VANCOUVER

Dive intohigherlearning

From frosh week to physics,Metro’s got you covered {pages 20-24}

Education

Interior fires spurcity air warning

Hot, sunny weather will also increase region’s ozone levels Regional district suggests people head toshopping malls with cooler filtered air Many air conditioning systems do not filter air particlesSmoke and haze from forest fires inB.C.’s Interior forced officials yesterdayto issue an air-quality advisory for theLower Mainland and Fraser Valley.

Fine particulate matter was especially

heavy at monitoring stations inTsawwassen, Richmond, Kitsilano andVancouver’s airport.

The poor air quality, which was ex-pected to last for at least 24 hours, is

particularly a concern for infants, theelderly, and people with heart and lungdiseases.

Residents should avoid strenuous out-door activities and stop those activities

altogether if breathing becomes diffi-cult. People who develop shortness ofbreath, chest discomfort or wheezingcoughs should contact their doctor.

METRO VANCOUVER

VANESSA YEE/FOR METRO VANCOUVER

Canada Line marks one year of service

A Canada Line train approaches Marine Drive Station yesterday. Ridership along the line has already hit 100,000 people a day. A birthday

event, with free cupcakes, will be held at Broadway Station at 11:30 a.m. But while some businesses along Cambie have experienced a

Canada Line boost, others have not. Story, page 3.

Transit. First birthday

BPA found inmost Canadians Low levels of common chemicaldetected in urine: Study {page 4}

CATERINGTO EVERYONE

A VEGETARIAN, MEATLOVER TRUCE {page 15}

HENNESSYHEARING GHOSTS ACTRESS REVISITS MUSIC ROOTS {page 8}

CRASHMEL DRIVES CAR INTO HILLDISH {page 10}

Tuesday, August 17, 2010www.metronews.ca

Share this copy with a friend

Available at the following Bell stores:

LOWER MAINLANDABBOTSFORD

31935 South Fraser WaySevenoaks Shopping Centre

BURNABYBrentwood Town CentreBrentwood Town Centre (kiosk)Lougheed MallMarine Way Market Metropolis at Metrotown

CHILLIWACKCottonwood Mall

COQUITLAMCoquitlam Centre

CRANBROOKFirst Pro Cranbrook

DELTAScottsdale Centre

DAWSON CREEK600 – 113th Ave.

FORT ST. JOHN7920 Alaska Rd. Totem Mall

LANGLEYWalnut GateWillowbrook CornerWillowbrook Mall

MAPLE RIDGEHaney Place Mall

NEW WESTMINSTERQueensborough Landing

PITT MEADOWSMeadowtown Centre

RICHMONDAberdeen CentreRichmond CentreRichmond Centre (kiosk)Sands Plaza

SURREY10362 King George Hwy.13630 – 72 Ave.8363 –128th St. Guildford Town CentreNordel CrossingPanorama Village Semiahmoo Shopping CentreSurrey Central City Mall

VANCOUVER567 Seymour St. 698 West Broadway 1008 West Georgia St.1100 Robson St.1588 West Broadway1709 Lonsdale Ave. 2154 West 4th Capilano MallChinatown PlazaLynn Valley Oakridge CentrePacific Centre Park Royal S.

OKANAGANCASTELGAR

635 Columbia Ave.KAMLOOPS

Aberdeen MallInside Real Canadian SuperstoreLansdowne Village

KELOWNADilworth Shopping CentreOrchard Park Shopping Centre

PENTICTONPeachtree Square

PRINCE GEORGEPine Centre

QUESNEL259 Reid St.

VERNONVillage Green Mall

WILLIAMS LAKEBoitanio Mall

VANCOUVER ISLANDNANAIMO

Woodgrove CentreVICTORIA

Bay CentreHillside Shopping CentreMayfair Shopping CentreWestshore Town Centre

Offer ends September 9, 2010. Available with compatible devices within network coverage areas available from Bell Mobility. Long distance and roaming charges (including foreign taxes) may apply outside your local area. One-time device activation fee ($35) applies. Paper bill charge ($2/mo.) applies unless you register for e-bill and cancel your paper bill. Upon early termination, price adjustments apply; see your Service Agreement for details. Subject to change without notice; not combinable with other offers. Taxes extra. Device selection varies by retailer. Other conditions apply. (1) Applications subject to change and may vary or not be available depending on device. Standard data fees may apply. Refers to use of data connectivity on the HSPA/HSPA+ network available from Bell; excludes factors specific to an application, device or Internet, such as processor, device memory, and Internet server connections. With compatible HSPA+ devices. Based on comparison of national networks: (a) fastest network, according to tests of average upload and download speeds in large urban centres across Canada, (b) largest network, based on total square kms of coverage, and (c) tests for fewest dropped calls and clearest reception in large urban centres across Canada; all on the shared HSPA+ network available from Bell, vs. Rogers HSPA/HSPA+ network. Excludes roaming partners’ HSPA and GSM/Edge coverage in certain parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Speed may vary due to topography, environmental conditions, device type and other factors. HSPA+ not available in all areas. Bell.ca/network. (2) With new activation on a post-paid voice and data plan or a post-paid voice plan and a data feature with a min. value of $50/mo. (3) With new activation on a 3-yr. term with valid student card. Applies to local calls and text messages made to and from ten designated numbers. Sent messages exclude international, roaming, alerts, premium and instant messaging application messages. Received messages exclude premium, alerts and dial-up messages. With select HSPA devices (excludes BlackBerry) within network coverage areas available from Bell Mobility in Canada. Includes basic features of select applications (included at time of purchase), browsing and use of content and services hosted directly by Facebook.com, Twitter.com and Myspace.com. Use of other sites, applications and links (including games, pictures and videos hosted on other sites, other than sites included) are not included. Excludes premium and short code text messages. Additional data used in Canada is $0.05/MB, $6/MB in the U.S. and roaming charges extra where applicable. For details see bell.ca/best. Facebook is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc. Twitter and the Twitter marks are trademarks of Twitter, Inc. MySpace is a trademark of MySpace Inc. Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant and Samsung Wave are trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., used in Canada under licence. Dext and MOTOBLUR are trademarks of Motorola Inc.

3-yr. term

$29952

No term

$29995

Samsung Wave™

smartphone

Social apps work best on the best network.

1

Whatever your social fix, you’ll satisfy it with the latest smartphones on Canada’s best network.1

SAVE $270 with a $50 voice and data plan

SAVE $350 with a $50 voice and data plan

3-yr. term

$149952

No term

$49995

Samsung Galaxy S™ Vibrant™

smartphone

SAVE $370 with a $50 voice and data plan

3-yr. term

$29952

No term

$39995

Motorola Dext™

smartphonewith MOTOBLUR™

Get the most out of your smartphone with a Fab 10 Student plan. You can get unlimited talk and text to 10 friends, plus all the texting, Facebook,® Twitter,™ and MySpace™ you can handle.3

FAB 10 STUDENT PLAN

Visit a Bell store • 1 888 4-MOBILE (662453) • bell.ca/best

Also available at these retailers:

1news

news: vancouver 03metronews.caTUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2010

100,000 passengers a day exceeds forecast ridership by two years Some Broadway, Cambie companies complain of lack of business

Happy birthdayCanada Line?

Wilfredo Equia, right, and employees of Elliz Café said the Canada Line is responsible for up to 20 per cent of his new business.

VANESSA YEE/FOR METRO VANCOUVER

Canada Line Yr. 1

Ian Jarvis is CEO

of TransLink

The first anniversary

“The Canada Line has metand beat everyone’s

expectations withrespect to its success.Over and abovethe ridership, it’s reallyprovided a significantimprovementto the network.”The future of the line

“The Olympics were agreat example of howeffective a rapid transitline along a corridorcan work. We had280,000 riders one day.If you have that capacityserving where peopleneed to get to andfrom, it’s a very effectivealternative.”

JEFF HODSON

A court hearing began inVancouver yesterday for acoalition of British Colum-bia business groups tryingto make Bill Vander Zalm’santi-HST petition a mootpoint.

Vander Zalm said he’ll beattending court all week aslawyers for the businessgroup argue the petition is

irrelevant because the HSTis, in part, a federal tax so itcan’t be repealed by theprovince.

The petition collected700,000 signatures fromBritish Columbians callingfor the harmonized salestax to be scrapped.

“Some time ago we in-troduced a law that allowed

the people a democraticprocess,” Vander Zalm saidoutside court. “The govern-ment is there to respond tothe will of the people.”

The businesses — whichsupport the HST — saidthey simply want to bring“clarity” to the issue of thepetition’s validity.

KRISTEN THOMPSON

Court battle over HST underway

Bill Vander Zalm

KRISTEN THOMPSON/METRO VANCOUVER

Today’s the one-year an-niversary of the CanadaLine, but whether it’s a hap-py birthday depends on towhom you talk.

Some smaller businessesnear the Broadway-City HallStation complained theyhave yet to recover theircustomers and revenue.

“Business has been get-ting worse,” said Grace Ngof Cambie Café.

“The Canada Line hasn’thelped at all.”

Ady Aylon, of Café Ex-press and Gelato, said most

traffic bypasses the Cambiebusinesses when headingdowntown.

However, Glen Gillis,general manager of Canadi-an Tire, has seen a “signifi-cant increase in sales” andcredits the Canada Line forthe success.

At Oakridge ShoppingCentre, general managerKathy Barr said there hasbeen an increase in trafficand sales but noted that theaddition of new stores hasalso helped.

Barr also said the Cana-da Line has brought in anew mixture of customersfrom Richmond andDowntown.

Theft,negligencecharges laidPolice have arrested a manfor allegedly shopliftingfrom a Nanaimo Wal-Martand shoving over a99-year-old shopper,breaking the victim’s hip.

Robert Wesley Russell,27, has been charged withtheft and criminalnegligence causing bodilyharm.

His alleged victimunderwent surgery and willremain in hospital for“some time” because ofcomplications, police say.

KRISTEN THOMPSON

Daughterarrestedin stabbingA 73-year-old Castlegarman was allegedly stabbednumerous times with akitchen knife by his50-year-old daughter.

The suspect is set toappear in court tomorrowon a recommended chargeof attempted murder aftershe was arrested Sunday.

The man was taken toTrail hospital and is instable condition, accordingto RCMP. VANESSA YEE

Swelteringheat setto subsidemidweekThe Lower Mainland’s suf-focating heat is due tobreak this week, Environ-ment Canada saidyesterday following a week-end of broken B.C. temper-ature records.

Meteorologist DougLundquist said marine air istrying to push its way intoMetro Vancouver.

“The heat will slowlysubside this week, andwe’ll see the biggestchange on Wednesday witha high of 22 C.”

According to Lundquist,this past Saturday was espe-cially hot with 28.6 C at theVancouver InternationalAirport, which trumpedthe 1942 record of 27.8 C.

JENNIFER O’CALLAGHAN

Shoplifting suspect

RCMP PHOTO

On the web atmetronews.ca

$50,000 feemeant massiveprofit forsmugglersbehind ship ofTamil migrants.Video atmetronews.ca/canada

Follow us on

Twitter

@vancouvermetro

News on the move

1 Download the freeScanLife application withyour smartphoneat 2dscan.com

2 Use the ScanLifeapplication onyour smartphoneto scan 2Dbarcodes in Metro

3 The codes will direct your mobilebrowser torelevant content atm.metronews.ca

Israeli soldier in hot waterover Facebook photo

with bound Arab prisoner.Scan code for story.

VANESSAYEEVANCOUVER@METRONEWS.CA

04 news metronews.caTUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2010

Aberdeen Mall

Brentwood Town Centre

Coquitlam Centre

Guildford Town Centre

Lougheed Town Centre

Mayfair Shopping Centre

Metropolis at Metrotown

Oakridge Centre

Orchard Park Shopping Centre

Park Royal Shopping Centre

Richmond Centre

Get up to $50 off a new Koodo phone.

A sale as big as my biceps. Well, almost.

Offer ends

Sept. 19, 2010.

With the Tab1

Samsung IntensityTM

$150 $100 Sale price

$0 With the Tab1

INQ Chat 3G$200 $150 Sale price

$0 With the Tab1

BlackBerry® CurveTM 8530$300 $250 Sale price

$100

(1) Subject to approved credit. BlackBerry, RIM, Research In Motion and related trademarks, names and logos are the property of Research In Motion Limited and are registered and/or used in the U.S. and countries around the world. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

BlackBerry® Curve® TMe 8530$300 $250 Sale price$300

10 Full Time Positions Available

Average $600-$1000/week

10 F/T positionsOpportunity for rapid

growth and advancement. No experience.

Training provided.

Call for an interview 604-451-4466

summittenergy.ca

It’s found in soft plasticbottles and in the liningsof tin cans — and probablyin you, too.

Most Canadians havelow levels of a chemicalcalled bisphenol A in theirbodies, a new federal studyhas found.

The Canadian HealthMeasures Survey, releasedyesterday by StatisticsCanada, says 91 per cent ofCanadians aged six to 79had bisphenol A in theirurine.

The study, conductedbetween 2007 and 2009,analyzed blood and urinesamples for indicators ofmore than 80 environmen-tal contaminants and

chemical substances.Researchers also found

the amount of lead in

Canadians’ blood has fall-en dramatically since theywere last measured 30years ago, while mostblood tests turned up de-tectable levels of mercury.

This is the first timebisphenol A concentra-tions have been measurednationally. The chemicalhas been used in waterbottles, canned food liningand hundreds of otherhousehold items.

Some scientists believeexposure to bisphenol Acan harm the reproductiveand nervous systems andpossibly promote cancers.They point to dozens of an-imal studies.THE CANADIAN PRESS

StatsCan study finds most Canadians have low levels of contaminant bisphenol A and mercury

ChemicalCanada

Survey says

The Canadian study found

concentrations of BPA in

urine were higher for chil-

dren aged six to 11 than

they were for adults aged

40 to 79. The study found

the highest concentrations

in teens.

Action The federal govern-ment has already taken ac-tion to forbid the sale inCanada of polycarbonateplastic baby bottles thatcontain bisphenol A.

IVAN SEKRETAREV/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Moscow plans opposedNumber 67 written on a protester’s foreheadallegedly shows the per cent of Muscovites who oppose plans for clearing the centuries-old oak forest in Khimki for highway construction.

Moscow. Getting ahead

Russian activists protest in downtown

Moscow against cutting down a forest for highway

construction. The forest is in a protected area.

business 05

*Transfer-in your mortgage for free – there are no CIBC legal, appraisal or transfer-in fees. Excludes existing lender charges. Straight mortgage transfers only; no refinances. 1Interest rate as of August 5, 2010, subject to change. 2Cash back based on a mortgage principal amount of $200,000. Cash back amount is 2% of mortgage principal. Offer available on 3, 4, 5, 7, or 10-year fixed-rate, closed-term mortgage, excluding Better Than Posted. Conditions and restrictions apply. Applicants must meet CIBC lending criteria. Mortgages must fund within 30 days from date of application to qualify. Mortgage principal must be minimum $75,000 to qualify for cash back. Cash back is repayable under certain circumstances. Other conditions apply, ask for details. Transferred mortgage must be from a lender approved by CIBC. Rate and Cash Back offers cannot be combined with any other bonuses or offers. Offer may change or be withdrawn at any time. TMTrademark of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. “It’s worth a talk.” and “CIBC For what matters.” are TMs of CIBC.

It’s worth a talk.

Transfer-in your mortgage to CIBC and lock in while interest rates are low. Come in today and speak directly to a CIBC advisor, or call and arrange for a mobile CIBC Mortgage Advisor to visit you at a convenient time and place. Together you can review your options and fi nd the right mortgage solution.

FOR FREE*TRANSFER-IN $4,000

CASH BACK2 4.23%1

5-YEAR FIXED RATE CLOSED Other rates and terms available

$

++ T++*Excludes existing lender charges.

SWITCH your mortgage to CIBC for FREE.

Some conditions apply. Speak to an advisor about switching to CIBC.Visit any branch, go to cibc.com/switchborrowing or call 1 800 465-CIBC (2422).

Run

Join us on October 3, 2010. Every year 170,000 Canadians walk, run, raise funds and donate to help create a future without breast cancer. Register today.

For details, visit cibc.com/runforthecure

cbcf.org

Who are you running for?TM

Canadian homes sales activ-ity last month was down 30per cent from a year earlier— a decline driven largelyby a widely expected slow-down following the intro-duction of a new tax regimein the once-hot markets ofB.C. and Ontario.

The Canadian Real EstateAssociation says July’s datafrom the Multiple ListingService, which handles thebulk of Canadian home re-sales transactions, contin-ued a months-long coolingtrend in the once-bustlingreal estate sector.

“The soft sales figureswe’re seeing right now canbe attributed in part to ac-celerated home purchasesearlier in the year,” said

CREA president GeorgesPahud.

“Activity may remain atlower levels for some time,but ultimately we expect amore stable market toemerge, with demand com-ing back into line with eco-nomic fundamentals.”

On a seasonally adjustedbasis, sales were down 6.8per cent from June.

CREA says the declinewas almost entirely the re-sult of fewer sales in BritishColumbia and Ontario,where the harmonizedsales tax was implementedJuly 1, prompting manywould-be buyers to pushsales forward into the firsthalf of the year.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Quebec’sAeroprofailsQuebec charter airlineAeropro has ceased flyingand laid off about 100 em-ployees. The move followsa failed bid by the airlineto stop Transport Canadafrom revoking its operat-ing permit.

Transport Canada with-drew the permit shortly af-ter an Aeropro planecrashed on June 23 andkilled seven people onboard. The Quebec City-based company arguedTransport Canada actedwithout warning.THE CANADIAN PRESS

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

China destroys fakesChinese business administration officers destroyedhandbags during a mass elimination of counterfeitLouis Vuitton products in southwest China’sChongqing city yesterday.

Retail. China

Chinese officials cut up fake designer bags.

HST blamed as real-estatesales dry up

Sales peaked in 2009 on pent-up demand fromrecession Ultra-low interest rates helped

PRICES A

S OF 5 P.M

. YESTER

DAY

Market momentDOLLAR

– 0.29¢(95.73¢ US)

OIL

– 15¢ US($75.24 US)

+ 24.51(11,552.76)

TSXNatural gas1,000 cu ft

$4.228(– 10¢)Gold

contracts$1,224.50(+ $9.60)

Home sales

British Columbia had thebiggest dropoff at 14.1 percent, followed by Ontariowith an eight per cent de-cline. Sales in the Prairiesand Quebec were on parwith June levels.

The Canadian Real Estate

Association says the paceof decline was slower thanin May and June — whichfollowed an extremelybusy period early this year.

Average CREA says the average price of homessold through the MLS was$330,351, up one per centfrom a year ago.

ChinaovertakesJapan asNo. 2 Japan lost its place as theworld’s No. 2 economy toChina in the second quarteras receding global growthsapped momentum andstunted a shaky recovery.

Japan’s nominal GDP,which isn’t adjusted forseasonal variations, wasworth $1.286 trillion in theApril-to-June quarter com-pared with $1.335 trillionfor China. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

06 voices metronews.caTUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2010

After I had spent halfan hour rummagingthrough anenormous pile ofclothes, I eventually decided to throw

on an old standby summer dress.I emerged from the closet in afun, flirty (and maybe most im-portantly, forgiving) frock onlyto be met with unappreciativegroans from my boyfriend whohad been patiently waiting whileI had my wardrobe-related melt-down.

“Couldn’t you wearsomething a little tighter?” heasked, eyeing my flowy, empirewaist garment. “That looks a lit-

tle bit like a tent.”Apparently, my testosterone-

fuelled roommate is not a fan ofcomfort overcurves. I decided tokeep the dress onregardless; this washardly the firsttime we had feud-ed over fashion.

Our most memo-rable clash was ourwar of words overthe siren-redlipstick. I say sexybombshell, he saysun-kissable harlot.It seems most mendo not appreciatepuckering up tosomeone with anintensely pigment-ed mouth.

Why do men and women havesuch vastly different opinions on

our favourite items of clothing? Ihave to assume that guys don’treally care about the clothes

themselves;they’re more con-cerned with howwe look in them.Figure trumpsfashion, and so thetrends that wefind en vogue areoften given athumbs down bythe men in ourlives.

Looking back,we’ve all madesome style faux-pas at one point oranother. In the’90s, my middle-school self had a

bad perm and an even moreheinous collection of Frenchberets.

I guess I’ve always taken anexperimental approach to fash-ion. This year alone I’ve dabbledin bold shoulder pads, floral hairbands, faux fur vests, clogs, pas-tel blue nail polish — hell, I evenown a pair of jeggings. But moreoften than not these looks aremet with an eyebrow raise froma partner who doesn’t seem toappreciate my penchant forachingly trendy items.

So what fashion fad do menhate the most? UGGs. Yes,according to a recent study (andby that I mean an informal pollof my male friends and cowork-ers) these ubiquitously frumpyboots top the tragic trend list.

Sorry guys, but as long asthere are mid-Februarysnowstorms and icy sidewalks,you’ll find us stomping throughthe slush in our hideously practi-cal footwear.

The other day, I foundmyself standing in my clos-et with a serious case ofnothing-to-wear syndrome.

“Why do menand women have

such vastlydifferent

opinions on ourfavourite itemsof clothing? I

have to assumethat guys don’t

really care aboutthe clothes

themselves.”

Letters

& Tweets

OTTAWA. I am all in favourof using helmets when bik-ing. They protect your nog-gin and are a goodplatform for bright reflec-tive stickers.

But if a law discourageshealthy activity, even casu-al cycling for errands andother trips, the gain insafety from accidents isless than the unhealthy ef-fects of inactivity.

Studies in Nova Scotiaand Australia and otherplaces have recordedsignificant and largedecreases in cycling whenhelmets were mademandatory for adults. InEurope, few cyclists wearhelmets, but their injuryand fatality rate is much

less than North Americawhere a greater proportionwear helmets.

The more cyclists thereare, the lower the accidentrate is, so discouraging cy-cling actually increases thedanger to the remainingcyclists. When helmet lawswere introduced in NovaScotia, there were fewer cy-clists and a greater propor-tion wearing helmets —

but just as many injuredcyclists.

More cycling also meansless air pollution and lesswear and tear on the roads.

The biggest safety bene-fit of helmet laws is largelyfor kids.

I think the greatest dan-ger comes from lesscycling, not legislating bi-cycle helmets for adults. TOM TROTTIER

Helmets great, laws aren’tMore bikes, less pollution RANDY QUAN/TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

She says ...

JESSICANAPIER

TRENDY TURN-OFFS: A FASHION FIGHT

CartoonMICHAEL DE ADDER

METRO VANCOUVER • #250 - 1190 Homer Street • Vancouver, BC • V6B 2X6 • T: 604-602-1002 • Fax:604-648-3222 • Advertising number: 604-602-1002metronews.ca/vancouver/advertisemetronews.ca/vancouver/contactusPublisher Maryse Lalonde, Managing Editor FernandoCarneiro, Distribution Manager George AcimovicMetro Vancouver

METRO CANADA: Group Publisher Bill McDonald, Editor-in-Chief

Charlotte Empey, Associate Managing Editor Tarin Elbert,Scene/Life Editor Dean Lisk, Asst Managing Editor Amber Shortt,Art Director Laila Hakim, Nat’l Sales Director Peter Bartrem, Interactive/Marketing Director Jodi Brown

What’s yourfavourite dessert?Emailvancouverletters@metronews.ca

Twitter@vancouvermetro

Metro has the right to edit

letters and submissions.

Travis frontman Fran Healy.

GETTY IMAGES

Metro Minutewith Fran Healy

Take a break from thesummer heat this eveningand head to the Vogue The-atre (918 Granville St.) asTravis frontman FranHealy takes the stage witha solo acoustic show.

The Scottish rocker willbe performing songs from

his debut solo album,Wreckorder, as well as thehits from Travis’ past sixstudio albums.

Travis first gained inter-national fame with their1999 anthem, Why Does ItAlways Rain On Me?

Doors open at 7 p.m.and the show starts at 8p.m. For tickets, visit tick-etmaster.com or livena-tion.com.

JENNIFERO’CALLAGHANVANCOUVER@METRONEWS.CA

VOTED BEST AIRLINEIN NORTH AMERICA

Book sale fares and more at aircanada.com, call us at 1-888-247-2262 or contact your travel agent. Offer ends August 19, 2010.

This year, we’ve stretched summer into fall.

worldwide sale

KELOWNA

$59CALGARY

$99EDMONTON

$99REGINA

$109WINNIPEG

$139TORONTO

$185MONTREALOTTAWA

$189

LIMAAUG. 17, 2010 – DEC. 9, 2010

$390

ZURICHOCT. 16, 2010 – DEC. 10, 2010

$392

PARISOCT. 10, 2010 – DEC. 10, 2010

$395

TOKYOAUG. 23, 2010 – DEC. 15, 2010

$408

FRANKFURT1

MUNICH1/DÜSSELDORF1

OCT. 19, 2010 – DEC. 10, 2010

$429

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIAAUG. 17, 2010 – DEC. 8, 2010

$478

HONG KONGAUG. 17, 2010 – DEC. 10, 2010

$498

LOS ANGELESAUG. 17, 2010 – DEC. 15, 2010

$99

HONOLULUAUG. 17, 2010 – DEC. 15, 2010

$169

CINCINNATIAUG. 17, 2010 – DEC. 15, 2010

$207

NEWARKAUG. 17, 2010 – DEC. 15, 2010

$209

BERMUDAAUG. 18, 2010 – DEC. 15, 2010

$259

NASSAUAUG. 18, 2010 – DEC. 15, 2010

$259

MONTEGO BAYAUG. 18, 2010 – DEC. 9, 2010

$349

CANADA: ONE-WAY TANGO FARES FROM VANCOUVER, FOR TRAVEL UNTIL DECEMBER 15, 2010. NO FUEL SURCHARGE.

U.S. AND SUN: ONE-WAY FARES FROM VANCOUVER, FOR TRAVEL AS INDICATED BELOW. FARES DISPLAYED DO NOT INCLUDE FUEL SURCHARGE, WHERE APPLICABLE, OF UP TO $85 ONE WAY. NO FUEL SURCHARGE ON U.S. DESTINATIONS.

INTERNATIONAL: FARES ARE EACH WAY FROM VANCOUVER AND REQUIRE ROUND-TRIP PURCHASE. DEPARTURE DATES AS INDICATED BELOW. FARES DISPLAYED DO NOT INCLUDE FUEL SURCHARGE OF UP TO $190 EACH WAY.

Hearing-impaired (TTY): 1-800-361-8071. Tickets must be purchased by August 19, 2010. Fares displayed do not include taxes, fees, charges and surcharges. Tickets are 100% non-refundable. Fares valid at time of printing and apply to new bookings only. Seats are limited and subject to availability. Fares may vary depending on date of departure and return. Minimum/maximum stay may apply. Purchase in advance of travel may apply. Unless otherwise specifi ed, fl ights may be operated by Air Canada or Jazz. Canadian destinations: Travel must be completed by December 15, 2010. Day-of-week restrictions apply. U.S. destinations:

Travel must be completed by December 15, 2010. Day-of-week restrictions apply. Blackout dates: Advertised fares are not valid for travel November 28 and 29, 2010. Unless otherwise specifi ed, fl ights may be operated by Air Canada, Jazz, Star Alliance® member United Airlines or United Express carriers (SkyWest Airlines, Chautauqua Airlines, Shuttle America, Trans States Airlines, GoJet Airlines or Mesa Airlines) or member Continental Airlines or Continental Express carrier ExpressJet. Sun destinations: Travel must occur within the dates indicated above. Fares are subject to government approval. Day-of-week, time-of-day restrictions may apply. International destinations: Last departure dates as indicated above. Fares are subject to government approval. 1In cooperation with Star Alliance® member Lufthansa. ®Star Alliance is a registered trademark of Air Canada in Canada.

2scene

08 scene metronews.caTUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2010

The Audio Files

BRYANBORZYKOWSKISCENE@METRONEWS.CA

No one wantsthe summerto end, but atleast there’sa bright side— a plethora

of records get released be-tween now and the end ofthe year. Here are a fewdiscs to lookout for in theback half of 2010.

Weezer — Hurley(Sept. 14)

Even though Weezer’slast few records haven’t res-onated much with long-time fans, people still getexcited when RiversCuomo releases a newrecord. This is the first timethey’ve put out a disc on anindie label (Epitaph) andthey’re claiming it’s areturn to their indie-rock

roots. First singleMemories, is hopefully anindication of how the restof the disc sounds — it’s aloud, driving, riff-heavyrock number, and it’s reallygood.

The Walkmen — Lisbon(Sept. 14)

This gritty New Yorkfour-piece rose to indie-rock fame with their 2004sophomore record Bows &Arrows and have beenconsistently strong since.While they continue tomake gravelly, amped-upDylan-inspired sounds,they’re also not afraid toturn down the distortion.That’s clear from theirnew songs on MySpace.Stranded is a quiet balladwith sad sounding hornsand minimal guitars; An-

gela Surf City is the oppo-site — it’s got manicdrums, an aggressive wallof distortion andHamilton Leithauser’sbrilliant wail.

Antony and the Johnsons— Swanlights (Oct. 12)Antony Hegarty is

proof that you don’t needto be a Maroon 5-wanabeeif you want a successfulmusic career. His band,Antony and the Johnsons,have made a name forthemselves playing soft,dramatic chamber pop.The 2005 Mercury Prizewinner’s last disc waspretty depressing so it’s anice to change to hearnew single Thank You ForYour Love — an upbeatsoul number that showsoff Hegarty’s happier side.

Kanye West —Good Ass Job (Nov. 16)There’s almost no artist

who can generate pre-album buzz like KanyeWest. Last week, out of theblue, he released an unmas-tered version of a new songon his website. (It’s sincebeen taken down.) If thistrack is any indication, hisfifth record will be a big im-provement over the lacklus-ter, auto-tune mistake 808s& Heartbreaks. The song,See Me Now, is an upbeatnumber layered with choir-like background vocals andan aggressive R&B choruscourtesy of Beyoncé. Thedisc also features contribu-tion and productions cred-its from Kid Cudi, Q-Tip,Pete Rock, RZA, and appar-ently, Bon Ivor’s Justin Ver-non.

ANTICIPATION HIGH FOR FALL DISCS

Twenty years ago Jill Hen-nessy, the popular Canadi-an actress, best known forher work in Law and Orderand Crossing Jordan, usedto earn her keep by stand-ing outside a Queen Streetclub in Toronto, strumminga guitar and singing forspare change.

At the time, Hennessyhadn’t really thought of act-ing. An audition for theBroadway musical, The

Buddy Holly Story, wouldeventually get her to NewYork and an enviable careeras an actress.

Back then, her life cen-tred around music and justgetting the rent paid. Dur-ing the past few years —-freed from the distractionsof a hit TV show —- Hen-nessy has been able to refo-cus her talents on music.The result is her debut al-bum, Ghost in my Head.

Hennessy, 41, laughswhen reminded of herbusking career back in theearly ’90s: “Outside the Riv-

oli was where I used to playguitar for money. It will besuch a luxury to actuallyplay inside for money forthe very first time.”

Hennessy was born inEdmonton, but raised inseveral different cities inCanada as her family fol-lowed her salesman fatherfrom job to job — Calgary,then White Rock and Cran-brook in B.C., Burlington,Kitchener and Waterloo inOntario. At the age of 18,she found herself living byherself in downtownToronto and took to the

streets.Through the influence of

her parents’ record collec-tion, Hennessy’s musicaltastes were formed listen-ing to the songs of JoniMitchell, James Taylor andGordon Lightfoot. Her newalbum follows that ‘70ssinger-songwriter tradition.

“They’re songs that a lotof people can relate to,”Hennessy says in an inter-view with Metro. “These arethe images that have beenhaunting me for a very longtime so I did find them nec-essary to put down.”

GRAHAMROCKINGHAMSCENE@METRONEWS.CA

Many of the songs inspired by her unsettled family life across Canada

Hennessy gets backto her musical roots

CanadiandoublethreatsBeside Jill Hennessythere have been sever-al other Canadiancross-over actors/musi-cians. Here are someof the other noteableones:

Alanis Morissette:The Jagged Little Pillsinger from Ottawahad the honour ofplaying God in KevinSmith’s Dogma and isa regular on Weeds.

Hugh Dillon: Thelead singer of the ’90srock band theHeadstones is now thestar of Flashpoint andDurham County.

Drake: One of thehottest music stars inthe world got his startplaying Jimmy Brookson Degrassi: The NextGeneration.

Chris Jericho: TheWinnipeg WWE starhas recorded five CDsas singer for metalband Fozzy.

Alan Doyle: TheGreat Big Sea singerplayed Allan A’Daylein Russell Crowe’s re-cent Robin Hood.

Avril Lavigne: Thepunk princess of punksupplied the voice ofPenny the Possum inBeyond the Hedge. Herpossum dad was StarTrek’s WilliamShatner.

William Shatner: In1968, Capt. Kirkreleased the LP TheTransformed Man withridiculous spokenword versions of Lucyin the Sky withDiamonds and Hey,Mr. Tambourine Man.

GRAHAM ROCKINGHAM

Actress Jill Hennessy started out as a teen busking for rent money and has released a new album Ghost in my Head.

GENTL & HYERS

News in brief

The first crop ofEmmypresenters havebeen announced,and they repre-sent some of themost popularand most nomi-nated TV showsof the year. Nom-inees MatthewMorrison, Janu-ary Jones, alongwith The Officecreator RickyGervais will ap-pear at the Aug.29 ceremony.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Another MTVJersey Shore castmember hasbeen arrested.Police sayRonald “Ronnie”Ortiz-Magro wastaken into cus-tody aroundnoon Sunday foroutstandingwarrants involv-ing unpaid park-ing tickets.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

1

2

1

2

Job transfer: Ricky Gervais isdeveloping The Office for

Chinese television

Introducing Unity, the new Jackson Triggs. Over the next few months you’re going to notice a diff erence in the look of our bottles. It’s more than the union of a bold new label with a diff erence you can taste. It’s more than the celebration of blending premium wines from here and around the world. It’s about coming together, period.

Please drink responsibly. www.jacksontriggswinery.com

Need a QR code reader? Please go to SKUyou.com on your mobile phone to download the application.

Scan with your phone for your chance to win. And Like us on facebook for a free wine tasting.

WIN A VIP DINING EXPERIENCE

LIKE WHAT YOU SEE?WAIT UNTIL YOU TASTE IT.

10 dish metronews.caTUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2010

o n ly i n

DUTIES : Classroom instruction for adults with special needs (disability issues) and barriers to employment. Duties also involve placement of students in work experience sites and follow-up supervision.

QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree, Master's degree preferred, in Special Education or related field; teaching experience with adults who have disability issues (cognitive, physical, mental illness, etc.); practical experience in employment seeking activities, i.e., workplace placement and supervision.

TERM : September 1, 2010�–�August 31, 2011

LOCATION: North Vancouver Campus

SALARY: Faculty Scale

APPLICATIONS TO: Vice-President, Student and Institutional Support Capilano University 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, B.C., V7J 3H5 Email: sis@capilanou.ca Fax: 604.984.1705

CLOSING DATE : Friday, August 20, 2010�–�4 p.m.

INFORMATION: Interested applicants please visit our web site for further details: www.capilanou.ca/employment

NORTH VANCOUVER CAMPUS2055 Purcell Way North Vancouver www.capilanou.ca

Employment OpportunityINSTRUCTORAccess Work Experience Department

Mad Mel continues his rampage of destruction upon his

beloved possessions.

GETTY IMAGES

Embattled actor crashes his ex-pensive Maserati into a Malibu hill-side Police claim Gibson unhurt,alcohol not suspected to be a factorMel Gibson was uninjuredafter crashing his sportscar into a Malibu hillside,the California Highway Pa-trol said.

Gibson's 2008 Maseraticareened off southboundMalibu Canyon Road onSunday evening, theagency said.

Gibson's spokesmanAlan Nierob said in anemail the actor-directorwas doing fine.

The 54-year-old Acade-my Award winner wasalone in the car. Authori-ties do not suspect alcoholwas involved.

Gibson co-operated withthe agency and was picked

up from the scene by afriend. The CHP did not re-lease any further details,and it was unclear howmuch damage Gibson's carsustained.

It's been a rough coupleof months for Gibson, whois locked in a bitter cus-tody dispute over his in-fant daughter withRussian singer OksanaGrigorieva. He also re-mained under investiga-tion by the Los AngelesCounty Sheriff's Depart-ment for an alleged assaulton Grigorieva earlier thisyear, although no chargeshave been filed.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Car wreck that isMel’s life gets real

Celebrity tweets

DollyParton[@Dolly_Parton]Some of mydreams areso big they

would scare you!

JamieOliver[@jamie_oliver]lovely dayin England,it's so

beautiful in summer in thiscountry

SpencerPratt[@spen-cerpratt] isthinkingabout you.No not

you. YOU!

SarahSilver-man[@SarahK-Silverman]Anxious,

needy cyber laughter is abummer haha

Side Dish

1 Neil Patrick Harris andhis partner, David Burt-ka, will become parentsof twins this fall. A rep-resentative for Harrisconfirmed in an emailyesterday that Harrismade the announce-ment in a posting onTwitter. He did not saywhether they wereadopting or using a sur-rogate.

2 Jennifer Aniston isbrushing off commentsby Bill O’Reilly that theactress’ support of sin-gle mothers is “destruc-tive to our society” and“diminishes the role ofthe father,” according toPeople magazine. “Ofcourse, many womendream of finding PrinceCharming with fatherlyinstincts, but for thosewho’ve not yet foundtheir Bill O’Reilly, I’mjust glad science hasprovided a few other op-tions,” she said.

METRO WORLD NEWS

Jane’s marriageHung, overNEXT!. After separatingand reconciling lastyear, Patricia Arquetteand Hung star ThomasJane are getting adivorce, according toPeople magazine. “Thesplit is completely ami-cable and their primefocus is their daughter,”Jane’s rep tells the mag-azine.

Katy’s drunkenperformanceROLE MODEL. YOU’RE DO-ING IT WRONG. Katy Perrygave a group ofAustralian teens a thrillwhen she crashed ahigh school dance at aMelbourne hotel,attracted by the DJ play-ing her hit CaliforniaGurls, according toRadar Online. Perry re-portedly grabbed a mi-crophone and startedsinging along. “She ap-peared slightly drunkand was stumbling a lit-tle,” a student tells thewebsite. “She was danc-ing and laughing withstudents until the endof the song when shewas subtly whiskedaway by her securityguards.” METRO WORLD

Talking points

$25/month/member plus Government Regulatory Recovery Fee±

with 3-yr. term

ADD A LINE FORUNLIMITED CANADA-WIDE FAMILY CALLING1

UNLIMITED EXTREME TEXTING2

UNLIMITED PICTURE & VIDEO MESSAGING2

UNLIMITED TALK EVENINGS & WEEKENDS3

UNLIMITED SOCIAL NETWORKING4

WITH EVERY LINE ADDED

$0 SMARTPHONE

VISIT ROGERS.COM/FAMILY FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Offer effective August 3, 2010 and is subject to change without notice. Early cancellation fees apply. ±The Government Regulatory Recovery Fee ranges from $2.46 to $3.46/line/month (varies by province and plan selected).It is applied to help fund fees, costs and other amounts related to federal, provincial and/or municipal mandates, programs and requirements. It is not a tax or charge the government requires Rogers to collect and is subject to change. See rogers.com/regulatoryfee for details. A one-time Activation Fee of up to $35 (varies by province) also applies. Where applicable, additional airtime, data, long distance, roaming, options and taxes are extra and billedmonthly. 1. Between plan members. 2. Compatible device required. Includes unlimited Extreme Text/picture/video messages sent from Canada to Canadian wireless numbers and received texts from anywhere. Sent/received premium texts(alerts, messages related to content and promotions), sent international texts and sent/received Extreme Text/picture/video messages while roaming not included and charged at applicable rates. To learn more about Extreme Text, go torogers.com/extremetext. 3. Local calls evenings from 9 pm to 7 am Mon.-Fri. and weekends from 9 pm Fri. to 7 am Mon., 400 local daytime minutes included. 4. (Smartphones): Unlimited social networking using basic features of select applications (built-in at time of purchase) and browsing on select social networking sites. Selection varies by device, visit rogers.com/socialnetworking for full details. Not available for BlackBerry devices. Usage subject to Rogers Termsof Service and Acceptable Use Policy, rogers.com/terms. Data transmission charges of $0.006/kB apply when roaming in the U.S. (except Flex Rate plans for which charges of $3/MB will apply); and $0.03/kB when roaming internationally.Visit rogers.com/mobilebrowsing for details.TMRogers & Mobius Design are trademarks of or used under license from Rogers Communications Inc. or an affi liate. BlackBerry®, RIM®, Research In Motion®, SureType® and related trademarks, names and logos are the property ofResearch In Motion Limited and are registered and/or used in the U.S. and countries around the world. Used under license from Research In Motion Limited. All other brand names and logos are trademarks of their respective owners.© 2010 Rogers Communications.

ADD A LINE FORADDA LINE FORADDA LINE RUNLIMITED CANADA-WIDE FAMILY CALLING1

UNLIMITED EXTREME TEXTING2

BURNABYCrystal Mall

4500 Kingsway(604) 718-2112

Lougheed Town Centre(604) 420-7979

101-3855 Henning Dr.(604) 431-2900

Metropolis at Metrotown(Near Skytrain) (604) 433-8000(Near SilverCity) (604) 430-3903

(Near T&T) (604) 432-9303COQUITLAM

The Coquitlam Centre(604) 941-6122

DELTABayside Village(604) 943-3602

5180 Ladner Trunk Rd.(604) 946-7100

Scottsdale Centre(604) 590-9011

FERNIE522 2nd Ave.

(250) 423-2171LANGLEY

Willowbrook Shopping Centre(604) 532-8400(604) 532-9099Fraser Crossing(604) 532-0440MAPLE RIDGE

Valley Fair Mall(604) 466-1675

330 – 20395 Lougheed Hwy.(604) 460-2888

NEW WESTMINSTERRoyal City Mall(604) 777-9906

NORTH VANCOUVER8-1301 Marine Dr.

(604) 983-3335Park and Tilford Mall

(604) 988-2803120a-1199 Lynn Valley Rd.

(604) 984-8900RICHMOND

Aberdeen Centre(604) 279-9187

Lansdowne Mall(604) 247-2355

Aberdeen Centre(604) 303-8811

Richmond Centre(604) 273-2203SOUTH SURREYSemihamoo Mall(604) 536-1010

South Point Exchange(604) 531-2500

SURREY701-6476 176th St.

(778) 571-0776Central City Mall(604) 583-7000

500-18696 Fraser Hwy.(604) 576-6360

Guilford Town Centre(604) 951-9399

Centre of Newton(604) 599-5522Nordel Crossing(604) 543-8886VANCOUVER

Bentall Centre Mall(604) 602-0968

City Square(604) 876-0888920 Davie St.

(604) 684-5981107-370 E. Broadway

(604) 879-1003103-1807 Burrard St.

(604) 736-33266510 Fraser St.(604) 325-6665Kingsgate Mall(604) 879-1003

1022 Mainland St.(604) 608-2448

Oakridge Centre(604) 267-1011601 Robson St.(604) 682-4333

1093 Robson St.(604) 628-1388

1795 Robson St.(604) 605-8290

148-555 W. 12th Ave.(604) 876-0888

5759 West Blvd.(604) 267-6383

2691 W. Broadway(604) 736-1813

102B-2160 Western Parkway(604) 221-5505 3565 Kingsway(604) 718-8888

WEST VANCOUVERPark Royal Mall North

(604) 921-1302Park Royal Mall South

(604) 921-4880

BURNABY6512 Hastings St.(604) 291-90689869 Austin Dr.(604) 421-7500

7645 Royal Oak Ave.(604) 451-0233

Old Orchard Shopping Centre(604) 433-6125

Brentwood Mall(604) 320-0789COQUITLAM

Coquitlam Plaza(604) 464-4222

Austin Avenue Mall(604) 931-5332

Clearbrook Town Square(604) 854-1440

Westwood Plateau Village(604) 464-5862

Como Lake Village(604) 931-8104

DELTASunshine Hills Shopping Centre

(604) 591-7767MAPLE RIDGE

22430 Dewdney Trunk Rd.(604) 463-2231

Westgate Shopping Mall(604) 460-6527

NEW WESTMINSTER104-1064 Columbia St.

(604) 524-1100Royal Square Mall

(604) 515-8213NORTH VANCOUVER

Capilano Mall(604) 983-9744

1661 Lonsdale Ave.(604) 980-7291972 Marine Dr.(604) 986-7500

PORT COQUITLAMPrairie Mall

(604) 552-3316Shaughnessy Station

(604) 941-2423RICHMOND

192-8180 No. 2 Rd.(604) 275-48488900 No. 1 Rd.(604) 241-0711

Garden City Shopping Centre(604) 244-7800

SURREYClover Square Village

(604) 574-6341Evergreen

(604) 581-2287 10340 152nd St.(604) 588-8900

Peninsula Village Shopping Centre(604) 535-8828

101-7175 138 St.(604) 599-8880

7306 124 St.(604) 599-0099

Surrey Place(604) 584-7274TSAWASSEN

Bayside Shopping Centre(604) 943-9940VANCOUVER

2097 W. Broadway(604) 733-39991674 Davie St.(604) 687-8000

2696 E. Hastings St.(604) 254-9555

5503 West Blvd. (604) 266-6097

8377 Granville St.(604) 266-15001295 Davie St.(604) 669-73772200 York Ave.(604) 732-5007

1027 W. 15th Ave.(604) 731-1699Victoria Square(604) 301-1836

PACIFIC CENTRE(604) 801-5292

WEST VANCOUVERPark Royal Shopping Centre

(604) 926-2623 180-5341 Headland Dr.

(604) 925-6470

3life

12 metronews.caTUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2010wellness

2620 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC604-267-7463

www.footsolutions.com/vancouverwww. foo t so lu t ions .com

Is now booking screening assessments for patients requiring root canal treatment. Treatment will commence in September 2010.

The UBC Dental clinic operates at a reduced cost.

To apply, please call 604-822-5668 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday

DENTAL CLINIC

ISTOCK PHOTO

Gym bagEssentials

7 things to give every modern guy the extra push he needs to complete his workout

Used to be, a guy could hitthe gym with nothingmore than an old pair ofKeds, a ratty T-shirt and acan of Axe.

The pared-down aes-thetic is timeless for guys,but even unmetrosexualmen can benefit from afew gym-bag perks.

1. A little too enthusi-

astic with the dead-lifts? Get some heaton those achingmuscles with JRWatkins liniment($11.99, ShoppersDrug Mart) con-taining cam-phor andcapsicum, whichcalm pain by muting the

“screams” of your poor,stressed nerve endings.

2.Body Shop De-

oDry DeodorantStick in Cool &Zesty ($8, TheBody Shop), usesnatural volcanicmineral to ab-sorb water and

keep you dry for 24hours. As a bonus, it’s

crisp and clean, notlike those generic, in-

dustry-standardscents that allsmell like teenage

body spray.

3.A separate

shampoo andbody wash?That’s not goingto happen — too

many bottles. Gillette Gen-tle Clean Shampoo andBody Wash 2-in-1 ($6, drug-stores) gives you clean hairand a clean body. Simple.

4.Stash these minia-

ture deodorizers(Sneaker Balls $6,Sport Chek) in thebottom of yourgym bag or slip

them intoyourshoesafter a

workout.The tiny soccer

balls will keep badsmells at bay long after

your World Cup-sizedworkout is over.

5.Buy a Bodylogix product

and you’ll also receive a

PIN code foronline accessto trainers andnutritionistswho’ll createcustomized

workoutand dietplans tomeetyour

goals.Bodylogix

Thermogene-sis capsules ($30, ex-clusive to

Shoppers DrugMart) acceler-ate fat-burn-ing to help youget the most outof your workout.

6.Literally

space-age tech-nology, the

fabric for the Tilley Out-last T-shirt ($49,tilley.com) was designedby NASA to stay coolwhen you heat up.

And, conversely, tokeep you warmwhen it’scool.

7.Timeyour cir-cuitsthrough

weightstationswith thisrugged SwatchMisterChrono($135,

swatch.com forstores) with a timing

feature, easy-to-readdials and a ruggedrubber strap.

LISAHERZWELLNESS@METRONEWS.CA

Offspring of spermdonors seek

changes to find fathers

Need to know

Organ donors:A new pollsuggests thatmost Canadi-ans stronglysupport bothorgan and tis-sue donationfor transplan-tation, butmany areconfusedabout how toconsent to bedonors them-selves. Findout more atorgan-donation.ca

13wellness

604.688.4555433 davie street shopmasc.com

STOP HAIR LOSSSpectral DNC - the world’s most effective hair loss treatment. Uses active ingredients to treat androgenic alopecia and other types of hair loss. Clinically proven to regrow hair.Suitable for men and women.

How tokeep jointspain freeKeep your joints healthy,mobile and pain-free withsome basic lifestyle choic-es.

Exercise that does notstress the joints can helpreduce toxic stress, im-prove muscle tone and im-prove blood flow, all ofwhich contribute to life-long joint health.

It is also important tomaintain a healthy weightas excess weight puts pres-sure on your joints.

Focus on foods that en-hance joint flexibility andlubrication.

Studies show that a lowprotein diet, with lots offresh antioxidant fruitsand berries as well as com-plex carbohydrates, canhelp prevent osteo-arthri-tis. NEWS CANADA

3 Can dietary choicesprevent the pain

and stiffness of arthri-tis? Research suggeststhree things can help:a low protein diethigh in complex carbs,getting moderate ex-ercise and avoidingfoods that causeinflammation that is akey component ofarthritis risk and othernon-optimum healthconditions. NEWS CANADA

More and more youngCanadians are experienc-ing osteo-arthritic symp-toms, according to recentstudies.

While exercise is a goodway to prevent osteoarthri-tis (OA), it appears thatyoung people who play toohard, or exercise withoutprotecting their joints, canend up with joint pain thatused to be more commonamong their parents orgrandparents.

A 2009 study found thatpeople engaged in highlevels of physical activitysustained more severeknee injuries, includingsuch damage as fluidbuildup and torn cartilageand ligaments. Tennis, ski-ing and skateboarding can

be hard on the knees.Hockey can lead to hip,knee and wrist damage.These types of injury candramatically increase like-lihood of developing os-teoarthritis (OA).

Another factor behindOA in young people is obe-sity. Excess weight putsstrain on joints and in-creases one's risk of injuryfrom even simple day-to-day activities.

Glucosamine sulfate,chondroitin sulfate andMSM are among the mostpopular natural supple-ments used for joint careand repair, according toDr. Joyce Johnson, con-sumer education specialistat WN Pharmaceuticals. NEWS CANADA

Avoid kneepains before they strike

Natural supplements can help with daily joint care.

Youth facing problem with theirown osteo-arthritic symptoms

Inflammation

Here is a list of what pre-

vents inflammation and a

list of the things that can

cause inflammation in

joints. Joint inflammation

can eventually lead to

arthritis.

Prevents inflammation &

arthritis:

Apple cider vinegarMolassesFatty Fish like salmon(omega-3s)Walnuts, flax seeds andflax seed oilOlive oilTart CherriesBerries and antioxidantfruitsTurmeric, cayenne pepper,rosemaryKale, chard, cucumbersOnion

Increases inflammation

Dairy productsRefined sugar, honey, cornsyrupCorn, corn oilCoffee, carbonated drinksBeef/red meatsTrans fats/saturated fatsWheat products, glutenEgg yolksAlcoholProcessed meats

Childhood obesity linked

joint strain

One of the culprits isexcess fat. In Canada, obe-sity rates in children andyoung people have nearlytripled in the last 25 years. NEWS CANADA

Prices are subject to change without notice. Prices and selection may vary between stores and online.

*Offer valid on in-store bestsellers for a limited time, while quantities last. Except during select promotional periods.

THE POWER and The Power logo are trademarks of Making Good LLC.

THE SECRET and The Secret logo are registered trademarks of TS Ltd., Luxembourg Branch.

New from Rhonda Byrne

Reg $26.95 NOW $18.87 irewards $16.17

The Secret revealed the law of attraction.Now, Rhonda Byrne reveals the greatest force in the universe…This is the handbook to the greatestpower of all – The Power to have everything you want, to create anything, to change anything. All it takes is just one thing… The Power.

The Secret The Secret Gratitude Book

The Secret Daily Teachings

The Secret to Teen Power

food 15

It’s not that easy beinggreen when it comesto organic wines. As awinemaker you notonly have to becommitted to meetingsome pretty strictguidelines to become acertified organicproducer; you thenhave to convince con-sumers that you’re notshort-changing themwhen it comes toflavour.

While I’ve sippedmy fair share of organ-ic wines that tastedlike licking a manurepile; the quality and se-lection of organic juiceavailable today has

Liquid Assets

PETER ROCKWELLLIQUIDASSETS@EASTLINK.CA

It’s not easy beingan organic wine

It’s pretty typical these daysto have a mixed crowd atyour dinner party withmany different tastes andneeds. But fear not, you canstill throw a fabulous,down-home dinner party toplease everyone.

“The idea is to have amenu that is diverseenough to appeal to all par-ties,” says Corbin Tomaszes-ki, co-host of Dinner PartyWars, which premieresSept. 1 at 9 p.m. on theFood Network Canada. Forhosting your own dinnerparty, he suggests startingwith old-time favouritessuch as pasta, rice or classicItalian risotto dishes andadding meat or fish for thecarnivores.

For vegetarians, try beancassoulet or vegetableragout, suggests Tomaszes-ki, who is also the executivechef at Toronto’s fashion-able Holts Café (Holt Ren-frew). Keep it fresh foreveryone — includingthose who are dieting orcleansing — with soups andstews, salads, and choppedfresh vegetables. Avoidshellfish and nuts, so thatthose with allergies canshare the fare. “The trick isto prepare a dish withoutreinventing it but that canbe modular for all guestswith dietary restrictions orallergies.”

How to caterto everyone

CELIAMILNEFOOD@METRONEWS.CA

Ingredients :• 2 whole raw rapini — cutinto 1-inch pieces • 4 raw green beans —sliced in half lengthwise• 4 raw purple beans —sliced in half lengthwise• 4 raw yellow beans slicedin half lengthwise• 6 yellow tear droptomatoes — halved• 6 red cherry tomatoes —halved• ½ clove garlic minced• 1 cup quinoa — cooked• Salt and Pepper to taste• 4-6 tbsp.roasted-tomato

vinaigrette• 2 cups whole arugulaleavesRoasted Tomato

Vinaigrette:

• 8 halves of roasted plumtomato — skinned and seeded• 1 garlic clove — minced• 1 tsp. Dijon mustard• 1-2 tsp. balsamic vinegar• 1-2 tsp. red wine vinegar• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil• salt and pepper to taste• Combine all ingredients ina blender and purée untilsmooth. Pass through asieve and chill until use.

For the vegan…This quinoa salad is perfectto be served to vegan andhealth conscious eaters.

Gently toss all ingredi-ents together in a mediumsized bowl. Line a largeplatter with whole leaves

of your favourite lettuce.Place the mixed quinoa sal-ad on the lined platter andgarnish with fresh basilcress.

Serve immediately andenjoy.

Makes 2Servings

never been better. In fact,with most I’d bet you’dnever even know you weredrinking a wine that wasmade without chemical in-tervention in the vineyard.

Bonterra Vineyards inCalifornia’s MendocinoCounty has been makingwine with organicallygrown grapes since theearly 1990s. Its 2008Chardonnay ($18.95 -$21.36) is all aboutbright citrusy flavourswith just a touch ofoak, while its 2007Cabernet Sauvignon($19.95 - $21.99)shows off big, ripeberry fruit. Pricesreflect the rangeacross the coun-try. Some prod-ucts may not beavailable in allprovinces.

16 metronews.caTUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2010relationships

Find the best places, post your reviews and share your discoveries.

People are talk

ing about it

at

weblocal.ca

“AWESOME”– Real user review

The free Metro Canada application is availableon the App Store.Don’t have an iPhone or iPod touch?Visit for news on the move.

Maybe you were inspiredby Elizabeth Gilbert’spost-divorce mission tofind herself (and, inciden-tally, a hot new boyfriend)in Eat, Pray, Love, her2006 memoir chroniclingher “search for everythingacross Italy, India and In-

donesia.” Maybe it turned you in-

to a spiteful, hungry athe-ist. Doesn’t matter: Notonly did her book sell mil-lions of copies, but its filmadaptation opens this Fri-day starring none otherthan Julia Roberts.

Why do we want toknow, and why do theywant to tell? We hit upother divorce memoirwriters — there were,maybe not surprisingly,plenty to choose from —for answers.

MONICA WEYMOUTH

Divorce, dish, sellPopular book Eat, Pray, Love has plenty of company

Julia Roberts

Every story isdifferentStacy Mor-risondecided towriteFallingApart inOne Pieceafter beingsurround-ed by women at cocktailparties who werecurious about herdivorce — and it wasn’texactly a simple story totell. “The goal was to say‘Here’s what it lookslike,’” she says.

“I think it’s funny, andmore than a little f—edup, that we always thinkthere’s a rat bastard.”

Most people needpractical adviceAlthoughJessicaBram callsGilbert an“amazingwriter,” itdidn’t res-onate withher experi-ence as amother of three who hadlong been out of the

dating pool and work. Herbook, Happily Ever AfterDivorce: Notes of a JoyfulJourney speaks to thosewho don’t have a year togo on vacation. “Most peo-ple have more things toworry about,” she says.“This is the book I wish Ihad when I was goingthrough my divorce.”

It’s good for acouple of laughsFor Sascha Rothchild, find-ing the humor in herdivorce helped her and al-so led to her book, How toGet Divorced by 30.

Universalscooped upthe filmrights andshe’s happyto show themore light-hearted sideof whatplenty of couples gothrough: “You don’t haveto go find yourself inItaly,” she says. “In the’40s and ’50s, there wereall these fantastic, funnydivorce movies: His GirlFriday, The Awful Truth.It’s weird — now it has tobe this sad, horriblething.”

For more details on these great offers, visit your TELUS authorized dealer or retailer, visit telusmobility.com or call 1-866-264-2966.

TELUS AUTHORIZED DEALERS

LOWER MAINLAND

Vancouver

551 Robson St.

Bentall Centre

Oakridge Centre

Pacific Centre

2163 West 4th Ave.

689 Thurlow St.

925 West Georgia St.

1855 Burrard St.

3121 West Broadway

2748 Rupert St.

525 Seymour St.

625 Howe St.

950 West Broadway

1707 Robson St.

1092 Kingsway

3490 Kingsway

2338 Cambie St.

Burnaby

Brentwood Mall

Crystal Square

Lougheed Mall

Metrotown/Metropolis

4501 North Rd.

4711 Kingsway

3823 Henning Dr.

3430 Brighton Ave.

Coquitlam

Coquitlam Centre

2700B Barnet Hwy.

3278 Westwood St.

3000 Lougheed Hwy.

2988 Glen Dr.

1071 Austin Ave.

New Westminster

Royal City Centre

North Vancouver

Capilano Mall

Lynn Valley Centre

1199 Lynn Valley Rd.

1295 Marine Dr.

1801 Lonsdale Ave.

1392 Main St.

Richmond

Admiralty Centre Mall

Ironwood Mall

Parker Place

Richmond Centre

12571 Bridgeport Rd.

West Vancouver

Park Royal Shopping Centre

North/South

Whistler

7009 Nesters Rd.

Squamish

Garibaldi Village

40242 Glenalder Pl.

5 Steps to a Smarter Smartphone Life

1. Embrace change and upgrade to the latest devices available exclusively at TELUS.

2. Never compromise by dropping to an inferior network when you can stay

connected to a bigger , faster mobile network.

3. Nurture important relationships

with unlimited nationwide calling to your loved ones registered to one bill.

4. Broaden your horizons by roaming internationally with your TELUS 3G+ phone

in over 200 countries.

5. Be confident knowing that the TELUS team has your back

with data usage text notifications.

PatPrefontaine.com

I’m a big fanof keepingthings sim-ple but itisn’t easy inthis compli-cated finan-

cial world. A typicalfamily has multiple creditcards, debit cards, loans,investment accounts(RRSP, RESP, TFSA, RRIF)and often non-registeredaccounts as well.

Add to that a raft ofbills from utilities to cellphones and it’s a stagger-ing number of client IDs,

PINs and passwords to re-member.

A few years ago, when Ilogged on to my bank ac-count from my husband’scomputer, I was asked aseries of security ques-tions “for my own protec-tion.” I’ve had theaccount for years and forthe life of me I couldn’t re-member the answers tothe questions I’d posedway back when. Afterthree incorrect answers Iwas shut out.

A vast number of my fi-nancial activities are con-trolled through thataccount and I was para-lyzed for two days, duringwhich I hoped the bankcomputer would simply

“forget” I’d already struckout. No such luck. Finally,I summoned the fortitudeto enter the dreaded callcentre queue.

Fortunately, I hadrecorded my telephonepin on what I call a Finan-cial Bomb Shelter -— aspreadsheet of my cyberand telephone life. Lessonlearned. I went back intoeach account and record-ed all my security ques-tions on the spreadsheet.

My system is handy incase of disaster or some-thing as mundane as amemory lapse. And whilewe’re exhorted not tocommit things like pass-words, PINs and ID num-bers to paper, I defy the

average working Joe or Jillto remember every singlecyber code in their lives.

Keep your FinancialBomb Shelter safe and itwill keep you safe.

18 metronews.caTUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2010your money

Security questions got you stumped?

The average number of passwords, PINs, client IDs and secu

rity questions that a working adult needs to remember is 62.

ON MONEYALISON GRIFFITHSMONEY@METRONEWS.CA

Interest rates/Savings accounts

BANK RATE

BMO 1.250%

CIBC 0.70%

HSBC 0.75%

ING 1.50%

PCF 1.10%

RBC 1.0%

SCOTIA 1.15%

TD 1.25%

ALLY 2.0%

CHECK BANK WEB SITES AS SOME RATES REQUIRE MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE

20 learning curve metronews.caTUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2010

The first week of universi-ty can be an overwhelm-ing immersion in a newworld, but experts say thebest plan is to take a deepbreath and dive in.

Adrian Lee, a Frosh co-ordinator at the Universi-ty of King’s College inHalifax, says you may bereveling in a new-foundindependence, but youshould still listen to yourfrosh leader.

“The leaders have beenthere before and theyknow what’s best andwhat it’s going to take foryou to have an optimalweek orienting yourselfto a completely new cityand completely newfriends,” he says.

That includes learningto live on your own, ei-ther on campus or off.

Where are the grocerystores? Which one offersstudent discounts onTuesdays? How can youget your hair cut practi-cally for free? Frosh lead-ers will tell you.

It’s also a great chanceto meet new friends andset yourself up with alliesfor the next four years.

While booze has a

long, respected role infrosh weeks, Lee says noteveryone wants to end updrinking beer out of ashoe.

He was a quiet froshand therefore terrified. Itworked out well, andsoberly, for him.

Denea Campbell, anorientation coordinator atthe University of BritishColombia, says the topthree goals are meetingnew students, getting pre-pared for class and get-ting involved.

At UBC, the criticalfrosh day is Imagine UBC,where a senior student of-fers groups of 12 new andreturning students a vastamount of informationabout their campus andcity.

It can seem over-whelming and hiding inyour spiffy new apart-ment may seem appeal-ing, but Campbell saysthere will be lots of timeto do that.

There won’t be lots oftime to learn where thearts building is.

“I would recommendgoing to all of your classes— I mean, always go toclass, but at least go onyour first day and get thesyllabus,” she says.

While Canadians are ac-customed to the gender-less term frosh, its rootsare from freshmen, theterm still used in much ofthe U.S. In the United King-dom and Ireland, scholarly

newbies are known asfreshers.

South Africans startingtheir post-secondary edu-cation earn the more eru-dite nickname of learners.Swedish students humble

first years with the term“nolla,” which means zero,as in zero-year student.

New Zealanders, as is of-ten the case, shorten theterm freshman for the af-fectionate “freshies.”

Australians cut to thechase with the vulgaracronym Jaffys. Thatstands for “just anotherfreaking first year,” onlythey don’t say freaking.

JON TATTRIE

TAKE A BREATHAND DIVE IN

Frosh week provides trainingwheels for independence

Look to frosh leaders for guidance on orienting yourself to a new city and a new experience.

ISTOCK

First-year students around the globePoint taken

The University of King’s

College literally has a

cord-cutting ceremony to

symbolize students leav-

ing the tender care of

their parents.

JON TATTRIEFOR METRO CANADA $1M

The goal of Shinerama2010, the cross-Cana-da frosh fundraiser forcystic fibrosis.

Our Programs Biology 12 (Pre-Nursing) • Access to Practical Nursing for RCA’sEvening Access to Practical Nursing for RCA’s • Practical NursingNursing Unit Clerk • Resident Care Attendant

You may qualify for a Child Care Bursary Call for details!

canadian health care academy inc.

FREE Laptop with all full time programs! Call for details 604-540-2421 info@chcabc.com

learning curve 21

learn.vccollege.ca 1.866.306.6766

Step into the career you’ve been dreaming of. Call today.

Train today for:• Practical Nursing• Health Care Assistant • Early Childhood Education• Pharmacy Assistant • Medical O ce Assistant • Rehabilitation Assistant and more....

Most programs are 1 Year or less

Multiple start dates mean you can start working toward your career as soon as you’re ready

The Shortest Path To A Health Care Career

To career.From here.

NEC Native Education Collegeis proud to offer:

604-873-3772www.necvancouver.org

Check us out! Come visit our Longhouse.

285 East 5th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5T 1H2

Still accepting applicationsfor September start date

Aboriginal Adult Basic Education

Aboriginal Tourism Programs

Family & Community Counselling

Aboriginal Basic Early Childhood Education

Aboriginal Infant & Toddler Educator

Aboriginal Special Needs Educator

Aboriginal Justice Studies

Applied Business Technology

Northwest Coast Jewellery Arts

Health Care Assistant

Dollars just as importantSmarter choices will save you money without cramping your style

The new semester is al-most here and while get-ting good grades isimportant, making thegrade financially can bejust as crucial.

Kira Vermond, moneycolumnist at Chatelainemagazine and author ofthe book Earn, Spend,Save: The savvy guide to aricher, smarter, debt-freelife says expenses can addup quickly so taking a lit-tle care can help stretchyour finances further.

While it’s smart to

stock up on school gearbeforehand, try not tospend beyond what fitsyour needs, especiallywhen it comes to technol-ogy.

“Yes, having a computeris going to make your lifeeasier but you don’t haveto go out and buy thebiggest and best.

“You also shouldn’t buya whole new wardrobe forthe first day of school ei-ther because the priceswill come down within afew weeks as all thosesummer clothes get dis-counted for winter gear,”Vermond said.

With a limited budget,you want to make sureyour money goes as far aspossible so check reviewsand online forums —there’s nothing worsethan realizing your brandnew digital camera is aclunker that’shalf as goodand twice asexpen-sive

as theprevi-

ous year’s model.“Do your homework be-

fore you buy — go online,find out if it’s worth it.

“There are so many re-views out there thesedays,” Vermond said.

Credit cards often getoffered out like candy oncampus, many with some

tempting promotions at-tached but read the

fine print before youcommit to any-

thing and stickto one cardwith a low lim-

it, Vermond sug-gests.

As for enter-tainment, if a

little liquid enjoy-ment is unavoidable thenforce yourself to budgetyour drinking money inthe harshest way possible.

“If you’re going todrink, leave your wallet athome.

“Just take some cashalong and once it’s gone,it’s gone. Leave everythingelse at home,” Vermondsaid.

RAF BRUSILOWFOR METRO CANADA

Save your cash

A few more back-to-school

money tips, courtesy of

Ryerson University.

Check for bursaries andscholarships offered byyour university, you maybe eligible for a few youwouldn’t have thought ofbefore.

Buy used things wheneverpossible, especially books

Use your student ID to getdiscounts any and everytime you can

Stop with the $4 latte-buy-ing and get yourself a cof-feemaker instead

Hunt through local listingsfor free concerts, movieshowings andentertainment events

FITNESS LEADERSHIP DIPLOMA PROGRAMBecome a Personal TrainerMorning, Afternoon & Evening Classes

EARN UP TO $70/HOUR Govt financial aid may be available

Hilltop Academy604-930-8377

www.hilltopacademy.ca

Royal Canadian Institute of Technology

Met

ro: A

ug 1

7/10

Education

with

Purpose

www.ashtoncollege.com/dhrm Or contact admissions adviser

Susi Siebert at 604.899.0803 (ext: 105)

Human Resources Management

The DHRM program provides students with the

essential knowledge and skills to gain entry, or seek

career advancement in human resources. Apply now

for the September intake.

Graduate with a Diploma in Human Resources Management.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE VANCOUVER DEP. OF MODERN LANGUAGESMODERN LANGUAGES

ARABIC FARSI FRENCH GERMAN ITALIAN JAPANESEKOREAN MANDARIN PUNJABI PORTUGUESE SPANISH

Language classesExperienced and friendly teachersConvenient locationClasses that fit your needsClasses begin in September

www.languages-vancouver.com

200 - 1215 West Broadway, VancouverTel: 604-739-9836

Experience the world in a new language!

22 learning curve

Informing people about therisks involved with tattoos,including the possibility ofhepatitis C transmission, is

a critical step to avoidingtattoo-related health issues,says UBC health researcherDr. Siavash Jafari.

“Members of the publicneed to know the risks oftattooing, and know the

artist (and hygiene prac-tices),” said Jafari.

“Vancouver CoastalHealth has hygiene guide-lines for tattoo artists, butsome of these are old andneed to be updated, along

with enforcement,” headded.

Jafari is the lead authorof a new study published bythe UBC School of Popula-tion and Public Health(SPPH). Researchers assem-

More tattoos linked to higher hepatitis C risk, says UBC study

Know ink risksKYLE FARQUHARSONFOR METRO VANCOUVER

VOUS ENCADREZ DES EMPLOYÉS OU DES STAGIAIRES ? DO YOU MANAGE EMPLOYEES OR INTERNS?

www.educacentre.com • 1.800.747.4825 The French College in British Columbia

La liberté d’étudier en français partout en C.-B. !

• 6-course program designed for people who supervise staff

• Improve your managerial Abilities

• Educated Professional Highly in demand

New session starts in September. APPLY NOW!

PART-TIME STUDIES AT BCITBusy after work? You can always take classes on the weekend, online or by distance. It’s up to you.

Classes start soon.

Visit bcit.ca/pts and register now.

AFTER WORK.

DO

It’s your career.Get it right.

It’s Back-to-Studio TimeCourses and workshops in Visual Art, Design and Dynamic Media. Fall Registration Open Now!

604 844 3810 ecuad.ca/cs

23metronews.caTUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2010

UBC researchers say prospective tattooing clients need to be aware of the risks of body art,

including transmissible infections.

ISTOCK

bled data from 30 coun-tries, including Canada,Iran, Italy, Brazil and theUnited States, and deter-mined the incidence of hep-atitis C after tattooing isdirectly linked to the num-ber of tattoos a person re-ceives.

“Our artists wear gloves,aprons, and plastic sleeveson larger jobs. Everything

we use is either disposable,or sterilized using an auto-clave (a device that uses acombination of heat andpressure to kill microorgan-isms),” said Greta Pauls, aco-owner of Sacred HeartTattoo in Vancouver.

Pauls recommends po-tential clients deal with ac-credited tattoo businesses,and not friends-of-friends.

Did you know?

Tattoo instrumentspuncture the skin 80 to 150times per second during tat-tooing. Both instrumentsand dyes, if not properlysterilized, can harbour dis-ease-causing microbes.According to SPPH data, onein 11 Canadian high school

students has one or moretattoos, while one in fivesecondary students whodon’t have one, want one. Other health risks associat-ed with tattooing the SPPHidentified include the possi-bility of toxic compoundsfrom dyes entering the cir-culatory system, allergic re-actions and hepatitis B.

24 learning curve metronews.caTUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2010

“ONE OF THE BEST NEWS APPS”“Really cool. Lets you read articles offline too!” – Real user review

The free Metro Canada application is available on the App Store.Don’t have an iPhone or iPod touch? Visit for news on the move.

West Coast College is excited to announce it will be offering our Accredited (Qualifying Status) Pharmacy Technician Diploma program beginning November 2010. This program includes hospital and community pharmacy training and practicums.

Call 604-951-6644, or email admin@westcoastcollege.com for more information.

Robots put on a‘really good show’

UBC engineering and physics competition gives hands-on experience

When asked who killed theelectric car, UBC Engineer-ing Physics instructor JonNakane replies with a laugh.

“I can’t say who killed it,but I certainly can say thatthere are many of those whoare trying to will it back,” hesays.

And Nakane’s Engineer-ing Physics Robot Competi-tion at UBC is one of theprograms doing just that.

Earlier this month, a racewas held using robotic carsdesigned by second-yearUBC Engineering Physicsstudents.

In it’s 10th year, the pro-

gram has a different compe-tition theme each year. Thelatest contest was inspiredby UBC’s Electrical RacingTeam, an electric car teamgoing head-to-head with pe-troleum-run vehicles.

“The robots put on a real-ly good show this year,” hesays. “The crowd really gotbehind it for this one.”

The program was formedas a result of Nakane andother UBC colleagues feelingthat students could benefitfrom having a more activerole in the classroom.

“We never had an experi-ence like this when we wereundergrads, so our lead in-structor, Andre Marziali,started the course,” Nakane

explains. “He saw the needto give students hands-onexperiences in prototypingand design so they couldmake the next generation ofdevices and experimentalapparatuses.

“For me, this year’stheme is about five per centof the competition,” headds. “Ninety-five per centof it is how much the stu-dents love it.”

UBC students Kyzyl Herzog, left, and Brad Bycraft working on a project.

WENDY BARTHEL/SUBMITTED

Winning entry

The 2010 UBC Engineering

Physics Robot Competition

winner: The Party Van

Built and designed by Col-in Leung, Anson Liang,David Pan, and Kevin Zhou,second-year, engineeringphysics students.In six weeks, the teambuilt two full working ro-bots, one prototype robotthey used for developmentand testing, the other forthe actual competition.

GEN HANDLEYFOR METRO VANCOUVER

“We never had anexperience like thiswhen we wereundergrads, so ourlead instructor …started the course.”JON NAKANE, UBC INSTRUCTOR

4sports

sports 25metronews.caTUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2010

The connection

Quoted

Wesley Sneijder

Diego Milito

Wayne Rooney

Lionel Messi

Can you guess the

connection between

these soccer players?

Answer below.

“It’s not likeI’m 41 or even35. I justturned 31. Noone has comedown andstolen away mytalent — I stillhave a lot inthe tank.”TRACY MCGRADY, WHOSIGNED WITH THE DETROITPISTONS YESTERDAY

ANSWER: THEY WEREALL NAMED ON A 12-MAN SHORTLIST TO BEUEFA’S CLUBFOOTBALLER OF THEYEAR.

Medal rush forCanada at GamesCanada is on the board atthe Youth Olympic Gamesafter winning five medalsin a span of 45 minutesyesterday.

Swimmer Rachel Nicolof Lethbridge, Alta., andwrestler Dori Yeats of Mon-treal each won gold whileswimmer Jeremy Bagshaw

of Victoria, fencer Alexan-dre Lyssov of RichmondHill, Ont., and taekwondoathlete Melanie Phan ofPort Coquitlam, B.C., allcaptured bronze medals.

Canada was shut out ofthe medals on its first dayof competition Sunday.THE CANADIAN PRESS

K-Rod out for restof the seasonMets closer Francisco Ro-driguez has a torn thumbligament in his pitchinghand sustained during afight with his girlfriend’sfather at Citi Field and willneed surgery that will side-line him for the rest of theseason.

The Mets announced

the injury before lastnight’s game against theHouston Astros

The 28-year-old relieverwas arrested following thefight and charged withthird-degree assault andsecond-degree harassment.He is due back in courtSept. 14. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bash BroreturnsJose Canseco has signed acontract with anindependent minor-leagueteam in south Texas.The 46-year-old Canseco, acentral figure in baseball’ssteroid era, wasintroduced yesterday as amember of the LaredoBroncos — a club in theUnited Baseball League.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Rogers Cup has lost itstop-ranked Canadian as lo-cal favourite AleksandraWozniak of Blainville, Que.,fell in straight sets 6-3, 6-2to Timea Bacsinszky ofSwitzerland in front of astrong centre-court crowdat Uniprix Stadium lastnight in Montreal.

“It was such a wonderfulatmosphere out there, it’ssad to lose here in Montrealin front of all your fans whohave been supporting mesince I was little,” Wozniaksaid. “You always want to

bring as many wins forthem as you can.”

It was the first time Woz-niak, ranked 53rd in theworld, had faced the 49thranked Bacsinszky in hercareer.

There was some ques-

tion as to whether Wozniakwould be able to play inMontreal as she has battledtendinitis in her right fore-arm, and she was wearingtape on the damaged fore-arm during yesterdayevening’s match.

Bacsinszky’s serve wasextremely erratic with afirst serve percentage of on-ly 39 per cent, but Wozniakwas unable to take advan-tage and ultimately fell inthe first round of her hometournament for a secondstraight year.

Wozniak began thematch well with three serv-ice winners and an ace inthe opening game, but hergame began to go downhillwhen Bacsinszky broke herserve to go ahead 2-1 in thefirst set. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Local favourite Aleksandra Wozniak falls in first round at Rogers Cup Failed to capitalize on her opponent’s erratic serve

Canada’s top playersuffers early exit

NICK LAHAM/GETTY IMAGES

NFL turf battlebegins as $1.6Bstadium opens

Quarterback Eli Manningwas forced to leave theNew York Giants’ 31-16victory over the Jets aftersuffering a bloody, three-inch gash to the left sideof his head in the secondquarter last night. The

Giants quarterback need-ed 12 stitches to close thecut, and showed no signof concussion after beinghurt with 10:45 left in thefirst half. Though lastnight’s game was a pre-season affair, the Jets and

Giants were playing thefirst NFL football game atthe $1.6-billion USstadium that is co-ownedby the NFL teams and isthe most expensivestadium in the country. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NFL. Who runs this town?

LaDanian Tomlinson of the New York Jets falls into the endzone for a touchdown that was eventually called back

during their game against the New York Giants at New Meadowlands Stadium last night in New Jersey.

Aleksandra Wozniak

GRAHAM HUGHES/THE CANADIAN PRESS

Doubles results

Marie-Eve Pelletier ofRepentigny, Que., andToronto’s Sharon Fichmanfell 6-3, 7-5 to the team ofDaniela Hantuchova and

Caroline Wozniacki.Heidi El Tabakh of Oakville,Ont., and Vancouver’s Re-becca Marino also droppedtheir first round match 6-2,6-1 to Yung-Jan Chan andJie Zheng.

26 play metronews.caTUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2010

1 866 519 5111 | flightcentre.caConditions apply. Ex: Vancouver. Package price is per person, based on double occupancy for total length of stay. Prices are for select departure dates and are accurate and subject to availability at advertising deadline, errors and omissions excepted, and subject to change. Taxes & fees include transportation related fees, GST/HST and fuel supplements and are approximate and subject to change. BC REG: #HO2790

Paris Air + 7 Nights

from $579

+ taxes & fees $427

INCLUDES accom near the Metro with full kitchen.

ADMITTING YOU WANTTO WIN PRIZES &

GET GREAT DISCOUNTSIS THE FIRST STEP.

JOIN CLUB METRO TODAY!

CLUBMETRO.COM

Across

1 Elderly5 Bookkeeper (Abbr.)8 Smog12 Kill13 Scepter14 Yale grads15 Comment beforean attempt17 “Phooey!”18 Longing19 Deterioration20 Spooky21 Catch some rays22 Lingerie item23 Suspicious26 Drank30 Hint31 Jewel32 Ripped33 Worked in retail,maybe35 Drive off36 Conger, e.g.37 Support-ing38 Muscular41 Caribbean, for one42 Carte lead-in45 — -European46 Electronic musicalinstrument48 Finished49 Have a bug50 “So be it”51 “Auld Lang —”52 Petrol53 Parks of civil rightsfameDown

1 Wan2 High school-basedFox show3 Deserve4 Prepare Easter eggs

5 Sing a la Bing6 Versifier7 Billboards8 Heaven, perhaps,with “the”9 Winged10 Tubular pasta11 Being, to Brutus16 CSA uniform colour20 Mound stat21 So22 Mooch23 TV watchdog org.24 Under the weather25 Seek damages26 Proof abbr.

27 Dandy28 Before29 East Coast st.31 Toothpaste type34 Crucial35 Bellow37 Senses38 Resumes, for short39 A deadly sin40 Paradise41 Actor LaBeouf42 Bullets and such43 Tells a whopper44 Actress Paquin46 Label47 Corn spike

SudokuCrossword

How to playFill in the grid, so that everyrow, every column and every3x3 box contains the digits1-9. There is no mathinvolved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning andlogic.

9 6 1 3

7 2 9

8 4 5

4 3 1

1 9

7 2 9

3 6 5

2 5 3

8 4 6 1

1 9 6 2 3 4 8 7 5

4 8 2 7 9 5 1 6 3

3 7 5 6 8 1 4 2 9

6 4 8 9 7 2 3 5 1

9 2 1 3 5 6 7 4 8

7 5 3 4 1 8 6 9 2

8 1 4 5 2 7 9 3 6

2 3 7 8 6 9 5 1 4

5 6 9 1 4 3 2 8 7Yesterday’s answer

Send a

Show some love! Send a

note to somebody special

at kiss@metronews.ca

Vani, I would do absolutelyanything for you my da..Youare a blessing in my life.Happy Birthday!!! JESON

Happy 20th Birthday to thebest daughter in the world!We are very proud of youAnisa. May all your hopes &dreams come true. Ameen*LOVE MOM, DAD & AHMED

To my darling Vicky. You aremy sexy lady. Can’t wait tosee you for your birthday! LOVE JOEY!

The day I met you, I knewwe were meant to be. Ty,you mean the world to me.Happy 9 Month!!! I love youalways:) LOVE, LORE

Lorena, you are the greatestthing that has everhappened to me. The past 2years with you have beenamazing and I look forwardto many more by your side. Ilove you so very much. forev-er and ever sweetie. DRE B.

KISS

Yesterday’s answer

Today’s horoscope

Aries March 21-April 20 Youcannot afford to make enemiestoday. If others get angry withyou, for whatever reason, don’tget angry back. Stay calm andrefuse to make an issue of it.

Taurus April 21-May 21 Youseem to be expending a lot ofenergy and a lot of emotionon something that simply isn’tthat important. It’s time to getover it, and also let othersknow that from here on inthey are on their own.

Gemini May 22-June 21 Cos-mic activity in your chartmeans there is nothing youcannot do if you want itenough, but that is not an invi-tation to go out and do every-thing. It’s about quality, notquantity.

Cancer June 22-July 22 Yourfamily may mean everything toyou but you don’t have to putthem first all the time. If youdevote all your energy to do-mestic issues today you willsoon become irritable.

Leo July 23-Aug.23 You arealways impatient with peoplewho think and act slowly, thekind of people who can neverseem to make a decision. Butdon’t get so impatient todaythat you say or do somethingyou might later regret.

Virgo Aug. 24- Sept. 22 Youmay be desperate to break outof a rut but if you make yourmove now you could find your-self in an even worse positionthan before. Be patient. Bettertimes are coming.

Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 23 If yourisk everything now you mayregret it later in the week.What’s the big rush? Believe itor not time is still very muchon your side.

Scorpio Oct. 24-Nov. 22Your main aim today must beto stand back and see what isgoing on in the world from awider perspective, becauseonly from a distance will yoube able to tell what is fact andwhat is fiction.

Sagittarius Nov. 23-Dec. 21 Your confidence ishigh but be careful because theline between self-belief and reck-less behaviour can be so easy tocross. Think twice today beforedoing anything that might pro-voke an extreme reaction.

Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 20Don’t sit around waiting foropportunities to come yourway — get into the world andstart making things happen.

Aquarius Jan. 21-Feb. 18Planetary activity will give youthe decisiveness you need toget things done, along withthe ability to make others feelgood by saying the all rightthings. A winning combina-tion.

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20 Byall means speak your mindtoday but speak it in such away that you don’t risk makingenemies of people who dis-agree with your views. Life istoo short to waste time on ar-guments neither side can win.

SALLY BROMPTON

You write it!

Write a funny cap-tion for the image to theright and send it toplay@metronews.ca — the winning caption will bepublished in tomorrow’sMetro.

Caption contestMICHAEL SOHN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

JOEL PHILIPPSEN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WIN!

For today’s crossword answersand for expanded horoscopes,go to metronews.ca

“Yikes!! Whodrained the water out

of the pool?”CAROL LONGUE MACDONALD

Dealsof the

week

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Puerto Plata via Toronto

Bahia Principe San Juan • 4�

All-Inclusive • Standard rm.Oct. 1 – 29 • 1 wk.

$799+Taxes & other fees

(including service charges): $325

Samana via Toronto

Bahia Samana Roulette • 4�

All-Inclusive • Run of the houseOct. 3– 31 • 1 wk.

$999+Taxes & other fees

(including service charges): $325

JAMAICA via Toronto

Gran Bahia Principe Jamaica • 4 1/2�

All-InclusiveJunior suiteSept. 2, 4– 25 • 1 wk.

$1049+Taxes & other fees

(including service charges): $294Please add $50 for Sat. & Sun. departures

Iberostar Rose Hall Beach • 4 1/2�

All-Inclusive Standard garden view rm.Sept. 2, 4 – 25 • 1 wk.

$1079+Taxes & other fees

(including service charges): $294Please add $50 for Sat. & Sun. departures

MEXICO

Cancun/Riviera MayaOccidental Grand Xcaret • 4 1/2�

All-InclusiveDeluxe rm.Nov. 6 • 1 wk.

$949+Taxes & other fees

(including service charges): $284

Grand Sirenis Riviera Maya Hotel & Spa • 5�

All-Inclusive • Junior suiteNov. 6 • 1 wk.

$1139+Taxes & other fees

(including service charges): $284

Puerto Vallarta/Riviera NayaritCanto del Sol Plaza Vallarta • 3 1/2�

All-Inclusive • Standard rm.Nov. 6– Dec. 11 • 1 wk.

$1049+Taxes & other fees

(including service charges): $276

Los CabosBarceló Los Cabos Palace Deluxe • 5�

All-Inclusive Junior suite deluxe rm.Dec. 19 • 1 wk.

$1429+Taxes & other fees

(including service charges): $278

CUBA

VaraderoAllegro Varadero • 3�

All-Inclusive • Superior rm.Dec. 31 • 1 wk.

$1039+Taxes & other fees

(including service charges): $222

Sirenis La Salina Varadero Beach Resort • 4�

All-Inclusive • Standard rm.Dec. 31 • 1 wk.

$1199+Taxes & other fees

(including service charges): $222

TURKS & CAICOS via Toronto

Royal West Indies Resort • 4�Studio botanical viewAug. 28 & 29 • 1 wk.

$1129+Taxes & other fees

(including service charges): $267

SAINT LUCIA via Toronto

The Village Inn & Spa • 3�

All-InclusiveStandard rm.Aug. 28 & 29 • 1 wk.

$1329+Taxes & other fees

(including service charges): $238

USA CRUISEHAWAII | Honolulu

Aqua Aloha Surf & Spa • 3�Continental breakfastSavvy saver moderate partial city view rm.

$799Oct. 25 • 1 wk. +Taxes & other fees

(including service charges): $142

All travellers, foreign and Cubans living abroad, must have a medical insurance policy when travelling to Cuba. Departure taxes are extra and must be paid locally: Costa Rica, 26 USD cash; Cuba, 25 CUC cash. Prices in this ad are in Canadian dollars and are valid for bookings made between Aug. 17 & 21, 2010, inclusive.Prices are per person based on double occupancy, unless otherwise stated, from Vancouver International Airport. Air & Hotel packages to the Caribbean, Cuba, Costa Rica and Mexico include return flight, the hotel as described and transfers at destination. Air & Cruise vacations include return flight and the cruise asdescribed. Vacations to Europe and the USA include return flight and hotel as described. New bookings only. For dates shown only. Non-refundable. Limited quantity. Subject to availability at time of booking. Not applicable to group bookings. Sale prices reflect applicable reductions, are subject to change withoutnotice and cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion. Further information available from a travel agent. Flights operated by Air Canada. For applicable terms and conditions, consult the Air Canada Vacations brochures or www.aircanadavacations.com. BC registration #32229. †Unless otherwise indicated,Aeroplan Miles indicated are based on roundtrip Economy class per passenger from Vancouver to Saint Lucia via Toronto, are awarded on flight-inclusive travel only, and are per Aeroplan member. For the amount of Aeroplan Miles that can be earned when flying to other destinations, visitwww.aircanadavacations.com. For terms and conditions of the Aeroplan program, consult www.aeroplan.com. � 1Carnival Cruise Lines ships’ registry: The Bahamas and Panama. 2Available in conjunction with flight-inclusive packages. Non-stop flights via Vancouver. Excluding USA & Europe destinations. � ®Aeroplan is aregistered trademark of Aeroplan Canada Inc. ®Air Canada Vacations is a registered trademark of Air Canada, used under license by Touram Limited Partnership. Visit www.aircanadavacations.com for up-to-date information.

Carnival Cruise Lines1

Carnival Victory®

Southern Caribbean Cruise Flights to San Juan via Montreal

$1599Oceanview stateroom, cat. 6B +Taxes & other feesFeb. 27 • 1 wk. (including service charges): $268

FREE seat selection, transfers & gratuities

CONNECT FREE2 • Cranbrook • Castlegar • Kamloops • Kelowna • Nanaimo • Penticton • Victoria

Fly in style – Upgrade to Executive Class® service or Comfort Plus seating on select flights

aircanadavacations.comCall 1 866 529-2079 or your travel agentFREE advance seat selection

and exclusive features Earn up to 6,650Aeroplan® Miles per member†

Find us on

TONIGHT ONLY. AFTER 5.

YOU’RE INVITED TO

STYLEEVENT

AFTER 5

Shop the new Fall Collection. Mix, mingle and enjoy

off your purchase of $100 or more.*

*Offer valid at Banana Republic stores in Canada on August 17, 2010, from 5–9 p.m. local standard time. Not valid at Banana Republic Factory Stores or online. Qualifying amount applies to merchandise only not to Giftcards, packaging, applicable taxes or shipping and handling charges. No adjustments on previous purchases. Not valid for cash or cash equivalent. Cannot be combined with any other offers or discounts including Gap Inc. employee discount.