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Council OKs downtown arenaMayor expects master agreement in a week to 10 days Motion passes 10-3, but project still $100 million short Katz Group will work to understand new elements to complete agreements by month’s end: Statement

The puck has dropped and it’sgame time, as city council votedyesterday to move ahead with theKatz Group on a new $450-mil-lion downtown arena.

The funding framework is still$125 million from the city, $125million through a ticket tax and$100 million from the Katz Groupover 35 years.

A key change, thanks toamendments from Coun. TonyCaterina, has the Katz Groupinvesting $30 million of a prom-ised $100 million in the districtbefore construction begins.

The motion passed 10-3, withcouncillors Kerry Diotte, LindaSloan and Don Iveson contendinga better deal must be out there.

The project is still $100 millionshort — money wanted from oth-er levels of government.

“This is a project about north-ern Alberta; it’s not just aboutEdmonton,” said Mayor StephenMandel. “The province shouldcome to the table and help usbuild this.

“But that’s not about today.

Today is about making a decisionto change our downtown.”

The Oilers could soon be coming over the boards at a new arena after a city council vote yesterday.

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The city’s 10-year marketing part-nership at $2 million per year willbe reviewed every two years at thecity’s discretion.

Council also voted to spend $30million on design work, which willsee most of the design completedin a year so contractors can bid onthe project.

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The same day city councilvoted to put in play frame-work for a new arena,downtown was dealt amammoth blow.

Alberta InfrastructureMinister Jeff Johnson toldreporters he had learnedjust yesterday the RoyalAlberta Museum had lost$92 million in funding,previously promised byOttawa.

“We are surprised anddisappointed with thenews,” said Johnson,adding contracts due to beinked Nov. 14 to build the$340-million project willhave to be cancelled.

Johnson did not give anew timeline, only thatthe RAM was “on hold.”

Mayor Stephen Mandelcalled the news “an in-credible blow to the citi-zens of Edmonton.”

Mandel lauded theprovince and said the citywill continue to work with

government on the muse-um, originally slated be-fore yesterday’s delay toopen in 2015.

He said the withdrawalputs a strain on theprovince, which commit-ted funds to the projectunder the premise federaldollars would help.

The mayor said RAMmoney would not be inter-changed with that for adowntown arena.

“The Royal Alberta Mu-seum is an absolute, total,unequivocal priority for

this city and it takes prece-dence over, in my mind,almost everything else,”said Mandel.

Alberta Infrastructure Minister Jeff Johnson tellsmedia last night at Government House that plans to build a new Royal Alberta Museum have been put on hold.

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Museum plans on holdafter $92M funding loss

Costumes OKin schools,but weaponsforbiddenWhile some Calgary publicschools have shelvedspooky for “caring” costu -mes on Halloween, this cityhas more relaxed rules onstudents dressing up.

Edmonton CatholicSchools spokesperson LoriNagy said costumes have al-ways been encouraged.

But there has been “anoverriding rule” againstswords, or other thingsthat could be dangerous,she said.

There is no district-widerule on costumes forEdmonton Public Schools,and decisions are up toprincipals instead, saidCheryl Oxford, EPSBspokesperson.

Judy Wilkie, principal ofEarl Buxton elementaryschool, said rules typicallyinvolve weapons, even fakeones — which are never al-lowed.

Gory details likedripping blood are discour-aged, as youngsters mayget scared, Wilkie added.

“We’ve done it for somany years, it’s not anissue,” said Wilkie.

Meanwhile, one St.Albert mother thought itstrange her child can sporta costume for the first timethis year.

Nicole, who didn’t wanther last name used, saidparents learned of thechange for students — pre-viously allowed orange andblack garb only — in anewsletter from Neil M.Ross Catholic School.

“But no scary costumes,”she said.

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The 36,000-square-footmuseum was to cost $340million.In April, the provincial gov-ernment under Premier EdStelmach announced theRAM location at 103A Av-enue and 99 Street, on theformer post office site.

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Fabrizio Giuliani, a prin-cipal investigator with theU of A’s faculty of medicineand surgery, said it’s thelong-term loss of braincells that causes disabilityin those with MS. So thisdrug target could open thedoor for new medicationsthat prevent cell death inthe early stages of the dis-ease.

“It’s not a cure, but it’sanother step along theroad,” Giuliani said.

It’s exciting news for Ju-lia Daniluck, 28, a market-ing student who has had tostop dancing in the nineyears since being diag-nosed.

“I take drugs to helpwith walking, so this re-search gives hope that helpcan come sooner,” she said.

LUCY HAINESThe family of a womanslain in her home west ofthe city is looking for tipsfrom the public about whomay be responsible.

Jolene Marie Cote, 36,was found dead in herParkland County homeearly on Oct. 13.

“Since that day, we’veall been living in a night-mare, the most horriblenightmare that we cannever wake up from,”Rhonda Berg, Cote’s eldestsister, told media yester-day.

Berg remembers Coteas a devoted mother, wife,teacher and sister.

“Our family will neverbe the same. It’s hard forus to imagine how lifecould possibly go on with-out her,” said Berg.

Berg said Cote’s youngchildren will be most im-pacted, while making apublic plea yesterday,

along with her sister,Krista Knapp, so the fami-ly can “begin to heal.”

“We as a family believethat someone must knowsomething. Maybe youhave had your suspicionsabout someone youknow,” said Berg.

Spruce Grove/StonyPlain RCMP have revealedfew details about theirhomicide investigation.

Sgt. Tim Taniguchiasked for anyone who sawanything north of High-way 16 between Highway60 and Highway 44 on Oct. 12 or early Oct. 13 tocall Crime Stoppers at 1-888-222-TIPS.

Leads are few inteacher’s murder

Family members raising reward money for clues Slain mother ‘gave her life to help others’: Sister

Dorothy Commandeur, left, looks on as daughter Krista Knapp speaks about

her sister, Jolene Cote, who was found slain two weeks ago. The family

spoke at RCMP headquarters to ask for public tips in the murder.

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12The number of investi-gators working on Jo-lene Cote’s homicidecase. Less litter

on citystreetsIf there’s one thing betterin lesser amounts it’s litter,and it’s decreasing onEdmonton’s streets.

Capital City Clean Up’s2011 Litter Audit shows a

10 per cent reduction in lit-ter last year.

There were 17.3 large lit-ter items per location lastyear, as opposed to 19.3 in2009.

“In the last six years thishas been in place, there hasbeen a remarkable changein the City of Edmonton,”said Mayor StephenMandel. “I cannot tell youthe number of people thatcome here from around the

world and say: ‘My God thiscity is clean.’”

And while cigarette butt,cup and retail plastic baglitter has increased slightly,litter overall has beenreduced 31 per cent since2007.

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New drug target forMS raises optimism

Dr. Yohannes Haile is the first author of the paper

outlining the discovery of a potential new drug target

for multiple sclerosis.

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It can take more than 10years for a new drug tomove from developmentto the pharmacy shelf.Many existing MStreatments target brain in-flammation in the firstphase of the disease,which is not as helpful as itprogresses.

11,000 Albertans have MS,the highest rate in Canadaand one of the highest inthe world.Women are three timesmore likely to get MS thanmen, usually between theages of 20 and 40.Common symptoms of MSinclude issues with vision,mobility, co-ordinationand fatigue.

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Italy lashed by killer floods

Torrential rains have lashed Italy from its northern Alps to thesouthern island of Sicily, causing flash floods that killed at leastnine people and left six others missing, officials said yesterday.Roads and bridges were swept away and several towns in Liguriawere cut off from the outside world. Rome was under a flood alert.

Italy. Streets caked with mud

A street in Monterosso, Italy, was a sea of mud yesterday after floods

swept in. A victim died in the coastal town while trying to clear gutters.

Nationally, at least nine people have been killed by storm-sparked floodwaters.

Tourists fleeing HurricaneRina crowded Cancun’s air-port yesterday even as thecyclone lost some of itspunch while heading to-ward Mexico’s resort-stud-ded Caribbean coast.

Rina is forecast to re-main a hurricane as itsweeps along Mexico’smost popular tourist desti-nations of Cancun,Cozumel and the RivieraMaya today, though fore-casters predicted it wouldbe downgraded to a tropicalstorm upon hitting landsouth of Cancun latetonight.

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airliners headed to Canadaand Europe waited in pour-ing rain.

Authorities evacuatedsome fishing communitiesand closed schools alongthe coast of Mexico’s Yu-catan Peninsula, and NASAcut short an undersea labo-ratory mission near KeyLargo, Fla.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rina weakens

Rina’s maximum sustainedwinds dropped to 135 kilo-metres an hour yesterdayafternoon, down from 175kilometres an hour earlierin the day.

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A Winnipeg mom metprospective new sex-tradeemployees for her brothelthrough her son, who be-friended them after work-ing with them at atelephone chat line fortroubled youth, a Manitobacourt has heard.

Police and justice offi-cials uncovered this andother surprising detailsabout the city’s sex-trade af-ter being tipped to probeactivities at the now-shut-tered bordello on a quietWolseley street in June2009.

A 48-year-old mother oftwo pleaded guilty yester-day to running a bawdyhouse. The Crown droppedother charges, including acount of corrupting chil-dren. The criminal caseagainst the woman’s ex-husband was also quashed.

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Quebec willnot bitebullet ongun registryThe Harper government’splan to not only kill thelong-gun registry but sub-sequently bury its data hasrun into resistance in Que-bec, which wants to bringthe controversial programback from the dead.

The provincial govern-ment says it intends tokeep using the gunregistry on its territoryand will fiercely opposeplans to destroy the data.

Speaking at a news con-ference in Quebec City,Public Security MinisterRobert Dutil yesterday re-fused to rule out legal ac-tion among his options.

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The order from the StateAdministration of Radio,Film and Television, knownas SARFT, refers to showsthat are vulgar or “overlyentertaining.”

The changes aim to“meet the public’s demandfor varied, multilevel, andhigh quality viewing,” saidthe order, published yester-day.

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The restrictions hadbeen expected for sometime and media reports saidstations were already tailor-ing their programming toconform. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

China puts limitson reality TV

Government says shows are ‘overly entertaining’ Viewer voting seen as too similar to Western elections

5-year-olddriver callspolice Authorities say a five-year-old looking for her motherbacked a car out of thedriveway, then calledpolice dispatchers for help.

Mansfield, Ohio, policesay Ameleah Kegley backedthe car out Mondayevening after returningfrom school to an emptyhouse.

According to the Mans-field News Journal newspa-per, her mother had goneto the hospital with anemergency and her fathernever got the message.

Worried that her motherwasn’t home, Ameleah de-cided to look for her. Shebacked her mother’s cardown the sloped driveway,and it came to a stop ongrass across the street.

The girl dialed police dis-patchers, explained the sit-uation and asked for quickhelp getting the car backhome because she said hermom would be upset withher. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

AUSTRALIA. He may be thesize of a small coin butSquirtle the turtle stillappears to have a bigsweet tooth. The babyeastern long-necked tur-tle was caught climbingthis fruit at a large straw-berry farm nearBrisbane, Australia, justas the growing seasonwas drawing to an end.

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The dark world of Mexico’s cops

Being a cop in Monterreyis considered a high-riskprofession. The police inthe capital of Mexico’snortheastern state of Nue-vo León receive constantdeath threats from drug-gang members and thendo battle with them onthe streets. Some extortmoney from citizens tomake up for their meagrewages. Others receive pay-ments from traffickersand become a halcón, orhawk, a kind of cartel in-formant.

If a cop doesn’t complywith warring narcotic car-tels, he’ll be targeted andremoved. So far this year,100 law enforcers havebeen killed either by gun-fire or grenade explo-sions.

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Drinking on the street,grand and petty theft,damage to personal andcommercial property, andcarrying weapons are themost common crimes in

one night. On a quietnight, this station receivesup to seven complaints ofgrand theft auto.

Back at the conven-ience store, we notice thatthe law enforcement offi-cials are calm and chatamong themselves. Andyet, clientele in the con-venience store look rest-less and agitated by thepresence of the police, un-doubtedly due to the badimage they have earnedover the years, either be-cause they are easy targetsfor criminals to shoot at,or because they are easypawns for drug traffickersto exploit and use.

Last February, HomeroGuillermo Salcido Tre-viño, head of intelligencefor Nuevo León state, wasfound dead, his body in a

truck that caught fire inthe centre of Monterrey —after he was kidnapped bytwo fellow officers.

“The worst thing is youdo not know which ofyour colleagues is sellingyou out to the bad guys,”said one of Treviño’s rela-tives.

In truth, it appearswhat comes out of yourpocket could be the realdifference between life ordeath, as we found out inour night in the policestation’s jail cells.

Being a police officer is a dangerous profession in Mexico, as cops receive constant

death threats from drug-gang members. Inset: Attacks on police are now commonplace.

JESÚS PADILLA/METRO WORLD NEWS

METRO WORLD NEWS IN MONTERREY, MEXICO

From the first minute Iknew I was going intothe local police stationin downtown Monter-rey, my nerves wentwild. By the backentrance prisoners ar-rive, mostly for minoroffences or positive al-cohol tests.

Out of a group oftwo men and onewoman, all of whomseem to be friends, oneman is free to go. The30-something was toldhis friends could be setfree if they each pay$150. If not, 12 hoursin the cells.

Beside the frontdoor of the police sta-tion is an ATM fromwhere he could get themoney.

The police do notlose sight of the guy.He pays the fine; how-ever, the police askhim to accompanythem. They go down tothe basement.

There, another offi-cer asks for an increasein payment to speedup the release of hisfriends.

“How much is it?”the guy asks. “Howmuch do you have?”the policeman replies.

The young man of-fers $37, but the policesay they will notaccept anything lessthan $225.

Again the police es-cort him to the ATMand ask if he has moremoney.

The man says his ac-count has reached thelimit and he can’twithdraw more cash.

In the end, the 24-year-old girl is set free.It takes two hours forthe second guy to bereleased.

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A NIGHTIN THECELLS

2,400Number of uniformedpolice officers workingin Nuevo León. Month-ly salaries for law en-forcers are set onaverage at 15,500 pesos or $1,160.

“I’d like to see amilitarization ofthe police force.It’s time to allowthe army to patrolthe streets of ourcities.”ERVEY CUELLAR, MEMBER OF THECITIZEN’S COUNCIL FOR PUBLICSECURITY FOR THE STATE OF NUEVO LEÓN

Policing in Monterrey, Mexico, has become risky business This year so far, 100 officers have been killed Metro delves into the world of Mexico’s law enforcers and spends a day with them to learn how they work

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Police corruption

1 In the San Pedro districtof Monterrey, those ar-rested for drinking-and-driving offencescan accelerate the pro-cessing of their case bypaying law enforcers asmall fee. Foreignnationals, however, areexempt from this pro-cessing to avoid diplo-matic confrontationsand are released imme-diately.

2 Up to $150 in cash iswhat detainees have topay upfront to avoid a

night in the cells.

3 While in some munici-palities in the Monter-

rey metropolitan areadrivers can get rid ofthe penalties for drunkdriving for up to $8,bribing a San Pedrotraffic official becomesan impossible mission.

4 Out of 100 times policefiled a report, 10.3times the citizens paida fee. On average theypay up to $13. Morethan 200-million acts ofcorruption reportedlyoccurred last year at allgovernment levels,costing Mexicans $2.4billion.

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Earth invadedby Lego manThe sight of an eight-foot-tall Legoman evokes the paranormal and theunexplained, according to beachgoerson the Siesta Key Beach.

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CONFESSION: IHAVE A THINGFOR THE GOP

The U.S. has been a beaconfor millions of people, butI’m probably the only personwho’s ever wanted to headthere because of Republicanpresidential debates.

Yes, America’s Grand Old Party is call-ing and I’m starting to listen.

Now before you have me maple-syruped and feathered, let me be clear: Ilove Canada. Anne Murray’s as sexy asever, peameal bacon wrapped in dulseand washed down with Clamato still hits

the spot, and hearing the opening strains of “I’m a lum-berjack and I’m OK” always brings a tear to the eye.

It’s just that I find the Republicans — and the heart-land that supports them — deeply alluring because,well, because they seem kind of nuts. It’s a way-out for-eign culture, every bit as exotic as those far-flung reach-es of the globe I clamour to visit.

Canadians have a tendency to think of our southernneighbours as merely heav-ier, prouder, louderversions of ourselves —sort of Canucks dialed upto 11. But the Republicanpresidential debatesremind me how wrongthat is.

Usually, American TVmisleads us, since it’smade by liberal places thatmost urban Canadians findeasy to swallow, like New

York and Hollywood.Watching the American TV programs I did growing

up, I believed that any young American tadpole (TheMuppet Show) can admit to being gay (Ellen) butcontinue movin’ on up (The Jeffersons) until he can af-ford a New York loft apartment that would cost morethan the Iraq invasion (Friends).

On most American TV, the U.S. seems like Canadawith better temperatures and thinner people.

But the Republican debates show me a culture so dif-ferent I barely comprehend it. People applaud the men-tion of the death penalty. Nobody seems to know whattaxes are for. Rick Santorum is seen as a normal person.

This is a place I want to learn about. If this were anyother continent, I’d be deeply interested. I’d want to un-derstand.

So though my gut reaction is to roll my eyes orworse, I instead want to learn the ways of this bizarreculture.

I want to see heartland America — more JerryFalwell, less Jerry Seinfeld. More Bible Belt, which holdsup the britches of the nation. Less San Francisco, wherepants are optional.

This will require research, so I plan to watch a lot ofbad television, eat free-range beef and drink beer, as be-fits my current, close-minded understanding ofheartland America.

Come to think of it, I’ve been researching to be anAmerican all my life.

I’m gonna melt right in.

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Michael Jackson: The Im-mortal World Tour. Count-less seasoned performersauditioned for the role inL.A., and one of Edmon-ton’s own, CameronMcKinley, made the cutand will be returninghome for the Rexall Placeperformance on Novem-ber 1 and 2.

“We bussed into L.A.from Vegas, where I wasdoing two of The Beatles’Love shows a day in orderto audition,” recallsMcKinley. “There werepeople from all over: L.A.,New York, Paris... out ofthe 15 who went from ourshow, I was the only onewho made it.”

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Added to the pressureof the performance is thefact the show incorpo-rates reaction to the showfrom Jackson’s mom andalso includes five bands,some of which are Jack-son’s original band mem-bers.

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The estranged father of ac-tress Lindsay Lohan madehis first appearance incourt on domestic vio-lence charges. Judge Wal-ter Heinrich set bail at$5,000 for Michael Lohanon Wednesday. Lohan isaccused of grabbing his

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When you consider thatthey all tend to follow thesame formula, it’s hard tobelieve that collaborationsbetween famous designersand mass market brands

can still generate the levelof excitement that Donatel-la Versace’s new collectionfor H&M has.

Each launch, withoutfail, comes with the shiny

‘Greatest hits!’ label at-tached.

But let’s be honest; shop-pers want dresses thatscream designer, notchintzy knockoff — as in,

“Are people staring at mebecause they think this isthe real thing or becausemy skirt looks flammable?”Frankly, there haven’t beena whole lot of high-low col-

laborations that havestruck the right balance.

So with that in mind, wecompare H&M’s latest witha few standouts from theVersace archives.

3These tropical trouserswill make a colourfulalternativeto the fes-tive cock-tail dressfor youroffice holi-day party.That said,the H&Mincarnationout-Versace’sthe Versace pants inloudness, even if theyare missing the littlebaroque patterned trimat the hem.

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4On paper, the two arenearly identical. Theflashy buckle and giltwaistband are there.But the H&M belt mayturn silver after a fewtoo many wears.

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1This dress, which isstraight from the SS’12show, has that “just offthe run-way”feeling.The H&Mversionmay nothave theleatherstripsandasymmetry that the cat-walk dress does, but itimpressively nails themaximal, studded to theGods look of the original.

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2Donatella replaces theoriginal’s Greek keypattern — atrademarkof the Ver-sace housethatappears onotheritems inthe H&Mcollection— withgraphichearts. Thepatternedfringingand cut-out shouldersare just right.

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ThegradeAs far as greatest hitscollections go, theH&M line feels morelike new Versace thanold. But it does a greatjob of recreating thebrand’s money-is-no-object look by steeringclear of fancy fabricsthat are impossible tore-do on the cheap andsticking with the fundetails that make thegarments stand out inthe first place. Thatsaid, maybe just steerclear of the gold acces-sories.

How does the Versace for H&M ‘greatest hits’ collection stack up against the real thing? Metro’s Kenya Hunt compares the high street clothes, which are based on the luxury

brand’s past collections, with the expensive originals.

The archives for less

Swedish fashion

retailer H&M says

it will release a

collection of

clothes inspired by

the rebellious

character Lisbeth

Salander in Stieg

Larsson’s

bestselling crime

novel The Girl

With the Dragon

Tattoo. THE ASSOCI-ATED PRESS

TATTOO LINE

Fiction to

fashion

Fashion icon Margit Brandtdies; instrumental in

breakthrough for Danish fashion

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Lost art of mending gains new following for reasonseconomic and environmental And it ain’t just for gals

“If you can drive a car, youcan drive this,” says MayaValladares as I press thesewing machine pedal tothe floor and complete myfirst stitch.

After years of havingholes in my pants pockets,I am finally learning to fixone.

The process is morecomplicated than I sus-pected: Carefully cuttingthrough three layers ofstitches to remove thepocket lining requires theprecision and patience of asurgeon. When I finally getthe lining out, Valladaresputs her palm underneathit and says, “See? You cansee my hand through it —cheap cotton, shredded topieces.” But that's no rea-son to buy new pants.

This is my first classwith Sewing Rebellion, a

group with chaptersspringing up across theU.S. Its aim is to promotethe reuse and repair ofclothing as a way to fightconsumer waste. Thegroup offers free classes ondarning socks, sewing but-tons or, for the more ad-

vanced, repurposing anold shirt or refitting adress.

In Brooklyn, it provid-ed use of sewing ma-chines, needles andthread, and offered in-struction and almost in-finite patience forbeginners. Run by a dye-ing instructor at theTextile Arts Center, iteven provided theonions, rusty nails, wineand chai tea used as natu-ral dyes.

Valladares herself has-n't bought any new clothesin more than two years.

“A guilty energy devel-ops — you stop buying be-cause of the waste, andyou can't go back to theway you were,” she says.

But is it for men? I'mthe only male among 12women in this New Yorkgroup.

“I can't believe it,” saysValladares as she reshapesmy pocket. “A roomful ofwomen? And guys aren'tinterested?”

Maybe if sewing werepitched to men as ruggedsurvivalism, it might at-tract more interest. “Defi-nitely, if men could see itthat way, theywould showup,” saysValladares.“Theyshould seeit as a sur-vival tool.”

SewingRebellionwas created byCarole Lung-Bazile of LosAngeles to,well, sow re-bellionagainst con-sumerism with the slogan“Use it up! Wear it out!Make it do!”

Besides protecting theplanet, says Lung-Bazile, “Iwanted to honour thelabour that created theseclothes. We buy clothescheaply and throw themaway. We don't see theworker who put all that ef-fort into creating it.”

Other groups aresprouting up across thecountry, including Hack-ing Couture in New YorkCity and Stitchy in Chica-go. Participants are often

drawn by adesire for ca-maraderie,increased en-vironmentalawarenessand economichard times. THE ASSOCIAT-ED PRESS

“I wanted tohonour the labourthat created theseclothes. We buyclothes cheaplyand throw themaway. We don’t seethe worker whoput all that effortinto creating it.”CAROLE LUNG-BAZILECREATOR OF SEWING REBELLION

She’s sew smart

Lung-Bazile, who takes

the mock-heroic name

Frau Fiber when promot-

ing Sewing Rebellion, has

a history in the fabric

industry.

She worked for 15 yearsfor a small bridal house inLancaster, Pa., before los-ing her job during an eco-nomic slump. “I was assistant designer,production manager, Ihired the models. I did itall. I really got to know theclothing industry and whatit takes to get thoseclothes to you,” she says.

Sean O’Driscoll fixes his pants pockets at the Brooklyn

chapter of Sewing Rebellion in New York.

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Halloween is the only timeof year when it’s accept-able to dress like LadyGaga, so we say throw yoursense of taste to the windsand let loose.

Whether you craft yourcostume from scratch orbuy it pre-made, here aresome suggestions from thezeitgeist and the 2011 Val-ue Village HalloweenShopping Survey to helpget your creative juicesflowing:

Classics revisitedMovies in 2011 are crawl-ing with some serious Hal-loween costume fodder.Movie makers this year

had a field day with pi-rates, vampires, wizards,mutants and robots.Watch for twists onthese classic costumes,inspired by top-gross-ing franchises releasedthis year including Pi-rates of theCaribbean,True Blood,Twilight,Harry Pot-ter, X-Men, andTrans-formers.Newver-sionsof kids’classicsWinniethe Pooh,

The Smurfs and The Mup-pets will also be pop-ular choices for allages.

Reality TVWatch costume

stores this year forsparkly Dancing With

the Stars garb,and, as fasci-nation withJersey Shoreshows nosigns ofslowing, arash ofleopardprint andSnookiewigs aswell asgoldchains

plus ab-bearing tank tops ála The Situation.

Sci-fi/fantasyOn the sci-fi/fantasyfront, expect futuristicGreen Lantern and Tronbodysuits, as well as Thorbody armour.

Vintage looksOr take advantage ofthe popular sexymid-century looksthat have seeped in-to TV and fashionthis fall. You willprobably partake ina glass ofwitch’sbrew withmorethan afew im-

peccably dressed DonDrapers andJoan Hol-loways á laMad Men, oralongside’60s air host-esses chan-nelling

ChristinaRicci’snewshowPanAm.

Attheendof the

day, thecostumeyouchoose isonly as

good as the fun you havewearing it, so choose a dis-guise within your budgetthat makes a great conver-sation piece and you willbe ready to rock.

Go Mad over vintage

Go Mad over vintage

Don Draper character from Mad Men and Christina Ricci’s character from Pan Am will be popular costumes this year More pop culture ideas to get your creative juices flowing

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Decorating the home forHalloween is a great wayto have fun with familyand friends.

Michaels Craft Storeshas helpful webisodeswhere creative expert JoPearson demonstrates howto make Halloween décorthat’s affordable, easy andcute. Here are some of hersuggestions:

Halloween WreathDecorate a black wreathwith any crafts you like,such as spiders, craft cob-webs and a painted skullor two. Hang on your frontdoor to greet guests.

Freaky FramesHalloween up your pictureframes by coating themwith scrapbook paper andadding glitter paint, rhine-stones and feathers.

Mummy Door GreeterEntertain your trick-or-treaters with a cute mum-my door greeter. Wearingdisposable plastic gloves,stack and secure threecraft pumpkins with a gluegun. Insert dowel rods asarms.

Wrap the pumpkins androds with plaster wrap —cut one 30-centimetrestrip of wrap at a time,quickly dip it in water,then wrap it. Add somegoogly eyes with hot glue,putting small pieces ofplaster around them to

create a wrapped look. Fin-ish by wrapping it withcheese cloth and lightlybrushing very diluted darkpaint over the mummy tomake it look old.

Day of the Dead Head CakeThe kit, available atMichaels, makes a beauti-

ful fondant-covered cakewith the shape and bright

colours of a skull fromMexico’s Day of the Dead.

Candy BuffetCreate a tempting table oftreats by decorating glassapothecary jars and fillingthem with the candy ofyour choice. Choose candyof all shapes, sizes andcolours to give the spreadextra variety, and use can-dy moulds to make choco-late in all sorts of ghastly

forms. Drinking glassescan be wrapped withwhite tape and finished offwith stick-on googly eyesto give your beverages themummy look.

Find a variety of we-bisodes and craft instruc-tions on Michaels.com andbuy online and at locationsacross Canada.

Halloween, one of themost celebrated days ofthe year, isn’t just for kidsanymore.

Doug Wojick, of Ele-phant Entertainment (ele-phantentertainment.com),says adults enjoy it just asmuch, as long as theydress up. “People are defi-nitely less inhibited in cos-tume.”

When Wojick and hiswife host home Halloweenparties, they remove thekitchen table, hang a discoball, crank up the music —with Ghostbuster,Frankenstein and MonsterMash from ready-madeCDs, and greet guests witha Sangria shooter thatlooks like blood.

How big your space dic-tates the number ofguests, and that influencesthe type of party: Dancing,karaoke, and finger foodwork well with 30 or 40people, Wojick says, butanything less than 10 peo-ple, it’s better with a sit-down dinner at a tabledraped with spider websand set with big cande-labras — and then you’reset for a murder mystery,

or game show.If planning is beyond

your time, energy or fi-nances, take your partyout. For six years, LibertyGrand’s Halloween partyaccommodates 3,500 in anightclub setting — strobelights, fog, creepy decor,and Toronto’s best DJs (lib-ertygrand.com).

It also judges costumes,which Liberty’s marketingmanager, Stacey Hawkinss

says are “really creative,”though they usually followpopular culture.

“Last year, we saw JerseyShore with beehive hairand fake tans, and LadyGaga’s definitive outfit.”

More traditional werevampires, and more un-usual was the couple whocame as a pad of Post-itsand a stapler.

Newfoundlanders pre-fer their Halloween com-bined with Mardi Gras. For27 years, the George St. As-sociation event attractsabout 10,000 revellers,with 35 bars offering spe-cialty drink concoctionsand $8,500 in prizes forbest costume.

ALEX NEWMAN

Create a tempting table of treats by filling glass jars with candy, while wrapping glasses with white tape can give them the mummy look.

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Tricks and treats to decorate your homeSTEPHANIEORFORDFOR METRO

Workshops

Michaels stores will hostfree and low-cost in-storeevents throughoutOctober. Events leading upto Halloween include cos-

tume and décor making,and culminate Saturdaywith in-store Halloweencostume parades, make-it-take-its, free face paintingand more. Seemichaels.com/halloween.

Ghoulish nibbles are allin the presentation:

A platter of ribsfanned out to resemble ahuman rib cage,complete with a steakknife sticking out of thered pepper heart.

Brownies upended ona tray and sprinkled withicing sugar look liketombstones.

Round olive slices on amound of cream cheeseor pâté look like eyeballs;gummy worms oozingover the side of anythingrender it creepy.

Brenda O’Reilly, ownerof O’Reilly’s in St John’s,N.L., (oreillyspub.com),

offers two concoctions:

Bleeding Brain Martini:2 oz Peach Schnapps(shaken over ice, strainedinto chilled martiniglass), ¼ oz Bailey’sdropped into chilledpeach schnapps, whichcurdles; add a few dropsof grenadine over the Bai-leys.

Gory Guts: Put ice inrocks glass and add ½ ozGrape Sour Puss, 1 ozBlue Curacao, 2 oz cran-berry juice, 1 tbsp eachmashed orange andgrape jello; dash of grena-dine. Stir. ALEX NEWMAN

Frightful food tipsLet your hair down, do the Monster MashSpecial effects

For atmosphere, DougWojick, of Elephant Enter-tainment, suggestsreplacing coloured lightbulbs for white, light lots

of candles, drape insideand out with spider webs(they come by thebagful). For even more ef-fect, get a fog machine,which only cost approxi-mately $40.

For most of us, the orange

UNICEF box was a symbol of

Halloween, right alongside loot

bags, make-up and vampire teeth.

The campaign behind it, ‘Trick-

or-Treat for UNICEF,’ raised

more than $100 million since it

began in Canada in 1955, helping

children around the world to live

and learn better.

Today, there are still millions

of children in need, and UNICEF

is helping them in new ways.

October 31, National UNICEF

Day, is now the culmination of a

month-long fundraising program,

open to anyone who wishes to

donate, no matter where you live.

The orange box is now virtual.

With one visit to

www.unicef.ca/oct31, you can

make a secure donation in seconds.

And as a special thank you to

Canadians, you can also enter to

win a $5,000 travel voucher,

courtesy of Intrepid Travel.

More than ever, your donation

matters. Around the world, 68

million primary-school-age

children are out of school.

UNICEF, supported entirely by

voluntary donations, helps ensure

that every child—regardless of

gender, ethnicity, background or

circumstances—receives a

quality education, free from

discrimination. This is critical,

not only for the children

themselves, but for the families

they help support.

UNICEF seeks to raise $2

million for these kids between

now and October 31—a sum that

will help purchase educational

supplies for 5 million students

and would-be students. This

money gets spent on things most

of us take for granted, like

workbooks, textbooks and other

school supplies. Just 10 dollars

can provide pencils and exercise

books for 20 students, so children

can write and draw. A little less

than 90 dollars buys a child a

bicycle, allowing him or her to

get to school faster—or fetch

clean water.

Education is more than a

universal right for these kids. It’s

a tool that helps them break

cycles of poverty, disease and

social inequity. It empowers them

to become the global citizens

they’re destined to be.

By donating online, you join

thousands of other Canadians in

continuing the tradition of the

little orange box. Only now, you

can do it quicker and more

securely, any day of the week,

from wherever you are.

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Through UNICEF's efforts, children receivethe education they need to pursue their dreams.

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BAYAN YAMMOUT SPENT 17 YEARSIN THE MIDST OF CONFLICTBorn in Beirut, Lebanon, during her country’s civil war, Bayan

learned first-hand the suffering children face in these situations.

She lived in bomb shelters, searched for water—even lost family

members in the fighting.

But today, Bayan is a school teacher in Canada. She has a

husband and children of her own, and speaks four languages.

Between the horror of war and the peace she now enjoys, she

found hope. UNICEF helped her do it.

“Life is confusing for a child in a conflict-zone,” Bayan

recalls. “You might share a shelter with up to one hundred

people, for weeks at a time. Your wish is that, one day, you can

sleep safely in your own bed.”

“One day UNICEF gave us paper and pencils. I remember

sitting with them, drawing for hours. These were tools for our

education, but through them, I could finally express how I felt.”

Her struggles long behind her, Bayan now works proudly with

UNICEF Canada, sharing her story and helping others see the

value of education, here and abroad.

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Don’t beafraidThere’s plenty of hair-raising events to keepyou busy thisHalloween.

Edmonton Corn Maze— Farm of FearVisit Edmonton’s mostoriginal and scariestHalloween event. Costis $12 per person. Notrecommended foryoung children. Today,Friday, Saturday andMonday, Oct. 31 from7-10 p.m. edmontoncornmaze.ca

Edmonton Ghost ToursVarious locations.Spend a few hours un-derstanding andexploring Edmonton’sunique history.edmontonghosttours.com/

The Norwood Haunted HouseThe Norwood HauntedHouse is a freeHalloween event inthe heart ofEdmonton. Thursdayto Sunday, 6-10 p.m.,Monday, Oct. 21, 5-11p.m. norwoodhauntedhouse.ca

Screamfest EdmontonScreamfest claims tobe the most spine-tin-gling event in all ofWestern Canada. HallA, Northlands ExpoCentre, 7424 118 Ave.NW. Today to Monday,Oct. 31, 7 p.m. to mid-night.facebook.com/pages/Edmonton-AB/Screamfest-Edmonton/157062114320025?ref=ts

Haunted HikeThe hike will run Fri-day and Saturday andwill be divided intokid-friendly and scaryhours. Kid friendly-hours begin at 6 p.m.with the last bus leav-ing at 7:20 p.m. Scaryhours will start withthe 7:30 p.m. bus. thehauntedhike.com

West Edmonton MallGalaxyland HalloweenTrick-or-Treat forghoulish goodies, ridethe Halloween trainand participate in funhalloween activities.Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4p.m. See wem.ca formore. METRO

Hauntingly sweet recipesSee Kraft Canada (HalloweenCentre.ca) for more tasty Halloween treats

Haunted House Cake

Preparation:

1 Heat oven to 350 F. Spray2 (8-inch) square pans

with cooking spray. Preparecake batter as directed onpackage; pour ⅔ of batter in-to 1 pan and remaining bat-ter into second pan.

2 Bake 30 to 32 minutes forthe smaller cake, and 45

to 48 minutes for the largercake, or until toothpick insert-ed in centres comes outclean; cool in pans 15minutes. Remove from pansto wire racks; cool completely.

3 Cut thin cake diagonallyin half; cut each half di-

agonally in half again. Cutthick cake crosswise in half.Reserve ⅓ cup frosting; setaside.

4 Stack thick cake slicesfor the house, spread-

ing some of the remainingfrosting between layers. Re-peat with cake triangles tomake second stack for theroof.

5 Place house on foil-cov-ered board or tray; frost

top and sides. Place roof on

top of house; trim if neces-sary so edges are even androof sits securely on top ofhouse. Cover with remainingfrosting. Spread reservedfrosting on foil around cakefor the ground. Decoratewith remaining ingredientsto match photo. Makes 16servings.

DECORATING IDEASCut the Cadbury Mr. Big Barsinto thin slices; use to makeboth the cobblestone pathand shutters. Use the

Cadbury Crispy Crunch Barsto make both the fence andtombstones, Cadbury Wun-derbars to make the coffins,and Cadbury Caramilk Barsto make the gate doors forthe fence. Decorate with re-maining ingredients asdesired, tinting some of thewhite icing with food colour-ing before using to makewindows.

HOW TO STOREKeep decorated cake refrig-erated

Ingredients :• 1 package (2-layer size)chocolate cake mix• 1 can (450 g) ready-to-spread chocolate frosting• 30 Mini Chips Ahoy!Cookies (about 3¹⁄₂ Mr.Christie Snak Paks MiniChips Ahoy!)• 18 bars Cadbury FunTreats (11 Cadbury CrispyCrunch, 4 Cadbury Mr. Big,2 Cadbury Wunderbar, 1Cadbury Caramilk)• 10 pieces Maynards Zom-bie Sour Patch Kids • ¹⁄₂ cup Oreo BakingCrumbs • 1 piece black stringlicorice • 3 tbsp white decoratingicing• 3 drops yellow foodcolouring

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Mummy Cupcakes

Preparation:

1 Heat oven to 350 F.Prepare cake batter as

directed on package; stirin cookies. Spoon into 24paper-lined muffin cups.Bake 20 to 25 minutes oruntil toothpick inserted incentres comes out clean.Cool cupcakes in pans 10minutes; remove to wireracks. Cool completely.

2 Beat pudding mix,milk and sugar in

large bowl, whisk 2minutes, stir in Cool Whip.Spoon into pastry bag fit-ted with basket-weave tip.

3 Pipe pudding mixtureonto tops of cupcakes.

Add chocolate chips forthe eyes. Keep refrigerat-ed.

KITCHEN TIPS

Make AheadDecorated cupcakes can bestored in refrigerator up to8 hours before serving.

If You Don’t Have a Piping BagFill a resealable plasticfood storage bag withpudding mixture; seal bag.Cut corner off bottom ofbag, then squeezepudding mixture from bag onto cupcakes.

Ingredients :• 1 package (2-layer size)chocolate cake mix• 14 Oreo Cookies,coarsely chopped• 1 package (4-servingsize) Jell-O Vanilla InstantPudding• 1 cup cold milk• ¼ cup icing sugar• 2 cups thawed CoolWhip Whipped Topping• 48 Baker’s Semi-SweetChocolate Chips

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Preparation:

1 Insert wooden popstick into stem end of

each apple. Cover largeplace with waxed paper.

2 Microwave caramelsand water in large

glass microwaveable meas-uring cup on high for 2 to2¹⁄₂ min. or until caramels

are melted and sauce issmooth when stirred; coolslightly.

3 Dip apples, 1 at a time,into caramel sauce,

turning until evenly coated.Let excess caramel drip off.Sprinkle chopped chocolatebars over apples; press gen-tly into caramel to secure.Scrape excess caramel frombottoms of apples; place onprepared plate. Refrigerate1 hour. Makes 5 servings.

KITCHEN TIPSRefrigerate apples 3 hoursor overnight before coatingwith melted caramels. Thiswill help the caramel stickto the apples.

Ingredients:

• 5 cold apples, washed, well dried • 50 Kraft Caramels • 2 tbsp water • 6 bars Cadbury Fun Treats,finely chopped (about ¹⁄₂ cup)

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The classic colours asso-ciated with autumn areburnt oranges, brick reds,dark plums and deep cran-berries.

Bright, crisp colours feelless fashionable now andthe colours of fall are dra-matic, strong and exoticallysophisticated.

Some may recognizethese trendy tones as thosethat defined decor of the ’70s and ’80s (remem-

ber rust corduroy sofas andE-ZBrick faux walls?) but what goes aroundrarely comes back the sameway.

Deep reds and rusty or-anges have reappeared inmore formal textures likesilk, rather than the casualcorduroy and heavy fabricsof their past lives.

Warm greys and cooltaupes are still the ultimateneutral, but pops of spicedcolour on a focal point or

accessory are fun ways tobring in colour without amajor commitment.

Adding small kicks ofdeep purple, brick red, richpinks or dark orange to anaccent wall, patterned pil-low, glass lamp, or two sidechairs in a living room canmake a big impact with thetrends.

Beyond walls and ceil-ings, furniture can also beupdated with a dash of dra-ma.

The interior of an ar-moire or china cabinetcould be painted or wallpa-

pered to leave just a hint ofcolour and texture peekingthrough.

High-gloss providessheen and shine, allowinghits of colour to really standout while adding glamour. .

DESIGN

CENTREKARL LOHNESHOME@METRONEWS.CA

Spicy autumn colours are all the trend Add small kicks of deep purple, brick red, rich pinks or burnt orange

Fall for sophisticatedpops of colour

Kilim upholstered sofa adds fall’s rich purple

and red in an exotic way. Kilim Sofa, West Elm

WEST ELM

An accent wall painted Benjamin Moore’s

Rhubarb can warm up a neutral space.

BENJAMIN MOORE

Add colour to your space with exotic accessories

like genuine Kantha throws, Pottery Barn.

POTTERY BARN

Benjamin Moore’s

Rhubarb is fall’s go-to

fashion colour.

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Come see me!

I’ll be speaking on the main

stage at the International

Home Show on Oct. 27, 28

and 29.

Get some advice: I’ll also beanswering your decoratingquestions one-on-one Fri-day and Saturday, so bringyour floorplans, photos andsamples along. For more information and

tickets, visit international-homeshow.ca.

home 31metronews.caTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011

No matter what size ourhome is, most of us are al-ways in need of more stor-age space.

Rather than covering upmore precious counter-space, Design Sponge con-tributors Derek Fagerstromand Lauren Smith decidedto add wall shelves madefrom recycled wine cratesthey found at their localwine shop.

To add more detail, Lau-ren and Derek lined theback of the shelves withcolourful, inexpensive giftwrap to act as a backdropfor their favourite booksand tiny treasures.

Steps1. Use a tape measure tomeasure the interior ofeach crate to make sure youhave enough fancy paper toline all of them.

2. Next, draw out the meas-urements in pencil on theback of the paper.

In order to avoid any po-tential gaps along the inte-rior edges, add a one-inchallowance as follows.

Long sides: Add one inchto each of the three edgesthat border the interior ofthe box.

Short sides: Add oneinch to the edge that bor-ders the back of the box.Back piece: No allowance.

3. Using a straightedge andan X-ACTO knife, carefully

cut out each piece of liningpaper (five per box).

Create fold lines by scor-ing along the one-inch al-lowance with a bone folder.

Finally, miter each of theinterior corners at the al-lowance by cutting a 45-de-gree angle from the outsideedge in.

4. In a well-ventilated area,apply spray adhesive to theback of each of your longpieces.

Place them carefully in-side the box, lining up thefolded edges with the in-side edges of the box, andsmoothing out any air bub-bles that may appear in thepaper.

Next, spray and applythe short pieces. At thispoint, all four sides of the

box will be lined, and theback will have a one-inchborder all the way around.

The last step is to sprayand apply the back piece tothe box.

Smooth away any airbubbles and let dry com-pletely before proceedingto the next step.

5. Decide on the orientationof your boxes, and attach asawtooth hanger along thetop edge of the back of eachbox using a hammer andsmall nails.

Apply peel-and-stick rub-ber bumpers at the bottomcorners on the back of eachbox, to ensure that theyhang flat against the wall.

6. Mark the position of eachbox on the wall with a pen-cil and attach the boxes us-ing the appropriatehanging hardware.

Some see only wine crates. We see potential shelves.

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DIY IDEAS

Turn your drinking habit into home decor funCreate shelving for favourite books, knick-knacks What you’ll need:

Cost: $10Time: 1 hourMaterials:

Tape measure,Wine crates,Gift wrap or fancy paper,Pencil,Straightedge,X-ACTO knife,Bone folder,Spray adhesive,Sawtooth hangers (1 percrate),Hammer,Small nails (2 per sawtoothhanger),Rubber bumpers (2 percrate)Hanging hardware (1 percrate)

Make a wine crate display case

Want to turn your humbleabode into a hauntedhouse? Lifestyle expert Kel-ly Moore offers easy tips foreerie entertaining this Hal-loween.

Mummify your chairs

“Using tea bags and warmwater, stain several rolls ofwhite gauze to make it look

like they’ve been buried un-derground for years. Sim-ply wrap the chairs withthe gauze and secure it inplace using poster strips.”

Create a centrepiece with

freaky literature

“Stack scary old books suchas Frankenstein and Dracu-la on tables and benches inthe home. Add a few can-dles on top of the stack tohelp add height and dimen-sion.”

Invoke abandoned mansion

chic “Stretch out thin layersof cotton and secure it inplace using Command minihooks. Then add plastic spi-ders and other creepycrawlers.”

Make eerie mood lighting

“Cut Halloween shapes,such as cats and bats, out ofblack construction paper.Then adhere them to the in-side of an inexpensivelampshade using poster

strips. When the lamp isturned on, spooky shadowswill illuminate the room.”

Give your treat-or-treaters something to remember.

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Craft fun pumpkins

Why opt for a typical jack-

o’-lantern?

Get the step-by-steps onhow to make a jack-o’-totem, a chic silhouettepumpkin and more atHGTV.com/halloween.

Create a house of horrorsSALLY MORRIS LIFE@METRONEWS.CA

METRO WORLD NEWS IN NEW YORK

Give your home a spooky haunted chic for Halloween visitors

32 food metronews.caTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011

Stray from stir-fry tradition by using potatoesinstead of noodles or rice Employ fall ingredients

Preparation:

1 In a large, deep skilletover medium-high, cookbacon until crisp, about5 minutes. Use a slottedspoon to transfer baconto a paper towel-linedplate to drain, leavingfat in skillet. Over medi-um-high, add pork stripsand sear to brown,about 2 minutes. Trans-fer pork to a plate; setaside.

2 Reduce heat to medium;add onion, sage and cin-namon. Cook for 5 min-utes or until onionbegins to brown atedges. Add carrots andbrussels sprouts andsauté for 5 to 6 minutesor until starting tobrown. Add broth, thencover and cook for 10minutes.

3 Return pork to pan, addcranberries, then cook,

Ingredients:• 250 g (8 oz) side baconstrips• 340 g (12 oz) pork tender-loin, cut into thin strips• 1 red onion, sliced• 5 ml (1 tsp) dried sage l

leaves• 2 ml (1/2 tsp) ground cin-namon• 500 g (1 lb) carrots,peeled and cut in 1-cm (1/2-inch) chunks• 500 g (1 lb) brussels

sprouts, quartered• 125 ml (1/2 cup) chickenbroth• 125 ml (1/2 cup) driedcranberries• Salt and black pepper• Mashed potatoes, to serve

This recipe serves six.

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uncovered, for another5 to 6 minutes or untilpork has a hint of pinkin centre. Season withsalt and pepper to taste.

Serve over mashed pota-toes, crumbling baconon top.

EMILY RICHARDS/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fall Stir-Fry with Mashed Potatoes

Weekly

Cookbook

Calling all potato lovers— Kathleen Sloan-McIn-tosh has just the book foryou. 300 Best PotatoRecipes (Robert Rose,2011) boasts a collectionthat runs the gamut frominstructing on classics —the perfect mashed,baked, roasted and friedpotatoes — to introduc-ing innovative and mod-ern dishes.

Enjoy recipes such as:African Sweet Potato andPeanut Soup, Mum’s Po-tato Breads, Green ChileCurry with New Potatoes.

The art of mashed potatoesThese recipes prove the side dish can be the star of

the show Try topping meatloaves with the starch

Sometimes,meat isn’tyour onlyleftover. Ifyou have apot of left-

over mashed potatoes, trythese Mashed PotatoTopped Jumbo Meatloaves.

Preparation:

1 In bowl, mash potatoesand ¼ cup (50 mL) of thebroth; set aside.

2 In skillet over mediumheat, melt butter andcook shallots, garlic,pepper, oregano and

thyme for about 3 mins.or until softened. Letcool slightly.

3 In bowl, combine egg,remaining broth, bread-crumbs, cheese, salt andpepper. Add beef andshallot mixture and mixwith until combined.

4 Divide mix among 6sprayed jumbo muffintins and press down toflatten. Top each withabout 1/3 cup (75 mL) ofmashed potatoes. Bakein 375 F (190 C) oven 35mins. or until meat ther-mometer reaches an in-ternal temperature of160 F (75 C) and meat isno longer pink inside.

5 Sauce: Return skillet tomedium high heat and

Ingredients:• 1 tbsp (15 mL) butter• 2 shallots, finely chopped• 3 cloves garlic, minced• Half yellow pepper, diced• 1 tsp (5 mL) dried oreganoleaves• ½ tsp (2 mL) dried thyme • 1 egg, lightly beaten

• ½ cup (125 mL) beef broth• 1/3 cup (75 mL) seasoneddry breadcrumbs• ¼ cup (50 mL) freshly grat-ed Parmesan cheese• Pinch each salt, pepper• 1 lb (500 g) lean groundbeef• 2 cups (500 mL) leftovermashed potatoes

Mushroom Sauce• 1 tbsp (15 mL) butter• 1 pkg (8 oz) button mush-rooms, thinly sliced• ½ tsp (2 mL) dried thyme • Pinch each salt, pepper• 1 tbsp (15 mL) all purposeflour• ½ cup (125 mL) each beefbroth and 18 % table cream

EMILY RICHARDS

DINNER

EXPRESSEMILY RICHARDSFOOD@METRONEWS.CA

melt butter. Cook mush-rooms, thyme, salt, pep-per 10 mins. Stir in flourand cook, 1 min. Pour inbroth and cream andbring to a simmer. Sim-mer 3 mins. or untilslightly thickened. Servewith meatloaves. EMILYRICHARDS IS A PROFESSIONALHOME ECONOMIST, COOKBOOKAUTHOR AND A TV CELEBRITYCHEF. FOR MORE, VISIT EMILYRICHARDSCOOKS.CA

This recipe serves six.

Mashed Potato Topped Meatloaves

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sports 33metronews.caTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011

Strong start may be more than a mirage

Victory overVancouver,Ryan Nu-gent-Hop-kins puttingup a pointper game,Nikolai

Khabibulin reconstructingthe “Bulin Wall” in net —yes, life is pretty sweet forthe Oilers right now.

But what does the teamneed to do to prove this

isn’t simply an early seasonmirage? If you’re lookingfor trends, one stands out inparticular.

A general rule of thumbin hockey is that specialteams are a great indicatorof success. Combine asquad’s penalty-kill rate andits power-play efficiencyand the number shouldeclipse 100.

Right now, Edmontonboasts a PK unit clicking at91.4 per cent and a man ad-vantage clopping along atjust 15.6 per cent.

Is the glass half-full orhalf-empty? Doesn’t reallymatter, since you can add

those two figures up andfind yourself north of thedesired mark. Clearly, theOilers are doing somethingright.

Contrast that with theDallas Stars, who have abetter overall record, butwhose special teams falljust short of the key 100number. Smoke and mir-rors in Texas? Or maybe it’sjust their super-hot goal-tender, Kari Lehtonen.

Edmonton has one ofthose too, in Khabibulin.But with Ladislav Smid,Tom Gilbert, Shawn Horcoffand Eric Belanger amongthose holding down the fort

when there’s a buddy in thebox, the Oilers have shownanother key strength earlyon.

Now the mission is tomaintain that excellencewhile the power play im-proves and the team getsmore scoring outside of TheNuge and his playmates,Taylor Hall and Jordan Eber-le.

The real challenge, infact, starts this week. Wash-ington is the best team inthe NHL and will be a stifftest for Edmonton. Afterthat, the Oilers are staringat a perilous road trip thatwill go a long way in deter-

mining just how good thissquad is.

See, the Oilers may be 4-2-2 right now, but their onlytwo road games resulted inlosses.

After the Caps game, sev-en of the next eight con-tests are away from RexallPlace, where the opponentgets the last line changeand Nugent-Hopkins’ 29per cent win rate in thefaceoff circle becomes a lit-tle more glaring.

If the Oilers can even go.500 on this road swing, itwill be huge, and maybeprove this team isn’t so farfrom greatness after all.

THE HOCKEY

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cancelled it. Thisis better than the

weather forGame 1. I guessI’m going to lie

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CARDINALS OUTFIELDERLANCE BERKMAN, ON MAJOR

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Taylor Hall, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberlehave opponents on theirheels and fans trying tocome up with nicknamesfor them just eight gamesinto the season.

Both are sure signs theyoung Edmonton Oilershave wasted little timemaking an impression.

The Lottery Line. TheKid Line. The H2E Line.Call them what you will,the trio of Hall, Nugent-Hopkins and Eberle hasgiven fans at Rexall Placeplenty to cheer about,combining for 22 pointsand accounting for eight ofthe 16 goals the Oilershave scored.

It has been a remark-ably impressive displayconsidering Nugent-Hop-kins, the first-overall pickat the 2011 Entry Draft,and Hall, taken first in2010, are teenagers whocould be playing juniorhockey. Eberle, taken 22ndin 2008, is the senior mem-ber of the threesome at 21.

By any name, they’vebeen outstanding.

“It’s awesome playingwith those two guys,” Nu-gent-Hopkins said. “I feellike we kind of comple-ment each other, just theway we play. It’s beengreat so far and I’m reallyhappy with the start we’vehad.”

The trio, with Nugent-Hopkins at centre, Hall onleft wing and Eberle on

right wing, was the bestline on the ice in a 3-2 winover Vancouver on Tues-day. That’s saying some-thing, considering theCanucks can put DanielSedin, Henrik Sedin andAlex Burrows on the ice.

They fired 11 shots atRoberto Luongo and CorySchneider and combinedfor five points.

Hall had a goal and an

assist, giving him twogoals and five assists. Eber-le scored his first goal ofthe season, giving him sev-en points. Nugent-Hopkinshad an assist and leads theOilers and NHL rookies inscoring with five goals andthree assists.

“It was a good game forour line, for sure,” Hallsaid. “We spent a lot oftime in their end. We had

a lot of shots.“Our power play was

one thing we could haveimproved on but, overall,we had a great game. If wecan duplicate that, espe-cially against defences likeVancouver’s, we’re goingto put some points up onthe board and, most im-portant, we’re going to begood for our team.”

Hall, 19, and Eberle

played together as rookieslast season. Both im-pressed despite being lim-ited by injuries to 65 and69 games, respectively.Hall had 22 goals and 42points. Eberle scored 18times with 25 assists.

The addition of Nugent-Hopkins — a deft playmak-er who had 106 pointswith the Western HockeyLeague’s Red Deer Rebelsin 2010-11 — has takentheir games to another lev-el. Hall’s calling card isbulling to the net at fullspeed. Eberle’s game isfinding open ice. Thepieces fit.

“With Nuge, he’s suchan easy player to playwith,” Eberle said. “He seesthe ice so well and hemakes plays. It’s just beengood so far.

“We’ve competed andwe’ve been talking a lot asfar as where we want toput the puck when we’rein the offensive zone. It’sbeen good so far and wewant to keep getting bet-ter.”THE CANADIAN PRESS

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, right, celebrates a goal against the

New York Rangers with teammate Jordan Eberle.

JOHN ULAN/THE CANADIAN PRESS

“As much as Ryanis a passer and meand Ebs areregarded asscorers, I thinkwe’re all doingwhat we can everyshift.”TAYLOR HALL

Kids more than all rightHall, Eberle and Nugent-Hopkins clicking on the ice for Oilers with half of team’s goals

34 sports metronews.caTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011

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MLB PLAYOFFS

TENNIS

CFL

Last night’s resultsMontreal 5 Philadelphia 1Colorado at CalgarySt. Louis at VancouverTuesday’s resultsEdmonton 3 Vancouver 2Ottawa 3 Carolina 2 (SO)Tampa Bay 4 Buffalo 3Columbus 4 Detroit 1Pittsburgh 3 N.Y. Islanders 0San Jose 3 Nashville 1Chicago 3 Anaheim 2 (SO)Dallas 3 Phoenix 2 (SO)New Jersey 3 Los Angeles 0Tonight’s gamesAll times EasternMontreal at Boston, 7 p.m.Columbus at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Toronto at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.Winnipeg at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.Florida at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.Tampa Bay at Nashville, 8 p.m.Anaheim atMinnesota, 8 p.m.Los Angeles at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Washington at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.New Jersey at Phoenix, 10 p.m.Tomorrow’s gamesChicago at Carolina, 7 p.m.San Jose at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Edmonton at Colorado, 9 p.m.St. Louis at Calgary, 9 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCEGP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts Home Away Last 10 Strk

d-Pittsburgh 11 7 2 1 1 33 22 16 3-1-1-0 4-1-0-1 6-2-1-1 W4d-Washington 7 7 0 0 0 30 14 14 5-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 7-0-0-0 W7d-Toronto 8 5 2 1 0 26 27 11 4-0-1-0 1-2-0-0 5-2-1-0 L1Philadelphia 9 5 3 1 0 30 26 11 2-2-1-0 3-1-0-0 5-3-1-0 L1Buffalo 8 5 3 0 0 23 17 10 1-2-0-0 4-1-0-0 5-3-0-0 L2Florida 8 5 3 0 0 20 19 10 2-1-0-0 3-2-0-0 5-3-0-0 W2TampaBay 9 4 3 0 2 29 30 10 2-1-0-0 2-2-0-2 4-3-0-2 W3NewJersey 7 4 2 0 1 16 16 9 2-1-0-1 2-1-0-0 4-2-0-1 W1Carolina 9 3 3 2 1 24 30 9 1-1-0-1 2-2-2-0 3-3-2-1 L3NYRangers 7 3 2 1 1 14 13 8 0-0-0-0 3-2-1-1 3-2-1-1 W1Ottawa 9 4 5 0 0 27 36 8 3-2-0-0 1-3-0-0 4-5-0-0 W3NY Islanders 7 3 4 0 0 14 17 6 3-2-0-0 0-2-0-0 3-4-0-0 L3Boston 8 3 5 0 0 19 19 6 2-4-0-0 1-1-0-0 3-5-0-0 L1Montreal 9 2 5 1 1 23 27 6 1-3-1-1 1-2-0-0 2-5-1-1 W1Winnipeg 8 2 5 0 1 17 27 5 2-2-0-0 0-3-0-1 2-5-0-1 L1

WESTERN CONFERENCEGP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts Home Away Last 10 Strk

d-Dallas 9 7 2 0 0 22 17 14 4-0-0-0 3-2-0-0 7-2-0-0 W1d-Colorado 8 6 2 0 0 26 20 12 0-2-0-0 6-0-0-0 6-2-0-0 W1d-Chicago 8 5 1 0 2 27 20 12 3-0-0-2 2-1-0-0 5-1-0-2 W1LosAngeles 8 5 2 0 1 17 13 11 3-2-0-0 2-0-0-1 5-2-0-1 L1Detroit 7 5 2 0 0 20 18 10 3-0-0-0 2-2-0-0 5-2-0-0 L2Edmonton 8 4 2 0 2 16 14 10 3-1-0-1 1-1-0-1 4-2-0-2 W2Anaheim 8 4 3 0 1 18 21 9 3-2-0-0 1-1-0-1 4-3-0-1 L3Minnesota 8 3 2 2 1 18 20 9 2-1-1-0 1-1-1-1 3-2-2-1 L1Vancouver 9 4 4 0 1 24 26 9 2-1-0-1 2-3-0-0 4-4-0-1 L1San Jose 7 4 3 0 0 21 17 8 1-2-0-0 3-1-0-0 4-3-0-0 W3St. Louis 8 4 4 0 0 22 24 8 2-1-0-0 2-3-0-0 4-4-0-0 W2Phoenix 8 3 3 0 2 22 25 8 1-2-0-1 2-1-0-1 3-3-0-2 L1Nashville 8 3 4 0 1 16 23 7 0-2-0-1 3-2-0-0 3-4-0-1 L1Calgary 7 2 4 1 0 15 20 5 1-2-1-0 1-2-0-0 2-4-1-0 L2Columbus 9 1 7 0 1 21 30 3 1-3-0-1 0-4-0-0 1-7-0-1 L8

d— division leaders ranked 1-2-3 regardless of points; a teamwinning in overtime or shootout iscreditedwith two points and a victory in theW column; the team losing in overtime or shootoutreceives one pointwhich is registered in the OTL (overtime loss) or SL (shootout loss) column.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE NFL

WORLD SERIES(Best-of-7 series)

ST. LOUIS (N.L.) VS. TEXAS (A.L.)(Texas leads 3-2)Last night’s resultTexas at St. Louis, ppd., rainTonight’s gameAll times EasternTexas(Lewis14-10)atSt.Louis(Garcia13-7),8:05p.m.Tomorrow’s gamex-Texas (Harrison 14-9) at St. Louis, 8:05 p.m.x— if necessary.

AMERICAN CONFERENCEEAST

W L T Pct PF PANew England 5 1 0 .833 185 135Buffalo 4 2 0 .667 188 147N.Y. Jets 4 3 0 .571 172 152Miami 0 6 0 .000 90 146

SOUTHW L T Pct PF PA

Houston 4 3 0 .571 182 131Tennessee 3 3 0 .500 112 135Jacksonville 2 5 0 .286 84 139Indianapolis 0 7 0 .000 111 225

NORTHW L T Pct PF PA

Pittsburgh 5 2 0 .714 151 122Baltimore 4 2 0 .667 155 83Cincinnati 4 2 0 .667 137 111Cleveland 3 3 0 .500 97 120

WESTW L T Pct PF PA

San Diego 4 2 0 .667 141 136Oakland 4 3 0 .571 160 178Kansas City 3 3 0 .500 105 150Denver 2 4 0 .333 123 155

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEAST

W L T Pct PF PAN.Y. Giants 4 2 0 .667 154 147Dallas 3 3 0 .500 149 128Washington 3 3 0 .500 116 116Philadelphia 2 4 0 .333 145 145

SOUTHW L T Pct PF PA

New Orleans 5 2 0 .714 239 158Tampa Bay 4 3 0 .571 131 169Atlanta 4 3 0 .571 158 163Carolina 2 5 0 .286 166 183

NORTHW L T Pct PF PA

Green Bay 7 0 0 1.000 230 141Detroit 5 2 0 .714 194 137Chicago 4 3 0 .571 170 150Minnesota 1 6 0 .143 148 178

WESTW L T Pct PF PA

San Francisco 5 1 0 .833 167 97Seattle 2 4 0 .333 97 128Arizona 1 5 0 .167 116 153St. Louis 0 6 0 .000 56 171

WEEK 8Byes: Atlanta, Chicago, Green Bay, N.Y.Jets, Oakland, Tampa BaySunday’s gamesAll times EasternIndianapolis at Tennessee, 1 p.m.New Orleans at St. Louis, 1 p.m.Jacksonville at Houston, 1 p.m.Miami at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.Minnesota at Carolina, 1 p.m.Arizona at Baltimore, 1 p.m.Detroit at Denver, 4:05 p.m.Washington vs. Buffalo at Toronto, 4:05p.m.Cleveland at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.Cincinnati at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.New England at Pittsburgh, 4:15 p.m.Dallas at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.Monday’s gameSan Diego at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.

MLS PLAYOFFSAll times Eastern

WILD CARDS(single-game elimination)Last night’s resultNewYork 2 FC Dallas 0Tonight’s gameColumbus at Colorado, 10 p.m.

SOCCER

ATPERSTE BANKOPENAt ViennaSingles — First RoundSteve Darcis, Belgium, def. Nikolay Davy-denko (7), Russia, 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 (2).Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, def. Robin Haase,Netherlands, 7-6 (3), 6-4.Singles — Second RoundJuanMartin Del Potro (2), Argentina, def.Philipp Petzschner, Germany, 6-3, 6-4.Kevin Anderson (6), South Africa, def. MarcosBaghdatis, Cyprus, 6-2, 7-6 (5).Doubles—Quarter-finalsMaxMirnyi, Belarus, andDaniel Nestor (2),Toronto, def. Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini,Italy, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 10-6 (tiebreak).

ST. PETERSBURGOPENAt St. Petersburg, RussiaSingles — First RoundAndreas Seppi, Italy, def.Vasek Pospisil, Ver-non, B.C., 7-5, 7-6 (4).Janko Tipsarevic (2), Serbia, def. OlivierRochus, Belgium, 6-2, 7-5.Igor Andreev, Russia, def. Marcel Granollers(6), Spain, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4).Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, def. CarlosBerlocq, Argentina, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-1.Singles — Second RoundMikhail Youzhny (5), Russia, def. Julien Ben-neteau, France, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.AdrianMannarino, France, def. Lukas Rosol,Czech Republic, 6-2, 7-6 (5).

WTABNP PARIBAS CHAMPIONSHIPSAt Istanbul, TurkeyROUNDROBINRed GroupVera Zvonareva (6), Russia, def. CarolineWozniacki (1), Denmark, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.Standings:Kvitova 1-0 (sets 2-0),Wozniacki1-1 (3-3), Zvonareva 1-1 (2-3), Radwanska 0-1(1-2).White GroupLi Na (5), China, def.Maria Sharapova (2),Russia, 7-6 (4), 6-4.Victoria Azarenka (4), Belarus, def. SamSto-sur (7), Australia, 6-2, 6-2.Standings:Azarenka 1-0 (2-0), Li 1-0 (2-0),Stosur 1-1 (2-2), Sharapova 0-2 (0-4).

CANADIENS 5, FLYERS 1First Period1. Philadelphia, Jagr 3 (Carle, Hartnell) 10:432.Montreal,Weber 2 (Desharnais) 19:57Penalties—Philadelphia bench (toomanymen) 0:58, EllerMtl (hooking) 3:03, Gill Mtl(hooking) 14:24.Second Period3.Montreal, Kostitsyn 3 (Spacek, Pacioretty)10:264.Montreal, Pacioretty 3 (Subban, Gorges)12:38Penalties—GorgesMtl (Interference) 6:43,Meszaros Pha (hooking) 16:13, KostitsynMtl(elbowing) 18:49, Voracek Pha (high-sticking)20:00.Third Period5.Montreal, Pacioretty 4 (Plekanec, Gorges)3:166.Montreal, Cammalleri 3 (Desharnais, Cole)15:36Penalties—Giroux Pha, PlekanecMtl (rough-ing) 12:00, Simmonds Pha,MoenMtl (miscon-duct) 18:10, van Riemsdyk Pha (hooking)18:45.Shots on goalPhiladelphia 8 10 4 —22Montreal 5 11 16 —28Goal Flyers: Bryzgalov (L,3-3-1);Montreal:Price (W,2-4-2).Power plays (goals-chances)—Philadelphia:0-4;Montreal: 1-5.Referees—Ghislain Hebert, Chris Lee. Lines-men—Lonnie Cameron, SteveMiller.Attendance—21,273 (21,273) atMontreal.

BASEBALLAMERICAN LEAGUEOAKLANDATHLETICS—Named Rick Ro-driguez bullpen coach.

FOOTBALLNFLLEAGUEOFFICE—FinedMinnesota DE BrianRobison $20,000 for kicking Green Bay OL T.J.Lang in an Oct. 23 game.BUFFALOBILLS—Signed LBAntonio Colemanfrom theNewYork Giants’ practice squad.DETROIT LIONS—Signed CBDon Carey. Re-leased TE Joe Jon Finley. Signed TENathanOverbay to the practice squad. Released RBMatt Clapp from the practice squad.KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—SignedWR JeremyHorne to the practice squad.MINNESOTAVIKINGS—Signed G Butch LewisandWRKerry Taylor to the practice squad.NEWORLEANSSAINTS—Released QB SeanCanfield. Signed TE Tory Humphrey.ST. LOUIS RAMS—Signed OTMark LeVoir. Re-leased LB JabaraWilliams.TAMPABAYBUCCANEERS—Signed RBMossisMadu from the practice squad. SignedFBMatt Clapp to the practice squad.WASHINGTONREDSKINS—Signed TE Do-minique Byrd and OL Jonathan Compas.Signed RB Tristan Davis to the practice squad.Released G JohnMalecki from the practicesquad.

HOCKEYNHLCOLUMBUSBLUE JACKETS—Assigned DDavid Savard to Springfield (AHL).DETROIT REDWINGS—Reassigned G JoeyMacDonald to Grand Rapids (AHL).MONTREAL CANADIENS—Fired assistantcoach Perry Pearn.NEWJERSEYDEVILS—Claimed F Ryan Carteroff waivers from Florida.

AHLLEAGUEOFFICE—Suspended Portland F IgorGongalsky two games for an elbowing incidentin an Oct. 22 game vs. Providence.BRIDGEPORT SOUNDTIGERS—Signed F DanKissel.PEORIA RIVERMEN—Loaned RWChase Po-lacek to Alaska (ECHL).PROVIDENCE BRUINS—Recalled F YannickRiendeau fromReading (ECHL). Assigned GKarel St. Laurent to Reading.SANANTONIO RAMPAGE—Recalled CWaceyRabbit from Cincinnati (ECHL).

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x-Winnipeg 16 10 6 0 386 375 20x-Montreal 16 10 6 0 487 399 20x-Hamilton 16 8 8 0 462 426 16Toronto 16 4 12 0 337 460 8

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x-Edmonton 16 10 6 0 384 352 20x-B.C. 16 9 7 0 439 364 18x-Calgary 16 9 7 0 449 425 18Saskatchewan 16 4 12 0 307 456 8x—clinched playoff berth.WEEK 18Tomorrow’s gameAll times EasternToronto atWinnipeg, 8 p.m.Saturday’s gamesHamilton at Saskatchewan, 3 p.m.Edmonton at B.C., 10 p.m.Sunday’s gameCalgary atMontreal, 1 p.m.

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