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News worth sharing.
‘An intense
Gold. Swan
passion for
giving’
Forty-year-old woman pledging to do 40 charitable
events in 2011 says no shortage of ideas to choose from
Already has 28 scheduled, with 12 more to confirm
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Many women approach their 40th birth-
days with dread, but Jennifer O’Connor is
going in a different direction.
The Halifax woman — who turned 40
on New Year’s Eve — is going to do 40
charitable events in 2011.
“I don’t know if it’s because I was turn-
ing 40, but leading up to a milestone like Jennifer O’Connor stands next to a
that you are trying to figure out what cutout of Paula Abdul, who will appear
your purpose is in life,” she said. in Halifax for a Bust a Move fundraiser
“I’ve been going on that journey of qui- in March.
etly figuring out what my place is here.”
O’Connor, a stay-at-home mom of there has to be a way to use that beyond
three young kids, is no stranger to philan- the special relationships in my life and
Actor Natalie Portman poses with her award for best performance by an actress in thropy — but she wanted to do more. (to) touch communities. So this is how we
a motion picture (drama) for Black Swan at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards “I was trying to find a way to be a little came up with 40 for 40.”
held at The Beverly Hilton hotel last night in Beverly Hills, Calif. more involved than writing a cheque.” The first two charitable events are al-
More coverage, page 8. So in a conversation with someone she ready on the go: O’Connor said she set up
knows at the IWK Health Centre, the idea an endowment fund for women’s health
Portman wins statue for BlackK EVSIN WwINTER/GEaTTY InMAGES of 40 at 40 came about. through the IWK, and she’s putting to-
“There’s got to be something bigger. I gether a team for the Bust a Move event
have an intense passion for giving, and on March 26.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 2011
Ribbon cut for Dexter calls
1
budget cut
talk fear
mongering
Games Centre
Premier Darrell Dexter is
accusing some of the
province’s school boards
of purposely spreading
fear about the NDP
government’s latest bid
to put a lid on rising edu-
Police had chance to tour facility after it officially opened Centre to be cation costs. news
“They really have to
used for gymnastics, badminton and synchronized swimming at the Games
stop bringing forward
ANDREW VAUGHAN/THE CANADIAN PRESS these dramatic scenarios
with job cuts when they
know that we would nev-
er allow those to
happen,” Dexter said yes-
terday. “I just think it’s On the web at
terribly irresponsible to metronews.ca
be creating the kind of
fear that they are creating
Vancouver
by bringing forward these
scenarios.” Whitecaps GM
Dexter was referring to tells It’s Called
the fallout from an Educa- Football about
tion Department their choice to
planning document, dis-
make Omar
tributed last October, that
instructed all eight school Salgado their
boards to prepare for a first overall
possible $196 million in pick. More at
budget cuts over the next
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Park. told the crowd. “We can’t Dexter said before the said several construction
Flanked by Nova Scotia wait to welcome all of crowd was invited in for projects will soon be
duck tolling retrievers An- those participants. This treats and a tour. eral and provincial gov- tendered to build semi-de-
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MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 2011
Gunfights rock
Tunisia after
president flees
Crowds cheer as suspected shooters arrested
Election must be held in 60 days, constitution says
CHRISTOPHE ENA/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tunisian authorities strug-
gled to restore order in Tu-
nis yesterday, arresting the
head of the presidential
guard and trying to stop
the looting, arson and gun-
fights that have erupted
across the capital since au-
tocratic former president
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled
to Saudi Arabia on Friday.
Tensions appeared to be
mounting between
Tunisians buoyant over
Ben Ali’s departure and his
loyalists, who stand to lose
major perks. Police arrest-
ed more than 50 people on
suspicion of using ambu-
lances, rental cars and civil
protection vehicles for
drive-by shootings, a police
official said.
To cheers and smiles,
some residents tore down
massive portraits of Ben
Ali that were omnipresent
during his regime, hang-
Two men try to remove a torn portrait of former Tunisian
ing on lampposts and bill-
president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali yesterday in Tunis.
boards, gazing down over
shops and hotels. Some
stretched several storeys
high.
Some gas stations and Night in Tunisia gets of looters. The family
stores reopened yesterday of the ex-president’s wife,
morning, and it appeared Dozens of people have Leila Trabelsi, has financial
that calm might be return- died in a month of clashes interests from banking to
ing. But a gunfight broke between police and car dealerships. A branch
out in the afternoon be- protesters angry about the of the Zeitouna bank in Tu-
tween security forces and repression and corruption nis founded by Ben Ali’s
unidentified attackers in of Ben Ali’s rule — unrest son-in-law was torched, as
front of the headquarters that ultimately marked the were vehicles made by Kia,
of the main opposition end of his 23-year regime. Fiat and Porsche — brands
party PDP, said senior par- distributed in Tunisia by
ty member Issam Chebbi. Businesses owned by Ben members of the ruling
A crowd swarmed the Ali’s family were major tar- family.
area in central Tunis after
the incident, and heavy se- working to forma national speaker Fouad Mebazaa,
curity was deployed. unity government on or- who has urged him to con-
Prime Minister Mo- ders from the interim pres- sult opposition forces.
hammed Ghannouchi is ident, former parliament THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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CABINET OMISSION WAS REAL NEWSMAKER
The most intriguing aspect add to the cost of government, government isn’t winning not to forget an independent
of last week’s provincial even though they will almost awards for environmental stew- thinker who speaks his mind
Urban Compass cabinet shuffle was not the certainly do the same if they ardship — can you say mercury and a smart guy who doesn’t suf-
Cheshire cat-like, photo-op some how, some way, some day emissions? — appointing fer fools gladly.
STEPHEN grins on the faces of the get the chance. Epstein would signal the party is For much of his time in oppo-
No, the most in- serious about sus- sition and during Dexter’s first
KIMBER two newly blessed triguing aspect of tainability and year in office, Epstein played —
members of Darrell last week’s shuffle “(Howard) help woo Green- in public at least — the ideal
O
Dexter’s inner circle. was the name that Epstein ... leaning voters. team player.
went remains one of But Epstein — a When he finally went off the
r the nameplate shuf- unmentioned: finance critic dur- reservation this summer — pub-
fling and amoeba- Howard Epstein. his party’s best, ing the NDP’s op- licly opposing plans for a
like subdividing of Intriguing. Dis- brightest and position- convention centre — it seemed
ministerial responsi- appointing. But worst used wandering years an acknowledgement he would
bilities the hardly surprising. and a wise-in-the- never be inside.
backbenchers.”
government Epstein, a ways provincial- Ultimately, that may not be a
predictably insisted will help it lawyer, veteran municipal affairs bad thing.
do its job even better and even- MLA and former expert — would Given its own tendencies and
tually save taxpayers money it is Halifax city councillor, remains have been a good fit in other the rightward lurch of both op-
about to spend to add new min- one of his party’s best, brightest portfolios, too. position parties, Dexter’s govern-
isters and their staffs to the pub- and worst used backbenchers. Why is he still on the outside? ment could use an articulate
lic payroll. He’s a former head of the There are obvious answers, of critic from the left.
Or even the equally Ecology Action Centre, an course. Epstein is certainly that. So
predictable bleating from the op- acknowledged expert on matters Epstein is ideologically to the his absence is a disappointment.
position that now is no time to environmental. Given the Dexter left of many of his colleagues, But not completely.
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2 Hollywood elite get together to celebrate the best in movies and television
The Social Network named best drama, Portman and Firth take top acting honours
SoHocst Ricikya Gervlais keNeps eveeryonte onw their tooes wirth hkis quick, biting humour
takes top prize
scene
Some people really know “It’s going to be a Kids Are All Right and Paul era Boardwalk
News in brief how to throw a party. night of partying Giamatti for Barney’s Ver- Empire on
Each year the Hollywood and heavy sion, based on a novel by HBO also hon-
Foreign Press Association Canadian author Mordecai oured as TV’s
drinking. Or as
brings the top stars from TV Richler. In his speech Gia- best drama.
and film to a booze-soaked, Charlie Sheen calls matti thanked the Richler “I hope we
black-tie dinner, invites it — breakfast.” family. He also gave a shout do it for years
them to catch up with col- out to the film’s “incredi- and years and
HOST RICKY GERVAIS IN HIS
leagues as they collect acco- ble” crew in Montreal, years,” said
OPENING MONOLOGUE
lades for their work, then where the film was shot. Buscemi.
puts the whole thing on TV cluding best drama and di- “An incredible beautiful Board-
as the Golden Globe rector, solidifying its city which I dream about,” walk Em-
The Social Network Awards. prospects as an Academy Giamatti said. “An incredi- pire won
keeps making friends, Last night’s 68th annual Awards favourite. ble place in a great nation, on its
winning the Critics’ ceremony unfolded at the Winning the dramatic Canada. And I salute the first year
Choice award for best Beverly Hilton Hotel’s Inter- lead-acting prizes were Col- great nation of Canada.” on the
picture and three oth- national Ballroom, where in Firth for the British The boxing drama The air,
er prizes. But hundreds of stars, from monarchy saga The King’s Fighter earned both sup- beating
Inception led all films Jane Fonda to Justin Bieber, Speech and Natalie Port- porting actor Globes, for Mad
Friday night with six took part in one of Holly- man for the psychosexual Christian Bale and Melissa Men, which
awards total, all in wood’s hottest parties of thriller Black Swan. Leo. had won the
technical the year. Lead-acting honours for Katey Sagal and Steve last three top
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Network, which Social Network took the top edy categories went to An- first Golden Globes for top awards.
chronicles the origin honours at the Golden nette Bening for the actors in television dramas, THE ASSOCIATED
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life
Rabbit people
Stacy Jones plays with her dog, Lady, a golden retriever mix whom Jones believes has a subtle sixth sense.
Do your furry friends
Luck is a clear
theme when it
comes to those have a sixth sense?
born under the Chi-
nese Zodiac sign of
the rabbit, says
Elizabeth Vander-
Ven, a specialist on
Chinese and east-
ern Asian culture.
“Rabbits are con- 72 per cent of American dog owners say their pets can feel bad weather, and 47 per cent
sidered to be espe-
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cially lucky
financially,” she
said, noting some Lassie could always sense For bad news, 47 per poll conducted by GfK Rop- toward the end of her the Prevention of Cruelty
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That, VanderVen American pet owners say four-year-old golden re- going on with the baby changes in barometric
said, could be espe- they can relate, saying triever mix, doesn’t even and it was her job to take pressure or other factors,
cially true this year their pets have a sixth Pets online bother to get up, said care of the baby.” LaFarge said, and dogs an-
because the 2011 sense about bad weather, Stacey Jones, 50, of Stone The reason? It’s actually ticipate seizures, low
rabbit year corre- and 47 per cent say the Mountain, Ga. But if it’s a hard to know. blood sugar or other med-
sponds with the el- same about bad news, ac- Check out more info about stranger, she goes on mi- “A sixth sense is some- ical problems because of
ement of metal, cording to an Associated animals and their sixth nor alert, she said. thing we can’t explain but hormonal changes.
symbolizing great Press-Petside.com poll. sense on the web. Lady’s sixth-sense ten- we tend to trust. It’s a mat- But they haven’t figured
wealth. Seventy-two per cent of dencies are very subtle, ter of belief and faith,” said out what alerts pets to
This we can dog owners said they’ve petside.com/sixthsense said the Atlanta university psychologist Stephanie La- earthquakes, bad news or
make easy sense of: had weather warnings aspca.org writer and editor. Farge, the senior director other such events — or if
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