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MUM II. INQUIRE i 1 1'felMr BMMMMMM Visit Call 1.800.668.7678 ft A IW.MI.'MJIIJJ.IIIJ.i.l.arlCTTlP'TOilimi ISA Canadian man 'feels' colours following stroke QUESTIONS ANSWERS Turning the competition co II AMSAMU AM It. NAM Itl, "I If IHKl.VMIIU anchor those things you turn around in your head all the time how is this going to work? What's this going to be like sitting across from your husband all day? see you all the time! Get out of my face!" A Yeah, it's like "hmmm, separate vacations?" But it's one of those things you don't know until you've done it. Are you competitive in your work lives? A We've honestly never been like that People joke, like, "Oh, you work at competing stations," but we always joke, "Oh, he's no competition" or "She's no competition." We've kind of had parallel careers Quebec Eastern Canada Sales Office Call 514.285.8811 Fax 514.819.3422 BKG NACfc NA I II' IS HIV VI I NA I iNAI II I thalamus the walnut-sized area in the middle of the brain that acts as the brain's main relay station for sensory information, and that is tightly packed with bundles of nerve fibres connecting different brain regions. In the process of trying to repair itself, the man's brain mis-wired, so that areas that would normally never be connected were suddenly "talking" to each other, Dr.

Schweizer said. "It's rewiring gone awry." The only other reported case worldwide of synesthesia following a stroke a 35-year-old U.S. woman who suddenly began experiencing tingling in her body in response to certain sounds also involved the thalamus. Most people with the condition are born with it. By some estimates, the condition occurs in one in 2,000 people.

Some see colours in response to words, people or numbers; others experience smells with sounds. According to background information released with the Neurology report, famous "synesthetes" include Russian author Vladimir Nabokov, U.S. composer and jazz leader Duke Ellington, who reportedly saw colours when he heard specific notes, and Billy Joel. The Toronto man has learned how to switch his synesthesia on and off at will. "If I'm driving up the Don Valley Parkway and I get a synesthetic thought, I turn it off," he said.

Postmedia News realists who are not afraid to dream. Let us be these people." Mr. Kerry said the negotiations, to be mediated on a day-to-day basis by his new Mideast peace envoy, Martin Indyk, would be cloaked in secrecy and the parties had agreed that he would be the only person to comment on them. He quickly added he would not comment on them, leaving unclear the framework for the talks he struggled for six months to get back on track. Despite the secrecy, the broad outlines of an agreement are well known: the Palestinians want a state based on borders, with agreed land swaps, that existed before the 1967 war in which Israel seized east Jerusalem and the West Bank and Gaza; Israel wants security assurances and a recognition that it is and will remain a Jewish state.

Mr. Kerry said the two sides had agreed all "final status issues, all of the core issues and all other issues" would be on the table for negotiation. They include security, borders, the status of Jerusalem, the fate of Palestinian refugees and water. The Associated Press, with files from Bloomberg News LOTTERIES Pick 3: 19 9 Pick 4: 64 6 2 Daily Keno: 010410131726 27 28 30 35 36 37 42 43 44 45 48 52 56 64 Encore: 8753055 Unofficial results for Tuesday, July 30 i Canada Sales Office Call 604.739.8111 Fax 604.730.1253 Al ANiMlA in a very high falsetto tone," the man, who wishes to remain anonymous, told Postmedia News. "I had the sensation of entering the TV, and entering the stadium and I wits floating above die crowd." The sensation was so real, "I could feel the heat and humidity coming off the people.

I could feel it on my skin," he said. "It scared the hell out of me. 1 thought, 'this is how you lose your I was convinced I was going to go crazy." I was convinced I was going to go crazy When he reported his symptoms to his doctor, he was referred to Dr. Luis Fomazarri, a behavioural neurologist at St. Michael's Hospital.

Dr. Fomazarri immediately recognized it as synesthesia. "It's a pretty rich synesthesia that he has," said Dr. Tom Schweizer, a neuroscientist and director of the Neuroscience Research Program at St. Michael's Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute.

The stroke occurred in his And I don't think we have time for it," he said. "I firmly believe the leaders, the negotiators and citizens invested in this effort can make peace for one simple reason: because they must. A viable two-state solution is the only way this conflict can end. And there is not much time to achieve it. And there is no other alternative." Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat said, "It's time for the Palestinian people to have an independent sovereign state of their own.

It's time for the Palestinians to live in peace, freedom and dignity within their own independent, sovereign state." Tzipi Livni, the justice minister and lead Israeli negotiator, allowed she and Mr. Erekat had been involved in failed negotiations before, notably the Annapolis Process initiated by then-president George W. Bush in 2008, but said this time could be different "You know, Saeb," she said to Mr. Erekat, "we all spent some time in the negotiations room but we didn't complete our mission. And this is something that we need to do now, in these negotiations that we will launch today.

And the opportunity has been created for us, for all of us, and we cannot afford to waste it "I believe that history is not made by cynics; it is made by They met in a newsroom, fell in love and started a family. Now, 10 years of marriage and three boys later, broadcast journalists Rob Brown and Rosa Marchitelli are about to leave their jobs at competing news outlets to become perhaps the first married couple working as co-anchors on Canadian TV. Mr. Brown, an anchor and senior reporter at CTV BC, and Ms. Marchitelli, an anchor at CBC News Vancouver, will move to her hometown of Calgary to anchor the 6 o'clock news this fall.

But how will they fare together on live TV? The Post's Sarah Boesveld caught up with them separately from Vancouver. BRAIN STIMULATION By Sharon Kirkey Canadian researchers are reporting only the second-known case of a patient who developed synesthesia after a stroke a bizarre brain phenomenon where stimulation of one sense triggers others. Nine months after suffering a stroke in the summer of 2007, the 45-year-old Toronto man began noticing that words printed in a sky blue typeface revolted him; words written in yellowwere only mildly better. The sound of high-pitched brass instruments specifically, the theme music from the James Bond films elicited feelings of euphoria that the patient described as "orgasmic," as if he could "ride the music." The Bond music also provoked blue flashes of light in his peripheral vision, researchers from Toronto's St Michael's Hospital report in the journal, Neurology. The patient was convinced he was losing his mind.

He remembers watching the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics. "When the women came on from the Peking opera, they were singing So how did this come about? Ms. Marchitelli A liaison for the CBC contacted me back in mid-April and said, "We have this job opening in Calgary, and would you andor your husband be interested?" I read it again and she said, "andor" does she mean both of us together? I brought it to Rob and said, "It's kind of interesting, what do you think?" And he said, "Yeah, let's talk about it." 0 It 's one th ing to talk shop at home, but working together every day? Were you really game for this? A Honestly, it took some getting used to. And I don't even know if we're used to it yet. It's one of I (HI I'l It I K.

AS I t.l AH il SI but it was never a direct competition thing. aQ Now that people know you're a married couple on TV, do you think they will be looking for those knowing looks, the "I can't believe you said that" eye rolls? A We'll have code words! I'm kidding. I think the novelty will be there at the beginning for sure. People will look and they'll look for that stuff and wonder. But after a little while, it's going to be just the show and the journalism and the content that's going to be important.

So the novelty of vieioers thinking "they totally want to make out right now" xoill wear off? A Did I mention we've been married for 10 years? and now a word from Mr. Brown: 0 We hear non-stop about the declining institution of marriage, and TV anchors are often looked to as role models. Will you be playing it up? Mr. Brown We've talked about how it might be perceived, not so much how we'll play it up. Our plan is to go in and do as we've always done represent the work of the newsroom.

I don't expect we'll be talking about our grocery list on the air or the kids; no. It's certainly novel, and people in the city will be aware of it, and we hope they can relate to us because of that The city of Calgary has the youngest median age in Canada 36. It's full of young couples and kids, and that's who we are. 0 Wha about seeing each other all the time? Rosa said it may be trying. A There's no job in the planet that's worth ruining your marriage over.

We had a lot of very long, late night discussions after the boys were tucked in about what this could do to our relationship, how we could manage it to make sure that, in as much as possible whatever issues we have at home don't spill over into work. 0 What are you most looking forzvard to about working idthher? A I love her editorial mind. Often at the end of my day and during the day, I touch base with her and run things past her and talk about issues. Rosa has a big brain. 0 Any Iiesitance? A Rosa's great at putting me in my place.

More than once she has had to step in and correct the record on my behalf, so I expect it will end up happening on the air. Tliat will make good W. A I'm looking forward to those moments, but dreading them at the same time. This interview has been edited and condensed. National Post sboesvctd nalionalpost.com Twitter.comsarahboesveld Peace negotiations to last at least nine months, U.S.

says MIDEAST Continued from I'ageAl Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is governing with a fragile coalition and the Palestinians have ruptured into dueling entities, one governed by Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank, the other by Islamist Hamas in Gaza which does not recognize Israel's right to exist. "In short, for a variety of reasons, this could be one of those rare moments when the Israelis and Palestinians recognize they have much to gain by co-operating, and much to lose by maintaining the miserable status quo. Mr. Kerry certainly believes so which is why he is about to risk his political reputation on trying to achieve the impossible," commentator Con Coughlin wrote in The Daily Telegraph. U.S.

officials had said the negotiations would continue for a minimum of nine months without setting that as a timeframe for reaching a deal. Mr. Kerry said he was aware of the deep skepticism surrounding the new push for peace and acknowledged the road ahead would be difficult. Yet, he said he was hopeful an agreement could be reached. "While I understand the skepticism, I don't share it.

COUKTKSY CltC Rob Brown and Rosa Marchitelli, husband and wife, will be the new co-anchors of CBC Calgary's six o'clock newscast. u..