Metro London - January 8, 2014

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Wanted: A few good women
Women In Politics. Who’s in, who’s out members will hear Baechler
speak about her political ca-
With a female exodus
reer at Chaucer’s Pub starting
from London city council, (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:50)(cid:229)(cid:209)(cid:314)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:251)(cid:3)(cid:221)(cid:255)(cid:302)(cid:317)(cid:3)(cid:254)(cid:209)(cid:268)(cid:268)(cid:552)(cid:3)Couns. at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 20.
activists are trying to Judy Bryant, Nancy Women In Politics coordin-
Branscombe and Joni ator Shawna Lewkowitz shares
encourage more women Baechler Baechler’s concerns.
to seek offi ce “I think that a really im-
(cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:39)(cid:274)(cid:221)(cid:305)(cid:273)(cid:220)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:302)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:292)(cid:305)(cid:274)(cid:274)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:251)(cid:3) portant thing is for everybody
(cid:209)(cid:251)(cid:209)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:552)(cid:3)Couns. Denise to ask women they know in
MIKE Brown and Sandy White their community who would
DONACHIE be good for city council to run,”
[email protected] (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:38)(cid:279)(cid:289)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:251)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:279)(cid:3)(cid:265)(cid:279)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:273)(cid:552)(cid:3) said Lewkowitz. “Research has
Virginia Ridley in Ward shown that women need to be
There’s an exodus of women 10, and ready to duke asked more than men before
from city hall as London pre- it out in Ward 13, Fiona they agree to run.”
pares for its municipal elec- Graham and Tanya Park And they should be sup-
tion. ported when they’re running,
Of the five women on the (cid:580)(cid:3) As of Tuesday, 18 people she added, with finances, vol-
15-member council, three had registered to run in unteer help and, of course,
— Nancy Branscombe, Judy London’s Oct. 27 election. votes.
Bryant and Joni Baechler — Just four of them are Not everyone shares that
have confirmed they won’t women. White hasn’t fi led view.
run again. papers yet, but says she in- Ward 13 candidate Fiona
And that’s been causing a tends to be on the ballot. Graham said it’s “ridiculous”
stir, with women’s activists to focus on gender and it risks
determined to redress the bal- diverting attention from Lon-
ance but others, including sit- “I think it really is import- don’s real problems.
ting Coun. Sandy White, say- ant that women do think hard Coun. Sandy White said
ing politics isn’t about gender. about wanting to run for of- good work has been done on
Instead, folks like White fice and step forward when getting women involved, but
say it’s about the best person they have any interest,” said the focus should be on the best
for the job. Baechler. “We can’t lose that candidates, whether they’re
Baechler, who’s ending 14 perspective on council when it women or men.
years as a city councillor, said comes to policy-making.” But some said women do
women must have a voice. Although she stresses face more barriers.
She pointed to the United Na- there shouldn’t be a “quota” Ward 10 candidate Virginia
tions advice that 30 per cent of of women involved, Baechler Ridley and Ward 13’s Tanya
candidates should be women is already mentoring possible Park, who filed nomination pa-
before a female perspective is successors. She’s leading Lon- pers Tuesday, both have young
properly represented. don’s role in Headstart, a prov- children and will rely on their
Although London’s coun- incial campaign that organizes husbands’ support as they run.
cil does meet that minimum, events encouraging women to “It’s been a male-dominat-
at least for now, the province consider running for office. ed area and the environment
sits at 24.7 per cent. Baechler Baechler’s also the next hasn’t been conducive for
A woman among men: Coun. Judy Bryant was the only female politician sitting when council’s
fears that, unless more women speaker at Women In Politics, women,” said Ridley. “There
come forward, the Forest City a local group with similar are a lot of barriers. Person- corporate services committee met Tuesday in council chambers. Some are worried too few women are
will fall even shorter of meet- aims. An offshoot of the grass- ally, I think it’s time for that to showing an interest in local political seats.ANGELA MULLINS/METRO
ing the mark. roots group Pints and Politics, change.”
02 NEWS metronews.ca
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
After the blaze
St. Thomas
clinic
reopens
It was a good end to a
bad year for Clinic 217,
the St. Thomas meth-
adone clinic that was
S burned to the ground in
an enormous Dec. 12 fire.
With nothing left
but ashes, patients were
shuttled to a clinic on
W Dundas Street in London
on a daily basis while
frantic arrangements
were made to find
another St. Thomas loca-
tion.
That took all of 18
days.
E A new clinic is now
open at 475 Talbot St.,
about four blocks away
from the original loca-
tion.
N Office manager Laura A social worker dispenses a dose of methadone from a clinic pharmacy. London’s rules governing methadone clinics are coming under fi re.
Butler said none of the MTORSTAR NEWS eSERVICE FtILE hadone request
clinic’s roughly 400
clients had to go without
treatment during the
transition.
“They did good,” she leaves councillor upset
said. “We shuttled them
to London almost every
day and nobody had any
complaints.”
It was a much hap-
pier Butler than the
one Metro spoke with
as smoke poured out Human rights. might be leading the city to The request cil didn’t like the tone of the
of her clinic nearly a Commissioner’s discriminate against drug ad- request.
month ago. At the time, dicts. The request focuses on
demand for
she was crestfallen and The commission has (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:83)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:61)(cid:274)(cid:302)(cid:209)(cid:292)(cid:255)(cid:279)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:305)(cid:273)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:3) city planning and regulation
concerned about what information ruffl es asked for a large amount (cid:74)(cid:255)(cid:251)(cid:254)(cid:302)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:17)(cid:279)(cid:273)(cid:273)(cid:255)(cid:296)(cid:296)(cid:255)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:3) bylaws, and seeks to find out
would happen to the of documentation from the (cid:315)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:302)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:279)(cid:3)(cid:296)(cid:229)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:289)(cid:292)(cid:229)(cid:302)(cid:302)(cid:317)(cid:3) if they “discriminate against
feathers
people who depend on city as it seeks to decide (cid:273)(cid:305)(cid:221)(cid:254)(cid:3)(cid:229)(cid:314)(cid:229)(cid:292)(cid:317)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:251)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:220)(cid:279)(cid:305)(cid:302)(cid:3) people with addictions who
the clinic. whether people’s rights are (cid:273)(cid:229)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:209)(cid:225)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:209)(cid:268)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:3)(cid:296)(cid:229)(cid:292)(cid:575) rely on methadone services.”
The fire also gutted a being affected by city rules (cid:314)(cid:255)(cid:221)(cid:229)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:50)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:225)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:296)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:221)(cid:229)(cid:3) The city will be replying,
2009.
plumbing business and governing methadone clinics solicitor Jennifer Smout told
an auto parts store. A A request from the prov- and pharmacies. the committee, but the Feb.
St. Thomas fire preven- ince’s human rights watch- The request left Swan (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:83)(cid:254)(cid:209)(cid:302)(cid:3)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:221)(cid:268)(cid:305)(cid:225)(cid:229)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:268)(cid:268)(cid:3)(cid:273)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:575) 7 deadline, given by the com-
tion officer said the dog didn’t go over well Tues- unhappy with the sugges- (cid:305)(cid:302)(cid:229)(cid:296)(cid:550)(cid:3)(cid:274)(cid:279)(cid:302)(cid:229)(cid:296)(cid:550)(cid:3)(cid:289)(cid:292)(cid:229)(cid:296)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:302)(cid:209)(cid:575) mission on Dec. 18, is tight.
cause of the blaze was a day at city hall. tion that anyone’s being dis- (cid:302)(cid:255)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:273)(cid:209)(cid:302)(cid:229)(cid:292)(cid:255)(cid:209)(cid:268)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:225)(cid:3) Clerk Cathy Saunders said
candle that had fallen in “We’re just trying to do criminated against. (cid:279)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:292)(cid:3)(cid:225)(cid:279)(cid:221)(cid:305)(cid:273)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:302)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:238)(cid:292)(cid:279)(cid:273)(cid:3) the request represents four
Big John’s Plumbing. A our job,” said Coun. Joe Swan “I’m somewhat offended (cid:221)(cid:255)(cid:302)(cid:317)(cid:3)(cid:221)(cid:279)(cid:305)(cid:274)(cid:221)(cid:255)(cid:268)(cid:3)(cid:273)(cid:229)(cid:229)(cid:302)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:251)(cid:296)(cid:550)(cid:3) weeks of work for staff.
separate fire only hours as the difficult issue of regu- that (chief commissioner (cid:296)(cid:305)(cid:220)(cid:575)(cid:221)(cid:279)(cid:273)(cid:273)(cid:255)(cid:302)(cid:302)(cid:229)(cid:229)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:225)(cid:3) Smout said staff asked for
earlier had burned down lating methadone clinics Barbara Hall) would suggest (cid:221)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:296)(cid:305)(cid:268)(cid:302)(cid:209)(cid:302)(cid:255)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:315)(cid:255)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:3) more time, but the commis-
a mill directly behind reared its head at the corpor- such a thing,” the councillor (cid:289)(cid:305)(cid:220)(cid:268)(cid:255)(cid:221)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:225)(cid:3)(cid:229)(cid:316)(cid:289)(cid:229)(cid:292)(cid:302)(cid:296)(cid:553) sion “has not been sympa-
the clinic. The mill was ate services committee. said. thetic,” although they may
scheduled to be demol- That regulation, said a So, as staff get to work be able to send some docu-
ished. SCOTT TAYLOR/METRO letter from the Ontario Hu- on drawing together all the it might be accompanied by ments a little late.
man Rights Commission, paperwork, Swan suggested a letter explaining that coun- MIKE DONACHIE/METRO
Community activists ready for Ward 13 battle
Two community activists tinue Bryant’s “good work.” mother-of-two said in a state- community association has Graham, the other Ward
have guaranteed a contest in But, like so many candi- ment. “My goal is a safe, in- included representing local 13 candidate, is a florist and
one city council ward. dates out to join council for teresting and affordable place views as the redevelopment buildings restoration worker
Already, social campaigner the first time, she also said to live, work, and play. I in- of the South Street Hospi- who has campaigned for
Fiona Graham had filed pa- she’s running for change. Her tend to attract dynamic, suc- tal site was planned. She re- improvements in Old East
pers in a bid to gain the seat formal campaign announce- cessful, businesses that will ceived the Queen Elizabeth Village.
being vacated by Coun. Judy ment speaks of “real con- boost our urban economy. II Diamond Jubilee medal for She describes herself as
Bryant, who’s not seeking re- cerns for the community” as “I am running to defend her community work. a sole parent of one child
election. her motivation to take a place the historical integrity of Park is also a member of who was born and raised in
On Tuesday, Tanya Park, at city hall. Ward 13 while encouraging the Urban League of London London. She lived in various
president of the SoHo Com- “I am running to ensure development that comple- and works for London Com- parts of Canada and the U.
munity Association, joined that we as residents and busi- ments it and the city of Lon- munity Players as the box S. before returning home in
the race. ness owners receive value for don.” office manager of the Palace the 1990s.
Park said she wants to con- our tax dollars,” the married Her involvement in the Theatre. MIKE DONACHIE/METRO
metronews.ca NEWS 03
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Holistic help takes off
She asked for help from an
Get in touch
airline, and an airline deliv-
ered.
Katie Christie, a former Katie Christie’s looking to
Western University student, connect with other people
is “healing with food and who support good causes.
love” through her organiza- Contact her through
tion, Global Holistic Healing. globalholistichealing.org.
Originally from Winni-
peg, she’s now studying at
the Institute of Holistic Nu- ing it forward,” Christie said.
trition in Toronto, as well as Staff provided a “buddy
trying to help people in Latin pass” that let her get from
Panelists arranged by the London Multicultural Club address a room of newcomers to Canada last month, offering America. Winnipeg to the Dominican
advice on how best to integrate and find work in their chosen professions. METRO FILE As Metro reported last Republic for $100.
month, Christie has been vis- “I really want to share this
Speed up immigrant iting people in need in Peru, Katie Christie METRO wonderful story to recognize
Ecuador and other places, WestJet for their good do-
leading yoga and meditation of kindness” by letting her ings, so that other companies
sessions. She’s also raising bring six suitcases of dona- can get ideas of doing more
processing: Report money to set up self-help tions at no charge, plus cut- acts of kindness, and how
projects like planting fruit ting her own flight costs. that will actually come back
trees near schools to provide It happened on Dec. 23 as to you,” Christie added. “I’d
a simple source of food, and she was heading to the Do- also like to show people that
sending donations of clothes minican Republic as part of when you follow your heart
to villagers. her good works. and your intentions are to
EOI. Canada risks losing By the numbers er,” said London Chamber of Now, Christie is thrilled “They loved the concept of help people, miracles hap-
Commerce CEO Gerry Macart- after WestJet provided an “act spreading kindness and pay- pen.” MIKE DONACHIE/METRO
good workers to rival
ney. “If we don’t lead the pack,
countries like Australia (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:39)(cid:273)(cid:273)(cid:255)(cid:251)(cid:292)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:302)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:273)(cid:209)(cid:266)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:305)(cid:289)(cid:3) or at least keep pace with the Charity
(cid:629)(cid:628)(cid:553)(cid:629)(cid:3)(cid:289)(cid:229)(cid:292)(cid:3)(cid:221)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:302)(cid:3)(cid:279)(cid:238)(cid:3)(cid:50)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:225)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:561)(cid:296)(cid:3) pack, we’re going to lose the ers want to see their bingo local bingo halls. Others were
(cid:289)(cid:279)(cid:289)(cid:305)(cid:268)(cid:209)(cid:302)(cid:255)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:553) ability to attract these people to Get these baby halls become a gaming worried E-bingo could lead
this country.” centre with alcohol and slot to other forms of electronic
A report issued Tuesday by the (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:61)(cid:238)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:255)(cid:273)(cid:273)(cid:255)(cid:251)(cid:292)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:302)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:268)(cid:255)(cid:314)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:251)(cid:3) Speed is the single most im- cakes while you can machines.” gambling, wondering how the
Ontario and London chambers (cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:50)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:225)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:629)(cid:627)(cid:628)(cid:628)(cid:550)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:268)(cid:273)(cid:279)(cid:296)(cid:302)(cid:3) portant factor in determining That was the opinion new revenue would be split
of commerce calls on the fed- (cid:628)(cid:632)(cid:3)(cid:289)(cid:229)(cid:292)(cid:3)(cid:221)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:302)(cid:3)(cid:254)(cid:209)(cid:225)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:292)(cid:292)(cid:255)(cid:314)(cid:229)(cid:225)(cid:3) whether employers will partici- Jonesin’ for Cake, run by Jessie Dale Mackness, of London’s between the government and
eral government to dramatic- (cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:17)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:209)(cid:225)(cid:209)(cid:3)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:268)(cid:209)(cid:296)(cid:302)(cid:3)(cid:243)(cid:314)(cid:229)(cid:3) pate in the EOI system, accord- Jones, is selling $5 novelty Citizens Against Gambling local charities.
ally shorten the length of time (cid:317)(cid:229)(cid:209)(cid:292)(cid:296)(cid:553) ing to the report. cakes in the shape of babies Expansion, shared during a Coun. Bud Polhill was espe-
it takes to process immigrants The Canadian government to help the children’s hospital Tuesday public-participation cially skeptical of the Ontario
entering Canada. (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:50)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:225)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:561)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:289)(cid:279)(cid:289)(cid:305)(cid:268)(cid:209)(cid:302)(cid:255)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:3) is proposing a six-month pro- at London Health Sciences meeting at council’s corporate Lottery and Gaming Corpora-
The report provides advice (cid:296)(cid:289)(cid:229)(cid:209)(cid:266)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:220)(cid:279)(cid:305)(cid:302)(cid:3)(cid:628)(cid:627)(cid:627)(cid:3)(cid:225)(cid:255)(cid:240)(cid:229)(cid:292)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:302)(cid:3) cessing time under the EOI sys- Centre. For full information, services committee. tion overseeing the program.
to the federal government as (cid:268)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:251)(cid:305)(cid:209)(cid:251)(cid:229)(cid:296)(cid:550)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:221)(cid:221)(cid:279)(cid:292)(cid:225)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:251)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:279)(cid:3) tem. At least one other country search for her business name Members of the commun- “I can tell you right now,
it finalizes the design of the (cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:629)(cid:627)(cid:628)(cid:628)(cid:3)(cid:17)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:296)(cid:305)(cid:296)(cid:553) is moving faster — in Australia, on Facebook. METRO ity were invited to city hall OLG isn’t doing this because
Expression of Interest (EOI) sys- visas for permanent residence to voice their opinions about it’s better for us,” he said.
tem, a new process for selecting are processed within 58 days, Committee meeting electronic bingo, or E-bingo, OLG representatives were
and processing the majority of grants will have jobs locked up the report says. being allowed in London. invited to the meeting but
immigrants to Canada. beforehand, but the govern- Speed it up, Macartney, Some stressed the positive not present. The committee
E-bingo draws
To be introduced in early ment has to move quicker if warned, or lose the best of the benefits of increased rev- recommended the issue be
2015, EOI is designed to give that’s to happen, some say. best to Australia, where they’ll critics to city hall enue for local charities and deferred to city staff until the
employers a larger role in se- “What we’re suggesting in settle into a job and their new a need to modernize in the OLG can provide further infor-
lecting newcomers before they our recommendations in this life there far more easily. “I really do not think London- face of declining numbers at mation. DAVID INGRAM/FOR METRO
arrive. It’s hoped many immi- report is you’ve got to be fast- SCOTT TAYLOR/METRO

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04 NEWS metronews.ca
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
NASA and the brown
dwarfs. Western expert
studies giant space storms
The weather in London may “These are signs of patchiness
be causing some problems, in the cloud cover.”
but one Western University The research results were
researcher has his mind on the revealed Tuesday at the 223rd
weather elsewhere. annual meeting of the Amer-
Stanimir Metchev, associate ican Astronomical Society in
professor in the physics and Washington by Metchev’s col-
astronomy department, has league, Aren Heinze, of Stony
been watching the skies. Brook University in New York.
He’s the principal investiga- Scientists think that the
tor in research into heavenly cloudy regions on brown
bodies called “brown dwarfs,” dwarfs take the form of tor-
which form like stars but don’t rential storms, winds and,
turn into fully-fledged stars. possibly, lightning.
They’re the bigger brothers of In a Spitzer program
gas-giant planets like Jupiter. named Weather on Other
Metchev’s leading the Worlds, astronomers used
study of their giant storms the infrared space telescope
using NASA’s Spitzer Space to watch 44 brown dwarfs as A bus makes its way along Richmond Street on Tuesday afternoon after a day of challenges for the city fleet. SCOTT TAYLOR/METRO
Telescope, which orbits the they rotated on their axis for
sun and was launched more up to 20 hours. City buses left
than 10 years ago. The gaps in cloud cover
“As the brown dwarfs came as a surprise, as did the
spin on their axis, the alter- revelations about how the
nation of what we think are brown dwarfs rotated.
cloud-free and cloudy regions The work may lead to a bet-
produces a periodic bright- ter understanding of brown
ness variation that we can dwarfs and gas-giant planets. out in the cold
observe,” said Metchev said. MIKE DONACHIE/METRO
‘Damage control’? Wynne’s
ice-storm response kicking
up a stir at Queen’s Park Weathering winter’s proved to be taxing for the and Fanshawe close, or if the On social media
city’s fleet. schools or major employers
wrath. Frigid temps,
Many buses were behind close, obviously we transport
blowing snow make schedule, something London less. If no one closes, we tend A sampling of LTC chatter that
The Opposition says Kathleen for harsh opponents Transit Commission general to transport more because graced Twitter on Tuesday:
Wynne acted more like the manager Larry Ducharme people choose to take the bus
mayor of Toronto than the to public transit chalked up as a consequence versus drive.” (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:605)(cid:47)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:48)(cid:229)(cid:314)(cid:21)(cid:229)(cid:314)(cid:552)(cid:3)“I called LTC
premier of Ontario following to the extreme cold and blow- As for the hapless bus and a service truck was
the pre-Christmas ice storm ing snow that settled in as the on Wonderland Road, these sent out. The #10Won-
that knocked out power to SCOTT morning commute began. things can happen in poor derland bus is now on its
600,000 homes and business- TAYLOR He said harsh weather weather, Ducharme said. The way!”
es in the province. [email protected] plays a role in the fluidity of driver did what he could to
The Progressive Conserva- service and the number of free the bus, but that’s part of (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:605)(cid:254)(cid:221)(cid:268)(cid:209)(cid:292)(cid:266)(cid:255)(cid:229)(cid:552)(cid:3)“Had THE BEST
tives say Wynne ran around The tweets started early passengers waiting on the the risk of driving in January. bus driver today. Put the
Toronto with photographers about a London bus stuck in next bus. “When we have winter biggest smile on my face!
in tow as she handed out food a snowdrift on Wonderland “It’s not so much the cold weather conditions, particu- As much as the bus system
baskets to people who had Road. as it is the snow,” he said of larly when there’s substantial frustrates me, some bus
lost power, but did nothing Like a beached whale, the 15 centimetres dumped drifting snow involved, get- drivers are awesome.”
for people in other commun- the bus rolled this way and on the city Sunday night, ting in and out of bus bays
ities who also had no electri- Premier Kathleen Wynne delivers that trying to free itself, but which was followed by the can be problematic,” Ducha- (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:605)(cid:83)(cid:209)(cid:317)(cid:268)(cid:279)(cid:292)(cid:17)(cid:579)(cid:629)(cid:627)(cid:628)(cid:629)(cid:552)(cid:3)“You
city. a grocery hamper to Toronto the effort proved fruitless. A frigid temperatures and ac- rme said. “(But) it takes a sub- know what I like? When
PC critic Lisa MacLeod residents who were without power tow truck was eventually dis- companying wind chill. “The stantive amount for us not to the bus shows up when
says Wynne was so anxious for 157 hours. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE FILE patched long after riders had volume of ridership is dir- operate, but we don’t operate it says it’s supposed to.
to be seen doing something been shuttled away. ectly linked to the external with the normal efficiency as Come on LTC, I got places
for Toronto she rushed out never showed up at cold, dark In short, Tuesday’s bit- activity. we do in spring or summer to go.”
a grocery gift-card program highrises in his riding where ter cold and drifting snow “For example, if (Western) conditions.”
to help replace lost food but seniors were stranded on up-
without assessing the needs per floors. Warming up the big chill
to determine who should get Wynne has yet to com-
the money. ment on the gift-card pro- Looking to the 25
The New Democrats say gram, but defended it in an on the upswing. You just have Days until Wiarton Wil- the Western Fair District.
the government ignored op-ed piece in the Toronto calendar for to know where to look. lie tells us how much more 71
years of warnings about the Star today, saying she felt she Here’s an optimist’s view winter we’ll get. Days until spring starts
need to better protect On- had to do something to help hope, heat on winter. 36 on May 20.
tario’s electricity system from people after the ice storm. 12 Number of days until 197

extreme weather events, and The grocery cash cards, That’s how many more Major League Baseball spring Number of days until
should have been prepared $50 for individuals and $100 OK, it’s cold enough to freeze minutes of daylight we’re training camps officially Rock the Park turns the amps
with an emergency plan for a for families, are being distrib- the walnuts off your Chunky seeing since Dec. 21, the open. up to 11 for its three-day
faster recovery. uted in nine areas outside To- Monkey ice cream, but that shortest day of the year. And 44 festival — a summer staple —
NDP energy critic Peter ronto starting today, includ- doesn’t mean all hope for the days are just going to get Number of days until of fun and all things loud. By
Tabuns says Wynne was do- ing Hamilton and the regions warmer days is lost. longer one after the other the London Boat, Fishing and then it should be about 50 C
ing “damage control’’ by of Peel, Halton, Waterloo It may feel like the dead of for the next five-and-a-half Outdoor Show, which speaks warmer than it was Tuesday.
handing out food baskets to and York, as well as Dufferin winter, but things are actually months. of all things warm, opens at We hope. SCOTT TAYLOR/METRO
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06 NEWS metronews.ca
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Did you look up from
Vancouver. Protesters
who disrupted Harper
a screen to read this? event won’t be charged
Vancouver police say they won’t Vancouver police consulted
be pursuing criminal charges with the RCMP and decided not
against two climate-change pro- to recommend charges.
Odds are you did, On the other hand… testers who came within touch- “After consultation with
ing distance of Prime Minister both (the RCMP and the
says a recent report.
Stephen Harper on a stage at an Crown), it was determined that
Half of Canadians say Multi-tasking users were event in Vancouver. it wasn’t in the public’s best
most likely to be on their The protesters, who have interest to pursue an investi-
they spend close to
phone while watching publicly identified themselves gation into criminal charges,”
90% of their free time TV, followed by a pairing as Sean Devlin and Shireen Fincham said in an interview
staring at a TV, tablet of using their phone and Soofi, walked on stage during Tuesday.
their computer together, a Vancouver Board of Trade On Monday, the activists
or smartphone and then using their tablet question-and-answer event at each held up a sign attacking
while channel surfing. a downtown hotel on Monday. Harper’s record on climate
They were quickly removed change. One sign said “Climate
Canadian smartphone (cid:580)(cid:3) Half of all TV viewers and the event carried on, but Justice Now,” while the other
owners estimate they spend said they always have the stunt raised questions featured a dark line crossed
an average of nearly 90 per their phone, tablet or about how two activists could through the phrase “Conserva-
cent of their free time staring computer with them get that close to Harper. tives Take Climate Change
at one of the many screens while looking for some- Sgt. Randy Fincham said Seriously.” THE CANADIAN PRESS
they own, suggests a recently thing to watch.
released report.
In an online poll of 28,000
Canadians — conducted in Computer users said they
August by Ipsos on behalf of Canadian smartphone owners spend an average of about 86 per cent of their free spent three hours and 10
Google — half the respond- time looking at one of their many screens, a recently released poll suggests. ISTOCK minutes working or playing
ents said they owned a smart- on a PC daily in their person-
phone. Of the smartphone about 86 per cent of their owners said they spent about al time, including an hour
users, 99 per cent also had free time. an hour and a half each day away from home.
a computer, 88 per cent had On the flip side, they fig- on their phone for personal When asked about using
a TV, and 39 per cent had a ured they spent only 14 per use, with about 56 per cent their devices simultaneously
tablet. cent of their leisure time happening outside the home. — for example, swiping and
Smartphone owners daily listening to the radio, Tablet owners said they tapping on a phone or tablet
admitted that they’d peg reading a printed page or were using their device for while watching TV — 87 per
their screen time, including enjoying other non-digital about an hour and 15 min- cent said they do it at least Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s security keeps watch during his arrival at the
watching TV, using a com- activities. utes daily, and three-quarters once a week. Shell Aerocentre during his Western tour in North Saanich, B.C., Monday.
puter, tablet or e-reader at On average, smartphone of that usage was at home. THE CANADIAN PRESS CHAD HIPOLITO/THE CANADIAN PRESS
U.S. woman who assisted with Alberta. Man likely to face
attempted murder charge
mom’s suicide gets time served
after shootout with RCMP
An Alberta judge has agreed Vann and the animals died, but RCMP say a man who was was undergoing surgery at
that an American woman who McNall, 53, survived. wounded in a shootout with an Edmonton hospital Tues-
pleaded guilty to helping her McNall, who had worked as Mounties on a farm east of day afternoon.
mother kill herself should not a nurse, pleaded guilty to the Edmonton will likely face Police said a couple ar-
have to spend any more time crime last month. The sentence attempted murder and fire- rested on the farm with
behind bars. means McNall, who still suffers arms charges. the alleged gunman were
Judge Charles Gardener from depression and was being One officer had his arm later released without being
sentenced Linda Jean McNall to treated at Alberta Hospital, will grazed by a bullet and an- charged.
eight months of time already be deported to Arizona. other was run over by a The alleged gunman was
served on the rare charge of McNall’s lawyer, Laura Ste- truck driven by the suspect, in hospital being treated for
aiding suicide in the death of vens, said her client will spend who had been hiding in a gunshot wounds.
her 79-year-old mother, Shir- the night in jail in Edmon- shed. The wounded suspect
ley Vann. That was the recom- ton and will be flown back to The officer who was run was arrested after a lengthy
mendation made by both the Phoenix on Wednesday. There, over suffered broken bones standoff.
Crown and the defence. Stevens said, her client is sched- and internal injuries and THE CANADIAN PRESS
Court heard details about a uled to be evaluated by a case
suicide pact McNall made with worker and a crisis manage- Mexico City
Vann. Both had health prob- ment team. was also detained.
lems and had cared for one an- Gardener noted the progress Prosecutors say the three
2 Canadian women
other for decades. McNall had been making re- face possible charges of caus-
Last spring, after Vann’s cently at Alberta Hospital after arrested in alleged ing damages to the office and
health deteriorated, they sold two more suicide attempts the nearby car dealership.
firebomb attack
their belongings, left behind while there. The motive in the attack
mounting medical bills and “I take some comfort that was not immediately clear.
drove from Sierra Vista, Ariz., your condition is improving,” Two Canadian women have Some Mexico City banks
to Canada’s Rocky Mountains. he told McNall, who was seated been arrested in Mexico have been hit in recent years
They pitched a tent near in the prisoner’s box. “I hope City in connection with by small incendiary devices.
Hinton, 300 kilometres west of you will receive some ongoing a firebomb attack on a Those attacks have been
Shirley Vann, left, her daughter Linda Jean McNall and their two dogs are Edmonton, injected themselves treatment and comfort ... and government transportation attributed to small groups of
shown in this family photo. A U.S. mental health advocate hopes an Arizona and their two pet dogs with in- that you eventually find worth department office and a car leftists or animal rights activ-
woman who admits she helped her mother commit suicide in Canada will sulin, swallowed sleeping pills and value in your life.” dealership. A Mexican man ists. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
continue to get care if she’s deported. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HANDOUT and opened a propane tank. THE CANADIAN PRESS
metronews.ca NEWS 07
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Congrats! Washing machine
gives birth to fully grown man
Oil’s well that ends freed from the appliance with couldn’t budge. they grabbed a bottle of his
the help of an unusual rescue He called out to his friend Priorities favourite olive oil to help lu-
well. Nude Australian
device: olive oil. for help, who rang the police. bricate his escape.
“I was quite disappointed they used my
extricated from washer The 20-year-old man, iden- They responded to the scene, The oil worked, and he
tified only as “Laurence,” told along with firefighters, para- good olive oil.” popped out.
using prized olive oil
Australia’s Fairfax Radio that medics and a search-and-res- “I was quite disappointed
Would-be prankster ‘Laurence’
he was on his way to take a cue squad. they used my good olive oil,”
shower on Saturday when “He was very well wedged Laurence told Fairfax Radio.
A naked Australian man who he decided to climb into the in there, and we were con- Shepparton News. “It was just Rescuers tried in vain to “As soon as the washing ma-
became stuck in a washing top-loader to have a bit of fun. cerned for his health and well- a game gone wrong. It would pull Laurence from the ma- chine went on its side, it was
machine as part of an ill- The fun quickly evaporated, being,” Shepparton Police Sgt. be fair to say the gentleman chine. But when it became a bit like a birthing.”
planned practical joke was however, when he realized he Michelle De Araugo told the was very embarrassed.” clear he was seriously stuck, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kraft at a loss for curds.
Not-cheese may be not
available for few weeks
Playoff parties may have one
Whey your options
fewer dip option this year.
Kraft Foods says some cus-
tomers may not be able to The shortage affects only
find Velveeta cheese over the the Velveeta hard cheese
next few weeks. A representa- products, but was not lim-
tive for the company, Jody ited to a specific area.
Moore, didn’t give any rea-
sons for the apparent short- (cid:580)(cid:3) “It is possible consumers
age, saying only that they in any part of the country
happen from time to time may not be able to find
given the “nature of manu- some Velveeta products,”
facturing.” company representative
She noted that the lack Jody Moore said in an
of availability is more no- email.
ticeable because of the sea-
sonal demand during the NFL
playoffs. The company has year.
been airing TV commercials The trade publication Ad
featuring a recipe for a chili Age reported the issue Tues-
con queso dip made with day, quoting an employee at
Velveeta. a Brooklyn-area grocery store
Moore says it should be who didn’t expect shipments
a short-term situation and again until February due to “a
Can’t-sea otter finds safe home at Vancouver Aquarium that Kraft hasn’t yet heard plant issue.”
from any customers who Kraft Foods Group Inc.,
are having problems finding based in Northfield, Ill., owns
Walter, a sea otter blinded by a shotgun in October, was moved from the Marine Mammal Rescue Centre to the Vancouver Aquarium on Tuesday after the product. She did not say many brands, including Jell-
he was deemed not-releasable into the wild. The otter suffered multiple shattered bones in his flipper and needed oral surgery to treat damage caused whether the company experi- O, Oscar Mayer and Maxwell
by the shotgun pellets. Veterinarians were unable to save Walter’s eyesight. SINDHU DHARMARAJAH/METRO IN VANCOUVER enced a similar shortage last House. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Big bell, tough sell
Dude, what did you eat? on Friday, prompting a
public plea for its return.
On a ring and a
Radioactive diapers set Deacon Keith Shep-
prayer — stolen pard says police were
off alarms at incinerator bell worth $20,000 contacted on Monday by a
scrap-metal business that
brought back to had been approached to
purchase the bell.
Austrian hazmat specialists The substance is swallowed Anglican church Sheppard says the bell,
have discovered why gauges during some medical and which has been slightly
showed alarmingly high read- diagnostic procedures. A bell worth more than damaged, is back in their
ings for a dump truck — radio- While radiation levels were $20,000 that was stolen possession and stored
active adult diapers. substantially above normal, from a Newfoundland and away.
After unloading the truck, officials say no one was in dan- Labrador church has been It was set to be installed
firefighters from the haz- ger during Tuesday’s incident. returned. on the church in the
ardous-materials unit of the However, the truck will Holy Innocents Angli- spring.
city of Linz found nearly two stay in a metal container for can Church in Paradise The police investigation
dozen diapers from a hospital eight days — the time it takes says the 600-pound bell is ongoing.
that had become contamin- for the emissions to reach safe was taken from the church THE CANADIAN PRESS Kraft Foods didn’t give any reasons for the apparent shortage of Velveeta
ated with radioactive iodine. levels. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS products over the next few weeks. PAUL SAKUMA/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE
08 NEWS metronews.ca
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Snowed in Icy seas Report
About 300 passengers on Friday, a day after its heli- resulted from Typhoon
on two trains that were copter rescued 52 scientists, Haiyan that hit the Philip-
Stranded trains Chinese ship Disasters killed
stuck near Mendota, about journalists and tourists on pines, Vietnam and China
arrive in Chicago 130 kilometres from breaks free board the Russian Akademik more people last in November with a loss
Chicago, boarded buses in Shokalskiy, which got into of almost 6,100 lives. Also
Hundreds of Amtrak Princeton for the final leg A Chinese icebreaker that trouble on Christmas Eve. year: Insurer taking a deadly toll were
passengers who spent of their trip, said Amtrak became trapped last week They were then transferred floods in India, which killed
the night aboard three spokesman Marc Magliari. after coming to the rescue of to an Australian icebreaker The German insurance about 5,500 people in June.
trains stranded in snow They began arriving in a Russian research ship stuck to take them home. It es- company Munich Re says Munich Re’s annual disas-
in northern Illinois downtown Chicago around in heavy sea ice in Antarc- caped after making a 100-de- some 20,000 people died in ters report released Tuesday
finally arrived in 7 a.m. Tuesday and more tica broke free on Tuesday, gree turn and pushing away natural disasters last year, found that the economic
Chicago, rail line were expected to arrive state media reported. The the ice, thereby splitting it about twice as many as in cost of natural catastrophes
officials said Tuesday throughout the morning. Xue Long, or Snow Dragon, and opening up a channel 2012. was lower last year.
morning. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS reported becoming trapped of water. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Most of the deaths THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Life-threatening polar freeze
descends over parts of U.S.
Indiana. At least tered 4 and Anchorage was at Prison brrr-eak
15,000 people were -2, Atlanta dipped to -14 de-
grees early in the morning, Fugitive too
without power early
or nearly 17 degrees below
Tuesday, and officials the average low this time of cold to get
year.
warned some could be
“This is severely cold for far, gives up
in the cold for days these parts,” said Brian Lynn,
a National Weather Service
meteorologist in Peachtree Just how cold is it in the
City, Ga. U.S.? Apparently cold
Brutal cold settled over parts Farther south in Pensac- enough for an escaped
of the U.S., sending the mer- ola, Fla., a Gulf Coast city prisoner to turn himself
cury plummeting Tuesday better known for its white in. Authorities say the
from New York and Washing- sand beaches than frost, inmate escaped from a
ton to Atlanta, Nashville and streets normally filled with minimum security facility
Birmingham, where many joggers, bikers and people in Kentucky on Sunday. As
people have little experi- walking dogs were deserted temperatures dropped far
ence dealing with freezing early Tuesday as the morning below freezing Monday,
weather. remained in the negative they say he walked into a
The morning weather teens. Downtown, Monica motel and asked the clerk
map for the eastern half of Anderson and Tommy How- to call police. Lexington po-
the U.S. looked like an alge- ard jumped up and down and lice spokeswoman Sherelle
bra worksheet: lots of small, blew on their hands while Roberts says 42-year-old
negative numbers. In fact, they waited for a bus, strug- Robert Vick told the clerk
the Midwest and the East gling to stay warm. he wanted to turn himself
were colder than much of Anderson said she in and escape the arctic
Antarctica. couldn’t recall it ever being air. Roberts says Vick was
Georgia, where the tem- so cold. checked out by paramedics
perature dropped into the “I’m not used to it. It is and returned to Blackburn
single digits, was colder than best just to stay inside until The cold weather makes vision challenging as Jobin Curoe’s glasses fog up while walking in temperatures and wind Correctional Complex.
many cities in Alaska. While it gets better,” said Anderson. chills reaching -40 to -50 on the Lawrence University campus on Monday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kodiak and Juneau regis- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SHARON CEKADA/THE POST-CRESCENT/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Extreme cold causes delays at Toronto airport
Extreme cold in the Toronto place because of the extreme to open to off-load passen- there was a lineup of people
area, where temperatures cold’s effects on equipment gers, travellers waiting hours in planes waiting to get off
plunged to about -40 C over- and efforts to minimize time to collect their luggage and the plane,” he said.
night with the wind chill, outdoors for employees, said long lineups snaking through Connie Smith said she’d
caused a rash of delays and Greater Toronto Airports Au- Pearson’s terminals. dealt with several weather-re-
flight cancellations Tuesday thority spokeswoman Sher- Robert Palmer, spokesman lated delays and missed con-
at Pearson International Air- een Daghstani. for WestJet, said the com- nections on her journey from
port. “It was the extreme weath- pany’s planes couldn’t take Edmonton back to her home
The airport put a so-called er conditions that impacted off Monday night, creating a in Newfoundland. She and
ground freeze on all North safe operations and employee bottleneck at the gates. her husband were stranded
American arrivals through safety,” she said. “When it “As soon as a gate became overnight in Toronto. “This
the morning, but it was comes to refuelling or remov- available, we would push a is horrible, just the waiting
lifted at 10 a.m. More than ing the bags, those need to be plane to that gate, we would and the lineups. It should be
600 flights were cancelled done by employees.” let the people off. We did more organized,” she said as
Frustrated passengers line up during flight delays and cancellations due throughout the day and many The problems were report- not take their baggage off her husband stood in line at a
to extreme cold weather and wind chill at Pearson International Airport in more were delayed. edly compounded by a back- because that would’ve taken service counter.
Toronto on Tuesday. AARON VINCENT ELKAIM/THE CANADIAN PRESS The freeze was put in log of planes waiting for gates extra time and meanwhile THE CANADIAN PRESS
metronews.ca BUSINESS 09
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Sears pecks Canada Goose
Apptacular sales
Apple’s app store
tops $10B in 2013
back over trademark lawsuit
Statement of defence. Protecting its nest
Feathers are flying as
retailers hiss at each (cid:580)(cid:3) Canada Goose has previ-
The Angry Birds Star Wars app
other over allegations of ously sued International
Clothiers Inc., alleging it helped Apple set records. SCREENGRAB
selling knock-off parkas
intentionally designed a
logo and positioned it on Apple says people spent
jackets to mimic the Can- more than $10 billion US
Canada Goose is trying to ada Goose Arctic Program in its app store last year,
“bully” Sears Canada Inc. and design trademark. The on apps such as Minecraft,
other retailers through litiga- lawsuit was later settled Angry Birds Star Wars and
tion, Sears is alleging in court on undisclosed terms. Sleep Cycle alarm clock.
documents as it hits back at a December was the
trademark infringement law- (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:78)(cid:229)(cid:209)(cid:292)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:255)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:302)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:302)(cid:255)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:209)(cid:268)(cid:268)(cid:317)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:292)(cid:317)- most successful month
suit. ing to mislead consumers in the store’s history, as
The parka maker’s real mo- into believing they’re customers spent $1 billion
tive is to curtail the sales of buying a “lower-end’’ US that month. Apple says
lower-priced winter jackets so Canada Goose jacket, the the year’s total was also a
Canada Goose can keep selling parka maker alleges in its record.
its products “at a huge mark lawsuit. In its statement There are more than
up” Sears alleges. (cid:279)(cid:238)(cid:3)(cid:225)(cid:229)(cid:238)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:221)(cid:229)(cid:550)(cid:3)(cid:78)(cid:229)(cid:209)(cid:292)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:296)(cid:209)(cid:317)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:274)(cid:279)(cid:3) a million apps available
Canada Goose alleges in a consumer could confuse a in the app store for the
lawsuit filed late last year that Canada Goose parkas are known for a distinctive circular logo on its sleeve, fur hood and hefty price tag. THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE Canada Goose jacket with iPhone, the iPad and the
Sears is selling knock-offs of its (cid:78)(cid:229)(cid:209)(cid:292)(cid:296)(cid:561)(cid:3)(cid:5)(cid:268)(cid:289)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:229)(cid:302)(cid:229)(cid:266)(cid:3)(cid:221)(cid:279)(cid:209)(cid:302)(cid:296)(cid:553)(cid:3) iPod Touch. Besides games,
highly distinctive coats. taking direct aim not just at dation.” lar “of any sort” or with a cir- (cid:56)(cid:229)(cid:255)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:292)(cid:3)(cid:78)(cid:229)(cid:209)(cid:292)(cid:296)(cid:561)(cid:3)(cid:274)(cid:279)(cid:292)(cid:3)(cid:17)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:209)(cid:225)(cid:209)(cid:3) there are newspapers,
The department store has this particular lawsuit, but Canada Goose is trying to cular logo on its sleeve, Sears Goose’s allegations have magazines, travel, business
now filed its statement of de- what the retailer calls Canada claim the exclusive right to sell alleges in its statement of de- been proven in court. and health and fitness
fence in Federal Court and is Goose’s “campaign of intimi- any winter coat with a fur col- fence. THE CANADIAN PRESS apps, among others.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BlackBerry division aims
Concordia disaster
Ex-CEO of Costa
to purrfect engine roar
Cruises retiring
Carnival Corp. said
Tuesday that the former
For car lovers, there is just CEO of Costa Cruises, the
something about a revving company behind the Con-
engine that gets the blood cordia disaster, is retiring.
moving faster. Costa owns the Con-
Now automakers can cordia cruise ship that
capitalize on that feeling by capsized off the central
teaming with a division of Italian coast in early 2012.
BlackBerry that is developing Pier Luigi Foschi was CEO
a way to replicate the sound at Costa Cruises when the
of yesteryear’s driving experi- Concordia slammed into
ence, even as cars become a reef off an island with
quieter and more fuel effi- more than 4,000 people
cient. on board. Thirty-two
QNX Software Systems — people died.
acquired by BlackBerry nearly THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
four years ago — debuted
a couple of concept cars on Market Minute
Tuesday at the Consumer An interior view of a QNX concept car. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HANDOUT
Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
DOLLAR
One is a modified Kia Soul For automakers, it’s cru- What was that? 92.83¢ (-1.05¢)
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new technology called “en- right, Kuhn said. The chal-
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the International Consumer Electronics Show, Sunday in Las Vegas. The
speaker, produced by ClearView Audio, uses a single piece of curved a certain brand of bass guitar and a snow leopard.” it, said QNX sales and
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014
MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
You have to feel sorry for Michael Bay. than $400 million, according to Celebrity giving the eulogy.
Not because he’s the director of epic Net Worth. Even if it’s just standing in front of the class to spell
Hollywood stinkers such as the Transform- The other reason we should feel sorry for glossophobia, most of us would rather die. My first real
ers movies and classic clunkers such as Michael Bay is that nobody else is. Going bout with stage fright happened in Grade 8, when I was re-
Pearl Harbour and Bad Boys II. mute at the world’s foremost consumer quired to stand in front of a packed school gym and play
No, we have to send Michael a hug be- electronics show is bad enough, but the Moon River on the trombone. Somehow I got through the
cause he has suffered through the worst ex- peanut gallery is howling with delight. whole thing even though the sheet music kept slipping off
perience ever. There he was at the giant Someone said he only did what so many the stand. But I kept thinking: there are two people in the
Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas on before him have wanted to do: walk out of a audience who actually want to hear this, and I’m only sure
Monday, presenting on behalf of the Michael Bay production. Someone else ob- about one of them (my mother).
105-inch, curved-screen TV from Samsung, served that it was the first time he seemed No word on whether Michael Bay’s mother was in the
when he lost his place on the teleprompter uncomfortable without a script. audience at CES, but it’s a good idea for the jackals to re-
JUST SAYIN'
and couldn’t find it again. Whoa. Tough crowd. member that he has one, and she must be suffering agon-
After stammering and shuffling for the Paul Sullivan And that’s going to make it tougher for ies for her boy. For the sake of his mother, get off his case.
world’s longest minute, he walked off the metronews.ca the 75 per cent of us who fear public speak- And if that doesn’t move you to sympathy, you can at
stage, leaving the Samsung guy holding the ing more than death itself. Yes, that’s true. least learn from this ghastly experience. The next time
bag. Glossophobia, as the fear of public speaking is called, is you have to stand in front of an audience, before you go on,
An ignominious retreat for the whiz kid who learned at the No. 1 phobia, beating out the fear of death, and No. 3, remember what happened to Michael Bay.
the knees of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg to become fear of spiders. Jerry Seinfeld once observed that at a fu- If that doesn’t cause you to break into a flop sweat,
one of the richest Masters of Tinsel Town, worth more neral, most of us would rather be in the casket instead of nothing will.
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Tech giants at the 2014
Consumer’s Electronics
Show in Las Vegas showed off
their latest innovations in high-tech
appliances from wireless, app-based
plant monitors to a robot vacuum.
Here are some highlights of home
gadgets meant to make your life
easier.
CONTRIBUTED
Parrot Flower Power ance can snap images of your home
wireless plant monitor: and can remember the positioning of
objects to sense when an area is al-
Ever wonder if your plant is parched or
ready clean. It can also help clean air
when its light intensity or temperature
in the home via a HEPA filter, accord-
isn’t quite right? With the Parrot
ing to LG.
Flower device, you can monitor and
analyze the growth conditions of your Panasonic’s nanoe wet
flowery friends via a Bluetooth- dry hair dryer:
equipped sensor that sends informa-
tion to your smartphone or tablet A hair dryer may not seem all that im-
using an app.  pressive next to the many high-tech
devices and gadgets at CES, but what
makes Panasonic’s nanoe hair dryer
Smart Hom-Bot vacuum stand out is that it has the ability to
system: add moisture to hair while drying it.
This high-tech vacuum system is According to Panasonic, the dryer
meant to make your life more conven- breaks blown ions down before infus-
ient with the ability to map out your ing them with moisture so imagine
home to ensure a more effective clean- drying your tresses without having to
ing path. The duel lenses on the appli- worry about drying them out.
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Protected whales Japan has loophole Surveillance @metropicks asked: Team @alexisannna: I’m so sad about
seen captured in moratorium Canada announced its roster for #Seabs and #Crow not making team
Sochi Olympics. Who would you canada but on the bright side
Activists have released rare The images, purportedly taken (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:83)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:221)(cid:254)(cid:209)(cid:255)(cid:292)(cid:273)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:279)(cid:238)(cid:3)(cid:78)(cid:229)(cid:209)(cid:3) have liked to see make the cut? #Sharp, #Toews and #Keith made it.
Shepherd Australia says
photographs of protected inside the Southern Ocean #Sochi2014 #TeamCanada
there is no oversight
whales killed by a Japanese Whale Sanctuary in @KurtPenner: I would have picked
from the federal gov-
fl eet inside an internationally Antarctica’s Ross Dependency, Marty St Louis! #heart #consistency @kfox9611: #TeamCanada should’ve
ernment.
recognized ocean sanctuary. have drawn international #goals #speedy #jiltedlasttime brought Joe Thornton.. Imagine he
Anti-whaling campaign criticism from activists and (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:50)(cid:209)(cid:296)(cid:302)(cid:3)(cid:273)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:550)(cid:3)(cid:5)(cid:305)(cid:296)(cid:302)(cid:292)(cid:209)(cid:268)(cid:255)(cid:209)(cid:561)(cid:296)(cid:3) scored 4 goals in the Olympics...
group Sea Shepherd politicians. Commercially environment minister @BergysAWarrior: #Looch deserved #JumboJoe
captured aerial footage of hunting whales is banned in said there would be a to be on #TeamCanada who Follow @metropicks and
three minke whales’ the region, but Japanese fl eets plane sent to monitor wouldn’t want a guy that can change
bloodied carcasses lying on allegedly capture the animals The image released by Sea Shep- the operation. Prior to a game with either a huge hit or by take part in our daily poll.
the deck of Japanese vessel under a “scientifi c research” herd shows a bloodied deck of the the election, he said
Nisshin Maru. loophole in the moratorium on Japanese whaling vessel Nisshin there would be a ship. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU:
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