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  1. Congrats to Troy Ring, the New Captain of the Trail Smoke Eaters.

    Your family, friends and fans are proud of you. Good Vancouver kid. 

     

    http://www.trailsmokeeaters.com/video-ring-named-captain-for-201718-season

    1. Toni Zamboni

      Toni Zamboni

      are you from the area or just a fan?

       

    2. Ghostsof1915

      Ghostsof1915

      Just a fan, and know the family a bit. I like seeing Vancouver kids do well. 

       

  2. All I know is a 51 year old joined VPD. Because in 2 years you jump to $80,000 a year. www.forces.ca AGE STANDARD On enrolment into the Regular Force, you must be of an age where there is enough time to complete any necessary training and your first term of service before the compulsory retirement age of 60. Reservists must be able to complete 2 years of service for each year of training before reaching the compulsory retirement age of 60.
  3. Why not try something innovative like what the Germans are doing building Hydrogen fuel cell submarines? Cut strategic dependence on oil. Have it with cruise missile tubes. Dump the F-35 and either build our own, or find a better replacement. Replace the Tudor aircraft for the Snowbirds with BAE Hawks. Make sure the troops are equipped properly, and take care of our vets. Make sure the equipment are maintained, and well supplied. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_212_submarine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAE_Systems_Hawk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurofighter_Typhoon ?
  4. Call some place paradise. Kiss it goodbye....

     

    1. Nuxfanabroad

      Nuxfanabroad

      Don Henley's writing?

    2. Ghostsof1915

      Ghostsof1915

      The Last Resort. Yes. 

  5. I want to know Ben Hutton's secret of being always smiling, and basically just happy all the time? Is it because he's like the rest of us, and he's getting paid to play hockey and he knows how lucky he is? He's awesome.
  6. Bills hire Beane as general manager ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Carolina connection continues for the Buffalo Bills in their off-season front-office overhaul. Panthers assistant general manager Brandon Beane was hired on Tuesday to fill the Bills' GM vacancy in yet another indication of rookie head coach Sean McDermott's growing influence over team decisions. Beane's hiring did not come as a surprise and completes a short search process, which began after team owner Terry Pegula fired GM Doug Whaley and his entire scouting staff the day after completing the NFL draft. The hiring also continues a house-cleaning that began with McDermott replacing Rex Ryan, who was fired in the final week of last season. The 40-year-old Beane has spent his entire 19-season NFL career working up the Panthers' ranks, including the past two working under general manager Dave Gettleman. It's in Carolina where Beane had direct ties to McDermott, who spent the previous six seasons as Panthers defensive co-ordinator. "Brandon stood out to Kim and as I as he embodies the type of leader and type of person we want in our organization," Pegula said, referring to his wife, Kim Pegula, who took part in the search. "We feel his vast understanding and experience in many facets of football operations will be invaluable to our club moving forward." Beane's familiarity with McDermott also helps, and made him the front-runner during what became a cursory search process in which just four candidates had formal interviews. Green Bay Packers player personnel director Brian Gutekunst, Houston Texans player-personnel director Brian Gaine, and Philadelphia Eagles college scouting director Trey Brown were also interviewed by the Bills. Beane brings with him a wealth of experience in scouting, draft selections and contract negotiations. He spent seven years as Panthers director of football operations and was the team's interim general manager over the final 10 games of the 2012 season after Marty Hurney was fired. Panthers coach Ron Rivera praised the job Beane did in Carolina, and wished him well in Buffalo. "Brandon has worked in a number of roles, so he sees the whole picture in terms of how an organization works," Rivera told The Associated Press. "We have developed a great working relationship. I'm very excited for him." Rivera also saw something in himself in Beane. "Brandon is a guy who started at the bottom as an intern and worked his way up," said Rivera, a former NFL player who broke into the coaching ranks in 1997 with the Chicago Bears. "That's something I can relate to coming in as a quality control coach." Beane will be formally introduced to the media Friday. Upon firing Whaley, Pegula said he was seeking a GM who would have a collaborative front-office structure. That was a clear nod to McDermott, the first-time, 42-year-old head coach who has quickly assumed a vast amount of authority over the past four months. McDermott has become the sole voice of the Bills in discussing all team-related issues, including free agency and the draft. In Buffalo, Beane joins a franchise in the midst of yet another front-office overhaul during what's now a 17-year playoff drought — the longest active streak in North America's four pro leagues. Beane becomes the Bills' seventh GM since the drought began in 2000. His first priority will be hiring a scouting staff, including filling the team's two pro and amateur positions. In four seasons under Whaley, the Bills were second-guessed on their draft selections and for overspending on players, which led to salary-cap constraints. Whaley was criticized for giving up two picks, including a 2015 first-round selection, to trade up five spots and pick receiver Sammy Watkins fourth overall in 2014. In September 2015, the Bills signed Marcell Dareus to a six-year, $100-plus-million contract extension despite the defensive tackle's string of off-field troubles, most notably involving positive drug tests. Dareus missed the first four games of last season while serving an NFL suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy for a second consecutive year. The Bills are coming off a 7-9 finish. Their defence proved porous and their offence was inconsistent despite leading the NFL in yards rushing for a second consecutive season. Long-term stability at quarterback remains a question mark even though starter Tyrod Taylor returns for a third season, but only after taking a pay cut in restructuring his contract in March. Whaley's authority began to diminish once McDermott was hired. Whaley also established a reputation of having difficulty working with Buffalo's previous two coaches, Ryan and Doug Marrone, who opted out of his contract following the 2014 season. Marrone is now the head coach in Jacksonville. Both of the Pegulas' Buffalo-based franchises are undergoing front-office house cleanings. Last month, the NHL Sabres fired GM Tim Murray and coach Dan Bylsma after extending their franchise-worst playoff drought to six seasons. ___ AP Sports Writer Steve Reed in Charlotte, North Carolina, contributed to this report.
  7. $10 on Always Dreaming to win. 

    Horse wins. I won $61.50 Breaks my big race curse I had from the Breeder's Cup. Nothing like horses running at full speed. Ottawa wins too...not a bad Saturday. :)

     

    1. Nuxfanabroad

      Nuxfanabroad

      Well I took up all of my winnins'..& I gave my little Yuko half

      She tore it up & threw it in my face - just for a laugh! :^)

      Now if there's one thing in the whole wide world

      I sure would like to see

      That's when that little love of mine

      Cooks me up some sukiyaki(hee hee)

       

      Up on Cripple Creek

      She sends me....

    2. Ghostsof1915
  8. Maybe the Canucks need to trade him to learn new postal codes.
  9. At the River Crossing "Breaker" Morant.

     

    Oh! the quiet river-crossing Where we twain were wont to ride, Where the wanton winds were to sing Willow branches o'er the tide.

    There the golden noon would find us Dallying through the summer day, All the waery world behind us - All it's tumult far away.

    Oh! thoe rides across the crossing Where the shallow stream runs wide, When the sunset's beams were glossing Strips of sand on either side.

     

    We would cross the sparkling river On the brown horse and the bay; Watch the willows sway and shiver And their trembling shadows play.

    When the opal tints waxed duller And a gray crept o'er the skies Yet there stayed the blue sky's color In your dreamy dark-blue eyes.

    How the sun-god's bright caresses, When we rode at sunet there, Plaited among your braided tresses, Gleaming on your silky hair.

    When the last sunlight's glory Faded off the sandy bars, There we learnt the old, old story, Riding homeward 'neat the stars.

    'Tis a memory to be hoarded - Oh, the follish tale and fond! Till another stream be forded - And we reach the Great Beyond.

  10. The machine of dream, such a clean machine. With the pistons a pumping. And the hubcaps all gleem...

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    2. Ghostsof1915

      Ghostsof1915

      Actually it was Roger Taylor that sings that one. It seems everyone in that band could sing. 

       

       

    3. -DLC-

      -DLC-

      My ex used to sing that song as we cruised around in his Dodge Dart.

    4. Rubik

      Rubik

      Of course I know it's not Freddie, but when it comes to Queen music, it's impossible not to mention it. I'm not a fan of their music, but Mercury's voice is undoubtedly one of the bests of all times. And since I'm from Hungary, this should be here.

      This was an epic gesture from the band, they played a hungarian folk song, and wow... It was a difficult time, still communism, but man, this was a bright spot. To this very day, any hungarian is in awe when watching this. (His pronounciation is actually pretty good too)

       

       

  11. A winner never quits. A quitter never wins. 

    1. JM_

      JM_

      but.... Edmonton pre-McDiver....????

    2. Ghostsof1915
    3. JM_

      JM_

      But Winnipeg tried and got rewarded with Laine. I'm so confused. 

  12. Not right now, are you saying there's a good time to have a nuclear war?
  13. Seattle "1st round picks are overrated" Seahawks
  14. I know the Browns pretty much need everything, but don't they need a decent QB?
  15. Screw you TSN. I hope you and Sportsnet both go bankrupt. TSN2 NFL Draft. Then shows Sportscentre.
  16. Dear TSN. ---- you. Why can't you put the NFL Draft on TSN2 like you advertised. 

     

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