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  1. With the owner of Tottenham Hotspur, in court for insider trading. Is there such a thing as an ethical billionaire?

     

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66274633

    1. rychicken

      rychicken

      I almost qualify - just need the billion dollars. 

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  2. Great resume tips? I'm redoing my resume to make it ATS compatible and great. How far should a resume go back, is it okay to put a line under my name and contact information (ATS concern), omitting irrelevant information, etc.? I was laid off a few weeks ago and have been looking for work since. 

    1. rychicken

      rychicken

      I have hired a few people this year, here are my thoughts.....remembering I am a sample size of 1
      Our resumes come through our website portal and have no AI prescreening them before they land in my folder.

      For my most recent hire (last week), I received over 100 applicants. I opened every single resume. The applicant has 5 seconds to catch my attention

      I generally look at the last 10 years, or the most recent 3 jobs. Anything after that, I gloss over very quickly 

      Within 5 seconds, I have already made a judgement to continue reading or not. If I am on the fence, I keep reading, but only occasionally do I end up considering that person. So first impressions mean a lot

       

      The tricky part is finding a balance between providing detail vs keeping it concise. 

      Example of too much detail (made up example): I purchased fruit for a local store, including apples, oranges, grapes, cherries, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, lemons, limes, kiwi, cranberries, bananas, tangerines, watermelons 


      Formatting is important - spaces and layout can catch the eye, or make things look cluttered. 

      Anything after the first page is glossed over. I've never made a "move to interview" decision based on someone's hobbies, etc. 

      Best of luck with the search!!

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  3. Sixty years ago today my dad took me to my first ever hockey game, a Western League game between the Vancouver Canucks and the Calgary Stampeders. The Canucks won 3-1 in the old PNE Forum, which was an ancient, rat-infested building even then. Vancouver's goalie was a 20 year-old named Gilles Villemure, who played all 70 games without a mask. I don't think they even had a backup goalie on the roster. The big scorer was 5'7", 150 pound winger named Buddy Boone. Boone was one of about five guys in the whole league who had mastered this new thing called a slapshot. Old school coaches were not at all receptive to slapshots. I was thrilled to see my first ever live game and it has remained one of my fondest memories. I lost my dad just over a year ago and wish he was here to remember that first game we spent together.

    1. rychicken

      rychicken

      awesome story/memory. Thanks for sharing...and sorry for your loss, hope you have many other memories to remind you of your Dad

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  4. 2023 can take a flying leap. Today's event? Chemical burn on my right hand, day spent at urgent care. All good now, but holy hell, this year sucks already.

  5. Homers? Sure, root root root for the home team, but at least have some objectivity to your thoughts. Some here are delusional

    1. rychicken

      rychicken

      @-DLC-

       

      Let me ask you this....

       

      some people are quick to get into PGT after player X plays well / scores / etc and they are

       

      "oh where are all the player X haters now?? Don't have the guts to come in here....but they'll be back when player X doesn't score"


      why do those same people rarely show up in a PGT where player X played poorly?

       

      Seems a little hypocritical to me...

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  6. I somehow passed my CPA CFE. Still having trouble believing it's finally over.

     

    I still have to get experience to become a CPA, but the worst of it is over.

  7. Today it will be one full week since my last cigarette. Hangin' in there so far.

  8. Finally decided to quit smoking. Just finished my first 24 hour period in years without one. Wish me luck.

  9. PNE concert tickets on sale for anyone interested. 

     

    https://www.pne.ca/snc/

     

    Blue Rodeo and Cake for us :)

  10. Nothing like getting 4 hours of sleep on night before a 5-hour exam... #insomnia

    1. rychicken

      rychicken

      hope the exam went well!

      Insomnia sucks.....7 years of it, averaging about 4 - 4.5 hours of sleep 

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  11. 80 to 1 odds wins kentucky derby.  rich strike, did you have him deb?

    1. rychicken

      rychicken

      He was the second horse I crossed off my list....what an upset

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  12. Really sad to hear of the passing of Glen Todd (Hastings Racetrack). He was a good man...even lending $1M in an interest free loan to keep things rolling during COVID. Was the man who brought Mario Gutierrez here and mentored him. 

    RIP Mr. Todd...you will be missed.

    1. rychicken

      rychicken

      Chatted with Glen several times over the years - he was a great guy and was there whenever anyone needed help. He did sooooo much for the horse racing industry. Condolences to his family and friends.... 

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  13. That's all, folks. There were a total of 33 trades today.

    1. rychicken

      rychicken

      Thank you for everything you do! You were never on the trade block!

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  14. fans have to accept that trades they don't want to happen, need to happen in order that we can take a step forward.

    1. rychicken

      rychicken

      there's a strangely high percentage of the fan base that seems fine with mediocrity at best

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  15. Halak has a NMC. He cannot be moved or placed on Waivers but “get rid of him” lol. “Bring up Martin” lol. 

  16. 5 points out with 33 games left and people are acting like we’re still in the deficit we were with Green lol. 

    1. rychicken

      rychicken

      we will miss by 4 points, try to rationalize the miss (Green, injuries, breaks in schedule, etc etc). 
      Tinker the lineup a bit in the off-season, and roll back into next season in another year of mediocrity

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  17. Who were Henrik's linemates in the 2009-10 season when Daniel was out for 20sth games?

  18. one site on you tube asks, do you know to help kidney stones pass?. my answer was just get out of their way.

    1. rychicken

      rychicken

      have had two in my life, the second one was a month ago....was more painful than watching Hunt try to play defence...

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  19. I don't understand, why do the Canucks have to trade anyone at all?? if Boudreau started the year here Canucks would be at the top of the division. My plan would be not to do anything at all

  20. how many hours a day do you spend on line? on cdc?

    being retired and mostly house bound, i'm on line for close to 12 hours per. he says, sheepishly.

    1. rychicken

      rychicken

      up to 4 hours online a day - about 2 of those reviewing financial info and sites, etc

      here....a lot less now. Prior to this season, I would say an hour a day non-game days and here for most GDTs and the first hour plus of PGTs. This season it is 10 minutes a day, and maybe a period of GDT

       

       

      also currently working from home, so that's 10 plus hours a day if you want to count that...

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  21. Should I change my name

    1. rychicken

      rychicken

      I love you for the person you are, not your name lol

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  22. some people say they can remember events when they were 2 years old. what is your earliest memory?

    1. rychicken

      rychicken

      We moved a month before my 5th birthday. I remember bits and pieces of the layout of the old house and yard. 

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  23. I honestly don’t think I’ve seen any Canuck/ex-Canuck more overrated than Stecher and I was a fan during the Mason Raymond days. 

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      rychicken

      a decent third pair dman and nothing more.....

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