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Hire me, OntarioMetro’s editorial board conducted job interviews with the party leaders We asked Tim Hudak, Dalton

McGuinty, Mike Schreiner and Andrea Horwath why they want to be premier and what they bring to the table {Election coverage, pages 3-6}

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Michael J. Fox atSchulich eventMichael J. Fox will be theguest speaker at a high-profile event in Londonnext month.

Western’s SchulichSchool has announcedFox will be the guestspeaker at the Leaders inInnovation Dinner onNov. 21 at the Best West-ern Lamplighter. Ticketscost $250 each. Order on-

line at westernconnect.caor call 519-661-4285.AM980/AM980.CA

New fire stationmeeting tonightThe London Fire Depart-ment will have a commu-nity meeting at 7 p.m.today at the NorthLondon Optimist Comm u-nity Centre (1345 Che ap -side St.) to discuss plansfor a new fire station. Thenew station would bebuilt at 1295 Webster St.,replacing station No. 7 onHighbury Avenue. METRO

News in brief

City council voted 9-3 yes-terday on a deal that willbring a professional base-ball team to Labatt Park.

The decision came de-spite a petition with nearly300 signatures and lettersfrom more than 40 peopleopposed to the new team.Most opponents expressedconcern about how the Lon-don Majors will be affected.

The Majors’ owners —Roop Chanderdat and ScottDart — have said compet-ing for sponsors and fans’time will put them out ofbusiness. Councillors direct-ed city staff to work withthe Majors and mitigatetheir financial concerns.

Mayor Joe Fontana said

having two teams could“put London on the base-ball map.”

“You have to be able toseize an opportunity,” hesaid.

The yet-to-be-namedFrontier League squad isowned by David Martin,who lives in Birmingham, aDetroit suburb. Per his one-year agreement with thecity, Martin will pay$50,000 to use Labatt Parkfor 48 regular-seasongames, 20 daytime prac-tices and one evening prac-tice. Playoff games will costan additional $1,200 each.

The city will be paidmore licence fees for allother team events at thepark, and Martin will makea $23,000 donation, whichcould be used for a newscoreboard.

Frontier League squad will havefirst dibs on Labatt Park next season

Deal is from Nov. 1 to Oct. 31, 2012

One of the most vocal par-ticipants in last week’sprotest against the policeorganized by Beal studentshas been charged in an un-related incident.

On Sunday around 10:30p.m., someone called policeabout a disturbance on Jos-selyn Road. Police were metby an 18-year-old womanwith a large metal pipe.

Police said the womanwas very aggressive andshouting obscenities. Aftersome negotiation, she

dropped the pipe and wasarrested. The woman thencontinued to threaten tokill police and at one point

Beal protester faces new charges

Maha Sultan at lastmonth’s protest

ANGELA MULLINS/METRO

Road-safetystudy takesback seatfor timebeingCity council has put thebrakes on a study meantto make streets safer fordrivers, pedestrians andcyclists.

John Lucas, acting di-

rector of roads and trans-portation, had asked forpermission to spend$200,000 for a consultantto crunch accident dataand figure out what kindof traffic controls wouldmake roads less danger-ous. Council voted 12-0yesterday to send the is-sue back to city staff forfurther consideration.

Administrators will re-port back to council at anunspecified date.

METRO

New ballteam scoreswith council

Protest story

Sultan was pictured on thecover of the Sept. 27 Metroas part of a pro testcondemning police use of aTaser on a Beal student.

ANGELA MULLINS/METRO

Sure sign of winter comingMason, a budding hockey player, is gearing up for his second year on skates. Asure sign that winter’s right around the corner, the city’s indoor skating rinksopened over the weekend. Open ice times are listed in the fall and winteredition of the city’s recreation catalogue, available online by searching for“Spectrum” at london.ca. Outdoor skating rinks are expected to open Dec. 3.

Skate. With grandpa

Randy Gillies gives his grandson Mason Zalitach, 3, both of London, a lift yesterday while skating at Carling Arena.

spat on them, police said. Police have charged Ma-

ha Sultan of London withpossession of a dangerousweapon, assaulting a peaceofficer and uttering threats.

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MPP candidates prepare for

battle at the pollsVoters will head to the polls by Oct. 6 to elect a new provincial parliament Metroasked London-area candidates: ‘What is the most important issue in your riding?

And, if you‘re elected, what will you do to address it?’

London North Centre: Liberal Deb

Matthews has been the sitting MPP

since 2003 (population: 115,250;

average family income: $87,310).

London West: Liberal Chris Bentley

has been the sitting MPP since 2003

(population: 118,335; average family

income: $99,803).

London-Fanshawe: Liberal Kahlil

Ramal has been the sitting MPP since

2003 (population: 107,218; average

family income: $93,012).

Elgin-Middlesex-London: Liberal

Steve Peters has been the sitting MPP

since 2003. He didn’t seek re-election.

(population: 110,028; average family

income: $97,414).

ELECTIONS ONTARIO

Ali Chahbar,PC“Of most press-ing concern arethe issues of jobcreation and theeconomy. Ontario has lostover 300,000 manufacturingjobs under Dalton McGuinty.London has been hit especial-ly hard as our unemploymentrate is over nine per cent.”

Chris Bentley,Liberal “Jobs. Theyfund excellenthealth care. Ed-ucation givesus a competitive advantage.We are bringing in a 30 percent tuition grant. The401/402 transportation cor-ridor is a great advantage,and our tax-reform plan ...grows jobs here.”

London

West

Elgin-Middlesex-London

Gary Brown,Green“Health care isthe question Iam asked themost. HST wasplaced on kids’ hockey, gymmemberships — even visits toconservation areas. What wasexempted: Food under $4.Doughnuts and happy meals!”

JeffBuchanan,NDP“I am inspiredby the wordsof TommyDouglas: ‘A nation’s great-ness lies not in the quanti-ties of its goods but in thequality of its life.’ We muststand behind those whoare struggling. We canstart by creating goodjobs.”

DebMatthews,Liberal“The biggest is-sue is jobs —jobs for youngpeople entering the labourmarket, and jobs for peoplewho’ve been laid off mid-ca-reer. That’s why we’re creat-ing a southwestern Ontarioeconomic-development fundto attract jobs.”

NancyBranscombe,PC“For the lasteight years,more new andunexpected taxes havebeen sprung upon us, andthis is costing us jobs. TheHST, health tax, eco taxes,and skyrocketing hydrobills are just someexamples.”

London North

Centre

Steve Holmes,NDP“I stronglybelieve in openand responsiblegovernment. Be-ing responsive to the needs ofthe riding with people makingdecisions, not corporations orconsultants. We must listen tothe concerns and needs of ourconstituents.”

Kevin Labonte,Green“Jobs! But notjust any job —good-qualityjobs. If elected,I will work with business,schools and municipalitiesto create the right environ-ment to bring jobs with liv-able wages and benefitsback to London.”

Lori Baldwin-Sands,Liberal“Jobs. Ontarioneeds to attractthe right kindsof companies in sectors thatwill thrive in the new globaleconomy. That’s why OntarioLiberals introduced and arecommitted to the Green Ener-gy Act.”

Kathy Cornish,NDP“The mostimportant issueis jobs. The NewDemocratic Par-ty has a realistic approach towhat government can andshould do in a jobs crisis. Wewill reward job creators withtax incentives and lowersmall-business tax.”

Eric Loewen,Green“The answer isfairly general:How are yougoing to handlethe current economic reces-sion? We are moving into anew economy and the Greenparty wants to embrace that.We support research and in-novation and reducing taxesand red tape.”

Jeff Yurek,PC“If we must limitour focus to oneissue it would bejobs. It is impor-tant that government become apartner with small business —including agri-business — (be-cause it) is the backbone of jobcreation. A PC government ledby Tim Hudak (will) do just that.A small-business bill of rightswill be introduced.”

London-Fanshawe

TeresaArmstrong,NDP“There are reallytwo issues: goodjobs and cost ofliving. People are facing realproblems making ends meet,keeping a roof over their heads,food on the table, and payingall the bills. New Democrats willend corporate welfare.”

BassamLazar,Green“Our ridinghas been dev-astated by theeconomic downturn. TheGreen party’s jobs plan willreposition the city and helpit build strong local jobsthat are insulated from theglobal shocks of today.”

Cheryl Miller,PC“The most im-portant issueis job creation.Too many fam-ilies are suffering due toLondon’s 9.1 per cent un-employment rate. We willreduce corporate taxes,eliminate burdensome reg-ulation and create a small-business bill of rights.”

Khalil Ramal,Liberal“Jobs and theeconomy arethe most press-ing issues. Lon-don needs moregood-paying skilled jobs, likethe 200 jobs that theSamsung plant will bring tothe city. And Samsung iscoming to London becauseof the Liberal government’sGreen Energy Act.”

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1. Why do you want to be

the premier of Ontario?

The three old parties atQueen’s Park are failing toaddress some of the majorchallenges of our genera-tion — the loss of good lo-cal jobs ... rising energyprices and climatechange.

2. What do you bring to

the position that no other

candidate does?

As an entrepreneur and asmall-business owner, Iknow how to create jobs.And I’m not a political in-sider; I haven’t been a life-time politician. And so Ithink I bring a fresh voice,a new perspective.

3. Two short-term priorities?

Creating good local jobsby supporting our smallto medium-sized business-es and ... rebuilding ourmainstream

economies. Our secondobjective is to elect atleast one Green MPP sowe ensure that theseissues are talked aboutover the next four years atQueen’s Park.

4. What are two long-term

priorities?

We are the only ... partytalking about rebuildinglocal economies ... in away that creates jobs, bal-ances the budget and re-duces greenhouse-gasemissions. The second ob-jective is ... to have awhole caucus.

5. What about hydro rates?

The Green party is propos-ing to put forward aGreen Building Programthat will invest $1.6billion in tax credits forbusinesses, homeownersand especially targeted attenants ... to help retrofit

... buildings.

6. How are you planning to

address gridlock?

We’re the only politicalparty that's proposing a$200-millioninfrastructure(investment) in activetransportation ... (and) taxcredits for people to buyfuel-efficient ... vehicles.We would pay for thosetax credits by putting asurcharge on vehicles thatare not fuel-efficient.

7. How do you deal with

stress on the job?

Quality family time reallyjust helps get the stressout of your system and re-ally reminds you what’simportant in life.

8. Describe Ontario in two

words.

Beautiful place, wonderfulpeople.

DAVID VAN DYKE/METRO

1. Why do you want to be

the premier of Ontario?

I want to work hard tofight each and every dayfor hardworking, averagefamilies ... who are fallingfarther and fartherbehind and seem to belast on the list of this gov-ernment’s priorities.

2. What do you bring to

the position that no other

candidate does?

We’ve got the right planand an outstanding team.I mean, whether you’re inOttawa or London orToronto, we have a strongteam of candidates whohave come from variouswalks of life, variousbackgrounds, professions,who want to bringchange to Ontario.

3. Two short-term

priorities?

Job creation

is going to be job No. 1. Iwant to see young talentworking here in Ontario,raising a family, startingtheir own business. Thesecond change is to givefamilies immediate relief.

4. What are two long-term

priorities?

To improve our health-care system. Over ourmandate, we’ll invest $6.1billion in health care innew funds ... towardpatient care. The otherbig change I want tomake is in post-secondaryeducation, to expand thenumber of positions inour colleges, universitiesand trades.

5. What about hydro rates?

Our workhorses havebeen nuclear power andhydro electricity. They’reclean, they’re emission-free and they also give

you affordable base pow-er. So we’ll invest in thoseareas. We will close downthe coal plants by 2014....Wind and solar shouldcomplement the system.

6. How are you planning to

address gridlock?

Toronto now has theworst gridlock in NorthAmerica. We set aside $35 billion in our Change-book plan for infrastruc-ture, targeted largely attransportation.

7. How do you deal with

stress on the job?

Bourbon. You know what,I’m having fun. I likesports a lot.... I (also) havea beautiful little girlwho’s turning four in justa couple of days.

8. Describe Ontario in two

words.

Strong and beautiful.

JOE LOFARO/METRO

You’re the boss: Who willMetro invited all four candidates for a ‘job interview’ with our editorial board Three out of four showed up

Mike Schreiner

GREEN PARTY: Having

even one MPP elected

would be a breakthrough.

16-page resumé: It’s Time:A five-point plan forOntario’s future.Message: “Forget our cynical political world for amoment and imagine anew kind of politics in Ontario: The kind whereyou come first.”Focus: Jobs, energy,health care, local farmsand government thatworks for people.

A warm, friendly can-didate with superior inter-personal skills, MikeSchreiner set the tone ofthe interview immediate-ly. He was well preparedand did not hesitate as heprovided clear answers.Schreiner offered relevant

examples to supportresponses. He nodded fre-quently to obtain theacknowledgement of hisresponses. Some reflectiontime may have helped himanswer even moreeffectively. His ability tobond with his audience

through a welcomingsmile was anunmistakeable strength.Schreiner is an active, at-tentive listener who spoketo the panel as a group yetmaintained a clear connec-tion with each questionposer.

Confident and profes-sional, Tim Hudak had adirect, factual approach tohis responses. He showeda keen sense of prepared-ness as he respondeddirectly to each questionposer. Poised andassertive, he showed

knowledge of the subject,which allowed him to ex-ude strength. Undeniably,his answers were carefuland well rehearsed. Thefew examples he gave tosupport his responseswere geared to slight theposition of the other can-

didates. He leanedforward frequently to fur-ther convince the panel ofhis self-assureddisposition. His softer,slightly humourous sidedidn’t emerge until he wasasked questions outside ofthe campaign focus.

WORD FROM HR

WORD FROM HR

Tim Hudak

PC: The Conservatives have

been the Official

opposition since 2003.

44-page resumé:

ChangebookMessage: “Surprise newtaxes have taken repeatedbites out of the familybudget. We look at the lasteight years and we say ...‘enough.’”Focus: More money in thepockets of average Ontari-ans, an essential-servicesguarantee and a cleanupof government.

Ontario PC Leader

Tim Hudak in

Metro Ottawa’s

newsroom.

Green Party of Ontario

Leader Mike Schreiner

in Metro Toronto’s

newsroom.

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1. Why do you want to be

the premier of Ontario?

I can bring the kind ofchange that Ontarianswant to see. I want to bringback a sense that Ontariobelongs to the people.

2. What do you bring to

the position that no other

candidate does?

Other than the heels? Alot of my political experi-ence has been positive be-cause I don’t leave mygender at home.

3. Two short-term priorities?

The biggest priority ... is toget over the next six orseven sleeps until electionday. I’m hopeful that (On-tarians will) choose thekind of change that we’reoffering, that I’m offering.

4. What are two long-term

priorities?

Making life

affordable. I met a womanin North Bay who said,‘I’m your average workingmom. I work, I have threekids, I have a decent job,but my paycheque is notgoing up. My bills are go-ing up significantly,’ shesaid. ‘It’s just not fair, I’mworking just as hard as Ialways have, but I’mfalling behind.’ (Creating)jobs is another.

5. What about hydro rates?

The biggest problem ... isthat we had a governmentthat deregulated and pri-vatized hydro back in the’90s, (then spent) $1.5 bil-lion ... in a (smart-meter)program that didn’t saveenergy and didn’t savemoney. We’re going totake about a billiondollars (meant) for a newnuclear build in Ontarioand we’re going to re-divert that money ... to

help people retrofit theirhomes and conserve.

6. How are you planning to

address gridlock?

We’ve ... made acommitment to municipal-ities that if they freezetheir transit fares, we willtake 50 per cent of the op-erating cost of their transitsystems off their backs.

7. How do you deal with

stress on the job?

Outside of this campaignperiod, it’s exercise. I havemy son to spend timewith and to chat with andto take me ... away fromthe intensity of this workright now, (and I’ll havehim) when I’m in the leg-islature.

8. Describe Ontario in two

words.

Vast and diverse.

DAVID VAN DYKE/METRO

1. Why do you want to be

the premier of Ontario?

What Ontarians haveachieved together thepast eight years isnothing short ofamazing. I want to seeOntario protect theprogress we’ve made andto build an even brighterfuture for our childrenand grandchildren.

2. What do you bring to

the position that no other

candidate does?

Only Ontario Liberalshave the experience andthe leadership to keep On-tario on track. Our schoolsare better, our hospitalsare better and we’re creat-ing 50,000 new jobs in anexciting, new clean-ener-gy economy.

3. Two short-term

priorities?

To protect

workers and create jobs.

4. What are two long-term

priorities?

Education and preparingfor the new economy.We’re ... building threenew campuses and we’reoffering 30 per cent offtuition for low- and mid-dle-income undergrads.We’re also working tocreate 50,000 jobs.

5. What about hydro rates?

We have begun a majorrebuild of our electricitysystem: we’re repairingor replacing 80 per centover the next 20 years. Tohelp families with thatcost, we are taking 10 percent off our electricitybills.

6. How are you planning to

address gridlock?

We will refund your fullone-way GO fare if your

GO train is late by 15minutes or more for rea-sons that GO can control.Plans for the LRT inOttawa are underway. InLondon, we’ve addedmore vehicles, expandedroutes, and commuterscan now track ... their bususing their cellphone orcomputer.

7. How do you deal with

stress on the job?

It’s really important tostay fit and healthy, andso I devote a little timeevery day to exercise, andI try to stick to nutritiousfood. And at the end ofthe day, I like nothingbetter than to relax withmy family, a book or takeMikki — our dog — outfor a walk.

8. Describe Ontario in two

words.

Seizing opportunity.

DAVE CHIDLEY/THE CANADIAN PRESS

you hire?

Andrea Horwathdisplayed confidence andquickly connected withinterviewers. She is a seri-ous candidate, yet friend-ly and engaging. Sheresponded with short,concise and focusedanswers. She claimed to

feel under the weatherbut didn’t falter. Horwathused humour to solidifyher connection with thepanel. Her body languagesuggested she knows herstuff. She was not afraidto inject a more personalside into responses to as-

sist in connecting withher audience. Rarelystraying from the topic,she provided solid,people-focused examplesto support responses. Aneffective listener, shealways focused on the per-son posing the question.

As Dalton McGuintydid not make himselfavailable for either avideo or in-person inter-view, I am unable tocomment on hisperformance.

WORD FROM HR

WORD FROM HR

RUTHESTWICK METRO’S HUMAN RESOURCESMANAGER

Andrea Horwath

NDP: Currently occupy

10 out of 107 seats in the

Ontario legislature.

48-page resumé:

Plan for AffordableChange.Message: “Your familyand friends are watchingjobs vanish andpaycheques shrink.... Weneed change that puts youand your family first.”Focus: Everydayaffordability, jobs, healthcare and “living withinour means.”

Dalton McGuinty

LIBERAL PARTY: McGuinty

is seeking a third-consecu-

tive term.

60-page

resumé:

Forward.Together.Message:

“Theseare uncer-tain timesfor theglobal economy. These arechallenging times for ourfamilies. This is our plan tohelp. This is our wayforward, together.”Focus: Jobs, health care, ed-ucation, resource conserva-tion, balanced budget andadvocacy for Ontario whenit comes to the federal gov-ernment.

Ontario NDP Leader

Andrea Horwath in

Metro Toronto’s

newsroom.

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty

during a campaign stop last month in

London, Ont. McGuinty sent

his responses to Metro via email.

These are the candidates in print, but we have themon video too. Watch them chat with Metro’s editorial board at metronews.ca/decisionontario.And if you just can’t get enough of them, we alsohave full transcripts of their interviews online.

Here’s what they say they will do if given the job

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Premier Dalton McGuinty isaccusing the ProgressiveConservatives of trying todivide voters in the dyingdays of the Ontario electioncampaign.

The Tory leader is grasp-ing at straws because hedoesn’t have a real plan tocreate jobs should he winThursday’s election, saidMcGuinty.

The Liberal leader re-turned to the same themethat worked so well forPrime Minister StephenHarper: now is not the timeto change leaders in themidst of economic uncer-tainty.

“One of the things thatMr. Hudak fails to under-stand is this is not Econom-

ics 101,” said McGuinty.“It’s government 2011, andit’s a very competitive andaggressive global econo-my.”

McGuinty visited facto-ries that produce compo-

nents for electric cars,which he sees as a key start-ing point to build a green-energy economy in Ontarioand create tens of thou-sands of new jobs. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Horwathtalks powerOntario NDP LeaderAndrea Horwath slammedher two main rivals forputting their own desirefor power over the needsof voters yesterday.

“To simply say: ‘I want

all the power for myselfand if I don’t get that I’mnot prepared to work withanybody else’ — it’s kindof disrespectful to the peo-ple of the province,” shesaid yesterday.

The NDP are going intoThursday’s vote third inthe polls, behind what ap-pears to be a virtual dead

heat between the Toriesand Liberals. If thosetrends continue, theprovince could be headedfor the first minority gov-ernment in 26 years, withthe NDP holding the bal-ance of power.

Horwath side-steppedquestions on a possibleminority. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Now is not the timefor change: McGuinty

DAVE CHIDLEY/THE CANADIAN PRESS

Ontario Progressive Con-servative Leader Tim Hu-dak is defending a pieceof campaign literature onsex education that the ri-val Liberals have brandedas homophobic.

“I think they reflect(Premier) Dalton McGuin-ty’s out-of-the-mainstream policy ideasto have a sex-ed curricu-lum that would beginwith Grade 1s,” Hudaksaid during a campaignstop at an elderly couple’shome in Amhurstburg.

Hudak, who is the fa-ther of a four-year-olddaughter, said kids inGrade 1 should be learn-ing the alphabet or mathinstead.

“I just think this showsanother example of howDalton McGuinty’s losttouch with mainstreamOntario. And the NDP? I

mean, they’re just rightbehind them. I don’tagree with it.”

The Tory flyer urgesparents to vote againstthe Liberals for “keepingparents in the dark”about what’s being taughtin schools.

It says Ontario’s sex-edcurriculum teaches “crossdressing for six-year-olds”and suggests that teachersallow students to holdtheir own gay-pride pa-rade in their school.

The literature para-phrases from a handbookprovided to Torontoteachers that was ob-tained by The CanadianPress, which the Liberalssay has been completelymisrepresented by the To-ries.

The Toronto DistrictSchool Board updated a219-page curriculum re-

source guide for the 2011school year to coverkindergarten throughGrade 12 called Challeng-ing Homophobia and Het-erosexism.

The Liberals point outthat Ontario’s sex-ed cur-riculum hasn’t changedsince 1998, when the Con-servatives were in power.They also accused the To-ries of misrepresentingwhat the guidebook actu-ally says and focusing onelements that they be-lieve will alarm parents.

Hudak, who has em-barked on a marathoncampaign day throughsouthern Ontario, alsolaughed off suggestionsthat he’s stalled in publicopinion polls and has on-ly managed to win the en-dorsement of onenational newspaper.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Sex-ed guide

McGuinty withdrew a newsex-ed curriculum aftersome religious and conser-vative groups said theywere uncomfortable withthird graders being taughtabout same-sex familiesand sexual orientation.The curriculum guide rec-ommends schools not sendhome notes before startingclasses on lesbian, gay, bi-sexual transgendered orqueer issues.Treating these topicsdifferently from others“could be construed as dis-criminatory practice,” theguide concludes.The guide also says thereshould be no accommoda-tions for children or teachers requesting to beexempted based onreligion or beliefs.

Ontario Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty greets auto-parts

workers during a campaign event in Vaughan, Ont.,

yesterday.

FRANK GUNN/THE CANADIAN PRESS

Sex ed a divided debateConservative pamphlet says new Liberal-supported sex-ed curriculum

‘keeps parents in the dark’ Liberals say the literature is ‘homophobic’

Ontario Conservative Leader Tim Hudak meets Eli Nichol

in a tiger costume at a campaign stop in Blenheim, Ont.,

yesterday.

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An Italian appeals courtthrew out Amanda Knox’smurder conviction yester-day and ordered the youngAmerican freed, a stunningreversal four years aftershe was jailed for the deathof her British roommate.

Reports say she leftprison late last night andwill fly home to Seattlewith her family today.

Knox, 24, collapsed intears after the verdict over-

turning her 2009 convic-tion was read out. Her co-defendant, Italian RaffaeleSollecito, also was clearedof killing 21-year-oldMeredith Kercher in 2007.

The eight-member juryacquitted both Knox andSollecito of murder after acourt-ordered review castserious doubts over themain DNA evidence link-ing the two to the crime.

The judge upheld

Knox’s conviction on acharge of slander for accus-ing bar owner Diya(Patrick) Lumumba of car-rying out the killing.

He set the sentence atthree years, meaning fortime served. Knox hasbeen in prison since Nov.6, 2007.

The Kercher familylooked on grimly and a bitdazed as the verdict wasread out by the judge after

11 hours of deliberations.Outside the courthouse,some of the hundreds ofobservers shouted “Shame,shame!”

“We respect the deci-sion of the judges but wedo not understand how thedecision of the first trialcould be so radically over-turned,” the Kerchers saidin a statement. “We stilltrust the Italian justice sys-tem and hope that the

truth will eventuallyemerge.”

Earlier yesterday, Knoxtearfully told the court shedid not kill her roommate.

“I’ve lost a friend in theworst, most brutal, mostinexplicable way possible,”she said of the 2007 mur-der of Kercher, who sharedan apartment with Knoxwhen they were both stu-dents in Perugia. “I’m pay-ing with my life for things

that I didn’t do.”THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Italian appeals court clears American student of murder Orders her immediate release

Amanda Knox conviction overturned

Amanda Knox cries

in court yesterday.

PIER PAOLO CITO/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Got (breast) milk?

Support for a human-breast-milk bank in Albertais growing, and an Edmon-ton woman is doing whatshe can to pump it up evenfurther.

Erie Melnyhchuk, a reg-istered nurse and lactationconsultant, began advocat-ing last year and started apetition last week, thoughshe noted it’s a longprocess, due to the needfor funding, space and gov-ernment support.

“We would be using thebreast-milk bank for pre-term babies and if motherscouldn’t produce milk,”Melnychuk said. “I knowthere are needs for that.”

Natasha Chiam agrees.“My first son was a pre-

emie, so we spent justabout three weeks in (theneonatal intensive-careunit)” said Chiam. “I wasable to pump enough milkfor him, but had I not been

able to, I would have cho-sen it over formula.”

But Natasha Proulx,mom to one-year-old twins,isn’t so sure.

“I tried to nurse and

ended up using formula,”she said. “I would wantany breast milk to comefrom me, not anothermom. I know it’s tested butI still might feel uncom-fortable.”

For now Melnychukplans to use the petition tocontinue to garner moresupport.

Erie Melnychuk poses with two

bags of her frozen breast milk.

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Simmons,Tweed nuptialsbenefits SPCADONATIONS. The SaskatoonSPCA says it is $5,700 rich-er thanks to the weddingof reality TV star ShannonTweed and Kiss rockerGene Simmons.

The couple wed in Bev-erly Hills, Calif., on theweekend and, instead ofsetting up a gift registry,asked guests to considerdonating to the SPCA.Tweed, a former Playboymodel born in Newfound-land, was raised in Saska-toon. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Berlusconiaides face trialINDICTED. A Milan judgeyesterday ordered threeaides to Premier SilvioBerlusconi to stand trialon charges they allegedlyrecruited a Moroccan girland several women forprostitution.

All three have deniedwrongdoing.

The trial begins Nov.21. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Massacre siteopens to mediaNORWAY. Norway openedthe island of Utoya tojournalists yesterday,the first time since con-fessed mass killerAnders Behring Breivikmassacred 69 people at ayouth camp in July, withthe ruling Labour Partyvowing to ensure itsidyllic retreattranscends tragedy.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Gene Simmons and

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Milk sharing

There is currently only onehuman-milk bank in Cana-da, located in Vancouver.The Petition for Public In-terest in a Human MilkBank in Alberta, online atpetitiononlinecanada.com,had more than 200 signa-tures yesterday afternoon.The Facebook groupHuman Milk 4 Human Ba-bies — Alberta is a popularway to share breast milk.

Petition latest push in Alberta for human-breast-milk bank Would be used for pre-term babies, moms who can’t produce milk: RN

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Expect the scene outside

Apple’s flagship store on

Fifth Avenue, in New York,

to be pandemonium if,

as anticipated, the

company unveils the

iPhone 5 today.

Apple fans ampedfor newest iPhone

Company expected to unveil iPhone 5 today First upgrade of the popular smartphone since June 2010Apple Inc. is expected toannounce a new, morepowerful version of itswildly popular smart-phone today.

And as in the past, con-sumers are likely to clam-our for it. Analyst TimBajarin says Apple couldsell more than 25 millioniPhones during the holidayquarter, which would bewell above the 16.2 millionit sold during the holidayslast year.

“There’s huge pent-up

demand for this,” he said.The first iPhone was

launched in 2007, and itsslick looks, high-resolutionscreen and intuitive soft-ware made it a winnerfrom the start.

The new iPhone is ex-

pected to have Apple’s lat-est iOS mobile software,iOS 5. It includes wirelessdevice setup and contentsynching as well as beefed-up camera, email andWeb-browsing apps.

The phone is also ex-pected to have Apple’sforthcoming iCloud serv-ice, which stores music,documents, apps and pho-tos on Apple servers andlets users access themwirelessly on numerousdevices. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

39MFrom January to Juneof this year, Apple sold39 million iPhones.

‘Zombies’ attack Wall Street Protesters speaking outagainst corporate greed andother issues showed no signof giving up their campaignyesterday in New York City,with organizers urging par-ticipants to dress as “corpo-rate zombies” and rallyagainst police brutality.

The weekend arrests of700 people on BrooklynBridge fuelled the anger ofother protesters and sparkedsupport elsewhere in theUnited States as Occupy WallStreet entered its thirdweek.

The campaign startedwith fewer than a dozen col-lege students spending daysand nights in Zuccotti Park,near the city’s financial cen-tre. But a day after Satur-day’s mass arrests, hundredsof protesters were resoluteand like-minded groups in

other cities had joined in.Group spokesman Patrick

Bruner urged protesters todress up as zombies and eatMonopoly money to let fi-nancial workers “see us re-flecting the metaphor oftheir actions.”

A map of the UnitedStates displayed in the plaza

identified 21 places — in-cluding Los Angeles, Chicagoand Boston — where otherprotests were organized.And signs of support wererearing up outside the U.S.In Canada, a Wall Street rallyis planned for later thismonth in Toronto.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Protesters

dressed as

zombies march

through the

New York

financial district

yesterday.

Tech chainsadding staffConsumers are expectedto buy Internet-connectedTVs, tablet computers andsmartphones this holidayseason — enough gadgetsthat Canada’s biggest elec-tronics chains will addthousands of seasonalworkers to meet thedemand. Future Shop andsister company Best BuyCanada say they willincrease their workforceby 6,000 jobs between No-vember and January.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Greek debtcrisis worsensInspectors from the IMF,European Central Bankand European Commissionare in Athens this week re-viewing reforms to see ifGreece qualifies to receivethe next 8-billion-euro in-stalment of its 110-billion-euro bailout. Without it,Greece will run out offunds to pay salaries andpensions in mid-October.Greece’s debts are project-ed to reach 172.7 per centof GDP next year.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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The average U.S. householdgets just one personal letterabout every seven weeks,down from every twoweeks in 1987, says an an-nual survey by the U.S.Postal Service.

The loss of that lucrativefirst-class mail, along withan increase in payment ofbills online and a decline inother mail, means the serv-ice is facing losses of up to$8 billion US this year aspeople turn to the Internetas their primary method ofcommunication.

The effects could bewide-ranging, experts say.

“Everyone talks aboutelectronic media bringingpeople closer together, andI think this is a way we

wind up more separate,”said historian Aaron Sachsof Cornell University. “Wedon’t have the intimacythat we have when we go tothe attic and read grand-

ma’s letters.”For academics and histo-

rians, the study of any sub-ject that relies oncorrespondence could alsosuffer a loss with the de-cline in letter-writing.

But there could be a per-sonal advantage, said histo-rian Kerby Miller of theUniversity of Missouri-Co-lumbia.

“Many of us used to al-ways feel guilty because wenever wrote enough. Well,if mom and dad have acomputer it’s much easierto dash off a note every dayor so. So maybe a vast loadof guilt will be lifted fromthe shoulders of the Ameri-can people.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

End of letter-writing has U.S.Postal Service in the red

Postal

workers

rally in

Chicago.

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Lounge on October 12th at9am - everyone is welcometo attend this FREE event!#uwo #ldnont@cherishmuse: Chance ofrain this afternoon. Just likealmost every frickin day inthe last month in #ldnont.Stop the madness!!!@carloss334: Having noise-cancelling headphones onthe bus is essential. Theylet you avoid the stupidconversations from all ofLondons best. #ldnont@Spl0it: Getting rid of a flo-

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TRAIL’S END. In responseto the director of theTrail’s End marketclaiming that he had Je-sus Christ’s signatureon his petition to notallow transgenderedpersons to run booths, Icall horsecrap.

Jesus Christ was theman who spent timewith the people every-one loved to hate anddemonize.

And not only did hespend time with themand listen to them, heLOVED them. It iswrong — blasphemous,almost — to use Jesus’sname as a vehicle fordiscrimination, becausehe is THE LAST personin the history of theworld who would dosuch a thing. JOSI KNELSENLONDON

RE: Running laps tofind a cure, publishedSept. 29

Thank you for coveringour Terry Fox Run onWed. Sept 28th.

You published a pho-to of a Grade 2 studentcompleting his first lap.Thanks for being here.JANE SILVERIOLONDON

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WEIRD NEWS

Drink your wordsIf you ever wondered what words tastelike, now you’re in luck. Misha Volodinfrom St. Petersburg, Russia, a 30-year-old music-shop clerk by day, disc jock-ey Morskoiboy by night, spent hisafter-work hours building acontraption that mixes cocktails bytyping on a keyboard.

Metro asked him how it works:“Behind each of the letter keys is a

syringe pump, filled with your choiceof liquid. When you press a key, its let-ter lights up on the screen. But insteadof using liquid crystals, as in other elec-tronic displays, my machine’s display

functions viamulticolouredsyrups and liq-uids. Yes, thismachineconverts wordsinto cocktails.

“Attached inthe back of thekeyboard, thereare slots for thebottles withcoloured beverages in them. There are26 slots altogether, one for each letterof the Latin alphabet. When a syringestem goes up, liquid is taken from thebottle connected to it. There are 136tubules inside, equaling about 30 me-tres of tubes and pipes.”

METRO WORLD NEWS

THIS BARISTA’SCUP IS STILLHALF FULL

After high school, I sunk sixyears and thousands of dollarsinto post-secondary education.And yet, I managed to learnsome of life’s greatest lessonsfrom behind the counter at a

local coffee shop.For four years I worked evenings and

weekends slinging cappuccinos for $6.25an hour and actually loved almost everyminute of it. Sure my hair permanentlysmelled of Guatemalan dark roast, but asfar as part-time jobs go, being a barista is a

pretty good gig. I enjoyed an endless supply of free coffee(an integral component in my scholarly success) and madea series of interesting new friends I might never have metotherwise. And while a large percentage of my fellow em-

ployees were the HipsterBarista meme personified,they were always happy toshare the last piece oflemon poppy-seed cake ormake me a mix CD.

I certainly wasn’t the bestbarista in town — my latteart always ended up lookinglike a Jackson Pollockabstraction rather than aperfectly swirled leaf — butover the course of mycoffeehouse tenure, Ilearned some pretty neatthings. I taught myself howto identify the exactmoment milk starts to burnusing only my sense ofsmell and the caloric valueof bran muffins vs. regular(hint: not as much as you’dlike to think). I learned thataccessories are a uniformed-employee’s best friend andthat I can drink exactlythree double shots of espres-so before experiencingheart palpitations.

But the most importantlesson I learned in thosebarista years is this: peopleare pretty rude, especiallybefore they’ve had a cup ofcoffee.

They say the customer isalways right; this is true about 50 per cent of the time (I’mbeing generous here). The other 50 per cent of the timeyou just have to fake it. And so I happily smiled throughstrings of obscenities and personal insults, apologizedwhen I wasn’t at fault and prepared new drinks for thosewho had ordered incorrectly to begin with.

Working in the coffee shop wasn’t really about master-ing the roasting scale or brewing techniques; it was aboutstanding on your feet and taking customer abuse for 10hours a day without letting it crush your soul. Underpaidand overworked, I know just how difficult life can be onthe other side of the counter and I’m a better person for it.

SHE SAYS ...JESSICA NAPIERMETRO

Read more of Jessica Napier’s columns at metronews.ca/shesays

“I taught myselfhow to identify

the exactmoment milkstarts to burnusing only mysense of smelland the caloricvalue of bran

muffins vs.regular (hint: notas much as you’dlike to think). Ilearned that

accessories are auniformed-

employee’s bestfriend and that Ican drink exactly

three doubleshots of espresso

beforeexperiencing

heartpalpitations.”

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Just when you needed it,the FX network is throwingAmerican Horror Story atyou.

To judge from its firsttwo episodes, it’s a robustdiversion from the real-lifedroughts and hurricanes,joblessness and politicalstalemate that were al-ready giving you thewillies. It aspires to be TheShining-meets-Rosemary’sBaby, with Carrie and Don’tLook Now tossed in.

But more than a dead-onhorror show, it’s a homageto cinematic spookery. Anda good one. In short, Ameri-can Horror Story doesn’t re-ally scare you. It just gets inyour head. The big un-known: Is it wily enough tostay there, week afterweek?

Alert: Spoilers comingup — which is another wayof saying you might just aswell apply the time you’d

spend reading this towatching the premiere andthen making up your ownmind. You’ll find it a mem-orable experience, at least.

From the fertile imagina-tions of Ryan Murphy andBrad Falchuk (Glee,Nip/Tuck), American HorrorStory has a premise that issimple and time-honoured:A haunted house is occu-pied by a likable, remark-ably unsuspecting family.

Ben Harmon (played byDylan McDermott) is aBoston psychiatrist whohas been caught cheatingby his wife, Vivien (thewonderful Connie Brittonof Friday Night Lights). Shealready was reeling from alate-term miscarriage. Theyneed to make a fresh start.They and their teenagedaughter, Violet (TaissaFarmiga) pull up stakes andhead cross-country for LosAngeles.

“This place is our secondchance,” Ben tells Vivien,whose forgiveness he des-perately seeks — if for noother reason than becauseshe hasn’t slept with himfor almost a year.

This place, the family’snew homestead, is a loom-ing “classic L.A. Victorianfrom the 1920s,” accordingto the real-estate agentshowing them around. Butit seems more like a vestigeof Monster Chiller HorrorTheater, a domicile whosepast residents have, of

course, died gruesomely.Sold!If the elements of this

horror story seem second-nature, they take the formof striking imagery that, attimes, makes them as un-settling as they are familiar.

The house, restoredfrom its previous ram-shackle condition, retainsdisturbing artifacts uponwhich the Harmons willstumble. The house alsocomes with strange neigh-bours. Jessica Lange playsConstance, a busybodySouthern belle with aneven more intrusive daugh-ter, Adelaide, who (likeJamie Brewer, portrayingher) has Down syndrome.

With his practice set upin the family home, Dr.Harmon’s ill-advised firstclient is a teen psychopath(Evan Peters), who bondswith the Harmons’ trou-bled daughter after they

meet in the bathroom,where she’s cutting herself.

That’s not all the weird-ness in store. Did we men-tion Moira, the longtimehousekeeper (played byFrances Conroy, past matri-arch of Six Feet Under)?She’s the sort of spectral fig-ure who warns these newowners that the house “hasa personality; feelings. Mis-treat it and you’ll regret it.”

But Ben sees Moira an-other way. Spinsterish,middle-aged Moira appearsto him as “Moira, Jr.”(played by Alexandra Breck-enridge), a sexy youngtemptress with a scantyFrench-maid outfit and acome-on look.

The premiere dumps anumber of major questionson the audience, includingthe most fundamental:Why do the Harmons stickaround in this crazy house?THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A real horror showFX set to premier American Horror Story Does this haunting homage have staying power?

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American Horror Story is a new twist on the time-honoured story of an unsuspecting family taking up in a haunted house.

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Fast FiveGenre: ActionDirector: Justin LinStars: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson88

Fast Five, from directorJustin Lin, is imbecilic, il-logical and interminable.Oh yeah, it also has a nega-tive side. That would bethe lamentable decision totransform this testos-

terone-injected totem intojust another heist series.

It’s now a decade andfour sequels past the flashof “B” movie brilliance thatwas the original film, TheFast and the Furious. Re-member that one? It wasjust about the cars, stupid.This time out, with the ac-tion shifted to Rio deJaneiro, there are still hotcars, hotter women and

plenty of burnt rubber. Thewheels have completelycome off this once greatidea. PETER HOWELL

Scream 4Genre: HorrorDirector: Wes CravenStars: Neve Campbell,Courteney Cox, David Arquette88

It has been 15 years sincehorrormeister Wes Cravenand satiric scripter KevinWilliamson first teamedup to reinvent the slasherflick and produced theoriginal Scream. It suc-

ceeded in spades by slicingand dicing the genre’sclichés. Now comesScream 4, which hits themute button on this once-great notion. The sardoniclaughs are mostly gone inthis wheezing cash cow.The greatest shocks arethe ones facing the nowmiddle-aged main actorswhen they look in the mir-ror. PETER HOWELL

FX comes

to Canada

American Horror Story willair on FX Canada, whichwill launch on Nov. 1 as adigital service.

Scene in brief

The Bluth family’sfrozen banana standmay be back in busi-ness. At an ArrestedDevelopmentreunion Sunday atthe New Yorker Fes-tival, the creatorsand cast announcedplans for a new TVshow that spins offthe short-lived butcritically acclaimedTV show, whichwent off the air in2006 after just threeseasons. They alsodiscussed more con-crete plans for amuch-awaitedmovie. CreatorMitchell Hurwitzsaid the spinoff willfeature nine or 10episodes focusingon each characterand leading up tothe movie. The firstscene of the moviewill be all the char-acters reunited.The Fox show, whichsuffered low ratingsdespite its rabid fanbase, starred JasonBateman, MichaelCera and Portia deRossi.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Andy Rooney considers himselflucky as he ends weekly

60 Minutes run after 33 years.

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Martha doeswhat with thedoor open?

Stewart’s daughter releasing book that featuressome disturbing revelations about domestic diva

With her divorce fromArun Nayar finalized inJune, Elizabeth Hurley isready for marriage again.

The actress is now en-gaged to cricket playerShane Warne, the happycouple confirmed on Twit-ter.

“ShaneWarne hasconfirmedhis en-gage-mentto ac-tressEliz-

abeth Hurley after propos-ing at the Alfred DunhillLinks Championship,” arep for the golf tourna-ment said in a press re-lease.

Hurley had recentlybeen spotted sporting amassive sapphire ring,

which is suspected tobe her engage-

ment ring. METRO

Hurley engagedto cricketer

Justin andJessicacan’t seemto stayapartExes Jessica Biel and JustinTimberlake continue toenjoy spending timetogether, heading to LasVegas for a charity golfevent Timberlake was tak-ing part in, according toPeople magazine.

The pair, who split upearlier this year, also madetime for dinner with sixother friends at Mastro’sOcean Club, where theywere spotted “sitting closetogether” during dinnerand leaving together.

METRO

FunnyPeoplegalore atRogan’sweddingSeth Rogan celebrated therelease of his new film,50/50, by marrying hislongtime girlfriend, writerLauren Miller, at Kunde Es-tate in Sonoma, Calif., ac-cording to Us Weekly.

“The wedding was morelaughs than anythingelse,” a source says of thethree-day celebration.

“Every other line was ajoke and the crowd could-n’t contain their laughter.It was nonstop fun!”

That’s not surprising,given that the guest list in-cluded Judd Apatow andhis wife, Leslie Mann, aswell as Jonah Hill, PaulRudd and the Office starCraig Robinson.

METRO

Bryce is di-recting up astorm Even

preggers

@RealRonHoward

Celebrity tweets

What kindof musicwould y’allwant from me on my nextalbum? Thinking aboutgoing back to the studio

Auto-cor-rectstrikesagain. Myphoneturns “fed” in-to “F’ed” which is awkwardwhen telling my roommateI gave the dog his food.

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WatchingMichaelJackson trial.

I say O.J. isguilty.

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Elizabeth Hurley

Martha Stewart is gettingthe “Mommy Dearest”treatment from daughterAlexis Stewart in a newmemoir, Whateverland:Learning to Live Here,which will be released lat-er this month.

“Martha doeseverything better! Youcan’t win!” Alexis writes inthe book, according to theDaily Mail.

“If I didn’t dosomething perfectly, I hadto do it again. I grew upwith a glue gun pointed atmy head.”

Alexis also makes somestartling revelations aboutthe domestic diva’shygiene, revealing thatMartha “always peed withthe door open,” accordingto the book.

“I remember saying,‘You know, now I havefriends over! You can’t dothat anymore! It’s gottastop! My friends’ parentsdon’t do it! Give me abreak here! I don’t feellike being embarrassed!It’s exhausting! I’m a kid!Stop!’”

METRO

Martha Stewart

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T.I. performs duet with Taylor SwiftRapper T.I. has joinedcountry star Taylor Swiftin a surprise duet at herconcert in Atlanta.

Toward the end ofSwift’s set on Sundaynight, she introduced T.I.by singing the openingchorus of his hit song LiveYour Life.

The packed house atPhilips Arena screamedonce he stepped onstagefor the unannounced ap-pearance and started torap.

The two Grammy win-ners stood side-by-side as

he rapped and she sang avocal part originally han-dled by Rihanna.

Swift has featuredguests ranging from JustinBieber to Nicki Minaj on-stage during her tour.

The Sunday show was amakeup performance fora postponed July show.

T.I. has made severalappearances since his re-lease from a halfwayhouse last month follow-ing 10 months in federalprison on a probation vio-lation.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tip ‘T.I.’ Harris

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Scientists shake it up in dancevideo for McGill cancer researchcentre. Scan this code to read the

story and watch the video.

Contagionfreak out Steven Soderbergh’sContagion haseveryone squirmingand itching — andfor good reason.The movie’s deadlypandemic virus isbeing backed — notsnubbed —by scien-tists at the CDCP(Centers for DiseaseControl and Preven-tion). It’s modeledon a fatal SouthAsian infection, Ni-pah Virus, known tohave migrated fromanimals to people.

METRO

Trends

Go ahead, be happy. Havea cup of java.

A large study at Har-vard set out to findwhether drinking coffeewas associated with de-pression, as previousstudies had hinted. Re-sults were surprising.

“Regular coffeedrinkers have a lower risk

of developing depressionthan non-coffee-drinkers,” Dr. Albert As-cherio, professor ofepidemiology and nutri-tion at Harvard Universityschool of public health,told Metro.

Researchers analysedrecords for 50,739 womenwho participated in theNurses’ Health Study.None of these women haddepression at the start ofthe study in 1996.

They were asked howmuch caffeine they consumed, and they were

followed until 2006. In that time, there were2,607 cases of depression.

They compared womenwho drank one cup of cof-fee or less per week tothose who drank two tothree cups per day, andfound the latter had a 15per cent decrease in riskfor depression.

And those who drank awhopping four cups a daywere at a 20 per cent de-crease in risk.

The authors — notwanting women to startdrinking copiousamounts of coffee helterskelter —note that theseresults need to be dupli-cated in other studies.

“Because of its observa-tional design, this studycannot prove that caf-feine or caffeinated coffee reduce the risk of depres-sion, but only suggest thepossibility of such protec-tive effect,” says Ascherio.

Harvard study shows coffee drinkers at lower risk of developing depression So, drink up

Java keeps you jovialDrinking coffee on a regular basis can keep a smile on your face.

ISTOCK PHOTOS

What is healthy?

How much coffee is safefor you?

Numbers Health Canadasuggests that healthyadults can drink up tothree cups of coffee a day.

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Family First-Aid Essen-

tials Every year more than3 million Canadians endup in an ER because of aninjury, but many of thosevisits are unnecessary be-cause the injuries may be

minor. Writer MichelleVillett checked with lead-ing experts to find outwhat the essentials areabout some of the basicremedies for a familyfirst-aid kit.

For minor cuts andscrapes: Try Polysporin,Bactroban or Ozonol.These topical ointments

contain antibi-otic ingredi-ents and treatagainst minorinfections.

For minorburns/sun-burns: Try As-pirin, Advil, Aleveor Tylenol. Each havedifferent active ingredi-

ents but all work bytemporarily

blockingthe body'sproductionof pro-taglandins,which acti-vate painand fever.

For insect

stings and minor skin irri-tations: Try Life CalamineLotion with Antihista-mine, Benadryl Itch Stop-ping Cream, CortodermOintment. These relievesymptoms of local inflam-mation.

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The down side of yoga How does one get through the most unpleasant moments in yoga class?

According to DevonSpencer-Smith, yoga in-

structor at the Rise Move-ment studio in Los Angeles,the best way to deal with anembarrassing incident dur-ing yoga class is to laugh itoff. Never the less, there arefew things you can avoid.

Ohm or Um Why it’s an issue: Ohm canbe a turn off. The hum-ming rhythmic vibrationgenerally leaves firsttimers either in a fit of gig-gles, choking or speech-

Yoga no nos

Never do the following:

1 Leave your cellphone

on. You know this. Howcome your neighbourdoesn’t?

2 Skip savasana. Peoplecome to yoga class witha gym-like focus. Theywant to leave once the‘workout’ is over andskip the savasana medi-

tation (lying on yourback, palms up and eyesclosed). This final relax-ation pose is very impor-tant to restore thenervous system andcalm your mind.

3 Step on someone’s mat.

You wouldn’t walk onsomeone’s towel at thebeach so why would youstep on their yoga mat?Only you know whereyour feet have been.

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less. “It’s what helps you stay

focused and aware of yourbreath,” says David Kim,Yoga instructor at the YogaWorks studio in Los Ange-les. Solution: Most people lackself-awareness and are notaware they are too loud.Kim says the teachershould create an environ-ment that minimizes thoseopportunities. Unexpected noises Why it’s an issue: Passingwind in public is badenough. It’s even worsewhen it happens during asilent yoga class.

“If a student passes gas,ignore it or you risk to em-barrass them,” says Kim.“Some poses trigger the re-lease of gas, especiallytwists and inversions thatupset digestion.” Solution: Avoid eating twoto three hours. And relax.

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I keep reading news about a slowdown in theUS economy – should I sell my investments?

A: Money in America? Is that an oxymoron?

B: You should invest! You can’t get the ups without goingthrough the downs.

Allan SmallSenior Investment Advisor – DundeeWealth

Ghosts andgoblins andstock marketbears — ohmy! Investorsshould beaware of Octo-ber’s dark

forces. It isn’t the worstmonth historically for thestock market (that honourbelongs to September), butit is the month of the mostmemorable stock marketdrops (see the table above).

One October marketstumble that didn’t makethe list is what is some-times referred to as theAsian Flu of 1997, whichpulled the market into acrevasse on October 27th,1997.

It was a stomach churn-ing 508 point, one-day dropof over seven per cent.

Another market crash is

the dot-com collapse be-tween early 2000 and late2002. The overall marketdecline didn’t match that ofthe previous Black Octo-bers, but the technologyladen NASDAQ was ham-mered, losing nearly 80 per-cent over 20 months.

By the time the lengthytechnology unwinding offi-cially ended early in Octo-ber, countless portfolios

had been shattered by Nor-tel, JDS Uniphase, Cisco,WorldCom and on and on.

Another October thatdoesn’t rank in the topeight in terms of declineswas in 2007. But it fits withother deadly Octobers sincethat month was the begin-ning of the U.S. real estatebubble popping. Pulleddown by the housing im-plosion, the S&P 500dropped steadily before itcame to rest at bottom inMarch 2009.

What lessons can welearn from the past?There’s one that pops tomind. Dollar cost averagingis your best friend. This is

the practice of buying regu-larly over time rather thanin lump sums here andthere. Don’t guess whichway the market is going.Don’t try to time the mar-ket and jump in and out ofinvestments.

If you are happy with thequality of your investments(stocks, exchange tradedfunds, mutual funds orbonds) then buy them regu-larly over time and you willsmooth out the impact ofall those nasty Octobers. ALISON GRIFFITHS IS THE AUTHOR OFTHE UPCOMING BOOK COUNT ON YOUR-SELF: TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR MONEY.REACH HER AT ALISONGRIFFITHS.CAOR GRIFFITHS.ALISON@GMAIL.COM.

ON MONEYALISON GRIFFITHSMONEY@METRONEWS.CA

Alison’s money rule: October is often brutal on the stock

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Beware Black October

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Ingredients:• 2 cups (500 mL) shred-ded, cooked turkey• 1 apple (peeled, grated)• 1/2 cup (125 mL) gratedsharp cheddar• 1 green onion, sliced• 1/4 cup (50 mL)chopped parsley• 16 3–inch (7.5cm)frozen tart shells, thawed• 1 egg, lightly beaten• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) coarsesalt

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Plantains in cooking spotlightFruit resembles bananas but tastes like tuber Try it in Chicken and Plantain Moqueca

They’re sold by the ba-nanas, but they probablybelong closer to the pota-toes. While plantains mayresemble bananas, theytaste and cook more like atuber.

In this one-pot dinnerfrom Brazil, simmeredplantains make a base to achicken curry. They alsothicken the sauce.

Preparation:

1 Place chicken in 5- to 6-lDutch oven. Sprinklewith salt, pepper and 30ml (2 tbsp) of oil. Stir tocoat, then cover and setaside for 10 minutes.

2 Set Dutch oven overmedium-high heat.Sauté chicken until light-ly browned, 8 minutes.

Use slotted spoon totransfer chicken to abowl. Cover; set aside.

3 Return Dutch oven toheat; add onion and bellpeppers. Sauté untilsoftened, about 4 mins.Add garlic, grated gin-ger and jalapenos, sauté1 min. Return chicken topot, add broth, coconut

milk, tomato paste, bayleaves.

4 Bring mix to boil andcook, uncovered, for 5mins. Add plantains andcook, uncovered, for 15mins or until plantains

are soft but not mushy.

5 To serve, remove anddiscard bay leaves, sea-son with salt andpepper, then sprinklewith chopped cilantro.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ingredients:• 1 kg (2 lb) boneless, skin-less chicken breasts, chunks• Salt and black pepper• 45 ml (3 tbsp) olive oil• 1 yellow onion, diced• 2 green bell peppers,cored and cut into chunks• 4 cloves garlic, minced• 15 ml (1 tbsp) ginger• 15 ml (1 tbsp) minced

jarred jalapeno slices• 500 ml (2 cups) chickenbroth• 1 can (426 ml/15 oz) co-conut milk• 50 ml (1/4 cup) tomatopaste• 2 bay leaves• 3 ripe plantains, peeledand cut into 2.5-cm (1-inch)chunks• 30 ml (2 tbsp) cilantro

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This recipe serves four.

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David Price’s late-seasonswoon carried over into Oc-tober.

The all-star took ashutout into the seventhinning, then coughed up aslim lead as the TexasRangers rallied for fourruns to beat Price and theTampa Bay Rays 4-3 lastnight in Game 3 of their ALdivision series.

Rookie outfielderDesmond Jennings hit twosolo homers for the Rays,who trail 2-1 in the best-of-five matchup. Game 4 is to-day at Tropicana Field.

Price was winless in sixstarts last month. He has

never beaten the Rangers,including a pair of losseswhen Texas defeated Tam-pa Bay in last year’s ALDS.

Mike Napoli had the

Rangers’ first hit with arunner in scoring position— on the sixth opportunityin the game — count by hit-ting a two-run homer offPrice during a four-run sev-enth.

Price left later in the sev-enth after giving up a two-out single to Craig Gentry.After Brandon Gomeswalked two in a row to loadthe bases, Josh Hamiltonmade it 4-1 with a two-runsingle off J.P. Howell.

Texas failed in three triesto get a hit with a runneron second through two.Price also came up big inthe sixth by retiring Hamil-

ton and Michael Young onconsecutive grounders towork out of a two-on, one-out jam.

Pinch-hitter Sean Ro-driguez pulled Tampa Bayto 4-2 with a bases-loadedRBI in the seventh. AlexiOgando then got a two-outgrounder from pinch-hitterSam Fuld with runners onsecond and third.

Jennings’ second homerof the game, off MikeAdams, cut the deficit to 4-3in the eighth.

The Rays had one hit ineight tries with runners inscoring position last night.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rays’ lefty Price drops to 0-6 lifetime against Texas in nine career starts

Texas catcher Mike Napoli, right, appeals to an umpire on a check swing

from Tampa Bay’s Ben Zobrist last night in St. Petersburg, Fla.

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ALDS pointed backin Rangers’ favour

If today’stalks fail,NBA mayhave to cutgamesAfter a lockout that haslasted more than threemonths, whether the NBAseason starts on time couldcome down to one “veryhuge day” in labour talks.

Owners and players willbe back for a bargainingsession in New York City to-day, knowing if they fail toproduce results, there maynot be enough time left toavoid cancelling regular-season games.

“A lot of signs point totomorrow being a veryhuge day,” players’ associa-tion president Derek Fisherof the Lakers said. “Therewill be a lot of pressure onall of us in the room, andwe’ll accept that responsi-bility and go in and seewhat we can get workedout.”

The sides met in smallgroups for about five hoursyesterday, a session thatdeputy commissionerAdam Silver said was main-ly about “setting the table”for today. While careful notto put too much pressureon today’s talks, he andcommissioner David Sternmade clear there had to besigns of compromise.

“We both understandthat if we don’t make ourbest offers in the next fewdays, we’re going to be atthe point where we’re go-ing to be causing damageto the game, to ourselves,and they’re going to be outpaycheques,” Silver said.

The league locked outplayers on July 1. Seekingsignificant changes aftersaying they lost $300million US last season,owners want a new salary-cap structure and are seek-ing to reduce the players’guarantee of basketball rev-enues from 57 per cent, toperhaps 50 per cent or be-low. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ESPN pulled HankWilliams Jr.’s classic introsong from its broadcast oflast night’s NFL game afterthe country singer famousfor the line “Are you readyfor some football?” used ananalogy to Adolf Hitler indiscussing President BarackObama.

In an interview yester-day morning on Fox News’Fox & Friends, Williams

said of Obama’s outing onthe links with HouseSpeaker John Boehner: “It’dbe like Hitler playing golfwith (Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin) Netanyahu.”

Asked to clarify,Williams said: “They’re theenemy,” adding that by“they” he meant Obamaand Vice-President JoeBiden.

“While Hank Williams

Jr. is not an ESPN employ-ee, we recognize that he isclosely linked to our com-pany through the open toMonday Night Football,”ESPN said in a statement.“We are extremely disap-pointed with his com-ments, and as a result wehave decided to pull theopen from (last night’s)telecast.”THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ESPN not ready for some Hitler analogies

Hank Williams Jr.

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Camp is closed

The NBA regular season is

scheduled to open Nov. 1.

Players would have report-ed to training camps yester-day, but those werepostponed and 43 pre-sea-son games scheduled forOct. 9-15 were cancelledlast month.

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Aries March 21-April 20 Youare about to make a huge decision.Don’t worry that you might get itwrong, worry only that if you loseyour nerve the chance might passyou by forever. Be bold.

Taurus April 21-May 21 Thereis a lot of tension in the air and itwon’t depart until Thursday.

Gemini May 22-June 21 Youcan be quite emotional at timesand that side of your personalitywill be to the fore today.

Cancer June 22-July 22 Itmight be wise to play safe, fornow.

Leo July 23-Aug.23 You may be

a life-affirming Leo but a little cau-tion is no bad thing.

Virgo Aug. 24- Sept. 22 Set therecord straight about what you’vebeen up to and to point out howcritics have jumped to conclusionsa bit too easily.

Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 23 Youmust tell the truth today, even if bydoing so you cause yourself a cer-tain amount of grief.

Scorpio Oct. 24-Nov. 22 Whydo you fear the worst for no goodreason?

Sagittarius Nov. 23-Dec. 21 Important arrangements mayhave to be changed at the very last

moment but you will profit in nu-merous ways.

Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 20What you gain over the next fewdays will more than make up forwhat you have lost in recentweeks.

Aquarius Jan. 21-Feb. 18 Arelationship that has fallen into arut of late can be re-energized, butyou have to make the first move.

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20.Youdon’t have to be completely openabout what you are doing — it’sprobably best to play your cardsclose to your chest.

SALLY BROMPTON