2008-09 NHL All-Star Game Rosters

Rosters for the NHL All-Star game on Jan. 25 at Bell Centre, Montreal (x-voted starter):

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Forwards

x-Patrick Kane, Chicago; x-Jonathan Toews, Chicago; s-Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim; Jarome Iginla, Calgary; Milan Hejduk, Colorado; Rick Nash, Columbus; Mike Modano, Dallas; Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit; Dustin Brown, Los Angeles; Shane Doan, Phoenix; Keith Tkachuk, St. Louis; Joe Thornton, San Jose.

Defensemen

x-Brian Campbell, Chicago; x-Scott Niedermayer, Anaheim; Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit; Sheldon Souray, Edmonton; Shea Weber, Nashville; Dan Boyle, San Jose.

Goalies

x-Jean-Sebastien Giguere, …

Fees for alien amnesty program are on target

There has been some fervent discussion as of late regarding thefees aliens must pay in order to apply for amnesty under the newImmigration Reform and Control Act. Some critics argue that the feesare excessive and unwarranted. I disagree and feel the paymentsrequired are right.

I do not believe the $185 per person (or $420 per family) isunattainable. If an eligible person saves a mere $20 each monthstarting today, he will have the required amount well before theapplication period expires.

People eligible for adjustment under the Act have worked in thiscountry for at least five years and have sent millions of dollarsback to their native countries. Countless …

U.S.-Born Woman Exiting Guyana Politics

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - An American-born woman who has served as a lawmaker, cabinet minister, and president of this South American nation is not running for office for the first time in 60 years.

Janet Jagan, 85, is too frail to face another political campaign and has asked not to appear on ballots for the governing People's Progressive Party in Aug. 28 general elections, presidential spokesman Robert Persaud said Friday.

"You can't go on forever. The woman is 80-something and asked not to be on the list (but) she is fully behind us," Persaud said.

Jagan, who was born in Chicago and has lived in Guyana since 1943, was elected president in December 1997, succeeding …

UN climate expert warns against carbon tariffs

The head of a U.N. panel on the science of climate change says trade tariffs in a House-passed bill to limit heat-trapping pollution have only served to irritate international negotiations and could undermine U.S. efforts to persuade developing countries to enter into a new global warming treaty.

Rajendra Pachauri, whose Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shared the Nobel Peace Prize with former Vice President Al Gore in 2007, told The Associated Press that lawmakers should remove the tariff provision, which in 2020 would impose a "border adjustment" on goods from countries that do not limit the gases linked to global warming.

He warned that developing countries could …

Perfect mixers for rare night

Macy's annual fashtacular, Glamorama, was an evening Friday of unexpected combinations.

Just Cavalli brought together military tailoring, fur and shredded jeans. Jazz trio the New Standards covered Britney Spears' "Toxic" with a xylophone. Miss Piggy -- in person -- wore Marc Jacobs.

The elements of Sonia Rykiel's collection, though, came together seamlessly. She carried the ruffle trend to the extreme, with ruffles even cascading down pants. Using warm tones such as rust and berry, she added a little glitz to daywear with metallic knits.

The Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti line also was a standout, with Roaring '20s touches like fringe, fingerless gloves and …

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How Goes The Quest?

Hi

As an artist who has spent much time applying to festivals for the past two years (we actually played our first in Seattle in May 2010), I found your article (Kristian Partington's "Festival Quest" from CM May/June 2010) both inspiring and informative. Thanks!

Din

The Soles

Ed. Hopefully Kristian's piece (which I thought was great) offered a few tips from some seasoned festival performers that'll …

US home furnishings retailer Linens 'n Things files for bankruptcy protection

Linens 'n Things is filing for bankruptcy protection, the latest U.S. major retailer to succumb to the difficult retail environment.

The bedding- and home-furnishings retailer's parent, Linens Holding Co., has filed a petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware.

In March the company said its fiscal fourth-quarter loss widened. It has said it was planning to …