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Power trip
More box stores coming to East End
By Alisha Morrissey
[email protected]
T
hey’re coming, but just how many
box stores St. John’s will have in total
remains to be seen as two more ‘power
centres’ — areas like Stavanger Drive and
Kelsey Drive — are slated for the East
End.
Mayor Andy Wells has no qualms saying he likes the box stores — and not just
for shopping.
“I don’t understand it, I mean it just escapes me, where all the retail sales are
coming from, but if they want to build
those buildings, then by all means build
them because we’re going to tax them.
“If that land is zoned for it as it is and
somebody wants to put a property there
and compete in the marketplace, b’y, go to
it. From the perspective of the City of St.
John’s, there’s no down side.”
Mike Duffy is legal consultant for the
newly-incorporated Carerra Capital Canada, a company that hopes to develop the
former Field’s Farm (on the airport side of
Torbay Road) and sell the lots off to retailers.
Both the former farm and the former
Harvey property on the opposite side of
Torbay Road — which has been bought by
Perennial Management — have been rezoned to commercial/industrial by the
city in order to expand the retail sector in
that area.
Perennial Management couldn’t be
reached for comment.
Duffy says information about what
kinds of stores that will likely go up in the
areas will be kept secret until those companies choose to announce they’re moving in.
“Any that we’re speaking with will initially come with a confidentiality provision in any offer or any discussion,” he
says, adding the retailers that usually
build in these areas are competitors and
complementary businesses because of
high traffic levels at nearby power centres.
Practising real estate law for more
than 13 years, Duffy says he’s never
worked on this kind of project before.
His partner Gregory Power has, but
never on such a large scale.
Both say the development can and will
be handled responsibly with considerations for green space and protecting the
Outer Cove Brook and water shed.
City councillor and planning committee member Shannie Duff says the city has
taken on two major studies that address
storm water management and traffic implications in the future shopping area.
“What we’re trying to make sure of is
that development in St. John’s takes place
in a logically planned fashion,” Duff says.
The power centres will go as far back
as the Torbay boundary line, but other
than these two proposals, there haven’t
been any similar projects proposed to the
city.
“The issue of how much of this we can
have is very dependent on market demand,” Duff says.
“We just sense that there is a demand
and we want to make sure that this development takes place in a manner that
deals with some of the planning, traffic
and infrastructure issues upfront.”
Coun. Ron Ellsworth says he likes to
see the box stores coming because it not
only means new buildings and revenues,
but that older infrastructure — like vacant
mall space — is replaced by new business
as well.
But not everyone loves box stores.
Bradley George of the Newfoundland
and Labrador chapter of the Canadian Independent Business Association refuses
to shop in the power centres because they
hurt smaller local business.
Much-needed employees are working
in box stores, not local businesses, and
small business can’t compete with bargain
bin prices, he says.
And while the novelty of box stores
can be a cyclical industry, George says it’s
possible to see many businesses — even
malls — shutting down because of the influx.
But everyone agrees the number of
stores and power centres will all come
down to demand.
“Shopping in malls is passé as they
say,” Duffy says, with Power adding,
“These people wouldn’t come in and invest millions if they didn’t think it was a
go.” ex/
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DECEMBER 7-13, 2006 /3
First-aid
for Fido
Vet tech teaches
mouth-to-mouth, CPR
and other techniques
to keep dogs alive
By Kim Kielley
[email protected]
S
hana Quinlan wraps one hand
around Gretta’s muzzle.
Gretta is an eight-year-old Rottweiler.
As Quinlan demonstrates how to give a large dog
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, Gretta sits still.
For a scratch and a bum rub, it appears Gretta
will do almost anything.
Quinlan is a registered veterinary technician and
she’s teaching dog owners how to give their pets
first-aid.
Gretta is the demo dog.
While Quinlan demonstrates how to apply CPR
or wrap an injured foot with gauze, Gretta barely
wiggles.
“It’s difficult for animals to communicate their
needs when they’re injured,” Quinlan says.
She hopes that by teaching basic canine first-aid,
pet owners will recognize the signs that indicate
their pets are hurt or in distress. And learning that
means more animals may survive as they wait to
see a vet.
Quinlan covered topics such as CPR (cardio
pulmonary resuscitation), artificial respiration,
chest compressions, the Heimlich maneuver, and
recognizing shock and poisoning during a recent
two-hour session at Sobeys on Kelsey Drive.
She just wants pet owners to know how to look
after their pets in an emergency because quite often,
by the time she sees them at work it’s too late.
Teaching basic canine first aid is a labour of
love for Quinlan. She’s volunteering her time for
the Dog Legislation Council of Canada because
she’s against banning specific breeds of dogs.
The council is a national organization that is
challenging the Ontario Supreme Court to “firmly
entrench in constitutional law, the rights of responsible, law-abiding dog owners to own any breed of
dog they choose.”
It also promotes responsible dog ownership
through education programs like the one Quinlan
teaches. ex/
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Gretta gets bandaged as part of a canine first-aid demonstration.
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ou’re staring at me again.
Taunting me to join you on
the bench and get passionate. You’re
nothing but a tease.
I’m tempted,
but I’m not going
to give in. I just
can’t bring myself
to do it. I mean,
getting mixed up
with you requires Steve-Oa serious comManiac
mitment and you
Steve
know men are
BARTLETT
afraid of that.
And, no offense,
but anyone who gets involved with
you is half-cracked.
And haven’t we tried this enough
already? We’ve been on and off more
times than Pamela Anderson and
Tommy Lee. It hasn’t worked out
yet. What makes you think it would
this time? You’ve always been really
stubborn. You make Danny
Williams look flexible.
I’m still attracted to you, though.
You look exactly like you did when
we first met. I wish I could say the
same. I’ve gained a lot more weight
than I ever imagined. I’m having a
midriff crisis.
Perhaps my excess weight is why
— and I hate to even admit this —
hooking up with you again might be
a good idea. You always made me
sweat and got me really pumped up.
But I’m just so reluctant to give
in to you. Where would I find the
time? Where would I find the energy? Would I be able to make the
sacrifice and be in it for the long
run?
You know, most times, I just
scoot on past without giving you a
second thought. I don’t know why I
gave in today. I can’t believe I made
eye contact with you. I guess it’s because I felt so good when we were
together.
OK, I’ll be honest. I never pass
without thinking about what could
have been. Deep down I constantly
wrestle with giving ‘us’ another try.
My apprehension: I’m worried
we’d let each other down again. And
you know if I don’t let you down in
the proper way, it’s me that’s going
to get hurt. It always is.
Oh… that’s it. The heck with it,
let’s do it. I’ll start getting busy with
you — my weight set — again. ex/
E-mail Steve Bartlett at <[email protected]>.
city2
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DECEMBER 7-13, 2006 /5
Who’s watching your drink?
Coaster campaign creates awareness about date rape drugs
By Kerri Cull
Patron response was scattered as
said bars cater to various clientele.
For the most part, volunteers had
hen volunteers from various trouble finding neglected drinks.
anti-violence organizations
Organizers found this surprising
went bar to bar in the metro area on and encouraging.
Friday night to promote a new
“People were fairly guarded over
coaster campaign, they received
their drinks… you’re pleased that
mixed reacthey’re being
tions.
responsible,”
Represays Dana
senting the
English of the
Coalition
Coalition
Against VioAgainst Violence and
lence.
various comDrinkers at
munity orgaBitters, the
nizations in
graduate bar
the area, the
at MUN, were
volunteers
very responvisited a
sive and the
number of
band even
bars to raise
allowed volawareness
unteers stage
about date
time to say a
rape drugs
few words
One of the coasters used in a new campaign.
and sexual
about the
assault.
campaign.
Incognito, the women would
The patrons at the Breezeway,
wait for a drinker to place his/her
Memorial’s undergraduate bar, were
drink down. If the drink was unatthe most disrespectful. Some
tended, a coaster would be laid on
females actually started flinging the
top. On it were the words: “Who’s
coasters around and laughing.
watching your drink?”
At other locations, some drinkers
Participating bars included The
would read and reflect for a
Breezeway, Tol’s Time Out Lounge,
moment. Others would disregard it
Konfusion, Normie’s, Bitters, Lottie’s, completely. English saw one “big
Etomik and The Trinity Pub. All but burly man” at Tol’s read the coaster
one of the bars approached, it is
and put it in his jacket pocket.
worth noting, agreed to participate.
When a few young women in
[email protected]
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Minimize the risk
by…
I Sticking together, travelling in groups, having a
signal that you can exchange with a friend if
something is wrong, and planning what you
will do if something seems to go wrong. Using
the buddy system.
IWatching your drink as it is being poured or
made. Not drinking it if you didn’t see it being
prepared.
I Not drinking from punch bowls.
ITaking your drink with you if you move around.
Never leaving it unattended, including with
friends.
IThese tips apply whether you drink alcohol or
non-alcoholic beverages.
I Getting help immediately if you are drinking
alcohol and feel ‘too drunk’too fast for the
amount of alcohol you consumed.
I By calling 1-800-726-2743 if you know or suspect you have been drugged and sexually
assaulted. The 24/7 rape crisis support line’s
volunteers can listen, provide support, and
help you sort through what you know or
remember so you can make decisions about
your next steps.
ITRUSTING YOUR GUT. If the situation feels
uncomfortable or like something is not right,
you are probably right. Seek help.
another bar left their drinks unattended, and then returned to find
the coasters, they put them in their
pockets. When they danced again,
they put the coasters back on their
drinks, but still left their beverages
unattended on the table.
Similar campaigns are being
launched in various cities throughout Canada and the United States.
The goal is to create awareness.
Many people do not know these
drugs exist, nor do they think a
drugging can happen to them.
The phrase ‘date rape drug’ is
misleading, notes English. Date
rape drugs are not only used by
boyfriends and girlfriends, she elaborates, but by strangers or acquaintances at bars, house parties, etc.
The Sexual Assault Nurse
Examiner’s Program in St. John’s
attests to the fact that druggings
are happening. Since its inception
in 2005, 27 out of the 40 victims
examined claimed their assault
was due to a drugging. It’s important to note that not all of these
victims were women.
No matter how people responded
Friday night, English says it’s difficult
to say what kind of impact it had.
“The hope is that it resonates
with people… If you can make one
person think twice about it, either
leaving their drink unattended or
drugging someone’s drink, I think
it’s a job well done. Time will tell
how effective it was.” ex/
web/links
www.coalitionagainstviolence.ca
www.munsu.ca
www.nlsexualhealthcentre.org
www.nlsacpc.com
www.mun.ca/sexualharassment
6/ DECEMBER
7-13, 2006 • www.theexpress.ca
Viewpoint
Hats off to Hams
D
ec. 5 was International Volunteer Day. It was a day to
celebrate volunteers around the
world.
In this province, an astonishing
42 per cent of the population over
15 volunteer their time in some
capacity.
That works out to roughly 188
hours per year or 35 million collective hours logged annually.
Impressive numbers, indeed.
And the figures support the
notion that volunteers are the
backbone of this province. Where
would we be without Search and
Rescue volunteers, Scout leaders,
Girl Guide volunteers, soup
kitchen help, hockey coaches and
so on?
There was a shining example of
the volunteer spirit in this
province last week as Aliant
repaired the damage from the Oct.
20 fire that disrupted its communication network.
A group of Ham radio operators
— not exactly people who receive a
lot of press — were enlisted by
provincial Fire and Emergency Services to man their radios and relay
information to a central depot in
the event communications broke
down and there was an emergency.
For three nights, while most
Newfoundlanders slept soundly in
their beds, the Ham radio operators tended their radios and
insured a back-up communica-
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tions system was in place.
In total, roughly 40 people gave
their time to support the endeavor.
Fortunately, there was no communication breakdown and nothing
happened to the system.
But if things had gone belly up,
it’s comforting to know there was a
small group of dedicated and
skilled volunteers prepared and
ready to ensure the rest of us
stayed safe.
And isn’t taking on such a task
what volunteerism is all about?
To the Ham radio operators,
and to all the volunteers out there,
thanks for all that you do. ex/
Kathy Goudie versus the Old Boys Club
C
heers to Kathy
the job while they are politiGoudie and Jeers to
cians by going for two and
the editor of The Telegram,
three months each summer
and the others who joined
to practise medicine in the
in the St. John’s media
underdeveloped regions of
feeding frenzy to attack
the world.
the MHA from Humber
What if Kathy Goudie
Cross
Valley.
Examination had gone with Nurses withWhy is it that male
out Borders to some foreign
lawyers can sit as mem- Averill
country to keep up her time
BAKER
bers of the House of
on the job of nursing for two
Assembly and practise
and three months during
law for the entire year while doing the summer, just like the male
the MHA job and not one editorial doctor/politicians do? Would that
appears attacking them?
be OK?
In fact, lawyers and doctors —
Is it the fact she went north and
all men to my recollection — have not south on vacation like the
been doing that for our entire
male politicians? Look at the
political history, even prior to the
number of male MHAs who go
Commission of Government. Just
south every winter for a month.
go back over the records of the
Not a word about them.
House of Assembly and you will
Premier after premier and cabifind that some of most outstandnet minister after cabinet minister
ing politicians have been male
— all male — have gone to Florida
lawyers or doctors who mainto play golf for weeks on end,
tained a law practice or medical
starting just prior to the March
practice year-round while sitting
break. This is after they steal two
as an MHA.
weeks during Christmas and New
But nurse Kathy Goudie
Year’s to do the same thing. These
decides to go nursing for a couple
male politicians from Newfoundof weeks to maintain her profesland have sufficient resources to
sional licence, during her holidays
play golf on the links of Florida,
from her job as an MHA, and all
Mexico and several locations in
hell breaks loose. Why?
the Caribbean. Not one editorial
Many doctors who are provinfrom The Telegram about that.
cial and federal politicians in
So why pick on a female nurse
Canada today (Dr. Keith Martin,
and let the male lawyers and docfor example) belong to an organitors off the hook?
zation called Doctors without BorIt was the viciousness of the
ders and they keep their time on
attack by the St. John’s media that
leads me to believe there may be
more to this than meets the eye.
The Telegram editorial called
Kathy Goudie “a poor quality interview subject” who was “in her job
primarily out of personal, rather
than public, interest,” that she was
a “political sinkhole” who “managed to further mar the already
spotty reputation that politicians
have.” Why such malicious ill will
and vindictive tone from The
Telegram editorial?
This is not about the male/doctor/politician who goes to a foreign nation for two and three
months every summer to keep his
hand in the job.
This is not about the male/premier/cabinet minister/politicians
who go golfing down south for two
weeks at Christmas and a few
weeks at Easter.
This is not about the
male/lawyer/politician who practises law the year round while acting as an MHA on the side.
This is about the
female/nurse/politician Kathy
Goudie who went north on her
vacation.
Not only is she a professional,
but she is a nurse. In my experience in the courtrooms around
the coastal areas of this province, I
have learned that nurses hold a
special place with Newfoundlanders and Labradorians. Nurses are
revered. They are special people.
I have never spoken to or met
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Kathy Goudie, but I have the distinct impression from those of her
constituents who have spoken
about her to me that she is an
intelligent, caring woman who has
the respect and affection of those
who know her personally.
And what is more, as I understand it, Kathy Goudie somehow
convinced the provincial government to spend millions of dollars
repairing a bridge that was the
subject of the political shenanigans that led to these personal
attacks by the media. Congratulations Kathy Goudie. Next thing the
St. John’s media will be saying is
that she planned the whole thing
just to get the sympathy of the
government to get the bridge
fixed.
Kathy Goudie should work as a
nurse on her vacation to maintain
her accreditation if that is what is
required. We need professionals
like Kathy Goudie in politics in
this province. And she would be a
fool not to prepare for that day
when the political tide turns.
On a personal note, I would
advise Kathy Goudie not to be
concerned about the two vicious
editorials in The Telegram. Join the
club Kathy. But then, we are
women, and what else do you
expect from the Old Boys Club?
ex/
Averill Baker practises law in St.
John’s.
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Legal pot would shut gangsters down
Editor,
RE: The Liberals and marijuana.
No party will ever legalize marijuana, not even the NDP
or Greens (even if they got power). Any legalization of marijuana will come the same way as
abortion and same-sex marriage —
through the courts.
The so-called ‘decrim’ bill proposed by the Chrétien and Martin regimes was actually
worse than the laws we have already. But, still, the Liberals
have decided not to legalize marijuana.
Regulating marijuana would make pot harder for kids
to access, save us about $2 billion in annual enforcement,
courts, and corrections costs, generate an additional $3 billion in annual tax revenue, increase tourism, and free up
police, court, and corrections services for pedophiles and
child-porn enthusiasts.
But the most important benefit of legalizing marijuana
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surprise to see that the Liberal Party decided against that.
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Bringing Rexy back
By Steve Bartlett
[email protected]
R
ex Goudie sounds relaxed over the phone.
Asked where he is, the singer replies that
he is stretched out on the couch in his Toronto apartment.
It seems that, these days, the 21-year-old
from Burlington is comfortable — physically
and mentally.
And that state is perhaps deserved after
almost two years of riding on a music industry
roller coaster.
His journey, of course, started with his
Canadian Idol audition in the spring of 2005
and continues today as he prepares for the
Dec. 12 release of sophomore album, Look
Closer.
the Lowdown
is “closer” to where he wants
to be as an artist. He wants
his music to have a classic
rock sound. For this latest release, he endeavIn that time, he
oured to fuse the styles
was the runner-up
of Bruce Springsteen
on Canadian Idol,
and The Foo Fighters.
released his inauMission accomgural CD Under
plished, he says.
The Lights, toured
“Basically, it turned
the country,
exactly like that,” he says
received nominawithout hesitation.
tions for two Juno
Goudie co-wrote more than
Awards and had
half the songs on the album,
two biographies
working with a number of songwritwritten about
ers, including fellow Newfoundlanhim. (Only one,
der Damhnait Doyle.
Idolized, would
Goudie is particularly
end up in print.)
attached to one song. It’s called
Rex Goudie: “I’m trying to make music for the regu- Ain’t Dead Yet and is basically a
Out of this
lar Joe.”
whirlwind of
tribute to his hometown.
experience
“Basically what the song says
comes Look Closer. Goudie says the recording is the place will be my home until I die.”
Besides the tracks, the instrumentation
on the album excites Goudie. He says there
are “real players on everything,” meaning little
use of computers and synthesizers. As well,
he plays guitar on a number songs and
thanks producer Jeff Dalziel (Edwin, Thornley) for “making” him do it.
“He pushed me a little bit farther than I
thought I could go.”
Goudie hopes the producer also pushed
him to create an album that will satisfy existing fans — most of whom are younger — and
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also attract an older following. Although
grateful for the success Idol brought him, he
wants his music to speak for itself.
“I’m trying to make music for the regular
Joe, not for people who know my face and
don’t really know the tunes. I’d rather make
music people want to listen to rather than
live off the popularity of the show.
“Everybody seems to agree with me that
that’s probably the right thing to do and the
tunes that came out on this album, I hope,
speak for themselves without having to use
the popularity of the show.”
Goudie is trying to follow advice given to
him by Canadian rocker Kim Mitchell who
he met recently at a fund-raising gala in
Toronto.
“He said to me, ‘Don’t worry about what
everybody thinks. Just make the music. If
you’re making music you are proud of, that’s
all you’ve got to worry about.’ ”
And has he done what Mitchell suggested
with Look Closer?
“I really like the sound of the album and,
where everything is real, it gives it a real live
sound. But it’s definitely a direction I want to
go in as an artist. This is definitely where I
want to be.” ex/
Rex Goudie will be signing copies of his new
CD and the book Idolized at Chapters Dec. 11
from 5 to 7 p.m.
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Anthology a Charm
By Kelly-Anne Meadus
[email protected]
Buchanan, a co-editor
and contributor, stresses
that the book contains a
oberta Buchanan sits
breadth of storylines,
some happy, some sad.
beside a window in a small
“It almost gives a
Downtown St. John’s eatery.
snapshot of the kinds of
There, she gives tiny portraits of
things people are thinkher unconventional childhood:
ing about at this point in
the daughter of Scottish parents,
time. Living in Newshe was born in South Africa and
foundland, surrounded
raised there until her family
by this beautiful landmoved to England when she was
scape, some poetry par10. During WWII, both of her particularly reflects that.
ents joined the army.
Some deeper concerns
“It was very hard on my
are reflected as well, parfamily,” she says with quiet
ticularly with children… I
frankness.
think there’s some marThe power of that singular
statement — and what is not
The cover image for a new anthology of velous writing in this.”
She adds, “It has
said — resonates across the
Newfoundland writers.
something for everyone.
table.
It has a fantastic range.”
Such strong echoes are
The cover depicts a lone girl reading on
woven throughout A Charm Against the Pain:
a bench in a sterile, windowless room. The
An Anthology of All New Writing From Newwalls and floor are a drab shade you can’t
foundland.
quite put a name to. Buchanan explains the
Published by Flanker Press, A Charm
Against the Pain is a just released collection of photo suggests that reading can momentarily transport you out of this world and
poetry, fiction and non-fiction.
R
Who needs five golden rings?
A
DECEMBER 7-13, 2006 /9
the Lowdown
siblings, sister-in-law and my nephews
sk a child about Christmas and
live in England and it’s the only time we
they will tell you that if they don’t
are all together. Last year we decided to
get the new X-Box, they will simply die. I
stop the insanity of spending because
see people scurrying around for months
there was nothing we could buy that
before the Holidays in a mad panic to
could come close to the preciousness of
buy the perfect gift. A perfect gift being
each other’s company. So Christmas day
something that person doesn’t already
DAV
came and I received my most beloved
have and at exactly the same monetary
NET
gifts ever, because the truth of the matvalue as the one they will give you.
ter is you have to put more thought in a
As every year passes, the job gets
Damhnait
gift when it’s not expensive. (Word is
more difficult and the list gets longer,
DOYLE
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills split
with new girlfriends of brothers, and the
because he sent an assistant to buy her Mother’s
parents of girlfriends of brothers and, of course,
the uncle’s father’s cousin’s new dog that absolute- Day gift).
As I sit here writing, I look down at my hand
ly needs the ‘all white meat dog bone’ from the
and the most beautiful ring I have ever seen. It’s
new health food store for pets in the mall.
Really, when you’ve got yourself spun like that
because, last year, instead of buying me someby the time Christmas comes, you have one sip of
thing I didn’t need, my sister made me a silver
rum and eggnog and you pass out for days.
ring with her own two hands. In all honesty, I
I’m in a hotel room in old Montreal watching
have no clue what she got me for Christmas two
the snow fall in front of a back drop of twinkling
years ago (which probably cost her five times
lights and it feels like Christmas, real Christmas — the amount of money). But every single time I
before people ended up in jail while trying to buy
look at my hand, I think of the true spirit of
Christmas. ex/
Cabbage Patch kids and when stockings were
filled with oranges and handmade decorations
covered the trees.
Damhnait Doyle is a recording artist and author. Visit
Christmas is a special time for me because my her on-line at www.dav-net.com.
all its pain.
“Reading is a charm against the pain. Writing is a charm against the pain. It’s very therapeutic.”
Three years ago, Buchanan was asked to
co-edit the book with fellow writers Georgina
Olivere Queller and Geraldine Chafe Rubia. It
was her first time editing an anthology, and
she soon discovered the task much more difficult than one might think.
“We didn’t have a theme. I thought it was
important to have a structure,” explains
Buchanan, who suggested the current format,
which breaks the anthology into four sections
that reflect the seasons of the year as well as
the phases of our lives.
“Even then, we had to deal with the best
order of the pieces within the sections… We
moved it around quite a lot.”
This anthology presents writing by some
members of the Newfoundland Writers’
Guild. Formed in 1968, the Guild gathers writers of all levels of experience to share their
writing and critique one another’s work. The
attraction of this writers group, attests
Buchanan, is its democratic workshop format.
“Everybody critiques everybody else. It
makes a tremendous difference to your writing; it sharpens you as a writer.” ex/
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Dec 9, the Festival of Music &
Lights starts at 4pm at the Bowring Park
duck pond, followed by the park treelighting. Featuring the Holy Heart of Mary
Alumnae Choir, Right Now, Peter &
Ronalda MacDonald and Quarter After,
there will also be free cookies and hot
chocolate!. 576-8518
Dec 8, help the children with the
annual Teddy Bear Toss at the Fog
Devils’ game. Toss your bear on the ice
during intermission for a chance to win
prizes! 576-7657 or www.fogdevils.com
Dec 8, 40+ Christmas dance. 9pm
at the St. John’s Curling Club, Mayor Ave.
$10 single. 739-5097 or 726-5775.
Dec 8-9, head to the Anna Templeton
Centre for their 9th annual Christmas
tea & sale, from 4-8pm on Dec 8 and
9:30am-4:30pm on Dec 9. There’s a mini
craft fair on the first floor while a
soup/salad/sweets lunch takes over the
second floor. 739-7623, 739-5894 or
[email protected]
Dec 9, Heavenly Creatures will hold
their Santa Paws Party fundraiser from
1-4pm at the Royal Canadian Legion on
Blackmarsh Rd. Door prizes, Santa Paws
pet photos, holiday basket draw, face
painting, goodie bags, free cake and
refreshments and more. Santa Paws will
also be happy to accept donations.
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annual Christmas for Canines
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Dec 9, First United Church Mt Pearl is
having a Christmas breakfast from
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that Santa might be showing up between
9-10am! Its the season for fun, food and
fellowship so don’t miss it. 368-2194
Dec 9, Wesley United Church Women
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sausages, pancakes, toast, juice, tea or
coffee (MMmmm!) $5 adults/$2.50
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holding a used book sale from
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and Culture Centre. 739-5215 or
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Santa onboard the “Nouvelle Orleans”
and enjoy a 2 hour harbour cruise of lunch
and cookies with ol’ St. Nick,
11am-1pm and again from 3-5pm.
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Dec 10, there will be a doll show,
sale and lunch at Cochrane St United
Church starting at 11am. Admission is $1;
lunch is $5 lunch and tea is $3. 722-4467
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Same old song
and dance
with the beat of the music. Players
have to step on the corresponding
arrow on their dance mat.
There are fast steps, and
ow many years have the
even longer steps where
Dance Dance Revoluplayers are required to hold
tion games dominated artheir foot down and keep
cades? Sure it’s been over six
up with other arrows using
years since the last release
the free foot.
Power
made it into North American Up!
While the game is fun,
arcades, but several copycat sethere are more than a handries such as Into the Groove
ful of nagging issues dragJon
have always been waiting to fill MERCER
ging down the gameplay.
the void.
First and foremost is the
I’m convinced that even after hu- song selection. DDR Supernova is
sorely lacking in this regard as opmanity is trampled into oblivion by
posed to its predecessors. There are
some nuclear war in the far future,
a handful of stand out tracks — like
there will still be DDR games released from some emergency bunker Girls Just Wanna Have Fun — that
are an absolute hoot, but for the
underneath Japan. While still fun,
one has to wonder if the series will
most part, the songs aren’t that inever evolve or even offer gamers any- teresting to listen to and are no fun
thing new besides a revised song list. to dance to.
The lack of options in DDR SuIt’s unfortunate these concerns rear
up in Dance Dance Revolution Super- pernova is making the series show
its age. Beth, my girlfriend, is a fan of
nova, because they take away from
the workout mode. It allows her to
an otherwise fun little game.
get in a solid workout and have fun
The game mechanics couldn’t be
at the same time. Unfortunately, this
any simpler. During the course of
any given track, a series of arrows as- mode only allows access to the same
set of songs every time. After a few
cend up the screen in conjunction
H
DECEMBER 7-13, 2006 /11
weeks, even a diehard fan of DDR
like Beth was trying to set up her
own workout in the normal parameters of the game. However, she was
limited to sets of three and didn’t get
her statistics like calories burned
and such.
The truth is, I enjoy DDR. I may
look like I’m in the midst of being
electrocuted while I play it, but I still
enjoy it. It’s just that after close to 10
years, I wish the series would offer
gamers some new challenges, or at
least throw together a song list that
isn’t 99 per cent Euro trash techno
beats. Do You Want To by Franz Ferdinand is a start, but it’s becoming
painfully apparent the DDR series
has come an incredibly short distance during its near-decade. ex/
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DECEMBER 7-13, 2006
COVER STORY
Naughty
Newfies?
With two films
already made here,
adult entertainment
company ponders
production facility
in province
Keisha has shot scenes in Stephenville and Corner Brook.
By Sean Ridgeley
[email protected]
I
f you think of the adult film industry and
how it thrives, you’d probably imagine it
requiring a lot of very sexual people in need of
cash, willing to show their butts, elbows and
other body parts onscreen.
If you take that theory and apply it to
the situation here in Newfoundland —
plenty of friendly and frisky people, a lacking economy, etc. — it might make some
wonder why such a profitable industry hasn’t set up here like it has in numerous other
places.
Well, like it or not, that might soon
change. An adult actor named ‘Keisha’ (less
formally, ‘Naughty Newfie’) has already
made two films in this province.
Born and raised in Stephenville, the 24year-old started exotic dancing at Jack and
Jill’s in Corner Brook about a year or two
ago and took it from there.
“I wasn’t really making any money, so
when I saw an ad for a bar in Niagara Falls,
I went out there,” she says.
“I came back to Newfoundland and put
my name and profile online for a job in the
(adult film) industry, and someone contacted me.”
She began working with OSK Productions, an Ontario-based company, and
starred in a couple of films — Naughty Newfie: My 1st and Very Naughty Newfie: My 1st.
Both were filmed on location in
Stephenville, Corner Brook and Toronto.
The second DVD will be released in January at an adult film awards show in Las
Vegas. It follows the story of a Newfoundland girl who gets rather curious and
promiscuous while her husband is away
fishing.
The series will continue as Keisha travels to various cities throughout Canada,
making it based on a true story, so to speak.
The president of the production compa-
ny — who wished to have his name printed
only as ‘Mark S.’ — came up with the idea
for the name, along with Keisha and her
boyfriend at the time.
Part of the reason for it was to go along
with the themes in the second film. The
rest of it, Mark S. says, was because of a
need for something new in the industry.
“There’s just so much content out there,
you have to differentiate.”
The Naughty Newfie concept is definitely different. Mark S. says he receives daily emails about it.
“People love it.”
Currently Keisha is looking at performing in some educational videos, which OSK
hopes couples will use together. Mark S.
comments that, with this material, he’s
looking to improve the image many have of
the industry.
“I think there’s going to be a movement.
(Adult film) isn’t going to be thought of as
something for the dirty old man in a trench
coat anymore.”
Beyond that, he discussed the possibility
of setting up a facility in Newfoundland to
film material, in turn creating jobs and
contributing to the economy.
“We’re working on something called
Naughty Newfies, so an industry there is a
possibility. It’s a challenge for someone like
me, but it could happen. Why not, right?
B.C., Ontario, and Quebec have (adult film)
scenes. Why not Newfoundland?” ex/
What do you think of an
adult entertainment firm
eyeing this province?
Ex/press yourself at
[email protected].
Human Nature
www.theexpress.ca
Playing
catch-up
Jones reflects on inspiration
and highlights
W
hen I arrive at the
Sprout, Andy Jones is
waiting for me. We take a
booth and discuss An Evening
with Uncle Val, Jones’ one-man Out to
play I saw the night before.
Lunch
While I’m telling him about my
favorite parts and he’s laughing Kerri
at himself for messing CULL
up a scene, the waitress comes by and asks if there are any
tickets left to the remaining shows. He
offers comps to anyone who works at
the Sprout that is interested. Before
we order, he excuses himself to call
and reserve the comps as he
wants to be sure he doesn’t forget
“So what’s your background?” he asks me when he returns. It’s obvious Jones’ interests
include everyone around him.
When a thick bowl of chili,
salad, scrambled eggs, herbed
potatoes, and toast arrives at our
table, we are discussing the highlights of Jones’ career and those
who have inspired him.
No doubt his upbringing was
a source of inspiration as it’s no
coincidence his siblings — Cathy
Andy Jones (with an essential condiment): ex-pats on the
Jones and Mike Jones — are both
Mainland want to buy him beer. KERRI CULL/FOR THE EX/
involved in the arts, specifically
with Andy Jones
fast/facts~
I Other highlights: Rare Birds, Jack Meets the Cat,
The Adventures of Faustus Bidgood
I Book: Folktales of Newfoundland and Labrador by
Herbert Halpert and J.D.A. Widdowson
I Hidden talent: Makes a really good curried chicken
I Phobia: What’s underneath the water in the ocean
I Regrets: Smoking for 20 years
I Restaurants: The Sprout, The Peppermill, Velma’s
acting, comedy, film and theatre. Jones attributes
this interest to his parents who put a projector in
their living room.
“My mother was a kitchen comedian” who was
renowned in the neighborhood, Jones says, crows
feet curving up. After serving in WWI, his father
received a job offer from General Films in Regina
and accepted it. His father would travel to Newfoundland communities, go “to the parish priest
and say if you give me the parish hall tonight, I’ll
give you all the proceeds, and then he’d show a
movie,” Jones remembers.
His father also used to do recitations. Jones followed suit when he went to high school, although
he would always come second in the oratorical
contests to fellow CODCO founder Greg Malone.
“He can make me laugh like nobody I’ve ever met.”
CODCO was definitely one of the highlights in
Jones’ career. Culturally iconic, it was recognized
by Memorial University with Jones receiving an
honourary degree. This was amazing to Jones as
he felt like he was receiving an award from his
province. The oration describes Jones as “a man
with a deep sense of his own country, his Newfoundland.”
DECEMBER 7-13, 2006 /13
Jones says the word ‘Newfoundland’ appears
in his scripts 200 plus times. He says if the
province was “riding high” maybe it wouldn’t be
there, “but we’re usually in crisis on some front.”
Expatriate Newfoundlanders feel nostalgia for
home when they see his shows. After 23 of the
last 24 shows he did out of province, there was
someone waiting in the lobby to buy him a beer.
As we’re tying up our conversation, graciously,
the waitress gives us yummy chocolate muffins
with crusty square tops as a thank you for the
comps. Jones doggy-bags our leftover toast. He
tells me his daughter is doing the fine arts program at Grenfell College in Corner Brook. It’s not
hard to tell that loving art is part of the lineage in
this family. Jones, like his father who would give
all the proceeds to the church, offers comps to
the wait staff at the Sprout.
“I’m too old to play to an empty theatre,” he
says.
Maybe one day, I’ll be interviewing his daughter about one of her artistic endeavors and she’ll
tell me about how her father once received an
honourary doctorate because he was someone
who worked toward our national identity, how he
was someone who did his part, and made a lot of
people laugh while doing it. ex/
E-mail Kerri Cull at <[email protected]>.
web/links
www.andyjonesproductions.com
www.rca.nf.ca
Here@Home
14 / DECEMBER 7-13, 2006
A cold, hard lesson
E
ver notice how some things in
life travel full circle? Just think
back to the first time you ever tried
to put a warm coat on your newborn. Remember how hard it was to
worm their limp little arms into the
short thick sleeves? Sweat would be
pouring out onto your forehead as
you tried to pull up the zipper, all the
while the baby is howling like their
head is hanging off. But you knew it
was about to get worse. Putting on
and tying their hat under their beetred, tear-streaked cheeks, was
capped off only by the granddaddy of
all baby torture, the car seat!
Ahh, those were the days. Not one
tot in the history of the human race
and the history of cold weather has
ever liked putting on a coat or a
snowsuit. It was and will ever be a
dreaded nightmare for parents.
The tides do change, however,
and it happens at about the same
time they learn how to get dressed all
by themselves. This is quite an
accomplishment for a three-year-old.
To put their jacket on right-side-out
Five
Minutes
Peace
Paula
TESSIER
and right-side-up gives them an
incredible sense of pride. Oh yes,
they’re getting really big now, so big
in fact they insist on zipping their
own zipper and buttoning their own
buttons. This is the parent’s turn to
cry! Especially if they’re in a rush to
get somewhere, because very little
tests your patience as much as
watching your toddler attempt to
line up their buttons properly and
snap them together ‘like a big kid.’
They then reach a stage where
dressing in outerwear is not only second nature, it’s like having a second
skin. All that’s required is a jacket
they’ve picked out on their own, with
a logo, superhero or a novelty item
on it and, buddy, it’s tough to see
them wearing anything but. It could
be 25 degrees outside, but because
their denim jacket has silver studs
and a Superman logo on the back,
you know they’re leaving it on!
And then we hit the brakes, so to
speak. The stage in life where wearing a real, honest to God coat for
warmth, is about as cool as having
your mother button it up for you.
Now I understood the desire to
look cool, but this was just a little bit
too literal for me. “Humph, our boys
will never get out through the door
in cold weather without a coat on,” I
vowed. “What were their parents
thinking anyway?”
Well, now that we have the
teenager, the pre-teen, and the
youngest one who thinks he’s older
than the other two combined, I know
what those parents were thinking.
They were spent I tell you, beaten
down, hands thrown up in frustration, quite possibly never to come
back down. I got that description by
looking in the mirror by the way.
Indeed that is the kind of fall we
had in our home. And this all
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You see, he purchased a hoodie
with one of his favourite rock bands
on it. It was something he’d wanted
for a while which had to be ordered
in, so when it finally arrived, he must
have vowed never to take it off or
cover it up.
Well, since his younger brother
likes to appear older, he too followed
suit. Only a zipped up sweatshirt was
apparently required, no matter how
cold the temperature dropped.
Of course, the youngest was not
to be outdone. He, too, had a
favourite fleece, and once more, we
had a son who seemed to have nothing else to wear.
September and October came
and went as the days grew wetter,
shorter, and cooler. November
arrived, and so did our rules: If it was
cold outside, they had to wear not
only the fleece, but a jacket as well.
They must have thought we were
talking to the kids next door, because
after they left the house in the morning, their coats were either still hung
in the closet or left on the floor.
However, the day finally came
when they realized that perhaps
Mom and Dad aren’t as stunned as
they thought we were. It was a brisk
day and our middle son decided to
walk home with his buddy. When got
home, however, he looked like an
explorer back from Everest. I swear
there were small icicles hanging from
his nostrils. One down!
A day or so later, his older brother
walked home from an after-school
activity and he, too, looked like he’d
spent the day in the Antarctic. Two
down! And our youngest was an easier sell, he saw his brothers now wearing coats so it must be OK. A
painless strike three.
I guess it’s great to be cool, but
not so hot to be cold! ex/
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T H E
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Five ways to
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holiday spirit
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The Bose Wave II: That’s no clock radio!
I
Ebay
It’s December now, which means Eccentric
it’s time once again for TV’s annual
Devon
barrage of Christmas specials. SWIFT
Some will leave you dreading we
even celebrate Christmas (see any- [email protected]
thing with Donny and Marie in it)
while others will make your heart glow with the true
spirit of the holiday season. Here is a list of my top five,
can’t-miss Christmas shows.
5. A Christmas Carol (1951). My favorite character was the
ghost of Christmas future. If he ever visited me in the
night for a tour of my future, the first thing I’d do is grab
the upcoming 6-49 numbers.
4. Frosty The Snowman (1969). Let me start by admitting
I was a bed-wetter. The invention of the two-litre pop
was definitely my undoing. The reason I bring this up is I
ruined a good set of Frosty The Snowman bed
sheets. Because of my little bladder control issue, the
rule was the coveted Frosty sheets were only to be used
on Christmas Eve (one lousy day a year). Of course that
didn’t stop me from hauling them out of the linen closet
on occasion after my parents went to bed. Once I put the
sheets on, I would climb into bed, pull the covers over my
head and, with the assistance of a flashlight, would
engage one of several hundred Frostys in a conversation
regarding my Christmas wish list.
3. It’s A Wonderful Life (1946). The movie that answers
the question what life would be like if Jimmy Stewart
was never born. I know this much, if I was never born,
there would be about 20,000 more Maltesers in the
world.
2. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. First off, we’re not
talking about the Jim Carey re-make. It’s the 1966 Boris
Karloff version that still, when I hear it, sends shivers
down my spine. What a great voice he had. So many
memorable lines to chose from, but my favorite has to
be, “And he even took the last can of Who hash.”I remember thinking only a real knob would steal someone’s
dope.
1. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965). This cartoon has to
be the grand daddy of them all. For me, it’s that haunting
children’s choir that opens the show with the carol
Christmas Time Is Here. That song is a one-way time
machine back to a much simpler time. The only real surprise in an otherwise perfect Christmas show is around
the 20-minute mark, when Charles M. Schultz decides
via Linus to read us all an actual passage from the bible.
I remember thinking, ‘Oh yeah! This whole Christmas
thing is really about someone’s birthday and not about
presents.’Then, of course, the seven-year-old in me kicks
in making we wonder what kind of presents Jesus got for
his birthday.
Here are my top five Christmas show auctions:
#5. Scrooge incense burner. With a
little luck, this should double as a
pretty decent Christmas bong. Item
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#4. Frosty The Snowman bed sheets.
Very similar to the ones I peed on.
Item number: 290058182755.
#3. Clarence the angel. It’s a wonderful life until old Clarence here
opens his trench coat and flashes
you. Item number: 120060764595.
#2. Evil Grinch
baby. How a little angel like
this could grow
up to steal
Christmas I’ll
never know.
Item number
300056228611.
#1. Charlie
B r o w n ’s
pathetic
Christmas
t r e e .
Humiliating laughter sold
separately.I te m
number: 180057630441.
have always been curious about
way to judge audio quality. (I like
screaming vocals and crunching guithe Bose Wave Radio.
It was released back around 1999,
tars, too, but you should not buy an
amidst boasting that it would revoluaudio system using this as criteria.
tionize the way we listen to music.
Of course, it’s no surprise that the
Bose claimed that the Wave delivered
demo CD sounds good— it’s mixed to
audiophile-quality sound from a small Techno
showcase the product to its absolute
package, not much bigger than a
best potential — so I played a few
Phile
clock radio.
CDs of my own.
Geoff
A friend of mine bought one of
Suzanne Vega’s breathy vocal on
those early models, which was priced MEEKER
the a cappella Tom’s Diner came
at about $600. However, he was nonacross stunningly on the Wave II — it
plussed. It sounded good for its size, but the
sounded like she was sitting in the room with
gods did not sing from the heavens… which is
me.
what he was expecting, given the advance
Jesse Cook is a flamenco-style guitarist
hype.
with a strong world music influence, and his
In 2004, Bose released the Wave II, with
Nomad CD was a revelation. It was like hearsome updated technology and new features.
ing it for the first time, with snippets of musiIt just so happened that my old stereo system
cal decoration that I definitely hadn’t heard on
— a cheap unit that found its way into my livmy old system, or even on my car CD player.
ing room by default because of its small size —
I popped in a Diana Krall CD, and the
was about to give up the ghost. So, after doing
Wave II did justice to her soulful vocal and
some online research and reading numerous
that distinctive stand-up bass. Finally, I played
reviews, I decided to invest in the Wave II.
the new album by Hey Rosetta (a superb local
Before telling you more, a few words about alt-rock group), followed with Songlines from
Wave technology. Bose really has created
the Derek Trucks Band (excellent blues-rock).
something innovative through what it calls a
I can confirm that the Wave II rocks quite
‘waveguide’ system. The sound originates
nicely.
from a pair of two-inch speakers but travels
Sound from the Wave II is powerful, yet
through a twisting interior channel that is 27”
crystal clear at higher volumes, and there is no
long; a kind of sonic long intestine that digests distortion until you crank it past the pain
and separates the sound spectrum, making
threshold. More importantly, there is no dropeach musical instrument stand apart and ren- out at lower levels; all parts of a song come
dering the human voice with richness and
across in a clear and balanced way.
clarity.
On the downside, there is very little stereo
The waveguide has apparently been imimaging because the speakers are built in. This
proved in the Wave II, with innovations like
would be an issue if I planned to sit in that
venting the bass port over the amplifier to
stereo ‘sweet spot’ and seriously listen. But I
help cool it. However, I can’t comment on how rarely have time for that. I have an open-conmuch better the Wave II is because I have no
cept kitchen and living room through which
basis of comparison, having not heard the
we move constantly, whether it’s cooking,
original model. There are other more obvious
cleaning or entertaining, and the Wave II fills
improvements, including a front (as opposed
this space brilliantly.
to top) loading CD, the ability to play MP3 CDs
Is it worth the $700 price tag? If you are an
and an accessory input on the back (which
audiophile who takes ‘stereo’ seriously, then,
means I can connect my iPod).
no, buy a decent component system. And if
There are a couple of things that I don’t
you demand a strong bass response, the kind
like. For one, there are no controls on the
you can feel in your chest, you won’t get it
Wave II itself. Everything is operated by refrom this unit. But if you are looking for qualimote control. Sometimes, you just want to
ty musical accompaniment as you go about
walk up to the unit and turn it down, rather
your day, the Wave II comes highly recomthan fumble around for the remote. Secondly,
mended.
there are no bass or treble controls at all —
On the other hand, if you are looking for a
you have to go with the factory pre-set. This
clock radio, take a pass, unless you have monwould be fine if every CD was perfectly mixed
ey to burn. ex/
and engineered, but they aren’t, especially
E-mail Geoff Meeker at <[email protected]>.
those produced during the 1980s and early’90s.
But the big question is how does it sound?
It’s quite impressive, actually. A demo CD is
www.bose.ca
included that nicely demonstrates the range
and quality of the system. It’s all classical instrumentation and that, frankly, is the best
web/link
style & Taste
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The season of Champagne
W
ith the holidays
Many sparkling wines
just around the
from other parts of the
corner, it’s time to take a
world use this same
look at that quintessential
method, although almost
celebration wine, Chamany grape variety may be
pagne, and all of its bubbly
used. Other bubblies may
relatives. These sorts of
be produced using the
To your
wines are classified as
‘charmat’ method, which
Taste
sparkling wines and are
is cheaper and quicker
made all over the world.
than the traditional. In the
Steve
Although many people DELANEY
charmat method, the secrefer to any sparkling wine
ondary fermentation
as ‘champagne,’ this name properly
takes place in large tanks. The sedibelongs only to those wines from
ment is filtered from the tank, withthe Champagne region of France
out time-consuming riddling, and
made in the traditional ‘methode
the sparkling wine is bottled.
champenoise.’ Such wines are typiThe best sparkling wines, of
cally blends of three grape varieties: either method, have many tiny,
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot
long-lasting bubbles. Charmat
Meunier, although the Blanc de
wines tend to taste fruitier while
Blancs style wines use only
champenoise wines are more comChardonnay. In the best years, the
plex and toastier from longer conbest grapes are used to make vintact with the lees. There is also a
tage (the year is marked on the
class of cheap sparklers made by
label) Champagnes that are quite
simply blasting the wine with carexpensive. Non-vintage Chambon dioxide gas, just like in soft
pagnes are usually more approachdrinks. This creates large, shortable in price.
lived bubbles that are a little nasty
The methode champenoise
in the mouth.
starts by the regSparkling
ular fermentawines
in general
The yeast consumes
tion of grapes
have enjoyed a
the sugar creating alco- large growth in
into base wine.
Portions of this hol and carbon dioxide
popularity. This
base wine repre- gas, so it is this secis true in Spain
senting different
more
ondary fermentation that where
varieties, differthan 200 million
creates all the bubbles! bottles of ‘cava’
ent vineyards,
and even differare produced
ent years (thus non-vintage) are
each year for domestic consumpblended by the wine-maker to cretion and export. Cava is made using
ate the desired taste profile. The
the champenoise method and is
blended wine is then bottled and
demarked with a four-pointed star
sugar and yeast are added to start a on the cork.
second fermentation in bottle. The
This week’s wine is indeed a
yeast consumes the sugar creating
cava from Spain: Freixenet Cordon
alcohol and carbon dioxide gas, so it Negro Brut ($13.73 NLLC). You have
is this secondary fermentation that to like the price as you are simply
creates all the bubbles!
not going to get Champagne for
Once the yeast is finished, it
near this outlay. The Corton Negro
forms sediment at the bottom of
did express many tiny bubbles. The
the bottle. In a process called ‘ridlight aroma was fresh and straightdling,’ the bottle is placed upside
forward with just some hints of
down in a rack and regularly rotatfruit. In the mouth, it was crisp and
ed over several months until all the
pleasant, if otherwise unremark‘lees’ have moved to the neck of the able. True to the brut style, this
bottle. Then the neck is frozen and
wine is just mildly sweeter than a
the plug of frozen sediment is
dry wine. I score this one as a 14.5.
removed. A dose of sugar syrup and ex/
wine is added for balance and to
E-mail wine guru Steve Delaney at
replace the lost wine before it is
ready for final corking and shipping. <[email protected]>.
“
”
DECEMBER 7-13, 2006 /17
Light
-hearted
Griswald-like house
is labour of love for
Torbay man
By Kim Kielley
[email protected]
E
at your heart out Chevy
Chase. Shawn Butler chuckles
when his house on the main road
in Torbay is referred to as ‘The
Griswalds,’ Chevy Chase’s fictional
family in National Lampoon’s 1989
comedy Christmas Vacation.
However, Butler concedes he
takes a little more precaution than
Chase did when lighting the
Griswald home. The local contractor has five different switches on
his Christmas lights and has an
electrician visit his home once a
year to make sure everything is
working before he flicks the switch.
And his already extensive array
of lights and decorations keeps
growing and growing. For this
Christmas, he has added an extra
500 feet of lights (about 20 sets at
25 feet each).
With the extra lights comes the
need for even more power. Thus
the need for the electrician’s visit.
“My employees joke that I’m
Tim ‘The Tool Man’ Taylor,” he
laughs.
Butler’s first Christmas light
show was 19 years ago. He has
added a little more illumination
every year since, building to what
he has today — what some consider one of the biggest Christmas
light displays in the province.
And even though his lights are
already strung for this year, the
display could grow a bit between
now and Dec. 25. He wants to
build a yellow ribbon, about four
feet by eight feet, to hang on the
side of the house, in lights, no
less, for the Canadian troops
Shawn Butler: “Mom lived every year just for Christmas.” KIM KIELLEY/THE EX/
overseas.
Over the years, Butler’s lights
have drawn big crowds. So much
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him the display is good for the
community. Skiing legend Nancy
Greene even stopped by for a picture, he adds, and asked Butler to
turn on his lights.
Butler loves Christmas and
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“It’s grown some since she died,”
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Given the amount of effort Butler puts into his lights, it’s no surprise that burnt-out bulbs bug him
“Those mini-lights,” he says,
“when one goes, they all go.” ex/
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2006 • www.theexpress.ca
horoscope
PUZZLE NO. 328
Copyright © 2006, Penny Press
this week
ARIES: You want everything to move
quickly. However, try not to make an error
in judgement. Look at what can be
improved in your life.
TAURUS: The planet Jupiter brings
you many things that will make you
understand what is really good for you.
You will have act with a great need to
accomplish your wishes for success.
GEMINI: You are headed for things
that are completely different than anything you’ve ever experienced. You will be
better able to balance everything in your
life. You will have extraordinary opportunities of good fortune.
CANCER: You want to be certain of
how you act when it comes to your emotional life. You don’t want to hurt others.
You know what can bring you peace.
LEO: A week that makes it possible to be
close to the person you love. You need
someone to give you the possibility of
happiness. You know what is truly important to you.
VIRGO: You don’t want to neglect the
people who are dear to you. The planet
Neptune ensures that you experience
complications but you want to know
what is real.
LIBRA: A week that teaches you to
surpass yourself in several areas. You are
aware of your worth on all levels. That is
terrific for you.
SCORPIO: You must be certain of your
schemes where work is concerned. Do
nothing that could bring you problems on
the short or long term. This is essential.
SAGITTARIUS: You are heading for
situations where your judgement will be
important. You want everything to be
well-organized in your life. You are heading for surprising situations.
CAPRICORN: You want to become
closer to those who were important to
you in the past. This is important because
the bonds are deep. Don’t neglect them.
AQUARIUS: You are in a period where
everything has value in your eyes. You
want people to be honest with you. You
don’t want people to hide things where
your work is concerned.
PISCES: You are able to know what can
help you live better. You are in a period
that demands a lot from you where love is
concerned. That changes everything in
your life.
ACRO SS
1. Male title
4. Disposed
7. Prepare for a
test
11. Small or large,
e.g.
15. Bake-sale gp.
16. Luau dish
17. Newspaper
section
18. Like the
Mojave
19. Place for
Eddie?
20. Brightest star
21. Light tan
22. Enamored
23. Peak
24. Finance
26. Early stage
28. Fastens with
cord
30. Young society
woman
31. Speeder spotter
32. Social organization
34. Split apart
36. AAA or EEE
Benders
18/ DECEMBER7-13,
40. Toothed
wheel
42. Game fish
45. Be sorry
about
46. Baking soda,
briefly
49. Clever remark
50. Big event
51. Not stereo
52. Supplement
54. Eastern ruler
55. Culture medium
56. Faithful
57. Abduct
59. Hamilton’s on
it
60. Soil with mud
62. Portable bed
63. Laughing critter
65. Layer
67. Chowder
ingredient
70. Wipe clean
73. Relative, for
short
75. Heroic poem
77. Football
80. Pier
82. Consumed
83. Be next to
84. Short-billed
rail
86. “____ Hot to
Handle’’
87. Greek letter
88. Chamber
89. Knock for a
____
90. Dawdle
91. Barnyard fowl
92. Automobile
part
93. Fencer’s blade
94. Zeta follower
95. Previously,
to Keats
9. Skylit courtyards
10. Heap
11. Jungle trip
12. Branding
____
13. Galvanizing
metal
14. Ocean
motion
25. Solemn
notice
27. Behave affectionately
29. Help
31. Summer TV
show
33. Feathery stole
35. Cowboy
37. Theatrical
production
38. Dutch masterpiece?
39. “I ____ a
Symphony’’
41. Grind harshly
43. Harvest
44. Of sight
46. Golf term
47. Silly
48. House part:
abbr.
50. Soft
51. Trig, e.g.
53. Fruit drink
58. “What’s up,
____?’’
60. Lassie’s call
61. TV’s “At
____’’
64. Settle comfortably
66. Iota
68. Cochise, e.g.
69. Mom
71. Bride’s walk
72. Busybody
74. Ermine
76. Fisherman’s
net
77. Tropical
rodent
78. Wild goat
79. Hoodwink
80. Mock
81. Type of exercise
85. Sturgeon eggs
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More tips for enjoying trips
H
ere are more tips to make your
required to put your shoes through Xnext trip go smoothly:
ray checks, so be prepared to remove
Comfort on airlines and avoiding jet lag:
them.
• To help the adjustment to new time
Hotel check-in and check-out
zones, just after take-off, set your watch
If your flight arrives in the morning at
to the time zone of your destination.
the city where your vacation starts, you
• If your flight arrives in the morning, Been
may arrive at your hotel before noon. OfThere...
try to sleep on board.
ficial check-in and check-out times vary
• Rub moisturizer on your face and
from hotel to hotel, so it could be mid-afDaphne
hands or spritz your face with water
ternoon before the staff has your room
BAGGS
from an atomizer to avoid dry skin and
ready. When this occurs, you should take
to feel refreshed.
it in stride. I use my time to explore the
• If you feel pressure in your ears due to the
neighborhood, maybe shop or sightsee, or relax in
change in altitude, swallow, yawn, blow your
the hotel lobby. It is one of those occasional inconnose, or chew gum.
veniences that are part of travelling.
• Loose-fitting clothing is recommended.
While travelling, I suggest you pack your suitWear comfortable shoes and try not to take them case and check your hotel room the night before
off, as feet occasionally swell during long flights.
departure. Leave out only those items you will
• When possible, walk up and down the aisle
need the next morning, so you start the day in a
to stretch your limbs and get your blood circulat- comfortable and relaxed manner.
ing. Occasionally rest your feet on your hand lugNormal check-out times vary but are usually
gage to avoid having the seat press against the
between 9 a.m. and noon. If you have a late afterback of your legs.
noon or evening flight, you may ask for a late
• Drink plenty of water on the plane. Avoid alcheck-out, depending on availability. Most hotels
cohol, caffeine, and carbonated drinks. Eat light
have a luggage room where you can store your
meals while travelling.
luggage until you depart for the airport.
• Avoid wearing contact lenses in flight beMotor coach travel
cause cabin air tends to dry them out.
Whether you’ve chosen an itinerary that in• If you arrive at your destination in the morn- cludes motor coach travel everyday, or one in
ing or afternoon, try to keep awake until evening.
which you fly between cities and only use a coach
It will help your body clock adjust more quickly.
for city sightseeing, it’s important to take note of
Airport and airline security:
the following etiquette. Everyone wants to make
• No sharp objects should be kept in your
the most of the time available and see as much as
hand luggage during flights. All items such as
possible — so it is important to be on time all the
scissors, nail clippers, nail file, pocket knife, bottime. Be considerate of others when reclining
tled water, gels and toothpaste should be packed
seats, bringing on extra carry-on luggage and
in the baggage you will be checking in. Otherparcels, and by avoiding conversation while comwise, they are likely to be confiscated. You may be mentary is being given. Heavy perfume or strong
Fear and other motivators
I
DECEMBER 7-13, 2006 /19
travel & adventure
n my mind, I am already climbMy personal wiring allows and
craves a great deal of activity in the
ing Mount Everest. Each time I
set out to hike, or lift, or bike, I imagcourse of a day. I have a great support team that cheers me on and
ine myself on the mountain. For me,
gives me folks to report to — they
Everest is not a 10-week expedition,
keep my motivation high.
but a yearlong journey. By framing
Finally, Mount Everest is a territraining as part of the climb, I set an Adventure
fying place. The conditions are so
intention to enjoy every step, repeti- Seeker
dangerous and harsh that I am fretion, and pedal stroke along the way.
quently terrified I might not be preSeveral folks have asked, “How
T.A.
pared enough. Alas, this fear leads
do you do it all?” I pondered the an- LOEFFLER
me right back into the gym or out
swer and realized it was a combinainto the pouring rain.
tion of circumstance, attitude, organization,
A few folks have said they get depressed
personal wiring, support, and terror. The cirwhen they read my columns because they
cumstances of my life allow me great freecould never do nor risk so much. This is how
dom and few family responsibilities. My
I respond to people in the gym: “It does not
attitude keeps training fun and relevant. My
matter how much you lift, it matters that
training is well organized. I book training
your muscles are working hard. Hard work
times with myself at the beginning of each
stresses your muscles and prompts them to
week to ensure my training goals get met.
aftershave can inconvenience other passengers.
Be considerate to others and use these items
sparingly. To give everyone a variety of views, it is
the custom of daily seat rotation. Some motor
coaches have an emergency washroom. This facility is reserved for true emergencies, and must
not be used regularly in lieu of the restrooms and
comfort stops.
Your spending money
Major credit cards are accepted by shops, hotels and cruise ships throughout the world. However, you may encounter stores or restaurants
that require a minimum charge for using them.
Be sure to take more than one credit card as
some outlets may not accept all cards or other
problems may arise during a vacation and not
having a backup card can be regretted. Before
travelling, check that your credit cards are valid
for at least 30 days after completion of
the vacation as credit card fraud is increasing worldwide. It is becoming
more and more common for identification to be requested with credit card
transactions. Be sure to have your passport or a photocopy of your passport or
driver’s license/birth certificate with
you in case identification is requested.
You will also find an ATM card useful. Be sure to activate your ATM
and/or credit card before traveling, and
don’t forget to bring your PIN code to
facilitate use. Check with your bank to
ensure you can withdraw cash on your
card abroad if necessary. Please advise
your credit card company that you will
be on vacation and advise them of the
countries you are travelling.
days, they will come alive with the assistance of
local guides when taking a tour. During your travels, you will encounter new customs and different
lifestyles. Appreciate and enjoy the differences as
this process of discovery and understanding is
one of the many pluses of travelling. Even though
you may not speak the language, a smile and a
‘thank you’ is universally understood. Friendliness
and tolerance towards others, including your
travelling companions, is essential for everyone’s
enjoyment of the trip. Each of us who travels
abroad should be a goodwill ambassador.
Daphne Baggs is one of Newfoundland’s experts on
world travel and has more than 37 years of experience in the travel industry. She can be reached
at <[email protected]>.
Enjoying your trip
If the history, culture and way of life
of the places you are visiting are unfamiliar or remembered from school
get stronger over time. The amount of
weight it takes to stress my muscles is different than the amount it takes to stress your
muscles, but both sets of muscles are working equally as hard.”
I think this transfers over to life. We all
have our own journeys. We all have our own
Everests. Some people climb the mountain.
Others paddle the sea. Others find their
Everests in the arts, politics or social activism.
We are taught to compete for resources,
access, opportunity, and recognition. When
we compete by comparing ourselves to others, we either come out ahead or behind, inferior or superior and neither position is
ultimately helpful. Instead, we can embrace
the amazing diversity of life adventures and
celebrate each step we take towards our own
personal Everests. ex/
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St. John’s East
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743-3363
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95
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95
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95 $
95
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60” SET
EURO
TOP
99
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13
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7 PIECE
MASTER
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979
OUR PRICE
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FIRM
$
95
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MICROFIBRE
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$
139500
5 PIECE
DINETTE SET
1495
$
60” SET
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FIRM
95
$
INTEREST OR
PAYMENTS
95
OUR PRICE
9
$
99
Sq. Yd.
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