Metro London - January 24, 2012

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IN TOUCH
LONDON, VULGAR?
DESE GUYS SAY OUR
TWEETS DON’T GOT NO
CLASS
{page 3} KIEFER SUTHERLAND
WHEN THE LEVY
TACKLES CEREBRAL ROLE
BREAKS ...
MAYOR BACKS DOWN IN NEW SERIES
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LONDON
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
www.metronews.ca
News worth sharing.
End of a chapter
Winter. Comforts
for Storybook seals
Plan will see seals bound for new pool at St. Louis Zoo in
Missouri Councillors say moving exotic animals to other zoos
will free up money to focus on Storybook’s next phase
ANGELA City to consult in Ontario, Quebec and New
MULLINS Brunswick.
@METRONEWS.CA Old East on If the full city council OK’s the
needle boxes latest action, all exotic animals
Fans of Storybook Gardens and its will be out of the Springbank Park
famed seals may want to sched- attraction by summer, city offi-
ule a goodbye visit in the coming A city administrator has cials said.
months. vowed to work with business Zoocheck Canada, a Toronto-
The city’s community-services owners in the Old East based national wildlife protection
committee gave the go-ahead on Village to make sure two agency, is footing the bill — to the
Monday to move the four harbour needle-disposal bins have tune of at least $50,000 — to move
seals stateside and relocate other been put in the right places. the animals.
exotic animals — including two The bins were placed in a Julie Woodyer, campaigns
lynx, beavers and an otter — to city parking lot on the north director for Zoocheck, said her
wildlife sanctuaries in California side of Dundas Street east of agency was involved when politi-
and Ontario. Adelaide a few months ago, cians first decided to shut down
Approval of the plan came after officials said. Storybook’s zoo.
a short debate that saw some city Members of the Old East The group got involved again
councillors question what will business improvement asso- this summer and co-ordinated the
become of Storybook with most ciation were at Monday’s moves after receiving an “unprece-
of the animals gone. Coun. Dale community-services commit- dented number of complaints”
Henderson was the lone “no” vote, tee meeting to express con- about the seal pool, which Woody-
stressing a possible loss of cern that they weren’t con- er said an expert has deemed too
tourism dollars. sulted before the bins were small and too shallow.
“Most people, if you put in place. “It’s a win-win-win for every-
ask them what is Sto- “If the bins aren’t being one,” she said about relocating the
rybook Gardens, they used or if they are creating a animals. “The fact is zoos are not
would talk about the problem, I think we have an a big draw. We know from all of
seals, they would talk obligation to revisit any of our experience working with zoos
about the otters,” said Coun. them,” said Ross Fair, the that zoos don’t make money.”
Andrew Scampaio, 23, of London, Bud Polhill, who was at the meet- city’s executive director of The only animals remaining —
tosses fries in salt on Monday during ing but didn’t vote because he’s community services. sheep, goats, miniatures, donkeys,
the lunch-hour rush at Manito’s Rotisserie not on the committee. ANGELA MULLINS rabbits, ducks, chickens and a dog
& Sandwich Shop in Covent Garden Market. Polhill was on city council — will be those in Old MacDon-
when moving animals was dis- said direction at the time was ald’s Farmyard. The exhibits that
ANGELA MULLINS/METRO cussed as part of Storybook’s very clear: Animal exhibits included exotic animals will be
Don’t fry this at home
2008-10 business plan. But, Pol- should be closed. Updating closed and new ones will take
hill said Monday he’s not sure exhibits to meet current stan- their place.
councillors “gave an absolute dards would be too costly, city Replacement of the exhibits
direction that said the animals staff said. would be spread out over several
The restaurant has been serving spit-roasted chicken, various are going to go.” Over the past few years, more years, officials said. This year’s cap-
kinds of sandwiches and fresh-cut fries at the market for about Ross Fair, the city’s executive than half of Storybook’s exotic ital work at Storybook is expected
18 months. director of community services, animals have been moved to sites to cost about $130,000.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012
Western
1 Rainy day. Stroll
announces
record
donation Dressed for the weather, Sharon
George and her soft-coated wheaten
terrier Baxter are out for their daily
Contributing towards the walk Monday in south London.
city-wide campaign goal of
$8.5 million, the Universi-
ty of Western Ontario an-
nounced a record-breaking
gift of $716,632, making it
the largest donation ever
news
to the United Way of Lon-
don & Middlesex.
Western surpassed its
gift from 2010 of $631,487
by $85,415, an increase of
13 per cent and its 2011
campaign goal of $650,000
by $66,632. The generous
financial support comes
from more than 1,300
Western staff, faculty, re-
tirees and students,
fuelled by more than 200
Western volunteers.
METRO
Brothers are reunited in Japan Baxter’s boots were MARK SPOWART/FOR METRO
after six decades apart.
Scan the code for the story. Suspended George says Baxter has learned to associate putting the boots
on with going out for a walk, and once he did this, it was easy
made for walkin’
to get him dressed each day. The boots protect Baxter’s paws
licence a
from ice and salt. Environment Canada is calling for clouds
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Download the free Tuesday with a 60 per cent chance of flurries and a high of -1 C.
ScanLife app with common
your smartphone
at 2dscan.com thread
Mayor willing to pass on levy
2
Use your A London traffic officer
smartphone to nabbed two people driving
scan 2D barcodes with suspended licences
in Metro last Friday night. Economic-development committee focusing on SoHo redevelopment
3 At 8:30 p.m., an officer
The codes will
saw a female motorist ig-
direct your mobile
browser to nore a red light. The offi- ANGELA cials have said that money use. Committee members money that’s not already
cer stopped her and found MULLINS could come from a variety also gave the go-ahead to a budgeted, city officials said.
m.metronews.ca she was a suspended driv- @METRONEWS.CA of sources, including selling process that will prioritize a The move puts an em-
er. This resulted in a ticket city assets. long list of city projects in phasis on “Job 1,” as
for the red light, a ticket Mayor Joe Fontana is back- “The levy I think we various stages of comple- Fontana put it: Creating
On the web at for suspended driving, and ing down on his push for a should always keep in our tion. The projects include a “the most amount of jobs
metronews.ca a trip to court. An hour lat- one per cent economic-de- back pocket,” Fontana said. downtown parking initia- immediately and quickly …
er, the same officer saw velopment levy this year, The mayor’s comments tive, building a new city with the limited resources
another driver disobey a saying the city doesn’t need came minutes after city hall and creating a transit we have in 2012.”
red light. The male driver the money to spur develop- council’s investment and hub on Talbot Street. The goal is to have at
also turned out to be sus- ment in the short term. economic prosperity com- Putting an immediate fo- least some of the buildings
pended. He got a red-light But he remained stead- mittee approved focusing cus on the South Street on the SoHo site torn down
ticket, a suspended fast Monday in his aim to this year’s development ef- property and banking in- and a request for develop-
driving charge and the sev- create a pot of money set forts on the former South dustrial land creates imme- ment proposals out to the
en-day impoundment of aside for upping the tax Street Hospital site and diate and long-term private sector by year’s end,
his vehicle. METRO rolls and creating jobs. Offi- buying land for industrial benefits without spending officials said.
Things have
been looking up Midwives want birth centre Caterpillar. Get your ass
down here, Prime Minis-
for North
News in brief ter Harper!” Fontana
American ANGELA MULLINS/METRO FILE shouted.AM980/AM980.CA
550
markets thus The Association of Ontario Number of Fontana not
Midwives is leading a so- registered Ronald McDonald
far in 2012. cial media campaign urg- midwives currently at- sorry
Allan Small ing the province to fund a tend births in Ontario applies for funds
birth centre pilot project. hospitals and homes. Mayor Joe Fontana says
explains why at
The association says his language may have Ronald McDonald South-
metronews.ca/ more than 6,500 e-post- and funding for the pilot been a little out of line, western Ontario has
investing cards have been sent to project in the 2012 budg- but he’s not backing applied for the Wind
Premier Dalton McGuinty et. Dalton McGuinty down from the message Thanks London Commu-
advocating for birth cen- The association says he delivered to a rally for nity Grant for its new fam-
Follow us tres. It says hundreds of birthing centres could cut tario’s rate of caesarean locked-out Electro-Motive ily room.The family room
on Twitter supporters are also using costs such as medical and section to 15 per cent workers on Saturday. is located on the sixth
@themetrolondon Facebook to promote the surgical expenses. could save $50 million a “So let’s get out there, floor of the new Child-
benefits of birth centres And it says reducing On- year.THE CANADIAN PRESS get back to the table, ren’s Hospital. METRO
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012
Ontarians to pay for crime bill
Twitter
METRO FILE GRAPHIC COURTESY OF TBK CREATIVE
Ontario says the omnibus bill could add another
federal crime bill will cost 1,500 inmates to the sys-
the province’s taxpayers tem by 2016, pushing pop-
more than $1 billion in in- ulations to 150 per cent of
creased police and correc- capacity at some jails.
tional service costs. She says the province
Correctional Services now faces the possibility
Minister Madeleine of having to build a new
Meilleur says there are 1,000-bed facility to offset
about 8,500 inmates in the impact of Bill C-10,
Ontario correctional facili- with an estimated capital Correctional Services Minister Madeleine Meilleur says
ties. cost of $900 million. Ontario correctional facilities are at 95 per cent capacity.
She warns the crime THE CANADIAN PRESS
Teaching ‘food literacy’
to city’s at-risk youth
DAVE CHIDLEY/THE CANADIAN PRESS
Life-skills cooking classes to
prepare youth for independence
One 17-year-old boy meas- Thomas is a public
ures flour and mashes ba- health dietitian at the Mid-
nanas for chocolate chip dlesex-London Health Unit
banana muffins while an- and organizer of the event.
other, also 17, uses a This is her first cooking
kitchen knife to de-seed class at a group home —
and slice a red pepper for another was planned at a
ham and cheese roll-ups. group home for girls later
A third boy, 15, has to in the week — and latest
spread cold cream cheese step in her effort to bring
on the roll-up tortillas be- “food literacy” to at-risk The list of Canada’s most vulgar cities on Twitter.
fore adding ham slices, let- youth in the London area.
Minding your
tuce and the pepper strips. “We didn’t know if even
Although there is chat- one kid would show up”
ter all around them, the for the strictly voluntary virtual manners
boys don’t say much, class, Thomas says. “So to
intent on their tasks have three, that’s good.”
during the first of four life- Thomas is not alone in
skills cooking classes at her efforts to reach out to What the %$#*? “We love social me-
Belton House, a London “vulnerable” populations. London has earned dia (and) we love under-
residential group home for A group of about 10 health the dubious title of be- standing more about
boys 12 to 18. A couple of units across Ontario, ing among the most people and how they
other boys wander in and including Middlesex- vulgar Canadian cities behave on these social-
out, to keep an eye on London, is getting a grant on Twitter. networking websites,”
what’s happening. of $100,000 from Public The Forest City Schiestel said. “So, we
Although only three of Health Ontario to investi- ranked third in a tbk thought, ‘Why don’t we
the home’s seven residents gate what food literacy and Creative analysis of do something fun?’”
participated, Heather cooking skills mean to Residents of a youth group home participate in a “food tweets that include the The methodology
Thomas proclaims the “priority populations.” literacy” cooking class in London on Jan. 10. city name and three key used for the number
hour-long class a success. THE CANADIAN PRESS swear words. Two other crunching included tak-
southwest Ontario ing a million Canadian
cities — Brampton and tweets over a 30-day pe-
Hamilton — took first riod and pulling out
Disgraced medic
Police board and second respective- those that included par-
News in brief ly. Toronto was fourth. ticular city names and
faces more charges re-elects chair Andrew Schiestel, a at least one of three
senior partner at tbk, is- curse words.
Alzheimer’s
Michael Deeb has been n’t drawing any conclu- Several cities in
centre gets boost elected chair of the Lon- sions about what that Western Canada ranked
A disgraced London mili- The incidents are in con- don Police Services Board says about Londoners as outside the Top 10. Sur-
tary medic has been nection with alleged inap- One of Canada’s first for another year. a whole. The analysis rey, B.C., came in 11th,
charged with four addition- propriate medical exams centres for Alzheimer’s Deeb, a vice-principal was more of a lark than Edmonton ranked 12th,
al counts of sexual assault, a performed on Canadian disease and cognitive vi- at Saunders Secondary a serious attempt at fig- Calgary placed 13th and
month after he was convict- forces recruits between tality, to be located at St. School, began serving as uring out which of Vancouver was last.
ed of similar charges. 2002 and 2009 at a naval re- Joseph’s Parkwood Hos- chair in January 2011. Canada’s most-populat- The only Ontario city
James Wilks now faces serve unit in Thunder Bay pital, received a $15,000 Jeannette Eberhard was ed cities is deserving of in the bottom five was
four additional counts of and the Canadian Forces Re- funding boost thanks to elected the police board’s a finger washing, he Mississauga at 14th.
sexual assault and 10 cruiting Centre in London. the Alzheimer Society El- vice-chair for 2012. said. ANGELA MULLINS
counts of breach of trust. AM980/AM980.CA gin-St. Thomas. METRO METRO
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012
Clement lied
Southern. Storms
about G8: NDP
Treasury Board president calls
concerns ‘NDP drive-by slime’
The New Democrats are
calling on Tony Clement to Angus’ remarks
turn himself in to the po-
lice after disclosing docu- “He told the Canadian peo-
ments that they say show ple, ‘If anybody could ever
that he lied and covered up prove that I would do that,
his role in dispensing a $50- I’d turn myself over to the
million G8 “slush fund” in cops.’ Well, Tony, what
2010. about it?” NDP MP Charlie
New Democrat MP Char- Angus said yesterday.
lie Angus issued the call “It’s clear that a cover-up
Monday based on new doc- happened and the auditor
uments that contradict general was misled,”
Clement’s insistence that Angus added.
he was not involved in
choosing which projects to later said that Angus was re-
spruce up in his riding cycling the well-known fact John Braswell, right, Joe Braswell, centre, and Andrew Hughes, pastor of Beardon Methodist Church, remove fallen trees
would get funding. that Clement “recommend- from a car in Fordyce, Ark., on Monday. Strong storms struck the area late Sunday.
The Treasury Board presi- ed projects” to the infra-
dent responded via Twitter: structure minister, who had Wild weather DANNY JOHNSTON/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
“As usual NDP confusing sole authority to decide A storm system that hit Arkansas Sunday night moved on to Alabama
recommending with choos- which projects would get Monday, with violent weatherand possible tornadoesleaving dozens
wallops Alabama
ing,” Clement wrote. federal cash. of people injured and killing at least two, including a man who lived
Clement’s spokeswoman THE CANADIAN PRESS in an area devastated by a deadly twister outbreak in the spring.
Radiation from speedy solar flare bombarding Earth
The sun is bombarding radiation, according to the NASA/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 150M day. Levels are considered
Earth with radiation from National Oceanic and At- strong but other storms
the biggest solar storm in mospheric Administra- have been more severe.
more than six years, with tion’s (NOAA) Space There are two higher levels
more to come from the Weather Prediction Center The radiation — in the of radiation on NOAA’s
fast-moving eruption. in Colorado. form of protons — storm scale — severe and
The solar flare occurred The radiation is mostly a came flying out of the extreme — Biesecker said.
late Sunday and will hit concern for satellite disrup- sun at 150 million NASA’s flight surgeons
Earth with three different tions and astronauts in km/h. and solar experts examined
effects at three different space. It can also cause the solar flare’s expected ef-
times. The biggest issue is communication problems for polar-travelling air- fects and decided that the
planes, said space weather six astronauts on the Inter-
centre physicist Doug national Space Station do
Biesecker. not have to do anything to
Radiation from Sunday’s protect themselves from
This NASA image, taken Sunday night, shows a solar flare arrived at Earth an the radiation, spokesman
flare erupting on the sun’s northeastern hemisphere. hour later and will likely Rob Navias said.
continue through Wednes- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Man charged after War-crimes RYAN REMIORZ/THE CANADIAN PRESS
suspect
snowmobile chase
deported
An Alberta man was due in 100 kilometres per hour,
an Ontario court Monday to The snowmobile stopped A man accused of crimes
face charges stemming at the Bailey’s Bay Resort related to the Rwandan
from a snowmobile chase and the driver fled, leaving genocide has been deport-
involving police. behind the five-year-old ed from Canada. Leon Mugesera
Provincial police say offi- child, who was not injured. Rwanda’s Foreign Minis-
cers tried to stop a snowmo- The suspect was appre- ter Louise Mushikiwabo
bile carrying an adult and a hended inside a trailer after confirmed on Twitter that the 1994 massacre.
child northwest of Peter- a scuffle during which he Leon Mugesera was on a A former Rwandan po-
borough, Ont., on Saturday was pepper sprayed. plane bound for Rwanda. litical operative, Mugesera
because neither was wear- Scott Milton McKenzie, He is among the first delivered a fiery anti-Tutsi
ing a helmet. 25, of Fort McMurray faces western refugee claimants speech in the leadup to the
Police say the snowmo- numerous charges. to be sent back to Rwanda genocide.
bile sped off at more than THE CANADIAN PRESS to face charges related to THE CANADIAN PRESS
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012
CONTRIBUTED
New RIM CEO in hot seat
Analysts, investors wonder, will Heins lead company or prepare to sell
Heins wants to improve product roll-out, customer communications
After being appointed to former CEOs Mike Lazaridis ness professor John Plin-
lead the troubled BlackBer- and James Balsillie, who re- iussen doesn’t feel Heins is Heins’ history
ry-maker Research in Mo- signed on Saturday. the right choice to turn RIM
tion, newly minted CEO “If Thorsten really be- around. “It’s the right move
Thorsten Heins is already lieves that there are no but the wrong guy. He’s Heins, born in 1957,is not
under fire. changes to be made, he will been there four years and is a well-known quantity. He
Takeover talk began cir- be gone within 15 to 18 part of the reason behind joined RIM in December
culating Monday as in- months. He will be a transi- RIM’s underwhelming 2007 as a senior
vestors and analysts tional CEO and this will be product and marketing vice-president for
pondered whether the lit- a transitional board,” said missteps,” said Pliniussen. hardware engineering and
tle-known Heins had been Jaguar CEO Vic Alboini, Once one of Canada’s became chief operating
appointed to lead a RIM who leads an informal most valuable companies, officer for product and
turnaround or prepare it group of 16 RIM sharehold- RIM has seen its fortunes sales in August.
for sale. ers holding just under 10 plunge as it lost market
Heins made it clear he per cent of the shares. Al- share to competitors. RIM’s
wants RIM to do a better job boini criticized keeping Bal- problems were made worse The 54-year-old native
rolling out new products on sillie and Lazaridis on RIM’s by disappointing sales of its of Munich, Germany,
time and improving com- board and called for several PlayBook tablet, a global joined the German Thorsten Heins has been named president and chief
munications with cus- board members to step four-day BlackBerry service engineering group executive officer at Research In Motion.
tomers. He also indicated down before the company’s outage last year and prod- Siemens AG straight out of
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Harper’s eyes on exports at World Economic Forum
JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Prime Minister Stephen countries, prospects for economic problems to
Harper is off to the interna- prosperity are increasingly solve, many Davos partici- WEF in focus
tional economic thinkfest fragile. Trust in presidents pants may prefer the more
in Davos, Switzerland, this and CEOs, and the systems measurable and lucrative German Chancellor
week, where he will reiter- they represent, is drying up. work of confidential corpo- Angela Merkel launches
ate Canada’s desire to diver- Uncertainty lurks for the rate deals, a Davos hall- the forum Wednesday
sify its trade, especially its eurozone, and for mark. Politicians from the with a keynote speech that
oil exports, said his Afghanistan, Syria and U.S. and other countries may chart her course in
spokesman Andrew Mac- North Korea as well. will be seeking investment, Europe’s debt crisis.
Dougall. And now the Occupy investors will be hunting Nearly 40 heads of state
“It’s important to us now movement has come to the out promising young entre- and 18 of the world’s cen-
that a road has been World Economic Forum, an Members of the Occupy WEF preneurs, and everyone will tral bankers will attend,
blocked in the States,” Mac- annual gathering of 2,600 movement build an igloo at their be looking for the year’s along with business lead-
Dougall said, referring to decision-makers from near- campsite before the opening of the next big gadget. ers, scientists, thinkers and
the recent Keystone XL ly 100 countries and hun- 42nd Annual Meeting of the World “The reality of Davos is human rights pioneers.
pipeline decision. Mac- dreds of companies that Economic Forumin Davos, Switzerland. that it can achieve things Government leaders will
Dougall did not mention starts Wednesday. and it does achieve things focus on how to restore
China specifically, but said VIPs in Davos are usually brought in a small band of greet the big bosses of busi- every year. And that is busi- growth despite rising
Harper is eyeing emerging sheltered from critics. This protesters, with an igloo- ness and world politics as ness deals,” said French po- debts and sinking market
markets in particular. year, the global question- and-yurt camp and anti-cap- they arrive. litical analyst Dominique confidence.
Meanwhile, in many the-establishment wave has italist entreaties ready to With a long list of global Moisi.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WEF runs Jan. 25 to Jan. 29.
U.S.- Canada Digital music Megaupload
lumber agreement to Octo- International Federation of ing on Monday. Police ar-
lumber deal ber 2015 with no modifica- sales stuck: the Phonographic Industry founder claims rested Dotcom, 37, and
tions to deal conditions. blames piracy and govern- three Megaupload employ-
extended innocence
At the time, the deal — Lobby group ment sluggishness. While a ees on U.S. accusations they
controversial on both sides report says that digital rev- facilitated millions of illegal
Canada and the U.S. have — imposed a truce in a bit- A report by the global mu- enue has risen by eight per Kim Dotcom, the detained downloads of films, music
bought two extra years of ter dispute that had seen sic industry lobbying group cent, one analyst says that founder of the file-sharing and other content costing
relative peace on lumber. the U.S. levy $5 billion in says the growth in digital isn’t enough to make up website Megaupload, insists copyright holders at least
The two agreed Monday to penalties on Canadian ex- revenues remains stuck in for the decline in sales else- he is innocent and poses no $500 million in lost rev-
extend the 2006 softwood porters. THE CANADIAN PRESS the single figures. The where. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS flight risk after a bail hear- enue. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012
THE AT-HOME
Register at
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#uwo #movingon
WORKOUT and take the quick poll @cpalmer58: @upsidedown_i: Youth Op-
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the ones huffing and puffing happy my moms psychic tax increase, take a look at
JESSICA NAPIER along icy sidewalks while told her that i will get the $1 billion Crime Bill. Be
METRO wearing full-face masks and 25% accepted to 3 colleges... mad at that!!!!
chains on their sneakers. I refuse to be PLEASE BE #fanshawe @tkinnr:There’s a man in
one of those people and as such, I’ve had NO, IT @heathbarker: Cannot line at the UCC Timmie’s that
to bring my workout routine indoors. SHOULD BE stand when people sit in MY looks like the father from
Since I also refuse to sign up for a gym UP TO THE seat in class!!! #grr #uwo War Horse...I almost burst
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membership — I’ve probably signed up @jenyewonkim:I have “suc- into tears #clearlyIneedsleep
and dropped out of every fitness facility cessfully applied for gradua- #uwo :(
within a 30-kilometre radius of my apart-
ment — I decided that this winter I would embrace the
at-home workout DVD. DAVID PARRY/PA
Have you ever done an exercise video in your living Daily Zoom
room? No matter how reputable your workout of choice
is, you will always feel like a complete moron.
These fitness DVDs take place in an entirely different
kind of reality. Filmed in fluorescent studios and exotic
tropical locations, they feature super-human instructors
whose bodies look as if they’ve been chiseled out of
spray-tanned marble. They
have terrifying titles like
“Filmed in INSANITY! and promise to
fluorescent RIP AND SHRED YOUR
studios and BODY, as if those are actual-
ly desirable outcomes.
exotic tropical
Despite my initial reser-
locations, they vations, I decided to give it
feature super- a shot.
I don’t own a television
human
but I do own a $1,500 Mac-
instructors Book Pro (priorities,
whose bodies people). I agonize over find-
ing the best location to set
look as if they’ve
up my laptop — desk, chair,
been chiseled ottoman? It doesn’t really
out of spray- matter because I still end
tanned marble.” up spending the next 50
minutes tilting the screen
Rise of the Fake Sun
back and forth as I hop
around my living room.
Despite his retro appeal, there is no place for Richard
Simmons in today’s modern home video exercise world.
My 2012-ready instructor is a hard-bodied blond dressed
in a pink camo-print sports bra. She flaunts her Britney
Ssepqeuaersn’c cei rocfa t 2o0rt0u1r oabuss aesx eshrcei sleesa.ds me through a ‘Sun’ brightens “There are very DAVID PARRY/PA
Forgetting that I am in a basement, I almost break a winter morning few moments Trafalgar Sun
finger as I whack my hand on the low ceiling while per- more spectacular
forming a series of “power jacks,” a maniacal cousin to LONDON. Dawn broke an Is 30,000 times the size of
and uplifting than
the traditional jumping jack. hour early yesterday in a soccer ball.
When the instructor’s unremitting perkiness becomes central London after a fake watching an early It has a surface area of 200
too much, I drown her out with my own inner ‘sun’ was raised to beat morning sunrise.” m2, and weighs over 5,500
monologue. Am I engaging my core right now? What the Monday morning ANDREW SHOBEN, FOUNDER OF pounds. A crane was used
does that even feel like? Is that my phone? Will my blues. Onlookers took to ARTISTS’ COLLECTIVE GREYWORLD, to hold the orb in air.
apartment smell like sweat after this? deck chairs to bathe in glo- Worth 60,000 light bulbs
WHICH IS BEHIND THE ‘TRAFALGAR
Finally, the instructor utters the two most beautiful wing light as the installa- SUN’, A WORK COMMISSIONED BY The sun’s internal core pro-
words in the English language: “cool down.” As I stretch tion over Trafalgar Square FRUIT JUICE GROUP TROPICANA duces 4 million lumens of
out on my yoga mat, I find myself wondering where I began at 6:51 a.m. It didn’t light.
could pick up some of those chains for my running set until 7:33 p.m., giving Time to wait for sunrise
shoes. the square three more Greyworld took six months
hours of ‘daylight’. to create the installation.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012
2
Kiefer’s new touch
Martin Bohm vs.
Jack Bauer
How does Kiefer
Kiefer Sutherland tackles a more cerebral role in the new series Touch Sutherland’s new
character in Touch,
But Touch has its own action — a boy with a gift for predicting the future Martin Bohm, compare
to 24’s Jack Bauer?
HANDOUT PHOTO
IAN Similarities — both men
JOHNSTON have children they’re trying
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to protect: Martin Bohm’s
Kiefer Sutherland says he 11-year-old son, Jake, has
wasn’t looking to come trouble connecting with
scene
back to TV so soon after his people emotionally and
eight-season, Emmy-win- Martin yearns to shield him
ning stint on 24. But then from the judgmental world.
he read the script for Kim, Jack Bauer’s daughter,
Touch. needs to be kept safe from
“It wasn’t really a the numerous terrorists
choice,” says Sutherland, who are looking to harm
who was starring in a her as a way to hurt Jack. Scene in brief
Broadway play at the time.
“It was around page 30, I re- They’re both widowers:
member going dammit! I Martin’s wife met an
just knew I’d be so remiss if untimely death when she
I didn’t do it.” was working in the World
The series, from Heroes Trade Center during the
creator Tim Kring, definite- September 11 terrorist
ly stands out from the usu- attacks. Jack’s wife, Teri,
al TV crowd. On one level, was killed at the hands of
it’s a drama of a father, double agent Nina Myers.
Martin (Sutherland), who is
attempting to reach his Differences — they live on
autistic, mute son Jake. opposite sides of the coun-
But it’s also a science fic- try: Martin and his son are Get ready for The
tion tale — in that Jake pos- Kiefer Sutherland returns to TV with the new series Touch. located in New York. Jack, Bachelor, Canadian-
sesses an ability to make although rarely in one place style. Citytv says the
numerical connections that for long, resides in L.A. popular reality
seem to predict future trying to connect to his around the show. There’s a by the end, you realize this series is coming
events in the world. Inter- son. That’s at the heart of great deal of suspense in guy’s never going to win. They are in different lines north of the border
preting what those num- the show.” not knowing what (Jake’s) On Touch, you realize Mar- of work: Although Martin and is scheduled to
bers might mean soon But will fans of Suther- numbers are,” he says. tin is never going to have currently works as a launch on the
becomes Martin’s full-time land’s shoot-first-talk-later Sutherland even sees that quintessential fa- baggage handler at JFK Air- network this fall. A
job. For Sutherland him- character Jack Bauer on 24 parallels between his 24 ther/son relationship with port, his previous career search for “rose-lov-
self, the show is essentially be convinced to watch the character and Touch’s his son, and yet he too per- was as an investigative re- ing Canadian bache-
about family. “I’ve always more cerebral Touch? more down-to-earth Mar- severes.” porter for the Herald. Jack lorettes” who want
felt it was a drama,” Suther- “Well, we’re not blowing tin. “Jack Bauer was faced Touch premieres worked for the Los Angeles to appear on the
land says. “You’re embark- things up. But I think with unbelievable circum- Wednesday at 9 p.m. (ET) Counter Terrorist Unit, in nine-episode series
ing on a journey of a father there’s enough excitement stances to overcome. And on Global. some capacity or another. begins today at
Citytv.com. Shooting
DVD reviews Buy it 88888| Rent it 8888 | Borrow it 888 | Yawn 88 | Don’t bother 8 for The Bachelor
Canada is slated to
begin in the spring.
Drive thing is really something, They’ve kept it simple The American
Genre:Drama especially when best-laid with a lean running time of version is currently
Director:Nicolas Winding plans turn sour. 81 minutes. Even better, in its 16th season.
Refn Director Nicolas Wind- they didn’t try to overload Bachelor host Chris
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Carey ing Refn (Valhalla Rising) it by making it Paranormal Harrison is in Toron-
Mulligan, Bryan Cranston has created a film of oil, Activity 3-D. to today to promote
8111⁄2 blood and bone that’s not Instead, co-directors the new series.
You might not notice the for the easily offended. Henry Joost and Ariel Schul- THE CANADIAN PRESS
car he drives on the streets Extras include several man (they also teamed for
of Los Angeles — a bland making-of featurettes. Catfish) kick it old school
Chevy Impala — but you PETER HOWELL by moving most of the ac-
won’t be able to take your tion to 1988. There they to
eyes off Ryan Gosling in Paranormal Activity 3 flesh out an evolving story
Drive. Gosling, playing a Genre:Horror about the poltergeist antics
Hollywood stunt driver Directors:Henry Joost and of the first two movies,
who moonlights as a wheel- Ariel Shulman which take place about 15
man for criminals, rocks Stars: Chloe Csengery, Jessica to 20 years later.
like a young Steve Mc- Tyler Brown and Christopher This is the rare third film
Queen or Robert De Niro. Nicholas Smith that is arguably better than
Gosling’s character, to evade the cops. And he those boots. 811⁄2 its predecessors.
known only as Driver, has doesn’t carry a gun. Driver But there’s more to Driv- The makers of this creepy Call PA3 the thing that
only two rules for the has almost supernatural er. He’s a romantic at heart, cash cow happily resisted goes ka-ching in the night.
crooks who employ him. skills behind the wheel, with his eye on his neigh- the impulse to call this Extras include the unrated
He’ll wait five minutes and and he’s got the “sang bour, Irene (Carey Mulli- “prequel threequel” some- version of the film and Scan this code or visit
metronews.ca/Oscars to
five minutes only for them froid” to match. At least un- gan), a single mother who thing awkward like Para- “lost tapes” additional con- watch Tuesday’s live telecast
to do their dirty work and til his violent streak is acti- needs his help. He’ll do any- normal Activity: The tent. of the Academy Award
nominations.
hop back inside his Impala vated — watch out for thing to assist her, and any- Awakening. PETER HOWELL
08 dish metronews.ca
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012
Health scares of the stars
Simon says the
wedding is off
K-Fed suffers ‘mini heart attack’ Tracy Morgan collapses in Utah
Simon Cowell says his en- dle. I don’t know if I will
gagement to Mezhgan ever get married, but I am ALL PHOTOS GETTY IMAGES
Hussainy is off — and the happy.” THE WORD
relationship is as As for his gushing
well, in a way. about Hussainy be-
“It’s quite a ing “the one” during DOROTHY ROBINSON
complicated an interview with Piers [email protected]
relationship. Morgan when the cou-
We have had a ple was first engaged, The Australians
break from each Cowell says, “I have must be desper-
other, and we been pretty good ate.
are still incredi- about not talking They’ve
bly close,” Cowell about my private stuff, flown Kevin
tells the Sunday but I got caught up Federline, 33,
Mirror. in the moment.” all the way to Kevin Federline
“I’m vulnera- METRO their country to star in
ble. It’s not their weight-loss reality bination of exhaustion and
on, it’s show, Excess Baggage (be- altitude, Tracy is seeking
not off, cause, apparently, Celebrity medical attention. He is
it’s Fit Club worked out so well with his fiancé and grateful
some- Simon Cowell for him). Tracy Morgan to the Park City Medical
where But the Aussie show’s Center for their care. Any
in the workouts were too much heart attack” (which A source told the Holly- reports of Tracy consuming
mid- for the former sounds like an oxymoron if wood Reporter that at the alcohol are 100 per cent
dancer/chronic egg fertiliz- there ever was one). function, “Morgan seemed false.”
er, and, according to local Meanwhile, on the other inebriated, yelling and This is one of those rare
reports, his heart went side of the world, Tracy falling onto the ground.” occasions that a PR state-
“PopoZão” and he was Morgan was also rushed to I know what you are ment is true: The hospital
rushed to a hospital with the hospital in Park City, thinking and no, it was not reports that Morgan did not
chest pains. It was so severe Utah on Monday, after he booze. It was the altitude have alcohol or drugs in his
that, according to reports, collapsed at the Creative that felled the 30 Rock star. system when he was admit-
Federline suffered a “mini Coalition Spotlight Awards. Per his rep: “From a com- ted.
Klum and
ple magazine. to love each other very
“While we have enjoyed much, but we have grown
Seal: Yup,
seven very loving, loyal and apart. This is an amicable
happy years of marriage, af- process, and protecting the
it’s over
ter much soul-searching we well-being of our children
have decided to separate,” remains our top priority,
Klum says in a statement. especially during this time
Heidi Klum and Seal have “We have had the deep- of transition.” Seal and
confirmed that they are est respect for one another Klum are parents to Leni, 7,
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012
World of eye care
3
can be confusing
life
Learn the difference between a sight test and a full eye exam And research before you go
ISTOCK PHOTOS
CELIA
MILNE
[email protected]
Your eyes need health
check-ups, too. Health
But how do you navi-
gate the world of op-
tometrists, opticians and
ophthalmologists? Most of
us aren’t clear on who
does what.
“It is a source of confu-
sion in the public,” says Dr.
Riaz Ahmed, an op-
tometrist in Calgary.
Here’s how he explains
it: Opticians are the people
who sell you glasses and
contact lenses, op-
tometrists are your pri-
mary eye-care provider A new website —
and ophthalmologists myhealthtips.com
treat serious eye diseases — features collab-
and do eye surgery. orative work
Ahmed recommends between a Canadi-
eye exams every two years an doctor and Ter-
Before you get an eye exam,
for most adults. ry Jones of Monty
do some research first.
If you are young (under Python, shown,
19) or older (over 65), you that blends
humour and
“If you go get an should get an eye exam someone who is qualified Ahmed have been to uni- regular basis, eye prob- health advice.
eye exam, make every year. A recent study in eye health. versity for a minimum of lems resulting from dia- The collaboration
sure it is either that examined patterns “If you go get an eye ex- eight years. betes or glaucoma. between the Cana-
among more than 130,000 am, make sure it is either They do routine eye ex- An ophthalmologist has dian cancer
with an
Canadians found that only with an optometrist or an ams and deal with com- the most education, in- specialist and the
optometrist or an 40 per cent saw an eye-care ophthalmologist,” he says. mon eye problems such as cluding a Bachelor degree, British comedian
ophthalmologist.” provider in the previous “A sight test at an optician infections or a foreign ob- four years of medical has led to a series
year. is not a full eye exam.” ject in the eye. school, plus a residency in of videos that
DR. RIAZ AHMED
Make sure you go to Optometrists like They can manage, on a the specialty. combine laughs
with practical
health advice
Best Health Minute THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BONNIE MUNDAY, drive-through, a mall food We all end up in a rant? and 37 grams of fat.
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about our new diet book, per helpful to provide nu- swap, if you’re looking for These are just a few
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you in on some details in Canada — Boston Pizza, uschetta that contains breakfast sandwiches. At
the book’s section on din- East Side Mario’s, Har- 1,145 calories and 59 one chain, a sausage, egg TO CLAIM YOUR FREE ISSUE OF
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012
Filling enough for a dragon
THE CANADIAN PRESS H/O
Easy Seafood Linguine
Head to Hong Ping Restaurant to celebrate Chinese New Year with a feast
PAUL MITCHELL
LUNCH RUSH
PAUL MITCHELL
[email protected]
I am celebrat-
ing the Year
of the Drag-
on with a vis-
it to Hong
Ping. Although I do not
need an excuse to have This linguine is chock- sauté garlic for three to
Chinese cuisine, it is a full of seafood and can be four minutes. Add
great choice for value and on the table in a flash. It breadcrumbs and chili
volume. will be a welcome com- flakes; cook for one
Located in the back of fort dish as well. minute. Add clams with
an easily overlooked build- liquid, shrimp, oysters
ing, Hong Ping has an en- P1reparation: and white wine; cook
joyable contemporary, In a large pot of boil- for another two to three
sophisticated décor. ing water, cook pasta minutes. Toss seafood
My group encounters until al dente. Drain mixture with pasta, add
some initial confusion or- and keep warm. parsley and season with
dering, as individual “dim 2 pepper. Garnish with ex-
While pasta is tra breadcrumbs. Serve.
cooking, heat olive oil THE CANADIAN PRESS/
Hong Ping Restaurant in a frying pan and CLOVER LEAF
339 Horton St. E.
519-858-3074 • 1 can (142 g) baby yellow
hongping.foodpages.ca Ingredients: clams, undrained
Hours: Sun. - Wed. (11 Kung Po Shrimp ($11.95). • 500 g (1 lb) linguine pas- • 1 can (106 g) medium
a.m. - 9 p.m.), Thurs. - Sat. ta shrimp, drained
(11 a.m. - 10 p.m.) • 50 ml (1/4 cup) olive oil • 1 can (133 g) Pacific oys-
Reservations: No sum” selections are offered ($8.95), Chicken in Yellow are delicious but more • 3 cloves garlic, finely ters, drained
Licensed: Yes alongside a family-style Curry ($9.95), and Kung Po than we can eat. Ingredi- chopped • 50 ml (1/4 cup) white
Quick solo lunch: No menu. It is a good range of Shrimp ($11.95). Spring ents are high quality with • 50 ml (1/4 cup) wine
Social lunch: Yes choices from vegetarian Rolls ($3.50) are barely the right amount of sauce breadcrumbs, plus extra for • 125 ml (1/2 cup) coarsely
Co-worker lunch: Yes dishes to sizzling touched before entrées in- and spice. garnish chopped parsley
Client negotiations: Yes Szechuan. stantaneously appear, pip- I will definitely not wait • 2 ml (1/2 tsp) chili flakes • Cracked black pepper
Price range: $5.95 - $13.95 We order à la carte: ing hot on platters. another year before re-
Rating: 4 out of 5 Sweet and Sour Pork The enormous portions turning to Hong Ping.
Make health statement
Ingredients:
• 500 ml (2 cups) green
with light salmon dish lentils
• 1 side of salmon, skin on
about 1.8-kg (4-lb)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
2 • 30 ml (2 tbsp) butter
P1reparation: Place salmon, skin slightly translucent. • Salt black pepper
Coat a large rimmed down, on prepared bak- 3 • 10 mL (2 tsp) grated lemon
baking sheet with cook- ing sheet. Rub with gar- Meanwhile, in a bowl, rind
ing spray; set aside. lic. Place dots of butter gently mix together • 45 mL (3 tbsp) lemon juice
Bring a pot of salted wa- all over surface of cooked lentils, lemon • 3 oranges, peeled and seg-
ter to boil. Add lentils salmon, then sprinkle rind and juice, orange mented
and boil for 12 to 15 with salt and black pep- segments, pomegranate • Seeds of 1/2 pomegranate
minutes or until tender per. Bake in 200 C (400 seeds, coriander, • 5 ml (1 tsp) coriander
but firm. Drain well and F) oven for 15 minutes cilantro and hot sauce. • 50 ml (1/4 cup) chopped
set aside. or until just the centre is Season with salt and fresh cilantro
MATTHEW MEAD/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS black pepper. • Splash of hot sauce
Roasted Salmon & Lentil Salad 4 • 1 tub (250 g/8 oz) creme
In a small bowl, stir to- fraiche
gether creme fraiche • 60 mL (1/4 cup) fresh
and orange juice. orange juice
5
To serve, place salmon
on a large platter and ADAPTED BY EMILY RICHARDS
arrange lentil salad (PROFESSIONAL HOME ECONO-
around salmon. Drizzle MIST, COOKBOOK AUTHOR AND
with creme fraiche A TV CELEBRITY CHEF. FOR
This recipe serves 10. sauce. MORE, VISIT EMILYRICHARD-
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/ SCOOKS.CA)