”

The house has partnered with local hotels to provide accommodations to families until they can get in, he said.

At Ronald McDonald House Southern Alberta in Calgary, the wait list for the 23-suite facility often has 30 families. One week last month there were more than 40 families waiting.

Mathieson said the Red Deer house can’t necessarily reduce the demand on the Calgary house if babies or children require care in Calgary.

About 70 per cent of families who use the Red Deer house are from Central Alberta. A few families are from farther north or south, including Edmonton and Calgary.

A majority of the families have babies in Red Deer hospital’s special care nursery or neonatal intensive care unit.

Two families were living at the house Tuesday morning with two more expected by the end of the day.

“The last week or so it’s been a little quieter at the hospital so in turn we’re quieter. But we can never predict.

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The chance to win the 1,794-square-foot home continues right up until Dec. 31 at 5 p.m.

That evening, the draw will happen to award the house to a lucky winner.

Other prizes include a 2014 Dodge Challenger, a trip for four to Puerto Vallarta, a travel trailer, an ATV and massage chairs. The winner of an early bird draw on Nov. 28 was Wilda Nichols of Gadsby. = She won a trip for four to Marival Residences and World Spa in Mexico. On Oct. 29, three cash prizes of $1,000 each went to Douglas Miller, Edna Brace, and Terry and Merrilyn Johannson and Isabelle Konschuh, all of Red Deer. As well, two pairs of Rebels season tickets went to each of Sheldon Klessens and Marty Lamoureux. There will also be a 50/50 draw, with a guaranteed prize of $30,000 and a maximum of $75,000. Tickets for the 50/50 draw cost $10 each, five for $25 or 15 for $50. The 50/50 draw is 92 per cent sold out. A total of 14,000 tickets for the dream home draw were made available. They cost $100 each or three for $250.

Tickets are available online at www.reddeerkinsmen.com or at the dream home itself, at 1 Lazaro Cl. The dream home is open for viewing from 1 to 5 p.m. from Dec. 27 to 31.

Sheraton Celebrity Dance Off tickets go on sale Jan. 12 Tickets for the Sheraton Celebrity Dance Off 2015 go on sale Jan. 12.

Proceeds from the March 20 event will go to Aspire Special Needs Resource Centre.

Aspire provides services to children with special needs and their families, and the money raised will be used to upgrade its downtown Red Deer facilities.

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The Central Alberta Ronald McDonald House is located on the south hill near the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.

“If anyone can possibly go home over Christmas, the hospital will send them home. But we certainly see kids and families who just can’t go home. That’s just not an option.”

Donors purchase Christmas gifts for children at the house and a Christmas dinner is usually provided by a family that has used the house in the past.

“We try not to go too over the top. When your child is very ill, you may not feel up to a boisterous Christmas. But we do try to make it as distracting as we can for our families.”

Mathieson said support has remained strong with volunteers cooking dinner almost every night.

The fiscal year at the house starts in November and like most charities, December is a big month for Ronald McDonald Houses, he said.

Ronald McDonald House Central Alberta runs on an annual $1.2 million operation budget.

“A good deal of that is raised in Central Alberta.

Some comes from our fundraising events, but a good amount of it is from people in the community and companies.”

McDonald’s restaurants and Ronald McDonald House Charities cover up to five per cent of operating costs.

The biggest fundraising event for the local house — Freeze the House Charity Bonspiel at Pidherney Centre curling rink in Red Deer — will be even bigger in the New Year. The fourth annual event is now three days long and will be held Jan. 30 to Feb. 1.

Seventy-two teams can compete and about 62 have already signed up.

For more information on bonspiel visit www. ahomeawayfromhome.org szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

to wow the audience. They must raise $15,000 or more for Aspire. The dancers include Red Deer County Mayor Jim Wood; artist Judy Sutter; Creative Concrete Inc. CEO Luke Spicer; chartered accountant and partner at MNP LLP Melisa Milne; Good Earth Coffeehouse & Bakery owner Kyla Belich; PartyLite Gifts owner Robin Armitage; real estate appraiser Bill Haldane; and orthodontist Vivek Cheba.

Tickets are $200, $300 or $400 each. The higher the price, the closer the audience member will be seated to the dance floor. Tickets are available from Aspire Special Needs Resource Centre at 4826 47th St. or by phone at 403-340-2606. For more details, go to www. celebritydanceoff.ca. Last year, the event raised more than $400,000 for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Red Deer.

Round-the-clock ambulance service coming to Nordegg

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

Man charged in attempted abduction A Red Deer man is facing seven charges after allegedly assaulting and attempting to abduct a girl near the G.H. Dawe Centre on Monday.

Alexander Beaulieu, 29, is charged with attempted kidnapping, choking with intent, aggravated assault, robbery, uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, possession of stolen property under $5,000 and theft under $5,000 under the Criminal Code.

A 13-year-old girl was on the north side of the G.H. Dawe School around 1 p.m. when a man stopped his truck and asked if he could use her cellphone. He then attempted to pull the girl into the back of the truck. She resisted and fought back despite being struck, kicked and choked. Eventually the man let her go. The suspect grabbed the girl’s iPhone and fled in his vehicle. The girl was helped by a passerby and taken to Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, where she was treated for non-critical injuries.

Police arrested the suspect a few hours later in north Red Deer.

Police are looking for two cellphones that may help with the investigation. One is a white iPhone 4 with a plastic Hello Kitty case with a blue bow on it.

A description of the second cellphone is not available at this time. Police believe both cellphones may have been discarded somewhere in north Red Deer on Monday. Anyone who finds a discarded or abandoned cellphone is asked to call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575. Beaulieu is in custody and will appear in court in Red Deer provincial court on Jan. 2.

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Early in the New Year, Nordegg will get a fulltime, 24-hour ambulance service for residents, area workers and visitors.

Currently the service is provided by volunteers.

Lyle McKellar, executive director of emergency medical services (EMS) for Alberta Health Services Central Zone, said the start-up date for the new service, to be provided by Associated Ambulance, is early February.

A dedicated ambulance will be based and staffed in Nordegg.

Ambulance service has been provided by volunteers in the hamlet since 2010 and volunteers have continued to provide the service most recently with 19 volunteers.

McKellar said it has become increasingly difficult to maintain and recruit volunteers.

“Coverage has been sporadic,” McKellar said.

The only other volunteer ambulance services in Central Zone are in Czar and Chauvin on the far east side of the zone.

He said AHS met with community members and felt it was very important to ensure better emergency coverage.

On average, EMS responds to almost 100 calls a year in the Nordegg area where people work in forestry, mining, oil and gas industries and visitors come for recreational activities year-round or travel through the area.

Ted Hickey, director of community and protective services with Clearwater County, said county council, residents and other stakeholders have been meeting with AHS representatives for several months and AHS was very receptive to feedback and information provided.

“Clearwater County has been aware for quite some time that there’s been some potential gaps of access to health care services specifically aimed at the hamlet of Nordegg and the area surrounding the west side of Clearwater County,” Hickey said.

The new ambulance service will help provide timely access to the health care services along with the delivery of pre-hospital care, he said.

McKellar said when volunteers are not available in Nordegg, EMS from Rocky Mountain House or O’Chiese First Nation respond which are the closest services but it still takes time.

STARS air ambulance will also respond.

He said AHS is still negotiating the details of its contract with Associated Ambulance.

Associated Ambulance is the largest contract provider in the province, currently operating 21 ambulance stations.

In AHS Central Zone, the company provides service in Rocky Mountain House, Breton and Drayton Valley.

Associated Ambulance will extend the opportunity to current volunteers to be included in the casual pool to support the new service. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

Carolyn Martindale, City Editor, 403-314-4326 Fax 403-341-6560 E-mail editorial@reddeeradvocate.com

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was added to the federal endangered list in 1974. The wolf is now well-established in the western Great Lakes and in the Northern Rockies, where the minimum population is estimated at around 1,700. Animal protection advocates repeatedly have sued over federal efforts to drop federal protections in both regions, arguing that the wolf’s situation remains precarious. Meanwhile, ranchers and farmers complain of heavy financial losses from wolf attacks on livestock.

A judge in September restored endangered status to wolves in Wyoming, although those in Montana and Idaho remain off the list. The Fish and Wildlife Service is nearing a final decision on whether to lift protections across the remainder of the lower 48 states, except for a fledgling population of Mexican grey wolves in the desert Southwest. In her opinion, Howell acknowledged the issue inspires passions on all sides but said the administration’s “practical policy reasons” for its action in the Great Lakes region don’t trump the requirements of the federal law, which “offers the broadest possible protections for endangered species by design.”

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A federal judge on Friday threw out an Obama administration decision to remove grey wolves in the western Great Lakes region from the endangered species list - a decision that will ban further wolf hunting and trapping in three states.

The order affects wolves in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, where the combined population is estimated at around 3,700. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service dropped federal protections from those wolves in 2012 and handed over management to the states.

U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington, D.C., ruled Friday the removal was “arbitrary and capricious” and violated the federal Endangered Species Act. Unless overturned, her decision will block the states from scheduling additional hunting and trapping seasons for the predators. All three have had at least one hunting season since protections were lifted, while Minnesota and Wisconsin also have allowed trapping. More than 1,500 Great Lakes wolves have been killed, said Jonathan Lovvorn, senior vice-president of the Humane Society of the United States, one of several groups whose lawsuit prompted Howell’s ruling.

“We are pleased that the court has recognized that the basis for the delisting decision was flawed, and would stop wolf recovery in its tracks,” Lovvorn said.

Fish and Wildlife Service spokesman Gavin Shire said the agency was disappointed and would confer with the U.S. Department of Justice and the states about whether to appeal.

“The science clearly shows that wolves are recovered in the Great Lakes region, and we believe the Great Lakes states have clearly demonstrated their ability to effectively manage their wolf populations,” Shire said. “This is a significant step backward.”

State officials acknowledged being caught by surprise and said they would study the judge’s 111-page opinion before deciding what to do next.

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NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will rocket into orbit from Kazakhstan in March and move into the International Space Station for an entire year.

For NASA, it will represent a space endurance record; for Russia, it will fall two months shy of its world record.

At a news conference Thursday at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, Kelly and Kornienko said they anticipate many scientific gains from their mission. Researchers need to know more about the prolonged effects of space on humans, before astronauts embark on Mars expeditions lasting three years, round trip, they said.

“What makes this exciting for me, this one-year flight, is about the science and everything we’re going to learn from expanding the envelope on the space station,” Kelly said. “If we’re ever going to go to Mars someday, the

International Space Station is really a great platform to learn much more about having people live and work in space for longer durations. It’s close to the Earth, and it’s a great orbiting facility.”

Kelly and Kornienko have been training for this mission since their selection two years ago.

Both already have spent a half-year aboard the orbiting lab, on separate flights, and have been advised by previous yearlong space fliers to “pace yourself.”

The 50-year-old Kelly, a former Navy fighter pilot, said his goals are the same as they are every time he flies in space: “No one gets hurt, we don’t break anything and we leave as friends.”

Kelly noted that his first spaceflight, back in 1999, lasted eight days.

At the time, it “seemed like that was a long time.” His second flight, also on a space shuttle, lasted 13 days, and his space station visit in 2010 lasted 159 days.

“They’re getting longer,” he told reporters.

“I think if I fly again,” it just goes on forever “and I never come home.”

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A team of biologists, a chemist and students from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., announced Monday that they have identified a set of chemicals that can lure bedbugs into traps and keep them there.

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In the year of 1275, Sir Edmund of Lancaster chose the red damask rose as his talisman and from that point on it was declared the Red Rose of Lancaster.

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When Lady Cicley Neville of Raby is attacked on horseback by reivers, the last person she expected, or wanted, to be her saviour was Sir John Neville of Brancepath — her father’s grandson. Although they are blood kin, Cicley had never met John — she had only heard the rumours about him and the other Nevilles of Brancepath and John’s brother, the Earl of Westmorland.

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But in his will, Cicley’s father left everything he had to Joan, thus robbing the Nevilles of Brancepath of their titles and inheritance.

During her captivity, Cicely and John cannot contain the physical attraction they have for each other. The second night together, they end up making love, allowing their desires to take over. Yet while John sleeps, Cicley is able to sneak away from her captors and, amazingly, runs right in-

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NEW YORK — Another major publisher has reached a multiyear deal with Amazon.com.

Amazon and Macmillan CEO John Sargent confirmed that they had agreed to terms for both print and electronic books. The deal will allow Macmillan to set prices for e-books, an arrangement known as the “agency model,” and appears similar to agreements Amazon reached in the past two months with Hachette Book Group and Simon & Schuster. Authors at Macmillan range from Jonathan Franzen and Hilary Mantel to Oprah Winfrey and Bill O’Reilly.

“We are happy with this agreement, as it allows us to grow our business together with Macmillan and their authors,” Amazon spokeswoman Sarah Gelman said Friday, using wording that closely follows Amazon statements following the Hachette and Simon & Schuster deals.

“Importantly, the agreement specifically creates a financial incentive for Macmillan to deliver lower prices for readers.”

Sargent, meanwhile, announced the news in a much sharper, more skeptical tone.

Among the CEOs of the top New York publishers, he has been the most openly critical of Amazon and of the antitrust lawsuit brought by the government in 2012 against Macmillan, Hachette, Simon & Schuster and two other companies.

The five publishers were accusing of colluding with Apple, which had recently launched its iBooks store and implemented the agency model, to rig e-book prices.

The publishers all settled, and a federal judge ruled against Apple. Amazon, which had become the dominant e-seller in part through low prices, was widely seen as the beneficiary.

“In reaching agreement with Amazon, we have not addressed one of the big problems in the digital marketplace,” Sargent wrote in a blog posting earlier this week.

“Through great innovation and prodigious amounts of risk and hard work, Amazon holds a 64 per cent market share of Macmillan’s e-book business. As publishers, authors, illustrators, and agents, we need broader channels to reach our readers.”

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Extracting energy from waste heat taking shape in the lab The search for forms of energy, tion ensues, copper ions get used both new uses of existing and pre- up in a complex formation and the viously untapped, continues in the reaction eventually reaches equicloistered realm of the science librium and stops. lab.

But this is where it gets One possible reinteresting. Using two source being invesseparate chambers in tantigated for harvestdem doubles the battering is waste heat. ies output, but as one cell Anyone who has uses up the copper ions ever seen a large infrom the anode, the elecstallation such as a trolyte in the other side pulp mill or electricell deposits the copper cal generation staback onto the cathode. tion in cold weathWhen the process reaches er can attest to the equipoise in the waste, simply by the TRAB chemical reacplumes of steam biltion and electrical proLORNE lowing into the winduction ceases the reOJA ter sky. searchers recharge the New methods of system with the addition claiming this large of additional waste heat. resource with novel This extra heat is used methods of power production are to “distill” the ammonia out of the emerging in the laboratory. One electrolyte in the chamber consystem devised by researchers at taining the anode and direct it Penn State University has uncov- back into the chamber containing ered a way of collecting electrical the cathode. The chemical reacenergy from some very common tion forces the copper to be rematerials, namely copper and am- leased from electrolyte and deposmonia. ited back on the copper electrode The Thermally Regenerative to start the cycle over and again Ammonia Battery (TRAB) relies produce electricity. The rechargon the reaction of ammonia with ing of this proto battery relies oncopper to create an ammonia elec- ly on a source of low grade heat to trolyte used only near the anode; replenish the electrolytes ability this solution, called an anolyte, to produce power. reacts with the copper electrode Bruce E. Logan, Kappe Profesas it is heated resulting in the pro- sor, and Evan Pugh Professor of duction of electricity. As the reac- Environmental Engineering, and

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his postdoctoral student Fang Zhang have determined that a single cell of their experimental TRAB has a power density of 115 watts per M².

When combined with a second it doubled that value and with the additions of an acid to the anolyte, increased power output; as did an increase in molar concentration of the ammonia which increased output to 136 W / m². The TRAB has a 29% waste heat to electrical energy conversion efficiency which currently outperforms all other lab tested waste heat conversion systems.

Waste heat is all around us in various configurations, from massive coal fired electrical plants with their cooling ponds, to the exhaust gases from a wood stove, a gas fired furnace in your home, or even the exhaust pipe of your car.

When the technology is refined it may provide us with an efficient way of harvesting more of the energy available from the use of fuels. Recovering what is now simply let escape into the air.

Lorne Oja is an energy consultant, power engineer and a partner in a company that installs solar panels, wind turbines and energy control products in Central Alberta. He built his first off-grid home in 2003.

His column appears every second Friday in the Advocate. Contact him at: lorne@solartechnical.ca.

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Chicago public schools using mariachi classes to connect with Hispanic community

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO — Jose Torres smiles as he thinks about how his 12-yearold daughter has embraced learning the same mariachi music he plays at home during a new Chicago Public Schools program that teaches the Mexican songs, linking the family’s culture with the classroom.

“She’s asking questions about her family, her background,” Torres said, sitting outside Alexa’s music classroom at Richard Edwards Elementary School, a largely Hispanic arts magnet school on Chicago’s South Side. It’s one of five Chicago schools with 1,100 students in the third through seventh grades that the non-profit Mariachi Heritage Foundation debuted in this fall.

Chicago joins dozens of schools districts nationwide in cities including Las Vegas, San Antonio and Tucson, Arizona, that teach students how to sing and play mariachi music. It’s a way to connect

schools and parents from Hispanic communities, foundation president Cesar Maldonado said.

A traditional Mexican music, mariachi often is performed by groups of musicians playing stringed instruments and trumpets and wearing brightly colored costumes. The songs are both ballads and fast tempo reflecting different, often rural regions of Mexico.

“It gives parents the opportunity to have a topic they can speak on,” Maldonado said. “Let’s use that as a platform to bring parents into the conversation of everyday academic life.”

That was evident to music teacher Maria Pulido when the line was out her classroom door at this year’s parent-teacher conferences.

Pulido teaches mariachi students basic music skills on violins along with how to play Mexican folk songs. The program eventually will incorporate mariachi singing instruction.

“That’s something the parents

can say ‘Wow, I know that song. I used to sing that song when I was young,”’ she said.

Marcia Neel, who helps organize mariachi programs in school districts around the country through her company Music Education Consultants, Inc., said one issue is earning the same respect for mariachi music as orchestra or band programs.

“It should be offered with the same amount of weight,” she said.

“It just needs to be recognized as the legitimate art form that it really is. The key was to take mariachi from being an out of school thing and put it into the school day.”

Finances are a concern, said Maldonado, who started this first year in Chicago using $300,000 in private and corporate donations.

He bought 450 violins with the money.

In January he hopes to buy more mariachi instruments, like trumpets and guitarrons, or bass guitars, and expand to seven more schools.

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C6 EG Auctions continues to grow

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR

Todd Schwindt kind of stumbled into the collector car market some 15 years ago.

Today, the Sylvan Lake resident is the president of EG Auctions — a business that, along with its American affiliate, has sold thousands of vehicles.

“We deal in anything that’s a collectable,” he said, listing hot rods, classics and muscle cars.

EG Auctions, which originated as The Electric Garage, conducts four live sales in Alberta each year. These include the Red Deer Collector Car Auction & Speed Show and the Red Deer Fall Finale Collector Car Auction, with the former scheduled to take place March 13 to 15 this year at Westerner Park.

In addition to some 120 vehicles and a variety of memorabilia and collectibles being up for sale, the March event will feature appearances by Rick and Kelly Dale of the History Channel show American Restoration, Dan and Laura Dotson of A&E Network’s Storage Wars, and actor Brett (Big Schwag) Wagner. The Dotsons will even perform auctioneering duties on March 15.

“It’s going to be some pretty big

names,” said Schwindt.

“The reality market right now is pretty hot, and anybody that I talked to knows who these people are.”

He estimates that EG Auctions’ two Red Deer events draw a combined 20,000 attendees each year. The celebrity guests help engage those who aren’t car collectors.

“We really want to appeal to the families and to a cross-section of people.”

But the shows do attract some serious buyers, as evidenced by activity around the auction ring.

“We’ve been selling at our events anywhere between 75 and 85 per cent of the vehicles that come through,” said Schwindt.

He credits this success to the strong Alberta economy, but also to the strong reputation that EG Auctions has earned. It’s an outcome Schwindt didn’t anticipate when he planted the seed for the business back in 1999.

“It just started as a hobby.

“I was trying to rebuild a car myself and I didn’t have the means to complete it.”

Then a school teacher with an interest in computers, Schwindt put the vehicle up for sale on the fledgling Internet sales site eBay. “I ended up selling the car and I

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had to figure out how to get it shipped and I had to figure out how to do the paperwork.”

That led to similar transactions for other car sellers, and The Electric Garage was born.

“That’s basically how it started. It was a fluke really,” said Schwindt.

About 5 ½ years ago, EG Auctions expanded into the United States. But instead of live auctions of consignment vehicles, the U.S. focus became the acquiring and selling collector cars, primarily through unreserved online sales.

Based in Palm Springs, Calif., EG Auctions’ American operations now maintain an inventory of about 100 vehicles, which they market through their own website and eBay. “We’re the largest seller of unreserved cars on eBay,” said Schwindt.

“We sell to Australia and Japan. We sell everywhere. I think we’ve sold to 120 countries.”

His business partner, former Calgarian Dave Berg, resides in Palm Springs. EG Auctions also has six U.S. employees.

“They really act as two separate entities,” said Schwindt of the two countries’ operations.

The Canadian auctions are also gaining an international flavour, fol-

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lowing the recent introduction of online bidding at the live sales.

“We’ve got car bidders from all over North America,” said Schwindt. “In fact, we’ve registered some car bidders from overseas.”

His own passion for cars remains, which is an occupational hazard for someone who buys and sells collector vehicles for a living.

“You just can’t get attached to them because you know they’re going to be going to another person down the road.”

That said, Schwindt allows himself the occasional indulgence of getting behind the wheel of an EG Auction vehicle when he’s in California. He claims not to have a favourite make and model, but acknowledges there is one particular car on his wish list.

“If I could have any car, I’d have a 1971 Plymouth Cuda hemi convertible.

Those are very rare. Those are multimillion-dollar cars.”

Additional information about EG Auctions’ Canadian operations, including its upcoming Red Deer Collector Car Auction & Speed Show, can be found online at www.theelectricgarage.com. For the U.S. business and its online offerings, go to www.egauctions. net. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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Sony’s on-demand release of The Interview will serve as a test for movie industry THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA — Sony’s The Interview has been a hacking target, a punchline and a political lightning rod. Now, with its release online at the same time it debuts in theatres, it has a new role: a test for a new kind of movie release.

The Interview stars Seth Rogen and James Franco as journalists tasked by the CIA with killing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Its Christmas Day release was cancelled by Sony after threats of violence by hackers linked to North Korea. But after an outcry, the release was reinstated in some independent theatres and now, through a few online video services.

Although the circumstances surrounding The Interview are unprecedented, experts say the release will be closely watched to see how moviegoers and theatre chains react to a simultaneous debut. It’s a challenge to the longstanding practice of “windowing” — opening a movie first in theatres to maximize box-office revenue before making the movie available in other stages of home video, streaming and television.

“I can’t say that this is the future,” said Jeff Bock, senior box office analyst for Exhibitor Relations Co. “For this film, in particular, it works because of the saga that goes along with it. But it’s nice to have a film we can actually use as a guinea pig for a videoon-demand release.”

Sony released The Interview Wednesday on a variety of digital platforms - Google Play, YouTube Movies, Microsoft’s Xbox Video and a separate Sony website. It costs $5.99 to rent for 48 hours and $14.99 to purchase. It also will open in more than 300 smaller

theatres on Thursday, though major chains are still holding out.

Carrying The Interview marks another step in Google’s efforts to establish YouTube as an entertainment hub that features major movies and trendy musical videos — not just cute clips of kitties. Google, though, primarily is providing outlets for the movie because it considers itself to be a guardian of free speech. Decisions by Google and Microsoft to show the movie could open their sites to hacking. Microsoft reported technical problems with its Xbox sign-in system Wednesday, though it wasn’t known whether it was the result of hacking. Microsoft services appeared back to normal by Wednesday night. Microsoft declined comment.

Online availability of The Interview comes as more people are choosing to stream video online, largely because of YouTube, Hulu and Netflix, which has been phasing out its original DVDby-mail business over the past four years. During that time, the number of Netflix subscribers in the U.S. has nearly doubled to about 40 million in a reflection of Internet video’s growing popularity.

Nonetheless, releasing a major motion picture in theatres and online simultaneously — known as a “day-anddate” release -— has never been done by a major studio with a mainstream movie like The Interview. It’s been limited to some smaller indie and foreign movies.

The upcoming Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sequel will be released on Netflix and Imax theatres on the same day, but that isn’t a studio production, despite the involvement of the Weinstein Co. Theater chains have been trying to preserve the traditional theatrical win-

dow. Regal Cinemas and Cinemark, for example, declined to screen Warner Bros.’ day-and-date release Veronica Mars earlier this year. Warner Bros. instead rented from AMC Theaters most of the 270 screens the movie played in while it was also released on VOD. This time the four major theatre chains can’t really object, analysts said, as they all declined to show The Interview, leaving Sony little choice.

“This isn’t being done because Sony wants to do it regularly, but rather out of necessity prompted by the exhibitor boycott,” Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter said. “The only guys showing it are independent chains.”

With a modest budget of about $40 million, The Interview had been predicted to gross about $30 million in its opening weekend. Bock estimates Sony could gross just a fraction of that — $3 million to $4 million — at this box office this weekend.

As for streaming, Bock said the $5.99 price for rental is much lower than regular theatre tickets, and that could drive demand. But Sony isn’t likely to make up all of its costs, including the tens of millions in marketing costs already incurred.

A best-case scenario for a videoon-demand release is the thriller Snowpiercer, which debuted on video on demand about two weeks after its theatrical release.

It made nearly $11 million on VOD, more than double its theatrical revenue, and is considered one of the most successful VOD releases so far.

If The Interviewagreement is similar to other digital video deals, Google and Microsoft will get a 30 per cent commission on all rentals and purchases of the movies made through their services.

Harley Richards, Business Editor, 403-314-4337 E-mail hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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MONTREAL — A Quebec mining company has been ordered to pay a fine of $7.5 million after pleading guilty to 45 charges under the federal Fisheries Act. Environment Canada says the order, issued Dec. 19 in Montreal against Bloom Lake General Partner Ltd., is the largest penalty ever imposed for environmental infractions in Canada.

The company was accused of releasing “non-compliant mining effluent and ferric sulfate” into fish-bearing water and failure to comply with an inspector’s direction in 2010.

Environment Canada said it began an investigation in 2011 into a number of infractions over a four-year period at the mine about 30 kilometres southwest of Labrador City, N.L. They included the release of hazardous material from a tailings pond breach and a separate release of 14,500 litres of ferric sulfate into water frequented by fish.

The federal agency said on a number of occasions, the company failed to advise the department about the releases, contrary to regulatory requirements, nor did it take samples and conduct analyses as required.

The bulk of the $7.5 million penalty, $6.83 million, will be directed to the Environmental Damages Fund. Environment Canada said this will represent the largest ever financial contribution to the fund.

In late November, the mine’s owner — Cleveland-based Cliffs Natural Resources — said it would being laying off workers at the Bloom Lake mine as it prepared to suspend operations at the site by year-end.

Russian President Putin scraps New Year’s holidays for ministers because of currency crisis MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday scrapped New Year’s holidays for government ministers because of the unfolding economic crisis.

Russian company employees throughout the country are entitled to holiday from Jan. 1 to Jan. 12 when Russians celebrate the New Year, the main holiday in Russia, as well as Orthodox Christmas on Jan. 7.

Putin told a televised government session on Thursday that Cabinet ministers should not take this time off.

“For the government, for your agencies we cannot afford this long holiday, at least this year — you know what I mean,” he said.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told Cabinet ministers on Thursday he expects them to keep the situation in check even during the holiday lull “from the first days of the year.”

Russia’s economy, battered by low oil prices and Western sanctions, is set to enter recession next year for the first time in six years, while the ruble is now worth less than half of its value.

The ruble staged a modest rally last week and was trading 2 per cent higher at 52 rubles per dollar Thursday, up from 80 rubles earlier this month.

The Russian Central Bank announced on Thursday that the country’s currency reserve has dropped below $400 billion for the first time since August 2009, as the government has been selling the currency on the market to support the ruble.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO — Citigroup has agreed to sell its retail banking business in Japan to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., the companies said Thursday.

The deal involves the sale of Citibank Japan’s ATMs and 32 retail branches including 740,000 customer accounts and about 2.5 trillion yen (about $21 billion) worth of yen and foreign currency accounts to a trust bank subsidiary of SMBC. It said about 1,600 Citibank Japan employees in Japan will also be transferred to SMBC, one of three Japanese mega-banks.

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The company’s Myo armband, which it plans to ship in the new year, uses sensors to detect arm motion and muscle activity.

The Myo can use arm gestures to flip through pages in a presentation, play games, or control music players.

In one of its most impressive demos, the Myo is used to launch and control a drone.

“The founders were thinking about interfaces of the future, how would we control the next type of computer, the next smartphone, the next thing - whatever that is,” says Scott Greenberg, who works in developer relations for Thalmic Labs.

“It’s definitely not going to be the keyboard and mouse, it’s likely not going to be a touchscreen, it’s going to be something that’s very intuitive, very easy, and natural for people.”

Another Canadian-made wearable device expected in 2015 is the Nymi wristband, which reads a user’s heartbeat and uses it as a form of password.

“Your cardiac rhythm, your electrocardiogram, is a unique biometric like a fingerprint. A person’s electrocardiogram is a unique biometric because the shape of your heart and the position of your heart is unique and that expresses itself in this electrical signal,” says founder Karl Martin of the company Nymi, which was until recently known as Bionym.

“We put recognition technology in the wristband so it works for you but no one else.”

MasterCard invested in the Torontobased company this year and is partnering with Royal Bank in a pilot project involving the Nymi.

Shoppers with a Nymi will be able to pay for purchases with a tap of their wristband, in the same way that some credit cards and smartphones use near-field communications (NFC) for transactions.

The Nymi could also be used to unlock mobile devices without having to type in a password, or access secure locations in place of entering a security code, says Martin.

“If you think about it, how many times a day do you have to prove who you are to an entity? How many times do you have to unlock your phone?

It’s crazy, you keep this thing in your pocket and every time you take it out you have to prove to it you’re the one who should be accessing it and it’s not someone else who picked it up,” Martin says.

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TORONTO — There are billions of dollars riding on 2015 being the year of wearable technology.

The release of Apple’s long-awaited Watch has been promised for next year and while smart-watches have not yet captured the mainstream market’s imagination, Apple could change that overnight.

Wearable tech will also allow consumers to don a headset to look around in virtual worlds, use a heartbeat-reading wristband to pay for purchases, and strap on an armband to control a computer or drone with a wave.

“Technology is beginning to wrap around us and cater to our needs, we’re moving more toward a natural experience, whether that is through motion and gesture — moving your hands through the air and being able to have those movements tracked - or from a neural capacity and being able to use your brain to control an experience,” says Helen Papagiannis, who researches augmented reality and virtual reality trends.

At the forefront of the looming virtual reality trend is the company Oculus VR, which in 2012 launched a crowdfunding campaign to get its Oculus Rift headset put into production. This March, the company shocked the tech world by announcing it had been acquired by Facebook in a US$2 billion deal. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg called it “a new communication platform.”

“We have a lot more to do on mobile, but at this point we feel we’re in a position where we can start focusing on what platforms will come next to enable even more useful, entertaining and personal experiences,” Zuckerberg wrote in a blog post announcing the acquisition.

“Virtual reality was once the dream of science fiction. But the Internet was also once a dream, and so were computers and smartphones. The future is coming and we have a chance to build it together. I can’t wait to start working with the whole team at Oculus to bring this future to the world, and to unlock new worlds for all of us.”

When a user puts on the Oculus Rift — which looks like a very large futuristic set of goggles ‚ they see a video screen that simulates the experience of being in a virtual world. Turn your head and the video being played by the Oculus responds smoothly as if you were actually there.

“I think it’s going to have a huge impact. The minute you see it you know this world is going to change profoundly, it’s incredible, it’s absolutely incredible,” says Thomas Wallner, founder of the digital production company Deep 360.

In tandem with the recently aired TV documentary “The Polar Sea,” Wallner helped create a virtual reality companion piece that can be experienced on devices like the Oculus Rift.

In one scene, the user is set on a beach in the Arctic while the northern lights glow overhead.

“This medium has the ability to fascinate and convert people upon contact,” Wallner says. “It’s an experience that is entirely new, it breaks the fourth wall for the first time in the history of any medium and people are just fascinated by it and enthralled and awed.”

It’s expected that virtual reality headgear will eventually connect with sensors connected to other parts of the body.

A Canadian company, Thalmic Labs, is working on gesture-based technology that isn’t yet connected to virtual reality, but can be used for controlling computers, mobile devices and drones with a wave.

“Science fiction (movies) got one thing right, they got gesture-control technology kind of mapped out and figured out,” says Chris Goodine, de-

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Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 81.73 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 66.27 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.62

Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 26.10 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 28.34 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 56.34 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.23 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 40.43 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 36.49 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 10.76 Canyon Services Group. . 8.69 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 24.04 CWC Well Services . . . . . 0.39 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 15.95 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 1.34 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 93.78 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 39.70 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 27.26 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 51.19 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 3.82 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 2.60 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.015 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 7.24 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 37.31 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . . 9.10 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.75 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 5.48

Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 32.80 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.17 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 33.58 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 46.63 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 83.12 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 22.43

National Bank . . . . . . . . . 49.52 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.82 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 80.31 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 42.18 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.34

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Snow White played by Ashley Newman with Bingo the Panto Horse played by Natalie Rivera (the head) and Ruben Rivera (the tail) and Vickie Dykes as Buttons in a scene from Snow White and the Seven Nobbits.

Panto as silly as they come

Snow White seemingly walks off Disney’s animated movie screen and becomes a real person in the pantomime Snow White and the Seven Nobbits, opening tonight at the Scott Block in downtown Red Deer.

With skin as white as Central Alberta frost, hair “as black as the tar sands,” and a knockout singing voice, Olds actor Ashley Newman is such a ringer for the Walt Disney Snow White that you could almost LANA see the cartoon MICHELIN birdies twittering around her head.

But then you get to her sidekicks: Bingo the farting Panto horse, and seven Nobbits (North American hobbits) and their obnoxious Mother Twerk, played by Albert Azzara in a wig and hoop skirt, and you realize Disney would never have envisioned this Red Deer Players production.

This panto by local playwright Azzara, and directed by Carole Forhan and Sue Humphreys, is as silly, silly, silly as they come. In this case, it means having some goofy-good moments, as well as some less satisfactory ones.

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Lady Elizabeth Bordon (The Wicked Stepmother) played by Marianne Christenson and Butterworth played by Glynn Humphreys rehears a scene from the The play, Snow White and the Seven Nobbits, written by Albert Azzara is playing at the Scott Block beginning Dec. 26 and running through to Jan 3.

The plot, as seen during a recent dress rehearsal, goes like this: Snow White’s vain stepmother, the wicked Lady Elizabeth (Lizzie) Borden, discovers via her iPad that she’s no lon-

ger the No. 1 beauty in the world, surpassed by her stepdaughter who just turned 18.

Furious at being No. 2 (yes, the bathroom association is made), Lady

Borden plots with her evil butler Butterworth, and a goon from the Calgary Hitmen hockey team to bump off Snow White.

After the innocent heroine nearly meets her maker near Nordegg, she gets help from her best pal Buttons, as well as Bingo the panto horse and the seven Nobbits: Meany, Mirthy, Muddley, Mumbley, Moany, Mousey, Medic and their adopted Mother Twerk.

The Twerks stumble upon an injured Snow White while inspecting earthquake-wrought damage to their mine near Redford Ridge.

Add to this a possible bank foreclosure, some Nobbits battling selfesteem issues, the discovery of a rare music-playing gemstone, the fortuitous appearance of the handsome Chad Charming, and a murder attempt with poisoned lipstick, and you get a sense of the story’s many subplots and convolutions.

An argument can be made that pantomimes are essentially reviewer-proof — you either love or disdain their overthe-top antics.

I confess to giggling over Austin Powers movies and films involving Ben Stiller, but this panto didn’t really work for me, despite having a few highly entertaining scenes.

And it’s not the farting horse that hampers Snow White and the Seven Nobbits — it’s the overly complicated plot line and two-hour running time.

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Actors just going through the motions Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Two stars (out of four) Rated: PG The mystical MacGuffin of the third and supposedly final Night at the Museum movie resembles a giant golden BlackBerry, which may explain why it feels like everybody just phoned it in.

Especially Robin Williams, who sadly ended his own life not long after filming wrapped on Shawn Levy’s latest franchise frenzy, subtitled Secret of the Tomb, which shifts much of story to the British Museum.

PETER Williams reHOWELL turns among the historical restorations of the Museum crew as the magically revived Teddy Roosevelt, and he gets extra screen time. But any final fire in his last major film has been extinguished. The same goes for Mickey Rooney, who also died this year, and who is seen briefly cameoing his elder guard role in a scene with a cavorting Dick Van Dyke.

Both departed actors are seen just going through the motions, as are most

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of the familiar participants in this clear cash grab, who also include Ben Stiller as frantic night guard Larry (he now does double duty as a caveman named Laa), Owen Wilson as tiny cowboy Jebediah, Steve Coogan as equally wee Roman warrior Octavius and Patrick Gallagher as beefy Attila the Hun. (Amy Adams’ feisty Amelia Earhart is MIA).

It’s as if they’re all really feeling the effects of the power-down of the aforementioned MacGuffin, a golden tablet seen in a 1930s Egyptian prologue (a straight rip from Raiders of the Lost Ark), that explains the reason for the reanimated historical personages of the series.

The tablet is inexplicably decaying from “green rust” (screenwriters David Guion and Michael Handelman are dialing it in, too) and when it finally stops functioning, so will the nightly frolics of Teddy, Jebediah, Octavius, Attila and the others.

This contrivance forces a road trip for Larry and his pals from New York’s American Museum of Natural History to London’s British Museum. It also allows for the introduction of new characters: a game Dan Stevens as a ninjaleaping Sir Lancelot, and Ben Kingsley and Anjali Jay as the Egyptian royal figures who can solve the “green rust” problem.

We also get Rebel Wilson, who tries way too hard as Larry’s British equivalent, doing her night-guard thing with more slapstick and less humour.

The usual CGI shenanigans ensue,

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It feels like all the actors just phoned it in during Night at the Museum,’especially Robin Williams (shown here in a scene with Ben Stiller), who sadly ended his own life not long after filming wrapped on Shawn Levy’s latest franchise frenzy, subtitled Secret of the Tomb. including another set of rampaging dinosaur bones and frequent urination from an incontinent capuchin monkey.

The proceedings wheeze toward the finish line, even at a scant 98 minutes.

There are a couple of inspired moments: a cat video glimpsed in a YouTube clip at the start is recreated by stone lions, and a chase inside M.C. Escher’s famous lithograph Relativity briefly makes “zany” seem like a compliment.

Things get altogether too meta when Sir Lancelot leaves the museum and invades a stage performance of Cam-

elot, interrupting performances by Hugh Jackson and Alice Eve. It’s not funny when Lancelot keeps mispronouncing Hugh as “Huge.” Not the first time or the multiple times he does it.

He doesn’t seem to know when to quit. But hopefully this franchise does, and will remain as a trilogy, despite any temptation to add further chapters to the London sojourn. Let the dust finally settle on these museum pieces.

Peter Howell is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic.

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BY MICHELLE SMITH ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES MELBOURNE, Australia — Who owns a story? When an author writes a book, are the words on the page the definitive version of the plot and characters? Does what the author have to say outside the world of the book have the power to add to the meaning of the book itself?

In response to a question from a Jewish fan, J.K. Rowling recently explained on Twitter that the Harry Potter series includes a Jewish wizard, Anthony Goldstein.

Goldstein’s name is recorded in an early notebook in which Rowling listed the original 40 students whom she imagined attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Within the series, however, he only appears as a minor character in the fifth and sixth novels.

Within the same Twitter questionand-answer session, Rowling also “revealed” that the school was similarly diverse in its inclusion of gay and lesbian students. She shared an image created by a Canadian LGBTQ organization that reads, “If Harry Potter taught us anything, it’s that no one should live in a closet.”

Both Jewish and LGBTQ news sites have reported these brief comments by Rowling in positive terms.

The Harry Potter series, which totals some 4,000 pages in American editions, did not give millions of readers any clear sense that Hogwarts was home to Jewish or gay and lesbian students.

However, Rowling’s declarations on Twitter are not only newsworthy but a cause for pride.

There were similar feelings of celebration when Rowling announced in 2007 that she had “always thought of [beloved headmaster Albus] Dumbledore as gay.” Likewise, very few people had gathered from the books themselves that Dumbledore was homosexual — although subsequently his penchant for “plum velvet” and highheeled boots were interpreted as clues

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SNOW WHITE: Script could have been tighter While considerably briefer than Azzara’s Cinderella Dances With the Stars from last year, many extraneous scenes could still have been dropped to tighten this script and make it more appealing to adults and kids, with their shorter attention spans. With this kind of story line, a running time of 60 to 90 minutes would have been plenty.

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There were feelings of celebration when Rowling announced in 2007 that she had ‘always thought of [beloved headmaster Albus] Dumbledore as gay.’

COMMENT to his sexual orientation. ★★★ With both of these announcements, some fans have also questioned whether these extra-textual announcements carry any weight. If it was not possible for readers to detect that a character was gay or Jewish then how could they possibly be considered as positive There’s some great audience interaction that should appeal to the younger set, however, and some lovely moments of cast members singing wellknown tunes from Wizard of Oz, Oliver!, West Side Story, etc. There just aren’t enough jokes or slapstick gags to keep the audience engrossed.

Although Azzara’s script namedrops from local and popular culture, one can only snicker for so long over hearing about the Kardashians, Justin Bieber — or even Mayor Tara Veer, for that matter. And detailed discussions about banking never make for good comedy. Azzara is capable of much more wit and sparkle, as his Cinderella attested.

On the brighter side, there are some inspired performances, most notably Newman, who was born to play Snow

signs of increasing representation and inclusion of minority groups in popular culture?

Admittedly, there is an argument that attempts to depict a character as being of a particular race, sexuality or religion could appear tokenistic. Should Rowling, for example, have made more of Anthony Goldstein’s Jewish identity by mentioning his observance of Hanukkah, or need for kosher meals at banquets in the Hogwart’s Great Hall?

Nevertheless, depicting a character

like Dumbledore as having fallen in love with a man as a matter of course could have done much to present gay and lesbian relationships as unremarkable. In an imagined world in which the supernatural is possible and the limitations of reality are few — something for which the books have been criticized by religious extremists — it speaks volumes that a gay relationship cannot be represented to the degree where it is discernible.

White. Marianne Christenson made a good evil stepmother, and Azzara’s overbearing Mother Twerk, prone to coquettishly lifting her skirts, ramped up the show’s energy and was amusing in small doses.

Vicki Dykes’ cute-as-a-button portrayal of Snow White’s friend, Buttons, hit exactly the right tone for this kind of family fare. Bryan Mildenberger made for a very athletic, prat-falling Chad Charming, and the Twerks had their time to shine in the spotlight

— especially Mousey (Hannah Humphreys), Meany (Lorraine Stewart) and Muddley (Karen Andresen), who sang a terrific version of If Only I had a Brain (Heart, Courage).

The play’s happily-ever-after scene also worked very well. After hearing the angelic-voiced Newman sing With A Smile and a Song, it was possible to go home with both.

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legend Johnny Carson that mentioned James Joyce and Ferguson’s first trip alone to New York at age 22. It was arguably better and more moving than the solemn words spoken by Ferguson’s late-night peers.

Within that first year, Ferguson was weaning himself from the joke-driven monologue, a ritual of late-night talk shows that occupies a great amount of time and effort on the part of the show’s writers. He just started to wing it. When his attempts at character sketches fell flat, Ferguson and his team looked to other ideas, which is how he eventually wound up sharing his stage with a pantomime horse named Secretariat and a metal skeleton robot named Geoff.

Over its 2,000-plus episodes, Ferguson’s Late Late Show became the sort of had-to-be-there joke that remained grateful to any newcomers who wanted to be there too. Ratings stayed consistent at around a million-and-a-half viewers each night. Loyal fans were particularly devoted (for evidence of this, look no further than the show’s meticulously and lovingly tended Wikipedia page). Even if Ferguson wasn’t your particular cup of tea, it was impossible not to pick up on the show’s sense of cerebral silliness and joy.

Starlets and accomplished actresses were often like putty in his hands.

His male guests would frequently turn giddy. Writers almost always wound up talking about something besides their

new book. (Ferguson, who has written a memoir and a novel, was perhaps the last broadcast network late-night host who seemed to enjoy having writers on the show.)

And while all late-night hosts are willing to tear up those blue cards that guide them through interviews with their guests, Ferguson really did ignore them, perhaps as an act of faith in genuine chitchat.

On that last point (and by way of disclosure, I suppose), I have real experience: Five years ago, I was a guest on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, plugging a book I had written.

They were taping a few shows that night in anticipation of Christmas break; the other guest on this episode was Sigourney Weaver, but Paris Hilton was also waiting in the wings, as was the restaurateur Jose Andres, as was Betty White, who was dressed in a Santa Claus suit. Leading up to the show, I’d spent hours on the phone being prepped and prodded by a Late Late Show producer; she had compiled all the things Ferguson and I would ostensibly discuss and printed them out on those blue cards, which indeed got tossed aside the minute I walked on stage and took a seat next to his desk.

To this day, I’ve never watched myself on any television appearance (on principle, an indefensible stance for a TV critic to take), but what I remember, in those terrifying few minutes, was how hard it was to match his energy.

Since that night, I’ve watched all late-night talk shows with a little more sympathy — not only for the guest but sometimes for the host, too. It’s a dynamic as old as television itself (“Please welcome my next guest . . .”), but it’s still asking two people to hit it off in the most unnatural and somehow unpretentious way. Lately, it seems like some hosts fear the possibility of disconnect so much that they turn to antics and games to supplant the potential for awkwardness. What was great about Ferguson’s talk show was that he didn’t distrust talk.

meaning. As Barthes describes the process of removing the author as the explanation of a text, “the birth of the reader must be at the cost of the death of the Author.”

Barthes and Michel Foucault, among others, contributed to changes in the study of literature under the umbrella of the poststructuralist movement. Scholars abandoned the search for a work’s “true meaning” — as imparted by the author — to marshaling a variety of critical approaches relating to gender, sexuality and class, for example, to expose the shifting meanings of a given text.

When we study literature today, we are not interested in answering what we think an author truly “meant,” but what readers understand it to mean.

We examine the words within a book, their interaction with other stories in all kinds of media, and their reflection of and influence upon the world in which they have been written.

If we approach Rowling’s Twitter comments armed with Barthes, we can say that what she “always thought” of a particular character, or whether she always imagined gay and lesbian students at Hogwarts are irrelevant

to how we interpret the Harry Potter series.

Though the final Potter book was published in 2007, Rowling seems eager to retain an influence on how we understand her books by revealing ostensibly new information about her characters. Whether these character points were announced to readers via

Twitter or alluded to within the Potter books, however, the meanings that we as a diverse international community of readers wish to take from them trump Rowling’s intentions as an author.

Smith is a research fellow at the Centre for Memory, Imagination and Invention at Deakin University.

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POTTER: Death of the author To figure out to what degree Rowling’s comments should influence our interpretation of the highest-selling book series in history, we can turn to a standard idea within literary criticism.

In his 1967 essay The Death of the Author, French literary critic and theorist Roland Barthes challenged the traditional practice of analyzing literature by focusing on the motivations and biography of a work’s author. Barthes argues that looking to the author for a text’s explanation not only limits it to a single meaning, but also denies the influence of other texts (intertextuality) and the responses of the reader in producing meaning.

Indeed, Barthes suggests that individual readers produce their own, different interpretations of the same texts, dismantling the idea of the author as the creator of a text’s definitive

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I’m talking, of course, about Friday’s final episode of The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, in which the 52-year-old talk show host will tell his audience, for the last time, “It’s a great day for America, everybody!”

Ferguson could, one supposes, be regarded as a casualty of David Letterman’s decision this year to retire from the 11:35 p.m. slot and CBS’s good fortune to get Stephen Colbert as Letterman’s replacement. Ferguson reportedly received a handsome exit package, per his contract; British actor James Corden will take over The Late Late Show in March. Ferguson has been a great sport about it all, depriving reporters who write about the TV industry the juicy taste of resentment that fueled the Jay Leno-Conan O’Brien- Jimmy Fallon saga for years over at NBC. Ferguson took over The Late Late Show in January 2005. Tellingly, it’s hard to remember much at all about the show that his predecessor, Craig Kilborn, had hosted from 1999 to 2004.

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BAUMGARTEN Lloyd Louis 1940 - 2014 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Mr. Lloyd Louis Baumgarten of Red Deer, after a long and courageous battle with cancer on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at the age of 74 years.

Lloyd was born to Louis and Carmen Baumgarten on February 15, 1940 at Tisdale, Saskatchewan and he grew up in Carrot River, Saskatchewan. In 1961, after one year of teaching in Nipawin, he moved to Red Deer where he started his career with the Red Deer Catholic Regional School Division. Thirty-eight years later, he retired as Superintendent of the Division in 1998. His passion for education and his deep pride in the Red Deer Catholic Division led him to devote an additional nine years of service as a school board trustee from 2001 until 2010. Lloyd served in the Canadian Armed Forces Primary Reserve. After thirtytwo years of service, he retired in 1990 as the commanding officer of the 20th Field Regiment with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Lloyd was a dedicated volunteer throughout his life.

He spent countless hours volunteering for organizations such as: Central Alberta Theatre, Catholic Social Services, Parish Council, Hospital V.A. Association, Council on Aging, Red Deer and District Community Foundation, Michener Extendicare, and many more. Above all, Lloyd’s main priority was always his family. He wrote that he wanted his family to remember him for his “total commitment to their care and security through unconditional love for each of them.

Everything I did, I did for their benefit.” He will be greatly missed. Lloyd will be lovingly remembered by his wife of fifty years, Ethel, and his children: Lisa (Gerry) Doll, Aaron (Carol) Baumgarten and Carmen Baumgarten (Colin Bergen), and by his grandchildren: Allison, Melanie and Matthew Doll; Lauren Grandy; Parker and Connor Baumgarten and Adlee and Finley Bergen. He will also be sadly missed by his brothers: Joe, Gene (Chris) and Dennis (Elaine), his Uncle Albert (Margaret), and many other relatives and friends. Lloyd was predeceased by his father in 1986, his mother in 2000, a sister Mary Lou in 2010, a brother Philip in August 2014, and his beloved daughter, Theresa Grandy in 1998. A Prayer Service will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Monday, December 29, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 6 McMillan Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. If desired, Memorial Donations in Lloyd’s honor may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society at www.cancer.ca or to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta and N.W.T. at www.heartandstroke.com.

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Publication Date: THURSDAY JAN. 1 Deadline is: Wed. Dec. 24 @ 11:00 a.m.

PONOKA Publication date: WEDNESDAY DEC. 24 Deadline is: Wed. Dec. 17 @ 5 p.m.

Publication date: WEDNESDAY DEC. 31 Deadline is: Mon. Dec. 22 @ 5 p.m.

RIMBEY Publication date; TUESDAY DEC. 23 Wed. Dec. 17 @5 p.m.

Publication date: TUESDAY DEC. 30 Deadline is: Mon. Dec. 22 @ 5 p.m.

Oilfield

800

Is someone’s drinking causing you problems?

AL-ANON 403-346-0320

EAST 40th PUB

Acoustic Friday’s Various Artists

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CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5240

for general feedlot duties for large expanding feedlot in Sundre. Experience necessary. Fax resume to 403-638-3908, or call 403-638-4165, or email dthengs@hotmail.com

Medical

790

F/T & P/T Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician positions req’d.

Apply w/resume to: Highland Green Value Drug Mart, Red Deer

Oilfield

800

Well Testing Personnel Experienced Supervisors & Operators Must have valid applicable tickets. Email: lstouffer@ testalta.com

Clerical

Shop Hand BEARSPAW is a moderately sized oil and gas company operating primarily in the Stettler and Drumheller areas. We are currently accepting applications for a

JUNIOR OIL AND GAS OPERATOR in our Stettler Field.

Applicants need to be mechanically inclined, motivated to work hard and learn quickly.

Associated industry experience eg. instrumentation or facilities construction experience would be an asset but is not necessarily required.

This position offers a diverse and challenging work environment with competitive pay, attractive benefits and the ability to grow within the organization. Applicants must live or be willing to relocate to within a 20 minute commute of the work place location (Stettler).

Please Submit Resume’s Attention Human Resources Email: payroll@ bearspawpet.com Fax: (403) 258-3197 Mail: Suite 5309, 333 96th Ave NE Calgary, Alberta T3R 1H1

SYLVAN LAKE NEWS & ECKVILLE ECHO Publication date: THURSDAY DEC. 25 Deadline is: Tues. Dec. 16 @ 4 p.m.

Publication date: THURSDAY JAN. 1 Deadline is: Mon. Dec. 22 @ 5 p.m.

Bashaw Publication date: WED. DEC. 24 Deadline is: Thur. Dec. 18 @ Noon NO PAPER ON DEC. 31 CYR DANIEL ALEXANDER (DAN) 1967 - 2004 Taken from us too soon by an impaired driver.

Our lives were enriched by your compassion, sense of fun and the love you shared.

Those who have lived in our hearts are never really gone. ~Always remembered, forever in our hearts.

Your loving family

Engagements

Castor Publication Date: THUR. DEC. 25 Deadline: Wed. Dec. 17 @ 5 p.m.

NO PAPER JAN. 1 Have a safe & happy holiday CLASSIFIEDS 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com wegotads.ca

Oilfield

for our Red Deer location.

This position is a fulltime and is a salary based position with company benefits. Duties include maintain shop & inventories, loading of trucks with fluid products and blending of KCl products in shop. This is a 24 hr rotational on call basis position when on duty. Ideal candidate will have a mechanical aptitude with a class 1 license with fluid hauling experience. Fax resume w/all tickets and current drivers abstract to: 403-346-3112 or email to: roger@fluidexperts.com LOCAL SERVICE CO. in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475 Prowler Energy Services is currently looking for a full time N2 Operator in the Red Deer area. Class 1 Drivers License for more information please contact Rocky at 403-239-7596 or by email at Rocky@ prowlertubing.com

SERVICE RIG Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking a FLOORHAND Locally based, home every night! Qualified applicants

JOIN us at Aveda Transportation and Energy Services as a

We are a young, energetic company that provides specialized transportation and rental equipment to the oil and gas industry.

Please email resumes to careers@ avedaenergy.com

720

The Rocky Mountain Regional Solid Waste Authority Is now taking applications for a position for:

FULL TIME Administrative Assistant

Has Opening for all positions! Immediately.

All applicants must have current H2S, Class 5 with Q Endorsement,and 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. www.treelinewell.com

Restaurant/ Hotel

The Administrative Assistant we are looking for is cheerful, motivated, well-organized individual to fulfill the role of a this FULL TIME position. The successful candidate must enjoy working with the public. This position is a key component in maintaining our administrative operations.

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications: • Exceptional communication & teamwork skills.

• Exceptional telephone & customer service abilities.

• Strong computer knowledge (Word, Excel, Windows, E-mailing, etc.)

• Some accounting skills.

• Ability to conform to general office performance expectations.

• Other computer programs used in position include WasteWorks. Prior knowledge of this program is not required.

Please submit a complete resume with references to: The Rocky Mountain Regional Solid Waste Authority, Attention Curran Chrunik, Box 428 (5313-44 Street) Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, T4T 1A3 or Fax to (403) 845-6350 We thank in advance all interested applicants for applying and advise that only those candidates considered for an interview will be contacted. This competition will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

must have all necessary valid tickets for the position being applied for.

Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary and benefits package along with a steady work schedule.

Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources Email: payroll@bearspawpet.com Fax: (403) 252-9719 or Mail to: Suite 5309, 333-96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3

TREELINE WELL SERVICES

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Funeral Directors & Services

Publication date: WED. DEC. 24 FRI. DEC. 26 Deadline is: Wed. Dec. 17 @ 5 p.m.

Publication date: WED. DEC. 31 FRI. JAN. 2 Deadline is: Fri. Dec. 19 @ 5 p.m.

800

Is seeking to hire

Bed Truck Drivers & Swampers NOW HIRING

Oilfield

Fluid Experts Ltd.

STETTLER & WEEKENDER

In Memoriam

D4

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F/T Food Service Supervisor and Store Manager. $13-$19.50/hr. Must be able to work nights/days and weekends. Call Little Ceasars Red Deer at 403-346-1671 or email to allan_barker25@yahoo.ca HAMPTON INN & SUITES Red Deer is now accepting resumes for a housekeeping supervisor. Must be able to work weekends.

Apply within 128 Leva Ave. Red Deer County. Fax 403-341-9996 or email: info@hamptoninnrd.com

THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for a well experienced F/T HOSTESS & SERVERS Must have Ref’s & Exp. Apply within: 2079-50 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Fax 403-347-1161 Phone calls WILL NOT be accepted.

800

T EXTRA MILE THE IS WHERE WE BEGIN

I have lost my soul’s companion, A life linked with my own, And day by day I miss her more, As I walk through life alone.

Alice is dearly missed by her devoted husband, Stan Sims Also missing Alice are her children, grandchildren and friends.

EXPERIENCED OPERATORS

FRACTURING, CEMENTING & COILED TUBING SERVICES Sanjel has growth opportunities available for outstanding individuals. Bring your expertise, commitment to safety and passion for excellence to work as part of our team.

We reward our employees’ contributions with competitive salaries and benefits, leading edge training and development, and opportunities for career advancement.

Announcements

Daily

Classifieds 309-3300

Speak to a Sanjel Recruiter at 1.800.9SANJEL, go to sanjel.com/careers to apply online, or drop off your resume and driver’s abstract at: CEMENTING & COILED TUBING: 8051 Edgar Industrial Drive, Red Deer, AB T4P-3R2 FRACTURING: 4100 - 77th Street, Red Deer, AB T4P-3P7

476752K21-L26

Take your career above and beyond – our company motto is Pride by Performance and we live by it, empowering our team with the tools, technology and training to get the job done right.

Wherever we serve the oil and gas industry, across North America and around the world, we put the safety of our people first, taking care of our team, families and communities.

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In Loving Memory ALICE SIMS Sept. 15, 1925 - Dec. 28, 2013

TUFF - ENDINGA Randy and Sue Tuff are thrilled to announce their son Keith Tuff has asked Darcy and Kim Endinga’s beautiful daughter Laura to be his forever soul mate!

When asked with rose pedals at her feet and Emerald Lake in the background; Laura said, “Yes!

RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, Dec. 26, 2014 D5

JJAM Management (1987) Field Service Mechanic Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Needed Gas Pro Requires to work at these Compression Corp, locatRed Deer, AB locations: ed in Three Hills, AB, is a 5111 22 St. manufacturing & fabrica37444 HWY 2 S tion shop, which produces 37543 HWY 2N & services single well gas 700 3020 22 St. compressors ranging from FOOD ATTENDANT 10 to 80HP. Currently we Req’d permanent shift are looking to fill a position weekend day and evening for Field Service Mechanic. both full and part time.

Successful candidate must 16 Vacancies, $10.25/hr. + possess strong work ethbenefits. Start ASAP. ics. Experience with natural gas compression is an asJob description set but not essential. Trade www.timhortons.com Certification is required Education and experience and preference will be not req’d. given to those having Apply in person or fax experience. Please fax resume to: 403-314-1303 resumes to 403-443-5288, PART-TIME help for Burnt apply in person at 227, Lake Cafe in the Burnt 17th Ave N, Three Hills Lake Industrial Area. Call AB, or email to Peter.

Louise @ 403-342-6687 Pattison@gaspro.ca.

SUBWAY All Red Deer & Ponoka Locations Hiring Immediately Food Counter Attendants Are you looking for a career opportunity with excellent benefits, a mature working environment and opportunity to advance? If so, Subway has a position for you!

Some of our locations are 24 Hours. Starting wage $12/hr. Please apply online @mysubwaycareer.com or Drop resume off in person at 180, 6900 Taylor Drive Or email to careers@rdsubway.com or Call us at 403-342-0203

THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for F/T Exp’d LINE COOKS at all stations. MUST HAVE: •

2 yrs. min. on-the-job exp., must have completed High School be reliable, self motivated work well under limited supervision.

Rate is $13.25 - $15./hr.

No benefits.

733644 Ab Ltd. O/A The Rusty Pelican

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

GALAXY Plumbing & Heating is seeking full time journeyman service plumbers to start immediately. Must have drivers license, steel toed boots, own tools, self motivated and able to work independently. A good attitude is essential.

Please call Joe at 403-588-0392, fax resume to 403-347-4539 or email galaxyadmin@telus.net NOW HIRING for following Positions Tile setters $28.25/hr Floor Covering Installer $ 28.25 / hr Full time and Permanent 40hrs/week Min 3 year experience Labourer $20/hr 40hrs/week No experience required Full time and permanent position Valid Driver’s Licence preferred email resume at: cat1employment @gmail.com or drop off resume at Central Alberta Tile One 7619 50 Ave Suite 9 Red Deer

Truckers/ Drivers

Location of employment: 4105 2079 - 50 Ave. Red Deer, AB T4R 1Z4 email: bennett.bkkp@xplornet.com or Call 403-347-1414 or Fax to: 403-347-1161 Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Trades

850

Ellis Fabrications Inc. is a growing business that designs and manufactures construction equipment attachments. We are looking for Full Time Welders to join our team.

Email resumes to jobs@ efiattachments.com or fax to: 403-227-0055.

STUCCO PLASTERERS & LABOURERS. Needed Immed. Exp’d but will train.

Drivers License pref’d. Lots of work! 403-588-5306 STONE MASONS Exp. only, 403-588-5306

Professionals

860

Truckers/ Drivers

860

Misc.

Help

880

F/T Permanent Truck Bashaw Golf and Driver Required for Rocky Country Club in Fast Express (1790810 AB Central Alberta Ltd.) in Red Deer, AB requires a Straight truck: 4600kg+w/2 axles and van GENERAL MANAGER Need class 5 DL + 2 yrs for our 9 hole course that exp. $25 per hr/ with includes a newly renovated OPEN availability clubhouse and seasonal/ Duties: pick up/deliver day use campground. freight, pre-trip truck The successful applicant inspection, communication must be self-managing, with customers. Physically have strong organizational demanding position. Time skills, customer service exmanagement skills perience and be capable of required. Apply at: 8004 managing the overall perEdgar Industrial Green, formance of all operations.

Red Deer, T4P3S2 Golf experience is not necCall: 403.845.2230 Fax: essary, but would be a 587.997.7719 considerable asset. The club is prepared to offer a competitive compensation Misc. package in accordance Help with previous experience and education. Please 1699960AbLtd is looking email your cover letter with resume to both bashawfor 2 F/T permanent shift golfclub@hotmail.ca and to supervisors for days, evenings, wknds. 120 - 47 the President of the Board djonespfd26@hotmail.com Clearview Market Red no later than Friday Deer, AB. must have exc.

Jan. 2, 2015 customer service, cash handling, and supervisory To see more details about our club please visit our related. wage $13.75 w/at website at www. least 1 year exp. email: bashawgolf.com We thank restuarantbusiness@ everyone in advance for hotmail.ca their interest in this Blue Grass Sod Farms Ltd. opportunity. Please be Box 11, site 2, RR1 aware that only the short Red Deer, AB listed candidates will be contacted for further conReqs Farm labourers for sideration for this position.

2015 season (April -November) in Red Deer.

Looking for a place Duties include: sod farming to live? and tree nursery.

Take a tour through the Tree nursery will involve CLASSIFIEDS planting, pruning and digging trees. Will train/exp. An asset.

DAIRY equipment supplier Wage $10.20/hour, 60 hrs looking for weekly.

GENERAL LABORERS Email resume to & WELDERS steve.richardson@ Competitive wages and bg-rd.com or by telephone benefits package. E-mail at 403-347-7211 resume: info@prolineinc.ca

880

Truckers/ Drivers

860

Owner Operators & Contract Drivers in AB. Home the odd night.

Weekends off. Late model tractor pref. 403-586-4558 DRIVERS for furniture moving company, class 5 required (5 tons), local & long distance. Competitive wages. Apply in person.

6630 71 St. Bay 7 Red Deer. 403-347-8841 F/T TRUCK drivers req’d.

Minimum Class 5 with air and clean abstract. Exp. preferred. In person to Key Towing 4083-78 St. Cres.

Red Deer.

810

The CLASS 1 & 3 DRIVER we are looking for is reliable; safety orientated, self-motivated, and must enjoy working with the public. This position is responsible for hauling refuse/ recyclables to the regional landfill from a variety of locations, and operating equipment. Applicants MUST have a valid Alberta driver’s license (Class 1).

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications: • Experience operating Front Loader Trucks an asset.

• Experience with operating skid steer units and other equipment.

• Excellent time management proficiency.

• A good mechanical skill in a variety of maintenance tasks is a significant asset.

OILFIELD TICKETS

1500-1990

“Low Cost” Quality Training

403.341.4544

24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) D&C B.O.P. R D&C (LEL) #204, 7819 - 50 Ave. (across from Totem) (across from Rona North)

Electronics

2 GAME Boys w/games $40/ea., DS w/13 games $140 obo 403-782-3847 PLAY STATION 2 with 10 games, $70, Xbox w/10 games $70 403-782-3847

900

Employment Training

The Rocky Mountain Regional Solid Waste Authority, attention Curran Chrunik, Box 428 (5313-44 Street) Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, T4T 1A3 or Fax to (403) 845-6350

1710

WASHER, Kenmore, Dryer AFFORDABLE Maytag, large capacity Homestead Firewood both in good working cond.

Spruce & Pine -Split. Firepits $65. pr. 403-782-7439 avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 Start your career!

FIREWOOD, Spruce & See Help Wanted Pine. North of Costco 403-346-7178, 392-7754

LOGS Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

Household Furnishings

1720

WANTED Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

For More Information, Please call Prodie 403-314-4301

On-site work experience Unit Clerk Specialty curriculum Under one-year full Diploma program Planning for a Successful Career Seminar Nationally recognized Medical Assisting First Aid / CPR Training Professional Certificate Hospital Scrubs included Train with Industry experts Perfect graduate job placement rate reported last year

CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver the

CENTRAL AB LIFE & LACOMBE EXPRESS

Call Today (403) 347-6676

1 day a week in:

2965 Bremner Avenue, Red Deer

LACOMBE BLACKFALDS Please call Rick for details 403-314-4303

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery 3 Days/Week (Wed., Thurs. & Fri.)

DO YOU: - Want extra income - Know the city well - Possess a clean, valid drivers license - Have a friendly attitude - Enjoy customer service - Want part-time work (12 to 22 hrs/week)

WESTPARK & WESTLAKE NORMANDEAU

As part of our service team, you will be dispatched in response to service concerns to deliver newspapers and flyers to customers or carriers.

A delivery vehicle provided by company!

Work 3 to 4 shifts a week.

Hours of shifts are morning shifts of Monday through Friday 5:00 AM to 9:00 AM. Saturday starting at 7 AM. Wednesday to Friday Shifts starting at 1 PM. *All Shifts based on 4 hours and likely to run longer.

Please apply with resume to: qmacaulay@reddeeradvocate.com or call 403-314-4302 and speak with Grant.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only selected candidates will be contacted.

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK in

Nash St. & Neville Close ALSO Northey Ave. KENTWOOD Kirsch Close, Kemp Ave. & Kee Close MUSTANG ACRES TRAILER PARK For more information or to apply call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308

ADULT Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

RED DEER ADVOCATE

DOWNTOWN AREA

Your duties would include: • The regular maintenance of customer vehicles (filters, lubricants, belts, batteries etc) • Informing customer of require maintenance as advised by vehicle manufacturer • The ability to accurately look up specifications & part numbers • Diagnose, repair and complete approved service on customer vehicles • Advise customers and Associates on work performed, general vehicle condition, and future repair requirements • Maintain mechanical service equipment on a regularly scheduled basis • Operate company and customer vehicles in a clean and safe manner • Support customer relationships by responding to customer inquiries The ideal individual would have extensive knowledge in automotive maintenance/repair possibly a 3rd year apprentice journeyman automotive tech or partsman. And have some sales/ customer service experience 492144L26

Please forward resumes to 1034@jiffylubestores.ca or fax 403-507-8514

Monday through Saturday.

Delivery to be done before 6:30 am.

Reliable vehicle needed.

South East Downtown and Parkvale area $289.00 mo.

880

Jiffylube is currently looking for an installer to join our team. Benefits available. With the right experience the job would include a supervisory role.

820

Household Appliances

With only 64 papers, approximately: $350.00/mo.

DOWNTOWN AREA $638./mo

DEER PARK AREA PARKVALE AREA $586./mo.

DEERPARK AREA Dixon Cres, Donnelly Cres, Duston St. area $482.00/mo.

Deschner Close, Dubois Cres., Doherty Close, Duston St. and area. $327.00/mo.

Dempsey St., Dodge Ave, Donlevy Ave area $327.00/mo.

Dowler St., Daniel Cres. Dawe Cl., Dunham Close and area $412.00/mo.

GRANDVIEW AREA

For More information, please call Jamie 403-314-4306

3900 & 4200 Blocks of 43 Ave. area and 4000 & 4200 Blocks of 41 and 42 Ave. $66./mo

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

For More Information Call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4306

3 days per week, no weekends ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA

Misc.

Help

880

Ahlstrom Close Andrew Close Asstlee / Ansett Cres.

Allsop Ave. / Allsop Cres.

Anderson Close Anquetel Close BOWER AREA

489418L12-A2

Bell St. INGLEWOOD AREA Iverson Close Isbister Close MORRISROE AREA McKenzie St. / Marion Cres.

SUNNYBROOK AREA Scott St. / Somerset Close LANCASTER AREA Lampard Cres Lancaster Drive Long Close Lord Close Landry Bend / Landry Close Ladwig Close VANIER AREA Vickers Close Victor Close Viscount Drive

489417L12-A2

Restaurant/ Hotel

Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275

Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the RED DEER ADVOCATE

Medical Office Assistant / Unit Clerk

3 Blocks of Duston St. & Dale Close $75./mo.

Dunlop St., Dixon Ave. & Close $35./mo Dunning Cres. Cl., and Depalme St. plus 3 blocks of Douglas Ave. $104./mo.

(50)

1660

MORRISROE AREA:

Classes Starting Soon!

Key responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to: • oversight of day-to-day operations including data input and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts, • preparation of monthly financial statements, • preparation of payroll and all government remittances, • acting as a liaison between various individuals and departments throughout the organization on an ongoing basis, and • supervision of financial and administrative personnel.

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Firewood

Advocate Opportunities

ENROLL TODAY!

Dixon Cres. $72./mo.

If you are interested in this career opportunity, please send your resumé with references electronically to brentk@edwardsgarage.com.

Firewood

1605

Edwards Garage, an automotive dealership, requires an Office Manager/Accountant to deal with all finance, accounting and administration duties of the company.

Ideally, the qualified applicant will be a self-motivated individual who displays proficient managerial, communication, and interpersonal skills. The applicant will also have three to five years of dealership experience or an accounting designation with two to three years of experience. A full benefits package will be offered and remuneration will be based on qualifications and experience.

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

CLASSIFICATIONS

Industries #1 Choice!

1630

Please submit a complete resume with references to:

Misc.

Help

Office Manager/Accountant

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Advocate Opportunities

The Rocky Mountain Regional Solid Waste Authority Is now taking applications for a position for:

We thank in advance all interested applicants for applying and advise that only those candidates considered for an interview will be contacted. This competition will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

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TRAINING CENTRE

EquipmentHeavy

www.academyoflearning.ab.ca

FULL TIME CLASS 1 & 3 DRIVER CENTRAL AB based trucking company requires

900

Employment Training

489369L19-A13

850

464756K6-26

Trades

278950A5

820

490473L15-26

Restaurant/ Hotel

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info **********************

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300

D6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, Dec. 26, 2014

1730

Stereos TV's, VCRs

PIONEER stereo 3 disc w/6 speakers $140 obo 403-782-3847

1760

Misc. for Sale

TWO large older-style freezers to give away.

403-341-5414

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

CHRISTMAS BLESSING

3030

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 You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

1900

Travel Packages

Condos/ Townhouses

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Realtors & Services

3050

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

GLENDALE 2 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $1125. incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail. Jan. 1 403-304-5337

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE

ORIOLE PARK 3 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $1175. rent, s.d. $650, incl water sewer and garbage. Avail.

Jan 1st. 403-304-5337

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FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

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Houses/ Duplexes

3 BDRM. DUPLEX IN CLEARVIEW $1425/month. This home has lots of space for a great price. 5 appl., large deck and fenced yard.

Avail. Jan.1. Call Lucie at 403-396-9554

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Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

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Suites

ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water incld., Oriole Park.

Mike 403-350-1620 403-986-6889 GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. apartments, avail. immed, rent $875 403-596-6000 LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

NEWLY reno’d 3 bdrm., 2 bath, 4 appls., large fenced yard, $1600./mo. $1000. d.d.

Avail Feb . 1.

403-304-5337

3030

Condos/ Townhouses

4010

SEIBEL PROPERTY www.seibelprperty.com Ph: 403-304-7576 or 403-347-7545 6 locations in Red Deer ~ Halman Heights ~ Riverfront Estates

~ Westpark ~ Kitson Close ~ Kyte & Kelloway Cres. ~ Holmes St. S.D. $1000 Rent $1245 to $1445 3 bdrm. townhouses, 1.5 bath, 4 & 5 appls., blinds, lrg. balconies, no dogs.

N/S, no utils. incl.

Avail. immed. & Jan. 1 References required.

Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

THE NORDIC

1 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

3080

Roommates Wanted

QUIET home for working M/F, utils. wiÀ incl. N/S, $475/mo. 403-506-1907

3190

Mobile Lot

PADS $450/mo.

Brand new park in Lacombe.

Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., 2 bath. As Low as $75,000.

Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820

Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net

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Houses For Sale

3 LEFT!!

RISER HOMES

NEW YEAR Special Spec Homes Ready in McKay Ranch, Blackfalds newest subdivision 1st 3 mortgage payments are paid by Riser Homes Happy New Year!!!

Call LLOYD FIDLER 403-391-9294

AMAZING VALUE in Penhold-Palisades Brand new. 2135 sq.ft.

Laebon Home. 3 bdrms/2.5 bath, stunning 2 storey home is sure to please. $431,599.

Call Jocelyn 403.302.9612

DRIVE A LITTLE, SAVE A LOT. New 1452 sq.ft. home in the Palisades-Penhold.

3 bdrms/2 baths $394,599.

Call Jocelyn 403.302.9612 FREE Weekly list of properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer www.homesreddeer.com

MOVE IN TODAY 1550 sq. ft. bi-level w/dbl. att. garage $499,900 403-588-2550

THE TIMBERS Red Deer’s most exclusive new community.

3 bdrms / 2 bath home, 1426 sq.ft. Attached double garage, $499,900 call Samantha 403.392.6261

Condos/ Townhouses

309-3300 CLASSIFIEDS

4040

OPEN HOUSE SAT. & SUN. 1-5 639 OAK ST. Springbrook 403-588-2550

Lots For Sale

4160

BUILDERS. Duplex and single family lots for sale.

Terms available 10% down and start to build. Located in Lacombe. Buy direct from developer 403-396-1094

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In this picture provided by the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis delivers his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and to the world) blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday. Tens of thousands of Romans and tourists in St. Peter’s Square listened as the pontiff delivered the Catholic church’s traditional “Urbi et Orbi” (Latin for “to the city and to the world) Christmas message from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica. Francis said: “truly there are so many tears this Christmas.”

Pope Francis focused his concern Thursday on those weeping in the world this Christmas, singling out refugees, hostages and others suffering in the Middle East, Africa and Ukraine as he prayed for hope and peace.

Queen calls for UK reconciliation, praises Ebola medical workers in Christmas message

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANDRINGHAM, England — Queen Elizabeth II used her traditional Christmas broadcast Thursday to call for reconciliation throughout the United Kingdom and to praise medical workers fighting Ebola in Africa.

She said it will take time to heal divisions in Scotland, where a referendum was held this year on whether to remain part of Britain, and praised progress resolving the conflict in Northern Ireland. Elizabeth cited the “Christmas truce” in 1914 as an example to be remembered.

“Something remarkable did happen that Christmas, exactly 100 years ago today,” she said.

“Without any instruction or command, the shooting stopped and German and British soldiers met in No Man’s Land. Photographs were taken and gifts exchanged. It was a Christmas truce.”

She said German forces sang “Silent Night” so that it could be heard on the British side of the front line.

“That carol is still much-loved today, a legacy of the Christmas truce, and a reminder to us all that even in the unlikeliest of places hope can still be found,” the queen said before wishing everyone a happy Christmas.

The queen writes her own Christmas speech, which is pre-recorded and televised in many parts of the world. She made her first Christmas

broadcast on radio in 1952.

The queen and her close family celebrated Christmas at the sprawling Sandringham estate in Norfolk.

The royals attended a church service Christmas morning before a gala lunch. Prince William and his pregnant wife Kate were present, but their toddler son, Prince George, didn’t go to church.

Kate told one person in the crowd she didn’t bring 1-year-old George because he would have made too much noise.

Prince Charles’ wife Camilla also didn’t attend because of a painful back injury suffered earlier this month, officials said.

The queen arrived by car while the other royals walked from her estate to the village church.

Hundreds of well-wishers lined the route to the church to exchange Christmas greetings with the royals. Some shouted with glee as Prince Harry walked by.

One visitor from Spain told reporters she had asked Harry to marry her.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby cancelled his Christmas sermon because of a severe cold. In a statement he expressed “great regret” about his inability to preach his planned sermon about the true meaning of Christmas.

Church officials said the sermon at Canterbury Cathedral would instead be delivered by the Dean of Canterbury Robert Willis.

Saudi women arrested for driving referred to court created to try terrorism cases

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two Saudi women detained for nearly a month in defiance of a ban on females driving were referred on Thursday to a court established to try terrorism cases, several people close to the defendants said.

Activists said it marks the first time that women drivers have been referred to the Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh, and that their detention is the longest of female drivers in Saudi history.

Four individuals close to Loujain al-Hathloul, 25, and Maysa al-Amoudi, 33, said they are not being charged for defying the driving ban but for opinions they voiced online. The individuals declined to elaborate on the specific charges due to the sensitivity of the case. All spoke anonymously for fear of government reprisal.

They told The Associated Press that the women’s defence lawyers immediately appealed the judge’s decision to transfer their cases to the court, which was established to try terrorism cases but has also been used to try peaceful dissidents and activists. An appeals court in Dammam, the capital of Eastern Province, is expected to rule on the referral in the coming days, they said.

Human Rights Watch recently warned that “Saudi authorities are ramping up their crackdown on people who peacefully criticize the government on the Internet.” It said that judges and prosecutors are using “vague provisions of a 2007 anti-cybercrime law to charge and try Saudi citizens for peaceful tweets and social media comments.”

At the time of their arrest, al-Hathloul and al-Amoudi had a combined Twitter following of more than 355,000. They were vocal supporters of a grassroots campaign launched last year to oppose the ban on women driving.

Authorities have a history of clamping down

on Saudi women who attempt to drive. In 1990, 50 women were arrested for driving. They had their passports confiscated and lost their jobs. More than 20 years later, a woman was sentenced in 2011 to 10 lashes for driving, though the king overturned the sentence.

Supporters of the current driving campaign delivered a petition to the royal court this month asking King Abdullah to pardon the two women.

Organizers behind the campaign, which began Oct. 26, 2013, say the ban on women driving underpins wider issues related to guardianship laws in Saudi Arabia that give men powerful sway over women’s lives. One activist said the driving ban is also part of “a wider effort to quash any chances of raising the ceiling on civil liberties” in Saudi Arabia.

Though no laws ban women from driving in Saudi Arabia, authorities do not issue them licenses and ultraconservative Saudi clerics have issued religious edicts against it. No such ban exists anywhere else in the world, even in other conservative Gulf countries.

Thursday’s brief court session was the second time the women appeared before the judge in the eastern al-Ahsa region, where they have been detained after driving to Saudi Arabia from the United Arab Emirates.

Al-Hathloul was stopped by border guards and her passport was confiscated for more than 24 hours when she attempted to cross the border Nov. 30 with a UAE driver’s license in an act of defiance.

Al-Amoudi, a UAE-based Saudi journalist, was stopped when she went to deliver food and a blanket to al-Hathloul at the border, activists and relatives say. They were formally arrested on Dec. 1.

There has been no official Saudi comment on the arrests.

Al-Hathloul is in a correctional facility for juveniles and al-Amoudi is in a prison. Relatives say they have been allowed to see them for short supervised visits.

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Shooting sparks more rallies in Missouri PROTESTERS RALLY FOR SECOND NIGHT AFTER OFFICER FATALLY SHOOTS ARMED 18-YEAR-OLD

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BERKELEY, Mo. — Demonstrators took to the streets for a second night after a white police officer in Berkeley, Missouri, killed a black 18-year-old who police said pointed a gun at him.

Dozens of protesters held a vigil late Wednesday at the gas station in the St. Louis suburb where Antonio Martin was shot, and they briefly blocked traffic on Interstate 170 during a march before returning to the station. Berkeley Police Chief Frank McCall told KMOVTV that six to eight people were arrested.

Later, about 75 people staged a peaceful protest early Christmas morning outside of a nearby church, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Police in riot gear were present.

The actions were calmer than a night before, when a crowd of about 300 people gathered at the gas station, throwing rocks and bricks in a scene reminiscent of the sometimes-violent protests that followed the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in nearby Ferguson.

Unlike in the death of Brown, who was unarmed and whose shooting was not captured on video, Berkeley Mayor Theodore Hoskins said Wednesday that surveillance footage appeared to show Martin pulling a gun on the unidentified 34-year-old officer who questioned him and another man about a theft at a convenience store.

Hoskins urged calm, saying, “You couldn’t even compare this with Ferguson or the Garner case in New York,” a reference to the chokehold death of Eric Garner, another black man whose death was caused by a white police officer.

Hoskins, who is black, also noted that unlike in Ferguson - where a mostly white police force serves a mostly black community - more than half of the officers in his city of 9,000 are black, including top command staff.

State Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, a Democrat who has been critical of how police handled the Brown case, also said the Martin shooting was far different than Brown’s, noting that Martin pointed a weapon at the officer.

“That officer not only has an obligation to protect the community, but he also has a responsibility to protect himself,” said the senator, who is black. “Because of the video, it is more than apparent that his life was in jeopardy.”

But Taurean Russell, co-founder of Hands Up United, asked if police had any reason to question Martin in the first place. Mistrust of police remains high among blacks, many of whom are weary of harassment, said Russell, who is black.

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St. Louis Police officers guard the entrance to the Cathedral Basilica before Midnight Mass as protesters held a candlelight vigil on Wednesday, in St. Louis. The mayor of the St. Louis suburb of Berkeley urged calm Wednesday after a white police officer killed black 18-year-old Antonio Martin who police said pointed a gun at him, reigniting tensions that have lingered since the death of Michael Brown in neighboring Ferguson.

Belmar did not provide more details Wednesday about the theft Martin was being asked about. He said Martin pulled a loaded 9mm handgun and the officer fired three shots while stumbling backward. One hit Martin, who didn’t fire his own gun. He died at the scene.

“I don’t know why the guy didn’t get a shot off, whether his gun jammed or he couldn’t get the safety off,” said attorney Brian Millikan, who is representing the officer. He said that the officer was lucky to be alive and certain he had no choice but to use lethal force.

Police throughout the country have been on alert since two New York officers were gunned down in an ambush last weekend by a man who had made threatening posts online about killing police. He later killed himself.

St. Louis County police and the city of Berkeley are investigating the shooting of Martin, which Belmar called a tragedy for both Martin’s family and

the officer, who has been on the force for six years.

“He will carry the weight of this for the rest of his life, certainly for the rest of his career,” Belmar said of the officer. “There are no winners here.”

The officer wasn’t wearing his body camera, and his cruiser’s dashboard camera was not activated because the car’s emergency lights were not on, Belmar said.

Police released surveillance video clips from three different angles. The men can be seen leaving the store as a patrol car drives up. The officer gets out and speaks with them.

About 90 seconds later, one appears to raise his arm, though it’s difficult to see what he’s holding because they were several feet from the camera.

Belmar said it was a 9mm handgun with one round in the chamber and five more in the magazine.

Police were searching Wednesday for the other man, who ran away.

Belmar said Martin had a crimi-

nal record that included three assault charges, plus charges of armed robbery, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.

Phone messages left for his parents were not returned. His mother, Toni Martin-Green, told the Post-Dispatch that Antonio was the oldest of four children.

“He’s like any other kid who had dreams or hopes,” she said. “We loved being around him. He’d push a smile out of you.”

His was the third fatal shooting of a young black man by a white police officer in the St. Louis area since Brown was killed by Ferguson officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9. Kajieme Powell, 25, was killed Aug. 19 after approaching St. Louis officers with a knife. Vonderrit Myers, 18, was fatally shot on Oct. 8 after allegedly shooting at a St. Louis officer.

Each killing has led to protests, as did a grand jury’s decision last month not to charge Wilson in Brown’s death.

White House chef hangs Father of Jordanian pilot captured by IS militants in up apron after six years Syria begs for son’s release ISLAMIC STATE SILENT ON FATE SINCE BEING DRAGGED FROM CRASH WEDNESDAY

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In this Feb. 10, 2012 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama and Sam Kass assistant chef and Food Initiative Coordinator, taste food during a Let’s Move event in Dallas.

OBAMA PERSONAL CHEF, NUTRITION POLICY ADVISER, FRIEND MOVES ON

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Political advisers, chiefs of staff, press secretaries and national security advisers have come and gone in the nearly six years Barack Obama has been president. Now, the White House chef also is hanging it up.

Sam Kass has been a fixture at the executive mansion, serving up nutrition policy as well as meals for Obama, his wife, Michelle, and daughters Malia and Sasha. He was not only their personal chef but also senior adviser for nutrition policy, giving him a seat at the table where administration officials hashed out everything from updated food labels to new requirements for healthier school lunches.

Kass, a newlywed, is leaving the White House at the end of the month, but don’t ask him what the Obamas like or don’t like to eat. “Top secret,” he said. I love this family and believe in everything the president and first lady are doing and this has been the greatest job of my life and I assume will be the greatest job of my life. But I’m going to be with my wife. Once you’re married you kind of need to be together.”

Kass’ wife, MSNBC host Alex Wagner, is based in New York City.

Kass’ relationship with the Obamas started when they hired him to cook healthier meals for the family in Chicago before the 2008 elections.

Michelle Obama was a vice-president at the University of Chicago Medical Center and caring for young daughters, while Obama was a U.S. senator spending most of his time in Washington.

But the relationship sprouted well beyond the professional. Besides Kass’ tireless work for Mrs. Obama, for whom he wore a third hat as executive director of her anti-childhood obesity campaign, Kass sometimes travelled with Obama and joined his weekend or vacation golf outings. Obama, in turn, blocked out several hours on his busy schedule to attend Kass’ late-August wedding.

Obama said Kass “has grown from a close friend to a critical member of my team” and has left “an indelible mark on the White House.” Mrs. Obama praised Kass’ “extraordinary legacy of progress,” which she said includes healthier food options in groceries, more nutritious school lunches and initiatives to improve how food is marketed to kids. Unlike any White House chef before him, Kass helped make decisions with far greater potential consequences than whether the president’s veggies, should be steamed or sauteed.

AMMAN, Jordan — The father of a Jordanian pilot captured by the Islamic State group in Syria pleaded for his son’s release on Thursday, asking him to treat him well in captivity as a fellow Muslim.

So far, there has been silence from the extremists about the fate of their captive, 1st Lt. Mu’ath al-Kaseasbeh, since gunmen from the group dragged him away following his crash Wednesday morning.

Al-Kaseasbeh was carrying out air strikes against the militants when his warplane crashed near the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, the Islamic State group’s de facto capital.

The group has executed captured Iraqi and Syrian Muslim soldiers in the past - it follows an extremist version of Islam that considers rivals, even some Sunni Muslims, as apostates. Still, the group may want to negotiate a prisoner swap or other concessions from Jordan.

The pilot’s father, Safi Yousef alKaseasbeh, made his plea while speaking to journalists in the Jordanian capital, Amman.

“I direct a message to our generous brothers of the Islamic State in Syria: to host my son, the pilot Mu’ath, with generous hospitality,” he said.

“I ask God that their hearts are gathered together with love, and that he is returned to his family, wife and mother.”

“We are all Muslims,” he added.

The pilot is the first known military member to be captured from the international coalition that has been waging a bombing campaign against the Islamic State group for months, trying to break its control over territory stretching across Syria and Iraq.

After the crash, al-Kaseasbeh was pulled by gunmen from a body of water and hustled away, according to photos published by the Raqqa Media Center, which operates in areas under IS control. He appeared to be able to walk and the only visible injury was what appeared to be a spot of blood at his mouth.

The capture - and the potential hostage situation - presents a nightmare scenario for Jordan, which vowed to continue its fight against the group that has overrun large parts of Syria

and Iraq and beheaded foreign captives and local rivals.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known.

The U.S. military said Wednesday that evidence “clearly indicates” that the militants did not shoot down alKaseasbeh’s F-16.

But the pilot’s uncle told journalists that the family had been told by the Jordanian government that his warplane was downed by a missile.

Speaking at a gathering of the alKaseasbeh family and extended tribe in the southern Jordanian town of Karak, Younes al-Kaseasbeh said that the family was told that his nephew was flying at a height of 400 feet on a bombing mission when the militants hit him with a heat-seeking missile and his plane went down in the Euphrates River.

He said three other warplanes in the same sortie had wanted to rescue him, but were wary of striking militants in the area for fear of killing alKaseasbeh and so were ordered to return home.

The United States and several Arab allies have been striking the Islamic State in Syria since Sept. 23, and U.S. and other international warplanes have been waging an air campaign against the extremists in Iraq for even longer.

The campaign aims to push back the jihadi organization after it took over much of Iraq and Syria and declared a “caliphate.”

Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates are participating in the Syria airstrikes, with logistical support from Qatar. Jordan in particular has come under heavy criticism from militants for its participation.

Also Thursday, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that government airstrikes in another Syrian stronghold of the Islamic State group killed over 21 people - including children.

The Observatory said Syrian military aircraft struck two locations in the northern town of Qabassen, including a market, causing the casualties. The death toll was likely to rise because people were still digging through the rubble to find bodies. The strike was also reported by another Syrian monitoring group.

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see and have an open discussion about what they see ahead.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You will be very much attuned with others in your life now. You will be blessed by being able to release any fears you have about your life. It will be theraFriday, Dec. 26 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Jared Leto, 43; peutic to do so, as it will help others as well. There will most likely be closer bonds formed after this upheaval today.

Chris Daughtry, 34; John Walsh, 69 VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In the morning you will want THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today, you will want to connect with others. After yesterday’s issues, you will be more aware to have some alone time. There is no need to worry about this breathing space. Later you will be more able of others’ needs. This can play out on a global to take the new actions that you will want to with scene as well. You could have had serious significant others in your life. You definitely will be discussions with family over world events. Now in tune with them, listen to your instincts. is the time of opportunity. There will be actions LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): There will definitely taken that will arouse deep feelings and change be changes to your domestic and daily routine tothe outcome for you on a domestic scene. day. Listen to your gut instinct, especially if you do HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthnot feel one hundred percent. There will be breakday, this year will be wonderfully pleasant with throughs for your daily life, perhaps there are new new opportunities that will most likely come out skills that will be developed today. of nowhere. You will be in the right spot, at the SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): There will be right time with regards to future objectives you changes happening for you with your neighbourhave for your career and public standing. There hood. Now this can simply mean you are in new will be profound changes for you personally this surroundings, perhaps visiting family, but it could year. So, work hard and go out to meet your LARISA MAIRA indicate more. An intense look at your personal destiny now. opinions will offer you new ways of expanding your OZOLINS ARIES (March 21-April 19): Today, you will career. be more aware of what is going on throughout SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Family will the global scene. You will want to touch others offer you an opportunity that you should not miss on a profound level by stepping up and speakout on today. You will be seen doing work that will ing up for those who cannot speak for themselves. Reach out be different than what you typically do. Try your hand at any to your mother today and speak from the heart now.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): It is a great day to improve offer that arises today. You will be better able to understand your spiritual wellbeing. Whether you want to be with others or family members on a deeper level.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The discussions you not, you will be open to communicating about things that are not easily seen. So what truths are you sharing today? There had yesterday will offer you a new opportunity for growth and personal advancement. Do take the opinions of others into is a desire to feel things on a profound level, act now!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): There are a lot changes going account. They will help you achieve more peace of mind and for you on a public level. It will be difficult to know which way tranquillity. Be compassionate to all you encounter today.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You will be really feeling to go for now. Bonds will become closer with others, once you open up to them. There will have to be changes within those what the crowd wants today. There is a sense that you will not see your own perspective or direction today. So, it is best relationships in order to make them workable now.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Trust your visions now. You not to make any decisions that will impact your future today. will be very much in touch with others in your life today. You Although, there will be profound changes going for you in know that there are changes coming up for your spouse or private.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): This is such an optimistic within your business partnerships. Do let them know what you

day for you — enjoy! There are so many possibilities going on for you personally. Your dreams are happening, strike out and go get them today! You will be more in touch with the public’s vibe today, so enjoy the lovely meet ups today!

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Check out some of the reasons why Nissan is

THE FASTEST GROWING AUTOMOTIVE BRAND IN CANADA Over the last 12 months in the non-luxury segment.º

NISSAN

BOXING

MONTH Event

NOW with a

$

2,000

2014 NISSAN SENTRA

FINANCE STARTING FROM

IN CASH DISCOUNTS

WHICH MEANS YOU PAY

2014 NISSAN JUKE®

UP TO

2015 NISSAN ROGUE

That’s like paying only

That’s like paying only

$ †

Gift

††

16,685 – $ 4,400 $12,285 $

$

3,500

††

$

65

2015 NISSAN PATHFINDER

89

*

CASH DISCOUNTS

* WEEKLY

ON ROGUE S FWD

WEEKLY ON PATHFINDER S 4X2

$ on select models

(Holiday Bonus included in advertised offers)

ONLY UNTIL JANUARY 2 ND

• BETTER COMBINED FUEL EFFICIENCY THAN 2014 CIVIC+ • MORE TOTAL INTERIOR VOLUME THAN 2014 COROLLA^

X

$

GIFT INCLUDED

1,000

ON SENTRA 1.8 S MT 1.8 SL model shown V

AVAILABLE FEATURES INCLUDE: • 1.6L DIRECT INJECTION GASOLINE (DIG) 188 HP TURBOCHARGED ENGINE • TORQUE VECTORING ALL-WHEEL DRIVE

$

1,000

GIFT INCLUDED

SL model shown

V

AVAILABLE FEATURES INCLUDE: • DIVIDE-N-HIDE CARGO SYSTEM • INTUITIVE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE

SEMI-MONTHLY LEASE≠ FROM $

140 WITH $0 DOWN AT 2.99% APR FOR 60 MONTHS

$

1,000

GIFT INCLUDED

SL AWD Premium model shown V with Accessory Roof Rail Crossbars

AVAILABLE FEATURES INCLUDE: • CLASS-EXCLUSIVE DRIVER SELECTABLE MODES (2WD LOCK, 4WD LOCK, AUTO) • CLASS-EXCLUSIVE AROUND VIEW® MONITOR

SEMI-MONTHLY LEASE≠ FROM $

194 WITH $0 DOWN AT 3.89% APR FOR 60 MONTHS

GIFT INCLUDED

2,000

Platinum model shown

V

FIND YOUR BOXING MONTH GIFT AT CHOOSENISSAN.CA OR YOUR LOCAL RETAILER

GORD SCOTT NISSAN 7130-50 TH AVENUE, RED DEER TEL: (403) 347-2258

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AMVIC Licensed. *Lease payments of $65/$89 on the 2015 Rogue/2015 Pathfinder must be made on a semi-monthly basis and cannot be made weekly. Weekly lease payments are for advertising purposes only. †Receive a $1,000 Holiday Discount on the purchase finance or lease of any new 2014 Sentra/2014 Juke® or 2015 Versa Note/Rogue models. Receive a $2,000 Holiday Discount on the purchse finance or lease of any new 2014 Maxima/2014 Pathfinder or 2015 Altima/2015 Pathfinder. This discount includes $250 dealer participation. The discount is based on stackable trading dollars when registered and delivered between Dec.2, 2014 – Jan. 2, 2015 only through Nissan Canada finance. The discount will be deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes and can be combined with special and standard lease or finance rates. Conditions apply. ††$3,500 Holiday Discount is based on non-stackable trading dollars and is applicable to all 2014 Juke® models. The $3,500 holiday discount is only available on the on the purchase through NCF finance. The holiday discount will be deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes and cannot be combined with special lease or finance rates. The $1,000 holiday discount is included in advertised cash offer. Not applicable for cash buyers. This offer cannot be combined with any other offer. Offer valid Dec. 2 – 2014 – Jan 2, 2015. Conditions apply. ≠Representative monthly lease offer based on any new 2015 Rogue S FWD (Y6RG15 AA00), CVT transmission/2015 PathfinderS V6 4x2 (5XRG15 AA00) CVT transmission. 2.99%/3.89% lease APR for a 60/60 month term equals 120/120 semi-monthly payments of $140/$194 with $0 down payment, and $0 security deposit. First semi-monthly payment, down payment and $0 security deposit are due at lease inception. Prices and payments include freight and fees. Lease based on a maximum of 20,000 km/year with excess charged at $0.10/km. Total lease obligation is $16,832/$23,259. $1,000/$2,000 Holiday discount ‘gift’ included in advertised lease offer, applicable only on 2015 Rogue S FWD (Y6RG15 AA00), CVT transmission/2015 PathfinderS V6 4x2 (5XRG15 AA00) CVT transmission through subvented lease, finance through NCF. This offer is only valid from Dec. 2, 2014 – Jan. 2, 2015. Conditions apply. X $16,685 Selling Price for a new 2014 Sentra 1.8 S (C4LG54 AA00) M6 transmission. Conditions apply. VModels shown $16,685/31,493/$35,968/$48,188 Selling Price for a new)/2014 Sentra 1.8 S (C4LG54 AA00) M6 transmission/2014 Juke® SL AWD (N5XT14 LN10)/2015 Rogue SL AWD Premium (Y6DG15 BK00)/2015 Pathfinder Platinum (5XEG15 AA00). *X±≠VFreight and PDE charges ($1,567/$1,695/$1,750/1,720), air-conditioning levy ($100) where applicable, applicable fees (all which may vary by region), manufacturer’s rebate and dealer participation where applicable are included. License, registration, insurance and applicable taxes are extra. Lease and finance offers are available on approved credit through Nissan Canada Finance for a limited time, may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers except stackable trading dollars. Retailers are free to set individual prices. Dealer order/ trade may be necessary. Vehicles and accessories are for illustration purposes only. Offers, prices and features subject to change without notice. Offers valid between Dec. 2, 2014 – Jan. 2, 2015. °Nissan is the fastest growing brand in the non-luxury segment based on comparison of 12-month retail sales from October 2013 to September 2014 of all Canadian automotive brands and 12-month averages sales growth. +Based on GAC (AIAMC) Compact segmentation. All information compiled from third-party sources, including AutoData and manufacturer websites. July 30, 2014. ^Based on GAC (AIAMC) Compact segmentation. All information complied from NR Can Fuel Economy data and third-party sources, including manufacturer websites. Gasoline engines only, excludes hybrids, diesels and electric vehicles. July 30, 2014. Offers subject to change, continuation or cancellation without notice. Offers have no cash alternative value. See your participating Nissan retailer for complete details. ©1998-2014 Nissan Canada Inc. and Nissan Financial Services Inc. a division of Nissan Canada Inc.

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